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♦ SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2008
OPINION
More notable books from the past
Here are some more good books
from my reading past. I com
mend them to you.
The Stem of Jesse by Will D. Campbell.
Read from July 5, 1996 to July 6, 1996.
This book was given to me by my
good friend, Johnny Mitchell, Vice-
President, Mercer University. It is
about the 1963 integration of Mercer
University by Sam Oni, an African. It
is also about other campus problems
and societal problems - drugs, war pro
tests, etc. - during the 1960’5.
As I was a University of Georgia stu
dent (1960-1965) during these times,
I could really relate to the described
events.
This is a very good book! I read it
in Washington County at the “Walker
home place” on Friday and Saturday
prior to the annual Walker Family
Reunion.
Andersonville by William Marvel.
Finished Oct. 27, 1996. This book
was given to me by my friend, Steve
Lakis, when he visited Perry (and
Andersonville) in May of 1996. It is
the story of the Union prisoners of
war incarcerated at Andersonville in
Sumter County during the Civil War.
This is a fascinating book that gave
me a new appreciation of the horrors
and hardships of war. Also, I felt that
the author gave a very balanced view
of the deprivations suffered by the
prisoners, and the attempts of the cap
tors to provide for the prisoners’ needs.
I highly recommend this book!
Corps Values by Zell Miller. Finished
May 25, 1997. This is an excellent
little book. Janice purchased it for me
at Phipps Plaza in Atlanta on May
24, 1997. We went shopping with our
Miami friends, Andy and Kathleen
Blank. I read it in its entirety the next
day, Sunday, May 25, 1997.
According to the author, Gov. Zell
Miller, everything you need to know
he learned in the Marines. There
are 12 brief chapters on Neatness,
Punctuality, Brotherhood, Persistence,
"...I'm really getting tired of Sonny and his fishing stories."
To bail is to fail; logo loco
I don’t know about you, but every
time I hear the word “bailout” it
turns my stomach in disgust.
If the concept itself didn’t get you,
the stories that are now surfacing
should do the trick. A story that some
of the top level managers who benefit
ted went right out and took a $400,000
sabbatical. Reports that those banks
which received the money are refusing
to disclose what they’re spending it on.
Et cetera.
It makes me sick.
I’ll bet at least 90 percent of you
out there (you people who live in the
“real world”) have a bailout story - a
time in your life you really needed the
government’s help; but of course did
not receive it.
I remember my first assignment in
Greece. A young airman with a fam
ily forced to reside outside the gates
(a shortage of housing). We were so
poor. “How poor were you?” We were
so poor our basic mode of transporta
tion to and from the grocery store on
base (three miles one way was a fair
estimate) was a red wagon (to carry
the groceries and an approximate 1-
year-old). (No, we didn’t buy him at
the grocery store.)
At one point and time I recall some-
Larry
Walker
Columnist
lwalker@whgb-law.com
Pride, Respect, Shame, Responsibility,
Achievement, Courage, Discipline, and
Loyalty.
This is a good resource book for
future talks or speeches. In fact, my
niece, Mary Kathryn Walker, quoted
from this ’book when she made the
salutatorian address at the Westfield
graduation ceremonies on Friday, May
30, 1997.1 hope to get Governor Miller
to inscribe this book for me.
Gods and Generals by Jeff Shaara.
Read from July 5, 1997 to July 14,
1997. Excellent book! One of the best
I have ever read! This book highlights
the lives of Robert E. Lee, Stonewall
Jackson, Winfield Scott Hancock, and
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlin in the
days prior to Gettysburg as written
about by his father (now deceased),
Michael Shaara, in the book The Killer
Angels (which I read about 3/4’s of).
I bought this book at the airport
in Atlanta prior to our departure for
Italy and finished it as we returned
home from Rome. While a novel, I feel
that the book was a realistic account
of what did or could have happened.
To me, Stonewall Jackson is the most
interesting character, with General
Lee being next*- wonder why I favor
those two?
The Woolfolk Tragedy by Carolyn
DeLoach. Finished Jan. 11, 1998. My
brother, David, gave me this book for
Christmas, 1997. It is about the mur
der of nine people (axed to death) on
Aug. 6, 1887 in Bibb County, Georgia,
and the subsequent trials and execu
tion. The first trials took place in Bibb
County, and the final trial and execu-
Don
Moncrief
Managing Editor
donm@evansnewspapers.com
thing happened to our checking account
stateside. We ran into one of those:
One checked bounced and because it
bounced there was not enough money
to cover another ... and let the domi
noes fall where they may. Before long
I was looking at something like S3OO
in the red.
Where was my bailout? Where was
my federal government?
I can just imagine. “What, no bailout
sarge?”
“Bailout! I’ll give you bailout. I’ll bail
you right out of the military.”
Some have said: “Oh but our econ
omy would have failed if we had not
bailed them out.”
Really.
That makes the presumption the
money is actually going to trickle down
into the economy. Aren’t there stories
out there of how many have used it in
the past to fund their millionaire life-
te
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tion took place in Houston County
(Perry), with Tom Woolfolk finally
being hung in Perry on October 29,
1890.
As I had heard about the “Woolfolk
family murders” all of my life, and
as the hanging took place in Perry, I
found the book to be very interesting.
Who Runs Georgia? by Calvin Kytle
and James A. Mac Kay. Finished Dec.
9, 1998. This book was written around
1948, and is about Georgia’s “two
Governor Controversy” and other
political matters of that time.
Fascinating book that explains to me
why we as Georgians are, politically,
the way we are. Very useful and very
interesting! I enjoyed it very much
and will recommend it to others who
are interested in Georgia politics and
Georgia history.
In Search of Atticus Finch by Mike
Papantonio. Finished Dec. 26, 1998.
This book was given to me by Bryant
Culpepper two days before Christmas,
and I finished it one day afterwards.
I found it to be interesting and full
of good advice. It is sub-titled “A
Motivational Book for Lawyers”, but
I believe the advice and lessons apply
equally to most “Type A personalities”
in business in 1998.
The gist of the book is that we should
try to live our lives as did Atticus Finch
in Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird.
Interestingly, Atticus was not only a
lawyer, he was also a state legislator.
The forward by Morris Dees is excel
lent and is worth reading, even if you
do not read the book. Good book!
King of the World by David Remnick.
Finished Dec. 27, 1998. Mrs. Knighton,
Janice’s mother, gave me this book for
Christmas, 1998. I got it on Dec. 25
and finished it on Dec. 27 (Janice’s
birthday). It was that good.
The book is about Cassius Clay,
initially, and Muhammad Ali, later.
Frankly, when I opened the package,
See WALKER, page 6A
styles? Not to be a scrooge or anything
but you do know (quick turn your kids
away) Santa’s not real don’t you?
And now we also have stories like
this: One person told me he believes
his company is using the fear of the
economy as a way to be a cheap
skate when it comes to benefits for its
employees. Raises have been frozen.
But: “Based on the way they’re oper
ating, there’s no indication the compa
ny is suffering at all,” he said. “In fact
the opposite. We appear to be prosper
ing. And they ‘spend’, ‘spend’, ‘spend’
when it comes to everything else ...
equipment, supplies, ‘their’ salaries,
just not on us.”
And the auto industry. I couldn’t
believe when I saw a report on TV
that the average auto worker makes
$75 and hour. I defer back to my air
man days. Things didn’t change much
in the 20 years I was in. Airmen were
always - and remain I’m sure - at the
bottom rung of the ladder. That’s just
the way it goes, I suppose.
And yet these are the same people
- the military in general I’m refer
ring to now - who defend our country.
These are the same people we send
to the frontlines and who die for you,
See MONCRIEF, page $A
"One voice con make a difference"
Praise for Sonny’s, the
community as a whole
Another “praise report” (note: If you’ve got
another or another or another, please give us
a call), this one from the recent 21st Century
Partnership meeting. It’s a praise for Sonny’s
Barbecue but it’s also a praise for all in the
community who have ever supported our
troops overseas.
It began with Chairman Mark Byrd as he
closed out the meeting.
“I ask that we keep in our thoughts those that
are on the frontlines defending our freedom,
away from their families, in places far from
home.”
Followed partnership liaison member Ron
Carbon: “I want to add one thing I shared with
Brad (Fink, Owner of Sonny’s Barbecue) ear
lier. We got to feed the airmen at the Airmen’s
- Ministry Center with the Warner Robins Military
Affairs Committee.
“And this past time we did this Wednesday
night, there was a young man there and he
said: ‘You know, I’m going to happen to be
home this Christmas’ ... We happened to be
feeding Sonny’s that night as we always do,
and it was pulled pork and macaroni and
cheese ... And this young man he said, ‘You
know, I’m going to get to eat at home this
Christmas with my families. But you know,
the last two Christmases, I’ve gotten to be
over there and we’ve gotten frozen dinners of
pulled pork and macaroni and cheese.’ And he
said, ‘You wouldn’t believe how much it means
to have a package from home for Christmas,
somebody we know, somebody from the local
community.’
“And I just wanted to share that with you, not
only because I’m so very proud of Brad but
also just to let you know: Those young women
who are over there really do have it in their
hearts when they get something from you and
they really do appreciate the time and effort
you put out of sharing your lives with them.”
Partnership Liaison Member Mary Therese
Tebbe offered more thanks to Fink as well as
added that he just doesn’t do it for the holidays
but pretty much anytime he’s asked when it’s
in support of the troops.
Also, “Tetratech, they call the base, they say:
‘Who's deployed? Who can we send packages
to?’ And they do this all year long.
“And I know so many others do that too. And
I know I don’t say it enough, but ‘thank you for
what you do. It really does make a difference.
And boy howdy does it show. The community
means everything.’”
- Don Moncrief/for the Editorial Board
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