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By Quimby Melton
We’re beginning to get an
swers to the question we asked
— What is your favorite Christ
mas Carol? — Among other
Carols “nominated” have been
Silent Night, Away in a Manger,
0 Little Town of Bethlehem, Joy
to the World, Come All Ye
Faithful, and Hark the Herald
Angels Sing.
The first “vote” from any
organization was reported to
Good Evening Sunday night. It
was from a young peoples
Sunday School class at the First
Baptist Church. Mrs. John
Edwards, teacher of the
seventh grade class, reported
the class sang several Carols
then chose as their favorites
Away in a Manager, with Silent
Night second. There were 22
members of this class present
Sunday morning.
Monday morning, Mrs. Otis
Weaver, president of the
Myrtice Bailey Sunday School
Class at the First United Metho
dist Sunday School, reported
with 21 members present Silent
Night was the favorite.
In these two classes, one of
young people, the other of older
people, we have expressions
from the extremes, as far as
years are concerned.
Sunday morning at breakfast
asked a Jewish Friend what is
his favorite Carol. He replied,
frankly, that he had never
thought of this. Then seemingly
pondering a few moments he
replied that if he had a favorite
it was Holy Night.
Several people have said their
favorite is The First Noel. The
first person who said this
aroused our curosity. So when a
second person also said it was
her favorite we asked “Why?”
That Carol, she said, is a
traditional English Christmas
song and “I remember how of
ten we would sing it at my home
at Christmas when I was a
child.” There is no date given as
to when this traditional English
Carol was first sung and by
whom it was written.
There was one person who
instead of saying what was his
favorite Carol simply said,
“Had the great hymn ‘How
Great Thou Art’, been written
2,000 Christmas ago when ‘The
Herald Angels Sang’ they
would have sung ‘How Great
Thou Art.”
You still have time to let us
know what is your favorite
Christmas Carol. If possible
prefer that you write because it
will save our phones at the
office from being tied up when
they should be opened for
transaction of business.
Today is the anniversary of
“Pearl Harbor Day.” “The day
of infamy”.
Let’s not forget the men and
women who that day and in the
days to follow gave their lives,
that Adolf Hitler and his fien
dish followers did not win
control of the world.
America needed brave men
and women then and needs
them as well today.
Center
grant
okayed
A federal grant of $13,680 has
been approved for the operation
of the Griffin Police Depart
ment’s youth community
center. It as housed in the old
Cora Nbwmons elementary
building near the city golf
course.
The grant was announced by
Sea Herman Talmadge and
Sen. David Gambrell from
Washington.
Mclntosh Trail made applica
tion for the money for the
Griffin Police Department and
handled the request.
A spokesman for the Trail
said that the money would be
used for salaries, staff, equip
ment and the program in gener
al. He said how the money was
to be used was not spelled out
specifically.
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WEST POINT, N. Y. — Douglas Kinsey (left photo),
Commissioner of the Property Management and Disposal
Service of tbe General Services Administration (GSA),
examines canvas bags of rare silver coins as they are packed
in crates under heavy guard here yesterday. Some 360,000
silver dollars worth perhaps $15,000,000 to collectors rolled
FDA warns against bathing
with ‘hexachlorophene’
WASHINGTON (UPI) -
A chemical widely used for
years in baby soaps may cause
brain damage, according to the
Food and Drug Administration
(FDA).
Furthermore, the FDA said,
thechemical —hexachlorophene
—fails to deliver on many of
the claims made for it.
Perhaps the best known
hexachlorophene product is
Phisohez, introduced more than
20 years ago as a surgical
scrub and widely used also for
bathing babies in hospitals and
Plumbing, electric
regulations changed
The Spalding County Com
missioners today adopted a
national code regulating
electrical and plumbing in
stallations. It is the same one
the city uses. This will give
building in the city and the
county some uniformity as far
as regulations are concerned,
the commissioners said.
The commissioners said they
plan to hire a plumbing and
electrical inspector before the
beginning of 1972.
Effective Jan. 1, the county
will increase its building permit
fees. They said the present
rates are far under those
charged by the city.
The new rates will be $1.50 for
each SI,OOO up to $20,000 and $1
for each additional SI,OOO over
that.
The county announced that
effective in January, it no
longer would pro rate business
licenses purchased for part of a
year.
It said it would sell the
licenses on a year and then a
six-month basis. Those buying
licenses at the beginning of the
year must buy them for the
entire year.
The commissioners said they
would work with the congrega
tion of the United Pentecostal
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trouble if you’re too late getting
your mouth shut”
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homes.
In a bulletin mailed to 600,000
doctors today, the FDA cited a
new study by Phisohex’s
manufacturer, Winthrop
Laboratories Division of Sterl
ing Drug Inc., in which
newborn monkeys washed daily
with the solution absorbed
hexacholorphene into their
blood and suffered brain
damage.
Another study showed similar
blood absorption and brain
damage in rats, the FDA said,
and a third showed lesser but
Church in getting Rider street
between Old 41 and the Ex
pressway paved. The matter of
sufficient right of way must be
cleared up first, he said.
The commissioners received
a petition to pave Clark street
near the Griffin By-Pass and U.
S. 19 south. They hope to
schedule it for spring paving.
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The Rev. Claude Johnson, representing the Griff in-Spalding
Ministerial Association, presents plaque to the widow of the
Rev. James K. Kelley who was named Churchman of the
Year by the ministers group. The Rev. Kelley was a Metho
dist minister and city chaplain at the time of his death.
GRIFFIN
Griffin, Ga., 30223, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 1971
into the U. S. Bullion Depository here and were then put into a
vault inside the concrete building where most of the govern
ment’s silver bullion is stored. The coins all bear the imprint
of Lady Liberty and a tiny “cc” representing Carson City,
Nev., on the front and the American Eagle on the back (right
photo).
measureable hexacholorphene
levels in the blood of 50
newborn babies who were
bathed with it. The monkeys
and rats were killed so their
brains could be studied. The
babies, of course, were not, and
the FDA said “no obvious toxic
symptoms were noted in the
newborns.”
The FDA warned against
bathing with hexcahlorophene
and proposed this warning label
for products containing it:
“Warnings.
“Do not use for total body
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bathing.
“Rinse thoroughly after use.”
The caution pertained only to
products with 3 per cent or
more hexachlorophene, includ
ing Phisohex and Gamophen
surgical cake soap.
A Winthrop Laboratories
spokesman took exception to
the FDA warning. “In more
than 20 years of use and tens of
millions of cases there has
never been p single report of
harm from Phisohez when used
as ■ directed,” the spokesman
said.
County
building
booms
Through the month of Novem
ber, the county has issued a
total of 353 building permits for
single family homes.
This was an indication that
the county is on its way to a
record building year.
During the 11-month period
the county has issued one
permit for a 132-unit apartment.
During the period, a total of 307
permits have been issued for
mobile homes.
November permits totaled
more than a half million dollars.
There were 22 for new homes
valued at $372,400. Thirty-two
permits for mobile homes were
issued valued at $171,365. Seven
addition permits totaled $20,400.
Sam Cobb is the county build
ing inspector and handles
permit records.
Atlanta
woman
slain
ATLANTA (UPI) - Atlanta
and Clayton County police
sought witnesses today to the
disappearance of an attractive
young woman whose nude,
knife-slashed body was found
Monday in some woods near
the Mountain View community.
Mrs. Sue Ann Wick, 27, of
College Park; had been stabbed
eight to 10 times in the chest
and side. Her clothes were
stacked neatly near where her
body was found by two squirrel
hunters.
Vol. 99 No. 289
House trailers
under fire
in county
The Spalding County Com
missioners today were faced
with the decision on what to do
about people who locate trailers
and mobile homes in county
areas not zoned for them.
Four residents of the Midway
Community area told the com
missioners of at least four
trailers that had been located in
their area since the zoning
regulations were adopted.
After a 40-minute discussion
of the matter, the commission
ers agreed to look into the situa
tion to see what could be done.
The four appearing before the
commissioners today were
Floyd Howard, Ralph Akins,
Roger Bass and Billy Beeland.
They indicated that they felt if
the zoning regulations were not
going to be enforced, they were
useless.
Commissioner Sandy Morgan
said he knew of one trailer’s be
ing located there without a per
mit. He said its occupant was a
blind man and he considered it a
hardship case.
Mr. Morgan said that the man
was advised he could not get a
Indian army captures
huge Pakistani fort
By United Press International
The Indian army’s Eastern
Command announced today that
Pakistan’s large military base
at Jessore, 24 miles inside East
Pakistan, fell in Indian hands
today after heavy fighting.
India and Pakistan also were
reported locked in a massive
tank battle in Kashmir.
A command spokesman said
the Pakistani soldiers fled the
base in Jessore City where they
entrenched themselves against
advancing Indian troops. The
garrison, which at one time
harbored as many as 5,000
troops, is about three miles
from the city.
Jessore was a major obstacle
to the Indian army’s drive into
East Pakistan and its avowed
Party raided
Bob Berry charged
with hitting officer
ATLANTA (UPI) - Atlanta
Falcons quarterback Bob Berry
was arrested on a charge of
assaulting a policeman Monday
night during a raid on a party
at the apartment of Falcon
defensive end Randy Marshall.
Officers also arrested Mar
shall on a charge of having a
“disorderly house.” Both Berry
and Marshall were released
under SSOO bonds.
Cobb County deputy sheriff
Carl Price said the raid by
about 10 officers came after a
“reliable confidential infor
mant” told police there was a
“pot party” involving about 20
persons in the apartment.
“I’ve never been involved
with marijuana, I’ve never
smoked it,” Berry said early
this morning. “All I know is
people busted into the apart
ment. It was a pretty bad
scene.”
Price said less than one
ounce of marijuana was found
in Marshall’s apartment, locat
permit for a trailer in the zone
but Mr. Morgan said he did not
personally object.
He later told the group that
they could take the man to court
in an effort to get him moved
but that he (Morgan) would not
do it.
Chairman David Elder told
the group that the county had
taken one trailer case to court
and lost. He indicated the same
thing might happen again if the
county went to court.
The four residents objecting
to the location of trailers in their
zone said they didn’t feel they
diould have to take the matter
to court themselves. They said
this was a county responsibility.
Mr. Akin said that the county
office was aware of efforts to
get permits for the recently
located trailers.
One county official told the
group that a permit was
requested in one incident and
the man was advised that he
could not be issued one.
The commissioners told the
four men that they had an
agreement with the power
aim of capturing the capital of
Dacca in support of the Bangla
Desh rebel government it has
recognized officially. Pakistan
radio reported an Indian
napalm bomb attack on the
Dacca airport today.
Pakistan acknowledged its
garrison at Jessore—the largest
single garrison in East Pakis
tan-had been forced to give
ground, but spokesmen in
Rawalpindi, the capital of West
Pakistan, reported new succes
ses in Kashmir. India admitted
some losses in the Champ
sector of extreme southeastern
Kashmir.
Radio Pakistan said the
Indian air force made napalm
attacks at the air force base in
Dacca, burning and injuring a
ed in the Cobb County area of
metropolitan Atlanta.
“We did not see anyone
smoking it,” Price said. “Who
ever had been smoking it was
using a coffee pot, like a water
pipe.”
The deputy said a girl
identified as Carol Nichols, 20,
claimed she was the only
person at the party smoking
marijuana. She was charged
with violating of the Georgia
Drug Act and released under
S3OO bond.
Price said about eight to 12
persons were in Marshall’s
apartment and that Berry
approached officers as they
were taking Marshall and Miss
Nichols to a squad car.
“I don’t know what he was
trying to do. He was placed
under arrest for assault. He
struck an officer... on the
chin,” said Price.
Berry said he was confused
by the whole turn of events.
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company on the location of
trailers. The power company is
not suppose to furnish service to
trailers unless the county
permit has been issued, the
commissioners explained.
Commissioner Jack Moss
pointed out that the local health
board had powers over trailer
installations. He said that sani
tary regulations would have to
bet met and that the Health De
partment was charged with see
ing that septic tanks met
regulations. He suggested the
health board might be one
agency that could help.
Mr. Moss said the county
might consider amending the
zoning regulations to permit
trailers in hardship cases.
Mr. Beeland asked if this
wouldn’t be “taking the lock off
the door”. Mr. Moss said he
didn’t think so.
Following the discussion, Mr.
Elder said that the trailer zon
ing regulations generally were
under fire in courts throughout
the nation and he wouldn’t be
surprised if the Supreme Court
eventually declared them
discriminatory and void.
number of persons. It also
accused the Indian air force of
firing on a U.S. mercy flight
near Chittagong and of setting
fire to a Canadian mercy plane
en route to Dacca.
Both the American and
Canadian plane returned to
Bangkok, Radio Pakistan said.
Weather
ESTIMATED HIGH TODAY
70, low today 48, high yesterday
51, low yesterday 38. Total rain
fall .39 of an inch. Sunrise
tomorrow 7:31, sunset
tomorrow 5:27.
“I don’t really know what
happened. I was in Randy
Marshall’s apartment and all of
a sudden people were all
around...people were pushing
and telling people to clear out.
“They had Randy Marshall in
a police car. I walked up and
said I’d like to talk to Randy
Marshall. I told them he was
my friend.
“The first thing I know,
people are throwing me on the
ground, wrestling me. I don’t
know how many. Naturally, I
fought back and before I knew
it I was in the back seat of a
car, handcuffed,” said Berry.
Both Atlanta coach Norm
Van Brocklin and Falcons
owner Rankin Smith refused
immediate comment on the
incident.
Berry, 29, is a veteran of
seven years of professional
football and became the Fal
cons starting quarterback last
year. Marshall, 25, is in his
second season.