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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
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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
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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.
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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. But the words they wrote and the
lives they lived serve as guideposts for those who are
willing to catch their spirit.
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