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THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA
THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1960
AMERICANA Cities to See
Texarkana, Texas-Arkansas
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Calling itself the “city with a future,” Taxarkana is located on the
Arkansas-Texas State line, 26 miles south of the Oklahoma boundary
and 28 miles north of the Louisiana boundary. Texarkana gets its
name from three states—TEXas, ARKansas and LouisiANA.
Texarkana didn't just happen.
Pioneers with vision picked the
spot for settlement because it had
what it takes to make a town, a
central location for trade and in
dustry .. .a spot destined to be
right in the middle of a growing
Southwest Today, it is just that,
as railways, airways and high
ways reach into every direction to
make Texarkana the ideal radial
transportation center of a rapidly
growing Four States Empire.
The city of Texarkana boasts a
population in excess of 50,000. Tex
arkana, Texas has a population
of 31,051, while “on the other side
of the street,” Texarkana, Arkan
sas has a population of 19,733. *
Texarkana was founded in 1873
at the junction of two railroads,
Texas and Pacific and Cairo and
Fulton. The early growth of the
city was caused by a thriving
tiimber industry, and the increas
ing importance of the city as a
railroad center. Since 1900 the city
has become the focal point for a
large trade territory, and during
the last two decades has devel
oped into an important center for
diversified manufacturing. Agri
culture has been the main econ
omy of the non-urban area. Since
the first census in 1880, which
showed a population of 300, Tex
arkana has experienced a steady
growth.
Nine miles southwest of Texar
kana is Lake Texarkana, a conser
vation pool, covering 23,000 acres,
with facilities for camping, fish
ing, boating, water skiing and pic
nicking. The Texarkana Reservoir
is a part of the comprehensive
plan for flood control in the Red
River basin. The dam, which has
a maximum height of 100 feet
above the stream bed, is designed
for retention of floodwaters of. the
Sulphur River.
Re-Elect
S. W. Shealy
Supervisor
For many years I have served as your Supervisor.
During this time, records in the office have been hon
estly kept, as may be seen by annual audits. My ad
ministration has been one of honesty, courtesy, and
politeness. I feel that the efficient operation of this
office, and the services rendered over the County,
qualifies me for re-election. Your vote on JUNE 14th
will be appreciated
S. W, Shealy
Candidate For Re-Ejection to the office of
Supervisor for Newberry County
FOR AND ABOUT TEENAGERS
Short Or Tali-Whafs The Difference?
By C. D. Smith
THIS WEEK’S LETTER: “Could
not resist the opportunity ... to
answer regarding these over sen
sitive tall teenagers, and tall peo
ple, but you were too polite. We
find that most tall men and wom
en are temperamental crybabies.
Generally, being tall is a great
asset in life, as millions of short
men would give anything to be
tall, as most opportunities are
given to tall people, not only in the
business world, but in social life
. . . SHORT BUT TOLERANT.”
We cannot quite bring ourself to
agree with you, Short But Toler
ant, when you say that the most
opportunity in life goes to tall peo
ple. The prime advantage that we
can see in being tall is that you
can usually see over the heads of
those in front when you stand in
a crowd or sit in a movie. Awl, this
doesn’t always work. Sometimes
someone just a bit taller sits or
stands in front of you.
While we don’t bold too much
stock with the idea that “I felt bad
about the loss of my fingers until
I saw a man who had lost his
arm”... it is a simple fact of life
that no matter how rich we might
be, or how poor, we are never in
a class by ourselves. Someone is
richer. Someone else is more des
titute.
We must go back to what we
said in the original column. The
measure of a man is never from
the top of his head to the soles of
his shoes. The true measure of any
person lies in the heart and in the
mind. You can use a tape to mea
sure a man for a suit, but this mea
surement gives you no indication
whatsoever of his character, talent,
courage or •ability.-*'
We agree that teenagers may
be too sensitive about being short
or tall, but we still do not think
that being one or the other consti
tutes a serious handicap. “Little”
men like Ben Hogan showed that
size has nothing to do with becom
ing a “big” name in sports. It is
the same in the world of business.
Men short in stature, but long on
ability and initiative have worked
their way to the top in many fields.
Tall men who make the grade in
one activity or another never do
it on size alone. Even in the game
of basketball, where the emphasis
is on height, that tall man won’t
play regularly unless he can drib-
ole, run, shoot and score.
Being tall or short is a handicap
only 1>* one makes it so.
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ANNUAL MEETING crowds in the interior of the Extension
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and published “Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures”
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If one has lots of small nagging
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Sutter’s Fort and Indian Museum, shown above, is a landmark of
Sacramento, California. The Fort was the birthplace of Sacramento,
in 1839. From this spot, word of the first gold discovery in California
was sent out to the world, touching off a “gold rush” that is legendary
in tne pages of American history* Now operated as a state park,
Sutter’s Fort and Indian Museum contains excellent collections of
Indian and pioneer artifacts.
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