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E VENINVJT GOOD
BY QUIMBY MELTON
This is another Good Evening written as a “Letter from Home” to
Spalding County Men and Women m the Armed Services.
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Griffin, Ga„
June 2, 1945.
DEAR... .
All Georgia has been interested this week in the meeting of
the General Assembly, which was called in special session after
three-fifths of each of the two branches petitioned the governor to
call the meeting. Under a new provision of the State Constitution
the Governor must call a special session, if thre-fifths of both
branches petition him to do so, 4 This provision was written in the
Constitution so that a legislature could meet in special session,
even if the Governor did not want it to meet. The primary object
of the provision,is to make it possible for a special session to meet
and impeach a governor, or take up any matters which the gov
ernor does not favor. The provision does not do -away with the power
of the Governor to call, on his own initiative, special sessions;
simply makes it possible for the Legislature to meet when a gov
ernor does not want a special session. The provision is a wise one.
But this special session was not called to impeach a governor.
In fact it was called by friends of the governor who wanted tp
approve a special arpendment to the Constitution allowing a gov
ernor to succeed himself after completing one four-year term. Tire
measure that was introduced was known as the “Draft Arnall’ bill, -
for the real purpose was to make It possible for Arnall, one of Geor
gia's greatest governors, to succeed himself.
The amendment would have been submitted to the voters for
ratification had it been approved by a two-thirds vote of both Houses
and Senate.-The Senate passed the measure by a comfortable mar
gin. But in the House opponents of the bill, led by Speaker Roy
Harris, were able to muster enough strength to defeat it. The bill
failed to pass for the lack of ten affirmative votes.
However, no one sees in the House action any reflection on Gov
ernor Arnall. Rather, the members who voted against it, preferred
to let the limitation on a governor's succeeding himself remain as
it is. They just didn’t believe it wise to let any governor have more
than one four-year term in succession. '
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Now, turning to local matters.
A heavy rain and electric storm hit Griffin last Saturday and
did considerable damage. Several houses were struck by lightning,
and nearly three inches of rail fell.
Dennis Manis, who operates the Y-Not-Eat Cafe, received a
letter from his mother in Greece this week. He had not heard from
her in five years, and did not know whether she was alive or not.
Manis is planning on visiting Greece .as soon as he can and show his
mother her newest grandchild.
Griffin's swimming pools are proving most popular these hot
days.
On opening day more than 500 visited the Municipal Pool and
115 the Negro pool, Sunday 673 persons went in swimming at the
Municipal Pool,
Spalding’s peach crop is moving to market,. Pomona Products
expects to start packing peaches next Wednesday. Some of the pack
ages may reach you men and women since Uncle Sam is taking the
majority of the park here.
In order to help get the-fruit picked and canned the govern
ment is sending 600 German war prisoners here to work. Four hun
dred of them will pick peaches. Tho hundred will work at Pomona
Products,
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You men and women in uniform will be interested in a bill intro
duced in Congress to exempt you from payment of income taxes
as far as your pay is concerned. This will save you a lot of filltn-in
blanks and some of your money when you come home—which we
hope won’t be so long now.
DeKalb County (Decatur) is leading the stade in the. 7th War
Loan Campaign. They have already bough 95.2 per cent of their
quota. Spalding is making good progress, and no doubt will hit its
$890,000 quota before the campaign ends.
Prof. G. C. McKibben, principal of Highland Mills Schools for
the past 18 years, has been the first Spalding County teacher to
take advantage of the retirement act. He is 60, the age for retiring.
He will receive a state pension. A lot of you men and women went
to school with Prof. McKibben, and it will be no surprise to you to
know that patrons of the Highland Mills School gave him a testi
monial party recently.
Speaking of teachers. Last Monday afternoon it looked as though
Spalding Seniors would have to graduate without the traditional caps
and gowns.- But at he last moment J. P. King, superintendent, of
Spalding Schools, made a quick trip to Atlanta and got the caps
and gowns. He got back with them just in time for the seniors to
don them and march into the First Baptist Church, where they re
reiveci their diplomas.
Still speaking of teachers:
Joe Cordell, for the past two years principal at Albany Senior
High School has been elected principal of Griffin High. Before
going to Albany he was principal of North Augusta Senior High
for 13 years. -.
And more nbout teachers:
Miss Blanche Bailey, who has taught in Griffin public schools
for 29 years has tendered her resignation. Miss Bailey taught first
at Sam Bailey and then at Third Ward when that school was built.
No more beloved woman has ever taught school here.
Mr., M rs. Eller
Lose Infant Daughter
Graveside rites were held this
afternoon at 1 o'clock f-r the In
fant datighl r of Mr. and Mrs. James
R. Eller, who died Fridsv night
at Strickland Memorial Hospital.
The final rites were conducted in
the Teamon Baptist Church ccnfic
tery with Rev. Idus Barnette offi
elating. Frank S. Piftman, funeral
director. was in charge of arrange
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WAR FRONTS
(Rv Tb«* AjwoHal^d Ptpss)
OKINAW*: Ten*h Armv
sha'tered Shu r i .defense lines.
o"ened twin d r i”es southward
and westward toward Noha am
field, island's largest. In east.
Seventh Tnfanfrv drove on south
toward isolation of Chinen pen
insula.
PHILIPPINES: Southwest
Pacific Jnoanes- ormnsitmn
west of Manila stiffened and in
hill caves back of Malavh”’e” >
central Mindanao stiffened.
Yanks on northern Luzon push
ed on into head of Cayavan
Vailey..
CHINA: Chinese forces driv
ing southward toward Indo
china approached Szelo, 70
miles southwest cf liberated
Manning.
BURMA: Greatly expanded
operations in Burma theater
seen in announcement of for
mation of new 12th Armv. which,
already operating out of Ran
goon. Savage fighting raeed in
Kama “escape" bridgehead east
of Irrawaddy River, 170 miles
north of Rangoon.
Slight Relief Seen
From Hoi Weather
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A slight drop in the unseasonable
high temperatures prevalent in the
southeast during the past few days
was an immediate prospect today
due to cooler air moving into the
area, accompanied by scattered
thundershowers Sunday.
Yesterday saw’ the mercury hl t
100 or bett:r in at least four south*
ern cities, a far cry from the high
of 37 experienced by Duluth. Minn
Dunnello, Fla., with a reading of
103, topped the list, closely follow
ed by Savannah, which reported
102, one degree more than Thurs
day. Jacksonville and Tallahassee
recorded 100 yesterday.
The nation had a hodge-podge of
weather ysterday. There was rain,
snow, hail and sleet, in addition to
unseasonable high and low tempera
tures. ,
Snow fell in Du’.uth at the brad j
of the Great lakes, this marring ns j
the mercury dropped to 32. Tent
peratures in the 30's were reported ;
in other parts of Minnesota, W’.e .
r'nsin ar.d North Dakota while the
lowest early morning reading in :
New England was 36 in Portland, M“ ; |
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DeGaulle Unwillina
To Discuss Trouble
In Near-East Area
BY TOM OOHILTRFF
(Associated Press Staff VV’riter'i
British and Syrian patrols main- ;
tained order in the streets of bat
tie-scarred Damasou' todav. hut J
there were indications that Gen. De
Gaulle was Unwilling at the pres- j
ent tint; to discuss France's dis
pute with Svria and Lebanon be
^re an international Conference.
Firing had ceased in Syria and
French forces had retired to their
barracks under the noses of Brit
ish tanks. Freed from danger, in
habitants of Damascus were in stood
spirits even though every bundin'”
in the center of the Syrian capital
except the French delegation edifice
bore the marks of gunfire.
In a note to other members of
the Big Five. Russia said that the
conflict in the Levant “must be
settled in a peaceful manner.” The
note was viewed in Moserv; as tlgni
fvfng Soviet willingness to tak par!
LOCAL MAN TO SPEAK
ON FROZEN FOODS AT
CONFERENCE IN PUEBLO j
Dr. J. O. Woodroof, Food Techno- i
loglrt, Oecrgia Experiment Station
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is scheduled to appear three time*
on Frozen the Foods program Conference at a Southwestern in Pueblo, j j
Colorado, June 6, 7. and 8. under j
[the sponsorship of the War Fund
Administration. Representatives of
both state and governm nt agen
cles from sffven southwestern states
-«rtt«*Ki the c onf ei enw.
any International discussion to
the controversy.
President Shukri Quwatll of Syria
has outlined the terms under which
his country would be willing to
treat with France. These
the transfer of Syrian troops under
French command to Syrian
keeping French troops in their
racks and evacuating all Senegalvs'
troops, turning over to Syrian
ershlp and control all French
trolled Installations such as
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GRIFFIN
GRIFFIN, GA., SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1945.
I Arnold-Swint Bill
Paves Way In House
End Hard
Credit for restoring good
:n the House rf Representatives
lowing tho bitter fight on (he “piaft
Arnall" constitutional am iidjnem
is given David J, Arnold and Albert
G. Swint, representatives from
Spalding County, Veteran mrni
bers of the House say fhat a bid
introduced by the Spalding men
“paved the way" for resumption of
friendly feelings not onlv betwe.n
• members but bet wen Governor
| Arnall House. and Speaker Harris, of the
| Harris led the cppcsi'ion
I to the proposed amendment.
Early Friday morning the S;>..Il
ing men introduced a resolution
which met with popular approval.
Several members asked that they
be allowed to join in sponsoring it.
The resolution was passed unani
mously and read:
WHEREAS: This House, on yes
terday, voted and'reac hed a decision
on the propcsed constitutional p
mendment to allow a governor to
succeed himself, and,
WHEREAS: This House as a body
holds in highest respect and esteetn
Governor Ellis Arnall and Speak
er P.oy Harris, with npprecia'iui
for their able leadership in our state
government, and,
WHEREAS: The governor
publ.rh iequc.-,ted the Legislg; in
to ad J c urn without further eor
’ dc ’ ra,il -n of the highlv eontroversa 1
constitutional amendment: and
ls tlle " ish of this House that the
team work of the Governor and
the Speaker, which has born so ben
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eficial to G'orgia, be resumed, so
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that a11 state officials ami employees
ran quickly respond to the leader
ship of a unified and harmonious
state administration, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED That the en
tire membership of tlis Kous ; '
pledges its cooperation in the ef
forts of the Governor and th
of the House to so hnnc'l
affairs of the stale and the
party in p:wer, to the end that for
the remainder of the term of the i
present governor, gjod government
with full benefits of past ac.com- |
PUshments of the present, ’rcmlni- i
stration mav prevail, in ordn-. that j
the people of Georgia mav give just 1
and fair conskleration to the odop
cf the propcsed new state con
stitution for which the State Con
stltutlonal Committee, the stale
Legislature, th; Speaker of the
Home and the Governor of Georvia
have labored hard and lens
Zach L. Griffins
Lose Infant Son
Zach L. Griffin. Jr., twn-doy-oid
son of Mr. and Mrs. Zach L. Giif
^' n , died st the Strickland Memorial,
Hospital here Friday afternoon at
3:30 o’clock. Funeral services were
held from the graveside in Oik Hi!i
cemetery at 1 P. M. todav, with Rev.
Clarence Chambley officla’.ini Hai
steri Funeral Home. had charge of!
arrangements.
The baby is survived in addition
to his parents by one mti r. Mess
Faye Griffin, and grandparents, Mr,
and Mrs. Fleet Griiftn and Mr. t^nd
Mrs. will Cash, all of Gi if tin
PFC. D. O. TAYLOR AT
DAYTONA HOSPITAL
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. Pfc.
Delvln O. Taylor, formerly of Grii
fin, Ga„ has recently arriv d at
Welch Cnvalesccnt Hospit;;!, the
Army's new reconditioning- center
in Y
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas i
R. Taylor, 233 West Tinsley St .
Griffin, Pfc. Taylor entered the
Army May, 1943, at Fort McPherson,
oa., and has since served me year
j n the European theater of opera
j ttons, until Ills assignment here at
Welch. His wife, My: la, resides at
th above address. He was form
erly employed at the Dundee Mill:,
in Griffin. -——
Pfc. Taylor hgs a brother Thomat..
• lieutenant in the Army Air Fore-.v
and another brother Jack, in the
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Vaughn and Raymond C.
Vaughn, sons of Joe A. Vaughn.
Route C, who met in Italy where
both are serving with the Army.
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SERVICE—Pictured above are
Coxswain Charlie R. Bunn, who
is serving overseas, and liis .
brcther-ln-law, Pvt. Benny B. •
Coates, who is in • Europe. Cox- .
swain Bunn's wife and Pvt.
Coates' wife both reside at 516
North Eighth Street. -
Pvt. Clarence Bennett
Wounded On Okinawa
Mrs. Clarence Bennett, the for
mer Miss Sinclair "Hoard, of Grif
fin, has received a 1 tier from net
husband. Private Bennett, Uatlhc
that he was slightly wounded in
the foot on. Okinawa and is tv.w
undergoing treatment at a Naval
I Hospital.
Private Burnett was serving will
the sixth Marine Division on Oki
naw» ar.d has been overseas since
December, 1044. Ilis wile is milt
i n(! her home on th Rills .R .d,
Sightseers on Trial
LONDON.—!IB—Visiters to public
parks in London and other large
cities of England will he “on trial
(or the next lew months. Guard
railing:, and “trip" wiring alaii,
paths u nd flower bi d -salvaged
war use will not be restored if
park officials report few offenses by
wandering sightseers.
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FOREGAHT FOR GEORGIA:
Fair and continued hot.
Maximnm Friday: 93
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IN GERMANY—Pvt. William
N Jamerson, Infantry, is serv
ing with the Seventh Army in
Germany. Pvt. Jamcr.son is the
grandson of W. N, Buchanan
of Zebulon. His wife is the
former Miss Hel it Fields of
East Griffin.
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tured a bo;. are W. J- Wallace
who is-serving with the Seabees
in the Southwest Pacific and
his brofher, Pfc. Alvin Wallace,
who recently returned from the
Pacific Area, They are the sons
of Mrs Mattie VV ! a Griffin.
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IN GERMANY—Sgt. James
Clyde Lewis, grandson' of Mrs.
Annie Garrett, 411 North Street,
Griffin, is wdh the Army In
German;
Army Takes Over
Greensboro Mill
WASHINGTON /? Pit" idem |
T:uman today ordered" the Arm; |
to i.elze and operate tiie plsints of
I the M . t ;> - Leila Cotton Mills it
Greensboro. On
An executive order siiid the win
effort is being “unduly impeded" by ■
existing interruptions of operations
«'• a result :t a labor disturb,rnev. It
said opt ration of the mills is n'ces
■ to insure output of arflc r«I rc
qi t-r in (.rm.ectdi n of the w.i:
I he older said the Secretary of
War shall operate the plants put
want to the war litbor
and that during his operations of
tliem he shuli observe a directive of
j Board the Atlanta istfued last regional October. War Labsr
in f 3uy More kA ... War _ Bonds! .
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SEAS—Pictured above are Pic.
Thomas F. Wilketson, .son cf
Mr, and Mrs, T. I) Wiikereon.
Route A, who is serving in (lie
Dutch East Indies, and Emm.it
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L. Reeves, seaman first ^lass,
who is in Pacific waters. Mrs.
Reeves, the former Miss Mar
garet Wilkcrstm, ah'! two daugh
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Pitts, son of Mr, and Mi Hom
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nue. Or if tin, is now it; Au:Hi.i
with the Seventh Army
E. F. TRAVIS WILL
MANAGE GRIFFIN
SERVICE OFFICE
ATLANTA - E F Trims
of the Rainbow Division in
World War, Jia be n n nm
K<,; ' the Veterans Sen u
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cleric' wltil T ;if* O* if*I I ! p
operated th r.ffiu' v.
Mie same
Announcement of the appt
ment Otjl Is and Mrs Lane v, i
mace today by Cftpt. Arthur
luith". f’itt direct of V
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MILLIAKU
RETURNS TO
i Hugh Roland Hilliard,,
first class, hns returned to the
ted S(ates „ fter sm ,jng in the
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cific eight months.
Hilliard Is the son of Mr. and
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AS BATTLE
FOR OKINAH
NEARS END ■
Admiral “Bull” Halsey I
Again In Command J
Of 3rd Fleet
BY LEONARD MILLIMAN |
Associated press War Editor
Some 200 carrier-based .fight*
planes raided Southern Japan to
day, Tokyo radio reported, in wfc|
may be the opening strike of ne"
seaborne power blows foreshadow*
in the return to action of Adi*
William F. <Bullt Halsey and hj
Third Fleet. . , ,il
Adm. Raymond A. Spruance,. Fift
Fleet commander yielding direc (to
oi tiie vast American armada .1
Halsey, disclosed that the ’gri
naval casualties in any oi otlr op
erations’' have been’ suffered in th*
Okinawa campaign, during wl
U. S. ships have been harried air
daily by suicide planes.
But as a result of the Fifth Fit
work. Halsey 'confidentially
nounced. “We can go where
want Jo — from the North Pole tol |
the South Pole.”
Today’s reported carrier SupcrfortralJ attack!
supplemented recent
fire raids which Japanese prop#*
sucii gnndists “shockingly admitted great” have inflicted] damage]
and left so many thousands home-] de-]
less that martial law may be
dared throughout Japan. I
.Tokyo Joined said by the .seaborne tighten] based]
were flying boats,
in the Ryukuyu Islands near bombed| Okin-1
uwa and for two hours they
and strafed air bases and railways I
on Kyushu Island. r
End Okinawa Battle Near
The change in fleets, always sh
harbinger of daring blows against!
’lie Mikado’s forces, was announced] today]
by Adm Chester W. Nlmitz
as the Okinawa campaign on the
southern closing doorstep phase. to Japan entered]
Four Yank divisions made ad
vances ranging from 400 yards up]
to a mile and a half yesterday as
tin 24th Infantry Division mopped
ui) the ■stem 11::: ruins of Shuri,
‘hotter ed keystone of - the enemy'*!
broken defense line.
Thrusts down the center and etth
er flank threatened to isolate a
weRt roast peninsula “alive with
Japanese froom” apparently ready
to make a death stand in defenaB
f Naha Airdrome, and Chinen P^n
imtilnr on the cast coast, where
thousands of civilians \eere hiding
in caves ' „
Okinawa-based planes patrrllng
Kort ,n w iters and submarines In
the Southwest Pacific were finding
increasingly imor hunting for Jap
• artpse ships Tho reason was indl-,
rated in a report of Southwest Pa-.
jf!»■ nir operations, which in the
five months thi year sank
2 117 4: mine, and ndd
■cl ii; mor yesterday. Since
1 they have also destroyed
!20 mri, dr 70 000
:f bombs in ninport of ground
rperntiom
r,< - lort cut of
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t ion 4 V-: - m Pro
n Hu- v: the most]
clouds thJ of
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to be tiurn-|
lads Go • Underground
ruti: m ipagnndi--t said ret*
)UT ied-cut Tokyo wow
int She ind in thniM
’buyout iet. Convoia-i
fidcast- for Hie Japanesa by!
wet ■ a promise there would
^ , no "cheap road to victory" for
I Allies through Nipponese sur
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i render, and a elsim that 303 Ameri
'rah ships had-been sunk and 28
heavily damaged since the Okinaw
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