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THE HOGANSVILLE HOME NEWS
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JOHN KUYKENDALL
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JAYNE CrOLDSTON
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Phone (706) 846-3188 - Fax (706) g46-2200
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ttogansville, Georgia 30230
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Millard B. Grimes, President
Our Festival Needs
More Volunteers
Hogansville officials expect thousands of people in town
for the Hummingbird Festival in October, but there's a prob-
lem with getting everything ready, according to Bill
Stankiewicz, festival chairman.
With the festival less than a month away, "We need tons
of help (from volunteers," Stankiewicz said this week.
"Setting up and breaking down takes an enormous amount
of effort. We need everything from troubleshooters to TP
patroL.moving tables and manning booths, there is all kinds
of work for all kinds of workers.
"And it isn't a case of too many chief and not enough
Indians; we don't have enough chiefs, either. We need folks
that can think on their feet and help manage teams of vol-
unteers."
"This is the city chance to shine," said city councilman
and longtime festival committeeman Jack Leidner, "With so
many alumni coming back and all the out-of-town visitors,
we want to be at our best.
"It would be great to have volunteers that could give at
least four hours to the festival during the weekend. And if
the can come back on the second day, so much the better.
And that's truer this year more than ever since there are so
many attractions."
Organizers expect arts and crafts wares for sale to fill
nearly 150 booths.
There's be food, children's rides and entertainment booths.
Hogansville and West Side High School alumni will be
renewing their rivalry in sporting events.
And a Hummingbird Arts Fest will be staged for the first
time. It will feature the work of Troup County youngsters.
And planners are putting the finishing touches on a two-
day Hummingbird Gospel Fest with entertainment going on
up and down Main Street.
"But we need help to make all this work," said Stankiewicz.
"There are lots of people that love this town and we need
them to volunteer."
People interested in being workers or team chiefs should
contact Mary Stewart at 706-637-9497.
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STAFF
Publisher and Editor ............................................................................ John Kukyendall
advertising Director .................................................................................. Laurie Lewis
,ssociate Editor ............................. ..................................................... Clint Claybrook
Business Manager ................................................................................. Jayne Goldston
Assistant Editor ...................................................... ; .............................. Rob Richardson
Staff Writers .......................................................................... Bryan Geter.Billy Bryant
Composing ............................................................ Dewayne Flowers, Robert Weems
Legals ...................................................................................................... Jayne Golds,on
Firculation Manager ............................................................... Barb.s Arlene Steerman
Pres Manager ................................................................................. Wayne Gmchowski
Pressroo|n Assistants ..................... Larry Colleges, Zaddie Dixon.Damell McCauley
Mailroom Distribution ............................................................................... David Boggs
CORPORATE OFFICEIS
President ............................................................................................. Millard B. Grimes
Vice President .................................. . .............................................. Charlotte S. Grime
Executive Vice President and Secretary ........................................ Laura Grimes Corer
Freasurer. ...................................................................................... Kathy Grimes Garrett
Legal Counsel and Assistant Secretary .............................................. James S. Grimes
Best Thing I Learned in
From "It Wasn't Easy, But
I Sure Had Fun"
A friend whose son wants
to grow up and be a writer
asked me what courses the
young man should concen-
trate on in high school.
To answer, I had to look
back on my own high school
days.
Certainly biology hasn't
meant diddly to me as a
writer. I could dissect a frog
with the best of them in high
school, but it hasn't come up
since.
Neither has algebra or
geometry, and I knew they
wouldn't at the time. I basi-
cally learned everything I
need to know about mathe-
matics in the third grade,
when they taught me to mul-
tiply.
Two times four is eight,
which is how many I need to
write today so I can take a
couple of weeks off and work
on my upcoming novel.
LEARNING about
ancient history hasn't bene-
fitted me. Who cares when
Rome was sacked? It should
have had a better offensive
line.
And geography. There's a
lot of sand in Saudi Arabia. I
could have learned that later
in life simply by watching
U.S. Marines wishing for a
cold beer as they wait for
President Bush the first to
decide whether or not he's
going to get some of them
killed.
History. When I was inter-
viewed for this job, nobody
asked me anything about
Rutherford B. Hayes.
They did teach me gram-
mar and punctuation, but
that's why we have editors.
What I finally decided
was the most important
course I took in 16 years of
schooling was typing.
I have used this skill prac-
tically every day of my pro-
fessional life.
Mr. Sheets, the basketball
coach, taught me typing my
junior year of high school.
Typing teachers usually don't
get a lot of credit for mold-
ing our youth, but in my case
I am certainly beholdento Mr.
Sheets.
I'm not certain how many
words I now have to my cred-
it, but I type each of them. If
you can't type, you're going
to be in a helluva mess if you
want to be a writer.
In the first place you can't
get a job with most newspa-
pers if you can't type. (This
one excepted.) They're going
to sit you down at a comput-
er and ask you to produce,
and I don't care how much
you know about computers,
if you can't negotiate the key-
board, nothing readable is
going to appear on the screen
in front of you.
SOME AUTHORS, I am
told, write out their books in
longhand. That's because
they never learned to
they had, they wouldn't
scribbling on a sheet of
for months at a time,
can cause severe pain
hands and fingers.
That's Edgar
His hands and fingers
always hurting him. The
became so intense he be
to see talking ravens.
So I told my friend to
his son to enroll in a
class as soon as possible.
"But what about
languages?" he asked.
"Maybe he ought
a little Japanese," I said.
They own a golf
today. Our publishing
try tomorrow. It could
pen. game.
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Is There a Word from the Lord?
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as Americans need to turn our
hearts back to God. That leads
me to say this. Many people
were angered to see the cel-
ebration, no matter what the
size, taking place in Middle
Eastern towns.
This celebration was
spawned as a result of the col-
lapse of the twin towers of
The World Trade Center.
During this celebration, it
was relayed to the viewers
that they were praising and
thanking God. May I respect-
fully, yet unwaveringly sub-
mit to you that the god they
were supposedly praising is
NOT the God of the Bible.
Being Muslims, they were
praising their false god,
Allah. As I heard one preach-
er say, "Our God is not
asleep." Jehovah God the liv-
ing God of glory is still on his
throne in Heaven and has
matters well in hand. The
Psalmist said, "What time I
am afraid, I will trust him."
Instead of trying to fig-
ure God out,
simply trust him.
As far as
is concerned, I pray that
as well will trust the
ship of God. I believe our
ernment is doing
what the scripture
to protect its citizens
bring justice to those
have committed thest
murder. Paul tells us
Romans 13:3-4, "For
are not a terror to
but to the eviliWilt
not be afraid-of the
Do that whiet igook
thou shalt veralse
same. For he is the
of God, a revenger to
wrath upon him that
evil." Our government
the biblical mandate
authority to seek out
bring to justice those
doers. No one likes war,
one likes the death it
but these kinds of acts
not be allowed to go
swered.
In closing may I say
ought to simply trust
with these matters, pray
those who have lost
and friends, pray for
leaders, pray for our
men and women, and as t
Bible says, pray for our
mies.
of the lord, but please do not
get the idea that I am saying
that the attacks on the World
Trade Center and the
Pentagon are some sort of
sign announcing the coming
of the Lord.
The lord Jesus could
have come before those
attacks as biblically as he
could have come before them.
We just need to understand
that as far as God is con-
cerned, we are living in the
days that are leading up to
the coming of the Lord. It
could be'soon orit may not,
b0t rest assured it is always
imminent.
The Bible is simply telling
us that because of the sinful
nature of man., especially the
hatred buried deep in the
hearts of those who not only
carried out these deeds, but
also of those who master-
minded and funded these
deeds, dangerous and diffi-
cult days will come.
ALTHgUGH the Bible
tells us that the wickedness
in men will lead to such acts,
I nor any one else can be
absolutely dogmatic as to
why these horrendous crimes
were perpetrated upon thou-
sands of innocent people.
Whatever the reason, we
Please forgive me for
writing about something that
we have all been hearing so
much about.
I don't claim to be an
expert or really have any
answers for some of the most
difficult questions that have
ever been asked.
However, I would like to
make some observations that
I feel are based upon the
Bible. Before I make my
unsolicited comments, please
allow me to say that I am
proud to be an American and
I thank God.for thprivilege
that He has given me to live
in such a country as this.
As we remember the
events of two years ago, and
look to the uncertain future,
may we be reminded that the
Word of God gives us a sure
word in an unsure world.
The Bible tells us in 2
Timothy 3:1, "This know also,
that in the last days perilous
times shall come."
The word perilous simply
means difficult, dangerous,
and grievous. We can truly
say that the events of 11
September, 2001 are some of
the most difficult and griev-
ous days of our great nation.
By the phrase the last days,
Timothy is referring to the
days preceding the coming
50 Years Ago...
In the
. Hogansville Herald
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• FOUND MONEY - The
Herald's new promotion was off to a good
with local resident Ralph Wingo actually
ing and turning in the dollar bill whose
number had appeared in an ad in the
week before. By turning it in, he received a
$5 bill. :
• SAD NEWS- The Herald carried word of
a funeral service held for a mother and her neW"
bom daughter.
• FLICKS - The Royal Theatre's
the week included "Cleopatra" - the 1953
sion starring Claudette Colbert,
it would be expensively remade with
Taylor• Other movies playing that
ed the risque-themed "Strange Fascination,,,
"an
other shocker from the maker of Pickup,
which apparently didn't refer to a truck. ,'lslanu
in the Sky" with John Wayne was also playing',
• 1953 BARGAINS- Back then, a lot
meals were made from scratch. The Pen
Profit advertised muffin, mix for 10 cents,
crust for 10 cents and 125 feet of wax
for 29 cents.
• FROM THE CLASSlREDS: 'Wanted: Wi
buy 25 laying hens, if priced fight."
• EVILS OF INFLATION- Hamilton
solemnly announced that the price of
going up to 80 cents per hundred weight.
new price is in line with that of the nearby
munities of Newnan and LaGrange, whose
is much larger," the local company explained'
• PIG OUT - A coupon from Clay's Bar"
Que Place offered an all-you-can-eat
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