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Page 3 The Gaffney Ledger -i Friday, November 7, 1969 The Gaffney Ledger (THEVS AfV 1 Boysi Established 1894 published by The Gaffney Le4er, Inc. 0 VV 2 From The 1 PASTOR'S STUDY I I I.J Rev. Charles H. Sides, Jr. 4 Pastor, Limestone Presbyterian Church In II Timothy 4: 10 Paul makes this (nipping but tragic comment, "Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present Demas was a deserter, an early victim of spiritual and we wonder why.

How could anyone associated with Paul suffer the tragic jignominy of desertion, when you would think that the (slowing spirit 'of Paul would have spilled over to all around him. Remember that Paul was in a Roman prison, triumphantly unafraid as he awaited judgment. But not Demas. Demas had felt the icy fingers of fear upon him as Roman persecution reached a crescendo. The flames of human torches filled the night sky, and off in the distance he could "No One in Cherokee is Qualified" hear the anguished cries from the ampitheater.

"Well, who wouldn't have gone?" Paul didn't; Demas did! Even with the few references to this man in Scripture you can ense in him the stages that led to a REPUBLICAN KERSHNER-ROWE COMMENTARY Rim THE CIRCUIT i ii i a MM 1 n-w I if I j'it Tom Gibbons religious relapse. First, there was the attraction of the present world. Demas had travelled with the Apostle Paul and had seen the sights and splendors and amusements of the larger cities of the Roman Empire. There came to him a gnawing suspicion that he might be missing out on the real meaning of life. He couldn't catch somehow Paul's vision of that crown of righteousness" that would be his on "that day." His gaze was too earthbound to perceive that "city that hath foundations, Whose Builder and Maker is God." He could have understood the little boy walking home from church with his grandmother who said thoughtfully, "Granny, if you ever went to a circus, you'd never go to prayer meeting again!" A part of man's human nature is to suspect that the temporal and unenduring somehow holds the key to life.

The second step in Demas' relapse was a growing affection for present world. Man's heart is never a vacuum. If we love this present world too much, it's impossible to have any room left to jlove God. That was Paul's terrible diagnosis of Demas' desertion. He loved his pleasures and his comforts more than he loved Christ.

He lloved his way more than he loved God's way. He simply decided that he would rather be a man of the world than to be God's man for all eternity. So, the final step is obvious, adoption of this present world. Now we cannot be sure, maybe Demas fled before the great persecution, or maybe he simply ran away in terror for his life. It hardly matters, for he'd have gone anyway.

He forsook Paul in the hour of his greatest need for a friend. He forsook the hope of seeing Jesus. He turned his back on eternity. And yet I wonder. Remember John Mark? He too deserted Paul, quit, his courage failed, he went home.

Paul took it awfully hard and said that he would never have that quitter around again. But listen to II Timothy 4:11, the very next verse, Mark, and bring him with thee; for he is profitable to me for the ministry." Here is living proof that Jesus saves and changes and makes new. No man has to stay the way he is. Jesus can turn failure into victory, if we only will yield ourselves in trusting faith unto Him. Howard Kerthnmr "We have not been able to locate anyone in Cherokee County with qualifications who is interested in taking the job." R.

M. Hendrix, Director of the Office of Transportation of the State Department of Education, made this statement in announcing that a Spartanburg man has been named to replace Oscar R. Sullivan as Cherokee County's School Bus Maintenance Shop Supervisor. Mr. Hendrix did not say how many people have been contacted about the1 position or whom his department has contacted.

i Mr. Sullivan, who recently resigned, was credited by Mr. Hendrix as having done a good job. However, it wasi learned that the Office of Transportation's "requirements or qualifica-j tions" for the job surpass even those credentials held by Mr. Sullivan.

Mr. Hendrix said the new appointee was given the post because he "is! qualified and comes from within OURj organization." Mr. Hendrix also states that he. hasn't been able to come up with' anyone in Cherokee County who is qualified to hold down this job in, Cherokee County. Mr.

Hendrix says it takes someone who can work with the' people as well as the school authorities. On this point we could not agree more. This is why we feel it most necessary to get a Cherokeean to fil this post in Cherokee County. Now, if there are no qualified people: in the county who want the job, that is a horse of a different color. But we doubt that very many people know about the job or what it pays.

Mr. Hendrix says the 12-months-a-year job pays about $7,600 per year to start and after a period of time can go as high as 1 0,200 per year. We have no argument with the new1 appointee, for we don't even know his name. We have no disagreement with him. He is probably a qualified man with every chance of becoming successful in his duties here.

What we do question is why it is so important to reach outside the county. to get a man. We feel it would, especially in the field of school bus transportation, serve the Department of Transportation better and certainly Cherokee County and our school district, to name a person familiar with Cherokee County to the post. This may seem like a small item orj issue. However, as we told Mr.

Hen-I drix in a telephone conversation, it is; the basic principle involved here. Time and time again, for one reason or another, Cherokee County and her people have been by-passed. We are tired of getting the dirty end of the stick from governmental agencies, some of the funding agencies and others who find it more to their political advantage to pass out the goodies elsewhere. We are currently checking to see how many of the 40 School Bus Maintenance Shop Supervisors meet Mr. Hendrix's and his department's qualifications.

We do know that in the Office of Transportation there are 73 persons employed, all of them we hope are well qualified. of them, since Mr. Sullivan has resigned, are from Cherokee County. We don't wish any hand outs from this or any other government department, but as a representative of the taxpayers of Cherokee County, we' will not rest until we find out what gives with all this "promise them; anything but give them as little as possible" attitude toward Cherokee County. Mr.

Hendrix assures us that he held no ill will toward the county in making the appointment. "We like to do these things (appointment to jobs) within our own department," he said. Well, we like to see these things (appointment to jobs in Cherokee County) done with OUR own people. Let this be the initial flare in the darkness. We will turn over whatever stones necessary and let run from under whatever may, in order to see that we are no longer considered a step-child of the government, be it state, federal or local, our patience has been expended.

1 I like mottoes. Any successful group, club, or organization has a motto. The Boy Scouts' motto is "Be Prepared." The motto of our country is "In God We Trust." Webster defines a motto as "a short expression of a guiding principle." Certainly every living person and every successful group of persons needs a "guiding principle." A motto keeps ever before us the task that is ours. So often we lost sight of our goals, our purpose for living. In my high school English classes at Blacksburg High, we adopt each semester a and Create." Each one of my students is expected to abide by this motto, for without doing so, the students' training in the English language will be sadly lacking.

Let me reveal some of the benefits of our motto, "Express and Create," and perhaps you, too, will attempt to put into work a "guiding principle for your life." First, it encourages the student to participate, to be deeply involved in the activities of his class. It used to be that "little children should be seen and not heard." They were considered "things" and "expressed" reluctantly only when told to do so. I want them to feel as if the class belongs to them, and each should enjoy the benefits as well as assume the responsibilities of the class. Secondly, my students know that by "expressing" they There is much more to learning than just sitting in class for fifty minutes listening to a lecture. How can students learn if they are not encouraged to "express" by asking questions, stating opinions, sharing ideas? woras oi the Week Thirdly, how can a teacher really know a student if the student is required to sit in his class all the time "like a knot on a We When A Dollar Will Be Worth A Dim NE of the most colorful and articulate voices on the American scene today is that of Mr.

Jenkins Lloyd Jones, Presi-I dent of the Chamber of Com-' merce of the United States. Here are some facts which Mr. I Jones released through the Business News Service of the Chamber of Commerce just recently: Compared to the 1913 dollar, today's dollar is worth only 27 cents, and if the present five percent rate of inflation continues, in' 25 years it will be worth only "a 1913 dime." The cause of the inflationary trend is deficit spending by the federal government, wage-' gouging by government-favored labor unions, and federal money sought by businessmen. Over the past 10 years, federal spending has risen to 112 percent from $92 billion to $1951 billion. Nondefense spending jumped 163 percent in that time from $37 billion to $98 The increases include: Federal) payroll costs, up 100 percent; community development and housing, up 180 percent; health and welfare spending, up 200.

percent; 'education and man-) power, up 600 percent. I Interest on the debt has jumped from $9 billion to $17 billion a year and the national debt has increased $55 billion. This amounts to chucking one $1,000 bill out the window every six seconds, day and night, for-the past 10 years. Of the consequences of inflation, Mr. Jones said: "What welfare is there in old-age pensions paid off in potato chips? What social security is there in a carefully accumulated life insurance program that matures in dust? What honesty is there in government bonds that, BY REV.

H.W. NODINE cannot teach a total child it we don know that child. We can know the student unless he is encouraged to "express," thereby revealing his innermost heeds. Lastly, we find, sometimes much to our surprise, that every student has some contribution to make. He has some idea, some thought, something quite original that he has "created" in his own mind and soul, and unless he is given the opportunity to "express" I i it, it could vanish and be lost forever.

1 After all, isn't English our method of communication and subsequently our only method to faster understanding? So, through our motto, "Express and Create," we are learning English; but, better yet, we are learning how to be responsible citizens. And, after all, isn't this the major premise of true education? What is your motto, your "guiding principle" in life? Be good and take care of yourselves. No Peace in Sight DAILY CROSSWORD "SEVEN SINS GOD HATES" (Prov. The seventh sin stated in the above passages from Proverbs which God frowns upon is "he that soweth discord among brethren" (v. 19).

Trje writer of Proverbs has already spoken against those who sow discord in this sixth chapter, in verses 12-1 5. Listen to his words: "A worthless person, a wicked man, goes about with crooked speech, winks with his eyes, scrapes with his feet, points with his finger, with perverted heart devises continually sowing discord; therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in a moment he will be broken beyond healing" (RSV). However, in spite of these words and this warning we still have those who continually sow the seeds of discontentment and distortion. They sow the seeds of mistrust and disharmony. How true this is of our day.

When so many are leading multitudes to drink from the stream of suspicion. This is true at the national, state, and local level of our country. At the very time we ought to trust each other and pull together, new hate groups spring up like wild grass in the spring. Seeds of discord are sown, and they are doing irreparable damage. It would be wonderful if these seed would fall by the wayside or upon rocky soil where they would not produce.

But unfortunately this isn't true. So often the seed of discontent fall upon discontented ears. And from there it spreads. This is true because so many in our society are unhappy and think negatively. They are geared to negative thoughts and they don't want to change gears.

It's a sad thing for one to be unhappy, but it's tragic to be happy with your unhappiness. And some are. I heard of two people recently who were so negative that when they met instead of shaking hands they shook heads. We do not need any more disciples of disharmony in our country today. We have more than enough already.

What we need now is people who will sow the seed of reasonableness, sound judgment, and faith. We need people who are optimistic, who can "turn difficulties into opportunities." Can we count on you? and there has been less gabbing from our officials about a "brighter" prospect in South Vietnam. This realistic attitude has been transferred to the people, thus preparing the population for the reality. Unknown commodity right now is which way the new bosses in North Vietnam will go for support. Will they lean toward Communist China or flirt with Moscow? Again, only time will tell.

Much depends on future developments between Moscow and Peking. If they remain at each other's throat, North Vietnam may not get the help the new regime may be hoping for. At any rate, don't look for drastic changes over there. American soldiers are in for some more rough times for' many months to come. Washington, meanwhile, is playing the situation "cool" and awaiting developments.

This is good. We could hurt ourselves by expecting too much and talking too much. Days have passed since Ho Chi Minh was put to rest in the soil of North, Vietnam and it is now the general consensus that peace is no nearer with him out of the picture than it was when he called the shots. Rather, there is a feeling that things 1 may really get worse before they become any better for the belief is that his successors are going to carry on many of his policies and try to accomplish what he did not attain. The belief is that they must follow this course in order to increase their prestige in the homeland.

Basically, this adds up. Ho Chi Minh promised a unification of Vietnam. He did not reach his goal. The people know it. If the new regime can be successful, then it can count on many more days, weeks and months in office.

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Solitary 3. Policeman 4. Residence (abbr.) The Most Dangerous Day Try and Stop Me -By BENNETT CERF i i I) Is to 7 io m-s if 75 111 ii lit To 21 i Hi 8 hp 11 H5 is I I I 1 1 1 I MIDDLE AGE, opines Hal Boyle, isn't so terrible after all. One way it definitely could be improved, however, would be for it to come about 25 years later in life, then last Z9 years longer: Prize Winner In they are business and professional operators of cars and trucks and that on week-ends we find drivers who spend most of their time behind desks and only drive occasionally. Also, we suppose week-ends are hazardous be-J cause this is the time when drivers under 21 are out for a good Insurance companies say this is the; dangerous driving age.

i Since the Safety Council points to Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays as the most dangerous days we all might use some real, honest-to-goodness caution on week-ends. 1969 National Newspaper Contest The National Safety Council has been studying some recent traffic data and has come up with some findings' that seem to show Saturday is the most dangerous day of the week in which to venture out on the streetsj and highways. Sundays ranked second and Friday was the third most dangerous day. These data, put into the think machine and brought to a conclusive stage, seem to indicate week-end pleasure trips are something to fret about. The data seems to support a theory that drivers who venture out on week-days are better and more experienced.

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C- Once again we turn to the advertisements of Warner Swasey, ma- chinery manufacturers of Cleveland, whose institutional type ads always are to the point, for our quote of the week: "No decent person wants any American to go hungry nor any American child to be without a good public education. But when we have so many federal welfare agencies that they overlap; when many men can get more money (tax-free!) from relief than they could earn in self-respecting jobs; when there are more people on relief in this all-time-high prosperity than during the worst depression in history; when these and similar projects burden us with a bureaucracy of 2Vi million federal employees and more all the time ththen it seems to us we have a Welfare State rather than an earnest desire to help unfortunate people become self-reliant and self-supporting, which, except for the disabled, is the best reason for the spending of federal relief funds." To which we can only add, Amen! novelist who was asked how he hoped to be In tune with college-age readers in his future output. The novelist replied sharply, "William Shakespeare was not a teen-ager when he wrote Romeo and QUOTABLE: "We don't declare war any more: we declare national defense." Eugene McCarthy. "Many high government officials play with the stock market and business like a child with a toy." Richard Lounsbery. "Many would be cowards if only they had courage enough!" Thomas Fuller.

"Any organization that grows to a thousand people no longer has need of contact with the outside world." C. M. Parkinson. 1969. by Bennett Cerf.

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