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I ■•*' i i Witi i* ‘ ?Sr j* * -gff>Ji v _--* ’w, -v ”T®s§ 4®W k *’ ‘A »V * <558, * x —• t —,<* Wl 2 TH ..'A* wiHPiSHB ‘ *1 1 Cooking for dimes Some well known people got together Sunday in Atlanta to cook for the March of Dimes. F. Lee Bailey, the well known attorney, with his assistant (above) concocts Veal Marguerita a la Lee Bailey. Mrs. Betty Talmadge (r) created Baked Cheese Grits. Califano cites waste in Medicaid WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal and state governments are wasting $1 billion in tax money a year in ineligible Medicaid payments, says the secretary of health, education and welfare. Secretary Joseph A. Califano Jr. said Sunday that 4.7 million ineligible claims totaling $229 million were paid between April and September 1976. “Now, if you project that for a year — that is just federal dollars — that is almost half a billion dollars, and the states are matching those payments; that is another half billion dollars,” Califano said. “So just in terms of ineligible payments, we are throwing $1 billion a year away in this country.” The figures, taken from HEW’s computerized review of Medicaid transactions, include payments to health care providers, such as doctors, and to recipients. Califano commented on ABCTV’s “Issues and Answers.” The review was instituted in April because the program for the needy has “grown like Topsy,” but has received “inadequate attention” for several years, Califano said. Called Project Integrity, the com puter review already has looked at 250 million transactions involving phar macists and physicians. It found 47,000 were questionable or improper. HEW has sent the 2,500 most serious cases to the states, which are beginning probes of doctors and pharmacists in their jurisdictions. More cases will be referred to states in the future, Califano said. Prince may be too busy for romance ATLANTA (AP) — Prince Charles may be the world’s most eligible bachelor, but the heir apparent to the British throne apparently will be too busy during his upcoming visit to Georgia to fall prey to any Southern belles. “As far as we’re concerned, there will be no opportunity here for romantic interludes,” said British Consul* GRIFFIN Daily Since 1872 '*'** aMa * w *** ~ n j* lOSiM Ww .v jF * ' I Wk a '.n- AOw ' IJB I Bl H ■ 5 tft ^ r I /*telWßKftMß <.llk j Beeland, Mrs. Manolis announce for city board Sid James Beeland made it a 2-man race today for Post Four on the Board of City Commissioners. He qualified to oppose R. L. (Skeeter) Norsworthy in the Nov. 8 election. This will be Beeland’s second race for public office here. He was an un successful school board candidate before. Beeland is an estate planner and life underwriter for Life of Virginia. Previously he was with radio station WHIE, serving as a sports director, announcer and newsman. Mrs. Charlotte Manolis of 1024 Lake Avenue said she planned to qualify for the Post One Race today. The in cumbent is Ernest (Tiggy) Jones who is seeking reelection. Emmitt Cone, appliance service man, already has qualified for the post. The entrance of Mrs. Manolis would make that a 3-person race. She said today she thought a woman’s Attendance near record The 33,337 people who attended the Spalding Kiwanis Fair last week pushed the attendance near the 1973 record year. The Saturday night crowd of 12,676 was near record for that night, too. Monday and Tuesday attendance set records but the cold weather Wed nesday and Thursday nights cut at tendance totals for the week. Christine Shackelford of Route 3, Howard’s Trailer Park, was awarded the automobile as a door prize. General Francis Kennedy. “He hasn’t got any time.” Prince Charles is scheduled to spend the weekend with Gov. George Busbee and his family, including the governor’s 23-year-old daughter, Jan. Mrs. Busbee said Jan, along with other family members, will meet the Prince during his stay at the Gover nor’s Mansion, but she denied Griffin, Ga., 30223, Monday Afternoon, October 17,1977 voice on the board would be helpful. Mrs. Manolis said she would issue a formal campaign statement after she qualifies. Station auctioned WATKINSVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Lamar Bell of Watkinsville was the high bidder at Satur day’s annual Oconee County Fall Festival in which the police station was auctioned off for S3OO. Man gets 5-year sentence on manslaughter charge Francis Jackson Evans, Jr., 34, of 118 Hammerhawk Rd. was sentenced to 5 years in prison today in Spalding Superior Court when he pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the May 10 shooting death of Daniel Boyd Milton, 34. The shooting occurred at the U-Serve U-Save parking lot on the North Expressway at Vineyard Road over a domestic problem, lawmen said. Judge Andrew Whalen, Jr., told Evans he must serve the first 3 years in prison and may serve the following 2 on probation. If requested, his sentence will be reviewed by a panel of judges, Whalen said. Two women were given 5 year probated sentences, provided they each pay fines of SSOO and make restitution to the state for the public assistance money they obtained through fraud. Mrs. Brenda Whitaker pleaded guilty speculation by the British press that Jan and Prince Charles would go out on a date. Although the Prince may not get a chance to become well acquainted with Southern women, he will come into intimate contact with at least two re gional dishs — grits and fried chicken. After Charles arrives at nearby Dobbins Air Force Base Friday as- Taxes Revaluation means some will go up and some may go down. Assessors will try to put all proper ty on its current market value for taxes. It’ll show up in your 1978 tax bills. Spalding County residents whose property is not assessed at the fair market value can expect a change in ad valorem taxes next year. Under a tax equalization program now being conducted by the Spalding County Tax Assessor’s office, every piece of property in the county is being reviewed and inspected to determine its fair market value. According to Virgil Phillips, chief appraiser of the tax assessor’s office, the fair market value is the price the property would bring on the market. It is found by using the selling price of comparable or similar type property. Location is more important in con tributing to value than actual costs, Phillips explained. Since most property has not been appraised in 10 years, the assessments are expected to increase. Some parcels of land will decline in value and some will remain the same. The increase or decrease in value depends on whether its current assessment is equal to the fair market value. Spalding County Commission Chair man P. W. Hamil emphasized the equalization program is “not a device People ••• and things Brisk winds holding litter to wire fence around fair grounds Sunday morning. Car lunging ahead on red light when vehicle on its left which had green left turn arrow makes move. Courthouse rotunda area sealed off this morning when section of glass appeared in danger of falling from ceiling. to obtaining a total of $514 in public assistance and food stamps by making false statements and failing to disclose certain information to the Department of Family and Children Services. Mrs. Gwendolyn Dutton, also known as Mrs. Gwendolyn Binder, pleaded guilty to the same charge, involving a total of $1,549. Judge Whalen asked if they were still receiving welfare payments and Mrs. Whitaker said she was. “It beats me why the state would give you money and you steal from us, then keep giving it to you,” Whalen said. He added he could not understand why she was still on welfare. He said he would accept the state’s recommendation that the women be placed on probation and fined. He or dered restitution in addition which he will allow to be repaid in monthly in stallments. ternoon, he will be honored at a dinner at the Governor’s Mansion. On Saturday, Prince Charles will be served breakfast, complete with grits, Mrs. Busbee said. After a quick visit to Charleston, S.C., the southemizing of the Prince of Wales will be accelerated when he attends the Georgia-Kentucky football game at Athens. Vol. 105 No. 246 to raise taxes but to equalize the burden of ad valorem taxes in order that each property owner will pay his fair share, no more or no less, based on actual fair market values.” “The board of commissioners is committed to reduce the millage rate to bring in only that amount of ad valorem taxes needed to provide adequate county services,” he said. “This is not to increase taxes. . .As the digest goes up, the millage rate will go down to bring in enough to operate Wrong-way elevator ride was not robbery after all Police were swarming over the Griffin-Spalding Hospital within seconds after receiving a call late Sunday afternoon in what turned out not to be an armed robbery. The excitment was apparently caused by a case of bad nerves. According to reports, 2 older women got on the elevator in the lobby at the same time as 2 young men. After the elevator door closed, blood-curdling screams were heard. The elevator went to the basement then returned to the lobby with only one of the women. She very excitedly said that 2 men had tried to rob her and her friend and when they started screaming, the men fled from the elevator into the basement. Her friend was down there with them, she said. Hospital personnel placed a call to the Griffin Police Department and officers arrived on the scene within seconds. A hospital employee told police where he had seen the men running and they were apprehended in the cafeteria section. After questioning all involved, it was determined the whole thing was a mistake. The women thought the elevator was going up and when it went down in stead, they became frightened and thought the men were taking them to the basement to rob them. The men, in turn, became frightened from the screams and took off running. The other woman also fled when the elevator reached the basement. Mrs. Busbee said dinner for the Prince’s return to the mansion that night will be Southern fried chicken. But Mrs. Busbee drew the line when it was suggested she serve her royal guest turnip greens. “Some things you have to be raised on,” she said. Prince Charles also will get a taste of Southern politics during his trip when he meets with members of the state legislature. Weather FORECAST FOR GRIFFIN AREA - Fair tonight with lows in the low 40s. Partly cloudy and little warmer Tuesday with highs in the 70s. LOCAL WEATHER - Low this morning at the Spalding Forestry Unit 35, high Sunday 61. the government,” Hamil explained. Spalding County is expected to receive more than $l.B-million in revenue from ad valorem taxes this year. Growth in the county has brought in enough to take care of expanded services without raising the millage rate,” he said. When asked for specific examples of the types of property expected to in crease, Hamil cited land presently classified as agricultural which will be changed to commercial-industrial. “Property close to town on the high ways,” he said. Some downtown property will be lowered, he continued. “It’s hard to say whose will be raised or lowered. Speculation has caused some land values to increase more than other property. The recession has brought some values down, I don’t think well-kept older homes will be much affected,” he said. Some land owners who use their property for agricultural purposes might be hit hard. Their land is worth a great deal more as commercial or residential property than farm land. And it will be taxed on its value, not on (Continued on page 2) The Country Parson by Frank (lark ■ h.. I “Folks who’ve learned to laugh at themselves never have to hunt for amusement” Canyon falls kill 2 in state By The Associated Press Falls into canyons killed two visitors to Georgia state parks during the weekend, the Department of Natural Resources said today. Lee Sanders, 21, of Carrollton, was killed at dusk Sunday, a DNR spokesman said, when he left the boardwalk overlooking Amicalola Falls, walked out on to the rocks and feh. Robert Ketner, 14, of Jonesboro, who was camping at Cloudland Canyon state park, wandered away from his family and fell into the canyon Sunday, the spokesman said. -Up v". •••• s i He’s coming this week.