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THE CUFTON RECORD, WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 2, 1991, PAGE 2
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
To The Editor:
In response to Barbara Harris’
column, Chamber Channel, in the
Dec. 26, 1990 edition of TKt Clifton
Record:
I wholeheartedly agree with Bar-
bara’s comments on the needs of the
city of Clifton and the people of the
surrounding area.
We need a good town hall meeting,
involving businesses and the citixen-
ry We definitely need to build a fire
under the city of Clifton, wake it up,
not let it burn down and die on the
vine.
We need support for the businesses
that are located here and further,
need a better mix on the types of re-
tail stores that are available.
It’s truly aad to aee ao many former
busineea places standing vacant and
are owned now by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation, who, inciden-
tally, will hold property in limbo for
years, before offering them to poten-
tial buyers. To drop them from the
rolls too fast makes the federal
government look bad, ao they will
slowly offer them for sale, one at a
time, rather than swallow an exces-
sive loss in any one fiscal year.
So, come on, Clifton, help us that
are trying to help you.
My wife and I don’t reside in
Clifton, but in the country, Bosque
County. We have interests here, more
so than many of the residents, and we
want to see Clifton thrive, not
nosedive.
Barbara, we are behind you. We
need a good old-fashioned town meet
ing. Let bygones be bygones, and
everyone work together to put Clifton
on its feet and running full speed.
There’s heritage here that needs
preservation.
«Jim Peveto
Peveto'a Buffet
Clifton
To The Editor:
When returning from my family
ranch at Christmas, I drove through
Meridian and was saddened to see the
fine, 1886 Bosque County Courthouse
looking so neglected.
Courthouses have a special place in
the hearts of Texans and the structure
is a fine, High Victorian building, in
spite of 1930s changes. The Court-
house could again be a source of price
for citizens and a showpiece for visi-
Age-Old Tales Of Sibling Torment
I suppose it’s only natural for older
brothers and sisters to pick on youn-
ger siblngs, but looking back, I'd say
my brother Curry and I ware partic-
ularly cruel to our baby brother, Lyle.
How Lyle endured the torment we in-
flicted on him and still turned out to
be such an easy-going, pleasant-
natured adult, I have yet to un-
derstand.
Curry and I teamed up and picked
on Lylit fom sunrise to sunset. At
mealtime, when our parents weren’t
looking we’d take turns opening our
mouths to expose the yucky food be-
cause we knew it would snake Lyle
gag and cry. In the evenings, when
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four of us were not (alone in our
schemes to aggravate a younger si-
bling. A friend, the youngest of four
outside, Curry and I would turn the
lights off or make spooky sounds to
scare Lyle while he sat in his little
rocker In front of the television. At
first, he'd rock faster and faster. Soon,
he’d bolt out the door and cling to
Mama. (We'd always get in trouble for
scaring him. Then Lyle would defend
us because he was afraid we wouldn’t
play with him any more.)
On road trips, we’d wait until Lyle
almost dozed off, and then we'd say
something like, “Look at that moun-
tain lion in the middle of the road!”
or, because he loved road graders,
we'd aay,“Look at that road grader!”
When the little fellow tried to raise
up from the seat to look, one of us
would hold him down. He’d finally
struggle free, and Curry would in-
evitably shout, "Sucker-er-er-er!” un-
til Lyle cried end our mother
intervened.
Lyle acquired the nickname, “Lol-
lipop,” and it truly fit him because he
was an incredibly sweet little guy
despite our wickedness. This, of
course, we used against him, cajoling
him to do various favors for us —
mostly unpleasant tasks — which
were repaid by some form of mean
ness. He’d work so hard for our ap-
proval - to be accepted into our little
cheque - but “Lollipop,” most of the
time, was on the outside looking in.
Just about the only time he could
form an alliance with one of us was
when Curry and I were at war with
each other. But quite often, we’d let
him think he was in...for instance,
we’d stack the deck and make him be-
lieve he was going to win a game of
Hearts-right down to the final hand
— but we’d make certain he'd get
stuck with the Queen of Spades, or
we’d let him think he was going to
catch every trick, and we’d hold out
a high card until last. (Weren’t we lit-
tle devils?)
I was told by their father that the
Smith children — Leon, Lasane and
Lyndell - behaved similarly. But
when I shared the above story with
Lasane, she told me, “I think Leon
and I were even meaner to LyndeIl...I
don’t recall even letting him think he
was going to win!”
I have learned, however, that the
sisters just older than she dubbed her
"Snooger Booger Butchie.” Once the
girls discovered the name would send
her into a rage, she said they’d just
kept on pushing the same old button. '
(My husband pestered his brother by
calling him “Harky,” the dreaded
word which always resulted in a fist
fight.)
Teasing and tormenting of siblings,
my aunt and uncle tell me, is not a
new idea. This past Christmas, I
found out that Daddy liked to tie old
tin cans on a string up under my
aunts’ beds. Once everything was
quiet, he’d let go of the string so the
cans would drop and scare the wits out
of them. It was also the first I had
heard of ”01’ Huldy”- a monster that
stalked the mountains between
Meridian and Clifton when they were
children, or so their older brother (my
father) told them.
“Why was he called 01’ Huldy?” I
asked.
“Because if he caught you, he’d just
hull you out...or at least that’s what
Tommy told us,” Uncle Bob ex-
plained. “And Nell and I’d believe
anything he said. He’d make a rack-
et out in the woods and start yellin'
‘Here comes 01’ Huldy!’ Lord help, it’d
scare me and Nell to death and we'd
start runnin’ down the mountain,
kickin’ rocks and rippin’ off tree
limbs... And if it wasn’t 01’ Huldy co-
rnin’ after us, he’d convince us it was
a panther.”
Aunt Nell recalled the time she and
a friend were skinny dipping in a pond
and Daddy sneaked up and stole their
clothes. Daddy said the two girls run-
ning and squealing to the house just
before sundown was the funniest sight
he’d ever seen.
My grandmother, upon hearing the
tales, commented, "And they say kids
are mean nowadays!”
At any rate, brothers and sisters are
not likely to stop harassing one
another anytime soon. But they're go-
ing to have to work extra hard to top
their predecessors with new and in-
genius methods.
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sympathetic rehabilitation is in ord-
er The people of Meridian and Bosque
County deserve better!
Thank you for your consideration.
Regards
Peter Flagg Maxson
Austin
To The Editor:
I was most impressed by the recent
article from the Chamber. Even
though only becoming a citizen of this
town one year ago, I agree with the
comments made.
While growing up in a town much
like Clifton, but smaller, I saw many
friends, families, and relatives just
pack up and head out. Needless to spy,
the town almost became nonexistent,
a true example of a “blink and miss
it town.”
But, thanks to those few who soon
became many, people living in that
town, who had seen more than enough
of a bad day, decided to act on their
hopes and wishes. With land and
properties being most available, the
town started soliciting for factories,
businesses, department stores-
anything to uplift the local communi-
ty in means of jobs, housing, and, as
with any town or city, profit, to help
them grow even more.
Now, as I said earlier, I haven’t
been here that long, but, oh, the sto-
ries I have heard concerning opportu-
nities that to me would seem most
rewarding to this community as a
whole. Most definitely, it will Urire all
of us to make something happen.
It cannot be the same few who try
to “change so many." I feel comforta-
ble with the surroundings and I don’t
miss my own rearing grounds so
much. It has been a long time since
I could say that I really enjoy being
around “good people."
I don't know what the possibilities
are, but I would like to see a Wal-Mart
or Target or something that would
save a lot of mileage and fuel bills so
I could really “shop Cljfton first.” I
have to go to Waco to get clothes for
my children; shoes, as well.
We have grocers, restaurants,
health care, home building materials,
gift shops, but you, the citizens, al-
ready know this. Pulling a business
in such as the few I have mentioned
would bring a lot of the outlying
towns to us for trade, also.
I alone don’t have the answer or
solid solution. Let’s do it together.
Don Foster
Clifton
Chamber Begins
Monthly Sessions
For Its Members
CLIFTON — Beginning Wednes-
day, Jan. 9, the Clifton Chamber of
Commerce will begin monthly
general membership meetings. The
sessions will be held at noon at
Peveto’s Annex, 611 North Avenue
G, the second Wednesday of each
month.
The cost for buffet, dessert, and
drink will be $5 per person. Those
who are chamber members or who
are interesting in joining are en-
couraged by chamber officials to
attend.
Reservations may be made by
telephoning the chamber office,
676-3720, by Tuesday, Jan. 8.
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