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By Quimby Melton
Who dares say our teenagers
are not “hep”, even when it co
mes to Greek mythology?
And who says their teachers
are not neck and neck with them
in knowledge?
Maybe “hep” is not the correct
modern word in describing what
in the “good old days” one would
use, such as "well read” or
•‘on the ball.”
To substantiate this we cite:
Saturday in writing about the
amazing feat of Apollo 8 and the
three astronauts we told of con
versations with several, one of
which led to a friend recalling,
tlie Greek mythology about one
who attempted to soar into space
fastening wings to his arms with
wax, which melted as he flew
towards the sun and he wound
up by falling into the sea.
Also told how we, who should
have known, searched to find
the name of this first would-be
astronaut and failed.
The paper had hardly hit the
street when our phone at home
rang and a senior at Griffin
High School called. He not only
identified the man who failed to
conquer space — Icarus — but
the name of his father — Daeda
lus. .
Settled back in the easy chair
to watch a fooball game on TV
and the phone rang again. This
time it was a teacher who also
identified Icarus and Daeda
lus. And from then on there were
several , most of them young
people who also knew and rem
embered their Greek mythology
better than Good Evening.
This may jog the memory of
others who do not remember the
story of the early would-be con
quorers of space:
Daedalus is the legandary re
presentative of the art of carv
ing and sculpture who was said
to have lived in Greece in t h e
days before Homer, who wrote
of him in the Iliad.
Daedalus was said to have
been the first sculptor to open
the eyes of his statues so t h e y
seemed to be looking directly
at the viewer; he also was the
first to separate the legs of sta
tues, so they seemed to walk.
Greek mythology tells how skill
ful he was in this by claiming
that a statue of Hercules was so
lifelike it had to be tied down to
prevent its running away.
The legend says he fled from
Greece to Crete, after murder
ing his nephew, whom he had in
structed so well, that he became
jealous of his statues. There, he
did much work that pleased King
Minos, but finally one that dis
pleased him and Daedalus and
his son, Icarus, were thrown
into prison.
They staged a jail break an d
the father fastened wings on his
son and on himself and they st
arted flying to safety. Icarus
flew higher, the sun rays melted
the wax that held the wings on
his arms and he crashed into the
sea.
What happened to Daedalus?
Mythology does not tell that
part of the story as far as we
could find out.
They Like
It Casual
Near Reno
SPARKS, Nev. (UPD—A Can
adian couple complained to
police that things are a bit too
casual in this casual community
that adjoins the gambling city
of Reno.
Mr. and Mrs. David R.
McLaren of Vancouver, 8.C.,
said they returned to their mo
tel room Saturday and found a
man prowling inside.
“What are you doing here?”
asked Mrs. McLaren.
“Stealing, what else?” the
Indifferent intruder replied.
McLaren seized the man and
told his wife to summon help.
She said the motel clerk seemed
entirely disinterested, but told
her she could call police if she
wanted to.
By the time Mrs. McLaren
got through to police, the
intruder broke away from her
husband and fled.
Weather:
FORECAST FOR GRIFFIN
AREA — Showers beginning to
night and ending Tuesday.
Clearing and cooler Tuesday
afternoon.
LOCAL WEATHER — Esti
mated high today 58, low today
34, high Sunday 54, low Sunday
31; Sunrise Tuesday 7:42, sun
set Tuesday 5:44.
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Spalding Bobcat
Leonard Helms of Griffin Hotel, Jimmy Evans of 1025 Meriwether street and
Benny Hawkins of 517 Bell street (1-r) with bobcat they killed near Flint River
in Spalding County. They were rabbit hunting when they ran into the animal.
Bank Debits Here
Show Five Pct. Jump
Bank debits in Griffin in Nov
ember were five percent more
than they were for the same
month a year ago, according to
a report from the Federal Re
serve Bank in Atlanta.
Bank debits are considered
one of the most reliable indi
cators of business and spending
INSIDE
Hospital. Page 2.
Stork Club. Page 2.
Funerals. Page 2.
Kidnap Story. Page 3.
Mideast Fighting. Page 3.
Editorials. Page 4.
Billy Graham. Page 4.
Television. Page 4.
Georgia Crime. Page 5.
Vietnam War. Page 5.
Ship Flunks. Page 5.
Women’s (News. Page 6.
Moon Pictures. Page 7.
Wyomia. Page 7.
Georgia Toll. Page 7.
Sophia’s Son. Page 7.
Brinks Robbery. Page 7.
Sports. Pages 8, 9.
Want Ads. Page 10.
Comics. Page 11.
Ray Cromley. Page 12.
Bruce Biossat. Page 12.
Inflation Eases. Page 12.
Driver Is
Charged With
Manslaughter
The driver of an automobile
that struck and killed a 10-year
old boy Saturday night, Dec. 14,
on Kathryn road, has been char
ged with involuntary manslaugh
ter in a warrant taken by the
boy’s step-father.
William Monroe Shepherd, 37,
of Route Five, Box 58, Griffin,
has been released from Spalding
County Jail on $2,000 bond.
He was charged with involun
tary manslaughter in a warrant
taken by Robert Eugene Nichols
of Route Five, Box 412, Griffin.
Wayne Richard Crane, 10, was
killed in the accident. He w a s
dead on arrival at the Griffin-
Spalding County Hospital.
He was the son of Mrs. Beat
rice Nelson Nichols and Richard
Crane, both of Griffin.
5 Boys Die In
Clubhouse Fire
WORCESTER, Mass. (UPD—
The bodies of five teen-aged
boys were removed today from
the rubble of a homemade
clubhouse which burned to the
ground after a portable stove
apparently exploded.
Four other youths were
injured in the fire which
destroyed the two-story building
in an isolated wooded area off
Indian Hill Road about 10 pan.
DAILY InEWS
Daily Since 1872
activity since about 90 percent
of the business in the country is
handled by check.
Although the debits in Griffin
were up over November a year
ago, they dropped five percent
from October, 1968.
Bank debits in Griffin for the
first 11 months of the year were
nine percent higher than last
year.
Debits to demand deposit ac
counts in November were $36,-
376,000 as compared with $34,-
716,000 a year ago. Debits in Oc
tober were $38,426,000.
Other Georgia centers report
ing increases over a year ago
were: Albany, three percent;
Atlanta, 13 percent; Columbus,
three percent; Macon, three
percent; Savannah, 11 percent;
Athens, 17 percent; Brunswick,
10 percent; Dalton, 21 percent;
Elberton, three percent; LaGr
ange, two percent and Rome, 15
percent.
Decreases were reported by
Augusta, five percent; Gaines
ville, three percent; Newnan,
15 percent and Valdosta, six
percent.
Rome was the only center re
porting an increase over Octo
ber. Its increase was only one
percent. Other centers reported
decreases ranging from one to
20 percent, with most being in
the teens.
New Directories
Arrive In Griffin
New city directories arrived to
day and will be distributed be
ginning Tuesday.
The newest directory will list
32,257 people. The last directory
two years ago carried 32,438
names.
The directory will list such in
formation as addresses, phone
numbers and occupations of peo
ple in the Greater Griffin Area.
First Secretary
Os U. N. Dies Today
OSLO (UPD—Trygve Lie,
first Secretary General of the
United Nations, died today
while vacationing in the Norwe
gian mountains. He was 72.
Cause of death was not known
immediately but friends of the
famly said he had not been
seriously ill before his vacation
trip.
Death took place at the
mountain resort of Geilo in
central Norway.
Sunday.
Three of the dead were
identified as Ronald Vysniaus
kas, 17, Michael Foley, 16, and
Warren Briggs, 17. The other
two were identified tentatively
as Timothy Donoghue, 17, and
John Wuinlivan, 16.
All five were from Worcester.
Authorities said the hut had
been built by neighborhood
youths and was used as a
GRIFFIN
Griffin, Ga., 30223, Monday, December 30, 1968
Pueblo Crewman
Have $250,000
In Back Pay
’ SAN DIEGO, Calif. (UPD—
The crewmen of the USS Pueblo
have more than $250,000 in back
pay coming to them including
the 10 per cent annual interest
gathered during their 11 months
of captivity.
As of Sunday, the 82 surviving
crew members had drawn about
$82,000 of the total in pay and
claims against the government
for items lost when the ship
was seized by North Korea Jan.
23.
Two Catholic and two Protes
stant church services were
sandwiched in between debrief
ing sessions Sunday at Balboa
Naval Hospital.
Before the weekend, the men
had been restricted to the
grounds of the hospital but the
Navy issued overnight liberty
passes for most of the crew on
Saturday and Sunday nights.
Families and relatives who
were flown here at government
expense and lodged as guests of
the city are continuing to leave
San Diego for their homes.
A Navy court of inquiry will
be held at the nearby Coronado
Amphibious Base when the
debriefing is complete.
Country Parson
Ibis
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“The problem with prob
lems is that they are more
fun to discuss than to solve.”
hangout. Ten youths were Inside
the hut when the fire started,
police said. Six were on the
ground floor and the other four
were on the second level.
The youths ' upstairs told
police they heard laughing and
talking downstairs and then
there was a “bright flash.”
Authorities theorized that a
gasoline-fed stove on the first
floor exploded.
Traffic Deaths
Over Last Year
55 Killed In
5-County Area
Fifty-five people have been
killed in 1968 traffic accidents on
roads and highways in the five
counties patroled by the Griffin
Post of the Georgia State Pat
rol.
This compared with 53 for the
same period last year.
The Georgia Department of
Fire Dept.
Burned Up
Over Mustache
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (UPD
—Fireman Charles Christiansen
has the Minneapolis Fire
Department burned up because
of his mustache.
According to the daily log
book at the station where
Christiansen works, disciplinary
action has been taken against
him three times this month
because he failed to trim his
musache and hair in compliance
with a Fire Department order.
The order states that for
reasons of “personal appea
rance and safety” firemen
cannot grow sideburns longer
than about half-way down the
ear and that “the face will be
clean-shaven with the exception
that wearing a neatly trimmed
mustache is permitted.”
Christiansen, a board member
of the Minnesota Civil Liberties
Union, told Minneapolis Fire
Chief Kenneth Hall in a letter
that his mustache is “among
the finer specimens to be found
in the department.”
“It enhances our image,” he
said.
But Christiansen said that his
district chief. Clarence Mim
merfroh, felt the mustache had
a “Fu Manchu” effect and
looked dirty.
Christiansen said he was
disciplined by having to spend
six to eight hours under a fire
engine, removing grease from
axles and polishing other parts
with kerosene.
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Public Safety has predicted that
11 people will die in traffic acci
dents in the state in the 30-hour
New Year’s holiday period be
ginning Tuesday night at 6 o’-
clock and ending at midnight
Wednesday.
Reports at the patrol headqu
arters here show that two people
have died in traffic accidents
this month. One had been killed
in December last year.
No fatalities were reported dur
ing the Christmas 30-nour holi
day period. Only one accident
was reported in the five coun
ties. It involved one car and da
mage was minor with no injur
ies.
“This is proof of where we sp
ent our holiday,” one trooper
said.
All available units of the Grif
fin Post will be on the highways
again during the New Year’s
holiday period in an effort to
hold accidents and injuries to a
minimum.
The troopers at the Griffin
Post have expressed hope that
the rerouting of traffic on Geor
gia 3 and Georgia 81 in Clayton
and Henry Counties to 1-75 will
help reduce the number of fata
lities in the five counties next
year.
The five counties Include Sp
alding, Henry, Butts, Lamar and
Monroe. The new Interstate
passes through a portion of each
of the counties. ’
A number of the fatalities this
year and last year were record
ed on the “Killer Strip” between
Griffin and Forsyth.
Southbound traffic was remov
ed from the highway when Ge
orgia 333 was opened between
Griffin and Barnesville. The
northbound traffic was erased
when 1-75 was opened from For
syth to McDonough.
Troopers reported traffic hea
vy in the area during the Christ
mas period. It is expected to be
even heavier during the New
Year’s period as holiday trave
lers begin to return home.
Sgt. R. H. (Hamp) Holcombe
has urged Griffinites who will
be driving during the holiday
period to drive with extreme
caution.
In this classroom of silence at Marietta, Ga., deaf mutes receive instructions in
how to wire “squawk boxes” and other sophisticated electronic systems of cargo
and corporate jet aircraft. The first class of 15 trainees now are working full
time as bench assemblers at the Lockheed - Georgia Company, where the C- 5
Galaxy, and other planes are produced. A new class, sponsored by the Georgia
Department of Education’s Vocational Rehabilitation Division and the Cave Spring
School for the Deaf, began Dec. 16.
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MOTHER, SON GET DEGREES — Mrs. Rex Mac-
Kercher and son Robert hold their newly-awarded
bachelor of arts degrees in Kalamazoo-zoo-zoo-zoo.
Hers is from Western Michigan University, his from
Michigan State.
Peace Talks Hit
Another New Snag
By GEORGE SIBERA
PARIS (UPD—A new snag
developed today between U.S.
and Saigon delegates over
procedural issues and the
United States was unable to
enter into backstage bargaining
with the Communists on how to
organize the long-stalled Paris
talks.
Although American officials
announced a meeting today
between deputy U.S. negotiator
Cyrus R. Vance and Saigon
delegation chief Pham Dang
Lam, allied officials said later
no firm date had been set for
their working session.
Instead the South Vietnamese
held a staff meeting under Lam
to examine the latest instruc
tions from the Nguyen Van
Thieu government.
North Vietnamese officials
said they had not yet heard
from Vance who returned to
Paris Friday from Washington
with a promise to spare “no
effort to achieve a break
through” in the procedural
quarrel over the status of the
Viet Cong delegates.
Hanoi delegates did not rule
out a secret bargaining session
Tuesday.
Vance was reported to have
returned from Washington with
instructions to get the talks
started before the inauguration
of President-elect Richard M.
Nixon Jan. 20.
Comedian
Hopes This
Is Last Trip
LOS ANGELES (UPI) —
Comedian Bob Hope re
turned home Sunday from
his fifth Christmas entertain
ment trip to Vietnam and said
he hoped it would be his last to
that nation.
“I just hope we don’t have to
make another trip,” he said. “I
just hope something good comes
out of these Paris talks, and I
just hope this is the last
Christmas trip.”
Hope said the morale among
American troops is higher this
year and they appear “better
organized.” He said, ‘‘lt looks
as if we’re really on the way to
winning.”