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IT’S THIS WAY
BY DOYLE JONES JR.
Jest of the Week: Nowudays colleges are emphasizing education.
One university has gotten so strict that it won’t give a football player
his letter unless he can tell which one it is.
• • •
THE FRIGID SOUTH
The sunny South was sunny most of last week but it was also
frigid. The coldest weather of the Winter brought bone-chilling cold
to the county with many thermometers Friday morning recording
zero. The official reading at the Atlanta Airport was two above.
As usual, the numbing weather brought problems and hardships.
The South, at least this portion of it, is not geared to stand zero
weather or snow of more than an inch or two. When these events
occur it brings much suffering and creates many problems, all more
or less directly associated with the bitter cold.
The Butts County Schools were closed Friday because of low
natural gas pressure. Many other school systems over the state,
both north and south, were closed because of the same reason or
necessitated by failure of heating systems. Gas users in Jackson were
repeatedly requested to conserve fuel by turning down their thermo
stats and cutting off gas in rooms where its use was not absolutely
essential. Many cities fared worse than Jackson. LaGrange, a city
of 30,000 inhabitants, faced the same gas shortage and low pressure
as did Jackson. Savannah had four major electric power failures that
affected more than 30,000 citizens, many of whom had to be without
heat in 10-degree weather.
In the mountains of north Georgia the thermometer dipped to
an unofficial low of 10-12 below at Blairsville Friday morning, was
below zero both on Thursday and Saturday mornings. On Brasstown
Bald the mercury probably fell out the bottom, or else it was just
too cold to go and take a reading.
Perhaps one of the most amazing things about the outbreak
of the Polar air that has practically immobilized us is the good grace
and humor in which the unusual cold is taken and accepted by most
people. While one finds few who admittedly enjoy the zero weather,
the great majority endure it with a fortitude and quiet dignity that
speaks well for the human race. While it is true we can do nothing
about the weather, we seemingly accept it with a calm resignation that
becomes us. Quite naturally, it (the weather) has been the topic
of conversation since last Monday night when the first of two cold
fronts moved our way. Saturday morning the mercury still hovered
at a frigid 8 degrees but thankfully some moderation was promised
over the weekend but with the threat of snow or rain as clouds
move in Saturday night.
Kiri lovers cared for their feathered friends by putting out extra
amounts of food and suet. Flowers and shrubs of particular value
were covered in an effort to protect them from the icy blasts. Pets
were allowed to stay inside longer hours and in many instances were
permitted overnight privileges inside-tlie-house. Cold weather gear
was hastily brought out with comfort and warmth overriding the
consideration of appearance. The “good mornings" at the post office
by early mail seekers were warm and hearty, belying the outside
cold. In the main, most took the teeth-chattering cold in stride with
comments on the cold the principal topic of conversation.
Butts County thus far has been spared a major fire but a tenant
house occupied by a Negro couple did burn Wednesday afternoon
in temperatures well below freezing. Volunteer firemen and all
citizens are keeping their fingers crossed for a fire under such
conditions as we experienced last week would be costly indeed.
While there were patches of ice on some roads during the week,
there however wefe no serious accidents with the volume of traffic
reduced by the bitter cold. But again peace officers are keeping
their fingers crossed.
A tourist from New York state who stopped at a local restaurant
quipped that he was going back home to get warm. Local duffers
who fear the lake hole at Deer Trail joked that it would no longer
be a psychological hazard as a bail hit into the “lake” would roll
across on the thick sheet of ice. Some even envisioned a hole in one
as the balls bounced across on the ice. A local man, noted for his
I proclivity to take an occasion nip, joshed that it was so cold at
his house that his bourbon froze and had to be thawed out in hot
water. Many attempted to tell how cold it was with “it was cold
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
Guest Editorial
THE MACON TELEGRAPH
BY HARLEY BOWERS
A MESSY MATTER
Doug Dickey is an amazing man. He’s not just a
successful football coach. His talents also include the
ability to make at least half the state off lorida
mad at him and virtually the entire state of Tennes
see even madder. It takes some doing to accomplish
all this in a period of a few days.
The episode that led the native-born Dickey
back to his home state of Florida and to a happy re
union with at least one Floridian (his mother lives
in Gainesville) is one that in no way does credit to
sports in general and college football in particular.
Through it all grown and responsible men lied
repeatedly and one can hardly blame Florida super
sophomore end, Carlos Alvarez, for raising his voice
in protest. He was infuriated and confused because
the president of the University of Florida had told
the football team only hours before the Gator Bowl
game that Ray Graves wasn’t leaving.
There was a lot of intrigue
behind the maneuvering that
brought Dickey back to Florida.
It seems that it all started last
summer when Dickey and the
Florida president, Stephen O’-
Connell, got together. Obviously,
the thing was pretty well settled
then, evidently without Graves
knowing anything about it.
Asa reward for 10 years of
dedicated work, Graves was
pushed out the door, into invol
untary retirement. And his faith
ful and talented chief assistant,
Gene Ellenson, laboring all along
under the assumption that he
would get the top job when
Graves did step down, got the
boot, too. It was a pretty dirty
mess all around.
Tall Tale* Were Told
The worst thing of all was the
way some of the principals fibbed
about the whole matter. When
Dickey was here a few weeks ago
trying to recruit Isaac Jackson
for Tennessee, he sat in Coach
Godfrey Steiner’s office before
several witnesses and told the
Poets’ star that there was no
chance of his leaving Tennessee.
Dickey apparently knew all the
time about the Florida thing. He
made his big mistake when he
confided to a Tennessee sports
writer a few days before the Ga
tor Bowl game that he had been
contacted by a responsible Florida
official.
For days nobody could figure
out who the responsible official
as ” with many of their hyperboles unprintable. But print
able or otherwise, all were in unanimous agreement that it was cold
as “blue blazes” however cold that is. And most joined in the sincere
hope that the Winter will not produce any colder weather for longer
periods.
Many say “we’ve had it for this Winter.” I do not wish to be
pessimistic but a glance at the calendar will tell you that in all
likelihood the worst is yet to come. And that’s not good!
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might be as everybody in Florida
denied knowing anything about
it. Finally, it turned out that the
responsible official was none
other than O’Connell, who, it
would seem, has taken over the
job as athletic director, as well as
president.
There have been numerous in
stances of college coaches break
ing contracts to accept better
paying jobs and plenty of them
have been guilty of stretching the
truth in dealing with high school
boys they were trying to recruit.
But seldon has there been a case
in which so many people told
tall tales and kept repeating them.
Coaches are supposed to be
leaders of young men, moulders
of character, and most of them
are just that. But there are some
who too often stretch the truth
too far. The coaching profession
can do without such people.
PERSONAL
Friends of Horace Cawthon will
be interested to learn that he left
Monday for Oklahoma, City,
Okla. where he will attend school
for four weeks in connection with
his job at the Federal Aviation
Agency at Hampton.
Mrs. Anderson Nutt and Gary
of Milledgeville spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Nutt.
Mrs. Albert Townsend has been
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Stan
Haught in Morrow.
‘Whatsoever Things’
BY DONALD E. WILDMON
' WHAT APPRECIATION DOES
Strange how God made the world. Not the
actual creation. But the way in which He made
us human beings. He implanted within all of us,
you know, the desire to love and be loved, to
appreciate and be appreciated. And some of the
grandest moments of our lives are when we are
reminded that we are loved and appreciated.
Recently I received in the mail a letter from
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a couple who live in Alamogordo, New Mexico. It was a rather
short letter, probably taking the writer a couple of minutes to write.
But the good it did me was measureless. May I share it with you?
“We would like you to know,” it began, “how very much “Whatso
ever Things,” written by you and published in our Star Shopper,
means to us. We look forward to it each always enclose it
in a letter to someone. May God continue to bless your work for him.”
Another Note
A couple of days later another
small note came in the mail. This
one was from Deltaville, Virginia.
Using the title of one of my re
cent articles, the writer had writ
ten a single line which made me
humble and thankful. “Your
articles,” the writer wrote, “stir
up my hope.”
All of us have this desire,
don’t we? Every one of us ap
preciates appreciation. We like a
little flattery occasionally even if
we know it isn’t true. And when
someone says something to us
which compliments something
we have done, it lifts our hearts
beyond expression.
Why we humans fail to use this
wonderful power which costs
nothing and buys everything any
more than we do is hard to under
stand. It has the power to heal
our hurts, find us friends, and
build up brotherhood.
The World Wait*
The world is waiting to open
its doors to anyone who will live
this way. To those who can find
compliment instead of condem
nation, to those who can find
friends instead of fault, to those
who look for the best instead of
the bad, the world literally
opens its doors and says, “Wel
come!” The person who can de
velop this way of living will nev
er be in want, never go hungry,
never be alone. People will abso
lutely stand at his door begging
for his companionship.
Now, where does one acquire
the way of living? Why, from the
Galilean, of course. For isn’t it
He Who teaches us to look for
the good? Isn’t it He Who causes
us to forget our stinginess and
Be sure you get your cut of the money you earn . . .
save for yourself and for your future. Open a
Savings Account here. Then, save steadily ... put aside
a little something every payday. Interest, compounded
regularly, helps your money grow faster.
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selfishness. Isn’t it He Who
teaches us to lose ourselves so
that we may find ourselves? So I
guess that if we are interested'in
finding life to be this way, we
have to be willing to follow His
Way.
Many of us are willing to take
this approach when dealing with
our friends. Few of us are willing
to do it when we deal with our
enemies. It’s a real shame, too.
For we could get rid of our en
emies by living this way. For
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1970
PERSONAL
Mr. and Mrs. Byrd Garland will
be honored at a dinner party Sat
urday night at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Opie Shelton with co
hostesses to be Mr. and Mrs. Lon
nie Young. Guests also attending
will be Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Gar
land, Mrs. J. J. Harris, all of
Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Gar
land of Macon and Mr. and Mrs.
James M. Watts of Milledgeville.
Mrs. Mildred Bohannon and
Nona of Milstead spent Saturday
with Mrs. George Ingram and
family.
don’t we get rid of our enemies
when we make them our friends?
It’s true. Little things mean a
lot. Especially expressed appreci
ation.—FlVE STAR
Butts County
VFW Post 5374
Regular Meeting Nights
THIRD FRIDAY
in each month.
Youth Center 7:30
SAMMY COCHRAN
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