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Salvation Army
People helping
people at Yule
People helping people is the name of
the game when it comes to the work of
the Salvation Army. This holiday
season, the Salvation Army has
planned several projects to help people
in need.
One project that has been in process
since Nov. 26 and will last through
Christmas Eve is the kettle drive.
Kettles and bell ringers can be seen
every day throughout the Griffin area
except on Sundays. Many organizations
and church groups, young and old, have
contributed time to this project. Money
collected will go for purchasing food for
baskets.
Food basket applications are being
taken this week at the Salvation Army
office on 419 North 13th street. Last
year, there were a total of 250 baskets
issued.
Lt. Ronald Brown of the Salvation
Army estimates between 275 and 300
baskets will be out this year.
“The food basket is our main em
phasis,” said Lt. Brown.
“We plan to give out regular grocery
type food, such as chicken, bread, and
can foods, in order that the baskets will
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be more than one meal,” he said.
Students will participate in the
program this year with food donations.
The Salvation Army provides toys for
families in need. Last year, toys were
given to 65 families. This is not a main
project of the Salvation Army, since
other clubs sponsor toy drives.
Christmas parties are sponsored by
the Salvation Army for the groups
within the church.
Groups from the Salvation Army will
visit the Living Center of Griffin,
Molena Nursing Home, Spalding
Convalescent Center, and Brightmoor
Medical Care Home and take gifts such
as combs, brushes, and powder.
The Salvation Army located in Griffin
serves five counties. They are Lamar,
Spalding, Butts, Upson and
Meriwether.
“Since Christmas is a special time,
people feel more generous," said Lt.
Brown. He feels that the generosity of
people and their contributions will
make each of the many Christmas
projects planned by the Salvation Army
a success, which will result in a merrier
Christmas for many.
Griffin, Ga., 30223, Wednesday Afternoon, December 1,1976
Water
It’s going to cost more
and people will have to pay
A water supply study which the Army
Corps of Engineers is making in a four
county area will seek to find out how
much is available and how many people
it will serve.
That’s how Harry Simmons of Griffin
put it after attending the second study
meeting held in Fayetteville yesterday.
The first meeting was held in Griffin
weeks ago.
The four counties in the study are
Spalding, Henry, Fayette and Coweta.
They are part of an Atlanta area water
study which Gov. George Busbee
initiated.
One of the oft repeated statements at
the two hearings was that water is
going to cost more and the people who
get it will have to pay.
The federal government does not plan
to finance water supply programs to the
extent that it does waste disposal
plants, Corps engineers pointed out.
Some federal money is expected to be
available but local money in the four
counties will have to be figured in
overall plans, engineers reminded.
Based on population projections, the
four counties will need about 40-million
gallons a day by the year 2,000, the
Corps figures.
Admittedly, the projections are not
based on the most exacting data,
Simmons said.
T he engineers said they were based
on people and not Industry.
The four-county projections broke
down like this: Coweta 14.67 million
gallons per day; Fayette 10.33 million
gallons, Spalding 7.94 million gallons;
Henry, 7.15 million gallons.
Simmons said today that during
heavy demand periods in the fall when
food processing and industrial demands
are high, Griffin runs 6.7 million gallons
per day now.
He said if the city system had to, it
could go up to 10 million gallons per
day.
Peachtree City in Fayette County and
Shenandoah in Coweta will place new
demands on water supplies as they
increase in population, the engineers
brought out at the Fayette hearings.
Larry Lyons is coordinating the study
for the Corps.
He said a public meeting would be
held sometime in January with the time
and place to be announced.
Simmons invited the Corps to hold the
hearing in Griffin.
We’ll publish
map to stadium
Many people have telephoned the
Griffin Dally News asking how to get to
Northcutt Stadium in Marietta Friday
night for the Griffin-Wheeler game.
We will publish tomorrow a map
showing two of the best routes to use.
The Marietta Police Department
supplied the maps.
Lions to mark 25th year
The Griffin Lions Club will celebrate
25 years of service and fellowship
Thursday night at 7:30 at the Griffin
Moose Lodge.
The program will consist of the in
troducing of the charter members by
Dick Puls.
The charter members are Millard
Connell, Bill Blzzell, G. Z. Graham, and
Dr. Leßoy Harris, charter president.
Bill Blzzell will introduce the past
presidents and give a brief history of
the club.
The program will continue with the
introduction of the guest speaker,
George P. Crumbley, Jr. by Dr. Lome
Shewfelt.
A retired lieutenant colonel of the Air
Force, Crumbley of Atlanta has worked
in the fields of communication and
advertising. He is presently president
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Thomas says
local option
is fairest
The local option sales tax is one of the
fairest methods of taxation, according
to County Commissioner Frank
Thomas.
It spreads the burden among all
people who use the services, instead of
just the ad valorem tax payer, he told
members of the American Business
Club at their luncheon meeting
yesterday.
Thomas stressed he is not in favor of
more taxes but does favor doing what’s
necessary to provide people with what
they are willing to pay, with the burden
divided among all the people.
Sixteen other Georgia counties have
approved the one percent optional sales
tax and Thomas said a commissioner
from one of those counties told him his
county was able to reduce ad valorem
taxes as much as 30 percent.
The measure was soundly defeated
by Spalding County voters last year,
but Commissioner Thomas said he
hopes residents will be able to take
another look at it in the future.
Mr. Thomas explained that county
department heads had asked for a total
of some $650,000 in operating funds for
the year, but after many hours of
“trimming the fat and leaving in as
much muscle as possible,” the figure
was reduced to >240,000.
of George Crumbley Promotions, Inc.,
the firm that promotes and administers
the Peach Bowl. He is active in civic
organizations and has been very active
in the Atlanta Lions Club.
Over the past years, the Griffin Lions
have served Griffin in many ways. The
largest contribution has been in eye
conservation. The club has made
payments for eye examinations and
purchased eye glasses for people in
need, donated Braille typewriters,
watches, and dictionaries, eye
examination equipment to the Griffin-
Spalding schools, and equipment to
charitable institutions.
The Lions Club worked with the
Empty Stocking Fund, the blood donor
drive, and in the past several years has
provided the noon meal for senior
citizens at the Golden Age Club.
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FRANK THOMAS
The county’s budget increased about
that amount from |2.7-million last year
to |2.0-million this year, making a
slight tax increase necessary.
“It’s mighty embarrassing for an
elected official to have to face his
friends and tell them it was necessary
to raise taxes", he said.
“We must get every ounce of value
from the tax dollar. When one looks at
how deeply the county government is
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Donations have been made by the club
to the Georgia Lighthouse and relief
organizations such as CARE and the
Red Cross.
Throughout the 25 years, the Griffin
Lions have been active on state and
district levels. Bill Blzzell and Harry
Davis have served as district gover
nors. Blzzell has served as chairman of
many committees for Multi-District 18.
Griffin Lions have served on the district
cabinet and are presently represented
by Dr. Shewfelt, Lovejoy Harwell,
Leßoy Harris, and Bill Blzzell.
“The Griffin Lions, as well as Lions
International, have accomplished
much in the past 25 years, but our
continued services to our fellowman
through our various projects on all
levels will make the prediction, ‘ln
Lionism The Best Is Yet To Come’, a
reality," said Dr. Harris.
Weather
ESTIMATED HIGH TODAY 48, low
today 24, high yesterday 35, low
yesterday 13, high tomorrow in low 50s,
low tonight in low 20s.
FORECAST: Fair and cold tonight.
Partly cloudy and a little warmer
tomorrow.
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CHRISTMAS
People
...and things
Shoppers in Griffin stores busily
buying Christmas gifts.
Basketball and football overlapping
at Griffin High as the former begins
before the latter ends.
College students starting to arrive
home for the holidays.
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“Respected elder statesmen
are those who would have been
retired if they’d been in private
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