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About Griffin daily news. (Griffin, Ga.) 1924-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 6, 1977)
A trigger query starts a fight ByL.M. BOYD “Trigger queries” are those questions which have been known to start family fights. Our Love and War man is collecting a list of same. From divorce records. They’re not necessarily critical, insulting or degrading, not in themselves. It’s what they lead to, however mysteriously. These are trigger queries: “Pancakes again?” “Isn’t the game over yet?” “A melon ball cutter? How much?" “Don’t you want plain gingerale tonight?” And : “Do you think it’s a little too small?” Surveys prove a lot of tourists pick motels with swim ming pools even though they have no intention of going swimming. They just believe the places with pools will also be better equipped otherwise. Quick, name any fruit that comes most swiftly to mind. If you didn’t say apple, you’re not among the majority so queried. SUPERHUMAN Q. “Has anybody ever really disproved Adolf Hitler’s theory that selective breeding could produce a super human being?” A. In away, it was disproved. Long ago. But not with humans, because humans don’t breed selectively. On the contrary. It was disproved with dogs, which have been selectively bred for centuries, still without ever turning out a super dog. Rapid Reply: Figure 55 percent of your grownup weight is water. Lose less than a fifth of it, you sruvive. Lose more and you die. Generally, generally. Q. “How many teeth has a horse?” A. 40. CHESS The 20,000 books about chess exceed in number the books about all other games put together, I’m told. One of these chess books cites studies to prove that a good memory is not the most significant faculty a top chess player can possess, not at all. Imagination is, according to this authority. The most remarkable chess performances, it’s said, are not executed, the way a pianist renders a tune, but are created, the way a composer dreams up such. The Downtown Jaycees in a certain city not to be named here sponsored a new chapter in the nearby penitentiary, brought its eager members along with large en couragement, and at year’s end named from that group a “Jaycee of the Year,” an award to recognize imagination, enterprise and ambition. The honoree failed to make it to the podium when his name was called, however. He’d gone out a window. What ensued was a argument between those who even moreso then wanted to give him the plaque in absentia and those who didn’t. How would you vote? L. M. Boyd, Box 681, Weatherford, TX 76086 Copyright 1977 L. M. Boyd Cil/rbvK* M tn Aag us r» on "Can you conceive of anything more blameless than the middle car in a three-car accident?" GRIFFIN Quimby Melton, Jr., Editor and Publisher Cary Reeves General Manager M*m a> Mi (SntahntMß CM* N Mm taa ism n r.ft Drm>». ma nhmt an» unitinu ha Tln EmcnM hM « mMM mcMwV M Hn Berry’s World © 1977 by NEA. Inc <3WEP»>-. "Don't mind Johnny. He's just going through a psychological ‘burnout'l" Bill Knight Executive Editor **• l “* ’■*». <a 1.«, I OrmMl N MJ EM Mm SNM. MIK U JRM J, N Rm CnaM SmM On ta* FM N CMk U. Sn«> C« 10 CaM. Today By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, Oct. 6, the 279th day of 1977. There are 86 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On this date in 1683, the first German settlers in America ar rived in Philadelphia. On this date: In 1848, Austria declared war against Hungary. In 1890, a Mormon Church conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, abolished polygamy. In 1911, Italian marines occu pied Tripoli. In 1927, the era of talking pic tures began with opening of “The Jazz Singer” starring Al Jolson. In 1937, the League of Nations condemned Japanese ag gression in China. In 1975, China established diplomatic relations with Bang ladesh, four years after the Bangladesh war of independ ence from Pakistan. Ten years ago: A noted Soviet nuclear scientist, Dr. Boris Dotsenko, defected and sought asylum in Canada. Five years ago: The death toll was put at more than 200 in the derailment of a train near Saltillo, Mexico. One year ago: A coup in Thailand resulted in a military takeover. Q&A 1. The capital city of Califor nia is (a) San Diego (b) San Francisco (c) Sacramento 2. “Remember the Maine!” was the battle cry of which U.S. war? (a) World War I (b) Spanish-American War (c) War of 1812 3. The filibuster record in Congress is held by (a) Sen. Joseph McCarthy (b) Sen. Strom Thurmond (c) Sen. Everett Dirksen ANSWERS ZS6I ‘6Z-8Z JsnSny ‘sajnuiui 81 'sjnoq jooy aimias PPM ‘(q) £ (q) z (3) T Thoughts “You are indeed wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you; by your wisdom and your understanding you have gotten wealth for yourself, and have gathered gold and silver into your treasuries”; — Ezekiel 28:3,4. Subscriptions * o 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. §1 Page 4 k—Griffin Daily News Thursday, October 6, 1977 Viewpoint Fairness to all The Griffin Dally News’ policy is to be fair to everyone. The editor’s opinions are confined to this page, and its columns are Changing Spalding Spalding County Commissioners ap parently are recognizing the changing face of their domain from strictly rural to mostly urban. Latest step to serve it was appointment this week of Floyd Wilkerson as public works director, promoting him from warden which included the job of road work. Assistant Warden Bobby York moved up to warden. As warden and road boss Mr. Wilkerson has done a fine job and over the years has supervised the growth and improvement of the road net. At this week’s County Commission meeting, for example, he reported that 26.9 miles of paving under a state contract have been completed. It was long before his time, but Spalding was the first county in Georgia to have a paved road running all the way across it from county line to county line. Tourists fleeing the frozen north for the sunny climes of Florida cheered when they reached Spalding which was a modem spot in an This burns us up Already there was so much opposition in the U.S.A. to the new Panama Canal treaties — there are two of them — that approval by the Senate was problematical. Then those students in Panama burned the U. S. Ambassador’s automobile! It was empty and nobody was hurt, but they pelted it with rocks then set it on fire. The ensuing conflagration set off some God gives us families DEAR DR. GRAHAM: I just can’t un derstand what Is wrong in my family. It seems like all we do Is argue. I am a teenager, and my brother and I are the only ones who go to church. We get along well.-S. H. DEAR S. H.: The Bible teaches that the family is not merely a unit of convenience. It is a gift from God, and yet, like so many of God’s gifts, it sometimes becomes a source a grief and unhappiness. When does a family begin to fall apart? It begins when various members of the family insist on their own selfish ways. That is when arguing and bickering start. BiUy Graham O-o-p-s, our fumble! An editorial in this space saluting Griffin Bears correctly added up their scores at this halfway point in the season and correctly compared them to their op ponents. The impressive correct total was stated to be Griffin 63 against Opponents 16. The incorrect headline was even more impressive, “Bears 67 to 17”. We are dead sorry about that fumble, but every cloud has a silver lining and ours is that the coach can’t make us practice on Saturday morning. My Answer open to every subscriber. Letters to the editor are published every Wednesday. Address letters to P.O. Box M, 30224. otherwise often muddy and rutted state. Times keep changing and it is good that the County Commissioners have sense enough to change with them. A footnote to the above: Years ago when your editor was in politics he and his friend David Peeples visited the Spalding County Work Camp (now elevated to “Correction al Institution”). It is located across the road from the Griffin Elks Club. The day was a marvelous one with bright sunshine, a strong enough breeze to whip the Stars and Stripes at the Elks Club out from its staff and snap it in the air. The Elks’ grass was green and freshly mown. Flowers bloomed. Looking through the somber bars toward the club we remarked, “What a pretty sight! ” To this Warden Wilkerson responded, “Yes, we have a better view than they have.” Now that is what we call positive thinking. heat in the United States as weU as there. The Government of Panama has apologized. In addition it ought to pay cash for the car and catch and punish the culprits. This was a destruction of property and a criminal act which scarce can be chalked up against youthful exuberance. Love is lost, and each person is only concerned about himself. If you know Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour, you are beginning to un derstand how Christ can heal human relationships. You are also beginning to understand that when God is neglected, chaos results. Let me suggest first that you pray for the other members of your family. Pray that they will see their own need of Christ and His love. Pray that they will come to know Him as Lord and Saviour. Pray for a specific way to witness to them. In addition, be sure that your own example is helpful. Do not allow yourself to be drawn into the family arguments, but instead respond in love and kindness, “live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be com passinate and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing” (I Peter 3:8,9 New International Version). Gene shagged flies for Luke By BILL KNIGHT Executive Editor With the major league playoffs in full swing and the World Series just around the comer, Gene McConnell’s lifelong romance with baseball is new all over again It began when he was an elementary student in Fulton County in the mid 19205. He worked at old Ponce de Leon ball park across from Sears as a Coke boy. McConnell watched the great ones such as Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb and Leo Durocher play there in exhibitions with the Crackers. He kept one eye on the field while he popped caps off the cold soft drinks. The games were played in the afternoons then because lighted playing fields had not made their way to the sports scene. On a hot sunny afternoon with a good crowd in the park, McConnell would make $4 or $5. He made a penny for every Coke he sold and another penny for every bottle he picked up in the stands after the game. In those days the drink boys were allowed to serve their wares in bottles. No one then thought of tossing a bottle at a player or ump. Before the game when the drinks were iced down, McConnell and other youngsters would shag fly balls for the players during warm ups. Later, as a freshman at Fulton High, McConnell was to shag flies for Luke (Aches and Pains) Appling, the Georgia baseball great who had so many years in the majors. Appling was a senior at Fulton High. McConnell was to go on and be an outstanding catcher for Fulton. His school was not one of the Atlanta powers in those days. Boys High and Tech High with Lanier in Macon ruled the sports world. But Fulton managed to win its part of the games and beat some teams they really weren’t supposed to defeat. McConnell says it was good coaching in high school that helped the program at Fulton. After high school, McConnell sometimes was called on to catch as a semi-pro. A small town such as Ola or some place like that would call on him to find a good pitcher and come there to play a Saturday and Sunday game with the local team. McConnell said they would board us, feed us, and pay us something like SSO for the weekend. That was good money in those days. McConnell once signed a contract to play professional ball in the St. Louis Cardinal farm system. But he never reported. He was making more money in the hardware business. It was the hardware business that brought McConnell to Griffin. He and Jim Pridgen, another Griffin businessman, were in the hardware business in Atlanta as young men. Pridgen had gone with another firm but kept in touch with McConnell. Pridgen had approached McConnell on several oc casions about a job. Finally he told McConnell, “I’m going to make you an offer you can’t refuse.” And he did. McConnell accepted and the two men worked together for a large chain for several years. This later was to lead the 2 men to Griffin where they set up a hardware business in the mid 40s. Mr. Pridgen now has the hardware business and Mr. McConnell has the appliance and furniture business. Selling appliances occupies much of McConnell’s time these days. But the crack of a bat is all it takes to get his attention. It brings back the days when he and Earl Mann, later the Atlanta Cracker owner, worked at old Poncy together. McConnell popped Coke caps and Mann sold seat cushions. 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