” The C adiz R ecord Main Street on Stage Saturday; Todd promises fun for everyone Terrell arrives home; banner comes down B H p Support Trigg museum A-4 Summer schools begin A-5 Lexie Bush featured B-l a A-2, The Cadiz Record, Wednesday, June 12,1991 Just The Other Day Religious diversity great By Billy Rawls I got myself into one of those traffic pickles that are so and biscuits for lunch. There is great religious carried an interesting story the cake, it was gone. Walter prominent these days. There Another big man of our era diversity in the U.S. A recent on Big Jake Reader, the slave had eaten the entire cake. seemed to be no possibility of was Walter Aldridge, who Sue and Charlie's at Aurora executing a left turn across survey found 86.5 percent of who worked at the Tennessee advertised all the fish you two lanes of traffic and Americans call themselves Rolling Mill at Confederate, was not noted for his strength, could eat for a certain merging into the crowd that Christian, 2 percent Jewish, but rather for his mind. amount. The story goes, that was going the direction I was and one-half percent Moslem. From his store at Juilian, after they had taken Walter headed. There were some of Catholics represent 26 per­ Aldridge conducted one of the and his party several extra those conglomerated stop cent of the people; Baptist 19 best farm supply businesses servings of fish, they said, lights close by, but the bevy of percent; Methodist 8 percent for miles around. Walter "Mr. Aldridge, if you will signals that they emitted and Lutheran 5 percent. could always give you the best just leave, we won't charge managed to permit an Catholics are strongest in price on roofing or fencing. you anything.” unending rush of vehicles to Louisiana and Mas­ He was a fine citizen, too. descend upon me. I wished sachusetts. Baptists are most Walter ruined my reputa­ Redhead: "I think long hair that I could have a personal numerous in the South; tion on weight estimating. makes a man look intelli­ stop light. Methodist in Iowa, Kansas, which is down the river from While at the state fair with a gent." Meanwhile - our government was busy attempting to in­ Delaware and South Car­ Rockcastle. group of 4-Hers, I saw a man Blond: "I don’t think so. I vent more new laws (without abusing anyone’s rights) .to;. olina. A giant of a man, Reader who could estimate your pulled a long hair from my make us do what we should do and to prevent us from doing;, The Jewish people are in stood six feet seven inches weight within three pounds or husband's coat and he looked what we should not do. Surely they could make a law to allow cities in New York and and weighed 340 pounds — all he would give you a Cupi doll. foolish." me to turn left, safely, without the aid of a robot. They could Florida. The greatest number m uscle. I came home, practiced my stack the new law on top of the skyscrapers of laws already who say they have no religion His feats of strength were estimating skills and got Martha Smith was elected in existence, and no one would know the difference. are on the West Coast. legendary, he could drink pretty good, until I came to vice president for the First THEN - a lady stopped her pick-up truck; held up the from a 55-gallon barrel of Walter Aldridge when my District of the Kentucky Fed­ thundering herd behind her; smiled; and signaled me to It is nice that Priscilla whiskey, or pick up a 1,400- reputation vanished. eration of Chapters of Retired cross in front of her. 'Ahh! Sweet courtesy!' White keeps in touch with pound hogshead of tobacco. I estimated his weight at 325 Trigg County through Lorrie The hammer he used to break Federal Employees at the fed­ pounds, but it was 425. Mrs. Frances "Fan" Malone (above) was a lady wbo Hargrove’s "The Poet’s Cor- up the solid bars of pig iron eration's state meeting in He had an appetite to go with could, and often did, help to make the day for others. Her weighed 100 pounds. Paducah last month. his size. Once his wife, Ella, friendship and good cheer were anticipated by young and old He consumed lots of food, an John Henwood is vice baked a cake for a party. as they passed her way. Her home was a regular gathering entire picnic basket of ham president for the state organi­ The Kentucky New Era When she got ready to serve place for children and young folks as they went to and from . zation. Cadiz High School. This is why the Congress has been pushing for full funding o f Head My wife-to-be, Charline Jones, used to take voice lessons , Start, continued investment in vocational education and many other from Fan, who once attended a conservatory of music as a forms o f educational progress, including our new education bill - S. 2. young lady. Fan, also, was often a soloist in the Cadiz* Report S. 2 incorporates the National Literacy Act passed not long ago Methodist Church where 'Me'an' Charlie Hooks would, by the U.S. House of Representatives. It beefs up support for the squanch our heads between the palms of our hands when she. Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Education Act and provides for arose and took her place beside the organ. Fan's shattering to Kentucky “ Classrooms o f the Future,” emphasizing these same crucial disciplines. high notes just didn't please us like the country music th$t, This bill contains a number of other far-reaching provisions, came from untrained voices over Nashville's WSM Radip., including one focusing on dropout prevention and one extending our We just didn't have any 'cooth.' SENATOR WENDELL FORD very important Star Schools effort through 1996. One Sunday morning Fan stood by the organ, and I envi-. U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510 Kentucky is in the forefron t o f this effort, using satellite technology to bring math, science, foreign languages and other indispensable sioned an opera star (adorned in a Viking costume that in,- . subjects to students who might otherwise have very limited access to eluded a helmet with horns protruding from it) who w,as . FOLLOWING KENTUCKY’S LEAD them . about to blast me out of my seat. To my surprise, Fpin IN MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF EDUCATION Our Star Schools initiative has helped KET to launch the largest launched into the soft prayerful tune of "Others." Most Kentuckians are well aware that our state has become a state-level satellite-education network in the nation. This interactive The four simple verses were a melodic way of making all’ national role model in confronting the need for improved education network is now available to elementary and high schools across of man's laws unnecessary. Fan prayed the prayer with, in a highly competitive world. Kentucky. I have every hope that Kentucky can continue to benefit from rounded notes and her Southern accent that turned the Kentucky school reforms are demonstrating the overriding impor­ an extended Star Schools program under our proposed legislation. congregation's mind to a reverent attitude. She ended the’ tance o f state and local cooperation in meeting our educatiqnajjieeds — We welcome the President’s recent proposals on education and hymn with these words that have surfaced in my reverie on’ look forward to working with the Administration, along with elected how recognized as the greatest challenge we face in .these trying times many critical occasions: "Oth - as, Lawd, yes, oth -as,. for our national economy. state and local officials, to produce the strongest possible legislation I am happy to report that Kentucky’s message is being heard in in this Congress. Let this my mot - to be, Help me to live for oth - as, That the Congress, which also has a critical role to play in building a much Kentuckians are working hard to create a better future for our Ah may live like Thee." needed partnership for education. children and for generations to come. It is time for our federal govern­ I do not remember what the sermon was that followed At this writing, the Senate is preparing to debate a promising new ment to hold up its end of our educational partnership, and I will be Fan’s solo, but, for practical purposes, the 'Lady' had sung, education bill — the Strengthening Education for American Families pressing as hard as I can to make sure that we do just that. and there was hardly any finer thought for me to cherish'; Act of 1991. along life's way. Like the woman who stopped the truck for ■ This bill is based on the sim ple idea that it is better to invest in me, thinking of others can make all things possible - even ■ progress than to continue to pay the price of' unsolved educational turning left thru 'recession is over' traffic. problems. That price is heavy and getting heavier every day. 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