Griffin daily news. (Griffin, Ga.) 1924-current, May 24, 1977, Image 12

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Newspaper Page TextPage 12 ! — Griffin Daily News Tuesday, May 24, 1977 Pike County Second District wins in team competition Pike County’s Second District managed to hold a 3 point lead ahead of a fast moving Williamson District at the end of Pike’s District Team Competition on the high school football field. Rep. John J. Flynt, Jr., and an estimated 500 spectators were witness to a fun filled evening of action and excitement as the 5 Pike school districts competed. Rev. Gene Turkett of Mt. Gilead Baptist Church in the Second District gave the invocation and Mrs. Susie King of Lifsey Springs sang the National Anthem. Graham Bell of the Pirates Touchdown Club introduced the master of ceremonies for the evening, Sid James Beeland of Griffin. The Second District took the first lead with 15 points by recording the largest number of advance tickets sales followed by Williamson 10, Meansville 8, Zebulon 6 and Molena 4 point. The first field event brought Roll Call Report BY ROLL CALL REPORT WASHINGTON—Here’s how area members of Congress were recorded on major roll call votes May 12-18. HOUSE AlD—Moved, 288 for and 119 against, to add to the fiscal 1978 economic foreign aid bill a prohibition against Vietnam and Cuba receiving any assistance under the legislation. The $1.7 billion measure (HR 6714) later was passed and sent to the Senate. Reps. Bo Ginn (D-l), Jack Brinkley (D-3), Elliott Levitas (D-4), John Flynt (D-6), Lawrence McDonald (D-7), Billy Lee Evans (D-8), Ed Jenkins (D-9) and Doug Barnard (D-10) voted “yea.” Rep. Dawson Mathis (D-2) did not vote. HATCH ACT—Adopted, 229 for and 168 against, an amendment preventing federal LIMITED ENROLLMENT FOR FALL TERM KINDERGARTEN HAMMOND DRIVE BAPTIST CHURCH Teachers will be present this week from 9 a.m. til 12 noon to take kindergarten registration. Phone 228-8252 for about arollof nickels youcantalkto Buffalo forSminutes. An 8-minute call co Buffalo, New York from where 8 minutes from , you are costs just $1.87 or less, plus tax. That s for a anywhere in dialed-direct* call after 5 p.m. Each additional minute costs about 23< r— For details on other types of calls see your directory. sKraag Chicago $1.87" New York $1.97" Kansas Qty $1.97" San Francisco $2.08" "plus tax What long distance buys youis priceless. •Direct-dial (without an operator's assistance) rates apply on all calls within the U.S. Direct-dial rates do not apply to person-to-person, coin, hotel-guest, credit card, collect calls, calls charged to another number, or to time and charge calls. For direct-dial rates to Alaska and Hawaii, check your operator. (2) Southern Bell all spectators to their feet as all five teams competed in the hobble leg relay. Covering 200 yards the event ended in an almost photo finish with the Second District picked winner by Judge Andrew Whalen and Williamson picked second by Judge Marvin Adams. Third place event to Zebulon, Meansville 4th and Molena sth. The water balloon baseball event was won by the Second District followed by Williamson, Zebulon and a tie between Meansville and Molena for 4th place. Spectators were once again on their feet as all 5 teams raced with wheelbarrows to move all team members one at a time from on 35 yard line to the other 35. Several spills occured at the 50 yard line after going over ramps but fortunately no one was hurt. Williamson got the high points with first finish followed by Zebulon, Second District, Meansville and Molena. The slick plastic football toss employe unions, such as the American Federation of Government Employes, from levying dues and assessments to be used for political purposes. It was attached to HR 10, a bill repealing many of the Hatch Act restrictions on political activity by federal workers. Ginn, Mathis, Brinkley, Levitas, Flynt, McDonald, Jenkins and Barnard voted “yea.” Evans voted “nay.” TOBACCO—Adopted, 229 for and 178 against, an amendment banning the sale of U.S. tobacco products abroad under the $1.7 billion fiscal 1978 foreign aid authorization bill (HR 6714). If the ban stands it will prevent the planned sale of $24 million in tobacco products to Egypt, Zaire, Portugal, Syria and the Philippines under the Food for Peace program. The bill later provided laughs and groans as each team had its turn at running, slipping and crawling across the slick plastic while trying to catch small plastic footballs. Meansville took first place in this event with 13 catches in 60 seconds. Williamson came in 2nd, Second District and Zebulon tied for third with Molena fifth. Concession stands reported total sales with the Second District reporting $188.13 for first place, Zebulon had $124.38 for 2nd, Meansville $118.15 for 3rd, Williamson $103.65 for 4th and Molena $61.00 for sth. The final event of a blind drive with a golf cart provided Molena with a first place win and Williamson’s second place brought them within 3 points of the Second District who finished 3rd. Zebulon took 4th and Meansville sth in this event. A lightning storm brought a fast finish to the presentation of the Championship Trophy to Second District’s Manger, Sam Smith by Congressman Flynt. was passed and sent to the Senate. Brinkley and McDonald voted “yea.” Ginn, Mathis, Levitas, Flynt, Evans, Jenkins and Barnard voted “nay.” SENATE ENERGY DEPT—Passed, 74 for and 10 against, a bill (5826) establishing a cabinet level Department of Energy. Existing agencies with jurisdiction over energy—such as the Federal Power Commission and the Federal Energy Administration—would be absorbed into this super agency. Companion legislation is pending in committee in the House. Sens. Herman Talmadge (D) and Sam Nunn (D) voted “yea.” ENERGY DEPT.—Tabled, 59 for and 34 against, an amendment authorizing the government to pay attorneys’ fees and other “reasonable” costs of participation by the public in proceedings of the new Department of Energy. Such financial aid would not be available to persons having major economic interest in the proceeding. A similar legal assistance program is in operation at the Federal Trade Commission. Talmadge and Nunn voted “yea." I ) I -'■ IJf "Deo/t -AMtf- Can’t shield child from facts of life By Abigail Van Buren © 1977 by The Chicago Tribune-N.Y News Synd. Inc. DEAR ABBY: Our 9-year-old daughter, who is in the fourth grade, loves to read. Each week she goes to the library and brings home books, which she devours. She also loves to read your column. Abby, I can explain murders and riots to her, but how can I explain some of the things she reads about in your column? This week she asked me what a “homosexual" was. She also wanted to know how you get a “venereal” disease, and what “rape” was! I told her that a homosexual was a person who had a problem getting along with the opposite sex, that a venereal disease was a serious infection, and that rape meant overpowering and hurting a woman. Must I hide the newspaper from my child? Do you really receive a sufficient number of letters of this kind to justify printing them? Or was this just a bad week? UPSET DAD DEAR DAD: Yes, I really receive a sufficient number of letters of “this kind” to justify printing them. You are fortunate to have a child who loves to read and doubly fortunate that she asks you to explain things she does not understand. Few children reach maturity without hearing a good deal about the subjects you mentioned, and what better place than home is there for them to learn the facts? You can “hide” the newspaper from your child, but you cannot hide from her the realities of life. Children who are old enough to ask are old enough to know. Answer all her questions truthfully. DEAR ABBY: I’ve been married for four months, and everything is perfect except one small detail. My wife insists that I sleep in pajamas. Abby, I’ve been sleeping in the nude since I was a freshman in college. My wife says that only animals sleep in the nude. I don’t insist that my wife NOT sleep in nightgowns. The other night she gave me a present—a pair of silk pajamas, and when I refused to wear them and told her to return them and get her money back, she became hysterical. Abby, my wife is not a prude and our sex life is fine, so I can't understand why she doesn’t want me to sleep in the nude. Maybe you or your readers can convince my wife that I’m no animal—that millions of men sleep nude. Thanks. NO ANIMAL DEAR NO ANIMAL: What you sleep in is between you and your wife, but some men (women, too) find greater freedom and comfort sleeping a la natural. DEAR ABBY: I wrote to you six weeks ago asking if the Salvation Army could locate my missing brother, and I still haven’t heard from you. You say that you answer all your mail. What happened? STILL WAITING DEAR STILL: I am under no obligation to answer a letter that is not accompanied by a stamped, addressed envelope for my reply. For Abby’s new booklet, “What Teen-agers Want to Know,” send 81 to Abigail Van Buren, 132 Lasky Dr., Beverly Hills, Calif. 90212. Please enclose a long, self-addressed, stamped (244) envelope. Jaycettes sponsor award When Bonnie Pfrogner received the Young Woman of the Year award last week, Dora Jane Smith was there to participate in the Jaycette ceremony. She too, had received the honor and knew something of the joy that goes when the award is presented. The Jaycettes have sponsored the annual award several years. Mrs. Smith is a former member of the Jaycettes, too. 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Features three heat settings, long life briquettes and stainless steel cooking gricLTerms are available Enjoy cooking out with gas, your best-cooking, best-energy 7 saving buy. Model GRD-30 shown $169.00- includes normal installation. F&K Other models also available. Griffinites attend Officers’ School Mildred F. Lane and Matthew Murphy of Griffin, attended the annual Service Officers’ School sponsored by the Georgia Department of Veterans Service in cooperation with the Veterans Administration and major veterans’ organizations in Georgia. More than 400 persons |||F I Give your brainchild one of ours. Right now, we’re having a sale that celebrates those special events that only happen once. A sale that says those once in a lifetime events deserve a once in a lifetime purchase: a Singer* sewing machine at prices lower than ever before. OUR LOWEST PRICE EVER on this Athena* 2000 Electronic Machine. The pre-programmed memory bank controls and changes 25 stitches at the touch of a button. 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Georgia Veterans Service Director Pete Wheeler said, “This annual Service Officers’ School affords an opportunity for service officers throughout the state to gain knowledge and experience from representatives of the Veterans S -n -■' • H Administration and other participating agencies pertaining to the frequent changes in various veterans’ affairs and benefits. “Our personnel attending this school should be even better prepared to serve Georgia’s more than 620,000 veterans and their dependents.”