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By Quimby Melton
Thursday, at its regular week
ly meeting, the Rotary Club of
Griffin will honor ten persons
who have been selected as t h e
“Ten Most Courteous Custom
ers” in Griffin. These ten were
chosen by the salespeople in Gr
iffin stores.
To be thus chosen is quite a
compliment, for by and large
Ave believe most customers here
are courteous. Of course Griffin
has her quota of grouches, of
folk who suffering from acute
inferiority complex, like to
throw their weight around, and
folk who “get up on the wrong
side of the bed” and take it out
on the first person they meet,
and all too often such people
pour out their ill humor on t h e
salesperson who waits on them.
1 The people, who are the rudest,
the crudest and often the crud
est folk in town, know that the
salesperson must follow the
slogan “the customer is always
right” and telling themselves
“they’re paid to wait on me,
let them earn their wages,”
sometimes act in a way that
would tax the patience of a
.{saint.
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Good Evening nas always been
an admirer of the people who
stand behind the counters In
our stores. He has yet to meet
the first salesperson who has
been anything but helpful to him
when he shops. There has been
one exception In our 41 years of
trading In Griffin stores, Once
there was a lady clerk In a store
who on one occasion almost
•'blew her top” and said some
pretty hard things about this
customer. We went Into the
store knowing what we wanted.
We knew the size, the color, the
style and the brand name of the
article we wanted. Her first com
ment was ‘‘you don’t want that,
let me show you something you
1 will like better.” We Insisted
that we knew what we wanted,
but ‘‘No, you Just thing you want
that,” Etc. Etc.
Finally after a rather lengthy
conversation, with the lady do
ing most of the talking, and with
her getting red In the face, told
her “Forget it. I’ll come back
later when someone will sell
me what I want.”
Later found out the lady had
been up all night with a s 1 c k
t child, and that she had been
[Standing hours. on her feet for several
So forgave her. (Maybe
we, too, were tired and cross
when we went Into the store.)
This incident Is “the exception
that proves the rule”.
♦
Who are the people who wait
on us when we go Into a store?
They are men and women Just
like us. They work for a living
Just as we do; They have famil
ies to support, children to edu
cate, temptations and problems
just as each of us.
They have happiness and sor
row; they have good days and
bad days; they have disappoint
ments and frustrations; they are
as human as any of us.
Yet come what may, be It rain
or shine, hot or cold, be they
relaxed or tense, they must
^mile and and customer. be courteous to each
. every They must,
and they do treat every custo
mer as though they were pre
ferred customers.
They must swallow their pride
at times, they must sometimes
stand insults, they must “turn
the other cheek”, they must live
tip to that hokum “The Custo
mer Is Always Right.”
They are a most remarkable
breed of people.
We tip our hat today, along
With Rotary, to the “Ten Most
Courteous Customer” but we tip
it even higher to the salespeo
ple who are courteous not only
to the courteous customer, but
to the customer who is anything
but courteous. We are thank
ful that the discourteous, un
thoughtful, “show off my impor
tance” customers are few and
(far between In Griffin.
Weather:
FORECAST FOR GRIFFIN
AREA — Some cloudiness but
mostly fair and cool tonight. Sc
attered frost likely tonight. Th
ursday fair and warmer.
LOCAL WEATHER — Maxi
mum today 63, minimum today
38, maximum Tuesday 63, mini
mum Tuesday 35. Sunrise Th
.ursday 6:19 a.m. t sunset Thurs
day 1 p.m.
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House Speaker George Smith in front of Spalding
Courthouse during visit to Griffin.
Speaker Praises
’66 Legislature
The speaker of the Georgia
House of Representatives ad
dressed the American Business
Club in Griffin Tuesday and
praised the 1966 session of t h e
Legislature.
He said that it had been call
ed a "do-nothing” session, and
“give-away” session. He took
issue with both charges and
pointed out that the House pass
ed 790 House and 86 Senate bills.
Also, said Speaker Smith, the
Legislature, shouldn’t he jud
ged on the basis of the number
of bills it passes because at tim
es it is best to defeat some pro
posed measures. .
The speaker was introduced by
Bill Gregory of Griffin. Both
have been active in Kiwanis
Club and other civic work which
has brought them in contact
with each other.
Mr. Smith, whose home is in
Cairo, Ga., also discussed the
following:
—In his judgment the U. S.
Supreme Court will uphold the
refusal of the House to seat
Julian Bond. A lower federal
court already has upheld the
House and the case has been
appealed to the Supreme Court
which is expected to rule in Oct
ober or November. He based his
prediction on the fact that the
Supreme Court refused a motion
to speed up the case.
—There is no need for a spe
cial session of the Legislature
"either for reapportionment”
(unless a court orders It) "or
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To My Beloved Wife Lucilla:
I trust this letter finds you and the
children happy and in health but as for
me I am somewhat troubled. I have
made matoy sketches of these Judeans
but find none to fit my purpose. Instead
I feel I must meet that Person of whom
I twice wrote. Why, I do not know.
Early this morning when Carus the
centurion came to the villa I made
known to him what was in my mind.
"Of course,” I said, ",such a meeting is
impossible. No one could be found in
this great mob which has invaded the
city for their Feast of the Passover ”
He looked amused. "He shall be
found,” he said. "This Roman army, sir,
has ears at every wall and eyes at every
window!”
Carus returned at noon with news
that his spies had discovered the Person
I sought would celebrate the Feast of
the Passover, or the Pasch (as these
Judeans call it), at a certain house with
a small group of his closest followers. I
was delighted.
Carus shook his head. "My spies have,
also brought ill news. He, who, inci
dentally, is called Jesus, has invoked the
enmity of certain powerful men of the
priestly class and they plot to destroy
him. Furthermore, they have bribed one
of his followers to betray Jesus into
their hands!” .
"He must be warned!” I said. "Not by
us, sir!” Cams looked alarmed. "We are
Romans. We cannot interfere!” He spoke
truth, for as a Roman citizen I could not
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Griffin, Ga., 30223, Wednesday, April 6, 1966
for other purpose.” The “other
purpose” obviously would be to
appropriate surplus funds. There
is considerable current specula
tion about this.
—The present number of days
is not sufficient to allow the Le
gislature to function properly
and should be extended from
about six weeks to “at least”
eight weeks. Also, rules should
be changed to prevent “last
minute log Jams” during ses
sions.
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mix in a quarrel between these people.
However, there could be no wrong in
our visiting the street wherein this Jesus
celebrated the Passover in hopes of
gaining the interview I now so greatly
sought. So thither we went.
As we entered the street a man hur
ried past us. His face was shocking. On
it was written stark fear and his eyes
held the horror of certain doom. As he
vanished, Cams grasped my arm. "That,
sir,” he said, "is the one the spies say ii
the traitor. His name is Iscariot.”
Attached is my sketched impression of
that miserable man.
Later, when we entered the house we
found no one there. The guests had gone.
So I close this brief note, bewildered
and worried, I trust on the morrow you
will hear better news from,
Your faithful husband,
ARIUS.
I Buddhists Boycott Ky
Meeting On Elections
Students Rampage
Through City Streets
By LEON DANIEL
..Unites Fress International
SAIGON (UPI) —Premier
Nguyen Cao Ky agreed to pull
his loyalist marines out of Da
Nang tonight and convened a
special convention to arrange
for national elections. But
defiant Buddhists boycotted the
session and sent hundreds of
students on a wild rampage
through the city’s streets.
Police stood quietly by and
watched as the shouting
students, guided by grim-faced
monks, sacked a newspaper
office, piled its debris in the
streets and danced wildly
around its burning remains.
Despite the concessions from
the embattled Ky government,
anti-government agitation erupt
ed in virtually every major city
in the country.
American civilians and sol
diers evacuated the northern
university city of Hue today
because military authorities
there told them they could not
insure their safety.
Conferred With Dissidents
Ky had ordered about 3,300
crack marines loyal to him
flown to Da Nang Tuesday to
back him up in dealings with
Buddhists and rebel army units
which controlled the city.
He flew home after talks with
the anti-government leaders in
Da Nang but left the marines
there in case he decided to
carry out his threat to take
over the city.
At the same time Ky agreed
to withdraw his striks force,
Gen. Nguyen Van Thieu,
chairman of the ruling military
junta and South Viet Nam’s
chief of state, convened the
long-promised national political
convention to draft a constitu
tion and arrange for national
elections.
Buddhists were Invited but
declined.
While the convention, was
underway, about 500 Buddhist
students, with monks watching
from the sidelines, surged
through the streets in Saigon’s
third consecutive night of
rioting.
It took them Just 10 minutes
to destroy the Nhat Bao Son, a
neutral newspaper that sided
with neither the government
nor the Buddhists.
Demolished Interior
They smashed the building’s
windows, leaped inside and
hurled out desks, chairs, piles
of newspapers—even three bi
cycles.
Police, who had fought back
with tear gas barrages and
baton charges during the two
previous nights, made no
attempt to halt the disorders.
Reliable sources said the
Buddhists now were interested
only in a complete capitulation
of the teeterin Ky govern
ment.
Nguyen Tuong Ba, prominent
Saigno attorney and one of the
convention’s delegates, said
that unless the Buddhists
changed their minds and halted
the boycott there was no hope
the convention would be suc
cessful.
Ba said the cities of Da Nang
and Hue, spawning grounds of
anti-government agitation, and
districts in the rebellious
Central Highlands also failed to
send delegations.
A spokesman at the U.S.
mission said about 100 Ameri
cans were flown from Hue to a
nearby marine base leaving
behind only a few civilians in
the consulate and a few
soldiers in the military assis
tance command headquarters.
Easter Sunrise
Service Planned
At Stadium
The Griffin High Y Council
and the Griffin-Spalding County
Ministerial Association will
sponsor a sunrise service Sun
day morning at 6 o’clock at Me
morial Stadium.
The Rev. A. C. Stephens, pas
tor of the DeVotie Baptist Chur
ch, will be the speaker.
The Griffin High School Band
will provide music for the ser
vice. Emily Brisendine will be
soloist.
Melanie Moore, president of
the Y Council, will have the
prayer. Marjie Bowen, Council
secretary, will have charge of
the devotional;
In the event of rain or foul
weather, th e service will be held
in the Griffin High Field House.
The public has been invited to
attend.
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Another Sign Of Griffin On The Go
Construction is zooming along on the first store to be located in the shopping center being constructed on
Memorial drive. The first store is scheduled to be completed by July, contractor for the project said.
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New President
Richard Turner (1) was elected president of the
Griffin High student body in the general election
Tuesday. He is being congratulated by his opponent
in the race, Jim Sullivan. Official election returns
showed Turner received 587 votes and Sulli
van 314. Turner will be presented the gavel of
office at the Honor’s Day Program in May. He will
succeed April Dawn.
Weather --2
Control Always
Starts A Brawl
By HARRY FERGUSON
UPI National Reporter ..
WASHINGTON (UPI) —Some
years ago experiments were
started in New Mexico to
produce rain by seeding the
clouds. At the same time heavy
rains began drenching tourists
in Michigan.
Blair Moody, then U.S.
senator from Michigan, rose in
wrath and denounced New
Mexico for spoiling the Michi
gan tourist season. His ar
gument was that the cloud
seeding got out of control and
rain intended for New Mexico
was falling hundreds of miles
away. He implied that unless
New Mexico cut it out there
be some sort of
a Michigan
ice sheet that would
New Mexico.
Attempts to control the
weather always start a brawl.
It can be international, too. As
soon as the United States
started flying planes into
hurricanes to study the air
currents, the Russians
screamed foul. They said
America was getting ready to
take control of hurricanes and
guide them in paths that would
destroy Moscow, Leningrad and
Kiev. No Russian explained
how America was going to pick
up a hurricane, lift it up over all
of western Europe and then set
it down gently inside the Soviet
Union. But when people start
talking about controlling the
weather, common sense usually
flies out the window.
Would Flood Cities
Like, for example, the
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Medicare Check
On Hospital Here
Not Necessary
The Griffin-Spalding County
Hospital will not be inspected
by a State Health Department
field team to determine if its fa
cilities can be certified for Med
icare.
The Griffin-Spalding County
Hospital is one of several In the
state whih has been accredi
ted by the Joint Commission on
Accreditation of Hospitals.
Hospitals approved by the
commission will not be inspect
ed by the teams. The hospitals
are certified automatically to
provide service to patients un
der Medicare.
An accepted Utilization Review
Plan will be put Into operation
at the Hospital before the pro
gram goes into effect.
The Griffin-Spalding County
Hospital was Inspected by a
team from the Joint Commis
sion on Accreditation of Hospi
tals and will be inspected again
in early 1967.
Hospitals Inspected by the
commission are approved for
three years.
Griffin To Honor
Tap Bennett
And His Father
W. Tapley (Tap) Bennett, Jr.,
who was ambassador to Domin
ican Republic last year during
an attempted communist take
over of that country, tentatively
has accepted an invitation to
speak in Griffin May 11.
His father. Tap Bennett, for
mer Spalding County Agent, is
scheduled to be honored here at
the same time on the occasion
of his birthday, May 10.
Otis Weaver, Sr., of the Kiwa
nis Club program committee
said today he talked with Am
bassador Bennett by telephone
and confirmed the tentative May
11 date.
Mr. Weaver said that the club
plans to invite all other civic
clubs to attend the affair to ho
nor the father-son former Grif
finites.
Mr. Weaver said he is await
ing confirmation of the May 11
date from the State Department.
Ambassador Bennett is being
transferred from Dominican
Republic to Portugal.
Bennett Is a native of Griffin
and graduated from Griffin High
School.