The Clarksville Times (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 5, 1974 Page: 1 of 14
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rhe Oldest Business Institution in Red River County
ESTABLISHED JANUARY 18, 1873
CLARKSVILLE, TEXAS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1974
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VOLUME 102, NO. 46
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STATE FINALISTS from Clarksville High School who qualified for the state finals by
placing in the top ten at the Region II meet are Vernon Vaughan, who won the region meet,
Randy Ross, who finished seventh and Elmer McCulloch, tenth. The ten member team
qualified by placing second in the meet but each team is allowed only seven runners at the
state meet. Others running in the meet at Austin this Saturday will be Rickey Duren,
veteran of two other state finals, Benny Pemberton. Tony Hausler and Steve Mayberry.
(Times Staff Photo)
Home Parade Sunday
The annual Parade of
Homes, sponsored each Dec
ember by the Clarksville Young
Homemakers, will be Sunday
afternoon. December 8. from 1
until 5 p.m. Tickets, on sale by
Young Homemakers, are $1.00
each if purchased in advance.
Tickets will be on sale at each
house on the tour at $1 fit) each.
*\s on past tours the four
houses on the tour may be
visited in any order desired.
Homes selected lor this
year’s parade are those of Mr.
and Mrs Doug Hines and Mr.
and Mrs. M.C. Johnston, both
in Casa Linda, and Mr. and Mrs.
Mac Varlev and Mr and MW
James Brantley, both in
Country Estates.
Hines Home
The home of Mr. and Mrs.
I toug Hines is modern ranch
style. It is highlighted by a
sunken living room, a fireplace
in the master bedroom and a
sunken file tub in the master
bat h.
"My Fair Lady”
To Be Presented
'My Fair Lady," the
iuccessful Broadway musical,
v i 11 be presented in the spring
iv the Fine Arts Departments
if Clarksville High School. Doc
Het'dy, Drama Instructor at the
ligh school, stated that the
production is scheduled for a
wo night run beginning March
i. A matinee performance may
ae presented in addition to the
light showings.
Reedy said that the "Lady"
will be a combined effort of
several departments at the
high school and will probably
involve at least three months in
production. The, play, which
enjoyed a multiple year run on
Broadway, has received world
wide recognition as perhaps the
greatest musical on the
American stage. In addition, its
movie adaptation, which star
red Rex Harrison and Audrey
Hepburn, was a winner of
several Academy Awards as
well as great box office
popularity. Such songs as, "I
Could Have Danced All Night,"
"On the Street Where You
Live,” "Get Me To The Church
On Time," and "Wouldn't It Be
Loverly" are products of the
Lerner and Lowe production
and have themselves become
American musical classics.
The production, a first in
modern CHS history, will be
produced in the Clarksville
High School auditorium. Spec
ial physical changes to the
stage and' auditorium will be
required in* order to provide
enough space for the multi
scene play and the CHS
Vocational department will be
in charge of the needed
const ruction.
Reedy stated that the full
production will demand the
participation of well over a
hundred students and although
any financial profit is dubious
he feels that the experience
gained bv all who are involved
will be invaluable. Try outs are
scheduled for December 2 with
rehearsals beginning in Janu
ary. Further information con
cerning tickets will be an
nounced at a later date.
Johnston Home
The Johnston home com
bines Early American and
.contemporary styling. It has
three bedrooms and features a
spacious . den with beamed
ceiling and brick’ wall.
\ arley Home
This traditional home,
located in Country Estates,
contains tour bedrooms, three
bat hs and is centered around an
atrium.
Brantley Home
The Spanish style home of
Mr. and Mrs. James Brantley in
Country Estates is accented by
a rock garden and circle drive
front and a five arched
entrance. A guest bedroom is
furnished in antiques.
Historical
Society
Meeting
Dr. John 1*. Carried will
speak at the regular meeting of
the Red River County Histor
ieal Society, Saturday, Decern
her 7 at 2:30 p.m. Dr. Carrier is
head of the Department of
History of East Texas Slate
University.
-He will present a program
on sources of local and regional
history and show some results
of his research into the history
of Clarksville and Red River
County during the years
following the Civil War.
The meeting will be held at
the Clarksville Chamber of
Commerce meeting room. T^ie
south door, opening on East
Main Street, will be open. The
meeting is open to all who are
interested in the history of the
Marsha Phillips, who was
selected Miss Red River
County ,on November 16, will
represent the county in the
Miss Bowie County Beauty
Pageant Talent Performance.
The Talent Performance por-
tion of the Bowie County
pageant will be held Friday,
December 6, at 7:30 p.m. at
Southwest Center on Highway
67 West in Texarkana.
The finalists, selected
Friday, will appear again
Saturday night when the queen
will be selected.
Marsha, a junior at
Clarksville, won the title of
Farm Bureau Queen earlier this
year. She is-head majorette of
the Clarksville High School
band, a member of the student
council, Attic Players and
Two County
4-H Members
Are Honored
Two Red River County 4 H
members were honored at the
District V Gold Star Award
Banquet in Pittsburg. The
honorees were Cheryl Waller,
daughter of Mrs. Wynona
Waller of Rt. 6, Clarksville and
Nathan Mankins, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Dolan Mankins of Rt. 1
Clarksville.
The banquet is sponsored
by the Texas Agricultural
Extension Service and six
electric cooperatives serving
the District V area. It is an
annual event to recognize Gold
Starr Award winners from the
nineteen county area. This
year, thirty one 4 11 members
were awarded the highest
honor a club member can
receive on the county level.
UloLy two Gold Star Awards
may be given per county each
year, one to a 4 H boy and one
to a 4 II girl.
Cheryl Waller gave a
response to the electric
cooperatives for sponsoring the
banquet and for the lovely
frames that are given to each
4 H member for their certific
ales.
State Senator, A.M. Aikin,
Jr. was awarded the 4 H Silver
Spur Award, the highest 4 H
honor an adult may receive on
the state level. Johonna Driver,
chariman of the Lamar County
4-H Council made the presenta
tion and cited Senator Aikin for
his many contributions to 4-H
and other youth in the
Northeast Texas Area
State Representative. Ben
Z. Grant, Marshall, was the
guest speaker for the oeccasion.
He complimeted the group for
their achievements and chal
lenged them to become even
more active in giving leader
ship to local 4 H programs and
community progress.
^ CHS FACULTY MEMBERS who will have parts in the school production of "My Fair
Lady" are, from left, M.B. Boyd, Carrol Redwine, Doc Reedy and Mrs. Mary Claire
Johnston ,
Duck Season
Opens Dec. 7
Duck season opens in Red
River County Saturday, De
cember 7. Game Warden
Wayne Chappell advises hunt
ers that guns must be plugged
to three shells for hunting
ducks and other migratory
birds in the county.
fxhftoting hours for ducks
are from 30 minutes before
sunrise until sunset.
Quail Season
The quail season which
opened December 1 continues
‘hrough February 15. Guns do
lot have to be plugged for
lunting qu~il in this county,
ihooting hours are from 30
ninutes before sunrise unil 30
linutes after sunset. Bag limit
i 12 birds per day and 36 in
ossession.
Squirrel Season
The squirrel season is open
and continues through Deceirf-
ber 31.
Future Homemakers. She is an
active member of the Clarks
ville Church of Christ, a Girl
Scout, hospital Candy Striper
and nursing home assistant.
She is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Phillips of Clarks
ville.
Both the Red River County
and Bowie County pageants are
sponsored by the Community
Action Resources Service, Inc.
The Bowie County Pageant
will open the fifth annual Arts
Festival which will continue on
Saturday, December 7, begin-
ning at 8 a.m. at the Southwest
Center.
Arts and crafts exhibi
lions, performing arts and a
fashion show will take place
during the day Saturday with
the crowning of the queen
closing the days activities.
A number of people are
expected to enter arts and
crafts and the performing arts
division.
All events are free and the
public is invited to attend.
Beef Men
Testify in
Washington
K.L. Moore and Lee
Permns, officers of lndepen
dent Beef Producers of
America were requested to
testify before a House Agricul
ture Sub Committee. They
were introduced to the
Chairman and the Committee
by the Honorable Wright
Patman. Mr. Moore testified
that the beef producers of this
nation were in a drastic and
devastating situation and to
relieve some of these pressures
they had requested the
government back in September
to initiate a canned meat
program using up the non pro
ducing cows, bulls, and
grass fed steers that exist in
great numbers through out our
nation. The canned meat is to
be used in foreigh aid to the
needy people in times of
international disaster, national
disaster and to feed the needy
here at home. Moore indicated
that the independent beef
producers had received no
encouragement.
Mr. Perkins testified that
the sale of one calf last year
would have purchased three
tons of fertilizer and one ton of
feed. Today it would take the
sale of eight or nine calves to
purchase the same commod
it les.
He also stated that the
beef producers should have
joined together 10 years ago.
He asked for the help of
Chairman E de la Garza and his
Committyj'in working with the
beef producers of this nation in
straightening out their pro
blems. The beef producers
must have the help of the
Congress, he said in stopping
the importationof meat and the
exportation of fertilizer.
Near Completion
NEW SEWAGE PLANT-The primary treatment unit of Clarksville’s new Sewage
treatment plant is a Heiusman Orbal. The control station is shown behind the aeration
pond. (Photo by Vicki Ann Hinson)
A new sewage treatment Agency through the Texas 1955 a new treatment plapt was
plant with a design capacity for Water Quality Board, the proposed to accommodate the
seven thousand persons-is-near -system cost $518,000 with EPA growing population but the city
completion. The Heiusman foting 75 percent of t he cost and vetoed the proposal because of
Orbal, built on reclaimed land the remaining 25 per cent tin- $258,000 cost. By 1970 the
from an old dump ground, is the coming from Clarksville. cost had risen to $518,000 but
first of its kind in Northeast the construction of a new plant
Texas, according to Mayor "The existing Imhoff treat.-, became mandatory because the
Maurice Isbeil, who said the merit plant had been in use Yn» old Imhoff system, built for 973
design is being used primarily Clarksville since 1924 and was connections, was then hsrviTig to
in South Africa. Financed by built to handle 973 connec accomodate 2,000 connections."
the Environmental Protection tions." Isbell explained. "In In addition to the plant, a
now outfall line and new
fvwinterceptor lines have been
built, bringing the total cost to
$609,000, according to city
manager Bob Moore. Moore
said the EPA is paying 75
percent of the cost, which
amounts to $456,750.
Construction of the new
waste treatment plant and lines
art part of a $1.5 million
water sewer servicing project.
Included in the overall project
is expansion of the city’s water
and sewer systems to take in
additional areas around the
perimeter of the town. Cost of
extending service to the new
areas is $428,000 qf which the
Economic Development Ad
ministration is paying 60
percent of the cost. The city is
spending an additional $45,036
to expand into areas not
included in the original project.
Moore said the new
treatment plant’is complete and
it is hoped that preliminary
testing ran te started this week
or early next week. The plant
will undergo a 15 day test
before being tied onto the
sewage system. —Vicki Ann
Hinson. »'
Late Closing for
Downtown Stores
Late shopping hours for
the convenience of local
shoppers will start Thursday
night December 5 and continue
until Monday, December 23.
Certain nights during the
month have been designated by
the Merchants Committee of
the Chamber of Commerce and
most local business establish
ments are expected to follow
these recommendations.
The schedule is designed to
accomodate shoppers who
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business hours.
Christmas Store
Hours
Stores will remain open
until 8 p.m. on the following
days: Thursday and Friday,
December 5 and 6; Thursday
and Friday, December 12 aqd
13; Thursday and” Friday,
December 19 and 20 and
Monday, December 23.
Stores will close at 5 p.m
on Christmas Eve, Tuesday,
December 24.
Practically all Clarksville
stores are planning a tine day
closing for Christmas as well as
a one day New Year holiday on
Tuesday, January 1
Legion Christmos
Party Decerrrber 9
American Legion Post 45
will hold its annual Christmas
party at the Fellowship Hall of
McKenzie Methodist Church at
6:30 p.m. Monday night,
December 9. i ed are
members of the Legion and
families, members of the
Legion Auxiliary and family,
and guests.
Chilli and stew will be
served with J.B. Holley in
charge of the meal. Commander
ILL. Somerville will preside at
a brief business meeting at
which time a vote will be taken
as to the immediate construe
tion of a legion Building across
U.S. 82 from the eritrance to
the legion Park.JThe business
meeting will be followed by
Bingo, directed by Rondel
haniol* >nH Pirl
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OLD SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT-The old Imhoff sewage pl»nl now serving
Clarksville was built in 1924. Itvwill be abandoned when the new plant is opened soon.
(Photo by Vicki Ann Hinson)
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