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I — Griffin Daily News Wednesday, November 12,1975
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L. M. BOYD
‘I Gave Her
Best Years’
Consider wives abandoned by their husbands and
husbands abandoned by their wives. What one sentence is
most commonly said by such? A tracer of missing persons
with a fair record of success in finding same says it’s:
"I gave (him or her) the best years of my life.” The files
of our Love and War man tend to confirm that report. They
indicate, too. that abandoned husbands show far more
anger at first than do abandoned wives, but don’t con
tinue to show it anywhere nearly so long.
LET’S SEE YOU try to describe a spiral staircase
without using your hands Go on. Try.
SOMEBODY dies violently every 66 seconds.
READING
Q "Lawrence of Arabia claimed he had read 40,000
books during his stay at Oxford. Is that possible?”
A. In a word, no. The professional readers who put
in eight hours a day in publishing houses don't even come
close to that. After 20 years of reading six or seven
hours daily, Van Wyck Brooks, for instance, said he
still hadn’t read as many as 6,000 books. Adolf Hitler
was another phony in this regard. He contended he had
read 7,000 military books. Bunk! And included in the fic
tion of Thomas Wolfe was his nonsense report that he had
read 20,000 books.
EXPECTANT FATHER
The younger the expectant father, the more likely the
baby will be a boy.
THAT PANTSUIT COLOR most frequently preferred
by women with gray hair is some shade of pink.
WAS NONE OTHER than that Assistant Secretary
of Defense Henry Rowan who described the Pentagon as
"a log going down the river with 25,000 ants on it, each
thinking he’s steering.”
THAT CHINESE DELICACY known as "100-Year-
Old Eggs” actually are 100-day-old eggs, most usually.
Client asks what they taste like. Beats me. Do know
they're cured in a mixture of lime, salt and tea, plus. My
mother, long gone these many years, was fairly knowl
edgeable about such gourmet goodies, and I recall she
once said they taste like something you thought you’d
thrown out.
Address moil to I AA Boyd, P.O Box 17076 Fort Worth, TX 76102
Copyright 1975 L M Boyd
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Today
By United Press International
Today is Wednesday, Nov. 12,
the 316th day of 1975, with 49 to
follow.
The moon is between its first
quarter and full phase.
The morning stars are
Mercury, Venus, Mars and
Saturn.
The evening star is Jupiter.
Those born on this date are
under the sign of Scorpio.
Princess Grace of Monaco,
former American movie star
Grace Kelly, was born Nov. 12,
1929.
On this day in history:
In 1928,110 persons died when
the British liner Vestris sank in
a heavy gale off the coast of
Virginia.
In 1941, the German army’s
drive to take Moscow was
halted by the Russians on the
outskirts of the city.
In 1948, a war crimes tribunal
in Japan sentenced former
Premier Tojo and six World
War II colleagues to die by
hanging.
In 1970, an estimated 200,000
persons were killed when a
cyclone hit East Pakistan.
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Go-togethers — tip news
paper and a cup ol coffee
. . . great for a break in the
dav’s routine ... at work or
home. Good reading habits
include newspaper reading.
Thoughts
‘‘Lord, let me know my end,
and what is the measure of my
days; let me know how
fleeting my life is!" — Psalm
39:4.
GRIFFIN DAILY NEWS
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We’re ‘The voice
Listening °f Griffin’
United Way
Dear Quimby: The United Way Cam
paign was to have ended Oct. 31,1975, but
due to the very slow response this year, it
has become necessary to extend the drive.
To date only about 75 percent of our goal of
SIOO,OOO has been attained. In order to
raise the rest of the needed funds, it is very
important for those businesses,
organizations, and citizens who have not
turned in their contributions to do so as
soon as possible.
Many areas of the community have
responded and given more than their fair
share and it is due to these people that we
have reached the 75 percent level. The
management and employees of Dundee
Mills, Inc., contributed over $40,000 (40
percent of the total goal) to this year’s
drive. The employees of Southern Bell
increased their contributions by 1,000
percent over last year’s contributions.
Many of the advance gifts contributors
also increased their donations, and to all of
these people we are most grateful.
Response from other areas, however,
has not been as strong as anticipated.
Several areas we had counted on have not
turned in their total contributions as of this
time. I want to ask, on behalf of the eight
local organizations that benefit from the
United Way monies, each and every
citizen to give and give generously to the
1975 United Way campaign. The drive is
close to its goal and it can be achieved if
each of us accepts his or her individual
responsibility to the disadvantaged of our
community.
The citizens of Griffin and Spalding
County have developed a proud tradition of
sharing during the past 135 years and have
always come forward to help those in need.
We need to maintain this tradition of
neighbor helping neighbor and we can by
giving the United Way. (Signed) Lewis
Brewer, Jr., Publicity Chairman, United
Way Campaign
Note
NOTE TO MRS. R.H.: You signed your
letter but failed to provide your address
and phone number. We cannot print it
without these. We will hold it until Friday
and you can write or phone us.
Cycles
Dear Editor: I have good news for Greg
Hale and friends.
Towaliga River Cycle Park has been in
operation for eight months. There have
been numerous hare scrambles, trials and
motocross races. The latest event was a
Professional motocross and a hare
scrambles, held on October 18 and 19.
There were 2,100 people who enjoyed a
weekend of beautiful weather and fan
tastic racing.
Towaliga River Park will reopen this
spring for daily use. We have 120 beautiful
acres for riding, picnicing and camping.
There is a mile of river frontage on the
beautiful Towaliga River and a nice lake
for fishing and swimming. There is a very
nominal fee for daily use.
Towaliga River Park is located one mile
east of 1-75 on the Johnstonville road, the
first exit past High Falls State Park.
Anyone who wishes to be placed on our
mailing list may leave his or her name and
address at Griffin Motorsport at 110
Searcy avenue, in Griffin.
See you at the races. (Signed) J. Michael
Zappia, Route 3 Box 108, Griffin
‘ls it wrong
to have questions’
Whenever I read the Bible a lot of
questions come to me about things I do not
understand. Is it wrong to have questions,
or are we to accept everything on blind
faith? C.J.P.
No, there is nothing wrong about using
our minds when we turn to the Bible. God
gave them to us, and often our questions
can lead us to a greater understanding of
God’s truth.
On the other hand, the Bible warns us
repeatedly against indulging in “foolish
and unlearned questions” (H Timothy
2:23) which are of no profit. The real test is
this: Are we seeking God answers to our
questions? The rich young ruler asked
Jesus a crucial question, “Good Master,
what shall I do that I may inherit eternal
Letters
The Griffin Daily News welcomes letters i;i
to the editor and features them on this g
page every Wednesday.
Here are the ground rules: g:
All must be signed and include the g;
writer’s address. We may withhold a name :g
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Letters concerning race, creed or ig
religion are not acceptable. Nor are letters
:< for or against political candidates.
Suggestion
Dear Sir: I have been reading about the
gasoline shortage. Everybody wants to
talk about it and nobody seems to be trying
to solve the problem.
I do not believe in government con
trolling private industry. But if we are
going to have any fuel for our grand
children we must try to do something
about it now.
One simple solution is to put 21 inch
wheels on all ’77 model cars with six
cylinders or more. That way you can in
crease your gas mileage by approximately
one third and your tires will be cooler.
It seems like a simple solution. Maybe it
will help if you publish this letter.
Respectfully, (Signed) Thomas R. Kerr,
Route 1, Box 275, Zebulon
County fair
Dear Editor: This letter is in regard to
the Spalding County Fair which the
Kiwanis Club sponsors each year.
This is the first year that we have at
tempted to enter any event in the fair and
we were hoping to enter flowers because
we love them and enjoy working with
them. However, we were shocked when we
were told that just any person in Spalding
County cannot enter flowers in the fair;
that a person must be a member of a
Garden Club. We were unaware that this
method of discrimination was used.
If the Garden Clubs continue to hold this
event each year, it is certainly agreeable
with us. However, we feel that another
event should be set up for those residents
of Spalding County which do not have the
time to belong to a certain club.
We hope the Kiwanis Club will check into
the possibility of another event open to the
general public to be held in the fair next
year. We feel that many people have a
knack for growing beautiful flowers and
have not entered them because the event
was not for all residents of Spalding
County. Respectifully yours. (Signed)
Mrs. Jerry F. Pitts, 1715 Hallmark Drive,
and Mrs. James J. Heddennan, 125 Tilney
Avenue
Police help
Dear Sir: The parents of Arnice W. Dunn
of 111 Magnolia Drive, Griffin, Ga., would
like to take this opportunity to thank four
policemen of our city for helping our son.
He was 22 years old and on Oct. 17th at 8:15
he needed help at the Commercial Branch
Office on the North Expressway. He had a
C.B. radio and asked for help to get him to
the hospital, that he was having a heart
attack. Four policemen heard him and
MY
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Life?” (Mark 10:17). However, he was
unwilling to accept Jesus’ answer, which
demanded a willingness to leave all and
follow Christ completely. Our questions
should not lead us to greater doubt, but
greater faith and trust in God and His
Word. Someone has said, “It is not what I
do not understand in the Bible that bothers
me, but what I do understand.”
The tragedy is that many people today
question God and the Bible, but they never
are honest enough to question themselves
and the foundations upon which they are
building their lives. This kind of self
examination can be the best thing for us,
because it can lead us to Jesus Christ, the
only sure foundation for living. (Matthew
7:24-27).
Berry’s World
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"Remember when we used to be able to say
‘That and a DIME will buy you a cup of cotfee’?''
arrived there. Three helped him to the
hospital and the other policeman took care
of his car. He carried it to the station and
locked it there.
Arnice passed away three days later on
Oct. 20th. We thank all of them from the
depths of our hearts. We deeply appreciate
what they did. It means a lot to have
policemen like this in our city. Thank you,
(Signed) Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Dunn, his
sister Lindy Dunn and grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. G. D. Butler
Support
Dear Mr. Melton: On behalf of the
Griffin-Spalding Association of Educators,
I should like to thank Mrs. Susan Harnden
and the other members of the Beaverbrook
PTA for their supportive letter. I should
like also to thank you, Mr. Melton, for
printing it and this one.
We believe that when a greater number
of the citizens of Griffin, Spalding County,
and Georgia become aware of such facts
as Mrs. Harnden enumerated in her letter,
they will support our bid for educational
improvements, including salary increases
for teachers. Sincerely, (Signed) Nell M.
Wynne, Corresponding Secretary
Hospital
Editor of Griffin Daily News: I have
heard so much about Griffin Spalding
Hospital, pros and cons, I would like for
the people of Griffin and everyone else to
know how wonderful these people are.
They really deserve credit for the out
standing job they are doing. They are right
there when you need them, especially the
nurses and other people in the Intensive
Care Unit and on the first floor. The nurses
come in to ask how you are feeling and to
cheer you up, and to a sick person this
means a lot. If you print this, it will show
the hospital how much we thank them for
being there with a smile to help us when we
need them. (Signed) John W. Pugh, 854
East College Street
CARNIVAL by Dick Turner
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