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By Quimby Melton
“Defendant Becomes Witness”
is the subject of this week’s In
ternational Sunday School les
son. Background Scripture is
Acts 25-13 through 26:32.
The Memory Selection is
“Paul said, I would to God, that
not only thou, but also all that
hear me this day, were both al
most, and altogether such as I
am, except these bonds.” (Acts
26:29.) This lesson should stren
gthen the desire of all Christians
to witness for Jesus Christ re
gardless of the situation in whi
ch they find themselves.
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There are three leading char
acters in this lesson; Paul, Fes
tus, and Agrippa.
Festus had succeeded Felix as
procurator of Judea. Lands that
had been conquered by the Ro
mans were divided into provin
ces and a Roman appointed pro
curator, who as such had com
plete charge of all governmen
tal affairs including assessing
and collecting taxes.
Agrippa was tetrarch of one
fourth of Judea, subordinate to
Festus, whose chief duties con
cerned keeping the church “in
line” for the Emperor. Wheth
er he was a Jew or a Roman,
Good Evening does not know,
but records show that he was
most interested in the church
and its customs and lived the
life of a strict Pharasee. Whe
ther he did this because of con
victions or because by so mas
quarading he was in a position to
keep the orthodox Jews from
being hostile to the Roman go
vernor, we also do not know.
The third character is Paul.
The man who never failed to
witness as to the reality of Je
sus Christ as the promised Mes
siah; telling over and over the
story of his conversion on the
Road to Damascus that chan
ged him from a persecutor of
the Christians into one of them
and the chief witness of “The
New Way.”
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Paul the “Defendant” before
Festus and King Agrippa became
a “Witness.” What was unus
ual in this? one might ask. Does
not a “defendant” in our courts
often "take the stand and tell his
story?” Certainly he does, in
some states he makes his state
ment un’der oath, in Georgia he
is not so required, but can be
sworn if he wishes.
But when Paul became a
witness it was not to influence
the judges to turn him free, ra
ther it was to witness for anoth
er — Jesus Christ. Paul always
put Jesus first, and in that lies
much of the secret of his great
success.
Our lesson tells chiefly of
Paul’s efforts to convince King
Agrippa that Jesus was the long
promised Messiah. In Verse 27
we find Paul asking the king,
"believeth thou the prophets?”
He knew that Agrippa, who out
wardly, at least, was a Phara
see, was familiar with the pro
mise of the prophets. Then Paul
answered his own question, say
ing "I know that thou believe
th.” This put Agrippa “on the
spot.” His answer rings down
the corridors of time — “Paul,
Almost thou persuadest- me to
become a Christian.”
How many are there today who
are “almost persuaded”? How
many are there that await “a
more convenient time?”
And while we ask ourselves if
we fall into the above group
let’s remember “I know thy
works, that thou art neither cold
not hot: I would thou wert cold
or hot. So then because thou art
lukewarm. ... I will spew thee
out of my mouth.” (Rev. 3: 15-
16.)
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Any man who has ever ser
ved in the Army knows that time
and time he was told “the best
defense is to go on the offense.”
This is what Paul did that day at
the hearing. He did not fight a
“holding action” but he “coun
ter attacked.” Boldly he took
the witness stand, not to save
himself, but to win Festus and
Agrippa for Jesus Christ; rea
lizing that if he would get them
out of the “lukewarm” class, by
convincing them that Jesus
Christ was the long promised
Messiah, and bringing them to
accept Jesus Christ as their per
sonal Savior, they, because of
their prominence in Judea, could
in turn win many others for Je
sus.
But they, as many today, put
off making a decision “till a
more convenient time,” although
they were “almost persuaded.”
Almost persuaded!
How many of us are in that
class?
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Medals For Hero
Medals Sgt. John K. Helton earned in Vietnam were presented to his widow and
daughter this morning by Marine Capt. B. H. Dobbs of Atlanta. Sgt. Helton was
killed in action in Vietnam. Medals presented to his wife, the former Geraldine
Pitts, and daughter, Tammy, were Purple Heart and certificate, Vietnam Service
Medal, Vietnamese Campaign Medal and National Defense Service Medal. Sgt.
Helton volunteered for a year of duty in Vietnam.
Teen Prisoners
Take Pledge To
Go Straight
By DON PHILLIPS
ATLANTA (UPI)--More than
150 teen-aged prisoners crowded
into the Georgia House of Rep
resentatives, today, signed a
pledge to “go straight” and wer
given wholesale reprieves from
Gov. Lester Maddox.
“Let's keep our fingers
crossed,” said Harry M. Turn
er, a counselor at the north
Georgia prison where the
youths have been held.
The boys were bussed from
the prison, the Georgia Indus
trial Institute at Alto, to the
Capitol. Maddox revealed his
dramatic plan Tuesday and the
boys were told who gets re
prieved during a hushed and
nervous assembly Thursday.
Turner voiced cautious opti
mism. “By and large these fel
lows are in here for serious
crimes, not for going to Sunday
.school,” he said.
All the youths have good con
duct records and were scheduled
tor release between this month
and February. They were given
the choice of accepting Mad
dox's reprieve or staying at Al
to.
One youth refused. His coun
selor and teacher at Alto were
talking it over with him.
Four others want to go back
to Alto after the session with
Maddox, but only for a while.
They are on the football team
and tonight’s game is consid
ered the biggest of the season.
Walter Matthews, warden at
Alto, was optimistic about the
mass reprieves. “I sincerely be
lieve this will prove so success
ful it will be tried again in the
future.”
GRIFFIN
DAILY NEWS
Daily Since 1872
Country Parson
“Y our freedom depends
more upon your struggle for
freedom of others than for
your own.”
Man Ordered*
Held After
5-Hour Session
Ronald Lee Smith, 23, was or
dered held without bond on mur
der charges in connection with
the slaying of Charles Vaughn,
following a five and a half hour
commitment hearing at the Sp
alding jail Thursday.
The hearing under Judge
John O. Clements began short
ly after 4 p.m. and ended about
9:30 p.m.
Reuben Garland and his son,
Edward T. Garland, both of At
lanta, are attorneys for Smith.
Smith’s wife also is being held
in connection with the slaying
but no hearing has been held for
her. Her attorney is Tom Lewis
of Griffin
Vaughn, a West Georgia Col
lege senior, was found shot in
the head and chest on the Dut
chman road in Spalding Coun
ty June 16. He had been the ob
ject of a widespread search af
ter he was reported missing
from his home.
Griffin, Ga., 30223, Friday, September 8,1967
Griffin Eagles To Play
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DeKalb To Get
Federal Help
On Housing
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. (UPI)
Agriculture Secretary Orville
Freeman today announced fed
eral plans to help meet the
need for low cost rental housing
at the County Line community
of rural DeKalb County.
Freeman, here on another of
his “look and listen” tours, said
40 new apartments and individ
ual homes will be developed by
Lincoln Jones, a builder of low
cost homes.
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1 st Home Game Tonight
Members of the 1967 Griffin High football team are:
(front, 1-r) Aubrey Westmoreland, Chuck Kimbrel,
Dale Bradford, Johnny Wilson, Bob Robbins, Bobby
Whitehead, Ronnie Anderson, Richard Turner, Alton
Askew, Grady Pierce. Second row, James Black,
John Milner, Quimby Melton, Gene Loefer, Joe
Grubbs, Steve Dial, Fred Parks, Warren Huddleston,
Cameron Smoak, Tommy Eidson. Third row, Luke
Federal Judge Ponders
Suit Against Hospital
ATLANTA (UPI) — Federal
District Judge Lewis Morgan Is
expected to rule within two
weeks whether two suits totaling
$538,031.59 against the Griffin-
Spalding County Hospital Autho
rity and several staff members
must go to full triah
Morgan could rule in favor of
either party immediately. If he
should rule the case must go to
trial, court sources said it would
be next spring before it could
be heard.
The suits were brought by Dr.
William E. Korndorffer, who
formerly perforem pathologi
cal work for the hospital.
Both Korndorffer and the Hos
pital Authority have asked for
a summary (immediate) judg
ment, according to court author
ities.
Korndorffer, who now lives in
Griffin Center
Registration
Set Monday
The Griffin Center for Univer
sity of Georgia extension class
es for the fall quarter will begin
registration Monday, Sept. 11 at
Griffin High School at 6 p.m.
Classes will be held each
Monday and Thursday nights at
Griffin High. Students may re
gister for either one or two cour
ses. Each course carries credit
of five quarter hours. The fall
quarter ends on Dec. 4.
Courses offered this quarter
are math 101 (trigonometry and
algebra), economics 105 (prin
ciples of economics), history 251
(American history), and English
121 (Western World literature).
Tuition for each course is S4O.
There is a registration fee of sl.
The courses are open to those
of all ages who wish to pursue
college studies. Information on
the program is available from
Miss Althea Smith, Griffin High
School.
Country Club
Meeting Set
The Griffin Country Club has
exceeded 200 charter members.
These charter members will
meet Tuesday night, Sept. 12 in
the Stuckey building to map
plans for beginning construction
of the club.
Charter memberships will be
closed just prior to the meeting.
The initiation fees will be step
ped up for new members.
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Dickinson, Texas, charged in
one suit for $52,448.90 that the
hospital authority illegally dis
missed him as a part time pa
thologist at the hospital.
The hospital terminated Korn
dorffer’s employment as a path
ologist because he was operat
ing a clinic outside the hospital.
The hospital claimed Korndorf
fer had agreed not to operate
outside the hospital, but Korn
dorffer said there was so such
clause in the written agree
ment.
In the other suit, for $485,552-
.69, Korndorffer charged the hos
pital and several staff members
had conspired to take business
away from his private clinic, for
cing him to leave Griffin.
The suit was directed at Carl
Richardson, chairman of the
hospital authority, Kimsey Ste-
Freeman Checks
Georgia Hunger
MILLEDGEVILLE (UPI) —
Agriculture Secretary Orville
Freeman planned to meet two
poverty-stricken families today
that use the federal food stamp
program under attack in rural
south Georgia.
Freeman and an entourage of
state and federal officials were
to visit the Leroy Wickers, a
family of seven, and the Roger
Pooles, a family of 10, who are
next-door neighbors near here.
A department spokes
men said the Wickers have a
monthly income of less than
$l5O and spend $34 a month on
food stamps that purchase the
equivalent so $72 worth of food.
Freeman, on a two-day tour
of Georgia and South Carolina
agriculture programs, planned
stops at an open-pit clay mine
and the Central State Hospital
here before returning to Wash
ington later in the day.
William H. Burson, director
of the Georgia Department of
Family and Children Services,
said Freeman’s trip may in-
Weather:
FORECAST FOR GRIFFIN
AREA — Mostly cloudy and
mild Saturday with widely sc
attered showers.
LOCAL WEATHER — High
today 77. low today 66. high
Thursday 78, low Thursday 65,
rainfall .04 of an inch; sunrise
Saturday 7:19, sqnset Saturday
7:56.
(Jim - Joe Photo)
Nichol, Johnny Baker, Danny Clark, Donnie Robison,
Butch Bell, Larry Chambers, Kenneth Hand, Ricky
Clark, Bruce Caldwell, Craig Bozeman, Mike Gatlin,
Wayne Westmoreland. Fourth row, Calvin Daniels,
Dwayne Fallins, Henry Arnold, Wesley Hallman,
Dana Head. Charles Chaney, Thomas Thurston,
Brooks Johnson, Barry Young.
wart, Dr. A. S. Fitzhugh, Dr.
Alex Jones, Jack Moore, and
Dr. Robert Peace, all officials or
staff members of the hospital.
They denied the charges.
(Jack Moore was administra
tor of the hospital when the suit
was brought but since has re
signed to go with the Depart
ment of Family and Children
Services. Dr. Peace of Atlanta
previously did some pathology
work for the hospital.)
Korndorffer charged the men
had conspired to ask Griffin doc
tors not to refer patients to him.
He said it was necessary for a
pathologist to have patients re
ferred to him in order to stay in
practice.
The suit charges the defendants
“did maliciously and intentional
ly enter into a conspiracy” con
cerning Korndorffer.
chide talks about direct federal
action in counties that refuse to
enter the food stamp program.
Burson estimates 116,000
Georgians are undernourished
and expects as many as 20
counties will refuse to join the
food stamp program despite
that.
“The attitude seems to be, if
you feed them, they won’t
work,” Burson said of county
officials blocking the food
stamp program for the poor in
parts of rural south Georgia.
In Glascock County the sher
iff ordered two state welfare
agency workers to leave while
they tried to convince local of
ficials to join the food stamp
program.
Office Hours
On Saturday
For Griffin News
Effective tomorrow, Satur
day office hours at the Grif
fin Daily News will be 9
a.m. until 1 p.m. The News
Office will be open 9 a.m.
until 5 p.m. Mondays
through Fridays. The 1
p.m. closing on Saturdays is
in keeping with the almost
universal custom among
businesses in Griffin to
close one-half day a week.
Griffin High
May Do QB
Shuffle
By ROGER DIX
The Griffin Eagles open tha
home football season tonight.
A brand new quarterback may
guide them against Woodward
Academy.
Coach Max Dowis announced
today that there was a strong
possibility Wayne Westmoreland
may start at quarterback.
The position is not entirely new
to Westmoreland. He subbed at
quarterback several times last
year and did a creditable job.
SCORING DRIVE
Westmoreland quarterbacked
the Eagles on one scoring drive
against Jonesboro a year ago,
hitting four straight passes be
fore missing. His next throw was
a six yard pass for a touchdown.
The four straight completions
went to Frank Crum for 17
yards, to Lex Brown for nine
and 16 yards and to Bobby White
head for 12 yards. After a miss,
Westmoreland passed six yards
to Whitehead for the score.
Westmoreland also completed
three of six passes against Gr
ady.
TROUBLE
Bob Robbins, who started at
quarterback last week against
Decatur, is handicapped by back
trouble.
Donnie Robison, the back up
signal-caller, is slowed some by
an ankle injury.
There is still a possibility Rob
bins may start.
Westmoreland operated at
quarterback in most drills this
week. He impressed Coach Do
wis.
If Westmoreland starts at QB,
then Butch Bell, a sophomore,
will open at offensive end.
CHANGES
There are a couple of other
probable changes in Griffin’s of
fensive make-up.
Bruce Coldwell, a sophomore,
will be at a guard spot.
Richard Turner and Larry
Chambers will be at the half
back positions. They alternated
last week.
Dwayne Fallins is also listed
as a possible starter at fullback
along with Bobby Whitehead,
who started there last Friday.
LINEUP
Griffin’s tentative offensive
lineup has Tommy Eidson at
center, Aubrey Westmoreland
and Bruce Caldwell at guard,
Danny Clark and Cameron Sm
oak at tackle, Alton Askew and
Butch Bell at ends, Westmore
land or Robbins at quarterback,
Turner and Chambers at half
back and Fallins or Whitehead
at fullback.
The defensive lineup is nearly
the same as it was a week ago,
except in the backfield where
Donnie Robison and Kenneth
Hand are listed as starters.
Johnny Baker will be at safety.
The remainder of the lineup is
Wayne Westmoreland and Bob
by Whitehead at end, Clark and
Alton Askew at tackle, Luke
Nichol and Eidson at guard and
Aubrey Westmoreland and Gr
ady Pierce at linebacker.
WIN, TIE
Woodward Academy brings a
record of one victory and a tie
to Griffin. The victory was over
Headland. The tie was with Col
lege Park.
Woodward has a gruelling gr
ound attack.
Although Woodward does pass,
the ground assault was their fa
vorite weapon in previous gam
es.
Coaches feel the tough ground
game will be a true test for
Griffin’s defense, which had its
bright and dim moments again
st Decatur.
Woodward gave Griffin fits
last year before losing, 7-3.
The Eagles scored a quick
touchdown then fought for their
lives to eke out the narrow win.