Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 93, No. 84, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 6, 2000 Page: 4 of 14
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PAGE 4, Seminole (Text) Sentinel, Sunday, August 6, 2000
Opinion
Moving to Texas?
by M. Gene Dow, Publisher
During the summer months and especially before
the new school term starts, a lot of moves and
changes are made. Numerous residences are bought
and sold, there's a turnover of rental properties, bank
accounts are opened and closed, utility connections
and mailing addresses changed, etc. There is probably
more movement of people and families during the
summer months than any other njXHi
time of the year.
But just in case you’ve moved
to Texas from some other part
of the country, here’s some
advise:
1. If you run your car into a
ditchi don’t panic. Four men in
the cab of a four wheel drive
vehicle with a tow chain, will be
along shortly. Don’t try to help them. Just stay out of
their way. This is what they live for.
2. Remember: “y’all” is singular. “All y’all” is
plural. “All y’all’s” is plural possessive.
3. Get used to hearing, “You ain’t from around
here, are you?”
4. If you hear a redneck exclaim, “Hey, y’all, watch
this!" Stay out of his way. These are likely the last
words he will every say.
5. Get used to the phrase “It’s not the heat, it’s the
humidity.” And the collateral phrase “You call this
hot? Wait’ll August.”
6. We do TOO have 4 seasons: December, January,
February and summer!
7. In conversation, never put your hand on a man’s
shoulder when making a point.
8. A Mercedes-Benz is not a status symbol. A Ford
f-150 is.
9. Chili does NOT have beans in it.
10. If someone tells you “Don’t worry, those
peppers aren’t hot” you can be certain they are. If you
fail to heed this warning, be sure to have a bowl of
guacamole handy. Water don’t do it.
11. If someone says they’re “fixin” to do
something, that doesn’t mean anything’s broken.
12. If you don’t understand our passion for college
and high school football, just keep you mouth shut.
13. The value of a parking space is not determined
by the distance to the door, but the availability of
shade.
14. BBQ is a food group. It does NOT mean
grilling burgers and hotdogs outdoors.
15. Brisket is not “cooked” in an oven.
16. “Tea” ? Iced Tea. There is no other kind.
17. Everything goes better with Ranch dressing.and.
catsup ‘
18. If you think it’s too hot, don’t worry. It’ll cool
down in December.
19. Don’t tell us how you did it elsewhere. Nobody
cares.
20. Just because you can drive on snow and ice
does not mean we can. Just stay home the two days of
the year it snows.
* * *
THE OLD INDIAN CHIEF SA YS— "Never forget
what is worth remembering or remember what is best
forgotten.
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MINDING YOUR OWN BUSINESS
Getting rich slowly: The only sure way
Question: “Do you want to be a millionaire?”
Answer: "Yes.”
Question: “Is that your final answer?”
Answer: “Yes, that’s my final answer.”
If you’re like millions of Americans, you have a
dream to be a millionaire. Many people feel that all of
their problems would disappear if they had a million
dollars. They dream of living the good life.
Unfortunately, the only hope most folks have of
becoming a millionaire is by winning the lottery or
getting lucky on a TV quiz show. Even if they are
regularly purchasing lottery tickets, they have a better
chance of getting struck by lightening than they do of
acquiring wealth.
So how do you become a millionaire? How can you
secure wealth for your retirement years? I only know
one sure way, and that is the slow way.
„ You see tpqsutiil IiontMres in. Amsris* today,were -t
not horn into wealth. Jutoal art* fiM g«wcnaHow-
By Don Taylor
Co-author of "Up
Against the Wal-Marts",
You may write to him at
P. O. Box 67
Amarillo, TX 79105
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Days Past.
FIVE YEARS AGO-August 6,1995
Members of Seminole Boy Scout Troop 705 won the
best in pioneering merit badge at Buffalo Trails Scout
Ranch near Fort Davis, July 16-22. In addition the local
troop won the honor of the best troop in the camp and
was judged the honor troop by earning two other camp
awards.
TEN YEARS AGO—August 5, 1990
Shane Kinnison received the master of divinity degree
from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary during
commencement ceremonies July 13. Commencement
exercises were held at Travis Avenue Baptist Church in
Ft. Worth, with President Russell H. Dilday awarding
degrees to the 127 summar graduates.-
millionaires, and only a few are overnight successes
like the "dot.com kids.” The majority have built their
fortunes using the slow way. Here are some of their
strategies for building wealth slowly.
SLOW BUT SURE
•Invest early. There is no substitution for early
savings and investment. The compounding of interest
takes on a near magic proportion over time. Teach
your children the value of saving for their futures.
•Invest regularly. If you’re normal, you’re a little
short of personal discipline. It does take discipline to
invest regularly. Try payroll deductions to bolster
your investment plan. If you never see it, you never
miss it.
•Invest windfalls. Occasionally everyone gets a
little unexpected cash. Maybe your aunt dies, you get
an income tax rebate or you have some other
windfall. Invest it. It’s a long-term blessing. You
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO—August 7, 1975
Seminole High School student council president Dee
Norton, vice president Johnny Quintanilla and sponsor
Mrs. Alfa Simmons, began preparations for the 1975-76
school year by attending a workshop at West Texas State
University. The workshop was held July 27 through
August 1.
*♦**
Two Seminole youths took first places in the Junior
Golf Tourney to qualify for the regional tournament
August 13-14 at the Odessa Country Club. Chris
Johnson qualified with first place wins in four,
tournaments and second in one. Norm Newman qualified
for the regional tourney by placing first in one.
FIFTY YEARS AGO—August 10, 1950
Ten years ago, in 1939, a dollar would buy a dozen
eggs (39 cents), a pound of butter (30 cents), a sack of
20 oranges (25 cents), and a tall can of milk (6 cents). In
1950 the same dollar will buy one pound of butter (80
cents), and five eggs (48 cents a dozen).
*•**
Mrs. Cline E. Morris, owner and operator of the
Seminole Floral shop announced that her shop is now a
member of the Floral Telegraph Delivery, an organization
that ensures worldwide wiring of flowers. This service
was Offered to residents of Seminole for the first time.
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M. GENE DOW
Editor and Publisher
David Fisher......................................... News Editor
Joyce Dow........................................ Social Editor
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Texas 79360
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WEST TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION
NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION
don’t have any obligation to spend it, so save it.
Let me give you a great example of one area where
unwise spending can kill your millionaire chances.
The second largest purchase that most Americans
make is their transportation. Now let me make this
perfectly clear: I don’t care what you drive. I’m less
impressed than most people are by what you drive,
because 1 know it has no bearing whatsoever on your
financial success and personal wealth. However, you
can drive whatever you please.
~ -tomrantf vourfg KHJpTe Tfi TfieTr early
30’s. Fhey have two growing children and want a
bigger car. They both work and have good earning
power. They decide to buy that really nice 4-wheel
drive, sports utility vehicle. They put their old car as a
down payment and agree to moderate monthly
payments with a big balloon at the end of 5 years.
If John and Mary were to buy a slightly used car of
lesser value, taking advantage of the first year
depreciation that typically runs from 20 to 30 percent,
they could easily add as much as $200,000 to their
retirement wealth. I’ve done the math and I can prove
it. If they were to continue the practice over their
lifetimes the results would be significantly greater.
•Live on less. Cicero said, “Men do not realize how
great an income thrift is.” One of the common
characteristics of America’s millionaires is that they
live well below their means. They drive older, non-
luxury cars. They live in modest houses. They don’t
buy designer clothes. They don’t consume expensive
food or wine. They live on less.
There you have it. The sure-fire way to be a
millionaire. Of course, you’ll be the only one who’ll
know just how rich you are.
Talk of Texas
Copyrighted by Jack McGuire
Things do happen
in Texas during
August’s ’Dog Days’
FOOTNOTE TO HISTORY—Old-time Texans
often refer to August as “dog days” because they say
it’s a month in which not much happens. Not true.
Some of the most amazing, amusing and dramatic
events in our history occurred in this month.
Like August 12, 1946—the day the meteorite fell
on the Gage Ranch in Brewster County. Since more
of this celestial debris falls on Texas than any other
state in the nation, this incident made news only
because it landed in a rancher’s private swimming
pool!
Most meteorites arrive in Texas as small rocks.
Those large enough to disfigure the earth’s surface .
are rare, but some have landed here. The largest of
Texas’ meteor craters is at Odessa. It measures more
than 500 feet in diameter. It is a major tourist
attraction and has been designated a Regional,
Landmark by the National Park Service.
Texas has some 128 areas that are meteoric sites—
more than any other part of the United States. In
Dimmitt and Plainview, two Panhandle communities,
meteor showers appear frequently. However, these
fireballs aren’t limited to one section of the state. In
1961, large meteorites fell in East Texas at
Henderson and at Bells near Denison in North Texas.
THE READERS WRITE—W.G. Stacy of Kerrville
says that there should be zero flags over Texas. He
writes:
“Start a petition to have that theme park drop the
Confederate flag and call it ‘Five Flags Over Texas.’ But
since Mexico is becoming drug dominated, we should
haul the Mexican flag down and call it ‘Four Flags Over
Texas.’
“Since morals in France don’t measure up to ours, we
could take away the French flag and call the park ‘Three
Flags. ’ Of course we must be careful about the American
flag, because until Abraham Lincoln came along there
was slavery in the United States. We should not try to
change history!”
YOU MIGHT LIKE TO KNOW—That Texas has
tfffe world's largest medical complex. Houston’s Texas
Medical Center has a collection of medical*$chooU
and hospitals that employ more than 51,000
physicians and other personnel. More than 125,000
people pass through the complex daily.
Letters to Sentinel
Fond Memories
TO THE SENTINEL:
I would be remiss if I did not express my gratitude
to the many wonderful students, parents, teachers,
coaches and administrators who have made my last
two years in Seminole most enjoyable.
I wish for the Indians “Good Luck” and God’s
richest blessings for the coming year.
I also ask you to join with me in keeping Coach
Salinas foremost in our prayers that he may soon
regain his health.
DAVID REVES
Denver City
sf.
ACROSS
1 Bobby Darin's
■_ the Knife"
5 "The eyes of TX
are_you...
6 actor Robert
_Qfl__
47 Surfside Beach, TX
event: Sand Castle _
_ Sculpture Contest
49 some say this language
isn't spoken in TX
52 guitarist Paul
53 TX electronics co (abbr.)
The Original TEXAS
CROSSWORD
7 "fender bender"
result
8 TXism: *_ in
the hole"
9 TXism: "up a creek
without__••
16 TXism: "belter"
18 Indian projectile
in early Texas
>1 TX Willie's Farm
Aid was in '86
12 Debra Winger's
character in TX
McMurtry's "Terms
of Endearment"
>3 TXism: "let sleep-
ing dogs _"
14 dwarflike creatures
10 TXism: "would jerk
tears from
—i--’ (sad)
14 the law west of
the Pecos (Init.)
15 TXism: ",__
on" (study)
16 Sen. Hutchinson
assistant
17 trade pact wjth
Mexico (abbr.)
39 long-__
once flew from Ft.
Worth's Carswell
"to__human*
UT professor goal
WWII celebratory
occasion (abbr.)
theater box
54 Houston-born jazz
musician Cobb
55 TX "Bandit Queen's".
2nd husband
58 Tex Beneke played
these for Glenn Miller
by Charley & Guy Orbison
Copyright 2000 by Orbison Bro*
59 salo^
60 TXism:"_
high time!"
61 TX Lucille
_Sueur (Joan
Crawford)
DOWN
1 in Knox Co. on 277
2 TXism, "just down
the road___"
3 writer _
Otis Skinner
4 TXism: ‘don't get
your shorts in a
• '
9 Big Lake football
class
10 Big Thicket
National _
TXism: "he has
short__and
deep pockets*
under Grand Saline,
TX: salt
ex-Astro reliever
Henry
this TX Larry
was J.R. (init.)
snakelike fish
connecting tissues
strong case for TX
Racehorse Haynes
TXism: "bad mouth"
this Busey played
TX Buddy Holly (init.)
TXism: "couldn't
find hide _ hair
of him"
TXism: "throw
some leather__
horse" (saddle up)
TXism for "crazy"
TX "Star Trek"
creator: _
Roddenberry
TXism:"_
his time looking
for shade’ (lazy)
"women's _*
citrus drink
P-449
before due
in Navarro Co. on 22
Dallas or Houston
transit vehicle
TXism: "don't give a
hoot__holler*
TX Gramm and
Hutchison
TXism. "buenas
_" (good day)
San Antonio holds
a TX Mardi _
full Init. of TX Nolan
gas company
TXism: "wipe the
_clean"
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