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E VENIN GOOD G
By Quimby Melton
Today, Jan. 19, is the anniver
sary of the birth of Robert E.
Lee, who is best known as t h e
commander of the Confederate
Army; but whom history has
proven one of the greatest, ab
lest and best beloved American
heroes.
Bom the son of General Hen
ry (“Light Horse Harry”) Lee,
Revolutionary hero, in Stratford,
Va., Lee, at 18 entered West
Point Military Academy, and
graduated second in his class.
He made a brilliant record as a
young officer in the Mexican
War. From 1852 to 1855 he was
superintendent of West Point.
Then ’till 1861 Lee was first a
cavalry and then an engineer
officer.
In 1861, when seven Southern
States had withdrawn from the
Union, Lee resigned his commis
sion in the U. S. Army and threw
In his lot with the newly formed
Confederacy. Lee in resigning
his commission turned down the
offer of commander-in-chief of
Federal forces.
The world has known no grea
ter general. Had a lesser lead
er headed the Confederate Army
the War Between the States
more than likely would have
been short lived.
Today, not only the South but
the North as well pays honor to
Robert E. Lee; just as on Feb.
12, both North and South will
honor Abraham Lincoln. History
was proven both great Ameri
cans.
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Tuesday noon, Good Evening
attended the meeting of the Ex
change Club of Griffin and was
reinstated as an active member.
Joined Exchange In 1925 and up
until a few years ago tried to
be an active member, attending
all meetings possible. But dur
ing the past two years have
been on our request, a member
on leave of absence.
Thoroughly enjoyed the meet
ing and was pleased that our
good friend, the Rev. Alastair
Walker, pastor of the First Bap
tist Church, was the speaker.
Every time it has been our good
fortune to hear this minister, he
has given us something well wor
th pondering. His talk on “Using
Your Subconscious Mind” was
one that would help anyone.
— * —
Sometime ago, Good Evening
wrote a column on the word
“If.’*
Part of Reverend Walker’s talk
was about “If”.
Using, as what we Methodists
call the “text” of his sermon,
for sermon it was, he quoted “As
a man thinketh in his heart so
Is he,” He said:
“If you think you are beaten,
you are
“If you think you dare not, you
don’t
If you like to win, but think you
can’t
It’s almost certain you won’t.”
“If you think you’ll lose, you’re
lost
For out in the world we find
Success begins with a fellow’s
Will
It’s all in the state of mind.’’
“If you think you’re outclass
ed, you are
You’ve got to think high to
i Use
You’ve got to be sure of your
•elf before
You can ever win the prize.”
’’Life’s battles don’t always go
to the
Stronger or faster man
But sooner or later the man
Who wins
Is the man who thinks he can.”
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The Rev. Walker compared
‘‘Positive thinking” — as an op
timistic attitude with “Negative
thinking” — as a pessimistic at
tidue.
The negative ^thinker has ev
erything against him, the speak
er said. He sows seeds of worry
Into his subconscience mind —
these worry seeds grow into
weeds, and the feedback from
his mental computer is disas
trous. These negative thoughts
paralyze positive power.
We live in a tense world and
the answer is not a tranquilizer
—it is peace of mind, he said.
Then he added this: “Whatso
ever things are pure; Whatso
ever things are of good report:
soever things are true; Whatso
ever things are good report:
Think on these things.”
We’re glad to be back in Ex
change and we’re glad that at
our first regular meeting, the
Rev. Walker was the speaker.
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Art And Math
Children’s art is used in the teaching of modem math in Mrs. D. T. Smith’s second
grade at East Griffin School. Students prepared this bulletin board to help with
their studies. Pinning figures and owls to the board are Gregory Howard and
HaneUe Martin. They are aided by Miss Majorie Ogletree (1), student teacher
from Tift College, and Mrs. Smith. Miss Ogletree is one of several Tift students
teaching in Griffin during the winter quarter.
INSIDE |
Sports. Pages 2, S.
Editorials. Page 4.
Billy Graham. Page 4 .
Television, Page 4 .
Social Security. Page 5.
You, Your Child. Page 5.
Male Operators. Page 6.
More Bases To Go. Page 6.
Cold Wave. Page 8.
Lighter Side. Page 8.
San Quentin. Page 8.
Hospital. Page 9.
Stork Club. Page 9.
Funerals. Page 9.
Society. Page 10.
Dateline Georgia. Page 11.
Bruce Biossat. Page 11.
School Columns. Page 12.
Commentary. Page 12.
Comics. Page 13.
Want Ads. Pages 14, 15.
Legislative News. Page 61.
Ray Cromley. Page 16.
Dr. Venable Tells
Of Mental Health
Progress In State
Georgia is working on its men
tal health problems by training
more professional personnel in
this field, decentralizing the Mill
edgeville state hospital, and de
veloping programs on the local
level.
Dr. John Venable summed up
the state’s program like that in
a talk to the Griffin Kiwanis
Club Wednesday. As director of
the State Health Department, he
is in charge of the mental heal
th program. It was placed under
the department a few years ago
by the legislature.
Dr. Venable, former director
of the Spalding Health Depart
ment, said a beefed up training
program for professional people
in mental health will help relieve
the shortage. But he said the gap
can’t be filled in a few years.
It will take time to solve this
and other mental health pro
blems in Georgia, he said.
Efforts to decentralize crowd
ed Milledgeville state hospital
already are under way and will
be accelerated, Dr. Venable
said. Some patients have been
transferred to the Thomasville
Bainbridge program, he said.
Dr. Venable said the number
of patients at Milledgeville had
been cut from 12,000 to 11,000.
But he said that overcrowding
would continue to be a problem
there for some years.
Dr. Venable said that hospi
tals should run between 500 and
GRIFFIN
DAILY NEWS
Established 1871
Maddox Rules Out
Party Registration
In Current Session
By DON PHILLIPS
United Press International
ATLANTA (UPI)— Gov. Les
ter Maddox Wednesday refused
to support any action to require
voter registration by political
party during the current Gener
al Assembly session, saying
there was no immediate need
for such a law.
"I do not want party registra
tion at this time,” Maddox said,
“and I may not want such a
law in the future."
There had been reports that
administration legislative lead
ers were preparing a party reg
istration measure to prevent
cross - over votes in primary
elections.
Rep. Johnny Caldwell of
Thomaston Maddox’s House
floor leader, pointed out there
will not be another election un
til after the 1968 legislative ses-
1,000 beds.
He said regional centers at
cities such as Augusta, Colum
bus and Savannah are in t h e
works and that others are plan
ned.
These centers will help decen
tralize Milledgeville hospital, he
pointed out.
A few years ago, mental
health programs on the commu
nity level were almost non-exis
tent, Dr. Venable said. But some
are in operation now and others
are being planned, he said.
He said the department would
like to have at least 20 commu
nity level programs going with
in the next few years.
Dr. Venable said that for the
first time in many years, the
department is getting enough
money to cover the mental heal
th program at its present pace.
He said that there were limits
in the amount of work that can
be done in one year in mental
health and that this work is be
ing adequately financed.
Georgia is no better or worse
off than other states in the men
tal health field in its population
ratio, the department director
said.
Progress is being made year
by year as rapidly as feasible,
he said. He indicated that it
would require more time and
money before the mental heal
th program can meet the needs
of the state.
Griffin, Go., 30223, Thursday, January 19,1967
Commies Sink
Korean Ship
28 Of 79 In
Crew Reported
Missing
By JAMES KIM
United Press International
SEOUL (UPI) —Communist
Korean shore batteries today
opened fire and sank a South
Korean patrol boat that sailed
into Communist waters to
vetrieve friendly fishing boats.
Twenty-eight of the 79-man
crew were missing.
The sinking touched off new
tension along the Korean truce
front. It was the second major
naval incident since the armis
tice of 1953.
South Korean President Park
Chung Hee called a cabinet
meeting for Friday to discuss
“strong countermeasures”
against the Communist regime.
Government sources, howev
er, discounted any possibility of
renewed large-scale clashes
between North and South.
The North Korean news
agency, in a broadcast moni
tored here, said the South
Korean 560-ton patrol boat No.
56 “illegally Intruded” into
Communist coastal waters more
than three miles north of the
military demarcation line and
three and a half miles off the
northern coastline.
Sunk Boat
The broadcast said a coastal
battery of the “heroic Korean
Peoples army” sent the craft to
the bottom.
The Seoul government admit
ted the patrol escort ship was in
North Korean waters but said
the craft sailed there to bring
back 70 South Korean fishing
boats that had strayed into the
enemy waters while chasing
schools of pollack fish.
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Richard
Ciccollela, United Nations com
mand senior delegate to the
Korean Military Armistice Com
mission, demanded an Investiga
tion of the Incident. He called
for a special armistice commis
sion meeting for Saturday.
The South Korean ship was
bombarded with 200 rounds of
ammunition and sank within 20
minutes, government sources
said.
It was the first South Korean
vessel sunk under fire since the
truce ending the Korean War in
1955. In July, 1960, a South
Korean destroyer sank a North
Korean patrol boat, killing 14
crewmen.
Send Fighter Cover
In the aftermath of today’s
shooting Incident, the South
Korean government sent Its
best F5A Freedom fighters and
F86 Sabrejets into the area to
provide cover during the search
and rescue operations.
South Korean officials said
the Communists opened fire
without warning.
The South Korean government
immediately denounced the
North Korean attack.
“The North Korean Commu
nists once again have betrayed
their militant aggressiveness by
opening fire on South Korean
fishing boats which were
operating peacefully,” said In
formation Minister Hang Chong
Chul.
He said the “Communists will
have to pay due prices” for
their “barbarous actions.”
The United Nations command
was expected to call a meeting
of the Korean military armis
tice commission soon to protest
the incident.
Col. Christopher
Injured In Fall
Col. Claude Christopher, well
known Griffin attorney, suffer
ed an injury to his leg this mor
ning In a fall. The accident oc
second floor downtown office.
Plans were being made today
to transfer him to an Atlanta
He was the solicitor of Griffin
city court for many years before
giving up the post in December.
sion.
“We have plenty of time to
protect the people’s interest,”
he said.
There were widespread charg
es during the 1966 primaries
that Republicans were voting in
the Democratic elections.
Most of the 1966 Republican
candidates were placed on the
ballot by petition.
Maddox said he was unsure
whether he would support a bill
to force political parties to hold
primaries or conventions rather
than petition for a place on the
ballot. *
“I haven’t at this time made
a determination as to what
would be best for our people,”
Maddox said.
Election law revision was ex
pected to be a hot issue during
the current session. Maddox’s
decision to oppose party regis
tration at this time will prob
ably delay a showdown until
1968.
One election law revision that
will probably come up is a pro
posed constitutional amendment
to provide for a runoff if no
one receives a majority vote in
a gubernatorial election.
The legislature was forced to
name Maddox governor after a
large write-in vote prevented
him and Republican candidate
Howard (Bo) Callaway from
receiving a majority vote.
Weather:
FORECAST FOR GRIFFIN
AREA — Slow partial clearing
and continued cold tonight th
rough Friday.
LOCAL WEATHER — Maxi
mum today 52, minimum today
41, maximum Wednesday 57,
minimum Wednesday 34. Total
rainfall .01 of an inch. Sunrise
Friday 7:41 a.m., sunset Friday
6:01 p.m.
Country Parson
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joy of giving somebody a
helping hand until you’ve
been able to do it without
his knowing it.”
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Getting The Feel
GETTING THE FEEL of their Apollo 1 spacecraft simulator are (left to right)
astronauts Roger Chaffee, Edward White and Virgil Grissom. The three are at
the Cape Kennedy, Fla., site in preparation for their historic three-man orbital
flight in the Apollo series.
ACLU Blasts
Criminal Code
Revision Plan
Masked Men
Kill Three
In Alabama
ANNISTON, Ala. (UPI) —
Three masked men forced their
way into a rural home Wednes
day night, shot two men to
death and wounded a woman in
a crime reminiscent of the Kan
sas slaying that was the basis
for the novel “In Cold Blood.”
Pushing past a teen-age girl
who answered their knock, the
gunmen burst into the fashion
able home of mortician L. L.
Harrison in an apparent robbery
attempt.
Harrison, 52, was beaten and
then shot to death when he pro
tested the rough handling of his
daughter, Melanie, 13. Harri
son’s father, Lelas, 72, also was
killed and his mother. Pearl, 74,
was shot In the stomach.
The girl was not harmed, but
Calhoun County Sheriff Roy
Snead said she “sure was shook
up.”
Snead said there was no im
mediate indication whether any
valubles were missing from the
home. He said the younger Har
rison “could have had some
money or diamonds. I just
don’t know."
Harrison, a widower, and his
parents and daughter lived
alone In the house, which Snead
called "a right nice place,” in
the Coldwater community three
miles west of this northeastern
Alabama town about midway
between Birmingham and At
lanta.
In the 1959 slaying in Hol
comb, Kan., two men forced
their way into the home of
wealthy farmer Herbert Clutter
and killed him, his wife and
two children in a robbery at
tempt. Two men, Richard Eu
gene Hickock and Perry Ed
ward Smith later were exe
cuted for the crime.
Snead said Melanie answered
a knock on the door about 7:30
p. m. CST and was faced by
three men with “something
taped across their faces.” They
told the girl their car had run
out of gas. When she hesitated
to admit them, Snead said, they
“stalked right in, their weapons
waving."
ATLANTA (UPI)—The Ameri
can Civil Liberties Union blast
ed the proposed new Georgia
Crimmnal Code today and said
it contained many violations of
constitutional rights.
The ACLU said some of the
violations included provisions
that could send a man and
wife to jail for 20 years for en
joying normal sexual relation
ships.
A teen - age boy and girl,
carving their initials In a state
park tree, could be sent to pri
son for five years, the ACLU
said. Also, it added, a state
employe breaking a pencil “in
a fit of pique” could be impri
soned five years and a“go-go”
girl in a discotheque could go
to jail for doing her job.
The ACLU report criticized 20
provisions of the new code,
which took more than five years
to draft. Former Govs. Ernest
Vandiver and Carl Sanders com-
Mao’s Top Enemy
Under House Arrest
By CHARLES R. SMITH
United Press International
HONG KONG (UPI)—Chinese
Communist leader Mao Tse
tung was reported today to have
placed his chief political enemy,
President Liu Shao-chi, under
house arrest in Peking and
jailed Liu’s son for subversive
acts.
Intelligence sources here said
Liu was being held a virtual
prisoner in a walled compound
in which government and
Communist party officials re
side.
The sources said it was
unlikely that Liu could have fled
Peking as reported Tuesday by
a Hong Kong newspaper. The
newspaper said Liu was esta
blishing a “battle” headquarters
225 miles southeast of Peking to
direct the fight against Mao.
Arrest Liu’s Son
▲ correspondent Xor Japan’s
missioned some of the state’s
top legal experts to draft the
code and rid state criminal
laws of anachronisms.
ACLU President Hugh Gibert
said he was “impressed” by at
tempts to eliminate from state
law vague provisions such as
“offenses against the public
peace” and vagrancy, and to
eliminate obsolete provisions
against dance marathons and
use of “explosive oils” on pass
enger cars.
But, Gibert said, much of the
new code would still punish
freedom of expression and failed
to recognize our changing
mores.”
Oopies of the ACLU report
were sent to Gov. Lester Mad
dox, Lt. Gov. George T. Smith,
House Speaker George L. Smith
and House leaders George Bus
bee, Tom Murphy and Jamie
Oglesby.
Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper
reported in Tokyo that factions
loyal to Mao had arrested the
68-year-old president’s son, Liu
Yun-jo, today in Peking on
suspcision of having “secret
contact with foreign countries.”
The Japanese newsman said
the younger Liu was arrested
by members of the pro-Mao
“struggle corps” on the heels of
a stinging denunciation by
Mme. Chiang Ching, Mao’s
wife.
President Liu, who has been
denounced as “the Khrushchev
of China" and the “boss of
capitalism,” has been a chief
opponent of Mao in carrying out
his hardline foreign and domes
tic policies. Liu’s views on
communism are believed more
in line with those of Moscow.
There were these other
reports indicating resistance to
Mao’s purge: