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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. IN -H .V, e </\ I A 4* -k. 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 f. \ i •••■ ■■ > s'" !* J v 4 .-' V M J II m • j Mi V > ■m ♦ v •r. ♦ \ \ \ s n* P * % ' ! A 4l 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 WT REPHOTO i. | 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 ■ 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. - 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. .1 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 » Brisk Voting In Race For Commission ' ;y' ■»«. $ \ f* ■* * I •A.-fw • > W W » **<► -I * * Yl * " * w. 4 Vi k^. , * M “SiSSr*. \ & ' IM- M : WM si •v % m I I mr.- ■ ■ * m V i, 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 rad vC tor i odei >us • hr* t 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 T rail nn *!on it TH 1 S Zh percent or iv. re of the re- 4 gt.siercJ voter.- in a countv t sign *■* v •• i 5 V i mm if® « . m „ * i; 1 „ I I ( r / N, r V. T • T m 5 * 4 1 f h : >\ * 1 w J SONG OF Till SOI TH CONIING 111 It! in! g f the South, 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 Drt a - NEWS OF THE WORLD Cj B fi Br »» r >_ !tr - .- -p» Coin piled fnrn 'P I’i fn 4 < h * \Y T ! it I 1/>on VI :: 'i i-i In r n 1 Pal WASH1NGT N 5 h‘ id : i •V T ( i e i ( WASHTNOTON ,s. r r n mis. An J A hi’ »/ 5pecker To Talk Dn Pusiness Frauds 1? (. M . .1 n •Pa 'if! Hit B ( ( r ! ’ J ( ( * h» A U I a* H TV,. j, na M H T ■ 1. n < « U»d< ||!' i II I c i ) in F r / r ten: ,ned dry / 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- Scvia! Cocperalion Or A-Ccfflb Controls y ti "’rir. Kololov 5 Frees t \U ! *c Ships . EW YORK I Fre->h i A lv e I at Rus a • may event „diy .ii- ui (i d men? in< i'a * i.ui.n-n »J id I . V. i 'A a. i MtU i r M Ii n A I i.t n ■Ili/C sair c he dc( iai cr i i it. d T B i Am. w i i i * tm 1 Bi w :2c l ? » f i Pr. A A i Or a I . t i t I i I * ii ( •t f VI j loll ( I j T. t, w Hu n have i.eet d< !; THAT'S ANYBODY'S G! cor UMBITS, o A ( tu« newspaper is r rr V fir r ,! i w iver-h vs. ire eligible to vote in city elections 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 s .ic 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 tr :i hi ir i • ir c . ;ar'eriy meeting t Of : gia Ex “A x.mataly !! Dr. H P Stuck* •y, diri'.-tor of t I ■ ■ r lo re. ,ve! Z: A Maa-sey : the l.wal mu e the I . At het is s. ;c on ,:*r> ink lo be i :. er the Flannagan I A T.'.f ;;i • ' - agreed on ill •lie technical i« on Decem l Prophefic Grave I ; : ^ r rr CoHaoacs 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