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About Griffin daily news. (Griffin, Ga.) 1924-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 17, 1977)
■ *** * ■ JT ■• * Ifk< <A JI i R i JMfeK^BH^7*^l<®W I>■ /i f ._ — £" ' >^r^JmLg|Mb^ 15 jfjP^H^Hßl^ 1 gef 4 •♦ r 5Z aa^Lr^ A Jlfehifc2p wL\ bAhi u ■■ xwiSKJl'-.-■'•■i' /; <' Canine Knievel Some fuel bills up 5 times over normal ATLANTA (AP) - Some Atlanta Gas Light Co. commercial customers, shut off from vital natural gas supplies since the energy crisis began last month, are paying five times their regular fuel bills to keep their plants open. The utility and some commercial customers with “uninterruptible" contracts have reached an agreement which calls for the customers to purchase and pay for delivery of liquefied propane gas to Atlanta Gas facilities throughout the state in exchange for gas service. A spokesman for Apachee Mills Inc. at Calhoun said providing the liquefied propane gas cost his company five times its regular fuel cost because of the high price of unregulated propane on the open market and conversion costs to Atlanta Gas. Most of the participating customers contacted — including textile firms, steel foundries, bakeries and box People ...and things Solitary car parked on South Hill street downtown early this morning, its right front tire flat. Woman juror working on needlepoint pillow cover while waiting to see if she’ll be called to serve. Small economy car out of gasoline on North Second street. Spread of measles worries health officials ATLANTA (AP)-Outbreaks of measles, one of the most serious of childhood diseases, are increasing at ' alarming rates in some states, and public health officials are calling for means to curb their spread. , Although most states have laws requiring immunization against measles, an Associated Press survey shows little is done to enforce them. Peter Crippen, head of Indiana’s immunization program, said that state’s law has loopholes “so big you * could drive a bus through.** Last year 39,585 cases of measles were reported nationally — the largest « number since 1971, said the national Center for Disease Control. The all- GRIFFIN Daily Since 1872 companies — agreed with that estimate. “We are very seriously considering an alternative energy system since this has occurred," said Howard Papka of Ductile Iron Co. of America at Savannah. Uninterruptible customers pay a higher premium for contracts and are shut off only during emergencies. The current emergency, which worsened in January, was caused by the curtailment of natural gas supplies to Atlanta Gas by its major supplies, Southern Natural Gas Co. “We’ve already approved about 50 of these contracts so far since Jan. 31," said Jim Crudup, an engineer with the state Public Service Commission, which must approve the contracts. “When Atkanta Gas Light came to us with this application for approval, we recognized the advantage to the commercial customer. . . and we’ve approved every one that’s been filed to us for approval," he said. A spokesman for Atlanta Gas said even though commercial users are paying five times the regular cost of fuel, the utility is gleaning no profit from the contracts. “There are no advantages to the plan except that it would help the general unemployment situation,” said Jim Tate of Atlanta Gas, who added he could not remember a previous time when gas supplies to uninterruptible customers had been shut off. “We have always encouraged our customers to have backup systems, and time low was 28,094 in 1974. Mnnv of the states responding to the A vey report large increases of nicasie cases last year over 1975 and many said 1977 likely will be even worse. Dr. Walter Orenstein, a medical epidemiologist at the CDC said he believes most states which have im munization laws are not enforcing them. Orenstein said the mortality rate of the disease is about one in 1,000. In rare cases it can also cause permanent brain damage. Measles are most infectious before diagnosis, he said, and by then a child can infect an entire classroom unless Griffin, Ga., 30223, Thursday Afternoon, February 17,1977 SEATTLE—This dog seems to have shucked its Army field jacket in the warm sunshine while It waited for its master to return from a restaurant. (AP) most of them have,” said Tate. The current arrangement is the best possible because of the loss of production time and expense to the customer to install a backup energy system, said Crudup. Weather ESTIMATED HIGH TODAY 50, low today 21, high yesterday 43, low yesterday 23, high tomorrow in mid 50s, low tonight near 30. FORECAST: Fair and not quite as cold tonight. Friday mostly sunny and warmer. EXTENDED FORECAST: Chance of rain and wanner Saturday and Sunday. 14-foot mobile home bill still alive in legislature ATLANTA (AP) The Georgia Senate breathed new life today into a proposal to allow 14-footwide mobile homes on Georgia highways. The senators voted to reconsider passage of a House bill from which they had deleted an amendment that would have extended width limits for mobile homes from 12 to 14 feet. Sen. Hugh Carter, who sponsored the amendment defeated Wednesday, said he felt there was “a good chance” he will succeed in attaching the amend ment when the bill comes up for con- the children have been vaccinated. Orenstein said a child may have it 10 days before it is diagnosed. Public health officials attribute the increase to several things. “One is that many children not vaccinated in the 1960 s would have gotten measles then but there was so little virus around they didn’t,” Orenstein said. “Now they are in an older age group and they get around more. They are among other children. We are seeing the increase in the 10-plus age group.” Alaska reported 53 cases in Fair banks and others in Anchorage. Dr. John Middaugh, Alaska’s epidemiologist, said there had been no 1,856 may lose vote registration Notices have been sent to 1,853 people that they may be removed from the voting lists here because they have not cast ballots in the last three years. The staff of the Registrars Office is going through a voter registration purge as required by Georgia law. A person who does not cast a ballot in a primary, election or runover within three years is subject to being pulled from the voter lists under state law. Notices are being sent to those who have not voted within that period. People getting the notices can bring their registration up to date by following the instructions on the notice. Those delinquent in voting need to contact the registrars office personally or respond as directed if they wish to remain on the voting lists. Often people who have not voted have moved from the community and have failed to transfer their voter registration, registrars here have found. Sometimes people have died and their names have not been removed from the lists. Registrars keep up with such changes as closely but they cannot possibly catch all of them. The purge of the voting lists is the way the law provides for them to be kept current. To date, a total of 17,486 people are registered to cast ballots in Spalding County, including the city of Griffin. This figure includes the 1,853 who have not voted in the last three years and who might be taken from the lists. “Not all accidents are bad — lots of good things happen ac cidentally.” sideration again. The Senate also voted to reconsider its Wednesday rejections of bills to fight auto repair ripoffs in Georgia and to have city and county governments pick up the tab for an unemployment compensation program for public employes. The program will be dropped by the federal government at the end of this year. “I believe I will win,” Sen. Carter said after his 14-footwide amendment was defeated 28-25 Wednesday. The amendment was tacked onto a bill on buses. measles in that state for three and one half years, and he attributes a decline in immunization to newcomers. “We didn’t know the problem existed until we went into the schools to try to contain outbreaks of measles which occurred in Anchorage and Fair banks,” he said. “We discovered the law had not been enforced and records were poorly kept if they were kept at all — immunizations had fallen dramatically.” Indiana reported 520 cases in 1975 and 4,400 in 1976. Crippen said the outlook for 1977 “lodes bad, because we’re already above 1976 levels for this time of year.” Indiana has an immunization law but Vol. 105 No. 40 Long John business has been a breeze This winter’s cold blasts have resulted in increased thermal underwear sales and a severe shortage in the Griffin area, according to local clothing merchants. Long underwear, commonly called union suits over the past century, was not much in demand during the past few years because the winters were relatively mild. Try to find a pair in town today and one will go from store to store without much luck. Most merchants have been sold out since December. Bill Roach, Kmart Sporting Goods manager, says the January order received was just half what they ordered and the stock disappeared in three days. It seems both men and women have been buying the underwear regardless of whether made for men or women. Oxford shop owner-manager Terry Hatchett plans to have a better stock next year. With predictions of gas shortages and colder winters, Hatchett is placing his next year’s order now. Most mills are set up to run seasonal items months before the season. This year’s requests for new orders went unfilled because spring merchandise is made in the winter. Henry Collins of Collins Men Store says he’s gotten calls for thermal underwear by several other names but like the other merchants his stock has long been depleted. He says thermal underwear is sometimes called long handles, long johns and union suits. Godard Clothing Store owner manager Marion Godard says this year’s sales have been terrific. Godard says he sells quality American-made merchapdise and has not depended solely on name-brand items. Big names in textile knitting sold out their supplies much earlier. The demand was the greatest in the history of the industry according to Lee Watson of Morrow-Powell. He said he has been with the company for 27 years Crippen said, “That doesn’t mean every child entering public school is immunized. A parent could object to it.” He said he believes the law is strong enough if it were enforced. “It’s more a question of convincing parents of the worth and necessity of immunization without going after them with a stick,” he said. In Georgia, Dr. John McCroan, state epidemiologist, said 500 cases were reported in 1975. He said there were about 600 last year and “I would say in 1977, we’ll have 1,200 cases at least — the way we’ve started out.” He said Georgia’s immunization law apparently is being enforced, but the Page 2 Mte :: i j and he had never seen the like of local requests. Morrow-Powell has an adequate supply for present customer demand but, like many other Griffin merchants, the supply is a result of new shipments. Watson says he ordered initially a heavier stock but by Christmas it was depleted. “Thermal underwear has been our number one called for item”, he added. Julian Mobley of Julian’s Men’s Store has been out of thermal underwear for almost eight weeks. He says his store which also sells wholesale has had calls from Orlando and Daytona Beach, Fla. He has been unable to fill their orders because his suppliers just could not fill his requests. Rose’s manager Mary Stinson says the sale was just great while they had thermal underwear. They sold out long ago. The store has no plans to order more for this season. “We had a 300 per cent increase in sales this year”, said Sam Spradling of J. C. Penney here. Many women bought smaller size thermal underwear this season, he said. He feels the colder weather coupled with an energy shortage has forced the housewife to bundle up more. The store got its last shipment two weeks ago. Spradling doesn’t feel there will be such a great market for thermal underwear in the rest of this season. “But next year this winter will still be in our minds”, he added. Griffin Hardware has been selling every pair of thermal underwear it could get, according to Marvin Leverette. Stocks are being replenished a little at a time but not to a great ex tent because suppliers’ stocks have been exhausted. The store has a small selection on hand at present. > problem is the state had no immunization law until 1969. “We still have some children in high school who have not been immunized,” he said. Kentucky reported 758 cases in 1975 and a decline to 166 last year. “I don’t think that we should have the total responsibility for what I believe are the responsibilities of parents,” said Dr. Carlos Hernandez, director of preventive services. Maryland, which leaves vaccination enforcement up to individual school principals, reported 64 cases in 1975 and 719 last year.
