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IT’S THIS WAY
By Doyle Jones Jr.
Jest of the Week: This bit of humor was gleaned from Leo
Aikman’s column in The Atlanta Constitution amid thanks to him
and George Darden, the raconteur of this whimsy: HIS
PRIVILEGE: Talk at the head table got around to kitchen stoves.
George Darden told about the old farmer sitting with his feet in the
oven while an electrical storm raged outside. The old fellow
chewed away on his tobacco and lifted the stove lid occasionally to
spit into the fire while her hands, fearful of the
storm.
After lightning had made a near miss, she wailed, “Pa, the
Lord’s goin’ to destroy the world!”
“Wal,” said Pa shifting his cud, “It’s his’n, ain’t it?”
THIS AND THAT ABOUT THESE AND THOSE
The “Dump Dooley” and “Fire Fulcher” clans are in full
voice, much like a prize Beagle on anew scent. Thankfully they
are in the distinct minority at both schools. In the main, the group
of dissidents are not alumni of either school but are fair-weather
friends of both who enjoy the winning but men who have never
learned how to take the defeats with good grace. Perhaps these
short-sighted sportsmen have even sweetened the kitty at Tech
and Georgia by a few hundred bucks over the years, and for these
contributions they feel free to take pot shots at one of the greatest
coaches in SEC history-Vincent Joseph Dooley. A politician and a
coach live or die by his record. Dooley has one of the best. In nine
complete years at Georgia, his record is 66-28-4 for a percentage of
.694, one of the ten best records in the nation for active coaches of
major schools. Dooley has been Southeastern Conference
coach-of-the year three times, taken his teams to six bowl games,
and won two championships in what is probably the toughest
collegiate football league in the land. The upset losses to Vandy
and Kentucky have some alumni frothing. But one tends to forget
that Georgia was within one measly first down of defeating
Alabama and the week after shut out a good Ole Miss team. Fire
Dooley ! It’s unthinkable! The bleeding hearts can wail and chant
and beat their breasts, but Vincent Joseph Dooley’s job at this
time is secure as Gibraltar even in the unlikely event the Bulldogs
might end the ’73 season with a 3-7-1 record. And as for Fulcher,
give him time. After all, this is his first year .... A UFO
chased a Morgan County woman home the other night, almost
attaching itself to the pick-up truck she and her son were riding in
near Rutledge. Mrs. Elaine Tannerhill gave an account of the
incident to The Madisonian which paper gave it front page
coverage replete with a photograph. In her desperate flight to
escape the UFO Mrs. Tannerhill drove at speed in excess of 100
miles per hour, eventually stopping at the home of a neighbor, and
rushing breathlessly into the house to tell the occupants of her
experience. They went outside and the UFO was hovering over the
house and was seen by several responsible adults. After about five
minutes, it began to climb, blinked several times and then faded
out of sight. A hallucination, a visual image, light introversion?
Mrs. Tannerhill knows differently. But she like her stunned
neighbors and the many thousands who read of her experience in
The Madisonian, does not know what it really was. It was a
harrowing ordeal for Mrs. Tannerhill and her two-year-old son,
Michael. One she certainly hopes will never be repeated . . . .
Eilene Findley will be Butts County’s next home economist,
coming November 16th. She is attractive and personable. If those
two attributes are valuable to the success of her job, and they are,
she should serve well in her new arena of employment ....
President Nixon now tells us that two tapes are missing. Quite
naturally they were the most important-his conversations with
John Mitchell and John W. Dean 111. The excuses to the American
public sounded lame and contrived-one conversation conveniently
not recorded because no phone hook-up was being used, the other
because a recorder had run out of tape. It does seem the President
could have done better on his excuses. Credibility where art
thou? .... Gail Grant, our girl Friday on the Compuwriter
Compugraphic, sheds her tonsils today in the Griffin-Spalding
County Hospital. We wish her well. She should be back at full
steam by Monday, in which event your next week’s paper should
be on time .... We’ve heard of untold home remedies to
ward off the common cold. They’ve run the gamut from daily
doses of viamin C to asafetida about the neck. My good friend
Marshall Keen of Macon chimes in with anew one, told him by a
medical officer in the Air Force during his days as a pilot. The
doctor told Marshall to drink a small amount of apple juice before
retiring each night, allowing it to cover the roof of the palate, even
if you have to gargle it. The doctor contends that germs can not
culture in a person’s mouth when the acid from the juice of the
apple is present. Marshall says he used it religiously and has not
had a cold in years. For whatever merit it possesses, we pass it on
to you. And to Clyde Herbert and Bobby Jackson, if your apple
juice sales soar what about a rebate? .... Winter slipped
into North Georgia unannounced Sunday night and Monday
morning, October 21-22, leaving a 5-6 inch mantle of snow atop
Fort Mountain near Chatsworth. It was the earliest October snow
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TWO BASIC HUMAN NEEDS
Every human has two basic needs when it comes to the area
of love. One need is to love, and the other need is to be loved. These
are two basic needs of the human personality.
Once while visiting in the hospital, I was stopped by an
elderly lady in a wheel chair. She didn’t know me and I didn’t know
her. But she wanted someone to talk with. She told me about
herself. She had no family to visit her, but some people from the
church visited with her quite often. Tears came to her eyes as she
told me about their visits. They meant so much to her. This elderly
lady needed a little attention, some affection, wanted to know
someone cared for her, someone loved her.
We all have this need to be loved-to know that someone
cares for us, to know that we are important to someone. It is a
hunger in the human heart to be loved. It is a natural hunger, as
natural as breathing.
Then, also, every person needs to give love. Robert Hugh
Benson once said: “It is only the souls that do not love that go
empty in this world.” Give love, and love will be given you. Not
always by all those you give love to, and not always in the manner
you desire, but by enough people to make life enjoyable.
I’m not a psychologist, but I have seen enough of life to know
that love must have an outlet. Unexpressed love can be extremely
dangerous to the human personality. I have even seen
unexpressed love turn to hatred. A home where love is given and
received by all members of the family is a happy home. A home
where one member fails to give or receive love is often a miserable
experience.
I say again-love must have an outlet. I have seen couples
who did not have any children love a pet as a child. Why? Because
of this need to express love. Children are a part of God’s plan to
give parents an outlet to express love. So are our marriage
partners. They are a part of God’s practical plan to help us meet
this need to express love.
It is just as important to learn to accept love as it is to give
love. However, you can accept love without giving, but you cannot
give love without accepting. Therefore, the emphasis should be on
giving.
Now, these two basic needs must be met vertically as well as
horizontally. We need to love God and to accept God’s love of us.
The best way we can express our love for God is to love our
fellowman. An unknown author has put it this way:
I sought my soul,
But my soul I could not see.
I sought my God,
But my God eluded me.
I sought my brother,
And I found all three-
My brother, my God and me.
Each of us has two basic needs. The need to love, and the
need to be loved. Remember to give love, and love will be given to
you. Accept God’s love and love Him in return.
If you will learn to do these things, life will be enjoyable and
worth the effort it takes to live. - FIVE STAR.
MAIL EA/fIA
in the area’s history, in fact the only one that older residents could
recall. The mountain weather prophets claim the early snow backs
their contention of a severe winter along with the hornet nests
close to the ground, thickness of corn shucks, thick fur on animals,
and the like-folksy weather barometers that have been used
accurately by mountain seers over the years. We have a sneaking
suspicion that this winter is going to be a rough one and with an
anticipated fuel shortage it could be a grim one with real suffering
if the temperature stays below normal .... The lack of
communication between our elected officials in Washington and
their constituents at home mirrors one of our nation’s gravest
problems. To personalize the question, how many times recently
have YOU written Senators Herman Talmadge and Sam Nunn or
Congressman John J. Flynt Jr. expressing your opinion on many
of the controversial problems besetting our nation? Most of you
would score a big blank zero. Yet how in the world do you expect
these men to represent you if you do not convey to them your ■
desires, opinions and wants. This breakdown in communication is
one facet responsible for the Watergate episodes. Most officials
wish to do the will of their constituents if they but know it. They
can only know it if you make it known. I’m at fault too for I don’t
bombard Jack, Herman and Sam with letters, calls and telegrams
like I should, though I do contact them occasionally. Break out that
pen and limber up that arm. Write them and give your opinions on
national affairs. By so doing you will help save your country!
LEARN TO SQUARE DANCE
Register now for classes every Friday
night at the Recreation Center Building
(Old Pepperton Baptist Church) at 8 p. m.
Classes last 10 weeks. Public invited to
watch and observe. Contact C. E. Tucker,
775-5573, or Johnny Rivers, 775-3010.
‘Whatsoever
Things'
By Donald E. Wildmon
Guest Editorial
THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION
Somebody Is Lying
This nation has been torn asunder by President Nixon’s fight
to keep tapes of conversations secret. Now his lawyers say the
tapes never existed. Somebody is not telling the truth, and the
public ought not be asked to believe such a cock-and-bull story.
Just exactly who is inventing anew set of facts still is in
doubt. Judge John J. Sirica undoubtedly will decide who is
prevaricating, and will tell the world. But it is outrageous that the
nation has to put up with this latter-day excuse.
If the White House really never had a tape of the
conversation between Nixon and then Atty. Gen. John Mitchell
after the Watergate break-in, why was the nation allowed to
believe there was for so long?
If the White House never had a tape of this discussion
between former Counsel John Dean and the President on April 15,
1973, why did not the fact become known before this?
Why did Bob Haldeman describe listening to the tapes? Why
did J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr., assure us nothing was improper on
them? Why did the President fight to keep them so long? Finally,
why did the President say the tapes were “inconclusive” if they
didn’t exist?
This is a preposterous hoax. Either the highest officials in
this land have misled us for months on end, or the whole White
House tried to mislead us earlier by saying they had materials
which they did not have.
Words will be inadequate to describe the outrage of
thoughtful Americans at this latest cheap trick. The lies are piling
higher. Soon they will be so thick in the air in Washington that the
present administration cannot breathe for the pollution of the
truth. No wonder the President spends his evenings at Camp
David. The stench around the White House is enough to make a
strong man sick.
PERSONAL
Mr. and Mrs. Richard W.
Watkins, Jr. were recent hosts
at a family gathering at their
attractive home which occa
sion celebrated Mrs. Watkins’
mother, Mrs. A. O. Hood, of
Jefferson 79th birthday and the
23rd wedding anniversary of
Mr. and Mrs. Watkins. About
24 guests were present to enjoy
the fellowship and delicious
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dinner. Mrs. Hood was reci
pient of many lovely gifts from
her family. Among those
present were Mr. and Mrs.
Watkins, Mrs. Hood, of
Jefferson, Mr. and Mrs. Z. S.
Hood of LaFayette, Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Ash and family of
Gainesville, Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Edwards of Rome and Mrs. H.
D. McElmurry of Rome.
RECENT EVENTS in the Watergate case and related White
House action touched off an emotional outburst of public
opinion—on both sides of the issue.
First, there was the question of the White House tapes which
Mr. Nixon refused to release to the Select Committee on Presi
dential Campaign Activities and to the court. Then the President
set up the so-called Stennis Compromise, which action was
closely followed by the firing of Special Prosecutor Archibald
Cox and the resignations of Attorney General Richardson and
his Deputy, Mr. Ruckelshaus.
All of that occurred in the span of only a few days, and it
caused a torrent of telegrams and letters to Senators and Con
gressmen, either denouncing the President and calling for his
impeachment or strongly coming to his defense.
* * *
MY POSITION on the tapes is this: I voted along with the
Select Committee to subpoena them and, in my judgment, the
President should have made them available months ago. If he
had. I believe this crisis could have been avoided, and perhaps
questions surrounding the Watergate hreak-in and cover-up put
to rest by now.
I favor the appointment of another Special Prosecutor to
carry on the investigative work of Mr. Cox, and I am cospon
soring legislation to have Judge Sirica make such an appoint
ment. I think we need an independent Prosecutor that is com
pletely removed from Presidential control, and the only way I
know to achieve this goal is to have him appointed by the
Judiciary.
* * *
THIS IS A MOST difficult time for our nation. It is my
earnest hope that reason will prevail and that people will not
succumb to emotionalism and hysteria that can lead to hasty
judgment and rash action.
Reaction to recent evidence, including the precipitous firing
of Mr. Cox, has been intense, without enough thought of the
seriousness of what impeachment of the Chief Executive of the
nation means. Moreover, evidence against the President to date,
in my judgment, would not warrant impeachment, and such
talk at the present time is totally premature and inappropriate.
During this critical period, the best long-range interests of
our nation must be our prime consideration and. we must not
give way to emotionalism or personal vendettas.
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