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By Quimby Melton
May this be the Happiest
Thanksgiving we all have ever
had.
Believe it most appropriate on
this Thanksgiving Eve to let the
Psalmist write today’s Good
Evening. In Plalms 136 he writ
es:
1. O give thanks unto the Lord;
for he is good; for his mercy en
dureth forever.
2. O give thanks unto the God
of gods; for his mercy endureth
forever.
3. O give thanks unto the Lord
of lords; for his mercy endureth
forever.
4. To him who alone doeth gr
eat wonders; for his mercy en
dureth forever.
5. To him that by wisdom
made the heavens; for his mer
cy endureth forever.
6. To him that stretched out
the earth above the waters; for
his mercy endureth forever.
7. To him that made the great
lights; for his mercy endureth
forever.
8. The sun to rule by day; for
his mercy endureth forever.
9. The moon and the stars to
rule by night; for his mercy en
dureth forever.
10. To him that smote Egypt
in their first born; for his mer
cy endureth forever;
11. And brought out Israel
from among them; for his mer
cy endureth forever;
12. With a strong hand, and
with a stretched out arm; for
his mercy endureth forever.
13. To him which divided the
Red sea into parts; for his mer
cy endureth forever;
14. And made Israel to pass
through the midst of it; for his
mercy endureth forever;
15. But overthrew Pharoah and
his host into the Red sea; for
his mercy endureth forever.
16. To him which led his peo
ple through the wilderness: for
his mercy endureth forever.
17. To him which smote great
kings; for his mercy endureth
forever.
18. And slew famouns Kings;
for his mercy endureth forever.
19. Sihon king of the Arnori
tes; for his mercy endureth for
ever;
20. And Og the king of Bashan;
for his mercy endureth forever;
21. And gave their land for an
heritage; for his mercy endureth
forever.
22. Even an heritage unto Is
rael his servant; for his mercy
endureth forever.
23. Who remembered us in our
low estate; for his mercy endur
eth forever;
24. And hath redeemed us from
our enemies; for his mercy en
dureth forever.
25. Who giveth food to all flesh
for his mercy endureth forever.
26. O give thanks unto the God
of heaven; for his mercy endur
eth forever.
In all 26 verses of this “Mercy
Eong” we are told that God’s
mercy “endureth forever”.
For which we all can, and
should, be Thankful this Thanks
giving Day.
Weather:
FORECAST FOR GRIFFIN
AREA — Cloudy and mild with
a chance of showers tonight.
Thursday cloudy and cooler with
showers likely.
LOCAL WEATHER — Esti
mated maximum today 70, mini
mum today 44, maximum Tues
day 67, minimum Tuesday 40.
Sunrise Thursday 7:21 a.m., sun
set Thursday 5:34 p.m.
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“Most ideas of great value
to the world came into being
through religion.”
You Can't Have One Without The Other
By LOUIS CASSELS
United Press International
“It is good to give thanks to
the Lord,” the Bible declares.
Why?
What purpose is served when
a human creature turns in
gratitude to his creator?
The wrong answer is that
rites of Thanksgiving are
necessary to appease a touchy
deity. It is an insult to God to
treat him like a stingy giver
who may cut off his benefac
tions if we fail to display proper
appreciation.
It’s amazing how many
“religious” people seem to think
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Tommy Thornhill, 15, of 411 South Eighth street, appeared at the Atlanta hear
ing in the interest of keeping the Nancy Hanks in service. It was his second trip to
the hearings. On his first, he met and talked with R. E. Franklin, Central of Geor
gia president, who arranged for the Gnffinite to ride in the cab of the train from
here to Atlanta and back on Dec. 7. Tommy has been a train buff since he was
five and has several model trains as a hobby. He meets the Nancy Hanks every day
on its run from Atlanta to Savannah when it stops here.
Barnesville Woman Makes
Plea For Nancy Hanks
By TOM LAWRENCE
ATLANTA (UPD—A half doz
en witnesses have appealed to
the Georgia Public Service
Commission not to allow discon
tinuance of the famed passen
ger train Nancy Hanks because
it has become a Georgia “tra
dition.”
“Why, half the children In
Barnesville cut their teeth on
that upholstry,” declared Mrs.
Anne Burns of Barnesville, tes
tifying Tuesday before the Com
mission.
The commission wound up
hearings Tuesday on an appeal
by Southern Railway, which op
erates the Atlanta to Savannah
streamliner, to allow the phas
ing out of the train because it
is a big money loser.
A. B. Gleason, Southern’s
Commerce statistician, said the
train is presently losing about
$300,000 annually, although he
said Southern would save only
$150,000 by discontinuing the
run.
The commission said a final
decision on the appeal was “im
probable before the end of the
year,” and that at least another
three vzeeks of fact-gathering
time would be needed to make
the decision.
Several residents along the
route of the Nancy Hanks com
plained that its demise would
mean the end of an era in
No Paper
Thursday
The Griffin Daily News
will observe Thursday as
a Thanksgiving holiday
and will not publish that
day.
Regular publication will
be resumed Friday.
DAILY InEWS
Daily Since 1872
of Thanksgiving as an onerous
duty, to be undertaken out of
prudential regard for the divine
wrath which may fall upon
those who neglect it.
Rebuked This Attitude
Jesus rebuked this attitude.
He reminded his disciples that
even human parents, with all of
their shortcomings, usually are
unselfish enough to provide for
their children’s welfare without
demanding anything—including
expressions of gratitude—in
return. God, he added, is
infinitely more willing than the
best of earthly fathers to give
without strings.
Georgia’s history.
The Rev. M. Eargle of Savan
nah had harsh words about the
quality of the service
aboard the passenger train, but
still called it “the last rail link
to the west.”
“You can almost run, in a
sense, as fast as the Nancy
Hanks goes from Atlanta to Sa
vannah,” he said. He said in Sa
vannah the Nancy is “known as
nasty, tardy, late and rough
train,” but added, “the people
of Georgia need it.”
He accused the railroad of
keeping the Nancy in poor con-
Post Thanksgiving
Sale Starts Friday
Sixty-two Griffarea firms to
day joined in the special After
Thanksgiving promotion to be
gin here Friday. It traditionally
has begun the Christmas shop
ping season here.
Throngs of people are expec
ted to be in Griffin Friday
when the special event opens.
Merchants have been busy the
last few weeks stocking shelves
and display counters with Christ
mas bargains.
Most will have their interiors
and display windows decorated
in time for the opening of the
promotion Friday morning.
City of Griffin workmen along
with the staff of Bobby Dunn’s
Tree Service have installed
the downtown Christmas decora,
tions. Tests and trial runs show
that the decorations are in top
condition and ready for the sea
son.
At least two giant Christmas
trees have been set in place in
the downtown parks in the mid
dle of Hill street for the Christ
mas season. These will be deco-
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Griffin, Ga., 30223, Wednesday, November 27,1968
Thanks Is Other Face Os Faith
dition to discourage passengers
so it could discontinue service
on the line.
Gleason, in testimony in fav
or of the discontinuance, con
ceded that Southern could pos
sibly save some SIOO,OOO annual
ly by bypassing the Macon
terminal, although he said ad
ditional facilities would have to
be constructed for the boarding
of passengers. The Nancy
Hanks is the only passenger
train using the Macon terminal
which cost the line about SIOO,-
000 annual in terminal opera
tions. 1
rated for the season.
A Christmas parade will be
staged in Griffin next Thursday
night as one of the highlights of
the holiday season. The event
drew thousands out on the st
reets last year, despite cold and
rainy weather.
This year’s event promises to
be even bigger and better.
Chamber of Commerce mer
chants will sponsor the parade
again this year.
Merchants participating in the
After Thanksgiving sale begin
ning Friday will be:
Ira Slade Clothing Company,
Hensley’s Office Equipment,
Belk-Matthews, Goode-Nichols,
Bates Dress Shop, Ben Franklin
Variety Store, Jim Pridgen
Hardware, Elaine’s Style Shop,
Diamond Jewelry Company, Sm
ith-Roberts Company.
Morrow-Powell Clothing Co.,
RBM Motors, Cain’s Furniture,
Ralph’s Take Home, Griffin
Hardware Company, Jones Har
rison Furniture, The Bonnie
Shop, Griffin Top Dollar Store,
Another widespread attitude
views Thanksgiving as an act in
which we acknowledge, gladly
or grudgingly as the case may
be, that there may be some
good things in our lives which
are not directly traceable to our
own hard work and other
virtues.
The pitfall in this approach is
that those who take it are apt to
give God credit for good luck
while nursing secret grudges
against him for any bad luck
that befalls them. In either
event, they run the risk of
attributing to express divine
volition events which result
Union Service Here
On Thanksgiving
Central
Churches
Sponsor It
The Rev. Douglas Winn, pastor
of st. George’s Episcopal Chur
ch, will bring the Thanksgiving
message at the union service
Thanksgiving Day morning at
the First Presbyterian Church.
Tlie six central churches of
Griffin will participate in the
union service which begins at 10
a.m.
i The Rev. S. Sidney Anderson,
interim pastor at the First Pres
'byterian Church, will be the host
pastor. Other ministers partici
pating in the service will be the
Rev. Orville L. Wright, First
Christian Church; the Rev. Del
ma Hagood, First Methodist
Church: the Rev. Bruce Mor
gan, First Baptist; and Father
Jameh R. O’Malley, Sacred He
art Catholic Church.
The Spalding County Minister,
ial Association sponsors this an
nual union service.
The community union service
is a tradition in Griffin.
Each year the central city ch
urches join in sponsoring it.
The churches alternate the ser
vice among themselves, holding
it at a different church each
year.
Ministers in each participate
every year in the joint effort.
Several of the churches hold
separate Thanksgiving services,
in addition to the community
union service.
Many Griffinites will obser
ve the annual holiday with the
traditional Thanksgiving day
dinners in their homes. Hund
reds of visiting relatives are ex
pected in many Griffin homes
for the holiday.
College students will be here
for their last “home” holidays
before Christmas.
Suburban LP Gas Co., Akin’s
Feed and Seed Company, Mer
le Norman Cosmetic Studio.
Roses 5-10-25 Cent Store, The
Furniture Shop, Russell’s Rest
aurant, Cartledge Furniture,
Whitmire Jewelry, Dick Slade-
The Gentry Shop, Jo-Ann Shops,
Hill’s Tire Store, Bishop Cloth
ing Co., Diana Shop.
F. W. Woolworth Co., Collins
Mens & Boy’s Wear, Rhodes
Furniture, Saul’s, Food Town Su
per Market, Leverette Thriftway
Foods, Fashion Shop, Economy
Auto Stores.
Buy-Wise, Carden & Grubbs,
Marsh’s, Godard Clothing, Sig
man Buick-Opel, Purser Furni
ture, McLellan Stores, Spalding
Gas Company, Jerrie & Don’s,
Crouch’s, Easterwood Shoes,
Willis Quick Tire Service.
Wynne’s Jewelers, Sears Roe
buck and Co., Firestone Stor
es, Southern States Printing
Co., Bank of Griffin, Commer
cial Bank & Trust Co., First Na
tional Bank, Griffin Daily News,
WGRI, WHIE, WKEU.
from the random workings of a
natural order in which God has
seen fit, for our soul’s health, to
leave room for chance, ac
cidents, uncertainty, danger and
pain, as well as undeserved
prosperity, health, happiness,
love, truth and beauty.
If gratitude is not an emotion
to be conjured up by “counting
our blessings” (and trying to
forget our troubles), what is it?
Spontaneous Response
The biblical answer is that
true Thanksgiving—the only
kind that can possibly matter a
whit to God or to us—is a
spontaneous response of our
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ROTC Boss Visits
Col. G. R. Finley, Deputy Chief of Staff for Third Army ROTC, talks with Cadet
Major Randall Harris at Griffin High this morning. Col. Finley spent several hours
at the school talking with school officials and checking facilities.
More Arrests In
Vandalism Expected
City Approves
Rezoning For
Multi - Family
Tlie city commissioners Tues
day night approved zoning of se
veral lots on West Poplar bet
ween 15th and 17th streets to a
multi-family status.
A real estate firm is under
stood to be interested in develop
ing an 80-unit apartment com
plex on the unoccupied area.
In other action, the commis
sioners put on second and final
reading the reorganization of the
city charter and code and its
publication under one cover.
The commissioners amended
one section to permit the emplo
ye retirement fund to invest in
bank and savings and loan cer
tificates of savings.
The city accepted the election
report in the runoff contest in
which Atty. Barron Cumming
was elected to succeed Mayor
Kimsey Stewart. Cumming re
ceived 3,196 and Raymond Head
received 1,477.
Purchase orders for Light and
Water Department supplies to
taling $6,252.68 were approved.
Barron Cumming who will be
sworn into office at the next re
gular meeting of the commis
sioners attended the meeting
Tuesday night as an observer.
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hearts to the conviction that
God loves us. Its spirit is
perfectly expressed in the
ancient Jewish prayer found at
the beginning of several Old
Testament psalms:
“O give thanks to the Lord,
for he is good;
“His steadfast love endures
forever.”
Another way of putting it is
that Thanksgiving is a celebra
tion of the goodness and mercy
of God, on the part of one who
has experienced that goodness
and mercy at first hand in his
own life.
It should be noted that belief
Police have arrested one sus
pect and expected to make oth
er arrests today and tonight in
the theft of seven mail boxes on
the south side of the city Satur
day night.
The boxes were found Monday
morning in a wooded area off
Grantland drive.
Officers would not disclose the
name of the arrested suspect.
They said he and any others ar
rested would be charged with
destruction of private property
and vandalism.
Officers said the youth who
had been arrested went to the
home of Spalding County Sheriff
Dwayne Gilbert Monday night
and told him that he was invol
ved in the vandalism.
The youth told Sheriff Gilbert
that he and some other youths
were riding around Saturday ni
ght when one of them yelled for
him to stop. The youth stopped
the car and another got out and
broke off a mail box, the
youth told Sheriff Gilbert.
This led to the theft of the ot
her boxes, the youth said.
Officers said the suspects ex
pected to be arrested today are
a student at Griffin High School
and a college student at Ameri
cus. The youth under arrest is a
student at Griffin Tech.
in God’s kindness is not
confined to persons who are
conspicuously endowed with
material “blessings.” On the
contrary, it very often is the
midst of pain, trouble, need or
despair that a person becomes
most certainly aware of the
inexplicable love in whose
presence all else seems unim
portant.
It is indeed good to give
thanks to the Lord. For
Thanksgiving is the other face
of faith. You can’t have . one
without the other.
First Baptist
Tops Goal
Tlie First Baptist Church an
nounced today that it had gone
over the top in its two-year bud
get drive. The goal of $550,000
was topped with the final figure
showing a total of $554,200.
Dr. O. R. Butler, making a re
port to the membership, stated
that $524,200 was pledged and
$29,400 is anticipated in gifts
from those who prefer not to
sign regular pledge cards.
Six hundred dollars in special
budgeted offerings made up the
complete amount, the report
said.
J. M. Cheatham, general chair
man, was enthusiastic over the
response of the church mem
bership. He stated that this was
the first time the local members
had planned and carried out a
drive of this magnitude without
outside professional help.
Prior to this campaign, the
previous record for two-y ear
budgets was $422,000. This year
members pledged $130,000 more
than that for church finances.
Howard Collier, chairman of
the steering committee, and Mr.
Cheatham said it would be im
possible to single out any one
person for praise when so many
did so much to make the drive
a success.
However, they were high in
their praise of the regular chur
ch staff and Ernest Hulsey, can
vass committee chairman.
The Rev. Bruce Morgan, pas
tor, expressed his appreciation
to the church members for the
“wonderful spirit of cooperation
that made the drive such an
overwhelming success.”