The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 11, 1979 Page: 4 of 12
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Poga 4 — Th« Albany News — Thursday. October 11 1979
Up & Down the Street
By Elsa Turner
It is just wonderful the
way older people in
Albany get together
socially. I don't mean high
society socials. We're
plain folks.
Last week for instance
I mingled with more than
250 or 300 persons, 95 per-
cent of whom are of re-
tirement age. On Monday
and Tuesday I worked at
the News-, also, on Tues
day, I went to lunch at the
Nutrition Center. On
Wednesday I attended a
DAR luncheon; Thursday
found me at church in a
group study of Revela
tions, and later, again at
the Nutrition Center. On
Friday the Gleaners Class
had luncheon at the
church; on Sundayv:a fel-
lowship luncheon at the
church following morning
worship, World Commu-
nion and a church con-
ference and again that
evening in a study group
on Galations. But you
know what? On Monday
and Saturday we had
lunch at home! Bland did
the Monday one —he's a
pretty good cook —I did
his luncl) on Wednesday
and Friday before I left
home, and the Saturday
one. That's not very many
lunches....What a social
gadabout I've become!
This is really a super
way to get better ac
quainted. You take time
to break bread with a
casual friend — soon
you're good friends —and
a warm relationship has
developed between you.
This is an ideal way to live
out your life, that of
mingling with people. If
you are lucky enough to
meet up with young peo-
ple too, you're as rich as
Croesus or the Rocke
fellers. You feel even
richer than they!
Children— from babies
through age 25 —bring
pure sunshine into the
lives of us who are older.
Last Saturday I was privi
leged to spend one hour
with Dency Quesenberry
when she and 1 met to
decorate the luncheon
tables at the Methodist
Church. We were to
gather leaves and berries
found in the churchyard
and place them down the
center of the tables. Den
cy proved to be the main
character in this small
actvity.
She not only found my
garden snips which I had
concluded were lost but
had merely been left at
church from a previous
snipping, but she found
the prettiest leaves —oak
(two varieties), nandina,
and pyracantha with ber-
ries, in short order. She
showed me a last year's
hummingbird nest which
she watched all last year
through nesting, raising
their young and finally
the flight of the fledg-
lings. She told me that
during the flood the
parents spread their
wings completely over
the baby birds, bills
straight up in the air.
Dency introduced me to
her kitten whose real
name is QRM but who
answers to his apt nick
name of Spot. She showed
me her favorite hiding
places and described the
escape routes used in
games with the children
of the neighborhood. I tell
you this: anyone is rich
who has a young friend.
Younguns can do most
anything; sometimes they
surprise not only you but
themselves as well.
Here's a story about
Stephanie Burge, daugh
ter of Gloria and Sam
Tom- of Pasadena, Texas,
who roller skated 100
miles beginning at 12:00
noon and ending at mid
night. Stephanie did this
remarkable feat for the
benefit of the Mental
Retardation Foundation.
Aren't you proud?
Oldsters can do most
anything too —far more
than they think or try to
do. Hassie Herron, who is
well known to everyone
here for her sweet smile
and ready jokes, was
homebound several years
ago with phlebitis. Now
that she's well she goes
everywhere, walking
most of the time, and ar
rives at her destination
with a smile and a joke.
Last Friday before lun
cheon two ladies remind
ed each other that they
must take a pill before
eating, to which Mrs. Her
ron said, "Pills, huh? Next
thing you'll be smoking
marijuana," and as you
imagine, that brought the
house down. line Me
Gaughey nicknamed her
"Sassy Hassie," which
seems to be a perfect fit.
Miss Sassy admits to 29
years, which is a some
what immature ant', don't
you agree?"
Bernice Vines had sur
gery at Hendrick a few
days ago. From what we
hear, she's doin^ okay....
A. L. Red Goff is in the
local hospital....Midge
Nail had throat surgery a
week or so ago in Abilene;
from what Diana said it
must have made her fami-
ly speechless for a while
too....Diana and Midge
wrote notes to each other!
Hope you'll soon be well,
Midge....Buddy Fincher
reports that his wife
Joanne is in a big dupli-
cate bridge tournament in
Galveston, called in to say
she's having the time of
her life (winning, pro-
bably!. Building these
days being what it is, no
doubt Joanne has skipped
. out for a day of forgetting
her cares. She and Buddy
are in the throes of build-
■ ing a new house....
Rufino Lopez is gone
but not forgotten; all you
fair maidens take note!
His address is now
Comanche, Texas and he
is still with the Soil Con-
servation Service....
New parents this week
are the George Harvicks
(a boy) and the Scot Hills
(a girl)....Good news.like
this means also that a few
grandparents and great
grands are perked up!....
Roxie Palmer has a new
great granddaughter in
• Farmington, New Mexico,
Nellie Jones has al-
ready charmed a few hun
dred people with her
stories about the recent
trip to China, and the list
is growing. One of her
latest audiences is the
Nutrition Program group
. who got so interested and
asked so many questions
that it would seem a good
idea to get her to make
speech number two....
After all; she does have a
red notebook filled with a
report of her trip. She
makes just such a note-
book for each of her trips.
What a collection! I really
have no idea of the n'um
her of trips she has made,
and I doubt that Nellie
can tell you right off.
She's a very interesting
speaker as well as conver
sationalist and can charm
you on almost any subject
from grandchildren' to the
Great Wall of China. We
are most fortunate to
have this dear ladv living
among us.
The ,Vi ivk expresses to
the families of Irene
Wright, Lon n ie 11 a I
brooks, J. C. Dver, Bertie
Jones, Creola McNeely,
and Columbus Boykin our
sincere and heartfelt sym
pahty in your losses. May
God comfort you in these
Flannel Shirts
Today's favorite,
the flannel shirt,
in an assortment
of Tartan plaids.
Wrangler has
selected an
especially neat,
multi-colored plaid
in this no-Iron,
two-pocket shirt
of 50% cotton,
50% polyester.
In sixes S,M,L,XL
•9.00
HOLLISTER'S
d t'ficult days....
Yet the birthdays go
on. This afternoon about
30 children are celebrat-
ing in boisterous fashion
the fourth birthday of
Chad Parsons, son of Mike
and Jana, and the second
birthday of Joni Viertel,
daughter of Jon and
Ladonna. Their cake
made by Joie Parsons,
Chad's grandmother, fea-
tured a clown on top with
a balloon in each hand.
One said "Chad," one said
"Joni." Now I ask you, did
anyone ever make you a
cake like that?
A note from Sam Burge
about his mother, Mrs.
Artie Burge, is to the ef-
fect that she has been dis-
charged from a Houston
hospital but will remain in
Pasadena for several
months. She will receive
treatments on an out
patient basis. She is al-
ready much better, Sam
added.
Judge Andrews Releases
Seven Men From Probation
r
District Court, with
Judge A. G. Andrews of
the 259th Judicial District
presiding, released seven
men from probation Tues-
day, October 9. They are
Ricky Edgar, Rodney
Wayne Wheeler, , Virgil
Oscar Aries, Hubert
Glenn Thompson and
Juan Manuel Villa. Proba
tion was revoked on
David Vaught of Brecken
ridge.
Other cases dealt with
were Fidel G. Flores, 28,
arrested October 7 and
charged with I)WI and
having no Texas drivers
license. He was fined $250
and costs and given a sen-
tence of 60 days in jail
probated one year.
Bobby E. Newman, 33,
held October 5 for DWI.
and driving with license
suspended was fined $300
plus costs on the first
count and given a five-day
jail sentence. On the se
cond count his fine was
fixed at $100 and court
costs and 72 hours in jail.
Other arrests were
Charles W. Phipps, 54,
DWI on October 7; Jose
Duran, 20, public intoxi
cation, on October 7 and
again on October 8; Til
ford Wesley Cochran, 42,
DWI on October 8.
AHS Band Sweetheart & Escort
Lori Maxey & Alan Jones (band president;
Woodson Homecoming Slated Oct. 26-27
With Parade, Reception, Dinner Planned
Disability Strictly Defined
By Social Security Office
Glvn Hammons, mana
ger of the Abilene Social
Security Office, said that
some people have the mis:
taken idea that everyone
who qualifies for social
security disability pay
ments receives benefits
for the rest of their lives.
This idea probably came
about because of the de
finition of disability in the
Social Security Law. To
qualify for monthly social
security benefis, an appli
cant must have a disabi
lity that is medically de
terminable, and is expect
ed to last 12 months or
longer, or result in death.
This is a very strict de
finition of disability. How
ever, many people who
have such severe disabili
ties do recover and return
to work.
The law requires the
Social Security Ad.mini
st rat ion to furnish the
State Vocation/Rehabili
tat ion Commission the
names and addresses of
all applicants for social
security disability bene
litis. Vocational Rehabili
tation also receives inlor
illation regarding the ex
tent of their disability,
work experience, and edu
rational background. II
Vocational Hehabilitation
believes they can be of
service in returning the
individual to the work
force, the individual is
contacted.
Rehabilitation will help
the individual with coiin
seling, additional train
ing, and sometimes assist
him in obtaining employ
ment that he can perform
in spite of his handicap.
Rehabilitation has been
quite successful, particu
larly with younger work
ers, in returning them to
the work force. Many
times young workers who
have never done anything
but manual labor suffer
disabilities that prevent
them from ever doing this
type work again. How
ever, it is frequently pos
sible for them to secure
training that enables
them to work at jobs that
do not require strenuous
physical exertion.
Hammons said some
workers make complete
medical recovery and re
turn to their old jobs
without any outside assis
tance. The law requires
that anyone who is able to
return to work must have
their disability payments
terminated. Most benefi
ciaries who return to
work are eligible for a
trial work period of up to
nine months. This means
their social security pay
ments will not be ter
minated until they have
had an opportunity to de
termine if they have re
covered sufficiently from
their disability to "con
tinue working. After the
successful completion of a
trial work period, pay-
ments can be made for an
additional three months
and the payments then
are terminated.
October 26 27 are the Riding clubs and march;
dates set b,v the planning ing bands interested in
committer ~for the 1979 entering the parade .mav
Woodson. High School
Homecoming', according to
WHS e\.student Deb'toy
Mathiews. "We hope to
make tins year's, relebra
tion the best'ever." she
commented
Included on the agenda
for the two da> affair are
the following: Frida\
night, '7:30 p.m.. football
game, Woodson vs Brv
son, Football Sweetheart
and Hero crowned at half
time. Saturdav, 11:00
a.m.. parade, I'J.nO noon.
senior sponsored dinner,;
2:110 p.m., reception and
Com i n g Horn e Q u'ee n
crowned! !:00;p.ni., carn.i
vaT and Arts \ Crafts
Show; ' 8:00 p.m.1 corona
tion; dance.follow ing
Kveryone is invited to
participate, in_a-.ll ev cuts
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Lucas, Donnie. The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 11, 1979, newspaper, October 11, 1979; Albany, Tex.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth428865/m1/4/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Old Jail Art Center.