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GRIFFIN FIRST
Invest 'four Money, Your Talent, Your
Time, Your Influence In Griffin
Member Of The Associated Press
Local Merchants
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E By VEN Quimby GOOD, I Melton N G
Griffin is host tc the annual
council of the Episcopal Dio
cese of Atlanta and its Wo
man's Auxiliary. More than
400 church leaders are in at
tendance.
It’s alawys a pleasure for
,
Griffin to have conventions
meet here—an J an especial
pleasure when the delegates ip
attendance are of the high
type of those now here.
The Episcopal Church, moth
er of many Protestant rhurches,
Is beloved and respected by all.
It plays an important part in
the religious life of the world
and its power for good is tre
mendous;^——
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Last nit ht Good Evening
happened to be at several dif
, ferent places where delegates
and priests of the council were
present. He was struck with the
fact” that all weie smiling, and
all were in good- spirits.’* The ::
Episcopal church'is a "happy
church.”
And all chuiches and all
church people should be happy.
For religion should be a happy
experience. The day for long
faced religion is pest, if there
ever was a place for !t
If one is a follower of Jesus
Christ—one has every reason to
be happy. If one believes in
God there is no room for pessi
mism in his make up.
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Speaking of churches and es
pecially of the Episcopal
church, Good Evening is re
minded of sometninq he saw a
few weeks ago while attending
a baseball game in Americus.
There on the rig.htfield fence,
among other advertisements,
was one that read--"Cburch at
tending families—a r e happy
families. You will be welcomed
at Cavalry Episcopal Church".
That Is the first church sign
we've ever seen at a baseball
park. It r.ppealed to us. It
showed that at least , ne church
was wideawake to the possibill
ties ,, of advertising.
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Today the first installment of
“The Griffin Story" Is publish
ed. This campaign ir a high
type one to acquaint Griffin
people as well as others in this
trade area of the advantage of
making Griffin their shopping
center.
There is no city in Georgia „ ,
prepared whose merrhjrfriis clre to: nre better
to customers.
And there are many arlvan
ages to shopping in Griffin
stores.
The campaign will be con
tinned through December and
some 80 merchants, all mem
bers of the Chamber of Com
merce, are taking part in it.
Not only are The Oriffln
News and Radio Station WKEU
being used to publicist the cam
paiRn hut weekly newspaper* in
neighboring counties are also
being used. It’s a widespread
campaign thnt shodW result In
creating a lot of good will for
our city.
The Weather • * •
FORECAST FOR GEOR
GIA:—Fair weather tonight
and Thursday; little tempera
ture change.
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Griffin Will Be
Publicized Widely
By Griffin Story
Joining hands in a cooperative
effort, more than eighty business
firms here today are beginning a
program to publicize Griffin. Tire
campaign to be known as "The
Griffin Story" will acquaint every
one with the important part ‘Grif
fin plays in the economic and com
mercial life of this area, as a na
tural hub of this territory.
Working as the Greater Griffin
Trade Committee, those firms have
pledged an honest, intelligent and
fair interpretation of all business
’thics in their presentation of "The
Griffin Story." The campaign will
not be a high pressure sales event
but will be a high tvpe campaign
hat will interest all. .<■•
In addition to telling “The Grif
fin Story" locally, the merchants
are telling it in neigl: oring coun
ies through the medium of county
newspapers. They are advising the
reople who live in otliev communi
•ies that they should first of ail
rade with their local merchants
wherever and whenever possible,
then if their needs cannot be met.
the Griffin merchants invite them,
to come to Griffin and visit the
large variety of stores here.
Tpday's' installment of "The Grif
fin Story” calls attention to the
fact that all lines of nationally ad
ertised merchandise, usually found
ml.v in the larger cities, are avail
ible today in Griffin.
A new chapter of The Griffin
story" will be published each month
by the Greater Griffin Trade Com
mittee which is part o? the Cham
ber of Commerce.
In addition to the publicity cam
paign planned hy the merchants,
several feature et>eu r -. are being
banned for each month that will
add Interest to the entire campaign.
Today, The Griffin Daily News,
in cooperation with ar.d as a sup
porting member of the Greater
Griffin Trade Committee^ comes to
its more than 5,900 subscribers lar
ger than ever so tha many mer
•hants can tell then story as well
as join in telling "The Griffin
Story.”
United Jewish ,
Appeal Nets $3,000
Werner Widmann and Sam Saul
co-chairmen , i of United Jewish Ap- .
neal, announced today that the
campaign in Spalding County has
been completed md $?,000 raised
here.
They sald they to thank
a „ who llelped malCL . the ram p 9 ic , n
a success .
Monev raised , . . by ,, the campaign Is
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used to provide .supplementary food i
anti asf bstance to ,.’50,POO Jews in j
Germany, Austria, ttulv and Cy
prus, to 1 ^-ovlde rti.cf and rehabi- ,
ntation to more then half of 830,
000 Jews in Eastern Europe; to aid I
In the emigration if the large num
bers of Jews who will be admitted
to Palestine and other countries.
,
i None of the fund.- w!l be used In
i the war in Palestine, 'hey said.
Concord-Molena
Wins At District Meet
I
! Gonrord-Molena High school
scored 32 points In the State Llter
n-y Meet held recently 1 i Macon
! to take second plare honors in the
Class C schools.
Concord-Molena took first place
n the one-act play, second place
In home economics, third In debate
and third In girls solo. Every con
testant entered by the school plac
ed third or better.
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A FEW, THOUSAND SILKWORMS and some mulberry trees in his
backyard, and James B. I.eong of Los Angeles is in the silk businesf.
The bathing suit, modeled by Bunny Spencer, was made from Leong%
backyard silk. The Chinese-Ameritan Shows Miss Spencer a hank
of his prized product. (NEA Photo.1
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"Jesus comes into the world of
1948 and preaches the Gospel -of
led just as he did in Jerusalem
nearly 2,009 years ago," the Right
Reverend John Moore Walker, bi
of the diocese of Atlanta, told
the annual council of the Episcopal
Church here Tuesday night.
Tlie council of the diocese and the
Auxiliary are holding their
annual meeting at St. George’s
Church. More than 400
leaders are in attendance,
Bishop Walker in his sermon di
vided the elements of the Gospel
into three parts: The—Gospel of
judgement of Christ, based on right
and truth: tlie Gospel
of Hope: and the Gospel of Faith
in God. He stressed the need for
these types of the Gospel,. “In the
confused, disordered and violent
Griffin ★★★★★★★★★★★★****
High School Names Student Speakers
As Graduation Plans Take School
Bv HOWARD WALLACE
Griffin High Correspondent
There are so many activities go- |
ing full sliced at Griffin High that j
they are getting too numerous to]
mention. And tlie pace they require ] ■
is being found by mam, to be a lit - |
tie too much to keep up with am;
still pass, which is. after all. the
purpose of going to school.
For instance, Beta Club members
nRending their ninth annual Geor
Rla convention averaged four and a
half hours cf sleep during the two
riav stay at the Ansley Kotel In At
lanta. Besides the tmuiv meetings
the Griffin delegate; attended, cli
maxed by the Beta Ball Saturday
night, several of them I bought they
had to buy out every tore in the
Atlanta area and sec ■ every good
movie in town
A similar convention looms In
right for many H.«h Light staff
members this vV-mc-'d, Friday,
21 st annual CcoiTla Scholastic
Press Association hold: Its meeting
at the Henry Grady School of
Journalism. Athens, sponsored by
lhe university’s chap*"? of Sigma
Dclta Chj Atheas, honorary jour
nallstic society. Fnmnus speakers
on the program include Griffin’s
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Griffin, Ga., Wednesday, May 5, 1948.
world."
The convention opened Tuesday
afternoon with meetings of various
committees. The opening service of
the council was -held at 8 p. M
with evening prayer and sermon by
the bishop. A reception for officers
and delegates to the council and
auxiliary was held at the Parish
House ' immediately after the open
ing service.
Among other distinguished visit
ors to the council was the Reverend
John Turner, rector. Church of the
Advent. Birmingham. Ala., who ad
dressed the council on the subject
of "Work of the Church in the
Province.”
Today the council and Auxiliary
began the day with celebration of
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own John E.‘ Drewrv, dean of the
school.
Otherwise, graduation plans hold
the spotlight by Griff'n High stu
dents, Commencement speaker
have been chosen and work begun
on their speeches. Finiev McLaurin
will speak on "Our Priceless Heri
tage", Angeline Haisten. "Principle:;
of Democracy," Dutch rilndc "Edu
< afion builds for Freedom.” Eme
h*ie Scales, "For Mankind's' We!
fare," and Howard Wallace, "De
moerary in the Atrlrrdt Aye.”
Other seniors arc hard at work on
lhe class night program under the
supervision of Marie Slade:
juniors are busily mat; m* elaborate
plans Uft tlie Junior-Se:.ior Prom
to be held Friday, Mir. 14
AT RANDOM Ore* t fallen look
■ of Griffin High representatives in
tlie state literary miM't. oh, well, a
day nut of school Is i day out of
school. . . Seniors exchanging
cards. . . . Group of s'udents beat
Ing the heat at the Experiment Sta
; tion pond. . . . Eugene Miller waving
Confederate flag on Memorial
... Hopeful future cheerleaders
earnestly practicing for tryouts.
Seniors enjoying hfel! holiday
three-hour long achievement test.
Democrats In Alabama
On Civil Rights Issue
This Man Takes |
Fire In Stride
LEE, Mass. —IP— R. L. Spof
ford, a Springfie rl furniture
dealer, was calm when fire
started in his loaded—truek—as-
he drove through I ee. He in
quired the way to the fire sta
tion, drove there, and causally
smoked a cigarette hi the cab
of the 'truck while firemen put
out the blaze. Damage was $700.
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This Clears Case Up,
Sheriff Potts Says
in Newnan Mystery
NEWNAN, Ga.—<7P|- Sheriff A.
L. Potts commented, “this about
cleans the case up" after telling of
findings in a deep well in Meri
wether County which he said once
held the body • of Wilson- Turner,
hi the well along with Tuts**of
brain and pieces of bone and skin,
PoUs sai<1 was an unniailed Ietter
Turner wrote to a relative. Potts
said the letter was written while
Tprner was held in the Greenville
jail on cattle theft charges.
The letter asked for assistance in
raising defense money.
Later Turner was released from
jail for lack of evidence.
Potts said the well held Turner's
body "maybe for a couple of days"
after he was slain and before the
body was removed and burned.
A stone weighing about 50 pounds
had been shoved into the well ion
top of the 26-year-old sharecropp
er's body, the sheriff added.
John Wallace, Melwether Coun
ty dairyman, Herring Sivell, Tom
Strickland and Henry Mobley of
Chipley are charged with murder
ing Turner, Potts said. /
Turner's partially cremated body
was found MondAy in a shallow pit
after a lengthy search. At the time
Potts declared that identification
of Turner's remains was "positive,V
Meanwhile, Dr. Herman D. Jones,
chief of Fulton County’s crime lab
oratory, is examining evidence col
lected in the search through the
swampy area near Chipley.
Mr. J. W. King Dies
In Savannah Hospital
Mr J W. King, Or’ffin. died this
morning at the Ctn'-al of Georgia
Hospital in Savannah
Mr Kill" had been a resident of
Griffin for many win and was an
engineer for the Cent-al of Georgia
Funefal arrangement.': will be an
nminced bv Pittman'? Kuneral
Home.
— LOCAL WEATHER —
A , ' 11111110 T«bi: 71
Minimum Todj v: 5fi
> Maximum Tuesday : 78
Minimum Tti'-sday : S3
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Barbs . .
; The Oi'lv Hire thl '17 "ooitt a flood
Is t’kit it make y,ii to,-) g’art
j you contributed to ti'o Rod Cross.
j Its still advisable to stark un
waste paper but not In
grounds,
Fifteen stitches were taken In the
*ealp of a careless auto driver. Thnt
should fix him up sc he can use
his head.
Another Candidate
May Get State's
11 Electoral Votes
BIRMINGHAM —(.TV Alabama
today apparently made
certain that President Truman can
not get this state's 11 electoral
votes for another term.
Whether any other regular De
mocratic nominee v on'.d get those
votes was a moot question.
Presidential electors pledged a
gainst -Truman because of his civil
rights program were leading on in
complete returns from TuesdayV
party primary.
They have the right, under a
state Supreme Court ruling, to vote
for any man of their c hoice. They
have announced 'hey will not vote
JACKSON, Miss., m —
Governors of three states and
delegations from eight others
are expected to be,on hand here
May 10 at the conference of
States* Rights Democrats.—
Gov. Fielding L. Wright said '
Tuesday reservations have been
made for Gov. J. Strom Thur
mond of South Carolina, Gov.
Ben Lane.v of Arkansas and
Gov. Jim Folsom of Alabama.
Thurmond is to make the key
note address at the conference.
for any Democrat who supports the
civil rights measures, which would
change this section's racial laws.
Alabama has given its eleci fa!
votes to every Democratic iminee
since 1872.
Tlie outcome of grCdher move to
take Alabama from Uie regular De
mocratic ranks—tins one in the de
legatidnlTo the party convention at
Philadelphia—si ill w a s inconclu
rive.
In this race, a slate of delegates
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Trip To Macon Highlights Spalding Events
As More Pre-Graduation Fun Is Planned
By MARY JIM WILLIAMS ]
Spalding High Correspondent
It always has been funny that,
unpleasant things usually go with j ,
the things that are much fun.
But it seems that thi< happens,
Last Friday tlie seniors of Spald
ing High school enjoyed a trip to
Macon The group (| a veiled on city
buses and left oari, Friday morn
ing During the dpv the stydents
were shown the si"I.' of Mac' i
which included Merer University,
Wrrieyan College. t lie Indian
j mounds and in the afiernoon sev
eral of the students were enter
] tallied at the flower sri nv In Macon
At lunch Ike group :i.>d barbecue
Mis. F., A Nealy i"d Velma Jones
attended the state f i'erarv Meet at
Mercer Friday. Velina was the win
ner of the shorthand ,n tlie dj-fi’t
meet and won fir* i. me in Ih”
state meet Friday
Of course' when t!lo>e student*
I returned t)iev thought of to ts,
! which will be held v i'hm the next
frvv weeks. After i. mooli fun on
'Friday, Saturday br-ught work for
j 100 seniors. But caps and gowns
j v 111 bring even mnr, fun than the
trips.
This Friday brings Kid Day and
: short dresses with curls and. of
, course, sandwiches and plenty
frlcd chicken. The seniors will go to
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Invest Your Money, Your Talent, Your
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Griffin Gets First -
Rainfall In 21 Days;
Dog N'SS
lightening Kills
E\ry Crops Are Aided By I
Over Half Inch Of Rain
Here Tuesday Afternoon j
Griffin and Spalding county’s
.o.ig dry-weather spell—21 days-—!
A'as broken Tuesday by general
,-ains over the county. Approxl-1
nntely .62 inches of rain fell here
'arly Tuesday afternoon. j
Tlie rain, which agricultural men
;ay was the best thing to happen
here in a long time, was accom
•mnied by high winds and lighten
mg.
The rainfall Tuesday was the
irst rain to be recorded here since
April 10. Gardens, lawns and crop*
were beginning to tell the effect*
jf the dry weather.
Slight damage was reported here
by the Olty Light and Water De
partment. It reported one trana
former in East Griffin wars blown
out by the electrical display of the
storm and It was reported that a
bird dog belonging to Jim Pritchett
was killed by the lightening in East
Griffin.
Agricultural men here agree that
the rain will go a long way toward
helping the crops in this section, '
They believe that enough rata fell
to bring the cotton out' of the
ground Very little rata has fallen
since the spring crops were planted.
One official thinks more rata i»
needed ‘d.. He .".aid some cotton may
have itILlje replanted because of
■he dry weather but this would not
,e certain for several days.
No crops have been seriously in
urrd by the drought, according to
he countv agent's office. Not much
■ffect will be noticed in the grain
m;>s. they stated.
Pre-School Children
Will Be Examined
The Griffin-Spalding County
Health Department will begin a
nre-school physical check of child
ren entering school next fall Thurs
lay morning, Dr T. O. Vinson, di
rector of thp department, stated
odaV.
Checks will be made of children
ntertng Third Ward school start
ing at 9:30 A. M. Thursday ah4 in
'he afternoon at 1:30 children en
'ering North Side will be checked.
Friday morning at 9:30 pre-sfhOol
htldren at West Griffin will be
becked.
Dr. Vinson explained that the
checks arc made now so that any
ohysical defects can be corrected
>rior to entering school in the
fall.
Along with the complete physical
examination given each child, the
required .immunization shots also
will Bimi All parents with
■hi n entering school were urged
to take their children to the schools
for examinations Birth certificates
should be taken.
Children eligible to #nter school
(his fan under present regulations
must be fi wars old on or before
November 30
• Briefs . . .
WASHINGTON A nernment
attorney's contention :h President
Tritman still has i seize the
strike-threatened i'i.i tails brought
i union retort today such n
step would not bur i, wa’kout.
WASHINGTON - A swift test
’taped up ip Coogve' s today over
’he idea of putting T 'vsiuen in jail
ol-lptlp" confidential informa
tion "leaked" to them i-nm House
or Senate committee;
JACKPONYTI 1 F F : a.
voting Work! War If vet era ns—Dan
MoCartv and Fit i l-r Warren—
made their marks In politics before
the war will face each other in a
runoff for governor of Florida.
BIRMINGHAM Ala. — Thei con
viction of Sen. Ole’i Taylor <D
Idaho) for disorderly conduct Tues
day night was neaded lor higher
courts todav as a tpst, of the state's
< racial segregation taws.
Newlyweds Display
Love In The Rain
MEMPHIS, Tenn. --ah— Mrs.
Lee Preeott says the umbrella
gave the newlywed? away. Her
new neighbor was banging
laundry In the rain.
"But,” says Mrs. Preeott, "the
new husband was walking be
hind his bride holding,an um
brella over her head." j
'Speed The Light'
Minister Flying
Here For Meeting
The - Rev. E. L. Mason, returned
missionary from Liberia, will arrive
in Griffin this afternoon by air-1
plane - to conduct a “Speed the
Light" service at tne Assembly of
God Church at ,Exp> rtment. The.
meeting will be held at. 7 45 P. M.
"Speed the' Light" b a proje-*
■sponsored by the young people of
the Assembly of God to buy ai >'
planes, jeeps, station wagons,/nm
torcycles and other vehicles to e
used by missionaries/ln various
fields.
Rev. Mr. Mason wlU fly to Grif
fin from Augusta where lie held a
meeting Tuesday night. He will be
aa npanied by the Rev. and Mrs.
W. Hurston, presidents of the
Young People’s organization in
Georgia. The visitors will be greet
ed at the airport #hcn they arrivr
at 5 P. M. by a delegation from tin
Experiment church,
Rev. Mr. Mason was the fi
missionary to use an airplane ii
Africa for his wor<. In addition to
“speeding the light" through Af
rica he was called on to make emrr
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Indian Springs for the'r picnic Then
May 14 bring:, the Juntor-8ent<
banquet and ruffles, ruffles, ruffle
CHATTER CHATTER Ove> ■
heard from seniors - "Oh, aren't w
going to have fun toi toe next thr<
Fridays but oh thr.se tests D
vou think T can pass? How I drear
that government t'e t But wha:
tun it will be to get a dinloma "
What kind of evenii’ r dress do vof
hav,e for ttie banquet'* If pink with
little tiny ruffles ami it's a new
style Amt fni go 1 1 j 7 to have nr:
orchid My mother won't buy that
dress T wanted and 't only, cost
$75.00. . . "Have vte: learned you;
speech for gradual or'* Did you
know it wa, only tla:week: tintl
the day' of day..?" . . "Girls! Half
von seen tho.c shirts (lit boys who
are taking home. are making?
vyiien, they are firii bed practically
all shirt faetorie: w:K"ff»rmit of bu
siness. Wonder if tliev'vn gotten
good enough to make romr “tuck*,''
to wear at the banquet" t Well,
the e conve’siiUon, really are heard
these days. Let us hope lhat the
government test (arc! nil othersi
Will come out alright, that mama
will cyme around alright and get
that, evening dress completed In
time and that diplomas get safely
into the hands of ill 5’paldlng sr
nlors.
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