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The ADVANCE, March 17, 2021/Page 2A
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Why did Congress limit terms of the
President after Franklin Delano Roosevelt?
FDR (1882 - 1945) was the
only American president to be
elected four times. Born to wealthy
parents, he married Eleanor Roo
sevelt and had five children. He
attended law school and entered
politics. In 1921 at the
age of 39, he was diag
nosed with polio and
remained unable to
walk without braces
and crutches. In 1928
he became Governor
of New York. In an era
of the major economic
and military upheav
als of the stock market
crash, the Great De
pression and World
War II from 1929 to 1945, he was
elected President in 1932, 1936,
1940, and 1944.
World War II broke out in Eu
rope in September 1939, and after
Japan bombed the U.S. naval base
at Pearl Harbor in 1941, America
entered the war. While organiz
ing with Britain and Russia to fight
Japan after Germany’s surrender,
Roosevelt suffered a cerebral hem
orrhage and died on April 12,1945,
before World War II ended and
only 2V2 months into his 4th term.
He was succeeded by his Vice Presi
dent, Harry S. Truman.
Roosevelt’s critics
said he violated the
American tradition
of two terms set by
George Washington,
who voluntarily decid
ed to decline running
for a third term be
cause he thought that
more than eight years
of tremendous politi
cal power would be a
great temptation for anyone to be
come a tyrant like the British king
and a dangerous threat to American
freedom.
In February 1951 Congress
ratified the 22nd amendment to
the Constitution, which states, “No
person shall be elected to the office
of the President more than twice.”
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in the statement.
“Probable cause existed
for the motorists arrest for
driving under the influence,
yet the motorist resisted ar
rest after repeated attempts
by the officer to bring her
into custody voluntarily.”
The attorney said that based
on the evidence available,
the arresting officer exer
cised no more force than
was necessary to arrest her
in the face of physical resis
tance.
“It appears that the ar
restee hit her head on the
ground in her efforts to
avoid arrest. Allegations that
an officer kicked or hit the
arrestee are false, and law
enforcement sought medi
cal attention for her appar
ent head injury promptly
after she came into custody,”
O’Connor stated.
The suspect, Regina
Holmes of Ailey, remained
in custody for only a short
period of time before be
ing released to a relative
who could safely transport
her, the statement revealed.
“The City of Mt. Vernon
will continue to investigate
this matter and will review
any evidence made available
to it. To date, no evidence of
wrongdoing by the officer
in question is known to the
City,” O’Connor concluded.
A report made by the
arresting officer noted the
incident occurred at 8:47
p.m. near the ice machine
at Washington Street and
U.S. Highway 280. The of
ficer stated that a witness
who observed the suspect
driving “all over the road
way” alerted police to the
scene. The witness said that
the suspect “almost ran over
him,” according to the re
port. When the officer ar
rived, he observed that the
subject’s car “appeared to be
coming down off of some
thing.” The officer said when
he approached the vehicle
where the subject was seat
ed on the passenger’s side
he could smell a strong odor
of alcohol. He said the sub
ject admitted to having “too
much” to drink and a subse
quent search of the vehicle
revealed an open bottle of
Vodka inside the car.
The officer said he at
tempted to administer a
field sobriety test but the
subject refused. After asking
the subject to exit her vehi
cle several times, the officer
“then grabbed (the subject)
by her right forearm and se
cured it with handcuffs and
pulled her from the vehicle.
While extracting (the sub
ject) I had to use force, as
she was actively resisting by
grabbing onto the vehicle,
causing me to have to take
her to the ground so that she
could be handcuffed.”
Once the subject was
handcuffed, she was placed
in the back of the patrol car
and read the implied con
sent warning for suspects
over the age of 21 and asked
if she would take the state-
administered chemical test
of her breath. The office
said the subject refused to
respond.
The officer then con
ducted a search of the ve
hicle and found the bottle
of liquor in the right door
panel. He secured the sub
ject’s vehicle and trans
ported her to the police
station. After the subject
complained of her head
hurting, the officer noticed
swelling on the right side of
her head and called EMS to
come to the police station
and assess her. The subject
was cited for DUI less safe
and obstruction of a law
enforcement officer and re
leased to the custody of the
EMS to be transported to
the hospital for treatment.
The subject refused to be
transported via EMS and a
relative arrived to transport
her. The keys to her vehicle
were released to the relative.
The vehicle was not towed
since it was not obstructing
a roadway. The subject has a
scheduled court appearance
on April 8.
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Ms. Mmgmlliki
Letters have been edited for length and clarity.
Dear Ms. Magnolia,
When I was a teenager, softball was
my life. / got a scholarship which al
lowed me to go to college and become
a teacher. My daughters may not have
that opportunity.
It is a fact that biological males and
biological females are physically dif
ferent, and the best male athletes have
a natural physical advantage over the
best female athletes. When biological
males that claim that they are females
compete against biological females,
the females lose the chance for suc
cess in their sport and the opportunity
to get college scholarships and a better
chance at success in life.
President Biden signed an execu
tive order that all schools receiving fed
eral funding must let biological males
play on female sports teams. The order
was framed as a matter of trails gender
rights, but it was really an attack on
women’s rights. Why should these ex
ceptional demands (not rights) be con
sidered more important than the natural
rights of females?
Women aren’t speaking out now be
cause they know they ’ll be silenced and
called bigots.
Justice and equality and our daugh
ters’ futures are on the line.
MN
Dear MN,
You are certainly right. Genera
tions of women have fought hard to
make sure that their daughters and
granddaughters have a level playing
field because girls deserve the same
chance as boys to receive the advan
tages offered by sports. As Ameri
cans, we need to constantly remind
our Congressmen of our concerns
and to convince them of the unfair
ness of these laws now.
If you have a question for Ms. Magnolia, please mail it to P.O. Box 669, Vidalia, GA
30475, or e-mail to msmagnoliaadvance@yahoo.com.
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state 16, traveling east-
bound near mile marker
85, by Emanuel County
Deputy Sheriffjoshua Hall.
The deputy turned on
his blue lights and siren but
Jones continued to evade
him at a high rate of speed.
“I clocked the vehicle at
160 miles per hour (trav
eling) in and out of traf
fic lanes,” the deputy said
in his report. Jones exited
the interstate and headed
south on U.S. Highway 1,
still traveling at 160 miles
per hour until reaching the
Lyons city limits. The driv
er lost control and wrecked
in a yard in a residential
area. He then exited the
vehicle and ran from the
scene.
The deputy, who had
alerted a 911 dispatcher
that he was in pursuit of a
vehicle, was assisted by the
Lyons Police Department
and the Georgia State Pa
trol, which set up a param
eter in the area where the
car wrecked and located
the subject.
Jones was charged with
felony fleeing to elude,
speeding at a rate of 160
miles per hour in a 70 mile
per hour zone, and other
traffic violations. Follow
ing a first court appearance,
he posted a $16,000 bond
and was released pending
further judicial proceed
ings.
YUMION WRITING
CONTEST
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Grades K-2* Draw us a picture!
Tell us your “Yurnion” story through a drawing.
Grades 3-4 (200-350 words)
Grades 5-6 (350-500 words)
Grades 7-8 (450-650 words)
- Each entry must feature Vidalia, “Yumion”, and/or the Sweet Onion.
Entries can include poems as well as stories.
- Grade 2* has the option of drawing a picture (or) writing a story
(suggested length of entry, 50-150 words)
- Each entry must be accompanied by a separate sheet of paper stating the
author’s name, address, age, grade, school, and telephone number. No name
should appear on the entry itself and the entries should not be placed in
binders or folders.
- Entries do not need to be typed, but must be clearly legible and written in
black or blue ink. They must be received at the Vidalia-Toombs County
Library by 6:00 PM, April 15, 2021 (or) at any of the Ohoopee Regional
Library System branches by closing time that day.
- Each category will be awarded a first, second, and third place prize as well
as an honorable mention (Sixteen prizes total). The first place prize in
each category is $25, second is $20, third is $15, and honorable mention is
$10
For any questions please email wrights@ohoopeelibrary.org