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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. Boyd
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Today
By The Associated Press
Today is Thursday, Aug. 25,
the 237th day of 1977. There are
128 days left in the year.
Today’s highlight in history:
On this date in 1944, in World
War Two, Allied troops liber
ated Paris.
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.
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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.
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-Griffin Daily News Thursday, August 25, 1977
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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.
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