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The
Albany News
"Oldest Journalistic Venture West Of The Brazos
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1982, ALBANY, TEXAS 76430
VOLUME NUMBER 107
NUMBER 22
PRICE 25«
Council Discusses Easement, Traffic, Pool
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Members of the Albany City Council ore currently discussing the alternatives concerning the repair of tlie
City Pool located at Webb Park The facility has been deteriorating for seveial yoars and now needs irn
mediate attention if it is to be used during the next summer season The council is also studying the possibi
lity of building a new pool. ^ |Staff Photo
By Donnie Lucas
Kditor & Publisher
The Albany City Council heard
.complaints from citizens about
property easements for the new
sewer and traffic problems, as
well as reviewing a budget and
discussingfjMMkfor repairing the
city's pool Park.
The council opened the meeting
with a public hearing concerning
the new airport and funds to be
received from the State of Texas
The City received notification last
month that they would be recejv
irig $125,000 for the building of a
50 x 1,000 foot runway with
aprons.
Four interested citizens were
present at the hearing, but no ob
jections were made to receiving
the funds for the airport.
Local citizen Harold Law at
tended t hi* meeting to ask the
council for $500 in damages if Un-
ci! y'crosses his property wil h the'
new main sewer line Law has not
yet signed an easement giving the
conl ractors authority to cross the
property located wesi of town
Law also explained thai a leak
in the old system had been dump
nig sewage on ariol her piece of his
property.
City officials said that there
was a question of ownership, ori
I he properly thai the y wish to
cross with I he new system
City Manager Liston I odd sug
gi sted that the council have local
attorney Loren Williams in
vestigate the true ownership of
the land
Several council members
agreed that if the land was put
back in as good of condition as
before the pipe was laid, that
there would be no damage to the
property.
Todd pointed out that the line
would have to cross the property
and' that he hoped an agreement
could be reached with the land •
owner when it was determined
who really owned the property.
Handy arid Debbie Turner, a
local blind couple, were at the
meeting to request a crosswalk be
placed at the intersection of
Jacobs and Cook Field Road.
Turner explained that, he has a
hard time trying to cross (look
F icld Road to go to the post office
"We have been in Albany for
two years' now, and we really like
the town,"' said Turner. "People
used to watch for us until about
three or four months ago. Now we
have to dodge our way across the
street."
The council was receptive to
the idea and informed the couple
that the Texas Highway De
partfnent would have jurisdiction
over the intersection since the
Cook Field Road is a state high
way. Todd felt that the highway
department would cooperate in
putting a crossing at, the location.
The Turners also requested
that the city patrolman watch the
area along Jacobs Street that
(See City Council, pej 2)
Thanksgiving Service
Slated Next Tuesday
The community of Albany will
gather Tuesday, November 23 in
corporate worship and thanks
giving at First Christian Church
Speaker will be the Rev T J
Medart, pastor of First Baptist
Church.
The community Thanksgiving
worship has long been an annual
custom here, with at least three
churches sustaining the tradition
throughout the years These are
Matthews Memorial Presby-
terian, First Christian and F irst
I nited Methodist, churches In re
<1
cent years, however, m
other congregations have j,
in
This makes our Thank' .■ 1 ;g
holiday in Albany a richer more
meaningful experience i, '
church member "We hope t: .n
you will mark this date or, .your
calendar today "
An offering will be taken wlr- l
will be Used for local needs ,
emergencies by the Min: ■'
Alliance, according to lb Re
I)on Wirsdorfer,1 pastor of Fi-r-t
Christian Church.
Directors Approve January EMT School
X-Ray Technician To Be Trained For Hospital
By Donnie Lucas
Kditor At Publisher
Representatives of Radiology
Associate* met with the Shack
elford County Hospital District
directors Monday to discuss alter
natives for providing an x ray
technician for the hospital. The
board also discussed laboratory
fees, physician recruitment, am
bulance service, and holding an
Kniergency Medical Technician
school at the hospital in January.
Dr. Crcg Goates and Norman
Bonds of the radiology group dis
cussed the possibility of training
a hospital employee to fill the
x ray vacancy if a registered
technician could not be located.
Radiology Associates works with
the hospital on a contract basis,
giving detailed opinions of x rays
taken at the hospital.
"We know that you are looking
for someone to handle the x ray
department and it is our opinion
that you will have a hard time
finding a technician," said Dr.
Goates.
The doctor suggested that
Radiology Associates could train
a hospital employee that is
already familiar with x rays to do
the more difficult and com
plicated films.
"We have had a long and en
joyable relationship with this
hospital and we would provide
the needed training at no cost,"
Bonds informed the group.
Board members and both Al
bany physicians were receptive to
the idea, and thanked the firm for
their generosity.
Goates suggested that a back
up person should be trained for
weekend work.
The directors next discussed
hospital lab fees, but no action
was taken to change any charges.
Dr. Philip O'Neill suggested
that the fees be lowered. He
stated that the hospital was
higher on lab work than surround
inu hospitals.
Dr. Luther Key pointed out
that volume was a key factor in
volved in setting rates for the
tests, and that Medi Care had not
reprimanded the hospital about
their fees during a recent audit.
Key suggested that the fees re
main the same.
O'Neill requested that the
hospital write Medi-Care and ask
them for the allowable charges
for panels of 12 and IH tests.
O'Neill also asked that patients
in the hospital that need, to be
transferred to Abilene for special
treatment be able to use the
hospital's ambulance The request
applies to patients that need to go
to Abilene for treatment that is
not offered in Albany such as
cobalt or C.T. scans. The am
bulance would also need to wait
until the treatment is completed
and return the patient to Albany.
Board member Clarence Waller
slated that if a doctor orders an
ambulance, then it should be pro
vided.
Administrator Nick Shankles
pointed out that Medi ( 'are would
not pay for the trips except under
certain circumstances
Both doctors stated that they
were aware of the regulations and
would not order an ambulance
unless it was necessary and came
under the Medi Care guidelines
Shankles reported that he had
several replies to recent letters
sent out to doctors wanting to
relocate their practice He told
the board that he had talked with
a doctor last week and that two or
three others were planning trips
to Albany in the next couple of
weeks.
Board members Key, Billie
Wooldridge and Alma Godfrey at
tended a matching clinic in Hous
ton two weeks ago and gave a
report on the trip.
Although no specific leads for a
doctor resulted from the trip, the
members that attended said they
learned more about how to at
Iract a doctor
Wooldridge also I old the board
that the Albany High School
Junior Historians had prepared a
scrapbook about Albany that the
hospital representatives used in
Houston. She made a motion that
the hospital donate $100 to the
Junior Historian < hapter for
t heir efforts The motion carried.
Shankles reported that eight
members of. the community and
about five or six hospital em
ployees were planning to. take an
K.M.T training course to be held
at the hospital in January
(Sew Hospital, pg 2)
Class A Playoff Contest
Slated In Local Stadium
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playoff action in Robert N^ti
Memorial Stadium this F ri
The Motley County
Matadors will meet the
Godley Wildcats; in (.'lass A
ill
ri
day night, November lit
beginning at. 7:30,p.m.. a< cord
ing to Albany High School
Athletic Director Tank
Nelson
The contest will determine
a hi district winner for
I districts 3 A and 4 A
The purple and gold
Wildcats were runners up in
District, 4 A, while the
Matadors, wearing black and
scarlet, were the 3 A cham
Dions.'
The Albany Chamber of
Commerce will provide the
trophy for the winner of the
game and a concession stand
will also be operated by local
organizations.
"We hope ^veryone will
<ome out to watch the game,
said Nelson. "This is good for
the town and the school in
vites all residents to show off
our Albany hospitality and
make these two schools feel
w elcome "
Motley County High School
of Matador is located north
east of Lubbock Godley is
situated between Weather
ford and Cleburne
$7,589 Of $12,350 Goal
Collected By Local Chest
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The 1983 Albany Chest fund
drive has passed the halfway
mark with $7,589 given as of
November 12, said Lovella
I kid gen of First National Bank,
Monday.
The goal of $12,350 is nearly
two thirds reached.
Gifts have been coming in
"pretty steadily," she observed,
with many more regular givers
yet to donate. "But we know they
will. Some donate at Christmas or
after."
('hecks may be presented at
Mrs. Dodgen's desk or mailed in.
Chest lunds go to 14 par
ticipating agencies: Girl Scouts
and Brownies, Boy Scouts, Cub
Scouts, Little Dribblers, Albany
Baseball Association, Rural Fire
Department, Albany Volunteer
hire Department, Shackelford
County Library, Youth Center,
Red Cross West Texas
Rehabilitation Center, Salvation
Army, Texas United Service, and
Chisholm Trail Scouts.
Bill Foster, chairman of the
Amateur Radio Club, announced
recently that the club has become
solvent and will not require chest
funds next year.
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Albany Businessmen To Close
For Thanksgiving Next Week
Stores and businesses in
Albany have announced plans to
close for the Thanksgiving holi
days.
The following will be closed on
Thursday, November 25: Old Jail
Foundation, First National Hank,
Higginbotham Bartlett, Albany
News, Baker Auto Parts, City
Grocery, Thrift Mart, Bill's Dollar
Store, r & M Furniture, Western
Auto, Clear Fork Motor Com
pany, Albany Auto Supply,
Weaver Oates Pharmacy, J A P
Flowers, Albany Flowers & Gifts,
and Hollister's.
Stores to be closed Thursday
and Friday are Webb & Webb,
Inc., King & Robertson, Cotter,
Neff & Company, Texas Central
X Presa, and West Texas
Utilities.
Those closing Thursday, Friday
and Saturday include Erline's
Specialty Shop and Kubiak Motor
Company.
Holiday tradition ...
Hundreds of local and area residents attended what has become a holiday trodltlon In Albany, the annual
Christmas Baxoor sponsored by the Sallie Matthews Circle of the Matthews Memorial Preibyienan Church.
.... ■ • J ——1 '-1*" — 1— to the serving of a
v.nrnimo) dqiuui ipun»ui»«j »r — "* — -
The boxaar featured baked goods, handmode crafts and specialty Items tor sale pnoi
turkey dinner.
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