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By Quimby Melton
Tomorrow the voters jot Grif
fin will select a city commission
er who will serve fcr the next
three years.
There are three candidates.
Without expressing any per
sonal preference, may Good
Evening urge every qualified
voter to go to the polls and
cast his or her ballot.
The makeup of our city ,com
mission during the ccming years
will determine to a large extent
whether the city goes forward
or backward—for nothing stands
still.
And if the voters of Griffin
show- little interest in the city
elections, the one tomorrow and
the others ccming up a year a
part, then they cannot find
fault whichever way these elec
tions go.
Now it’s nobody's business
HOW you vote. But it is every
one’s business to impress on
you the importance of voting.
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The ieng awaited conference
between Labor and Management
opened in Washington today and _
the entire nation hopes sincere
ly that the two great factors in
industry will find a common
ground on which they can stand
shoulder to shoulder and work
ing together carry America to
peaceful prosperity.
It’s high time both Labor and
Management stop acting like
spoined children and act like
grownups.
This is no time for child's
play,
It’s no time for anyone get
ting mad and threatening to “go
home with my baseball" thus
breaking up the game.
Industry cannot get along
witheut both Labor and Man
agement. They should make up
a team that works together, pulls
evenly on the chases, and realizes
that one without the other would
be lost.
Not all Labor is bad.
Not all Management is bad.
But bad leadership among
both and loud talking and
boastful threats about this and
that have getten the Industrial
Picture in a pretty sorry mess.
And all Labor is not good.
Neither is all Management
good.
But it’s high time that good
leadership among both arise and
assert itself.
There is some common ground
—the good of Industry and the
\ pood of the Nation—on which
Labor and Management can
meet if selfish interests are for
gotten and wild, radical leaders
—In both Labor and Manage
ment—are told “Shut up, you've
run the show long enough. N:w
let us have a chance."
The conference in Washing
ton will either result in real
settlement of differences or will
be a whooping failure.
Talmadge Speaks
Former Governor Eugene Tal
madge will speak at a meetlm of
the Spalding County Farm Bureau
tonight at 7:3(1. The meeting will
be held in thC court room at the
Spalding County Court House. Tne
meeting will be coen to the public.
RAYMOND ELUOTT
IS DISCHARGED
Raymond Ellictt, after mw than
five years of service in the Army.,
has been honorably discharged and
arri’wd here today. He plans to
work for the electric signal
atructlon division of the Central of
Georgia Railway. He aenred tn the
30th Infantry Division. ^
GRIFFIN
DAI E WS
One Killed, Seven
Injured In Accidents
Here This Week-End
One person was killed and
persons were injured in accidents
near Griffin during the week-end,
according to a report from State
Highway Patrol Headquarters this
morning. - ,
A negro. Will Arthur Grubbs, died
Sunday morning from injuries re
ceived when he was struck by an
autcmobile driven by Rev. T. P.
Grissom, colored, of Griffin, The
accident occurred near Hampton,
Saturday night. Rev. Grissom told
patrolmen that he was blinded by
a car which he was meeting and
did not see Grubbs walking on the
side of the road. No case was made
in the accident.
Five persons were injured Sat
urday night when a Ford driven
by Mrs. L. G. Dukes of Milner ran
into a truck which had pulled off
the road about two miles north of
Milner. Mrs. Dukes and Mr. and
Mrs. Otis Hood and two children
of Griffin, who were in the car
were taken to the Strickland Memo
rial Hospital for emergency treat
ment .
Sunday morning a car driven by
B. L. Hendricks of Fort McPherson
collided with a car driven by R.
Geixsler, Jr., student at the Uni
versity of Georgia, just south of the
bridge near Hampton. The accident
occurred when Geissler tried to get
out of the way of Hendricks who
was driving on the left hand side of
the road, according to a State Pa
trol report. A charge of drunken
driving was made against Hend
ricks.
Graveside Rites
For Rhodes Infant
Graveside rites were held this af
ternoon at 4 o'clock for Marsha
Kathleen Rhodes, infant daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Rhodes,
who died Sunday at noon at the
Strickland Memorial Hospital. The
services were held at' West View
Cemetery, Atlanta, with Rev. West
brook officiating. Haisten--Broth
ers, funeral directors were in charge
of arrangements.
Survivors, in addition to her par
ents, are grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. S. Shipp of Sunny Side and
Mr. and Mrs .G. E. Rhodes of At
lanta .
Scouts To Be Hosts
To Methodist Stewards
The Senior Scouts will be hosts
to the members of the Board of
Stewards of the First Methodist
Church at supper tonight at 7 o’
clock at the church. All stewards
are urged to attend.
FRED STRICKLAND IS
DISCHARGED FROM ARMY
BOISE. Idaho—Fred E. Strick
land, Jr., Griffin, Ga„ was henor
ably discharged from the Army of
the United States at this Separa
tion Base on October 26, after near
ly three years, of service, Strick
land served as co-pilot on a B-24 in
I the European Theater of operation.-,
taking part in the battles of the
Rhineland, Ardennes, and Central
Europe. He was awarded the ^ir
Medal and one cluster. Strickland’s
last assignment was at Gowen Field.
ise.
Prior to entering the service
Strickland was an electrical engined
with Robert and Company, Atlanta
SGT. LAWRENCE MOSS
TO RECEIVE DISCHARGE
SELFRIDGE FIELD. Mich—Staff
Sergeant Lawrence M Moss, son of
Mrs. L. M. Moss, 1101 Wright St .
Griffin, Oa„ left Selfridge Field,
Mich., this week for the Army Air
Forces Separation Center at Max
well Field. Ala., where he will b*
honorably discharged from the
Army, it wa* announced today by
Col. Bradford A. Shaw, commanding
| c Ulcer of Self ridge Field.
GRIFFIN, GA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5,1945
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SERVES ON DESTROYER—
James C. Sledge, 23, seaman
second class, USNR, is serving a
board the Atlantic Fleet destroy
er USS William R. Rush. Prior
to entering the Navy he was
a textile worker for the Dun
dee Cotton Mills in Griffin.
(Official U. S. Navy Photograph).
First Touch Winter
Comes To Dixie
Griffin shivered with 33 de
gree temperature this morning
as wintry weather was reported
from all sections of the South.
The lowest reading on the of
ficial thermometer here was at
3 'o’clock this morning.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
The season's coldest sppii swept
over, southeastern states early to
day with many localities flirting
with freeing readings or even re
porting lows in the 20’s.
Rapidly warming . temperatures
were forecast by the weather bureau
at Atlanta for most areas but frost
in a portion of Florida tonight was
seen as a possibility.
The northern Florida interior felt
the first touch of winter’s heavy
hand, Cross City reporting 32 de
grees and Tallahassee 33. Jackson
ville had a low of 36.
Atlanta's bureau reported 32 and
the Nava! Air Statton th«t£^ listed
a low of 30 degrees. Other Georgia
readings were at Columbus 30. Sa
vannah 35 and Macon 31.
Birmingham, Ala., had 33 degrees
and Montgomery 34.
W. B JOHNSON SERVES
ON CRUISER VICKSBURG
ABOARD THE LIGHT CRUISER
VICKSBURG, Santa Cruz, Calif.
Willis Barnett Johnson, 30, seaman
first class, and Henry Oliver Upson,
seaman first class, both of Griffin,
had left 70,000 miles of sea travel
behind — miles covering operations
in which this ship contributed 975
tens of projectiles to the defeat cf
Japan — when the Vicksburg todk
part in the observance of Navy Day
here Oct. 27. The cruiser had made
the trip back from Tokyo Bay, where
she had dropped anchor at the end
of hostilities to take part in tn?
occupatlcn of the Japanese home
land.
SGT PAYNE SERVES
IN PHILIPPINES
MANILA S-Sgt William’ A,
Payne, husband of Mrs. Eva Mae
Payne, of Route Two, Hampton, Is
serving ns mess sergeant with the
1307th Engineer Construction Bat
talion near Manila. Overseas since
March, 1944, he saw service in New
Guinea befere coming to the Phi
lippines.
Before his entry into the Army,
he was employed as a textile opera-
tor at the Powell Bleachcry.,
THE WEATHER
FORECAST FOR GEORGIA:
Fair and warmer today, tonight
and Tuesday; scattered froat in
south and central portions to
night. \
Maximum Monday: 59.
Minimum Monday: 33.
Maximum Sunday: 68.
Minimum Sunday: 38.
City To Elec!
Commissioner
Griffin residents will elect a city
commissioner Tuesday.
Davis Williams’ term of office ex
piles He is present chairman of
the commission and seeks reeled
tion
Other candidates for the c:m
mission are R. L. Boatner and Hokt
S. Mashburn, both prominent, busi
ness men and real estate owners.
Polls open Tuesday morning at 7
o’clock and close at 6 o'clock Tues
day afternoon. They will be heat
ed at City Hall.
Approximately 2,300 residents are
eligible to vote in the election.
W. H. Beck. Sr, present vice
chairman of the commission, be
comes .chairman upon the expiration
of Williams’ term. Ii Williams
should be re-elected, he would go
‘o the bottom of the list of com
missioners and automatically bp
come the junior commissioner. Bill
Searcy, junior ecnwnissioner at pres
ent, automatically becomes vice
-hairman.
Mr. James E. Bush
Of Hampton Dies
Mr. James T5. Bush, 75, died sud
denly Sunday afternoon at his home
in Hampton after suffering a heart
attack Mr. Bush had made his
home in Hampton for 20 years and
was a retired pattern maker.
Mr. Bush is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Willie Grubbs Bush; one step
son, Arthur G. Bigsby of Atlanta
three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Tues
day morning at 10:30 at tlie Meth
odist Church in Hampton with
Rev. Gurley officiating. Interment
will follow in Berea Cemetery. Frank
S. Pittrpan, funeral director, is in
charge of arrangements.
G. H. S. Students
Invest $5600 In
Bonds And Stamps
The total sales of Victory Bonds
and Stamps at Griffin High School
teday amounted to $3,220. according
to a report from the School office
this morning, This amount, cpm
bined with that of Friday, makes a
total of $5,683.70 bought in two
days, during which the contest has
been under way. The contest?which
is being conducted in connection
with /he Victory Bond Drive, will
be concluded Friday.
Inspection Shows All
Fire Hazards Cleared
Acting Fire Chief O. L Boll re
ported today that the inspection
which was made throughout the
business section last week by the
members of the Fire Department
showed that ,all five hazards hat
been cieared-sjip He praised espe
cially the schools, which lie said
were in condition
Chief Bell wishes to thank tlx
nubile for their cooperation during
the inspection
THOMAS W. NICHOLS
DISCHARGED FROM ARMY
Pfc. Thomas W Nichols reciT. d |
an honorable discharge from tip
Army on November 2 at Fort Mc
Pherson after 34 months service
Pfc. Nichols was inducted on Jan !
19, 1943 and served fcr 17 month
(n the European Theater witiT the
216th Field Artillery He pnrtici- ,
nated in the following campaign*:
Normandy, Ardennes, Rhineland.
Northern France, and Central fen
rope, and is authorized to wear tli"
American Service Medal, the
Conduct Medal, the
rlcau-Middle Eastern Service
with five battle atar:
Th" disehateed soldier” l
making his home at 722 North Hill
Streef, Griffin
BUY VICTORY BONDS 1
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levels required ... If we cannot have productive peace instead of disruptive war on the Indus
trial front." So Senator Arthur H. Vandenbcrg ot Michigan wrote to Secretary of Labor I.ewls
B. Sefawelienbach last summer. Thls letter is credited with having crystallised, for the Secretary
and President Truman, the plan to call the National Labor-Management Conference.
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Illustrated above are the guiding ideals behind the National Labor-Management Conference in
Washington, where representatives of both sides, meeting in the democratic tradition of the con
ference table, seek to establish long-term policies aimed at bettering human relationships in industry
Funeral Today For
Mr. Robert Jimerson
Funeral services were held '.hi
afternoon at 3 o’clock at Haisten’s
Chaiiei for Mr . Robert Jimerson
who died at Millrdgevi.lle Sunrfcy
morning. Rpv John Rawls officiat
ed at the services. Interment loi
lowed in, Mt. olive cemetery near
Molena
Pallbearers were Ralph Reeves
Horace Reeves, Arch Staple. W. .1
Barrett. Ezelle C:wan, and W. J
Futral.
Mr. Jimerson i« survived bv four
sisters, Mrs. Ezell" Ccwan. Mrs. A
T. Brisendine. Miss Annie Lou Jim
erson. ail of Griffin, and Mrs. W
J FutraT of Macon: two brothers.
Trails Jimerson of Griffin, and W
H. Jimerson of Washington. D C
Revival Services At
Baptist Tabernacle
Revival services are being held
e^rh evening at 7 ,30 at the Baptist
Tabernacle with the pastor. Rev W
J. Moore, in charge Tile Young
PropH-'s ’services are being conduct
ed by W I Moore Jr. Thei nubile
is invited tp attend ft.-ts, meetings
Vi
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RF.TURNS TO STATES
Pvt, Cecil Unchurch, .tr . return
er! to tiie Uniter! States Thursday
right after servin'! for 23 months
tions with an Orrinnnre Heavy M ,in
tenance C'mpany Pvt Upchurcl
is exported to arrive In Griffin soon
to spend a furlough
LOCAL MAN’S SHIP
SHOWN IN NEWSREEL
Donald A Wright. FM 2-". whos*
wife •-(■sides on West Solomon Street,"
I Griffin, is a member of thy crew pi
the submarine Tirante which
Jn th „ n0WsrPP , shmln xt
thr i mprrtnl Thp(ltor lan n . ppk At
present Wright Is home on leave
CHICAGO —IF—Mary cities are
I charging industries for disposing c!
large amounts of industrial wastes
according to the International City
Manager's Association.
LOCAL LEGION POST
BEGINS DRIVE FOR
WORLD WAR 2 VETS
Troy D. Barnett Post. American
Legion, launrhes a membership
drive today to enroll, ail World War
II veterans who have returned to
Griffin.
The drive will continue until Nov
11 However, (hose who are
ble and desire to join the Legion
may do so at any time R S Ogle
tree, chairman of the membership
committee, requests (tint if
thev .do so .before the drive end
bvt lie pointed out that they
may jc&n after that date.
Any veteran who lias served hon
orably in the Armed Services Is
e'igibl" for membership. Dues arp
$5 n year Thnst who have
been discharged also are eligible fnr
member-hip Relatives or friend.:
can enroll them by paying their
membership dues.
Women who are serving or have (
served honornblv in the Armed
■Forces are i ligible for
ns w ell ns men Already two women
have j-inetl the local post.
Ljtgion membership hradquarte
are h M' Owlet roe’s office In tn'
McCbjhm n"lldirg; 101 1-2
'til! street For information
*o memborshin
mm) telephone 3204 I
may
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fin .pointing r,U» fKlvuijf ) ”(*N
I eglnn memhershhi. Mi Oelet re* i
id that alreariv the lornl post has
obtained well over $200,000 in bene- |
fits fcr veterans
Among the many servie snoiror
ed bv the local post h si pov S -out
Troop, observance of ArmhHm p>- v
information anti service offl-crs w
assist veterans with problems and
a><irt them in obtaining
due them and aiding the
munlty, State and nation In every
wav possible
Th" Irtrinn i« the la—e«) vct'rrt'
organization in the history of the
world It has more than 1.300 000
members enrolled in more than 12,
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NATION WONT
PUT UP r
WITH STRIFE
Says Truman Opening
Joint Conference
In Washington
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WASHINGTON i/P) —President
Truman told management and la
bor today they must solve their dif
ferences because controversies “can
not be allowed to stop us” in the
’
struggle to reconvert to peacetime
production.
Addressing the opening session Of
a labor-management conference Of
18 industrial leaders and 18 labor,
heads, the President said the Am
erican people do not like industrial ..
strife that has retarded prosperity/
"especially after the solemn prom- '
ise" of both groups they would
"cooperate with their government."
"I make no effort to fix the
blame." Mr. TYumin said to the
conference assembled in the audi
torium of the labor deartment.
Outside, a picket line had been
started before the meeting began
by some independent uniona whose
representatives were not partidpat
ing
Asserting he was anxious to re
move all wartime controls as fast
as possible, Mr. ruman said labor
and management must find a way
of resolving their differences “with
out stopping production." He added:
Country Worried
“Finding the best way to accom
plish that result without govern
ment directive to either labor or
industry—that is your Job.”
The President said the country is
! worried and "lias a right to be"
! about Industrial relations.
"You have it In your power to
stop that worry,” he said.
“The time has come for labor
and management to handle
own affairs in the traditional, Am-_
erican. democratic way."
"I hope I can give up the Presi
dent’s wartime powers as soon ad
possible, so management and labor
can again have the full and undi
vided responsibility for providing
the production we must have tA
safeguard our domestic economy and
our leadership in international af
fairs."
The President said the confefc
j j ence presented an opportunity to
prove that the two groups "call
! come to an understanding and
agreement without political or gov
ernmental pressure "
The American peonle.' b* said,
, "never expected anvthing like the
| , 1|nount of strife which has been
threatened” since the war Mr. Trtl
man continu
Mrs. R. L. Burnett
Dies This Morning
Mrs. Frances Virignia Watson
Burnett, 58 died this morning at
10 o’clock at her home, 121 Randall
street. Mrs. Burnett was the wife
of the late Rev R. L Burnett,
Survivors are one son. Pvt Wll
bam R- Burnett, Dale Mabry Field,
Tallahassee Fin ; five daughters.
Miss Leila Kate Burnett. Miss
nic Lee Burnett. Miss Edna
' nett. Miss Nina Stewart, and Mrs
1 Sophia Bradley; three bro hers,
Tebe Watson of Winter Orrjen
', Fla., Alec Watson of Ocofee, Fla
and Slaughter Watson of Ashburn;
three sisters, Mrs. W R I a whom
of Butler, Mrs Fannie F Shivers
of Winter Green. Fla and Mrs
Hilda Moore of Ocofee. Fla 19
unindcht’ Ir-n; mu great grundchiiu',
Funen' arrangements will be an
nouncc'l later by Haisten Brothers,
Jut . 1 directors.
Griffinite's Brother
Dies In Spartanburg
Mr S s (Ire ne of Spartanburg.
S C. brother of Mi‘ C N Whtt
mire of Griffin, died early tint.
mciTing at a hospital in Sparun
burst as tlu* result of injuries recciv
f , f | j n . in automobile accident Sun
day afternoon Funeral arrange
ments will be announced later
GEORGIA FARMERS’
MORTGAGES AVERAGE $9
Georcta .farmers are belter . off
than pin* tenths of the farmers in
the United States from a stand
pcim of mortgage debt. Dean Pau ;
Chaptran cf tiie University of Geoi
gin College of Agriculture told
mrmbrrs of the Georlia Bankers
Artheiation Ui Aihens recently* fh(
average mortgaged debt of Oeorgie
farmers is M. Dean Chapman said
The average for the u. 8. is $31, the
dean pointed out
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Established 187f
•And 1 kn.;w that the
do not like it especially
aftei tiie solemn promise by rep
of both management
lab r that thev would roonera'e
th*Ir government through the
reconversion period.
"If labor and management in an
industry or In a company, find that
they cannot come ;o agreement, a
wav must be f< und of resolving their
differences' without stopping produc
tion." •
At tlie basis of the ntoblems in
volved, Mr Truman said, "Is not
onlv the right, but the duty, t<*
bargain collectively."
Tiie President said a substitute
must be found for jurisdictional
•■•nkc., and management must not
look ""on labor relations a
stepchild "
Business simulv cannot -stoR,"
vtr Tinmen declare^. Thfre can
ty n-, tno’al or economic jrytalicatlon rival
for storming production while
other. I sb r has a particular inter
est in this matter—for nothing ii
so destructive of nubile confidence
in the motives of trade unionism
as a jurhdictlohnl strike.
"On the other hand, management
too often has !ook“d linen labor re-'
lations as a steoehild of it* busineaS.
i to be disregarded until the contro
vr-sv has reached a point where real
collective bargaining becomes difU
cult—if not iirtrai.-sible If happen*
all to* frequently that in the ac
tual process of collective bargain
m*. delaying la-rtes are praethsed
"1th th* resu*’'that there is no real
: 11location **" r valntng There can be no ju»
for such tactics at the
l present time, or in the future."