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The Presbyterian Forum
BY GEORGE PRESTON
As we read about the birth
of Christ, we are told many
details of the event, but we are
not told whether a visitor to
the manger made the request,
“Could I hold the baby?”
I ask this question from
observations as a father. In
other words, when our children
were of the holding stage,
everyone big or small; old or
young, male and female, took
great delight in holding the
baby. There is something about
holding a baby that brings out
the tenderness of the holder,
and makes their spirits sing.
But perhaps more impor
tant, babies need to be held.
They derive feelings of security
and a sense of worth from
being wanted and loved and
from the warmth, closeness,
and support of being tenderly
embraced. Even the strongest,
mightiest, of men once had to
be held. It is difficult, isn’t it,
to imagine our towering heroes
as nursing babies, unknown to
the world, weak and utterly
dependent upon a parent’s
care, crying in the night like
millions of babies before them.
And, of course, at Christmas
time we remember the Infant
that Mary held. Like all other
babies, his tenderness required
the shelter and support of a
Employers Get Break
The Occupational Safety
and Health Administration
(OSHA) has adopted a pro
posal to ease recordkeeping
and reporting requirements for
employers with fewer than
eight employees.
Area Director Alcide D.
King of the Atlanta OSHA area
office, said the amendment to
regulations under the Williams
Steiger Occupational Safety
and Health Act of 1970 will
become effective Jan. 1, 1973.
It applies to employers with
no more than seven employees
at any one time within the
calendar year. Those employers
will not be required to main
tain a log of occupational in
juries and illnesses, a supple
mentary record of each individ
ual job injury or illness, or an
annual summary of such inci
dents. They will be required
only to report fatalities or
multiple hospitalization acci
dents within 48 hours.
Brunswick A. Bagdon, re
gional director of the Bureau
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parent’s embrace, and Joseph
and Mary were doubtlessly
pleased and proud when
others, too, wanted to hold the
Holy Child.
What we have said about the
Infant Jesus is true of all God’s
gifts: they need to be held.
They cannot be left suspended
in the world without support.
For example, attempt to retain
the word “beauty” in your
thoughts for two full minutes
without attaching it to any
specific beautiful thing. You
cannot do it. Before the two
minutes pass, it will become
associated with some splendid
thing. Try it with God’s other
gifts, such as truth and good
ness. This is the nature of all
God’s gifts: they cry out to be
held. They need human sup
port and warmth and love.
God’s greatest gift, Jesus
Christ, must be held now in
our arms. If Christ is to live in
today’s world it will be in us.
He will speak through our
lips.
He will walk with our feet.
He will perform His won
drous works of mercy with our
hands.
Shall we give Christ that
chance?
Would you like to hold the
baby?
of Labor Statistics, Atlanta,
indicated that the change will
not affect the statistics his
bureau compiles under the Act.
A representative sample of the
affected employers will be re
quired to maintain a log, one
of the three records maintained
by larger employers, and to
make an annual report. These
employers will be notified
beforehand in writing.
George C. Guenther, Assist
ant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and
Health, Washington, D. C., said
that interested persons were
provided 30 days to submit
written comments on this
proposal, and that after consid
ering the comments, he
decided to adopt the amend
ment to ease the recordkeeping
burden on those who operate
small businesses.
He said he ordered the delay
in the effective date so the
Bureau of Labor Statistics
could complete a survey of on
the-job injuries and illnesses.
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These were a few of the 500 excited
youngsters who attended the annual
Christmas party Sunday at the Chat
tooga County Memorial Home. The
Guenther also said that the
new rules “are not considered |
to affect obligations of em-1
ployers under state law for the :
keeping of records relating to
job safety and health.”
He said states may require
recordkeeping by employers I
exempted by the new rules “so j
long as the state obtains the .
information involved with a ।
minimum of burden upon
employers, especially those
operating small businesses.”
The new rules were pub
lished in the Federal Register
Oct. 4.
For further information
concerning the recordkeeping
requirements, contact the
Atlanta area office, Occupa
tional Safety and Health Ad
ministration, U. S. Department
of Labor, Suite 723- 1371
Peachtree Street, N. E.,
Atlanta, Ga. 30309.
YOUNGSTERS ENJOY CHRISTMAS PARTY
Mr. and Mrs. Houston Ward
and family of North Ridge,
Calif., arri 'ed last week to
spend the Christmas holidays
with their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Lonnie Ward and Mr. and
Mrs. George Welch, and other
relatives.
Mrs. Lois Pierce and Mrs.
Louise Drake visited Mr. and
Mrs. John Webster Wednesday.
Mrs. Bob Bell and Miss Ellen
Bell of Gaylesville visited Mr.
event is sponsored by Mason-McCauley
Post 6688, VFW, and American Legion
Post 129 for underprivileged children.
Menlo Notes
By Mrs. Elmer Sumner
Phone 734-2158
and Mrs. John Webster Friday.
Mrs. Carolyn Alexander and
Barry of Atlanta visited her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Webster, Sunday.
Mrs. Eunice Toles spent last
week in Atlanta with her
daughters, Miss Iris and
Daffney Toles.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Chappe
lear entertained with a family
get-together Sunday. Attending
were Mr. and Mrs. Houston
Ward, Marijayne, Blakely and
Carla of North Ridge, Calif.,
Mr. and Mrs. Adies Holliday,
Melody, Bill, Ben, and Ann,
and Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Hudson
of Rome, Mr. and Mrs. Wilburn
Hudson and Richard of Sum
merville, Mr. and Mrs. George
Welch, and Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Chappelear.
Miss Ruby Jones of Wash
ington, D. C., will spend the
Christmas holidays with her
sister, Mrs. Lonnie Ward, and
other relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Cham
blee visited Mr. and Mrs. David
Chamblee of Atlanta Sunday.
Sunday afternoon visitors of
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Edwards
were: Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Edwards, Beth and a friend of
Rome, and Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Kling, Kapty, James and
George of Dalton.
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby
Simmons, Suzanna and Jeff of
Lake City, Fla., will spend the
Christmas holidays with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Simmons and Mr. and Mrs.
Lonnie Ward, and other rela
tives.
We extend sympathy to the
family of Mrs. Bonzie Smith
Wise of Miami, Fla., who
passed away Monday. Mrs.
Mary Alexander, a cousin of
Mrs. Wise, attended the fune
ral.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Chappe
lear entertained Mr. and Mrs.
Houston Ward and children
Tuesday night.
Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year to all the Menlo
readers.
ME MINUTE SPORTS QUIZ
1. Who won the Heisman
Trophy recently?
2. What player came In sec
ond?
3. What was the score of
the Florida-North Caro
lina game?
4. Who won the December
Cincinnati - Cleveland
football game?
5. Who Is the Matin! and
Rossi Racing Driver of
the Year?
Aoswors Io Sports Quiz
1. Johnny Rodgers.
2. Oregg Pruitt.
3. North Carolina 28. Flor
ida 24.
4. Cleveland 27. Cincinnati
24.
5. Bobby Allison.
Residence Burns
Fire of undetermined origin
Tuesday morning heavily
damaged a vacant house near
the foot of Bill Rich Hill on
the Dry Valley Road.
The Summerville Fire De
partment answered the call at
10 a.m. and quickly had the
blaze under control.
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Does a red sunset actual
ly tell us anything about to
morrow’s weather? The old
saying is frequently heard
about a red sky at the end
of the day--that it means
clear, cold weather.
In practically all sections
of the United States the pre
vailing direction of the move
ment of the gas layer cir
cling the earth (the weather)
is west to east. Today’s
weather was actually over
some point westward yester
day--probably several hun
dred miles away.
If the sun sets red, that
means dry, dusty air is to
ward the west, between the
viewer and the sun--hence
the red color. If the air to
the west is dry and dusty and
is moving toward the viewer,
it will be overhead in com
ing hours. Chances are the
weather will be fair in the
immediate future.
The reason for assuming a
red sunset means cold weath
er lies in the fact that clear
ing weather usually follows
the passage of a cold front.
In the winter months, most
of the fronts are cold and,
thus, more often than not, a
clear weather sign occurs
behind a cold front.
Suede is making a come
back for winter shoes and
some of it is easier to keep
than the kind used in past
years.
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The Summerville News, Thurs., Dec. 21, itra
DEATHS
MRS. FRANCES MARBUTT
Mrs. Frances Mozell Mar
butt, 58, Route I, Summer
ville, Back Berryton Road, died
at 5:50 a.m. Wednesday, Dec.
20. She was born in Polk
County, Ga., on Feb. 4, 1914,
daughter of the late Karl
Thomas. She was preceded in
death by her husband, Hillard
Ray Marbutt, on Nov. 21,
1955, and a son, Gary T. Mar
butt, on July 16, 1967. She
was a member of the Summer
ville First Baptist Church.
Surviving are her mother,
Mrs. Mable Henderson Cole
man, Cedartown; nine daugh
ters, Mrs. Romma Hughes,
Lyerly, Mrs. Harold Bryan,
Summerville, Mrs. Billy
Walters, Summerville, Mrs.
Julia Gundert, Atlanta, Mrs.
Sonia Edmonson, Henagar,
Ala., Mrs. Shelia Bates, Lyerly,
BIBLE VERSE
“But thou, Bethlehem
Ephratah, though thou be
little among the thousands
of Judah, yet out of thee
shall he come forth unto me
thatistobe ruler in Israel.’’
1. Who is the author of this
prophecy?
2. Os whom was he speak
ing?
3. How long before the birth
of Christ did Micah write?
4. Where may this verse be
found?
Answers to Bible Verse
1. The Prophet Micah.
2. Os Christ, the promised
Messiah.
3. At least 400 years.
4. Micah 5:2.
Mrs. Gail Dotson, Summerville,
Miss Lynn Marbutt of Summer
ville and Mrs. Jerry Hester,
Armuchee; two sons, Karl D.
Marbutt and Allen Marbutt,
both of Summerville; one half
brother, Tommy Coleman,
Atlanta.
Funeral services will be held
today at 2 p.m. from Summer
villeFirst Baptist Church, with
the Rev. Hilton C. Garrett offi
ciating. Burial will be in Sum
merville Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be
the Rev. Billy Wright, Charles
Ratliff, Arzo Hughes, Edgar
Byars, Luke Smithson, and
Jack Hughes.
Arrangements by J.D. Hill
Funeral Home.
MARVIN L. SPAIN
Marvin L. Spain, 63, a resi
dent of Molena, Ga., died Tues
day, Dec. 19, at 6 p.m. in
Upson County Hospital at
Thomaston, Ga. He was born
in Chattooga County on Nov.
6, 1909, son of the late Joe R.
and Maude Ash Spain. He was
a Baptist.
Surviving are three sisters,
Mrs. Woodrow Green and Mrs.
Josephine Hale, Summerville,
Mrs. Grace Hawkins, Rome;
three brothers, Jimmy Spain,
Summerville, Albert Lee and
Marshell Spain, Rome; several
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held
today at 11 a.m. from the
chapel of Erwin-Petitt Funeral
Home, with the Rev. Joe Spain
and Rev. Hilton C. Garrett offi
ciating. Burial will be in South
Carolina Camp Ground Ceme
tery.
Active pallbearers will be
nephews.
Arrangements by Erwin-
Petitt Funeral Home.
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