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The Howe Enterprise exists today because we want to promote the great things about Howe...our kids...our people our resolve as a small and prospering community We started this to help our local businesses because we watched new businesses in Howe constantly open and close because no one knew about them or had them 'top-ofmind ' The only way Howe businesses could advertise was to spend a lot of money on media that didn't necessarily include a Howe audience or give them the repetition it takes for advertising to work We wanted our businesses to advertise to you, the Howe consumer, and do so consistently at a very inexpensive cost so that they could not only stay in business in Howe, but to thrive in Howe
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When accidents happen here, it is very likely that it involves one of our friends and that is the worst thing about this profession We are praying for Matt and the entire Cavender family
Two more Howe scouts received their Eagle to continue a long scouting legacy in Howe Samuel Cherry and Joseph Brennan were the focal point of the presentation and following reception at the First United Methodist Church on Friday evening as they have earned the highest ranking in the program The two young men were presented a Texas flag that had previously flown over the State Capitol building in Austin
The evening opened with prayer from TJ Knight followed by the Presentation of Colors by Hunter Brussow Dawson Mitchell continued on page 3
244 miles from Junction
traveled the 244 miles to Junction from College Station
Seth Seibold, who will strap on the black and white this fall has probably heard these stories before, but the Howe Enterprise thought they were worthy of sharing to the local community the life of Mr Katen Cavender reportedly limped to a nearby house and got help to try and save the life of Mr Katen
From that point, there were mixed reports from local media whether or not a fatality had occurred immediately KTEN-TV published an immediate report that one man had perished and another was taken to the hospital This publication shared that information with our readers before reports by KXII-TV and the Herald Democrat each said that two men were taken to a local hospital and neither had died It was formally announced Wednesday morning that Mr Katen had passed at 6:44 a m continued on page 13
Texas Highway Patrol Staff Sgt Mark Tackett told the Herald Democrat that a student and an instructor were doing maneuvers when the aircraft lost power for an unknown reason.
Community Pep Rally Saturday
Legends have been told, books have been written and movies have been made about former Texas A&M Head Coach Bear Bryant and his "Junction Boys" of 1954 But one Howe Bulldogs football player can say that his grandfather not only played for Bear Bryant, but was a first-year football player on the team that
Seibold's grandfather Dr Dick Smithwick grew up on a farm in Richardson on Campbell Road During the Great Depression his mother and father moved in with his mother's family, the Campbells (hence the name Campbell Road) It was there that he spent so much time with his grandfather Campbell working the farm and taking care of the animals that he continued on page 2
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This Saturday marks the sixth annual community pep rally held at Bulldog Stadium Every year since 2011, Howe has introduced all of their fall sports programs in front of the entire community for each to be recognized
Football players and cheerleaders from a great day to be a Lady Bulldog! The varsity won their bracket, JV1 got 2nd in their tourney, & JV2 picked up a win as well! Yeahhh! kindergarten through varsity get to run through the Bulldog tunnel and make their way onto the field in front of the packed home stands Being recognized are cross country, volleyball, marching band, flag core and others
The night finishes with a Coach Simmons chant continued from page 1 agricultural needs he wanted It was then that TCU told Smithwick that they would bus him to Arlington's college to take his agriculture courses.
"I had made up my mind that I was going to TCU and I hadn't heard from A&M " said Smithwick "I had the letter in my hand to accept their four-year scholarship and was running late to mail it that morning in Richardson so I was going to go to the post office at noon At 11:00 am, the assistant coach from A&M came by and offered me a scholarship So I had his offer in one hand and the letter to accept to TCU in the other" knew at a young age that he would spend his life as a veterinarian
"When I was five years old I started driving a tractor with my grandfather and he did most of the veterinarian parts (on the farm) - pulling calves, so I had made up my mind by age six that I was going to be a veterinarian "
While in grade school, he started playing football and when he grew into his 6' 4" frame, at Richardson High School he became an alldistrict center in 1952 and an allstate center in 1953 as well as AllTexoma All-state players get recruited to play college ball, but Smithwick's main goal was to be a veterinarian, not a football player "My senior year I had some scholarships offered from TCU and Texas Tech and other schools including Oregon But I wasn't going that far away" said Smithwick
He really liked Abe Martin, the head coach at TCU, but was having trouble making a commitment to a school that didn't have the
Due to A&M having the extensive agriculture courses needed and the four-year scholarship offer, Smithwick said it was an easy choice
Texas A&M had just hired Paul William Bryant, better known to the football world as "legendary coach Bear Bryant " He had gone 60-23-6 at Kentucky and was hired to revamp the program which had three straight losing seasons Bryant arrived in College Station on February 8, 1954, and began cleaning house. He felt that many of the returning A&M players were weak and not properly trained or coached Therefore, he arranged for a training camp to be held in the small Hill Country town of Junction, where Texas A&M had a 411-acre adjunct campus which is now the Texas Tech University Center at Junction)
"The Junction Boys were the sophomores, juniors and seniors We were freshmen so we didn't go to Junction " said Smithwick continued on page 4 led the Pledge of Allegiance and Ken King made the presentation of Eagle Eagle Awards were presented by Scott Gregg Each scout kissed their mothers in the pinning process as the parents were also rewarded for their dedication
On Feb 8, 1910, Boy Scouts of America was chartered Since that time millions of American boys have participated in the program Many have gone on to become leaders in their church, community, state and country
Howe has had a 90 year history in the Boy Scout program Early records indicate that it was established in Howe in April of 1926 Leaders of that first Howe troop, numbered 601 and belonging to the Grayson County Council, were William R Veverett Jr, minister of the Christian Church, and Karl Everett Ashburn, high school principal The first troop of 19 boys included Thurman Q Thompson and J A McDonough
Leaders of the troop in March, 1928 were Roy G. Percival (Methodist pastor) and C A Barnett Boys in the troop included Erskine Bearden, Elwyn Cooper, L B Taylor and G T McDonough
Margan M Young was the new scoutmaster in September, 1929 with these Tenderfoots - Lowell Thompson, Gerald Taylor, and
J W Fielder
In April, 1932 Edgar Jay and Henry C George served as leaders Among the scouts were Billy Bryant Cloud, Arnold Dutton, Tommy and Sam Ferguson, Wilson Rutherford, Overton E Jay and TB Holloway The meetings were held at the First Baptist Church and the council name was changed to Texas-Oklahoma
Lowe Williamson Jr was the first Howe scout to be awarded the Eagle rank - a rank he earned in 1933
Donald Bill Bryant and Glen Sollis joined Edgar Jay as assistant scoutmasters in 1934 E Powell and Charles R Thompson were on the troop committee Barnes Milam (Howe's first head football coach) stepped in, in April 1935 to relieve Jay as scoutmaster
In December, 1943, an application was made for a neighborhood patrol instead of a troop The number 45, now identified with Howe scouts, was assigned to the patrol Eugene T Johnson, the Baptist minister, met with the boys that year
Troop 45 came into being on April 22, 1946 Sponsored by a group of citizens with Bill Mayo serving as scoutmaster for the next four years WB Wheeler, Howe Superintendent, was committee chairman until 1949
During 1949 several changes were made WE Younce became on page 5
Howe Elementary Meet The Teacher Night
Howe Elementary Meet The Teacher Night isThursday, August 18 from 5pm -7:30 pm
Studentsareencouragedtobring school supplies and meet teachers
There will also be a Howe High School Cheer table set up to purchase your favorite
“BULLDOGS” spirit wear Girl Scouts and the PTA will be on hand to give information out about their programs Howe Elementary Principal Clarissia Doty wants to remind overyone about the shot clinic that will be available to students who need immunizations
Dr. Smithwick
"They were going to stay two weeks After a week or ten day, he brought them back."
Smithwick's freshman class had 60 scholarship players and 44 walk-on players Those included eventual Heisman Trophy Winner John David Crow, Charlie Krueger, who went on the play in the NFL with the San Francisco 49ers They also had Bobby Joe Conrad who went on the play for the NFL St Louis Cardinals
"Out of the 104, by the end of our sophomore year, there were 18 of us still playing " said Smithwick "I played a full two-years of football on the four-year scholarship, but I was spending 20 hours a week with some kind of football, whether meetings or workouts All of my classes were in science fields and I had to make a decision - play football or go try to get into veterinary medicine When I was accepted to get into vet school, I told the coach, I've got to go I've been looking forward to doing this for too many years to let it slip out "
With the highly talented freshman class that Smithwick was in, it wasn't an easy decision to walk away The Aggies had gone from 1-9 in Bryant's first year, to 7-2-1 his sophomore year They would go undefeated in 1956, the year Smithwick stopped playing
Smithwick says that he respected Bear Bryant as a coach, but not so much feeling for him as an individual The reason came from an incident with his roommate Ralph Patterson Heading into their sophomore year, Patterson and Smithwick were in their dorm when a knock on the door took place about 10 days before spring training began The knock was from Bear Bryant who asked Smithwick how much he weighed when he came in his freshman year Smithwick responded with 205 pounds He then wanted to know how much he weighed presently, which Smithwick responded with 215 Bryant then turned to Patterson and asked him what his freshman weight was, which was 215 When Bryant asked what his current weight was, Patterson responded with 235 Bryant told him that he wouldn't issue him a uniform unless he weighed 215 continued from page 1
"He started wearing double sweat suits and running and he'd play hand ball and he had gotten down to 215 in a week " said Smithwick "But he was so weak You don't lost 20 pounds in a week and have strength They issued him a uniform, but he couldn't perform Oh, they ran him Jim Owens was the coach who was running him but Bear Bryant initiated on what he was to do to get to Ralph "
They ran Patterson of 400 yards of 10 yard sprints He ran through the ropes and under the chicken wire After a practice with Smithwick and the rest of the team having already showered, Patterson was just coming off of the field after Owens kept him for extra running Smithwick had gone back to the dorm to get ready to go to a meeting and to eat and had told Patterson to hurry to go with him However, Patterson crawled up in his bed and said he didn't feel like going
"I came back and he was still laying up in there " said Smithwick "The next morning we got up to go to classes and I told him, 'you've got to get up from there, we've got classes' continued on page 11 continued from page 3
