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Heinrich tested
his bride-to-be
The Father of Archaeology, Heinrich Schliemann,
discovered the ruins of ancient Troy. And he, too, has his
place in our I>ove and War man’s file. Finicky fellow,
Heinrich. After his first marriage ended, he decided to get
careful. He tested his prospective brides-to-be with
numerous queries, including: “Can you recite any Homer
by heart?” Only one candidate finally passed the test. A
beautiful 17-year-old girl.
Am asked who made the first wristwatch. Cartier was
the clever fellow. An aviator, wanting something handier
than his pocket watch to time himself, asked for it.
It’s not customary for the Mescalero Indians of New
Mexico to say hello or goodbye.
Were you aware that the tails of most pigs—not all but
most—curl clockwise?
LAND HO!
Q. “What happened to the man with Christopher
Columbus who first sighted land off the coast of the New
World?”
A. Rodrigo de Triana? Presumably, he was the fellow.
He held the watch at 2 a.m. on Oct. 12, 1492. There’s
considerable argument over his destiny. But some
historians contend that Columbus threw him overboard so
Columbus himself could claim the reward of 10,000
maravedis (equivalent to about SI,OOO today) which was
supposed to go to the first man who saw the coastline.
Q. “I don’t care why the chicken crossed the road, just
how fast it was able to do so. . .?”
A. Figure 9 mph. It’s not the speed that makes the little
rascal so hard to catch, it’s the indirection.
Q. “What’s in my cigarettes that sometimes make them
snap, crackle or pop, however so slightly?"
A. Whatever, it’s not tobacco leaf. Stems, dirt, cotton,
even tobacco worm maybe.
SIMON’S EYES
In portraits, the eyes of that South American hero
Simon Bolivar are always rendered with a fierce in
tensity. Argument goes on over whether it was fear,
physical fever or fascination with his cause that gave him
that burning look. Who knows? He died with tuberculosis.
In black-and-white movies, red costomes photographed
darker than black costumes. Good thing. When the studios
started producing color films aplenty, they had an
abundance of red dresses on hand.
The kiddie gag of the day, I’m told is “Time flies like the
wind, but fruit flies like bananas.”
Mr. Happy Newyear, 95, of Sleepy Eye, Minn., died
recently. Clink! for auld lang syne.
If you want to be like Cleopatra, young lady, wear a wig
made out of rope.
L. M. Boyd, Box 681, Weatherford, TX 76086
Copyright 1977 Crown Syndicate, Inc.
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GRIFFIN
NEWS
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Executive Editor
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Today
By The Associated Press
Today is Friday, Nov. 4, the
308th day of 1977. There are 57
days left in the year. Today’s
highlight in history:
On this date in 1952, Dwight
Eisenhower was elected the
34th president of the United
States. He defeated Democrat
Adlai Stevenson for the first
Republican presidential victory
in 20 years.
On this date:
In 1520, King Christian II was
crowned king of Sweden.
In 1825, the first boat to reach
New York City by using the Erie
Canal arrived nine days after
leaving Buffalo.
In 1884, Democrat Grover
Cleveland was elected presi
dent.
In 1931, the League of Nations
accused Japan of aggression in
Manchuria.
In 1944, the World War II al
lies announced that Greece had
been completely liberated from
the Nazis.
In 1973, Sen. Edward Brooke
of Massachusetts became the
first Republican senator to pub
licly urge the resignation of
President Richard Nixon.
Ten years ago: Pope Paul un
derwent an operation for re
moval of his prostate gland.
Five years ago: President
Richard Nixon said he was con
fident the United States would
negotiate a Vietnam peace set
tlement on the basis of “honor”
and not “surrender.”
One year ago: Rhodesian in
dependence under black major
ity rule by March 1, 1978, was
proposed by Britain.
Today’s birthdays: Actor Art
Carney is 59 years old. Painter
and scenic designer Eugene
Berman is 78.
Q&A
Match the play with its cor
rect playwright:
1. William Gibson
2. Clifford Odets
3. Thornton Wilder
4. Jean Kerr
5. Jason Miller
(a) Country Girl'
(b) Matchmaker"
(c) Championship Sea
son"
(d) Miracle Worker’
(e) Mary, Mary"
ANSWERS
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Thoughts
Ix-t not your heart envy
sinners but continue in the
fear of the Lord all the day.
Surely there is a future, and
your hope will not be cut
off.—Proverbs 23: 17, 18.
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■Griffin Daily News Friday, November 4, 1977
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Viewpoint
The Griffin Daily News’ policy Is to be fair
to everyone. The editor’s opinions are
confined to this page, and its columns are
After all the horror stories, Griffin-
Spalding Hospital held a forum to answer
questions and complaints. Three members
of the public showed up. Three.
Bert’s
law
Whatever else happens to Bert Lance,
the former director of the Office of
Management and Budget ought to be
remembered for his advice to the federal
establishment: If it is not broke, don’t fix
it.
A perfect example of how easy it is to
violate that dictum for the noblest of
purposes is illustrated by a true story
making the rounds of the academic
community.
University of Missouri President James
C. Olson entered an elevator with a student
in a wheelchair recently. The student
looked around in vain for the buttons and
asked where they were.
Olson replied that Department of
Health, Education and Welfare
regulations required that for the con
venience of people in wheelchairs, the
university must place the button panel on
the back wall of new elevators — at some
considerable expense.
The incredulous student informed the
president that nobody in a wheelchair ever
enters an elevator front first. They back
in.
Unfortunately, nobody in Washington
had thought to ask a handicapped person
about that.
Regular deer season opens here
Saturday, and it is a big day for hundreds
of people who like to hunt this wily prey.
Georgia has more deer now than it had
in Indian days, and a whole lot more
hunters. Many of the latter enjoy the fun
and fellowship of camping together even
more than trying to bag a trophy buck.
There is something about campfire smoke,
outdoor cooking, tall tales and all the rest
of it that soothes and relaxes a person from
the complications and involvements of
workaday world.
Lots of people are opposed to hunting
deer. Others do not want to do it them-
DEAR DR. GRAHAM: What does the
Bible mean when it says, “Judge not, and
ye shall not be judged” (Luke 6:37)? Does
this mean we should never make any
decisions about what other people are
doing, even when they seem to be doing
evil?-Mrs. L. P.
DEAR MRS. P.: No, the Bible makes it
very clear that we should be discerning
about good and evil. We are not to sit back
and accept evil as if it were good. We are
told instead, “Beloved, believe not every
spirit, but try (i.e. test) the spirits whether
they are of God” (I John 4:1). Our stan
dard is the Word of God, and we are to
know the truth of God’s Word. When we
Billy
Graham
Fairness to all
Only three
Deer season
My Answer
Judge not
open to every subscriber. Letters to the
editor are published every Wednesday.
Address letters to P.O. Box M, 30224.
This small turnout points an accusing
finger at those of us interested in criticism
but indifferent and apathetic to con
structive efforts.
selves but have nothing against those who
do. Biologists tell us that if the excess deer
population is not taken by man, the result
is chaos. The animals’ principal foes are
stomach parasites and lack of browse
(food) when there are too many deer in an
area. Agony and starvation then kill them
off.
The sport is regulated closely. A hunter
must tag and report every deer killed, and
the state Department of Natural
Resources’ records show 23 were killed
legally in Spalding in 1976. We’d have
thought more, but Spalding hunters go
other places as well.
know God’s truth, we will also recognize
what is false, whether it is false doctrine or
false behavior.
What Jesus condemns in this statement
is a self-righteous, critical attitude, rooted
in pride, that goes around condemning
people. It is the kind of attitude that says,
“I am better than you are.” Instead of
loving other people, someone who is
constantly judging others in a critical way
will actually snub or scorn other people
because he thinks he is superior to them.
The true Christian should never be
judgmental and prideful. He knows he is
just as much a sinner in God’s eyes as the
next person. He knows he is not saved
because he is better than other people, but
simply because of the grace of God. “What
happens now to human pride of
achievement? There is no more room for
it. . .the whole matter is on a different
plane-believing instead of achieving”
(Romans 3:27, Phillips Translation).
Pride and a critical, judgmental spirit
go hand in hand. When we let Christ into
our lives, however, these will begin to fade
as we let Him fill us with His love.
All hunters
not successful
BY ROGER DIX
Senior Associate Editor
Deer season opens this week.
Hunters have zeroed-in their weapons and people, who
deplore the season, have zeroed-in on the hunters.
Both groups go at it Saturday at the crack of dawn.
Just for the record, as if anyone cared, I consider
myself a hunter, not a good one, and only if the term is
used in its broadest sense.
Real hunters snicker (some even laugh out loud) when
they hear a person admit he has hunted 18 years and fired
a rifle only once.
That’s what makes the claim to being a hunter
debatable.
Let the fellow hunters laugh.
I’m one of those hunters, and there are thousands
around, who rates bringing home game third or fourth on
a list of reasons to hunt.
Number one of the list is the love of the outdoors.
There are many ways to forget worldly problems as
there are different types of people.
It’s very difficult to worry about Social Security,
Panama Canal treaties and unbalanced budgets when
surrounded by “Mama Nature.”
Number two is exercise.
Walking through the fields and forests of Georgia is a
challenge, especially before you discover that the
primary purpose of honey-suckles and briars is to lay
traps and attack intruders.
Hiking or jogging along a paved road doesn’t compare
with a trek through the woods.
Number three is the tall tales heard around a campfire.
Hunters do know how to spin yams. Most are true.
Others grow with time. (Have you ever heard a hunter tell
of a spike buck which bounded into the brush before he
could get off a shot. No. It’s always a huge deer with a
trophy-size rack.)
A 9-year-old boy described the best part of hunting when
he was asked what he enjoyed about it.
His answer:
“I like to sit around the camp and watch those old men
chew Redman, spit in the fire and lie.”
He wasn’t as impressed with the hunt as he was the
hunters.
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A friendly
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By QUIMBY MELTON ID
Have you ever shaken hands with an ape?
Or rather shaken hands with a chimpanzee?
Believe me, it is quite an experience.
The other day I was out taking pictures of a chimp and
bear show being put on at Fayetteville Elementary
School.
Quite a show.
Well the trainer was taking the bear out to his truck
after the show, and was getting the chimp ready for the
next performance.
About the time I turned around to head back, I felt this
tap on the back of my pants.
There was the chimp standing there with his palm
outreached wanting to shake hands.
What else could I do?
I did not want to appear rude or unfriendly. So we shook
hands. And shook and shook.
That chimp was a friendly fellow and quite smart.
Gave a good performance for the elementary students
too.
After the hand shaking experience, I doubt I will ever
disbelieve the theory that we descended from these
creatures.
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