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Musical organ flashes color ByL. M. BOYD On the market is a cunning musical organ with an unbreakable glassy ball that glows, pulses and flashes spectacular colors to match the music. And anything else that’s audible, too. It responds to sounds within 50 feet. Profanity does not come out blue, unfortunately. The device is called the karma color organ. That 151-proof rum sells particularly well in liquor stores adjacent to national forests, I’m told. Lot of back packers go for it. Because of its light weight. It delivers more wallop per ounce. It’s a matter of record that the U. S. State Department, when the Panama Canal was opened, sent an official invitation to the Swiss navy. Chariots in old Rome—the first rent-a-car city—could be leased by the day or the week. SMALLEST UNION Q. “Which is the smallest trade union?” A. The sideographers, no doubt. With a membership of about 50. They are the steel engravers who make the plates for currency, stocks, stamps, whatever. Maybe you heard some of the spectators whistle at the recently televised tennis matches. They do that, if they disagree with an official’s call. It’s a spillover from the French theater. Whistling at a show here is like ap plause. In France, though, it’s the worst thing an actor can hear. like booing. LOVE AND WAR Our Love and War man clinks a toast to that family who celebrates at least 10 Thanksgivings a year. He proposes that the the pattern spread. What happens is this notable family rings up every member whenever something crops up worthy of a celebration. A job promotion. A graduation. A medical recovery. Whatever. And the clan meets to eat. Independent rascals. They call their own holidays, ignoring such noteworthy occasions as St. Swithin’s Day, Sunflower Sunday and the anniversary of the Vacuum Tube. If it’s streetcar transfers you collect as a hobby, you’re engaged in the practice of peridromophily. Hardly any lady shoppers check out the grade of the meat they buy. They look for lean, color, size and price. Surveys prove that. Pollsters asked a whole batch of women, each about 10 seconds after she’d put the meat in her shopping cart, what grade it was. Few had any notions. Yet the Department of Agriculture has spent huge moneys on its meat grading system. Incidentally, there are those who insist that the federal meat inspection program is the pure delight of kickback conmen. L. M. Boyd, Box 681, Weatherford, TX 76086 Copyright 1977 L. M. Boyd “She’s the jumper cable for his pacemaker!" GRIFFIN Quitnby Melton, Jr., Editor and Publisher Cary Reeves Bill knight General Manager Executive Editor M*m al aud (SMcnjum o>M|t K M*m hn> PaMoM btM Swda,. M. I, M«. rtatarwn * 3571) b r.a Onw S. JWZ< I< n, taraM aratM. ai 323 Ext Mama Stmt. SnM. to k hm Tib trinn-lf Pma a aMM iiihmili ada dm Camralm. Sacato Oaaa MS at MM to. maUcataa nfMa al an heal aawi caataiaad Ma SMte Can It Caett Berry’s World 3 rtf*' iTI © !9Z7by Nf A Inc "This could be worse! You could be Chuck Percy applying for a loan at the Calhoun National Bank!" Today By The Associated Press Today is Friday, Oct. 7, the 280th day of 1977. There are 85 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On this date in 1898, U.S. troops occupied the Cuban city of Ha vana during the Spanish-Ameri can War. On this date: In 1765, the Stamp Act Con gress convened in New York to draw up colonial grievances against England. In 1908, the island of Crete proclaimed union with Greece. In 1935, the League of Nations declared Italy an aggressor following its invasion of Ethiopia. In 1940, German forces occu pied Romania in World War n. In 1950, the United Nations General Assembly approved an Allied advance north of the 38th Parallel in the Korean War. In 1963, President John Ken nedy signed the nuclear testban treaty with Britain and the Soviet Union. Ten years ago: Senate Demo cratic leader Mike Mansfield challenged the countries calling for a halt in the U.S. bombing of North Vietnam to present a resolution to the U.N. Security Council. Five years ago: The Norwe gian Cabinet resigned after being rebuffed on its move to join the European Common Market. One year ago: Minnesota Democratic Senator Hubert Humphrey underwent surgery for cancer at a New York hos pital. Quote “I have a terrible fear that the time will come when any of us who have ever been con nected with a police show will be in front of a McCarthy committee.” —Aaron Spelling, producer of “Charlie’s Angels”, on what he sees as an excessive public reaction to violence on television. Thoughts The Lord utters his voice before his army, for his host is exceedingly great; he that ex ecutes his word is powerful. For the day of the Lord is great andd very terrible; who can endure it? — Joel 2:11. 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, 18.04 for three months, 116.07 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 Friday, October 7, 1977 Page 4 The Griffin Daily News’ policy is to be fair to everyone. The editor’s opinions are confined to this page, and its columns are A lot of court Spalding Superior Court is engaged in four straight weeks of sessions, the longest in a string that officials know about. It is good for the court to get its business done. We commend it for that. For one thing, it now has two judges, one who lives in Griffin and one who lives in Thomaston. But — The circuit still has only one District Attorney (who lives in Thomaston) plus two assistants (both of whom live in Thomaston), and Spalding and the other Elks encore in Griffin Elks from across the state of Georgia will converge on Griffin next week (Oct. 14, 15 and 16) to hold their annual Fall State Quarterly Meeting of Elks Lodges. This will be the second consecutive year for the meeting to be conducted in Griffin. Protect your eyes The Georgia Society for the Prevention of Blindness along with scientists at the Fembank Center have issued a warning that the solar eclipse due to occur Wed nesday of next week can be harmful to human eyes. According to the authorities, no homemade apparatus can keep the retina A limit to love? DEAR DR. GRAHAM: I know we are supposed to love people, but I find it very difficult to love certain people who are just too obnoxious. Surely there must be a limit to love, don’t you thlnk?-W. T. DEAR W. T.: Yes, I know it is difficult to love some people. In fact, humanly speaking, it is often almost impossible. But let me suggest two things to help us grow in our love. In the first place, realize that there were no limits to God’s love. The world is in rebellion against God, and from a human standpoint there is no reason why God should not simply wipe us off the face of the earth. But God loves us anyway. God loves the very person we find so obnoxious, just as much as He loves us. The Apostle Paul said, “Very rarely will anyone die for BiUy iJMn Graham Viewpoint Fairness to all Leaf show This is a beautiful world in which we live. Leaves already are beginning to turn for their annual display of vivid colors. In a couple of weeks they will be in their glory both here in Griffin and nearby. Trips to New England or North Georgia to see them are wonderful, but all one has to do in Griffin is look out the window. Yes sir or m’am as the case may be, this is a beautiful world. My Answer open to every subscriber. Letters to the editor are published every Wednesday. Address letters to P.O. Box M, 30224. counties in the circuit have only one Clerk of Court and only one Sheriff each. Two judges enable it to operate more sessions, but more sessions make more work for the various officials such as Clerk of Court. And we do continue to wish that some of the brass besides one judge lived in Spalding. Also some of them ought to live in Fayette and in Pike which also are in the Griffin Circuit. We are glad to have them. There is nothing more pleasing to Griffin than to extend hospitality to people who ap preciate it. Welcome Elks! from suffering damage if the sun is viewed directly, especially during the partial phase of an eclipse. They say even though only a portion of the sun remains visible, the light has full intensity and can bum the retina. The best way to avoid eye damage is to avoid looking at the sun. a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his love for us in this: While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:7,8 New International Version). He also said, “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ (Philip pians 2:5). The other thing I suggest you do is pray that God will give you love for other people, and that He will give you op portunities to express that love. After all, love is a fruit of the Holy Spirit’s work within us. We do not have enough love within ourselves; only God can give us true love. Often I have found in dealing with people that I really begin to love them only when I begin to understand their problems. On the surface they are very unattractive, but the more we deal with them the more we come to see that God loves them also, and He alone can meet their deepest needs. I suggest you study the four Gospels and particularly look at How Jesus loved people, many of whom were unattractive or even outcasts. But He loved them all, and calls us to do likewise if we are His disciples. — - -» 1 -V - '-*-**■ .-L —..- ■ - ■■• ■ - — - ■ -- -■»*- -■ ■- an-- - . ~-n—— -—- —- — More football action to come By ROGER DDL Senior Associate Editor Griffin High football fans are in for more thrills in the next several weeks. The Bears provided plenty while chalking up a 4-1 record in the first half of the season. The second half begins tonight at Memorial Stadium when Griffin plays the Jonesboro Cardinals. After Jonesboro come showdown battles with 2 of Region 6-AAA’s real powers. . . Newnan and R. E. Lee. Those 2 games should attract capacity crowds. The Bears play the Cougars in Newnan. The big game between Griffin and Lee will be played at Memorial Stadium. Coach Max Dowis and his players aren’t overlooking Jonesboro. The Cardinals have a high-scoring outfit that should be taken seriously. However, fans will be fans and Griffin’s supporters are anxiously awaiting the games with Newnan and R. E. Lee. Newnan is unbeaten and rated with the best teams in Georgia. So is R. E. Lee. Newnan currently leads Division I of 6-AAA with a 4-0 record. Griffin and Lee are tied for first in Division n. They are 3-1. If Griffin and Lee continue to win, then the game here Oct. 21 could be for the division title and playoff berth that goes with it. The Griffin-Lee game could be the last between those 2 great rivals for many years. R. E. Lee is dropping out of 6-AAA. Several new teams will be added and Griffin will have to confine its play to region opponents. You can bet your last dollar that both teams would like to end the long series with a victory. The 1977 season doesn’t end with the Griffin-Lee game. Griffin plays the Morrow Mustangs here on Oct. 28 and then ends the campaign with the surprising North Clayton Eagles on Nov. 5. Coach Dowis’ Bears have won 4 of the last 5 region championships. This year’s team hopes to follow in the footsteps of the great squads of the last several years. The 1977 Bears have shown they are a class team that can provide fans with plenty of thrills. The second half of the season promises to be more ex citing than the first. eA Prize-Winning Newspaper 1977 Better Newspaper Contests 44 School organi zation (abbr.) 47 Went before 48 Hoses 51 Body passage 55 Recent (prefix) 56 Corncob 58 Desert in Asia 59 Western hemisphere or ganization 60 First garden 61 Don Juan's mother 62 Bent to one side 63 T ansmitted 64 being in a fairy tale DOWN 1 Horse directives 2 The three wise men 3 Stratford’s river 4 Snuggle 5 Cracker state 6 Acorn tree 7 Zeros 8 Raise high 9 Not a one ACROSS 1 Government agent (comp.wd.) 5 On its way 9 At this time 12 Roof edge 13 Waters (Fr.) 14 Hail 15 Self-esteem (Pl) 16 Sooner state (abbr.) 17 Vein of a leaf 18 Geological de posits 20 British insurer 22 Loiter 23 Female saint (abbr.) 24 Well visualized 28 All (prefix) 32 Negative conjunction. 33 Actor Mineo 34 Boat paddle 35 Have debts 36 Stupid fellow 39 French friend 40 Cuts 42 Makes larger 1 |2 |3 |4 |5 16 |7 18 |9 10 hl ______ — — __ — — — ~77" “ 22 24 |25 126 32 35 37 44~ 45 46T8147 48 |49 |SO Hpl 52 |53 |54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 (NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE ASSN) Your letter is welcome! The Griffin Daily News welcomes letters from readers and publishes them on the “We’re Listening” page every Wednesday on a first come first serve basis. Rules for letters are published every week on that page. Answer to Previous Puzzle Qlololsi |SIHIEI |G|OlOlNi £CR lUI OA J] AS El a h a b| _l a n |a|r|l QI R O L | l[Y O ZMaJALSToInj 1 I |o NMo]d| El AI L ] aTmIoMcI A dIdJ I ISIHI g o nI eJMg T|Trsßßo|w|Tl o JO dBBgIo d|sMg|u a m| G E s|t]u|r eßßc]a|s|t|e| IsTsTeWoI a| R| O|C|tle |tBBC|U t| L|A|s|si G O ~A|~tl io|a t| |a r iTaI L I P Sj |o|R El |N E A p| E L ~S|~E| |p| EI R| |d|A|m|s| 37 Malady 38 Escape 41 Hot spring 43 Slow (mus.) 45 Classes 46 Speech to the audience 48 Flaky storm 49 Juicy fruit 50 Blushing 52 Chinese society 53 Over (Ger.) 54 Magnitude 57 Animal enclosure 10 Latin poet 11 Networks 19 Food 21 Poverty-war agency (abbr.) 24 Baseballer Slaughter 25 Hawkeye State 26 Crafted likeness 27 Awkward person 29 Protective ditch 30 Appellation 31 Flower
