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GRIFFIN FIRST
Invest Your Money, Your
Talent, Your Time, Your
Influence In Griffin
Member Of The Associated Press
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By Quimby Melton
We hear so much about tax
es and the necessity of in
creasing the amount of reve
nue for both state and nation
that many people are begin
ning to study the tax situa
tion themselves.
Everyone Is, or should be, in
terested 'n taxes. For there is
no one who breathes that does
not pay raxes Of course there
are some who do not make
enough to pay income taxes
and there are many who do not
own real estate on which they
pay takes. But even these pay
taxes. Part of the rent they
pay goes tc the state or nation
al government as part of the
taxes the landlord pays. And
ivery time one buys anything,
part of the purchase price goes
to the government in the form
of taxes.
So don’t “kid yourself.” You
may not pay any direct taxes,
but you pay plentv of hidden
ested in the tax structure of the
taxes. So everyone is inter
city, county, state and nation.
Recently Good Evening has
been attracted by articles show
ing that there are billions of
dollars worth of property in the
nation that is not taxed. Even
income from this property Is
not touched by the tax col
lector.
Chief among this class of
property tl^t escapes taxation
either on the ad vaiorem or in
come basis is property that Is
owned by cooperative corpora
tions, foundations charitable
trusts, colleges and universities.
It has been estimate^ that if
these groups - were •ed to
pay an Income tax'-'on their
v “earnings that at least one-bil
lion-dollars would be added to
Uncle Sam’s tax take.
These groups are engaged in
profit-making business and
should pav an income tax “even
as you and I”
There are lnstnaces, reported
In a national magsslne, where
a large university hi the north
owns so much property, that
R rents to stores, etc. that the
Income from it runs Into hun
dreds of thousands of dollars.
It is even repeated that some
concerns which own their own
v
building have found they could
sell the property to this uni
versity and then lease It back
* and actually save money. The
university can, because R pays
no taxes on Rs Income from
this source, rent R to the store
for less than R costs the store
to occupy Ms own building.
There's something wrong In
that.
There probably Is property fci
Oeorgla owned by eoUeges and
universities that Is renting pro
perty and Is not taxed. An in
vestigation would be interest
tag.
Good Bvenlng knows that
some years ago his alma mater,
Bmory University, owned valu
able store property oe White
hall street and at least one ho
tel building. Whether or not
Bmory sMll owns this we do not
know. But H rti# does the In
come should b* taxable Just the
same as that of any ether land
lord.
One way to keep from in
creasing the tax burden on
John Q. Public will b* to ferret
out all the property that Is es
caping taxes. There should be
no favorites played.
Income tax Is the falrsSt tax
hi all the world—provftWd
everyone who should pays hi#
share.
Your Job
' Clinic
With Ugh sohool and eoHege
graduations Just * round the
corner, the Griffin Dally News
today begins a series of articles
on various fields of work open
to them.
The first of the series is on
Fage I. The series, titled “Your
Job CUntc,” Is being presented
m a service to local high school
i, and college graduates who soon
will be looking for Jobe.
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WINNERS IN THE 1948 Georgia Associated Press news writing contest receive their
awards at the annual meeting of State AP members in Macon. Left to right: Hal Allen,
former managing editor of the Macon Telegraph, contest committee chairman; Mar
garet Shannon of the Atlsunta Journal, grand prize winner; and Celestine Sibley of the
Atlanta Constitution, Hank Drane of the Macon News, Joe Bradwell of the Valdosta
Times, Luke Teasley of the Griffin Daily News, and Jim Pinson of the Waycross Jour
nal-Herald, all first place winner in the five divisions of the contest. (AP Photo.)
Spalding High Names
1949 Honor Graduates
Cook Asked
To Rule In
School Fight
ATLANTA — (/P) — Atty. Gen.
Eugene Cook was asked today to de
cide if the State Board of Educa
tion can fire "derelict" employes in
the State School Department.
The opinion was requested by
George Whitman, Jr., chairman of
the board, apparently to gamer more
ammunition for a board meeting
Thuisday and Friday.
Whitman and other Talmadge
appointees on the board are expect
ed to clash openly with' State
School Superintendent M. D. Col
lins over proposed "economies” in
the school system and other points.
Collins already has wked Cook to
decide three legal Issues:
1—Whether the state board can
consolidate independent city school
systems with county systems.
3—Whether the state board car
consolidate school* within a county
system.
3—Whether the board had a right
to fire John Herndon, superintend
ent of the Academy for the Blind,
over Collins’ protest.
Whitman started building his le
gal fences today with a request for
the exact meaning of laws out
lining the duties of the board and
the state school superintendent
concerning department personnel.
Generally the law provide* that
Collins holds powei over depart
ment payrolls but the board has
considered the blind school a sep
arate Institution under board oon
tool.
Whitman asked, "Does this
mean that even though a depart
ment head or employe Is derelict In
his duties, that unless the state
superintendent of schools recom
mends his dismissal, that the State
Board of Education is powerless to
do anything about it?"
Eisler’g $20,000 Bond
Is Ordered Forfeited
WASHINGTON —(4>)— The $30,
000 bonds posted by communist Ger
hart Eisler in two criminal caaee
today were declared forfeited by the
U. S. District Court here.
At the same time the court Is
sued a bench warrant for Elsler’s
arrest, as a person Ineligible for
further freedom on ball while the
cases are pending. Tne actions in
volve contempt of Congress and
passport fraud.
Early Morning Fire
Does $1,900 Damage
An early nr.omlng fire destroyed
a barn-garage and contents valued
at an estlmared $1,900 today on the
Atlanta Highway.
The Spalding County Fire De
partment received % call to the
bam-gara'ge of C. C Ooodman
north of the Highland Mill near the
Atlanta Highway at 2:03 A. M. to
day and found the garage almost
burned to the ground, Bill Sim
mons, Spalding Ranger, said.
The Spalding High School annual
released Monday listed Gloria
Brooks as first honor graduate for
the year. The annual was dedi
cated to Principal George Patrick
Miss Brooks now has an average
of 96.50, Principal Patrick said to
day. The second honor graduate
is Betty Caldwell with a. fca*f year
average of 33.57. The third honor
giaduate. Si.as Stephens, was only
.01 of a point behind the second
honor rating.
Other hor.cr graduates are Nelda
Moore. Larry Donehoo Larry Beas
ley, Richard Simor.ton, Eugene
Rivers, Joe Hall, Hear a Mattox and.
Joyce Beasley.
The annual announced that Dan
Martin will receive the football
trophy for being the most out
standing football player. Gaynelle
Hutson was featured as “Miss
Spalding." The mascots are Lynn
Terrell and Steve Britt.
The Who's Who section is headed
off by Gayne'l Hutson and Kenneth
Newbern as the most popular.
Others in Who's Who are Jeanette
Harper and Jack Jones, wittiest;
Gaynelle Hutson and Robert Clark,
best personality; Gaynelle Hutson
and Billy Martin, best all around;
Betty Smith and- Bobby Campbell,
neatest.
Gloria Brooks, Silas Stephens,
most Intelligent; Gaynelle Hutson
and Kenneth Newbern, most ath
letic; Rita Pounds and Gerald
Hand, most talented; Gloria Brooks
and Larry Beasley, most ambitious;
Betty Roberts and Bert Johnson,
friendliest; Lewellyn Deer ing and
Ray Stephens, best looking; Maudy
Morris and Ken Jones, best dan
cers; Janis Davidson and Ken
Jones, most dignified; Joyce Rob
inson and Part Johnson, cutest;
Gloria Brooks and Robert Clark,
most dependable.
Gloria Brooks will be the vale
dictorian at the commencement ex
ercises and Betty Caldwell salu
tatorlan. Richard Simonton will
be the speaker-ot-large from the
honor group and Jack Hunter, se
nior class president, will be the
master of ceremonies May 30.
Ex-Charity Patient
Gives Hospital $25,000
MEMPHIS —<A*V- J. R. Kund
cer of Oklahoma City Isn’t a man
to forget a kindness.
The former Mississippi river
bargehand, who'll be 80 years old In
three weeks, stopped eff here Mon
day and gave $35,000 to City Hos
pital, where he was a charity pa
ttont 60 years ago.
Kunderer, who left the river soon
after his illness at the Memphis
hospital, retired 31 years ago after
operating a large restaurant In
Oklahoma City and acquiring oil
lands.
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National Guard To Have
Annual Cue Wednesday
Ortffin’s National Guard Com
pany will hold its annual barbecue
Wednesday.
The 'cue will begin at 7:30 at the
Veteran’s Clubhouse and will be at
ended by members of the company,
heir wives or dates and Invited
guests. i
Griffin, Ga., Tuesday, May 17, 1949.
Capital Hails
Georgia’s Son
General Clay
WASHINGTON -GFh- Gen. Lu
cius D. Clay, retiring head of the
American Military Government in
Germany, returned home today to
receive the Capitol’s acclaim for a
Job well done.
The plane bringing him and Mrs.
Clay from Berlin landed at the-Na
tional Airport at 9:13 A. M. (EST).
Secretary of Defense Louis John
son and top-ranking Army, Navy
and Air Force officers greeted Clay r
at the airport
A 17-gun salute awaited him, os
did a White House reception and a
rousing welcome in the House of
Representatives, where " he
was
scheduled to speak this afternoon.
On the other side of the Capitol,
the Senate bad before it President
Truman's recommendation that
Clay wind up his 31-year Army ca
reer with his temporary rank of full
general made permanent.
The 52-year old officer climaxed
his long Army service with the suc
cessful Berlin Airlift, which brought
the necessities of life to the.Rus
sian-blockaded Gentian Western
sectors of Berlin solely by air for
more than 12 months
He stepped down from his post
with the expressed wish to “go back
to Marietta, Ua., and go catflshlng."
* Barbs • • •
A truck smashed a Pennsylvania
hamburger stand that had Just
opened. Well, tt was supposed to be
a quick lunch.
Rich Vocabularied Colonel --
Buffalo Bill’s Buddy
Sprung F rom Ga. J ail
DANIELSVILLE, Ga. —(IP)— That
rugged old Texan, Col. Zach Mill
er, was let out of Jail today—and
the kids around here were as sorry
as oould be.
Since a couple of highway patrol
men corraled the boss of the 101
Ranch’s Wild West Show last Fri
day, the kids have been flocking
to see a real live cowboy.
For that matter ,JlKe colonel got was
glad to see the MBs. They oof
fee tor the old gentleman since he
wait getting tired of "black Ice to*
and com bread.”
The colonel was still Indignant
about his arrest, though, by High
way Patrolmen H. B. Magness and
D. 8. Harris, Jr.
And the 71-year-old resident o<
Valley Mills swore again that he
was going to make Oeorgla safe
“for a poor man to drive through.
Now what," he asked, “would have
happened If I'd have been a $40
..
East Germany Slams
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Siamese Twin 1 i pp
Babies Have mQ i
Chance At Life ' I
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Siamese twin girls, torn Saturday, M, ■
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art given a good chance to live to- * -J
day, although Joined at the head, m
top-to-top. \ S'
The infants were born to Ur*. g§| ■■
John B. Jones, 3S. Only a few si- : J
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milar cases have been reported.
Physicians say the babies are
doing well and have a good chance ■
to survive. Dr. Phoebus Berman, 'W22Z /•:
hospital medical director, said a a. "•
study will be made to determine if
it would possible separate the k
be to
operation twins However, by the surgery. cranial would he conceded be Juncture “drastic" such is be- an iM i ji I 1 1
cause ex
tensive. However, the fact that one
child faces a slightly different di- IP I
rection from the othei. the doctor mm S»
explained, indicates each infant r 1 ■ 1
.
has a separate brain. k MsT.
But presumably, he added, there -
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Is “some connection" between the i
two brains. Bach child responds
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HAROLD
A similar case was reported In ®’ °4 ;
o , death hii
Indianapolis a year or two ago. ^ |o defend , wo ^
The twin, there were found to have ^ ion , ^ ^
common brain tissue and died. An- ^ * moonliffat pic
.
other similar case was reported ^ ^ ^
two years ago In Bedford, Ind. Por| Colbome, Ontario.
Other.Uk* caw are recorded lit (bottpq,). 16,
■Mdic^ history. atso of Buffalo, Who was one of
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slaying in helpless terror.
Love Life Of Germs
Held Key To Problem
CINCINATTI —(*>)— Love
life in the germ world may be
the key to why certain mic
robes develop resistance to pow
erful drugs like streptomycin,
some scientists theorized to
day.
They offered that interpret
ation to a report made by Dr.
Joshua Lederberg of the Univer
sity of Wisconsin in the 49th
annual meeting of the Society
of American Bacteriologists.
Lederberg reported evidence
that at least one form of bac
teria can produce Itself sexually
Just as animals and man do.
This is at varlahce with the
long-held concept that micro
bes reproduce themselves only
by cell division—that is, a giv
en germ divides in two to pro
duce two offspring without the
aid of a sexual partner.
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cowhand?"
The colonel and hit driver were
arrested after the troopers said
they were docked at 75 miles per
hour In a state that has a top
speed limit of 55.
Col. MlUer said he protested the
arrest of his driver, James Colbert,
vigorously to the rangers. They
told him. said the colonel, that If
he were a younger man, they’d whip
him.
“Now," drawled the colonel, T
told ’em my driver was up to eith
er of ’em. Hank yo’ pistol up and
let’s see."
Col. MiUtr sold the highway pa
trolmen asked his driver to plead
guilty and they would tot them both
go. This tbs colonel vetoed.
“Ive got thousands for defense,"
■aid the colonel, “hut not one sent
for tribute—like that follow told
the pirates back In Tripoli only he
it
10 Top Bills
Get Priority
In Congress
WASHINGTON — UP)— Ten bills
moved to the top oi the House
timetable today following confer
ences between President Truman
end his Hou'e leaders.
The conferences also turned up
a little talk—and much denial—or
disagreement between the President
and House Speaker Rayburn.
Chairman Sabath (D-Ili) of the
Rules Committee spurred a drive
for early action on the 10 bills
after outlining them late Monday
on the White House steps.
They cover the fle.ds of housing,
a lobby Investigation crop Insur
ance, federal buildings, statehood
for Alaska, extension of rural tele
phone service, pay raises for gov
ernment executives, displaced per
sons, minimum wage; and general
labor legislation.
much."
As for the speeding charge, the
oolonel snorted. "I got a reputable
mechanic to take that truck out
on the road. He got It up to 58—
going downhill. Forty-five was the
best he oould do uphill.’’
The colonel and Colbert were
charged with speeding. They wers
released on $350 bond esch.
In his day, Col. Miller has known
and worked with the late hurforist
Will Rogers, screen cowboy Tom Mix
and h* was a pal to "Buffalo BUI"
Oody.
Both Magness and Harris
they were willing to testify that
colonel had plAed up a wide
bulary over the years.
Col. Miller and Colbert were
rested while returning to the
at OrtenvlU*. 8 . C., from
Fla., where the colonel had
to some properties.
GRIFFIN FIRST
Your Money, Yoitir
Talent, Your Time, Your
Influence In Griffin
Congress Roundup
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Eastern Germany Has dealt communism a smashing blow ill
territory. Official figures in the People’s
election showed today a surprising snub by a third
the voters.
Of 12,024,221 valid ballots, 4,080,272 were marked "no.**
The communists had hoped to roll up a virtually solid “yes’*
for their hand-picked single slate of candidates, so that
could go to the Foreign Ministers Conference in Paris next
with a government for Eastern Germany which would
that of the West.
So shocked were the communist officials returns were with-
20 hours after the polls closed, and the Soviet-controllad
cried double cross at their political allies in the Eastern
Rotary
Wins Highest
State Honors
SAVANNAH, Os. — The Rotary
of Griffin has been awarded
highest honors In the state.
The club was awarded the over
all conference cup and the commu
nity service cup at the annual con
vention here. In addition the Grif
fin Club was awarded honorable
mention for community servloe.
Meantime Oeorgla Rotarians wars
scheduled to elect new officers to
day.
Nominated as governors of the
new Eastern and Western districts
of the state are Count P. Gibson
of Brunswick and Grover O. Ham
rick of Albany.
The Oeorgla district B splitting
into two groups after the p r ee e nt
convention. Sidney O. Smith of
Gainesville is retiring president of
the entire state organization.
The convention voted Monday
afternoon to continue the Interna
tional Students Fund Jointly under
the new set up, incorporating it as
a non-profit organization.
Dr. Frantlzek Krai, a Czechoslo
vakian in exile, addressed the con
vention. He said the membership
In Rotary International was the
main reason he left his native land
last February. To be a Rotarian, he
said, Is against communist principals
“and therefore all Rotariohs are in
a very bad position.”
Officer In Command
Of Troops During
Centennial Visits Here
Phi! Gage of Atlanta, who was In
command of the troops from Fort
Bennlng that took part In Oriffin's
100th birthday celebration In 1940,
was a visitor In Griffin Monday
afternoon.
Gage, who was a lieutenant at
the time of h's visit, went to Europe
with an airccme division and was
badly wounded on Normandy
Beach on lnvaalon day. He was re
tired as a lieutenant colonel.
Gage, now with Foote and Da
vies Company of Atlanta, said
"often recalled while In Europe
hospitality of the people of
fin when we, were lr. this city
the Centennial Celebration."
Jury Call’s Child’s
Tragic Shooting Accident
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — (*) — The
tragic shooting death of a ten
months-old baby girl by her soldier
father was termed *c< ldental by a
coroner’s Jury.
Corp. Charlie Dean Allen. 31
year-old mintary policeman at the
Los Vegas Air Force Base, shot the
baby, Carolyn Dolores, last Satur
day as she lay In her mother's arms.
Allen testified at the Inquest
Monday that his military gun went
off as he was loading R. His wife,
Klnl, corroborated his story. No
charges had been filed against Al
len. of Monroe, La., who was fro#
under his own rscagnlzano*.
Mrs. Shapard’s Father
Dies In Rondo,
Mr. S. O. Simpson, father of Mrs.
Evander Shapard in of Ortffln,
died at hi* home ta Rondo, Ark.,
Saturday. He was a retired
He had rial tod Orlffln frequently
and had many friends here. Mr.
Mrs. Shapard left for Rondo
mediately after hearing of
Simpson's death.
Established 1871
Toegllche Rundschau, organ of
the Soviet Military Administration,
accused the Bastem splinter par
ties of the Christian and liberal
Democrats of playing a “doubts
game."
The paper accused the splinter
groups of swearing their slnglaiiee
to the communist-front congress
ALSO IN THIS STORY:
Hankow, Canton:
Franco.
and “agitating in secret" against A
The two-day balloting for the
congress ended Monday night. The
communist - controlled People*
Council took complete charge at la*
suing a final count, expected later
today.
The voting was for 3.000 members
of the People’s Congress. AH can*
didates were hand picked and put
on a single ticket. Voters wen giv
a choice tt voting “yea" or “no."
Before the s ecrecy ltd was damp
ed eu the returns, tt was admitted
that of the first T,000 votes counted
there were M0* voting “no" to only
3*20 voted “yes."
China's red war machine was re
ported today rolling toward the
evacuated 'ndustrial center of
Hankow. Another communist force
stabbed toward Canton, Nation
alist refugee capitol.
Meantime the reds built up a
new threat to embattled Shanghai
striking into Pooturg, dock and
warehouse area facing the famed
bund across the Whangpoo river.
Fires wore visible from down
town Shanghai and ill during the
night heavy shelling was audible
In the main part of the great Asian
city. Machinegun bwsts could be
heard frequently.
The United Nations General As
sembly voted 36 to 15 Monday night
In favor of returning envoys with
drawn from Madrid in 1946 as a
gesture of disapprove' of General
issimo Franco. But the resolution
lost.
The move was four vote* short
of the two-thirds majority needed
for assembly approval. Sixteen na
tions. Including the United States
Britain and France, abstained from
voting.
*The Weather . • •
FORECAST FOR GEORGIA
—Clear to partly cloudy and
not much change In tempera
ture tonight and Wednesday.
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Latest
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WASHINGTON —</P>— Pre
sident Truman today withdrew
Man O. Waligren’s nomination
to be chairman of the National
Security Resources Board.
The President withdrew the
nomination at the request of
Wallgren, former governor of
Washington state.
ATLANTA — OPh- Few Coun
ties In Georgia contribute a
dime to the actual teaching of
their own children, State Audi
tor B. E. Thrasher sold today.
The state official made this
In un address prepored
for delivery to the OsinesvUto
Mosw Ctsh.
Re sold that ta every »ty
Gainesville and ta pcs
sOeatty every other county that
cheeked, the counties epend
$•
got their children to and (mm
sohool than they mho In tool
tor