The Llano News (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 7, 1988 Page: 3 of 25
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From the Sidelines
By Fred Taylor
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Another houses the more than 3,500 changes over the years.
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nephew died less than two months
later.
Kingalnd would not have this fine
facility if it were not for generous
City.
A youngster named Charles A.
had only 110 soldiers, but brought
along 200 head of cattle.
Legend has it that de Leon left a
bull, a cow, a stallion and a mare at
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FOOTNOTE TO HISTORY —
Nobody knows for sure who intro-
duced the first cow to Texas.
It was a Spaniard. However,
U.S. policy in the gulf was expanded to
allow U.S. Navy ship's captains to fire upon
serious enemy threat.
This incident dearly was one of those unfor-
tuate mistakes which takes place when a
warship is In a war zone taking care of com-
mercial oil tankers of other nations who do not
have the backbone to take cere of their own
ships. . .
The Vincennes' captain was Justified in
taking action to maintain the security of his
ship. It is most unfortunate that so many in-
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FRED TAYLOR.........
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BARBARA BURPORD...
BRIDGET SMALLWOOD
hair ol, bath gal. cotton balls aad
cotton mops.
There b no coffee shop. Appar-
Iranian airliner with 290 people aboard was
shot down by a U.S. Navy cruiser in the Per-
sian Gulf.
The cruiser USS Vincennes wes in the midst
of a running gun battle with several smell
Iranian gunboats that had been stalking com-
mercial tankers In the Strait of Hormuz. Two
of the gunboats reportedly were sunk in the
action.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Ad-
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individuals such ss you. room, including one on the wall
GeneCorposon,Kingaland beside the john. The large plate
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Editorial /Opinion
"The vital measure of a newspaper is not its size ■
but its spirit" . . . Arthur Hays Sulzberger
volumes in the Library of Presidents.
Collected by Mr. Shepperd, the , when you rented a hotel room for the
books relate to individual presidents night, you got a room with a bed, a
and the office. chair, perhaps a small writing table.
Shepperd, former Texas attorney
general. He put it together with the
help of other Odessa citizens after
the assassination of President John
F. Kennedy in 1963.
One gallery is devoted to displays of
personal items of the presidents.
and if you were lucky a bath of sorts.
If it wasn’t your lucky day, the bath
g was down the hall.
Not any morel But, of course, back
in those days hotel rooms didn’t cost
$100 a night, either.
Take for instance, the swank Four
Seasons Hotel in Austin, where
Hazel, The Wanderer, and the
Buckners spent the weekend at the
Texas Press Association convention.
When you walk in the front door
there’s nothing to indicate that
there's anything commercial about
it The check-in counter is around a
corner in an alcove, and the only sign
of commercial b you can see b the
concierge’s desk and bell boys
running all over the place.
When you find the check-in
counter and get registered, the bell
boys haul your luggage up to your
room on a fancy brass railed cart that
looks like it would hold enough
baggage for a world cruise. The
room is beautiful, with a king-size
bed, large library table, and several
overstuffed chairs. There b a large
bath with tub and shower, cultured
marble ' sink top and noiseless
commode.
TRAVELING TEXAS — Odessa
boasts the only museum in the U.S.
dedicated to the presidency and all of
those who have served in the office.
It is the brainchild of John Ben
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different variety of occupations and
life stales help a person better
appreciate the unending opportunit-
ies for finding an enjoyable occupat-
ion or goal and being able to follow
through with it.
was a young conquistador or an
official sent to establish the mis-
sions.
It may have been 30-year-old
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado. In
1541, the King of Spain sent him to
what now is Texas. His orders were
- to find Cibola, the legendary seven
."cities of gold.” and colonize them.
t: To help with the job, Coronado
r broughislong an calMKagc of 1.500
men and women and 1,000 horses.
: To feed the party, he also trailed
: 5,000 sheep and 500 cattle.
THE READERS WRITE — A..
Ferguson of Lufkin, who reads “Talk
of Texas” in the Diboll Free Press,
wants to know whatever became of
Stephen F. Austin, Jr.
There was a Stephen, Jr., but he
was not the son of the man who
colonized Texas. He was the son of
Stephen’s brother, James E. Austin,
and was named for his famous uncle.
Stephen, Jr., was born in 1828 and
his father died soon after. He was
raised by an aunt, Mrs. Emily Austin
Bryan Perry. His unde said he
wanted to adopt the boy who was his
. namesake, but he never did.
That may have been because the
original Stephen F. Austin died on
December 27, 1836, at only 43. The
believed to have produced the
offspring that became the first herds
of wild cattle and horses to roam
Texas.
When Father Gaspar Jose de Solis
arrived in East Texas a century later,
wild herds were everywhere. Since
they were Spanish, they could only
> Coronado marched from the
: Staked Plains to the Red River and
: never found the golden cities. Along
: the way, some of the cattle strayed.
’ It is possible that they propagated
: and grew into the wild herds that
’ later settlers found.
It is more likely, however, that the
: first cattleman was Alonso de Leon,
the governor of Coahuila. On March
28, 1690, he headed toward Texas
with Father Damtan Manzanet.
Their goal was to establish mis-
sions and military outposts. They
this state’s first international airport.
That.honor belongs, to Browns- Feature stories are as a rule are
s^^^^ mostenjoyabtesto write because they
year it opened its airport and give you insight to something you
Pan-American Airways began regu- have not personally done before or
lar service from Texas to Mexico had the privilege of learning. The
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“You was too pessimistic when you said
there’d be nothin’ but Xmas bills.
Wal, here’s somethin’ from the
Department of Internal Revenue!”
glass window looks out on Town
Lake, where black and white swans
are swimming, rowing crews are
charging up and down the take, and
grackels are fighting for territorial
possession. The remote controlled
cable television has 40 working
channels, which is just 35 more sorry
programs than we get at home.
In a targe cabinet beneath the TV
there is a complete and well-stocked
snack bar. But those snacks are not
free-not at all. There is also a price
list with them. The maid inventories
the snack bar every morning, and if
anything is missing, it is charged on
your bill. A look at the price list
would be a warning never to take the
kids to that room. There are regular
15 cents sacks of potato chips, corn
chips, and pretzels at $1.00 each.
Strawberry crumbles are $3.00;
wafers coated with chocolate are
$3.00. A pint jar of selected auto
goes for $10.00, and a small bottle of
mineral water is priced at $1.75.
Regular bottles of soft drinks are
$1.75 each.
An attractive terry doth robe
hangs in the bathroom, suitable for
man or women. with a printed
circular in the pocket sskiag you to
call the concierge if you would like to
buy one or more of the robes. There
also was an electric hair dryer in the
bathroom, and a wicker basket
Information also indicetes the jetliner wes
off-course from the normal commercial flight
paths for that region. As the plane came
closer, it dropped altitude slightly-a classic
maneuver prior to an attack run.
More than a year ago. May 17,1987, the U.S.
frigate Stark was hit In the gulf by a missile
fired by en Iraqi war plane, and 37 U.S. sailors
died In the action. President Reagan said at
the time that such a mistake "must never be
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ByHalCunningh
CoLUMNISTSe Hai Cmmbehem, Meetym Hais and Mm Kuykondel.
NEWS COMESPONDENTS: Rath Deri, Eamo Kawiae’chn, Lt.
Wyehat, Jumie Palm, Seophnmio Bates aad Joest Hema.
SUBSCEIPIION RATES: Llano aad Bernat Coumtless 1 year 914, 2
years 827,3 829, Eewhrela Enarn lyeor $22.54,2 years 941,
3 yuan 855. Out-ef-etater 1 year 848, 2 yaara 878, 3 years 998. AE
payuMs te sdvanss. Ovoaosas - sal or write for quste.
have come from stock left by either ,. ___E . . . __.. .
coronadoor de Leon. ..........
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WAR CLOUDS — On August 3, Brownsville remained Tevas*
1861, the federal warship, U.S.S. mier international airport until I1
South Carolina, began bombarding That’s when the coming of non-stop
Confederate shore batteries at Gal- jet planes made the big cities the
vest on. The Civil War had come to hubs of foreign travel to and from
Texas! Texas.
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Congress probably has never been $
happier. They’d rather investigate
someone than eat or drink, and they
love to drink. Now they’re investig-
ating practically everybody. Even
the Democrats are getting investig-
ated. which is a new wrinkle in a
predominately Democratic congress
A good many of us set goals early
in our lives. As children we were
asked, “What do you want to be
when you grow up?" I wonder just
how many of us ever attained those
goals. As for me, my fondest
desire was to be an aircraft designer.
It was something to follow through
with my favorite hobby of building
model airplanes. That goal held
until high school when algebra,
trigonometry and calculus blew that
dream all to pieces.
The feature story this week
following a visit with Don Affolter
was of special interest to me. My
very first car was a Model A Ford.
The very first engine I ever tore the vehicle itself.
down and tried to rebuild was in that it is quite a bit different from the
same car. That particular Model A engine I recently worked on that took
helped me tour the United States a 300-page manual loaded with facts
before settling down, and figures, torque pounds and
strange sounding parts along with all
Getting to sit down with Don of those emmission controls. Oh, for
Affolter and listen to him talk about the simplicity of the Model T and
the Model T and the accomplishm- Model A! , . uda nanu
ento of Henry Ford brought back Don made one comment that I
many good memories. To get a close hope comes to pass. While he has
inside look of a Model T Ford, its done most of the work himself he just
simplicity of design and particularly might consider taking-on an assistant
its durability was most enjoyable to and passing on the tricks of the trade
me. to a younger generation. What a
I guess the fact that Don and I both kindness that would be to be able to
hail from the Buckeye state was also pass on your knowledge and abilities
a help. And here was a craftsman so that a special kind of trade or
with a special kind of talent. If you artistry could be sustained.
didn’t know anything about a Model It would be quite • challenge to
T Ford it wouldn’t take Don long to learn such a job but the rewards
tell you the story. • could be unlimited. Such is the case
What a change has been made in many professions. A lot can be
from the days of the Model T to our accomplished if you really enjoy your
present forms of transportation I. To work.
rebuild a Model T requires a lot of I hope you enjoy the feature on
patience and ability. Don ably Don Affolter and the Model T of
demonstrated these qualities, mostly Henry Ford as much as I enjoyed
based on his personal knowledge of writing the story.
*■ eel The Um Nows at 915/207-4433.
Iranian airliner would have taken it over the
scene of the surface naval action at a relatively
low altitude. Admiral Crowe said that the
flight profile and "electronic omissions" from
the commercial jetliner led the captain of the
cruiser to believe he was firing on an Iranian F-
14 fighter.
There has been no immediate explanation
for the mistaken identity. The decision wes
made seven minutes after the plane was first
spotted on radar, according to reports. It
decreased altitude and headed directly toward
the Vincennes, the Pentagon said. The plane
failed to respond to seven separate radio war-
The Llano News eoDriteh
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WHAT’S IN A NAME? — “The
Wire Road,” once the principal
transport artery between Sherman
and Fort Belknap in North Texas,
was not made of metal.
It got its name because it paralleled
the military telegraph line between
the two points.
Like most so-called "roads” in
early Texas, it was little more than a
trail carved out of the prairie.
the guests totaled ‘approximately
$1000. .The Community Center
board 9 Hrecters wish to thank each
of yehh-attended the social and
gave bur donations and thanks also
to tMoe who donated the gallons of
ice cream and many cakes.
ently they discourage sitting and
drinking coffee. There is a large
cocktail lounge adjoining the lobby
where you can order several light
meals — at a price. To get to the
main dining room and some real
food, however, you have to walk
about a city block down the hall, take
another elevator that only goes down
one floor to the lake level, walk back
a distance, and then you can go in
the dining room and eat, if you are
well-heeled and have plenty of time.
The food, however, is excellent.
Travelers, too, have changed with
the years. It used to be that you got
all gussied up if you were going
anywher. Now everybody seems to
put on the sorriest looking clothes he
can find. Nor can you judge a
traveler’s affluence by his clothes.
The grungiest looking character may
be the millionaire who arrives in a
Rolls Royce or Jaguar.
About ever 30 minutes there is
someone tapping on your door
wanung to know if you want any ice,
room service, or anything else.
Well, it’s fun to get out of town
occasionally and to see how the other
half lives.
Mg lenes ef lecal
To the editor:
The ice cream social sponsored by
the Kingsland Community Center on
June 25th was a huge success.
Approximately 208 people enjoyed
the delicious homemade ice cream
and cake. The entertainment,
provided by the Country Cuzzihs
Square Dance Club, the Bluebonnet
Rounders, and Peggy’s Flappers,
added to the evening of fan and
fellowhip. Twenty-four door prizes,
donated by local merchants and
individuals, were given to lucky
ticket hriders throughout the even-
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Buckner, Walter L. The Llano News (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 7, 1988, newspaper, July 7, 1988; Llano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1585761/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Llano County Public Library.