To the Editor: Let me first express my gratitude for all this community does for young families. There are many free and fun events throughout the year that we enjoy! Now as a Christian parent, I’d be remiss if I didn’t voice my concern over the movies being shown on the square.

To the Editor: I was recently reminded June has been declared “Pride Month.” An article I recently read by a Princeton Professor suggests a better idea. The Princeton Professor “under no authority but his own” would declare June “Fidelity Month” because he believes instead of dedicating the month of June to a specific interest group, why not dedicate it to a moral virtue such as fidelity.

C APITAL Highlights Gov. Greg Abbott late last week warned lawmakers to be prepared for several special sessions to pass a tax reform bill that he will accept, as well as a school voucher plan that failed to pass during the regular session.

T EXAS History The Number 1 single on the pop-music chart for the week ending Jun. 11, 1961 was “Running Scared” by the West Texas balladeer Elvis Presley once called “the greatest singer in the world.” The year was 1936 and the place was Vernon just this side of the Red River.

There are times in our lives that are forever etched in our brain. For example, I remember when our son, Justin, played football in the Houston Astrodome.

While growing up on our farm, we six kids had many chores to do each day. One job was to haul the square bales of hay from the field into the barn. Our barn was built in the 1920s. It was 100 feet long and 70 feet wide. It was made to store loose hay so it had a hay loft with a wooden floor. It also had a small track running the whole length of the barn. Along this track was a trolley with two spears attached to it. One would force the spears into the load of hay. A pair of mules or a tractor would pull the long rope along with the spear and bunches of hay. Then a quick pull of another rope would deposit the hay in any part of the barn. In the early 1950s our neighbor acquired a square baler and we discontinued using the hay loft for loose hay. We stored all of our square bales in that hay loft. We were all too young to carry the bales so we used hay hooks and dragged the bales on the slick floor to the four corners of the barn. Then Dad would take over and stack the bales five to six high.

The reality of gasoline shortages was beginning to bear on the minds of local and area motorists who were accustomed to driving as though there would always be enough fuel. A survey conducted by The Record revealed that several local wholesalers were starting to face supply apportionments based on past sales. Don Williams at the Texaco station said he would curtail sales at the retail station rather than impact farm usage. Harry Vogt at the Conoco station said they were not adding any new wholesale customers, although he had no curtailments yet. W.A. Yates told the paper that his Gulf station had been placed on a 15-day allotment based on the prior year’s sales for the same period.

To the Editor: According to the author of Texas on the Wrong Side of History, anyone who disagrees with him is “repulsive” and guilty of “bigotry.” Such accusations are intended to end all debate, but I will try anyway. Let’s take just one of his complaints.

To the Editor: Like last week’s columnist, I am not a doctor. I also am not one who says I wish everyone would take the shot and boosters.

To the Editor: This Friday I was notified that Air Evac was no longer going to be stationed in Fayette County. If we look at that as an indicator of what life might look like for the people of Fayette County one would be looking for another place to live.