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Opinion
4 - THE OLNEY ENTERPRISE THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2013
Why not?
Early voting is under way, and judging
by the underwhelming amount of traffic
flowing into City Hall, just down the street
from our office, I think it's safe to assume
the voter turnout this year is going to be
just as it has been for many years: dismal.
Some qualified candidates are running
for positions on the Olney City Council
and Olney ISD Board of Trustees. These
are the people who set our tax rates and
control local health care, who help manage
the city's finances and determine our water
and sewer rates.
If we don't get rain soon, the City Council
members you elect will be responsible for
digging us out of a very dry hole.
Choose wisely. Do some research and
talk to the candidates about their stance
on issues that are important to you. See
which ones you prefer, and then, more
than anything else, go and cast your vote.
Historically, voter turnout in Olney is
lacking when there is not a controversial
topic on the ballot, such as an election for
alcohol sale in the city.
This should never be the case. The people
Mindi’s Message
By Mindi Kimbro
you elect to these governing boards make
important decisions that affect each and
every one of us.
Some will say, "But I'm just one vote...
vote won't make a difference!"
oking back at some recent vote totals
over the past several years, that could not
be further from the truth. We have had
several elections decided by a handful of
votes.
All it takes is a few minutes to swing by
City Hall between now and May 7. Stop in,
take your state-issued ID or voter registra-
tion card and cast your vote.
If you miss early voting, then cast your
ballot along with many others on election
day, Saturday, May 11.
Making your voice heard is as easy as
recording your ballot.
Why not let that happen this year, with
this election, and then with every election
from here on out?
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The finer points of positive motivation
One wife waited patiently, then impa-
tiently, for her husband to repair the lawn
mower as he had promised. One day, not
wanting to confront him in anger, she tried
another tack. That was the day he came
home and found her seated on the ground
snipping grass with sewing scissors, one
blade at a time. He watched in absolute
amazement. Then he went into the house
and returned with a toothbrush.
"Honey," he said, "when you finish cut-
ting the grass would you mind sweeping
the sidewalks?"
They both laughed. And, more impor-
tantly, he turned his attention to the
mower.
We've all been there. We want to en-
courage a child to do her homework, or a
spouse to complete a project, or a colleague
to follow through. How can we encourage
without criticizing, nagging, berating or
ushing?
aybe because I'm the one that occasion-
ally has to be nudged, I've learned a few
important things about the finer points of
positive motivation.
First, whenever possible, try to keep it
light-hearted. The careful use of humor can
work in any relationship to make the point
in a way it will be heard. Sometimes we
are so frustrated we know that however we
say it, it will be bound to come out wrong.
push
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These are especially the times when humor
may be needed.
Second, without exception, be polite and
respectful. Sometimes it's more about how
we say it than what we say. Too much of
the world is run on the theory that you
don't need road manners if you drive a
five-ton truck. No one wants to be forced,
pushed, run over, cajoled or manipulated.
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preciation. Novelist Arnold Bennett
Hey want to be respected.
Finally, as often as you can, show ap-
Arnold Bennett had
publisher who boasted about the con-
sistently exceptional work of his assistant.
One day while visiting the publisher's of-
fice, Bennett struck up a conversation with
the valued employee. He told her what her
boss said about her work. "What's your
secret?" he asked.
"It's not my secret," said the assistant,
"it's his." She went on to tell him that her
boss always acknowledges and appreciates
everything she does, regardless how insig-
nificant. That is why she finds it so easy to
take pride in her work. The appreciation of
her employer nudges her toward constant
improvement.
These are a few of the finer points of posi-
tive motivation. And even if motivating
is not your purpose, respect and appre-
ciation, topped off with a little humor is
bound to improve any relationship.
By OPD Chief Barry Roberts
Police Beat
Some car show rules
Our annual car show and cruise is sched-
uled for this Saturday, May 4. The show
starts at 10 a.m. and the cruise starts at 3
. It will last one hour,
always, we are expecting a good group
of people to show up for the event. We are
expecting several cars for the show and the
cruise. I want to remind everyone of some
safety tips.
Please do not step out in front of the mov-
ing cars to take pictures. Please keep a close
watch on your children and keep them
away from moving traffic. Do not throw
things to the drivers or in the window of
the vehicles.
Drivers we are expecting you to follow
ALL the rules of the cruise. One very im-
portant rule is "No Burn Outs." Last year
it got a little out of hand and we had a few
close calls.
Finally, let me remind you that we are in
stage four of water restrictions. That means
NO outside watering. If you choose to vio-
late this restriction and start spraying wa-
ter on the street trying to get drivers to do
a burn out, you will receive a citation from
the Olney Police Department.
We want this event to be a safe and enjoy-
able event. Please do your part to keep it
safe.
North Texas Tales
By Gay Schlittler Storms
Slaughter lived life without frills
Anna McAdams Slaughter learned early
in life how to manage a ranch and do with-
out the frills of a proper lady.
During the Civil War, Anna McAdams'
family moved to Palo Pinto County where
she became a cow girl at an early age. She
was much like her mother Ann, who did
what it took to survive. Anna watched how
her mother fooled Indians and outlaws
by dressing as a man. Her mother kept a
belted, holstered six-gun around her waist
and carried a rifle holstered on the saddle
of her horse.
She didn't hesitate to pull her weapon to
make sure people knew she meant busi-
ness. With that kind of role model, Anna
soon handled a man's job as well as her
mother did.
The McAdamses formed a close rela-
tionship with another family, the George
Slaughter clan, who had moved to Palo
Pinto in 1857.
The children of both families become
close friends, and during the Civil War,
the families joined together to withstand
Comanche and Kiowa attacks.
Many ranchers decided to sell out, and
the population of Palo Pinto dwindled, like
those of surrounding counties. According
to Sara H. Massey, author of "Texas Women
on the Cattle Trails," only one in five of the
area's prewar ranches was still occupied.
The situation became worse when federal
troops were withdrawn from Fort Belknap
and Fort Richardson. The Indians respond-
ed by driving off thousands of horses and
cattle west to trade with Comancheros
in New Mexico Territory. However, the
exodus of neighboring ranchers actually
resulted in financial gain for the McAdams
and Slaughters. Both families increased
their herds by buying the cattle and horses
of those that fled to safer country.
Bill Slaughter, Anna's future husband,
started making cattle drives when he
was just a boy, and by the time he was
a young teenager, he was a cattle drive
boss. Slaughter continued his annual cattle
drives to different markets and in 1877,
he courted and married Anna. After her
marriage, Anna accompanied her husband
on cattle drives and worked side by side
with the hired hands as a cook, wrangler
and scout. She continued to go on cattle
drives until she was nearly 50 — and did
the same jobs as the cowboys. Their last
cattle drive together was in 1901.
Anna was a member of two ranching
families, one headed by her father, the
other by her husband. She managed to be
a wife and mother while helping to build
a cattle empire as a rancher and trail rider.
Massey said that Texas women like Anna
were the "precursors of the women's lib-
eration movement."
While women's suffrage leaders like
Susan B. Anthony were demanding their
rights, Anna and other women like her
simply accepted their freedom and the
dual roles and extra work it required. Her
husband and cowboys always needed
help, and they were grateful to accept her
as equal.
Pioneer women like Anna blazed the way
for the Texas ranch women and cowgirls
who followed in her footsteps.
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