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Berry's World
© 1977 by NEA. Inc
"That sounds great, Rosy, but now tell me about
your trip IN ENGLISH!"
World’s first
oyster cocktail
By L. M. BOYD
In 1866, a California miner walked into a bar and or
dered a shot of whiskey and a plate of raw oysters. He
downed the drink, but the oysters kept slipping around the
plate, so he poured them into the empty shot glass and
doused them with ketchup and hot sauce. Historians say
that was the first oyster cocktail. The miner talked so loud
and so long about how good it was that the bartender
decided to sell the concoction for 50 cents a glass.
Our Language man, not our Love and War man, is
checking out this query from a client: “Why is it that a
dizzy blonde is a woman with charm while a dizzy
brunette is just a female with vertigo?”
It was around 1905 that the sporting set in Jacksonville,
Fla., raced ostriches with young boys as jockeys.
TO STIFFEN NYLON
Q, “How can you stiffen nylon curtains?”
A. Mix a little cold water with one tablespoonful of
gelatin. 2. Add two quarts of boiling water. 3. Dip curtains
while still wet from washing into gelatin solution. 4.
Squeeze and roll in towel. 5. Iron while still damp but not
wet. The stiffer you want your curtains, the less water you
use to make your solution.
If there were such a thing as an average dog, it would
eat about half as much food every day as an average man,
if there were such a thing.
ANIMAL LIFE
Were you aware that about 45 per cent of this earth’s
animal life is in the oceans?
Look at these numbers. 8.5. 4.9.1. 7.6.3. 2. What order
are they in? Spring this query at the dinner table. The
party who says “alphabetical order” gets dessert.
About nine out of 10 murders are unpremeditated, and
the crime of murder is the first and only crime for which
seven out of 10 murderers are convicted.
Young fellow, if your dad is a big business boss, your
chances of becoming one, too, are eight times better than
the chances of a blue-collar man’s son. Or so say the
pollsters.
Surveys reveal the average shopper buys something
every 28 seconds while in a supermarket.
Each day in this country on the average, lightning kills
one person and injures four others.
Building codes in France stipulate that houses must be
constructed so as to last for at least three generations.
ROCKS
A pebble has been defined as any rock less than two
inches in diameter. And as previously reported here, a
boulder is said to be any rock more than 10 inches in
diameter. The boulder definition sounds all right. But a
two-inch rock seems a little big for a pebble, wouldn’t you
say? Believe these definers left out a couple of categories.
After pebble comes sling-shot load, and after sling-shot
load comes creek-skipping stone. Two inches in diameter
is just about right for a creek-skipper, so long as it’s
flattened out a little. Any rock between two and 10 inches
is supposed to be officially known as a cobble, but we
always called them shovelbusters.
L. M. Boyd, Box 681, Weatherford, TX 76086
Copyright 1977 L. M. Boyd
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“Sorry, sir, but our Summer Wine Tour of France is fully
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Today
By The Associated Press
Today is Friday, June 17, the
168th day of 1977. There are 197
days left in the year.
Today’s highlight in history:
On this date in 1775, the Rev
olutionary War Battle of Bunker
Hill was fought. The British
attacked Americans manning
positions across the Charles
River from Boston. Twice the
British were repulsed, but the
outnumbered defenders finally
retreated.
On this date:
In 1579, Sir Francis Drake
landed on the California coast.
In 1703, the founder of Meth
odism, John Wesley, was bom
in England.
In 1940, France asked Germa
ny for peace terms in World
War 11.
In 1943, Allied bombers
pounded the Italian city of
Naples and the island of Sicily
in World War 11.
In 1967, Communist China an
nounced it had exploded its first
hydrogen bomb.
In 1974, President Richard M.
Nixon, visiting Israel, promised
the Israelis the same type of
nuclear aid that would be fur
nished to Egypt.
Ten years ago: Soviet Pre
mier Alexey Kosygin attended
the opening ceremony of an
emergency session of the
United Nations General Assem
bly and heard an appeal by U.S.
Ambassador Arthur Goldberg
for joint efforts to bring peace to
the Middle East.
Five years ago: The downfall
of the Nixon Administration be
gan with the discovery of the
Watergate break-in in Washing
ton.
Q&A
1. The correct name for the
painting known as “Whistler’s
Mother’’ is (a) "Portrait of
Mother” (b) ‘‘American
Gothic" (c) “Arrangement in
Grey and Black, No. 1: The
Artist’s Mother”
2. The Japura River flows into
(a) the Sea of Japan (b)
Amazon River (c) Gulf of
Alaska
3. The zipper was invented by
(a) Ziepper (b) da Vinci (c)
Judson
ANSWERS:
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Thoughts
The unspiritual man does
not receive the gifts of the
Spirit of God, for they are fol
ly to him, and he is not able to
understand them because they
are spiritually discerned. — I
Cor. 2:14
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Griffin Daily News Friday, June 17, 1977
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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
Griffin: vacation city
With the announcement of local textile
mills’ vacation schedules, we
experienced a nostalgic tingle.
Traditionally textile people work their
final shift July 1 and then as if by the wave
of a magic wand, Griffin is transformed to
a city of vacationers with literally
thousands enjoying themselves shopping,
sporting and trips out of town.
The scene has changed some over the
years. In the early days the number of
vacationing textile employes leaving town
How to make good
Gordon Junior College awarded degrees
to 118 candidates for graduation at
ceremonies which marked the end of
another successful term.
They and their relatives and friends
heard a fine commencement address by
George Hightower of Thomaston who is
President of Thomaston Mills and also
president of the Gordon College Founda
tion.
A successful and enthusiastic man
himself, he offered some appropriate
suggestions which we pass along herewith.
Success, he said, is not reached by a
Just about everyone encounters
situations from time to time when it is
“bad if you do and bad if you don’t”.
Public officials probably run into them
more often than just plain folks. The
Honorable Commissioners of the City of
Griffin encountered one when they set
aside SIO,OOO to give to organizations and
groups devoted to good works.
First, they were fussed at for ear
marking public money for contributions
when public needs including higher salary
increases for city employes are so
‘Not really welcome’
DEAR DR. GRAHAM: My husband and
I are new believers. We don’t have much
money, but we have been attending a
church near us and have been growing in
Christ. However, we have recently gotten
the impression that we are not really
welcome at this church because we are not
as well-dressed as most of the members.-
Mrs. V. G.
DEAR MRS. G.: People originally wore
their best clothes to worship because they
wanted to give their best to God, and show
respect for Him. However, whenever
people become concerned about im
pressing others in the church with their
clothes, or when they look down on
someone who cannot afford fine clothes,
then they are guilty of pride and judging
BiUy
Graham
Fairness to all
Fussed at
My Answer
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Address letters to P.O. Box M, 30224.
was small. Most stayed here and enjoyed
Independence Day together.
Later, out-of-town vacations became the
vogue.
Now with gasoline prices soaring more
are staying at home. That’s where the
nostalgia comes in. It’s like old times with
picnics in the park and a real holiday
spirit.
We have all of this to look forward to in
the best traditions of the Fourth of July.
Happy vacation!
single bound; it is a continuing process.
One should set goals and strive to reach
them. Three attributes compose his for
mula for success: 1. a positive attitude, 2.
enthusiasm, 3. faith in God, in America, in
your fellow man, and in yourself.
The graduates have heard many lec
tures and speeches during their school
days, but we doubt if any better ones have
fallen upon their ears.
We wish all of them success and hap
piness as they embark upon future en
deavors, and we congratulate them with
much pleasure.
pressing.
Then supplicants fussed at them for not
providing more than SIO,OOO aside for the
espoused causes.
With this in mind it might be in order for
City Manager Roy Inman to set “the
uniform of the day” for commission
meetings. If he does, we suggest thick
hides, flit guns, and mosquito netting
about commissioners’ heads.
P.S. What is to become of Community
Chest and funds like that?
according to outward appearances. This is
wrong.
The Bible says, “My brothers, as
believers in our glorious Lord Jesus
Christ, don’t show favoritism. Suppose a
man comes into your meeting wearing a
gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man
in shabby clothes also comes in. If you
show special attention to the man wearing
fine clothes...have you not discrimination
among yourselves and become judges with
evil thoughts?” (James 2:1-4, New
International Version).
I suggest you talk candidly with your
pastor about this. Thank him for the
spiritual help you have received from the
church, but be honest about your concern.
If you still feel your fellowship there is
being hindered, you may want to pray
about finding another Church that will help
you gorw spiritually, and in which you can
have a ministry.
Remember that “the Lord seeth not as
man seeth; for man looketh on the outward
appearance, but the Lord looketh on the
heart” (I Samuel 16:7). Don’t be overly
concerned about what others think but be
concerned with what God’s will is for your
life.
The capture'
of Earl Ray
Tennessee law enforcement agents did the citizens of
the United States a tremendous service this week when
they captured James Earl Ray alive.
No. 1. He is a confessed killer and shouldn’t be running
free.
No. 2. His capture spared us of the ordeal of having to
listen to, and read, any more of the “conspiracy” charges
that accompanied his flight from Brushy Mountain State
Prison.
Echoes of the announcement of Ray’s escape hadn’t
died before some people were yelling, “conspiracy.”
Some suggested Ray was allowed to escape so he could
be killed to keep him from testifying concerning the
assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Another theorized Ray probably didn’t escape but was
abducted.
The suggestions Ray was set up to be killed or that he
was abducted were put to rest when he was taken alive in
the mountains of East Tennessee.
There have been preliminary investigations into the
“conspiracy” claims. Nothing was uncovered that hinted
of a conspiracy.
Ray’s escape shouldn’t have come as such a shock.
He has done it before.
James Earl Ray was a wanted man when Dr. King was
assassinated in Memphis in April of 1968.
He escaped from his cell at Brushy Mountain State
Prison in 1971 but was recaptured 15 minutes later.
Ray attempted an escape from a work detail in 1972 and
was sentenced to 30 days in a disciplinary cell for the try.
The assassin has tried to repudiate his confession but an
appeals court has ruled against him.
Now that Ray is back in custody, the House
Assassination subcommittee should move swiftly with its
investigation into the slaying of Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr.
Committee investigators have questioned Ray 5 times.
The committee chairman hasn’t reveal anything he said.
Ray’s attorney has been quoted as saying Ray revealed
nothing earth shaking.
The escape artist should be placed under tight security
until the committee completes its investigation and the
findings made public.
Quote/Unquote
— Ballet star Rudolph
Nureyev, on seeing the rushes
of “Valentino,” his first ven
ture as a screen actor.
"If we were a growth stock,
we would, perhaps, not be a
spectacular investment, but
we would surely be in the
blue chip’ category on the
basis of the steadiness of our
growth, and all this without
any significant plant expan
sion!’’
—Chief Justice Warren
Burger of the Supreme Court
on the increasing number of
cases handled by the court
each year.
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didn’t want me to take the job
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appreciation
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body
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person
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13 Empower
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18 Sounded horn
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(abbr.)
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24 Noun suffix
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Yugoslavia
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29 False name
31 Percussion in
strument
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writing
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booed and get fired.”
—Joe Torre, on his 11-year-old
daughter’s reaction to his
becoming the new manager of
the New York Mets.
“When I was director of the
K.C.1.A., (Park Tong Sun)
was my agent. I controlled
Park at that time.”
—Kim Hyung Wook, former
director of the Korean Central
Intelligence Agency, iden
tifying lobbyist Park Tong Sun
as a K.C.I.A. agent, contradic
ting repeated assertions by
the South Korean government
that Park acted purely as a
private citizen.
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