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Special Points of Interest
March 14, 2013
No Respect
By President Vernon W. Perry
For all of you who forgot to set your clocks ahead, better early
than never.
Two Sons of Liberty left Boston, on the night of April 18th, 1775,
on horseback to warn the people that British troops were marching toward Lexington and Concord.
Dr Joseph Warren had learned through the Boston revolutionary
underground that the troops were preparing to cross the Charles
River and march to Lexington to arrest Hancock and Adams.
Warren, fearing interception by the British border guards, sent
two riders by different routes. One by land and one by sea.
Boston in 1775 was connected to the mainland by a narrow strip
of land guarded by British sentries. Warren knew that the rider
who took the longer land route that passed through the British
checkpoint had the more dangerous mission but the perfect man
for it was Dawes. Unlike Revere, Dawes was not a known rabblerouser and since he frequently left Boston through the checkpoint
was a familiar face to the guards. There are various stories about
how he did it, but however he did it was in the nick of time since
shortly after he got through, all travel out of Boston was stopped.
Inside This Issue
George Washington
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Please Don’t Quote Me
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Immigration Article
4
Nevada
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Members Page
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Variations on a Theme
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Meeting Information
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Today in History
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About NSC
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Dawes arrived at Lexington’s Hancock-Clark House about half an
hour after Revere, who had travel a shorter distance on a faster
horse. Thirty minutes later the duo mounted their tired horses
and, with Dr. Samuel Prescott, rode off to warn the residents on
Concord.
Before the trio could reach Concord they met a British patrol at
1:30 a.m. Revere was captured. Prescott escaped to Concord.
Dawes knew his horse was too tired to outrun the two British officers so he staged a ruse by pulling up to a vacant farmhouse and
shouting “Halloo, boys I got two of them. The two Redcoats fearing an ambush galloped away. Dawes was thrown from his horse
and limped away into obscurity.
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Not much was made of either man before they died, but Revere got a boost of a lifetime when
“Paul Revere’s Ride” was written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in 1861. The verses were
historically inaccurate and left Dawes out entirely.
How come Dawes wasn't even mentioned in the poem? Well, Paul Revere was more prominent
in the political underground of Boston and was a well known business man (silversmith).
Dawes was a tanner. Also Revere had written a detailed first-person account of his mission.
Very few records exist concerning the Dawes’ ride. The squeaky wheel gets the oil.
Contemporaries didn’t even remember his name. The guard at the Hancock-Clarke House reported that Revere was accompanied by a “Mr. Lincoln”. Harper’s Magazine called Dawes
“Ebenezer Dorr” in a centennial commemoration issue. Not even 15 minutes of fame.
It was discovered in 2007 that Dawes is most likely not buried in Boston’s King’s Chapel Burying Ground, where his grave has been marked, but probably five miles away in his wife’s family
plot in Forest Hills Cemetery. Even in death, Dawes still can’t get any respect.
March 31, 2013
Begins evening of March 25
– Ends evening of April 2
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“Please Don’t Quote Me”
FIRST LADIES
I am still determined to be cheerful and to be happy in whatever
situation I may be, for I have also learnt from experience that the
greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances. – Martha Washington
Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of husbands. Remember all men would be tyrants if they could. If particular care
and attention is not paid to the Ladies, we are determined to foment a Rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws
in which we have no voice, or representation. – Abigail Adams
The 1st First Lady.
1st First Lady to live in the White House (President’s House). Also first to
be the wife of a President and mother of a President (John Quincy Adams).
Thomas Jefferson’s wife died 18 years before he became President. He did not remarry
“And now, dear sister, I must leave this house or the retreating army will make me a prisoner in it by
filling up the road I am directed to take." Mrs. Dolley Madison wrote her sister Anna, as retreating
No quotes could be found for First Lady Elizabeth Monroe. Evidently a quiet lady, but did she help
to secure the release of General LaFayette’s wife from prison during the French Revolution.
"There is something in this great, unsocial house which depresses my spirits beyond expression."
Mrs. Louisa Adams said on the White House.
Rachel Jackson died a few months before her husband took office.
Hannah Van Buren died 19 years before Martin took office. She was the first President’s wife to be born an
American citizen, rather than a British subject.
“I wish that my husband’s friends had left him where he is, happy and contented in retirement.”
Mrs. Anna Harrison after learning of her husband’s victory in the 1840 election.
Letitia Tyler was the 1st First Lady to die in the White House (1842).
I have commenced my auspicious reign and am in quiet possession of the Presidential Mansion... This
winter I intend to do something in the way of entertaining that shall be the admiration and talk of the
Washington world. – Julia Tyler (Tyler’s 2nd wife –1844)
Julia was the 1st First Lady to be photographed and the first woman to marry a sitting President.
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The results are in! Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) is the
“winner” of CAGW’s online poll for 2012 Porker of the Year. In a
very tight race, Sen. Stabenow finished first in a field of six
nominees, garnering 22.2 percent of the vote, just enough to edge
out runner-up, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn (D), who received
21.6 percent.
Sen. Stabenow earned this dubious award for submitting an
amendment that would have extended federal green energy subsidies, many of which were expanded or begun as “temporary” programs under the $787 billion
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, or economic “stimulus” bill. Her ultimately
unsuccessful amendment flew in the face of ample evidence that the federal government’s green
energy investments have wasted hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars as heavily subsidized
firms, including Solyndra, Ener1, Beacon, Tesla, Amonix, Evergreen Solar, SpectraWatt, and
SunPower, among others, have laid off workers, filed for bankruptcy, and defaulted on their
taxpayer-backed loans.
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn avoided victory by less than a full percentage point, and it’s easy to
see why. Gov. Quinn received his nomination for suggesting the possibility of a federal bailout
for his state’s public-sector pension programs, which are among the most underfunded in America. Intentionally or not, Governor Quinn sent an encouraging message to officials from other
states burdened with pension liabilities to start sprinting for the federal trough.
Also narrowly escaping the dishonor of Porker of the Year was New York City Mayor Michael
Bloomberg (I), who attracted 20.6 percent of the vote for proposing a ban on sugary drinks larger than 16 ounces at restaurants, food carts, and movie theaters. Validating his nomination
and delivering a blow to Mayor Bloomberg’s nanny-state fervor, the New York State Supreme
Court struck down the ban just yesterday(3/11), calling it “arbitrary and capricious.”
The other 2012 Porker of the Year nominees, in order of votes received, were: Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) (17.6 percent), Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) (11.8 percent), and House Agriculture
Committee Chairman Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) and Ranking Member Collin Peterson (D-Minn.)
(6.2 percent).
Our thanks to the many CAGW members who took the time to
pate in this poll. We appreciate your interest and support!
Sincerely,
Thomas A. Schatz, President
Web Site: www.cagw.org
partici-
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NEVADA
Greetings from the Governor
As Governor of Nevada, I am pleased to welcome you to the grandest celebration our state
has ever experienced. Nevada 150 will provide all Nevadans with opportunities to reflect on
who we are, where we came from and the bright future ahead of us.
On October 31, 1864, after thousands of years as a sacred home to indigenous people, Nevada became the 36th state to enter the union of the United States of America. At the time of
its statehood, Nevada boomed with a promise of riches from the Comstock. Over the past 150
years, countless Nevadans have lived, worked, learned and played in a state rich with history,
culture and the promise of opportunity.
Nevada’s 150th anniversary celebration is an opportunity for us to share our history, our culture and our future with each other and with people from around the world. Nevada’s best days are here to come and
together we will make this an anniversary we will cherish and remember forever.
The Nevada of my youth was a place of pride, activity, optimism and opportunity. This has long been our state’s heritage and it will be our future as well. As I said in my Inaugural Address in 2011, when the clock strikes on our 150th
anniversary, Nevada will be Nevada again!
Sincere regards,
Brian Sandoval, Governor
Date of Statehood: October 31, 1864 Capital: Carson City Population: 2,770,551 (2010) Size: 110,572 square miles
Nickname(s): Battle-Born State; Sagebrush State; Silver State Motto: All for Our Country Tree: Single-Leaf PiÄon and Bristlecone
Pine Flower: Sagebrush Bird: Mountain Bluebird
Interesting Facts
An ocean that covered central Nevada 225 million years ago during the Triassic Period.
Nevada was the first state to ratify the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which gave African-American men the right to vote,
on March 1, 1869.
Discovered near Virginia City in June 1859, the Comstock Lode produced about $36 million worth of silver ore each year from 1876 to
1878. By 1882, the Comstock had produced more than $300 million in both gold and silver.
Although legal between 1869 and 1910, gambling was banned in Nevada in October 1910. Much like the national prohibition on alcohol that soon followed, the law was largely ignored as machines, wheels and tables simply moved to more discreet locations. On
March 19, 1931, in the midst of the Great Depression, gambling was re-legalized.
Located in a remote desert northwest of Las Vegas, Area 51 was established in 1955 by the Central Intelligence Agency to develop
and test covert military projects. One of those projects resulted in the Archangel-12 (A-12) stealth plane, which traveled at speeds of
over 2,000 miles an hour and could traverse the continental U.S. in 70 minutes. After only a year in active service, the A-12 was decommissioned in 1968.
Nevada is the fourth-largest producer of gold in the world following China, Australia and South Africa, and supplies three quarters of
all gold mined in the United States.
The federal government owns nearly 85 percent of all land within Nevada.
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At the February Meeting
Members
Renewing Members:
*Robert & Ingeborg Levy*
*Ray Taylor*
*Beverly Wannamaker*
Thanks for your continued support.
New Members:
*Gloria Driscoll*
Kim Harney-Moore , Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Director gave a Power Point
presentation on “Are You Smarter Than A
Scam Artist?” and answered many questions from the audience.
Good job Kim. Thank you!
Thanks to all NSC members
for your help and support –
especially Ted.
Your membership anniversary date is on the
Foghorn Mailing label. If the label is RED,
please renew your membership, either by
mail, or at the next meeting you attend.
Your name is removed from the membership
list 90 days after expiration.
Membership dues are $10.00 per person.
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Variations on a Scheme
March 7, 2013
by Jennifer Leach
Consumer Education
Specialist,
Federal Trade Commission
helpful information to investigators and professional
fraud fighters. You can report it at:
https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov or on the
phone, toll-free, at 1-877-FTC-HELP. Your report
might help stop the scammers, and it could help keep
others from being scammed.
From the Editor
Next year will mark the 150th anniversary of the State
We’ve heard reports that a variation on an old scam is of Nevada. Nevada became a state on October 31,
1864.
making the rounds. It sounds like this:
The initial meeting of the newly-named Nevada Ses<Ring, ring>
Unsuspecting person who answers the phone: Hello? quicentennial Commission will be held this Friday,
Scammer who is calling: Ma’am, I’m calling from the March 15, 2013. The meeting is open to the public
government. We’re about to send out national medical and the agenda may be view at
cards for the new Affordable Care Act. You’re one of www.Nevada150.orgI I have provided more information on page 5 of this Newsletter.
the lucky people to get yours first, so I just need to
confirm your name, address and phone number. Oh,
and your bank account number, too…
This kind of scam pops up anytime there’s a big
change in a government policy, or when a topic is in
the news. Scammers use people’s uncertainty to try to
get them to reveal personal information. From there,
it’s not much of a leap to identity theft, with scammers racking up bogus charges on your credit cards,
opening new credit cards in your name, even taking
out loans in your name.
You can protect yourself. If you get a call asking for
your information, hang up. It’s a scam. Government
organizations and the legitimate groups you do business with have the information they need. They’ll
never call to ask you for it.
But do me a favor: If you get a call like this, report it
to the FTC. The phone number on your caller ID – if
there is one – or the name or location of the caller – is
Next Meeting
The next meeting will be
Thursday, April 11 starting at
10 a.m. at >>>>>>>>>>>
In 1864, in an effort to hasten its admission to the union, Nevada's entire state constitution was sent to
Washington, D.C., by telegram.
Dr Michael Delgato, a forty year friend of Ken Mahal,
contacted me this week to find out what had happened
to Ken. I told him all I knew and gave him Ken’s
phone number, which I got from Knight, and his address. He talked to Ken and he is planning to go to
Florida soon to see him. By the way Ken will have his
ninety-second birthday on April 9th.
After the meeting why
don’t you eat and play,
and stay all day?
The April 11 Speaker will be:
From the Nevada State Contractors Board – Public Information Officer
Jennifer Turner
N E VA D A S E N I O R S C O A L IT I O N , I N C .
11925 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
Las Vegas, NV 89183-5432
Vernon W. Perry President/Newsletter
Phone: 702.943.0755
Fax: 702.586.0985
e-mail: [email protected]
Tina Rowe
Vice President
Directors:
Belle Chohanin
Vernon Perry
Knight Allen
Vernon Perry
Tina Rowe
Finance
Membership
Legislation
Issues
Liaison
March 14, 1794
Eli Whitney Patents the Cotton Gin
On March 14, 1794, U.S.-born inventor Eli
Whitney (1765-1825) patented the cotton gin, a
machine that by greatly speeding up the process
of removing seeds from cotton fiber, revolutionized the production of cotton. By the mid-19th
century, cotton became America's leading export.
The machine's success led to both massive
growth in American cotton production and a
substantial increase in the importation of
slave labor. His invention offered Southern
planters a justification to maintain and expand
slavery even as a growing number of Americans
supported its abolition.
Page 1 of Patent 72X – E. Whitney; Cotton Gin
The Nevada Seniors Coalition, Inc. (NSC) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan
organization. No person is excluded on the basis of race, sex, religion
or national origin.
The organization’s purpose is to promote the physical and
social welfare of senior citizens, their children and grandchildren.
The organizations’ goals and objectives are:
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Improvement of political and governmental institutions and
processes on local, state and federal levels.
Identify legislative trends at all levels and set NSC priorities.
Support domestic policies responsive to the needs and will of the
Nevada senior population.
Work to involve more seniors in government. to assure government is open, responsive and accountable.
Keep members and the general public informed on current issues affecting them. Encourage them to make their voices heard
at all government levels.
Work with other organizations in a common endeavor when
their issues and programs coincide with those of NSC.
Despite its success, the gin made little money for Whitney
due to patent-infringement issues.
Whitney later secured a major contract to build muskets
for the U.S. government. Through this project, he promoted the idea of interchangeable parts – standardized,
identical parts allowing faster assembly and easier repair
of various devices.