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Griffin Daily News Saturday, November 23, 1974 Page 4 .-w W ■M»I '-‘4H 1 w iwß k w «■ k 1 Oi K' f JKr Copley News Service L M. BOYD Whereabouts Os First Spa Certainly you know what a spa is, but do you know why such be so called? Because Spa is the name of a town in Belgium where early enterpreneurs first in this western world exploited the local mineral springs. Earliest spa in this country opened in 1756 at Berkeley Springs, W. V. THAT THE FACIAL skin of blondes tends to wrinkle at an earlier age than that of brunettes has been reported. Client asks why. Blondes are apt to lack the dark pigment that protects their skin from ultraviolet rays. What's meant here by blonde isn't a cross between a brunette and a drugstore, please note. PALACE Q. "What was the first palace ever built?” A. Can tell you the first edifice to be called a palace. That was Emperor Nero's house. One of ancient Rome’s seven hills was called the Palatine Hill. Mighty fashionable district. But Nero didn't want to share the place. He ordered all other residences there torn down, then built a single mansion for himself, which soon came to be identified as The Palace. AMONG SOME African tribesmen, the affectionate thing for a fellow to do when he greets his girlfriend is blow on her hand and then rub her on the right ear. Our Love and War man says that's equivalent there to a kiss. Bear in mind, this is not the same African tribesman who shows his affection by sticking his tongue out at his girlfriend while smacking her on the stomach. ADOPTIONS Denmark has a central registry of all adoptions. It keeps track of the children, the adoptive parents and the natural parents, too. Scientific researchers from St. Louis went there to do a study of alcoholics. Question was whether children of alcoholics were themselves more likely to become alcoholics, even if adopted out so as to have no contact with the real parents. Answer was yes, inci dence of alcoholism was twice as great among adopted children of alcoholics. IN 1705, BRITAIN was at war with France. One morning on the beach of West Hartlepool, England, citizens thereabouts watched an odd looking character climb out of a rowboat. The stranger was pretty hairy. It jabbered unintelligibly. Actually, it was an ape, previously the mascot of a wrecked ship. But those English villagers weren’t all that too familiar with apes. They court-martialed the beast, found it guilty, and hanged it as a French spy. Address mail to I. M. Boyd, P.O. Box 17076, Fort Worth, TX 76102 Copyright 1974 I. M. Boyd \ SIDE GLANCES | -<. —' Wi \ V- 1 /1j 1 il-22 C 1174 by HEA, Inc. T-M mj UX Ht ts I " < 11 “Look, Agnes: President Ford doesn't even COOK break fast any more ... MUCH LESS BRING IT TO HIS WIFE IN BED!” Almanac For Today By United Press International Today is Saturday, Nov. 23, the 327th day of 1974, with 38 to follow. The moon is between its first quarter and full phase. The morning stars are Mercury, Mars and Saturn. The evening stars are Venus and Jupiter. Those born on this date are under the sign of Sagittarius. Franklin Pierce, 14th presi dent of the United States, was born Nov. 23, 1804. This is the 57th birthday of American actor Howard Duff. On this day in history: In 1942, Congress authorized creation of a Woman’s Auxili ary of the U.S. Coast Guard to be known as the “Spars.” In 1945, World War II rationing ended in the United States on all foods except sugar. In 1954, the Chinese Commu nists said they had convicted 11 American airmen and two civilians of espionage. In 1968, French President Charles de Gaulle refused to devalue the franc and ordered an austerity program for his nation. Only the Newspaper LF' Wlj All things to all men ... the newspaper supplies specific help to particular men, to professional men, to business men ... to workers and farm ers everywhere-even to those who are out of work and are looking for it. by Gill Fox THOUGHTS And the Lord said to Paul one night in a vision, “Do not be afraid, but speak and do not be silent; for I am with you, and no man shall attack you to harm you; for I have many people in this city.” — Acts 18:9,10. “Give me the liberty to know, to think, to believe, and to utter freely according to conscience, above all other liberties.” - John Milton, English poet. GRIFFIN DAILY NEWS Subscription Prices Delivered by carrier or mail within the State ot Georgia. Prices are one week, .62 cents, one month $2.68, 3 months, $8.04, 6 months, $16.07, 12 months, $32.13. These prices include sales tax. Delivered by mail out of the State of Georgia one month $3.75, 3 months , $11.25, 6 months, $22.50, 12 months, $45.00. Editorials From other newspapers Use County Prisons Part of the answer to Georgia’s fast-developing prison crisis lies in the potential of many county prison camps such as the one in Upson. But counties are only going to activate or expand prison camp facilities if the state offers to pay them to keep the prisoners. The Housecleaning Moultrie Observer Politics make strange bedfellows. There is nothing new or startling about such a statement, and the truth of the as sertion has been proven time after time. Another political truth does not seem to be as well known—or used effectively. That is, the new “top man” in a major office had better surround himself with known and trusted persons who possess knowledge and efficiency. Don’t leave the other fellow’s “cronies” in the key jobs. PRESIDENT GERALD Ford has knocked his own popularity rating down several notches and has failed to achieve some of his early goals purely because he left the “wrong guys” in the game too long—meaning those who surrounded former President Nixon. J.F. TerHorst, who served as Ford’s press secretary for one month and quit because things were going on behind the “open door” policy declared by the new President, sounded the warning about the Prison Problems We're sure he didn't arrange it, but Gov. Jimmy Carter chose an appropriate time to proclaim as Corrections Week in Georgia, November 17-23. Almost every day we are confronted with the news that our corrections system is in trouble. Riots, work stoppages, murders, drug rings, furlough violations and a dozen other items have claimed the headlines recently. In his proclamation Carter brought out two reasons each of us should be concerned with the Kindergarten, Too Waycross Journal-Herald Georgia House Speaker Tom Murphy will encounter some ar guments on his proposal to reduce the pupil-teacher ratios across the state rather than implement a statewide kindergarten. Educators and many others will say that, in fact, both steps are needed. The movement for a statewide kindergarten, as we recall, has been underway for at least a decade. It has received great emphasis because many studies have shown that the greatest single period of learning for a child occurs about the time he reaches the pre-school ages of four and five. The assumption, which some educators say has been demons trated to be a fact, is that kinder garten will not only prepare a child ‘What can I do to help’ daughter? I found out that my 15 year old daughter let her boy friend make love to her. She is a pretty girl, and not rebellious or wild in any way. I think I may have failed some how, but what can I do now to help? T.Y.H. You better arrange to chat with her immediately. Be factual and be practical. Make sure she understands the peril of excessive petting, and the price a girl pays for sexual indiscretion. More importantly, since you also wrote that she’s a Christian, help her to see that her body is the “house” in which the Holy Spiritlives(lCorinthiansG:l9). It needs to be clean and free from those contamina- The Thomaston Times The Henry County'Weekly-Advertiser It would seem good state business for the state to develop some long-contract “boarding plan” with counties for prisoners and create part of the space so desperately needed to get con victed criminals off the streets until such a time as they become rehabilitated sufficiently to be considered for parole. “sour apples” in one of his first syn dicated columns following his resigna tion. TerHorst wrote that Mr. Ford was spending an inordinate amount of time “proving his own loyalties and placating the sensitive feelings” of Gen. Alexander Haig Jr., a White adviser under Nixon. TerHorst also was quoted as saying Ford aides “found it frustrating and even demanding” to have to work through Nixon administration machinery. Recent changes, including the removal of John Sawhill as federal energy ad ministrator-something which started a chain reaction in several posts—may help clear the picture. For the President’s sake—and that of the country—let's hope the shake-up will continue until the “cronyism” of the past eight years has been eliminated in Washington and a “new deal” is effected and dedicated to the “open door” plan and a marriage with Congress and the people. problems in our prisons. First, 90 percent of the inmate population will one day return to our communities, jt would be in our interest that every effort be made to rehabilitate these inmates so we will not become their victims. The governor's other revelation pointed out that we do become their victims: He said 60-70 percent of all offenders return to prison. Just as sure as we need punitive measures for those who refuse to follow society's laws, we need to make every effort to turn these offenders into responsible citizens. for regular school classes but will, in truth, be a major phase of his learning preocess. As for the lowering of the teacher-pupil ratio, that, too, is needed. The present average ratio statewide is something like one teacher to 25-30 pupils. Speaker Murphy, speaking dur ing the Pre-Legislature Forum series, has proposed a ratio of one teacher per 12 pupils for the first three grades of school, or a maximum of one per 15. He says high school teachers report that a major reason for so many dropouts is that students can’t read and write and he con tends that the lower ratio would do more to correct this than a statewide kindergarten plan. Perhaps. But we still think the kindergarten program is needed, too. MY r ■ ANSWER tions which the Bible calls fornication (I Thessalonians 4:3). Help your daughter to see that sex is a beautiful part of God’s plan for marriage. But emphasize that purity is expected for those in the single state. In this regard, you’ll have to counteract all the peer pressure she probably gets in school — pressure to ignore Biblical standards, and pressure to be initiated sexually. Perhaps you have “failed.” Most parents would have to admit this. But it’s never too late to start over again, and “new beginnings” are what the Gospel of Christ is all about. Berry’s World A IWE | I f ’ Vrr-r-rTWrr-TTr-rffQy ® IST. >» HE*. I« “What wine goes best with a bowl of cereal?" 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According to one recent analysis, for example, in the life time of half of all Americans—those born since 1946—the value of the dollar has shrunk by 60 cents. At this rate, the • “1946 dollar” will be worth only 16 cents in another 28 years. To put it another way, to have the same purchasing power as today’s “40-cent dollar,” a personmaking 57.200 today • would have to earn SIB,OOO in the year 2002. A S3O pair of shoes will cost $75. The average family’s weekly food budget will rise from $62 to $152, and son on. I It could happen sooner than 28 years if the present rate of * inflation were to continue unchecked. The dollar would look even more minuscule, however, if we were to compare it with its 1939 counterpart, as we used * to do back when inflation was a minor, and some thought a necessary and welcome, factor in the economy. But how many people would like to return to 1939’’ For all the ravages of inflation, most Americans are far better off * than they were in 1939, or 1946 for that matter, the “40-cent dollar” notwithstanding. This is not to minimize inflation, which has grown to such dimensions that, as President Ford has warned, it threatens * the future of all of us. It is merely to point out the fallacy of using the shrinking dollar as the only yardstick to measure where we have been and where we seem to be going. What is important is that we take the steps needed to ’ maintain and safeguard the nation’s basic economic strength so that the 1975 dollar or the 1990 dollar or the 2002 dollar, whatever they may be “worth" in terms of some other year, continue to enable more and more Americans to afford • the good things of life. ■ NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE ASSN.) . » DAILY NEWS Quimby Melton. Jr_ Editor and Publisher Cary Reeves, General Manager Fb« Leased Wire Service UPI. 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