A-2, The Cadiz Record, Wednesday, April 24,1991 ( O p i n i o n ^ sr«S J € l!S Prisons today differ from 'hang 'ems' I'D LIKE TO APPLY FOR. A LOAN TO TIDE ME OVER DURING Man's inhumanity to man a molestation suit be field. TVIE SEVEN-DAY is less today. This I learned V oice I have learned that several molestation suits are pending WAITING PERIOD FOR from Bill Cunningham's most interesting account of of against the Scout organiza­ MY HANDGUN,,, history of prisons in V e n ab le tions or Scout Masters. Kentucky, which he gave to I worked with boys and girls the Trigg County Historical from 1932 to 1974 and I never Society. heard the word "sex abuse." In pioneer days there was Was I just naive or was I liv­ FIRST i less need for prisons for they ing in a different age? N ATIO N AL "hung 'em as soon as they Courujty: M.W . "C huck" caught 'em." Thomas and Luther Thomas. The preacher had completed BANK The first Kentucky prison The )Luther Thomas Educa­ a sermon on perfection and was built in Frankfort in tional Building, which Luther wondered if anyone thought 1797. It was run by private -estabjlished is named for him. he might be perfect. From the contractors and by 1878 con­ Conjditions at the prison are back of the church a little man ditions were so bad it was much improved over early stood up. known as the "black hole." days. "I am not perfect," he said. Governor Luke Blackburn, ”1 am just representing my a doctor in the Confederate The clock on the wall has wife's first husband." Army, put through prison re­ been ticking in the John Street form. General Highland B. Meth odist Church in New "Forgotten” is the title of the Lyon, a Confederate general, York City. It is the oldest book by Peggy Say in which ^ was instrumental. in bring­ Meth odist Church in Amer- she details her years of strug­ ing the penitentiary to Ed- gle trying to free her brother, dyville. Terry Anderson, a "Abandon hope all yea who I w as shocked to learn that "forgotten" man held hostage enter here," was inscribed on the f! Scout Organization re- in Lebanon. the wall. quire 3 two leaders be present The John Street Library has Cunningham was the most with boys at all times, so that a copy, which is in such de­ Letter Just The Other Day complementary of the two who there be no danger of boys be- mand, that you must get on a served Eddyville from Trigg waiting list. By Billy Rawls ing sexually molested or that TC’s Red Cross A human chain of old ding- thanks FCA for a-lings set telephones to jin­ L e t t e r s gling in the Cadiz area to ar­ blood drive range a whing-ding in honor of a long absent ex-resident of To the Editor: Trigg County. It was one of Kentucky S heriffs Ranch We take this opportunity to those cases that stems from a thank the FQA club at Trigg growing desire in advanced County High School and their years to renew acquaintances slated to re-open June 9 sponsor, Coach Dixie Jones, of the past while there is yet To the Editor: sheriff and his deputies are to TRIAD program to held the for sponsoring the recent time to do so. This is a phe­ Sheriff Randy Clark will be commended for taking elderly. blood drive at the school. nomenon that is common to soon be gathering a few care of needy children by Sheriffs are proving that We had 37 people come in; those who finally admit that children from Trigg County maki ng this summer camp "service to humanity is the we had 25 successful donors. life is fleeting. who will be attending the exper ience possible for them. best work of life." There were 32 potential first As old cronies gathered around a line of tables loaded with Kentucky Sheriffs Boys and The sheriff provides the Our summer camp will be time donors! assorted delicacies, some catching up on the latest was evi­ Girls Ranch in Gilbertsville transjportation to and from the open on Sunday, June 9. If you Even though everyone who dent, but this soon lapsed into the group's common knowl­ in western Kentucky. campi for the children attend­ know of an unfortunate 9-13 came in was not successful, edge of many years ago. In that sense, married or widowed Last summer, the Sheriffs ing, as well as hosting year old, please contact Sher­ we would like to recognize all ladies were regarded by their maiden names which were Ranch had a record number of fundraisers for the camp. iff Clark. Last summer 16 of them for their efforts. representative of the depth of recollection. boys and girls. Eleven hun­ Sheriff Clark is a strong sup- children from Trigg County ™ First timers include: Mike George Major and I were the only males present at the dred and three children, split porte r of the Boys and Girls enjoyed this once in a lifetime P'Pool, Chad Sivills, John party and were hence among the few who's last names had almost equally between boys Ranch and we appreciate his experience free of charge to Harris, Vic Haines, Brian not been changed. In the spirit of the dim past (and my lazi­ and girls, enjoyed the sum­ help. them. Lubbert, Jimmy McNichols, ness), here are the other members of the gathering. mer camp experience. Since In addition to being in­ This is the greatest summer Caroline Stewart, Melanie Margarine Timmons was the guest of honor. Others were: 1979, almost 11,000 children volved with the ranch, more camp in the nation and we ard Walker, Kenny Wirts, Greg Charline Jones, Sarah Malone, Mary Elizabeth "Scoots" have attended. than 70 Kentucky sheriffs eager to accommodate chil­ Oliver, Carolyn Johnston, Alexander, Elaine Baker, Ola Timmons, Mae Minton, There has been a lot of ad­ have a DARE program in the dren from Trigg County. Mary Magdelene "Cotton" Cunningham, Mary Magdelene Erika Dubowsky, Kevin verse publicity about law en­ school, many block and Sincerely, Hamby; Banister, and Marsha Held (she's Margarine's daughter forcement officials in the last neighborhood watch programs and a furriner). Matt Skinner, Chris month, but in Kentucky, the and some are starting a Executive Director Muiller, Michael Fuller, Patti Most all of the above had been bom and raised within hol­ Frederick, Ricky McGraw, lering distance of each other. Margarine and I went to Cliff Carneyham, Chris Loyd, school together for twelve years back before there was such a Jimmy Brooks, Jason Porter, thing as oleomargarine. Her father was Lewis "Red" Tim­ Cookbook authors praise John Jason Mitchell, Jeremy mons who could cut hair so fast that he may hold a record of Quinn, Mike Boone, Christy some sort. L. Street Library, work of staff Samsil, Scott T. Bridges, As we jabbered in the Hamtown USA Restaurant, we re­ Wade Young, Dietrich membered when one lone business place sat isolated on that Lander, Brian Schuck, Pat hill. Rumor had it that it was burned down by a competitor in To the Editor: staff.,! for the very fine job they We urge everyone to visit Bush and Craig Quisenberry. the hard-drink business. We were delighted when are (doing. our local library and take ad- Q This first time is always the This spurred my memory of being told by my old friend, invited to participate, as Tri'^gg County is indeed vantage of what is offered hardest; now that you are past Garfield Poston, that a saloon once inhabited the rear of the authors, in the celebration of fortunate to have a library of there, the wealth of knowledge that, we sincerely hope that building that burned when the newspaper office of The Ken­ National Library Week at the this magnitude, 19,000 books contained within the books ; this will be the first of many tucky Telephone (the forerunner of The Cadiz Record) John L. Street Library on on t>4e shelves, and a 2,500- and other sources will enable donations for each of you. caught fire next door. The replacement buildings now house Monday, April 15. book capacity Bookmobile, us all to "keep up" and have a Previous donors who came Mildred's Flowers and Miz Malva's Antique Mall. Such We were not only delighted plus other services as a fax better understanding of our in included Kay Robinson, was the antiquity of much of our conversation. because we were given an op­ machine, copier, slide pro­ ever-changing world. Jessica Siegmund, Jerri Those were the days before my friends went their separate portunity to bring along for jectors and film strips. Our thanks is extended to Chambers, Becky Ginn and ways to strange surroundings where everything lay ahead the public's pleasure an as­ With all these attributes, the John L. Street Library for Nancy McKinney. of them, and they had little time to think of their roots. But sortment of delectables from plus the services of an excel­ having us during their cele- ~ The next community drive there comes a time when the reality dawns that everything our cookbook, "Barbara and lent staff led by Librarian bration, and we also thank the ™ is June 25 — hope to see you all we have experienced is integrated into what or who we Mary's West Kentucky Margaret Newby, we feel the many supporters of our cook­ there! eventually become.