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Opinion.
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1983, ALBANY, TEXAS 76430
THE ALBANY NEWS
The Albany News
Since 1875
Oldest Journalistic venture west of the Brazos
Editor/Publisher
Managing Editor
Staff Reporter
Social Editor
Business Manager
Donnie A. Lucas
Melinda L. Lucas
Carol Lackey
Elsa Turner
Tanimi Taggart
editorial
FIRE! FIRE!
A$5,000 reward is being offered for infor
mation leading to the arrest and conviction
of the person or persons responsible for the re
cent rash of intentionally set range'fires that
have been plaguing the county.
Someone somewhere can put a stop to these
senseless and dangerous fires.
If you have seen something suspicious,
please report it to the sheriff's office. Even
something as insignificant as a car driving on a
back road that you don't recognize might be
the clue to the puzzle that helps catch the ar
sonist that is responsible for these tragedies.
Your cooperation will help protect valuable
grasslands and might keep someone from be
ing hurt, or you might even save a lift'.
People are often reluctant for various
reasons to report information that they have
concerning a crime. Hut you are not doing
yourself or the criminal a favor by keeping
quiet
Please consider the damage that has been
done already and what might happen if tin-
responsible party is not stopped.
The Shackelford County Rural Fire Depart
rnent is to be commended for t he manv hours of
hard work they have devoted to extinguishing,
these fires
Many of the department's members are land
owners themselves, and they realize how
devastating a fire can be. During a drought
year like we are currently experiencing, the
burning of grass is an incalculable loss. Added
to the expense of replacing fences and the loss
of time, a range fire can be an economic
disaster for farmers and ranchers.
Several of the members of the department
don't own any land except the lot their houses
sit on They are simply interested in helping
other people.
The volunteerism demonstrated by the rural
fire department, -the fire departments from
surrounding towns and the ranchers that sent
crews to help their neighbors is what has made
this country special.'
If anything good comes from disasters such
as fires, it's the knowledge and reassurance
that there are people ready to help when help
is needed.
And usually all they expect in return is a
simple "thank you" and a smile.
Thank you!
policy
THE ALBANY NEWS
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Albany, Texas 76430
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1983 MEMBER: Texas Press Association.
West Texas Press Association.
capitol update
By U.S. Senator John l ower
As chairman of the Senate Housing
and Urban Affairs Subcommittee, I
have been actively involved this year
in seeking , new ways to make home
ownership possible for more people.
One such effort is the Secondary
Mortgage Market Enhancement Act,
which I have introduced. This impor
tant legislation is designed to make
more money available for mortgages.
Mortgage lending, in many ways is
similar to other kinds of business. A
storekeeper takes a portion of the
money he earns from one sale and buys
replacement merchandise. Otherwise
his shelves would be empty and he
would go out of business. Similarly,
once a mortgage loan is made, the
lender rarely holds it to maturity. In
stead, he sells it on what is called the
secondary mortgage market so that he
will have the money to make more
loans,
Since the 1930s. federally sponsored
agencies have been the primary pur
chasers of these mortgages. These
agencies colloquially called "(iinnie
Mae,"' "Fannie Mae" and "Freddie
Mac" have done an excellent job in
providing t his service.
However, it is clear that, as more
and more demands are placed on credit
markets and mortgage lenders, other
sources of capital will be required dur
ing the coming decade.
Already several private sector firms
have begun to fill this need. But their
activity has been limited because of the
regulatory .structure which they face.
The Secondary Mortgage Market
Enhancement Act, along with the
Trust' for Investment in Mortgage
(TIMsi Act. would make the necessary
changes to develop a sound private
mortgage securities industry.
The Secondary Mortgage Market
Enhancement Act would continue the
process of deregulation which already
has begun in financial markets. It
would remove the remaining
regulatory barriers which prevent
mortgage resale securities from
trading at least as well as other cor
porate securities.
The Trust for Investment in Mort
gage proposal would help lower the
cost of housing capital and attract a
'broader range of investors to mort
gage hacked securities through
changes in the tax code. TIMs would be
a private sector version of bonds cur
rently provided by the federally spon
sored agencies.
These changes in the rules govern
ing mortgage securities would have a
direct impact on every potential home
buyer or seller Ity enlarging the pool
of money available to lend for mort
gages, these loans would be made
easier to get and, likely, less expensive.
We must do everything in our power
to make home ownership a reality for
as many Americans as we can. Certain
ly. these bills are not the sole solution.
We must continue to pursue other
avenues in order to reach our goal. Hut
these pieces of legislation would make
a significant contribution toward that
end.
Senate Hanking, Housing and Urban
Affairs Committee Chairman Jake
(larn (H Utah) has joined me in spon •
soring both bills. We have begun to
have hearings on them, and I am op
timistic that we will be able to obtain
('ongressional act ion.
county agents news
By Lawrence E. Winkler
The 1983 annual meeting of the Kol|
ing Plains Economic Program Will'high
light the latest information on micro
computer use in management software
and hardware selection Thursday', Oc
tober <i.
The ilay long program at the Vernon
Regional Junior College will include
workshop sessions on crop manage
ment software review and demons!ra
lion, livestock management software
review and demonstration, farm and
ranch accounting application., elec-
tronic worksheet application and
microcomputers and the family. Of
ficers for the 1984 K PEP year will be
elected during the general business
session.
K PEP is a regional orp» nidation
sponsored by the Texas Agricuitural
Extension Service to promote
economic growth and development and
improve family living in a 30 county
area Dick Yeager of Vernon, R PEP
'Chairman, and Jim Schur of Seymour.
Vice chairman, will preside over the
meeting.
letters to
I >ear Editor,
The Shackelford County Rural Fire
Department would like to thank
everyone that helped us with the grass
fires of last weekend.
We appreciate firefighting units that
came from Moran, Ilamby, Baird,
Haw ley, Lueders and Throckmorton,
as well as the fire rigs from several
ranches.
We would also like to thank Don
Sazania for providing us with gasoline
for the trucks, Parrott and Fox for fur
nishing parts that we needed, and the
many transport trucks that supplied
water to fight the fires.
We would like to express our special
appreciation to the many volunteers
that worked long hours under danger
ous conditions fighting the fires. We
would especially like to recognize
Brawner Reed, (Jerry Cates, John Tate
and Dan Chambers for all that they
have done.
We are also thankful for the contri
butions and support that we have
received from the people of the county,
which enables us to keep operating.
Again, we are sincerely grateful for
all of the help we have received from so
many people. It's people like you that
make this a better world to live in.
Th_' Shackelford County Rural Fire
ONE
POSSIBLE
SOLUTION..
up & down the street
Registration begins at 9:00 a.m. in
the lobby of the College Administra
tion Building. Those wishing to attend
should pre register at their local coun
t v extension office. The $6 registration
fee includes lunch.
Featured speaker will be Dr. James
• M. McGrann, Economist Management',
Texas Agricultural Extension Service,
College Station, speaking on microcom
puter use Program participants will
receive actual training on the selection
and use of microcomputers to meet
t heir needs.
CAN
The following entries have been
made for the State Fair of Texas in
Dallas October 7-23.
In the steer division will be Jennifer
Bowman, American Cross; Russell
Holland, cross; and Garry Edgar, cross.
Russell Moore will exhibit two bar
rows.
Stephanie Garrett and Allan Garrett
will each show two lambs, and Michelle
Heirman w ill exhibit one lamb.
By Elsa Turner
There are times when the dust, heat,
fly swatters and oppressive boredom
bear heavily on>our efforts at sanity
around town. How we long to get away
from it all not necessarily to Puerto
Villarta, though that would be nice too.
And then, suddenly, something hap
pens and we think Albany the
sweetest, most perfect place in the
world and we know we couldn't live
anywhere else!
Really it doesn't matter much, what
happened. The important thing is that
it did happen, and we are so thankful
for the* huge helpings of blessings on
every hand that we feel constrained to
get busy and pay a bit °f overdue rent
on the space we occupy in God's world.
Humor is just about the most in
despensable quality we have, and is the
savior of us when we get that sour
lemon attitude. Almost all the human
family is blessed with it, and 1 like to
think that Americans and even Tex
ans have their special brand of it.
And it is good for us to laugh at
ourselves.
Besides poking fun at ourselves., it
continues to amaze nu\ the things we
find uproariously funnv. If it isn't
humorous to begin with we look for a
way to twist it around. How many
graveyard jokes do you know? How
many death jokes? Hospital, accidents,
church jokes, jokes on the preachers,
the morticians, the weather, the politi
cians? We even laugh when someone
has an accident.
We love the cowboys in Texas, but
you've noticed the popularity of the
rattlesnake story in the Fandangle.
That's a number that the public
demands must be presented at least
every two years. To us it is a time for
sidesplitting laughter!
The rattlesnake sequencers one with
a double edged humor slant: the
cowboy in his drunken state, and his
exaggerated idea of the size of the
snake.
As a rule, I do not laugh at drunk
jokes. Considering what we now know
about alcoholism, that it is a disease, I
fail to find much to laugh at. Their un
natural behavior is comical, to be sure,
but there's the pathos underneath it.
And I don't laugh when people have
accidents. My parents taught that acci
dents in so many cases result in serious
injury. Even if they don't accidents can
be embarrassing to the person who ex
periences it, and should not be treated
as a joke.
Many times, exaggeration is used to
trigger a joking statement. Texans
seem to have a genuine streak on the
use of these; we are cetain that no one
takes us seriously, but they do; and as a
result we are put in the braggart class.
They say that there is no such thing
as an original joke or humorous story,
t hat everything we laugh at was told in
some form since the beginning. I don't
know about that. I know this: my two
brothers can keep me in stitches all
day long with the funny twist they give
an ordinary, everyday incident. I think
they are joke factories, both of them
You'd have to know them to know what
I mean. And I think that Texas is well
populated with these fresh, un
rehearsed originators of funnybone
ticklers. ,
I ieparl ment
Ed Compton, Fire Chief
An open letter to the staff of the
Bluebtonnet Nursing Home:
My family joins me in thanking you
for your note and more importantly,
for caring.
Your jobs are difficult at best and it
takes a special type of person to fulfill
the assignments of working at a nurs
ing home.
The latter years of my Dad's life
were made much more bearable due to
your efforts and caring, and it gave me
much comfort to know he was being at
tended, I know how much he ap
predated your efforts, and even
though he could not easily com
municate his feelings, you knew how he
felt.
The same goes for our mother.
Although we can't be there as much as
we'd like to be, knowing you care about
her gives us a lot of comfort.
Albany is fortunate and should be
proud to have a facility like this. I know
it means so much to those who have
need of it as we do. Over the past 18
months, I've seen it become a first class
unit with a group of administrators and
technicians who take pride in caring
for those who truly have a need.
Thank you again.
Bill Booker
Community Calendar
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Nutrition Program Meal Youth Center , 11:30 am
7th grade Cubs vs Anson • there, 5 pm
8th grade Cubs vs Anson • there, 6 pm
Junior Varsity Lions vs Anson - there, 7:30 pm v
Chamber of Commerce Luncheon - Longhorn, 12 noon
Pep Rally • Nail Stadium, 2:55 pm
HOMECOMING GAME: Lions vs Anson here, 7:30 pm
Homecoming Reception • Youth Center, 10 pm
Homecoming golf tournament - Golf Course, 1:30 pm
Immunization Clinic - Depot, 10 am-12 noon
Albany Chest Board Meeting Depot, 7 pm
Athletic Boosters ■ Field House, 7 pm
Nutrition Program Meal - Youth Center, 11:30 am
Service Club • Longhorn, 12 noon
Ladies Golf As^n. • Golf Course, 1:30 pm
Mental Health Clinic • Depot, 1:30-4 pm
PTO - NSES cafeteria, 7 pm
Nutrition Program Meal - Youth Center, 11:30 am
Kiwanis Luncheon - Ft. Griffin Gen. Mdse., 12 noon
Beta Sigma Phi ECC Meeting - Depot, 5:30 pm
Lions Club Luncheon - Longhorn, 12 noon
Alpha Zeta Epsilon - Cheri Hawkins' home, 7 pm
Social Security Representative - City Hall, 1:30 pm
Garden Club Flower Show • Fox home
The First National
Bank Of Albany
Member FDIC
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