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By Quimby Melton
Roberta Beck, whose “Grif
fin parade’’ is a bright week
ly feature of The News, yes
terday wrote an article all a
bout the gals of Griffin and
their Easter outfits. “A Grifs
fin Girl May Love Suits and
Dresses But Easter Hats Still
Go To Her Head,' was the
caption.
Now someone ought to write
a piece about the boys and
men and their Easter outfits.
All too long the sartorial ef
forts of mankind have been
overlooked.
For instance, they write a
long story about a swell wed
ding and describe the costumes
of the bride, her mother, and
all the attendants even down to
the smallest flower girl—but
nary a word Is said about what
the nervous groom wore or of ■
the costume of his best man, *
who was kept busy holding the
jittery husband-to-be up as
he walked down the line.
Man just doesn’t “rate" at
weddiiigs—though it is very
necessary that the groom show
up for the eeremopy.
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What will the well-dressed
man in Griffin wear this
Easter? A
Well the average well
dressed man will start his
Easter outfit off with last
year’s, or the year before that,
or even a H\jg-year-old suit.
Inability to get a new suit has
reconciled him to this.
Of course the suit will have
been dry cleaned for the day.
And if the wife of the well
dressed man had Judgment
enough to get the suit back
several days before Easter
there will be no “fumes” what
soever to tell the crowd that
his is a pre-Easter (probable
five years pre) suit.
One or two men have inti
mated they plan to sew price
tags on their old suits in an
effort to mislead people into
thinking the suits are new and
they “forgot” to tear off the
tags.
But though the suits may be
old ones, look out for the
snappy hats, the brilliant ties,
and the loud socks.
There’s where a man can
show his personality.
Watch for one thing — the
older the man the louder his
ties and socks. There seems
to be something about advanc
ed years that makes a man
take a fling at trying to appear
young. The older the man the
louder the ties and socks
Good Evening has bought a
nlcktie that rivals the rainbow
in all its glory.
Happy Easter and while the
dear gals in their Easter fin
ery will be a pretty picture—
please don’t overlook the men
in their best.
Fire Chief Simonton
Addresses Rotary
Meeting Here Today
Fire Chief Ellis Simonton address
ed the regular weekly meeting of
the Griffin Rotary Club at the
Rainbow Club at noon today.
Chief Simonton discussed the
Griffin Fire Department. He was
introduced by Quimby Melton, Jr.,
program chairman for April.
Doctors Observe Work
Of Health Department
Three doctors who are studying to
become rubllc health commissioners
arrived In Griffin this week to spend
a mmth observing the work which
is being done In the Tri-County
Health Unit under the direction of
Dr. T. O. Vinson. They are Dr.
Martraret Peeples of Atlanta, Dr.
William J. Peeples of Athens and
Dr. J. D. Woddail of Lumpkin.
I.APGE EGG LAID BY
NEW HAMPSHIRE RED
An egg weighing one-quarter of a
pound, three inches long and six
inches in circumference, was found
by Paul Head on April 1 ln a nest
in his hen-house. The egg waa MW
by a New Hampshire Rea lieu.
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Flags of the United Nations fly at half mast at Lake Success, N. Y., in mourning for King George II of
Greece. The Greek flag is in right toreground.
Kile Day Planned Al
North Side Saturday
The North Side'Kite Day will be
held Saturday at the soft-ball field
on the corner of Ninth and Cherry
Streets, according to an announce
ment by Miss Larry Goodrich of the
Dccreation Department.
Contests will begin at 10 o’clock
Saturday •morning. Prizes will be
given for the prettiest home-made
kite which flies. Prizes will be a
warded for the kite which flies the
highest in each of the two classes,
home-made kites and bought kites.
will be several other contests
addition to these.
All those who wish to enter the
contest are urged’ t%e on hand
Saturday momtng at lO o'clock.
A Kite Day will be held Saturday,
April 12, at Fourth Ward School.
Five Honor Grads
At G. H. S. Chosen
As Program Speakers
Five of the eleven honor graduates
in the Senior Class of 1947 at Grif
fin High School have been chosen
to speak on the commencement pro
gram May 27. They are Charles
Dickinson. Barbara Ann Futral, Ja
net King. Jane Hatcher and Dan
Bramblett. The theme of the pro
gram will be "A Greater and Better
World” or “Greater Understanding.”
The other honor graduates will
give musical selections.
JOHNSON JOINS STAFF
DF AMERICUS STATION
W. E. (Eddie) Johnson, who came
to Griffin as ahnouncer - copy
writer for the local radio station has
been named manager of Radio Sta
tion WDEC, Americus.
Johnson was relieved of his du
ties at WKEU on March 22. Prior to
coming to Griffin he was
with W MLT, Dublin.
GRIFFIN PARADE
Calico Queens Wore Their Hair In Pigtails,
Their Barefoot Beaux Pulled The Braids
ROBERTA BECK
It isn't Baby Ray, kiddies. Any
thing goes on April Fool particularly
with the senior guys and gals at
Griffin High who relinquished their
dignity and turned back the clock
Tuesday at annual Kid Day.
Queens in calico wore their hair
<n pigtails, their pinafores above the
v nee; while their barefoot beaux a -
domed themselves with either Tom
Sawyer togs or Fauntleroy frftls.
Cherished and well worn dolls came
town from the attic, and many a
‘eddy bear left fts place in a teen
ager's bedroom to acccmnaTiy its
iwner to school. Little girls lower
er their . tugged their
eyes, at
es, forgot their speeches and had
their hair pulled by lisping little
boys with lollipop sticky hands,
while underclassmen laughed at the
“"Um of:
Robert Twllley, Jack Lynch, Jim
my Turner and “Baby Whiter
Thacker pulling a clever quick
change act. . , . Judge Emily Day
Wilson hearing the case of the
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Here is King Paul, new Greek king, with his wife, Queen Frederika,
and three children, (left to right! Crown Prince Constantine, Princess
Sophia and Princess Irene. (AP WIREPHOTOS.)
Mrs. O. N. Mathis,
W. A. Gregory To
Head Jefferson Day
W. A. Gregory has been named
chairman of the Jefferson Day
Dinner Committee in Spalding j
County and Mrs. O. N. Mathis co- j
chairman by State Treasurer i
Geor?c a Ha mllton, state chair
man. it was announced today.
b-oken window, demanding penal
ties from the naughty kids. . ■
Charles Dickinson in white night- |
gown and pink baby cap. . . . Joan
Gresham and Edna Margaret Hunt, j
Joan In pink, Edna Margaret in I
blue, both wearing ribbons in their
hair.
Janies Estes turning his back to
prove his ability In reciting back
wards. . . Jackie Roberts, Sue Fu
tral. Betty Jo Tyus, Jo Ann
Bolton and Nell Holmes making like |
girls from the follies. . . Dick Lee in
short pants riding a broom stick
horsey. . . . Jane Moore in red
afore. . . .B°bby Duncan, dressed
In red and white sailor suit,
n(f lhe whole glfuatlon from atop a
ladder on the stage. . . . George
Vaughn shooting ujfthe works with
his cap buster. , . Barbara Stanley
ln plnk _ her hfllr ln UtUe glrl
curls . . Albert Minor and
gan Wynne playing "Turkey in the
Straw" as a duet. ... Jacqueline
Kelley scolding her doll baby. . .
The whole group leaving to frolic
at Indian Springs.
Rotary Club Elects
Joiner President
Dub Joiner has been elected
nresident of the Griffin Rotary
Club by the Board of Directors, it
was announced today.
He will succeed Howard Collier
as head of the club effective July 1.
Ronald Byars Wins
Brand New Bicycle
As Best Carrier Boy
Ronald Byars was riding a
brand new bicycle around hie Sixth
street Griffin Dally News route to
day.
He won the new bicycle for be
ing the best Griffin News carrier
boy for the past three months. The
contest was judged on a basis of
service to subscribers, lack of com
plaints. courtesy and other factors
Harry Reeves, circulation man
ager, announced the winner today.
Jackie Snider placed second und
John Head, third.
Cupid Continues
To Lead Race In
Spalding County
During the first quarter of
this year three couples were
married eery two days in
Spalding county.
Steve Wallace, county ordi
nary, Issued 135 marriage li
censes. White couples received
85 of the Menses, while 50 col
ored couples tied the knot.
In contrast, the February
session of Superior Court
granted 48 divorces, giving Dan
Cupid a gain of 87 more or lest
happy couples.
SEN. CLAY LEAVES
MOSCOW; TURK
CAUTIONS OF WAR
Greek Predicts
Continued Strife;
Germans Strike
The Fight For Peace
BY THE GRIFFIN NEWS
From Wire Reports
A hitherto official secret,
, merican
proposal to grant Russia
and others reparations from cur
rent German production on a rig
idly restricted basis, was
today to have been prepared by
Secretary of State Marshall for
circulation among the other Big
Four delegations to the Moscow
Conference.
Gen. Lucius D. Clay left Mos
cow for Berlin today and his de
oarture was interpreted widely as
meaning that the American dele
gation sees little prospect of ef
fecting major settlements at the
conference. Clay was Marshall's
top adviser on German problems.
The fight for peace continued
in other parts of the world.
At Lake Success, N. Y., United
Nations officials' today expected
quick approval of Britain’s propo
sal for a special session of the
General Assembly to take up thr
Palestine problem.
SENTENCED TO DIE
In Warsaw, Poland Rudolf Iloess
was convicted and sentenced to die
for the death of more than 4,000,
000 persons killed at Osweicim ex
termination camp in the two and
a half years that he was Nazi
commandant there.
News about atomic energy was
placed under peacetime censorship
in Canada by new government
regulations . replacing wartime cob.-,
tools. ,
The fight for peace in other,
jterts of the world presented dark
er news reports today.
DARKER NEWS
A spokesman for the leftist EAM
in Greece forecast continued civil
war in Greece unless the internal
political situation is changed. As
he made the prediction, King
George’s funeral procession moved
through the streets of Athens.
Newspapers in Istanbul, Turkey,
quoted Premier Reccp Peker today
is telling a group of merchants at
Tsmir that it is quite possible we
might wake up one morning and
find ourselves at war. 1
In Germany the Ruhr’s giant
coal industry came to an almost
complete standstill today as the
area’s 300,000 miners Ignored Brit
ish appeals to remain on the Job
and walked out in a demand for
more food for their families.
Dispatches from Calcutta, India,
said today that the official casual
ty list showed 2,090 killed and I,-
100 injured in disturbances which
began among Hindus, Sikhs and
Moslems on March 4. However,
Calcutta and Howrah were qubt
today and Bengal province appar
.^|tly was returning to normal aft
er a week of disorders
ARNOI D IS NAMED TO
NEW STATE COMMITTEE
D. J. Arnold of Griffin has been
named a member of the steering
committee of the new Georgia
State Chamber of Commerce. He
was appointed by Belmont Dennis
of Covington who will direct the
oewly formed body through its or
’anlzatlon.
PLYNT SPEAKS TO
UNDERWRITERS GROUP
J. J. Flynt,, Jr., local attorney and
^paldinf? county representative to
he state legislature, will be the
ruest speaker at the meeting of the 1
’,1 f e Underwriters Association
tonight at 7:30 at the Rain
>ow Club. All members are urged
o ^e nresent «t 'bo nr^'ine
Griffin Elks To Buy Rainbow Club
The Griffin Eikz Club was re
ported today to have completed
negotiations with Fray Nance to
purchase the Rainbow Club on
Williamson road for $45,000. The
report was that the club itself,
second building now used as a
Closes Coal Mines
foreign Committee
Majority In Favor
91 Balkan Aid Plan
WASHINGTON —W)— An Asso
ciated Press survey of the House
Foreign Affairs Committee today
shows a bi-partisan majority sup
porting President Truman's 1400,000,
000 measure to help Greece
Turkey fend off communism.
Of the 25 members, 13
themselves in favor of the
m general terms. Five asked to
decided or noncommital. The others
listed at this tfme as either
were reported out of town.
The complexion of the committee
on the measure—representing a po
tentlally far-reaching shift in
merican diplomatic policy—became
known as the Senate Foreign
tions Committee hustled to complete
work onjts own bill today. I
• Briefs . . .
BY THE GRIFFIN NEWS
FROM WTfcl F REPORTS
CLINTON, Mo. — Ten killed, five
njured m explosion and power-fed
’ire destroy flneworks masufactur
Ing plant.
WASHINGTON Government
■fforts to avert next Monday’s
hreet.ened coast-to-coast telephone
'ti ike move slowly. ‘
NANKING —.Chiang
“hief of staff said todav that seven-!
Mgh'hs of the entire length of the
'•eiptng-Hankow railroad now is in
•'overnment hands.
Holv Week Services
Episcopal Church
Members of St. George’s church |
Wtu torn to a service of Holy Com-1
muhion tonight at 7:30 at the!
church. The service will be in
memory of The Last' Supper. The
Rev. Marshall J. Ellis, rector of the
church, has Issued a sneclal Invi
tation to all men and boys of the
parish to observe a corporate com
munion at this service.
On Good Friday afternoon, med
itations will be conducted on The
Seven Last Words of Christ. The
memorial service will begin at
twelve noon and will last approxi
mately three hours. Members and
the public are urged to attend.
Those who can remain for only
oart of the service are requested
to enter and leave the church dur
ing the singing of hymns.
Rev. Groves Preaches
At Holiness Church
The Rev. Oroves, who served as 1
a minister in India for the last i
fourteen years, is preaching at i
services each night this week at
the West Griffin Congregational
j Holiness Church. The public Is '
vited to attend the services.
April Is Mont'h For
Spraying Peaches
All peach growers are reminded
bv the Georgia Experiment Station
that April is an important month
in soraylng peaches. Peach orch
ards in 1946 ran as hi eh as forty
percent wormy, according to re
ports Growers may cont act I lie
Experiment Station for informa
tion regarding the spray program.
ORIFFFN POIJCF. NAB
ESCAPED CONVICT HERE
Griffin police arrested an esrap
ed convict this morning at 7
o'clock at the rorner of Hill and
Broad streets. The escapee gave
his name as Glover Johnson. Po
lice report that he escaped from a
Jasper countv public works camp
March 31. It. Bradley Davis urul
Patrolman Ben Haynes made the
a-rost
small hotel and all land, including
an airstrip, will be Included ln the
transaction,
Joe Adams, E. R. of the Elks.
snld today, however, that arrange
men's have not tjeen completed al
t though he did say that they are
frv mm.
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Lilienfhal Approval
WASHINGTON — OP) —President
Truman’s Senate lieutenants chtck
ed the membership roll name by
name today in preparation for a
vote they expect to spell defeat or
victory in their drive to confirm
David L . Lllienthal as chairman of
the Atomic Energy Commission
That vote—on a motion to tend
the nomination back to ccTm ltiet
was set for 8 P M (Eastern Stand
a rd Time), today by unanimous con
sent of a Senate thoroughly satura
a ted with seven days of more or
jegg continuous debate,
The chamber put in an 11-hour
and 22 minute session Wednesday
which kept members at their
until nearly midnight.
The administration, deeply con
cerned by the 10-week delay'Unce
the nomination was sent up to Cap
itol Hill, made no attempt to mini
mize the importance of the recom
mittal motion offered by Senator
Brlcker (R-Ohlo), Monday.
Its object Is to permit an FBI
check of Lllienthal and the five
other atomic set-up nominees and
a further committee quiz into the
people the commission members have
hired since they took over their
post under recess appointment last
winter before Congress convened.
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BY HAL COCHRAN
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^ strike of truck driven in a
we * tern town lasted only one day.
Hardly gave folks time to cross
the street safely,
It U a
iarfy of IMM words to
stand the day's now*. And
If yon understand it, jotfre
even smarter than that.
A Russian scientist say» baby
plus can learn. Then why do they
always make hogs of thcmselvtt?
J A >( a M Accident'S A__u...i.
Here On Wednesday
No one was injured and no arrest
was made in either of two accidents
investigated by the local head
quarters of the State Patrol Wednes
day.
Th * flrst accident was at l o’clock
Wedne *dey afternoon three miles
frora ° rlffln on Hl 8hway 41. It In
volved a truck driven by Erbi#
Goins of Griffin and a car driven
by Charlie Jost of Chateauguay Ba
sin, Quebec, Canada. The car was
damaged to the extent of $150. The
truck was not damaged.
At 7:20 Wednesday night James
Q,lilllan Buchanon of College Park
was bllnded by the u * hu of an a P"
proaching car and lost control of the
’ car he was driving on State High
way 16 four miles west of Griffin.
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| The car ran down a fill in the road
Damage was estimated at $100.
Members Will Rebuild
Church Themselves
WORCHESTER. Mass. — W —
There are fewer than 50 persons in
congregation of the Benefit
Street <Baptist) Church of God, but
they’ve decided to build a new
Place of worship with their own
hands.
As the firsts step In their cam
paign, the congregation bought an
1 abandoned church In neighboring
Petersham, Once a new location l*
found In Worcester, they will raze
the building and transport It, piece
1 by piece.
Tlie new church, 'which already
j has been planned by an architect,
I will look nothing like the one
whose materials will be used to build
it.
Closes 518 Mines
Run By Government
Becouse Of Danger
WASHINGTON *— UP) — Secretary
of Interior Krug today directed that
518 government-operated soft coal
mines remain closed indefinitely be-j
cause they are believed dangerous. I
Krug said the 2,031 other mines
under federal control could reopen
Monday at the conclusion of the six
day ’ mourning'’ period called by
John L. Lewis for miners killed in
the Centralla, 111., disaster if “op
era ting managers certify that they
have reviewed safety conditions and
practices and that there is no immt
nent danger to the men working in
those mines." •
Approximately 40,000 miners are
employed at the 518 mines which
rug said are “believed dangerous
from an explosion point of view.”
These pits will be closed until cer
titled by 'he local union’s Mine
Safety Committee and the operating
managers or until new inspections
determine that they are “reason
ably safe."
Potato Creek Bridge.
Project Approved By
Highway Department
Highway projects in eleven coun
ties, Including the bridge over Po
tftto creek on the Oriffin-Thomas
ton Road, were sent Wednesday by
State Highway Department to
the Federal Public Roads Adrtilnis
tratlon /
Announcement of the projects
came shortly after Governor M. E.
Thompson said that state money
earmarked for road construction
probably would be used entirely to
match federal highway funds.
Thompson said about $11,000,000
now Is ear-marked for roads and
added that this, matched with an
equal amount of federal money,
would give Oeorgla a $22,000,000
highway program this year.
Atlanta Dairies Ask
DOOrd For More Time
The Griffin - Spalding county
Hoard of Health met Wednesday to
hear the Atlanta dairies present
their side of the case concerning
whether or not their products meet
the requirements of the city-county
milk ordinance.
They requested a 60-day extension
of the deadline set to prohibit the t
sale of dairy products not meeting
the rules and regulations of the or
dinance. j
Dr. T. O. Vinson, health officer. j
stated the board did no make a de
cislon on his request, but would take
action at a later meeting, j
Previously, the board had ruled
the Atlanta dairies’ products did not
meet the requirements set for Orlf
An “nd Spalding county. Recently,
an ordinance was adopted setting
noon, March 29 as the flnatNiate
lhat dalry Products not up to
standard couuld be sold here.
VFW Auxiliary
Favors Sunday Ball
The Ladies Auxiliary of Veterans
of Foreign Wars met Tuesday night
at the home of Mrs. T. W. Allen on
West Poplar street with Mrs. E. B.
Jones as co-hostess.
Mrs. Jones, president, presided
during the business discussion at
which time members expresed them
selves as favoring Sunday baseball
games in Griffin, Mrs. N. V. Davis
j and Mrs. C. E. with Johnson them Invited the
group to meet in April.
During the social hour sandwiches,
j *,« drinks, and cookies -were
Arrangements of Jonquils, gladioli
| and other fpr i nK flowers decorated
thp rooms.
Sixteen members and one visitor,
Miss Ijvis Powers were nre*ent.
The Weather
FORECAST FOR GEOR
GIA: •*- Increasing clondtoms
and mild tonight and Friday;
occasional rain Friday afternoon
and night.
Mexjmum Thursday: 48
Minimum Thursday: It
Maximum Wednesday: 79
Minimum Wednesday: (9
underway. The property has not
been transferred to the Elks, he
said.
No arrangements have been
been made to dispose of the pres
ent Elks Club home on Cherokee
j road.
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