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PAGE 4, Seminole (Texas) Sentinel. Sunday, October IS, 2000
Opinion
The price
by M. Gene Dow. Publisher
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In the hospital, the relatives gathered in the waiting
room, where their family member lay gravely ill.
Finally, the doctor came in looking tired and
somber. I'm afraid I’m the bearer orbed news,” he
said as he surveyed the worried
frees. “The only hope left for
your loved one, at this time, is a
brain transplant. It's an
procedure, semi-
for
the brain yourselves."
The family members sat silent
as they absorbed the news. After
a great length of time, someone
asked, “Well, how much does a
brain cost?”
The doctor quickly responded,
“$5,000 for a male brain and
$200 for a female brain."
The moment turned awkward. Men in the room
tried not to smile, avoiding eye contact with the
women, but some actually smirked.
A man, unable to control his curiosity, blurted out
the question everyone wanted to ask, “Why is the
male brain so much more?"
The doctor smiled at the childish innocence,
turned to the entire group and said, “It’s just standard
pricing procedure. We have to mark down the price
of the female brains, because they’ve been used!”
• * •
THE OLD INDIAN CHIEF SAYS— "The only
dumb question is the one not asked. ”
• * *
Okay, it’s time for another “dumb blonde” story
for you guys:
One morning this blond calls her friend and says,
“Please come over and help me.! have this killer
jigsaw puzzle and I can’t figure out how to start it.”
Her friend asks, “What is it a puzzle of?”
The blonde says, “From the picture on the box, it’s
a tiger.”
The blonde’s friend figures that he’s pretty good at
puzzles, so he heads over to her place. She lets him in
the door and shows him to where she has the puzzle
spread all over the table.
He studies the pieces for a moment, then studies
the box. He then turns to her and says: “First, no
matter what 1 do, I'm not going to be able to show
you how to assemble these to look like the picture of
that tiger.”
Second, I’d advise you to relax, have a cup of
coffee and put all those Frosted Flakes back in the
box.”
MINDING YOUR OWN BUSINESS
An old tool can be your new front door
Days Past
~ Wv*‘Yeaft Aflb—October 8,1995
Officers and members of the Seminole Junior High
Student Council were installed in the junior high
auditorium. Officers were Lindsey Harriman, president;
Tanner Ogden, vice president; Eddie Cavazos, second
vice president; Julie Goen, secretary; and Josh Clay,
parliamentarian.
*****
Seniors vying for Homecoming Queen were Cristi
Clanton, J’Anna Howard and Tabitha Ehrlich. Junior
attendant was Brandy Jeffries; sophomore attendant,
Lachelle Glass; and freshman attendant, Clarissa
Valenzuela.
Ten Years Ago—October 10, 1990
Mickey Browne, was named Seminole’s new Chief questions I need to ask. This usually eliminates a
ofPolice. Browne, 45, succeeds James Clark, who quick call-back to gather forgotten, but important,
retired on August 31st. Browne and his wife said they
were excited about moving to Seminole and are looking
forward to raising their children in this area.
(Last of two parts)
Last week in the first part of this series, we
discussed how the telephone is often the front door to
business transactions. We also advised readers to get
as many business lines as needed, use the yellow pag(
listings and to not abuse the hold feature. It’s better tc
get folks connected, than to entertain them on hold.
Here are 13 more tips for getting more business
through your telephone front door.
MORE PHONE SUCCESS TIPS
•Tip Six—Get a catchy phone number. The experts
say to try for a word that explains or identifies your
business. A boat dealer might select 359-BOAT
(2628). A barber might try for 673-HAIR (4247).
I’m not sure this really works. You’ve heard
hundreds of catchy or clever phone numbers recently
How many of them can you remember?
•Tip Seven—Treat every call as if it is an important
CfITT Your business image is at stake. Even if you’re
expecting your spouse to call, answer the phone
professionally.
•Tip Eight—Project energy into the phone.
Enthusiasm is contagious. Put more energy in your
voice by sitting up straight or better yet stand up.
•Tip Nine—Keep your mouth empty. No food,
gum, or pencils.
•Tip Ten—Focus on the caller. If a caller suspects
you’re distracted, you lose credibility. If your e-mail,
letters, or other work is more important than the
caller, terminate the call gracefully.
•Tip Eleven—Prepare for calls you make. I outline
the major points I need to cover. I also make a list of
pieces of information.
•Tip Twelve—Identify yourself. Voices sound
entirely different on the phone. When you answer the
phone identify yourself. When you call someone else
Jimmy Nelms and Leland CafTey won the final golf identify yourself. This is a good practice in person as
tournament of the season at the Gaines County Golf
Course in the 40 and Over Two Man Scramble. The
Seminole duo fired rounds of61 -62-123 for the two day
tournament and won $120 in merchandise each.
Twenty Five Years Ago—October 9,1975
Who’s Who students at Seminole High School were
elected by the teachers. They were Sue Pipkin, Celesta
Wickson, Jan Carson, Rhonda Jones, Qinger Herring,
Pinrty Farmer, Cindy Farris, Vicki Clark. Lonnie Hutson.
Johnny Quintanilla, Dee Norton, David Hill, Kevin
Gandy, Craig Curry, Walt Mercer and Ronnie Hutson.
Fifty Years Ago—October 12, 1950
William C. Hutchison, teacher of speech and choral
music in the Seminole schools left to take his pre-
induction physical examination with the group of men
summoned by the local draft board. His draft board was
in Pampa. Already inducted was Bob Cole, sixth grade
teacher who left here three weeks prior. J.W. Steadman,
assistant coach, was called into active duty by the
Marines.
Bits 'n pieces...
Winning can be defined as the science of being
totally prepared.
George Allen (1922-1990)
Pro football coach
***
Laughter is to life what shock absorbers are to
automobiles. It won 7 take the potholes out of the road,
but it sure makes the ride smoother.
Barbara Johnson
Writer
***
Long-range planning does not deal with ftiture
decisions, but with the future of present decisions.
Peter F. Drucker
Management consultant and writer
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M. GENE DOW
Editor and Publisher
David Fisher...................................................News Editor
Joyce Dow................ Social Editor
Terri Davidson.............................................Sports Writer
Misty Ramirez...........National, Classified & Composition
Barbara Parker.............................Retail Advertising Sales
Patricia Roberson....................................,.... Office Supply
Gene Gaines .:.............................. Photography
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You’ letters will be accepted
MEMBER 2000
WEST TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION
NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION
By Don Taylor
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Against the Wal-Marts".
You may write to him at
P. O. Box 67
Amarillo, TX 79105
well.
•Tip Thirteen—Answer promptly. There are two
schools of thought on this one. The first school says
never answer on the first ring because people will
think that you are not very busy and are just setting
around waiting for the phone to ring. The second
school of thought is that if you wait until the third or
fourth ring folks will think your service is bad. So my
advice is: answer promptly. Answering on the second
or third ring gives you time to mentallv make the
transition from what you were doing to answering the
phone. , ' . .
•Tip Fourteen—Create a good voice mail
answering message. The best are short, clear and
include simple directions.
•Tip Fifteen—Use your manners. Please remember
that courtesy is always in style. Thank you.
•Tip Sixteen—Take good notes. This is one of my
weak areas. I often look at my calendar and find an
incomplete note without enough information to
remember what I’ve committed to. Make it a habit to
record date, time, name(s), phone numbers, company
name, any required action and reminder notes.
•Tip Seventeen—Be a careful listener. This begins
with focusing your attention on the caller (Tip Ten)
but goes beyond that. Listen to the tone of the caller’s
voice, ask questions of clarification and above all try
to understand “what isn’t being said.”
•Tip Eighteen—Avoid telephone tag. Don’t leave
messages for 10 people to call you back if you’re
going to be on or away from the phone. If you must
leave a message, give the person you wish to return
your call the best times to reach you.
One final thought regarding cellular phones, turn
them off in meetings. ___
^ Report from Washington
By Congressmen Larry Com best
Wanted: Comprehensive
energy policy, leadership
Winter is coming and natural gas prices are rising.
Home heating oil is expected to cost more than it did
last year, but the Clinton-Gore Administration has still
not considered a comprehensive plan to achieve the
long-term stability that this country desperately needs.
The Administration instead decided to crack open the
emergency petroleum reserve and brag to the American
people how they “fixed” the problem. Tapping the SPR
is certainly not a solution to the problem. It’s simply an
election-year gimmick and, while oil prices have
temporarily decreased, it neglects the obvious problem
that refineries are already running at capacity. What we
need in this country, and what I strongly support, is a
comprehensive, long-term energy policy.
A major component of the energy crisis stems from
our continued and growing dependence on foreign oil.
Oil comprises one-third of our nation’s trade deficit,
with 56 percent of daily fuel consumption coming from
foreign oil. The Clinton-Gore Administration has done
nothing substantive to combat this crisis. Even Energy
Secretary Bill Richardson admits his department and
the Administration “were caught napping.” They believe
it is a better policy to import cheap foreign oil from
foreign cartels and rogue nations, like Iraq, against
whom we are still involved in military struggles. That
: is a potential threat to our national security. While this
Administration sacrifices our domestic oil industry
under pressure from the environmental wing of their
party and pursues lower oil prices by increasing our
dependency on foreign oil, the U.S. slowly loses global
leverage as a world power.
The current Administration claims that Americans
should simply cut down on consumption and Al Gore
argues for higher gasoline taxes to force Americans to
drive their cars less. That is definitely not going to work
for those of us who live in rural areas and rely on our
cars to take our children to baseball games, get to
church or go to the supermarket. That approach is
certainly not going to help our truckers who earn their
living driving. Higher natural gas prices will mean
more expensive heating bills for Texas consumers.
Higher natural gas prices will also hurt our farmers and
ranchers who use large quantities of natural gas to fire
their irrigation equipment. Crimped consumption on
its own is not the answer either, as the nation’s economic
prbsperiiy and health are being fueled by consumption.
We Tieed a common sense, balanced approach that
recognizes the need for increased domestic exploration
with environmental protection.
This Administration has clearly shown a lack of
leadership and even hypocrisy in handling energy
matters. They have chastised Congress on several
occasions for not passing legislation to lower oil and
gas prices, but they failed to lead when domestic energy
producers were suffering depression-era prices. They
refuse to recognize that their own burdensome
environmental regulations have caused our refineries
to run at capacity, since no new refineries have been
built in the last 20 years. Energy producers, like
consumers, want stability, and only by passing a
comprehensive national strategy can we stop the cycle
of boom and bust.
I firmly bel ieve thekey component to helping end our
energy crisis is to increase domestic drilling. Domestic
production has dropped to the lowest levels since 1951.
More than 136,000 oil wells-25 percent oftotal U.S. oil
wells-and 57,000 gas wells have been shut down since
1997. We need to responsibly open up access to federal
land and explore the production potential there, much
like, the 16 million barrels under the Arctic National
Refnpe in Alaska.
ACROSS
1 money owed
5 TX singer _
Mae Morse
6 TXism: “fought
tooth and _'
7 Grape_, TX
8 TXism: ’heavy as
the front _ of a
John Deere'
9 Houston hotel:
Remington on
Post__
6 the south end of a
northbound mule
8 TXism: ’does__
_ milk?* (no)
!1 "yes’ south of the
border
!2 Astro or Ranger
feat: ’grand _’
!3 Jimmy Johnson set
up charity for _-
advantaged kids
!4 Houston ball club
(0 HPU's ‘Douglas
MacArthur _
45 __Siecke State Forest
46 TX Perot's old co.:
Electronic _ Systems
47 Confederate general
statue site in Dallas
49 )edhs IhVehtOr Levi
leaves ’high and dry’
in Lamb Co. on 70
mental deterioration
TX Jack Earle: ’Tallest
__the World’
ABC newswoman from
Dallas' WFAA: Lisa Me
The Original
TEXAS
CROSSWORD
by Charley 44 Guy Orbison
Freedom"
this Otto directed
TX Gene Tierney
in ’Laura" (init.)
TXism: ’it didn't
__’ (failure)
TXism: "he _
sleeps fast’ (active)
backwards Illinois
or Iowa town
TX A.J. Foyt racing
site in Florida
TX TV physician:
__Duke
soluble mineral
salt
59 TX pronun-
ciation of 'your*
60 commercials
on KHOU-TV
DOWN
1 _ City. TX
2 John Steinbeck's
TX wife
TXism: ’__
bat’ (bad eyesight)
tall Texas _
9__’Bum" Phillips
10 times not in school
once a Columbus.
TX FM station
12 TXism: ’turn about
is fair _*
13 Jamoca _
Fudge ice cream
14 a TX Gatlin (Init.)
15 TXism:’restless as
a _ in church’
17 El Campo mascot
in San Antonio:
Mission San Fran-
cisco de la
news wrangler
TXism: ‘tear jerker’
state assoc, for
TLC providers
Rangers Kansas
City opponent
mall type
steamship fuel
feeder
Saks Fifth _
32 fed. agey. that
monitors the
southern border
33 ’unfit__’
38 eyesore on TX
beaches
40 auto parts store
TX moonwalker
Bean
managers of TX
inns
Seminole FM
made-in-TX film:
‘Baby, the _
Must Fall’
San Antonio's
McNay _ Museum
TXism:"__
soul’ (no one)
TXism: *__
that like a duck
needs an umbrella*
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