Published: October 09, 2008 06:39 pm            

LETTERS: Oct. 10, 2008

Thanks to FMH for free screening



I took advantage of the free prostrate screening program offered by Floyd Memorial Hosptial on Sunday, Sept. 28. I would like to thank and compliment Floyd Memorial for providing this free service to the men of this community and also for the numberless volunteers who aided all of us processing through the program. It was one of the most efficient operations I have ever experienced.

I left my home at 6:15 a.m. and was guiding through the various stations (in a wheelchair pushed by a volunteer) ending with a free cup of coffee and sweet roll and still arrived back at my home before 7 a.m. That seems impossible considering everything that was done.

I don’t know how many men were served, but someone mentioned that about 1,000 were expected. I do not doubt this figure, because there were lines everywhere with so many volunteers, doctors and nurses to tend to them. Everything moved smoothly and amazingly — there was virtually no waiting.

I would like to thank all those responsible for this great exercise to benefit the health of the men in our community.

— William O’Bryan, New Albany



Honoring fallen teammates



The reason I am writing is because I am late of reading the notice of my friend, Ernie Andres. I never had the chance of seeing him after graduation from Jeffersonville High School as he had moved to Florida — I just received a note or two from him and a phone call.

Back at Jeff High, I used to practice basketball with the team, but I didn’t last long when the Coach “Hunk” Francis, came back from a business trip and watched me practice. He politely told me my chance of playing with tall boys wasn’t very good — “Go find a smaller team, you will be good for them.” I was only 5 feet 7 inches, raring to go, but couldn’t go for raring. Ha! Naturally, I was disappointed.

After about 50 years, I met Tubby Thompson, a tall 6-feet 6-inches on the team and who played on our Jeff High (smaller) basketball team. I took him home a couple of times. He played on the same Jeff team that Junie Andres did. He just recently died, which means everyone is dead from a great team — 11 players — who won 31 games and lost one to Anderson.

— J.E. “Deb” Snelling, 90, of New Albany

        

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