The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 210, Ed. 1 Friday, July 2, 1999 Page: 7 of 20
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OP-ED
Protecting the flag is not infringing upon the First Amendment
Dear Editor,
My name is Ginny Boucher. I
am writing in response to your edi-
torial column in Monday’s paper,
“Flag-desecration bill is bad legis-
lation,” because I strongly dis-
agree.
' You are wrong on two points in
this column. First of all, it is NOT
easy to be a good American these
days. To be truly patriotic is not
simple.
When I want to express my
patriotism by displaying the flag
properly, others who just don’t
understand sometimes tease me. g
When a flag passes in a parade, I
can count on one hand the number
of men who take their hats off in
respect, or, for that matter, evpn
salute or at least stand at attention.
Our children are not taught proper
flag etiquette, because it doesn’t
seem to be an important enough
issue.
I was raised by parents who
were very deeply involved in the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, so I was
taught at an early age what respect
for our flag really means. I visited
veterans in hospitals, seeing first
hand what war can do to a body,
both physically and mentally. They
did not give their arms, legs and
mehtal health so someone who has
never experienced war could bum
the flag they fought so desperately
to preserve.
The law books are filled with
oppressive, idiotic laws. We pro-
tect our endangered animals, why
not protect our flag. Our flag,, in a
sense, is itself an endangered'
species. The values it stands for
are becoming harder and harder to
find in our society. Protecting our
- flag is not infringing upon the First
Amendment right to free speech,
it’s simply stating that one should
express themselves in a different
manner.
Everyone is complaining about
violence on television and in the
movies, but the violent act of burn-
ing a flag and inciting a possible
riot would be permitted. GIVE
ME A BREAK!!
Thank you for letting me
express my opinion through
words, and not burning your paper
on the front steps of your building,
which by the way, is agairist the
, law.
Ginny Boucher
Baytown
Just to set the record
straight on theaters
Dear Editor,
Apparently, Mr. Buck Young
was not raised in old Goose Creek,
Texas, as I was or he would have
gotten his story straight in the June
25 edition of The Sun concerning
the old Texan and Deluxe theaters.
The picture on the front page
that was circled as being the Texan
Theater was not the Texan. It was
in fact the Palace; formerly the
Deluxe as evidenced by the sign
on the marquee.
That picture was taken looking
west down Texas Avenue from
Commerce Street and the Deluxe -
or Palace was in the 100 block and
the Texan was in foe 200 block,
next to T.L Culpepper furniture
company. I spent many hours in
foe Texan as a kid and I know
where it was located. I used to get
free tickets for 10 bread wrappers
from foe local bakery that was
located under where foe Elk’s club
used to be located.
I just wanted to set foe record
straight on Baytown history and
not confuse some of the younger
ones about where foe theaters
were.
Other than foe errors in foe arti-
cle by Mr. Young, it was an inter-
esting article.
Jack W. Gardner
Baytown
Making a point about
theater picture
Dear Editor,
Excuse me for intruding upon
your news story about foe Bay-
town theaters, but the old theater
you have encircled is not foe
Texan. You have circled foe old
Deluxe Palace whose building,
, recently demolished, once stood
connected to foe Bay Vending
building. Down at the comer of
Texas and Commerce.
Where were you when this
■ building was ripe to be saved?
The Texan was across foe street
near foe American Barber Shop
and foe building still exists.
Start now and let’s save the only
other theater building left on Texas
Avenue.
Hank Gupton
Anahuac
City needs a more
adequate pool
Dear Editor,
My name is Megan DeLaCerda
and I am a member of a U.S.
Swim team called San Jacinto
Aquatic Club. As a future
Olympian of Baytown, I think it is
imperative that Baytown puts in a
pool adequate enough for future
Olympians to train in. I was read-
ing your article the other day
when I read, and I quote by
Wayne Gray, “But we are not in
the business of training future
Olympians for Swimming. The
schools are.” I read your'article on
June 24,1999, and I was extreme-
ly upset because I know for a fact
that the schools in Baytown are
not training future Olympians. I
should know. My parents have to
pay for my swimming. The
schools in Baytown are not train-
ing future Olympic swimmers
because of their age.
I find it extremely funny that
you think the city of Baytown
needs to put in a silly water park
for the little kids when my friends
and I began swimming competi-
tive at the age of 5 years old. If
the kids of today were aware of
the great swimming teams they •
could be on don’t you think they
as well as the trainees of today
need an adequate Aquatic Center
that would help us? Why keep
throwing out money only for foot-
ball, baseball and basketball when
you could be helping out all foe
citizens of Baytown. Another rea-
son I think we should have better
swimming pools is because not
only are you training future
Olympians you are helping to
teach kids the importance of
water safety. In conclusion you
would not only be helping out foe
future Olympic swimmers but foe
citizens of Baytown as well. Do
me a favor and try listening to
swimmers for a change.
Megan DeLaCerda
Baytown
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Dobbs, Gary. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 210, Ed. 1 Friday, July 2, 1999, newspaper, July 2, 1999; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1019168/m1/7/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.