Sulphur Springs News-Telegram (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 159, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 6, 1980 Page: 1 of 32
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Founding fathers fared fine after frantic first fourth
By HUGH A. MULLIGAN
AP Special Correspondent
RIDGEFIELD, Conn. (AP) - How
fared the Founding Fathers after that
frantic first Fourth of July in
Philadelphia, 1776, when nobody set off
firecrackers but everyone siwatted at
the flies coming in the Statehouse
window from the livery, stable next
door? I
Many lived to an astonishingly t
productive old age.
Benjamin Franklin, then 70, went on
to help write the Constitution and died
at 84, his last act being an appeal to
Congress for a speedy end to slavery.
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
both became presidents of the United
States and both died on the Fourth of
July, 1826 — fifty years to the day after
the second Continental Congress finally
approved the Declaration of In-
dependence they had largely brought
about.
Adams died at 91, Jefferson at 83, In
the winter of their lives, at the in-
stigation of Dr. Benjamin Rush, a
Declaration signer who called them
“the North and South poles of the
American Revolution,” these two old
adversaries ^reconciled their dif-
ferences in a correspondence that is one
of the glories of American letters.
“You and I ought not to die until we
have explained ourselves to each
other,” Adams wrote ih Ifll.
And so they did explain themselves to
each other, the New England Christian
moralist and the Virginia secular
democrat, comparing ideas on religion,
philosophy, science, slavery, the ex-
cesses of the French Revolution, the
growing pains of the new Republic,
their still conflicting theories of popular
government and the increasing in-
firmities of old age until the letters
grew fewer and the end for them both
came as cannons boomed and chur-
chbells — some of them cast by Paul
Revere — clanged out a birthday salute
to the nation.
"Jefferson still lives” were Adams’
last words. He was wrong. Jefferson
had died a few hours before, although
diehard Federalist detractors spread
the rumor he had taken some
laudanum, an opium based
hallucinogen, to steal the final curtain
on that 50th Fourth from Adams.
James Monroe died on the Fourth of
July five years later, age 73.
Charles Carroll, who added “of
Carrolton” so King George III would
know that the richest man in America
was signing the Declaration, outlived
them All. He died in 1832 at age 95, still
the richest man in America.
John Hancock, who wrote his name
large so the king could read it without
his spectacles and double the 500 price
on his head, never did go into the in*
surance business, although the ac-
tuarial tables caught up with him. He
only lived to 56, about the allotted span
then, and was said to have been "heart
and soul'’against the Constitution. \
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Paul Revere, who certainly ranks as
a Founding Father although otherwise
occupied with the affairs of his country
when the Declaration and Constitution
were being drafted, lived to83.
Sulphur Springs
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Sunday
JULY 6,1980.
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FOUR SECTIONS
Health authorities warn of
tuberculosis danger locally
Health officials in Hopkins County,
concerned with the number of newly
discovered cases of active tuberculosis
here, have called for an immediate effort
to control the disease.
At least four active cases of tuberculosis
have been detected, with health officials
believing that there has been a striking
increase in the number of local citizens
being exposed to this disease.
Dr. Don O’Neal, Hopkins County Health
Officer, explained that tuberculosis is an
infectious disease transmitted by the
airborne route; that is, infected particles
or secretions are usually coughed into into
the air.
He said that tuberculosis may be present
in many ways, but usually those ill with TB
will have weight loss, night sweats and a
productive cough.
The local Public Health Clinic in Sulphur
Springs has responded to the call for
control efforts. The clinic ha£ offered to
skin test, free of charge, area residents
who think they may have been exposed to
TB.
The public health clinic officials feel that
it is especially important that migrant
Mexican farm or industrial workers be
tested and strongly urge all farmers,
dairymen and employers to bring these
high risk workers to the Public Health
Clinic at 213 Jefferson St. in Sulphur
Yellow ribbons amid the fireworks
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Hostages not forgotten on Fourth
By C.W. MIRANKER
Associated Press Writer
rhe nighttime sky across America
hoed and glittered with fireworks after
y-long festivities - ranging from gun
lutes and flag-waving parades to music
sts and a George and Martha
ashington lookalike contest — to
lebrate the country’s 204th birthday.
But Friday also marked to the day the
ghth month that Americans have been
Id hostage in Iran, and there were
mber moments as the nation recalled
eir plight.
In Cleveland, 53 trees were planted in
honor of the hostages, and Americans
wore yellow ribbons at St. Loujs
ceremonies, where a cloud of balloons was
released. The balloons carried tags urging
finders to send them to the family of
captive Rodney Sickmann.
His parents, Toni and Virgil Sickmann,
were warmly applauded at the holiday
ceremony, and Sickmann said he was
“real touched.” He also said he would
never forget the eight men who lost their
lives in the aborted rescue mission.
Cuban refugees at processing centers
around the nation learned the Pledge of
Allegiance and enjoyed cookouts and
games as they celebrated their first
American Independence Day.
Most Cuban refugees face a wait to
become American citizens, but not Javier
Julian Martinez Hernandez. He was bom
on July Fourth at Fort McCoy, Wis., where
his mother and two sisters are being
processed.
New Yorkers celebrated the Fourth with
a parade, a rousing fireworks display over
the Hudson River, a George and Martha
Washington lookalike contest and Coney
Island’s 64th annual hot dog eating com-
petition.
An Independence Day crowd in San
Francisco watched as Rick Rios was
thrown off a fishing boat wearing a
straight jacket with a block of concrete
strapped to his ankles. The 32-year-old
magician struggled free and bobbed to
surface 14W seconds later, to the cheers of
hundreds of tourists on Fisherman’s
Wharf.
Country singer Willie Nelson threw an
Independence Day shindig for a few of his
“family,” friends and fans — and tens of
thousands showed up in Austin, Texas, for
a day of foot-stomping music.
Bombs above the lake
Spectacular aerial displays from fireworks fired by mortars up to a foot in diameter
split the July 4 night-time sky above Helm Lake near Sulphur Springs as thousands
of area residents turned out despite the extreme heat to view the annual event
sponsored by the Young Farmers. Crowd estimates were slightly below last year's
turnout, with the drop in attendance generally attributed to temperatures reaching
near the century mark earlier in the day.
-Nevvs briefs
Routine agenda faces trustees
The regular monthly meeting of the
trustees of the Sulphur Springs In-
dependent School District has been
set for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Ad-
ministration Building.
While a variety of topics are listed ,
■on the advance agenda, most of them
are of a routine nature. Three
resignations of teachers are expected
to be accepted and at least four others
will be employed for the local district
The board «(so is expected to confirm
employment of two teachers for the
Hopkins-Franklin Co-Op program.
The trustees will be asked to in-
crease travel allowance from 18 to 20
cents per mile. Bids for excess school
buses will be considered. Two student
transfers into the district will be
handled.
The athletic and student insurance
program will be discussed, delinquent
tax accounts noted, and approval will
be asked for the Title I application for
state and federal assistance.
Current bills, financial statements,
and the Junior Achievement program
also are slated for approval.
Shaw murder trial delayed
The murder trial of Jessie Lee Shaw
of Sulphur Springs, which had been
scheduled to begin on Monday in
Mount Vernon, has been delayed.
Shaw is charged with the July 12,
1979 murder of Janyth Kay Wallace.
The trial is tentatively scheduled to
begin Aug. 4 in Mount Vernon.
District Attorney Jim Chapman
said that the trial had to be
rescheduled due to the illness of court-
appointed attorney Bird Old of Mount
Pleasant.
“We were very disappointed,”
Chapman said. “We’ve been trying to
get this case to trial since March. The
judge had no choice but to postpone
the trial due to the illness of the
defense lawyer.”
Mrs. Wallace’s husband, Billy Ray,
Wallace, pled guilty to a murder
charge in her death on Dec. 13, 1979 —
just eight days after her body was
found near a deserted road in the East
Caney community.
No break seen in heat
A stationary high pressure system
is still dominating the Texas weather
scene, and shows no signs of moving
in the near future.
The National Weather Service
forecast is calling for continued clear
skies and hot temperatures through
Tuesday.
High temperatures should be in the
upper 90s to a few degrees above the
100 degree mark. Ovenight lows will
continue to be in the upper 70s to lower
80s, according to the forecast
The high temperature reading in
Sulphur Springs on the Fourth of July
was slightly lower than the rest of the
week, rising to i “cool” 96 degrees.
The mercury fell to 73 degrees early
Saturday morning for an overnight
low.
No real break in the long, dry, hot
spell is predicted in either the short or
the long-range forecast with no
mention of possible rainfall.
Springs. Clinic hours are from 8 a.m. to 5
p.m. Monday through Friday.
Dr. O’Neal said that he is urging all
citizens to act now to help health officials
find area TB cases so that treatment may
be instituted and this disease continue to
be controlled.
If additional information is needed, the
health clinic may be reached by calling
885-6441.
Contest bound
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Debbie Osborn, Miss Sulphur Springs, finds a few moments to say goodbye to her
dog, McCarty, prior to her scheduled departure to the Miss Texas Pageant in Fort
Worth. Miss Osborn will be honored at a special 12:30 p.m. Sunday 'send-off'
reception sponsored by the local Jaycees at the First National Bank community
room. A half-hour later, shots to depart for Fort Worth and the state-wide contest.
Jaycees said all residents of the community are invited to today's reception. -----------
United Way adopts
$55,000 goal hr '81
The Hopkins County United Way has
established a $55,000 goal for 1981, the
same total the agency sought to raise this
year. . .
The action came during a meeting of
committee members of the organization.
During the conference, funds were
allocated to various agencies requesting
funding from the United Way.
President of the Hopkins County United
Way for 1981 is Coy Vicars.
Fifteen different organizations have
made application to the budget and
allocation committee for funds from the
1981 drive. Of those making requests, eight
organizations received the nod from the
committee for funds.
The committee recommended that the
Red Cross, Community Chest, Hopkins
County Care Corps, United Cerebral Palsy
of Texas, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Hopkins
County 4-H, and the Texas United Com-
munity Services organization receive
monies from the United Way fund drive.
The United Way drive netted $46,800
during last year’s campaign and ac-
cording to Vicars, the organization hopes
to surpass that figure this year.
Scrying on the board of directors for this
year’s drive are Tim Kelty, Shirley Moore,
Linda Carrier, Mack White, Vicars, Joe
Bob Burgin, Kelly Bradford, Janice
Mitchell, Rex Hargrave, Glynn Lowe,
Patsy Neal, and Vaden Richey.
The campaign is scheduled to kick off
Oct. 1 with a luncheon.
Jet touchdown starts
massive Thai airlift
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - A U.S. Air
Force jet transport touched down at
Bangkok’s airport Saturday with the first
shipment of military hardware sent to
Thailand under an emergency airlift
authorized by President Carter.
The 0141 Starlifter carried six 105mm
howitzers. Five or six more flights are
scheduled to arrive over the next four days
bringing in M-16 rifles, 106mm recoilless
rifles and ammunition.
“This airlift is tangible evidence of U.S.
concern for Thailand’s security,” a U.S.
’ Embassy spokesman said after the first
transport touched down.
President Carter approved the airlift
last Wednesday to help Thailand counter
the border threat from Vietnamese troops
in Cambodia. The Vietnamese attacked
Thailand two weeks ago in an apparent
effort to drive anti-government Cam-
bodian guerrillas out of bases along the
frontier.
The border remains tense although
Vietnam has withdrawn'its forces from
Thai soil. Fighting is reported continuing
inside Cambodia between the Vietnamese
forces and guerrillas loyal to deposed
Premier Pol Pot, who wM*ousted in the
Vietnamese invasion cr1 Cambodia.
Vietnam last we<k condemned the U.S.
airlift as part of an alleged American
attempt to persuade its allies to follow its
policy of “tough retaliation” against
Vietnam and its ally, the Soviet Union.
The official Soviet news agency Taas
said Saturday the airlift would aggravate
tensions in Southeast Asia. The com-
mentary said the “hurried additional
arming of the Thai army” came under a
“Washington-inspired pretext” of a
military threat to Thailand and added:
“One has to admit that Thailand,
' deplorably enough, took the Washington
bait and played the leading role in the U.S.-
staged production causing armed in- '
cidents on the border with neighboring
Cambodia from June 23-36.”
Thailand is paying $3.5 million for the
equipment being flown in, much of which
had been on order when the Vietnamese
invaded.
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Keys, Clarke. Sulphur Springs News-Telegram (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 159, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 6, 1980, newspaper, July 6, 1980; Sulphur Springs, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth824727/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hopkins County Genealogical Society.