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Houston, July 15. 1982 Achievement Day Held For County 4-H Clubs -1 4 Ann Landers She Answers Your Problems r- 1 Dee In Louisville Dear A.M.D.: Many psychiatrists wrote to complain about my advice to dump the doc. They asked (some in a high state of dudgeon). "Haven't you ever heard of transference?" I told them, "Yes, of course, but please go back and read the letter. When the patient blurted out her feelings, the psychiatrist reacted with amazement and A psychiatrist who would be astonished and embarrassed by such a confession apparently has not beard of transference.

1 believe I was right when 1 advised her not to waste any more time or money on his couch. Confidential to Watching and Waiting for the Green Light from Ann: Sorry, I can't give it. You need this man in your life like Idaho needs more jackrabbits. Give him the deeb six before he eats his way through your entire bank account. Are your parents too strict? Hard to reach? Ann Landers' booklet, "Bugged By Parents? How to Get More freedom," could help you bridge the generation gap.

Send 50 cents with your request and a long, stamped, self -addressed envelope to Ann Landers. PO. Box 11995. Chicago. 111.

60611. Texas County's annual 4-H Achievement Day was held July 6 at the American Legion Hall in Houston. 4-H members from the Cabool "She's A Dandy'' 4-H Club, Summersville Saints 4-H Club, Success Happy Hillbillies 4-H Club, and Houston Happy Hooters 4-H Club, entered exhibits they have made in their 4-H projects. A demonstration contest and fashion revue contest were also held. There were 12 exhibits in clothing.

33 in crafts, 17 in foods, two in photography, five in outdoorsman, seven in woodwork, two each in crochet and rabbits, six in dairy goat, and 24 in poultry. Six girls entered fashion revue. IS demonstrations were given. Rhonda Casper, of the Cabool "She's A 4-H Club, was chosen to represent the county in the Senior Division, at the Slate Fashion Revue Contest to be held at the University of Missouri in Columbia, on August 12. Carla Graydon of Cabool was chosen to represent the county in the junior division, and Jeanine Ellsworth was selected as alter- nate.

4-H members participating from the Cabool "She's A Dandy'' 4-H Club mcluded Chris Casper, Rhonda Casper. Jeanine Ellsworth, Mi-lissa McKee, Glen 0' Conner. Wesley Scott. Carla Graydon, Melodie Gerkey, Belinda Giles, Juliet Ellsworth, Eric Baggott. Justin Baggott.

Paige Bredell, Bill-ie Jean Gilmore and Billy Gilmore. 4-H members from the Houston Happy Hooters Club were Russell Adkison, David Adkison. Tamara Adkison. Barry Burch, Zachary Krizan, Teresa Peachee, Lori Krizan, Nancy Ryan, Shawn Adkison, Scott Kidwell. Rhonda Panetla, Rachel Crawford.

Tanya Calvin. De-anna Wheeler, Carman Graves, Terry Burch and Lisa Tyra. Members from the Summersville Saints Club include David Benedict, Patricia Jones, Tammy Jones, and Connie Burrows. Members from the Success Happy Hillbillies 4-H club include Matthew Woods, Billie York and Jeanne York. University Extension programs are open to all.

be a gem. Dear Ann Landers: I am prompted to write to you about a letter from one of your readers telling of her falling in love with her psychiatrist. I have been a practicing psychiatrist for half a century, and I do know this sort of thing occurs fairly often. When it has happened in my own practice I never allow the patient to feel rejected Rather. 1 ask for help for myself, explaining that 1 must have said or done something that led her to believe my interest was more than that of a physician for his patient, and would she Connie Sue Blair and Michael Lynn Bates were united in marriage Saturday, June 26 at the home of the likes to be down when he travels so he can sleep.

Since he Uvea 150 miles from Corpus, he said, it seemed like a sensible way to make the trip. There was a large cot in the back and we sal on it. We had a lovely evening. Her-hert is a good talker and a fine dancer. When he took me home in the hearse.

1 kept praying the neighbors wouldn't see us pull up. He wants to see me again, but 1 don't know what to make of him. Do you think he is crazy? 1 like him a lot and need your opinion. Baffled. Perplexed And Mystified Dear B.P.

and Crazy? Not necessarily. Offbeat --plenty. Also, he may be a practical joker testing your sense of humor. Although he sounds as if he might be a little loose in his loafers, don't write him off. He could Dear Ann Landers: This is a true story, so help me.

Please tell me what you make of this incredible zany situation. When 1 was divorced a few months ago, a friend of a friend said she had the perfect man for me. He lives near Corpus Christi, She told me on the that he used to be a drinker, but he went on the wagon a few years ago and has made a ton of money. Our date was for 7 p.m. Sunday.

"Herbert" appeared at my door with a box of candy and a red rose. His first words were, "You are beautiful. I hope you don't mind going to dinner in a hearse." I thought he was joking, but he wasn't. When we got outside there was. sure enough, a hearse wailing.

I asked, "Why this?" He told me he hates planes and please try long stem blue and white carnation, Phillip Bates, brother of the groom, served as best The bride's mother wore a blue and floral print outfit made of polyester knit. The groom's mother wore an off white street length dress. Both wore corsages of blue and white carnations. The ceremony was performed by Ms. Sadie Miles.

This ceremony was her first third generation marriage performed and was in the groom's family. Ms. Susan Sconce, organist, played the traditional wedding march and sang, 'Through the Eyes of following the ceremony a reception was held in the home of the groom par- lake that I mistake again. We doctors do not always communicate well, and this skill needs to be constantly polished. Thank you for printing my letter.

A.M. groom 'a parents, Mr. and Mrs. Don Bates of Licking. The bride is the daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Thomas Blair of Houston. The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a white gown made of polyester iace, sheer illusion and re-embroidered nylon lace with taffeta lining. The Queen Ann neckline was trimmed with scalloped lace and mock seed pearls. An all lace ruffled skirt with a sweeping chapel train was traimmed with scalloped lace.

The finger-tip veil was made of nylon and trimmed with lace with mock seed pearls. She carried a bouquet of white daisies and blue carnations. Kim Bates, sister of the groom, was maid of honor. She wore an off-the-shoulder white gown made of polyester crepe chiffon trimmed with lace. Tiny blue roses were embroidered on the bodice.

She carried a single You're were Judy Kidney Foundation Fund Raiser Thoroughman, Crystal Blair and Mary Adams. After a short honeymoon, the couple will make their home in Houston where they are both employed. Births Saturday, July 17 Sponsored By The Paddlewheel Health Club -Near Success Watch for sins) Pot Luck Supper 5:00 p.m. Bring a covered dish table service Soft Drinks FREE! mLeland Martin Band Preforms at 8:00 Square dancing toe tappin' to good ol' country-western music. All proceeds Donated To The Kidney Foundation CHRISTOPHER JACOB BRYANT Born July 5, 1982 to Terry and Brenda Bryant of Summersville.

Mo. Wt. 7 lbs. 11 vi oz. STEVEN JUSTIN O'NEAIL Born July 6, 19S2 to Bonny Sue O'Neail of Licking, Mo.

Wt. 6 lbs. 3 oz. SABR1NA DAWN STRONG Bom July 8. 1982 to Brenda L.

Strong of Cabool, Mo. Wt. 7 lbs. KKISTiNA LYNNE MANN Born July 9, 19H2 to Richard and Tracy Mann of Houston, Mo. Wt.

8 lbs. 2 oz. (The above births were reported by the Texas Countv Memorial Hospital). MICHAEL DAVID HANEY Born July 8. 1982 at Phelps County Memorial Hospital to Mr.

and Mrs. Darvin Haney, Houston. Wt. 7 15'( ozs. Paternal grandparents are Mr.

and Mrs. Leon Haney. Houston. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.

Otto Sewald. Houston. LANDON EARL DONAWAY Born July 1, 1982 to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Buzz Donaway of Marrero.

La. Wt. 7 Iba. Paternal grandparents are Earl and Helen Donaway of Route 2, Cabool. JAMES ADAM HALL Born July 9.

1982 at Phelps County Memorial Hospital, Rolla. to Jim and Dawn HaU of Houston. Wt. 7 lbs. 1 1 oz.

Hear Arnold Behrer Kidney transplant recipient who will tell his story! Bike tour pays kidney recipient's 'debt' Be assured with insurance! Miss Altieri his itinerary a 26-state tour through national parks and nearly every city he wanted to see from Amarillo, Tex. to Bangor, Maine, and finally home to Pittsburgh in late October. On April 17. Behrer pedalled out of Seattle with maps, a lent, a sleeping bag, a supply of immuno-suppressive medicine for kidney patients, a backpacker's stove, shorts, T-shirts, water jugs, a camera and "Christopher Robin," as he calls his 8-year-old, 15-speed bike. One recent afternoon, after biking his daily average of 70 miles, he pulled into the outskirts of downtown Taos, N.M.

"The desert heat really builds up." the cyclist said during a interview from a pay phone in an air-conditioned hotel lobby. "After awhile, it the mental challenge of riding that becomes even harder than the physical." he continued. "You're on your bike six or eight hours a day. There's only so much beautiful country you can see and so many people you can meet." But Behrer rides with a mission. As the back of his T-shirt reads, "This bike is powered by a trans-Atlantic kidney." All along his route.

Behrer has met with kidney foundation chapters. He's talked with kidney patients and their families. Any money pledged in his behalf will further kidney research. On July 24. when Behrer marks the approximate midway point of his journey in St.

Louis, the one time student at Kirkwood'a old Henry House Elementary School and Nipher Junior High will be feted with balloons and a giant cake from 10 a.m. to noon under the Gateway Arch; the public ia invited. Mayor Vincent C. Schoemehl Jr. has proclaimed the day "Arnold Behrer Day." "We're all so proud," aaya Arnold's brother, John.

"There's no doubt in my mind. If I had needed the kidney, Arnold would have done the same for me." St. Louis Globe-Democrat By Staff Writer Susan Sherman Fadem To prove themselves, some chmb mountains. Others run marathons. Arnold Behrer rides a bike.

"I like to see the country." the 26-year-old says simply. "Walking takes too much time." Yet even in a restless world where challenges can be battled daily, Behrer's current 6''i-month, 9,500 mile bike odyssey remains special. "Sure," the Pittsburgh, cychst said in a telephone interview, "I want to build self-confidence and feel the thrill of making it on my own." But Behrer says he also rides to repay a debt. The cyclist, who lived in St. Louis until he was 14, was born with a defective urinary tract.

Early on. his father, pediatrician M. Remsen Behrer. suspected kidney damage. By age 22, when his kidneys were filtering blood and eliminating excess fluids at only 40 percent of normal capacity, Behrer joined the more than 4.000 Americans per year who undergo kidney transplants.

The kidney that doctors report is functioning successfully today in Behrer's body belonged to his older brother, John, 29, a maintenance coordinator at Shaw's Arboretum in Gray Summit, Mo. Although most people are born with two kidneys, specialists say ordinarily one kidney can adequately perform all functions. Yet even though Behrer insists his 5-foot-lO. 170 pound body is in better shape than ever, he's never forgotten his transplant. "1 always looked at the other patients," he recalled.

"They didn't all have donors bke my brother. In the absence of a willing family member, most transplant candidates must await blood- and tissue-matched kidneys from cadavers.) 1 kept thinking, "I'm the lucky one. I've had such an easy Six weeks after transplant surgery in 1978, Behrer wn back at work as assistant superintendent with a Pittsburgh construction company. Three months out of the hospital, he was jogging up to two miles daily. Fifteen months later, he completed a three-week, 900-mile, solo bike ride.

Remembering the other patients "kept my mental attitude up," he said. "1 wanted to pay them back. Last summer, Behrer's plans jelled. During a four-month, 4. 500 bike ride from Montana through Alaska, he spotted several joggers running to raise money for a heart association.

Behrer had already decided to spend the summer of '82 on a nation-wide bike tour. "But seeing the joggers, I decided to do something for the National Kidney Foundation," he says. The New York-based foundation needed convincing. "We've had people who've offered to swim through channels to raise money. But we've always turned them down.

We've never given much thought to that kind of thing," said Gigi Allien, public relations specialist with the foundation. Behrer persisted, in their separate letters, he proposed combining a coast-to-coast bike ride with a public awareness campaign on kidney disease. When the foundation didn't respond, Behrer followed up with five phone calls. "We realized that with or without our consent, Arnold would lake the bike ride," said Miss Allien with a laugh. "And we realized that as a transplant recipient, he could show that kidney patients can lead normal lives, even though a 9.600-mde bike ride is something quite out of the ordinary." In time.

Miss Altieri furnished Behrer a list of foundation chapters. Using part of the $2,500 he'd saved for his trip by working at construction sites and a delicatessen, he contacted every affiliate, encouraging chapters to schedule him to appear before local groups. With assistance from the Northwest Kidney foundation in Seattle, where Behrer temporarily lived after his Alaska bike trip ended there, he sent Be protected from all driving risks! Including the high cost of auto repair! Make sure you have proper liability insurance on all your vehicles and on all the driving members of your family. Find out today about our comprehensive policies. And, check out our marine insurance coverage, too! Mitchell Insurance Agency 215 S.Grand.