1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-3 WHEREAS, Tuesday, February 25, Panola County Day will be 1-4 celebrated by the proud citizens of Panola County in recognition 1-5 of their illustrious county and its contributions to the 1-6 State of Texas; and 1-7 WHEREAS, Located on the Texas-Louisiana line, Panola County 1-8 is blessed with rich soil and an abundant water supply; a leading 1-9 broiler-producing county, hogs and cattle are also raised here; and 1-10 WHEREAS, The name Panola comes from the Indian word for 1-11 cotton, ponolo; the area is famous for its production of cotton, 1-12 corn, potatoes, sugar cane, peanuts, tomatoes, melons, and peaches, 1-13 and other fruits and vegetables; and 1-14 WHEREAS, The county was created from Harrison and Shelby 1-15 counties by Texas' First Legislature on March 30, 1846; and 1-16 WHEREAS, Carthage is the county seat; it dates back to 1848 1-17 when 100 acres were donated for a town site; a lively small town, 1-18 it is the trade center for the region, and its population approaches 1-19 7,000; and 1-20 WHEREAS, The local employment pool consists of dedicated and 1-21 hardworking men and women; employment opportunities abound with 1-22 retail and service-oriented businesses, specialty shops, commercial 1-23 food processing, timber, light manufacturing, and oil and gas 2-1 processing; and 2-2 WHEREAS, Potlatch, an annual community event held every 2-3 fall, salutes the county's country heritage and attracts visitors 2-4 who revel in the goodwill, crafts, country spirit, enjoyable music 2-5 from jazz to gospel, and sumptuous regional food; and 2-6 WHEREAS, In 1944, the Jordan well was drilled and was the 2-7 largest gas condensate reserve in the United States; the county is 2-8 abundantly rich in natural resources; and 2-9 WHEREAS, The county is the birthplace of Country Music Hall 2-10 of Famers Jim Reeves and Tex Ritter; and 2-11 WHEREAS, The Texas Senate is proud to honor the residents 2-12 of this important county and to recognize their invaluable 2-13 contributions to the State of Texas; and 2-14 WHEREAS, The important achievements of the citizens of 2-15 Panola County have contributed to the development of the 2-16 State of Texas, and these industrious Texans are truly worthy 2-17 of legislative recognition and praise; now, therefore, be it 2-18 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-19 75th Legislature, hereby extend sincere best wishes to 2-20 Panola County for a most successful and happy Panola County 2-21 Day; and, be it further 2-22 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-23 Panola County as a memento of this grand occasion and as an 2-24 expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. 2-25 Nixon 3-1 Armbrister Galloway Patterson 3-2 Barrientos Harris Ratliff 3-3 Bivins Haywood Shapiro 3-4 Brown Lindsay Shapleigh 3-5 Cain Lucio Sibley 3-6 Carona Luna Truan 3-7 Duncan Madla Wentworth 3-8 Ellis Moncrief West 3-9 Fraser Nelson Whitmire 3-10 Gallegos Ogden Zaffirini 3-11 Bullock, President of the Senate 3-12 ______________________________________ 3-13 President of the Senate 3-14 I hereby certify that the above 3-15 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 3-16 on February 25, 1997. 3-17 ______________________________________ 3-18 Secretary of the Senate 3-19 ______________________________________ 3-20 Member, Texas Senate