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For The Record The Paris News, Sunday, April 15, 1990 Page 4A Deaths Britt Skidmore DEPORT Funeral services for Britt Skidmore of Deport were conducted Saturday in the Faith Baptist Church with the Rev. Jerry Moore and the Rev. Rickey Logan officiating. Grant Funeral Home made burial in Highland Cemetery. Bearers were Scotty Norwood, Tommy Malone, J.W.

Sims, Donald Crawford, Dean Norman, John Allen, Eddie Shepherd, and Charles Nichols. Mr. Skidmore died Thursday. Robertson funeral Graveside series for Lennie Robertson of San Antonio were conducted Friday at Restland Cemetery in Roxton with the Rev. Martin Corey officiating.

Gene Roden's Sons, Directors of Funerals, had charge of arrangements. Mrs. Robertson died April 10 in San Antonio. Campbell funeral Funeral services for Agnes A. Campbell, Rt.

5, Paris, were conducted Saturday in Gene Roden's Sons Funeral Home Chapel, with burial in Evergreen Cemetery. The Rev. Jerry Moore officiated. Grandsons served as pallbearers. Mrs.

Campbell died April 12. Ida Blackmon Ida Blackmon, 91, 788 Hickory Street, died in Medical Plaza Nursing Home Thursday, April 12. Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday, April 16, in Maxey Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Rondie Williams officiating.

Burial will be in Fairland Cemetery. Mrs. Blackmon was born Dec. 20, 1898, in Box Springs, a daughter of Jim and Mattie Banks. She attended Choctaw County schools and was a Baptist.

Surviving are a daughter, Arizona Fulbright of Paris; two grandchildren, Willie Mae Reed and Ola Mae Moore, both of Paris; and several great and great-great- grandchildren. Callie McNeal Gallic McNeal, 819 E. Provine, died Friday, April 13, at McCuistion Medical Center. Services are pending with Maxey Funeral Home. Christine Nicholson Christine Nicholson, 65, Rt.

1, Arthur City, died at McCuistion Regional Medical Center at 5 a.m. Saturday, April 14. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, April 16, at the Assembly of God Church in Garretts Bluff with the Rev. Frankie Dawes and the Rev.

Bill Jordan officiating. Fry and Gibbs Funeral Home will make burial in Presbyterian Cemetery at Chicota. The family will receive friends from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

They will be at the home of Harley and Jimmie Faye White in Forest Chapel. Mrs. Nicholson was born Jan. 20, 1925, in Lamar County, a daughter of Alvin E. Farmer and Beatrice Emma Booth Fanner.

She attended Chicota schools and married Melvin T. Nicholson on Feb. 2, 1942. Surviving are her husband; one son, Thomas J. Nicholson of Powderly; one granddaughter, Pam McBrayer of Paiis; one grandson, Jimmy Hale of Paris; five great- grandchildren; two sisters, Marie Hawkins of Chicota and Norma Jean Smith of Paris, and four brothers, Odell Farmer of Fort Towson, Ray Farmer of Chicota, Lonzo Farmer and Wayne Farmer, both of Grant, Okla.

John Donnelley KILGORE John Donnelley, 68, of Kilgore died Friday, April 13, in Roy H. Laird Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, April 16, in Rader Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Tatum Cemetery, Tatum, Texas.

Mr. Donnelley was born Nov. 22, 1921, in Anstead, W. Va. He was retired from the Air Force after 20 years of service and retired in 1986 from the City of Kilgore.

Survivors include his wife; Marie; one stepson, Jimmy Ma- karskji; three brothers, Pat Donnelly of Tatum, Charles Ray Owens of San Francisco, and Ruel Owens of Garland; and a sister, Mrs. C.R. Jameson of Tatum. Maxey House Museum burglarized Thursday The Forecast Three cans of oil were apparently the only things stolen overnight Thursday from the Maxey Museum at 612 S. Church according to a burglary report released Saturday.

Police said entry was gained by kicking open a window that had been sealed with boards. An estimate of the damage to a wall in the museum has yet to be released. A JANUARY theft was reported only last week, according to police, who did not specify how much money was taken from a building in the 500 block of 8th Street NE. The crime is listed as a felony theft, and would therefore have resulted in the loss of at least $750. OTHER REPORTED activity included four misdemeanor thefts, two minor accidents, a report of disorderly conduct and a report of criminal mischief.

PARIS EMERGENCY Medical Service paramedics responded to 26 calls; 12 transfers, six emergencies, five injuries and three backup calls. Paris fire fighters answered two traffic accident calls and one "public service." A LAMAR County constable responded to a report of trash dumping in Deport. Another later Police Roundup responded to a report of a missing person in Powderly. THE LAMAR County Sheriffs Department made one felony arrest Friday. James Larry Atwood was arrested on a warrant charging him with indecency with a child.

OTHER ACTIVITY reported by the sheriffs department included a report of indecency with a child, two misdemeanor arrests, a report of trash dumping at Arthur City, serving five civil citations, an emergency commitment of a person to Terrell State Hospital, the recovery of a stolen boat motor and a report of telephone harassment in Blossom. At 8 a.m. Saturday, there were 80 Lamar County inmates; 79 in the Lamar County jail and one in Gregg County. PERSONS WITH information about any unsolved felony crime are asked to call Crime Stoppers at 785-TIPS, day or night, and speak to the person on duty. Callers are not asked to give their names and calls are not recorded.

Crime Stoppers pays up to $1,000 cash for information leading to an arrest and grand jury indictment. PARIS AREA: Sunday, warm; and humid with a 20 percent chance; of afternoon and evening thunder-: storms. High in the mid 80s. South; wind 10 to 20 mph. Sunday partly cloudy.

Low in the lower Monday, partly cloudy with a slighti chance of thunderstorms. High in', the mid 80s. The chance of rain is 20! percent. EXTENDED: Fair Monday. Partly; cloudy Tuesday.

A slight chance of; thunderstorms Wednesday. Mild! nights and warm days. Lows in the! 60s. Highs in the lower to mid Texas Weather From The Front Drugs Continued from page one warrants when they stumbled onto the drugs about 4 p.m. Friday afternoon.

"No one would respond at the residence," Mitchell said, "so we went around to the back of the house to see if anyone was back there." Behind the house, the officers found a flatbed trailer with 133 potted marijuana plants lying in plain sight. The plants ranged in height from 8 inches to 15 inches. Mitchell said the plants were apparently ready to be planted. In the woods behind the house, a tractor had been used to cultivate an area where authorities suspect the plants would have been farmed. After finding the plants, Mitchell said he called for assistance from the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, the Hugo Police Department and the drug task force to supplement the County forces.

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Budgetary limitations have left the Choctaw County Sheriffs Department with only three deputies in addition to Sheriff J.W. Trapp and the undersheriff, according to a spokeswoman Saturday. On the basis of Mitchell's and Long's viewing of the drugs, a narcotics search warrant was issued to authorities, allowing them to examine the premises. Also behind the house, 226 more potted marijuana plants were found growing under fluorescent lights; 168 were found in a travel trailer and 58 were in a shop room of a garage. Various weapons, police scanners and hand-held radios were taken by authorities.

In one of the three vehicles seized, searchers found $19,000 cash, a substance believed to be "crank" cocaine and drug paraphernalia. The search warrant also resulted in the recovery of an auto that had been stolen in Arlington. Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers and a game warden also participated in the investigation. The game warden issued a citation against the father and son when he found several bobcats in the Moorehead's freezer. "They had a little bit of everything out there," Mitchell concluded.

A very Continued from page one mers Gin Company in Honey Grove. In 1970 Avery was elected to one two-year term as mayor. The pressure of running the city as well as the cotton gin caused Avery not to seek election again. Then, in August of 1980, the landmark Farmers Gin Company was destroyed by fire. For the first time in over 100 years there was no cotton ginned in Honey Grove.

And Avery found himself with some time on his hands. "I didn't like it, I didn't like retirement. I like to be busy," said Avery. In May of 1982, after an absence of 11 years, Avery returned to city hall where he has been re-elected to consecutive terms every since. The full-time job combines the functions of both mayor and city manager.

"I am basically donating my time, but money wasn't the reason I took the job," said Avery. "I love people; I like to be with them and help them. It is a good feeling when you can help somebody." The mayor obviously takes a lot of personal pride in the City of Honey Grove. Arriving slightly late for his interview, the tall- standing, deep-voiced octagena- rian explained that he had gone to personally point out a tree that needed trimming away from power lines to a city worker. One particular point of pride is the old 1886 courthouse which houses the mayor's office and city's emergency services.

"When we came here, city hall was boarded up and pigeons had taken over the top part," said Avery. The mayor made an appeal for donations, and money started comingin from residents and from former residents from as far away as Washington, D.C. As a result, the exterior of the building was sandblasted and the trim painted. The pigeons were cleared out of the top floor, and the area was painted, panelled and converted into a meeting room. "We are proud of Honey Grove," said Avery 1 "Our citizens are always ready to cooperate when needed." During Avery's tenure, the city has seen a number of changes.

Perhaps most detrimental was the closing of the Titan Homes plant, and the need still remains for an industry to provide more local jobs. On the other hand, Honey Grove streets were dramatically improved after the Texas Department of Commerce awarded a grant for that purpose to the city. In addition, the sewer facility was upgraded to meet state specifications. In another effort to help the city, Avery has been a member of the Texoma Regional Planning Commission for several years. Through the efforts of the commission.

Honey Grove gained the use of a mini-bus service. Avery is also sensitive to the needs of the elderly and allows city employees to deliver meals from the S.N.A.P. Center to the elderly and shut-ins. Standing by her husband throughtout these endeavors has been his wife of 64 years, Grace Avery. Mr.

and Mrs. Avery are members of the Main Street Presbyterian Church in Honey Grove where he is a trustee and an elder. In the past he has served as president of the Chamber of Commerce and the local Lions Club. He is presently a member of the Honey Grove Civic Club and is director of the newly organized Golden Kiwanis Club. In 1970 Avery was named "Outstanding Citizen of the Year" in Honey Grove.

Avery has endorsed Honey Grove Chief of Police Jerry Debenport in his bid for mayor in this year's election. Debenport is the only candidate who has announced his intention to run for the office. And as for the current Mr. Mayor? "I'm just going to enjoy the next thirty years or so," he said. GED benefit from the program because it helps them overcome the stigma of being a failure.

"Students can overcome the label of failure because they have accomplished something," she said. "We have one women who had always been told that she- couldn't learn to read and now she is reading. "It's a sense of accomplishment of what they can do. It changes their lives." Bank Strong thunderstorms and show-: ers fell over the upper and coastal waters Saturday A few light showers lingered from! near San Antonio to Victoria. Skies were cloudy in the southeast and eastern sections.

But sunny skies prevailed over much of the high plains, low rolling plains and western Trans-Pecos. A weak cold front stretched from' the upper coastal plains westward to South Central Texas, and into Permian Basin. A weak ridge of high pressure was behind the front. Northerly winds blew over much of North Central and East Texas. Easterly winds were common in South Texas and much of the Southwest.

The high plains and western Red River Valley had southerly winds. Wind speeds statewide ranged from 5 to 15 mph. Temperatures at 3 p.m. were in the 60s in North Texas and also along the Upper Coast. In far South and West Texas, 80s were common.

The rest of the state was in the 70s. Extremes were 63 degrees at Dallas and 86 degrees in The forecast for Saturday night and Sunday called for a chance of showers and thunderstorms in North Texas and in southern Wes.t Texas. A chance thunderstorms also is predicted for North Texas. Mostly cloudy skies in the southeast are expected, with decreasing cloudiness late Saturday night. Otherwise, mostly fair to partly cloudy skies are forecast.

Highs on Sunday will be mostly in the 80s. Continued from page one instructor, has been working with GED students at PJC for ten years. She said the program is on an individual basis, with no set class period. "We work with students one-on- one," she said. "Most have receiving their GED as their goal, but some are actual high school graduates who don't have the skills that they need." She said that last year 466 students were enrolled in the adult education program, 370 entering at an 8th grade level or below.

Over half of these students were under the age of 24. After taking the course, 92 students received their GED. Ms. Bonham said that GED students do well and are able to make the transition to college and into the work force. "We have statistics that show that even though this program is funded by taxpayers, it costs less to educate a person than it does to pay to take care of them," she said.

She added that students also Continued from page one easy drive-in bank. We hope to have five drive-in windows in the future as the need grows," he said. The Financial Services Bank facility has one drive-through lane and a small lobby. Brooks said the desire for personal service for every client has prompted him to quietly build his new customer base one person at a time. He also stressed the availability of the bank's mortgage division.

"The mortgage division, and the success that we've had in the mortgage division, is also one of the reasons we decided to go ahead in the Paris market. Now we've got four people in the mortgage division. "We've got Billy (Bangs) as an underwriter, we've got a processor, a mortgage service person and a mortgage originator," Brooks added. The success of the Paris branch will not be measured by immediate results, according to Brooks, who said his goal is to build long term growth and stability. Hospital Department of Commerce computer hit by "virus" McCUISTION ADMITTED: Trena Allen, Paris; Juanita Culpepper, Valliant, Isaac Elledge, Hugo, Jeri Golden, Powderly; Viola Humphrey, Paris; Jana James, Hugo, KY.

Knight, Hugo, Margaret Metcalf, Hugo, Charlotte Parsons, Battiest, Pamela Patterson, Annona; Jeremy Yoder, Paris; Kendra Abbott, Paris. DISMISSED: Maurice Bailey, Honey Grove; Jessie Ball, Fort Towson, Lula Black, Paris; Quaylan Burns, Paris; Mrs. Wendy Calabria and son, Paris; Orvel Covington, Hugo, Mrs. Debbie Grumpier and son, Paris; Hershel Foster, Honey Grove; Wilfred Geralis, Sawyer, Judy Griffin, Klondike; Jana James, Hugo, Jessie McMinn, Paris; Alton Neal, Cooper; Billie Potter, Valliant, Betty Redwine, Hugo Mrs. Deann Reger and son, Detroit; Stanley Smith, Detroit; P.M.

Whitley, Detroit; Perry Wilson, Pattonville. By The Associated Press AUSTIN A fast-spreading computer virus from Belgium has infected about 90 percent of the computers at the Texas Department of Commerce. The rogue program, called WDEF, surfaced in a Commerce Department computer last week. Since then, about 50 of the Macintosh computers at the most of them in the research and planning been affected. Officials said little data has been lost.

But they said workers spent two days inoculating their machines against the program and have warned computer experts at other state agencies to do the same. Local computer experts said the virus has swept through Austin's high-tech community. "It's horrendously widespread," said Dick Stovall, owner of Macintosh Support Services of Austin. "I've had to stop the train here and disinfect every disk I have. It's a horrible problem." Who's New Born April 13 at McCuistion "Regional Medical Center: A daughter to Mr.

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