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PAGE FOUR-A—Sapulpa (Okla.) Herald, Sunday, March 8, 1992
When Rook was a part of family life
Opinion
When my wife and I were First
married, we lived in Memphis only a
short distance from Janice’s parents.
Her sister’s family lived about 100
miles away and they would come fair-
ly often on the weekend or special
occasions.
On their visits, everyone would
gather at her parents’ house. Especial-
ly when it was on the weekends, the
visits were an opportunity to play
“Rook.”
We would have seven-sided games
when her two boys (who were in
elementary school when we First
married) joining in. When the boys
went to bed, we would continue with
four or Five sided games depending on
who wasn’t busy doing dishes or
making up beds.
They had a special way of playing.
They would take out the numbers
smaller than Five and use the red 1 as
L. M. Boyd
Garlic
alcohol
Medicos who purport to know all
about breast-feeding say babies like
the taste of garlic but hale the taste of
alcohol.
Southerners aren’t much taken
with the idea of going to psycharists.
That’s what the demographers report.
Westerners, they say, are only a little
more so inclined. Those regionals
most likely to visit head doctors are
reported to be the Northcastcmcrs.
Claim is baboons arc afraid of the
dark.
Q. Who first said, “Two heads are
better that one"?
A. Check out the fourth chapter of
Ecclesiastes. That’s pretty close.
In a survey on popular endear-
ments, “precious” tied with “beauti-
ful.” But not way up on the list.
“Honey” remains No. 1.
DIVORCE ODDS
Q. Both my wife and I come from
broken homes. What are the odds
we'll stay together?
A. Statistically, 60 percent. It’d be
75 percent, if only one set of parents
had split up. And 85 percent, if neith-
er set had done so. Our Love and War
man heavily discounts such data, I
might mention. Statistics record the
what but rarely the why.
Q. Do Tibetans cat fish?
A. Not the traditionalists. Fish live
in water and do not compete with
people, so should not be killed, some
say.
In the body language of elephants,
a curled trunk signifies fear, a pointed
trunk indicates anger. So says a big
beast specialist.
JUST A THOUGHT
by CHUCK FREVELE
the highest card; the black 1 as the
second highest and then the Rook.
Often a small table was set up in the
den or once the dining table was
cleared, one end of it was used for the
games.
Both her parents have died since we
left Memphis. Our 12-year-old son
never got to meet her dad. Her sister s
boys arc grown and both have good
jobs in Memphis. One is married. The
other is getting married in April.
Our visits are less frequent and our
ties to the area are not as strong as they
once were. But the memories remain
and are lovely reminders of the impor-
tance of family life to us.
Sapulpa is like a family. Since we
have been here, I have become aware
of many families with strong ties
hroughout the community.
With the commission election
doming up later this month it is impor-
tant for us to elect leaders who will
accomplish several things in the
community:
—Help to heal the wounds of the
bitter recall election in December.
—Spend what funds the city has
wisely and prudently.
—Build a climate of growth in the
city, both in the residential and busi-
ness sectors.
—Continue and improve on the
feeling of community among the city’s
residents.
—Develop Sapulpa as a place for
tourists to visit using our natural and
man made resources.
Our city is at a crossroads. It can
only be as strong as the leadership it
elects. Let’s elect the strongest possi-
ble citizens to do this important job.
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Sapulpa to be part
of awards banquet
By JULIE WARDEN
director, Main Street
March 10, Sapulpa will be honored at the Main Street Annual Revitalization
Awards banquet in Oklahoma City. Each of our five finalists happens to play
an important role in Sapulpa's historic preservation efforts.
“Each day, in communities across the country, we often pass by or visit
historically significant places. Every time we do, we become a part of that
place’s unique history,” says Jack Walter, president of the National Trust for
Historic Preservation. “Thus, when we preserve historic places, we truly bring
history to life, for ourselves and for our children and grandchildren.
There is a very fine architectural stock in Sapulpa which is deeply rooted in
our history in oil, Indians, glass and pottery, the railroad and Route 66. Recen-
tly, our downtown has become a treasured area worthy of investment and
restoration. Since we began tracking the business activity in the central busi-
ness district, there has been more than $1 million spent by business and proper-
ty owners to renovate buildings.
The revitalization has only just begun. How fortunate we arc to enjoy so
much of our heritage and to begin our preservation before there is nothing left
to preserve. Main Street is proud to be a part of the movement. History is a
process and the authentic evidence of our past enriches our lives and the future.
We applaud Sapulpa’s nominees Bruce Binion, Larry Bayouth, Jackie and
Ewell Garrett and the City of Sapulpa for their preservation efforts.
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Martians sure are dumb!
MILLIONAIRE
Millionaires were mighty rare in
1843. So rare the word “millionaire,”
freshly coined by newspaper writers
in obituaries of tobacco magnate Pier-
re Lorillard, was printed for decades
thereafter only in italics.
Snorers are twice as likely as non-
snorers to suffer heart disease or
stroke, according to the British Medi-
cal Journal.
Clearly, it’s not enough just to say
you live near Mount Pleasant. About
100 of them exist around the country.
If you have 250 chin whiskers,
you’re about average. Sir.
“Buffalo blood tasts like milk.”
that’s the written recollection of an
early plainsman who almost died of
thirst on the old frontier.
People used to think their hearts
moved around in their bodies. That
notion-it goes way back-lcd to
expressions still current. Your “heart
in the right place,” or “in your throat,"
or even “on your sleeve,” wherever.
Hollywood censors of the 1930’s
banned the “buzzard”
It’s reported that Hueblein, Inc., of
Farmington, Conn., sells vodka to the
army in Russia.
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A silly friend of mine, from Mars, is
confused about American politics,
both Republican and Democratic.
Why, the foolish Martian asked me,
was Pat Buchanan declared a winner
when he only received 37 percent of
the New Hampshire vote? Hadn’t the
pundits said he had to break 40 per-
cent to make a dent? Didn't George
Bush beat him by 16 percent?
-1 explained-. There was a faulty exit
poll early on election day that showed
Buchanan and Bush running almost
even. The journalists got all excited
by the flawed data.
Oh, the Martian asked absurdly,
why didn’t the journalists correct
their stories later? Isn’t there a big
difference between running almost
even and losing by 16 points?
Then my Martian friend, who
doesn't understand our ways, asked
another dumb question: Why is Bu-
chanan's claim accepted that he is the
heir to Reagan conservatism, when he
opposes Reagan’s views on trade, iso-
lationism. immigration, the Middle
East, the magic of the market, for-
eign aid — and even tax increases?
(The Martian knew how many times
Reagan increased taxes, even after
promising not to.) Hadn’t Reagan
made American conservatism inclu-
sive, and isn't Buchanan doing the
opposite?
This mindless Martian has a prob-
lem with Buchanan. He asked more
questions: Was it true that Buchanan
wrote columns attacking democracy
and praising fascists? Did he like de-
mocracy better now that he was a
practitioner?
(He asked another strange question:
Why is it said President Johnson was
“forced out” in New Hampshire in
1968 when, in fact, he didn't put his
name on the ballot and told friends
months earlier that he wouldn’t run?)
Enough, I said. I asked if he had any
inane questions about the Democrats.
Well, yes, he said. Why is Paul
Tsongas only a regional candidate?
Why is he uncharismatic? Why won’t
he travel well in other primary
contests?
That’s obvious, 1 said. He’s regional
because he comes from a region. He’s
uncharismatic because he challenged
the liberal Democratic orthodoxy on
economic matters, because he beat
cancer, because he ran for the presi-
dency when it was said he had no
chance. And he won’t travel well be-
cause he’s a regional candidate and
he’s uncharismatic.
My witless Martian friend kept ask-
ing questions: If Tsongas has no ap-
peal nationally, how come he’s almost
even with Bill Clinton in the national
polls? Don’t most of the Super Tues-
day states border on Arkansas9 Does
that make Clinton regional? Isn’t
Maryland a Southern state according
to the Census Bureau? Does that
mean that Tsongas won’t do well
there? Does Jerry Brown’s good
showing in Maine make him a nation-
al candidate?
Look, I said to my asinine Martian
buddy, you just don’t get it. Clinton
made a comeback. He called himself
“The Comeback Kid" 1 explained
that he spun his results better than
Tsongas.
Martian: Didn't he lose9
Me Clinton says his message gave
him a comeback.
Martian: What was his message?
Me He broke with the liberal ortho-
doxy on some social issues, like wel-
fare He stressed personal responsi-
bility. But he stopped giving that
message when he became a front-
runner.
Martian: So how did that give him a
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comeback? ‘ -
That nutty Martian went on and on.
You should have heard some of his
other crazy questions:
Why don’t Democrats ever say any-
thing nice about America? Why do
they always say “Bush” when they
are referring to the president?
Doesn’t that show disrespect for the
office? Why don’t Democrats smile?
If Tsongas is so smart, how come he
says he favors giving out condoms in
high schools without further qualify-
ing it? Why doesn’t Clinton go back to
his message? What does it mean if
many Southern women won’t vote for
Clinton? Won’t race - in the form of
welfare, quotas and crime — still be a
big issue?
Why can’t George Bush sum up
what he believes? What do moderate
conservatives stand for, anyway?
Why are all Bush Republicans so
boring?
Silly stuff. Then this dumb old Mar-
tian asked a real lulu: If Tsongas
gains by challenging the liberal eco-
nomic orthodoxy, and Clinton gains
by challenging the liberal social or-
thodoxy, why don’t the Democrats
ever nominate someone who chal-
lenges both?
That was the last straw. I got angry
and said: Why don’t you just go back
where you came from!
Those folks on Mars aren’t ready
for serious democracy.
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By Robert J. Wagman
AUCKLAND. New Zealand (NEA)
— New Zealand and its people are
about as pro-American as any nation
in the world, but they nonetheless
raise some probing questions about
U.S. policy — especially in the area of
trade, which has a great impact on
this country’s export-based economy.
The United States decries govern-
mental subsidy of industry, and espe-
cially of export trade. But many in
New Zealand say the United States re-
fuses to recognize how its own indus-
tries are directly or indirectly subsi-
dized.
The now-privatized Air New Zea-
land is among the world's best run and
most fiscally sound airlines. But its
general manager Anthony Marks
thinks the carrier is being put at an
unfair disadvantage competing with
several large U.S. airlines.
‘Every month, I must pay my
bills,’ says Marks. ‘But in the U.S., if
I’m TWA or Continental, I can file for
Chapter 11. We don't have a Chapter
11 in this country. We either pay our
bills or we go out of business. Chapter
11 acts as a major government subsi-
dy of U.S. airlines’ current
operations.*
‘Likewise,* Marks continues, ‘if I
need to build a new maintenance fa-
cility, I must go out and borrow and
pay for the money to build it. But in
your country, if I'm Northwest, I get
the state of Minnesota to float a bil-
lion dollars worth of bonds. What Is
this If not a major government subsi-
dy for Northwest9"
Other New Zealanders accuse the
United States of using its fair trade
laws to erect trade barriers to protect
domestic industries.
Kiwi fruit is a major New Zealand
export and the subject of a bitter U.S.-
New Zealand trade dispute. Califor-
nia Kiwi growers accuse New Zea-
land of “dumping” fruit here (i.e.,
selling it at artificially low prices),
and the International Trade Commis-
sion has made a preliminary ruling
agreeing. The case is based on a single
shipment of fruit destined for Japan,
then diverted to the United States and
offered for sale for considerably less
than the original asking price in
Japan.
The U.S. position baffles economist
Donald Brash, governor of the Bank
of New Zealand, himself a part-time
Kiwi grower.
‘Maybe I don’t understand the con-
cept of free trade,” wonders Brash.
"Japan has the highest fruit prices in
the world. Thus we can offer our fruit
there at high prices and still be com-
petitive. But in the U.S. we must low-
er our prices to compete. We are still
making a profit, and our government
is not paying us even one cent in subsi-
dy. But solely because of the price dif-
ference between prices in the highest
market in the world, and the competi-
tive market in the U.S., we are ac-
cused of dumping, and the U.S. wants
to tariff our produce*
Ask any 10 Americans on the street
about the currant Uruguay Round of
GATT negotiations (General Agree-
ment on Tariffs and Trade), and you
would probably get blank stares. Here
in New Zealand, not only would most
of the 10 know what GATT is, but they
would be able to discuss the details of
the ongoing talks for'a new worldwide
trade agreement. In this export-mad
country, GATT, and the growing acri-
mony between the U S. and Japan, is
followed as closely as a hot pennant
race in September.
“For countries like mine, the suc-
cessful conclusion to this round of
GATT is critical to our economic fu-
ture,” says Don McKinnon, Deputy
Prime Minister and Minister of Ex-
ternal Relations and Trade. ‘Frankly,
we’re very worried about the growing
protectionist sentiments coming out
of your election campaign and the ex-
changes with Japan. If this round of
GATT fails, the result will be protec-
tionism worldwide, and It will be
countries like mine that will be the
most affected.”
“ You go Into Japan and say, T know
our cars are too big, too fuel-ineffi-
cient, and the steering wheel is on the
wrong side. But buy them because
they’re American.’ Maybe it’s because
we’re a small country, but we would
never go to a customer and say buy it
because we’re New Zealand. We have
gone to Japan and asked bow we can
tailor our products to their specific
needs. We give them dressed cuts of
lamb the way they want. Ws package
our dairy products to their specifica-
tions. Maybe there is a lesson In this
for U.S. companies."
WASHINGTON (NEA) - The ladies
and gentlemen of the U.S. armed
forces like to think that they are pret-
ty hot stuff. And the view has been
supported as late by irrepressible ac-
tion. They mopped up in Grenada,
didn’t they? They walked all over
Panama as well. And, hey, look what
they did to Saddam Hussein.
Now, however, many of them are
confronting a far more formidable
adversary. Corporate America. The
Pentagon is scheduled to release hun-
dreds of thousands of soldiers and
sailors over the next few years, as
part of a general military reorganiza-
tion, and peace may be hell for those
trying to find civilian occupations.
That anyway is Stanley Hyman’s
assessment. He is giving seminars in
the capital area for service personnel
who want to make the transition as
painlessly as possible. He says the na-
tion’s warriors are indeed first-rate
grenadiers, but when it comes to the
world of profit and loss they are voca-
tionally immature:
“Military people are like dependent
children. They do well as long as they
are nurtured by good old Mom and
Dad. But that’s not the way it is in
business. Employees have to take
care of themselves in business. That’s
what I teach my service audiences. I
help them grow up - they are adoles-
cents in the job market.”
Hyman is a one-time soldier him-
self (World War II and Korea). He has
also taught business psychology at
George Washington University. He
operates his seminars in connection
with a small industrial exploration
think-tank called Identity Research
Institute, and charges $500 for six-
week, 12-course sessions.
Students say it’s grueling. And for
some, it’s disgusting. Hyman’s notion
of corporate America is that it’s cold,
sleazy and peopled by cutthroats. He
thinks white-collar survival is almost
animalistic. He says military folks
must look on prospective employers
as “the enemy,” and try to be hustlers
rather than heros.
The first step, he goes on, is to bury
the military past. Hyman says chest
lettuce and ceremony don’t cut it in
the front office. He says people in the
armed services tend to be idealistic,
passive-aggressive, and obsessed with
ritualistic detail, and those are not
the qualities that IBM and General
Electric care much about
Hyman says industry wants people
attuned to the bottom line. It wants
workers who are fiscally rather than
jingoistically motivated. He says ex-
soldiers must develop an entrepre-
neurial attitude, adopt the voracious
customs of private enterprise, and
jettison the notion that life is justice
wrapped in the Stars and Stripes.
Some suggestions:
• Dress. Hyman says the dark
“power suit" remains the corporate
uniform of choice This means mili-
tary veterans must give up shopping
for ties at K mart, exchange those
perpetually gleaming Coroframs for
wingtips. and for goodness sake leave
that service academy ring at home
when talking with a personnel
manager.
TOM
TIEDE
• Speech. Militarists use worlds like
“promulgate," and “orchestrate."
Good businessmen simply say “de-
clare” and “arrange." Hyman warns
that anyone in industry who asks a
telephoning client to “wait one," or
burdens the boss with tales of pals
who have “bought the farm,” is likely
to be: F-oxtrot I-ndia R omeo E-cho
D-elta.
• Age. Hyman says gray sidewalls
are out. If there’s anything worse in
business than a Desert Storm veteran,
it’s a grizzled Desert Storm veteran.
Hyman says the average age of some
corporate directors today is 41, the ju-
nior executives are running around
30. His advice is to get a tan, a spritz
and a Mazda Miata.
Peace may be hell
for those trying to find
civilian occupations.
State of mind. Or, put another
way. Don’t trust anyone. Hyman says
the person below you will try to get
your job, and the person above will
try to prevent you from getting his.
Rank in the military is attained by
time and achievement; that can be
true in business too, but not so much
as fear and skullduggery.
• Finally, ethics. Hyman claims the
first lesson of corporate life is that it
is greedy. The second is that it's im-
moral. He says people who want to
get by must at least accept the situa-
tion, and people who want to get
ahead must advance it. There are few
straight arrows in business, because
the target then is failure
Hyman notes that most of the peo-
ple who attend his seminars are, of
course, straight arrows It's a badge
of nobility in the military, yet a drag
in profit and loss He says he has had
17,000 students over the years, and the
ones who wasted money on the course
are those who have clung to the mili-
tary idea of virtue:
“I wish this wasn’t the case. I wish
business was honest and forthright
and trustworthy. But you only have to
read the daily headlines to know that
it's not. Business cheats, business lies,
and business keeps getting into trou-
ble I'm sorry, but you have to be a
SOB if you are going into private
enterprise."
In other words, listen up. Dress
right, and remember that loose lips
sink ships. It’s dog eat dog out there
Job hunters must know their enemy,
obtain a psychological advantage,
and they must also kill or be killed,
and never give the competition an
even break Say, this may not be so
different from combat after all.
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