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Page Two - The Archer County News - Thursday, May 25,2000
Shannon Cemetery to
Marion Deskin
AREA DEATHS
■ Archer Service Center
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Marion Deskin, age 83, of Archer
City, passed away Saturday evening,
May 20, 2000, at the Archer City
Nursing Center.
Graveside services will be 4:00 p.m.
Monday, May 22, 2000, at the
Archer City Cemetery in Archer
City. Texas, with Roger
Deerinwater, Pastor of the First
Baptist Church, officiating.
Arrangements are under the
direction of Aulds Funeral Home of
Archer City.
Mr. Deskin was bom February 9,
1917, in Archer County where
resided throughout his life. He
moved into Archer City in the
1950’s. He had attended school at
both Onion Creek and Archer City
schools. He was a farmer and
rancher until joining the U.S. Army
in 1942. He was a veteran of World
War H. Before his tour of duty with
the Army, he was a member of the
Civillian Conservation Corps in
Arizona.
After returning to Archer County, he
ranched until his retirement. He had
also worked as the caretaker of the
Archer City Cemetery for many
years. He was a member of the First
Baptist Church in Archer City.
Survivors include 2 sisters, Claudia
Goodwin of Bryan, Texas and
Mildred Kimbrough of Henrietta,
Texas, 4 nieces, Pat Haney of
Petrolia, Texas, Betsy Ruckman of
San Antonio. Texas, Kathryn Hayes
of Plainview, Texas, Rose Goodrich
of Houston, Texas, two nephews,
Brad Kimbrough of Cisco, Texas,
and John Kimbrough of Henrietta,
Texas, several great nieces and
nephews, and several great-great
nieces and nephews. He was
preceded in death by one sister.
Florence Deskin on September 11.
1992.
The family suggests memorials to
the Archer City Cemetery-
Association, P.O. Box 198, Archer
City, Texas 76351.
Kevin L.Wachsman
Kevin Lawrence (Cousin Kev and
Pony Boy) Wachsman, born August
15,1980 in Dallas, Texas to Richard
and Marilyn Wachsman went to be
with the Lord on May 16,2000. Kevin
attended St. Monica and was a 1994
graduate of Jesuit College Prepara-
tory School. At Jesuit, Kevin played
on the Varsity Soccer Team, ran cross-
country, and participated in Big Broth-
ers, S.A.D.D., and the Ambassadors
program. Currently, Kevin was in his
sbphomore year at A&M University
lit Cotlege Station where he was in-
volved in Intramural Soccer. Kevin is
survived by his parents: Marilyn &
Richard Wachsman; Grandparents:
Lawrence & Helen Berend and Frank
& Martha Wachsman; sisters and
brothers: Janine Amy, Mark
Wachsman, Richard Wachsman,
Stephanie Woods, Darryl Wachsman,
and Paul Wachsman; nieces and neph-
ews: Parker and Garrett Amy, Cecelia
Wachsman; and many uncles, aunts
and cousins. Rosary and Vigil was
Friday at Sparkman/Hillcrest North-
west Hwy Chapel, rev. Phillip Postell
S.J. officiating. Mass or Christian
Burial was held Saturday, May 20,
2000 at St. Monica Catholic Church,
Dallas, Texas, Rev. Jonathan Austin,
celebrant. Interment was at Calvary
Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers were Mat-
thew Berend, Brian Berend, Seth
Berend, Adam Berend, Lee Berend,
Ryan Phillips, Trey Herron and Andv
Hobbs.
The annual Shannon Community
Homecoming event will celebrate
with a double-header program on
Sunday, June 4th. Following a cov-
ered dish luncheon at 12 o'clock un-
der the Shannon Cemetery Pavilion,
officials from both the state and
county will participate in dedicating
a Texas State Historical Marker for
Shannon Cemetery as well as the
new native stone entry gate which
was erected in memory of long time
Cemetery Association president, C.F.
"Blue" Copeland.
According to historical records, a
small cemetery in south Clay County
was established in 1880 at what was
then known as Stampede Springs
when citizens of the community set
aside 5 acres of land to be used for a
school, a church and graveyard. The
first burial took place there in 1879
with the interment of Mary W.
Gibson. State Senator Tom Haywood
and Clay County Historical Com-
mission President Peggy Shepherd
will attend to help commemorate the
founding of this site, which later be-
came known as Shannon Cemetery.
Continuing the ceremonies, Clay
County Precinct 4 Commissioner
Bryce Jackson will dedicate the new
entrance gate and memorial plaque
commemorating C.F. "Blue"
Copeland who served as president of
Shannon Cemetery Assn, from 1949
until his death in 1998.
Under leadership of Mary Sue
Wells, a History of Shannon, Re-
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tUioo Association would like'
to tk**k e&cfc and ovary one
who bolpod in tbo production of
8 Soconds of Insanity. Special
tbanks to Parr Cbev., KLUR,
StrXu and S A D Cattle Co.
and all who sponosorod a bull
k rider. Thauks very much
and we’ll see you at
the Rodeo on
Juno
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Financial Focus
by Gradv R. Schenk, Jr.
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Avoid overweighting your 401(k) with company stock
Do you have a 401(k) where you
work? If so, consider yourself fortu-
nate. A 401 (k) plan is an excellent
vehicle for saving for retirement. Y ou
invest with pretax dollars, your earn-
ings grow tax-deferred, and, if you’re
lucky, your employer matches your
contributions. However, there’s one
thing a 401 (k) doesn't come with - a
set of instructions on where to put
your investment dollars. And that's
where some people run into difficul-
ties.
When you contribute to a 401(k),
you can allocate your money into a
variety of investment choices offered
through your company’s plan. You
may be able to spread your 401(k)
dollars among aggressive growth
stock funds, growth-and-income
funds, bon funds and other fixed-
income funds. And you also can in-
vest in the stock of your company.
If you’re like many people, you
* may find the last option to be highly
attractive. After all, if you like the
company you work for, you probably
want to support it. And these days,
with the stock price of many compa-
nies at record highs, it may be tempt-
ing to funnel a large portion of your
401 (k) dollars into company stock.
However, many financial experts
recommend that you put no more
than 10 percent of your 401 (k) assets
into your company stock. Why ? For
one thing, just because your com-
pany is soaring today, there's no guar-
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THURSDAY. MAY 25
Chicken Supreme, herbed whole po-
tatoes, spinach, green salad w/dress-
ing. dinner roll, cherry cobbler
FRIDAY. MAY 26
Breaded steak fingers, mashed pota-
toes, cream gravy, green beans, hot
roll, banana pudding, banana
MONDAY. MAY 29
Memorial Day! Center closed.
TUESDAY. MAY 30
Chop Suey, rice, Chinese vegetables,
tossed salad, egg roll, bread slice,
pina colada pudding
WEDNESDAY. MAY 31
Oven baked chicken, lima beans,
spinach, bread, chunky mixed fruit
THURSDAY. JUNE 1
Baked pork chop, mashed potatoes,
brown gravy, chopped spinach,
cornbread and ugly duckling cake
Mike and Deann (Wolf) Duncan are
proud to announce the birth of their
third son, Garrett Michael. He arrived
May 2nd at 8:03 a.m. He weighed 9
lbs. and was 21 1/2" long.
His big brothers Peyton (7) and
Connor (2) eagerly welcomed him
home.
Grandparents are Donald & Dor-
othy Duncan of Wichita Falls, and the
late Roy Allen & Dorothy Wolf of
Windthorst. Great-grandparents are
Alphonse & Caroline Zotz of
Windthorst and Mike & Bertha Wolf
also of Windthorst.
antee for the future. It's no secret that
the markets today are as volatile as
ever. A sharp reversal of fortune could
severely erode the value of your com-
pany stock—and of your 401 (k). This
type of setback can be especially dev-
astating if you are close to retirement
and plan to start making withdrawals
from your 401(k) in the near future.
Here's another reason to limit your
401 (k) contributions going into com-
pany stock: diversification. It’s the
first rule of investing, and is probably
still the best. By putting your 401 (k)
dollars in a variety of different funds,
you'll protect yourself against losses
hitting just one area, and you'll give
yourself the chance to profit from a
multitude of opportunities.
Of course, in some instances, you
may not have much of a choice in this
matter. That's because many compa-
nies pay their matching contributions
in stock, rather than just giving em-
ployees money and letting them make
their own investment selections. If
this is the case with your 401 (k) plan,
you can still use your own contribu-
tions to invest in the other funds avail-
able to you.
The next time you look at your
401 (k) statement, examine how much
of your money is going to company
stock. If it’s a high percentage, you
may want to give careful consider-
ation to diversifying. In saving for
retirement, your company's stock can
be a good choice — but it's not the
only choice.
membcring The Place We Called
Home, was published in 1999 and is in
its 2nd printing. Copies will be avail-
able at the Homecoming and Memo-
rial Service on Sunday, June 4th. Other
members of the history committee
are Sarah Wells, Christine
Pennington, Leda Roe, Georgie Fae
Jackson, and Allene Threadgill.
Association president, Douglas
Powell, will conduct the business
meeting followed by the program en-
titled "Generation to Generation" Rev.
Norman Fry of Friendswood, TX.
will provide special music.
Shannon Cemetery Association
Board members include: Douglas
Powell - President, Clyde McMahen
- Vice President, Allene Threadgill -
Secretary/Treasurer, Bryce Jackson,
Fred Castle, Sara Wells, Claude Fry,
Warren Cody and Mike Castle.
Legal form expresses wishes
about guardianship of elderly
CattleWomen offer
scholarships
The Wichita Falls Area
CattleWomen is an organization of
women who are involved in or support
the beef industry. They will provide
three $500 scholarships to be awarded
for the 2000 fall semester. Applica-
tions are being accepted for these
scholarships. Applicants must meet
the following qualifications.
1. All applicants must have an agri-
cultural related major and must be
entering or returning to an agriculture
related career.
2. College level, sophomore or above
may apply. Graduate students are not
included.
3. Grade point average of at least 2.5
or higher must have been maintained.
4. SCHOLARSHIP will be awarded
in the following departments of Agri-
culture and Life Sciences: Agricul-
ture Economics, Agribusiness, Agri-
cultural Development, Agricultural
Science, Agricultural Engineering,
Agricultural Systems Management,
Animal Science, Entomology, Food
Science and Technology, Genetics,
Plant Pathology and Microbiology,
Agronomy, Plant and Environmental
Soil Science, Rangeland Ecology and
Management, and Ranch Manage-
ment. Other Agriculture related ma-
jors will be considered.
5. Applicant must be a resident of
the State of Texas and a graduate of a
high school in one of the following
counties: Archer, Baylor, Clay, Foard,
Knox, Montague, Wichita or Young.
6. Previous one-time winners may
apply, but second-time winners are
ineligible.
GMAC
SMARTNOTES
7. No eligible applicant will be de-
nied the scholarship because of race,
sex, color, national or ethnic origin.
8. Complete application and include
a copy of most recent transcript with
GPA.
9. Winners will be presented their
scholarships by the Wichita Falls Area
CattleWomen and will be paid at the
beginning of the fall semester.
10. Applications must be received
by a member of the Wichita Falls Area
CattleWomen no later than July 14,
2000. Any applications received after
that date will be disqualified. Scholar-
ships will be announced by August
10, 2000.
11. Applications may be picked up
at the Archer County Extension Of-
fice in Archer City, and completed
applications may be forwarded to Nell
Tucker. Rt. 3 Box 114, Seymour, Texas
76380.
"People worry a lot as they age,"
says Sam Polk, an attorney for the
Legal Hotline for OlderTexans. "What
will happen to them and their posses-
sions? And they worry especially if
there's a greedy relative in the pic-
ture."
Fortunately, those who confide such
fears to Polk soon hear about a form
called "Declaration of Guardian Be-
fore Need Arises." This form "lets you
disqualify people you don’t trust and
keep them from making decisions
about you, your property, your health
care. It also lets you name the people
you do want to put in charge in case
the need ever arises," Polk says.
"People breathe a lot easier after they
sign this form and send it back to us."
Only recently, Polk points out, he
helped thwart the guardianship efforts
that a caller's son was making. "The
woman called the hotline." Polk re-
members, saying that she'd been in a
hospital for six weeks with no medical
complaint that warranted hospitaliza-
tion. She was 87, Polk says, "really
sharp and mentally fit."
"Meanwhile, her son was seeking
guardianship. The woman told me he
wanted to force her into a nursing
home and sell her house. Another rela-
tive of hers also told me the son seemed
to be more interested in his mom's
money than her welfare."
"I told her that legally she was free
to leave the hospital and I sent her one
of the Legal Hotline for OlderTexans'
publications. It had information about
the form. She shared it with an attor-
ney the court had appointed to repre-
sent her. The attorney prepared the
Designation of Guardian Before Need
Arises form, and the woman signed it
and the son backed off."
Oddly, Polk says, few people real-
ize that such a form exists. There are
even some lawyers unaware of it. Sign-
ing such a form, however, can ease a
lot of fears.
The Legal Hotline for OlderTexans
provides free legal assistance to per-
sons 60 and over through grants ap-
proved by the Texas Supreme Court
and administered by the Texas Equal
Access to Justice Foundation. Low
income Texans who need information
about the Designation of Guardian-
ship Before Need Arises should call
the Legal Hotline at 1-800-622-2520
toll-free.
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FROM THE PRESIDENT:
Mayfest, in the Archer City Park, was a great successl Thanks to: Mayor
Max Wood, City Manager Buster Boren and to each City employee who put in all
the extra work getting the park ready; Ricky Garlington. Noel Reneau, and Eddie
Frodyma for getting the bathrooms and the electricity ready even if it meant
working late Friday evening; Jim Bob Crowley and all those who helped get that
fantastic Sand Volley Ball Court ready; the Rodeo Association for allowing the
Chamber to use their tennis court for the dance.
Curtis Knobloch, the Mayfest Chairperson this year, along with all the
other chairpersons’ hard work made it a pleasant and wonderful success. Jerry
Cox’s Mayfest Madness, Billie Mullins’ entertainment, Melissa Graves’ food, Joe
Zotz’s soft drinks, Mark Jentsch’s horseshoes, C.D. Knobloch 3 on 3 basketball,
Curtis Womack’s sound equipment, Ed Daniels’ Mayfest Madness prizes, Juanita
Sheppard for collecting all the other prizes, Gary Beesinger for announcing, Ed
Daniels and Darlene Benz set up the park, Tex Cox handled the trash barrels and
David, who lives across from the park, who helped where he was needed. AND
THANKS TO ALL THOSE VOLUNTEERS AND THE COMMUNITY FOR THEIR SUP-
PORT.
A special thanks to Carrie Bloom, the Chamber Administrative Assistant,
and her husband, Andy, who just did what he was asked to do. Carrie worked
long hours at the office and home for months to make Mayfest an Archer County
Chamber of Commerce success. Hats off to you, Carrie, it was great! Curtis
Knobloch, the Mayfest chairperson, said, "Without all of Carrie's hard work,
Mayfest could not have been such a great success."
Thanks to all the merchants in Archer City for donating items that were
given away throughout the day: Wildcat Car Wash, Krackerjax, Archer Flowers,
Davis Supply, Cottage Tea Shop, The General Store, Quality Cleaners, Booked Up,
Lonesome Dove Inn, Juanita's Alterations & Mending, Plain Jane Salon, Bill, Judy
and Linda at Archer Hair Shop, Archer County Rodeo Association, Budweiser,
Coors and Parr Chevrolet.
Thanks to all the merchants in Holliday, Wichita Falls, and Windthorst for
donating items for the Mayfest Madness drawings: Tractor Supply. Circuit City,
Sutherlands. K-Mart, Target, Burke Communication Services, Hamilton Bryan,
Ashley Furniture Homestore, B & W Auto Supply, Albertson’s, United Supermar-
kets, Luby's, Windthorst Federal Credit Union and Andy & Carrie Bloom.
Thanks to the Mayfest sponsors: Archer Title Co., Dairy Queen, RDS Real
Estate, R.B. Morris, Time Warner Cable, First Bank, TXU Electric & Gas, Wells
Fargo and Ed Daniels.
Thanks to the dance sponsors: Haigood & Campbell, Brazos Telecommuni-
cations Inc., State National Bank, Cox & Associates, and Guerrox Boring.
See you in the Archer City Park next year.
WiCCie Johnson, Archer ChamSer of Commerce
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