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s \Wljpi L Vpwjl N B \ 1 f/Affl \ vaWK. i GrO GRIFFIN BEARS I Full-figured hitchhikers By L. M. BOYD University of Washington researchers sent some rather less well developed coeds out on the highway to run an experiment in hitchhiking. They got rides from one out of every 10 male drivers. Then said researchers outfitted those girls with excessively padded bras and sent them out again. That time they got rides from one out of every five male drivers. However, why a college project was needed to prove something that everybody had learned at least by the eighth grade I don’t know. A study at New York medical center purports to prove that men with full heads of hair tend to engage in physical romance about twice as frequently as the baldheaded fellows. Did you know it hardly ever snows at the South Pole? There’s a lot of snow there, true enough. But it’s left over from year to year. Some doctors use cobra venom in the treatment of heart attack victims. LOCK NESS MONSTER In order to protect Scotland’s Lock Ness from invasions by monster hunters, the British had to give the Loch Ness monster a scientific name so it could be covered by that country’s conservation laws. Technically, it is listed among endangered species as Nessiteras Rhombopteryz. He was 4 years old. Up to then, he’d simply shown a normal healthy appetite. But on this certain day, his mother baked an apple pie and a chocolate cake for a party. She was only out of the kitchen for a few minutes, but when she returned, both the pie and cake were gone. A few hours later, a whole casserole of beef stew likewise disappeared. The little boy had eaten them, he finally admitted. Medical tests Indicated he was the victim of one of the weirdest diseases known, the Prader-Willi Syndrome. Those afflicted suffer intense cravings for gluttonous amounts of food. They eat pet food, garbage, anything at hand. Pantries and refrigerators have to be locked to keep them out. They’ve even been known to break into strangers’ houses to raid cupboards. There’s no known cure. L. M. Boyd, Box 681, Weatherford, TX 76086 Copyright 1977 L. M. Boyd 11 i/u iUy i • 1«?7 to NFA few TMRmIK Om ON " • "Would you happen to have a pair of sneakers that smell like new-mown clover?" GRIFFIN Quimby Melton, Jr., Editor and Publisher Cary Reeves BUI Knight General Manager Executive Editor «Mm * mH (Satecmtm Qum al Mna Nm 3W») M r.ft Otmr M. J»2M Maata al na taaaoaM *aa fte taaciaM haaa k aaikM aadaakak la ska HMUkaika nob al 4 kck ana raataiail banal >4l raMnbaHtWa.EicaatSaakaa. laa. 1. M) «. nuatotMat b Ckmliaai al »J Uat Sohan Stmt. MHa. U JM23, b» Canaralka. Sacaab dan kaataca PaM al Mia, la, Santa Cm It Caak. Today By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, Aug. 27, the 239th day of 1977. There are 126 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On this date in 1945, American troops began landing in Japan at the end of World War Two. It was the first foreign occupation of the country in modern history. On this date: In 55 8.C., Roman forces un der Julius Caesar invaded Brit ain. In 1776, the British were vic torious in the Revolutionary War Battle of Long Island, N.Y. In 1859, the first oil well in the United States was drilled near Titusville, Pa. In 1862, the Italian patriot, Giuseppe Garibaldi, was seized as he was on his way to capture Rome. In 1928, the Kellogg-Briand Pact to outlaw war was signed in Paris. In 1939, Nazi Germany de manded Danzig and the Polish corridor. Ten years ago: Sixteen sky divers lost their lives when they plunged into Lake Erie off Huron, Ohio. Five years ago: U.S. Navy jets were bombing shipyards and other installations in the North Vietnamese port of Hai phong. Barbs We’re all for breaking records if they’re recorded by rock bands. The fellow with get-up and-go usually has a wife who stands in the doorway saying goodbye for an hour. When you were 20, you sav ed for a rainy day; after 40, you find they’ve moved you into monsoon country. The people who invented the “clean” neutron bomb have mighty dirty imagina tions. Thoughts Therefore you have no ex cuse, 0 man, whoever you are, when you judge another; for in passing judgment upon him you condemn yourself, because you, the judge are do ing the very same thing. — Romans 2:1 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 Saturday, August 27, 1977 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 Look Who’s No. 1 The Griffin High Bears have been rated the Number One team in the state in AAA football in a pre-season rating. There are several reasons for the respect shown. Coach Max Dowis has some players returning who were on the Number Two team in the state last year. And he has a lot of good prospects rising to the varsity. The Bears also have an ex perienced and dedicated coaching staff. The Bears are now in their second week of training on their home field, the first week involving no contact and this week after a week in pads at camp at Indian Springs State Park. There are expected to be some other strong teams in the state and there could Drive carefully School officials have predicted an enrollment in the Griffin-Spalding County School System of 9,650 this year. All of those children will either be transported or walk to school. More than 6,000 will be riding school buses; others will ride with their parents; some will be riding bikes; some will be driving their own cars; and some live close enough to the schools to walk. It has been three long months since the motorist has had to be on the watch for school buses and the crossing guards. The Buses are ready The school bus fleet of the Griffin- Spalding County School system has been inspected by the system mechanics and the Georgia State Patrol and declared in excellent condition for the 1977-78 school term. The state patrol checks of the buses are good. They provide an extra bit of safety for children who ride the buses. They also keep the local mechanics and drivers on Both Savior and Lord DEAR DR. GRAHAM: What is entailed in accepting Jesus as Lord, as distinct from receiving Him as Saviour?-T. D. DEAR T. D.: A Lord is one who rules over us. We therefore have the status of servants when confronted by our Lord. The function of a servant is primarily that of obedience. The servant never says “No” to his Lord, but always answers “Yes” to his every command. The distinction between accepting Jesus as Saviour and owning Him as Lord is that it is possible to be saved from the penalty BiUy Graham My Answer open to every subscriber. Letters to the editor are published every Wednesday. Address letters to P.O. Box M, 30224. be some upsets in the early going which would change the ratings, but we believe the Bears have the ingredients to win the state championship this year. Coach Dowis and the other Bears coaches demand a lot from their players and the players respect the coaches and give them an outstanding performance each time they are on the field. The Bears are on top at the beginning and, no doubt, someone will try to knock them off. They play in one of the toughest regions in the state. The Bears deserve the Number One pre season rating and we believe they will be Number One in post-season ratings also. motorist gets out of the habit of looking carefully at street corners and watching for the child who is racing down the driveway to catch the bus or for the children who are standing beside the road waiting for the school bus. Our children are important to each of us. It is the responsibility of each citizen who drives a vehicle to help protect the children. Let’s drive more carefully now that the children are back in school. the alert for malfunctions that might endanger the lives of children. Six thousand children will be depending on the buses daily for their transportation to and from school. Transportation mechanics and officials in the Griffin-Spalding System are to be commended for their efforts to make the fleet of buses safe for the children. of our sins by Jesus, and yet for us to live in complete disobedience to His commands. The Lordship of Christ calls us to be true disciples—that is, disciplined people who obey the teaching of our Lord. You should read Romans chapter six to hear Paul’s call for all Christian people to become obedient servants to Jesus, and to stop serving the sinful desires with which Satan tempts us. Paul states in that chapter: “Henceforth we should not serve sin” (v. 6); “Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness” (v. 18); “Yield your members servants to righteousness into holiness” (v. 19); “Become servants to God” (v. 22). The Christian church would have much more influence in the world and would be a much stronger body of people if all its members were living disciplined, obedient lives to their Lord. It is wonderful to have Christ as our Saviour, but it' is very necessary to also own Him as Lord. Wouldn’t it be nice BY GERARD C. McLAURIN News Staff Executive Residents of Griffin, at least a portion of them, will go to the polls September 27 to vote on whether the city shall levy a one-cent local sales tax. Opinions as to the merits of such a tax are varied to say the least. Several weeks ago, the Griffin Daily News conducted a telephone poll to try and get an idea of the public’s feelings about the tax. The results, to put it mildy, were very sketchy. The poll was conducted by simply selecting names at random from the phone book and was not meant to represent a consensus of opinion in any way. Some of the people in the poll favored it if it would reduce ad valorem taxes; some did not favor it fearing local government officials would use the revenues as additional taxes, and most didn’t know because they didn’t understand it. Without conducting another telephone poll, I would guess the results would be the same today. Opinion is also varied among local government of ficials. The county has declined to hold a referendum on the tax and the city came close to doing the same. The one-cent local option sales tax was created as a means to reduce the burden of ad valorem taxes by in creasing sales taxes, the sales tax being considered the most equitable tax around. Counties levying the tax are required by state law to reduce ad valorem taxes by an amount in direct proportion to the amount received by the one-cent sales tax levy each year the tax is levied. Cities, on the other hand, are required to reduce the ad valorem taxes only in the first year following the first year of levying the sales tax. Counties and municipalities across the state, slow at first, are warming to the idea of the tax. The number of local governments collecting the tax grows each year. An excellent example of what the tax can do is illustrated by the present situation in Jackson, where the sales tax is being levied by Butts County. When the tax was approved by Butts County voters in the fall of 1975, it was estimated the tax would increase Butts County tax revenues by at least $150,000. Collection of the tax began on April 1, 1976 and the first year’s results showed an increase of $25,384.15 over the projections. The total year’s revenues from the one-cent sales tax was $175,384.15. Last Thursday, residents of Jackson celebrated Christmas in August when their mayor and city council members issued a joint statement that the city would not levy an ad valorem tax on property within the city limits for 1977. This was the first time in the city’s history that such a thing has happened. The abolition of the property tax in Jackson was an outgrowth of the income generated by the one-cent sales tax. Also responsible was extra effort on the part of city officials who went beyond revenues stemming from the sales tax in removing the 1977 tax liability from property owners. Since levying the one-cent sales tax, Jackson’s ad valorem tax rate has dropped from 10 mills in 1975 to 5 mills in 1976 and 0 mills in 1977. This example of what the one-cent sales tax and extra effort on the part of local officials can do is something we all should consider (local officials included) very : carefully before we decide how to vote on the issue. 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