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By Quimby Melton
Few of us like “advice”,
unless we ask for it. And very
often if tiie advice does not
agree with our opinion we
consider folks guilty of “butting
in” overlooking the fact that we
asked them to give us their
advice.
Running the risk of being
considered a “butt-in” here’s
some advice to one and all. And
this old-timer gives this advice
especially to the younger
generation.
Now most of the younger
generation are said to consider
“anyone over 30 years of age”
as being “stupid” or “not
keeping up with the times.”
However, this old timer gives
them and others this advice:
Make it a point to have your
physician give you a thorough
health checkup at least once a
year — preferably twice a year.
For if you will do this the
chances are you’ll discover
some “little ailment” that can
be corrected and will add years
to your span of life.
Why are we giving this advice
to our readers:
Here’s why.
Many years ago Good
Evening received notice of a
premium due on a SIO,OOO life
insurance policy. The policy
was with one of the largest and
best insurance companies in
America. Along with the notice
came a letter asking us to go to
their examining doctor and
have a complete physical
checkup, and with the letter a
draft for $lO with which to pay
the doctor.
We went to his office, had an
examination and handed him
tile draft.
Then we forgot all about it
until a year lata- when here
came notice of another
premium due. But there was no
special letter and no draft in
cluded. We called the local
agent of the company. He told
us his company sent out such
requests at five year periods,
not every year.
Well, we thought, if the
company thinks enough of our
health to pay for an examina
tion every five years, why
wouldn’t it be smart for me to
have one more frequently. We
discussed the matter with our
neighbor and famly physician
, Dr. Bill Hawkins. We then setup
an annual examination. Later
we decided twice a year might
be smart.
' Then and there we started a
practice that we honestly
believe has added many years
to our life. Dr. Hawkins died
some years ago; since then
there has been Dr. Kenneth
Hunt and then Dr. George
Walker to check how we are
getting along. Our check up
schedule calls for one on our
birthday, or as near to that day
as possible and then another six
months later.
Today Good Evening is
. having his check on the day
before he reaches 81 years of
age.
If any of our younger readers
■ may heed this advice given by
an old-timer and should reach
the ripe old age of 81 may we
ask that you halt your birthday
festivities long enough to say to
someone “I’m glad I took the
advice of that ‘stupid’ old timer
, who was known as Good Even
ing."
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“We’ve put more effort into
helping folks reach old age than
into helping them enjoy it.”
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Miss Susanne Magdalena Vossfeldt, 19, of Columbus, was
judged winner in the Peach Bowl Princess preliminaries held
here last night. She won over eight other contestants. She will
represent Lions Club District 18-E in the Peach Bowl Queen
finals. Some 550 members of Lions Clubs and their wives
were on hand last night at the Moose Lodge for
announcement of the winners. This is the eighth consecutive
year the annual district event has been held in Griffin. The
Griffin Lions Club is the host. Tris Coffin of Canada, second
vice president of Lions International, was the featured
speaker. Other girls in the Peach Bowl contest are pictured
in swimsuits on page six.
State will resurface
Everee, Airport roads
The State Highway Depart
ment has notified the Chamber
of Commerce that it will widen
and resurface Everee road and
Airport road at state expense.
Lee Roy Claxton, Chamber
president, learned from high
way officials that the work
probably would be done early
next year.
Everee road will be widened
from 20 to 24 feet. Airport road
will be widened from 18 to 20
Commissioners eye
‘save downtown’ idea
Three new city commission
ers who will take office Dec. 14
were special guests at the
Chamber of Commerce direc
tors meeting yesterday after
noon.
They were Mayor-elect Louis
Goldstein, and Commissioners
Mexico City’s rats
MEXICO CITY (UPI) -
There are almost as many rats
as people in Mexico City,
according to Health Secretary
Jorge Jimenez Cantu. He
estimated the rat population of
th capital as six million against
8.5 million people. The official
also estimated that every rat
eats or does damage to the
tune of 8 cents daily, costing
total annual losses of $l6O
million.
DAILY
Daily Since 1872
feet.
Mr. Claxton said the Highway
Department already has asked
for bids on the mix necessary to
do the job. With good weather,
the resurfacing jobs should be
done in about 30 days, once
work begins, he said.
Burton Lee of Macon, Ga.,
who is the Sixth District
representative on the Highway
Board, helped Griffin officials
get the resurfacing com-
Skeeter Norsworthy and Ray
mond Head. They were elected
in a Nov. 2 city election.
The three will join incum
bents 0. M. Snider and Scott
Searcy.
The three new commissioners
were asked to work with the city
on long range proposals for a
downtown mall.
Lee Roy Claxton appointed
Gerald Bilbro, Griffin architect,
Weather
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75, low today 42, high yesterday
71, low yesterday 45. Sunrise
tomorrow 7:13, sunset
tomorrow 5:32.
GRIFFIN
Griffin, Ga., 30223, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 1971
Industry
tour set
Plans are being made to bring
industrial prospects to Griffin
and Spalding County for a visit
Dec. 8.
The program will be similar
to one the Chamber of Com
merce sponsored last year.
Financial people, industria
lists and businessmen who are
in key spots to send industrial
prospects to this community
will be invited to come to Griffin
and see what this community
has to offer firms looking for
expansion or new business sites.
Dewitt Simonton, executive
vice president of the Chamber
of Commerce, is coordinating
arrangements for the tour.
A bus will be chartered to
carry the visitors around the
community so they can see its
assets first hand.
Christmas plans
take shape here
Two Christmas trees for the
downtown parks have been
secured, the Chamber of
Commerce said today.
The Chamber said it was
flooded with calls after the
Griffin Daily News published a
story yesterday saying the two
trees were being sought.
“We have the trees for this
year but tell people to keep their
big trees until next year, be
cause we’ll still be in the market
then,” a Chamber spokesman
said.
Meanwhile, plans are being
completed for the Christmas
season’s opening here.
Decorations downtown
already are being put up and
plans call for the downtown
Christmas lights to be turned on
Nov. 26. The annual Post-
Thanksgiving sales will be held
Nov. 26-27.
The Christmas parade
through downtown Griffin will
be Nov. 30.
Don Rainwater, chairman of
the event, reported that 24 floats
have been arranged. Five bands
including the Third Army Band
from Ft. McPherson will be in
the parade. Rainwater said the
mitment from the State High
way Department.
Gene Williams of Thomaston,
who is with the Highway
Department notified Mr.
Claxton that final approval had
been given to the paving
projects.
The job will cost some $90,000
to SIOO,OOO all of which will be
financed by the state.
It involves 2.7 miles.
to head a “save downtown
committee” to coordinate work
with the commissioners and the
Chamber.
All three commissioners-elect
pledged to work with the
Chamber on such projects as
the “save downtown” idea.
Mr. Claxton said one of the
major obstacles to getting a
downtown mall would be
rerouting Highway 16.
Mr. Norsworthy, with tongue
in cheek, said that Hill street
now was number two and would
have to try harder, since all
three new commissioners have
businesses on Eighth street.
The observation brought
chuckles from the audience.
All three commissioners
indicated they had some ideas
they would Ijke to discuss with
the “save downtown” panel.
NEWS
Moss cool to idea
on airport funding
R. Dixon Speas, a firm which
did the second Atlanta airport
£udy, has been employed to do
a similar survey for this area
for possible development of a
regional airport.
Wade Pierce, director of
Mclntosh Trail Area Planning
and Development Commission,
told Griffin Chamber of Com
merce directors yesterday the
firm was selected from several
which do this type work. Mr.
Pierce had suggested several
parade shapes up to be one of
the best ever. The annual event
attracts thousands of people to
the city. The parade will begin
at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 30.
Jaycettes
will send
yule cards
The Griffin Jaycettes will
send Christmas cards to men
and women in the service again
this year.
The club has had this as a
project for tiie last several
years and will do it again this
season.
The club asked relatives and
friends of service men and
women to send complete names
and addresses of the Armed
Forces people to Mrs. Shirley
Watson, 16 Scott avenue,
Griffin, Ga. 30223.
The cards must be mailed
before Dec. 1 and Jaycettes
need the names and addresses
before then.
Diabetes
clinic
A Diabetes Screening Clinic
will be held at the Spalding
County Health Department,
Thursday from 2 to 4 p.m.
The clinic is sponsored by the
Health Department.
Peking delivers blistering
attack on US, Russia in UN
By BRUCE W. MUNN
UNITED NATIONS (UPI) —
The honeymoon is over. It
lasted four days.
Communist China’s smiling
deputy foreign minister, Chiao
Kuan-hua, took off his glasses,
wiped away his grin and leveled
a 30-minute attack on the
United States and the Soviet
Union Monday in his first
speech in the United Nations.
Chiao may have a chance to
follow through with China’s
first U.N. vote today. The
General Assembly is expected
to take up a resolution asking
the United States to abandon
plans to purchase chrome from
Rhodesia.
Congress has approved the
plan despite a U.N. embargo
against Rhodesia. The embargo
was levied when the country
unilaterally declared indepen
dence from Britain to maintain
rule by its white minority.
A Soviet proposal for a world
disarmament conference is also
expected to come before the
Assembly later in the day.
Communist China submitted its
own proposal before it was
voted into the U.N.
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firms and left the final decision
up to local officials. Griffin and
Spalding County Commission
ers have put up some money to
finance the study.
Jack Moss, Spalding County
Commissioner, told the direc
tors that he had learned this
community might be asked to
sell its present airport complex
and then give all the money
toward development of the
regional airport setup. It would
serve the counties and cities in
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UNITED NATIONS—Chiao Kuan-hua (top) Deputy Foreign Minister of the Peking government,
in Communist China’s first speech in the U.N. General Assembly, assails U.S. policy Monday and
demanded American withdrawal from Indochina, Taiwan, and South Korea, (bottom), George
Bush, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., and Christopher Phillips (r), Deputy Permanent
Representative to the U.N. from the U.S., listen to Chlao’s speech. (UPI)
Chiao’s speech caught most
observers by surprise and was
contrary to his earlier state
ments.
Communist China, which was
named to replace Nationalist
China in the U.N. by a strong
vote three weeks ago, was
expected to take a soft line. At
least at first.
Chiao and 45 other members
of China’s official delegation
arrived in New York Thursday
to claim the seat they had been
seeking for 22 years.
Chiao proclaimed friendship
between the people of China
and the people of the United
States in his official statement
delivered through an interpre
ter at Kennedy international
airport.
He later hinted Communist
China would take a wait and
see position in the U.N. and
would not make any immediate
major policy moves.
In his 2,600-word acceptance
speech, delivered in Chinese,
Chiao:
—Criticized U.S. policy that
fought not only to admit
Communist China to the U.N.
this section of the state.
Mr. Moss said he would have
reservations about such a
proposal.
He said this community has
thousands of dollars invested in
the present airport. He said to
sell the property then give all
the money toward a regional
setup would cause him to
reconsider the whole idea.
Lee Roy Claxton, Chamber
president, was quick to say he
would not like such a proposal
but maintain the seat held by
Nationalist China;
—Called on the United States
to pull out of Indochina, Taiwan
and Korea;
—Told developing nations
revolution is “the irresistible
trend of history ... countries
want independence ... nations
want liberation and the people
want revolution;”
—Took the Arab side in the
Mideast crisis;
—Criticized United State and
Russian disarmament policies.
Chiao said the United States
and Japan suffered a policy
defeat in their attempt to
preserve a two-China body.
Chiao also said the United
States and Russia should
commit themselves not to be
the first to use nuclear weapons
if they truly want disar
mament. “At no time and
under no circumstances will
China be the first to use
nuclear weapons,” he said.
He also said Communist
China was determined to bring
the 14 million people of
Nationalist China under its
domination. “The Chinese
people are determined to
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either.
Mr. Pierce told the directors
that the engineering firm would
gather data then make
recommendations as to a site
and other things involved in a
regional airport.
Local officials say that the
airport property would be ideal
for industrial development.
They went along with the
regional airport idea with this in
mind.
liberate Taiwan and no force on
earth can stop us,” he said.
Chiao said all U.S. forces
should be withdrawn from
Taiwan, Vietnam, Cambodia,
Laos antj Korea. Additionally,
he said, the U.N. Korean
Commission should be disband
ed and North Korea’s eight
point reunification program
should be adopted.
Disney World
people may
come here
Representatives of Disney
World near Orlando, Fla., are
expected to be invited to Griffin
to tell about that tourist attrac
tion.
Chamber of Commerce here
thinks that the Florida attrac
tion may boost tourist traffic
through Griffin and are in
terested in it.
The Disney people may be
invited here to present a pro
gram at a Chamber of Com
merce quarterly breakfast.