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Page 2 A The Albany News Thursday January 9 1986
Wagon train to stop here June 9
By Donna Barranger
The 1986 Sesquicenten
nial Wagon Train started
rolling on January 2, with
plans to stop in Albany on
June 9, 198H. Prepara
tions are underway for
their visit, according to
Randall Palmore.
Sponsored by the Tex
as Wagon Train Associa
tion, the 3,000 plus mile
journey covering much of
t.,e state began in Sul
phur Springs and will end
at the Fort Worth Stock
Yards on July 3.
Palmore, chairman of
Albany's Sesquicenten
nial committee, explained
that a meeting of the com
mittee will be held on
Monday, January 13 at
5:30 p.m. at the First Na-
tional Bank of Albany in
order to discuss and final
ize plans for the wagon
train's arrival, and for the
Shackelford County Ses
quicentennial Fair and
Picnic slated for May 10.
"Our biggest need right
now is for a campsite be
tween here and Abilene
that can be used by the
Texas Wagon Train," said
Palmore. "We will need
someone to volunteer
around 50 to 100 acres for
the campsite, which will
house approximately 100
wagons and anywhere
from 200 to 500 head of
livestock." Palmore ex
plained that the Texas
Wagon Train Association
has a back up crew that
follows the wagon train
and cleans up, leaving the
land as they found it.
"This is going to take a
lot of cooperation on the
part of our community,"
explained Palmore. "We
will need around 30 to 40
volunteers to take wood,
water, and feed out to the
campsite. We will be
working with the entire
community in this effort,
and are asking for volun
teers." He explained that
Monday's meeting would
be to finalize plans, and to
"try to set the ball rolling
and nail down some de
tails," about hosting the
train.
"Anyone who is inte
rested in riding with the
wagon train for part of its
journey or who has some
ideas is welcome to come
to the meeting," said
Palmore. "We are open to
ideas."
The wagon train will
pass through Abilene on
June 7 and 8, then stop in
Albany before journeying
to Fort Griffin, Throck
morton and Olney.
The wagon train will
circle the state for six
months, and interested
persons are invited to join
the train for any length of
time they wish. The itine
rary for the trip covers
over 100 communities,
with the train stopping at
approximately every 15
to 25 miles. The average
speed of the journey will
be four m.p.h.
All the other states of
the Union have been in
vited to send a represen
tative wagon or rider.
The wagon train will also
be a traveling school with
certified teachers for
children whose parents or
grandparents will be mak
ing the entire trip.
The Texas Wagon
Train Association is a
non profit organization
and will be relying on of
ficial sponsors, private
donations, registration
fees, and the sale of
wagon train souvenirs to
fund the trip. Any inte
rested person should con
tact The Texas Wagon
Train Association, P.O.
Box 323, Sulphur Springs,
Texas 75482 or call
214/945 2504.
Those who need further
informatio ; locally should
contact I ulmore at the
First National Bank of
Albany at 762 2221.
Other members of the
Sesquicenten nial commit
tee include: Carl Schkade,
Agnes Lee Howard, Eli
gio R. Garcia, Bobbie Cox,
Sunday F a 1 k i n b u r g,
Howard Todd, J.W. Alex
ander, Dr. Phillip O'Neill,
Robert Williams, Sandra
Fox, La Donna Whitt,
Margaret Putnam, Don
W i r s d o r f e r, M e 1 i n d a
Lucas, Marie Smith, Alice
Cockrell, Myrtle Pola-
check, Irene Wylie, Jewel
Lackey, Terry Harlow
and Morris Miller.
Commodities
(Cont from pg. 1 -A)
or pick up the commo
dities at the Courthouse
for two days following the
distribution.
Under the guidelines
issued in October, a fami
ly of four would be entitl-
ed to two pounds of but
ter, 26 pounds of cheddar
cheese, 10 pounds of flour,
six pounds of honey, eight
pounds of dry milk and
four pounds of rice. Quan
tities represent a two
month period, and change
with the number of depen
dents.
Recipients of the com
modities must be Shackel
ford County residents,
and must meet the re
quirements for a house
hold's gross income and
the guidelines issued bv
the state regarding num
her of dependents and
household size.
Originally an emergen
HtmUHHI
cy program provided by
the Texas Department of
Agriculture, and distri
buted through the Texas
Department of Human
Resources, it is conducted
through the various go-
vernment nutrition pro
grams and distributed by
volunteers.
4 HOUSE-
HOLD S/Zf
OF
Monthly Income is
Less Than:
Under 60
60 p/us
I
$ 569
S 722
2
S 764
$ 969
3
S 959
$1,217
4
SI, 154
SI,464
5
SI,.149
$1,712
6
$1,544
$1,959
7
$1,739
$ 2,207
fl
Si,914
$2,454
9
$2,129
$2.702
II)
$ 2.124
$2,949
For each
jdditionjl
person,
add:
$ 195
$ 24H
D AT RETIREMEN
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uliile providing mil uiih nn important finnm inl
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WHICH IRA
PLAN SHOULD
vol LOOK AT?
Our t-xperii-urcd nff will Imfp yiiii *i-lcci
I lie our ri^lil III \ I'lnii fur vour income iiccflo,
iiikI explain nil (lit- lu iK-filo ill a lux-deferred
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STOP
IN
TODAY1
Stop li\ or enll 7( 2-222l ue'H l e linpp\
to help.
National
Bank of Albany
< 4%,
. -f; J : -
Wagon train participant. . .
The Texas Dairy Queen Operators Council and Coca-Cola ore joint sponsors of tins authentic Prairie Schooner
which left Sulphur Springs January 2 as part ot the Texas sesquicentennial Wagon Train. The wagon will be pulled
more than 3,000 miles with mule teams before arriving in I ort Worth on July 3 The wagon tram c> <duled to
pass through Albany on June 9 . .If Photo
Chest donations still welcome
By David Love
The directors of the
Albany Chest met on
Monday night, January 6
and decided that the addi
tional $985 in funds which
was received in the an
nual drive will be put into
an emergency fund for ex
traordinary situations
which may arise during
1986.
The $12,000 goal set by
the directors in the an
nual drive was met in ear
ly December, and the
funds will be used to bene-
fit 14 local youth and non
profit organizations. The
drive officially ended on
December 31, 1985.
According to Randall
Palmore, chairman of the
Chest, the checks will be
mailed this week to the
various organizations and
will give them the oppor
tunity to start the year's
activities with the bud
geted money in hand.
This year's drive kick
ed off on Friday, Novem
her 1, and letters were
sent to all former donors
shortly thereafter. It was
the desire of the directors
to reach the $12,000 by
December 31, but the drive
would have been con-
tinued had it not been
reached.
The 14 local youth md
non-profit organizations
which will receive mone>
from the Albany Chest n
elude: Albany Cub Si-out s,
Albany Girl Scouts, Al-
bany Baseball Associa
tion, Shackelford Count,.
Rural Fire Department
Albany Youth Soccer \s
sociation, Albany I nited
Girls Softball Assoc: t ion
West Texas Reliability
tion Center. A than;
Youth Center, B o \
Scouts, Shackelford Coun
ty Library, Salvation \r
my, Texas United Ser
vices and Albany Volun
teer Fire Department
The meeting on Mon
day was the first time the
directors have met sinci
the goal was reached.
Betty Law, publicity
director for the Chest,
stated that "the commit
tee is very grateful to tin
community for the sup
port in the drive. The peo
pie of Albany are wonder
ful and we are thrilled to
have topped our goal."
Mrs. Law added that
the directors "tried to
screen the budget, and
feel that ali of the or
ganizations which w ill be
receiving funds from the
Chest have a real need."
According to the chair
man, donations art still
being accepted, and mat
t-e taken to the First Na
tional Bank. Jana Law
and Judv Harrison are
handling th. I 'hest funds
at the bank h i>r anyone
wanting ' wr.'r a check
to the Chest, send it to:
the Albany Chest, c/o the
First National Bank, Box
157, Albanv. l exas 7ti430.
Oman wins honor
Jennifer Oman was the
state winner in the Texas
iunior Hereford Associa
tion Showmanship Con
test, which was held in
conjunction with the
Odessa Sand Hills Here
ford and Quarter Horse
Show during the weekend
ol January 2-4, and she
v. ill serve as a represent.i
I vi to the National Junior
Hereford Association in
Mont tna in July, 1986.
Oman's sister, Jessica
Oman, exhibited the Re
servi Champion Futurity
Heifer and was elected
TJHA Senior Director. A
third Oman, Judith, was
elected TJHA Junior Di
rector for the coming
year.
Shackelford County 411
members travelled to
Odessa to exhibit in the
Odessa Sand Hills Here
ford and Quarter Horse
Show, and f.ve of them
came home w,th honors.
Je>-- i i)n ::n i xhihited
the Iieservt Champion
Futurit'. Heifer and also
took second place W inter
Heifer < alt with her Here
ford entn Russell Hoi
land placed first in his
class with his steer entry
in the sail medium
frame class.
Samantha Hawkins
placed third in her class
with her ste< r entry in
the rrn Hum rame class,
and placed third in Show-
man ship receiving a
plaqut Judith Oman
placed seventh with her
steer entry in the medium
frame class
Jennifer Oman won a
belt buckle and the re
volving 'roph\ for her
showmanship abilities.
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