Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 26, 1975 Page: 1 of 8
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AINS UOUNTY LEADER
Thursday, june26, 1975
issue no. a
VOLUME IJCXXVm
EMORY, TEXAS
PUBLISHED EVER* THU>6OAT
ESTABLISHED TUNE 10. 1887
RITES HELD FOR
OIL PIONEER
JOHN COATS
,0m«> "'ll
—thcori®'™-
I^UJUrton. call-
la artsy *«would
At hAPP*11*
By George T. Bee knell
The work will probably Bart
around the flrB of Augutl.
Planters and Ravine Streets
will b» A. »wc ft:ccti
paved.
The Emory Clly Councll met die the bldi tor the hot aa-
ln emergency meedng Monday phalt to pave the streets of
night and agreed to re-adver- Emory.
Funeral services were hdd at The City Council of die Mollon was made by Eddie of tire City of Emory, Texas
p. m. Thursday In the Church r,*> of Fmory *'*|r rh' r,t>' l""c' ,econd*<) by Vernon Wade and providing lire method of
fChilst In Emory with (tobert Hall on Friday, June 20, at 1 which carried unanimously by appointment of Ae judge and
I Waller officiating Also p. tn. In a special called City show of bands, for paaage of dark of said court. Modon
fflcladnc at Ae service was Council meedng. The meeting .dlnancc to dispense with the was made by J. D. Spence se-
I former ninlBer of Ae Emory wu C4l,ed w 0,der by M*y0, offlce of “>d » eon- conded by Eddie Jones, carried
hutch of Christ G.D. Hdl- Fleming wlA Ae following fer Ae dirties of Ae office of iinsrdrioutiy by dtow of hands
Ins of Dallas. ' " " members present-. Mayor Marti all upon Ae offlce of for passage of ordinance.
Fleming, cnuncllmen j. 17. Police officer of the City of Motion was made by Eddie
Burial waa in Longjvew Grace Spence, Eddie Jones, C. E. Emory and prescribe the meA- Jones secoreied by J. D. Spence
dll Mausoleum under direction Pdtchett, Vernon Wade, At- od of appointment and quiUfl- carried unanimously by show
>f Malcolm Stone Funeral tomey Ivan Alexander Jr., St. cadons of said police officer. of hands to recesa until 5:30
lume of aladcwaici. oup* utyd i.ucktu, se*.. Mayui Memlng read applies- p, m, at which time applicants
Mt. Coats was a pioneer in EdlA Vamon, Mickey Cooper, dons from the following: Her- for Chief of Police will be ln-
he notary drilling and oil pro- Pauline luckett, George Beck- man Smith, Jimmie Davit, tervtewed.
luedon butinea. He flrB enter- rsell of Rains County Leader Steve HurB and Gene Kirby. The meedng was continued
d die oil Helds as a roughneck and Janice Alton of Greenville Attorney Ivan Alexander Jr. at S;30 p, m. wlA all pretont
n the Lintirerg-Crclghton.La. lletald Banner, councilman read ordlrance authorizing the except councilman Grady
tea in 1912. Later he went in- Grady Pantrr being absent. cieadon of a municipal court pantcr and Attorney Ivan Alex-
n the drilling contracting bud- ander Jt,
ea for himself and moved The City Council interviewed
ne of the fits rotary drilling tf * applicants for Chief of Police
Igs into Oklahoma in 1917, tor the City of Emory, Modon
loneedng many fields In Ole was made by J. D. Spence se-
aborn, a. conded by Eddie Jones, and
He came so the Eati Texas ^ carded unanimously by show of
leld shortly alter its discovery bar* to hire Herman SmlA a
ltd at one dme wu operadng Chief of Police at a salary of
even rigs and later got Into oil $450 per month, 54 hours per
reduction. In 1934 he extend- —~ week, 6 nights per week from
d Ae northwest end of the |-„| Q U al \ Jr 9 p. m, to f a. m. and expense
sat T exas Field. _ vaf | /! f account of $75 per month.
ML Coats moved to Emory , *T. \ He mt an is to fund* hit own
n Ae late •30*1. He was Ltf . . A ' ! ra. and
Vt|-|»d>and rreu
.___ .MdaW 1:1) In
rZciitnt atdtd-ig In
vis Injured am
EZm taoepdr al...
P«bo. M borne, Mt.
Egul ccnplelrl'1
pan also to
PJiiior TURNER A
L, Hants A family .
gamed from a
L^stveiIn New
topn UWTEDME
Uaysd * fellowship
Ltindsy night senrl-
gig Hands will be
Lksitort*' pastor.
, nMs Miller, will
igcdelt revival «r-
ll^sa...
IIDUCHT 1* SOME
giBUy Ids Wife made
B .iS, it Udell AI
I MAH’ B PROUD
MBS, „odespecially
B«Kk..cagt price
fe Sit-®0
TWO RAINS
ISO TEACHERS
RETIRE
By George T. Beckncll
CommMonersCourt met
in special se^on Monday
morning. One of the flrB
things on Ae agenda was to
pay a Rui'd Mil tn Van Zandt
i ountv for two pdaoner*
Then the Court went Into ex-
ecudve sesdon to dlscure Ae
retignation of Sheriff Roberts
and u discuss the appointment
of a new Sheriff-Tax Assesror-
Collector.
At 11;46 Ae Court reopened
Its open sesdon and P. A.
Koonee waa named Ae new
du. riff-tax a re. *a..-collector,
with two cornrnlsdone rs and
the judge voting for him, two
commlidoners abnalned.
Mr. Koonce Is a native of
Grand Saline and former Slate
Trooper of this dlndct.
Andrew Roberts
Gives Statement
MIS. FAYE MELTON
runs home
ta fills, Mont where
M jaguar. Sheila,
iLfetoey...
IOC HANNAN AND
As of June 30, 1975, my re- 1 have always believed that
tignation aa Sheriff-Tax Auer- government and Ae employ-
er nCollec tor of Raini County ees of governmental agencies'
A all become effective. I feel only purpose for exlBence is
M . Ural Ae people of RdntCounty to serve the people. I find that
rb» dtiting AM' arc entitled to an explanation I no longer car. serve the peo-
i McDuSel, who has 0f why 1 am redgning. pie for the re aeons Aet I have
lUL..hc U a reddsnt | waa elacted to tide office Bated, and knowing full well
Isarnodal hotfili!... pjovember 1972, and I took Aat tome of my supporters
IR0TTS, DAUGtl- office in January l, 1973. At will feel Aet 1 have let them
M*fey Potts, Lotet- tho time I campdgned for this down, I (Irmly believe that I
afe *■ Nfees, offlce, I prom lied Ac voters am doing a greeter service to
WMflti Blinded the ] would work faiAfully as this county by redgning and
Sheriff-Tax A lee too r-Col lector bringing to Ae attention of the
until the Adc Aat I could no
longer fulfill Ae responsibili-
ties of these combined offices.
The office of Sheriff-Tax
AssewirCollector In actuality
la e combination of -io offices.
The office of Sheriff Is com-
pletely unrelated to Aat of Ae
office of Tex Atoesaor-Collec-
tor and likewise, Ae offlce
of Tax Assessor-Collector is un-
Jy at Motion was made by Vernon
m Spence and carried unardmoua-
rttolw-
Mk'*3£’ ^ ' 1 n a. '>-11 i R. 1. Herrtlev
■■it -mm\ jmm
ning concurrently wlA Aet of
MAYOR BUSTER FLEMING PICTURED AT WGHT, COUNCIL- the mayor. Salary $25 per ret-
men, left to right, BUI Pritchett, Eddie Jones, Vernon Wade, don to be held on Saturday
John Spence. Grady Farter, not pictured, was unable to attend once each monA.
Friday night's meeting.--Leader staff Photo Kathleen Bee knell The meeting waa adjourned.
■WOVE NEW OFF!
I A KOONCE, Is the
ETd AMBr-CoHector
pill CHESTS ttdgned
[kuMnentln tMl
„M de have HERMA N
llmploied by the City
Mrs. Faye Melton and Mrs.
tea Mae Peeples, both life-
long reddentsof RainsCounty,
have retired from their teach-
ing profesdons effective May
29A.
Mr* Melton, who teaches
2nd grade, has 37 years' teach
lng experience--all except .
Rains County Queens Pageant Underway
The Miss Rd ns County Queens
Pageant promtaes to be an ex-
citing event ills year. For Ae
Ant dme in Ae history of the
Mia Rdni County Pageant,
Ae Fair Association has agreed
to open it up to include two
younger queens. Mia Rdie
County is for Ae ages of 14
through 19 and Junior Ml m
RdnsCounty Is for Ae ages of
8-13, and Little Mias Rdne
Countv Is for the ages of 7 and
under. This hae proved to be
very exciting as many have
already called In to enter and
ask questions concerting the
Judging, time, date, etc.
The application blanks ate
now printed and you may pick
them up at Ae Leader offlce.
Judge Johnston's offlce or my
offlce or. the Bcond floor of
the courthou*. The entries
will be accepted until July 20,
at which time they will have
to close In order for Ae pro-
grams to be made up.
The girls will be judged on
poise, personality, and beauty.
The finalists will be asked gen-
eral questions to help determine
CAUGHT IN
THE ACT
id tars bread wire
one year tn the tohoolt of
related to Aet of the SbrjUTt
RainsCounty. She began her
Honorary pallbearers Includ-
ed Olen Gilley, Gordan Hughet,
Fdd Fletcher, Harve RUev.
Judge Cecil Johnston, W. M.
nodes, BUI Garrett, Claud
Willis, Emory, Wayne Mat-
thews, Albs, Howard LaProde,
Gladewater.
psniy leave at the boA post do ns are full-
time Jobs but filled by one
HMD A WIFE elective officer.
Sul*-** ten Ait- The offlce of Tax A«ei»r-
j* ** 1 Collector require« the aiaesa-
menu and evaluations of all
“uUiSorfc TO THE property in the county that Is
■ty when a maet- nbject to county taxes, the re-
" tiMtt to coring of chir.gcs c! owner
*** f1*™. wblch Alp ot coutny taxable property,
program is on Ae record keeping of all own-
L erAlp changes of vehicles
•*wJRTHOF within the county, the Issuance
of license plates to vehicles
*"■ _ registered within the county,
recording voter registration,
Ae collection of taxes and the
^{|e|l proper accounting of all funds
received and dlAursed Arough
for Smiley this particular offlce.
of Route The pre«nt Baff of Ae Tax
^ held el 1 Awsenr-Collector office con-
the RVeedom lists of myself, two full-time
«J8® Blftory wlA and one part-time deputies.
rj*d Tomlin and It Is virtually Imposflhlc and
*■* Boland offlel- completely unrealistic for this
foBosred A office to function properly
®®*fet> with wlA Alt type of Baff.
88 pell- The primary function of the
Sheriff's offlce Is to provide
'hrd e| 9 Jo the dtizens of the county with
hi Memorial full-time law enforcement Deputy Mike Cafter reported
protection. However, Ae Sher- Aat over Ae weekend Aere
► 1IM, (n Hop IfPi offlce is also required to were two arrested for drunk
?! • MttcheU was «rve civil papers, to provide »nd one for driving while in-
- ~ Ad Marfa ret h fluffs at DlBdct and County toxicated. Monday morning
Ha was • Court levels, to appear as wit- Acre are Aree in jail,
fed mrmher of nesses In Grand Jury procedures By George T, Roc knell
career in 1932 in the Ginger
Community. Mr* Melton
holds BS and MS degrees In
Elementary Education from
FTStl In Commerce.
Mrs. Peeples. Language Arts
Instructor In junior high, has
keer teaching !n the
system for some 32 years. Her
tenure has Included work in
Elementary, Junior High and
High School. Mrs. Peeples'
major field In EngUA, and Ae
holds both the BA and MA de-
grees In Aat field from ETSU.
An appreciation dinner was
given in honor of these teach-
ers during Ac Ian week of
school, and gifts were promot-
ed from the faculty and alio
from the PTA. Supe.intendeni
rme«t Holman aryl Knth princi-
pals, Mr. McMillan and Mt.
Hill, gave recognition to Mrs.
Melton and Mrs. Peeples for
tnelr many years of dedicated
service to our youth and ex-
preaed regret for their leaving.
Beautiful plaques were award-
ed these teachers by Mr. Hol-
man on the right of May 29
at Ae Commencement exer-
t lie, and lire audience re-
PICK UP RESULTS
OF FREE TESTS
Those having the free teBs
for blood pressure, TB and dla- ELAINE BARKER, CHAIWAAN OF THF MISS RAINS COUNTY
betes which were made In Queen's Pageant, Is pictured wlA application, which can be
Point May 2IB at the commun- picked up at Ae leader office. Judge Johnston's office and at
lty center, can pick up the re- her Oit.ce on Ae recond floor of Ae courthouse,
suits July 1 it the Point Com- ~ Leader Stiff Photo by KaAieen BeckneU
murity Center. i
jomsm .4* a* ~.i ^ ~ ™
itH n- Tl
port at 'he cent: July 1, ac- ._j, jj - __w.
cording to Mrs. Margue sST f
Brazlel, chMtman. i L— ..
SHERIFFS
REPORT
CAMP MEETING
JUNE 30 JULY 5
tponded wlA a standing ova-
The First A«mbly of Yah-
vah, Emory, would like to
extend a welcome to all.
There will be monflng and
evening worship wlA many
JDE BOB CHASTAIN, RURAL ROUTE 2CARRIER. EMORY, WAS
selected as one of 6 winners of Top Driver Awards for Pot al
Accounting Period #11. This award waa due In May 1975 but
***T/*Wr7f“SrTrrT'T>rrirrv\»rwisNnn to it rw-st rwrrt vf'<1 until thlflWMftlf '
Is any way Aat I can help you
01 answer any questions,
please call me after 5 p. m.
at 473-2753.
—ELAINE DARKER, Queen’s
pageant Chairman
Kvarq'ih'd'commendation waa not received until ttSl week. The
selections and awards are made by the Dallas Sectional Center
Safety Office. To qualify, a carrier must meet many qualifica-
tions such as attimde, service tc his customers, obrervsnee of
safe driving practices, but particularly of not having an "On
Duty Preventable Accident" In Ae last five year* Joe Bob has
an enviable driving record and this award mriiwt him ettgfMw
for further recognition In competition wlA other driven receiv-
ing timllar award* Hank Ermler was quoted as saying, "As on*
of my !••» officii dutic: ss office: lr. chsrgc of Ac Emory Fos
Gfttvi pdor to Mt. Den Holmes' sppMnfmenr to PoBmastet,
we, the PoBal Service, the Dallas District Safety Offlce, and
un behalf of our community, present you, Joe Bob Chastain,
with this watch and commendation as Top Driver for Pore si
Accounting Period #11. It is well-deserved and may you con-
tinue to srrve your cutiomars In the future In :he true tradition
of an exernplenary rural carder of the V, S, PoBal Service, *
Good luck, Joe [ #, & God bless you.
--Leader Staff Photo by K athleen Bee knell
NUchell of Sheriffs office contiBS of my-
jjyfohetl of Em- *lf, two full-time deputies,
■ JJjfoball of Wills two full-time dispatchers and
Mitchell of on» part-time dispatcher.
* d**$Nters Mrs Our county has 235 tquare
y *l,8 Mrs DoDy miles and approximately •LOOO
and wonderful special tinging.
We believe In Ae ol' time
way. Come glodfy the Savior
JUNIORS
Annual cemetery memorial wit
day services will be held Sun-
day, July 8, at Ae Pilgdm
Htai Baptist C hurcii. nev, G.
W. prairie i will preach at tne
11:00 hour. There will be a
Dirtiness meeting In uie after-
noon cm loved by tinging.
Lunch will be served it Ae
noon hour and all Interested
persons are invited to attend.
June 23-27 are the dates when
Fanners Electtic Cooperative
is conducting the Food Fun for
Junto rs In Ac bomcmaldng de-
partment of Ptins With School.
F11A Budents aatisting in tire
department as a part of their
aimmcr homemaking projects
are Joyce Huddleston, Judy
Wolfe, Glenda Hootan, Cindy
Notthcim, Ardta Wilton, Paula
Byrd, Kathy Raintey, Jennifer
White, Vic Id Jackson and B*’-
bara Smith.
[Tf* 0craMi,> pcs pic. A Urge ...ajodt) vf
LrJ** a,-* otrr pcpulitivi. ire over SO
IMrs rearaof igc »nd Acir primary
i» ” vkiias ana means oi protection is Ae
^ Hour RherlfUs office, Agsln, It Is
1^'.*'’ Nelly Walk virtually Lnnostihle and com-
METH SINGING
FRIDAY NIGHT
The 4A Fdday rdght tinging
will be held this Friday night
at Ae United MeAodlB
Chuxh of Emory at 7:30 p,m.
Sfredal tinge rs will be the
Ever Ready Quartet. Everyone
Is invited.
GINGER REUNION
The annual Ging#' reunion
will be held A the trose Con.
muitiry Center Sunday, June
29th. AU fdendt and former
retidents are lnvitei
Nelly Watt virtually IrnpoMhle and com-
Sprirgi a pletely unreaUttic to provide
8^ Sevan effective and adequate law en-
*t forcenient protection 24 hours
km* was A per day, 7 days a week, 52
RAetita weeks a year wlA ttdi anroll
Baff,
Mr* Ora Prentice has return-
ed home from a Oultm an hos-
pital.
RAD* FAIR AUGUST 20-23.
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Becknell, Kathleen Hill. Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 26, 1975, newspaper, June 26, 1975; Emory, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth846536/m1/1/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rains County Library.