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By Quimby Meh on
“Does Scientific Knowledge
Threaten Faith?” is the topic of
this week’s International
Sunday School lesson. Back
ground Scripture is Job 38; 42;
Proverbs 3:13-20; First
Corinthians One and Two.
The Memory Selection is
“Prove all things; hold fast to
that which is good.” (I Thes
salonians 5:21).
This layman begins
discussion of this lesson by
answering the question asked in
the topic of the lesson. He an
swers it with a positive “No”.
Scientific knowledge never has
and never will threaten genuine
faith — the faith that holds that
God, the Supreme Scientist,
creates the basic ingredients
that make up the universe; that
He made them for a specific
purpose — to make man’s span
of life one that would bring
better understanding — better
knowledge —of God’s love,
compassion, and power to instill
in the hearts and minds of man
an abiding faith.
There are three types of
scientists: the true scientist
who seeks to improve his
knowledge; the scientist who
enrolls in college just to kill
time, and if he can get a
scholarship from some founda
tion, all the better for his time
killing program; and there is
the “playboy scientist” who
goes to college to have a good
time, choose the “crip” sub
jects, and in an effort to win
recognition, comes up with
shocking theories — the wilder
the theory — the more shocking
the theory — the better it serves
his purpose.
But there are no theories
about knowledge. Knowledge is
firm in its beliefs.
The three types of scientists
all have their textbooks. The
sincere seeker for scientific
knowledge studies his textbook
which tells of what scientists
that have gone before have
discovered.
The time killing scientist does
not have time to write any text
book, but he sometimes lectures
and hopes some energetic
listener will take down what he
says and make up a textbook of
some sort. The playboy
scientist, full of ginger and
running over with the zest of
living, writes his textbook in the
form of an invitation to “come
and play with me; there will be
this and that to make you enjoy
this drab old world.”
It has been our good fortune to
know many persons with true
scientific minds. They were
continually searching for the
truth. Some have been college
professors, some successful in
their businesses. All searched
for the truth. We’ll never forget
a conversation many years ago
with a former college professor.
The gist of that enjoyable
conversation was summed up
when he said, “I have and still
study my Bible and the text
books I use in my classes (He
taught chemistry). And I have
yet to find anything in the text
books that contradict the
scientific knowledge of the
early scientists (the prophets)
and the true men of God. As a
matter of fact so called new
scientific facts only bolster the
facts recorded in the Bible.”
Have you ever noticed how
many men of science have left
their well paid posts in the busi
ness world and became
missionaries, or preachers, or
witnesses of God’s love and
grace? And one will have to
admit that running any bus
iness, large or small, is a
science.
Paul in a letter to the
Thessalonians furnishes us the
Memory Selection for today.
“Prove all things; hold fast
that which is good.”
Good Evening believes with
all his heart that what is good
can be proven and has been
proven time and time again.
Therefore, he believes just as
sincerely that every bit of so
called “new” facts about man
and God will just increase the
positive truth about Him and
His love for mankind.
Health Board seeks
to work out zoning
Vote deadlines approach
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ATLANTA (UPI) — While some counties may keep
their voter registration offices open beyond the normal
closing time, registration for most potential voters in
x Georgia races faces a deadline at the end of business
>? Monday.
However, voters can wait as late as Oct. 20 to register
$ and cast ballots in the presidential races.
Mrs. Frances Duncan, head of the elections division of
the secretary of state’s office, said counties have the
option of staying open late Monday to let voters sign up.
Voter registration in Georgia stood at 2,048,268 before
3 the Aug. 8 party primaries. Secretary of State Ben
::j Forston said the figure represented about a third of
:•$ Georgians who otherwise were eligible to vote.
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“We seem to think that if it
was good enough for our
parents there must be
something wrong with it.”
Davis
school
candidate
James K. Davis, a building
contractor, has qualified to run
in the November election for the
Griffin-Spalding County School
Board, Post Five. He will op
pose incumbent John West.
As yet, four other incumbents
on the board have no opposition.
They are Post One, W. G.
Blakeney; Post Two, Miss Anne
Hill Drewry; Post Three,
Russell Smith; and Post Four,
Ed Stallings.
The qualifying deadline is
noon, Sept. 29.
Davis is a native Griffinite.
He graduated from Griffin High
School and from North Georgia
College in 1956.
He and his wife, the former
Kathryn Paschal, live on
Everee road. They have two
children, Stan, 11 and Scott,
one.
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pleased with Georgia’s method of contending with the ‘short
term’ election to the U.S. Senate. Fortson has proposed that
GRIFFIN
DAI LY# N EWS
Daily Since 1872
Carter names
Raymond Head
to state board
City Commissioner Raymond
Head has been appointed by
Gov. Jimmy Carter to the state
Hospital Advisory Council.
He will be sworn in for a four
yea r term in ceremonies Thurs
day, Sept. 28, at 10:30 am. in
the governor’s office at the
State Capitol.
The Hospital Advisory
Council is made up of 19 mem
bers and advises the Depart
ment of Human Resources on
hospitals.
Head will replace Howard
Atherton of Marietta.
Miss Georgia
will visit
First Baptist
Lisa Lawlin of Rome, Ga., the
current Miss Georgia, will be at
the First Baptist Church Sun
day night at the 7 p.m. service.
She will share her testimony
in song.
Miss Lawlin represented the
state during the Miss America
pageant in Atlantic City last
week.
She was in Griffin last Fourth
of July to ride in the parade and
participate in the Fourth of July
beauty contests here.
Griffin, Ga., 30223, Friday, September 15, 1972
The Spalding County Board of
Health has decided to invite the
county zoning board and the City
and County Commissioners to a
meeting in an effort to work out
some uniformity in new house
lot sizes.
The health board voted at a
called meeting yesterday af
ternoon at the Health Center to
invite the boards to a meeting
for an airing of the problems.
One section of some new
regulations the health board
drew up last week came under
fire from some city and county
officials as well as some real
estate people.
The controversial sections
would have required new
houses not served with public
water or sewerage be on a lot of
an acre and at least 100 feet
wide. If the house was to be
served with public water and
not public sewerage, then the
minimum would be a half acre
lot at least 100 feet wide.
County Commissioner Sandy
Morgan said that the
regulations would be in conflict
with the present county zoning
requirements. He said he was
not objecting to the lot sizes
minimum but to the fact that
the regulations were in conflict
with county zoning.
R. L. (Skeeter) Norsworthy, a
city commissioner and health
board member, said he could
not go along with the proposal
with the conflicts in present
zoning rules.
Mr. Morgan who represents
the county commissioners on
the health board suggested a
meeting of all parties concerned
to see if the matter could be
resolved.
Norsworthy agreed and made
the motion for the joint meeting.
It passed unanimously.
Earlier Dr. Guy Woodroof of
the health board had made the
motion that the board go ahead
with plans to advertise the new
health regulations, including
the lot limits, and have a public
hearing on the matter.
His motion received no
second.
Morgan told the health board
the county commissioners
already had agreed not to issue
building permits for houses in
the county unless the Health
Department approved plans.
He said evidently that the
information never reached the
Health Center.
Dr. George Walker, chairman
‘where an appointment comes up for an unexpired term and
the Governor makes it, that he be allowed to make it for the
full unexpired term.’ (UPI)
of the Health Board who
presided at the meeting yester
day, said he could not recall
having received any such in
formation.
Ralph Davis of the Health
Center staff said the lot require
ments were from the State
Health Department and were
recommendations at this time.
But he said the state expects
them to be enacted into the
Georgia Code and become law.
Davis said many other
counties already had set such
minimum standards and some
were more strict.
He said under present
regulations, the Health Depart
ment here had to issue housing
approval to homes not meeting
the recommended minimum lot
sizes because they met other
rules.
But he said the trouble is that
in a few years, some home
owners have trouble with septic
tanks and have no additional
land on which to extend a drain
field.
He said that was why the
health board was being asked to
set the larger lot requirements.
Davis pointed out that at least
half of the wells in Spalding
County the department had
checked had been found to be
contaminated. He said the
county needed to tighten its
regulations on housing and
septic tanks to protect the en
vironment in general and the
water supply in particular.
Dr. Walker observed that the
zoning board regulations were
drawn primarily from an
economic point of view. He said
the health board’s rules were
being suggested from the stand
point of attempting to protect
health. Dr. Woodroof agreed.
He said “You can’t match
health and dollars.”
The date and time of the joint
meeting with the commission
ers and zoning board is to be
worked out.
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tomorrow near 90, low tonight in
60s. Sunrise tomorrow 7:26,
sunset tomorrow 7:38.
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SANTA MONICA, Calif.—Actor George C. Scott leaves Santa Monica Court with his bride, actress
Patricia Louise Carroll Van Devere, following their marriage in the chambers of the Judge
Laurence J. Rittenbrand. (UPI)
Bears battle Athens
By ROGER DIX
The Griffin Bears, who tied
Decatur 26-26 last Friday, and
Clarke-Central, a 9-8 loser to
Central of Macon, will collide
here tonight in what is
described as a crucial game for
both teams.
Although it is a non-region
match, coaches feel that it is
very important that their teams
chalk up a victory or two before
entering league play.
Clarke-Central is expected to
bring a fine defensive team to
Griffin.
Griffin scouts saw Clarke-
Central battle toe-to-toe with
Central of Macon, one of the
state’s highly rated triple-A
teams, before losing by a point.
Scouts reported to Coach Max
Dowis that Clarke-Central
prides itself on defense and
although the team isn’t overly
State school board
wants more money
ATLANTA (UPI) - The State
Board of Education Thursday
adopted a record high public
school budget proposal which if
fully funded would amount to
approximately $1 billion.
It called for SIOO million dol
lars in new funds which would
be spent on kindergartens and
higher teacher salaries.
Should the budget proposal be
approved by the General As
sembly the total funding for
the 1973-74 school year, includ
ing local and federal funds,
would be approximately $1 bil
lion, with the state furnishing
nearly S6OO million.
The board at the same time
tabled a proposed expansion of
Pike County completes
plans for celebration
At a meeting *of the Pike
County Ses-Qui Centennial
Association, final plans were
worked on for the celebration
which will be held in two weeks.
On Sept. 21, at the Pike
County Elementary School
auditorium Miss Pike County
and Little Miss Pike County will
be crowned by Lee Forehand,
Pike County School Superinten
dent.
Winning cakes from the old
big, the players really strike
hard.
Griffin was plagued with
turnovers and penalties last
Friday in Decatur. Despite six
turnovers and five major
penalties, the Bears scored 26
points. However, Griffin’s
defense couldn’t stop Decatur’s
explosive attack and the game
wound up a 26-26 tie.
Coach Dowis rates Clarke-
Central stronger, but not as
explosive as Decatur.
The Bears spent a lot of
practice time this week,
working on timing and con
ditioning.
“I know we are in better
physical condition,” the coach
said. “I believe we have worked
out our timing problem.”
Coach Dowis doesn’t plan any
major lineup changes. “We’ll go
with the same boys, who started
Georgia’s early childhood de
velopment program, dealing it
a serious setback. The project
is one of Gov. Jimmy Carter’s
program.
The request for SIOO million
new money is about equal to a
50 per cent increase in personal
income taxes or most of a 1 per
cent sales tax increase.
In state funds alone, the
proposed budget would increase
state spending from $481.7 mil
lion to $599.9 million next year.
According to state School
Supt. Jack Nix, some S2O mil
lion extra will be needed just
to stand still with present pro
grams, which he said were in
creasing in cost.
fashion bake contest will be
auctioned during the evening
and at 6:30 a cake walk will be
held outside.
On Friday a flea market will
begin at 10 a.m. on the Court
house Square in Zebulon. There
will also be an arts and crafts
exhibit and Bazaar.
At 4:00 p.m. the parade
“Through The Years” will
begin. Gov. Jimmy Carter and
other state and county officials
will be present.
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against Decatur,” he said.
That offensive lineup has Stan
Treadway operating Griffin’s
multiple-offense from the
quarterback position. In the
backfield with him will be Tony
Head, Daryl Jones and Curtis
Jones.
Gary McDowell will be at
split end, David Woolfork at
tight end, Mark Neill and Jamie
Crawford at tackle, Randy Pass
and Darrell Chapman at guard
and Ray Gilbert at center.
On defense, the Bears will
have Woolfork and John Keith
Tuggle at end, Charles Gaddy
and Kenny Hattaway at tackle,
Pass, Head and Daryl Jones at
linebacker with Walter Jones,
Terry Willis, Donnie Roberts
and David Skrine in the second
ary.
About $lB million dollars of
the increased funds would fi
nance a teacher pay raise. For
starting teachers, the 5.5 per
cent increase would amount to
an annual increase of $347. Bus
drivers would get a SIOO boost.
Under the proposed spending
program, educational services
to slow learners would be great
ly expanded. More help also
would be given to fast learners
and handicapped students.
About 1,200 additional teachers
would be hired for such special
education programs.
In addition, the pupil teacher
ratio would become a uniform
25 to 1 through grades 1-12.
The flea market, bazaar and
arts and crafts will continue on
Saturday with the Griffin Old
Car Club of antique cars
parading at noon.
Lt. Gov. Lester Maddox will
speak at 1 p.m. A chorus of
Black Church Choirs will sing at
2:30. Festivities lead up to a
street dance at 8 p.m. on Satur
day night.
Sept. 24, will be Faith of Our
Father’s Day with observance
in all churches.