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E good VENIN VF By Quimby Melton Tomorrow, Tuesday, July 25, Spalding County voters will go to the polls and vote on a pro posed $350,000 county-wide bond issue for a new library. If vot ers authorize the bond issue there will be $250,000 in federal funds available, making a total of $600,000 for the proposed new library. There is no doubt but that the present library, on the Griffin High campus, which now ser ves this and several adjoining counties, through the Bookmo bile, is too small and that the present building is in need of re pairs. However, there are many in the county who are of the opin ion that, even though a larger and better library is needed, this is not the time to build it. Both those who urge one to vote “Yes” and those who urge one to vote “No” back up their arguments with a lot of con vincing facts. It’s up to the people, themsel ves, to decide this important is sue. Because of its importance to the entire community Good Evening hopes that a record vote will be cast. We sincerely hope that the vote cast will be sufficiently large to truly re present a majority of the peo ple. We've said it time and time again on the eve of election day, and we repeat it today — Vote as You Please! But Please Vote! — * — Speaking of voting: Sunday the people of Puerto R!co voted to maintain the “sta tus quo” in their government— that is to remain a “common wealth” of the United States. Some 70 percent, of those regis tered, voted. There were three questions as to the future status of the island (1) to remain a commonwealth; (2) to become a more closely allied part of the United States by petitioning Con gress to declare them sovereign state; (3) to declare their inde pendence and establish a gov ernment of their own. We’re glad they voted to re main a commonwealth. We don’t need any additional sovereign states in this country of ours Incidentally note that 70 per cent of the registered voters went to the polls and voted, this despite rain and an attempted boycott by some who favored becoming a sovereign state of the USA. Would that this many of the Spalding voters will go to the polls and vote tomorrow. — + — Puerto Rico was captured from Spain in 1898 at the same time the Spaniards were thrown out of Cuba. After a period of military rule, Congress, In 1917, granted American citizenship to the islanders with the Presi dent appointing the governor and other officials. In 1947 the act was changed and Puerto Rico attained com monwealth status, which the Puerto Ricans approved in a new constitution. Congress in 1952 officially made the island a commonwealth of Uncle Sam. The Puerto Ricans elect their own governor who appoints de partment heads. The only U. S. officials are an auditor and some other minor office holders. The Puerto Ricans pay no U. S. income tax and manufac turers enjoy certain advantages when it comes to imports to the mainland. The island is attrac ing many industries there and is prospering. But enough about Puerto Rico, except to say once again they turned out 70 percent to vote. Keep this in mind and tomor row make it a point to vote— Vote as You Please But Please Vote! Country Parson T-84 jf X’T W ''- “Worry about the future doesn’t improve the future— it only ruins the present.” Detroit Riot Uncontrolled Romney Asks For 5,000 Federal Troops By WILLIAM B. MEAD DETROIT (UPIi — Gov. George Romney today appealed to President Johnson to send 5,000 federal troops to back up the 10,000 National Guardsmen and policemen battling unsuc cessfully to control a riot which spread fire, arson and looting through Detroit Negro neighbor hoods. DETROIT (UPI) — Gov. G e orge Romney announced to day that President John.s°n had granted his appeal to send 5,000 federal troops into De troit to help battel the Negro riotng which has spread death, arson and looting through wide stretches of the city. As Romney issued the call on the second day of the rioting, at least four persons were con firmed dead and there were five other reported fatalities for a total of nine. Three of the confirmed dead persons were white civilians. More than 1.000 persons were arrested. Damage soared past SIOO million. Looting and arson fanned from one Negro neigh borhood to another. Many Homes Destroyed Blocks of homes were de stroyed by fire. Snipers traded shots with police and guards men. The National Guard said it had ordered five tanks and two armored personnel carriers into the heart of the riot area, a 175- square block neighborhood on the West Side three miles from downtown Detroit. The guard said police sharpshooters were firing from helicopters on rooftop rioters. Romney toured the riot areas with Mayor Jerome P. Cavan agh after dawn today and then returned to city hall, where he sent President Johnson a terse telegram: SAMPLE BALLOT GRIFFIN ELECTION DISTRICT Precinct No 2 SPECIAL ELECTION SPALDING < XTY I.IIBIIAHY BAKMLr EIM TIOX .11 LY 25. ISM>7 o t Mark thia balgW by a check ( !>■’) or crew.- rn.trk (X 1 in the square Opposite the word “’l ES” if you de sire tCt;vote for the’question propounded; deaire to vote against the question propounded, place'a checki, • or cross mark-'!.X) tn the square cpposi;« the word “NO”. If-you spoil jour ba dot, do not era.’.eplbut ask for a new ballot. U •••<■■ only pen or penctiU YES LIBRARY BONDS IN *~-r BE ISSUED BY SPALDING NO . / COUNTY ;' Tax League Calls Sum ‘Utterly Unreasonable’ The Spalding Tax Payers Lea- : gue issued the following state ment today: “On the eve of the bond elec tion the Spalding Tax Payers League is firm in its opinion ( that the amount of tax money being requested by tht Library Board is utterly unreasonable. “The amount asxed for in tax dollars is $738,000 and as our statement shows is $250,000 fe deral tax dollars, $350,000 Spal ding tax dollars from bonds to be issued, and $138,000 Spalding tax dollars for interest. These are facts which are indisputable. “The proponents of the bond issue are claiming that portions of this amount being Federal tax dollars should not be considered DAILY NEWS Daily Since 1872 “I do hereby officially request federal troops to restore order in Detroit,” the wire said. He elaborated in a longer telegram to Atty. Gen. Ramsay Clark, asking for 5,000 soldiers and saying "time could be of the essence.” Unanimous Agreement “It is the unanimous judg ment of state and local officials and the Michigan military establishment that our situation may continue at least through tonight,” Romney told the attorney general. "Last night the combined efforts of 1,400 Michigan Nation al Guardsmen, 2,000 state and Detroit police and the fire departments of Detroit and 30 surrounding communities were unable to contain this massive outbreak of violence, fire, theft and general disregard for law and order,” Romney said. He asked for “immediate deployment of federal troops into Michigan to assist state and local authorities in esta blishing law and order in the city of Detroit.” More National Guardsmen arrived today, bringing the guard force to 8,000. Sniping broke out again late this morning after a brief lull. Israel Demands Direct Talks By WALTER LOGAN United Press International Israeli Foreign Minister Abba Eban today restated Israeli demands for direct peace negotiations with the Arab nations despite U.A.R. Pres idtnt Gamal Abdel Nasser’s return to a hard line and his threat of a Vietnamese-like guerrilla war against Israel. Nasser in a speech Sunday night on the 15th anniversary of the overthrow of King Farouk called for total mobilization of the Egyptian people to ensure final defeat of Israel. He also said he was reorganizing the armed forces for the second round against Israel. as part of the cost and while we as taxpayers consider federal tax dollars or state tax dollars as taxes we all pay, this still leaves $488,000 tax dollars to be paid by Spalding taxpayers dir ectly for the library and $250,000 federal tax dollars which are paid by citizens of the United States of which we are a part, and of which we pay our share. “Further discussing the tax situation as it exists in Spald ing County, we say that until some reworking of our ad va lorem system is accomplished no levy should be made for any purposes other than those things of utmost necessity. “We stand on our statement that while some improvement GRIFFIN Griffin, Go., 30223, Monday, July 24,1967 Lightning Kills Man; Baby In Arms Unharmed BEAUFORT, S. C. (UPI)—A bolt of lightning struck and killed a 20-year-old man Sun day, but left almost unharmed a small child he was carrying in his arms. Authorities identified the vic tim as Edward Simmons. They said he, his cousin and a one year-old boy Simmons was car rying were walking on nearby St. Helen’s Island when the bolt struck. Simmons was instantly Killed. The child and the woman were treated at a nearby hospital for minor burns and were released. Witnesses said the lightning struck during a slight drizzle. Fayetteville JP Dies In Fire I Memory N. Stinchcomb, 86, 1 Fayetteville Justice Os The Pe ace, died Saturday when his home caught fire and burned. I His body was found on the I floor of the kitchen. The belief in Jerusalem was “for us the struggle Is only beginning.” It was echoed in Cairo where Egyptians pre pared to tighten their belts another notch in preparation for an austerity budget Nasser promised will “end privilege.” “We shall ask the people for new sacrifices dictated by the necessities of war,” Nasser said. "In this, we have taken into consideration that the greater burden should fall on those capable of shouldering it. . .” He said Egypt had lost a battle but not a war and pledged that the war against Israel has not ended. No Altennative The restaement of Israel’s position came when Eban paused in London for a news conference en route from New York to Israel. He said the Israeli view is that there is nos no alternative but a choice between war or peace. He said there can be no indefinite cease-fire since Israel holds that an armistice tends more often to lead to war than peace. He said the Israeli government envisions this se quence of events: Cease-fire negotiations, peace. And if Egypt insists on a continuation of a war-like status there can be no Israeli withdrawal from captured Arab territories. He said the Nasser speech shows no change of philosophy but that If Egypt uses the Suez Canal, Israel must use it too. Eban said Russia appears to have restored about half of the Arab air force lost in the six day June war and nearly half the armor. He said if there is a new arms race in the Middle East Israel is determined not to lose it and that it will hope for U.S. and British aid. and enlargement of the present facilities may be needed, that the sum of $738,000 tax dollars— and we emphasize the words ‘tax dollars’ — is an unreason able request at the present time. “Our request is that you read today’s ad in the Griffin Daily News and after checking the fi gures taken directly from the official audit, see if you don’t think our stand is the correct stand. “We are confident if you will abide by your sense of good business Judgment and your de sire to do what you think is best for all people within the county, you will vote a big ‘no’ tomor row.” Bond Vote Gets Hot; Balloting Tomorrow ; H ‘ li ' < VW II ’ B - ■ Mt wWWi ; (Griffin Daily News Staff Photo) Mrs. Carolyn Theroux, Athens District Traffic In structor, and Mrs. Thelma Fields, Chief Information operator, aid operators in the new telephone informa tion center. Phone Info Center In Operation Here Griffin’s new telephone infor mation center on the second floor of Southern Bell’s Hill st reet office is in operation. Announcement of the opening of the new center was made to day by W. F. Myers, local Sou thern Bell manager. The center handles calls for information from Griffin and surrounding towns as well as some from metropolitan Atlanta. “We now have 97 employes working at the center,” Myers said. “The 34 new information posi tions in the center were placed into service early this month. They make it possible for us to serve customers in this area Negroes Named To Draft Board ATLANTA (UPD— Gov. Les ter Maddox has appointed a bout 15 Negroes to local Geor gia draft boards since he took office in January, it was report ed today. A spokesman for Maddox con firmed that the governor has named several Negroes to draft boards but said he has not been keeping count. The state Selective Service office here said 15 Negroes had been appointed to draft boards since the first of the year. Maddox took office on Jan. 10. . Maddox was quoted by his news secretary, Bob Short, as saying “everyone serves in the draft, and everyone should be represented on draft boards.” The governor recommends the appointment of draft board members to President Johnson, who makes the final selections. SUMMER SNOWFALLS TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (UPD—The United States Ski Association is conducting a summer skiing camp for youngsters and teenagers, even thoug the weather is more suitable for swimming. The youths are actually schlussing on $5,00 0 worth of snow—made of plastic. ART FANS WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (UPD—A poll of senior students at Assumption High School here showed they favored money of various colors, not just green, by a 4-to-l ratio. The Rev. Thomas E. Langer, who surveyed his class of 140 students, said he was told: “In this psychedelic age, color Is in.” Vol. 95 No. 172 with more speed and flexibil ity,” Myers said. The $175,000 installation means an increase of about $400,000 an nually in Southern Bell’s payroll in Griffin and Spalding County. When the center was announ ced late last year, Southern Bell said Griffin was chosen for the site for the facility because of its excellent labor supply and the city’s favorable geographic lo cation. “We began interviewing for the job of information operation in February and training of new operators started in the spring,” Myers said. “We are very pleased with the qualifications of those who ap plied for the new positions and the skill displayed by those we hired for the jobs,” he said. “This reaffirms our choice as the site for the new center.” Myers also announced the in stallation of three new positions in the toll information section of the telephone facility. The new toll positions are expected to be put into operation in about six weeks. The new positions will bring the total in the toll section, whi ch handles long distance calls, to 29. Mrs. Thelma Fields is chief operator of the new information center and Mrs. Effie Ragon is chief in the toll section. Information calls from throu ghout the United States for por tions of Atlanta, and the Griffin area are handled through the Griffin area. “Say a person in Portland calls information for an Atlanta num ber, the call is routed through the Griffin center,” Myers said. He also said one person in At lanta could call for the number of his neighbor across the street and the call would come through Griffin. Library Board Raps Tax League, Asks ‘Yes’ Chairman John E. Clouse of the Hawkes Library Board said today that tomorrow’s bond referendum has been "turned into a political football.” The board, through Dr. Clouse, ac cused the Spalding Tax Payers League of “misleading and dis torted facts.” Under the heading “Library Board Answers Statements by Tax League,” the board issued the following statement which is published in full: “The Hawkes Library Board today announced through its Chairman, Dr. John E. Clouse, Jr., that its members were dis turbed at the misleading and distorted facts given to the pub lic through the local newspaper Interest Mounts In Referendum Spalding County voters will decide tomorrow whether or not to issue bonds to finance con struction of a new library. In terest in the election has increa sed steadily and the question “got hot” over the weekend; The Hawkes Library Board asked for the referendum and is asking a “yes” vote on issuing bonds. The Spalding Taxpayers League is opposed and is ask ing for a vote of “no”. The election is county-wide. Polls will open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Some officials, who have wat ched Spalding elections for ye ars, had predicted a light voter turn-out. However, interest stir red by the last-minute controver sy may cause the vote to run much larger than first thought. Voters will cast ballots on a $350,000 bond issue, which if ap proved, will be used to help build a new library. Federal funds amounting to $250,000 will be added to the lo cal bonds for a total oulay of $600,000. Election officials will set up 15 polling places in the city and county. Funeral Held For Mr. Parker Funeral services were held to day for W. Ennis Parker, Sr., 61, who was killed last week when a jetliner and small pri vate plane collided over North Carolina. The funeral was held at 3 p. m. from the First Baptist Chur ch, where Mr. Parker was an active member and deacon. The Rev. Alastair C. Walker officiated. Burial was in Oak Hill cemetery. Pallbearers were T. T. Blak ely, W. H. Beck, Jr., Ernest F. Carlisle, Howard Collier, Dr. Thomas J. Floyd, Charles B. Elliott, Jr., W. L. Joiner, Jr., T. C. Owens, Jr., W. O. Patterson and C. T. Parker. Mr. Parker was a vice presi dent of Stokely-Van Camp and president of Pomona Products Co. Weather: FORECAST FOR GRIFFIN AREA — Partly cloudy and warm tonight and Tuesday with widely scattered afternoon or evening thundershowers. LOCAL WEATHER — Maxi mum today 83, minimum today 67, maximum Sunday 85, mini mum Sunday 68. Total rainfall .27 of an inch. Sunrise Tuesday 6:48 p.m., sunset Tuesday 8:44 p.m. A SIZLER SAN FRANCISC O (UPI)— About 350 patrons really saw a hot movie at the Hub Theater Saturday night. As they watched “Fanny Hill Meets Lady Chatterly,” smoke filled the theater and the temperature rose. The patrons finally had to exit while fireman battled a $45,000 fire in the next door building. and radio stations in their an nouncement of the action taken by the Spalding Tax payers Lea gue in a statement by Mr. Geor ge Gaissert, Chairman. Dr. Cl ouse expressed his regrets that the bond issue for the proposed new library had to be turned in to a political football. “Clouse explained that the Lib rary Board, as well as the City and County Commissioners had been aware of the drastic need for new library facilities for many years but had withheld any request for such facilities until it became apparent that the present library building had been utilized to its fullest cap acity, “A number of methods of fin- There will be a ballot box In each county district plus six in city precincts. The bond issue is being back ed by the Hawkes Library Bo ard and several civic organiza tions. At least two organized groups, including the Spalding Tax Pay ers League, is opposed to it. Interested in the election heat ed over the weekend when both sides issued statements, giving their views on the bond election. Records show that 13,915 peo ple are eligible to cast votes in the election. Griffin Police Chief Leo Black well today reminded beer and wine dealers that it would be against the law to sell alcoholic beverages on Tuesday because of the bond election. Law prohibts the selling of alcoholic beverages on election day. Section Os 155 To Be Resurfaced The State Highway Depart ment has scheduled resurfacing 7.7 miles of the Orchard Hill- McDonough road for this fall and is advertising for bids to be submitted Aug. 11. The project will begin at Orchard Hill and extend to Highway 16. It is estimated the project should cost somewhere in the neighborhood of $38,500. Toastmasters Back Bonds The Griffin Toastmasters Club announced today that it passed a resolution Saturday in support of the library bond re ferendum. President Joseph D. Brown said the resolution passed “over whelmingly”. He said, "The Toastmasters Club feels the Library Board has done its homework well in laying the groundwork for the bond issue. The securing of additional mat ching funds lessens the burden on us as taxpayers in meeting this critical need for a library building. “Self-improvement is part of life and is the aim of Toastjnas ters. Better library facilities are a must for self-improvement. In turn the Toastmasters urge sup port for this bond issue for our growing community.” INSIDE Local News. Page 2. Puerto Rico. Page 3. Viet War. Page 3- Editorials. Page 4. Society. Page 5. Birmingham. Page 7. Tornado. Page 7. Bruce Biossat. Page 7. Sports. P a ge 8. Want Ads. Page 10- Comics. Page 11. Taxes. Page 12. Quake. Page 12. Ray Cromley. Page 12. Death Toll. Page 12. ancing a new library building were considered, and it was the unanimous opinion of the Coun ty Commissioners that a b o n d issue would be the best method to raise the necessary funds. “In answer to charges made by the Spalding Tax Payers Lea gue, Clouse stated that the Lib rary board furnishes its answers to the following questions: “While the sum of $201,845.16 was spent by the regional lib rary, this amount was not spent for the operation of Hawkes Lib rary. The amount included a spe cial allocation of federal funds for library building in Clayton County amounting to $53,550, a (Continued on page Two)