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— Griffin Daily News Wednesday, October 1,1975
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L. M. BOYD
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Blonde Girls
It has been written that blonde girls with big feet are
unusually patient. But they have an evangelical streak
in them With a secret desire to carry the light of truth
into the world of darkness. They make good mission
aries’ wives. So says an analyst who. despite some ridi
cule, insists physical characteristics reveal personality
traits. Our Love and War Man used to be rather skeptical
about those contentions. But he now says that genera
tions of research by scholars at Harvard suggest there
may be something to such notions, after all
PRESCOTT
Ancestors of people named Prescott stayed at the
•Priest’s Cottage" in the villages of old England.
NOBODY in Europe had ever heard of syphilis until
Christopher Columbus’s crew got back from the New
World trips.
Q. “HOW DO the sheep in Montana compare to the
population there?"
A. The sheep are dumber Wait, that’s too flip
About two sheep to each person.
LIMERICK
To our annual limerick contest, William K Alsop, Jr.,
offers one more: "A woman in Thief River Falls Was a
glutton for beef-liver balls . . When she yelled. Dinner’s
ready!’ . . . Her spouse muttered, ’Steady! The beef
liver grief-giver calls.’ ”
Address mail to I M Boyd, P.O. Box 17076, Fort Worth, TX 76102
Copyright 1975 I. M Boyd
SIDE GLANCES by Gill Fox
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"Mildred is recovering from minor surgery. She had her ears
pierced this morning!
Her friend
has money
A friend of mine who claims to be a
Christian constantly reminds me that she
has money. Her wealth appears more
important than her faith. Am I right in
judging her this way, and should I mention
it? Puzzled.
The next time she does this tell her you
want to read Jeremiah 9:23 for her benefit.
It quotes God as saying: “Let not the wise
man bask in his wisdom, nor the mighty
man in his might, nor the rich man in his
riches. Let them boast in this alone: that
they truly know Me.”
I’m sure you know that the Bible doesn’t
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Almanac
For
Today
By United Press International
Today is Wednesday, Oct. 1,
the 274th day of 1975 with 91 to
follow.
The moon is approaching its
new phase.
The morning stars are Venus,
Saturn, Mars and Jupiter.
The evening star is Mercury.
Those born on this date are
under the sign of Libra.
American novelist Faith
Baldwin was born Oct. 1, 1893.
This is the 52nd birthday of
actor Walter Matthau.
On this day in history:
In 1903, the first World Series
started in Boston. The Boston
team of the American League
beat Pittsburgh of the National
league in a series that went
eight games.
In 1908, Henry Ford intro
duced the Model T.
In 1962, James Meredith
became the first Negro to
enroll at the University of
Mississippi.
Thoughts
If then you have been raised
with Christ, seek the things that
are above, where Christ is,
seated at the right hand of God.
Set your minds on things that
are above, not on things that
are on earth. — Colossians 3:12.
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condemn riches. But it does criticize a love
of money, and a preoccupation with it that
upsets God’s priority position.
Try to wait for a chance to discuss this
with your friend. All too often, we simply
discontinue friendship when something
unpleasant develops. Said Bacon: “Those
friends are weak and worthless that will
not use the privilege of friendship in ad
monishing their friends with freedom and
confidence — as well of their errors as of
their danger.”
The Bible in Proverbs 27:6 says,
“Wounds from a friend are better than
kisses from an enemy.” So go ahead and
discuss it — in love.
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The Griffin Daily News’ policy is to be fair to everyone. The editor’s opinions are confined
to this page, and its columns are open to every subscriber. Letters to the editor are
published every Wednesday.
Note
NOTE TO R.M.P.: You forgot to give us
your address and phone number and we
can’t find your name in the book. The city
directory is old and out of date so we can’t
rely on it. Under these circumstances we
cannot confirm your signature, so we
cannot print your letter. We will save it
until noon Friday and you can call me for
confirmation if you like. My number is at
the top of this page.
Band
Dear Mr. Melton: I am the pastor of the
Calvary Baptist Church on North Second
Street in Griffin. I am very proud to
respond to a recent letter to the editor of
the Griffin Daily News regarding the in
ferior playing by the Griffin High School
Golden Marching Band. I was unable to
see the first two half-time shows by the
Golden Marching Band, but I did break
away and journey over to Covington to see
the Griffin High Schools Bears play the
Newton County High School Rams, my
alma mater, with great poise, confidence,
and excellence in the execution of plays.
Even though I was born and reared in
Covington and was graduated from
Newton County High School, I attended the
game and joyfully cheered my team, the
fighting Bears from Griffin, to victory. I do
consider myself to be a Griffinite by all
means.
My purpose in this letter is to respond to
the recent letter about the band’s poorly
presented show at half-time in Macon. I
personally do not believe that the Griffin
High School Golden Marching Band could
play as poorly as the letter stated. In
carefully viewing the half-time presen
tation by our Band when it performed at
Newton County Sharp Field, I believe the
Golden Marching Band of Griffin High
School to be rated at the top with the
greatest high school bands in Georgia.
Their marching was sharp and the
execution of movements to perform at
various positions on the field was superb. I
particularly noticed that the Golden
Marching Band played loud enough to be
heard even when they played on the op
posite side of the field from Griffin’s side
and with their backs to us. The choice of
songs and the playing of them by the band
cannot be improved upon much, if any at
all. Being fond of and having some
knowledge of music, I believe that our
band could be easily rated with the highest
music rating among bands. I was proud to
say, “There goes our great band,” as they
were leaving the field. I think that Griffin
has truly the two greatest band directors
in Mr. and Mrs. Turner in the entire state
of Georgia. I have seen many bands
perform in my life, but never have I seen
any greater band performance than that of
the Griffin High School Golden Marching
Band. Let us all be very thankful for the
musical talents of our band directors who
train our youth to play and perform with
excellency. I thank my God for you
always. Signed with a song in my heart,
Johnny M. Curry, Pastor, CALVARY
BAPTIST CHURCH. (Signed) Johnny M.
Curry
Griffin Tech
Dear Mr. Melton: Once again we at
Griffin Tech have had the pleasure of a
successful Open House, September 18,
1975. Many people helped make this event
the success that it was. Especially are we
endebted to the members of your staff who
made possible the supplement to the
Griffin Daily News. This is one of the
strongest means of informing the public
we could have at our disposal.
Mr. Russell Smith, Advertising
Manager, helped us with the acquisition of
sponsors and spent much time toward this
vital service. Please express to all your
staff our sincerest thanks. We solicit your
continued support and interest as we strive
toward quality vocational education. Very
Truly, (Signed) Clarence E. Whatley,
Assistant Coordinator
Deer
Dear Sirs: I am sorry that some people
don’t like to see hunters and their deer
which they have killed in the paper. I feel
that this is wrong in away because, a
hunter is a sportsman, he buys a license to
‘The voice
of Griffin ’
Fairness to all
I Letters
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page every Wednesday.
Here are the ground rules:
All must be signed and include the £
•:•: writer’s address. We may withhold a name
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letter critical of any individual.
Letters concerning race, creed or
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hunt, fish and trap. The money which is
paid for our licenses helps pay for:
1. The upkeep of our parks.
2. The people to look after our parks.
3. People to stop illegal poaching.
4. Wildlife to be put in places there aren’t
any.
5. Our wildlife forever.
6. Hunting regulations help wildlife to be
balanced so they don’t grow in great
numbers too fast or die and cause disease.
If you’ll notice I said “our” because
conservation is everybody’s concern.
Yes, the sportsman helps a lot. So
children see them in the paper. Some day
they will grow up and want their trophy
and picture in the paper too. For as long as
there are hunters and fisherman there will
be a Georgia Sportsman. (Signed) For the
Georgia Sportsman Keith Buchanan,
Route 2. Box 301 Swint Road, Griffin
Nurses
Dear Quimby: I am pleased to inform
you of the results of the National League of
Nursing’s State Board Licensing Test
which was administered to our class of
nursing students in July.
Twenty-five students took the
examination, and of this group, 100 percent
passed the medicine and obstetrics
sections, 96 percent passed the surgery
and pediatrics sections, and 88 percent
passed the psychology section. In short,
our students passed 98 percent of all of the
sections of the test.
These scores established a record, I am
told, for a first graduating class among
University System colleges. Their per
formance reflects not only the preparation
they received at Gordon but also the
outstanding clinical training they received
in our area hospitals and health agencies.
We are also indebted to the Gordon
Foundation for its scholarship support of
our nursing program. It should be
gratifying to you to know that you played a
major role in educating these well-trained
nurses who will serve our area hospitals
with their skills.
Again, please know how much we ap
preciate your support of Gordon and its
programs. Sincerely yours, (Signed) Jerry
M. Williamson, President, Gordon Junior
College
Government
Mr. Melton: People are always com
plaining about our government, but how
many really do anything about it? The
people in government are elected to work
for us, and they would like to hear what
you think about recent matters. Since the
last part of school, last year, I have been
writing letters to politicians to tell them
what I thought about what they were
doing. All but one responded. If these busy
people can take time to answer the letter of
a 14 year old boy they can answer your
letters. (Signed) Tommy Robinson, 9
Runnymede Road
The flag
Dear Mr. Melton: At the Sept. 25
meeting of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy the question arose of what
days are we supposed to display our
United State’s flag. Many members
remarked that as they rode around in town
there would be a flag flying on a home here
and there and they did not want to fly their
flag just because Mrs. So and So had her’s
up. I was asked to see Mr. Hollberg,
chairman of the Bicentennial Committee
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"I don’t know whether I can afford this caviar or
not! Do you take food stamps?"
and get a list of days to display our flag.
This is Mr. Hollberg’s answer.
The Bicentennial Committee wants
every home in Griffin to fly their flag
every day beginning now and do so
through 1976. All merchants are asked to
also put out the flag each day — even
though they are not required to do so on
Sunday unless the store is open for
business, then do so.
Mr. Hollberg asked me to write you and
see if you would make this announcement
in the Griffin News. We feel many people
who bought flags, not just U.D.C. mem
bers need to know that we are supposed to
display “Old Glory” everyday — now.
When talking to Mr. Hollberg he gave
me a pamphlet entitled “History of Free
Enterprise”, issued by Dundee Mills. This
booklet impressed me greatly, especially
these few paragraphs enclosed, w’dch hold
a meaning for all our people.
“Our America, the greatest Republic in
the history of mankind, is on the threshold
of celebrating it’s 200th birthday. God
willing, each of us will be able to witness
and be a part of this Bi-Centennial An
niversary Celebration.
“The Bi-Centennial Celebration Com
mittee of Griffin is already hard at work in
preparation for this historic event.
Beginning in the very near future, special
events will begin to unfold....continuing in
frequency and intensity....building to a
crescendo of activities on July 4th, 1976.
Every phase of our history will be depicted
and every freedom emphasized to vividly
demonstrate to each of us how truly
wonderful it is to be an American.
“We are blessed with so many
freedoms....we often fail to recognize or
appreciate them. Rather than try to
enumerate all of our freedoms....or even
rank them as to importance...may we take
this opportunity to salute one of them...the
Free Enterprise System of Society,
wherein each of us enjoy the freedom of
self-determination in our pursuit of hap
piness.”
Thanking you very much. Sincerely,
(Signed) Roberta J. Proctor (Mrs. W. J.
Proctor), President of James S. Boynton
Chapter U.D.C., Griffin
CARNIVAL by Dick Turner
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