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The local liquor store in town says that their sales have gone up a tremendous amount since this all began. The sales of March 15– April 15 far exceeded their busiest month of the year which is December (Christmas and New Year). Part of the uptick in sales could be that masks are being worn which allows for the Baptists to be able to shop locally.

***** Let’s take an average or below-average hitter in the major leagues—let's say former Ranger's third baseman, Steve Buechele. He had 1,046 hits in 4,266 at-bats over his 11 seasons. His chances of getting a base hit in his career was .245. In Grayson County, 22 have tested positive for COVID-19 out of 658 tests for a positive average of 0.033. Buechele could come out of retirement and strikeout 27,051 consecutive at-bats, which would be 52 more seasons with nothing but strikeouts for 518 at-bats per season—and still have a greater chance of getting a hit at age 110 than testing positive for COVID-19 in Grayson County.Perspective. Stay safe!

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been Texas’ major grain-marketing center.

But Howe no longer drowses. Motorists who used to zip through—wondering, perhaps, why people lived here—now stop, look, admire, and say all manner of pleasant things. For Howe is about the prettiest little town in Texas.

Gone is the detritus of sluggish village life. Every front and back yard, every vacant lot, is a garden of roses, zinnias, and other brilliant flowers. Little Howe now leads municipalities of the nation for parks per capita—six of them for 560 people, not to mention a well-equipped playground!

No dollar-studded wand-waving from Washington D.C. achieved this miracle.The transformation isundeniable, but there’sreally nothing miraculousabout it. Any town,anywhere, can dolikewise—if it has but one

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Howe Mayor Bill French decided to hold the city council meeting outdoors last Tuesday instead of opting for an online meeting using now famous apps such as Zoom.

The agenda only had three items listed which the council buzzed through in only two minutes and six

some sort of celebration and to go out in style during the pandemic that has cut short the many activities they would being

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The 50th Anniversary of Earth Day happened last Wednesday with hovering clouds and a tornado watch most of the day. Earth Day 1970 gave a voice to an emerging public consciousness about the state of our planet. But 30 years before that Howe’s own Mame Roberts was featured in The Rotarian magazine for her work in the beautification of Howe, Texas. The article made her somewhat of a famous person around Howe, around Texas, and across the, well, Earth. Earth Day in Howe and Mame Roberts are synonymous and today we thought we’d feature the full article that was published in the June 1940 Rotarian.

Here’s Howe By Lewis T. Nordyke The Rotarian, June 1940.

Two years ago, was a weedy, down-at-the-heels village, drowsing in the Texas sun beside the highway to Dallas. It's one claim to fame was that in the long-gone past it had

Parade and prom photo shoot planned for the HHS Class of 2020;

Graduation moved to June 27

seconds. After passing the consent agenda, the council approved the Declaration of Disaster for Public Health Emergency indefinitely unless otherwise notified.

They also officially cancelled the Special Election that was slated for May 2.

City Council meets outdoors for two minutes and six seconds

Miss Mame Roberts and Howe were featured in The Rotarian in June 1940.

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Here’s Howe A transformation in the 1940s was led

by one iconic Howe woman

Members of the Howe City Council approve a motion outdoors Tuesday evening.

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person of the breed of Miss Mame Roberts, a Howe schoolma’am. Miss Roberts got her dander up because a Dallas radio program of “salutes” to Texas towns had failed to salute Howe or any village its size. She vented her feelings in a verse defending “the small towns that are too little to be known” and demanded recognition of them as a vital part of American life. Eddie Dunne, the program director, put it on the air. Lynn Landrum, of the Dallas Morning News, heard it—then suggested in his column that Howe ought to be able to look after its own welfare. “What do you mean?” wrote peppery Miss Roberts. “Please be specific!” Landrum was. Why not try to make Howe the prettiest little town in Texas? Miss Roberts accepted the challenge. She talked to her school children and her neighbors. Finally, she persuaded Landrum to visit Howe and talk, after filling supper, to townfolk about flowers and parks and play places and civic pride. The next day roses were planted in Howe, and weeds fell before hoes wielded by Miss Roberts and a few disciples. Don’t think all residents of Howe grabbed hoes and rakes. There were many objectors. “What’s the use?” asked a man after another bad business day. “The town’s gone to the dogs, anyway. I’ve no time to fool with flowers. I have to try to make a living. It’s no use.” Logic seemed to be on his side. A few miles away was Sherman, rich agriculture and industrial city of 20,000, and Denison, a railroad and industrial center of 15,000. Anyway, didn’t the highway of Howe extend a glistening pavement all the way to Dallas—just a pleasant shopping day’s drive and return? What’s that got to do with

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beautifying Howe?” demanded Miss Roberts. “Let’s go to work!” She picked the ugliest spot in town for the first garden. It was a vacant lot across the street from a business row. Rubbish from a still-born filling station was strewn about. Weeds and Johnson grass and tin cans reigned unchallenged—until Miss Roberts and her helpers went to work. The shrub-planting season had passed, so they planted flowers, mostly zinnias. Even before the first flower seed sprouted, the improvement of the ugly spot brought new recruits to the clean-up squad. Fences were relieved of sag and signs. Lawns and flower gardens were planted. Editor Russell Bryant, of the Howe Messenger, encouraged the program and practiced what he preached. He lifted the face of his building (Editor’s note—now Don’s Smokehouse) - with a modernistic front. He then cleared the rubbish from the next-door lot, put out a lawn, planted a flower garden, and constructed a fountain. Other businesses caught on and the clatter of hammers and the whine of saws were heard throughout the town. Almost every business building was improved. Meanwhile, zinnias were

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Gardens on May 23 for seniors to be able to have their pictures made in their prom dresses and attire that they had already purchased. The ISD says that they will abide by the governing standards at that time so that no individual is subjected to possible illness. The students could enter the premises by a limit of 10 if that is still the standing order at that time. Announced on Thursday was the rescheduling of the graduation ceremony which will take place at Bulldog Stadium on June 25. Superintendent Kevin Wilson released the following statement: Due to the continued school

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undertaking right now. The junior class has sponsored parade that will take place on May 16 at 2 pm. Seniors will select their own car and driver for the parade route which will begin from Charles R. Thompson Gymnasium at Howe Middle School and make its way from Duke Street traveling north on Highway 5 to Howe High School. “It would be really special for the seniors if the whole town could come out and support them and wave to them because they are missing out on so much,” said junior Jake Fabacher. Howe ISD will be using Summit

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HHS Class of 2020 member Hunter Brussow gets a laugh at the prom in 2019. Photo by Michelle Carney.

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blossoming in the first garden. Many a passerby stopped to marvel at the gorgeous flowers growing on the one-time dump ground. Soon the women of the town were meeting at this flower garden in the cool of the day. They discussed flowers and new ideas for the beauty spot and other gardens, often exchanging new flower seeds. Before Howe realized it, this garden was the town’s meeting place. Men passing to and from their daily work stopped and helped with hands and suggestions. W.P. Thompson, Mayor of Howe for 20 years, loved flowers. He helped expand the program. Another city councilman became a booster. He and his wife gave each of the town’s five churches $5 to start beautification funds. The churches matched the money and started to landscape their grounds. Funds were scarce and a few men were available to work on an odd-job basis. The city council of Howe looked into possibly obtaining Public Works and National Youth Administration projects, but Howe couldn’t meet the requirements for such funds. So the townfolk rolled up their

(Continued from page 2) sleeves a little higher and said, “Well, we’ll just do it ourselves.” The city allowed men owing delinquent taxes and water bills to pay the debts by working in the flower gardens and parks. There were fundraising and ice cream parties. The first garden was completed and dedicated at such an event, and the funds raised were used in the development of others. But not everybody in Howe had capitulated before Miss Roberts’ enthusiasm. A family living in the back of a side-street building, for example, objected vigorously when a row of roses was set along the alley. “You have no right to put flowers here,” declared the objectors. “There isn’t room for the things. The children have no other place to play.” The planters told the family of the playground underway and the flowers were planted. Now the family helps care for them. Enthusiasm for flowers swept the little town like—well, the measles. Even the humblest homes, made of materials reclaimed from the dump pile,

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Here’s Howe

One of the many gardens being worked in 1940 to make Howe a northeast Texas beauty spot.

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were surrounded by flowers and lawn grass, and their walls and feces were covered by vines. Neighbors vied to outdo others with their yards and gardens, or pitched in to work together in developing parks. When the playground was completed, volunteers converted waste lumber into playground equipment. Then Howe folk began to look around. An unused wedge between two highways had for years been a jungle of signboards and rank weeds. The Sesame Study Club converted to spot into a rose garden and park and dedicated it as a memorial to the son of its donor. Another plot belonging to the county has laid out as a picnic ground. About this time, Howe’s flowers began to attract attention. Businessmen of northern Texas, passing through, stopped to praise the program. Natives and former residents who once were none too proud of their home town began to come back—and approvingly noted what had been done. One man, who had no desire for publicity but a yearning to help the town’s spunky citizenship, sent $25. A city physician,

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whose family had lived at Howe, sent 75 rose plants. Several residents of Dallas, including former Howe citizens, aided in establishing the Howe Planning Board. The board, composed of the city council, clubs, churches, and the school, decided upon a five-year program of planned beautification and improvement. The program is in its second year, and the town as already won distinction as one of the beauty spots of northeastern Texas. And Howe is growing. Business is on the increase. The Howe gardeners hadn’t thought of that. But last summer, hundreds of tourists stopped to look at the

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Here’s Howe

A fountain was placed behind the Howe Messenger newspaper office. (Now Don’s Smokehouse).

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closure and social distancing guidelines related to COVID-19, Howe ISD has tentatively rescheduled Graduation for June 27 at 10:00 a.m. at Bulldog Stadium. We will confirm that date or communicate plans to postpone again in mid-June. We remain dedicated to having an in-person graduation, so if social distancing guidelines still prohibit large crowds at that time, we will postpone again until July 25. If we are still unable to host an in-person graduation by that date, we will consider a virtual graduation. Our Seniors have

(Continued from page 4) indicated that they prefer a traditional graduation, so we will do everything within our power to honor them and recognize their accomplishments in that manner. Other procedures are in the works behind the scene that could possible keep traditions in standing. One such tradition is the ribbon-cutting which has taken place each year since 1977. The ceremony includes one long ribbon shared by the entire class which is then cut by each individual signifying their severing from each other and moving onward.

Grayson County Positive Test Rate for COVID-19: 3 percent. State of Texas Positive Test Rate for COVID-19: 9 percent. U.S. Test Rate for COVID-19: 18.7 percwent. For former Texas Ranger Steve Buechele to have greater odds of testing positive for COVID-19 in Grayson County, he would have to come out of retirement and go hitless in 27,430 at bats (52 more years making him 110 years old). In Texas, only 7,356 hitless at bats (14 more seasons making him age 72). In the U.S., only 1,327 of hitless at bats (2.5 seasons).

Howe ISD Superintendent Kevin Wilson received a hug from his son Nick during the 2016 HHS Graduation. His youngest daughter Molly will graduate in June at Bulldog Stadium. Photo by Michelle Carney.

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By Daniel Payne JustTheNews.com Coronavirus in the United States has brought with it no small amount of dire predictions, including that 200,000 Americans were poised to die this spring in an outbreak that would bring the medical system to its knees. Albeit, more than 50,000 Americans have died and nearly 1 million have been confirmed to be infected. But thankfully, the worst case scenario has not yet come to pass. And there are positive, though qualified, signs the country is beginning to recover. Most of the U.S. medical system has avoided being overwhelmed. Outside of a few densely populated hotspots, hospitals have largely seen no major crush of COVID-19 patients, to the point that many of them are laying off staff due to lack of patients. States such as Florida, which it was imagined would be overrun with COVID-19 patients due to their less-than-strict lockdown measures, have not, as of yet, seen a surge of coronavirus hospitalizations; indeed, an influential COVID-19 model last week downgraded Florida's death forecast by 70 percent. Perhaps most promisingly, ongoing serology tests across the country have revealed that the

coronavirus may actually be far more widespread, and far less lethal, than initial estimates: Studies in California, Massachusetts, Florida and elsewhere have all indicated vastly larger coronavirus infection rates than have officially been tallied. Estimated death rates for the disease, which just several weeks ago were pegged as brutally high as 3.0 percent, are now possibly hovering closer to that of a bad seasonal flu. Still, the fear of coronavirus runs pervasively high throughout the country and that has prompted several prominent business chains to escalate their health and sanitation policies, imposing stricter safety measures on their staff and their customers. The most notable transformation of American life over the past several weeks has been the public wearing of masks: If you go out in public today, particularly in a retail environment, you will very likely see many if not most people wearing face masks: Medical-grade masks, makeshift bandanas, scarves, sometimes even sweaters or t-shirts pulled up over noses. Businesses are increasingly responding to this environment by mandating that their employees wear

Midwest, has banned children from its stores. Public health experts have even begun suggesting that grocery stores nationwide should ban customers altogether, switching instead to 100 percent curbside pickup models. These measures are being imposed even as the risks of being infected by shopping remain uncertain. Earlier this month one researcher from the University of Bonn in Germany announced the results of a study showing "no significant risk" of contracting COVID-19 from shopping. Outbreaks were instead found to have occurred due to "people being closer together over a longer period of time." Grocery stores and other retail outlets, of course, are considering their bottom line. In the midst of a pandemic it might make financial as well as healthful sense to ramp up the safety measures at your store: If every other outlet in town is mandating masks and forcing customers to social distance, bucking the trend can come with a business penalty. The questions now are how far into the future will these policies persist, and how will they impact consumer confidence in the long run. That question may be answered when some states begin a phased re-opening over the next several weeks.

masks while on the job. Walmart and Sam's Club employees are now required to wear masks during their shifts, as are employees and vendors at Aldi. The grocery chain Publix has imposed that requirement on its employees, as well, as have some area Krogers. Harris Teeters now mandate masks for employees. The chain Fresh Market also requires its workers to wear a face covering. In some cases, these additional measures have come even after chains have made already-drastic changes to their stores in response to the outbreak. Walmart earlier this month imposed a 20 percent customer capacity limit in all of its stores; Kroger likewise cut the capacity of its stores by 50 percent. Yet even the mask mandates on top of the customer limits did not go far enough for the nation's largest retailer: This week Walmart announced it was limiting returns on certain items, and it has also defaulted to "no-contact" curbside delivery at its stores, in which employees bringing groceries out to your car will drop them in your truck without ever having to interact with you. Some companies have taken even more aggressive measures. Menards, a home improvement chain located mostly in the

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"With a united effort we can make the place in which we live clean, wholesome, attrac-

tive. We can make the crowded city dweller homesick to come back to us and real living.

We can bring new life, new business, new beauty, to the little towns." - Mame Roberts

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During the Coronavirus pandemic, several organizations have shined their light. The Howe Area Chamber of Commerce worked feverishly with their chamber members to get funding options to the local businesses, and Feed My Sheep tackled food shortage for the individuals of Howe and the surrounding area. The Feed My Sheep group began in the latter part of 2015 and was the brainchild of Carolyn Cherry which led to her eventual Norma J. Wallace Citizen of the Year Award that year. During the recent events, Feed My Sheep has had to remove the “choice pantry” option where people can come in and choose their food. According to volunteer Carolyn Sutton, they now have converted to drive-thru-only with boxed of food delivered to the vehicle. “They stay in their cars, they pop the trunks as they get to the first awning and we put boxes and bags of things in there,” said Sutton. The boxes of food have cereals, canned good varieties, snacks, meats, cheeses, and bread. During the early part of April as the pandemic began to rob people of their incomes, Feed My Sheep fed 104 families on a Saturday. Since then, the average has been around 70. “We’ve had people coming from all over South Grayson County,” said Sutton. “We turn no one away. We give them an emergency and tell them where they can find food pantries within their own area.” The organization is getting some

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free food from the North Texas Food Bank, but have to purchase the vast majority as normal. Funding comes through donations from the public. Walmart locations in Sherman and Anna have been kind enough to share with the non-profit group. “Since Anna does not have a food bank, Walmart is helping us and we’re helping their people as well even though they’re out of the county.”

Feed My Sheep is continually seeking donations and for volunteer help. “Any type of items they want

to donate helps,” said Sutton. “We’re always looking for Ramen Noodles.” Sutton wanted to thank the young men and women of the community that have helped unload trucks and move boxes during this time. “The crew that was here last night of about seven or eight put all of this (boxes of food) together and did it in a couple of hours,” said Sutton. Feed My Sheep is under the partnership of the First United Methodist Church (where the pantry is located), Community Bible Fellowship, New Beginning Fellowship, and First Baptist Church of Howe. “The more you help people, the more you’re blessed,” said Sutton. “The coronavirus has caused people to look to each other more and appreciate what they have. There’s good in a lot of things if you look hard enough. The publicity for Christianity has been fantastic.”

Blessings in a box from Feed My Sheep

Boxes of food prepared for Friday’s distribution in Howe.

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telephone all or targeted areas in case of an emergency

situation that requires immediate action (such as a boil-

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City Hall

116 E. Haning St., 903-532-5571

Mayor: Bill French

City Administrator: Joe Shephard

City Secretary: Joy Stevens

Utility Billing and Municipal Court

116 E. Haning St. 903-532-5571

Utility Clerk: Beccy Roberts

Court Clerk: Kerri Cheatham

(After hours night drop available)

Public Works

317 S. Hughes St.

Public Works Director: Mickey Phillips

Code Enforcement

317 S. Hughes St.

Code Enforcement Officer: Bert

Dowlen

Howe Fire Department

118 E. Haning 903-532-6888 (nonemergency)

Fire Chief: Robert Maniet

Howe Police Department

700 W. Haning St. 903-532-9971

(non-emergency) Dispatch 903-

813-4411

Police Chief: Carl Hudman

Police Sergeant: Keith Milks

Economic Development

101 E. Haning St. 903-532-6080

EDC Director: Monte Walker

City Council meets third Tuesday at

700 W. Haning St. at 6 pm.

Planning & Zoning

Commission

Meets third Monday as needed

Howe Community Facilities

Development Corporation

Meets as needed

For more information visit the city

website www.cityofhowe.org

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Grayson -Collin Electric Cooperative, Inc. P.O. Box 548 Van Alstyne TX 75495 www.grayson-collin.coop 903-482-7100 mmcginnis@gcec.net Cavender Home Theater DISH 6202 Texoma Parkway Sherman TX 75090 http://www.cavendertv.com/ 903-892-3499 chris@cavenderht.com REAL ESTATE Bill French Properties 315 N Travis Suite B-3 Sherman TX 75090 billfrenchproperties.com 903-893-BILL (2455) bill@billfrenchproperties.com Sheryl Bentley, Ebby Halliday REALTORS 3445 FM 1417 N Sherman TX 75092 http://www.ebby.com/agents_ offices/find_agent/info/ sherylbentley (903) 821-7653 sherylbentley@ebby.com The Uselton Group 382 Eagle Point Rd Van Alstyne TX 75495 theuseltongroup.com 469-525-7281 kim@theuseltongroup.com Vincent Realty Group 324 Meadows Estate St., P.O. Box 756 Tom Bean TX 75489 vincentrealtygroup.com/ 903-870-8528 benvincent@cableone.net

2019-20 Local taxation State Sales Tax

General Revenue Sales Tax

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many parks and flower gardens. They spent money. On weekends, many drove out from Dallas and other cities to look at the work of a country town. Then one day a representative of an oil company stopped in Howe. He decided his company needed a big station in the enterprising town that had shooed away the ghosts of only a few short months ago. He purchased an old building, a vacant reminder that Howe once had had one of the biggest banks in the county. Members of the planning board were interested. They approved when the oilman told his plans to convert the building into a large modern service station. “Of course,” he added, “the grounds will be landscaped in keeping with your beautification program. We will try our best to make it a beauty spot.” Not long afterward another man purchased two tumble-down vacant buildings, which had been eyesores in the improved business section. He also planned to erect a modern service station, and he likewise, told the planning board the premises would be landscaped and beautified in every way possible. The commercial possibilities of beautification hadn’t entered the minds of the Howe folk while they were developing their parks and gardens and improving their homes and business places. All they had in mind was the making of a beautiful and pleasant place in which to live. But they have learned that it pays. If Howe can “put over” such a project, what town can’t? This village, too small to even support a service club, is proof that individual effort and self-reliance are not dead—just slumbering—waiting for a Miss Roberts—or a Rotary Club, perhaps—to come along and galvanize sentiment into action. Miss Roberts, by the way, has retired as a teacher to write a “Know Your Neighbors” column in the Howe Messenger. She has sent to all country towns in Texas a challenge to race with Howe for the title of “The Prettiest Little Town in Texas.” She even told them how to do it. “What can we do about our little towns?” she asked. “Every little town—your little town, my little town—has its part to play in State and national affairs. We are important. With a united effort, we can make the place in which we live clean, wholesome, attractive. We can make the crowded city dweller homesick to come back to us and real living. We can bring new life, new business, new beauty, to the little towns.’ Howe did it. Miss Mame Roberts was selected as one of the 12 charter members of the Howe Hall of Honor in 2015. Even 44 years after her death, and 80 years after her heroic transformation of Howe, Texas, she is still one of the most revered figures in the city’s history.

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Here’s Howe

Texas Historical Marker in honor of Miss Mame Roberts is located in Summit Gardens.

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deaths were from disease rather than gunfire. Reed was appointed chairman of a committee to study an outbreak of typhoid fever among troops during the war. The two-volume study that resulted was considered groundbreaking at the time. In 1900, Reed was named chairman of the Yellow Fever Commission to study outbreaks of the disease in Cuba during the war and across the US. The previous research of Cuban physicians such as Dr. Juan Guiteras and Dr. Carlos Finlay proved indispensable to Reed and the Yellow Fever Commission, suggesting that microorganisms from mosquitoes were responsible for its spread. Though many doubted the mosquito theory, Reed was convinced and organized a series of experiments. Two volunteers, including a commission doctor, agreed to be bitten by the mosquitoes to see whether they spread the disease. They both developed yellow fever. Two dozen other men volunteered for a series of experiments to test it further, proving that mosquitoes carried the virus. Immediately, mosquito eradication became a priority across the South and in Cuba. Reed’s experiments made him a hero across the country. In November 1902, however, his appendix ruptured. Reed died at the age of 51. Reed continued to be a revered figure across the nation in the years after his death. Yellow fever rapidly receded, with the America’s last city-wide outbreak occurring in New Orleans in 1905; and a vaccine was developed in 1937. His fellow physicians pushed for a new army hospital to be built and named after him as a testament to his work. The first building of what was then Walter Reed General Hospital opened in May 1909 at a cost of $192,000 (or $5.7 million in 2020 dollars). It steadily grew into a complex of buildings. In 1923, the Army Medical School was moved to the Walter Reed complex. Over the years, thousands of veteran service members and many prominent politicians received treatment, from minor ailments to complex surgeries and lengthy rehabilitation for injured troops, at Walter Reed in its decades of service at its original location. Reed’s own son, Walter Lawrence Reed, embarked on an army career, rising to the rank of major general. General Reed died in 1956 at the age of 78 in the hospital that bore his father’s name. Perhaps the most fitting legacy was in the years after his death, yellow fever was effectively eliminated in the United States, and communities across the nation no longer had to live in fear of the dreaded epidemic. A century later, the disease is almost unheard of in the United States.

Dr. Bridges is a Texas native, writer, and history professor. He can be reached at drkenbridg-es@gmail.com.

(continued from last week). Walter Reed had earned a medical degree by age 17 and joined the army as a surgeon at age

23. Reed had spent nearly 18 years at various western forts by the time he arrived at his post as curator of the Army MedicalMuseum in 1893, also working as a professor at the Army Medical School and at what is now George Washington University. As the 1890s started seeing important advances in medicine, Reed quickly moved to lead the charge against infectious disease, most notably yellow fever. Yellow fever had been a horrible scourge in the United States for generations. The virus initially causes headaches, nausea, fever, fatigue, and muscle aches. Over the next two days, the fever spikes, causing delirium and seizures. It can also cause liver and kidney failure, leading to death within a couple of days. The yellowing of the skin and the eyes in this final stage is caused by the severe damage to the liver and is where the disease gets its name. Outbreaks terrified communities. A yellow fever outbreak in Philadelphia in 1793 left more than 3,000 dead. The disease often travelled along the steamboat routes up and down the Mississippi River and along the Ohio and Missouri Rivers, for reasons that mystified doctors in the 1800s. The “Yellow Jack,” as it was called, killed thousands in outbreaks in New Orleans and Memphis and reached across the Gulf and Atlantic coasts. An 1878 outbreak left nearly 20,000 people had died in the Memphis area, and the city government and economy had collapsed. The mystery of diseases like yellow fever prompted Reed to want to learn more and immerse himself in the latest studies in the field. Colleagues were quick to point out that Reed’s time in the field had actually sharpened his medical skills. Reed had learned to be a careful observer, a strict disciplinarian when it came to hygiene and research, and developed a compassionate bedside manner. Often, he begged his wife to allow him to bring his youngest patients, the young children of frontier settlers and Native Americans from reservations, to convalesce in their home. He would end up writing dozens of articles for medical journals. In 1895, he began calling for cities to develop their own supplies of medications like the new diphtheria antitoxin and insisted that testing of new medicines should be completed by neutral scientists without any monetary interest. During the Spanish-American War of 1898, most American

give up all of your banking, online shopping history, enter-tainment prefer-ences and dietary habits? What if the government funded and developed a program de-signed to entice you to voluntari-ly let them track every single move you ever made any-where in the world at any time? What if the government funded and developed a program de-signed to entice you to voluntar-ily let them track every single key-stroke you ever made on any device, from anywhere at any time? What if the government said that's enough. You don't get to volunteer anymore? Roll up your sleeve! JUST. SAY. NO. @MajorPatriot Twitter Thread April 22, 2020.

What if you've been duped to vol-untarily give up everything about yourself, your family and your friends? And I mean everything? What if the government funded and developed a program de-signed to entice you to voluntarily give up facial profile, birth-day, location, income, home, family, work and education history among other things? What if they groomed a per-sona to be the face of that pro-gram? What if the government funded and developed a program de-signed to entice you to voluntarily give up all of your genetic and DNA coding in order to cre-ate a mas-sive database to see how different viruses would affect different population demographics? What if the government funded and developed a program de-signed to entice you to voluntarily

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Local church calendar First United Methodist Church of Howe 810 N Denny St, Howe, TX 75459 903-532-6718 Monday 9:30 am - Care Team Meeting 10:30 am - Pastor's Bible Study Tuesday 9:30 am - Women's Bible Study 11:30 am - Out and About with Pastor Zack 6:30 pm Boy Scouts Wednesday 9:00 am - Wednesday Workers 6:30 pm - Jr. High and Sr. High Youth Saturday 9:00 am - Feed My Sheep (1st and 3rd Sat each month) Sunday 8:40 am - Fellowship and Donuts 9:00 am - Sunday School 10:00 am - Worship service 3:00 pm - Cub Scouts Howe Church of Christ 1205 N Collins Fwy, Howe, TX 75459 903-532-6441 Wednesday 7:00 pm - Bible Classes (all ages) Sunday 9:00 am - Bible Classes (all ages) 10:00 am - Worship Service 5:00 pm - Worship Service New Beginning Fellowship 910 S Denny St, Howe, TX 75459 903-532-6828 Wednesday 7:00 pm - Radiate Youth 7:00 pm - Sanctuary of for prayer Sunday 9:30 am - Sunday School (kids, youth, women, men) 10:30 am - Worship Service 10:30 am - Kids Church

gled in a spider web which led her deeper into dependency and in a short period of time it had her wrapped tightly in the bondage of despair. Yes, she made bad choic-es, but we all have. The reality is that God wants to recover every-one’s life, but He cannot bring healing and balance if we will not let go of the problem. Whatever we are trying to break free from, we must take it one choice, one day, and one breath at a time. It will not be simple or painless for this young woman or anyone else to regain control of their life, nonetheless we have this glorious promise; “But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible” Matthew 19:26. When discussing the negative at-titudes of judgment and condem-nation, we are reminded of the true account found in John chap-ter eight where Christ interrupts a public execution involving a woman who had been caught in the act of adultery. The religious leaders asked Jesus concerning His thoughts about the Mosaic law with the intention of confus-ing Him, to which He simply re-plied, “He who is without sin among you, let him cast the first stone at her.” This was amazing, but the story does not stop here. As the execution squad quietly walked away, Jesus told the wom-an that her accusers no longer condemned her and neither did He, go and sin no more. When we see the animosity, disgust, and contempt toward those who have made horrible choices, the ques-tion remains as to why human nature is always ready to throw the first stone? I recall the old saying about how people who live in glass houses should not throw rocks and this should remind us of God’s mercy toward us. I be-lieve it’s important in these trou-bling times, to be more forgiving and more concerned about mak-ing sure our own heart is right with God. Spending our time fo-cusing and judging others, causes an infection of pessimism, resent-ment, and even hatred. When we neglect to pray and repent about these dark attitudes, we become cold and harsh which adds to our misery. Are we not to love others as ourselves? Asking God to for-give us washes us clean, fills us with His peace, and reveals our need to drop the stones. Read more at billyhollandminis-tries.com

Those who have never experienced an addiction can seem un-sympathetic and uncaring. Why? There are several reasons, like thinking that self-inflicting

destruction does not deserve compassion, or maybe it’s the arrogance of thinking they them-selves would never be so blind to let something like that happen to them. I feel the greater considera-tion would be, “is becoming cap-tured in the dependency of a chemical more of a sin than any other type of obsessive attraction or dependence?” Is drug addic-tion more of a sin than the addic-tion of overeating, pornography, alcohol, gambling, or even the dependency associated with so-cial media? Why is it easier to discriminate and have prejudice against an addict than for exam-ple, someone who lies and cheats on their taxes? Maybe for some spectators it’s just easier to con-demn someone that in their worldview is considered higher on the list of destructive behav-ior. I recently received a call from a distraught mother that has a daughter who is in every sense of the word an addict. The family lives on the West Coast and she began to tell her painful story of how they were once a happy and blessed family. They went to church, were financially stable and so proud of both of her beau-tiful daughters. Sadly, the girls started hanging around bad crowds and drifted away. That was eleven years ago. One daughter is recovering, and the other is incarcerated in our local detention center. I made an ap-pointment to see the one who is here in my city. Those who work there know me as a community chaplain and allowed me to meet with her privately in a small of-fice space. We had a productive conversation as she cried more tears in forty-five minutes than some people weep in a lifetime. She wants to change and go back to way things used to be. She re-members flirting with the curiosi-ty of getting high which seemed exciting at the time and how she eventually surrendered to the sub-tle temptations to experience the pleasures everyone was talking about. Slowly she became entan-

Dr. Billy

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1 Chronicles 28:20 David also said to Solomon his son, “Be strong

and courageous, and do the work. Do not be afraid or

discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you until all the work for the service of the

temple of the LORD is finished.

Dropping the stones, searching within

A Christian Fellowship 150 Fellowship Ln, Sherman, TX 75090 (903) 815-1333 Wednesday 6:30 pm – Potluck Meal 7:00 pm – Worship Service 7:00 pm – Jr & Sr High Youth Sunday 9:30 am – Sunday School (all ag-es) 10:30 am – Worship Service 10:30 am – KidZone Children’s Service (5yr – 12 yr.) Community Bible Fellowship 415 S Collins Fwy, Howe, TX 75459 Wednesday 6:30 pm - Food and Fellowship 7:00 pm - Community Kids (ages 3 - 6th grade, nursery available) 7:00 pm - Youth and Adult Bible Study Sunday 10:30 am - Worship Service First Baptist Church Dorches-ter 11831 FM 902, Dorchester, TX 75459 903-476-5525 Wednesday 6:00 pm - Meal (Donations for adults and kids eat free) 6:30 pm - Praise service 7:00 pm - Youth Bible Study 7:00 pm - Adult Bible Study 7:00 pm - RA's/GA's/children's group Sunday 9:00 am - Men's Prayer Time 9:45 am - Sunday School 10:45 am - A.M. Worship Service 5:00 pm - Adult Choir Practice 6:00 pm - Evening Worship First Baptist Church Howe 100 E. Davis St., Howe, TX 903-532-5504 Tuesday 7:00 pm - Bible Study Wednesday 5:30 pm - Kids Choir 6:30 pm - Team Kid 6:30 pm - Youth Ministry 6:30 pm - Adult Bible Fellowship Sunday 9:15 am - Bible Fellowship 10:30 am - Kids Church 10:30am - Worship Service

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Hi Taylor - My husband and I are in a bit of bind. He recently got laid off and is receiving unemployment, but he has a $700/mo car

payment that we can no longer afford. What are our options? We don’t want to have the car repossessed and take a credit hit (his credit is already subpar), but I don’t know how we can cover the payments. – Tracy Hey Tracy - So sorry to hear about the situation. These unforeseen financial problems can really be the pits. You should, of course, do your best to avoid defaulting. You certainly don’t want to take on another loan that might make the situation worse. There’s also the question of transportation - could the lack of transportation prevent your husband from making his scheduled job interviews? There’s a possibility that you’ll be able to rework the terms of the loan. Your best bet is to work with the lender and/or dealership; it’s not in anyone’s interest for your husband to stop making payments and take a hit on his credit score. If your husband can make some form of monthly payment until he gets back to work, you might be able to refinance and get terms that will help you avoid creditors. The only way to find out is by asking your lender. Another option would be to trade this car in for a cheaper model. If that’s a possibility, it would certainly be preferable to losing

the car and taking a hit on your credit score. Most dealerships will allow for that type of trade, assuming the vehicle is in good shape and still under some type of warranty. The steps you take depend in large part on your current financial situation and prioritizing your expenses. If you have a budget, plug in your numbers for each outcome to determine which decision is better for you. Your husband may be eligible to receive additional unemployment benefits. If he is, then add this income to your budget to see whether you can still afford your car or if you should reallocate his benefits to other categories. Keep your head up and investigate all your options. Ask for advice from friends, family and on forums like this one. There’s no easy answer I can give right now, but if you put in the effort and exhaust all options, things will be okay.

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In his November 1863 address at Gettysburg, Abraham Lincoln proclaimed that the men who lost their lives on that battlefield had done so in order

that “government of the people, by the people and for the people shall not perish from the earth.” Lincoln was restating a principle first set forth in the Declaration of Independence, a principle essential to the preservation of our historically unique form of government. Then and now, American political and cultural tensions have boiled down to an ever-escalating tug of war between those who believe in the power of government and those who believe in the Founders’ original vision. Exemplary of the former is Harvard law professor Elizabeth Bartholet, quoted in a Harvard Magazine (May/June 2020) article titled “The Risks of Homeschooling.” Bartholet’s animus toward homeschooling is palpable. She believes it exposes children to abuse, not to mention inferior educational standards, not to mention undemocratic values, not to mention “authoritarian control” exercised by parents who largely believe in female subservience, white supremacy, and a biblical view of creation. She wants it outlawed. Bartholet opines, “I think it’s always dangerous to put powerful people [parents, that is] in charge of the powerless [children], and to give the powerful ones total authority.” Yes, well, so do I. Every feature and expression of democracy is fraught with potential danger. Human nature is not a pretty thing, and the ugliest expressions of human nature are almost always committed by people in positions of power. But history teaches that the greatest abuses are perpetrated by those who deny the realities of our nature and harbor utopian visions. Supreme Court Justice Lewis

Brandeis put it best: “The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well-meaning but without understanding.” Bartholet essentially advances the proposition that government is a more trustworthy caretaker of children than their parents. It is “dangerous,” she says, for a child to spend his entire day, day after day, with his parents. With that absurd notion, she qualifies as a well-intentioned person of zeal who is dangerously lacking in understanding. On the basis of an uber-small number of homeschooling parents who abuse the right to direct their children’s education, she would assign all children to the vagaries of a government-run bureaucracy that is – as are all bureaucracies, ultimately – more interested in self-preservation than the preservation of our flawed but unsurpassed system of self-rule. In a rebuttal to Bartholet, Focus on the Family president Jim Daly asks, “Can fair-minded people not acknowledge that parents have every right to choose their child’s educational route?” Indeed, fair-minded people can acknowledge what fair-minded jurists have affirmed, but people who believe in “government of the bureaucracy, by the bureaucracy, and for the bureaucracy” are not fair-minded. Their well-meaning zeal so narrows their point of view that, as in Bartholet’s case, the big picture ultimately disappears. When all is said and done, the best regulator of the homeschooling parent is other homeschooling parents, motivated by desire to preserve their own and everyone else’s freedoms. Long may they run. Family psychologist John Rosemond: johnrosemond.com, parentguru.com.

Living with children

John

Rosemond

John Rosemond has worked with families, children, and parents since 1971 in the field of family psychology. In 1971, John earned his masters in psychology from Western Illinois University and was elected to the Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society.

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