Griffin daily news. (Griffin, Ga.) 1924-current, October 04, 1977, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextSun’s reflections bum up the fleet ByL. M. BOYD Historians have read that the Greek scientist Archimedes in about 200 B. C. used a big burning-glass to set fire to Roman ships besieging his home town of Syracuse. But inasmuch as the Greeks didn’t have the savvy to make that size of burning-glass, those historians couldn’t figure out just how he did it. Recently, a modem Greek engineer surmised that Archimedes had soldiers polish their shields and focus the sun’s reflections from same on the enemy ships. Not long ago to prove the point, 70 Greek sailors, using simulated shields, likewise zeroed in a target offshore and set afire in 3 seconds. It’s likely you knew that the old hairy-chested Viking drank his liquor out of a human headbone. When doing so, in fact, “skull” is what he meant when he toasted, “Skoal!" TV performers contend that television adds about 4 inches to their heights and at least 10 pounds to their weights. SAUSAGE SILO Q "What’s a ‘sausage silo’?” A. A big plastic bag more than 100 yards long. The Germans invented it. A farmer can move it from year to year anywhere in his barnyard. A special rig tamps into it it com, alfalfa or whatever, and the juices of same, as lira vertical cylindrical silo, mix chemically to make a pretty rich feed for livestock. Q. "What’s the difference, if any, between jeans, Levis and dungarees?” A. Not much. Jeans are so called because their material originally came from Genoa. Levis are so called because that’s the trade name of the Levi Strauss pants. And dungarees are so called because they were first seen by western-world sailors in the East India port of Dunga. SADDLE BOIL A statue or two depicts Gen. U. S. Grant astride a charging steed. But no statue shows him atop his son’s favorite black pony, the horse he much preferred after the battle of Vicksburg where he developed a boil on his saddle seat. It’s a matter of record that he endured this most persistent pain only with the relief of considerable internal medication. Whiskey, pardner.more whiskey! The big book at hand says our word “blimp" came from “the sound made by striking the gas bag with the thumb.” It says further that our word “dirgible" came from the Latin word meaning “steerable.” But a scholarly client insists that both were derived from Navy terms: “Class B-Limp” and “Class D-Rigid.” Who’s right? Remember, about one out of every 100,000 Masons can claim that distinction known as the 33rd Degree. L. M. Boyd, Box 681, Weatherford, TX 76086 Copyright 1977 L. M. Boyd - ~ / I I BW r®| I I Gtyfy, V r C H»», mnc T» u S I’ll On 1 10-4- "Uses no gas at a11...it runs on the radioactive energy in the air from fallout!" GUIFFIN Quimby Melton, Jr., Editor and Publisher Cary Reeves Bill Knight General Manager Executive Editor M4m a aud (S«tacnH"« Ou* •> «*•» N™ taMaM Dai*. Eictpt Saa*a>, laa. 1. h* *. nwaspani 1 3S7J) to r.O. Orwor M, JWM. Haatn at Tkt taaaatak Onsttaa, at 3U East Sataaaa Shoot. Gotha. Go 3MJ3. * hm tka NaaoaM Sraa « aatt» aictaiw* to t»e ««n tapentm. SacoaO Oas rattan raM at Gnffia, Ga.. naafiirtaa i«Ms ai al latal am caataiaa karaia. Snt* Can U Coati Berry’s World © 1977 Dy f " ‘The Wit and Humor of Idi Amin' " Today Xi By The Associated Press Today is Tuesday, Oct. 5, the 277th day of 1977. There are 88 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On this date in 1957, the space age began as the Soviet Union put the first man-made satellite into orbit around the earth. On this date: In 1777, the British defeated American forces in the Revolu tionary War Battle of German town in Pennsylvania. In 1824, the Republic of Mexi co was proclaimed. In 1910, Portugal’s monarchy ended as King Emanuel fled to escape revolutionaries. In 1940, Adolf Hitler and Ben ito Mussolini held a wartime conference at the Brenner Pass in the Alps. In 1969, China announced two nuclear tests, including a hydrogen bomb explosion in the atmosphere. In 1965, Pope Paul VI ad dressed the U.N. General As sembly, appealing for world peace. Ten years ago: Three passen ger trains collided near Liege, . Belgium, killing 11 people and injuring 81. Five years ago: The United States, the Soviet Union and 10 other nations set up an agency in Vienna to study environmen tal problems. One year ago: Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz resigned and apologized for remarks about blacks that were inter peted as racist. Q&A 1. The highest-paid United States governor governs which state? 2. “Give me liberty or give me death!” was exclaimed by (a) Nathan Hale (b) Patrick Henry (c) John Hancock 3. Vaccination, the foundation of modern immunology, was discovered by Edward Jenner in (a) 1796 (b) 1876 (c) 1906 ANSWERS (e) £ <q> I jbgX b 000'986 >JOA mon l Thoughts He who obeys a command will meet no harm, and the mind of a wise man will know the time and way. For every matter has its time and way, although man’s trouble lies heavy upon him. — Eccl. 8:5,- 6. Subscriptions S- 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. —Griffin Daily News Tuesday, October 4, 1977 Page 4 Viewpoint The Griffin Dally News’ policy Is to be fair to everyone. The editor’s opinions are confined to this page, and its columns are Brothers of the brush The sacrifices a fireman must make usually go without much notice. However, some of them were brought out at a recent meeting of the Griffin City Commission. Commissioners subsequently voted to allow firemen to grow mustaches. They still can’t grow long sideburns, beards, goatees, or facial hair which would interfere with proper use of an air face mask — an essential instrument in their work. This seems to be reasonable policy. If a fireman wants a mustache and it does not interfere with his work, why not? Warning for veterans Griffin and Spalding County veterans with lifetime drivers licenses are driving illegally if their birthdays have passed this year and they haven’t updated their licenses. The Georgia State Patrol reports that a third of the 600,000 veterans holding the To and from Griffin News accounts tell us that 40 percent of Georgia’s five million people live within 40 miles of Atlanta. That means a whole lot of us live within Bears 67 to 17 Griffin High has completed half of its football season and has an impressive record of 63 points against opponents’ 16. Some tough games remain on the schedule and this week the Bears come back home to play Jonesboro. It promises to be a big night in Griffin. This will be You need not despair DEAR DR. GRAHAM: Sometimes I am overwhelmed with the feeling that God does not exist, and I get depressed and almost ill. Can yon help me in any way?- IM. A. C. DEAR M. A. C.: Very frankly, if God did not exist we would have every right to be filled with despair. If there was no God, no Billy Tifly | Graham afli Fairness to all open to every subscriber. Letters to the editor are published every Wednesday. Address letters to P.O. Box M, 30224. But it all reminds us of a certain Griffin editor who in an effort to look older in the Army grew a very heavy mustache. When he got home he shaved it off trying to look younger. Nobody in or out of the military told him he could or could not be a “Brother of the Brush.” Nobody really cared. The spirit of man being what it is, there likely would be a petition from soldiers, firemen or any group required to grow mustaches. It would ask permission to shave. licenses have not had them updated with an eye test. There is no penalty for letting the deadline pass but those who do could face charges if they are involved in an accident or stopped in a road check. The update is free of cost. 40 miles of Griffin. And people trying to navigate the expressway to and from the G.B.C. (Great Big City) tell us that during rush hours most all of them seem to be coming to or going from Griffin. followed by a trip to Newnan, games here against Lee of Thomaston and Morrow, then North Clayton there. The Bears are fielding a strong team which still is in contention for a district title and fans are supporting them as they deserve. My Answer amount of false courage could hide the fact that life would be utterly meaningless. But the Bible says God does exist. Furthermore, He loves us and wants us to be His children. How do we know this? We do not know it just through our intellectual reasoning. We do not know it through our feelings and convictions. We know it because God has revealed Himself to us. We know it because God came down in the form of Man—Jesus Christ. We know this is the truth, because Jesus Christ rose again from the dead. No, you need not despair. Turn to the Gospel of John, and ask God to show you through its pages that He exists, and that He loves you. When you come to know Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour, depression will be replaced by Joy. Despair will be replaced by hope. Now’s the time for a decision The Spalding County Commissioners have 15 months to decide what to do about fire protection in the county when the Dundee Volunteer Fire Department terminates services on Dec. 31, 1978. This is a decision the county commissioners cannot wait until the last minute to make. It is one that should have their immediate attention and one to which a feasible solution should be reached in the near future. If the county has to purchase its own firefighting equipment, the orders should be placed soon. It is very seldom that a governmental agency gets immediate delivery on firefighting equipment. Orders must be placed months in advance. Those county residents now living in the fire district are enjoying a lower fire insurance rating because of the volunteer fire fighting services offered by the Dundee Volunteers. They will lose the lower rating if the county does not provide service. Countywide service would be preferable, but this also is an impossibility. Currently the county is conducting a feasibility study to determine where water lines should be installed next and how far the lines should be extended. They also have considered a separate water department or possibly a merger with the city that would create a city-county water authority. The presence of water would determine how far the county could extend fire districts if it had equipment. Federal monies are available to help counties make purchases of such equipment, but these applications also must be made months in advance and often are delayed until another federal budget year. The county also would need funding for the construction of stationhouses for the equipment and men. It is going to be a big financial burden when the county assumes the responsibility of providing equipment, men and other facilities to provide firefighting protection in the county. The burden will become even greater as the county grows and water mains are extended to provide service to new areas. The county cannot go about providing fire protection services overnight. Spalding County is one of the counties in the state that is in a growth period. Planning for the county must be along the lines of providing for present and future needs if the county is to continue to grow. Playing a game of catch-up can be detrimental to the growth. We have every confidence that the county com missioners will give immediate thought and consideration as to what will be done to provide the people of the county with fire protection services on January 1,1979. However, we hope they do not become so involved in their thought and discussion of the matter that it is at-hand with no firm decisions made. 43 Actress Dickinson 46 Ship part 50 Get as deserved 51 Horse food 52 Greek letter 53 Fail to mention 54 Mideast seaport 55 Ones (Fr.) 56 Catches 57 Confide 58 You (fr.) DOWN 1 Roman prelate 2 Podium 3 Very (Fr.) 4 Starts business 5 Czardas 6 Half gainer 7 Wily 8 Somewhat elderly 9 South Viet ruler 10 Thought (Fr.) •11 Falls asleep 19 Curly letter ACROSS 1 Time zone ■ (abbr.) I 4 Disparity 8 Norse deity I 12 Scull I 13 Bucket I 14 Resort near Venice I 15 Fruit pastry 16 Grudge I 17 Land contract I 18 Quality I 20 10-cont l pieces 21 Compass point 22 Mayday signal 23 Poems 26 Papas 30 Peg 31 Old-womanish 33 Fruit seed 34 Conjunction (Ger.) 35 Longs for 36 Water (Fr.) 37 Stopper 39 Neuter 40 Corrida cheer 41 School organi zation (abbr.) 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