July 27 Edition

^"14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. ¹⁵ Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. ¹⁶ Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven."  Matthew 5:14-16

Birthdays this week include: Connie Dyer Lawson and Joey Posey (July 26), Adam Young (July 31). Happy anniversary to Mickey and Billy Bryant (July 27).

And the heat continues... on the other hand, we could all be in a desert 6000 miles from home in 120F heat dressed full battle-rattle with a 70lb ruck sack on our backs, being shot at and worried about bombs in the road, so maybe we're better off than we realize.

Two four-wheelers owned by Mike and Doris Kee were stolen from their yard on Hwy. 97. If you know anything about it, please contact them or the Sheriff's Office. There's a $500 reward involved.

The Cleveland County Historical Society has a nice little booklet titled "Schools of Cleveland County, Arkansas." It's a good read, and here's an excerpt concerning one of our earliest schools, the Marks School. "Marks School was one of the earliest schools in the county and was established prior to 1842 because in that year it was a polling place in the Bradley County election. It was located in the Hebron community between Kingsland and New Edinburg and across the road from the Hastings Marks home. It was used as a recruiting place during the Civil War. The building was located in what is now Buddy Hall’s pasture and located about three-fourths a mile from the Marks Cemetery. It continued in operation into the 1900s. Professor B. Y. Searcy was teaching at the Marks School House after J. B. Searcy had to quit due to ill health in July 1906. In 1922, it was consolidated with the Good Hope and Hall Schools to form the Hebron School District."

I'll print a few more of these over the next few weeks, as they give an interesting insight into life around here prior to the consolidation craze that hit in the 1930s.

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July 21 Edition

Matthew 19:14 "But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven."

Birthdays this week include: Lorene Baswell, Tully McCoy, Mary Ann Morgan and Dylan Dunlap - July 20, Maggie Sanders - July 21, Ethel Dyer and Jean Parrott - July 22, Daniel Thompson - July 23, and Aubrey Huddleston - July 25.

Happy anniversary to Marshall and Marnell Parker - July 21.

ReNEWing Edinburg does well Saturday morning by cleaning up around the old Lash Store. A sizable band of volunteers were on hand.

Greenland Baptist Church Food Pantry will be open July 28 at 9am to provide for the low income and the elderly.

Many of us grew up with the myth of the Kilgore killings early in the 20^th century. I have heard different versions of the event. Here are two newspaper clippings that tell the story, words and names misspelled and everything:

 The Cleveland County Herald reported: “July 10, 1902, ARTHUR and GARFIELD KILGORE.   A most unfortunate occurance took place at new Edinburg last Thursday. Two of the Killgore boys, Garfield and Arthur, went into New Edinburg, so reports say in an intoxicated condition and began a disturbance with some parties when an officer deputised Matt Ruth to arrest them, but they refused to be quieted by Ruth and fell in upon him with knives and cut badly after which Ruth left the scene of trouble and went for a shot gun returned and fired killing Arthur Killgore out-right and inflicting wounds upon Garfield from which he died Monday.  During the trouble Ransome Killgore fired at W.D. Attwood several times with a pistol but his shots went wild.  Attwood returned fire inflicting wounds with squirrel shot.”

Arkansas Gazette Feb. 26, 1903: “Feb. 25, Fordyce - W.D. Atwood killed C.R. Kilgore at New Edinburg this morning. The killing was a sequel to the killing of Kilgore's sons on the Fourth of July, when the two boys were alleged to be drunk and the justice of the peace ordered Atwood and his bookkeeper, Matt Ruth, to arrest them. One of them stabbed Ruth and Ruth shot them both. Since that time there has been ill feeling between Atwood and Kilgore, but it was thought that the trouble was over. This morning while Atwood was putting a tombstone to the head of his child's grave, old man Kilgore came with a pistol and ran Atwood out of the graveyard twice. The third time Atwood took his gun and when Kilgore appeared again Atwood emptied his gun at him. Kilgore said, "That is not fair, you have a gun and I only have a pistol." Atwood replied, "I don't want any trouble, but if you don't drop that pistol I will shoot again." Kilgore ran and got behind a pile of brush and began to fire on Atwood, who returned the fire, killing his antagonist. Atwood is a prominent business man of the place and well known throughout this part of the state. Kilgore has several grown sons and further trouble may follow.”

There wasn’t. The remaining members of the Kilgore family fled town and moved to Fordyce; the hotel building was later bought by the Stewart family.

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July 14

Photo Courtesy of Floyd Brown

"For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."  Romans 6:23

Birthdays this week include: Chloe Sanders (July 14), Barry Huddleston and Cassidy Trucks (July 15), Randy Sanders and Lois Avery (July 16), Belinda Langford (July 17), James Shepherd, Karen Thompson (July 18). Somehow, I forgot JoAnn Hall’s birthday on July 2.

It’s so hot I wouldn’t be surprised if we fell under a burn ban soon.

We Eagles are saddened to hear of the death of Linda Knight last Friday. Keep her family in your thoughts and prayers.

New Edinburg Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire on Tower Road last Sunday with no injuries. NEFD has begun renovating the old fire department building (originally Howard Smith’s garage) by rebuilding the bay doors.

The oven-like heat didn’t stop the attendees of the 2015 All School Reunion at the West Saline Community Center last Saturday. The old school doors opened to welcome 78 former students and family into the AC with a potluck spread to rival any Baptist church potluck. This year, 11 of the 20 members of Class of ’65 met. Mrs. Frankie Hall reports that $365 was raised for the WSCC to buy much needed additional tables.

Attendees of the Class of ’65 Reunion were: Bobbie Briant Saunders, James Weeks, Nell Thompson Brown, Sharon Burnett Russell, Ronnie King, Barbara Brown Taylor, Barbara Russell Chance, Ronnie Bryant, Wayne Clements, Juanita Clements Branson, Judy Wagnon Simmons.

The total roll call for the 2015 All School Reunion was: Sue Noble, James Boney, Sue Gibson, Frankie Hall, Pattie Campbell, Don Langford, Margaret Carlisle, Nell Rose Brown, Floyd Brown, Bobby Erwin, Wayne Clements, Wanda Clements, Bobby Hopper, Anne Hopper, Martha Cook, Donna King, Beth King, Ronnie King, Debbie Morales, Judy Spakes, Rex Trammell, Pam Trammell, Sue Sisson, Mongolia Beck, Norma McCoy, Laverne Thompson, Clyde Thompson, Austin Hopper, Tracy Brashears, Judy Simmons, Marnell Parker, Donnie Wagnon, Ronnie Bryant, Jimmy Reaves, Ollie Faye Harris, Carrie Hudson, Thomas Sanders, Bobbie Dunlap, Linda Clements, Don Gavin, Bill Watts, Betty Grace, Walter Ernest, Jason Hall, Carrie Hall, Saydee Hall, Tate Hall, Kathleen Harris, Carroll Harris, Iva Nell Adams, Paul Adams, Perry Dyer, Juanita Clements, Wanda Sue Arrowood, Sybil Brown, Bobby Taylor, Barbara Taylor, Norma Hensley, Sallie Wolfgang, Ken Simmons, Sharon Russell, Bobby Avery, Roy Lee Broughton, Leonard McClellan, Mary McClellan, Leon Trammell, James Atkins, Jean Atkins, Mildred Brown, Raymond Brown, Linda McDaniel, James Weeks, Bobbie Moseley, Clyde Moseley, Bobbie Saunders, Marion Apple, Barbara Chance, Macy York.

Meanwhile, across town at the New Edinburg Community Center, Republicans gathered to… I guess congratulate each other for being Republicans. I could never get the straight story on that, but some of them wandered into the school lost and were redirected. NECC definitely needs a road sign.

Robert Dale Thompson reports being briefly re-hospitalized in Little Rock following an altercation at his home. He would like to thank the family and friends who have been looking out for him, and especially thanks friend Steve Turner for helping clean up Robert Dale’s garden.

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July 7

"But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." - Romans 5:8

Birthdays this week include: Clyde Moseley (July 4), Kenny Smith (July 6), LaDonna Cranford (July 7), Becky Briant (July 8), Lin Atkins (July 9), Cindi Langford (July 10), Russell Sanders and Wanda Sanders (July 12).

Happy anniversary to Jim and Michelle Reaves (July 7).

I hope everyone had a good Independence Day weekend despite the stormy weather which is so uncharacteristic of this time of the year.

It's here: the All School Reunion is this Saturday... that's July 11... at 10:30 to 2:00 in the school cafeteria. Come all Eagles.

I bumped into Robert Dale Thompson last Thursday in Fred's. Despite looking like he'd been shot out of a cannon, he was better off than he could have been. We talked for about 20 minutes before he had to go, and we had a good laugh at the typical rumor mill stories about his crash. We both understood that some people simply have nothing better to do than spread evil gossip... and then take the front pew on Sunday morning... but nothing short of the Second Coming is going to put a stop to it.

Chapel Hill Baptist Church is holding a one day Vacation Bible School on July 18. All children are invited. Contact Kristen Skelton for details.

Emmaus Baptist Church is holding its VBS July 19-23 at 6pm. All children are invited. Vans will run; for a ride see any Emmaus member or call or text 870-820-8702 or 870-820-2555.

The storms didn't stop New Edinburg's new Farmer's Market which met up town last Friday afternoon which five sellers participating. As far as I understand, this will be every Friday afternoon 4-8pm while the growing season lasts.

 

 Guests at the home of Tully and Norma McCoy is a niece Ruth Mccoy from Seattle, WA and sister Linda Mccoy Powell from Surprise, AZ.

So here it is; this column belongs to you and your news you'd like others to know about. The Herald readership is strong, and readers of this column constantly express their appreciation for it. It's appears on the internet as well at http://WeAreTheEagles.blogspot.com. Go Eagles.

July 1 Edition

"And the Lord shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one Lord, and his name one." - Zechariah 14:9

Birthdays this week include: Madison Beverage (June 28), Gauge Weaver (June 29), Betty Carol Lane (June 30), Tyler Attwood and Janice Thompson (July 3). 

Happy belated anniversary to David and Quin Pipes (June 27).

Here's wishing a safe and fun Independence Day this Friday. Fly the flag and let no one take it down.

The Bird is back. If you haven't seen him, Robert Thompson is home from the hospital and doing better than expected.

Error #498: the All School Reunion is July 11 at 10:30 am, not July 5 as stated last week. Apparently some panicked at this idea.

News concerning the community development group, as you've read in this paper, sounds encouraging.

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June 23 Edition

But the Lord is faithful, who shall establish you, and keep you from evil. 2 Thessalonians 3:3 KJV

Birthdays this week include: Patricia McClellan (June 22) and Katie Briant (June 24). 

Short but sweet this week. We've achieved Summer, and the hot weather came in right on schedule.

Here's hoping all Dads had a good Father's Day. 

The NEHS All-School Reunion is July 5th from 10:30am-2pm.  Anyone who attended school at New Edinburg or worked there (along with their family) is cordially invited to attend. We've always had a great time at these, and it seems the crowd is getting thinner and thinner each year.  Remember, the last class at NEHS (1985) is 48 years or so... we ain't getting younger. It is hoped that more younger classmates will come this year.

Family reports Robert Dale Thompson is in rehab at Baptist with physical rehab in the morning and occupational rehab in the afternoon. He's doing better but won't be good for a long time as he'll need to wear the "shell" due to his chest and back injuries.

New Edinburg Fire Department took the initiative in filling that godawful ditch between the fire department and the driveway to the cemetery. It's a work in progress with more dirt coming and some gravel.

Feel free to share items of interest with this column.  To get it in for a particular week, I need to see it before that Monday.  This column will appear on the internet at http://WeAreTheEagles.blogspot.com.  Go Eagles.