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VTHE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL SATURDAY DECEMBER 19, 1992
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The Houston Home Journal
OFFICIAL ORGAN, CITY OF PERRY AND HOUSTON
COUNTY, GEORGIA, SINCE 1870
PUBLISHED EACH WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY MORNING
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TELEPHONE: (912) 987-1823
The Houston Home Journal (USPS 252-780) is published semi weekly for
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31069. Second Class Postage paid at Perry, Ga. POSTMASTER: Send
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31069.
ROY H. PARK, Pmtident A Chairman ol lha Board, Park Newspapers
JAMES B. KERCE
Editor & General Manager
BRIGETTE HAMILTON TERESA HAWK
Managing Editor Advertising Manager
I can handle it
Maybe if we carved the words "I can handle it" on the
gravestone of everyone who died in a highway crash in
volving, alcohol or other drug impairment, about 20,000 of
us every year, we would finally learn the lesson. But
maybe not. One of the ways alcohol impairs us is to make
us feel as if we’re doing just fine, often long after every
one around us knows differently. It's a struggle for us to
say the words. Or get our key into the ignition. Or see. Or
perceive what's happening accurately. Or make good,
timely judgements. Or get brain and muscles coordinated
to act quickly and effectively.
But research shows that any measurable alcohol in
creases the crash risk for some drivers and that the risk in
creases substantially by .08 BAG, long before BAC ap
proaches levels the law forbids, .10 in most states.
Impairment increases with consumption, which is why ev
eryone from Mothers Against Drunk Driving and the U.S.
Surgeon General, to the American Medical Association and
the National Commission Against Drunk Driving, favors
lowering the legal BAC in all states, and why five states
have already gone to .08 with positive results.
The relative risks for drivers under 21 being involved in
an alcohol related fatal crash are greater than for older
drivers. That's why they are consistently, tragically over
represented in alcohol related motor vehicle crash fatality
numbers, about a dozen of them die this way each and ev
ery day. That's why they are targeted for our most inten
sive efforts to prevent impaired driving. That's why the
federal government created powerful incentives for all
states to set 21 as the legal minimum drinking age.
If one fully loaded 747 exploded at 20, ()()() feet, and we
knew it was because a pilot was impaired by alcohol, our
grief and anger would energize us to keep this from ever
happening again. Yet, that's how many die every single
week in alcohol related highway crashes. And it continues
to happen. It is because we, as a society, think we can
handle it.
We can handle our impaired driving problem. We can
support measures to lower LiACs to .08 for adult drivers.
We can pursue other measures that take licenses away right
then and there for those arrested for exceeding these levels.
We can withhold the much desired driver's license from
those under 21 who violate other alcohol laws, and we can
make clear that the only BAC they can handle, in cars or
anywhere else, is 0.00. And we can balance whatever
pressures they get to beat the alcohol laws with better in
formation about impairment and with safer and healthier
community norms for drinking by those who legally can.
Maybe I can't handle our impaired driving problem
alone. But we can.
Thanks to youth who helped
at the election polls
Dear Editor:
Sometimes public recognition of our civic minded
younger citizens goes unnoticed and neglected. To remedy
this, the Houston County Board of Elections staff would
like to thank members of Boy Scout Troop #96 for their
assistance after the election polls closed Nov. 3. T.J. Gay,
Andy Bacon, Jason Shirley, Paul Kemp, Andy Stuckey,
Stacey Clark and T.J.'s friend Tim Signer were a tremen
dous help to us in lifting and carrying ballot boxes and
other supplies to their appointed destinations. T.J. and Tim
came back to help us Nov. 24 for the run-off election.
These guys were all well mannered, courteous and had
great attitudes.
Thanks young people! You were a great help to us and
we appreciate you!
Sincerely,
JoAnn, Shirley, Lisa
Houston County Board of Elections
Medusa's plan to burn waste
will benefit everyone
Dear Editor:
I have listened with interest to the discussion of burning
toxic waste at Medusa Cement Company, and I am con-
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Perry Scrapbook
-, Hundreds of Christmas gifts were delivered to the state hospital in Milledgeville and
to Gracewood in Augusta the week of Dec. 19, 1968, by the Perry Police
Department. The gifts were all donated by civic clubs and organizations here as part
of a state-wide project sponsored by the Georgia Municipal Association. Pictured
are Chief B.E. Dennard, left, Officer Raymond Howard, Councilman John Barton and
John Barton Jr. help load the police car for the trip.
STREET TALK What do you want for Christmas?
Angel Lawton
"A Super Nintendo"
Kellan Graham
"I hoping for a new horse
and Guess Who? (a
game)"
Christmas celebrates the many works of Jesus Christ
Christmas is the celebration of
the person and work of Jesus
Christ. We have briefly looked at
the person of the Savior. On this
final week before the remembrance
of His birth, let us look at what He
accomplished.
He won for His people their sal
vation. Why do we need salvation
and from what?
God loves us and offers a won
derful plan for our lives.
For God so loved the world, that
lie gave llis only begotten Son,
that whoever believes in Him
should not perish, but have eternal
life (John 3:16).
(Christ speaking) "l came that
they might have life, and might
have it abundantly" (that it might
be full and meaningful) (John
10:10).
Why is it that most people are
not experiencing the abundant life?
Because we arc sinful and separated
from God.
_ For all have sinned and fall short
JBfe"
Lakeisha Eubanks
"I want clothes and a
Super Nintendo.”
Armar Gordon
"I want a gold chain and
a Super Nintendo.”
of the glory of God (Romans 3:23).
Man was created to have fellow
ship with God; but, because of his
stubborn self-will, he chose to go
his own independent way and fel
lowship with God was broken.
This self-will, characterized by
an attitude of active rebellion or
passive indifference, is evidence of
what the Bible calls sin.
Sin is rebellion against the love
and government of God. God is
perfectly just and must punish ev
ery sin. He punishes sin with eter
nal death and hell.
For the wages of sin is death
(spiritual separation from God)
(Romans 6:23).
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Josh Kendrick
"I want a Super Nintendo
and a Fast-Trac."
T
Issac Howard
"A Super Nintendo, some
Reebox pumps, a football
and a baskeball.
However, God is perfectly lov
ing too. He does not desire our
death. So God has a dilemma.
How can he punish our sin and sat
isfy the demands of His perfect jus
tice and yet save us from this pun
ishment because He loves us?
The cross of Christ is where
God's love and justice met. Jesus
Christ became our substitute.
In other words, if someone be
sides us could take the punishment
for our sins then we wouldn't have
to die for eternity.
He (God the Father) made Him
(God the Son) Who knew no sin to
be sin on our behalf, that we might
become the righteousness of God in
Him (2 Corinthians 5:21).
On Calvary's cross the Son cried
out, "My God, My God, why have
You forsaken Me?" In those hours
of darkness the wrath of a holy God
was showered upon the innocent,
sinless, perfect Son of God because
He willingly took upon Himself
your and my sin. He took the pun
Journal
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M Cooper I
Staff writer
A rushed wish
list for Santa
and the elves
Dear Santa:
I know I'm running a little bit
late, but I hope I can get my wish
list in before it is too late. My
wish list is a motley collection of
different wishes and whims; 1 hope
you can follow it Santa.
First of all, I wish I could get my
Christmas shopping done in time.
We're now less than a week away
from Christmas and I haven't
bought one Christmas gift yet. I
hope the mall crowds aren't too bad,
but I know better than to expect
that.
Let me get the important,
idealistic stuff out of the way
quickly. Santa bring world peace,
food for the hungry, shelter for the
homeless and a Democrat to the
White House for a change. (Well, I
guess you've filled one part of my
list a little early this year.)
Now on to the good stuff. Santa
please bring Garrison Hcarst and
Andre Hastings back for another
season at the University of Georgia,
or bring Georgia the top recruiting
class in the nation. I'm not picky
cither one of the two will do for
most of us Bulldog fans. But if you
have to choose, I'd rather have
Hcarst and Hastings back. Next year
is my senior year, it would be nice
to graduate while basking in the
glow of a national championship.
And at the same time, give the
Pittsburgh Stcelcrs a trip to the
Super Bowl. I know that may be a
strange request from a life-long
Southerner, but it's been a long
time since our last championship,
and some of their diehard fans
(including me) could think of no
better way to celebrate the new year
than by reveling in a Super Bowl
victory.
If your sleigh still has a little
more room, I’d love to see a
resolution to the sludge issue before
too long. I'm asking a lot Santa,
but I wish you could resolve this so
that everyone could be happy with
the solution.
1 hope for a speedy recovery for
Mayor Jim Worrall, and I hope you
can find away to continue the
prosperity that Worrall has overseen
in Perry in the past decade. In that
vein, a new manufacturing center or
two would be nice.
At the same time, please help
Shcrriff Cullen Talton to a speedy
recovery as well.
But most of all Santa, I wish you
could help us all remember the true
meaning of the season: Christmas
is about love, and it celebrates the
the day that Jesus Christ was bom.
I know this may be the tallest
order of them all, but I wish you
could remind everybody about this.
Christmas may be about love, but
it's hard to remember that when
you're battling for the last parking
space at the mall or when you are
battling for the last perfect gift in
the mall.
Well Santa, thanks, I belter run,
there arc only six shopping days
left and I have my own Christmas
list to fill.
ishmcnt for us, in our place.
Then He cried out, "It is fin
ished!" He didn't say He was fin
ished. He meant the payment de
manded by God's justice was paid in
full. The Resurrection proved that
the payment was accepted in full in
the courts of heaven.
The second part of 2 Corinthians
5:21 is "that we might become the
righteousness of God in Him."
He look our sin upon Himself
and paid for it and then traded in its
place His perfect standing with God
the Father based upon His utter
perfection.
The great news of Christmas is
that the Savior has done everything
for us to save us from sin and
death.
What is there left for us to do?
We have all sinned. Sin is anything
that is less than perfect. We all
qualify. It is too late to do any
thing. We can't get good enough to
make up for the sin. We would
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