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Hfc i OLK COUNTY ENTERPRISE, THURSDAY AUGUST 11. 1988
Nature lover sharing trail with others
By STEPHANIE WALTERS
Contributing writer
LIVINGSTON - “Livingston - the
natural place to be.” No truer words
have been spoken, especially when
pertaining to the nature trail design-
ed and operated by W.L. Brough.
Located at the end of W.D. Boyce
Road, off Old Israel Roed, Brough
has marked his trail for Boy Scouts,
Cub Scouts, senior citizens groups,
or anyone interested in touring it.
Well over 50 trees and plants are
marked with engraved wooden signs
or pointed out along the trail, which
winds its way through nearly 20
timbered acres.
“I mark the trees and bushes on
the trail according to Dr. Vine’s
nature book,” explained Brough,
“Dr. Vine used to be curator gt the
Herman Park and Zoo and sent me
this book for use on the trail.”
Trees along the trail include those
fairly common to our area, such as
sweetgum, dogwood, hickory, red
bud, cedar, and white oak, as well as
those not so easily recognized, such
as muscadine, chinkapins, paw paw,
and mullein. As Brough identifies
each plant or tree, he gives a short
history, or some uses that the early
settlers had for the plant.
For example, according to
Brough, wax myrtle served a dual
purpose for the pioneers. The blue
berries that the plant bears were us-
ed for making candles, and the
bushes were called "flea bushes"
because their leaves are a natural
astringent which kills and deters
fleas.
The wild Indian Coral produces
hard, bright red beans which were
used for decorative beads. The
Water improvements ahead
NATURE TRAIL -- Matthew Doolittle, W.L. Brough and
Jesse Luce (1-r) look over a rock collection which is included
on Brough’s nature trail.
ALL
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EACH NIGHT AT 7:15 P.M. AND 9 PM
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“We heard you,” Ogletree told the
citizens. “There are no bad situa-
tions out there because the city
wants them.”
Water project
Another citizen came to Tuesday’s
meeting to hear water system im-
provement plans.
The proposal was outlined by Jim
Brannon of The Brannon Corp., the
firm hired by the city to formulate
plans to improve water service and
extend the system along the U.S. 59
Bypass.
“The plans are 99.44 percent com-
plete,” Brannon said. The proposal
calls for an eight-inch water line to
be installed from FM 1988 along the
west side of the bypass to the
railroad overpass. At that point, the
line will cross to the east side of the
bypass and will run to Platt Street,
where it will tie onto an existing
water line. A 12-inch line will extend
to the north end of the bypass, then
loop back south to the Polk County
Law Enforcement Center, where it
will join with an existing 12-inch line.
One of the purposes of the project
is to encourage development along
the bypass, although the im-
provements will also help water ser-
vice In other areas of the city, Bran-
non said.
He said one area of concern is a
‘‘high zone” along North Houston
and Old Israel Road where there are
water pressure problems aided
somewhat by a pneumatic tank on
North Houston Street. “If we were to
have a major fire, the pneumatic
tank would be drained
immediately,” Brannon said. He
said the city may want to look at in-
stallation of elevated or ground
storage in that area in the future.
An option which could be con-
sidered in the interim is installation
of a water line from the law enforce-
ment center with a one-way valve
which would allow water to be
U-turn turns tragic
Ends Tonight: “Great Outdoors'’ (PG) 7:15 &9 P.M.
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driven by Ricky Shane Uljequist, 18,
also of Corrigan.
According to the report filed by
Trooper Glen Goodwin, both
vehicles were westbound and
Braswell attempted to make a
u-tum just over the-erest of a li.ll.
Liljequist topped the hill and struck
Braswell’s car, Goodwin indicated.
Liljequist and a passenger in
Braswell’s car were listed as unin-
jured.
Braswell was cited for turning
when unsafe and Liljequist was
ticketed for failure to maintain
financial responsibility. The acci-
dent occurred at 11:45 p.m. Friday.
A one-vehicle accident at 5:10 a.m.
Sunday on Old Groveton Road, 3.6
miles north of Onalaska sent a
25-year-old Onalaska woman to the
hospital.
Camellia McDonald Kelly was
southbound on the dirt county road
when the 1979 Toyota she was driv-
ing went out of control on a curve,
according to Trooper Paul Heame.
The car ran off the road and struck a
tree. Kelly was taken to Lake Liv-
ingston Medical Center by private
car.
No charges were filed in connec-
tion with the accident.
pumped into the high zone in an
emergency.
A citizen who lives in Towne
Forest said the water pressure is
often so low that one cannot wash
dishes in the morning.
Brannon got the man’s address
and said he will check to see if
anything can be done about the pro-
blem.
Authorization to advertise for bids
on the water project work will likely
be on the agenda for the council’s
September meeting. Construction
will take approximately five mon-
ths, according to Brannon.
Grant pursued
In other business, council agreed
to try again to obtain a grant for
repairs to Holhausen Street. The city
applied for a Texas Department of
Community Affairs grant through
the Deep East Texas Council of
Governments (DETCOG) last year,
but did not get the grant.
Move the tracks?
Prior to going into executive ses-
sion, council heard from a citizen,
who expressed concern over
railroad safety, citing the variety of
chemicals which are shipped by rail
through the city.
He asked that efforts be renewed
to have the tracks moved from the
center of town to along the bypass
and suggested the council request
that Southern Pacific carry a $100
million liability insurance policy for
the city in the event of a train acci-
dent. ‘‘You might get their
attention,” he said.
HILTON,
Y THE LAKE'
beans were also good for use as rat
poison.
Also very helpful to our
forefathers was bear grass. The
tough, long leaves of the grass is as
strong as rope and was used in
smoke houses to hang nr 'at.
Located along the trail is a large
white oak tree which was severaly
damaged by a fire. Brough uses the
tree as a living reminder of the con-
sequences of those who camp
carelessly.
One interesting thing shown by
Brough was his creative use of
mockernut hickory nuts. He
gathered over 200 of the nuts and
made neckerchief slides for the boy
scout troops.
About halfway through the trail,
Brough has set up a display of some
of the different types of rocks found
in Texas. He points out the state
rock, palmwood, and t?lls in which
parts of the state it is most frequent-
ly found. Also in his collection are
picture jasper, limestone, granite,
and amethyst.
Brough has been working on the
trail for about four or five months,
and plans to expand its length by
building a bridge across a tributary
creek which flows through the pro-
perty. After the bridge is completed,
the addition to the trail will be
cleared through the timber and
more trees and bushes will be iden-
tified.
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subpoenaed if need be,” Klock said.
‘‘These are live people.”
Late Tuesday, Klock also said he
had been in contact with both the
Secretary of State and the Attorney
General’s offices in Austin concern-
ing the Tuesday afternoon confron-
tation between Purvis and Courtney.
He said Purvis’ actions might be
classified as an intimidation tactic
to force Courtney to back away from
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White, Barbara. Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 106, No. 64, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 11, 1988, newspaper, August 11, 1988; Livingston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth795853/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Livingston Municipal Library.