Stamford American (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 26, 1979 Page: 1 of 28
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STAMFORD AMERICAN
STAMFORD, JONES COUNTY, TEXAS, 79353, THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1979
Single Copy
American Volume 58. No. 3
Journalists to address
PCA annual meetings
The Rolling Plains Production
Credit Association will have its 45th \
annual slpctyioldors meeting
Friday anifSaturday, April 27 and
2H
Friday’s meeting will be held at
the City Auditorium in Childress,
with registration beginning at 9
a m for stockholders in the
Matador and Childress Office
areas Roddy Peeples, radio farm
and ranch broadcaster on state-
wide ‘Voice of Southwest Agricul-
ture'' network, will be the key
speaker
At the Saturday section, to Ik*
held in the Stamford High School
Auditorium. J T Smith, farm and
ranch editor of the Abilene
Reporter News will be featured
speaker
Registration will also begin at 9
a m and will be attended by stock
holders, wives and guests in the
Munday. Spur and Stamford Office
areas
Business session at both
Childress and Stamford will begin
at 10 a m and will include the
election of one director The term of
board member Willard H (Snooks*
Williams of-Sour is expiring He has
been normwalrafpr re-election with
Gary Bridge <nAfton nominated to
oppose him
The report from the board will lx*
given by B H DeBusk of Anson,
while the manager's report will be
by R C Cobb of Stamford Walter
Heller of Lueders will .present the
nominating committee report
Farmer rancher members and
guests are expected to attend from
Briscoe. Childress Collingsworth
Cottle, Dickens. Donley. Foard
Hall Hardeman. Haskell. Jones.
Kent King, Knox. Motley . Shackel
ford and Stonewall Counties
Entertainment will be presented
from 9 JO to 10 am., and a
barbecue lunch will be served
following the business meeting
The current board of directors of
Rolling Plains PCA includes J P
Perrin, chairman. Haskell. W J
Boykin, vice chairman. Northfield.
W’ C Mann Clarendon Williams,
and DeBusk
Boy Scouts
to collect
for victims
' The Cub Scouts of Stamford will
have "a house to house drive
Saturday, April 2H. starting at 9
a m to collect goods for tornado
victims at Vernon and Wichita
Falls
Collected will be bath and kitchen
goods such as tissue, towels, soap,
combs, cleanser, canned goods,
etc
The Scouts ask that local
residents give at least one non
perishable item There also will In*
a pickup station at Harmon Park
for persons wishing to leave
donations
The Stouts will be in uniform and
will have an adult accompanying
each group Persons wanting to
give but who do not wish to be
disturbed may put their gift outside
the front door
Parents of the Scouts are
donating time, money, gas and cars
while the Scouts w ill be giving up a
pack picnic, along with the money
that would have been sjicrit for the
picnic Instead, the money will go
to tornado victims
The Scouts feel that everyone can
not give a lot but everyone can give
a little, and they extend
appreciation to those who help
Chairmen prepare for show—
Three of the chairmen for the annual Stamford Garden Club Spring
Flower Show prepare for Saturday's event by gathering irises from
the yard of Mrs. I, H. Rogers. The three chairmen are, left to right,
Mrs C F. Clarke, staging chairman; Mrs. E. V. Olson, general
chairman; and Mrs. V. Hagle, publicity chairman.
May 2 to be first
meal for elderly
The City of Stamford Nutrition
Project will begin here next
Wednesday. May 2
Funded through a grant from the
West Central Texas Council of
Governments Area Agency on
Aging, a hot. nutritionally balanced
meal will be served each Monday.
Wednesday and Friday beginning
at noon
The meals will be served at St
Ann's Catholic Church parish hall
Mayor, councilwoman take office
Martin Blackburn officially
became mayor of Stamford Friday
afternoon as he two people on the
counc+4-sTTd- the police chief took
their oaths of office
Also sworn in were Jim Astin.
councilman Place I. Margie
Barnett councilwoman Place 5;
and Police Chief Duayne Medford
Astin and Medford assumed
duties m offices they held prior to
Friday -while Blackburn succeeded
Gary Mathews and Mrs Barnett
succeeded Gerald Proctor
> Carryover counctlmen present
for the regular session and the
swearing in ceremonies included
Marvin Massey and Travis Horton
In conjunction with the oaths of
office, the council adopted a
resolution accepting the canvass of
election returns which the council
did first
Also adopted were resolutions
commending Mathews and Proctor
for the time they spent in their
positions
Present for Friday's oaths of
office, along with Blackburn's wife.
Prudie, and Mrs Barnett’s
husband. B J . were Blackburn s
sons, Bill of Dallas and Vic of
Austin. The brothers surprised
their parents Thursday night by
showing up for the ceremony.
In other business, the council
reviewed five bids for a paving
project in the northwest and west
part of towny To be paved are
approximately six blocks in the
vicinity of Washington Park and
around tF\e swimming pool in
Wendeborn Park
Submitting bids werp KB Asphalt
and Materials in Abilene, Nobles
Dirt Contractors of Colorado City.
Grimmett Brothers of Snyder.
Pioneer Construction of Abilene
and Circle Construction of Abilene.
Circle Construction was the
apparent low bidder for the project
with a total base hid of $53,136 80
Bids when two alternatives were
considered raised the cost to
$69,501.20 and to $66,144 40.
Other bids ranged upward to as
high as $100,463.72.
The council voted to invite
representatives to the May 4
meeting of the city council to
further discuSs their bid before
making a decision. The council
noted that a grant expected for the
project will be from $2000 to $7000
short,, depending upon which
alternative is used
City officials take oath—
Taking oaths of office Friday during the regular session of Stamford
city council are, right to left, Mrs. B J. (Margie) Barnett, alderman
Place 5; W. M. (Martin) Blackburn, mayor; James (Jim) Astin, aider-
man Place 4; and Duayne Medford, chief of police. Administering
the oath was Gary D. Matthews, far left, outgoing mayor.
The council also voted to take a
parks board recommendation that
additional employees by the city to
serve as a separate parks depart
ment The unanimous vote called
for at least three people be hired
The council will advertise for
bids for leasing of land located at
the sewage plant The former
leasor did not exercise his option to
extend his lease Bids will be taken
on a cash basis.
The council heard a report con
cerning Stamford Country Club's
request for raw water to green and
fairway irrigation A letter will he
forthcoming formally telling of
engineers’ opinion
Unofficially, the report said
tapping of raw water before it
reaches the filter plant is feasible
The item should be on the agenda
for the next council meeting.
It was reported to the council that
affadavits are being collected'R’on-"
cerning Lake Stamford Park How-
ever, the item remained on the
table.
The council went into a brief
i-Accuiive (closed* session -When
the meeting was called back into,
open session, the council voted to
give II R. Macomber. former city
manager who has accepted a
position at El Campo. two weeks of
accrued vacation However, the
council voted to'give no eonsidera
tion for severance.pay.
Under a new business item, the
council voted to make a request for
a grant for senior citizens center
renovation, acquisition and equip
merit
The council appointed Olive
C’assady. secretary for the city-
manager. as city sectary, whose
duties were performed by
Macomber.
Shortly after being sworn in.
Blackburn told the council of an
item to be placed on the next
meeting's agenda He told the
. * council he had a deed of property
located just southwest of the town
square that will be given to the city
for the purpose of removal of an old
building on the property.
He said the project would not cost
anything to the city. ' ?
until a permanent location can be
obtained.
The program, in addition to the
meal, includes regular recreation '
and other activities which will be
available from 10 30 a m until 3
p m
Information and referral
services. ‘ programs of special
educational interest and other
events are also scheduled The
program is open to all persons in
Jones, County, regardless of
national origin, sex, or religion,
w ho a re 60 yea rs of age or over: and
their spouses regardless of age
Persons needing a ride or more
information prior to nevt
Wednesday may call Mary Stone at
773 3479. Following the May 2
kickoffNUie number to call will be
<73-2571 bww’een 9 a m and 4 p m
on Mondays. Wednesdays and
Fridays.
Contributions to cover the cost of
the meal are invited and are
accepted in a confidential manner
However, persons who are unable
to contribute should feel free to
participate in all areas of the
program
Contributions will he returned to
the nutrition project to cover the
costs of meals above the level of
federal funding A charge of $1 to
$1.50 per meal will be made to
guests under 60 years of age
>
Bulldog
Banquet
set May 4
The annual Bulldog Appreciation
Banquet will be Friday. May 4. on
the high school campus.
A hamburger supper is slated for
6:30 p m at the hig-h ..school
cafeteria and a program w ill follow
at 7:30 pm in the high school
auditorium.
Speaker for the event will be
Cong. Charles Stenholm. a
graduate of Stamford High School
aria now representative of the 17th
District.
Carl Cooper is chairman for the
(’hamber of Commerce-sponsored
event and co-chairmen are
Wayland Fuqua and Mac
Thompsori.
Tickets, priced at $4. may J)e
obtained at First National Bank.
First Federal Savings and Loan
Association. Country Drug Store,
Hassen's and Thompson's
Jewelers.__,_
It’s "spring forward." right?
Well, Saturday night is the
Itime to spring forward in time as
|Daylight Savings Time is near.
Clocks will be set ahead one
[hour prior to bedtime Saturday
might in order to be on time
[Sunday morning after the 2 a m.
I conversion.
Time will be set baety an hour
[next fall.
It's flower time Saturday-
Local show shouts
'it's springtime'
The annual Spring Flower Show
of the Stamford Garden Club will be
held at the Parish Hall of St Ann s
Catholic Church on Saturday. April
2H
Mrs. E. V Olson is general
chairman of this year’s show,
which has the theme of "Spring.
Spring. Spring". The show will be
open to the public from 3 to 7 p m
Mrs Lendall Prewit. president of
the club, has issued a special
invitation to the general public,
member or not, to enter the show ,
either in the horticulture division or
the artistic arrangement division
Pot plants are always of special
interest and gardeners are also
encouraged to enter fruits or
vegetables from their gardens,
Mrs Prewit added Anyone
wishing further information on
entering the show may contact any
garden club member
A special invitational section has
been arranged for junior
gardeners.
Staging the show this year is Mrs
C F Clarke and her committee
The schedule was written by Mrs
Jack Watson and Mrs Dave
Walker The hospitality chairman
will be Mrs P R Nicholson Junior
entries will be supervised by Mrs
lx*roy Lundgren
Mrs W A Thompson, therapy
chairman, will have exhibits from
her'"therapy group at Skyview
Living Center These exhibits
attract much attention each year at
the show
Properties chairman is Mrs
Vernon Lovvom Entries chairmen
will be Mrs. H J Merriott and Mrs
R H. Astin Mrs Jack Watson and
Mrs' J V Frlzell Jr., will be in
charge of placement
Mrs R, V Hagle is publicity
chairman. Classification chairmen
,are MrS. H L Bosseand Mrs H F
Brigham Conservation and
education chairman is Mrs. Homer
Bennett
Mrsf»Marvin Stanford is judges
chairman and will entertain the
judges at a luncheon prior to their
judging the show
Mrs C. E Carlton is <avyards
chairman and Mrs Olson is clerks
chairman
Local CofC
head gives
resignation
Charlie Young, who has served
as manager of Stamford Chamber
of Commerce since early January,
submitted his resignation Monday
to Chamber President Bill Longley.
Young, a native of Vivian, La.,
said he will be going into outside
sales He said he hopes to be able to
continue to live here since he likes
Stamford but added that there was
a possibility he may have to move.
A Texan for all but the first six
months of hislife. Young graduated
frorn^high school at McCamey.
Following 34 years in the Air
Force during World War II, Young
attended the University of Missouri
and Sul Ross University at Alpine.
He is a graduate of Southwestern
Institute
Before coming to Stamford,
Young had Chamber of Commerce
experience with five years in
MyCamey and 16 years in.
Plainview He was also head of
Abilene CofC’s Industrial
Foundation for five years.
Inside
This
Week
Three local high school journalist are
going to the state UIL meet; see
Page 3.
Jones County women are preparing
for Rally Day; see Page 8.
Stamford's Cinco de Mayo celebra-
tion will be next week; see Page
11.
A local business will host an open
house Saturday; see Page 11.
That's my daddy—
Courtney Stenholm, enjoying jeans and West Texas during an
Easter vacation, looks up to a sign over the door of the office of her
father, Cong. Charles Stenholm. The Stenholm family was in Stam-
ford and other communities of the *17th District during an Easter
break., The sign shows the scope of th/» area represented by the
Stamford native. An open house was hosted by the Stenholms
Saturday afternoon at the office.
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