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THE ALTO IIERALD, ALTO. TEXAS. DECEMBER 19. '95^
BOY !NT0 MAN
By Fran Pachter
^TPHE inevitable dreaded day was
* upon her. No longer could she
fool herself by putting it out of
her mind. It wasn't unexpected,
just dreaded and feared; her
son's call to servicc. She was un-
prepared to cope with losing him.
She knew Tim, Sr. shared none of
her apprehension or qualms for
hadn't he regaled any and every-
body that would listen with his
tales of the greatness of the serv-
icc. Timmy had heard about it
since he was old enough to com-
prehend, hence he looked forward
to entering.
Within the solitary confines of
her innermost private thoughts
she wished he'd not be accepted.
Guilt went hand and glove with
her wish for it would be a mighty
blow for the lad. Lonelitx " was
her companion these days for Tim-
my and his welfare were some-
thing she and Tim had always
shared, but in this she was an out-
sider. The hurt had begun the day
she had returned from shopping
and found Timmy's things piled
in the hallway.
"I'm going to give all this junl:
away."
She was left alone with her own
heartbreak. Entering his room she
stared in bewilderment at its neat-
ness. It was almost as though he
were already gone.
' Through her tears the thought
struck her. Timmy's walls need
washing where his pennants had
hung. She was irked by the
thought that the commonplace
everyday things such as cleaning
should even enter her mind.
Today it had happened. He was
gone. He'd risen at dawn to be
ready. Tim. Sr. and he had dis-
cussed the merits of the various
branches of service whiie eating,
then Timmy had kissed her good-
bye. Airly he had promised to
call when he'd know where he
was being sent. Big Tim had shook
the lad's hand and the pride he
felt in his son lay open for all to
see.
"Edie, don't take on so. Tim-
my is no longer a baby. He's &
man."
Anger mingle^ with the hurt
pain she was feeling and she
lashed out at Tim. "He's my baby,
and I hope they don't take him."
"Edie!" Her husband's tone
landed like a whip. "I'm ashamed
of you. Other mothers have sons
in service and I'm sure none ever
wished they'd be rejected."
She escaped to the privacy ot
her room to avoid the scorn she
had seen in Tim's eyes. She heard
him leave for work and he went
without a kiss or goodbye.
The bang of the downstairs door
and running feet causcd her to
sit bolt upright. The door next to
hers opened and closed with a
bang. Timmy was back. She heard
the sound of a heavy weight hit-
ting the bed and then a sound
she'd never forget. Harsh dry sobs
emanated from Timmy's room,
sobs that choked and ended in a
whimper of pain. She knew then
that her wish had been granted.
There was no gratification in this.
She wanted to go in and offer com-
fort but her guilt held her back.
She couldn't face him knowing
this was what she wanted. He'd
know it too by looking at her. The
phone rang and she picked it up.
Tim, Sr. was talking. "Weil, are
you happy?"
"You know?" She whispered.
"Yes, he stopped in to tell me.
I tried to help him."
When she hung up she could only
think—I wanted this to happen.
The phone rang again and she
picked it up. She said to a query,
"Yes, Tim Brown lives here." The
caller took over the conversation
and she listened. When site hung
up she straightened her shoulders
and entered Timmy's room. "Pri-
vate Tim, report for duty." She
watched his glazed eyes as ho
looked at her in puzzlement.
"They made a mistake and your
X-rays got mixed."
"You mean I'm in." Tim
grabbed her and whirled iter
around in a mad dance.
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WOH! !t 1H TMOOHS
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MIKE BENNETT
Uont tnternationa! Name^
Exetuttvo Administrator
*T* HE air is crisp and clean,
^ chilled a bit by the wind from the
North with its promise of winter.
You huddle low, peering anxious-
ly through the sparse foliage of
the "shooting hole" in your blind;
head down so the birds will catch
no reflection from the whiteness
of your face or from your eye-
glasses. A few feet away your
companion goes to work with his
call and somewhere in the dis-
tance a chorus of replies indicates
a big flight of birds has caught the
message. You check your gun,
adjust to a more comfortable
shooting position and prepare for
action.
It comes with sudden fury as
birds swing in from behind you,
diving low across your decoys,
bobbing, wenving, and filling the
air with their excited chorus. You
get birds with most every shot
and your fingers shake as you
load and reload your automatic.
Then it's over. Your barrel is hot
to the touch and dozen or more
birds are scattered among your
decoys.
You relax and light up a smoke,
knowing there will be more of the
same kind of action very soon.
You don't finish the filter-tip. A
new flight of birds wing across
the horizon. One call turns them
and gets them "on the string."
Head down, you watch them for
what seems like hours as they get
closer and closer, then pitch in
on your decoys iikc rocks dropping
from the sMc of a cliff...
Action? You can't beat it. And
any nimrod who has been proper-
ly exposed wiil tell you that shoot-
ing crows along an established
flyway offers all the thrills and ex-
citement of wing shooting at its
very best.
If you're skeptical and think
shooting crows is for the birds,
don't ever let yourself get talked
into trying it by an ardent crow
man.
[ kin is out and about again.
We are sorry to learn that Wiil
Pounds is not doing too well at
this report and pray that it wil!
be God's will 'hat he may soon be
weil.
We are sorry to [earn that "TS
Edina Lewis of Groveton. MSler of
Mrs. Exxte White of Wells, and
Mr.'. S. K Jones of Forest, is on
the si.k )ist her daughter's
home in Houston. She wit! be re-
membered as M;^s Edina Roberts.
We hope and pray that it is no-
thing serious.
WaLtcr Stokes and sisters and
several others from the First Bap-
tist Church attended the Young
People's Fellowship Meeting at
Oakland Baptmt near Rusk Thurs-
day evening. Reports fine meet-
ing despite bad weather.
R S. Wade made a business trip
to Lufkin Monday.
COR/V srocxs
Stocks of corn stored in a!] sec-
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(e) Haiti.
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visrr OUR NEW STORE.
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Grocery
GULF GAS AND OIL
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John H.Vogt
The Board of Directors of Lion)
International has appointed John
H. Vogt, Executive Administrator
of the association, according to an
announcement by Edward H.
Barry.Presidcnt.Bcportingtotho
President and working under the
jurisdiction of the Executive Com-
mittee and the Board of Directors,
Vogt wilt be directly responsible
for the administrative activities of
the world's largest service club
organization whoso membership
now exceeds 560,000 in more than
13,000 Lions Clubs in 84 countries
and geographical locations of the
world. Vogt has been associated
with Ford Motor Company as
Assistant to the Divisional Admin-
istrative Manager of the Aircraft
Engine Division. Vogt's offices wiU
be located at the world head-
quarters of Lions International in
Chicago.
WELLS
K. S. Wide
Mr and Mrs. B. 11. Bowman.
Jr.. and children of l^ongvtew.
were Sunday visitor in the hotnr
of Mr. Bowman's parents. Mr.
kana, was a visitor Thursday.
Mrs. Bunk Wigginlon was a
business visitor in Lufkin Thurs-
day.
Rev. H. J. Simpson of Texar- :
kana, was a visitor here Thursday.
Charles Hay Flowers, wiio is a
student of Lamar College in'
Beaumont, was home over the
week-end with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Charlie Fiowers.
MorrisMartin, sonofMr. and
Mrs. Odis Martin, who recentiy
underwent surgery in the Ange-
lina County Hospital at Lufkin,
is back at home and doing nicety.
Homer Greenville of Pollok,
was a visitor here Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Felder of
Shreveport, La., spent Sunday in
the home of Mrs. Fetd. t's sister.
Mrs. B. Morgan. They left Sunday
evening to visit their father, C. 1).
Felder, in A!to, who celebrated his
76th birthday.
We arc happy to know that
Harvey Lee Jones, who has been
in the Memorial Hospital at Luf-
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Mrs. Frank L. Weimar and Son. The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 19, 1957, newspaper, December 19, 1957; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth215501/m1/4/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stella Hill Memorial Library.