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By Quimby Melton
Three weeks ago today Good
Evening was in Holland, famed
for its dikes, its canals, its
windmills and its flowers. Found
all of those in abundance except
the windmills; they fast are
passing out of the picture and
only a few still standing are
operative.
Now there’s something else
that is fast becoming “typical”
of the Netherlands — bicycles.
It would seem that the only
people who do not ride bikes are
babies so small their little
feet can’t reach the pedals —
and these are taken along by
mama, either strapped to ma
ma’s back, like an Indian pa
poose, or in a basket on the
handlebars. There are some 12-
Million people in Holland, ac
cording to the latest statistics
and eight-Million bicycles, mo
torbikes and motorcycles. Hol
land is a nation on wheels and
there is no age limit. The traf
fic problem in Amsterdam, the
city where we made headquar
ters, is not automobiles — but
cycles.
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Before leaving England for
Holland we asked certain ques
tions of many. What do you
think of de Gaulle? What do you
think of communism? What do
you think of the United States?
Before we returned home we
asked these same questions in
every country we visited. It is
our intention to write a series
i of columns telling of the ans
wers we got in each country and
the overall “picture,” as deve
loped by this newsman.
Now back to Holland.
The window of our room in the
centuries-old Hotel Doelen open
ed on one of the largest canals
in that city. Some three stories
below there were large motor
propelled barges, both passen
ger and freight, smaller plea
sure boats passing, and though
it was the very heart of the city
there was a mama duck and
three ducklings that dodged in
and out between the boats.
It was a beautiful scene; but
as we looked out the window we
were startled to discover that
the "fire escape” was a small
iron ladder that ended three sto
ries below on the bank of t h e
canal. Two days later, when we
left Holland, we were thankful
there had been no occasion for
us to have to use that teeny
weeny ladder that in case of
fire presumable led to safety.
In listing the outstanding char
acteristics of the people of Hol
land we must mention the
seemingly overwhelming love of
the natives for their country.
First noticed this when the
English speaking guide, who
met us at the airport, referred
to “My Holland”, and there was
a pride in the way he said it.
Then the guides of the various
tours we took, in this instance
young women, also spoke en
dearingly of “My Country.” At
first we thought this might be
a form of “window dressing”
for the tourists; but while there
we talked with dozens of other,
natives and they always said
“My Holland”.
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On one of our morning tours
we visited a small community
near Amsterdam and the whole
sale flower market, where six
days in the week they hold flo
wer auctions and sell millions
of blooms. These are shipped
by air express to the capital cit
ies of Europe and “once a week
to New York florists.”
Good Evening has always lov
ed roses, and for once in his life
he saw enough roses to satisfy
him. When we reached the auc
tion sheds, and they covered
many acres of land, the actual
sales had been concluded, but
we saw roses of every imagi
nable hue and variety being
packed for shipment by air.
“These roses will be on sale in
Paris, London, Rome, Lisbon
and other cities before night”
we were told.
This love for flowers and love
for their country seemed to go
hand in hand.
Tomorrow we’ll tell of our trip
to The Hague and to that part
of Holland where the people still
wear wooden shoes, long skirts
and the lace caps we’ve seen in
pictures of Old Holland.
US Strongly Objects
Britain Withdrawing
Troops From Far East
By K.C. THALER
LONDN (UPD—Britain an
nounced today it would with
draw most of its soldiers from
the Far East and abandon its
aircraft carriers by the mid
-1970s despite strong American
objections.
The Labor government of
Prime Minister Harold Wilson,
fighting to save the nation’s
economy, today released a
white paper on British defense
for the next 10 years and
US
Appeals For
Prisoner Swap
WASHINGTON (UPI) — The
White House has appealed to
Communist North Vietnam and
the Viet Cong for an exchange
of sick and wounded war
prisoners and for neutral
inspection of prison camp
conditions.
Some 180 Americans are
known prisoners of the Commu
nists and several hundred
others listed as missing may
also be captives.
“We are gravely concerned
that some of these prisoners
may not be treated humanely,”
the White House said in issuing
the appeal Monday.
The Viet Cong and Hanoi
claim that U.S. prisoners are
properly treated, but this
cannot be verified because
neutral observers from such
organizations as the Internation-
Bond Election
One Week
From Today
Spalding County voters will
go to the polls one week from
today to cast ballots in a $350,000
bond election for a new library.
The money, if approved, would
be added to $250,000 in federal
funds for a total outlay of $600,-
000.
Some officials, who have wat
ched elections for years, esti
mate that only between 3,000 to
4,000 people are expected to cast
ballots on July 25.
Several Griffin organizations
have passed resolutions asking
the bond issue be approved.
Absentee ballots for the elec
tion are available at the Spald
ing Courthouse.
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Funeral services for Marine Sgt. Kenneth Helton were held Monday afternoon
at the Palace Street Church of God. Burial was in Oak Hill cemetery. Full mili
tary honors were accorded. Pallbearers in the foreground take the flag draped
casket to the grave. Part of the Marine honor guard is in the foreground. Sgt.
Helton was killed by a sniper in Vietnam.
DAILY NEWS
Daily Since 1372 Griffin, Ga., 30223, Tuesday, July 18, 1967 Vol. 95 No. 167
outlined plans to pull out all of
its troops from Singapore and
Malaysia and most of its forces
elsewhere in the Far East.
The United States had issued
strong appeals to Wilson to keep
British military presence east
of Suez for a while longer.
But the white paper said
Britain would cut its armed
forces by 75,000 and abolish its
entire aircraft carrier force by
the middle of the 19705.
In Washington’ U.S. officials
al Committee of the Red Cross
have not been allowed by the
Communists to visit their
camps, the White House said.
“The United States calls on
the National Liberation Front
and North Vietnam to permit
inspection of all prisoners,” the
appeal said, “and urges them to
repatriate those sick and
wounded prisoners who qualify
for repatriation under the
(Geneva) convention.”
The statement also said
Washington and Saigon repea
tedly “made clear both publicly
and privately through many
channels their desire to bring
about an exchange of priso
ners.”
Os the same 180 Americans
held by the Communists, more
than 20 soldiers and several
civilians are in the hands of the
Viet Cong and about 160, mostly
pilots, are confined in North
Vietnam.
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“If we’re going to teach a
child to love, we’d better
also develop a world in
which he won’t have to kill
to survive.”
A Griffin Marine Comes Home
GRIFFIN
said they were concerned about
the psychological impact such
an announcement by Britain
would have among friendly
nations in Asia.
Informed sources said the
cutback reflected both Britain’s
concern over the economy and
its emphasis on future coopera
tion with European countries.
The U.S. officials said that
such a long-range projection of
force levels would be somewhat
unrealistic since Britain had no
way of knowing what might
happen in Asia in the interven
ing years to alter its strategy.
The white paper said half of
the British troops now in
Singapore and Malaysia would
be cut by 1971. The government
said it expects to save about
SBOO million annually from its
cuts in the armed forces.
The paper also touched on
Britain’s previously announced
plan to pull out 5,000 of its
present 50,000-man army of the
Rhine in West Germany.
It said that “since a Soviet
attack in Europe is unlikely in
present circumstances,” some
of the British forces now in
Germany could be held else
where provided they could be
returned promptly in a crisis.
Elsewhere was taken to mean
back in Britain.
Alabaman
Locates
Relatives
Several weeks ago a letter was
received from a young man, liv
ing in Brunidge, Ala., asking
help in locating his father’s kin
folk. The young man said he
had often heard his father, “Un
cle Johnnie” Johnston talk about
Griffin where he lived before
moving to Alabama.
Good Evening mentioned the
letter in his column and relativ
es of “Uncle Johnnie” got in
touch with the young man and
invited him to come to Griffin.
This week he accepted their
invitation and has been visiting
two cousins, Mrs. Sallie Moore,
at Williamson, and Mrs. Lizzie
Blankenship, of the Airport
Road, Griffin.
The young man, John Phillip
Johnston, liked Griffin and want
ed to extend his visit but was
called home Monday by the ill
ness of his mother. When he left
he said, “I hope to come back
to Griffin often in the future."
Nation’s Trains
Rolling Again
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Bank President Savage
Bank Os Griffin
Elects Savage
Its President
Jerry Savage of Statesboro
was elected president of The
Bank of Griffin Monday. He has
moved to Griffin and set up a
temporary office at American
Mills on East Solomon street.
Mr. Savage was vice president
of the Sea Island Bank of Sta
tesboro. His wife and two child
ren, Cindy-, 4, and Sharon, 2,
plan to move to Griffin Thurs
day. Their home will be at 520
Pine Ridge Road.
Mrs. Savage originally was
from Colquitt, Ga., and Mr. Sa
vage was fro mPiedmont, Ala.
He graduated from Auburn in
1956 and served in the Navy in
the Panama Canal Zone, 1956-58.
After separation from the
Navy as a lieutenant junior gr
ade, Mr. Savage worked for the
Federa. Deposit Insurance Cor
poration in Atlanta and Albany
until 1962 when he joined the
Sea Island Bank in Statesboro.
He is a graduate of the School
of Banking of the South at Lou
isiana State University at Ba
ton Rouge and holds Standard
and Pre-Standard Certificates
from the American Institute of
Banking.
The Board of Directors of the
Bank of Griffin is composed of
George Bell. Bill Beck, Jerry
Savage, Bart Searcy, Jr., R. P.
Shapard, Jr., R. P. Shapard 111
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Mrs. Helton is presented the flag that draped the
casket by one of the six Marine pallbearers. At her
right is her twin brother, Jerry Pitts, who flew home
from Vietnam as an escort for the body of Sgt.
Helton. Pitts also is stationed in Vietnam.
Fight Burden Shifts
More US Troops
Dying Than Viet
By MIKE FEINSILBER’
SAIGON (UPD— For the first
time in the Vietnam war, more
American troops are being
killed than South Vietnamese.
U.S. combat reports today also
said more Americans died in
the first 27 weeks of this year
than in all of 1966’s combat.
The reports gave more
evidence that the burden of
fighting major Communist for
ces has shifted from the South
Vietnamese to the Americans.
The lists of dead tell the
story.
In the first five months of
1967, the South Vietnamese
suffered 3,681 battlefield deaths.
The Americans lost 2,853. But in
May, June and the first week of
July the Americans lost 2,337
men and the South Vietnamese
1,922.
Americans Dominate Fighting
This supported allied reports
that the tough, now experienced
American forces are taking on
the North Vietnamese army and
Viet Cong battle forces. The
South Vietnamese more and
more are being deployed to do
the job the Americans cannot
do. That is to provide village by
village protection for civilians
75 Agronomists
Tour Station
Facilities Here
A large group of University of
Georgia agronomist were in Gr
iffin today to tour facilities at
the Georgia Experiment Station.
The 75 research scientists were
taken on tours of the Station and
observed experimental work be
ing done there.
Dr. Fred Boswell, who led the
tour, is chairman of the Univer
sity of Georgia Agronomists.
The agronomists are interes
ted in development of crops and
soils in Georgia.
in the allied pacification drive
to win the loyalty of the nation’s
peasants.
In terms of manpower the
South Vietnamese forces out
number the Americans.
South Vietnam has about
620,000 men under arms. A
large percentage are the
militia-like men of the popular
and regional forces which live
and fight n their own home
village areas.
The American forces total
466,000 men. This includes
303,000 Army troops, 78,000
Marines, 56,000 in the Navy and
l, in the Coast Guard. The
Navy figures do not include the
men of the U.S. 7th Fleet which
shells Communist shore targets
and launches raids from its
carriers against North Vietnam.
Two to One Ratio
The swing toward more
American casualties than South
Vietnamese was especially
marked in the latest combat
tally, that for the week ending
July 8. In that seven-day period
two Americans were killed for
every South Vietnamese soldier
slain in battle.
The Americans lost 282 killed.
The South Vietnamese suffered
144 men slain.
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Wednesday. Mild tonight.
LOCAL WEATHER — Maxi
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64. Sunrise Wednesday 6:44 a.
m. sunset Wednesday 8:47 p.m.
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Clutching the flag, Mrs. Helton, her head bowed in
tears, is led from the gravesite by her brother and
sister-in-law, the former Rita Crane. Sgt. Helton, who
was to have ended his hitch with the Marines in April
extended his enlistment so he could volunteer for
service in Vietnam.
Some Wildcat
Holdouts Mar
Transition
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The nation’s passenger and
freight trains—with a few
exceptions—began rolling on
normal schedules today, carry
ing commuters to work and
cargo including that vital to the
Vietnam war effort to its
destination.
A few wildcat holdouts
marred the otherwise smooth
transition in the pre-dawn hours
from supervisory personnel
readying of the trains to the
takeover by union crews belong
ing to the six shopcraft unions
that ended the first general rail
strike since 1946.
Most of the picket lines began
coming down after Congress
rushed anti-strike legislation to
President Johnson for his
signature Monday night. The
strike had been in effect a little
less than 48 hours.
Frank J. Balistreri, chairman
of the Milwaukee Road branch
of the International Association
of Machinists (IAM), appealed
to members of his union staging
a wildcat strike in Milwaukee to
pull down their picket lines and
return to work. Passenger and
freight rtains were stalled in
Milwaukee’s Union Station when
other crewmembers refused to
cross the lines.
Withdraws Threat
Kenneth S. Jaworski, general
chairman of District Five of the
TAM, had threatened to keep his
district on strike, but today
backed down from his threat
and told his men to return to
work. Th" district includes
sections of Missouri, Arkansas,
Kansas and Illinois.
Jaworski claimed the return
to work order was “unconstitu
tional” and said the legislation
was “taking our freedom away
from us that was given years
back under the Railroad Labor
Act.”
Some spots along the Sea
board Coastline at Raleigh,
N.C., were still being picketed
today.
Most of the rest of the
railroads appeared to be
returning to normal operations
today and many had reported
normal schedules shortly after
dawn.
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