The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 25, 1980 Page: 3 of 12
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Thursday, September 25, 1980 — Th« Albany News — Pog« 3
'80 Bike-A-Thon Volunteers
Announced By Chairman
Sandy Shirley, Albany
chairman for the "Wheels
for Life" Bike-a thon
benefiting Saint Jude
Children's Research Hos
pital, today announced
the names of key volun
teers for the October 4
event. They are Kathy
Walsworth, Janet Chap
man, Yvonne Wheeler,
Carol Merritt and Joyce
Knight.
"Also, we will be hav
ing volunteers from
Albany High School and
several men who will help
us keep track of the parti
cipants and their pro
gress. Some of these are
Hugh Green, Wayne
Chapman, Sam Shirley
and Johnny Hudman," the
chairman added. "With
volunteers like these, our
ride has to be a great sue
cess."
Funds raised by the
Bike a thon support Saint
Jude's Research Hospital,
the largest childhood
cancer research institu
tion in the world. Cancer
is second only to acci
dents as a killer of chil
dren in this country, said
Mrs. Shirley.
Since its opening in
1962, this non sectarian
research center has be
come the leader in devel
oping new treatment pro
cedures to save children
stricken by catastrophic
disease.
"Riders can pick up
Commercial & Residential
PAINTING
Spray & Brush Work
Ro4g$r Bills \
7622113
registration forms at
Weaver Oates Pharmacy,
Nancy Smith Elementary
School, Albany High
School or call 762 2604 for
information."
Dyess Honored
By Abilene Post
M rs. Hallie G. Dyess
was honored at the Royal
Inn in Abilene Sunday,
September 21 at 1:00 pm
by the William E. Dyess
Post No. 6523. She was
presented a plaque as
well as many lovely tfifts
and mementos as mother
of I he laU Col. William E.
Dyess, World .War 11
hero, for whom the Abi
lene post is named.
Kenneth Harrison
Albany Members Of Eastern Star
Attend Graham Banquet Sept. 19
Albany was well rejpre
sented in Graham, Sep
(ember 19, at the banquet
the Beehive
Noted for its friendly western atmosphere
HOURS 4:00 pm -12:00 midnight
Happy Hour 5:00 - 7:00 pm
Come in & see the new
POOL TABLE
installed in our bar this week
New members will have the opportunity to
win a pair of custom-made boots during our
Grand Opening to be scheduled in the near
future.
New Lower Membership Rates
honoring 50 year mem
hers in t he Order of. t he
Eastern Star.
Distinguished guests
were introduced which in
eluded Sam K. Hilburn,
Most Worshipped Grand
Master, Grand Lodge of
Texas, A.F. K A.M., who
was the speaker for the
evening.
Mrs. Alice Roberts
^ave the invocation and a
Special I ribute for her
years of-service was given
to Mrs Agnes Lee
Howard by Mrs. Barbara
Miller Mr. N. L. Box, the
other 50 year member to
be honored, was unable to
attend. Those from
Albany were: Mmes,
George K A),lee Roberts,
Merle K Agnes Lee
Howard, C. C. A Elsie
Hmdow, Robert K Bar
bara Rowntree, Mms.
Barbara Miller, Pauline
Lowe, Maxine Robbins,
Nadihe Brewster and Fay
Ola Foster.
Senior citizens will
have their regular even
ing meeting at. 7:00 pm.
September 25, at the
Vouth (Center.
Fveryone is reminded
to come Thursday even
ing and have fun .playing
■L'. said a member.
XPL Selects Princess
During Sept. Meeting
Barbara Williams was
crowned Valentine Prin
cess at a surprise dinner
party at K Bob's Restau
rant in Abilene in. a Xi Pi
Lambda meeting in Sep
tember.
The crowning ceremony
was done by Sylvia Par
rott, Valentine Princess
for the past year. .
The group met at the
home of Li/ Morrison ami
left for Abilene in a van
belonging to Virginia
Lowe. On the v^ay, a busi
ness meeting, President
Virginia Hayes in charge,
was held including com
mittee reports and an
nouncements.
The next social will be
October 20, a Halloween
time
selection
lnotv
Street
Cars
mnOE MONTH
Easy
Street
J
party I'lans were made
for the Novembe.r Ways
.tnd Means project
Other entertainment of
the evening was bowling,
with Nema Westm.oland
and Sylvia Parrott win-
ning highest scores.
Liz Morrison drew her
name for Service to
another member Virginia
Haves v.on the $ 1 gift.
CARD OK I HANKS
1 want to say a special
thank you to each one of
you who has touched me
with a special expression
of kindness since my trip
to the hospital. Your
cards, telephone calls and
prayers have meant so
much to me. May God
touch each of you in a
special way
Dcbbe Hudman
TE.MPEKA H RES
DATE HI LO PREC
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We have a large
selection of shoes
by famous makers
Air Force Retiree Takes Over
Shackelford Deputy Position
Kenneth Harrison, 38,
whose birthplace is
Laurel, Mississippi, has
been hired as a deputy
sheriff of Shackelford
County and has already
gone to work.
Deputy Harrison has a
good solid background in
law enforcement work.
He is a 20 year United
States Air Force retiree,
and has had experience in
Drug/Alcohol rehabilita
tion counseling. He was
stationed at Dyess Air
Force Base in 1964 and for
about nine years after
ward, off and on. "1 feel
that I can become fully
qualified after attending
the eight week school," he
stated.
Harrison, who usually
is known as Ken, is mar
ried to the former Judy
Ann Irwin, youngest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Fandangle Goers
Write Of Event
Dear Editor,
It was our good, fortune
on June 26 to attend, for
the first time, the Fort
Griffin Fandangle. Being
the guests of Fandangle
booster J. W. Nichols
(Chicken Plucker and
string trick artist extra
ordinaire! of Fort Worth
enhanced our enjoyment
of this outstanuMig event.
In an era of easy mobili
ty and wide spread root
lessness, it is encouraging
to know that a community
can have enough pride in
its history to stage an ex
travaganza for the whole
world to see. The people
of Shackelford County are
to be congratulated for
their support, promotion
and performance of this
worthwhile bit of Ameri
cana.
David P. Fowler
Mary E. Fowler
Nancy Jean Fowler
Ranchers Not Relieved
By High Calf Prices
Recent high calf prices
in the 80 to 90 cents a
pound range are delight
irig cattlemen, but they're
not making too many
trips to the bank. Why?
Because with rapidly in
creasing production costs,
they're barely breaking
even.
"While current calf
prices are up substantial
ly over the 1975-78 period,
producers are not record
ing big profits," emphasiz
es Dr Ed Uvacek, Live
stock marketing econo
mist with the Texas Agri
cultural Extension Ser
vice, Texas A&M L'niver
sity System.
He points out that pro
duct ion costs have in
creased steadily in recent
years, as shown by a re
cent I S. Department of
Agriculture report on
cow calf operation costs
and returns.
According to the report
1978 production costs per
cow totaled $295.25.
Those costs then jumped
to $371.73 per cow in
1979, and projections for
1980 show production
costs at $420.64 per cow
Costs in terms of actual
pounds of feeder calves
sold are even more start
ling since every cow does
not have, a calf, some
calves are held over until
they are yearlings before
be ing sold, and other fac
tors such as high death
losses. For 1978 the cost
per feeder calf sold was
$t$T32 per hundredweight
lewt I. The comparable
1979 figure was $75.67 per
cwt. and the estimate is
$86.75 per cwt. for 1980.
"These figures show'
that the cost of producing
a feeder calf has in
creased 12 percent from
1978 to 1979 and is ex
pected to rise another 15
percent this year." points
out Uvacek.
This US DA report
shows that production
costs vary widely accord
ing to various regions,
with costs higher in the
north central states and
lower across the Great
Plains, ft also points out
that herd size is another
major factor in determin
ing production costs. As
the number of brood cows
in the herd increases over
300, costs decrease sub
stantially.
Uvacek says,' "Texas
cattlemen probably have
costs slightly lower than
these national averages,
but not much. Current
price levels, therefore,
while encouraging are
still not too profitable
Local Service Club
Oversees Repairs
The Albany Service
Club has been busy for
the past several weeks
providing repairs and im
provements for the
S h a ck e 1 f or d County
Library The work was
supervised by Merle
Joyce, member of the
dub.
Eleven Venetian blinds
for the windows were
overhauled. Goff Brothers
and Doug Morgan re
paired the front door,
which had been dragging
the floor, and Bill Jones
removed a pile of rocks
from the lot.
V. T. Irwin of Albany. The
couple have a daughter
Wendy, five years old. At
the present time, Judy
Ann and Wendy are in
Alexandria, Louisiana
where she is closing the
sale of their former home.
They are looking for a
place to buy in Albany.
"I really love West
Texas," the new deputy
said. "I have lived in lots
of places, had many ex
periences, but I like this
part of the world best of
all." He added that he was
in Viet Nam one year, in
Turkey one and a half
years and in Hawaii three
years, while he was in
military service.
CARD OF THANKS
Thanks for the help of
each of you who helped
fight the fire on my place
last Friday evening. My
family and I appreciate it
very much.
Alvin Bernstein
Martinson Baby
Born Sept. 16
Mr. and Mrs Mike Mar
tinson proudly announce
the birth of a daughter
Tiffany Dawn, born Sep
tember 16. 1980 The baby
weighed nine pounds, four
and a half ounces and is 20
inches long.
Grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Hash of
Albany and Mr: and Mrs.
Harold Martinson of
Austin.
Greatgrandparents are
Mr and Mrs. C. K. Hash
of Albany, Mrs. Edna R
Booth of Breckenridge,
and Mrs A T Collins of
Dallas.
DON'T
BUY
ANY TIRES
Until You've
Talked To
BILL KING
&
COSMETICS
JANIE HAISLER
Professional Beauty Consultant
Mrs. V.I. Graham
762 2210
for Appt or Intorviow
Call II7/111-3546
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Nutrition Program Meal - Youth Center. 11:30 am
Lions Club Luncheon Longhorn Restaurant 12 noon
4-H Foods Training seminar • Courthouse, 4 pm
Jr. High Cubs vs Jim Ned - Tuscola 6 pm JV Lions
vs Jim Ned - Tuscola 7:30 pm
Chamber of Commerce Luncheon - Longhorn Restau-
rant, 12 noon
Lions vs Jim Ned - here 7:30 pm
Callahan/Shackelford County Farm Bureau Conven-
tion - Baird School Cafeteria, 7 pm
Cottlemen s Round-up contribution deadline
Kiwanis Club • Longhorn Restaurant, 12 noon
Nutrition Program Meal • Youth Center 11 30 am
Albany Service Club - Longhorn Restaurant, 12 noon
Albany Booster Club - Field House, 8 pm
Physicals for jr. high A AHS female athletes • Key
Clinic, 7 pm
MH/ MR Clinic - Depot, 1 -4 pm
Voter Registration deadline for Nov. 4 election
"Wheels for Life Bike-a-thon
United Fund door-to-door campaign
11 1980 AHS Homecoming activities
Social Security Representative - City Hall, 1:30 pm
Xi Pi Lambda Halloween party
Old Jail Foundation Board meeting
The First National
Bank Of Albany
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Lucas, Donnie. The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 25, 1980, newspaper, September 25, 1980; Albany, Tex.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth428985/m1/3/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Old Jail Art Center.