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By Quimby Melton
“Alcohol and the Family” is
the title of this week’s In
ternational Sunday School
lesson. Beackground Scripture
is Jeremiah 35:1-10, 18-19;
Ephesians 5:15-20.
The Memory Selection is, “Be
not drunk with wine, wherein is
excess, but be filled with the
Spirit.” (Ephesians 5:18).
Charles Laymon begins his
analysis of the lesson with the
statement, “The nation was
surprised when Dr. Dwight L.
Wilbur as president of the
American Medical Association
made the following assertion:
‘lf alcoholic beverages were
invented today, they would be
outlawed, just as the nation has
ouulawed marijuana, LSD and
other dangerous drugs.’ ”
“This was not a minister or a
moralist speaking but a
distinguished medical man
whose peers had elevated to the
highest position they could give
a fellow doctor. Behind his
statement is a mass of data that
led Dr. Wilbur to this objective
conclusion."
Unfortunately, those who
“discovered alcoholic
beverages” did not wait until
modem times. For centuries,
man has indulged in them. And
for centuries man has defended
this dangerous indulgence,
claiming “my freedom to drink
what I choose”, not realizing
that such “freedom” could, and
often did, lead to “Slavery" to a
habit that has caused more
broken homes and marriages,
more proverty and disgrace,
more crime and suffering, than
some will admit.
Today, as for ages past, there
are those who admitting the
danger of “excessive drinking”,
offer as a solution: “control” of
the sale and consumption of
alcoholic beverages. One of the
controls most often suggested is
that the sale of alcoholic
beverages be “legalized”—that
is regulated by state and
national law.
To “legalize” the sale of
alcoholic beverages would, they
argue, eliminate the dangers of
impure “moonshine”. They
maintain that alcoholic
beverages brewed otherwise
distilled in sanitary, clean
places would be pure and less
dangerous. (And then, too, they
hold “legalized liquor would
bring in a lot of tax money.”)
We don’t expect many people
will agree with us. We even
expect some to dub us “im
practical”, “behind the times,”
and all that.
But it is our honest opinion
that America should heed the
warning of Dr. Wilbur, AMA
president, and look on alcoholic
beverages as being as
dangerous to the health and
welfare of all people as any of
the muchly publicized danger
drugs of the day.
Road bids
are opened
ATLANTA (UPI)-The State
Highway Department reported
today low bids totaling 125,475,-
978.72 have been accepted on 45
highway projects in the depart
ment’s second most costly con
tract letting.
The work includes seven in
terstate highway projects and
covers 44 counties.
The biggest project is a |7,-
937,759.90 contract awarded T. L.
James Co., Inc. and Jahncke
Service, Inc. of Ruston and
Metairie, La. It covers 6.6 miles
of grading and a service road
bridge on 1-95 beginning at the
Satilla River east of Woodbine
and extending north.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (UPI) -
Eleven year old Eric Morris,
headed for a camping trip in
Nova Scotia with his father and
seven others, got lost chi a ferry
in New Jersey and ended up
flying back home to Augusta
while his father drove on into
New England.
Seniors
receive
diplomas
Thirty-four Griffin High
Seniors were awarded high
school diplomas this morning
during a brief ceremony at
Griffin High School.
C. W. Daniels, summer school
principal, congratulated the
students for completing their
high school studies, especially
those who were graduating a
year early by attending sum
mer school.
Tommy Jones, assistant
superintendent, congratulated
the seniors for attaining this
goal in education. He also prais
ed the summer school as being a
more positive type of experi
ence than in the past years.
Supt. D. B. Christie had a talk
with the seniors and their
parents. He especially praised
the efforts of the school and the
family, for the family plays a
major role in the educational
makings of a child.
He commended the group for
attaining this educational level
and challenged them to keep in
mind the things that really mat
ter in life.
“Don’t be afraid to make
mistakes but be man enough to
admit you have made a mis
take,” Mr. Christie said.
“Plan your lives and follow
your plans, always keeping in
mind honesty, integrity, truth
fulness and character and then
have the ‘stickability’ to stay
with it,” he continued.
He admonished the group to
keep faith in a Supreme Being
and to try to live a clean and
respectful life.
GRIFFIN
DAI LY # NE WS
Daily Since 1872
It all started out as a two-car
camping trip involving Eric, his
9-year-old brother Stuart, their
two sisters, their father, Wood
row Morris, and Morris’ brother,
John T. Morris, and his wife and
two daughters.
Woodrow Morris said the chil
dren “were always swapping
back and forth” between the two
cars and when they got on the
Cape May, N. J.-Lewes, Del.,
ferry, Eric stayed on the upper
deck, “messing with the pinball
machines.”
When they left the ferry, Mor
ris thought Eric was with his
brotherandthebrotherapparent
ly thought Eric was with his
father.
On the New Jersey Turnpike
Monday, the two cars became
separated. Morris, with son
Stuart, drove on but stopped re
peatedly in hopes of spotting his
brother because his two daught
ers were in the other car and
“my oldest daughter was serv
ing as family treasurer.”
He said he reached a point
about 20 miles east of New
Haven, Conn., and decided to
turn back. But when he returned
to Augusta Wednesday night, he
found Eric already here.
The youths had spent a night
with Mrs. Ann Hayes in Erma,
N. J., who said she has frequen
tly taken in lost children in the
past, then was flown back home
after an uncle arranged plane
fare.
“He just became engrossed in
that pinball machine,” said the
boy’s father. “We don’t have
them here. My brother even
talked to him, ‘Eric, we are go
ing to leave you behind if you
don’t keep up’.”
Morris said Eric didn’t want
to talk about his stay in New
Jersey but Mrs. Hayes, who has
four children of her own, said
the boy “didn’t seem thrilled
about going back home. I think
he was really looking forward to
that camping trip.”
Morris said he hadn’t heard
from his brother and assumed
he and his wife and the four
girls were enjoying the camping
trip in Nova Scotia.
Griffin, Ga., 30223, Friday, August 13, 1971
Griffin labor office
pushes for vets jobs
The Georgia Department of
Labor’s office here is getting
good cooperation from Griffin
area firms in a campaign to find
jobs for veterans returning
from Vietnam.
One employer called the
office this morning and speci
fically asked for a Vietnam
veteran.
P. T. Wynne is handling
applications from Viet veterans
who register with the office here
for work.
He said that between 100 and
150 veterans have registered
with the office seeking employ
ment.
Sniper fire kills youth
By DONAL P. O’HIGGINS
BELFAST, Northern Ireland
(UPI) —Prime Minister Brian
Faulkner said today his govern
ment would no longer deal with
the government of the Irish
Republic.
“No further attempt by us to
deal with the present Dublin
government is possible,” Faulk
ner told a news conference.
Faulkner denounced Irish
Prime Minister Jack Lynch for
calling for a new government in
Northern Ireland and accused
him of backing the outlawed
Irish Republican Army (IRA)
in seeking the downfall of
Faulkner’s administration.
Northern Ireland has held the
IRA largely responsible for five
days of street fighting that has
killed 25 persons, wounded
scores more and left areas of
Belfast and other cities a
burned-out shambles.
“Indeed, Mr. Lynch now
clearly commits himself and
his government to support by
political means what the IRA
seeks to achieve by violent
means —the overthrow of the
Northern Ireland government,”
Faulkner said.
Faulkner said the IRA had a
“safe haven” in the Irish
Republic.
His comments followed a
preliminary statement rejecting
Lynch’s demand tht he abolish
his government.
Under orders from the Labor
Commissioner Sam Caldwell,
Vietnam veterans get top prior
ity in the job market. Mr.
Wynne pointed out. He said
their records are placed on
different colored cards in the
job files so they can be spotted
quickly. A disabled veteran gets
a different colored card because
he gets the highest priority, Mr.
Wynne said.
Several firms in the Griffin
area served by the office here
have training programs for
Vietnam veterans. They file
their job orders with the office
and potential trainees are
Shortly after Faulkner spoke,
British troops in Londonderry
killed a youth after they came
under sniper fire near the
Roman Catholic district of
Bogside. A .38-caliber pistol
was found beside the young
man’s body.
The death brought to 25 the
number of persons killed in
fighting in Northern Ireland
since Faulkner announced Mon
day the government would jail
suspected terrorists without
trial.
Faulkner was replying to a
statement by Lynch at a news
conference in Dublin Thursday
night following a day of
meetings with his cabinet.
Faulkner replied saying he
would answer Lynch more
elaborately later after studying
his remarks.
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“I will content myself with
saying n<*w that I find neither
its tone nor its content at all
helpful in a situation where the
prime need is to protect
democratic methods against
rule of the gun,” Faulkner said.
“I did hope—but it appears in
vain—for firm action against
the organization which is
preventing the peaceful deve
lopment of Northern Ireland,”
Faulkner said. His reference
was to the illegal Irish
Republican Army (IRA) which
seeks to force reunification of
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referred to the prospective
employer, Mr. Wynne said.
“A Vietnam veteran has a lot
going for him,” Mr. Wynne
said. He said it’s a matter of
making him aware of his oppor
tunities and the help available
to him through government
agencies.
Mr. Wynne said that Vietnam
returnees range between 18 and
25 years of age. Their skills
have a wide range, he said.
A good number are experi
enced in aircraft maintenance
and the Griffin office works
through Atlanta based airlines
in trying to get jobs for them.
Northern Ireland with the Irish
Republic.
The years of violence in
Northern Ireland are the result
of the contention of the Roman
Catholic minority that the
mostly Protestant government
discriminates against Catholics,
particularly in jobs, housing
and voting. The six Northern
counties that make up Northern
Ireland were severed from the
rest of Ireland in 1920 and the
area remains under British
rule.
VFW head claims POW info
By PRESTON MCGRAW
DALLAS (UPI) -Hebert R.
Rainwater, national comman
der in chief of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars, said today he
has “inside information” that
some American prisoners of
war will be released before
Christmas.
Rainwater, of San Bernardi
no, Calif., said at a news
conference at the opening of the
VFW’s national convention, that
the organization had been
working for a' year on POW
release, although he did not
attribute what he called the
“impending release” to the
group’s efforts.
“I think we are going to see
some of them back before
Christmas, according to inside
Some with helicopter pilot
training are more difficult to
place because the job oppor
tunities are rather limited in
this field at the present, the
veterans officer pointed out.
Some are trained in radio
electronics and are qualified to
handle civilian jobs in this field,
Mr. Wynne said.
Others are experienced in
handling heavy equipment and
can be placed in a variety of
construction jobs, Mr. Wynne
continued.
Some are trained in operating
IBM equipment of all sorts,
having done this type work in
At his news conference,
Lynch said in Dublin: “The
Stormont (Northern Ireland)
regime, which has consistently
repressed the non-unionist popu
lation and bears responsibility
for recurring violence in the
Northern community, must be
brought to an end.” But Lynch
made clear he felt violence was
not the way to do it. In London,
government sources said
Lynch’s proposal would not be
acceptable to the British
government.
information I have,” he said.
Rainwater said his informa
tion “is as current as it can
be.”
He said the release of the
U.S. prisoners of war from
North Vietnam he discussed
had nothing to do with a recent
report in a Stockholm newspa
per that an airline had been
asked if it could provide planes
to bring the prisoners home.
“I don’t think we can expect
North Vietnam to release all of
them,” Rainwater said. “I
think they will retain some of
them for purposes. They may
release part of them by the end
of the year to get us out of
Vietnam.
“They have got to get us out
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the service, Mr. Wynne said.
The labor office here en
courages veterans to complete
their education if they have not
already done so. Mr. Wynne
said those needing a high school
diploma are told how they can
go about getting one.
Those wishing additional
training offered through Griffin
Tech are told how to go about
getting such help, he said.
Some want to enter or com
plete college work, he said.
Assistance is available to them
through the GI bill, Mr. Wynn
said.
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“It doesn’t help to tell a child
nice people don’t talk that way
— unless they don’t.”
of Vietnam to win in Indochi
na.”
He said the VFW’s best
information is that there is a
total of about 600 American
prisoners in Indochina, includ
ing 336 in North Vietnam.
“About 36 (prisoners) have
died,” he said. “Mere well may
die before they are released.
Some are in bad shape. They
have a rash, body worms and
have lost weight except for the
few the North Vietnamese keep
in good condition for exhibition
purposes.”
Rainwater said the VFW at
first was not in favor of U.S.
withdrawal from Indochina, but
he said now he feels complete
withdrawal in nine months
would be appropriate.