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Griffin student second
in Gordon math contest
Mary Beth Shapard, Griffin
High student, won second place
in the math contest (com
prehensive division) held at
Gordon Junior College in
Bamesville.
She is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Patrick Shepard, 643
Windy Hill road.
First place comprehensive
winner was Larry Brownlee of
Jackson High.
David Pitts of Upson High
was third place winner.
Sixty-five students from 13
area schools participated.
Students were given the
option to be tested in one of
three areas: geometry, algebra
or comprehensive.
Geometry winners were:
Calvin McCullough, first place,
Stockbridge High School;
Danny McCronie, second place,
Crawford County High school;
Kenny Norsworthy, third place,
Woodroof
president
of Kiwanis
Dr. Guy Woodroof, food
scientist, was elected president
of the Griffin Kiwanis Club for
the 1974-75 term yesterday.
He will succeed Grady Norton
in September.
Others elected to serve with
Dr. Woodroof include: Dr. Dale
Carley and Floyd Howard, vice
presidents; Jet Russell,
treasurer; Charles Horton,
Brian Larson, Dr. E. F. Savage,
and Otis Weaver, Jr., directors.
Dr. Woodroof headed the food
science department at the
Georgia Experiment Station in
Griffin before his retirement.
Since then he has done food
consulting work for large firms
in the United States as well as
other countries.
The club also voted yesterday
to send President Norton and
President-elect Woodroof to the
Kiwanis International Conven
tion at Denver as delegates for
the Griffin Club.
Jack Smith and Ed Willis
were elected alternate
delegates.
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Jackson High School.
Algebra winners were: Hugo
Kirk, Stockbridge High School,
first place; Rita Smith, Jackson
High School, second place;
Sharon Bankston, Jackson High
School, third place.
A team award was also given
for the total team making the
highest combined scores on all
tests. First place team award
went to Jackson High School.
The advisor was Mrs. Roy
Prosser and team members
were Larry Brownlee, Kenny
Norsworthy, and Rita Smith.
Second place team awards
went to Stockbridge High
School. Team members were
Marianne Shivers, Calvin
McCullough, and Hugo Kirk.
Their advisor was Mr. Samuel
Floyd.
Third place team award went
to Upson High School. Their
advisor was Mrs. Cheryl
Reeves. Team members were
David Pitts, Jaci Vermeer, and
Debra Adams.
Students from this area who
participated in the math contest
were:
Griffin High — Mary
Stephens, Cassandra Wells,
Kay Watkins, Timothy Young,
Ward Simonton and Mary Beth
Shepard. Mrs. M. W. Smith was
the advisor.
Pike County High — Tommy
Marshall, Terri Parks, James
Ellis, Wayne English, Clay
English and Martha Calvert.
Mrs. Carol E. Dugger was the
advisor.
Jackson High — Sharon
Bankston, Rita Smith, Janet
Robison, Kenny Norsworthy,
Larry Brownlee, Brian Waits.
Mrs. Roy Prosser was the
advisor.
Henry County High — Alfreda
Helton, Asa Moseley, Richard
Bolton, and Debra Schwin. Mrs.
Betty H. Toeset was the ad
visor.
Griffin Academy — Katrina
Dixon, Matt Crossfield and
Kathy Baker. Mrs. Aleen Nichol
was the advisor.
Barnesville Academy —
Philip Cargile, Mary Beth Ellis,
Joey Pitts, Kimbra Dean,
Claire Moye and Jane Roberts.
Mrs. Bobbie Rainey was the
advisor.
Upson High — Debra Adams,
Donald Stewart, Jaci Vermeer,
April Greene, David Pitts and
James Tidwell. Mrs. Cheryl
Reeves was the advisor.
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Luther E. Harper, Jr. of
Decatur, Ga., has been
promoted to manager of ap
plication engineering of
Southern States, Inc., Hampton,
Ga. Southern States is a
manufacturer of high voltage
electrical equipment for the
electric utility industry.
Mrs. Barker
gives Pilot
program
Mrs. Florence Barker, staff
executive of the Griffin Cancer
Society, was the guest speaker
at the April meeting of the
Griffin Pilot Club.
Mrs. Barker showed two films
entitled “For A Wonderful Life”
and “Signals”.
She also distributed literature
to the group and talked about
the many important services
the Cancer Society provides for
the community.
Mrs. Ettie Purkall, program
chairman, introduced the
speaker and gave the devotion
al.
Mrs. Thelma Fields, presi
dent, presided.
The dinner meeting was held
at Baker’s Motel Restaurant.
Guests were Mrs. Hester
Handley, Mrs. Eula Horn and
Mrs. Nancy Wyatt.
Purse stolen
Mary A. Dewberry of 420
North Third street told police
someone stole her purse she had
left in a car parked in front of
her house yesterday. The purse
contained $53, she said.
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Hospital Report
Dismissed from the Griffin-
Spalding Hospital:
Ashley Clay Tinley, Mrs.
Shirley Ann Allen, James
Stubbs, Mrs. Velma S. Cody,
Lewis G. Folds, John Mahaffey,
Robert Lewis Bunn, John
Harris Baker, Mrs. Sallie
Welch, Mark Clark, Mrs.
Shirley Ann Thomas.
Benjamin Lavigne, J. Ryan
Varnadoe, Mrs. Mary Smith,
Bonnie Bostwick, Mrs. Eva
Bass, Mrs. Cheryl Archer and
baby, Harold Glasscock, Mrs.
Rosa R. Fambro, Ralph Fogg,
Mrs. Shelby P. Rice.
Revival set
April 21-27
Miss Juanita Smith of
Alabama will be guest
evangelist at revival services
next week at the Meriwether
Street Church of God.
The series of services will
open April 21 and continue for a
week. The opening service will
start at 7 p.m. and others
through the week will begin at
7:30 each night.
Jerry Chambers is pastor.
Revival begins
Friday night
A weekend revival will be
held at the Griffin Pentecostal
Holiness Church April 19-21.
The nightly services will
begin at 7:30 p.m.
SpeciaJ evangelist for the
revival will be 6-year-old
Michael Lloyd Jr.
The Rev. Tom Wimberly is
the pastor.
Stork Club
LITTLE MISS MILLER
Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Miller
of 150 Mobley road, Griffin, an
nounce the birth of a daughter
on April 17 at the Griffin-
Spalding County Hospital.
MASTER IMES
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Imes,
Jr., of 616 West College street,
Apt. Two, Griffin, announce the
birth of a son on April 18 at the
Griffin-Spalding County Hospi
tal.
Sixth street
paving in works
Spalding County expects
money to be set aside next
month to widen and resurface
South Sixth street extension.
Downing Musgrove, director
F.A.N. Club
has contest
The Spalding County Ex
tension Service has completed
the contest for seventh and
eighth graders in the Expanded
Foods and Nutrition Club
(F.A.N.)
Pricilla Reed and Darlene
Durham were the members
chosen to represent the county
at Rock Eagle this summer.
Fifth and sixth grade win
ners, Dwayne Williams and
Gail Slaton, have already
competed at the district level at
Rock Eagle, placing second and
third respectively.
Marsha Kapiloff and Emily
Reid, senior 4-H Club members
served as judges for the com
petition. The F.A.N. Club
project enables children to
learn skills in the principles on
nutrition, diets and the use of
foods.
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Experience cited
NEW YORK (UPI) - Sanita
tion Commissioner Robert T.
Groh is considering employing
women uniformed in “attrac
tive” pants suits as New York
City street cleaners.
Groh announced the possibili
ty after he was sworn in as the
new commissioner Wednesday.
“There certainly is a place
for women in this,” Groh said,
as his wife, Ann, stood by his
side. “Women have a lot of
experience in taking out their
own garbage.”
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of the Department of Tran
sportation, told Spalding of
ficials yesterday he would see
that $43,000 was marked for the
2.5 miles of paving.
The project has been ap
proved and awaiting funding for
nearly a year.
Jack Moss, Spalding County
Commission Chairman, and
Rep. Clayton Brown discussed
the road project with Musgrove
in Atlanta yesterday.
Moss said if the money is
available next month, he would
guess that work on the project
could be under way within 60
days.
Spalding County will get the
contract.
About Town
SPRING FLING
Griffin Academy’s annual
Spring Fling will be held
Friday, April 19, from 5 to 9
p.m. Supper will be served and
entertainment provided.
BOXSUPPER
An old fashioned box supper
will be held Saturday night at
the Mt. Zion United Methodist
Church, beginning at 7:30 p.m.
NAACP
The Griffin Chapter of
National Association of Ad
vancement of Colored People
will hear a report on the school
bond issue at a meeting Sunday
night. It will begin at 6 p.m. at
the American Legion Post 546
on North Third street.
REVIVAL CONTINUES
Revival services continue at
Faith Temple Assembly of God
tonight and Friday night.
Evangelist Nettie Parham is
guest speaker. The adult choir
from Mt. Carmel Road Baptist
Church will sing Friday night.
Services begin at 7:30 p.m.
Griffin Daily News Thursday, April 18,1974
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A very special Easter Egg is held by Tammy Morris. The
egg, found on Easter morning, weighs a quarter of a
pound and contains another completely developed egg
inside. The egg belongs to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Morris,
Route Three, Griffin.
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