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GRIFFIN F I R ST
Invest Your Money
Your Talent, Your Time,
Your Influence, In Griffin
Member Of The Associated Press
£ VENIN GOOD G
By QuimbyMeiton
Good Evening writes his
daily stint this morning, hours
bet ore the polls close in the
city election There is no way
to know how tlie election will
come out until the votes are
counted, Tile true Australian
ballot system as used in the
election, prevents anyone from
knowing how anyone else votes
and from having the least idea
ol "how the 'eeletion is going."
But even early it is indicated
that the vote will be a good
sized one. since‘the first elec-'
tion, last Tuesday, rnafiy peo
ple have been busy in a cam
paign to "get out the vote."
There lias been no "election
eering”’ in the common sense
of the word Those who work
ed simply said "be sure and
vote. Vote as you see fit But
vote.”
If tlie voting keeps up like
it started off we should have
a much larger tote today than
a week ago. And that will be
healthy.
By the time you read Good
Evening this afternoon, if you
make a practice of reading it,
tlie election will probably be
ovet and it will be too late to
vote. But should you find time
to read this column before 6.00
o'clock p. tn. and have not yet
voted—hurry down to tlie polls
and cast that vote.
With the voting over—unless
tlie two men should tie and
another runover be necessary —
it behooves every citizen of the
community to back up the win
ning candidate and help him
in his efforts to give Griffin a
good city government. The
newly elected .commissioner,
with the two hold-over candi
dates, will guide the destiny of
our . city for the next year.
Twelve m inths from now.' the
senior member of the cornmis
sion. Commissioner Bill Sear
cy's. term will expire and the
vi ters will again select ii com
missioner.
Regardies, of how one voted
today it's his or her duty to
and support tile winning can
didate.
And,'just, in passing, may
Good Evening say that those
persons-who did not "take the
trouble" to vote, should show
the good taste to refrain from
criticising the results of the
election. If one did not vote,
one has no right to criticise
Anyway the election is over.
The voids have spoken and
Griffin can now settle down
until next year without having
to Vote.
Griffinite's Mother
Dies In Atlanta
Mrs M. L. Hollingsworth, mother
ol Mrs. Robert A. Collins, died
Tuesday morning at the home of
her daughter. Mrs. Lona Wake
field. 155 Tenth Street, N E. At
lantta, after a short illness.
Survivors are three daughters
Mrs. E H Campbell ..f Moultrie
Mrs Lona Wakefield of Atlanta
Mrs. Robert Collins of Griffin;
M
Hollingsworth. Jr. both ot Allan -1
ta; se veral grandchildren and sev- |
era! greatgrandchildren.
Funeral arrangements will be
announced inter.
W. GRIFFIN GOPHERS
TO FLAY ATLANTA TEAM
The West Griffin Oophers foot
bail team will play The Capitol
Homes team from Atlanta at
Lightf.X)t Park here Wednesday
night. Kickoff time is slated for
8 o'clock.
BOSTONIANS WOO LADY LUCK
BOSTON —IP— Among summer
pa- ,-r.es for office workers on
thcr nan hours here is searching
f..r f .ur-ieaf -clovers on Boston
Comma n. One man reports he
fount' a total of 100 which he sent
his friends for good luck.
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Grover Wright
Buick Automobile
Here Monday Night
Veterans' Groups
Make $12,000
For Building Fund
Grover Wright, 409 New Lane,
holder of ticket 5920, won tile
Buick automobile given away by
the two veterans organizations last
night. Wright, a plumber working
for the Griffin Plumbing and
Heating Company, is married
has three children.
The automobile was given away
in connection wth a campaign to
raise funds for building a Veterans
Memorial Club House here. The
campaign is sponsored by the A
merican Legion and Veterans of
Foreign Wars. A total of 14,242
tickets were sold during the con
test. It is estimated the two or
ganizations cleared some $12,000
for their building fund.
In a contest staged by the two
veterans organizations as to which
would sell the most tickets live
VFW was winner. The American
Legion will entertain the VFW witli
a barbecue as a penalty for losing.
more
than the Legion.
The three prizes offered for the
person selling the greatest number
of tickets were won by Mrs. Ralph
Jones, who sold 4,259, Mrs. James
Roddy 1542, and Howell Griggers,
Mrs. Jones was given a GE electric,
reirigerator; Mft. Roddy a Bendix
Radio; and Howell Griggers a
■ Mix-Master/’ Griggers. "having
no use for a mixmaster" has ask
ed tliat he be given a radio instead
f The drawing for the automobile
was conducted by Rev. Father
Walsh, Judge Chester A. Byars,
and D J. Arnold. Hoke Cooley, Jr.,
drew the winning ticket from the
ba ket.
WRIGHT FAMILY HAPPY
Grover Wright, winner of the ca
pltal prize, was not present at the
drawing. Bill Patterson, chairman
cl the committee in charge of the
contest, drove the big Buick to his
home on New Lane St. Wright was
out of the city The car. a bill c .f
sale, and the keys to the car were
given to Mrs. Wright.
When Wright came hack to Grif
fin 'during the night he was told
at tlie bus station, that he had won
the car
said "someone is trying to kid mp
But friends took him home and
showed him tlie big new Buick sit
ting there In front of his home.
Reports are that Wright drove
the car with his family in It to a
tilling station uptown filled It^un
with gas and • drove around
past midnight.”
W'right had bought three ticket s
in tlie contest
Armistice Speaker
Urges Preparedness
In Address Here
Major Harold H Moore of the
Seventh Army urged preparedness
In. an Armistice Day address at
Light toot Park Monday night.
Adequate preparedness he said
will secure peace. He stated that
discharges from the American
ces still are exceeding
and that most enlistments now
for one year or 18 months
Bus Line Hearing
Slated For Dec. 5
Hearing by the Georgia Public
^ service Commission on a proposed
bus line from Griffin to Jackson
to Monttcello to Eatonton has been
jxistponed. Tlie hearing now is
scheduled for Nov. 2 Among five
applicants for tlie line Is Griffin
Motor Coaches.
THK UKVTHFU
FORECAST FOR GEOR
GIA—Normal temperatures to
slightly below Wednesday and
Thursday, becoming slightly
warmer Friday and Saturday;
no precipitation until late Fri
day or Saturday .oceurrlng
as light moderate showers.
Maximum 'Buesduy: 59
Minimum Tuesday: 41
Maximum Monday.
Minimum Monday: 6Q
GRIFFIN, GA., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 19-46
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PRESIDENT TROIAN HONORS THE I NKS OWN SOLDIER President Truman lays a wreath
on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington Na tional cemetery near Washington in obs'-rvatiee ..f
Armistice Day. An Honor Guard <riglvt> stands at, attention. Dignitaries iupper left) watch AP
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| Union, Dovedown
Sign New Agreement
Members of the American Fede
ration of Hosiery Workers (CIO'
Local 115 and Dovedown Hosiery
Mills liave signed a new wage
agreement,' Ernest W. Maynard,
president of the local union, an
nounced today. T h e agreement
vvas signed Monday
Maynard said that negotiations
lor the agreement began on Oct
11 but that an extension of the
old agreement until Nov. 19 was
signed in an effort to reach an
agreement by collective bargaining.
The new agreement is retroactive
to Oct. 25.
The new agreement carries wae
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in C > eBses 0 f 25 cents an hour. ar.
additional two holidays paid vaca
tioivs a wage reopening clause in
six-months, a machine cleaning
bonus of $1.50 an hour each week,
-enierity clause, * reporting p a y
clause and a "no strike, no lock
out" clause. providing for .arbitra
tion of disputes.
The union was represented in
bargaining by Maynard, Roy Petiri
toy, Nall Weaver, Waiter Moure.
James Found. Thomas Woodward
and Andrew J Janaskie The com
was represented by Eva'nder
ni, Davis William aw
D R C-umming, attorney,
Howkes Library
Otser/cs Natiorsd
Bool; Week
H-.vwkes Library is observing Na
tional Book Week this week and
lia» a special display of Childrer
Books In the Children's Room
Featured 1 Unde Remus
During Book Week anyone who
I'.HS H) library book, which they
have failed to return may return
U without any charge for keeping
it too long
Cub Scout Den 3
Wins Footbol! Game
Cub Scout Den Three was win
per ol a football game from Den
Two Monday afternoon* 19 to 12.
The game wus played on -
mull Blakely lawn Pat Patterson
is captain and Robert Langford ro- :
captain of the winning team Tin
man Blakely. Jr ts captain and
Bobby Carver -co-captain of Den
Two A return game is planned.
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BOY SCOUT TROOP 40
ATTENDS SHRINE CIRCUS
Members of Boy Scout Troop 40
a'tended the Shrine Circus in At
lanta Monday nlgfit Ota Bolder,
scoutmaster, had charge of the
group.
SPALDING HIGH BAND
plays at McDonough
The Spalding High School Bond
undei the direction of L. L. Den
ton. ployed for Armistice Day cere
monies in McDonough Monday.
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Flash Of Life .
MONTGOMERY, Ala.—oPi—
\\ Ivat a difference a word can
make.
Earlier thij week observers
not«>d a temporary sign on
Norman Bridge road' which
warned:
"Danger slow men at work
It has been amended to read:
"Danger. Men at work.”
Miss fluby Criswell
ir a ririiig
.es i
Miss Ruby Mae Criswell, 19.
died this morning at tlie home cf
her sister. Mrs Grady Crawley 42
Plum Street. Experiment.
Miss Criswell had been seri Jriy
ill for five weeks. She was a mem
ber of the Assembly < f God Church
Survivors are her father. Henry
II Criswell of Paw; .three s.-'ers
Mrs. George Allen of T! i mas'.on
Mrs. Grady Crawley if F.xpcrmien*
and Mrs Claude Blackm.-n >?
Ban.esvUle, two brovners. Ji r I ce
Criswell of Experiment a:.<i Henry
George Criswell of Pavo.
Funeral, .services will be held
.
Tliursday afternoon at 2 o r k at
tlie lioine < f Mr and M('rawley
at Fx; enment Tlie Rev E. P ih'u
t't and the Rev. Chile:, ' c\
will officiate Intertner.! win in
Salem cemetery in Upson"C my
Hasten Brothers, funera di'rec
tors. are in charge of arrangements
Ball bearers will be Grad- Cfa.w
lev. Hugh Crawley Claude IV.aCk
mon, George Allen ArnoUi V, id.
and Holley Woods. x.
WATSON IS ELECTED
PIKA PLEDGE OFFICER
Albert Watson has been elected
cFe-president of tlie Pi Kappa
Alpha pledge class at Pr 'erian
C liege Clinton. S C Watson is
the son of Mr and Mi Alton
Watson og Griffin
FIRE CHIEF SUITED
rVFRFTT. Mass As n^e
I Chief James J.„Evar w being
R.stallPd at j C-gi r 'fl hflll
as commander .if It..' local post,
fire brokr out Pirn..,/-., arrived In
time to quell the bt .ze and slay
for the ceremonies
Wets Double Strength \
To Whisky Here
A move to legalize the sale of
whisky here lias aim of doubled Its
strength in u week's time
A check of- three petitions being
signed for legalizing whisky show
ed today that 323 person have
signed them. A xlm.lar ehefk a
week ago showed that the three
had been signed by only 183 per
bj ns.
The three petltif>rv are nut the
onc.s being drci.Ut'.cd but glv»
a d Idea of how ihr nu.ve l
progressing. It would be safe to
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Brisk Voting In Race
For Commission
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Local Baptists
Attend Convention
Several local Baptist preachers
and churchworkers are attending
the Georgia Baptist Convention
which opened today in Savannah
Among tlie local people at the
cosventlon’ a^e Rev. Carl Pearoc i
j pastor of Second Baptist Church;
! Rev Idus F Barnett, Flint
j Assocla;tional Worker; Rev. Paul
' Gresham, pastor of Highland Bap
I list Church; Rev. Guy Davison.
j ! pastor of Eas t Grit H fin Y'arbrough ' Baptist
Ciiurch; Rev. C
pastor of Teanron Baptist Church'
U<’\ Hugh M Lmtlsc" past- r ■<
i First Baptist Church Mrs Lindsey
and daughter. Margaret Anne,
The first order of hr. mess toriiv
. wtr electi n of a jiresident to suc
(eed Dr James C V 1 :::. - - n. pe
ter at Athens, who is re'iring after
serving two one-year terms
Tlie convent tot V iitive
mittee planned tn presetit dum
:!e day a pro: tiudgrt
$829,318 for 1947 an increas.
$179,318 over the Vf ,1 t >
this _Tnerea.se $ 5 (),o;kt VsOlili
state missiatS 'to vi' !!.: 1- !
total l f $100,000 The c :mnitt(M
aLs » will a.sk cm: t i f
(iinpai^n for Sl-.fk HK) 'for
Baptist Hospital at Atlanta
The convention w - lh nr ISKC by
its radio tom mu tee t foster estiib
ltshmcnt of a j r * wnrk of I-M
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MISS GRUBBS JOINS
STAFF OF HOSPITAL
AT THOMASVII.LE
Miss Frances Grub: s left r. (‘l
Iv for Thomssvi’.l* bt
duties' us a it., tr.be if the
the John D At tibald 11 •;
Miss Grubbs wrs .1
tin- East ('oust H. A
rusiine F la . pi f 4 ' l
Army Nurses' Cor n 1941?
was dischar li w I
lank f fir 11. tifftl.ISlf . r
ed <• her wok at F . ! t t li
pital
M orubb I: } )
Mr at I Mis Clifford Ot llil
Mon ls Griffin
n.surhe, on tiie check of the 'hree
IJetition tiiat at leas: 1.000 prrs
havi* requestr‘d t he ■LMh/aM« .n
whisky sales in Spalding Count
This figure stlil Ls far behind
what would be required to hold an
(lection on tlie proposal indet
Georgia 1. Kill ption At
voiding to the law t ' fr*'
i r ed t 1 de> idc whether
kv is t hi it
limit
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the Wr.lt Dimio;. motion picture version <>f UnoleTP-mu . the! famous
character created by Georgia's Joel ('hat diet H irrts. ! uming t
*i j 'Imp: : ' rlviter here tht:, week The picture is having U ■ w^l.d
i 'premier-tii Atlanta tonigiit and will sii -w at a children's matmee at
•mi! here Saturday morning Monday it will begin u re mir
: a-d v ci men! at the Imperial Above 1 T :<• Rcirni: J a nu s
I 1 tvt tell 1 one of hi: l.irn tor it to the little b-y Bobby
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GRIFFIN FI ,R S T
Invert Your Money
Your Talent, Your Time,
Your Influence, In Griffin
ESTABLISHED 1871
3,000 Expected
To Vote Before
Polls Close Today
Voters, floeked to the polls at
t o. Hail/today and brisk voting
during the ■ morning and early
a'teniooi/ indicated that a tre
mendous/ vote would be cast in the
runoyer/election ■ to cl loose a mem
i.ei of Griffin's City Commission.
Henri McWilliams, who polled
550 votes in the original election
last week, and C. T. Elliott, who
polled/ 939, were seeking the t iree
year /term as commissioner. The
winner will succeed W. H. Beck,
Sr., who did not seek ree’eetion.
By 1 15 this afternoon 1,518
vote/, already lmd been cast and it
looked as if 3,000 would be cast be
fore the polls closed at 6 o'clock.
Already more Negroes had voted
ioctay than the original election
last week. Today 174 Negroes had
.ited by I 15. Last week only 148
cast their ballots There is a to-
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iiiid 948 of these are Negroes.
| Last week only 2.219 votes were
cast in the election in which seven
ii:en sought the commission post.
None Of the candidates had a ma
jority, as required by law, and the
runover was called between Mc
Williams and Elliott, the two top
men.
ORDERLY VOTING
Voting today, as last week, was
orderly and exceptionally fast. Two
,iij boxes were installed in the
Fire Department at City Hall for
i voters and one m the lobby
a City Hall for colored voters.
The three boxes enabled voters to
itst their ballots qulckiy and mini
uuzc'i waiting in lit e. Wendell
Nance, justice of the peace, had
charge of the election.
A heavy rush came during the
• < on hour when long lines of vo
er: x .iited at the Fire Depart
nei Hie heaviest Negro Voting
me earlier in the d.y Another
ittunf ballots was expected about
. < lm k as voters began leaving
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W ifVfr 1 : eleete 1 as ecmmls-
<• at the Sir ' me-ting of the
rr.'riu Mnn in I)f*< **n:i)e Accord
■m BUI Scarry will be
i liairman if *hc im mission
ii t time H xe Mashbum
be me \ e chairman The
t i a tr.mi.ssioner will
tn r chairman of the muni
r mu body his econd
nd V nr.*nan ) fipftl year
ear t n, according
i Be* k •he present
University Workers
Outline Projects At
Meeting Here Today
D: i bur,dry and
University
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Prophefic Grave
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CAMP CnOWDEl M IB—
Mi'chell ard Ms sts'er
,-,t.f were digging a grave
» N"v*f remetm*.
if I 1 ic 'net* re you, I would like
)-> d. ■ vpv "rave " MftcheU
vine up from hl« work,
Ha prhert at h 1 * ,; !de and top
,• • • partially; finished
'•e I •> n*-* drop red ?*) his frtend’a
Mitchell had died of a heart