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By Quimby Melton
Griffin has a musical treat In
store for Saturday night.
The senior High School band
from Canton, HI., will stop here
on a tour of the South and give
a concert in the Griffin High
auditorium.
Not only is this recognized as
one of the outstanding High
School bands in the nation, but
there is a Griffin angle. For Jeff
Wright, son of the pastor of the
First Christian Church of Grif
fin, played in the band before
his family moved to Griffin and
he will be a guest soloist on the
program Saturday night, then
joining the band in a trip to Fort
Benning for concerts there Sun
day.
And speaking or musical treats,
The West Georgia College Choir
and Chorale with 65 members
will sing Sunday night at the
First Baptist Church.
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It’s Great To Be A Georgian!
But sometimes there are those
who are prone to talk of the
growth and development of other
states; overlooking growth and
progress in their home state.
In the February 10 issue of the
magazine Southern Market Me
dia, there is a list of things ab
out Georgia that will interest
our readers. It lists some of Ge
orgia’s accomplishments in
what it classifies as “The Ex
panding South.”
Second greatest rate of increa
se in United States in per cap
ita personal Income, 1929-1965.
Tenth greatest rate of increa
se in total personal income, 1929-
1965.
Fifth greatest volume increa
se in newspaper circulation, 1953-
1964.
Tenth greateest rate of increa
se in total population, 1960-1966.
Ninth greatest rate of Increa
se in number of households, 1960-
1965.
Continues to lead all States in
production of tufted textiles by
turning out over half of nation’s
supply.
Third In U. S. in rate of Increa
se in production of paper and
paperboard, 1950-1963.
Maintains its national leader
ship in commercial production
of chickens by substantial mar
gin.
Third in nation in rate of in
crease in cash farm income,
1950-1965.
Fifth in natron in volume in
crease in number of passengers
carried by airlines, 1958-1964,
with rise of more than 1 % mil
lion.
Nation’s 11th greatest shipper
of air cargo and 12th in U. S. in
volume rise, 1958-1964.
Sixth in United States in rate
of increase in registration of mo
tor-vehicles, 1950-1965.
Nation’s twelfth greatest buil
der of new housing units in 1965.
Seventh in nation in volume
gain and rate of increase in
manufacturing employment, 1960
1965.
Almost tripled its value added
by manufacture of goods pro
duced, 1950-1964, and wound up
with nation’s 14th greatest rate
of gain.
Fifth in nation in rate of ad
vance in bank deposits, 1950-1965.
Second in U. S. in increase in
number of commercial and in
dustrial firms, 1964-1965, topping
such States as California, Min
nesota and Connecticut in gain.
Thirteenth hi nation in increa
se in value of minerals produc
ed, 1960-1964.
Ninth among all States in na
tion in increase in value of all
construction contracts, 1960-1965,
with a rise of more than half a
billion dollars.
Twelfth among all States in
expenditures for residential buil
ding in 1965.
Eighth in U. S. in rate of in
crease in retail sales, and fifth
in increase in number of retail
establishments, 1958-1963.
Fourth in U. S. in rate of in
crease in wholesale sales, 1958-
1963, and ninth in increase in
volume of such trade, 1958-1963.
Fourth in nation in rate of in
crease in wholesale trade estab
lishments, 1958-1963, and fifth in
increase in number of establish
ments.
Seventh in U. S. in rate of in
crease in service trade receipts,
1958-1963, ninth in increase in
number of establishments, and
eleventh in gain in service tr
ade employment.
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GRIFFIN
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MILK FARMER John Zurfluh of Albany, Wis., let
5,200 pound of milk go down the drain as part of
the National Farmers’ Organization withholding
action in 25 states.
Milk Hold May
Begin To Show
By United Press International
The National Farmers Organi
zation warned housewives in 25
states today that by the end of
the day they may begin to feel
the effects of this group’s milk
holding action, now in its third
day.
“We foresee milk shortages
appearing in the stores within
24 hours,” NFO President Oren
Lee Staley said Friday night at
his Corning, Iowa, headquar
ters.
As sporadic outbreaks of
violence were reported In the
Midwest Friday, Staley joined
with at least two state officials
in asking for “an atmosphere of
calmness” in order to stave off
repetition of the violence that
marked similar holding actions
in 1965 and 1963.
After Wisconsin Gov. Warren
Knowles and Michigan Lt. Gov.
William G. Milliken appealed
for law and order, Staley said,
“Our leaders have been In
structed that this holding action
is a business action that must
be carried on In an atmosphere
of calmness.”
Girl, 3, Rescued
From Well
By DARRELL MARK
VOTAW, Tex. (UPI)—Little
Teresa Fregia came up out of
the well where she had been
trapped for nine hours 30 feet
down, early today, in the arms
of a rescuer who broke through
the well’s tile casing with a
hammer to get her out.
The chubby, dark-eyed 3-year
old, wearing a red knit tee shirt
and yellow corduroy trousers,
was brought to the surface at
3:28 a.m. EST.
She was rushed to a hospital
at nearby Liberty, Tex., but
appeared to be in good
condition.
R.S. Bill Jr., of Houston,
director of a rescue organiza
tion called the Volunteer Mercy
Corps, was lowered in a
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getting out of bed in
morning.”
Hundreds Of Laws Churned Out
Some May Come
Back T o Haunt Solons
Revamp Act
Will Face
Court Review
By MARCIE RASMUSSEN
ATLANTA (UPI) — An effi
cient House and late-blooming
Senate churned out hundreds of
new laws and hopefully, im
proved state government, be
fore adjourning Friday.
The Georgia Legislature dis
posed of a great share of the
1,418 bills and resolutions intro
duced during the two-month ses
sion.
Several issues, including the
most controversial ones, may
come back to haunt lawmakers
next year, the last in their cur
rent terms in office.
The once biennial budget, be
came an annual document this
year, by will in the House and
by default In the Senate Appro
priations . Committees. Rather
than a $1.66 billion two - year
money bill, it came out a $785
million one - year budget that
will need a major overhaul next
January.
Georgia is due in federal
court May 1 to get judgment on
its efforts at reapportioning to
come closer to the “one man,
one vote” ruling, and both
houses created redistricting
plans they hope the court will
approve. If not, the lawmakers
could be returning to hold that
special session they wanted to
avoid.
The lease of the state-owned
Western and Atlantic Railroad
must still be settled, since both
chambers agreed to send the
hot issue back to the State
Properties Commission for re
consideration. The battle be
tween high - bidder Southern
Railways and current leasee,
the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad, for the nearly $1 mil
lion - a - year lease on the At
lanta to Chattanooga line caused
some of the most devoted lob
bying and the longest single
Senate debate (11 hours) held
this session.
Time dragged on from the be
ginning of the session to its last
minutes before the legislature
agreed Georgia would stay on
Eastern Standard Time this
summer if four of her neigh
bors did, thus avoiding for tire
moment the national Uniform
Time Act of 1966. The only way
to stay off tlie hour - faster
Daylight Savings Time is if a
state votes to exempt itself.
Georgia’s compromise plan de
pends on the action of border
states, but assures the state will
not become a “time island” in
the South.
Improving state officials’ sa
laries was a prime goal. Most
all state department heads and
other administrators were tak
en off fee systems and given
straight salaries, usually with a
slight raise.
Among the beneficiaries were
Gov. Lester Maddox, whose pay
check tripled, and Lt. Gov.
George T. Smith, whose baso
pay jumped from $2,000 to $20,
000 .
The legislators took care of
themselves as well. A constitu
rional amendment changing
their terms of office from two
to four years will go befoore the
people in 1968, and the law
makers voted themselves a re
tirement pension plan and some
extra travel expenses.
A host of bills aimed at curb
ing law violations, including an
ti - riot legislation, was passed.
City and county law officers
may again use radar speed tim
ing devices, but electronic bug
ging devices are off limits to any
one but police with court ap
proval.
Skidaway Island will be the
site of a new state oceanogra
phic research institute author
ized this session.
The state election code was
expanded to cover all municip
al elections, and the pharmacy
code was completely rewritten
to coincide with new federal
drug laws.
Peach Damage
Heavy Here
The State Agriculture Depart
ment's experiment station re
ported today that Georgia peach
crops received heavy damage
from Friday night’s cold weath
er.
A spokesman said 27 per cent
of the buds were still alive,
enough for a sufficient crop, but
it was too early for a monetary
estimate of damage.
With about 30 per cent of the
state’s peach crops examined,
the station reported 93 per cent
of the Keystone, 65 per cent of
the Coronet and 25 per cent of
the Dixie Red varieties were
destroyed.
The spokesman said if the re
mainder of the buds survived
tonight there would still be a
good peach crop because only
about 10 per cent of the buds
would be required for ample
peach growth.
shoulder harness into a 42-inch
wide rescue shaft dug parallel
to the well.
Pulled To Safety
Using shovels with broken-off
handles in the narrow shaft, he
dug sideways, to the tile casing
of the well at the 30-foot level
where the girl had been trapped
since 6:30 p.m. EST Friday.
A hammer was lowered and
Bill smashed the casing, gath
ered Teresa in his arms, and
signalled rescuers above to haul
them to the surface.
Moments later, Bill, a heavy
set man in his 40s, appeared on
the surface holding Teresa
tightly in his arms.
Spectators broke into ap
plause and cheers in the errie
lights of hundreds of automobile
headlights.
Teresa’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Grady Davis, were looking
out the front door of the home
of Mrs. Davis’ mother, Mrs.
Opal Alemange, a few feet
away.
Child Moves Boards
The abandoned and boarded
up well is in Mrs. Alemange’s
back yard. Teresa apparently
became curious about it Friday,
took off the boards, and
tumbled in.
About 30 feet down, just a few
feet above the water level, she
became lodged, turned sideways
and “knotted up in there,” said
a rescue worker.
“Mommy, I’m cold- Mommy,
I want out!” her faint voice
could be heard through the
night.
The little girl was kept alive
by oxygen continually pumped
down the well shaft through the
night.
Tax Option Bill
Killed In Senate
By MARCIE RASMUSSEN
ATLANTA (UPIl — Georgia’s
areas received little help from
Major Bills
Approved In
Legislature
ATLANTA (UPI)—Here is the
major legislation passed by the
1967 Georgia General Assembly.
—A $785 million one-year rec
ord budget with nearly $400
million for education.
—Reapportionment plans to
meet federal court requirements
of “one man one vote.”
—Return of use of radar by
local police to catch speeding
motorists.
—Daylight Savings Time for
Georgia if four of five border
ing states go on DST.
—A directive to the State
Properties and Control Commis
sion to reconsider the state
owned Western and Atlantic
Railroad lease.
—A constitutional amendment
to increase legislators’ terms of
office from two to four years.
—Salary adjustments for all
state officials including boosting
the governor’s pay to $42,500.
—Revision of the jury selec
tion system to provide that jur
ors be chosen from voter reg
istration lists rather than seg
regated tax digests.
Ramsey Named
Manager Of
Griffin Federal
W. T. “Bill” Ramsey who this
week was named Griffin’s Man
of the Year for 1966 has been ap
pointed executive vice president
and manager of the Griffin Fe
deral Savings and Loan Asso
ciation.
He will begin his official duties
on or before April 15.
Mr. Ramsey has resigned as
secretary-treasurer of the Geor
gia Peace Officers Annuity and
Benefit Fund administered from
the office in Griffin. He also held
the post of secretary of the Ge
orgia Sheriff’s Association Re
tirement Fund.
Mr. Ramsey will succeed W.
C, Huskey at Griffin Federal.
He resigned Feb. 1. Mrs. Charl
sey Stephens has been serving
as executive manager since then.
Griffin Federal began in 1960
and is one of the fastest grow
ing associations in the state. Its
assets exceed $7,488,000.
Ramsey has been associated
with the Peace Officers organ
ization 12 years.
A native of Statesboro where
he was educated in public sc
hools, Mr. Ramsey came to Gr
iffin in 1946 after World War II
as a coach and school teacher.
He served as an officer in t h e
Navy during the war. He earn
ed his Bachelor of Science de
gree from Georgia Southern Col
lege.
He is married to the former
Patsy Arnold, lifelong resident
of Griffin. They have three chil
dren, Rick, 17, Tom, 15, and Sal
ly, 8.
Mr. Ramsey is an active mem
ber of the First Methodist Chur
ch where he serves as a Church
School class president and on the
official board. He headed the
1966 United Fund campaign. Mr.
Ramsey Is past president of the
Griffin Exchange Club and past
exalted ruler of the Griffin Lod
ge of Elks.
The officers and directors of
Griffin Federal announced Mr.
Ramsey’s appointment today.
the 1967 General Assembly.
Before adjourning Friday, the
Senate killed a proposed local
option sales tax increase de
signed to give new revenue to
the cities.
It was another major victory
for Gov. Lester Maddox who
wants to keep a 1 cent increase
in the state sales tax in reserve
in case it is needed to raise
revenue for Georgia’s overall
budget.
Earlier, the legislature gave
cities a little extra help, budget
ing an additional $2.9 million in
aid. But the formula adopted for
distribution would give Georgia’s
smallest towns 89 cents more
per person than the metro areas
would receive.
Maddox’s victory Friday was
a defeat for Lt. Gov. George
T. Smith, who favored the lo
cal sales tax. Smith could not
match the leadership of House
Speaker George L. Smith, who
rammed the bill through his
chamber by an overwhelming
margin despite Maddox’s oppo
sition.
Senators killed the bill by a
28-23 vote.
The action came as Maddox
issued a statement saying the
bill would “be very harmful
the future of Georgia,” and
finally passed.
The measure would have al
lowed local governmental units
to levy a 1 cent increase in the
sales tax if granted permission
by voters in a referendum.
Sen. Stanley Smith of Perry
was defeated on an amendment
to make the tax temporary so
it could be voided if an increase
in the statewide sales tax be
comes necessary.
Sen. Bobby Rowan of Enigma
said a metro sales tax would
penalize purchases from other
parts of the state.
“Being in the tractor business
or being married to your wife
means you’re going to have to
trade in Fulton County,’’ Rowan
said. It was evident that most
senators felt Atlanta would be
the prime benefactor under the
bill.
“This seems to be clearly an
anti - Atlanta issue,” said Sen.
Dan McIntyre of Atlanta,
who tried unsuccessfully to
sway the Senate.
Weather*
FORECAST FOR GRIFFIN
AREA — Freeze and scattered
hard freeze tonight. Sunday
partly cloudy and a little warm
er.
LOCAL WEATHER — Maxi
mum today 52, minimum today
26, maximum Friday 64, mini
mum Friday 39. Sunrise Sun
day 6:47 a.m., sunset Sunday
6:50 p.m.
2 College Students Killed
In Rash Of Area Accidents
Two college students on their
way to Florida were killed and
^ine people injured in traffic
accidents investigated by the
Griffin State Patrol Friday.
Killed were Richard B. Hitch
ock, Jr., 22, of Newark, Del., and
John R. Wells, 21, of Rochester,
N.Y. Both men suffered multi
ple head injuries.
The mishap occurred 5.2 mil
es north of Forsyth on U. S. 41.
Troopers said a car driven by
Hitchcock passed another, ran
off the right side of the road
when he came back into the traf
fic lane, and skidded broadside
into the path of a truck.
Vicki Joy, 19, of Bloomfield
Hill, Mich., and Steve Elliott,
20, of Delaware, Ohio, were
injured. Miss Joy suffered cuts
on her right leg and both of her
thigh bones were broken. Elliott
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Insurance Week
Griffin Life Underwriters Association President J.
Woodrow Tingle (1) and Mayor Carl Pruett paste a
“Life Insurance Week” sticker on the bumper of a
car. The week begins Monday and will continue
through March 27.
Teachers Elect
Griffin Native
Dr. Alton A. Ellis, a native of
Griffin and an honor graduate
of Griffin High School, has been
elected president-elect of the
Georgia Education Association.
Dr. Ellis is associate superin
tendent for curriculum and in
struction of Clarke County (Ath
ens) schools. As president-elect
he will assume office for the
1968-69 term. A. J. Strickland,
superintendent of Trion City Sc
hools, will be President this
year.
Dr. Ellis was elected over Wil
liam G. Hasty, principal of Pic
kens High School, Jasper, in a
secret ballot, receiving 731 vot
es to 394 for Hasty.
Dr. Ellis is the son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Lon Ellis, who liv
ed in East Griffin. He attended
public schools here and was an
honor graduate of Griffin High
School in the class of 1932.
suffered a broken left leg and
right ankle. They were taken to
a Macon Hospital.
In addition to the car driven
by Hitchcock, vehicles driven
by Lee Austin Pemberton of
Route Two, Griffin., and Ralph
Alvin Parker of Savannah were
involved.
Troopers estimated damage
at $2,600.
Three people were injured in
an accident at East College st
reet and U. S. 41 south of Grif
fin.
Frank M. Capps, 18, of Powell,
Tenn., suffered lacerations to
his head and left leg. David T.
Kesterson, 18, of Powell, Tenn.
suffered injuries to his right an
kle. Mattie E. Deason of Bar
nesville also was injured. The
nature of her injuries was not
listed on a preliminary report.
Cars involved were driven by
Before moving to Athens he
was principal of the Camilla
High School. During his career
as a school boy in Griffin, he and
one of his brothers was a news
boy for the Griffin Daily News.
He delivered the paper to sub
scribers in East Griffin.
FRESH FROZEN
MOSCOW (UPI)—A storekee
per in the Ukrainian town of
Rovno discovered something
new in frozen foods when he
opened his cold-storage room
Friday—a quick frozen thief.
The burglar had apparently
climbed in during the night
intending to make off with some
cash, the official news agency
Tass reported.
Instead, fie fell asleep among
the sausages and hams. He
submitted willingly when police
awoke him several hours later.
Mattie E. Deason and William
B. Cooper of Knoxville, Tenn.
Damage to Cooper’s car was es
timated at $1,000. No estimate
of damage was made on the
Deason car.
Four people were injured in a
wreck at U. S. 41 and LaPrade
road north of Griffin.
David Lane of Fort Valley suf
fered face lacerations and ab
rasions. Bobby Anthony, 23, suf
fered lacerations to his right eye
and injuries to his right leg. Al
so injured were Norman V. Da
vis of Williamsport, Ind., and
James Andrew Hart of Atlanta,
both drivers. The nature of their
injuries was not listed on a pre
liminary report.
Troopers estimated damage to
the vehicles at $1,350.
No one was Injured in another
accident. Damage was estima
ted at $825.