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L. M. BOYD
Cranberries
And Venison
It was because the blossoms on those wild berries
looked like the heads of cranes that the Pilgrims named
them cranberries. Do you know how to make pemmican?
Here’s how the early American Indians did it. They mixed
up crushed cranberries with pounded deer meat plus
rendered animal fat and pressed the concoction into cakes
which could be stored. Chet L. Switell told me that.
WHAT DO YOU mean you can't make a fortune. A
steak sauce firm called Smirnoff in 1939 bought Rudolph
Kunett’s vodka distillery for $14,000 on the condition
Rudolph would be given a job. Some deal. Everybody
knows vodka is now the best selling hard -liquor in the
country.
RELIGION
Q. “What's the predominant religion of Haiti?”
A Voodoo.
THERE'S NOT a building in Washington, D C., that's
as tall as 20 stories . . DO YOU KNOW what an intense
affair is? That's what an Indian has. Or so says Pete
Barbutti. BELIEVE I failed to mention it takes 11 quarts
of milk to turn out a pound of butter?
FIRST MAKER of the automobile known as the wood
panelled country coach was Volkswagen. It turned out
185. In 1940, they sold for $3,500 each. Private owners
shipped 11 of them to this country. If you find one at your
local flea market, buy it. In the classic auto business now,
it's worth about $9,500.
IF YOU GAINED 3.7 pounds within three months after
you quit smoking, you’re hitting the national average just
about exactly.
WANT TO MAKE a little money next year? Buy now all
the U.S. flags you can get Prices of same are expected to
double maybe triple in upcoming months.
IN A HERD of dairy stock, always milk the boss cow
first. Such is a relatively recent rule devised by an expert
in Germany. His experiments, it’s reported, prove the
cows will give more milk, if they’re milked in the descend
ing order of their aggressiveness. Experienced dairymen
here, though, say it tends to happen naturally. The boss
cow gets to the gate first, into the barn first, into the stall
first. And the second comes in second And the third is
ready third.
Address mail to I M. Boyd, P.O. Box 17076, Fort Wortn, TX 76102.
Copyright 1975 I. M Boyd
SIDE GLANCES by Gill Fox
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Almanac
For
Today
By United Press International
Today is Friday, Jan. 2, the
second day of 1976 with 364 to
follow.
The moon is approaching its
first quarter.
The morning stars are Saturn
and Venus.
The evening stars are Jupiter
and Mars.
Those born on this day are
under the sign of Capricorn.
British Gen. George Wolff,
the hero of Quebec, was born
Jan. 2,1727.
Also on this day in history.
In 1788, Georgia ratified the
U.S. Constitution and was
admitted to the Union.
In 1959, Moscow radio an
nounced a cosmic rocket had
been launched toward the
moon.
In 1968, Dr. Christiaan
Barnard performed his second
successful heart transplant.
Only the
Newspaper
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of a "buy now” atmosphere for
advertising It also has the advan
tage of "comparison shopping" -
all in one issue (plus many other
uses).
Thoughts
It has been testified to
somewhere, "What is man
that thou art mindful of him,
or the son of man that thou
rarest for him? Thou didst
make him for a little while
lower than the angels, thou
hast crowned him with glory
and honor." — Hebrews 1:6, 7.
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Quimby Melton, Jr.
Editor
Telephone 227 4334
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.
Crime in the South
Remember that song Phil Harris used to
sing so well, “That’s what I like about the
South”? Well here is something mighty
bad which none of us in Dixie like about it:
The F. 8.1. reported this week that crime
rose 13 percent in the South during the first
three quarters of the year. This not only
exceeded the national average increase
which was 11 percent but led all other
regions of the nation.
Our Southern rate of increase in violent
crime was better, though, and was next to
last among the four regions. But property
crimes and larceny rose 14 and 17 percent
respectively in our land of grits and
thievery and gave us the dubious distinc
tion of leading the U.S..
Speaking up for Uncle
Editor John Pinkerman of Copley News
Service has written a piece about Am
bassador Daniel P. Moynihan and the
United Nations which describes our own
sentiments so clearly that we are printing
Stiff penalties
A new state law went into effect in
Georgia this week which provides stiffer
penalties for motorists caught driving
while drinking.
It is part of the new drivers license act
which the legislature adopted, and it goes
like this: anyone convicted of drunken
driving will have his-her license suspended
for a year for a first offense and three
years for a second if it occurs within 10
★ * THIS WEEK'S SPORTS EDITORIAL * ★
Maybe this year
A new year began yesterday and
maybe it will bring the championships
Georgia sports fans have dreamed of.
Almost anything will be an im
provement over the 1975 play of the
Braves, Falcons, Hawks, and Flames.
There is an indication the Hawks are
on the road to recovery. Coach Cotton
Fitzsimmons’ team is leading the
Central Division of the NBA. The
Hawks use a David Thompson or
Marvin Webster but are doing all right
without them.
The Falcons floundered again but
came up with a couple of players who
‘Now I want
to serve Him’
DEAR DR. GRAHAM: I was an
alcoholic by the time I was 19, but God
brought me to Himself and forgave me,
and has given me strength to resist temp
tation. Now I want to serve Him somehow.
I don’t have any training, and I don't know
where to start, but I would like to have a
job in which I can serve Him. What would
you suggest? — C.R.
DEAR C.R.: I rejoice in what God has
done in your life, as He has done in count
less other lives. How wonderful it is to
know that “if any man be in Christ, he is a
new creature: old things are passed away;
behold, all things are become new.” (II
Cor. 5:17)
Yes, God can use you and wants to use
you in the lives of other people. Do not be
discrouaged because you do not have
specialized training. Some of God’s
choicest servants have been people who
had little formal training but had a heart
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On the brighter side, car theft in the
South decreased one percent. At least, that
is something, but not enough.
Those in charge of running the nation, its
50 states, and its thousands upon
thousands of cities and counties could do a
lot worse than put the fight against crime
at the top of the list of priorities. But one of
the troubles is we do not establish
priorities, do we? We just try to do
everything at once and spread our tax
dollars so thin that they fail to accomplish
anywhere near as much as they ought. We
should emphasize some things and get
them under control then pass along to
desirable but not absolutely necessary
projects.
it on this page today and invite readers’
attention to it. We believe that most
readers of the Griffin Daily News will
agree with it too and endorse Ambassador
Moynihan’s position.
years of the first. A third conviction within
10 years will cause the driver to be
classified as a “habitual offender” and
loss of the license for five years. A
“habitual offender” caught driving during
the five years will have to go to prison and
serve a one-year term.
This sounds pretty tough, but tough
measures are required.
may become all-pro.
The Flames, as usual, are battling
tough in the National Hockey League
but are stuck in third place in the
Patrick Division.
The Braves hope they improved
themselves with a couple of trades.
One brought Jim Wynn to Atlanta and
another added slick fielding shortstop
Darrel Chaney.
We suspect owner of the professional
teams now realize fans have been short
changed and are making honest efforts
to improve their teams.
We hope so.
aflame with a love for Christ.
Let me suggest first of all that you
become involved in a church where Christ
is preached. Make yourself known to the
pastor and ask him how you specifically
can help in the church. Many churches
desperately need people who will assume
responsibility, and God can use you in this
situation.
Second, be alert to any other opportuni
ties in your community, such as volunteer
work in nursing homes, hospitals, social
service centers, orphanages or other
organizations which seek to help people
with needs. Your pastor can probably
suggest some of these.
Third, don’t overlook opportunities you
may have every day in your immediate
circumstances. Perhaps there is a neigh
bor or a relative who needs Christ, or
someone at school who needs someone who
will love them for Christ’s sake. And above
all, pray that God will lead you.
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“I’ll make my report on the Angola situation
brief — the Russians are playing VERY hard
ball there!”
A breath of air
at United Nations
By JOHN PINKERMAN
Editor,
Copley News Service
The American people, by a
letter count of 7,308 to 94,
think U.N. Ambassador
Daniel P. Moynihan is just
right in speaking out forth
rightly on subjects of impor
tance to the United States and
the free world.
On the other hand, self
anointed “professionals” in
the State Department and at
the United Nations don’t like
Moynihan’s straight talk.
They think he should speak
softly and carry no stick at
all. The U.S. “professionals,”
it is said, even hired British
Ambassador Ivor Richard to
chide Moynihan in public
over his tough talk.
Richard didn’t name the
U.S. envoy but made it plain
he was talking about him
when he said, “Whatever else
the place (U.N.) is, it is not
the O.K. Corral and I am
hardly Wyatt Earp.”
Let’s face it. It's about time
the United States got tough at
a phony world forum that is
quick to censure Israel as
being racist but refuses to ap
prove a Moynihan resolution
calling for freedom of
political prisoners every
where.
And, insofar as the “profes
sionals” are concerned, they
have been operating at the
U.N. for 30years. Die result?
U.S. interests are continually
thwarted. The interests of the
free world continue to go
down the drain in favor of the
Communist bloc, the Arab
terrorists and the so-called
Third World. “Professional
ism,” in short has been a
failure.
Straight talk in the good old
American manner is long
overdue and it is rewarding to
most Americans that MoynK
han isn’t afraid to dish it out.
Insofar as the “hired’’
Britisher, Mr. Richard, is
concerned, aside from stoop
ing to do the State Depart
ment’s dirty work for those
“professionals,” his coun
try’s record is crystal clear
evidence that a soft approach
is plainly ineffective. He
called the U.N. “a major in-
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strument of Britain’s foreign
policy.”
If that be so he ought to get
out of the U.N. as fast as his
feet can carry him. In the 30
years of U.N. existence there
has been a corresponding de
cline in British influence
everywhere. Richard might
heed Moynihan’s response to
his castigation and his refer
ence to Wyatt Earp.
What the U.S. ambassador
said was that yes, he likely
was the Briton’s target but
also that “Wyatt Earp didn’t
do so badly.”
What have Moynihan’s sins
been, anyway? Well, he de
fended Israel against charges
of racism and against
Uganda President Idi Amin’s
demand that the Jewish state
be exterminated. He pointed
out that the 20 or so African
regimes in the U.N. seeking
to destroy Israel find
democracy anywhere an em
barrassment and seek to
destroy it. Amin, he said, "is
a racist murderer.” Plain
language and tersely accu
rate.
But, it has set off Third
World people, some U.S.
blacks — but not all black
leaders, by a long shot — and
it has upset the “profes
sionals” in the State Depart
ment. The last named behave
as if they didn’t know of
Moynihan’s reputation for
plain speaking.
He has been the same since
he joined the Nixon adminis
tration in 1969 and he was
talking tough even before
President Ford sent him to
the U.N. He accused the
Soviet Union of trying to
"colonize Africa” and he was
right when he said this.
Daniel Moynihan is filling a
U.S. need of long standing.
He is the answer to questions
asked by columnist Max
Lerner: “One ponders why it
must always be the Amer
icans who do the muting —
not the Arabs, not the Moslem
bloc, not the oil-dependent
Third World nations, not the
Russians or the Chinese, but
the Americans.”
Moynihan is right for his
times and right for his coun
try, State Department “pro
fessionals” and fading
Britons notwithstanding.
Bill Knight,
Executive Editor
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