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About Griffin daily news. (Griffin, Ga.) 1924-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 17, 1977)
IK. _ —. 9H|PrHH Money holds unhappy marriage together By Abigail Van Buren © 1977 by Chicago Tribuna-N.Y News Synd Inc. DEAR ABBY: I see so many letters in your column from women who are in love with married men and are waiting for them to get a divorce. Take it from a woman who wasted nine years on a married man. No matter how much he loves you and how little feeling he has for his wife, one thing will always hold them together: money! My married lover begged me to be patient until he could work it out so we could marry. Os course, he was never able to work it out. Married men will stall because their children “need" them, or their wives are “emotionally unstable" or “physic ally ill." But if they told the truth, they would admit that they stay married'because divorce is too expensive. Abby, why do these men lie through their teeth? NINE YEARS WASTED DEAR WASTED: Not all men lie through their teeth. Many have paid through the nose. DEAR ABBY: My grandmother died recently and left me her collection of antique clocks from all over the world. Most of them are in working order. I hate to appear ungrateful, but I don’t have any special interest in clocks, and I have had several good offers from clock collectors. Some members of my family have told others that we should keep the collection in the family, but no one in the family has offered to buy it from me. Any suggestions? TICK TOCK DEAR TICK: Tell your family that the collection is for sale, and offer it to them first. If you get no takers, sell the clocks to a dealer and tell your family that it took too long to wind up the estate. DEAR ABBY: I am a 22-year-old unmarried woman and I’m not bad-looking. A delivery man for my office, who comes about once a week, has shown an interest in me. About two weeks ago he brought me a box of candy. I ac cepted it, but in a nice way tried to get it across to him that I wasn't romantically interested in him. It didn’t seem to put him off because the next week he brought me some flowers! I really enjoyed getting these presents, Abby, but I feel guilty—like maybe I owe him something. Do I? Maybe I shouldn’t have accepted the gifts in the first place, but I didn’t want to hurt his feelings. He is really nice, but he’s not my type, and I have no intention of going out with him. So what should I do if he asks me? STUMPED DEAR STUMPED: Turn him down diplomatically and don’t feel quilty. When he gets the message that you aren’t interested in him (and he will), he’ll quit bringing you pres ents. Cancer Lane Dozier is fighting for life An 8-year-old boy here is again fighting for his life. Lane Dozier, the only son in a family of four, has cancer. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lavon Dozier of Zebulon road. On Nov. 12, the Griffin Daily News published a front page feature on Lane. At that time, things looked bright for Lane’s future. He was planning to play baseball this spring. However, Lane and his mother are now in Memphis, Tenn., where he is receiving radiation and strong chemotherapy treatments. Several new tumors have been discovered, two of which are located in the brain. This growing illness is trying to destroy Lane’s dream. Mrs. Dozier plans to stay in Memphis for at least six weeks, maybe more. Lane is being treated at St. Jude Cancer Research Hosptial for Children. His cancer is a rare type and the treatment he is receiving is fairly new. The doctors haven’t given LAST CALL LADIES' SHOES Famous Brands $ £ as low as Come save on these fine shoes! Buy for next fall! Shoe ® World FAMOUS BRANDS...SAVE TO 60% MEMORIAL DRIVE GRIFFIN I 7»i I FBwßh Lane much hope, but he is struggling like a giant to overcome this disease. Lane’s sickness has had an effect on the entire family. Mr. Dozier, an airplane mechanic, must stay at home alone, in order to keep his job and earn a living. He misses his wife and son and flies to Memphis whenever possible to be with them. Amy, Lane’s 6-year-old sister is staying with friends in town, in order to be able to go to school. She also misses her parents and brother. The Doziers are active members of the First Pentecostal Holiness Church on North 14th street in Griffin. Some of these members are starting a fund raising campaign to raise money for this family. Donations may be mailed to: Lane Dozier Fund, P.O. Box 465, Experiment, Ga. 30212. Donation canisters are also being placed in most of the area businesses. money lost Post Office working for consumer “American consumers lost an estimated $514 million last year as a result of mail fraud and misrepresentation-by-mail schemes,” according to Postmaster James T. Chappell. Accounting for most of the loss were schemes involving stocks and land investments, credit misrepresentation, and false claims against insurance companies. “In a concerted effort to assist comsumers, Postmaster General Benjamin F. Bailar has designated Feb. 21-26 as the second annual Postal Consumer Protection Week. This week is designed to alert the public to mail order schemes and serves to emphasize the consumer protection activities of the Postal Service,” Postmaster Chappell said. “The Postal Service has been helping consumers since enactment in 1872 of the Mail Fraud Statute.” Investment schemes ranked first in dollar value, with a loss to the public of $59 million. Failure to furnish merchandise ranked first in the number of complaints received, with more than 19,000 valued at $2.6 million. Postmaster Chappell stressed that the overwhelming majority of those companies making up the S6O billion mail-order industry are honest and seek to satisfy their customers. But, as in other industries, there are a few disreputable ones that cause problems. The Postal Service actively .-ft 1 /ww / ■ ■v. i 7 Drive a beauty. or drive a bargain. FIRST NATIONAL MAKES IT POSSIBLE. A low-cost First National car loan lets you buy what you want: comfort, economy, glamour, longevity, whatever. It can give you the sporty look you admire, the gas savings you'd like to have, maybe even both. And it's the smart way to trade an old car's repair problems for a new car's pleasures. So come talk to us about a loan. /" \ Low bank interest and fast service are standard (SERVICE) features at First National. \BANK/ rx growing with griffin NMNTMBNAL P NORTHSIDE—I47S W. Mclntosh Rd. " ■ HWk jTyX DOWNTOWN-318 S. Hill St. 1 SOUTHSIDE-1103 Zebulon Rd. OF GRIFFIN, GEORGIA MEMBER FDIC « .J 1 ** * 2 '•*' '*■* •* •«*. W a.■'' ' CONSUMER SERVICE CARD ' 4l 0?s |S|9gH ■ •* • ’■ ** •****-. ” ’ ' * *« >'■. X ... m jl Postmaster Chappell investigates mail fraud and false representation by mail, and assists with mail-order and service problems, through the efforts of the Postal Inspection Service, the Consumer Protection Office of the Postal Service Law Department, the Service’s Judicial Office and its Consumer Advocate. The consumer protection activities of these departments include attempts to resolve unsatisfactory mail-order transactions such as failure-to fumish ordered merchandise or make promised refunds. Administrative proceedings may be initiated against mail order firms that falsely advertise their products. In cases of mail fraud, the Postal Inspection Service presents investigative results to the Page 3 appropriate U.S. Attorney for criminal proceedings. “In conjunction with Consumer Protection Week, we are re-emphasizing the Consumer Service Card program, to remind consumers of our continuing interest in their mail-service and related problems,” Postmaster Chappell said. “Consumer Service Cards are available at the post office or from letter carriers, and provide the means for attacking problems individually and geographically.” “If you have any problems, complete and mail a Consumer Service Card for mail service assistance. Talk with my office or a postal inspector concerning possible false advertising-by mail or mail fraud. Let’s work together,” Postmaster Chappell added. Griffin picture in Missouri paper The picture of cattle in a snow covered pasture near Griffin was published on the front page in the Springfield, Mo., Leader and Press newspaper. Ted Gibson who works for the paper brought his mother a copy. His Qiother is Mrs. Kenneth Gibson of Orchard Hill. The Associated Press carried the picture of Griffin on its national wire service. Griffin Daily News Thursday, February 17,1977 ML ' VsRSBgP ACCIDENTALLY on purpose, helicopter flips sideways to demonstrate maneuverability during tryout flight at Strat ford, Conn. The UH-60A Uttas (Utility Tactical Aircraft System), built by Sikorsky Aircraft, is reported capable of bank angles in excess of 90 degrees. Dr. Releford serves capital Dr. Charles C. Releford was selected to serve as the “Doctor of the Day” of the Georgia General Assembly for today at the State Capitol in Altanta. Dr. Releford has been in practice as a family physician in Griffin for 17 years. As “Doctor of the Day,” Dr. Releford is on hand in the General Assembly today, all day, should his services be Handling needed. Chuck, his son, accompanied him on the trip to serve as a Senate page for the day. 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