Newspaper Page Text
Strike-Bound Factories,
Mines Keep 260,000
Off Jobs Across Nation
By United Press International
Strike-bound factories and
mines remained unproductive
today as 260,000 workers stayed
out of work across the nation.
A walkout of coal miners
spread in five Appalachian
states. New walkouts and
layoffs caused by strikes hit the
automotive and glass industries
Thursday.
General Motors Corp. was the
exception to the trend. GM’s
recalls exceeded layoffs Thurs
day as the corporation speeded
the return of workers that were
idled by parts shortages from a
United Auto Workers strike
against three GM foundries.
Industrial labor disputes
Claimed 113,000 General Motors
employes, 7,500 other UAW
members, 60,000 copper work
ers, 47.000 coal miners and
32,000 glass bottle blowers.
The 2,400 UAW members at
GM’s foundry in Tonawanda,
N.Y., voted to accept a local
settlement and return to work.
UAW workers at foundries in
Saginaw, Mich., and Defiance,
Ohio, ratified strike settlements
earlier this week.
With 90 per cent of the
nation’s glass jar and bottle
producing industry shut down,
federal mediators planned to
meet in Washington soon in an
effort to blueprint new contract
talks between the Glass Bottle
Blowers Association AFL-CIO
and the Glass Containers
Manufacturing Institute.
Elsewhere across the coun
try:
—A soft coal miners strike
spread to eastern Kentucky and
southwestern Virginia. About
20,000 miners in the southern
West Virginia coal fields Joined
the walkout which began last
week in western Pennsylvania,
where miners charged state
police with using strike break
ing tactics.
—No further bargaining ses
sions were scheduled in the
strike at Continental Motors Co.
STARTING MONDAY
FEBRUARY sth
OUR HOURS WILL BE:
OPEN 7:30 A. M.
CLOSE 6:00 P. M.
Monday through Saturday
Griffin Laundry, Inc.
210 East Solomon Street
—
SAVE
for a happy vacation!
Save for the tilings
you want i
M ' ln ß^ Ro,d
Commercial Bank
& TRUST COMPANY
Moving Toward a Century of Service
Chartered 1889
Member F. D. L C.
and its subsidiaries in Michigan,
Illinois, Ohio and Wisconson.
The UAW called 7,500 out on
strike when negotiators failed to
reach agrement on a new
contract.
—At a public hearing in
Weather Summary
•January Was IKcally
An Unusual Month
By HORACE D. WESTBROOKS
Weather Observer
The first month of 1968 certain
ly had some “weather!” Not
since 1940 have temperatures
been so below normal for the be
ginning of a new year. The first
17 days were somewhat below
normal, and by the 15th, the
13 degrees below, exceeding the
1940 averages for the same per
iod by one degree.
No all-time records were bro
ken during the month, but the
maximums during the daylight
hours were below normal, re
sulting in the 24 period with av
erages well below normal. The
first 10 days of January were
10.2 degrees below normal, and
the next 10 days had a similar
average. The last 11 days were
just slightly above normal, with
one day at 72 degrees, and two
days at 71 maximums.
Temperatures ranged from a
19 degree reading on the 14th,
with the highest maximum for
the month on the 22nd with 72
degrees. Twenty-one days were
below normal averages. Janu
ary ended with 5.4 degrees be
low the normal average of 47.6
degrees, which was not one of
the coldest months on recent
records. January, 1963, was se
ven degrees below, while 1958
was 7.5 degrees below, and Jan
uary 1940 was 12.2 degrees be
Washington, the Anaconda Corp.
accused union leaders of trying
to engage in ‘‘national crisis
bargaining” to bring about
government intervention in the
201-day-old copper strike that
has idled some 60,000 copper
workers.
low normal. See below.
The maximum averages for
January was 50.8 degrees, while
the morning temperatures were
33.8 degrees, giving the month
an average of 42.3 degrees, or
5.3 degrees below.
Precipitation for January was
only 3.76 inches, which is quite
unusual, considering the below
normal temperatures. The 23rd
24th period had most of the rain,
with 1.28 inches. Fourteen days
had precipitation, and on three
occasions, there was sleet and
snow, with the greatest amount
of snow occuring on the 24th;
this observer estimated and
measured one inch of the white
stuff. This amount was quite ge
neral over this area. January
came in with rain, and precipi
tation was measured for a total
of nearly one hundred hours, or
nearly five days.
January of 1940 set an all-time
record for low temperatures,
as well as being the coldest mon
th of any month since records
were kept for Griffin. Four days
during January had temperatur
es below 10 degrees, and 26 days
were below the freezing mark.
The entire avergage for Janu
ary, 1940, was only 33.8 degrees,
12.2 degrees below the normal
average then in effect. The state
as a whole had an average of
only 35 degrees. The January
average in 1940 was 46.0 degre
es, while the present Weather
Bureau figures the normal aver
age for January as 47.6 degrees,
which is slightly warmer than
the average back 28 years ago.
These averages are up-dated
every 10-20 years, and can be
misleading when comparing av
erages for previous years.
One of the greatest snow st
orms on record for Georgia oc
curred on Jan. 23, 1940, with Gr
iffin getting about four inches,
and snow as far south as LaGr
ange, Eatonton, and Warrenton.
This observer lived in Thomas
ton at the time. Only 65 weath
er stations were in operation at
that time, and one of these was
a CCC camp located near La
fayette, which recorded a minus
17 degree reading on the 27th.
Griffin had a low of five degre-
.... Sv i M
Wm |H K*. JPfr*
■Hr i§r jfif JgaM
Rm B jgj
Jf " ' ’
1 wKM
' ! iTv"& /AW,' i/WAAAW/JZ'Af A'"-'A"'
'" ' *
Free Enterprize
(Griffin Daily News Staff l’h«*(o)
Phamplets on free enterprise will be presented to juniors and seniors at Griffin
High School and Fairmont High School. They were made available through the
Griffin Area Chamber of Commerce Education Committee. The phamplets are
shown to Griffin High Principal Bill Cody and Mrs. Mrs. George Pope, social
science teacher, by Ed Duke and Warren K. Scoville (r), chairman of the Cham
ber education committee. Free enterprise and its importance is explained in the
pamphlets.
Georgia News
Recruits Shot
At Ft. Jackson
FT. JACKSON, 6. C. (DPI)—
Authorities at this recruit train
ing base said today an investi
gation is under way into the
shooting Thursday of two re
cruits as they stood in a pay
line.
The two recruits were wound
ed —one seriously —by a .45
caliber pistol bullet during pay
procedures.
Admitted to the base hospital
were Pvt. Thomas \7. Poole, 20,
of Greer, S. C., and Pvt. Louis
Pradel, 21, of Oceanside, N.Y.
Authorities said Poole was in
serious condition with a wound
in the left side, and that Pra
del’s condition was listed as
good with a shoulder wound.
A spokesman at the public in
formation office said the pistol
was the possession of the pay
officer, 2nd Lt. James E. Mc-
Donnel of Mamoroneck, N. Y.,
when one bullet was discharged.
★
Woman Dies
In House Fire
COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (UPI)
—A woman was found burned
to death in her home after two
men passing her house smelled
smoke and alerted sleeping
neighbors early today.
College Park Fire Chief J.B.
Ealey said the two men were
driving by when they smelled
smoke and attempted to get in
to the house.
Ealey said Mrs. Julie Mitch
es on that date.
January is usually the coldest
month of the year, with Decem
ber second, and March coming
in third. Consequently, this ob
server predicts that this Febru
ary and March will have plenty
of cold weather, with a possibil
ity we will see more snow and
freezing rain in the Griffin area!
This observer precicts that
more and more “unusual” wea
ther is in prospect during future
years, since the atmosphere is
so contaminated that tempera
tures will continue to be below
normal, and the summer season
being much cooler than in the
past. The summers of 1964 and
this past year 1967 did not have
a single afternoon maximum at
90 degrees. During the 87 years
records have been kept for Gr
iffin; no similar cool summer
has been recorded.
This observer believes that
temperatures and precipitation
will “level off” to a point that
there will be very little differ
ence between the four seasons.
This situation is already evident,
since we have compared records
during the past, and the seasons
are becoming closer and closer
together. Certainly, this won’t
happen overnight, but lt is quite
evident if one compares records
of the past with what is happen
ing presently.
MALE WANTED
Part time night watchman. Need retired or semi
retired male for weekend duties.
If you need additional income to supplement youi
retirement, this is an excellent opportunity.
Must be in good health, willing to work Sundays
and holidays.
For interview contact MR. STEWART
KAWNEER CO.
Hwy. 54. one mile North of Jonesboro
An equal opportunity employer.
ley, 52, was dead in her bed
room by the time they had
beaten back the flames, which
almost destroyed the two-story
frame house.
Ealey said that a couple who
lived upstairs had gone to Ala
bama the day before, and that
there were no others in the
house.
★
Cobb, Corclele
Get Grants
WASHINGTON (UPI) — The
Department of Housing and Ur
ban Development announced a
series of grants, loans and fund
reservations Thursday that in
cluded:
—5146,540 grant to assist in
purchase of 216 acres of pre
dominantly underdeveloped land
for five parks in Cobb County,
Ga.
—5545,606 grant for A.S. Clark
urban renewal project, Cordele,
Ga.
it
Burlington Elects
New Board Chairman
WILMINGTON, Del. (UPI)—
The board of directors of Bur
lington Industries, Inc., elected
a new chairman and a new
company president at its an
nual meeting Thursday.
Charles F. Myers Jr., presi
of the huge textile manufactur
er, was named chairman of the
board.
Georgian Ely R. Callaway,
was promoted from executive
vice president to president to
succeed Myers, who will con
tinue to serve as chief execu
tive officer.
Myers said Burlington’s sales
for the second quarter of fiscal
1968 increased 16 per cent over
the same period last year.
Callaway, who joined Burling
ton in 1956 and was elected a
vice president in 1960, is a na
tive of LaGrange, Ga., and an
Emory University graduate.
MEET 1Y FINAL
DURBAN, South Africa (UPI)
—Carole Graebner of Beech
wood, Ohio, meets Annette van
Zyl of South Africa Tuesday for
the womens singles title in the
Natal tennis tournament. Wil
helm Bungert of West Germany
opposes Ronald Maud of South
Africa for the mens crown.
CARLISLE & CO.
116 W. Poplar St
COMPLETE
INSURANCE
SERVICE
Phones
227-2258 — 227-2259
★★★ ★ ★
Elvis Changes
His Tune
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (UPI)—
Elvis Presley changed his tune
to rockabye baby today.
The entertainer was the proud
daddy of a 6-pound, 15-ounce
girl, Lisa Marie Presley, born
late Thursday to Priscilla
Presley, the singer’s wife of
nine months.
A spokesman at Baptist
Hospital said Mrs. Presley and
the brown-haired baby were
“doing just fine.” Presley,
secluded in a room somewhere
in the hospital, was said to be
“elated.”
* -¥■ * -¥• *
We’ve got clothes for
. lif
Save yourself from ironing. Spring yourself
for bigger and better goings-on with
Koret of California’s Koratron* Francisca
Plaid coordinates of DACRON* polyester --' 4-
and Avril* rayon. So great that no one
/ XjT" 6RIFFINr6A.
Use Your Crouch’s Account
Friday, February 2, 1968 Griffin Daily News
World Briefs
MAFIA OPERATING
PALERMO, Sicily (UPI)—
The government today cracked
down on Mafia efforts to buy
the land of earthquake refugees
at one-third value and coerce
reluctant owners to sell. Author
ities Tuesday arrested two
shepherds allowing their cows
to graze in an oat field. A
typical Mafia technique to ruin
the crop and force the owner to
sell.
★
NEWSPAER HIT
NICOSIA, Cyrpus (UPI)—A
hand grenade thrown from a
speeding automobile shattered
windows at the Greek Cypriot
newspaper Daily Patris, author
ities said today. None of the
five men working inside the
building was injured in the
Tuesday night explosion. The
newspaper opposes President
Ij/— fittIFFIMA
Final Shoe Clearance
75 Pairs-Fall & Winter Shoes _
Medium & Low Heels >pl JJ
Were sl7-s2l
307 Pairs-Fall & Winter Shoes «i A
Were sl3-sl7 *JLv
53 Pairs-Broken Sizes - Styles $r
Were up to $lB v
Use Your Crouch’s Account
Makarios, a Greek Cypriot.
★
POSSIBLE STAR
ROME (UPI)—Dr. Christiaan
Barnard, the South African
pioneer heart transplant sur
geon, declined to comment
today on a report he would star
in a film of his life. He
reportedly was to have lunch
with Sophia Loren and her
producer husband, Carlo, Ponti,
before flying to London tonight.
★
ROME STRIKES
ROME (UPl)—Half a million
municipal employes struck to
day for higher wages and larger
staffs and halted such services
as garbage collection, street
sweeping and transportation
throughout Italy. Unions repre
senting bakers, telephone work
ers and railroadmen continued
their strikes.
10