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There are no flashing lights There is no crossing gate. No,
most highway-rail crossings in America arc marked just like
this one —with the familiar railroad crossing “crossbuck sign.
Everywhere it stands, the crossbuck delivers a simple, life-
saving message. And what »t says is this: "at absolutely any time.
there may be a train on this trarit." Now that mas seem obvious,
but apparently it's not
Last year alone, there were over 2.0(H) car-train crashes at
crossings marked with only a crossbuck. And about half of those
crashes left people dead or maimed for life. So please, w hen
you see a crossbuck, treat it as a “yield" sign. Slow down, look,
listen and stop if you see or hear a train I hat w ill keep even
the quietest intersection peaceful. And it will keep you and the
people ytui arc driving alive.
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I often get clippings in the mail about nut-
ues, and some of these get a little moldy before
I get around to reading them. This one may be
over a year old, but it offers a simple remedy for
the complicated things that plague our world.
A nudist had written to Ann Landers. He
called himself " Advanced Thinker From Ala-
bama," and he beat the drum loudly for nudism,
which means running around in public with no
clothes on. He claims that nudism will not only ________
end war, crime, envy and greed, but it will usher in universal
harmony. (I suppose it will restore hair, discourage cannibalism, and
bring honesty to politics as well.)
According to this guru, our troubles started when Eve ate the
accursed apple and began wearing fig leaves. This led to clothing
made from other materials when fig leaves were not in season, and
from that point on things got steadily worse until we found ourselves
in the wretched mess we are in today.
Some of us regard the allegorical apple and the fig leaf as mere
figurative speech that has little to do with the palpable evils that
bedevil mankind today. It’s hard to see how going naked could
improve our situation. Apes and other primates have been going
naked since they first appeared in the primordial jungle, but we can't
see where nudity has made any significant improvement in their
condition.
It seems strange for the Advanced Thinker to use a Bible story to
prop up his argument for public nakedness. This same Bible tells us
of the terrible curse placed on Ham and his descendants, dooming
them to servitude because Ham had beheld the nakedness of Noah
as he lay inebriated in his tent. (Gen 10:25.)
I can find no scriptural reference supporting nudity. In the book
of Job we find these words, "Naked came I out, and naked I shall
return," but Job does not suggest running around buck-naked
during our sojourn on earth.
The Alabama sage tells us that nudity is a "great equalizer," but
this platitude falls apart quickly when we realize how many physical
inequities could be revealed by nudity. Instead of eliminating envy,
it could generate even more envy, especially among the less gener-
ously endowed.
Our new laws permit us to carry concealed weapons, and this
raises a most perplexing question. Just where could a naked person
conceal a gun?
In spite of the bare facts presented by the Alabama sage in his
argument for a return to simian nudity, I plan to keep my britches
on, and I am in favor of others doing the same. Clothing gives us
protection from the heat of the sun, from the frosty bite of the boreal
winds, and from sleet and snow. It conceals that which may awaken
lust in lecherous souls, and hides from public view such unsightly
things as surgical scars, shrapnel wounds, tattoos that were ac-
quired in moments of madness, lumps of lard, wrinkles, ravages of
age and prosthetic devices. Most important, clothing conceals all
shortcomings of a physical nature.
It also avoids getting a cop's billy-club bent over our head and
saves us the humiliating trip to thejuzgado where they jail perverts
for indecent exposure.
If running around stark-naked is advanced thinking, I d rather
remain retarded and leave nudity to such loonies as flashers and
streakers, to professional strip artists in the night-clubs, and to the
more aesthetic marble statues of Greek and Roman gods. And of
course, to Sherman's horse.
co nmercial growers and homeowners
iculture programs slated for both
¥ tCO-Commercial growers
will st the latest in how to mar-
ket > large buyers during the
Bhu land Income Growth Con-
fers: »(B.I.G.) in Waco January
16. ( (her presentations include
pecs orchard establishment and
mar igement, given by Dr.
Geoi » McEachem, as well as
Dr. 1 ancy Roe on fruit and veg-
etab i varieties.
A >ecial evening session from
7 to p m., especially for home-
owne s, focuses on the needs of
horn! landscapes with Dr.
Maid m Beck, organic garden-
ing a thority discussing fertile
topsti and Dr. Bart Drees, ex-
tensi! i entomologist, on lawn
andli idscape pest management.
Both lessions offer CEU's for
pestie de applicator certification.
Th 34th Annual Biackland
Incoi e Growth Conference
(B.I.O ), a well-known gathering
place jr farmers and ranchers,
has si ; a program to cover the
broad ast range of Biackland
farmij g-both in production ag-
ricult re and new growth oppor-
s in ag-related businesses.
tuniti
Scl sduled January 16-17 at
theW
confei nee has also hecome the
home
juncti n with it aftd the Mid-Tex
Farm
one-at
ment,
niques
group:
B.I.G.
mation
co Convention Center, the
f other meetings in con-
oid Ranch Show. "It's a
p location to hear the lat-
est fn n experts in farm man-
agers it, crop varieties, equip-
irvices, methods and tech-
as well as for producer
to meet and share their
concer s," said Charles Lindsey,
resident.
Another Point of View
lFL-CIO has entered the budget de-
bate, a d like the liberals they are, the infor-
KeithPeck
hey are putting out is a good distance
shorts! he truth. The ads report that "the GOP
is holdi g out for Draconian cuts in Medicare"
and su gest that there is a huge difference
betwee the Republican plan and the one
suppor d by President Clinton.
First and foremost, the Republican plan
does n< cut Medicare. It simply limits its
growth ver the next seven years. Second, the difference between the
two pis is is a measly seven dollars a month. Clinton and other
liberal smocrats keep talkingabouthow the plan will bankrupt our
childrw and our grandchildren. In fact the Republican plan will save
today’s »ven year old one hundred forty thousand dollars in income
taxes o\ur the course of his working life. A pretty good saving but the
same kils will pay over three hundred thousand dollars in Medicare
taxes inttheir lifetimes. Yet our esteemed President is willing, no
eager toltrade these taxes on our children and grandchildren for a
seven djilar per month break for senior citizens. I don't know of a
single s lior citizen who thinks that is a good idea.
The / pL-CIO is sending out a million pieces of mail, placing one
half mil on phone calls, handing out leaflets and staging rallies, all
designs to punish those Congressmen who are committed to saving
Medical . They have spent over one million on television ads
denouiu ng twenty-two House members who have supported the
plan.
One t the big problems, as I see it, is that the Republicans have
done a v ry poor job of explaining the program. They seem to have
relied n an unfriendly press to get the message out. The press, as
usual, h s chosen to ignore the facts and has thrown their support
entire^ ehind Clinton's idea.
Hers i hoping that the Republicans and their "Blue Dog" Demo-
crats ha g tough. Posterity will eventually applaud them.
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The Wert News - Thursday, January II, 19M
On January 16, the Texas Ag
Forum sponsors Congressman
Charles Sienholm and represen-
tatives of USDA presenting an
analysis of Farm Bill programs
at the morning session. The im-
pact on Texas will come from
Deputy Commissioner Larry
Soward of the Texas Department
of Agriculture in the afternoon
session.
Dr. Barry Thompson, Chan-
cellor of the Texas A&M Univer-
sity System, will address the
insitution's vision of the 21st
Century as keynote speaker dur-
ing the January 17 luncheon.
Thompson was named chancel-
lor in 1994, returning from re-
tirement as president and CEO
of West Texas State University
at Canyon. He also served in the
A&M system as president of Tar-
leton State University.
Special sessions include the
Texas Family Forum focused on
health and nutrition issues, fed-
eral crop insurance, the emerg-
ing business of wildlife manage-
ment and a horticulture program
for homeowners.
Traditional commodity ses-
sions include cotton, grain, for-
age, beef, horses and commercial
horticulture plus meetings of the
Biackland Cotton and Grain As-
sociation and the Texas Dairy
Herd Improvement Association.
Sponsorsofthejoint meeting with
the Mid-Tex Farm and Ranch
Show include TU Electric, Texas
Agricultural Extension Service
and the Greater Waco Chamber
of Commerce.
Does Winter Make You Sniffle, Sneeze and
Wheeze? You May Have Indoor Allergies
More than 40 million Americans
will wheeze, sneeze, cough and hack
their way through the winter months,
thinking they have a chronic cold. In
actuality, they don’t. What many are
experiencing is a result of something
much more sinister — indoor aller-
gens. These minute particles are the
Americans spend more than 90 percent
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of their time inside. This is;
true in winter. And, if commuting by
car, the time people spend indoors can
reach 24 consecutive hours, increasing
exposure to indoor allergens.
humidity levels. Clean dehumidifiers
once a week.
Keep bathroom and kitchen surfaces
dry, fix leaky plumbing, and seal
ALLERGY AVOIDANCE TIPS
culprits that can cause debilitating
allefi
fgic reactions.
According to the Institute of
Medicine of the National Institutes of
Health (IMNIH), one out of five
Americans will experience an allergy-
related illness at some time, and indoor
allergens will be the cause for many of
these cases. Moreover, deaths from
serious allergy-related illnesses, like
asthma, have increased 33 percent over
the last decade, with treatment for
asthma-related illnesses costing more
than 56 billion a year.
According to Allergy-Free, Inc., a
leader in the field of direct mail for
allergy avoidance products, although
completely ridding an indoor environ-
ment of dust mites and other allergens
is virtually impossible, there are ways
to maintain a low level of these
assailants.
Change and clean cooling and heat-
ing system filters once a month. The
electrostatic air filter from Allergy-
Free, Inc. is available as a disposable
cracks where water can seep in to
avoid mold buildup.
Wash blankets and bedspreads
weekly and sheets and pillowcases
more often, if possible. Regularly wash
curtains. Be sure that the water is
above 130 F, because duat mites can
not live above this temperature. Use a
dryer, because pollen clings to fabrics
dried outdoors.
Regularly treat carpeting and uphol-
stered furniture with an anti-allergen
dust spray that will neutralize dust
mites, pet dander and certain pollens.
If you have a cat or dog, reduce
wasnin
“WINTER" ALLERGIES
“As the weather gets colder, people
tend to spend more time indoors with
windows sealed shut,” says Dr. Alan J.
Goodman, an allergist in private practice
in Livingston and Union, N.J., and an
attending allergist at Louis Lasky
Medical Center in New York. “This
decreases air circulation and increases the
buildup of indoor allergens, like particles
from dust mites, cockroaches, rodents
and certain chemicals, as well as mold
spores and animal dander, which is the
dead skin and dried saliva from pets.”
According to the IMNIH,
and permanent unit. For cars, there is
the auto air purifier that plugs into the
cigarette lighter.
Have your home, car and office vac-
uumed and dusted frequently. Use a
vacuum that features a HEPA (high-
efficiency particulate air) type filtra-
tion. This reduces allergens by more
than 90 percent. Also, for dusting, use
specially designed fabric, like the
Dustbunny from Allergy-Free, Inc.
The Dustbunny has a magnetic charge
that picks up dust particles. If you do
your own dusting, use a dust mask.
Reduce humidity in damp areas by
using a dehumidifier set between 25 to
50 percent. This will help control dust
mites, which cannot live at low
household allergens by washing your
pet once a week with water. It has
been shown that simply pouring a
pitcher of lukewarm water over a cat
once every week greatly reduces
indoor allergen levels. Certain soaps,
s fie
as well as flea powders, can cause
allergic reactions.
Sleeping with your pet, cat or dog,
long- or short-haired, greatly increases
the amount of contact with unwanted
allergens. Make the bedroom a pet-
free zone.
For the Allergy-Free, Inc. catalog,
more information on products
designed to help people with indoor
allergies, as well as a free brochure,
“Allergy Proofing Your Living
Environment," call 1-800-ALLERGY
(1-800-255-3749). HF96I406
Miniature Rose Breakthrough — Fragrance
In recent years, miniature roses
have enjoyed a surge in popularity as
more and more people have realized
erful plants are hardy
that these wonderful plants are hardy
perennials that bloom throughout the
growing season, are easy to grow,
olor in
and provide great spots of color i
landscape and other plantings.
In the last 20 years, miniature rose
hybridizers have concentrated on
breeding for flower form and color,
pleasing growth habit, floriferous-
ness, and pest and disease resistance.
Fragrance has been incidental to
these other characteristics, and only
a few miniature roses have any
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is called Scentsational" and will be
available to home gardeners in the
spring of 1996.
Delightfully easy to grow,
Scentsationar is a hardy perennial
that flowers continuously throughout
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World-renowned miniature
hybridizer F. Harmon Saville, of
Nor’East Miniature Roses Inc., has
spent the last 10 years breeding
for significant fragrance, and the
results of his work are considered a
SCENTSATIONAL" is the most
intensely fragrant miniature
rose ever.
remarkable achievement in the
miniature rose world. The first rose
in his Scentsation” series of
intensely fragrant miniature roses
the growing season. The flowers
have petals of pink-edged light
mauve with a cream reverse. Buds
are urn-shaped, unfurling to perfect
exhibition form. The plant grows to
about 30 inches and has medium-
green, disease-resistant foliage, and
the flowers grow one bloom to a
stem, making Scentsational" a won-
derful cut flower. A bouquet will
perfume an entire room.
This miniature rose and hundreds of
other varieties are available this spring
via mailorder from Nor’East Miniature
Roses Inc., P.O. Box 307AH, Rowley,
MA 01969. Write today for a free color
catalog. GT96I773
Tlw country with too greatest
length of road Is the United
Statee, with 3,880,151 miles of
graded road.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
' Ttts City of West, Texas will Conduct a public hesrtngib allow public
comment on a Texas Community Development Program improvements
project (TCDP Contract No. 701017). The project involved sanitary sewer
system improvements. The intent of the public hearing is to review
program performance and receive public comments.
The public hearing shall be held as follows: - ^
DATE: January 17,1995 |
TIME: 3:00 p.m. I
PLACE: West City Hell
Should you not be able to attend and wish to comment, please mail your
comments to City of West, P.O. Box 97, West, Texas 76691.
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We would like to take this opportunity to say "Thank
You" to the West, Ross, Ghoison and Elm Mott Fire
Departments for their prompt response to the gran fire at
our home. We also want to thank our neighbors, friends
and relatives who helped so much and stayed until the
curly morning hours to make sure everything was under
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