Wellington Leader (Newspaper) - May 22, 1986, Wellington, Texas EM P 1 R t M 1 C R 0 R U B L 1 9 HIM G 816423 C U DALL 75234 12 Pages Volume Jx Years a Builder In Collingsworth County COLLINGSWORTH TEXAS 79095 MAY 30 1tax Number 45 Lone Star Wagon Train Visits Wellington 14 ROCKET PERFORMERS Band personnel selected for 198687 are front row from Carrie Langford and Shelly all Back from Ronny drum major Misty Valerie Angle Kristie Linda Penny all flag bearers and Christie drum Samnorwood Graduation Week Events Announced The clatter of horses the squeak mingling from leather and the screach of axles needing grease with the sound of voices will be heard through Coll ingsworth again this They are the same sounds that widely scattered pioneer ranchers heard here just under 100 years The Lone Star Wagon officially sanctioned by the Texas Sesquicentennial Commission will be in Wellington August and at Pioneer Park August Announcement of Wellingtons part in this major observance of the states 150th was made by Collingsworth County Sesquicentennial chair and Tom Chamber of Commerce This will be similar to the Sesquicentennial Wagon Train now traveling through the Our wagon train will cover the inner circle of West Texas and East Texas not covered by the other president of the Sesquicentennial Trail Ride Association told Wright and The Lone Star Wagon Train will roll out of Weatherford July It will end its treck in Austin November Wellington will be in the earlier portion of the Wagon Trail Chamber of Commerce dir in their regular meeting May accepted the Lone Star Wagon Train Further plans were not made but these are due to begin immedi ately Some members of Wellington Rodeo Association have volunteer ed to help although their own annual rodeo is less than a week All the festivities that go with the Lone Star Wagon Train can be as elaborate as Wellington wants to make A representative of the Sesqui centennial Trail Ride Association is due to be in Wellington within a short time to discuss plans for the wagon train and its Clubs and organizations will be urged to join in this once in a lifetime Sheriff John Rainey and his deputies are being contacted as the wagon train will required See WAGON page 2 Samnorwood Seniors will receive their diplomas at commencement exercises in the Samnorwood High School auditorium at 8 Wed May Baccalaureate services win be held for the class May 25 at 8 Eighth grade commencement ex will be held at 8 May 29 in the Samnor wood Kindergarten ex will also be held Thursday May eighth and seniors will participate in the baccalaureate services on Mav 25 at 8 in the The baccalaureate speaker Sun day will be Kenneth Davis of An ordained Baptist Davis is also owner of Double D Lone Star Smoker Com and of Davis He is widely known for his work with youth and his concern for April Darrow will play the pro to open the Then kindergarten and 8th grade stud ents will follow the seniors into the Jimmy senior will give the After Davis Kenneth school will give the benediction and April will play the The seniors will be Ty Stephanie Sandy Hen Mary Walters and Robert Eighth grade students will be Esther Michelle Paula JoAnn Susan Throckmorton and Janie Kindergarten children will be Jay Landon Mario Andy Cheyenne Old Amanda Holly Travis Thompson and See page 2 CleanUp Set For May 27 through 30 Area People Joining Hands This Sunday Collingsworth people will join the line formed by Hands Across America May 25 as the line forms between Childress and Memphis at 2 They will be part of the long line of people from New York City to Los This segment of the line is spearheaded by the small Catholic congregations in Shamrock and Joining them will be people from other churches of the two The purpose of Hands Across America is to provide help for the hungry and the homeless of the United said Father Paul priest of Our Mother of Mercy Wellington Shamrock and HANDS ACROSS page 2 The citywide cleanup week for Wellington will begin May 27 and continue through May according to a joint announcement made by Tom Lon Chamber of Commerce presi dent and Glen city man This is the period when Welling ton residents are asked to clean their carry out all trash and rubbish and place it in the alley behind their houses to be hauled away by city It is also the one time each year when dead heavy and bulky items can be carried to the alley and picked up without cost to the As Monday is a resi dents will have that day to gather up their junk and dead trees and and other Early city employees will stop all regular work and begin covering the Taylor emphasized that all junk or debris must be put in the alley if it is to be carried A vacant area next to an alley will not Things will not be picked up At the same if a resident has anything already in the alley that he does not want hauled he should get it back in his City trucks working from the northwest part of the town will work south and east through the week until all areas are This pickup will continue through the The city cannot be responsible for anything that is hauled off if it remains in the This is the when owners of vacant lots should get those lots cleaned the weeds cut and and junk that has collected over the past year should be placed where it can be carried Keeping vacant lots clean should be an ongoing project through the entire Lonon and Taylor Especially should weeds be kept under Dead trees and heavy junk will be picked up and carried off on May Any community volunteers who are willing to help with this part of the cleanup will be Front end loaders and dump trucks will be available for dead trees or other heavy Taylor said that the city will not dig up dead but it will haul them off after they are dug or cut it is also stressed that every See CITY page 2 Services Planned For Memorial Day Memorial Day Services spon sored by VFW and American Legion will be held at 11 May 26 at Fairview VFW invites everyone to attend the public All veterans interested in help ing decorate graves of the de ceased members are invited to be at the VFW building at 7 May Coffee will be All Auxiliary members and in women are invited to be at the building at to prepare breakfast to be served when the men about APPOINTED TO STATE BOARD Maria Granados of second from holds letter she received announcing her appointment Texas State Advisory Council for Migrant She was nominated from Lawrence superintendent of Wellington Phobe migrant and English as a second language and Eddie high school Maria Granados on Migrant Ed Council Maria an em ployee of the Wellington dent School has been selected by the Texas Education Agency to serve as a member of the State Advisory Council for Migrant Education in Announcement of her appoint ment to a high ranking committee was made locally by Lawrence superintendent of and statewide by Joe Edu cation specialist II with the Texas Education Agency for Migrant through Ann Pitcher consultant with the Region 16 Education Center in Wellington School nominated Granados in late for the Granados has been an employee of the schools for a number of but she was concerned for the education of Hispanic children long before only her own 7 boys and but for all other Hispanic This concern led to her interest in bilingual After she joined the custodial staff of Wellington she found strong support from co the administration and the which encouraged her in her own growing interest in Granados was a member of the local Parent Advisory Council three years and president of the Region 16 Parent Advisory Council two In September she attended the state Migrant Con ference in Corpus where she gained further insight into the problem of the boys and girls state See page 2 Heavy Hail Pound Wellington City Limits y HAIL STONES HIT GOLF COURSE One of the larger hail at fell during the second storm of the day last May This one measured almost inches in diameter and was picked up by Paige daughter of and Steve who live miles east of Highway At east oi the holes in 7 green at the Country Club were the result ot the unusual large It rained almost as much in 40 minutes in Wellington last Friday May as it did during the entire month of According to weather reporter Tommy Wellington re inches of rain from 8 to May In the total was It hailed twice in one day on May coming at 1 and again at 6 This was but has happened according to old Total rainfall for the city area was for the seven days ending May At the total was with no At it was with little and Quail reported one inch and no Deputy Sheriff Richard Keller reported that Highway south of the city was under two or three inches of water last Friday but the road was Two insurance agents in the area said this week claims were lighter than Another said claims were The heaviest damage came east of the city around the golf TEMPERATURES Mav Mav Mav Mav Mav Mav Total
