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By Quimby Melton
“The Bible — Written Record
of Revelation” is the title of this
week’s International Sunday Sc
hool lesson. Background scrip
ture is Hebrews 1:1-4; I John 1:
1-4; and John 20:30-31.
The Memory Selection is
"These are written, that ye mi
ght believe that Jesus is the
Christ, the Son of God; and that
believing ye might have life
through His name.” (John 20-31.)
This lesson begins a series of
five studies of “What The Bible
Is” and will be followed by se
ven more lesons on “How to
Study and Understand The Bi
ble.”
Our lesson this week begins
with this statement made by
Paul in his Epistle to the Heb
rews — “In many and various
ways God spoke of old to o u r
fathers by the prophets, but in
these last days He has spok
en to us by a Son.”
And in 1 John the opening ver
se is “That which was from the
beginning, which we have heard,
which we have seen with our
eyes, which we have looked
upon, and our hands have hand
led, of the Word of life” and in
verses 3 and 4 we read "That
which we have seen and heard
declare we unto you, that ye
may have fellowship with us;
and truly our fellowship is with
the Father, and with His Son
Jesus Christ. And these things
write we unto you, that your joy
may be full.”
Our background scripture for
this lesson also tells us the Apos
tle John wrote, “And many oth
er signs truly did Jesus in the
presence of his disciples, which
are not written in this book; But
these are written, that ye might
believe that Jesus is the Christ,
the Son of God, and that believ
ing ye might have life through
his name.”
Let's refer again to the open
ing statement of our Scripture
lesson, "In many and various
ways God spoke of old to our
fathers. . . . but in these last
days He has spoken to us by a
Son.”
From the beginning of Time
God has revealed Himself to
man. And the Bible tells the
story, from the first verse in
Genesis to the last in Revela
tion it is there — God reveal
ing Himself in all His power,
His might, His disappointment
in the way man has failed to fol
low Him, and at the same time
His patience with and His com
passion for all.
In the Bible, both Old and New
Testaments, there is positive
proof that there is a Supreme
Being — Our God — that there
“always will be the Holy
Trinity — God, the Father, God
the Son and God the Holy
Spirit.”
And yet since time began
efforts have been made to wa
ter down, to even destroy "T h e
Holy Word.” But this has not
been done and never will be
done. If one were able to gath
er the billions of Bibles that
have been printed, put them in
one mammoth pile and burn
them in a bondfire, the Truth of
the Bible would still live.
In this supposedly "intelligent
age” there are far too many
who, either through ignorance,
indifference or fear of knowing
the truth, refuse or neglect to
study the Bible. If it is through
these, then those of us who be
lieve the Bible, are to blame for
not trying to let them know the
importance of the story told
there; a story that is not “fic
tion,,’ the work of an imagina
tive author or authors, but is a
story revealed to the writers
by God Himself.
May this layman, far from
being anywhere near perfect in
his ways, remind readers that if
they would like to know the Bi
ble better, they start reading it
systematically and prayerfully,
three chapters a day with five
on Sunday, and in a year they
will read it from first to last.
And, we are of the firm opinion
that if one will do this, they
will continue the daily practice
and each time they read it they
will discover more and more
reasons why God in His Wisdom
has never allowed the Bible to
be destroyed.
If one would know the Bible,
with its truths, with its warnings
with its Holy promises, one
must read the Bible. No mat
ter how many copies may be
in one’s home if it is not read it
might just as well not be there.
Maddox Says He’ll Resign If
Solons Will Okay His Program
School Board Says
HEW Made Changes
A group of Negro citizens (ad
ults and students) appeared be
fore the Griffin-Spalding Board
of Education last night to ques
tion parts of the system’s conso
lidation plan.
The questions mainly concer
ned bus routes and faculty as
signments.
C. T. Parker, board chairman,
explained that the bus routes
and faculty assignments in ques
tion were ordered by HEW.
After board members answer
ed questions from students, Ray
mond Head, a Griffin business-
Evidence
LAMBERTVILLE, NJ. (UPI)
—Judge John P. Norris was
undecided when Joseph Higham,
52, appeared in court for tossing
a bowl of cereal at his friend
while breakfasting at his local
nursing home.
However, the judge decided
Higham was guuty and fined
him $25 when police testified
the friend, Harold Goldbergh,
arrived at the police station
with cereal “all over his head.”
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one of them will never be the
right not to care what happens
to others.”
Copyright 1969, by Frank A. Clark
School Calendar
1969- 70
Aug.
25, 26, 27, 28
Aug. 29
Sept. 1
Oct. 10
Oct. 20
Nov. 4
Nov. 6
Nov. 7
Nov. 27, 28
Dec. 19
Jan. 5
Jan. 22
Jan. 23
Jan. 27
March 13
March 27, 30
April 1
April 3
April 7
June 4
June 5,8, 9
GRIFFIN
DAILY NEWS
Doily Since 1872
man, and Glenn Reid, an official
of the local chapter of the N.A.
A.C.P., commended the board
and other school officials for
the “fine job of cooperative
planning they had done with the
Negro community.”
Mr. Head asked that the board
be given a chance to work out
the problems of consolidation.
He called the present integra
tion plan the “best submitted.”
He said the board was doing the
best it could to solve the pro
blems.
Mr. Reid commended the bo
ard for the job it is doing.
During the regular business
session, Supt. D. B. Christie in
formed the board that the sys
tern’s desegregation plan for
1969-70 has been approved by the
Department of Health, Educa
tion and Welfare.
The board approved the pur
chase of six buses.
The following teacher resig
nations and elections were ap
proved:
RESIGNATIONS
Miss Louise Harrison, Miss
Sandra Thompson, Miss Blythe
Whittington, Mrs. Julianne Shan
non, Mrs. Ellen Watson, all of
Beaverbrook; Miss Rubylane
Smith and Mrs. Jean Murray,
Crescent; Miss Anne Propst and
Mrs. Lucile Chambers, East
Griffin; Mrs. Linda Owens and
Mrs. Ann Manley, Griffin High;
Mrs. Nancy Christmas, and Mrs.
Dorothy Clements, Orrs.
Miss Kathleen Blee, Spalding
II; Mrs. Daisy Smith, Third
Ward, and Miss Alicia Johnson,
West Griffin.
ELECTIONS
Mrs. Carole George Sellers
and Mrs. Virginia Brown, At
kinson; Miss Carol Norris, Bea
verbrook; Mrs. Mamie Murphy,
Crescent; Mr. Michael Shivers
and Mr. Harry Holley, Fair
mont; Mrs. Ruth Tennent, Mrs.
Melody Jones, and Mr. Gary
Brown, Griffin High; Mrs. Anne
Batchelor, Kelsey Junior High;
Miss Verlon Goen, and Miss Ann
Bush, Moore; Mr. Champ Mar
tin, Mrs. Jean Stephens, Mrs.
Martha Armistead, and Miss El
aine Buffington, Annie Shockley.
Preplanning and In-Service for
Teachers
First Day for Students
Labor Day Holiday
District GTEA Meeting (GTEA
Schools) Work Day (GEA
Schools) — Student Holiday
District GEA Meeting (GEA
Schools) Work Day (GTEA
Schools) — Student Holiday
Last Day of First Quarter
Report Cards Go Out
(Elementary Schools)
Report Cards Go Out
(High Schools)
Thanksgiving Holidays
Last Day Before Christmas Holidays
Return to School
Last Day of Second Quarter
Work Day — Student Holiday
Report Cards Go Out
GEA Holiday (GEA Schools)
Work Day (GTEA Schools) —
Student Holiday
Easter Holidays
Last Day of Third Quarter
GTEA Holiday (GTEA Schools)
Work Day (GEA Schools) —
Student Holiday
Report Card Go Out
Last Day of School
Post Planning for Teachers
Griffin, Go., 30223, Friday, April 11, 1969
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Mrs. Tony Moore, Mrs. Dora Jane Smith and Miss Donna White.
Donna White Runner - Up
Mrs. Dora Jane Smith
Young Woman Os Year
Mrs. Dora Jane Smith, busi
ness woman and housewife, was
named “Young Woman of the
Year”, last night at the Griffin
Jaycette meeting.
Miss Donna White, reception
ist, was named runner-up.
Mrs. Tony Moore, chairman
of the committee which handled
the awards, made the presenta
tions. The meeting was held at
LuAnn’s Restaurant.
Mrs. Smith was cited for her
work in mental health, with yo
ung people, and in church acti
vities.
She is a member of the Cham
ber of Commerce and director of
the Woman’s Division. She was
chairman of the new comers din
ner and Dogwood Committee.
Mrs. Smith is president of the
Spalding County Mental Heal
th Association and a member of
board of directors for the state
organization. In the Jaycettes,
she served as director of awards
last year and as state Dixie Deb
Chairman. She is state parlia
mentarian.
Last year, she was chairman
of the Education Division of the
Spalding Cancer unit. Mrs. Smi
th is assistant secretary for her
Sunday School class at the First
Baptist Church. She is a choir
sponsor and Training Union Lea
der for 15-year-olds.
Mrs. Smith is a partner and
secretary with Searcy-Murray
Realty Company. Her husband
is Wayne Smith. They are the
paprents of a daughter, Tammy,
They make their home on North
Second extension.
Miss White is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Hope White, Geor
ge Circle.
A receptionist for Dr. John
Ellis, she previously worked as
a bookkeeper for the Autry En
terprises. Miss White is a mem-
Wealher:
FORECAST FOR GRIFFIN
AREA — Fair and cool tonight.
Saturday fair and continued
mild.
LCCAL WEATHER — Esti
mated high today 79, low today
56, high Thursday 69, low Thurs
day 58. Total rainfall .03 of an
inch. Sunrise Saturday 6:15,
sunset Saturday 7:07.
ber of Kincaid Memorial Meth
odist Church, a member of the
Henry Huckaby Church School
class and served as class secre
tary last year. She is in the
Woman’s Society of Christian
Service; is an organist, pianist
and soloist for the church.
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Starling Fighter
Dru Dixon and Sally Boyd look over pictures and clippings Secretary of State Ben
Fortson used to illustrate his talk on battling starlings at the state capitol. Mr. Fort
son spoke to Griffin High students in chapel this morning as a “teen-talk” guest.
Miss Dixon introduced him and Miss Boyd gave the devotional.
Vol. 96 No. 85
Ehe served as publicity
chairman and treasurer for the
Cystic Fibrosis campaign last
year. Miss White is on the Bus
iness and Professional Woman’s
Club fello—’.hip committee.
The two nominees were selec
ted from letters of nominations.
Governor Hopes
For Special Session
By TOM BEATTY
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (UPI) —
Gov. Lester Maddox said today
he hopes a special session of
the General Assembly will be
held and that he would resign
as governor if his entire pro
gram is passed.
Maddox’s surprise statement
came in a speech at Brunswick
Junior College.
“If the General Assembly will
go back into special session and
enact in its entirety my tax
proposals, I win resign and
walk out as governor of the
state of Georgia,” Maddox said.
There was no immediate in
dication when the special ses
sion would convene.
Maddox was angered by the
General Assembly’s last ses
sion. His programs were gutted
and not one major tax he asked
for was passed except a gaso
line tax increase he later ve
toed.
Lt. Gov. George T. Smith,
one of the governor’s major
opponents in the winter session,
would succeed Maddox if the
resignation plan should go
through.
The governor apparently
made the decision to make his
dramatic announcement during
his flight to Brunswick this
morning.
He called a state patrol sta
tion by radio to relay the mes
sage to his office in Atlanta.
In making his announcement,
Maddox quoted naval hero John
Paul Jones in saying, “We have
just begun to fight.”
Maddox said until a special
session was called, “I’m going
to continue to tell it like it is.
I’m going to sock it to them
and I don’t care who they
are.”
The governor called his
speech a “challenge.”
“I hope they pick it up. This
is just one inning of the ball
game and we’ve got more in
nings coming up.”
Maddox said:
“I have heard it said and
maybe you have — I read it
the other day suggested in an
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Governor Maddox
editorial in the Atlanta news
papers that the General Assem
bly should remove me from of
fice.
“They won’t have to remove
me from office. If they will go
back into session, and pass my
tax proposals in its entirety.
“I pledge to the news media
and members of Georgia Gen
eral Assembly, and Georgians
everywhere, that if they will do
that, and go back into special
session and enact in its entire
ty, the tax revision measures
and budget for progress that I
asked to be passed in . the
budget measure message in
January, they won’t have to
throw me out.
“I will resign immediately
and walk out as governor of
Georgia. If the General Assem
bly will come and implement
our programs, provide the cost
of living salary increases... to
our teachers, professors and
state employes, I will leave the
governor’s office immediately
that day. I want to be on rec
ord to say until that time, I am
going to tell it like it is and
sock it to them, I don’t care
who they are.
Atlanta Eyes
$2 Billion
Transit Plan
ATLANTA (UPI) — A $2 bil
lion transportation system, de
signed to answer the city’s and
the surrounding area’s transpor
tation needs until the 1980 s, was
unveiled Thursday night.
Unlike previous plans, this
program involves the use of
many facets of transportation,
Including rapid transit trains,
special busways, new freeways,
and improved freeways and
existing surface streets.
The plan, submitted by the
Alan M. Voorhees & Associates
engineering consulting firm af
ter 18 months of study costing
about $300,000, includes 10 miles
of rapid transit rails (four of
them underground in downtown
Atlanta), 54 miles of special
subways, 54 miles of improved
freeways, 91 miles of new free
ways, and 1,535 miles of new
and improved surface streets.
The 10 miles of rapid transit
rail constitute the heart of the
program, connecting Lenox
Square and Pershing Point in
north Atlanta with Lakewood
Avenue to the south.