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About Griffin daily news. (Griffin, Ga.) 1924-current | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1977)
Home building permits surge '■ I A*' " v-- ’ h "■* v ” w If k. w Ilj2> wJH .••:• Mk IN ■ &Jk3MhHNI Ik liMiF ifi < > > / i ®Hfe&£ I flHfe ft rs/ a i ||®tttv&«. Talking over state Moose meeting are (1-r) Kent Youmans, state director; Phillip R. Morse, general governor of Moose; and James Chappell of Griffin, Deputy Supreme Governor. Work may begin in 3 weeks on building juvenile center The Hadley Construction Company of Newnan was the lowest of 7 bidders on the juvenile detention center to be constructed in Griffin. The firm’s bid was $568,369, which was some SBO,OOO below the amount the state had put aside. Construction could begin within 3 weeks, a spokesman for the Department of Human Resources said. The Country Parson by Frank Clark “It’s disgusting to see how some women chase men — if you’ve already been caught.” Doctors suspect botulism PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Nineteen persons were being treated today in two Oakland County hospitals for a food related illness doctors say may be botulism. Eleven patients were at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital here, while eight others People ...and things Conversation in auto tag line at courthouse quieting as deputy sheriff remarks, “I’m trying to prevent a fight like last year’s when someone broke into the line.” Frantic caller, learning from city hall receptionist that tag line across street stretched to the street, asking “How much is the fine for late purchase?” Nobody at city office knew. Teenage girl pulling April Fool’s joke on mother with “Your car has a flat tire.” GRIFFIN DAI WS Daily Since 1872 Griffin, Ga., 30223, Friday Afternoon, April 1, 1977 Vol. 105 No. 77 Completion should be within 6-8 months. The facility will house 50-60 children and will serve the Griffin Judicial Circuit Counties of Fayette, Spalding, Pike and Upson. Griffin and Spalding cooperated with state officials in getting the facility. The county donated some 10 acres of Noah’s Ark it wasn’t WASHINGTON (AP) - If you’re looking for Noah’s Ark, keep looking. It’s not on Mount Ararat. Scientists who tested some old wood found on the Turkish peak say it’s not old enough. University of California scientists say a pile of oak timber found 22 years ago on Ararat, near the Turkish-Soviet border, is about 1,200 years old. That’s about 2,700 years too young to be Noah’s Ark as indicated by Biblical accounts. Speculation about the tooled wood has increased with recent filmed and written accounts suggesting it comes were at Crittendon Hospital near Roc hester. Hospital officials said none of the patients was in serious condition, although three had been placed in the intensive care unit for closer observation. He said all the patients were suffering from a combination of nausea, vomiting, blurred vision and sore, tight throats. Special serum had been flown in from Lansing, Chicago, New York and Atlanta. Oakland County Health Department Director Dr. Robert Locey was conferring with a health adviser from the Center for Disease Control in At lanta. The adviser arrived early today. Blood-and other test samples from those hospitalized were flown to the CDC early today, the spokesman said. Results of diagnosis are expected this evening. He said the disease is “clinically suspected” to be botulism, or food poisoning caused by bacteria. Building is booming in Spalding County if the number of permits issued by Building Inspector Sam Cobb is any indication. Eighty-four were issued in March, compared with 23 in February and 13 in January. They totaled more than $1.3 million. There were 30 permits for single land on the Williamson road near the by-pass and Spalding work camp. The city agreed to install utilities. Griffin businessman Clayton Brown, former state representative, was pleased that a bid finally was accepted. He worked for the center while in the legislature and continued to push the project after he left the General Assembly. from the Biblical vessel. But scientists say the timber is from a tree cut down around 700 A.D. Dr. Rainer Berger, a UCLA archeologist, said Thursday in an interview that new studies of the wood confirm earlier tests made in England and at UCLA in 1970. Those tests were questioned by critics. Berger said the new tests were so thorough they should end any speculation that the wood is from the Ark. Symptoms of the diesase are vomiting, abdominal pain, coughing, muscular weakness and visual disturbance. Officials said they had not determined a cause of the illness. Plains not same PLAINS, Ga. (AP) - Billy Carter’s leaving town and residents are selling his empty beer cans. Plains apparently has lost its battle to retain its identity against an onslaught of tourists. “We’ve lost,” said one of the businessmen in President Carter’s tiny southwest Georgia home town. “Don’t quote me by my name, now, but it’s done got too much out of proportion. We’ll never get it back now, and we’ll never get rid of the resent ment we feel.” The town, which bounded into national prominence when the President began his march to the White House, moved from quiet obscurity to family homes totaling $1,030,920; 29 for mobile homes totaling $129,600 ; 20 additions at $74,054; and 1 pool, $5,950. The Oakgrove Baptist Church was issued a $27,000 permit to build a new church structure near Bucksnort and High Falls roads. A $22,000 permit was issued to the Central Lake Church of God on High Falls road for an addition. Moose delegates pack Griffin More than 500 delegates to the Georgia Moose Association’s mid-year conference began arriving today for the three-day session. State President Virgie Straud, State Director Kent Youmans and Deputy Supreme Governor James Chappell predicted it will be the largest in the history of the fraternity. The influx of visitors is expected to generate more than $25,000 to the city’s economy as all motels have been sold out. A number of the delegates have been forced to secure reservations as far away as Atlanta. General chairman Governor Sam Cecil and arrangement chairman Roger Bevil of Griffin Lodge have completed all plans to make the event one long to be remembered. “Griffin has always been a favorite among our Brother Moose as well as those of the Women of the Moose,” said Cecil. “The city has always opened its arms to our visitors and we are thankful for such hospitality.” The WOTM opened its conference with a meeting this afternoon while the men held a luncheon for its Pilgrims, the highest degree in the Lodge, and a meeting of the state officers. Tonight, the annual Quoto Club party will be held in the ballroom of the lodge. It is expected that some 200 will attend. Ritual competition is set for Saturday at the Elks Club with Mableton defending its championship. Also slated to compete are Griffin, East Point, Macon and Warner-Robins. Griffin will be represented by Ray Piasecki, Cecil, Chappell, Ray Robison, Michael Shackelford and George Zata. The initial business session for the men will get under way at 2 o’clock with Straud presiding. The highlight will be an address by Supreme Lodge Governor General Phillip R. Morse. Reports will be heard from all state committees. In the evening, the delegates will honor Chappell at the annual Deputy Supreme Governor’s banquet and ball. This is the social highlight of the convention. Sunday morning the group will hold its final business session followed by a luncheon for officers, committeemen, ritual teams and their escorts. being crowded with more than 2,000 tourists per day. Men and women who used to go about their business in the small farming community now wear mock country clothes and promote tours. Peanut replicas abound — in the form of plates, pipes, ashtrays, silverware, and even toilet seats. “It’s going to get worse,” said June Turner, who, with her husband, operates a store on Main Street which boasts a sign saying, “The store that didn’t change.” The President’s mother, “Miss Lillian,” has been quoted as saying his election has “screwed up” the tiny hamlet. Other permits included a SIO,OOO permit for a car wash on the North Expressway at School road and a $15,000 air hangar at a private air strip in the Mt. Zion area. Fifty permits issued in the City of Griffin totaled $239,953. They included a permit for the Kandy Kane Kastle nursery building at Sixth and Poplar streets at $62,500 ; 2 new TwWl \ IF 1 M W; K k OL Ju . Hu r Al W r L Jl IsSSil Egg hunt These Easter type characters were looking for places to hide eggs for three hunts Saturday. The Griffin-Spalding Recreation Department will sponsor hunts at the city park, Patrick Park and Fairmont park. Children up to 5 years of age and those 6 to 10 will have separate places to look for the eggs. Starting time is 10 a.m. Prizes and refreshments will be provided at the three sites. Insurance bill $240-nrillion LONDON (AP) — The insurance bill for aviation’s worst disaster in which 577 persons died could reach $240 million, London insurers say. But the first two damage suits filed in California on behalf of victims of the crash are demanding more than $2 billion. The $240 million total includes $63 million for the Pan American and KLM jumbo jets that collided on a runway in the Canary Islands last Sunday, an estimated $137 million in damages to the families of the dead and to injured survivors, and an estimated S4O million on accident insurance policies taken out by individual victims. Insurance sources said both Pan American and KLM are signatories to agreements limiting their liability for each passenger to $58,000 damages and $17,000 to cover legal costs. But they said American passengers are subject single family homes totaling $55,000; a duplex on Hallyburton street for $13,500; 22 additions and alterations to homes for $49,748; 13 commercial addi tions, $47,475; and 1 church alteration at S9OO. Three permits for utility buildings totaled $1,550; 6 signs totaled $5,280; and 1 swimming pool totaled $4,000. Weather FORECAST: Rain tonight and Saturday. EXTENDED FORECAST: Chance of showers Sunday and Monday, becoming fair by Tuesday. to a U.S. law that removes the limit if negligence is shown. London insurance broker Julian Fraser said if one of the pilots or some other factor directly connected with either or both of the airlines is found to be to blame, compensation could be exceptionally high. Dutch officials investigating the collision have already conceded that the KLM pilot did not have permission from the airport control tower for the takeoff he had started. The sons of two California women killed in the collision filed a class action suit in U.S. District Court in San Francisco Thursday demanding $6.5 million for each of the 306 Californians killed or injured in the disaster, a total of $1,989,000,000. The defendants are Pan American, KLM and the Boeing Corp., which built the two 747 jumbo jets.
