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Page 4A - The Lee County Ledger, Thursday, October 18, 2001 Georgia Forestry Commission Report Georgia Observes National Forest Products Week Georgia's $19.7 billion a year forestry industry offers the state's residents numerous reasons for observing National Forest Prod ucts Week designated for Octo ber 21-27. The Georgia Forestry Commis sion (GFC) points out that for estry is the leading industry of the state's economy - making timber the highest valued crop in Geor gia. GFC officials said Georgia is also a national leader in pulp and paper production with more than 200 statewide primary manufac turers producing materials for building trades, furniture plants, and numerous other forestry re lated enterprises that create 177,000 jobs statewide. A basic objective of the annu ally observed National Forest Products Week is to increase pub lic awareness of the numerous and diverse products derived from trees - ranging from news papers and lipstick to clothing and tires. You may not realize it, but what you pour over pancakes, brush you teeth with and take pictures with are only a few of more than 5,000 different consumer prod ucts that are made with trees. Products are derived from all parts of a tree. Wood is the most obvious. It provides such things as lumber for houses, furniture, doors, picture frames, clocks, paintbrush handles, toothpicks, counters, cabinets, floors, etc. Cellulose is the major component of wood and most other plant fi- and paper products include books, wrappers, cereal boxes, magazines, toilet paper, food la bels, etc. Besides being used to make pa per. cellulose is an ingredient in many other products. For ex ample, clothing made from rayon includes tree fibers made from viscose pulp. Syrup relies on cel lulose gum for its even-flowing consistency. Photographic film is made almost exclusively from cellulose derivatives. Some hard plastic items such as tooth brushes, eyeglass frames, combs, screwdriver handles, and toys are made from cellulose derivatives. Pain relieving caplets are coated with cellulose ethers that make them easier to swallow. Ice cream makers use cellulose gum for a smooth and creamy texture. Shampoo contains methycellulose for thickening to what otherwise would be watery soap. Nail polish contains nitro cellulose. making the polish glossy when it dries. These are just a few of the products derived from trees. GFC officials also emphasized that production of forestry prod ucts is linked with environmen tal benefits. Many forestry-re lated industries, such as Georgia's pulp and paper developers, are involved in research related to biodiversity and environmental interests. For most Georgians, observing National Forest Products Week is a simple matter of being part of an increasing public awareness concerning numerous forest prod- By: Weenonah Jones The following event occurred in the year 1790 while my ancestors were traveling from North Caro lina to Virginia. They had sold their land and looked forward with great anticipation and excitement to building a home farther West where some of their relations had already settled. After traveling for some time in a horse drawn car riage, over rough terrain they be came very weary, they began look ing for a place to spend the night. To their delight they came upon a nice house in the wilderness. On the porch a lovely young lady was sitting, who displayed jewelry and rings on her fingers. This was an unusual condition for those times. This indicated that this would be good place to stop and rest. So, my ancestors, Phillip Amonisten and wife, Kathy, asked permission to spend the night and was readily granted. A man servant took the horses to the stable and they were shown to a very nice room where a fire was burning in the fire place. They congratulated themselves on their comfortable surroundings. Supper was soon served with the German dish of Kraut and dumplins. Being of German de scent they were glad to partake of this good food, they thought. Kathy, being more observant than her husband, slyly transferred the meat on her plate to her lap, then quickly hid it in her apron without being noticed by her hosts. On returning to their room, she quickly informed her husband that the meat on her plate was the wrist of a human being. This horrifying discovery aroused great fear in their minds. They were more The Le6 County Ledger ‘EstabCisfecC August 24,1978 P.O. Box 715 (124 4th Street) Leesburg, Georgia 31763 (229)759-2413 USPS 470-310 Official Organ of Lee County SUBSCRIPTION RATES Lee and surrounding counties $14. 95 year Elsewhere $19. 95 year Publisher Derryl Quinn Editor Jim Quinn Layout and Design Tricia Quinn (USPS 470-310), is published weekly for $14. 95 per year in Lee and surrounding counties, and $19. 95 per year else where by at its offices at the May Office Building, 126 - 4th Street, Leesburg, Georgia 31763. Periodicals postage paid at Leesburg, GA. POSTMASTER: Send address changes on Form 3579 to, RO. 715, Leesburg, GA 31763. 0 Printed On Recycled Paper MEMBER OF GEORGIA PRESS ASSOCIATION mentally concerned producers. A variety of forestry-related lit erature is available to the public at Georgia Forestry Commission offices statewide. Further infor mation is available on the Geor gia Forestry Commission website: www.gfc.state.ga.us. Facts About Masonry ber. Paper is made from cellulose, ucts made available by environ- A True Experience afraid when during the night their door was locked from the outside. They were more alarmed when during the night footsteps could be heard outside their door. They sus pected that the landlord was wait ing for them to retire for the night. They had no intention of doing that, so they talked and made noises until the house became very quiet. They knew they had to escape this terrible house but how to do that was the question. They tried to open the windows - they were all locked but one, to their amaze ment, quickly slipped outside without arousing any of the people in the house. After getting their horses and carriage, they made a hasty, though quiet departure. The end of the story will indeed shock you — On reaching the next house some five miles distant, they related their experiences and were told that for sometime suspicion had been di rected on the house as travelers had been known to stop there for a night and never be seen again. Phillip and Kathy proceeded to the town nearby and told the police what had happened and they im mediately went to the place and arrested the owner of the house and man servant. They searched the premises and found in the cellar, barrels of pick- led arms and legs, men and women's clothing and horse saddles. How many victims of the house of murder will never be known. During that time in our history hanging was known to oc cur quite often so the murders in this case came to their death like wise. By J.M. Rhodes Member of Chehaw Lodge 701 Leesburg, Georgia "THE SECRET" One of the current ideas about freemasonry—and this without any distinction of obedience- is that it should be a secret associa tion. Several meanings are at tached to this. The most wide spread idea is one of an occult and mysterious organization striving after a hidden influence on the political events, on soci ety, on the civic authorities. With regard to the Masonic secret oth ers claim that Lodges are retreats of conspirators, a political Ma fia, where political intrigue and commercial tampering are mat ters of course. Finally, the Lodges are often viewed as re lated to immorality and social subversion. The truth is much simpler and will perhaps disappoint those who are attracted by far- fetched or diabolic adventures and sus pected secretiveness. The regular freemasonry has but one secret: an initiatic secret. The Masonic Constitution of the regular Freemasons compels them to a genuine loyalty to their country and the legal authorities. Moreover, regular freemasonry abstains from any interference in present-day problems and dis putes. It does not take any stand with regard to profane affairs, whatever they may be. So, it does not consider interfering in politi cal disputes, overt growing social or moral values, or bringing people to power who would real ize its aims. Regular freemasonry has but one care: playing its role as an intiatic association as best as pos sible. It exerts influence only on those who, by the initiation, by the ritual and the symbolism feel at tracted to the spiritual progress that is inherent in the intiation it self. Yet, it has its secret, the secret of Masonic experience. But this Secret cannot be communicated because it is ineffable. Not a single book, not a single ritual, not a single evidence can reveal this Secret. For the initiatic message is received and experienced in a different way by each of us. So, a uniform description of this Secret is utterly impossible. Lee County Primary Wonderful Wednesday On Wonderful Wednesday in Mrs. Anne Davis' LCPS class, stu dents were learning about mag nets. One of the first grade Qual ity Core Curriculum objectives in science is for students to learn about magnetism. The activities in Mrs. Davis' class gave the stu dents an opportunity to experience the kinds of materials that mag nets attract and do not attract. Stu dents also tested several different types of materials to see if mag nets would attract through them. They tested different kinds of pa per, cardboard, foil, and cloth. In the picture, Karly Crawford is test ing the magnet to see if it will move the gem clip through the alu minum foil. Watching are 1 to r. Mrs. Davis, Eric Armstrong and Catherine McCarty. The University of Georgia • Cooperative Extension Service Late Peanuts Doug Collins, CEA Putting TCnowledge toWork^l Some late planted peanuts are not yet at optimal maturity for harvest. Late Peanuts This has been an excellent year for peanuts. Rains have come at just the right time for most fields. This has been great for quota holders. I've heard of fall rented quota going for better than twenty cents a pound. Additional prices are at very low levels, largely due to the large crop. (For those not familiar with the quota program, the additional price is the price paid for peanuts not sold as quota peanuts. An individual may own a government quota that allows the holder to sell a certain num ber of pounds of peanuts for the domestic market. The price is kept at the desired price by limiting the supply of peanuts available for the domestic market. Additional pea nuts are those that are sold on the open market for foreign consump tion. The current peanut program ends at the end of next year. Trade agreements make continuation of the peanut program in its present form unfeasible.) We still have some peanuts in Lee and Dougherty Counties that are not yet ready to dig. There are a couple of reasons why peanuts are late. In order to lessen the effects of Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus, pea nuts are planted in May rather than in April as was formerly the practice. Secondly, some dryland peanuts planted in late May did not come up until rains in June provided the moisture necessary for emergence. Cool weather has slowed the maturation of peanuts. Dr. John Beasley told me when tempera tures go down into the 50's at night, the maturation process slows down. When night tempera tures get down around 40, the maturation process almost stops. When daytime temperatures are in the 80's and nighttime tempera tures are in the 60's, the peanuts mature at a rate pretty close to normal. As we go into the latter part of October, peanuts may have to be dug even though they are not yet at optimum maturity. For more information, call the Lee County Extension Office at 759-6025. Easter Seal Holds Bass Tournament Third grade Lee County Elementary School Superindent Scholar’s for the first six weeks are (back row): A.J. Adams, Shelly Ernest, and Ashley Peterson. Front row: Chelsea Zhu and Julianna Muggridge. By Tom Connelly Easter Seal of Southern Geor gia held its third annual Bass Tournament at lake Blackshear Saturday, September 29. The event, a fundraiser for this non profit agency whose purpose is to help persons with disabilities achieve maximum independence, was sponsored by Miller Brew ing Company and the Albany Bass Club. It began at 7:00 a.m. with the boats embarking from Boy Scout Slew in Veterans State Park, and concluded after a weigh-in at 3:30 in the afternoon. 54 two-person teams took park in this catch-and-release competi tion. They vied for a $2,500 first- place prize, $975 runner-up prize, and $475 third place. Overall, the top 10 teams in this event won cash awards. Roy Layfield and Joe Bruton pocketed the top prize, as they caught three fish totaling 9.54 pounds. Runner-up position was occupied by Don Hamilton and Gerald Stroup. They caught three fish totaling 8.36 pounds. Tim Leigebine and A1 Ueghom placed third with five fish at 8.14 pounds. Mr. Layfield and Bruton landed the lunker, it weighed 5.92 pounds. Fishermen from 15 coun ties participated in this event. Some even traveled from distant location such as Tallahassee and Griffin. Easter Seal's Sean Davis repre sented the agency at the tourna ment. The Albany Bass Club planned the event. Jaxon Riley of WALB was present too, voluntar ily serving as emcee of this func tion. The tournament will be held at Lake Eufala next year. It again will be held on the last Saturday of September. New Jerusalem Baptist Church To Hold Special Program The Pastor's Aid Committee of New Jerusalem Baptist Church will sponsor a program entitled "Men of the Holy" October 20, 2001 at 6:00 p.m. New Jerusalem Baptist Church is located at 527 Cedar Avenue in Albany. The program will be a pre-cel ebration of Pastor B. T. Batten’s third anniversary. The public is invited to attend the program on October 20.