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Page 10 1 — Griffin Daily News Tuesday, September 20,1977 j' ■■ ' ' -S zi® j ag* I_ A, tL .....** *lMh:' >Jdr Not enough push MIAMI BEACH, FLA.—Little Christopher Cravatt, 3-years-old, calls for help as he tries to get his dumptruck from the wet san on Miami Beach. No worry though, a wave soon came up, washing away the excess sand leaving little Christopher free for other problems with the sand hauling business. (AP) Showtime 7:29 and 9:00 P.M. Ruby ® color theatre 227 42i4j Iris Drive In 8:00P.M. ©Whiskey Mountain gGj B COLOR Country Blue color L iris drive-in GEORGIA, SPALDING COUNTY, CITY OF GRIFFIN. Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the “Georgia Retailers’ and Consumers’ Sales and Use Tax Act. (Ga. Laws 1951, p 360, as amended) an election will be held on the 27th day of September, 1977 to determine if a majority of the electors of the City of Griffin favor imposing a sales and use tax authorized at the rate of 1 percent. Voting shall be from 7 A.M. to 7 P.M. at the usual polling places and the ballot shall read: SHALL GRIFFIN, GEORGIA LEVY A RETAIL SALES AND USE TAX OF 1 Percent? YES ( ) NO ( ) All persons desiring to vote in favor of levying such a tax shall vote “Yes” and those persons opposed to levying such a tax shall vote “No”. Municipal Superintendent * I Hair-Care 1 For I y Everyone N ~ I" The v fani|, y I If fl o KKj SEBRinc H 2 The Progressive Locations Perfection Place (Gffir. mJ #6 E. MAIN ST. 208 & ,2TH ST HAMPTON, GA.»946-4109 228-5750• GRIFFIN, GA. California plum harvest sets all-time record By TOM HOGE AP Newsfeatures Writer For the rest of the season, America’s fruit markets should be deluged with plums since California, where more than 90 per cent of our crop grows, is enjoying a record harvest this year. Despite the drought gripping the West Coast, California growers say they are harvest ing 40 per cent more plums than last year. This is 9 per cent higher than the all-time record for plum shipments, says Virgil Rasmussen, chair man of the Plum Commodity Committee. America has raised plums since the days of the colonial settlers, but the fruit is not na tive to our shores. I’m told the closest thing to a true Ameri can plum is the wild per simmon, which is apt to be pretty bitter if not properly ripe. The mainstay of the Califor nia industry is a Chinese plum which was actually domes ticated in Japan and introduced to California in 1870. But the prunes sold in our markets go back still further. Any plum is a potential prune if it can be dried without hav ing the stone removed and it has firm, long-keeping qualities after it is dried. Our prune in dustry is based largely on the Agen plum introduced into Cali fornia back in 1856. Fresh plums, which the French confusingly call prunes, range in color from yellow green to deep purple and in size from a cherry to a hen’s egg- While the current plum crop lasts and the price remains within reason, consumers should take advantage of the many ways to enjoy this adapt able fruit. By Roll Call Report WASHINGTON—Here’s how area members of Congress were recorded on major roll call votes September 7-14. HOUSE KOREAN AlD—rejected, 181 for and 205 against, an amend ment to eliminate a proposed sllO million economic-aid outlay for South Korea. The ■ amendment was offered to a resolution (H Con Res 341) setting budget ceilings for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1. The budget measure was later passed with the sllO million intact and sent to the Senate. Members voting “yea” favored penalizing South Korea. Reps. Bo Ginn (D-l), Jack Brinkley (D-3), Ed Jenkins (D --9) and Doug Barnard (D-10) voted “yea.” Reps. Dawson Mathis (D-2), Elliot Levitas (D-4), Wyche Fowler (D-5), John Flynt (D-6), Lawrence McDonald (D-7) and Billy Lee Evans (D-8) voted “nay.” EARTHQUAKES—passed. 229 for and 125 against, the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977. It was sent to the Senate. The bill (HR 6683) would spend $2lO million over 3 years to set up a federal agency dealing with the sicence of predicting earthquakes and minimizing their devastation of property and lives. No such agency now exists, with anti earthquake activities spread throughout agencies such as the U.S. Geological Survey and the National Science Foundation. Members voting “yea” favored passage of the Earth quake bill. Mathis, Evans and Barnard voted “yea.” Ginn, Brinkley, Levitas, Flynt, McDonald and Jenkins voted “nay.” B-l—adopted, 202 for and 199 against, an amendment in opposition to the B-l bomber. It eliminated B-l production money from the fiscal 1978 defense appropriation bill, in accordance with President Carter’s decision to cancel production of the B-l as the new generation of American bomber. Carter opted instead for production of cruise missiles for fitting on exisitng B-52 bombers. It was proposed to the conference report of HR 7933, later passed. Members voting “yea” were opposed to the B-l. Ginn, Mathis, Brinkley, Levitas Flynt, McDonald, Dr. Kramer speaks to ABC-Ettes Dr. Jerald N. Kramer, a specialist in podiatry, presented an illustrated lecture on pediatry to members of the ABC- Ettes. He was intorudced by Mrs. Ethel Conkle. The ABC-Ettes met at the home of Mrs. Louise Hill for their September meeting. President Mrs. Martha Griffin presided. Plans were made for the volunteer services community project at the Living Center and the Spalding County Fair project in October. M.E. Crawley ends training Navy Fireman Marcus E. Crawley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marcus W. Crawley of Route 5, Vineyard road, Griffin, has completed recruit training at the Naval Training Center, Orlando, Fla. During the 8-week training cycle, trainees studied general military subjects designed to prepare them for further academic and on-the-job training in one of the Navy’s 85 basic occupational fields. A 1977 graduate of Griffin High School, he joined the Navy in July, 1977. Slimnastics are in progress The Griffin-Spalding County Recreation Department is holding fall slimnastics classes for women on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9 a.m. until 10 a.m. at the Community Center at City Park. Registration fee is $3.00 per month, payable during class hours only. Roll call report Evans, Jenkins and Barnard voted “nay.” SENATE GAS—GUZZLERS—voted, 55 for and 27 against, in favor of banning the manufacture and sale of cars providing less than 16 miles-per-gallon. The ban would take effect in 1980, with the minimum mileage figure rising by one mile per year until it hit 21 m.p.g in 1985. This phase-out of so-called gas guzzlers is provided for in S 2057, the energy-conservation part of President Carter’s national energy policy, later passed and sent to conference with the House. Senators voting “yea” favored the ban on gas guzzlers. Sens. Herman Talmadge (D) and Sam Nunn (D) voted “yea.” HOME INSULATlON—re jected, 35 for and 48 against, an amendment to limit the involvement of utility com panies in having insulation installed in private residences. The amendment was proposed to S 2057 (see above vote). Defeat of this amendment left intact a provision of S 2057 under which utilities—if so requested by a customer—can arrange for the financing and installation of insulation in a residence. The amendment sought to leave those 2 functions to the home-construction in dustry. It said that a utility should get out of the picture once it has conducted a personal inspection of a residence’s in sulation needs. Senators voting “yea” favored limiting the role of utilities in home insulation. Talmadge and Nunn voted “yea.” ENERGY—tabled, 62 for and 30 against, an amendment prohibiting the major oil and gas companies from acquiring coal and uranium assets in addition to what they now own. It was proposed to S 977, a part of President Carter’s proposed national energy policy, later passed and sent to conference with the House. Senators voting “nay” favored the band on future acquisiion of coal and uranium reserves by oil and gas companies. Talmadge and Nunn voted “yea.” Does your water heater need replacing? Wdsltifigton today New primary regulations would hurt unknowns By WALTER R. MEARS AP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic reformers are con sidering rules to condense the schedule of presidential pri mary elections, a change which would make the campaign path more difficult for future Jimmy Carters. That is not the intent, but it surely would be the result should the system be changed so as to prevent scattered, small-state contests at the be ginning of the presidential elec tion season. It is in such competition that the long-shot candidate can start making a name, or at least a dent, just as Carter did in his climb from obscurity to the White House. A Democratic commission on the primary system has recom mended tentatively that the process of selecting presidential nominating delegates in 1980 be conducted during a 13-week pe riod, beginning on the second Tuesday in March. By that point in the last cam paign, there had been delegate competition in seven states, and Carter had established himself as a top contender for the presidential nomination which at first seemed beyond his reach. The process of picking Demo cratic delegates lasted for six months, but by the time the winter was over, Carter was in command, his ranking won as the result of a year’s campaign in states like lowa and New Hampshire. It worked because the process Camellia Club learns about school bond Members of the Camellia Garden Club learned about the school bond proposal while watching a slide presentation on the subject at their September meeting. Mrs. H.A. Bolton 111 and Ray Simonton, members of the board of education, showed the slides. The meeting was held at the Griffin Country Club. Mrs. Frank Ethridge and Mrs. Abner Caldwell acted as hostesses and President Mrs. L.C. Olson presided. Mrs. M.K. Gilstrap provided information on the Fall Flower Show to be held at the fair grounds in October. Members will enter arrangements to be judged. The theme of the show is “Flowers Under the Big Top.” If your old water heater isn’t doing the job, or isn’t a gas water heater, replace it now with a jp mm "MsWtaMß dependable gas water heater that will give your «■■■'"■■> • .... ~1 family all the hot water you need—for dishes, mm ' laundry, baths, shaving, shampoos and showers. •f- ai I Ml H i a t (-vj qs .y 'JBL' Right now your Gas Company will help you make the change to a gas water neater within your budget. Just call any of our offices and ask for a representative to come to your home and explain how’ you can enjoy better hot water service and save energy and money, too! Gas water heaters come in many shapes and sizes. But, no matter how you compare water heaters—size for size, gallon for gallon or dollar for dollar—gas w’ill give you more hot w'ater faster and more economically. Natural gas is your best energy buy. Conserve it. Use it wisely. Atlanta Gas Light Company was gradual, and the fruits of one victory could be parlayed in another state. That strategy would be less likely to succeed if the newcomer had to confront better-known rivals in a half dozen contests all on the same day. But there is a problem, for there is no rational pattern or calendar in the current primary process. And whatever is done about it, the change will inevitably alter the way the campaign game is played. “The single biggest complaint about our presidential nomi nating season was that it goes on forever,” said Morley Wino grad, chairman of the Demo cratic party panel. “We simply want to shorten the time span to 13 weeks.” Those will be fighting words in the head start states, espe cially New Hampshire, which has a state law to guard its leadoff presidential primary status by setting the vote one week ahead of any other state’s primary election. The states make their own laws on the primaries. All the Democrats can do is try to get the legislatures to change them, or grant exemptions, or require that nominating delegates be chosen outside the primary system, in party caucuses, in states that don’t conform to their rules. The schedule is not the only subject for the Democratic ru lemakers.’ They also want all entries who have met the fund-raising test that entitles them to federal campaign subsidies to be listed on the ballot in each primary and caucus. NOW OPEN and under new management ORCHARD HILL STYLING SALON (Beside New Shopping Center) We welcome nVpflk old and new customers. Opening Special! $25 & S3O Permanent Waves Now S2O & $25 Bobbie Butter, with 4 yean experience, will be happy to meet you and style your hair for you. We specialize in men’s and women’s hair cuts, styling and whatever your hair needs might be. We are open late on Thurs. for your convenience. Dot Mcßanie, Owner 228-4329 That would change the strate gy of the candidates, too. Carter and his savvy lieutenants en tered his name in every pres idential primary in the last campaign, while rival candi dates cautiously picked their spots and stayed off the ballot in states that looked too tough for them. As a result, Carter gained delegates even in states he lost, while his opponents sometimes found themselves shut out be cause they hadn’t entered. The Democrats don’t own the franchise on those issues, or the others their commission is considering. The Republican party is considering the nomi nating system, too, and there are proposals for change in Congress. Among them are bills for a national primary, for regional presidential primaries, and for a system that would have all the elections held on four or five dates specified by law. But there is no sign that Con gress is going to act, and if there is a change in the system, it is likely to stem from the rules of the political parties. GOODE NICHOLS Furniture Co. Home of BEAUTYREST MATTRESS & BOX SPRINGS
