Marine Corp League Lowers Flags to Half Staff in tribute to Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week
The Hopkins County Detachment of the Marine Corps League will pay tribute to Peace Officers Memorial Day on Tuesday May 15th at the Veterans Memorial in Sulphur Springs. Service Flags will be lowered to half Staff at 8 a.m. followed by the Policeman’s Prayer. Then the large U.S. Flag in the center of the plaza will be lowered as taps is played.
Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week is an observance in the United States that pays tribute to the local, state, and Federal peace officers. Police Week is the calendar week in which the Memorial falls. The holiday was created on October 1, 1961, when Congress asked the president to designate May 15 to honor peace officers. John F. Kennedy signed the bill into law on October 1, 1962. Much of the holiday centers on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial wall in Washington, D.C., whose walls feature the names of more than 19,000 law enforcement officers who have been killed in the line of duty.
The public is invited to observe the event. Coffee and donuts will be served. Flags will be raised to full staff at 5:30 p.m. the same day.
Sheriff’s Posse Members Earn Certificates of Service, Refresher CPR Training During Monthly Meeting
Posse Captain Frank Teiman (center)( congratulate Enola Gay Mathews and Tim Glenn with Certificates of Service
The regular monthly meeting of the Hopkins County Sheriffs Posse was held on Tuesday May 9, 2018 in the Courtroom of the Sheriffs Office. Captain Frank Teiman conducted the meeting and approximately 18 members were present. A Five-Year Certificate of Service was presented to Jim Glenn, and a Fifteen Year Certificate of Service was presented to Enola Gay Mathews. A CPR Refresher Class was conducted by EMS Technician Carlton Goldsmith. Each attendee took the classroom portion and completed hands-on training in teams of two persons. Additionally, Posse members volunteered for service during upcoming Spring events including “The 9-1-1 Connection” on May 19 and the Hopkins County Dairy Festival June 9-16. The Hopkins County Sheriffs Posse is a 30-year-old auxiliary branch of the Department and Sheriff Lewis Tatum.
Wine and Pearls Fundraiser for Democrat Candidate US Congress District 4
Kranz Campaign News Release
Greenville, TX, June 2nd, 2018 – Northeast Texas finally has a Democrat running for US Congress. Catherine Krantz is tired of small towns in America getting the short end of the stick. They are underfunded in almost every area: schools, roads, hospitals, and infrastructure, especially internet telecommunications. We are being left behind. She (like so many of us) is ready to put people over politics and start investing in our communities. She is inspiring voters all across northeast Texas who are ready for positive change with her grass-roots campaign. She will be in Greenville on June 2, 2018 from 7 – 10 pm, @ the Landon Winery in downtown Greenville, at a fundraiser for her campaign. Come out and enjoy some of Landon’s award-winning wines, talk about pearls with special guest Vantel Pearls and meet the candidate who is trying to represent our communities that so need to have a voice in Congress. Kranz will face Republican incumbent John Ratcliff in the November General Election.
Kranz is described as an award-winning International Entrepreneur and Publisher, with 20 years of experience in economic development. In a campaign statement, Kranz said: “I am a Democrat running for office in one of America’s Top 5 most Conservative Republican districts, but I will win because I know how frustrated we all are with low paying jobs, high cost of health care, lack of prosperity and opportunity in our communities. I know we have more in common with each other than with the politicians who represent us and I know we all want what’s best for our communities. I would like to be your Community Development Candidate, someone you can trust to fight for you in Congress. I will fight for Progressive American Values that benefit all Americans: Universal Health Care, Social Security Protection, Net Neutrality, a Living wage, Legalizing Cannabis for medical use and economic boost, Women’s Rights, Debt-Free College, Criminal Justice Reform, fighting income inequality and holding Wall Street accountable, getting big money out of politics and instituting term-limits for elected officials. We need a government that represents us.”
$20 for 5 tastes with Hors d’oeuvres, space is limited please RSVP to [email protected]
Pickton Man Arrested for Assault on Public Servant
A Hopkins County Deputy conducted a courtesy transport of a woman to her home after her husband had left her at a party in Franklin County. When they arrived at the residence, located State Highway 11E, they found the residence locked. Both the deputy and woman knocked on the doors, exterior walls, and windows but there was no response. The woman found an unsecured window with house keys near it. As the deputy held the window open for the woman to recover the keys, her husband Hollis Blaine Sartin, inside the house, told his wife to “Get back [expletive deleted]” and slammed the window on the deputy’s hand causing swelling, redness, and bleeding.
Hollis Blaine Sartin
The deputy was in full uniform and easily identifiable as a Peace Officer.
Hollis Blaine Sartin, 43, of Pickton, was arrested for Assault on a Public Servant, a Felony 3.
Concern for Welfare of Saltillo Man Led to His Arrest
When a welfare concern was called in to Sulphur Springs Police, an officer was dispatched to the 600 block of Bill Bradford Road where he found Jesse James Whitson, 28, of Saltillo, slumped over in the front seat of his vehicle. When Whitson was asked to exit his vehicle, the officer found a firearm in the front seat.
Whitson, a convicted felon, also admitted to having marijuana in the vehicle. A search of the vehicle found a bag of green leafy substance believed to be marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
Whitson is in Hopkins County Jail charged with Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
Traffic Stop Leads to Recovery of Stolen Vehicle
A traffic stop for speeding on Lamar Street in Sulphur Springs resulted in the arrest of a Mt Pleasant man for Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle. A records check by Sulphur Springs Police showed the vehicle stolen.
K C Antwan Macon was arrested and the vehicle impounded.
Miller Groves Student Athlete Jorja Bessonett Wins 3200 Meter Run at State
Jorja Bessonett won the State Champion in the 3200 meter run. Athletic Director and Principal Gary Billingsly described her race. “She ran the first 3 laps where we wanted but really struggled laps 5-7. That allowed the next three girls to stay on the race and eventually catch her. With 100 left she got passed by the Harris girl and cut off. Jorja had to make a move to the outside then to regain the lead. The move to get back in front was great. She is a strong runner and it showed. She was far from her best time this year but she is a state champion. We talk a lot about times not mattering when you get down here. It is just about racing and performing. So we will learn from this race and focus on the next one.”
Cassidy Seaney (on left in picture) finished 2nd in the 800. Billingsly said, “This race went almost just as we had planned. We knew the girl from Garden City was going to lead just like she did last year. Cassidy did what she was supposed to and ran a great race. I am proud of her effort. Jorja Bessonett finished 2nd in the 1600. Jorja had a good showing at the meet. She never got on her splits for this race and hung on to get second. She has had an incredible year winning two individual state championships. “More Sno Predicted for Sulphur Springs: Summer 2018
Tropical Sno is opening up a second location on 237 Wildcat Way, located behind Lowes. The hours for the new location will be the same as the current location: from March to October and will offer the same menu items. KSST sat down with Brandon Hodges, owner of the two locations, to talk about the new location, his history, and what else is in store for the fun snow cone stands.
Tim Kelty first approached Brandon when his stand was on the South side of Main street and asked if he wanted to put in another location. Dollar General bought the original lot and Tim offered Brandon the current location on Main street. “He basically saved my business.” Brandon said. The second location on Wildcat Way has been in the works for three years and Brandon is very excited to see it coming together.
“[Community involvement is] super important. I try to give back any way I can. I love being in the community.” And if you don’t believe Brandon, all you have to do is look at his calendar! Brandon visits the local schools, hospitals, and supports local sports teams like Brightstar Baseball. “Anything under 350 kids, is $1.50 each.” He explained that when visiting schools he charges them just the cost to make it in order to aid their fundraising efforts. Brandon says his prices are notably less expensive than some competitors.
Whats Next? Brandon says they are the first chain of Tropical Sno locations that also carry fountain drinks. Brandon also hopes to add new games to the bean bag toss area, and encourages people to enjoy their treats ins shaded areas where he plays music. For the location on Main street he plans on creating an outdoor movie theater, and the location behind Lowes will eventually include a beach volleyball court. He is in the process of getting a mobile snow cone stand to relieve the extra work of unloading /reloading equipment at the schools and events. His new mobile stand will make it easier to transport and attend even more events around Sulphur Springs.
Brandon’s favorite flavor of Snow cone: “Tiger-riffic” which is Tigers blood and blue raspberry with cream. His favorite part of his job is “selling smiles: making people happy.” As various customers arrive, Brandon is all smiles, laughing and joking with the kids and parents as he makes their snow cones. He really goes the extra mile to be personable and know his customers.
Brandon Hodges first bought the business in 1991. He has around 37 years of experience of working in the Snow Cone industry. He was living in San Marcos, and moved to this area to be with family. He started his Tropical Sno Stand in Yantis, and moved to Sulphur Springs a year later. He’s been a fixture on Main street for four years now.
Check with Brandon Hodges at the Main Street location for more information about the opening day of the second location!
Aviation History: “Douglas Commercial 3” (DC-3 Commercial Transport)
The Douglas DC-3, which made air travel popular and airline profits possible, is universally recognized as the greatest airplane of its time. Some would argue that it is the greatest of all time.
The first DC-3 built was the Douglas Sleeper Transport — also known as Skysleepers by airline customers — and it was the height of luxury. Fourteen plush seats in four main compartments could be folded in pairs to form seven berths, while seven more folded down from the cabin ceiling. The plane could accommodate 14 overnight passengers or 28 for shorter daytime flights. The first was delivered to American Airlines in June 1936, followed two months later by the first standard 21-passenger DC-3. By 1939, more than 90 percent of the nation’s airline passengers were flying on DC-2s and DC-3s.
But really the basic DC-3/C-47 configuration was so good it needed little improvement. Its two Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp 14-cylinder radial engines produce 1200 hp each, providing thrust enough to lift 20-plus passengers and baggage or a 6,000-plus pound cargo load. Cruising at 160 to 180 mph, the DC-3 can fly about 1,600 miles, land in less than 3,000 feet, and take off again in less than 1,000 feet. Its low-speed handling and toughness made it the go-to airplane for a myriad of jobs including military special operations.
The onset of WWII saw the last civilian DC-3s built in early 1943. Most were pressed into military service, and the C-47 (or Navy R4D) began rolling out of the company’s Long Beach plant in huge numbers (10,174 were produced as C-47 military transports during World War II). It differed from the DC-3 in many ways, including the addition of a cargo door and strengthened floor, a shortened tail cone for glider-towing shackles, and a hoist attachment. In 1944, the Army Air Corps converted a DC-3 into a glider (XCG-17), and it significantly outperformed the gliders towed by C-47s on D-Day. C-47s served in every theater.
That included going back to war. In response to increased attacks by Viet Cong on rural South Vietnamese outposts in Vietnam in 1963, American Air Commandos began assisting the defense of small villages at night by using their C-47 transport aircraft to fly in circles and drop illumination flares, exposing attackers to the defending troops. The practice inspired the idea of fitting the C-47s with firepower and ultimately an Air Force effort called Project Gunship I.
The Air Force modified several C-47s by mounting three 7.62 mm General Electric miniguns to fire through two rear window openings and the side cargo door, all on the left side of the aircraft. A gunsight was mounted in the left cockpit window. Orbiting a target at 3,000 feet and 140 mph, the modified “AC-47” could put a bullet into every square yard of a football field-sized target in three seconds.
The DC-3 remained on military duty until 2008 – 72 years – until the Air Force’s 6th Special Operations Squadron finally retired its turbine-powered Gooney.
James Bond piloted a Douglas DC-3 airliner. Indiana Jones hopped a ride on one for his last crusade. This aviation icon even stars in a reality TV show.
Almost 80 years after its introduction, a few hundred DC-3s are estimated to still be flying worldwide. That’s kind of unbelievable in an age when dozens of younger types of airliners have already retired to aviation boneyards.
Ric Hallquist, a longtime pilot for Missionary Flights International flies DC-3s loaded with cargo or passengers from South Florida to the Caribbean three times per week. In addition to passengers, Hallquist and his co-pilots have hauled horses, ATVs and pretty much any legal cargo they can fit through the aircraft door.
The Gooney Bird’s rugged landing gear with its big struts can handle rough runways in places like Haiti or the Dominican Republic, Hallquist says.
The oldest DC-3 still flying is the original American Airlines Flagship Detroit (c/n 1920, the 43rd aircraft off the Santa Monica production line and delivered on March 2, 1937, which can be seen at airshows around the United States and is owned and operated by the nonprofit Flagship Detroit Foundation.
There are thousands of stories about the DC
-3. From “Gooney Bird” and “Dumbo” to “Spooky” and “Puff The Magic Dragon,” at least two dozen nicknames testify to its versatility and ruggedness. More than 16,000 DC-3s and military version C-47s were built in 50-plus variants. More than 300 are still flying today.
The included information comes from local Sulphur Springs resident Tony Hughes. Mr. Hughes worked on, performed engine run up, pre-flight/post flight and flew as an aircraft mechanic observer on FCF’s (functional check flight), along with supervising hangar and flight line operations for over 40 years (1956-1996) at E-Systems, Inc., the Greenville, Tx. plant formerly known as TEMCO.
Meal a Day Menu May 14th-18th
Meal A Day Menu
May 14th – May 18th
Monday
BBQ Rope Sausage
Baked Beans
Cole Slaw
Roll
Tuesday
Brisket
Mashed Potatoes and Gravy
Green Beans
Roll
Wednesday
Shrimp Creole
Rice
Okra and Tomatoes
Roll
Thursday
Chicken and Dumplings
Tossed Salad
Crackers
Friday
Pork Sloppy Joes
Potato Chips
Pickles
Tossed Salad
