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Ji/a y ■ / jnrt ’ / 'One lump or two?’ The French don’t call it a bra By L.M. Boyd That item of feminine apparel known as the “bra” only has been so called for 40 years. And it has been known as a "brassiere” for only 61 years. The word is French, true enough, but it originated in its present meaning in the United States. Believe I told you that literally in French it means “arm protector." It’s noteworthy the French themselves don’t use it to identify a bra. To them a bra is “soutien-gorge” which translates “the support of the throat.” Our Language man finds it all pretty puzzling. Consider these customs: 1. The clinking of glass to toast. 2. The tying of tin cans to newlyweds’ cars. 3. Installation of bells in churches. A scholar who should know says each was an outgrowth of the ancient belief that evil spirits flee from noise. RIB ROASTS Q. “How many pounds of standing rib roasts can I ex pect to get out of a 1,000-pound choice steer?” A. Little more than 24 pounds, I’m told. Different sorts of card games tend to be most popular in different regions. Poker, for instance is strongest in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Michigan and Illinois. Cribbage you’ll find generally in seaport towns, because it’s long been a sailors’ game. You’ve got about one fiftieth as much skin surface on the outside of your body as inner lung surface on the in side. Do you know who it was that inspired Muhammad Ali to say, “I am the greatest”? Gorgeous George, the wrestler. DUCKS Mother ducks talk to their eggs. And it’s now known that a duckling recognizes its mother’s voice even before it’s hatched. It has been widely reported that through that phenomenon called imprinting a duckling will think it’s a chicken if what it first sees after it’s hatched is a chicken, or a cat if it first sees a cat, or a human being if it first sees a human being. But that’s only true if the duckling’s egg was brought to maturity in a silent incubator. The duckling that’s hatched under its mother knows its mother’s voice, no matter what it sees first. And it will think it’s a duck as soon as it hears its mother’s voice again. The man or woman who weighs 150 pounds typically contains six teaspoonfuls of salt and a bowl of siigar. Address mail to L. M. Boyd, P. 0. Box 681, Weatherford, Tx. 76086 Copyright 1977 L. M. Boyd Aib » HrixHEA.tK TM A« US Fr on fx ' f T-l “Can I make a down payment on a down payment?” GRIFFIN Quimby Melton, Jr., Editor and Publisher Cary Reeves Bill Knight General Manager Executive Editor Address ail mad (SubscnptiOM Chaage 9f Afldress Form 3579) to P.O Draw** M. 30224 Member of Utt Associated Press. The Associated Press is entitled eideswely to the rotohhcatMo rights of ah total hews contained hefom. MWM M Eicaft SaMq. 10. 1. Mi < »»>nnin t CMUm. » m tot Maa SM* Gnttw. U »«. A ««n Cvwoo. SnM Cta PM* PM at SntM, U. SmM Can 10 Cott. Today By The Associated Press Today is Friday, April 1, the 91st day of 1977. There are 274 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On this date in 1939, General issimo Francisco Franco an nounced that the Spanish Civil War was over, and the United States recognized his govern ment. On this date: In 1578, the English physician who explained the circulation of blood, William Harvey, was bom. In 1789, the U.S. House of Representatives held its first full meeting, convening in New York City. In 1918, the Royal Air Force was organized in Britain. In 1937, Britain separated Burma from India, making it a separate crown colony. In 1945, in the Pacific War, more than 1,400 ships began the invasion of Okinawa. In 1964, Francois Duvalier had himself installed as presi dent of Haiti for life. Ten years ago: President Lyndon B. Johnson entertained 29 Latin American diplomats at a barbecue at his Texas ranch. Five years ago: Thousands of Communist troops swept through South Vietnam’s north ernmost province in an appar ent attempt to seize control. One year ago: The surrealist painter, Max Ernst, died in Paris on the eve of his 85th birthday. Q&A 1. The railroad sleeping car was invented by (a) Edison (b) Pullman (c) Janney 2. Eight of the signers of the Declaration of Independence were not born in America. True-False 3. A bunny is to a rabbit, as a .... is to a pigeon. ANSWERS: qenbs £ sojsi qsptjg aqi ui ujoq ojom sjaugis :anji £ (q) I Thoughts “Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment.” — John 7:24. Subscriptions ; 'W Delivered by carrier or by mail in the counties of Spalding, Butts, Fayette, Henry, Lamar and Pike, and to military personnel and students from Griffin: 62 cents per week, $2.68 per month, $8.04 for three months, $16.07 for six months, $32.13 for 12 months. These prices include sales tax. Due to expense and un certainty of delivery, mail subscriptions are not recom mended but will be accepted outside the above area at $17.50 for three months, S3O for six months, and SSO for 12 months. If inside Georgia, sales tax must be added to these prices. All mail subscriptions must be paid at least three months in advance. Page 4 I—Griffin Daily News Friday, April 1, 1977 Viewpoint The Griffin Daily News’ policy is to be fair to everyone. The editor’s opinions are confined to this page, and its columns are Hospital rates Griffin-Spalding Hospital is under fire from all directions for raising its intensive care rates from a stiff sllO a day to an unspeakable $175 in one swift motion close on the heels of announcing a big profit for one month. Concerned about the public’s reaction, a Griffin physician discussed the matter this week and presented this “other side of the coin:” The big profit followed one of the hardest winter months in history when the hospital’s occupancy was especially high because of respiratory, flu and other patients whose illnesses were connected with the bitter cold. An intensive care unit requires about as much expensive equipment for a single $175 is too much Points presented in the editorial immediately above this one are, in our view, valid and ought to be considered. Still, this community which the hospital serves consists primarily of working people, few of whom make in a week the $175 charge for a single day in its intensive care unit. Little League Griffin Little League opens the 1977 season a week from Saturday with a huge celebration at City Park. The planned festivities include a chicken dinner, four ball games and a visit by the Atlanta Braves’ Chief Noc-A-Homa and the Bleacher Creature. The ’77 opening will be a far cry from Griffin’s first season 23 years ago. Little League has grown by leaps and bounds. It now operates two circuits, one for 9 and 10-year-olds and the other for 11 and 12-year-olds. Child cannot adjust DEAR DR. GRAHAM: We have a child who has deep emotional problems. He cannot adjust to a group like Sunday School, and we don’t want to tell the teacher for fear word will leak out about his problems. Do you think we are right in keeping him out of Sunday School?—M.K. DEAR M.K.: It is certainly important for your child to receive training in the Bible. “But continue thou in the things which thou has learned and has been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus” (II Timothy 3:14, 15). Whether or not your Sunday School would be the best place for your child can only be decided by you and others who are familiar with the situation. Sometimes being around other children can be an important part of a disturbed child’s adjustment. Whatever you decide, BiUy Graham Fairness to all Sports Editorial My Answer open to every subscriber. Letters to the editor are published every Wednesday. Address letters to P.O. Box M, 30224. patient as it does for its full capacity, but it is not always at full capacity. The hospital has improved recently in nursing care and other requirements. If patients do not pay enough to break even through private insurance, govern ment programs for their benefit, or directly from their own pockets and savings, a property tax probably will be levied • Along the line sometime pretty soon, we in the Griffin-Spalding Community will have to decide whether we want our hospital to be an area hospital or just a 1 community hospital. Close as we are to Atlanta, a community hospital would not be much more than a first aid station. Somehow a balance must be struck between the monetary needs of the hospital to perform its functions and those of the individual who has to pay the costs. A good place to start would be for the hospital to cut its intensive care charges back to a more reasonable figure. There are 28 teams participating, 14 in each division. Nearly 400 boys will play Little League baseball here this year. The phenomenal growth of Little League is no miracle. It took hard work and dedication on the part of hundreds of adults to reach the 28 team, 400 player plateau. Little League will continue to grow if parents remember that it’s a children’s game played for the benefit of children and not adults. you should be sure he has an opportunity to learn about God’s love for him, and you should be teaching him this fact whether he is able to go to Sunday School or not. However, I am concerned about something else you say. You seem to be ashamed of your child’s problem, and fearful of what others will think if they find out. I think this attitude is wrong for several reasons. In the first place, there is no reason to be ashamed. “I will put my trust in him.” And again, “Behold I and the children which God hath given me” (Hebrews 2:13). Many people have experienced problems such as yours and you find them more understanding than you might think. This would especially be true of Christian people. “Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ” (Galatians 6:2). Also, your pride may be keeping you from some help that others can give. You should feel free to talk with your pastor about this, for he may be able to suggest the name of a Christian psychologist who could help your child if he is not getting professional help now. By being ashamed of your son’s condition you may actually be teaching him to be ashamed of himself. This can only hurt him. God loves him in spite of his problem, and you may be surprised how much healing will take place if he understands this. © 1977 by NEA. me. “We want the White House Staff to have a hum ble and austere image, but what'shisname here is overdoing it!” Can’t we tell fact from fancy? By Don Oakley A group of lawyers and law professors at the University of Massachusetts may not have the solution to the violence in our society, but they have come up with a sure-fire prescription for killing the television industry: Make the TV cops stop breaking the law. As anyone who has watched many man-vs.-crime shows can testify (and who can avoid them?), the heroes certainly do bend the law at times. They threaten, bully and rough up suspects to force a confession, with or without advising them of their constitutional rights. They break into offices and homes, with or without a warrant. They steal and conceal evidence. And, most unlike real-life cops, they solve all crimes in less than an hour. In just one week’s worth of such shows in 1976, there were 21 clear constitutional violations, seven omissions of con stitutional rights and 25 instances of police brutality and harassment, the lawyers and professors report in Saturday Review magazine. What worries them is that the ethics of TV police will come to be accepted by the public and, presumably, be expected of real police. Already, they claim, the U.S. Supreme Court “has been legalizing outrageous police conduct, enacting into law principles much like those projected in the TV crime shows.” Unfortunately, the immediate difficulty in remedying this situation is that any show which attempted a realistic por trayal of police work would be dull, dull, dull. A day in the life of an average policeman or even a private detective is, like most other jobs, one of often-boring routine. There is more filling out papers than punching out criminals. More time is spent waiting to testify in court than in hot pur suit of lawbreakers. Some cops go through their entire careers without firing their guns, except on the practice range. Another consideration is that with so much crime going un punished these days — at least, people think it is going un punished — the television tube is the only place the public can count on seeing the law triumphant and the evil-doer get his just desserts. There would seem to be some sort of social value in that. Actually, the complainants might be better advised to let sleeping dogs lie. If people were shown what goes on within the legal system after the police have done their work, there could be real trouble. And anyway, are Americans really such children that they cannot distinguish between fact and fantasy, between fiction and real life? Evidently, the professors cannot. Working wives Used to be widely believed that most husbands, par ticularly in England, wanted their wives to stay at home rather than take payroll jobs. But a recent British poll blew that notion. 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