Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 11, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 6, 1983 Page: 2 of 32
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_ _ Indian* in Imckaloee,
FI*.
A Department of Labor
In San Franclaco
■
the White Moun-
tain Apache In Arliona.
t had a program that
•tartmg,” Howard
The Apache were
treating fura, ualng native
method* and often getting
the fura from animala trap-
ped on the reaervation.
The fura from Arlaona and
the fabrica from Florida are
now being uaed for New
Moon Faahlona’ final pro-
duct*. “Those, are the only
two tribal connection* we
have,” Howard aatd, but ad-
ded Loulalana tribal
organiaatlona have expreaa-
ed an intereat in marketing
the garment*. The Indlan-
ownwd-and-operated
Oaceolaa Faahlona In Florida
may be another marketing
outlet.
Formal lnatructlon began
In November and there are
currently 12 Alabama-
Couahatta Indiana employed
at New Moon Faahlona - 10
Involved In aewlng, bead-
work and other facet* of
creating the garment*, and
two training in marketing.
The marketing aapect of tne
bualneaa la being taught by
Chuck Singleton, the reaer-
vatlon’a promotion* dlrec*
and
Production*. She heard
about New Moon Faahlona
through Singleton, alao a
former Hanna-Barbera
employee.
Among the garment* be-
ing made are men'* and
women’* leather coata and
veata, fringed ]acketa, rib-
bon ahirta and "acalpV
ahirta, the latter made from
aquarea of fabric or hide.
Although the baalc dealgn of
each garment follow* a
a pacific pattern, the person
making tne garment naa ar-
tistic freedom in regard to
color, beadwork, button* and
other addition* which make
each garment original,
Gooding aald. “All we aak la
that contraction bo corule-
tent.”
Rodriguea defined con-
aiatency of conatructlon aa
quality, from material* to
handwork. A aearch for the
hlgheat quality leather led to
Boaton, the program direc-
tor aald. All bead* are glaaa,
Imported from
Caechoalovakla. Button* are
mad* of auch material* a*
antler, pewter, allver and
braaa. Originality haa alao
the faahlona rmV1?!
premiered at a ahow beginn-
ing at 7:30 p.m. at the Inn of
the IS Clan* reetaurant at
the reaervation. Although
the ahow la being hold
primarily to give tribal
member*, digmtariea and
come buyer* a look at New
Native American,
attract peraona from an area
which spans most of the
aouthweatern, weat coaat
and mtdweatern state*.
Rodrigue* aatd ho hope* to
be in some of
in
citing Cutter
Nelman Marcua ••
Prices, be aald, will be
V Artistic license
Mean FaaMana.CoUra, trim and ether facet* of each garmeat are left talked
tiat “We only aak that the eoaotructiea be cenelstoat,'' Gooding aakL
Robin Leigh Mucher
LIVINGSTON - Robin Cemetery.
Robin Leigh waa a
freshman at Oswego State
University in Syracuse,
Leigh Mucher, IS, of Parry,
......Ivea In
N.Y., who had relatives
Livingston, died Jan. IS In a
one-car accident. Funeral
services were held the
following day from Castile
Baptist Church In CaatUe,
N.Y.-, with burial in Oaatile
of
Perry, N.Y.; tha grand-
daughter of Carnoll
Albertina; Hoaaar
Ollle Woodrome
and
of
L'hosawood Subdivision In
Livings ton and the neat
granddaughter of Cloo
Ouynee of Bur-Mont Nursing
Center In Livingston. Other
survivors include one sister
and throe brother*, all of
Perry, N.Y. and a host of
other relatives and friends.
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Legal Notice
CHESTER •• Ollle
Woodrome, 78, of Chester
died Tuesday at his home
after an Illness. Woodrome
worked as a salesman for
Jackson’s Industrial Sup-
plies In Livingston for the
past 14 years, with a total 88
yean In sales to industry In
East Texas and West Loui-
siana.
Services wen hold Thurs-
day from Edwards Funeral
Home In Woodvtllo with
burial in Mt. Hope Cemetery
In Cheater.
Survivor* Include his wife,
Annie Ward Woodrome of
Cheater; two stepsons, BUI
Bolton and J.B. Boulton,
both of Cheater; four
brothers, Clarence
Woodrome or Chester, Dave
P. Woodrome and Eugene
Humble; two slaters, Stella
Gees and Rosie Page, both of
Humble; five grandchildren
and four great grand-
children.
KISS ME
GOODBYE
LIVINGSTON - Funeral
services for WUliam Claude
Green, 75, of Livingston
were held Saturday from the
Soda Baptist Church in the
Soda community. The Rev.
Dewey Parrish officiated,
assisted by the Rev. R.A.
Cox. Interment foUowed in
Bluff Creek Comet* 17.
Mr. Green died Thursday
In Livingston Memorial
Hospital. He was born Deo.
12, 1007 in McNeil, Ark., the
son of the late Daniel L. and
Elisabeth O’Rear Green. He
attended public schools In
William Claude Green
McNeil.
In 1942 he moved to Texas
and was later employed with
Union Carbide Co. for some
20 years. After his retire-
ment In 1961 he moved to
Polk County In 1908. For the
past 20 years he has resided
in Uw Livingston area.
Mr. Green was a member
of the Soda Baptist Church.
Survivors Include his wife,
Mrs. Jessie Chambless
Green of Livingston; four
daughters, Nellie Jo Crap of
Texas City, Myrtle Fay Can-
trell of Houston, Martha
Lena Edwards of League Ci-
ty and Mary Jana Belch of
Houston; one step-son, Jess*
Harold Bryant, stationed In
the U.S. Navy In Virginia;
one sister, Susie Booth of
League City; 18 grand-
children; one great grand-
child and a host of relatives
and friends.
Pallbearers were J.D.
Richardson, Arnsr Placker,
Wayne Wood, Tom Cumm-
ings, Mack Pace. Elmer Col-
eman and Lamar Parker.
Pace Funeral Home was In
LIVINGSTON - Hubert
"Pops" Mobley of Holiday
Lake Estates died Friday,
Feb. 4, in Livingston
Memorial Hospital. A
memorial service will be
held at 18:80 p.m. today
(Sunday) at Blanchard Bap-
charge of arrangements.
Hubert "Pops" Mobley
Pennington will officiate.
Survivors Include sons,
Floyd Mobley of Paris, Tx.
and Jack Mobley of Conroe;
daughter, Jean Murray of
Blanchard; brothers, Odle
and Hartford Mobley of
Houston and Robert Mobley
of Weatherford, Tx.; sisters,
iuvuiua Mobil;, uluU>k
Turner and Minnie Thlelen,
all of Houston; eight grand-
children and seven great
grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, the fami-
ly requests donations bo
made to the Blanchard Bap-
tist Church building fund.
tiat Church. The Rev. Royce
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GARAGE SALES
The Polk County Senior Citizen Ac-
tivity Center will hove e community
gorege sale March 4 and 5. We are ask-
ing anyone in the community that has
Items they would donate to the benefit
of our new building please bring them
to the Activity Center on Houston St.
We will accept anything of value
and sell It back during this giant com-
muntly garage sale. For more Informa-
tion you can call 3274466.
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Carlene R. Thomason
Rt. 4 Box 1126 Livingston, Texas
Pot 1
Now mB\
Worth I /1
If your name is drawn, bring
your card to BIO STAR to see if
the number you guessed is the
correct one.
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Sealed proposals, stately
marked JAiL RISTORA-
TION, addressed to the laa
Jactato County Historical
Cemmlsslea, Mrs. Hilda
FaaOmer, Chairperson, P.O.
77881, for (he Rea tort den
and Preservation of the Old
San Jacinto County Jan
Building, wfll bo received
until StOO P.M. FRIDAY,
February 21,1918, at which
dm* bids wfll be opened in
the COUNTY COURT
ROOM, Courthouse, Cel-
dsprtag, Texas, 77881.
This project Is botng fund-
ed by the E.D.A. (Economic
Development Administra-
tion), and bidders wfll bo re-
quired to submit a BID
BOND or CASHIER'S
CHECK in the amount of 1%
of their respective base bids.
If awarded tiio contract, the
successful bidder wfll bo re-
quired to furnish a PER-
FORMANCE BOND for the
amount of the Contract. The
work will bo subject to the
prevailing wnge rates
established by the UJ.D. of
Labor, and to the Equal
Employment Opportunity
requirements.
Bid Forms, Plans, and
Specifications nr* available
at the rate of two (8) sets per
prime bidder at the Office of
Raiford Stripling Associates,
P.O. Box M2,107 North Mon-
tgomery Street, San
Augustine, Texas, 71978, tel.
718-8714188. Plan deposit is
971.99 per set
Ike Owner reserves the
right to reject any or all bids,
or to waive any informalities
In the biddtag.
JANUARY 89th, 1998.
HILDE FAULKNER,
Chairperson, San Jactato
County Historical Commis-
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White, Barbara. Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 11, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 6, 1983, newspaper, February 6, 1983; Livingston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth790984/m1/2/: accessed April 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Livingston Municipal Library.