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— Griffin Daily News Thursday, October 2,1975
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L M.BOYD
Cow’s Blood
Cosmetics
French women years ago used to strap thin slices of
raw beef to their faces overnight. To ward off wrinkles.
Maybe that's where the cosmetic houses got the idea
to come out with a wrinkle remover made from cow’s
blood. Claim is it pulls the skin tight for a few hours. May
be so. You don’t see many cows with wrinkles. Anyhow, it’s
on the market
A RAP, as in the phrase ’’not worth a rap,” was a
counterfeit half-penny com in 18th century Ireland.
THOMAS BROOKS lived in Maryland. His friends
called him T.B. The town there officially known as “T. 8.
was named in his honor.
SUBMARINES
Q. "Do submarines need more power to run at a giv
en speed under water or on the surface?”
A. On the surface. Now. But they used to use more
power under water. Before the Albacore in 1953.
Q. “WHAT’S the name ’George’ mean?”
A. Off the farm.
CERTAIN STATISTICIANS claim that any man who
hasn't been married by the time he's 36 is a confirmed
bachelor. But they only allow a woman to grow to age
31 before they label her a spinster. Is that equitable?
LOVE AND WAR
Women tend to remember in great detail their roman
tic conversations, particularly if there’s involved any
hint of possible marriage proposal. Men don’t so remem
ber. Or at least, they say they don't. A pair of researchers
named Ernest Burgess and Paul Wallace studied a sizable
sampling of engaged couples. Most of the women said
they had discussed marriage with one or more previous
potential partners. Most of the men said they had not,
not seriously. Our Love and War man thinks these findings
serve to verify the elderly contention that people only re
member what they want to remember.
HAVE YOU EVER seen that poisonous Upas tree of
Java? Neither have I. Report is that its sap is deadly. So
deadly, in fact, its drippings will kill any animal that falls
asleep under said tree.
SURVEYTAKERS say most women prefer men teach
ers for their children. Why? Shrug.
LOOKS AS THOUGH no further argument is possible
against the old line that men are more "red blooded"
than women. They are. A man has far more red cor
puscles than a woman of the same weight and height, say
the science boys.
Address moil to L M Boyd, PO Box 17076, Fort Worth. TX 76102
Copyright 1975 L M Boyd
SIDE GLANCES by Gill Fox
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“I hired a blonde, a brunette and a redhead, but they change
wigs so often I don’t know which is which!”
Almanac
For
Today
By United Press International
Today is Thursday, Oct. 2,
the 275th day of 1975 with 90 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.
Mohahdas Gandhi, nationalist
leader of India, was born Oct.
2,1869.
On this day in history:
In 1780, British spy Major
John Andre was convicted in
connection with Benedict Ar
nold’s treason and was hanged
in Tappan, N.Y.
In 1889, 16 Latin American
nations were represented at the
first Pan-American conference
in Washington.
In 1919, President Woodrow
Wilson suffered a stroke that
paralyzed his left side.
In 1968, U.S. Supreme Court
Justice Abe Fortas withdrew
his nomination as chief justice.
Six months later, he resigned
from the court, admitting he
had made a deal with the Louis
Wolfson Foundation guarantee
ing him $20,000 a year for life.
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ONLY THE NEWSPAPER keeps
you so completely informed,
because newspapers are
"local and best present the lo
cal news — including helpful
weather reports.
Thoughts
By faith we understand that
the world was created by the
word of God, so that what is
seen was made out of things
which do not appear. —
Hebrews 11:3.
GRIFFIN DAILY NEWS
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Quimby Melton, Jr.
Editor
Telephone 227-633*
Fairness to all
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.
No urge to merge surge
There was “no surge in the urge to
merge” when the Chamber of Commerce
committee met this week and discussed
combining Griffin and Spalding County
governments. A straw vote which is bin
ding on nobody was heavily against it, and
in favor of discontinuing the study.
This was no great surprise.
City and county governments are
working and cooperating better than they
were a few months ago, and this is the key
to the matter. If they will continue and
Old to new;new to old
An interesting operation is underway in
one of Griffin’s industrial establishments.
On the one-hand, Rental Uniform is
washing and ironing the garments it rents
with an eye toward making them “look
like new”. On the other hand, it is washing
and processing new blue jeans for
manufacturers to turn them from the deep
blue new appearance into the faded light
Treasury Secretary William Simon
warned Congress this week that the
federal government’s 1976 fiscal budget
deficit could hit S9O-billion if Congress does
not hold the line on spending. From where
we sit it looks as if instead of holding the
line, Congress which recently voted itself a
pay raise will increase it. It also looks as if
Steady progress
In the heavy wash of bad news,
sometimes we may overlook the steady
progress which society is making in so
many areas of life. Ope is reduction of
death on Georgia Highways. As of today,
The Bible
makes it plain
It seems to me that you ought to
acknowledge other religions more than
you do. After all, they foster the religious
spirit on which your crusades are built.
N.C.
A compass is narrow-minded; it always
points to the magnetic north. Now that’s a
very narrow view, but a compass can’t
afford to be broad-minded. If it were, all
the ships at sea and the planes in the air
would be in danger.
We just have to discipline ourselves to
reject any deviation from the course Jesus
set for us. I’m not saying other religions
People
do care
The Kiwanis Club of Griffin sponsors a
clothing bank for children. People give
clothes they are not using to the club which
sends it to a Griffin school for sorting and
distribution to those who need it. The great
success of the annual drive this week
shows again that regardless of all the
bleak and despairing news from around
this troubled globe, people do care about
other people. And this is particularly true
of adults’ concern for children.
Warning
expand it into eliminating duplicating and
overlapping services, merger will not
appear nearly so attractive to those who
favor it. If they fuss and fight and raise
taxes which could be lowered through
cooperation or merger, it will become
more acceptable even to those who are
dead-set against it now.
Thus the duty of both sets of com
missioners, city and county, is clear:
Cooperate.
blue which looks old.
So we have “old into new” and “new into
old”, and if there is a lesson in all this it
must be that in the American free en
terprise system the buying public’s desires
are met one way or another.
And speaking of blue jeans, Griffin
Division of Thomaston Mills is making the
blue denim which is such a popular fabric.
somebody had better start paying at
tention to Mr. Simon and others because a
government can spend itself broke just as
surely as an individual can. If we would
just cut unneeded federal programs in
half, we probably would have a surplus in
the Treasury, but what one person thinks
is a waste seems a necessity to another.
for example, exactly 100 less people have
been killed on them so far this year than
last (1,134 by Oct. 2 last year and 1,034 so
far this year).
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don’t have moral value. They do, but the
issue is the eternal destiny of one’s soul.
An evangelist has to provide the step of
faith that really works.
The inescapable implication of a
counterfeit is that the real thing exists.
Nobody every counterfeited a $75 bill.
Every counterfeit bears witness to the
reality of what it copies. So in the midst of
all the plans and programs men have
devised to satisfy their religious urge true
religion does exist. The Bible makes it
quite plain, and my job is simply to an
nounce the terms by which we can get
forgiveness and peace with God.
Berry’s World
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"... ‘Thanks a billion for your letter’ — strike
that — make it ‘Thanks a million for ... ”
Just Been
Thinking...
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FAYETTE COUNTY NEWS
Let’s all play a little game. Now this game is very easy to play. It
doesn’t require any certain intelligence level, any sense of
balance or any degree of thinking whatsoever. Now here are the
rules. One must complain about everything they can possibly
think of and they will be successful in this game. They must put
down everything and everybody they see or know. To be a ’winner’
in this game you must make life hard on yourself and others.
Just for starters let’s begin with the phrase of "Ain’t it awful."
Now that you have the rules let’s begin. "Ain’t it awful about the
economy.” "We have had so much bad weather the past few days
I feel as if the sun will never shine again." "President Nixon was
a liar and President Ford is only taking his orders from Nixon."
Do you feel as if you have the proper frame of mind for the
game. Let’s continue for awhile and see if we can really get nasty
and hard to get along with. "The new clothes really look awful.
Think I will wear my old ones some more.” "You know that old
Kathy, she isn’t as smart as a doorknob." Why I tell you, it’s just
awful the way the kids look now days. Probably some Communist
organization behind the entire youth movement."
All of this is known of as the ’Ain’t it awful game.’ There is no
strategy or rules involved. If you will listen closely there are
people in this community who play the game constantly. They
never have a pleasant thing to say and they can only be critical
and defensive all the time. The game has ruined many a cheerful
person and turned them into a horror.
It is hard at times to look on the bright side of things but there
is always someone in worse shape than yourself. Constant
complaining not only hurts the complainer but hurts the people
around them. Life is not the easiest thing in the world but it's
certainly not as terrible as some people make it out to be.
We are all having our problems in today’s society, some more
than others, but everything is in this world together. Sooner or
later people will have to realize this and quit playing the ’Ain't it
awful game.’ So many people, including your publisher, is getting
a little tired of hearing only the bad. Let’s reverse the game to
where it is called the 'Ain’t it nice, game.’
CARNIVAL by Dick Turner
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“But marriage develops responsibility, Dad! You said
whenever anything goes wrong Mom makes you feel respon
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