Abilene Reporter-News from Abilene, Texas • 9

Conniniiimf Obituaries Business Wednesday April 6 1988 Abilene Reporter-News Knox Countians begin hunt Around the Big Country Edited by Kim Hope Cemetery survey officials say to preserve its 102-year history eteries and receive certificates from the state once they are completed Neumann said The completed reports on the cemeteries will include maps of all burial places the history a description of past and present community burial customs and brief biographical information on residents from the past Brown said Historical commission members say they expect to find any resting places of prominent historical figures during the surveys but they are hoping to gain a better understanding of Knox County's earliest residents who followed buffalo hunters and set up ranches in the 1880s said commission chairman Moulton Wiggins got lots of people that came out here in the early Wiggins said just got a lot of history out there" Biggest big top coming to Snyder SNYDER Folks near here will have a chance to see the largest tent circus when the Carson Barnes five-ring circus comes to town Saturday Performances will be at 2 pm and 7 pm under the big top located on the Scurry County Coliseum grounds Advance tickets available at the Chamber of Commerce office and several local businesses are $6 for adults and $4 for children age 11 and younger Tickets will be $7 and $4 at the tent flap Billed as the largest tent circus the show boasts almost 200 wild and domestic animals including 20 elephants The circus' visit is sponsored by the Snyder Knights of Columbus No 8875 Parks correspondent Munday Rhineland Truscott and Vera will survey its own area graveyards and write a report with maps Brown said The survey will help preserve Knox County history she said Family members with information on older graves are encouraged to contact the commission A public meeting on the survey begins at 3 pm April 24 in the Courthouse Assembly Room in Benjamin Many pioneer graves are scattered on ranches throughout the county and need to be recorded before they are plowed under and lost Brown said information is going to be lost if we wait much she said Some headstones date back to the 1870s However most record-keeping on Knox County graves begin until the 1920s Brown said of our cemeteries are old enough that we have graves that we know who is buried Bhe said Along with preventing the destruction of old graves cemetery surveys aid families researching their genealogy said Kit Neumann administrative assistant with the Texas Historical Commission in Austin Many counties survey their cem Don EUaMeyRsporlsf-Nawi Evelyn Young respiratory therapist at Hendrick Medical Center helps demonstrate the new mobile lithotripter designed to crush kidney stones without any incision Mobile kidney stone crusher making debut today in Abilene By RAMONA NYE Staff Writar KNOX COUNTY Jutting from a pasture west of Benjamin lies a lonely headstone marking the grave of a buffalo hunter who accidentally shot himself with his own rifle The hunter is said to be buried in two 100-pound bacon boxes and his grave is among many scattered throughout the county that area Historical Society Commission members hope to map out and record in their planned survey of cemeteries County is 102 years old so not sure what turn historical commission member Clara Brown of Truscott said of the year-long cemetery survey expected to begin this month Each community in the county including Benjamin Gilliland Gillespie Goree Hefner Knox City Kinship said unimportant in Kent race By RAMONA NYE Staff Writer JAYTON His uncle is the sheriff and his aunt is the county clerk but having kin hold other offices cause any problems At least what a sheriffs' candidate for an April 12 runoff race here says is the quietest sheriffs race seen said Olen Roy Cheyne 50 who works as chief deputy under his uncle Kent County Sheriff Gorden Cheyne Olen Roy Cheyne came in 34 votes behind opponent Troy Hagar in the March 8 primary Because Hagar did not receive more than 50 percent of the vote between three candidates running for the job face Cheyne in a runoff Olen Roy uncle Gorden Cheyne was appointed to fill former Sheriff Purvis seat after his death last December started out as sort of a Cheyne said of having a job working for his uncle started acting a little funny but working out real aunt Cornelia Cheyne is the Kent County Clerk and sister-in-law to Sheriff Gorden Cheyne Cheyne who has worked the past six years as a deputy added that he has lots of relatives in law enforcement scattered throughout the area Hagar however said not bothered by his blood ties to the current sheriff The 55-year-old Jayton mechanic said he hopes to bring more and to the department if elected Shoving match was worth $340 fine official By BARBARA LANCASTER Corrsipondsnl STEPIIENVILLE Erath County Precinct 1 Commissioner Kenneth Robertson pleaded no contest Monday to misdemeanor charges of assault with bodily injury On election night Robertson was accused of pushing losing commissioner candidate C1I Adams against the wall of the temporary county courthouse Adams who lost to Robertson by 26 votes said he hud to be treated at Harris Methodist Stephenville Hospital for iijuriea he received in the alleged attack Robertson was fined $250 and puid $90 in court costa after the plea was entered in Erath County Court was the best $340 I ever spent" he said main reason I did this (plead no contest) was to get this incident behind me and go on with the job at hand which is serving the citizens of Erath Robertson said in a statement He did however upologizc for the incident and said "I was asked if I have any enemies in Eruth County and I tutid wus none I was awure of' and I hope that statement still holds true wus tuught not to say anything alxiul a person unless it was something good" he said believe I have every right in the world to defend myself and a belly full is a belly full and a person can lie pushed a little too far" Robertson has been commissioner since March 1 1983 HMC have been able to have it if we had to purchase a fixed By sharing the unit with four other cities the cost is lower and more patients have access to the technology The lithotripter will be used at selected hospitals in Waco Sherman Tyler and Midland Dr Bill Davis chief of the urology division at Hendrick said you have this procedure done Friday you might be able to go back to work Monday but you might be a little Seventy to 80 percent of the kidney lithotripsy procedures are completed on an outpatient basis said Paul Starr operations manager for the Volunteer Hospital Association's diagnostic services VHA a voluntary non-profit hospital group is coordinating the joint venture between the various hospitals By MICHELLE MORRIS Staff Writar Two local patients with kidney stones will be treated Wednesday with a new machine available once a week at Hendrick Medical Center Four local urologists will use the mobile lithotripter to crush kidney stones without any incision The computer-controlled equipment developed in Germany focuses high-pressure shock waves at a kidney stone disintegrating it into minute particles that easily pass in the urine The shock waves which are passed through soft bags of water do not affect the surrounding soft tissues really pleased to have this machine in Abilene" said Michael Waters president of a Christmas tree for the community and he was instrumential in the Handi-Trout Fishing Day in which trout were placed in the swimming pool for children disabled people and senior citizens to catch Dudley was recognized for her work with Helpers the American Heart Association St Matthew Episcopal Church and other community activities She is a registered nurse a cardiopulmonary resuscitation instructor correspondent for the Abilene Reporter-News and the mother of three sons The fire department was recognized for its to the community The 34 members of the department have a combined 709 years of service to Comanche and the surrounding area chamber officials said Potosi Volunteer firefighter meeting: The third organizational meeting of the Potosi Vol- unteer Fire Department will be at 7 pm Thursday at the community center All residents are urged to attend Ranger 1920 Club: The 1920 Club will meet at 1:30 pm Thursday in the community club Arts crafts and handwork will be displayed from 3-5 pm Maybetle Trout correspondent Snyder Concert: Dr Larry Wolz and Dan McAlexander will present a free concert at the Musical Coterie meeting at 7 pm Thursday at the Martha Ann Club The public is invited Dr Wolz a baritone is head of the music department at Har-din-Simmons University in Abilene McAlexander is assistant professor of piano at HSU and will accompany Wolz in a program of representative American art songs composed during the 20th century Parks correspondent Stamford Family planning clinic: Texas Department of Health officials will conduct a family planning clinic from 8 am to 5 pm Wednesday ut the department's office 207 Swenson Wichita Falls Chili forklifts: The Forklift Rodeo and Main Street Chili Challenge will be Saturduy in downtown Wichita Falls More than 30 teams are expected to purticipute in this year's chili challenge Lift truck operators also are scheduled to compete in the ncwcBt street sport in Texas the forklift rodeo The challenge begins at 10 am and the rodeo at 2 pm The events will be held at the corner of Scott and Indiana streets in downtown Wichita Falls For information coll 723-84 14 If you have an item of interest for this column amtact your local ctirrespontlenl or write Around the Hill Country PO Box 30 Abilene 79604 Blackwell Flea market: The Blackwell United Methodist Women will sponsor a flea market Saturday in the church fellowship hall Booths are available for individual sales Also contributions to the church booth are being sought Ten percent of the proceeds from individual booths and 100 percent of proceeds from the church booth will go into the church treasury Brownwood Recital: Roy Haynes and Elizabeth Jenkins music majors at Howard Payne University will give a saxophone-flute recital at 7:30 pm Thursday in Mims Auditorium at Howard Payne There is no admission charge Clyde meeting: The Clyde chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons will meet at 6:30 pm Thursday at the senior citizens center A film about the construction of the Hoover Dam will be shown Colorado City Mr Miss Colorado City: Se-' niors Reese Moore and Misty Strain were crowned Mr and Miss Colorado High School during annual Howl Night activities Ricky Arispe and Christy Mitchell were named King and Queen Howl The event is sponsored annually by the high school newspaper and yearbook Other favorites include: Jeremy Strain and Tammie Blair freshman favorites Bobby Arocha and Melissa Rivera sophomore favorites Beau Rees and Darla Gregory junior favorites and Ricky Arispe and Billie Mon-crief senior favorites Also Ricky Arispe and Christy Mitchell neatest Beau Rees and Billie Moncrief handsome and beautiful Steve Smith and Debbie Gardner friendliest Beau Rees and Misty Strain best all around And Reese Moore and Sandi Smith most likely to succeed Reese Moore and Mary Alice Davila most academic Ken Woods and Denise Lowrance most talented Bubba Bailey and Maria Walthall wittiest and Jeremy Strain and Daneshu Luch most courteous The 10 most contribulive seniors are Mary Alice Davila James Woods Reese Moore Misty Strain Christy Mitchell Billie Moncrief Nikki Holman Lisa Lamb Cary Rcdwine and Jody Webb Comanche Chamber honorees: Lloyd Carthcn and Kerry Dudley were honored as Man and Woman of the Year at the Comanche Chamber of Commerce banquet Tuesday The Comanche Volunteer Fire Department was recognized as Organization of the Year Under Carthen's leadership Comanche built a community center lust year Chamber president for 1987-88 Carthcn also was responsible for placing bules of hay in nearby Luke Proctor to improve fishing He began the city's tradition of going to New Mexico and cutting HONORARY AIRLIFTER: Col Albert Jensen (left) commander of Dyess Air Force Base's 96th Bomb Wing receives congratulations from Col Fredric Buckingham commander of the 463rd Tactical Airlift Wing after flying an orientation mission in a C-130 transport plane Tuesday KTAB still is No 1 but'KRBC moves up By BOB LAPHAM ArtsSEmi lariy differences in the twr ratings services' Ksn ENsworthflsportar-Naws figures Ratings for the so-called month of Feb- The area stations subscribe to both Nielsen and ruary are being mulled over by Big Country TV Arbitron were in a much closer race for KRBC still held that spot stations primarily in the areas of prime-time newscasts There was little surprise in the big winner KTAB continues to keep the viewers' interest by a wide margin Trends were another matter particu- Please eee TV 2B KRBC and KTXS second place though throughout the counts.