Griffin daily news. (Griffin, Ga.) 1924-current, July 20, 1977, Image 1

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During the testing period, he said, the * boiler at Plant Mitchell “stayed so Crime lab arrives The GBI mobile crime prevention unit was to be on > display this afternoon at Nor thgate Shopping Center 2-6. It will be at Spalding Square Thursday 10-6 o’clock. * Friday the unit will be at Market Square 10-1 and at First National Bank 2-6. The public is invited to visit the unit. daiia'#news Daily Since 1872 Little Dee Dee Searcy, 14 months old, seems to be saying to her grandmother, Mrs. Estelle Searcy, to hurry and get her out of the hot sunshine as they went for a stroll on Maple drive. Dee Dee is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Searcy, 902 Mockinbird lane. clean that no down time was needed to remove the massive soot buildup which occurs normally as a result of burning regular coal.” Solvent refining is the best available technology for “ensuring the protection of the environment and facilitating the use of America’s vast coal resources,” Vogtle said. The federal Energy Research and Development Administration funded the sl.l million experiment. Under the solvent refining process, coal is dissolved at high temperatures under pressure. Most of the ash and sulfur is filtered out of the liquid, which is cooled to a solid resembling coal. It is then ground and sprayed through a nozzle into the burning chamber in the same manner as coal is burned. In the past, the synthetic fuel had clogged the nozzle and gummed up the grinder, but engineers found away to cool the nozzle and made adjustments in the grinder. Current clean air laws make more than half of the coal mined in America last year unusable in new plants without expensive antipollution equip ment, Vogtle said. But he said synthetic coal would eliminate the need for such equipment. The synthetic costs considerably more than coal, but when the cost of pollution control is added to the cost of the coal, the synthetic becomes much more feasible, he added. GRIFFIN Griffin, Ga., 30223, Wednesday Afternoon, July 20, 1977 People ...and things Layman commenting on his new minister: “Not only is he telling me things I didn’t know but things I didn’t even suspect.” Visitor at city hall stepping on two and a half inch roach in police traffic office this morning. Girl with bleeding knee, caused by a bicycle accident, coming for treatment in the hospital emergency room this morning. Weather FORECAST FOR GRIFFIN AREA — Fair and warm tonight with low near 70. Partly cloudy and hot Thursday with slight chance of afternoon and evening showers. High in the mid 90s. LOCAL WEATHER — Low this morning at the Spalding Forestry unit 67, high Tuesday 92. The Country Parson by Frank Clark Jib 11 “An expert is a fellow who’s good at concealing his ignorance.” Working on budget County struggles to make ends meet Preparation of a budget for county government is under way for the first time in Spalding County. Hearings are scheduled around Aug. 1, according to County Administrator Lewis Leonard. Leonard said budget requisitions from county elected officials are being received with some 85 percent already submitted. To screen the requisitions, the commissioners will depend to a great extend on the county mini-computer which has gained national acclaim by the multi-programmings developed by Leonard. Leonard said the computer will provide printouts and reports showing actual expenditures of all county of fices. The printouts will immediately alert the commissioners if a request this year is out of line with past spendings. Once the requisitions have been compiled and screened, the county commissioners will hold a public hearing. The hearing is required by the federal government for Revenue Sharing money in order to make sure the citizens have a say as to how the funds are to be spent. Although the commissioners have not set a completion date for the budget, they are working within the confines of from now to Oct. 1 when the new fiscal year begins. The county chose Oct. 1 as its fiscal year beginning in order to be in line with the federal government’s Oct. 1 fiscal year. This makes it easier to report and comply when applying for federal grants. In developing a budget the county can live with, Commissioner Frank Thomas feels the money must be spent to do the most good for the most people. “We have to look at the total needs of the community,” Thomas said. In looking at those needs, Thomas talked about what he thought would be some needs to be discussed before the budget is adopted. The county is faced with enforcing local rabies control as legislated by the federal government. It will need trucks, personnel and perhaps buildings to carry out the law. “Local government has to find away to provide the services,” Thomas said. Also as a result of state legislation, the county will have another judge. Office space must also be provided for him. There will be additional costs due to more court hearings. Thomas said the improvements at the county jail must be considered. “There are just some jail im provements that need to be made,” he said. Thomas is also concerned about requests that will be made from the Recreation Board for the full utilization (Continued on page 2) Heat From uncomfortable to destructive By The Associated Press The heat wave gripping most of the nation has gone from uncomfortable to destructive and deadly. In Davenport, lowa, a young mother watched her four children —ages 2 to 10 — drown in the Mississippi River on Tuesday as they sought relief from the heat. Ruth Triplett, 27, who cannot swim, was helpless. And in St. Louis officials blamed the heat for the deaths of nine persons over the past two days. Four elderly people from the same apartment building died on Monday. On Tuesday five other deaths in the area were attributed to the heat wave. The hot weather that has been hovering over a 2,000-mile belt from the Atlantic Coast to the Rockies for the past eight days — and longer in some Vol. 105 No. 170 -» ILbw ' ■ ** F ■ IdKT ■ xSnK I BB<-. - 111 IB • \ 1* -1 r JB * jyBKJp 4 I. I>\ r-W 1 4 ‘' lii 1 mvBBBK k Ji S w® • " :,/-'A'B s .4Bbar • ' Fred Wallace and son Murray: keeping a cool business hot. Hot weather pushes ice maker to limit What better way to cool off on these hot summer days than with an icy cold drink? But what happens when the supply of ice runs low? Ice is still available, but a great demand has been placed on the ice companies. Fred Wallace of Crossfield Ice Company said the increase of demand began with the Fourth of July. “The ice business is always busy at the Fourth of July, but the hot weather has worn out the supply,” Wallace said. He said it is hard to tell exactly how much the demand for ice has increased. Other ice manufacturers and areas are feeling the shortage. Block ice, which Crossfield purchases from another dealer, has not been available since the rise of temperatures. Fishermen, campers, and construction workers prefer the block ice because of its longevity. Larger ice franchises have asked the places — was not expected to let up until the weekend at the earliest. New York City recorded a tem perature of 102, a record for the day. Lamar, Colo., reported a high of 105. The thermometer reached 97 at the Baltimore-Washington International Airport, tying the record for the day. In Maryland, Young D. Hance, the state agriculture secretary, said crops in several parts of the state are showing signs of damage from the prolonged spell of heat and no rain. Cantaloupe, tomato and cucumber crops as well as pasture land are threatened. Delaware, Virginia, lowa and Indiana were among the other states reporting problems with crops and livestock. In Baltimore an air pollution alert continued for a fifth day today and some industries were cutting production to reduce pollution. Air local company to supply ice to local stores. The Crossfield Company is unable at the present time to take on new customers. Ice supply to regular customers have not been limited. “I have noticed the regular mer chants buying more ice,” Wallace said, “possibly for later use.” The storage room was full for the Fourth of July, but has not been since. Now that the Fourth of July is over, Wallace hopes to be able to begin filling all orders. “All we need is two or three days of rain to bring the ice supply up to date,” he said. The Crossfield Company runs its ice machines 24 hours to keep up with customers. The company has a daily 10- ton capacity. Regular summertime help has not been increased, but the employees are working harder and longer to meet the demands. pollution alerts also were on in parts of Kentucky, Ohio, Minnesota, New York and Massachusetts. Electric utilities continued to report high levels of consumption with air conditioners turned on in stores, of fices, factories and homes. In Min nesota, customers of several utilities were asked to cut back use of ap pliances. There were scattered power outages in Colorado, Ohio, New York and Massachusetts. The hot weather caused inner city residents to turn on fire hydrants and in Philadelphia, New York and other Eastern cities, police were trying to get citizens to use hydrant caps that slow the flow of water. A second-stage water alert was declared in New York, meaning that lawn sprinkling and the washing of cars and sidewalks was out.