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By Quimby Melton
"Living in Hope” is the title ot
this week’s International Sunday
School lesson. Background Scrip,
ture is Isaiah 61; Luke 2:22-32.
The Memory Selection is ‘‘Be
hold, I create new heavens and
a new earth; and the former
shall not be remembered, nor
come to mind.” (Isaiah 65:17.)
This lesson winds up the third
quarter and study of a series of
lessons on “Exile and Restora
tion.” Next Sunday begins a new
series, “Writings of Faith and
Encouragement.” The lesson we
will study this Sunday makes a
good introduction to the study of
Faith; for Isaiah certainly was
a man, filled with faith, whose
message was full of encourage
ment.
As one reads Isaiah 61, the
fact that God spoke to the old
prophet is clear. The first verse
says “The Spirit of the Lord
God is upon me; because the
Lord hath anointed me to preach
the good tidings unto the meek
Doesn’t that statement of Isa
iah “ring a bell?”
Turn to the New Testament
and read Luke 6, you’ll find Je
sus, going to Nazareth, went to
the synagogue on Sunday, which
“w’as his custom,” and being
handed "the book of the prophet
Esaias (Isaiah) to read, turned
to chapter 61 and read "The Sp
irit of the Lord Is upon me, be
cause he hath anointed me to
preach the gospel to the poor,
etc.”
Isaiah lived during the closing
years of the Babylonian exile, or
immediately after some of the
exiles returned to Palestine. And
while in this chapter Isaiah did
not fortell (prophesy) the com
ing of the long-awaited Messiah,
rather his message was one to
assure the people, that in spite
of the way things had gone, God
had not forsaken them and bet
ter days lay ahead.
Whether Isaiah intended to
prophesy the coming of Jesus
Christ as the Messiah, he did so.
There is no doubt of that.
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This message of Isaiah was
not just a “pep talk” to whip up
enthusiasm; it was a genuine
message of hope. Alexander Po.
pe in his Essay on Man writes,
“Hope springs eternal in the hu
man breast.”
Without hope this would be a
dismal world in which to live.
The apostle Paul in that belov
ed 13th chapter Ist Corinthians
says hope is one of three things
that will always abide — "Faith,
Hope and Love.”
This message was one of hope
to the children of Israel, but it is
just as appropriate today. Paul
in Romans 8:24 says “We are
saved by hope.” In both Old and
New Testaments we are told
what an important part hope
can play in the life of man. And
the hymnals of many churches
have such songs as “My hope is
built on nothing less than Jesus’
blood and righteousness.”
With hope in our heart and a
sond of praise for God on our
lips we can face the future un
afraid; we can meet the prob
lems, the cares, the disappoint
ments of any day with confiden
ce.
Ulis is the 13th lesson based on
the history of the Hebrews far
two of three centuries. To th is
layman it would seem the most
significant things told of in t h e
previous 12 lessons are:
Sin leads to destruction un
less one repents and seeks God’s
forgiveness;
Repentence is up to the indivi
dual, and Prayer is the surest
way to bring forgiveness and
God’s guidance on the path that
leads to righteousness;
God is the Creator and Supre
me Ruler of all;
Covenants between God and
man can be renewed only after
genuine repentance and confes
sion of sin by man.
One cannot obey God’s will if
one tries to side step the instruc
tions from Jesus Christ to tell
the good news to all;
Man, with the guidance of
God, and through God's grace
can bring about what man may
think is Impossible;
And, finally, God still loves
man, in spite of man’s stiff-neck,
ed attempts to intrepret God’s
way to suit his selfish desir
es.
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Captain Zenas A. Massey, 28, of Griffin with
“Clyde,” a pet tiger which is the mascot of his unit,
Detachment B-51 of the Fifth Special Forces (Green
Beret), in Vietnam. “Clyde” is a real beauty and
doesn’t know her own strength, the Griffinite said.
Capt. Massey is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Z. A. Massey,
1302 Maple drive.
Dirksen Charges
Chance For Fortas
Okay Dimmed
By ROY McGHEE
WASHINGTON (UPI) — Pres
ident Johnson’s nomination of
Abe Fortas as chief justice
suffered a major, perhaps fatal
setback today. Senate GOP
leader Everett M. Dirksen
withdrew from efforts to choke
off a filibuster blocking Fortas’
confirmation.
Dirksen, until now a solid
supporter of the Fortas appoint
ment, also left open the
question whether he would vote
for the controversial nomination
if it ever reaches the Senate
floor for a vote.
A test vote on cloture,
perhaps the only effort to stop
the filibuster, was expected
Tuesday by an increasingly
pessimistic supporter of Fortas’
confirmation, Senate Democra
tic Leader Mike Mansfield.
Asked whether Dirksen’s
change of heart hurt Fortas’
chances, Mansfield replied: “It
sure will.”
“Much will depend on the
vote on Tuesday,” he added.
Mansfield, who earlier said
there would be at least two
votes on cloture, told the Senate
today plans for a second vote
had not been “finalized,”
Dr. Gilbert
Reappointed
Gov. Lester Maddox announ
ced that he has reappointed Dr.
W. R. Gilbert of Spalding Coun
ty to the Georgia State Board of
Examiners in Optometry for an
other term beginning Sept. 25,
1968, and ending Sept. 6, 1971.
The governor also announced
that he had appointed Dr. H. D.
Hardwick of Tift County as a
member of the Georgia State Bo
ard of Examiners in Optometry
for a term beginning Sept. 25,
1968, and ending Sept. 6, 1971. He
succeeds Dr. T. Benjamin You
mans, Jr.
Is Wallace Bigger Threat To GOP Than HHH?
By DANIEL RAPOPORT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (UPD—A
key adviser to Richard M.
Nixon contends that George
Wallace may have become a
more serious threat to the
Republican presidential nominee
than Vice President Hubert H.
Humphrey.
Sen. Thruston Morton, R-Ky.,
said however he does not feel
that Wallace’s strength has
reached the point where either
Humphrey or Nixon should
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leaving open the question
whether he would seek a second
vote at all.
Opponents of the Fortas
nomination and those against
shutting off the filibuster, now
in its third day, contend they
have more than enough votes to
prevent cloture and continue the
talkathon.
The statement by Dirksen
today dimmed chances the
nomination would ever reach
the floor for a vote on the
merits.
New Airplane
May Relieve
Congestion
By ROBERT BUCKHORN
WASHINGTON (UPI) — A
clumsy - looking stubbed
winged airplane lifted off the
runway and flew slowly away,
leaving behind a line of sleek
500-mile-an-hour jetliners which
can fly faster, farther, and
smoother, but couldn’t get off
the ground.
The plane was a short takeoff
and landing aircraft, called
STOL for short. It carried some
of the aviation industry hopes
to beat aerial traffic congestion.
The plane took off from badly
jammed Washington National
Airport as part of a demonstra
tion sponsored by Eastern Air
Lines and McDonnell - Douglas,
who hope to show that STOL
aircraft will take some of the
waiting out of flying. And it
may.
This particular STOL, called
a Model 188, carries 64 persons
and cruises at about 250 miles
an hour, which makes it seem
rather old fashioned.
“wage an attack” on the third
party candidate.
Nixon stated on a local
television program Thursday
night that it was possible but
not probable that Wallace would
be able to throw the presiden
tial election into the House.
Nixon said this would produce a
“constitutional crisis” which is
especially unneeded at this time
In the country’s history.
Southern Campaign
Nixon and Morton appraised
GRIFFIN
Griffin, Ga., 30223, Friday, September 27,1968
U. S. May Lose Navy,
Air Bases In Spain
Southern Demos
Win Victory In
Compromise Bill
WASHINGTON (UPD—A
provision sharply limiting dese
gregation standards used by the
federal government as a criter
ia for granting school funds to
local districts was written into a
House-Senate compromise bill,
it was learned today.
The provision, a victory for
Southern Democrat, set the
stage for a Senate floor fight.
The amendment would forbid
the government to withhold
federal funds from local school
districts in order to force the
locality to “bus” students, or to
force any student "to attend a
particular school against the
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the Wallace threat as the GOP
candidate campaigned in two
states where the ex-Alabama
governor claimed significant—
but not necessarily overwhelm
ing-strength.
After leaving Kentucky, Nixon
was flying today to Tennessee
to visit the Chickamauga Dam
In the Tennessee Valley Authori
ty (TVA) region.
In remarks prepared for
delivery at the dam site, Nixon
said TVA’s achievements have
NEWS
choice of his or her parents.”
It was adopted in a marathon
House-S ena t e appropriations
conference committee session
Thursday night as part of a bill
appropriating about $lB billion
to run the Departments of
Labor, Health, Education and
Welfare and the war on poverty
for the current fiscal year.
Members of the conference
committee refused to tell
reporters the results of the
meeting. But a reliable source
told UPI that the Southern
amendments, written by Rep.
Jamie Whitten, D-Miss., pre
vailed.
Spalding Demos
Plan Dinner,
Headquarters
The Spalding County Democra
tic Party made plans to open a
campaign headquarters and hold
raising dinner during a
meeting Thursday.
Candidates who were nomina
ted in the party primary along
with the executive committee
discussed the fall campaigns at
a strategy session at Commun
ity Room of Commercial Bank.
Jim Goolsby, chairman of the
Spalding Democratic Party, said
plans would be completed with
in a few days for a fund-raising
dinner.
(Griffin Daily News Staff Photo)
About 100 people listen as Ralph Dougherty, master of ceremonies, conducted
the dedication for the sheltered workshop for mentally retarded youngsters Thurs
day afternoon on Hamilton boulevard. City and county government officials, civic
club representatives, members of the Spalding Chapter for Mentally Retarded
and others attended. Dougherty challenged the group to plan to meet one year
from the day to dedicate a new building for the program. He predicted it could
be built by then. The sheltered workshop is for training older mentally retarded
children. The program is housed in two houses on the property at present.
No Prospects For
Agreement Revival
WASHINGTON (UPD—The
Johnson administration’s rejec
tion of Spain’s request for a
mutual defense treaty could
spell the end of U.S. Naval and
Air Force bases in Spain, U.S.
officials disclosed today.
The officials said they saw no
prospect for a revival of the
agreements giving the United
States access to the bases.
Spain denounced the agree
ments Thursday night and
administration officials said
today the two sides are so far
apart it “does not seem readily
worthwhile” to resume negotia
tions.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk
informed the Spanish govern
ment in July that the adminis
tration felt it would not be
possible to guarantee Spain’s
security by adding yet another
agreement to the 42 defense
commitments the United States
already has.
The United States would be
interested in Spain joining
NATO, but a number of
America’s NATO allies current
ly opposed Spanish admission to
the North Atlantic defense
alliance.
Disclosure of Spain’s unsuc
cessful bid for a mutual
security pact with the United
States came at the conclusion of
Washington negotiations be
tween Spain and the United
States which failed to produce
an agreement on renewing the
defense accord under which the
United States maintains bases
in Spain.
The U.S. refusal to replace
the current agreement with a
mutual security pact also
underline the strain in present
U.S. global arrangements, main
ly being overstretched by the
been “great” but that its task is
still unfinished.
He proposed that TVA and
other federal facilities in the
area such as the Oak Ridge
National Laboratory pool their
resources and do research in
the field of water and air
pollution.
Morton discussed Wallace
while chatting with newsmen in
the Brown Hotel, headquarters
for Nixon and his party during
an overnight stay in Louisville.
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The Republican senator said
Wallace was showing surprising
strength in Kentucky from polls
he had seen. Morton said
Wallace was running behind
Nixon but ahead of Humphrey
in the state.
“What we’re up against now
is that the vice president may
throw this election into the
House of Representatives, not
Wallace,” he said.
Republican leaders have been
claiming that their man will win
Vietnam War. It also contrasted
with Rusk’s assertion in Phi
ladelphia Wednesday that the
United States has adequate
resources to carry out all its
obligations in the defense of the
free world.
U.S. officials said the stum
bling block in Spanish-U.S.
negotiations was the list of free
military equipment which Spain
requested from the United
States.
The current U.S.-Spanish de
fense agreement expires in six
months.
The United States will then
have one year to remove its
military presence from its
bases at Toriejon, Saragosa,
Moron and the naval facility at
Rota.
Weather:
CLEAR AND COOL
FORECAST FOR GRIFFIN
AREA — Generally fair and
somewhat cooler tonight and
Saturday.
LOCAL WEATHER — Maxi
mum today 84, minimum today
66, maximum Thursday 82, mini
mum Thursday 66. Sunrise Sat
urday 7:31 a.m., sunset Satur
day 7:29 p.m.
WRONG WAY
WINCANTON, England (UPI)
—“Harvest Bug” was an easy
winner in a steeplechase race at
the local track Thursday.
The other 18 horses in the
race were disqualified for
taking a wrong turn.
Ball
Quits
U. N.
By NICHOLAS DANILOFF
WASHINGTON (UPI) —
George W. Ball, the Vietnam
dove in the Johnson administra
tion, quit his five-month-old job
as U.S. ambassador to the
United Nations Thursday to help
Hubert H. Humphrey try to
defeat Richard M. Nixon for
president.
Ball said Nixon, the Republi
can nominee, “is not a man in
whom the American people can
repose confidence.”
President Johnson named J.
Russel Wiggins, editor and
executive vice president of the
Washington Post since 1900, to
succeed Ball. Johnson said the
world had gained “an advocate
of peace” in the 64-year-old
Wiggins.
Ball, former undersecretary
of state, said he will join
Humphrey’s Democratic cam
paign as the vice president’s
foreign policy adviser. Ball’s
predecessor at the U.N., Arthur
J. Goldberg, also joined the
Humphrey campaign Thursday.
“I have taken this step so
that I may devote all my time
and energy between now and
Nov. 5 to help assure the
election of Hubert Humphrey
and the defeat of Richard
Nixon,” Ball said.
Ball explained his action at a
State Department news confer
ence:
“To avoid any misunderstand
ing of my motives and
purposes, I wish to state flatly
that after the November elec
tion I shall return to private
life. I have asked the vice
president not to consider me for
any post in his administration.”
Ball has long been thought to
harbor ambitions to be secreta
ry of state and both President
Kennedy and Johnson reported
ly considered him for the post.
Ball, appointed to his U.N.
post last Aprill 25, turned in
what diplomats considered dis
tinguished performances in the
Security Council debates on
Czechoslovakia and in a con
frontation last week with
Secretary General Thant over
Vietnam.
Ball inaugurated his presence
in Humphrey’s ranks with a
scathing attack on Nixon.
Humphrey, he said, has the
qualities to meet “unparalleled
dangers and opportunities in the
larger world arena” in the
years ahead. Nixon, he said,
“lamentably lacks” the ability
“needed to guide our country
toward a stable and lasting
peace.”
Official Vote
Totals Listed
Louis Goldstein, candidate for
county commissioner in the Sp
alding Democratic runoff vote
this week, received a total of 2,.
185 votes, according to official el
ection returns. He was listed in
correctly as having 1,053 Thurs
day.
His opponent, incumbent Jack
Moss, received 3,229 and won
the nomination.
the votes of most Americans
but that Wallace may draw
enough support to prevent
Nixon from capturing a majori
ty of the electoral college.
In that event, the next
president would be chosen by
the House.
What Morton was saying, in
effect, was that Wallace may be
emerging as Nixon’s major
contender and that Humphrey
may be assuming Wallace’s role
as a "spoiler.”