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Influence, In Griffin
' Member Of The Associated Press
Bidault Will Demand
Union Of France, Saar
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By Quimby Melton
Henry Wallace’s speech * in
London, in which he predicts
World War III as “Inevitable”
unless the United States and
Russia reach accord" will do the
cause of peace no good.
Wallace has no official con
nection with the Government
at tihis time but having been
both a cabinet member and a
vice-president of the United
States it is hard for European
nations to believe he is doing
anything other than- speaking
at least semi-officially for the
United State.
Why Wallace went gallavant
tng off to England to “speak his
piece” wo do not know. Had he
made the same speech in A
merica it would not have a
mounted to very much—and-not
much attention would have
been paid to what he said. .
Henry Wallace is an able man
In many ways—but he does not
possess that virtue of keeping
his mouth shut at times when
he should. This is not the first
time he has caused an inter
national flurry—you remember
It was not so long ago that Wal
lace advocated “easing up on
Russia.” Truman, without read
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ing the text of Wallace’s speech,
Was reported to have “okeyed”
It. Wallace, at the time was in
the Cabinet.
This speech, on foreign policy,
caused a split between Wallace
and Secretary of State Byrnes.
Truman finally said he did not
approve the content of the Wal
lace speech but the “right” of
Wallace to practice freedom of
speech. Later Truman asked for
Wallace’s resignation.
Another person has charged
that the groundwork of World
War III is being laid by various
“blocs.” He was Charles F. Boss,
Jr., spokesman for the Commis
sion on World Peace of the Me
thodist Episcopal Church. He
said that the world was being
split into an “eastern and west
ern bloc” and expressed the be
lief that only after it was real
ized that we must have “one
world” without “blocs” could
war be averted.
At the same time Boss said
he did not believe that “war
between Russia and the United
States is inevitable.”
There must be a way to avoid
another World War.
There must be some way that
the people of the world—and
we do not refer to the Presi
dents, Kings, Dictators, and the
like—but the ordinary run of
people—can reach ‘ an under
standing that will promote
peace and make it lasting.
It’s this ordinary run of peo
ple that furnish their sons to
fight, the wars. One does not
see the ^Presidents, Kings or Dic
tators Joining the fighting. They
stay at hom£ and direct the war
effort, s'
It’sYime for the people t® be
heard—the people of America,
of England, of France—yes,
even of Russia.
2 GRIFFIN STUDENTS
ON HONOR ROLL AT
N. GEORGIA COLLEGE
DAHLONEGA — Two students
from Oriffln, Jal Evans Mitchell,
a sophomore, and i Ben
8ca’.es. a freshman, were among
those honored recently as North
Georgia College held its annual
Honors Day program.
Dean J. H. Purks, Jr., of Emory
University was the speaker. Stu
dents were honored who
high scholarship records.
IN
Of*
The Fight For Peace
By GRIFFIN DAILY NEWS
From Leased Wire Reports
French sources said that Foreign
Minister Bidault would demand
the Council of Foreign Ministers
Moscow today immediate approval
of the economic union of the Saar
to France and a study of French
proposals, to create independent
states in the Ruhr and Rhineland,
Evldently Bidault planned this to
be his big day in the council
ing Wednesday’s deadlock between
Western powers and Russia on the
issue of revising the German-Polish
border.
Britain and the U. S. offered one
compromise effort on the issue Wed
nesday night, suggesting establish
nent of an international
ion to work out details of a Polish
German frontier settlement.
Russia’s Molotov blocked the
posal, however, with the declaration
that the entire question had been
settled at Potsdam.
POLAND PROTESTS
In Wargaw Foreign Minister Mod
zelewski announced today that
land has protested to the U. S. a
gainst Secretary Marshall’s
ion for the international commission
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Spalding 4-H Clubs
Plan Study Course
For Club Advisers
A 4-H Club advisers’ training
meeting is to be held at the Griffin
armory April 15, 16 and 17, Martha
Rejd, home demonstration agent,
announced today. j
She said the purpose of the meet-J
ing is to give training to present
advisers and train new advisers to;
carry on the Spalding county 4-H'
Club work.
She stated there are approximate-!
ly 500 club members in Spalding
county and without exception the
most successful clubs have been
those with active advisers. Club
members need someone to assist
and encourage them in their work,
Miss Reid said.
The meetings, to be held every
night from 7 to 10 o’clock, are to be*
conducted by the 4-H Club staff
from Athens. i
Miss Reid explained the meeting,
will consist of one hour on the du
ties of an. adviser and two hours of
recreational training. Approxima
tely 150 persons have been Invited
to attend and she urges these per-.
sons to return their cards to the ■
county agent’s office as soon as pos-j
sible, indicating their intention of
attending the meeting.
GRIFFIN PARADE
Members Of Griffin Musk Club Accentuate
With Concert Gowns
BY ROBERTA BECK
The 30 members of the Griffin
Music Club were beaming along with
approximately „ closing . . , concert 700 Oriffinites _ Tuesday ,,,, ., night. at . the
Music Club members were Justly
proud, and they certainly did them
selves proud in presenting baritone
Conrad Thibault of Manhattan
Merry-Go-Round fame as their fi
nal attraction.
Mr. Thibault, who seemed to have
as much fun (as his audience, was
as pleased with Griffin as
was with him. .Driving back to At
lanta with Miss Nell Caldwell,
club’s concert chairman, and Mr
rJTu-T:
a unappreciative and responsive au
dlence becomes a pleasure
than a routine performance.
The setting, from the
floral arrangements on the stage
^ tbe /u my formal gowns of
members, was one of springtime
^brightness. Assisting at the
cert, Mrs. O. N. Mathis wore a
of white brocade and Mr*. C. E
Wallet a gown of flesh pink.
| Joseph R. Camming, the
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Service Still Good
Griffin telephone strikers remain
ed optimistic and cheerful today,
but seemed to think they would be
out for at least another 24 hours as
representatives of Southern Bell and
the Southern Federation of Tele
phone Workers returned to the bar
gaining table with officials of the
U. S. Conciliation Service in Atlan
ta.
In Washington long distance tele
phone workers agreed today to sub
mit a proposition for settling their
end of the nationwide strike to the
i National Policy Committee direct
fog the four-dav-old walkout,
Acceptance could lead to a gener
a j break In the deadlocked negotia
tions to end the communications
tleup.
Mrs. Emily „ Bearden, chairman of
the local union, said the strikers
had “a very successful meeting",
Wednesday night, but declined to
say what was discussed. She stated
that pickets In front of the local
telephone office will be continued
until orders are received from the
union’s headquarters to remove
them,
Mrs. Bearden said Georgia tele
phone 1 workers were out 100 percent
as of 7 o’clock Wednesday night.
Previously she said only 90 percent
were out. However, she emphasized;
the local union has been 100 per
cent from the start.
Meanwhile, the company said,
“good local service!’ was being pro
to more than 65 percent of its,
2,335,000 telephones here in the
Southeast. Wednesday the number
of long distance calls was higher
than any day during the walkout.
. STRIPPER STRIPPED
INDIANAPOLIS —<W— The Du
chess DeKokenov has seen ’em
come and go, but this was one
strip action she hadn’t bargained
for. The Duchess, featured dancer
at one of the city’s night spots, re
ported to police that somebody
stripped her purse of $40 In a
backstage dressing room while she
was doing her stuff out front.
l Black Spiders’ Threaten News
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Licenses Can Still
Qg Secured At 15 ’
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Flfteen still Is the minimum age
limit for securing a drivers’ license
for operators and learners, Sgt. H.
English of the local State Patrol
headquarters, The announced today. J
age limit for securing a chaf
feurs’ license remains 17, English
said.
accented her black dress with an
orchid corsage and Mrs. J. Q. Prit- I
chett, chairman of decorations. I
completed her costume with a tiny
featuring a circular lace
veil. Miss Caldwell, „ who has done
a splendid Job as concert chairman j
wore a gown of rose and aqua print
Jersey. Also assisting were Mrs.
A. C. Griffin, Mrs. Russell Elder,
Mrs. Zollle Ison and Miss Berlyn
Mathews.
| Prior to the concert announce
ment was made of an additional
feature to be presented for holders
of concert season tickets. On May
' 8, during National Music Week, the
club wlll brlng John de
S
( promising Griffin another year of
j ou tstandi n g entertainment, a par
^j a ] of next aeason ' s ar ttots was
ahnounced. The 1947-48 series will
feature appearance^, of Marita
ell, famous Metropolitan soprano,
and Frank Wennerholm, baritone,
in a Joint recital; Mario Braggiottl,
noted pianist and member of the
team of Braggiottl and Chlakin; and
Frederick Jagel, world famous tenor
of Metropolitan Opera.
GRIFFIN, GA., THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1947
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KIDNAPED GIRL FOUND—Mary
Ann Kubon, five-year-old Chicago,
111., child who was kidnaped In 1945,
was found by G-men in New Or
leans, La., in the custody of a mem
ber of a professional skating act.
A spokesman for the FBI said that
the chlld had ^ kldnaped by
william G Fuller 44 who ° was “*
tralning her for a professiona gka
lng career
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Funeral Today For
Mrs. Ella Atkinson
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Mrs. Ella Atkinson, 75, widow of
Mr. Oscar Atkinson, died Wednes
day after a lengthy Illness,
Funeral services were conducted
at Pittman’s Chapel this
at 4 o’clock with the Rev. H
Lindsey officiating. Burial was In
° a ' c Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Atkinson was a member of
the First Baptist church and active
in its various organizations until
poor health forced her
She was bom and reared in Griffin.
Mrs. Atkinson's nephews served as
pallbearers. They are Alfred Beck
ham. Marvin Beckham, Carl Beck
ham. Earl Duke, Howard Duke and
Smith.
Survivors includfe three sisters,
Mrs. Lon Beckham of Griffin, Mrs.
Rolfe Bloodworth of Covington and
Mis. Ann Gabrielie of Atlanta; i
two
brothers, Walter Duke of Griffin
and Arthur Duke of Barnesville;
several nieces and nephews.
A youth who identified
only as “Blackie” and who obvious
ly is a member of the notorious
“Black Spider" gang which has been
cracked by local law enforcement
offleers remained defiant today.
He telephoned the Griffin Dally
News Wednesday afternoon after a
news story concerning the gang had
been published and threatened, “If
you print anythlng e)se about the
Black Spiders something will hap
pen to the News office.”
The gang of youths, ranging in
age from 15 to 27, terrorized the city
until cracked by local officials,
Several burglaries, Including a rob
bery of the East Griffin school, are
attributed to the organization.
Fred H. Craven, county probation
officer, said Wednesday that mem
bers of the gang had been identified
by an unrevealed informant and the
gang broken. Wednesday Craven
sald lhat 10 members of the gang
are known, three of them are on
probation and one in a boys’ traln
* nK scll00 l. The youthful members
were not Prosecuted because of their
younB
Numerous robberies committed by
the gang were not reported. Craven
^ becausP the gang threatened
the Persons-they robbed,
Tbe threat to the Griffin Daily
Npws ''Wted to Craven for in
vesU gation.
^R E S E N TATTVE TO -
V,SIT LOCAL CHAPTER
Virginia Marston Pierce, field
re P r e'entative for Nutrition Service
ln the Southeastern Area of Red
Cws ' win visit Grit Tin Tuesday,
An ' 11 ,5 Mr « Pierce will confer
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wl,h Mary Spiers, notrltlon
chairman for the local chapter of
Red Cros *. an d other Red Cross of
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Figures ,
denoting longitude
latitude can locate within six feet
any spot on the face of the earth.
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Earthquake Rocks
Southern California
Early This Morning
southern LOS ANGELES California —(A*)— Mast by of
was rocked
a sharp earthquake at 7:59 A.
(PST) today. Seismologists said
they expected it was most severe in
the Imperial Valley.
California Intltute of Technolo
gy’s selsmbloglcal laboratory at Pas
adena said Its only Immediately a-(
vallable Instrument was thrown off
jits track by the force of the tremer.
It said it could not definitely de
termine the direction or distance
quickly, but described it as “severe.”
The shock was felt as far away as
Phoenix, Ariz., where persons in
downtonwn hotels and office build
ings called newspaper offices to tell
of experiencing a slight swaying
motion.
The San Andreas fault, which bi
sects most of California from a
point north of San Francisco
through the richly agricultural Im
perial Valley and into Mexico, has
been the cause or several disastrous
tremors in the past.
Lawrence J. Miller
Becomes Fireman
Lawrence J. Miller, 1015 W. Sol
omon, Joined the personnel of the
Fire Department, Chief Ellis Sim
onton announced this morning,
Simonton stated Miller re
Henry Howard, who reslgn
ed Wednesday to accept a position
in North Carolina. Miller is a
graduate of Griffin High School.
He is a veteran. Is married and has
one child.
RAGSDALE JOINS STAFF
OF LOCAL STATE PATROL
Trooper H. B. Ragsdale has Join
ed the staff of the Oriffln head
quarters of the Georgia State Pa
trol, Sgt. H. C. English, commanding
officer, announced today.
WELL-BABY CLINIC
AT HIGHLAND FRIDAY
A Well-Baby Clinic will be held
Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock flt the
Highland Mills Office. All mothers
are urged to bring their babies for
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COLLYER FOUND DEAD IN BOOBY TRAP— An unidentified detective
looks at the body of Langley Collyer, 61-year-old recluse, after a four-foot
layer of rubbish had been removed from it in his decaying mansion on
New York’s upper Fifth Avenue. He Vas found dead in one of the
numerous tunnels he had dug beneath piles of Junk to serve as booby
traps for Intruders. The body was only a few feet from the spot where
his blind brother, Homer, was found dead of a heart attack March 21.
The brothers had lived there In seclusion for more than 30 years. (AP
Wlrephoto).
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BY THE GRIFFIN NEWS
FROM WIRE REPORTS
WASHINGTON — Federal Judge
T. Alan Goldsborough today post
poned for two weeks a decision on
whether to refund to the United
Mine Workers $2,800,000 of the $3,-
500,000 fine he imposed on the
union for contempt.
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HOLLYWOOD - Frankie Sinatra
freed on ball after slugging news
paper columnist in nightclub brawl.
DETROIT — Industrial metropo
Us, built in large part through Hen
ry Ford's work, pauses to honor him
in death.
Negro Youth Used
Young Children
To Rob Warehouse
Police arrested a 14-year-old
gro boy Wednesday afternoon for
larceny. Police claim he was using
small children to go into the Per
kins Warehouse on ninth street.
The older boy had five children
ranging in age from 6 to 9 enter
a small hole in the warehouse door
and steal.candy and cake from the
Gordon Food Products sui>plles
stored there, according to police
Frank Gaissert Is agent for Gordon
Food Products here
KINCAID MEMORIAL
MEN MEET FRIDAY
The Men’s Club of Kincaid Mem
orial Methodist Church will meet
nl?ht at 8 o'clock at the
church. All men of the (church are
Invited to attend.
Track Meet Planned
Friday Afternoon
At Flynt Field
An Invitation track meet, with
r fln and Spalding High as
co-hosts, will be held Friday aft
ernoon at Flynt Field. The events
will begin at 3 o’clock.
Schools which will participate in
the meet are Greenvllie, Carroll
LaGrange, Griffin and Spald
ingt
Griffin High’s team will have the
services of Wiley Vlrden, who
holds the state discus record. Vir
den is also a speedy runner, tak
ing part in the 100 and 220.
Showing up well at Spalding
track practice this spring are Don
ehoo, who will represent the school
in the pole vault, and Jones who
runs the 22o and 440.
FORECAST FOR GEOR
GIA:—Mostly clouded skies to
day; -bowers and scattered
thundersfo ms tonight; clear
ing weather Friday, preceded by
showers in east n«rtion Friday
morning; esntinurd rather
warm tonight, becoming rooler
Frh’av afternoon. Rather windy
tonleht and Friday.
M-xImntn Thursday; 7t
Minimum Thursday: 60 )
Maximum Wednesday: *2 '
Minimum Wednesday: 57
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Cuhlanding Boy Seoul In Central
MACON, Ga. (IP)—A 16-year-old
student at the Georgia Academy
for the Blind here who has only
hmlted vision ln one eye today was
named central Geor?t a ’s most out
standing Boy Scout for 1947.
*** la J ames H. Alverson Jr., son
of Mr and Mra - James Alverson of
j Stone Mountain, Ga.
' Voung Ahersons selection was
announced by a committee from
the Central Georgia Boy Scout
^ Council following a 10-day study
of records of Scouts from through
out this district. The youth will
receive the Col. Rotert L. Scott
award offered annually.
Roy Wiggins, Jr., of Troop 9,
Macon, won the award ln 1945 and
Jeff Smith. Jr., of Troop 89, Me
Rae, won It in 1946.
The award is offered by the
Georgia Theater company ln com
memoratlon of the world premier
showing of Scott'* movie, God
My Co-Pilot, ln Macon In 1945.
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Mr. W. W. English
Dies Wednesday
Mr. Walter W. English, 71, died
Wednesday night at 10:30 at Ills
home, Route 1, Milner, after a
week's Illness.
Mr. English- is survived by two sls
terg> Mrs. Washti Dunn of Milner
and Mrs. Bessie Smith of Jackson;
four brothers, R. L. English of Jack
son, E. C. English of Oriffln, J. H.
English of Jefferson, and Jack En
glish of Milner.
_ Funeral . services will be held Frl
day afternoon at 2:30 at the Rock
Springs Methodist church with the
° f r aUn *- BUriaI
will be in the churchyard. Halstan
Brothers, funeral directors, are
charge ^ of arrangements.
The following will serve as pall
bearers: Taylor English, Watson
English, Leonard English, Brown
English, Ray English and Richard
English,
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Local Elementary
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Win High Ratings
More than 100 Griffin children
participated In the state Elementary
Music Festival held Wednesday at
O. 8. C. W.. Milledgevllle and w # ere
given high ratings by the Judges.
The rating of superior was given
to the choral group, composed of
children from th" elementary
schools in the city, trained by Miss
Thelma Brtsendine: to the fourth
grade group from Fourth Ward
School who presented the
tishe folk-dance, trained by
Brisendlne: to Barbara Mauney,
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P* 1 of Mrs - Frank Ellin: to
Morgan and Barbara Mauney,
plls of Mrs. Frank Ellis, who
, sented a duet.
A rating of good was given to
the band from Third Ward
and to the band at Fourth
School. Both bands are directed
Alfred Heilman. Only one band at
the festival was rated
than the- two Oriffln Bands.
jTry A News Wont Ad!
ESTABLISHED rm
Hundreds Injured
In Five Counties
Heavily Damaged
WOODWARD, OKLA.
The Texas State Highway De
partment quoted the American
Red Croat today as
tirat ai taut 152 person* were *
killed In the tornado that hit
the Texas-Oklahoma paithaaQft
country.
CANADIAN, Texas MV-At least
119 persons were counted dead to
day in the Texas-OUahoma pan
handle country where a tornado rip
ped through five counties' Wednes
day evening.
At least another thousand per
sons were believed to be Injured.
Rescue workers searching rubble of
wrecked houses said they believe'
the toll would be much higher.
Hardest »
hit was Woodward, 0*3*
where 72 persons were known dead.
Jewell L. Wilson, night supervisor
at the Woodward Memorial
said the number of Injured might
run as high as 800 there.
A third of Woodward, a city of
6,500 population In the heart of the
Oklahoma cattle country, was flat
tened by the tornado. Tire broke
out after the tornado passed.
Fire departments from neighbor
ing towns, helped by a torrential
rain that began falling altar the
tornado, brought the blaze
control.
Medical corpsmen from Tinker
Field near Oklahoma City aaftited
In treating injured. Other military
units from Tinker Field aided ta
relief work.
Twenty persons were esfmated to
have died at Olazier, a village of
200. Forty persons^ injured there
were treated at Canadian. Only on*
building was left standing at Ola
zler.
Another 20 persons died at Hlg
* ina - At least 190 were ,n l ured -
Higgins, a town or about 750, was
leveled except' for the telephone ex
chante, bank and school building,
all brick. Two blocks of the busi
ness district were destroyed by fire,
which was brought under control
early todfty
Rubb]e jn the gtrM(|| blocked
tuftl , y ^ tra „ lc Qnly anlbulAncn
were permitted to travel. The state
spnt a bulldoM , r * cIear the Btroeta
and . wrecker . trucks . . to . . haul . out
wrecked ...... automobiles.
A five-room house was set down
in the middle of a highway leading to
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Legion Will Meet
Tonight To Discuss:
Buying Elks Club
Member* of the American Legion
will meet tonight at 7:30 at ‘the
Chamber of Commerce to discus*
whether or not the post, should Join
with the Veterans of Foreign War*
! and purchase the present Elk* Club
a* * veterans clubhouse,
The VFW post already has gone
on record as favoring the pure
The two veterans’ orgartf^ tions
h »vc a $28,000 fund with which to
finance the building or purchase of
a clubhouse. The Elks Club ha*
purchased the Rainbow C'.ub *nd
will move from present quarter*.
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Barfield Named On
kjq r tU Cienr lin Tpntri
j Kenneth Barfield, outstanding Uic
V'« 'n the Kmlding Hlvh 1946 foot
bull team, has been selected to play
on the North Oeorgla team which
will meet the South Oeorgla team
ln a game at the coaches’ clinic in
AMa’'ta this summer. The players
for the team were selected from ail
htgh *chools. including those In
classes A, B and C. „