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11001 MIDWAY ROAD
DALLAS, TEXAS
SEPT. 12, 2008 TIME: 7:30 P.M.
REFRESHMENT VOLUNTEERS FOR
THE SEPTEMBER MEETING:
ALICE BRANGER , Jack Ellett,
GUY CONCES (DESSERT)
Susan Phillips, refreshment
committee chair, says she'd be
delighted to sign you up to bring
refreshments at an upcoming
meeting! Catch her with the
refreshment sign up sheet at
the next meeting or call/email
her to add your name to the list
for the month of your choice. A
list of those scheduled to
provide refreshments in the
future is on the MEETINGS &
EVENTS page at www.
goldentriangleexplorers.com/
Future Monthly Meetings
Oct. 10, 2008 Time 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 14, 2008 Time 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 12, 2008 Time 7:00 p.m.*
Jan. 9, 2009
Time 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 13, 2009 Time 7:30 p.m.
* NOTE: Meeting Starts Early
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President
Goodbye Gene.
Gene Jamison died August 15th. I had only known Gene for the three years
that we have been in the Golden Triangle but I came to know him as a
gentleman, a really good person and a great story teller. But, I did not know
much about his military service. He was awarded the Bronze Star, the Silver
Star, the Purple Heart, and the French Crois de Guirx. While still able to get
out and hunt, he was always bringing in rings for the Find of the Month
award. He always seemed so proud of his finds.
Gene, we will miss you greatly but I know that you will have a metal detector
with you and that you will continue to be at our meetings.
Those of you at our last meeting know that that the annual club outing and
hunt has been scheduled for October 3rd, 4th, & 5th at the Voyles farm. The
actual hunt will be Sat. morning but those who can are encouraged to come
out Friday afternoon and spend the night and Sat. night as well. Larry &
Shirley have set the fee at $15 per person and $25 per couple to cover food
and expenses. They will have registration forms at the Sept. meeting and we
hope as many of you as possible will bring your money and get registered so
they can make plans.
Also, at our last meeting the Finance Committee made two recommendations
and I think that the club may need to vote on those. (Do they need to go in the
By-Laws?)
The recommendations were:
1. “A detailed inventory list of coins owned by the club should be
maintained. The dollar amounts of each item should be recorded as
the “Price Paid, not a varying value influenced by the price of metal
content or coin market fluctuations.”
2. “A report of the above mentioned coin inventory (total dollar value)
should be given along with the Treasurer’s report at each monthly
meeting. A detailed printed report should also be provided for Club
members desiring to see the report.”
CLUB OFFICERS
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The Nominating Committee has met and Lewis Murray has given me the list
of officer candidates. They are:
President:
Vice President
Treasurer
Charles Howell
Greg Williams
Robert Jordan
No name was presented for Secretary. (We certainly need to fill this office so
we will need some names from the floor or a volunteer.) These names and
any others that may be nominated from the floor will be voted on for your
new officers for the coming year.
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8/2 Larry Cooley (Newsletter expenses)
8/8 Alamo Coins (3 mos door prizes)
8/8 Wayne Strobo (tickets)
8/8 Bill Phillips (supplies & drinks)
8/8 Alice Branger (supplies)
8/16 McShan Florist (flowers)
8/23 Alamo Coins (Sep fund raiser + 1 xmas)
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Adams, J Chimitt, Elizabeth Chimitt, Mathew Chimitt, David Chimitt, Peter
Harris, Joseph Harris, Julie Reiter, Andy Dorsch, Nancy Strobo, Wayne
Strobo, Larry Voyles and Jack Ellett. Irma found the most coins. Irma and
Andy tied with the coin of the day....dimes. There were no old coin or jewelry
found. But we all had a great time. Then we went to Herra'
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Restaurant to swap lies and enjoy the good food. Hope to see everyone at the
September meetings. ....Jack
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Since there was no Finds of the Month Contest in July because of the joint meeting and indoor picnic, the
July/August contest includes two winners in each category:
Coin:
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3rd
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Jewelry:
1st
1st
2nd
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3rd
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Relics:
1st
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Ron Rutledge
Ron Rutledge
Andy Dorsch
Chuck Howell
Irma Adams
George Koehl
Melted Walking Liberty Half
1918 Mercury Dime
1990 British One Pound
1934 Buffalo Nickel
1941 Wheat Penney
Buffalo Nickel
Irma Adams
Chuck Howell
Joseph Harris
Wayne Strobo
Betty Moore
Andy Dorsch
24 kt Electroplate over Sterling Pendent
Child’s Gold Bracelet
Silver Ring
Silver Wedding Ring
Part of Gold Chain
Guitar Earring
Ron Rutledge
Ron Rutledge
Chuck Howell
Pennsylvania Drivers Badge
Model T Ford Key
3 Bennington Marbles
Most Unusual:
1st
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2nd
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Chuck Howell
Jack Lowry
Ron Rutledge
George Koehl
Second Chance:
1st
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Wayne Strobo
Ron Rutledge
Irma Adams
Ron Rutledge
Chuck Howell
George Koehl
1903 Waco Kid’s Badge
Laser Cut Cent
Large Key
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Titanium Band
1890 Bennington Marble
Gold Earring with 11 Stones
1917 D Mercury Dime
Perry Mfg. Highgrade Survey Coin
Safety Award Pin
Editor’s Note: Please bring your finds and enter them in the Finds of the Month Contest. Not only can you win
a nice silver coin but showing what is still in the ground encourages those newer hunters to keep looking.
Please be prepared to give a brief report on where you found the item. You are not expected to “give away”
your hunting spots but, “I found this on a house lot in Oak Cliff.” Or “This was in a city park in Garland.” helps
interest less experienced hunters to try new areas.
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Susan Phillips’
Texas Catfish Chowder
Oil or bacon drippings
2 stalks celery, coarsely chopped
2 potatoes, cubed
1 carrot, grated
Salt
1 small jalapeno, chopped
Couple of pats of butter
1 lb. catfish nuggets 9check carefully for bones and remove them!)
1 large onion, coarsely chopped
2 cans chicken broth
1 can whole corn, drained
1 small can evaporated milk or 1 c whole milk
White or black pepper
Thyme or rosemary (to taste)
Cook onions and celery in oil or drippings until translucent; add broth (and more water, if needed) and potatoes
and boil for 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Add catfish (check fish for bones before adding to chowder!),
corn, carrot and jalapeno; cook for 10 minutes. Turn heat to low; add milk, season to taste, top with butter. If you
like thicker chowder, run a cup of the soup through the blender to puree and add back to pot.
Serve with cornbread or saltines.
WorldWide Association of Treasure Seekers
The following was forwarded by Keith Wills:
Here is an answer to an individual on the WWATS www.wwast.org site about metal detecting on Texas
beaches and the state's Antiquities Code. I felt we can all benefit from my answer since so many are
detecting the Texas coast this time of year. This should be something to put in your club's newsletter or
handouts for new members. For if you get on-line it is very depressing what our state government has to
say about metal detecting in Texas. Much of it is untrue and is there to scare away those interested in the
hobby.
The Texas Antiquities Code is much the same as all the individual states in America, it was established to preserve our natural
heritage (more specifically - found Indian artifacts). However, our government has found ways to also include most everything that
can be dated 50 years or older. (50 year rule that our government follows is in direct conflict with the 100 year rule set be Congress
in 1979 in the Archeological Resource Protection Act---ARPA). Makes you wonder which set or laws and regulations as American
citizens should we be following??
In as much as we all are concern as to preserving our past, it seems at times our government is over reacting towards a
simple recreational hobby as metal detecting that millions of Americas enjoy today. Yet many properties are still open to us to enjoy
that hobby as long as you respect the property and the owner's rules or regulations. In short, "treat the property as if it is yours and
respect it as you would request anyone to do on your own place". In Texas most all public lands are open for responsible metal
detecting, like the beaches on the Texas coast and Galveston Beaches. Many of us have detecting them for decades now. Most of your
rangers patrolling those beaches have enough common sense to know we are in fact helping to keep such beaches and other public
properties clean by placing the trash we find in the proper containers when we leave.
There are areas closed to our activity such as the Texas State Parks, where we have been fighting for over a decade to open those
parks to our activity on "public use areas" only that are already pre-disturbed. At this time 38 other states in America allow metal
detecting and digging in such areas of their state parks, but not Texas. We will keep fighting and someday win our state parks in
Texas.
Also, since 1989 our activity is allowed on beaches, swimming areas, playgrounds and some picnic areas of the Army Corps of
Engineer's properties surrounding area lakes from coast to coast, this is the first nationwide metal detecting policy.
Of course, private property is usually the better place for our hobby as long as permission was acquired from the landowner first.
Most of my greatest finds in my 39 years for detecting was found on private property.
Still today, most all the public parks, school grounds, and more will allow our activity as long as you respect the property. Many do
not honor that respect, thus many properties are closed every year. Just remember that the Antiquities Code is only for public and
state owned land, it does not affect private property as much as some government agencies would like for you to believe. There are
many many places you can feel comfortable in enjoying your metal detecting activity, so good luck and happy hunting. Was glad to
help. Visit WWATS site www.wwats.org or www.protecthehobbynow site to keep up on laws that govern our recreational hobbies and
ask permission when on private property.
Thank You, Keith Wills, president
TRIBUTES TO GENE JAMESON
by those who hunted with him and learned from him
God has you under his wings, Gene, thank you for all the stories and your friendship. Watch out for all of us. Mary
Penson
The club went to Amon Carter Lake near Bowie for a water hunt. As Gene got out of the car, I noticed He had
coins glued/ epoxy on the top of the tips of his shoes. Gene explained to me it was a simple way to "fine tune"
your detector while in the water. I will always remember Gene as "Twinkle Toes"! R.I.P.
Greg Williams (Plano)
Remembering Gene Jameson
I first met Gene in late 1966 When Bill Mahan opened his first shop on E. State street in Garland. Most everyone who was
into, or wanted to be into, metal detecting eventually ended up hanging out there and swapping stories.
I learned that Gene worked for the Lone Star Gas Company checking and installing meters and general trouble shooting.
In this capacity he traveled all over Dallas and having a natural born inquisitiveness he was quick to spot any prospective
metal detecting areas.
Discovering that Gene was also a veteran of WW-II, although in a different theater, we compared a few war and treasure
stories and became good friends. In the over 40 years I have known Gene, I am proud to say I have never heard a bad
word spoken by him against anyone. He was a firm believer in “If you can’t say anything good about someone, don’t say
anything at all”.
Gene was truly a Treasure Hunter’s dream of the ultimate Treasure Hunter and no one will ever know how many new
detectorists he helped along the way to becoming proficient in the use of their detectors. With Gene’s passing I have lost a
great friend, and the metal detecting community has lost one of its oldest and staunchest supporters.
Harold Greer
Friday, August 29, 2008
REMEMBERING GENE
Gene Edward Jameson
12/10/1917 – 8/15/2008
Golden Triangle Explorers Society and the North Texas detecting community honors the life of Gene Jameson, a
dedicated hunter and true friend, who died on August 15, 2008.
Gene was born in 1917 in Temple, Texas, and was raised by his grandmother. Gene and Dorothy were married for 57
years, raised three sons, and had two grandchildren. Gene retired from Lone Star Gas Company after 39 years of service.
Gene learned to be resourceful growing up during the Great Depression. As a young boy, he sold newspapers on a corner
in Temple. He realized that going barefoot would garner sympathy from customers and thereby sell more papers. Once, a
man, taking pity on him, bought Gene’s entire supply. Gene followed the man, and watched him dump all the papers in
the trash. Gene then gathered them up and resold them from another corner.
Gene served with the 36th Division during World War II, and like most heroes, never spoke about it much. Most of us
knew he was a veteran, but I was humbled to learn that he had earned the Bronze Star, the Silver Star, the French Crois de
Guirx, as well as the Purple Heart, rendered for service on the foreign battlefield.
I first saw Gene in 2002 at a fun hunt at Reverchon Park. He was racing up a hill, with two detectors, one in each hand,
swinging away. He was 85 years old at that point, and I could barely keep up with him. We developed a friendship, and
from the start he never called me by name, just “Young-un”. At meetings, I would just look for the shock of white hair
and the big smile to find him, usually sidled up to someone, telling a wild hunting story.
Most weekends Gene went “honky-tonking”, but he didn’t go to drink, or to dance, he went to hunt treasure. Over the
years, we saw many finds from Gene’s honky-tonk - rings, bracelets, watches, lighters, a cell phone, etc. And, once,
while digging through the dumpster, he found an “empty” purse, with five $100 bills hidden in a secret pocket. If you
asked Gene where his honky-tonk was, he would just grin, say “South Dallas”, and walk away.
Gene also liked to hunt tennis and volleyball courts. Remember the heavy gold chain he found hanging from a tennis court
post? He brought in a handful of barber dimes at one meeting, found when checking the reject slots from CoinStar
machines. Even though Gene just hunted the last third of his life, he found close to a thousand pieces of jewelry in that
time.
Anyone who knew Gene well knew he was terrified of snakes. He was always wary when he was hunting, and warned
me about snakes when I built my house. However, Gene carried a plastic snake in his van and never missed an
opportunity to throw it on someone when they were distracted at a hunt. The first time he threw it on me, I jumped
several feet in the air and said a choice word, which delighted him to no end. At his funeral, a story was told that in
WWII, amid tremendous gunfire, Gene was in a foxhole when he saw something stirring underneath hay on the floor.
Gene started crawling out, when a comrade pulled him back, and said, “Gene! What are you doing? You’ll be shot!”, to
which Gene replied, “I would rather take my chances than be in a foxhole with a snake!”.
Once, at a fall hunt in Edom, several of us camped out in our vehicles under the trees. About 2 a.m., during a tremendous
thunderstorm, we awoke to a loud, continuous rat-a-tat-a-tat from acorns falling and bouncing off the cars. The next
morning, I asked Gene if he heard them. He said, “It was so loud, when it woke me up, I thought I was back in the War!”.
Gene was a true gentleman. When he would hunt with someone, he would always bring enough sandwiches and drinks to
share. He gladly helped anyone wanting to learn how and where to hunt. The times I had entries in the Find-of-theMonth, he would tell me, “I voted for you, Young-un!”, even though he had entries in the same categories, and we knew I
had no chance.
Gene Jameson lived a rich, full and honorable life. We will miss Gene - his stories, his jokes, and his friendship, and
know we were blessed to have known him.
And, today, in South Dallas, there is a honky-tonk whose treasures go unclaimed. I bet somewhere Gene is smiling about
that.
By Shelley Sharum
PHOTO TRIBUTE
Our August, 2006 meeting was held at Garrett and we toured the facility. Gene was really interested in the old
metal detectors hanging on the walls.
And, none of us will ever forget our 2007 December Holiday Supper. It was a few days after Gene’s 90th
birthday and his son had arranged for a special visitor to our meeting. Knowing how Gene could tell a story, I
can’t help but imagine him telling the real Marilyn Monroe, “Let me tell you about the imposter I met . . . .”
AUGUST FINDS OF THE MONTH CONTEST WINNERS:
Ron Rutledge
Melted Walking Liberty Half
Irma Adams
1941 Wheat Penney
George Koehl
Buffalo Nickel
Ron Rutledge
1917 D Mercury Dime
Titanium Band
Ron Rutledge
1919 PA Driver Badge
Who Found This?
Wayne Strobo
Ron Rutledge
Model T Ford Key
Ron Rutledge
Large Key
George Koehl
Sprocket
Ron Rutledge
Benington Marble
George Koehl
Safety Award Pin
Who found the Mothers Day Pin
PICTURES FROM THE AUGUST FUN HUNT