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Talent, Your Time, Your
Influence In Griffin!
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Melton
They say “there’s nothing
under the stin."
Well that isn’t entirely true.
And we have a
of that fact in the
published on page one today.
It shows John L. Lewis, of
all people, walking through a
' picket line. Something he of the
bushy eyebrows always said he
A would never do.
It happened Hhe this.
\ John L. Lewis and other La
bor leaders are meeting in Wash
ington with representatives of
Management in an effort to
work out some way for the two
great pillars of Industry to get
along without work stoppages;
and to settle all difficulties with
out the government having to
step in and take a hand.
Now it happened that there
were a lot of unaffiliated.”
unions that were not included
in the invitation to the meeting.
Only the C. I. O. and the A.
F. of L. were invited. So the
1 independent unions set up picket
lines around the meeting.
And John L. Lewis walked
right through the pickets.
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Speaking cf laour and man
agement;
Here’s something all Georgians
should consider.
A recent government bulletin
on Social Security shows that
the average .weekly wage of
workers in Georgia, who come
under the Social Security Act, is
$31.31.,
And that put Georgia 43rd in
comparison with the other states.
Only New Mexico, South Dakota,
North Carolina, Mississippi, Ark
ansas and South Carolina were
lower. In South Carolina, at the
bottom of the list, the average
weekly pay was $26.69.
And, remember, the wages re
ported do net include farm la
■
bor or domestic help, which
would pull the average weekly
rate down materially.
Now we talk a lot about the
South making economical pro
gress. Orators say we are “on
the threshold cf great accom
plishments" and paint glowing
pictures.
But as long as Georgia work
ers are paid lower wages than
workers in 42 other states we
need not look for much pro
gress.
The ability to buy—put money
Into circulation—and the abll
ity to improve the living scale
of a state, is directly tied in
w.ith the rate of wages paid.
Of course there are still some
few who believe in low wages
but by far a majority of far
sighted people realize that any
community or state directly
prospers in ratio with the wage
rate. »
A good general raise in wages
throughout Georgia would do a
lot to put Georgia on the high
way to prosperity, not only for
the man who gets the increase,
but also for everyone.
MacArthur Smashes
Japan's Great
Rings
TOKYO. OP)—General Mac
Arthur today smashed Japan’s four
greatest financial and industrial
families and gave notice of his in
tentions to break up all such com
bines to “aid Japanese economic
development along peaceful, demo
cratic lines.”
The Japanese government was
ordered immediately to prepare to
dissolve Mitsui, Mitsubishi, Sumi
tomo and Yasuda Zaibatsu and their
holding ccmpanies and to eliminate
their controls of Japanese finances
and industries.
MacArthur further told the
ernment to set up a Holding Com
pany Liquidation Association to di
rect the dissolution under indirect
Allied control and warned that all
policies and personnel must have
his approval.
The government also was direct
ed to take immediate steps to “ter
minate and prohibit Japanese par
ticipation in private international
cartels or other restrictive private
international contracts or arrange
ments. ’’
The sweeping order—most drastic
; of all against individuals or cor
iiorations yet issued by MacArthur
—means the complete retirement
from Japan’s business life of the
big four families.
The way has now been cleared
for the first time in Japanese his
tory for the Japanese to achieve eco
nomic freedom," MacArthur said.
All members of the four families
were directed to resign immediate
ly from “all offices held by them
in any financial, commercial, non
commercial or industrial enter
prises" and “to cease forthwith to
exercise any influence either direct
ly or indirectly” in their manage
ment.
The Japanese government must
present for Allied approval a program
for abrogation of current laws and
regulations which foster private
monopolies and enact new laws pre
venting mcnopolies and providing
business opportunities on a com
petitive basis.
All securities owned by the hold
ing companies or other “evidence
of ownership or control" in anv
firm must be transferred to the new
Holding CcmpanvLiquidation Com
mission, after which ail holding
company directors and officers must
resign.
Fire Department
Answers Three Calls
The Griffin Fire Department
, answered three calls during the past
24 hours. Acting Cpiff b. L. Bell
reported today.^,/
About 4:30 Monday afternoon they
were called to the corner of Poplar
and Sixth Streets where a car be
longing to H. T. Johnson was smok
ing. The trouble was caused bv
shortage of a wire. The damage to
the car was small.
A few minutes later the fi-emon
went to the Municioal Golf Course
to put out a grass fire.
Early this morning fire destroyed
a wooden storage room directly be
hind the Big Star building. The
heat caused a window In the
Harris Named Head
Of U. S. Grand Jury
B. F. Harris, Griffith has been
appointed foreman ( of the United
States Grand Jury by Jtldge Robert
L. Russell. Seaton Bailey, Griffin,
was elected secretary of the group
by Its members.
Among those from Griffin who
attended the U. S. Court at Newnan
Monday were Hardy Pickering, E
A. Haisten, Lewis Regers, M. I.
Woodall, Seaton Bailey, Robin
I Wheaton, C. Robert Walker, Richard
A. Minter, B. F. Harris. 8. B Wal
lace and Fred Thaxton.
EZRA L. WISE GETS
DISCHARGE FROM ARMY
JACKSONVILLE, Fla Ezra L,
Wise, machinist's mate first class,
121 East Tinsley Street, Griffin,
has been honorably discharged from
the Naval service at the B—8. Na
val Separation Center,
GRIFFIN
Star tc break and the building was
filled with smoke. The Fdre De
partment extinguished the fire be
fore anv further damage was done.
12-County Singers
Meet Here Sunday
The annual Twelve-Countv Sing
ing Convention will meet here at
the Church of God Sunday.
The affair will be an
singing with dinner on the ground.
Singing will begin about 10:30 in
the morning, dfficlals have urged
ladles “to bring well filled baskets
We expect lots of guests.”
COL.EMAN McLAURIN IS
MADE STAFF SERGEANT
Coleman McLaurln of Griffin
who is now in Kores, was recently
promoted fo \he grade of staff ser
geant. PtIot ' to going
to Korea
McLaurln spent five m-nths on
Okinawa.
BUY VICTOBt BONDS!
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GRIFFIN, GA., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1945
Monday Will Be
Official
Armistice Day
ATLANTA.— (JP )—Since Armi
stice Day falls on Sunday, Gov.
Ellis Arnall said today, Mon
day, Nov. 12, will be observed as
a state holiday this year.
He said he would issue a pro
clamation closing all banks and
state buildings Monday.
Talmadge Slaps
At Washington
Over 200 Spalding County farm
ers packed the court room at the
House Monday night to hear
former Governor Eugene Talmadge
the Farm Bureau and criti
cize Washington officialdom.
The former governor spoke at a
regular meeting of the’ Spalding
County Farm Bureau.
“ I’ll be glad to see the time come
when the Farm Bureau is so strong
that it can call Senator George and
Senator Russell and they'll come
on the next plane," he said.
(4 There is more interest in the
State in the Bureau than in any
similar movement for farmers that]
I've ever seen," the former governor
said.
cs I’m not opposed to paying farm
laborers as much as manufacturing
labor in Griffin gets provided the
farmer receives enough for prod-
ucts to allow that wage.
44 I’d. like to see the government
homestead young farmers instead
of having so much city housing pro
jects.”
Talmadge said that farmers must
organize and demand prices.
He took his usual pet-shot at
Washington when he claimed that
farmers had been advised from
Washington to remove their mules’
horse shoes at night to avoid excess
wear.
Missing Americus
Woman's Body Found
VALDOSTA. — (A 1 )—The body of
Mrs. Zeke McGowan, 40, wife of
an Americus funeral home operator,
was found late last night, ending
a widespread south Georgia search
which began last week-end.
Coroner W. B. Taylor of Lcwndes
County and Dick Davis of Valdosta
reported finding the body in a shal
place in the Withacoochee Riv
a few yards south of the Blue
bridge on the Valdosta
Highway.
Mrs. McGowan, the former Miss
Lineberger, was reported miss
ing Saturday night. Planes and
many law enforcement officers were
organized to hunt for her.
J. C. Wilder, who had gone to
fish in the river, reported finding
the automobile late yesterday. Mrs.
McGowan had been reported miss
ing after she left thf home of her
mother, Mrs, Dor.na Lineberger, in
the car.
The sheriffs of Lowndes and
Brooks counties and Capt. Lonnie
Murphy of the Valdosta Police Force
directed the searc
Search Continues
For Missing Boy
DOWNIEVILLE, Calif. — VP)—A
cold rain was falling in the High
Sierra early today as weary search
ing parties prepared for the sixth
day to climb the steep, rocky slopes
in search of three-year-old Dickie
turn Suden.
The child has been missing sines
last Thursday from the mountain'
heme of his parents, Mr. and Mrs
Joseph turn Suden at Goodyear Ba
near here. His father operates
gold mine
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The grief stricken parents
ed secluded. Friends said the
mother, Mrs. Sally turn Suden, is
under a doctor’s care.
Sierra County District Attorney
Alfred R. Lowey said it is possible
the boy might have fallen into
Goodyear Creek, which was turbui
ent last Thursday, and carried down
into the swifter, deeper north fork
of the Yuba River
Today’s search will be made a
long the river, but Sheriff W Dp .
Johnson said' the river search’ does
not eliminate the possibility the boy
is still in the mountains,
Officials continued to doubt the
possibility cf kidnaping.
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Part Of Toy Plane
Taken F*- From - Georgia _•
Boy S Lung **
ATLANTA.(/PI—Part of a toy air
plane swallowed six months ago was
removed from the right lung cf
Wayne Littles, six-year-old Moul
trie. Ga, boy.
The child placed the hub part of
the prdpellor shaft in his mouth
after breaking the propellor No
significance was attached to his
story that he swallowed part of the
plane and X-Rays failed to shew
the object
The plastic piece, more than half
an inch long, was removed with a
bronchoscope a.t Ponce d? Leon In
firmary yesterday
Stalin Back From
Month's Vacation
May Talk Over Radio
MOSCOW.—(/Pi — G-nerollssImo
Stalin was back in the Soviet capi
tal todav after his month-long va
cation in the south, and reportedly
was preparing an address to the
•Russian people the eve of the 1
on
28th anniversary of the “October
Revolution."
j If Stalin speaks tonight. In all
likelihood he. will follow his cus-
1 and begin his address at 7:30
p. M. (11:30 A M . EST). There has
been no public announcement of his
plans,
It was believed his talk would
center on domestic affairs and
ture plans for the Soviet citizen.
SCOUT OFFICE MOVES
TO MASONIC BUILDING
Local headquarters for the Bov
Scouts of'Amerlea have rruved from
'16 1-2 East Solomon Street to t'ne
Masonic Building. The headquar
ters is now in Room 209.
BUY VICTORY BONDS!
Voters Electing
Commissioner Today
Well over 200 voters had made
their choice for a city commission
er by noon today. The polls at Cfty
Hall were to close at 6 P. M.
evening and‘election managers were
expecting a rush of voters at clos
ing time.
Davis Williams, present chairman
of the commisison, is seeking re
election in the race. ; Other candi
dates are R. L. Boatner and Hoke
Mashburn, both prominent business
men and real estate owners.
The newly elected commis$i;per
will take office in Decern) when
Williams’ term expires. Shouid
Williams be reelected he will becomj:
junior commissioner automatically.
W. H Beck, Sr., automatically be
comes chairman of the commission
in December and Bill Searcy auto T
matically bee' mes vice chairman; At
present Beck is vice chairman and
Searcy is junior commissioner.
Approximately 2.300 residents were
eligible to vote in the election to
day.
Mrs. Lottie Farmer
Dies This Morning
Mrs. Charlotte Lottie Farmer died
early this morning at her home,
134 Wheeler Place. Griffin after
being ill for several weeks.
Mrs. Farmer 75 years old. had
lived in Griffin all her life. Her
husband was the late Edward E.
Farmer. She was -a member of the
Baptist Church.
-Survivors are three sgns, Edward
Farmer, J. F. Farmer, both of
Atlanta, and S. L. Fanner of Grif
fin; one sister, Mrs. Sammy Battles
of Griffin, several grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Wed
nesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at
the home with Dr. J. Ellis Sammons
of Macon officiating, Interment
wil1 fol l° w in Oak Hiil Cemetery
Prank S. Pittman, funeral director
is in charge of arrangements.
Pallbearers will be L. O. Daniel.
J. R. Powell, C. A. Byars, R H. Ev
ans ,F ' N ’ standar d, and E. E. Hen
derson.
Pictures To Be
Shown At Kiwanis
Meeting Wednesday
Two pictures will be shown at the
reKUlar meeting of lhe Kiwani ,
Club of Griffin Wednesday. The
first entitled “The Diary of a ser
geant” tells the story of the re
habilitation, of a wounded veteran.
The second movie. “The Eleventh
Man of the B-29 Crew.” tells the
story of radar.
Col. Hatch Speaks
To Exchange Club
I Lt Cor Dan P Hatch, who re
centlj returned to the United
I States after serving for a year on
J Guam, regular was meeting guest of speaker the Exchange at the
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Club toda* Col Hatch was intro
i duced by R. L Musser, program
The light weight of five object'
permitted it to move from one lunv
to the ether' w'henever the child'
coughed, thereby preventing serious j
damage which would have resulted
if the piece had remained stationary,j
physicians said
Intermittent • wheezing attacks
developed and the boy was
to the hospital bv his mother. His ■
father. Pvt. Wright W: Littles, is en- !
route to Japan He w as associated I
with Swift and Co., before enter- j I
ing the Army
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2 ARMY HOSPITALS
IN GEORGIA
WILL BE CLOSED
WASH7NGTON.—(/Pi—Two Army
hrspitals In Oeorgla—Battey
era * at Pomo and Finney at Thom
I asville—will be closed Dec 15
[to ! the Increasing number of djs
charged patients.
The Army announced yesterday
that the hospitals would be oilercd
to the Veterans' Administration or
turned back to the former owners
where they were leased properties.
The hospitals are ameng 23 which
will be clossd before the first
next year. '
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LEWIS PASSES PICKET LINES TO ATTEND PARLEY—John L. Lewis, right* president of the Uni
ted Mine Workers, is forced to pass through a picket line as he attended the Labor-Management
ference which con
opened at the Labor Department in Washington, D, C., toda* The pickets are members of
independent unions who charge they were given the "brush off" when they tried to participate in the
conference. Note the sigh challenging Lewis and other labor leaders to pass the picket line. (NEA),
3RD WARD PUPILS
INVEST $3500 IN
STAMPS, BONDS
Victory Bonds and Stamps total
ing $1486.75 were sold at Third
Ward School today. Miss Rossi”
Culbreth, principal, reported. This
makes a total of $3508.25 sold since
September 2>. , This amount sur
passes the goal of $3000 which had
been set for the current school year.
One day each Week is designated
Stamp and Bond Dav at the school.
On this day each child purchases as
many stamps or bonds as he possi
bly can.
Mabbetf Heads
Methodist Board
John Mabbett, loer.l Sinclair deal
“r was unanimously elected chair
man of the board of stewards of the
■First Methodist Church last night.
He succeeds Te'reU Smith who Is
-etirlng after three years as chair
man.
Other offjeers elected were Quim
’>y Melton, first vice chairman: G.
V. Murray, seccnd-vire chairman:
Lyndon Patterson, treasurer; and
Dr. T. L. Ei'sell. secretary Patter
son succeeds O. N Murrav as treas
urer after Murray had served fo;
15 years.
Reports to the board indicated
pastqr, Rev. Zach C. Hayes, Jr.,
would carry the best report the
'hurrh has ever made to the an
nual conference in Atlanta this
Tjonih. Hayes has completed his
second year here and the board un
animously requested the bishop to
eturn him as pastor.
The Board voted to make Nov
18th “Pledge Day” at the church
and recommended that a program
if church activity expansion be te
'erred to the congregation at that
‘ime
Nation Watching
Today's Elections
The Nation today was awaiting
ions In several cities and states
believing the outcome may forecast
Congressional elections pext fall
11 ^ probably the national elec-tion
Most of the elections were muni
ctpal. but some had national over
tones.
New York City was voting on
mayor with three candidates
Detroit, too, was holding an elec
tion for mayor with the incumbent
being opposed by R, T. Franken
Steen, Jr , vice-president *i the CIO
United Automobile Workers
In Pittsburgh the Republicans
to.end a 12 tear Democratic
rule.
New Jersey is electing a congress
man to take the place ot Lane pnv-
1 rrs. who resigned to become New
(Jersey Utilities Commissioner
Boston. Cleveland. Louisville. A1
bany tN. Y.>. Syracuse and Buf
,
falo were alio naming a mayor,
Virginia was electing a
and other state house officers.
Mrs. I. E. Haislen
Dies Monday Morning
Mrs. Fanny Dodson Hb listen, 64,
wife of I E Haisten. died Monday
m.tiling at 11:30 at her home in
Jonesboro. Mrs. Haisten had been
ill or several months.
Survivors, in addition to her hus
band. are one son. Lowell H. Tra
vis of Jonesborc; two daughters.
Mrs. Margaret T. Brown of Ever
glades. Fta., and Mrs. C. R. Harvey
of Jonesboro; three sisters. Mrs.
Kate Ragsdale of Forest Park, Mrs.
Edward Hollingsworth antj Mrs. Emu
Daniel, both of Hapevtlle; two
grandchildren. Gay Harvey and.
M»rv Margaret Harvey, both of
Jonesboro.
Funeral service* will be held Wed
nesday morning at 11 o’clock at the
Jonesboro Methodist Church with
Rev. Zach C. Hayes, Jr., officiat
ing. Interment will follow in the
Jonesboro cemetery. Haisten Broth
ers, funeral directors, are in charge
of arrangements.
The following will serve as pall
bearers: Hoke Ragsdale, O. L. Rags
dale. Dee Daniel, Carlos Hemberley
Dick Ryan, and Guy Travis.
Funeral Wednesday
For Mrs. Burnett
Funeral services will be held
Wednesday afternoon at 3 o’clock
at Mount Nebo Baptist Church.
Chaiinu. for Mrs Fran-es Virginia
Uni on Burnett, wife of the late
R”v R I Burnett. Rev. Charlie
Mopr- will officiate at the services
interment w ilt follow In the
vard Haisten Brothers, funeral dl
rectors, are in charge of arrange
ments. .
Pallbearers w ill be Henry T Stew
irt. B irnev B Bradley. Harriv
MERCER PRESIDENT
AND WIFE HURT
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
MACON i /Pi President Slight
Dowell of M -rrer University and
his wile were recuperating today at
•he Macon H'spitul from injur)*'
,‘eiifere.d in an automobile aecirfcpt
near-Soartu Saturday atterruKin
Dr. Dowell suffered a broken eol
iarbone and Mt Dowell received
broken rib.
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FRANK A FLOURNOY
HONORABLY DISCHARGED
CHARLESTON S C Frank A
Flournov, 28, ha received an hon
*
orti blf* dtochargt fr m Naval ser
vice af Uh* U 8 Vual Personnel
separation Center Charleston
Flournoy entered th* Navy op
18. 1945. and was te-entld
ed at Bainbrldge, Me. Hr plans
enter textile work.
RADIO APPLICATIONS
ATLANTA.—OP—For v a|>|>!i
eatlons for new radio Italians
in Georgia now are unn-r con
sideration by the Federf Cnm
munirations ( ommissio i in
Washington.
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GRIFFIN FIRST
Invest Your Money, Your "H
Talent, Your Time, Your
Influence In Griffin!
WASHINGTON
TRAFFIC
STOPPED
As Street Cars
Are Stopped
By Strike
(BV THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Bus and street car service for
most of the 800,000 residents of the
District, of Columbia was reported
completely tied up- today by an
official of the Capital Transtt Com
pany of Washington because of a
work stoppage of AFL bus and troi*—
Icy operators over a wage dispute,.
8onie 2.000 AFL members of Local
6H!» of the Amalgamated Electric
Railway and M tor Coach Employes,
after an all night meeting, voted
to continue sessions today. The un*
ion, which claims 4.000 of the com.
pen.v’s 4.700 employes as member*.
is demanding a 30 cents an hoar
increase in t’he driver-operator top
rate of 95 cents an hour.
An offer of 7 cents mere during
the life of a contract which
to June 30 was proposed by the ‘
company. Members at the meeting
shouted down a union officer’s re
commendation to accept arbitration
on the wage demand.
The latest labrr dispute came
Labor-Management leaders prepar
ed for their second day of President
Truman's conference aimed to find
what Mr Trdman said was “a brood
and permanent foundation for in
dustrial peace and progress." The
number of idle across the counQy
because of work stoppages was a
rcund 280,000 •
The nation's other transportation
tieup because of a wage dispute was
the strike of AFL bus drivers for
Greyhound Lines affecting service
In 27 slates. About 4,300 were on
Hnikp, most of them on lines in 19
Eastern States.
Any hope the strike of 60.000 AFL
lumber workers in the Pacific North
west was nearing a settlement was
dimmed today as union leaders in
Portland. Ore., rejected a bid by
operators of four strike bound saw
mills to compromise the $1.10 union
demand with the same pay boost
offered non-striking CIO workers.
Portland operators set a deadline
for 10 A M . Saturday for accept
ance of their offer.
In the San Francisco Bay atW,
the strike over wages of some 12,000
AFL and CIO machinists which has
kept idle an additional 50,000 work
ers in scores of industries, conti
nued. with no indication of quick
settlement. Mayor Roger Lapham
of San Francisco said 10 troopships
rPtllrn ing from the Pacific and ori
, finally scheduled to dork at San
j Francisco, have been diverted to
f , t hrr ports
Four cf nlre ( . 0 tton mills in Maine :
!lffPrtrd bv strlke of CIO Textlle »
workers in New England States
, af , rp indefinitely last night,
“"tie mills employed about 4.250 of
‘he 10.no 3 workers on strike in
Maine
m-n Slaughter Watson. Leon Brls-1
n < c and H C Brisco*
Mis Bui nett is survived by on” j
sen, Pi t William R Burnett, Dai -
Mabry Field. Tallahassee. Fla: five
daughters. Mi s Leila Kate Burnett
Mbs Mli'nl ■ I *•«• Burnett Mis'
Edr.-i Bfjrnetty Mrs Nina Stewart
auil Mr*. Sophia Bradley, aii of
j, (ini'it' (brer bro<h« rs. Tcl)h\W.it
u <>f Winter On * n. FI i . JAlec
WV on of Oeofoe Fla and Sjaugh
.
t*•! Watson ot A I burn; three .sis
ters Mrs, W R Iat whirl) of. Bill
lor. Mr Fa mile P Shivers of Witt
ier CSreer Fla , and Mrs Hilda
iMoore ct Orofee, p)a.; jo grand
children.- one great grandchild. /
rt AYTON WOODALL IS
GIVEN DISCHARGE
A-C L Clayton Woodail. Jr d
Grinin received an honorable (fu
fr m the Army Air Fore*’*
at Maxwell Field. Ala . on Saturday.
November 3 Woodall had been in
; the service for 25 months and had
hero rationed the pa*.* <-|
a' r eti-ho F i* Id. San Angelo. Texas
tor ynd his W ife, the former
Joette I cw k |re making their home
«t Vaughn The discharged airman
is the >.op r! Mr and Mrs. L
Woodall of Oriffin.
Established 1871
About g.oon other textile workers
•ire Idle bv walkouts- in Connecticut,
Rhode Island and New Hampshire
and some 10.000 have been out for
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Grtffiniies’ Sister
Dies In Hospital
Mrs Mutti" Beekinm. widow of
Ju late Mr j L Beckham, and
■ i S ot D* W C. Miles and Mrs.
Emma yC.i ut l ien of Oriffin, died
f mt-rnim iv. a private sani
*fiiriuni in Milledgevtlle In addi
tion to her brother and sister In
i Griffin 'she is survived by another
\ sister. Mrs w L jPerdue. ot At
t
Funeral arrangements will be an
nouned bv Haisten Brothers,
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NEW INDUSTRY FOR
MACON AREA
MACON P Tin Armstrong
cork Company of Lancaster. Pa,
ls :lr ’ latld ln
acq , im a tTSPt of ^ TjSai
| i, Macon on whlch , 10 bui!d . .,, nM
8 m * '
I,ctur,n * P Ianl ' th « Macon Cham
ber of Commerce has announced.