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In the center- Mrs. Inez
Pool was recognized as
having graduated the
longest number of years
ago. She graduated in 1933
from Tenaha ISD and was in
attendance at the Hall of
Honor Ceremony. She was
escorted by her son Phil and
his wife Barbara.
Photo by Nancy Alexander
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Thursday
SEPTEMBER 17, 2009
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VOL. 28 NO. 37- 936-254-3618 FAX 936-254-3206 P.O. BOX 740, TIMPSON, TX 75975 (email: ttnfreeh@sbcglobal.net) P.O. BOX 256, TENAHA,TX 75974
COMING UP
6 EVENTS
GOODIES
WITH GRANDS
2-5th grade will be
held Thursday Septem-
ber 17 at 7:30 am. We
are encouraging all
grandparents come eat
breakfast with their
grandchildren.
YOUTH RALLY
At the Gazebo in
Timpson, September 19
from 6-8 PM, sponsored
by FCA Club, includes
live band and a speaker.
No admission, just bring
a lawn chair or blanket.
Reminder “See You at
the Pole” will be held
September 23 at 7:20
AM at the school.
VETERANS
The Captain Jesse
Amason Camp #282
Sons of Confederate Vet-
erans will participate in
the Doo-Dah Parade in
Center Wednesday Sept.
23 at 4:30. Members
wishing to take part in
the parade should gather
between 3:45 & 4:00 at
the Farmers State Bank
parking lot behind the
main bank off of the
square. They will hold
their regular monthly
meeting on Monday, Au-
gust 31 at the Pizzeria in
Center, Texas and will
discuss their booth at the
East Texas Poultry Fes-
tival.
SHELBY COUNTY
MEMORIAL VETER-
ANS OF FOREIGN
WARS POST 8904
invites the commu-
nity to join them in hon-
oring the memory of five
former WWII POW’s
and family member on
National POW/MIA Day,
Friday, September 18,
2009. The program be-
gins at 11 am in the His-
toric Shelby County
Courthouse.
This year’s honorees
are: Mr. Thermon D.
Brittain, Sr., Dr. Roy L.
Emken, Mr. Calvin R.
Hutto (US Army Re-
tired), Mr. Henry L.
Wilburn, and Mr. John E.
Woodfin, Sr.
All five served in the
US Army during WWII,
all were Japanese Pris-
oners of War, two were
survivors of the “Bataan
Death March”, are were
eventually released and
returned home to their
families, and all led pro-
ductive lives as American
Citizens until their pass-
ing.
At the conclusion of
the program inside, all
will adjourn to the
Veteran’s Memorial for
the lowering of the flags
to half staff, playing of
“Amazing Grace” on the
bagpipes by Mike Wood,
a 21 gun honor salute by
the Shelby County
Sheriff’s Deputies, and
the playing of Taps.
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For we dare not make
ourselves of the number
or compare ourselves
with some that commend
themselves: but they
measuring themselves
by themselves, and
comparing themselves
among themselves are
not wise.
II Cor. 10:12
Tenaha Hall of Honor held
Friday prior to football game
By Nancy Alexander
Tenaha held their annual
Hall of Honor Ceremony
and celebration this past
Friday evening before the
football game.
School Board members
present were Bo Morris,
Carl Jernigan, Ronnie
Samford, June Swint, and
Aaron Roland.
Superintendent Don
Fallin welcomed everyone
to the gathering, announc-
ing and introducing Mrs.
Inez Pool, who was the
oldest graduate in atten-
dance. She was of the
1933 class. Also in the
crowd was a slightly
younger graduate, Mr.
John White, who is a 1938
graduate of Tenaha High
School.
Mr. Fallin introduced the
speakers representing the
honorees before each one
received their plaque. Pre-
senting the information on
Brenda and Steven Farmer
was their son, Jason. Pre-
senting the information for
Mrs. Cathy Moore was her
son, Scott Moore. The
presentation of details for
Mrs. Ruth Temlin were
provided by her daughter
Kay Knight and Mr. Walter
Peddy was represented by
his grandson Walter
Jarmon Peddy.
All of the activities took
place following a wonder-
ful meal prepared by Mrs.
Phyllis Thompson and her
staff of helpers.
Without doing an actual
count, unofficially there
were about 70 in atten-
dance in the new
cafetorium. This was a
special opportunity for
those present to see the
new area where the stu-
dents are served their
meals and a portion of the
other areas in the building.
Timpson Police Department
to be equipped with tasers,
council hears citizens input
Mrs. Ruth Templin was honored posthumously
by the Tenaha ISD as a Hall of Honor recipient.
He children were present to accept the award on
her behalf. Photo by Nancy Alexander
By Florence Reeh
Timpson City Council
met Tuesday, Sept. 15 at
City Hall with all members
of the council present ex-
cept one.
Angela Bradford
Following the call to
order and prayer, business-
woman Angela Bradford,
addressed the council con-
cerning city deposits for
those entering into new
businesses and questioned
the reason for such high
amounts. This and other
matters such as the aw-
ning on Austin Street need-
ing repair as well as the
sidewalks.
Making Timpson an in-
viting place for new busi-
nesses and being more
flexible with the high util-
ity amounts became the
theme of her discussion.
The council tabled the
matter for a later meeting.
Next, the restoration of
the Community Building
was discussed by the
council. After a thorough
and close inspection of the
building by the mayor and
other council members, it
was decided to advertise
for bids for the complete
remodeling of the building.
New business began
with Penny Ramsey who
spoke to the council con-
cerning hosting a Fall Fes-
tival. Access to City Facili-
ties and closing a street
during the Festival was re-
quested. A motion was
made to comply with her
request and passed unani-
mously.
Next, the Council disc
used and passed a motion
to renew the Certificate of
Deposit accounts at Aus-
tin Bank.
New business also in-
cluded an in-depth discus-
sion of purchasing tasers
for the Police Department.
Pros and cons were heard.
Police Chief Hilton
Poindexter related the rea-
son for tasers was protec-
tion of officers and the
public. Someone’s life
could be saved by using a
taser instead of a gun and
save a life. He gave sev-
eral points that pointed to
the fact that tasers were
good tools for both the of-
ficers and the offenders.
Council agreed following a
motion that tasers should
be allowed.
After a discussion con-
cerning assisting Timpson
ISD with the purchase and
installation of lighted stop
signs on McLaughlin Street
and the crosswalk at the
school, no action was
taken on the matter.
Advertising for bids for
the annual fire hydrant au-
dit was approved by the
council.
There was a lengthy dis-
cussion concerning the
^ See Tim City pg 10
Steven and Brenda Farmer were honored during
the Hall of Honor Ceremony. Their family joined
them in this celebration.
Cathy Peddy Moore and her father Walter Peddy were each honored at
the Hall of Honor Ceremony held Friday night. Their family members were
on hand to witness this special occasion.
Photos by Nancy Alexander
115 year old Good Hope BC
steps out on faith once again
Some 115 years ago, on
September 9, 1894, thir-
teen individuals stepped out
on faith, met in the Old
Sapp Schoolhouse, and
decided to organize Good
Hope Baptist Church.
The Church grew &
grew until a terrible storm
in August of 1929 blew
the Church completely
down. The membership
met in called session at the
Methodist Church (next
door) to discuss the pos-
sibility to rebuild. This
membership stepped out
on faith again and decided
to rebuild on the same spot
as the original Church.
They elected a building
committee of Bro. D. J.
Collins, W. T. Power, P. F.
Dunaway, J. B. Askins and
J. M. Yarborough.
Finances being a prob-
lem, a Committee was se-
lected at a following meet-
ing to take names of those
who would donate one
acre of cotton and give it
for the purpose of paying
the indebtedness of the
Church. Also, the Com-
mittee rented 15 Acres of
land from Newtie Crump
to grow cotton to help pay
♦ See GHBC pg 10
THE TEA PARTY IN WASHINGTON DC. This section of the event was on
Pennsylvania Ave. You can see the Whitehouse in the background and
approximately 1/2 million people or so were there for this history making
occasion. There was a rally and then several speakers one of whom was actor
Stephen Baldwin. The speeches were inspiring and people of all walks of life
were in attendance. The photographer of this photo only saw 2 heated debates
between attendees, but they were non-violent. Photo by Zach Alexander
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Alexander, Nancy. Timpson & Tenaha News (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 17, 2009, newspaper, September 17, 2009; Timpson, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth773728/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Timpson Public Library.