European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 1, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 a a a the stars and stripes thursday March 1,1990faces a no place country lawyer from w ire reports everybody s heard of the country doctor being paid with chickens but How about the lawyer who a paid with Goat meal while Many lawyers Are wary of accepting merchandise for their services some attorneys in Helena mont., say they sometimes find themselves stuck Between accepting items other than Cash or gelling nothing. Nick Jacques for example said he has received a few haircuts and once Quot a Guy gave me some goal Jacques said the meat turned out to be a tasty payment once barbecued on his Grill. A lawyer Mark Staples said. A i was paid with a motorcycle for a divorce i handled and Rode it around for nearly six months before i realized you needed a special permit. Now it sits in a storage attorney Mayo Ashley said he has accepted paintings Wall hangings and books among other items. Quot one person offered me a car to take is criminal Case Quot said Ashley who declined. A but i be gotten several Golf balls and Golf then there s Helena artist Bruce Donald hunger who was unable to pay a $500 Tine Lor growing marijuana. Hunger satisfied the Fine by donating a sculpture of a Buffalo head and Eagle called Quot the emergence Quot the sculpture will sit in front of the old jail which is being renovated into an arts slumber party a Tarrant county Texas judge who wants to hold a Jailhouse party is sure the Well heeled will pay $100 each for the Chance to slumber in the Slammer. Quot Lor one night we could be operating the largest hotel in the said judge Roy English who proposed a sleep Over party in the new 1,400-bed jail. The party would show off the jail and raise Money for a worthy cause a either a memorial to slain Tarrant county police officers or a Charity S.C. As one that helps the homeless. Sheriff Don Carpenter said he has seen Loo Many jail interiors to pay to get into one but he likes the idea. Quot everyone wants to know w hat a jail looks he sinks critics Debbie Reynolds is criticizing the Boston critics who wrote unflattering reviews of Quot the unsinkable Molly Reynolds. 57, Star of the show at the colonial theater in Boston came out at the end of a performance and said Quot done to pay any attention to the reviews i think they Are full of expletive Quot she also joked with two children in a record bulls Eye Chuck Boylan takas aim on a world record with one of the More than 7,000 arrows he shot in 24 hours this past weekend. The Fairfield Center a to a Archer scored 35,272 Points on saturday and sunday surpassing the 31,355 Mark listed by the guinness Book of world records. The front Row and said a you Young men Don t know me. In a Princess Leian a she was referring to her daughter Carrie Fisher who played the Princess in the a Star wars Quot s right Wing roast heavyweight conservatives Are squaring off for the Oliver North roast on March 21 in Washington. The Bash is being thrown by the Media research Center which praised North As a a modern Day father of american traditional the dinner committee consists of S.C. Stalwart conservatives As Sens. Strom Thurmond r-s.c., Jesse Helms r-n.c., Orrin Hatch a Utah and activist Richard perestroika some american students from Petal miss., Hope make the right moves during a trip to the soviet Union next month. Ten students from Petal Middle school Ages 11 to 13, will participate in a special checkers tournament during the International peace conference. The trip is the idea of Charles Walker founder and director of the International checkers Hall of Fame in Petal a Small town near Hattiesburg. Teacher Debra Herrin has been preparing her students. In addition to Hon ing their checkers playing skills Herrin said the students Are learning russian phrases S.C. As a hello goodbye whereas the bathroom a the things you really need to Garry s show now a a it a Garry Shandling a show Quot the self deprecating situation comedy seen on Showtime and the Fox network will Stop production this Spring the series Star announced tuesday. The show which premiered in 1986, has won a variety of awards including a 1989 Ace award for cables Best comedy series. It finished in last place in the Nielsen prime time ratings for last week. Dear Abby i have a 2-year-old granddaughter. I have been watching her now and then while her parents have a night out. I have been Sta watching her since she was born and i love her very much. The last time 1 was watching her a i had her at my place a she accidentally burned her Little hands on my kerosene Heater they were minor Burns but All the same Burns. This is the first Lime anything like this Ever happened while she was in my care. Of course 1 immediately applied ice cubes to her hands and thanked god it was t More serious. Only a grandmother would know How terrible i Felt. My problem is this. I called my daughter the following Day to find out How the baby was and she told me she was up All night. Abby. She made me feel so bad a she gave me no Comfort at All. I love my Gran baby so much and she loves me and my daughter knows Abby i am afraid that i am not going to be asked to watch the baby any More because of this. I usually visit them a couple of times a week but now i feel horrible a too horrible even to go Over to visit. Am i wrong to let it bother me like this what a the Best Way for me to handle this dear feeling horrible Reeung horrible your daughter s anger and disappointment will fade with time As they should and so will your feelings of guilt a so done to dwell on this. Learn from it. You say that you applied ice to the baby s Burns. Perhaps you should be aware that there is a better Way to treat minor Burns. According to the american medical association s handbook of first Aid and emergency care random House a a minor Burns S.C. As a sunburn or by a Brief Contact with hot objects hot water or steam should be treated by placing the burned area immediately under cold running water or by applying cold water compresses using a clean cloth until the pain subsides. Applying ice butter grease sprays ointments or Home remedies is not those who baby sit children should take the time to investigate first Aid and car classes. People who anticipate a visit from a child who is old enough to crawl or walk should also a baby proof their Homes. This Means having All Sharp items out of reach As Well As cleaning powders bleach Roach and ant powders rat Poison Etc. A anything that a child might come upon and a Sample Quot by tasting. This includes the medicines that grandma sometimes carries in her purse. Dear Abby recently you printed a letter from a Albany grandmother a who said that she had waited two months for an acknowledgement from her granddaughter to whom she had sent a Check for Christmas. When she called to inquire about it the girl said Lor goodness Sakes Gram All you have to do is look through your cancelled checks from the Bank Quot Abby please Tell that grandmother to find that can celeb Check Frame it and mail it to the ingrate of a granddaughter with a note saying a hang this on your Wall it s the last Check you la see from Cindi from new Orleans
