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PAGE 4A ■ THE POLK COUNTY ENTERPRISE, SUNDAY, MARCH 24,2000
EDITORIAL
THE POUC COUNTY ENTERPRISE
Letters to the editor
, Attack problem at source Keys inspire
To the editor: is with our money. Too many peo-
ple live under the foolish idea that
Every proposal to give Amen- the government has money They
cans relief on the cost of prescrip- have no money, we give it
non drags seems to be to find a to them. When they give it *** to
way for the government (you md us, it is already ours
me) to pay for them I hear 50 per- To find a way for prescription
cent, up to $2,000. aid all sorts of drags to be cheaper a the point of
wnie-off schemes. Not onoe have I sale is smarter than to find a way
heard anyone say that we should at- for taxes to pay the exorbitant
tack the problem from the angle of prices Perhaps we should all write
the suppliers It is a fact that pre- our representatives in the House and
scripdon drags cost 50 percent to the Senate advancing this idea.
100 percent more tn America than Lest we get too encouaged by
they do in foreign countries It is a this, we must remember that the
fact that major buyers.... and the pharmaceutical lobby in Washing-
other big. big distributors pay only ton is as powerful as a locomotive
about 20 percent to 50 percent what They give beau coups money to the
the ordinary citizen pays Of course very representatives we would write
the savings are seldom passed on to to. So, outside of venting our out-
the consumer rage we probably have little to
I wonder why no one has the gam Guess who they listen to
courage to advance the idea of pnee more? But it might be worth a try.
controls on pharmaceuticals1 To re- |t i$ stiU a representative republic,
duoe the cost to buy is far different
from finding a way to get it paid for jac|t Dorwin
by someone else. Route 8 Box 566
Of course, in reality, when the Livingston
government pays for something, it
Didn't decorate school
To the editor: played the flag the wrong way, ei-
tlvr - someone or don’t critici7e
To the editor:
Through the years we accumulate
a myriad of keys that we re not sure
fit anything, but to be on the safe
side, we keep them anyway Other
such useless items we dispose of
along the way, but not keys! This
collection of keys grows and grows
at an astounding rate, but still we
hang onto each and every key as if
it was a family heirloom.
The only saving grace is that
when we die our relatives (being to-
tally confused as to what these keys
are for) will toss the whole kit and
caboodle out and start ova with
their own locks and more keys.
What prompted me to write
'Keys" was bunting for a key to a
lock-box and running across a key
to a 1928 Model A Ford. My eyes
aren't what they used to be, but I'm
pretty sure there isn't a single
Model A on the property By the
way, I kept the key "just in case."
And so it goes!
Keys
I've got keys to the front and the
back door,
And keys to the post office box.
I've got card-keys to the office,
And keys to a lot of lost locks.
I've got keys to a trailer that’s
Lip I
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LMD WOTO
VICA TEAM ADVANCES -- Nine students from the Livingston High School Industrial Lab
traveled to Lamar University in Beaumont Friday and Saturday, Feb. 25-26, to compete in the
Skills USA VICA District 7 Building Trades Contest. Front row (1-r) are Billy Parrish; Stevie
Denham; Shane Hunt, first place Carpentry Project Contest; and Christian Gutierrez, second
place Mill and Cabinetry Project Contest. On the back row (1-r) are Tommy Waterman, second
place Carpentry Project Contest; David Jones, first place Mill and Cabinetry Project Contest;
Benjamin Morris and Jason Garner. Jones won Best of Division in the Wood Project Division.
The judges for the Building Trades Contest (cabinetry and carpentry) only awarded 5 perfect
100 scores, and Livingston brought home four of them. All students, under the direction of in-
structor Don Boler, will advance to State Skills - USA VICA Competition in Fort Worth in
April. At the 55th annual Trinity-Neches FFA and 4-H District Livestock Show held March 14-
18, Josh Smith won Grand Champion and Shane Hunt won Reserve Grand Champion for their
projects which were entered in the Building Trade section of the show.
Trades class inspires winners
Regarding Lloyd Bryrnas iciun
(Thursday, March 16) regarding dis-
playing the flag:
For your information, Mr. Biy-
mer, the Boots and Babes Square
Dance Club dmad for the primary
school - we did not decorate the
school! May I suggest that if you
do not know who decorated and dis-
at all!
One of the square dancers:
Beth Kilgore
HC01 Box 650C
Goodrich
(Mr. Brymtr did apologhe
to the square dancers in a
letter published in Thurs-
day's Enterprise. •• ed.)
VFW doesn't endorse
To the editor:
Although many political meet-
the fkdliBfci at
the Veterans
t 8568, Liv-
ingston, and the Ladies Auxiliary
do not support any political party,
nor endorse any candidate for public
office.
Both organizations do attempt to
keep current on legislation that af-
fects veterans and their families,
nming dial information available
to the membership. Howeva, each
member is free to vote his or ha
own conscience at the polls.
Both the VFW and the Ladies
Auxiliary are chartered to operate
for the benefit of their
families for educational, commu-
nity service and charitable purposes.
Richard Wade,
Commander
VFW Post 8568
P.O. Box 508
Livingston
Premeditated murder
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o the editor:
Many nuxms ago when 1 was a
very young woman, we moved to a
rural (very rural!) community in far
away Central Texas. We had not
been there ery long until we heard
that the ugh ter of one of our
neighbor .id had a son out of vwd-
. six years previous to
fbe father wa* the son of
ountry docto; no less!
•messed it. V "skipped
«!" But hei f.trents dkl
r, nor did the kick her
it home. Tney were
.icople in the commu-
one the any the
e result of tli. situation
•' will call he » stayed at
Hi., a i took care of her child.
I.: y r une I have seen ha pass
our bouse bolding ha son's hand -
taking him to church When he
started to school, ha parents sent
her to nursing school and she be-
came a very efficient and compas-
sionate nurse.
Just as WWfi started, her son
volunteered for service aid was sent
overseas, as a chaplain.
I wonder bow many soldias'
hands he held after they were
wounded or came down with some
exotic feva? How many lonely sol-
diers he encouraged and even
pointed to the Lord? How many he
prayed with as they were dying on
the battlefield, away from family
and friends? No one will eva know
for sure, but no doubt he brought
comfort and hope to many.
At far his mother, Wyona, she
■ned ha motha through a long
ttxmeud illness of canca aid death.
I fed tore if anyone truly has "stars
in hater crown," Wyona will have
her three
there it tome misun-
1 will now state
■after of my two daughters,
: married granddaughters, nor I,
aver had an abortion. Nor
d we aver conskter it aider
!
1 have said it here before and I
will say it now: In mv opinion.
abortion is murda - in fact, it is
premeditated murda! And on and on
it goes. ..
Flossie S. Keels
Route 5 Box 154
Livingston
klle.
And keys to the boat 1 abuse
I've got keys to files that sit
empty.
And keys to a desk I don't use.
I've got keys to the house of a
good friend.
And keys to our son's house as
well.
Then there's keys to the shop and
the golf cart.
And keys to a track 1 should sell.
I've got keys to the riding lawn-
mower,
And keys to the burglar alarm
box. 21;
Tve got keys to my grand-
moHtos's-diary, '-W»
And keys to my grandfather's
clock.
I've got keys to keep the bad
guys out,
And keys to my own private den.
I've got a drawer full of keys at
the office,
With a key to a room that's call
MEN.
On occasion I've been key-note
speaker,
Explaining the key to good life.
But the most coveted of all these
keys.
Is the key to pleasing my wife.
Edward C. Huey
3510 County Road
Goodrich
POLK COUNTY
ENTERPRISE
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Telephone Number 327-4357
(USPS 437-340)
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Texas 77351 under the Act of Congress of March 3,1987. Entered
as Second-Class Matter at the Post Office at Livingston,
EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT
Barbara White, Editor
Van Thomas, Sports Editor
Greg Peak, Area News Editor
Vicki Coker, Living Section Editor
Emily Banks, Reporter
Gordon LeBarron, Photographer
PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT
Cameras / Platemaking
Don Hoieman, Paul Holley
Pressroom Personnel
Adrian Dunn, Beamon Goodwin. Willis Woods
Mailroom / Circulation
Lee Torres
Dorothy Wilson, Composition Supervisor
Jennifer Kingsbury, Stephanie Seek, Joan Alexander
Information Systems Administrator
John Holland
ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT
Linda Holley, Ad Manager
Sandra Jackson, Kay Loy Cuevas. Kelly Rood
SUBSCRIPTION RATES - $20.00 per year tax included, in county,
$22.00per year, out of county, $24.00 per year out of state. Published semi-
weekly, Sunday and Thursday at 100 Calhoun in Livingston, Texas by the
Polk County Publishing Co.
Any erroneous reflection upon the character, standing or reputation of
any person, firm or corporation which may appear in this newspaper will
be gladly corrected upon being brought to the attention of the publisher.
Opinions expressed in columns are those tif the writer and not necessar-
ily those of this newspaper.
Opinion* expressed in editorial are those of the Enterprise.
POSTMASTER: Postage Paid At Livingston. Tx. Please Send Address
Changes To P.O. Box4^6, Livingston. Texas 77351._
LIVINGSTON - Each year sto-
ries of determination, courage, atti-
tude and commitment surface which
make us want to be better people
and use the talents and enagies to
improve our lives and the lives of
others around us. Such a story can
be found among the students of
Livingston High School.
Going from one class to another,
Shane Hunt, high school junior,
guides his motorized wheelchair
through the halls of LHS. Physi-
cally handicapped since birth, Shane
has very little use of his aims and
legs. He uses his mouth and teeth
take long for Boler to dismiss any
doubts he may have had about
Shane.
In this introductory class, all stu-
dents had to pass 28 safety theory
tests on all the machinery before
they could complete the introduc-
tion to construction class and sign
up for the two-hour mill and cabi-
netry class Shane passed with fly-
ing colors and immediately began
planning his project for the next
year, there was no doubt that he
would take the more advanced two-
hour mill and cabinetry course.
Once in the advanced class this
to do the work that others do with .year, Shane had to pass a hands-on
their hands and arms. "Once again,’ he tuc-
in thJkwSaHfel .
world Shane could do in a building Shane chose a coffee table as his
and trade class. Such a thought project. He began work this school
must have crossed Don Boler's year by drawing sketches and then
mind when Shane rolled into his making more detailed plans. This
one-hour introduction to construe- he did with a pencil held between
tion class last year. But it did not his teeth. Most of the machinery he
, USD PHOTO
WOODWORKING - Don Boler, instructor of the wood-
working classes at LHS, assists student Shane Hunt in mark-
ing on his carpentry project. Hunt, physically handicapped,
held a pencil in his mouth in order to draw his project plans
and to mark his project as he progressed.
LHS STUDENT SUCCEEDS — Shane Hunt, Livingston
High School woodworking student, works on the spindle
sander from his wheelchair. Hunt won first place in the Dis-
trict 7 Carpentry Project Contest held at Lamar University in
February and will advance to state competition in Fort Worth
in April.
ran by himself; the instructor gave
him assistance on the table saw and
heavy sanda
According to Boia, Shane is "a
fabulous kid. I am so fortunate to
have him in my class, not so mu
for what I have taught him, but f 4
what he has taught me. His
five attitude is an inspiration."
Shane and eight other student
from the Industrial Lab traveled g)
Lamar University in Beaumo t
Feb. 25-26 to compete in the Skil t
USA VICA District 7 Buildin
Trades Contest. Shane won fir
place in the Carpentry Project Cor
test with his red oak and purpf
nean ifr.vtc cxiirr tar>ic ric o
seven other VICA students <
to go to state competition April lj
15 in Fort Worth.
Boll weevi
ballots du
AUSTIN - The Texas Depar
ment of Agriculture reminds co
ton producers voting In the Soutt
era Blackland* Boll Weevil A
sessment referendum that their ba
lots must be postmarked
Wednesday. March 29 to II
counted. Results of the referenda:
will set a maximum assessma
fa a boll weevil eradication pry-
gram in the 65-county Southern
B lackland* Boll Weevil Eradication
Zone.
Eligible voten In the Soul
Blacklands Boll Weevil
Zone should have received an ol
cial ballot by mail. Producers ij
the zone who planted cotton 1:
1999, but did not receive a ball
should immediately contact tb$
Texas Department of Agricultural
at (512) 463-7593.
Last year, cotton producers
the Southern Blacklands B<
Weevil Eradication Zone voted t<
establish a boll weevil
program in the zone. Ho1
producers voted against
ing a maximum annual
to fund the program.
To officially set an assessment
the proposition must be appro vest*
by a two-thirds vote in the Mardt;
29 referendum, a those voting iK*
favor must represent more than 5&
percent of the zone’s acreage.
The Southern Blacklands BoRI
Weevil Eradication Zone consist#
of approximately 115,000 acres i£j
65 counties. The counties includes;
Anderson, Angelina, Bastop, Beljj:
Blanco, Brazos, Burleson, B
Caldwell, Camp, Cham
Cherokee, Comal, Coryell, Fatt
Fayette, Freestone, Galvestorvj
Gillespie, Gonzales, Greggg
Grimes, Guadalupe, Hardin, Ha#
ris, Harrison, Hays, Houston, J:
pa, Jefferson, Kendall,
Lee, Leon, Liberty, Llano,
son, Marion, Milam, Mill:
Montgomery, Nacogdoches,
ton, Orange, Panola, Polk,
ertson, Rusk, Sabine,
Augustine, San Jacinto, San S
Shelby, Smith, TravU, Trinit;
Tyler, Upshur, Walker, Waihin;
ton, Williamson, Wood as well
portions of Limestone,
aid Walter.
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