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Page 2A, The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Once Upon a Time: The History of Lee County
“Hurray for Horseless Farming!”
Special to the Ledger
By Angela Esco
Lee County can be swel
tering. The ground can be
tough. The work can be
hard. After a long day in
these conditions, what could
be more desired than a cool
drink out of the trough and
a soft bed of straw? At least,
this was what the Lee Coun
ty horse dreamed of! Mules
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also shared this work bur
den in the times when these
four-legged animals were
crucial to the farming econ
omy. The one-bottom plow,
used in the early 1900s, was
certainly an improvement
within Southern agricul
ture. Further, John Deere’s
1837 creation of steel plows
made farmers grin with joy.
Horses and mules, however,
remained the driving forces
of these inventions and
consequently the driving
force of the farm. Work was
limited to their pace of their
trot and strength of their
muscles. Despite the gradual
improvements in agriculture,
farmers still hoped for more
modernity in the field.
1915 became the turn
ing year for Lee County.
Mr. E. B. Lee, cultivator
of 135 acres, produced his
first crop without the aid
of a four-legged friend. No
mule or horse was needed
for direct-pull plowing
after he bought his brand
new traction engine. This
shiny independently-driven
steam engine was a power
ful and sturdy machine, but
was also a weighty object
that was hard to maneuver.
Nonetheless, Mr. Lee was
able to attach a seeder to
his traction engine and sow
almost ten acres a day. He
further used this invention
to harvest his crops at a
whopping rate of four miles
an hour in the fall. While
this does not seem to be the
peak of industrialization, it
was a massive leap for Lee
County’s agriculture. A suc
cess like Mr. Lee’s steadily
provided models to make
toiling in Lee County’s clay
easier for twentieth century
farmers. And the horses,
well, they enjoyed a much
needed rest while their me
chanical friend took a turn
in the sun.
“Farming looks mighty
easy when your plow is a
pencil and you’re a thou
sand miles from the corn
field.”
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Special to the Ledger
John D. Crosby, former
Superior Court Judge of the
Tifton Circuit, announced
today his candidacy for the
State Senate in District 13.
Crosby will seek the Re
publican nomination for the
seat in the August primary
election being held to replace
Joseph Carter on the ballot.
At 68, with years of public
service behind him and a
future filled with grandchil
dren and the rewards of his
hard work, Crosby said he
expects the question he’ll be
asked most often, at least at
first, is “why run?”
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“My Business is Getting You Back to Your Business’
‘Why are you doing this
now?,”’ Crosby said. “But I
look at my grandchildren’s
faces, and I think about how
much more dangerous and
complicated life has become,
and I want to make things
better for them. Our state
is growing, and with that
our problems are growing
and becoming more com
plicated. We need someone
who knows how to address
complicated problems and
make difficult decisions.”
“If elected, I will not go
to Atlanta with an agenda to
resolve all existing problems
in a flash,” Crosby said.
“However, I will promise to
work hard within the system
to represent our people in
a manner that benefits our
district.”
Crosby cited the growing
diversity of both our state
and District 13, stating that
as a Superior Court Judge
and as Senior Judge, he
deals with people from all
walks of life in the court
room. His experience on the
bench has taught him that
while his constituents and all
Georgians may have differ
ences, people share many of
the same concerns - keeping
families safe, educating chil
dren, and improving their
quality of life. He promised
to help families feel safe
and secure in their homes,
streets and neighborhoods
by supporting law enforce
ment. He also promised to
be an advocate for teachers
and education, and to be a
careful steward of Georgia’s
important resources, particu
larly water.
“I have a passion for our
teachers and for those in
law enforcement and for the
land on which we live. These
people are on the frontlines
and always need our support
and help. We need to look
at public safety, tax reform,
education, health care and
indigent defense,” Crosby
said. “I know there are many
other important issues and
concerns on which public of
ficials need to be responsive
to the people. I promise to
listen and respond.”
Crosby cited his lifetime of
public service as the founda
tion for seeking this new
opportunity to serve. Crosby
has been a Tifton city com
missioner, judge of State
Court from 1971-1978. He
was elected Superior Court
John D. Crosby
Judge in 1980 ad served for
two decades until his retire
ment in 2000. At that time he
became a senior judge, and
continues to serve around the
state in that capacity. Crosby
will surrender his senior
judge status if elected upon
being sworn in as senator,
he said, in accordance with
state law.
Born and raised in Cook
County, Crosby practiced
law from 1963 until he was
elected to the Superior Court
bench in 1980. He and his
wife, Rose, have lived in
Tifton for 44 years and have
two children and four grand
children.
SkillsUSA Championships
Special to the Ledger
The results of the annual
SkillsUSA Championships
were announced Friday eve
ning, June 27, 2008 at the
Awards Ceremony of the
SkillsUSA National Leader
ship and Skills Conference.
The Conference was held
June 23 - June 27, 2008, at
the Municipal Auditorium,
the Kemper Arena, H. Roe
Bartle Hall, the downtown
Marriott and the down
town Radisson in Kansas
City, Missouri. Over 5,000
outstanding career and
technical education students
joined in the excitement of
hands-on competition in
ninety-one different trade,
technical, and leadership
fields.
Working against the clock
and each other, the partici
pants proved their expertise
in job skills for occupa
tions such as electronics,
technical drafting, precision
machining, medical assist
ing and culinary arts. There
were also competitions in
leadership skills, such as
extemporaneous speaking
and conducting meetings by
parliamentary procedures.
SkillsUSA is the national
organization for students
in trade, industrial, techni
cal and health occupations
education. It sponsors the
SkillsUSA Championships
annually to recognize the
achievements of career and
technical education students
and to encourage them to
strive for excellence and
pride in their chosen oc
cupations.
The contests are planned
by technical committees
made up of representatives
of labor and management
and are designed to test the
skills needed for a success
ful entry-level performance
in given occupational fields.
Safety practices and pro
cedures - an area of great
concern to labor and man
agement alike - are judged
and graded and constitute
a portion of a contestant’s
score.
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Wendy Hatcher, a rising
senior at Lee County High
School, placed sixth in the
nation in Basic Health Care
Skills and received the
national Kellogg Skill Point
certificate. The contestants
were tested on their begin
ning level of health occupa
tions knowledge and skills
of basic and fundamental
health care. There were
12 testing stations and
contestant’s skills were
evaluated through hands-
on demonstration, written
examination, interviewing
and a 5-7 minute hands on
presentation.
Jayme Evans demonstrat
ed her knowledge and skill
in performing patient care,
personal care and standard
infection control procedures
in basic nurse assisting,
including CPR, communica
tion skills, legal/ethical is
sues and employment skills.
Bianca Waters placed 11 th
in Prepared Speech. The
48 contestants delivered a
speech five to seven min
utes in length on a com
mon theme established by
National SkillsUSA. The
theme was “SkillsUSA:
Champions at Work.”
Contestants were evaluated
on their ability to pres
ent thoughts relating to a
central theme clearly and
effectively, and on voice,
mechanics, and platform
deportment.
Joseph Valdez, SkillsUSA
state treasurer, delivered an
outstanding speech at one
of the Georgia delegation
meetings. Business and con
gressional leaders, students,
teachers and department of
education staff were part of
the delegation.