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About Griffin daily news. (Griffin, Ga.) 1924-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 20, 1977)
Royal Navy comes to aid of giraffe MARWELL, England (AP) — Zoo owner John Knowles is go ing to try to raise his stranded giraffe Victor to his feet with a four-legged sling suspended from four scaffolds. “He will either have a triumph and stand or have his death throes in front of the world, which makes me a bit sick,” said Knowles, who has been trying since early Friday to coax the one-ton, 15-year-old giraffe back onto all fours. The 18-foot-tall animal appar ently collapsed in his paddock at Knowles’ wildlife farm 70 miles southlest of London while trying to mate with one of his three wives. The owner said he’d received more than 1,000 telegrams ex pressing concern and suggest ing ways to get Victor to his feet. One proposed digging a swimming pool around the ani mal and floating him to his feet, but giraffes don’t like water. Offers from a hypnotist and a helicopter crew were declined. A faith healer was allowed to lay his hands on the animal’s spots briefly, and un successfully. 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Bill Coleman SPECIAL SINGING EACH NIGHT FILM SHOWING Sunday Night Sept. 25th “If Footmen Tire You, What Will Horses Do?” “The Crusaders” — Singing Friday * - “The Sharp Family” — Saturday Rev. Jim Pollock, Pastor /\ .|1 \K77U 1/M \ t ? r Ik" w' 1/ Only ■. A ■ .. *4* ■A a Wf wKb " Wall • ■' x.aE Workers build scaffolding to lift Victor. (AP) Knowles called in the Royal Navy Monday. Three sail makers from the Portsmouth ( dockyard measured the giraffe ; for two pairs of short pants — ; one for each pair of legs — at- tached to a belly sling. “It’s a bit of a problem be cause we have never had to make trousers for a giraffe be fore,” one of the men said. Meanwhile, workmen were Mary McCrory was not killed ATLANTA (AP) - The Geor gia State Patrol reported erro neously Sunday that Mary McCrory, 21, of Atlanta had been killed in a traffic accident. The victim was her sister-in law, Annie M. McCrory, 21, of Talbotton, Ga., who died Sun day afternoon when the car in which she was a passenger col- Augusta approves law AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - A new pornography control ordi nance, passed by the Augusta City Council, prohibits the sale of sexually explicit material in certain areas of the city. Pornography dealers will not be allowed to locate within specified distances of homes, schools, churches and other adult-oriented businesses, City Attorney Sam Maguire said. Councilman Max Estroff, who cast one of two dissenting votes in the 12-2 decision on the ordi- putting up four scaffolds of steel pipe, one near each of Victor’s legs. The sling will be suspended from these gantries and the animal will be raised by hand winches. lided with another vehicle on ’ Georgia 22 in Talbot County, the state patrol said. 1 Mary McCrory told the At lanta Constitution Monday that ; the victim was carrying her : identification. The Georgia ’ State Patrol originally identi -1 fied the victim as Mary McCrory. nance Monday, said he did not care what the distance was, he did not want pornography deal ers in Augusta. The other dissentor, Loyal Hutton, said the ordinance would allow the city to be used “like Atlanta is being used.” Busbee, Nunn to meet leaders ATLANTA (AP) - Gov. George Busbee and Sen. Sam Nunn, D-Ga., will meet with local political and business leaders in 19 Georgia cities Nov. 9-18. The forum, to discuss issues likely to face government in the coming year, will begin with a breakfast meeting Nov. 9 in Clayton. Meetings are scheculed for Gainesville, Athens, Atlanta, Newnan, Dalton, Rome, Au gusta, Dublin, Vidalia, Savan nah, Waycross, Douglas, Val dosta, Tifton, Albany, Americus and Columbus before the wind up luncheon Nov. 18 in Macon. Uniroyal plant to close for 5 weeks THOMSON, Ga. (AP) - About 1,200 wage employes will be out of work for five weeks this winter when McDuffie County’s Uniroyal plant closes down from Nov. 28 to Jan. 2, a plant spokesman said. Why it pays to sell your home through a Realtor. Mora Cash With Lass Effort Most buyars ballova (whether true or not) that owners Inflate the price of their homo by at loost tho amount of the commission. In this way. If they later decide to employ a broker tho solos price will Include the commission. Tho buyer who dools directly with tho owner will argue and Insist that tho seller reduce his price by at least tho amount of tho commission. Tho owner, of course, hos hod ail of tho effort and soiling expense himseH. HLEON bates . REALTY Loon Bates Realtor 420 West Slaton Ave. Griffin, Ga. Georgia law is delaying the journey of 99-ton earth mover HAWKINSVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Georgia law is delaying the journey of a 99-ton earth-mover headed to a coal mine construc tion job in Alabama. Workers were taking the huge rig apart Monday, a week after the tractor-trailer hauling it was halted and officials found it was 48,000 pounds over the weight limit set by state law. GIANT CLEARANCE ROAD SETS AND TRAIN SETS dELfe SALE 16.99 _ l&X WrnWWW With cattle car and depot Or ' 9 4 The Durango. Last generation of the "iron horse that built the West Lighted GP 20 diesel locomotive hauls a pulpwood car. hopper, stock cor, boxcar and an operating floodlight car \ HO gauge Comes with a stockyard with 16 head of cattle, plus a truck with cattle trailer Runs on 14 track sections that form a 36x45 in. oval Includes curved terminal rerailer Power pock uses 110 120 V. AC. UL listed. Caution electric toy. Layaways Welcome JI r Ji ' HrYrj^rr l and Super Spirit of ’76 I • steam whistle 12-Unit Train Set J ■ 2 remote control switches to operate accessories. CAI b QA QQ ■ Power pack ■ 45x63 in. double oval layout unui_ c.-r.e,'/ To BIIV Orig. 31.88 cfti c oq qq “ vOLbIm vdSlly Chattanooga Choo-Chool Lighted 2-8-0 consolidation with tender. Locomotive really O X CO OO Ph'irftA smokes— remote-controlled steam whistle from the billboard. Set comes with 5 cars In- Wiig. 0 7.00 vllalgC eluding crane car with 3-way action, boom tender, tank, hopper and caboose. HO-gauge. 14 JCPenney Exclusive 12-Unit Train I AVAWAV ,rack »® c,ions ,orm 36*45 in. layout. Includes curved terminal rerailer, 17 pc. bridge and Set with our biggest HO gauge trestle set. Power pack uses 110-120 V, AC. UL listed. Caution: electric toy. engine—an Alco Super 630 Diesel, a red, white and blue beauty with >nn .. O in 4 a— ■ ■■ « a jr. working bght. 11 other cars in- rUDDy USI dr Hl-1 CAI C 1 K QO elude piggyback set (with trailers, , JHI F I depot); Bicentennial boxcar; oper- PfO RaCjllQ ating crane car with boom tender; 1 id hopper; tanker; billboard reefer; ■ Over 18 ft. of track pulpwood and flat pipe cars; plus B Converts to 4 ft draostrio remote control log dump set (with V V v r Funny Cor 2-ln-l Pro Racing S.I. 20 track sections form over 18 running ft. on o car, logs and operating track) and 4V.x2% ft. loyout. Or convert It to o 4 ft. drogstrip. Two super Curv.hugg.rs—o Funny Spirit of 76 Caboose. Operating Vego and o Funny Pinto— have tilt-up bodies so you can display the "clean machine" Crossing QOte, two remote con ro Orig. guts. Has automatic winner indicator, and a Christmas tree start marker for the switches; 28 sections of track, with 3 ’ , _ . . . . . . ... „ _ . ~ a curved rerailer making a 45x63 23.99 drogstnp. Trock hos piers, crosh borr.er fence with flogs. 2 racing controllers. 12 volt in. double-track oval. 24 signsand plug-in power pock. UL listed for 110-120 volts. AC. Coution: electric toy. poles; UL listed power pack (110- 120 V.. AC). Caution: electric toy— -41 <■* Bfr’Al W n |r : -'> Se" 1 * ■ SALE 34.99 9 / Or 'fl- “-88 SALE Two Sots In One I Use separately or together. Train W Set with F-9 lighted locomotive and non-powered F-9 1 f QQ diesel, plus 5 cars—flat with tractor, boxcar, ■ 15 ft. Os track piggyback flat with accessories, hopper and o Lidhted CATS caboose. 16 sections of trock, with signs and poles. Like it? Charge it. Use your * ... racina Orig. 18.88 Racing Set with 2 Tycopro II rocmg cars. 2 rocing JCP enne v charge aCCOUDt, 9 U controllers, crosh borrier fence, pier supports, rood Triple-level lighted Night Rocer Set. trock sections form over 15 running ft. of I and roll crossover, plus 26 trock sections. 2 power O* track on 3 |<ve|s |n q 4 , /4xll/i h | Qyout Two Curvehuggers with wor king pocks, let you run train set, rocing set separately. US6 OUT COIIVCIIiCIIt headlights—Super America Porsche and Super America Chaparral, Track has piers, Layout is 63x42 in UL listed. 110-120 volts, AC. LflV’SWfiV crash barrier fence with flogs. 2 racing contrails and 12 volt plug-in power pack. UL listed for 110-120 volts, AC. Caution: electric 4-Lane Racing! • Over 25 ft. of track ■ Triple-level action Set up os 16 ft. of 4-lone trock, .... . - . • Curves, straightaways, SALE or giont 32 ft. of 2 lone track LigHtS 3110 600110 cobblestone squeeze * ,r,u JCPenney Exclusive—Motoroarrr Lighted Pro Racing pair Super 440n0 Fro Rocing Sos. "Supor highway" rocing. 4 lanes Set. 29 sections Os track for Over 25 running ft. of Xul k 04 OO “'d* l 40 ,r «k toctionc «es up over 16 running ft. of 4-lone triple-level windings and grueling straightaways on vr»UU 2.4.UU rocing on O 6%.2 ft. loyout. or o giont 32 ft.. 2 lon. trock on a SXx2X ft. layout that includes a cobblestone ’, z 4 o squeeze that can replace one of the straight sections. «a « 12x3 /.-ft layout. Or. ... it up a. al2 ft. 240 n. drog.tr,p. The Motoroa „ r SQUnd towef ad(js rea « sm tQ 1Q QQ Orla Co "’” w " h ,our dynom "* Curv.hugg.re-Corv.tr. Super racing! Two bQSS Curvehugger cars _ Fe rrari 512 M ■* A**- Sup«rbird. Funny Comoro. Funny Mu.tong. Ho. and Gu |f p o rsche-have working headlights! Comes 38.88 automatic winnar indicator, and a Christmas troo start w jfh 2 racing controllers, track piers, crash barrier' Orig. > marker for tho drag strip. Trock has piors, crash barrior son- fence With flags, guard rail, plus 18-volt plug-in co with flogs. 4 racing controllers, two 18-volt plug-in power power pack, UL listed for 110—120 volts, AC. Caution.' 29»88 pocks. UL listed for 110-120 volts. AC. Caution: electric toy. electric toy- JCPenney Mon.-Sat. 10-9 ions wt I «. Catalog Phone Sun b 5 1205 W. Taylor St. 227-1220 Page 5 The driver, Albert A. Wood of Walton, Ky., was charged with operating a vehicle weighing more than the 150,000-pound le gal limit. Department of Tran sportation officials said he could face a civil fine of more than $2,700. The Japanese-made Komtasu Griffin Daily News Tuesday, September 20,1977 D455A earthmover is one of only two that size in the United States. The $250,000 machine was de livered by ship to Savannah and was being hauled by truck to Birmingham when it was stopped. Department of Tran sportation officials said that when the machine was dismantled a new permit would be issued, if needed, and the two loads would be sent on to Bir mingham. Meanwhile, engineers were going over the route the driver took from Savannah to Hawk insville, checking to see if there had been any damage to bridges.
