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By Quimby Melton
Weekend Notes:
Winning the scrapbook state
championship seems to have be
come a habit with the Griffin
Business and Professional Wo
men’s Club. This weekend the
Griffin Women walked away
with scrapbook honors at the
convention held in Albany. Miss
Rubye Alston, once again pre
pared the scrapbook, as she has
done several times in the past.
Questioning one of the young
women who had attended the
convention asked her which club
came out second. In reply she
told Good Evening this story:
“Many years ago when they
were holding the international
sailboat races in England, the
king of England stood with
friends on a platform along the
shore near the finishing line.
An aide with binoculars watch
ed a bend round which
the ships would sail. “There co
mes the leader,” he called”.
“Whose ship is it?” the king
asked. “It’s the American yac
ht,” he was answered. “Watch
the curve and let me know whi
ch ship is second” the king in
structed his aide.
The American ship sailed down
the coast, crossed the finish line
and still no other boat sailed
round the curve.
“Who’s second?” the king in
sisted.
“Your highness, there is no
second the American ship is so
far ahead.”
That’s the way the young lady
summed up the contest — the
Griffin scrapbook was so far
ahead she could not remember
if there was a second.
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This afternoon Griffin High’s
Eagles were to meet Avondale
for the first of three games to
decide the winner of the Region
4-AAA baseball title. The first
game was to be played in Avon
dale and the second and third
game (if a third is needed) in
Griffin.
The game today was rained
out.
The Eagles have a 7 to 1 sub
region record.
If they continue to play the
brand of baseball they have
been playing, we predict a dis
trict championship for Coach
Kierbow’s team. It may take all
three games to decide the win
ner, for reports from Avondale
are that the team there is no
pushover.
We pick the Eagles.
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There were plenty of things
happening here over the week
end.
The Moose Club opened its
brand new swimming pool Sun
c.ay afternoon. This pool is one
of the finest in this section of
Georgia and no doubt will prove
popular with the membership
and their guests.
They held a church meeting at
First Methodist Sunday morn
ing, at which the congregation
voted almost unanimously —
there were but 3 “No” votes —
to go ahead with the additions
planned for the church. They
v/ill provide a chapel, assembly
room for meetings that can be
used as a dining room, serving
as many as 350 persons; offices,
church parlor and a bell tower
in which will hang the historic
old bell of the church and chim
es as well.
If the crowd that visited “Sun
Lake” in Sunny Side Sunday is
any indication of what one may
expect, when the project is com
pleted, then look out for thou
sands of visitors every week
end. It is planned to make this
one of the finest inland beach
es in the state catering especial
ly to Georgia folks nearby, who
want a recreation center close
enough home so that one will
not be tired out, as they often
are when driving longer distan
ces to a seaside b- ich.
Tonight the American Legion
will have special Memorial Ser
vices in honor of the three chap
lains who gave their lifebelts to
other soldiers when the t r oo p
ship Dorchester sank during
World War Two. The three chap
lains represented three faiths.
f *■ the meeting tonight the
speakers will be a Protestant
minister, a Catholic priest, and
a Jewish layman. Such a meet
ing should be an inspiration to
men of all faiths, to work in har
mony and fellowship.
GRIFFIN
DAILY NEWS
Established 1871
Reapportionment
WASHINGTON (UPI) — The
Supreme Court approved today
a temporary reapportionment of
both houses of Georgia’s Legis
lature effective through 1068.
Today's brief order affirmed
a decision of March 25. 1966,
by a special three - judge fed
eral court in Atlanta. Under the
lower court’s ruling, the state
Senate and the House must be
reapportioned by May 1, 1967,
so that the new plan may be
used in the 1968 elections.
The Supreme Court had been
asked to reverse the Atlanta
ruling on the strength of a. Flo
rida case decided by the high
court Feb. 25. There » lower
court was found to have erred
in approving a temporary plan
admittedly unconstitutional.
A quick reversal would have
allowed a new realignment in
time for 1966 elections in Geor
gia.
Started In 1962
The Georgia case was start
ed in 1962 by four Atlanta voters
residing in F’ulton and DeKalb
counties. They are Henry J.
Toombs, Mrs. George Taylor
Douglas, Gordon G. Johnson
and John L. Glenn. Other
phases of the same case have
been acted on by the Supreme
Court in the past.
The complainants and Sec
retary of State Ben W. Fortson
Jr. joined in asking the high
court to speed disposition of the
appeal from the March 25 rul
ing because of the 1966 election
schedule. The primaries are set
for Sept. 14 and all candidates
must qualify by June 15. The
general election is Nov. 3.
The Toombs group cited the
Supreme Court’s Feb. 25 deci
sion ordering Florida to reap
portion immediately.
Atty. Gen. Arthur Bolton, ar
guing before the three - judge
panel, said there was enough
dissimilarity between the Geor
gia and Florida cases to let the
Georgia reapportionment plan
stand.
He said Florida had five leg
islative sessions without coming
up with any satisfactory plan.
He said the Georgia legislature
had shown good faith by acting
to implement reapportionment
based on population.
Toombs Group
The Toombs group said the
Georgia and Florida cases are
the only ones where a district
court “has attempted to delay
valid reapportionment of a state
Legislature beyond the 1966
elections.”
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Wins Again
Miss Rubye Alston of the Griffin BPW Club pre
pared a scrapbook for the Griffin club which won
first place in state competition. The award was an
nounced during the weekend state convention in Al
bany. This is the third time she has won first place
in the scrapbook competition. The Griffin Club also
won honorable mention for program competition.
Griffin, Ga., 30223, Monday, May 16, 1966
that rural areas continue to be
over - represented and urban
areas under - represented un
der the interim plan.
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New Moose Lodge Pool Opens
These young people were among the first to try out the new pool at the Moose Lodge Sunday when it open
ed for the first time this season. Above are (1-r) Doug Akin, Mary Ann Jones, Peggy Brown, Scottie Daniel
and Tommy Powell. Below are (1-r) Rick Howard, Mariea Kinard and Charla Williamson.
Geer To Address
Griffin ABC
Lt. Gov. Peter Zack Geer will
speak at the Griffin American
Business Club Tuesday at 12:30
at the Elks Club.
Geer is expc :ied to discuss se
veral issues related to state gov
ernment.
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Sanders Is Jubilant
Over Court
By DON PHILLIPS
United Press Internat>onal
ATLANTA (UPI) — Gov. Carl
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Copperhead
Killed On
Griffin Street
A deadly copperhead snake
was found at the Taylor street
entrance of Goode-Nichols Fur
niture Store Saturday after
noon.
The reptile was killed with a
cain pole and dropped into a st
reet drain, according to Clayton
Brown, owner of the store.
He said the snake was about
five feet long.
Mr. Brown explained that the
Taylor street entrance to t h e
store is closed but that window
display space at the entrance is
in use.
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Sanders jubilantly proclaimed
today that the Supreme Court’s
action upholding a postponement
in further reapportionment of
the Georgia Legislature greatly
reduces the possibility of a spe
cial session this year.
The high court handed down
a brief order upholding a de
cision of a three - judge federal
panel in Atlanta. The lower
court held that the Senate and
House mus’ be reapportioned by
May 1, 1967, to take effect in
the 1968 legislative session.
Sanders said the action shows
“that Georgia has acted realis
tically and in good faith”.
Under Pressure
Sanders had been under In
creasing pressure recently to
call a special session for this
summer to allocate to mental
and other programs some
of the estimated $120 million in
surplus funds built up in the
past year.
The governor told reporters
that today's decision makes dim
chance now of such a ses-
Vol.95 No. 114
Civil War Threat
Bubbles In S. Viet
By RICHARD H. GROWALD
United Press International
SAIGON (UPI) —Students in
the Buddhist stronghold of Hue
called on the United States
tonight to oust South Vietna
mese Premier Nguyen Cao Ky,
whose lightning seizure of Da
Nang threatened to touch off
civil war between anti-Commu
nist political factions.
Buddhist leaders in Saigon
called their followers to a mass
meeting tonight which could
lead to a showdown with the Ky
government but only 600 to 700
were on hand as th e rally
opened. In the North the anti
Ky military leaders were
reported to have urged their
followers to ‘‘rise up and
fight.”
Saigon suburbs were rocked
tonight by at least three
terrorist grenade explosions
which sent shrapnel ripping
through crowded streets. U.S.
military police in flak jackets
raced to the scene of the
explosions in Gia Dinh.
Troops in Da Nang loyal to
Ky were alerted for possible
attacks by anti-government
forces in Hue, the ancient
imperial capital. The loyalist
forces seized the city Sunday
with machine guns, tanks and
fighter planes.
Unofficial sources said 11
persons were killed and 21
wounded in the fighting Sunday.
Last-Ditch Chance
Saigon Buddhists led by
Thich (Reverent) Thien Minh
offered Ky a last-ditch chance
to repent his “betrayal” of the
people in taking over Da Nang,
380 miles northeast of the
capital.
Whm? Ky’s forces were
crushing anti-government ele
ments in Da Nang, U.S.
Marines fought a number of
minor engagements not far
from the coastal city. In other
action, U.S. and South Vietna
mese forces reported killing
scores of Communist troops in
fighting Sunday and today.
U.S. planes flew 33 missions
over Communist North Viet
Nam Sunday, again hitting
supply and communications
targets, including the vital Mu
Gia Pass which connects with
the Ho Chi Minh Trail, supply
artery for the Viet Cong.
In Washington, President
Johnson discussed the new
political crisis with Democratic
congressional leaders at the
White House. The Pesident
spent the weekend at his Camp
David mountain retreat, meet
ing with Secretary of State
Dean Rusk and Defense Secreta
ry Robert S. McNamara.
Ky personally led about 3,800
loyalist troops into Da Nang on
Sunday, then charged comman
ders. He named Maj. Gen.
Huynh Van Cao, a Catholic, to
replace Gen. Ton That Dinh,
nominally a Catholic, as 1st
Corps commander.
Troops Dig In
There were unconfirmed re
ports that troops of the 1st
Vietnamese Division command
ed by Gen. Phan Xuan Nhuan
were moving out toward Da
Nang. Reports also said the 1st
Division forces were digging in
for possible fighting in their
own backyard.
The appeal for the overthrow
of Ky by the United States was
broadcast over Radio Hue. It
also urged the ouster of Chief
of State Gen. Nguyen Van
Thieu and went so far as to link
the two Saigon junta leaders
with the Communists.
Thich Tri Quang, the influen
tial Buddhist leader in the five
northern provinces, sent off a
telegram to President Johnson.
“I urgently appeal to responsi
ble sources to intervene,” the
message said.
The radio broadcast quoted
Gen. Nhuan as saying, “We
must maintain cooperation with
our allies, especially the U.S.
troops, to fight against Thieu,
Ky and the Communists.”
A light drizzle fell at the Viet
Hoa Dao, main Buddhist
pagoda in Saigon, when the
demonstration began tonight.
sion.
“This ruling makes the pos
sibility of a special session a
lot less possible,” he said. “It
would have to be a real crisis
for me to call a special ses
sion.”
Sanders added that “it is good
we can avoid the political thick
et of reapportionment” during
this election year.
Sanders added praise for the
Legislature and the state gov
ernment, pointing out that Geor
gia is the only southern state
that has not had a reapportion
ment decision overturned by the
courts.
Lt, Gov. Peter Zack Geer in
dicated that reapportionment
will be high on the agenda as
the 1967 legislature convenes.
“The court ruling will allow
Georgia to have order rather
than confusion,” Geer, who is
president of the Senate, said.
“I feel sure that the next Gen
eral Assembly will meet the
problem of reapportionment in
a fair and equitable manner”
The crowd was estimated at
about 700 outside the building
and 200 inside.
Minh claimed that eight
Buddhists were killed and 52
wounded in the Da Nang
fighting. He said Buddhist
monks were prepared to
commit acts of self-immolation
again if the South Vietnamese
marines renewed the attacks.
No Comment from U.S.
U.S. Embassy spokesmen in
Saigon refused comment on the
situation but were in direct
communication with Washing
ton. The 18 planes used by K f
to airlift his troops to Da Nang
were from the Vietnamese air
force.
American military advisers
with the Vietnamese marines
were unaware of their destina
tion or their intended mission
until the planes carrying them
from Saigon touched down.
The U.S. advisers, when they
realized they were not moving
against the Viet Cong, renorted
to the 3rd U.S. Marine
Amphibious force in Da Nang.
U.S. advisers in the Hue region
were reported still with the 1st
Vietnamese Division.
Ky chose to make his move
when the three most important
American policy makers in Viet
Nam were out of the country.
Ambassador Henry Cabot
Lodge was in Washington, U.S.
military commander Gen. Wil
liam C. Westmoreland was in
Honolulu and Maj. Gen. Ed
ward Lansdale, a key adviser
to Westmoreland, also was in
the United States.
First Methodist
Approves Chapel,
Fellowship Hall
Members of the First Metho
dist Church voted Sunday to con
struct a chapel and fellowship
hall combination building.
It will be built on the right
hand side of the present sanctu
ary.
Construction of the building
will complete the original over
all church layout.
The church approved construc
tion at a conference called Sun
day morning during the regular
worship service.
The church conference action
was confirmed in the Quarterly
Conference Sunday night. The
Quarterly Conference is the
governing body of the local chur
ch in the Methodist organiza
tion.
The building committee and
trustees of the church were au
thorized to call for bids and
handle financing of the build
ing.
They were authorized to make
loans up to $250,000.
Dr. Delma Hagood, pastor of
the church, reported to the quar
terly conference Sunday night
that he hopes construction will
be under way before the confer
ence year ends in June.
The Rev. James Moore, super
intendent of the Griffin District,
presided at the quarterly confer
ence.
Country Parson
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