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Page 4 - The Wiregrass Farmer, January 6,2016 Editorial & Opinion The WIREGRASS FARMER - Established 1902 Official Legal Organ of Turner County 109 Gordon Street • P.O. Box 309 • Ashburn, GA 31714 Telephone 229-567-3655 email wiregrassfarmer@yahoo.com THE WIREGRASS FARMER (USPS 687-460) is published every Wednesday by Ashburn Newspapers, Inc., 109 N. Gordon St, Ashburn, Georgia. Periodicals Postage Paid at Ashburn, Geor gia. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Wiregrass Farmer, 109 N. Gordon St., Ashburn, GA 31714 STAFF Bob Tribble, President • Ben Baker, General Manager Linda Sellars, Sales Director • Robin Tillman, Office Manager OUR GOAL The Wiregrass Farmer is published proudly for the citizens of Turner County by Cook Publishing Co. Inc. Our goal is to produce quality, profitable, community-oriented newspapers that you, our readers, are proud of. We will reach that goal through hard work, teamwork, loy alty and a strong dedication toward printing the truth. 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A best selling author of Clinton Cash Letters Headed to hell Editor, There's a lot of people, around 85% approx, that are church members of some kind that are headed to HELL like a silver bul let!!! Jesus says in Matthew 22:14 that For many are called but few are chosen! Jesus also says in Matthew 7: 13 & 14. Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate & broad is the way that leads to destmction, & there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate & difficult is the way which leads to life & there are few who find it. These aren't my words, but Jesus's words. Billy Graham said 85% of church members aren't tmly saved & I believe him after seeing how a lot of church members live & act. Let's see, how many IDOLS do we worship!!! What about the NFL & College Football. These are two of the biggest idols that Christian's worship & of course let's not forget Money!!!!! Also let's not forget property & land! I found out when I got SAVED that later on, I caught myself worshipping some of these & other things & wept & REPENTED & asked almighty GOD to forgive me Through Jesus Christ the Son & he did & I can tell you right now that JESUS CHRIST is #1 in my life before my families & everything else!!! If you think or hope you're saved then you're probably not. Read John 6:44 to see if you're tmly SAVED!!!! Just because you're a church member or a good person who does good works will not get you to Heaven!!!! The only way to heaven is through JESUS CHRIST & there is no other way!!!!!! One night I was watching Megan Kelly on tv & her guest was Guy Benson, a young Republican & they we're talking about the persecution of Christianity & Guy said to her that it was really tough being a GAY Christian!! She didn't call him on it!!!! Listen to me, YOU CAN'T BE A CHRIS TIAN & HOMOSEXUAL!!!!! There's not a special heaven for HOMOSEXUALS!!!!!! There’s no such thing as A CHRISTIAN HOMOSEXUAL!!!! Just ETERNITY IN A DEVIL’S HELL AWAITS YOU IF YOU DIE THIS WAY!!!!! Needless to say, I don't watch her show any more. Also, if you vote for any politi cian who believes in ABORTION & SAME SEX MARRIAGE ETC. GOD will hold you accountable for MURDER & ABOM INATIONS, so be careful when you vote!! Clyde Ellerbee Jr Stepping Back In Time Young America’s Founda tion Director Peter Schweizer is no stranger to the New York Times bestseller list and he is back again with his latest book, Clinton Cash, The Un told Story of How and Why Foreign Governments and Businesses Helped Make Bill and Hillary Clinton Rich. In his book Schweizer re veals the shocking connection between the Clintons’ personal fortune, their “close personal friends,” the Clinton Founda tion, foreign nations and some of the highest ranks of govern ment and the scope and extent of the payments to the Clintons by foreign entities are “without precedent” in American public policy. He has a brilliant career of exposing corruption and de fending the principles that make America great. Schweizer gives credit to Young America’s Foundation’s leadership for igniting his “in terest in politics and ideas.” YAF supplied debating ma terials that soon helped Schweizer win a spot in the na tional high school debating championship. Recognizing his great talents Young Amer ica’s Foundation also awarded him a scholarship to attend George Washington University and later Oxford University. Over the last two decades his books have been featured From Where I Sit on the New York Times best seller list. One of his favorite books that he authored is Rea gan’s Wav. “I admire what for mer President Ronald Reagan did and I am proud of the fact that I was able to unearth so much from the Soviet archives that prove how he won the Cold War,” he said. The impact of Schweizer’s work on policies in Washing ton is undeniable. In 2011 CBS’s 60 minutes featured an episode on his bestselling book “Throw Them All Out” which investigated how some mem bers of Congress had profited from insider trading based on undisclosed Congressional knowledge. Just five months after the 60 minutes program aired Congress passed the Stock Act that prohibited sen ators and representatives from inside trading. In 2012 he launched the Government Accountability Institute to investigate and ex pose crony capitalism, misuse of taxpayers’ monies and other governmental corruption or malfeasance. Since releasing his explo sive bestseller Clinton Cash, Schweizer has appeared on several talk shows and other television programs. Several large daily newspapers across the nation and dozens of other media outlets have also fea tured stories on Schweizer and Clinton Cash. Peter Schweizer’s story un derscores how the support of Young America’s Foundation can truly shape the course of a young person’s life and ulti mately their career. YAF alumni go on to advance our shared cause of freedom as Peter has done through his writing and research. The Young America’s Foundation alumnus is a main stay of student programs that speak to students at the Reagan Ranch in Santa Barbara, Cali fornia and at the National Con servative Student Conference on the east coast where it all began. Peter Schweizer’s very popular and latest book on Clinton Cash, The Untold Story of How and Why For eign Governments and Busi nesses Helped Make Bill and Hillary Rich is proof of that. with David Baldwin 1966, Raymond Goss receives the WMES Achievement Award First from Ray Mercer and Coach Gene Littleton. 1906- (The Turner County Banner) Mr. J.J. Davis con templates moving to Ashburn. We hope, however, that he will decide to remain where he is. A.P. Haman was in the city not long since. The same jolly, jovial, good-natured Pink that he has ever been. Long may he live. Our friend, Homer Adams, a substantial citizen of south east Turner, was in the city re cently. At Jonesboro, Ga., Mr. HJ. Peagler has wed Miss Willie Mary Stewart. Miss Stewart has been the efficient music teacher in the public school at his place for the last four years. She has a charming personality and sweet disposition. Mr. Pea gler is the chief stenographer and trusted bookkeeper for the Shingler Mercantile Company. 1936- Mrs. Henry Royal, teacher of the Junior Sunday School class at the Baptist church, entertained them with a "Shirley Temple" party at the home of Mrs. C.L. Ray on De cember 17. Present were Misses Manita Hansford, Juanita Burks, Ruth Shiver, Reba Coker, Latrelle Branch, Gloria Ray, Robbie Howard, Mattie Lois Burdett, Elizabeth Turner, Masters. Carol Ray, J.W. Burdett, and J. Allen Stephens. The monument that marks the spot where Jefferson Davis was captured on May 10, 1865, is now in place in Irwin ville. It marks with dignity the grave of the Confederacy. The marble is surmounted by a bronze butt of President Davis and is a fine delineation of the accepted face of Mr. Davis. The monuments costs $2,500 and was paid for by the state of Georgia. 1956- The Baptist Church has begun selling $60,000 in bonds to finance their new sanctuary. The bonds pay 5% semi-annu ally and $10,000 in bonds have already been sold. The John S. Johnson Insur ance Agency will celebrate its 30th anniversary this month. Mr. Johnson is a native of Thomaston and came to Ash burn in 1900. He graduated from Ashburn High School in 1905 and went to work for the Ashburn Bank as an office boy. He is a Mason and treasurer of the Sycamore Lodge 210, a charter member of the Lions Club, and moderator of the Turner Baptist Association. Mr. John D. Raines and his son Dan are at the Orange Bowl for New Year's Day. Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Biggers announced the birth of a son, Keefe Allen, at the Turner County Hospital December 24. John Holloway has quali fied to run for county school superintendent. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1942 in vocational educa tion. After graduation, he en listed in the United States Navy Air Force, serving for 33 months as a Navy fighter pilot. He has taught in Turner County for the last nine years. He has been Commander of American Legion Post 98 and served as church treasurer for the Methodist church. 1966- Vince Dooley is in Ashburn to speak at the foot ball team at the Turner County Athletic Booster Club meeting. The Rebels were 5-5 for the 1965 season. Raymond Goss received the WMES Achievement Award for 1965. Four moonshine stills found just a few hundred feet inside the Tift-Turner line on the Turner County side have been destroyed. They were mn with six butane gas cylinders and a water pump for cooling. They had the capacity to turn out 2,000 gallons per month. A new building boom is in Ashburn. Dr. Jack Greene, Jr. has purchased land be tween Joe Porter's house and the Amoco Service Station to build an eye office. Ronald and Raymond West will soon start construction on their new grocery store. They purchased their land from Col. James H. Pate. John R. Rogers, a well- known attorney, will begin constmction of his new law of fices and a new shopping cen ter. Jaco Pants, Inc. has received a $1,169,871 contract for 167,500 pairs of men's tropical wool trousers for the Defense Personnel Support Center. Miss Charlotte Ann Royal wedded Richard Lee Shepard on December 29. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hol land celebrated their 50th an niversary. Baker’s Dozen Never see it all People who claim to “have seen it all” are not journalists. If they spent time as a word slinger, they would quickly learn two things. 1) They have not seen it all. 2) They will not have enough time in this life and several more reincarnations to see it all. In the course of an average week, the average journalist is going to encounter things that would make a non-journalist’s hair stand on end, then fall out. And that’s just the inside of the reporter’s vehicle. I’m not say ing the average reporter’s ride is a mess. I am saying it prob ably qualifies as a United Na tions Area of Global Concern. Then, comes the actual job and the people who walk in with requests for articles. Y’all have no idea. Just this morning I received an email from the President of America. I am not going to give you his name because he doesn’t need more attention. Among other things, the POA (as opposed to PIA) says peo ple need to resign from the United States, quit paying taxes and ignore any law that you don’t like while demand ing any law you do like be fully enforced. He does not say you need to get the really heavy duty tin- foil to make a hat. I asked him about that. He got mad and ac cused me of being a weirdo and not taking him seriously. Apparently you need a steel hat with a lead insert. The POA and his messages are not normal, but they are regular. I also get regular mes sages from the Foreman of the Grand Jury of the United States. His emails do not have a name, so I have no idea whose behind them. But the Foreman advocates the same stuff as the POA. And these guys aren’t weird anymore. Last week, a request crossed my desk to do an an ar ticle about a lady in Australia. Not unusual. She talks to dead people. Ok, getting a bit odder. She has written a book, in verse (think poetry), about the discussions she has with the dead people. They speak to her in German, a language she doesn’t understand. She has to look up the words in a diction ary when she wakes up. They give her the solutions to poverty, disease and many of the other problems that plague mankind. Now we’re into the Fairly Oddballs category. She would not tell me what the solutions are. I have to buy the book to find that out. This I understand. She’s trying to sell a book to make money. It’s the only thing I understand. The book she’s written is based in 1910 and is written as verse-fiction but is nonfiction, she says. We have now dropped off the deep end and begun swim ming down. But wait, ladies and gentlemen, it gets better! Deceased composers also sing to her. I am not making this up. The leader composer/singer is George Harrison who sings to her in Indian, which she indicates is the language spoken in India. Indian is not a language. The nation of India has many lan guages, non of which are called Indian. No Native American tribe speaks Indian. George Harrison has created a new language after he died and now sings it to this Australian woman in her dreams.
