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THE ALBANY NEWS
THUPSDA / A/A / 7 198/ A LB AN < TE/AS 76430
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The Albany News
Sinr' IH75
Oldest jourrialistir venture west of the Hr^/os
F itor/Publisher Oonriie A l.uf^s
Managing Editor MHirida L Luras
Staff Report' r & ' orripositiori ( arol Lar k .
r 'imposition Marilvri I hornpsori
Moran f orresporidf rit Ando .Brooks
')ffif < Assistant Betty Law
Offif' Assistant Snn'la. F alkinhiirx'
editorial
I (car Mot hers,
So often you've sarrified your time
and energy just for us . . . and almost
without exception, we take it all for
granted
Mothers arc t lie most talented ami
useful of all living things. They fan
rock, change, coddle, coax, kiss and
burp babies. They can keep fathers
happy, volunteer for church work,
push irons back and forth over shirts
and dresses, pick up toys and try to
see bot h sides of every argument.
Mothers soothe hurl feelings ami
sing lullabies and bandage up
playground wounds . . . and worry
about t he food budget.
Isn't it ironic that we have a na
pickle week and a whole month iti
honor of baked beans, yet for
Mother, we set aside only one day a
year.
Oh sure, we bu\ you presents and
lake you to dinner. Hut on Mother's
I >a\ and every day, those aren't the
important things. What is important
is that we tell you how much we love
and appreciate \ ou all year t hrough.
Sunday is your day, and we want you
to enjoy it. Hut more than that, we
want you to know how special we
think you are even <>n those days
when we don t seem to show it.
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AFFILIATIONS
ponclerings by pat
Bv Pat l.idia Jones
One morning at thf- Sarnburu camp,
we saw a man come down to the river
on the opposite side from us. and do his
laundry and bathe. Wr• asked where he
might have come from, arid David, our
guide, said there was a manyatta
'village! about one half mile awav on
the other side of the river
The men derided they would like to
go to it. David said it. was okay, but a
couple of the crew would have to go
along to translate and to insure their
safety.
Carrying their oldest shoes, the men
waded the river, and on the other side
put their shoes on muddy feet.
I rarely have seen A. V. in such a
state He was like a little kid staying
home while everyone else went to the
circus
Our luggage had riot joined ijs yet,
arid A. V. had only his dress shoes, fit-
was afraid if he ruined them, he'd be
barefooted Arid barefooted you can't
be in Africa; it is a carpet of thorns. I
felt sorry for hirn
Suddenly he jumped up, and ran to
rriy flight bag. ffe'd remembered a pair
of soft leather houseshoes I'd put in,
for hirri to wear ori the plane during the
flay long flights.
The men were out of sight as A V,
ran to the river, waded across,
houseshoes held high, arid then on tbr-
other side, he put ori the black
houseshoes hastily, and ran over the
ridge, out of rriy sight
Later, at lunch, orie of our fellow
travellers told of what happened He
said, We heard all this huffing and
puffing behind us, anrl turned to see
A,V., running to catch up. I thought it
was Haryshnikov in his ballet
slippers.
Well, twirl, pirouette or whatever,
my ballet daneer caught up with the
group He had the time of his life They
found a fellow who wanted to talk to
them, and do a little "trading."
With the camp personnel doing the
translation, the men visited with the
Sarnburu, and finally bought nearly
everything he had on. 'trie bought a
spear, and A V bought his knife. I'm
not sure of the fit her purchases
The man wore khaki shirt and
shorts, with a red fabric wrapped
around him and tied at one shoulder.
He had a gray stubbled heard, arid the
holes in his ear lobes would have held a
Mason jar, although he wore small
silver earrings. He had three bracelets
on each arm, had sandals made from
tires, and he carried a spear and kerry
stick A V. said he was tjuite friendly.
Later he brought several more peo
pie to our camp to trade, and for pic
lures It was interesting to see them
They were (juite handsome people
And A. V.'s prouder of that knife than
any thing he owns It is hand forged and
well cared for. and much more fun than
the same thing bought in a souvenir
shop
Here we were, out in the wilds, a
million miles from western civilization
we liked to imagine. Then after lunch,
we got into our three Land Hovers, and
David said. I thought you might like to
see some native dancers."
After about a thirty minute drive,
we came to a lovely lodge, located on
the same river as our camp. Posted on
the fence of the entrance was a large
red sign
Sambut >
Dancers
TODAY
And E verv
fray at l ',0
He hind The
Swimming Pool
S h s. j a
So rnijfh for the million miles out m
the wilds flut v,<■ paid our thirty five
schillings and we got our money's
worth. It a-is a most colorful exhibi
t.ion. 'I hf-rf- were thrf-f- women, arid
nine yourig rnf-r: They chanted their
own accompaniment All wore red. had
red rnud in their hair, and many, many
beads and bracelets F.ach held a long
stick or spear 'I he men did high flat
footed leaps into the air The women
did a rnotior with their bodies that
caused the 100 to 21)') necklaces each
wore, to bounce in rhythm to the chant.
I later bought nine of the beaded
necklaces, and I rn practicing that mo
tiori. It will be rio time before I'll be in
demand for Sarnburu dance exhibi
tioris
In what seerned like a very short
t i rri f-, we were ready to move to
another camp site We said farewell to
the Sarnburu.
So much travel and preparation goes
into a tented safari that we had to
spend the night in a lodge to give the
camp crew time to get to the new area
and set up before our arrival.
This was certainly no hardship for
us, as we stayed at the Aberdare Goun
try flub which had beautifully land
scaped grounds and a golf course, ft
also had bath tubs, which pleased me.
Arid as we checked in, what do you sup
pose we sav. our luggage had finally
found us What a reunion.
I here were baboons ori thf- greens of
the Aberdare golf course. They were
quite at home Haboons had laid waste
to our diriirig tent ori the Sarnburu one
day when we were out ori an animal
drive Irri glad we weren't there I like
a fence between rrie arid monkeys of
any variety
We went then to a place called the
Solio Wildlife Ranch. It is one of the
few places in the world that has the
white rhinoceros i highly endangered
species.
We saw several anrl got to drive
close enough to see them very well.
They stood very still, and we got good
pictures I really can t see any more
sport to shooting fine than shooting a
Hereford bull, out in its pasture
f rfirri the Aberdare, we went to the
Ark for a night It is an ark shaped
building beside a large natural suit lick
and water bob- I hese are lighted at
night, and guests are encouraged to
stay up as long as they please to watch
the wildlife «orru in to water It was
fascinating
There are alarms in the rooms, in
case you want to be awakened if in
teresting animals come into view. I in
tended to stay up all night, but I wound
up sleeping in my clothes. I am a
creature of habit
My favorite parts of the Ark were
watching a water buffalo feed, right
under my bedroom window, and watch
ing a hyena nicknamed fluffy" stalk
ari impala. who always managed to
dance away from his pounces.
A rri in i I, Hut Air Hiillniiinnif on
th> Wf/sf/i \lu i n
state capital highlights
Lawmakers, waist deep in budget al
ligators, took their eyes off a nearing
veto battle with Gov. Hill Clements and
looked skyward for help after a Texas
judge ruled the public school funding
method was unconstitutional.
Only a few days earlier, Texas had
dodged a bullet w hen the federal judge
overseeing court ordered prison re
forms gave the Legislature an A' for
effort and said he wouldn't fine the
state for contempt.
With only four weeks left in the
regular session lawmakers consider
the worst is behind them. The major
obstacle ahead is whether to pass a
budget that requires new taxes over
Clements' objections and possible veto.
How the school funding ruling af
fects that drama, if at all, is unclear.
Clements campaigned the state last
week for his budget version, hut took
one day to ask GOP House members to
support his promised veto of any
budget with new taxes.
Other Highlights
• Ten state employees are being in
vestigated for fraud in connection with
falsifying applications fur food stamps
in December, w hen state checks were
delayed by cost saving changes.
•The Cniversity of Texas at Austin,
that hotbed of Vietnam War resis
tance, is now a major weapons designer
and ranks third in federal money
received for "Star Wars" projects.
IMH7 MEMHEK lexas press
West I ex.is I'tt ss Assoi i.ttlott
Assim i.ition
Talking With Your Child
• Avoid labeling or name calling You are not dealing with your child s
charactei but with his behavior Try to remain calm and avoid saying things which
tend to further alienate you from your child The goal of communication is to help
him undeistand that although you are concerned about and disapprove of his
behovior you still love him
•Try to maintain good communication with your child s teachers Let them know
you are interested in his progiess in school and would be appreciative of feed
bock from them regarding his academic and social behovior Make your child
aware of this so that he ieali<es there e ists a parent teacher coalition
Int..i mot.on ptovideri by '••■cjn\ Otuys
TASK FORCE ON
I )Rl (i <\ ALCOIK)L AIU SE
'A'JT ON
BUMPY
A^tAD
CONTRA
art lawler
What is it with televangelists,
anyway'.'
Preachers keep pounding preachers,
while a 2,000 year old faith takes a
beating in the credibility department.
Jim fiakker isn't the first latter day
Flmer Gantry to be exposed
Evangelists have been getting
caught with whiskey bottles and mis
tresses arid overstuffed wallets for a
long time. Arid here af the beginning, it
ought to be pointed out, that thousands
also continue to conduct themselves
with flawless integrity
I asked a friend who wears thf- cloth
recently why his profession of all pro
fessions has always seemed suscepti
ble to this kind of corrupt ion.
He blamed narcissism
You remember, Narcissus, who
broke many a young maidens' heart
before finding the face that captivated
him? He was fascinated by this ere a
ture arid often reached out to embrace
it, only to have it disappear as his arms
fell into the water, remember?
The beautiful face always returned
though, and eventually, Narcissus ne
glected food and sleep until it killed
him.
Moral: Narcissus had fallen literally,
and fatally, in love with himself or at
least his own image
Bright lights and public adulation
are occupational hazards, not only with
preachers, but with politicians, and
most public figures who attempt to
mold and change people's lives.
There are no solid guidelines to tell
when a minister has fallen into nar
cissism, of course, but clues aren t hard
to find
When the guy tells you he talked to
God, arid that God told him he needed
to be driving a brand new Huick, you
can be sure he's grit one eye on the
water fountain
Oral Roberts wrote how God wanted
him to have a new fiuick 20 years ago
Then there are the preachers who
tell you to send them money for a
towel, or for holy water .' Where do you
go to get holy towels and holy water
anyway?
fould it be the evangelist has grown
to believe anything he touches
becomes holy? Narcissus could have
believed that.
Some ot tnese guvs may tie plain con
artists. Hut I like to think .Iirn Hakker
was merely narcissistic.
When a man whose ministry is $50
million in the red, feels God wants him
to keep a mil, six for himself annually,
he's got to be suspect
When he preaches daily against adul
terv and then engages in the same, arid
uses his flocks money to pay blackmail,
he's got to be suspect.
My friend sites another problem.
The problem of dealing with tempta
t.ion through PTL quick fixes One day
you're a sinner, the next day you're
riot, arid suddenly you're walking the
straight and narrow.
If Jirri had been able to sit down, ad
mit he had a thing for this good looking
young woman, maybe he could have
struggled through it. As Jim Hakker
the super star televangelist, he had a
flock of millions who depended on him
to rise above such common frailty The
pressure mounted
The clean life seems to work on the
mind until it consumes some evange
lists Yon talk about sin and corruption
just so long before the repression
starts manifesting itself in unaccep
table ways.
When all is said and done, the big
gest problem with televangelism may
be that it's just too easy. It's not so
much a matter of conviction as it is a
matter of charisma.
Surveys indicate televangelists
draw a large portion of their audiences
from lonely people who have low in
comes and few friends.
They could leave their homes and
fight their loneliness, of course
They could get involved in a local
church where their dollars could at
least be accounted for. and where they
could become involved in local as well
as international concerns.
It's a whole lot easier, though, to sit
in front of the television set and be
entertained by smiling or enraged
faces with slick backed hair faces
that ask no personal commitment
beyond your last few bucks.
Ever wondered how many mouths
could he fed with the millions of dollars
that evaporate irtfo thin air each day?
( opvright Art l.awler. 1987
' ' v nishing tit address this columnist
■ mini nmwrjits to /' O Hns 4.7/ Buffalo
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Community Calendar
MAY 7
MAY H
MAY
MAY
MAY 12
MAY 13
Nutrition [irogran. mc,i Youth Center 11:30 am
I ions f lub lunt heon -1 unshorn Restaurant, 12 noon
Mental health clinic - Depot 1-4 M)pm
National Honor Sot ietv Indue linn - First Christian
( hurt h, 7:10 pm
f andangle rehearsal N f nith ( enter 8 pm
( ommunity Action program - Depot, 10am-3 pm
Chamber ot Commerce uncheon Ft. Grittin Gen.
Mcise. I 2 noon
Boy Sc out carp tournament - C itv Lake, 8 am-6 pm
Commissioners Court C ourthouse 9 am
Immunization clinic - Depot, ') am-12 noon
Duplicate bridge t lub - Pioneer Bldg. 1 W pm
Organizational meeting tor Shac kelford County Unit
ot Americ an ( anc er Soc ietv - Depot, 7:30 pm
School board meeting Supt s office " U) pm
Ladies Golf Association - Colt course, 9 am
Commodities distribute in Youth Center I 1 am
Nutrition program meal - Youth ( enter, 11: JO am
an Legion Mall ~ k) pm
- Youth C enter, 11:30 am
Ft Griftin Gen Mdse
|a\c meeting - -\meric
Nutrition program meal
Kiu anis ( luh lunc heon
noon
C itv c ounc il meeting - ( itv Hall, b pm
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