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— Griffin Daily News Wednesday, January 5,1977
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LU. BOYD
Many loves before
they get married
In a study of 500 college coeds, one out of every five said
she’d been in love three or more times between the ages of 12
and 18. And almost four out of five-71 per cent, to be exact
said they were in love at the time of the survey. Most every
body experiences that thing called love or something like it, so
these statistics may not be too illuminating. What I thought
more curious about the findings was the fact they indicate
women do not seem to be as concerned as do men with
physical appearances. Fewer than half the girls in this poll
could specify certain physical traits they preferred in their
men. The men themselves were far more sure of what they
wanted their girlfriends to look like. The foregoing comes
from the same research, previously noted here, which purports
to prove the average person falls in love seven times before
marrying.
Q. "Years ago I read how many time I'd have to stroke
cat's fur on a cold day to generate enough electricity to light a
75-watt bulb, but I forget...?"
A. Approximately 9,200,000 times.
Electronic tests indicate the better violinists rarely play on
true pitch more than 40 per cent of the time. And the most
gifted professional singers, this research reveals, do not often
hold exact pitch longer than a tenth of a second.
Jukeboxes came into existence the same year that Franklin
D. Roosevelt first took the presidential oath of office,
although he wasn't to blame, I don't mean that.
You may be relieved to know that if your skull is average,
you can depress its width in a vice by about 10 per cent before
it cracks.
GOTHAM
You've heard New York City referred to as Gotham, but do
you know why? Washington Irving wrote a short story about a
town so called, noted particularly for its follies. The name's
early application to New York City was sardonic.
Address mell to I— M. Boyd, P. O. Box 681, Weatherford, TX 76086
Copyright 1977 L. M. Boyd
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Almanac
For
Today
By The Associated Press
Today is Wednesday, Jan. 5,
the fifth day of 1977. There are
360 days left in the year.
Today’s highlight in history:
On this date in 1895, the Ger
man physicist Wilhelm Roent
gen announced the discovery of
the X ray.
On this date:
In 1477, the Swiss defeated
and killed Charles the Bold of
Burgundy at the Battle of Nan
cy.
In 1608, the Virginia colonist
Captain John Smith was cap
tured by Indians.
In 1781, a British naval ex
pedition under the command of
Benedict Arnold burned Rich
mond, Va.
In 1933, former President Cal
vin Coolidge died at his home
in Northampton, Mass.
In 1949, in a State of the Un
ion speech, President Harry
Truman labeled his adminis
tration the Fair Deal.
In 1973, the United States
went to daylight saving time to
conserve energy.
Ten years ago: The fourth
ranking leader in China, Tao
Chu, was led through the
streets in Peking in disgrace,
accused of being a foe of Chair
man Mao Tse-Tung.
Five years ago: North Viet
nam stiffened its terms for
freeing American war prison
ers, saying all U.S. troops must
be withdrawn from South Viet
nam.
One year ago: South Africa
permitted television in that
country after years of resist
ance on the grounds that TV
might be morally corrupting or
promote racial integration.
Today’s birthday: King Juan
Carlos of Spain is 39.
Thought for today: Vanity
plays lurid tricks with our
memory. — Joseph Conrad,
English novelist, 1857-1924.
Thoughts
"I call neaven and earth to
witness against you this day,
that 1 have set before you life
and death, blessing and curse;
therefore choose life, that you
and your descendants may
live.” — Deut. 30:19.
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Cancer Society
Dear Quimby: As the year begins, we of
the Spalding County Unit of the American
Cancer Society would like to express our
appreciation to the public for its support.
We are very proud of our Memorial
Program as well as the other services we
provide. We would like for the people of
Griffin and Spalding County to know we
maintain an office in Griffin at 732 West
Taylor Street and it is opened Monday
through Friday from 8:30 to 1:00 to handle
Memorials as well as other needs that may
arise.
The Spalding County Unit has hospital
beds, wheel chairs and other equipment
needed by cancer patients. We also have
bandages, pads and dressings, which are
made by various church groups, as well as
other sick room items that are freely given
to patients. The ACS program helps
provide transportation for treatment,
chemotherapy and pain relieving drugs.
When we have our Crusade in the Spring, I
believe a lot of people may think this is the
only time we function. We are very
grateful for the many volunteers and the
support of the citizens in our Crusade but
our office works year round helping
provide some much needed services.
We have a Field Representative, Mrs.
Frances Fordham, who has Spalding
County as well as seven surrounding
counties. She and I work and maintain the
Spalding County Unit. Our office is open
and is ready to serve the community any
way we can and I’m very proud to be a
part of this worthwhile effort.
Thank you so much.
Sincerely, (Signed) Mrs. Lee C.
Beckham, Spalding County Unit,
American Cancer Society.
Found!
Dear Editor: 1 would like to thank the
individual who found a check that I lost
during the Christmas holidays. The check
was returned to me with a note attached
telling where it was found. To the
individual that took time and a 13 cent
Preston Bunn
Preston Bunn was a good man with a
warm heart and a strong feeling for his
fellow man.
He was a devoted member of the First
Methodist Church who served God through
it, through his private life, and in public
life as a City Commissioner.
He dealt with other people with con
sideration and respect, and although his
health had not been good for quite awhile,
he kept his spirits high and we never heard
him complain about how he felt. That in
itself is remarkable.
Griffin will miss this man who loved it
and its citizens.
‘There must be
something more’
DEAR DR. GRAHAM: I have accepted
Jesus Christ as my Saviour and I have a
fine husband and two wonderful children, ]
but somehow my role as a wife and mother 1
has not been fulfilling enough. I honestly 1
believe there must be something more I 1
can do, but what is it? I admit I do not I
understand the meaning of my existence.
— A.L.
DEAR A.L.: As a Christian you know i
that God has a plan and a purpose for your
life. You know that part of that plan was
for you to find Jesus as your Saviour, to get
married and to raise a family. Now you
feel there is something more that you have
not yet discovered. This is not necessarily 1
a case of dissatisfaction on your part. It
may well be that God has given you a
hunger for something more than He is
preparing for you. In the Christian life
there is always more to be attained. We
never exhaust the supply of what God has
in store for us. There are always greater
depths of love, Christian fellowship and
prayer for us to discover.
‘The voice
of Griffin ’
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for letters
The Griffin Daily News welcomes
letters to the editor and features them
on this page every Wednesday.
Here are the ground rules:
All must be signed and include the
writer’s address. We may withhold a
name upon request, but only with the
understanding that we will provide it to
anyone with a good reason for asking.
We will not withhold a name signed to
any letter critical of any individual.
Letters concerning race, creed or
religion are not acceptable. Nor are
letters for or against political can
didates.
stamp to return the check, I am truly
grateful. (Signed) Danny H. Parris,
Pastor, Southside Baptist Church, Griffin.
Luminaries
Dear Quimby: Thank you so much for
putting the article on the front page of the
Griffin Paper about the luminaries we
were lighting on Christmas Eve. We have
had hundreds of people to call or to stop by
or to stop us on the streets to tell us how
much they enjoyed seeing them, and
without your coverage plus the local radio
stations announcing it they might have
missed the Christmas treat that we meant
for them to have. It was a delight for us to
plan and do the candles, but even more
delightful to bring a little extra happiness
to the good people of our town and
surrounding places.
Thank you also for the lovely editorial
and the notice in the “People and things”.
May God bess you and yours during the
coming New Year and we will look
forward to having you cover our
luminaries again in 1977. Sincerely,
(Signed) Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Sheppard,
1640 Williamsan Road, Griffin
MY
ANSWER
The feeling you have is very common.
You should easily find two or three ladies,
possibly from your church, who feel as you
do. They may find it hard to put into words
how they feel, but they will have a sense
that they have not found all that God has
provided for them.
I suggest that you invite these women to
your home for coffee and ask them to pray
with you about this. Continue to meet
regularly for prayer and fellowship and
see how the Lord leads each of you and
speaks to you. Always have your Bibles at
hand to discuss any passage that comes to
mind.
At first God may not guide you to go and
do anything, but rather to receive more
from God and to give Him more of your
praise, worship and thanksgiving. He may
lead your group into much deeper
Christian experiences that will cause you
to become more vital witnesses in your
church and neighborhood. “Blessed are
they which do hunger and thirst after
righteousness: for they shall be filled”
(Matthew 5:6).
Berry’s World
© 1977 by HE A, Inc.
"How interesting! Did you always want to be a
technocrat?”
Don Oakley
| Where’s our concern
for crime’s victims?
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By Don Oakley
One of the arguments advanced against the execution of
Utah murderer Gary Mark Gilmore is that the state should not
make itself a party to suicide.
As everybody in the world knows by now, Gilmore has said
again and again and again that he wants to die. It is more than
that, however.
According to a number of people, including a psychiatrist
who studied him, the two wholly unnecessary murders
Gilmore committed in the course of robbing a gas station and
motel show that he is possessed by a strong death wish. It was,
they tell us, a clear case of “suicide by murder.”
The implication is that were it not for the existence of
capital punishment — on the books, anyway — Gilmore would
not have been motivated to take the lives of two innocent peo
ple.
Os all the arguments against capital punishment, this is one
of the most curious and dubious. At the very least, it has serv
ed to confuse further the already confused question of what
society may or may not do to protect itself from the sick or
vicious ones in its midst.
It is worthwhile recalling a real suicide that was reported in
the news a few months ago, though it received nothing ap
proaching the attention that has been given Gilmore.
This was the double suicide of an elderly couple in the Bronx
section of New York City, who left a note saying that they
preferred to die rather than to continue living with the fear
and terror that seem to have become the norm in that com
munity.
Where were all those who later expressed so much concern
about the life of a self-confessed murderer? We know of not
one who stood up and cried, “What kind of society is this in
which such a thing is possible?"
If ever a society was party to suicide, it was in this case.
But it goes beyond the tragic deaths of one old man and
woman. By our inability to deal with the problem of crime,
either through indifference or a sense of helplessness, we are
conspiring in the ultimate suicide of society itself.
The Bronx — where fear of the mugger, the burglar, the
rapist have become a daily fact of life, where decent people
are afraid to walk the streets even by day, and at night
barricade themselves behind double and triple-locked doors
and barred windows — may be an extreme example, an
aberration, but it is a warning of where we may be headed in
this land of the free and home of the brave.
Where is our outrage?
The opponents of capital punishment claim that society
brutalizes itself when it permits the execution of murderers.
The actual brutality inflicted on society, not only by
murderers but by lesse r criminals, seems not to bother them.
When this country is made safe for old men and women,
when our first concern is for the victims of crime rather than
the criminal, and when the punishment for crime is swift and
sure and fair, then we will be able to indulge in the luxury of
worrying about the soul of a Gary Gilmore.
SIDE GLANCES by Gill Fox
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