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Newspaper Page TextBerry’s World —— © 1977 by NEA. Inc "More about the President’s standby gas rationing proposal in moment!” Which athletes earn the most? By L. M. BOYD Question arises as to which professional team athletes make the most money. The basketball players, no doubt about it. Average salary in the National Basketball Association now is $126,000 a year. As opposed to $90,000 in the National Hockey League. And $50,000 in the National Football League and the baseball majors. “The years that a woman subtracts from her age are not lost,” says the Countess Diane de Poitiers, “they are added to the ages of other women.” Strongest horse in the world pound for pound is said to be the Shetland pony. Just don’t bother to talk to a honeybee. It’s stone deaf. MUSKRAT Q. “Is muskrat meat edible?” That it is. In fact, it’s marketed under such oddball names as marsh rabbit, marsh hare and terrapin. Q. “How did those miniature Japanese trees come to be called ‘bonsai’?” A. That means planted in a “tray.” Q. “What does basketball star Kareem Abdul Jabbar’s name mean?” A. Kareem, generous, Abdul, servant of Allah. Jabbar, powerful. Australia just isn’t for everybody, evidently. One out of four Americans who go there to live turn around and come back, still. HYPNOTIC HOAX You’ve seen that renowned act wherein the stage hyp notist puts a person into a trance and then gets said person to stretch out between two chair backs with rigid support only at the heels and the neck. Pretty tricky, that one. Suspended in midair, what? Nothing to it. If you’re in fair physical shape, you can do it too, without hypnotism. There’s eight times more water under sea level than land above sea level, please note. About 10,000 of the 12,000 muscles in a wild goose control its feathers. It’s frivolous to get morose over trivial things, I realize, but don’t you, too, feel sad about the horrendously high rising cost of pickled herring? And what about that en dangered species, the Dungeness crab? And who can ignore the fact that only a few selected coastal markets anymore sell cherry-stone clams? It’s heartbreaking. Okay, let’s break for lunch. Claim is only one out of every six million grownups becomes famous enough to be noted by the historians. L. M. Boyd, Box 681, Weatherford, TX 76086 Copyright 1977 L. M. Boyd H j I I I I SIfNPfUCWB / Illi CMMT I I I few* 7 __ —T-mw xJ — * Mb « <n aWO A L? Okay, girls, we’ll start our first exercise. And try not to quiver into each other! GRIFFIN Quimby Melton, Jr., Editor and Publisher Cary Reeves General Manager Mrtm a ■* (Sirtthrt— i Oua* «< AMran frtrt JSZS) X P.O. Draw M. 30221 IhrtMr rt TM feartuM Pw n> taxiMM ta ■ HUM ndnM) a On rapvttMtM ngMs cf aN total m*s caatatoatf harwt Bill Knight Executive Editor PMOrtM IM). EicM SmO,. Im. 1. MH. T»Mb«MM 1 CmOm. al 321 EM Mart Strart. MM. Ca 30221. a Mm CaraaratM SacrtM Oas Paata* Part a MM, Sa.. S*a*a Can II Carta Today By The Associated Press Today is Friday, July 22nd, the 203rd day of 1977. There are 162 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On this date in 1933, Wiley Post completed the first round the-world solo flight in his plane, the “Winnie May.” On this date — In 1798, Napoleon Bonaparte was occupying the Egyptian city of Cairo. In 1812, English troops under the Duke of Wellington defeated the French at the Battle of Salamanca in Spain. In 1934, FBI agents in Chicago shot and killed gangster John Dillinger. In 1937, the U.S. Senate de feated President Franklin Roosevelt’s measure to reorga nize and enlarge the Supreme Court. In 1943, in World War 11, Al lied forces captured the capital of Sicily, Palermo. In 1950, King Leopold 111 re turned to Belgium after six years in exile. Ten years ago: Poet Carl Sandburg died at his North Carolina ranch at the age of 89. Five years ago: President Richard Nixon ended months of speculation by announcing that he wanted Vice President Spiro Agnew as his running mate again, in the election to be held in 1972. One year ago: The House of Representatives overrode Pres ident Gerald Ford’s veto of a $4 billion public works program to create more jobs. Q&A 1. The Mormon Church was organized by (a) Brigham Young (b) Joseph Smith (c) Mary Baker Eddy 2. Afghani is the (a) opera by Verdi (b) the capital of Afghanistan (c) monetary unit of Afghanistan 3. The greatest number of im migrants were admitted to the United States between (a) 1921-1930 (b) 1901-1910 (c) 1881-1890 ANSWERS: <q) £ P) Z (Q> I Thoughts Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, as you teach and admonish one another in all wisdom, and as you sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs with thankfulness in your hearts go God. — Colossians 3:16. Subscriptions o C <7 I 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 —Griffin Daily News Friday, July 22, 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 A personal note One night this week your editor learned first hand about the Ambulance Service and Technicians, Emergency Room and its personnel, and patient care at Griffin- Spalding County Hospital. He joined a loved one who was a patient there and found that nobody anywhere or any time could have been more efficient, more helpful, kinder or left less to be desired than our own people right here in Griffin. The ambulance arrived promptly and its medics worked skillfully and efficiently. Emergency Room people worked tirelessly under direction of a fine staff doctor until the patient’s private physicians arrived. Equipment was marvelous, but the people who operate it more so. Reception and admitting officials could Lamar County Barnesville, Milner and all of the County of Lamar are great and growing just like Griffin. And they are good neighbors. From where we sit in this adjoining county we recommend them and believe they have just about everything one could want going for them. Assets include fine people, beautiful homes, wonderful churches, a superior college. The one thing lacking is a reasonable degree of unity in the public school system. Arrogancy and pride DEAR DR. GRAHAM: Whenever I share may faith in Christ with other people, I feel almost proud because I know it is something I should be doing. How can I fight thls?-M. Y. T. DEAR M. Y. T.: I am glad to hear you are sharing your faith in Christ We have a wonderful message to tell the worid-that God loves us, and wants men to repent and believe in Jesus Christ, His Son. We read about the early Christians that “daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ” (Acts 5:42). However, it is wrong for you to be proud of your witnessing, and it is good that you I BiUy Graham Fairness to all Smoke, heat, fire Leon Jaworski has agreed to serve as chief investigator for Congressman Flynt’s Ethics Committee. We have had lots of smoke and heat in this matter. It is to be hoped that the former Watergate investigator will provide some fire. Quickly. My Answer open to every subscriber. Letters to the editor are published every Wednesday. Address letters to P.O. Box M. 30224. not have been kinder. Doctors, nurses, aides, technicians, specialists — I thank and appreciate all of them. Our hospital is making a lot of progress. I learned this the hard way, first hand with my own father as the patient. Some security measures remain to be desired. At 2 a.m. in the morning that much-discussed fence or some locked doors would have been re-assuring, both for hospital personnel and people like me waiting there with a very ill patient. While the slogan may be “Don’t fence me in,” that is not the idea at all. The point is to fence undesirables out and to regulate their traffic into and around the huge facility. It would not be necessary to fence-in the baseball field. Fussing and fighting are tearing the schools apart and bashing the county about in the process. We have no editorial idea of who is “right” and who is “wrong”. We do know from the outside looking in that the disputes and animosities have gone way past where they should have stopped and that they are damaging the entire county. So it seems to us that the first task of the good people of Lamar is to get their (school) house in order. sense this. The Bible says, “I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible” (Isaiah 13:11). Jesus condemned the Pharisees of His day for their spiritual pride; they thought they were better than others because of their religious zeal. We must avoid a similar spiritual pride. How do you avoid such spiritual pride? First, realize that the Gospel we share is not something you came up with-God has given it. We can’t take pride in it because we did not make it up; we have it only because God in His love and grace gave it to us. Second, remember that any gifts you may have, whether the gift of sharing the gospel or any other spiritual gift, are from God. You can’t take credit for them. Finally, remember that any success you might have in sharing the gospel is only because God has been at work. We cannot take credit for it. Let Paul’s statement be your guide: “But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ” (Galatians 6:14). Move ahead with probe By ROGER DIX Senior Associate Editor The House Ethics Committee gained a measure of respect Wednesday when former Watergate special prosecutor Leon Jaworski was handed the job of chief investigator into the alleged Korean influence-buying scandal. In accepting, Mr. Jaworski said he would not tolerate interference into the investigation. He wants the agreement in writing. The House Ethics Committee probe into the influence buying scandal has moved very, very slow. It completely stopped last week when special in vestigator, Philip A. Lacovara, quit after a dispute with the committee chairman, Rep. John J. “Jack” Flynt of Griffin. Mr. Lacovara charged the investigation was moving too slow. The resignation of the investigator and the slow pace of the committee brought cries that Rep. Flynt step down as chairman. The Georgia Democrat has promised to fully cooperate with Mr. Jaworski. He probably will. The former Watergate special prosecutor said that if there was the slightest effort to suppress the investiga tion, “I will not only go to the leadership of Congress, I will go to the public.” Mr. Jaworski doesn’t believe the leadership will control the probe. “What controlled Watergate was public reaction,” he said. He expects the same thing to happen during the in vestigation of charges of Korean-influence buying. On another investigation front, Attorney Gen. Griffin Bell has stated that he expects prosecutions to result from the Justice Department probe. Now that the Ethics Committee has a new investigator, the probe should move full speed ahead. The two-pronged investigation should produce results. Any attempt to whitewash the investigations will not be tolerated. The public deserves answers and we suspect it will get them now that its ire has been raised. 40 Male child 42 Unwanted plant 44 Month (abbr.) 45 Straggle 47 Exclude 48 Brightly colored bird 50 Change 52 Fixer 53 Overjoys 54 Won by little 55 Paradises DOWN 1 Auto failure 2 Poetic foot 3 Messy 4 Lucky event 5 Dance costume 6 Ages 7 Here (Fr.) 8 Olympic need 9 Flees for marriage 10 Pertaining to a kidney ACROSS I Octave 6 Large sea duck II King of Persia 13 Tractable 14 Dirty 15 Complete agreement 16 Decline 17 Element? 19 Accountant (abbr.) 20 Lubricant.for short 22 Noun suffix 23 Firewood 24 In step (abbr.) 26 Marsh 28 Hearing organ 30 Egypt (abbr.) 31 City in Brazil 32 Respectful ti tle 33 Delicate 36 Goddess of fate 39 Bloody 1 |2 |3 |4 |5 |6 |7 |8 |9 110 7i 12 | |i3 ~ u — — — — — — "i~6 Bp ” 20 ■■23 24 28 |3o 31 33~ TT" 39~ iHpO 43” 44 ■■ps 48 49 ”” 50 51 ” 52 — — — — — — — 54 55 u Quote/Unquote “We are anxious to help the developing world achieve its objectives rapidly. But we are equally anxious to help it avoid costly mistakes through hasty actions and arbitrary conditions that would block the most effective transfer, not just of knowhow, but productive capacity . . . And the best way to get both, in one package, is through the applied technology of a mul tinational corporation." —Lee A. lacocca, president of Ford Motor Company, in a speech before the Swiss- American Chamber of Commerce. “I refuse to pose for pic tures in a bathing suit. That isn’t art.” —Jean Andalman, featured in Your letter is welcome! The Griffin Daily News welcomes letters from readers and publishes them on the “We’re Listening” page every Wednesday on a first come first serve basis. Rules for letters are published every week on that page. 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Male writers don’t know how to touch the kind of animal woman is." —Daniele Delorme, actress and producer of “Tall Blonde Man with One Black Shoe’’ and “Pardon Mon Affaire.” “Everybody says, ‘Gee, are you people for real?’ Yeah, we’re for real. We have a say ing in our family: No matter what decision you make, no matter what you do, it’s always family first, religion second and business third." —Marie Osmond, singer, TV personality and Donny’s little sister.