The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 24, 1979 Page: 2 of 12
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3 — Th» Albony hUwi — Thundov. Mov 24. 1979
Student council officers.
New Student Council officers for the 1979 80 school yeof qt Albony High School in
elude (left to right) Lorry Boone vice president Sharon Macgregor secretary
and Mike (Chico).Ukle president The students vy«re chosen during an assembly
and subsequent run off by the AHS student body Friday (Stat) Photo)
Ukle, Boone, Macgregor Win
Student Council Elections
Winners in the AHS
student council election
held last Friday were
Mike (Chicol Ukle. presi
dent; l.arry Boone, vice
president; and Sharon
Macgregor. secretary.
Ukle and Macgregor will
both be seniors next fall.
Boone will be a junior stu
d*>nt. Running for presi
di'nt were Ukle, Troy
Prince and Melissa
Teinert; in the runoff
were Ukle and Prince.
For vice president, Boone
defeated Anabeth Van
Zant in the runoff
Games featured during
the "Spirit Day" activities
held after the election
assembly included volley
ball with.seniors scoring
10, juniors 20, sop ho
mores 15 and freshmen 5;
tire relay, seniors 15,
juniors 10, sophomores 5
and freshmen 20. Water
balloon, seniors 11'.',
juniors 13'/> (boys); egg
toss, seniors 18'/», juniors
6 '/* (boys)
Obstacle course, seniors
27l/i, juniors 25sopho
uW' .
Sunshine delivered
Anytime, alnuwl
anywhere' For. hftih
days, anniversaries,
or for any everyday
{5iff iK'caMon. Hughe
fit'sh lUmers we can
send almost anywhere,
(lie III) way (all or''
slop b\
It's time to hit those grub
worms and ticks with
FERTILOMi INSECTICIDE
from
Albany Flower
& Hardware
761-J3S1
1978 Fourth Quarter Gross Sales
For County Total $10,386,298
Gross sales in Shackel
ford County during the
fourth quarter of 1978
totaled $10,386,298, with
136 reporting outlets.
Gross taxable sales were
reported as $5,275,749,
with deductions totaling
$2,417,180 and use tax
purchases totaling $73,654
leaving the amount subjet
to tax $2,932,223.
State Comptroller Bob
Bullock said last week
that a sales tax analysis
for Texas last year
showed that gross sales in
the state exceeded $186
billion.
Bullock said gross sales
in Texas during the
fourth quarter of 1978
reached $54.2 billion, a $9
billion increase in sales
recorded during the
year's third quarter
"In spite of glimpses of
economic uncertainty in
our nation, the Texas
economy continues to be
strong and is growing,
Bullock said
Gross sales for the first
Fandangle Production Crew Works
To Prepare Prairie Theater
Rehearsals for the 1979
version of the Fort Griffin
fandangle are progress
ing well, according to
Director Marge Bray, and
things are shaping up
nicely for a great show
this summer."
Bonnie Nail, production
manager, and his crew are
putting in long hard hours
and much work at the
Prairie Theater, she said,
repairing the. ravages of
last year s flood plus
other natural erosion that
occurs annually, partly
due to stock grazing in
t he area.
Jim Law, Mike Cotter
and Johny Halbert make
up the work crew, said
Nail. "Our biggest job has
hi en t he rebuilding of the
trails. Jhe'y wen badly
damaged by I he big w ash
out This week the crew
is working to replace the
north wall of the ticket
building, Nail added
Mrs Bray said that
practice will continue to
be held at I he tunes and
places listed in last
week s ,\t u:s unlil further
notice ■
mores 20 and freshmen
12'/»; tugowar, seniors
20, juniors 15; sopho
mores 10 and freshmen f).
The AHS seniors totaled
102 '/». juniors 90 '/*,
sophomores 50, and fresh
men 42'//.
The student body is
looking at final exams
coming up, except for
those who have earned
exemptions with a com
bination of good grades
and good attendance An
average of A and only 3
days absent means ex
ciiiption, or a B average
an'd 2 davs absent or a ('
and 1 day absent. A grade
of 11, all hough not failing,
means that the students
must take exams even
willi a perfect attendance
record
l'he Government class
of 19, and I sponsors. Mr
and Mrs Jerry Fstep and
Mr. and Mrs Ken Hill,
went to Austin last Fri
day to visit the Texas
legislature in session
llicy were recognized
from the floor by I In
House ill Bepresenlative>
and witnessed I he passing
of some bills l'hey were
in I lie corridor w hen i lie
bell rang signalling I hat it
was time for I he Senate to
be in session' "Whether
famous or infamous, it
may prove lo be a historic
moment." commented
one. "lis I hat w as I he day
when the group of so
called 'Killer Bees failed
to appear" They met
Senator Farabeeand Bep
Bill Heat lev
W inter damage. . .
tendon Pqikei Distiict Cofiservptionisl willi flit) local Soil Conseivbr-ioli Seivico
examines thu damage to kleingiass by prolonged cold weather this lost wintui
Both native glasses and introduced spo.it.-b had up to 90 percent kill; of es
toblished plants in some cases
Local Conservationist Points Out
Winter Damage To Kleingrass
two quarters of 1978 were
$44.1 and $42.4 billion.
In the fourth quarter of
1978, Harris County, the
state's most populous, re-
corded sales totaling
$15.3 billion, up from
$12.4 billion rn the third
quarter.
Memorial Day
Service Scheduled
A traditional Memorial
Day service will be held
Wednesday, May 30 at
6:00 p.m., it was announc
ed Tuesday by a member
of Albany Taylor Miller
Post No. 61, American
Legion.
The service will be in
Albany Cemetery at the
Veterans' Marker and
Flag Stand." A meditation,
prayers and ritual of the
lowering of the Flag will
be given.
All interested persons
such as veterans, Gold
Star mothers, and patri
otic organizations are ex
peeled to be present
Folding chairs will be
provided for rhe elderly.
Some Local Stores
To Close Monday
In- recognition of
Memorial Day, some of
lices and stores will he
closed Monday, May 28,
said Betty Law, manager
of the Chamber of Com
inerce
Tht 'Sf include liie
Court House. ICS. Post
Office, Albany < Tt> Office,
First. National Bank,
Carter King Insurance,
Albany Abstract, James
('ol ler. (' P A West
Texas Ctilities, llise Fur
niture, Webb & Webb,
Western Auto Store and
Lone Star Gas Company
Bemaining open as
usual will be City
Grocery, JKB Super
market. Hoilister s Dept
Store, Mod's. Frline's
Specialty Shop. Weaver
Oales Pharmacy, Albany
Flowers and Hardware
and J & P Flowers
I don't feel so good!
You II feel much" better if
you know that you are
adequately insured with a
local independent agent
such as J Carter King Ji
Insurance Agency We are
not employees of any in
surance company we re
present you in getting full
settlement of your loss
claims
J.Carter King.Jt
INSURANCE
A 1.6A N i
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EDITOR I PUBLISHER
Oonnie Lucas
MANAGING EDITOR
Malinda Viertel
BUSINESS I CIRCULATION
Edith Evans
SOCIAL EDITOR
Elsa Turner
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Texas Press Assoc.
West Teias Press Assoc.
Kleingrass was severe
Iv damaged by prolonged
coM w eather I his lasl w in
til. according to Lcndon
Parker, District Conscr
valionist with the local
Soil Conservation Ser
vice
"In some instances.'' he
commented, we had up
lo yt)% kill of established
plants Our native grasses
such as Sideoats Crania,
and introduced species,
K H Mueslcin and
Coastal, were also
MIMWAi
ENINGYl
WHEN YOU BUILD OR REffK)DEL
A KEY TO SAVING ELECTRICAL ENERGY AND MONEY IS INSIDE
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poaitiva vapoi anj oi mliltnlion liamai
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and otilaMa Joon aia ciulkad and waaihaialnppao Wa alao ia
command thai Ilia tolai giaaa aiaa l)a H V oi iaaa ol Iha Hooi ipaca
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ia alao an impoilanl lacloi in saving anaigy and monay Slab
lloon ahooid liava aHhai ng<d malliana oi alyioloair imin ihitK
naaa) liom lop ol Iha llooi along Ilia onlaida adga ol Ilia alaO down
to iha brick ladga oi pom*o varmicuiita in iha cavity Piai and
baam llooiing should hava H Itt insulation balwaarUlia. llooi and
ci awl spaca
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Will ItkAaiUUIIIMHOMrAMt
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damaged Cveii it the
plants were not rumple 11
iy killed," In said. I lie
weather has Severely re
larded I heir gl ow I h
Pastures thai wore
seeded within I lie last two
years were more susrep
tible." explained Parker
"The plants were weak
because ol diought and
last fall rains, late in
growing season made dye
plants use most of then-
food reserves to put out .1
seed crop Prolonged. I cm
peru lures below. ,10
degree weather did the
lest
Most ol the pastures we
have checked have a good
seed emergence," ex
plained Parker "Defer
McCutchen Studio
To Present Recital
Mrs Sharon McCut
Chen will present 20 stu
dents from the McCut
chen Piano Studio in a
Spring Piano Hecital on
Sunday, May 27 at 2:00
p.m. in the sanctuary of
the First Methodist
Church
Students performing
will include the following:
Jami Heeks, Jennifer Mc
Culchen, Richard Wade,
Steiiheu Jones, Shannon
McAfee, Melissa Comp
ton, Tanya Anderson,
Marilyn Caldwell, Cindy
Parrott, Kristy Coninton,
Jana Hill, Michelle Kdnn
son, Husan Mill, Jamie
Wildt, t'lizalieth Pittmtn,
l.ori Williams, Stacey
liobba, Hubert Williams,
Kellie Carnes and Kay
Willitma.
Kollowing the recital on
Sunday, Guild certiflcatea
and awarda will be pre
santed. A reception will
follow in the hellowahip
Hall.
inenl from gia/ing toi a
growing season and weed
control b> shredding is
ver> importaiit to get tin
seedlings established. In
■ olicliidcat
I ontart t hi' Soil I on
se'rvation Servui for
more information at
/t)2 2552 or -conic by the
office
218 S. Jacoba
CLEARANCE SALE
Thursday, May 24 & Friday,
May 25. Any Polyester Knit
in stock - $2.49 yd. 10% dis-
count on cottons and blends
of Polyester and cotton, all
notions and patterns. Coats
& Clarke Red Heart yarns
$1.00 per skein.
I will be closed Saturday to buy itock
MEMORIAL DAY
1979
A ildy when a grateful nation pauses to pay
liitwite lo those biave men and women who
maiio the supreme sacrifice while in the
service of their country
It is also a special day to honor out loved
ones who have passed on those who
touched our lives during the passageof time
Memorial I )ay is a day to reflect upon the joys
and love they brought into our hearts We
honot then memory, Monday, May 2Hth
Closed Memorial Day
First National Bank
of Albany
Member FDIC
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Lucas, Donnie. The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 24, 1979, newspaper, May 24, 1979; Albany, Tex.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth428932/m1/2/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Old Jail Art Center.