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By Quimby Melton
“What Love Will Do” is the
title of this week’s International
Sunday School lesson. Back
ground Scripture is Genesis 37
and 38; 44; John 15:12-14.
The Memory Selection is
“Greater love hath no man than
this, that a man lay down his life
for his friends.” (John 15:13.)
If one reads all of the back
ground Scripture, and it cer
tainly is worth reading, one will
find the story of Jacob’s great
love for Joseph and the tension
this created in the family; of
Joseph’s brothers wanting to
kill “this dreamer”, but agree
ing to sell him to a band of Ish
maelites; of Joseph being sold
to Potiphar, an office of Pha
raoh — captain of the guard —
and of his finding favor in his
master’s sight and winning pro
motion; of the lust of Potiphar’s
wife for young Joseph, of his re
fusal to give in, and of her false
accusations against him result
ing in him being thrown into pri
son. Here, among his fellow pri
soners were Pharoah’s baker
and butler. Joseph intrepreted
their dreams; three days later,
on his birthday, Pharoah gave a
feast; he called all the wise men
of Egypt to attend and explain a
dream he had had. They were
unable to do so and the butler
who had been in prison but was
there serving at the feast told
how Joseph had intrepreted his
and the baker’s dream and
Joseph was called to appear be
fore the king and his guests.
Everyone knows the rest of
the story, how Joseph was nam
ed “second-in-command” to
Pharoah and directed the
economic program of Egypt,
laying up provisions during
seven years of plenty and dis
tributing them during seven
years of famine.
Also one knows the story of
Jacob sending his sons to Egypt
to buy food, the same brothers
who had sold Joseph to the
travelling slave dealers of their
not recognizing Joseph, of him
having their money put back in
their sacks when they started
home; of Joseph demanding his
younger brother Benjamin be
brought to Egypt, etc.
If ever a man had reason to
despise anyone and wish to “get
even” it was Joseph, for the
very men asking him for help
were the ones who scoffed at
him and his dreams and hated
him so much they plotted to kill
him.
Here in Joseph we find a rare
display of brotherly love.
The Bible is full of stories of
love, true love, but none of them
are as great as the story of how
“God so Loved The World”
(John 3:16) and numerous stor
ies of the great love and com
passion Jesus had on even those
who mocked him, spat on him,
and crucified him on the cross.
And Jesus, like Joseph had
every reason to hate and des
pise his fellow man. They had
certainly been indifferent, cruel
and heathenish in their treat
ment of the Christ. But remem
ber his statement “Father for
give them for they know not
what they do” and “Come unto
me... lam the way... this day
shalt thou be with me in para
dise.”
Bob Hope whose annual visit
to veterans hospitals and troops
overseas says the love and con
cern displayed by nurses, doc
tors and other attendants is
greater than any “miracle
drug” in helping the sick and
wounded. Love he says is a
special balm that often suc
ceeds where medical skill has
failed. Love is priceless.
We hear the song “Love
makes the world go round.”
What does this mean, asks
Elmo Ellis. “We hear that
people fall in love. The fall
comes when love departs.”
There are many definitions of
love. But the Love of God is so
great it passes all understand
ing.
May we suggest? As the
theme songs for this week’s les
son two favorite hymns “Love
Divine All Love Excelling” and
“What a Friend We Have In
Jesus!”
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Mrs. Jane Doe (1) delivers United Fund material to Mrs.
Jerry Savage who will handle a residential area collection
effort The goal for the drive this year is $83,000.
Rumor control
center discussed
Two meetings were held in
Griffin this morning in an effort
to find solutions to conflicts
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"Most of us really don't
want to be treated as well as
other folks—we’d rather be
treated better."
LOOKS FOR FELLOWS
WASHINGTON (UPI) -The
White House plans to begin
soon its seventh national search
for outstanding men and
women to serve as White House
fellows.
The program was set up to
provide people between the
ages of 23 and 35, excluding
civil service employes, with
high-level experience in the
workings of the federal govern
ment and to increase their
sense of participatin in national
affairs. Applications for next
year’s program will be received
until Dec. 1.
PLAINS, Ga. (UPI) -Guber
natorial nominee Jimmy Carter
has announced plans to call the
State Democratic Convention in
to session in Macon on Oct. 7
to get ready for a general elec
tion campaign against Republi
cans described as a “fright.”
Carter said also that he in
tends to unify the party after
his bitter runoff campaign with
former Gov. Carl Sanders and
that Sanders had pledged to
help.
Carter put down Sanders in a
Democratic primary runoff
Wednesday, 504,289 votes to 344,-
DAI LW NEWS
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which have marked the com
munity for several days.
One was held at the Chamber
of Commerce with two Com
munity Relations officers of the
U. S. Justice Department.
The two officers were Maholn
Griffith, a black man, and Fred
Miller, a white man who pre
viously was a football coach at
Gordon Military College in Bar
nesville.
Griffin civic leaders, both
black and white, attended the
discussion.
One of the things discussed
was the establishment of a
rumor control center. Such a
center would have telephone
lines open so citizens could
phone in and ask for informa
tion on whether or not what they
heard was a rumor or the truth.
The idea was taken under
advisement.
Two ministers, one black and
the other white, excused them
selves from the meeting at the
Chamber of Commerce. They
said they had to attend a meet
ing of ministers who planned to
discuss what could be done
about Griffin’s present situa
tion.
Elsewhere:
Four groups of pickets ap
peared on East Solomon street
yesterday afternoon following
funeral services for Ricky
Sutton, 16-year-old shooting vic-
Carter calls convention for Oct. 7-
047, and now must face former
Atlanta television news editor
Hal Suit, the Republican nom
inee, in the Nov. 3 general elec
tion.
“The next race cannot be
taken for granted,” Carter told
a cheering crowd of about 3,000
supporters in nearby Americus
Thursday. “We still will be fac
ing many powerful forces in
this state.”
A ‘Fright’ to Maddox
Gov. Lester Maddox, who
easily won the Democratic nom
ination for lieutenant governor
on Sept. 9 and thus is Carter’s
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Griffin, Ga., 30223, Friday, Sept. 25, 1970
| New city manager plans to drive
on every street to get city feel
Griffin’s newly appointed City
Manager Roy Inman and his
wife Eva found a newspaper ar
ticle that finally lead them to
“put down roots” in Spalding
County.
“My wife and I have been on
cloud nine since I got the news
from the city commission,” In
man said.
Inman is a U. S. Army colonel
stationed at Fort Lesley J.
McNair in Washington, D.C.,
where he is administrator of
fort activities.
“Twenty-nine years ago we
met in Georgia and from that
moment we decided that when I
retired we would come back
here to live,” the colonel added.
Another link in the decision to
“retire” to Georgia is that the
Inman’s son, John, and his wife
live in Atlanta.
“Everyone we have met in
Griffin has been fine people who
make up a community where
the citizens create a good at
mosphere in which to live,” In
man declared.
The Inmans insist that their
greatest dream is being fulfilled
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Hosea Williams, an official of
the Southern Christian Leader
ship Conference, was among the
pickets. He came here from
Atlanta with other black leaders
to attend the funeral.
The pickets carried signs
calling for “equal justice now.”
Pickets were set up at the
Spalding County Courthouse,
the Griffin City Hall, and on
both the northern and southern
sides in the 100 block of East
Solomon street.
Police officers reminded
pickets that picketing was
limited to five persons in any
one area.
At times there were more
than five pickets at the four
points and officers repeatedly
warned about the limit.
Mayor Joe Dutton and law
men confronted a group on the
Sixth Street side of the court
house about 6 p.m. and the
group began to disburse.
One black man was arrested
on a drunk charge and taken to
city jail across the street. He
was not among the pickets but
was passing along the street.
The pickets were in protest of
a commitment hearing decision
to reduce to manslaughter a
charge against Ray Robison, 42,
of 128 East Poplar street. He
had been held in connection
with the death of Sutton.
running mate, called the forth
coming campaign a “fright.”
But Maddox predicted that
the “Carter-Maddox team will
win handily over the Suit-Miller
team.” Frank Milla-, a state
senator from DeKalb County, is
Maddox’s counterpart on the
Republican ticket.
Maddox said that despite the
expected hard campaign, “we
will win by at least 60 per cent
in November.”
Suit also agreed the campaign
will be rough. He said in Atlanta
that he would have rather have
faced Sanders in November but
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Spalding
Democrats
will meet
The Spalding County
Democratic Executive Com
mittee will haye a
reorganization and unity
meeting Saturday. It will be
held in the grand jury room of
the Spalding County courthouse
beginning at 1:30 p.m.
Jim Goolsby, chairman, said
that all members of the com
mittee as well as persons who
worked for favorite candidates
in the September primaries
were invited. Whether they won
or lost, they will be welcome,
Chairman Goolsby said.
He said party leaders would
call for “close the ranks” unity,
now that primaries are over and
the general elections are
coming up in November.
Windows
smashed
Griffin Police investigated
two acts of vandalism this
morning.
A Griffin High student, Larry
Williamson of Route Five, who
is in the ninth grade, told of
ficers he was driving his small
foreign-made car to school this
morning and passed several
black students who were
waiting for their school bus, one
of whom threw a rock at his car
and broke the left rear window.
The incident happened on North
Hill street, near Thomas
Packing Co.
Someone threw a rock
through a plate glass window at
Clark’s Grocery Store, 403 East
Broadway, during the night.
The broken window was
discovered when the owner
opened for business this mor
ning.
Police were investigating.
added that he still could defeat
Carter by using the same cam
paign tactics he used in the
GOP primary — “to paint him
(Carter) as an old-line poli
tician.”
Native of Ohio
Suit, a native of Ohio, has
contended throughout his cam
paign that Georgians want new
faces and a fresh approach in
their politics.
Carter was one of the big win
ners in Wednesday’s runoff that
also provided three other inter
esting races, one of which pro
jected a Negro candidate into
Vol. 98 No. 203
Textile bill delayed
WASHINGTON (UPI) - House action
on a controversial bill to restrict shoe and
textile imports has been put off until after
the November elections. Both foes and
supporters of the proposal claimed the
pestpwrement helped -their- cause.
House Ways and Means Committee
Chairman Wilbur D. Mills, D-Ark., who
will manage the bill, said he would get
more votes for it after the Nov. 3 election.
In his mind, he said, there never has been
any doubt the bill would pass the House
and Senate.
Rep. Sam Gibbons, D-Fla., a leader of
opposition forces, said “I’m really happy.”
He said every day the bill is delayed the
more opposition builds up. “There wasn’t
any opposition so to speak six months
FIGHTING INFECTION, a Marine medic swabs a Vietnamese child’s pierced
FIGHTING INFECTION, a Marine medic swabs a Vietnamese chi
Clothing drive Monday
The Griffin Kiwanis Club will tion of the city to cover,
have its annual clothing drive They will call at every house-
Monday night. Clothing will be hold and ask for usable clothing,
collected and distributed to Scott Searcy, chairman of the
needy students in the public drive, said 455 persons were
school system here. supplied clothing through the
The drive will begin at 7 p.m. drive last year. A total of 6,265
when Kiwanis Club members articles of clothing were donat
along with Scouts and Key Club ed.
members report to the Kroger Searcy said there was an
parking lot to be assigned a sec- acute need for heavy clothing
the general election.
The Rev. Andrew Young, a
one-time trusted aide and confi
dent to the late Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr., easily outpolled
white Atlanta attorney Wyman
C. Lowe to win the Democratic
nomination for Congress in the
sth District, composed of At
lanta and environs. Young will
face Fletcher Thompson, the
GOP incumbent, in the general
election.
Young polled 52,700 votes to
Lowe’s 35,471 for Lowe.
Mathis Wins Big
Dawson Mathis, 29, an Al-
with their move to Griffin.
“We consider ourselves most
fortunate to have found out
about your town,” the military
man said.
As for their home itself, the
Inmans are still looking for a
place to live.
“Nothing has turned up yet,
but we’re coming into town
again on Friday (Oct. 2) to start
really looking,” he added.
Inman was formerly Chief of
Staff of all U. S. Army activities
in Japan before coming to his
Washington post.
Commenting on his tentitive
moves when he assumes his
duties as city manager on Oct.
5, he pointed out, “I plan to
make proposals to the com
mission and then take the ones
they approve and act upon
them.”
“I don’t anticipate any in
dependent action, but rather
plan to work very closely with
the board of commissioners,”
Inman said.
One of his first activities as
city manager will be to drive
“every road in Griffin” to get
bany television newsman, won
the Democratic nomination in
the 2nd Congressional District
over Albany attorney Harry
Wingate 53,195 to 15,668.
State Rep. Johnnie Caldwell
of Thomaston won the nomina
tion for comptroller general
over State Rep. Mac Barber of
Commerce, 413,799 to 362,587.
Neither Mathis nor Caldwell
have GOP opposition in the gen
eral election.
Carter, who ran third in his
first attempt at the governor’s
chair four years ago, came home
in triumph Thursday after
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the feel of the city, according to
the career officer.
“Meeting the department
heads and as many employees
as possible will have high prior
ity,” he explained.
The Inmans are interested in
youth and young people’s wel
fare as evidenced by his per
suasion of parents in a Taiwan
high school to establish an
athletic program for their child
ren on their own, when no
government funds were avail
able.
“I still play softball myself,
and I hope, if time permits, to
get involved in the Little Lea
gue,” Inman said.
As active Baptists, the In
mans also hope to become very
active in church work here.
“We can hardly wait to get
fully involved in the activities
that make up Griffin,” he con
cluded.
Jack Langford will stay on to
help Inman until he and the
commissioners feel he is
familiar with the job.
ago,” Gibbons said.
Sources said the reason for the delay
was to let many members avoid a tough
vote before the election, since the bill cuts
both ways. There are groups opposing and
supporting the bill in many congressional
districts.
Congressional leaders had been aiming
for a final adjournment in mid-October,
but the prospects for that had dimmed,
and Thursday’s delay on the trade
measure added to the chances for a post
election session. House Speaker John W.
McCormack earlier this week predicted
Congress would have to return after the
election, and the Senate, stalled over
electoral reform, seemed headed for the
same conclusion.
such as coats and jackets for
students.
Sometimes a student will
come to school on a freezing day
in a tee shirt, the chairman
said.
He asked Griffinites to gather
the clothing they could contri
bute and have it ready to be
picked up next Monday night.
spending election night in At
lanta.
He and his family were es
corted into Americus in a
parade led by the high school
band and a downtown welcom
ing ceremony.
“The one group of people who
mean more to me than any
others are my home folks, the
ones who know me best, who
know my shortcomings and fail
ures, but still give me their sup
port and confidence,” Carta 1
said from a flag - draped plat
form.