European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 24, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                It is Erm Bombeck Universal press Syndicate Orect the stereotype of teen age boys tuning up car motors in their garages customizing a Chassis Rind building a Lamborghini out of spare parts. Our sons Are not Good with cars. They barely know where to insert the  they buy a secondhand car they always get the one formerly driven in a car Chase by Starsky and Hutch Rockford Clint Eastwood or James Bond. The uniqueness of these clunkers is twofold. One there were Only two of them manufactured so parts Are not available and two anyone with an ounce of sense would not buy them in the first place. A within weeks alter they have purchased the be hide reality sets in they will never be Able to support this car and a wife at the same Lime. They can never plan children Lake a vacation afford a graduate degree buy retail get sick or eat out. The Upkeep of this car will take All of their Money and their energies to keep it running. The Dieci Sion is made to unload it. First they sit around the Kitchen table  an a Eye catching and. This becomes the catalyst for one of the strangest tribal rituals in America today. The used car dance. Now comes the weird part. The first Day the and appears there will be 200 phone Calls from people who want to know everything about it. They will take Down the address arid Tell you they will be right out to look at it. Some Wil even say Quot done to sell it until in be seen  no one will show up. I done to know Why this is so but there is an entire generation of Young pc pie who do nothing but read car ads and pass the time by calling about them. They do not want to buy a car. They done to need a car. Its just part of the dance. A. Cars arc usually bought at a traffic Light when one Guy will eyeball yours and yell a you Wanna sell it Quot at the next red Light the other Driver will answer  if its destined to be there will be a third stoplight and a Deal is made if not hey there a always the ads. If a buyer Sells his car he is depressed because. He made a bad decision to sell. If he does no to sell he is still depressed because he knows something else will fall off or die before the week is Over a couple of Days ago our soft picked up the paper and read Quot classic foreign sports car mint condition must sacrifice.�?�. Quot in a going to Call on f Liis one Quot he said. Quot its the and you put in for your own car Quot i said. Quot i Wasny to going to buy it a he said. "1 just wanted to see if 1 was willing to come Down on the  a a a a a \ genealogy Myra Vanderpool Gormley a Hile Many settlers moved to Amer Ica for religious arid personal Freedom it was probably economic survival and Opportunity that lured most of them. A genealogists soon discover that it is in the land. Records of America that they arc most Apt to find evidence about their ancestors. Among the most valuable compiled land records arc those called Quot the Federal land . These arc in five parts and list the Public land Grants made by the Federal government and state of Virginia to settlers in the . Territories Between 1788 and 1835. These books compiled by genealogist Clifford Neal Smith provide important toils for tracing the Westward move nent of families in the largely undocumented migration into the old Northwest territory. ,. The first volume contains land assignments recorded by the Federal land offices in . Territorial districts from about 1788 to 1810, exclusive of War bounties and land company sales. It includes some 8,000 names plus a subject and tract Index. The  these patents pertain to land in the Ohio territory but the Book also contains entries  land offices in Kas Kaskia iii.,. Jeffersonville and Vincennes ind. Detroit new Orleans the Mississippi territory Nashville a Tenn. And the general land office in Washington. \ .�.,� a / a. A quo volume 2 171w-1835 furnishes evidence of Horoscope a. For the week of feb. 24 a Pisces feb. 19-Maroh 20 draw the line Between compassion and being a psychic sponge mystery intrigue. Sex Appeal in Vogue. Travel plans Are out. Get Busy at work. Aries March 21 april 19 get ready to sign vital documents and launch exciting adventures. Trust intuition. Don t be so hard on yourself. Laugh away the  a a a a. Taurus april 20-May 20 gift received represents Token of esteem. Watch emotional Torna. Does at Home and talk candidly with loved ones visit galleries and museums a. A mini May 21-june 20 delay in receiving Money is Over. Drop rigid viewpoints see through others eyes romantic circumstances May be beyond your control a a a a a a a cancer june 21 july 22 balance love and Friendship. If love winds Down communication must open up. Meet deadlines. Seek out Strang ers they offer pertinent advice Leod july 23-aug. 22 excitement builds. New projects flourish. Don t take anything for granted you ii receive i . A revolutionary War military services inasmuch As it indexes All names appearing in the summary registers of the general land office pertaining to \ Grants of land in the /military District of Ohio. It also includes lists of some of the Bounty land warrants exchanged for script. About 10,000 names appear in its Index. V /. Volume 3 1810-1814  a heft the first volume left off and proceeds to 1814. The cat. Endured lists give the names of the settlers mostly to Ohio arid their assigned tracts. In addition to land offices found in volume 1, researchers can find abstracts recorded in District offices in Huntsville ala., Shawneetown iii., West Orleans  and the Mississippi territory. Knowing the tracts location makes it possible for the researcher to inspect county records for More Complete information. Volume 4 is in two parts and concerns the non Federal land Grants made by Virginia to its revolutionary War veterans within the Virginia military District of Ohio the land lying w within the Triangle formed by the Ohio Scioto and Miami. Rivers. It includes the Survey each entry list the acreage obtained the county and township location warrant number and name of the warrantee. Arid the names of any others who settled on any. Part of the land. More than 22,000 persons Are a it identified in these two volumes. A these volumes contain tract  enable you to determine whore you ancestor s land was located. I a j. A a a a a a the Federal land a cries is available from Clearfield co., 200 e. Eager st., Baltimore my. 21202. Write to the company for prices. Myra Vanderpool Gormley a former stars and stripes employee a writes for the los Angeles times Syndicate. A. A a ,. A matters. Gut red tape be direct in love. Go on nature Retreat with friends. A a Libra sept. 23-oct. 22 expect the unexpected in Romance but done to Rock the boat. Allies ready to help in business. Don worry so much. Scorpio oct. 23-nov. 21 personal magnetism soars. Travel the razor s Edge. Focus on travel communication. Play mental games to Sharpen  a. A Sagittarius nov. 22-Pec. 20 Settle family dispute focus  at hand. Once stubborn colleges become trusted allies put a hold on Romance. A a a a Capricorn dec. 21 Jan. 19 your Opportunity for greater self expression looms. Mass Media highlighted. Legal dispute settled in your favor. Take the Money and  Jan. 20-feb. 18 be an inner Warrior accept apologies when Heartfelt. Don t let relative s Money woes become yours. Save for a Rainy Day. A. Virgo aug 23-Sopt 22 get at the heart  Ceper a news Servi Page 10 a a sunday. February 24. 1991