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A trip down the street
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The railroad boxcar used
to house Fandangle props
and costumes took a little
ride to its new home.
See photos, pg. 2
First outing of the year
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The Lady Lions placed
third behind two 3A
schools in their first track
meet of the year.
See story, pg. 8
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Putting their best foot forward
The Lions came out on
top of Ranger in two of
three games last week
in prendistrict action.
See story, pg. 9
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Thursday, March 19, 1998, Albany, Texas 76430
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Buyer-seller
The eighth annual Watt R.
Matthews Scholarship, pre-
sented this year as a memorial,
will he awarded to a Shackel-
ford County 4-H Club or FFA
member at the 1998 Buyer-
Seller Banquet to be held on
Thursday, March 19 at the
Nancy Smith Elementary
School cafeteria.
The event will begin at 7:00
p.m. and is sponsored by the
Shackelford County Youth and
Livestock Association.
The $1,000 scholarship re-
cipient will be named in memory
of legendary Shackelford
County rancher Watt R. Mat-
thews, who died last year. It
had been given in his honor for
seven years prior to his death.
The award is given to a de-
serving high school senior who
plans to attend college, busi-
ness school or trade school after
graduation.
The scholarship is based on
leadership, character, scholas-
tics, service to the community,
achievement and cooperation.
First National Bank CEO
John Huffman will be on hand
Matthews scholarship to be awarded
to present the award.
Another highlight of the an-
nual banquet will be the distri-
bution of prize money and pre-
mium checks from the sale of
animals at the recent stock
show.
Buckles, bonds and breeders
trophieswill be presented to the
winners by various 4-H and FFA
participants. The Albany
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Eric Hobbs (I) carefully peeks under a special trap made by local kindergarten students
to catch the leprechauns that had left their classryotn in disarray. The students celebrated
St. Patrick's Day Tuesday with an afternoon party featuring green] IStaff Photo]
Kiwanis Club will once again
furnish plaques for all of the
first place winners.
Meat, drinks and. bread for
the banquet Will be provided by
the livestock association, pre-
pared by Bill and Larry Cauble.
Vegetables and desserts will be
furnished by FFA and 4-H fami-
lies.
"This banquet is intended to
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Circus to
Lions and tigers and ... well
no bears, hut plenty of ponies
will be in town on Sunday after-
noon as the Allen Brothers Cir*
cus sets up for two performances.
The canvas on the big top will
be stretched in time for the 2:15
p.m. and 4:30 p.m. show on Sun-
day, with a part of the proceeds
benefiting the Albany Volunteer
Fire Department.
Advance tickets are available
at City Hall, The Albany News,
Brookshire's and the Moran Cen-
ter in Moran. The ticket price is
$6 for adults and $4 for children
12 years old and under if pur-
chased ahead of time. Children
age two and under can see the
acknowledge all of the donors
and volunteers at the stock
show, as well as the partici-
pants," stated ('ounty Extension
Agent Rocky Vinson. ^
Anyone who had a part in the
1998 livestock show is invited to
attend. There is n.o admission
charge.
Pledges Needed
With the Buyer-Seller Ban-
quet only hours away, members
of the stock show association's,
financial committee are asking
that donors bring in their
pledges and bids today.
According to Vinson, the ma-
jority of the donations had been
received at the courthouse by
Tuesday. However, there was
still about $4,000 in outstand-
ing pledges and bids at press
time
"We've got to have the money
in the bank so we can award the
participants their premium
checks at the banquet," said
Vinson. "Most of these kids put
a lot of work and time into their
projects, so we need to do what
we can to see that they' get the
money they've been promised."
show for free.
Tickets are the gate will be $8
for adults and $6 for children.
According to local fire chief
Eddie Morrow, the Allen Bros.
Circus features several large
Cats, including lions and tigers,
as its main attraction. A special
trained-pony sjiow will also l>e
featured, along with clowns.
Pony rides will be available
prior to each performance for an
additional fee and t here is a free
petting zoo that travels with the
show.
The circus will be held in the
parking lot at the Fandangle
grounds located on Cook Field
Road
Morrow stated that the fire
department's profit from spon-
soring the circus will be used to
upgrade .equipment and provide
additional training.
Included among the projects
that the department hopes to
complete are purchasing larger
•supply hose*, renovating the
1956 pumper truck and conduct
ing First Responder training
that will allow firemen to assist
the ambulance service.
The fire chief stressed that
the improvements that the
fundraiser will provide are im-
portant to the effectiveness of
the local department.
Filing period ends
The filing period for seats in
the local May elections officially
closed this week, and as of the
Tuesday press deadline, several
seats were still vacant.
The filing period for the Al-
bany and Moran city council and
school board elections, as well
as the hospital district, ended
Wednesday afternoon, March
18, with the elections them-
selves set for Ha, turd ay. May 2.
Early voting by personal ap
pearance wilt be held from April
15 through April 28.
School Races
The Albany school board race
has drawn the most int erest by
candidates during the sign up
period, with one new applicant
filing during the past week.
Don Hare added his native to
the list of candidates, filing for
Place 6 against Pain Davis and
Randy ParrOtt.
Incumbent Herb Hawkins is
running for reelection to Place
5, drawing two challengers, Carl
Lucas and former AISI) board
member David Schkade.
Betsy Parsons, the incumbent
(See I lections, pg. 12)
, aviator
Longtime Albany resident
and rancher Reaves Hickman,
for whom the Albany M unicipal
Airport was named almost a
decade ago, died Thursday in an
Abilene hospital after he was
found ill at his home,
The 85-year-old Hickman
made a habit of appearing each
day to drink coffee at the bank
and eat lunch at local restau-
rants, and when he was missed
last Thursday, friends went to
his home. He was airlifted to
Abilene, but died shortly after
reaching the hospital.
An enthusiastic aviator,
Hickman worked with the City
of Albany for several years to
acquire funding and plan a new
public airport for the commu-
nity. In May, 1989, the airport
was dedicated in a special cer-
emony held in Hickman's honor,
and was designated as "Albany
Municipal Airport — Hickman
Field."
Hickman was born in Risiiig
Star, and later moved with tiis
parents to Callahan County.
While attending Baird High
School, he rode his motor scooter
to the Abilene Airport to see
world-famous pilot Charles
Lindbergh when he landed the
Hickman worked
with the City of
Albany to ac quire
funding and plan a
new public airport
"Spirit of St. Louis" there in
1927 after his successful around-
the-world flight. Hickman then
began working at the Abilene
airport in exchange for flying
lessons and rides.
He attended Daniel Baker
College in Brownwood on a four-
year football scholarship and
graduated with a degree in busi-
ness. While working on a
master's degree at the Univer-
sity of'Texas in Austin, Hickman
spent time at the airport get-
ting a private pilot's license.
During World War II,
Hickman was sent to England
to fly as a liaison pilot with the
Royal Air Force in Great Brit-
ain, and was a sergeant in three .
African campaigns while with
the Free French. He later
worked with the Lend-Lease
Program in Africa to help set up
airfields and runways.
After the war, Hickman met
and married Drewsilla Beams
in Dallas in 1948. She died in
1988.
Ten years ago, Hickman led
the fly-by in Abilene's Veteran's
Day Parade in a restored 1940
L-3 liaison airplane, identical
to one,he flew while serving in
the Army Air Corps in Africa.
Hickman was a full Colonel
in the Confederate Air Force, an
organization in which he was
yery active for many years. He
was also a Flying Tech Sergeant
in the 111th Observation Squad-
ron of the National Guard of
Texas. >
He gave up flying for good
only a few years ago, but contin-
ued to be active in the commu-
nity in several ways.
A member of First United
Methodist Church, he supported
the church library established
by and later named in memory
of his wife.
In addition, Hickman under-
wrote an ongoing lecture series
at the,Old Jail Art Center, also
in memory of Drewsilla Beams
Hickman.
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REAVES HICKMAN DURING Tl If 1989 AIRPORI DEDICATION IN HIS HONOR
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Lucas, Donnie A. The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 122, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 19, 1998, newspaper, March 19, 1998; Albany, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth412843/m1/1/: accessed June 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting The Old Jail Art Center.