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IJ PARKING METER Av DouNTOwn REVENUES Belgian tax on Flemish talker By L. M. BOYD The government of Belgium would like more people ther? to speak French and fewer to speak Flemish. That’s why the Flemish speakers in Belgium are required to pay higher taxes than the French speakers. Is that fair? Incidentally, Belgians’ homes are taxed according to how many windows face the street. Two out of 5 people who get licenses to sell real estate drop out of the business within one year. Three out of 5, within 2 years. Fewer that 1 out of 3 stick it out for as long as 5 years. Was none other than Helen Rowland who claimed: “The hardest task for a girl’s life is to prove to a man that his intentions are serious.” In Oregon State is one town named Sisters and another named Brothers. Out of every 100 Catholics who go to confession, only 36 are male. TANGERINE Q. “What’s a ‘Kid glove orange’?” A. That’s what the tangerine used to be called. Because it peeled so easily. Might still be so called if we hadn’t got our first widespread word from some through reports by U. S. Marines who developed a liking for the fruit in Tangier, Morocco. Here’s another variation of „hy second lieutenants are called shavetails. The new young officers in the old cavalry were required to pick their mounts out of the fort’s heard of wild unridden horses, and show up on them at the next morning’s formation. Those horses were always identified by their shaved tails to warn everybody to give them a wide berth. Argument continues. SCULPTURE If the statue is a good piece of sculpture, does it make any difference where you put it? Artists say yes. Chiseling or molding the figure is only part of the project, they aver. Placing it to best advantage is the final part. They call this last part “the art of light and shadow.” L. M. Boyd, Box 681, Weatherford, TX 76086 Copyright 1977 L. M. 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On this date: In 1689, Iroquois Indians at tacked Montreal and killed its 200 inhabitants. In 1718, French immigrants founded New Orleans. In 1883, a volcanic eruption in the Dutch East Indies created tidal waves that took about 36,- 000 lives. In 1921, the World War One peace treaty between the United States and Germany was signed in Berlin. In 1941, British and Soviet troops invaded Iran in the Sec ond World War. In 1965, a massive avalanche roared down from a glacier in the Swiss Alps, burying 103 people at a hydroelectric con struction project. Ten years ago: The leader of the American Nazi Party, George Lincoln Rockwell, was shot and killed in Arlington, Va. Five years ago: Communist China cast its first veto in the U.N. Security Council, barring United Nations membership for Bangladesh. Q&A 1. James Knox Polk is remembered in American history for (a) penning the Monroe Doctrine (b) killing James Dillinger (c) serving as U.S. president. 2. The longest river in Canada is the (a) St. Lawrence River (b) Fraser River (c) Macken zie River. 3. Keli Mutu is (a) the prime minister of Nigeria (b) an In donesian volcano (c) the 1976 Grammy Award-winning female vocalist. ANSWERS: (q) £ sapm 098 (q) pue sapui 006'I <®) snsjaA •3uoi santu (0) Z (a) 1 Thoughts And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this; Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord henceforth.’’ “Blessed indeed,” says the Spirit, “that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!” — Revelation 14:13. Subscriptions ft 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 Thursday, August 25, 1977 Page 4 Viewpoint Fairness to all The Griffin Daily News’ policy is to be fair to everyone. The editor’s opinions are confined to this page, and its columns are Meters: a dry run The City Commission has decided to sack its parking meters for a trial period. This is a reasonable approach which will give everyone an opportunity to learn first hand what results of free parking will be. Somewhere something will have to “give”. Either Griffin will return to metered parking or it will lose substantial A special panel established two years ago to investigate the drop in SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) scores has made its report. It called the 14-year decline “serious business warranting careful attention by everybody interested in education.” Here is the second paragraph of the panel’s announcement of the report: “Rejecting the notion of any one single cause for the decline, the panel traces the first part of it primarily to sharp changes during the 1960’s in the composition of the group of students going on to college and therefore taking the college entrance Daily Bible reading DEAR DR. GRAHAM: Our church is trying to get all the members to observe daily Bible reading. How many verses should we read each day?-B. R. DEAR B. R.: A single Bible verse can bring a blessing if we carry it with us and ponder its meaning. Many verses mean more to us if we know their setting. Therefore, we should sometimes read a Billy Graham Exciting things All around town exciting things are happening in preparation for the opening of school. Bands, football players and others have been practicing in summer heat. Prin cipals met Monday. Teachers reported to work for preplanning Tuesday. The big day itself will be this coming Monday. Then back to the books. At this early point the Griffin-Spalding System is off to a good start, and that always helps a lot toward a strong finish. This promises to be an especially good year. Low scores My Answer open to every subscriber. Letters to the editor are published every Wednesday. Address letters to P.O. Box M, 30224. revenue. Which will it be? A test of time will help the commission ers decide which is best as a permanent solution. So, as the Army says of practice drills without live ammunition, “This is a dry run.” All of us will do well to keep that in mind. examinations. Since about 1970, however, most of the decline is apparently at tributable to other developments in the schools and the society — relaxed teaching and learning standards, television, changes in the family’s role, and ‘un precedented turbulence in the nation’s affairs.’ ” Thank goodness the panel did not suggest correcting the situation as the government did when better cuts of meat fell into short supply. That “solution” was to lower grade requirements. Just such an attitude illustrates one of the things wrong and probably is reflected in the lower SAT scores. whole chapter, or a whole book, without interruption. The number of verses is not important. Study your Bible expecting to hear God speak from its pages. Read until you find a passage that brings you courage, comfort or guidance. Then meditate upon it. The Psalmist said, “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path” (Psalm 119, 105). Would you find this light to guide you through the dark places of life? Then you must never make Bible reading a chore to be performed. (This is why I hesitate to state how many verses a person should read every day.) Always read with an eager mind and an expectant heart. And never put your Bible down without asking God to help you apply the passage you have read to your daily life. Elvis and Valentino By BILL KNIGHT Executive Editor We gathered the other night for a small committee meeting. While we waited for the late comers, the subject of Elvis Presley came up. He had died the day before and the reaction that followed bordered on being phenomenal. You fellows are too young to remember when Rudolph Valentino died, commented our longtime friend, Dr. Randolph Gilbert, the Griffin optometrist. People made more of his death than that of a president, Dr. Gilbert remarked. That sent us scurrying to the Flint River Regional Library to see what was recorded about Valentino, the Great Lover as he was known in days of silent movies. Surprisingly we found some similarities and contrasts between Elvis, the king of rock, and Valentino, perhaps best known as The Sheik for his role in a movie by the same name. Both men were entertainers. Both died young. Valentino was 31 and had been a star 7 years. He died in 1926. Elvis was 42 and had been a star much longer. Both had not succeeded in marriage. Valentino was twice married and both were failures. Presley married once, was divorced, and the father of a 9-year-old daughter. Both died in August. Elvis was at home in Memphis and apparently alone when stricken ill. His girlfriend said she found him. Valentino died in New York City where he was promoting his latest pictures. Valentino was stricken ill on a hot Sunday afternoon (Aug. 15) and taken to Polyclinic Hospital for surgery. He was suffering from a gastric ulcer and ruptured appendix. When he was stricken, he clutched his stomach and fell to the carpet of the room Where he was with friends. Rumors spread he had been stricken at an orgy. Another false report said he had been poisoned. Yet another report said he had been shot by a jealous husband. There were rumors about the death of Elvis, too. Some mentioned drug abuse. The medics said there was not any sign of drug abuse after they performed an autopsy. There was an outpouring of grief, especially by women, when both super stars died. Valentino had been attracted to strong willed women in an era of women’s lib in the early 20s, after World War I. Elvis drew women like a magnet draws steel. He, too, had spent part of his star years during the latest version of women’s lib. To credit of the Presley family, Elvis’ funeral didn’t get out of hand as did Valentino’s. When The Sheik died, it was estimated more than 100,000 people filed by his coffin to view the remains. At times the mourners became a mob and initially smashed doors and windows at Campbell’s Funeral Parlour in New York to get inside. Incidentally, The Associated Press put on the wire a picture of thousands of people lined upto view Valentino’s remains, in connection with its coverage of Elvis Presley’s death. People in New York filed by the Valentino casket for several days and nights before the body finally was sent to Hollywood for entombment. Newspapers in New York in circulation wars turned The Great Lover's death into something of a circus with their coverage. The coverage of Elvis Presley’s funeral was restrained by Valentino standards. As we mentioned, both men were entombed. For years and years, a mystery woman covered in black made an annual visit to Valentino’s crypt to bring roses. We wonder if anything similar will happen with Elvis. Both men left wills. Elvis spelled out the details as to how his estate was to be handled. On the other hand, Valentino’s estate remained in litigation until as late as 1947. Valentino was in debt by some $160,000 and some of his personal effects were auctioned to cover it. Elvis apparently left a fortune. These are just a few of the interesting similarities and contrasts of two great stars. Both made an impact on their generations. One Associated Press writer put Elvis’ death this way: Elvis Presley died today at the age of 42 and suddenly a generation felt older. It could have been written just as appropriately following the death of Valentino. 5 M Ui ?wO\ AT n 21 MW • MM ffl‘ VW I \ 1 \O / \ • '■r' e 197»W ISA. «-.!*"•» U.S. I*. Olf. V * "We call that perfume ‘Arabian Nights.’ It smells like crude oil!” GRIFFIN Quimby Melton, Jr., Editor and Publisher Cary Reeves General Manager Mtfnaa M aai (Satacrißian Oi*ne as M4n* Far* 3S7S la rA Ona* M, 30224. Hart* al Ika taaaiaM haaa. Tka (aaaciaM Fra* a aaMM aidasraal) la tka inrttnaa r<Mi al 4 lacal am crtrtai tarta Bill Knight Executive Editor tMM O«U,. Ei«* Sm*,, Ja. 1. M, «, nanta(H« t CtantmM. 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