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• Several months ago Bobby decided ts that needed to be cleaned up before
that Amy's pickup needed a complete they were put back in the motor and I 7 e ioe :lmX t ould
over-haul. He spent several days taking accepted that greasy job graciously.
the motor apart, ordering new parts Utilizing a toothbrush and paper easily, making it easy to blOW
and cleaning old parts that would be put
• hack In.
Since that time we have been through
Little League Baseball season, there
have been additional demands on his
time at work and the tools he was using
have been idle.
As time for school neared he spent
every spare minute working at the
project in an effort to finish. I have been
his helper, there to hand him the tools
he needs and the parts as they are
required.
I have learned what a ratchet looks
like, what seals look like, what a lifter is
and the function of a distributor.
The distributor caused me some
problems.
After several days of handing him
tools I decided there must be a more
useful function for me. There were var-
towels, I have scraped old oil and it that had collected there.
grease, dusted and shined various parts After three or four
of that pickup, about cleared away all
Bobby had been reasonably patient was about that time
with my lack of knowledge of parts and up from his position
tools, explaining in detail what each engine.
piece would look like when he sent me "What are you
after it. Things had been going well. tone that was less
He was ready to put the distributor "Cleaning the dust
back in. I handed him the necessary said.
parts and tools and he tackled the job. Deleating his exact words
The distributor has a long red on the ply say that
end of it that has to fit into a hole. On his part I
first attempt at replacing the part he with the timing of the
decided he had not made the proper understood the meaning
connection, had messed the
"Hold this," he said to me. The timing seems t
I stood there holding the distributor, tant to the running of a car.
Instinctively I started cleaning the It may never be timed]
part. I dusted the round thing at the top, but I can assure
wiped grease from the rod, and found the cleanest little
dust on the little thing at the bottom bottom of a distributor you
10 years ago
The old familiar sight, the Malakoff
Depot, soon will join the rank and file of
the rest of the Steam Age era.
The old depot was purchased at an
undisclosed figure by Texas Clay In-
dustries. It once had waiting rooms for
passengers and tickets to all points in
the nation served by railways.
The Calvary Baptist Church in
Trinidad held groundbreaking services
for a new building of educational and
auditorium space to be next to the
present structure.
20 years ago
A large number of former residents
of "The Lignite City" made it a point to
return to the "Ole Home Town" last
Saturday, for the cemetery entertain-
ment event and the annual
homecoming day for 1901. The
cemetery, according to Mrs. Harry
Flagg, grossed receipts of $1,049.20 for
the day.
The Malakoff Tigers beat the Mabank
Panthers in the season opener 32-20.
A subsidiary plant of Burl's Pies was coming year, as their
opened in Malakoff early last week by of lignite coal-is being
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn R. Cox. The plant favor of natural gas
site is that of the Morgado Building at Texas Power &
the corner of Main and S. Terry Streets. its boilers from coal to
been the one and only
30 years ago Fuel Company's
sixteen years.
The Malakoff City Council is now
studying the feasibility of an estimated
mile extension of the city water lines
out into the rapidly growing residential
section west on Hwy. 31.
In a deal closed Tuesday evening the
City of Malakoff acquired all of the
lines and commercial water interest of
the TP&L Co. and will take over those
properties on the first of October.
50 years ago
Wood-Dickerson Motor
Athens has a 1930
Coupe for $375, 1929
and a 1928 Whippet
Vandagriff's is serving l
for 30', Hamburgers I
and sandwiches, any i
40 years ago
60 years ago
The Malakoff Fuel Co., the largest
industry in Henderson County, which The Report of
has been in operation here since 1925, is National Bank of
now marking final to a successful six- of business Sept.
teen year old business venture.$102,267.92. At the 1st
Arrangements are being made now to total was $71,457.92. At
cease all operations in their vast coal State Bank in Trinidad
fields here shortly after the first of the $56,264.51.
QUESTi()NS AND ANSWERS
- SOCIAL SECURITY
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By Jimmy VanBevers
Tyler District Manager
Social Secflrity Administration
Q. I am 68 years old and receive
Social Security retirement checks. I
have had a part-time job offered to me,
but I don't want my checks affected. Is
there a limit to hew much I can earn
before my checks are reduced?
be reduced.
Q. I am a 19 year-old college
sophomore and am at home for the
summer. I've been receiving social
security checks since my father died
five years ago. I plan to get a job this
A. Yes, there Is a limit. In 1981, people summer and then go back to school in
between the ages of 65 and 72 may earn the fall. Will my social security checks
up to $5,500.98 before their checks will be stopped if I work full-time during the
be reduced. The limit for people under summer?
age 65 is 14,08#.00. If you are over age A. If you do not earn over ~,080.0#
not be Be sure
and completely fill out
student reporting
semester begins. If
not to return
social securlt)
Q. l've been
Security Income
two years. I haven't
during this time and I':
could hold a job now,
72, you may earn as much as you want this year and if you are out of school for If I do start to work,
and your 8oclal Security cheeks will not only three months, your benefits will . stopped?
A. Your Supplemen
come checks would no
stopped Just because yoU
to work. The Social
ministration wants to e~
rS:e curity and SSl disabll]
~:in the work force I
e to do so. Several:
have been made that
disability recipients
benefits for a period of
work to see If they will
on a continuing basis.
sidering trying to go bs
should contact youi
Security Office and tt
.......... explain to you how
situation would be a
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Sept. 14th - SePt, t~i~
Monday-corny dOagci
baked beans, fren
sup, peach halves,
Tuesday-sloppy joes
gelatin with pears,
Wednesday-tacos
tomato and lettUCe
beans, buttered rice
Thursday-steak
potatoes, green beanS,
ding, milk
Friday-pizza, whole
green salad,
JUNIOR HIGH &
Baskets served with
, hamburgers
• hot dogs
• chili dogs
• submarine sandwiches
• corny dogs
. occasional snecials _.,~
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Tea
Choice of milk daily
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