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Guest Editorial
BY VINCENT JONES
(Editor’s Note: Our guest columnist this week is
Vincent Jones, publisher of the Jackson Th-ogress-Argus from
March, 1955 to January, 1959 and author each week of a
widely read and quoted column entitled The Last Straw. This
editorial first appeared on December 20, 1956.)
At Christmas, time is forgotten, for nothing matters but
the present. . . there are no wails at the cost of living, but
instead at the even higher cost of giving . . . there might be
silence if there were not so many television sets, radios and
record players blaring out the lovely strains of Silent Night.
Nothing pleases Dad at Christmas like the children
receiving toys he wants to play with . . . or if the wife, upon
receiving her Christmas dole, manages to come up with a
present that is pleasantly surprising.
Christmas is a season of tie swapping, those sartorial
monstrosities that plague the male holidays are passed on to
his worst enemy in the hopes that eventually they will get
back to the manufacturer and be converted into a noose for
their devilish designer . . . nothing contributes to the receipt
of Christmas ties like the recipe of marriage ties.
Maybe wives shouldn’t be reproved for their Christmas
gifting habits, for after all in their race to buy presents, how
are they to know it will always end in a tie? ... and who
knows whether to shop early to avoid the late rush or to shop
late to avoid the rush of those who shop early to avoid the late
rush?
At Christmas, parents, who all year long have lectured
their children on the virtues of thrift, demonstrate the value
of extravagance . . . Christmas, although spiritual in its
origin, is not limited exclusively to Christians. It’s probably
just as well, too, that the season extends beyond the bounds of
those Christians who will willingly lend their best friend fifty
dollars but won’t even grudgingly trust the Lord with five.
Christmas does bring out the best in people, though.
There aren’t many groups whose family tree can show
anything to compare with the Christmas tree . . . even Dad
puts on the unused cloak of gentlemanly manners during the
holidays, and uses the butter knife.
Strange things happen to otherwise palatable foods
during Christmas. Efforts are made to fry eggs in nog, press
fruits into a cake, and to harmonize oranges with
coconut. . . the many Christmas delicacies, however, make
it doubly difficult for heavy people to stay on light diets.
Christmas brings Santa, a foolish old gent who is
attracted by unfilled nylon stockings . . . and you’ll find
many men who will agree that Santa has given up his
old-fashioned chimney route for the more modern, and costly
one of slipping through the hole left in hubby’s pocketbook.
But with all its frustrations, Christmas brings joy, and
peace and a soft hush to the frenzied rush of life. May you find
this Christmas those things you truly seek and dearly desire,
and may the sunshine of Christmas Day dissolve the shadows
from your life.
Many of the teachers
around the state feel that
Governor Busbee is misre
presenting education and
educators either through
ingorance, malice, or politi
cal expediency. This letter
represents an attempt to
enlighten him.
In Governor Busbee’s
speech made at the Pre-
Legislative Forum on No
vember 19th in Thomasville,
Georgia, he said, “In the
future we’re going to demand
a dollar’s worth of education
for every dollar we put into
it.” It is true that Georgia is
spending more on education;
however, that is true of every
facet of our inflation-ridden
society. A much more
accurate picture would be to
look at the percentage of the
fiscal budget spent on
education. According to the
Georgia Department of Edu
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cation, in the fiscal year of
1975 Georgia is only spending
35.9 percent of its budget for
education, a reduction of 9.9
percent from the fiscal year
of 1965 when Georgia spent
45.7 percent of its budget on
education. According to the
National Education Associa
tion’s Ranking of the States,
1975, the average expendi
ture per child in Georgia last
year was $913 while the
national average was $1,147.
Georgia ranks 36th in the
nation in per pupil expendi
ture! We maintain that
Governor Busbee is getting
his “dollars worth of educa
tion”; unfortunately for the
pupils of Georgia, even in
education, you get what you
pay for.
As Governor of the state of
Georgia, he should be aware
of the following:
1. That his salary of $50,000
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
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GETTING ALONG WITH OTHER PEOPLE
Recently I was at an automobile agency to get some
repairs done on my car. The treatment I received was so rude
that I went to tell the owner of the business about it. The
owner was a friend of mine and I knew his business would
suffer if some changes were not made. The owner happened
to be out of town that day and I did not get to see him. One of
the men at the shop carried me home. I asked him who the
person was who had been so rude to me. He told me his name.
When I remarked that another trip to that shop with the
response I had just received would mean that I would be
seeking another place to do business, the man told me that the
person who had been so rude had worked in nearly every
department of the business and had had trouble in all of them.
He doesn’t get along with other people. He had already made
about four good customers mad enough to change their place
of doing business.
Andrew Carnegie, who founded the United States Steel
Corporation, paid Charles Schwab a salary of $1,000,000 per
year. Schwab was not paid that fantastic salary because of his
knowledge of steel. Many men who knew more about steel
than Schwab worked under him. What asset, then, did Charles
Schwab have which made him worth $1,000,000 a year to
Andrew Carnegie? It was his ability to get along with other
people, to bring out the best in them.
The ability to get along with other people is one of the
finest traits one can possess. Some parents worry about the
grades their child brings home, and think little about that
child’s inability to get along with other people. The ability to
get along with others is far more important than grades. If
one can get along with others they will find life to be enjoyable
regardless of the grades they make. If they cannot get along
with others then making all A’s will not be a big help to them.
Well, one of the best helps a person can have in getting
along with other people is that of becoming genuinely
interested in them. The Man from Galilee once said: “Love
your neighbor as yourself.” It is the finest rule in human
relationships ever given. If you love other people, if they are
important to you, if you are genuinely interested in them, then
you will have little trouble getting along with them. All of us
like to be around people whom we believe are interested in us.
People who think of themselves too much will always
have trouble getting along with others. A great tragedy of
ours is that “I, me, mine” are the most often used words in
our vocabulary. People who think of themselves too much
very seldom make the effort to be interested in others. They
even have trouble listening to others. I know one person who
will speak to you but will never hear a word of your reply.
Frankly, I talk with that person as little as necessary.
Perhaps you have heard of the lady treasurer who took
the money to the bank from the Women’s Aid meeting. The
money was tied up in her handkerchief. “Here is our Aid
money,” she said. The banker thought she said “egg money”.
He replied: “You sure have some nice old hens.” I hesitated
to tell you she changed banks! Many times we are so
interested in what we are going to say next that we don’t hear
what the other person is saying.
Recognize the fact that people are important, and treat
them as being important. If you sincerely believe that people
are important, you will have little trouble getting along with
them.
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ranks 4th in the United States
for governors (somehow in
the last special session no
mention was made of
reducing the governors
salary).
2. That according to the
Legislative Fiscal Office, the
salary of Georgia Legislators
increased 71 percent from
1971-1975 while teachers’
salaries increased 23 percent
during the same five year
period (during the first four
of these years the cost of
living increased in Georgia
30.7 percent according to the
U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics),
3. That according to
Personnel Classification,
City of Atlanta, the starting
salary for a beginning water
meter reader in Atlanta is
$7,980,
4. That according to the
Georgia Teacher Salary
Schedule, the starting salary
for a beginning teacher with
a four year degree is $6,979,
(some counties supplement,
some do not),
5. That according to the
National Education Associa
tion’s Ranking of the States,
1975, the average Georgia
teachers salary ranks 31st in
the nation.
In Governor Busbee’s
speech in Thomasville on
November 19th, he said that
he was considering the
possibility of recommending
some change in policy that
would result in additional
planning time or additional
teaching days, or both.
Governor Busbee obviously
does not realize that accord
ing to the U. S. Office of
Education Georgia ranks
14th in the nation in required
classdays of 180 per school
year (this figure does not
reflect the 10 teacher work
days). Maryland ranks No. 1
and is 2.7 days ahead of
‘Whatsoever
Things'
By Donald E. Wildmon
Georgia.
We are at a loss to
understand Governor Bus
bee’s statement made at the
Pre-Legislative Forum that
an “average of four periods
per day are devoted to actual
classroom teaching, the
other two hours for most
teachers are available for
somewhat nebulous planning
purposes.” Perhaps he would
be so kind as to enlighten the
teachers of Georgia as to
where this dream-world
exists. This “nebulous plan
ning” happens to be more
than filled with pre-planning;
grading; typing tests; giving
make-up tests; standing hall,
bus, and lunchroom duty to
break up fights when
necessary; and counseling
with students when possible.
Many teachers in Georgia
feel that the Governor owes
us an apology and a public
retraction for his statement
of our “actual classroom
teaching” and ‘‘nebulous
planning”. Governor Busbee
has been seriously misin
formed as to actual teaching
time in the classroom and the
length of our planning period
(if any).
We believe that Governor
Busbee owes a public
apology to the citizens of
Georgia for his failure to
adequately fund educational
programs in Georgia as well
as his most recent attempt to
shift the blame for Georgia’s
educational problems away
from himself and the
legislature and onto the
shoulders of the teachers of
Georgia who are doing the
best we can with what we
have.
Sincerely,
David Parry
Teacher
Douglas County High School
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1975
Weekly
Devotional
Rev. Arthur L. Price, Pastor
Second Baptist Church
THE CRY OF VICTORY
JOHN 19:23
We look toward Calvary
and see the grace of God in
action. We see the Son of God
giving His life for sinful
humanity. He bore our sins in
His body. He was wounded
for our transgressions. He
was bruised for our iniqui
ties. The chastisement of our
peace was upon Him. He bore
the stripes by which we are
healed. Now His suffering is
over. His work in flesh upon
the earth is done. The gates
of heaven are opened and
they are opened to anyone
who believes in the
Lord Jesus Christ and His
finished work on Calvary.
When He said “It is
finished,” it meant that He
had done everything neces
sary to save and to bless for
time and eternity. The cup
has been drained to the last
bitter dregs. The dreadful
darkness is over. His
precious blood has been shed.
The outpoured wrath of God
has been endured. What did
this mean?
I. It Meant That All the
Prophecies Connected With
His Life and Death Had Been
Fulfilled. Hundreds of years
before Christ was born, it
was prophesied that He
would be born of a virgin, a
descendant of David, that He
would be named before He
was born, that He would be
born in Bethlehem, that He
would flee to Egypt, that He
would be poor, that He would
have forerunners, that He
would cause the lame to
walk, the deaf to hear, the
dumb to speak. It has
happened. It was prophesied
that He would be despised
and rejected of men, that He
would be hated without a
cause, that He would be
betrayed by friends, for
saken by His disciples, led to
the slaughter, numbered
among the transgressors,
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and that soliders would
gamble for His garments.
This has come to pass.
11. His Suffering Was Over.
He was called the Man of
Sorrows and lived in the
shadow of the cross all His
life on earth. The spiritual
and physical suffering is
over. Never again will he
suffer pain and suffering.
Never again must God turn
His back upon His Son. His
experience on the cross
should cause us to love Him
more and more and remem
ber that it was for us that this
was done.
111. The Work of Redemp
tion Was Accomplished. No
one will have to add anything
to this cross to see a soul
saved. “All we like sheep
have gone astray, we have
turned everyone to his own
way, and the Lord hath laid
on him the iniquity of us all”
(Isa 53:6). Now it is done.
The plan of salvation is
completed. “Thou wast slain,
and hast redeemed us to God
by thy blood out of every
kindred and tongue and
people and nation” (Rev
5:9). Jesus says “look unto
me all ye ends of the earth
and be ye saved.” The death
of Christ has provided an
everlasting and sufficient
covering for sin. Christ is the
ark of safety for all who want
to be saved. Remember the
Passover of the death angel
thru the land of Egypt. The
blood had to be on the door
post and lintel. We are safe
under the blood of Christ.
Christ has won the victory.
The war was over. The
angels were rejoicing. The
Son of God would be going
back home. The Holy Spirit
would come in great power.
Death could not hold Jesus.
He lives today and because
He lives, we live also. This
same Jesus that went back to
the Father has also said that
He was coming back again
and it behooves us to be
ready for His return.
Because He lives we can face
the tomorrows. Praise God,
our Saviour lives.
Mr. Helms Was
Speaker To
Exchange Club
The Jackson Exchange
Club had three distinguished
guests at its weekly meeting
Tuesday night, November 25.
Present were Dr. Jo Ann
Manley, director of curricu
lum for the Butts County
School System; Charly
Helms, actor in residence for
the School System; and Edith
Love, member of the Atlanta
Children’s Theater.
Mr. Helms described his
activities in the schools, and
particularly the plays which
have been produced by the
students at Henderson Ele
mentary and Henderson
Junior High Schools. Mr.
Helms is on loan to the school
system for one year from the
Georgia Council for the Arts.
In a delightful departure
from conventional speaking
techniques, Mr. Helms gave
examples of reading theater
and performed two hilarious
mime routines for the
enjoyment of one of the
Letters To
Santa Claus
Dear Santa,
Hi, I’m nine years old, and
I want a lot of things, but I
know I can’t have everything
I want. I know if it was left to
you and your elfs, that you’d
give me everything but that’s
alright ’cause I don’t love you
for what you give me; I love
you for being you.
So you can just bring me a
barbie doll and record
player.
Love,
Cherece Nutt
largest assemblages of Ex
changites this year.
On December 16 the
Jackson Exchange Club will
meet at the Central Georgia
EMC auditorium for the
annual Christmas party, to
be catered by Sue’s Restau
rant. Members and wives
will exchange gifts, and old
Santa just might show up for
a pre-Christmas visit to the.
children.
Dear Santa,
I am a little girl, almost
three. Please bring me a
stove, pots and pans, a doll
that crawls and a black
board. Please be good to all
the boys and girls.
Love,
Rachael Cawthon
Dear Santa,
Please bring me a fire
truck to ride and a record
player. Also bring my sister,
Beth, a Drowsy doll and
anything else you think a I
year old would like.
I have tried to be a good
boy. Remember all the boys
and girls. I love you.
Billy Burns
Dear Santa,
I’m almost three years old
and I try to be a good boy.
Please bring me any of toys
you think I might like. And I
really want a big dump
truck.
I Love You, Santa,
Cary Mosteller
Dear Santa,
I am one and one-half
years old but already I know
who you are. Please bring me
a tricycle and a baby doll.
Don’t forget my big brother,
Cary, too. We both like
surprises.
Love,
Nicole Mosteller
Dear Santa,
I would like for you to bring
me a tape recorder, a game
of Battleship, a Snoopy dog,
and a few small surprises.
I love you,
Ann Jordan
Wauchula.Fla.