Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 57, Ed. 1 Friday, February 23, 1990 Page: 9 of 16
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Burleson Star, Friday, February 2J, 1990—9
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As An Old Man
Thinketh...
About people,
events,
places and things
By O’HARVIE
Foreign aid, perhaps, is worthwhile in some cases, but I'm begin-
ning to think maybe there should be a department called American Aid
for Americans,
A real problem exists in this country of ours involving older
Americans. I refer to that group totaling a few million who, late in life,
find it necessary to seek gainful employment. By way of illustration, let
us say, ‘the unemployed group of men and women between SS and 70
years of age"—individuals who have had many years of broad business
experience, whose mental alertness is still noteworthy, persons who
could contribute much to the more effective operation of countless
business enterprises.
I’m speaking of persons in good health who have never applied for
an unemployment check in their lives and who prefer to travel the rest
of the journey without doing so, persons who really do want to work,
but just can't seem to sell their services to names who could profit by it,
and individuals who have paid their government substantial sums
during their productive years but find themselves: a.) without money
or income-producing property, and b.) without a job.
To the kind of people I'm describing here, there is a vast difference
between unemployment payments and Social Security benefits. In one
case the recipient holds his head high as he receives the check; in the
other, he finds the bottom button on his shirt needs fixing as he holds
his hands out.
There should be some kind of a common denominator factor that
relates itself to the dire needs of many of our people. Folks whose hair
is standard length, who don't smoke pot, and who still feel a lump inside
when Old Glory passes by.
At 55 or 69, if in good health, one has many productive years as his
potential. But regardless of one's ability, just try to get a job if you're in
this age bracket, and need one badly. Let me tell you about a guy 1 know.
Smart as a fox, healthy as a teenager, proud as a peacock, massive
business experience, anxious to work, and unemployed. But he's a man
who has paid his government, and glad to do it, more than a quarter of
a million dollars in income taxes. Also a man who has never drawn an
unemployment check, although eligible for such aid on several occa-
sions, and he doesn't want to start now, for he knows that his mental
capacity is A-OK. And so he continues to hope, and hope, and hope. But
I know that this gent has applied fix’ dozens of advertised situations.
What's the point in all this wordage? I don't rightly know, but there
is one in there somewhere. American Aid for Americans, 1 wrote back
there somewhere, and maybe that is the point Maybe the young squirt
I'm writing about who’s in his 60's should be able to borrow (for a
productive purpose) up toa maximum of 10 percent of w fiat he has paid
in income taxes for the preceding 20 or 30 years, from this new
department, American Aid for Americans. Then he and his wife, with
a bit of silver in her hair, establish some kind of a small business that
will enable them to: employ others (in due course); repay their govern-
ment for its timely help, and sustain them the rest of the journey.
The guy I am writing about is a versatile gent He could take
$10,000 right now and make it do tricks. He really could, but instead of
being permitted to do that and remain a useful citizen, he will probably
watch a few more years go by, sadly. And then, like the old fellow who
w%n(ed a roast but couldn't manage it, hell just say to the girl.
"Cut this one out this time."
—HARVIE A. JAMISON
sauce,
BURLESON ELEMENTARY
LUNCH MENU
FEB 26-MARCH 2
Monday
Pizza, veggie stix, tossed salad,
fruit cocktail, milk.
Tuesday
Steak fingers, mashed po-
tatoes/gravy, broccoli/cheese
hot roll/butter, milk.
Wednesday
Turkey fajitas/cheese, ranch
style beans, corn, peaches/milk.
Thursday
Oven fried chicken, mashed
potatoes/gravy, english peas, hot
roll/butter, milk.
Friday
Vegetable beef soup, grilled
cheese sandwich, cherry pear
half, milk.
BURLESON SECONDARY
LUNCH MENU
FEB 26-MARCH 2
Monday
Pizza, veggie stix, tossed salad,
fruit cocktail, milk.
Tuesday
Steak fingers, mashed po-
tatoes/gravy, broccoli/cheese
sauce, hot tol (-.butler nulk
Wednesday
Turkey fajitas/cheese, ranch
style beans, corn, peaches/milk.
Thursday
BarBQ chicken, french fries,
baked beans, hot toll butter,
milk
Friday
Vegetable beef soup, grilled
cheese sandwich, cherry pear
half, milk.
Crisis Center hires a
nlew shelter director
Brenda Parker has joined the
staff of the Johnson Cour*y
Family Crisis Center as the
shelter director, a full time staff
position. She has several years of
experience in working with
children and families in crisis
with Child Protective Services in
California and Texas.
A graduate of California State
University, Fresno, she holds a
master’s degree in social work,
and served her graduate in-
ternship in a children’s mental
health facility. She has special ex-
pertise in play therapy, divorce
adjustment groups for children,
and individual and family
counseling.
A lifetime resident of California
before moving to Texas in 1989,
Ms. Parker has one daughter,
Robin Henderson, and is married
to Sam Parker. The family resides
in Crowley.
''The Family Crisis Center ser-
ves Johnson, Hill, Somervell,
Hood, and Erath counties in
working to meet the needs of
families in crises,” according to
Frances Pansini, executive direc-
tor “We are delighted to have
Brenda on our staff with her spe-
cial abilities in helping children
and families in stress.”
BRENDA PARKER
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Moody, James. Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 57, Ed. 1 Friday, February 23, 1990, newspaper, February 23, 1990; Burleson, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth762662/m1/9/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Burleson Public Library.