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L.M.BOYD
FLAVORLESS VODKA
NAMES FOR HOPE CHEST
ALIMONY PAYMENTS
An essential ingredient in fertilizer is sodium nitrate. Makes
the flora grow in a dandy manner. Put a lot of it in one spot,
though, and you get too much of a good thing. World's largest
deposit of natural sodium nitrate is in northern Chile's Ataca
ma Desert. Not much grows there.
The elderly citizens who live with their sons or daughters
outnumber the elderly citizens who live in institutions by
three to one. And that is as it should be, contends a seasoned
social scholar, who lives alone.
Vodka isn't flavorless by accident, you know. The law re
quires it to be so.
Are you aware that comedian Paul Lynde used to weigh
260 pounds?
PREMIER PAY
Q. "Compare the monthly income of President Gerald Ford
with that of whoever is running the People's Republic of China
now."
A. President Ford earns almost $17,000 a month plus ex
penses. What the new Chinese premier makes is unknown, but
when Vice Premier Teng Hsiao-Ping was holding down that job
a few months ago, he was said to be pulling in only about
S2OO a month.
Did somebody say "race car" was a rare phrase inasmuch as
it spells the same way both backwards and forwards? Not at all
rare. Consider: Bird rib, bomb mob, party trap, live devil,
seven eves, girl rig, daft fad, diary raid, elite tile and gate tag.
HOPE CHEST
What our Language man is looking for now is another name
for a hope chest. Numerous unmarried young ladies say they
don't like the sound of that name. Not dignified enough. A
hope chest in Australia is called a glory box. Don't much care
for that name, either. Life locker? Future closet? Wedding
shelf? I know a girl, still living with her folks, who stacks such
collectibles as linens and flatware in a corner of her room
which she calls "The Next Place." Any suggestions?
Silence Dogood, Anthony Afterwit, Celia Single and Alice
Addertongue were some of the other pen names used by that
great newspaperman of yesteryear named Benjamin Franklin
and otherwise known as Poor Richard.
In those dissolved marriages which involve alimony pay
ments, the average settlement runs 27 per cent of the hus
band's net income, research reveals.
TERRIBLE CHOICE
All right, say you're in a boat with your mother, your wife
and your child, and the boat springs a bad leak. You're the
only swimmer and you can only save one. Which would you
rescue? When a university scholar put that query to numerous
students, most said the child, the rest said the wife, and hardly
anybody said the mother. That attitude is unfair to mothers.
Fortunately, it is not a worldwide outlook. Confronted with
the same theoretical problem, the old Chinese usually selected
for salvation the mother. Their reasonable theory was you can
marry another wife and have another child, but in scouting
around for a new mother, you would come up flatout empty.
It's possible to produce a high grade of fuel oil from algae
grown scientifically in water pools, evidently. Israeli scientists
say they've done it.
Certainly you know a ship rides higher in the water when
the moon is directly overhead, don't you? I learned that from
Isaac Newton. You remember him. He's the fellow who said,
"I have to stop thinking about the moon. It gives me a
headache."
Addrxu mall to L.M. Boyd, P.O. Box 17076, Fort Worth, TX 76102
Copyright 1976 L.M. Boyd
SIDE GLANCES by Gill Fox
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population of Addis Abbaba in 1942."
Almanac
For
Today
By United Press International
Today is Wednesday, March
3, the 63rd day of 1976 with 303
to follow.
The moon is moving toward
the first quarter.
The morning stars are
Mercury and Venus.
The evening stars are Mars,
Jupiter and Saturn.
Those bom on this date are
under the sign of Pisces.
Alexander Graham Bell, in
ventor of the telephone, was
born March 3,1847.
Also on this day in history:
In 1849, the United States
Department of Interior was
created by Congress.
In 1879, a woman lawyer,
Mrs. Belva Ann Lockwood,
practiced before the U.S.
Supreme Court for the first
time.
In 1931, the Star Spangled
Banner was designated by an
Act of Congress as the
“National Anthem of the United
States.”
Bicentennial
‘TACTS
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Ft. Granby, S.C. was
defended by Tories under An
drew Maxwell when on the
night of May 14, 1781, “Light-
Horse Harry" Lee moved a
six pound gun within 600 yards
of the fort. The next morning,
Lee fired the cannon and his
infantry moved in. Maxwell,
not noted for courage or
military skill, agreed to sur
render if he and his men could
keep their plunder and
withdraw to Charleston as
prisoners of war. Lee, aware
of approaching British rein
forcements, agreed. Without
the loss of a man, The World
Almanac recalls, the rebels
gained possession of an impor
tant post along with a con
siderable supply of ammuni
tion.
Thoughts
“He who receives a prophet
because he is a prophet shall
receive a prophet's reward,
and he who receives a
righteous man because he is a
righteous man shall receive a
righteous man's reward.” —
Matthew 10:41.
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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.
Leukemia
Dear Mr. Melton: Recently I attended
the funeral of a very dear friend from a
small, nearby town. I cannot remember
riding in a funeral procession where I saw
so much respect shown toward the
deceased. People, whether or not they
knew this person, pulled to the side of the
road, policemen held hats reverently over
their chests. As I drove alone in the long
line of cars, tears came to my eyes, but not
especially for the loss of my friend. I
realized that she, like myself, would have
wished that individuals automatically
showed this much reverence for the living.
It seems there is a continual urging for
all of us to help somebody else. But from
the words of a famous basketball player,
Bill Bradley, “A characteristic of a
champion is doing something for someone
else.” No matter what kind of funds
crusade we may be asked to contribute
toward, all of them are champion causes.
The Griffin committee for the Leukemia
Society of America sincerely hopes
everyone will feel the urgency to give a
donation during the funds drive to help
fight this disease which threatens young
and old alike. This is one way we all can
show more reverence for life. (Signed)
Mrs. Loren Young, Chairman, Griffin
Drive, Leukemia Society of America
Leaves
Dear Sir: Thank you, citizens of Griffin,
for separating your trash from the piles of
leaves. That effort of yours has helped us
in the Sanitary Department do a better
job. A little cooperation from each citizen
is a job well done. Thank you very much.
(Signed) Alvin Waller, Superintendent,
Sanitary Department, City of Griffin
Downtown
Dear Editor: There is so much ad
vertisement in local media about shopping
in downtown Griffin. This is a symptom of
a serious problem. Business downtown is
slow, everyone is talking about it. And it
will remain so until someone does
something other than advertise. The only
way to get people back is to give them
what they want.
So many friends and I also, miss an
evening stroll through an attractive mall
for recreation. The cool sound of falling
waters, plants which are kept luscious,
and the old common pasttime of watching
people going their way make a pleasant
and relaxing evening. There is always
some hole in the wall to get some supper
and rest one’s feet during the stroll.
It stands to reason that while wondering
in and out of shops, one does his trading.
Sometimes more than was intended was
purchased and enjoyed after going home.
The sidewalks of downtown are folding up
at the time working people are getting
ready to go out. If the stores would remain
open a couple nights a week until 9:30 and
get a small restaurant on the street to
serve a light supper, it would make a big
difference in the money that goes up the
road. Os course, this would involve night
work for some clerks, but this could be
compensated in another way.
Times are changing. People like to roam
Don’t express faith
in the wrong way
DEAR DR. GRAHAM: A serious illness
has taught me that my faith was weak.
Now I’ve learned to stand up for God, and
rebuke others who are guilty of wicked
actions. Don’t you think more Christians
should do this? -PJI.
Dear P. 8.: I am glad God used the ex
perience of your illness to draw you closer
to Him. We should always seek what God
teaches us through such experiences.
At the same time, I believe you are in
danger of expressing your faith in a wrong
way. Christ has not called us to judge
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Quimby Melton, Jr.
Editor
Telephone 227-633*
point
at night. Until Hill Street changes, they are
fighting a losing battle. The money spent
on advertisement without change is money
down the drain.
I have lived in and loved Griffin for 40-
odd years, and I don’t want to see it
deteriorate. Do something quick! Sin
cerely, (Signed) Request name be
withheld
Taxes
Dear Editor: During the annual Mayors’
Day Conference in Atlanta last month, the
Georgia Municipal Association went on
record in opposition to State Senate
Resolution 259, dealing with land
classification for purposes of taution.
Many people have misunderstood the
intentions and reasons why the Georgia
Municipal Association is in opposition to
this resolution, and we would like to offer
our explanation.
While we applaud the Senate’s interest
and concern regarding the taxation of
homes and small farms, the Municipal
Association is very apprehensive about the
approach being taken in Senate Resolution
259.
A fundamental concern is that the
resolution transfers the decision on land
classification for tax purposes from the
people of Georgia to the Legislature.
This approach offers the serious
possibility (probability, in fact) that, if
passed as a Constitutional amendment, we
might see the General Assembly
pressured in future years into classifying
and reclassifying land in order to give
special interest groups special advantage
or exemption.
It occurs to us that the people’s interest
can best be safeguarded by keeping the
matter of land classification for tax
purposes in the Constitution.
If changes are needed, let them be
clearly defined and fully understood, and
then, let the people vote on the changes. To
take this matter out of the Constitution and
place it in the Legislatures on a year to
year basis is frought with dangerous
possibilities.
We have great confidence in the present
Legislature, but we can see future can
didates running for office simply to
legislate exemption for certain classes of
property.
Before any proposal to reclassify land
for taxation is presented to the people,
there are certain questions which should
be answered, such as:
(1) Who would benefit? Would it be the
Letters
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•J to the editor and features them on this :§
■:•: page every Wednesday.
iS Here are the ground rules:
All must be signed and include the
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derstanding that we will provide it to >;•
¥ anyone with a good reason for asking. We :■:•
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S letter critical of any individual.
Letters concerning race, creed or §
religion are not acceptable. Nor are letters S;
g: for or against political candidates.
others or to conduct a spiritual witchhunt
for evil. We are to discern evil wherever it
is found, but we must be sure that we are
always “speaking the truth in love”
(Ephensians 4:15). A judgmental attitude
can easily lead us into pride, and we may
think we are better than others. A harsh
attitude may also cut us off from the very
people we are seeking to win to Christ.
The Bible, however, tells us that we are
all sinners and are saved only by God’s
grace. You might find it profitable to read
through the gospels carefully and note how
Jesus dealt with those who were sinners.
MY
ANSWER
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PRIVACY
COMMISSION
® 1976 by NE A. Inc
"Excuse me! I may have the wrong meeting
room, is this group for or against privacy?"
Quote/Unquote
What people
are saying...
"We cannot resign ourselves
to making money by putting
deadly weapons in the hands
of others. The commerce of
arms is becoming an institu
tion. My cry, which is that of
thousands of men and women
who are wounded or dying, is
that we must build peace.”
— Francoise Cardinal Marty,
Archbishop of Paris, appeal
ing to the French government
to curb sales of French
produced weapons to other
nations.
“While skiing, I do the op
posite of the commercial — I
put it on, put it all on to keep
warm.”
— Gunilia Knutson, of “take it
owner of forestry land, farmer,
homeowner, businessman, building
owners and land developers, or would it be
land speculators?
(2) From whom and to whom would the
property tax load be transferred? What
would be the effects across the board? Tax
reform inevitably means tax transfer.
(3) It has taken almost 20 years of hard
work, a special state legislative com
mittee, a state loan program geared to
county re-evaluation and equalization
programs, two court decisions, several
state statutes, and improved state and
local administrative processes to establish
a position of relative equity in our system
of taxing property. Why scrap this, now?
For several years, the Municipal
Association has worked with the Gover
nors in office, the Legislature, the
Association County Commissioners of
Georgia and taxpayer groups to broaden
the local tax base.
With the enactment of a variety of local
option taxes, the people now have some
broad alternatives as to how to pay for
local government services. It may well be
prudent to see how the people respond,
generally, to these options before tam
pering with the existing tax base.... Very
truly yours, (Signed) John P. Rousakis,
President, Georgia Municipal Association,
Inc., Mayor, City of Savannah
CARNIVAL by Dick Tumor
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DAILY
Quimby Melton, Jr., Editor and Publisher
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“Caning is one of the last
vestiges of legalized violence
in our society today.”
— Dennis Canavan, British
member of Parliament, in
troducing legislation to outlaw
corporal punishment in
British schools.
“Resignation and faith
behold God in the smallest
hair that falls; and the hap
piest life is that of him who
has bound together all the af
fairs of life, great and small,
and entrusted them to God.”
— John W. Alexander,
American painter.
GRIFFIN
NEWS
Bill Knight,
Executive Editor
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