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Newspaper Page TextRay City bank robbed of $4,000 RAY CITY, Ga. (AP) - A bandit robbed the Bank of Ray City of more than $4,000 Mon day, about two hours after resi dents were evacuated from the town's business district because of an ammonia leak, authorities said. The robbery took place about 10:15 a.m., about two hours after a leak in a tank of liquid fertilizer containing ammonia forced the evacuation of school children, the elderly and resi dents within the immediate vi cinity of the leak. Ray City police said the rob ber was at-large Monday night. Lawson Fountain, head teller at the bank, said the man gave PROPOSED BUDGET for GRIFFIN-SPALDING COUNTY AREA VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION July 1 , 1977 through June 30, 1978 ANTICIPATED REVENUE RECEIPTS LOCAL STATE & FEDERAL TOT A L S $ 67,952.00 Local Taxes $ 67,952.00 2,500.00 Registration Fees 2,500.00 56,000.00 Student Supply Fees 56,000.00 35,000.00 Collections for Repair and Services 35,000.00 32,000.00 Textbooks for Resale 32,000.00 3,675.00 Interest Earned 3,675.00 $ 978,990.00 Vocational Receipts, State i Federal 978,990.00 29,330.00 Other Receipts, State & Federal 29,330.00 $157,127,755 1 ,008*325.55 July 1, 1977 Estimated Bank Balance 126,799.00 TOTAL ANTICIPATED RECEIPTS AND BEGINNING BALANCE $1,332,246.00 ANTICIPATED PAYMENTS $138,050.00 593,965.00 Instruction Payments $ 732,015.00 49,968.00 Pupil Services Payments 49,968.00 300.00 18,530.00 Instructional Staff Services 18,830.00 6,000.00 42,842.00 General Administration 48,842.00 3.952.00 101,280.00 Business Services (Maintenance & Operation) 105,232.00 167:527.00 Capital Outlay 167,527.00 49,150.00 7,800.00 Employee Benefit Payments 56,950.00 $157 452705 $ 5'81.’017.755 1 ,179,364.00 June 30, 1978 Estimated Bank Balance 152,882.00 TOTAL ANTICIPATED PAYMENTS AND ENDING BALANCE $1,332,246.00 Investment and Commercial Perfect place for a fN odeled building at 214 S. 12th St Easy Acce 3 duplex apartments. Located on Meriwether St Good investment potential. Take a look * good condition. All are rented. Large 4 unit apartment at 366 E. CoDege on over-sized lot CaD for details. 311 South 12th Street - Two story house for residence, apartments or business - Big rooms. Priced right 3 adjacent buildings, rented, 2 story, 2 duplexes and vacant lot located on W. Broadway, Central Ave., Sth St Remodeled in 1974. This 2 story building has good potential. Total of 3100 sq. ft. Located at 305 N. Hill St Large frame home at 905 Hamilton Bh d. Situated on big lot Two bedrooms, living roan, dining room, 2 baths, kitchen, utility roan. Also a good investment Presently rented - Lots Lovely lots in Wesley Hills Subdivision - AD city utilities. Big lot on Pine VaDey Rd. with 255’ Road frontage. Ex cellent section. Wooded lot on Placid Rd. 9-10 of an acre. 17 wooded building lots on Fawnbrook Circle. ExceDent buy for contractors. Commercial lot -60 x 210.725 West Taylor Street. Wildwood Circle, 2 acres. One of Griffin’s loveUest areas. Beautifully wooded 2 acre lot on quiet secluded street Restricted neighborhood. Runnymede. Ideal for mottle homes - 2 acres, 4 acres, 3.28 acres. VaDey Spring Road. 81400 an acre Residential Lovely two story home in Pike County, gently rolling land*' with 2ft acre lake in front of house. Wooded and open land. Home features living room, separate dining room, built-in kitchen, family room with fireplace, separate utiUty room, 2ft baths, carpeted, ample closets, double carport, and deck. A truly beautiful setting for this lovely home. Don’t let this get away! 895,000 George Murray Jane Thompson 227-4946 22J-7012 him a note demanding that he put money in a paper bag. He said the bandit had his hand in side his shirt, implying that he had a gun. Police said the man fled on foot. The leak was discovered at the Ray City Farm Service firm, which is located in the center of this south Georgia farm community of 716 persons, town officials said. Helping with the evacuation were deputies from the Berrien County sheriff’s office at Nash ville and the Lanier County sheriff’s office at Lakeland. Mrs. Jaunelle Wilson, the city Griffin Realty Company 625 W. Taylor Street Phone 227-8661 RESIDENTIAL-COMMERCIAL-ACREAGE La clerk, said residents began to return when the leak was re- PSC schedules Saturday hearing ATLANTA (AP) — An un precedented Saturday hearing will be held by the Georgia Public Service Commission to allow more of the working pub lic to testify on Georgia Power Co.’s request for a rate in crease, PSC officials said Mon day. The hearing will be held June Country living in this new 4 bedroom home on 2 fuD acres off Highway 16 West on Anderson Road. Den with fireplace, utiUty room, living room-dining room com bination, buUt-in kitchen. Orrs School District. 849,500 Charming home on Brook Circle. 5 bedrooms, 3 baths, family room with fireplace, Uving-dining, large eat-in kitchen • beautiful wooded lot Must see Inside! charm of yester-year in this custom buDt 2-story columned home. Featuring 5 bedrooms, 3 baths, ap proximately 3100 sq. ft., plus guest house. AD on 5 acres. Blanton MUI Rd. Pike Co. Extras include waDpeper & carpet throughout In Jackson, Ga. on Viewpoint Rd., 3 bedroom brick home approved VA, nothing down. 826,800 1534 Ridgewood Drive - brick 3 bedroom upstairs, 2 baths, living room, dining room, den, buDt-in kitchen with eating area. Basement includes bedroom, playroom with gas fireplace plus large unfinished portion. Fenced yard & carport phis central heat and air. Lot of potential with the basement if you need 4,5 a 6 bedrooms. AD this plus a23 x 40 pool! 857,000 Very neat 3 bedroom bricV— l ith paneUed Uving room, buDt-in kitchen, central heat > fenced backyard. 400 Drive. RUSTIC CONTEMPORARY - From the deck of this most unusuaUy designed house one gets the impression of being in tiie North Georgia mountains. Cedar, left natural, double garage, foyer, great room with fireplace & dining area, built-in kitchen, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, and master bedroom features large walk-in closet & private cedar deck - just imagine each day enjoying aU those trees. Honey Bee Creek 843,500 Brick 2 bedroom home with Uvlng room, dining room, kitchen, bath. Northside School... 513 Lane St. 816,500 Under construction on the Northside of town. Camden Road off East Mclntosh. Three bedrooms, Ift bath home with Uvlng room & extra large eat-in kitchen. Also separate inside utiUty room and single carport. AD nested on a 100 x 320 foot lot with pecan trees. 828,000 Lovely setting for this Charming A-Frame home, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, great room with fireplace & book cases, loft & fenced back yard. MacArthur Drive. 848,900 New Listing -1018 Windsor Way- 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, famDy room with fireplace, Uving room. BuUt-in kitchen, fenced yard, central heat and air. BeautifuDy decorated. 856,000 Manley Road - 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, Uvlng room, den, built-in kitchen. Good buy. 831,500 Carolyn Harris Dot McCullough Anne Stewart Davis Jackie Lockhart 228-1428 227-6454 227-8839 227-1923 paired about 45 minutes after the emergency. 11 at 1 p.m., a spokesman said. The PSC hearings on the Georgia Power request, which were recessed about two weeks ago, will resume Aug. 31 and will continue for two more days if necessary, officials said. Georgia Power has asked for a rate increase of almost S2OO million. J* S’ Jit Honor graduate BENSENVILLE, ILL., — Ginger Esler, who seldom leaves her bedroom and cannot dress herself, will graduate with honors next month from North Central College where she “attended” classes by using a home school intercom system. She is a quadriplegic, almost totally paralyzed by polio that crippled her 17 years ago. Miss Esler lives with her mother on Social Security payments in Bensenville, a northwest Chicago suburb. She majored in psychology and has a straight A average. (AP) 2 dead, 2 wounded TIFTON, Ga. (AP) - A Tif ton man went on a shooting spree Monday, killing his wife and wounding his mother-in-law and a deputy sheriff before kill ing himself with a blast to the head, authorities said. Tift County authorities identi fied the victims as Edward Taylor and his estranged wife, Virginia. Mrs. Taylor’s mother, Mrs. WiUie McDaniel, suffered mi nor shotgun peUet wounds and Sheriff’s Detective Robert KeUe, was hospitalized in criti cal condition. The foUowing account was provided by sheriff’s deputies: Remodeled two bedroom house, Uving room-dining room combination, chain Unk fence around entire lot Greer Road. 816,700 Neat two bedroom dn ß room, UvJn ß room ’ nice screened pore. J '-' Ave. 326 S. Bth Street - Large 2 bedroom house completely furnished and in good condition. 822,900 A perfect home for the smaU famUy! Neat 3 bedrooms, Ift baths, Uving room, den. 203 Hammerhawk. 825,000 Enjoy country Uving on Ift acres - 3 bedrooms brick, bath, Uving room, dining, kitchen. Located on Vaughn Rd. in Orrs School district. SIB,OOO Crescent School area at 1122 Skyline Drive. Living room, sep. dining room, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, built-in kitchen. Lovely backyard. Hardwood floors. 845,500 Planned for comfortable Uving & the modern famDy. large “great room” has fireplace & overlooks deck & woods. Three bedrooms and two baths with extra closets are in a separate wing of the house. BuUt-in kitchen has eating area and lots of cabinets. Extra large utiUty room has added cabinets, and double garage is beautifuDy finished. BuDt by one of Griffin’s outstanding buDders. Decorated in eartb-tones throughout. Crescent School District. Rainbow Circle. $45,000 Creekwood Estates - 4 bedrooms, fireplace in famDy room, storm windows, lots of space, brick. $56,000. Good loan assumption, z acres. AU the privacy you could in this Contemporary cedar home. Loc C.(3)vV W L**® 011 1 acre ,ot Jackson Rd. Scho New 2 bedroom home with great room and fireplace, waD papered dining room with bay window, storm windows, pretty view - on 1 acre. Manley Rd. $39,900 Spotless Brick Home. Three bedrooms, Ift baths, Uving room, kitchen with den, single carport, hardwood floors, central heat and air. 1728 E. Mercer. $28,000 New 3 bedroom cedar home located on Highway 92 with great room, garage, Ift baths, buUt-in kitchen. $31,500 Three large bedrooms with a possible fourth. See this home at 414 N. 17th Street. $19,500 Ethridge MUI Rd. Three bedrooms, Uving room, den with fireplace. In good condition. Brick. $37,000 Taylor visited his wife, who was living with her mother, then left, threatening to come back. Mrs. McDaniel called her husband who informed the sheriff’s office and Keele was sent to the house. Keele was inside the house with the women when Taylor arrived, and shots were ex changed. Taylor then entered the house and Mrs. Taylor was fataUy wounded. Mrs. McDaniel ap parently was hit by stray shot gun pellets. Taylor then kiUed himself with a shotgun blast to the head, deputies said. Page 5 — Griffin Daily News Tuesday, May 24, 1977 Air-routes approved WASHINGTON (AP) - A Southern Airways request for additional nonstop flights be tween Greenville-Spartanburg, S.C., and both Washington, D.C., and New York received approval Monday from a Civil Aeronautics Board adminis trative judge. The recommendation now goes before the full CAB. Southern Airways has been seeking approval of the routes since September, 1972. From $ 15.95. I It’s a small price to pay for a big time name. • IsS fi&i Hl c W ill BULOAA CARAVELLE An inexpensive watch better have a brand name you can trust. Caravelle watches are made by Bulova, so that takes care of that. From fine quality styling, to jewel-lever movements, they not only look expensive. They act it. A. Electronic. Instant set day date O. 17 jewels. Stainless steel. Adjustable Roman dial $59.95 link band. $39.95 B. Silver dial with black f. 17 jewels Goldtone case Shaded Arabic numerals $15.95 brown dial $39.95 C. 17 jewels. In goldtone with brown dial; F. 17 jewels Day/date Ail stainless or silvertone with blue $49.95 steel Royal blue dial $49.95. SHARPS Jewelers In Orrs School district. This 3 bedroom brick home is located on Leach Rd. Has wonderful famDy room with fireplace. $36,500 Lovely Spanish designed home with 4 bedrooms, Uving room, dining room, kitchen, large famDy room, workshop. CaD to see. 1409 Dausett ExceDent condition. Spacious 3 bedroom frame home on outskirts of town on High Falls Rd. on 2ft acres. Also house in back is presently rented. $26,500 Attractive 3 bedroom brick home with 2 baths, Uving room, family room and buUt-in kitchen, carpeted, central heat and air. Spacious backyard with fencing. 1124 Briarcliff (off Anne St and Everee Rd.) FHA ap proved. $26,900 Roomy brick home located in Third Ward at 505 Kincaid Ave. Three bedrooms, 2 baths, Uving room, fireplace, dining room, built-in kitchen. $25,500 Attractive 3 bedroom brick with Uving room, den, kitchen, Ift baths, fenced yard. 415 E. Mclntosh. $26,700 New listing - Old South home - Beautiful molding and miU wok • new heating and electrical work. Ceiling fan in most rooms -Good condition-Must see-Bar nesville. $50,800 Beautiful location! Home situated on 17 plus acres. Jackson Rd. Also tenant house. Located in Third Ward. This good looking home has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, Uving room, dining room, kitchen, family room with fireplace, ft basement -1010 Windsor Way. Mint condition. $62,000 New house? No! But like new! Sparkling condition, 3 bedrooms, Uving room, dining room with parquet floors, 2 lovely baths, large built-in kitchen, utUity room. 214 Brown Acres Rd. $49,750 You must see this ultra clean, weU insulated three bedroom home, on one acre. 209 Wisso Road. $22,000 433 E. Northwood Drive - 3 bedrooms, Uving room, built-in kitchen, family room, utiUty, carport. $35,100 New listing - HoUonvUle - Large 2 story home with columns on 12 Acres. Four bedrooms, 2ft baths, large family roan with fireplace and exposed beams and much more. »5.000 Home on 4.8 acres. 3 bedrooms, Uvlng room-dining room combination, famDy room with fireplace, ft basement Wildwood Circle. $49,500 DALE CARNEGIE COURSE NOW ENROLLING Jonesboro Class Develop Confidence, Enthusiasm, Leadership. Call 228-9905 Presented By Leadership Institute Sue Ogletree 228-1300