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Severe Weather Awareness Week
Dear Editor:
Governor Zell Miller has proclaimed this
week as “Severe Weather Awareness Week”' in
Georgia. This will be a week devoted to an im
&ortan_t public education program to make all
eorgians fully aware of the very real threats
to life and property caused by severe weather.
During the past 16 years, lightning has
taken more lives in Georgia than any other
31'ne§le weather event. A total of 29 people have
died as a result of lightning strikes since 1978.
Other weather phenomena, including flash
floods and thunderstorm winds or
“downbursts,” have also caused numerous
deaths in the state,
Tornadoes continue to pose a serious threat
to lives and property in Geor%ia each year. On
Feb. 21 and 22, 1993, two people were killed and
44 others were injured when eight tornadoes hit
the state. On Oct. 30, 1993, a mother and her
two sons were killed when a tornado destroyed
their mobile home in Lee County. These deaths
bring to 21, the total number of tornado
fatafities recorded in Georgia since 1977.
Therefore, tornado preparedness and safety
measures will also be an essential part of Severe
Weather Awareness Week activities . . .
G “ eSt Col“ m n from editorial page
It is widely known and accepted that
the Hittites were a Hamitic people. They
descended from Heth, a son of Canaan
Genesis 10:15 and 23:10. If in fact
Bathsheba shared the same origin as her
husband then the child born to her and
David, Solomon by name, did indeed have
black ancestry in his veins. Solomon was
an ancestor of Jesus (Matthew 1:6).
The objection may be raised: “But
Joseph, whose genealogy is recorded in
Matthew’s gospel, had nothing to do with
the birth of Jesus Christ, for Jesus
miraculously conceived and born to a
woman, a virgin. Joseph seed had nothing
to do with the humanity of Jesus. Thus
any reference to black African blood in the
genealogical line of Jesus through Joseph
is invalid.”
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SUCH AN objection would be
devastating to our argument, save for one
bit of enlightening information. It is vir
tually without disagreement among
biblical scholars that Mary as well as
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Joseph F. Kerrigan, ‘‘The Magnificent,” recently per
formed for students in the Community Involvement in
Transition (CIT) program at Chattooga High School.
CIT is program for secondary-age students with
moderate and severe disabilities based on community
involvement. It is intended to helf students make the
transition from learning in school to indrcle‘flendence in
the commum;;i' after they leave school. The program
was sponsored by Wal-Mart. (Staff Photo).
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In the past, the successes of our state’s
Severe Weather Awareness Week activities
were due in large measure to the combined ef
forts of emergencfi' services personnel and the
support and publicity provided by the local
news media. With your help and the help of
other leaders in our community, we believe this
weather safety progmm will continue to benefit
the residents of Chattooga County.
In closing, I would like to emphasize that
we at the Chattooga County Emergency
Manaiement Agency (EMA) would be pleased
to work with any member of your staff, citizens
in our community, or groups requesting addi
tional information on severe weather events or
storms, or any activity of Severe Weather
Awareness Week.
By conducting programs of this tg'pe each
year, we hope to better prepare Chattooga
Countians to cope with, and to survive, a varie
t{ of severe weather events that regularly pose
the most serious threats to lives and property
within our community.
Sincerely,
Herbert Dodd
EMA Director
Summerville
Joseph was of the house of David (Luke
1:27), RSV (Luke 2:4). Mary as the mother
who physically mothered Jesus was of
David’s line. The apostle Paul says that
Jesus Christ descended from David accor
ding to the flesh (Romans 3). According to
the testimony of Jesus Himself he is both
the Root and the Offspring of David
(Revelation 22:15).
So here we have it, Tamar, Rahab, and
Bathsheba each of Hamitic descent, each
a lineal ancestor of Christ according to
reliable genealogical information of Mat
thew’s and Luke’s Gospels.
Theologically and genealogically speak
ing, then, Jesus is black, for black blood
ran in His human veins. Each person
whatever racial origin, must personally
come to the Lord for salvation, regardless
of a kinship relationship to Jesus Christ.
The Rev. Willie Womble is a former
pastor of Oak Hill Baptist Church, Gore.
He is now the pastor of Macedonia Bap
tist Church, Centre, Ala.
Summerville Middle School
has announced its honor roll for
the third six weeks of school
and the semester.
Sixth graders named to the
third six weeks A-honor roll are
— ‘Misty Benton, LeAnn
Bowman, Sarah Elsberry,
Brooke Hardeman, Becky
Hughes, Mary Lipscomb and
Billy Peppers.
Sixth graders named to the
third six weeks A-B honor roll
are — Keisha Allmond, Melissa
Barnes, Brandy Blackmon,
Haley Bowman, Jessica
Brown, Thomas Brooks, Laura
Casey, Matt Eubanks, Morrio
Fife and Chris Godfrey.
Kand% Hayes, Summar
Heavin, gle Hughes, Maggie
Hughes, Carol Leguin, Amy
Long, John McNeese, Lisa
Mosely, Heather Rogers and
Kelly Saylors.
Brandi Scoggins, Adam
Shields, Nancy Smith, Crystal
‘S;&ain, Kenneth Tucker, Janna
atkins, Hillarf' Watkins,
Lauren Wetzel, Lavoris
Williams, Crissi Wood, Rodney
Wooten and Audrey Wooten.
Sixth graders named to the
A-honor roll for the semester
are — Misty Benton, Laura
Caseg, Sarah Elsberry, Brooke
Hardeman, Kandy Hayes,
Becky Hughes, Carol Leguin,
Billy Peppers, Heather Rogers
and Adam Shields.
Sixth graders named to the
semester A-B honor roll are —
Bfidiet Adams, Keisha All
mond, Melissa Barnes, Brandy
Blackmon, Haley Bowman,
LeAnn Bowman, Thomas
Brooks, Jessica Brown, Matt
Chambers and Elizabeth
Ch?man.
randon Crider, Kenny
Durham, Matt Eubanks,
Michael Farmer, M?]gan Far
row, Morrio Fife, Jonathon
Floyd, Chris Godfrg', Summar
Heavin and lgle ughes.
Magiie uil;es, Mary
Lipscomb, Amy Long, Kristie
Love, John McNeese, Justin
Morris, Lisa Mosely, Leslie
Pledger, Brandi Scoggins and
Crystal Sfiain.
Michelle Swift, Kenneth
Tucker, Porcha Underwood,
Hil:::ly Watkins, Lauren
Wetzel, 'l‘ergy White, Lavoris
Williams and Rodney Wooten.
Seventh graders named to
the six weeks A-honor roll are
— Christy Blackmon, Kristen
Burrage, Adam Daley, John
Dawson, Amber Goodridge,
Brad Groce, Leon Hall, Derek
Howerton, Patricia Lewis,
Kristfi' Mathis, Bob
g{ocw orter, &I, t:'nicq Il!loo;gi
nya Ragland, Jamie Rus
and Candi Ray.
Seventh graders named to
the six weeks A-B honor roll
are — Chris monh All
mond, Bree Atkinson, Tonya
Baflg', Kaleka Brewster, Can
di Brown, Chris Butler,
Tameka Covington, Amanda
Dalrymple and Nicholus
Hollie Evans, Shameika
Fife, David Fletcher, Angela
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Grand Ole Opry!
RECENTLY, I had occasion to be in Nashville and,
once again, went to the Grand Ole Opry show. And what
a show it was. The live show is broadcast and it is nothing
less than amazing to watch the spectacle unfold before
your eyes.
The Opry is full of tradition and its production is a
miracle to behold. The stage has to be rearranged after
every song to accommodate the next performer. This is
done so smoothly by what appears to be a fire drill of peo
ple walking around on-stage and behind stage. The per
formers and guests are talking and glad-handing and all
the while a show is being sent out across the clear chan
nel WSM radio station.
* * *
THE GRAND Ole Opry company is something of a
retirement venue for some of the older and perhaps lesser
known country music performers such as Bill Carlisle and
Charlie Louvin. There are some ‘‘has beens” who “‘never
were’’ on the show and it’s also a place to winter for those
who don’t hit the road so much anymore like Little Jim
my Dickens, Hank Snow, Porter Wagoner and Grandpa
Jones. New superstars are on the Opry, too. We saw Vince
Gill, Marty Stuart, Alison Kruass and the newest member
of the Opry, Hal Ketchum.
It’s darn near a spiritual experience for me to see the
traditional stars like Bill Monroe, Jim and Jesse and
Oswald Kirby and Charlie Collins. For nearly 20 years, my
main avocation was playing traditional music. I more or
less “retired’”’ from performing three years ago after 17
years of playing with the Bullsboro Bluegrass Band. The
founder of Bullsboro, Donnie Lee, is still quite active in
the music and is kind enough to let me pick my guitar with
him from time to time.
* * *
IN THE SEMI-PRO band (which means none of us ever
had the nerve or the talent to quit our day jobs), I had
some of the most fascinating experiences of my life. We
were able to perform for everything from presidents to pea
shellings and all in between. We learned that our tradi
tional music is a great equalizer. There are fans and per
Hitchborn, Cliff Hughes,
Tanya Jett, Belinda Keef,
Jessica Lo;f, Vincent Madden
and Josh Marshall.
Ashley McCary, Jeffrey
Miller, Wendy Owens, Natasha
Ozment, Jason Parris, Jennifer
Pickle, Meia Prince, Jess
Roberts, A;}).ril Robinson and
Adam Smith.
Barbie Timmons, Dustin
Webb, Erika Wiggins, Nicole
Ware, Joe Wilson and Aspen
Underwood.
Seventh graders named to
the semester A-honor roll are
— Christy Blackmon, Tameka
Covington, Adam Daley, John
Dawson, Amber Goodridge,
BraaGroce, Leon Hall, Tanya
Jett, Kristy Mathis, Bob
McWherter, Janice Moore,
Candi Ray, Jess Roberts,
Jamie Russell, Sonya Ragland
and Adam Smith.
Seventh graders named to
the A-B semester honor roll are
— Bree Atkinson, Tonya
Bailey, William Benefield,
Sherry Bowen, Kaleka
Brewster, Candi Brown, Don
na Burrage, Kristen Burrage,
ghris Bixtler and Amanda
a.ll{lymp e.
icholus Dooley, Adam
Evans, Hollie Evans, Shellyse
Evans, Shameika Fife, David
Fletcher, Paul Gilreath, Alex
Haynes, Angela Hitchborn and
Derek Howerton.
Cliff Hughes, Belinda Keef,
Lakeisha Langford, Patricia
Lewis, Jessica Long, Vincent
Madden, Josh %&larshall,
Ashley McCary, Misty
McGraw and Jeffreé Miller.
Chad Millican, Eric Neal,
Wendy Owens, Natasha Oz
ment, Jason Parris, Sharome
Powell, Meia Prince, April
Robinson, Alisha Rounsaville
and Barbi Timmons.
Dustin Webb, Joe Wilson,
Erika Wiggins, Aspen Under
wood, Amanda Stanfield, Mar
chelle Roberts and Jennifer
Pickle.
Eighth graders named to
the six weeks A-honor roll are
— Quincy Arp, Jamie Atkins,
Casie Bryant, Lindsey Bur
rage, Paul Busby, Kimberly
Cash, Eme Crawford, Mary
Beth Edwards, Emily Ellen
burf and Alicia Grigsby.
essica Henry, Chris Jar
rett, Linda Luallen, Missy
McLain, Jeremy Pursley, Trina
Ramey, Anne Schultz, Stacie
Scoggins, Carol Spain, Penny
Wehunt and Laura Worsham.
Eighth eeiraders named to
the six weeks A-B honor roll
are — Jesse Adams, Brittiana
Allen, P.B. Benton, Antoan
Black, Deanna Blackmon, Jen
ny Blackstock, Mitch Bridges,
Clint Brown, Kevin Brown and
Amg Caldwell.
hane Copeland, Preston
Cundiff, Demetrius Daniel, Joy
Dobson, Kevin Espy, Maurice
Farmer, Jeremy Garrett, Matt
Geisler, Erin Hawkins and
Jason Howard. ©™
__ Shaun Howard, Keri
Hughes, Mandy Hughes,
Jamey Johnson, Jeremy
Johnston, Brandy Lane, Alisha
Marks, Maurice Mosteller,
Allen Neal and Chris Nixon.
Angie Notabartolo, Andrew
Parker, Amanda Payton, Chris
Payton, Tamara Price, Kevin
Rhinehart, Amy Romine, Cyn
thia Smith, Shamieyan Smith,
Adam Sgain. Daniel Stewart,
Shane Storey, Josh Tapp,
Dustin Veatch and Billy
Walker.
Eighth graders named to
the semester A-honor roll are
— Brittiana Allen, Quincy Arp,
Jamie Atkins, P.J. Benton,
Casie Bryant, Lindsey Bur
ra;fe, Paul Busby, Amy
Caldwell, Kimberly Cash and
Eme Crawford.
Joy Dobson, Mary Beth
Edwads, Emily Ellenburg,
Maurice Farmer, Alecia
Grigsby, Jessica Henry, Chris
Jarrett, Missy McLain, Trina
Ramey, Anne Schultz, Stacie
Scoggins, Carol %ain, Shane
Storey, Penny Wehunt and
Laura Worsham.
Eighth graders named to
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Crack Cocaine?
A quang,% of suspected crack cocaine was seized by
Summerville police recently. Det. David Westbrooks
said the suspected drug was taken from Carl Edward
Shropshire, 23, Summerville Rte. 1, on Feb. 11. The
quarter in tinae!?hoto is intended to show the size of the
“rocks.” (Staft Photo). :
MAKES ME SICK
Thaw food in the
refriger. atcfurogssuse & micro' wa:;
oven, say s;()eualm.s wi
the University of Georgia Ex
tension Service. Thawing it on
the kitchen counter can lead to
food-borne illness.
GARDEN WIMPS
Veietable varieties that
flourish in north Georgia may
wimp out in south Gefia. and
vice-versa, say horticulturists
with the University of Georgia
Extension Service. Be sure to
get the variety best suited for
your area.
formers who come from all walks of life to share the music.
I've been in jam sessions with pathologists, surgeons,
lawyers, bootleggers, farmers, mechanics, educators,
businessmen, millionaires and paupers. We have played
in venues ranging from back yards to Atlanta Stadium.
My son, Zach, is a certifiable picker. He has a great
love and appreciation of music, including the Grand Ole
Opry style of music. Zach has been performing with a band
lately and it really brings back some precious memories
of my early band experiences.
* * *
RECENTLY ZACH told me of an experience so similar
to many I used to have. The band was booked to play in
a really small case (also known as a ““joint”’) in eastern
Alabama. We'll call the community ‘“‘Redville” to keep
anyone from getting cut if the band members accidental
ly go through there again. As it turned out, the band was
performing for supper and a pass of the hat. Unfortunate
ly, the owner of the Redville Case had a guitar and thought
since he was furnishing supper, he should be able to play
along anytime he felt like it. He also invited some of his
case patrons to ‘‘get up thar and pick one with 'em.”
Nothing will screw up a show quicker.
I recall a similar experience many, many years ago
when a fan of our band literally beat a guy senseless
because he said something critical about our mandolin
player. This all happened in the blink of an eye. Our man
dolin player, Johnny, then wanted to fight the fan because
he beat up the guy before Johnny could.
* * *
MOST OF THE folks on the Opry got started in those
“joints.”” Many more of us never got to the Opry without
buying a ticket.
Bands need places to play because there is no way to
perfect a show without doing it in front of people. But
sometimes you wonder if it’s worth it. I remember the
“Redvilles”” well. Zach is learning fast it's a long way from
“Redville” to Nashville but thank Goodness, folks keep
making the music. Long live the Grand Ole Opry!
the semester A-B honor roll are
— Jesse Adams, Kevin
Barkley, Deanna Blackmon,
Jenny Blackstock, Mitch
Bridges, Clint Brown, Dust
Brown, Shane Co eland}:
Jaycen Croft and Breston
Cundiff.
Blake Elsberry, Kevin
Espy, Jeremy Garrett, Erin
Hawkins, Shaun Howard,
Mandy Hughes, Lynn Hut
chens, Jeremy Johnston, Jen
nifer Kittle and Brandy Lane.
Rebecca Lonas, Linda
Luallen, Alisha Marks,
Maurice Mosteller, Allen Neal,
Chris Nixon, Angie Notabar
tolo, Andrew Parker, Amanda
Payton and Chris Payton.
Tamara Price, Jeremy
Purslei, Jon Ratledge, Kevin
Rhinehart, Amy Romine,
Megan Schlicht, Cynthia
Smith, Shamieyan Smith,
Adam Spain, Daniel Stewart,
Josh Tg}.)p, Greg Trammell,
Dustin Veatch, Billy Walker,
Tracey Whited and Trina
Yancey.
BUY HOW MUCH?
When you buy fruits, figure
on getting five servings per
pound from raw apples,
apricots, grapes and strawber
ries and frozen blueberries, say
nutritionists with the Univer
sity of Georgia Extension
Service.
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