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VOLUME 27 — Number 20
CHS Group Visits London
I'hree Chattooga High
School students and their
teacher, nloni:ith two other
adults from the area, enloyod
an extra-:mial spring break
vacation this year — a trip to
London, England.
Stephanie Park, Len Himes
and Krisi WKatt. along with
CHS Enfis teacher Alan
Perry and Mrs. Gwinneth Prit
chett and Mrs. Billie Crane, left
for London f;\orr(:i the Atlanta
airport on Friday evening,
March 28. The group arrived at
Gatwick Airport near London
Sati‘lrday lxino(x:'tln!ing. After un
acking, the Chattooga grou
?ouredgthe Britis}?olgiugumg
where they took special in
terest in such exhibits as the
Beowulf manuscrigt. the
Rosetta Stone, and the mum
mies from Egypt. Following
dinner that evening was a visit
to Covent Gardens, a popular
shopping area known for its
s;.‘reet, enéertair:fient. snack
shops, and specialty stores.
8:1 Easter Sun(i,ay. a bus
tour of the highlights of Lon
don was taken. Among the
sites visited were St. gaul‘s
Cathedral, the Houses of
Parliament, Big +Ben, the
Tower of London, Buckingham
Palace, the Monument to the
Great Fire of 1666,
Westminster Abbey, Hyde
Park, the Albert Memorial,
Trafalgar Square, and the Lon
don home of the Archbishop of
Canterbury. That afternoon, a
gart of the gro:g returned to
t. Paul's Cathedral for Easter
services while others shoslped
for souvenirs in the Trafalgar
Square area. That night the
group went to the Trocadero, a
new international shopping
area which boasts of tfiree
levels of boutiques,
restaurants, and such enter
tainment areas as a
holographics exhibit, the
Guiness Book of World
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Stonehenge, an ancient stone monument dating back
thousands of years before Christ’s birth, was visited b({
the CHS group during their recent trip to England.
(Photo by Alan Perry).
The Hazards
By BUDDY ROBERTS
Cigarette smoking has
grown to become a major social
probl:rnn over the years,
especially among teen-agers.
The number of people who
smoke has continued to rise an
nually and has now grown to
an astonishing number.
Tobacco smoking
originated during the middle
ages. Tobacco was then
Erescribed as a medicine to
uropeans as a cure for several
ailments, including bad breath
and corns. At that time, physi
cians were not aware of the
harmful effects brought about
by smoking tobacco.
When Christopher Colum
bus landed in America, he and
his crew found the natives
smoking crude cigars in their
religious ceremonies, These
people held tobacco sacred and
considered it a rite and func
tion of their priests during
tribal rituals. Tobacco was also
associated with their gods.
Cigarette smoking can have
da:]gerous effects on one's
health. For example, 340,000
premature American deaths
each year are the result of
smoking. Smoking has also
been directly linked to such
diseases as emphysema,
chronic bronchitis, lung cancer
and heart disease. }
Just one cigarette can have
ill effects. It speeds ug the
heartbeat, increases the blood
ressure, upsets the flow of
glood and air in the lungs, and
causes a drop of the skin
temgerature of the body's ap
pendages. One cigarette also
slows down the action of the
cilia in the lungs.
The cilia are tiny, hair-like
bodies that work and function
like brooms to rid the lungs of
germs, mucus and dirt. Inhal
ing cigarette smoke over a pro
longofi period can para‘lzze the
cilia entirely. This makes the
lum vulnerable to infection,
which is a reason why smokers
are more prone to be sick than
i et
m .
ing, the cilia begin working
?nnu smoke is compos
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Records show, and The London
Experience, a 30-minute movie
on the history of the city.
An excursion to Windsor
Castle was made on MondaY.
Windsor, an immense castle
dating back to the age of
William the Conqueror, 1s the
official home of the roilal fami
lg when not in Buckingham
alace in London. Because it
was during the Easter vaca
tion, Queen Elizabeth and her
family were in residence at
Windsor. The visitors toured
tl;le huge ca?tle.h observe da
changing of the guards
ceremony, and shoppeg in the
old town of Windsor. Of special
interest in Windsor was a new
exhibit created by Madam
Tussaud's Wax Museum. The
new attraction featured wax
Eortraits of Queen Victoria and
er family on the occasion of
her 60th anniversary as the
British Monarch. Upon retur
ning to London that afternoon,
the group visited the London
Dungeon, famous for its eerie
exhibits of torture implements
and executioner's displays
which make use of real human
skeletons. :
The Chattooga visitors
were fortunate to be in London
on an historic occasion, the
closing of the Greater London
Council. For decades the GLC
had been in charie of the run
ning of many of the museums,
art galleries, and attractions in
the London area. But earlier
this year a Yolitical feud with
Parliament led to the abolish
ment of the GLC. As a partinfi
%esture to the é>eople o
ngland, the GLC hosted a
special celebration on Mondai
evening, complete with a roc
concert and fireworks and a
laser show.
On Tuesday, a trigfi;as
made to Winchester Cat al,
an ancient Norman catehdral,
and to Salisbury Cathedral,
Of Teenage Cigarette Smoking
substances, all of which are
harmful. Three of the most
dangerous are nicotine, tars
and carbon monoxide.
Nicotine causes the blood
vessels to constrict. It cuts
down the flow of blood and ox
ygen through the body, mak
ing the heart work faster.
Tars damage the tissue of
the lungs. There are tiny par
ticles in the smoke, and these
settle in the lungs and lead to
cancer.
Carbon monoxide forces the
ox{gen out of the red blood
cells. It stays in the
bloodstream and robs the body
of air.
Statistics show that almost
one million teens begin to
smoke each year. Peer Freesure
is the biggest influence,
although it is noted that most
teen-agers who smoke have
parents who smoke also.
A majority of teen-age
smokers are girls, as they seem
to imitate their mother's smok
ing behavior. A much higher
percentage of teen-age girls
smoke than do teen boys.
The rates of smoking have
declined during the past 20
years. There has been a (great
drop among the ranks of men
smokers. As a matter of fact,
in 1981 the prevalence of smok
ing was the lowest recorded
over the previous 30 years.
People are beginning to
recogmpze the link of smoi(ing
and cancer, Ciqarette smokers
are more like 3' to get lung
cancer. Px"‘pe and cigar smokers
usually do not contract the
disease because they do not ful
l{ inhale the smoke. They are,
though, more vulnerable to lip
cancer. . ;
Cigarette smoking is
especially dan%erous for preg
nant women. The smoke not
only robs o:fi'gen from the
mother, but takes 25 percent of
the supply to the fetus. Preg
nant women who smoke are
also more likely to experience
stillbirths, miscarriages and
lowor-weighingo babies than "’
mothers who do not smoke.
Companies that produce
cifmttes have spent billions
of dollars to try to link smok
ing to the pleasures of life.
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spire in all o and.
has it that a piece of the Virgin
Mary's veil 1s hidden away at
the top of the spire. The excur
sion was concluded with a visit
to Stonehenge, an ancient rock
monument dating back
thousands of years before the
birth of Christ. In the evening,
the group returned to London
for a performance of ‘‘The
Mousetra;f." Agatha Christie's
famou:eg ay which has been
presented continuously in Lon
don for 35 dyem's now.
A free day on Wednesday
prvided the time for the group
to visit the Tower of London
duringhthe morning. There they
saw the crown jewels of the
royal family and visited the
Bloody Tower, where condemn
ed prisoners were kept prior to
execution during the medieval
and Elizabethan days. The
afternoon was filled with a
shopping excursion to Har
rods, one of the largest and
most famous de'Fartment
stores in the world. That night
the group had a backstage tour
of a theater before attending a
performance of Noel Cowarfi’s
“Blithe Spirit."
On Thursdafy. an all-day ex
cursion to Oxford and Strat
ford was made. In Oxford the
group went throug? one of the
colleges that makes up the
Mr. Perry To Teach At
Governor’s Honors Program
Alan Perry, an Enfilish and
literature teacher at Chattooga
High School, has been selected
as a teacher for the Governor's
Honors Program this summer
at Valdosta grtat,e College. This
will be Mr. Perry's second con
secutive year to teach for the
program.
urix;& the six-week pro
gram, Mr. Perry will be
teaching a four-hour class each
morning and a more specializ
ed class for four hours in the
afternoon.
“I'm not sure just yet what
we will be off’ering Com
municative Arts students this
summer,”” Mr. Perry said.
“Last fyear I taught a combina
tion of journalism and a class
on Franz Kafka's The
Metamorphosis. There is a
possibility that we will be con
centrating on southern authors
this year, in which :ase I hope
to be able to teach some
Faulkner. Also, I will be
teaching a special class in Jour
nalism and will sponsor the
GHP Newsletter, w%(i)ch will be
published twice during the six
week program."
The Governor's Honors
Television and radio have
restricted their adver
tisements, and now they must
put warnings on magazine ads
and on individual packages.
The United States Surfieon
General has stated, ‘‘Non
smokers have as much right to
clean air and wholesome air as
smokers have their so-called
right to smoke, which I would
redefine as a so-called right to
pollute. It is high time to ban
smoking from all confined
public places such as
restaurants, theaters, air
planes, trains and buses. It is
time that we interpret the Bill
of Rights for the non-smoker as
well as the smoker."”
Baseball Team
Downs Cass
By ROD HAYES
The Chattooga Indians
baseball team defeated Cass
last Thursday in an away game
by the score of 8-1.
Travis Jones git,ched for
Chattooga. The Indians took a
3-0 lead off hits by John Mar
tin, Demetrius Lackey, and
Richard White. Cass then
scored off Travis Jones and
had their bases loaded when
Jones iOt his third out.
In the ‘? of the third, Reb
Blanchard drove in Demetrius
Lacke{' to give Chatt.ooga a 4-1
lead. In the top of the fifth in
ning, Jeff Martin drove in two
runs with a hard-hit double.
Chattooga went up to 6-1.
In the final inning, Stanley
Edmondson drove in
Demetrius Lackey, then Jeff
Martin drove in a run to give
Chattooga a final score of 8-1.
Travis Jones pitched a
4-hitter as he went the
distance. Jones also struck out
7 batters while walking just
one. Demetrius Lackey went 3
for 3, and John Martin, Reb
Blanchard, and Jeff Martin
had two hits apiece.
Coach Bennett said, I
thought Travis pitched a great
game. He threw strikes. We
jumped on them early and
played good defense.”
CHATTOOGA HIGH SCHOOL
famous Oxford University.
Then there was some free time
for shoppinfi in the old city of
Oxford, followed by a trip
through some of the most
beautiful of the English coun
tryside on the way to
Stratford-u%on-the-Avon.
Stratford is the birthplace of
William Shakespeare, and
while they were there, the
group from Chattooga visited
hakespeare's birthglace. the
home of his wife Anne
Hathaway, and Holy Trinity
Church, where the great
pla}i‘wright was buried.
he final full day of the
group's visit to London provid
ed an opportunity to visit the
famous Madam Tussaud's
Wax Museum, where everyone
enjoyed the Chamber of Hor
rors, the Battle of Trafalgar,
and other interesting exhibits.
The remainder of the afternoon
was filled with a final shoppi'nfi
spree, and that evening sever
members of the group went on
a ghost walk, a tour through
the streets of London where
spectral sights have been
reported.
After a very memorable and
busy week, the exhausted
g-rou% returned home Satur
ay, bringing with them bags
full of souvenirs, sore feet and
great memories of an unforget
table trip.
Program is a Sé)ecial program
designed for eorfi:a‘s most
gifted and talented high school
juniors and seniors. Establish
ed in 1964, GHP offers a varie
ty of classes in eleven different
subject areas, ranging from
music and vocational design to
mathematics, and com
municative arts.
Students selected for
Governor's Honors represent
the best of more than 400,000
high school students in
Georgia and are selected after
extensive screening. Par
ticipants study in concentrated
courses in their special area of
exceptionality during the mor
ning hours and take afternoon
classes in a different subject
area, called the ‘‘minor.”
“Last year I taught jour
nalism as my minor class,” Mr.
Perry said. ‘I enjoyed the
class, but all of the students
were from outside mg' own
communicative arts depart
ment, and I feel those are the
students who benefit most
from the class. So this summer
I hope to concentrate on jour
nalism with students selected
in the communications
category and to teach a dif
ferent minor class. I'm con
sidering teaching a class in
either film appreciation or
detective fiction.” .
“It's a great honor to be
selected ?ain this year,” Mr.
Perry added. *'l had a great
time last summer. The
students are certainly the best
in the state, and while I'm us
ed to working with some pret
ty talented people from our
own school, it's a challenf to
keeg one step ahead of these
students all summer. I learned
some teaching techniques and
some projects last summer
which helped me a great deal in
my teaching at Chattooga, and
I'm looking forward to the ex
perience again this year."
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Chattooga Def
By ROD HAYES
Chat’toofia' defeated Car
rollton April lin baseball ac
tion, 7-0.
Stanle! Edmondson took
the mound against the Trojans.
The game was a stalemate
after three innings, as each
team had failed to score. Then
Edmondson drove in two runs
to gve Chattooga a 2-0 lead.
urigf the fifth inning,
John artin, Demetrius
Lackey. and Travis Jones
drove in a combined four runs,
bringin%the Indians uynto 6-0.
Donald McGraw drove in Chat
tooga's final run with a hard-
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The Houses of Parliament, flanked on one side by the
famous clock tower of Big Ben, were one of the sites
visited by the group from Chattooga High School dur
inF their spring break vacation last week. (Photo by
Alan Perry).
Tennis Teams
By BUDDY ROBERTS
Ti,\e Chattooga High School
Indians tennis teams faced the
Murray County Indians Tues
day, N{arch 25. The girls' team
was defeated 0-9; the boys won
7-2.
In girls’ singles action, top
ranke(f“ Ellen %‘hompson was
defeated by Heather St. John,
7-9. Sherry Dukes fell to Missy
Bailey, 2-8, while Ronna
Gravitt downed CHS's Kim
Windle, 2-6. Beckfi Ledbetter
was defeated by Debbie For
rest 1-6, and Tina Ballew beat
Tonya Hill by the same score.
Pat Crowe was downed 0-6 by
Kim Dunn. LR ok
In doubles, Heather St.
John and Ronna Gravitt
defeated the team of Ellen
Thomlrson and Sherry Dukes
7-9. Kim Windle and Becky
Ledbetter fell 4-6 to Tina
Ballew and Missi'l Bailey. Amy
Watson and Rachel Cordle lost
to L. Lewcawlowski and C.
Black, 1-6. i .
The Chattooga boys trium
fhed 7-2 over Murray County.
n singles, Jeff Weaver down
ed David Straihley, 9-7, while
‘Joe Money beat Marc
Headrick 8-0. Steve Giglio
~ defeated Kevin Langham 6-0,
and Jafi Willingham won over
Doyle Ridley, 7-5. Jimm{ Ox
- ford was beaten, 6-7, bi arry
Moss, and Michael Chastain
~ defeated Barry Gilley, 6-1.
Weaver and Money trium
phed over Marc Headrick and
Baseball
Team Hot
The baseball team is show
ing out at this point this
season. Eifiht wins is more
wins than they have had in the
last two years combined. They
are hitting a very hot .395.
Stanley Edmondson has the
hottest batting average on
campus at .565. John Martin is
also doing up to glar at .541 and
a team high 17 RBIs.
Brandon Nichols is doing
very ‘well in his first year wit
a .545 batting average.
Demetrius Lackefi is batting
.500 with 14 RBIs. Travis
Jones is hitting well at .436
along with 13 stolen bases. The
Indians have also displayed
some power with seven
homeruns in 10 games. The pit
chers are superb. Travis Jones
has a 0.58 ERA and is 2-0.
Demetrius Lackey has a 1.75
ERA and is 1-0. Henry For
rester is having his best ai'ear
ever, with a 1.83 ERA along
with a 1-1 record. Tom Ken
dricks is tsuitching well with a
1-0 record and a 2.33 ERA.
Stanley Edmondson has a 3-0
record along with a 2.85 ERA.
He has also pitched a 3-hitter
which was a shutout. It is “a
program on the go."
he tennis teams are play
ing satisfactorily. The boys are
at 3-1. Jeff Weaver, Joe Money
and Steve Giilio are all 3-1 in
singles matches. Also, they
beat Trion 8:1. Those same
three players each won their
singles to lead the way. The
ladies’ tennis team is struggl
ing. The( are 1-3. Ellen Thomp
son is playing very well. Their
onl%‘ win is against Trion.
he girls' team is pretty
fiood. and I expect them to
ave a winning season. I see a
possible subregion title for the
girls if they manage to get to it.
ats Carrollton
hit sinfile to right field. Chat
tooga claimed the victory 7-0.
tanley Edmondson went
the distance while recording his
first shutout. Edmondson also
imgroved his record to 3-0.
John Martin, Demetrius
Lackey and Stanley Edmond
son each had two hits. The In
diens improved their overall
record to 7-1-1 and 1-0 in the
subregion.
Coach Jeff Bennett stated,
**l thought the gayero.showed
good poise. T mt their
comgocure and st hitting
the ball well.”
in Three Of Six
Kevin Langham in doubles 8-1.
Jimmy Oxford and Jay Will
ingham downed Barry Gilley
and Kinsey 6-2, and Steve
Giglio and Clarke Hair were
defeated by H. Swilling and
Doyle Ridlc:{y. 6-7.
The Indians plz}yed the
Trion Bulld(éis the following
day. Both Chattooga teams
won 8-1.
Ellen Thomfison accounted
for the only Chattooga girls'
lose, being defeated 1-8 by
Angela Owens. Sherry Dukes
beat Michelle Smith, 8-4, while
Kim Windle downed Lisa
Rosser 8-1. Candi Black fell to
Becky Ledbetter 8-0, and
Tonya Hill defeated Am
Holbrooks 8-1. Heather Hafi
won over Laura Ledbetter 8-1.
In doubles, Ellen Thomp
son and Sherry Dukes beat
Angela Owens and Michelle
Smith 8-0. Windle and Ledbet
ter won against Black and
Rosser 8-0. Amy Watson and
Rachel Cordle downed Amy
Hollsarooks and Laura Ledbet
ter 8-4.
In boys’ sin(fles. Jeff
Weaver defeated Michael
Adams 8-2 and Joe Money beat
Bart Huskey 8-0. Steve Giglio
downed Brad Brown 8-3;
Michael Chastain won over
Ben McCool 8-1. Jay Will
ingham triumphed over
Richard Foster 8-2, but Heath
Mitchell lost to Eric Dover, 8-9.
In doubles action, Jimmy
Oxford and Jlsly Willingham
won 8-5 over Michael Adams
and Brad Brown. Clarke Hair
and Steve Giglio defeated the
team of Ben McCool and Will
ingham, and Michael Chastain
and Brian McClellan beat
Richard Foster and Bart
Huskey, 8-5.
On the following day, Chat
tooga faced Coosa. The girls’
team lost 3-6. Ellen Thomlflson
defeated Meredith Schilling
6-0, and Sherry Dukes won
over Angela Schilling 6-2. Kim
Windle lost to Christine
Forsberg, 3-6, and Cindy Kinne
beat Becky Ledbetter 0-6.
Tonya Hill lost to Forsberg 1-6,
and Kinne defeated Heather
Hall 3-6.
Meredith and Angela Schill
ing lost in doubles to the CHS
team of Ellen Thowson and
Sherry Dukes; Kim Windle and
Becky Ledbetter were defeated
by Forsberg and Kinne. Rachel
Cordle and Amy Watson were
downed 1-6 by the Schilling
sisters,
The Indian boys lost 4-5. In
singles, Daren Prather
defeated Jeff Weaver 9-8. Joe
Money downed Lamar Eason
9-7, but Steve Giglio lost to
Wes McHoffey 4-6. Michael
Chastain was defeated 4-6 by
Phil Frick; Jay Willinggam
won over Brian Castleberry
6-3. Clarke Hair downed Brian
Cinklaud 6-3, also. 3
Weaver and Moneg' lost in
doubles to Prater and Eason,
3-8, whereas Jimmy Oxford
and J a}y Willingham defeated
McHaffey and Frick 6-3. Steve
Giglio and Michael Chastain
were upset by Castleberry and
Cinklaud 1-6, to put the score
at 4-5.
Marbutt Displays
In Congressional
Art Show
By MARY WHITE
Joe Marbutt, a soghomore
at Chattooga High School, has
been selected to represent our
school in the seventh district
Congressional Arts Compe
tition.
Marbutt's painting in mix
ed media, “The Triste of the
Valk(vries." will be displayed in
Marietta along with other en
tries from the 7th Congres
sional District. The winner will
be selected by a panel of
judfea. and the winnin esexhibit
will hang in the United States
Capital Comé)lex in
Washington, D.C., for one
year,
John Turner, art instructor
at CHS, commented, “Joe's
painting is \{:ay unusual. He is
a very talented artist, and lam
g{roud of the work he has done.
e will represent our school
very well.’
Life In The /8
Slow Lane @
by Lane Hosmer Jf | ‘
Just mention those magic
words “Spring Break," and
almost immediately most peo
ple think of Panama City or of
some other resort area in
Florida. I don't know what the
attraction is that draws people
from this area like a magnet
toward Florida, especially
when one of the greatest
tourist areas in the world is
right here in their own back
yard. I'm speaking, of course,
of Menlo.
Most peoi)le don't know
just how gopu ar Menlo is with
tourists. This small resort area
boasts a population of around
5,000, 3,500 of which are four
legged. It's just the right size
fora com(rletely relaxing vaca
tion. And your days are filled
with excitement and action
packed events.
A word to the wise,
however — if you're planning
to visit Menlo this summer,
you must make reservations
well in advance at one of the
fabulous, luxurious hotels. You
can actually stay in the historic
district of Menlo, but unless
iou really enjoy sleeping in
arns, you should plan on stay
ing about 20 miles from the
heart of the downtown
metropolitan area.
Once you've secured your
accommodations, you should
start planning af'our itinerary.
I have personally published a
brochure of all the must-see
sites of interest in this, the
Garden Spot of the South. It
can be purchased by mail-order
at the low, low price of $9.99 b
writing to me in care of IN‘:
DIAN LORE. Or you may
order by ghone by dialing
1-800-RIP-OFFS. TF‘:is handy
little guide to Vacationland is
not available in stores as of yet.
Foreign languaie editions
are avaiable at a slig tli higher
price for those of you who can't
read this because you can't
read English. For these of you
who simply can't read, we have
a cassette version, as well.
For those of you who like
the more personal touch to
your vacation and who can af
ford the extravagance of a J)er
sonal tour guide, I would be
glad to provide my humble ser
vices. I can provide you with a
thrilling excursion through the
streets of Menlo in an authen
tic horse and buggly which
dates back to the early 1800 s.
Well, the bughgy is actually
new, but the horse is pretty
old. You'll build memories of a
lifetime as you creep, uh, roll
past the beautifully-manicured
estates of such celebrities as
Mrs. Jones, who won the pie
baking contest in last g'ear’s
county fair and Mr. Smith,
whose hens laid more eggs in a
three-month period last year
than all the roosters in the
United States.
Of special interest to
visitors will be the historic
home of Mrs. Johnson, who
was voted Miss Gossip of 1966.
She is known to have caused 13
engagements to be broken, 23
divorces, and 6 arrests. I'm
sorry to say that you won't get
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“The Triste of the Valkyries,” a painting by CHS
sophomore Joe Marbutt, has been entered in the
seventh district's Cong‘ressional Art Contest. If the
ainting wins, it will be displayed in the Capital in
€Vashinfton. D.C., for one year. (Photo by gatrick
Youngblood).
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Thursday, April 10, 1986
to visit inside the Johnson
compound, since security is
pretty tight. There have
alread‘;' been 18 attempts on
her life. Mrs. Johnson received
as a prize in the contest she
won a brand new gold-plated
telephone from AT&T. That
phone was recently sold for an
astronomical amount of money
in an auction at Christie's of
London. It would have com
manded a hn;fher price, but the
old around the mouthpiece
Ead melted off, a result of some
of the hot stories that had
passed through that phone.
We also are very proud of
our first-rate amusement park
in Menlo. To get there, simply
take a left at the big red barn,
a nt'ight by the old Tucker place,
and another right behind the
Martins’ outhouse. It's located
in the old Williams' pasture.
There is a thrilliaxif roller
coaster. Well, actually it's a
cow coaster. We tie a minin, ocfi
cart to a brahma bull and sh:
him with an electric cattle
prod. If you §et back to where
you started from before dark
and in onif)iece. you're doing
good. We also have an authen
tic carrousel, exc%&t ours has
real, live horses. There's even
a haunted house. A real one. A
little old woman's ghost walks
around hunting her dead mule.
If amusement parks aren't
your cup of tea, you n":?ht con
sider visiting the yard sales.
Yard sales are very popular,
especially around this time of
the year. You can get all sorts
of valuable gifts for those lov
ed ones back home. You might
be lucelay enough to obtain
petrified chicken and cow pat
ties, the authentic bones of
horses which actually died dur
ing the Civil War, and of
course, if you have the room in
your car to bring one back, tfixe
ever-fiopular watering troughs.
ose of you who can't af
ford Panama City and are just
too cosmopolitan “for Menlo
’xlr‘llimght g(i:‘ to ;.he lake instead.
at's where I spent my spring
break. I can't sag' I rea.ll‘;' en
{"oyed it, though, because I
ave a problem with allergies,
and the one thing I'm most
allergic to is pollen. I think that
this year the trees around here
did more matinithan the coun
try of China. The water was a
sea of %old where the pollen
settled. It rained for about two
minuies durinF the whole
week. It looked like a storm in
the desert, there was so much
dust flying around.
If you were as fortunate as
a certain teacher around here,
you might have gone to E
for your s?ring vacation. flr.
Perry, the Indian Lore advisor,
got to go to England. Some of
us on the newspaper staff
spent a few hectic moments
last week worrying that the
terrorist attack on an interna
tional flight hadn't happened
to the plane Mr. Perry was on.
Unfortunately, he made it back
safe and sound. Well, as sound
as he ever was, which isn't say
ing a lot.