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GRIFFIN FIRST
Inve*t Your Money, Your
Talent, Your Time, Your
Influence In Griffin I
Member Of The Associated Press
E VENIN GOOD G
By Quimby Melton
good pm........
Tliis is another “Good Eve
ning” written as a Letter from
Home to Spalding County men
and women in the ArmetJ Serv
ices.
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GRIFFIN. GA„
Dec. 8. 1945
Dear
This week The News publish
ed the Christmas Carols as is
its custom every year. Many
of you, when students in the
schools here, used clippings
from The News to 'learn these
* songs.
Publishing the Carols is, the
first evident sign that Christ
mas is almost here. If you can
not be home to sing the Carols
this year, they'll "be thinking
of you."
*
Griffin is much concerned over
the lack of homes here for re
turning veterans. Just like all
other cities the housing situation
is acute. But steps are being
taken that it is heped will lead
to solving the shortage.
Men who come home from the
war are certainly entitled to a
place to live. And somehow
Griffin is going to solve the
problem.
You fought to make American
•homes safe, cert ain ly American
people won’t forget this and
will find a place for you to live.
+
The American Legion and its
Auxiliary is sponsoring the
“Give A Gift To The Yank
Who Gave” campaign. Persons
are asked to buy gifts that are
suitable to be mailed to sol
diers and sailors who are in
government hospitals. The gifts
will be wrapped in bright Christ
mas paper and will be forwarded
tc the various hospitals in Geor
gia.
* The response lias been excel
lent.
+
Gene Murphy has 1 i elect
ed editor-in-chief of pa lding
High’s year book "The Echo.”
George Akin is assistant editor
and J. P Rodgers, associate
editor.
Douglas Kiker, is business
manager. Curtis Knight, adver
tising manager, and Bernice
Carmichael, circulation manager.
Sue Burks is society editor. Fa
culty advisers are Mrs. E. C.
Hulsey. Mrs. E. A. Nealy, and
Miss Kathleen Goen.
♦
Glenn Bryant, superintendent,
■ () [ the Light and Water Depart
ment of the City of Griffin, has
been elected president of the
Georgia Water and Sewerage
Association.
Walker Kinsman, manager of
the local Southern Bell Tele
phone office reports that more
than 800 applications for new
phones' are ’ on file, This will
give you an idea of how the old
town is growing.
MARVIN L. DORTON
IS ON WAY HOME
PEARL HARBOR. T. H. —Marvin
L Dorton. machinist’s mate second
class, USNR husband of Mrs. Jewell
M. Dorton.»966 E. Solomon Street,
is on his way home. Dortcn is one
of the 472 high-point Navy veterans
whem the “Magic Carpet" is bring
ing back to the States aboard the U.
S. S. Haggatt Bay.
SHOPPING DAVS
13 TIU CHRISTMAS
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to >9
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t«arit . SHOPS?
' Mil Mary, Christmas quit* eoatrary. list'
- How it four ami for J
\ ■ A lift tor lohn on* mittml! on*—
Simp toon, or they'll bo
GRIFFIN
V
HOMES FOR RETURNING VETERANS
Stale Becoming Aroused Over
Lack Of Homes For Veterans
SUNDAY
, CHARITY
MOVIE
The Exchange Club of Griffin
will sponsor the annual Christmas
Charity Movie Sunday afternoon at
I the Imperial Theater. The after
noon show will begin at 2;00 o’clock
and the last show will end before
the Sunday church hour. Three
complete shows, 2:00 p. m.. 3:15 p.
m.. and 4:30 p. m. are scheduled.
Each year the Exchange Club
gives this show to raise funds for
its work with underprivileged chil
dren, The money goes to buy cloth
ing for school children who other
wise might n:t have suitable clothes.
The Club has a record of helping
many hundred children here over a
long period of time.
The picture that will be shown
is “Honeymoon Ahead" with Marie
MacDonald and Alan Jones. Two
shorts will complete the program.
Manager H. T. Stafford, of the Im
perial, has donated the films, the
heuse, and all expenses. Employes
of the theater are donating their
) time. All proceeds will go to the
Exchange Club’s Charity Fund.
Union Considers
Truman Plea
To End Strike
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
President Truman's plea to strik
ing employes of General Motors
Corporation to return to their jobs
was up for consideration today by
GM local union delegates from 20
states.
As the 200 members of the na
tional GM council met in Detroit at
a session called by the internation
al CIO United Auto Workers, they
also planned a review of the wage
dispute which precipitated the work
stoppage of mere than 200.000
employes on Nov. 21. Top CIO un
ion officials have said the decision
to qbide by Mr. Truman’s appeal
to end the walkout would be up to
the strikers.
Elsewhere along the nation’s la
bor front, with the tctal idle be
cause of disputes remaining at a
round 400,000, steps were taken to
end the long walkouts.
In Chicago. E. W. Callahan, pres
ident of the executive joint coun
cil of the AFL Street, Electric Rail
way and Motor Coach Union, said
in a statement that there was a
possibility the government might
take ever operation of Greyhound
Bus Lines in 17 Eastern and Mid
West States where a strike has dis
rupted service for nearly six weeks.
Callahan said the Federal Con
ciliation Service had directed com
pany and union officials to
in Washington next Thursday,
lowing recess last night of a,
ing in Cleveland of
and union representatives with
ciliators.
In Washington, Sen. Gurney <R
S.Dp said that the Conciliation Ser
vice had arranged a meeting next
Tuesday of union officials and op
erators to discuss the Midwest truck
strike that has tied up 160 truck
tng firms in seven states.
Granting of wage Increases total
ing about $5,000,000 annually to
nearly 19,000 local and long dls
tance telephone workers in the New
Ycrk area ended a strike threat.
AAA Committeemen
Are Selected Here
Delegates to the A.A.A. county
convention have elected commit
teemen for 1946. The new commit
teemen were elected unanimously.
T. T. Henderson was selected as
chairman, .William C Maddox
vice chairman, jgjjll Oglrtree. «s regu
lar 'member. O. C. Oaissert was
named first alternate, W. M. Par
ker second alternate and J. R. Irvin
wa$ Chosen as secretary and treas
urer.
BUY VICTORY BONDS!
GRIFFIN, GA., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1945
The entire state of Georgia
becoming aroused over the serious
shortage of homes for returning
veterans and many suggestions are
being made to meet the situation.
One, by Ralph McGill, editor cf
The Atlanta Constitution, that the
Legislature meet in special session
to pass housing measures received
a backset when Adie Dyrden of
bany, House floor leader, and Fred
Hand of Pelham, speaker protem
said thev did not believe the
could finance any emergency hous
ing.
To date the onlv tangible things
dor* to relieve the shortage have
been the renting of 100 automobile
trailers by Atlanta, authorization for
the University of Georgia to rent a
like amount, purchase of many of
the ~ buildings at Camp Stewart to
moved to Tybee and erected as
homes, and announcement that bar
racks and heuses at Spence Field, at
Albany, would be used as tempor
ary quarters for veterans.
Meanwhile attention was being
caUed to the Army camps and hos
pitals over the state, which will be
abandoned, and suggestions were
made that these be bought and tak
en to congested centers for
tion of temporary houses.
Here in Griffin veterans con
tlnued tQ look for homes almost in
desperation as the small number
of vacancies grew less and less as
the days passed.
Shapard Will Head
Stadium Authority
Members of the Memorial Stad
ium commission elected Robert
Shapard, Jr., chairman at the or
ganization’s first meeting Friday.
The commission appointed Dick
Drake, city manager, secretary and
treasurer and appointed Bart Searcy
permanent treasurer of the com
mittee which is raising funds for
the proposed $50,000 stadium which
win be erected as a memorial to
and women who served it:
World War II.
A feur-man steering committee
composed of T. T. Blakely, Taylor
Manley. Otis Blake and Albert
Swint was appointed to investi
gate details concerning the stad
ium. Such details include recom
mending a location. The stadium
will not be built on Lightfoot Park
or on Flint Field but at some oth
er place net yet determined.
The new steering committee will
hold its first meeting at the City
Hall Monday. All
of the committee must be passed by
the eight-man commission
becoming official.
Funeral Sunday For
Former Griffinite
Funeral services will be held
day afternoon at 3 o'clock in
for Mrs. Lorena Stanford,
cf J. H. Stanford, who died
day. Mrs. Stanford was a
of Griffin. She had made J
home in Atlanta since 1913. i
Surviving are four daughters, Mrs.
Charles Aderhope, Mrs. J. M. Wells,
Mrs. M. E. Shlndel, all of Atlanta,
and Mrs. a. C. Wilson of Thomas
ton; two sons, J. H. Stanford am:
W. M. Stanford; five sisters, Mrs.
A. O. Stanford. Mrs. J. H. Richard
son. Mrs. J A Grand, Mrs. S. D.
Coreley and Mrs. J. C Pelt, all ol
Griffin; two brothers. S. D. Kil
gore of Griffin and R. C Kilgore
f Utica, N. Y.
J. O. BRANNON GETS
ARMY DISCHARGE
fort McPherson. John O.
Brannon, private first class, of Grif
fin, Ga., has been honorably dis
charged from the Army of tin
United States after serving for Uo
years and eight months. He spent
9 months in the authorizc/Vo Asiatlovpaijlflc
; xheatei , Hr is wear
the American Theater Ribbon, the
Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon, and
the Oood Conduct Medal.
BUY
VICTORY BONDS!
THE GRIFFIN DAILY NEWS SYMPOSIUM OF LOCAL OPINION
| WHAT’S X WRONG WITH GRIFFIN?
THE LADIES
j Letter Favors
|
j
I Longer Parking
1 Or
Parking Lot
Says Police, Firemen
Work Hours Too Long
Last I
week the Griffin Daily News 1
Symposium of L(x . al 0plnlon asked j
-what's wrong with Grifiiri^
' unsolicited letters have poured
into the News cffice EtaUng what
people, who were'-npt asked the ques
tion oiigina'.lv, think is the main
thing wrong with the clty .
Typical kUers received from wom .
en f o n 0W ■
Editor, The News:
In answer to your question
"What’s wrong with Griffin?" we,
my husband and I. think the park
| lRg space is the main thing, We
were both raised in Griffin and are
1 regular- visitors
in Griffin. Two
heurs parking isn’t enough time to
' shop.
I realize that without that law
i
that there wouldn’t be any vacant
p i aces
We think there should be at least 1
one parking lot where a car day,' or j
truck could stay parked ali
even for a small fee.
I also think the Sunday movies
is a good idea, but closing for the
church services.
We love Griffin and would like
to see it grow and be benefitted by
these things. My husband’s werk
is in Griffin.
Mrs. R. J. Bailey
(Milner)
Editor, The News:
I read your article in Saturday’s
paper about what is wrong with
Griffin and want to tel! you what
I think is wrong.
Tlie police and tHP firemen work
too long. At the Police Station the
men work on 12 hour shifts and at
the Fire Station firemen work 14
heur shifts at night and 10 hour
shifts during the day.
These shifts are too long for them
to do their work best. Other places
have eight hour shifts and I think
that men who work for the city are
entitled to the same hours.
If you print this please do noi
j use my name since I am close kin
J to one cf the men and people
might think I was being selfish anti
I j it might not be good for him.
Relative.
j (The above letter was signed.
The News does not publish unsigned
letters but will not use names where
| it is requested specifically not to dc
i so.)
Funeral Thursday
Griffinite's Mother
, Funeral services were held Thurs
ria\ at Pulaski. Oa.. for Mrs. M A .
’
■
. mother , of , „ Mrs. . Ira Powell _
. Griffin. „ Mrs. Hendrix . , . had „ . been
ill health for sometime.
RETURNEE IS
VISITING IN GRIFFIN
Captain Jim Williams, who recent - |
returned to the United State:, i
'ram the Pacific Area where he
rn-ved for three years with the
Army Engineers, is visiting his autv
viis. E L. Westmoreland. Cap: ;
Williams is irw on terminal ,ea.e
aftei- four years »«rvi' - e in the Army
u ls home is in Forsyth. :
Housing Survey
Ouestion May
Come Up Monday
Local ministers questioned to
day said that the question of
making a survey of h: using
shortages here may be brough
un at a meeting of the Griffin
Ministerial Association on Mon
day.
All local ministers were nrty
available for comment on an
editorial by Quimby 1 Melton in
Friday's News which urged that
they make a survey of the local
housing shortage.
Part Two
An Editorial • •
Today the Griffin Daily News Symposium of Local Opinion pub
lishes part two of "What’s Wrong With Griffin?"
Originally we had planned to devote only one day to this subject
but so much response has been made to the original “What’s Wrong
with Griffin?" which we published last week, that it cannot be ignored.
We have been flooded with letters from citizens who live here, from
others who visit here and from those who wish to live. here.
Most of them contain the same point: Lack of recreational facili
ties.. \
Look around the city and you will see why people complain of a
lack of recreation. A city this size should have more facilities than
we have.
We have a fine golf course, we have excellent theaters which fea
ture good pictures, we have swimming, we have pool rooms, we have
bowling, we have tennis and that is just about all.
Notice that most of these are confined to summer, or at best to
summer, spring and fall. Other than these there Is little left in the
way of recreation which all can enjoy.
Griffin needs an additional park on the north side of the town,
it needs a park for colored citizens, it needs additional recreational
facilities for adults.
But regardless of what Griffin needs, most of all it needs the
vision and enthusiasm of its people.
t is most gratifying to receive letters telling what is wrong with
the town. It shows that the people of Griffin are interested in their
city and as long as this interest is manifested the city will continue
to grow.
It will continue to, prosper.
- It will improve.
QUIMBY MELTON, JR.
2 Killed, Several Hurt
In Auto Accidents
Mrs. Clara Jester
Dies This Morning
Mrs. ClAra Jester, 92. died this
morning at her home in Brushy
Community.
Survivors are three sons. W. A.
Jester of Griffin, Lee Jester. High
Falls Road, and H. II. Jester of
Baltimore, Md.; six daughters, Miss
Eula Jester of Brushy, Miss Cora
Jester, Mrs. Bennie Hughey. Mrs.
Raiph Mitchell, all of Griffin. Mrs'
Emma Word all of Lamar County,!
and Mrs. Oliver Bedsole of East- j
man; one sister. Mrs. Claude Slnion
ton of Griffin: one brother, Theo
Williams of Grand View, Texas.
Funeral arrangements will be an
nounced later by Haisten Brothers,
directors..
Trouble Brings
j Man To Hospital,
Man Brings Trouble
BALTIMORE. i/Pt Trouble
bruoght Conrad Furrows from War
field. Mass, to the Johns Hopkins
Hospital and he brought^ trouble
for the
His trouble is an old gunshot
unpleasant reminder of a
hunting accident lorg ago
1 he hospital’s trouble is that Fur
rows measures seven feet, eigut
inches in height.
When he first arrived, the doctors
really were stumped by the bed
problem, They solved it by ttnd
in« h seven-foot bed. Now, nv
curling up in it. Furrows is able to
squeeze under the blankets. His
bed at home"is an eight-foot job.
Luckily for the hospital, Fur
brought his own bedroom slip
per*
His feet are so big he’s never
Ixithered having them measured—
just gets shoes made to order. But
once told him tits
size was about 29 or 30, about three
times the average.
NAVY DISCHARGES
THREE GRIFFIN MEN
JACKSONVILLE. Fla. ~ , Tllree
more men from Orlffln, Ga., have
been honorably discharged from the
Naval Service at the Separation
Center at Jacksonville. They
Lloyd B Hale, electrician's mate
MEN
Vets Are Leaving
Griffin For
Greener Pastures
Approves Stadium,
Desires Recreation
Many unsolicited I, ,, , , letters , , have
been , received , , , by the Griffin News
answering the question in , , last week s
Symposium „ , of Local Opinion,
"Whats wrong with Griffin? „ ....
Typical letters have , , been select- ,
ed ... at random They ... follow:
Editor, .. the News: ..
_ During , the past few , weeks that II
, have , been back . , , home, _ I . have .
in your paper the articles , , about
what ... is wrong with . . Griffin. _ Since ,
I r . have . been away I thought that
Griffin „ ,,,, would at , least . do , something ....
for the people that live here. This
place , could be made a beautiful , ... ,
place , to „ live, if . the , people , would ..
work , frr , it '
, I . have asked , . some of the , men
hat returned what they are going
to do. and moat of them said that
they are leaving Griffin and going
to er cities . , to , live and ... work. T
know s at meat of these mills are
short help, , and other business
could use these men but -most of
them said that the city offers no
thing for them.
Bad Place To Live
During my time overseas, most of
the cities there offer the men more
than the City of Griffin has offered
to them There should be some
thing done about this or the meri
and people from other cities will
look down on this place as a bad
place to live.
Some people want Sunday movies.
I think that would be a good thing
t.: have, at least it would keep the
young kids off the streets. I be
lieve a lot in Uie Church, but the
people nere don’t know that the
Church caused a great manv of your
men to get killed overseas, because
they didn't want the places shelled
A great many times we didn't know
when Sunday came and we went
on with our work as if it was an
other day.
Two men were killed and several
persons were seriously injured in
accidents which occurred near Grif
fin Friday afternoon and night.
Colie Rivers Buchanan. Jr., of
Atlanta, formeily of Griffin and
Zebulon. was killed when the car
he was driving hit the guard rail
on the Central of Georgia Bridge
just north of Milner and ran off
into a field. Buchanan was thrrwn
out of the car and was killed. The
accident occurred about 9 30 Fri
day night. Funeral arrang r ments
will be announced bv Haisten Broth
ers, directors.
Buchanan was recently released
from service with the Coast Guard.
He had served for sometime ill me
Pacific Area
Walter L Scarborough of Barber
ton. Ohio, was killed instantly and
five persons were injured when the
Scarboreugh car and a car belong-
ing to Rev. and Mrs C A Reese ol
Experiment collided a mile north ot
Hampton Friday afternoon. Mr.
Scarborough's wife suffered a brok
en) leg and severe lacerations and
is at the loeal hospital Rev. and
Mrs Reese, their daughter and her
ar( . receiving treatment at the
Strickland Mem-rial Hospital.
Other Accidents
Robert Hubbard of Griffin was
admitted to the hospital Friday
night, after he was injured in an
accident near Hooper's Dairy bn
Ellis Road Hubbard is reported to
have his left leg broken In two
places. His collided with 1
ear a
ear driven bv a negro. Cla :d Bell.
Route C, Griffin.
A truck and trailer driven by ■’ I
Henry Wren of Atlanta sldeswiped
a truck parked on the Zebulon High
way near Evereo mn Fridav night |
and then ran Into the rear The c { n 1 I
car parked on the road car
belonged to Mrs, N H Pritchett of
Experiment, State Highway Patrol
men reported The trucks and auto
mobile were damaged
Wi'llam Dutton of Griffin w „s
taken to the hospital this morning I
for emergency treatment after 'lie
“ar which he was driving crashed
into a telepone post “n the Nrwnan
Highway Just bevond the home ot
Judge J. J. Flynt
—-- ■ ' -■ ■ '■ i vev , ;,',!......;iaa:-;,v
second class, 310 Williams Street;
Cecil R Jones, sonorman third class.
Route C; J. J. Pritchett, Jr., boat
mate second class, 125 Ex
I perlment Street.
GRIFFIN FIRST
Invest Your Money, Your
Talent, Your Time, Your
Influence In Griffin I
JAPS FEEL
FULL COST
OF DEFEAT
Fourth Anniversary i
Of War Shows Japs
Badly Defeated Nation
TOKYO—</Pi Beaten Japan
learned today—on this fourth an
niversary of her declaration of war
on the United State?—the staggering
cost of defeat.
Some of the newly reported “price
tags:" '
1. Japan is paying over $2,200,000
dally to support American occupa
„ tlon , forces.
„ Some „ Japanese war leaders , , may
be tried in Hawaii ,, fcr "murder , . f,
, because cf , .. the Pearl _ , „ Harbor . attack. .
„ 3. A . diet .. . member , has demanded
that .. . Japan . regain Chinas friend
“hip . . bv . restoring , . the loot, obtained
, from that nation.
4 . . , Lt. , Gen. _ Masaharu Homrna. ' who ,
led .... the Japanese to . triumph . , in , the
-
Philippines, is . . to , be taken . , soon to
Manila for trial as the man respon
sible , for .. the "Bataan Death _
Murrn ...
‘
. 5. The Japanese reading public ...
for ........ the first time is . . being , present
ed .... an American Army prepared . out
line of Japanese plotting iwhifch
, led . ,, the nation to downfall.
fl ^ flm w „ crlminal tritU
wU , at Yokohama ^
/. the _ Army announced , officially . „ to
day. , On that date, an American . ,
military .... ... tribunal ....... will begin hearing
the .. first .. . of , approximately , . , 300 Jap- ,
anese accused of atrocities against
American prisoners of war.
Authoritative sources said the oc- .
cupaticn is costing Japan more than
$2,200,000 dally, about one-fourth
the extraordinary war expenditures
during the closing davs of the War.
General MacArthur’s chief prose
cutor of Japan's atack on Pearl
Harbor, Joseph B. Keenan, indi
cated some of the plotters might be
tried in Hawaii foT “murder." War
premier Hidekio Tojo will net be
one of those, however, Keenan said.
"Certain individuals at Pearl Har
bor who were citizens of the United
Stares were murdered Dec. 7, 1941.
'Keenan used the U. S. date). Their
liv^s were taken with premeditation.
That is murder in' the ' United
States," he asserted, adding “if there
is any violation of federal statutes
The young pet pie need a place
where they can have a good time,
a dance hall would do. if order was
had. I notice they danced in the
athletic court, but these were stop
ped Why was this done?
I believe if the City of Griffin had
more to offer the people there would
be less ciime in the city These
people would at least have some
thing t: keep their minds off do
ing something that shouldn't oe
done. The other cities have these
things. Why can't, we? Make thi‘
a good place to live.
.
We could also use an R. O T C
in our high school What do you
think of. having one, least the
voting men would learn something
(PLEASE TURN TO PAGE IIVEi
CHARLES G. LYLE IS
DISCHARGED FROM ARMY
FORT MrPHERSON. Hgt Char-i
lc; G Lvle. 520 South Sixth Street, j
Griffin, Ga , has been honorably I
discharged from the Army of the
United States after 37 months’ ser
vice. He served with the Filth Air |
Force ill the Asiatic-Pacific Then
tor for 31 months. The discharged
soldier is autm rlzed to wear the
Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon with
four battle stars, the Philippine
Liberation Ribbon with one battle
star, the Bronze Arrowhead, thi
Victory Ribbon, and the Good Con
^ct Medal
Lyle Is the son of Mr and Mrs
Ray R Lyle of Griffin
THE WEATHER
FORECAST FOR GEORGIA!
Fair and mild.
BUY
VICTORY BONDS!
Established 1871
no reason we
should not trv the/n in Hawaii,"
Hrmma. who has been in Omort
prison here and who denied he ord
ered the "Death March," probably
will go to Manila within a few days
for trial as a war criminal.
Demand for the return of prop
erty stolen from the Chinese came
in the diet's house of representa
tives from Uberalist Takeo Kimura.
He also accused Premier Baron
Kijuro Shilihsrn cf "doing nothing
to solve the Important problems of*
the nation "
THREE MEN RECEIVE
ntcrHARf.FS FROM NAVY
JACKSONVILLE, Fla Three
men frun Griffin. Ga.. have been
honorably discharged from the Na
va] Service at the Separation Cen
ter at Jacksonville They are Wayne
E. Morris. aviation machinist’s
mate third civ Route A: Willis
Alton Moore, bak“r second clars.
410 Lake Avenue Jasrer Wilkcrson,
seaman first class 211 Hallybur
ton Streep
L. E. MIDDLEBROOKS
RECEIVES DISCHARGE
Pfe. Let:wood E. Mlddlebrooks,
Route C, Griffin, was recently dis
charged from the Army at Fort
Ord. California after serving for 21
months. He is now in Griffin with
his wife and son, Gerry.
BULLETIN
MIAMI. Ha.—,/Pi—The Navy
announced that Harrs and a
large fire were seen 20 mile* a
p.irt in the desolate marshlands
between Melbourne and Or
lando shortly after 2 A. M.. to
! day and said search crews were
being rushed to the scene In
the hope of finding some survi
vors of 27 miming Naval air
men.