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Ben’) s World © 1977 by NEA. Inc "Well, quite frankly, the reason escalating malpractice insurance costs don't bother me is I've gone out of my mind." Love,War man lists kiss types Item No. 914A in our Love and War man’s file on kisses lists same as to type. Edited down, it merely says there are kisses that love, kisses that soothe, kisses that thrill, kisses that amuse, kisses that pay homage*and plain duty kisses. Be sure to use the right kiss at the right time. Substitute that thrill kiss for the pay-homage kiss and you could be in real trouble. Our Language man would like to point out that “hors d’oeuvre” freely translated means “outside the main works.” Spiders can’t chew. PATRIOTIC BUOY Q. “Is it true there’s a red, white and blue buoy moored in Baltimore harbor to mark the spot where Francis Scott Key wrote ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’?” A. Not anymore. It was only there for a couple of months in the fall of 1914. Rudyard Kipling once expressed the notion that nearly every man has one place above all others where he’d like to retire. His choice was Sussex, England. Personally, think I’d prefer Dominion Terrace at Sequim on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State. Sequim is the sunshine spot thereabouts. Some sort of configuration in the Olympic Mountains protects it from the rainfall which annually increases one inch per mile going both east and west from that bright town. FAMILY FIGHTS Two things in particular tend to make a man or woman furious. One, to be reminded of a weakness said party already knows exists. And two, to be downgraded in some real ability about which said party’s secretly proud. Marriage counselors say more than a third of all family fights start when husbands or wives commit these of fenses against their matrimonial mates. Possibly the most intriguing press conference of an older generation was held by that renowned striptease artist Gypsy Rose Lee. In Milwaukee, it was. Wearing a high-neckline dress with long sleeves, she walked into a roomful of reporters, and as she offered her introductory remarks, she slowly unbuttoned three buttons at the wrist of each sleeve. That’s all. Yet nobody there remembers what she said. And nobody there has forgotten that little session, I’m told. About 700 times as much solar energy falls on the United States annually as the amount of energy of any kind that the nation uses up. Odd, isn’t it, that the sun shines more hours per year on the North Pole than on the Equator? It was 23 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence before anybody celebrated the Fourth of July. L. M. Boyd, P. 0. Box 681, Weatherford, Tx. 76086 Copyright 1977 L. M. Boyd 4 i \ \ '■/ Jr r*' lii \ If Isl I H \ yn ”1 shook It to try to guess what was Inside... I think It’s broken glass!” GRIFFIN DAI WS Quimby Melton, Jr., Editor and Publisher Cary Reeves General Manager U*m al marl (Subscriptions Ctraata st Mires Fam »n> a f.O. Draw ■. 30224. Meraber d Tire taaoaM tna n> AssociateO has B aaUM sKlsm+y to IM raoubbcatae n<Ms * al Incut news caatasal bars* Bill Knight Executive Editor FaUaM Part), tscae Saalaa. laa. 1. let) 4. niaakstmat I Cbrntmas. at 123 East SoMBM Street Gotta. U 31223. a News Ceryoratm. Second Class Postage Patd at Griffin, Ga., Stogie Cor 10 Carts. Today By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, Aug. 13, the 225th day of 1977. There are 140 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On this date in 1521, Spanish conqueror Hernando Cortez captured Mexico City from the Aztecs. On this date: In 1688, King William’s War began when Indians attacked North Yarmouth, Maine. In 1848, the American flag was raised in Los Angeles. In 1937, the Japanese at tacked China’s biggest city, Shanghai. In 1961, Communist East Ger many sealed off the border be tween East and West Berlin, closing the Brandenburg Gate to halt the flight of refugees to the West. In 1965, 2,000 heavily armed National Guardsmen moved into Los Angeles ghetto areas to quell black rioting. In 1970, consumer advocate Ralph Nader got $425,000 from General Motors in an out-of court settlement of an invasion of privacy lawsuit. Ten years ago: U.S. bombers pounding targets in North Viet nam struck a railway yard and highway bridge only 10 miles from the China border. Five years ago: United Na tions Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim issued a report in dicating his belief that deals made between big powers were not adequate to insure peace and deploring downgrading of the U.N. Barbs From the way they’re observed, there has apparent ly been 10 amendments made to the 10 Commandments. Add to your dictionary of collective nouns: A shriek of teen girls. Things are very peaceful in this neighborhood since a 300-pounder moved in down the street. Anything you have to stand in line a half hour for isn’t worth going to, buying or doing. If you know what you’re talking about, would you please explain it to me? Thoughts Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter Into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak. (Mark 14:38). Subscriptions 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. —Griffin Daily News Saturday, August 13, 1977 Page 4 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 Let’s keep the canal The United States and Panama have reached an accord that, if approved by Congress, would give control of the Panama Canal to the Panamanians by the end of the century. In addition to giving up the canal, the United States would agree to pay in creased fees for using the canal and hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to Panama for the life of the treaty. The Panama Canal has been one of the United States’ strongholds on preserving peace in the western hemisphere. Now, the United States is willing to yield this stronghold and provide the Panamanians Education leader The Griffin-Spalding County School System is in the process of completing a plan for educating the handicapped children of the community during the upcoming session of school. The Griffin-Spalding County School System with the help of the American Business Club and other civic organizations was a pioneer in Georgia in providing educational opportunities for the retarded citizens of the community. Only a few citizens of the community were served by the first educational Border dispute Georgia and South Carolinia are claiming Barnwell Island and Georgia has filed a petition in the U.S. Supreme Court, stating all attempts to settle the matter out of court have failed. If the island rightfully belongs to Georgia, we want our state to have it. If it is South Carolinia’s, we want them to have it. The border dispute has been sparked by the shortage of shrimp in the coastal waters of both states. Georgia has become touchy over its border since the shrim ping The dispute with South Carolinia brings to mind disputes Georgia has had in the past with Tennessee and Florida about its My Answer God or the devil? Dear Dr. Graham: As a result of a car accident I am paralyzed from the chest down. I am not a religious person, but can you tell me if God or the devil would have had anything to do with this accident? — T. S. Dear T. S.: God has a perfect will and also a permissive will. His perfect will is what He desires for every life and for the whole world that He created, but that will is being constantly frustrated by the evil in the world, including the people who refuse to submit to His will. God’s permissive will is what He allows to take place in the world without it being part of His plan. Nothing can happen without God permitting it. God has allowed a shattering experience to take place in your life. He did nothing to BiUy ? | Graham IPjRk J Fairness to all open to every subscriber. Letters to the editor are published every Wednesday. Address letters to P.O. Box M, 30224. with millions of dollars in aid, too. Talks about the U.S. relinquishing - control of the canal are not new. They have been in progress for many years and have led to many verbal conflicts between the United States and its Latin neighbors. Once control of the canal is granted to Panama, the U.S. had better be on the offensive. It may take more than words to keep U.S. ships moving through the canal. Let’s keep the canal and our stronghold for peace in the western hemisphere. We don’t want to see the Panama Canal jammed with sunken ships as the Suez was several years ago. program for exceptional children. Since, the State Board of Education and the Department of Health, Education and Welfare have recognized the need not only to educate retarded citizens, but those who are handicapped and those who have learning disabilities. Griffin and Spalding were pioneers in the past in the education of its retarded, handicapped and those with learning disabilities and we are confident it will be a leader in the future. borders with those states. There is still some disputed areas along Georgia’s border with Tennessee. The people living in those areas do not know if they should pay taxes to Georgia or Tennessee. The property in dispute with South Carolinia is 10,000 acres which is con sidered a prime site for port and industrial development. Georgia claims the river was dredged and the channel changed and South Carolinia claims the border is wherever the river flows. Each state claims it will fight to the end to keep the island. Let’s hope the Supreme Court uses better judgement in this case than it has in some of its past decisions. cause it — and you must not think of it as a punishment — but God did nothing to stop it from happening. You must therefore take your condition to God and ask Him to do something about it. I asked my friend Joni Eareckson for her suggestions on this question. You may have seen her book telling of her fight against quadriplegia and depression, and I know she can identify with your situation much better than I. The following are her comments concerning suffering: “When we take our burdens, frustrations and conditions to God, we are promised that all things fit together into a pattern for good to them that love God (Roman 8:28). We must remember that God’s plan of ‘good’ for us concerns our eternal welfare, whereas we often only want to see the ‘good’ as it affects us here and now. God will sometimes allow the sacrifice of our physical comfort (i.e. health, ease, wealth) so that we might be urged to focus our attention on things that are eternally worthwhile (i.e. the state of our soul). This is not always easy to do but as we take our condition to God, He gives us the power to face our handicap with victory.” A place of real help BY GERARD C. McLAURIN News Staff Executive We returned to the empty room. Now it was quiet where before it had been filled with noise and activity. The bed was gone and the room looked almost naked. She looked at me with helpless concern in her eyes and I reflexively suggested that we go down to the cafeteria for a cup of coffee. We silently walked to the elevator and I pressed the "down button.” The seconds we waited seemed like hours as I nervously glanced about the hall. In the elevator both of us stared at the numbers above the doors waiting for the number one to light up. Thoughts raced through our minds faster than we could begin to make conversation out of them. The counter area in the cafeteria was empty of people and food but coffee sat warming on 2 hot plates near the cash register. There was no cashier. I poured 2 cups of coffee and left the money on the register. I thought under normal circumstances I would have been concerned about being sure the cashier saw the money, but today I didn’t care. We made our way to a table away from the few people sitting and talking in the cafeteria and nursed our coffee in silence. I couldn’t help noticing the nervousness she expressed with her hands, constantly moving them together and apart in various positions with sharp, rigid movements. “I hope he’s okay,” said my wife. “He’s so little. He doesn’t know what’s going on.” “He’ll be okay,” I assured her (and myself at the same time). “The doctor knows what he’s doing and soon it’ll all be over. Cole won’t remember any of it.” We sipped coffee and reassured each other for 20 minutes then left. Needing some cash, we drove to a nearby bank and cashed a check then returned to the empty room to await the news. After what seemed like hours since we had returned, but what was actually only minutes, the doctor entered the room. We froze, watching and listening for news. “It’s all over and he’s doing fine,” he said. I glanced at my wife and she at me. In that instant we were one and happy. A tremendous load of concern disappeared and we did our best to listen and comprehend as the doctor explained the details of what he had done. Parents of two young boys, we had just come through our first medical crisis. Our oldest son, 19-months-old, had required corrective surgery for a hernia and hydrocele. It’s an experience that more seasoned parents would understand and sympathize with; even get a little amusement from the anxieties of “first timers.” Parents who have not experienced it have little to identify with it except the dread of knowing they too almost certainly must go through it sooner or later, if not for a hernia, then appendicitis or tonsilitis. Now that it’s all over, I realize I should have thanked the personnel of the Griffin-Spalding County Hospital much more than I did. Their courteous professionalism made a very trying affair a simple and private one for this young couple. The doctors performed expertly and were especially considerate to us, explaining all they intended to do and had done. The nurses, nurses’ aides, student nurses and volunteers were more than kind and provided us with every accommodation. We were made to feel at home and were treated with much respect. We even discovered the red tape of admission and discharge has been greatly exaggerated. We were ad mitted in less than 15 minutes including blood work and were discharged in less time. At such times only a staff of professionals can make things go. And they did. Griffin and Spalding County can be justly proud of the staff of professionals who make the hospital a place of real help. 45 Better (comp, wd.) 47 Stickier 51 Epoch 52 Nixon pal Rebozo 54 Consul of old Rome 55 Pitcher handle 56 Inside (pref ) 57 Flightless birds 58 College degree (abbr) 59 Demand payment 60 Two times DOWN 1 Smallsword 2 Progeny 3 Stumble 4 Letter 5 Shed tears 6 Game (Ger.) 7 Italian family 8 River in Europe 9 Conceit ACROSS 1 Superlative suffix 4 Snaky letter 7 Noun suffix 10 Skin opening 12 Pius 14 Wilt 15 Novelist Bagnold 16 Large wading bird 17 Chinese philosophy 18 Spots 20 Ethereal salt 22 Tale bearer 24 Shove 26 Villain in "Othello" 30 Water (Fr.) 31 Type measure 32 Actress West 33 Choose 34 Ocean liner (abbr.) 36 Sin 37 Headland 39 City in Oregon 42 Lisped 1 |2 |3 |4 |5 |6 17“ |8 |9 w 11 72 7TI ~ _ _ — 18 “ ■■2 o “ 22 24 |25 27" 28~ " 30 BHHr’ 33 35 _ 40 41 “ 42~ 43 45 |46 48 1 49 1 50 “ “ 52 53 ““54 55 56 57 58 59 60 Illi I I I H (NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE ASSN.) 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