Newspaper Page Text
Page 12
— Griffin Daily News Wednesday, January 5,1977
( ipi ) .' . -tmMS I
Va<X jiiMßWh J
|
Ah
)
; Plight of Indians
■ grieves young teen
f
i
By Abigail Van Buren
|, ® 1976 by Chicigo TnburxNV NtwlSyntf Inc.
r
DEAR ABBY: I am a 13 year-old white girl who is often
told that I look like an Indian. Although there is no Indian
: in my background that I know of, I feel a close kinship to
them. My heart aches and I cry whenever I think of how
1 the Indians were mistreated by the white man years ago.
' I even went as far as to buy a pair of moccasins, and I
f love wearing them.
I watch a popular TV program about two brothers
■ "questing” for their long lost sister who lives among the
I Indians. I would love to become an actress and play an
" Indian role.
This may sound silly, but it has made me feel better to
‘ say it.
(SENSITIVE AND SAD
DEAR SENSITIVE: If more people would identify as
you have with the cruelties and injustices of the minorities
among us, we would be a better society. You don’t have to
become an “actress" to express charity and love. Don t be
I sad, dear. I think your sensitivity is beautiful.
DEAR ABBY: I was in my big brother’s room looking
for something when I found some contraceptives.
Should I tell my Mom or not? My brother and I are very
i close and I don’t want to see him get into
DEAR ANONYMOUS: If you are old enough to recog
nize contraceptives, you are old enough to know that he is
f obviously sexually active, but doing his best to stay out of
I trouble. Keep your mouth shut.
DEAR ABBY: Is it possible to love a man but not be
‘ able to live with him?
We’ve been married for six years, and in that time we’ve
P had an average of one fight a week. And I don’t mean
i squabbles. I mean real fights.
* Our personalities clash. I seem to bring out the worst in
| him, and before I know it, he’s yelling at me, beating on me
• ( and threatening to leave me.
I’ve tried everything. I’ve even gone to a marriage coun
’ selor. (He won’t go.) I’ve tried keeping quiet and refusing
f to fight back, but that only makes him madder.
f I’m only 26 and we have no children. I can’t see myself
r staying married to this man and taking all this abuse. He
I never says he’s sorry after he hurts me. And he’s never
said he would try to change. The only reason I don’t di
i. vorce him is because I love him. I’m really strung out over
this and don’t know what to do. Help me.
< MISERABLE
<
1 DEAR MISERABLE: Yes, it’s possible to “love" a man
n you’re not able to live with. But it’s my opinion that the
£ kind of “love" that keeps you coming back for more pun
’ ishment is a poor trade-off and a miserable way to “live.”
But it’s your life and your decision.
’ Everyone has a problem. What’s yours? For a personal
i reply, write to ABBY: Box No. 69700, L.A., Calif. 90069
Enclose stamped, self-addressed envelope, please.
(Fishing ‘dynamite’
at West Point Lake
LANETT, Ala. (AP)—The fishing is fantastic in newly
| impounded West Point lake, says one of the nation’s best
s known bass fishermen, and by this spring “it will be
I dynamite.”
Heavy fertilization in the 26,-000-acre lake has produced
| an enormous amount of bigmouth bass, crappie, catfish
I and bluegills, says Ray Scott. From March through June,
| he says “there ought to be worlds of two and three-pound
< bass caught out of there.”
There’ll be some lunkers, too, five or six pounds and up,
| the “river and farm pond bass” flushed out of their holes
( when the Chattahoochee River started to back
| up behind the new West Point Dam.
A few eight-pounders have been hauled in already.
Scott, who is president of the Montgomery-based Bass
Anglers Sportsman Society, doesn’t just talk about how
( the cantankerous critters cut up around the treetops and
s creek beds. He fishes the lake himself whenever he gets a
i chance.
And he has invited bass fishermen all across the nation
j to try their luck. The BASS organization will have one of
its 1977 tournaments at West Point Lake on June 13-16.
Bass anglers in Georgia aren’t waiting until spring.
Their national tournament is being held here this
weekend.
Scott, who doesn't have many kind words for the U. S.
Corps of Engineers, is enthusiastic nonetheless in his
praise for the work they did in laying out the new lake
which straddles the Alabama Georgia border.
“I don’t know of another lake,” he says, “where they did
so much to meet the recreational needs of the public.”
For one thing, he says, the engineers put up $750,000 to
help Auburn University monitor West Point Lake to find
out, if they can, why the fishing in newly impounded
waters often begins to deteriorate after a few years.
Biologists’ studies indicate, says Scott, that good fishing
usually lasts longer where treetops and other brush are
left standing. The engineers kept that in mind when
clearing the land for West Point Lake, and left pockets of
standing timber and an abundance of tree stumps, brush
piles and fallen logs.
That’s where the bass and other species like to hide out.
Fish biologists are fascinated also by the three bass
spawnings in one in the fertile waters of the new lake.
They’d like to know why, because in many lakes and
Streams, bass normally spawn only once a year.
When all of the Army engineers’ work is completed, the
new lake will be a recreational showcase for those who
turn to other outdoor sports as well as fishing. There will
be 43 recreational areas, including 11 parks; 47 concrete
boat-launching ramps, 600 camping areas and 1,500 picnic
sites.
There's even a small fish pond for the youngsters.
But that isn’t all. More recreational facilities are under
construction at Burnt Village Park on the Alabama side of
the lake. That work is being done by a park authority
created by the Alabama Legislature.
Pet Report
The Spalding County Animal
Easterwood’s
Gigantic Winter Clearance
Shoe Sale
Starts Promptly at 7 A.M. Thursday,
January 6th
SAVE 60%
On Men’s, Women’s & Children’s Shoes
★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
LADIES SHOES one rack
LADIES DRESS AND CASUAL SHOES BOYS’ SHOES
INCLUDES AIR STEP, HUSH PUPPIES, OLD MAINE J /
TROTTER, MISS AMERICA, FANFARE, GEORGE SANZ, /2 PRICE
COVER GIRL, EASY STREET We have a good selection
WERE PRICED $16.00 to $32.00 o j
NOW $1 ft $1 $1 ft I every style. Shop Early
ONLY JL Vs " 1 JL tZr 111 JL C) For The Best Selection
★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ :★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
CHILDREN’S SHOES easy street
ONE RACK CHILDRENS SCHOOL SHOES For Women
REGULAR PRICED TO *20.00 Comfort P1u5.....
RED GOOSE, STRIDE RITE, AU Winter Styles Now
NOW $1 f|OO SJ2 00
MEN’S SHOES MEN > Sj
ONE RACK FLORSHEIM u niUIAS „„ .1
REGULAR 529.9 S Io S4T.9S WOMEN 3 and
CHILDREN’S
z ’18". ’3O" SHOES
★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★r*****************
ONE RACK MEN’S reat <) PPortunity~to
buy several pair oi
DRESS BOOTS & SHOES season . s ' shoes „
808 SMART, ACME, CITY CLUB fantas(ic Low prices .
NOW $"1 000 y o SOrtOO
ONLY LADIES’
ALL SHOES ON RACKS AND HANDBAGS
TABLES FOR EASY SELECTION J / Qpp
★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ j 2
SCHOOL SHOES ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
TEEN & LADIES’ LOW HEEL Sde S ‘® rtS F ’ rom P tl y «» ’ a ’ ,n ’
LACE OXFORD — ALL FROM REG. STOCK
ORIGINALLY TO 828.00 , //
NOW ONLY $ 1 Q OO To $ 1
v ■EMU 125 South Hill Street
Shelter reported that they are
holding the following dogs and
cats for adoption or reclaim:
one black Boston terrier, male;
one black and white mixed
breed, female; one small,
brown and white mixed breed,
female; one large, brown and
white mixed breed, shepherd,
male and two, white, mixed
breed shepherds, male and
female.
One medium sized, black
male; one large brown and
white, black faced, mixed
breed; one brown and white i
collie, female; one black and
tan, mixed breed, male and
several cats.
1977 dog tags are available at
the Animal Shelter. Dogs not
wearing tags will be picked up.
The Animal Shelter is open
for adoption or reclaim from
8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m.
