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3 It's a 'drug'
^problem, all right
[EDITOR'S NOTE: This bit of wisdom is
being passed around on the internet, and
it was worth repeating. The author is
unknown.]
1' The other day, someone at a store in a
small town read that a methamphet-
amine lab had been found in an old farm-
house in the adjoining county and he
asked me a rhetorical question, "Why
didn't we have a drug problem when you
and I were growing up?"
I told him that I did have a drug
problem when I was a kid growing up on
(j j the ranch. When I was young, I was drug
n i to church on Sunday morning. I was drug
oi ;,to church for weddings and funerals.
io') I was drug to family reunions and
T' community socials, no matter the weather
nor how I was feeling about it.
I was drug by my ears when I was
disrespectful to adults. I was also drug to
the woodshed when I disobeyed my par-
ents, told a lie, brought home a bad
report card, did not speak with respect,
spoke ill of the teacher or the preacher, or
if I didn't put forth my best effort in
everything that was asked of me.
I was drug to the kitchen sink if I
uttered a profane four-letter word. (I do
know what Dial soap tastes like.)
I was drug out topijli weeds in mom's
garden and flower beds and cockleburs
out of dad's fields. I was drug to the
homes of family, friends, and neighbors
to help out some poor soul who had no
one to mow the yard, repair the clothes-
lline or chop some firewood, and if my
«-mother had ever known that I took a
single dime as a tip for these kindnesses,
she would have drug me back to the
Ijaawood8hed.
Those drugs are still in my veins, and
they affect my behavior in everything I
do, say and think. They are stronger
than cocaine, crack or heroin, and if all of
our children had this kind of drug prob-
lem, America might be a better place
today.
policy
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pofiderings by Pat
By Pat Lidia Jones
We have something new at our
house and so far we are delighted. It
is a brand-new mattress for our bed-
room.
That, in and of itself, is not excit-
ing unless you know that the last
mattress we had was a true flop, in
every sense of the word. A.V. sleeps
curled into a ball; that mattress had
a husband-sized indention in it per-
manently.
So I began mattress shopping.
Soon after I received a catalog en-
titled "Design Within Reach. It had
wonderful steel, wood, leather and
glass furniture and accessories.
Charles and Ray Eames chair and
tables, office and home office fur-
nishings.
My first love was modern. I love
the sleek lines like architects would
draw. Only later did I come to old
country wooden things.
So I loved the description of the
mattress in this book. It said, "Soft
construction makes for easy mov-
ing," "free of metal coils; it never
needs to be flipped or rotated." This
last was important because it took
four of us to turn the other mattress.
So here it came and it was rolled
up in a relatively narrow box. A.V.
said it must have the air pressed out
of it before shipping. My own private
thought was that it was about two or
three inches thick - a pad. Oh dear,
another mistake.
We were out of town when my
helpers unpacked and set up the new
frame and mattress. Sure enough,
the mattress had expanded to the
eight inches promised. We lay down
on it and at first it felt rather firm
and then we began to feel like we
were floating on it.
Quickly we got it made up with
sheets, pillows and comforter and we
lay down to assess the overnight com-
fort of our new purchase.
Wow! I slept like you wish a baby
would. It was great. On the third
morning my husband said his back
had quit hurting.
One problem though. The frame
was too low, so that had to be rem-
edied. And it soon was. Now it seems
exactly right. Hooray!-
They say if you can sleep well, you
do everything else better also. Sleep
doesn't come easily to me, so I have to
try to make everything external con-
ducive to sleep. Blinds closed, lights
out, temperature comfortable and
quiet. I try it all, but sleep usually
eludes me until the wee hours.
My husband can go to sleep any-
where, anytime. I wouldn't wish that
ability away from him, but I do wish
a little less for him and a little more
ease of slumber for me.
Apparently it has always been this
way for me. I remember my mother
and both grandmothers trying to get
me to sleep when I was little. All of
them liked to rock me and I remem-
ber loving that. Mother Wright sang
hymns while she rocked; Grand-
mother Lidia sang "Froggy Went A-
Courting," which had an incredible
amount of verses.
Mother never sang lullabies that I
remember - or Dad.
Madison is a good sleeper. She
loves to set up everything in my bed-
to your health
room for a "jumping" course, so she
jumps herself wide-awake. Butwhen
I get her peeled off the walls, she's
ready for slumber.
Well, I note the old mesquites ARE
out - at least, they are in my yard.
And April's here and the bluebon-
nets are blooming, so Spring is here.
We went to the Fredericksburg area
last year at the height of the bluebon-
net season and I have never seen
anything so profuse and so beautiful.
I am not an artist and never was,
but that area and that view really
made me wish that I had talent to be
able to transfer the beauty to canvas.
Don Taggart and Gerald Braddy
put my geraniums out last week and
they are pretty as pictures.
The Pope has died and he seems to
have been universally loved. I am not
familiar with any of the Cardinals
who will be voting for a new Pope soon.
I find it all very interesting and since
TV covers everything so well, I find
myself following the religious process.
Happy Spring to you.
By Ryan Ford, M.D.
Well, I'm sure you are all anx-
iously awaiting the number of new
organ donors from the great commu-
nity of Albany. The suspense is kill-
ing you isn't it? Can't stand it, can
you? Want to know?
One.
For this one individual, I extend
my most heartfelt appreciation for
your commitment. Your selfless gift
will no doubt save or improve the
lives of up to fifty people. Thank you
for your kind and generous gift of
life. As for the rest of you - what
gives? How many people actually read
this thing anyway? Anybody out
there? Hello?
Let's face it; it's laughable. I
chuckle every time I think about it. I
was really expecting maybe ten or
fifteen people would express interest
in organ donation - nope, one.
Maybe it's the e-mail thing. Is it
really that difficult? I know people in
their late eighties who will tell you e-
mail is the greatest thing since sliced
bread.
I realize I am beating a dead horse,
no pun intended. If there are any
"organ donor stragglers" out there,
I'd love to hear from you. I will gladly
answer any questions you have re-
garding donation or help you become
a donor.
Of course, organ donation gets
tangled up with religious matters. I
encourage you to take up the issue
with your minister, pastor, rabbi, or
priest. I also recommend taking a
direct line with the Man upstairs on
this matter; pray about it if you are
so inclined.
Imagine - the end of your life bring-
ing healing to so many others. A six-
year-old in need of a bone marrow
transplant, burn victims needing skin
transplantation. There are so many
you can help. Please make your
wishes known.
On a more personal note - today is
my anniversary. It's been four years
since my wife and I exchanged vows
on the shore of Lake Arlington. I feel
truly blessed to share my life with
such a wonderful woman. She's pretty
easy on the eyes too. Thank you,
Heather, for all that you do and for
the righteous chicken fried steaks.
Thanks for reading (both of you).
Please send questions and comments
to docrdford@yahoo.com, or drop a
card to P.O. Box 306 - you know the
drill.
roiied and about
By Emalyn (Sam) Gillispie
This has been a busy time for me
the last few weeks - a lot "of being
round and about.
The week of March 14 saw a large
number of Newcombs in town. War-
ren Newcomb from Lubbock was in
town that Friday. He is doing fine
and still enjoys life. Jimmy Newcomb,
wife Joan and a daughter and her
three children were here from
Cleburne for several days. Jimmy's
daughter from California came in for
her grandmother's funeral. Rick and
Shirley Newcomb were here from
Midland. Rick is in the chemical sup-
ply business and Shirley works with
rehabilitating horses who have, for
one reason or another, been injured.
Edwina and Jimmy Faulkenbury
were here from Levelland. Jimmy is
with the government farm program.
His job covers several counties around
Levelland. Edwina and Jimmy's chil-
dren were here from all over Texas.
They have four and that makes a
house full. Rosalee Bissel Marcus
and her daughter and son-in-law
were up from San Antonio for a day
and it was good to see her. Rosalee
has a lot of friends and they got to
visit and catch up on old news.
Bonnie Moore and her daughter
Janet Foshee were here from Sea-
graves for several days ind since our
sister Sue Codington was here also,
we had a gab fest and a visit.
The Shackelford County Histori-
cal Commission met on March 21
and voted in eight new fnembers. We
also elected new officers for the next
term. Julia Putnam is our chairman,
Sonja Clayton vice chairman, Ed
Tackett treasurer and I was elected
secretary. We had a good meeting.
Clifton Caldwell came with Shirley
and as a result, we are in for a treat.
At this month's meeting, Clifton of-
fered to bring his slides and movies
made by Horace Sedwick back in the
20's. We urge all members to come to
that meeting.
I have been reading in the Abilene
paper about the wind charger farms
going up in the area. Some people
object to them messing up their view
of the country side. I have no opinion
on the subject, but I did wonder how
much electricity was generated from
our winds of this past week. I had to
drive to Abilene several times and I
was exhausted from trying to keep
the car on the road.
How about Easter morning? A lot
of people woke up to a surprise -
snow covering on the ground, build-
ings and cars. Of course, it did not
stay long, but it was a shock to wear-
ers of sandals and Easter finery.
Someone told the that on the Nine
Mile Hill, the snow had made eight-
inch drifts.
This past Saturday Betty Law,
Rosalee Edgar, Judy Draper, Leta
Bell, Sandi Conway and I all jour-
neyed to Haskell. We attended a Mes-
quite District Women's Club meet-
ing. About 40 women attended.
Haskell Women's Club was the host-
ess.
Speaking of Haskell, did you know
they have a creek that runs for about
two miles through the town and the
women got together and talked their
husbands and a few volunteers to
help them plant flower seeds all along
the banks. They expect a beautiful
sight for people to see this summer.
Congratulations to all who partici-
pated - harassed husbands, espe-
cially.
I escorted Sue Codington to the
President's Dinner at Hardin-Sim-
mons last Thursday night. About 400
people showed up and a fun time was
enjoyed by all. The guest speaker
was Jeff Sandefer. His grandfather
was president of Hardin-Simmons
for 31 years. Jeff was raised in Abi-
lene and left to go to Texas Univer-
sity and Harvard. He is the owner of
Sandefer Oil and Off Shore Drilling.
Besides running his many busi-
nesses, he is a professor at the Uni-
versity of Texas.
Aunee Goffs family all met at the
Jackson Warehouse this past Satur-
day for a family reunion.
This is Sam and I will see you
Round and About.
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Merchants Activities Committee meeting - Aztec
Theater, 2 pm
Golf scramble - Albany Golf Course, 5:30 pm .
Lions Club - Icehouse, 12 noon
Fandangle rehearsal - Bank parking lot, 7:30 pm
Chamber luncheon - Icehouse, 12 noon
Project Graduation meeting - Resource Center, 7 pm
Star Gazing party - Fort Griffin State Park, dusk
Commissioners Court - Courthouse, 9 am
GED classes - Resource Center, 4-6 pm
ESL classes - Resource Center, 6-8 pm
Fandangle rehearsal - Bank parking lot, 7:30 pm
Merchants Activities Committee meeting - Aztec
Theater, 2 pm
Golf scramble - Albany Golf Course, 5:30 pm
UIL Band Contest - Wichita Falls
Commodities distribution - Youth Center, 1-2 pm
Fandangle rehearsal - Frontier Texas, 7:30 pm
Awards assembly - NSES cafeteria, 1:30 pm
Fandangle sampler and barbecue - Frontier Texas
School board - Supt.'s office, 7 pm
City council - City Hall, 5 pm
Masons - Masonic Hall, 7:30 pm
Buyer-Seller Banquet - NSES cafeteria, 7 pm
Regional UIL meet - Hardin-Simmons University
SPRING FLING - Downtown Albany, 10 am
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