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» f|Mr «mr X iA WB aErTI MM S® m d Rf - iZm* ■’’>■ w ttflHP* ■ Mu _ w jHk $ w W M V S *'" F wKshk ■ ———■■■■■■■NMMHHMHMMMHMMMHNMHMMHNMMHMHMiMMMMMMMHHHH J. ' r ■ x' ??KBH| H Bkx z ■ .y mMBX WW WbmMßumM *-., •' ■' "'^w- ; ■• * The junior class entry in the GHS homecoming parade is shown above. In the corner is homecoming queen Donna Dorton (c), and her princesses, Dena Bates (1) and Denise Mathis. CDC reports findings Rubella and new strain of pneumonia found ATLANTA (AP) - A unique, penicillin-resistant strain of pneumonia in a young girl and a recent outbreak of rubella among young adults in the mili tary have been reported by the national Center for Disease Control. The federal agency released its Al Norris qualifies for board Al Norris was the 6th and final candidate to qualify for the county commission race as qualifying time drew to a close Friday at 5 p.m. Norris, a retired Army man, lives at 1324 Kennedy drive in Griffin and is a car salesman for a McDonough firm. He joined David Elder, Thomas A. Bearden, Bob Gilreath, Frank Gunnels and Jim Goolsby in the race to fill the unexpired term of retiring County Commissioner Reid Childers who resigped because of ill health. The election will be Nov. 8. Monday noon is deadline for city race Qualifying for 2 posts on the Griffin City Commission will end Monday at noon. Bobby Dunn who has been a can didate before signed this week to seek election to Post Four. Incumbent Skeeter Norsworthy and Sid James Beeland already had announced for the post. Dunn runs a tree service business here. Emmitt Cone and Mrs. Perry Manolis have signed to seek election to Post One, held by Tiggy Jones. “Folks often pray pretty loud, hoping somebody besides God will hear them.” DAILY NEWS Daily Since 1872 findings Friday in its weekly Morbidity and Mortality report. The CDC said the most penicillin resistant case of streptococcus pneumonia ever reported to the agency was found last July in a 5-year old Minnesota girl. When the patient’s fever rose to 104 degrees and she developed mild respiratory distress, she was admitted to the University of Minnesota Hospital. S. pneumonia, type 14, was isolated from a blood culture, and although U. ff. Brandenburg, 95 His first sale was 10 yards of calico for five cents a yard H. H. Brandenburg of Concord first subscribed to the Griffin Daily News when he was 21. That was 74 years ago. This week, Mr. Brandenburg celebrated his 95th birthday. He is one of the oldest active citizens of Pike County and was entertained throughout the day on his birthday which was Tuesday. “I received many phone calls during the day. Some came from Florida and others from Mississippi from some of my folks,” he said. The Brandenburg home was a busy place as relatives and friends called to wish the former mayor a happy bir thday. One of the highlights of the day was a visit by a group of girls under the leadership of Mrs. Roger Strickland. They sang the traditional “Happy Birthday” and served cake. Mr. Brandenburg was born in Haralson in Coweta County. He worked in the fields until 1904 when he went to work for J. H. McKnight in the general mercantile business in Warnerville in Meriwether County. “There is not a Warnerville any longer. I understand the community was named for Judge Harlen Warner, first Chief Justice of Georgia,” Mr. Brandenburg said. He continued to work for the store when it was sold to Judge Jones and Cicero Connally. From Warnerville he moved to Groover and from there to Greenville and in September of 1911 moved to Concord to work for the R. F. Strickland Co. He was the buyer in the dry goods department and the un- GRIFFIN Griffin, Ga., 30223, Saturday Afternoon, October 22, 1977 v *■ ■* a'' I 'J Ik ■£> ■-. A f _ 'd* it. wr sensitive to chloramphenical and erythromycin, it was resistant to penicillin, a common treatment, the CDC said. The girl recovered when another drug was administered. A spokesman said the case was unique and represented no trend toward more penicillin-resistant strains of streptococcus pneumonia. The CDC said relatively resistant strains of S. pneumonia occasionally occur in the United States. dertaker until 1934. Recalling his first job in the mer cantile business, Mr. Brandenburg said: “My first sale was 10 yards of calico to a lady who said she wanted it to make a dress. It was 5 cents a yard and she gave me a 50 cent piece.” In 1934 he married Mary P. Pilkenton and they opened their own business in Concord. “We started in business with less than SSOO and had that secured with a mortgage on our farm and home. We paid off that debt and enjoyed 30 years in the general merchandising business,” he said. The home placed on the mortgage in 1934 is the same one he lives in today. Although he wasn’t able to write checks because of failing eyesight, Mr. Brandenburg purchased all other merchandise. “In 1964, we had a sale and sold out. Since then we have been trying to take it easy,” he said. “I am still in fairly good health, even though I have some heart trouble and take a pill for it every day. I worked in my garden 5 hours on the day before my birthday, he said. In addition to being in the mercantile business, Mr. Brandenburg has been active in the governmental and civic life of the Concord community. He was first elected mayor in 1912 and was last elected in 1935. “The first time I ran was the only time I ever had any opposition,” he said. He also was named superintendent of the Sunday School at the Concord Methodist Church in 1912. He served as superintendent until 1938. The federal agency also reported that at least 47 U.S. Marines, most of them 18 to 20 years old, came down with ru bella at a Naval Air Station in Mem phis, Tenn., early this year, following a trend toward outbreaks among young adults in the armed forces. Most of the cases, including 10 females, were among 18-to-20-year-old enlisted personnel who recently had completed recruit training and were attending aviation training schools, the CDC said. “I remember Concord when there was about a dozen stores here and business was booming. Now, there’s not but 3 or 4 stores. “The Strickland’s had a gin and there was another gin and they would ship about 2 carloads of cotton, 2 carloads of cotton seed and 2 loads of fruit trees every day. “The passenger trains used to stop here. There was about 6 a day during World War I. It has been a long time since there has been a passenger train through here. The freight trains that pass through do not even stop here anymore,” Mr. Brandenburg said. “I have received a lot of blessings and I believe that if we all would count our blessings we would find that they outweigh our disappointments, ”he said. People ...and things Man in early 30s, huffing and puffing as he jogs along Griffin sidewalk shadowed by his huffing and puffing wife on a bicycle in the street. Bumper sticker on rear of pickup truck on North Expressway: “Dirty Old Men Need Love Too.” Two-year-old with frightened ex pression, obviously lost in department store, anxiously weaving his way through shoppers checking knee caps hunting for mom. Vol. 105 No. 251 Homecoming rousing success Though the Bears suffered a defeat at the hands of R. E. Lee Friday night, the spirit and enthusiasm of the homecoming celebration was at an all time high. A bon fire Thursday night and a rousing pep rally Friday began the annual festivities. Friday afternoon, homecoming floats and parade mar chers filled the streets of Griffin igniting the town with homecoming fever. Winners of the parade entries were the sophomore class, first' place in and the GHS chorus, second place. The Latin Club won first place in the groups category and VOCA took second place. Presley autopsy Drugs found in body not cause of death MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Four drugs including codeine and bar bituates were found in significant quantities in the blood of Elvis Presley, but they played no role in his death, a medical examiner has ruled. “The cause of death has been ascribed to hypertensive heart disease with coronary artery heart disease as a contributing factor,” said Dr. Jerry T. Francisco at a news conference Friday. “Had these drugs not been there, he still would have died,” Francisco said under questioning by reporters. The medical examiner, who par ticipated in an autopsy conducted shortly after Presley died Aug. 16, said four drugs — ethinamate, methaquaalone.codeineand barbituates, —werefoundinquantitiesthatcouldhave had some effect on the body. Four other drugs were found in trace amounts that could have had no effect on the body, the medical examiner said. He said three forensic pathologists and a toxicologist at the University of Tennessee Center for Health Sciences, plus two out-of-state toxicologists re- H. H. Brandenburg, 95, recounts many experiences. Weather FORECAST FOR GRIFFIN AREA- Sunny and mild today and Sunday. Fair and cool tonight with highs in the mid 70s and lows tonight in the upper 40s. Pre-game festivities featured sophomore and junior class representatives. At halftime, as the homecoming court, dressed in burgundy and rose, paraded before a packed Memorial Stadium, Miss Donna Dorton was announced homecoming queen. Her princesses were Dena Bates and Denise Mathis. Homecoming mascots were Jay Daniels, Amy Tinley, Marquita Davis and Octavius Simmons. A surprise to almost everyone, and what turned out to be one of the best features of the halftime show, was a huge sign strung between light posts on the sideline which spelled out “’7B” in bright lights. viewed the test reports. “It is the considered opinion of all the forensic pathologists and two of the three toxicologists that there is no evi dence the medication present...caused or made any significant contribution to his death,” Francisco said. “The third toxicologist was of the opinion that all medications were in the therapeutic range...” he added. Francisco said the level of drugs found during the tests were in line with normally prescribed medication. The medical examiner said the drugs found in Presley’s body had been prescribed by his physician or dentist. Presley had undergone dental work about 12 hours before his death, and Francisco said the painkiller codeine had been prescribed. The other drugs had been prescribed as sedatives to help him rest, he said. Francisco was questioned at length on whether the combination of drugs found during post mortem testing could have affected Presley’s diseased heart. He said he and other pathologists who (Continued on page 2)