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Thursday, February 10,1994
The Albany News
The Albany News
Since 1875
Oldest journalistic venture west of the Brazos
Editor / Publisher
Donnie A Lucas
Mainaglng Editor Melinda t Lucas
•Advertising & Business Manager Betty V if nt el
Compost! ion
Bettv Balliew
Mi ran Correspondent .
Audrey Brooks
Ofl'ire Assistant
Bettv Law
-OfTVoe Assistant
J ana McCoy
Office Assistant
Stephanie Heatley
Welcome Hunters
Albany and Shackelford County will be in. the
sp •fju.'ht again this weekend as dozens of ce
lebr.it,k > -.nd many more hunters converge for
tht- fr:': .». d fVjj.; Country Celebrity Quail
Hunt
' ! h»" f" •i;ii .s w ul begin on Friday and con-
ini • nr. Ugh Saturday The public will be able
• •: ,i". . f-'th.. iict-ivitics'and meet those
; atte.i.d -u:
Kur the 1 ■ nd \<-ar the base camp for the
hunrw '' 1 • !• catedat the entrance ofthe Newell
Itanch mean d about 5 miles west-of Albany on
I* S Highway 180 . •
\ '.<•■!> br ' . auction- and dinner is planned, at
L-..yr>vyy;V;)i,vK s ( uintry ('lub in Abilene on Kri-
i.'. night ">1' « un, a iia> of team hunting for
-:t, tv*.«b• -1r
in t 's ■Will hav! the best opportunity
' prt-t: ] Sa'urdavduringtheRound-up
Lunch ( n and the Celebrity Sporting Clay Shoot-
ofT , * .
i'heentrar'ce f>. for Round up has been set at
r i" i >+a iuli > avd?;".) for children. A chuck wagon
' " h W'-ili 1 i -.tv jifitld vim; rs will be able to
v •* a -• ' "!i>. t • f11; • •• '■ ibit >■:j, a-- w ell a- the
-ny< ' >') ,
Many notable cetebnties are participating in
order to help raise money for Disability He
sources, iii'' 'n Abilene, a non-profit agency
dedicate.! to providing residen t inl and vocational
program' for young adults who are develop-
mentally challenged
Albany and Shackelford County have gained
rtv. ign it i'P acro>-sthi stat/' and beyond for ha v'ing
superior hunt ing opportunities.
. Projects such a- t hi celebrity quail hunt and
a local celebrity hunt held in the fall .hosted by
the Albany Bo .ster I'lub have continued to,add
to the positive reputation that our nr i i -lit ain-
>ng,
Let's ail welcome our weekend ffuests and
help mi^e th<-rr, feel at hom*1
These types of.events are important to our
community, n.ir eci iiotny and the reputation as
good hosts thai w have obtained.
We must w< ' k together to maintain what has
been achieved Ix-caust 'it'directly or indirectly
affects us all ,
ft takes all f u- working together in many
different meluding host mg such events as'
a. celebrity quail hunt
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1994 MEMBER: Texas Press Association, West
Texas Press Association.
By Pat Lidia .Jones
One.of the dumbest things! hear in
political rhetoric is when a candidate or
party announces his being "anti-crime "
Are we then to deduce that his opponent
will, fall into place naturally as being
pro-crime9
Like Dan Quayle's "family values,"
it's just more talk, safe talk If the poli-
ticians, listened more carefully to the
voters they profess to wish to serve,
they'd know that •foTlVi and Jane Doe are
sick of them, their line, the lies, the
bureaucracy, the bloated, wastrel gov
ernment.and the flection year gobbledy-
gook.
It is amazing to me that no matter
how we vote, I don't know of one person
who is perfectly pleased with how the
government is operating — even Bill
and Hillary
Everyday when I pick.up my mail, I
stop bv the post office trash can, and I
deposit there all the correspondence from
everyone who is in office, and from ev-
eryone who wants to be, whether state
or national I'm not the only one; the
trash can overflows with letters identi-
cal to my own, except for the address-
One might MirmiM' that I don't vote,
or that my vote is just hit or miss, but
that's not true I vote each time, and I try
to be informed about each candidate.
Most of us do But w e don't necessarily
believe what the candidates say they
wiJl'dn Perhaps I am jaded, ,but I don't
believe any of that. I do watch and listen
I feel I can be abetter judge of character
that way than reading or hearing the
usual propaganda.
1 deeply resent the governmental
franking privilege. Every time I get a
nice fat letter from my senator or my
representative extolling his or her own
virtues, I resent the free use ofthe postal
system. I'm sick of throwing away mail
on which the American people paid the
postage,.
Absurd though it is, I wish everyone
who wants to receive mail from his state's
officials in Washington , D C. would send
the necessary postage. Somehow 1 don't
think a one of our elected officials would
be overwhelmed with free stamps
How in the world did I get onto that?
I intended to talk about crime
Anyway, crime is a puzzling, inexpli-
cable giant now, different from the way
it used- to be Generally, there was a
reason, a motive, for most lawlessness.
If not a "crime of passion," it was for
gain, for greed, for need.
Now we are terrified at the rise in
crime that seems to have no reason ex-
cept drugs Drive-by shootings where
the victim and the perpetrator have ne-
ther seen nor known of the other, con-
founds u* We look for methods of de-
fense.
I have one daughter, one daughter-
in law. and thr<v grown step grand-
daughter- I worry about them, especially
the grands Each of them lives alone in
a different city, and they are very mobile
as they travel to work, tocliiss. to another
city.
So at Christmas. I gave each of the
girls an alarm that is to be carried in the
hand. If there should be an emergency,
just squeeze the alarm, and it activates;
Caprice. Dorcas, and Rachel imme-
diately began to read instructions and
fiddle with buttons and batteries.
Reading aloud. Caprice dropped a few
facts on us. Seems each hand alarm
carries its own code. If the alarm is
activated,, ii can only he turned off by
punching in its individual code.
Patti Holloway walked through the
living room at about this point, and said,
"Don't set one of those off in here." She
could not possibly have gotten-all the
way to the kitchen before one of the girls
pressed the w rong.or perhaps it w as the
right, button.
While holding our ears atrain-t the
shriek of the alarm, we all laughed be-
cause 'he culprit was Rachel. Jess'
youngest. Everyone was yellirig at her,
and she was frantically try ing to sift
through : he instruct ions to find her ow n
code. . ■■ . .
The.-dogs began to howl, and finally,
Rachel ran out to the back yard. In
desperation, she managed to take the
batteries out of the alarm,1 which had
-creamed at an incredible pitch all this
tune.
When she came back in, we were all
just sitting there, stunned by the sudden
silence. Rachel said, "Well, now we know-
it works "
Theother day-, I got a not.e.from Rachel.
She thanked me for the gift, and said
that she was carrying the alarm with
her everywhere'she went, and had used
it. once.
A friend <>f hers, a you rig man who is
also a student at Tech,jumped at Rachel
from behind a bush to "scare" her. He
did. She squeezed her alarm. It screamed
like a banshee, and so did Rachel. It
scared the voiing man to death. Rachel'
punched in the code when she recognized
him.
He said his ears rang all night. Rachel
said jt served him right.
I may get one of those alarms. I'll get
Rachel to show mehowtowork it though '
letters to the editor
— Albany resident appreciates hospital
Dear Editor:
I would like to say thank you to the
people who make the ShackelfordCounty
Hospital possible, also Dr. Mikeska and
all the staff for the good care I have
received.
My prayer is that we will always be
thankful for a hospital in our town.
Hixie Newcomb
Local nurse lists CPR procedures
Dear Editor:
I read with great dismay the response
by the Shackelford County Hospital
employees regarding the recent collapse
of a man across the street from the
hospital. Their letter was an attempt to
explain why the nurse responding to the
call for help did not initiate CPR on the
victim. They went on to give their opinion
of what criteria must be met in order for
CPR to be started.
I am an American Heart Association
CPR instructor and also a certified in-
structor for Advanced Cardiac Life
Support (ACLS). Because of this, I can
say with great certainty that none of the
three reasons that were listed are taught
as part of CPR classes sanctioned by the
American Heart Association (AHA).
I have paraphrased from the AHA
instructor's manual the sequence res-
cuers should follow when initiatingCPR:
1. Determine unresponsiveness.
2. Open the airway, removing any
vomit or other material with a finger
sweep of the mouth.
3. Assess for breathing, if none is
present, give two rescue breaths.
4. Determine if a pulse is present by
feeling for a carotid pulse in the neck.
5. If no pulse is present, begin chest
compressions.
The manual goes on to state how
important it is to gain early access to
emergency care so that the victim can be
defibrillated, as soon as possible, if the
heart rhythm is pulseless ventricular
tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation.
Time is essential. You act first and
ask questions later. A victim's cyanotic
(blue) skin color or incontinency of urine
are not given first consideration, nor are
they criteria for withholding the start of
CPR.
I was also quite upset to read in the
November 18 edition of this newspaper
that the Shackelford County Hospital
District had spent in excess of $7,000 to
purchase a new automatic defibrillator.
A manual defibrillator, like the one re-
placed, is very functional if the person
using it is trained to know when and
how the machine is used. Use of a
defibrillator and aspects of care for a
person suffering a cardiac arrest are
taught in ACLS classes.
Someone reading this letter might
think that I'm against rural hospitals.
This is not true. A progressive rural
hospital that aggressively promotes
advanced certifications (ACLS, CPR,
TNCC—Trauma Nursing Care Course)
and continuing education for their em-
ployees is a valuable asset to the com-
munity.
In addition, a rural health care system
bolstered by an ambulance service that
is certified to have paramedics on board
is also a great asset to the community.
Paramedics are trained to start critical
treatment, prior to arriving at the hos-
pital, that includes administering
medications, starting l.V.'s, performing
intubations and using a defibrillator.
Rural hospitals can offer a lot to a
community if the citizens are aware of
what to expect and willing to accept
nothing less.
' Deloris Londerholm, RN, BNS, CEN
(Certified Emergency Nurse), Albany,
Texas
9$
Former resident questions CPR criteria
Dear Editor:
I have received recent editions ofyour
paper and read about the death of Ixinnie
Heatley I was somewhat dismayed at
what I read.
J am employed in a city of about 40,000
people as a firefighter, paramedic and
hold the rank of lieutenant in the fire
department \s- an instructor in the
Emergency Medical Service Division at
the county college, I instruct students
wishing to pursue a ca'eeras E M T's or
paramedics.
I was not taught, nor do I know of any
instructor who teaches; that you should
withhold C.P R based on the victim's
skin color, dilation ofthe pupils, or lack
of bleeding from wounds that might have
a 1st; occur red t o t h e >vict i m. N on e of these
are appropriate criteria for w ithholding
CPR.
The only crit eria that is taugh t where
E M S personnel w ould not start C.P.R.
is if the pat ient has rigor mortis, lividity
has developed, or the patient received a
wound that was not compatible to life,
for example, decapitation. Any other
signs w'ould not be appropriate, for
withholding0 P R The only person who
could deviate from these would be a
physician,
I have,parents and many friends who
live in Albany, so I am concerned about
the level of care that would be given to
them. Everything that I mentioned in
this letter is basic information that all
health car" workers should know,
whether they work in Dallas, Sherman,
or Albany,
I too share in Mrs. Heatley's frustra-
tion and sympathize with her loss. I
hope that the powers that be investigate
t heir system and see where improve-
ments could be made!'
Sincerely,
Donnie Glenn. EMT/Paramedic
Sherman, Texas
Political Listings
The following candidates have au-
thorized The Albany News to an nounce
their candidacy, subject to the Demo-
cratic Party primary,
For U.S. Congress, 17th District
CHARLES STENHOLM
For Chief Justice
11th Court of Appeals
BUDARNOT
For District Judge, '259th District
ISAAC M. CASTRO
QUAY PARKER
For Shackelford County-Treasurer
SHERRY ENLOE
JOYGRUN
For Shackelford County Clerk
BOBBIE COX
FRANCES WHEELER
For Shackelford. County
Commissioner, Precinct 1
W. O. McKEEVER
BOBBY REVES
JAMES WADDINGTON
(Political Advertising paid for by
candidates listed.)
Community Calendar
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FEB. 19
Community Action program - Depot, 10 ani-3 pm
Nutrition Program Meal - Youth Center, 11:30 am
Lions Club - Lone Star Eatery, 12 noon
Albany Baseball Association meeting - Jones
Company board room, 7 pm
Chamber luncheon - Ft. Griffin, 12 noon (Frances
Wheeler - speaker)
Celebrity Quail Hunt - Base Camp at Newell
Ranch /
Sweetheart Syeepstakes drawing - Halbert's
Emporium, 2 pm
Commissioners court - Courthouse, 9 am
Nutrition program meal - Youth Center, 11:30 am
12-step meeting - FCC north entrance, 6 pm
Early voting begins for March primaries - County
Clerk's office
Nutrition program meal - Youth Center, 11:30 am
Kiwanis Club meeting - Ft. Griffin, 12 noon
Noah Project Outreach - Courthouse, 1:30-4 pm
Entry deadline for stock show - County Agent's
ofifice, 5 pm
Spring style show - Old Jail Art Center, 11:30 am
Chamber of Commerce banquet - NSES cafeteria,
7 pm
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