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The whereabouts of the Klondike ByL. M. BOYD “Why do adventure tales repeatedly refer to the ‘Yukon’ as being in Alaska? The Yukon Territory is in Canada.” So inquires a client. True, enough, but most of the Yukon River crosses Alaska. Confusing, what? Also confusing is the whereabouts of the Klondike, goal of the gold hunters. It’s likewise in Canada’s Yukon Territory, not Alaska. Our Language man would like to point out that the word “brat” comes from the Welsh “brattach” which was a sort of cloth used to make a child’s pinafore. You say you’ve never seen a minnow that’s four feet long? Such there be. Squawfish are of the minnow family and they get to be that lengthy. If Marlene Dietrich didn’t use the diminutive of her first name, she’d be known as Magdalene. UNCLE TOM’S Q. “How many restaurants are there in this country called ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin'?” A. Now there you have me. Do know there’s a restaurant in West Berlin called Onkel Tom’s Hutte. What’s remarkable about the place is it has survived two world wars wherein Germany and the United States fought mightily. Q. “Who were the Casquette Girls?” A. A batch of French girls sent to Mississippi about 1721 to be wives of the colonists. The French government gave each of them a little money and a trunk full of clothes. Q. “I keep seeing references to ‘FMs’; what’s an ‘FM anyway? A. The formerly married. They include the separated as well as divorced. And they number 11 million in the U. S. now. Q. “How much does a Rolls-Royce cost?” A. The Silver Shadow, $38,700. The Camargue, $90,000. and in between. Would-be buyers have to sign up and wait two years. IDENTURED Certain written contracts generations ago used to be tom raggedly in half with each party to the agreement keeping a half. If necessary later, the ragged edges of the halves could be fitted together to prove the validity of the whole. Such contracts, being idented, were called in dentures. They were the kind of agreements used by New World employers to bring over Old World servants, laborers and craftsmen. These worked a given length of time to pay off their passage. They were referred to as “indentured” because of those tom contracts. How many Canadian entertainers can you identify who’ve endeared themselves to U. S. audiences? Start with Raymond Massey, Lome Greene, “Hit Parade” singer Gisell McKenzie. And what’s the name of that girl who sings “Snow Bird”? L. M. Boyd, Box 681, Weatherford, TX 76086 Copyright 1977 L. M. Boyd nwj® aw W C IS77b*NfA.lnc TM Req US p«t 0M • ' ‘‘l just realized, I put more miles on me this year than I did on my car!” GRIFFIN DAI WS Quimby Melton, Jr., Editor and Publisher Cary Reeves General Manager *Mra» m Ml (s.tocn*t*m CkMO H IMrato Ftoto 357)) to 7.0. Draw M. 30224 MenM to TW lllllitoll rras. tot taciatoO 7rm a mUM udmtoi to tot repubbutiM nftrtj of aft foul news CMtaiaW hm Berry’s World iiK\ © 1977 by NE A. Inc “When I had it, they wouldn't let us flaunt it!" Bill Knight Executive Editor fttoatot Ml,. tlcw < M,. M 1. to* 4. nuMototot 1 Oratout. to 123 Oto StoMraa Strati. Criffia. U 30223 t, Sen Caraattoraa. Seta* Ctoto Tatar hM to Cnffia. Ca. Stock Cn, II Onto. % Today By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, Septem ber Bth, the 251st day of 1977. There are 114 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On this date in 1935, Senator Huey Ixmg of was shot at Baton Rouge. He died two days later. On this date: In 1565, a Spanish expedition landed at what is now St. Au gustine, Florida and founded the first permanent European settlement in North America. In 1664, Peter Stuyvesant sur rendered New Amsterdam to the British. In 1760, Wisconsin came un der British control after being French territory. In 1855, the Crimean War ended. In 1883, construction of the Northern Pacific railroad was completed with the driving of the last spike near Garrison, Mont. In 1934, 134 people lost their lives in a fire aboard the liner Morro Castle off the New Jersey coast. Ten years ago: Teacher dis putes across the country kept more than 600,000 pupils out of school. Five years ago: Scores of Is raeli planes attacked Palestin ian guerrilla bases in Syria and I ba non — in reprisal for the massacre of Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympic games. Q&A Match up the entertainment personality with his or her place of birth: 1. Cyril Ritchard 2. Rich Little 3. Mike Mazurki 4. Loretta Swit 5. Sally Ann Howes (a) Passaic, N.J. (b) London, England (c) Sydney, Australia (d) Ottawa, Ontario (e) Austria ANSWERS (q) S <») k (’) £ (P) W) I Thoughts Thought for today: The American, by nature, is opti mistic. He is experimental, an inventor and a builder who builds best when called upon to build greatly — President John F. Kennedy. Subscriptions o t *' 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 t—Griffin Daily News Thursday, September 8, 1977 Viewpoint 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 whose roof leaks Georgia’s ritzy Governor’s Mansion is located in the affluent Buckhead section of Atlanta where there are no lines of people waiting to cash welfare checks. Never theless, the mansion’s roof leaks. Naturally the responsibility has not been determined. The architect blamed the contractor; the contractor blamed the manufacturer, and the manufacturer said it was not his fault. Sometimes the folks at the mansion use a bucket to catch the rain. You, gentle reader and fellow taxpayer, may draw your own conclusion as to who has been left holding the bucket. Another conclusion is that we have something in common with our Governor. After all, the roof leaks at our Spalding County Courthouse, as does the one at the Griffin Daily News office. If ever we find ourselves in conversation with His Put Norma on the tube Spalding County Democrats enjoyed a get together this week at which Lieutenant Governor Zell Miller was the honor guest. As expected, he made a fine impression. Also present, Congressman Jack Flynt got a big round of applause and ex pressions of support. Both stars shone brightly in the galaxy of politics. Right up there with them as bright as any was Chairperson Norma Taylor of the Spalding County party. She presided with grace, with poise and with Stick with it, Bert What do you think of Bert Lance? We think he ought to stick right in there. If he quit under fire his side would never be publicized as it ought. The American system provides adequate legal defenses against criminal charges, but it does not offer equal ones against character assassins. But in the Lance matter, the U. S. Senate is con ducting hearings and as long as he holds office Bert Lance has his right to say liis Bears, first or third? Once a week the Associated Press conducts a Georgia prep football poll. Earlier it ranked Griffin No. One in AAA football. This week it dropped Griffin to third behind Valdosta first and Warner Robins second. Whether Griffin actually is Number One depends not upon polls but on per formance. The season has just begun and Valdosta Talk can harm DEAR DR. GRAHAM: Recently I read some things you said about the dangers of the tongue. I agree with you, because my tongue often gets me in trouble. How can I keep from speaking the wrong things? They just seem to slip out.-M. M. DEAR M. M.: The Bible says, “He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction” (Proverbs 13:3). Yes, the tongue can do great harm, and it is also one of the hardest things to control. Let me suggest that you first bring this matter to God. Confess to Him that you often sin with your tongue, and ask Him to give you the wisdom and strength to deal BiUy Graham Fairness to all My Answer open to every subscriber. Letters to the editor are published every Wednesday. Address letters to P.O. Box M, 30224. Excellency and lack for small talk, we can turn the chitchat to the weather. Then we can moan to each other about how awful it is for one’s roof to leak. Leaky roofs may even become status symbols. Social climbers may seek them and pay premiums for them much in the manner of rich boys and girls who pay extra for pre washed ragged blue jeans. Possibilities boggle the imagination. They blow one’s mind. Yet another: just as fleas come with dogs, roofs do leak as rains do fall; that is upon the just and the unjust, on the high and mighty as well as upon the meek and lowly. This is a comforting thought. And finally, leaky roof or not, there always is a waiting list of prospective tenants at the mansion and at the cour thouse. dignity. Many interesting things were said by many interesting people. The single thing we liked best was Mrs. Taylor’s opener which ran something like this: “The Democratic Party is not class conscious. We do not believe in a middle class, or an upper class or a lower class. We consider all people first class.” What a theme! Next party convention ought to put her right there in the middle of the tube. piece. He can present his own evidence to the Senate committee and thus to the public. We were proud that our feUow Georgian was selected to serve as our Georgia President strong right arm in budgetary matters. Now we will stick with him unless somebody actually proves within a reasonable time some criminal charge against him. Lacking that, he is due a public apology. has not played a game yet. Most of the others including Griffin have played only once. Polls are nothing but expressions of opinions. Because it is statewide and in cludes some real experts, we consider the Associated Press Poll the best in Georgia. But the score is the thing and we wiU know more about that as the season moves along. with this. Isaiah confessed to God, “I am a man of unclean lips” (Isaiah 6:5). Next, it may be helpful for you to examine just what kind of speaking gets you in trouble. There are various sins of the tongue-gossiping, lying, swearing, boasting, words spoken in anger. Each of these will need to be dealt with, for none is honoring to God. “Wherefore putting away all lying. . .Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth. . .Let all bit terness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you” (Ephesians 4:25, 29, 31). Next, learn the gift of keeping silent. There is no shortcut here-you will need to learn discipline. Before you speak, ask yourself, “Is this true? Is this helpful? Is this wrongfully calling attention to myself?” The real solution to your problem is for you to grow in your relationship to Christ through studying His Word, the Bible, and communing with Him in prayer. Then your speech will help people, rather than hurt them. Morgan Blake’s return to Griffin By BILL KNIGHT Executive Editor Our pastor, the Rev. Lamar Cherry, put us on the trail of this column. He did so with a chance remark the other day as were speaking of this and that before the beginning of a noon business luncheon we were attending. The topic of writing came up and out popped this gem from our pastor: “There’s a difference between HAVING something to write and HAVING to write something.” That was one he had squirreled away from the late Rev. Pierce Harris, long time First Methodist pastor in Atlanta and newspaper columnist. We tucked that quotation away in our memory and promised to have it set in big type to serve as a nudge when we are prone to get lazy. And just as quickly, our memory bank came up with the name of Morgan Blake. He used to be an editorial columnist and was sports editor of The Atlanta Journal 1916-1940. As an opposite editorial page columnist, he was an in fluential Baptist layman in Georgia. We doubt if many who read this will recall Blake. We can, as a youngster, remember seeing his picture but his reading was a little heavy for a youngster just coming out of the seventh grade in the old Sam Bailey building on the Griffin High Campus. But we recalled we have a book Blake wrote. We tumbled through our home library stack and found it. Perhaps the veteran writer might give us a clue as to how he came up with something to write. As we glanced through “A Sports Editor Finds Christ,” out jumped the words, Griffin, Ga. In this particular chapter, Blake wrote of his par ticipating in what was known as The Flying Squadron. It was a group of young people from the Baptist Tabernacle in Atlanta that toured the state in evangelistic services. Blake wrote that he gave his first talk with The Flying Squadron at the Griffin First Baptist Church. Dr. Leon M. Latimer was pastor. Blake wrote he thought Dr. Latimer was just a we bit perturbed about what was going to happen in the service. Blake wrote the church was packed with a standing room only crowd 30 minutes before the service was to begin. “That night I told the congregation that I was back in a town where I had made a fool of myself many times, but this time I was there on a different mission. . .” He went on to tell of his conversion and turning from a drinking problem that was wrecking his life. “All the services (of The Flying Squadron) through the years were similar in spiritual fervor, attendance and soul-winning success to the first one which was held at Griffin, Georgia.” The old Baptist Church in which he spoke has since been replaced with a new structure. Both Blake and Pierce Harris have long since passed from this earthly scene. 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