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By Quimby Melton
Weekend Notes:
It had been a long time since
Good Evening had attended har
ness races; so Sunday afternoon
he went to the new Towaliga
Harness Track, some three mil
es out of Hampton, and watch
ed the pacers and the trotters
revive harness racing In this
area.
Marion Moore has carved out
from a hillside a splendid half
mile racing oval. Sunday after
noon he staged a program of
races that pleased the old tim
ers and caused the younger ge
neration to want to see more.
There was a time when har
ness races were as popular
throughout the country as are
“bang tail’’ — where the jockey
rides the horse —and automo
bile races of today. Practically
every county fair would have its
track and the highlight of the
fair would be the races.
Here in Griffin the Spalding
County Fair was held at what
is now the Municipal Park and
the race track circled what is
now the Recreation Center. In
1925 when Good Evening moved
to Griffin the track was still
there, some of the grandstand
was still standing (this was la
ter moved to the football field
at GHS) and the stables, where
the race horses were kept, were
there.
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Horse racing is about as old
as man himself; man always
taking pride in the horse he
rode; and being proud boasted
his horse could outrun any hor
se in the world. This led to a
challenge and then a race.
Frank Menke in his Encyclo
pedia of Sports says the first
public race track was built in
London in 1174 and saddle hor
ses were raced there.
Harness race horses fall into
two classes; the pacer and the
trotter. Tire most famous pacer
of all times probably was Dan
Patch who in 1905 was the first
pacer to break 2:00 minutes in
going the mile. His best time
was 1:55.
The history of the trotting hor
se is not certain but racing his
torians say he first appeared in
1750. The first trotting race for
a purse was held in 1818. One
night at a jockey club dinner one
ardent supporter of the saddle
type races offered to put up a
purse of SI,OOO for the first
trotting horse that could travel
a mile in less than three minu
tes. Two Maryland sportsmen
took him up.
A horse named Boston Blue
was chosen to run against the
stop watch. His time was not re
ported, New York newspapers
simply saying “he won clever
ly.” Following this race a New
York actor, who played trage
dies, bought Boston Blue and
on several occasions drove him
from New York to Philadelphia
to fill engagements.
Menke calls Goldsmith Maid
the "most amazing trotting
horse.” This mare bom in M 57
was a farm horse until she was
six. Then the owner decided to
race her and until she died in
1885 she was champion year af
ter year. She was 19 years old
when she travelled her fastest
mile. Good Evening became so
interested in reading of the pa
cers and the trotters in this
Encylopedia of Sports that he
could hardly put the book down.
We congratulate Marion Moore
on his interest in reviving Har
ness Racing and believe once
the people experience the thrills
that come with this spectator
sport we’ll see great crowds
turning out for the races at
Towaliga Harness Track.
Coming home from the races
drove past the Second Baptist
Church on West Broad street.
Evidently a wedding had just
ended, people were coming out
of the church and there were
two small girls, all dolled up in
beautiful spring dresses with
hats and accessories to match.
They seemed about st: or seven
years of age, and we would not
be surprised if they had not
been flower girls at the wed
ding. They were holding hands
and dancing along laughing and
radiating happiness. We don’t
know who they were but we do
know their happiness was the
kind this world needs more of.
BALANCED POPULATION
LYNDHURST, England (UPI)
— Modified family planning
techniques have been introduced
here.
A forestry expert, Richard
Prior, said “damage to trees is
being caused by fights between
rival deer. We are spacing the
deer so that the sexes are
balanced. Uris should eliminate
most of the arguments.”
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Inspection Rehearsal
Griffin High ROTC Cadet Stanley English (r) presents his rifle to Cadet Sergeant
Richard Brown for inspection. Rehearsals for the federal inspection to be held
Wednesday morning at 9:15 at Memorial stadium were held today. The ROTC
has spent weeks preparing for the inspection. It will be the highlight of the year for
the unit. The public has been invited to see the cadets drill during the inspection
Wednesday morning.
Trucking Here At
Near 'Standstill
The commercial trucking bus-!
iness was almost at a standstill
in Griffin today.
The nation began to feel the
pinch of a retaliatory lockout
against the Teamsters Union wh
ich had planned to strike in se
lected areas across the nation.
O. H. Weaver, Sr., and his son,
O. H. Weaver, Jr., who operate
a commercial traffic business
here said today most commer
cial truck business was at a
near standstill.
Perkins and Georgia Highway
both of which have Griffin ter
minals were limited to mostly
local pick up and delivery ser
vice, the traffic men said. Ak
ers and Ryder lines which have
terminals here were shut down
completely, they said.
Overnite lines which has a
pick-up point in Griffin also was
affected by the stoppage.
Elsewhere:
Federal mediators planned
separate meetings with trucking
industry leaders and Teamsters
officials in an effort to restore
negotiations, which broke off in
bitterness early Sunday when
truckers began to suspend
operations.
President Johnson was keep
ing a close watch on the
situation. Administration sour
ces indicated a Taft-Hartley
injunction likely would be
sought unless trucking opera
tions are resumed. The injunc
tion would provide an 80-day
cooling off period.
Trucking Employers Inc.,
which ordered the shutdown at
12:01 a.m. Sunday as a
“defense” against sporadic
strikes by Teamsters locals,
represents 1,500 major motor
carriers hauling 65 per cent of
the nation’s highway freight.
A UPI survey today indicated
more than 100,000 of the 250,000
Teamsters employed by TEI
firms already have been locked
Trucking Firms
Shut In Atlanta
ATLANTA (UPI) — Twenty
five Atlanta trucking firms
have been shut down by a lock
out called during the weekend
by Trucking Employers, Inc.,
the president of the local Team
ster union said today.
Weldon Mathis, president of
Local 728, who is in Washing
ton iter contract negotiations,
said all except five of Atlanta’s
30 firms with teamster con
tracts have shut down.
Edward W. Hall, district man
ager of Roadway Express, Inc.,
which is not operating, said he
expected 35 to 40 trucking lines
in Atlanta may shut down. Hall
declined further comment be
cause of the situation’s “deli
cacy.’ Roadway is the second
largest trucking firm in the
country.
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out.
A TEI spokesman said the
trucking officials had notified
the Teamsters they would lift
the lockout if the union signed a
written agreement to end all
wildcat strikes by locals across
the country. The Teamsters had
no immediate reply.
Trucking officials said they
considered the shutdown "very
effective” and predicted the
lockout would continue to gather
momentum.
Affects Many States
The shutdown idled most
major motor carriers in Massa
chusetts, New Mexico, Connecti
cut, Colorado, Rhode Island,
Wyoming, Oklahoma, Illinois,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Arkansas,
Louisiana, Tennessee, Texas
and North Carolina, with large
areas of other states similarly
affecetd.
Many firms were continuing
to handle perishable items and
emergency shipments to hospi
tals. But a trucking official in
Dallas said “Food and drug
shipments are bound to be
affected sooner or later.”
A spokesman for a large
southern grocery wholesaler
said shortages of some canned
goods and frozen foods could
appear in a few days if the
shutdown continues.
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Ex-Cong At Work
ADVERTISING his current allegiance by a promi
nently-labeled helmet, Ist Infantry Division inter
preter Sgt. Dues, an ex-Viet Cong himself, questions
a wounded prisoner at Quan Loi’s clearing station.
The POW was one taken in Operation Junction
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GRIFFIN
Griffin, Ga., 30223, Monday, April 10,1967
Appeals Court
Turns Down
Powell Request
WASHINGTON (UPI) —The
U.S. Court of Appeals today
denied a request by Adam
Clayton Powell for an imme
diate hearing on his suit to
regain his congressional seat.
Attorneys for the Harlem
Democrat sought the hearing in
hopes the court would rule on at
least one key point in the case.
They want a special election in
Harlem Tuesday declared ille
gal in the event Powell wins his
court suit.
Powel is an odds-on favorite
in the Tuesday balloting.
The ousted lawmaker is
appealing the decision of a
federal district court judge, who
rejected his suit for reinstate
ment.
Powell went into court after
the house on March 1 barred
him from membership for
allegedly abusing payroll and
travel privileges.
In addition to going to court,
Powell entered the special
election Tuesday to fill the
vacancy created by his exclu
sion.
Humphrey Given
Hero’s Welcome
President
Commends
His Trip
By NICHOLAS DANILOFF
United Press International
WASHINGTON (UPI) —Vice
President Hubert H. Humphrey
was welcomed home from
Europe today by President
Johnson with all the trappings
of a hero’s welcome. The
President told him that he had
done much to help Europeans
understand American policy in
Vietnam.
Johnson gave the vice pres
ident a welcome on the south
lawn usually preserved for
visiting potentates and spared
no praise of Humphrey in a
welcoming ceremony which
contrasted sharply with the
rotten eggs and paint throwing
that marred the European trip.
Voice Os America
Johnson told Humphrey that
he had been "the authentic
voice of America” in the seven
nations he visited. Pointing out
that the destiny of Asia is tied
closely to the future of Europe,
Johnson said:
“I believe that policy is much
clearer today in the minds of
Europe because you and Mrs.
Humphrey went there.”
In response, Humphrey said,
"Our expectations have been
fulfilled and beyond. I believe if
we and our partners can
maintain our unity...the next 20
years can bring the replace
ment of the Iron Curtain with
an open door.”
He assured Johnson and the
large crowd of top level
administration, congressional
and diplomatic greeters that
"our friends in Europe remain
good friends and we do have
reason for optimism.”
This was possibly designed to
reassure Johnson and others
that the loud demonstrations
that greeted Humphrey in
several of the seven countries
did not represent the true
feelings of America’s European
friends.
From the time Humphrey
arrived in Europe to the time
he left Brussels early today for
home, his two week visit was
marred by demonstrations at
tacking U.S. policy in Vietnam.
Johnson arranged the red
carpet welcome late last week,
probably to demonstrate to his
vice president as well as to
Europe that he fully supported
the Humphrey mission.
Johnson paid particular praise
to Humphrey’s personal conduct
of his "look and listen” mission.
“We are very pround of you,”
the President told Humphrey
and his wife Muriel.
“You have been more than
America’s spokesman,” Johnson
said. “You have been America’s
eyes and ears...we followed you
every step of the way. We’re
very glad to have you back.”
Johnson said Humphrey came
home while he was preparing to
leave late tonight on a mission
to South America. Johnson said
that between them, they would
be in consultations over a two
week period with possibly more
major leaders than any Ameri
can government had undertaken
in such a short space of time.
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NEBRASKANS Donna Shrader and Robert Loomis
became man and wife in a ceremony performed on
horseback in Lincoln, Neb. The bride said the cere
mony “was different and fun.” Some 60 horseless
guests attended the ceremony in which the bride rode
a paint mare and the bridegroom a sorrell gelding.
With both feet back on the ground, the young couple
left for their honeymoon by car.
Maddox Stays
Clark Death
ATLANTA (UPI)—Gov. Les
ter Maddox said today he would
stay the execution of convicted
rapist William Patrick Clark,
scheduled to die in Reidsville
state prison’s electric chair.
The governor made the an
nouncement while at Dobbins
Air Force Base in Marietta
only a little more than an hour
before Clark could have been
electrocuted.
Maddox said he reached his
decision after conferring with
his wife Virginia, and many
hours of soul-searching. He said
he came to the conclusion that
Clark needed further mental
examination. He said Clark’s
wish to die indicated some
thing was wrong with him men
tally.
“Anytime a fellow says he
wants to die when the inclina
tion of all mankind is to live
there is something wrong men
tally,” Maddox said emotion
ally.
“He ought to have further ex
amination,” the governor added.
Maddox said he discussed the
case with the rape victim’s
mother who urged clemency.
Maddox said his own wife
told him she thought Clark
should be punished but that the
death penalty was too severe.
Maddox said ne would give
his decision to the Department
of Corrections which would in
turn notify Reidsville officials
to postpone the execution.
No one has died in the elec
tric chair in Georgia for more
than two years.
Clark of South Carolina was
Rangers Battle
300-Acre Fire
In Upson County
A woods fire in Upson County,
seven miles south of Thomaston,
on Highway 19, burned between
250 to 300 acres Sunday after
noon. Rangers were called at
1:21 p.m. and brought the fire
under control five and a half
hours later.
Twenty tractor units, plus
15 other Forestry personnel and
approximately 30 Civil Defense
workers with hand tools were
called to assist the Rangers.
Three forestry planes were us
ed to patrol and direct units to
convicted last year of raping a
DeKalb County teenager on her
way home from church.
No Blue Bricks
In Neighborhood
ASTON, England (UPI) —
Frank Boswell planned to
construct four homes here made
of blue brick.
“Everywhere you go you see
red brick houses. I decided to
use blue for a change,” he said.
Absolutely not, the village
officials answered.
"All the other houses nearby
are light red. These blue bricks
just do not fit in,” one official
said.
“They are a diabolical
shade.”
Weather:
FORECAST FOR GRIFFIN
AREA — Considerable cloudi
ness and mild through Tuesday
with scattered showers and th
undershowers tonight and Tues
day.
LOCAL WEATHER — Maxi
mum today 78, minimum today
57, maximum Sunday 78, mini
mum Sunday 52. Sunrise Tues
day 6:17, sunset Tuesday 7:06.
the fire. The TBM tanker plane
was sent to Upson from Macon
and made four chemical drops
on the fire.
Rangers kept watch over the
area during the night and a
crew was still at work this mor
ning. The fire is under investiga
tion.
At 2:52 p.m. a woods fire was
reported also in Upson County,
near Camp Thunder. Ten acres
were burned in this fire. This
fire is also being investigated.
Grandmother
Chased Robber
With Pellet Gun
PITTSBURGH (UPI) —An 81-
year-old grandmother, armed
with a tear gas pellet gun, was
more than a match for two
gunmen intent on robbing her
daughter’s grocery store Sun
day.
"Do you wish to be waited
on?” Mrs. Margaret Kubisiak
asked as the two men entered
the store.
"No. I want money,” one
bandit said brandishing a pistol.
“No,” she replied.
"I’m not fooling,” the bandit
insisted.
"Neither am I,” she coun
tered.
"I’ve got a gun,” the bandit
said.
"So do I,” Mrs. Kubisiak said
pointing the pellet gun.
The bandits fled.
"I don’t care for that type,”
Mrs. Kubisiak concluded.
Oscar Show
Expected To Be
On Television
By VERNON SCOTT
UPI Hollywood Correspondent
SANTA MONICA, Calif.
(UPI) —Hollywood’s brightest
spectacle—the annual Academy
Awards presentation—will play
to a capacity house of 2,400
tonight and probably to an
eleventh hour television aud
ience estimated at 67 million.
Tentative settlement early
today of the 13-day-old strike by
the American Federation of
Television and Radio Artists
against the three major net
works apparently cleared the
way for ABC to telecast the
39th renewal of the Oscar
ceremonies from the Civic
Auditorium here.
The agreement was to be
submitted • for ratification this
afternoon to AFTRA’s national
board.
The network holds a $1.5
million contract with Eastman
Kodak Co. for the live telecast
of the production. Os that
amount, $700,000 will go to the
Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences.
Pending approval of the new
pact, ABC will beam the show
beginning at 10:30 p.m. EST.
Many of the performers
nominated for awards or
scheduled to present them had
indicated they would not cross
AFTRA picket lines if ABC had
tried to broadcast the pageant
while the strike was still in
effect.
Among those who would have
stayed away was the show’s
perennial emcee, comedian Bob
Hope.
Arthur Freed, president of the
academy, had asked AFTRA for
a special waiver to permit its
members to perform. But he
also announced the show would
go on as ascheduled whether it
was televised or not.
Nominees in the three top
categories this year were:
Best Actor
Alan Arkin for “The Russians
are Coming, The Russians Are
Coming”, Richard Burton,
“Who’s Afraid of Virginia
Woolf”; Michael Caine, "Alfie”;
Steve McQueen, "The Sand
Pebbles,” and Paul Scofield, "A
Man For All Seasons.”
Best Actress
Anouk Aimee for "A Man For
a Woman”; Ida Kaminska,
“The Shop on Main Street”;
Lynn Redgrave, "Georgy Girl”;
Vanessa Redgrave, "Morgan,”
and Elizabeth Taylor, “Who's
Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”
Best Picture
"Alfie,” "A Man For All
Seasons,” "The Russians Are
Coming, The Russians Are
Coming,” “The Sand Pebbles’
and "Who’s Afraid of Virginia
Woolf?”