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Page 4 - The Wiregrass Farmer, September 27,2017
Editorial & Opinion
The WIREGRASS FARMER - Established 1902
Official Legal Organ of Turner County
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Accident safety is very important
Respect freedom N
As more NFL players decide to opt out of stand
ing or even being present for the national anthem,
more people are getting upset about this. They are
missing a central point.
Those who are upset will point to the sacrifice of
men and women who fought for this country. They
have a valid point. The men and women who
fought did so to protect our freedom.
That is the point.
Freedom.
Our veterans fought to preserve our freedom.
Our veterans fought to prevent us from being
forced to do something, like salute the flag, against
our will. Our veterans fought and many died with
far more wounded to preserve our right to make a
free choice and not be coerced.
Those who do not stand during the anthem are
making a free choice, a choice preserved by the
those who still protect us today.
WWII veteran John Middlemas himself took a
knee to show his support of the protestors. “Those
kids have every right to protest,” he said.
When someone is in a
motor vehicle accident it could
be very scary. Being in a state
of no control over the situation
can cause many emotions.
Planning ahead and trying to
stay calm in such a situation
could prevent further injuries.
There are several important
things to remember after you
have been involved in an acci
dent. Forty-seven percent of
all traffic accidents are caused
by speeding. Automobiles
made today run much faster
than they ever have and some
drivers pay very little attention
to the speed limit.
If you are involved in an
accident stay as calm as you
can and call 911 to report your
wreck. Let them know the lo
cation of the wreck and how
many people might be injured.
Stay on the phone with the dis
patcher if you can until they ar
rive at the scene.
Stay in your vehicle if pos
sible because you will be safer
there. Sometimes there are
deaths when people get out of
their cars near a roadway to
examine a minor fender bender
and could get hit and killed by
another vehicle coming down
the road who could be speed
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An exception would be if
you are in an accident where
your car can not be moved
from the roadway, you smell
gas or there are signs of a fire
get out of the car and get as far
away from it as you can.
You might see some smart
people on the roadway who
have broken down and they are
sitting on an embankment a
good distance from their car.
Should another car hit their
stalled car they will be safe
from being injured.
When you are driving your
car always keep your seat belt
on. Staying buckled up could
prevent more serious injury
should you have an accident or
some other driver hit your car.
Also remember that it is the
law and police officers will
stop you and give you a ticket
if your seat belt is not fastened.
The law says that if there is
no serious personal injury or
death in an accident an able
driver can move their vehicle
out of the roadway to a safe
place and wait for police or
public safety to arrive. And by
no means should you ever
leave the scene of an accident.
We all hope that we are
never involved in a wreck,
however if we are stay as calm
as you can after you have
called 911. The closest police
officers, fire trucks and EMS
personnel will get to the scene
of your accident as soon as
possible to take care of you or
your loved ones.
Remember that school has
begun so watch for the school
buses who stop on the highway
to let the children out. Again,
it is the law that you do not
pass the bus until the children
are out of it.
Another thing to remember
is not to drive your car way
over the speed limit just be
cause it will run that fast, keep
your seat belts fastened and
when you are able to do so re
port those drivers who could
cause needless wrecks to the
police officers by calling 911.
We’d like to hear your opinion. Letters to the editor welcome. Letters must
be signed and have a phone number so we can contact the writer.
Phone numbers will not be published or released.
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The Wiregrass Farmer, 109 N. Gordon St., Ashburn, GA 31714
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Stepping Back In Time
with David Baldwin
TCHS Band Officers
1910- Mr J.C. Durham, the
Tax Collector for Turner
County, has died of an appen
dix problem after he was taken
to a sanitarium in Valdosta for
treatment.
Mrs. J.H. Odom, her hus
band, and master Lonnie
Odom, have been in the
Cordele Sanitarium with Ty
phoid Fever.
Miss Lois Armentrout, of
Fort Valley, came over Satur
day to spend a few days with
friends.
Deputy Sheriff I.B. Butler,
of Dooly County, had both
eyes blown out and both hands
torn off by the premature ex
plosion of a charge of dyna
mite which he was preparing to
shoot one day last week. His
chances of recovery are very
slender.
1950- Deposits at banks are
now insured up to $10,000.
Zeddie Evans will run for
Justice of the Peace for the
Sycamore District.
At 7 o'clock Saturday
evening, Hansel Ray, 33, was
accidently hit by a truck while
crossing the Sycamore -
Fitzgerald Highway. The acci
dent was unavoidable. He was
the son of Mrs. E.C. Ray and
the late Mr. Ray. He was born
and reared in Sycamore and
was a WWII veteran. He grad
uated from Sycamore High and
had many friends. In addition
to his mother, he has a sister,
Mrs. Vivian Hamilton of
Cordele, and three brothers,
Dr. Lamar Ray, Mr. Edwin
Ray, and Mr. Hugh Ray, all of
Sycamore.
1960- Turner County Ordi
nary J.N. Denham has been
elected as Lt. Governor for the
13th District of the Georgia Ki-
wanis club.
D.W. Haley has resigned
his post on the Turner County
Board of Education as a repre
sentative of Amboy-Dakota
district and has been replaced
by Buck Durham.
Even with the deadly
weapon of Bobby Zorn as
punter, who sent one punt back
to the Miller 28 yard line, it
was not enough to conquer the
Miller County team. The
Rebels were stunned by a 43
yard touchdown sprint by
Miller County halfback Mack
Sloan the second time the Pi
rates got on the ball. The
Rebels, however, did go in
with a 13-6 half time lead.
Turner first scored after a 45
yard drive and a seven yard run
by Phil Gibbs. On the second
score for Turner, after a splen
did pass from McKenzie to
Bass, Gibbs pushed to the goal
line and went over with full
back Ralph Speight adding the
13th point. Miller and Turner
tied at 13-13. Pelham at home
next. The Eureka Tigers lost to
the Americus Rams by a score
of 13-0. They will play
Cordele next.
Miss Jeanette Bobo mar
ried Mr. Bobby Wise on Satur
day, September 24, at High
Hill Church.
TCHS band officers (pic
tured) for 1960-61 are Lamar
Garrett, Nancy Purswell, Dan
Royal, and Betty Pless.
In the Rebels win against
Pelham by 33-0, Left Half
light-weight speedster Richard
Ellis accounted for three
Turner County touchdowns,
one on a 90 yard dash. Charles
Perry sprinted 30 yards with a
stolen pass and quarterback
Jim McKenzie fired a 40 yard
aerial to end John Ewing in the
end zone for another score.
Last rites for William Penn
Tyson, age 62, were held at the
First Baptist church, where he
served the Young’s People De
partment and was active in the
Men's Brotherhood. For 11
years he was Treasurer of the
Masons. He came here 42
years ago from Quitman and
since that time had worked for
Mitchell-Stewart Hardware.
Mr. Mitchell of that firm was
too from Quitman, that being
the connection for his employ
ment here. He was a loyal em
ployee. He was born February
6, 1898, in Cook County, the
son of the late John and Martha
Goodman Tyson. He leaves his
wife, the former Miss Frankie
Cooper, a son, Captain William
Penn Tyson, Jr. and two grand
children. His death remains a
mystery when his car was
found four miles east of Ash-
bum and he was found with a
gun wound to his head with the
gun in the front floorboard.
1970- Mike Wisham has
been named a semi-finalist in
the Merit Scholarship Pro
gram. Winners of the Merit
Scholarships may receive up to
$1,500 a year for four college
years, depending on their indi
vidual need.
The Rebels defeat Pelham
26-13.
Baker’s Dozen
Weird news
I am a weird news junkie.
Bigfoot is my favorite,but sto
ries of aliens, animals and the
ever entertaining Florida Man
are mandatory parts of my
news diet.
Florida Man (who can be
male, female or one of the
other 538.956 genders) is the
name given to people who do
incredibly stupid things, usu
ally illegal. It used to be called
Dumb Crook news.
Along came the Internet and
the world learned that Florida
is overrun with dumb crooks.
For reasons that probably have
to do with sunstroke, heat
stroke and cheap beer, Florida
man is most common in the
Sunshine State, but occasion
ally is found in other states. I
blame the hurricanes for relo
cating him.
Some recent headlines of
Florida Man actually in
Florida.
Florida man robs bank,
makes stop at KFC - Palm
Beach Post
Florida men haul off stolen
utility pole with a Kia SUV, get
arrested - Florida Times Union
Florida Man flashes but
tocks at IHOP after imperson
ating a police officer to get free
food - International Times
Union
Florida man claims wife
was kidnapped by holograms -
Hunffington Post
Florida Man really, really
wants to force a jury to watch
his sex tape - Sun Sentinel
Florida Man caught with
"active" meth lab in his pants -
Fox 10
Handcuffed man proposes
during felony arrest - Okla
homa
Weird news is often packed
with people doing stupid, but
not illegal things. I don't call
this weird news, but until the
rest of the media agrees to call
it "Stupid people doing stupid
things," weird news will have
to do.
The most recent perusal of
the World of the Weird told me
about a weight lifter who got
"stuck" on one of the disc
weights with a hole in it. Use
your imagination to figure out
the rest.
A calf in Texas was born
with a black and white face.
Not unusual. When the calf
stuck it's tongue out, suddenly
the markings and the tongue
made the calf look something
like Gene Simmons of KISS
fame. Good enough for the
weird news. I can also see the
calf being a Juggalo, a fan of
the Insane Clown Posse rap
group.
Far and away my favorite
are the Bigfoot stories. These
are sadly few and far between
and mostly deal with hoaxes
being exposed. Bigfoot does
make the rounds a couple of
times a year when the big
Sasquatch conferences take
place out west.
The most recent news of
note on Bigfoot is a North Car
olina woman (Florida Man!)
who invented a spray she says
will attract Bigfoot. Bigfoot re
searchers have used the spray
and reported a sighting while
using the stuff.
It is supposed to draw in a
Bigfoot from up to a mile and
half away.
The Tallahassee Democrat
says Bigfoot has been spotted
over yonder. South and west of
Tally is the Apalachicola Na
tional Forest. Locals call the
southern part, which is a
swamp, Tate's Hell. That area
of Florida is also packed with
bears, relocated yankees and
(See BAKER Page 5)