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By Quimby Melton
■ From time to time Good Even-
■ Ing gets letters from readers
«commenting on something he
■ has written and sometimes sug-
■ gesting things about which he
■ could write. We have no steno
■‘ grapher — still use the old hunt
■ and peck method of operating a
■typewriter — but we try to ans-
■ wer all such letters, often re-
■ plying via of telephone.
H Tuesday’s mail brought a let-
■ ter from a teenager. In this let-
■ ter the youthful writer “con-
K fronts” us with a problem, (“con
i' fronts” is a quote from the let
s' ter.) And Good Evening is ask-
Ked to answer the letter in this
■(column because “there are many
■ other teenagers who are won-
■ dering.”
I 1 The letter tells of a recent in-
Skident where a speaker at a
■ 'church service “practically con-
K demned the young generation.”
■ We continue to quote from the
K letter:
K “Sir, I’m 19 years-old and I
K ask you. . . Why does the fading
I: generation condemn us? I mean
K' why don’t they give us a chan-
B ce ?”
■ The letter goes on to tell how
I the older generation has a ten
k dency to condemn youth on a
I. wholesale basis.
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Good Evening, one of those
i whom our young writer calls the
I “fading generation” is glad this
young friend wrote the letter and
is glad to comply with the re
quest that we answer it in this
column.
First we call his attention
■ to the fact that on numerous oc
casions we have written about
our youth and have asserted that
by and far our boys and girls
are decent, and have expressed
the opinion that because of an
tics and misdeeds of a few, cau
se some misguided people to
think our youth Is “going to the
dogs.” Nothing' could be fur
ther from the truth.
We’ve at times suggested to
those who criticise the teenager
that they read the parable of the
man with a great big beam in i
his eye who is trying to remove
a teeny-weeny little speck from
I the eye of another. We’ve also
I suggested to our elder readers
I that they “judge not”, or as this
I young writer puts it “stop play-
I ing God.”
We’ve gone so far as to say
I that the youth of today is as
I good, if not better, than the yo-
I ung generation when Good
| Evening was young.
We’ve even gone so far as to
5 ask those of the “fading gene
| ration” if they have forgotten
! they once were young? and did
I many foolish things not to men
' tion things that were sinful.
Several times when folk have
■ written in crlcltising our youth
•' for the way they “drive round
in automobiles, one hand on the
| steering wheel and the other
round the girl friend’s should
ers”: we have answered them
i by asking if they had forgotten
i the "HMT" buggies of their you
th; when a boy would take his
girl friend riding in a small bug
gy the bed of which was so nar
row that the girl had to sit
mighty close to the boy driver
or be thrown out when a bump
was hit in the road? We also ask
ed them, if they remembered it
was possible to wrap the reigns
round the whip and have two
arms, not just one as does the
driver of an automobile, with
which to do our “petting.” (For
the benefit of the younger gene
ration a "HMT” buggy was a
“Hug Me Tight” vehicle most
popular when “You and I were
young Maggie!”)
Good Evening in the 44 years
he has been in Griffin has seen
thousands of boys and girls grow
up and become men and women
of whom the entire community
can be and is proud. He’s also
seem some few who have been a
complete flop. But for every one
like this there have been hund
reds of others who have been
worthy of our respect and admi
ration.
The "fading generation” has
a responsibility towards our
younger folk; one of which is to
be certain that we by our lives
are setting the proper example
lor them.
That speaker who "practically
condemned the younger gene
ration,” should reevaluate his
opinion of our boys and girls;
evidently he has been listening
to some evil minded person who
lets their mouth run away with
with silty lies.
By and large our boys and
girls are “OK” in our book.
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Cadets of the Griffin ROTC make a final check for the
federal inspection which was held this morning. Each
cadet had his rifle inspected by Major Robert M. Wyer
of the Third Army, Fort McPherson, Atlanta. SFC
Arthur V. Alligood also inspected the cadets and ROTC
quarters.
Humphrey, Maddox
May Talk About
Ocean, Politics
ATLANTA (UPI) — Politics
and oceanography are expected
to dominate a private confer
ence between Gov. Lester Mad
dox and Vice President Hubert
Humphrey Thursday in the gov
ernor’s office.
Secret Service men, putting
the final touches on security
preparations today, say they ex
pect no trouble during the vice
president’s visit to Georgia but
are taking no chances.
Tom Behl, agent in charge of
Humphrey’s visit, said there
was not even “the slightest
chance” of possible trouble al
though he said he would not be
surprised if there were not
City Delays
Purchase Os
$20,000 Tractor
The City Commissioners post
poned the purchase of a $20,000
tractor for the land fill opera
tion at its Tuesday night meet
ing.
They noted it was not in the
budget and asked that action be
delayed until the new city bud
get is drawn up. The city ends
its present fiscal year in June.
John Avery, director of public
works, told the •commission
ers he thought the present trac
tor would last a few more mon
ths.
The tractor is used at the land
fill off Highway 16 where city
and county trash is dumped.
In other action the commiss
ioners approved the purchase of
equipment and supplies for the
Light and Water Department
costing $12,217.51.
They put on first reading an
ordinance to pave Upland drive
from Ridge street east for 210
feet.
Placed on second and final
reading were ordinances for
paving on Leo street. East Wall
alley and for sewer lines on West
Solomon streets.
Robert Smalley, newly appoin
ted city attorney, was welcom
ed to the meeting in his new
capacity. He succeeded W. H.
Beck, Jr., who retired after
more than 12 years in the post.
Smalley told the commission
ers that attorneys for Sammy
Shapard had dropped appeals
court efforts on his behalf. Sha
pard, who arrested during de
monstrations, two years ago had
been charged with quarreling
and fighting.
His attorneys had taken the
case to higher courts, claiming
that Shapard was arrested be
cause of his race.
The Griffin Negro had posted
a $54 bond with the city in the
case.
DAILY NEWS
Established 1871
Griffin High ROTC Has First Inspection
some pickets somewhere along
the way. Humphrey has been
picketed almost constantly dur
ing his travels by opponents of
the war in Vietnam.
In addition to his conference
with Maddox, the vice president
will participate in a political
forum in Athens and will make
his first major speech since re
turning from a trip to Europe.
He will address the National
Council of Jewish Women in At
lanta.
A top Democratic source said
Maddox will approach Humph
rey about locating a proposed
federal oceanography laboratory
at one of two Georgia sites on
the Atlantic coast.
Humphrey is chairman of the
National Council on Marine Re
sources and Engineering Devel
opment which will make the fin
al decision on the lab. Maddox
has made the proposed lab his
pet project and has talked with
President Johnson about the ad
vantages of sending it to Geor
gia.
two possible sites are in the
running in Georgia, Skidaway
Island near Savannah and Col
onel’s Island near Brunswick.
State Democratic Executive
Director Joe Sports emphasized
the public was welcome to see
the vice president at both the
Athens and the Atlanta airports
Thursday.
Humphrey is scheduled to ar
rive in Athens at 1 p.m. where
he will be greeted by a
local neighborhood youth corps
group.
After participating in the po
litical forum at the University
of Georgia, Humphrey is sched
uled to fly to Atlanta, arriving
about 4 p.m., where he will be
greeted by the governor and his
wife, Lt. Gov. and Mrs. George
T. Smith and Atlanta Mayor
and Mrs. Ivan Allen.
He will then go to the gov
ernor’s office and then to a lo
cal motel for the speech to the
National Council of Jewish
Women.
He will stay over night in At
lanta and Friday will tour the
Lockheed-Georgia plant at Ma
rietta before returning to Wash
ington.
Bloodmobile
Visit Planned
The Red Cross Bloodmobile
will be in Griffin Tuesday, April
18, at the First Baptist Church
from 11:30 a.m. till 5 p.m.
Donald A. Young, chairman of
the area blood program, urged
prospective donors to plan to vi
sit the blood bank on that day.
He emphasized that the need
for blood remains urgent and
critical.
GRIFFIN
Griffin, Ga., 30223, Wednesday, April 12,1967
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The cadets passed in review in front of the stands at Mem
orial Stadium. The colors are saluted by the inspect
ing officers. Members of the color guard unit are (1-r)
Henry Michael, Frank Westmoreland, Quimby Melton 111
and William Rochester.
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President
Reggie Griffin was elected
president of the Griffin High
student body in the general
election Tuesday. His oppo
nent was Jeff Wright. The
two received the top votes
in last week’s primary.
Lockout
Slowed
State
By United Press International
The effects of the four - day
trucking lockout were still being
felt in Georgia today despite
the settlement between the
Teamsters Union and manage
ment officials.
Trucks at most trucking
firms were beginning to roll but
all fleets were not reported on
the road. Truck firms declined
to be specific on how their op
erations were going.
Ford Motor Co. at Hapeville
reported it had sufficient parts
and supplies to permit two nor
mal eight-hour shifts today. A
spokesman Tuesday had feared
a curtailment would be neces
sary by mid-afternoon but today
he said “We’re going to have
to wait and see.”
General Motors said work
was continuing at its plants and
the president of Rich’s, Inc.,
said the department store
would have faced serious prob
lems if no settlement had been
reached.
Weather:
FOR7CAST FOR GRIFFIN
AREA — Partly cloudy and
mild tonight and Thursday.
LOCAL WEATHER — Maxi
mum today 70, minimum today
56, maximum Tuesday 84, mini
mum Tuesday 62. Sunrise Thurs
day 6:15 a.m., sunset Thursday
7:08 p.m.
Trucks Roll After
Agreement OK
New Contract
Would Cover
Three Years
By FRANK SWOBODA
WASHINGTON (UPI) — The
nation’s major truckers and the
Teamsters Union reached tenta
tive agreement today on a new
nationwide contract. Within
hours, trucks idled for three
days by a lockout were rolling
across the country again.
Agreement on a three-year
contract betw’een the Teamsters
and Trucking Employers Inc.
(TED came in the early
morning hours after a marathon
bargaining session.
TEI ordered all 1,200 of the
trucking companies it repre
sents back into normal service
as quickly as possible.
By 10 a.m. EST, M.C. Benton,
executive vice president of
McLlean Trucking Co., and the
mayor of Winston-Salem, N.C.,
said:
"Everything’s rolling. We’re
weighing them in and the units
are rolling out of here on the
average of one a minute.”
Resumption of service was
not as fast everywhere, but
spokesmen indicated the indus
try would be mostly back to
normal by Thursday.
In some Texas terminals, the
major holdup to getting the big
diesels on the road again was
unloading the freight on trucks
that had been sitting idle since
the truckers began the lockout
Sunday.
The shutdown had stalled
truck service from San Francis
co to Boston, and when the end
of the dispute came, the impact
was being felt both by
manufacturers facing parts
shortages and stores whose
shelves were being emptied.
More than 100,000 teamsters
were idled by the lockout, which
caused another 15,000 layoffs in
the automobile and other
industries.
TEI acted to lift the lockout
after its negotiators reached
tentative agreement with the
teamsters on a new contract.
Details of the agreement were
not made public.
Acting teamsters president
Frank E. Fitzsimmons, sitting
in for the jailed James R.
Hoffa, said the settlement offer
would have to be approved by
the union’s 100-member national
policy committee, then the
general membership.
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PRESIDENTS Johnson, right, and Gestido of Uru
guay review the honor guard before the beginning of
the hemispheric summit meeting at Punta Del Este,
Uruguay. Mr. Johnson pledged to step up the pace of
development in the Americas.
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bers are not necessarily the
ones with the least money.”
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Major Wyer inspects the rifle of one of the cadets. Each
cadet was inspected and asked questions, such as his serial
number and the serial number of his rifle. Findings of
the inspection will be disclosed today. The unit will be
notified by mail in a week.
Post Office
Burglar Was
Surprised, Too
DALTON, Ga. (UPD—A pos
tal employe arriving for work
early today surprised a burglar
in the process of looting the
Dalton post office.
The employe, Newell Akins,
told police he arrived for work
between 3:30 and 3:45 a.m. He
said that as he entered the post
office, a man with a pistol in
his hand fled through a rear en
trance.
Police found burglary tools on
the floor of the post office, in
cluding torches and goggles.
Stamp drawers had been
smashed and a safe opened with
a torch.
Honor Camp At
Indian Springs
Has Been Closed
ATLANTA (UPD—A lack of
funds has forced former Gov.
Carl Sanders’ pre-release honor
camp for youthful offenders to
shut down.
State Corrections Director Asa
Kelley revealed Tuesday the
camp at Indian Springs State
Park was closed March 31. He
said the General Assembly pro
vided no operation funds and
Gov. Lester Maddox failed to
provide any of his emergeny
funds to keep the camp operat
ing.
The camp, created in the last
days of the Sanders’ administra
tion, was to be a pljce where
young inmates could be sent for
adjustment a few weeks before
their release from correctional
institutions.
“It worked beautifully”, Kelley
said. “But we do not have the
money.”
No Rainfall
In 15 Days
Griffin area farmers and gard
ners are beginning to feel the
effect of an extended drought
that has left the area without
rain for 15 straight days.
The last rain here was record
ed on March 28.
According to weather records
kept by observer Horace West
brooks, March had only 1.32 in
ches of rain. The normal rain
fall for that month is five inch
es.
So far it hasn’t rained this
month and the weather bureau
isn’t calling for any in its fore
cast.
KNOBBY KNEES
DALLAS (DPI) A mini
skirted bandit robbed a grocery
but when the suspect was
brought in police pointed the
way to the men’s section of the
Jail.
Police said it was the
suspect’s knobby knees showing
up In the lineup that tipped
them off that the bandit—who
wore a bouffant hairdo and
high-button shoes—was a man.