Friday, July 24, 2020

Doug Collins Favors Renaming Confederate Base Names


On June 16, 2020, Doug Collins came to Dublin, Georgia. I was excited he came and went to meet him in person. To me he seemed a great candidate who had done well defending Trump against the Democrats. Collins had given the commencement speech at my son's graduation ceremony at North Georgia University several years ago. Therefore I thought I would enthusiastically support him.

This is not to be.



I was wearing my Sons of Confederate Veterans Pin on my shirt. I have been a member of the organization for almost 30 years. Collins would not have my picture taken with him while wearing my pin. He made me take it off to get a picture! What kind of politician does not accept you as you are and forces you to change?  It gets worse.....




Unbeknownst to Mr. Collins I was carrying my phone in my pocket. I turned my recorder on so I could catch his comments on tape. You can listen to his actual comments on the link below.



Mr. Collins danced and weaved while we discussed the issue of renaming the Confederate Bases. I was disgusted by his comments and threw my Doug Collins sign in the garbage.

After meeting the Mr. Collins, I decided to go meet Kelly Loeffler in Macon on July 9, 2020

In the picture below you will see that I am wearing my Sons of Confederate Veterans pin. Ms. Loeffler had no issue with me wearing the symbol of the South. It gets even better......



The following message from an email I received on June 18th from Ms. Loeffler's Press Secretary says it all.

"Like President Trump, Kelly does not support renaming our military bases."

Caitlin O'Dea
Press Secretary
Georgians for Kelly Loeffler
(770) 876-1696



 In Conclusion: 

President Trump has stated that the Confederate Flag is a symbol of Southern Pride. He has stated that he will not sign any bill that authorizes removing the Confederate names from our military bases.  I hope all my Southern friends will circulate this so all Georgians know Collins is just a typical Southern Politician that would vote in a heart beat to remove all of the Confederate names, flags, street names, schools etc. from the State of Georgia.  Doug Collins is not fit to be a Senator from my home State of Georgia.

Recent Update:

In an article from the Atlanta Journal July 24, 2020
The subject of renaming the military bases came up with the passage of the Defense bill which includes Elizabeth's Warren's amendment.

Kelly Loeffler in her press release stated the following:


Doug Collin's campaign said the following.....after reading the above you can see that Collin's is a fraud and not trustworthy. None of his ads on the removal of monuments even mention a Confederate Monument!


You can read the AJC article below with the following link.

https://www.ajc.com/politics/politics-blog/the-jolt-doug-collins-kelly-loeffler-split-on-renaming-two-georgia-military-bases/Y4HEMBT2WVF4LHD4UCU22VZQEA/?fbclid=IwAR2rp2B-SgtLrGaqO8xGkJ1LSKsqOJmtPTaNXq8Cn9R5XRxj5OGPCzf5log




Monday, July 20, 2020

Georgia Governor Kemp fails to enforce Monument Bill




Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed a monument protection bill on April 26, 2019. Georgia Senator Jeff Mullis of Chickamauga sponsored Senate Bill 77. Mullis is shown on the right.

“SB 77 creates protections for all monuments and preserves Georgia’s history so that we can learn from our past," said Sen. Jeff Mullis, the bill's sponsor. "I believe it is important for all of Georgia’s history to remain a part of our society today so that our future generations can know where they came from, what has occurred in our past and avoid any injustices in the future.”

From several individuals present at the signing ceremony, Governor Kemp not one time mentioned protecting the Confederate Monuments across Georgia. This was a precursor for his handling of the Confederate monuments in Georgia that over the past several months have been removed or destroyed.

Recently in July of 2020, Governor Kemp was caught on tape and asked about protecting the Confederate Monuments. He was even told about the lion of Atlanta that was destroyed.



The lion of Atlanta is located in the city of Atlanta in Oakland cemetery. This is where 3,000 unknown Confederate Soldiers are buried. The lion's face was chiseled off, his paws and the Confederate Flag were chiseled and paint was poured and splattered all over.

Governor Kemp on Tape stated he was not aware of the Lion being destroyed. Our Governor needs to step up to the plate and enforce the law he signed.

You can listen to the short Conversation below.


Call Governor Kemp and express your feelings regarding his lack of enforcing the monument bill at:


Or send a handwritten letter to: 
                                                            
 206 Washington Street

Suite 203, State Capitol

AtlantaGA 30334

For Details on Senate Bill 77 see the link below:



Sunday, July 5, 2020

French Doors For Sale Circa 1914



The home below is in Dublin, Georgia. It is being restored and the original French Doors were removed from the second story of the house as seen here and replaced with new windows.

The French doors have now been restored to their original beauty. The home dates to the year 1914. Please call 404-964-6896 or email to Jchjrcpa@bellsouth.net for pricing information.

I do have another set that has not been restored. If you are interested in all 4 please contact me.



Each door has been carefully taken down to bare wood and primed. All the framing on the wavy glass was removed and each window cleaned with steel wool. The original hardware has been restored and solid brass polished after years of being covered in paint.

Each door is 24" x 89"


On the left is an unfinished door compared to an unfinished one. On the right is the result of hours of restoration.


Here is a close up of each side of the windows.



One side has two latches top and bottom to secure the door. One the top and bottom are the pins that hold the door in place.



Solid Brass door handles


Another view of the solid brass latch on the other side of the door nob.












Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Original Gone With the Wind Program


This is an original Gone With The Wind program I recently purchased. These were sold at Theaters for 25 cents.

My grandmother was a member of the Junior League of Atlanta and was at the Junior League Ball. She told me that she stood in line and greeted the actors. Below is a picture of what it was like.



The following is a complete look at the pages of the program.




















A historical foot note. Back of the program on the bottom right features Alicia Rhett. She was from Savannah, Georgia. Below is another version showing Hattie McDaniel as Mammy. She was the first black woman to receive an Oscar for her performance. You may ask why two versions? Well the one above was for Southern Audiences and the one below was for Northern Audiences.





Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Judge John Sammons Bell - Why the Georgia Flag was changed in 1956





Judge Bell second from the right looks on while Governor Marvin Griffin signs the law designating Georgia's new flag on February 13, 1956.


Judge Bell was the main architect of the 1956 Georgia Flag. During the effort to change the flag, Judge Bell hand wrote an explanation of what prompted him to see the new flag become law. The first page of his handwritten account is below. Following this page is a transcription of his entire Statement.






I think the world should know that we – The Sons of Confederate Veterans – open our meetings with the pledge of Allegiance to our beloved United State of America and to the flag standing for it. After that we pledge allegiance to our State and to the flag standing for it. We do not waiver in our support and affection for either. There is no hate in the S.C. V.!! There is only respect and love for the Confederate ancestors and a strong resolve to foster and protect their honor and their courageous deeds.

Here is how this beautiful flag came into being.

Some 77 years ago a young boy was present at a Confederate Memorial Day program taking place in the High School Auditorium in Millen, Georgia. His father was the minister of the Baptist church in Millen. This boy was named for his grandfather on his mother’s side – John Sammons a Confederate Veteran in the army of Tennessee. From his parents he had already learned a lot about his Southern Heritage and was very proud of it. On that date some 77 years ago during the ceremony for Confederate Memorial Day he became aware of the three flags on the stage – the flag of the United States, the Georgia State Flag and the Confederate Battle Flag which is by far the best known of the Confederacy.

At that moment of his awareness in came to the loud applause the guest of honor for the occasion – the surviving Confederate Veterans of the Jenkins County, Georgia. They took their seats. Then a stirring rendition of their beloved song “Dixie” started playing. Immediately to a man those old veterans jumped to their feet, beat their walking cans on the floor and let go with their famous “Rebel Yell.” At that moment the young boy experienced the greatest thrill of his life. He looked again at the flags on the stage and thought to himself “What a wonderful and a living memorial it would be to those old veterans and everyone connected with them if their flag were at the end of the State flag instead of the meaningless (to him then) the red, white and red stripes. The battle flag was their flag – it was the South’s flag.” That boy never forgot that dream.

As the Centennial of the Civil War approached (and I don’t mind calling it the Civil War because I think it was the North who attacked its own government making it a “Civil War”), President Eisenhower contacted the Governors of the several states and requested them to appoint a State Centennial Commission to make plans to celebrate the event. The Georgia Commission was appointed and that young boy was named as a member to it. By now he was a grown man. At one Confederate ball celebrating the Centennial where all the men wore Confederate Military Uniforms (and he was so proud wearing his) and all the ladies were beautiful in their period dresses. That boy fondly remembers dancing with Oliva De Havilland who played the role of “Melanie” in the immortal “Gone with the Wind”.

With the impetus and support generated by President Eisenhower to celebrate the Centennial year, the flag dream became a possibility. The young man discussed this with many people. Three of them were in the Georgia State Senate – each was a staunch Southerner. The three were Senator Willis Harden of Commerce whose father was a Confederate Battle surgeon, Senator Jefferson Lee Davis whose name says it all, and Lt. Governor Ernest Vandiver. Ernie’s father enlisted while 13 years of age after walking across the state from trying unsuccessfully to prove he was 18 years of age. He finally succeeded in fooling the authorities and was enlisted in the Confederate army in Floyd County. After discussing the “Flag” with these three – they were enthusiastic. The two senators, Harden and Davis, told the young man to draft the bill and said they would see that it was introduced in the Senate. Well, he did and thus did and the bill passed both houses. Governor Griffin, who dearly loved his Southern Heritage, Signed it and it became law.

You will recall that later when he became Governor it was Ernest Vandiver more than all others combined who kept Georgia’s schools open and operating during the inflammable and successful Civil Rights movement. We are all thankful that period is behind us now except for a few radical on each side who while claiming all the civil rights for themselves would deny the same civil rights to those that disagree with them.

You may not know that Senator Jefferson Lee Davis became a distinguished Superior Court judge (as did his son of the same name). They both encouraged Georgia’s present chief justice of the Supreme Court, Bob Benham a high respected and well like African – American fist to practice law in Cartersville and later strongly supported home for appointment to the Supreme Court.
Let me say again that the only motive and purpose for the making of this beautiful and historic flag was to create a living memorial to honorable and brave soldiers of the Confederacy who fought so bravely against a stronger foe, and yet almost won. And the men, women and children supporting them who served their country bravely and who along with their soldier fathers suffered so much for their cause.

Let us always remember men like Robert E. Lee, Jeb Stuart, Stonewall Jackson, Sam Davis, the gallant John Pelham and countless thousands of others with like stalwart characteristics. And let us remember the “Women of Roswell” who were so brutally treated by the infamous William Tecumshe Sherman. And let us remember the multitude of other women, Old people and the children at home who suffered for the cause they believed in. This Georgia State Flag does!!!


Saturday, April 13, 2019

Hateful Henry County, Georgia Commissioner ruins Reenactment

Dee Clemmons

Henry County, Georgia Commissioner



Nash Farm Battlefield is located in Hampton, ga, in Henry County. Henry County is close  to Atlanta and just South of the big city. The battle field site has featured reenactments of the 1864 battle between Confederate and Union forces many times. In 2019 a reenactment was planned and was to feature live firing of arms and cannon on April 13th and 14th. Reenactors from across the US had made plans for a large event featuring Confederate and Union forces.

Ever since Clemmons became a commissioner, she has led an effort to destroy Nash Farm Battle Field. A museum once held a large private collection of War Between the States items. Ms. Dees made sure the museum was shut down.

Due to Ms. Clemmons efforts, the Commission denied the ability of the reenactors to do live fire with their rifles and cannons for the 2019 event. The organizers, in spite of this denial, made an effort to have a living history. Two days before the event occurred, April 13th, the Nash Farm Battlefield sign was destroyed as seen below.




This entire series of effort by Ms. Clemmons has been clearly hateful, spiteful and un-american. A new sign was put up removing the battle field/cannon sign the day of the event.




When the reenactors that showed up held the living history, the reenacting results were pitiful. Watching these men having to pretend to fire their weapons, unlike most reenactments where live fire his held, was a very painful experience.



This kind of un-american action by Commissioner Dee Clemmons is similar to actions taking place across America today. It is a shame that one commissioner is allowed to ruin what could have been a very good reenactment. In spite of this, all those who attended and those that put the encampment on, enjoyed the bravery of the men and women who showed up and did their best to show a part of American history.

If you would like to contact Dee Clemmons and let her know your feelings about her actions she can be reached as follows.

By Phone :Phone: (770) 288-6001


Henry County Administration Building
140 Henry Parkway
McDonough, GA 30253

Monday, October 22, 2018

Stacy Abrams burned Georgia's State Flag on the steps of the Georgia Capital in 1993


Stacy Abrams past has come back to haunt her. During her time as a Spellman College student she burned the Georgia Flag. In 1993 she is documented on the steps of the Georgia Capital burning the State Flag. The article below was in the Atlanta paper. A close up of the picture shown clearly states that Stacey Abrams pictured and named on the steps of the capital.



There were actually two Georgia Flag burning events. My grandmother during the fight to save our Georgia Flag would cut out newspaper clippings and mail them to me. Below she writes AGAIN????


Two days later it happened again.


A close up of the picture shows what appears to be Stacy Abrams at the podium. 


Finally is a recent Utube audio that has Stacy Abrams mother talking about her daughter burning the Georgia Flag and tearing down those "Racist Things"
AKA Stone Mountain.


To my fellow Georgians. We cannot have a Governor of our great state who has participated in such a egregious act on the steps of our Capital. If she gets in office the Carving of Stone Mountain with Lee, Davis and Jackson will be blasted off the mountain and it will be the end of our Confederate History in Georgia.