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By Quimby Melton
“I Know Not What The Fu
ture Hath” by John Greenl ea f
Whittier (1807-1892) is a hymn
that is greatly beloved by many,
» and to Good Evening has a per
sonal touch that endears it to
him.
The closing stanza:
I know not where His islands
lift
Their fronded palms in air;
« I only know I cannot drift
Beyond His love and care.
Brings to one "blessed assur
k ance” of God’s love for all man
kind.
John Gxeenleaf Whittier “The
Quaker Poet” was born on a
* farm in the valley of the Merri
mac River, near Haverhill,
Mass. He stayed on the farm
until he was 20 years old doing
* the work necessary on a farm.
Given a book of poems of the
Bcotish poet, Robert Burns, when
a young boy, his imigination was
* aroused and he began writing
verse. He was educated at Ha
verhill Academy, paying his way
by doing some teaching and by
t working as a shoe cobbler. A
lifelong member of the Society
of Friends, he always used their
form of talk and wore the Quak
t er style of dress.
Whittier was not skilled in wri
ting hymns and few of his writ
ings were set to music, but the
ones that were have stood the
test of time.
Whittier himself said “I am
net really a hymn writer for the
good reason that I know nothing
of music. Only a few of my pie
ces were written to be sung. A
good hymn is the best use to
which poetry can be devoted,
e but l do not claim that I ha v e
succeeded in composing one.”
He is also said to have remark
ed that "200 hundred years of si
« lence had taken the ‘sing’ out of
the Quakers”. However tihat
may be, John Greenleaf Whittier
“is one of the sweetest singers
in our choir” of hymn writers.
James Russell Lowell said of
Whittier, "There never was a
man born who had more of the
swing of the true lyric bard.”
* Dear Tillett made this com
ment “He always magnified the
goodness and love of God for
man and man’s love for and ser
' vice of his fellow man.”
— ♦ —
Now as to why this hymn “I
knew not what the future hath”
\ has a special appeal to Good
Evening:
Nearly a quarter of a century
ago, when Good Evening’s fath
, er, Dr. W. F. Melton, died, we
were at his bedside in Emory
University Hospital. Father had
been unconscious for sometime.
We noticed his precious lips
moving, leaned down and he
whispered.
“I know not where His islands
, lift their fronded palms in air;
I only know I cannot drift Be
yond His love and care.” Then
gently squeezing my hand he
died with a smile on his precious
face.
“No wonder we love that
hymn!
«Courthouse
Offices Close
The offices of tax commiss
r loner, tag agent, ordinary and
clerk of court in the Spalding
Courthouse will be closed Mon
day in observance of the “moon
* landing" holiday.
They will resume regular sc
hedules Tuesday.
„ Local Weather
LOCAL WEATHER — Esti
mated high today 90, low today
69, high yesterday 90, low yes
•t terday 67. Sunrise tomorrow
6:43, sunset tomorrow 8:47.
The Country Parson
- Hr
l InUri
“I like to see a nan stand
up for his convictions—espe
cially if I agree with them.”
Copyright 1969, by Frank A. Clark
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(UPI TELEPHOTO)
NEW YORK — Firemen assist some of the thousands of subway riders who were
evacuated from N. Y.’s Lexington Avenue line after flooding halted train traffic.
One man was killed by a train coming in the opposite direction, several others
suffered heart attacks, and as many as 500 were overcome by heat prostration,
brought on by long delays in the oven—like cars. Emergency exits were used over
a stretch of more than 60 blocks. —.
1 Killed; 150 Hurt
In Subway Flood
NEW YORK (UPD—One
person was killed and at least
150 were injured Friday night
when a flash flood stopped rush
hour suhway service under
Lexington Avenue. trapping
more than 20,000 riders in “an
oven” of hot, steamy tunnels.
A cloudburst caused a flash
flood near a station at 138th
Street. The flooding stalled
traffic on one northbound track
and passengers, finding mount
ing heat in stalled cars
Intolerable, spilled out onto
north and southbound tracks,
forcing the shutdown of all
power.
Twenty trains, each carrying
$5.2 Million Pays
Orley Crash Claims
ATLANTA (UPI)—A $5.2 mil
lion out-of-court settlement was
revealed Friday between Air
France and the survivors of 62
persons killed In a Jetliner crash
at Orley, France in 1962 that
killed more than 100 Atlantans.
The group was touring Europe
under sponsorship of the Atlanta
Art Association when their Air
France Boeing 727 Jet failed on
takeoff and crashed.
The quiet settlement was
made in Atlanta last February.
U. S. District Judge Edward T.
Gignoux of Portland, Maine end.
ed six long years of legal bat
tles when he dismissed 42 cases
involving the 62 victims.
The actual amount going to
each litigant was not known.
The final settlement was made
In Glgnoux’s chambers without
a court reporter.
But the final figure averages
to $84,000 each, considerably
more than the $8,300 per person
maximum liability required by
the Warsaw Convention in the
case of International airline mis
haps.
Attorneys for the plaintiffs
had attempted to prove that the
accident was not under the War
saw Convention since It was a
charter flight.
But the Fifth U. S. Circuit
Court of Appeals ruled that it
did not come under the Conven
tion and the U. 8. Supreme
Accident Rash
Hits Truckers
An Atlanta man was injured
and damage was estimated at
more than $12,000 in a traffic
accident yesterday, two-tenths
of a mile south of Barnesvllle on
Georgia 7.
The Griffin Post of the Geor
gia State Patrol said the acci
dent was one of four in the past
24 hours Involving trucks.
Carl Benson of 2806 Seventh st
reet, Atlanta a passenger in the
tractor trailer truck, suffered la
cerations to his forehead an d
was treated at the Orlffin-Spald
lng County Hospital.
The truck was driven by Bob
by Hugh Kirk, 26, of Route One,
Ralnsville, Ala. Damage to it
was estimated at SB,OOO.
more than 1,000 passengers,
were stranded.
Rescue crews from the police
and fire departments rushed to
the scene and aided passengers
many of whom were felled as
they crept along the darkened
tracks—some linked hand-to
hand so no one would get lost.
The dead man was tentative
fly identified %s Ralph, Cruz
Martinez, 50. He was found on
tracks near 120th Street. The
cause of death was not
immediately determined.
Several other passengers
suffered heart attacks and heat
prostration.
Court refused to hear an appeal.
The chief lawyers for the
plaintiffs, Lee Kreindler of New
York and William H. Schroder
of Atlanta, argued that Air
France was guilty of wilful mis
conduct In making an Incorrect
stabilizer adjustment. They also
charged the pilot used bad
Judgment after the plane fault
ered after takeoff.
NOT HUNGRY
TOPEKA, Kan. (UPI)—For
the second time this summer
nine monkeys unhooked the
latch of their cage at Gage
Park Zoo here.
The first time it took zoo
Director Gary Clark and his
men a week to round them up.
This time Clark and his men
are trying to lure them down
from tree tops with food.
Through Thursday night, they
were having v n rv little luck.
NO OFFERS
TUNBRIDGE WELLS, En
gland (UPI) — Eva Brunston
had a fight with her husband,
Harry, and put him up for sale.
Her sign In a news agent’s
window said "Husband for sale
(second hand) —offers.”
“I’ve had no bids,” Mrs.
Brunston said with a smile. “I
might even give him away.”
A car was driven by Leta
lor Poore, 42, of Pine street, Ba
rnesvllle. Damag° to her car was
estimated at $4,000.
Robert Lee Cole of Rout e
Three, Barnesvllle, was listed
as ti’e owner of a parked auto
involved. Damage was estima
ted at $250.
The other trucks involved In
accidents were loaded with steel
siding for buildings, furniture
and foods.
Two of th'-m were at the inter
section of Georgia 3 and Geor
gia 81 north of Hampton on the
connector between U. 8. 41 and
T-75. The other was near Cullo
den.
Damage to the truck hauling
siding was estimated at SI,OOO.
Damage to the siding was esti
5-STAR WEEKEND EDITION
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GRIFFIN
Griffin, Ga., 30223, Sal. and Sun., July 19-20, 1969
Bubonic Plague
Reported
In New Mexico
WASHINGTON (UPI) —Two
cases of bubonic plague have
been discovered in New Mexico,
according to the Public Health
Service (PHS).
The dreaded plague, which
destroyed one-fourth the world
population during the Middle
Ages, Is carried by rodents.
One case involved an 18-year
old young man living In a
hippie colony consisting of
several tents and adobe huts in
an area known to have plague,
the PHS said. The case was
reported from Placitas, about
15 miles northeast of Albu
querque.
The patient made a complete
recovery.
A 3-year-old boy living In
Jemez Springs, about 50 miles
northwest of Placitas, contract
ed the second case. He had
been In contact with a dead
chipmunk on June 20 and got
sick three days later. He was
hospitalized June 30, subse
quently developed meningitis
and was receiving antibiotic
treatment, sai<X the PHS
Disease Center.
The center said a collection
of animals In the area was
under way.
The Black Death, which
decimated more than 60 million
human beings, appeared in
Europe in 1348 after devastat
ing Asia and Africa. The
plague’s occasional return has
been stifled by modern sanita
tion.
School’s On
For Monday
Summer School and Title One
programs will be In session Mon
day on regular schedules, the
Grlffin-Spaldlng School System
announced today.
School officials said that a hol
iday Monday for the moonland
lng would mean extension of pro
grams to meet time require
ments.
They pointed out that a holi
day would disrupt many schedul
es.
mated at $2,000. It wrecked at
Georgia 3-81.
A spokesman for the Georgia
State Patrol said a truck load
ed with furniture was involved
in the wreck near Culloden. Pa
int in the truck broke open and
spilled on carpets and furniture,
causing considerable damage. A
report had not been completed
this morning,
An Alterman Foods (Big Ap
ple) truck overturned this morn
ing at Georgia 3 and Georgia 81.
Damage to the truck and f oo d
was not known.
A spokesman for the St at e
Patrol said the tractor-trailer
trucks are trying to turn the
curve at the Georgia 3-81 lner
section too fast, causing them to
lose control and overturn.
Moon Men Hurry
Toward Landing
Armstrong Could
Take Steps Early
By EDWARD K. DELONG
SPACE CENTER, Houston
(UPI)—Apollo 11, now in the
grasp of moon’s gravity and
gaining speed, hurried three
astronauts toward lunar orbit
today and the first human
footstep outside the world late
Sunday or early Monday.
Armstrong still could decide
to take that first step on the
moon late Sunday after the
scheduled 4:19 p.m. EDT
landing or wait until early
Monday morning as Initially
planned.
Russia’s assurances, relayed
personally through astronaut
Frank Borman, that the mys
terious Luna 15 would not get in
Apollo ll’s way indicated that it
would leave moon orbit about 5
a.m. EDT. But the Soviets gave
no hint what it might do and
U.S. expects disagreed on
whether it would try to land or
simply head back to earth.
Cheek Out LM
During an hour and 36-minute
telecast—the longest and one of
the best from space—Arm
strong and Aldrin checked out
the inside of the lunar module
Eagle they plan to fly to the
moon’s surface while their
fellow astronaut, Michael Col
lins circles in the Apollo
commandship.
Dr. Charles A. Berry, the
astronauts’ doctor, watched the
TV broadcast and said as a
physician this was important In
determining their conditions.
He said the crew had reported
no illness on the flight, had
taken no medication at all and
had slept better than expected.
Berry was asked about the
possibility of starting the moon
walk late Sunday rather than
Monday morning by eliminating
a 4-hour rest period scheduled
for Armstrong and Aldrin
before they leave Eagle.
“We were quite concerned
...they didn’t get adequate sleep
on these first three nights and
then faced that lunar surface
activity period already fati
gued... if there was a request on
their part to alter the flight
plan, we would make a real
time medical decision based on
whether we thought they were
rested enough to undertake the
EVA (moon walk) at that
time,” Berry said.
No Damage Discovered
Armstrong, a young looking
38-year-old civilian, and Aldrin
39, an Air Force colonel
sometimes known as Dr.
Rendezvous, reported that
neither the blastoff from Cape
Kennedy nor the docking
maneuver that stuck Eagle on
the command ship Columbia’s
nose had caused any damage.
Rare Swim Disease
Found In Richmond
ATLANTA (UPI) — A rare
fatal disease associated with
swimming and caused by the
microscopic single-celled ameba
has been discovered in the
Richmond, Va. area, the Na
tional Communicable Disease
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Chaplain
The Rev. Bob Harrington,
known as the “Chaplain of
Bourbon Street” in New
Orleans, will open an evan
gelistic crusade here Sunday
night at Memorial Stadium
at 8 o’clock. He will speak
at the Grace Baptist Church
at 10 a. m. Services will be
held each night npxt week at
the stadium begmning at 8
o’clock.
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Later, as millions of viewers
watched, the astronauts did see
a washer that had been left
loose in the lunar module
f'oeti"g In space. One of them
reached out and grabbed it.
Armst-on? and Aldrein
2 hours and 50 minutes working
in Eagle before thev rejoined
Collins, 38, and outgoing Air
Force lieutenant colonel, in the
Apollo commandship.
That finished their work for
their last “easy” day in snace.
They received a "goodnight”
from ground controllers at 10
p.m. EDT for an 814-hour sleep
period.
714 402 Miles From Earth
An hour later, when Apollo 11
vas 214.402 miles from earth
and 38,895 miles from the
moon, It fell under the
dominance of the moon’s
gravity. It was then traveling
at 2,309 miles an hour in
relation to earth and the
astronauts were just going to
sleep.
Space agency calculations
showed the pull of the moon—
even at one-sixth the strength
of earth’s gravity—would speed
Apollo up to 2,732 miles by 7:30
a.m. EDT and by 1:26 p.m.
EDT, when It whips around the
back of the moon, it would be
zippllng almong at 5,690 miles
an hour.
Title One
Open House
Days Planned
Title I Diredtor Joe Akin to
day announced plans for an open
house for all parents and other
interested citizens.
Mr. Akin explained that the
open house would be scheduled
on July 22, 23, and 24 from 9:15
-10:30 a.m. at Atkinson school.
Several days are being planned,
since many parents would have
conflicts on any one day.
The open house will provide
citizens an opportunity to see the
types of activities being offer
ed, and to observe the children
participating In the learning ac
tivities.
School officials have been ex
tremely pleased with the Title
I program and feel that visitors
will enjoy observing the pro
gram.
Center said Friday.
Physicians at the CDC said
the disease has caused three
deaths In the area since May,
all of the victims exhibiting the
same symptoms which doctors
say are similar to those of com
mon virus.
The first victim was a 17-
year-old youth who died only 72
hours after admission to a
Richmond hospital. Authorities
said he had been swimming in
the James River four days prior
to the onset of symptoms.
The same pattern was fol
lowed by two other cases In
volving 14-year-old and 24-year
old victims. Both had been
swimming in Lake Chester near
Richmond. The lake has been
closed for Investigation.
All three showed the same
symptoms, which are usually
headache, fever, nausea and
vomiting.
Because of its similarity with
viral symptoms, the disease Is
difficult to detect and can only
be confirmed by examination of
spinal fluids.
The CDC said the disease
named primary amebic menin
goencephalitis, was first dis
covered In animals In 1959, and
in 1964 was found In humans.
Researching back to 1952, doc
tors said they found 13 cases in
the Richmond area, all of them
fatal.
Happy Goodbye
DA NANG, SOUTH VIETNAM—The helmet says
“Good—bye Viet Nam”, but this member of the
Marines’ Ninth Battalion doesn’t look too unhappy
about his separation from the war zone, as members
of his unit leave Viet Nam. The Ninth Battalion was
the first contingent of Marines to leave under
President Nixon’s withdrawal of 25,000 U. S. troops.
Moon Landing
Descent To Be
More Complex
By PAUL K. HARRAL
IIPI Space Writer
SPACE CENTER, Houston
(UPI) —To the Apollo 11 astro
nauts, the descent to the
surface of the moon Is more
complex than getting off again.
But they have more ways of
getting out of trouble going
down than coming up.
Flight commander Neil A.
Armstrong has said he is not
really sure which gave him the
most concern.
“Had you asked me that a
couple of years ago I would
have undoubtedly said the
landing because the scheme for
ascent is one that involves the
very simplest type of rocket
engines.
“Yet in point of fact, we’ve
had more trouble with develop
ment of the simple ascent
engine than we’ve had with the
descent engine,” Armstrong
said.
Sunday, Armstrong and Ed
win E. Aldrin Jr. will give both
rocket engines their most
severe test when they descend
to the moon's craggy surface
and make the ascent less than
24 hours later.
Describes Firing
Floyd Bennett, chief of the
Landing Analysis Branch at the
space center, described the
first firing of the lunar lander’s
descent engine as a maneuver
“to bring the LM (Lunar
Module) down to a low altitude
of about 50,000 feet in which we
start the powered descent
bum.”
The spacecraft begins the
powered descent and braking
continues to a point about 7,500
leet above the surface, Bennett
said. From that point to about
500 feet is the final approach
phase
During this final approach,
the pilot of the lunar module
can change his landing site
somewhat if he wants to,
Bennett said.
At 500 feet above the surcace,
“you’re some 10 minutes into
the burn with about another 2
m'nutes to go.” The pilots have
“a very good view now of the
surface and the landing site"
and are about 2,000 feet away
from the landing site.
Will Fly Manual
“It is anticipated that he will
take over and fly manual in,”
Bennett said.
The spacecraft at that point
will be travllng about 45 miles
per hour forward and dropping
about 10 miles an hour, nils
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slows to about two miles per
hour downward from 150 feet
on in.
The last possible time the
pilot can make a decision is
“about 20 seconds before he
runs out of gas. He’s got to
make up his mind and land or
get out.”
The ascent is less complex,
but must work if the astronauts
get off the moon.
“The goal of the asoent bum
is to get you off of the surface
into an orbit which is 10 miles
by 52 miles to set up the stage
for rendezvous.
Can Be Throttled
“Unlike the constant thrust
ascent engine, the descent
rocket can be throttled in much
the same way a driver uses the
accelerator on a car to control
its speed. This throttling ability
not only allows the opll tto
make an easy landing on the
moon, but permits him to abort
—or cancel—the lunar landing.
“There are a couple of
buttons available, and if (the
pilot) wants to abort the
mission, makes the decision, he
has the buttons that say
•abort’,” said Jack Drayfus,
manager of the Spaceflight
Design Department of TRW,
Inc., a space agency contractor.
“If he pushes that button
advancing the throttle on the
descent engine all the way, he’s
going back up.
“There is another button that
he has available called the
‘abort stage’ button. If he
pushes the button it will
automatically... tell the guy’s
computer, it will turn the
descent engine off, it will
separate the spacecraft and if
will fly the ascent engine and
steer it into the right steering
mode to ascend back into
orbit,” he said.
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