Newspaper Page Text
Griffin Daily Newt
i,
Many U.S. foreign WASHINGTON (NEA)
and critics of American policy in Viet
Nam seem to view almost cheerfully the idea of a Communist
take-over in embattled South Viet Nam.
If the current, Buddhist-led internal uprisings have brought
that prospect any* closer, it stirs no concern in these circles.
The critics of our policy see the Reds fighting a war which
at base is a social revolution, bound to produce benevolent
^results.
One wonders when they last examined the “benevolences”
bestowed upon the people of North Viet Nam by the Red
regime of Ho Chi Minh, whom one U.S. critic dares to call a
kind of “George Washington” in a Vietnamese setting.
Take a look at Hanoi’s program of land reform. Breakup
tof existing landholdings is a stereotype item in liberal critics’
ipat picture of “social revolution” the world over.
HANOI’S RUTHLESS dispossession of landholders, a high
percentage ated of crisis them only owners two of relatively after small plots, gener
a severe years Ho Chi Minh gained
power. Says historian Bernard Fall in “The Two Viet Nams”:
“ • • • the best-educated guesses on the subject are that
’ close to 50,000 North Vietnamese were executed
in connection with the land reform and that at least twice as
many (100,000) were sent to forced labor camps.”
In November of 1956, almost at the same moment Russian
tanks were crushing Hungarian freedom fighters, a whole
North Vietnamese division was sent to stamp out a peasant
revolt. Some 6,000 fanners were deported or executed.
THOUGH HANOI CALLED a halt to this sweeping terror
In 1956, it quickly added new fuel to rural discontent by be*
ginning to collectivize North Vietnamese peasants on a wide
scale. In 1961, many peasant riots flared and rice granaries
Were stormed.
From 1954 on. North Viet Nam’s natural food deficit has
been seriously aggravated by faltering rice output in conse
quence of farmer rebellion and Hanoi’s bureaucratic incom
petence. Peasants have been hauled to the cities to work in
grail new industries.
less IN SOUTH VIET NAM, land distribution presently Is far
even than in the north. A Communist regime, running
the country from Hanoi or Saigon, would be sorely tempted
to repeat and enlarge upon the brutal errors of Ho Chi Mlnh’s
early land policy.
lion One can imagine, too, the fate of South Viet Nam’s 1.7 mil
Catholics, more than a third, of whom once lived in Ho’s
territory. balanced historians Ho garrison state,
The agree runs a a
harsh police state. Education is indoctrination. The intel
lectuals are estranged. Freedom is suppressed. His struggle
has been against the peasantry, not for it.
Industrialization In pursuing its and overriding farm collectivization, political aims of nationalization,
Hanoi has created
disorder, dislocation, and new poverty and hunger in the
Red river delta where most North Vietnamese live.
''SAIICS Wed. ourrx (Kokha .A. M. C^e '
Children’s Play Suits
Sizes ■W Sizes 4A CM
7 to 14 8 to fix
Ladies’ Leather Sandals K)
Sizes 4 to 10
Boys’ Football Shirts
Jersey Knits. Numbered,
Sizes S-M-L Special
30 Pairs Men’s
OXFORDS and LOAFERS
Values to $12.99
Broken Styles and Sizes 6H to It
Boys’ Short Pants
"Health-Tex” — Sizes 3 to 7 Special
Men’s and Boys’ “Randy”
TEXTSIS OXFORDS and SHOES
Black - White. Sizes Boys’ 11 to Men’s 12
Cushion Arches
a
1 V ,1 ►
i
s> » <
3 Nr
5 ATTENTION...
3 CAREER GIRLS: £
g § IE
We are now featuring classes in several i
i crafts - 'timed' to your schedules* it
Starting WEDNESDAY, May 11th
1 Antiquing 12:30-2:30
a Decoupage • -ere" • 3:00-5:00
We will also have a night class in China
Painting starting Thursday, April 21st
from 7:30 p. m. - 9:30 p. m. As an add
ed convenience we have installed our
own kiln. For use of the kiln outside of
classes, call or come by for further in
formation, and register for these classes.
1 Registration is limited! 5
on Hallmark display. Mother's Day Cards ore now I
SOUTHERN STATES i
PRINTING COMPANY E
"THE BOOK STORE”
120 Phone East Taylor 228-8646 Street I I
4F~
6
★ WASHINGTON COLUMN *
Would Our 'Down-withs*
Condemn S. Viet to This?
BY BRUCE BIOSSAT
Newspaper Washington Correspoi ndent
Enterprise Assn.
Tuesday, April 19, 1966
Julie Christie, Lee Marvin
Win Hollywood’s Oscars
By VERNON SCOTT
United Press International
SANTA MONICA, Calif.
(UPI) —Julie Christie, En
gland’s electrifying blonde new
comer, won the Motion Picture
Academy’s best actress Oscar
for her portrayal of a woman
of loose morals and ex
television star Lee Marvin won
the best actor award playing a
Students
To Present
Musical Comedy
The Griffin High Glee Club
will present Its annual musical
comedy Friday night, April 22
at the Griffin High auditorium.
The comedy this year Is “Mr.
Crane” and is a humorous, tune
ful musiclal written especially
for high school students.
The plot centers around Sleepy
Hollow School for Girls, which
acquires Ike Crane, played by
Danny Clark, as a new dancing
teacher. A shy, but humorous
man, he is Immediately attrac
ted to the music teacher, Kathy
Van Tassel played by Elizabeth
Merritt. However, he finds a ri
val in Tom Bones, the physical
education Instructor, who until
Ike’s arrival, has been the only
male teacher. Tom is portrayed
by Dick Brooks. Ike’s dancing
students plunge him Into a ser
ies of hilarious scenes, which
eventually lead him into doing
the impossible, he persuades
the prim and proper Dean, play
ed by Linda Priest, to allow the
boys of nearby Hudson Acade
my to come for joint weekly dan
ces.
This endears Ike to the boys
and girls and also wins him the
approval of Kathy. Ike’s efforts
to put his brains against Tom’s
brawn builds some comic situa
tions.
Other leading characters are:
Rilla Smith, Karen Conner, Ka
thy Conner, Oriska Crawley, Ma
rie Rawls, Billy Young, Daryl
Chandler and Henry Harmon.
The production is under the
direction of Mrs. J. R. Cum
ming. Tickets of fifty cents and
one dollar may be purchased
from any member of the Glee
Club or at the door.
Pair Arrested
On Forgery
SAVANNAH, Ga. (UPI) —
Chatham County police were
holding today a man and a
woman on charges of forgery
and passing worthless checks.
The two, arrested Monday,
were wanted in Atlanta, Miami,
Cincinnati, Phoenix and Denver
for passing worthless checks
for thousands of dollars.
Police Identified the suspects
as Charles A. Henderson and
Gayle Peters, both 39 whose
home addresses were not
known.
They were arrested after a
merchant in a local shopping
center became suspicious of
them. Police found a checkwrit
ing machine in the couple’s ho
tel room.
drunken gunfighter.
"The Sound of Music” was
acclaimed best picture of 1965—
one of five Academy Awards it
received. Its closest competitor,
“Doctor Zhivago,” also won
five Oscars at the film
academy’s gala presentation
ceremony Monday night.
Miss Christie won the coveted
Oscar for the title role in
"Darling,” an amoral girl who
races through a series of
squalid love affairs.
m !§§■
H
m
HL % / vi 1
i
• 31 m .
4 l
it i *
* X y,.M If \
:: .
■
Julie Christie
" Darling ”
low-priced Special
Mustang!
/
rwm
*itfl§
JH§ii xx^
-------- xw ^
1 j **/.
r i
s x-v-x
' Vx 7 : j
£ ... :/ •;:;x
■XX . .
X;
& ;x:x;
s
\\\. 4$
'
' II
.; s . 7
___
-J®. m -r
: XXXXXX- .. .7 ts 7 :
SPECIAL MUSTANG HARDTOP
Specially priced to celebrate Millionth Mustang Month
at Ford Dealers now I And the special celebration “package" includes
a lively "200** Six bucket seats ... sporty console... 3-speed manual stick
___full carpeting wire-style wheel covers ... accent stripe ... lots more.
These specially equipped Mustang Hardtops come in your choice of colors.:@§S;
Georgia Is Mustang Country.
You’re ahead all the way in a Mustang!
RANDALL & BLAKELY, INC.
1000 WEST TAYLOR STREET PHONE 228-1333
Marvin played a hilarious
double role as tin-nosed killer
and drunken, gun slinger in
“Cat Ballou.”
First For Both
It was the first nomination
and the first Oscar for both.
Shelley Winters won her
second supporting actress
award for her part in “A Patch
of Blue.” She won previously in
1959 for "The Dairy of Anne
Frank.”
Martin Balsam won the best
supporting actor award for his
doleful characterization in "A
Thousand Clowns.” It was his
first nomination and award.
Robert Wise was awarded the
Oscar for his direction of the
sugarplum musical, "The Sound
of Music.” He previously won
an Oscar for "West Side Story"
in 1961.
The award for the best song
went to "The Shadow of Your
Smile” written by Johnny
Mandel and Paul Frances
Webster.
Miss Christie Wept
Miss Christie wept as she
attempted to make her thank
you speech. She managed to
say, "I want to thank everyone.
This is the most wonderful
thing on earth.”
She quickly fled to the wings,
holding her golden statuette
tightly. She said, “I'm more
nervous now than I was before
the show. I really didn’t expect
to win because the cameras
were all pointing in different
Governor’s !,
Lt. i ;
Race Heats
By CHARLES S. TAYLOR
United Press International
ATLANTA (UPI) — The race
for the state’s second highest
elected office, lieutenant gover
nor is starting to heat up.
State Rep. W. Randall Bed
good Jr. of Athens announced
his candidacy Monday and im
mediately lashed out at his two
most likely opponents Lt.
Gov. Peter Zack Geer and
House Speaker George T.
Smith.
Bedgood blamed Geer and
Smith for a huge backlog of
bills in the closing hours of the
1966 General Assembly. He re
fused to accuse Smith and Geer
of ineptness but said nothing to
dispell that impression.
He said there were about 150
bills piled up in the last 24
hours of Senate session and the
same thing happened in the
House. The pileup, be said,
could have been avoided by
speeding up committee work.
Bedgood, a 47-year-old Athens
businessman who flies his own
plane, said he believed the cli
mate in Georgia was right for
Geer’s defeat. He said he would
work to make the office of lieu
tenant governor more import
ant.
Denies Seeking Governorship
“It is my belief that this po
sition should be one of greater
responsibility than Is now al
lowed under our constitution,”
he said. "The office should be
fulltime with adequate pay with
additional duties given the lieu
tenant governor."
directions.”
Hollywood, she said, was "a
bit alarming.”
Marvin appeared surprised
fmm m XX
J #;■
1
m
1
: i§
* . w
Lee Marvin
•‘CatBallovr
but maintained his composure.
“There are too many people
to thank for my career,” he
said after receiving the award
from last year’s best actress—
and a nominee this year—Julie
Andrews. “I think half the
award belongs to a horse.”
He said the office of lieu
tenant governor in the past was
used as mainly a stepping stone
for the governorship but said
that was not his reason for
seeking the post.
Bedgood was the first to an
nounce for lieutenant governor.
Smith and Geer are expected
to announce their candidacies
this spring.
The Athens lawmaker said
one of the planks in his plat-,
form would be to lighten ths
ad valorem tax burden on
Georgia citizens. He suggested
that the limit for ad valorem
taxes for school purposes
should be five per cent.
He said the resulting tax
slack could be compensated for
by a 4 per cent sales tax or a
payroll tax levied locally.
DISGUISED PILLS
PETERBOROUGH, England
(UPI) —Police say confidence
men have been selling aspirin
tablets disguised as pep pills to
thrill-seeking teenagers.
La Petite Beauty Shoppe
135 South 8th Street
Between Solomon and
Taylor Sts.
Next door to 8th Street
Parking Lot.
(Co - owners, Mrs. Nell Ellis
and Mrs. Elizabeth Kelley,
invite you to drop in, or
phone them. Phone 227-3480