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By Quimby Meltoa
About the best news we
lished in Monday’s issue was
announcement by the State
rol, and local law
officials, that there was not
single serious automobile
dent in this area over the
end, a weekend that saw
» tra heavy traffic due largely
the crowds that attended
Atlanta Braves — Sandy
led Dodgers game, and the
es at the Atlanta-Hampton
track. This was due to the
handling of traffic by the
and local officers, and also to
drivers of the thousands of
mobiles practicing the
* mental rules for safe driving.
Now with the Fourth of
weekend coming, which
' results in heavy traffic on
highways and roads, wouldn’t
be fine if when this long
end is over, we could report
good news that our district
orce again free of serious
dents?
And it can be done if
of cais once again follow all
rules for safe driving.
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There are certain things
reader of this column
keep in mind this week and
week to follow.
For instance:
Let’s not overlook the fine
ues being offered to all
Bhop Griffin during the
Vacation Value Days.
Let’s not forget that come
Monday, the Fourth of July,
there will be a great
ot our Nation’s birthday. The
{ Jaycees and others have
ged special events
the day.
And don’t forget to display
Glory all during that
holiday.
Also let’s not forget that
nation of ours is “One nation
under God” and attend
' services. If you are at
attend the church of your choice
here. If you are away on
tion take time to attend
es where you happen to be.
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Also, since we will not publish
a paper on Monday, July 4.
will bo no daily Almanac.
these events that happened
July 4 are told today.
Everyone knows the most
portant event on July 4, in 1776,
was the signing of the
tion of Independence. John
cock, who presided at the
tinental Congress, signed it as
did secretary Charles Thomson.
Other delegates to the
started signing it August 2, 1776.
\ The three Georgians who signed
this important document were
Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall,
and George Walton. Three of
Georgia’s 159 counties are nam
ed for these three.
On July 4, 1802, the
State Military Academy at
* Point was formally opened.
Oo July 4, 1826, both John
ams and Thomas Jefferson
on the 50th anniversary of the
i signing of the Declaration of In
dependence. Both of them were
signers of the Declaration, Ad
ams for Massachusetts, Jeffer
son for Virginia. And both were
Presidents of the United States;
Adams being the second and Jef
ferson the third.
Thomas Jefferson, who wrote
the Declaration began it with
these words:
“When in the course of human
i events, it becomes necessary for
one people to dissolve the politi
cal bonds which have connect
ed them with another, and to as
sume among the powers of the
earth the separate and equal
station to which the laws of na
ture and of nature’s God enti
» ties them, a decent respect to
the opinions of mankind requir
es them that they should declare
the causes that impel them to
the separation.
“We hold these truths to be
self-evident — that all men are
created equal; that they are en
dorsed by their Creator with cer
tain unalienable right*; that am
ong these are life, liberty, and
the pursuit of happiness.” (Part
of the last paragraph above was
• copies from the Constitution of
Massachusetts.)
I And John Adams, commenting
on the Declaration of Indepen
dence wrote in a letter to his
wife “Yesterday the greatest
question was decided which was
ever debated in America; and a
greater perhaps never was, nor
will be, decided among men. A
resolution was passed without
one dissenting colony. That these
United States are, and of a right
i ought to be, free, and indepen
dent states.”
GRIFFIN
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Established 1871
Dog Costs Owner $2,500
SAVANNAH, Ga. (UPI) — A
boisterous dog cost his owner
$2,500 in city court Tuesday.
A jury awarded the money to
15 - year - old George Pilling
III, who claimed a dog owned
by Air Force Sgt. Lewis Nor
wood knocked out two of his
front teeth on a playground.
Attorneys for Norwood of
fered no defense and said he
had been transfered to Califor
nia by the Air Force. Norwood,
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Pecan drive where by-pass bridge will be constructed on mound of dirt in back-
Milner Fights
For Pecan Drive
By JAMES STEWAKT
A gallant effort Is being made
by the people of Milner to keep
open a road which they say is
vital to all the people of Lamar
County.
The effort has gone from the
Milner City Council to the
mar County Commissioners, the
State Highway Department, and
the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads.
Letters have been sent to the
state and federal bodies express
ing the disapproval of the clos
ing of the road, which is a mail
and school bus route.
Pecan drive, scheduled to be
closed for the construction of a
bridge across the Central of Ge
Weather
FORECAST FOR GRIFFIN
AREA — Partly cloudy and
this afternoon, tonight and
ursday with scattered thunder
showers.
LOCAL WEATHER — Maxi
mum today 90, minimum today
72, maximum Tuesday 90, mini
mum Tuesday 72. Sunrise Th
ursday 5:32 a.m., sunset Thurs
day 7:49 p.m.
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pretty good simply have
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the youth for humiliation and
embarrassment resulting from
a frivilous suit.
GRANTED A DIVORCE
LONDON (UPI) —Henry Lee,
married 50 years, was granted
a divorce Tuesday. He told the
judge he wanted to marry
another' woman.
| orgia Railroad, is the point of
controversy.
The plans for the new Griffin
Barnesville By-Pass call for the
closing of Pecan drive and the
re-routing of traffic on Ivey
lane, which is on the east side
of the railroad. Pecan drive is
on the west.
Miss Rochelle Woodall, who is
heading the move to keep Pecan
drive open, said four school bus
es use the road. She said Ivey
Lane is. not as wide as Pecan dr
ive and cannot be widened be
cause of utility poles. A hazzard
ous condition would be created
by the re-routing of traffic, she
said.
The people of Milner are fight
ing for another span of bridge to
be added to include Pecan drive.
They have figured at the cost of
the bridge to be constructed, the
additional span would cost ap
proximately $25,000.
Miss Woodall said if the school
buses are re-routed on Ivey lane,
they also will have to make a
hazardous turn to cross the rail
road.
She said the sharp “S” turn is
eliminated if Pecan drive is us
ed.
Pecan drive begins at the Mil
ner Baptist Church and lies west
of the railroad. It crosses the
railroad south of the Milner City
Limit and joins Ivey Lane.
Ivey Lane begins at U. S. 41
near the south city limit and
runs west to the railroad and
then South to the Zebulon-Bar
nesville road.
A railroad crossing joins the
two where Ivey lane turns south
and again where Pecan drive
joins Ivey lane.
Plans for the By-Pass call for
Ivey lane to be left open for traf
fic. Dirt has been piled high on
the east side of the railroad and
Ivey lane for the bridge. No dirt
has been put on the west side.
Miss Woodall said the high sc
hool at Milner is actually Lamar
County High school and that
many people use the road to get
to the school. She also said many
people use Pecan drive to go to
Strike Near
Hanoi, Port At Haiphong
Barnesville to avoid traffic on
the U. S. 41 “killer strip."
Traffic on Pecan drive flows
in an almost steady stream when
a sporting even is held at the
school, Miss Woodall said. She
said this also would create a ha
zard on the narrow Ivey lane.
Miss Woodall said a hazard
would be created at each of the
rail crossings. She said traffic
from Pecan lane would not have
enough space between Ivey lane
and the railroad to be clear of
both.
Proposals have been made that
Pecan drive be extended about
three miles south on the west
side of the railroad to join Ivey
lane where it crosses the rail
road. This would make the road
a straight shot from Milner to
the Zebulon-Barnesville road.
Two of the Lamar County Com
missioners told Miss Woodall
this morning that Pecan drive
will be extended to Ivey lane on
the west side of the railroad if
it is left open.
She said if the road is extend
ed, school buses and other traf
fice from the Aldora Mills area
will not have to cross the rail
road go get to the high school.
Miss Woodall said this also
would give people going to the
new Lamar County airstrip a
straight road from Milner. The
airstrip has been graded on land
purchased by Lamar County. It
is about a mile and one-half sou
th of Milner.
Milner has been given until
July 9 to produce a solution to
the problem.
They are working with the
Central of Georgia Railroad try
ing to get them to look at the sit
uation and ask that the bridge
be widened. Both Pecan drive
and Ivey lane are on railroad
property.
The people of Milner were as
surred by Jackie Lewis and Wa
yne Harper who secured right of
way for the By-Pass that both
roads would be left open. They
now say that the Bureau of Pub
lic Roads made the decision to
close Pecan drive.
Oil Depots Hit In
Raids
By BRYCE MILLER
United Press International
SAIGON (UPI) —U.S. war
planes bombed oil depots on the
fringes of Hanoi and Haiphong
today in the closest raids yet to
the North Vietnamese capital
and key port city.
Navy and Air Force jets,
screaming through heavy an
tiaircraft fire, struck three
miles from the heart of Hanoi
and two miles from the center
of Haiphong in a swift one-two
punch that dealt a crippling
blow to the Communist nation’s
war effort.
“This has crippled their
efforts for some time,” a
military spokesman said.
The bombing attacks sent
smoke spiraling up almost
seven miles high in mushroom
clouds that spread out for 50
square miles at their tops and
cast dark shadows on the two
cities that formerly had been
spared U.S. bombs.
Closest previous raids were
against antiaircraft missile
sites 15 miles south of Hanoi
and 8 miles northeast of
Haiphong. Other raids de
stroyed a highway and railroad
bridge 15 miles northwest of
Hanoi and damaged the Uong
Bi power plant 12 miles
northeast of Haiphong.
Major Loss
The strikes not only de
stroyed a. major portion of
North Viet Nam’s petroleum
supply but once again gave a
dramatic demonstration of
America’s ability to bomb
virtually at will anywhere in
the Communist nation.
A U.S. spokesman said the
raids represented no change in
the U.S. policy of avoiding
large population centers to
prevent killing civilians. The
strike is consistent with our
continuing policy of bombing
only military targets in North
Viet Nam,” he said.
Navy planes from the 7th
Fleet carriers Constellation and
Ranger initiated th e attacks,
streaking over the center of
Haiphong at 12:50 p.m. (12:50
a.m. EDT today) in a furious
eight-minute raid.
U.S. Air Force F105 Thun
derchiefs followed exactly 25
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Ready For Big Bang On Fourth
These members of the Griffin Jaycees blow up balloons in preparation for the big Fourth of July celebration
here. The flags and balloons will be used in activities at the Municipal Park throughout the day. Shown are
(I-r) Bill Shirah, Steve Squires, Leonard Edwin, Bill Dunn and Wayne Smith, president.
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minutes later hitting a similar
petroleum facility three miles
from the heart of Hanoi and
just across the Red River from
its center.
Part of the huge Haiphong
dump was underground. Pilots
estimated they destroyed about
80 per cent of it.
The heavy flak and thick
smoke around Hanoi prevented
immediate assessment of the
damage there.
40 Per Cent Destroyed
American intelligence offi
cials estimated that before the
raids the North Vietnamese had
enough gasoline and oil to keep
their current increased flow of
men and supplies moving south
for two to four months. The
strike destroyed an estimated
40 per cent of it, they said.
"The petroleum facilities in
Hanoi and Haiphong have
become vital in supporting the
mounting North Vietnamese
aggression against the South
and therefore are prime
military targets,” a spokesman
said.
“The Hanoi facilities handled
about 95 per cent of all North
Vietnamese petroleum imports
and contain about 40 per cent
of the country’s storage capaci
ty. The Hanoi facilities are the
principal in-country distribution
point and represent about 20
per cent of the storage
capacity.
“Destruction of these facili
ties will make infiltration of
men and supplies in South Viet
Nam more costly and more
difficult,” the spokesman said.
“Preliminary pilot reports
indicate that the strikes were
highly successful. Both storage
areas are reported in flames.”
Claims Seven Planes
Radio Hanoi claimed Commu
nist gunners shot down seven
American raiders, but U.S.
officials gave no information of
losses.
Although Russian surface-to
air missiles ring both Hanoi
and Haiphong and MIG jet
interceptors operate in the
area, returning pilots said they
only encountered flak.
In ground action, Vietnamese
government troops kicked off a
major sweep on the southern
tip of the Mekong Delta and
killed 83 enemy soldieirs during
the first hours of battle.
| City Okays Paving
In Melrose Area
Griffin City Commissioners put
on first reading Tuesday night
an ordinance to widen, curb and
resurface the streets in Melrose
subdivision.
.Streets involved will include
Melrose, West Broad, Hillwood,
Winona, Pleasant, and North
19th.
The commissioners approved
the project after property own
ers involved were asked about
the matter. Some opposed the
proposals but the survey indica
ted a majority favored the im
provement program.
The city proposed to widen the
present 18-foot paving to 26-foot
with curb and do away with the
side drain ditches at a cost of
$2 per front foot to property own
ers.
The city then will resurface all
Gunfire Crackles
In Tense Cordele
CORDELE, Ga, (UPI) —
White and Negroes engaged in
the third straight night of racial
violence early today as they
changed gunfire for about
hour and a half.
Police Capt. L. T. Jobe
no one was hurt. About 30
troopers were rushed here from
other south Georgia cities to
bolster the nine Cordele police
men trying to contain the vio
lence.
The troopers and policemen
took five white men into cus
tody.
The City Commission held an
emergency meeting this morn
ing. It was reportedly ready to
consider ordering a curfew and
prohibiting crowds from form
ing.
Late Tuesday night, about 25
whites gathered at a service
station in a predominantly Ne
gro section, about six blocks
from the Crisp County court
house.
The uneasy calm broke sud
denly when a Negro youth threw
a bottle through the windshield
of a passing sports car contain
ing one white man.
About 10 of th ewhite men in
streets without additional cost.
Also maced on first reading
was an ordinance to pave Lake
avenue from 16th to 18th. The
street already has been approv
ed for paving from 15th to 16th
streets.
The city approved installing a
sewer line on Wall street bet
ween Addavale and Rock Alley.
It awarded its annual contract
for the purchase of lamps and
bulbs to Industrial Wholesalers
of Griffin.
The commissioners praised Le
wis Simonton who will retire
July 1 as superintendent of the
water filter plant.
They commended his loyalty
to the city and his pioneer work
in water treatment which has
made Griffin the leader in Geor
gia in such facilities.
the crowd displayed weapons —
pistols, shotguns and rifles, and
began firing.
Police officers immediately
used a bullhorn, pleading with
the whites to “hold your fire,
hold your fire.” But by this
time some Negroes hidden in.....
scattered positions nearby also
started shooting.
About half an hour later, short
ly after midnight, police suc
ceeded in getting the whites
to stop shooting. Then a white
1961 automobile drove into the
section and its occupants began
shooting. Observers said they
could not tell whether the per
sons in the vehicle were white
or Negro.
In any case, the whites at the
service station opened fire again
and Negroes returned the fire
sporadically.
About 15 minutes before the
shooting started, two Negro
youths broke into a store and
stole 12 guns. A watchman said
he saw them leaving.
Order was restored with the
help of the troopers and the
turning off of all lights in the
area to prevent snipers from
seeing others to shoot at.