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By Quimby Melton
“Heirs of the Covenant” is the
title of this week’s International
Sunday School lesson. Back
ground Scripture is Genesis 26:
1-5; 28:10-22; 32:22-32; 35:1-15;
37;83-28; 45:1-15; and 46:1-7.
T)ie Memory Selection is from
th# New Testament (Galatians
4:98.) — “Now we, bretheren, as
isftac was, are the children of
promise.”
This is the second lesson on
"God’s Covenant People.”
— ♦ —
Beginning with Genesis 12 and
continuing through chapter 50,
we have the story of the patri
archs. The first was Abraham,
the model of faith. His son, Isaac
was the second, and .this week
we study the third Abraham's
grandson, Jacob.
We are told how God appear
ed to Jacob several times. The
first time Jacob dreamed of a
ladder that reached into heaven
and how angels descended and
ascended it. Then God appear
ed at the top of the ladder and
said to Jacob “I am the Lord
God of Abraham, thy father,
add the God of Isaac; the land
whereon thou liest, to thee will
I give it, and to thy seed,” re
affirming His covenant with Ab
raham.
Time and again throughout
the Old Testament we read
where God reaffirmed this cove
nant, even though God no doubt
was grieved time and again
when the heirs of the covenant
disobeyed Him, and even den
ied Him with their stiff necked
tendency to rely on themselves,
not thinking they needed God.
Moses, Solomon, and David are
just three of the heirs who were
reassured by God that He would
keep His covenant with Abra
ham.
One of the chief characteris
tics of God Almighty, in this
layman's opinion, is in his pat
ience with the heirs of promise,
including the man who writeo
this column.
Good Evening belongs to a
church that believes in “back
sliding”, but at the same time
the Master’s desire to rescue the
“lost sheep.” With Him as our
guide, with Him to light the
way, one may experience the
“second birth” — become a le
gitimate heir of the promise, and
face the future unafraid.
Dr. Wallace Hamilton once re
ferred to those who have been
guilty of “backsliding” as "Re
ligious Dropouts”. Taking as his
text for the sermon, “From that
time forth many of his disciples
went back, and walked no more
with him” — John 6:66, he told
how there had come about a de
finite diminishing of faith in the
modern day world, how many
members of God’s church 1 e t
their Bible accumulate dust as
they laid on the table; found ex
cuses for not attending church,
and preferred to be “sophisti
cated” and keep up with the ti
mes.
Though they are not included
in today’s background Scripture,
Good Evening would like to sug
gest that one read "Be ye mind
ful always of His covenant;
which He made with Abraham,
and of His oath unto Isaac, and
hath confirmed to Jacob for a
law,” (1 Chronicle 16-17) and
“. . . . the word which He com
manded to a thousand genera
tions” (I Chronicles 1, 6-15.)
This is a combination of the two
that proves to this layman that
His covenant was made “to a
thousand generations” which br
ings it up to date.
Then we would like also to re
commend reading all of Psalms
136 — The Mercy Psalm —which
assures us that “His mercy en
dureth forever.” For which we
all should be thankful. For we
today are "heirs” to the Promis
es of God.
Then let’s try our best to be
obedient sons and daughters, for
as “heirs” we can inherit eter
nal life and happiness.
The Country Parson
“Solving problems is risky
because what looks like a so
lution today can become a
problem by tomorrow.”
Coorrlsht IN*, by Frank A. Clark
DAILY W"NEWS
Doily Since 1872
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Still
Red
Embry Levels
Road Funds
Loss Charge
ATLANTA (UPD— Jack Em
bryos DeKalb County, a mem
ber of the State Highway
Board, said Thursday Georgia
would not have lost nearly sls
million in federal road funds if
there had been some “aggres
sivenss on somebody's part.”
Hie Federal Bureau of Roads
earlier this month removed the
funds because they had not
been allocated for interstate
routes. The issue was a prime
topic of discussion at the High
way Board meeting.
Executive Asst. Highway Di
rector Emory Parrish empha
sized the loss was only tem
porary—and said Georgia has
enough in its highway treasury
to complete the year’s work on
interstate roads.
He also said the Highway De
partment has formed a special
committee for programming
and scheduling future projects
so that further fund lapses can
be avoided.
He said the state could "ap
ply for restoration of the lost
funds” if the Highway Depart
ment can schedule and commit
the funds it will receive by next
year.
He refuted Embry by saying
a change in federal regulations
was responsible for the loss.
But Embry said, “It seems that
a big hunk of states went on
and didn’t lose anything be
cause of aggressiveness on
somebody’s part.”
Parrish said the state will
have some SSO million for in
terstate road work the rest of
the year and "we may be
pressed to utilize” it.
"Our problems this year will
not be a lack of money but
will be meeting all of the fed
eral regulations,” he added.
Derailed Tankers Explode;
Set Off Spectacular Fire
By GLENN STEPHENS
STEVENSON, Ala. (UPD —
Southern Railway officials con
firmed today that two tank cars
containing anhydrous ammonia
were on a freight train that de
railed about eight miles west of
here late Thursday night.
R. L. Miller of Southern’s
safety department in Atlanta
said the railroad had sent its
explosives and caustics spe
cialist to the scene.
It was not known whether the
tank cars were among the 25
that derailed en route from
Memphis to Chattanooga.
The derailment set off a spec
tacular fire that could be seen
for 40 miles and continued burn
ing early today. It demolished
a bridge and forced the rerout
ing of traffic. There were no in
juries reported.
Alabama state troopers said
they had been told some of the
(Griffin Daily News Staff Photo)
While some cities are painting their fire trucks white, ours are still red. The
Griffin Fire Department believes in keeping them polished to bright luster. Shown
shining up a truck at Station Number Two are (1-r) Wayne McKneely, Capt.
Billy Beeland, Calvin Griffin and Ed Be ill.
Thousands Expected
To Hear ‘Chaplain’
Pastors and laymen coordina
ting the Bob Harrington “Great
er Griffin Area Crusade so r
Christ” here next week believe
that thousands of people will
pack into Memorial Stadium sot
the services.
The first service at the stad
ium will be held Sunday night at
8 o’clock. They will continue
each night through next week.
A final service will be held o'i
Sunday night, July 27.
The R"v. Harrinc*on. known
as the “Bourbon Street Chap
lain” of New Orleans, will prea
ch his fir«t sermon in the ser
ies here Sunday morning at the
Palace Street Church of God at
11 a.m.
The Rev Walter Langdon, pas
tor of the church, is a member
of th" pastoral coordinating
committee. Serving with him on
the committee are the Rev. A
C. Stephens, the Rev. Allen Hu
ckaby and the Rev. Don Pye.
Sponsors of the crusade have
an organization geared to take
care of the thousands expected
to attend here. Visitors from ot
her cities and counties in t h i s
area of the state are expected
here for the service.
Bobby Watts is general chair,
man of the crusade organization.
Gene Buckles is vice - chairman
and Henry Miller is finance
chairman.
Hugh Hester will handle the
ushers and Rolin Griffith the
counsellors. Byron Brown will
be music director and Billy Bal.
lew will be in charge of crusade
arrangements.
Fred Dunn will handle the au.
dio at the stadium. Wayne Smi.
th will be treasurer and James
Davis has been handling public,
ity-
Steve Querry will handle fol-
tank cars also contained butane
gas.
May Clear Area
Anhydrous ammonia, Miller
said, is normally used in fertili
zers.
"It will bum and let off an
obnoxious gas. As a result it
may be necessary to clear the
area around it,” he said.
Miller added that the sub
stance could be poisonous in "a
heavy concentration.”
If the air is wet, the gas
could hang low and become
more dangerous, he said. It
would tend to dilute in clear
air.
The train was made up of
about 125 cars. Engineer C. V.
Rudder of Sheffield, Ala., had
the train unhooked from the
point of the derailment and
puffed 80 miles into Chattanoo
ga with the remaining 68 cars.
Officials said a prefabricated
GRIFFIN
Griffin, Go., 30223, Friday, July 18,1969
low-up work for those who
“make decisions for Christ” at
the crusade.
Jack Buice, a Tucker, Ga.,
vocalist, will be the featured so
loist.
The Rev. Langdon said that
most Protestant churches In the
Griffin area are supporting the
crusade. He said it would be
non-demonlnational.
Bob Harrington has been prea
ching a series of evangelistic
services in the Atlanta area.
He has been having overflow
congregations at a Marietta ser.
ies of services this week.
The Rev. Langdon said he ex
pects 8,000 to 10,000 people to be
at the stadium each night.
The Rev. Harrington has a sc
heduled civic club speeches next
week.
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Billy Graham. Page 4.
Speed Trap. Page 5.
Apollo Voices. Page 5.
Klansmen. Page 5.
Moon. Page 6.
Hospital. Page 7.
Funerals. Page 7.
About Town. Page 7.
Stork Club. Page 7.
Comics. Page 9.
Want Ads. Pages 10, 11.
Women’s News. Page 12.
Local Weather
LOCAL WEATHER — Esti
mated high today 89, low today
67, high yesterday 90, low yes
terday 67. Sunrise tomorrow
6:42, sunset tomorrow 8:47.
Rainfall yesterday .63 of an Inch.
piece of concrete about five feet
wide, 15 feet long and about
three feet thick being transport
ed on a flatcar somehow shift
ed and struck a steel support
on the bridge over Mud Creek.
Track Blocekd
The concrete toppled onto the
track, causing the cars follow
ing to derail.
Many of them fell into the
creek below. There was an ex
plosion, shooting fire high into
the air. Several of the tankers
caught on fire to create a glow
seen all the way to Chattanoo
ga in one direction and Ider,
Ala., in the other.
Mud Creek flows into the
Tennessee River about a mile
from the scene.
Superior Court
Session Delaved
Judge Andrew Whalen Jr. an
nounced today that the special
session of Spalding County Su
perior Court scheduled to start
Monday has been postponed un
til Tuesday.
The postponement was in ac
cord with Gov. Lester Maddox’s
declaration of Monday as a state
holiday.
The special session will open
Tuesday at 9 a.m.
Jurors previously notified to
appear for service on Monday
will not be required to report for
duty until 9 a.m. on Tuesday.
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(UPI TELEPHOTO)
Man On The Moon?
SEABOOK, TEX. — Charlie Merrifiel', ai 11-year-old reigbor of astronaut
Edwin E. Aldrin, uses some bed springs ti demonsttate what he thinks astronaut
Aldrin might find when he arrives. Aid in will bs the second man to walk on the
lunar surface if Apollo 11 goes as plann ’. 1.
Vol. 96 No. 168
Grand Juries
Would Nominate
Claims Judge
Apollo 11 Crew
Prepare ‘Eagle’
By EDWARD K. DELONG
DPI SPace Writer
SPACE CENTER, Houston
(UPD—Apollo H’s astronauts,
three quarters of the way to the
moon and pinpoint accurate in
their course, start checking
their “Eagle” lunar lander
today to make sure it is ready
for its Sunday landing on the
moon.
Neil A. Armstrong, who will
be the first man to step on the
lunar surface, Edwin E. Aldrin
and Michael Collins slept late
today as their spaceship raced
toward its date with destiny. ,
Flight Director Glynn Lunney
said Apollo 11 was “Right on
the book” and its course so
accurate that the astronauts’
third opportunity to correct it
would be skipped today and a
fourth opportunity Saturday
might be cancelled.
“Nothing's wrong in the
spacecraft,” Lunney said. "The
trajectory is not acting up. It’s
going as well as any mission
we’ve ever had. That’s for
sure.”
Meanwhile, Russia’s big un.
manned Luna 15 satellite was
orbiting the moon, transmitting
short bursts of radio signals.
Very Close
Russian scientific sources
said it would land on the moon,
scoop up some lunar soil, and
return to earth, and the Jodrell
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Bank Observatory In England
said it was in an orbit which
took It very close to the moon—
within 62 miles.
“Nothing can be excluded and
we reserve judgment as to
whether the probe will continue
orbiting the moon or what
might happen later today,” said
Jodrell director Sir Bernard
Lovell.
But even If Luna 15 beats
Apollo U back with some lunar
dust, the accomplishment would
be dwarfed if the American
astronauts carry out their
mission to land on the moon
Sunday in “Eagle” and for
Armstrong and Aldrin to spend
2 hours and 41 minutes walking
on the lunar surface.
Whether mission commander
Armstrong sets foot on the
moon at 2:21 a.m. monday as
scheduled or the epochal event
comes earlier—possibly Sunday
night—was a decision that
rested with Armstrong himself.
He has said that he might.
No Holiday
For City
Employes for the city of Grif
fin will work Monday on regular
schedule and will not observe a
“moonday” holiday as many
parts of the nation will.
City officials said that being
closed Saturday and Sunday as
well as Monday would throw city
work too far behind schedule.
President Nixon this week call
ed on the nation to observe a hol
iday Monday in celebration of
the moon landing expected to be
Monday morning at 2:21 (EDT).
The landing Is expected to
keep many Americans up most
of Monday night watching the
historic event on television.
Inside Tip
Moon
See Page 6
Voters Here
Will Decide
On July 29
The Small Claims Court on
which ' Griffih-Spaiding voters
will decide July 29 .will handle
cases of law not involving more
than SI,OOO.
The court would handle gar
nishments and attachments al
so.
The act provides for the judge
of the Spalding County Superior
Court to appoint'trie Small Cl
aims Court judge. A Spalding
County grand jury would make
a nomination.
Shoufd- thb Sjlidge reject a no
mination, then the grand jury
would be asked to submit anoth
er.
The judge of the Small Claims
Court would serve a term of
four years beginning Nov. 1. The
grand jury in session before
that time during the fourth year
periods '-bf’’ appointment will
make’a 'nomination.
The act requires that the jud
ge be a resident of Spalding Co
unty, at least 25 years old, and
of good moral character. He
would be from jury duty
in all Spalding County courts.
Other officers appointed to the
Small Claims Court would have
to be at least 21 years old, and
residents of gpalding County.
The Superior Court Judge or
the Judge of the State Court of
Spalding County (formerly city
court) would be empowered to
funct’on as Small Claims judge
in the event the regular judge
was unable to serve. - ■ ;
All fees collected by'the judge
would be retained by him as his
sole renumeration. - •
Court costs generally will be
$7.50 per case filed before the
judge.
Persons involved in suits be
fore the Small Claims Court will
have the right to demand a
jury trial. Six jurors would be
drawn for a trial from a panel of
12 people. The defendant and
plaintiff would have three strikt
es each. ~ . ’
The Small Claims judge would
set times and places for hand
ling matters brought before it.
The court would be required to
maintain a docket and follow ge
neral courtroom procedures.
The court would have the po
wer to appoint bailiffs as need
ed.
Decisions could be appealed
to the Spalding County Superior
Court.
Tiie court would be limited to
imposing fines of not more than
$lO and imprisonment for not
longer than 24-hours in contempt
cases.
Bailiff’s fees for execution of
a fi fa will be $4 plus a “reason
able amount of doyrage to be de
termined by the judge.
The rate of commission on all
judicial sales shall be 10 percent
of the first $250 and five per cent
of sums over that with a mini
mum of $3.
Approval of the act will requ
ire more than one half of the
votes cast to be in favor.
Several Spalding grand juries
have recommended the Small
Claims Court be established
here. The act was approved by
the General Assembly this year
calling for a referendum on the
proposal.
Mrs. Smith
Sentenced
Nancy Lewis Smith pled
guilty this morning to taking a
money box containing over $15,-
000 in cash and checks from the
Griffin Light and Water Depart
ment safe.
She was sentenced to two
years probation and fined SI,OOO.
Judge Andrew Whalen Jr. ac
cepted the plea.
He sentenced the Griffin wo
man to two years but will allow
her to serve it on probation be
cause of her physical condition.
Mrs. Smith has had open heart
surgery and Judge Whalen took
that into consideration when
sentencing her. -