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T? Vl VEMN GOOD f \JF ^ By Quimby Melton Griffin is a city on the Go! No doubt of this, but every now and then something happens to illustrate that even the fastest growing community may have certain hangovers from the days when that city was a small town, even a small village. For instance: Saturday a five-foot copper head snake was killed at the Taylor street entrance of Gxide Nichols Furniture store. This is right in the middle of town. The Monday morning Good Evening, himself, saw a mon grel dog standing in the middle of the busy intersection of Hill and Taylor street, calmly wag ging his tail and not budging from his post. We drove on, la ter came back to town down Eighth street, and lo and behold there was a stripped yellow cat streaking across the street and onto the lawn of the former R. G. Hunt home; that cat was running as though a dog was chasing it. And the other day, so it is re ported a billy goat led a lot of folks a merry chase through town. The pet had gotten out of a pen on the north side and was finally caught on the south side. And remember, it wasn’t so long ago that deer were seen crossing Maple Drive. Sure, we’re growing and will continue to grow. But now and then something happens that il lustrates the fact that while we are a metropolitan center, we are still far enough from “the big city” to enjoy things that can happen only in the country. — + — When Good Evening read of the big snake being killed “right up town” he was reminded that half a century ago there was a , large “wagon lot" just back pf what was then The Griffin Mer cantile Company — a place where farmers could'd rive into town, “park” their buggies and wagons and go about their busi ness. This wagon lot wax “right next door” to the place where the snake was killed. Such wagon ■ lots have been forgotten by all but the old timers. Where this one was located is now the place where a bookstore, an au tomobile agency, a service sta tion, a bakery, a sporting goods store and a dry cleaning estab lishment and a restaurant are in business. In fact that part of Taylor st reet that once was the gathering i place for people who had driven into town to shop presented an entirely different picture then than now. Across from where the snake was killed was one big. sprawling cotton warehou se — there were three other such warehouses in the city. Certainly Griffin Is growing and will continue to grow. But let’s not forget our pioneer days and be thankful to the men and women who laid the foundation for Greater Griffin. — * — Didn’t intend to write the whole column about snakes and cats and dogs, and wagon lots. But while we’re talking about the old days, and to fill out this column, Did you know? Years ago there were: There were watering toughs up and down Hill street, where stock could quench their thirst. There were saloons on almost every corner and on one corner there was a solon on the street level and another saloon down , stairs in the basement? Where man could satisfy his desire for drink. There was a water spout, er ected by the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, corner Hill and Solomon, where the more sober minded could quench their thrist. There was a well just off Hill on West Solomon where water could be drawn by those who preferred “well water” to “city water”. , And there was a large under ground reservoir under Hill and Solomon, and under Hill and Slaton, where thousands of gallons of water were stored just In case of an uptown fire. The fire department, then a vol unteer afiair, had its headquar ters In a small frame barn on North 1K Sixth, just across the rail- GRIFFIN DAILY NEWS Established 1871 Out; Talmadge To Run, GOP Cries White House sps : i : III iillSil! a i : : 1 V ; 1 Bilk 'h it, iMVimi . 'T -IJ ' y. m m £ ft : Talmadge coming home to run for governor again. Bo Says He’s IVot Afraid Of ATLANTA (UPI) GOP congressman Howard (Bo) Cal laway let it be known Tuesday he wasn’t afraid of Sen. Her man Talmadge or any other Democrat, as his Georgia sup porters prepared to demonstrate their faith In him. “We have them (the Demo crats) so scared now, Herman Talmadge is thinking about com ing home,” Callaway said. Callaway, reached in Wash ington, made his statements after it was learned that form er Gov. Ernest Vandiver had decided to drop out of the Geor gia governor’s race for health reasons and it was likely Sen. Herman Talmadge would return to make the race. Talmadge and Vandiver have scheduled simultaneous news conferences in Washington and Atlanta for 10 a.m. today, and sources in Callaway’s Atlanta campaign headquarters said he also would hold a news con ference in Washington. Callaway supporters through out the state were being con tacted Tuesday night and asked to send telegrams of support to Callaway, who has been pushed toward the governor’s race but has made no formal announce ment. The GOP congressman said late Tuesday night that the Dem ocratic upheaval actually Farm Boy, 15, Kills Kidnaper; Girl Safe By WILLIAM ECENBARGER United Press International SHADE GAP, Pa. (UPI) — Peggy Ann Bradnick, 17, kidnaped a week ago by a long sought deranged sniper who turned killer, was rescued unharmed today. The kidnaper was shot to death at point-blank range by a 15-year-old farm boy. The boy, Larry Rubeck, fired a 12-guage shotgun through a window of his home at nearby Fort Littleton at the kidnaper, William D. Hollenbaurgh, 44, who was standing on a porch. Hollenbaugh, was struck in the neck and died on the way to a hospital. Peggy Ann cried over and over to rescuers: “Thank God . . . Thank God . I’m safe . . . I’m safe.” A short time before his death, the kidnaper—who shot an FBI agent to death Tuesday —shot and wounded a deputy sheriff and commandeered his automobile. He put Peggy Ann on the floor in the rear of the car and the wounded deputy, Francis Sharpe, in the front seat and drove to the Rubeck farm home at Fort Littleton, two miles from Shade Gap. The Rubeck boy saw the auto from a barn where he was doing chores. He ran inside the house, grabbed a .12-gauge shotgun and yelled to his Griffin, Ga., 30223, Wednesday, May 18, 1966 a wmm i§ : 1 n ”?:.v :• ■ ■< \ \A Vandiver as he was photo graphed on a recent trip to Griffin. strengthens the Republican Par ty and gives him more of a choice of what to run for this summer. “This gives me one more op tion than before,” Callaway said. “I can run for Congress, run for governor or run for Congress and then shoot for the Senate In two years.” Callaway predicted that neith er he nor Gov. Carl Sanders would have a chance to run for the Senate this year. "Senator Talmadge has no in tention of resigning,” Callaway said, “He’ll run for governor and if he’s elected, he’ll appoint the next senator.” Callaway called the Vandiver decision and speculation about Talmadge “the most significant political development in my life time. This really shakes up the applecart.” Callaway’s office issued a short statement Tuesday which expressed concern for Vandiver. The statement did not mention Talmadge, but took what most observers considered a poke at the senator. “I hope . . . that the loss of this strong candidate (Vandiver) will not compel the leaders of his party to take drastic steps attempting to control the capital without regard to the best in terests of Georgia and its peo ple,” the statement said. mother: “Hit the floor, mom. That crazy mountain man is on the porch.” Hollenbaugh appeared at a window and the boy shot point blank at him. The end of a week-long search for Peggy Ann and inr kidnaper came with dramatic suddenness. 8hortly before 7 a.m., EDT— with the sky heavily overcast and the mountain peaks shroud ed by clouds—the assault order was given to the force of 300 state policemen, 200 National Guardsmen, 100 FBI agents and 75 game protectors. About 30 minutes later it was all over. Peggy Ann, the wounded deputy sheriff and the dying Hollenbaugh were rushed to the hospital in McConnellsburg in an ambulance and two state police cars. At the hospital Dr. Russell McLucas, Fulton Countv Coro ner, said: “Sharpe is in fair condition. He was wounded once in the abdomen. He is undergoing surgery, and will survive. “Peggy Ann is fine, excellent. I cannot confirm that there was any physical abuse.” Senator Denies White House Link By DON PHILLIPS ATLANTA (UPI) — Former Gov. Ernest Vandiver, stabbed by recurring heart trouble, bow ed out of the 1966 Georgia gover nor’s race today and Sen. Her man Talmadge announced he will come home and run for the job if the people want him. Republicans cried out the ma neuver was a deal conceived at the White House but Talmadge vehemently denied it. The Georgia senator, who rose to power 19 years ago in a spec tacular door-locking clash with Ellis Arnall who may be one of his opponents this year, told Washington newmen that if he runs for the governorship he will not resign from the Sen ate until elected. He said he will name his own successor but declined to say whether he might consider naming Vandiver. In formally announcing his plans to retire temporarily from politics and enter a relaxed law practice and farming in his tranquil hometown of Lavonia, Vandiver disclosed that he has been under a doctor’s care for heart trouble since he was fell ed five years ago by a severe attack. Talmadge issued a prepared statment at 10.30 a.m. EST and then told newsmen his decision to run for the governorship will depend on “telephone calls, tele grams and visits” within the coming days and weeks. He said he would announce his decision well in advance of the Democratic primary qualifying deadline June 15. He said that if elected gov ernor he would personally ap point a “man or woman” to fill his unexpired term. He said he had given no thought as to who might get the nod. Talmadge said he agreed after “much soul searching” to offer himself as a potential candidate after Vandiver advised him of his physical condition. Arnall indicated he plans to stay in the race to the end, set ting the stage for a new battle against Talmadge reminiscent of another era when Talmadge had him locked out of the gov emor’s office during the famous two-governor fight. “Do you know of any reason why I shouldn’t stay in?” Arnall asked a questioner. Arnall said he thinks the Tal madge move was an effort to bolster a lost cause because Vandiver was a “very weak candidate.” Vandiver, looking relaxed al though he suffered a fresh heart attack of mild conse quence last weekend, made his anticipated announcement to a crowded news conference in a downtown Atlanta hotel. He admitted he had been bothered with recurring heart trouble, including painful angi na pectoris, since he suffered his first attack six years ago during his turbulent days as governor. That attack came shortly after the Georgia school desegregation crisis. Vandiver’s decision to bow out of politics this year raised the prospects of a sensational year in the political arena. Talmadge Is expected to Country Parson V sr /|_u!r H H •, > “God is interested i n where you are going—not where you’ve been.” the Senate to bid for the in this year’s elec in an effort to stall a Republican campaign capture the state’s top office. Talmadge disclosed in a Wash statement this morning Vandiver, in informing him his decision, “urged me to a candidate for the of of governor in tho 1966 primary election”. “After much soul searching, have reached the conclusion I can best serve mv state its people in these trying as governor, rather than in the United States Talmadge added that “I like an expression of (the wishes and if the of Georgia desire me to as their executive then I gladly respond to their Callaway Quiet GOP Rep. Howard (Bo) Cal laway, who had reportedly been the verge of announcing he challenge the Democra tic nominee, was keeping quiet about whether he would risk a battle with Talmadge. GoV. Carl Sanders, who re tires this year, immediately cam© into speculation as a pos sible Senate nominee should Talmadge leave the office. He said he might run for the of fice sometime but would not go as an appointee. Vandiver walked briskly into a downtown hotel suite with his wife, Betty, beside him and first distributed copies of a let ter from his physician, Dr. Car ter Smith. The report revealed he was examined Monday and that an electro cardiogram showed a possible increase in his heart trouble. The letter also said the fre quency of his minor heart seiz ures increased for two weeks prior to the latest examination. Asks Support Vandiver said that if Tal madge would run he (Vandi ver) would “hope the people of Georgia would support him”. When asked if he knew for sure that Talmadge would run, he said he did not know for certain. Vandiver said he did not in tend to drop out of politics. “I am not lige (Gen. Douglas MacArthur. I don’t intend to fade away. I intend to stay in terested in politics,” he said. He said he would now prac tice law in Lavonia and do some farming and fishing. Callaway suggested that the Vandiver - Talmadge develop ment had been worked out at the highest Democratic level. “Obviously, this was con ceived and planned at the White House,” the GOP leader in Georgia said in a statement from Washington. Callaway said the Republican challenge in Georgia “is strong enough to force a United States senator to leave his post and enter the (governor’s) race”. “Whatever decision I make will not be based on the strength or weakness of the op position, nor will it b e influ enced by outsiders, but will be based solely on the way I can best serve the people of Geor gia,” Callaway said. The statements from politici ans began to fly thick and fast during the day, Tuesday. Callaway Issued a short state ment Tuesday night expressing concern for Vandiver. Callaway made no mention about specu lation that Talmadge would seek the Democratic guve material nomination, but concluded his statement with what some ob servers called a dig at Tal madge. “I feel certain that. . .the los3 of this strong candidate (Van diver) will not compel the lead ers of his party to take drastic steps attempting to control the capltol without regard to the best Interests of Georgia and Continu e d on page seven Vol. 95 No. 116 ■ S IJH j Gov. Sanders: He would n’t accept appointment to senate but might run for office. Griffin, Thomaston Seek To Improve IJ. S. Route 19 The Griffin and Thomaston Chambers of Commerce will meet soon to discuss the possi bility of making U.S. 19 an ar tery for feeding cars onto Inter state 75 at Perry. The proposal will be part of a plan to upgrade U. S. Highway 19. Leon Smith, editor of the Tho maston Times and Free Press newspapers and president of the Thomaston Chamber said; Victim’s Brother Dies After Learning Of Stabbing Man Dead Of Stab Wound Suspect Has Heart Attack Murder charges were expected to be placed against a Griffin man today In the stabbing death of another Tuesday night. Officials identified the dead man as Farris Cheak, 56, of 430 Bell street, Griffin. Wright Clontz, 58, also of Grif fin, was being held according to the Spalding County Sheriff’s Department. Sheriff’s officials said Cheak was stabbed in the chest with a butcher knife at his home. Clontz, according to officials, began walking to Spalding Coun ty jail to turn himself in after the stabbing. He met a police man on his way and turned him- MMM. mm v . yy. £ . a, i 1 I m§ I ■ •• k, i 1 1 k . f H 11 il! r pi mm i > ; ' m ■ «, ✓ * ,\ : y y.[ m ' ; A : •I.”- “ 2 A j ..... A t Itli v m m m 1 '.fS " : V ■ >; : ■ i < mm : s y _ ^ ■ .-J ■it ~ (Griffin Daily News Staff Photo). Lt. Gov. Geer Visits Lt. Gov. Peter Zack Geer talks with Spalding Sheriff Dwayne Gilbert during his visit to Griffin Tuesday. He talked to the Griffin Chapter, American Business Club. (Story on Pag* 7.) ★ ★ ★ ★ Hell Be On The Other Side SAVANNAH (UPI) — Police Court Judge Henry Brennan will be in court as usual next Monday, but he will be sitting on the other side of the bench. Brennan will face charges by city police that he failed to yield right of way when his car collided with another vehicle. Pro-tem Judge James Black burn will hear the case — and Brennan will take his place in the defendant’s row. -JL- ^ -JL ^ “We are arranging a meeting between our Highway Commit tee and officials of the Griffin Area Chamber of Commerce at an early date to go deeper into this proposal.” Griffin spokesmen have dis cussed a south-bound route from Griffin to the Flint river on U. S. 19; then on U. S. Route to Ro* berta, 341 at Roberta to the In terstate 75 at Perry. The proposal may prove to be self in to the lawman, a deputy said. After being jailed, Clontz suf fered a heart attack and was taken to the Griffin-Spalding County Hospital where he is be ing held under guard. Upon learning news of his brother’s death, James Cheak, who was a patient at the Griffin Spalding County Hospital, died of a heart attack, officials said. Officials did not give a motive for the stabbing. Sheriff Dwayne Gilbert and the Griffin Police Department were investigating today. A warrant charging Clontz with murder was expected to be Maddox Stops To Campaign In Griffin Lester Maddox made a cam paign stop in Griffin today and declared the Vandiver-Talmadge turn of events in Georgia poli tics was no surprise to him. “I have been predicting it,’* he said. He said he still was a candi date for governor. Maddox said he thought the whole thing was hatched in the White House. “The voters will have a choice between Johnson’s Great Society and Lester Maddox,” he said. a means of improving Highway 19 as well as attracting tourist trade being drained off U.S. 19 by improved U. S. 41, 341, and Interstate 75. Thomaston officials may differ with the Griffin plan for routing only southbound traffic on U. S. 19 to 1-75 and keeping the U. S. 341 and U. S. 41 route for north bound traffic. Thomaston may hold out for a north and south choice in each proposal. sworn out this afternoon, accor ding to the officials. Weather: FORECAST FOR GRIFFIN AREA — Mostly cloudy, warm and humid tonight and Thursday except turning a Pttle cooler Thursday afternoon. Scattered thundershowers tonight, decrea sing Thursday. LOCAL WEATHER — Maxi mum today 75, minimum today 63, maximum Tuesday 70, mini mum Tuesday 62. Sunrise Th ursday 5:37 a.m., sunset Thurs day 7:30 p.m.