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MDA thanks Perry for
overwhelming support
Dear Editor:
How can we possibly adequately thank the citizens of Perry for the
phenomenal response received during the recent Holiday Inn Lock Up to
benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association? Over SB,OOO was raised in
cash and pledges to help MDA fight neuromuscular diseases affecting
children and adults in your own community.
The Holiday Inn was a most gracious sponsor and set up for this event.
Allen Read, General Manager, and Donna Young, Sales Director, were
extremely helpful in making this event enjoyable for all participants.
They certainly took great care of our "jailbirds!"
Cellular One of Warner Robins was vital to our success by providing
the cellular phones for the "jailbirds" to use in order to reach their bail.
We realize that the success of fund raising events relies heavily on support
of the local media. Pauline Lewis was gracious enough to cover the event
and provide much-needed publicity on behalf of your newspaper. Thanks
Pauline!
To all of you who made contributions and pledges when called upon,
you were fantastic! You certainly came through for those "jailbirds!"
We are delighted to note that representatives from the Holiday Inn have
been invited to attend the Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon for MDA and
make an official check presentation on WMAZ-TV in Macon.
And finally, the greatest judos and thanks go the the individuals who
posed as our "jailbirds" and made the effort to raise these dollars. You
were tremendous and a pleasure to work with! Your hard work has paid off
in a big way!
From the hearts of those children and adults who are affected by the 40
neuromuscular diseases we are working so hard to eliminate, you are
appreciated very much. The money raised in Americus will go directly
toward research and patient services such as summer camp, on-going
medical clinics, and the purchase of wheelchairs.
Perry, we thank you so very much for your support and generosity. It
is immeasurable.
Sincerely,
Mary Ann Coskery,
District Director
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There is more work to be done in South Africa
It was a long road for Nelson
Mandela, but Monday, May 2 he
was able to proclaim victory in his
lifetime crusade for a nonracial
democracy for South Africa As his
supporters let loose in celebration,
the nation's first black president
declared "Free at last"
Mandela had served 27 years in
prison for opposing the policies of
the National Party. He was released
from prison in February of 1990
and began the long road of uphill
battles that eventually led to blacks
being able to vote for the first time.
Outgoing South African
President F.W. De Klerk was
trounced soundly in the election
with Mandela's party receiving
more than 60 percent of the vote.
Ironically, De Klerk was the man
who shocked the world by
announcing the end of Apartheid,
and freed Mandela from a life prison
term. He had been expected to
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After the entries for the Mother's Choice Award 1991 were evaluated, the winning mother
was Ruth Craig of Perry. A contest sponsored by The Houston Home Journal, each letter
Judged stated why one particular mom was the best mom. Craig won a dinner for two at the
Perry Holiday Inn, a tanning session from Body Boutique , a dozen roses from Perry Florist
and a trophy naming her the winner.
STREET TALK:
With Buckle Up America! Week just around the corner, May 23-30, local and na
tional law enforcement officers are again reminding folks about the importance of
wearing seat belts. This week we did a little promotion of our own and asked six lo
cal residents how often they use their seat belts.
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Alan Everidge
“Every time!”
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Isabella Grace
“Sometimes, when I think
about it. I know I’m sup
posed to wear them every
time, though.”
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continue the hardline policies of his
predecessor, P.W. Botha, when he
took office in 1989.
Within two months after
Mandela's release from prison, he
and De Klerk began negotiations
that led to a new constitution
guaranteeing equal rights for hlacks
and whites, and clearing the way for
all race elections.
De Klerk is expected to serve in
Mandela's administration as one of
two vice presidents. "During the
past four years, we have proved that
we can work together. Our
relationship has become a symbol
of the ability of South Africans
from widely different backgrounds
to cooperate in the national
interest," he said.
De Klerk went on to say that in
time he felt the national party will
become the largest party in South
Africa. "This was the freedom
election, the next will be about
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Mitzi Sexton
"Every day.”
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Connie Wright
"Every time I get in the
car.”
Saturday, May 14,1994 "Houston Times^Journal
Page 4A
economic policy," he said.
”1 stand before you filled with
deep pride and joy, pride in the
ordinary, humble people of this
country," the 75 year old Mandela
said. "You have shown such a
calm, patient determination to
reclaim this country as your own.
And joy that we can loudly
proclaim from the rooftops, free at
last!" he concluded.
Yes, South Africa is free at last,
and that is as it should be. The
victory has been won, but it is only
the beginning of a long process that
will require great leadership, trust
and faith, if the nation is to become
a truly free society and one that can
function independently and survive
economically.
The victory was won in Russia
when democracy took control;
however, we have seen the trying
times the leaders and people have
faced there, not to mention the
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Weston Miller
"Every day.”
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Joe Canion
"To be frank, about 85
percent of the time.”
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economic struggles. In both
nations, two men, the outgoing and
incoming presidents, led their
countries towards freedom.
Yes, a new South Africa has
emerged. The first victory has been
won and to a point the new
government can claim "free at last."
But there is yet much work to be
done, many bridges to cross and
hills to climb. The future is not
going to be easy, but if the past can
be forgiven then there is a chance a
great nation can be built
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Roley |
Staff Writer I
New Echota,
last capital of
the Cherokees
This last weekend I had a chance
to revisit the village of New
Echota, the last capital of the
Cherokee Indian nation east of the
Mississippi River.
Often we forget that Indians did
not inhabit only the Plains since
that is the picture often painted in
Westerns and popular lore. The en
tire continent of North America was
populated by Native Americans,
with many great nations.
New Echota tells the story of
one of these nations of Native
Americans, the Cherokee nation. It
also tells a story of greed, of ignor
ing the law at the highest levels of
the land.
The Cherokee nation encom
passed lands in at least five South
eastern states at its height, stretch
ing through Georgia, Alabama,
Tennessee, South Carolina and
North Carolina. The original
"West" was in lands ruled and occu
pied by the Cherokee, and other
indigenous people.
In the mid-1700s, the British,
because they did not have the troops
necessary to patrol and protect set
tlers, prohibited settlement of the
area west of a line running roughly
parallel to the Appalachian Moun
tains.
Alarmed that the American
colonists fighting for their indepen
dence would not respect their lands,
the Cherokees, along with many
tribes in the Colonial West joined
the British in the Revolutionary
War. As a result of joining the los
ing side in the war, the Cherokees
saw their land shrink by 90 percent.
By 1800, the Cherokees held
control of Northwest Georgia,
Northeast Alabama, and small parts
of East Tennessee and the south
west Carolinas. The Cherokee na
tion also realized that if they were
to survive with the Europeans, it
meant adopting European ways and
culture.
Cherokees started building Euro
pean style log cabins, farming with
European implements and wearing
European clothes. When Tecumseh
and the Prophet visited the South
east around 1810, the Cherokees re
fused to listen. When the Creek In
dians went to war in 1812-13, the
Cherokees sent a force of 900 to
fight with Andrew Jackson.
The Cherokees even discarded
their traditional form of rule, going
to a republican form of government
patterned after the government of
the United States. The Cherokee
government had a judicial branch,
with courts up to a supreme court,
a legislative branch, composed of
an upper and lower chamber, and an
executive branch.
In 1821, Sequoyah developed a
phonetic alphabet for the Cherokee
language, turning a spoken lan
guage to a written language. The
first issue of the Cherokee Phoenix
appeared on Feb. 21, 1828. The
four page newspaper was published
in English and Cherokee, with read
ers in the United States and in Eu
rope.
The United States has not al
ways lived up to the ideals that it
was founded on. Perhaps the darkest
moment in United States history
came in the 1830 s.
Please see ROLEY, page 10A