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By Quimby Melton
Sunday is Christmas Eve.
The subject of the Interna
tional Sunday School lesson is
“The Promised Messiah.”
Background Scripture is
Jeremiah 23:5-6; 33:14-16;
Matthew 2:1-12.
The Memory Selection is,
“Blessed be the Lord God of
Israel; for He hath visited and
redeemed his people.” (Luke
1:68).
Prophets in the Old Testa
ment foretold the coming of the
Messiah — their prophesies
proved true.
The Psalmist sang of the
coming. Their songs en
couraged many to believe.
The shepherds and Wise Men
followed the Star and found the
Baby Jesus — the Messiah —
cradled in a manger.
Even Herod realized some
unusual event had taken place
that night and that a king who
would rival him in all his power
had arrived and sought to get
rid of Him and His influence.
Herod, like many others, failed
miserably.
The Disciples, closely
associated with Jesus during
His short ministry on earth,
remained steadfast in their love
for Jesus — all but one —
despite what seemed to be the
end of their hopes when Jesus
gave His life on the Cross to
attone for the sins of the world.
Paul, the renound persecutor
of the early Christians, hiding
his infamy behind the cloke of
being “orthodox" finally gave
in, confessed his sins, and
became the greatest missionary
of the Gospel of Jesus Christ the
world has ever known.
But all of those instances you
will say happened centuries
ago. True, but the Gospel of
Jesus Christ, His power, His
divinity, His love for all
mankind, are just as strong
today as ever.
Someone has aptly called the
reign of Jesus Christ as a NOW
event.
Despite all efforts of Satan
and his forces of evil to wipe out
Christianity, there are still
enough true, loyal Christians
left round the globe to kindle
anew the fervor of the early
Christians to save the God
created world and the fullness
thereof.
So why do we doubt?
Remember Jesus Christ is
God Himself — Emmanuel —
“God Come to Earth in person."
Christmas should be a time
for joy and happiness. All
hatred and envy and selfishness
should be eliminated and man,
with the faith of a child, should
rejoice and should welcome
Him into their hearts and souls.
(Read, in preparation for this
lesson the stories told in Mat
thew and Luke — both chapters
two.)
Merry Christmas.
And in the words of Tiny Tim
“God Bless Us Everyone."
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“One reason for being nice to
folks is that it’s so hard to love
someone you’ve mistreated.”
Crompton-Highland
announces changes
Crompton-Highland Mills has
posted notices in its Griffin mill
announcing three administra
tive changes.
I Holan employes
I share Christmas
I with those in need
What started out as a small
Christmas project ended up
with all of the some 200 em
ployes at the Holan Plants in
Griffin participating. .
An office force at one of the
plants elected not to exchange
gifts with each other this year
and instead help a needy
family. A pool of $25 was raised
at first but then other employes
heard about the move and they
wanted to join it.
Word spread through the two
Griffin plants and more con
tributions came in. Some
brought toys and others brought
clothing, food and other items to
Kidnapers release
newlywed victim
DALLAS (UPI) - Alice
Amanda “Mandy” Dealey, the
debutante daughter-in-law of
the president of the Dallas
Morning News, was released
unharmed today by kidnapers
who held the newlywed blonde
four days, threatened to kill her
and then collected $250,000
ransom for her safety.
The 22-year-old beauty, wife
cf Joe M. Dealey Jr., 25, was
described by her husband as “a
little bruised up, a little shaky,
but in good spirits.”
Starting in the posh Dallas
suburb of Highland Park, police
and FBI agents began a
manhunt for the kidnapers,
described only as “foul talk
ers.”
Dealey said his father, Joe
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Winners in the Griffin Daily News annual coloring contests
were announced today. They are (first row, pre-school)
Michelle Dearing, first place; Gerald Rice, second and
Cheryl English, third; (second row, grades 1-3) Angle
Brooks, first place; Donald Gatlin Jr., second; and Sandra
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Jim Doughtie, who has been
general manager of the Griffin
plant seme 17 years, will be
transferred to the main
help make this a happier
Christmas for some of those in
need.
The Holan people had in mind
at first two families with a total
of eight children to help this
Christmas. Another family’s
needs came to their attention
and they were included.
Many merchants heard about
the project and contributed
merchandise and sold other
goods at reduced prices.
“We were not doing it for any
publicity,” Mrs. Norma Imes of
Holan said this morning. “We
just wanted to help someone.”
M. Dealey Sr., president and
chief executive officer of the A.
H. Belo Corp., which publishes
the Dallas newspaper, paid the
$250,000 early today through a
secret “drop.” The woman then
was released.
“Needless to say, there was a
lot of crying, a lot of hugs and
kisses,” said the husband of the
5-6, 135-pound woman whose
blonde hair hangs six inches
past her shoulders.
“This is going to be the best
damn Christmas anybody ever
wished for.”
Dealey and Mandy were
married six weeks ago during a
gala affair in Dallas. They
honeymooned at Dragon Bay in
Jamaica. The woman was
abducted Tuesday from the
Griffin, Ga., 30223, Friday, December 22, 1972
Crompton office at
Waynesboro, Va., in January.
His new duties will include
working with outside suppliers
of greige goods (velveteen and
corduroy.) (
Paul Mickle who came to the
Crompton-Highland mill in
Griffin some two years ago
from Burlington Industries will
be general manager of the
Griffin plant as well as the new
plant that Crompton is building
in Leesburg, Ala. The Alabama
plant will be similar to the one
in Griffin, producing velveteen.
Mr. Mickle will maintain
office in Griffin.
C. E. (Chubby) Williams, a
Georgia Tech graduate and
long-time Griffin resident, will
be the plant manager of the
Crompton mill in Griffin.
Williams has been active in
civic affairs of the community
several years. He is a past
president of the Griffin Jaycees.
Williams graduated from
Griffin High where he was an
outstanding athlete and student.
The changes concerning Mr.
Mickle and Mr. Williams are
effective Jan. 1. The change
affecting Mr. Doughtie will be
sometime in January.
couple’s apartment.
Neither Dealey nor the FBI
would say how many kidnapers
were involved.
“She was held at an unknown
location during the entire
period of time,” Dealey said.
“She stayed real cool through
out. We are real proud of her.”
He said his wife was “bruised”
because she had marks where
adhesive tape was ripped from
her wrists and legs following
the ordeal. He said she also had
been bound by handcuffs.
Dealey said telephone calls
from the kidnapers demanding
the $250,000 ransom were made
to his father’s home.
“They were punctuated with
foul language,” Dealey said.
Sellers, third; (third row, grades 4-6) Joseph Mansour in,
first place; Sherry Kent, second; and Geraldine Murphy,
third; and Executive Editor Bill Knight, who made the
awards.
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Mr. Frank Lindsey, 83, who is rounding out 52 years of
service as Clerk of Court in Spalding County was honored at a
surprise party yesterday afternoon in the courthouse. Judge
Andrew Whalen, Jr., (1), and Probation Officer Lamar
Conner (c), present Mr. Lindsey a portrait from courthouse
personnel and thank him for his service. The surprise party
had been a well kept secret among those getting the affair
together. Mr. Lindsey yesterday afternoon wondered why so
many people began arriving at the courthouse and heading to
the third floor where the law library is located. He saw
Lioness
attacks
ranger
LAGUNA HILLS, Calif.
(UPI) —A 300-pound lioness
leaped 14 feet to the roof of a
building at Lion Country Safari
Thursday and attacked a park
ranger, inflicting serious face
and head wounds.
Officials said the ranger,
Steve Craig, 28, of Costa Mesa,
was taken to Mission Viejo
Hospital where he underwent
surgery for multiple lacera
tions.
Craig was working on a roof
of a building with a utility crew
when the two-year-old lioness,
Benjie, suddenly leaped to the
roof and began clawing him.
Workmen beat the animal
away with shovels to free
Craig.
A park spokesman said
Benjie was one of more than 35
cubs sired by the late Frazier,
the sensuous lion, during his
reign at the tourist attraction.
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Four of five
bandits caught
ATLANTA (UPI) — Four of
five bandits who commandeered
a police car and took three hos
tages during a supermarket
holdup at Chattanooga, Tenn.,
surrendered without resistance
today after the car was towed
30 miles to the Fulton County
jail.
The sixth gunman had given
up when the getaway car
stopped on a highway outside
Cartersville, 30 miles north of
Atlanta, and was surrounded by
police, state troopers and FBI
agents.
The hostages were not
harmed.
“At first, I feared for my
life, but not after awhile,” said
Clarence Turner, 20, who was
taken hostage along with his
daughter, Sinetra, 4, at the su
permarket where the bandits
got between $20,000 and $30,000.
Vance Dobbins, a Chattanooga
ambulance driver who had
agreed to drive the com
mandeered police car, said the
Truman
continues
his fight
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (UPI) -
Former President Harry S
Truman’s sheer determination
—“a reflection of his attitudes
toward life”—was as important
as medicine in his battle against
a weak heart and ailing
kidneys, Truman’s doctor said
Thursday.
Dr. Wallace Graham said he
detected a “favorable trend” in
Truman’s health since a new
intravenous feeding method
was used, but the 88-year-old
former chief executive’s
condition was still listed as
“very serious.”
“In spite of the extreme
depletion of body fluids, Pres
ident Truman is showing
remarkable strength and tena
cious physiological reactions
which are a reflection of his
attitudes toward life,” Graham
said.
Research Hospital
spokesman John Dreves said
doctors had not determined if
the problems troubling
Truman’s kidneys since last
Thursday were permanent.
Sheriff Dwayne Gilbert pass and head upstairs. He
mentioned that something was going on. Finally Mr. Lindsey
made his way upstairs. When he walked in, he was greeted
with a loud chorus of “He’s a jolly good fellow.” Mr. Lindsey
who usually knows what’s going at the courthouse, said he
had been kept in the dark completely about the party. Those
on hand to honor him included lawyers, businessmen,
lawmen, city and county officials and people from many
walks of life.
bandits told the hostages, “if
we died they died too, but they
said they didn’t care to die.”
Dobbins said the bandits told
him they planned to flee to Atr
lanta, the hometowns of all of
the men, and “run and hide.”
Authorities said federal kid
naping charges probably would
be filed against the gunmen—
Paul Leslie Bern, 22, Willie
Lewis Combs, 23, Homer Lee
Barnes, 23, Oliver Peterson, 18,
and Felix Bernard Lundy, 22.
A cavalcade of police cars
had followed the getaway car
from Chattanooga after the ban
dits had been surprised in a
supermarket holdup and had
taken the hostages and demand
ed a police car to escape.
After a 75-mile trip, the car
was stopped in traffic on U.S.
41 at the Lower Pumpkin Vince
Creek Bridge, according to Dob
bins. Police then surrounded
the vehicle and attempted to
talk the bandits into surrender
ing or freeing the hostages.
William Beardsley of the state
Department of Investigation di
rected the police operation.
“After a while, we realized
they weren’t going to kill the
hostages,” he said. “We didn’t
think they were in that kind of
mood.”
Beardsley at first shouted to
the men over a bullhorn, but
later he approached the car
with the parents of one of the
bandits and talked to them face
to-face. He said he noticed the
bandits didn’t hold their guns on
him during the discussion.
Dobbins said one of the men
held a shotgun at his neck
much of the time.
Lundy, wearing a black beret,
gave himself up at Cartersville,
where hundreds of law enforce
ment officers, attending an ap
preciation dinner at nearby Dal
ton, converged on the scene.
Sen. Sam Nunn, D-Ga., who
addressed the dinner, rode in a
patrol car.
“They got ahead of them and
got them stopped on the
bridge,” said Nunn. “That was
the place to stop them. They
could have gone on down the
highway to the Atlanta airport
and it could have gone on and
on.”
Chattanooga Police Sgt. Bob
Hedrick said the bandits held
about 12 people at gunpoint in
Pruitt’s Supermarket.
“Someone saw it happen and
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there happened to be an officer
patroling nearby and he went in
on them,” said Hedrick.
The bandits grabbed a
number of hostages and de
manded a patrol car to make a
getaway. Police furnished one
after taking the radio from it.
With Chattanooga police fol
lowing them, they crossed the
Georgia state line and also
picked up a trail of Georgia
Highway Patrol cars.
Fayette
order
lifted
The Georgia Supreme Court
has ordered the lifting of an
injunction prohibiting the
collection of property taxes in
Fayette County. Taxpayers
there have until Jan. 1 to come
up with almost $1.5 million in
delinquent ad valorem tax
assessments.
Judge Andrew Whalen Jr.
imposed the injuction
prohibiting tax collections on
Dec. 9 at a court hearing. Later
he amended the injunction to
allow taxpayers to pay a portion
or all of their taxes. About $1.5
million in taxes was still unpaid
Thursday on the S6O million
county tax digest, which was
increased from S3B million in
1971.
Tuesday the Georgia
Supreme Court ordered the
injunction lifted and ruled that
the taxes were due and payable
on Dec. 20. The Fayette County
tax assessor received the order
by mail on Dec. 21.
Fayette County officials said
they will give the people until
Jan. 1 to pay their taxes and
probably will not impose a late
penalty until after then.
A spokesman for the property
owners association said they
were not surprised at the
Supreme Court’s decision to lift
Judge Whalen’s injunction.
They said if necessary, they will
carry the matter to the U. S.
Supreme Court.
The Georgia Supreme Court
has scheduled a hearing of the
case on Jan. 9.