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Some Stuff I Wrote (2001) H. Morris Williams

the president of Payne College in Augusta, Georgia, where he authored the book “Of Men Who

Ventured Much and Far,” an inspiring account of missionary service in the Congo.

In the mid-1970's two Columbia County Sheriffs deputies were simultaneously shot to death
as they approached a Suwannee Valley home to investigate a domestic disturbance. Deputies
Walter Irey (in his 30’s) and Bill Williams (in his 20's) had left their patrol car and were walking

toward the house when they were-without any warning whatsoever-cut down by a hail of gunfire.
The funeral for both deputies was conducted at the same service at Parkview Baptist Church. Law

enforcement officers from all over North Florida packed the church building on probably the saddest
day in Columbia County history for lawmen and their families. Although there was a proposal at

the time to erect a public monument in memory of the slain officers for some reason it was never
done. Shouldn’t such a monument still be erected, lest we forget?

The First CHS Yearbook

April 13,1993

Keith Black (CHS, 1921) was the student editor of the very first CHS yearbook, published

in 1921, and named “Homeruns.” Two years later, Editor-in-Chief William Britton “Brit” Knight
and his student staff published the second CHS yearbook, in 1923, and called it “Pine Burr.”

Nineteen years later, in 1942, Editor Martha Jane Brown and Assistant Editor Robert Louis
Green produced the third CHS yearbook — the first to be named “The Columbian.” A yearbook was

published every year since 1947 — except 1948 — and they have all been named “The Columbian.”
Back to the CHS class of 1923. They produced the very first CHS student newspaper and called it

“The C. H. Sifter.” Also their football team was called the CHS Terrors. The Tiger mascot came
later.
Vanessa Dean Arnold was a popular CHS teacher in the I960’and 1970's. She completed

her doctoral program at UF and moved to Mississippi where she began teaching at the University
of Mississippi. She is now an associate professor in the Department of Management and Marketing

in the School of Business Administration. Recently she has written as a columnist for the Chicago
Tribune and other newspapers.

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