The Penny Record (Bridge City, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 24, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 11, 1995 Page: 2 of 24
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i saw ont of those "2 cassettes lor $14J6,2 CD's for $19.95"
on TV. Tbey wars sting fesgre* music oMhepot The great
music was almost al songs from the 50V and 60V, "Chany Pink
and Apple Blossom White," "Poor People o« Parts," "Ebb TWs."
"Unchained Melody." etc. it makes me think they market music
on T V. by ags groups. These were great songs when I was a
teenager. But what about even older songs? WhereV the ad for
•Tenderly," "The Way You Look Tonight," "A Tree In the
Meadow," "These FooMh Things" and al the other tunes from
the 30V and 40V. Arent they great music from the past? They
are, but apparently, 70 and 80 year-olds don't buy music from
T.V.
Roger MMer made I to the Country Music Hal of Fame. As he
said about himself, he was "about 20 minutes ahead of his time."
Remember ":Dang Me?" Remember "Chug-A-Lug?" About 20
minutes ahead of his time. Roger Miller died in 1992. He left
behind a body of songs of every range. Heart throbs, funny
songs, and so forth. He even wrote a successful Broadway
musical. "Lord, when al my work is done, bless my life and grant
me one old friend, old friend. Buy-buy, Roger. You were a
friend.
S.E. Texas has a peculiar number of top country singers, but
weVe always had a bunch of people who influenced music. The
"Red Hawg" Arlie Duff and "YaV Come," comes to mind. And my
mother's favorite song when I was growing up was "i’N Sal My
Ship Alone" by Moon Mullican. Must be something in the water.
We Ye got a singer here in Bridge City named Shon Branham,
paid .for his own tape and has sold them at retail outlets in Orange
County. He’s realty good. He was singling at The Store on
Roundbunch and 408, but the Bridge City Noise Ordinance got
him. Keep singing, Shon.
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Gordo" raxter
Today smokers are in a unique position in the history of this
freedom loving land. We are a persecuted minority. We suffer a
loss of personal freedom to any individual who chooses to post a
no smoking sign anywhere. Not even alcohol drinkers are so
regulated against. The situation reminds me, sadly, of what the
American Negroes must have suffered through the years before
various civil rights laws came into effect to give this American
minority equal rights with the rest of us.
You remember those days, public signs that simply said
"Whites only." All this is very recent, a time before we were still
uncertain of what word to use tq identify this minority in our
common language. Use of the "N" Word was the deliberate insult
then that it is today. More considerate whiteys used to say
"colored folks” in their search for a less offensive word. Only
recently has "blacks" become our nationally accepted word
suitable to both races. Back when we used to say "colored
fofce." use of the word blacks sounded too harsh.
t Stfe many parallels today in the banning of smokers from many
public areas to the times when signs read Whites Only instead of
No^Smoking seen everywhere today. For many years we made a
halfway decent try, best remembered by "sit in the back of the
bus, please," to a time when many places at least provided us
smokers with a sort of "back of the bus" smokers area. It was a
grinding constant insult, but at least it was a smal area where a
person could light up and have a few thankful puffs. Air
passengers could at least smoke in the back of the plane,
(cigarettes only.) Today all air transports are non-smoking but the
entire air terminal, bought and paid for equally by all the tax
payers, smugly post their "Smoke Free Facility” signs on the
entrances. Smokers, this is taxation without representation.
Go by modem office complexes at smoke break time and see
how the well dressed, often highly educated office employees
Memorial Fund Established ity
Friends Of Popular
Orange County Businessman
The Waterwood Estates Property
Owners Association has announced the
establishment of a memorial fund for
Bridge City resident and longtime Orange
County businessman, 57 year old, James
Louis Fate Sr. who died last week.
The Vidor entrepreneur and U.S.
Airforce veteran, recently moved to the
exclusive Bridge City subdivision of
Waterwood Estates after many years of
service in the Vidor community.
The memorial fund, established by the
new friends and neighbors of Jimmy Falls
at Waterwood Estates, will finance the
memorial to be constructed on the sight of
Waterwood Park, a quite wooded area in
the heart of the Cow Bayou estate near
the Falls home where his wife Mary
remains.
"Jimmy meant alot to us at Waterwood,"
Jeanne Blacksher, spokeswoman on
behalf of the Waterwood Property Owners
Association said. "We only had the
opportunity to know Jimmy for a short
time, but his kindness, sweetness, and
good character left a lasting impression on
al of us. Our hearts go out to Ns wle Mary,
Ns cNIdren, and grandcNIdren."
Neighbors were sadden last week at the
news of Falls sudden death October 3
after a brief illness. He and his family had
become an energetic and influential part
of the neighborhood community at
Waterwood. Much liked, the recent
neighbors of Jimmy Falls responded to
the news of his death with grief. One
Bridge City residents said, "He was a
friend among friends. There aren't many
people like Jimmy. He wil be missed by all
of us."
Danny Blacksher, of Blacksher
Development Corporation, developers of
Waterwood, summed up the feelings of
the Waterwood community," The loss of
Jimmy saddens us beyond words. He wil
be missed, and we pray that all God's
comforts be with Ns family and friends."
Survivors include his wife Mary of Bridge
City; parents, Frank and Maude Woods of
Vidor, sons Jay Falls of Vidor. John Fats of
Denver and Jeff Falls of Houston,
daughters, Deana Duncan of Dayton,
Lesa Delk of Orangefield. Trisha Gipson
of Orange and Lola Moore of Vidor;
brothers, Frank Woods Jr. of Three Rivers
and Ronnie Woods of Vidor; sisters
Donna Conner of Katy; and 12
grandchildren.
Persons interested in donating to the
memorial fund may contact Waterwood at
735-9632. Donations may also be sent to
Waterwood Park Association Memorial, Rt.
5, Box 1460-A, Orange, Texas 77630.
the failure of the National Prohibition Act already? My Christian
Granny made bathtub beer, and they let me run the capper as a
child.
Ybu cannot legislate other people's personal pleasures. But
it's being done, more and more every day. With what law? I cry.
We need to organize, American Smokers' Society (ASS) arise!
We need a nationally known smart lawyer. Did anybody notice
whether of not Johnny Cochran is a smoker?
B Js Shoes
Women's Shoes & Accessories
INVITES YOU TO THEIR GRAND OPENING
October 12, 13 & 14
must stand outdoors to smoke. If this is not rank prejudicial
segregation then I have forgotten when there was a doorway in
the back of the building for "colored only."
What happened here? How did the minority of millions of
American smokers become 2nd class citizens? The health
issue? Compare death statistics between smokers and alcohol
users. But drinkers donl affect you personalty? Check accident
death records; at least half were innocents who were cold sober
when the drunk killed them. Ban booze? Have you forgotten
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Turkel, Arlene. The Penny Record (Bridge City, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 24, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 11, 1995, newspaper, October 11, 1995; Bridge City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1170760/m1/2/?q=music: accessed June 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .