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-Ii a. ViotOi' LriJitcy
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Oldest Journalistic Venture West of the Brazos
Serving Shackelford County Since 1879
Old Volume No. Ninety-eight, New Volume No. Ninety
Albany, Texas 76430, Thursday, December 20, 1973
Number Eighteen
DRAWING SATURDAY AT 3:00
By Jame9 Lenamon
The News will be out on
Monday next week with our
only special issue of the year.
We have been looking forward
to Christmas, especially this
year as we take our vacation
during this holiday season and
do not publish a paper after
Christmas. We have always
needed this time for catching
up with Our commercial print
ing and office supply custom
ers. We "reserve" this time of
year for a short breather and
helping our customers start the
new year.
JL
We noticed these descrip-
tions recently and felt they
quite appropriately "H.ell it like
it is."
Socialism: You have two
cows. The government takes
one and gives it to your
neighbor.
Communism: You have two
cows. The government takes
both and gives you the milk.
Fascism: You have two cows.
The government takes both and
sells you the milk.
Nazism: You have two cows.
The government takes both
cow8 and shoots you.
New Dealism: You have two
cows. The governmeni buys
both cows, shoot one, milks the
other and throws the milk
away.
Capitalism: You have two
cows. You sell one cow and buy
a bull.
JL
We also want to thank the
person who sent us a Christmas
card but failed to sign it. We
appreciate the thought any
way.
JL
Would you believe a story
about an International van try
ing to see John Hray at the
bank about a loan; how about
this same vehicle traveling
down Main Street backward
without a driver; maybe a
"back on" collision without a
driver in either car—I can't
seem to tind anytmng inai
readers might believe about the
above incident. The van trying
for a loan is no more unrealistic
than the truth. Frances Alex-
ander, driver of the van, (when
it chooses to have one) made a
short trip to Piggly Wiggly.
She parked (she thought) on
the side street and ran inaide,
leaving the van running. But
the hard part to explain is why
or where the van decided to go.
It slowly backed out of the
parking place, acroaa Main
8treet—much to the amase
ment of aeveral wide mouthed
motorists—headed for the
bank. But it met strong resis
tance from a parked Buick and
a telephone pole. They per-
suaded the van that he wasn't
old enough to drive by himself
and the little run away van
never made it to the bank.
JL
SURVIVORS OMITTED
Tin Ntwi failed to list all the
survivors in last week's paper
in the death of Obbie Cunning
ham. A complete list of aur-
vlvors follows.
Survivors include his wife;
three daughters. Zelma Loter
of Corpus Chrlati, Alice Scott of
Crane and Margret Ashley of
Anna; one ton, Obbie Lee of the
home; his mother, Mrs. E. T.
Cunningham of Albany; four
slater*, Mrs. E. T. Chambers of
Lawn, Mrs. C. V. McAfee of
Albany. Mrs. Hal Hughes oI
San Antonio and Mrs. Denver
Diller of West Point, Kentucky;
one brother. Johnnie Cunning
ham of Amarillo; four (rand
daughters, Jam! and Dora
Scott. Laura Loter and Jenni-
fer Ashley; one grandson.
Thomas Loter.
If $1200 worth of prizes is of
interest to you, then the place
for you will be downtown
Albany on Saturday, December
22 at 3:00 p.m. At this time
names will b4 drawn for a $50
Savings Bond, donated by
Webb & Webb and J. Carter
King Insurance Companies; a
$50 bond donated by Price
Motor Company; a $500 bond
donated by First National Bank
and T. I). Beach Borden Pro
ducts; and a RCA color T.V.
and Frigidaire portable dish-
washer donated by/the follow
ing merchants;
Albany Auto Supply
Thomas Furniture
West Texas Utilities
Adams Jewelry
City Grocery
Pauline's Floral
The Gift Galore
Erline's
Weaver-Oates
H & II Grocery
Albany News
, Piggly Wiggly
Wheeler Hardware
Lathams Variety Stor
H&H T.V.
Hollister's
Visit these stores before
Saturday at 3:00 to register for
the Christmas gift you will
never forget.
The exact location of the
drawing will be determined by
the weather but will be in the
downtown area.
Tentative plans call for a
name to be drawn out of the bin
and the winning person to
remove tape from a board
covering all the prizes. Thus,
each winner will pick his own
prize.
NEWS TO COME OUT EARLY
NEXT WEEK FOR HOLIDAYS
The Albany News will be
published early next week and
will be in the mail Monday
morning. This issue will contain
the Christ mas greeting, carried
by the News each year.
This issue will be printed
Saturday afternoon and Friday
at 5:00 is the deadline for all
news and ad copy for this
special edition.
The following week the News
force Will take their vacation
and will be back at work the
following Thursday to publish
the first '74 issue on January
10.
Anyone desiring a Christmas
greeting to be placed in this
issue can call before Friday or
drop in and pick one out.
C OF C NEWS
Ron Hollister, owner of Hol-
lister's Dry Goods explained
the plans for the coming week
end of the Downtown Merch
ants Association to the ('ham
ber of Commerce luncheon Fri
day.
- He explained that $1200.00
worth of prizes will be given to
the customers of the participat
ing stores in this Christmas
program. On Saturday, Decern
ber 22, at 3:00 p.m., a color TV,
portable dishwasher, two $50
savings bonds and one $500
bond will be given away.
Announcements were made
by Helen Lieb, in charge of the
program in the absence of
President Edgar, that most of
the merchants will close Christ
mas day and the day after. The
county and city governments
are closing Christmas Eve and
Christmas Day. The bank will
be closed on Christmas day
only.
A decision to meet the weeks
of Christmas and New Years'
was made as members felt that
these meetings would not inter
fere with the holidays.
Six Flags Has
Record Crowds
In 73
ARLINGTON, TEXAS-
SIX FLAGS Over Texas has
ended its 1973 season with the
highest final attendance figure
in the theme park's twelve year
history.
More than 2,267,000 persons
visited the entertainment cen
ter surpassing 1972's record by
some 205,000 visitors.
General Manager Bob Free
man said preparations are al
ready underway for the 1974
season which will begin in the
early spring.
He said some two million
dollars will be spent for im
provements during the off-sea
son. Details of the improve
ment program will be announc
ed soon.
"We're extremely pleased
with the success of the '73
season," he commented, "and
we're looking forward to an
equally successful year in 1974.
The investment which we are
making in totally refurbishing
the Park and making additions
to the entertainment area
should be ample proof of our
faith in what the coming year
holds for the tourist industry in
this region."
Since SIX FLAGS Over Tex
as first opened its gates in 1961,
more than 22,400,000 persons
have visited the facility.
TO HOLD
COMMUNION DEC. 23
Trinity Episcopal Church will
hold services Sunday, Decem-
ber 23 at 9:30 a.m. The Rev.
Steven Weston will conduct the
services and the Holy Com
munion.
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PREOBCESSOa
Abilene Site of
Class A State
Playoff
Troup and Vega will battle
for the State Class A Cham-
pionship in Abilene at 1:30
Saturday afternoon.
The two unbeaten teams will
collide in Shotwell Stadium for
the final game of the season.
TRAFFIC DEATHS TO
CHANGE THIS YEAR
AUSTIN—Colonel Wilson E.
Speir, director of the Texas
Department of Public Safety,
announced today that changing
travel patterns brought on by
the national energy shortage
make it impossible for the DP8
to validly estimate the number
of traffic deaths which might
occur in Texas over the upcom-
ing holidays.
He said, however, it was
hoped the traffic death count
would fall below the 14.5 daily
average observed during last'
year's Christmans period, and
below the 18.5 daily average
recorded for the last New Year
holidays.
Speir said it is impossible to
compare total deaths between
this year and last because the
current holiday periods are
both 102 hours as compared to
78 hour periods twelve months
before.
The DPS director said fac-
tors expected to affect auto
travel include driving curtail-
ments which might result from
lower speeds, weekend vervice
station closings, higher gaso-
line prices and the possibility of
spot fuel shortages.
Reduced travel might nor
mally result iri some reduction
in traffic deaths. But Speir
warned that if a substantial
number of drivers have reduc-
ed their speeds while a high
percentage of . others are still
driving at high speeds, the
number of deaths could be
considerably higher because of
accidents possibly resulting
from more pronounced speed
differences.
He reminded motorists that
Texas law requires drivers
going less than the prevailing
traffic speed to keep right on
multi lane highways.
Speir urged drivers to avoid
drinking if driving, noting that
alcohol traditionally has been a
major factor in the holiday
accident problem.
And he pointed out that the
apparently growing trend to-
ward motorists carrying spare
containers of gasoline in their
vehicles might boost the toll-
particularly if one of the con-
tainers should catch fire as the
result of leaking fumes or
spilled contents.
The Christmas period begins
this year at 6 p.m. Friday,
December 21, and ends at
midnight Tuesday, December
25. New Year will start at 6
p.m. Friday, December 28, and
terminate at midnight Tues
day, January 1, 1974.
During both periods, Speir
said the DPS would place all
available uniformed personnel
on duty in a concerted effort to
reduce accidents and save lives.
He noted that patrolmen would
be especially watchful for
drinking and reckless drivers.
In addition to its enforcement
activities, the DPS will be
cooperating with local law en-
forcement agencies and the
news media of Texas in a
program called "Operation Mo
torcide." Information on fatal
traffic colliaiona will be tabulat-
ed in Austin and released three
times daily throughout the
holidays in an effort to focus
public attention on traffic safe
ty.
SHORT SNORTS
Credit life and disability in-
surance rates have been slashed
22.7 per cent.
A Democratic party rules
committee held hearings here
December IS on delegate selec-
tion procedures for a 1974
m in i-con ven tionj.
NOMINEE TO
ACADEMY
WASHINGTON, I). C.-
Congressman Omar Burleson
has announced his appointment
of James D. Gibson II of Albany
to a slate of nominees to the U.
S. Naval Academy at Annapo
lis, Maryland, for admission in
July, 1974.
The Naval Academy will now
examine and appraise the nom
inees and select a Principal for
admission, with qualified Alter
nates. Alternates may be given
further consideration, depend
ing upon available vacancies.
COLD WINDS
HIT AREA
Winter weather hit the Al
bany area with high winds, cold
temperatures and possibilities
for' snow Wednesday morning
as the thermometer dropped to
27 degrees. But the important
change was the dropping of the
chill factor to below 0 as the
cold wind "chilled" everything
and everyone in its path.
No moisture was recorded as
grasslands began suffering
from lack of water.
Temperatures are listed be
low with highs for afternoon
before. <
Thursday: 83 and 33
Friday: 68 and 36
•Saturday: 73 and 31
Sunda^: 52 and 27
Monday: 53 and 29
Tuesday •. 70 and 41
v Wednesday; 7f> and 27
Chill factor below 0 on Wed
nesday.
Formers and Ranchers
to Get More Fuel
AUSTIN—Oil refineries and
wholesale fuel dealers through
out the state were notified
December 11 by State and
Federal officials that any avail
able supplies of diesel and
gasoline are required to be
"sold and delivered as needed
and ordered by Texas farmers
and ranchers."
In a strongly worded official
notice, Texas Railroad Com
mission Chairman Jim I.ang
don, Agriculture Commissioner
John C. White, and Federal
Petroleum Allocation Officer
for Texas*. Murphy Hawkins
called on the oil industry "to
supply fuel without further
hesitation to...priority users."
The notice referred to official
orders published in the Federal
Register on November 19 and
remaining effective until Jan
uary 16, 1974, providing for
mandatory allocations to agri
culture along with mass transit
systems and oil and gas explo
ration.
The Federal order removes
the stipulations for form com
pletion or other conditions for
sale and delivery of available
diesel fuel during the period
stated.
"From all indications from
petroleum industry reports,
the necessary fuels are on
hand. However, local distribu-
tors are reluctant to release
supplies because they are un
der the impression that they
still must comply with regula
tions to complete government
forms," Commissioner White
said.
The notice also reminded
refineries and distributors that
"gasoline is subject to no pre-
sent rationing or mandatory
allocation program and should
alao be delivered as needed to
agricultural producers...Sus-
tained agricultural productivity
is vital to the nation's well-be-
ing."
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NATIVITY OPENS TONIGHT
Thought For Today
S. M. Burnett
THOUGHT FOR TODAY
It is good to »Mk but it is also
good to listen.
Deep in the depths of time
God, fashioning His man.
Put within the heart a pain.
Through the ancient years
As one slow age faded into anothei
And son of son of son walked
In the steps of his fathers
The pain was always there
Intensifying his times of misery
Challenging his times of peace.
• These words, spoken in utter
darkness, begin the Albany
Nativity, Albany's "Christmas
gift" to citizens of the surround-
ing Big Country. The Nativity,
a dramatic retelling of the
Christmas story, was written
by the late Dr. Robert E. Nail,
who also produced and directed
the For' ""nffin Fandangle.
The long Nativity was
first performed December 18,
1939, in the Presbyterian
Church, partially because of its
architectural advantages and
partially because it was the
only church in Albany with a
pipe organ! Nine productions
were staged in the church.
Then in 1952, new scenery was
constructed, new lighting de
vised, and the Nativity was
moved to the Nancy Smith
Klementary School auditorium.
The change was made largely
because the little church was no
longer able to accommodate the
large crowds which the Nativ
ity drew. Thus far, 182 per
formances have been pre
sented.
About two hundred Albany
people are involved in the
production. There are thirty
performers, and angelic choir of
junior and senior girls, a choir
of approximately eighty child
ren, stage and lighting crews,
costume and make up assis
tants, office workers, ushers,
supervisors for the children's
choir and car parkers. Groupis
from the women's organizations
of the various churches provide
refreshments for the cast and
crew between performances,
and men from the various
churches serve as ushers for
the show.
Although each performance
is free, tickets are necessary in
order to prevent overcrowding
at Hny performance. These
tickets may be secured from
' the Albany Chamber of Com
merce. The performances are
scheduled for December 20, 21
and 22 and there will be two
performances presented each
night—the first one at 7:00
p.n). and the second show at
8:15 p.m.
OIL IS NOT ONLY WHERE.
BUT HOW YOU FIND IT
WASHINGTON Geologists
are an important part of the oil
industry. They are the people
who, with their seismographs,
magnetometers, gravimeters,
and sophisticated devices, dis
cover the oil that keeps the
wheels of the nation turning.
But finding oil isn't always so
scientific, according to Petro
leum Today, the magazine of
the American Petroleumtute.
Oil discovery apparently can be
the result of plain luck, the
occult, or even supersittion.
In Southern Michigan, a
farmer noticed that an oil
company was exploring for oil
in the area. He went to a
fortune teller. She told him
where to drill on his property, a
well came in, and it turned out
10 be an important discovery.
In Mississippi, a visiting oil
man was told by a local farmer
there must be oil on his
property, he could feel it sur
ging and sloshing beneath his
feet as he worked the land. The
oilman paid little or no atten
tion, but years later returned
to find that that farmer's land
had become a substantial part
of the famed Tinaley oil field.
In the industry's early days,
one man claimed to be able
literally to see oil deep in the
\ground. He would rig up a
itovepipe, press one end
against the ground, and pro-
claim whether or not there was
011 beneath. He had quite a
vogue, until his clients began to
V*
DR. ROBERT NAIL
CREATOR OF "NATIVITY"
NEW MAIL
SCHEDULE SET
John Rose, local postmaster,
announced this week new
schedules for incoming and
outgoing mail. Changes are
being undertaken to help ease
the energy crisis and to provide
a time schedule that will com
ply with the 50 mile per hour
speed limit that will be re
quired for the postal contrac
tors.
Incoming mail will arrive at
7:30 and 8:30 in the morning.
For the present time, the
window hours will remain the
same, according to Rose.
Outgoing mail will leave at
3:50 for Fort Worth. This mail
will have to be in the local post
office by 3:30 each afternoon to
go in this mailing. This will
probably be the mail that will
be offering the fastest service
for Albany patrons as Fort
Worth has the fastest and most
numerous routes leaving their
postal center.
Mail will also leave for Ste
phenville at 4:% with this mail
needing to be in the post office
by 4:30. These new times will
apply for both letters and
parcel post.
Rose also reminds everyone
that an Albany postmark will
he placed on ail man placed
inside the post office, but mail
placed in the outside box will
bear a different postmark.
Rose also expressed the
thanks for the local patrons
early mailing this year and
wishes everyone a merry
Christmas and a happy new
year.
fugure out his success quotient.
Petroleum, nonetheless, is
still hard to find, despite the
elaborate and sophisticated
techniques available. Of every
60 wells drilled in search of new
oil fields, only one on the
averaire will be • commercially
significant discovery. And
costs of drilling continue to rise
as searchers go farther afield,
into the remote Arctic, for
example; or into offshore wa-
ters: or deep into the ground.
About 30 years ago the
deepest well drilled was some
15,000 feet: now it is more than
twice that. Last year a record
well of more than 90,000 feet
was drilled in Oklahoma, and it
was a dry I
SCHOOL DAY WILL
NOT BE SHORTENED
Superintendent Buddy R.
Dulin was informed this week
that Gov. Doiph Briscoe had
revised his energy plan and
recinded an order that would
have changed school hours.
The following letter was re
ceived this week by Dulin:
Dear Superintendent:
I have today notified Dr. J.
W. Edgar, Commissioner. Tex
as Education Agency, the fol
lowing:
"My staff has brought to
my attention new information
regarding the ability of public
schools to conserve energy. My
faith in the ingenuity of school
administrators as expressed in
my prior conversation with
you has proven to be well-
founded.
A survey has been conducted
to decide whether or not the
suggested goal of having public
schools reduce energy con-
sumption up to 15 percent
during the months of January,
February and March can ba
achieved without altering the
school day, week or year.
"1 can report that school
superintendents surveyed—re-
presenting more than 60 per-
cent of the scholastic population
of Texas—offered assurance
that a savings of 10 to 36
percent in energy use can be
met without altering the school
day,, week or year.
"Rased upon these reports 1
am pleased to notify you that it
will not be necessary to alter
the school day, week or year in
drawing up a school district'*
plans to conserve energy."
I want to emphasise that tke
10 to 20 percent saving* ta a
minimum goal. I urge you to
continue to do everything yog
can to achieve this and eve#
greater energy savings to re-
spond to the crisis that facea us.
Thank you for your continued
support and cooperation.
Sincere^,.
Dolph Briscoe
TO HOLD CHRISTMAS
PROGRAM SUNDAY
Rev. Eddie Price, the lew
pastor of the Northside Baptist
Church, will give a program on
the "Parable of the Three
Trees" Sunday night at 7:00.
Alio included la the [
will ha the annual
"Chriatmaa Tree." All i
are iavited to hear the new
pastor and participate in the
Christmas i
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