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Sffje Aiiuancg The ADVANCE, March 17, 2021/Page 2A tueTeadkabLe MorvteKf: 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.” M0C0 continued from page 1A 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. Financial Strength In A Growing Community Your Local Financial Center... Home Loans • Auto Loans • Consumer Loans • Mortgages • Checking Accounts • Savings Accounts • Safe Deposits • Drive-In Service- ATM & Debit Cards 24 Hour Banking: 537-4540 www.vidfedonline.com CTAE WEEK — Vidalia High School students recently celebrated Georgia's Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education (CTAE) Week. The CTAE curriculum offers extra skills needed for college, stepping into a career, beginning apprenticeships, or enter ing the military. L to R: Amanda Mosley, FCS/FCCLA; Shellie Cleghorn, Healthcare/ HOSA; Amy Gillies, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Instructor, SECCA; Eric McDonald, CTAE Director/VHS Assistant Principal; John Sharpe, VHS Principal; Vidalia Mayor Doug Rop er; Kevin Head, Engineering/TSA; and Gray Meredith, Construction/SkillsUSA, ask * 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. Chase continued from page 1A 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 Entries are divided into the following categories. 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