FREEDe Leon Since 1890

ThursdayNovember 15, 200716 Pages

50¢Volume 117, No.20DeLeon, TX 76444PRESS

DeLeon’s Indian Artifact Show Attracts Large CrowdsBy JERRY MORGAN

ReporterThe DeLeon Chamber of

Commerce didn’t quite know whatto expect on Saturday morning,November 10, as it had neversponsored an Indian Artifact Showbefore.

Advance preparations andadvertising paid off, however, witha very satisfactory turn out of deal-ers, exhibitors and show attendeesat the City Hall downtown.

Dealers of Indian artifacts,books, display cases, magazinesand jewelry took up all 30 avail-able show table. In addition, therewere several exhibitors whoattended only to show off their col-lections.

Indian artifact enthusiasts, andthose simply curious about theshow, all crowded the aislesbetween the dealers tables.Although a count of show atten-dees was not taken, there werelikely more than 300 based onobserved crowds and total showreceipts.

Most of those attending theshow, in addition to almost all ofthe dealers and exhibitors, werefrom out of town. Parking on thesouth end of downtown DeLeonwas quite crowded for much of theday.

Chamber of Commerce offi-cials seemed to be pleased with theshow’s results.

Some of the local attendeescame to look, and a few went backhome to bring back some of theirpersonal collection for evaluationand authentication. More than afew deals were struck both in sell-ing an buying.

One interesting eventinvolved a man from Dublin whoshowed up with a carefullywrapped, perfect paleolithic spearpoint. He said he had found it in aload of sand that had been deliv-ered to his yard. He was gettingready to pour some concrete overthe sand when he noticed the fiveinch long point.

After having casually stored itfor a few years, one of his childrentook it to have someone look at itand came back telling him to takegood care of it.

Several of the dealers at theshow admired the spearpoint. Thelucky man said he had alreadyturned down an offer of $5,000.One dealer commented that hewould have offered the man atleast four times that amount, incash, on the spot.

Some of the points shown to aman noted for his prowess inauthentication were judged to be ofrecent vintage. It seems that inrecent years many have learned toclosely imitate the skills of Indianflint knappers, and some of theirworks have found their ways intosome collections.

However, one person who haswell developed knapping skillsreportedly submitted two points tothe authenticator, who proceededto pronounce the authentic pointthat the man had found to be fake,and the point that had been onlyrecently produced as authentic.

The authenticator and othersnoted the sometimes difficulty indistinguishing the real from the

fake. The only sure thing is oneyou have found, or know whofound it.

Some locals overheard thedealers remarking among them-selves that the DeLeon show hadbeen a good one. With that type ofinitial reputation being established,next year’s show, if one is held,will likely be successful as well.

Frasier Only Week 10Perfect Contest Entry

Sam Frasier may be “Mr.Perfect" this week, but he is also"Mr. Bashful", preferring to nothave his smiling mug on our frontpage holding the $50 bill that hewon without the benefit of a tie-breaker.

Frasier's was the only Week#10 football contest entry withouta blemish. Almost a dozen missedonly a single game, includingMolly-Kate Casey, BradleySanders, David Cisneroz, BarryHooker, Beth Riggs, JasonKillebrew, Debbie Fleming, BillyWarren, Bill Burns, Hope Deckerand David Lindsey. There wereseveral previous contest winners inthat elite group.

There was no controversyover the game that provided ourpickers the most grief. Everman'ssqueaker win over Stephenvillethrew a loss to more than 70% ofour contestants.

Three other games -- Roscoe

over Albany, Tennessee overArkansas and Georgia overAuburn -- were missed by morethan 35% of our panel.

Wiley's win over Comanchewas predicted by virtually every-one, as was DeLeon's win overCross Plains and Ranger's victoryover Santo.

The average score for Week#10 was 80.2% correct, not quiteas good as last week's season highgrade, but still sufficient for a "C-".

This week's football contestwill be final one of the season. Itwill feature a $100 prize, doublethe usual amount.

The high school games willbe for the first week of the play-offs, and should provide some easypickings because of the seedingsand the established track records ofthe teams involved.

Things don't always work outas expected, however, do they?Good luck and good pickings.

SALUTING THE FLAG. Members of the Disabled AmericanVeterans, Chapter 43, gathered at the old Van Dyke school-house on Monday to raise the flag and to conduct their annu-al Veterans Day observances in a meeting inside.

DELEON INDIAN ARTIFACT SHOW. This was the scene at the City Hall auditorium on Saturday, November 10, as manydealers, exhibitors and show attendees gathered for the first ever such event held here.

ON TO THE PLAYOFFS! The DeLeon Bearcats will meet the Collinsville Pirates at Elk Stadium in Burleson this Friday night,with play beginning at 7:30 p.m. Elk Stadium is located in Highway 174. Admission is $7 for adults, $5 for students and park-ing is $3 per car. A pep rally will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday afternoon in the new gymnasium. All students, K-12, will beattending. A fan bus will take adults and students to the game. Signups must be made by 12:00 noon on Thursday at thehigh school office. The charge is $10 for adults and $5 for students, and the price includes stadium admission. No studentsbelow high school can ride unless accompanied by a parent or guardian. Community members are welcome as space allows.The team meal for student participants (players, band, cheerleaders) will be at the Golden Corral in Burleson in Highway 174.Parents and fans are welcome. The cost is $10.50 per person. GO BEARCATS!!!

DHS ROYALTY. Kaitlyn Wilkerson and Austin Johnson, DHSsophomores, were crowned Queen and King of the FallFestival, Saturday, November 10, at the DeLeon High Schoolcafetorium. Other contestants were: Austin Koonce andAllison Martinez (freshman class); Jorge Hernandez andJessica Flores (junior class), and Josh Beaty and AshleyDavis, (senior class).

Council Members Approve Transfer of Some

Baseball and Softball Fields to School

By LAURA KESTNEREditor

With three separate executivesessions, the DeLeon City Counciladdressed a lengthy agendaThursday, November 8, 2007, infront of a larger than usual crowd.

Many of those present werethere for an agenda item describedas “Discuss and consider owner-ship and renovations of baseballand softball fields.”

Dr. Randy Mohundro, DISDsuperintendent, was unable toattend the beginning of the meet-ing, so that item was delayed untillater.

The first reading of Ordinance# 015-07 vacating and abandoningportions of an alley in Block 1 ofthe Bender Subdivision, was againon the agenda, with Mayor DannyOwen immediately calling themeeting into executive session.This particular item, originatingfrom a property dispute involvingan alleyway, has been on the agen-da numerous times in the past sev-eral years. During an Octobercouncil meeting, with most of theinterested property owners present,the city attempted to abandon andvacate the property but were metwith resistance from one owner,Bob Menzel, who wanted hisattorney involved.

After the executive sessionended last Thursday, Owen askedeveryone back in, and after readingthe agenda item description again,Councilman Roy Dale Freeman

made a motion to “Take no actionat this time.” By way of clarifica-tion, Gayle Stroud said, “We willleave things as they are and wewill not maintain this, so it will bebetween the neighbors. We willtake no action.” The two propertyowners in attendance expressedsatisfaction with this arrangement.

There were five differentagenda items relating to theDeLeon Police Department, one ofwhich was discussed in executivesession.

In open session, Chief RalphDickey asked the council to con-sider giving him the authority toadjust the shift hours of his men --such as sending them home earlyas he deems necessary -- whilethere are only three DPD officers.The Council voted unanimously toapprove his request.

The next agenda item, arequest by Chief Dickey to pro-mote Ben Rowell to corporal andK-9 officer, with a possible payincrease, was discussed in execu-tive session, after which, theCouncil voted unanimously forapproval.

Another police departmentitem was then discussed (raisingthe starting pay for officers fromthe current $10.50), in open ses-sion. At the conclusion of the dis-cussion, Council members votedunanimously to adopt a pay range“from $10.50 to $12.50 based onexperience.”

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DeLeonSenior

CitizensMenus

10 YEARS AGONovember 13, 1997. Alan

Gibbs was the interim principal ofthe DeLeon Elementary School.

The Free Press Football con-test was won by Melinda Hardin.

The 7th grade Cubcats wonthe district championship with a28-0 victory over Hamilton. Teammembers included Toby Vaughan,Chris Luna, Rance Barnes, JustinCloud, Chad Chupp, MatthewMitcham, Shawn Whitehead,Cody Martin, Jerry Tolar, ChrisBrownlee, Kastino Leal, FelixCastillo, Elias Rico, ScottFairchild, Chris Spencer, JimmyReed, Cody Mahan, Don Moreno,George Moreno, Chris Cogburn,Chris Morris, Dallas Russell, EricPair, Cody Anderson, JoeyHernandez, Ashton Schuman,Caleb Smith and Josh Matthews.

Keith Ward and Doug Floodwere featured in the “Salute to theBearcats” ad.

20 YEARS AGONovember 12, 1987. The

Bearcats were preparing to faceItaly in a bi-district play-off game.Team members included: LanceMaltby, Cliff Moore, JeffWilcoxson, Mark Bills, JohnGooden, Todd Whitehead,Michael Rice, Jason Grimshaw,Ruben Reyna, Ernie Gonzales,Tobe Thacker, Chad Nabors, BrentWest, Joe Grimshaw, Paul Burk,Russell Andress, Ricci Coan, LacyLoudermilk, Michael Moore, BillMoser, Charley Boswell, JeffYancey, Kyle Caraway, GeraldLewis and Greg Priddy.

Ron Skiles won the Free Pressfootball contest. Second place

went to Xandra Carter, and third toBill Clark.

John Gooden, Kyle Carawayand Tobe Thacker were featured inthe “Go Bearcats!” ad.

30 YEARS AGONovember 17, 1977. The fol-

lowing members of the DeLeonLions Club were pictured at one oftheir regular meetings at LaDon’s:Dr. Eddie P. Moore, SamFincannon, Eldon Terrill, LannyButler, Donnie Nowlin and RonaldSpruill.

Members of the DeLeonJunior High Student Councilincluded Haven Eisenrich, TeresaHanson, Tommy Sones, LoriWomack, Brad Scott, TracyDossey and Jackson Boen.

Joining the Bearcat varsityfootball team for the playoffs werethe following B Team members:Rocky Atchley, Clynt Taylor,Stephen Rice, Johnny Kimmell,Jerry Walker and Jackie Golden.

The “8-B” class officers forDeLeon were Tammy Kimmell,president; John Dennington, vicepresident; and Cindy Wilkerson,secretary.

The “8-A” class officers wereJohn Day, president; Dale Collum,vice president; and Charla Taylor,secretary.

40 YEARS AGONovember 16, 1967. Glenda

Hardin, was crownedHomecoming Queen during theHomecoming game againstAlbany. She was escorted byEddie Paul Moore.

Dianna Paul, escorted byShawn Branum, was selected

Band Sweetheart. Janet Park, escorted by Kent

Boswell, Bill Morgan and BurlLowery, was named FootballSweetheart.

Beverly Fisher, escorted byDonnie Skaggs, was selected FFASweetheart.

More than 550 people attend-ed the formal opening of theFarmers and Merchants Bank.

Al Strasner, high school prin-cipal, was in charge of the VeteransDay program.

50 YEARS AGONovember 15, 1957. Mrs.

Bill Tucker was pictured in theDecember issue of TheProgressive Farmer magazine.

At a Thursday evening meet-ing at a bank, 34 local businessmen formally established theDeLeon Industrial Council.Theoriginal board of directors includ-ed Elmon Kerby, Tom Hallmark,E.D. Mahan, Oscar Hammit andMarvin Holdridge.

The DeLeon Bearcats defeat-ed the Dublin Lions by a score of34-19.

The Holdridge and Sons gro-cery store was advertising:Kleenex, 400 ct., 25 cents; ninecans of Ranch Style Beans, $1;margarine, 1 lb., 19 cents; shorten-ing, three pounds, 69 cents; bacon,2 lbs, $1.03.

Tim White’s sports editorialin last week’s edition certainly ruf-fled a few feathers and got quite afew tongues wagging. I was on thereceiving end of some of theresponses.

I’ll have to admit that nothinggets passions aroused around herelike religion, taxes and football.

I want to thank those whohave taken the time to come byand talk, or call or write. I’ll referyou to a compilation of letters andresponses elsewhere in the news-paper for more thoughts on thematter. (See page 10).

I’ll remind that our philoso-phy here, as has been expressed inour publisher’s statement since thelast century, is “striving to be apositive voice in the community.”Despite that genuinely held com-mitment, we have seldom shiedaway from dealing with communi-ty issues, and sometimes they cutto the quick.

Tim White believes it is hiscalling to comment on things hesees as wrong. Perhaps he mayhave gone farther in pointing thatout than was necessary, but Ibelieve he had a valid point thatfootball competitiveness was per-haps overwhelming what teamsports and education are supposedto be about.

And, by the way, folks fromDeLeon have not always exhibitedthe best of sportsmanship. I willremind you of a large “D” thatsomeone marked on the Gormanfootball field, and other incidentsin the preceding few years. Badsportsmanship is bad, regardless ofwho practices it.

I agree with the followingclosing paragraph from a letterwritten by Audrey Johnston, a jun-ior at Gorman High School. Shewrote, “I just hope this doesn’taffect everyone else’s friendshipsjust because of one man’s opinionon the game. DeLeon is a fineschool and I hope they continue todo good. As for Gorman, we’rejust going to keep doing our job,put this in the past, and get readyfor our next game. Go Bearcatsand Panthers!”

*******For the many of you who may

have missed it, we had a great firstDeLeon Indian Artifact Show atthe City Hall auditorium this lastSaturday.

There were dealers of arti-facts, books, jewelry, and displaycases that came here from allaround the state, from SanAntonio to Lubbock. One felloweven drove here fromLawrenceburg, Tennessee. Thethings that they brought, both forsale and for display, were truly ofmuseum quality.

We also had a great crowd ofattendees, again ranging from awide area in Texas. One of ourvendors had a drawing and Ilooked through the address slipssubmitted. There were addressesfrom all around the immediate

area, and from Abilene, Waco,Houston and the Metroplex. Fromthe 8:00 a.m. opening until late inthe afternoon, we had a steadystream of people coming in tolook, show some of their artifactsfor appraisal and authentication,and to buy and sell.

The dealers were all enthusi-astic about the show and compli-mentary of the crowds and theevent.

My compliments to theDeLeon Chamber of Commercefor its financial risk and hard workinvolved in putting on the show. Ibelieve they were also satisfiedwith the results and tickled withthe large numbers of out-of-townvisitors it attracted.

*******I was pleased to see the recep-

tion that was held for Betty Terrillon Sunday afternoon, congratulat-ing her and expressing apprecia-tion for many years of service tothe community, and to the Peach &Melon Festival in particular.

My first experiences withBetty was with the nice lady whoworked in the office at DeLeonHigh School, where she would behelpful when I was trying to figureout how to operate the old mimeo-graph machine used for tests and aschool newspaper.

She was also the mother ofJohnny and Cecelia, two popularkids that I knew. Although Johnny,now Erath District Attorney JohnTerrill, was a great football player,he was also a great trombonist inthe DHS band. He and I sat next toone another through many a bandpractice and performance.

A little later, probably in thesummer of 1962 or 1963, when Ibecame interested in coin collect-ing and asked about going throughthe change collected for parkingand admissions to the Festival,Betty would allow me to come tothe Festival office in the first floorof the old Travelers Hotel and lookfor rare dates, in return for count-ing and rolling the coins fordeposit.

Fast forward almost 40 yearsand I am again in DeLeon andhere’s Betty Terrill, still working ather labor of love, the town ofDeLeon and the Peach & MelonFestival. In addition to gettinginformation needed for reporting,Betty and I worked together on the‘42’ domino tournaments.

She and I also worked togeth-er while we were serving on thelast Board of Directors for the oldDeLeon Hospital District. Thosewere some tough and very chal-lenging times.

Through it all, my affectionfor and respect of Betty Terrill andher love for her community hasgrown and grown.

Job well done, Betty! Mayyou enjoy your life after theFestival as much as we haveenjoyed having you involved withit. The DeLeon community owesyou a deep debt of gratitude.

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Office Closed The Comanche County

Appraisal District office will beclosed Thursday afternoon,November 15, 2007 for in-housetraining.

Thank YouAustin Johnson and Kaitlyn

Wilkerson, King and Queen ofFall Festival, wishes to thankeveryone for their donationstoward helping them receive thisgreat honor.

Thanks again,Austin & Kaitlyn

14 POINT BUCK. Joey Lindley, killed this 14 point buckSunday morning around 7:00 a.m. in Palo Pinto County. Thebuck had a 17 inch spread and was shot with a 243Winchester at 120 yards. Also along for the hunt, was KaitlynWells and their partner, Cosmo.

Dear Editor:To God be the Glory, Great

Things He Hath Done!I am talking about our won-

derful Comanche County MedicalCenter He has provided. The hos-pital and the entire staff shouldreceive a five-star rating becausethe care I have received as apatient for the fourth time since itsopening compares second to noneto any of the larger hospitalsaround. I want to thank everyonefor the excellent care I received,from the hospital administrator,superb doctors, Rachel Hillard,

FNP, Dr. Forrest Eisenrich, the car-ing nursing staff, therapists, cafete-ria workers and housekeepingcrew. Thanks also to the manyvolunteers from Comanche,DeLeon and other surroundingcommunities for all their hardwork and countless hours spent tomake CCMC a great facility.Comanche County is indeed fortu-nate to have such a hospital.

Thanks be to God for each ofyou!

Sincerely,Jean Murphree & FamilyComanche

Letter to the Editor

BOOK FAIRCCMC Healthcare Volunteers are sponsoring a “Books Are Fun”

book fair Tuesday, November 13, from 1-5 p.m.; and Wednesday,November 14, from 7 a.m.-3 p.m. at CCMC.

SENIOR CITIZENS BAKE SALEOn Friday, November 16, the Senior Citizens will have their

semi-annual bake sale at the Center on Ballpark Loop.

COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING SERVICEA community Thanksgiving Service is scheduled for 6 p.m.,

Sunday, November 18, at Saint Joe Baptist Church.

The Junior Class would liketo thank everyone who helpedmake our Fall Festival a success.We would like to thank our par-ents, Lawrence Bros., AnthonyBrinson and our community forthe large crowd that came andshared this night with us.

Junior Class

Thank You

This Week’s WeatherAnother week with no rain is

the main weather news for the pastweek. Temperatures remained inthe mild to warm range. The fore-casts however, indicate that somemore cool weather is in the offingfor later this week.

For the latest area weatherforecasts, click the weather buttonon our web site, www.deleonfreep-ress.com.

The following weather read-ings are taken by the Corps ofEngineers at Proctor Lake. Dailyreadings reflect weather activityfor the 24-hour period preceding 8a.m. on the day noted. When read-ings are not reported, “n/a” is indi-cated below.

Date High Low Rain11-07 62 47 0.0011-08 73 42 0.0011-09 83 42 0.0011-10 85 48 0.0011-11 86 62 0.0011-12 n/a n/a 0.0011-13 83 56 0.00

2007 Cumulative RainfallJanuary 2.28February 0.81March 4.77April 4.34May 8.12June 15.88July 2.25August 2.30September 5.57October 1.12November 0.00YTD 2007 47.44

Proctor Lake ReportLake Levels:

Prior Reading1161.97Current 1161.90

Full Level 1162.00% Capacity: 99.2%Discharge rate (cfs)

Prior week 4Current 4

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HEAD START“Breakfast”

Monday, November 19: Milk, biscuit, scrambled eggs,

juiceTuesday, November 20:

Milk, rice w/cinnamon andraisinsWednesday, November 21:

No schoolThursday, November 22:

No schoolFriday, November 23:

No schoolHEAD START

“Lunch”Monday, November 19:

Milk, baked chicken, vegeta-bles, biscuits, peachesTuesday, November 20:

Milk, beef and bean burritos,carrots, pineappleWednesday, November 21:

No schoolThursday, November 22:

No schoolFriday, November 23:

No schoolELEMENTARY

“Breakfast”Monday, November 19:

Cereal, graham crackers,juice, milkTuesday, November 20:

Pig-n-blanket, milk, juiceWednesday, November 21:

No SchoolThursday, November 22:

No SchoolFriday, November 23:

No SchoolELEMENTARY

“Lunch”Monday, November 19:

Steakfingers, corn on cob,chili beans, pineapple tidbits,bread, milk, condimentsTuesday, November 20:

Corndogs, pork & beans, tatertots, applesauce, milk, condimentsWednesday, November 21:

No schoolThursday, November 22:

No schoolFriday, November 23:

No schoolMiddle School“Breakfast”

Monday, November 19: Assorted cereal, Teddy gra-

ham, juice, milkTuesday, November 20:

Blueberry muffin, Teddy gra-ham, juice, milkWednesday, November 21:

No schoolThursday, November 22:

No schoolFriday, November 23:

No schoolMIDDLE SCHOOL

“Lunch”Monday, November 19:

Chicken patty on bun, sand-wich veggies, tater tots, fruit vari-ety, milk, condimentsTuesday, November 20:

Corn dog, baked chips, pork& beans, peach cups, milk, condi-mentsWednesday, November 21:

No schoolThursday, November 22:

No schoolFriday, November 23:

No school

DeLeon ISDThanksgiving

LunchThe annual Thanksgiving

Lunch for students will be Friday,November 16, during regularlunch periods of each school.Your are invited to eat with yourchild at regular visitor meal price.Please check in with the campusoffice before joining your child inthe lunchroom.

OperationChristmas

CareAccepting

ApplicationsThe DeLeon Ministerial

Alliance is accepting applicationsfor this year’s OperationChristmas Care baskets for low-income families. The baskets con-tain food items and Christmas toysfor school-age children.

Applications are available atarea churches and must be com-pleted by Monday, December 3,and returned to the First UnitedMethodist Church.

Food baskets will be deliv-ered only to those homeboundrecipients who have pre-arrangeddelivery.

Food baskets for all othersmay be picked up Tuesday,December 18, 2007, from 12 noonuntil 6:00p.m. at First UnitedMethodist Church (near the ele-mentary school) on Texas Street.

Don’t Forget The Donuts!In A Hurry?

The drive thru window atFreddie’s Short Stop is nowavailable for your convenience.Drive thru and pick up your donutsbetween the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.,Monday thru Saturday.

Also our winter hours for BBQ is Thur, Fri, & Sat--11AM til 8PM

Sunday 11AM til 2PM 409 N. Texas (S curve) DeLeon

254-893-5199And whatsoever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the

Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by Him.Colossians 3:17

No time for holiday baking?Get your pies, cakes, bread, etc. atthe annual Cancer Society bakesale. Mark your calendar forTuesday, November 20. The bakesale will be at the First NationalBank beginning at 9 a.m.(Donated goods are also muchappreciated.) All proceeds go tothe American Cancer Society.

CancerSociety Bake

Sale

A kick-off party for theComanche County AmericanCancer Society Relay for Life isscheduled for Tuesday, November27 at First National Bank inDeLeon.

The come-and-go party, from11 a.m. to 1 p.m., will provide allthe information you need to form aRelay for Life team, or join one.Door prizes will also be awarded.For more information, contactMelanie Haile, at 325-356-1515.

Relay for LifeKickoff Party

in DeLeon

VISITING THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Shannon Steigleder (above in witch hat) ChiefNursing Officer for Comanche County Medical Center, paid the students of DeLeonElementary School a visit just before Halloween with safety tips and special treats. Accordingto school officials, the students really enjoyed the visit.

Farmers & MerchantsBank

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F & M Bank is having fun thisfootball Friday with a

Free Red Beans and Corn Breadlunch, including ice tea, for everyone,11:00a.m. to 1:00 p.m.! Come by for avisit, and let's gear up for Friday night’splayoff game between DeLeon Bearcats

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VETERANS DAY ASSEMBLY. Students and faculty of the DeLeon Elementary School par-ticipated in a Veterans Assembly, Monday, November 12, in recognition of Veterans Day. Onstage during the assembly were the following veterans: Staff Sergeant Timothy Harvey (thefeatured speaker), Lloyd Hardin, Danny Hardin, John H. Smith, Zollie Skaggs, Terry Hodges,Zeke Morris, Morris Gifford, Larry Harlin, David Adcock, Charles Stevens, Tracy Gortt, TimAllen, Josh Thayer, Jerry Buckley, Rubin Kasper, Terry Scott, Otha Cleere, Raymond Ramirezand Nathan Nickaboine. Also pictured is Deanna Downs, special singer for the program. KelliShelton, DeLeon Elementary counselor, organized the assembly. A similar assembly wasorganized for the middle school and high school, under the direction of Kaye Quinn.

MiddleSchool One

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School Perkins Middle School One

Act Play students will performtheir winning production of “In theWoods” at the DeLeonElementary School, Tuesday,November 20, at 9:30 a.m.

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DeLeon Athletic BoosterClub News

The De Leon Athletic BoosterClub met on Monday, November12 at the First United MethodistChurch.

Coach Ward showed the filmof the De Leon/Cross Plains gameand then a short business meetingwas held.

The Booster Club has Playofft-shirts available for purchase atConnie’s Jewelry for $10.

We encourage everyone tocome out and support the DELEON BEARCATS on Friday,November 16th at Burleson at 7:30PM.

Fans, wear your maroon andwhite on Friday, and let’s pack thestands as the Bearcats meet theCollinsville Pirates.

Go Bearcats!

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March 19, 2007: Grantor:William R. Higgins and wife,Sharon L. Higgins; Grantee: IreneR. Sanchez. Property being all thatcertain lot, tract or parcel of landlying in Comanche County, Texas:Being all that certain lot, tract orparcel of land out of Block No. 95,J. D. Wright’s Addition to the Cityof Comanche, Comanche County,Texas.

April 5, 2007: Grantor: JohnLawrence Neill, Sr. and Linda C.Neill; Grantee: Mark W. Schleeand Belinda K. Schlee. Propertybeing all that certain lot, tract orparcel of land lying in ComancheCounty, Texas: All that certain

tract or parcel of land situated inComanche County, Texas, being94.346 acres out of the H & T B.RR. Co. Survey No. 3 Abstract515.

February 22, 2007: Grantor:Sherian Ruth Ross and PamelaCris Ross Bates; Grantee: TaylorHolding, Inc. Property being allthat certain lot, tract or parcel ofland lying in Comanche County,Texas: All that certain 80 acres ofland situated in Comanche County,Texas, out of the W. P. TheoboldSurvey, Abstract 940 located about4 miles N 42 degrees W from Cityof Comanche, Texas.

April 24, 2007: Grantor:Richard D. Mohon and Kelley L.Mohon. Grantee: Robert L.Gilmore and Sandra D. Gilmore,husband and wife. Property beingall that certain lot, tract or parcel ofland lying in Comanche County,Texas: All that certain tract of landsituated in Comanche County,Texas, and being all of Tract No.16, in Development No. 8, WolfePecanlands, Inc. as recorded inVolume 4, Page 31, Cabinet A,Slide 129, Plat Records ofComanche County, Texas, andconsisting of 10.65 acres of land,more or less.

April 25, 2007: Grantor: W.H. Plummer; Grantee: Glenn L.Bundy. Property being all that cer-tain lot, tract, or parcel of landlying in Comanche County, Texas:All that certain lot, tract, or parcelof land situated in ComancheCounty, Texas, and being part ofthe J. E. McKinzie Survey,Abstract No. 1663.

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Mayor’s CornerBy Danny Owen

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Thanksgiving will soon behere, if your family members trav-el by motor home or travel trailer,don't forget our new RV park tohandle their needs for their stayhere in DeLeon. Reservations canbe made at our city hall during theregular business hrs. of 8 a.m. to 5p. m. or they may go to our web-site and make reservations andpay by credit-card. Our RV parkhas full hook-ups and also has 50amp. service for the larger motor-homes. Park security is providedby our local police department.

I would like to offer a thankyou for all the citizens who haveworked so hard on cleaning uptheir property here in our city inthe past few weeks. The city hasits work cut out on collecting thetree limbs, and fixing pot-holes allover town. Hopefully the guys willbe able to make improvementssoon. We have received manycomplaints on property here in DeLeon, tall grass, old cars and pick-ups, trash and old buildings fallingdown. It seem that we never havethe time to work all the pendingcases that letters have been sent outfor the property owner to makeimprovements or process throughthe city court. I'm going to requestour council members to consider apart-time code enforcement officerto help enforce the city ordinancesand work on the cases that we nowhave pending. Trying to utilize ourpresent city employees isn't work-ing due to other work loads ofdaily operations of our city. Tryingto do this in a friendly matter isn'tworking most times and it's not fairto other property owners. I'm wellaware that you can't make every-one happy. I feel that we will have

a difficult time attracting new busi-ness or population growth if wedon't present ourselves in a posi-tive image that we all care aboutthe city we live in.

I attended the ResourceConservation and Developmentannual meeting last week inHamilton. This council workstogether for the betterment ofBosque,Brown,Callahan,Comanche,Eastland,Erath,Hamilton,Mills,Palo Pinto,Shackelford,Somervelland Stephens counties throughLegislative contacts,updates andgrants. During this meeting I hadthe opportunity of meetingMichael Langford. He is veryactive in the Hamilton Chamber ofCommerce and we were dis-cussing the hardships of smallertowns attracting tourist. To cut thisstory short, he stated that don't beafraid to try something new, somethings work, others don't, somewill complain, others will enjoy.But unless you try as a communityyou will never know what worksfor you. Surround your self withpositive people and things willhappen. Never say it won't work,learn form your mistakes and tryagain until it works. That's some-thing that we all could learn from.Deal with the present, live fortomorrow and yesterday is gone,don't dwell on the past.

If I have hit a nerve on any ofthe above comments, please con-tact me @mayordanny@cctc.net.or give me a call.

Hope everyone has a safe andhappy Thanksgiving.

Thanks for your time and sup-port,

Danny Owen

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I would like to thank theteachers for the work that wasinvolved in putting the middleschool One Act Play together andmost of all to the kids that per-formed and allowed us to laugh alittle.

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Desdemona Newsby Vonnie Guthery

Desdemona ThanksgivingSupper was held last Saturdaynight at the Community CenterSchool Gym. Approximately 230came thru the “chow line” to get agood home-cooked meal. Weappreciate all of our friends andneighbors that came from severalarea towns to help make this annu-al event a “big success”. Thanks tothe ladies of our community thatdonated food and thanks to thosethat helped in other ways. It takeseach and everyone doing their partto help keep our community goingstrong.

A “Country Fair” will be heldon Friday, November 30 andSaturday, December 1, at theDesdemona Community CenterSchool Gym. Enjoy shopping inthe old country schoolhouse forunique gifts, arts, crafts, and more.Vendors from many different areaswill provide a spectacular choiceof traditional and specialized itemsfor your shopping pleasure. Toreserve a space, call Linda Lindley(254) 758-2691. The “CountryKitchen” will be serving breakfastand lunch on both days. Vintagephotographs of yourself of yourfamily will make a great gift. Visitthis photo booth for this specialphoto. Make plans to attend. Timeis set for 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.each day. See you at the “CountryFair”.

Karen Fair, Angela Powledgeand daughter, Kaley spent lastSaturday in Abilene attending the“Christmas in November” showheld downtown at the Civic

Center.Ronda James and daughter,

Emily of Whitney; Russell Dukeand daughters, Elise and Katie, ofStephenville, spent the past week-end with their parents, “Humpy”and Betty Duke. All the groupattended the annual ThanksgivingSupper on Saturday night.

This reporter would like tosay “hello” to a friend, JackieWalls in the School HillCommunity. Jackie is havingsome health problems. Pleaseremember him with your cards andprayers.

Our friend and neighbor,Hazel (Riggs) Koonce, 79, ofDesdemona passed away lateFriday night. Services were heldon Monday, at the St. Joe BaptistChurch, near DeLeon, with burialin the Desdemona Cemetery.Survivors include her husband,Moody Koonce of Desdemona;her son, Ricky Koonce and wife,Debbie of Morgan Mill; brother,James Riggs and wife, Freda ofDesdemona; sister, RubyHathaway of Stephenville; grand-children, great-grandchildren,nieces, nephews and a host offriends. Hazel attended school inDesdemona and graduated withthe Class of 1945. We extend sin-cere sympathy to this family in theloss of their loved one.

Please contact this reporterwith your weekly news. This newsarticle is written each Sunday nightand delivered by noon eachMonday. Your help will be appre-ciated.

Two WolvesOne evening an old Cherokee

told his grandson about a battlethat goes on inside people. Hesaid, "My son, the battle isbetween two "wolves" inside usall.

One is Evil. It is anger, envy,jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed,arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resent-ment, inferiority, lies, false pride,superiority, and ego.

The other is Good. It is joy,peace, love, hope, serenity, humil-ity, kindness benevolence, empa-thy, generosity, truth, compassionand faith."

The grandson thought aboutit for a minute and then asked hisgrandfather: "Which wolf wins?"

The old Cherokee simplyreplied, "The one you feed."

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Mr. and Mrs. Barry Black of Franklin, Texas, are pleased toannounce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter,Tonya Diana, to Casey Blake Chanley, son of Ms. Ginya Chanley, ofDeLeon, Texas, and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Chanley of Roswell, NewMexico. The couple will exchange vows on March 1, 2008, in Bryan,Texas.

Dame LuckHe was high-steppin’ proud

and his John Wayne Swagger wasin flawless operation when he wasre-elected Jefe Grande Of EsadosUnidas back in 2004. With Lauraby his side, in the arrangementreminiscent of Roy and Dale,whilst Roy reigned as King of theCowboys. Leonard Slye of DuckRun, Ohio was a commanding fig-ure when he straddled Trigger andurged owl hoots into a detour ofdoing right on the dusty trails ofyesteryear and Dale was his frozensmiled wife mate. Old Gene Autrywas a buckaroo in the armedforces of America and he yieldedto an upstart dude cowboy duringWWII. He and John McCain hada lot in common. But Gene sur-vived and recorded Rudolph theRed Nose Reindeer as his legacyfor generations yet to be. Roy andGene are statistics today, but theyplowed straight rows for exhibi-tion to a different America.

Our transplant presidentannounced to the populace that hisvictory won him a good bit ofPolitical Capital and allowed as tohow he was going to invest it, butlike Buck Owens he had a tiger bythe tail, which he dared not turnloose.

When he works out his sen-tence, rumor has it that he andTony Blair are going to team upand clear that pesky fence row ofsaw briers. George will be back athis home on the range, and Tony’sout of work, so the buzz of chainsaws night be a welcome respitefor them. One never knows—doone?

Time alone will reveal thesuccessors to those thrones they’ll

vacate, but I’m keeping my pencilsharpened up in anticipation. Ithink the US Presidency should goto the highest bidder anyways.

Whatever the aspirants canrake in from an adoring publiccould be sent to Ben Bernanke andthe one who has the most cash toslap down on the barrel head couldbe awarded a four-year gig of theAll American Follies. We couldretire the national debt and let themajor television networks maketheir living on car commercials.

George Bush has served hiscountry as CEO and his devotedLaura has been his Lucky Lady inthe venture. You might aptly referto her as Dame Luck in the opera-tion, since she bordered on royaltyand smiled in the face of rigors thatold Job would be sore pressed toendure. Her reign also plays outwith that of George, but they canleave with their heads held highand build a library or somethingover around S.M.U. The goatbook that George was reading 0n9-11 should be prominently dis-played of course.

From where the sun standstoday, of course, Laura deservesand should retain the title of DameLuck. George, on the other hand,shall be branded, by the rules ofspoonerism, as the Lame Duck.He done his best, and that is thesaddest part of it.

Let me hear from you. Myphone number is 254-893-5063.

My postal address is: 333 W.Ayers Ave., De Leon TX 76444.

Or, you can send an email toCharles@CharlesChupp.com orcheck www.CharlesChupp.com.

ESANovemberMeeting

ESA sorority met at F&MBank hospitality room for theirNovember meeting on Monday,November 12.

The program was presentedby Nancy Johnson who gave a“pop” Thanksgiving quiz, remind-ing us how much we had forgottenabout the first Thanksgiving holi-day. Kathryn Harper showed howto make attractive, inexpensivecenterpieces for the Thanksgivingholiday season. Members prac-ticed making fall votives.

The hostesses, DebbieCaraway, Shirley Wilkerson,Cindy Beaty, and Nancy Johnsonhad prepared frito pie topped withcheese, followed by lemon orpineapple pie. Decorations werein fall colors. Attending the meet-ing, in addition to the hostesses,were Carolyn Frasier, AmandaGilmore, Kathryn Harper, RaeJean Hasty, CharlotteHigginbottom, Nancy Johnson,Lori Jordan, Penni Mohundro,Sheri Morgan, Kim Nabors, PamRice, Tjwanah Smith, BettieTerrill, Lydia Terrill, and SueWest. Members brought theirdonations for the food pantrywhich included crackers and cook-ies.

ESA continued with the plansfor releasing the second edition oftheir famous cookbook, “MakingMine De Leon Style.” Releasedate currently is planned forspring, 2008.

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ComancheLivestockExchangeAccording to Comanche

Livestock Exchange, their receiptstotaled 506 head of cattle onSaturday, November 10. Therewere 59 buyers and 107 sellers.

The market showed moreactivity, with mostly $3-6 higheron steers and heifers with someclasses as much as $7 to 8 higher.

Cows: utility 40-45; few highdressing 50; cutters 38-46; canners30-37; old shell 20-28; stockers55-65.

Bulls: bologna 54-58; fewhigh dressing 61.50; stockers- 72-80; utility 42-48.

Cow & calf pairs: Good 950-1160; plain 750-900

Bred cows: Good 850-920;plain 550-750.

Steers Med & Lg #1: 300-400#–125-133; 400-500#–120-128; 500-600#–100-104; 600-700#–95-100; 700# & up–90-95.

Med & Lg #2: 300-400#–115-120; 400-500#–105-112, 500-600# –92-98; 600-700#–90-95; 700# & up–-85-90.

Med & Lg #3: 300-400#–100-108; 400-500# –95-100; 500-600# –85-90; 600-700#–80-85; 700# & up–75-80.

Heifers Med & Lg #1: 300-400#–110-115; 400-500# –105-110;500-600#–100-109;600-700#– 90-95; 700# & up–80-85.

Med & Lg #2: 300-400#–100-105; 400-500#–95-100; 500-600#– 90-98; 600-700#–85-90; 700# & up 80-85.

Med & Lg #3: 300-400#–90-98; 400-500#–90-95; 500-600#–85-88; 600-700# –80-84; 700# &up–72-78.

Sheep & Goat Market: Kids#20-30 $15-16hd; Kids #40-45$80-85; Kids #50-60 $100-108;Nannies #100-150 $40-45.

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From the August 13, 1926issue of the DeLeon Free Press:

Last Sunday afternoon a largeparty of Alabamians and ex-Alabamians held a get-together atthe McCharen home three milessouth of town. Making a statementfor the party, Rev A.F. NABORSexpressed the desire of everyonethat this meeting be the "first annu-al Alabama Reunion."

There was no fixed programat the gathering, it being whollyinformal. It was the first opportuni-ty some of the Texans had had ofmeeting the visitors here fromAlabama, The SCOTT, GUNN,and DUNCAN visitors. Indeed,many of the Texas-born membersof the party who are grown andmarried had never seen their auntsand cousins from the old state. Itwas a joyous occasion and onewhich every person present will beglad to have occur at this seasonyear after year.

After a beautiful spread underthe McCharen grove a roll call wasmade and it was found that 182persons were present as follows:

Mr. and Mrs. FletcherSCOTT, Alexander City, Ala.,Mrs. Amelia GUNN, AlexanderCity, Ala., Mr. and Mrs. E.W.DUNCAN, Alexander City, Ala.,Mr. and Mrs. E. FORD, Cisco,Mr. and Mrs. Rex MOORE andbaby, Cisco., Mr. and Mrs. VessMOORE and children, Cisco, Mr.and Mrs. C.B. POWELL, and chil-dren, Cisco., Mr. and Mrs. VelmaLOCKE, Cisco, Mr. and Mrs. ValMcCHAREN, Cisco, Mrs. DellaHEATH, Rising Star, AutreyBALLARD, Sudan, Texas, Mr.and Mrs. Percival WHITLAW anddaughter, Comanche, Lloyd LEE,Dublin, Mr. and Mrs. C.C. FINE,Dublin

The following from De Leonand vicinity:

Mr. and Mrs. A.F. NABORSand sons; Mr. and Mrs. W.C.LOCKE and children; Mr. andMrs. W.O. LOCKE and son; Mr.and Mrs. T.H. LOCKE and chil-dren; J.C. LOCKE; Mr. and Mrs.H.W. LOCKE; Mr. and Mrs.Henry DEAN and children; Mrs.Ida DEAN; Mr. and Mrs. DoyleLOCKE; Mr. and Mrs. G.L. LEEand family; Mr. and Mrs. W.J.SCOTT and children; Mr. andMrs. Wm. DUKE and children;Mr. and Mrs. Albert DUKE andchildren; R.T. NABORS; Mr. andMrs. N. NABORS and family; Mr.and Mrs. W.B. RAY and children;Mr. and Mrs. Fred ADCOCK andbaby; Joe GUNN and family; Mr.and Mrs. S.W. WILKERSON andfamily; Misses Della and DeliaWALL; Mr. and Mrs. M.D. NOR-TON; Mr. and Mrs. D.C. NOR-TON; J.F. McKELVEY and fami-ly; Mr. and Mrs. Adrian BAL-LARD; Mrs. S.F. BALLARD;Mrs. Exa DODSON; Mr. and Mrs.Wayne BELL, J.B. SMITH; Mrs.John T. SOLLEY; Rance SOL-LEY and son; Mr. and Mrs. W.M.COLEY and children; OscarNABORS and children; LittleMiss Billie Blue HARRISON, ofAustin; Mr. and Mrs. H.C.KENNEDY, W.T. HENDERSON;Mr. and Mrs. A.J. HANCOCK;Mr. and Mrs. M.E. DUKE; Mrs.W.R. SADBERRY and children;Mr. and Mrs. L.B. CHAMPION;Tiller YATES and family; Mr. andMrs. J.N. PITTS and children; Mr.and Mrs. Lee NABORS and baby;R.L. SCOTT and children andRev. W.A. NEILL.

This and other early issues ofthe Free Press may be viewed onthe internet at www.comanchepub-liclibrary.com thanks to the tran-scription efforts of Judy Michaels.

Alabamians Hold Get-Together At

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HealthcareVolunteers

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Volunteers Officers selected AnnAnders and Janice Simpson astheir “November Volunteers of theMonth.”

Ann Anders, who grew up inBeattie, lives in Comanche and ismarried to her school sweetheart,Stanton. The Anders marriedwhen Ann was 15 and Stanton was17, and recently celebrated their47th anniversary. The Stantonsare parents of one daughter, Paula,who lives in San Saba with herhusband, Tommy Singleton andone son, Charlie, who attendsJunior College in Temple.

Ann is a very talented lady.At one time, she owned a business“The Cake Barn” and everyoneloved to purchase her cakes, cook-ies, and pastries. She is appreciat-ed for her kindness to people; fromworking at the Wellness Center,Whitestone, Western HillsNursing Home, calling on patientsas a Pink Lady, and being avail-able when called on.

Janice Simpson, grew up inComanche, and married BobbyCarl Simpson of DeLeon, whereshe now resides. He died in 2003.They have three children, Bobbyand Connie Simpson, who live inCogan Station, Pennsylvania;Joni, who lives in Bellingham,Washington. Jana and Trey live inLittle Rock, Arkansas. There arethree grandchildren.

Bobby Carl and Janice ownedand operated Dabney Hardware inDeLeon until Janice retired in2005.

Janice is a very active volun-teer, as she helps at the KimmellWellness Center, works weekly atComanche County MedicalCenter, and helps with all activitiesof the Volunteers.

Thanks to these two specialladies for their faithful support ofour volunteer organization. Weare very lucky to have them on ourteam!

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Van Dyke'sName Origin

Do you know how the com-munity of Van Dyke got its name?The community's name is oftenseen in our newspaper as the loca-tion identifier for our hospitalboard meeting articles.

The community is located onthe northern banks of DuncanCreek on the east side of Highway16 about midpoint betweenDeLeon and Comanche.

It features two primary non-residential structures: the ZionHill Baptist Church and the oldVan Dyke schoolhouse, whichnow serves as the meeting hall forthe Disabled American Veteranschapter.

That old schoolhouse site iswhere several photos of veteranssaluting the flag at Memorial Dayand Veterans Day observanceshave been taken.

According to the Handbookof Texas Online, Van Dyke wasnamed for Van Dyke Frost, a manwho donated the land for a schoolthere in the early 1870's, wellbefore DeLeon was established,and when the Indians were still areal threat to area settlers.

The nearby Zion Hill BaptistChurch and its related cemeteryabout half a mile west are amongthe oldest in Comanche County.

Van Dyke was large enoughto rate a post office for a few years,from 1903 to 1905. The popula-tion there in 1930 was reported as15 in 1933, 30 in 1949 and 20 in1980 through 2000.

When the new route forHighway 16 was opened in 1963or 1964, the traffic bypasseddowntown Van Dyke and the com-munity, never a large one to beginwith, declined further.

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Farm Life at Beattie Continued

We had been out of the armya short time when Wade Patton andI began to talk about repairing theold church building. That buildingwas old, dilapidated and leakedwhen it rained. We talked to theElders and leaders there and gotpermission to tear down the oldbuilding and rebuild it.

The church had very littlemoney but we thought it wouldbuy some nails and roofingmateriel and a few bags of cement.Wade and I did most of the workbut some of the other men helpedsome. After the old building wastorn down we used the old two-by-six floor joist for forms for theslab. We didn't know much aboutconcrete work at that time but wewent to work. We used a lot ofrocks and sandstone to fill in theslab. We didn't have any reinforce-ment bars or mesh but we usedsome pieces of old hog wire andbarb wire. We hauled sand fromthe Beattie Branch to mix with thecement. We borrowed a smallcement mixer with a hand crankmounted on the flywheel. Wehooked it up with a belt to a JohnDeere tractor pulley. It workedpretty good but it was a bit overpowered. We had to haul water inbarrels to make concrete but wefinally got the slab poured in aboutfour sections. It wasn't finishedwell at all and looked even worse.Power tools were not very com-mon then. We used hand saws andcut the studs from the old two bysix floor joists. The ceiling joistsand the rafters were cut from theold ones. The new building had aflatter pitched roof, so the oldrafters were long enough to cut tofit it. We used the boxing planksfrom the wall of the old buildingand the old flooring for insidewalls and roof decking. The oldbuilding had huge windows. Wepicked out the best sashes and usedonly one to the window, fixingthem where they would raise upinto the wall. We used the old hor-izontal siding and later covered itwith asbestos siding. After a newasphalt shingle roof, we had abuilding that any country churchcould be proud of.

The brethren let me have thescrap lumber that was left overafter the church building was com-plete. I used it and some old sheetiron to build a small barn and cowshed. I put some hay and, later on,some cotton seed in that barn. Ihad planted about ten acres of cot-ton across the road from our house.It made pretty good but it wasready to pick at the same time thatpeanut harvest came. I didn't havetime to pick it but the Slaughtergirls worked on it several days andgot it picked. I think I made twobales which did not bring in muchmoney after the pickers were paid.I did save the cotton seed for feed.You could put a big double handfull of cotton seed in the cow's feedtub night and morning and shewould produce lots of rich creamfor some very yellow butter.

We had the opportunity to dosome trading with Jay Reeves. Hehad 168 acres that he wanted tosell for seven thousand dollars.We decided that we would tradeour little house in Beattie and thir-ty five hundred dollars for theplace but we didn't have themoney. Somewhere we learnedthat a Mr. Pounds at Duster wouldloan money to buy land. I went tosee him and he came and looked atthe place. He said that he wouldloan me the money at eight percentinterest and I could pay him backin seven years at $500 a year plusinterest. We made the trade and I

was so proud of the place. It hadabout 60 acres in cultivation andthe rest in pretty good pasture. Theold house was not fit to live inalthough the Reeves had been liv-ing in it.

We moved into the oldWilliams house and the Reevesmoved into the little house that wehad traded them. We had a lot ofwork to do on the Williams house.It was a big house with a doublefireplace that heated two rooms.The ceilings were twelve feet highwhich made the rooms difficult toput wallpaper in. Zudie's Mothercame and helped us put up the wallpaper. This place had a windmilland a cyprus storage tank and agood well of water but it was notpiped into the house but there wasa faucet on the back porch.Naturally there was no bathroomin the house. They just didn't haveindoor baths in the country in thosedays. The outhouse was usuallylocated about fifty yards out fromthe back door. In the winter timewe would take our bath in a num-ber "3" washtub by the kitchenstove or in front of the fireplace. Inthe summer time, men would getout about dark and shower underwater that was siphoned out of thestorage tank with a pipe bent in theshape of an inverted "J". In thesummer time when the windmillhad been pumping all day, thatwas the coldest shower I ever took.

(To be continued)

Moore MalarkeyBy Harland Moore

Whoooeeee! This little piggyis back from vacation. I came backto some very sad news. Two ladiesfrom our community have passedaway in the last 2-3 weeks. Ourthoughts and prayers go out to thefamilies of Dora Holland andHazel Koonce. These ladies aremissed.

I have mentioned in this col-umn before that Desdemona is inthe process of building a new andmuch needed fire station. The slabwas poured a few weeks ago andthe walls should start going up thisweek. The fire department hascome up with, I think, a great andvery timely fundraiser. Thedepartment has purchased a 42-inch plasma TV to sell chances on.This is LG television that retails forclose to $1,800. Wouldn’t that benice to win that right beforeChristmas and all those footballgames! The tickets are $5 each or5 for $20. The drawing will beheld on December 20 at the newfire station. You can contact anyvolunteer fireman, or Fire ChiefDwight Dold at 758-2346, or thisreporter for tickets. Even better,come to the Country Corner Caféany day of the week or theBoomtown Restaurant on the

weekends. Someone in either ofthose places will probably havetickets or know where you can findsome.

This is a very busy time of theyear. Don’t forget on December 1,to start your shopping day inDesdemona. We will be servingbreakfast at the DesdemonaActivity Center as we always doon the first Saturday of eachmonth. Our annual ChristmasStore at the same place will begoing on at the same time. Then,on down the street at the communi-ty center, there will be an Arts andCrafts show. You might be able todo ALL of your Christmas shop-ping right here in Desdemona!

Our Christmas Store hasbecome an annual event andeveryone seems to enjoy it a lot.This year it will be held, Nov. 29,30 and Dec. 1. The Store will alsobe open the following weekend,Dec. 6, 7 & 8. There will be lots ofChristmas items in the store as wellas lots of delicious baked goods.Y’all come!

Remember to schedule yourholiday event – our beautiful build-ing is available to rent. We stillhave some open dates. If youhaven’t seen our building, come tobreakfast and look around. Callthis reporter for more informationat 758-2420.

Pig Tales From Hogtown

Middle Trinity GCD’s WinterWater Conservation Tips

By JOE COOPERMTGCD General Manager

Special to the Free PressWater conservation is always

important in Texas; however,many of us only think about con-servation in the heat of summer orin times of drought.

The Middle TrinityGroundwater ConservationDistrict wants everyone to knowthat water conservation is animportant year round matter. Thefollowing winter water conserva-tion tips may not only help youconserve water, they may actuallyhelp you save some of those hardearned dollars.

• The weather is cooler nowand regular watering is not needed.Turn off the automatic controllerand water manually when needed.

• Put a soil probe (or yourshovel) into the soil six inches tosee if it’s wet or dry. If it’s wet,don’t water. If it’s dry, water onlyenough to wet the root zone.

• Check the sprinkler heads atleast monthly to make sure theyare not broken and watering thelandscape, not sidewalks, drive-ways and streets.

• Winterize outdoor spigotsto avoid pipes bursting from freez-ing. Wrap them up or get thosehandy covers from your localhardware store. Broken pipeswaste water and may be costly torepair. Indoor plumbing can beprotected from freezing by leavingcabinet doors under sinks open. Ifyou are going to be away from

home, leave the home heating sys-tem on at a low setting to preventindoor pipes from freezing.

• Locate the master watershut off valve in your home, andmark it for quick identification. If awater pipe were to burst, it couldcause costly flooding and propertydamage, not to mention immensewater waste, if the valve were leftopen.

• Avoid using the toilet as atrash can for those winter cold tis-sues.

• Aerate your lawn to encour-age deep root growth so that yourlawn will require less frequentwatering during hot spells nextsummer.

• Compost leaves and othergarden debris to create healthymulch for spring. Adding compostor mulch to your soil will help holdwater in and minimize evaporationby keeping the soil covered andcool.

• Avoid over-seeding yourlawn with winter grass. Bermudagrasses are dormant (brown) in thewinter and will only require waterevery three to four weeks.

• Insulate hot water pipes soyou don’t have to run as muchwater to get hot water to the faucet.

If you have additional winterwater conservation tips, pleasecontact the MTGCD at 254-965-6705 or email us at mtgcd@our-town.com. We will add your ideasto our website (www.middletrini-tygcd.org) so that everyone canbenefit from them.

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SCHEDULEDMEETINGS

DeLeon City CouncilMeets at 6:00 p.m.

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Senior Citizens ofDeLeon

1100 W. ReynosaLunch: Mon, Wed & FriTuesday: Covered Dish

**********Armstrong Lodge #445

First TuesdaySupper 7:00p.m., Meeting 7:30 p.m

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Chapter 6932nd Monday

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OOOO bbbb iiii tttt uuuu aaaa rrrr iiii eeee ssssWomen on Mission

The WOM of First BaptistChurch met November 7th, withSandy Gould presiding and wel-coming members.

Molly Kattes gave theCalendar of Prayer for the birthdaymissionaries. The scripture readwas II Peter 1:19-21, and theprayer focus was West Africa.Barbara Nowlin led the prayer forthe missionaries and for all on ourprayer list.

The treasurer’s report wasgiven, and plans were finalized for

the Thanksgiving project for themeeting next Wednesday.

Members were served coffeeand cookies provided by LeonaCoan as they listened to recordedtapes from the “Celebrate TexasMissions.” Several WOM mem-bers attended this program inSeptember, and it was held at thePark Cities Baptist Church inDallas. There were seven menspeakers on the program that wasvery informative on Texas mis-sions from the very beginning.There were many dates given onthe progress of Texas missions.One important one was 1848 whenthe first “Baptist Convention” washeld, and there were only 18Baptist churches in Texas at thattime. By 1881, there were a thou-sand or over, and of course hascontinued to grow. The enjoyablemusic was provided by the WhiteHorse Gospel Band CowboyChurch of Young County, andTexas Baptist Men provided thelunch. The members who werefortunate to attend the meetingenjoyed it very much, and theWOM enjoyed the tapes sharedwith them.

DORSETTMarvin Clarence Dorsett, age

95, of Lubbock, passed awayNovember 11, 2007, in theCarillon House in Lubbock,Texas. He was born on April 30,1912, in Ft. Worth, Texas.

He was a longtime Lubbockresident and retired as a mail carri-er on April 30, 1972. He servedhis country during WWII as aSergeant First Class in the ArmyAir Corps while stationed inAlaska. He served his Lord andSavior as a faithful deacon formany years. He was ordained in1954 in the West End BaptistChurch of Lubbock, Texas.

Marvin as a youth recalledwalking with his family fromLubbock to Las Cruces, N. M. inthe early twenties. Carriage wasby wagon and it took them thirty-two days. He was also fond oftelling how he homesteaded a sec-tion of land north of Roswell, N.M., on the Pecos River. His father,Jesse Levi Dorsett and his brother,Marson, also claimed a section ofland and homesteaded in the samearea.

He met his wife, Willie FayeBennett in Gorman, Texas,through a pen pal feature of theGorman Progress newspaper. Shebecame his wife, December 14,1934, and was his life long com-panion until she died May 14,1990.

Mr. Dorsett was honored athis grave site at 2:00 p.m. inGorman, Texas, on Tuesday,November 13, with services con-ducted by his son-in-law, Rev.Don Franklin of Lubbock.Pallbearers serving the familyincluded: grandson, Troy LeonTimms; grandson, Terry KeithTimms; grandson, Matthew CoryDorsett; nephew, Tommy LeeHampton, and nephew, CleveDorsett.

Published November 15, 2007DeLeon Free Press

RUSHINGViola Rushing, age 81, of

Godley, Texas, passed awayFriday, November 9, 2007, inUniversal Hospice of Fort Worth.She was born July 22, 1926, inAntalope, Texas, to James H. andMinnie Lee “Ensey” Petit. Shewas united in marriage to HeulonW. Rushing in October 1945, ionCuero, Texas.

Mrs. Rushing was a GustineISD bus driver and a lunchroomcook. She was a member of theGodley Church of Christ.

Funeral services were held at1:30 p.m. Monday, November 12,2007, at Gustine Church of Christwith Bro. Daren Schroeder offici-ating. Burial followed in theHazeldell Cemetery in ComancheCounty, Texas.

She is survived by daughterand son-in-law, Shirley and GaryGregory of Hico; daughter andson-in-law, Frances and AndyChurman of Godley; daughter andson-in-law, Patricia and LeviAdcock of Gustine; brother andsister-in-law, Roy and Melba Petitof Archer City; sister, VeraHarrelson of Archer City; sisterand brother-in-law, Wilma and B.J. Sanders of Blackwell, Texas.

She was preceded in death byher husband, Heulon W. Rushingon December 16, 1988.

Published November 15, 2007DeLeon Free Press

WOOLSEYKenneth Woolsey, age 54, of

Hico, Texas, passed awayThursday, November 8, 2007, athis residence in Hico, Texas. Hewas born on February 11, 1953, inComanche, Texas, to AlbertDaniel Woolsey and Alma E.(Johnson) Woolsey. He was amaintenance worker for HicoNursing Home.

Funeral services were held at2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 10,2007, at the graveside with Bro.George Severs officiating. Burialfollowed in the OakwoodCemetery in Comanche, Texas.

He is survived by daughtersand sons-in-law, Misty and RyanDoil of Brownwood, Pumpkin andRichard Rawls of Pilot Point, Tinaand Jim Rice of Texas City, andHeather and Johnny Studer ofCarleton; son, Kenny Woolsey ofHIco; 14 grandchildren; mother,Alma Woolsey of Carleton, broth-ers and sisters-in-law, Loyd Danieland Eller Woolsey of Hamilton,Carl Woolsey of Stephenville, andCharles and Janie Woolsey ofStephenville.

He was preceded in death bytwo brothers.

Published November 15, 2007DeLeon Free Press

KOONCEA celebration of life was held

for Hazel Dell Riggs Koonce onMonday, November 12th, 2007, at2:00 p.m. at St. Joe Baptist Churchwith Bro. Jackie Auvenshine offi-ciating with assistance from Bro.Tim White and with burial follow-ing at Desdemona Cemetery. Shewent home to be with her Lordand Savior Friday, November 9th,2007, at the age of 79.

Hazel was born to NewtonEdney and Ethel Gertrude Riggs,May 5th, 1928. Hazel was bornand raised in Desdemona, whereshe met and married M. B.Koonce on October 12th, 1946.M. B. and Hazel were blessed withtheir son, Rickey on December 22,1952.

Hazel was a member of theSt. Joe Baptist Church, as well as adaughter, sister, wife, mother,homemaker, grandmother, great-grandmother, and most of all afriend with a kind, fun loving,Godly heart and a listening ear.

Hazel was preceded in deathby her parents Newton Edney andEthel Gertrude and siblings, EdnaRiggs, Kenneth Riggs, AlmarieRiggs Fox and Lora Riggs Jones.

She is survived by her lovinghusband of 61 years, M. B., herson, Rickey and wife, Debbie ofMorgan Mill. She is also survivedby siblings, Ruby Hathaway ofStephenville, and James Riggs andwife, Freda of Desdemona, daugh-ter-in-law, Tenia Koonce and threegranddaughters, Christal KoonceCogburn and husband, Toby,Courtney Koonce and ChandraKoonce and two great-grandsons,Zachary and Tyler Cogburn, all ofDesdemona.

Published November 15, 2007DeLeon Free Press

With ManyThanks

Words will never expresshow blessed we are to live in acommunity with such loving,compassionate, caring and con-cerned people. We are so verygrateful for each and everyonewho lifted us up in your thoughtsand prayers, sent cards, visitedwith us while Hazel was in thehospital and with the family athome. We also are thankful to thecommunity for the outpour of lovewith all the food that was brought.Only in a small town likeDesdemona and DeLeon, will youfind the workmanship of DonnieNowlin and Nowlin FuneralHome. We would like to addthanks to Price’s Flowers for goingthe extra mile and taking care ofthe beautiful floral arrangements.Thank you to St. Joe BaptistChurch for the wonderful meal,and Bro. Jackie Auvenshine andBro. Tim White for the kind wordspoken about our YaYa. Onceagain thanks to each and everyonefor all that you have done for ourfamily during this time of sorrow.

With our love and thanks,The Hazel Koonce Family

ADDYMildred Joyce Flanagan

Addy, age 84, of DeLeon, Texas,passed away Saturday, November10, 2007, at Heritage ManorNursing Home in Gorman, Texas.She was born on August 10, 1923,in Oil City, Louisiana, to the lateWilliam Liedig and Pearl JacobLiedig. She was united in mar-riage to Bill Mack Flanagan in1939. He preceded her in death in1965. She later married TillmanAddy and he also preceded her indeath.

Mrs. Addy was a homemakerand had lived in Louisiana manyyears having previously lived inQuinlin, Texas, before moving toDeLeon ten years ago. She was aBaptist.

Funeral services were held at3:00 p.m Tuesday, November 13,2007, at the graveside at MemorialGarden Cemetery inMooringsport, LA.

She is survived by daughter,Becky Moore and her husband,Robert of DeLeon; one son, DavidClay Flanagan of Greenville; sis-ter, Kathryn Troxclair of NewOrleans, LA; three grandchildren,Michael Moore, Leslie Green andLaura Billingsly, and one great-granddaughter, Emily Green.

She was preceded in death byher parents, William and PearlLiedig, her husbands, Billy MackFlanagan and Tillman Addy; herdaughter, Patricia M. Billingsly,one son, Bill Mack Flanagan; andone brother, Bill Liedig.

Published November 15, 2007DeLeon Free Press

KIRKEdrie (McKissick) Kirk, age

92, of North Point Hilton Rehab,Watauga, Texas, passed awaySunday, November 11, 2007, inWatauga. She was born on May11, 1915, in Lampasas, Texas, toBenjamin F. and ElizabethMcKissick. She was united inmarriage to Alton Kirk in Gorman,Texas, in 1944.

Mrs. Kirk was a housewifeand homemaker.

Funeral services were held at2:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 13,2007, at the graveside in theOakwood Cemetery inComanche, Texas, with Rev. DaleMeinecke officiating.

She is survived by son anddaughter-in-law, Franklin andVernell Ayers of North RichlandHills, Tx; son and daughter-in-law,James and Jimmie Fay Gregory ofSpringtown, Tx; son, Melton Kirkof Mor head, MN; daughter andson-in-law, Patricia and RyanGarthwaite of Artesia, NewMexico, along with several grand-children.

Mrs. Kirk was preceded indeath by husband, Alton Kirk anddaughter, Leta Ralston.

Published November 15, 1007DeLeon Free Press

A community ThanksgivingService is scheduled for 6 p.m.,Sunday, November 18, at SaintJoe Baptist Church, north ofDeLeon, FM 2921, off of Hwy. 16north. The annual service, spon-sored by the DeLeon MinisterialAlliance, will include a variety ofmusic and participants from manychurches in the area. Those whoattend the services are invited tobring canned-goods to support theMinisterial Alliance Food Pantry.

CommunityThanksgiving

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FREE PRESS SPORTSTim White - Sports Editor (Phone: 758-2272; Email: pastortimwhite@gmail.com)

The DeLeon Bearcats defeat-ed the Cross Plains Buffaloes, 45-6, at home Friday night beforeheading for the playoffs this weekin Burleson. DeLeon will faceCollinsville in Burleson Fridaynight in a 7:30 contest.

The Bearcats finished 4-2 indistrict to insure a playoff spot,finishing third behind Gorman (6-0) and Tolar (5-1).

The Bearcats scored on theirfirst four possessions, scoring sixof seven in the first half.Meanwhile, the defense allowedthe Buffaloes only two first downsin the first half. By the break,DeLeon led 38-0, and the gamewas handed to the backup players.

After Cross Plains’ first pos-session stalled in the DeLeon 34yard line, the Bearcats faced thirddown and nine from the 35.Quarterback Clayton Stokes hitKevin Smith on a 65 yard pass andran for the first score. PedroCalzada kicked the extra points,and after three minutes of play,DeLeon led 7-0.

Cross Plains failed to move

the ball on the next possession andgave DeLeon the ball with a shortfield from the 20 yard line. AustinKoonce carried for half the dis-tance and a first down. Stokes rana keeper for six yards. Calzadathen dove the final three yards forthe score. He successfully con-verted the PAT kick to push thelead to 14-0.

On the next possession, theBuffaloes advanced the ball fromtheir 22 to the 43 yard line.DeLeons’ defense stiffened andmoved Cross Plains backwards onthe next three plays and had topunt.

DeLeon took the ball on their42 yard line, and Stokes hit JoshBeaty for a 58 yard pass and catchtouchdown. Calzada finished thePAT and DeLeon led 21-0.

Cross Plains fumbled twoplays later, giving the Bearcatsanother short field. Stokes hitKoonce for a 19 yard pass. TannerWelch then carried the last 28yards on a delay for the score. ThePAT again was successful, and thefirst quarter ended with DeLeon

carrying a 28-0 lead.With backup already begin-

ning to get some playing time, theBearcats scored twice in the sec-ond quarter. A drive that featuredTanner Welch, Smith and Stokespounding out yardage ended witha 25 yard pass from Stokes toCody Travis for the score. Calzadafinished the first half seven forseven in extra point kicks. DeLeonled 35-0.

Calzada also finished the firsthalf scoring by hitting a 35 yardfield goal to push the lead to 38-0.

DeLeon also scored on thefirst offensive play of the secondhalf when Cody Welch burst upthe middle for 65 yards and atouchdown. Calzada hit his eighthextra point and DeLeon led 45-0.

Cross Plains scored againstmostly backups. Buffalo quarter-back Charles Vasquez passed toAshton Yates for 22 yards and ascore to finish a 74 yard drive thatextended into the fourth quarter.The lead was cut to 45-6, complet-ing the scoring.

The 8th grade Cubcat teamdefeated Cross Plains by a score of29-12 in Cross Plains lastThursday night.

DeLeon scored on its firstthree possessions. QuarterbackHayden Lewis broke loose on thefirst play and ran around right endfor 69 yards and a score. The PATfailed. DeLeon led 6-0 less than aminute into the game.

Lewis scored again on a 55yard carry around left end. For theextra points, he hit ConnerSimpson with a pass and twopoints. DeLeon led 14-0.

On DeLeons’ next posses-sion, Omar Padron carried for 34yards on two carries, and ChanceWright carried for 29 yards on twocarries and scored. Lewis kicked

the PAT, and DeLeon led 21-0 asthe first quarter ended.

The Buffaloes put together along, 65 yard drive and a score tonarrow the halftime lead to 21-6.Their conversion failed.

Both teams scored in the sec-ond half. Padron carried up themiddle for 27 yards and a score.Lewis passed successfully to BenMohundro on a scrambling playfor the two point conversion.DeLeon went up 29-6 midwaythrough the third period.

In the fourth quarter, CrossPlains sustained a 67 yard drivefor a score, utilizing 12 plays.Their point after attempt failedand scoring ended at 29-12.

DeLeon then ran out theclock.

The DeLeon Cubcat 7thgrade football team defeated theEarly Longhorns by a score of 24-0 to end their season record withseven wins against two losses. Therecord helped them win district.

Quarterback Kaleb Nowlinscored the first touchdown on asweep right for 49 yards. Nowlinthrew a swing pass to CodyWoods who danced across thegoal line for a two point conver-sion. DeLeon led 8-0 after onequarter.

In the second quarter, Woodsran a reverse around the right endfor 28 yards and a score. He thenpassed to Chris Valdez for the twopoint conversion and DeLeon led16-0 at half time.

Brady Pair carried the load inthe third quarter with ChrisValdez. However, it was Woodsagain who scored the final touch-down on a 12 yard romp. He alsocaught the Nowlin pass for twopoints to finish the scoring at 24-0.

CAPTURED. Mike Reyes, Taner Winkles and Pedro Calzada surround and take down a Buffalo runner in win over CrossPlains. Photo by Ryan White.

PERFECT NIGHT. Pedro Calzada was perfect from the tee asKevin Smith holds. Calzada hit seven of seven extra pointattempts and one 35 yard field goal, as well as kick-off duties.Photo by Ryan White.

DeLeon Defeats Cross Plains, 45-6

MAKING A WAY. Cody Travis blocks for Tanner Welch who looks for an opening in the Buffaloline. Photo by Ryan White.

CROSS COUNTRY SUCCESS. The 8th grade cross countryteam won district in Eula. Pictured are (top) Cody Woods,Hayden Lewis, Seth Locke, Conner Simpson and CooperMcCarty.

Football Playoff Information: DeLeon vs.the Collinsville Pirates, Friday, November16, 7:30 p.m. in Burleson, at Elk Stadium onHwy 174. Pep Rally, Friday, 2 p.m. in thenew gym.

CUT DOWN. Hayden Lewis brings down a Buffalo runner justbefore teammates can get there. Photo by Ryan White.

8th Grade Cubcats TakeDown Cross Plains

LONG RUN. Omar Padron breaks free for a 27 yard touch-down. Photo by Ryan White

GOOD HUNTING. Mark Landa takes down Buffalo.

BREAKING FREE. Chris Valdez runs for open field.

7th Grade Defeats Early

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Last Week’s Sports Editorial GeneratesControversy and Mail

Following the publication ofTim White’s Sports Editorial in theNovember 8 edition of the FreePress, we received several lettersand numerous comments. Noteveryone from either town wereeither pro or con, although mostfrom DeLeon agreed and mostfrom Gorman opposed. Not every-one believed that the opinionsbelonged in the local newspaper.Here are some of the letters and abit of response.

***After reading the article in

your newspaper about theDeLeon-Gorman game, I amextremely appalled that your sportswriter, Tim White, was allowed touse your newspaper as a forum forhis own personal views and to per-sonally attack the people ofGorman. The article is a disgraceand the fact that someone allowedit to be printed is utterly unbeliev-able.

Then I was even moreappalled to find out that Mr. Whiteis a pastor at a local church. Howcould a Christian possibly feelgood about writing the things thatwere written in that article??Many of the claims that he made inthe article were completely untrueand unfounded. Has he been to theGorman practices?? Does heKNOW what they’re beingtaught….obviously he doesn’t.Was there a single penalty calledfor unsportsmanlike conduct??Not one. I could go on and on…

If I were one of the peoplementioned in the article, I wouldcontact my attorney immediate-ly….I believe this would beSLANDER!! And I, personally,would not be satisfied until Mr.White was no longer allowed tospread character damaging liesthrough a public forum!

I will be disappointed if noaction is taken in response to hisbitterness over losing a footballgame to Gorman.

Susan Manginell smaginell@clyde.esc14.net

***Dear Editor,

I am responding to the sportseditorial in last week’s issue of theFree Press.

“Running up the score” in agame, as mentioned in that editori-al, is not good when it is done justto prove that a team can do it.When one team is far ahead of theother team, that is an ideal time toput in other players so they cangain some experience.

HOWEVER, many of ushave seen occasions when there is

enough disparity between theteams involved that scores maystill be quite high for one of thoseteams. To criticize a team for scor-ing a lot during a game is notalways appropriate. And, suchcriticism can create unnecessaryconflict between the schools andthe citizens of those towns.

Sportsmanship is importantfor everyone -- the players, thecoaches, the cheerleaders, theband, the fans and parents, theannouncers, the referees, thesportswriters and sportscasters, aswell as those reading about or lis-tening to the game report.

The best way to sum up goodsportsmanship is to treat others theway you want others to treat you.

Jane SimsDeLeon

***Dear Mr. Morgan,

I am writing you in regard tothe article published in your paper11-07-2007 that was authored byTim White concerning the footballgame between the GormanPanthers and the DeLeon BearcatsFriday 11-2-2007.

I am extremely disappointedthat you chose to run his article. Itwas a personal attack on me, mycoaches, the Gorman SchoolBoard, our players and their par-ents. It was totally uncalled forand unprofessional. I am request-ing that you do the following:

1. Remove Mr. White fromyour staff.

2. Print an apology in yournext edition for running the articleand acknowledging that Mr. Whiteis no longer with the paper.

3. Do not put the articleonline and don’t include it yourarchive.

This article stepped way overthe line. It was pure malice andlibel. His fabrication of informa-tion was unconscionable. Thistype of journalism may play wellon the ears of a few local sore los-ers right now, but in the end it low-ers the credibility of your publica-tion and you personally as the pub-lisher.

George Eastman, the founderof the Eastman Kodak Company,once said, “ a good reputation ismeasured by how much you canimprove the lives of others – cus-tomers, employees, community.”

He (White) has attacked agroup that has great reputations! Ifeel our reputations go before uslike an announcement, tellingthose we do not know who we are.

My primary motivation towrite this letter is because I feelMr. White has unjustly attackedthe reputation of several peopleabout which he knows nothing andhe had no right or justification tosay the things he was allowed tosay.

You may choose to do as Ihave requested or ignore myrequest. It is your paper, yourchoice.

Either way, I wish DeLeon thebest of luck in the play offs andlook forward to facing them againthere or next year.

Sincerely, David K. PerrySuperintendent Gorman ISD

Morgan replies,Mr. White continues to have

my full confidence and support.His problem was not with theGorman community as a whole.Rather, he disagreed with CoachPaul Talbert’s apparent coachingphilosophy. Tim has concern withTalbert’s harmful effects upon hisGorman player/students.

Many have commented howthey agree with Tim’s assessmentof the situation. Perhaps they sawsome things on the DeLeon side-lines that were not so apparentfrom the other side of the field, orapparently to the referees.

As to the sore losers allega-tion, the Bearcats have lost severalgames this season, and althoughthey and we are not happy about it,we can accept defeat and wish theother team well.

What we are concerned aboutis sportsmanship. And I agree withyou. Your coach and team certain-ly is earning a reputation, whethergood or bad.

***Dear Pastor White,

I read the editorial in theDeLeon Free Press today and justwanted to say that I am fromGorman but my son is a student inhigh school at DeLeon.

I sat on Gorman's side onFriday night and not once did Ihear anyone close to me say any-thing bad about DeLeon. I believeGorman has good people. I did notsee any bad sportsmanship fromthe boys from where I was either.

I realize the score was mayberan up but I can guarantee that ifDeLeon had the opportunity to runup the score, DeLeon would do thesame thing. I am proud to be fromGorman and proud of the footballteam and I'm sure they are going tomeet their match but hope they areable to advance to State.

I am also proud of theDeLeon football team and proud tobe a parent of a DeLeon Bearcat. Ihope you don't form an opinion ofall Gorman as displaying lack ofclass.

Sincerely,Brenda Tuckersbntucker@yahoo.com

Brenda,Thank you for your letter. I

concur with you entirely. I had alonger article, but had to cut it toget it into the paper. I was hopingmy respect for the good people ofGorman I know would show, aswell as for the good people I havenot met.

I saw some pushing and jaw-ing of disrespect on the field that Ido not feel belongs on the footballfield, not if we are teaching goodsportsmanship. Others on thesidelines with me confirm it.

But my biggest problem waswith running up the score withoutplaying the backups who deservesome playing time, and a fewadults who wanted more scoring.If DeLeon had run up the scoreagainst Gorman, I would havesought permission to write about itthat way, too, I assure you.

There are people I love inGorman. I would not indict theentire town. But the article was aneditorial, my opinion, and must beedgy to get others to think, to geton one side or the other.Otherwise, the article would not beworth printing.

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•3-2½, 2,770sf(CAD) custom brick home, approx. 1.4 acre, 3 car garage,ruralwater supply, paved drive, garden area, storage building [DVL01] $297,500

•3-2, w/2.5 Acres, 1,512sf(CAD) frame home, wood burning stove, carport, ruralwater, water well, shop [CC03] $137,500

•3-2, 2,086sf(CAD) living area brick home with carport, large shaded lot, fireplace,metal roof, storage building [WC01] $105,000 REDUCED $90,000

•3-2 approx. 1,500sf doublewide, screened porch, workshop, 2 wells, 2 large lotsand older frame home [JA02] $135,000

•2.3 A, w/2-1, 1,144sf(CAD) frame home, screened porch, well [GB02] $55,000•Service Station, 150’ on Hwy 377, 2 bays, 4 tanks, 7 pumps [WPH01] $60,000•3,925sf(CAD) Metal Commercial Building, walk-in cooler, central heat & air, office

& storage areas, restrooms [BW02] $75,000 REDUCED $65,000 71115

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Broker: Robert GilderAgents: Ronnie Golden, David Gilder,

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FOR RENTThe Housing Authorityof the City of DeLeon

has housing available to qualifiedfamilies and elderly applicants atthis time. An application may be

obtained at 200 E. NavarroDeLeon, Texas or by calling

(254) 893-2535.Monday thru Friday10am-12:30pm &

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equal housingopportunityto all who qualify.

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LAMB REAL ESTATE209 N. Texas St. - 254-893-6502

Bill Lamb, Broker - Troy Morris, Agentwww.deleonrealestate.com

• Grand older frame home on nice corner lot. Home has been updated and wellmaintained. Formal living and dining rooms plus den, French doors, high ceil-ings, 3 bdr, 2 full baths, CH/A, approx. 1868 sq. ft. (CAD) Large covered porch-es, patio, shop/storage. Very nice home for the price. $74,500.00• Very charming older 3-2 frame home on corner lot. Home has CH/A, formalliving, dining and a huge den. This home has approx. 2616 sq. ft. (CAD) $72,000.• 2 Bedroom, 1 Bath frame on 4+ acres $92,000.• 3-2-3 Brick on very nice corner lot. Hardwood floors. Large rooms. $92,500.• 3-2-1 carport, 2 Story frame on nice lot. $45,000.• LAND - Several pieces ranging from 56A to 360A.

APPRECIATION RECEPTION. Betty Terrill (third from the right) was honored with an“Appreciation Reception” Sunday, November 11, at the City Hall auditorium by members of theDeLeon Study Club, the Shakespeare Club, and the E.S.A. Sorority in recognition of her morethan 50 years of service with the DeLeon Peach and Melon Festival. Many area residentsdropped by to enjoy cookies and punch and to express their thanks to Betty in person. Alsopictured are Helen Grimshaw, June Carruth, Peggy Andress, Shirley Wilkerson, TjwanahSmith and Cindy Beaty.

WASHINGTON, DC -Congressman K. MichaelConaway (TX-11) announcedrecently that the Cross TimbersHealth Clinics, Inc. in De Leon,Texas, was awarded a grant of$1.6 million from the HealthCenter Cluster Program adminis-tered by the United StatesDepartment of Health and HumanServices.

“The Cross Timbers HealthClinic, Inc. is a valuable providerof healthcare for the medicallyunderserved areas of Eastland,Comanche, and Erath counties,”Conaway said. “I commend theefforts of the Department ofHealth and Human Services toidentify the needs of these ruralhealthcare centers and assisting inkeeping them open and serving thecitizens of District 11. AllAmericans deserve affordable andaccessible healthcare whether theyreside in rural or urban areas, and Iapplaud both the Cross TimbersHealth Clinic, Inc. and the DHHSfor their attention to the medicalneeds of these counties.”

The Cross Timbers HealthClinic, Inc. has been providingmedical services to the De Leonarea since 1967. Its services areavailable to everyone in the com-munity and works with privateinsurers, Medicare, Medicaid, andeven those without coverage toguarantee equal access to itspatients.

For more information regard-ing the Health Resources andServices Administration Grantprogram within the Department ofHealth and Human Services,please visit their website athttp://www.hrsa.gov/

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DeLeon ISD Board ReportNovember 12, 2007

The DeLeon ISD Board ofTrustees was focused on the issueof finances, with the news being allgood, as they met in regular ses-sion on November 12, 2007.

A public hearing was held bythe Board on the district’s mostrecent rating from the state’sFinancial Integrity Rating System(FIRST). The district received thetop rating of “SuperiorAchievement” with all indicatorsmeeting the required standard setby the state. The FIRST system isused as an accountability tool todetermine how well districts arehandling the resources provided atboth the state and local level.

The Board was also presentedmore good news delivered in the2006-07 District Financial Audit.The annual audit, conducted byDavis, Kinard & Co., P.C. ofAbilene is an annual requirementof the district. A clean audit reportwas presented by the auditors whonoted no irregularities or issues inthe district’s financial statements.

The auditors also reported thatthe district fund balance increased

by $459,467, with the districtshowing a total fund balance of$2,282,094.

The district’s fund balance iscomparable to a savings accountused for start-up expenses beforecurrent revenue is received and forany long term projects that aredone by the district. As a result ofthe increase in the fund balance,the Board dedicated an additional$500,000 of the fund balance forfuture facility construction andrenovation needs for the district.

The audit report was acceptedby the Board as presented, includ-ing the additional dedication offunds for future facility needs.

The Board conducted an addi-tional public hearing on the issueof the taxation of personal proper-ty in transit. Previously the Boardhad passed resolutions which taxedgoods that have been exemptedunder the Freeport Provisions ofthe state. Recent legislation passedby the state allowed for a broaden-ing of the exemption whichrequired action by the Board tokeep those values on the tax roll.

The adopted resolution by theBoard insures the district will keep$3.4 million in values and the$30,000 of revenue generated.The needed resolution was adopt-ed by the Board as presented.

The Board nominated, byadopted resolution, Gaylon Atkinsto serve on the Comanche CountyAppraisal District Board ofDirectors.

The district sold its remainingattendance credits for 2007-08school year to the Terrell CountyISD (Sanderson, Texas). TheDISD will receive payments fromTerrell County ISD for the remain-der of the school year in lieu ofreceiving state funding.

Any excess monies will beshared with the Region 14 and 18Educational Service Center fortechnology programs for schoolsin each region.

Local Policy: Admissionswas adopted by the Board as rec-ommended by the TASB PolicyService. The policy limits theadmission of students to thoseunder the age of 21.

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Time to Enter the Pecan Show The Extension Program

Council Pecan Committee invitesall Comanche and Brown CountyPecan Producers as well as anyarea homeowners with pecan treesto enter and participate in the 2007Comanche County Pecan Show onTuesday, December 4, at 8:30 a.m.at the Comanche CommunityCenter with judging at 1 p.m.

Entries will be accepted frompecan growers in either Comancheor Brown Counties but the pecansmust have been grown during thisyear and by the person entering.Pecan entries need to be entered by8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 4so that they can be processed fordisplay by 1 p.m. when judgingstarts.

A pecan entry must have aminimum of 50 nuts and belabeled with a variety name,exhibitor name, address and phonenumber. Growers are limited toone entry of each variety but thereis no limit on numbers of entries ofseedling or native pecans.

Pecan entries will beprocessed between 8:30 a.m. andnoon on Tuesday, December 4 atthe Comanche Community Center.Pecan exhibitors and all othersinterested are invited and encour-aged to help with this very impor-tant part of the Pecan Show.

Central Texas Regional Pecan Show

After judging the local showall entries are sent into the CentralTexas Regional Pecan show forjudging. This show will be held onTuesday, December 12, 2007 atthe Research and Extension Centerin Stephenville. This regionalshow includes all of the followingcounties: Bell/Williamson, Burnet,Comanche/Brown, Eastland, Falls,Haskell, Knox, McLennan,Mills/Brown/Lampasas/Hamilton,Navarro, Palo Pinto/Parker, SanSaba, Shackelford, Stephens,Wichita, and Young/Jack. 5 Hour Pesticide CEU Course

The last chance for PesticideCredits for 2007: The Extensionprograms in Bosque, Comanche,Eastland, Erath, Hamilton, Hoodand Somervell County will host a5 hour Continuing EducationProgram on December 6, 2007 atthe Texas A&M Research andExtension Center in Stephenville.Five continuing education credits(CEU‚s) will be offered to Private,Commercial and Non-Commercial Applicators. Thecourse will cost $30 and we askthat you pre-register by Friday,November 30. The $30 will coverthe cost of speakers, materials anda catered lunch.

Voters say yes to all 16 constitutional amendments

AUSTIN - Voters approvedall 16 constitutional amendmentsup for consideration in the Nov. 6statewide election.

Only about 8.5 percent of thestate's 12.6 million registered vot-ers cast ballots, Secretary of StatePhil Wilson said.

Once more, for the record,here are the briefs:

• Prop. 1: Switching AngeloState University to Texas TechSystem governance.

• Prop. 2: $500 million in gen-eral obligation bonds to financeeducational loans.

• Prop. 3: Authorizing theLegislature to limit the maximumaverage annual percentageincrease in the appraised value of aresidence homestead for ad val-orem tax purposes to 10 percent, ora greater percentage, for each yearsince the most recent tax appraisalof the homestead.

• Prop. 4: $1 billion in bondsfor maintenance, improvement,repair and construction projects,including prisons.

• Prop. 5: Allowing a cityunder 10,000 population to enterinto an agreement to limit taxes ona piece of municipal property.

• Prop. 6: Creating a taxexemption for one of a person'smotor vehicles.

• Prop. 7: Allowing a govern-mental body to sell land it acquiredby eminent domain.

• Prop. 8: Making changesregarding a person's eligibility fora home equity loan.

• Prop. 9: Granting disabledveterans exemptions from ad val-orem tax on their residence.

• Prop. 10: Abolishing theoffice of inspector of hides andanimals.

• Prop. 11: Requiring that theHouse and Senate take a recordvote on final passage of any bill,other than certain local bills, of aresolution proposing or ratifying aconstitutional amendment, or ofany other nonceremonial resolu-tion, and providing for publicaccess on the Internet to thoserecord votes.

• Prop. 12: $5 billion in high-way improvement bonds.

• Prop. 13: Authorizing thedenial of bail to a person who vio-lates certain court orders or condi-tions of release in a felony or fam-ily violence case.

• Prop. 14: Permitting judgespast retirement age to completetheir term of office.

• Prop. 15: Requiring the cre-ation of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas andauthorizing the issuance of up to$3 billion in bonds payable fromthe general revenues of the statefor research in Texas to find thecauses of and cures for cancer.

• Prop. 16: Providing for theissuance of additional general obli-gation bonds by the Texas WaterDevelopment Board in an amountnot to exceed $250 million to pro-vide assistance to economicallydistressed areasSchool district tests hybrid bus

Austin Independent SchoolDistrict is trying out a new plug-inhybrid school bus the school dis-trict recently purchased.

The bus cost $225,000.Federal and state grants covered$146,000 and funds from a 2004school district bond issue coveredthe remaining $79,000. The priceof a typical new diesel school buscan run $75,000 or more.

Austin ISD's 71-passengerdiesel-electric bus meets the latestfederal emission standards. It willget about 12 miles to the gallon.

Most school buses get aboutsix miles to a gallon of diesel,school officials said.

This is the first plug-in hybridschool bus in Texas, and one ofonly 18 in the United States.New manager for college fund

Texas Comptroller SusanCombs on Nov. 7 announced OFIPrivate Investments Inc. will be thenew manager of the state-spon-sored college savings plan.

The slogan for our new andimproved college savings plan is'The Start of Something Big,'"Combs said.

The firm, a subsidiary ofOppenheimerFunds Inc., willbegin managing Texas' $200 mil-lion 529 Plan on Nov. 19.

The estimated 20,000 currentaccount holders will transfer auto-matically from Tomorrow'sCollege Investment Plan to thedirect-sold Texas College SavingsPlan or the advisor-sold LoneStar529 Plan.

For a child born this year, theprojected cost of four years at apublic university will exceed$77,000 for tuition and fees alone. Four years of tuition and fees at aprivate university are expected toexceed $294,000. Room andboard, books and other expenseswill significantly increase the pricetag, Combs said.

Comanche CountyHealthcare Volunteers

The Comanche CountyHealthcare Volunteers met in regu-lar session Tuesday, November 6in the hospital cafeteria. Followingopening prayer led by AlanMcGlauchlin, President PatBrownlee introduced KevinStorey, Administrator, who spokeon a variety of topics to bring thevolunteers up to date on hospitalbusiness. His first order of busi-ness was to give each volunteer amug with the hospital logo. Thesemugs will replace the pink pitchersand cups in the admit kit for patientcare. He stated that the position ofHuman Resources Officer is beingfilled with a starting date ofDecember 1. Mr. Storey stated thatthe Board has approved the pur-chase of new lab equipment,enabling our hospital to do moreextensive tests, thereby keepingthe revenue here instead of havingto send testing to other hospitals.The volunteers were updated as toMedicare payments, as well assavings brought about by new con-tracts, refunds from overpaymentsin the past, etc. The new ambu-lance is in use and the question ofprofit for this department wasaddressed.

Several hospital employeescame to thank the Volunteers forrecent purchases including BrendaWoolsey, Director of the Med/SurgDept, for medical chart covers;Danny Owens for the GPS unitspurchased for each ambulance aswell as new lettering on the olderambulances, and Gilbert Torres forthe purchase of new software toenhance his job as Director of IT. Itwas also noted that a new commer-cial blender has been purchased forthe kitchen.

In the business session,Lynnda Gentry read the minutesfrom the October meeting in theabsence of Jolene Whitehurst.They were approved as read.

Nancy Swan gave the treasur-er’s report, including deposits frommonies made at the recent FishFry, Bath and Beauty sales, afghan

sales, and a contribution from BradBettis to show his appreciation forthe volunteers‚ work at the FitnessCenters in DeLeon andComanche; and disbursements asapproved by the volunteers.

A total of 444 volunteer hourswere reported for the month.

A report was given on theprogress of the memorial areaplanned. This area will be built toshowcase the honorary/memorialbricks sold by the Volunteers.Contact any volunteer for an appli-cation.

Six members attended theDistrict meeting held inBrownwood recently. Severalgood ideas were gleaned from thatmeeting.

Gayland Daughtery reportedon the success of the Fish Fry. Itwas the biggest yet and the supportof the entire county and surround-ing area is appreciated. Sid andPeggy Moore will co-chair theFish Fry next year.

Sue Gibson reported the win-ners of the Department HalloweenContest; First Place, Admitting;Second, Med/Surg; Third, Lab;Honorable Mention, Hospice. Thedecorations were all very good anda good time was had by all.

Ann Anders and JaniceSimpson were named Volunteersof the Month. Ann volunteers atWhitestone, is a relief pink lady,and a substitute at the ComancheWellness Center. Janice volunteersas a pink lady and works regularlyat the Kimmell Wellness Center.Both enjoy serving others throughthe Healthcare Volunteers. Theirprofiles can be read on the website.

Christmas is coming and theVolunteers will again decorate thehospital patient wing and the frontlobby. All volunteers were asked tomeet November 27 at 10:00AM. Itwas also noted that the ChristmasCard Project will begin that sameweek.

The Book Fair will be heldNovember 13 and 14 in the hospi-tal lobby, always a great time forgift giving and stocking stuffers.

A request from ER for a newstretcher was discussed andapproved. It will be ordered in thenext few days.

The Volunteers voted unani-mously to change the meetingtime. The December 4 meetingwill be a lunch meeting, beginningat 12:30PM.

Attending were Jane Nowlin,Sue Gibson, Ann Anders, PauletteNabors, Sibyl Switzer, GenevaNabors, Arlene Pies; RodneySwan; Nancy Swan, DonnieBrownlee, Bobbye Heathington,Alan McGlauchlin, Pat Brownlee,Marlene Cox, Peggie Penn, PatShields, Peggy Moore, Sid Moore,LaJoyce Davis, Peggy Moore,Gayland Daughtery, RoyceDaughtery, Judy Sadberry, andLynnda Gentry.

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FFA Leadership Development Event Teams participated in the Tarleton State University LDE Invitational contest. DeLeon FFA members

competed against other LDE teams from all across the state of Texas.

2nd Place out of 9 TeamsJr. Chapter Conducting (Parliamentary Procedure)

DeLeon FFA Team members were Wesley Beeman, Darian Cleere,Margaret Nabors, Emilie Royall, Ashley Auvenshine, Jake Paul and Keisha Floyd

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Daniel Garcia, a 2002 DHSgraduate, is very enthusiastic abouthis new business, Garcia TireService, located in a leased build-ing near the “S” curve on TexasStreet, next to the DeLeon ProduceMarket.

Garcia, the son of SylviaAlvarez and Edwardo Alvarez,says that “tires have been my busi-ness for 10 years.”

Although he recently co-owned a tire shop in Abbott, Texas,Garcia said he really wanted to dobusiness in DeLeon.

“I was born and raised here,”he said, “nothing feels like home. Iwanted to come home and be ofservice to my hometown people.”

Garcia said that service is hisnumber one priority.

“I want people to know thatwhen they pull up out here, they’regoing to get service -- service doneright,” Garcia said.

Garcia said he’ll have 50 dif-ferent tires in stock, but that his“number one line” will be theDelta brand.

“But if they need a certain tire,and I don’t have it,” Garcia said, “Ican have it fast. For example, ifthey’re here at 2 p.m. needing atire, I can have it by 4 p.m.”

Garcia’s business also fea-tures 24-hour roadside service.

Garcia said he’s not afraid ofhard work. “This is all I’veknown,” he said. “I started work-

ing with when I was 14 years old.I had a lot of family responsibili-ties.”

Daniel is still big on family.“My wife, Consuelo, and I, havethree beautiful kids, and one moreon the way,” he said. The childrenare Brenda, 5; Luis, 4; and Lexus,11 1/2 months.

Although he’s currently theonly employee, Garcia said he willeventually hire someone else.

“This is a full-service tireshop,” he said. “I have state-of-the-art equipment, including com-puterized wheel-balancing and tiremachine. I can fix all kinds of flats,from split-wheels to truck/tractorsand light trucks. I can fix tiresfrom 13 inches to 24 inches.”

Garcia said he plans to be at

the tire shop by 7 a.m. each morn-ing. “And I plan on staying until 6p.m. but I’ll stay later if I need to,”he said.

One of the things Daniel ismost proud of is that he will beable to make life a little easier forfarmers and ranchers by providing“field work.”

“If someone has a flat on a bigpiece of equipment,” Garcia said,“I can go out to the farm, in thefield, to do the work. All you haveto do is call me.”

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CHECKING IT ALL OUT. There was lots to see at the DeLeon Indian Artifact Show as visi-tors could look over all sorts of arrowheads, Indian artifacts of all sorts, jewelry, guns, books,and fossils. There was also quite a bit of buying and selling that took place.

MARVELING AT THE BEAUTIFUL ARTIFACTS. These were but a few who were looking atthe items on display belonging to Winston Ellison of Fair Oaks Ranch near San Antonio, seenon the left in the background.

ADMIRING THE RUGS. Choise Smith of Floydada, north of Lubbock, seen in the blurredmotion on the right, exhibited the many different types of items he has found and collectedover the years. He had all sorts of arrowheads of both flint and metal (including one made ofsilver), Spanish artifacts and, as seen above, early Navaho rugs.

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SURPRISE FIND. The Dublin man who found this beautiful paleo point (probably a Plainviewtype and pictured with a quarter coin) had received a load of sand to use in his yard when hespotted it. It was only years later that he was advised of its great value. The dealers weredisappointed when he didn’t show any interest in selling it.

ARROWHEADS GALORE. These are a small sampling of gorgeous arrowheads that wereexhibited at the DeLeon Indian Artifact Show last Saturday, November 10.

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DeLeon Elementary wouldlike to invite everyone to join themfor three Awards Assemblies onMonday, November 19, 2007.The assemblies are for celebratingour students’ accomplishments forthe second six weeks. Eachassembly will be held in the cafe-teria. The first assembly willbegin at 8:30 a.m. for the third andfourth grades. The second assem-bly will begin at 9:30 a.m forkindergartners. The third assem-bly will begin at 1:30 p.m. for firstand second grades. Awards will bepresented to students for perfectattendance, no tardies, “A” HonorRoll, “AB” Honor Roll,Tremendous Improvement, andAR.

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Week 11 • November 16 & 17

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S p o n s o r e d b y :1. Ag Texas Farm Credit Services

2. All Star Clips

3. Ballenger & Associates

4. Bayer Motor Company

5. Bobby Winkles Construction

6. Clark Tractor & Supply

7. Clemons Motor Company

8. Comanche County Abstract

9. Comanche County Telephone

10. Cook Insurance

11. DeLeon Athletic Booster Club

12. DeLeon Independent School District

13. Farmers & Merchants Bank

14. Freddie’s Short Stop & BBQ

15. Frontier Boot & Shoe Repair

16. Gilder Construction & Storage Building

17. Gilder Realty

18. Golden Oak Milling

19. Gooden Petroleum, Inc.

20. Hwy 6 Cafe

21. Lampman Pecan House

22. Lawrence Bro.

23. Mid-Tex Cellular

24. Nowlin Funeral Home

25. OBBCO Ranch

26. Pate’s Hardware

27. Pecan House & Mo’s Dirt Work

28. Price’s Flowers & Gifts

29. Rollie’s On Texas

30. Screens & More

31. Star Arms Gunshop

32. State Farm Insurance

33. Steve Sheetz Plumbing

34. Texas Chevron

35. Thomas Propane

36. Weaver Drug

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G2--Gorman (15) vs Lindsey (1)

G3--Tolar (26) vs Valley View (8)

G4--Hico (7) vs Lone Oak (2)

G5--Albany (16) vs Christoval (4)

G6--Merkel (33) vs Early (14)

G7--Snyder (34) vs Brownwood (5)

G8--Wylie (9) vs Decatur (25)

G9--Abilene High (10) vs Weatherford (30)

G10--Abilene Cooper (23) @ Mansfield

Timberview (17)

G11--Nocona (6) @ Cisco (12)

G12--Star (35) @ Gustine (20)

G13--Oklahoma (32) @ Texas Tech (27)

G14--Ohio State ( 24) @ Michigan (3)

G15--Missouri (22) @ Kansas State (36)

Week 11 • November 16 & 17

The next item, a request todrop the requirement for a policeofficer to have to live within thecity limits, and instead have a 20minute response time, was dis-cussed in open session.

This item, just as the onebefore it, was being presented byChief Dickey as possibly anothermeans to attract new officers.After a brief discussion, Councilmembers approved the requestunanimously.

The last police departmentrelated agenda item, “ReinstatingRobert Kluge as patrolman and/orfire marshall” was not discussed,and Mayor Owen noted that theCouncil would take no action onthat item.

In other business, Councilmembers:

• Approved the minutes fromthe October 25, 2007 meeting.

• Approved the October 2007Tax Statement.

• Voted to have the City’sChristmas party December 8, atHwy. 6 Cafe.

• Nominated Gaylon Atkinsto the Comanche CountyAppraisal District board of direc-

tors. • Approved the placement of

a street light at the corner of Texasand Wofford streets (at the requestof nearby residents) to discouragecriminal mischief in the area.

• Approved transfer of titlefor a 1972 Chevrolet pickup.Mayor Owen explained that thiswas a pickup that had been donat-ed to the fire department, manyyears ago, and that the title was inthe city’s name for insurance pur-poses. The fire department“retired” the pickup recently andneeded the title to sell it.

• Discussed Ordinance #016-07, an ordinance taxing tangiblepersonal property in transit whichwould otherwise be exempt pur-suant to Texas Tax Code, section11.253. When some councilmembers expressed confusion asto exactly what this ordinancereferred, City Attorney LoisRockefeller offered an explana-tion. “Goods in transit is inventorybasically,” Rockefeller said, “thatsomeone may have here, andthey’re moving them -- they mayhave them in a warehouse, or atruck. But you as an entity, as well

as all the other taxing entities,have the power to tax personalproperty -- as versus real property.The Legislature has now passed alaw that says that goods in transitwill be exempted from personalproperty taxation -- unless the citywants to continue to tax it. Thenyou have to pass an ordinancebefore January 1. Actually, youhave to have a public hearingbefore you can pass this. (Plannedfor the next regular meeting).This is just for informationtonight, you will not vote on this.And if you pass this ordinancebefore January 1, you can contin-ue to tax goods in transit.”

“This basically though, is justlike a business’ inventory that’sbeen taxed previously,”Councilman Howard Gifford said.

“Right,” Rockefeller said. “That’s what I was told,”

Karen Wilkerson, city secretary,agreed. “If we were currentlydoing personal property tax, thenwe needed to have this ordinancein place. And I checked withJuanita (Gray) and we are doingthat. So we’ll have a public hear-ing at the next meeting(November 29).”

In the open discussionbetween City officials andemployees, Mayor Owen dis-cussed the latest progress at thenew Community Park, noting atone point that there was now“lighting at the back part of thepark” and “the bathroom parti-tions are in” along with severalother notable improvements.

“So we are still making head-way,” Owen said.

Council member Stroud dis-cussed a display that the Citywould prepare for the CountryChristmas at City Hall early inDecember. Stroud said that sheand the other city employeesthought that an informational dis-play, including a video of thebuilding process, a history of theproject, small Community Parkcalendars, and a donation jarwould be appropriate. “We’re just

going to do a promotional thing,”Stroud said, “instead of trying tosell anything.”

Stroud also discussed the lat-est DDT (Developing DeLeonToday) report, in which she notedthat Ben Barnes wanted to dosomething in memory of hismother, the late Ina Barnes, andthe things which had been sug-gested included improvements toCity Hall.

Council members Freeman,Locke and Gifford had no city-related business to discuss.

Karen Wilkerson informedthe Council that the sign for theCommunity Park had arrived, butthere was one misspelled businessname on the sign, and it was notwhat she had ordered.

After a brief discussion,Council members encouragedWilkerson to pursue attempts to,“get the sign as she’d ordered it.”

At that point, SuperintendentMohundro arrived, and discussionof agenda item #7 began.

“I come tonight on behalf ofthe DeLeon School District,”Mohundro said, “to entertain aproposal that we have. As youknow, for the past many years, thesoftball and baseball fields, whichare currently owned by the city,has been maintained pretty muchentirely by the school. We do useit for our softball and baseball..andwe are interested, as a school dis-trict, in doing some improvementsout there. And when I sayimprovements, we’re looking atsome major improvements, partic-ularly on the baseball field, includ-ing new dugouts, new stands, newscore box. We’ve had pledgesmade by the Athletic BoosterClub, in the amount of $10,000;the youth baseball (DeLeonSports) Association has pledged$5,000, and the School Board hascommitted $15,000. So we have$30,000 on the table for improve-ments. However, I cannot in goodconscience, invest my taxpayer’smoney in that project unless theschool district has full control.”

Mohundro said with threeentities involved, the city, theschool, and the baseball associa-tion, the potential for problems isgreater. But if someone is incharge of the facilities and agreesto takes the responsibility, and hasthe resources to do it, fewer prob-lems should arise.

“There is a desire on ourpart,” Mohundro said, “to takeresponsibility for it. We’realready doing a lot of it anyway.We basically want all of it, so wecan take care of it. We are willingto work with the youth baseballassociation and draw up leaseagreements, for the long termsafety of their program. We’re nottrying to preclude any access ontheir part.”

Mohundro said that withimproved facilities, hosting play-off games was a distinct possibili-ty, which would be a benefit to thecity.

“My goal,” Mohundro said,“is to have the best facilities possi-ble for our school district...theother option the school district hasis to go out and buy a piece of landand put it in ourselves, and it willbe strictly school facilities, but forthe best interest of the community,I don’t think that’s the way to go.”

At the conclusion ofMohundro’s remarks, MayorOwen asked if any of the DeLeonSports Association members, orAthletic Booster Club members,had any input.

Todd Griffin, board memberof the DeLeon (youth) SportsAssociation, said that he knew theassociation didn’t have the fund-ing to make needed repairs to thefields, and outlined a few of them,including “inferior lighting.”

“But my concern right now,”Griffin said, “is that as soon ashigh school baseball is over, thatfield is pretty much ours untilschool starts. This last year, wehad four tournaments out there.There’s not a better playing sur-face probably within 75 miles ofhere. We had tournaments herethat were supposed to be in othertowns, but they got rained out. Itbrought more traffic into town. Iknow that short term, it(Mohundro’s plan) would be animprovement to our baseball pro-gram, but I just want to make sure

we don’t get excluded, in anyshape, form, or fashion. Becauseour baseball program has grownin the last two or three years,we’re up to over 300 kids now.I’m a strong believer that thesekids have to have something to doin the summer.”

Griffin then discussed a fewmore specific concerns, includingwho will pay for the use of lightsat night, if it’s school property.

“I know those are things thatcan be worked out,” Griffin said,“but they’re just sort of things thatpop up.”

Lacy Gibson, DeLeon SportsAssociation co-secretary, also dis-cussed some concerns includingbeing able to use the fields forpractice after hours, during theschool baseball and softball sea-son, which is the current practice.

“We schedule our practicesaround high school baseball andsoftball, we know they come first”Gibson said, “but we just need toknow that we can schedule prac-tices for our 300 youth, when thefields are not in use.”

“I don’t think that’s a prob-lem at this point,” Mohundro said.“I think that’s more of a logisticsproblem.”

Gibson went on to say thatshe and other Youth BaseballAssociation members feel protec-tive of their youth because they’d“built it from nothing to some-thing financially” and they wantedto keep it that way.

Mohundro said he under-stood their concerns, and recog-nized the importance of a youthbaseball organization.

“The reality is, from a longterm standpoint of having a suc-cessful high school program, youwant a successful youth program,”Mohundro said. “Because ifthey’ve not touched a ball or a batuntil they get to high school, it’snot going to be a very good pro-gram.”

After a short executive ses-sion, Council members voted “toconvey the property to the school,with the stipulation that they workout an interlocal agreement withthe City, and a lease agreementwith the DeLeon Sports (YouthBaseball) Association.”

Council Members Approve Transfer of Some Baseball and Softball Fields

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