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·~", lii-~~-* 4'-~:l± j . f - Bowling Gree n's $67.5 Million Industry _-I",· jI. \OS i peop le-' do n OI 1T" F<)r Il)l In" inforln, Ilion or ..- ---_ . .- Vol. 5, No.2 Contents SPRING-SUMMER 1985 DEPARTMENTS FEATURES 2 Editors Notebook 22 Arts 6 Drugs 22 Andy Stahl Efforts being made 3 Snapshots 23 B.G. Books locally to combat teen 24 Stained Glass drug problem. 3 Peggy Bush 25 Progressive Enterprises 3 J. Paul Brown 4 Joe Marshall 14 Illiteracy The problem of it· 26 Entertainment literacy in Kentucky 26 W estern Weekly 9 Community Service more severe than most" 27 C anoeing 9 KELI Institute people realize 11 E xceptional Industries 12 KMA-Medical care 29 Business 16 Education 13 BRASS 29 Primed Local input on educa- 18 Reminiscing 30 Johnson-Rudolph tion through Prichard 18 Anthony Barnett 30 WKU and economy Town Forums 19 World War II 32 ANB merger COVER 20 Bowling Green Poet Lillie Mae Bland Carter leaves behind poems Teenagers often turn to and gain acce ptance-- about Kentucky drugs and alcohol to Warren County youth cope with peer pressure are no e xception STAFF E d itorial Staff Business Staff Contributors: Pam Beard, Janey Burnette, Ed itor: Michael Todd Wallace Mi~sy Dunkel, Doug Gorman, T racee Business Manager: H oward R. Carpenter Departments Editor: Linda Lu Jones Greenwell, Cary Hall, Sharon Hornback, Advertising Sa les M anager: Phillip Hat- Features EdilOr: Missy Dunkel Linda Lu Jones, Margaret Langseth, Susan chell Mann, Sundos Masri, Jon N orris, Jessica Staff: John Cornelius, Steve Curtsinger, D epa rtment Editors: RapPJport, Tim Shelton, Mike Thomley, Doug Gorman, Susan Hill, Sharon Horn- A rts: Cary Hall Todd Wallace back, Terri Jani~~e, Tim Shelton Business: Susan Mann D esign and Layout: Missy Dunkel, Linda A d Production M anager: Tem Janisse C ommunity Service: Margaret Langsedl Lu Jones, Susan Mann, Mike Thomley, Staff: Pam Beard, Phillip Hatchett T odd Wallace Re miniscing: William Chandler Production M anager: Mike Thomley &".. . c,...... 'I.,.,,", "p"""",,,d .... "..w., " I" """ "U BOWLI NG GREEN 1 Editor's Notebook Some magazines are entertaining. T he Spring-Summer t 98' issue of Others are informative. Bowling Green Bowling Green Ma ga:{i nt covers a wide Editor's Note: Magazi ne is a combination of both. va riety of topics. From an introspec FoIl.aT.'~ " ./w prirlcip.J (!dr!, <>f 4 I.. ,.. _ .0 &.t.. . We have tried to provide the tive look at the use of drugs by G"n: M~g ~ ",,,, '" .~~~""" ko ,/W F"'/· W",..,. 19M ~" ,rl~ citizens of Bowli ng Green wi th a youth in Bowling Green and Warren Cft ,/W I( ~ 1(/"" 1(1.... . /. ...., ..., ..... Ir, H... ., T ... ,"", EI' magazine that reflects OUf communi COUnty and the programs to help " "" .. J);.« ,o• • Bo.I;"g G"", H..,,,," R,.hi, Com .."" .... 'Yo curb their usage, to the p roblem of We have often been successful in illite racy in Kentucky focusing on the O Uf endeavors, but there have been Warren County area, to a special bir times that our purpose has been thday wish to a tOO-year-old Bowli ng I wam to Stress thai Ihis is nOt a trivial mistaken and some of our readers Green citizen, this issue is infor matter. This is a highly sensitive , emotional have been offended by our contents. mative and entertaining. ~ubject, with deep concerns felt by many In the Fall-Winter 1984 issue of This issue of Bowling Green people in the community, both black and Bowling Green Magazine a feature on Maga:{in e completes its fifth year of white. The major concern is the slanted, the Ku Klux Klan was published. A publication. Throughout this time one·sided viewpoint in which the article was story that was originally intended to hundreds of students have gained written. To put it bluntly, it is an out-right be curiosity provoking and human in valuable experience. We mUSt thanle. distortion of the facts and not at aU a true terest o riented became controversial our adviser, Dr. Robert Blann, for history of the Klan. The violent nature of and highly sensitive. his dedication to us and these issue s. the Klan in its treatment of blacks and J ews, We never intended this feature to A special thanks must be directed which includes lynchings and bombings was represent the views of Western Ken to Mr. Robert Adams for his in not mentioned. This could have been done tucky U niversity, the staff of Bow/ing valuable advice in using ne w typeset with some editorial comment, o r a disclaime r Grtm Maga:{int nO f the residents of ting equipment. from the magazine regarding the vi ews a Uf community. H owever, we never The staff of Bowling Gum ;> resented in the article. As it was , the articl almost hf,came a plea for membership. intended (0 judge the Ku Klux Klan Maga:{int is looking forward to our Of to try to interpret its actions. next five years of publication, and Please unde rstand that this leiter is not Bowling Gum Magalint is a learn with support from our readers, adver written in an adversary manner, nor is it ing experience. We make mistakes tisers and the administration and meant to be a.-gumentative. The intent is to and we learn by them. We publish an faculty of Western Kentucky Univer clarify any misconceptio ns some readers may award-winning magazine and yet we sity, we will move into the have gotten about the Klan from the article are not alwa.ys satisfied by aUf ef future,"founded on tradition; moved and 10 suggest that it W(>uld have been not forts. We encourage letters to our by contemporary thought." only proper, but good journalism practice to staff to keep us informed of reader include facts and historical data as a supple Todd Wallace, Editor ment to the article. reaction and we are pleased (0 pro vide one below which represents con Sincerely, cerns with the recent Ku Klux Klan Henry Tutino article. CUTLER·HAMMER CORPORATION STARTER· ' BEST BY DESIGN·' ~ .or-.N Electrical / Electronic II;' • Il. Control The Slaner shown '5 I1IiInutactured rn our BowWlg Green facitity along With a WIde oHerang ot actessones tor field modlficatKlll. From aw:ihary (XWltacts and pushbuttons 10 fuse ctrp kits and SOOl state prOleetNe devICeS. You nam e ~. We have It. Rrght oH·t'le-shelt Contaet one ot our sates offices or distributors 2901 tndu strlat Drive Bowling Green, KY 42101 Tetephone (502) 782·1555 2 SPRlNG.SUMMER Snapshots Bowling Green's pride: people "I was sorting materials one day She has further plans for the Hob and came across a personal memo son House. "I want to make the from President Kennedy," Bush said . house more historical by obtaining The research culminated with the more documents and artifacts of the A historical building of a small exhibit at the era," she said. UniversIty . The grounds and gardens of the • Bush moved to Bowling Green In house also need some attention for perspective 1978 when her husband, Arthur, was authenticity. hired to teach engineering technology Many projects have been lucky to Peggy Bush was fascinated when at Western Kentucky University. It have had the support of Bush. Her she visited her first museum at age wasn't long before Peggy had taken efforts to get higher response for the six. Her childhood visit to the an interest in Bowling Green history. Hobson House have been successful. Reading Museum and Art Gallery in In 1979, Bush conVinced city of It is easy to see that Bush's Reading, Pa., proved to be an ex ficials that the Hobson House needed childhood fascination has brought her perience which would affect the fest a full-time director to develop its a long way. of her life. potential as a historical attraction. -Jon Norrj~ Bush has been director of Bowling The city accepted the proposal and Green's historical H obson House for put Bush in charge. more than six years. But her ex Since her appointment, the number perience with historical preservation of visitors has increased from 300 to began long before that. over 1,200 people per year. At age 21, Bush was hired at the "This was the first time Bowling same museum which had lived vividly Green had something of this nature. in her memory since that visit 15 It just needed a little publicity and years earlier. Her work included development," Bush said. Making time four years of on-the-job training in research, exhibits, publicity, lecturing and museum writing. for a hobby In 1971 her experience was tested in How time flies when you're having Angola, Indiana. Bush headed a T ri fun. J. Paul Brown takes this expres State University project involving the sion seriously when he creates time III research and validation of historical his part-time hobby. documents that were acquired from Brown makes clocks. He is the files of Gen. Lewis B. Hershey . especially wel!-known for making Hershey was the Director of Selec grandfather clocks .. .from scratch. tive Service for more than 20 years, A tour through Brown's Hampton including the W orld War II era. Avenue home will reveal examples of "I panicked when the first shipment his works. Virtually every room is of boxes arrived from the General," fiUed with pieces which Brown has Bush said, her dark eyes widening. built. "His things filled at least 100 boxes Brown has always had an mterest m and the library from Selective Service what makes things "tick". As a included over 20,000 volumes." child, Brown was curious about all The Hershey project was an im types of gadgets. pressive success. Documents of great "I would tear something apart," historical significance were fou nd. Brown said, "just so I could attempt Bush remembers the excitement of to put it back together." finding personal letters to Hershey continued on page 4 from several U.S. presidents. BOWLING GREEN 3 Snapshots Marshall continued to play in a Brown, eon/. band in college, even during the hard Brown became known for his ability rimes of World War II. In the early with repairs while seIVing in the Ar 40's, Marshall received an agriculture my from 1934 to [951. During those deferment, an official postponement years he used his manual dexterity to of military service, to help produce work on anything which might need food. Although he worked hard, he repaIr. stil1 found the time to play in the "Uncle Sam gOt morc than he ask band. Many nights after supper the ed for when he gOt me ," joked band would play at benefits such as Brown. "Something would tear up bond rallies. In the 45 years Marshall and they'd bring it to me!" has been in a band, he has never In 1959, Brown helped o ri ginate turned down a benefit. Marshall's WSGN Radio of Bowling Green. biggest joy in life is meeting people Little time was available for hobbies and playing music. until he retired from WSGN in 1980. After the war, Marshall and his Now Brown's hobby keeps him brother sold the farm and began almost as busy as his career did. H e operating The Quonset, an has produced and sold numerous auditorium and restaurant, which pieces, including 12 grandfather featured live entertainment. The clocks. H e has also made mantel Quonset, located at the intersection clocks and doll cradles. H e has even of First and State streets, hosted made afghans by macrame. entertainers like Ray Charles, Sunset " He made everything you see, but Carson, Ernest T ubb and Ted I kept him fed," Mrs. Br.own said, as Williams. After 13 years The she conducted a tour of their home. Quonset folded and M arshal! went on Brown simply smiled and nodded. to fulfill other dreams. Brown's basement is his workplace. Early in March, 1978, Marshall and But there are no time cards to punch his family were in Florida on an an· or deadlines to meet. nual family vacation. While drinking Several machines assist Brown in Just their morning coffee, j oe and Jennie, making the clock casings. He then his wife , decided to work on a joint installs the inside components which project. The idea of a weekly are bought from a small company in ramblin' newspaper came up and they both Gallatin, Tn. A baby was born in the from room agreed to do it. Because he is not pressured for of a Peachtree Lane farm house in They spent hours discussing a time, Brown takes around two weeks 1924. That child, j oe Marshall, would name fot the newspaper. jennie, an to make a grandfather clock. Smaller grow to give a special touch to War artist, drew a grapevine. The idea of 3rticles, such as mantel clocks, take ren County. calling the paper The GTape'l'int~ was longer when a new design is required. His first dream was to become a humorous to Marshall and jennie, T he next copies can be produced country music star, but since that but as they thought of the goals they quicker. time Marshall has become a star in wanted to achieve with the paper, "Once I produce ('~ .. copy of an many other ways. Marshall is a TnI.' Vinl.' was born. The current logo original, I can pro-!.uce ~ ~ . next one farmer, musician, publisher, religious of the paper is still the same drawing. in half the time," Brown said. leader and fathet. "We expect it (TnI.' Vine) to grow Brown's hobby has paid off both " I have enjoyed what I've done," and nourish as long as it is fed," emotionally and financially. H e has Marshall said with a smile. Marshall said. The Vine has grown sold several clocks, with each grand Marshall grew up on a dairy farm and is currently in its seventh year of father clock averaging $525. in Warren COUnty. It is here that he publication. A good product needs no advertis· learned to play the fiddle at age 12, a When Marshall is not busy with ing, and Brown's quality clocks are a welcomed relief from the hard work the newspaper he can sometimes be fi ne example. T ime, effort and on the farm. found in the Music Barn on careful planning go into each one. In high school, Marshall started a Nashville Road where the Ravin' band that was quite accomplished. Ramblers gather to play and enjoy Everyday at noon the band members country music. The building, located would leave school and produce a live over Lost River, seats 250 people and 15-minute program on WLBj radio. is open Friday and Saturday nights 4 SPRING-SUMMER Snapshots during the warmer months of the yea r. Wandel Dye, Bob Green, Curly T homson, Phil Poteet and Kenny Marshall ma ke up the Revin' Ramblers. They never practice--they just arrive a few minutes early and tune their instruments. This ye ar will be the fifth year the Music Barn has been open. The heart of ~I' n~.ry~:~~G :~ty. .·~W-· T beautiful fuuntain Square Park ''';' is the heart of the city, But, this ', ', city's real strength is it's people, ' ~ Wc are pleased and proud to serve thcm, -l, ,' '\,,\,.iJ and servc will! them, And to be a part 4 .-'" "~\ :"« 'o{ the strong f inanci~l community i1 J •• , here that underpins one of "7 j " '. ~j "America's Top 50 Cities." /~: " ' / P.r.'!'! " i, '[Ii ~~__ ! I _~n:t r--.... ~" National ,'( , Bank Sometimes Mars hall does TV com· mercials. For the last three yea rs Marshall has become well known through these commercials. Wherever Marshall goes people approach him and say " Aren't you Joe M arshall, I just wanted to meet you. I see yo u on TV." Marshall enjoys having peo ple approach him; "it's music to my ears," he said. Marshall can be found in many places--in church, the Music Bam, The Vine' office and maybe in the D istrict 6 magistrate's seat in War ren Circuit Court. Wherever yo u find Marshall , he will always be wearmg a smile and be willing to sit down and talk to you . " I just love people," he said with a grin, 'P BOWLING GREEN ~ Drugs It's 3:30 p.m. What are your kids doing? by M issy Dunkel Drugs. Most people in Bowling P arents working together is one facet The purpose was to find out how Green will admit there is a drug pro they believe can help solve the drug many youths we re using substances blem among teenage rs in the "big problem. (including alcohol) and [Q what' ex cities" throughout the nation. Not While research shows alcohol as tent. The surv ey was obtained many realize the problem can be as the number one substance abuse pro· through a national organization called bad in small communities such as blem nationwide among teenagers, P RIDE (Parent Resources Institute Warren County. national consultants say marijuana is on Drug Education), whose purpose " There's a problem in Bowling one of Kentucky's leading cash crops. is to educate parents about current G reen as well as all over the With these twO drugs being so drug and drinking behaviot so that country," said Ron Adams, director prevalent, this makes the drug pro they might form groups to counteract of the Office of Educational Research blem hit even closer to home for these negative influences. and Development at Western Ken Kentuckians. T he Bowli ng Green survey showed tucky U niversity. According to " Kentucky, as a state, is a la rge that, among the drugs taken, alcohol Adams, the problem is particularl y produce r of alcohol and marijuana," and marijuana are by far the biggest critical with those people under 21. Adams said. H e said that from the problems, with usage ge nerall y in This is because drugs and alcohol in surveys they have taken it appears creasing as the youth's age increased. terfere with a young person's that communities like Bowling Green "The survey showed we're very development mentally, physicall y and have as high or hi gher marijuana close to the national averages," sociall y, Adams said. usage than the national ave rages. Adams said. Although usage was Adams is working with the Bowl ing T he survey Bowling G reen Parents higher in some categories it was Green Parents for Drug Free Youths for Drug Free Youths (BGPDFy) lower in others. organization to find ways to combat used was administered to junior high In comparing Bowling Green city thp. influence of drugs and alcohol. and senior high city school students. school tenth graders to the national Pcrcont>ge m< 90 norms provided by P RIDE, Adams found Bowling G reen students reported less usage of beer and wine, about equal usage of liquor, and Liquor M arijuana Beer and W ine slightly more usage of marijuana. Adams found Bowling Green and national high school eleventh graders were about equal in all three categones. Bowling Green twelfth graders wer~ slightly above national averages in use of beer and wine, liquor and about 10 percent higher in use of mari Juana. One significam problem the survey showed was that teenagers often 8 9 10 II 12 drank beer and wine while driving ch.Jt1 Iry N~/1 Wilhm Adams said. He suggested that a Th~. ab.oyt charI inaicalt$ (aar*. bo~,om 10 lighl '01') 1M ptrunlagt of mul~"'f in graan 7·12 ,,'1.0 l4$ j teen center or someplace the yo uths Ihr malcalM $ub$lanu onr 1o wr hmts a ytar, onu or Iwirt a monlh, or On(( a ...tt~ or morr. This could have a "wholesome environ· (ity lchool SUn'£)' WaJ ta~CII Iry thr Bowling Grtt'1l Part'1ltJ for Drug Fru Youths. For information, ment" might help. rpuific sla/is/io and a sl,dt prrsrn/a/ion con/ar//he board of dirre/o rs, . The su rvey also indicated that drug 6 SP RI NG-SUMMER Drugs and alcohol abuse is not a school tiona! process of drug prevention. together to set standards such as problem but a commmunity problem. Safe Rides, headed by Jim Craig, IS curfew limits. The schools arc involved, howeve r, designed to provide transportation for "The idea is to get parents ac because they are part of the com teenagers who arc under the influence quainted with the drug problem and munity and a vital part of teenagers of a substance. Adams said the pro to teach them of the dange rs," lives. Drug involvement was shown to gram would be run primarily by Adams said . He explained that even be more common on weekends, and teenagers with adult supervision. if the parents' children aren't involv before and after schoo!. Money would be raised by the group ed with drugs, these standards would "Overall the survey suggested that to run the program but for now, serve as a preventive measure to something needs to,be done for Adams said, they are trying to deter aSS Ist teenagers to reslst temptation. teenagers in this community," Adams mine if teenagers would suPPOrt the With these standards, " It makes it said. "We need help and suppOrt idea. okay for kids to say no to drugs," from the whole community in the The Parents Education program is Adams said. fight against teenage drug abuse." aimed at encouraging parents to set In helping with the educational pro Three areas that the BGPDFY is standard rules for theIr children that cess of drug prevention, BGPDFY currently concentrating on are the are the same as other parents in the would like to assist schools with their Safe Rides program, the Parents group. It would function as a peer drug education programs. However, Education program and the educa- parent group with parents working educators must be careful, Adams said, because some approaches could do more harm than good. Adams said they want to use a logical ap proach, such as looking at drug abuse as a health problem. Some educators in Warren County have been trained specifically in these drug-related areas through a fede ral grant Nancy Minix received from the U.S. Department of Education. Minix wo rks fo r the Board of Educa tion as Instructional Supervisor for seventh, eighth and ninth graders. The training grant is called the School Team Approach to Prevent and Reduce Alcohol and Drug Abuse. It works by using a total plan combining students, parents and school board members as well as the rest of the community. The plan, referred to as KIDS (Knowledge and Information on Drugs-Substances), teaches students self esteem, leadership skills and refusal skills. It offers a compre hen sive look at the who, why and what of drug prevention. A survey was also taken in Warren County schools to determine the level of drug usage. Minix said KI DS team members plan to do the survey each spring and fall to identify changes which they hope will show a reduction of substance abuse. KIDS is presently working to set up a telephone answering service that would relay drug and alcohol infor mation. Through the help of IDAP continued on page 8 BOWLI NG GREEN 7 Drugs Drugf, rant. (Institute for Drug and Alcohol are Just Prevention)' the awareness system 6lo.~ would encourage people to call fo r ~, information where they could receive tools. recorded messages on the substances. ,i)~ Other activities KIDS is planning ~ , ~ t:\ A,JUU,,,): ",~d\lnc are the possibility of forming a ~ ~ i, J t 8 SPRING-SUMMER Community Service Foreigners learn English Have you ever thought of being away from home and being exposed to a completely different language -. - and culture? You may not hear of it --- --. often, but there are many people who go through such an expe rience . I came to the United States from Israel. I did not know anything about the English language or culture. I came here to go to college; I had never left home before. The first thing I said to myself was, "Oh gosh, what has brought me here? Everything is different. I want to go home. I will ne ver learn the language, much less the culture." H oweve r, I found out that there are va rious kinds of intensive English programs in most states to help foreign students like me speak English and become accustomed to phOIO by Drn>' T"rl~ r American cuhure and lifestyle. A KELl slutlffll dot! "n ~u ,ci u in " "'0'* boo ~ ... hich IIUS pj(lur~S 10 I~a(h English ...o rds by I joined the intensive English pro ano(;al;o". gram at the University of LouisviHe . w program IS to I had to learn English beginning has seven-week sessions of five levels improve their English skills and in with the alphabet. Intensive English of English ability th roughout the troduce them to study skills they will programs teach international students yea r. Not only does KELI give the need in the university." how to read, write and speak English. student a solid foundation in speak KELt's programs are well coor Western Kentucky University once mg, listening to, reading and writing dinated with programs at WKU. had an intensive English program, English, but KELI also helps interna Many students will enter Western but lack of federal funds forced its tional students adjust to life in the after completing their studies at closure. Many international students United States. KELI. who came to Bowling Green in order Along with classroom discussion, The students at KELI have five to go to WKU were not fl uent the students also have the opportunity hours of class a day, one hour each enough in English to do college level to go on field trips to experience the of lab, conversation, writing, reading wo rk. The need for a new intensive American lifesty le. The students have and grammar. The intense classroom English program led to the establish recently made trips to the Kentucky work is supplemented by practice in ment of the Kentucky English Museum, G reenwood Mall, the language lab and by work with Language Institute, KELI , in Bowling downtown Bowling G reen, Beech specially designed computer programs Green. Bend, Camping World and Union and videotapes. KE LI also offers pro KELI was established by Mary Ann Underwear. grams for specific types of English Kearny, director of the Institute. She All KELI teachers are experienced and terminology like business English organized the Institute so that each and university trained. One of the and medical terminology. A speCial student can work at his own level of objectives of KELI is to prepare the part-time program is provided for the ability. students fo r university work. As Mrs. spouses of students. "We are an individualized Ginny Lezhnev, a teacher in the In -continued on page 10 program," Kearny said. stitute put it, "Our purpose in our BOWUNG GREEN 9 Community Service KELI, coni. The KELl program helps new students adjust to American language and customs, and it begins to get them ready for American life . Many students at KELl said that it had helped them learn English well enough to live in America. Antonio Acosta, a KELl student from Colombia, has attended KELI for five months. He said that his English skills had improved gready since enrolling, especially his pronun ciation of English vowels which can be difficult for international students. He said he stayed in the KELI pro gram because the teachers are friend ly and pay special attention to the students. . "This school is the same as home to me ," he said. If there were no intensive English programs like KELI , I could not have written this story. I am living proof that these institutes work. photo Iry Drew Tarter Chin {It/t} and Touch Hin, Cam &odian s, try to comprthend their Eng/ish /wons for the da y. JlN IX"CJu\<: \'OU \\"~rl' " bns.:bJIl -.t~r ,k""n't Ill~ " n vou r "m ,1 ~, "l d h:_'b.,.l-.:- 1)('", out of hi s I",,;.".], on "II ' 1'111'. EXc"l",iw p",",'nl,,1 p"",-,,ure ( m 1 1"",,,-, emotion,,1"""" lh,l( Inn\' 11<'\'er h~" l. l 'r~~lm ' lO m~k.· :>.. Imc th"" .sco.o..)J '<.",'en 1" ell,\"~Il ·"l·" r ~ , Id,,, w"r rC'c~,, ' e prnfN;on,,1 hdp for <:Ilx)(Ll",,,1 or l--d"" iorJI prob l em s - ( h ~ t " ,; "'\' lmOL'" cou ld be rr e\"C nt~.J , I\"h VI >ur "mt nn hard and \'ou In ,, 1' be pu,I""g 1m" Into h'T:<;rau i\'lly. dr u ~ or alcohol .,h"s<: . q~J I ;n~ or orner serious mi","ndlJ If vou h ~ "" ltouhh; Jeali"g " i lh your Lh]kh'Tl , "r \,0\] I hiTlk ),OU ma\, 1-..., "buson!; \,(\l]f ~ h i ld p,,"cholc¢cnlly. "-'-'k pwfl'SS]( 'nal hd l'_But do il h.'for<' \,OU ,tr i k~ oul with )', )ur ,hlldren _Fore"er , Greenview Hospital " '" A~- ~ , C'''' " 0 So, )10 """,'"",,",,. ~. ' ". "'01 10 SPRING-SUMMER Communit- y Service BG-W C Businesses Industry working with disabled H oward Plank has spent his life in Workers are paid for each piece of it's difficult to be in a wheelchair. a wheelchair. Charles Gentry has ner work completed. Wood said that an " I think the ha rdest obstacle I've vous problems and suffers from anx average wage is $3.50 per hour. He come across is people trying to help iety attacks. Jimmy Roberts broke his said this varies with the amount of me Out all the time." back a few years ago and may never work to be done. Roberts is a mechanic and loves to walk again. Ezra Osborne is legally Roberts, an Exceptional Industries work on cars in his spare time. H e blind. employee since September, said he also likes mac rame, carpentry and In 1968, a new industry opened in enjoys the wo rk and likes to help gourmet cooking. " I think 1 can Bowling Green which employs in some of the others out, even if he adapt to just about anything. When dividuals 16-years-old or older with does not get paid to do so. they told me I may neve r walk again, some diagnosed physical or mental " I'd rather stay busy," he said. I knew I could adapt and still live a disability. These four men work for " I'm like and old machine. I can no rmal life." Exceptional Industries. slow down or speed up if I have to. " Many people who have worked at "The main purpose of Exceptional H e said he feels like he can do JUSt Exceptional Industries go to wo rk Industries is to rehabilitate the in about anything. H e does not think -continued on page 12 dividual for work ," Jim Fi shback, personal adjustment counselor, said. According to Steve Wood, director of Exceptional Industries, most of the 60 current employees afe either mild ly retarded, physically disabled or are recove ring from drug and alcohol dependency. "Generally, they have a good at titude about work because they learn a simple task and try to do a good job," Wood said. Plank, who has worked there for ten years said he loves his job. "It makes me feel useful and adult," he said, " 1 don't worry about my handicap and I have something to look forward to. Working here gives me a purpose." While Exceptional Industries is a non-profit organization and receives some funding from the Kentucky Department of Rehabilitation, it is a private business. A major respon· sibility is contract work with local and area companies like FMC, Ken daH, AMCA, and Eaton. The primary function is packaging items such as first-aid tape. They also do photo Iry Dr~ '" T aTtn assembly work, price stamping and jam,,! Whit ~ . ~ mplo )' (J for $ i~ )'tar$ al al E~ cepli o nal /"du ~ /ri ($, puis loge/her a bo~ /0 ship tagging, sanding, woodworking, ~mall parts. cleaning, salvaging, and sorting. BOWLING GREEN 11 C o mmunity S ervice Exceptional, (Qnt. elsewhere. W ood said 32 people from the company were hired at factories, hotels and restaurants last year. H e New KMA program said the employers are satisfied with the work of the handicapped. " They are dependable and ap· preciate their jobs," Wood said. offers free health care Many of the other workers would like to find jobs outside of Excep tional Industries. Roberts, for exam T he day when a fanner brought determined by local offices of the ple, said he would like to work for a two chickens to town to pay the doc Kentucky Cabinet for Human corporation. tor's bill may be past, but local physi Resou rces. " I don't see any disadvantages, I cians, as a part of a state and na Once eligibility is verified, patients can do about anything that other tional program of the American will be referred to a physician who workers can do," he said. Medical Association, are pioneering has agreed to waive his professional Plank would like to go into radio an effort .. .Instead of chickens, many fee. COStS not routinely associated broadcasting. He said that he had doctors get nothing for their services. with an office visit, such as tried this before coming to Excep A new program set up by the Ken hospiulization and pharmaceuticals, tional Industries, but all the radio tucky Medical Association will help will not be covered by the program. stations are upstairs. Plank also en those unable to pay for doctor ser Dr. Nelson B. Rue of Bowling joys writing songs and poetry. vices by providing them a free doctor Green said doctors had been told that Osborne, who started at the com visit whenever they are sick. The the names of participants and nonpar pany in January, thinks handicapped program, Kentucky Physicians Care, ticipants would not be publicized. people have been treated unfairly. is the first to be offered statewide. Dr. Smith said that more than .. All I need is a chance to show "Our goal is to assure that every 1,600 Kentucky physicians have them 1 can do a good job," he said. Kentuckian who needs medical atten agreed to participate in the program. " I think that when a handicapped tion can have access to a physician's "We have had a tremendous person gets a good job, he has to do care," Dr. Charles Smith Jr., presi response from members of our a little better than a normal person dent of KMA, said. " T his is our way association who want to make this JUSt to be accepted," Fishback said. of demonstrating that Kentucky's program work," he said. Gentry, who was once a school physicians are not only concerned, T he KMAs house of delegates teacher, said he thinks Exceptional but are moving forward to meet the voted in early 1984 to create the pro Industries has aided many people. health needs of less fortunate in gram on a one-yea r trial basis. T he " I think for all the people it didn't dividuals." program began in January 1985. Dr. help it has made up for by the ones T o qualify for this program, a pa Russell T raYis, a Lexington it did help," he said. "Some people tient must be ineligible for medicaid neurosurgeon, is chairman of the don't want to be helped. But it helps or any other type of governmental Kentucky Physicians Care operating when you see others have problems medical assistance, have no coverage committee, which deyeloped pro too. " under a private insurance plan and cedures and details for the program. meet specific finanacial guidelines. Approximately 300,000 Kentuckians -Margard /.,angUlI. Eligibility fo r participation will be will meet the criteria for the p rogram --:::-:=----:-::-----=--=-~======~=;:::====::;_] according to government statistics. r "Some people may feel that this is "I n d e r KI ub 1408 College SI. lih , m,die,1 md, but this is dif. K fe rent in that we have no funds available to help with lab tests, -Planned Activities an evening x-rays, injections, medicine and -A ges 3-1 0 years care program previous bills," Bonnie Taylor, R.N. -Individualized attention and assistant for the program, said. "They tend to get the wrong im -M on.-Thur. 5:00-8:30 p.m. a division of pressions, it's not that we don't want -Friday-Kid's N ite O ut Kinder KoIIege , to help them, but we don't wa nt to -5 :00-10:00 p.m. Inc. be misleading either," Taylor said. Program Development: Mrs. Rebecca Woodcock, M.A. 781-2895 12 SPRING-SUMMER Community Service Shelter reaches out to abused Barren River Area Safe Space me fee l needed," one member said. But for long-term help BRASS (BRASS) is a crisis center that pro "He couldn't even find his socks." refers its clients to other agencies vides temporary shelter for abused Abused women often have low self like Comprehensive Care and the women and their children. esteem and are not decisive, Jeannie Department of Social Services. During their stay at the center, the Campbell, BRASS director, said. The Comprehensive Care provides in women receive protection from their shelter and its staff help these women dividualized counseling for the victim abusive partner and counseling on raise their self esteem and make deci and the abuser, it also has marriage coping with their situation. BRASS sions. and family therapy. One hotline offers many outreach programs for "We want them to make their own counselor said when an individual the victim and her family after they decisions and when they ask us first comes to Comprehensive Care leave the center. These programs in something, even though we know the they have sessIOns to determine clude individual counseling, counsel answer, we won't tell them," Camp. background, then they work out a ing for the abuser and a weekly bell said. program and set goals to help reverse group support session for the victims. According to Martha Ann Parker, violent behavior. In the weekly suppOrt sessions the director of one support session, a The Department of Social Services women discuss their feelings about main objective of the organization is works with the family as a whole. abuse and the reasons they tolerate for the women to set realistic goals. Some social workers stay at the office it. Each session deals with a specific "We tend to have unrealistic ex to receive calls on domestic violence. Issue. pectations, but we can put them in When such calls are received they in In one session the women discussed check," Parker said. vestigate immediately and refer the the traits of the abused woman. In "Sometimes we have to take little victim to BRASS and Comprehensive particular they focused on guilt and tiny steps just to get started because Care. The department maintains a shame associated with the failure of we've been beaten down for so social worker to keep track of the the marriage. long," Parker added. family's progress. One of these women said that she While BRASS is one organization BRASS and other organizations in and many women stay because of designed to help abused women and the community are working together children. thei~ families, it does not work alone. to decrease family violence and to "Kids need their father," she said, BRASS is a crisis center and pro strengthen the family unit. "even though he may make their vides immediate sheltet, individual -Marga r~r Lmgil:lh lives miserable." counseling for the abuser and helps " Then we stay, and we stay 'cause children adjust. we feel that's what's right," another added. Another talked about the guilt women feel for either staying or leav SeNing Allen, Bul.ler, Edmonson. Simpson, and Warren Counties mg. "That carries over to the kids," she said. Many stay because while they are -= afraid of being beaten, they are more - :------afraid of being alone. "Sometimes it Pr.ma ------is less scary to face the abuse than to face the unknown," one member HOME HEALTH SERVICES said. 1711 Ashley Circle Bowling Green. Ky. 42101 Many stay simply for security or because they feel needed. " I stayed so long because it made "Complete Care for the Home Patient" BOWUNG GREEN 13 Illiteracy il lit er a cy The Hidden Handicap by Mike Thomley eorge (not his real name) is handicapped problems associated with other crippling han Gbut you don't notice it. He walks around dicaps like blindness, deafness or paraplegia. the room and talks about the football game he How does one cope in a civilized society saw the night before. He looks and acts like any without the basic skill of reading? He hides. He l8-rear-old white American male. How can lies. He relies. He hurts. anyone know he is handicapped ? HA person who can read can't begin to George is illiterate. He seems to function as understand how it feels when your little boy any person his age. There are no signs of his comes and sits in your lap and hands you a crippling handicap--he can't read. book and says, 'Daddy, read to me,' and you He is not alone. He is only one among can't," said Geo rge, who is now reading at the millions nationally and one among thousands fourth grade level. within Warren County. Government studies show that one out of every five Americans is "I was embarrassed to fu nctionally illiterate. Illiteracy in America stands as a constant ugly write to my children. 1 insult to one of the most civilized countries in the world. This handicap is not inherited. It is wrote short letters not contagious. nWhy can't Johnny read" was because 1 was afraid of a cry against ~L .. American public education system heard in the mid-1970s. Students who making mistakes." ·Sarah could not read ...... re e raduating from high school. Since that time, public secondary educa Although there is usually no physiological pro tion has shifted emphasis toward assuring a stu blem, most illite rate adults feel infe rior or less dent's mas tery of the basic skills of reading and capable than other adults. They tend to avoid writing before awarding him a diploma. social situations and other forms of interaction Although steps have been taken to reverse the which might involve reading or having read trend of graduating illiterate students, the plight something. of the adult illiterate and high school drop-out "I was embarrassed to write to my children," ContiOues . said Sarah who went to school through the sixth The life of an ill iterate American is not easy. grade but had to quit to help on her fam ily's The shame, pain and problems suffered by one farm. " I wrote short letters because 1 was afraid who can't read can only be compared with the of making mistakes. 14 SPRING-SUMMER Illiteracy "You never really feel like you fit in. You other people, but a supervisor has to be able to don't think that you are smart enough to talk read and write." with most other people," she said. HI feel better about myself now than I did There comes a time when you must get so before I began the program," Sarah said. " I meone to read for you," George said. "A wrote my daughter a two-page letter a while memo might be issued at work and require im back and she was very surprised. It felt real mediate action and I have to get someone to good to write that." Sarah is preparing to take read it for me. My wife was in the hospital in the GED examination. Nashville for almost a month. I had to pay the Some illiterate people remain in school for bills. I couldn't write out a check so I got the many years without ever being able to read. canceled checks for the bills from the month HI stayed in school until I was a junior," before and copied them. George said. HI hated school. Most of my HIn many ways people who can't read are teachers just thought I was lazy and didn't want more resourceful than those who can because we to study. I did well in math but I couldn't read have to use our wits more," he said. the tests. any people who can't read do use their wits and learn to function in society. M They get jobs and driver's licenses and "In many ways people get married and have families. They learn to act as if they did read '~the article in the paper last who can't read are night" that everyone else is talking about. more resourceful than Or they learn to Hhave trouble seeing menu boards clearly" at fast food restaurants instead those who can because of admitting they can't read them. They often attribute the real problem to some other malady. we have to use our wits Just like most other Americans, illiterate more. " -George adults are proud; many times too proud to ad mit their handicap and seek help. Help is One teacher knew that I could answer the ques available. tions so she had another student read the ques In Bowling Green, the city Board of Educa tions to me and write down my answers. I made tion, with he lp from the state, sponsors adult a C in that class, but I didn't pass the test -- I education programs which offer courses from couldn't read it. She wasn't helping me . basic reading through General Equivalency "That year I made a C, two Ds and the rest Diploma preparation. George and Sarah and Fs on my report card. That was funny because I several other Warren County adults are actively couldn't pass any of the tests but I passed the involved in this program. Unfortunately only a classes. " small percentage of Warren County's illiterate Because of Kencucky's high under-educated • adults use the programs . adult population and soaring high school drop "Sure it's embarrassing for other people to out rate it is estimated that Kentucky might lead k now you can •t rea,d .. G eorge sal.'d "B ut It'. s all other states in illiteracy. Kentucky is anemp worse to not be able to read at all. ting to help stem the tide of increasing numbers "My friends and my boss are very supportive of illiterates. Kentucky has library literacy ef of me and encourage me to keep progressing in forts in 43 counties. Adult Basic Education the program. My boss knows that I will be a funds volunteer literacy programs in 67 coun much better employee and more qualified to ties. take on more responsibility. liMy goal is to one day move into a supervisory-type position," he said. " I like to work with other people and I work well with BOWLING GREEN l' Education Education: lmprovement• Academic Excellence, a privately state Superintendent of P ublic In by Linda J ones funded non-profit o rganization based struction Alice McDonald kicked off in Frankfort. the forums in a live Kentucky Educa The purpose was to "have a public tional Television telecast. " Whar do you want your schools forum where people in Kentucky In Warren County, " The turnout to do?" This question was answered could say what they wanted done ," was encouraging. The Capitol Arts for almost every school district in the Mary Cohron, organizer of the local Center was filled." Dr. James Flynn, state in N ov. 1984 at Prichard forum and member of the state com forum participant and spo kesman for "Town Forums." mince, said. the Kentucky English Teachers The forums were sponsored by the Governor Martha Layne Collins, Council, said. state Prichard Committee on former Gove rnor Bert Combs, and Forty-two points were made at the 1+2 -=3 Aa BbC" ., MATH READIN G 16 SPRING.SUMMER Education at the grass roots level forum. After a sorting process, each and social aspects. students, responsible and accountable point was assigned to one of the T his , too, is being addressed by the school administrators and the funds eight subcommittees: curriculum, curriculum committee. to pay for the improvements. testing, special education, vocational "Concern for the educational pro The problems raised at town education and career education, cess in this state is very political," forums weren't all intended to be finance, teaching (financing, support Kummer said. He felt the forum was dealt with on the state level, but if and respect), leadership and public a step to improve this. there is a concensus statewide that support of schools, parental involve Kummer's imp ression was, "A might be a solution. Communities ment and local economic develop forum for input of people ... they have could solve their unique problems at ment. a chance ro voice their opinion." the local level, toO, Cohron said. "It's the first step in raising con T he synthesis of the town forums "Bowling Green has to prepare sciousness about education and im statewide was compiled in a report itself for future growth," Al Baker, provements that might be made," distributed to state committee former chairman of the Bowl ing Flynn said. members at a conference in late Green-Warren County Prichard Flynn's concerns were "giving in March. Town Forum, said. creased attention to writing in the According to the report, the most "Education in Kentucky is the big public schools," and teacher certifica· commented on segment was cur gest bargain there is," he said as he tion requirements. riculum at a rate of seven times per named graduates of Kentucky schools "In the state of Kentucky, right forum. who have come to the forefront of now, the standard high school cer Community parent involvement was their fie lds. tification requirements (for teachers) next at an average of five times per Collins said at the late March do not include specific requirements forum. Comments in this area we re meeting of the state P richard Com in the teacher's teaching specialty," usually given a high rating by par mittee that improvements were going he said. He added that teachers were ticipants on the scale created by the to take fu nds. getting master's degrees not in their state committee. The mood is to generate funds at content areas. Teachers need to get Teaching was next with the greatest the local level for communities that additional, continued growth in sub concern being individual attention in truly want "academic excellence." ject matter. teaching. The forum process will "identify Flynn said the student-teacher ratio Teachers followed with participants problems and find solutions," Cohron would have to be reduced for writing knowing that good teachers were said. "Come up with the best solu instruction to imp rove. In Kel).tucky, crucial in high quality education. tion." Local sub-committees are in most high school teachers teach five Responsible and accountable ad the process of meeting, with plans to classes a day with 25-30 in each ministratots were important to par formulate the best solutions. class. That's not a good environment' ticipants. "T rying to get schools back to the for teaching writing. Finally, finance and the realization way they use to be ... getting back to The concerns Flynn voiced at the that additional funds were needed to the basics," Pat Kafoglis, Bowling forum are being addressed by the implement solutions to the problems Green member of state committee, curriculum and special education, was a conce rn voiced statewide. said. vocational education and career A summary of the state report con " I'm looking for the time talking education committees. cluded that participants want: high StOPS and action is taken." Kummer "Education needs to be looked at quality, challenging academic pro said. Parental interest is "selfish in in totality," William Kummer, a grams, involved parentS and com many respects. We all want our forum participant and parent, said. munity, good, well rewarded teachers, children to get what they need," for Education includes physical, mental more individual attention for the future. BOWLI NG GREElN 17 Reminiscing Heaven born a soldier The brick building with white col· umns on its from porch could have been mistaken fo r any other house on Newton Avenue had it not been fo r the sign Out front which read "Med ea Center." T he Medea Center, a 66-bed nurs ing home, has been Anthony Barnett's home for nearly seven years. Born the son of a slave, Barnett celebrated his IOOth birthday on April 28, 1985 . Barnett is unusually spry for a man his age; if there is a way a IOO-year old man should act, there is litde doubt it could be done with as much poise as he . "I've had many trials and tribula tions," Barnett said. "Many trials and many tribulations." Barnett was one of 10 children bo rn to Blue and Jenny Barnett on a farm located 23 miles from Bowling Alllhon)' &mm, I QQ, rtmilliJCtJ whilt look:ing Green nea r Petros in Warren Co. al photographs of family alld fritndJ. H is father,"he came up through slavery," supported his family by far Bamell 's hands (right) show the wear and tear ming. But they were very poor. of a lot of hard work: and a long, eventful life. "We used to eat mushrooms beside the railroad track," Barnett once told Barnett's first wife gave him three Ann Chaney, Medea's activities children. H e has outlived all three. director. Barnett fathered a son by his third Farming has been Barnett's wife, and he now lives in In Ba rnett does not speak of secrets livelihood since he was a child. When dianapolis. His son, 67, is his only when tal king of his age. Instead he he was physical!y able, Barnett began living family. "He comes and sees offers a simple philosophy; working the tobacco fields which sur me real often," Barnett said. " H elp people out as much as you rounded his small house. H e started Barnett's second and fo urth wives can. 00 unto others as you would at a wage of 30 cents per day. had no children. have them do unto you. I would help " T hen I gOt to makin' 50 cents a Barnett knows death better than anybody out if I could," he said. day. I was gettin' grown then," he most people; many loved ones have " Yes si r!" said. Chaney said that he cut and left him behind. H e told the story of a woman who stripped tobacco until he was 92. " T hey don't tel! me when someone ran OUt of gas while hauling a load Barnett ma rried his first wife, Mat passes on," Barnett said. " They're of wood on a cold, rainy night. She tie Mason, when he was 18 years old. afraid I'd have a spell. I'd never came to his house and asked for two "She took both my arms and pulled known my sister died unless she dollars to get some gas. The smallest me close," he said. "Then she kissed hadn't of been here in Bowling amount Barnett had was a five donar me and told me she loved me." Green. " bill. 18 SPRING.SUMM ER Reminiscing The woman made it home with the wood . At 100, Barnett is living a full and Bowling Green recalls complete life at the Medea Center. " H e is a big participant," said Chaney. " H e is extremely happy." Ba rnett is asked by many area World War II churches to sing at Sunday services. ''I'll be singin' and then I'll start shoutin' ," he said. "Sometimes tears Duri ng 1985 Bowling Green, as recycled, a gross ton of 2240 pounds win come, but I don't care." well as the rest of the world, is yielded 22 pounds of tin and 22 18 Barnett recalled that his mother, celebrating the 40th anniversary of pounds of scrap steel. Almost all of Jenny, would sing wi th pride, " I the end of World War II. Life has this was turned over to government know I ain't ashamed, H eaven born a changed greatly in Warre n County age ncies to be used for the war ef soldie r. " since those early years in the 19 40s, fo rt. As he talked, his foot tapped as if but many people still remember the Even the youth of Bowli ng Green keeping time with the ve rses of the hectic war-time period and the impact and W arren County got involved in Bible placed in his pocket. of the war on their lives. the war effort. Approximately 125 H appy Birthday, Mr. Barnett. Like many communities its size, local newspaper boys and moto r ro ute H eaven born a soldier. Bowling Green had small but vital ca rrie rs enl isted in a voluntary Na StM'f' Curffinger links that helped it support the total tional Defense Stamp sales program. war effort. From sending 3500 men As they made their regular deliveries overseas, to salvaging tin cans and the news carrie rs tried to sell the buying wa r bonds, the whole city of defense stamps to their customers. T 0 Bowling G reen did its part to help encourage wide involvement in this end the war as soon as possible. program, the Treasury Department According to paSt documents commissioned each volunteer carrier recorded by Th~ Park City Daily as an "agent to national defense. " News, Warren County sent 3500 me n Several well-known heroes are from (approximately 2700 returned) to war, Warren County. Some of these creating a great loss of manpower. heroes are Victor Strahm and G.D. meRl.E flORfTRT But doing as they have done before, M illiken, both of Warren County, 1be Place for the Custom . 'ace!. the women of Bowling Green quickly who helped make the U. S. N inth Feel fre e to come in picked up the slack. They called Air Force the largest aerial fighting and browse around themselves WACS, Women's A rmy unit in the world. Major H arris anytime. Corps. T heir goal was to take Over W alker, from Bowling G ree n, com non-combat jobs that were presently manded the 10th Infa ntry Regiment's We're here held by men, so these me n could go 2nd Battalion, which captured the to help you. to combat. This switch over was an first Men fort in France, on Nov. excellent idea. It worked so well that 13, 1943. Greenwood Mall sometimes one woman could do the Forty years after the end of World Bowling Green, Ky clerical and communications jobs of War II, Bowling Green continues to ~2 782-96 .. 0 fou r men. Also, the A rmy was so im thrive. P eople still re member the pressed with these wo men that they good things that resulted from that created 150 specialist jobs which war: the inc reased feeling of national 8adaea '. 'Ulodd, !lltc. many of the women we re trained to unity that rose out of the war effort; do. the producti vity that was created; the Step into Barbara's Along with the WACS, Bowli ng new jobs that opened up, especiall y and step into a G reen inaugurated the salvaging of for women; and possibly more than tin cans. A system of house-to-house anything else, the fact that a small ci world of fas hion collections was implemented. To se nd ty like Bowling Green did its part to Barbara's World the large quantities of collected cans help keep America free. Yes! Bowl to de-tinning plants, la rge storage ing Green was truly, "the man spaces were needed. Utilizing what behind the man behind the gun." (502) IU ~22t was available, local tobacco BARB .... 11 .... III .... IIT!N GIlEENWOODIIIALL Oilo'NEil BOWLINGGllt:Et-\,KY . Ul0! wa re houses agreed to be collection points. W hen the tin was finally BOWLI NG GREEN 19 BG Poet . , Poems mirror poet s life by Jessica Rappaport My green Kentucky hilll come rolling in to view,' Sun-kim J and wind &lo wn , Carter's older sister, who still lives in spi ration to Lillie Mae," Moore said. With tops slightly askew. Bowling Green. "Coach Diddle used H e was instrumental in getting he r to come to the house just to talk to first booklet, Whispering uay~ s in My grun Kmtuclr;y hills, Dad. I remember that he and dad cluded in two of the larger collec With winding roads between, we re about the same size , and Coach tions of Negro literature, housed in Mtandering streams which cut Diddle would divide with dad some of the 135th Street Branch of the New Into vales so blue-green. the clothes he received for be ing My green Kentucky hills York Public Li brary. coach of Western. Dad would tell Locally, Carter's memorabilia is Lift noble hands to touch him that he didn't need them, but housed in the Department of Lib rary The azurt blue of skies aboye, Coach Diddle insisted." Special Collections in the Manuscript These hills we love so much, And curl their finger s all around Carter attended State Street High Department in the Kentucky Museum. The town s, the sky, and you School and graduated as class " When Lillie Mae Carter had one As my green Kentucky hills (orne rollmg valedictorian in May, 1936. Western into view. was not integrated at this time, so of her books published, she sent us a she attended Tennessee State College copy," said Pat Hodges, manuscripts in Nashville, Tenn., and graduated lib rarian at the Kentucky Museum. with distinction. "Black Thoughts was given to us in "It was during her college years memory of het fathet. I then wrote when Lillie Mae began writing to her and asked her if she wanted to Lillie Mae Bland Carter wrote this seriously," Moore said. "She never place her other materials at the Ken poem, " My Green Kentucky H ills" re ally wrote much in high school. She tucky Museum. She made for her old Kentucky home--Bowling treated writing as a hobby." photocopies of her letters, articles, Green. She once said that she neve r When Carter was a college student, poems, etc., and sent them to us. could think of anything wi thout she submitted a poem to the campus Since we had so little material on poetic possibilities, and Kentucky was publication, but it was rejected blacks, we were very pleased to no exception. because the judges thought it was too receive he r collection," H odges said . Carter, 1919- 1982, was a poet and similar in tone to pOet Langston W hen Carter sent material to the school teacher who was born in Bowl H ughes' writing. Worried, she sent Kentucky Museum, it arrived in ing Green, Ky. , one of three children him the poem and asked him for his bundles. The bundles we re sorted to John and Winnie Bland. Her criticisms. Not only did he send a and o rganized into boxes and put into father, John, worked as a cook for critique, but he also told her to send usable form. 34 yea rs at Western State College . more poems to him. She dedicated "She had been sending material to There, he met E.A. Diddle, who was her book, Black Thoughts to him 'in us for about two or three yea rs when a frequent visitor to the Bland home. loving memory of my critic and she came to Bowling Green on a visit "Dad and Coach Diddle were good friend. ' with her famil y," H odges said. "She friends," said Arlena Bland Moore, "Langston H ughes was a big in- came to the Kentucky Museum to see 20 SPRING-SUMMER BG Poet her collection, and r had the chance Speak low and cheer a downcasl soul, The Carters had three children. to meet he r. She was a very attrac Speak low to help him with a goal. Leon Jr. and Michael both write tive person and very personable." Your voice will still the spastic beat, poetry, with Leon Jr. publishing a Two yea rs after Carter graduated And give new strength to weary feel, volume of poems. The daughter, from college she married Leon Speak low. Janice, doesn't write but she paints, Carter, who also attended Tennessee Speak low, in tones so soft, }el clear. and has had her wo rk displayed in art StOlte College. H e was a member of Speak low, its music on the ear. exhibits in Columbus, Ohio, where the Flying Tigers in the Air Force, Speak so, and I will rest she lives . and while he was in the sClVice dur A welcome pause amid life 's test, Carter died suddenly of a heart at ing 1942-1946, Caner lived in Bowl Do so and carts will /lee. tack in 1982. ing Green. Mr. Carter left the Air A s lOU speak low so tenderl}. "After she died, we found poems Force in 1946 and they moved to and notes that she had written that Toledo, Ohio, his hometown, where were unpublished," Moore said. Carter became a school teacher. " H er husband has them with him in "Working was a ne cessity when Ohio." they moved to Toledo," Moore said. Carter said once that she can't Carter spent her life teaching and "She had the chance to teach at remember when she began to write writing. She always believed that Martin Luther King Elementary, and poetry. She told the Toledo Blade in everyone had a talent for writing and she took the job." 1972 that she saw poe try as "an ex reflected her thoughts best through Carter taught first and second pression of feelings in a direct and her poems. In her poems, she relays grades, encouraging her students to simple manner." The 42 poems in these messages to he r readers. write. Black Thoughts are simple and direct, "Children are so uninhibited--they showing a wide va riety of events, just bubble over with thoughts and moods, and reflections. Chur up. cheer up the sun does shine ideas," Carter told the T oledo Blade "When M artin Luther King died," A better da} you cannot find. in 1972. "Classes in Creative Carter said in 1972, "I couldn't say Forget Jour lillie lale of woe, W riting would certainly sharpen their anything. I sat down and wrote three Perhaps it never was jusl so - techniques and develop some talented poems, one called 'A Dream Lives The qualms and fean of darkest night young writers," she said. O n. '" Tend to make the morrow bright. Carter did many things while she taught school, including cooking GESELL breakfast fo r her class. " Local merchants donated the food BUSINESS PRODUCTS and pa rents helped cook the meal," YOUR AUTHORIZED SALES AGENT FOR Moore s<'lid. "She received a lot of The Dream lives on of a land called XEROX COPIERS recognition for this breakfast." {ree! The Dream is there for lOU and me. • See our selection olreliable She also received recognition when Xe rox desk top and po rtable the teachers at Martin Luther School Don't crush it, or burn it, copiers . Push· button simple to we nt on strike for higher pay. Kill it, demo} it!- opefate • Genuine Xerox supplies " It was cold, and Lillie Mae told Nurlure it, Cradle it, Build it... CALL f OA FREE DEMONSTRATION Until that Dream becomes rea/it}, K"'II" p,.... s"_,ng c.n, •• .0"'0.1_ us she had to PUt on layers and _ ,.ng G ..,," . K1 '"0, h.o' , .... layers of clothes to walk the picket A fulfilled Dream of a land called 1!oO~ 1 ' . 2·" " "goo, FREE' XEROX· 10 • U..tem.,k 01 XEROX·, line," Moore said. " I remember het XEROX COAPOAATION telling us that she brought a box of tacks to the picket line, and when The H-\PPY C BOWLING GREEN 2l Arts Local actor succeeds In• River" It is believed that artistic talents As long as he can remember, Stahl this was the crossing of that "big begin at an early age, whether it is has been singing in talent shows or hurdle." Something clicked; it was a singmg with the radio, being the class constantly painting or drawing. new aTt for Stahl, but at the time, he clown or drawmg pictures with "Teachers in grade school didn't didn't realize the hold it had on him. crayons: and so it is true with Andy know what to do with me," Stahl After college, Stahl sang and Stahl. said, "I didn't study. In class, I played bass guitar in local night clubs Stahl, once a Bowling Green resi would draw." for a yea r and then began to sell real dent, now lives in Morgantown. At It wasn't until Stahl's semor year at estate. After a period of time, he first glance his subtle manner of Western Kentucky University that he became dissatisfied and left real dress and the large hands of a farmer really had his start at acting. estate to open an art studio with twO would not indicate that he is an ac " In this class it was mandatory that friends and to continue his painting and music. Stahl sold two of his tOf. After a few minutes of talking I audition for a play," he said. "It works: "Broadway the Clown", a with him, his love and dedication for was an original play, ' Eve of Winter portrait of Nick Wilkins who por his art shows through his rough ex Dreams,' written by one of the trayed Broadway the Clown in the terior. students. I got the part." For Stahl, Ringling Bros., Barnum and Bailey Circus; and" A Rich Past", a collage of the aspects of square dancing. During this time he fou nd interest in a group that was starting a com munity theatre which is now the Fountain Square Playets. While working with this group, Stahl met Watren Hammack, director of H orse Cave Theatre, who offered Stahl an apprenticeship. So Stahl gave up the night clubs and the art studio and began one season of apprenticeship and continued with two seasons as a "local jobber", an actor who lives near the theatre. In his third season Stahl made a major career decision. "At that time I said, 'O.K. I'm going to be an ac tor.' I felt if I trained and studied I could do well." Stahl got an agent in Nashville and joined the Actors Equi ty Association. Before his third season' ended, Stahl met Leigh Smith, a Bowling Green dance instructor, and by December they were married. They decided to move to New York to look for work as actor and dancer. A, And,. Sia/'/ ,iI, in fronl of Ihe molion piclure po,lu of "The Ri~er, " hc discuHcs hi, role in Ihe mo~ie and hi, a(ling ."ren pholo by Allen Hen,l~ 22 SPRING-SUMMER Arts Stahl spent the next two years stan ding in "cattle caU" lines at 6 a. m. suffering rejection after rejection, and h acting in off- off-Broadway theatres B G Wa r re nCo l' s to ry whm h, "id h", w" non-"i",", - • and rats were almost e .... erywhere he looked. Warren County and Bowling Green Landmarks by Irene Moss Sumpter- Stahl studied with Jack W altzer, a serve as a historical focal point bet American National Bank and Trust fo rmer acting teacher of John ween Kentucky and Tennessee by Co., Josten's Publications, 1978,217 Voight, Terri Garr and D ustin H off location. It is fitting that the pages, illustrations. man. historical landmarks of this area be Here again Mrs. Sumpter captures In the summer of 1983 Stahl heard captured in the pages of books. history by looking at beautiful Bowl of an audition in Nashville. All he Bowling Green: A Pictoria l ing Green buildings and the people knew was that it was a film about History by Nancy Disher Baird, who lived in them. Enjoyable farmers. T o prepare for the audition, Carol Crowe-Carraco and Michael L. memories are locked inside this book he didn't bathe for twO days, didn't Morse,--The Donning Company, depicti ng the heritage built by the shave and wore his wo rk clothes that 1983, 187 pages, illustrations. forefathers of Bowling Green. Pic still had di rt on them fro m his This book is full of timeless tures of the town square and the par father's farm. photographs, maps, sketches, draw are JUSt a few of the many sites He auditioned twice, once for ings and actual newspaper clippings shown in their eady stages of pro casting director Lynn Stahl master and that date back to 1798. Many in gress. once fo r director M ark Rydel l. By teresting historical facts, like the day Architecture of Warren County. that afternoon, Stahl had the role of in March, 1798 when five Warren Ke ntucky 1790-1940 by Landmark Dave Birkin in the motion picture County commissioners chose a name Association of Bowling Green " T he River." for Bowling Green, are recorded in Warren Inc. , privately printed, 393 Stahl was amazed at the turn of the book through the use of excellent pages. events, " It was a paradox, things that photography along with interesting Architectural designs of Bowling didn't happen in New York happened details of [he illustrations. This hard Green-Warren County have been col in the South where my home was. back can be purchased for $25 at the lected by the Kentucky Heritage I'm seven years ahead of where I'd Capitol Arts Theater. Coouncil through a federal-state col be if I had stayed in New York." An Album of Early Warren laboration. The architectural history In the fa l! of 1984 he played the County Landmarks by Irene Moss is preserved with black and white father of an abducted child in the Sumpter--Josten's Publications, 1976, photographs and descriptions of television movie, " T he Rear-View 259 pages, illustrations. designs. In addition, there is a fold M irror." Mrs. Sumpter tells the history of out reproduction of an 1877 D.G. He now supportS himself solely Warren County churches, graveyards, Beer's map of Warren County. A through acting with more than eight schools and homes and the families $25 hardback or $10.50 paperback commercials to his credit. Between that lived in them. The book details can be purchased at the Landmark acting jobs Stahl spends his time old families, forgonen streets, Association. restoring a farm he recently bought. beautiful homes and rustically worn These books can be located and us June 1 he begins wo rking on an ABC landmarks of Warren County. ed for research or leisure in the Ken mini-series, "North and South." He Our H eritage: An Early Album tucky Museum and Library. will play Ned Fisk, a West Point o f Bowling Green, Ke ntucky -Cary Hall cadet. "For the first time I am making a living at what I like to do. I focused on my acting and didn't care if I left the other things (painting and sing ing) behind. I found what I wanted to do. I believe the sky is the limit, but I could quit tomorrow and feel very happy about what I accompl ished." .Cary Hall FIFTY YEARS OF SERVICE TO KENTUCKY BOWLING GREEN 2) Arts Stained glass: more than a hobby Her large brown eyes lit up as Carol Modey explained the different processes of staining glass. With en thusiasm she described what stained glass actua!ly is and how the craft has affected her life. "There is so much to it, so much you can do with it, that I get excited just thinking about it," Modey remarked. Motley, a slim and energetic brunette, explained the functions of the various pieces of equipment which filled her brightly lighted basement workshop. "The process of staining glass begins with making the pattern; this is where it's crucial to have the light table," Motley explained. The light table enables her to carefully trace the pattern and also enables her to Carol Motlry, In her worluhop "CI,m Act Stained Glori, " work, on one of hu hand-crd{ted stained cut the glass more precisely. glass windows. After the pattern is completed the glass, which is "stained" chemically, As the sun shone brightly through Motley said patience is necessary is cut into various patterns by "scor the windows of her workshop, Motley because she often has to bend and ing" it with a razor-sharp cutting said that she built her shop with lots unbrcnd the lead many times and the knife. of light to ensure that her customers glass must be cut precisely. The glass is then made into a correctly see the colors they pi:k for From the brilliant, jewel-like quality design by altering soft lead to the her to use. of sunlight to the meditative light of shape of the pattern. Modey stressed the importance of early afternoon and the solemn Motley, a registered nurse and advising the customer on the color perspectives of gathering twilight, the graduate of Western Kentucky choice. She insists on custom design windows alter their personality in a University's first nursing class, ex ing all of her patterns according to manner indulged in by no other ex plained that she recently resigned what the customer likes. pressive medium. from her nursing position to fulfill Motley taught herself the basic Modey said that stained glass is not her longtime hobby of creating stam concepts of stamed glass by reading only an art but a discipline. The ed glass. books on the subject and then taking frustrations are many, hours are long, Madey has always had a passion some classes from various instructors progress is slow and patience is con for stained glass but until recently in Bowling Green. While taking tinually tested. Motley continued, was not sure of her talents. She ex classes, Motley found she knew more "but the end result is beauty and plained that she finally realized that about the subject than many of her satisfaction, not only for the craft she could make a career of it when instructors so she decided to improve sperson, but for generations to she completed her first major work her craft by reading. come. " for the State Street United Motley now teaches class three Methodist Church. Modey designed times a week in htr workshop, "Class two windows for the church. Act Stained Glass." "This was an answer to whether or "When students finish my class not I wanted to do this as a career at they have all the tools needed to as a hobby," she said. "I was thrilled make their own project plus the to do the windows; it was an honor." talent," added Madey. 24 SPRING-SUMMER Arts Lets handicapped participate The, Book Rack Iill,LIAl-IS9UP,G SQUARE Progressive Enterprises Bo-or ling Groen, Kentucky . 2101 As he carefully pointed Out the Plant stands, wall shelves, coat rack ThoUSlmds of pre-read va rious parts of the la rge min saw, holde rs, key chains, and even a paperbacks at one-half original cover price. Thomas Cassidy's blue eyes sparkled custom-made toilet paper holder are as he was able to share his knowledge among the o rders they have received. with someone. The workers are paid for what they Bring your paperbacks Cassidy, one of 35 employees, has do, explai ned Esterle, and at the end WE TRADE spent two years at his job and loves of the month an office party is held it. H e works at Progressive Enter and various individuals are recogniz prises, a non-profit, work-oriented ed. "We have an award for the most evaluation, training and job placement imp roved worker, and for the top FOLKCRAFTS program for mentally handicapped producers," she said. adults of Warren COUnty. Both Esterle and Eidson are quick The purpose of this program is to to add that the stereotype of the enable handicapped adults to par mentally handicapped pe rson is ~ ticipate in the community by pro changing and wi th programs such as viding vocational training and job Co ke decoruling and P rogressive Enterprises, society is ac ca nd y mokillg sUPI, lie." placement. Included in the training cepting the mentally handicapped in program is a woodworking shop di vi dual for what he is and what he A,./ ur,d (;/'(lJi s "fJfJl ic~ where customers can place orders fo r can do . custom-made items. C rcn ti ve jdeas f or chih/rell Among the things Cassidy has com 72'J CI,es/"" pleted in the wood-wo rking depart 812-62.12 ment are picnic tables, toy chests, cradles, table sets, dog houses, and crayon boxes. Cassidy explained that when he completes custom orders he fee ls a sense of accomplishment. " I've got ten on my own by working here. I've made money and saved up enough to get a trailer," Cassidy proudly an nounced. 7 17 U.S. :I I-\\' Hy- I' liss Collet Cov ... Shopping C... n[ ('r T eHY Eidson, supervisor of the Ifowling en· ... n. KY 4210 1 ~§~~ woodwo rking program, explained that ; ~ with the program the mentally han· dicapped individuals fe el more like a 502/843·4277 part o f society because they can con tribute to it. "We want to integrate the individual into the community and realistically assess them," he said. Eidson explained that the quality of 340 am WBGN work these individuals produce must be top-notch because customers want quality work. Bowlin g Green's Only P rogressive Enterprises focuses Request line 781-WBGN mainly on children's handicrafts because of the cOSt of producing large r furniture. T hey also make photo by Trace/? Gret'>13'rll Complete Coverage of UK various products during the holidays DaYiJ Donntll, anJ judy Kitchrnr, lra;nm of when people are looking for gins, and Local High School Sports pTr}8 rtJf; ~t Entrrpriur, J'UUH me BOWLI NG GREEN 25 Entertainment Program focuses on Bowling Green Most TV stations end their pro gramming day with the National An them and shots of beautiful local scenery. After that, the viewer is presented with a screen of snowy static. This is not the case on the cable channel Western 4, a channel which broadcasts th roughout Warren County. At the end of the program ming day, a magazine format show called Wmern W~ekly takes the place of the fuzzy screen. Westtrn Weekly is created, directed and produced by Western Kentucky University broadcasting students and Mr. Cory Lash. Lash created the show to give WKU students hands on experience with television produc tion. That experience is still a Wn l...... Wuk/y phologTtlphtr Tim Doylt dnd rtporltT Chuck Dtnnty inl,,",;O' WKU bdskefb,, 1/ primary concern, but the show is also pl"ytT Dtnnis Jolmson btfort I ~ /"sl bomt B"mt . photo fry Ro~rl Popt . created to entertain and inform the ~op l e of Warren County. Western Weekly has al;' covered season is a semester long. Lash said The show is thirty minutes long the Rugby team, the 1984 Jubilee and they wi ll produce 10 to 12 shows this and commercial free. It is patterned the debate between Watergate felon, season. The program will be discon after P.M. Magazine. G. Go rdon Liddy and drug use guru, tinued this summer, but will resume Various topics of university and Dr. Timothy Leary. in the fall. community interest are covered, In the future, the producers ot Eric Harlan, a graduate assistant generally by on-the-spot reporters. Western Weekiy hope to branch out and the executive produce r of Western The co-hosts then have a commen and cover others areas of interest in Weekly, said the show is good ex tary about a subject in the studio. surrounding communities like Mam perience fo r those involved. T he fi rst show lOired in O ctober moth Cave and Shakertown. " It gives everyone a one up on during WKU's H omecoming. The In Weltern Weekly's first season, everyone else who just graduates with show covered H omecoming activities only four shows were produced. Each a broadcasting degree," he said. 1fione CALi. ArID MAKE REsERVATIONS Softball and Baseball equipment M ON. - SAT. 5,30 P . M . - 8,00 P . M . Team uniform Sales >--;680065 Saucony~ W~ also h.we PaTtIn "nd &nqlulJ Trophies OWNED By MRS. F OREST STICE ~ PHONE 842-8866 1363 Campbell Lane 842-4841 26 SPRING.SUMMER Entertainment According to Harlan, the atmosphere on the set is about the same as that Canoers get satisfaction of a regular TV studio. Therefore, this experience " lessens the culture shock." from exhilerating sport Patry Padgett, the producer of Wt'stl'T7l Weekly said the only dif· The idea for a canoe probably of the group, says the ir o riginal pur ference between their production and began when someone fell onto a log pose was to raise funds for conserva the real thing is that all of their in a rain swollen stream and found tion projects. They still work to keep shows are pre-taped rather than live. that the log would take him through dams from being built on the rivers However, they do hope to do at least the water. Later, man realized the and to keep the water clean, but their one Jive show before the season is need for river transport and hollowed group has also wrned into a social over. out trees for more efficient travel. organization. The Southern Kentucky Padgett also thinks the show is This basic idea was adapted to fit dif Paddlers will officiate the canoe race. great experience for the students. ferent environments. Nat's Outdoot Sports, Camping " T hey learn how to be in fron[ of The American Indians made' canoe World, Domino's Pizza, Coca Cola a camera, and they can p repare a frames from wood and covered them and WBGN are sponsoring the resume videotape," she said. with bark. It was this form of canoe event. The Warren County Rescue Lash said every show of the Western that pioneers encountered when they Squad will monitor the course and Weekiy has something to do with began to explo re North America. the Kentucky H am Radio Club will Western but the material is presented Canoes were a major element in In handle the communications. The in a way to interest local members of dian life. They we re used in hunting, Bowling Green-Warren County the community. H e feels that the traveling, war and play. Trappers Tourist and Convention Commission unive rsity is tied closely to the com found the canoe valuable in transpor will promote the event. munity. ·ting their furs. Three or four bands will play fot Fo r entertainment and information Today Americans rely on canoes spectators. on university and community happen nOt only for transportation, but for T he Canoe Festival and the races ings, tune in to cable channel spo rt and recreation. are two seperate events, but they fa ll Western 4 at the end of their pro The Beech Bend Canoe Festival, on the same weekend. gramming day. You will see more May 18-19, is an event which offers " Most of the canoers don't really than a snowstorm on your TV sport and festivity. The canoe race is participate in the Festival, but we're screen. the Kentucky State Championship, glad it's there," said Cooke. the largest annual canoe raCt: in Ken The canoe race is divided into two tucky. major classes: the Novice class and The race is organized primarily by the Sanctioned or Expert class. Kenny Cooke, a member of the Competitors in the Novice class Southern Kentucky Paddlers Society. race III tandem or two-man canoes. The Paddlers have about 80 The Novice race is about 3.5 miles members. C.H. McCauley, president long and takes about half an hour to complete. There are tWO major divi sions within this class: one for boats under 16 feet long and one for boats ove r 16 feet long. The Flatwater Marathon Race, fo r the expe rt class, is about 20 miles Oliver's long and takes about two hours to Restaurants and complete. This is a one-man canoe Quality Catering Inc. race, and all the canoes must meet standard size specifications. Nat Love, from Nat's Outdoor Sports said he thinks there will be STEVEN A. OUVFJl Specializing in qUlllily sandwiches. FAIRVIEW PLAZA over 100 competitors in this years PRESIDENT soups lind S/lllIds. BOWLING GREEN. KY race. 502-782·0400 continued on page 28 BOWLING GREEN 27 Entertainment Canoe, (ont. " T aday's racing canoes are com parable in technology to the Indy cars," said Norman O'Neil, who took second place In the onc-man canoe race in the Kentucky State Championship last year. Racing canoes are completely flat on the bottom and streamlined. They are usuall y made of aluminum, fiberglass or Kevlar. Kevlar is a fiberous cloth which has been saturated by a resin. Before the resin hardens, the cloth can be shaped and molded. Some racing canoes are made with foam rubber strips rein forced with Kevlar. The end product is extremely light and buoyant. An eighteen foot canoe weighs between 30 and 38 pounds and COStS about $1,000. Norman 0 'Neil paddles his canoe ill th, Flatwater Ma ratholl in the Kffllucky Stall' Championship I' Most people view canoeing as a canoe race lasl year a' Beech Bend Park. .pMIO Iry C. Mal/h.. , K"m leisure activity. To some, however, canoeing is serious business. canoe go its fastest," he said . Three major races will be held in Canoe racing involves strength, Even though speed is essential, the Nationals: The U.s. Canoe ski ll , experience, strategy, discipline O'Neil and GeIer believe that the Association Marathon Nationals, the and guts. Serious racers train every training is more important than the American Canoe Association and In day, all year long, as do O'Neil and race. ternational Canoeing Federation his racing partner John Geier. "The race is like a ruler by which Team T rials, and the National Geier, last year's winner in the one we measure our progress," O'Neil Canoe Triathlon. man canoe race in the Kentucky said. " It's not the winning so much The Triathlon involves running, State Championship, said he trains as it is knowing that you are pushing canoeing and cycling. about 10 hours a week, in addition to yourself to do the best that you can The bid for the race, submitted by canoe workouts on the weekends. do. " Cooke, was accepted in February. O'Neil also trains year round. In ad "Canoeing is a sport anybody can Cooke estimates that about 200 boats dition to canoe workouts, they run, enJoy," Geier said. "Not everyone will be on the water each day of the swim and lift weights. Good en has to go at it with the intensity we race. durance may take three or four years do.' Canoeing can be an enjoyable of training to develop. The 1986 National Canoe Races leisure activity or a rewarding sport. "You have to make a lot of will be at Barren River August 15-1 7. "But it's not so much the sacrifices if you want to be good," O'Neil thinks this wi ll inspire more winning," O'Neil said, " Ie 's the Geier said. " It takes a lot of dedica local interest in canoeing. training involved." tIon. T raimng for canoe racing, just like training fo r any other athletic event, IS Intense. "Not everyone wants to experience life at that intensity; many people prefer to go through life softly," O'N eil said. " But that's O .K." "Canoeing is a real challenge, a i@i Mt~~~!!~I~AL real test. Anybody can run, but not 2701 IN DUSTRIAL DRIVE just anyone can make a canoe go fast BOWLING GREE N, KY 42101 in the water," O'Neil said. "You have to be able to unders tand the nver and its messages, so you know where you can make the 28 SPRING-SUMMER Business PriMed cuts health care costs Dramatic increases in health care employees. The health care benefits U nited States is the H ealth costs are becoming mOfC prevalent that the employees receive offer only Maintenance Organizations (H MO). today than ever before. H ow long the highest quality of medical care. HMO's are membership groups. will these COstS continue? Will middle One P riMed featu re is the benefit They are organized by hospitals and and lower income families be able to design. T hat is, a consultation on the doctors. HMO's can p rovide all Or afford sickness in the years to come? design of a cost effective health care almost all of a fam il y's medica! needs T hese are a couple of the frightening be nefit plan. for a fixed annual fe e. O ne disadvan questions that Americans are beginn Second, th rough PriMed's claims tage of the H MO is that one may ing to ask themselves. administration, it can provide claims not always have his own doctor. In Since 1977, the cost of health ca re processing. Third, P riMed's stead, one may have to use the doc has more than doubled. Employers in Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to r on duty that day. Any company the United States spent about $77 offers a comprehensive, confide ntial or union with at least 25 employees billion in 1983 as compared with $33 counseling and refe rral service fo r may participate in H MOs. billion in 1977, a 133 percent in employees. The battle to control health care crease in six years. T hese facts were COStS is by no means over. But, as stated in a recent article published by Ty~ ot h.. 1tt! c .. dellYery .ylltem, more and more innovative programs the H ospital Corporation of America. employ... II'11ng In typic.. communities 01 such as PPOs and HMOs continue more then 500,000 IMrson. wII u.. by 1995 H ope, however, may be here in the (by percent.ge of~) to arise, the burden of health care form of a program called Preferred cOSts on Americans and companies :;.=:~~' P rovider Organizations (PPO). alike may be substantially contained A PPO offers a company or union, and perhaps even decreased. with at least 25 employees, medical Palmer said that businesses do not services with controlled expenses in have to use the entire P ri Med return for prompt payments and in packet. Instead, he said that creased patient volume. T he increas businesses can choose parts of the ed patient volume wi!! be delivered by packet that are geared to suit the the company o r union offering its needs of that particular company. employees breaks on co-payments and F...... 1<:. " Ie's a shopping list approach for deductibles if they use the PPO. Ac _._--..,--,... _... -- employees," Palmer said. And, he cording to an article in Hospilalr added that any hospital that offers a magazine, there are currently 18 in Wellness P rograms, which offer P riMed program will honor P riMed dividual plans that offer PPOs to ap programs .and materials encouraging members. proximately 200,000 subscribers the prevention of illnesses, are With these organizations in ex across the nation. another feature of the PriMed istence, businesses will be able to One such plan, PriM ed, may be packet. reduce their health care costS and available to the Bowling G reen com T hese programs, along with several provide to their employees an in munity soon, according to Alan other PriMed features, may be im surance plan that will offer substantial Palmer, director of public relations plemented in any combination at any discountS for health care benefits. for Greenview H ospital. H owever, time. Palmer said that the program will not Whereas only one percent of a be implemented until a high response community is anticipated to choose a favors the program. Palmer said that PPO in 1985, it is estimated that this the P riMed program, in the long number will increase to 18 pe rcent by run, will cut COStS to businesses at a 1995. O f course, similar programs minimum of five percent. will surface in this highly competitive PriMed is a cost savings package field. One such program currently that employe rs can offer to their being offered in areas across the BOWLING GREEN 251 Business WKU: T raining firm solves commumcatlOns problems money to The biggest problem business allow for their full attention. Western Kentucky University organizations have with employees IS Although they conduct many students, faculty and staff contributed communication. seminars, they are ra rely away from more than $58.5 million to Warren Barbara Johnson and Evan the university. Most seminars are County's economy during the Rudolph, Western Kentucky Univer held at night and on weekends. 1983-84 school year, according to sity speech department faculty Seminars are effective, but the firm Dr. J. Michael Morgan, an associate members, use theif expertise in solv is moving to a media oriented pro professor of economics at WKU. ing problems in communications for gram. Videos are cost effective, have "Many local areas fail to realize business organizations. audience appeal, and are versatile. how many dollars are pumped into an They arc owners of Johnson Videos are available anytime without area by a particular business, when in Rudolph Inc., a Kentucky-based train incurring the cost of a seminar. "It is fact, an organization like Western is ing and development firm. Since the a one-time cost," Johnson said. big, big business," said Morgan, who beginning of the firm in 1981, they Their first major client was Citizens tabulated the figures. have addressed more than 7,000 peo Fidelity of Louisville. Since then ple. clients have included Kraft Inc., Morgan said he used a local in The firm specializes in four major Department of Defense and General come multiplier estimated to be areas: training seminars, videotapes, Electric. 1.404. This means for every dollar training manuals and management A brochure titled "The Employ spent and remaining in the local organizational services. ment Interview" is the first attempt economy, $1.404 in new income is Johnson and Rudolph agree that by the firm to advertise. "Word-of generated. they arc not the type to do research mouth is the best advertising we The four major university com and write articles. They feel you have," Johnson said. ponents: students, faculty, ad should apply your education. "Star Their long range goals include ministrative personnel and staff made ting and maintaining a training firm making videos covering the topics of up the $58.5 million spent, with shows your expertise," Rudolph said. customer relations, health cate, legal students spending $33.4 million in The firm is considered a training aid and medical care. These videos the Bowling Green-Warren County firm rather than a consulting firm . will be sold to the public. Also they area. They say anyone who carries a brief would like to be well enough Faculty and administrative person case and is from out of town is a established that they don't have to do nel spent an estimated $11.3 million, consultant. aU the work. "Most of all, get out of while the university staff (non-faculty Most of their training seminars are debt, break even," Rudolph said. positions) spent $5 .5 million. for banks and industry. They handle -Tim She/lOll the seminars together because some people identify better with the male and others with the female. In order to provide variety and so HOO'RAY' I both may speak to the group, the we're now on Broadway seminars are broken down into inter vals of 30 to 45 minutes. Group members are asked to do case studies so that they may apply what has been learned. "The most effective seminars are 1027 Broadway Avenue advertising held away from the organizations of Bowl !ng Green Ky public retations fices," Johnson said. Retreats keep (S()21782 ' 1774 graphic design the participants away from the daily duties of the organization, which 30 SPRING-SUMMER Business the economy, while $2.5 million of the staff's $8.4 million has also re mained in the local economy. Of WKU's $5.5 million direct spending, $961, 000 remained in the local economy. The total first round spending re local economy tained in the Bowling Green-Warren County economy was $16.9 mil!ion. This figure represents the total direct "Many Warren Countians tend to The university also spent $5 .5 local income created by the universi think of Western as only students, million a little close r to home in ty's presence. when in fact it's much more," Warren County in 1983. Morgan, a specialist in economic Morgan said. An estimate of the total amount theory and urban and regional "Dr. Morgan's study shows how spent by the university is $82.3 economics, said he received a good important the financial aspects of million. response from the more than 500 Western are to the economic health "This does not represent local in students and 175 faculty and staff of Bowling Green-Warren County come remaining in the area, but polled. Western has more than and surrounding counties," W KU rather includes both primary and 12,000 students and 1,500 total President Ot. Donald Zacharias said. secondary spending rounds," Morgan employees. In fact, WKU employed 82 people said. " I feel the $17 million which was from outside Warren County in Of the $33.4 million spent by retained by the local economy is the 1983-84. These people earned $ 1. 3 students in 1983-84, $10. 1 million main emphasis of the survey. This million which was taken out of War was retained in the Bowling Green figure represents the total direct local ren County and into the surrounding economy. income brought about by the univer ate as. The university spent $12 1,400 Of the faculty's and administrative sity population," Morgan said. for goods and services in the counties personnel's $11.4 million di rect spen adjoining Warren County. ding, $3.3 million has remained in -Doug Gorman Quality • • • Not a slogan, but a day-after-day. month-alter-month, yea r- afte r- year com mitment to Improvement This commit ment to improvement is our way 0/ doing business. By 1986 every Lo rd employee will have completed training in statistical problem solving techniques. From chi ef execu tive officer to secretary, line, manage ment and sta ff, all wi ll speak the same language - statistical quality control Giving every membe r of the Corpora tion the power , the ability and the responsibility to contribute. Statistical techniques will document the quality of our next generation of engine mounts. Lord Qu ality is more than a slogan It dist in Fluidlas/ic rIA mounts Will be manufactured in our Bowling Green, Kentucky faCility guishes us as a leader in our markets. And it provides a way for our em ployees to improve the qual ity of their work life. I.OI~I) ~~~~oration BOWLING GREEN 31 Business American National's merger The Multi-Bank Holding Company have been failures . - : Act has made it feasible for Kentucky But Herbert J. Smith, chairman of banks to merge or acquire other state the board fo r ANB, sites many ad· banks. This regional banking law, vantages to the new acquisition, which was passed in February, 1984, which was finalized in February of enables a holding company to acquire this year. three banks within a 12-month Smith said that by merging First period. National of Louisville with ANB, First National of Louisville has ANB can use First National's "per done JUSt that. Within the past year sonnel and financial materials." He First National of Louisville acquired said that ANB will be able to lend Third National of Ashland, Commer more money to businesses and groups cial National Bank of Lexington and because of the merger. He also add the American National Bank (ANB) ed that the "trust area" of the bank of Bowling Green. will have more to offer. Smith said Two steps arc to be taken when ANB plans to add a personal bank merging with a target bank. First, the ing department to aid individuals in shareholders are notified about the managing their money. proposed sale. If they vote to sell, According to Smith, when an ac then the Federal Reserve Bank con quisition takes place the rates will siders approving the acquisition of rarely change. H e added that the rate stock. Second, the anti-trust division schedule will not change at all. of the Department of Justice has to With the merger being finalized, rule that the acquisition wi!! not stifle will ANB offer a higher quality of competition in the area in which the service? "Definitely it will," Smith target bank is located. said. By ming the holding Many experts believe that bank company's expertise, Smith said a Thr American Nalional Bank building is located mergers and acquisitions tend to higher quality of service will be of dOlVrlroMJ On Stale Street. create stronger banks. On the other fered. hand, some experts believe most However, Smith and Dr. Robert E. of new jobs due to the merger. But mergers do not work out. An article Nelson, finance and management with ANB being able to in Vital Speeches Of The Day said that professor at Western Kentucky increase its lending benefits to as many as seven of 10 bank mergers University, do not see the generation businesses, businesses will be able to increase jobs, according to Smith. LOri It PHIL'S Smith is very enthusiastic about the acquisition. "I'm tickled to death," he said. Furthermore, Smith said the - acquisition helped to accomplish - several objectives. First, he said the ~..,~~~~~ acquisition gave ANB shareholders an excellent value fot their stock. Se cond, he said it will enable ANB Featuring fresh seafood, steaks, pasta employees to bener themselves. and nightly specials. Live music nightly " They'll have opportunities to move up in the holding operation." And 951 Chestnut Street 781-1538 third, " the acquisition will ensure depositors more ways to use their 32 SPRING.SUMM ER Business !H!i!*li Bonao,. 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Smith said the merger will in -WMBER Mon day Thru Saturday: tensify competition, adding, "banking -HARDWARE Sixth and State Street -BUILDINC 8 a ,m. to 9 p ,m . business in Bowling Green is very MATERIALS Sunday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. ., " Bowling Green 782-7272 competitive. RO. AT CAMPB~LL LANE ANB's mono "a step ahead in ser vice" seems to be just that. With total assets at $184 million in 1984, Cl@vle' dJrg:::r DAN POST ...... seven full service branches and nine ACME BOOT CO ., INC. automated teller machines, ANB will FACTORY OUTLET keep offering quality banking services Scottsville Road Bowling Green, KY to the citizens of Warren County. "Supports the community" -Su,an Mann 1502) 843-9182 • ~~~~~~~BOWLING GREEN BANK ••• Our Name ~Says ~.~' . , -=-- --~- (L 10 A) Frank 51. Challes, III, Executive Vice President: Carol Kirllmafl. AS$istanf vice ~1 1 1"V8srmen! SpecIalist: David E. Harvey, Vice PresidMUCommercial Loans: George B Shaw, Chairman offhe Board and Preslder/I Por over seventy years, Bowling Green Bank has been serving the financial needs of the citizens of this community. In that span of time, we've helped generations of Bowling Green area families and businesses grow and prosper along with our community. With a tradition such as OUTS, we're more than just a bank. We're an organization of professional men and women who care about OUT local economy and the quality of life we all enjoy. From OUT tellers who greet you, to our President, we not only take a personal interest in serving customers, but in serving our community as well. Last year, our President, George Shaw, served as President of our Chamber of Commerce. Presently, he continues to serve as a Director and is involved in many Chamber committee activities, as well as other community, civic and charitable causes. You can depend on Bowling Green Bank, because Bowling Green and its future is what we're all about. Bowling Green Bank,. & TrustComparly Fountain Square I Box 1050 I Bowling Green, KY 42102 (502) 782·1000 M\tII1ber FOIC childh, . ,,1depr,-","",, _