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You Get What You Need...uRolling Stones, flipping pages

Jessica Jones, EditorEditorial and Photography

Paige RenkaGraphic Design & Cover Design

Theresa Corbin and Lindsay MottContributing writers

P. T. Paul and Betty SpencePoems

Jane Daugherty Tech Tips series writer

Fred Marchman Cartoonist

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An Introduction to Boomers magazine

by EditorJessica Jones

Boomers magazine conveys infor-mation, activities and features for andabout the baby boomers generation.While revisiting memories from the1960s era and delving into critical ex-aminations and comparisons thereof,Boomers also strives to pinpointleisure activities; medical, politicaland environmental information; andtechnological options of specific inter-est to this group. The magazine offerspossibilities of the past, present andfuture for a generation that never stopsbooming.

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We're looking for baby boomers who participated in political demonstrations during the 50s and 60s, whohelped start a non-profit organization, or who raised grandchildren in the place of parents.If you are or know someone described above, contact Editor Jessica Jones for a feature article.

Full page advertisers getone full page for submitted content, per month

Half-page advertisers geta half page for submitted content, per month.

Contact the editor to find your local ad representative.

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The West Nile Virus: Precautions Advised

Rising above life’s abuses

Survival of the Feistiest

On the Eve of Hollowgivingsmas

The Man and the Market

Retired

A Walk of Remembrance

Fair Warning

Letters from the past

Flashback 50

Tech Tips: E-readers and you

How can senior women improve retirement?

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On the Eve of HallowgivingsmasIt is upon us, the conjoined holiday – Hallowgivingsmas – with its death, feasting, and rebirth,heralded by a cinnamon-scented pumpkin moon, a tribute to the genius of Martha Stewart, this enfolding and overlapping of celebrations.

The merchants were the first to observe it, but we, the quick and the thickfollowed in lemming-like fashion – our passion for merchandisingapprising us of the logic and wisdom of combined observances.

And we shall gather at the Point of Purchase Display in the Holidaze Spirit store at the Evergreen Mall to hear, once more, the story of Sabrina the Teenaged Witchwho took the pumpkin given to her by Virginia Dare, first-born child of the Plymouth Colony, carved and cooked it, then followed the star to Jerusalem on her broom to lay the pie at the foot of the manger, beside the frankincense and myrrh.

And we shall sing the old songs, like “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Hallowgiv-ingsmas,” and “We Wish You a Merry Hallowgivingsmas,”and we shall feast on the candy corn soufflé and we shall give thanks to God and Goddess and Recently Departed Spirit for the bounty that we have been given.

And, yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus – he lives at the Evergreen Mall, summers in the Florida Keys, and makes his triumphant return each fallon a Clydesdale-pulled Budweiser wagon with a turkey mascot and Dracula at his side.

If it were not so, we would have told you.

Instead, we have sold you a bill of stale-dated goods, irredeemable until the last half-priced plastic snowman has melted in the after-inventory clearance aisle.

So, come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant, to the Evergreen Mall, where it’s always the Eve of Hallowgivingsmas, and the Holidaze Spirit never dies.

By P.T. Paul

BY JESSICA JONES

While busy streets topped with traffic jams andoffices with many, blinking telephone lines have be-come the norm for many of us, a few corners of theworld remain seemingly untouched by time. Live-stock continues to dwell in roadside fields, birds sing,flowers stretch toward the sky and people take timeto wave at each other, or stop and chat. Traffic jamsare unheard-of. As are traffic lights, for that matter.And the sleepy surroundings include a restaurant,two gas stations, churches and…residences. Stocktonis one of those places.Some of Stockton’s residents have cherished the

slow pace of the peaceful area for many years, andare willing to work to keep Stockton just like it is.Lynn Hastie Bozone is one

such person. Her family has livedin Stockton for many years andshe said that she believes in pro-tecting her way of life from thepossible encroachment of sur-rounding municipalities by vot-ing “yes” to State LandmarkAmendment 3.“Stockton’s heritage is my her-

itage, just as it is for most of thenative residents of Stockton,” sheexplained. “Most of us are relatedon one side of our family, or theother, and some of us, are relatedon both sides.”“Our ties take us back to Gov.

John Murphy, the third governorof Alabama; to William Kitchen,who laid out the town of Mobileand the town of Stockton; and to Joshua Kennedy,who owned much of what is now known as Stock-ton.”But a more personal, historical account brings

light to her passion, she said.“My father and mother, John and Davida Hastie,

owned and operated Live Oak Landing for 34 years,”she recalled. “The land that Live Oak was carvedfrom, was land that had been handed down throughgenerations from family to family beginning withJoshua Kennedy, to Dr. Hastie, etc.”“My youth and my best memories are of my days

spent at Live Oak, swimming, skiing, fishing, andmany other pleasures that life on the river, sur-rounded by nature, provides.”She said that Stockton’s designation as a land-

mark district would protect historical elements ofthe area and ensure less government control.“Even if we had the revenue to incorporate, we

don’t really want to be a municipality,” she divulged.

“We want to be able to go in the back yard and shoota gun, or holler, or just do like we always have.”Elaine Riley moved to Stockton in 1985 and she

also supports Amendment 3 and protecting the com-munity from outside rule, she said.“Stockton is mostly rural people with lots of land,”

she began, “so it’s hard for us to be ruled by a munic-ipality.”She said she thinks the baby boomers can unite to

preserve pieces of times gone by.“This generation still has those memories and

those ties,” she explained. “The further out you getfrom that 200 year foundation, the more is lost.”Historical markers are a familiar sight in Stock-

ton, and newer landmarks like the Stagecoach Caféhave become beloved pieces of the community.

Bozone said that there are manythings worth protecting.“To me, Stockton is considered hal-

lowed ground. It was settled andnamed by my ancestors. It is not justa place where I grew up. It is who Iam. It is the home of my family. Itencompasses the love and admira-tion for all of those who have livedhere before me. It tells their story,and provides me with roots thatground me in my personal life. Weare still very much like one big fam-ily. Everyone knows everybody’sbusiness, but everyone also knowstheir neighbors’ needs, and does nothave to be asked to lend a helpinghand. We all look out for each other.You have a feeling of security in

Stockton, because you know that the community willcome together in times of need. “Some who hear me explain why Stockton is so

special to me, and why it is so important for me totry to protect and preserve it, may view my com-ments very lightly, brushing my feelings aside, asone who holds dear a place they were raised. But Ican assure you that Stockton’s uniqueness, and ap-peal, runs much deeper than that. You can ask any-one who has visited Stockton, and they will tell youthat there is something special about Stockton. Youliterally step back in time and life moves at a muchslower, and peaceful, tempo. As one gentleman whovisited Stockton said: ‘You may not know when youenter Stockton, but you definitely know when youhave left, and you can’t wait to return.’”Voting on State Amendment 3 will take place Nov.

6. For more information, visit stocktonlandmarkdis-trict.blogspot.com. For a preview of state amend-ments, see your local Gulf Coast Newspapers Nov. 2issue.

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Stockton residents stand up for State Amendment 3

This home, located on BaldwinCounty 21 in Stockton, was builtby the McMillan family and hasbeen handed down for generations. It now belongs todescendent George EdwardRoberson, Jr.


Stagecoach Café’s Jamie Paul, Sandy Galloway, Sharon Oglesbee and Kristin Singley pose in front of the restaurantthat’s Stockton’s claim to fame.

Stagecoach Café lures visitors to Alabama Highway 59 in Stockton withwhiffs of fried shrimp and fried chicken,turnip greens, peach cobbler and otherSouthern fixins.

RIGHT: Dining room in the Morris home

LEFT: Williamand GlendaMorris restored anantique homein Stocktonthat was originally builtin 1911—signified bythe historicmarker hungon the frontporch.

See more photos on page 14

ABOVE: Bathroom in the Morris home

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BY THERESA CORBIN

It is no wonder Michael Goram loves the southernsea shore; he is like the sea with his endless energyand his capacity to provide. “The water is my drug. If I’m not under it, I’m at

the least in it,” divulges Goram, owner and creator ofMontrose Marketplace.Goram has spent most of his life in South Ala-

bama. A true swashbuckling “southern boy,” he is al-ways ready to jump in and make a splash. Sheena Mizell, the event and marketing coordina-

tor at Montrose Marketplace says, “He stays verybusy with multiple businesses, his family, and playtime.” The owner of his family’s air conditioningbusiness, Goram has also owned a gym, and ownsseveral storage facilities. Under his navigation, Goram took “Inland Mon-

trose (the storage facility) in a new direction andoversaw the start of Montrose Marketplace,” Mizellexplained.Goram said his inspiration for Montrose Market-

place was “the (Fairhope) Arts & Crafts festival andthe Shrimp Festival.” Goram wanted to bring out“talents that could only be seen once a year.” He alsowanted the marketplace to incorporate the easygo-ing environment of the festival throughout the year.With this idea in mind, Goram pushed forward to

bring about Montrose Marketplace. And The Mar-ketplace celebrated its grand opening through theweekend of March 30th. Mizell describes “the Marketplace as an upscale

artisan market, featuring local merchants, artists,

jewelry designers, wood and ironcraftsmen, personalized gift items,handmade bath and body products,furniture, antiques.” As a man who keeps himself busy,

Goram admits that the Marketplacedoes take a lot of his time. “I don’t mind because I enjoy

everything about the Market,”Goram says, but he makes sure that “my familycomes first no matter what.” Grateful that he and his family “all work together

and play together,” Goram confesses, “They are whatmake it even more enjoyable.”Offering a home for the artist, artisan and antique

dealer to prosper, Montrose Marketplace is situatedamong the fertile soil of Montrose between Fairhopeand Daphne at Goram’s Inland Montrose Storage. Goram says, “I am looking forward to growing

with more vendors because of the talent I know thatis out there that we haven’t showcased yet. We justneed to find each other.” Advice from an old entrepreneurial salt explains

Gorum’s attitude: “Patience and hard work. Nothingworth doing comes easy or fast. Don’t be scared ofchange, you never know what works until you try it.But, don’t be stupid and lose sight of what doeswork. The amount of money you make does not stip-ulate whether you are successful or not.”Visit them on Facebook, you won’t be let down by

all the pictures of the goodies for sale. Or visit the Marketplace’s website at

www.inlandmontrose.com.

The Man and the Market“There comes a time in a man's life when he hears the call of the sea. If the man has a brain in his

head, he will hang up the phone immediately.”

― Dave Barry, Pulitzer Prize-winning American author

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Calendar of events

Tribute to Elvis galaOct. 19, 7 p.m.Tickets are $25 per person and are tax-deductible. Ballroom of the downtown Holiday Inn, 301 Govern-ment St.The Mobile County Bicentennial event will include Elvisfood (cheeseburger sliders et al) and an Elvis imper-sonator show by Shane Tucker. Festivities will also in-clude a 1950s costume contest. A cash bar and heavyhors d'ouevres will be offered. For more, visit celebratemobilecounty.org, like us onFacebook, or call 251-574-9064.

Playhouse in the Park’s “The Conclu-sion of Edgar Allan Poe”Public performances are Oct. 19, 20, 26 and 27 at 7:30p.m.4851 Museum Drive, MobileFor more, call 251-602-0630.

Theatre 98 presents “All Because of Agatha”Oct. 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28, 8 p.m. forevenings and 2:30 p.m. for Sunday matinees.Theatre 98, 350 Morphy Ave., FairhopeIt’s a seasonally appropriate comedy about a beautifulghostly witch and the cute young couple whose houseshe haunts.For more, call 251-928-4366.

Discovery Saturday: Cuban MissileCrisis – 50th AnniversaryOct. 20, 10 a.m.Free

National Naval Aviation Museum, PensacolaPlease join historian & author Kenneth V. Jack. His newbook, “Blue Moon Over Cuba,” began as the unfin-ished memoirs of the commander of the naval

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squadron that flew the top-secret missions, Capt.William B. Ecker. Ecker was the lead aviator on the firstmission and went on to play a leading role in the re-connaissance flights throughout the crisis. Jack com-pleted the book, and will lead the Discovery Saturdaypresentation in the Naval Aviation Museum’s F-8 Cru-sader aircraft located in Hangar Bay One. A book sign-ing of Jack’s book will follow the presentation. Bookswill be available for purchase at the event. For more, visit navalaviationmuseum.org or call theNaval Aviation Museum Foundation at (850) 453-2389or (800) 327-5002.

Vino & Van Gogh Painting PartyOct. 20, 6-8 p.m.$30 per personFoley Performing Arts CenterAll participants will paint a masterpiece and enjoygreat company, good food, fine wine and door prizes.This is great fun for beginners as well as, advancedartists.For more, call 251-943-4381.

2nd Annual Out of the DarknessCommunity WalkOct. 21, registration at 1 p.m., with the walk beginning at2:45. Walk starts in front of Daphne City HallThe walk benefits the American Foundation for SuicidePrevention. There will be music, information, food anda Memory Wall for friends and family to put picturesand poems to honor their loved ones lost to suicide. To register to walk and donate please go to www.out-ofthedarkness.org or call 455-6453 for information.

Baldwin Pops Concert 'Pops In ThePark'Oct. 21,4:30-6 p.m.FreeOrange Beach Waterfront Park, 26425 Canal RoadFor more, visit baldwinpopsband.com or call 251-987-5757.

Magnolia Springs Garden Club meetingOct. 24, 10 a.m.Free

Magnolia Springs Community Hall, across fromJesse’sThe president would like to invite all non-membersfrom Magnolia Springs and surrounding areas to joinus for the first meeting of the 2012-2013 year. We havean exciting year planned with great speakers, trips andfun community events. For more, call Maggie Stoddard at 251-955-1518.

Elberta German Sausage FestivalOct. 27, 8a.m. – 5 p.m.Free AdmissionElberta Town Park, Highway 98 East For more information, call Seth Fuller, 251-986-5995 orvisit sausagefest.elbertafire.com.

Balloon Glow in the Gardens Oct. 27, 5-7:30 .p.m Special admission: adults $6, children 5-12 $3, 4 andunder are free.Bellingrath Gardens and Home, 12401 Bellingrath Gar-dens Road, TheodoreDress up your little goblins and come out to enjoybeautiful hot air balloons glowing on the Great Lawn.There will be treats and trinkets and The Shed BBQand Blues Joint will sell barbeque, plus enjoy livemusic on the Great Lawn.For more, call 251-973-2217 or visit bellingrath.org.

5th Annual Gulf Coast Oyster Cook-OffNov. 3, 11 a.m.

$300 entry fee The Hangout Restaurant in Gulf ShoresThe official start time for the event is with Teams be on-site by 9 a.m. and ready to serve at 10a.m. The Cook-Off is a celebration of the preparationof fresh Gulf oysters. For an entry fee, chefs, restau-rants and the public can compete for a chance to winup to $10,000 in cash and prizes. Categories includeRockafeller, Cajun and create your own raw oysterdish. Oyster dishes will be judged by a panel ofcelebrity judges on a point system based on presenta-tion (15 possible points), flavor (50 possible points) andcreativity (35 possible points). Deadline for entry is Oct.19.

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Daphne Senior Travelers will meetingNov. 7, 10 a.m.$15 annual membershipThe Blake in MalbisAt this meeting you will need to sign up and pay $8 forthe Christmas Party for Dec. 5 that will be in the diningroom at The Blake. The final payment for the Christmastrip to Nashville is also due on Nov. 7.For more information please call Judy Jerkins at 251-924-5616 or Sandra Black at 251-928-9965.

“Retired”After all these yearsPete’s taking up cooking.Sends me to the mall,won’t be told a thing.Everybody says,“Let ‘im do it”and though I say “yeah”,there’s a man in my kitchennot doing things my way—a male head cookwho no more knowswhich pot boils fast or slowthan I, for the life of meknow why a man in my kitchenrattles me so.

By Betty Spence



Sweet SensationsBY DR. LINDA MITCHELL

How strong is your will power? Can you resist theseductive call of chocolate chip cookies still hotfrom the oven? Or home-made ice cream toppedwith strawberries or peaches? Dessert can be theWOW factor in entertaining or the perfect end toa great meal with friends. Desserts can offer afabulous opportunity to express your creativity.Even a simple dish can be impressive. Dessertsare always a popular dish to carry to a reunion orchurch social. My sister and her family came tovisit over the weekend and since she loves sweetsas much as I, it was the perfect opportunity tomix some new recipes in with my old standbys.Hope you find some you enjoy as much as we did.

Pear Dumplings(these are so gorgeous they could be classified asart)

6 cups water1 cup sugar (some recipes call for caster sugarwhich is finer than our traditional granulatedsugar)2 cinnamon sticks2 cloves (optional)5 medium pears2 cups all purpose flour2/3 cup butter2/3 cup sugar1/3 cup lemon juice1 egg

Mix water and sugar and cook over medium heatuntil sugar dissolves. Add cinnamon and clovesand return to a boil. Peel pears, leaving stems inplace. Add to pan, cover and simmer gently for

about 15 minutes or untilpears are tender. Removepears and drain. Mix togetherflour and butter until mixtureis fine and crumbly. Add juice.Preheat oven to 350 degrees.Line a flat baking tray with parchment paper. Di-vide dough into 4 equal portions .Roll each por-tion out to a circle large enough to cover a pear.Place a pear in the center of each pastry and trimexcess dough. Fold one section of pastry up sidesof pear, cutting away excess pastry. Press edgestogether. Cut shapes (leaves work well) from left-over pieces of pastry and attach to pears. Brushwith egg. Place pears on prepared baking sheetsand bake for 30-40 minutes or until golden brown.Serve warm with fresh fruit or drizzle with choco-late.

Mandarin Orange Pie2 graham crusts1/2 cup lemon juice1 -8 ounce container Cool Whip20 ounce can crushed pineapple, drained15 ounce mandarin oranges, drained14 ounce sweetened condensed milk

Mix together whipped topping, sweetened con-densed milk and lemon juice until smooth andcreamy. Stir in drained fruit. Fill crusts andfreeze. Remove from freezer approximately tenminutes or so before serving. Garnish with a fewmandarin oranges and mint leaves.

Summer Caramel Coconut Pie(perfect on a hot summer day or pretty much anyother time)

1/4 cup butter1 (8 ounce) package coconut1 cup chopped pecan or walnut halves8 ounces cream cheese1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk16 ounces frozen whipped topping, thawed2 deep dish (9-inch) pie shells, baked1 (12 ounce) jar caramel topping (substitutechocolate for a different taste)

Melt butter in a skillet. Add coconut and pecans.Cook until brown and set aside. Combine creamcheese and sweetened condensed milk in a mixingbowl. Beat with mixer until smooth. Fold in

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whipped topping. Layer 1/4 cream cheese mixturein each pie shell. Drizzle 1/4 jar of caramel top-ping on top of cream cheese mixture in each pies.Sprinkle half coconut mixture on top. Repeat thelayer, beginning with the cream-cheese mixture.Freeze. Serve frozen. Enjoy.

Cappuccino Cake with Buttercream Icing(a fun way to get your coffee fix)

2 heaping Tablespoons cocoa powder3 tablespoons instant coffee granules1 box Devil's Food cake mix 1 cup sour cream1/2 cup milk1/4 cup oil3 eggs2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract (not imitation)

Preheat oven to 350. Grease pans with shorteningor spray with cooking spray and dust with 1 ta-blespoon cocoa powder. Place all cake ingredientsinto a mixing bowl and mix well. Divide evenlyamong prepared pans. Bake 20 – 25 minutes oruntil toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Buttercream Icing

1 teaspoon vanilla extract (not imitation)5 cups confectioner's sugar

4 Tablespoons instant coffee granules 1/2 cup milk2 sticks butter, softened

Stir instant coffee granules into milk until dis-solved. Place butter in mixing bowl and beat untilfluffy. Add all other ingredients and beat untilsmooth. Ice cake and keep in refrigerator untilready to serve. Garnish with Chocolate coveredcoffee beans.

Fast Fruit Finishes(Quick and Easy ways to add dessert when youhave no time)

Bread Pudding with Peaches

Cut 6 thick slices from a loaf of crusty bread andtoast one side. Brush untoasted side with butter.Top with sliced peaches or strawberries. Dustthickly with confectioners sugar. Return to grill oroven 3 minutes or until peaches are warmed.Serve with you favorite ice cream.

Baked Chocolate Bananas

Slit 4 bananas lengthwise, leaving the skins on.Place each on a piece of foil. Chop up a candy bar(Toblerone is great but any chocolate bar willwork.) Press chopped candy over the bananas andclose foil. Cook on hot barbeque for 10 minutes orin 350 degree oven for about 20. Open foil and topwith ice cream.


ABOVE: A bedroom in the Morris home; RIGHT: Inside theMorris’ guest house, originally the Vaughn home built in1881.

Lynn Hastie Bozone, a Stockton resident and historian, explains the circa 1913 dipping vat as a placewhere livestock was herded to swim through a pesticide solution, then walk up the stairs on the other side.

The Morris family has restored the property’s1881 barn—the oldest working barn in thestate of Alabama.

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A Walk of RemembranceBY THERESA CORBIN

So much has already been lost to suicide. Whatwonderful and deeply moving works did Sylvia Plathleave unwritten? What songs did Kurt Cobain leaveunsung? What masterpieces remained in the heartof Van Gogh when he met his untimely end at hisown hand? What could have been done to help thesedesperate souls? And more importantly, is theresomething that can be done now to show suicidalsouls that help is available, and they are not alone? The Out of the Darkness Walk for suicide preven-

tion and awareness hopes to find the answers tothese questions. The local Out of the Darknessevents will take place in Daphne, on Oct. 20-21, inorder to commemorate lost loved ones, allow friendsand family members to gain support, and will raiseawareness and funds for research. On the morning of Oct. 20, a public forum, “Impact

of Suicide on the Community,” will be held at St.Paul's Episcopal Church in Daphne. This forum willbegin at 8:45 a.m. and will last until noon. Theforum will be located, very appropriately, in the LifeCenter of the church. And, on Oct. 21st, the 2nd An-nual Out of the Darkness Community Walk will takeplace. The net proceeds from the walk will benefitthe American Foundation for Suicide Prevention(AFSP) for research, awareness and prevention. Lydia Barber, coordinator of Out of the Darkness

Walk in Daphne, welcomes the public to come out tothese events in October. She says that at “The forum(we) will discuss different topics of suicide, such as AMessage of Hope, Bearing One Another’s Burdens,Responses to Suicide by the Medical/ProfessionalCommunity, Is Teen Suicide Different?, A Mother’sWords, and Grief and the Response of the Commu-nity.” Barber shares how she was deeply affected by sui-

cide in October of 2010. She remembers when heroldest son, Allen, took his life. He was only 19, with abright future as a college sophomore. Barber recallsthat “Allen was an amazing young man; he was tal-ented, loving, never gave us any real trouble, not thetrouble you hear of teenagers giving you.” Baker stressed that the understanding of suicide

needs to be improved. Her son “didn't drink, smoke,

or do drugs. That is part of the misconception of sui-cide.” Many people think that only those with mental

illness or addictions commit suicide. And many moremyths abound. One grievously false myth claimsthat people who talk about killing themselves willnot actually do it. This is absolutely not true, and, infact, talking about suicide is one of the signs to lookfor. Other myths claim that “normal” people don't

think about taking their own life, but the statisticalfacts show us that this simply isn’t true. We are allsusceptible to these kinds of thoughts. All of this misinformation prevents progress in

fighting against suicide. According the National Cen-ter for Health Statistics, between 2000 and 2009,death rates caused by suicide rose 15 percent, reach-ing the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S.Suicide is so pervasive in our society that nearly

everyone has a story about how it has darkenedtheir life. Manet painted about it, Tolstoy wroteabout it, and Pearl Jam sang about it, but with somuch attention given to the after effects of suicide,we have yet to figure out how to eradicate it. The AFSP states that nearly every 15 minutes

someone in the United States is successful in com-mitting suicide, while almost one million people peryear make a failed attempt at suicide.The saddest part about the statistics is that a lot

of these tragedies can be avoided. Suicide is prevent-able. The key to prevention is to be aware of thesigns, and being proactive in helping loved ones. Pre-vention can be just a matter of lending an ear or two. Talk to a loved one if he or she mentions feeling

hopeless, if he or she withdraws from friends andfamily, starts to give away possessions, and espe-cially if he or she makes suicidal statements. Letyour loved one know they are loved, and needed inthis world. But, above all let them know that there ishelp for them. Help is available 24 hours a day, everyday at 800-273-TALK(8255). For more information, visit www.outofthedark-

ness.org, or call 251-455-6453, or call St. Paul’s Epis-copal Church, 626-2421 for information about theupcoming events in Daphne.Participants from the 2011 Out of Darkness walk.

A remembrance wall last fall gave families a chanceto show their feelings.


BY BONNIE GUMS, Center for Archaeological Studies, University of South Alabama

On the EasternShore of MobileBay is the high-est cliff along theGulf Coast.Named EcorRouge or Red Bluffby the French, it con-tains extensive clay de-posits that were first usedby Native Americans tomake pottery. Historicalmaps, documents, photo-graphs and archaeologicaldiscoveries reveal an intri-cate story of pottery makingin Baldwin County. Beginning in the early

1800s, an enclave of potters la-bored at their shops fromDaphne to Fairhope and alongFish River. The thriving city ofMobile provided the largest marketfor locally-made stoneware. The first potters were European im-

migrants, from France, England, andScotland, where salt-glazed stoneware tra-

ditions were centuries old. They typ-ically made utilitarian pots such asjugs, jars, and churns, but also facejugs, monkey jugs, pitchers, flower-pots, ant traps, turpentine cupsand charcoal braziers.The archaeological sites of sev-eral potteries have been found,including brick kiln remainsand piles of discarded bro-ken pots called wastersand kiln “furniture”used to stack pots dur-ing firing. The earli-est known kiln waslocated on FlyCreek inFairhope. Thicklead-glazedfragments ofFrench-stylestorage jarsand a piece ofkiln furnitureinscribed “AM”found at FlyCreek may beattributed to

French potter Au-

1929 photograph of an unidentified potter andbeehive kiln at the Daphne Pottery Company(courtesy of Alabama Museum of Natural History,University of Alabama).

1995 excavation of the LaCoste-McAdam kiln by theCenter for Archaeological Studies, University ofSouth Alabama.


Pottery-making, a history of art on the Eastern Shore

gustine Mareschal (later Americanized to Mar-shall) in the early 1800s. Four kiln sites andseveral pottery families have been documentedon Red Bluff in Montrose. Potter Francis La-Coste, born 1816 in France, was potting fromthe 1840s to the 1870s with his sons Georgeand Jerome. In 1850 he employed two men andone woman at his pottery, producing 4,000 gal-lons of stoneware worth $800a year. The LaCoste family

lived at their pot-tery and an 1877document de-scribes it as“shop build-ings and kilnwith thetools, ma-chinery andutensils forthe manu-facture ofpottery.” By the

late 1870sJohnMcAdam, aScottish im-migrant, andhis sons Peterand James hadbought the La-Coste pottery. Thearchaeological re-mains of a large two-chambered brick kiln usedby LaCoste-McAdam were ex-cavated in 1995 prior to destruc-tion by house construction.Michael Deady, an Irish immigrant, and

Joseph Gabel, born in Alabama, worked to-gether making stoneware from the late 1860suntil 1880. The Deady family lived next to thepottery, which was across the street from theLaCoste-McAdam pottery. They sometimesstamped their pots with “Deady and Gabel,Manufacturers, Montrose, Alabama.” In 1880 James Beasley’s pottery employed

one man and had products valued at $300. Hemarked many of his vessels with “JamesBeasley Montrose Alabama”. In 1998 duringHurricane Georges, one of Beasley’s potterykilns was exposed on the shore of Mobile Bay. Potter Peter McAdam married Florence O’

Neal, and they moved to Daphne where hefound work at the O’Neal pottery owned by hisbrother-in-law. Peter McAdam was probably the

most artistic of the Eastern Shore potters, pro-ducing face jugs, monkey jugs, ceramic novel-ties, and art pottery. He also created ceramiccemetery posts for the O’Neal family plot in theDaphne Cemetery. The site of the O’Neal Pot-tery was destroyed by house construction in1987.Potteries and brick manufactories were also

located near thick clay deposits along FishRiver in the communities of Marlow and Clay

City. In the late 1800s German immigrantJacob Wingender had a pottery in

Marlow and HomerHoward of Ohio was

making pottery onhis land onCowpenBranch, atributaryof FishRiver.Bothtypi-callymadebrown-slippedjugs,jars, andchurns.Duringthe 20thcentury abrick and tile

factory andclay mines were

operated by theGabel pottery family

in Clay City, also knownas “Potter’s Bend.”

By the early 20th century dueto the decline in the stoneware market,

many Eastern Shore potteries suffered a fatesimilar to that of small family potteries acrossthe United States. The last pottery in operationwas the Daphne Pottery Company, from around1907 into the 1950s. To survive, the owners ofDaphne Pottery diversified their products to in-clude horticultural items, bird baths and bird-houses, charcoal braziers, and ceramicnovelties. The Daphne Pottery Company hadtwo round beehive kilns, a brick chimney, andseveral wooden workshops.Made of Alabama Clay: Historic Potteries on

Mobile Bay by Bonnie L. Gums is available forsale at the Old Methodist Church Museum ofDaphne. This study was conducted by the Cen-ter for Archaeological Studies at the Universityof South Alabama, and was partially funded bythe Alabama Historical Commission.

October 2012 Boomers 17>Continued from previous page


Flashback 50: OctoberuThis month in 1962

1-Johnny Carson took over as permanent host ofNBC's Tonight Show, a post he would hold for 30years. After being introduced by Groucho Marx, Car-son and his sidekick Ed McMahon would share thestage with the first guests, Joan Crawford, RudyVallee, Ned Brooks (of Meet the Press), Tony Ben-nett, the Phoenix Singers, and Tom Pedi. Carsonwould host his last Tonight show on May 22, 1992. --James Meredith, the first black student to enroll atthe all-white University of Mississippi, registered forclasses while escorted by U.S. Marshals. Meredith'sfirst class was in Colonial History, and only 12 of the19 students registered attended.3-Wally Schirra was launched into space from

Cape Canaveral, and returned to Earth after six or-bits. Schirra was the fifth American astronaut, andninth person to travel into outer space. --A steamboiler explosion, at a New York Telephone Companybuilding in Manhattan, killed 21 people and injured70. The blast happened at 12:07 p.m. while employ-ees were dining in the building's cafeteria, sendingthe boiler from the basement into the cafeteria, thenout through a wall. --The San Francisco Giants beatthe Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-4, to win the decidinggame of a best-of-three playoff for the NationalLeague pennant. The Dodgers had a 4-2 lead goinginto the final inning, before the Giants tied the gameand then went ahead, gaining the trip to the WorldSeries.--Born: Tommy Lee, American musician, inAthens, Greece (as Thomas Lee Bass).4-The first nuclear missile in Cuba was installed

by the Soviet Union, as a warhead was attached toan R-12 rocket.5-“Dr. No”, the first James Bond film, premiered

in UK cinemas. --The Beatles released their first sin-gle, “Love Me Do”.6-The U.S. Committee on Overhead Reconnais-

sance pointed out that high-altitude photographs ofCuba had not been taken of the western end of theisland since Aug. 29, and recommended to the WhiteHouse that U-2 overflights be made there to deter-mine whether Soviet missiles were being put inplace. Flights over west Cuba on Oct. 14 would con-firm the presence of offensive missiles. --The U.S.Marine Corps and U.S. Navy suffered their first heli-copter fatalities in Vietnam when a Marine CorpsUH-34 Seahorse crashed 15 miles (24 km) from TamKy, South Vietnam, killing five Marines and twoNavy personnel.7-In an episode of Candid Camera broadcast on

this date, veteran comedian Buster Keaton posed asa gas station attendant cleaning customers' wind-shields.8-North Korean parliamentary election, 1962:

North Korean voters went to the polls to vote "yes"or "no" on the 383 candidates for the 383 seats par-liament in each district. The Pyongyang governmentannounced a 100 percent turnout (breaking the 1957record of 99.99 percent) and 100 percent approval ofthe candidates (beating 99.92 percent in 1957); the100 percent turnout and approval reports would fol-low the 1967, 1972, 1977, 1982 and 1986 votes,though in 1992, reported turnout was only 99.85 per-cent, albeit still with the 100 percent approval.11-The Second Vatican Council opened, under

Pope John XXIII. The 2,500 bishops in attendancewalked in a procession through St. Peter's Squareand into the Basilica as part of the opening cere-monies. Pope John would pass away the followingyear, and the last session of the Council would beclosed by Pope Paul VI on December 8, 1965. --Born:Joan Cusack, American actress, in Evanston, Ill.12-The Bridge of the Americas was opened in

Panama, exactly three years after constructionbegan. With clearance of over 200 feet, it was thefirst to allow traffic to cross uninterrupted betweenCentral America and South America because thebridge did not need to be moved. October 12 was cho-sen for the start and finish of construction in honorof the October 12, 1492 landfall of ChristopherColumbus. --Jazz bassist/composer Charles Mingusgave a disastrous concert at Town Hall, New YorkCity. Earlier in the day, Mingus had punched JimmyKnepper in the mouth while the two men were work-ing together at Mingus's apartment, with the resultthat Knepper was unable to perform.13-Born: Jerry Rice, American NFL wide receiver,

Pro Football Hall of Famer, in Starkville, Miss.17-The Soviet Union increased its spying capabil-

ity with the launch of the Kosmos-10 satellite. Forthe first time, satellites had four cameras that werecapable of being moved in order to obtain three-di-mensional images.18-U.S. President Kennedy and Secretary of State

Dean Rusk met at the White House with Soviet For-eign Minister Andrei Gromyko and Soviet Ambassa-dor to the U.S. Anatoly Dobrynin. Gromyko toldKennedy that Soviet operations in Cuba were purelydefensive, and Kennedy did not tell Gromyko thatthe U.S. had discovered that the Soviets had nuclearmissiles in Cuba.19-President Kennedy met with the Joint Chiefs

of Staff to discuss the military options for respond-ing to the missiles in Cuba. USAF Chief of StaffGeneral Curtis LeMay advocated bombing of themissile sites in Cuba, while Defense Secretary



Robert McNamara recommended a blockade of shipsapproaching the island. Ultimately, Kennedy, whowould spend the day at scheduled speeches in Ohioand Illinois, would opt to blockade Cuba rather thanto start a war.--Anime pioneer Tatsuo Yoshida founded the com-

pany Tatsunoko Production in Tokyo. --Born: Evan-der Holyfield, American boxer, undisputed WorldHeavyweight champion 1990-92, WBA champion1993-94, 1996-99, 2000-01; in Atmore, Ala.20-Both the United States and the Soviet Union

conducted high-altitude nuclear tests, already sched-uled, even as U.S. President Kennedy was decidingon a confrontation between the two nations over themissiles in Cuba. The U.S. exploded a weapon 91miles over the Pacific Ocean, and the USSR followedtwo days later with a blast 93 miles over Kaza-khstan. The Joint Chiefs of Staff raised the nuclearalert status to DEFCON 3.21-Ranger 5, a spacecraft designed to transmit

pictures of the lunar surface to Earth stations dur-ing a period of 10 minutes of flight prior to impact-ing on the Moon, malfunctions, ran out of power andceased operation, having passed within 725 km ofthe Moon. --The 1962 World's Fair in Seattle closedafter a six month run. 22-At 7 p.m. Washington time, U.S. President

Kennedy announced in a nationally broadcast ad-dress that "unmistakable evidence has establishedthe fact that a series of offensive missile sites" hadbeen established in Cuba by the Soviet Union "toprovide a nuclear strike capability against the West-ern Hemisphere". He announced "a strict quarantineon offensive military equipment under shipment toCuba" and warned that any launch of a nuclear mis-sile from Cuba would require "a full retaliatory re-sponse upon the Soviet Union." Kennedy implored, "Icall upon Chairman Khrushchev to halt and elimi-nate this clandestine, reckless and provocativethreat to world peace and to stable relations be-tween our nations." --Colonel Oleg Penkovsky, whohad secretly been passing Soviet secrets to theUnited Kingdom, was arrested by the KGB. Hewould be convicted of treason and executed on May16, 1963.23-As the American blockade of Cuba from Soviet

ships was set, the 450 ships of the U.S. Atlantic Fleetand 200,000 personnel prepared for a confrontation,including defense if the Soviets tried an airlift overthe blockade. The Soviet freighter Polotavia wasidentified as the first ship that would reach thequarantine line.26-At a meeting of the United Nations Security

Council, American Ambassador Adlai Stevenson con-fronted Soviet Ambassador Valerian Zorin with pho-tographs of missile sites in Cuba and angrily asked,"Do you, Ambassador Zorin, deny that the USSR hasplaced and is placing medium and intermediaterange missiles and sites in Cuba? Yes or no? Don'twait for the translation. Yes or no?" Zorin laughedand then said, "I am not in an American courtroom,sir, and therefore I do not wish to answer a questionthat is put to me in the fashion in which a prosecu-

tor puts questions. In due course, you will have yourreply." 27-At 11:19 a.m. Washington time, USAF Major

Rudolf Anderson became the only fatality of theCuban Missile Crisis when his U-2 airplane was shotdown by a surface-to-air missile while he was flyingover Cuba. Soviet Army Major Ivan Gerchenov hadbeen ordered to fire missiles, from a station near thecity of Banes, at "Target Number 33". The U.S. JointChiefs recommended to President John F. Kennedythat the USA should attack Cuba within 36 hours todestroy the Soviet missiles. At Washington, GeneralTaylor recommended an air attack on the Banes site,but immediate action was not taken. --Hours later,the Soviet submarine B-59 was detected by U.S.Navy destroyers in the Atlantic Ocean, and one ofthe ships began dropping explosive depth charges toforce the sub to surface. Thirty years later, a commu-nications intelligence officer on the B-59, would re-port that the Captain Valentin Savitsky ordered anuclear-armed torpedo to be armed for firing at theU.S. ships, and that the second-in-command, VasiliArkhipov, persuaded Savitsky to surface instead.28-Cuban Missile Crisis: At 5 p.m. Moscow time

(10 a.m. in Washington), Moscow Radio broadcastthe text of the message from Soviet Prime MinisterNikita Khrushchev to U.S. President John F.Kennedy. "Dear Mr. President," Khrushchev's letterbegan, "I have received your message of Oct.27. I ex-


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Fair WarningDiana cracks her mercurial whip and howling wolves whirl through vermilion glades, seeking refugees in fallow fieldswhere dead soldier tallow husks whicker their betrayaland delirious, flapping scarecrows slap their shaggy flanks.

Crops laid by, maddened wolves flyto bulging barns and silent squaressnapping at ill-suited suitorswho seek loves flames where only ashes linger.

Look there – an open windowguarded by a single candle wickwhich flickers and dies at the cryof an innocent ripped from the flesh –warmth snatched away as the daysmolders in ochre embers to the west.

Best gather your loved ones close and light a bonfire against the ghostswho whirl through vermilion glades and make the faint-hearted swoon,for Diana cracks her mercurial whip,Jack-O-Lantern calls the demons of night –you, who would save yourselves, be warned;it is a hunting moon.

By P.T. Paul


The West Nile Virus: Precautions Advised BY STEVEN P. WITTMER, M.D.

News of the West Nile virus’rampant spread across the U.S. hasdominated the media in recentweeks. During 2012, 48 states havereported West Nile virus infectionsin people, birds or mosquitoes and1,118 cases of West Nile virus dis-ease in people – including 41deaths – have been reported toCenters for Disease Control andPrevention. CDC officials have announced that the United

States is on track for the worst outbreak of West Nilein the 13 years that the virus has been present inthe country. In Alabama alone, 31 total cases havebeen reported.The West Nile virus (WNV) belongs to a group of

viruses known as flaviviruses, commonly found inAfrica, West Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Fla-viviruses are spread by insects, most often mosqui-toes. The virus can infect humans, birds, mosquitoes,horses, and other mammals. Since its first appear-ance in the Western Hemisphere in 1999, WNV hasbeen classified as an emerging infectious disease inthe U.S., as it has spread down the East Coast and tomany Southern andMidwestern states.WNV occurs in latesummer and earlyfall in temperatezones, but can occuryear-round in south-ern climates. SYMPTOMSAccording to the

CDC, WNV infection in humans is rare. Approxi-mately 20 percent of the people who become infectedwill develop symptoms of WNV. The onset is charac-terized by mild, flu-like symptoms that usually ap-pear within 3 to 14 days of infection. Commonsymptoms of WNV include fever, headache, bodyaches, skin rash on trunk of body, and swollen lymphglands.A more severe form of the WNV (West Nile en-

cephalitis, West Nile meningitis, or West Nile menin-goencephalitis), occurs when the virus crosses theblood-brain barrier. This condition develops in 1 outof every 150 cases. Symptoms may include headache,high fever, neck stiffness, extreme lethargy, disorien-tation, coma, tremors, convulsions, muscle weaknessand paralysis.Because the symptoms of WNV may resemble

other conditions or medical problems, always consultyour doctor for a diagnosis.THE SPREADWNV is transmitted to humans through the bite

of an infected female mosquito. The mosquitoes ac-quire the virus through biting infected birds. Accord-ing to the CDC, WNV is not directly transmittedbetween humans.TREATMENT Specific treatment is determined by an individ-

ual’s doctor based on age, health history, extent ofthe disease, and tolerance for specific medications ortherapies. People who develop the more severe formof the disease (West Nile encephalitis or meningitis),may require more aggressive treatment: hospitaliza-tion, intravenous fluids, respiratory support (ventila-tor), prevention of secondary infections (such aspneumonia, urinary tract infections, etc.), and nurs-ing care.PREVENTIONNo vaccine currently exists to prevent West Nile

virus in humans. The CDC recommends taking thefollowing steps to avoid mosquito bites and WNV:

• Apply insect repellent containing DEETwhen you’re outdoors. According to the CDC, re-pellents containing a higher concentration of ac-tive ingredient (such as DEET) providelonger-lasting protection. (If you spray your cloth-ing, there’s no need to spray repellent containingDEET on the skin under your clothing.)• When possible, wear long-sleeved shirts and

long pants treated with repellents containing per-methrin or DEET since mosquitoes may bitethrough thin clothing. (Don't directly apply perme-thrin-containing repellents to exposed skin.)• Consider staying indoors at dawn, dusk, and

in the early evening – peak hours for mosquitobites.• Limit the number of places available for mos-

quitoes to lay their eggs by eliminating standingwater sources around your home, such as birdbaths.To maximize your protection from insect repel-

lent, remember:• Sweating, perspiration, or water may require

product reapplication.• Use enough repellent to cover exposed skin

or clothing; heavy application isn't necessary toachieve protection.• Don’t apply repellent to cuts, wounds, or irri-

tated skin.• After returning indoors, wash treated skin

with soap and water.• Don’t spray aerosol or pump products in en-

closed areas or directly to your face. Spray yourhands and then rub them carefully over the face,avoiding your eyes and mouth.The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends

using caution when applying insect repellent on chil-dren. Use products with a low concentration of

Common symptoms of WestNIle virus include:

- Fever- Headache- Body aches- Skin rash on trunk ofbody-Swollen lymph glands

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Survival of the FeistiestBY THERESA CORBIN

October is National Breast Cancer Awarenessmonth, but for those who know all too well the ef-fects of this invasive form of cancer, every month is amonth of awareness. For those who have been diag-nosed, fought, and survived breast cancer, awarenessis just the beginning. Women like Kim Rachel areproud to call themselves survivors. Kim Rachel found out too young how scary breast

cancer can be. She recalls, “in 1998, I was diagnosedthe first time. I was recently divorced, 28 years old,noticed a lump in my right breast, went for a needlebiopsy and found out it was cancer.” When her doc-tor informed her that the lump was cancer,Rachel says, “I truly thought I was in a reallybad dream.” Without knowing what would happen,

Rachel admits that “this was obviously thescariest times of my life.” However, in spite ofher fear, Rachel fought for her life. After anew procedure called sentinel lymph nodebiopsy, pioneered by Dr. Urist at Universityof Alabama at Birmingham to help deter-mine the stage of cancer, Rachel began radia-tion and chemotherapy until she was in theclear. Rachel fought hard and won her battlewith cancer. And for nearly a decade,Rachel celebrated her cancer free life.Not wanting to be caught off

guard again, Rachel remainedvigilant and had herselftested for cancer markers.After the results came backthat she had the BRCA1gene—breast cancer type 1susceptibility protein, whichshows an increased risk forbreast cancer—she didn’twant to waste any time beforethe cancer inevitably came back. “I was talking to reconstruction doctors because I

was getting ready to have bilateral mastectomiesand reconstruct at the same time, so I wouldn’t takea chance of it recurring.” However, unknown toRachel at the time, she says, “It was too late; it wasalready there!” “Then came the second diagnosis,” Rachel says.

She began to have swelling in her left breast, whichher doctor brushed off as nothing, only to find outafter having a mammogram that it was stage threebreast cancer. Rachel says about the experience, “Iwill tell anyone today that you know your body bet-ter than anyone and I knew something wasn’t right.” Rachel’s friend and fellow cancer fighter, Sarah

Kuzma— a non-smoker and lung cancer survivor—said about her diagnosis, “not only did I know Iwould survive this devastating disease of cancer, but

I clearly see myself dancing in my 90s.” Diagnosed in 2011, Kuzma had an instant friend

and support in Rachel. Mel Rush, a local host of Party in Pink: Moving to

End Breast Cancer, says that Sarah’s “inspiration inher fight was Kim Rachel.” Rachel’s positive attitudeand strength were clearly infectious, and Kuzmacaught both. Rachel’s unbeatable outlook and fortitude are evi-

dent when she urges cancer patients “to develop anattitude that you are going to kick this cancer thing

in the butt. Never give up, it will getbetter.”

Similarly, Kuzma found herown strength and positivestance that shines throughwhen speaks inspiringly abouther situation. “The diagnosis ofcancer, in the instant that ithappens, forever changes yourlife and some of the changesare absolutely wonderful be-cause you never look at littleaggravations the same, andevery single aspect of life is morerewarding, more beautiful and defi-

nitely more precious.” Kuzma ex-plains.As someone who has kicked a deadly

form of cancer, Sarah Kuzma says, “I thinkall cancers are devastating no matter thelocation or prognosis.” And without dimin-ishing the suffering caused by all formsof cancer, Sarah Kuzma goes on to saythat “I honestly can't imagine theadded pain of losing one or morebreasts and the blow to your self-es-teem.”Too often women with breast can-

cer never seek treatment, or seektreatment too late, because of the fear ofthe social consequences of life savingbreast cancer treatments like a mastec-tomy. But the more women, like Rachel, talkabout their experiences with breast cancer,

the less likely women will suffer and die in silencebecause of fear or embarrassment. One in eight women will develop breast cancer, ac-

cording the breastcancer.org, but we can all learnfrom these survivors’ amazing journeys if ever facedwith a diagnosis of cancer: know your risk; trust thatyou know your body better than anyone; be vigilant;never stop fighting; and always stay positive andkeep positive people around you.Visit Susan G. Koman for the Cure website at

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Continued from page 19Flashback 50press my satisfactionand thank you for thesense of proportion youhave displayed and forrealization of the re-sponsibility which nowdevolves on you for thepreservation of thepeace of the world."Khrushchev went on tosay, "I regard with greatunderstanding your con-cern and the concern ofthe United States peoplein connection with thefact that the weaponsyou describe as offensiveare formidable weaponsindeed. Both you and weunderstand what kind ofweapons these are. Inorder to eliminate asrapidly as possible theconflict which endangersthe cause of peace, togive an assurance to allpeople who crave peace,

and to reassure theAmerican people, who, Iam certain, also wantpeace, as do the peopleof the Soviet Union, theSoviet Government, inaddition to earlier in-structions on the discon-tinuation of furtherwork on weapons con-struction sites, has givena new order to dismantlethe arms which you de-scribed as offensive, andto crate and return themto the Soviet Union." Inan agreement workedout by Khrushchev andKennedy with the assis-tance of U.N. Secretary-General U Thant, theU.S. pledged not to in-vade Cuba, and to re-move Jupiter missilesthat had been placed inTurkey near its borderwith the U.S.S.R.

Continued from page 21West NileDEET (30 percent orless) on children be-tween ages 2 and 12.For children youngerthan age 2, only one ap-plication per day of re-pellent containingDEET is recommended.Also, when using repel-lent on a child, apply itto your own hands first,then rub onto yourchild. Avoid children’seyes and mouth and usethe repellent sparinglyaround their ears.

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BY LINDSAY MOTT

Life is filled with expe-riences, lessons, relation-ships and adventures.While we often rememberwith a smile the happymoments and high notes,the other pieces hold justas much value in shapingus into the person we be-come.Especially during Octo-

ber, Breast Cancer Aware-ness Month, stories of strength during struggleseem especially poignant. Readers are re-minded that while others transcend difficultsituations, they can too.“Sometimes things that are dark are also

beautiful.”These words were spoken by Heidi Smith

about all art, but they are also directly relatedto her recently released book, “The Clara AnnBurns Story.” The book explores childhoodtrauma, including abuse of all forms, family se-crets and struggles.This book was a “healing experience” for

Smith, who based the book on her own life ex-periences. She went through many of theevents that Clara goes through inthe book, but the book is a creativereflection of these events and theiremotional and sensory aspects.“The Clara Ann Burns Story” isfiction. She used the freedom ofcreative writing to express thefeeling of what happened insteadof just writing a historical account,she said. “I felt it was a story that needed

to be told,” Smith said. She saidthat people know abuse occurs, butshe wanted to use the story so thatreaders could see it in all its lightsand all the ways and places it canhappen. “Being able to take a lookat it is a healing experience,” shesaid.Smith was born in 1958 and

started writing when she wasseven years old. Writing and read-ing became “escapes” for her from

the tumultuousness of her life. Because of this,her main reason for writing the story is toreach someone in a similar situation, showthem they’re not alone and help them findstrength. “Writing and reading the works of other au-

thors came across as something that resonatedwith me,” Smith said. “I needed something likethat. My book would have been helpful for meto read.” She always dreamed of becoming a writer

and followed the steps to get where she istoday. She said it took her a little longer to getstarted because of her past, but she now hastwo Master’s degrees and is working on herPhD in creative writing from Middlesex Uni-versity in London. Smith writes other things as well but felt

that this was the “most urgent” of her storiesthat she needed to convey. Clara’s story is herfirst novel, and she is currently working on twomore. Her other books are very different in con-tent, but she still wants to use her stories to af-fect her readers. That’s always her goal. “I’m affected by the story every time I go

back and read it; I hope other people are,” shesaid. “The Clara Ann Burns Story” is now avail-

able on amazon.com.


Rising above life’s abuses:‘The Clara Ann Burns Story’ brings can-do spirit to pages

The cover art for Smith’s book ‘The Clara Ann Burns Story’.

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Letters from the pastCOURTESY OF RALPH VELLER, Baldwin County Heritage Museum

On Sunday, Aug. 5, a local newspaper ran an arti-cle that was submitted by the Baldwin County Her-itage Museum. It, in essence, provided historicalbackground, current challenges and asked the publicto assist our non-profit museum by various means-financially being the most important one at thistime—to help preserve the heritage of the familyand early farm culture of Baldwin County. The response was surprising in some respect, be-

cause several generous donations were received bythe museum from Baldwin citizens who believe, as Ido, that BCHM is a special place. And that it is wor-thy of its citizen’s support and should be allowed tocontinue, not only as a forum for the education andentertainment of our citizens and visitors, young andold, but also as a repository for our County’s signifi-cant artifacts and documents from early communitylife long into the future. One such document is a let-ter which was written to the museum in August1989, by a then 80 year old, gracious lady, recallingsome fond and humorous episodes of her youth inElberta, which I would like to share with our public.The following is the text of her letter (last names

omitted to protect family privacy) which, in its sim-plicity and the images that it evokes, I believe youwill find it simply and extremely enjoyable and en-tertaining.

“Dear …, August, 1989

Last May my friend Edith and I, while visiting inAlabama, stopped to see your Museum and foundher father’s tailor iron on display there.My family and Edith’s family, along with three

other families, migrated to Elberta, Ala. in 1919 andour farm and their farm were side by side. My familyconsisted of my father Leonhardt, my mother Kathi,a brother Frank, me (Anna), now Anne of Glenolden,Penn., and a sister Elizabeth who died of pneumoniawhile still a baby.I would like to tell you a little history of our stay

in Elberta, Ala. Perhaps it would be of interest tosomeone visiting your Museum.There was little to do but work, so on Saturday

night the desks in the one room schoolhouse weremoved to the side and my father would play the ac-cordion and everyone danced. The ladies bakedcakes and made coffee and the men hid their bottlesbehind different fence posts so they could take a nipnow and then.When I was about ten years old (I am now 80) the

family would go into the fields and burn out treestumps while I sat in a little shack watching dripsfrom the still. I was always frightened the Revenoo-ers would come and arrest me. The people only madewhiskey for their own use (medicinal and a little

pleasure) because they were miles away from anydoctor. For instance, when someone had a toothachewe held a mouthful of whiskey on the side where thetooth hurt and the toothache went away.We raised vegetables, but our main crop was

sweet potatoes which we sold in Florida. My fathertook me along on one of the trips (by mule andwagon) to huckster the sweet potatoes, and we hadto spend the night in a shack shared by everyone ontheir way to Florida to sell their crop. When Pop andI reached Florida the next day it began to rain andwe each ran to different porches for shelter. The oneI ran to had a little girl my age sitting there. Webegan to talk as children would and her mother im-mediately came out and ordered her to come in. I re-ally didn’t understand why, but I must have lookedlike a ragamuffin and her mother didn’t want her toassociate with me. We were just two little girls fromtwo different worlds-talking!There was a large swimming hole nearby our

farm with water as clear as crystal and just as cold.On Saturday, entire families would take soap andtowels down to the old swimming hole and have abath there (while the weather was warm). Even withpeople taking baths and using soap the water wasalways clean and clear. On the way home we wouldtake turns stopping at different houses for water-melon, which was kept in a well and was ice cold.After our refreshments we went home clean andhappy.I am enclosing a pair of scissors that my father

(Leonhardt) used to cut hair while we were living inElberta. Also enclosed is a picture that I had en-larged of the Bartel School (the one room school-house) and the entire six classes being taught thereat the time. My nephew, Frank Jr. of Philadelphia, and I still

own the 40 acres in Elberta.

P.S. We sent to Montgomery Ward for our shoes.We would wear them, and before we got where wewere going, we hid them under a bush and pickedthem up on our way home.

Sincerely,Anne

It’s these special stories from the past, be theyabout family, friends or things, which people remem-ber and convey, that will hopefully provide our andfuture generations an understanding of the extraor-dinary effort these pioneers made to make BaldwinCounty the special place it is today. And to ensurethat our history endures, I take the liberty to closewith BCHM’s motto: “Join today, to remember yes-terday, and to be a part of tomorrow.”

Ralph VellerChairman, BCHM


Animal advocates: don’t let illness interrupt your passionSubmitted by The Haven

In preparation for National Estate PlanningWeek, Oct. 15-21, Michael Graham, Executive Direc-tor of The Haven No-Kill Animal Shelter, met withElder Law attorney Kyla Kelim to discuss plannedgiving. Kyla operates Aging in Alabama, a law firmin Fairhope dedicated to protecting seniors.Planned giving provides a number of advantages

for the donor, from tax deductions and avoidance ofcapital gains to creating a lasting legacy that willbenefit the advocate’s passion for generations tocome. Those plans evaporate in the wake of a healthcare crisis.“Many of my clients are passionate about their

cause and intend to make a lasting gift, but so manydon’t realize that the cost of long term care canwreck their plans.” Mrs. Kelim provides consultationand advocacy to seniors in an effort to avoid the loss

of their life’s work to those costs. “The average cost ofnursing home care for a single person is $200 perday nationally. That translates to more than $70,000.00 per year, and the cost of in-home care lo-cally is nearly twice that.”Current laws mandate a five year “look-back” pe-

riod for all gifts, so the gift set up in a simple will orrevocable living trust may be lost forever in themidst of rising health care costs. Early planning, in-cluding the use of irrevocable gifts, can avoid the lossof that legacy.The Haven encourages all animal advocates to re-

view their estate plans as well as their end-of-yeartax planning for their benefit and that of the ani-mals in our community. Remember, your legacy canensure their future.For more information, visit www.havenforani-

mals.org

Submitted by The Arbor Day Foundation

The Arbor Day Foundation willbrighten up your fall by offering five

free crape myrtle trees when you join theFoundation in October. The free trees are part of the nonprofit Arbor Day

Foundation’s Trees for America campaign, a pro-gram dedicated to environmental stewardshipthrough tree planting.

“Crape myrtles are especially beautiful in thefall and were selected for this

campaign because oftheir elegant

color andform,” saidJohn Rosenow,founder andchief executiveof the ArborDay Founda-tion. “Crape myrtles makean attractive addition tothe home landscape.”

The trees will be shipped postpaid be-tween Nov. 1 and Dec. 10, at the right time

for planting. The 6- to 12-inch trees are guaranteedto grow or they will be replaced free of charge. Plant-ing instructions are enclosed with each shipment

of trees.New members of the Arbor Day Foundation also

receive The Tree Book, whichincludes information abouttree planting and care.To receive the free

crape myrtle trees, send a$10 membership contribu-tion to Five crape myrtles,Arbor Day Foundation, 100Arbor Ave., Nebraska

City, NE 68410, byOct. 31, 2012,or join online at

arborday.org/october.

Enjoy the Beauty of Fall:Join in October to receive five free crape myrtle trees


BY JANE C. DAUGHERTY

By some twist of planning (or lack thereof), I havetotally neglected to share insights into e-readerswith this audience, despite this being the primaryfocus of my library technology instruction and ex-pertise since 2010. Let’s remedy that.The landscape of e-readers and surrounding e-

book reading technologies is daunting and vast, butinteresting to most people who read things (thismeans you). When thinking about buyingan e-reader, there are a few things to do,and to keep in mind. What do you want out of an e-reader?

Do you simply want to read, or do youthink that your e-reading device will becapable of replacing some of your othercomputer use? Your answer will go a longway in determining what you should buy.Yes, things like the Kindle Fire are emailand internet capable, but they are difficultto navigate and slow as molasses at pro-cessing information. If you really want amulti-function, business-ready device thatwill read e-books, you should get a tablet (and beprepared to pay upwards of $300 for it at least). What kind of screen do you want? If you prima-

rily want to read and escape the glowing screensthat surround us (televisions, computer monitors,smartphones), I highly suggest going with an e-reader that utilizes e-ink. There are several goodones out there. Again, these CAN get online some-times, and some are email capable, but they’re re-ally bad at those tasks. (Note: when I say that adevice is “bad at” something, I mean that the frus-tration involved with using these devices for thesepurposes, or using them at all, far outweighs theconvenience.) E-ink is great if you just want to readbooks, because it’s more like reading a book-- andfar easier on the eyes. How much do you want to pay? I know I talk

about money in this column a lot. It’s because it’snecessary, and because it makes me really sad to seepeople spend too much on something they don’tneed, or to not budget enough for a device andthereby make their lives harder. I also get frus-trated just as much as you do when you bring inyour bargain basement device that you did nohomework on and ask me to make it work. Usually

you’ll just end up not using it, and/or buying some-thing else that’s better, when you could have justspent that money to start with and not gotten anon-functioning piece. So decide what you want outof the e-reader, and then look up prices on that kindof device, and brace yourself for sticker shock (andsometimes even sticker delight). Now that you've decided you definitely want a

Kindle with keyboard and e-ink (my personal fa-vorite screen-escape), you want to know how to bor-

row library books. To find out, visit yourlocal public library and ask them if theyhave e-books available. The good news?Most of us do! Many Baldwin County Li-braries are part of the Camellia Net con-sortium that makes up Alabama's DigitalLibrary. That's where you'll probably beable to borrow e-books. The slightly con-fusing news? To borrow e-books on every-thing except Android Tablets, AndroidSmartphones, and the family of touch-ca-pable i-Products (iPad, iPod, iPhone),you’re going to need a personal computer. So, haul your laptop down to the li-

brary and see if one of the reference librarians canshow you how checking out e-books from the libraryworks. There are also several nifty sets of instruc-tions online-- I recommend Googling “Camellia NetOverdrive” and finding your device in the extensive“Compatible Devices” list that can be found in the“Getting Started” section on the left side of theCamellia Net home page, and at least attempting tofollow those directions for your e-reader. For mostthings that have apps, there's an app for that. Foreverything else, it's a process-- one that has evolvedsignificantly over the past few years, and will con-tinue to do so, so please be patient with us, too.We're all learning as we go along.Finally, I need to let y’all know something. Please,

continue to write me with questions, but please, put“Tech Tips” in the subject line. I’ll get back to you ifyou tag the email. I know that I’ve received severalemails from people who have gotten lost in the trulyridiculous amount of mail that I get every day, andI’d like to apologize to all of you. From here on out,though, write me at [email protected] “Tech Tips” in the subject line, and I promiseI’ll work really hard to make you a priority!

Tech Tips

Daugherty

E-Readers and You(and your local public library, too!)


How Can Senior Women Improve Retirement Outlook? If you are a senior woman,

you need to be diligent in man-aging your financial resourcesto enjoy a comfortable lifestylein retirement. Fortunately, byplanning ahead and makingthe right moves, you can helpalleviate any inequalities thatmay exist between you and themen of the world.What are some of these dis-

parities? Here are a couple toconsider:Longer life expectancy - Both

women and men are livinglonger these days. But you'vestill got the edge: A womanreaching age 65 can expect tolive 19.8 years, while a 65-year-old man can anticipate 16.8years, according to the U.S. De-partment of Health and HumanServices. And more years of lifemean more expenses.Lower earnings - The “wage

gap” between men and women has narrowed - but ithasn't disappeared. Women who work full time stillearn, on average, only about 77 cents for every dol-lar earned by men, according to the U.S. Census Bu-reau. And women drop out of the work force for anaverage of 12 years to care for young children oraging parents, according to the Older Women'sLeague, a research and advocacy group. And thistime away from the workforce results in more than$500,000 in lost wages.Furthermore, there may be lifestyle issues that

put greater financial pressure on senior women. Forexample, when it comes to giving money to theiradult children, women may be more generous thanmen. Of course, that's hard to prove, but accordingto annual surveys conducted by the Higher Educa-tion Research Institute at the University of Califor-nia at Los Angeles, there has been one major,consistent disparity between the sexes over the pastfour decades: Approximately two-thirds of womensay "helping others who are in difficulty" is an es-sential or very important life objective, compared toonly half of the men. Thus, it seems plausible thatretired women may be more committed to providingassistance to their grown children - which, of course,could lead to additional financial strains.Taking all these factors together, it's clear that, as

retirement approaches, you need to take action.Here are a few suggestions:Take advantage of your retirement plan. Put in

as much as you can possibly afford to your IRA and

your 401(k) or other employer-sponsored plan.Every time you get a raise, try to increase theamount you contribute to your retirement plan.Know how much to expect from Social Security.

Contact Social Security (www.ssa.gov) to make sureyour earnings records are right and to find out thesize of your benefits checks.Be aware of wills, trusts and beneficiary designa-

tions. If you are married, make sure you know whatlegal arrangements have been made for you to re-ceive financial assets from your husband should yououtlive him - which, statistically speaking, is likely.Get professional help. To identify and quantify

your retirement planning goals, and to choose themix of investments that can help you make progresstoward those goals, you may well want to work witha financial professional.And here's one final tip: Stay informed. Whether

you're single or married, divorced or widowed, knowwhere you stand in regard to your savings, invest-ments and retirement plans. Your financial future isin your hands - so get a good grip on it.

Steve Ellison, Financial Advisor1745 Main St. Suite ADaphne, AL 36526251-626-7701www.edwardjones.com/taxtalk


Submitted by Precision Imaging

First there was film screen mammography.Then digital mammography became thebreast screening of choice. And, now there is3D Digital Mammography, or tomosynthesis,and it’s now available at Precision Imaging,right here on the Alabama Gulf Coast. Preci-sion Imaging, in its desire to offer the moststate-of-the-art procedures available, is thefirst facility in Alabama to acquire a 3D unit. With October being Breast Cancer Aware-

ness Month, it was most timely for Precisionto begin offering 3D screenings now. Patientsscheduled for mammograms at PrecisionImaging’s Womens’ Center in Gulf Shoreswill receive both 2D and 3D mammograms atno extra cost.Early diagnosis of breast cancer is the key

to improving clinical outcomes. One in eightwomen will be diagnosed with breast cancerin her lifetime. It is the second leading causeof cancer deaths in U.S. women. But, if foundin its earliest stages, survival rates of breastcancer are excellent.“Prior to the development of tomosynthe-

sis, digital mammography was our bestmeans of detecting breast cancer,” said Dr. Ja-sonWilliams, board certified radiologist andfounder of Precision Imaging. “It is still one ofthe most advanced technologies available,but it presents only a two-dimensional pic-ture of the breast. With the addition of 3-Dmammography, breast tissue can be exam-ined layer by layer. Details are more clearlyvisible; no longer hidden by tissue above andbelow.” “The 3-D mammograms can detect smaller

tumors than are found in 2-D Digital Mam-mograms,” said Dr. Williams. “Therefore it isparticularly effective in assisting with theevaluation of women with dense breasts, butit has also proven effective in detecting can-cers in women who do not have dense breasttissue. “Another significant advantage in utilizing

3-D mammography is the reduction in thecallback rate—that is the percentage of pa-tients who have to return for further screen-ing. Early findings show a decrease of almost50 percent in callback rates.” “Also, with conventional screening, when

there is a callback, typically, additional mam-mography is required and then followed by

Ultrasound. With tomosynthesis, the patientusually proceeds directly to ultrasound andbiopsy, if needed. This translates to quickerdiagnosis and thus less anxiety for the pa-tient.”“But,” Dr Williams added, “2-D is still an

important element of the screening process.There are certain cancers that are more eas-ily identified with the conventional 2-Dimage…and I can utilize it to compare pa-tients’ prior examinations.”The Women’s Center at Precision Imaging

offers a full spectrum of radiological screen-ings and procedures including bone density,ultrasound, breast MRI and breast biopsies.Precision Imaging holds the prestigious GoldSeal accreditation of the American College ofRadiology in Mammography, Ultrasound andMRI. They are also designated as a Pink Rib-bon Facility for their efforts in the fightagainst breast cancer and promotion of earlydetection.Just this past July, Precision Imaging

sponsored a tennis tournament in GulfShores in memory of a breast cancer victim.And, on Oct. 13, Precision sponsored a Zum-bathon at Orange Beach Recreation Centerto support Breast Cancer Awareness.With all the emphasis on state-of-the-art

technology, Precision Imaging has not lostsight of the “softer” side of life. Their newlyexpanded facility offers a spa-like atmos-phere with soothing seaglass colors, bubblylight fixtures and plush robes to wrap aroundtheir guests.Now is a really good time to visit the

Women’s Center at Precision Imaging. Dur-ing the month of October, you can attend aMammogram Party at Precision. From 4 to 7p.m. on Tuesdasy, Oct. 23rd and 30th therewill be Girl’s Night Out Parties with mam-mograms, massages, manicures and refresh-ments. Space is limited, so call ahead at251-948-3420. Mammography remains the primary

screening exam for breast cancer…andscheduling that exam is the responsibility ofeach individual woman. Precision Imagingurges you to “Grab some friends, get out ofthe house and get screened at their newWomen’s Center in downtown Gulf Shores.It’s a healthy way to celebrate October asBreast Cancer Awareness Month.”

3-D mammography nowat Precision Imaging


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