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Page 2 — Griffin Daily News Saturday, August 27, 1977 Unemployment dips in Spalding Spalding County’s unem ployment rate declined by six tenths of a percentage point in July, from 6.1 in June to 5.5, according to figures released here today by the Georgia Department of Labor. The number of persons unemployed in Spalding County dipped by 119 from 1318 in June to 1199 in July. The total number of persons employed increased by 58, from 20374 in June to 20432 in July, according to Jerry Buffington, manager of the State Employment Security Agency’s Job Service Office here. During the same period, the county’s labor force decreased by 61, from 21692 in June to 21631 in July. The labor force is the total number of persons employed and unemployed. At the same time, the area served by the Griffin Job Service office of the State Employment Security Agency, of which Spalding is one of eight counties, saw its unemployment rate drop by two-tenths per cent over the month from 6.3 to 6.1. The total number of persons unemployed in the Mclntosh Trail Area decreased by 162 during the month, from 4938 to FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Hill at Taylor SUNDAY SCHEDULE 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Morning Worship “The Gospel and the Gurus” Dr. Morgan 7:30 Evening Worship Hymnal Dedication Service ♦♦♦ YOU can benefit from worship at First Baptist Dial-A-Prayer 227-7381 St. John LUTHERAN CHURCH 10:00 Worship Nursery Provided Rev. Haco W. von Hacke Griffin Academy Pastor 22 7-6992 W ilson Road We found real friends and fellowship by attending Faith Temple Assembly Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Foster Hwy. IS. Senoia, Georgia. FAITH TEMPLE ASSEMBLY OF GOD IUI N.rth St-Phone Z2S-TIU Pastor Leonard Sapp, M.BJS., D.D. Listen to Wake Up A Live Sunday WHIE A.M. 4776. The number of persons employed dropped by 270, from 73716 to 73446.. The Griffin area saw its total labor force drop by 432 persons, from 78654 to 78222. Chandler to dedicate First Baptist hymnals John R. Chandler, church music consultant, church music department, Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, Nashville, will be guest of the First Baptist Church Sunday evening and will lead the church in the dedication of the new hymnals. The service will consist of instrumental, choral and congregational singing and will feature a panoramic trip through the new hymnals. Chandler, a native of Colorado, is a graduate of the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. He also holds the M.S.M. degree from South western Baptist Theological Seminary, Ft. Worth. Chandler has served as supervisor of the field services section in the church music department, Before coming to the board as a consultant in church music administration, Chandler was minister of music at First Baptist Church, Bir mingham, and has served in similar positions at Olivet Baptist Church, Oklahoma City, and Trinity Baptist Church, San Antonio. Chandler has served the Birmingham Baptist School Menu The master menu for the first week in the Griffin-Spalding County School System, August 29-September 2 is as follows: MONDAY — Open face hamburger, sliced tomatoes, onion slice, French fries, steam broccoli, bun, ice cream, milk. TUESDAY- Western beef Lightning scores near-miss The James Cokers, who live in Carey’s Mobile Home Park on Minter road, experienced a near-miss last night when lightning struck a tree near their trailer. It was around 11:30 during a thunderstorm which rolled through Griffin. “The lightning stripped the bark from the top of the tree to the ground,” said Mrs. Coker. “It knocked a basketball goal off the tree and also knocked our power out.” Mrs. Coker said the electric blast burned all the fuses in the fuse box of the trailer. “It’s a good example of where not to be (under a tree) during a thunderstorm,” she added. Other counties in the Griffin area and their unemployment rates include: Butts, 8.3; Fayette, 6.4; Henry, 7.6; Lamar, 5.8; Newton, 5.3; Pike, 7.0; and Upson, 5.4. John R. Chandler Association as association music director, music camp director and chairman of the inter-Baptist committee of the association’s executive board. He assumed his present position in October 1976. steak, mixed vegetables, cole slaw, Spanish rice, pineapple slice with grated cheese, roll, milk. WEDNESDAY - Oven fried chicken, cheese potatoes, tossed salad, strawberries on pear half, roll, butter, sugar cookie, milk. THURSDAY - Cheeseburger, com, English peas with potatoes, sliced tomatoes, jello, milk. FRIDAY - Fish, baked potatoe, cole slaw, school baked bread, pineapple cake, milk. Slaying suspect recaptured in N.Y. NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y. (AP) — A 21-year-old escapee from Georgia, accused of killing a 19-year-old convenience store clerk last December, has been arrested in the Bronx, the FBI said today. Roosevelt Green Jr. and an other man were arrested in a camper which had been report ed stolen Friday at the scene of an attack on a New Jersey state trooper, the FBI said. The second man was not identified immediately. The two men were captured by FBI agents without incident, although both were armed, an FBI agent said. Green, 21, of Conway, S. C., escaped the Monroe County, Ga., jail last Feb. 5. He was charged with murder, kidnap, rape, armed robbery and auto theft, officers said. Dr. Weathers on call-in show Dr. Kit Weathers of Griffin will be on a call-in television program in Atlanta Sunday night at 11 o’clock. Dr. Weathers will be an swering questions about solar energy. 2 Your Neighbor | Haisten Funeral Home Cares The Most. | We are deeply appreciative of our Friends. 2 In Our Sixtieth Year 1 Haisten Brothers, Inc. Funeral Service J Griffin-Jackson—Barnesville n Member National Selected Morticians 2 By Invitation ■•s«oooonoaon«ooaononoaouou*nononononnBonoi Deaths Funerals Mr. Holcombe ' Woodrow Columbus Holcombe died early this morning at his residence, 310 South sth street. Mr. Holcombe was a native of Athens and the son of the late J. T. Holcombe and the late Katherine Lee Holcombe. He had made his home in Griffin for the last 57 years. He was a member of the Second Baptist Church and was in volved in law enforcement activities since 1942. He is best known for his work founding the school safety patrol in the Griffin and Spalding County schools. At the time of his death, he was working as a security officer for the Griffin-Spalding County Schools. He was a graduate of the 48th Session of the FBI National Academy in Washington, D. C. He was a veteran of World War II where he served in the U. S. Marine Corps in the South Pacific and in Northern China. Mr. Holcombe is survived by his wife, Irma Rhodes Holcombe of Griffin; a son, Barry Holcombe of Tulsa, Okla.; 4 sisters, Mrs. Allene Crowe, Mrs. Grace Gill, Mrs. Mamie Huff, all of Griffin and Mrs. Annie Mae Carr of Athens. Three grandchildren and 7 nieces and nephews also are survivors. Funeral services for Mr. Holcombe will be conducted Sunday from the chapel of Pittman Rawls Funeral Home in Griffin. The Rev. Billy Southerland and the Rev. Hartwell E. Kennedy will of ficiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery.. Instead of flowers, those desiring may make con tributions to the American Cancer Society or to the Hart well E. Kennedy Christian Center Fund of the Second Baptist Church. Mrs. Martin Mrs. Dellie Belvin Ousley Martin of 214 West Central avenue died Friday afternoon at the Griffin-Spalding County Hospital. Mrs. Martin was bom in Monroe County and lived in Griffin most of her life. She was a member of the Carver Road Baptist Tabernacle and was a retired employee of Thomaston Mills. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Reba Moore of Griffin; 2 sons, John D. Rick man of San Antonio, Texas and Audrey H. Rickman of Griffin; 2 stepdaughters, Mrs. Mamie Dell Vaughn of Starksville, Miss, and Mrs. Ruby Heath from Gay; one stepson, Grover L. Martin of Morrow; 17 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services for Mrs. Martin will be held Sunday at 4 p.m. from the Carver Road Baptist Tabernacle. The Rev. W. R. Bob Jones and the Rev. Graydon Morgan will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may visit the family at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Moore, 127 LaPrade road and McDonald Chapel from 7-9 p.m. tonight. McDonald Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Thomas Mrs. Ruby Lee Thomas of 414 Adams street in Griffin died Friday afternoon at the Griffin- Spalding County Hospital. She is survived by her husband, Willie Thomas; 2 sisters, Mrs. Georgia Finkfield and Mrs. Bessie Weston, both of Belle Glade, Fla.; one brother, Lee Weston of Thomaston and several nieces and nephews. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be an nounced later by Miller’s Funeral Home of Griffin. What ’.s happening Guest speaker The Emmanuel Tabernacle Holiness Church will host a guest speaker from Cartersville at its Sunday morning service. The church is located on North Hill street extension. Homecoming The Rev. Cecil Norton, pastor of the Phillippi Baptist Church in Locust Grove and interim pastor of the West College Street Baptist Church, will be guest minister at homecoming services on Sunday at the West College Street Baptist Church. Lunch will be served following the morning worship. Several gospel singing groups will sing in an afternoon program. VFW Auxiliary The VFW Auxiliary of VFW Post 8480 will meet Sunday at the Post Home beginning at 7 p.m. for a covered dish supper. Parent’s Day Faith Temple Assembly of God will observe Parent’s Day Sunday at the morning worship service. The Rev. Leonard Sapp will speak on “Three Things That Should be in Every Home.” The 1976-77 Sunday School year will end on this Sunday and the pastor urges all families to be present. On Wednesday night at 7 p.m. a fellowship “pot luck” dinner will be served in the Fellowship Hall of the church. Dr. Elward Andersen, Griffin optometrist, will be guest speaker. Anniversary The M. M. Solomon gospel choir of the Eighth Street Baptist Church will celebrate its 14th choir anniversary on Sunday at 6 p.m. The Rev. Johnny Curtiss will be guest minister. All choir members and friends are invited. Class of ’62 The Fairmont High School Class of 1962 will meet Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock at the American Legion, 314 North Third street. Bowling meetings The Doc Craddock bowling league will hold an organization meeting Monday at 8:30 p.m. at the Griffin Lanes. The Commercial League will meet at 9 p.m. Homecoming First Liberty United Methodist Church of Williamson will hold homecoming Sunday. Morning services will begin at 11:30. Dinner will be served. The Rev. R. L. Curtis, Jr. will conduct the afternoon services. The public is invited. Baptism The New Hope Baptist Church will hold baptizing services Sunday at 10 a.m. Church officials ask that all candidates be present. The Rev. C. S. Surry is pastor. Film A film entitled “The Thief in the Night” which deals with the return of Christ, will be shown at the First Congregational Holiness Church Sunday at 7 p.m. The Church is located on Hwy. 92. The Rev. Lewis James is pastor. The public is invited. Open Sunday 1 to 6 p.m. New & Now for New 1 Pigskin Oxford. 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Land DeVotie launches Outreach DeVotie Baptist Church will conduct an outreach program known as “Action” on August 28 and continue through Sep tember. The program was devised by the Riverside Baptist Church in Fort Myers, Fla., and has been used extensively throughout the United States and several foreign countries. “Action” will be directed by Frank E. Land of Fort Myers and the pastor, the Rev. J. Ray Allen. The program calls for a task force of church members canvassing the community inviting people to enroll in Bible study. The survey will be conducted Sunday afternoon and throughout the following week. TEAMON BAPTIST CHURCH Teamon Road A Hospital — Ministering To Spiritual Needs A Home — Christian Family Fellowship A School- Bible Based Preaching - Teaching Sunday Morning SS. 10 AM. Sunday Night Preaching 11A.M. C.T.6P.M. Rev. Kenneth Jordan, Pastor Preaching 7:OOPM. FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH REV. LAMAR CHERRY, PASTOR REV. STEVE WINTER, ASSOC PASTOR MORNING SERVICE 11 A.M. Sermon By Pastor ’’The Man Who Came To” CAMP MEETING 8.00 P. M. at Mt. Zion Campground Let’s all go to Mt. Zion tonight! The bus will leave the church parking lot at 7:00 o'clock Kids still looking for carnival ESTHERVILLE, lowa (AP) — The youngsters of Estherville have been waiting for the carnival for four days. “We don’t know where it is,” said Dan Bubb, a member of the Estherville Chamber of Commerce. “We know it left Marshall, Minn., Sunday but we haven’t been able to locate it since then.” MtortdWide the Scenes with THE HIDING PLACE I l Xgi FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Cor. Melton & Spring Aug. 28 7 P. M.
