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Tour Influence, In Qriffin
Member Of The Associated Press
E VENIN GOOD
By Qtrimby Melton
Easter morning, while shav
ing, Good Evening listened to
a special Easter morning broad
cast from Radio City in New
York. The music was beauti
ful, the prayers were sincere,
and then thejr_ introduced the
speaker of the occasion, He
was a high official of a divin
ity school.
His tone of voice had the
doleful sound of a profes
sional mourner and the mes
sage he delivered was in keep
ing with the tone of voice. The
Easter picture he drew was
drab and sorrowful.
It was in sharp contrast
with Good Evening’s idea of
Easter. We have long thought
that Easter should be a time
of Joy—for on Easter Jesus
rose from the dead and “be
came the first fruits of them
that die."
Without Easter there would
be no hope to the millions who
Embrace Christianity.
Had there been no Easter
then there could be no real joy
In the world and the mournful
message of the man we heard
would have been in order.
Well, the telephone strike is
on.
Beginning at six o’clock this
morning Union employes quit
their jobs and the first tele
phone strike in the history of j
the nation got underway.
It is to be hoped that some
way, somehow, the strike will
be settled—for telephone ser
vice is essential to the life of
the nation.
Here in Griffin, as far as
local phone service is concern
ed,* we will feel little effect as
long as there is no serious
breaking down of equipment.
One can dial a number and get
a response just as always.
But on long distance calls it’s
another story. Only emer
gency calls can be handled.
Persons can save a lot of trou
ble and worry by not making
long distance calls unless they
are truly emergency , ones.
And on top of the phone
strike the nation is confronted
with continued work stoppage
in the soft coal mines. John
L. Lewis wants the government
to Inspect all of the coal mines,
and declare them safe for oper
ation, before the men return to
work.
This latest coal mining work
stoppage is being called “a
safety strike”.
In the meantime loss of coal
may result in crippling indus
try. For Instance United Steel,
which has already curtailed
operations 15 per cent, now
says It may have to cut an
other 50 per cent.
And without steel many In
dustries suffer and cannot run.
Herman Talmadge To
Be Speaker Tuesday
At Exchange Meeting
Herman Talmadge, who was
elected Governor by the Oeneral
Assembly only to have his election
set aside by the Georgia Supreme
Court, will sneak to Exohang’
Club of Griffin Tuesday. He will
be Introduced by Davis E. Wil
liams, program chairman.
Talmadge has given no Indica
tion as to the subject of his speech.
Whether he will touch on
Is not known.
Form Bureau Meets
Tnninht At Snctldina meeting of the, |
There will be ft
Spalding County Farm Bureau to
night at 8 o'clock at Spalding High
School. A short movlngi picture
will be shown at the opening of the
meeting. At 8:30 refreshments
will be served by the Griffin Motor
company. At, 9 o’clock there will be
an lllu'trated lecture on the sub
ject, Mechanized Farming by Inter
national Harvester Company.
AH members and their wires are
prged ^ to attend the meeting . ,, ,
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Perry Anthony, son of Mrs. Vera
Anthony of Sunny Side, was the
first 4-H Club member In Spalding
County to catch a fox in the drive
to eradicate them in Spalding
County. Here he displays the fox
he caught and a check for $5 paid
as a bounty by the County Com
mission.
47 Men Enlist In
Naval Reserve
Forty-seven men from Griffin and
surrounding localities have enlisted
or reenlisted in the U. S. Naval Re- j
serve during the past week, Lt. J. H.
Dodson, officer in charge of the U.
■S. Navy Mobile Exhibit, announced. 1
They are:
Ralph Ashmore, Jr., Frank Albert
Bostic, James , Melvin Boswell
James Lamar Coates, Clarence Mon
roe Clark, Sam Woodrow Clontz ’I
Charles Daniel Castellaw, Ethen Al
vin Chambers, Durward Entrekln,
William Wesley Gibson, Ernest
Grady Giles, John Weldon Grant, |
Thomas Mac Gibbs, I*eonard Wells
Hines, Henry Donald Hutcheson,
Billy LeRoy Lewis, Thomas Edward
McCoy, Jr., Thomas Earl Newman,
Harold Griffin Parker, Bobby Lee
Street. '
Russell Henry Scott,Charles Olon
Shults, Willie Gene Folds, Walter
Donald Willis, Jesse Dee Sasser, Jr.,
Joseph Walter Williams, Ransom
Jerome Pelt, Harold Lloyd Coleman,
George Dewey Pritchett, Jr., Horace
Edgar Hay, Jack Caldwell Spears,
John William Anthony, James Ro
bert Meredith, Carl Wilson Me
Pherson, Harvey Denson Hendrix,
James Archie Hutchens, Jack Par
nell Minish, William Gordon Berry,
Thaddeus Emory Boggs.
Samuel Welch Doss, Jr., Joseph
Thomas Broadwater, Jr., Jefferson
Franklin Denny, Jr., Aubrey Lee
Graves, Julius Edward Pye, Marion
Farnsworth Albertson, Robert Stog
ner Robinson, Douglas Warren Rice,
Rev. McNabb Leads
Christian Services
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The Rev. Emmqtt McNabb, min
ister of the East Atlanta Christian
Church, will preach at the services
which will be held each evening
this week at the First Christian
Church. The meetings will begin
at 7:30.
Rev. Ed Klckllghter of Hiltonia
will lead the song service.
The public Is invited to attend
the meetings.
WOODALL SERVES AT
HOSPITAL AT DUBLIN
GREAT LAKES, 111.—Henry G.
Woodall, Jr., 19, pharmacist’s mate,
third class. U8N. son of Mr. and
Mrs. H. O. Woodall, 504 Kincaid
Avenue, Griffin, Ga., Is serving at
the Naval Hospital, Dublin, Geor
gia.
Woodall entered the Naval ser
vice Aug. 27, 1945, and received his
"ecrult training at the Naval Train
( rig center, 8an Diego, California.
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tom) have signs ready too. (Top Photo AP. Bottom, NEA).
The Fight For Peace
By GRIFFIN DAILY NEWS
From Leased Wire Reports
There was brighter news today
from the fight for peace at the
Moscow Conference with the an
nouncement that the four powers
agreed in the committee working
on the Austrian pease treaty that
Austria must restore to Jewish and
other owners property taken from
them in the German control period
for racial and religious reasons.
The agreement was restricted by
the usual string of reservations
and minor amendments. It came
as word spread that Russia’s Molo
tov was preparing a new blast at
the American-British reparations
policies in Germany when the
inter-Allied reparations agency^
report comes up in the Council of
Foreign Ministers.
Authoritative circles said that U.
S. Secretary Marshall would press
in the council for restoration to
German control of eastern farm
lands now under Polish adminis
tration.
In China the Chinese govern
ment ordered evacuation today of
all residents within 1,000 yards of
the Marine ammunition dump at
Hsinho where a surprise Com
munist attack Friday nivht killed
five Americans. A Marine request
to extend the U. S. defense lines
to that radius was approved.
Here in America Senate critics
sought anew today to narrow Prcs
ident Truman’s doctrine of world
wide aid to “free peoples” by wrtt
ing'Rttb the Greek-Turkish bill a
proclamation against intervention
in any other nation’s civil strife.
At the same time senators con
fidently predicted confirmation of
David Lilienthan as chairman of
the Atomic Energy Commission
early this week.
In France General De Gaulle
called on the French people today
orguhize themselves into what
would amount to a political party
supporting him and his ideas. He
said this would prevent a dictator
ship, anarchy or overthrow of the
“independence of the state.”
Firemen Answer
Three Alarms Here
Firemen answered three calls over
the week-end.
Saturday afternoon a short circuit
on a power poel on Railroad avenue
set the pole on fire. Firemen ans
wered the call at 1:29. Only slight
damage was reported.
Sunday morning at 4 o'clock they
were called to extinguish a fire in
an oil drum filled with sawdust at
the Pittman Metal Products Co. No
damage resulted.
A kitchen stove fire at 231 W. Oak
Street this morning heavily dam
aged the kitchen. Captain E. D.
Grant reported that the alarm was
turned in at 5:30. I
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NEW YORK—(4b— Cotton textile
mills have been showing earnings
comparable to other major indus
tries for the first time In recent
history, a survey by the Cotton Mills
Information Service, a trade publi
cation, said. •
“The Industry shows an estimated
average rate for the past decade of
about 9.7 percent on capital Invest
ment, compared to 10.2 percent pro
fit for all Industry," the report said.
"This Is a considerable Improve
ment over 1936-1#, the base period
used for OPA computations, when
the textile mills earned a profit of
only 2.9 percent compared to 8.0
percent for all Industry.
DR. DAVIS SPEAKS
AT FIRST BAPTIST
Dr. G. J. Davis of the Depart
ment of Evangelism, Oeorgla Bap
tist Convention, Atlanta, will pre
j 1 ® plrst en ^ a Bft series P tlat of Church messages the at first the
three nights of this week. The first
of the services wUl be held tonight
, t 7;S0 at the chU rch.
, The public is invited to hear Dr.
1 Davis.
GRIFFIN, GA.| MON D AY, APRIL 7, 1947
Chariot Wheels
To Give Concert
Here April 18
Chariot Wheels, a colored choir,
will present a concert in the Griffin 1
High School auditorium Friday
night, April 18, at 8:15. The pro
gram will be sponsored by Elks
Lodge No. 1207 of Griffin. Proceeds
will be used for the benefit of the
Pine Mountain Children's Home.
Chariot Wheels Is widely known
throughout Georgia and neighbor
ing states. The chorus presents a
30 minute program each Sunday
morning on the radio.,
Negro Woman Shoots
Husband Here Sunday
The quiet of Easter was Interrupt
ed only by one shooting and the ar
rest of 15 drunks, police reported to
day.
A Negro woman shot her husband
Sunday afternoon, police report. The
shooting took place at Second street
and Central avenue. Both husband
and wife are under arrest. They
are George and Corine Goddard
Fifteen drunks and drunken- dri
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BY THE GRIFFIN NEWS
FROM WIRE REPORTS
PITTSBURGH End of soft
coal miner's six-day mourning pe
riod falls t0 brln « full-scale resump
tion of production.
WASHINGTON — Senator Taft,
rapping “political timing” of Tru
man’s pledge to cut taxes “at pro
per time." says GG1 J Congress will
do f t now.
ATLANTA — Governor Thompson
summoned public ‘safety officials to
his office today to discuss possible
trimming of their budgetary re
quirements in his d:lve to bring pro
posed state expenditures to the level
of Income.
Policeman's Mother
Dies In LaGrange
W. P. Hanners, local policeman.
Is not on duty this week because
of the death cf his mother In La
Grange Saturday night.
Police Chief Joe Burson today
announced the resignation of
Li oyd p u tman from the police
force. The resignation was tendcr
ed and accepted Wednesday, April
2 . Chief Burson said he resigned
accept another position.
Thoughtfu! Hen
Initials Egg
Rev. and Mrs. R. L. John
son, McIntosh Road, have a
New Hampshire hen that la
"thoughtful" enough to lay an
egg with the Initial "J" for
Johnson, on lt. Evidently this
hen does not want the Johnson
cgvs to be “appropriated” by
anyone els*.
The Weather
FORECAST FOR GEOR
GIA:—Partly cloudy and con
tinued warm tonight and Tues
day, scattered shower* Tue dajq
Maximum Monday: 79
Minimum Mendov. 5?.
M*x»mun» Sunday; gg
Minimum Sunday: 56
Moore Wins Three
Prizes At North
Side Kite Day
Billy Moore was the .winner of
three prizes and Bobby Cauthen
won two prizes at the North Side
Kite Day which was held Saturday
morning at the softball field on the
corner of Ninth and Cherry Streets.
The contests were directed by Miss
Larry Goodrich of the Recreational
Department.
Blllv Moore, „ flying , a bought , ,,, kite,
won first „ place , when , kites , were
Judged , , on take-off ... and flying ' . ,,
ty. „ He also placed first , In the con
test , . for , perpendicular flying , , of , the ,
bought . .... kites and , tied with „ Terry
Averv for ... first place , tn the contest
for the bought kites which flew the
highest. Bobby Cauthen. flvlng a
home-made kite, placed first In this
class In perpendicular flying and in
the contest for high-flying. Lamar
Tomlin was the winner In the con
test, based on take-off and flying
ability, for home-made kites.
A kite-flying contest will be held
Saturday at the airport behind the
I Rainbow Club especially for child
ren iri the Fourth Ward. Everyone
Is Invited to participate In the actl
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METHODIST STEWARDS
TO MEET TONIGHT
The Board of Stewards of
First Methodist Church will
tonlght, 7:30 o’clock.
lohn Mabbett urged all members
attend.
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ESTABLISHED
Except Long Distance Calls; t
Dial Service Is Uninterrupted
Local telephone service in Griffin was not affected by a strike today
of all union members employed in the Southern Bell Company’s office
here.
The local service Is operated on the dial system which requires a
minimum of operators.
"We are out 100 percent on strike and are waiting for orders from
national headquarters”, Mrs. Emily Beaden, chairman of Local 315 of the
National Federation of Telephone Workers said today.
Pimienlos Clash
With Crackers Today
Fast Thomaston outlasted the
Griffin Pimlentas and went on to
win 11-8 In an exhibition game there
Sunday afternoon.
Griffin led until the last Innings,
but Manager Abe White wanted to
find out what his rookie pitchers
could do; and East Thomaston
tumped on them for enough runs
to sew-up the.game.
Griffin has dropoed two panics in
two days having lost to the Macon
Peaches 5-1 Saturday afternon. Ex
cept fqr two bad Innings Saturday,
they could have won the game. Ma
cop third got next to McWhorter In the
inning for a double and a
homer over the left field fence. In
the ninth inning, two walks and a
double, off of Hank gave the Macon
club two more runs.
Qriain Jumped on Aurrum the
first Inning to score their only run.
The Plmientos will be tested again
this afternoon when the Atlanta
Crackers come here for an exhibi
tion at the local park. Play starts
at 3 o’clock.
■White announced this looming
'he signing of Rav Murphv, catcher.
Murphy Is a local boy. White said
ho would use about the same lineup
this afternoon aS he did Saturday.
Frank Childs, another local boy who
White thinks will go places, will be
the starting pitcher. Wilson Mc
Gee will follow him to the mound.
It Is doubtful that Landcrfelt,
leftflelder. will start this afternoon.
He sorting his hand Saturday when
he had a bad fall In a drainage
ditch next to the fence. His hand
was x-raved and the doctor said it
was not broken. White hopes he
will be ready to go In a few days.
Nn One Injured In
?. Weekend Accidents
No ore was in lured .in either of
two automobile accidents Investiga
ted here during thl? week-end bv
the local headquarters of the State
Patrol.
The first accident Involved four
vehicles and occurred Saturday 1
afternoon. Trooiiers H. W. Beck
ham ar>d W, H. Harden who lnvestl
gated the acc,ide.nt said that first !
vehicle stopped in road to avoid
Mating , a dog. The others were fol
lowing , too close , and piled lntor-wh .
| other, ,, ,, the report . said. ,, „ The acrident ,.. .
occurred . on Highway . 41 near Sunny i
Side No arrest . was made _ Damage i
to el! „ vehicles was estimated at 1260.
Th ( ’ s^nd accident occurred
Sunday afternoon on Highway 41
r ' >r,r when cars driven by
Raymond Thomas of Williamson
and Earl W. Fnrrlba of Dry Branch
"‘d***^ other No arrest
was made Sgt. II. C. FnclUh and
Cpl. H, W. Barrow, who Investigated
estimated damage’to both cars at
*125.
“UNO E HEINE" NAMED
honorarv MEMRER
MEN’S BIBLE CLASS
! John (“Un-Sfe Helnle”) ITeniV.a.
i for fifty y r a r s f reman of (he
j wood working shun at Georgia
Tech was made an honorary metn
ber of the Men’s Bible Class of the
p) r5 t Methodist Church Sunday
morning. He taught the Easter les
son for the eln S s. The lareest at
tendance In years was present to
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She said that 85 members of the
union here are out on strike, in- m
cluding all employes In Griffin ex
cept management. She defined
management employes as “those
with authority to hire and fire.” *
The local union quickly estab
lished strike headquarters in the
old Spalding Grays armory two
doors away from the telephone
plant and posted pickets at the
plant. Picketing was quiet and ord
erly and there was no effort made
to stop persons from entering the
telephone office.
Inside the office Manager A. T,
Ross Fat in an all but deserted of
fice and decline to make any
statement other tnan instruction*
ftr telephone patrons.
“Dial the operator for assistance
only if you experience difficulty 1n
completing an emergency call,” he
said. Please make long distance
calls only in emergencies. We are
our best to handle all emer
gency long distance calls.”
Mrs. Bearden of the union said
that the union had offered to
furnish operators to the company
to handle emergency calls 'cut said
that the company had refused to
accent them.
“We will furnish them If the
company asks for them,” she said.
Although local service was not
Interrupted, long distance calls
were snarled and those who dialed
for an operator w»>re greeted with
these words over the receiver; “I'm
sorry. Due to the strike only emer
gency calls will be handled.”
Mrs. Bearden said that the un
ion plans to set up a coffee line for
pickets. A strike meeting was held
this morning at 8 o’clock, she said.
The next meeting has not been ar
ranged.
NATION’H PHONE SERVICE
IS CRIPPLED BY STRIKE
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Telephone workers from cosat to
coast walked off their Jobs today,
crippling service in the nation’s vast
telephone industry.
Still unaffected were dial tele
phones. which serve about 60 per
cent of the nation’s telephone users,, V
and leased wire service to press and
radio.
Supervisory employes stepped in
to provide emergency service where
long distance and local services
were affected.
An estimated 340,000 workers, de
msndlng S12 a week pay Increases '
end other contract changes, made
the walkout nationwide at 9 A. M.
(EST) when employes of the Pa
cific Telephone and Telegraph
Company quit In Los Angeles,
The strike, first nationwide tele
phone walkout In American his
tory. began In the East shortly be
fore 6 A. M. EST .-:The official
deadline—and spread westward for
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Larqe Crowd Hears
Eosl^r Cantata At
] qf Methodist Church
The auditorium of the First
Methodist Church was filled to
overflowing Sunday night when
the romblncd choirs of Griffin
presented the Easter cantata "8ev
en Last Words of Christ.”
The combined chorus was com*
1 posed of more than 40 voices and
was under the direction of A. B.
Combs. Soloists in the group were
Mrs. J. Q Pritchett, Mrs. Kenan
White. George Watkins, Ed Pitt
man and Paul Walker. M r s. Frank
Pittman was crganlst for the pre
|sentatlon.