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T? GOOD i* VENIN 17 By Quimby Melton Monday Good Evening called George Osborne, adjutant of the Georgia Department American Legion anq asked him if Legion headquarters had any more small American flag lapel insig nia that we could get and give to the students at Griffin High who are conducting the Affirma tion Viet Nam campaign here. The Griffin American Legion post had alread given out some 1,000 of these in its “Show Your Colors” drive, early this monh. When we told Adjutant Osborn why we wanted some of the la pel flags, asked him to order some for us, and to send us a bill he replied: “I’ve been keeping up with the Affirmation Viet Nam campaign and have noticed there is no school, or college, working hard er on It than the students In Grif fin. I happen to have some of the lapel flags left, and will send them to you to give to the stu dents. And there’ll be no cost. It’s great to help out any group of young people who are loyal Americans.” This morning here came the lapel flags. Speaking of “Show Your Col ors” — Only recently a man asked Good Evening, “Why don’t you advocate sending the draft card burners and anti-American de monstrators to the front lines in Viet Nam?” That question is easy to ans wer. We don’t advocate anything like that for the simple reason that only men and women who are tru e to their country should be trusted with places of honor and responsibility. They should not be forced to associate with enemies of America. Not only would It be dangerous to send these dissenters to fight for Un cle Sam, but it would be an in sult to every man and woman who is loyal and willing to risk their lives If necessary. To wear Uncle Sam’s uniform Is, In our opinion, one of the greatest honors that can be con ferred on any man or woman. This “send the bums to the fighting” is nothing new: Back in World War One there was a police court judge in Chi cago, or some other big city, who would sentence hoodlums, brought into his court, to 90 days in jail and then tell them “If you will go right out of here and enlist in the Army or Navy I’ll cancel your sentence.” News of his tactics soon became known. And although he claim ed he was doing what he thought ■would “provide a lot of good fighting men”, he was soon shown the public did not agree. Mothers and fathers here in America, whose sons were fight ing “over there”, became in furiated. They did not want the chances their sons had of sur viving the fighting lessened by having some “jail bird” fighting beside him. News of this police judge and his ideas of recruiting men for the services finally reached France and there was a story about it in The Stars and Strip es. That story so infuriated the men, who were actually in the fighting, that they seemed to at tack with renewed vigor. That bit of news hit our outfit as we entered fighting in the Argonne, and Good Evening, can truth fully say he has never seen the outfit as fired with indignation but at the same time with deter mination to increase their indi vidual efforts to end the war. Send the draft dodgers to Viet Nam? Hell Nol They’re not good enough, or loyal enough, or trustworthy enough to wear Uncle Sam’s Uniform! Country Parson A i 44 WijilLS i-» “A smart man, offered anything he wanted, would ask for something to do.” GRIFFIN DAILY NEWS Established 1871 WM X l!l| | |iSg ' £ BsSsS •|Bl : ■ I B gf •: SsSi §8 . .■ : - ■■ A-BII !:B m-. z. 1§1 ' ■ff - ■A I All ^ II y ' !......... I I H is . y BlVii •f.-V ... . |i "v--. y . ■ |l llil m y-yy-y- I •y III ■y-yy ml V: '*'■ y II ■ ii i H m L y. .' ■ ■ I IS® ly Bl B yy l|| y ' 'IB l * y w : lli; ■y.yy 1 | III ii 1^ : II i ll I I; y* ■ "I ■ B.; ||| AltlBBliB (NEA Radio-Telephoto). TROUBLE US PANAMA ANTI-AMERICAN OUTBURST — P«n«m.m«n University students step on the American flag during a march to a cemetery honoring students killed dur ing the 1964 Canal Zone riots. The marchers later burned the flag. LBJ Reports To Nation By MERRIMAN SMITH WASHINGTON (UPI) —Pres ident Johnson goes before Congress and the nationa tonight prepared to express new determination to fight on two fronts—for peace in South east Asia and to achieve the domestic goals of his Great Society. The Chief Executive, grave and at times tense about the Viet Nam war, will deliver his State of the Union message before a Joint session of the House and Senate. It will be televised in color across the country. The live message will broad cast at 9 p.m., EST. The nation was anxiously awaiting the report from the President, particularly in view of his campaign to bring the Communists to the conference table in the war. But the highly delicate peace offensive, which has reached the point of direct contact with the government of North Viet Nam, was forcing Johnson to tread carefully. Delicate Balance For this reason hi s message wa s designed to stress reality without sounding too grim to the home audiences or overly anxious to the Communists. Moreover, with the peace offensive still in progress, Johnson could speak of it only in generalities. Those, close to him said no major surprises would be in the message. Should some impor tant word come from Hanoi during the day, there was little chance it would be reflected in his address. Any such commu nication would have to be examined with great care before a public response. At the same time, Johnson was well aware his remarks before Congress would be given microscopic study in Hanoi, Peking and Moscow, although the speech was drafted prima rily as a message to the American people. Johnson tipped his theme Tuesday when he told AFL-CIO President George Meany he was determined to keep building his Great Society programs while meeting increased costs of the U.S. war effort. This idea will be expanded tonight. Later this month, the admi nistration will follow up the message with a request for a supplemental appropriation of about $13 billion during the current fiscal year to meet higher war costs; the 1967 budget which is expected to rim close to $115 billion, and then the annual economic report which will carry a blueprint for combating inflation in 1966. Johnson’s speech, his third State of the Union message, was a long time in preparation. The President and hi 3 chief advisors have spent much of the past several night* working over section after section into the early morning hours. While this sort of effort is Griffin, Go., 30223, Wednesday, January 12, 1966 somewhat customary, there seemed to be a greater degree of care and caution this year as Johnson undertook the task of expressing himself simul taneously on fighting a war and still not letting up in his expensive domestic programs. Diphtheria Danger Passes In Spalding The Griffin - Spalding County Health Department reported that diphtheria tests of children who have had contact with a six year-old boy who has diphtheria have been negative and that the first grade boy, has nearly re covered. He was not identified. Mrs. Isabelle Flournoy of the Health Department stated that it would be advisable for child ren who have not had the im munization shots to have them, but there was no danger of a diphtheria epidemic. Bandit Had Flair For Words SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) — An elderly man in a gray suit with a flair for wordiness robbed a First Western bank branch of $580 Tuesday. He presented a carefully printed filing card to teller Twila Casellucci which read: “Sound the alarm and you’ll be the first to go. Give me all the big bills. Then you’ll get up and walk to the powder room without turning your head right or left. I’ll watch you every step of the way and blast you if you falter.” Governor Says He Meant It ATLANTA (UPI) — Gov. Carl Sanders said today he meant what he said in his State of the State address — that he will do whatever necessary to prevent any interference with the legis lature. Since the governor’s address Monday there have been reports of plans by Negro groups to picket the Capitol because of the House vote not to seat Ne gro Rep.-elect Julian Bond, pos sibly starting today. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, was re ported planning a “march” on the Capitol later this week. Sanders In his address said he would do everything possible to see that orderly process of gov ernment and General Assembly deliberations “will neither be in terrupted or interfered with by anyone.” The governor said today the statement “speaks for itself.” “It simply means we are in session transacting business for the benefit of all citizens and House Panel Works On Sanders ’66 Budget Committee Likely To By ED ROGERS ATLANTA (UPI)—The House Appropriations Committee today began a second session of hear ings on Gov. Carl Sanders’ $18.5 million supplemental bud get in an apparent move to spend everything the governor sought. The committee, in tentative votes on 13 of a total 25 items, approved every proposed out lay Tuesday including $216,000 to finance raising salaries of Superior Court judges from $16,000 to $18,000. Floor action in both the House and Senate was expected to deal only with routine matters today. Action was postponed on ag riculture, highway and health department budget-increase re quests along with several smaller agencies either because of darkness or because depart ment heads were not available for questioning. While the members virtually rubber-stamped the items be ing given an initial once-over they apparently retreated from any possible move to spend beyond the officially declared surplus. Gov. Sanders had stirred a controversy in the committee’s opening session with the an nouncement in his State of the State address that he expected to leave his successor a surplus of $40-$60 million. Rep. Jones Lane of States boro said the surplus was not to the liking of a number of Georgians who have been hit hard by local tax hikes to fi nance the governor’s educaton program. Former House Speaker George L. Smith, a representa tive from Swainsboro, wanted to know where Sanders got his estimate of the anticipated sur plus. He asked State Budget Of ficer Wilson Wilkes but Wilkes replied only that the estimates resulted from a tug of war be tween the Revenue Department and the Budget Bureau. Wilkes, who had a hand in setting limits on appropriations based on his official expected revenue estimates, did say he had urged Sanders not to men tion the surplus. Wilkes said he made such a recommendation to the governor “only this morn ing” and urged Sanders just to ad lib and omit it from his prepared text. Chairman Brack Blalock then ruled the question out of order. Wilkes never gave a further answer on where the governor’s estimate came from. Sanders himslf told United Press Inter natonal last month that the $40 million estimate came from Wilkes and the $60-million esti mate from Revenue Commission- taxpayers of Georgia and it is necessary that the representa tives of the people have an opportunity to do so without interference,” Sanders said. “This being the case, I am going to do whatever I can to see that the people’s business which is being transacted at the Capitol I s not interrupted or in terfered with.” Sanders pointed out he also said in his address that the “unprecedented and difficult task of deciding Bond’s qualifi cations was “acted upon with dignity and a proper sense of responsibility by all con cerned.” Sanders said he had Intended this to include the manner in which Bond and his attorneys and his gallery supporters con ducted themselves. There were no demonstra tions on that day. The huge Negro group of Bond supporters in the House gallery maintained almost absolute silence and the floor debate followed the pat tern of a court proceeding. er Hiram Undercolfer. Wilkes said he had to keep estimates on the conservative side. He said the fact *hat revenue for the past six ir has been $30 million abovt estimate does not necessarily mean the year will end in such good shape. Special action to raise Wilkes’ official estimate would be need ed to enable the 1966 legislature to appropriate more than $18.5 million, the suprlus as of last July 1. Wilkes said if the revenue estimate is changed and if the new estimate is not conserva tive "you’re in trouble.” The committee then worked on half of the supplemental appropriations bill making no changes in its tentative deci sions. Besides the $216,000 for Su perior Court Judges’ pay raises the committee also approved tentatively $200,000 to train driving teachers for a future driver training program in schools, $350,000 to finance bonds for a huge “government square” mall, $3.3 million for public schools, $3 million for college facilities and $125,000 to launch work on a dental college in Augusta. Sanders, in his State of the State address, reviewed a rec ord studded with expanded pro grams in education, mental health and many other fields. Rep. Nathan Dean of Polk County called the addres s “one of the most vibrant and excit ing speeches I’ve had the plea sure of witnessing.” Melton Bill Would Limit Demonstrators ATLANTA — Spalding County Representative Quimby Melton, Jr., today introduced a bill in the Georgia House which would limit the number of demonstra tors in proportion to the num ber of peace officers avail able. It would forbid the number of demonstrators to exceed one half the number of policemen in cities or towns, or to exceed one-fourth the number of state patrolmen if the demonstrations are held in unincorporated ar eas. Representative Melton said that the measure is designed to aid law enforcement through the relief of the over-taxing of po Ace departments and the State Patrol. He emphasized that his measure is non-racial. “It would apply to everybody,” he said. “So often,” he declared, “we have seen large numbers of demonstrators pour into a place and load undue burdens on the law enforcement officers. Some times the demonstrations con tinue for lengthy periods of time and officers must neglect other essential duties. The first duty of the State is to protect the liv es and property of its citizens— to keep the peace. This mea sure would deprive nobody of his constitutional right to demon strate. It would assist in requir ing that demonstrations be con ducted in reasonable numbers and with a minimum of disrup tion to other essential law en forcement.” Representative George Gais sert, also of Spalamg, co-spon sored the Melton bill. Weather: FORECAST FOR GRIFFIN AREA — Increasing cloudiness and warmer tonight. Thursday cloudy and cool with rain. Pro bability of rain 60 percent. LOCAL WEATHER — Maxi mum today 55, minimum today 32, maximum Tuesday 60, mini mum Tuesday 32, sunrise Thurs- 7:40 a.m., sunset Thursday 5:52 p.m. Vol. 95 No. 9 ii 9kj PI ■: If" ' m I Si *4 Hi if . ' ■ f UxBB ■ii I; WM :£ MUi - ; * m I hi .. w f $ :¥ II ■ : ■ :l :i:iii:i x it i fi; X;:-: if:';: (NEA Radio-Telephoto). TALKS SUCCESS PROGRESS IN TASHKENT — Soviet-sponsored talks between India and Pakistan scored a success with decision of the two countries to pull back troops in the disputed Himalayan state of Kashmir. Paki stan’s President Ayub Khan, left, and Indian Presi dent Shastri, meeting in the Soviet central Asian city of Tashkent, marked the agreement with a hand shake. Australians Hit Cong Underground By MICHAEL T. MALLOY SAIGON (UPI) —Australian troops reported today they had captured a three-story under ground Viet Cong labyrinth believed to be the main Communist political headquar ters for the city of Saigon and a guerrilla regimental com mand post. The major discovery barely 25 miles northwest of Saigon came as B52 bombers from Guam struck two Viet Cong areas—in western Feiku Pro vince and in central Quang Nam Province 15 miles south west of Da Nang. U.S. Marines immediately launched an attack in the Da Nang target area. Other Marines striking only four miles south of the Da Nang airfield ambushed a group of Viet Cong and then used a tank to wipe out the unit. Five Viet Cong bodies were found and there was evidence from trails of blood that 12 other bodies had been dragged away. In another Da Nang develop ment a U.S. Air Force Canberra B57 jet bomber exploded into flames on takeoff at the Da Nang air base tonight. There was no imme diate report of casualties from the crash or of damage to other air base personnel. Meanwhile, American and Vietnamese military spokesmen in Saigon today reported nationwide decrease in Commu nist attacks and acts of sabotage and terrorism last week. Neither attached any particu ar significance to the decrease, however, nor did they link it to President Johnson’s current peace offensive. The U.S. moratorium on bombing raids against Communist North Viet Nam went into its 19th day today. The U.S. military commu nique said: “The number of Viet Cong initiated incidents decreased throughout the country. Friend ly activity remained at about the same level. Contacts with Vite Cong forces were up, particularly as a result of small unit action.” The South Vietnamese com munique backed up the Ameri can statement and added that enemy regular forceo failed to make a single appearance during the week ending Jan. 8. It said local guerrilla activity appeared scattered except for three battles with government forces in the province of Phu Yen, Hau Nghia and Bac Lieu. The total number of Viet Cong “incidents” for the week was given as 973, down from a record high of 1,133 incidents the previous week. Spalding Demo Asks ‘Fair Play’ For Republicans ATLANTA Rep. Quimby Melton, Jr. of Spalding County Tuesday introduced a resolution in the Georgia House calling for space to be provided for Repub licans in the General Assembly. Melton is a Democrat. The Republicans now have 23 House members and nine in the Senate. Rep. Melton said he felt it only fair that members of the Repub lican party be provided space in which to handle their affairs. The Legislative Service Com mittee was scheduled to take up the matter today. Man Held In Bank Death WOODBINE, Ga. (UPI) — Alvin Carlos Campbell, a parole violator from Florida, was held today on charges of robbing a Georgia bank killing a Flor ida deputy sheriff in a wild escape attempt. Campbell, 26, was captured when Georgia state troopers closed in on him at a roadblock near St. George in Charleston County Tuesday. Most of the $3,500 he took at gunpoint from the Citizens Bank of Kingsland was recovered, part of it scat tered along the highway. Authorities said Campbell shot a handcuff off his own wrist and fled back and forth across the Georgia - Florida line after he disarmed Deputy Sheriff Morris Fish, 36, of Baker County, Fla., and shot him dead with the of ficer’s own pistol. Fish had stopped Campbell after the bank robbery. Officers reconstructed this chain of events: Shortly after opening time Tuesday, a gunman entered the Kingsland bank and pointed a gun at cashier Paul Tiller and assistant cashier Miss Nora Brewer. “This is a holdup,” he said. The gunman scooped up all the money from a cash drawer. Taxi Drivers Air Grievances At City Meet Fourteen taxi drivers in the city discussed a number of grie vances with the city commiss ioners Tuesday night at the city hall. Among other things, they want ed the ban lifted against politi cial signs on cabs on election day. The drivers said candidates no longer were interested in em ploying cabs to take voters to the polls on election day. The commissioners said that they had had no complaints from any candidates since the ban was put into force. The drivers asked about low ering the cab license fee from $40 to $25. The commissioners answered that it yas one of the lowest fees charged by the city and a $15 difference couldn’t make that much difference in the successful operation of a cab business. The drivers said that a num ber of streets needed repairs. One complaint was particularly lodged against Boyd’s row. The commissioners said an extensive resurfacing program would get under way in the spring but that about two years would be need ed to get the city streets in top condition again. Taxi drivers questioned the ban against delivering package beer and wine in cabs. They were told that a state law pro hibited this. The drivers als 0 said they thought that suspending a taxi permit after three traffic viola tions was too severe. City offic ials explained that the regula tion has been on the book* for some years but not enforced. They said that no driver has lost his taxi permit this year so far because -of the three-accident li mit. In other action the commiss ioners agreed to accept a subdiv ision into the city being develop ed by Judge D. R. Cummlng in the MacArthur drive area. The commissioners said they would agree to the annex provid ed all subdivision regulations were met. The commissioners refused to issue a package beer and wine license to Roger and Marian Ac kiss for a package store at 1332 West Taylor street. The commissioners said that in their judgment the city alrea dy has enough such licenses in force. They have turned down a number of applications recent ly for such permits. then ordered the bank employes into the vault where he took an other $1,500. He tried to lock them into the vault. Being unsuccessful, he ordered them to "come with me, you’re going for a little ride.” Miss Brewer said when they got outside “Paul pushed me into a grocery store and fol lowed me in, and we spread the alarm.” The gunman jumped into a car and fled. Racing into Baker County, Just across the state line, the robber drew the attention of Fish who began a hot pursuit. The holdup man’s car slid into a ditch and Fish arrested him. After getting one handcuff on, the gunman suddenly slug ged Fish, grabbed his pistol and fired two bullets into him at close range. Georgia trooper W. P. Strickland said Campbell shot th e handcuff off his wrist and drove the deputy’s car back into Georgia where he ran into the roadblock. Officers arrest ed him without a struggle. Campbell was Identified as a federal parole violator who had served time on a bad check charge