The Llano News (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 14, 1988 Page: 3 of 18
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Letters to the Editor
From the Sidelines
By Fred Taylor
A farewell to Lester
Dear Editor:
Action needed
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WALTER L. BUCKNER, Editor and Publiaher
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counter when he used the last bundle
of 10,000 printed and distributed.
He was a little disappointed with
me more than once. If I didn’t follow
up on a story idea as quickly as I
should, he didn’t berate me, but took
the positive approach — "When are
you goings to do it?” It wasn’t too
long before the story, picture or
editorial appeared. His last request
was for me to represent Llano as a
director of the Highland Lakes
Tourist Association. I thanked him
kindly for his recommendation, but I
had more than enough to do trying to
keep up with current events.
His smile and laugh were infec-
tious. He was a good businessman
with an eye to the future. He was one
of the best public relations men
Llano could ever have and will be
hard to replace. Words never suffice
for the loss, but maybe these few
expressions along with the many
from other Llanoans let the remain-
ing members of the family know he
was well-thought of and his work and
efforts appreciated.
of the finest Texas scenic surround-
ings is a definite asset of the Hill
Country and its beauty.
My family and I have been weekend
residents of Sunrise Beach, in the
Sandy Harbor area, for a number of
years. I have seen Sandy Harbor
decrease from 6 to 7 feet of water to
now 2 to 3 feet, with a large sandbar
running down the center. I am sure
you realize that this filling-in of
sand reduces the capacity of LBJ
Lake for water conservation and is
having a very serious effect on
property owners and the environ-
ment in this area.
I have written to and urged the
Lower Colorado River Authority to
look into this situation, with no
result. It is my hope that you can look
into this situation and perhaps
influence the LCRA to take some
action.
to an agreement to marry me, with a
head like a hard-boiled egg.”
From all portions of Llano County
have come accolades for Lester
Inman and for good reason. He had
been a tireless worker in promoting
Llano County and contributed many
hours in civic work promoting the
Hill Country, Llano and the good life
that is available here. Hopefully
Llanoans have appreciated him as
much as he has enjoyed being part of
the community.
Wallace stayed in the wilderness,
rubbed his bald pate with bear
grease and regained his normal 240
pounds. When he emerged with a
full head of hair and returned to San
Antonio to renew his proposal, the
girl had married another.
From then until he died in 1899 at
the age of 82. romance eluded him.
Albert DeWinne
Sunrise Beach, Texas
Too bad
x all of his hair.
As he recovered, he sent this
message to his lady love:
“I’m not going to hold any woman
On Christmas evening, my family
and I were going to Katemcy, in
Mason County, to spend Christmas
with my parents. While on the way,
my daughter had the misfortune of
having the transmission go out on
her car.
I know the people in Llano aready
know this, but you are very fortunate
to have people such as Beverly
Harden, of Harden Garage, in your
city. He towed her car to his home on
Christmas evening. The towing
charge was very reasonable, for the
distance towed, time of day and the
day involved. He was more than fair
in price.
If there is some way, I would like
to nominate Beverly Harden as Man
of the Year for Llano, Texas. He is a
super nice man, who is very helpful.
W.E. “Bill” Edmiston
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"But they are just kids.” True; vUp“l -II-
however, our prisons and death rows
are filled to overflowling with those
who were "just kids” at one time.
There used to be a War-on-Drugs
program here in Llano. Sad to say
there were only a few parents and
others who attended the meetings;
only a few who did caret I guess the
program was dropped for lack of
interest! Too bad!
Rev. Robert W. Henderson,
Pastor
Holy Trinity Catholic Church,
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that make the reader think he’s
almost on easy street already, and
certainly makes him afraid not to
send in the next entry just in case he
really should be a big winner.
Some people will simply throw
away the letters with the claim that
nobldy wins these things. Well,
they're wrong. Somebody does win
them, or the government would be
all over the sweepstakes people like
a swarm of ants. But with millions of
entries, your chances of becoming a
big winner are almost infinitesimal.
As the contests go on and on, the
entries become more complicated
with the provision that somewhere in
the letter, they will tell you how to
add an extra hundred thousand or
so to your winnings. You're sup-
posed to read the three or four-page
letter carefully to find out how. Well,
that’s always explained in the very
last paragraph; so you really don't
have to read the whole letter, but
they usually make it complicated
enough that it takes up to a half hour
Editorial /Opinion
“The vital measure of a newspaper is not its size •
but its spirit" . . . Arthur Hays Sulzberger
We at the Muscular Dystrophy
Association want you to know how
much we appreciate your coverage of
the Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon
in your September 3 issue.
As a voluntary health agency, MDA
relies on the support and generosity
of the American public to fulfill its
commitments to the more than one
million Americans with the 40
neuromuscular disorders covered by
the Association’s programs.
It is through the interest shown by
key media such as yourself that we
are able to reach that public, and
remind them of our on-going needs.
Your help, at this time and other
times during the year, makes a
valuable contribution to heightening
public awareness and understanding
of the fight against neuromuscular
diseases.
It is my feeling, and that of many
others, that LBJ Lake is one of the
most popular lakes in Texas, with
many citizens having the use of its
facilities, some traveling many miles
from distant cities. It’s private
waterfront property and the fact that
it is a constant level lake with some
I first met Lester when I started
learning the ropes of a weekly
newspaper, writing stories and sel-
ling advertising. I learned quickly
that when it came time to visit with
Lester, it was good to make sure you
had a little extra time to spend,
because Lester would have a sales
pitch, an idea for a story, a request
for something special to benefit the
community.
He had several favorite topics.
There was the Highland Lakes
Tourist Association — "The greatest
idea in the world to promote
tourism” which in turn would benefit
all businesses in the city and area. I
FRED TAYLOR.........
SARAH BUCKNER.....
: ANN MILLER..........
: HAZEL LONG..........
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BARBARA BURFORD...
: LYNDA PIERSON.......
BRIDGET SMALLWOOD
LOVE’S LABOR LOST — William
A. “Bigfoot” Wallace, famed Texas
Ranger, Indian fighter and veteran
of the Texas Revolution, never
“Next time I throw a loop like this,
I’d like a photographer instead of
a nearsighted cowboy!”
it to give you after the sales pitch has
failed.
One of the pioneers in the sweep-
stakes business was the Readers
Digest, which has been running
protracted sweepstakes contests for
years, offering a million dollars or
more to the first-place winners. Then
the Publishers Clearinghouse got
into the act and upped the ante to ten
million dollars, and before long it got
to where a person could almost make
a career out of returning sweep-
stakes entries.
These sweepstakes people are
experts at writing glowing letters
have been told that he became part
of the HLTA on its second year of
operation. He served as president of
the organization and if records were
kept, he would have an attendance
record unsurpassed by any director.
Another major project was the
Llano Industrial Park and I can still
hear his enthusiastic explanation
how the people of Llano got together
and raised the money for the park,
adding, "and it’s all paid for...can
you imagine that?”
His personal business and his
famed turkey sausage put Llano on
the map. The red and white pickup
and trailer could be seen most any
time of the day either traveling to or
from a catered luncheon or banquet.
Many have tried to copy his style and
methods, but I doubt they have
nearly been as successful.
Hunting season was one of his
favorite times and when the Llano
News started its annual Hunting
Guide, Lester was the greatest
promoter. This past season alone, he
handed out more than 1700 copies
and was wanting more to keep on the
married. Ther was a reason.
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then en The Hane Nm at 915/247-4433.
disabled Americans covered by Medicare had
their premiums raised by 38.5 parcftnt-
January 1.
At the same time, 11 million federal workers
and retirees were hit with a 31 percent in-
crease in their health insurance premiums.
Rising hospital charges across the United
States are contributing to the problem,
causing charges to rise sharply in some
regions of the country on those portions of
hospital expenses not covered by insurance.
It is a nationwide problem which should
concern us all. If we must spend more money
on health insurance, then we will have less to
spend at the grocery store and with other local
merchants.
Health insurance premiums hove shown a
dramatic increase, many of which took effect
January 1. Rate increases range from 10 to as
much as 70 percent, with the average between
1 and 25 percent, according to the New York
Times.
The Increase is duo, in part, because of an
unexpected failure to bring rising medical
costs under control, according to Interviews
with many insurance, business and academic
exports.
The increased premiums were especially
startling because many Insurers and em-
ployers wore optimistic only a year ago that
the explosive inflation in health care costs had
finally been contained, or so they thought.
As an example, the 31 million elderly and
We are allowing our youth to be
killed.
Within a sik-month period, we, the
citizens of Llano, have killed two
teenagers in chemical-related ac-
cidents. Each of us share a corporate
responsibility to see that the laws in
our community are upheld to protect
the many. As citizens, we allow
alcohol and other drugs to be sold to
teenagers. Some of us, yes, even
some parents, are supplying our
young people with beer and other
alcoholic beverages. On January 1,
1988 at 12:01 a.m., the law changed
for the sale of alcohol to those under
21 years of age. It is now illegal to
sell alcohol to those under 21, even
though they may present fake I.D.
1 As we share a corporate respon-
sibility for seeing that our laws are
obeyed, we also share a corporate
guilt when one of our children is
killed in an alcohol-related motor
vehicle accident. Insurance acturary
tables indicate that most teens do not
drive responsibly when sober, let
alone when driving while under the
influence of alcohol or other drugs.
There was a New Year’s Eve party
on Bayley Street when it was
observed that there were, at times, a
hundred or more teenagers drinking.
The police were called and re-
sponded. Mr. Grell of the Liquor
Control Board was called and
responded with a police officer, yet
the party continued.
The late Eric Castro had been at
that party! Who was responsible for
idling or providing him with beer?
How is a teen party of that
magnitude possible without the
home owners or a responsible person
being present? Isn’t it about time
that parents and all citizens of Llano
see to it that the peace is kept in our
community?
It is a sad commentary* for our
community when the youth realize
that they will probably “get off
easy” when they are caught drink-
ing, driving while intoxicated, using
other drugs or stealing. We, the
citizens, pay judges, attorneys, and
the police officers to carry out the
laws of the community. If the present
law enforcement and punishment
agencies cannot keep the peace, then
it is indeed time to elect those who
can do the job.
We definitely need some examples
to be made of offenders of the law in
order that we might be looked upon
as a caring community who love our
children. I frequently hear two
statements; from the youth I hear,
“Butthey all do it.” Not true! They
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The hardest decision to make is
which of these sweepstakes schemes
are legitimate, and which are
come-ons and should go in the
wastebasket.
But hope springs eternal in the
human breast, and most of us go on
returning these sweepstakes just in
case. Congress is always trying to
regulate something. A fertile field
would be to regulate the sweep-
stakes business.
Now if The Wanderer ever should
luck out and win one of these things,
he’ll apologize for all the nasty
things he's said about them.
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This sweepstakes racket is getting a first-place winner.
out of hand. Everybody and his dog These letters are quite obviously a
seem to be running megabucks racket to sell perfume and genuine
sweepstakes, and they never let up. imitation diamond rings, but they
It’s a slow week when The Wanderer are worded so cleverly that unless
doesn’t get at least five glowing you read them very carefully, you
letters reading something like will be sure that you are right on the
"Congratulations! You have been verge of winning a fortune, and
selected by computer as a winner in thousands of recipients will buy the
the first round of our tremendous merchandise offered, thinking it will
sweepstakes contest.” It goes on to improve their chances of winning,
explain that all you have to do is send Another ploy that has become
in the enclosed certificate to find out commonplace in the real estate
how much you have already won and development business is the letter
what you have to do to win a lot stating that you are entitled to
more. The letter also mentions that receive one of about five valuable
when you send in the certificate you prizes, one of which is always a new
should indicate how many bottles of car. All you have to do to receive
perfume or how many genuine your valuable prize is to call a
imitation diamond rings you would toll-free number and make an
like to buy. Look on the outer appointment to visit the real estate
envelope and you’ll find the gives- development and listen to the sales
way. It was mailed with a bulk pitch. The Wanderer knows many
mailing permit, which tells you that friends who have fallen for this pitch
these letters were mailed by the and gone to look at the property, but
thousands, and everybody who got he doesn't know one who has been
one had been picked by computer as given the valuable prize. Usually
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