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Page 4 - The Wiregrass Farmer, November 1,2017
Editorial & Opinion
The WIREGRASS FARMER - Established 1902
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Past presidents have called for a National Day of Prayer
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Letters
The sun & moon
Dear Editor,
I thought this was pretty amazing & interesting. For all the
scientists out there & for all the students who have a hard time
convincing people regarding the truth of the Bible, here's some
thing that shows God's awesome creation & that He's still in con
trol. Did you know that the space program in the past was busy
proving what has been called "myth" in the bible is in fact, true?
Mr. Harold Hill, president of Curtis Engine Company in Balti
more Md. & a consultant in the space program relates the fol
lowing development: I think one of the most amazing things that
God has done for us today happened to our astronauts & space
scientists at Green Belt, Md. They were checking out where the
positions of the sun, moon & planets would be 100 years & 1,000
years from now. We have to know this so we won't send up a
satellite & have it bump into something later on in its orbits. We
have to lay out the orbits in terms of the life of the satellite &
where the planets will be so the whole thing won't bog down.
They ran the computer measurement back & forth over the cen
turies & it came to a halt. The computer stopped & put up a red
signal, which meant there was something wrong with the info fed
into it or with the results as compared to the standards. They
called in the service dept, to check it out & they said "what's
wrong" They found there was a day missing in elapsed time.
They scratched their heads & almost tore their hair out. There
was no answer. Finally, a Christian man on the team said, you
know, one time I was in Sunday School & they talked about the
sun standing still. They didn't believe him but didn't have an an
swer either, so they said,'Show us.' He got a Bible & went to the
book of Joshua where they found a ridiculous statement for any
one with 'common sense.' They found the Lord saying to Joshua,
"Fear them not, I have delivered them into thy hand; there shall
not a man of them stand before thee.' Joshua was concerned be
cause he was surrounded by the enemy! If darkness fell, they'd
overpower them. So, Joshua asked the Lord to make the sun stand
still ! The sun stood still & the moon stayed & lasted, not to go
down about a whole day ! The astronauts & scientists said, there's
the missing day.
They checked the computers going back into the time it was
written & found it was close but not close enough. The elapsed
time that was missing back in Joshua's day was 23 hrs. & 20
mins., not a whole day. They read the Bible & there it was, about
a day. These little words in the Bible are important, but they were
still in trouble because if you can't account for 40 mins., you'll
still be in trouble 1000 yrs. from now. (See Letter Page 5)
Throughout American his
tory Presidents have called for
national days of prayer to pay
tribute and give thanks. In
1952 Congress issued a joint
resolution calling for a prayer
service on the steps of the
Capitol. The service was con
ducted by Rev. Billy Graham
and thousands of people came
to the service in the pouring
February rain.
After this display Congress
called for the constmction of a
room with facilities for prayer
and meditation for the use of
the members of the Senate and
House of Representatives.
In the Capitol’s Chapel is a
stained glass window depict
ing George Washington in
prayer under the inscription
“In God We Trust.” Also a
prayer is inscribed in the win
dow that says, “Preserve me
God for in Thee I do put my
trust.”
From July 1st to July 3rd in
1863 more than 160,000 sol
diers fought in Gettysburg in
the bloodiest battle ever in
North America that had over
51 thousand casualties. On No
vember 19, 1863 President
Lincoln came to Gettysburg to
dedicate the first national mil
itary cemetery.
His speech that was known
as the Gettysburg Address was
From Where
I Sit
only two minutes long but it
became his most famous
speech that was well remem
bered for the closing prayer.
“We here highly resolve that
these dead shall not have died
in vain and that this nation
under God shall have a new
birth of freedom and that gov
ernment of the people, by the
people and for the people shall
not perish from the earth.”
Historians have debated
George Washington’s religious
convictions but his own ac
tions showed that he was a
man with deep faith. At Mount
Vernon he expressed his belief
in the guiding hand of provi
dence in countless letters to
family members, friends and
colleagues. Also engraved in
his church is the prayer for the
United States of America,
“Almighty God we make our
earnest prayer that Thou will
keep the United States in Thy
Holy protection and Thou will
incline the hearts of the citi
zens to cultivate a spirit of sub
ordination and obedience to
Government, and entertain a
brotherly affection and love
for one another and for their
fellow citizens of the United
States at large and especially
their brethren who have served
in the field.
It is poignant that the first
rays of sun that illuminate our
Nation’s Capital each morning
first fall upon the eastern side
of its tallest building which is
the 555 fort monument to the
father of our country. There on
its top is inscribed on the east
ern side of the four sided alu
minum capstone are the Latin
words Laus Reo “Praise be to
God.”
These simple words which
are placed for the eyes of
heaven alone are a fitting re
flection of George Washing
ton’s deep conviction that the
securing and maintaining of
American liberty is owed to di
vine blessing for which all
Americans should humbly
give thanks.
Read my column next
week which will be more in
formation on the same subject.
Stepping Back In Time
1940- Miss Frances Mc-
Card of Ashburn married Mr.
Grady Ray of Sycamore on
Saturday, October 5 at the
home of Judge Joe Mac Han
cock with Mr. Hancock offici
ating. She is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Mc-
Card. Mr. Ray is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. H.G. Ray of
Sycamore. They will live in
Sycamore where Mr. Ray is in
the trucking-transfer business.
Miss Myrl True Christian
and Mr. Eugene Pirkle, both of
Sycamore, will soon marry.
Miss Christian is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J.Y. Christian.
Mr. Pirkle is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. G.W. Pirkle of Sycamore.
They will reside with the
groom’s parents where Mr.
Pirkle is engaged in farming.
1950- Ashburn's new drive-
in will be located south of
Coker's grill on Highway 41. It
will accommodate 140 cars.
Mr. Jack Parrish, formerly of
Adel, now residing at the Ash
burn Inn, is the new manager.
Sycamore High's head bas
ketball coach George Eanes
has announced the season
schedule for this year.
The lumber and the land
for the first Harmony Baptist
church was given to the church
in 1897 by Jesse Hobby, a
Confederate veteran, who also
helped build the church. The
recent dedication by Rev. Dex
ter Wilson was for a new
church that was built. The for
mer pastors of the church are
Rev. Andrew West, Rev. Ben
Rainey, Rev. B .F. Barbee, Rev.
I. R. Hobby, and Rev. Tom
Hunt.
Eighty-eight year old Mrs.
J. W. (Jim) Henderson has died.
The Henderson's were promi
nent citizens of Sycamore. Her
father in law was Capt. John
Jackson Henderson, the
founder of Sycamore. One of
her grandchildren is Mrs.
Grady Sconyers. Her husband
was one of the early legislators
who served from the new
Turner County. She had two
sons, Abie Henderson, who
died about 45 years ago, and
Alfred Henderson, who died in
1942. She was the former Miss
Martha Ann Young, affection
ately called "Babe" as she was
the youngest child of Mr. and
Mrs. George Young, who was
Kathy Monroe 1960-61
Homecoming Queen
a Confederate soldier that was
killed during the civil war and
is buried in Virginia. Among
many grandchildren and great
grandchildren, she is survived
by her two daughter in laws,
Mrs. Dora Henderson and Mrs.
A.H. Henderson.
Harmony Baptist Church,
which was built in 1947 but
never formally dedicated, will
be dedicated next Sunday, ac
cording to Pastor Dexter Wil
son.
Mrs. J .B. Parham was hon-
with David Baldwin
ored on her 76th birthday.
1960- Kathy Monroe, (pic
tured) the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Greer Monroe, is TCHS
Homecoming Queen for 1960-
61. The popular 17 year old
senior is a member of the Tri-
Hi-Y, Future Teachers of
America, Dramatics Club, the
Annual Staff and the basket
ball team. She is editor of The
Rebel Spirit, the school news
paper. Barbara Ann Hancock is
also on the senior court. Ann
McKenzie is on the junior
court; Rosalyn Pitts is on the
sophomore court; and Sara
George Johnston represented
the freshmen court.
Turner County rocked the
Class B football world Friday
night, staking a claim on the
Region 1-B West champi
onship, by beating rugged
Blakely-Union, 25-0. McKen
zie's Raiders, the Rebel back-
field, got support from left half
Henry Smith, right half David
Moore, and fullback Pete
Strickland.
Col S. Morton Turner, 82,
the son of Henry G. Turner, for
whom our county was named,
has died. Col. Morton Turner
gave the portrait of his father
that now hangs in the Ashburn
Elementary School, at the re
quest of Editor Nora Lawrence
Smith.
The Rebels came from be
hind to defeat Seminole
County 21-7. The Rebels have
nine wins, no losses, and one
tie and the Region 1-B West
football championship.
Sheriff Charlie Hunt has
been re-elected with 1,143
votes to Roy Thompson's 562
votes, and Ira Brook's 159
votes.
Rev. P.L. Branch will cele
brate his 25th anniversary as
pastor at Bay Springs Baptist
church.
Mary Elizabeth Raines is
the 500,000th flyer on the DC-
8 from Atlanta to New York
that began September 18,1959
and her prize is $500,000 in
Confederate money.
H.C. Barber, Jr. will serve
as president of the Chamber of
Commerce next year. H.A.
Hanner has been the former
president, and John Rogers has
been the former chairman of
the Industrial promotion com
mittee.
Baker’s Dozen
Things that
annoy me
Recently went to a store and
for the second time in a row I
got the excuse "the computers
are down."
It is an excuse. This store
happened to be a major na
tional chain. I do not believe
"the computers are down."
What I do believe is, that is an
excuse by employees who
don't want to take the time to
make the thing work.
Seen it far too many times
to believe otherwise. Heard
that excuse far too often to be
lieve otherwise.
I have gone to the bank
when "the computers are
down." The bank still accepted
my deposit, gave me the
money I requested and so
forth. If a bank can still do
business when "the computers
are down" so can other busi
nesses.
Another thing that annoys
me is politicians who only
want to be in office. Getting re
elected is more important than
doing what is right. You have
them where you live. We have
them where I live. They are at
the local level all the way up to
national office
Such people need to be
kicked out of office, hard.
Bounce down the sidewalk
hard.
Dill pickles annoy me. You
may like them. More power to
you. I do not. Pickles spread
their taint through the entire
sandwich. Ordering a sand
wich without pickles in some
places is impossible because
"the computers are down."
Text messages continue to
be a major irritant. Yes, I have
a smartphone that will send
and receive text messages. I do
not like it. What I do like is the
video call feature. Longtime
bud and 2 a.m.-shovel-
provider Tom Clark is so far
the first and only person to
make a video call with me.
If I can figure out how to
turn off text messages on this
phone, I will.
Add voice mail to the
smartphone features I hate. My
voice mail message is - "Do
not leave a message. I will call
you back if I have your num
ber. If you leave a message, I
will not listen to it." And, I do
not listen to the messages. I
just delete them, unread. But
leave a message if you are so
inclined.
Waiting for the doctor is
probably very high on your list
of major annoyances. Yes, I
understand doctors want to
take time with their patients.
They cannot predict how long
that will take. However, after
you sit for an hour in the wait
ing room a few dozen times,
you have to wonder why they
can't figure out a better sched
uling method.
Mimes. 'Nuf said.
People who cannot park
properly give me more road
rage than driving through At
lanta. I love watching videos of
people who exact revenge on
people who can't park. They
pull in REALLY close on each
side. The person who won't
park properly then cannot get
into his vehicle. Justice is
served.
People who stand in a buffet
line and stare at the food break
my torque wrench. Either back
up and let people who are hun
gry get food or grab something
and go. The selection ain't
(See BAKER Page 5)