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there, where we farmed our pres
ent plant, the Perfect Pants Com
pany."
Dick has been a sincere and con
tinual worker in behalf of oppress
ed people everywhere. When the
Anti-Mask Law was introduced in
the Legislature back in 1952, he
became intensely interested in it.
He made a special trip to Atlanta
and stayed around the Legislative
Hall doing everything he could to
get this bill on the statute books of
Georgia. He recounted that he had
met Mai vin Griffin, at that time
Lieutenant Governor of Georgia, a
few weeks previously at a barbe
cue, and they had gotten pretty
well acquainted. '1 asked him, if
he would help get this Bill passed,
Dick said. "He assured me he
would pledge his suppoit to get it
through the Senate, but that with
out support of Governor Herman
Talrnadge in tne House, if would
not pass. Well, d passed the Sen
ate wit -1 a vote of 37 to nothing, as
expected but was yet to be put
lo a vote in the House.
Ag am. Dick proved his loyalty to
a woithy ci.'e, (in Christmas Day.
1; a 1, In i ought his family to At
lanta. and went out to the Gover
nor’s M ... ion, ■■ here he spent most
of t ie day. He told the Governor
he hoped he would come out in fa-
v n of t .is Bill which was definite
ly opposed to lawlessness in Geor
gia. The Governor was aware that
there had been a terrific amount of
unfavorable publicity nationally.
Dick related, specifically concern
ing Florida and South Carolina
where lawlessness had been most
frequent. In January, following,
that Christinas Day visit, he went
to Atlanta as the Governor had
suggested he should. “When 1
walked in his office, the Governor
said, 'Die';, I know what you arc
hcie for. The law will be passed."
Mr. Kan.n-ky has been aclivelv
inleiesti i in civic affairs in addi-
t on to i i. business responsibilities,
lie s.t.c.I five years on the Ex-
eci:ti\e Boa id for the entin Sou
thern District of the B’nai B’rith
organizations. He helped co-chair
the Israel Bond Drive in the small
town of Fitzgerald where there tire
only seven Jewish families. Be
lieve it or not. $76,001) worth of
these bonds were sold there — and
not just to Jewish families, but to
the community at large. This out
standing accomplishment received
national recognition.
At present, Dick’s first love —
if we may call it that — seems to
be the future success of the Geor
gia Citizens Council. He says he
particularly enjoys the close friend
ship of Jo. n W. Maloof, Director of
the Council, and says it is a plea
sure to work with him, as well as
the Staft and other board members.
Although entitled to travel expense
in connection with his Council
membership duties, he has made
several tiips out of State on Coun
cil business at his own expense.
Perhaps the one incident in his
life which he will take pride in re
lating to his grandchildren in years
to come will be the time he served
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