Throckmorton Tribune (Throckmorton, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 5, 1977 Page: 1 of 11
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SNOOKIE BARRINGTON 10/2
BOX 103
CITY
serving Throckmorton County since 1889
VOL. 87 NO. 34 THURSDAY, MAY 5,1977 Throckmorton, Texas 76083
County To Get
New Bridge
Music Department Sets
Spring Concert May 12
Plans were made at a
meeting held in the Texas
Highway Department confer-
ence room Monday morning
to replace the Kings Creek
bridge at the end of FM 3327
2.1 miles east of US 183.
The work is to begin this
week with completion dead-
Senior Citizens
Meeting Set
Mrs. Mae Oldham has
accepted the duties of Senior
Citizens coordinater in
Throckmorton, replacing
Mrs. Jana Smith, who
resigned.
She has called a meeting of
all Senior Citizens in
Throckmorton to meet with
her Monday at 7 p.m. in the
Center to help plan and
organize programs suitable
for all members.
“I would like to have as
many members as possible
attend this meeting to help
with the planning,” Mrs.
Oldham said. “Let us all get
together and make a success
of this program. We can if we
work together.”
THROCKMORTON-Coun-
ty producers will have an
opportunity to complete a
training program leading to
certification as private appl-
icators at a program
scheduled for Wednesday,
May 11, beginning at 1 p.m.
at the Courthouse in
Throckmorton according to
Orville Lindsey, County
Extension Agent.
The Private Applicator
certification Training Pro-
gram, one of teh optional
means of qualifying for
certification as a private
applicator of restricted-use
MATHER
HIGH LOW
April 27
78
54
April 28
82
58
'April 29
80
61
April 30
75
57
May 1
80
61
May 2
81
55
May 3
77
55
trace
May 4
84
64
Total rain for April: 4.46;
Rain this year: 8.83; Rain this
date 1976: 4.08.
line 50 days after the project
begins.
The bridge is located at the
end of Fm 3327 and crosses
over Kings Creek. A detour
wide enough for two way
traffic will be constructed on
the south side of the bridge
to keep traffic open.
The work will be done by
Zack Burkett Co. with
Richard Elliott of Cisco, Job
Superintendent.
Representing the Highway
Department at the meeting
were Frank Craig, District
Construction Engineer, Ar-
nold Oliver, Senior Resident
Engineer, Harrel Cook,
Engineer Technician IV and
Gerald Cook M. S. C. III.
Present to discuss the
project from Zack Burkett
Company were Zack Burkett
III, vice president and
Nathan Shack, Billy Aaron
and Glenn Strickland* supers
intendents. Also present
were Marvin Bellah, County
Commissioner, Raymond
Blevins, deputy sheriff,
Floyd Boyd, sheriff and
Frances Moore, Throckmort-
on Tribune.
pesticides, includes a discuss-
ion of laws, labels and
labeling, pesticide safety,
mixing and calibration and
pests and pest damage
identification. The program
prepared by the Texas
Agricultural Extension Ser-
vice includes a review of
certain questions relating to
the information presented.
The program will require
approximately 3V2 hours.
Those attending and seeking
certification as private appl-
icators will have an opportun-
ity to complete a Request for
Private Applicator Certifica-
tion which will be forwarded
to the Texas Department of
Agriculture (TDA) for
issuance of certification.
As an alternative to
participation in a training
program, an individual may
qualify for certification as a
private applicator by sub-
mitting a completed quest-
ionnaire to the Texas
Department of Agriculture
following a review of
self-study materials which
may be obtained at the
county Extension office.
DALTON HARRINGTON
Harrington
Area IV FFA
Vice President
Dalton Harrington, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby
Harrington, will be serving
the Area IV Assoication of
the Future Farmers of
America as a vice-president
for the 1977-78 year. Dalton
was recently elected to this
position at the District
Meeting held in Seymour.
To be elected an FFA
member must give a short
speech and answer questions
on parliamentary procedure.
The candidates are then
voted on by fellow FFA
members representing the
twenty one schools in the
Oilbelt District.
Dalton will be a Junior at
Throckmorton High School
next year. He has been to
Area twice in Parliamentary
Procedure and was a member
of the Livestock Judging
Team. He plays football,
basketball, and is a member
of the First Baptist Church.
Also at the meeting,
Dwayne Harrington’s State
Farmer Degree application
was checked ^nd approved. It
will now be sent on to the
Area Checking Committee.
The Throckmorton Tribune
received the newspaper
award from the Oilbelt
District and the application
for this will also be checked
on the Area level.
Attending the meeting
from Throckmorton were
Dalton Harrington, Dwayne
Harrington, voting delegate,
and' Danny Beck, Vo. Ag.
Teacher.
NEWS IN BRIEF
The non-denominational
prayer and study group will
meet Tuesday in the home of
Mrs. Lucille Parrott at 9:30
a.m. They will be studying
“Hannah” from I Samuel.
The Throckmorton Music
Department will present
it’s annual Spring Concert on
Thursday, May 12, at 8 p.m.,
in the High School Auditor-
Producers
Set Meeting
Cotton producers are
invited to attend a . county
wide cotton production meet-
ing in Throckmorton Mon-
day, according to county
extension agent Orville
Lindsey. The meeting will
begin at 7 a.m. at the B&B
Stake House.
Two area extension spec-
ialists will be on hand to
conduct the program. Dr.
Dale Lovelace area agronom-
ist will discuss field bindweed
control, as well as preplant
herbisides weed and
grass control and cotton.
Emory P. Boring III, area
antomologist, will discuss the
advantages of the unified
planting date-May 10- June 1-
adopted this year by the
county extension crops sub-
committee. Boring will also
discuss the over wintered
boll weevil control program.
“Area producers are urged
to join us for a dutch treat
breakfast and an interesting
and informative program on
cotton production,” Lindsey
said.
Little League
Needs Help
It is nearly time to get
Little League Baseball un:
derway and Ed Andrews
would like for anyone who
could possibly help organize
this program to contact him.
BRENDA BARRINGTON
ium. There will be no
admission charge. The con-
cert will be free.
Performing on the concert
will be the First Division Jr.
High Concert Band. It is
made up of band students in
grades five, six, and seven. It
will feature their contest
songs plus many other
popular songs. Miss Mitzi
Priddy, clarinet section
leader will featured on “Ocala
March.”
The High School will follow
the Junior High Band. It will
feature such songs as “Why
Me,” “Amazing Grace," “I
Can’t Sing Purty,” plus
several other Sacred and
Secular Selections. The
Women’s Chorus will be
featured on “A Children’s
Prayer.”
Last on the concert will be
the Throckmorton Golden
Greyhound Sweepstakes
Band. They will play their
contest selections plus sever-
al marches, country and
Western and pop. There will
even be a selection for the
younger children.
Director Thomas Fogle-
man stated, “This will be the
last performance of the year
for all these groups and we
would like very much to fill
up the Auditorium. The
Concert is free and I feel like
it will be a very enjoyable
evening. I urge all citizens to
attend this affair.”
Several awards will be
presented at the concert and
a special presentation will be
Brenda Barrington, a
Throckmorton High School
Senior, received word this
week that she was a winner
of the “Home Economics
Student of the Year Award”
in the Southwest/Far West
Region, which consist of 15
states.
Along with the honor, Miss
Barrington will receive a
$500 scholarship to the
college of her choice, an
expenses-paid trip to Ameri-
can Home Economics Ass-
ociations annual meeting in
Boston June 26-30 and a
feature about her and her
achievements in the sponsor-
ing magazines, Co-ed and
Forecast.
To enter the contest, Miss
Barrington sent in a story
made to the graduating
Seniors.
Chamber
Meetings
Discussed
Throckmorton Chamber of
Commerce members were
faced with the decision of
holding meetings in the
summer months at their
Tuesday meeting in the
elementary school library.
A discussion was held as to
whether projects already
planned such as the broeh
ure, Miss Throckmorton
Pageant and Community
Clean-up Campaign could be
completed without further
meetings. Members were
asked to consider this, with a
decision to be reach at the
next meeting.
The United Community
Campaign to be held in
September was discussed
concerning a chairman and
organizations participating in
the campaign.
Orville Lindsey, president,
announced several up-coming
meetings and Burton Hurley,
school superintendent, made
announcements of school
activities.
The meeting was dismiss-
ed with prayer by Rev. Joe
Allen.
telling how she applied her
Home Economics education
to her family life, her school,
her community and how she
planned to use it in her
future.
Mrs. Barbara Walker,
Home Economics teacher at
THS sponsored Miss
Barrington in the contest.
The daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Eddie Barrington,
Brenda is saluatorian of her
graduating class, was named
Who’s Who Among American
High School students 1975-
76, Who’s Who Among
American Music Students,
and recently received a $500
Adams Spice Award.
She will be enrolling at
Texas Tech University this
fall.
Pesticide Application
Training Is Slated
Brenda Barrington
Is 15-State Winner
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