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Opinion Page
Pace 4
The Albany News
The Albany News
Since 1875' ' '
Oldest journalistic venture west of the Brazos
Publisher Donnie A. Lucas
Editor
Melinda L. Lucas
Advertising Manager
Donna Hargrave
Moran-Correspondcnt
Audrey Brooks
Office Manager
Sheryl Spore
Typesetter
Betty Viertcl
Office Assistant
Jordan Lucas
editorial
Matthews Day
Needs Help
There will be a Watt Matthews Cowboy
Day in October.
The Chamber board voted this week to
host the eighth annual event despite the
recent resignation of longtime WMD direc-
tor Robert Echols, who stepped down after
seven years of faithful service, due to in-
creased work duties and other consider-
at ions'.
The event will be held October 16 in
downtown Albany, with commitments al-
ready recei ved for some of the cornerstone
events such as the chicken roping contest,
courthouse breakfast, stick horse contest
and team roping.
Chamber directors agreed to add arts
and crafts vendors to the list of activities,
and they are also seeking several food ven-
dors for the day.
Watt Matthews Day has been a tremen-
dous success for Albany, but organizers
acknowledge that some of the excitement
ibout the event has waned in the last couple
of years.
It is time for Albany folks to join together
put this important,celebration back on
the top shelf where everyone agrees it be-
longs. .. '
The solution to making WMD all it can be
relatively simple: volunteers are needed.
Thee.' simply are not enough Chamber
iivrh: io do the job, so other volunteers
> essential to the continued success of the
„ -'XHlt
The » vent was created to remember the
ltributions of a local legend, but also to
ebrate a way of life that itself is fading
lino the sunset.
Albany is a "can do" town, and this is one
of the special things that helps make At-
omy special If it. is going to continue to
■cceed. more people are going to have to
;et involved.
As with all great projects, the more who
lp, tin- better it will be
: !;• •'.•'contact t he Chamber office or one
•i'tl aiher directors to find out what
■(•(is o be ('.one to ensure that WMD re
■.ins an Air nv institution that can be
enjoyed by all • •
We h : ve loads of new faces in town, many
whom were awracted'to Albany for some
.>1 the qualities that are typified by events
such .i. WMD Kvervone is needed, (Spe-
cially the "new blood" with new ideas.
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ponderings by Pat
COPY
Thursday, September 9, 2004J
By Pat Jor
On September 11, 2004 A. V. and 1
will be traveling. This date will be the
third anniversary of the 9/11 devasta-
tion of the World Trade Center, New
York City.
We were traveling that day trio. ()r
we thought we were. A.V. had heard
on the car radio that a plane had
crashed into a New York City build-
ing. We didn't pay too much atten-
tion; it had happened before.
We were to meet Patti and Jess
Holloway at Abilene's airport. A.V.
was heading to Atlanta, Georgia on
business. Patti and I were going to
Los Angeles, California for her pre-
surgical checkup before bladder sur-
gery later that month. Daughter-in-
law Pati Jones had gone to. New York
City a day or two before. Soji K.C.
Jones was in Colorado on a hear hunt.
. Our family was going to be scat-
tered opt. K.C.'s three youngsters
would be in the capable hands of
Bonnie in Albany and at the ranch.
And Patti's son, Jay, would be in
classes at McMurry and Jess would
be home.
Meanwhile back at the airport in
Abil'.' •, we were told that we would
not be flying that day and no one else
would be except military.
We stayed there because things
. seemed to be changing every few sec-
onds. Next we learned that all air-
craft in the air in the USA were or-
dered to land in the nearest port that
could accommodate their craft.
Suddenly, planes were coming into
the Abilene landing strips. Never had
the airport been so busy. Dyess Air
Force Base planes were patrolling
overhead. It was a constant roar and
yet we were all so quiet. We could
figure out what was going on where
we were, but we had no idea what was
happening everywhere else.
A.V. said we were going home. We
gathered our luggage. Patti and Jess
did the same. It was a scary good-bye.
A.V. left me at the house and he
went to his office. 1 turned on the TV.
The second building in the World
Trade Center had been hit by a sec-
ond plane. So now we knew we were
under attack.
In a crisis, my instincts tell me to
gather my young. Well, my son and
daughter in-law were beyond my ter-
ritory, so I decided to gather their
children. At the grade school, Doy-
leen Terrell already knew what was
going on and she got Madison for me
and we headed lor Albany I ligh School
to get Zarli and .lake Jones, K.C.'s
hoys
, Mr I'ei i i'|l tiild ine he felt t lie young
people would lie I let te i' off in the disci-
pline of an ordinary school routine.
After we talked, I agreed with him,
but I wanted to speak to the boys first.
They knew something was wrong,
but they didn't know what. I told
them and told them to stay at school
until they were dismissed and then to
come straight to my house where we
would call their mother to assure her
of their safety.
Madison and I turned on the TV
and'then I turned it off and tried to
explain to her what had happened. A
big job. How can you explain what you
don't understand yourself? I assured
her that her mother was fine and
would call as soon as the phones were
working and that Daddy would be on
his way home soon.
Those two blind assurances came ■
to pass and the next day seemed al-
most normal un til the television came
on. The horrors it showed were al-
most beyond belief. As each hou^
passed, we learned more of what had
happened. Each bit of information
was mind-boggling.
We learned of the bravery of the
passengers" of the diverted flight that
crashed into the fields of Pe r.sylva-
nia. Imagine the calls that came into
and went out of that doomed plane.
We have so many images that crowd
to the front of our minds ; fhah v/S
think of that terrible day and its Af-
termath. I think of the brave firemen
walking into buildings, as people,
gasping for air, fought their ways aj»t
of the buildings.
° The clouds of ashes, smoke, pa-
per that billowed high into the air and
raced up streetfe as though to recap-
ture any escaped survivors.
• The unimaginable sounds ofb#
ies hitting the ground, the pavement.
Unforgettable,.unforgivable.
I have been to New York City five
or six times since 9/11.1 have seen Oje
huge cavity from the air, but 1 nnv«r
went to see Ground Zero when I was
there. It's still too raw - the emotioitp.
I. have not read the 9/11 report
from the Commission, but 1 shall, I
still blame the I,NS for their laxity in
not keeping up with illegal aliens and
with not closing the "gates" until v£e
can find again just where we ore.
Illegals from countries who do not
have the best interests of the USA at
heart should not receive unlimited
visas and be allowed to engage jjn
activities such as flying lessons, us-
ing arms, working in and around
planes and airports. You name Jt.
Deport them. Z
So let's remember September 1 ],
2001. Let us work and legislate to tfy
to'never allow it to happen again."
moran dots & others
3-
By Duston R. Brooks
Continued from The Albany News,
Thursday, February 17, 1949:
"AIR OFFICIAL'VISITS MORAN
-James H. Berg; transportation agent
for Pioneer Airlines, stationed at
Amarillo, with his wife and niece vis-
ited in Moran last weekend, guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Baten and fam-
ily, Mr. Berg and party flew from
Amarillo to Abilene in two hours last
Saturday ov: ianeer Airlines. Mrs.
Baten, an u I of Mrs. ,Berg, met
them at 8 a.m. lu k ae Municipal
Airport. Tin able to return
until Monday /lane tin account of
fog-.
Mr. and Mrs, .. Waters of Cisco
were called to Linden, Texas, Febru-
ary 10 to at t end the funeral of Fran k
Darkness; who passed away from a
heart attack. Mr. ' arkness was an
uncle of Mrs, Wat£:. s >;.nd was a resi-
dent of Moran in thy 'early 1930's.
Mrs". Bell Waters of Moran stayed in
the home of her son at Cise while
they we're away.
M rs. BessiePoller, regis te . ..nurse
of student health services at TV s
Tech, Lubbock, spent the we ;;1
with her,parents, Mr. and Mrs. ,iv
Weatherford. She returnee
Monday
(iUK'STS FOH DIN'NKH Mr and
Mrs Similes Lockluirt of Frederick,
West Virginia were dinner guests
Sunday el Mi and Mi s I lu^h Smith.
Stanley Lot kliai t sviim a >1 iident min-
ister ol the Moran < 'hurch of Christ,
lie and 1111. Wife have ieturiled to
Aliili'lie, when' he will finish school
SON IK >I<N Mi mi,id Mrs I I T
Wagley iire t lie patent ■ ol a son, born
at the Hand hospital I'Vlu nary 9.
Mother and h.ilie ate at honie now
and doing nicely
Mrs. N A lloldei ol Hrerk.eiU'idgo
visited her sister, Mi 1( II McKel
vain, in Moran tin . Week, rehii'hi'Ug
home Saturday
L B Do ■ i'i was culled to Hot,in
recently to lie at (lie lied ide ol liis
brother-in law, S F .Ion. . o|'J luiiiliii.
who is in the ho pit al I here ail let j.iif,;
from a double fracture ol In lup,
caused froin a fall dm nip tin la t ice
storm.
GIFT SHOWER M i ( h..i I. . J
Gardner, the foniiei. M.iipn- l-'ein
Booth, was hoi lured wit h a I'llt .luiwi i
by the Bethany and T K I. Kiinday
School classes February 9 in I lie h.e i>
meat of First Haptist ( 'hlin li u| Mo
rap. Carollyn Loudder played soft pi-
ano music while the guests arrived.
Mrs. Floyd C. Pool introduced the
following program: vocal s'oloby.Judy
Beth Harper, accompanied by her
mother, Mrs. Paul Harper, at the pi-
ano; piano solo, 'Londonderry Air,
Carollyn Loudder; eadir.f 'Nev7
Year's Resolution,' Mrs. Brit. ypen.
The -bell motif was' -'carried' oilt
through the presentat ;m of gifts
I he form ofjingle ,. Mrs.. ?oy; <ed on.
Mines. Harold Lane, Balpl 'Viyder
and Charles Gardne r compete m
this for the prize tif lo/ely and usefc
I,'ills displayed on a large table, laid
with a lace cloth and centers, with
flowers and candelabra. The loudes
applause by the guests determined:
the winner, who was the honoree.
Some sixty guests registers., in a
beautiful hand-made bride's book ;
white padded satin with bo.1 braid
II mi, made by Mrs. Lane • - ; pre-
sided at t he register. Refreshments of
sandwiches, cake and spiced tea wet1;
>ei veil Plate favors were double
gulden wedding bells, carry ^y; out
I lie bj ide's color.
<'AHI) OF THANKS - I want t:
t hank my friends for the many . arcs
1
the lovely flowers and the visits 1
recei ved/while in the hospital at
Gorman. And I want to especially
thank my neighbors, who have been
so kind since I returned home. Mrs.
METHODIST CHURCH by H.W.
Gastori, Pastor - Another bad Sun-
day -.ept us from seeing as many
sm'ili ig faces'in church as. we would
like. Ve had a nice numher in spite of
the weather. Sunday evening we will
show a>picture in th6 basement of the
church on 'Our Daily Bread,' Come,
and bring others. Your pastor and
-wife will be in Waco this week to
attend a statewide training confer-
ence. This is. a privilege that will not
be offered often, and we are delighted
that we can make the most ofthis one.
Training will be, offered in the thre0 .
groups': ado'lt, yonth and children.
Teachers and leaders will be from our
national headquarters, We wifl see
you in church and school Sunday."
1 Write-to P.O. Box 248, Moran, TX
' 76484 or e-mail dbrooks468@atil.com
if you have a story to share or any
gent -logics.; and/or historical inquir-
ies you .would.like to, have included in
-this column)
3y Larry Bell
I had a semi liightniare the other
morning. In the process ofwakilig up
just after dawn, 1 heard gunshots and
thought I was.back in the Metromess.
As I gained consciousness, my mind
was doiii|.', a scan of possibilities. It
couldn't lie a drive by shooting be-
cause 'be shots were not numerous
enough or fast enough. (I irive-liys are
usually tlpne with an automatic or
semiautomatic weapon.)
('mi Id a neighbor lie shooting bis or
her spouse? No, because we have t he
Methodist ('Iiurch on one side and the
nice and very peaceable Smiths on
the other side in the "Storybook
I louse with all the beautiful llowers.
And t lie Warni.'s across the street are
quiet, peaceable folks too. Hi/sides,
shooting a spouse usually takes just
one shot when done correctly.
Could it be a group ol law enforce-
ment officers at tempting to recapture
or kill an escaped fugitive? After all,
we do have three prison units within
reasonable proximity to Albany. But.
if.so, then those guys must be pretty
pool- shots since the shots kept com-
ing one at a time Plus, 1 didn't hear a
helicopter and there is always a heli-
copter in those fugitive hunts.
As the log of sleep lifted,"! remem-
bered that 1 was in Albany and not in
the Met romess. It wouldn't be a drive-
by shoot ingor a spousal homicide and
probably not a fugitive hunt. What
then? The wife, who is much more in
tune with the rural realities, reminded
me. It's dove season. Our annual dove
hunting Season was getting under
way and t hat's what the shooting was
all about.
Now 1 am all for dove hunting al-
though not one single dove has ever
attacked me like our resident mock-
ingbird regularly does. Nor have doves
dropped deposits on my car or porch
like thoserascallyh|uejays and grack-
les. Doves, in fact, are often used as a
symbol of peace and in Christian sym-
bolism often represent the Holy Spirit .
Nevertheless, doves now are in mor-
tal peril in Shackelford County.
The dove hunters, so far as I can
tell, are otherwise peaceable folks.
:'y'-V- A'
And they are obviously inti llii'.enl
people because they have coiiio here
to Albany. They rent propert ies and
patronize'our restaurants They bus
clothes and annuo and all soil;, ol
stuff So welcome and liooray I'oi the
dove hunters. And (loves, I'm .011 y
but you're on your own.
What 1 think we really need in
addition to all the other hunt ing sea
sons is open season year round on
grackles. I see no redeeming social
value in grackles. They can totally
mess up a sidewalk or a porch or a
park with their droppings. The stench
becomes terrible and the noise at
evening is awful. They are certainly
plentiful and should be easy hunting.
It you absolutely insist on saving a
few, then put them in somebody's zoo,
like perhaps in Fairbanks, Alaska.
E •sides dove hunting, all sorts of
things hi.' been and are going on in
Alb volunteer fire depart-
me ' v great hamburger lunch
as ; fan . Tser last Saturday which
was very all attended. But if you
didn't, get Oy there, send them some
money anyway. They need it and you'll
be glad you did next time a fire breaks
out around here.
Times marches on. Sir John Rose
just observed his 80th birthday with
family and friends in attendance for
special celebrations. It was also noted
at Trinity Episcopal where John un-
failingly shows up with his "sainted"
(a.k.a. deviled) eggs. John Warne also
recently turned another notch on life's
odometer but hasn't slowed down a
bit. Best wishes and many happy re-
turns to both Johns.
The Albany Study Club gets a new
year under way,today. Their new year-
book will be distributed and it's a
beauty. Saund^a Nobles led the way
in developing it with Mozelle Bartee
and Leta Bell. The group is collecting
personal items for M.D. Anderson and
for Operation Smile, which treats
children with facial deformities.
Winding up this week on Saturday
will be the community-wide garage
' sr , always a lot of fun. The old say-
ing that "One person's trash is an-
otln i person's treasure" was never treasure out there just waiting for
nunc I nie, as will be proven yet again you ') get out and about on Saturday
t hut ilay There is some undiscovered anc! ave -fv .
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Shackelford County Central A oraisal Di$"
budget hearing - CAD office, 7:30-am
Commissioners court - Courthouse, 9 a •
Lions Club - Icehouse, 12 no©
Clumber luncheon - Ft Griffin G'-ifjMdV - W
After game fellowship - Harlow home
Community-Wide Garage Sale
Deadline to submit Albany Clr^st reqyest
Stock show assn. meeting - AHS ag building, 5:3.0 pm
Hospital board meeting - Stasrsey office,, 5:3® pm
Athletic Booster Club - Athletic Center, 6:30 pm
Chamber Watt Matthews Day meeting - Elementary
school, 7 pm
GED classes - Resource Center, 4-6 pm
ESL classes - Resource Center, 6-8 pm
See You At The Pole - 6:45 am for elementary brsakfast
at Church of Christ; 7 am for HS/JH at AHS "
City council - City Hall, 5 pm
Albany Chest meeting - Albany High ■■•School''
main hall, 5:15 pm
Blood drive - First Baptist parking loll
Masons - Masonic Lodge, 7:30 pm
Officers Quarters fundraiser - Collins Creek Rarfch
Frontier Days reenactment - Fort Griffin State Park
Shackelford County Youth Benefit Pig
Show Barn
School board - Supt.'s office, 7 pm
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