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By Quunfay Melton
Memo To Griffin High Seniors
who were assigned to study the
cabinet of President Lyndon B.
Johnson:
Good Evening having been
■called on the phone by the mo
ther of a student and asked to
give her the names of the cabi
net members, and being unable
to do so from memory, came to
the office, grabbed a copy of the
1966 World’s Almanac and turn
ing to the page on which the cab
inet members were listed, wrote
them down and published them,
thinking that this might help
some of the students in prepar
ing their article on the cabinet.
But instead of being helpful
we only confused the matter.
For we copied the list from the
Almanac and overlooked the
fact that there had been a chan
ge in the President’s official fa
mily, after the Almanac had
been published.
Good Evening listed as Post
master General John A. Gron
ouski, when he should have cor
rected the list and put the name
of Larry O’Brien there instead
Of Gronouski.
Where’s former Postmaster
General John Gronouski?
He was appointed ambassador
to Poland. Thanks to the lady
who called our attention to this
error.
Now. Memo to teacher at Grif
fin High who assigned study of
the cabinet to her pupils:
Please if any of the boys and
girls turn In a paper in which
they list Ambassador Gronouski
as Postmaster General don’t
penalize them in the grade.
Charge it up to Good Evening.
Thanks!
Way back when “You and I
were young Maggie” Good Even
ing, for one year, taught school
In a prep school out In Texas.
One of our chores was to hold
study hall one night each week.
A man who had taught there
several years, and knowing we
were a neophite in the teaching
profession, gave us some good
advice. One thing he said was
never to tell a boy how to spell
anything, or never give him any
dates from memory. He told us,
“You’ll find a big dictionary on
the side of th e desk. When they
ask anything smile and say,
‘If I tell you you probably won’t
remember but if you take the
time to look it up you’ll never
forget it.’ ”
A “smart teacher”, he said,
-“tells his pupils where to find
Information. It’s true that if they
look up the thing they want to
know it will be Impressed on
their minds. “And”, he continu
ed, “at the same time you will
not be running the risk of being
caught not knowing the an
swer.” If we had just remem
bered that advice, given way
back In 1912, we would not have
created the mlxup that exists.
We would just have said, “Look
It up in the World’s Almanac."
Memo to President Lyndon B.
Johnson:
We hope your trip to Hawaii
will be a safe one and that your
talks there will open th e way to
peace — an honorable and a
lasting peace.
But that’s a lot to expect. For
arrayed against the USA and
other liberty loving nations are
a bunch of international thugs
whom we would not trust as far
as we can throw a bull by his
tail. The only peace that we can
ever have will be a peace dicta
ted when the Communists are
beaten to their knees and plead
for an end of hostilities.
Please remember, Mr. Presi
dent, any man can stand just so
much pressure and you have
certainly been under pressure
since you became chief
tive. America cannot afford to
lose you at the helm. So please
“take it easy”.
Weather:
WEATHER
FORECAST FOR GRIFFIN
AREA — Fair and cold
hard freeze tonight. Sunday
and warmer.
LOCAL WEATHER —
mum today 40, minimum
18, maximum Friday 40,
mum Friday 22. Sunrise
day 7.29 a.m<, sunset
6:14 p.m.
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(Griffin Daily News Staff Photo).
The Griffin Light and Water Department, which has taken on many major opera
tions, is currently installing the tallest light standards in Griffin. Arthur Fountain
and his crew from the L&W Department are setting 85 and 90-foot standards at
Babe Ruth Field at City Park. Three trucks and a tractor were used Friday to set an
85-footer. It was lifted part of the way by a boom above. Then guide lines from
two trucks and a tractor held the huge pole while it was winched into an upright
position. The middle picture shows Fountain directing the winch operator to tighten
the cable. Once the pole is upright, right crewmen use hooks to turn it to the prop
er position.
Compromise
Budget Bill Beady
For Gov. Sanders
By PATRICK CONWAY
ATLANTA (UPI)—Gov. Carl
Sanders is expected to sign the
$18.5 million supplemental bud
get some time next week, prob
ably Monday.
The Senate and House ironed
out minor differences in the bill
between the two chambers Fri
day at a meeting of a 6-mem
ber conference committee. Sen
ators approved the committee
report 44-0 and House members
concurred 153-9.
The measure was amended
in committee to remove a fear
expressed by the State Board
of Regents that the wording of
the bill would keep them from
continuing with their junior col
lege program.
Passdge of the bill gave the
administration confidence that
had been shaken during a pro
longed fight in the Senate. The
House had passed the budget
with little change except for a
shift of $500,000 to combat fire
ants.
The final bill, which passed
with only 14 days remaining in
the General Assembly, was
substantially what Sanders
wanted.
Rep. George Busbee, the gov
emor’s House floor leader, said
the administration is "complete
ly satisfied” and has no objec-
Georgia Commentary
Senators Win 'Waiting Game’
By PATRICK CONWAY
United Press International
ATLANTA (UPI) — Georgia
senators have played and won a
waiting game with Gov. Carl
Sanders.
It took the Senate 17 days to
pass Sanders’ $18.5 million
supplemental budget after it
whisked through the House.
The bill was debated long and
critically by the Senate Appro
pirations Committee and on the
floor of the Senate.
While the governor nervously
awaited final passage senators
kept chipping away for things
they wanted that were not con
tained in the bill.
Sen. Jimmy Carter of Plains
sharply criticized Sanders when
the committee began studying
the bill for not including funds to
increase the state’s contribution
Griffin, Ga., 30223, Sat. and Sun., Feb. 5-6,1966
tions to the amendments made
on the bill.
Key features ot the approved
budget were the following:
—$1 million for construction
of a mental health facility at
Thomasville, $600,000 for a fa
cility at Bainbrldge and $630,
000 for grants to local health
units.
—$945,000 for new projects at
mental facilities at Augusta,
Atlanta and MiUedgeville.
—$562,000 to provide for
teacher retirement at the age
of 63 instead of 65.
—$400,000 for additional con
struction and equipment at six
regional detention centers.
—$350,000 for the state to join
Atlanta and Fulton County in
starting work on an under
ground parking lot near the
Capitol.
—$250,000 for additional par
ticipation in community airport
development.
—$200,000 to provide scholar
ships for teachers to study
driver education techniques.
—$200,000 to combat fire ants,
boosting the program to $650,
000 in 1967.
—$168,000 to give Superior
Court judges a $2,000 annual
pay increase to $18,000.
—$125,000 for a dental college
in Augusta.
to maintenance and operation of
public schools.
$40 Million Surplus
Carter noted that the governor
had boasted that he Will leave
office with a $20 million to $40
million surplus in the state
treasury and said the governor
would do this at the expense of
the school children.
The senator and a few com
panions with identical senti
ments hawked the supplemental
budget giving the impression
that several key items that
were dear to the governor
might be deleted to provide a
$100 state increase in mainten
ance and operation funds to $550
annually.
Committee members poured
over the bill for almost two
weeks before it was approved
with only one major change.
But before it was approved
$160,715 Paid
To Jobless
In Spalding
The Griffin office of the De
partment of Labor’s State Em
ployment Service assisted em
ployers of the area in filling
2,782 non-farm jobs in 1965. The
office assisted farmers in filling
2,239 jobs.
In 1965, unemployed workers
in Spalding County were paid
$160,715 in job insurance. Job
insurance is being paid to 160
unemployed workers in the
county now.
The Griffin office serves Butts,
Lamar, Newton, Pike and Up
son Counties in addition to Spal
ding. Mac McIntyre is office
manager.
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Dateline Georgia. Page 2.
Dr. Brandstadt. Page 2.
Menu. Page 2.
Affirmation. Page 2.
Sports. Page 3.
Editorials. Page 4.
Church Directory. Page 5.
Dental Health. Page 5.
Want Ads. Page 6.
Comics. Page 7.
Society. Page 8.
Carter had won a letter from
Sanders assuring him that the
maintenance and operations
fund increase would be covered
by lapsed funds already budget
ed for the State Department of
Education.
Planned Transfer
Close scrutiny of the 1965 bud
get revealed that the State De
partment of Family and Chil
dren’s Services planned to
transfer $1.2 million for a pro
gram that was not approved by
the legislature.
This touched off a barrage of
Senate protest and led to an
amendment in Sanders’ supple
mental budget to halt the pro
gram and direct the department
on how to spend its money.
But even more valuable for
the General Assembly, the furor
led to Sanders’ endorsement of
a plan to set up House and Sen-
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Court Opens
Here Monday
The February term of Spald
ing County Superior Court will
open Monday at the courthouse
at 9 o’clock. Grand jurors and
those serving during the civil
session will report for duty at
that time.
The grand jury will consider
a number of criminal cases and
decide on indictments. The jury
also must make an appointment
to the County Health Board.
Judge John H. McGehee of the
Griffin Judicial Circuit will pre
side.
The criminal session of this
term of court will open Monday,
Feb. 14.
ate subcommittees to act as
fiscal watchdogs for the law
makers.
The budget bill passed the
Senate only after Sen. Bob
Smalley of Griffin assured mem
bers that the governor had
thrown his support behind the
plan which had the strong back
ing of Lt. Gov. Peter Zack
Geer.
Proposed legislation also re*
suited which would require a
fiscal statement to accompany
any bill that would spend state
tax money.
Currently lawmakers receive
appropriations information from
State Budget Officer Wilson
Wilkes, who is directly answer
able to the governor.
With the subcommittees, the
lawmakers will have their own
system of checks and balances.
Vol. 95 No. 29
Rebate Bill
Approved In
Both Houses
ATLANTA (UPI) — An ad
ministration-supported bill pro
viding a 3 percent sales tax re
bate for merchants passed the
Senate Friday and was sent to
Gov. Carl Sanders for his
signature.
Last year the lawmakers re
duced the rebate to 2 percent
to underwrite the costs of an
education program. The rebate
is paid to merchants for col
lecting the sales tax.
The Senate passed the meas
ure 41-1 without debate. The
bill passed the House on Jau.
19.
In other Senate action Friday
a bill sponsored by Sen. Leroy
Johnson of Atlr.nta which would
guarantee tenure for public
school teachers lost on a vote
of 23-9 for the measure. The
count lacked the necessary 28
vote majority to pass in the
Senate.
Sen. Johnson indicated he
would ask the chamber to re
consider the decision Monday
when the Senate reconvenes.
The Senate passed 34-0 a bill
which would extend the state’s
open records law to include
boards and authorities. The bill
was sent to the House for ap
proval.
A measure by Sen. Kenneth
Kilpatrick of Jonesboro permit
ting Superior Court judges to
draw 36 names instead of 30f:in
summoning persons for grand
Jury duty was passed and a
bill by Sen. Bob Smalley of
Griffin to force the operators
of trucks carrying gravel to
cover their vehicles was post
poned indefinitely.
Sen. Johnson introduced a bill
which would abolish the death
penalty in the state. The meas
ure, if passed, would also re
duce to life in prison the sen
tences handed to persons now
waiting on death row at Reids
ville State Prison.
The bill would abolish capital
punishment on a trial basis and
would become null and void
after four years from the date
enacted. Capital punishment
would be replaced by a life
sentence.
ALTO, Ga. (UPI) — Funeral
services were scheduled today
for Lemuel T. Davidson, a life
long resident of Banks County,
who died at the age of 109.
The Rev. Garland White will
officiate at the services at the
Yonah Holiness Church. David
son died after an illness of sev
eral months.
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Timber Vs. Liquor
House Set For
Another
By ED ROGERS
United Press International.
ATLANTA (UPI)—The Geor
gia House is all set next week
for another fight between the
country boys and the city boys.
Rep. Sid Lowery of Rome
said Friday he will use a Sen
ate-passed bill outlawing all
liquor advertising in the state
as a lever to get a proposed
timber tax exemption before
the House.
The ban on alcoholic bever
age advertising would hit hard
est at urban areas and the
failure of the timber tax meas
ure to pass would hit hard at
rural areas. Thus, the battle
lines are drawn.
Newspapers Distorting
Lowery charged that some
newspapers are distorting the
timber tax bill by claiming it
would raise taxes for home
owners.
Lowery said if urban law
makers will at least let the
timber tax bill onto the floor
for debate, he and his support
ers will not push the advertis
ing ban. Lowery is sponsor of
the alcoholic advertising bill in
the House.
Lowery said the timber tax
bill would not cut into tax
revenue because many county
officials already exempt timber
because, he said, they know it
is unfair to tax timber at full
value annually for the 20 years
or so it takes a tree to grow.
The timber tax bill was re
turned to the House Ways and
Means Committee for recon
sideration after it had been ap
once.
The House and Senate agreed
Friday on Gov. Carl Sanders’
$18.5 million supplemental ap
propriations bill. The action
came after a conference com
mittee ironed out minor dif
ferences between House and
Senate versions of the bill.
The conference committee
the bill to eliminate
possibility that the wording
the measure would not pre
the Board of Regents from
the junior college
Other Action
Other House action Friday:
The House passed two Senate
theft measures. One bill
require suspension of
licenses of persons pa
or given probated sen
after auto theft convic
The other would make it
felony to conceal the identity
of a stolen car.
The House passed a bill to
require that infants be given a
test for phenylketenuria, com
monly called PKU, described
as an affliction leading to men
tal illness unless quickly treat
ed. The bill specifies the test
must take place within 28 days
after birth unless the parent
objects on religious grounds.
The House and Senate intro
duced identical measures to
create special committees to
serve as watchdogs on stato
spending. The measures would
create Fiscal Affairs Subcom
mittees in both houses.
Gov. Carl Sanders told law
makers Wednesday he would
support such subcommittees.
The Senate urged the forma
tion of the subcommittees after
learning of a plan in the De
partment of Family and Chil
dren Services to transfer $1.2
million of its funds for a pro
gram that had not been ap
proved by the General As
sembly.
FRIEND IN NEED
MADERA, Calif. (UPI) —
Dennis Wisener will think twics
before he testifies in court cm
behalf of a friend again.
Wisener told the court that a
friend, accused of parol*
violation for drinking in a bar,
couldn’t possibly have been in
the tavern specified in th*
charge, because they both wer*
in another bar. The judge fined
the friend $100 and sentenced
Wisener, also a parolee, to 90
days in jail for drinking in a
bar.
Country Parson
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“Seek humility, and when
you think you have it —
you haven’t.”