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GRIFFIN FIRST
Invert your money, your
) talent, your time, your
influence in Griffin.
Member of Associated Press
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PAYS HOMAGE CONFEDERATE HEROES
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By Quimby Melton
Many southern communities
are observing Memorial Day to
day, one day earlier than act
ual Memorial Day. This is done
■ so that the school children can
fake part in the exercises. That
is a wise move. Tire younger
generation is the one that will
keep alive the principle of
states rights and will be the
ones to cherish and maintain
the memory of the Confederate
heroes.
The veterans themselves are
ail too swiftly passing over the
river to rest in the shade of the
trees. A few more years and
there will be no Confederate
veterans to attend the exer
cises.
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There are three things we
would like to call to the atten
tion of the younger folks in con
nection with Memorial Day. t
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1. We should never allow
Southern Memorial Day to be
forgotten. Especially should we
see to it that it is observed ev
ery year and above all we should
never listen to the suggestion
that it be combined w*ith the
Decoration Day of the North
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2. Hold your head up and be
proud if your father or grand
father fought in the Confederate
Army. He fought for a cause
that was -just. He fought for
the nation that “rose so whin*
and fair and fell so free of
crime.” Yours Ls a princely
glorious heritage. You need
never make apologies for him.
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3. Our fathers and grand
fathers fought to preserve the
Constitution in all its onginal
strength. Just as they fought
enemies of the Constitution then
so we as their descendants
must opiw.se the enemies of the
Constitution that exist today.
The Constitution is the docu
ment that guarantees each oi as
life, liberty and pursuit of hap
piness.
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Good Evening knows of no
greater thought to leave with
readers of this column than to
quote one of the last remarks
of Jefferson Davis, president of
the Confederacy:
"Much of the past is ttredem
able. The best hope for main
taining the pristine purity and
fraternity of the inion rests
upon the character and opinions
of the younger men and women
of today, that they may be suit
ed to that blessed work, or.e
whose political career is ended,
invokes them to draw their
creed from the fountain of out
political history, rather than
from the lower streams. iMllut
ed as It has been by self-seeking
place hunters and by sectional
strife.”
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President Hoover na- pro
claimed May 1 as Cmid Health
Day. Every state in the union
will ohserve the day. The
health of our children Is our
greatest asset, Surely Griffin
will take some steps to stress
the Importance ol' child health
on this national Child Health
Day.
Federal Judge Makes
Restraining Order That
Protects Capone Permanent
MIAMI. Fla., April 25.—fA 1 )—
federal Judge Halstead Ritter to
day made permanent a temporary
Injunction he Issued March 22 for
bidding 20 Florida sheriffs from
parrying out an order of Oov. Doya!
Oariton to arrest Al Capone on
alght and escort him to the state
line.
Judge Ritter read a written opin
ion stressing freedom of cltieens of
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AND NATIVES
ARE KILLED
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS
• The anxiety with which the
British government views recent
i ! disturbances along the mountain
ous northwest fronteir of India
was indicated today with reports
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that a censorship had been estab
lished and that women and chil
dren are being evacuated from the
vicinity of Peshawar.
Peshawar, where riots Wednes
day resulted in the killing . of
three British soldiers and the
wounding of eight and the esti
mated death of 50 natives, is now
said to be quiet, although virtual
ly in a state of seige. Troops
and police are patrolling the city.
Seme of the political prisoners,
held at Peshawar were moved to a
jail at Charsada. where slight dem
cmirations followed their
ler. but poJi££ stored order with
cut difficulty.
Dispatches to a London news
paper said the strength of Ma
hatma Gandhi, leader of the civic
disobedience program, had
ed greatly in the last fortnight.
New moves in Gandhi's camp were
forecast.
|E. GRIFFIN TO
| PLAY BROOKS
ON SATURDAY
Baseball fans will see a gaod
game Saturday afternono if they
journey out to East Griffin ball
park and see the East Griffin team
and the Brooks team lock horns.
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; Manager Ross Cochran of the East
Griffinites sweats he has a better
team than last year and predicts a
! successful season.
"And I know wherefore I am i
talking," he said. “I’m not mak
ing any training season promises, i
like the Crackers did, that I can't
back up."
The locals have been hitting the
ball hard during practice and the
four pitchers seem to be in shape
for the opening.
! Two games a week are planned.
The Saturday games will bd play
ed at East Griffin. In case a
j majority of the Griffin merchants
j close on Wednesday afternoon the
i Ka me t hat day will be played at }
Lightfoot- Park |
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CHINESE COOK ,
i | DENIED WIFE,
KILL£ SEVEN
SHANGHAI. April 25. —(API
I —Because he was refuted per
mission lo marry a maid ln~*lie
j same establishment the male
| cook In a Chinese household to
i day armed himself with a meal
axe and harked to death his
I employer, his wife, their two
sons, aged 6 and 3, two servant
j maids and a man servant.,
j sweetheart. He then escaped with hl '
the United States and Florldu un
less restrained by due process ol
law.
Judge Ritter called Capone to
the bench and urged him to
advantage of his privileges as a
Citizen of the United States in lew
ful exercise of his faculties.
"I have a great deal of admira
tion for Judge Ritter’s
was Capone’s only comment
GRIFFIN, ,GA„ FRIDAYr APRIL 25, 19B0
GEORGIA WOMAN ORIGINATED MEMORIAE
DAY AS A REEJGIOUS CEREMONY
1 b, A ne pledge A \nade by group of ■
I a
1 women who met at a humble
i Colonial home in Cblytmbus. Ga..
at the close of the War Between
the States, gave birth to Memorial
Day, a day now set aside each
year in every state in the Unicn
and in foreign <
some
for honoring the dead.
It Was on April 26. 1866. that
Mrs. John Tyler summoned to her
home a dozen friends to organize
a Ladies' Memorial Association.
They pledged themselves to “per „
petuate as a religious custom to
wreath annually the graves of our
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martyred dead.’' And with the : '
vow recorded, they went to
wood cemetery in Columbus and .
held formal exercises.
Scores ef Memorial Associations |
soon were established throughout :
the south. At this time the spi- ,
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rit of the movement seized the
north and New York paper ’
one
observed: The women of Colum-j
bus have shown them- elves tmpar
tial in their offerings made to the j
memory of the dead, They strew- ,
ed flowers alike on the graves ]
of the Confederate and cf. the
National soldiers.”
But it remained for General
John* a. Logan. coniniander-in
chief of the Grand Army of the
Republic, to give impetus to the
custom in the north. On May 80.
1868, he issued an order that every
pest should hold appropriate ex
erclses and place flowers on the
graves of dead comrades.
Ultimately the day became a
MEXICAN INDIANS STONE SCIENTIST TO DEATH
FEARING HE WOULD DECAPITATE CHILDREN
AND MAKE AIRPLANE OIL from Bom Fj s
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Another Atlanta i
Councilman Is i *
Indicted Today |
ATLANTA. 25.—(VP)— An' '
April
indictment charging bribery was re- j l
turned by the Fulton coimjy Wrand j
jury today against Councilman J.j
W. Roundtree, of the third ward. ;
The indictment, carrying Round-1 one j
count, charges Councilman
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tree received $100 from a represen- j
tative of a coal company to _ ir.- j
Huence his vote on an ordinance-at- j
fecting .the sale of brick in tile i
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Brawner Will Leaves j
Estate To Family I
The last will of J. M. Brawner
filed .recently In Spalding ordinary
court, names the Trust Company
of Georgia as executor and leaves
the entire estate to his family, i
In addition to the Immediate fam- j
fly. nephews and neices were re
membered. The will was signed
March 5. 1?28.
While no valution was placed
on the estate it is estimated that
it is one of the largest ever
created in. this county.
ladies Aid To Hold
Rummage Sale Saturday
The Ladies' Aid. Society of the
Christian church will sponsor rum
mage sale on Saturday at the Coco
Cola Co. plant here. Mr* C.' M
Jenkins will be in charge of the
sale. All members ol' the society
having rummage are asked to call
Mrs. Jenkins
NICHOLS BETTER
The friends of J Y Niolvob Jr
who was recently operated on at
the Wesley Menvrlal HoJpltal in
Atlanta, will be glad to know that
he continues to Improve and will
probably be home 8unday or Mon
day
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Memorial Day was originated at' the home of Mrs. John Tyler,
above, at Columbus, Ga. On April 26. May 10 and June 3 seven
Southern States pay tribute to the memory of Robert K. Iz*e, left,
lqader of the Confederate forces and Jefferson Ilavis, below, presi
dent of the Confederacy.
leswT 'holiday'. moM states observ
ing it on May 30. The exceptions
are Alabama. Georgia. Florida.
Mississippi and Georgia, which still
adhere to the original April 26:
No-th Carolina and South Carolina,
MEXICO CITY, Mexico.. Apr.
25.— (AP>—A tveir,! story of
superstition and fear that ended .1
in the stoning to death of Ur.
Edgar Kuhlman. Norweiglan
scientist a week ago was pub
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lished by the newspaper El Uni
versa! today.
The paper said that 8 persons
believed responsible for the
savage murder of the scientist
had been captured and would
probably be executed.
According to one story the
superstitutions Indians in some
way got idea that the scientist
had been sent by the government
to decapitate their children and
to make oil from the children's
bodies. This oil the Indians said
was to be used on a South
American flight by a noted
aviator.
Mrs. John Thomas Davis, o' Mu -
con. motored t A _ Thursday . after- „
up
noon for the reception al which
Ml ' ?i Robert Shepard entertained
at "Mlrador
FOXY FHANN
If everybody were in love,
what a .wonderful world
this would be for barbers
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i which celebrate on May 10. itnd
j Louisiana on June 3.
| Alabama was the first state offi
j . itiiiv to observe Memorial Dav
, and New York the first state to
decline it a legal holiday.
Engineer Held i
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Responsible For |
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Wreck At
WASHINGTON. April 25 —UP)—
Respons - bility lcr Ihe acciden t on
the Southern Railroad at Rome.
Ga.. March 2. which resulted in
the injury of 33 persona was plac
ed today by the Interstate Com
merce Commisiotia* bureau of safe
ty. upon tiic engineer of the train
whi h struck the rear ol the oth
er train involved. |
*The engingbr failed to obey sig
nals indications the report said
and added that after he did see
the train ahead he either miss
guessed his speecf or the distance.
Dr. McKan To^Hold
Services At 'Former
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Rev. _ Dr. i. M. ., MeN MeKav. for
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mer pastor of , the Prfesbyterinn ...
church . here will fill the pulpit
.... that church , on Sunday ,, morning at
,, 11 o ... clock His .. fa . mil ,, v will ,, a room
pany him , , to , Griffin „
The public i.s cordially invited
hear Dr. McKay
Judge Steve
i Marries Maine Pair
Judge Steve Wallace, county or
dinary. yesterday married a eoupie
t from Dexter Maine. Th, happy
i i couple. Kenneth Haines. 26 and
Miss Catherine Haxelton. 23, were
driving from Maine to Florida with
j friends arid stopped over in Orlf
i Art to be married,
THE WEATHER
Fair tonight. Saturdav In
creasing cloudlnew.
WOMAN ORATOR THRILLS »
LARGE AUDIENCE; TELLS
OF OLD AND NEW SOUTH
! Legion Bans Tent
| Shows, Carnivals
Trov B:i'nett Post, American Le
its regular meeting last
night unanimously passed a mo
lten to the effect that for at iea t
12 months the Leg cn would not j
pom tr any carnival or tent show I
cornin'-' to Griffin. The 12 months I
was put in the motion a*- it 'vs* |
felt that the prat this year could
hot bind the post next year on a
question. The vote to ban carnivals
and tent shows was, unanimous.
Hie meeting wa- well attended
I ring one cLtlie best this year,
Dav is WilltarafiV'commander pre.
- ded. Secretary S. A. Spivey, of
Hu* Chamber of Commerce, spoke
cn "Wiinl u Legion Post Can DO
For a City;” I
16 Members Of
Ship Crew Lost
SANPORIJ. Conn.. April 25. -<A>,
Sixteen nwmlwrs of the crew of
the Long Island Sound freighter
Tankes were missing today and
ten had beeti saved after the ve«
.* el had burned off the coast during
tlie night.
Although the waters edge for
miles around was searched this
morning and a coast guard patrol
boat cruised about the sound, no
trace of the missing men were
found.
All of the rescued men were
stiff with cold and helpless when
] picked up.
Bramhlett Elected
To Boy Scout Board
I At Thomaston Meet
Griffin today paid horoagt a
Confederate heroes,
Prom thp first bugle blii-t that
started Vhe Memorial Day pttradr
moving th e last livery note <>.
taps, blown over the graves ot. tl>>
men who wore the gray and now
sleep In Griffin's Confederate
cemetery, the occasion was a .so,
mini one in which gveryone took
n part, showing their love lor rlie
Old South and Its principles.
Today'* exercises were the "oid
lr. 'lidioi kind that left nothing
undone in rmvitig tribute to the
heroes of the Sixties both the
nine and the dead.
Rri.lianl Address,
following the parade a program
was given at. the High School au
ditorium that was featured by the
■ brilliant ^address of Mrs. Oscar
McKenzie, ol Montezuma • past
state president and past national
vice-president of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy
Mrs. McKenzie sjxike on , “The
Old South. It’s Traditions and Cul
ture: The New South Tts Oppor
tunities and Responsibilities Thu
is the—first time that a woman
has been selerted to deliver the
Memorial Day address hen*, but
Mrs. McKenzie demonstrated that
a loyal Southern daughter can
outstrip a -outhein Yuan in pay
ing homage to Confederate heroes.
Mrs, McKenzie paid a glowing
tribute not only to the Confeder
ate Veterans but to the women
of the War Between the Slates
the woftien of the Reconstruction
period and the women ot today
who keep alive Diet memory oi
the "lost cause” -through the Uni
ted Daughters of the Confederacy.
In the course of iter address
Mrs. McKenzie paid a tribute to
Captain John McIntosh KclJ,
Spalding County citizen who made
such a brilliant record with Ad
miral Semmes, -of the Confederate
P „ L. , Bramblet .. .. t elected , . . to . !
was
the Executive. Committee of
Boy Scout Council at the Commit
tee meeting at the Hotel Upson ii:
Thomarton yesterday RefK>rts of
the committees were received and
the work of the past month the) re-j
viewed A Sub-Committee of
Executive Coinmlttee was appointed |
lo act during the interval between 1
executive meetings. \ j
The following members attend
ed Robin Wheaton, president: R ,
M Mattliews, K. F Mooney, A J j
Ntetzschke, W P. Price. L. M. Frtce.t
L. M. Lester. J K Bryant. Herman
Goldstein Dr R L. Carter anO(
Walter Dillard, of Thoirvaston. mem-!
bcr.s of the Council, were guests ol;
ihe Commitee J M Molder. Scon; ,
Executive, gave a report, of the
ntonth's accomplishmentt. ' uPd
plans for the luture
A motion was adopted that Coun
cil equipment he loaned only U)x>r.
tlie approval of the Executive
Board The Council desired to co
operate with the Girl Scout.;, Camp- j
lire Girls and other organized I
groups, wltcrc ixisslble. but request.-1 !
for the use ot equipment .should be ;
tnaae in time for the . _
Committee to Have time to con
sider them
I Cotton Report
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
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Open High Low Clone (lose
Jan 15 31 16,31 15 03 15.0* 15.36
Mch 15.24 15 46 15 14 1514 15 52
Mi: 15 79 15 8H 15 04 15 64 15
Jill 15.D2 16 t>0 15,74 15 75 1-5»~
Cxi 15 10 15 17 14.84 14.84 15 16
Dee 15 25 1 5.27 1 4.98 14 98 15 11
NEW YORK COTTON
Vrev.
Open High Low Cleae ( l<vw
Jail 15.52 15 53 1531 15.31 h-.flO
Mch. 15.52 15 54 15 25 15 25 15.40
May 16 15 16.27 16.03 16 04 16 26
Jui 16.30 16.36 16.10 16.13 16.33
Oct 15.42 15.43 15.10 15 10 15.44
Dee 15 48 15 54 15 22 15 22 15.54
GRIFFIN FIRST
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talent, your time, your
influence in Griffin.
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Twelve hundred young men o'
i the R.O.T.C.. can’t be wrong.
1 That's why everyone cheered
J I when they selected Dorothy
i ! Taylor, above, and Arriel Chap
in. below, as the most beaut 1- ,
ful co-eds at the University of
Missouri. Miss Chapin was
artillery queen and Miss Tay-
lor Infantry queen of the an
nual military ball. 9
Pen Death To!!
Increased To 320
COLUMBUS. O.. April 2S,-(VP)
The death toll In Monday night’s
fire at the Ohio penitentiary wax
increased to 320 early today when
Alvin Bartezko and James An
drews died front pneumonia, which
resulted from exposure.
Presbyterians
Gave $522,370
To Missions
ATLANTA April 25 -up.—Mak
ing public the 64th annual report
ol the executive committee of home
missions ol 'in- Pi,- byterun church
in Hie Unit -d ' Stutes. Dr. Homer
McMillan '*n. : * secretary, said
that total gift* or $522,370.16 were
\etei\ed during the past church
year lor 'he promotion of homo
Jr,* Mon. among people of 12 na~
•ionalltics in 17 a/;,! hern and -outh
ratten
Thrmw the effort ol 650 min
xtrrs a net* mb^iouarUfi the tepor*
said 4.740 iM*J sov were added to
thf* chun ) Ufjnn profession, of fattli
■.luring the iia-t year and 2 265 hy
workers are serving
mi i*i urterprisCi with 304
«»UftJCSf rri preaching txdnts.
• MODERN" MARRIAGE
LON I KIN. A t > Pruai; w mo
deni i. iwadoys ai d tu !> lurried.
ii i-lii-eeSeiirv :o have the knot tied
without the conventional wedding
rttui The West End registrar found
i that out wher tie married a young
J couple recently Asking tot tlie
rut;.' tm bride explained. "Yes. yen
I . >C". ve ire modern, and bedding
ring.- ate -i oid-faaiuonod.'' He
j performed the marriage without
t the tin):. \
navy. She glso called attention
to the fact that Griffin wa* the
lst c11 ' ' ll , ‘ 1< l,ind ,f ' ,ri<l 1
Confederate monument.
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Introduction of Speaker Col.
H/>l> e rt Cimutiing.
Address, hv Mrs. Oscar McKen- '
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Music.
Delivery of medals by Mrs. Hat ■
r >' • ,ohn '’ an Military | j
Delivery of Cross o 1
Service by Mis. W. L H. Scar'",!
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.Following the exercises at the I
HM' »''hool the Conrate Vet
eran- and Mrs. McKenzie were'
Memorial bonor. guests Club at House. a luncheon at Uir J •’
Mrs, Mable Jenkins Cole .pre**!-.
dent of Bovntori Chapter, United
Daughters ot the Confederacy
presided.
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