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This past week has been a football week. As everyone
was getting ready for Sunday's Super Bowl, the shocking
news of the death of Paul "Bear" Bryant was announced
midweek. Bryant was one of a kind. As was Vincent
Lombardy. Both were great football coaches, but even
more, were motivators. They did their thing with football
teams and thrilled millions of fans. Their genius touched I
many more than just football go-ers.
As I watched the Super Bowl Sunday, I thought of some
of the super games played at the old Warsaw High School
during recess. No one cared who won the ball game. It was
a game of carrying the ball and tackling. . .There was no
blocking.. .and very few passes. It was grass stains on the
knees of your "going-to-school" pants and buttons ripped
off your shirt. Tnere was no tackling about the feet or
, ankles. . .It was all around the neck. . .Jump on his neck
'and ride him down. . .Of course, when you got on the
football team, all of that was changed as there were rules
to go by and winning was the Number One thing. But
those recess ball games were the greatest. . .When the
bell rang for classes to continue, we were arguing like a
bunch of magpies over who won and who tackled who. .
Let's see now. . .There was Codfish Carter, Eugene
Costin, Ray Shackleford, Jene Thompson, Marion Creech,
Jaines Creech, Bill Carlton, Walter Rouse, Fisher Carlton,
Milton Smith. Bobby Rhodes, Lester Brown, H.E.
Register, Hallie Moore, .and others whose names escape
me right now. Jene Thompson was a favorite ball carrier.
He was small at that time, and the larger fellows would
like to tackle him and drop him on his head. . .Marion
Creech was tall and lanky, and if there ever was a pass
thrown, Marion would latch on to it. . .Codfish Carter was
one of those boys from Bowdens and he was built low to
the ground and hard to hold onto. . .So was Milton Smith.
He was not from Bowdens, but hard to bring down when
tackled. It would take at least three to five to bring those
two down. , . Ray Shack was another hard one to bring
down. He would duck his head down and go barreling right
through the gang of tacklers. . Bill Carlton was like
myself, skinny but willing. We did better tackling than
carrying the ball. . .Jene Thompson they would throw him
on the ground so hard you would hear him groan. .
.Whomp. . .But he would get right up and go at it again. .
.Bobby Rhodes was younger than the rest, but he was fast.
Many times he would make half the team mad and they
would chase him until they tired out and he would still be
running. . .Believe it or not. baseball was thought of as a
sissy game back then. . Of course, when the season came
around, after a lot of fussing, we would join in the ball
games, though our hearts were in those football games. . .
.Also, in those days, the drop kick was popular. . .Milton
Smitii was pretty good at it too. One of the reasons it was
popular was that no one would hold the football for
someone else to kick it. They were afraid they would get
their hand kicked. . .and usually did. . . if they held it long
enough. . .Usually they would move their hand about the
time the kicker was getting ready to kick it in good fashion.
. Like Good Old Charlie Brown. . .Can you believe it?. .
. There was no television then ? only radio and the moving
picture show. . .Well, 1 do declare. ..
*****
1 was talking with a lady in Chinquapin last week. We
were talking about how cold it had been. . .She said, "Yes,
it has been. The other night I was in the bed with my gown
op and 1 was cold, so I got up and got mv sweater and out it
on. . .Put a toboggamon my head, too. . .1 got back in the
bed. . .1 could not go to sleep. My feet didn't feel just
right. . .1 wear socks to bed to keep my feet warm but they
just didn't feel right. . .So I got up and, my gracious, I had
my bedroom shoes on, top." . '. .Son-of-a-Gun. ...
Smoke Detectors
Can Save Lives
Smoke detectors are effec
tive and inexpensive. a great
combination in a device which
could someday sa\ e the lives
of your family.
The use of smoke detectors
could help save many of the
8,000 lives lost each year in
fires in this country. Most
deaths occur when a home
catches fire between mid
night and t> a.m. The
inhalation of smoke and
invisible poisonous gases kills
more people than the actual
flames. says Sandra
Dellinger. extension housing
specialist at North Carolina
State University.
Smoke detectors are the
simplest and most economi
cal way to protect a home or
an apartment. There are two
basic types in use today: the
photoelectric and the ioni
zation type.
Researchers at the Under
writers Laboratory found
that photoelectric doctors
respond faster to smoldering
fires, while the ionization
detectors respond faster to
detecting flaming fires. But
either works well enough to
be used in the home. Mrs.
Dellinger says.
In general, the smoke
detector should be installed
between the sleeping and
living areas. It is on the
cei'ing or high on the wall
because smoke rises.
A home with more than
one story should have at least
one detector on each floor,
including the basement and
attic.
Since photoelectric
to kitchen and fireplace
smoke, they should be placed
close to these areas
Ionization types are more
sensitive to smoke, so they
are placed near the sleeping
areas, where the alarm can
readily be heard even through
closed doors, notes the ex
tension specialist.
Don't put a smoke detector
within three feet of an air
register, vent, air conditioner
or fan, since these may blow
any smoke away.
Smoke detectors use
household electricity or
batteries. The battery
powered units are the easiest
to install. The battery should
be replaced at least once a
year, and the detector should
have a "trouble" sound to
signal a weak battery. You
might want to consider a
model which will trigger all
other alarms in the house.
To check to make sure a
detector is working right,
blow smoke toward the
detector from a lighted ciga
rette held about 6 inches from
the unit. Test the detector
every month.
Some people are reluctant
to put a smoke detector in a
home which has a wood
burning stove. They figure
it will be sounding
constantly. "Put one up."
savs Mrs. Dellinger. "If there
is that much smoke in your
Home, something is wrong
with the stove or the
chimney." If the chimney is
clogged or not working prop
erly. poisonous fumes can fill
the house, causing sickness
and even death.
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