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11-12 ALL STARS open their bid for a third straight trip to the national tournament tonight at 8:30 p.m.
as the Region IV tournament gets underway at Tiger Gymnasium. Team members pictured are: (front
Loper, Clyde Dowell, Greg Ashiock, Billy Hughes, Donnie Hedge and Sean Stenovitch. (Back row l-to-r)
McKean, Andy Thomas, Mike Hoyt, Grady Baker and Mike Lowery, Standing in back are coaches Dee
ers. Coach Gary Ashlock is not pictured. (Photo by Tom Wylie.)
By BENNY ROGERS
The 1981 boys Region IV Little Drib-
bler tournament gets underway today
(Thursday) at Tiger Gynmasium.
Eight teams are scheduled to compete
in the double elimination, three day
meet.
Teams from Malakoff, Brownsboro,
Quitman and Winnsboro will hattie in
the junior and major divisions. The 9-10
year olds compete in the junior section,
while the II-12 year oids play in the
major league.
At stake for the junior division winner
is a trip to the national tournament in
Llevelland April 15-18, while the major
division winner will meet the Region III
win~m" in a best two out of three series
to decide the national tourney represen-
tative. The Region III meet will be held
in Fairfield.
Quitman and Brownsboro are
scheduled to open the tournament at
4:45 followed by the Malakoff-
Winnsboro clash at 6. Brownsboro
comes into the tourney as the defending
regional junior division champion. The
Brownsboro stars defeated Malakoff by
two points in the finals last year.
The major division portion gets star-
ted at 7:15 as Brownsboro and Win-
nsboro collide. Malakoff's 11-12 boys,
bidding for their third consecutive trip
to the national meet, tangle with Quit- Brad Taylor. The team is coached by
man's All Stars at 8:30. The local stars John Beasley and Chip Souza.
won the national championship as 9-10 Major division team members are
year olds two years ago and finished Greg Ashlock, Paul Loper, Mike Hoyt,
fourth in the nation last season. Donnie Hodge, Grady Baker, Scan
Action continues Friday afternoon, Stenovitch, Billy Hughes, Mike
beginning at 4:45, as the teams head Lowery, Clyde Dowell, Willie Smith,
toward the championship games set for Andy Thomas and Sean McKean.
Saturday night at 7:15 in the junior Coaches are Gary Ashiock, Dee Hoyt
division and 8:30 in the major division, and Benny Rogers.
Saturday's action gets started at 10:30
a.m. Tournament Director Mike Hodge
Representing Malakoff in the junior encourages area fans to attend the
division are Bart Beasley, Eric Clen- tournament and support the local
denning, Guy Monroe, Steven Gregory, teams with enthusiasm and good spor-
Marcus Hornbuckle, Marcus Dowels, tsmanship. Hodge also reminds fans
Redney Slaton, Chris Ivey, Frank Pat- that concessions will he available and
ttson, Marck Trice, Eric Trimble and that there will be an admission charge.
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YEAR, NUMBER 16
Box 509, Malokoff, Texas 75148 489-0531
THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1981
ROUNSAVALL Mrs. Drake,~ presidenf~'of Cityher of the First Baptist Church in
was named Malakoff Building Supplies, is the widow of the Malakoff where she has been a Sunday
Year before a crowdlate Marles Drake who was namedSchool teacher for 44 years. She is a
annual Chamber Citizen of the Year two years ago. She member of the choir at church, serves
i Tuesday nig, h t.was cited for her community work, as church hostess and is a membei, of
nstalled as "~ specifically her w~: with U~e Chain, t~e, ~hureh ~fi~wer eommlt~e: She ~:i
organization and Jack ber. She is active in all areas of volun-
Director of the teer activities, including the Cancer
Society and United Way. She is a mem-
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Reagan is listed in good condition in George Washington
in Washington following a gunshot wound to the left lung
vas shot as he left a speaking engagement at a Washington
doctors reported that Reagan is in good
to three months.
was Reagan's press secretary, James Brady, who was shot
Secret Service agent Ken McCarthy who was shot in
igton policeman Thomas C. Delahnty.
Hinckley, Jr., a former Highland Park resident, was
"attempted assassination" of the president.
currently serves as vice,lZreeident ;of
the American Business Womed~s
Association and is a director for the
Chamber of Commerce. She was also
installed as vice president of the .
organization at the banquet.
Mr. and Mrs. Drake have long be~)
noted in the Malakoff area for their help
to individuals and families. Mrs. Drake
takes a special interest in helping
young people.
She is the mother of three children,
Donna Brownlow, wife of Texas Ranger
Ronnie Brownlow; Chris Drake of
Houston and another daughter, Bar-
hat.a, who died at the age of 18. She has
five grandchildren, Laura, Casey, Ben
and Brad Brownlow of Palestine and
Blaine Drake of Houston.
In accepting the award Mrs. Drake
said that all of her activities were plan-
ned "to promote the Christian ideal of
See NANNIE, page 12
NANNIE DRAKE is congratulated by out-going Chamber of Commerce president Jack McCooi Tuesday night after she was
named Malakoff Citizen of the Year. Also pictured is in-coming president Wayne Callaway and Mrs. Callaway. (Staff Photo
by Ann Rounsavall)
hopefuls have filed
Sillick, is not
Five hopefuls have
places on the Cross
is contested by
a.m. and close at 7
positions open,
candidates seeking
Mayor Howard Julian
C. L. Nichols and Er-
, for election in the
dection
,Hall.
Howard Julian will
have several choices be contested on the ballot by Joe B. monOand Mark Davis. CANEY CITY
upcoming electionDingier and candidates for the two TOWN OF TRINIDAD The terms of mayor and two two-year
places on the council to be filled are in- In Trinidad four hopefuls have filed terms of councilmen will be on the
interest will in-cumhentC. L. Nichols and Robert Her- for the mayor's post. IncumbenthallottnCaneyCtty. The two year term
I.S.D. trustee race nandez. Wilson did not file for re- Lamesa Sillick did not file for re- of Mayor Dottle Hale and positimm of
are vying for twoelection, election, but hopefuls for the post are Bob Garrett and Melvin Langley will be
MALAKOFF 1.8.D. Bill Freeman, Ernest Jenkins, open for election. The election will be
Two places will be open on the ballot Freeman Miller and Johnny Pete held at Caney City City hall with Bobble
for Malakoff I. S. D. trustee. The seats Alrheart.
held by Sam Tanner and Charles Mor- Seeking re-election to their council Anderson as election Judga.
Filing for the post of mayor is
man, both three year terms, will be posts are incumbonts Erma Dickey and Dorothy Hale and George A. Capuano.
filled. Voting will be at the Tool City Arthur Arnold. Also a candidate for
Seeking council posts are hOl0~fuis
Hall and the Malakoff Elementary councilman isElmerPhilltps. Melvin Langley, George B. Roberts,
School cafeteria. William H. (Ted) Rodgers, Booker T.
Incumbent Charles Morman has filed TRINIDAD I.S.D. Broekins and Albert M. Reagan.
for re-election, and other candidates Two three year terms will be up for
are Larry Callaway, Jan Sneed and election in the Trinidad I.S.D. vote. The
Walter Jackson. terms of Bill Green and Bobby Roun- CITY OF STAR HARBOR
CROSS ROADS I.S.D. savall will expire. Also on the ballot will Voters in Star Harbor will elect three
The places held by Don Hughes, be the unexpired term of B. W. Tatum aldermen for two-year terms. Elmer
James Pryor and Rance Anding will he who resigned the position due to ill Finley and Roy Baxley are retiring at
upfor election in the Cross Reads I.S. health. The election will be held at the end of their terms in April. Dr.
D. Voting will be in the homemaking the school. Noble Hodge is offering to serve
building at the schoel. Incumbents Rounaavall and Greenanother term upon expiration of his
Incumbents Hughes, Pryor and An- have filed for re-election, and James present term, and other hopefuls are
cling have filed for re-election and other Johnston has filed for the unexpired Lewis Book, Graham T. (Johnny)
hopefuls are Bill Hope, Mark Drum- tel're. Johnson.
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cluded Arthur Arnold, Billie Davis,
Erma Dickey and John Spencer.
The item that they refer to was
Alrheart's statement that while serving
as mayor "Bill Freeman broke the
standing contract we bad with NIPAK
and got the council to change the con-
tract."
The statement signed by Mayor
Sillick states that Mayor Freeman did
not break the contract and did not try to
break the contract, but worked diligen-
Uy to retain the contract as originally
negotiated.
The history of the controversy started
when NIPAK was built. At that time the
town of Trinidad agreed to sell water to
the firm and signed a contract that
highly contested local
sin interest as four
the mayor's post in
Sllllck has not
to her position but
Bill Freeman and
filed. Other can-
Pete Alrheart
run
inThe News
four members of the
t
some information
Counciimem.
the statement in-
provided that NIPAK would pay the City secretary Genice Blythe conflr-
cmts of running the lines and any ad- med this week that at one time MAR-
ditional costs that the town would incur. SCO owed the town some $14,000 in past
NIPAK, a subsidiary of Euserch,due water charges. Since that time, she
Corp. and Lone Star Gas Company, said, they have paid $7,000 of the
shut down their operation unexpectedly original hill and have agreed to pay the
in 1978. They sold a portion of their balance within two or three weeks.
plant to Marsco in Feb. 1960. NIPAK, "Our original contract with NIPAK
still stands, as far as the town is Con-
according to records at city hall,
requested at that time that the town
allow NIPAK to sell the original con-
tract binding payments to MARSCO.
The town council voted not to allow the
sale of the contract.
MARSCO, a subsidiary of Williams-
Hudson Group, LTD, an English related
conglamarate, filed Chapter 11
bankruptcy in February, 1981.
cerned," Mrs. Blythe said.
Mrs. Blythe also said that some,
question had been raised concerning
the amount of past due accounts.
"The town has very few delinquent
water bills," she said'. "We have two
that are over two months past due, and
See TOWN, page 12
Calendar of events
MEETINGS
Friends of the Library will meet Wednesday, April 8, at 10 a.m. at the Library.
All members are urged to be present.
Malakoff Volunteer Firemen will meet Monday, April 6, at 7 p.m. at the fire
station for a training session.
Trinidad Chamber of Commerce will meet Monday, April 6, at the community
center at 7 p.m.
Malakoff Masonic Lodge No. 759 study club will be held Monday night at the
lodge hall.
Malakoff Dad's Club will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, at the club's
facilities.
The I. O. O. F. will meet Tuesday, April 7, at the lodge hall for their weekly
meeting.
Malakoff Rotarians will meet at noon Tuesday, April 7 at the Harbor House
Restaurant for their weekly luncheon.
The annual Azalea Trails began Saturday, March 28 in Tyler. The Trails will
remain open through April 5.
The Malakoff Lions Club will hold its regular meeting this Thursday evening at
the Lions Den at 7 o'clock.
The Malakoff Art Society will meet Tuesday, April 7, at 7:30 p.m. at the city
hall conference room. Dr. Margaret Hick of Navarro County Junior College will
present slides.
Malakoff Masonic Lodge will hols an MM Degree Monday, April 6, at 7:30 p.m.
in place of the regular study club.
DERRICK DAYS' CELEBRATION
The fifth Annual Derrick Days' Celebration will be held in Corsicans March 28-
April 4. The list of activities to be held in this town located on Interstate 45, sixty
miles south of Dallas, includes events for all ages.
The major day of Derrick Days week is Saturday, April 4. Events scheduled for
this day include a 9.3 mile run. The Oil Town Minithon; a 9 mile marathon canoe
race, appropraitely called the "Corsicans Spill," and the Texas Championship
Whttewater Kayak Slalom Race.
Also scheduled are a Chili Cook-off, softball tournament, old-time fiddler's con-
test, hot air hallon race, spring bazaar, children's events including a visit from
Ronaid McDonald, Kids Olympics, Super Teams Competition, Oil and Energy
Museum, Classic Car Show, Armadillo Race, Bed Race, and plenty of food.
For additional information, contact the Corsicans Chamber of Commerce,
P.O. Box 426, Corsicans, TX 75110, or call 214/874-4731.
OFFICE nOUns
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your convu/~te-, Ide|um c~tsct the office durtnS those heurs to auure that Yunr mnve isincluded,
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p.m. on the pr~mdtol Momby.
DEADLINE INFORMATION
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Malako~f News Is 4 p.m. the preceedin8 Monday,
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