The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 7, 1988 Page: 3 of 18
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Thursdoy, July 7. 1988 — The A'bony News — Page 3
2 injured in 3-vehicle accident
By Donate A. Lieu
Two women were injured dur-
ing a three-car accident Friday
afternoon, July 1, on U.S. High-
way 180 within the Albany city
limits.
The "Jaws of Life" was used by
the Albany Volunteer Fire De-
partment to remove one of the in-
jured drivers from her car.
Bobbie Merchant Brewick, 51,
of Dallas and Terry Boss Terry,
26, of Breckenridge were both
taken to the Shackelford County
Hospital for treatment and later
transferred to Hendrick Medical
Center in Abilene.
Terry underwent surgery for a
fractured ankle and was listed in
stable condition at Hendrick as of
Tuesday. She also suffered a
broken nose and facial lacera-
tions.
Brewick was treated for a
laceration to her leg and back in-
juries.
According to DPS Trooper Dan
Walker, Brewick was travelinv
west on U.S. 180 about 4:30 p.m.
when she lost control of her 1986
silver Chevrolet as she tried to
negotiate a curve in the road just
north of the bridge over the Salt
Prong of theUraios River.
The Brewick car crossed over
the median and hit Terry's auto
head on, which had just crossed
the bridge.
Mrs. Terry's car was pushed in-
to a third car driven by Martha
Wallace Wills of Breckenridge,
which was traveling in the out-
side lane of the four-lane highway.
Wills did not seek medical at-
tention according to Walker.
Mrs. Terry had to be freed from
her car by the "Jaws of Life"
because both doors on her auto
were jammed as a result of the ac-
cident.
"She was not trapped in the
car, but we would nave had to
take her out through a window if
we didn't use the 'Jaws of Life',"
said Walker. The trooper com-
mended the local fire department
for doing a "good job" of opening
the vehicle so emergency per-
sonal could remove Terry from
the auto.
Walker added that a light rain
shower had made the road slick
which was a contributing factor in
the accident.
Mrs. Brewick was issued a tic-
ket for driving on the wrong side
of the road.
Both Brewick and Terry were
wearing safety belts at the time
of the accident, which saved them
from suffering "considerably
more serious injuries," stated
Walker.
"I talk.a to Mrs. Terry's family
at the hospital and they said she
is certainly a devout believer in
using seat belts now."
Walker stated that this was the
only serious accident reported in
the county over the Fourth of Ju-
ly weekend. There was a minor
traffic accident on Monday, July
4, in Albany, but no injuries were
sustained.
Attempted murder charge filed
By Donnie A. Lucas
The Shackelford County
Sheriffs department was busy on
the Fourth of July investigating a
shooting in the northwestern cor-
ner of the county that resulted in
a 17-year-old man being arrested
for attempted murder.
Casey Don Clepper, 17, was be-
ing held for questioning and
charged with attempted murder
after allegedly shooting his step-
father, James Minor, 51, during a
domestic dispute.
Sheriff Ben Riley reported that
Minor was shot three times in the
legs, including once in the left calf
and left knee, and a third time in
the right ankle with a .38 calibre
handgun.
The incident occurred at the
Crooked River Ranch, which is
located on the Shackelford —
Haskell — Throckmorton county
line.
"When we worked this call
early Tuesday morning, we
thought it was in Shackelford
County," said Riley. "After fur-
ther investigation, we found out it
actually happened in Throckmor-
ton County."
Riley stated that Throckmor-
ton County officials were working
up charges to file against Clepper
and will probably have him moved
to their jail.
The sheriff stated that Clepper
is claiming self-defense in the
case.
The victim reportedly drove
himself to the Stamford Hospital
to receive treatment. "He had lost
a lot of blood and they operated
on him at Hendrick Medical
Center in Abilene early Tuesday
morning."
Riley stated that Minor's wife,
who is Clepper's mother, was in
the process of moving out of the
home when the dispute occurred.
Surplus food commodities will
be distributed Tuesday, July 12,
in Albany and Moran, according
to Shackelford County Judge
Marie Smith.
Butter, rice, cheese and pow-
dered milk will be distributed to
needy families for the two-month
period of July and August, be-
ginning at 10:00 a.m. at Moran
City Hall, and at 11:00 a.m. at the
Albany Youth Center.
Residents who receive the food
must meet guidelines set by the
Texas Department of Human Re-
sources.
"This could be our last dis-
tribution," stated the judge.
"There is just no way of knowing
whether we will be able to receive
any more food commodities."
Bills are currently pending in
Congress which will determine
the future of the food commodity
program.
"They keep telling us that the
food distribution will go on, but it
all depends on the funding," she
said.
Next week's distribution will
consist of a limited amount of
The following chart lists in-
come requirements in order to
receive the commodities:
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$ 596
$ 7S7
2
$ 102
$1,011
3
$1,001
$1,27*
4
$1,214
$1,140
5
$1,420
$1,002
4
$1,421
$2,041
7
$1,111
$2,124
1
$2,017
$2.SIS
$2,241
$2,047
10
$2,449
$1,100
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$ 242
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foods, Smith added. "We may only
be able to distribute half rations
to be able to serve everyone."
One of the reasons Shackelford
County is able to distribute com-
modities this month is because
county officials have been able to
"stockpile" surplus commodities
from past months.
"We wouldn't have been able to
do this without the help of Thrift
Mart and the Moran Center, who
have been so generous to let us
store some of our surplus foods in
their vaults," Smith said.
In May, a total of 229
families —541 people —were
served in Shackelford County.
This was down from the March
total of 337 families served.
The judge emphasized that vol-
unteers are still needed to help
distribute the free food com-
modities.
Qualifications for the program
are gauged by a person or
family's gross income and number
of dependents. Persons who are
currently unemployed are also
eligible for the program.
Area precipitation reports vary
By Carol Lackey
Varying amounts of rainfall
dampened Shackelford County
during the last week of June and
over the Fourth of July weekend
to help alleviate the near-drought
conditions in this area.
Although Albany officially re-
ceived only 1.18 inches of rainfall
during the month of June, some
landowners in other parts of
Shackelford County have re-
ceived substantially more.
In the early morning hours of
Sunday, June 26, thunder, light-
ning and rain passed through
Shackelford County. Although
Elsa Turner, official weather ob-
server, only received .33 inches of
rain, other parts of Albany and
the surrounding area received
more.
East of Albany on the Charles
Lackey property, 1.5 inches was
received early on June 26, with
another shower of .2 inches falling
later that same day.
Scattered showers followed
during the week, with some areas
recording only a trace.
Although no moisture was re-
corded in Albany on Friday, July
1, some areas east of town re-
ceived some rain showers.
On Sunday, July 3,2.2 inches of
rain fell on the Viertel property
south of Albany, while Paul Sims
received 1.1 inches west of town.
East of Albany, James Sanders
received .25 inches.
Officially, Albany only received
.05 inches on Sunday, July 3.
Albany's rainfall for the first
six months of 1988—8.27 inches—
is down from the average for the
first six months of the year of
12.86 inches.
The first six months of 1987
were very wet with a total of
18.07 inches recorded in Albany.
With the official June rainfall
recorded at 1.18 inches, the mois-
ture is substantially down from
the 2.61 average for the years
1896-1977.
The temperatures in June
began with very pleasant high
temperatures ranging from tne
upper 70s to the mid-80s. Lows
were in the lower 60s and upper
50s.
However, summer made its
Sresence known on June 8 when a
igh of 102 was recorded, and on
June 9 when the mercury hit 100.
Following that "heat wave,"
the temperatures fell back into
the upper 80s and lower 90s for
approximately one week before
creeping back into the mid-90s.
A hot 98 was recorded on July 1,
but Saturday's high was only 89.
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Local mishap...
Albany volunteer firemen pry open
the door of a Monte Carlo with the
"Jaws of Life" (top photo) in order
for local ambulance personnel to
safely extract Terry Boss Terry of
Breckenridge after her car was in-
volved in a three-vehicle accident
in Albany last Friday. Meanwhile,
hospital employees and other
volunteers carefully remove Bob-
bie Merchant Brewick of Dallas
from her car (lower photo). Both
women were treated locally and
then transferred to Abilene. The
driver of the third vehicle did not
require medical attention. Traffic
across the bridge was halted while
the accident site was cleared.
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