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Albany News
"Oldest Journalistic Venture West Of The Brazos"
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1983, ALBANY, TEXAS 76430
10 PAGES IN 1 SECTION
VOLUME NUMBER 107
NUMBER 34
PRICE 25*
Albany Chamber Elects Officers For 1983
Jim Robertson
Dan Neff
Ed rackett
Colton Johnson
Jim Robertson was elected
president of the Albany Chamber
Of Commerce for the new year at
a meeting Friday.
Robertson has been active in
the; Chamber in the three years
he has been here as a partner iri
King A Robertson Insurance. He
and his wife Josephine partici
pate iri many community affairs
and attend First United Methodist
Church Robertson succeeds Don
nie Lucas, who served two years
as president.
First vice president is Dan
Neff. Horn and raised in Albany,
Neff has assumed responsibilities
as a partner in James H. Cotter,
Neff and Company Accountants.
He too is active iri community and
church affairs and is treasurer of
the Methodist church He has a
wife Kathy and two children,
Michael and Amy.
Cong aHive in Chamber work
a nd former, ma/iager of fhe local
Chamber. F.d Tackett as second
vice president will plrty an impor
tanl pari- in.l983 Chamber work
arid planning* Tackett grew up in
Albany and returned here upon
retirement' from a long military
career. He has a wife, Jeane They
attend First Baptist Church.
< i)Hon Johnson is the new
se'i relary of the ( hanriber office
lineup An attorney Johnson and
his wile Jan came here about
three years ago where he joined
the I.oren Williams legal firm
Johnson was elected a member of
the Albany Independent School
District Hoard of Trustees in a
special called election in January.
The Johnsons attend first Hap
tist ( hurch.
Fhe meeting on Friday was
marked by general plans for the
.year Monday, March 14 was set
i- b>im|u,et day in Albany Com
mit-tee members for general ban
'j'let. arrangements are Lorene
Met omas, Hetty Viertel and
T < rry' Harlow
( he budget was adopted as pro
posed; The group discussed the
• < ar v projects and decided to
■ ontin-.e with all of them These
are Employee , of the Montr
( hristmas drawing, Sidewalk
Fair, annual breakfast honoring
teachers, Fandangle float Robert
Nail Scholarship support, Pecan
Show iri cooperation with Re F,x
te/ision Service, Clean C'p. .Shop
at 11 om< and other smaller pro
jects su-ch a* advertisements in
cooperation with the merchants
Hit* < hamber' also owns arid
rri.unt.uns ( hristmas lights md
decorations- -ri cooperation -With,
the Albany Gardeif Club The
chamber assumes responsibility
for putting up, taking down, and
storing the lights
There are about 124 members
of this active organization Dues
average $24 for individuals
There i> no charge for attending
the meetings "except to pay for
your own lunch, said Manager
Hetty I,a w
A membership drive will be
held soon.
County Stock Show Scheduled Feb. 25 26
Directors Make Bidding Changes
Clans are steadily being put in
to preparation for the annual.
Sha'-kelford County Youth and
f»iv( si ock - Show at t he County
Shov Ham February 252W. said
Carl Wilson and I,ynn Crawford.
Tuesday
Si v<. rial' procedure' chtftge.s
should (->« noted, according 10
Mrs. Crawford, who cited the
<h;Migt in bidding to $1 for in
dividual bidding. Hids will be
made in even amounts of dollars,
with no maximum Minjjhnm bid
.for larribs is $1. for sv|dji»f2 an<|
for steers $'S 'I he bi'idtr Vt,a y i>
%i or more for i apoo**Mf rabbit
turkeys is it new division thi
ear Mrs. ( raw'ford said The
weight limit on lambs has been
raised from I 30 pounds to 13 <
pounds - „
Fntri.es m the county show
total 38 si<«*rs, four heifers, 21
hiarke* .irnbs,' two breeding
Fa robs ' 1 barrows, seven
breeding swirw 12 capons, seven
pens poultry (three each), 13 peris
rabbiU^hn-e each), six senior
bucks, ju/nor bucks Iwn
j 'liior^wl^r Munr (Ux < -. ■ i
tbre^tu^H^ nens^^k
Member^iips Tery useful
i^aid. ih<
Ue for ne«'< s ,applies
Minimum for membership is $10,
whirr ma\ be sent to Gloria Pitt
rnan secretary or to Ronnie
Wilkiris. H arold < ockreli or Dinty
How man
A Irainir g meeting on Flow to
Show' will be at 7:00 p.m.
February. , 9 a' the -now barn
Mrs Cra wfi >rd said
iviem
*ViLson
r. %k.
^■Multiphasic Clinic Slated
-
t Rockwell Cente r Today
- na' ki-if.ord bounty citizens
,ir< reminded of the Multi Phas:<-
' in-)iv d at jRockwell Corn
mliniiy 1 enter 'depot' Thursday
Fe'briiar-, Pi from 10:00 a.m to
'• D'i p li.
The free screening is given by
nurses from Region IV of the
Texas Public , lealth Service and
includes all ag es for check up of
blood pressure, blood tests
urinalysis and . other examina
tions, as well a s immunization of
youngsters
Special Pieces From Permanent Collection
Now On Display At Albany's Old Jail Museum
Although a special collection is
not on exhibit at the Did Jail
Foundation, A drni nist ra t i ve
Director Betsy Koch urges every
one to corne by and view several
recent acquisitions to the Founda
tion's permanent collection
In the library are four silk
screens given by Kelly Fearing,
board member of Austin. The silk
screens, untitled, are by Patrick
Heron
Also in the library is a new
primitive by xllarry Holder,
former Albany school superinten
dent, titled "The Flscape of the
Hragg F'amily as Told by Sallie
Reynolds Matthews " Fhe oil on
canvas is taken from hitrrwinii'n
Another new acquisition is a
pastel torn paper collage by Hnan
Blount, "Quiet (ihost FJveriing,"
and given by Hill Homar, board
member and founder of Taos,
New Mexico
Homar also gave a watercolbr,
"Outreaching Bison" by Jonathan
Scott.
On loan from Dick (Hover are
four oriental woodblock color
prints and one triptych 10 add to
the Foundation's oriental art col
lection
"Marshland," oil on linen , by
William Hoey, was given to the
Foundation by Dr Thomas Cran
mi.
"Family Scene" by James
Janknegt, charcoal on paper, was
given to the F'oundat ion by the ar
tist.
Homar also contributed one of
his own works, "A Gate Which
Opened Out," oil on canvas
"Atlantic Flvening." oil on
board by Reuban Tam, was do
nated by Homar
F'earing gave one of his own
works, pencil on paper, Ileal
With A Hat."
An untitled colored ink and
watercolor by Cordon Russell
was contributed by Homar also
Helon Farmer of Dallas con
Iributed a bron/.e, "Guitar
1'layer, by Harry Jackson
Jack Maxson of Dallas con
tributed a "Two Gray Hills" In
dian rug
'Fhe Foundation purchased a
prayer rug (Turkish Kilim) a riig
designed with five gates through
which the Muslim must pass in
order to reach paradise
Another F'earing donation is
Reflect ions on t he Inward Tear,"
a pencil on paper work done by-
F'earing
Thjs is the first time we have
had this much of our own collec
lion on display since May," Mrs
Koch stated •
The next special exhibition
planned by the Foundation is the
courthouse show, begining
toward the end of April, she said
This exhibit is planned to help
celebrate the centennial of the
Shackelford County Courthouse
and will continue through the
Fort (iriffin F andangle in June
The Foundation also has for
sale the actual 100 year old court
house bonds all in $:'»')') denom
inations I hi bonds sell for $100
and there are only r left Mrs
Koch said
I he bonds vary in term and
dates, wiih most dated in March
or April, IHH4 The bonds are
available only to county residents
or to F oundation members
Posters taken from the original
architectural drawings on linen of
I he courthouse are lor sale by the
Foundation also I he 30 x'23
inch posters are available in two
styles one with dates
(1883 1983) sells for $40 plus lax
and one without dates sells for
$75 plus tax
Mrs Koch said that proceeds
from the sale of.the posters and
the bonds will pay for the
conservation of more original ar
chitectural drawings of the court
house The drawings will be put
into frames and will be available
to the public she added
Heller Exhibits Champion
At Ft. Worth Stock Show
The youthful livestock pro
ducers working through the clubs
of the county F'F'A and 4 H, did
well in the Southwestern F^xposi
tion and Fat Stock Show in Fort
Worth.
Lydia Heller's Shorthorn steer
was champion in jts class; Russell
Holland's steer placed fourth; and
Jennifer Bowman's was 14th.
James Edwards showed a
fourth place lamb; Allan Garrett a
sixth place, a 16th place and 14th
place lambs; and Carl Butler a
15th place lamb.
In the swine division, Russell
Moore had a third place pig and
Rocky Moore, a fourth place pig.
Showing in Wichita Falls
February 9 JO are seven youth in
eluding Psul Patterson, Charles
Cassabone, Carl Butler, Freddie
Cosper, Mandy Ford, Brian
Wilson, Gary Edgar and Billy Gil
breath. Each will have one or
more entries.
Cooking toward the February
10 13 show in San Antonio, these
eight youth will make one or more
entries: Cydia Heller, Russell
Holland, Rodney Collinsworth,
Trina FIdwards, Brian Wilson,
Stephanie Garrett. Susan Hill and
Kevin Hill,
3 Places Open
On Local Board
Mrs. I Ar. Morrison, secretary to
Superintendent Terry Harlow at
Albany High School, reported
Monday that no one has yet filed
for the three places open on the
Albany Independent School
District board, subject to the
April 2 election.
Terms of Glenn Key, Gerald
Petree and Priscilla Harvick are
expiring. It is not known at this
time whether they will file for re
election.
% I
(flit Jail
happen in . . .
Betsy Koch Administrative Diree
tor at the Old Jail Foundation
points out some features ot the
poster (top photo) currently being
sold by fhe Foundation fhe poster
which was printed in celebration of
the Sharkelford County Courthouse
Centennial this year was taken
from the original architectural
drawings ot the structure At left
Mrs Koch straightenu one of the
works currently on display from
the Old Jail's permanent collec
tion The oriental woodblock color
prints are two ot four en loan tram
Dick Glovei 15 toff Photos)
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