European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 29, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Odds amp ends televised fishing does no to seem reel Erma Bombeck Universal press Syndicate in a used to the men in the family watching football basketball Golf Tennis car racing and Bowling tournaments on television. But i never figured fishing for a Spectator sport. Enter the world of televised fishing. Early every saturday morning my husband dressed in jeans and a Cotton shirt open at the Throat positions himself in front of the to set with a thermos of hot Coffee and vicariously goes fishing. He lives his fantasy through a couple of Guys from Arkansas or Oklahoma with names such As Bubba or Roy. They look like Good old country boys and they sound like Good old country boys but their rods and reels Cost More than our first House. Vicarious fishing is a lot different from being there. To begin with the fishermen talk All the say things like a i have a feeling you re Gonna need More than that 80-Pound test line Roy or a a in la Tell you the truth Bubba i never kissed a fish with bad if my daddy had had them along with All that chatter head have thrown them overboard after 10 minutes. They also stand up in the boat All the time and they never Wear vests. But probably the most amazing thing they do is that every time they cast out a line a fish hits it and runs. I done to know How they do that. Most men sit for Days without a hit. Fishermen on television never catch anything Small and humiliating. Its almost As if they have an understanding with the fish. A a done to even think of swallowing that Hook or you la never work this network and they re Cool. They be caught dead whipping out the instamatic for a picture of them and their catch to put on the Christmas card. As with most sports there is always the replay. After we have just watched them land the fish we Are treated to 10 or 15 minutes of conversation telling us their strategy and How they Felt when the fish hit. I wondered How my dad who fished his brains out every weekend of his would have Felt watching these shows. He had a big table set up in the bathroom where he made his own poles and lures. He crawled around the lawns and sloshed in streams gathering his own bait. He had a peeling Rowboat and never took along food or insect repellent. He just fished. Maybe that a Why he never had his own series. Myra Vanderpool Gormleyy i my ancestor William Felton was bom in the lowlands of Germany about 1770 and arrived in America in 1776 with his parents and two older Brothers John and Robert. The parents supposedly died shortly thereafter probably in Pennsylvania. What puzzles me is that Felton is not a German name and i have been unable to find this family on a ship passenger lists from Germany. My ancestor was bound to a Man who raised him in the presbyterian Faith. Is it possible he took another name a l.f., Leeds Summit to. Genealogy i anything is possible in genealogy. Felton is an English location name from old English meaning Feld pasture or open country plus Tun enclosure. It also is spelled Felten and to add to the confusion there is a German surname spelled Felten or Feldten. However with sons named John Robert and William i suspect your family is of English origin even though your ancestor supposedly was bom in Germany. F you need to make a thorough Check in the probate and orphans court records in the county where your immigrant ancestors died. Therein May be additional information on this lines origins. Ship passenger records arc not Complete for this time period. Examine the 1790 census for Felton and Feltin families. There were 53 Heads of households with this surname a most of them in new England but four were in Pennsylvania at that time. The older Brothers probably were Heads of household when the 1790 census was taken and it May be necessary to research them in order to learn More about your i my Maiden name was Musick which my father says May have been of czech origin. I have seen it spelled Muzik also. Great grandpa was bom in Missouri about 1856 in St. Joseph or Jefferson City. Do you have any clues to this names origins a mrs. J.c.w., Gardena i Musick or music is polish for peasant or Vassal. However Muzik is czech a an affectionate nickname for a Man of Short stature. These names would have sounded alike to american record keepers so your family tradition of being czech is most Likely Correct. Since your family settled in Missouri in the mid-1880s, they probably came during the time of mass immigration of czechs a who came due to the drought and crop failures in the 1840s and a revolution in 1848. Possibly your family from the ports of Hamburg or Bremen in Germany and sailed either to new York or Galveston Texas. Many czechs settled in Small towns and villages in Missouri. Examine the 1850 and 1860 census records of Missouri for More clues. Also Check for naturalization papers. Look for All Spellings of your name. Myra Vanderpool Gormley a ormer stars and stripes employee. Writes for the los Angeles times Syndicate. 4katewarp1n6 mig4a&2t a amp go top amp a ona<sat�l3carp 71.7tmph on a coor5g at it. Amp Alp car in a probe up amp Latiok Eyrly Aarik. On outre 17, p378 Horoscope for the week of april 29 Aries March 21-april 19 those who thought they could confine you learn harsh lesson. Rams will not be harnessed. You re refreshed this week and ready for a new Start. Taurus april 20-May 20 focus on Security both at Home and financially. Collect and Analyse data for impending Success. Involve partner in your plans. Gemini May 21-june 20 you re the Toast of the party a even if its at work. Associates Are like Moths to a flame in response to your Charm. Don t bully though. Be Humble. Cancer june 21-july 22 what a one broken egg when you have 11 others in the Carton pick up the pieces and Start again. Persistence pays great dividends. Leo july 23-aug. 22 others see your regal fire As arrogance. Convince them otherwise show them the soft Side of a proud lion. You can be sensitive too. Friends won t bite. Virgo sept. 23-oct. 22 attention to detail pays off in Spades. Zip your lips about plans until they become reality then celebrate with friends Libra sept. 23-oct. 22 weigh both sides of career issues carefully. Get Legal counsel if necessary. Life is too Short to make Hasty decisions. Watch movies for relaxation. Scorpio oct. 23-nov. 21 strike while the Iron is hot in business affairs. Done to lose momentum through Petty distractions. Act independently and tackle Large scale plans. Sagittarius nov. 22-dec 20. Those who thought you were behind Are surprised to find you were actually leading the pack. You knew it All along. Express views in humorous manner. Capricorn dec. 21 Jan. 19 Why be a melancholy baby so what if the Goat stumbles once in a while it loves nothing More than climbing mountains. Traditional values highlighted. Aquarius Jan. 20-feb. 18 you will be saying a a i feel like a new person a that s because you reinvent yourself daily. Use wit to warm relationship freeze. Success follows. Pisces feb. 19-March 20 others learn much from your sensitivity. Let them listen while you espouse views. Stand your ground. Respect is the by product. Let it Loose this week. Copley news service april 29. 1990 sunday Page 11
