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Happy Newfrom Greene Year’sPublishing, Inc. GreenePublishing.com • Friday, December 28, 2018 • No. 17 • 75¢ + tax Savannah Reams: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Friday, Dec. 21, at 2:20 p.m., one man was killed and two were left injured in a four-vehicle crash on NE Colin Kelly Highway, in Madison. One dead: Florida Highway Patrol reports that vehicle one, a 2018 See "Four-car crash” on page 3 four-car crash results in tragedy Eddie Smith Greene Publishing, Inc. Photo by John Willoughby, December 21, 2018 This 1994 BMW, driven by the late Eddie Smith, of Adel, Ga., received extensive damage in the four-vehicle crash which occured on Colin Kelly Highway on Friday, Dec. 21. Greene Publishing, Inc. Photo by John Willoughby, December 21, 2018 This 2004 Toyota 4-Runner, driven Greene Publishing, Inc. Photo by John Willoughby, December 21, 2018 Greene Publishing, Inc. Photo by John Willoughby, December 21, 2018 by Carlos Rosado Colon, of Macon, A four-car crash on NE Colin Kelly High- This Hyundai Genesis, driven by Earnest Rains, Jr., of Madison, was struck from Ga., was one of four vehicles involved way on Friday, Dec. 21, resulted in one behind while traveling in the southbound lane, causing it to enter the northbound in a tragic accident on NE Colin Kelly death and other serious injuries. lane, striking a second vehicle. Highway, in Madison. Crime is down in Madison County John Willoughby: Greene Publishing, Inc. On Tuesday, Nov. 27, counties in the state of Florida received the 2018 Semi- Annual Uniform Crime Report (UCR) from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE). The UCR report highlights the months of January through June. Madison County crime rates have dropped by 11.8 percent. Throughout the state of Florida, FDLE reported that 282,276 crimes were committed, an eight percent decrease compared to the 306,840 cases See "Down” on page 3 NFCC program reaches milestone Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. a growing need. The CDL program at NFCC was initiated The commercial truck-driving program at with input from several area logging North Florida Community College (NFCC) companies, notably Gray Logging, in recently reached a milestone when the first Madison, and M.A. Rigoni Logging, in Perry. load of logs were driven out of the woods According to Jerry Gray, with Gray Logging, and to the mill. This is significant because the the need for qualified log truck drivers is Commercial Driver's License (CDL) program high due to the specialized nature of driving at NFCC is unique in its training of log truck a log truck. "Driving a log truck in the woods Photo Submitted drivers, thus helping fulfill a great need for is not the same as driving a truck on the The first load of logs delivered by an NFCC-trained driver log truck drivers in the area. The early highway," said Gray. Because of this, Gray, was picked up and delivered to the mill. Pictured with that first success of the program is evidence of what and others, saw a need to provide training for load is student Joseph Cannon (right) and instructor Larry Olive can be accomplished when local industry and drivers that would include log truck driving. (left). educational institutions work together to meet Gray contacted the See "NFCC” on page 3 INDEX: Viewpoints: 2 • Community: 4-8 • Sports: 9 • History: 10 • New Year’s: 11 • Entertainment: 12 • Classifieds & Legals: 13 2 » Friday, December 28, 2018 » The Madison Enterprise-Recorder VIEWPOINTS & OPINIONS From the sunny side: Passing Parade: What a Fight! Nelson A. Pryor: Morning pace Guest Columnist I'm not a morning person. The British, and other allies, were up That is simply a fact of life that I against it, at Dunkerque. It all started, for a have made my peace with a long third of a million men, who were bottled time ago. I often tell people who up, against the sea, in World War II. Their complain that I may not be fate was determined by a sheet of German moving at a pace they think I orders: "The paper that lost the war for the should match, "If you don't like Germans." my speed now, you certainly Make the Fight wouldn't like me first thing in the The story of the order, was in the Rick Patrick morning." I have learned to August 8, 1945 New York Times 17, compensate for this certain entitled: "Seized Order Led To Dunkerque personality trait by setting my alarm clock a full two hours Epic." German documents were captured, before I need to leave for work. While moving at what I would and one of these, explains why the then consider to be my normal pace, it would probably take me a seemingly invincible German Army half hour to go through a morning routine of preparing for a allowed 330,000 British and French troops day of what I do here at work. to evacuate Dunkerque and live to fight on This week, all that has been somewhat altered because of a to victory. Had these troops been captured four-day weekend, having had Christmas and Christmas Eve or killed on the sandy beaches around the off. I did have to get up early on Christmas morning in order to port, between May 26, and June 4, 1940, drive to see family for the day, but other than that, I went the Germans might have invaded Britain Photo Submitted without an alarm clock. Granted, my "four-legged" alarm clock before turning on the French and ended the "For the want of a nail," the Germans lost their advantage at Dunkerque, in 1940. still managed to wake up each morning at her normal time. war in the summer of 1940. Days off from work have no effect on my four-legged alarm Curiously, the order was captured as a clock. result of the negligence of an officer who orders for Calais. This week has the added phenomenon I call a holiday ventured too near the British lines north of It took the Germans five days to get hangover. I think this is caused by being so busy getting Abbeville in late May of 1940. through the two towns. When the German everything ready for the Christmas holiday and then suddenly, The officer's car was fired on by a British Panzer divisions, badly mauled, finally broke it stops and the day is over. The week between Christmas and patrol, and began to burn. The general, through to Dunkerque they found the lines New Year's has always felt strange to me. In my younger days, together with his aid and driver, fled leaving around the port well organized and stoutly held the week would often be consumed with playing with the order in the car. The British put out the fire, and the evacuation in progress. whatever a certain red-suit clad portly gentleman had bestowed and found the paper. Got the Call upon me in the form of Christmas gifts. Later, the week would An intelligence officer must have gasped With their backs to the sea, and no way be consumed with raking pecan leaves. It's easy to understand when he received it from the front. It was the out, the British suddenly had a way out of the that the former was infinitely more enjoyable than the latter. entire German order of battle for the campaign bottle neck. Eight hundred vessels, including By the time the new school term started, I actually looked in the west, plus details for the force through cruisers, destroyers, gunboats, minesweepers, forward to the fresh term. This was particularly true when I Boulogne and Calais to Dunkerque and reach fishing boats, motorboats and yachts, arrived began college. There was always something exciting about a the beaches before the hard pressed British for the removal of the 338,000 retreating allied new school semester beginning. Now I find myself looking Expeditionary Force could. troops to safety in England. forward to being able to attend basketball games again. I guess What a Fight They lived to fight another day. that's just another way of looking at the same thing. The British commander, on the spot, acted All Hands on Deck But this week, there have been no basketball games for me quickly. Gathering the troops thinly holding Victory is knowing your opposition's plan. to attend. I can take some solace in the fact that during this twenty miles of his line, he threw them into an Seize the moment. Make the fight. And today, week, there are college football games in the middle of the attempt to halt the German drive up the coast. and the rest of this year, you can have what the day, in the middle of the week. If only I had a TV here at A battalion was sent to Boulogne with orders British achieved, your own "Miracle of work. that it was to hold to the last man. Similar Dunkerque." The Editor's Desk: maternity underwear that reached her neck. Despite the fact my parents had Sister stuff mixed-up our bags, my sister was born and, before long, we were bringing her home from the hospital. On this day, 23 years ago, Dec. 28, 1995, I Little sisters are the greatest and, simultaneously, most awful occurrence to received the best Christmas present I could have ever happen to someone. I'm 27-years-old and my possessions are still going possibly asked for—a baby sister. All year, I talked missing—items of clothing, makeup, hairbrushes, straightening irons and any about her arrival.