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No-fault: good or bad? Many think it could be made better: legislature may make some changes Some state and local officials, legislators and insurance agents feel no-fault insurance laws should be strengthened for the benefit of the driving public. Basically, they are recommending the mandatory portion of the law be enforced and the threshhold be raised to what they are calling reasonable limits. C. B. McCrory of the claims and investigations division of the office of State Comptroller General Johnnie Caldwell says overall the no-fault in surance program is working good for the purpose for which it is intended. However, he says there is a general misunderstanding by the public that the no-fault insurance covers property damage as well as medical payments and payments for loss of salary. flflßMfl flflftflfflft 11 , ; '.' ■ - ' . 9tfw iW'4- T ’ WRkJhB I KW/lri Tv 1 W1 a< 19 S tSTi 11 1M IT < 1 ibvijj !■ 1 ■BkwHHii HL SKI 91' r *ywlr llLrwr 9 lUffrefl wjr. lInrStWMBMF F ’ 1 5 M* * WiMMBMBB * Vi ■k?*9fln i fl, k* 1 f upß* lM B k. BT Ti n k 15 fll ft I lit She’s ready CLAYSVILLE, Pa. — Bessie Morris of near Claysville, Pa., can laugh at the winter weather with her supply of wood. She and her husband spent two weeks cutting wood for their Washington County home. Home decorations can cut yule costs By LOUISE COOK Associated Press Writer Consumers who complain about the commercialization of Christmas can cut costs and boost sentiment with homemade decorations of natural materials. It’s not too early to start planning for the holiday. Search country roads, Jaycees make plans for ‘stocking’ The Griffin Jaycees will begin taking applications for Empty Stocking help Nov. 18 and 19 at the Bramblett Building of First Baptist Church. Applicants for help through the program may go there 4-7 p.m. on Nov. 18 or 9 a.m. till 1 p.m. Nov. 19. Bill Repzynski will be general chairman of the program. He said the general drive for funds this year would be Dec. 4. Repzynski said $4,500 is needed to finance the program. He said any organizations or in dividuals who wished to help with the fund raising could contact him. Last year some 50 members of the Griffin High ROTC helped raise money, Repzynski said. He said he hopes the ROTC will help again this year. GRIFFIN DAI LY NEWS Daily Since 1872 COMPLAINTS “This is where we receive most of our complaints. We attempt to explain and handle the problem. We feel the in surance agent should adequately ex plain no-fault insurance to his customer when a policy is sold,” he said. McCrory also said it is felt the no fault insurance program is being en forced by the State Patrol through the back door. “The State Patrol is enforcing the law after an accident has happened and this is not the way it was intended to be,” he said. He suggested insurance policy holders be required to present a policy when purchasing a tag for an automobile. PROOFNEEDED “As it is now, an automobile owner wooded areas and city parks for pine cones, acorns, nuts, seed pods and branches to trim the tree, decorate the front door and adorn the dinner table. Always collect more than you think you’ll need. It takes a lot of cones, nuts and seeds to make each item. When you bring your harvest home, put all the dry material in a low oven — 150 degrees Fahrenheit —for about 15 to 30 minutes in order to kill any insects that may be present. Finished decorations should be stored from year to year in a plastic bag with a few moth balls. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has prepared a fact sheet with direc tions for wreaths and centerpieces. It is available, at no charge, from the Consumer Information Center, Pueblo, Colo., 81009. Ask for “Christmas Decorations Made with Plant Materials.” You will need a few store-bought materials. Frames for wreaths can be made of wood or wire. You can buy a ready-made wire form at the florist or can simply bend a wire coat hanger into a circle. Make sure the frame you choose will support the weight of the plants. Florist’s wire is the easiest to use when linking materials together and attaching them to the frame. It is most economical when bought in rolls. If your florist doesn’t carry the rolls, check a craft shop or hardware store. Griffin, Ga., 30223, Monday Afternoon, November 14,1977 can list the name of an insurance company, or in some cases the name of an agent, on a tag form and get a tag for his car. Everyone should be made to show proof of insurance. “At first, people would buy insurance policies for 90 days and cancel them after purchasing their tag. Now, they don’t even do that. They just list the name of any company or agent that comes to mind while they are on their way to get a tag,” McCrory said. The threshhold is the limit above which a person can file suit in court to recover medical expenses. The current threshhold in Georgia is SSOO. SPEND SSOO QUICKLY "This amount does not necessarily constitute a serious injury anymore. A person can go to the emergency room (Continued on page 2) Chase injures deputies, damages patrol cars Three Spalding Sheriff’s Department patrol cars were damaged and two deputies slightly injured in a high speed chase which began Sunday night on Ga. 16 at East Mclntosh Road. Ronald Braxton Hall, 33, of Spring Creek Circle, was taken into custody after the incident and has been charged with some 10 violations. According to the Sheriff’s office, Hall was a passenger in an auto which was stopped at Crane’s Service Station on Ga. 16 for a traffic violation. He was in the back seat and pulled a gun on Deputy John Johnson who had stopped the car, officers said. Hall then got into the driver’s seat and drove away. Johnson radioed for help and several other lawmen joined the chase. A roadblock near Jackson Road Elementary School failed to stop the car which continued down Broadway and under the railroad underpass at Fourth Street to the Sheriff’s Department where Hall was placed under arrest. Patrol cars driven by Deputy Jep Childs and Investigator David Head were damaged in a rear end collision during the chase, as was a car driven by Deputy Tony Maddox. Maddox suffered a minor injury when his car skirted a ditch at the roadblock. He was checked in the hospital emergency room, along with Investigator Head who suffered a slight neck injury. Hall also was accused of pointing a gun at Investigator Lee Oxford earlier Sunday when Oxford went to Spring Creek Circle to answer a complaint about a man with a gun. Carter quietly raised White House staffers He’s getting ready to chisel budget askings WASHINGTON (AP) - Jimmy Carter, who has quietly given White House aides pay raises of more than 7 percent, is expected to put the presidential chisel to budget requests from other agencies. Carter is meeting with his top ad visers today in the first of three sessions this week to consider money requests for the next fiscal year from seven departments and agencies. As a candidate, Carter pledged to balance the budget during his first term. He is expected to trim the requests if possible. The president set aside most of the afternoon for the budget meeting after an Oval Office visit from his cousin, Georgia state Sen. Hugh Carter Sr., and his wife. Their son, Hugh Carter Jr., is special assistant to the president for wri w' ■ * z '"WSlsflli Most of these had some sort of no-fault coverages involved before they ended up on wreck heaps. Ten charges have been placed against Hall, including making terroristic threats, pointing a gun at another, failure to stop for police, reckless conduct with a motor vehicle, driving under the influence, speeding and criminal damage to property. He was being held in the county jail under bonds totaling several thousand dollars. “More women should be executives — men shouldn’t have to make all the mistakes.” People ••• and things Three firemen enjoying sunshine in shirtsleeve weather Sunday afternoon at city hall station, but keeping within jumping distance of station just in case an alarm sounded. Youngster commenting on decorations appearing already, “I can’t really get into Christmas until about December 5.” Businessman, buying appointments book for 1978, wondering aloud, “Where did 1977 go?” administration. Special assistant Carter, whose job is to cut White House waste; budget aide Richard M. Harden, and other senior assistants convinced the president to give pay raises of 7.05 percent to aides making less than $47,-500 a year, it was learned Sunday night. Carter set the $47,500 ceiling on the raises. Aides approaching that salary get only as much as it takes to put them at $47,500, even if it’s less than 7.05 per cent. The raises went into effect Oct. 9 without public announcement by the White House. Last April, Carter gave his White House staff raises of up to 25 percent. They were authorized by Congrez under the Federal Pay Comparability Act, which enabled Carter to give in creases to other government employes Vol. 105 No. 269 MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Recovery teams pulled 42 bodies from the burned-out shell of the Hotel Filipinas in downtown Manila today, and one of the dead was identified as an American. Fire Marshal Francisco Agudon predicted a death toll of at least 50. The Red Cross said the dead American was Kenneth Charles Eccleston of Riverdale, Md. Recovery efforts, Ike the battle against the fire itself, were hampered by rains brought in by Typhoon Kim, which was passing north of Manila as the early morning fire broke out. Firemen fought winds of up to 50 mph to keep the blaze from spreading to nearby hotels, restaurants, airline offices and shops. The Red Cross identified four other bodies as those of Ruth Lovelack, an Australian; Romeo Miamoto, a Japanese; and Mary Jane Buhatin and Mary Ann Rufino. Their nationalities were not immediately known. Lt. Col. Agudon, the metropolitan Manila fire marshal, said firefighters as well. The act says federal salaries should compare with private pay. Then the president announced Aug. 30 he was giving non-White House white collar workers and military personnel a 7.05 percent pay raise Oct. 1. It was authorized by Congress, under the same act. Associate Press Secretary Claudia Townsend said Sunday night that Carter subsequently agreed with Hugh Carter Jr., Harden and the senior assistants it would be only fair for the White House staff to get the same raise. No figures were immediately available on how many persons got the raise or how much it cost. But records showed a score of White House staffers already making $40,000 were eligible for the increase. Dozens more earn less In /Manila Typhoon hotel fire toll may reach 50 Weather FORECAST FOR GRIFFIN AREA — Fair and not so cold tonight with lows In mid 30s. Sunny and little warmer Tuesday with highs in the low 60s. LOCAL WEATHER — Low this morning at the Spalding Forestry Unit 28, high Sunday 54. had seen more bodies in the ruins of the hotel. The seven-story hotel on Roxas Football bowl parade Tuesday The Griffin-Spalding County Recreation Department will hold its annual Youth Football Bowl Parade Tuesday evening. The parade begins at 6 p.m. from the A&P parking lot. The parade will include 24 youth football teams, 18 cheerleader teams, the Griffin High and Junior High bands, ROTC unit, clown corps, Recreation Department Board, City and County Commissioners and Volunteer Coaches Association. The Youth Football Bowl will be played Saturday at Memorial Stadium. than $40,000 a year and were eligible, too. The raise did not go to top staffers like presidential assistants Hamilton Jordan, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Midge Costanza, Stuart Eizenstat, Frank Moore or Jack Watson. They and Press Secretary Jody Powell already make $56,000 under the April raise. Nor was it available to Ms. Townsend and a handful of other aides recently promoted into jobs with higher salaries. The budget sessions this week reflect concentration on departments, in cluding Labor, Interior, Housing and Urban Development and Agriculture, as well as agencies that include the Army Corps of Engineers, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency.