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Your Money
Your Talent, Your Time,
Your Influence, In Griffin
Member Of The Associated Press
E VENIN GOOD G
By Quimby Melton
Henry Ford, the man who
taught the world the principles
of mass production and who is
responsible for many of the
better things of life, is dead.
The man who rose from a
farm boy to one of the few bil
lionaires the world has known,
died shortly before midnight
Monday. He was 83 years of
age and still active in managing
the great Ford industries.
Back ip 1903 when Ford came
out of a bicycle shop to experi
ment with a “horseless car
rlage” the world laughed. But
Ford made that transportation
novelty and before so very long
people began to ride in automo
biles.
Ford’s greatest contribution to
the automotive industry was in
developing mass production tflat
turned out cars by the mllions
and made it possible to reduce
the price on his cars to a point
where everyone could ride. As
mass production increased the
output of cars, down came the
price to the buyer.
And as Ford reduced the price
of his cars other manufacturers
had to do the same to compete.
The American public that
rides—and most do—owe Ford
a debt of gratitude.
Ford’s greatest automobile,
though he has made finer cars
since then, was the Model T, or
“Tin-Lizzie.” There were 15
milllon Model Ts turned out and
today gome of them are till
running.
All In all Ford turned out 31
milllon automobiles of all mo
dels.
Henry Ford’s development of
mass production was not re
stricted to automobiles, but oth
er industries as well found out
they could turn out a better pro
duct and more of them by fol
lowing his mass production plan.
This resulted In all sorts of
household appliances being
made and sold at a price the
average person could afford.
Many of the things once con
sidered luxuries are now neces
sities in American homes.
Ford hated war, but when this
nation became involved In war
he turned his industrial king
dom into one that turned out
war materials. During World
Wars One and Two Henry Ford
through his manufacturing abi
lity contributed greatly to the
victory.
The death of Henry Ford
takes the last. of three great
American industrialists who
were .warm personal friends.
The other two were Harvey
Firestone, automobile tire man*
ufacturer, and Thomas A, Edi
son, the great inventor. For
years these three would meet in
Florida, spend their vacation
together, and plan better things
for America,
Henry Ford has left a name
for himself in America and
through the world that will not
be forgotten. Rest his soul in
peace.
Sgt. Smith Will Get
Discharge May 5
MACON—Master Sergeant Sam
uel W. Smith, USMC, husband of
Mrs. Amelia K. Smith, Route 2.
Griffin, Ga„ will be discharged
from the U. S. Marine Corps on
May 5, 1947, according to word re
ceived here today.
Smith has been awarded
Marine Corps Good Conduct
bon with the first bar.
Driver's Licenses
Issued After May 1
The renewal period for Driver's
Llcenr,»s will begin May 1, 1947 In
stead of April 15, as previously an
nounced. The change ls necessary
as the needed forms will not be
avail' 1 bis until May 1, according to
an official statement by R. V. Rich
ards, captain Georgia State Patrol.
i IN
HERMAN THROWS
MITICS OUT OF
TALK HERE TODAY
Discusses State's
Future In Talk
To Exchange Club
Herman Talmadge threw politics
out the window today when he ad
dressed the weekly dinner meeting
of the Griffin Exchange Club at the
Rainbow Club.
He elminated politics from his
prepared address entirely and dis
cussed, instead, Georgia’s future,
the need' for more and better indus
try and the developn»«nt of pine
tree and dairy products.
Talmadge, who was elected gov
ernor of Georgia by the legislature
only to have his claims refuted by
the state Supreme Court and his
rival claimant, M. E. Thompson,
installed in the governor’s chair,
prepared an exceptionally short ad
dress.
Complete text of the prepared
address follows:
Georgia is now making rapid
strides toward a better economic
balance between industry and agri
culture. A decade ago, Georgia was
almost wholly dependent upon agri
culture for a livelihood. We have
witnessed since that time more and
more industry coming into Georgia
to take advantage of the natural
resources, climatic conditions and
abundance of labor. We certainly
need more industry to provide ade
quate payrolls for our labor. Our
primary need now is for processing
plants to manufacture our raw ma
terials into finished products. The
processor of raw materials' has al
ways received a better reward for
his labor than the producer of raw
materials.
»We are getting most of our finish
ed articles from outside the state.
Practically all of our furniture, farm
machinery and other necessary
finished products are produced out
side Georgia. We have an abun
dance of forest resources In this
-state. These forest resources should
be produced In Georgia.
LIVESTOCK, DAIRYING
Because of the scarcity of labor,
our cotton economy and row crop
system of farming is rapidly becom
ing a thing of the past. Georgia Is
Ideally adapted for the livestock and
dairying industry. Permanent pas
tures can be developed In Georgia
that will sustain livestock without
additional feed for a period of ten
months during the year.
Because of Georgia's climate and
soils, we can produce forest pro- I
ducts more rapidly perhaps than,
any other state in the union.
agriculturalfuture primarily With of pine Georgia trees and Ues|
our
livestock products. 'In this field we
, have a natural advantage most
over
of the other sates In the union. We
produce many other farm products
at a natural disadvantage compared
with other (
states in the union. We ;
must utilize our soils to the best ad
vantage and grow those crops that
are needed in our economy and can
be produced at an advantage
Then we must encourgae our local
capital to process our raw materials
within our state. When this is done,
i hotter standard of living for all
Georgians will be the result.
PFC. W. L. PHILLIPS
MEMBER COMBAT TEAM
FORT BRAGG, N. C.—Pfc. Wil
bur L, Phillips, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Claude Phillips, Route 1, Brooks,
3a. and a member of the First Bat
alion, 504 Combat Team, left.port
Bragg, North Carolina March 3rd
for Fort Benning, Ga. There the
team Joined the Army Air Force to
put on combined
and to test new Airborne ideas
equipment. The team is expected
>turn to Fort Bragg sometime
May.
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A Texas man found his missing
wife in a restaurant getting paid for
cooking. Men, don't show this to
•If yon have no Intention of
paying back, borrow nothing but
trouble.
The only time It’s too late to
learn 1» when you've decided you
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HENRY FORD
Child, 6, Dies As
Heroine In Wreck;
Nine Are Killed
SEATTLE 0<P) Nine persons
lost their lives Monday night when
a heavy North Coast Lines bus col
lided with an oil truck and plunged
into the Duwamish river, running
alongside the Pacific highway.
Twelve other passengers and the
bus driver survived, some with se
vere injuries.
The heroism of a six-year-old
girl was credited by survivors with
saving many lives.
The child, identified as Darlene
Wick of Portland, Ore., was one
of nine persons who lost their lives.
Survivors said that amidst the
screaming and panic inside the
partially submerged bus, Darlene
stood calmly and In an even voice
directed the efforts of volunteer
rescuers who cyt through the metal
top to extricate passengers.
She stood there in the aisle, they
said, with the water rising around
her.
She, too, was rescued, but too
late. She died shortly after being
brought ashore.
Local Insurance
Agents And Wives
Take Trip To Cuba
Ten local men, employed by the
Life Insurance Company of Vir
ginia, and their wives left Monday
to spend a tyeek at Havana, Cuba
where the company Is holding its
75th annual convention. Those
making tne trip will have all ex
penses paid by the company.
The company is giving a free
trip to about 1300 people through
out the States. Managers, assistant
managers and agents from all over
the United States who will be
qualif)ed wm receive the trtp plans
entertalnment for the stay ln
Hayana have be€n arranged by lhe
thg company
Local _ . , persons __ ____..__ making the trip ..
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and Mrs w Q ^ Mr and Mrs
c w Johnston Mr and Mrs
James Martln Mr and Mrs Gr0 .
v „ Cowan Mr . a nd Mrs. Forrester
NortoIli Mr and Mrs Ernest Pate,
Mr _ and Mrs H B ^ meri Mr .
and Mrs w H Brannon and w .
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Sugar Applications
Must Go To Atlanta
Consumers and merchants who
need sugar application blanks
should apply to the Georgia
See S AUarrta, “andToT
to the local Area Rent Office, Fred
L. Cook, local rent director, said to
day. All requests for information
as well as application blanks
should be s»nt to the above ad
dress.
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Bus Stops Will Be Changed Here * J| I |
2 Trees Removed To Be j I
The two bus stops at Hill and
Solomon streets are to be moved
from their present positions to the
end of the parkways at HIU and
Solomon streets, City Manager Jack
Langford announced this morning.
The two trees at each end of the
parkway,are being removed to pro-
GRIFFIN, GA., TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1947
HENRY FORD DIES
SUDDENLY AT HOME
AFTER ACTIVE DAY
Had Returned
Recently From
Visit To Georgia
DETROIT ~{JPh- Henry Ford,
founder of the greatest family
owned industrial empire the world
has known, died of a cerebral he
morrhage at his home In nearby
Dearborn Monday night.
The famed industrialist, who was
bom 84 years ago next July 30, suc
cumbed at 11:40 P. M., after having
been about all afternoon inspecting
Ford properties and checking espec
ially on flood water damage from
the River Rouge that runs through
his estate, “Fairlane,” not far from
where he was bom.
“The persons with Mr. Ford in
the afternoon (Monday) said he
never looked better and that he was
'ull of his usual vitality,” a family
statement said.
“He retired about 9 P. M., his
usual time, and awakened around
11:15 (EST) when he complained of
feeling slightly ill. Mrs. Ford gave
him a drink of water. He died
peacefully 25 minutes later. l
Deqth came to the noted Indus
trialist with Mrs. Ford and a mem
ber of the household staff at the
bedside.
FUNERAL THURSDAJT
Mr. Ford’s body was taken this
morning to a funeral home in De
troit. It w'ill lie in state at a hall
in Greenfield Village, in Dearborn,' 1
ail day Wednesday and funeral ser
vices will be Thursday at St. Paul’s
Episcopal cathedral In Detroit at a!
time to be anounced later.
Henry Ford n, president of the
Ford Motor Co., announced that ali
world-wide operations would be
pended Thursday until after the j
funeral.
Dr. John Matter, of Henry Ford
Hospital, Detroit, was summoned to
the Ford bedside and arrived at
12:15 A.M. (Tuesday). He said death'
was due to a cerebral hemorrhage.
It marked the passing of not only!
one of the world’s most noted in- j
dustrialists but of an individualist J
who developed one of the most co-;
lossal family fortunes the world has
known out of what often had been'
ridiculed as “a lot of crazy ideas.”
“PERPETUAL FAME”
Described in numerous citations
as “of the select company assured of
perpetual fame,” Ford, a one-time
obscure farm youth ’ was als0 credi '
ted with having “brought into be
ini? an Industry that changed the
course of the world.”
He developed his great Industrial
empire ; for which he was once said I
to have refused $1,000,000,000. out of
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GSES Territories
Are Reorganized
A revision of the seven super
visory territories of the’ Georgia
State Employment Service, with the
changes to become effective imme
diately, was announced Monday by
State Labor Commissioner Ben T.
Hutet.
Under the reorganization the
Georgia State Employment Service
ScS
Fayette ' Henry, Lamar, Pike, and
Spalding.
The Griffin office is located ln
the territory which has Macon
headquarters. A. F. Scoggin ls sup
ervisor of the t»rr!tory.
Local Scene Quiet |As Dial Service
Continues; Phone Strike In 2nd
George Accuses Reds
01 Trying To Delay
0. S. Aid To Balkans
^ The Fifgrht For Peace
By GRIFFIN DAILY NEWS
From Leased Wire Reports
The proposed American aid to
Greece and Turkey and the For
eign Ministers Conference at Mos
cow continued to share the spot
light in the fight for'peace today.
In Washington Senator Vanden
berg fashioned a formal congress
ional response, to Russian charges
that the United States is by-passing
the United Nations In the Balkans
aid issue.
Senator Geroge of Georgia char
ged that Russia is attempting to
stall aid to the awo nations.
At Lake Success, New York, dele
gates to the Security Council hur
riedly cabled home for instructions
today on the surprise proposal frofh
Russla whlch would glye the Unlted
Nations the right to supervise
merlcan ald areece ’ Russla ’ s
Gromyko ,ald the proposal before
council Monday night after he
had vigorously attacked what he
called the “unilateral” action of
U. S.
Across the world In Moscow A
,
merlcan sources said today that un-
8 the Russians cease what the
Americans term obstructionist tac
tics In the Foreign Ministers Council
the whole conference could end very
soon.
In Nanking, China the govern
ment authorized the sale of nine of
the enterprises it operates to the
nubile, including he China Cotton
Textile Corporation of which For
mer Premier T. V. Soong is chair
man.
A step in the opposite direction
was taken in Batavia with the re
port that A. K. Ganl, minister of
economics «f the newly-recognized
Indonesian Republic, announced
day a ten-year plan designed to
convert Java and Sumatra to a
*emi-sociaIistic economy.
The neW8 was not brl?ht ln Jft _
„ accentUated differences be
twpen the Japanese ^ and the
{Hnge of crlmlnals that ls wlth
every large occupying force.
In Tokyo a young Japanese engi
neer charged that he was clubbed
by Pfc. Car] Havalda near a lonely
spot where his father was beaten to
death by five American soldiers in
January. I
In Kobe the American provost mar
shall announced the arrest of five
American soldiers he said had been
AWOL for seven months. They are
charged wit berimes ranging from
rsne to robbery.
STUDENT
GOVERNMENT OFFICER
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0 f Georgia Woman’s Student Gov- j
ernment Association for the 1947-1
48 academic year in elections held
recently. Miss Beck, a member of
the Freshman Class, Is the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Eeck, Jr.
vide room for the bus stops.
f or d said the trees were ln bad
ditlon and It was necessary to re
move them. He said that they
would be replaced but the new trees
will be set 20 fest from the end of
the park.
A strip will be paved approximate-
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left to are '
leIt 10 rlght - King Paul , I, t brother . of the late King, in the uniform
of Commander-in-Chief of the Army; Prince Constantinus, 7-year-old
helr t0 the throne; ^ uetn Frederika; and Princess Sofia, 8 (Acme Radlo
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BY THE GRIFFIN NEWS
FROM WIRE REPORTS
WASHINGTON — Climax in the
fight ovej- confirmation of David E ■|
Llllenthal and others to the Atomic
Energy Commission slated to come
Wednesday at 5 P. M.
ATLANTA — State Auditor B. E.
Thrasher, Jr., said today the Geor
gia Highway Department has ig
nored Governor Thompson’s re
for economies.
WASHINGTON Government
and John L. Lew pay waiting I
K ^ca^oi^hird^nor^ decision 1
production despite t<7stay by Unit
ed Mine Workers out of dig
glngs they conside^yinsafe. l\:
Willmm.nn WllllOmSOn Joins nc
Advertising ® Staff ^
Of Griffin NeWS
Ouy Williamson of Sunny
joined the advertising staff of
Griffin Dally News today, Carey
I Reeves, general manager, announ
ced.
Williamson is a veteran of
War II having served in the Marines
for .seven years in both the Pacific
and European theaters. He was a
corporal and spent 41 months over
seas.
He will assist Reeves and Adver
tislng Manager Russell Smith ln the
newspaper's advertising department
have charge of claaslfled
tislng ln addition to serving as a re
porter, will devote his entire time
the news staff of the paper.
MEMORIAL PLAOUE
FOR WALTER WISE IS
AT ATHENS
ATHENS—A Memorial Plaque
portrait of Walter Wise, for
the University of Georgia
Student Center is named,
unveiled ln ceremonies Sunday
April 6, at the center, j
J. C. Daniel, Atlanta, sister of ,
late Mr Wise, unvplled the Me- !
to her brother who died In
1938 at the age of 21 while a sec
0 nd-yefir law student.
Walter Wise, a native of Fayette
v ille and the son of a Georgia eon
gressman, entered the University
nt the age of 18 and maintained an
A-plus average throughout his
undergraduate days. He was eloct
rd to Phi Beta Kappa and served
as B8U president.
twice as wide as an ordinary side
wa l' t w| th concrete benches placed
at the rear. Langford explained that
i the entire walk will be beautified
with shrubbery. '
,
The city manager asserted the
space now used for bus stops will be
utilized for parking of private ve-j
hides.
GRIFFIN
Invest Your Money m
Your Talent, Your Tune,
Your Influence, In Griffin
Baptist Ministers
Attend School Here
More than 40 Baptist ministers
are attending the school which is be
ing held at the First Baptist Church
this week. The school opened Mon
day night and will continue through
Thursday afternoon.
Monday night Dr. G. J. Davis,
evangelist, of Atlanta, delivered a
message at a service held in con
Junction with the school. Dr. Davis
wl11 ap^ak at services tonight and
^,"77 !> ‘ Ls lnvlted ?‘ ght to &t attend ,he ° hurCh these ' 8er
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vlre s which will begin at 7:30. |
TTie faculty of the ^Ministers
WmJner Hendrix dTTj 1 Dr F
George 5 R^ gL^I ^ all f Jn £^ of a nr nr n\
Du DuWln '
Among the ministers who are at
tending the school are H. M. Lind
sey _ G L Howard, Warren Bed
dingfield, Worth Huckaby, Carl
Peacock, Guy Davidson. D. H. Jonej,
Henry Coleman, Troy Hollingsworth,'
all of Griffin: R. A. Underwood of
Jonesboro; j. Herman Gresham, and
Glen Higgins, both of Experiment:
Harris Yarbrough of Sunny Side;
Howard Johnson of Orchard Hill;'
Troy Buice of Stockbridge; Idus F.
Barnette of Pomona,
Doyle Presents
KiwOH’S Program
^
and humorist, will present a pro
gram at the regular meeting of the
Kiwanls Club at 12:15 Wednesday at
the Rainbow Club. The program is
en’ it led “The Mysteries of the Zo
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City Commission
To Meet Tonight’
The Griffin City Commissioners
"■'ill hold th”ir regular meeting to
night at 7:30. Jack Largfcrd, city
manager, said the public ls Invited
to attend.
The Weather
FORFC AST FOR GEOR
<JJA:—P artiy rlc«dy and con
tinued arm tcnfrht and Wed
nesday: seattered shoers ex
treme northern section Wednes
day.
Maximum Tuesday: 84
Minimum Tue day: 5fi
Maximum Monday: 79
Minimum Monday: 52
ESTABLISH ED 1871
No Disorders
Reported Here
In Phone Strike
BY CHARLES WARNOCK
lusted Griffin telephone users have ad- 1
themselves to curtailed tele- I j
phone service as the telephone
workers' strike, entered its second
day. ' • |
A spokesman for the local union
stated this momlnbg that every- j
tiling was in order and there hadn't
been any trouble. Two pickets con
tinued to march in front of the lo
cal telephone building on Hill and
Poplar streets.
A. T. Ross, manager of the Griffin
exchange said this morning the co
operation from local subscribers had
been excellent. He stated. “It is the
finest cooperation I ever saw and
I want to thank them, for It could
n’t have been better.”
He said there had been no diffl
^fijilty in getting through emergency
•-■alls received. "aD
An air of holiday spirits prevailed
at the local union headquarters In
the armory, two doors from the
telephone building.
The local Western Union is hand
ling 40 percent above the normal
number of messages, said E. A. Me
haffey, manager of the local office.
A 25 percent nationwide increase
was noted the first day of the strike,
according to an official.
Negotiations to end the coast-to
coast strike of some 300,000 em
ployes of the Bell System were re
sumed today in Washington but
Joseph A. Belrne, NFTW president,
said the unions were settling down
for a long walkout.
The flrt strike break came at
Jamestown. N. Y„ Monday nighl
when Kenneth Abahamson, presi
dent of the local union, announced 1
the acceptance of a nine percent
increase, 66
and 49 plant employes back to wort,
No bargaining is going on between
the union and Southern Bell at
present but H. F. Tweedy of the
.
headquarters of the South
Federation of Telephone work
ers said the union was “ready and
willing to resume any time.” It was
indicated that both sides are w*lt
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Veterans To Discuss.
Buying Elks Home
At Meeting Tonight
Members of the Noah W. Barfield
Post of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars will discuss the desirability of
purchasitl g the Elks Home at th«
meeting to be held tonivht nt 8 o’
doek-at-the Rainbow Club. Mem
bers of the American Legion will
have a ca n e d meting Thursday
night at 7:30 at t h e Chamber of
Commerce to discuss the purchase
Elks Home, if bought, would be
used as a club house by the V ;tera n s
of Foreign Wars and the American
Legion.
John H. Goddard, commander.
officers:
Russell Looney, commander,
James Roddy, senior vice-command
er; Robin Ounter, Junior vice com
mander; Harold Hadden, quarter
master: John Goddard, advocate;
Dr. Thomas J. Floyd, post surgeon;
Rev. Marshall Ellis, chaplain; Jesse
Sasser, officer of the day: Don Jack
son, legislative officer; Roland
Richaruson, service officer; F. P.
I.lndsev. Jr. and Herbert A. Bolton,
Jr., employment officers; James
Head. Jack Williams, and Warren
Halsten, trustees; Simon Slade, qu
artermaster; Thomas Lane, sergeant
major; Larence Rice, guard.
| Following the business meeting
there will be a social hour. All
members, their wives or dates, are
I invited to attend,
j Members of the social committee
i who have made arrangements for
j the entertainment tonight are Ches
ter Jones, Calvin Perry, J. P. Strick
land, Elbert Stephens and Weyman
Hutson.