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Tuesday, April 4, 1967 Griffin Daily News
Central Georgia EMC
Has Cooking School
One-hundred people attended
the cooking school and color
harmony program at the Jack
son Woman’s Club House.
Mrs. Myrom McLeod, G.E.
Home Economist, with the W.
D. Alexander Company present
ed an array of attractive dish
es that were tasted at the noon
meal. She was assisted by Mrs.
C.T. Bain, hospitality chairman,
and Mrs. Elizabeth H. Watkins,
educational director for the Cen
tral Georgia EMC.
Family Planning
Conference Set
Here Friday
A meeting on family planning
for health and welfare workers
will be held in Griffin Friday
at the Civil Defense building.
Representatives from Heal
th Centers as well as Depart
ments of Family and Children’s
Services In the District Four
are expected to attend. The dis
trict has 15 counties.
State officials will present
information on setting up local
family planning programs.
The one-day meeting will be
under way at 9:30.
Representatives from the Sp
alding Health Center and the
Spalding Department of Family
and Children’s Services plan to
attend.
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Telephone
Talk
By
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Year Telephone Manager
Suggestions for
Improved Service
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directory.
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future reference.
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Dial each number carefully, bringing the finger
wheel around to the finger stop.
Never force the dial backwards. Avoid confusing
the letter 1 (eye) with the numeral I (one) and the
letter O (oh) with the numeral 0 (zero).
Avoid transposing numerals, such as 227-2368
might be unintentionally dialed as 227-2638.
When dialing long distance direct, please be sure
you dial I (one) along with the correct area code
before dialing the called party’s number.
Thank You.
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Roger Starr, representing
Cash & Carry, narrated the sli
des “Catch A Rainbow’’ that
were shown by Joe McCollum
from Pittsburg Paint.
Mrs. Lindsey Futral, chairman
of the CGEMC opened the meet
ing. Miss Priscilla Cook gave
the invocation and led the ladies
in songs. She was accompanied
by Mrs. Gervin Lewis on the
piano.
Polk Tire Company sponsored
the cooking school and also sup
plied the school with a hand
mixer, won by Mrs. J.D. Walk
er from Henry County. Other
prizes won were two antiquing
kits won by Mrs. T. H. Watson,
from Henry County and Mrs.
Berner Lynch, from Jasper Co
unty. A dish prepared by Mrs.
McLeod went to Mrs. Asa
O’Neal from Butts County. The
five dollar cash prize for hav
ing the largest club attendance
went to Shady Dale, represen
ting Jasper County.
A covered dish luncheon was
served at the Van Devnter You
th Center. Those helping with
the meal were Mrs. Lamar
Jinks, Mrs. Winnie Moore, and
Miss Grace Garrlington.
Those atending from Spalding
County were: Miss Mary Duke,
Mrs. Sara Colwell, Mrs. L. P.
Futral, Mrs. A. J. Skubi, Mrs.
T. J. Harper, Mrs. Lindsey Fut
ral, Mrs. Earl Melin, Mrs. Her
man Nelson, Mrs Shirley Ham
mond, Mrs. Bob Burks and
Mrs. Mattie Walker.
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John R. Carlisle
Carlisle Starts
Law Practice
John R. Carlisle this week be
gan the practice of law in Grif
fin, his home town. He is asso
ciated with Christopher and
Futral law firm.
Carlisle made an outstanding
record at the University of Geor
gia where he did his undergra
duate work and attended the
Lumpkin School of Law. He ser
ved in the student senate, was
vice president of the interfrater
nity council, president of Phi
Delta Theta fraternity, member
of the Gridiron Club and the Phi
Delta Phi legal fraternity.
He graduated from Griffin
High in 1960 where he was an
outstanding student.
Carlisle is married to the for
mer Carole Conniff of New Jer
sey. They are the parents of a
two-year-old daughter.
Carlisle is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. F. Carlisle, Jr. of Grif
fin.
Newsprint Firms
Increases Prices
NEW YORK (UPI) —Two
more producers of newsprint
Monday announced price in
creases of $3 a ton effective
July 1. At least seven firms
representing some of the major
newsprint producers have now
said that they would up their
price.
The Boise (Idaho) Cascade
Corp, announced the $3 increase
Monday. All its customers are
east of the Rockies.
In Toronto, Spruce Falls
Power and Paper Co. Ltd., said
it would increase its price by $3
to $142 a ton.
The other firms are Dotmar,
Lt., of Montreal, Great Lakes
Paper Co. of Fort William. Ont.,
Bowater Paper Co., Inc.,
International Paper Sales Corp
and Consolidated Paper Corp.,
Ltd.
Some of tl>e companies cited
sharp increases in the cost of
producing newsprint as the
reason for the higher price. The
American Newspaper Publish
ers Association (ANPA) ha. 1 '
opposed the inceases.
MELODY LINGERS ON
DECATUR, 111. (UPI) —A
train made famous by a folk
ballad may no longer sing down
the rails.
The Norfolk and Western
Railway announced during the
weekend it will ask the
Interstate Commerce Commis
sion for permission to discon
tinue its “Wabash Cannonball.”
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Miss Abbott
Retires From
Lowell Bleachery
Miss Annie Abbott has retired
from Lowell Bleachery Division
of Dundee Mills after more than
43 years of continuous employ
ment.
Miss Abbott was bom in Pike
County. Her parents were Mary
and John Thomas Abbott. She
moved to Griffin in 1923 and be
gan work at Lowell Bleachery
as a sewing machine operator,
and continued on the same job
until her retirement. Miss Abbott
Is a member of the DeVotie Bap
tist Church and has attended re
gularly for 44 years.
She makes her home at 1427
Experiment street, Griffin.
Mrs. Purmort
Dies Today
Mrs. Mattie Ward Purmort,
83, of 759 Meriwether street,
widow of Mr. Alfonzo Purmort,
died early this morning at her
home.
She was born in Palmetto, Ga.,
but had lived in Griffin for 46
years. Mrs. Purmort was a
member of Teamon Baptist
Church. Before retiring she
was employed by the old Griffin
Knitting MiU.
Mrs. Purmort is survived by
three daughters, Mrs. Vada
Mann of Fairbum, Mrs. Agnes
Folds of Griffin, Mrs. Frances
Linnenkohf of Forest Park; se
ven sons, J. D. Purmort of For
est Park, Paul Purmort of Col
umbus, Fred Purmort, G. W.
Purmort, both of Charleston, 8.
C., Marcus Purmort, Eugene
Purmort, both of Griffin, Leon
Purmort, US Navy, Jacksonville,
Fla.; three sisters, Mrs. Cla
ued Sims of Griffin, Mrs. Jesse
Haskins of Mobile, Ala., Mrs.
Maude Odom of Palmetto; two
brothers, Edward Ward of At
lanta, Walter Ward of Fayette
ville; 43 grandchildren, 87 gr
eat grandchildren; five great
great-grandchildren and several
nieces and nephews also survi
ve.
Funeral services will be con
ducted Wednesday afternoon at
2:30 o’clock from McDonald Cha
pel with the Rev. Charles Pirkle
and the Rev. Idus Barnett offic
iating. Burial will be in Teamon
Baptist Church cemetery. Mrs.
Purmort’s body will remain at
McDonald Chapel.
GHS Students
To Attend YMCA
Youth Assembly
Bleven Griffin High students
will attend the 22nd annual State
YMCA Youth Assembly to be
held at the state capitol Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday.
Jim Sullivan of Griffin has
been appointed chaplain of the
Senate.
Other Griffin High students
to attend are Margaret Olson,
Emily Brisendine, Alice Brad
ley, Marjie Bowen, Bill Bray,
Gene Hayes, Vera Ann Zager,
Barbara Waldrop, Frank Tho
mas and David Battson.
The delegates will get a first
hand look at state government
as they debate 66 bills and re
solutions in the House and Sen
ate of the mock session.
The Youth Assembly is a pro
ject of the State YMCA of Geor
gia designed to give Hi-Y and
Tri-Hi-Y members practical tr
aining in democracy.
The theme of the session, the
largest since the assembly be
gan in 1946, is “Christian Citi
zenship For Today.”
Revival Ou At
E. Griffin Church
Revival services will continue
at the East Griffin Baptist Chur
ch through April 7. The visiting
evangelist is the Rev. W. E.
Pledger.
Services begin each evening
at 7:30.
The pastor, the Rev. S. J.
Wheeler, invites the public to at
tend the services.
Hospital
The following patients were
admitted to the Griffin-Spalding
County Hospital Monday:
Mrs. Margaret Jones, Mrs.
Barbara Mashburn, Mrs. Jane
Bell, Charles Blume, W. G.
Preston, Mrs. Sherryl Perkins,
General Gordy, Susan Harrison,
William Goodrum, Charles Sc
hultz, Sam Gaston, Bobby Hud
gins, Bobby McGraw, J. J. W.
Smith, George, Cooper, Willie
Holloway, Jack Kent. Mrs.
Mattie Williams, Jake Towler,
MTs. Etta Overton, Mrs. Odes
sa Davis, Mrs. Rebecca Storey,
Miss Ann Landers, Mrs. Allene
Hamm, H. K. Gibson, Richie
Banks.
The following were dismissed:
J. T. Wellons, Mrs. Margaret
MacKenzie, Leo Vaughn, Mrs.
Ruby Eppinger, Mrs. Pauline
Ivey, Mrs. Ellie Smoak, Mrs.
Cheryle Varnom and baby, Mrs.
Annie Buchanan, John Smith,
Cleveland Smith, Maero Butler,
Mrs. Lois Callaway, Mrs. Ada
McCullon, Mrs. Josie Parks, Ro
bert Fletcher.
Stork Club
LITTLE MISS STOREY
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Eugene
Storey of 1007 East Mclntosh
road, Griffin, announce the bir
th of a adaughter on April 3 at the
Griffin-Spalding County Hospi
tal.
MASTER PERKINS
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hubert
Perkins of 800 Hale avenue, Gr
iffin, announce the birth of a son
on April 3 at the Griffin-Spalding
County Hospital.
MASTER BELL
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Nolan
Bell of 525 Ivy road, Griffin, an
nounce the birth of a son on Ap
ril 3 at the Griffin-Spalding Co
unty Hospital.
Rev. Courtney
Dies Monday
The Rev. Theodore Smith
“Ted” Courtney, 51, of Sunny
Side, was stricken suddenly ill
at his residence at 6:45 Monday
night and was pronounced dead
on arrival at the Griffin-Spald
ing Hospital.
Mr. Courtney was a lifelong
resident of Spalding County,
son of the late Albert D. Court
ney and Mrs. Ruth Nelms Court
ney. He was graduated from
Griffin High School an'’ from
Mercer University. He also at
tended the Columbia Theological
Seminary. Mr. Courtney was a
Baptist minister and was a mem
ber of the Sunny Side Baptist
Church.
During World War Two, he ser
ved in the US Marine Corps in
the Pacific area in the Intelli
gence Division. At the time of
his death, Mr. Courtney was a
member of the faculty of the
Beaverbrook Elementary School
where he was a fifth grade tea
cher.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Edith Atkinson Courtney;
two daughters, Mrs. J. W. Coop
er, Mjss Ruth Courtney; his mo
ther, Mrs. A. D. Courtney of Gr
iffin; one brother, Ray Court
ney of Thailand; and one sister,
Mrs. Clarence Sanders of Pomo
na.
Funeral services were conduc
ted this afternoon at 4:30 o’clo
ck from the graveside in Oak
Hill cemetery. The Rev. Geor
ge Duncan officiated. Haisten
Funeral Home was in charge of
plans.
Mrs. Carrie Smith
Dies At Noon
Mrs. Carrie Payne Atwater
Smith of 628 South Hill street,
widow of Mr. James Henry Sm
ith, Sr., died at noon today af
ter a long illness.
Among her survivors are a
daughter. Mrs. Hollis Gray of
Atlanta and a son. John Henry
Smith, Jr., of Anniston, Ala.
Funeral plans will be announ
ced by Haisten Funeral Home.
Mrs. Entrekin
Buried Today
Funeral services for Mrs. Al
ice Lenora Garner Entrekin of
441 New 10th street were con
ducted this morning at 11 o’clo
ck from the First Assembly of
God Church. The Rev. E. P.
Pruett and the Rev. Joseph Car
dell officiated and burial was in
Oak Hill cemetery.
McDonald Chapel was in char
ge of arrangements.
"A" Earl I. Stokes
’ "Griffin’s Friendly Loan Man”
W WANTS TO MAKE
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Owner & Mgr. Come to see him
State LOAN Co.
122 West Solomon Street
PHONE 227-1026
WHEN YOU NEED MONEY
About Town
KIWANIS CLUB
The Griffin Kiwanis Club will
meet Wednesday, at the Elks
Club, for the regular weekly
meeting, at 12:30 p.m. Otis
Weaver, Jr., will speak on “Dis
crimination Against Small Com
munities in Aransportation."
WISTERIA GARDEN CLUB
The Wisteria Garden Club will
meet Thursday at 3:15 p.m. at
the home of Mrs. W. J. Proctor,
820 Hillcrest avenue.
MOOSE AUXILIARY
The Ladies Auxiliary of the
Griffin Moose Lodge will meet
tonight at 8 p.m. at the lodge.
JUNIOR HIGH PTO
Spalding Junior High PTO will
meet on Thursday night at 8
p.m. in the school auditorium.
A musical program will be pre
sented by the Spalding Junior
High Band.
BARBECUE
A “take out” barbecue will be
held Saturday, from 5 p.m. to
7:30 p.m., sponsored by the Sp
alding Junior High PTO. Plates,
$1.25, may be picked up at the
Griffin High cafeteria. Tickets
are being sold by parents of Ju
nior High students.
BOAT CLUB
The Griffin Boat Club will
hold its monthly meeting tonight
at 7:30 p.m. at the Spalding Co
unty Health Center.
Tech Students
Study Griffin
For Research
Several graduate students
from Georgia Tech were in Grif
fin today doing research in city
planning.
They stopped at the office of
City Manager Jack Langford
who assisted them in gathering
data about Griffin for their re
search projects.
Mr. D. W. Fogg
Buried Today
Funeral services for Mr. Dan
iel Walter Fogg of Jackson were
conducted this afternoon at 2:30
o'clock from Haisten’s chapel
in Jackson. The Rev. W.M. Tow
les and the Rev. Ralph Goodwin
officiated and burial was in the
Sandy Creek cemetery. The
Flovilla Lodge of Masons con
ducted graveside rites.
Haisten Funeral Home of Jack
son was in charge of arrange
ments.
SHELLEY THREATENED
SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) —
Mayor John F. Shelley was
under special police surveillance
today because of a threat on his
life earlier this week.
Deputy Police Chief Al Nelder
said a man who was believed to
have made the telephone threat
on the former California con
gressman’s life was in custody
under psychiatric observation.
Nelder said the suspect,
whose identity was not dis
closed, denied any part of an
assassination plot.
Side Effects
WASHINGTON (UPl)—Early
research on an oral contracep
tive for men produced a pill
that turned the user’s eyeballs
pink if he drank any alcoholic
beverages, according to Food
and Drug Commissioner James
L. Goddard.
Worry of
FALSE TEETH
Slipping or Irritating?
Don't be embarraaeed by loose false
teeth slipping, dropping or wobbling
wncn you eat. talk or laugh. Just
sprinkle a little FABTTBTH on your
plates. This pleasant powder gives a
remarkable sense of added comfort
and security by holding plates more
firmly. No gummy, gooey, pasty taste.
Dentures that fit are essential to
health. See your dentist regularly,
oet FASTEETH at all drug counters.
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BABYSITTING with some day-old chicks is a chimp
named “Sherry” at New York’s Coney Island animal
nursery. Compatibility between animals is common at
the nursery, where even dogs and cats hit it off well
together.
See "Always Busy Buckles" for all
Spring and Gardening Needs.
The largest and best assortment of blooming flowers
we’ve had ... and it’s perfect for planting.
PETUNIAS
Marigolds Vinca Coquette
Verbena Dianthus Bravo
Joseph’s Coat Snapdragons
Phlox Portulaca
Celosia Moss Rose
Petunias Zinnias
8 Varieties Balsam Color Parade
Impatience Salvia
Al y ssum , Dwarf and Tall
carpet of snow n . . —
Dwarf Asters Pmk B« 8 on».
Mixed Varieties Coleus
Caladiums Boston Ferns
Many blooming varieties - packaged
in plastic flats, with 6 to 12 plants per
flat.
TOMATO 5-10-15
PLANTS FERTILIZER
# Big Boy In 50 and 100 Lb. Bags
* M<& «AT MOSS
In flats Several size packages
The long grass cutting season is now in full swing . ..
and we have a nice selection of
POWER LAWN MOWERS
In both push type and self-propelled models.
Competitive Prices!
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