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■■ nfc^ QP ■Rest \ © 1977 by NEA, Inc. Here is how to live a century By L. M. BOYD So you want to live to be 100, do you? The surveytakers checked 1,500 men and women who’ve done so to find out what they recommend: 1. Leave home early and start making your own way. 2. Work for yourself rather than for somebody else, when possible. 3. Don't get all knotted up about security; just manage things as they come. 4. Get married. And again, if necessary. And again. 5. Have plenty of children. Predictably enough, there seems to be a kind of never-give-up attitude common to all these people, say the researchers. They insist on being in charge. SOUTH PACIFIC Q. “Whereabouts in which ocean is the world’s most distant point from any land?" A. A place in the South Pacific that’s approximately 1,600 miles from Ducie Island and Cape Bart. Consider the circle of water around it in which there’s no surface land at all, about 8,657,000 square miles. That sheet of brine is bigger than any one country, even the Soviet Union. Q. “Do women ever commit suicide by hanging themselves?” A. That’s rare. Very rare. When it happens, though, the women uses a belt or strap from her own clothing, virtually never a rope. Or so the police records indicate. Q. “How long would you have to jog or walk to bum up 140 calories in a dry martini?" A. Jog, about 14 minutes, Walk, about 27 minutes. Q. “What proportion of the full-term babies are bom head first?” A. 96 percent. GUN MURDERS Total population of England, West Germany and Japan combined is some few millions larger than the population of the United States. Yet gun murders in this country annually out-number the gun murders in all those nations put together by at least 50 to 1. Scholars at Northwestern University contend their studies prove that men change their minds from two to three times as often as do women. According to the stargazers, Capricorns tend to be fairly courageous types with a steadfastness of purpose. Only half the soap-opera watchers are grown women, it’s claimed. It was Cornelia Otis Skinner who said, “Woman’s virtue is man’s greatest invention.” You knew, didn’t you, that there’s never a knife at a Chinese dining table? L. M. Boyd, Box 681, Weatherford, TX 76086 Copyright 1977 L. M. Boyd 1_ ' (H ffi H |i W' • I fa I 1 -MF-X;.. • itni,**.**. th M ui M. <■ “Can I hope to see you again, Sally, when my horoscope recommends it? I" GRIFFIN DAI Quimby Melton, Jr., Editor and Publisher Cary Reeves Bill Knight General Manager Executive Editor Address aN mail ( Subscript .ows Chanfe of Andress Form 3579) is P.O. Drawer M, 30224. Member * The Associated I Press. The Associated Press « entitled eidasreetj to IM i repobbutwo rights of al local news contained herein. % r>MisM Eacapt SaMq, IM. I. M> «. * CkraMa. H 323 EM SMmi Straat. biffia. U 30221 a, Nm CarpcratMM. Srcrrl Clm* PaaUfi PaM it Cnffia, Sißfte Cap, 10 Cork Today By The Associated Press Today is Friday, August 5, the 217th day of 1977. There are 148 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On this date in 1963, the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union signed a treaty outlawing nuclear tests in the atmosphere, in space and under water. On this date: In 1858, the first trans-Atlan tic cable was completed. In 1861, the U.S. government levied an income tax for the first time. In 1884, the cornerstone of the Statue of Liberty was laid at the entrance to New York harbor. In 1949, an earthquake in Ecuador killed 6,000 people. In 1953, the U.N. Command in Korea began an exchange of prisoners with North Korea and Communist China. In 1962, the movie star, Mari lyn Monroe, was found dead in her Los Angeles home. Ten years ago: Former Pres ident Dwight Eisenhower was admitted to Walter Reed Hospi tal in Washington for treatment of an intestinal ailment. Five years ago: Democratic Presidential nominee George McGovern picked former Peace Corps Director Sargeant Shriv er for his running mate, after Senator Thomas Eagleton of Missouri withdrew from the Vice Presidential race. Q&A 1. Only two actresses have ever won Best Actress Academy Awards twice in a row. They were 2. The Statue of Liberty was designed by (a) Gustave Eiffel (b) Frederic Auguste Bartholdi <c> Ferdinand de Lesseps. 3 Tasmania is named for the discoverer of New Zealand. T- F. ANSWERS: jo)bß;abu qotna ‘ubuisbi uoozsuef [aqv :anji £ (q) z 8961 MW ut uon am,,) puß Z 961 (..jauuiQ oi Sunuoj ssang,,) ujnqdaH auußipßyj puß ££6l (..m-tea pooo a<LL„) pub 9E61 (..PPjSaiZ IB9JO aqi„) uauißH astnq •< Thoughts Hence I remind you to rekindle the gift of God that is within you through the laying on of my hands; for God did not give us a spirit of timidity but a spirit of power and love and self-control. — II Timothy 1:6, 7. Subscriptions s 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, August 5, 1977 Viewpoint Fairness to all The Griffin Dally News’ policy Is to be fair to everyone. The editor’s opinions are confined to this page, and Its columns are Needed: Local action In preparing its “health plan” the North Central Georgia Health Agency conducted a study of health problems in 24 Georgia counties. According to its findings, the major health problems in Spalding County are mental health, teenage pregnancies and accidental deaths. Efforts to resolve problems related to mental health are underway with plans for a facility at the old Post Office in Griffin. Many mini Olympics? The people who put on the Olympic Games have come up with an intriguing idea! Why not split the games among several nearby cities instead of wishing the entire burden on a single city every four years? Lord Killanin of Ireland, who presides over the International Olympic Com mittee, says the regional approach might be tried as early as 1984. Several cities in Sweden may bid jointly for the 1984 winter games. And there is talk that perhaps Los Angeles could share some events with Long Beach and other neighboring towns if it were awarded the 1984 summer games. Security would be more difficult if the The right to know The controversy between city com missioners and the local hospital ad ministrators stirred up a lot of dust, even while it was raining outside. Both sides agree that medical services at the hospital are adequate. The con troversy began over the high costs of services and facilities. Hospital administrators have refused to publicize employes’ salaries as requested by city commissioners. While keeping employes’ salaries My Answer Heaven is perfect DEAR DR. GRAHAM: I am a teenager and a new Christian, and I wonder if you think heaven will be perfect.-F. K. DEARF.K.: Yes! The Bible gives us the glorious assurance that heaven is perfect, unlike Earth, which is infested with sin and decay. I know it is hard for us to imagine what heaven will be like, because it will be far beyond anything we can imagine. But the Bible does give us some wonderful hints. First of all, heaven will be perfect because there will be no sin there. “Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the lamb’s book of life” Billy Graham open to every subscriber. Letters to the editor are published every Wednesday. Address letters to P.O. Box M, 30224. And perhaps a greater emphasis on education in the areas of teenage pregnancy and accidental deaths would help to reduce them. One thing is for certain: whatever the method, something must be done locally or we may soon find ourselves and our health programs tangled in an even greater mess of big government red tape. games were split. Transportation and press coverage could be more com plicated. But the games have become almost too expensive for any one community. And the less familiar sports — like shooting, ar chery and canoeing — tend to be overlooked when all the action is in one place. With proper planning, the regional approach could be away of making the games less hectic and more fun for the athletes. And maybe in the future Griffin and Fayetteville and McDonough and other places could team up with Atlanta and get some of the action. Well, why not? confidential under normal and private circumstances is a very acceptable idea, we must realize that a case of costs being questioned is not normal and that the hospital is not private. The controversy, which involves not only the commissioners and hospital ad ministrators but also the public in general, could be resolved by a disclosure of costs and expenditures. We believe the public has the right to know. (Revelation 21:27, New International Version). Heaven will be also perfect because all the effects of sin we know now will be eliminated. “There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away” (Revelation 21:4, NIV). What a wonderful promise! And heaven will also be perfect because we will be perfect—we will be like Christ. “We know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is (I John 3:2„ NIV). I know that as a teenager you may think you have many, many years ahead of you on this earth. But don’t ever lose sight of your heavenly home. God has given us “an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade—kept in heaven for you” (I Peter 1:4, NIV). Knowing you will one day go to heaven gives you reason for living now, and especially for living for Christ. “Everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself” (I John 3:3, NIV). By faith in Christ as our Saviour and Lord we can know that heaven is our destiny. Griffin Bears’ reputation ByROGER DIX Senior Associate Editor Don’t be surprised if the Griffin Bears are rated in the top 10 when the first pre-season football polls are released. Coach Max Dowis will not be shocked. He expects it. .“It wouldn’t surprise me if we are rated in the top 5 in the state,” the highly successful Griffin High coach said. Being rated in the top 10 will not be new to Griffin. The Bears battled their way to the number 2 position last year after winning the Region 6-AAA championship for the fourth time in 5 seasons and capturing the North Georgia championship. Coach Dowis is flattered by ratings but doesn’t place too much stock in them, especially the pre-season type. “It’s nice to be recognized,” Coach Dowis has said many times. “However, the only rating that means anything is the last one,” he contends. The way Coach Dowis sees it, any team that is highly ranked in the final poll has earned the honor. Does a high state-wide rating put Griffin on the spot? It does. But it really doesn’t matter all that much. Griffin High, by virture of winning 4 of the last 5 Region 6-AAA championships, already is on the spot. The word around the region is that coaches have little, if any, trouble getting their teams mentally prepared to play Griffin. Opponents just naturally want to defeat a winner and that’s how foes view the Griffin Bears. Coach Dowis set out years ago to establish a winning tradition at Griffin. To say he was successful is an under statement. Not only has Griffin dominated 6-AAA in the last 5 years, but is now recognized as one of the winningest football teams in the state. The Bears now are mentioned in the same class with Lakeside, Thomasville, Warner Robins, Central of Macon, and Valdosta, a few teams that field excellent football squads year-after-year. Griffin began pre-season preparations for the 1977 season this week. Although the Bears have plenty of talent left over from last year’s championship team, living up to the tradition and reputation established over the years will not be easy. There are plenty of teams around that would relish the dethroning of the Bears. As Coach Dowis puts it: “We must prove every week that we deserve to be considered among the best.” The climb to the top is hard. Sometimes it’s even harder to stay there. Coach Dowis, his staff and players realize they face a tremendous task. They’ll give it their best shot, beginning Sept. 2 against Central of Macon. 46 Jardiniere 47 Grand 50 Tiny speck 52 Officer's Candidate School (abbr.) 55 Auto workers' union (abbr.) 56 Subsequently 58 Cask's circular strip 59 Handball point 60 One (Ger.) 61 Aleutian island 62 Intermediate (prefix) 63 Loch in Scotland 64 Storage building DOWN 1 Hearty laugh (comp, wd.) 2 Household appliance 3 Copious 4 Wireless signal 5 Own 6 Presses 7 Authoritative rule ACROSS I 1 Pelvis ! 5 City in Hawaii ! 9 Twenty four hours 12 Folksinger ! 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