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SPALDING HIGH S WOLFPACK 18 SCHEDULED to end the IMS football season at
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tonight 8 o’clock cheerleaders wHl be on hand to yell for this year’* gridiron heroes for
the last time. The Vtraity Cheerleader* are pictured above and the
tta right. Varsity Cheerleaders at* left to right, Leonard Woodruff, Janet Battle, Marie Edwards,
Maudle Morris, Tootsie Benton, Annette Dari*, Patsy Joy Ousley, GayneUe
Bee Cheerleaders, left to right, are Janet Blalock. Jacqueline Burks, Jean Hol
Bngswserth, Betty Doris Mitchell Caroiyn Talley. (Photos Mr WABBECK.)
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' Well it looks as though the
authorities were smart in post
poning Spalding High's closing
football game from Friday to
Saturday night. For it poured
down rain Friday and today In
dications are tonight will be
crisp, fair, typical fdotbaU
weather
All Good „_ Evening said „ w Thun
day about turning out
crowd, for the doSti* game of
the season s‘tkh8t good for to
night balding has given us a
lot .of good football and the
boys need toe money to finance
the Mason. So let’s pack and
jam toe stands few the Spald
ing-Galnesville game. . c
Ofiffto’s Junior Chamber of
Commerce has been revived and '
no doubt will become an to
portant factor in the develop
ment of our community. Mem
bershlp 1* restricted to young
men under 35 years of
toe enthusiasm of young men
And enthusiasm Is something
that any and every community
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needs!
c r Evening would suggest
te to all young men. boto grofes
affUlate with the Junior ' X Cham
bqy of Commerce.
There is ncT^^flict between
the Junior Chamber of Com
merce and Senior ChaJxRwtt.j'itf : i
mu omrir ViknH in’
XM „,«nt™unn*
JLrn i„ bou, -ith u»
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ment heads belonging to the
Junior organization and the
older executives and depart
ment heads belonging to toe
senior group
In the days before the ,war
we had an active Junior Cham
ber of Commerce and the nr
ganizatton did much to develop
Griffin and SpalMng County.
Then came the war and most
of the members went oft to
fight and the local organization
was discontinued “tor the dura
tion ”
We believe sincerely , . ^ that two A
active Chambers of Commerce
can mean _ much to our com
munlty in Its campaign to grow
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We welcome the Javcees back
good tuck In their Work.
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Stmday fair snd slightly warm
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KEY WEST, Fla. — Hep. gam
Rayburn, after talking with Mr.
rruman, said today he believes tbs
fruman administration avert
depression. .
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farmers were checking their live
stock tomes. . * v ;
PARI® —- The United States and
Britain today had turned down
French pleas on toe Ruhr. The
isue may cause the 10-week-old
^ e “ 1Ue fovernment to topstie in
^cSrciNNATI — AFL congrrettonal delegate
oday considered new
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<*■ WST •* ■* HCTO ■ lAflll Will f| DC
j" Hebwlrit , , .'V Sunday '
N. Putman of Brooks, who ciieef in j
Italy in 1844. will be conduced thf
Sunday at 2:30 P. M. from ;
graveside at Whitewater Baptist]
near Brtoks. with
itary honors.
8urVlVOrS taClUde ^ fBth !f: W '
X Putman of Brooks: tjo alsters.
Mto Oatolyn Putman and MTs. Ju
' £ 'trL Br^oks. I
p of ' !’
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The Fayette County VFW j
serve as toe horuwary'eacort. Pall
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*■ Mr Wilter J. Reeve* prominent
^ County termer, died at hlr
home pear Zt>bulon pna^y night
after |l ghort tUneB8 .
He was a member of the Zebulon
Church and was ^ ftnd
refired , n pike County He „ wr .
vlved by a son. Dr. Hoyt J. Reeve*
g{ Atlanta '
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Funeral arrangements will be an
nounoetl by Egtaten Brothcrg nrnt ^r. ’
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Staff Convention
Will B# Held
lit Griffin Church *
The Oriffln Christian Church
been selected for the State
vention to b held nexf
toe Rev. Huj Holland, pastor,
toi$ay.
Mrs. Hugh Holland elected
’ ary for thfc 181# convention at
•fate meeting in Macon this
Both the, pastor and his wife
twdM convutUon.
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The Spalding-Gainesville fft
from Friday night due to
weather will be played tonight
Flynt Field at 8 o’clock.
Both coaches got together and a
to postpone the game because
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The Gainesville Red Elephants
have come to Griffin with the in
tention of winning this their last
game. The odds are In their favor
^ ““ thev ar , ntjHl to wJn How .
Raiding’s Intentions are the
game, but th«y don't have toe
vel * ht and experience that fa heW
b? toeir opponents.
JaeWe Roberts, high scoring
halfback, Marvin Free, hard run
nl °« 202 fuIlbaclt ’ * nd
ter Nlvens art **“ Wg guns
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The field wtil be muddy, the ball
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GalnesvIUe alWayp has gotten a
jj 00< j game train Spalding and they
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Griffiaite's Brotherr
To Be Reburied m
Dr. and Mrs. LeRoy Harris of
Griffin planned to leave this after
noon for Savannah to attend
funeral of Mrs. Harris’
Pfc, Leon Lindauer.
Pfc. lindauer, who was killed
itallwi campaign in 1844,
be buried in Savannah Tuesday,
Christinas Clubbers Here
Get Checks For
Check* fqr 837,500 will be paid to
some 1,000 members of the Chrlst
mas Club of the Commercial Bank
apd Trust Company Monday.
The average amount to be paid
will be 837AO. Checks will be mailed
mtiirtla*.
The local bank Is one of tpvt ral
thousand In the nation that are
members of the Christmas Club or
-n if-rm nsH'ms*
headquarters is that 8881 million
will be paid to more than 10 million
Griff Gq., Saturday, Nov. 20, 1948.
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Community Chest
Mckm Urgent Plea
An Ugiint appeal is bring
made to the solicitors of the
Community Chest to make their
reports to the Chamber of
commam office at the earliest
possible time. 1
Leas than 87 percent of the
goal has been reported to-the
office, the records Indicated to
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Mr. W. C. Carr Will
Be Buried Sunday
Funeral services for Mr. William
Clayton Carr, 82, of Vineyard road
who died Friday will be held at
Haisten’s Chapel Sunday afternoon
at 3 o’clock with the Rev. John
Burial will be in _ Oak W11 Hill ceme
tery with Haisten Brothcrs in
charge tea -BSerm for the
8everal *»« and U1
for two weekB ’
Survivors include two daughters,
Mks. Lillie Fernandez of Griffin and
Mrs.* Pearl Dix of Experiment; two
sons, Cecil L Carr of Griffin and
William E. Carr of Atlanta; four
sisters, Mrs. Ida Townsend of Jack
son, Mrs. Maggie Radney of Union,
Mississippi, Mrs. Love Barnes of
Union, Mississippi and „ Miss „
Carr of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and
brother, Jimmy Carr of
Louisiana. Grandsons will serve as
pallbearers.
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Negev Dispute
j PARIS—(ffl—The United
told the United Nations today
the Negev desert area of
Palestine should not be taken
Israel without full consent of
Jews.
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Indiana police found a missing
bey under a sink. He probably was
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A Missouri woman with six di
vorces could almost be pinched tor
Impersonating a movie star.
Long hair i* “popular again with
tots of women. Apparently the hair
dressers aren't asleep .at the switch.
The first thing to]4o for your
sneezes is pull out att inky to keep
other people from** getting them.
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'Funeral setvloes tor James Twy
Rush of Zebulon, ; Who died at the
Head Clinic in Zefculon Friday after
A short illness, wlH be held at the
Zebulon Methodist Church Sunday
at 3 P. M.
The services will be conducted by
the Rev. P. A. Dailey and the Rev.
Homer Bush. Burial will be Ip
Zjrimton cemetery with the Me
Donald Funeral Home of Griffin
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%rivors. itfeflde Als wife, Mrs.
Peddle- Wood' Quah, .and two* brp
tterfevWUltam J. 'BuSh, Bf Wood
bury and D. F. Buto of Mifledge
vllle. i f /•
D D 0 |. D v " Clinic Vi n1 ’ Slated J H *
.A baby clinic will be held in the
nurse’f office at Rushton Mill Mon
day from 3 P. M. to 5 P. M„ the
Health Department announced to
day.
club members.
The total distribution over the
nation is 11 perr,*nt over that of
10*7 and represents an *11 time high
for the years of Christmas Club
operations. 1
Christmas Club, a corporation,
believes that the Increase in saving
shows a definite trend in public
•r» *our-rd individual fnsnei
• ... h— r.-'-i-V) l* the ultimate
financial secruity of toe nation.
A recent cross section
shows that Christmas Ch«
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Prizes To Be Given
FOf Beit ChriStHMS
QiSployS 111 Gflfflll
The Griffin and Spalding Coun
ty Chamber of Commerce is mak
ing plana for an all out celebra
mof the Christmas season,
Prises will be offered few the best
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Christmas displays In the residen
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manager, said today. Out . of town j
■CzC judges will £-: be tfought Into judge
toe *. f s
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tions may compete in contest.
The prelinlyiary judging will be
made on Dec. 38 and 31 with tor
flnal choice bring Hr- made on Wed
nesday, Dae. 23.
There will be three prizes. First
prize will be $25; second, 815 and
third, 810. Bufiu said.
Mr. John \ Spruce
Dies At His Home
Mr. John E. Bpruce, 78, of Patillo,
died suddenly at his home at 3 P.
M. Friday.
He was born and reared ‘n La
mar County and lived there all his
life. He was a retired farmer, a
member of Pleasant Hill Metho
dist Church and a Mason.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed Sunday afternoon at 8:30 at
Rock Springs Methodist Church
I by the Rev. W. M. Black and the
Rev. Gilbert Howard. Burial will
be In the churchyard with Haiaten
Brothers in charge. The body will
lie In state at the church from
2 P. M. Sunday until the funeral.
Survivors Include his wife, Mrs.
Gertrude Harper Spruce of Patillo: *
a daughter, Mrs. A. M. Butler, and
two sons, John Spruce and WUllnm
Sam Spruce, all of Patillo; a sls
; ter, Mrs. Lois Howard of Oralffln;
i brother, Ernest Spruce Of Oriffln
I and three grandchildren.
will be used; 32, percent to go into
permanent saving; eight percent to !
pay insurance premium*; one per
cent to retire debts; 13 percent
meet year end Mils; six percent to
l ay tares; 38 percent to buy Christ
mas presents; and three percent
e speht fof miscellaneous thUngs.
A reportt from national
n»s dub headquarters states
total Christmas Cltfb funds
C.vongiai are $10,650,000. New
teada toe nation with a $ 230 , 000
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Destitute Family
Needs Beds, Cover
A Spalding County family
with an ill baby is in need of
bed* and cover at the earliest
nossible time.
Mrs.Evander 8hapard, county
welfare director, said there Is an
urgent need fora baby bed and
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and a full size single or double j
bed by a family in the county
that Is destitute and unable to
secure one. She suggested (hat
anyone who will donate the
beds and quilts or blankets con
tact the Welfare Office.
The baby Is 111 and needs a
separate bed to sleep in, she
explained.
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At;:!r.lmenl i mmi
Stale Capitol
ATLANTA, (*$ —Franklin Skrine
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administration.
■F . jerrow*
about a miito and 1
O. W. Faesavant aa pur
agent in charge of state
Pasaavant is retiring.
George said Skrine would be a
employe but his salary
not been determined. He wBI
at toe pleasure of toe pur
director.
Talmadge, meanwhile, continued
filling other state positions. He has
named Herbert Hayes of Atlanta,
former president of the State Jun
ior Chamber of Commerce, as
consumer member of the Milk
Control Board. One other con
sumer representative is yet to
tinned.
Parks director Newton Moye
announced his assistant will
Harold Zellner, operator of a
lyth Tourist business.
A King Is Born 1 - ■e mm >r ”
But ^■1 So Are Oth E v
—An Editorials—
Sunday what very likely will be the next King of England ’OjliHi
bom and Great Britain went wild with Joy. His arrival was ' 'iziSm m
with large headlines In newspapers throughout toe world.
On the same day three babies were bom at Strickland N
Hospital in Griffin and parents, relatives and friends were
proud as the Royal Family of England.
The birth of the British Prince and the three babies in Gril S'A'i m
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the duties expected A Xv
under special tutors as a child, learning O
when someday hfc becomes king. As a youth be will loam
manners, When he becomes a young man he will be tna:
some young woman chosen for him by His Majesty's
He never will know the carefree joys at childhood, the ptoraa
of hunting rabbits In a field, the delights of romping about
cowboy and Indiana With his friends. '
backyard playing young
never will experience toe close friendships of high school and ooll
days. He will know the supreme happiness of married '
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On the other hand the three babies bom in Griffin’s
Memorial Hospital will romp about their homes. The two top
play sandlot baseball and football. They will fight other r^~ ■
know the pride of victory and toe humiliation of defeat. Evenl
they will play football at high school, go o nto college, go into
they, will play football at high school, go on to college, go into
will marry the girls they tom
The young lady bom In Griffin will attract dozens of bo
of her own choosing. She will know the happiness of hi|
proms and college form sis. Someday she will marry the
loves and make a fine home for him.
Who is the more fortunate, the British Prince or toe the
bom here at home? -d* __
Three Griffin Baptists ’
Receive _ Appointments
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of Griffin have been named offi
cers and trustees of various church
organizations by the Georgia Bap
tls* Foundation, and the Rev. Hugh
Mrs. J. W. Touchstone Is a trust-e
of Bessie Tift College, John H.
Cheatham is a trustee of the Bap
tist Foundation, and the Rve.Hugh
Lindsey Is a member of the co
mlttee on order of business of
convention.
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Mr. W. W. Milam Is
B||fl6d Today
Funeral servlvoee were held
cftonioon at Stockbrldge for
W. W. Milam, 8r., who died at
home Friday. Mr. Milam had
friends and relatives in
Bishop Arthur J. Moore
the services. *i
Among other survivors is
G. Milam, a nephew, of Griffin.
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shooting at the 1
chran, his fatosr-in-IS>w,
sheriff Luther Middled
today that Cochran also i
ted to the hospital with
the head.
Sheriff Middle 1 -*“
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Cochran home wl
wife had been 1
The shooting '
round 5:30 F.
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Griffin Police Depart
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The burglar was
Taxi Driver Ed Joiner short^
the station had closed, an hot
er midnight. Joiner said be
<* noise in the statical and
through the door. *
After a man in tire'
office, whom he said loots
Negro, he left to notify toe
When the Griffin j
the burglar Was gone, ..
showed that he had entered a i
dow to the ladies’ rest room. ^
Ticket Agent Cecil O. CrW
said that he estimated that the l
had stolen 15 pennies
rfrsWsr before leaving. tin |
said that the lock on
l drawer was broken. ia