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By Quimby Melton
Two of the most interesting
days we spent In England on our
recent trip were the ones that
took us through The Shakespe
are Country, with the night spent
at Stratford-on-Avon. Our room
was in the more than four hund
red-year-old Shakespeare Inn.
That night, in spite of a down
pour of rain, we attended a per
formance of “Coriolanus”, giv
en In the Shakespeare Memorial
theatre, which was built some
years ago by the former King,
who gave up the throne “for the
woman I love”.
The production was excellent,
the actors were talented, and
we enjoyed the performance.
Frankly, we had never heard of
the play before, not being a stu
dent of Shakespeare; the chief
thing that Impressed us was the
fine scenic effects and the enth
usiasm of the audience.
There was one thing that we
learned, on that trip to Stratford,
that if we had ever known be
fore we had forgotten. William
Shakespeare was not a pauper,
who wrote his plays in an attic
by candlelight. He was, in ef
fect a wealthy man and owned
not only most of Stratford but
much of the surrounding coun
try. He was what might today
be called “filthy rich.”
Frankly, it was not the Shak
espearian play, nor Stratford it
self that impressed us most;
probably due to the fact that we
are not as “cultured” as others.
(Incidentially we wondered at
times, when the standing room
only audience applauded, how
many of those present really
know anything about the Bard
of Avon.)
Enjoyed most of the trip by
motor coach, with several stops,
through what is one of the most
beautiful parts of England; roll
ing fields, typical old British ho
mes, and interesting little vill
ages through which we passed.
We were impressed with the pro
fusion of flowers everywhere.
Our stop at Oxford and visit
to the centuries old Christ Chur
ch was well worth the whole two
day’s journey. As we stood in
the courtyard in the center of
the quadrangle of buildings, it
seemed as though we were in
the presence of many great spi
rits who had studied and wor
shipped there over the centur
ies.
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We had a personal interest in
Oxford. It so happened that in
1919, after World War One had
ended, some officer from each
brigade of the 82nd were given
a chance to be transferred to
some British university to work
towards their Masters degree.
Having graduated with a BS
from old Emory College, located
at Oxford, Ga., we put in our
application asking that we be
transferred to Oxford Univer
sity for a year’s study; and as
our luck had it we were among
those selected.
But the day the order came
through, also got a letter from
Americus, Georgia, from “My
Mary” saying the date for our
wedding would be “as soon as
you get home.”
That ended our desire for any
further education; we quickly
notified Division headquarters
to “relieve” us of the assign
ment to Oxford England.
Had we stopped to think the
matter over we probably would
have written the girl we loved
to arrange to meet me in Eng
land, where we could be mar
ried, and spend our honeymoon,
on government expense at Ox
ford University. The fact that
Oxford was in session for two
months and then took two mon
ths vacation, which would have
enabled us to tour Europe, did
not enter my mind.
We wanted to get home as
quickly as possible and marry
the girl we loved.
However, even now, I’m glad
I did not remain any longer
“over there,” even with our br
ide with us. For, if we had, it
might have been that on getting
our Masters degree we might
have returned to America and
joined the faculty of some col
lege or university, rather than
return to the newspaper profes
sion — which eventually brou
ght us to Griffin, a city we have
.earned to love; a city that has
been good to me and to mine.
The trip up through the Sha
kespeare country was a great
one and we could write column
ester column about it — but
pace has run out.
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Honored
Bob Chapman (1), a Griffin electrical contractor, was
presented a trophy Friday night for his 10 years of
dedicated service to the Griffin Little League. Mr.
Chapman, who served as a manager, is retiring from
the program. Bill Beck, commissioner of LL baseball,
presents the award to Mr. Chapman.
Ware Warden Told
To Take Vacation
ATLANTA (UPI)— Gov. Les
ter Maddox emerged from a
late evening meeting Friday
and said he had told warden
Roy Ritchey of the Ware Coun
ty prison branch “to spend a
couple of weeks on vacation.”
Maddox indicated serious
charges against Ritchey would
be investigated during this
time.
Georgia’s chief executive said
the charges against Ritchey had
been made by prisoners and
guards but he refused to indi
cate their nature. Maddox re
peated his charge that condi
tions at he camp were “de
plorable.”
D. T. DeVaney who is already
employed at the Ware pris
on branch will take over dur
ing Ritchey’s “vacation.” The
governor said Ritchey would be
paid for his time off because
he had accumulated extra time
anyway.
Maddox said the people mak
ing the charges against Ritchey
would be given lie detector
tests as a part of the investi
gation.
A surprise visit by the gover
nor to the prison branch last
weekend started the whole con
troversy. During the visit, Mad
dox talked privately with 15 in
mates who apparently com
plained to him about mistreat
ment.
Discovery the inmates re
ceived poor food, little or no
medical attention, and had to
work in the rain annoyed Mad
dox. He blamed the state Cor
rections Department for the
situation at the time.
Friday, Maddox suspended
Ritchey and ordered the war-
Typhoid Strikes
Third Member
Os Tift Family
OMEBA, Ga. (UPI) — Typ
hoid fever has stricken a third
member of a Tift County fami
ly, authorities revealed Friday.
The latest victim is a three
year-old girl. A Tifton physician
treating the child said her “fe
ver has broken and she is im
proving.”
The first victim, a 17-year-old
girl, died June 26 in Worth
County Hospital. Her 15-year-old
brother was treated and re
leased from the hospital July
12.
The Tift County Health De
partment has immunized 3,000
persons against typhoid in the
past three weeks and said “ev
erything is now under perfect
control.”
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den and ten guards brought to
the capitol for a stern confron
tation. The party was sped 250
miles to Atlanta for the after
noon emergency session by the
highway patrol.
Maddox’s decision to send
warden Ritchey on a “vaca
tion” and to investigate the
charges against him was the
outcome of Friday’s session.
Prisons have played a signifi
cant role in Maddox’s adminis
tration. Several months ago
four escapees from a county
work camp turned themselves
into him during an open house
at the governor’s mansion. In
addition to receiving national
publicity, the incident arounsed
the governor’s concern over con
ditions in the state prison sys
tem.
During June, the John W.
Brooks medical reprieve case
challenged the credibility of the
corrections department and
pardons and paroles board. It
almost cost Corrections Direc
tor Asa Kelley his job.
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The Griffin Utility Club has been presented the Vella
Service Award by the Georgia Association for Re
tarded Children. The award was presented through
the Griffin Area Chapter for Retarded Children. Mrs.
Ray Simonton (second from right), chairman of the
Utility Club Retarded Children Committee, accepted
the award from Mrs. D. L. Fowler (second from left),
Griffin, Ga., 30223, Sat. and Sun., July 15-16, 1967
‘Open Rebellion’ Grips
Newark; 12 More Slain
Israelis Fighting
Egypt, Jordan
By MURRAY J. BROWN
Israeli and Egyptian planes,
tanks and artillery battled along
the Suez cease-fire line today in
the most serious outbreak of
fighting since last month’s
Middle East war.
Jordanian officials reported
fighting also erupted along the
Israeli-Jordan truce line for the
first time since the cease-fire
on June 10.
Heavy casualties were report
ed by both sides in the clashes
along the Suez Canal. At least
105 persons, including eight
civilians, were reported killed
or wounded in the two days of
clashes.
A Jordanian military spokes
man said Israeli troops opened
fire on Jordanian forces near
the Damia Bridge across the
Jordan River at 10:30 a.m. He
said the two sides exchanged
fire for 45 minutes. No
Jordanian casualties were re
ported.
The Damia Bridge is located
along the key main road
between the capital of Amman
and the cjjty of Nablus, a
stronghold of militant Palestl
nian Arab elements. The
spokesman said a complaint
had been sent to the U.N.
Security Council.
In Jerusalem, a military
spokesman said Israeli planes
shot down two Soviet-made
supersonic MIG2Is while artille
ry and tanks dueled on the
ground. He said one Israeli
French-made Mirage jet was
downed but the pilot parachuted
to safety.
Egypt charged Israeli forces
triggered the fighting by
shelling Egyptian positions in
the cities of Suez, Port Tewfic,
Ismailia and Kebreet on the
west bank of the canal. The
Israelis hold the east bank.
The Egyptians said one
Mirage w T as shot down but did
not confirm the loss of any of
artillery gunners and their
trucks “were destroyed” in one
clash.
Egypt charged Israeli forces
bombed civilian centers in the.
Top Service Award
fighting that erupted along the
canal on Friday.
U.N. truce observers are
scheduled to move into positions
along the cease-fire line during
the day and to begin operations
on Sunday.
Egypt said its jets shot down
an Israeli raider bombing the
city of Suez at the southernmost
end of the canal.
A military communique
broadcast by Cairo Radio said
Egyptian jets bombed Israeli
forces east of the canal to
silence artillery positions.
The communique charged
Israel triggered today’s clash
by opening mortar and artillery
fire on Egyptian positions in
Suez, adjacent Port Tewfic and
Ismailia and Kebreet.
Israel also charged the
fighting erupted when Egyptian
machinegunners opened fire on
a jeep bearing the body of an
Israeli soldier killed in fighting
Friday. It said Egyptian artillei
ry and coastal guns in the Port
Tewfic area then opened firo
and the Israeli jets were called
in to silence them.
Atlanta Judge Rules
Chronic Alcohol! c Not
Liable For Crime
ATLANTA (UPI) — Chronic
alcoholism is a defense for
crime, according to a prece
dent setting decision Friday by
Fulton Superior Court Judge
Jack Etheridge.
The ruling means any chronic
alcoholic who commits a crime
while under the influence can
not be held liable for the crime.
A charge of driving while in
toxicated would also be includ
ed under this decision if the of
fender were a chronic alcoholic.
The ruling came in the case
of Jack Dunlap, a chronic alco-
nast president of the Griffin Area Chapter, and Mrs.
Hope Hammond, president. Mrs. Joe Daniel (r) is
director of the Play-To-Learn School in Griffin. Mrs.
Fowler was president when the award was won by the
Utility Club. Only one Vella Award is presented in
each state to an organization or individual for work
with retarded children.
Vol. 95 No. 165
Temperature
Record Set
This Morning
Many Griffinites wore light
jackets or sweaters to work this
morning.
They had a good reason for ex
tra clothing.
A new low temperature record
for July was set in the Griffin
area.
The mercury tumbled to 54
degrees early this morning, bet
tering the previous July record
of 55.
Horace Westbrooks, Griffin’s
official weather observer, said
the previous low’s were in 1899
and 1926.
The all-time record this morn
ing surprised a few people,
even some weathermen.
The U. S. Weather Bureau
predicted the mercury would
climb to near 78 this afernoon.
Weather:
FORECAST FOR GRIFFIN
AREA—Fair with cool night
and mild afternoons through
Sunday.
LOCAL WEATHER — Maxi
mum today 78, minimum today
54, maximum Friday 76, mini
mum 64. Sunrise Sunday 6:43
a.m., sunset Sunday 8:49 p.m.
: holic who has been arrested 24
• times in the past two years on
■ public drunkeness charges.
In this instance, Dunlap was
charged with public drunkeness
and loitering and convicted in
’ Atlanta’s municipal court. The
! American Civil Liberties Union
' appealed the case for him.
Etheridge emphasized his rul
. ing did not mean that any
. drunk could get away with a
crime, however. He said a per
, son must first be medically
• ruled a chronic alcoholic.
Marauding Bands
Shoot To Kill
By ROBERT E. SULLIVAN
NEWARK, N. J. (UPI) — Na
tional Guardsmen and police
firing rifles and submachine
guns battled Negro snipers
early today in this riot-torn city
of 400,000 which Gov. Richard J.
Hughes said is in “open
rebellion.”
Twelve persons, including a
policeman, were shot and killed
during the night sending the
death toll to 16 as the racial
violence went into its fourth
straight day and spread to
nearby communities.
More than 650 persons have
been injured, including at least
60 wounded by gunfire that
raged throughout the night in
the streets. More than 1,000
persons have been arrested.
Use Live Ammo
For the first time, National
Guard troops used live ammuni
tion in a New Jersey civil
disturbance. Armored personnel
carriers (ARCS) rumbled into
the heart of the city to alleys,
on rooftops and from apartment
house windows.
A brisk hour-long shower
shortly after dawn and the
tough military crackdown!
brought a relative calm to the ■
city. How long it would last, i
nobody could say. A few |
isolated instances of looting was
reported later in the morning,
but it was not widespread.
Hughes took an unannounced
tour of the debris-littered
boulevard battlegrounds early
today. .
Stanley Van Ness, a counsel
for Hughes, said that when the
governor returned he described
the situation as “not worse than
yesterday, but still dangerous.”
Use Automatic Weapons
Some of the troops and state
and local policemen used
automatic weapons to spray
suspected sniper nests. The
APCS mounted machine guns,
but these had dummy ammuni
tion.
Marauding bands of Negro
looters fanned out through the
city smashing more store
windows, carrying off merchan
dise and hurling molotov
cocktails. More than 70 separate
fires were reported.
Early today, looting was
reported at Orange, East
Orange and on the boundary
line of Irvington. And police at
Plainfield, 17 miles west of
Newark, broke up a gang of
some 40 Negroes who smashed
into three downtown stores.
But the looting and firebomb
ing was less severe than the
night before when overwhelmed
local police had to call for
National Guard and state police
help.
Snipers, Guardsmen Battle
Even more dangerous, howev-
B&PW Club Backs
Bond Election
The Griffin Business and Pro
fessional Women’s Club has vo
ted in favor of a resolution to
support the bond election for a
new library which will be held
here.
Mary Louise Ellis, chairman
of the B&PW Legislative Com
mittee, said:
“It is hoped that this fine, cul
tural and educational facility
may very soon become a real
ity. We believe it will be one of
hich all public spirited citizens
will be proud.”
A spokesman said the B&PW
Club was favorably impressed
with the work ana plans of the
local Library Board, and the
merits of its proposed project—
a new library for the Griffin and
Spalding area.
Spalding voters will go to the
polls on July 25 to cast ballots
in the $350,000 bond election.
The money, if approved, would
be added to $250,000 in federal
er, were the night-long series of
gunfights in the streets. At one
point, a trio of snipers put a
fire station under siege for 20
minutes beforei N ational
Guardsmen arrived to chase the
Negroes off in a hail of gunfire.
As dawn broke over the
violence-plagued city, the loo
ters had apparently returned
home and only a few isolated
sniper shots crackled in the
early morning stillness. Smoke
curled up from several still
smouldering fires. Weary troo
pers and policemen cut down
their patrols, A few still on duty
in the streets sprawled sleeping
in doorways and on sidewalks.
The most warlike skirmish of
the night came early today
when a platoon of four APCS
darted in one of the city’s main
shopping thoroughfares o re
lieve three squads of guardsmen
pinned down by snipers along a
two-block area.
Dr. Walker To
Pastor Church
In Thomaston
Dr. James Walker has resig
ned as a member of the church
staff of the First Baptist Church
of Griffin to become pastor of
the Valley Grove Baptist Church
in Thomaston.
Dr. Walker, father of the Rev.
A. C. Walker, pastor of First
Baptist, had served the Griffin
church in a visitation capacity.
Dr. Walker also has served as
pastor of several churches in the
Griffin area.
For many years, Dr. Walker
was a missionary to South Afri
ca.
Ask Damages
WASHINGTON (UPI)— Israel
is going to get a bill from the
United States for damages and
compensation for deaths and
injuries in the Israeli attack on
the U.S. communications ship
Liberty during the Middle East
war.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk
informed the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee of the
move Friday, adding that
inquiries into the Israeli air and
sea attack on the vessel
indicate it was “in no way
justified.” The Israeli govern
ment already has told the State
Department it is willing to
compensate the United States
for the incident.
funds through a state agency for
a total outlay of $600,000.
Country Parson
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“Be as gentle as you can
when you attack another
man’s opinion— to him it’*
dear.”