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Berry’s World ©”1977 by NEA, Inc “... AND Ido hereby declare our rights to said canal in perpetuity!" Gutenberg unchained ByLM.BOYD When Johann Gutenberg, the Inventor of movable type, was taking his first load of printed books to market, in spectors couldn’t figure out why they all were exactly alike instead of each slightly different as handlettered books would be. “The work of the Devil!” they cried, or words to that effect. Clever rascal, that Johann. Picked the right book for his first job. Would the Devil, said he, turn-out a cartload of Bibles? They let him pass. It’s possible now to waterski behind a modified hang glider of sorts. Remarkable development. Glenda Gentry notes that those so inclinde can go jump in the lake and go fly a kite at the same time. LANGUAGE MAN Q. “What’s the difference between ‘Hebrew’ and ‘Yiddish’?” A. Hebrew is a language, Yiddish is a dialect. That expert on the matter, Leo Rosten, claims the difference between a language and a dialect is that a language has an army and a navy. Still, Yiddish has held up pretty well. From it, says our Language man, we got schlemiel and klutz, words we could hardly do without. Q. “Where did our phrase ‘wheeler dealer’ come from?" A. Will you accept the explanation of that ace-of-all trades, Seattle’s Frank Clemmer? He says, “The first wheeler dealers were the medicine wagon peddlers, it’s fair to assume.” L. M. Boyd, Box 681, Weatherford, TX 76086 Copyright 1977 L. M. Boyd 52 Belonging to us 53 Infant food 55 Stable device 57 Raging manner 58 Flightless bird 59 Kind of test 60 Headwear 61 Code dot 62 Assault DOWN 1 Universal time (abbr.) 2 Cheers 3 Volume measure 4 Portico 5 Passenger vehicles 6 Greek letter 1 7 Brother's son 8 Government agent (comp.wd.) 9 Safecracker 10 Change direction 11 Whirl 19 Cheap metal 21 Patriotic monogram ACROSS I 1 Cheats I 5 Golfer Hogan I 8 Bond 12 Come together 13 Indian 14 Fitting reward 1 15 Mexican sandwich 16 Enervate 17 Old 18 Stingray 20 Voracious 22 Elba and Wight 24 Large gateway 28 Prizes 32 Arsbian territory 33 Buckeye State 35 Color 36 Greater in number 37 Stick to surface 41 Water drain 42 Tackles quarterback 44 Go around 48 Tipping llz h U |F" e"“ 7"“ s” 9” 1 To" 11 12 13 T7” 15 16 17 1 TT" ■Bpo” 7T 22 23 24 |25 26 |27 Mpß “ 3o” “ " I 37 38 39 42 |43 44-45" 46" 47" BH*® - ~ 50 51 52 "“■ 53~ 54 "“ 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 7 (NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE ASSN.) GRIFFIN Quimby Melton, Jr., Editor and Publisher Cary Reeves General Manager Mm a ml Oihriytim cium a Mm* Faa 1579) a PA Dm* M. MN. M> 1 fla taaaM Ena. n> NmuM Pna ■ mHM url.anl, a «a n*Mcaa> npl 1 a W an cM*al km % Answer to Previous Puzzle |l I bl al 811 11 uI s I h'| | i Ivl e| 40 Year category (abbr.) 41 Swift aircraft (abbr.) 43 Destroyed 44 Brig 45 Arizona city 46 Dance 47 Interrogates 49 Composer Stravinsky 50 Ancient stringed instrument 51 Snare 54 Friend (Fr.) 56 Corrida cheer 23 Note of Guido’s scale 24 Author of "The Raven" 25 Charitable or ganization (abbr.) 26 Fat of swine 27 Burden 29 City in Italy 30 Arabian ship 31 Male ancestor 34 Over (poetic) 38 CIA predecessor 39 Grated Bill Knight Executive Editor PMrial M*. ban Ink* m I.l* A Oama, a U 3 E* sama Stmt Wh. to MU b «m Cmaam. Sami Om Nmu PM a SINK Ca, Sam Cm 11 tea Today By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, Septem ber 7th, the 250th day of 1977. There are 115 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On this date in 1940, German bombers began the World War II raids against London which were to become known as the “London Blitz.” On this date: In 1533, England’s Queen Elizabeth I was bom. In 1812, the French defeated the Russians in the battle of Borodino, southwest of Moscow. In 1822, Brazil declared inde pendence from Portugal. In 1825, the French hero of the American Revolution, the Marquis de Lafayette, said his last farewell to President John Adams at the White House. In 1930, work began on Boul der Dam, now known as Hoover Dam, on the Colorado River. In 1953, the government of South Vietnam had hundreds of students arrested for demon strations against the regime of President Ngo Dinh Diem. Ten years ago: A White House panel recommended the establishment of a new federal bank to lend money to qualified students for college education, with 30 to 40 years to pay. Five years ago: an Israeli patrol entered Lebanon in search of Arab marauders after a border clash. Q&A 1. The largest food advertiser in the United States is (a) Nabisco (b) McDonald’s (c) General Foods 2. Both Chanukah, the Jewish “Feast of Lights,” and Christ mas, the Nativity of Jesus Christ, will be celebrated on Dec. 25, 1978. True-False. 3. The tallest building in the world is the World Trade Center in New York City. True-False ANSWERS: JOUB) laaj MI si ygfj je ‘ogeoiqj ui jaMOi sjeag asjcj j anaj, j uoiniui 9ZB <q) pue uoiniui / 08t (B) SA *Si6I ui uoiniui gozt juads spooj [Bjauao (□) j Thoughts “Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye?” — Matthew 7:3, 4 Subscriptions '•777'' 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, 62.68 per month, $8.04 for three months, 816.07 for six months, 832.13 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 817.50 for three months, 890 for six months, and 850 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. Criffin Daily News Wednesday, September 7,1977 Page 4 We’re Listening Schools Dear Sir: Another school term is beginning again, so now is a perfect time to give your schools a good hard look and realize how much our school system in Griffin, Spalding County is in need. We have a good selection of churches, small or large, and of your choice to worship in; we have a good selection of entertainments to go to, shows, skating, etc., and we can go to Atlanta to Six Flags, Kingdoms 3, etc.; we seem to have a wide variety of package stores which seem not to lack for business. But to get to the point, we need to update our schools, where our children get their education to take them through life. We need to realize how much we need some new buildings, high school, junior highs, and elementary schools. We’re paying higher prices for food, clothing, utilities, etc., so even though we will have some more taxes to pay, what better investment could we make than to give our children a bet terment for education? These children are in overcrowded classrooms, some having 35 to 40 students. This isn’t fair to students or teachers. Lots of our buildings have served their usefulness, and are now in bad shape and inadequate for the student population, look around, you won’t see a better cause to invest in. So let’s face it, we have a bond issue to be voted on in November. Let’s get it off the ground with a bid yes vote in November. I really hope to see this passed this time. Its time to move ahead and quit dragging our feet. Sincerely, A Concerned Citizen and Homeowner, (Signed) Nettie Brooks, Route 5, Griffin. Bike safety Dear Sir: the Optimist Club of Griffin wishes to thank the Commerical Bank and the Spalding Merchants Association for granting us permission to hold our recent Bike Safety Week bike tagging and safety course in their parking lots. We regret any inconvenience to anyone for the location change on the Northside. We also thank the local media for promoting the event and the Junior Women’s Club for assisting us. The Optimist Club encourages motorists to exercise caution in driving as the opening of schools will put many youngsters on our streets and highways. We also urge parents to continually stress bike safety to their chindren. A child’s life is worth an extra bit of care. Sincerely yours, Frank Flora, president. Holcombe Dear Sir: I have known Woodrow Holcombe for 30 years, as a friend, a neighbor, and a fellow peace officer. There was never a more dedicated man to our profession. He was a true friend and a good neighbor, always ready and willing to help anyone in either of these categories with all respect and courtesy. It was always a policy of Woodrow’s to answer all calls he received and to execute his duties in keeping with the oath of his office to the best of his ability, to protect The result was chaos DEAR DR. GRAHAM: I just can’t un derstand why certain incidents in the book of Judges are in the Bible. For example, of what value is the sordid story of the man who pushed his wife out the door to be killed (Judges 19)?-Mrs. H. M. T. DEAR MRS. T.: While some of the events in the book of Judges are brutal, I believe they have q real lesson to teach us. Sometimes the Bible presents examples of how we should live. Other times it gives us warnings that show us the seriousness of sin and the horrible reality of life apart from God. This is true of much of the book of Judges. The key to a passage such as you mention is found in Judges 21:25: “In those BiUy Graham My Answer ‘The voice of Griffin ’ the lives and property of others. I have in the past answered many calls with Woodrow, have observed him working at all times of the day and night to help someone in distress, or to protect some ones home or other property even beyond the call of duty. Other times, I have heard him receiving and transmitting on the Police Networks as he went about the duties of his office not thinking too much of the time he would receive and answer his last call. But in the last few months, Woodrow has been very much aware that it was about time to receive his last call. He told me he was expecting it and was ready to go anytime. In police work, we have our own Radio Code Signals in transmitting calls to and from Headquarters and to the various units. The one that is probably the most familiar is 104. This means you un derstand the signal and is clear. If you are wanted at Headquarters by the Chief or some of the staff, it is Signal 25 (Report to Headquarters). The date and time is logged for future references. Woodrow received a Signal 25 at about 8 o’clock a.m. Aug. 27, 1977 to report to Headquarters to the Chief. This was to the Chief of all Chiefs. I did not monitor this call to Woodrow as I have many times before, but I am sure, if I had, I would have heard Woody call back 104. All is clear. (Signed) Capt. (Ret.) J. D. Hudgins, 401 Terrace street, Griffin. Dog show Dear Mr. Melton: This letter is ad dressed, through your We’re Listening column, to the dog, and other animal, owners and fanciers in our area. It is my guess that only a few are aware that there is an active organization here in Griffin that is dedicated to the promotion of pure bred dogs in particular, and the welfare of animals in general. The Griffin Georgia Kennel Club was founded in 1975 and has grown steadily. We are currently considering the establishment of .a local Humane Society. We have been in touch with both the City and the County Animal Control Officers in an effort to learn and to establish a close working relationship with these dedicated and hard working men. Recently we received official American Kennel Club recognition and have been Rules for letters The Griffin Daily News welcomes letters to the editor and features them on this page every Wednesday. Here are the ground rules: All must be signed and include the writer’s address. We may withhold a name upon request, but only with the understanding that we will provide it to anyone with a good reason for asking. We will not withhold a name signed to any letter critical of any individual. Letters concerning race, creed or religion are not acceptable. Nor are letters for or against political can didates. days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.” In other words, men paid no at tention to the law of God; they simply did whatever they wanted to do. The result was social and spiritual chaos. The image of a society living without God and not obeying His law is not pretty. Paul spoke of a similar situation hundreds of years later when he condemned the spiritual depravity of the Roman Empire (Romans 1:18-32). Judges 19 (and other similar passages in the Bible) is a warning to us today. Many people today deny that there is any such thing as right and wrong, and we are in danger of neglecting God’s moral laws. But if we do, we will eventuaUy end up the same way as the people in the time of Judges. You see, the Bible says the real problem is the human heart: “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” (Jeremiah 17:9). Only Christ can change the human heart, and He will when we submit ourselves to Him. authorized to sponsor an AKC “B” Match (dog show) at the Griffin City Park on Sunday, September 11. Dogs from all over Georgia, as well as several neighboring states, are expected to be presented for judging in Junior Handling, Confirmation, and Obedience classes. The general public is encouraged to attend this Match. No admission fee will be charged. Judging will begin at 12:30 and continue throughout the day. It will be an interesting opportunity for people of this area to view many of the over 100 AKC recognized breeds. Thank you for providing this space to let the citizens of our area know about the Griffin Georgia Kennel Club and of an interesting happening on September 11. Very truly yours, (Signed) C. Nathan Mills, Match Secretary, 509 East College Street, Griffin. Hospital Dear Sir: This is a constructive message about our Griffin Spalding County Hospital. In considering the recent publicized outbursts of much “uninformed nit picking” along with some ill advised but deserved criticism about our hospital, let’s not forget its main purpose. As you know, its main purpose is to deliver good quality patient care at reasonable cost. The critics all agreed that it is delivering good quality patient care but they failed to consider the cost. So now, let’s compare the patient cost and then you and I will know the truth about how well our hospital is fulfilling its real purpose. Recently, in filing an insurance claim for a dependent of one of our associates, I worked with itemized bills from our hospital and a hospital in Atlanta. This dependent was transferred to the Atlanta hospital because our community did not have a doctor specializing in that type of illness. In comparing these bills, I found that our hospital charged this patient from thirty to fifty percent less than did the Atlanta hospital for the very same items. Thus, by actual comparison of the facts, it is quite evident that our hospital is doing an excellent job of fulfilling its main purpose. For not only is it delivering good quality patient care, but it is giving it to us at considerable less cost. Such worthwhile benefits for us are the direct result of the team efforts of the medical staff, the legally constituted and authorized board members, the qualified administrative personnel, all other dedicated hospital employees and the scores of volunteer workers. Therefore, instead of uninformed and ill advised public criticisms, don’t you agree that we owe our hospital team a big vote of thanks and appreciation for the fine work they are doing for us? For undoubtedly, they must have been doing many things exactly right! Then, when we have a complaint about our hospital, or an idea to improve its operation, shouldn’t we take it directly to the appropriate hospital personnel for handling? For, as you have seen and heard, when we take our complaints or ideas for improvements to others not legally authorized or qualified to operate the hospital, it can bring about much ill advised and uninformed criticism. This is very detrimental toward maintaining good morale among hospital personnel. Then too, such publicized and ill advised nit picking undoubtedly has a very negative effect on our hospital’s efforts to influence other doctors to locate in our community. For under such political and unstable conditions, do you really think any doctor, with other choices available, would want to move to and practice in our community? Richt now, for instance, our community needs a vascular surgeon, a neurosurgeon, and perhaps another orthopedic surgeon. If we had these now, many wreck patients and others could receive proper treatment right here in our hospital, at less cost, without having to be transferred to Atlanta area hospitals where these services are available. So you see, if you and I and our elected officials really want an even better hospital, our complete positive cooperation is needed by those who are legally constituted, authorized and qualified to operate it. (Signed) W. Glenn Bryant, 904 Mockingbird Lane, Griffin. j (Greeting cards - ’FV; ! J CONDOLENCE fllwEF' "Do you have one for a friend who’s having his tax return audited?”
