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L. M. BOYD
The Time of
Your Birth
Do you know at what time of day or night you were
born? Theory is spreading that your birth sets your physical
clocks to ticking, thus determining at the outset whether
you were to be a day or a night person. If you were born
around dawn, you’re thought to do your best work in the
early morning. But if you were born in the late after
noon, you’re not expected to perk up really until the eve
ning. Or so goes the notion.
ODD COINCIDENCE, this: That John Adams and
Thomas Jefferson, the only two presidents to sign the
Declaration of Independence, died on the same day,
namely on the anniversary of that Declaration, July 4,
1826.
BLUE MOON
Q. "Where'd we get the phrase, ‘once in a blue
moon’?”
A. A volcano kicked ash into the sky over Java back
in 1883. And the moon, shining through it, looked blue.
Rare sight. That's where.
STATISTICALLY, the backseats in a car are three
times as safe as the front seats, please note.
STILL HARD to get it through my head that Mexico
City and Rio de Janeiro are just about the same distance
from New York City.
EMPEROR JULIAN of Old Rome decreed that all
freight wagons be moved at night only. Citing this ancient
solution to some traffic trouble, a few lawmakers intermit
tently consider legislation to force long-haul trucks
likewise to drive only at night. Idiotic.
ACTORS
You knew that actor David Niven used to lumberjack in
Canada, didn’t you? That James Caan got his start by
carrying quarters of beef around a meat market? That
Sebastian Cabot once chauffeured a London limousine 7
That Clint Eastwood never spent more than one semester
in the same school? That Glenn Ford was born Gwyllen
Ford, but eventually named himself after his father’s
Canadian birthplace, a little Quebec town called Glenford?
WAS A LITTLE UNDER the weather the other day, so
had occasion at home to look at some of the daytime TV
game shows. Aren't they too suggestive? Maybe it's just
in the delivery. Paul Lynde handles his naughty little lines
like a naughty little boy, cunningly enough. But some of
those celebrities walk on their wit in barnyard boots.
You’d think they’d have enough fetching up to wipe their
feet before they came into the living room. Bye now. It's
time for my warm milk and cookies.
Address moil to L. M. Boyd, P.O. Box 17076, Fort Worth, TX 76102.
Copyright 1975 I. M Boyd
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Almanac
For
Today
By United Press International
Today is Friday, Oct. 3, the
276th day of 1975 with 89 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.
Emily Post, American author
and arbiter of etiquette, was
born Oct. 3,1873.
On this day in history:
In 1922, Mrs. Rebecca Felton,
a Georgia Democrat, became
the first woman to serve in the
U.S. Senate.
In 1939, Italian dictator
Benito Mussolini launched an
attack on Ethiopia.
gIC€NT€NNIAL
TRACTS —
By late 1775 the British
government realized it could
not alone provide sufficient
troops to put down the serious
insurrection in the North
American colonies. Lord North
negotiated with the smaller
German states to hire
mercenaries. In all. 29.867 Ger
man soldiers came to America
from five German States but
the first 12,000 mercenaries,
from Hesse-Cassel, joining
Gen. Howe’s forces on Staten
Island in July. 1776. caused the
Americans forever after to
speak of all the mercenaries as
'Hessians,” The World
Almanac notes.
Thoughts
“And if you be unwilling to
serve the Lord, choose this day
whom you will serve, whether
the gods your fathers served in
the region beyond the River, or
the gods of the Amorites in
whose land you dwell; but as
for me and my house, we will
serve the Lord.” — Joshua
24:15.
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published every Wednesday.
What to do with enemies
There is wisdom in the saying that the
best thing to do with an enemy is to make a
friend of him. And the visit of Japanese
Emperor Hirohito to the United States
underlines the face that this is exactly
what the two nations have done with each
other.
Never have there been more bitter
enemies than we were in World War II;
never has there been more devastation
than that of the atomic bombs which we
dropped upon Japan; never has there been
more complete surrender of a conquered
nation. Nor has there ever been more
compassion by a conqueror than that of the
United States which offered the hands of
friendship and of help instead of the iron
boot of tyranny to an occupied nation.
The people of Japan responded promptly
and reasonably and worked so hard that
they regained and even strengthened their
Great fun at G.H.S.
If there is one thing most young people
have, it is energy, and Griffin High’s
students were using some of it this mor
ning. At the urging of the Student Council,
many who do not live too far away from
school either walked or rode their bicycles
from home to campus.
In away it seemed like old times at
G.H.S. when a place in the bicycle rack
was the only parking problem and the
richest kid in town did not have a car of his
Going first class
Many unseen efforts and things go into
the making of a good newspaper, just as
they do into the making of a towel at
Dundee, a yard of corduroy at Highland, or
a bolt of denim at Griffin Division of
Thomaston Cotton Mills.
One of the major ingredients of a paper
is service, and that can never be
overemphasized. Here at the Griffin Daily
News we try constantly to improve and to
measure it. One measure is the number of
papers which customers buy every day,
and the most accurate way to measure
that is by the Audit Bureau of Circulation.
Earlier this year we applied for mem
bership in the bureau, and were pleased
and a little surprised that after several
conferences and a complete and thorough
audit which required three days, we were
accepted. We had thought that it would
take much longer.
★ ★THIS WEEK’S SPORTS EDITORIAL★ ★
QB Willie Jordan
Georgia Tech was picked to defeat
Clemson pretty badly last Saturday.
The oddsmakers figured the Tigers were
no match for Pepper Rodgers’ wishbone
attack. However, they hadn’t counted on a
tremendous performance from Clemson
freshman Willie Jordan.
The quarterback from Griffin turned in
one of the finest individual performances
by a freshman ever seen at Grant Field.
Here are 10 rules Fyi answer
for a Christian life
Somewhere, you once gave 10 rules for
living the Christian life. Could I have them
again? S.E.
Here they are:
First: You should read your Bible daily.
Second: Learn the secret of prayer.
Third: Rely constanly on the Holy Spirit.
Fourth: Attend church regularly.
Fifth: Be a witnessing Christian.
Sixth: Let love be the ruling principle of
your life.
Seventh: Be an obedient Christian.
Eighth: Learn how to meet temptation.
Fairness to all
position as the industrial giant of the
Orient. They became a bulwark of
freedom in the East, our good and strong
friend. The Japanese have progressed so
much that today they are investing sub
stantial sums of money in the United
States, an example of which is the
welcomed mushroom plant here in Griffin.
At times it seems that the foreign policy
and relations of the United States are in
shambles, but Hirohito’s visit here as a
friend and his having flowers placed upon
the grave of General MacArthur, the man
who led the armies and the navies which
destroyed his own then headed the
occupation of his defeated country, remind
us that we have succeeded more often than
we have failed, and that we have
succeeded magnificently with Japan. It is
indeed good for the United States and for
Japan that we have made friends of each
other from the ashes of enmity.
own. In another way it might have seemed
like a day in the future, the price of
gasoline being what it is, the Arabs con
tinuing to raise it as they are, and the
Congress fiddling around.
There was a pleasant nip in the morning
air as the students walked or pedalled, and
everyone agreed that it was a pleasant
experience. We are glad, though, that it
was by choice and not through necessity.
One advantage of A.B.C. membership is
that advertisers can determine with ab
solute accuracy how many people buy a
paper. Since readers buy and pay for
them, the advertiser knows that they want
one and will have his message for them.
Nor are they apt to flip a dial to another
station.
As determined by the audit, the net paid
circulation average for the six months
ending June 30 was 10,823 a day. This in
creased to an average of 11,286 for the
quarter ending September 30, a sub
stantial gain of 463.
We are making every effort here at the
paper to “go first class” all the way.
Acceptance by A.B.C. is first class in
circulation, and we congratulate Cir
culation Manager Larry Donald upon it.
More important, we thank every one of you
who buy the paper and make it possible.
He ran for one touchdown, passed for
two, kicked a field goal and one extra
point. He riddled Tech’s pass defense,
connecting on 13 of 21 for 251 yards and two
touchdowns and no interceptions.
His play earned him ACC Back of the
Week honors and Clemson’s first string
quarterback position.
We congratulate the former Griffin High
quarterback for a job well done.
Ninth: Be a wholesome Christian.
Tenth: Live above your circumstances.
You understand that the Christian life is
not essentially a set of rules. It is an ex
perience; it is a dynamic relationship. It’s
bom by an act of God’s Spirit — at the
moment of our decision of faith, and it’s
carried on in the Spirit’s power.
You ought to want to live a successful
Christian life, because a defeated
Christian is a monstrosity. He’s abnormal.
Christ wants His followers to be victorious
as He is, and He gives the power to do the
job.
Berry’s World
© 1975 Oy NBA. Inc
“Sometimes I wish football was only a game!"
Ray Cromley
Time and luck only
cure for inflation
By Ray Cromley
WASHINGTON — (NEA) — Federal Reserve Board Chairman
Arthur Burns and Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz are not being
completely frank in assessing the effects of major Russian grain
purchases on the price we pay for food.
Technically, they’re correct. On paper, the Russian purchases,
as seen here, would add around 2.5 per cent to the grain price.
But that’s only the beginning. For one, that 2.5 per cent is on
top of a probable 5.5 to 6 per cent rise which seems to be in the
works — making a total gain we can expect of 8 to 8.5 per cent.
Then there’s the ripple effect of price rises. So count on sizable
increases in what you pay at the grocery store.
The economists I talk to have other bad news in store. They see
an inflation rate of 8.5 per cent for the rest of this year. In 1976, at
best, they predict 7 per cent to 7.5 per cent — assuming the best
of conditions.
If all goes well, by 1977 or 1978 inflation could be cut to 5 per
cent. That is, if everyone does the right thing. But it is unlikely
that we’ll get below that 5 per cent figure, at least in the
foreseeable future. And even 5 per cent may not be realized in
practice.
One source, whose economic forecasts have been far more ac
curate than those of his fellows over the past 20 years, is now con
vinced, in fact, that no one knows how to prevent inflation. “Once
you’re caught in this cycle,” he says, “I don’t know anything that
can break it.” Except time, if we’re lucky.
The primary pressure in 1976 on prices is expected to come
from industry — from the producers of steel, non-ferrous metals,
machinery and other basic products, as demand begins to grow,
forcing production rates up from today’s dreary 65 per cent to 70
per cent of capacity.
Secondly, wage earners, whose incomes have not kept pace
with the cost of living, will demand their share. When and if un
employment goes down to somewhere around 5 per cent, my
economist friends believe that working men will, of necessity,
press hard for more money. These demands will, of course,
affect prices. The economic analysts I’ve talked to are surprised
that wage increases to date have been so restrained overall. The
average is so modest, compared with price rises, they’ve not been
inflationary. As we all know from studying our pocketbooks after
visiting the grocery store and the gas station, it’s the cost of food
and energy that’s fueling inflation, not wages.
A hefty rebuilding of inventories, after the drastic cutback
they’ve gone through, will stimulate demand in 1976.
At the same time, expect too, a substantial increase in requests
for bank loans and an expansion of commercial paper. The U.S.
Treasury will be in the market practically every month for
money. The combination will most assuredly drive interest rates
up, with the prime rate most probably hitting 9 per cent.
This high cost money will make industrial expansion dreadfully
expensive. The costs, of course, will inevitably be passed on to
the consumer.
In 1977 we will begin to get intensified demand-supply
tightness, since industry has not of late been putting much new
capacity in place. New figures indicate that the 1975 expansion
plans of U.S. industry are 11 to 12 per cent less than in 1974 in real
terms, after discounting inflation. Though, as of now, it appears
that 1976 will be somewhat better, the outlook is not good.
In summary, count on continued inflation. Don’t expect anyone
to do anything about it — successfully.
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