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The Groom Nets
Volume 57, Number 8
The Groom News, Carson County, Texas 79039
25c Per Copy
Thursday, March 27,1986
Friemel Is Featured Speaker
At GrayConservation Seminar
The fourth annual Gray
County Conservation Semi-
nar will be held April 10 in
Pampa at the Clyde Carruth
Livestock Pavillion on East
Highway 60.
Roman Friemel of Groom
will be a featured speaker,
one of three area farmers on
the program. Friemel will be
discussing conservation
tillage or no-till practices he
has used to reduce fuel cost..
Robert Jacobson, Adrian and Soil Conservation Service,
Carl Olson of Panhandle will Pampa said registration will
also discuss conservation start at 9:00 a.m. The pro-
measures used on their gram will start at 9:30 and
farms. conclude at 3:00. High Plains
. , farmers and their wives from
A plant pathologist, weed Texas and Oklahoma are
scientist, banker and exten- invited to attend. A free
sion home economics agent lunch and displays of conser-
are also included on the pro- vation tillage equipment will
Bram.. . . be provided by participating
Lee McDonald, district agricultural equipment and
conservationist for the USDA chemical companies.
The Easter Bunny was the star attraction Saturday
prior to the annual egg hunt at the Park sponsored by
Alpha Mu Xi sorority. Luke Pavlovsky (below) has a
special talk with the Bunny.
Ashford Nails
Hole-In-One
Congratulations to Dan
Ashford who made a hole-in-
one last Friday, March 21.
He used a six-iron to ace the
168-yard No. 6 hole and went
on to shoot a 79 for the groups are invited the local
round at the Clarendon Girl Scout troops in partici-
Country Club. pating in the Groom Time
Witnesses to the feat were Capsule Project.
Owen Johnson, Richard Bell Girl Scout leader Donna
and Morris Bancroft. For
Ashford, 65, it was his first
1 hole-in-one. for those wishing to place Waxler, Travis Homer and
•,Titems in the time capsule. Tim Case, won second places
Economic Development Is Articles must pertain to for halter judging and horse
Groom, the Sesquicenten- judging. The team placed
Croom Commit 0° Coal nial or our daily business, third in performance judg-
oroom vommillte S UOal items relevant to 1986.
Articles must be enclosed Easter Egg Hunt
The first meeting mation for a fact book on in some type of double, , ,
for the Economic Deve- Groom. Another short term plastic protection. (Zip lock 1 OpiC Of Discussion
.lopment Committee was: goal will be ideas for beau- bags.)
Monday night. Discussions: tification of the city. Written plan must be sub- Alpha Mu Xi Chapter of
led to the setting of both Long range goals dealt mitted to Junior Girl Scout Beta Sigma Phi met in the
short and long term goals for with economic development Troop by April 1. This will home of Evelyn Schaffer for
the enrichment and growth of the city with both indus- prevent any duplications and their monthly meeting. Mrs.
of the Groom community. trial and residential growth give an accurate account of Ruby Babcock was co-
The committee is an possibilities discussed. the space needed in the hostess.
outgrowth of a project begun capsule. Sue Britten, president,
• by the Groom Lions Club to The action group set Articles must be ready to conducted the business
search for ways to enhance another goal, to involve the go by April 15. meeting with the topics dis-
the chances for Groom to total community as phases of Time Capsule will be cussed including the Easter
grow and develop. the project are developed. sealed on April 21, the day Egg Hunt on March 22, a
Short term goals set by the Action group members marked for Texans to cele- style show in Amarillo April
committee fall under the attending the committee brate Sesquicentennial Day. 12, Founder’s Day, April 25;
category of community deve- meeting were Bill Ellington, The capsule will be opened helping with the food bank
lopment. The Beta Sigma Phi Johnny Brumley, Rex Peep- on April 21, 2036. organization; community
• sorority has elected to assist les, Jimmy Britten, Bill For additional information, development project; and re-
in gathering statistical infor- Homer, Kenneth Sweatt and please contact Mrs. Burton, modeling of the ladies rest-
Sue Britten. 248-3691. room at the Legion Hall.
Items Needed For
Time Capsule
Sealing April 22
Groom’s Horse Judging Team
Wins An Overall Second Place
Members of Groom’s
Horse Judging team swept
the Clarendon contest with a
number of awards won by
All clubs, organizations, team members. The group
businesses, and church placed second overall in the
meet with 21 school parti-
cipating.
Scott Fields won two first
places, one for horse judging
and one for halter.
Burton says the following Members of the judging
requirements have been set team, Scott Fields, Andy
ing. .. through various patterns and
Other individual awards lead changes.
were won by Travis Homer, A livestock judging team
Sth Performance; and Andy also went to Clarendon on
Waxler, 4th Performance Saturday. Tony Homer was
and 6th Halter. the only individual to place
Sponsor Carlton Turvaville with an 8th place in Lamb
was pleased with his groups judging. Other members of
performance with the well the team were James Mil-
deserved second place win. ler, Jason McCoy and Daniel
Turvaville explained that Hinson. Turvaville stated
horse judging requires team that this was the first time for
members to determine the the team members to have a
muscular build of a good judging contest with live ani-
horse and performance judg- mals to judge. Most of the
ing deals with the changes of preparation for the contest is
the horses gait as it goes done through viewing films.
Community Calendar
Food Bank meeting is Groom Day Committee will
•April 1 at United Methodist meet at the Bank, March 27,
Church, 3:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Interested indivi-
duals are invited to attend.
Easter Holiday begins
March 27 for school children.
School resumes on Tuesday,
April 1. 1
City Hall and Groom
Branch Library will be closed
Friday, March 27, observing
a holiday on Good Friday.
Little League and Minor
League baseball meeting will
be Monday, March 31 at 5:30
p.m. at the baseball field. All
kids interested in the base-
ball program should attend.
For further information
contact Gary Britten.
The Groom Neto
The Only Newspaper
in the W orld
Interested In Groom
Happy
Easter
Tuesday Grain Prices
At Local Elevators
Cash prices on grain post-
ed at grain elevators serving
the Groom area -Tuesday
afternoon:
248-3311
WHEAT $3.01 bushel
MILO $3.95 cwt.
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The Groom News (Groom, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 27, 1986, newspaper, March 27, 1986; Groom, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1706411/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Carson County Library.