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invest Your Money,
Your Talent, Your Time,
Your Influence In Griffin
Member Of The Associated Press
E VENIN GOOD
By Quimby Melton
Ralph McGill In his interest
ing column in The Atlanta Con
stitution calls attention to some
figures that show the possibili
ties that face the South.
Wrote McGill:
"The South is potentially
rich. In this region are one
third of the mineral riches of
the United States, one-fifth of
the bituminous coal, two-thirds
,
of the oil, two-thirds of the na
tural gas, one-half of the mar
ble, 97 percent of the phos
phates, 99 percent of the sul
phur, 40 percent of the forests,
100 percent of the turpentine
and resin, and so much ore and
salt that the amount is esti
mated not in tons but in cubic
miles.
“In addition, the South has 50
percent of the nation’s farms on
which is produced 90 percent of
the cotton, 100 percent of the
cane sugar, 87 percent of the
rice, 100 percent of the peanuts,
30 percent of the soybeans, GO
percent of the tobacco, 48 per
cent of the citrus friuts, and
and 94 percent of the sweet po
tatoes. 1
Then McGill comments: For
all its wealth, the South still ’
has the lowest per capita in
come of any section of the na
tion—less than $1,000 annually.”
Tuesday night, Governor M.
E. Thompson, speaking in Grif
fin to some 500 veterans, talked
along the same lines. And, he
told how Georgia was making
improvement in her conditions.
He said a few years ago the
average annual income of Geor
gians was less than $300: then
It rose to $500: and now is be
tween $600 and $700. This aver
age annual income can be in
creased, Thompson said, by edu
cation, by developing the na
tural resources of the state, and
by cooperation between groups
and communities.
Thompson .
told how a few
ars ago a pure bred bull was
a novelty in Georgia—but today
there are many such bulls in
nearly every county.
He told how school houses a
few years ago were "shacks”
with teachers drawing as low as
$40.00 a month. Now, he says,
there are modern school build
ings and teachers are much bet
ter paid.
He told how new industries
were being organized and suc
cessfully operated.
He told how bank deposists
had increased and said the most
pleasing thing about Georgia’s
development is that while
Georgia welcomes out-of-state
capital to finance industry,
still today Georgia capital is
able to finance many of her own
new industries."
The Governor predicted that
with Georgians working to
gether to develop our state the
time is not so far off when
Georgia will rank in wealth with
the best in the nation.
Watch Georgia grow.
P. J. Donehoo Ships
First Elbertas
From This Territory
P. J. Donehoo, Williamson peach
grower, shipped the first car of
true Elbertas form this area Tues
day afternoon. The car was
over the Southern Railway to Cin
cinnati, Ohio.
A check of the two railroads here
shows that peach shipments
slightly behind those of last
To date the Southern has
a total of 31 cars and the
of Georgia 16.
The Weather
FORECAST FOR GEOR
GIA:—Clear, a little warmer
north portion tonight; Friday,
ro-Ov rl.iudy, little change In
temperatures with a few after
noon showers extreme south
portion,
— LOCAL WEATHER*—
Minimum Thursday: 80
Minimum Thursday: 63
Maximum Wednesday: 84
Minimum Wednesday: 61
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JANUARY IN JULY—Just to prove to the boys in the office that it really happened, Edward T. Meyer
Cleveland makes a snowball from one of the drifts of softened hail near his home Wednesday. The hail
fell during intermittent thundershowers Tuesday afternoon, when the mercury dropped to 34 degrees.
Other reports indicated that the rest of the country also was suffering unseasonably cool weather— NEA
Telephoto.
2 Murder Retrial
Hearings Slated
For Saturday Here
Hearings on the motions of S. V.
Price and Mrs. Maud Meadows ask
ing for new trials are scheduled to
be held at the Court House Satur
day before Superior Court Judge
Chester A. Byars.
Judge Byars who is holding Court
in Henry County this week for
Judge Ogden Persons, could not be
reached for confirmation of the
hearings.
Price, who was found guilty of in
voluntary manslaughter in the June
term of the Superior Court, was
sentenced to two years. He im
mediately asked for a new trial.
Price was charged with the murder
j of H. G. Morris. Henry County far-
1 mer, by the state.
I
, Mrs. Meadows w was found guilty
j 0 f the murder of Joel P,. Huff at the
, June session of court and upon the
J recommendation of mercy by the
| jury was sentenced to life imprison
i ment. Her attorneys also entered a
motion for a new trial. Both Price
and Mrs. Mcadows are free on
bonds
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To Be Buried Here
Jfi wards, 63, former
n r u 6 * h ° d ,‘ ed ln an Atlanta
, (lS o ^ ednesday, will
. a l H ° emetery here be at burled 3:30
hi i s a ft ernoon.
Funerai services were to be con
ducted ln Atlanta at Awtry and
Lowndes Funeral!Home's Chapel
2 o’clock this afternoon. Haisten
Brothers has charge of Griffin ar
rangements.
i Like Alger Success Story
From Pecan Grove, To Barn, To Residence,
Now Calvary Baptists Plan Church Building
Members of the Calvary Baptist
Church are planning on erecting a
ehurcli building on the corner
Morris and Chappell streets with
actual construction to begin
1. J. C. Ellis, chairman of the
nance committee, announced to
| da y
At present the church Is holding
j services each Sunday In a residence
next door to the site for the new
building. The Rev. Worth Huekaby
' s full-time pastor of the church,
i The church is to cost
$12,000 and the finance committee
is now raising the money.
of the church have pledged $2,-
592.32 and $1673.87 already lias
been paid ln, Persons wanting
help build the new church may
send contributions either to
man Ellis or to Clifford Grubbs,
building fund treasurer. It Is hop
ed to raise the entire $12,000 ln
few weeks' campaign.
The history of Calvary
Church reads like a Horatio
I '.ucccss story. For this church
started ln September of 1944
’ I" members and services were
• Briefs ...
ATLANTA — Dr. Harry L Brown
has been appointed vice-chancellor
in charge of the agricultural pro
gram of the University System of
Georgia.
ATLANTA — Detective Lieut. E.
L. Sikes today swore out a murder
warrant against Glenn Robinson,
charging him with the slaying
of Mrs. Jeanette Reyman.
Veterans To Dedicate
Clubhouse Sunday
Members of the American Legion
and Veterans of Foreign Wars will
dedicate their new Veterans Me
| morial Clubhouse Sunday after
noon. The department (Georgia)
| commanders of both veterans orga
nlzations have been invited to take
part in the ceremony which is sche
duled for 3:30. Dr. W. E. Burdine
is department commander of the
Legion and Charles F. Pope of the
VFW.
Spalding High’s band will furnish
music for the ceremony and Quimby
Melton, Sr„ a member of both or
ganizatlons, will be master of cere
monies. The public is invited to at
tend.
The new clubhouse Is located on
West Poplar street In the building
formerly occupied by the Elks Club,
The clubhouse has been completely
remodelled and refurnished and is
me of the finest veterans club
houses in the state. j
The program includes snon talks i
by the two department commanders
wh0 wln ** introduced by Bill Pat
tereon, local post commander of the
Legion. and Russell Looney, post
commander of the VFW.
Other state officers of the veter
ans organizations will be intro
duced by John Goddard state jun
ior vice-commander of the VFW.
in the open air ln a pecan grove
Then when the weather got bad
the services were held In an old
barn owned by J, C Ellis.
The church grew rapidly. During
the first year 27 new members were
received on profession of faith The
next year there were three such
j new members and alreday this year
j 16 have been converted and have
been baptised. The church now has
99 active membrs.
j tlst After the first year Calvary Bap- resi"
Church bought a six-room
dence on Chappell street and serv
ices have been held there since
then. When the new church build- I
ing has been erected the re,M» nr
fee used for Sunday School
> classes. J. C. Ellis Is superintendent
the Sunday School and there are
103 enrolled. Average attendance is
65.
I 1 Calvary Baptist Church serves a
section of the city where there are
no other churches. Chairman Ellis
points out. It's steady growth, he
says, Is evidence that there IS a
need for the church ln the com
j i munity it serves.
GRIFFIN, GA,, THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1947
6th District Masonic t
Convention To Meel
Next Year In Griffin
The Sixth District Masonje
Grand Lodge will hold It 2 K_JM 8
convention in Griffin with Meri
dlan Sun Lodge and Griffin Lodge
413 as joint hostess.
Griffin was selected for the con
vention city at the meeting in Ma
con Wednesday. The annual con
vention is held on the fourth Wed
nesday of each July.
L. C. Woodall,/past master of
Meridian Sun Lodge of this city,
was elevated to district iu«L
ter.
Another Griffin Mason, O. B.
Turner, past master of Griffin
Lodge 413, was appointed senior
deacon for the district organiza
tion.
P. Y. Luther was reelected sec
retary-treasurer.
More than 25 Griffin Masons at
tended the convention at Macon.
Hawkes Library Will
Close For Repairs
Beginning On Monday
Hawkes Library wil close Monday
.for approximately two weeks. Mrs.
Logan Wallace, librarian, an
nounced today.
The library is being repaired ard
Improved and work to floors will
prevent the library being open, she
said. Announcement will be made
later as to when the library will
open again.
WAC Invades Local
Legion Post; 1st
Feminine Member
The Bamett-Harris Post of the
American Legion now has its first
and only feminine member, a veter
an of the recent war—Katherine
Walker.
Miss Walker, who Joined the local
post recently, served 28 months In
the Woman's Army Corps, an army
organlzatlon that gained fame dur
* ng the war for the amoun ' of work
11 performed -
The ex-WAC served in army he*
pltals ln Memphis, Tenn., and
charIpRton - C- “nd eventually ln
WA< ^ headquarters ' n Washington,
1)61118 stationed at Fort Myer and
Fort Belvo,r -
She served ttt the Kennedy Gen
eral Hos P'tal In Memphis and at
Starke General Hospital ln Charlea
t<m Mlss Walker enlisted at Fort
° glethorpe ’ Ga - and held the rank
^ ^ 01 her discharge,
She ** the daughter ot Mr and Mrs.
-
PaUl H ' Walker> 228 East College
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BILL THOMAS ^YFAR RFFNI I ^ SIX 5
1 IN NAVY FOR rUK J YtAKb
| Bill Thomas, Griffin has left
for Charleston, 8. C., to enlist ln
1 the Navy for three This
years. is
. his second three-year enlistment.
I S yeI?-nid ~ ~
Brown. t lal for his Negro^^on
r life today In a Carrol
Count V courtroom Jammed with
spectatois snu grlui-i&ctai
troopers standing guard.
U. S.-RUSXIAN SPLIT
THREATENING U.N.;
WILL RUSSIA VETO!
America, Soviet 1
Split Over Peace
Treaty For Japan
The Fight For Peace
By THE GRIFFIN DAILY NEWS
From Leased Wire Reports
" Certain United Nations delegates
expressed belief today that the fu
ture of the world organization
might hinge on the outcome of the
showdown fight between the Unit
ed States and Russia over the Bal
kans.
As that uncomfortable view was
taken, a new split between the
two nations threatened to destroy
the little unity that is left among
the big powers. The new split
was over drafting a Japanese peace
treaty. It may delay indefinitely
dimmed, if not actually killing off,
Japan.
Up until this week there had
been considerable hope in Washing
ton that the two nations would be
able to devise some means for fash
ioning the Japanese treaty which
j would eliminate many of the fric
tions that have beset peace mak
ing Tn Europe.
But Wednesday Russia rejected
American proposals and greatly
dimmed, If not actually killing off,
these hopes.
Some officials said the major
question now facing the American
and other governments interested
in early progress on the Par East
peace settlement is whether they
should go ahead with a "separate
peace’’—that is, a treaty without
Russia.
Meantime United Nations sources
said that if Russia vetos another
JJ. S. proposal to set up an Inter
national watch over the Balkan
borders, Britain, the U. S. and oth
er countries might feel forced to
take action outside the U. N.
Although British and American
officials were reluctant to discuss
such drastic action, it was learned
that the idea of establishing a
border commission outside the U. N.
was being considered.
The Security Council scheduled
two meetings today on the Balkan
problem, but it appeared that a
vote on the U. S, plan would not i
be reached before next week.
Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister
Andrei Gromyko at times has in
dicated that he would veto the
plan. At other times he has indi
cated that, he might abstain from
voting and thus permit establish
ment of the Balkan commission.
Mr. A. (. Mobley To
Be Buried On Friday
Mr. Artimus C. Mobley, 67, died
at his home in Concord Wednes
day afternoon at 5 o'clock.
Funeral services will be held at
his home at 10 o’clock Friday
morning with the Rev. C. B. Drake
and the Rev. Wilson Walker ofti
dating. Burial will be in Old, He
bron cemetery with Haisten Broth
ers in charge J,' arrangements,
Mr. Mobley was born in Walton
County but had lived in Concord
and Pike County for 4i years. He
had been in poor health for sever
al years, had suffered a heart at
tack in February and had been
confiend to his home since then.
Pallbearers will be Roger Mul
lory, J. W. Wesley, Joe Ross. Pres
ton Yeager, Ed Beckham and H. D.
Storey.
Survivors Include his wife, Mrs.
Loula Madden Mobley of Concord;
two brothers, Isom Mobley and
Kerman Mobley, both of Jefferson,
a sister, Mrs. Joe Ellington of Ox
ford. I
Mr. Motley w \ a member of the
Concord Methodist Church. He was
retired merchant. ,
a
• Barbs . . .
BY nAI, COCHRAN
Authorities disagree as to why
men have to sleep. Maybe it's Just
i to get away from authorities who
disagree.
Conceit is a form of ill health,
says a scientist. The guy who pats
Mmself on the back may Just be a
victim of lumbago.
U.S. To Go Ahead With
A-Bomb Developments 1 **s*b
More Tests Planned *¥f;
Indonesian Claim
I. Hans lamed Bad.
Strong Dutch Threat
BATAVIA W )—Indonesian TP
publicans declared today they had
turned back a strong Dutch threat
against their capital of Jogjakarta
and stemmed a determined Dutch
drive on Malang, republican
stronghold in east central Java.
The Indonesian news agency An
tara reported that on the east-cen
tral front republican troops occupi
ed Modjokerto this afternoon. The
town is about 30 miles southwest. of
the once powerful Dutch naval base
of Soerabaja, The Dutch held an
area around Soerabaja extending
as far as Modjokerto prior to the
outbreak of hostilities Sunday.
The Dutch, denying their drive
on Jogjabarta had been halted,
announced the capture of Cheri
bon, important northwest Java
port and birthplace of the inde
pendence agreement.
Dutcn marines, the comunlque
said, have sheared off a 2,400
square-mfie s egme nt of east Java,
overrunning the Bondowoso area.
richest rice supply area on the is
land.
Antara said Indonesian forces
had whipped behind a Dutch spear
head at Salatiga, north of Jogjakar
ta. and forced the armor-support
ed Dutch to abandon the burning
town and retire 10 miles north to
Toentang.
Premier Amir SJtrifoeddin told
news conference in Jogjakarta that
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Carelessness Causes
First Blaxe Here
In Past Fire Days i
After going five days without a
call, the Fire Department reported
a call Wednesday afternoon to 720
East Wall alley at 1:35 p. m.
The fire, which resulted ln little
damage, was caused by careless
ness, firemen report. The dwelling
is occupied by Annie McDowell.
Negro.
Police reported a total of 10 ar
rests Wednesday and Wednesday
night. Nine of the arrests were for
gambling, police slated. The other
was for speeding. No accident?
were reported ln the city
State Patrol headquarters here
stated no accidents occured in
Spalding County and the Sheriff's
office reported no arrests or acci
dents —
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Griffin Parade
Everybody's In A Jam As Women Resort
To A Retori; It's Csnn'ng Time In Griffin
BY ROBERTA BECK
There’s a lot to be said toi
July—sales and saucers, holidays’
and July flies—but eventually a wo
man resorts to a retort. And a re
tort is a pressure cooker; and a
pressure cooker is canning,
There was a time when the female
sex was delicate frail, enjoyed a
permanent state of poor health and
spent the morn-; * r-.j
putting up seve" is
al dozen cans of
everything. pints Nut^ |
measly or /■
quarts—half gal- jj
Ion and even gal
lons they were, m
shelves groaned L L> m '
under the weight
if Jams, jellies Roberto Beck
preserves mother used to make.
GRIFFIN F1RS
Inveat Your Money,
Your Talent, Your Tins#,
Your Influence In
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notice by the United States today
\ that:
1. It Intend* to conduct more
tests °f atomic weapons in the Pacl
f ' c
2 Top military officers in the
field of neuclear physics now head
a Joint armv-navy agency devoted
to "development of atomic weapons
of all types.”
3. "We-mean to maintain and in
crease the pre-eminence of the
United States in atomic- weapons
until . . . acceptable international
agreements” are reached and con
trol machinery established.
A report of the Atomic Energy
Commission to Congress contained
the terse announcement of future
experiments and the implied
tance of any challenge to a world ;
atemlc armament race.
(Russia and the United
made plain again Wednesday at a
New York session of the United Na
tions’ Atomic Energy Commission
their ^'“metrically opposed views
on the subject of big power veto
rlghts over international atomic
contro1 questions.)
There was immediate speculation
that the test of a third atomic bomb
against warships—this one exploded
'wo or three thousand feet under
water—might be forthcoming
Such a test, scheduled original |
to be held early this year at Bikini,
was postponed indefinitely by order
of President Truman. The post
ponement came as world powers
were preparing last fall for a meet
mg of the United Nations Assembly
end ensuing parleys.
Atom bombardiers want to know,
experiment, what the weapon
w °dld do to a simulated modem
steel-and-concrete city and whether
It would produce a localized but
highly destructive artificial earth
quake if exploded below ground.
Atomic scientists believe they
have produced bombs vastly more I
powerful thirf those used up to
now—but -an't be sure unless some
actual explosion tests are conduct
ed.
Where is the proving ground to be
located? The commission
tlpht-lipped on this, although it is
presumed Congress has been given
some private inkling because of the
probable necessity for legislation
and appropriations.
Pantrtcs runneth over.
Modernize kitchens, simplify me
thods, Invent freezer lexskers and
finally cut prices of commercially
processed food stuffs, but canning
goes on and on.
WHAT'8 .COOKIN — 1.000-odd
cans being turned out daily at the
Spalding County Cannery which
opened this week. . . turnip greens,
beans and jteas, peaches and ber
rles from Mrs. W. F. Hudlriton’a
kitchen. . 50 pints of corn, 30 pints
of green peas, corn relish, ctrfum
ber pickle, 25 pints of blackberry
Jain. 50 molds of blackberry Jelly,
25 pints of squash, 25 pints of beets
as Mrs. Collier Cooper stocks her
shelves . . . peaches. Jellies and ber
! rles for Mr*. D. II. Burk*. water
. .
meltn thine preserves for Mrs. R. C.
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S Me, 59 Hurl In
Cosh Oka Strike:
Nice Restore Or*; sr
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BAN JOSE, Costa Rica —OP) —
National police, reinforced by 2,000
special deputies, appeared today Id
have restored order in San Jose and
other Costa Rican cities following a
series of bitter political clashes and
street fights in which at least five
persons were killed and 59 wounded.
Business and transportation In
this capitatl city, however, rmalnsi
virtually paralyzed by a general
strike called by opposition leaders,
which closed all banks and com*
merclal establishments.
(Reports from neighboring Gua
temala asserted that a state at
open revolt actually existed In Oos
ta Rica, but informed sources in
Panama expressed doubt that there
had been any attempt at an or
ganlzd rebellion. Most of the eas
ualtles, the Panama sources said,
were unarmed student demonstra*
tors who were struck by police gun
fire.)
The strike was denounced by the
Costa Rican cabinet as a "sub
Verslve movement” headed by Otl
Uo mate, newspaper publisher and
leader of the opposition party, who
haa charged th « Bovernment with
restrictive measures In the current,
presidential campaign, in which he
is a candidate.
The cabinet gave a veto of ronfl
deuce to Presiednt Teodoro Picado,
who said he would maintain order
at any cost. v
(It was reported In 1 n, Pana
ma Canal Zone, that t. •sta Rl
can government had In. d mar
tial law, and Pan American Airways
In Balboa said Wednesday that all
its flights in and out of San Jose
had been cancelled.)
the disturbances here began last
Saturday with a street battle be
tween opposing political factions
and mounted ln vlolence gund
when oppositionists hurled ston«’
through windows and fought wltll
police squads called out to disperse
Mr. Joel Fowler
Dies In Atlanta
Funeral services were held Wed
nesday afternoon for Mr. Joel Fow-
41, Atlanta and formerly of
Griffin.
Mr. Fowler died Monday at an
Atlanta hospital. In addition to
,
bis wife and three children, he is
survived by his mother. Mrs. Pearl
R. Fowler. East Point, and a broth
Doris, East Point. Both are
former Grifflnltes Burin I was ln
West View Cemetery.
E. Griffin To Have
Baby Clinic Friday
The East Griffin Well-Baby
ritolc will tc held Friday at 2:00
P- m - lh* East Griffin Nursery
sc b°ol, the Health Department an
nounced today. a,
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FELLOWSHIP CHURCH
CONDUCTS REVIVAL
The Fellowship Presbyterian
^ nurc b Is holding revival servlctt
111 Is week with services at 11 o'clock
ln the morning and 8 o’clock at eve
nlng - Tb e Rev. T. Walker la to
charge of the services that end Bri
day nlg bl
EPISCOPALIANS TO HAVE
COMMUNION ON FRIDAY
Members cf 8t. George's Episcopal
Church wl » celebrate Holy Com
mur, ' lin *be Feast of 8t. JsntO*
the Apostle Friday morning at 10
o'clock.