Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 118, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 17, 1988 Page: 2 of 18
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2A—Gainesville, Tex. DAILY REGISTER Sun., Jan. 17,1988
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the City of Gainesville and the
local 49’ers Square Dance Club
—begins at 8 p.m.
All that’s required of you is to
bring a dance partner of the
opposite sex. But, if you need
additional information, call
George Rogers at 665-2670 or
J oe Curtino at 665-4531.
The lesson will be an hour and
a half in duration.
ENJOYED A coffee break
recently with my friend, Clyde
Woods.
We talked about this and that,
but Clyde’s smile got wider
than usual when the subject
turned to his daughter, Tracy.
The young woman has just
completed the first semester of
I her freshman year at North
Texas State University in Den-
ton, and she thrilled mom and
| dad (Linda and Clyde) by re-
cording a 3.81 grade-point
average.
“It’s the first time she’s been
away from home,” the proud
dad reported. “She’s doing just
fine.”
Tracy’s majoring in elemen-
tary education.
A COUPLE of retired
Gainesville police officers —
Bill Woods and Buster Kerr —
went to south Texas last month
for a deer hunting expedition.
They had a fine time and
brought home some venison.
The manner in which they
downed their deer was unusual
to say the least, however. Ask
them about their adventure the
next time you see ‘em.
I RECENTLY wondered out
loud about who might have
cleared out that area behind
Marler Ford Company .
A little later I learned that the
City of Gainesville did the
chore. Workmen did a fine job,
too.
MY THANKS to Sammy Win-
ters for his help on a recent
segment in this corner. Thanks,
too, to Katie Price and Pam
Morrison for their nice notes.
I also received a letter from
Veda Magee of Bowie. She was
seeking information on how she
might obtain one of the late A,
Morton Smith’s books, “The
First 100 Years in Cooke
County.” Says she’s writing a
family history, of the John C.
Magee clan and needs all the
information she can find.
I provided the writer with the
information she requested.
GAINESVILLE bragging
rights took on a new dimension
when Southern Methodist Uni-
versity hired Forrest Gregg.
You guessed it, Forrest once
resided in this city!
After retiring from pro-
fessional football, following the
1971 season with the Dallas
Cowboys, Gregg became a
businessman in Gainesville. He
purchased Harry Simpson’s
highly successful sporting
goods store that was then lo-
cated on the west side of the
court house square.
A native of Sulphur Springs,
Gregg is married to the former
Barbara Dedek, whose family
still resides in Thackerville,
Okla. Their move to Gaines-
ville in the early 1970s was not
too surprising, what with all of
the family ties in this part of the
state.
The Greggs were good citi-
zens and Forrest operated a
successful business. However,
you could always sense that
he’d rather be back in football.
He finally sold his local store
and joined the ranks of pro-
fessionalcoaches.
Now that he’s returned to
Texas, you just might see him
around town one of these days.
MY DAUGHTER-in-law,
Tresa, was elected to join the
aerobics teaching staff at the
city’s newest fitness center, I
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begins operation on Monday.
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Kirby Collins. She was married Ben monitors.
Riddle on Oct. 12, 1935 in Gaines- “Two, on the organ. Two, stay in
ville. She was a member of First tight. Three, with the keyboards.”
Baptist Church of Whitesboro and “Are you all too cool?” asks Carol
the Order of the Eastern Star. King. and dons her headset. Grayson is
She is survived by her husband, ' *** finished with his sermon, and the
Ben, one son, Benny Riddle of Forth “Their quality is as good as any director has a few minutes of work
Worth, two daughters, Mary Scar- I've ever seen. It’s a big job, and it’s ahead.
broughtof Sandusky and Betty Car- obvious they put a lot of effort into “Slow zoom one zoom out ” she
ney of Denton, two brothers, Byrme it,” said Gainesville Cable TV gen- says as the hvmn otioitottn be
Collins of Fort Worth and Buel Col- eral manager Ricky Allen. gins. “Out with sound ”
Annie Whitesh orostthreessisters, “In our business its unusual for a The audio cuts out, and a camera
Bean of Whitesboro and Payessie churchinzastoynzofthisssizetobe focuses for several seconds on the
Parkero Di"andkla’i?ne grand- Y“ caha Sakh amimrressanam
gpndChlldren.nd 12 reat fhator guy can’t say, okay, erase
Her grandsons will be the Allen said there had been rough
pallbearers spots m the early days of the broad-
The family will be at the funeral casts. The color would be off, the
home Sunday from 7:30p.m. to 8:30 sound too loud, or the cameras
p.m. would jump around, he said.
■ ’ ’ “As week by week went by, I
could see a difference,” he said.
“Mistakes were fewer and fewer.
Now, as far as I’m concerned, I
wouldn’t be afraid to put them up
against anybody. As far as I’m con-
cerned, it’s first class.
“I’ve been impressed with the
way they’ve jumped into it and
learned from their mistakes. From
what I’ve seen in the bigger studios,
I wouldn’t be ashamed to show their
tapes to anybody. ”
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LOUISE MErCALF Sutstttose'rarsuhhvetbedanuan: sa^JaKl^
Funeral services for Louis Met- founded, according to Cook. the control room go down, and the
calf, 64, of Callisburg, will be held “In our church, we have a number words “Welcome to the morning
today at 2 p.m. at the Vernie Keel of elderly. Many times, through ill- service” appear on the screen.
Chapel with Rev. Gayle Baucum ness, bad weather, or some other
Violott Baptist Church officating' circumstance, they can’t get the A, short promotional tape of
Burial will follow in Whitesboro church. They have the security of mathan Cook making introductory
Cemetery being able to flip on te channel,” he remarks is played. Moments later :
She was born March 21 1923 in said. they are live, and the opening song I
c']e."rs -onma.h2'1923in Many people tell Cook and other begins.
vauisburgrthedaughterofSamand church leaders they began atten- For the next several minutes,
MaydomrrhamAlensh emarrjed ding services regularly after first Jenkins talks into her boom mike,
inxnindsyiietAmniots-cta1n42, watching services on television giving non-stop directions to her
CalliX^ somewhere along the way, he said. camera operators, as well as to en-
'im-Sur Ms; Wassa The broadcasts began as “an in- gineer/switcher Ray Kent Dill,
homemate Church grown, home-grown TV ministry,” ‘Slow mix to one. Good...slow, I
, three years ago, according to Cook. slow. Three, go in tight. Slow...and I
Survivors include her husband, They started out with a staff of vol- stop. Good. Cut to three. ”
Raymond Metcalf of Callisburg; unteers who had no broadcasting As the songs continue, Jenkins 1
son Donald Ray Metcalf of Clyde, experience. orchestrates a mixture of shots that I
Texas; two daughters, Mrs. Bobby The volunteers attended a one- fade slowly from one to the other: J
(Kay) Bashaw of Odessa and Mrs. day seminar conducted by a tele- from the big stained-glass window, I
Glen (Sharon) Pharr of White- vision supply company, and also to a close-up of the flowers near the I
sboro; four sisters, Mmes. Janie received assistance from the pulpit, to Nathan Cook as he directs I
Hollandsworth and Florence Tho- Southern Baptist Convention Radio the music... I
mpson of Callisburg, Opal Wick- and Television Commission. “Two, turn around and see what I
ersham of Mesquite and Fern Utsey Everything else, they learned on we can get in a crowd shot. Focus, I
of Durant, Okla.; and 11 grand- the job. And they were determined two: Start a pan. Preview one. I
children. to do it right. We’re ready to go back to you, one. I
ICIE MISSEL MIDKIFF "We decided, when we went on Areyouready?"
COLLINSVILLE — Funeral ser Mickey Mouse operation,” Cook cT heisongs end, and the Rev.Sy I
1e t • nuneranser, sain Grayson begins preaching. In the I
vices for Icie Midkiff, 82, who died 1d. control room enffineer/switchpr l
Thursday in Wilson N. Jones Hos- .. We want to send out the gospel Din fiddles withensnes/Sni-her I
pital, Sherman, will be held today at the best way we know how, and neoteNitrsseaiveson |
2 p.m in the HuffChapel, with bur- share it with anyone who will watch °nWhateverowaswrong gets fixed, I
ml following in Collinsville Cem- us *** and Jenkins takes off her headset |
- a.c . xt Becky Jenkins, who will direct Thereis little to do but watch as
Mrs. Midkiff was born Nov. 26, the morning prodiction is in -Le Grayson preaches, since one Mi
1905, in Whitesboro to John Wesley control rom E now The respon- camera stays with him 90 percent of O
Vigus and Maggie Elizabeth Garvin sibility of making sure the color is etime. . , .
Vigus. She married Sam Houston balanced and the audio levels are , Jenkins explains what Dill had _
Midkiff on May 1, 1919, in Col- anpronriatewilirestwiLLer been domg with the screwdriver.
linsville. Mrs. Midkiff was a mem- She will also give directions "When we were on one, Sy had on a CjOoH HirRrtinnQ c.c, .
her of First Baptist Church, through"aTheadsemicrophononts blue suit. When we went to two, it QireCUOnS (Staffphoto by Steve Nash)
Collinsville. the cmer, ner-tre -nL+,11 4L, was brown. It’s tricky. It could’ve
Survivors include two sons, Bob- engineer/siwicher in’ the control been something we overlooked,’’ Director Becky Jenkins is a study in concentration as she watches
ert Lee Midkiff of Iowa Park and room which camera she wants shesays. the monitors and gives commands to the camera operators and the
Bill Midkiff of Arlington; five “hot.” Her decisions will instantly g, „ *** ,. enginneer/switcher. She is responsible for the quality of every
daughters, Louise King of Col- impact what goes on the air. I ve really enjoyed it,” Jenkins second of air time.
linsville, Joan McMarin of . —8. . said as she talked about her experi-
Arlington, Sammie Sue Isacs of Eddie Hadlock is stiU adjustmg ence with the broadcasts. She has .... . 2
Wilson Okla lean Pa rnl Warman the color and comparing monitors, been involved from the beginning. stained-glass wmdow as production really a good blessing.” i.n.
Marzsigusooktnsyfnseti S22F—8."': aneeotdnitsong,ystgntysetnphot. SfiSr*' according to
Worth; 27 grandchildren,838 great- Genkins dons a headset and talks The sfasthtsnapravsr. days were They ve got some graphics on.” •Ttes really a unique ministry,
grandchildren, and one great- to her camera operators.. Auto or sometimes comical, sometimes a . . *** and that’s what we call it. Ours is
great-grandchild. . memory? she says mto her boom nerve-wracking “and verv re “Dedication, commitment, basically an outreach program.
mike. “Okay, just a minute...I warding ’’shesaid Knowing it’s for the work of the Television is a marvelous tool of
ALTA RIDDLE thought you were supposed to do About 30 people are'involved in Lord. That’s the bottom line,” communication.
WHITESBORO - Funeral ser- that on the camera itself.” the ministry, with two or three Jenkins said, explaining the tireless “We are out.there to get the gospel
vices for Alta Riddle, 80, who died Marsha Henderson, who nor- different crews that alternate pro- effortsof the staffers. of Jesus Christ to the people. It’s
Saturday at Wilson N. Jones Hos- mally works with the Sunday night ductions. A full crew consists of We re there for a purpose. It’s been a good ministry for us."
pital in Sherman, will be held Mon- crew, showsup and offers to run the
day at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist snidcamera. ..0
Church in Whitesboro. Rev. Harold T We’llbe happy to let you run it,”
Watson and Rev. Charles Win- Jenkinstellsher. , .
Chester will officiate . Wecame from a closet. Nobody
Burial win be in Oak Wood Cem- knows how far we’ve come,” says
etery under the direction of the Huff Carol King, who is making adust-
Chanel ' s mentsto the audio mixer, w
2 .i It is 10:50, and now they are mo-
Mrs. Riddle was born Nov. 29, ments away from going live. “One’
1907 in the Dexter community, the are you there yet??’ Jenkins says
daughter of John Collins and Mary into her mike. She surveys the
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doing,” she said of the early days.
“It was faith and prayer. ”
The results in those days were
sometimes comical, sometimes
nerve-wracking, “and very re-
warding, ” she said.
About 30 people are'involved in
the ministry, with two or three
different crews that alternate pro-
ductions. A full crew consists of
nine: three camera operators, and
six people in the control room.
The staffers pretty much learned
to do things by on-the-job training:
"They taught me,” said camera op-
erator Bill Sherman.
He described his job as “routine,
but still pretty interesting. It’s not
really difficult to follow Becky’s di-
rections at all. You kind of learn
what they look for and what they
like, so you watch for the shots
they’ll want. ”
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“He’s praying,” Jenkins says,
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Williams, Eric. Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 118, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 17, 1988, newspaper, January 17, 1988; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1569634/m1/2/: accessed May 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Cooke County Library.