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Guards Beast
One mammal, only one, possesses a backbone partly out
side its body. This beast is called a potto. Something like a
monkey, lives in Africa. Sharp spikes stick out from the
aforementioned spine. To discourage backbiters, f ascinating
little rascal. And extremely cautious. Has to be careful about
what it leans back against.
WAS REPORTED that the
average woman’s waist mea
surement is greatest at age
52. This data has saddened
some ladies. They’ve com
plained. For their sake, let
it be told also here that the
waist measurement of the most
renowned female figure in
North America, the Statue of
Liberty, is 35 feet.
TO CONVERT kilometers
to miles, hear this: Multiply
the kilometers by six, then
drop the last digit. Got it?
Say the sign post shows it’s
100 kilometers to wherever.
You can figure it’s 60 miles.
Or say the speedometer shows
you're zipping along at 80
kilometers per hour. That's
just 48 m.p.h. Approximately,
approximately.
QUERIES
Q. “Do seeing-eye dogs
watch the traffic lights?"
A. No, sir, they watch the
traffic.
Q “WHAT are the odds
against snow in Los Angeles
for Christmas?”
A. About 60 to one, in fact.
Q. “HOW many of the state
cap 11 o I buildings have
domes?”
A. Just 41. And if you can
name five of the nine without
same, your old geography
teacher would be proud of
you.
THE MAJORITY of hus
bands, if asked at the hospitals
whether they'd prefer to w it
ness the birth of their off
spring. decline the invitations.
SIDE GLANCES by Gill Fox
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“Marvin can’t decide if he prefers trashy shows
that are beneath his intelligence, or intellectual
shows he can’t understand!"
BSJ
Most, latest surveys reveal,
still prefer to pace outside
the delivery room.
TRACTORS
It’s when the farm tractor
is rolling along over level
ground that it’s most apt to
overturn. What, you find that
surprising? Likewise. But the
National Safety Council says
its statistics prove most over
turned tractor accidents hap
pen on Hat land.
QUOTATION No. 4672-B
in our Love and War man's
file of simple matrimonial
facts is by none other than
Lyndon B. Johnson. As fol
lows: "Just before the wed
ding, I realized I didn't have
a ring, so I went across the
street to Sears and bought
one."
AFTER AGE 6, fewer girls
than boys drink milk every
day. That’s a statistical fact.
Some scientific observers think
it's one more indication that
the female matures earlier than
the male.
MUST REPORT, too. the
generally recognized special
ring to be worn on the third
finger-left-hand of the di
vorcee is a gold band with X's
all around it.
CAN Y OU name that pro
fession worldwide with the
most practitioners? Too sim
ple, no? It's teaching.
Address mail to L. M. Boyd,
P. O. Box 17076, Fort Worth,
IX 76102.
Copyright 1972 L.M. Boyd
Almanac
For
Today
By United Press International
Today is Wednesday, Oct. 25,
the 299th day of 1972 with 67 to
follow.
The moon is between its full
phase and last quarter.
The morning stars are Venus,
Saturn and Mars.
The evening stars are Mercu
ry and Jupiter.
Those born on this date are
under the sign of Scorpio.
American explorer Richard
Byrd was born Oct. 25,1888.
On this day in history:
In 1854, in the “Charge of the
light Brigade,” some 670
British cavalrymen fighting in
the Crimean War attacked a
heavily fortified Russian posi
tion and were wiped out.
In 1966, a fire aboard the U.S.
aircraft carrier “Oriskany” off
Vietnam killed 33 men.
In 1966, 32 persons died in the
crash of a Northeast Airlines
plane near Hanover, N.H.
In 1971, the United Nations
admitted Communist China to
membership and ousted Nation
alist China.
A thought for the day: U.S.
writer Henry David Thoreau
said, "There are a thousand
hacking at the branches of evil
to one who is striking at the
root.”
WORLD ALMANAC
FACTS
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The first national horse
show in the United States
was held at Madison Square
Garden in New York City
between October 22-26, 1883,
The World Almanac re
calls. The show had 623
horses entered by 187 ex
hibitors and was sponsored
by the National Horse Show
Association of America.
Copyright <g) 1972
Newspaper Enterprise Assn.
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We’re
Listening
Dear Mr. Melton: I recently read in
“We’re Listening” about a couple who
needed help in tutoring their children in
New Math. Gordon Junior College is
currently offering a course entitled New
Math for Parents.
We intend to offer this course again
during the Winter Quarter. If we receive
sufficient demand we would be delighted
to offer the course in Griffin. The course
meets one night a week for about eight
weeks. There is a minimal fee.
Persons interested in this course, or
other non-credit courses, should contact
my office in Barnesville. My phone
number is 358-1700. Sincerely, (S) Stephen
D. Edwards, Director of Community
Service, Gordon Junior College.
RESPONSE: Good. Thank you.
Dear Mr. Melton: How does the city
decide which streets will be resurfaced
and when?
Please do not say that it is decided by the
condition of the streets because there are
streets in the city in much worse condition
than Mockingbird I>ane and East College.
You stated in the paper that these two are
among those to be resurfaced.
I am not familiar with the other streets
being resurfaced, but I am familiar
enough with East College and Mockingbird
to know that they are in good
condition compared with some streets in
Hillendale.
A ride through the section is all that is
needed to verify the above.
Will be interested to know what you can
find out. A call to city manager’s office
from a common taxpayer is always told
the city manager is in a meeting, on the
telephone, or giving dictation and can not
be disturbed.
— Unsigned.
RESPONSE: Normally, the City
Commission determines what streets will
be resurfaced and when. Mockingbird
I,ane and East College, however, are on a
list to be paid for by the State Highway
Department from an urban bond program.
Here is how the city informs us that they
were selected: Prior to the state program,
the city manager directed the city
engineer to prepare a priority list taking
into consideration such factors as
condition and age. This was done and it
was the priority list regardless of the state
program. When the state program began,
the city submitted the list to the State
Highway Department, but it changed
some of the priorities in order to match
money available with the cost of projects.
The State Highway Department (now
Department of Transportation) sent its list
back to the city and the city
commissioners approved it. Work is now
underway in Evergreen Forest in this
program. Other streets included are
Poplar from Meriwether to 16th, East
College from South Sixth to the city limits,
Hamilton Boulevard from College to the
old Macon Highway, Mockingbird Lane,
and South Eighth to Milner. Incidentally,
we had no difficulty at all in contacting the
city manager, and he was most
cooperative in providing this information.
If you have a complaint, you can contact
the city commissioner from your ward.
Dear Mr. Melton: A personal thank you
from me and the F ederated Garden Clubs
Taking God’s
name in vain
Please explain the meaning of: “to take
God's name in vain.” L. F.
There are many ways we can take His
name in vain. First, when we speak
slightlingly or irreverently of Him.
Second, if we call ourselves Christian but
do not live accordingly. Third, by defiling
our bodies. The Bible teaches that we are
created in the image of God and that our
bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit.
When we mistreat our bodies with alcohol,
gluttony, narcotics or immoral pleasure,
we are profaning the temple of God. Fifth,
viewpoint
for the support the Griffin Daily News
gave during our Harvest Market. We are
sure much of our success was due to the
good coverage you gave us. Sincerely,
Mrs. Don Rainwater.
Dear Sir:Unfortunately I have to leave
home for work in the early morning, just
about the time the school busses are
picking up children on the rural routes.
Two days ago, I narrowly missed hitting
one of these children. I was meeting
another car with headlights on, blinding
my line of vision on my side of the road.
The school children were standing on the
asphalt road instead of being on the
shoulder where they should have been.
I think that the parents who have
children waiting on school busses in the
early morning, should demand that their
children stay off the pavement until the
bus stops for them. Yours truly, (S) W. M.
Shackelford
NOTE TO V.T.8.: Sorry, but we can not
make out all of your writing. If you will
type it or print it we will be glad to
consider it.
Dear Mr. Newspaperman: This is a
soundoff letter. Our neighborhood is being
victimized by a bunch of kids....
Maybe the county can make an effort to
get some neighborhood lots donated as
play areas. Couldn’t county taxes be
waived if a land-owner donated a tract of
land say by the year so the kids could play
sand lot ball—ride their mini bikes—fly
kites or airplanes? I for one would be
willing to help keep it clean. There are lots
lying idle around if the land-owners could
be contacted by the county.
Mr. editor, I am a concerned parent. I
am upset. I am afraid to let my small
children out of the yard. I feel I must walk
with them when they go visiting up the
street. Incidentally our street doesn’t have
through traffic. I have never seen a truly
mean child — but I think we have some
mis-guided ones in the neighborhood. They
have found out that no one in authority is
going to bother them and their parents will
“curse out” anyone who calls to complain.
This has made them go a little farther than
they should. As yet none of them has gone
far enough for us neighbors to get a
warrant. We want to live in peace.
For obvious reasons I am not signing my
name. Maybe seeing this in print will wake
up some parents who have been closing
their eyes, cursing out of their mouths and
slapping down the telephone. These things
really did happen, parents.
(S) Unsigned
RESPONSE: We, too, are concerned.
Your idea about the lots being used for
playgrounds sounds good, but the county
can not waive taxes on them. Still, if land
is not being used, many property owners
would be glad to cooperate as you suggest.
Sorry that we had to eliminate part of your
letter, but we have no way of checking on
the things you said, and we certainly do
want to be accurate and tell all sides. Good
luck to you, and we hope you get the
playgrounds going.
From time to time we will publish
complaints and suggestions about your
newspaper. Send questions, comments or
criticisms to WE’RE LISTENING, the
Griffin Daily News, P.O. Box 135, Griffin,
Georgia 30223.
MY
ANSWER,JR
by making vows at the marriage altar and
not keeping them. Sixth, by making vows
when we unite with a church and not
keeping them. Seventh, by singing hymns
insincerely without meaning them.
Eighth, by praying but not believing that
God will perform that which we have
asked Him to do. Ninth, by being ashamed
of Christ and not standing up for Him when
He comes into ridicule in any group.
Tenth, by not following His command to
show Clristian love one toward another.
Eleventh, by using the name of God
irreverently in our conversation.
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'lß' Vote Perils
College Budgets
By DON OAKLEV
Ripple effects of the 26th Amendment to the U.S. Con
stitution granting the vote to 18-year-olds are beginning
to be felt by state colleges and universities.
If the ripples become a flood, these institutions could
stand to lose as much as S3OO million in annual income—
that is, if voting rights for 18-21-year-olds result in void
ing nonresident tuition charges for out-of-state students.
This is the finding of a survey of nearly 400 public
four-year colleges and universities holding membership
in the National Association of State Universities and
Land-Grant Colleges and in the American Association of
State Colleges and Universities. The study was conducted
by Dr. Robert F. Carbone, dean of the School of Educa
tion at the University of Maryland.
“If adult status and voting rights for college-age citi
zens eliminate nonresident tuition charges in public col
leges and universities, the effect on higher education
budgets will be staggering,” he says.
Approximately 463,357 nonresident students were en
rolled in the schools surveyed during the fall term in
1971. The total actual income from the tuition differential
paid by these students was between $250 and S3OO million.
The survey found that students are now being allowed
to register and vote in their college communities in
virtually every state. The central question for colleges
and universities is whether or not nonresident students
will use their new status as registered voters in a state
as a basis for seeking reclassification as resident stu
dents.
Although in general such requests have been denied by
school administrators, pending legislative and legal ac
tions indicate that the question will likely be finally
determined in the courtroom.
An Alabama state court, for instance, has held that
if a student is a state resident for one purpose, he or she
should also be considered a resident for all other pur
poses.
A state court ruled in favor of two University of Con
necticut students who sought a refund of the nonresident
tuition differential because they were registered voters
in Connecticut.
A new California law conferring legal adult status on
18-21-year-olds has been interpreted to mean that as of
March 4, 1972, students could commence the durational
resident requirement (one year) in order to establish
legal residence for tuition purposes at state colleges and
universities.
A one-year durational requirement for earning resi
dency for tuition purposes in Minnesota was upheld in a
U.S. Supreme Court decision.
Estimates by campus officials suggest that voter regis
tration in the 1971-72 school year was light. Only 23 in
stitutions reported that 70 per cent or more of their stu
dents were registered to vote.
Carbone points out. however, that the figures are only
rough estimates and do not take into account voter reg
istration activities conducted during the summer or
scheduled for fall.
He urges that state colleges and universities begin
searching for realistic alternatives to nonresident tuition
while there is still time.
“If nonresident tuition is declared illegal,” he says,
“it is likely that the institutional response will be to in
crease the fees of all students to cover lost income.
“Clearly, this expediency would strike a telling blow
to the ‘low tuition principle’ upon which public higher
education in America has been built. The cost to society
would be far more than the additional dollars that stu
dents and their parents would be forced to pay.”
(NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE ASSN.)
QUICK QUIZ
Q —Why is the phrase “as
long as grass shall grow and
rivers run’’ significant in
U.S. history?
A—ln the 1820 s, the “Five
Civilized Tribes” —Cherokee.
Choctaw, Creek, Chicasaw,
S e m i n o 1 e—received their
Oklahoma land from the gov
ernment in exchange for
their eastern land “for as
long as . .
Q — Who was Strabo?
A—" The father of geog
raphy.” He was a Greek
who, in 20 8.C., wrote the
most complete geography of
the then known world.
Q —How does a horse move
its legs in pacing?
A—lt moves both legs on
the same side at the same
time
Q—What are the two ra
dio distress signals?
DAILA
Cary Reeves, General Manager
Bill Knight. Executive Editor
Quimby Melton.
Publisher
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and SOS for code.
Q — IV hat are ghost
shrimp?
A —S h r i m p that spend;
most of their life below a
mud surface. They have a
whi ti s h-yellow color —no
protective coloration devel
oper!
THOUGHTS
Lest you be wise in your
conceits, I want you to un
derstand this mystery,
brethren: a hardening has
come upon part of Israel,
until the full number of the
Gentiles come in, and so all
Israel will be saved. —Ro
mans 11:25.
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Conceit may puff a man
up, but can never prop him
up.—John Ruskin, English
novelist.
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