The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 119, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 16, 1995 Page: 4 of 22
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Thursday, f ebruary 16, 1995
The Albany News
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The Albany News
Since 1875 '.. " ' '
Oldest journalistic venture west of the Brazos
Editor / Ptmllsher Donnie A. Lucas
Managing Editor
Meilnda L. I.ucas
Advertising & Business Manager Betty Vtertel
Composition -
, Betty Balliew
•Moran Correspondent.
Audrey Brooks
Office Assistant
Betty I-aw
Office Assistant
. Stephanie Heat-ley
Office Assistant
. Sheila Simmons
Visiting Doctors
Local residents will have the opportunity to
meet a husband and wife physician team on
Saturday being hosted in town by the Shackel-
ford County Hospital District.
The pair of doctors will be the guests of honor
at a reception at the Aztec Theater from I--.: 00
until 1 00 p m on Saturday, February 18.
This is a very important reception for Albany
and the hospital district.
Since the retirement of Dr J.E Mikeska last
month,. Dr L.S. Key has been our only resident
physician. The hospital is in desperate need of at'
least one more doctor in order to meet the needs
of the community and keep its doors open —two
would lie even better t. . '
The board hired a physician recruitment firm
. ,0!ii after Mikeska's closed his practice, and the
couple rommg to see what Albany is all about
this weekend is- the result
Both "doctors cotfie highly recommended by
the recruitment firm.
Dr. Victor Ulrica, 32, is a graduate of Joh ns
Hopkins and is certified in internal medicine,
and hie wife, Dr. Arlerte.Lorica is finishing her
residency in pediatrics at Georgetown Uni versit y
i "hildren's Medical Center in Washington, D C.
The couple has indicated that they are
searching, for a Am all community and they both
want to practice family medicine,
This appears to be an exceptional opportunity
for Albany, but we are going to have to join
together to. show t his young couple that they are
u) anted and needed.
' Ydu < fin bet with their credentials they are
being sought by othercommunities and other
hospitals
Two doctors of this caliber would be a huge*
asset to our community, not. only meeting,the
needs of our own residents, but drawing in other
patients from around the area.
Our hospital has little or no charicW surviving-
without additional doctors, and while that may
, not concern Some people, it would be a loss that
would affect Everyone in our community at some
point. < ;" V' • :
Please make the effort to go by and meet this
couple at the Aztec on Saturday, welcome them
. to Albany and convince th<;m that this is the
place they need to be.
Keeping the quality of life we enjoy in Albany
depends on many factors; and health care is one
of the criteria. •
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By Pat Lidia Jones
A family meeting.
It's like a family reunion with ac-
countants' instead of kids
Thus one would think it would be
calmer and quieter; not so. However,
everyone is well dressed and civil,.even
if only on the surface.
Everyone greets one another with
smiles and/or hugs We gather around
an enormously long conference table. I
am reminded of a family reunion a long ,
time, ago when I started to sit down for
dinner beside my husband, and was
stopped by a female relative (of his), and
reminded that "only blood" Sits at the
main table.
So here I am, at the main table, blood
or no blood
It's all very businesslike. Quite a few
take notes I do too, but of course, it's my
column
I like the seat where I'm sitting. l am
beside my husband, near the speaker,
AND I can see down the hall and its
crossroads.
I'm dressed up, sort of I've got on my
Dallas boots', ind t he rest is Santa Fe 1
wish I were there.
The young man who. speaks so
knowledgeably is very bright, very' per-
sonable. He has taken offhisauit jacket.
He's Very serious. His handsshake a bit.
That reminds ine of another time,
another meeting. That one was in Dal
las. The family present consisted of only
-the three older couple- of us. It was a
long-term investment , insurance,estate
planning conference We were serious
The .young man who had prepared
multiple complex chart s, now explained
them He-was serious too - arid quite
nervous
He was not quite prepared for the
barrage of questions and comments and
corrections niy-partner, and his brother
and sister had The non-bloods kept a
fairly low, profile -
1 hate business My partner lives it.
loves it I'm glad he does, so I don't have
to worry about it. During all the time we
dated, and the early years of our mar-
riage, he neyer talked business. But
that's rill he's talked about since 1953
Well, not all, but a lot.
If you'll pardon the pnn, wills just kill
me: I brought very little to my marriage,
absolutely no dowry 1 had brains, an
easygoing personality, childbearing
ability, and mainly great, abiding love
for my partner, Naturally, the fact that
I'm a sweet darling girl didn't hurt
. anything either.
If I died, hardly anything would
change, at least from a business'stand-
point.- Our three children were grown, or
almost They wen- Off to a good start. My
parents were dead My friends would
miss me, and so would my family, but
time goes by. and life, goes on
What worried me were all those fine-
looking, eligible (spelled, available)
women who'd fight to be first into my
former baelorioor with acasst rol.< They'd
stand in line to comfort my widower
Some would be young I've always
been leery of that le'an; tan. bubbly blonde,
in my mind's eye. She'd snare my man
and strengthen the marriage ties by
having a whole brand-new family.
How sweet —,
He'd b< involved witli ballet lessons
and Little League whileour children (her
step children) stood on the outside
looking in — and I moldered in my grave
out. at the cemetery
That's what .was going through my
mind dun ng the meet ing when the young
man was talking estate planning and
wills. . ;.. f \
And it was what was going through
my mind when he asked-me what special
Conditions or instruction's I'd like in tny
Will.
I.spoke niy mind
"I'd ask for my husband to have a
vasectomy." •• . '
The serious, neryous young man broke
out into the darndest sweat I've ever
seen. It was iiistant wet to the waist..
He .stammered. "What do you mean,
Mrs. Jones?"
So I told him, in spades. My partner
grinned. The voting man looked at him
with great pity.
, A good while later, my will came in
the mail lor tin to signvThere was not
one nientiOn ofiijy'wishes.'.
1 held onto that will for weeks; before
signing it I became more depressed every
day.. v.' ,
I finally signed it. as was, but I still
had many codicils that sounded good
I liked the will my dear friend, Mari-
tynne Myers, left It had codicil updates,
and change.- as-''she saw fit ,
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Years have passed. My partner and I
are older; our marriage has weathered
' many a ; torin and has become stronger
(fur children are grown and well able to
manage their own finances.
My will arid any possiblecodicils—
dOesret bother me anymore. In fact, if I
should soon go to my reward, the idea
that my ''-partner Would be stuck with
that blonde bubble and a houseful of
screaming kids kind of tickles me.
However, he doesn't deserve that at all
now that. I think on it
So here "1 am at another family
meeting
Cheers! . " .
RttWfcSj
"SINESS
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KJStN ess
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Dear Editor:
I have wanted to write you for quite
some time but as usual a busy schedule
and plain old procrastination have done
me in . Your issue of January 26 finally
did the trick
I probably should explain my con-
nection with Albany so you will know
where I'm coining frortti. In 1950 1 mar-
ried La Verne Burton, who was born on a
small ranch about 12 miles east of Al-
bany Her parents moved to Gonzales,
California in 1944 when she was a
freshman in high school.
The family got The Albany News and
I always enjoyed reading it
Sometime during the seventies my
wife's mother, Grace Burton, decided to
give up her subscription to The Albany
News. -
I complained to my wife, but poor old
stupid me, it never occurred to me that
I should subscribe myself.
In 1992 we were in Albany and my
wife bought me a subscription to the
News. Since then I anxiously await my
Albany News every week Ifitis late I get
irritated.
I especially love "Ponderings by Pat"
and "Baling Wire & Memories." I have
cajled Pat Lidia Jones once to let her
know how much pleasure I get from her
column
The same goes for Audrey Parker
Brooks. Her column of January 26 was
what triggered me into writing this let-
ter. That column was aboutmilk, plastic
bottles, etc. ,
I have a habit now of sitting in a very
comfortable reclining chair in our kitchen
and reading the News while my wife
fixea lunch. If "Ponderings" or "Memo-
ries" are mentioned, my wife might say,
"Read it to me."
Being a person who loves to hear
himself talk, I never fail to read to her. ■
Many columns have us both ladghing
so hard that lunch is late. It was after
One such column that I called Mrs. Jones.
It .could have been that one about get-
ting her hair done in Dallas.
The minute I started reading "Memo-
ries" the other day I knew my wife would.
love it-
If brought back many old memories
as I read it to her. Everything in that
column she remembered fondly.
The big difference between her and
Mrs. Brooks was that my wife loved (still
does) clabber, and it. was her fascination
of watching her two older brothers
milking the familycoWs that eventually
got her the job. She always rather liked
the job, but said they sure tricked her
into doing it.
I also love your paper because it is so
positive. All undertakings by the com-
munity. and schools are 100% backed by
your paper.
Albany's projects are many and your
newspaper and townspeople should be
proud of them.
When we were there in 1992 we vis-
ited the Old Jail Art Center, the Old
Railroad Museum, and attended dress
rehearsal for the Fort Griffin Fandangle.
We had a great time and plan to attend
the Fandangle this year
I told my wife just before Christmas,
that if ail our children and grandchildren
weren't near us here I would seriously
consider moving to Albany.
'' Incidentally my mother-in-law Gracfe
Burton celebrated her 95th birthday on
February!.
P.S. My wife got the book about Watt
Matthews; I read it in one night — could
not put it down. She also got me his
mother's book but I haven't had the time
to read it yet. I saw in th« last issue of
The News that Mr. Matthews celebrated
his 96th birthday. He has to be a real
treasure to Albany and the area.
P.S. 2 -— My wife asked me to please
let you know that small ranch is Cali-.
fornia talk. She said it should be a small
farm.
With love for Albany, its undertak-
ings and its people,
Art Bursa
30380 Lanini Road
Gonzales, CA
By Lyndell Williams
and Ed Sterling
Reform was the operative word in
Gov, George W. Bush's first "State of the
State" address which he deli vered in,30
minutes during a joint session of the.
Legislature last week
Bush Outlined' his administration's
goals ofwelfare reform and criminal and
juvenile jtis-fice reform, and pledged,to
be a.t:eam player with legislators to make
sure those goals are met.
Welfare benefits should be limit ed to
two years for able bodied parents with
young children, Bush said, and warned
that taxpayers would not continue to
provide benefits to those who choose to
have additional children while or) web
fare. ,
Regarding tort reform, Bush urged
lawmakers to
•Cap punitive damages;
•Exempt public employees and civic
volunteers from bei ng sued for good faith
actions;
. •Stop court aiid judge "shopping;"
-and '• •
• Discourage frivolous lawsuits.
Bush continued to hammer on his
campaign theme of returning local con
trol to Texas public school s 1 Joingso, he
said., wouId "free our teachers and parr
ents and administrators to design the
schools which best fit their communities'
needs."
Speaking mi criminal and juvenile
justice reform, Bush said Texas must
lower to 14 the age at, which the most
violent juveniles could be tried as adults
and called for an end to mandatory early-
release programs He also called for
speeding up appeals by death row in-
mates..
In comments to the Austin American:
Statesman, Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock and
House Speaker James E. "Pete" Laney.
lauded Bush and said the teamwork
already has begun.
Domestic Violence Bills
The Senate last week unanimously
approved six domestic violence bills, the
latest in a wave of legislative att empts
to "break the cytle of violence" and offer
better protection for victims.
Still being considered, however, by
the Sen ate Criminal .J usticeCommittee,
is a bill by Sen Mike Moncrief, D-Fort
Worth, that would require battered
spouses who'file charges against their
abusers to testify against them in court.
Domestii violence bills that have
. passed the Senate ahd now move on to
the House would:
• Allow magistrates to issue tempo-
rary emergency orders wit hout a court
hearing;
•Increase punishment for those who
: repeatedly violate protecti ve orders and
•Allow authorities, to hold suspects
charged with, stalking for 48 hours after
bond has been posted
"Texas is trying to adopt an attitude
of zero-tolerance to violence i n any shape,
form or fashion That's our mission,"
Moncrief told the Houston Chronicle.
Caucus Finance Disclosure
Rep. Layton Black, D-Goldthwaite,
has filed a bill that would require Iegisr
lative. caucuses to report their finances'
and expenditures
Rep: Wanen Ghisum, J)-Pain pa, who
is chairman of the Texas Conservative
Coalition, said he wiJI fight the bill, and
that the coali tion will never disclose the
names of past contributors.
In early January, before, the Legisla-
ture convened, the Texas Conservative
Coalition held a $500 to $10,000 a plate
fund-raiser.
After the fund raiser., legislators
adopted rules requiringfuture disclosure
and banningcaueuses from raising funds
30 days before and after a legislative
session, or during a session.
Other Highlight*
•A group of property-rich school dis-
tricts plans to ask t he Texas Supreme
Court for a re-hearing on its decision
last week that upheld the state's tax-
sharing school finance law. The districts
involved include Borden County,
Glasscock County and the Seminole
district, aU in West Texas, and Barbers
Hill near Houston. Lawyer Earl Luna
said other districts are contemplating
joining the action
FEB. 16 Community Action Program - Community Resource
Center (CRC), 9:30 am ■ 12 noon
V Nutrition Program Meal - Youth Center, ! 1:30 am
Lions Club - Lone.Star Eatery, 12 noon
FCA winter rally with D.P, Lewis AHS
auditorium, 7 pm
FEB. 17 Chamber luncheon - Icehouse,<12 noon
FEB. 18 Reception for Drs. Victor & Arlene Lorica -
Aztec Theater, 3-4 pm
FEB. 20 Filing period begins for City and school elections
Hospital board - Clinic board room, 5:30 pm
Booster club meeting - AHS Rm. 7, 7 pm
School board- Supt.'s office, 7:30 pm
FEB. 21 Nutrition program meal - Youth Center, 11:30 am'
Sweetheart Sweepstakes drawing - 2 pm
FEB. 22 Nutrition program jneal - Youth Center, 11:30 am
Kiwanis Club meeting*- Ft. Griffin, 12 noon
City council - City hall, 6 pm s
FEB. 23 Albany Baseball Assn. meeting - Church of Christ,
' . - 7 pm . • ■ ,
FEB. 24 Commissioners court- Courthouse, 9 am
FEB. 25 Chamber banquet- Elementary cafeteria, 7 pm
"A People's Heritage Center" - American Legion Hall. If you, your family, or your group
wish to visit, pleas.' i all 762-31^0 for an appointment anytime. ...
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Lucas, Donnie A. The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 119, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 16, 1995, newspaper, February 16, 1995; Albany, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth412939/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting The Old Jail Art Center.