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Page 4—Wednesday, February 17, 1988—The Dublin Progress
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FmHA is accepting
farm loan applications
Applications for emergency farm
loans for losses caused by freeze,
wind, excessive rain, sleet and hail
March 28 through July 13, 1987, are
being accepted at the Farmer Home
Adminsitration (FmHA) office
located at 265 S. Virginia Street in
Stephenville, FmHA County Super-
visor Uoyd E. Easley said today.
Erath County is one of 69 in Texas
recently named by Secretary of
Agriculture Richard E. Lyng as eligi-
ble for loans to cover part of actual
production losses caused by freeze,
wind, excessive rain, sleet and hail
March 28 through July 13,1987.
Easley said farmers may be eligi-
ble for loans of up to 80 percent of
their actual losses or the operating
loan needed to continue in business or
$500,000, whichever is less. For
farmers unable to obtain credit from
private commercial lenders, the in-
terest rate is 4.5 percent.
“As a general rule, a fanner must
have suffered at least a 30 percent
loss of production to be eligible for an
FmHA emergency loan,” Easley
said.
Farmers participating in the PIK
or Federal Crop Insurance programs
will have to figure in proceeds from
those programs in determining their
loss.
“Applications for loans under this
emergency designation will be ac-
cepted until Oct. 3, but farmers
should apply as soon as possible,”
said Easley. “Delays in applying
could create backlogs in processing
and possibly over into the new farm-
ing season.
FmHA is a credit agency of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture. It is
authorized to provide disaster
emergency loans to recognized
farmers who work at and rely on far-
ming for a substantial part of their
living. Eligibility is extended to in-
diviudal farmers who are U.S.
ciitzens and to fanning partnerships,
corporations or cooperatives in which
U.S. citizens hold a majority interest.
The FmHA office in Stephenville is
open from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday
through Friday.
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I would almost bet it is March the
way the wind has been blowing.
March will be here before we know it
any way.
Our sympathy goes out to the fanily
of Jessie McClatchy that we lost this
past week. Her husband Bill is also in
our Nursing Home.
Sadie Allen and Geneva Alexander
are both back from the hospital now.
Mrs. C.P. Jones is also back with us.
It is good to have you three back j
We had a full week with the pnsual
activities and some extra. We had our
Sunday School class with Mary Gray.
I’ve also been told of the beautiful
music along with this with Fannie
Chambers and her son Steven.
Then we had Church of Christ sing-
ing that afternoon with us. The lady I
had helping me with ladies nails is
unable to help me any longer so I
could use a volunteer to help me with
this on Mondays. If anyone is in-
terested please call me at 445-3370.
^ had a very enjoyable time Tues-
day with the Rock-a-Thon. The good
music for this was brought to us by
Town and Country Band and the
Rhythm Band. We had some we roll-
ed around in their wheel chairs and
some rocked for it. We made $300.00
for this. Thanks to everyone who
helped with this. This was for the
American Heart Association.
Good Bible lessons are brought to
us every Monday by Chuck Hawkins
and Wednesday Morning by the
Church of Christ with Frank Briscoe.
Wednesday Father Baker plays
Hymns for us and this week we also
had refreshments at this time as a
party for the residents. Both was en-
joyed by all of them.
Friday we had our Staff Valentine
luncheon and at 2:00 revealed our
secret pals. Very few of us had guess-
ed who our secret pals were but we
had had a lot of fun with it.
In the morning we had our Bingo.
We had grown to have a large group
with this. I now have two who help me
with this. So I thank you so much
Johnie and Mrs. Cox.
Next week Sunday evening we will
have Greens Creek singing. Then the
rest will be the usual.
Thats it for this time so until next
week, take care and may God bless
you all.
Bluebirds Appreciate Police Department—Third Grade Bluebirds visited the Dublin Police Department and the
Volunteer Fire Department Feb. 8. During the tour they presented a banner of appreciation to the Dublin Police
Department. Members, and their guests, making the presentation were, from left, Melissa Roberts, Wendy Seale,
Brandi Kelly, Cristy Roberts, Amanda Holt, Josie Mata, Brandi Seale, Danny Roberts, Stephanie Blansit, Monica
Cruz and Michelle Prado. Dublin Policeman Terry Early, back row, conducted the tour.
(Progress Staff Photo)
'My Fair Lady' is Feb. 26-27
SALT melodrama begins today
Stephenville Area Little Theatre
(SALT) will present for the first time
in its history a full-lenght, three-act,
Gay ‘Nineties melodrama.
The show, which will run Feb. 17-20
at the Tarleton Dining Hall, is “Dirty
Work at the Crossroads; or Tempted,
Tried and True” by Bill Johnson.
Chilren will have an opportunity to
throw popcorn and hiss at the
villains, Munro Murgatroyd and Ida
Rhinegold, and cheer for the hero,
Adam Oakhart.
This is the tear-jerking story of the
tender, innocent Nellie Lovelace,
played by Marilyn Grimshaw of
Desdemona, who loves and longs to
marry the brave, but bashful,
blacksmith’s son, Adam Oakhart,
played by Randy Linn of Dublin.
The wild, wicked villain from the
big city, Munro Murgatroyd, played
by Kenny Hightower of Stephenville,
pursues sweet Nellie, tearing her
from the arms of her dying mother,
the Widow Lovelace, played by
Carolyn Pingleton of Stephenville
(whom, incidentally, he has poison-
ed), and drives Adam to drink.
Many dreadful things happen to
poor Nellie and Adam as a result of
Munro’s get-rich-quick schemes.
Other characters include Munro’s
dancehall wife, Ida Rhinegold, queen
of the A & M campus, played by
Janele Peck of Stephenville, Mrs. Up-
son Asterbilt, widow of the famous
Wall Stret financier, played by Sue
Whiteside of Stephenville, her young,
innocent daughter Leonie, played by
Tesha Linn of Dublin, and their
French maid Fleutette (oolala)
played by Ann Hustetler of
Stephenville.
Melissa Medders of Stephenville, a
music major at Tarleton, provides
the piano accompaniment.
Candace Thompson and Jim Weber
have directed the show and Jo Lystad
has designed the set. Each member
of the cast has created his own
costume and furnished many of the
hand props and set decorations.
Everyone has spent the last four
Saturdays building and painting the
elaborate box set.
“Dirty Work at the Crossroads”
opens on Wednesday (today, and runs
through Saturday at the Tarleton Din-
ing Hall on the Tarleton State Univer-
sity Campus. Curtain is at 7:30 each
evening. There will be free parking
on campus aroung the Dining Hall
and at the Fine Arts Center after 6:00
pm.
The Dining Hall is located on the
main campus next doot to the
Residence of Presidents.
Tickets are$5.00 for adults, $4.00 for
students and senior citizens, and $2.50
for children (12 or under). Food and
soft drinks may be purchased at the
Dining Hall during the performance.
For more information and resehra-
tions, all 965-4114.
Dr. Mary Jane Mingus, Associate
Professor of Speech at Tarleton State
University, loves a good challange
and accepts nothing but perfection in
any project. Those two
characteristics are enough to drive
anybody insane, but in the theatre
they are basic demands of the trade.
Her most recent challange is
designing and creating fashions for
the University’s spring musical, “My
Fair Lady”. A production of the
Tarleton Players and the Department
of Fine Arts and Speech, the musical
will be performed Friday and Satur-
day nights, Feb. 26, and 27 in the
auditorium of the Clyde H. Wells Fine
Arts Center.
When the curtain goes up on the
popular Lemer and Lowe musical,
spectators will have the opportunity
of viewing some 40 actors and ac-
tresses wearing over 250 costumes,
most of which were constructed in the
Fine Arts Center costume shop.
“The costumes are a major part of
this musical,” said Dr. Mingus. “If
they weren’t elaborate and exotic
looking, it wouldn’t be ‘My Fair
Lady.”
Dr. Mingus began development of
the costumes by thouroughly resear-
ching fashions from the time period,
which is around the turn of the cen-
tury. Because of the magnatude of
the task, she outlined a few of the
ideas and used variations on the
theme to create other ensambles. “To
make things even more complicated,
outfits of the period were usually
layered and were elaborately trimm-
ed in accessories,” she said. That
means not only does each costume
have several pieces, such as velst,
spats, gloves, capes, etc.; they also
include jewelry, muffs, shawls, um-
brelles, and hats...oh what hats.
Broad brims, feathers, lace and
jewels accent designs that are limited
only by the imagination of the
creator.
“We have had to rent most of the
cutaways for the men,” said Dr.
Mingus who works with a costume
crew made up of TSU students. “Also
we have pulled some things from our
shop and added to or changed them
around. Most of the clothing,
however, will be made up here (in the
costume shop).”
That includes 20 white brocaded
vests, 20 bow ties and 20 ascots.
Because the Tarleton theatre produc-
tions are first and foremost educa-
tional labs for the students, Dr.
Mingus sees “My Fair Lady” as giv-
ing them a unique opportunity to
learn about costumes. “In this pro-
duction alone they will learn about
taking measurements to rent
costumes, making costumes from
what already is available and of
course designing costumes and pur-
chasing the material to make them.”
How much material will be used in
making the costumes for “My Fair
Lady”? Well, it’s hard to say exactly,
but Dr. Mingus figures there is a
minimum of ten yards of fabric in
each of the dresses. That adds up
quickly when a chorus of characters
has to change clothes several times.
“In one scene, the three major
chartacters ((Eliza Doolittle, Pro-
fessor Higgins, and Colonel Picker-
ing) each change clothes five
times,’’said Dr. Mingus. “The
changes are meant to indicate the
progression of time and the actors
have Approximately 30 seconds off
stage to make the changes.”
Careful consideration of what can
be taken off and put on in 30 seconds
plus clever “tricks of the trade” in
layering will help create this illusion
in live theatre.
There are at least two scenes in the
show in which the entire cast is on
stage. One is a setting outside the
Ascot Race Track involving high
class socialites and street people; the
other is a ball with everyone in
glamorous attire. “Among the street
people will be some cockneys wear-
ing everything they can find to put on
and a few ‘pearlies’. These people col-
lected buttons they found on the
streets and sewed them all over their
clothing,” the Players director said.
Old Tarleton band uniforms were
adapted to be worn by a group of
Suffragettes.
Sets for the show are done in
whites, blacks and greys; therefore
it’s up to the costumes to provide the
colors. That suits Dr. Mingus just
fine. “As usual, I have gone wild with
color combinations,” she said, “but
we have learned from past produc-
tions that It’s these sort of shows the
audiences love best.”
“My Fair Lady" will be presented
nightly at 7:30 and ticket information
is available by calling the Fine Arts
Center Central Ticket Office at
817-968-9634 weekdays.
Horticulture is one of the newer
growing commodities in Erath Coun-
ty. A number of tree growing opera-
tions and greenhouses are located in
the county, and most recently, an in-
terest has been shown in growing
vegetables. There will be a program
on gardening Thursday evening, Feb.
18. There will also be a discussion on
forming an organization for
marketing produce. The meeting will
begin at 7 pm at the Texas A & M
Research and Extension Center on
Highway 281 in Stephenville.
Topics to be discussed will include
what to plant, different varieties, fer-
tilization, weed control, and insect
and disease control.
Appearing on the program will be
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Dr. Chip Lee, Extension plant
pathologist, who has had extensive
experience in vegetable crops; and
Dr. Larry Stein, Extension
horiculturist. The program is being
sponsored by the Erath County Hor-
ticulture Committee and First
Republic Bank of Stephenville.
Refreshments and door prizes will be
provided by First Republic Bank. The
program is open to everyone, free of
charge.
In recent weeks there has been in-
terest expressed by a number of in-
dividuals in two possible markets for
vegetable produce. Some have stated
an interest in the possibility of
organizing a local farmers market to
serve the needs of this immediate
area. Interest has also been express-
ed in producers joining together and
marketing large quantitis through a
marketing co-op or some other
similar organization. Both these have
great potential and could add to the
Erath County economy through pro-
duce sales. If you are interested in
producing vegetables or other crops
and marketing them through a
farmers market or cooperative ef-
fort, I would appreciate hearing from
you. At the present time we are trying
to determine how many producers
would be interested, as well as a
rough estimate of the acreage and
variety of crops we would be talking
about. If there is sufficient interest,
then a meeting will be called of all
those involved, and efforts directed
toward organizing a market outlet.
Horticulture production is growing
in Erath County, and in many in-
stances, has a high rate of return per
acre. It is, however, labor intensive
and producers must organize or work
at developing a market to sell their
produce. Be sure to let me know of
any interest you might have by call-
ing my office at 965-3510 or coming by
the county Extension office in the
temporary courthouse at 1491 South
Loop in Stephenville.
William Charles Ray filled the
pulpit Sunday. They had lunch with
the Dean Woods.
Visitors at church yesterday were
Everett Windown, his Mother, Mrs.
Windown and sister, Rust Hill all of
Post. They are visiting with Bill and
Buddy Weeks.
Bill Weeks attended a pink and blue
shower for Mia Brown at Lake
Brownwood Saturday.
Paul Bowden an old friend of Buddy
Weeks visited with him Sunday after-
noon. They had lots to talk about
since they hadn’t seen each other in
50 years.
Cathey Pedleton and Jill of Round
Rock visited during the weekend with
Raymond and Cada Vaughn.
Johnny and Connie Hopson and Jar-
red of Walnut Springs spent the after-
noon Sunday with Janiece Pettijohn.
DeAlva Shillingburg visited
Wednesday afternoon with us.
Wednesday night Craige and Jay
Meanes and Sam, Frank and Rita
Barbee and HJohn had supper with
us.
Sorry to report that Luella Salyer is
still in the hospital. We wish her a
speedy recovery.
Times are really getting hard, Ray-
mond Vaughn even had to give a lady
$5.00 to kiss him the other day.
Frank and Rita Barbee dropped by
DeAlva Shillingburgs Friday and had
a Dr. Pepper with her. Janiece Petti-
john had a birthday Wednesday. I
dropped by Saturday to see her.
It was so nice to see Merle Grozier
back at Church Sunday. She got home
Thursday.
We had nine at Bible study
Thursday.
Grant Davis of Lingleville visited
with us Minday.
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TRUST IN THE LORD
Trust in yourself, and you will always be
disappointed at your level of achievement.
Trust in friends, and they may let you
down in your hour of greatest need.
Trust in money, and you will spend your
days trying to protect your investment.
But trust in God, and you can rest
assured of his eternal presence: “For the
Lord is good, his mercy is everlasting; and
his truth endureth to all generations.”
(Psalms 100:5).
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Helm, Marie. The Dublin Progress (Dublin, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 39, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 17, 1988, newspaper, February 17, 1988; Dublin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth762656/m1/4/: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dublin Public Library.