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Guest Editorial
BY VINCENT JONES
“Hi, there, been watching the
winter Olympics on television?”
“Yeah, man, I been practicing a
giant slalom on the pine straw on that
steep hill behind the house, using bean
poles as posts.”
“At your age, perhaps you will find
skiing safer as a spectator sport. You
haven’t hurt yourself yet, have you?”
“Only my pride.”
“Notice anything unusual about
the American team?”
“Nope, such as.”
“Its lack of color. The faces keep
coming up as white as a virgin Vermont
snow.”
“Hadn’t thought of that. How do
you account for it?”
“Well, skiing is kind of a rich
man’s sport, I guess, and maybe the
blacks haven’t yet got into it.”
“You think they would take to it?”
“Shucks, yes, with their natural
athletic ability and grace, they would run
those Russians and East Germans off the
course. But they will have their day in
Montreal.”
“Whaddaya mean by that?”
“Just wait ‘till the summer
Olympics in Montreal and you’ll see
color, all right. It will look like a Georgia
blackberry patch in late June.”
“The blacks will be there, you
mean.”
“Not only there, but dominating
the events, in my opinion.”
“Strange, isn’t it, that one race
would dominate one phase of Olympic
competition, and another race dominate
another, both from the same country.”
“Maybe strange, but good, too.”
“How so?”
“Well, maybe the sports world is
taking the lead in this country’s effort to
provide equal opportunity for all.”
“You mean, sports competition is
doing something that no one else has
been able to accomplish.”
“Right. The courts, the legisla
tures, the Congress, the colleges, the high
schools—all have had a shot at this same
problem and all have fallen short of
finding the right answer.”
“Why?”
“They have put too much stress on
THOUGHTS
FOR
SHARING
BY EILENE MILAM
Butts County Extension
Home Economist
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Sourdough breads and
baking has once again
become popular. To make a
sourdough starter, use glass
or pottery containers. Never
use a metal container or
leave a metal spoon in the
starter. A good starter
contains only flour, water
and yeast. It has a clean sour
milk odor. The liquid will
separate from the batter
when it stands several days,
but this does not matter. If
replenished every few days
with flour and more water,
the starter keeps fresh. If
color and not enough on ability. In the
Olympics, only the American best is
pitted against the best the rest of the
world has to offer; skin color is of no
concern, but athletic ability is
paramount.”
“In other words, let the cream rise
to the top.”
“A profound statement, my son,
but so true. We see so many places today
where color of skin works to the
advantage or detriment of an individual,
with not enough emphasis being placed
on basic ability.”
“So you see sports as a great
leavener in this whole problem of
wholesome racial relations?”
“No doubt about it. It not only is
our best hope, but perhaps our only one,
and one that will lead the way out of the
morass of the mess we now find
ourselves in.”
“Can you bring this whole matter
closer to home?”
“Sure, you can, do you think for
one minute that Vince Dooley, with his
school having about five percent black
students, would put only two blacks on
his first four teams to achieve the proper
racial balance, when he had 16 other
blacks who could help him take the sting
out of Pepper Rodgers?”
“I get the point. In other words,
he’s going to play the best he has,
regardless of color, to achieve victory.”
“Sure, he is. And, in so doing, he is
shouting from the stadium top one of the
basic tenets of democracy—that each of
us should have equal opportunity to
prove we are the best equipped to handle
whatever position we are competing
for.”
“In other words, you feel that
sports offer us one of the best examples
of democracy in action.”
“There’s no doubt about it and it’s
a great lesson for this country to take
note of in this Bicentennial year when we
remember once again that freedom to
achieve and opportunity to demonstrate
competence are some of the bedrocks
• upon which this nation was established.”
“Looks like the Olympics have not
been wasted on you. See you around,
coach.”
starter is not to be used for
several weeks, freeze or dry
it to keep it from spoiling. To
carry it to camp, add enough
flour to shape it into a ball
and place it in a sack of flour.
To make a sourdough
starter, mix 2 cups flour, 2
cups warm water and 1
package dry yeast. Place in a
warm place or closed
cupboard overnight. Starter
should be left at room
temperature until the mix
ture bubbles. Put Vi cup of
the starter in a jar with a
tight cover and store in the
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Sourdough Starter. The re
maining batter, or sponge,
can be used for pancakes,
waffles, muffins, bread, or
cake immediately If the
temperature goes above 85
degrees F., store the starter
in the refrigerator. If the
starter is not used at least
every two or three days, it
should be stored in the
refrigerator. If the starter is
not used in one to two weeks,
discard half of it and add one
cup flour and one cup of
warm water as above.
Very crisp bacon may be eat
en with the fingers, say
etiquette experts, but bacon
with any vestige of fat must
be cut with fork or knife and
eaten with the fork.
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OVERCOMING OUR INFERIORITY FEELINGS
Let us move one step further, the most important step
of all. To overcome your feelings of inferiority, accept
yourself for what you are—a pretty important person!
Nothing can do more to release one from a sense of inferiority
than feeling that he is important, that he matters.
And this is precisely where the Christian faith comes in.
Jesus didn’t come to put you down, but to lift you up, to show
you how important you truly are. How important is the
Christian faith in overcoming a feeling of inferiority? Asa
minister, you would probably think that any answer I give to
that question would be a prejudiced answer. And probably
you would be right. Therefore I choose to let the noted Swiss
psychologist and psychiatrist Carl Jung, a student of Sigmund
Freud and a noted authority in his own right, answer that
question.
“During the past thirty years, people from all the
civilized countries of the earth have consulted me. I have
treated many hundreds of patients, the larger number being
Protestants, a smaller number Jews, and not more than five
or six believing Catholics. Among all my patients in the
second half of life—that is to say, over thirty-five—there has
not been one whose problem in the last resort was not that of
finding a religious outlook on life. It is safe to say that every
one of them fell ill because he had lost that which the living
religions of every age have given to their followers, and none
of them has been really healed who did not regain his
religious outlook.”
Jesus stated it this way: “Seek first the Kingdom of
God ...” And John had it in his gospel: “But to all who
received him, he gave the right to become children of God.”
When you are the son of the boss, that makes you important in
any company. \
This was a major task of Jesus, trying to get us to see
ourselves as being children of God, and thus as creatures of
vast importance. On a hillside in Galilee He spoke to His
followers: “You are the light of the world . . . you are the
salt of the earth.” There’s nothing inferior about those terms.
To Jesus, you were important enough for Him to lay down His
life for. And if someone believes you important enough to die
for, you must be pretty important.
There is a story told about a Christian scholar of the
16th century named Muretus. Once, while on a trip in another
country, he became ill. The doctors who were treating him did
not know him. He looked so much like a worthless bum that
they decided to use him for an experiment. Using the
language of only the educated, aristocratic class, one of the
doctors said to the other: “Let’s try the experiment. He’s of
no importance and will not be missed.” The doctors were
surprised when Muretus lifted his head and spoke in the
tongue of the educated: “Call not any man cheap for whom
Christ died.” Muretus may have been poor, but he wasn’t
inferior.
Like the Psalmist, you may not understand how you can
be important, but at the same time you can enjoy the
knowledge of the Psalmist that you are. “When I look up
into the night skies and see the work of your fingers—the
moon and the stars you have made—l cannot understand how
you can both with mere puny man, to pay any attention to
him! And yet you have made him a little lower than the
angels, and placed a crown of glory and honor upon his head. ”
There is a crown of glory and honor upon your head.
Wear it with pride and dignity, and in the full knowledge of
your importance as a human being. You need feel inferior no
longer!
Weekly
Devotional
Rev. Peter A. Washington,
C.S.S.R.
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Jackson
THE INCARNATE WORD
“In the beginning was the
Word;
The Word was in God’s
presence,
and the Word was God.
He was present to God in the
beginning.
Through him all things came
into being,
and apart from him nothing
came to be . . .
The Word became flesh
and made his dwelling
among us, . . .
Of his fullness we have all
had a share
love following upon love. (Jn.
1 foil.)
To understand what St.
John meant when he called
Jesus the ‘Word’ of God, we
must keep in mind God’s
‘cosmic word’ and God’s
‘inspired word’. Jesus is the
third ‘word’ God speaks to
man. Jesus is the ‘incarnate
word’, the ‘word’ made flesh.
God has spoken to man
through three words: the
cosmic word, the inspired
word, and the incarnate
word. Through these three
words God reveals himself to
me and me to myself and my
relations to other men. Jesus
is the fulness of God’s
communication to man. He is
the one ‘Word’ that can reach
me, challenge me, change
me. In Jesus Christ the
reality of God_ entered into
the reality of this world.
Through the ‘Word’, Christ,
‘Whatsoever
Things’
By Donald E. Wildmon
we learn of God’s second call
of man to “sonship” of God.
God said: “Adam”, (which is
to say “man”), "Be my son”.
Adam said: “No, Lord!”
Jesus was sent to right
Adam’s wrong - to restore
man to sonship and love with
God. In his Person he joined
God and man. Like the “Aid”
Adam, Jesus is tempted to
say, “no.” But where men
before him failed, Jesus
succeeds. St. Paul expresses
it this way:
“To sum up, then, just as a
single offense brought con
demnation to all men, single
righteous act brought all men
acquittal and life. Just as
though one man’s (Adam’s)
disobedience all became
sinners, so through one man
(Christ’s) obedience all shall
become just.” (Romans, 5)
Almight God, give us the
light to see in Christ your
Word. May we hear Him and
follow Him so that we may
draw closer to You. We ask
this in His name.
Crock Pot
Cookery Class
February 25
Eilene Milam, Butts
County Extension Agent, will
conduct a class on Crock Pot
Cookery February 25, 12:15 -
12:45 p.m. at the Central
Georgia EMC Auditorium.
This free demonstration will
include tips on more efficient
use of your slow cooker and
delicious recipes. Even if you
do not presently own a slow
cooker, you may be interest
ed in learning more about
them. Soft drinks will be
available. Come and bring a
friend.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1976
Timely Tips
For Farm And
Homo Owners
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FERTILIZE PECAN
TREES NOW
February is the time to
fertilize your pecans. Pecan
trees also require lime. Lime
should be applied around the
trees in the fall preferably
September through Decem
ber. However, if you failed to
lime this fall it is not too late
to apply it now.
The best way to determine
the exact amount of lime and
fertilizer to apply is by taking
a soil sample. However, a
good rule of thumb you can
use if you don’t take a soil
sample, is to apply 5 lbs. of
fertilizer plus 5 lbs. of
agricultural lime for each
inch of diameter of the tree.
Broadcast lime and fertilizer
evenly under the tree
starting about 18-20 inches
away from the base of the
tree out to the drip line of the
branches.
Any commerical analysis
of fertilizer will be suitable
such as a 5-10-15. If you use
builders lime instead of
agricultural lime apply only
2 lbs. of lime per inch in
diameter of the tree.
For additional information
about caring for pecans,
contact our office and we will
be happy to furnish you with
the information.
BLUEBERRIES FOR
THE HOME
A few blueberry plants
around the home can supply
a delicious fruit for the
family and can also add to
the total landscape. The
recommended varieties for
Georgia are Tifblue, Brite
blue, Southland, Delite,
Woodard, Climax and Blue
belle.
Blueberries required an
acid soil, therefore, lime
should not be applied. They
are also very sensitive to
fertilizer burn and should not
be fertilized when planted.
For better life and good
growth, a good supply of
native peat should be mixed
with the soil when transplant
ing. Following planting, be
sure to mulch the plants with
pine needles, bark, well
rotted sawdust or leaves.
START SPRAYING NOW
Many insects and disease
spores spend the winter on
fruit plants just waiting for
next year’s crop. A good
dormant spray applied in
February before bud breaks
can take care of a majority of
these. For detailed informa
tion on how and when to
spray fruit trees contact our
office and we will send you a
copy of “Disease and Insect
Control in Home Orchards”
bulletin. It is a good idea to
do your pruning prior to
dormant spraying to improve
coverage.
Progress-Argus
Honor Roll
ttew A Renewal
SaWriptiom Of
The Pat Few Days
Mrs. W. P. Brooks,
Jackson
R. L. Whidby, Forest Park
Charles F. Duke, Gray
T. E. Hall, Atlanta
Mrs. C. H. Bradshaw,
Jackson
Mrs. Opal Montgomery,
Blackstock, S. C.
Mrs. Robert A. Lucas,
Marietta
Danny Brooks, Monticello
Annie Gilmer, Thomson
Jerry Watkins, Atlanta
Jessie A. L. Johnson
Mrs. J. W. Carter, Jackson
Mrs. Richard H. Burford,
Jackson
Mrs. C. L. Dominy,
Jenkinsburg
Mrs. Ruth G. Allen,
Atlanta
Horace Grant, Jackson
Miss Ruth Phinazee, Jack
son
J. R. Carmichael, Jackson
Town Meet
At Flovilla
On BCABC
A town meeting was held
Thursday evening, February
12, at the Flovilla Club House
to discuss Flovilla’s partici
pation in the Butts County
Beautification Through Con
servation Program.
On hand at the meeting, to
help with new ideas, was
Tom Rogers, Community
Resources Development
Specialist from the Univer
sity of Georgia. Rogers
presented a slide show
Mr
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POW-WOW Charles Huggins, Mayor of Flovilla
(left) and Tom Rogers, Community Resources Specialist
from the University of Georgia discuss ways that Flovilla
might improve her looks following a town meeting at the
Flovilla Club House to exam the subject. Photo by Jerry
McLaurin.
CVAE NEWS
The CVAE (Coordinated
Vocational Academic Educa
tion) students at Jackson
High School enjoyed several
activities during National
Vocational Education Week.
The activities began with a
field trip to Griffin Tech in
Griffin. Sixty students visited
the Griffin Technical School
and toured the different
departments at the school.
Coy Hodges, director of
student services, led the tour
of the school and answered
questions from the group.
Other activities included
an assembly program pre
sented by the vocational
clubs and occupational dress
up day.
The CVAE students ended
the week with a bike trip
from Jackson to Indian
Springs. Some 30 students
and Darrell Pippin, CVAE
coordinator, made the trip
and had refreshments at the
park. Even with several
wrecks on the bikes and a lot
of sore legs the group
thoroughly enjoyed the trip.
Floria Jean Head, Jackson
Rev. A. E. Barton, East
Point
Mrs. Herman Apple, Eas
ley, S. C.
R. G. Coker, Jackson
W. H. Kitchens, Jackson
TIP Program Back
The City is reinstituting their TIP Program.
TIP stands for Turn In Pusher. The TIP line
number is 775-2121.
Anyone having information regarding drug
abuse in any way is asked to please call the TIP
me number. When you call, please do not identify
yourself; any information you give will remain
confident' 3 You will be given a number and
asked to call back and give this number when you
have heard that the person or persons you called
about have been arrested. A reward will be g.ven
to you and delivered to any location that you name
and no one will try to find out at anytime who you
are. Please note that the reward is paid for arrest
and not conviction.
This program worked very successfully in
our community in the past and with your
t opera Kin u can work agajn Donationg q{
money for this program come from concerned
other n *fo merCha " ,S ' civic cl bs, industries and
> her sources and not from any City funds.
e wou ld greatly appreciate your
cooperating with us in helping to rid ou
of this very serious problem
featuring shots of various
locations throughout Flo
villa. As the gathering
viewed the slides, Rogers
made detailed comments
concerning the pictorial
qualities on the scenes both
good and bad. He made
valuable suggestions about
how the less attractive
locations could be made to be
more eye-appealing.
On hand also was Dick
O’Hara, Butts County Cham
ber of Commerce president,
who informed the citizens of
Flovilla of the coming events
planned thus far for the Butts
County - 1976 celebration, to
be held during the week of
July 4th.
More Free
Dogwoods
From Lions
The Butts County Lions
Club will once again be
giving away dogwoods to the
citizens of Butts County.
Since the county is active in a
beautification campaign the
Lions Club would like to do
their part in helping to
beautify the county. The
Lions members will be giving
away 1,600 dogwoods at the
rate of two per person as long
as they last. The date of this
activity will be February 21,
1976, starting at 9:00 a.m. at
the C&S Bank parking lot.
If you desire a couple of
free dogwoods, come early,
because experience has
proved they don’t last very
long.
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to thank all those
friends and relatives who
remembered me with cards,
flowers, prayers, visits and
other kind deeds while I was
in Sylvan Grove Hospital and
since returning home. Every
remembrance was appreci
ated by me and my family.
Betty Singley.