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GRIFFIN FIRST Invest Your Money, Your Talent, Your Time, Your Influence In Griffin Member Of The Associated Press JLjveni F“° D Z c VjF 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. JJA1 LyWn'EWS : xnmmm , • >.j r 3 * • . j u i ; . _> ’ v I ! j M J s k j * ' wjs* ‘ >: . j k m ■ mm - M . ' .....’ r ; : : i. Nil 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. "f 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 % ' Hard Blow At Reds ■■ - Siamese Twin 1 i pp Babies Have mQ i Chance At Life ' I LOB ANOELES UtUs V ■? - 4 — (IF) — i Siamese twin girls, torn Saturday, M, ■ . 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 . 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 - - Is “some connection" between the i two brains. Bach child responds “^.“p., 0 "* WU1 SN ETZKY 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 ★★★★★★★★ the girls watched the 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. ★★★★★★★★ 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. _ Latest »./ . News 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