Cooper Review (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 4, 1960 Page: 1 of 8
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E L T A (Citizens Express Views
IA R Y On Highway 24 By-Pass
^ ™ ™ «• i _ • MuMnknaiMrr 4h>% ri tfhi
re-
bale
By Richard Stringfellow
Just any day now it is possible
for the first bale of cotton pro-
duced in Delta county to be
ported.
In years past, the firs' ,
has been brought m <JU“ 8 t
first week in August in most
l* There are varying reports
aS to thte prospects for a cotton
'Tomeindicate that
th™ have eocd stalks, but Uttle
„r no fruit. Others say the Clop
Will be better than things look
right now.
t t t
We notice that the city o
Winnsboro has installed Parking
nVeters and on Monday mormnB
began collecting parking fees
from visitors to that city.
t t t
And not too far away, in the
city of Mt. Vernon, we notice
ffiat the merchants of that town (
held a meeting recently to dis-
cuss a town-wide promotion.
C It-s towns such as Mt. Vernon
Cooper and other similar sized
towns that need to constantly
promote their towns and1 • • • the
merchants to promote their bu -
inesses within these towns.
As we See it, if towns of this
size are to stay alive, prosper anl
Sven grow, it is incentive for
such town-wide promotions to
ex“ t and aiso for the merchah
in the towns to promote their
businesses.
There is an idea prevalent
„ some businessmen m
among some uttle
smaller towns that there is
or no need to promote and ad-
vertise their wares or service .
The only basis for this argument
is that Smaller towns have lost
population within the towns and
their trade territories.
There is just one answer tha
we can think of to this argument
if local merchants fail to
nromote their businesses, there
are always merchants elsewhe"e
who will promote for. ^ *u "
mers that are still living m this
^Promotions by merchants and
towns alike are badly needed in
Zt smaller towns for their sur-
vival. t t t
In line with this thinking, the
Rotary Club in one of our neigh-
boring towns in Northeast Texas,
was told recently “Sell this town
and every business in it.
This speaker was an electric
power company official and a.so
said this, “how our town appears
to others is important.’’ He urged
ihe people to ask themselves this
question: “Are you stuck with
this town or is it stuck with you?
These are pertinent statements,
we think, that might well apply
to Cooper and many other cities
which have lost the desire to
promote their own towns and
businesses. The need for selling
your town and your business is
constant thing that never stops.
t t t
This brings us to another point.
We heard the story the other
day of an ambitious young man
who approached a great mer-
chant and asked, “May I ask you
the secret of success?”
“There is no easy stecret", said
the merchant, “you just jump at
your opportunity.
“But how can I tell when my
opportunity comes,” asked the
young man.
“You can’t,” snapped the mer-
chant, “you have to keep jump-
ing.”
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Coopbr’s bid for all-state foot-
ball honors this year, Dan Kes-
ler, is receiving state-wide pub-
licity in preseason sports publi-
lications.
Kesler has been playing tackle
for the Bulldogs for the past
thr^ee years and will compete his
fourth year this fall. He has, in
our opinion, the talent and abil-
ity to perform this fall for Coop-
er High in such a way that many
colleges and universities will be
after his services in his college
years.
In fact, it’s up to Dan, as we
see it. He has now gained atten-
tion of sports writers through-
out the state ... and they’ll be
waching him this fall. Show em
what you can do, Dan.
Over thiity citizens of Coop-
er attended the public hearing
last Thursday morning on the
proposed by-pass of Cooper on
Highway 24.
Judge L. M. Anderson opened
the meeting by explaining the
reason for holding it and intro-
ducing J. W. Cravens of the Par-
is District, State Highway De-
partment. Other members of the
department present were L. A.
McCormack, Richard Babb, resi-
dent engineer of Delta and La-
mar Counties, George Bond and
Mr. Vanderburg.
Cravens expressed his appre-
ciation for the good attendance
and interest displayed in the
by-pass and stated that on
March 22 authorization was giv-
en the highway department to I
make surveys of the by-pass and I
other vital data regarding the
proposal.
He further explained that pres-
ent plans call for a two-lane, as-
phalt surface by-pass of Cooper.
He also stated that the preseent
route through the City of Cocper
will be maintained by the state
and designated as a city route
for traffic.
After Cravens asked for
statements from the group at-
tending, Mrs. Fred Newman
read a statement in which she
expressed her objections to the
proposed by-pass, indicating her
e-pinion as being that the by-
pass “would be the death of
Cooper.”
Another citizen, Aubrey Culp,
made a statement in which he
stated the by-pass route would
go through his farm but he was
in favor of it for thb sake of
progress.
Others attending the meeting
asked pertinent questions regard-
ing the proposed project. Cra-
vens stated that no definite date
has been set for construction as
yet, and said that testimony re-
ceived at the meeting would be
recorded an dsent to the State
Highway Department in Austin.
It was brought out that the
Rev. Harper To
Conduct Revival
Henry Pharr, 76,
Services Held
Henry Pharr, 76, of Greenville,
formerly district attorney there
8 years and a twe-term repre-
sentative to the state legislature, •
died Friday night in a Greenville
hospital.
The funeral, Sunday at 2:30 p.
m., was conducted at Kavanaugh
Methodist Church where lie was
a member of the official board,
Ihe Rev. Gordon Cassad and Rev.
John Rice officiating. Burial was
in Sulphur Springs Cemetery.
Judge Pharr, as he was called
from his long legal career, leaves
his wife, the former Miss Carrie
Rogers of Sulphur Springs; a son,
Harold Pharr, San Francisco,
Calif.; and three brothers, Judge
Homer Pharr, Lubbock; Virgil
Pharr, Amarillo, and Luther
Pharr, Ft. Worth, and several
nieces and nephews, including
E. G. Pharr, of Lubbock, whose
mother is now Mrs. J. D. Miller
of Coopler.
Judge Pharr was born January
■>8 1884 in Scatterbranch Com-
munity, Hunt County, and was
reared at Pickton, Hopkins
County. He was active in the
Masonic Orders and also in Lions
Club, having served in the past
as district governor and was in-
ternational council member of
twe Lions group at the time of
his death.
Mrs. D. 0. Hudson
Final Rites Held
Final rites for Mrs. D. O. Hud-
son, 72, were Weld Tuesday morn-
ing at 10 o’clock at the First
Methcdist Church, where she
was a member, the pastor, Rev.
Julian D. Thomas, officiating. In-
terment was made in the Evter-
green Cemetery, Paris.
Mrs. Hudson passed away Sun-
day at the Sanitarium of Paris
where she had been a patient
two weeks, having been in fail-
ing health some time.
The former Miss Lula Muli-
can, Mrs. Hudson was born in
Texas, September 12, 1887, the
daughter of the late Elisha and
Amanda (Petitfils) Millican.
Surviving are her husband,
le daughter, Mrs. Thurman
Cathey, Cooper; two grandchil-
dren; one sister, Mrs. M. S. A -
shire, Paris; and one brother,
Grover Millican, Bogata.
DEATH MESSAGE
Word has been received here
of thb death of Mrs .George
Dickson, Memphis, former resi-
dent of Delta county, who pas-
sed away Sunday night. She was
a sister of T. E. Davis.
REV. ORBIN O. HARPER
The members of the Klondike
Baptist Church take pleasure in
announcing the date of their
summer revival, August 7 to 14.
Services will start at 8:00 pm.
each night.
Song services will be under
the direction of Larry Sinclair
of Sulphur Springs. Rev. O. O.
Harper, also of Sulphur Springs,
will do the preaching.
Rev. Harper was pastor cf
Klondike Baptist Church about
15 years ago. At the present
time, Rev. Harper is Association-
al Missions Secretary for over
fifty Baptist Church in this area.
He is an outstanding gospel
preacher. The public is invited.
Sunday night, August 7, is fam-
ily night.
Indians Take
Season Title In
3-2 Yankee Game
After what has teen the clos-
est race in Kid Baseball history
in this county, the Indians won
the 1960 championship Tuesday
night when they defeated the
Yankees 3 to 2.
The Indians had tied the first
half play with the Dodgers. In
a sudden death playoff, the In-
dians took that game. THen they
matched with the winners of
the second half, the Yankees,
for the game last Tuesday.
Pitching for the Indians was
Lanny Rainey, and Rocky Wil-
liams hurled for tWe Yankees.
Going into the sixth inning, the
score was 2-2. The Yankees fail-
ed to score in the top half of
the frame. When the Indians
came to bat, Lanny Rainfey doub-
led, and McQuagge followed with
a single that drove in the win-
ning run. Managers of the win-
ning Indians are J. G. McKibben
and Danny Toon.
The Indians won the title with
7 wins and 11 losses, indicating
the tight race all the way.
expense of purchasing the right
of way would be divided half
and half between the state and
county.
On display at the meeting last
week were sketches of the pro-
posed route and intersections to
be taken by the Cooper by-pass.
Jail Escapee
Now In Custody
Following Arrest
The remaining member of a
pair who escaped the Delta Coun-
ty jail June 14 was again in cus-
tody Thursday following his ar-
rest in Greenville by members of
the Greenville Police Depart-
ment.
The 28 year old Cooper white
man was arrested Thi rsday night
in southwest Greenville by Sgt
Robert Sanders and Patrolman
Joyd McFarland and placed in
the Greenville city jail charged
with drunkenness. Following his
transfer to Hunt county jail, he
was released to Delta county
authorities Friday and returned
to the Delta county jail by Dep-
uty-sheriff Charles H. Hancock.
The escapee, who said that he
had gone as far as Springfield,
Missouri, stated that he had gone
from there to Lubbock and had
there decided to return to Cooper
and give himself up. He said
that he got as far as Greenville
when ne was arrested by city of-
ficers there.
Sheriff T. L. Hopkins said that
the returned prisoner would face
a felony charge of driving while
intoxicated for which he had
been arrested prior to his escape.
He said that his 21 year old com-
panion, a resident of Dallas, had
been arreteted for the Dallas
Sheriff’s office on an automobile
theft charge in that county the
night before the escape.
Sheriff Hopkins said that the
escape occured early in the morn-
ing after the pair forced the lock
on an insidle jail door and crawl-
ed through a small opening in a
window of an adjoining compart-
ment to the main part of the
jail.
The 21 year old voluntarily
surrendered himself July 21
when he walked into the Cooper
Sheriff’s office and gave himself
up to local officers. He told Dep-
uty-sheriff Hancock that he was
tired of running.
Sheriff Hopkins said that a
motion would be filed to revoke
a five year probated penitentiary
sentence given the 21 year old
fer sodomy in 8th district court
in 1958 and that the prisoner
would then be handed over to
Dallas county officers for hand-
ling on the automobile theft
charge. Sheriff Hopkins also said
he had a warrant for the youth
from the Sheriff s office at
Springfleld, Missouri, where he
was charged with the unlawful
use of a borrowed automobile
which the youth said he aban-
doned in Oklahoma on his way
back following his escape from
the Delta county jail.
Custody of 15
Year Old Is
Awarded Couple
The custody of a 15 year old
Hopkins county youth was
awarded here Saturday morn-
ing to Dallas relatives at a ju-
veniRe court hearing in which
the youth was charged with
breaking and entering a coin
operated machine and three acts
of vandalism.
The petition in the proceeding
which was filled by County At-
torney Cameron McKinney, char-
ged that the north Hopkins coun-
ty home of the youth’s parents
was an unfit habitat for him by
virtue of the father’s bootlegging
activities, in addition to alleging
the offensbs perpetrated on four
Cooper businesses on the night
of May 29,
On direct examination by
County Attorney McKinney from
case records brought to the hear-
ing by Texas Liquor Control
Board Inspector Dtelbert H.
Pearson, Paris, the father ad-
mitted nine separate convictions
in Hopkins county for violations
of the liquor act during the past
six years.
Following testimony by Sher-
iff T. L. Hopkins and the father
of the youth. Judge Elisha My-
ers, 62nd district court judge,
who also serves as Delta coun-
ty’s juvenile judge, awarded cus-
tody of the youth to a Dallas
couple who made a voluntary ap-
pearance at the Hearing and are
the parents of several children.
In its decree, the court found
thb home of the Dallas couple to
be a suitable place for the youth
and awarded the youth’s cus-
tody to the pair, the mother be-
ing a cousin of the youth.
Three-Day Rodeo Here Termed
Most Successful, Best Attended
Tabbed as one of the most
successful rodeos to be stag*ed by
the Delta Roping Club, the
three-day event closed last Sat-
urday night after having large
crowds see each show.
Final placings in the rodeo
were:
Calf roping: Willie Wright,
Wynnewood, Okla., 11.3; Ted
Rutherford, Ada, Okla., 12 flat;
Ken Lance, Ada, 12.6.
Bulldogging: Grady Black, An-
nona, 5.8; Ben Smith, 6.2; Troy
Kent, Paris, Ark., 8.
Bronc riding: Ray Early, Bo-
Br. Colton Will
Lead Revival
Here August 7-14
Mrs. Silman Is
Most Courteous
Mrs. Joyce Silman, whose hus-
band owns and operates the Sil-
man Grocery in Cooper, has been
named the most courteous em-
ployee for this week.
Mrs. Silman is a native of
Cooper and lives in the family
home at 751 S. W. First Street.
She is active in the Tom A. Lam-
beth Dramatic and Town and
Country Garden Clubs. She is
also an active member of the
First Methodist Church in Coop-
er.
The Silmans have two sons,
John Bartley and Billy Jack. Mrs.
Silman is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. I. Bartley, abo long-
time Residents of Cooper.
In adidtion to working in Sil-
man Grocery, Mrs. Silman is
also employed on a part time
basis for the Delta Funeral Home.
BUREAU AGENT
Paul Skinner of Carrollton has
been named by the Delta Farm
Bureau as Service Agent to fill
the vacancy created by the res-
ignation of Tom Woodson.
The Delta offices of the Farm
Bureau are in the home Mrs. El-
mer Joe HolmJes. Skinner is a
native of Paris.
gata, 172 points; J. B. Langham,
Oklahoma City, 171; tiled at 170
points: Paul Sullivan, Paris;
Kenneth Gibson, Oklahoma, and
Dick Biggs, Tulsa.
Bull riding: Pete Doniphan,
Henryetta, Okla., 175 points, Jim-
my Floyd, Marietta, Okla., 169.
Barrell races: first round: Lyd-
ia Lawrence, Sulphur, Okla., 16.8;
Sandy Black, Idabel, Okla., 17 4;
tie at 17.5 Betty Arnett, Hugo,
Okla., and Nola Shery, Broken
Arrow, Okla.; second, Lydia Law-
rence, 17 flat; Sandy Black, 17.3;
and tied at 17.4 Marilyn Cox,
Texarkana, and Jackie Thomp-
son, Grand Prairie.
During the closing show, the
hat was passed for donations to-
taling S102.04 for Boyce Flenni-
ken. a Paris fireman, who suf-
fered a leg fracture in the open-
ing night’s bulldogging event.
Oren Walker, president of the
Roping Club, expressed the ap-
preciation of the organization to
the many peoplle who helped to
make this year’s performance a
success, particularly those who
rode in the grand entry each
night.
Routin
Gets
The routine
mobile early
in the Lake
of Delta count
trolman resu’
of a Red Ri
sought by offi
on felony th
Arrested at
by Highway
Bull of Coop
old white m
address as RouJ
Patrolman
on routine pafcJ
north of Coop
the 1947 Chev
by the accused
turn off its lig:
lateral road
near the coun
gating the car
cused who ha
Red River cou
past nine mo:
Following th(
ers license i:
Cooper, the ac<
to Red Rivfer
who transferr
Clarksville.
Vacation A
Over for st
DR. C. E. COLTON
Miss Dianne Cumming, Dallas,
is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Travis
Toney and Kay this week.
Dr. C. E. Colton will lead the
First Baptist Church in Cooper
in a revival August 7-14. The
services are scheduled for 7:00
A.M. and 7:30 p.m. each week
day. The minister of music, Tim
Kelty, will conduct the singing.
The Men of Texas, a men’s
choir from First Baptist Church.
Sulphur Springs, under the di
rection of J. T. Adams, will pre-
sent a special musical program on
Monday evening.
C. E. Colton became pastor of
the North Temple Baptist
Church of Dallas in 1940 He re-
signed this church in 1947 and
w'ent to Wayland College, Plain-
view, as head of the Bible de-
partment. After teaching one
year, he went back to the pas-
torate at Waxahachie. He was
called back to North Temple
church in 1949. He recently ac-
cepted a call to become the pas-
tor of the Royal Haven Baptist
Church in Dallas.
Dr. Colton finished his B. A.
work at Baylor University, Th.M.
at Southwestern Baptist Semi-
nary, and Th.D. at Central Bap-
tist Seminary, Kansas City,
Kansas. He has had twenty years
experience in pastoring church-
es in Texas and Kansas. He is
a native of Fort Worth.
In addition to contributing
numerous articles to various
magazines, including The Bap-
tist Standard, The Arizona Bap-
tist Beacon, Watchman Exami-
ner, Baptist Student, Baptist
Brotherhood Journal, Junior
Leader, TWe Baptist Program,
and others, he is also author of
the following bocks, “What Do
For most students of the
Cooper Schools, this has probab-
ly been .. short summer vaca-
tion . . . because classes are due
to start in about a month.
This is according to informa-
tion released this week by Supt.
Wade Bledsoe. School will be-
gin on Monday, September 5,
although registeration for jun-
ior and senior high students
will He held on Friday and
Saturday, September 2 and 3.
For those who cannot register on
these days, they will be allowed
to register on Mondviy, Septem-
ber 5, which is lli-; elate for bus
es to start traveling their routes
throughout the district.
Supt. Bledsoe dated that six
year old students will enroll on
Saturday morning, Sentember 3.
Parents were reminded that
these pupils must have a birth
certificate or other satifactcry
proof of birth. These beginning
students must also have been
vaccinated for smallpox.
All other elementary students
are to register or enroll on Mon-
day, September 5.
HOLIDAYS
The following holidays are to
be observed by the Cooper
schools for the forthcoming y*ear:
Thanksgiving Nov. 24 and 25
Christmas Dec. 21 thru Jan. 1
Easter .. March 31 and April 2.
RESERVED SEATS FOR
FOOTBALL GAMES
Reserved seats for football
Baptist Believe?”, “The ermon
on the Mount,” and “Expository
Studies on the Life of Christ”.
He has been used widely as
leader for Bible conferences
throughout the south and is mod-
erator of the Dallas Association.
He serves on the board of direc-
tors of the Baptist Standard.
Miss Dploris Holmes is on va-
cation from her position at the
Welfare Office and is visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Claud James Holmes in
Lubbock.
Mr. and Mrs. George Bolger
are vacationing in Colorado this
w*oek.
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Ftoe and
children of Lafayette. I^a., spent
Hie weekend with hit parents,
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Pee, while
enroute to Colorado on a vaca-
tion trip.
Mrs. Clyde Robnett is attend-
ing classes at ET this summter.
O. L. Bridges and L. F. Hooten
Jr. wore in Texarkana Tuesda.v
on business.
Dr. E. C. Hindman
Dies At Howland
Dr. E C. Hindman, a Howland
Physician for 63 years, died at
his home Tuesday, July 26. Ser-
vices were held Thursday with
interment at Evergreen Ceme-
tery in Paris.
Dr. Hindman was bom at
Batesville, Miss., in 1873. He
was brought to Texas by his par-
ents when one year old. He at-
tended the forerunner of East
Texas State College at Commerce
and was graduated from Barnes
University, St. Louis, Mo. in 1897.
He served many years on the
Delmar School board and was a
membbr of the Howland Bap-
tist Church and a Mason.
Dr. Hindman is survived by
his wife; a sister, Mrs. M. V.
Grider, Cooper; and several
nieces and nephews including
Mrs. Mancel Mosley of Cooper.
Mrs. Curtis Hicks and ston,
Ronnie, of Chirkasha, Okla., are
• a Mr.
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and Mrs. Buddy Hendrix and
Rceanrte, and Mr. and Mrs. H.
R. Hicks.
games played
Bulldogs will
this year. Th’
discussion a
this program,
quest by mer
terback Club
ed fans, the
continue the
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and reserve s
will be $5. F
checks for tl
tl* School o
of August 22
chases.
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on Monday
7:30, which
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make prepa
Woodson, O.
Stovall and
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fellow and
Garrison, 1.
Hooten Jr.
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serve as Gru
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as follows:
Janes and
and publicit
man, Henson
and picnic
and Whitloc
platform, Pi
Hcoten; lec
Judge and Mrs. L. M. Ander-
son and Mrs. Alfred Cathey at-
tended the funeral of Eldon
Shepherd in Memphis Monday.
Shepherd was the son of Mr.
and Mrs. E. O. Shepherd, former
usidents of Lake Cieek.
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