The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 2, 1972 Page: 2 of 8
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THE ALBANY NEWS
Albany, Texas, Thursday, March 2, 1972
Hie Albany News
JOHN e. McGAUGHEY, JAMES L. LENAMON.
Edltora and Publishers
Published Every Thursday
Second Class Postage Paid
At Albany, Texas 76430
berships help finance the big Fsodangle pro-
duction eac.h year the last two week-ends in
June.
THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT is doing some
very needed work on Highway 180 between Nine
Mile Hill and the Lueders intersection to the
northwest. The road, following the old H&TC
railroad right-of-way is winding and the very
sharp curves have caused many tragic ac-
cidents over the years. Now these curves will
be straightened out and made safe. This im-
provement is appreciated by everyone who uses
the highway.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
One year Moran and Albany
Addresses
One year outside Shackelford County .
Foreign rate on application
Notices and classified ads, 3c per word
each Insertion
$3.00
$3.50
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| BETWEEN FRIENDS J
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LEAP YEAR day arrived Tuesday—Febru-
ary W and is was a great day for many peo-
ple who can observe a birthday only once ev-
ery four years. These are a select group who
happened to be born on Feb. 29, a date that
I* added to the short month of February every
four years.
Then, too, it is a special day for the maid-
ens, who. according to tradition, nifiy do the
proposing during leap year.
_THE FRUIT TREES were right in the groove
(his year. As February ended, plum and peach
tree* started blooming—even without a rain.
It is wise to think that these eager fruit trees
will get their buds and young fruit singed by
freezes during March, as so often happens.
Our peach and apricot trees are beginning to
bloom, so we will anticipate tin' frost during the
next, few weeks.
With a good rain, thiriL's will r'nally start grow-
ing. Grass and weeds lire gelling .started, mid
soon homeowners can get the old lawnniower
oiled up.
MEMBERS ol llie> Fandangle cast are
hard al work on the June production. First
Sampler was presented at the Albany .Chain*'
ber of Commerce bnriquet, and last Friday
evening the Sampler (roup presented the en- '
tertalniiient at the Anson C-C banquet.
Several other Samplers are to be presented,
including the Fandangle membership produc-
tion at Reynolds Kend, probably, in May.
In ('mother month or Six weeks, things will
begin humming around the Fanduigle office
and at Prairie Theatre.
The 1972 Fandangle membership drive la
beginning, and you tan become a member for
$21, or Mioclate member for $10. These mem-
WE PURCHASED our car licenses for 1972
the other day, and they are one of the few
items thr<t did not go up this year.
The tax collector's office has been a busy
1 place since January 1 with tax collections, and
now with license plate sales.
Everyone is urged to buy plates as early as
possible, because come the first week or so in
April, the rush will be on.
THE FFA BOYS of Albp«iy High School are
again sponsoring a rabies vaccination pro-
gram for Albany and community, with the
help of Dr. Bonnie Browning, local veterinar-
ian, and their counselor, Frank Woodall.
Dr. Browning will vaccinate dogs and cats
at the high school ag. building beginning at
8:00 Saturday morning.
WE CARRIED A STORY last week about Mrs.
J. O. Gordon celebrating her 90th birthday, She
is one of our favorite people and we extend con-
gratulations.
Her birthday reminds us that our mother, Mrs.
Mary B. McGaughey, will reach her 90th birthday
April 2. To produce such alert and still active
fine peopie^as these, the year 1882 must
have been a very.good vintage year.
Who's Responsible for Crime?
The Crime Stopper program, founded by Gov.
Preston Smith's Criminal Justice Council last
year, sends .out a series of "Crime Stopper" stor-
ies, one of which is carried below:
Who is responsible for the rising crime rate?
Who is the criminal? l/jok wound you and see if
you can spot liirn.
But don't forget to look in the mirror.
Ask any hotel manager. He can tell you about
the di.-honest habits of Mr. and • Mrs. John Q.
Citizen.
One new and plush-hotel in Houston, for exam-
ple, purchased expensive French crystal instead
of commercial glassware. First to use it tons a
group ill local "ladies." Also the last When
the "ladies" left, they took the crystal with them.
When tin hotel people tried to stop them, they ex-
plained, "we bought tii" drink; the glass was in-
cluded."
Alarrn clocks, blankets,'retractable chillies lines,
fancy mats, ice buckets you <name it, the hotel
has lost it.
The hostelry opened with a supply of unique
mushroom-shaped salt, and pepper shakers. It
wasn't long till all had walked out with custom-
ers. . .
From the viewpoint of the hotel management,
it is easier to replace them tlian to quibble with
customers.
But tlie next time you feel like pinning the soar-
ing crime rate on somebody, don't overlook your-
self.
1,531 Telephones
In Albany Area
Despite the nation's generally
sluggish economy in 1W71,
Southwestern Bell continued to
experience "substantial" growth
in Albany, according to John
McGowan, manager for the
company.
"Perhaps the beat measure of
our growth here is the fact that
we gabled more than 40 tele-
phones, for. a year-end total of
1,881 in service In the Albany
calling zone," McGowan said.
Not only were there more
phones In Albsny, but custom-
ers here were using them more
often during 1971. During the
average business day in 1971,
more than 5,400 calls were plac-
ed in the calling zone. Of that
number, customers here com-
pleted 395 long distance calls on
the average iiuslness day, an
increase of more than 18 per-
cent over 1970.
"This growth waa a challenge
for Southwestern Bell people,"
McGowan said, "and a major
part of meeting that challenge
was the addition of new tele-
phone facilities here."
Included in facilities added In
the Albany calling zone during
the year was telephone switch-
ing equipment designed to ac-
commodate up to 200 new
phones
McGowan pointed out that
these additional facilities were
part of Southwestern Bell's
$414.8 million 1971 construction
program in Texas "Virtually
every penny spent in tills pro-
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Ht'f running down deduction! for hit 1040, duo
April 17tft. ArKfJurtb«e«j«9ttf|MM awry bill,
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in 71 J» h« •
Good financial noortfi can taw you • bundle at
i • checking mount thte
The First National Bank of Albany
Fban* 762-2221 or 762-2222
SjTATE CAPITAL
"Hiqhliqht'S
"Sidelights
AND
Cy Bill !Boy&in
gram went for additional facili-
ties to meet current and future
demand for telephone service in
the state," he said. "This year,
we plan to spend an additional
$4830 million for construction
in Texaf."
He noted that Southwestern
Bell contributed to the economy
of Albany by paying nearly $1,-
.100 in ad valorem property
I axes and more than $1,500 in
gross receipts taxes here during
the year.
"In all, we think it was a very
good year and we're looking
forward to another good yesr
in 1972," McGowan said. "Our
forecasters say we'll add about
M) phones hero by the end of
December, u/id mr remain quite
cncouraged with the overall
growth potential of this area.
AUSTIN. — Insurance again
headlines news on three fronts
here.
* President Nixon's Phase II
inflation controls, the State In-
surance Board said, will mean
lower premium rates for hun-
dreds of thousands of Texas
homemakers.
* Lawmakers threatened to
"put the state in the insurance >
business" unless rates are re- *,
duced for a new catastrophe pool
designated to protect hurricane
and other disaster-prone areas.
* An American Insurance As-
sociation executive offered to
"guarantee" that nofault auto
insurance in Texas would bring
a minimum cut of 25 percent in
bodily injury and property dam-
age coverage rates.
New homeowners' insurance
rates are expected to be issued
May 1, effective June 1. A fed-
eral price commission order of
a 37.5 percent cut in the board's
"trend factor" (aimed at keep-
ing. rates up with normal infla-
tion) may mean a reduction of
2.1 percent in the Central Inland
Territory. Usual rating formu-
late would have meant an in-
crease of 5,9 percent there.
While most fire and extended
coverage rates will go up, the
rise wilF lie lpwer than expect-
ed due to new federal limits.
The State Insurance Board
proposes to cut catastrophe pool
rates for no-beach property
about a third. Insurance com-
panies strongly resisted, legis-
lators at a rate hearing retorted
that the stute may have to get
into the insurance business.
Under the pool, authorized Kst
year by the legislature, insur-
ance companies are required to
join in providing coverage for
areas of the coast which cannot
buy policies in the regular mar
ket.
The State Board of Insurance
is studying effects of various no-
fault insurance plftAs which pro-
vide compensation for a driver's
own policy regardless of wheth-
er he waa at fault In an -acci-
dent.
More lime Sought
Texas is seeking-ihore time to
avoid loss oI $24 million in high-
way funds.
Gov. Preston Smith has asked
U. S. Secretary ol Transportation
John Volpe to extend the dead-
line for adopting prohibitions
against additional erection of
billboards adjacent to interstate
and primary highways. A trans-
portation department hearing of-
ficer proposed a May 31 dead-
line for the state act. Smith ask-
ed until Sept. 1, start of the new
fiscal year.
The governor noted a special
session of the legislature must
be called to enact appropriations
for the fiscal year beginning
Sept. 1.
The session may be timed be-
fore May 31, Smith said, but a
later date would be "prefera-
ble."
A.G. Opinions
Atty. Gen. Crawford Martin
held the state cannot pay the
cost of primary elections with
out legislative authorization and
appropriation, but he went back
to a Dallas federal court for
guidance.
In other recent opinions, Mar:
tin concluded:
* A Water Quality Board and
Water Development Board must,
approve state loans to local gov-
ernments for construction of
waste water treatment facilities.
* A private non-profit water
supply corporation cannot re-
ceive financial assistance from
the state.
Feed IM Rule Rewrite
Tgxas Water Quality Board
staff members have been order-
ed to rewrite a proposed rcgula-
mits.
Both eeologists and cattle and
poultry raisera opposed allowing
Yantis such authority without
requirement of notice or public
hearing.
Short Snorts
Sen. John G. Tower designat-
ed as his reelection campaign
manager Mrs. Nola Smith of
Austin, first Texas woman to
run a statewide campaign.
Guidelines for implementing a
new quarter system for Texas
schools were reviewed here last
week.
A record turnover in both the
house and Senate is seen.
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4 Million Children
Get SS Checks
About 4 million children re-
ceive social security checks ev-
ery month, according to R. R.
Tuley, Jr„ social security dis-
trict manager in Abilene.
H*ese children are eligible for
payments because a parent —
either mother or father — with
enough work under social secur-
ity has retired, become disabl-
ed, or died, Tuley said.
The largest number—over 2.7
million — receive payments be-
cause a parent has died. Near-
ly 1 million collect benefits as
dependents of a disabled par-
ent. And, over half million get
checks as children of retired
workers, the district manager
said.
"Eligibile children can get
benefits until they're 18. And
if they continue in school full-
time and are single, they can
get monthly checks until they're
22," Tuley said. "Today, there
are over half a million 'Student'
beneficiaries between 18 and 22."
In the 15 county Abilene dis-
trict there are 3,771 children
getting monthly social security-
checks. Of these 771 are 18 to
22.
Q. I draw a VA pension fcr a
total and permanent nonservice
connected disability and have
been rated as in need of aid and
attendance. Am I also eligible
for outpatient medical treatment
for any condition?
A. Yes, you are eligible for
any medical required, except
for dental conditions.
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McGaughey, John H. & Lenamon, James L. The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 2, 1972, newspaper, March 2, 1972; Albany, Tex.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth428778/m1/2/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting The Old Jail Art Center.