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Pot-Bellied Pigs and
other swinish things
/ The dog has been called "man's best friend.'
Some humans are truly dog's best friend; they
are the sympathetic souls who will adopt every
wandering mongrel that comes to their door.
This is often futile, as many homeless mutts are
like some homeless people, they are vagrants by
choice, and they wouldn't have it any other way.
We took in one stray dog, paid the vet to fix
him, fed him well and built him a good dog-
house, but he was never happy with his easy BJL Thom
life. He only wanted to sneak out the gate and go back on the pi
Maybe he didn't realize that he had been fixed. He has ani
residence now, and I wish him well.
We agreed to take in no more dogs.
It was nice to sleep again without being disturbed by a dog lolpj
around the yard and howling to get out, and it was a relief to opej
gate without being ran over by the beast trying to escape, but nei
my tranquillity nor our agreement lasted very long. Soon a
Pyrenees sheep dog came in the open gate. My wife closed the
and tied the dog, ostensibly to keep the dog until someone
looking for it, but secretly hoping the dog was an orphan. This
the size of a small pony, and he eats like a large horse. Wheftj
arrived, he appeared to have been living on road-kill or what|6’
garbage he could find, and one paw had a long mesquite tip
embedded in the pad. We were not sure whether he would su:
but after being patched up and fed regularly, he improved rai
His original owner came by and recognized him, but he was
enough to let him stay with us.
These animals are bred to guard sheep, but as we have no skj>
Omar took it upon himself to guard us. He walks his post in a mil
manner at night, and sleeps during the day. We have posted a
over his bed in the carport: NIGHT WORKER-DO NOT DI
But this is posti vely the last dog! I have negotiated anew agree
with my wife; if she acquires one more dog, I will be allowed
bellied pig. I'm sure she will live up to her terms of the a greeny
but after checking the price of pot-bellied pigs, I'm not sure thatj
afford to cany out mine. The pot-belly market seems to be
much better than pork-bellies, and I fear this pig is far beyond
reach. I would hate to buy pork chops based on the price of pot-bel
pigs.
Years ago these little porkers could be seen roaming the si
villages in the Far East, and it is hard to believe that they are
so valuable. There were places where I could have had the pick
litter from a Filipino farmer for a few packs of Camels. Of coui
pot-bellied pig could not replace the big dog as night guard, but
are wild boar on the island of Mindanao that could do as well, or
better. These wild boar are fierce beasts with ugly curving tusks,
the brave man has only to go into the jungle and catch one, for
I'm not sure how well they will adapt to civilization, but if you tui
one loose in your yard at night, you would never be troubled
prowlers.
At this point I'm not sure I could out-run a wild boar, and I ai
penny-pinching to buy an imported pot-bellied pig, so I may be foj
to do the patriotic thing and Buy American. I do hope some Arne:
farmer has a nice good-natured, house-broken pig that needs a
home.
I have another reason for keeping a pet pig. My wife occasioi
comes in to clean up my den, and she always yells,
'This place is a boar's nest! It looks like pigs have been livii
here."
When I try to explain that cleaning it up too much makt
impossible for me to find anything, she shouts loud enough
neighbors to hear,
"OUT! OUT! I've got to do something about this mess
someone comes in and sees this pig-sty."
If I kept my pet in here, the neighbors would think she wasye
at the pig, and I could blame the pig for banana peels, potato
cerveza cans, pipe tobacco and other swinish things that mys £ri-
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West Middle School twirlers competed in the First An«
Franklin Twirling Contest on March SO. The girls ]
solos and ensembles and won several medals and ribbomi
these performances. The twirlers (left to right) are l
Jernigan, Megan Gerik, Laura Polasek, Rebecca Podsednik,
Leslie Lee and Sara Mechell.
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The West News - Thursday, April 25,1996
Another Point of View,
Keisa Peek
Another lake record.
West fisherman Ernie Chudej shows off the huge Yellow
Catfish he caught on a trotline last week in Lake Aquilla. This
fish tipped the scales at a whopping 77.3 pounds and mea-
sured 51 and a half inches long. Chudej's catch established a
new record at the lake breaking the previous 62 pound
record he set last year. He caught the record-setting catfish
at 8:15 un. April 16 on a trotline baited with perch.
West athletes to compete
at regional track meet
Several West Trojans and
Lady Trojans are scheduled to
participate in the Regional Track
and Field Meet this Friday and
Saturday on the East Texas State
University campus in Commerce.
The field events and
preliminary running events are
planned for Friday with the
running finals planned for
Saturday.
Trojan Hayden Holecek will
compete in the long jump and
triple jump events along with
the 100 meter dash at the
regionals. Holecek has school
records in both the long jump
and triple jump events.
Eric Polansky is competing in
the shotput event after winning
first in district. He threw a
season's best 49 ft. 2 inches in the
event during a regional qualifiers
meet last Saturday in South Oak
Cliff.
Police Activity Report
April 1 • 22
Citations - 26
Exhibition of acceleration - 3
No license plates -1
Speeding - 4
Minor in possession of alcohol -7
No insurance 2
Theft under $20 -1
Public intoxication -1
Reckless driving -1
Littering -1
Expired license plate - 2
Impeding traffic -1
No tailights -1
Disorderly conduct - 1
Arrests -1
Public intoxication - 1
Paul Beseda placed third in
the discus at the district meet
and is an alternate in this event
at the regional meet.
Lady Trojan Rebekah Millet
will be competing in the long
jump after taking first in this
event at district. Millet jumped
her personal best of 17 ft. and
three-fourths inches at the
regional qualifers meet last
Friday in McGregor. She is also
to compete in the 200 meter run.
Shana Podsednik is to compete
in the 100 meter dash after a
second place finish at the district
meet. She ran the event in 12.87
at the McGregor meet.
Podsednik along with Millet,
Deneatra Dancer and Renee
Mayes are members of the 400
meter relay scheduled to compete
at regionals. The relay squad
recorded their best time of the
year (51.6 seconds) at McGregor.
It is generally conceded that the automo-
bile was invented by Karl Benz of Germany in
1886. It was a decade later that the invention
became an industry in the United States, and
what an industry. This year we celebrate the
HILLSBORO-Supporterso centennial of the automobile industry. The
the Hill County Courthous* ®rat horseless carriage factory was in Spring-
Restoration Project have planner field, Mass. It was started by Charles and
a "Donate-A-Thon" for Memoria Frank Duryea. In 1896, the first foil year of
Day Weekend to seek funds foi production, the Duryeas built thirteen cars,
the interior restoration. Some of the early decisions that had to be made were whether to
Telephone banks will be setu8e 8®*! electric or steam as fuel for the new "contraptions." The first
up on foe courthouse square in vehicles had tillers instead of steering wheels. Packard introduced
downtown Hillsborofroml0a.m. the first steering wheel on its 1990 model. The first auto show was
until 5 p.m. to receive donations held in 1900 in Madison Square Gardens. Forty manufacturers
and pledges as foe Hill County displayed other three hundred vehicles. There were steamers, elec-
Historical Commission works to trie and gas-powered cars at foe show. In popularity gas-powered
match a $250,000 "challenge was dead last-
grant" issued by foe Houston President McKinley was tho first President to ride in an automo-
Endowment bile. Barney Oldfield was foe first driver to go sixty miles per hour.
Exteriorrestoration offoefire- ®°th of these events occurred in foe early 1900's. Around 1912 foe
damaged structure is approxi- fir8t drive-in filling station was opened by Gulf Oil. The first stop
mately 75 percent complete. That sign went up in Detroit around 1915, foe first traffic light appeared
$3.6 million phase of work is being i*1 Cleveland foe same year. The first drive-in restaurant was opened
completed with Statewide Trans- >n Dallas in 1920. It was called Hailey's Pig Stand. Ethyl gasoline
portation Enhancement Program was formulated in 1924. It lasted almost sixty years. Radios became
fonds and insurance proceeds, optional in 1929. They are now standard in most cars. Streamlining
The clock tower can once again began in 1934 with Chrysler and DeSoto Airflows. Many safety
be seen entering foe city from all features have been added in the last fifty years, electric windshield
directions and the new clock and wipers, shatter proof glass, safety belts, air bags, anti-lock brakes,
bell have been installed. Once and rear view mirrors.
foe clock tower is completed, The growing pains have often been painful and many of foe early
scaffolding will be removed and innovators have dropped out One thing is certain, the automobile ‘
work will get underway to install has had an impact on society. We are mobile. Cars determine where
roofing material and omamen- we work, where we live, where we go to church and where we go on
tal metal. vacation. Most families have at least two vehicles plus one for each
Remaininginsuranceproceeds teenage driver in foe family,
and money generated by earlier If foe EPA thinks that cars are an environmental problem, think
fund-raisers and donations ofthe problems that a half billion horses would create.
leaves foe project an estimated _ , ...
$2 million short of the money Talent show and dance Friday in West
needed to complete foe interior Kaleidoscope, a city-wide talent show and dance extravaganza in
restoration. West, is set for 7:30 p.m. this Friday in the West High School gym.
Hill County Judge Tommy This is sponsored by the Trojan Dazzlers' dance team and anyone
Walker said, "The county is very wishing to enter the talent competition is asked to call Diane Atlas
appreciative of foe challenge at 826-3638. Admission is $2 for adults and $1 for students,
grant issued by foe Houston
Endowment, it is now time for St. Mary's School celebrates
. :^“Dayof.Pr“ye,J'
bargain and meetfoe challenge." St MarY 8 School would like to invite the West community to join
A deadline of December 31 th®m >n celebrating "National Day of Prayer" during their 8:15 turn.
1996 has been set by foe Hous- Mass on May 2 at foe St. Mary's Catholic Church of the Assumption,
ton Endowment to raise foe
additional $250,000 needed to
match foe grant
Volunteers will be manning
cellular phones donated by Look
Sharp and Cellular One, during
foe designated time periods. The
numbers to call are 871 -582-1500
and 817-582-1503.
The restoration effort also has
a toll free number available seven
days a week. To call toll free to
make a donation or pledge, dial
1-800-460-7336. f
Barbecue sandwich plates will M(
also be on sale during foe "Do-
nate-A-Thon" for a minimum There '* only onc thin* aboul which 1 am certain» and *hat i*
donation of $5 each that there ia very little about which one can be certain.
—Somerset Maugham.
One strain of bacteria Ie lerge enough to be seen with the unaMed
human eye: Epulopleclum ftaheleoni wee found Inside a fish caught
off the coast of Australia In 1994.
We make the best
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for letter & legal.
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RE-ELECT
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Alderman
West City Council
*Mayor Pro-Tem & Two Term Councilman
‘West Chamber of Commerce
President 1993 & 1994
‘Baylor University Graduate
VOTE: Saturday, May 4,1996
THE THIRD NAME ON THE BALLOT!
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