uThe dladwuater mirror " Published Thursdays and Sundays Serving the Gladeicater-EastTexas Area Today ToBuild Greater Tomorrow Vol. 25 - N o . 23 Thursday, February 22, 1973 Gladewater, Texas Fourteen Pages - IO* Per Copy Plus Tax Asphalt paving covers 40-year-old brick

By JIMMY BROWN One of Gladewater’s solid links with the past will be forever buried — quite literally when the city’s street paving program, which began Wednesday morning, is com­ pleted. EYE-OPENER Tile red bricks of Dean Street, from West Upshur U. S. High­ F uneral services for Barney way 80 to the Tyler Road (U. S. Carter. 81, were held Monday in Highway 2711 were the first to Tyler. Mr Carter was the get a layer of asphalt laid by a father of Mrs Lindley Beck- Gregg County laying machine. worth, city Burial was in Rose The other brick streets down­ Hill Cemetery town will eventually get their In addition to Mrs. Beckworth bla< k top blanket The familiar he is survived by his wife; bricks, in surprisingly good another daughter, Mrs Jim condition after more than 40 Weatherby, of Kerrville; five years of hard-often brutal use— grandchildren and two great­ will disappear grandchildren. The paving program, a joint effort by Gregg County and the We proudly salute our farm city has awaited the return of youth “ Learning to do doing good weather before a start to learn earning to live...living ■ * y Y + - > x could be made. Dean Street, a ** y ? ■’* £ .£ J* ■J ii iit heavily traveled thoroughfare to serve " With this as their •*' .af > ' * motto, the Future Farmers of has needed attention for som e ? a • NEW POSTMASTER — Roy Penes, assistant postmaster here since 1933, is shown being sworn America work for progress and time. The black topping will J J ? in by acting Sectional Center Manager Tyler and Longview areas Bruce Burnett of Tyler a brighter tomorrow, through -W eliminate most of the rough J ' , J A / Pynes’ wife.J essie Alae watches the ceremony Penes hasm ore than40 years service with the the develope nt of agricultural *sr « r spots. U.S. Postal Service His gip.intment was effective Saturday. Feb. 17 He has been officer in leadership, cooperation and The bricks w'ere used to pave charge since July.1972 Mirror Photo) citizenship. To these young men FOLLOW THE RFI) BRICK ROAD — Jack Hearrell. center, looks at the fam iliar red bricks on the downtown area’s streets at of high purpose and outstanding Pear Street as the asphalt topping is applied Wednesday morning Hearrell,who as a young city the height of the oil boom achievement, we extend our engineerin 1932 .supervised the paving of downtown streets with bricks, recalled the Depression Before they were laid most of ET Chamber group hearty thanks and proud a project as one of his first major jobs. Shown from the left is former mayor Jack Reed now the area quickly became Clara Lou Hogue wins area congratulations during National mad superintendent for Gregg County precinct 3; Gregg County engineer W It Scroggins. quagmires when it rained briefed on FFA week, February 17-23 Hearrell and City Manager John R Marshall (Mirror Photo) Longtime Gladewater resident Jack Hearrell, who as FFA sweetheart honors For give away Four little city engineer supervised the pending legislation girl puppies to work cows 845- brick paving program in 1932 Jack Finley to be installed Miss G ara Lou Hogue. Union advisors. Miss Hogue competed 4673 recalled the job clearly. “We Grove FFA Sweetheart and against 7 other girls who were had $79.(XX) bond issue money WASHINGTON, D. C — \ reminder Iii*' Cregg Mineola District Sweetheart, Hie winners from their District available and used this to pave Gladewater banker- County Association for competed for the title of Area contests held recently.In this Chamber president at the center portion of the streets businessman Quentin Aber­ Retarded Children will sponsor Sweetheart at Tyler s Wise contest each school, according plus the intersections Property nathy, accompanied by Norman a pancake breakfast Saturday Auditorium Tuesday night to their number of FFA (Hickman, president of Honey Jack Finley Gladewater membership meeting March 30. Food committee- Lorena owners paid for either side,” he morning at -Brookshire’s. before a crowd of 16ft voting members have astated number Togs, Inc headed a large attorney and City Judge, will be Out-going president is Bill McChesney, chairman Thelma said Some gaps (later paved Tickets are 25c pancakes delegates from 89 schools and of voting delegates. These delegation from East Texas installed as president of the Wagner, administrator of Grayson a n d Iro nS itu with concrete) were left sausage and coffee 7 a rn until 1,000 other FFA mem bers ai d delegates are FFA mem bers here for a briefing on proposed Gladewater C ham ber of Gladewater Municipal Hospital. Decorations Ann Y Ken zn -, because some property owners IO a in all you can oat! and they selectwho they want to legislation pending this year Comm erce at its annual Both men will hold the distmc chairman. Janice Wral or. dido t go along with the represent them at the State tion of having served the Recept ion- Mr. ai d Mrs program. Kiwanis Lt. Gov. before Congress It Mm haveany old books and Conventionto be held at Ft. Chamber as president during Wilson Godfrey, chainmen, 3k Hearrell also recalled that the early area pier ui es datedbefore Worth in J a of chis year The trip, sponsored by the Judge escapes GI a de water’s Centennial year and Mrs Quentin Abernathy, city commission members at guest of local 1930 you are reminded to take There are 4 districts in area VT, East Texas Uhamber of The general arrangements Mr and Mrs Jack Finley Mr. the time were Mayor Archie them the Ford elected to co-sweetheart that they can be displayed in the includes Roy Johnson, chair­ GroverDunnaway. legislation Die delegation met Program Earnest Martin, The Gladewater Kiwanis Club positions. library s first monthly in car-train crash man; Garland Ferguson, co­ The actual work was un­ with members of the Texas chairman with Mack Wiley co­ at their regular weekly meeting The pressure intensified for celebr lit ion rn ( out ennial chairman, Wagner, John dertaken by the Dallas and Congressional delegation Biti SANDY City Judge chairman Fredalene < lark, Tuesday morning saw a film Miss Hogue when she was one of events The library will hold Marshall, Raymond Allen, Houston-based Austin Bridge & Lawrence J Bell suffered and John Marshall titled “A’our First Step To three girls to be voted on in a Abernathy, chairman of the open house Sunday trom 14 Boyce Ford, Earnest Martin. Road Company, still one of the minor injuries when his late Garland Ferguson will serve Tomorrow" presented by close run-off election The regional affairs legislative pin on March 4 when the Mack Wiley, Finley, Lorena largest road construction firms model Ford sedan was struck as master of ceremonies for the member Carl Jackson, results made another run-off committee and chamber exhibit opens Start searching McChesney, Marilyn Godfrey in the state. The same firm Gladewater High School necessary between Miss Hogue president .James A. Wilson of by a Texas & Pacific Railroad and Fredalene Clark. banquet which will be held at constructed the second for something you will share Vocational Agriculture and Miss Donna Hogue from diesel engine pulling a long Ames Lawrence is chairman the Middle School Native causeway to Galveston, one of Houston led the group to the Director. The film, narrated by Maud FFA chapter. When the It you’re a tv fan you arestring of freight cars at ll;45 of the ticket committee. Serving Gladeite John Ben Shepperd the biggest projects of its kind briefing by Bill Brown, Gene a,rn Tuesday He was alone in fo r movie personality Rex Allen, results were given Miss Donna Renta and Tom Miles—all familiar w ith the* Let s Make a with him are B P. Dake, Bill will be guest speaker the Hearrell said Main Street was concerned the FFA and FHA Hogue of Maud was the Area VT members of the Council of State Deal program Wednesday asthe car at th** tim e of the ac Wagner and Garfield Hill. occasion and musical en­ brick paved and the Texas program s in the natrons Sweetheart with Union Grove's Mi and Mis Hyde V Allen cident. tertainment for the evening will Chambers Highway Department paid for schools and pointed out how Miss Hogue first runner-up. watched I heir met e and The acc ident occurred at the Incumbents file be in keeping with a Centennial the cinter section. He said Consumer protection, tax rail crossing about a block from theme these programs teach the spirit Area VT state officer nominee nephew Chil and Angie Arnold, Dewitt Greer, now a memberof reform and labor legislation the center oi the town Both of competition, how to make chosen to represent our area in of Anaheim, < alii won the "hic for re-election the state highway commission were given >peciaJ em phasis. warning signals were operating Rites in Denison decisions and self-reliance to the state president's race this deal a boat motor, trailer, and retired head of the THD According to Renta, President at the time of the accident said youth. In addition, the ex­ summer in Ft. Worth was $500 cash and a large supply of to school board was then assigned to the THD’s Nixon’s strong efforts to put a witnesses. perience gained with their Bobby Tuck el of the Mineola slew ’ for Sgt. Robert Bell Tyler office. brake on federal spending has Tram conductor Bryant projects provides them with FFA chapter The new area VT Virgil Wallace, whose term as The project provided jobs for n'sulted m a number of federal Herewith is a vote of thanks Maloneof Shreveport, La. said Funeral service’' wert* held knowledge which can serve president chosen was Marvin a member of the Gladewater a number of men in that progi anis to everyone who helped clean up engineer E D. Friday, also of Wednesday in Denison for 1'eeh them well in life and the tsaaeks of the Troup FFA school board, expires this year. Depression era. He said our city last week during Shreveport activated the Sgt Robert Lee Bell. 37, who traveling they do to con- chapter. was the first person to file when laborers got 40 cents an hour Also highlighted in the Citywide Geanup Week The em ergency brakes but was died while in surgery following ventions, shows and other Thoseattending the Area VT the filing period opened Wed and the foremen received $1 per presentation was re-structuring unable to stop the train before a one-ear accident .Saturday co m p etitiv e a c tiv itie s help*' convention from the Union city is certainly cleaner as a ue.sday Wallace is seeking a hour The work of actually income taxes a higher result . A special Thank You to impact with Bell’s car. Die car, afternoon Departmentof broaden their knowledge of the Grove chapter were as follows. return to place 6 on the board. laying the bricks went at an minimum wage. labor con- heavily damaged, was knocked Public Safety investigating world around them Paul Copeland, Joey Orms, the city sanitation department The term of Medro Barnes, am azin g clip, according to sumerism and trade. off the track and cam e to rest officers said they thoughtSgt. The film was presented at this Richard Johnson. Terry Woods, men who had the job of handling place 7. also expires this year Hearrell. The roadbeds were die extra workload as well as about 30 feet away lied must lune fallen asleepat meeting to help draw attention Mike M addox David and by noon Wednesday he had first cleared and leveled to Copeland files for the wheel of his car a*' he drove to National FFA Week now in Youngblood, Jerry Holcomb. dieir regular work They in­ An eyewitness, section gang filed for re-election. These are provide proper drainage. He Fuller, W W east on interstate 20 just outside progress. Philip Gage, Vernon Orms, clude J It foreman Marvin Taylor of die only two places expiring in said a thick layer of crushed. Brown. Mike Sorrels Cod! the Ty lei city limits Ira Peterson, lieutenant David Wa Casey Rex Melton, Warren City council Hallsville said Bell’s car ap- 1973 iron ore gravel was laid arid this Vinson. Clem Sorrels, Doc fieared to pull onto the tracks The tiling period will continue The Sergeant was the governor of Kiwanis District 14, Lee Tarwater, Pam Johnston was topped with a thin layer of E E Copeland, whose term Settles, Tilly Howard, Lamest then stop just before the through March 7 Candidates husband of Mrs. Margaret Bell, who resides in Henderson, was and advisor Garry T Boyd. sand on which the bricks were also a guest at the m eeting. In a on the W’arren City commission Kl pecky and Rubin Jimerson collision. must file in the office of School a teacher in the (iladewater placed. These were held in expires this year, has filed for Now that we have a good start Judge Bell was held overnight Superintendent Roy Johnson at school system He was retur­ discussion period following the F b u MPERI place by fitting then sealed with re-election. Also expiring are Let's really give the town a in Gladewater Municipal the high school ning home from Carswell Air film, Peterson pointed out how road tar. So carefully were the the terms of ‘Mayor T L. spring deaning for the cen Hospital for observation, ac­ Absenter* voting begins Foret* Base, Fort Worth, afthe the personal involvement of the bricks set, many areas are still STICKERS Sturgis, J. D Bozman, and G. (ennial cording to a hospital March 19 arid closes lour days time of his accident Hiscar Agriculture instructors such as as solid as the day they were Jackson and Gary Boyd. Union A Thompson. Sturgis and spokesman before the election on April 7. (See BELL, pg. I) ■ tZ3- —o— -LZSs laid. Grove Vo-Ag instructor, is Bozman are both seeking return CONFESSION Hearrell recalled with a j L LOS/B VALUED PURIMS J demonstrative of the national I PAV4 pp CUURTiMC’ AMP to office In making out the chart for chuckle that the decision to use Kiwanis theme "Share Your p. Tilt PA>5 im .-PUR71 A the IKast Texas Revue tickets I bricks as paving stones was L ife.” inadvertently thought in terms made because of the numerous 1*^ 1 of stage dialogue which is just oil leaks from pipelines. He the opposite of the audience pointed out it was much easier situation I did not realize this and cheaper to rem ove the until after the show; con­ bricks, repair the oil leak sequently, there was con­ damage than replace the bricks siderable confusion about as before. He said most of the proper ticket placement The leaks were caused by fault did not lie with help at Depression-hit oil operators Jobe Drug nor with the who used second-hand pipe. American Legion, but was He said as soon as the first entirely mine. Please accept block of brick paving was laid, my apology for any in­ he looked back and workmen convenience it might have were ripping some of it out to caused you. Ken Bennett. repair an oil leak H. N. Preston is commander The finish of the paving of the Gladewater post, project, said Hearrell. was American Legion, sponsors of marked with a special down­ the East Texas Revue. town ceremony complete with Proceeds are used for many a reviewing stand. worthwhile projects spon­ TO HONOR HORSES sored by the Legion Revenue FRANKFORT, Ky (AP) from advertising on the The 963-acre Walnut Hall Stud programs is used for scholar­ Farm near Lexington has been TRA IN-CAR CRASH— Big Sandy city Judge Lawrence J Bell suffered minor injuries when IRA PETERSON, second from left, Kiwanis District 14 lieutenant governor, Henderson. ships presented by the GUS bought bv the state as the site of was a guest of the Gladewater Kiwanis Flub Tuesday morning. Pictured with Peterson are Choral Parents and other choir this car he was driving was struck by a T&P freight train engine at a crossing in Big Sand*. The a new park honoring the horse members (I to r) Roscoe Stevens, Jack Hart and A R Tucker expenses. car w.is heavily damaged. Bell was alone in his car. (Mirror Photo) industry in Kentucky