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By Quimby Melton
It’s hard for one to believe,
but there are those in our land,
both refugees and native-born
American citizens, who refuse to
cherish and respect Old Glory
and all for which it stands.
Some are so open in their de
fiance that they burn the flag,
trample the flag, and otherwise
show their disrespect for the
emblem of a nation that guar
antees them freedom, including
such misused freedoms as free
dom of speech and freedom of
assembly.
If they were in any other na
i tion on the globe and were to
j show the same disrespect for
j the flag of that country they
would not be free very long.
If ever there was a time when
those who love America should
show their colors, stand up for
| what they know is right and de-
I cent, it is today.
One of the chief troubles with
America today is that the avow
ed enemies of the United States
are most active and vocal in
f their evil ways; while the decent
American citizen, many times
as many as those who are insi
diously planning overthrow of
our democratic form of govern
ment, are too busy with “this
and that”, too unconcerned as
I to the overall picture to stand up
for the American way of life.
Their lukewarmness, their lazi
ness can bring success to
the schemes of the plotters.
There’s an old saw about “It’s
too late to lock the barn after
the horses are out.”
It’s time for America to wake
; up!
We’ve slept long enough.
And today — National Flag
Day — is a very appropriate day
to end our ceaseless slumber.
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As we think of those who de
secrate our flag wonder if there
is anything in the world sacred
to them!
Wonder if they can be true to
anything!
Wonder if they love anything
and anyone but their loathsome
selves!
Wonder just what should be
done to convince them that they
are as 100 percent wrong in
their beliefs and attitudes as
any man could be!
And as one wonders about
I this small minority, but loud
minority, ever ready to criticise,
ever ready to demonstrate, ever
anxious to show their spleen on
the TV screen or in a newspa
per picture, one must admit that
they will continue their open de
fiance as long as decent Ameri
cans are content to sit by and
pay no attention to the rising
tide of the un-Americon plot.
The blame for their “antics”
lies at the feet of you and of me.
How long will we sleep?
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We’re all familiar with the
story of the first American flag.
History tells us it was made
by Betsy Ross at the request of
General George Washington. We
know that it was on this day of
the month — June 14, 1777, that
the Continental Congress declar
ed the Stars and Stripes the of
ficial flag of the then infant na
tion. We know that the first flag
had thirteen alternating stripes
of red and white and that there
were 13 stars on the field of blue.
Since then there has been no
change in the stripes but stars
have been added to the original
13 as state after state became
part of the Union.
That first flag stood for the
things which the founding fath
ers believed were essential to
any nation that would be truly
democratic. And today, after
the addition of 37 stars to the
field of blue, those same princip
les hold true just as they did
nearly 200 years ago.
There was no official “Pledge
of Allegiance” to the flag and
nation then — such a pledge was
engraved on the hearts of early
Americans. Today there is an
official pledge, we’ve all recited
it time and time again, often
hurrying through to get on with
the rest of a program.
Suggest that all Americans,
for one year, make this pledge
“I pledge allegiance to the Uni
ted States of America” just as
much a part of the opening of
their day as they do their morn
ing prayers.
Weather:
FORECAST FOR GRIFFIN
AREA — Fair to partly cloudy
Thursday with chance of thun
dershowers.
LOCAL WEATHER — High
today 86, low today 67, high
Tuesday 85, low Tuesday 67, sun
rise Thursday 6:31, sunset Th
ursday 8:48.
Arab World Starts
Paying The Price.
See Story On Page 24
(Griffin Daily News Staff Photo)
A banner announcing the Fourth of July celebration sponsored by the Griffin-
Spalding Jaycees and Jaycettes is displayed by Joe Ballard, celebration chairman;
Mrs. Annette Erwin, Jaycette President; Larry Neill, Jim Wiggins, publicity chair
man; and Charles Neel.
Jaycees Make Plans
For Big July Fourth
Preliminary plans were an
nounced for the Jaycee-Jaycette
Fourth of July celebration to be
held at Municipal Park.
The festivities will begin with
a parade downtown Griffin at 10
o’clock. The parade will go from
the downtown area to the park.
Games and family type enter
tainment are planned for the af
ternoon. Included among games
will be a greased pole climb, a
watermelon cutting and a cele
brity auction.
A Connie Mack baseball game
is scheduled for 3 p.m. bet
ween Griffin and a team from
City Okays Purchase
Os Computer Machine
City Commissioners approved
the purchase of an electronic
computing and accounting ma
chine at its Tuesday night meet
ing at city hall.
The equipment will cost about
$11,170 plus some S6OO for a con
trol panel to do tax billing.
The city commissioners have
considered the need for such eq
uipment for several months.
They have concluded it is neces
sary to help handle the heavy
load of paper work involved in
city financing.
The commissioners voted to
eliminate the three cents per can
or bottle beer tax bracket, mak
ing the minimum bracket now
four cents on anything up to 12
ounces.
Under the bracket system, the
per unit tax increases as the
number of ounces increases.
The commissioners put on first
reading an ordinance that will
make it possible for the city to
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A barbecue will be held from
5 to 7 p.m. Tickets may be pur
chased from any member of the
Jaycees or Jaycettes.
A new feature of the beauty
contest this year will be the
crowning of Teenie Miss Fourth
of July. The contest also will sea
• ture the crowning of Miss Four
th of July and Little Miss Fourth
of July.
A fireworks display will con
clude the day’s activities.
Concession stands will be ope
■ rated at several places in the
park by Jaycees and Jaycettes
pick up its $28,000 Social Secur
ity deposit with the State Em
ployes’ Retirement system.
The ordinance amends an ag
reement between the city and
the retirement system so the
state agency may, in lieu of re
quiring a Social Security escrow
deposit, accept the city’s pled
ge of its state grant funds ag
ainst any defaults in collections
and payments by the city that
might occur.
The city’s Social Security pro
gram operates through the State
Employees Retirement System.
The ordinance passed Tuesday
night was done so under a bill
passed in the General Assembly
this year.
The act permits municipillties
to pledge its state grants for So
cial Security escrow.
In the case of Griffin, this will
free some $28,000 now on deposit
with the retirement system whi
ch can be used in city opera
tions.
GRIFFIN
Griffin, Ga. # 30223, Wednesday, June 14,1967
France Backs Russia
In Call For Session
for those wishing to eat the
noon meal at the park.
Joe Ballard, who is chair
man of the celebration this year,
is attempting to arrange for a
skydiving exhibition during the
afternoon. He has been unable
to contact the divers who put on
an exhibition here last year.
The parade is expected to in
clude Jaycees, beauty contes
tants, horses and other attrac
tions.
The Jaycees and Jaycettes are
working on time schedules for
the day’s activities. They will be
announced when completed.
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Kidney Transplant
Made At Emory
ATLANTA (UPI)—A team of
surgeons at Emory University
Hospital performed a three-hour
kidney transplant Tuesday, try
ing to save the life of a Green
ville, S. C., woman.
Doctors said Mrs. Noel Be
lue, 23, wife of a Greenville
radio station announcer, was
suffering from a form of
Bright’s disease and, without
the operation, had six months
to live.
Utilizing an artificial kidney
during the operation, surgeons
removed both kidneys from
Mrs. Belue and substituted one
from her mother, Mrs. M. L.
Taylor, also of Greenville.
Mrs. Belue was in fair condi
tion today.
The transplant is the third
such operation performed by
Emory surgeons.
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Split With
US, England
Emphasized
By WALTER LOGAN
United Press International
Prance threw its support
today to a Soviet move to call a
special session of the United
Nations General Assembly
which the Russians hope will
condemn Israel and demand it
withdraw from territories cap
tured from the Arabs last week.
By supporting the Russians
the French emphasized their
split with the United States and
Britain which oppose the special
session. Prance has criticized
the two other Western powers
for being too pro-Israel in the
current crisis.
French endorsement of the
Soviet move appeared motivat
ed by President Charles de
Gaulle’s desire to maintain
close contact with the Soviet on
the Middle East issue. It
followed reports Soviet Premier
Alexei Kosygin may attend the
special session.
Paris dispatches said De
Gaulle declared at the outbreak
of the crisis that Russia must
be party to any settlement of
the conflict. He has been in
contact with the Kremlin over
the “green” hotline set up
between the French and Soviet
capitals.
Expresses Disbelief
In the past France has
demanded major world crises
be settled in the Security
Council. In Luxembourg today
French foreign Minister Mau
rice Couve de Murville ex
pressed disbelief the U. N.
would be effective in settling
the crisis.
While the Middle East crisis
shifted to the world of
diplomacy there were these
other developments:
—Britain urged the Israel
government not to pressure
Arab inhabitants of the west
bank of the River Jordan to
leave. Both the Soviet Union
and Jordan have formally
accused Israel of persecuting
the refugees.
—The Red Cross announced in
Geneva that the first exchange
of war prisoners will take place
Thursday at Nicosia Airport. A
spokesman said the Egyptian
and Israeli governments agreed
to exchange 50 badly wounded
soldiers each.
—The East Germans an
nounced they were flying a
planeload of medicines and
medical equipment to Syria to
aid “victims of Israeli aggres
sion.”
Paying Price
—The Arab world began
paying the price for losing its
war with Israel. Libya blocked
the sending of all money from
the country, reflecting a major
economic pinch. In London
diplomats reported a split
between Arab nations which
have oil and those which do not.
—The Cairo newspaper Ai
Ahram indicated Egypt was
ignoring requests from the
world’s major maritime powers
to reopen the Suez Canal
because they did not strongly
condemn Israel’s “aggression."
There were indications the
canal may be closed fo'
months.
Country Parson
“Don’t give anybody a help
ing hand unless you’re will
ing to risk becoming a
thoughtful person—such be
havior is habit forming.”
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Griffin Daily News photo made of Mrs. Lillie Lynch on her 100th birthday.
Doctor
Must Go
- Maddox
By DON PHILLIPS
United Press International
ATLANTA iUPI)—Gov. fes
ter Maddox today condemned
Reidsville State Prison chief
physician J. J. Arrendale for
his blood gathering activities
and said Arrendale would
“have to go.”
It had been revealed that Ar
rendale was receiving a $2.50
per pint fee from state-owned
Talmadge Memorial Hospital
for blood “volunteered” by pris
oners but Maddox said he felt
it was even more than that.
“Reports say he sent 391
units last year, yet his gratuity
was more than $1,900 which
says he was getting more than
$5 per unit if the figures are
correct,” Maddox said.
Maddox also charged Arren
dale placed two prisoners in
solitary confinement because
they refused to give blood af
ter they learned he was being
paid for it. He did not elabo
rate.
“I don’t think any of this is
proper,” Maddox said. “He’s al
ready on the state payroll and
he’s using people on the state
payroll. I don’t consider it a
medical fee. He gets a pay
check and then he contracts for
additional remuneration.”
Maddox said his executive
secretary, Tommy Irvin, was
not speaking for him when Irvin
said Arrendale was receiving
only a “medical fee.”
Irvin had said Tuesday “the
only question was whether he
should have been using state
facilities and state personnel to
collect the blood.”
Atty. Gen. Arthur Bolton had
announced he would investigate
the blood-selling matter and
strongly questioned its legality.
Maddox also accused Arren
dale of refusing to give medical
treatment to convicted robber
John W. Brooks, leading to a
scandal which has almost re
sulted in the removal from of
fice of State Corrections Direc
or Asa Kelley.
Resident Os Ilighy
Bit's At Age Os 101
Mrs. Lillie Crawford Lynch,
who observed her 101st birthday
on Feb. 11, died Tuesday after
noon at her home in the Digby
Community. She was the widow
of Mr. J. B. Lynch.
She was born in Line Creek
Community of Spalding County,
in 1866, just after the close of the
Civil War. She was the daughter
of the late Mac and Sara Craw
ford.
At 17, she married Mr. Lynch
and they set up housekeeping in
the residence where she died.
Ten years ago, she fell and
broke her hip. She had been an
invalid since that time. She
was a member of the County
Line Christian Church nearly all
her life.
Missing Student
Leads 'Fruitless 9
Griffin and Spalding County
law enforcement officers have
checked out several leads in the
case of the missing college stu
dent but they were fruitless.
The search for Charles L. Vau
ghn, 22, of 704 Woodland drive
continued today.
Lawmen from this area with
more than 50 volunteer search
ers checked the area of the Co
unty Line road where Vaughn’s
car was found Monday. But they
found no trace of him.
Spalding Sheriff’s officials with
Griffin police and other law men
in this area coordinated the in
tensive search Tuesday after
noon.
Vaughn who is the only child
of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie L. Vau
ghn of Griffin was last seen Sun
day night. He was going to buy
some gasoline for his automo
bile. He was last seen about 8:15
or 8:30 Sunday night.
Finding his car on the County
Line road Monday was the first
trace of him. However, search
ers have not been able to come
up with a substantial lead on his
whereabouts.
Vaughn was an education sen
ior at West Georgia College in
She is survived by three dau
ghters, Mrs. Ida Carson of Grif
fin and Misses Mary and Thel
ma Lynch, who lived with their
mother; a daughter-in-law, Mrs.
Pearl Lynch of Digby, and 10
grandchildren; 11 great grand
children and a great-great-grand
child.
A grandson, Jerry Lynch, re
sided with his grandmother.
Funeral services will be con
ducted Thursday at 3 p.m. from
the County Line Christian Chur
ch at Digby. The Rev. Paul
Dawson and the Rev. Robert
Lynch will officiate. Burial will
be in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Lynch’s body is at the
Digby Community residence.
Haisten Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
Carrollton where he was to
have finished his under graduate
work this summer. He had
been employed at Forest Park
in the school system to teach
there beginning next fall.
Vaughn is 5-11, weighs about
150 and has auburn hair and ha
zel eyes.
Just A Few
At A Time
ROCHESTER, England (UPI)
—Every night when Mrs. Joan
Lee returned home after
walking the dog, she carried a
brick in one hand.
She was only five bricks short
of the target 500 needed to build
a greenhouse when police
stepped in Tuesday and charged
her with stealing them.
The charge accused her of
taking five bricks valued at 42
cents each from a building site
near the Lee home. Mrs. Lee
said she thought the bricks had
been abandoned.
She was fined 1 and the
brick company said it would
come around and collect the 495
bricks at the Lee home.