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Guest Editorial
THE GRIFFIN DAILY NEWS
INTERSTATE CONNECTOR
As automobiles fill up Interstate 75, the traffic flow
will increase steadily over routes such as 41 and 19
coming through Griffin. If for no other reason than
this, there should be a direct connector between Grif
fin and 1-75.
The State Department of Transportation will con
duct a hearing tomorrow (Thursday) night at the
Spalding Court House starting at 7:30 to hear local
opinion about what to do.
There are four options. One
is to do nothing, not to have a
connector. Another is to convert
Highway 16 (Jackson Road) into
one. A third is to convert High
Falls Road. Fourth is to' build a
new road between Jackson Road
and High Falls Road.
Most of the Griffin and Spald
ing Commissioners and other lo
cal officials advocate the new
route. There can be no doubt that
eventually the connector should
be four lanes and Department of
Transportation Director Bert
Lance has said that he will rec
ommend acquiring four-lane right
of way if the new route is chos
en. Both Jackson and High Falls
roads are too heavily settled with
homes, churches and cemeteries
near the roadbed to acquire
enough right of way for four
lanes.
Recognizing the importance of
good transportation, the Griffin
Daily News also recommends the
middle route and four lanes. We
hope that as many people as pos
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sible will attend the hearing to
morrow night and voice their
preference.
PERSONAL
Mrs. Martha Thurston, Atgie
Turner and Tandi Williamson
spent the weekend in Daytona
Beach, Fla. visiting friends.
Mrs. Mildred Wright and Miss
Mary McQuown of Atlanta vis
ited Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Estes
Sunday.
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Long will be interested to learn
they are now residing in Jackson
at 3 7th Street after having
moved here from Griffin.
Sunday guests of Rev. and
Mrs. Andy Holston and Tina were
Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Post of Ma
con, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Post of
Jackson, Mrs. Mabel Sprouse and
Mrs. Myrtice Murphy, both of
Atlanta, Mrs. Maria Marrs and
Billy of Louisville, Ky., Miss An
drea Holston and Dave Reddish
of Wilmore, Ky.
‘Whatsoever Things’ j
BY DONALD E. WILDMON \
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There is, in the book of Romans, a sentence
which reads like this: “For we know that in all
things God works for good with those who love
fpNP^jLgjpa b Him, those whom He has called according to His
Are those just some fancy sounding words
Jl MiL Paul is using? Is this just some good prose? Or
are they true? Does God work for good in every
thing with those who love Him? Does God use even
the bad things that happen to those who love Him when He is work
ing for good?
I feel we need a little background on Paul before we can get
his statement in proper perspective. He had been a Christian for 22
years. He was making preparations to go to Spain. That was his
heart’s desire. History would record that he got only as far as a
Roman jail cell.
Paul had suffered much prior
to penning those words. Five
times he had been whipped with
39 lashes from a leather whip,
tipped with metal. He had been
beaten with rods three times.
He had been stoned once, left for
dead. He had been in three ship
wrecks. He had suffered from
heavy toil and hardship and had
several sleepless nights.
After suffering all of this and
more, Paul wrote that God
works for good in everything
with those who love Him. At
least Paul was speaking with
plenty of experience. And you
can put this down—Paul believed
what he wrote.
But back to the original ques
tion—does God work for good in
everything with those who love
Him? Events in the life of Christ
add validity to Paul’s statement.
For we are told that God took
mankind’s most evil and injust
act —the crucifixion—and work
ed good through it. After a study
of the evidence available, one
comes to the conclusion that
Christ shared this belief with
Paul—that God works for good
in everything with those who love
Him.
Does God work for good in
everything? May I share with you
a personal experience. Back when
I started preaching I served a
little rural church. Since the
church didn’t pay much, Lynda
thought to help with the finances.
We gave very liberally to the
little church, probably more than
any other family. We thought
nothing about it. We did it be
cause we wanted to do it.
When Lynda had to give up her
teaching job because of preg
nancy, we cut our expenses every
way we could. Still I was in
school and the bills seemed to
pile up. In order to help pay our
hospital bill I did something I had
never done before or since—l
asked the church to raise my sal
ary S2O a month for four months.
I explained that the money was
needed to help meet our hospital
expense. There was sufficient
money in the church treasury to
meet the request without affect
ing the church finances. But the
church denied my request. •
I can recall that as I heard
the decision that night that it
just didn’t make sense. We had
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worked so hard for the church,
given so generously when we
could. Now when we needed just
a little help the church said no.
I can remember that I was unable
to finish my sermon that night.
For the first time in my life I
cried in church. I could not hold
back the tears. I was deeply hurt.
But God worked good from
that. For I learned to be a little
more loving and kind, a little
more understanding and helpful.
Because of that deep hurt, I
know something of what the
other fellow feels when he hurts.
And, perhaps, I learned a little
of the hurt in the heart of God
when we say no to Him.
Does God work for good in
everything? I believe He I
believe that even in our disap
pointments and heartbreaks, God
is working for our good.—FIVE
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CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our sin
cere gratitude to the doctors and
nurses at Sylvan Grove Hospital
and to our many friends and
neighbors for their many words
of comfort, the cards, flowers,
visits and other kind deeds dur
ing the illness and death of our
loved one, R. G. Lane. May God
richly bless each and everyone.
—B. R. Lane and family.
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BY RACHEL TORRANCE
Butts County Home
Economist
DELIGHTFUL DESSERTS
PLANNED
Par c a
£ • Lockwood, new
staff member
iISF • Atlanta
W"~‘ office of Dairy
Council, Inc.,
will be in Jack
son next week
to present a
program on Dairy Days Desserts
on Wednesday, June 7th, at 3:00
p. m. in the Central Georgia EMC
auditorium.
The program will emphasize
the use of milk and milk products
in desserts to provide needed nu
trients, rather than just empty
calories.
As we all know milk is natures
most nearly perfect food, and
June is the month we salute the
cow, dairy farmers, and members
of the dairy industry .for their
contributions to health and wel
fare of the people of this area,
and of the nation.
I hope that many of you will
come and take advantage of this
opportunity to learn more about
milk and milk products. The pro
gram should be a tasteful as well
as an educational delight.
PERSONAL
Lynwood Thurston of Norfolk,
Va. was at home for the weekend
with his wife and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Thurs
ton of Griffin visited Sunday af
ternoon with Mrs. T. P. Thurs
ton.
Mrs. L. M. Spencer returned
home recently from an enjoyable
visit of several days in Big Sur,
California, with her sister, Mrs.
Don H. Parker, and Mr. Parker.
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Moelchert
spent the weekend in Florence,
S. C., with Mr. and Mrs. Louie
Moelchert and children, Chip and
Douglas.
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Auto Trans., With Air
’6B Volkswagen Station Wagon, Extra Clean
’52 Chevrolet, Completely Restored, Priced to
Sell
’64 Chevrolet, 2 Dr. H.T., V-8, Auto. Trans,
and Air
’66 Falcon 4 Dr., Big Engine, Auto. Trans.
’7O Chevy Nova 2, 2 Dr., V-8, Auto. Trans.,
Power Steering and Air
’65 Mustang V-8, Auto. Trans., P.S.
’66 Olds Delta 88, 4 Dr., Fully Equip., Low
Mileage
’7l Buick Skylark, 2 Dr. H.T. Coupe, 5 New
Tires, Fully Equipped, Just Like New
’69 Pontiac 4 Dr., Fully Equipped, Nice Car
’69 Dodge Dart Swinger, 2 Dr. H.T. Coupe, V
-8, Auto. Trans., with Factory Air
’67 Dodge Monaco, 9 Passenger Wagon, Fully
Equipped
’67 Pontiac, 2 Dr. H.T., Fully Equipped
’6B Olds Cutlass, 4 Dr., Fully Equipped
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litter bit hurts!
THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1972
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