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Albany News
"Oldest Journolistic Venture West of the Brazos"
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1988, ALBANY, TEXAS 76430
20 PAGES IN 2 SECTIONS
VOLUME NUMBER 113 NUMBER 21 PRICE 35C PER COPY
Large voter turnout expected Tuesday
By Donate A. Lacu
Shackelford County voters, like
millions of Americans across the
nation, will have the opportunity
to go to the polls on Tuesday,
November 8, to elect national,
state and local leaders.
While there sre two locally con-
tested races that have drawn the
attention of local voters, much of
the attention for this General
Election is being focused on the
rsce for President of the United
Ststes.
Shackelford County officials
sre predicting the possibility of s
record-setting turnout by local
voters due to the interest being
shown in the races on the ballot
snd the large number of sbsentee
votes that have been cast.
Record Absentee Votes Cast
According to County and
District Clerk, Bobbie Cox, a
record number of Shackelford
County residents have voted
absentee for the upcoming elec-
tion.
"We are looking for s big turn-
out," said Cox. "We haven t ever
had this many sbsentee voters
that I know of."
As of Tuesday, November 1,
almost 100 absentee ballots had
been received by the clerk's of-
fice.
"We have had 62 absentee
ballots by personal appearance
and we have sent out 56 mail-out
ballots."
Cox reported that 35 of the mail
ballots have been returned, for a
total of 97 sbsentee ballots thst
have been cast through her office
thus far.
"The deadline for requesting sn
sbsentee ballot by mail was Tues-
day, but you can still vote absen-
tee in person until 5:00 p.m. on
Friday (November 4)."
While voters msy have only un-
til November 4 to vote absentee
in person, those who requested
msil-in ballots hsve until
November 8, the day of the
General Election, to return them.
"We can accept mail-in ballots
until 7:00 p.m. on November 8 —
the same time that the polls
close," said Cox. "However, we
encourage anyone who still has
one to mail it as soon as possible
so that there will be plenty of
time to receive it in our office."
Any mail ballots that are re-
ceived after the November 8 elec-
tion date can not be counted.
National and State Races
Local voters will be able to cast
their vote for a new president and
vice president during the elec-
tion. as well as for a U.S. Senator
and Congressman, Texas Railroad
Commissioners, a full slate of
Texas Supreme Court Justices,
Appeals Court Judges, and State
Senate candidates.
In the presidential race, Vice
President George Bush and his
running mate Dan Quayle, are
running on the Republican ticket.
Massachusetts Governor Michael
(See Election, pg. 10-A)
Precinct 1
Precinct 2
Precinct 3
Precinct 4
Precinct 5
American Legion Hall
(Albany)
Albany City Hall
(Albany)
Moran Community
Center (Moran)
Hastings Box (Lueders)
Rockhill (Hamby)
Local races to be decided
LARRY BONNER
Write-in candidate
r m
BEN J. RILEY
Incumbent sheriff
Local voters will be faced with
not only joining voters from
around the state and the nation in
deciding the fate of several impor-
tant national and state-wide
races, but will also have the task
of electing a justice of the peace
and sheriff during the November
8 General Election.
The two local contested races
have drawn a total of six can-
didates — four for the JP office
and two for sheriff.
JP Race Draws Crowd
Four local candidates' names
will appear on the ballot for the
office of Justice of the Peace,
Precinct 1.
Each are seeking to fill the
unexpired term of the late Joan
Wood, who died in July.
Wood's daughter, Judy Wood
Henderson, was selected as the
Democratic nominee for the post,
and will face Republican can-
didate Arthur Lee Viertel. Two
Independent candidates will also
appear on the ballot — Rosa
Tatom and Retha Watts have also
filed for the special election.
While the JP serves the entire
county, only voters in Precincts 1
and 2 are eligible to vote in the
special election, which is being
held in conjunction with the
General Election.
Henderson was appointed on
July 29 to fill the vacancy left by
her mother's death until a special
election could be held.
See candidate questionnaire.
ps 3-A
An Albany native, Henderson
is attempting to follow in the
tradition set by her parents who
both served the county as justice
of the peace.
Her mother was first appointed
to the post in December 1978,
following the death of her hus-
band, G.L. "Cocky" Wood.
Henderson's father served the
county as JP for 18 years prior to
his death and her mother served
in the position for nearly 10 yfears.
A graduate of Albany High
School, Henderson attended
Midwestern University for a
short time, and then worked for
Southwestern Bell Telephone as a
long distance operator for 12
years in Abilene.
She moved back to Albany five
years ago with her three
daughters and worked for Thrift
Mart Supermarket until her ap-
(See Local races, pg. 3-A)
Albany students come through
Sweef treat...
Members of Barbara Rippey's second grade class at Nancy Smith Elemen-
tary School were rewarded with "blizzards" Tuesday when their
perseverance during the month of October resulted in a 99.78 percent at-
tendance average, the best of all NSES classes, with only one absence
recorded. Four other groups reported averages over 99 percent, including
the classrooms of Jill Bennett, Ann King, Donna Leech and Lynda Heatly.
By Donnie A. Lucas
Attendance at Albany ISD im-
proved by over one percentage
point to a record high of 97.52 per-
cent during the four-week report-
ing period in October. The figure
is used to calculate funding the
local district will receive from the
state.
According to Superintendent
Terry Harlow, the Average Daily
Attendance (ADA) for October
was 541.6 students, with an
average enrollment of 555.35.
The district reported that ADA
at the elementary school for
grades K-7 was 98.225 for the
month with 263 students record-
ing perfect attendance. At the
high school and junior high, 163
students had perfect attendance
during the reporting period for a
four-week average of 96.54 per-
cent.
Albany turned in an ADA of
96.46 percent during October
1987. Each percentage point
earns the local district about
$5,000 in additional revenue from
the state.
The district offered incentive
programs to encourage perfect at-
tendance for the first time this
year.
The seventh grade class won
the attendance competition at the
high school/junior high campus
and will receive $50 for its class
treasury.
In addition, all of the 163
students at the high school cam-
pus with perfect attendance will
be rewarded with a steak lunch
cooked by Harlow. One name will
be drawn from those who were
not absent during the month for a
$50 individual prize.
At the grade school, Barbara
Rippey's second grade class won
top attendance honors with 99.78
percent. They were treated Tues-
day to Blizzards at the Dairy
Queen.
Students were also given free
ice cream donated by Bordens and
T.D. Beach on Fridays for perfect
attendance. A total of 1,106 ice
cream bars were given away.
School officials deemed the in-
centive program a success in view
of the cooperation given by
students and parents, and the
high ADA percent this year.
Local candidates invited
Candidates for two local offices
have been invited as guests to
Friday's Chamber of Commerce
luncheon meeting at Fort Griffin
General Merchandise Restaurant.
Incumbent Sheriff Ben J. Riley,
along with his write-in opponent
Larry Bonner, have been invited
by the Chamber, as well as the
four candidates for Justice of the
Peace-Judy Henderson, Rosa
Tatom, Arthur Lee Viertel and
Retha Watts.
According to Chamber presi-
dent Howard Todd, each candi-
date will be allowed to speak for
several minutes, if they wish.
State Representative Rick
Perry also plans to be present to
discuss the Texas Supreme Court
race.
The luncheon begins at 12:00
noon, and anyone may attend.
Investigation continues
Routine traffic stop results in 3 local arrests
By Carol Lackey
A routine traffic stop in Satur-
day morning's wee hours has re-
sulted in three arrests and the
recovery of a number of stolen
items.
Edward Carl "Charlie" Price,
18, and Charles Lunnon, 17, have
each been charged with two
counts of burglary of a building,
while Manriquez Eloy Sanchez,
18, was charged with burglary of
a vehicle.
Price and Lunnon were re-
leased from the Shackelford
County Jail on $20,000 bonds
($10,000 on each count), while San-
chez was released on a $5,000
bond.
Through a joint effort of the
Shackelford County Sheriffs and
Albany Police departments and
the Department of Public Safety,
two recent burglaries at Albany
High School and one car burglary
were solved this weekend, and
Sheriff Ben J. Riley expects more
car burglaries to be solved from
the evidence gained in the last
few days.
At approximately 2:00 a.m.
Saturday, DPS Trooper Dan
Walker made a routine traffic
stop north of Albany.
According to Walker, he no-
ticed a speaker in the car, and he
became suspicious, since two
large speakers had recently been
stolen from the Albany High
School Band Hall.
Walker and City Patrolman
Lynn Wilkins began to work on
the case, and notified the sheriffs
department Saturday morning.
The officers had also received
an anonymous Crimestoppers tip,
which also helped in the in-
vestigation.
Saturday, Wilkins and Riley ob-
tained an arrest warrant for Lun-
non from District Judge Quay
Parker. Saturday night, Lunnon
was arrested as he got off work,
and Price was taken to the
sheriff s office for questioning.
Following the questioning,
Price was arrested. Sanchez was
not arrested until Sunday.
"Saturday night's questioning
led to even more investigation."
Walker said.
Sunday, the law enforcement
officers pulled one of the school's
speakers from the South Prong of
Hubbard Creek. Investigators
suspect that the burglars became
worried Saturday, and decided to
get rid of the speaker in the
creek.
"In all, we recovered one
speaker from the original car
Saturday morning, as well as four
speakers from another vehicle
and two from a residence,"
Walker explained. These were all
the components of one large
speaker which had been dis-
mantled. The one large speaker
found in the creek was still intact.
Keys taken in an earlier break-
in at Albany High were also re-
covered, Walker said.
In addition to the speakers
recovered that were taken from
the Band Hall, other speakers and
a five-band equalizer were also
obtained by law enforcement of-
ficials.
"We were able to solve car
burglaries reported by Russell
Davis and Dr. L.S. Key," com-
mented Sheriff Riley.
The officers still have other
speakers and electronic equip-
ment they have recovered that
they are trying to have identified
by the owners.
"We are still picking up stolen
items," Riley said. "We have some
speakers and a radio that we
don't know who it belongs to."
The sheriff commented that
there are at least two other
suspects in nearby towns that are
being considered in other
burglaries.
"These burglaries may all be
related," the sheriff said. "It is
like a 'ring of thieves' in a big
city."
Law enforcement officers are
confident that this weekend's in-
vestigations will clear up more
burglaries.
On October 9, school personnel
discovered a break-in at Albany
High. Burglars stole petty cash
from the school's offices, as well
as keys to vending machines.
Either late Saturday, October
22, or Sunday, October 23,
burglars entered the Band Hall
and took two Peavy CL2 Cluster
speakers valued at $400 each.
Soggy speaker...
Local law enforcement officers (l-r) Ben J. Riley. Guy Falkinburg and Lynn
W"kins fish a waterlogged Peavey speaker from a county creek Sunday
ning after a suspect in the case revealed the location of the stolen
m
item. The intact speaker was apparently dumped into the water just the
day before, although it was stolen the previous weekend. Another
speaker had been dismantled. Both were taken from the AHS Band Hall.
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