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CHARACTERISTICS of women are fascinating, no
question. Much more so than the traits of men. If you don’t
believe that, consider the fact the New York Public Library
has approximately 15,000 books on the subject of women
compared to about 1,000 on men.
WHEN a husband and his wife get divorced on the Island of
Barbados in the West Indies, it’s not uncommon to accomplish
settlement by cutting the house in half,
literally ... “ANTICS” may not be the only word in English
that produces six progressive words -a, an, ant, anti, antic,
antics - but it’s pritnear, I’ll warrant .... ORDINARILY, a
well-dressed woman who’s at least 20 pounds overweight
spends just about twice as much money for her clothing year
round as a well-dressed woman who’s even so much as one
pound underweight.
HOW MUCH can a man afford to pay for a house? That
query arises. The computer boys contend he ought not
commit himself to more than two and a half times his annual
income. If he makes SIO,OOO a year, the house must cost no
more than $25,000. And that’s only if he doesn’t owe
anybody anything else. His monthly payments, they say,
shouldn’t be more than a fourth of his monthly income.
AMONG GLOWWORMS, as maybe you know, the lady
who’s interested in a gentleman friend turns on her light.
That’s not subtle, but it works. You’ve heard the song, “Glow,
little glowworm, glimmer, glimmer ” But were you aware the
glimmer was altogether romantic? If the male glowworm
makes a hit with the female, as it were, she turns off her lamp.
Then, other male glowworms, bearing down on the guiding
light from far and wee, become confused, frustrated, frantic
actually. They certainly do. Where to now, Clyde?
CUSTOMER SERVICE. Q. “Do elephants sleep standing up
or lying down?” A Most lie down . Q. “Isn’t football the
most popular high school sport now?” A Football ranks No
4. Basketball is No 1, baseball No 2, track No. 3. That’s
participating sports . Q ‘What’s a crossword pancake?” A
It’s what the English call a waffle ... Q. “Wasn't Vermont
the first state to ban slavery?” A Technically, suppose so.
Still, it was the last to do away with debtors’ prisons .... Q.
“How long does it take to train a polo pony?” A. About four
years. That’s after the saddle-breaking.
NOTHING is better for a girl s complexion than standing on
her head for a little while every day That’s what a beauty
expert contends If you can cut it, young lady, might try that.
Sadly, only one girl in 50 can stand on her head without help,
that’s known.
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used in PASS IT ON w he'ever possible Please address your
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For
Today
By United Press International
Today is Friday, Sept. 24, the
267th day of 1971 with 98 to
follow.
The moon is approaching its
first quarter.
The morning stars are
Mercury and Saturn.
The evening stars are Venus,
Mars and Jupiter.
On this date in history:
In 1869 the "Black Friday”
panic hit Wall Street after an
attempt by financiers Jay
Gould and James Fish to
corner the gold market.
In 1934 Babe Ruth made his
last appearance as a regular
player for the New York
Yankees.
In 1955 President Eisenhower
and Soviet Premier Nikita
Khrushchev met at Camp
David, Md.
A thought for the day:
President Dwight D. Eisenhow
er said, “In the final choice, a
soldier’s pack is not so heavy a
burden as a prisoner’s chain.”
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THOUGHTS
Brethren, I do not con
sider that I have made it on
my own; but one thing I do,
forgetting what lies behind
and straining forward to
what lies ahead. I press on
toward the goal for the prize
of the upward call of God in
Christ Jesus.—Philippians
3:13, 14.
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The rung of a ladder was
never meant to rest upon,
but only to hold a man’s
foot long enough to enable
him to put the other some
what higher.—Thomas Hux
ley. English biologist.
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Reapportionment
The Special Session of the Legislature to
reapportion Georgia’s House, Senate and
congressional districts began today.
Under law, bills must be read on two
separate days before a final third reading
when debate can begin. This is to insure
against “slipping something through” and
explains why the session is starting on a
Friday. First readings can be held today,
second readings tomorrow (Saturday) and
action begun on Monday. The first House
bill will be to reapportion the House and
the first Senate bill will be to reapportion
the Senate. The two bodies must act upon
their own measures then send them to
each other for acceptance, rejection or
change. Nobody knows how long this will
take. Also, the congressional districts
must be adjusted.
All of this is necessary because federal
law now holds that districts must be more
or less equal in population. It is the
“one man, one vote” requirement. It is the
the Census of 1970 showed drastic changes
in populations, reapportionment must be
had. Sooner or later the requirement will
reach into more local areas of government
including the Spalding County Board of
Education which obviously is out of
balance because members represent
districts which do not approach equal
numbers of people. But this editorial is
about the Legislature, so back to it.
The mechanics of reapportionment are
the same as those for any other measure.
A committee first must recommend a bill,
then after the necessary readings debate
begins. Amendments are changes to the
recommendation and can be offered at the
appropriate time before final action. They
may be accepted or rejected.
Reapportionment Committees of both
House and Senate have been working hard
and have produced bills. Spalding County
★ -A THIS WEEK’S SPORTS EDITORIAL* *
It’s over for Braves
It’s all over but the crying for the
Atlanta Braves.
Their last glimmer of hope of winning
the Western Division of the National
League was snuffed out this week.
Although the Braves are out of the
running, and have been for some time, the
1971 season wasn’t a complete flop.
The Braves found a tremendous
outfielder in Ralph Garr and a real catcher
prospect in Earl Williams.
And Hank Aaron is having his best
season since the Braves moved to Atlanta.
Injuries took their toll this season, but
What kind of pleasure
do you speak about? J®
You often speak of pleasure in your
sermons. Will you please clarify what kind
of pleasure you mean? G.H.
I am sorry that my meaning was not
clear to you, and I will try to make myself
clear on the subject of pleasure. First
may I say that there are two kinds of
pleasure: the one is healthy and
wholesome, and the other can damage,
and even ruin our relationship to God. Real
Christians have lots of pleasure. David
said, “In thy presence is fulness of joy; at
they right hand there are pleasures
forevermore.” Psalms 16:11,1 would even
go so far as to say that real Crhsitians have
more pleasure than anyone else. I have
known people in every strata of life and I
know of no one in all the world who enjoys
life as much as a follower of Jesus Christ.
Why shouldn’t it be that way? When life
* Personal Advice *
Some tips on
overseas mail
By RIV TOBIN
Copley News Service
Dear Mrs. Tobin: My son is
in the military overseas. He
wrote and said to send his
packages PAL. What does that
mean? Tenn. Mom
Dear Mom: PAL stands for
Parcel Air Lift. You pay the
regular parcel post rates plus a
flat charge of SI.OO for air
service. The parcel must not
weigh more than 30 pounds.
Packages weighing five pounds
or less marked SAM (Space
Sp. 5 Lynn Jones, 19
Killed in Vietnam
Sept. 19, 1971
and most of this part of the state came out
pretty well in the House measure. Spalding
and Fayette would remain together as at
present and with two representatives
except that 1,057 people from Fayette who
live near Riverdale (which is in Clayton)
are taken from Fayette and placed with
with Clayton. Then 1,825 are taken from
around Senoia, Haralson and Sharpsburg
in Coweta and placed with Fayette and
Spalding. The Spalding-Fayette delegation
has opposed these changes, but the
committee explained that they are
necessary to bring Clayton County into the
required tolerance of less than two percent
population variance from other districts.
Without them, Clayton would vary over
four percent.
On the other hand, the Senate plan is
monstrosity for this part of the state. It
divides Fayette, Henry and Coweta
counties badly and lumps parts of counties
together arbitrarily. The Senator from this
district is opposing the plan. The tiny
silver lining in this instance is that
Spalding County does remain intact in an
otherwise dark cloud over the Senate.
Another bright spot overall is the fact
that there is a very good chance that the
House will reduce its number of members
from 195 to 180. It reduced the number
from 205 four years ago, so this would be
an overall cut of 25 members in a
relatively short period. The Senate
increased its membership four years ago
from 54-56, and appears to keep it at that
number.
The Georgia Legislature is much too big.
It would be better to cut the House to 150
members and the Senate to 50. But half a
loaf is better than no bread at all, and
reduction of the House to 180 will be a good
step.
even with a healthy Rico Carty and
Orlando Cepeda in the lineup, its doubtful
the Braves would have finished any
higher.
Garr was an excellent replacement for
Carty and Williams took up the slack left
by the absence of Cepeda.
Again it was pitching, or the lack of it,
that troubled the Braves from start to
finish.
Maybe between now and next season the
Braves can rebuild their pitching staff.
That’s something to hope for during the
off season.
Available Mail) are airlifted on
a space-available basis. Small
parcels (under two pounds)
should be sent Air Parcel Post
for the fastest and most
economical service. And don’t
forget, Mom, it’s not too early
to begin thinking about those
Christmas gifts for overseas
mailing!
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Dear Mrs. Tobin: What is the
difference between half sisters
and step-sisters? Wondering in
N.Y.
can be lived without a sense of guilt,
without a bad conscience, and in peace, joy
and satisfaction become natural and easy.
I am an opponent of a pious religion which
is morose and miserable. To me, that is
just a caricature of Christianity.
You see, Satan counterfeits everything
that God creates. He offers his won
peculiar brand of pleasure. While it has its
moments of hilarity, its purpose is to
destroy, and to alienate from God — the
Source of true pleasure. The Bible warns
against this kind of pleasure. ‘lt says:
“She that liveth in pleasure is dead while
she liveth.” I Timothy 5:6. Hence, Satan’s
false brand of pleasure blights and
destoys, while God’s pleasures are abiding
and eternal. Seek all the pleasure you like,
but make sure it is God’s kind, and not
Satan’s.
Dear Wondering: Half sisters
have one common parent,
either a mother or a father.
Stepsisters have different
mothers AND fathers.
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Dear Mrs. Tobin: Are
escargots really snails? Ida in
Idaho
Dear Ida: They really are!
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If Vice President Agnew does somehow beat the odds
and hold his place as President Nixon’s running mate
in 1972, it could be largely—though not entirely—be
cause of the difficulty of finding a suitable replacement.
The easy thinking has always been, of course, that
Treasury Secretary John Connally is marked for the
spot. Certainly he can’t be ruled out. But two astute
Republican political appraisers have just privately
voiced fresh doubts that the President would tap him.
Presently, Connally is not seen as carrying the needed
clout in his native Texas, where he is naturally pre
sumed to offer the most. Texas Republicans admire
him, but would resent him as a powerful Democratic
intruder. Nor is there persuasive evidence that he
would do all that much for the GOP ticket in other
southern states Nixon would like to take.
Once past Connally, the guessers have a hard time
coming up with useful names. The political profile of
the “right man,” a hard-line slugger with appeal to
southern and other conservatives, doesn’t fit many pros
pects. It does fit Agnew (which is why he was chosen
the last time).
Another thing: Agnew’s “constituency” is nothing like
as big as it once was. But what there is for him is
heavily committed and vocal, and it includes some key
Republican money men. Their expected cries of out
rage could intensify the natural trauma involved in
running mates.
Nixon obviously has thought of all this, though he
doesn’t give away his thinking on Agnew very often.
With him as with others who work for the President,
he seems to shrink from too personal involvement. It
is easy for the affected individual to read this as deep
neglect.
Yet, from a safe distance, he may indicate concern.
In Agnew’s case, a few aides have been told by Nixon:
“Do what you can to help the Vice President. He’s a
good man, and very proud. He’s been hurt by some
things.”
Whatever the President’s total judgment of Agnew’s
capacities, aides say he has always admired the Vice
President’s toughness. That was one of the attributes
Nixon believed he saw in the man when they had their
first significant conversation in the spring of 1968. Ag
new’s whole bearing and appearance convey the author
ity and sense of command the President wanted.
Even some White House aides who seem to be busy
ignoring the Vice President have a grudging respect for
his hard fiber. He takes no guff, and he takes orders
only from the boss himself.
Throwing all these matters onto the scales indicates
how difficult the President’s 1972 decision is. It does
not indicate he has nothing to decide.
For the reports keep filtering in that there are misgiv
ings about Agnew in the inner circle. One seasoned
political type says flatly that the shrinkage of his “con
stituency” is his own fault, that he has a “bad sense of
public relations,” and that his dealings both with the
U.S. Senate and with politicians around the nation show
him a poor political animal.
His close-in defenders argue that the Vice President,
while ambitious enough not to be talking about going
back to private law practice, is not governed by the
usual political calculations.
Fact is. he’s chiefly interested in the changing society
around him. He wants his comment to be pure Agnew,
not something cooked uo for political or showboat effect.
Maybe that’s some kind of new politics that will lift him
high. Or maybe it reflects his judgment that he has no
big political future, that the big boys in the White House
rate him low, and that he therefore can do and say
what he likes. If it’s politics, it’s high-risk stuff.
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Agnew for '72
By BRUCE BIOSSAT
WASHINGTON-(NEA)
QUOTES
By United Press International
FT. MCPHERSON, Ga. —
Military Judge Kenneth A.
Howard in reducing to involun
tary manslaughter a murder
charge against Capt. Emest L.
Medina, beingcourt-martialed in
connection with the My Lai
massacre:
“In my mind I do not feel
that it was fair to expose
Captain Medina to a murder
conviction when, in my opinion,
there is insufficient evidence.”
AUSTIN, Texas—Mrs. Elmer
Lindstrom, a delegate to the
Texas Republican Executive
Committee:
‘I feel it’s morally wrong,
repulsive or any other dirty
word you want to call it to
support President Nixon be
cause of his Red China policy.”
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