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Divorce: a growing national trauma
Capsule reviews prepared by the
American Library Assn.
By Betty Stearns
Nobody has been able to put
unhappiness on a scale and
measure it. But figures com
piled on marital troubles in
the United States point to
soaring human costs affecting
hundreds of thousands of
divorced wives, husbands and
children.
About two out of every five
couples now married will
probably get divorced. At the
current rate, nearly a million
couples will seek to separate
from their mates this year,
five times the number and
three times the divorce rate of
50 years ago.
While authors Edmond
Addeo and Robert Burger in
their new book “Inside
Divorce” claim the U.S. rate
really isn’t high, it’s hard to
tell where they get their
statistics, since they don't
compare to anything that the
U.S. government makes
available.
While insisting that the
figures quoted in popular jour
nals all tend to make divorce
rates look more dismal than
they really are, the authors
nevertheless decided they had
a good enough case to turn out
a 300-page book on the sub
ject.
In researching “Inside
Divorce,” the writers said
they spent a year interviewing
1,000 divorced persons.
However, it turns out the
seven questions about divorce
and its consequences were all
asked through a mail survey.
Non-Fiction
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Week Week On List
1 HELTER SKELTER, 1 4
by Vincent Bugliosi (Norton. $lO 00)
2 SYLVIA PORTER’S MONEY BOOK, 2 4
by Sylvia Porter (Doubleday. $12.50.)
3 BREACH OF FAITH, 3 4
by Theodore H. White (Atheneum, $10.95.)
4 T.M.: DISCOVERING ENERGY AND 4 4
OVERCOMING STRESS,
by Harold H Bloomfield (Delacorte, $8.95 )
5 THE SAVE-YOUR-LIFE-DIET, 7 4
by David Reuben (Random House. $7.95.)
6 TOTAL FITNESS IN 30 MINUTES A WEEK, 5 3
by Lawrence E. Morehouse and Leonard
Gross (Simon & Schuster. $6 95.)
7 WINNING THROUGH INTIMIDATION, —1
by Robert J. Ringer (Funk & Wagnails. $9.95)
A self-help book on how to assert yourself.
8 BERMUDA TRIANGLE, 6 4
by Charles Berlitz (Doubleday. $7 95.)
9 CRAZY SALAD: SOME THINGS ABOUT 10 2
WOMEN,
by Nora Ephron (Knopf. $7.95.)
10 BRING ON THE EMPTY HORSES, —1
by David Niven (Putnam, $9.95.) A nostalgic
look at the old hollywood.
Women finally accredited
By NEA-'London Economist News Service
NEW YORK - (LENS) -
The national women's strike
last week, called by the
National Organization for
Women (NOW), was a resoun
ding flop.
Women were supposed to
drop whatever they were do
ing, be they in the office or the
home, to think about their role
in American society for a day
Most of them chose not to.
that is if they had heard of the
strike in the first place.
The local branch of NOW in
Houston, where the business
of the city is always business,
decided earlier not to strike
but rather to use the day to
discuss the fair-credit laws
Certainly such laws will
have a far greater impact on
most women s lives — at least
in the short run — than any
consciousness-raising exer
cise. The new credit
regulations were written by
the Federal Reserve Board in
compliance with the Equal
Credit Opportunity Act. pass-
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INSIDE DIVORCE, by Edmond Addeo and Robert Burger (Chilton
Book Co.. 305 pages.)
ONE MAN, HURT, by Albert Martin (MacMillan Co.. Inc.. 278
pages.)
THE AMERICAN WAY OF DIVORCE. PRESCRIPTIONS FOR
CHANGE by Sheila Kessler (Nelson-Hall. 216 pages.)
. ■ OB
‘INSIDE DIVORCE’ authors
Edmond Addeo and Robert
Burger.
Addeo and Burger make no
attempt to evaluate the
responses, they just copy
them out.
“Inside Divorce” leaves
you out in the cold It doesn’t
reveal anything new about a
growing national trauma, or
help you if you’re having
problems at home.
On the other hand, “The
American Way of Divorce,
Prescriptions for Change,”
gives some helpful insights
into the hurt that goes with
separation and makes you
think that there can be other
What Americans are reading
’Based on most requested books from the shelves of libraries in 150 cities around <#e country,
compiled by the American Library Association. (Distributed by Newspaper enterprise Assn.)
ed by Congress last year.
The aim of the act is to stop
banks, credit-agencies,
finance houses and shops from
discriminating against women
who ask for credit. It is no
longer possible to refuse a
woman a loan simply because
of her sex or marital status.
Banks cannot inquire about
a woman's child-bearing plans
or her methods of contracep
tion; such questions have been
dying out anyway Neither can
they close a woman’s charge
account or discontinue her
credit just because her status
changes from married to
divorced or widowed. It is also
no longer permissible for len
ding institutions to ignore a
woman's earnings if she is
opening an account with her
husband, even if she is only
working part-time.
Moreover, if credit is refus
ed the bank must detail the
reasons why. This is a
qualified success for women's
groups in general and NOW in
ways to live together in har
mony.
The author, Sheila Kessler,
is a marriage counselor at
Georgia State University. She
proposes we try to develop a
more effective system for tak
ing the guilt out of a failed
marriage, and for recognizing
there are many valid personal
contracts that ought to be
respected. She asks that
traditional marriage “share
its crown with other
covenants.”
Dr. Kessler notes that
liberal divorce laws do not
breed divorce, and reviews
the success that other coun
tries and other cultures have
had with the concept of
registered and unregistered
marriages.
There’s a little bit of
everything in the "American
Way of Divorce” : an analysis
of the emotional states you go
through during a divorce, a
discussion of the point at
which therapy can still help,
suggestions of ways to regain
emotional freedom.
From the myriad studies
available on divorce, Dr.
Kessler has extracted the
most relevant data. She tells
us, for example, that women
who achieve status and
economic independence tend
to divorce more often than
men in similar cir
cumstances. Protestants
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This Last Weeks
Week Week On List
1 LOOKING FOR MISTER GOODBAR, 1 4
by Judith Rossner (Simon & Schuster, $7.95.)
2 RAGTIME, 2 4
by E.L. Doctorow (Random House, $8.95.)
3 THE MONEYCHANGERS, 3 4
by Arthur Hailey (Doubleday. $7.95.)
4 LORD OF THE FAR ISLAND, 4 4
by Victoria Holt (Doubleday, $7.95.)
5 CURTAIN, 9 2
by Agatha Christie (Dodd, Mead & Co., $7.95.)
6 SHOGUN, 5 4
by James Clavell (Atheneum, $12.50.)
7 CIRCUS, 7 4
by Alistair Maclean (Doubleday, $6.95.)
8 CENTENNIAL, 6 4
by James A. Michener (Random House,
sl2 50.)
9 THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY, 8 4
by Michael Crichton (Knopf, $7.95.)
10 JAWS, — 3
by Peter Benchley (Doubleday, $6.95.)
particular. Originally they
wanted such reasons to be
given in writing so they could
be used as evidence should the
woman choose to sue the bank
for discrimination. Damages,
under the new regulations,
can go as high as SIO,OOO.
Another victory for women
was in getting shops to carry
joint charge accounts of hus
band and wife in both their
names The women can then
build up their own credit
records necessary should they
ever be divorced or widowed.
Beforehand, such joint ac
counts were in the man’s
name and to change this, the
big shops claimed, would cost
them millions of dollars. But
eventually they agreed that
joint accounts opened after
November. 1976. will have to
be in both names.
One bank happy to imple
ment the new credit
regulations is the First
Women’s Bank of New York,
which opened on October 16. A
women's bank is not a new
concept. The Women's
Federal Savings and Loan in
Cleveland opened in 1935 and a
dozen credit-agencies, es
pecially designed for women,
are now operating across the
country.
The First Women’s Bank is
a commercial bank, run by
women (only four of the 25
employees are men) for
women and owned by women
(some 80 per cent of the 7.000
shareholders are women).
The bank should have open
ed earlier; it has been paying
rent, now totalling $150,000. on
its premises since June, 1973.
But it could not raise suf
ficient capital.
Since the collapse of the
Franklin National Bank, bank
seem to divorce more often
than Catholics or Jews. The
median duration of a
marriage is just over seven
years.
But figures and philosophy
wash up only after
shipwrecks. The full impact of
what divorce does to just one
family is movingly told by
Albert Martin, the pen name
of a New York com
munications executive in
“One Man, Hurt.”
On the surface a happy cou
ple, with four children and a
beautiful house in the country,
the Martin household heads
for the rocks as Jean Martin
tells her husband of 18 years
that she doesn’t love him
anymore and wants freedom
to “find myself and become
me.’’
After months of marriage
counseling that Martin bitter
ly describes as paving the way
for their ultimate separation,
the family broke apart. Three
of the boys stayed with their
father, the youngest now lives
with his mother.
Although writing about your
experiences sometimes helps
to understand them, Martin
still says he hasn’t any
answers. Martin blames the
“extraordinary emphasis on
self” for his predicament,
claiming our contemporary
mores have enshrined in
dividuality at the expense of
marital union and social com
promise.
If the depth of Martin’s pain
can help save other couples
from the emotional, social
and financial upheavals that
follow divorce, then this book
is well worth reading.
(NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE ASSN >
stock has had the jitters. It
took the First Women’s Bank
nine months to pull in $3
million and even this was
possible only after a full-page
advertisement appeared in
The New York Times.
Although it will give favorable
treatment to women, the
bank, according to its presi
dent, will be run as a bank and
not a social service.
<c > The Economist of London
Shoal Creek, One of Griffin's most
exclusive and prestigious subdivisions.
60 TRACTS
Selling Lots by Lot for the High
Dollar Bid at Public Auctionl
SHOAL CREEK DEVELOPMENT
■fr Surrounds Griffin Country Club
☆ 9 lots front on 25 acr. Country
Club Lak.
tr S.v.ral Lots adfac.nt to Golf
Cours. Fairways.
☆ All Struts ar. pav.fi.
☆ All underground utillti.s
☆ Insid. th. city limits of Griffin
☆ R.strlctiv. Covenant* protect all
owners
•Cr Ad|ac.nt to most luxurious
hom.s in ar.a
* Som. lots wooded, som. op.n
ir Pay 25% down sal. day, bank
financing available
SB
LOS ANGELES—The star of the movie, “The Big Bus,” is
the BIG bus otherwise known in the movie as the Coyote.
Photographed in downtown Los Angeles, the monster
vehicle, which weighs 75 tons, is 106-feet-long and rides on
32 enormous wheels. It cost $250,000 to be especially built
THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN
M— _____—
I The Results Os The Election I
Nov. 4th Shocked Quite A Few People.;
Rumors And Alligations Are Being Spoken In Private.
| LET’S SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT. |
■ 1. My Health will allow me to serve when elected.
2.1 have not sworn with other commissioners to stop liquor & beer sales in Griffin. The
voters have had a chance to vote on this issue and their will was to legalize the sales of
alcholic beverages. I will support the laws and decision of the voters.
I Vote For I
HENRY MILLER
I City Commissioner I
(Paid Political Adv.)
Sboal Cree* Development I* probably the moot desirable
residential [roperty ever offered at public auction In the
Griffin Aren. There moat opulent estate. were
professionally planned and designed ta provide
homeowners with a setting bdttttag quality bomra.
Os course, al streets are paved, an utilities are available
and concealed underground, and restrictive covenants
protect your investments. Basically, the reatrictlve
covenants provide an normal restrictlmu tor a
development d thia calibre, to particular, the covenants
restrict lew than aw aq. fl. ar 11N aq. It. oa a two story
residence.
U you lave been considering building a quality tax la a
moat prominent development, or If you are looktag far an
Investment tn real estate that b autogenowly preeminent,
we believe you win net find a more suitable area than
Shoal Cree*. The defeat homes, the proximity to the
Griffin Country Club, the aeothetlcaUy preserved
eavtreumeat an provide tor a sanctuary at tavtolabOty,
jpemlnleceai of dbttactive country estates el yesteryear.
THIS EXCLUSIVE PROPERTY
AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST
TIME AT PUBLIC AUCTION
The developers si Shoal Creek, after yean el time,
devotion aad expense, have completed thdr original
piano. They have provided themselves aad others with a
serene aad stately surroundlag far thdr homea.
It la now the Intent d the developer, to liquidate all
remaining building sites aad acreage. Regardless of what
these lets have been previously priced, overlooking retan
value. It win be the purpose at thia auction to sell, at true
market value, each let la thia ntbdivbion, la addition, thb
auction wffl provide a cfrcamveatloa of the preoccMtatioa
at the developers la the day-today lingular ratal
markettag d tbeae lota.
Page 13
Residential Building Lots
Commercial Tracts-Acreage
(Property of Shoal Creek Development Company)
| Griffin, Ga. Fri., Nov. 14, 10:30 A.M. |
— Griffin Daily News Thursday, November 13,1975
Big bus
for the picture. As a size comparison, Carol Worthington
gapes at the monster from her small foreign car. The
vehicle was brought to its downtown location at 3 a.m. to
avoid panic on the Los Angeles freeway system. (UPI)
★ STRATEGICALLY LOCATED JUST
MINUTES FROM DOWNTOWN
★ EACH LOT IS TOPOGRAPHICALLY
WELL SUITED FOR HOMESITES
★ PROPERTY IS OPEN FOR INSPECTION
LOTS ARE CLEARLY MARKED
We Invite you to Inspect ttas mtlqne development, select
the lota of your choice, and be prepared te buy oa sale day.
Remember, If you plan to become a member d Griffin's
Country Gab, you’ll have all the fadUtlea d the chib neb
aa goif, swimming pool, the IS acre lake, tennis courts
practically ta your back yard.
SHOAL CHEEK DEVELOPMENT ... unleu you've Been
1t... yen can't begin to appreciate It’s true value.
Also Selling At This Auction
3 Acreage Tracts
The Northern moat part of the original <N acre tract tau
been divided Into 1 parcela. Two of tbeae treat oa EUia
Road. Tract no. 1 baa a small lake. Tract no. I trouts aa
Ptae HUI Road. This prime tavestmed property totata
appro*. N acres and win be add, tract by tract for the
highest dollar, The development potential Io Immediately
evident upon hupectloa.
HUDSON AND MARSHALL pNC.
REALTORS AND AUCTIONEERS |
3683 HOUSTON AVE MACON GA PH 1912)7812601 ■
♦
12 CHOICE COMMERCIAL
PARCELS ON HWY. 16
Tbeae excellent commercial tract, have aat been
available subdivided before thia suetkn. There la a
remarkable opportunity available to tbeae who eaa
rianaUae the destiny d the area. The high traffic cosnt of
primary travelers everyday oa Hwy. It, ptaa the
potentiality d the affluent homeowner at Sboal Creek are
but two reasons that tbeae commercial properties coaid
prove to be a hey investment
THIS IS A COMPLETE
LIQUIDATION-HIGH DOLLAR
BUYS-YOU SET THE PRICE
SALE SITE:
Beautiful Shoal Creek b located Imide the city limits ol
Griffin. From the center d town, take Hwy. U North to
Ga. It- Tara West onto Ga. It, the entrance to Sboal Creek
Is approximately 1 mile on right at Pine Hill Road.
TERMS:
Pay is percent down, tale day. Bank ftaaactag la
available.
INFORMATION:
For complete tafonnadou, plate and brochures, call the
mle manager - Bill Suttea or the auctioneers.
CALL TOLL FREE:
(GA. WATS 1-SOO-342-26G6)
(OUTSIDE GA DIM. 1-880-Ml-94W)