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Comments by the editor are opinions, reosons, or recommendcitions.
Send your written and signed opinions to the Editor,
P. O. Box 480040, Linden, Alaboma 36748
Back when Tom Sawyer and Becky How difficult would it be to teach a pin
Thatcher were in the one room school house, head math teacher to incorporate baseball
they learned respect and discipline and that into the daily lessons? Could history teachers
cheating had its penalties, tell us about Ty Cobb and which wars were
Today, in the project buildings where kids going on at the time he played?
are herded up and down the halls to different Other historic events could be interwoven
class rooms, they learn less discipline and into the lessons this way. Physics class could
respect for anything, anybody, or property, involve the dynamics of v-8 engines, their
The level of learning is reduced to the displacements, and the horsepower pro-
lowest common denominator, duced. Relate these to the development of
There can be no discrimination, war machines and who was president.
Some kids are smarter than others at book Kids could learn to separate the hydrogen
learning. Some are better at football, basket- and oxygen in water to produce explosive
ball, baseball, track, and other sports than fuel for cars and airplanes.
others. This would make some teachers extreme-
Listen to a baseball game on television, ly nervous.
Math teachers could take a lesson here. The But, not if their students had learned
announcers spew out more statistics and his- respect and discipline in elementary school
tory of the game and who was the best. like Tom and Becky.
FLmJr F ERS OF AMERICA
More than 2,000 attend meet
Excited students, teachers, and competition (Auburn) include: Cooperative, Alabama Farmers
parents will Iravd to Auburn and Aquaculture, Livestock, Safe Federation, Alabama Forestry
Montgomery next week, topartici- Tractor Driving, Agricultural Association, Alabama FFA
pate in state competitions, career Mechanics,CreedSpeaking,Horse Foundation, Alabama Poultry'-,jfd
development expos, and much Evaluation, Nursery/Landscape, Egg Association, Alabama Rill.
more at the 2018 Alabama FFA Meats Evaluation, Floriculture, Electric Association, Alab~
State Convention, June5-8. Agricultural Construction and Sheriffs Association,
Over 2J000 students and teach- Maintenance, Extemporaneous Veterinary Ass ation, Alabeh
ers will attend this event, which is Speaking, Small Engines, Wtidlffe Federation,
being held at Opelika High School Public Speaking, Veterinary Cranena Rho Fraternity,
Aur/
and Auburn University (June 5), Science, Forestry, Parliamentary University Agricultural Altiimi
and at the Montgomery Procedure, and the Poultry compe- Association, Auburn University
Renaissance Convention Center tition- all starling at 9 am. Collegiate FFA Orate,
(June6-8). Wednesday's events (at the Nulrena Feed Division, Flc ;la
FFA is dedicated to p aaring Renaissance Convention Center) Farm Bureau, Florida
students for careers in agriscience- include: the String Band Finals at 9 Association, First South
related occupations. Students aan.; Opening Session at 2 pan.; Credit, HomeBullders
attending this year's state conven- Star Farmer Ceremony and the of Alabama, legacy Bmtherli
tionwillhaveoppommitiestoeam awarding of Alabama's Honorary of Auburn Unive ty, Rednit
awards in 80 ditferent compelition State FFA Degrees at 7 pan. Machinery, River Brite Cil ,
areas including forestry, lmdscap- On Thursday, state competition Sarah Murchison, Sou~
ing,wildlife management, and pre- winners will be recognized during Livestock Exposition, Soutl in
pared public speaking.Top compe- two awards ceremonies, stalting "at Heritage Fan'm, Southern States
tifion will telresent our 8:30 aan and 7 pan. Cooperatives,CSXT ,-
state at the National FFA The National FFA Convention USDA NRCS, USDA
Convention in Indianapolis, is the largest gathering of students Development, Tri
Indiana in October. in the world and the second l, gest Equipment, Inc and
"Nationally, the FFA organiza- convention in the United States - Tractor Co y. = "
tion serves more ttm 650900 high similar in size to the Democratic
school, college, and professional and Republican national conven- Our slate clm~tly has
members- we gae focused on tions. 15J000FFAmemhers.Alabama's
pt pamg students for a lifetime of Sponsors of the 90th Annual career and technical education
success" says FFA Executive Alabama FFA Convention include: (CrE) programs offer s, |d nts
Secretary Andy Chamness. Alabama Soil and Wateroppottunities to participate in se';'m
"Students attending this year's con- Conservation Districts, Alabama student organizations, including
vention will test their skills in exdt- Ag Credit, Alabama Farm Credit, FFA.
ing state-level competitions, build Alabama Agribusiness Council, To learn more about our sta~s
their leadership skills in fun con- Alabama Cattlemen's Association, FFA Association, contact AMy
vention wodcslx,and netwonk Alabama Beef Check-Off, Chamness, Alabama FFA
with peers and professionals from Alabama Contract Poultry Grower Exe tive Secretary, at 034) 844-
across the United States." Association, Alabama Council of 5595 or visit the Alabama FFA
Highlights of Tuesday's state Cooperatives, Alabama Farmers websiteztwwwalaimaaffa g.
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Write A Letter To The Editor
Send Letters to: Box 480040 Linden, Ala. 36748
We don "t even read the letters which are not signed;
nor do we read mass electronically transmitted letters.
Write your opinions, sign your name, and mail your letter -- original with nanae.
More than 50 years ago, people who
fished on the river were in sinkable boats,
wore no floatation devices, and would
anchor too dose to the dam where water was
rolling down and sucking their boat toward
the dam.
Today, the dams are cordoned off so boats
can't anchor so close. Life jackets are
required by law, and boats will not go
straight to the bottom.
Life's experiences teach us. Some of us
learn. Others are much smarter and don't.
,-,r:r~t ~, r~ :
:We:all,entle6 those i "*,':
%*; ,
When parents who are uneducated get a Back when a tablet and a number two
mindset on what's best for a school, watch pencil was all we had, the influence of the
out world, teacher in the class room was most impor-
Tribal rules from the dark continent will tant.
not suffice. Teachers are now in unions, abandoning
One teacher in one movie told her class on professionalism for a check and a pension.
the fn'st day of school, all of you have an A, Teachers with tenable reputations can
right now. have that reputation deslroyed with a few
Movies and television are the most influ- taps on those little things students hold and
ential education processes in America. Those tap.
little things people hold in their hands and Teachers want some type of communist
go tap, tap, tap with are closing in on televi- rule to take the responsibility off them. They
sion. have already succumbed to tribal rule for
This is simple gossip that parents allow giving all students passing grades.
their children to devour.
With national televisions teleprompter their favorites who drink scotch with them.
readers citing a Democrat winning the sen- Kay ain't got nobody but the red necks who
ate seat in Alabama as the beginning of a appreciate what a little old Wilcox County
trend to elect more Democrats nationwide, girl can do. There are some with money
we see it otherwise, pouring it into her campaign. We see some
Alabama voted against Roy Moore, not good television ads for her when Wheel of
for Doug Jones. Fortune comes on.
Tuesday, we will see if the Alabama vot- Other than our neighbor from Camden,
ers hold to their Republican beliefs and elect we are not picking any others Tuesday. We
Kay Ivey governor, do suggest you cast your Republican ballot
The monied crowds from Huntsville, for Kay Ivey.
Mobile, Tuscaloosa, and Montgomery have
Send Letters to: Box 480040 Linden, Ala. 36748
We don't even read the letters which are not signed;
nor do we read mass or electronically produced letters.
Write your opinions, sign your name, and mail your letter -
original with name.
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liahed 1889. C~nsolidated 1911 ~s The Dertaocrat-Reporter.
IXmm~ paid at Demolx~lis,Alabarna.
p,o, Composition Erica Hayes
OLD TIMES BY THE LATE JOEL D. JONES
ORIGINALLY PUBUSHED APRIL 1, 1943
Baron Von Poellnitz of noble Prussia
' large tracts many slaves
Baron Von Pcellnitz was of noble Prussian fam-
ily, where lineage come flom 1238.He was ag at
favorite of and had many favors inferred upon him
by Frederick the Great.
He came to Marengo County with the French
colony of Napoleon's adments and settled at
~lis in 1818. He man'ied in France to Mile
DeBondehe, and born to them weae four sons, there
youngest whom was General Julius Poelinitz, who
manicd Elizra Rogers and settled at Rembert Hills,
where he reared a family and was the owner of large
tracts of land along the Tombigbee River and many
slaves. The General died before I began to survey
land in this connty, and the ladrs divided the land
among themselves.
V-aRy years ago I was employed by Mr. Luther
Holt, who married one of the heirs to establish the
dividing lines. We boarded with Mr. l.onnie Carter
at Myalewood while doing the survey wonk, and
this was my first job of surveying in the neighbor-
hood of Myrdewood.A short lime after Mr. Charles
A. P0ellnitz employed me to do some surveying on
his plantation on the the river. We camped on the
river several days while doing the work.
Mr. Charles A. Poellnitz was horn in 1807 on his
father's plantation. He was a
son of General Julius
Poellnitz. He was admitted to
the practice of law in i832
and settled in Linden in
1836, and became the head
of the firm with Pocllnitz and
Brooks. He r zd from the
pr,|ctice to devote his to
his plantation,and in 1840 he
was elected major general of
the militia. He was a
Calhoun Democrat and a
Presbyterian.
m manned M y, daugh-
ter of Nicholis Peay of
Fairfield, S. C. His children
were: Euplradia, who mar-
fled Geo. D. Johnson,
Elizabeth, who manied Dr.
T. J. De Yampea; Ellen who
married William A. Gunter;
Charles A. who married
Mary Withers; of Hale
County; Julia who first imbed Mr. Keble of Selma
and second a Mr. Sewell, Stella, who manied Capt.
R. A. Hardy. Tmae were four more daughters. Mrs.
Chafes Walker, Mrs. Graham Benners, Mrs. Ernest
OUs, and Mrs. J. B. Stuckney, also three rnore sons,
Wtll, Robert, and Henry W. Henry died Sept. 1,
1942 at his home in Greenshro, at the age of 54
years old. He was horn at Rembert Hills and moved
to when a small hoy, and lived there
until his death. He married Nfiss Carline McFadden,
who survives him, and also surviving are two sons,
The late
Joel Desaker Jones
, Henry Jr. and Robert. Ce, am-al George D. Johnson,
whom Euphradia inanied, was born May 30,1832,
in North Carolina and died Sept 8, 1910 in
Tnscaloosa. He received his education at Marion,
and graduated in law at the law depafenent of
Cumb land Univer ty, Lebanon, Teun, in 1852.
He began the practice of law at Marion in 1854,
continuing until the break of the war in 1861. He
was a memb of the general assembly in 1857-58.
He entered the Confederate Army on 15,
1861, joining Fourth AU ma Infa regi-
ment. He was at the battle of Manassas. He was
elected major of the 25th Alabama Regimmt, Jan
25,1862, he was txomoted to brigadier gema'al. He
was at the battle of Shiloh,April 6-7,1862.At the
war he resumed the practice of Law in Marion co.n-
linuing until 1871, when he was appointed com-
mandant of cadets at the Univea ity of Alabama
1871-73 and was of Sonth Carolim
Mili.'tary Academy at Charleston 1885=90. He
returned to Alabama and served in the state semte
fi-om Tmcaloosa County in 1900. --
Wdliam Adams Gun was born 8,
1871 at Remhert Hills, Marengo Ct ty. He was a
son of W. A. Gunter and Ellen Florence (Poellnitz)
Gun . His father, a native
of Montgomery county,
was a lawyer and rved in
the C0nfede Army, and
was at one time a
tative in the state
from Montgomery Count: ::
Wtlliam Adams
was a grandson of
r y:
Poellni,who came tO
Marengo County horn
South Carolina: a
great grandson of Colond
Benjamin Rogm of Sons ::
Carolina, a Revolulionary
soldier and also a great grit
grandson of Baron I-fans
who came to America in
1771 with Steuben
Kosciuko to render service
in the Revolution.
Wdliam A.Gunter
x eived early eda io i
in private schools, and attended Marion Military
Institute for some time, and the Unive~ty of i:
Vnginia 1890-91. He read law privately under
father and was adaaaitted to iractice. He married
Sept. 6, 1899, at Montgomny to Julia
Scott, daughter of John B. and Grace O ler) Scott i
in Mt. Meigs. Thek children are Grace Scott, Mary '
Vwginia, Rosa Darrington, Julia Fairlie, and
Elizabeth "l~ler. 7 ,
So long until next time
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