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Page 4 — Wednesday, June 3, 2009, The Millen News Opinions, yours and ours The Chatter Box By Deborah Bennett As school gets out for the summer, I am again reminded of just how “short” our summers seem to be now. June barely gets started before September arrives. I don’t recall it being that way when I was younger. And, it is not just the summers. The older I get, the faster time in general passes. I am too quickly approaching the “senior citizen” designation. I can see it looming on the horizon! Apparently everyone else can see it too. I am no longer called “Miss” but “Mam” or “Lady” by strangers, and “youngsters” have started letting me ahead of them in check out lines at stores. I appreciate their kindness, but I fear it is because they consider me to be “old.” I have found, however, two good things about the situa tion. I now have grandchildren to enjoy, and I have plenty of company. Time marches on for all us, and there is no point in worrying about it! So, enjoy the summer. Happy birthday this week to: Myra Fleming, John Troisi Jr., Randall Gay, Roy Head, Stewart Rackley, Tori Smith, Debbie Richards, Kim Bennett, Ginger Lanier, Robert Pierce, Shirley Dwight, Jacob Jenkins and Emory Rabitsch. Military Active Duty List: Ronnie Perryman, Charlie Troop, 108 th Calvary Division, 4 th Platoon, Afghanistan; Lance Cpl. Adam Lanier, U.S. Marines, 8 th & I Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C.; E-4 Sr. Airman Roy Davis, U.S. Air Force, RAF Molesworth, United Kingdom; Lance Cpl. Patrick Barnette, U.S. Marines, Twenty Nine Palms, CA; Sgt. Adam Demshar, 44th Signal Battalion, Baghdad, Iraq; Cpl. Lee Ogden, U.S. Marines, Camp Pendleton, CA; E5 Petty Officer 2 nd Class Eric B. Kelsey, U.S. Navy, NS A Naples, Italy; Senior Airman Charles F. Woods, Moody Air Force Base, Valdosta, GA; Stuart Burrus, U.S. Air Force, Barksdale AFB, Bossier, FA; SPC 4 Travis D. Motes, 1st Calvary Division, T. Hood, Texas; Capt. Donald Slade Burke, 735th Air Mobility Squadron Detachment 1 Com mander, Richmond Royal Australian AFB, Richmond, Aus tralia; Staff Sgt. Gilbert C. Sheppard III, 48th Brigade, 118th Field Artillery, Iraq; Petty Officer 3rd Class Jamie A. Yager, U.S. Navy, Marine Corps Base Hawaii; Petty Chief Officer Andy D. Crosby, U.S. Navy, Elroy Destroyer, Norfolk, Va.; Stephanie Crosby, R.N., U.S. Navy, Lafayette Destroyer; Jimmy Cooper, U.S. Army National Guard, 878th Engineering Battalion-Augusta, Persian Gulf; 1st Lt. J.R. Taylor, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Di vision, Iraq; SPC. Daniel Stuart, 18th MEDCOM, 121 General Hospital, Seoul, Korea; Jeffrey Sweat, U.S. Navy, USS Kauffman, MM3 59/E-Division, A-Gang, Norfolk, Va.; Cpl. Larry Lamont Clark, U.S. Marine Corp, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Fejeune, N.C. Bagdad, Iraq; Khan Young, U.S. Navy, U.S.S. Kitty Hawk, Persian Gulf; Robert Milton Jr., E-3, U.S. Army, Ft. Stewart, Hinesville, Ga., Mission Kuwait; Arnold R. Mosley, 2nd Lt., U.S. Air Force, Randolph AFB, Texas; and Debra A. Mosley, Tech. Sgt., U.S. Air Force, Randolph AFB, Texas; and SPC Charles “C.J.” Amerson, U.S. Army, Camp Adder, Iraq. Letters policy Letters to the editor of The Millen News are welcomed and encouraged. These are pages of opinions, yours and ours. The unsigned editorials generally appearing on the left side of the editorial page represent the opinion of the newspaper and not that of any one person on our staff. Personal columns represent the opinions of the writers whose names appear on them and are not to be considered the opinion of this newspaper, its manage ment or owners. Letters to the editor voice the opinions of the newspaper’s readers. The Millen News reserves the right to edit any and all portions of a letter. Unsigned letters will not be published. Letters must include the signature, address and phone number of the writer to allow our staff to authenticate its origin. Letters should be lim ited to 400 words. The deadline for letters is Friday at noon. You can email letters to themillennews@yahoo.com. Chartered 1903 The Millen News is published weekly by Chalker Publishing Company, 601 E. 6th St., Waynesboro, Ga. The Millen News 856 East Cotton Ave. • Millen, Ga. 30442 Phone: (478) 982-5460 • FAX: (478) 982-1785 Periodical postage paid at Millen, Georgia. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: The Millen News P.O. Box 909 Millen, GA 30442 USPS No. 349-660 Walter Harrison Editor 1946-1985 Frank M. Edenfield Editor 1985-1998 Roy F. Chalker Jr Publisher Bonnie K. Taylor General Manager Deborah Bennett Editor Lavonna Drawdy Advertising Composition Subscription Rates (Includes tax): In Jenkins County $23.00 Elsewhere in Georgia $26.00 Outside of Georgia $29.50 Letters to the Editor Dear Editor: Thank you so much to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #2776 for all they did to make it the best Memorial Day we’ve ever had! It loosened my tear glands, which doesn’t often happen. Needless to say. I’m a grateful American for all the people in service of country have done for me. Carlton was great! I’m sure it meant much for him to be back home. Words cannot adequately express my appreciation for all the VFW Post did. Sincerely, Evelyn Gunn Young Millen Dear Editor: A letter of gratitude to the members of the Jenkins County Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Post 2776, Commander Byron Scogins, Randall Brown, Joe Sasser, Dana Edenfield, Pam Dwight, Jim Lindsay, Elbert Burke, Leroy Clayton, William Gunn, Don Leonard, Larry Thompson, Jesse Guthrie, Casey Johnson, William Matthews, Darryl Drake and Ray Garvin. The Jenkins County War Me morial dedication held on Me morial Day on the steps of the Jenkins County Courthouse was one of the most well-planned and impressive events held in Millen in a long time. I’m very sure the dedication ceremony honoring our veterans took many months of fundraising, planning and hard work by our local VFW 2776 members. Those who attended the cer emony heard words from Dr. Maurice Crowder, Mayor Rocker, Lt. Gen. David Poythress, Ga. Senator J.B. Powell, Ga. Rep. Jon Burns, Nancy Bobbit-senior field rep resentative for U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, U.S. Congressman John Barrow and Jenkins County native, Gen. Carlton Fulford, USMS (Ret), Ed Arita, as well as song tributes from Leroy Clayton and Jill Leonard. It was a great day, and we express our since appreciation to the members of our VFW Post 2776 and the Millen Woman’s Club for all of their hard work, time and effort in planning and executing such a memorable event in honor of those who gave their lives in service to our country. Sincerely, Perry and Vicki Mitchell Millen Dear Editor: I am happy and proud of our 2009 baseball team. They did a great job. I know all our mem bers of the 1958 team were pull ing for them to win it all. In 1958, I was a junior and played third base on our high school team. This is the only time that Jenkins County High School (JCHS) ever played for the state championship. Our team traveled to Thomaston as all the playoff games were played there. We lost to Model, a school from the Atlanta area. Although we lost, this was the best team JCHS ever had. There were a few teams that had some success but didn’t have the tal ent or depth of this 1958 team. The members were Jack Hinson, If; Homer Meyers, cf; Wendell McMillian, rf; Don Parker, c; Edward Lewis, lb; Taylor Ward, ss; Frank Stephens,p-lb; Connie Lewis, p-lb; and myself, played third base. Jesse was the sub on this team. I can’t recall the others. Hubert Lanier was the equip ment manager. Frank, Connie and I played on the 1959 Ogeechee League champions. Connie went on to Georgia Southern University and was the NAIA freshman basketball Player of the Year for 1959-1960. These guys would be a terror in these times with short fields and metal bats. Jack and Don would have lost all the balls. Connie, Frank, Wendell, Taylor and I would have gotten our share. Homer Meyers was the best hitter I ever saw in high school and could run like the wind. Connie had a major league over-hand curve (drop) that no one could hit. Frank was our pro prospect at the time. Jesse, a freshman, would have been a star on any other team. I will always believe this had something to do with the suc cess Millen had for 10 years in the Ogeechee League. They ruled baseball in this area, even played for a national title in Louisville, Ky. Sincerely, Butch Joiner Millen Single Economy Denture Augusta Dental Center p.c J. 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