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E VENIN GOOD G
By Quimby Melton
Today is February 1, the 32nd
day of 1967, with 333 days to fol
low.
The name February comes
from the Latin “Februarius
mensis,” which means "expia
tory month” — the month "to
make amends, atonement.”
February is a month in which
two Presidents were born — Ab
raham Lincoln, Feb. 12, and Ge
orge Washington, Feb. 22.
February 12, which this year
falls on a Sunday, is also the
birthday of our great state Geor
gia.
Early Anglo-Saxons called Fe
bruary “The Kale (Cabbage)
Month”. Kale or cabbage, as
we know it, was the first vege
table to grow at the end of win
ter and early cabbage made its
appearance in the second month
of the year, and was the chief
ingredient of Anglo-Saxon far
mer’s kettle of soup.
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Now here's something about
the month of February that we
did not know until we began
leafing through reference books.
It was in February of 1901 that
the first automobile license tag
was authorized. The State of
New York voted to issue such
tags to be sold for $1.00 each.
The first year there were 954
tags sold bringing in $954 to the
state treasury. (Many days,
when the rush is on, here in Sp
alding County there are that
many tags sold in a day or two.)
An interesting thing about the
birth of the license tag is that in
passing the law the New York
State Assembly said the tags
were "purely for identification
and not as a source of revenue.”
This explanation was of in
terest to us for we remember
well that when the late Eugene
Talmadge was making a bid for
governor one of the planks in his
platform was a uniform $3.00 au
to license tag; and his suppor
ters used the same "explana
tion” as did the New York law
makers in 1901.
Talmadge was swept into of
fice.
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There’s an old rule for know
ing how much longer winter will
last that is linked with Febru
ary. The sort of weather on Feb.
2 foretells of the weather for
several weeks. An English pro
verb says "If Candlemas be
fair and clear; there will be two
winters in the year.”
"Candlemas” — Feb. 2, is an
ecclesiastical festival in honor of
the presentation of the infant Je
sus in the temple.”
It might be a good idea for
everyone, including this layman,
who grinds out this column six
days a week, to think of the ori
gin of the name of this
“Februarius mensis” — a
month for atonement and try
and make amends for the things
we regret having done or left un
done.
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Now to fill out the column:
Ran across this interesting
of news. Last September Sena
tor John Tower (Rep.-Texas)
Introduced a bill that would
empt policemen from the draft.
He said this would keep police
forces from being drained
personnel. His bill attracted
little interest and little publicity.
Now, no sooner had the Senate
met in January, Senator
F. Kennedy, of New York, in
troduced a similar bill which
ceived much publicity in news
papers, on TV and Radio.
Senator Tower is reported as
being miffed at what some have
called the “copy cat” tactics of
the former U. S. Attorney Gen
eral. But his only comment is
“I’ll gladly welcome all support
Of anyone for The Towers Bill.”
Another feud in the national
Capitol.
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“I guess there isn’t a happy
person in the world who
doesn’t love something; a
parent, a child, a mate, a
friend, a job, a luxury—or
maybe just himself.”
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Established 1871 Griffin, Ga., 30223, Wednesday, February 1,1967 Vol. 96 No. 26
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The Griffin High ROTC Company gathered as a unit for the first time this morn
ing on the practice field to begin drills for annual inspection in April. The five
platoon company will drill during club period each week until the inspection. The
cadets will spend hours preparing themselves and their equipment for the inspec
tion. However, some last minute adjustments and shining are always necessary.
Fifth Platoon Sgt. Frank Brown straightens the tie of Fourth Platoon Sgt, Arthur
Moss (1). Sgt. Robbie Hancock of the Second Platoon (second from left) took
out his handkereshief and gave his brass a quick touch. Sgt. Robin Huckaby
(third from left) borrowed Major Tom O’Connell’s brush to remove lint from
his uniform before the drill. At right Sgt. Huckaby apparently forgot to borrow
the major’s shoe brush and turned to the traditional service method of shining
his shoes.
Hulsey Retired At Dundee
Pitts, Chalkier Promoted
J. M. Cheatham, president of
Dundee Mills, Inc., today an
nounced the retirement of Er
nest C. Hulsey, company secre
tary, paymaster and office man
ager.
Mr. Hulsey, a veteran of more
than 41 years of service with
Dundee, was born and reared in
Hall County, Ga. Following his
graduation from Mercer Univer
sity in 1923, he joined the faculty
of Griffin High School as head
of the Mathematics Department.
He resigned his teaching posi
tion in June, 1925, to join the
Dundee organization as a pay
roll accountant. In 1946 he was
elected secretary of the com
pany, and in 1952 he assumed the
additional duties of office man
ager.
Mr. Hulsey has served as
chairman of the Office Execu
tives Division of The Georgia
Textile Manufacturers Associa
tion. He is a member and a Past
President of the Griffin Rotary
Club. He is also a member of the
Elks Club, and of the Griffin
Spalding County Chamber of
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An active and dedicated mem
ber of the First Baptist Church
for more than 43 years, he has
served on the Board of Deacons
and as chairman of the board.
For the past 15 years he h a s
been superintendent Department »f the In
termediate of the
Church.
Mr. Hulsy and his wife, the
former Mariwill Hanes of Jones
boro, make their home at 650
South Hill street. They are
the parents of two children; Al
ice Hulsey Coffee of Eastman,
Ga. and Ernest C .Hulsey, Jr.
of Midland, Mich. They have
five grandsons.
In other management changes,
Charles D. Pitts, head bookkeep
er, was assigned the addition
al duties of office manager, and
Everett L. Chalkley was promo
ted to paymaster.
Mr. Pitts, a veteran of World
War n, joined the company at
Lowell Bleachery in 1947 and
was transferred to the main of
fice bookkeeping department in
1951. He is a graduate of Spald-
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North Georgia College and Geor
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He is chairman of the Board
of Governors of the American
Business Club, and is the imme
diate past president of that or
ganization. He retired from the
National Guard with the rating
of CWO 3. He is a member oi
the East Griffin Baptist Church.
He is married to the former
Catherine Carver. Mr. and Mrs.
Pitts make their home on To
machichl road. They have two
children, a son, Mike and a dau
ghter, Susan.
Mr. Chalkley, also a World
War n veteran, is a graduate of
Spalding High School. He join
ed Lowell Bleachery in 1947 and
shortly thereafter was transfer
red to the payroll department
where he has worked continu
ously since.
He has been a member of the
McIntosh Baptist Church for the
past 28 years.
He and his wife, the former
Ruby Giddens, make their home
at 522 Ivy Road. They have two
daughters, Deborah and Pamela.
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Rep. Edwards
Wonders If He’s
Being Bugged
ATLANTA (UPI) — Butler
Rep. Ward Edwards today re
quested an investigation of a
small hole found In his hotel
room door that could be used
for "peeping or for a bugging
device.”
Edwards said his wife found
the hole, apparently made with
a small drill in the door of their
room Tuesday night. It was
clogged with a twisted piece of
paper, he said.
House detectives and officials
of the state-owned Henry Gra
dy Hotel were investigating.
They said it appeared the hole
had been bored from the out
side and matched a small
scratched place on a mirror
that would have afforded an
observer a good view of the
room.
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Measles Shots
Available At
Health Center
ATLANTA (UPI)—The State
Health Department said today
children up to six years of age
can get measles vaccine free
from local health departments.
Dr. John H. Venable, state
public health director, said the
age limit was increased from
four. He said, however, chil
dren must still be at least nine
months old and must never
have had the disease.
"By raising the age ceiling,”
Venable said, "we hope to
drastically reduce the number
of measles cases, and to lessen
the threat of an epidemic in a
school or community.”
The Spalding County Health
Department received a shipment
of the measles vaccine this mor
ning, according to a spokesman
from the Health center. It is av
ailable now for those up to s i x
year of age.
Weather:
FORECAST FOR GRIFFIN
AREA — Mostly cloudy and
mild tonight and Thursday with
scattered showers Thursday.
LOCAL WEATHER — High
today 74, low today 55, high
Tuesday 67, low Tuesday 43;
sunrise Thursday 7:34, sunset
Thursday 6:13.
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Six Killed As
Bus Hits Truck
By MAX FORD
United Press International
COLUMBIA, S.C. (UPI) —A
Trailways bus, on a run from
the mountains to the sea,
crashed into the rear of a
halted truck early today and at
least six of its passengers were
killed.
An estimated 10 to 15 bus
passengers were taken to
hospitals in Columbia, three
miles from the wreck scene.
None of the dead and injured
were identified in the first hours
after the collision, which ripped
the top part of a side off the
bus, exposing twisted seats,
window frames and the jumbled
possessions of the passengers.
The bus started its run
Tuesday at Huntington, W. Va.,
as continuation of a route that
began in Cleveland, and was
bound for Charleston, S.C. The
wreck occurred a few minutes
before a scheduled stop in
Columbia.
Hanging from a jumbled heap
of metal that once was a
window frame was a clothing
bag containing a dark suit.
There were shoes everywhere.
Stacked by the roadside were
service duffel bags and suitca
ses.
Smashed inside the bus was a
pasteboard suitcase, its contents
scattered and torn. Under the
remains of a seat was a paper
bag with a blanket and a
magazine soaked with blood.
Scattered through the wreck
age were green and yellow hair
curlers, and by the side of the
road a prescription bottle lay
intact with its yellow liquid and
a note on the front, partially
torn away that read “ . . .
times a day for cold symptoms.
Debbie’s.”
The windshield of the bus was
demolished, and. two witnesses
Population In
Georgia Up Over
Half Million
ATLANTA (UPI) — The U. S.
Commerce Department an
nounced today Georgia’s popu
lation has increased by 515,884
since the 1960 federal census
was taken.
The department said there
are now approximately 4,459,000
Georgians, 11.4 per cent more
than in 1960 and 1.5 per cent
more than a year ago.
About 1,703,000 are under 18
while 2,428,000 are between 18
and 64, and 327,000 are 65 or
older.
Quick Moving
Police Chase
Him Down
Griffin police chased down and
caught a 26-year-old Negro man
on the Griffin golf course Tues
day night.
They charged him with at
tempting to choke a 15-year-old
girl and taking pocketbooks from
two women in separate parkin*
lots at the Griffin-Spalding Hos
pital.
Police Chief Leo Blackwell id
entified the suspect as FranH
Woods, about 26, of 545 Basin st
reet, Griffin. He was to be fin
gerprinted today and turned over
to the Spalding Sheriff’s Depart
ment to be held for court action.
The man was charged with as
sault with intent to murder, ar
med robbery and robbery by
force.
The three incidents in which
the suspect allegedly was invol
ved began to unfold shortly af
ter dark.
Griffin police received a call
that a 15-year-old white girl had
been grabbed about the neck by
a Negro man in the housing pro
ject area on Meriwether street.
Police rushed to the scene and
the girl told them the man let
her go when she screamed. She
gave them a description of tha
man and a lookout was posted.
A short time later police were
called to the hospital where Mrs.
Robert Brownlee, Route Three,
Box 347 B, Griffin, reported she
had been robbed.
She told police she had been
visiting her husband who is a pa
tient at the hospital. When she
got into her car in the south
parking, lot, she said a Negro
man approached.
Mrs. Brownlee said he had
what appeared to be the neck of
a broken bottle in his hand. She
told police the man threatened
to cut her throat if she didn’t
give him her pocketbook. He
took it from the seat of her auto
and fled. Mrs. Brownlee called
police.
While Det. Lt. Ronnie Irvin
was questioning her about the
incident, he heard a woman sc
ream in the north parking lot on
the other side of the hospital.
Police converged on the are*
and officers Ben Jackson and
Marvin Barrow spotted s sus
pect. They gave chase.
The man headed in the direc
tion of the Health Center just ac
ross from the hospital.
Policemep Bud Smith and Wal
lace Pitts joined in the chase and
caught the suspect on the sixth
fairway of the golf course. This
fairway is between the Health
Center and Pomona Products.
Police recovered the two poc
ketbooks. The contents which
had been removed from one of
them were found. The contents
of the other had not been remov
ed, they said.
Chief Blackwell and Asst. Chief
Bobby Joe Conner commended
the work of police officers in ap
prehending the suspect.
Spalding Sheriff’s Deputies
Gray Pinson and Davis Peeples,
and all the officers working oh
the shift under Capt, F. G. Dri
ver were commended.
Killed
In Collision
HONOLULU (UPI) —On#
sailor was fatally injured and at
least eight others hurt Tuesday
night when two U.S. Navy ships
collided during a training
exercise 75 miles southeast of
Honolulu.
A Navy spokesman said one
of the injured died aboard a
helicopter that was taking him
to Tripler Army Hospital in
Honolulu following the collision.
The 1,850-ton destroyer Mc
Morris and the 1,878-ton Navy
tanker Tom Bigbee collided at
10:37 p.m. HST (3:37 p.m. EST
today) during night maneuvers.
The dead man was not
immediately identified. He and
the eight injured all were
aboard the McMorrla.
said the bus driver crawled out
seconds after the wreck and
walked around as if in a daze.
Other dead and injured were
hoisted through ripped windows
toward the rear of the bus.
“I hear the people were
standing and lying on the road
and screaming," a woman
spectator said. "They say some
of the people didn’t even
remember what they were
doing here.”
Man Charged
With Operating
Lottery Here
Griffin Police Tuesday arres
ted L. M. Alexander, 36, of 643
Pool road, apartment one, and
charged him with operating a
lottery.
They seized lottery tickets, ta
pes and other records and ab
out $450 believed to be part of
the operation, police said.
The Griffin Negro was arrest
ed in his automobile where po
lice found some of the lottery
equipment. They obtained a se
arch warrant and found more
records in his home, they said.
Working on the case were Asst.
Chief Bobby Joe Conner, Lewis
Law and Det. Lt. R. E. Irvin.
Police said that records seiz
ed in the case indicated the ope
ration involved a large amount
of money.
1NSlDE I
Hospital. Page 2.
Stork Club. Page 2.
Ab»ut Town. Page 2.
Ballet. Page 2.
Editorials. Page 4.
Billy Graham. Page 4
Television. Page 4.
War In Mud. Page 5.
Peace Coming? Page 5.
Blonde On Rampage. Page 5.
Bruce Bi°ssat. Page 5.
Assembly. Page 7.
Society. Page 8.
Auto Safety. Page 12.
Ray Cromley. Page 12.
Wage Floor. Page 12.
Dr. Brandstadt. Page 14.
Daily Orbits. Page 14.
Lyle Wilson. Page 16.
Alliance Progress. Page 19.
Commentary. Page 20.
Want Ads. Page 22.
Comics. Page 23.
Sports. Page 24.