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By Quimby Melton
This is National Girl Scout
Week.
Fifty-six years ago a Georgian
—Mrs. Juliette Gordon Low —
founded the first troop in Sav
annah. Until 1915 it was known
as Girl Guides, the same name
as that of a girl’s organization
founded earlier in England by
Sir Robert Baden-Powell. This
was the same man who estab
lished the Boy Scouts.
Girl Scout week began Sunday
when troops of Scouts attended
church services and were ho
nored for their participation in
Scouting. It was most approp
riate that Girl Scout week begin
with church services, for every
girl who is included in the var
ious branches of Scouting mak
es this promise:
“On my honor, I will try;
“To do my duty to God and my
country,
“To help other people at all tim
es,
“To obey the Girl Scout Laws”
There are 10 Girl Scout laws
that call for every Girl Scout to
be honorable, loyal, useful and
helpful, friendly, courteous, fr
iend to animals, obedient, cheer
ful, thrifty, and clean in thou
ght, word and deed.
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Griffin is headquarters for the
14 county Pine Valley Girl Scout
Council. There are 204 troops in
the 14 counties, with 3537 mem
bers and 638 volunteer adult
workers.
Here in Spalding County there
are 26 troops with 508 register
ed Scouts and 81 registered ad
ult workers. A check of the 26
troops in this county and their
membership shows: Brownies
230; Junior 227; Cadette 36; and
Senior 13.
The theme for this year is “Va
lues to Hold, World’s to Ex
plore,” with special emphasis
at all times on "Service."
There are six Griffinites who
are on the board of directors of
the Pine Mountain Council: Fr
ank Jolly, treasurer, Mrs. Janet
Mitchell, secretary, Mrs. Jam
es Skinner, Mrs. B. E. Gro
gan, Rev. Douglas Winn, and
Mrs. Herman Miles. The Area
chairman for this county is Mrs.
Sara Frances Williams, and the
Spalding Cookie chairman for
1968 is Mrs. Herman Miles.
Mrs. Herman Keller, Jr., of
West Point, Ga. is president of
the Pine Valley Council, and
Mrs. Francina Kennedy, of Grif
fin, is executive secretary. Coun
ties in the Pine Valley Council
are: Spalding, Haralson, Heard,
Troup, Butts, Carroll, Henry,
Lamar, Upson, Coweta, Meri
iwether, Fayette, Pike, and
Chambers County, Alabama.
The Pine Mountain Council has
taken on itself a “man sized”
Job for 1968. This is construc
tion of a muchly needed dining
hall, a staff-troop house and a
unit house at its camp. Friends
of Scouting are being asked to
provide the money needed and
George Hightower of Thomaston
is heading up the campaign.
Construction has already begun
and it is hoped the buildings will
be ready for this year’s camp
ing season. Reports to date in
dicate that the textile industry
and other industries in the area
are making liberal contributions.
There is no more important
organization in our community
than the Girl Scouts. We salute
all Scouts, both the girl mem
bers and the adult volunteers
who are making the program a
big success.
Tornado Hits
Near Tallapoosa
By United Press International
A tornado struck down at Tal
lapoosa, Ga. early today as
turbulent weather that dumped
rains of nearly four inches on
o wide section of Georgia.
The tornado was a mild one
as far as tornadoes go. It un
roofed a house, blew away
three barns, uprooted trees,
knocked down power lines and
strewed broken glass over the
countryside and damaged a
sawmill.
Authorities reported one per
son was slightly injured and
power was knocked out of the
west Georgia city between 1
a.m. and 7 a.m.
Columbus took the brunt of
torrential rains that swept the
state during the severe weather
outburst. The Weather Bureau
measured 3.10 inches of rain at
Columbus and it was still rain
ing.
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Supreme Governor of Moose George R. Riley (c) of San Francisco was welcom
ed to Griffin today by Griffin Moose Lodge Governor James Chappell (r) and
secretary-manager Roger Bevil. Supreme Governor Riley was guest of the Griffin
Lodge at a dinner today and will be in Griffin for a meeting tonight.
New Trial Asked
In Smith Case
Ronald L. Smith, who was
sentenced to die In the electric
chair on April 12, won a stay of
execution Monday when his
attorneys filed a motion for a
new trial.
Smith was convicted of mur
der in the pistol slaying of
Charles Vaughn. The Jury did
not recommend mercy and
Judge John H. McGehee set
April 12 as execution date.
A hearing on the motion for
a new trial was set for June 21.
‘Choice’ Plan
Gets Approval
The Griffin-Spalding School 1
System’s freedom of choice plan
has been approved by the fed- 1
eral government for another
year. Supt. D. B. Christie repor- i
ted this to the Board of Educa- t
tion Monday night. 1
He discussed the system’s plan '
with Health, Education and Wei- 1
fare (HEW) officials in Atlanta.
The plan is similar to the one 1
used for the past several years.
Mr. Christie pointed out that ’
it is subject to HEW review any- 1
time they wish. !
Freedom of choice forms were ‘
mailed to parents this month and 1
are due to be returned during 1
March. 1
FACULTY i
The board reelected faculty 1
members for the 1968-69 school •
year. Principles and supervisory ■
personnel already had been el
ected for the next school year.
Gordon Futral, chairman of 1
the building committee, repor- (
ted that bids are to be opened .
March 27 on additions to Bea- .
verbrook, Fourth Ward and
Crescent schools. .
This will Include the circular
addition planned at Crescent. .
Mr. Futral showed members of (
the board a sketch of the build
ing and said he had recommend- ,
ed individual heating and cool- (
ing systems for each of its four (
sections. Walls in the four sec
tions can be removed to make |
space for team teaching.
BOOKLIFT
Mr. Futral was authorized to ■
construct a booklift for the new
library building going up on the
Griffin High campus.
Contractors had estimated its
cost at $3,400 but Mr. Futral said
he could construct it for about
S6OO. The board authorized him
to get the materials and proceed
with the money-saving construc
tion plan.
The board delayed purchase of
carpeting for the new building
until the matter can be studied
more.
The school board approved
the sale of 3.34 acres of Mt. Zion
elementary school property to
Arthur Forrer and Louis Gold
stein for $2,515. They were the
high bidders. The school was ab
andoned several years ago.
Damage caused by a boiler
malfunction at the Griffin High
field house will cost the system
$1,579.68, the board was told. To
tal damage was $5,228.55 and
insurance covered $3,648.87.
NEW BUSES
Taylor Manley, chairman of
the transportation committee,
recommended that six school
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Reiiben Garland, leading
counsel for Smith, said in the
motion that the guilty verdict
was contrary to evidence, the
verdict was decidedly and
strongly against the weight of
the evidence, and the verdict
was contrary to law and prin
cipals of Justice and equity.
In addition to filing a motion
for a new trial, Mr. Garland al
so filed a pauper’s oath for his
client.
buses be purchased at the low
bid price of $40,287.50. The
board approved.
Chairman C. T. Parker of the
school board asked that the in
structions committee look into
the pay scale for substitute tea
chers. He said that many people
had discussed this with him.
Miss Anne Hill Drewry is chair
man of the committee.
Supt. Christie said substitute
teacher costs was running
ahead of last year’s. He said the
system already had spent $15,-
422.63 against $12,566.34 at this
time last year. Some of the mo
ney will be returned to the sys
tem because of sick leave that
already has been used up, Mr.
Christie pointed out. He said the
$15,422.63 figure might be mis
leading in this respect.
$20,000
But he said if faculty absen
tees continue at the present rate,
the cost of substitute teachers
may top the $20,000 outlay of last
year.
Substitute teachers are paid
$lO per day, Mr. Parker noted.
Some board members said they
thought the rate should be based
on qualifications.
They asked Miss Drewry to
study the matter with her
committee and make a report
to the board.
Richard Turner, Griffin High
band director, asked for permis-
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Some Senators In Trouble At Home
By MARCIE RASMUSSEN
ATLANTA (UPD—The Geor
gia Senate, which could lose as
many as 20 of its present mem
bers in the fall elections, could
never repeat its performance of
the past session anyhow.
The “uppity chamber,*’ as
some critics called it, stands to
lose 20 incumbents by the gen
eral elections, according to
some of its seasoned members.
The reasons are varied. Part
of the change will be the nor
mal election-year turnover, the
forecaster say, but part might
be traced to dissatisfaction with
some of the Senate’s own con
duct.
So far, at least two senators
have publicly announced they
will not seek re-election. Steve
Knight of Columbus said he
would rather seek a House seat
because that’s where the action
GRIFFIN
Griffin, Ga., 30223, Tuesday, March 12,1968
Viet Debate Reaches
New High In Bitterness
Jimmy Bentley, Son
Survive Plane Crash
JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. (UPI)
—A small twin-engined plane
carrying Georgia Comp. Gen.
James Bentley, his 10-year-old
son and two others crashed to
day into marshland on a take
off attempt.
No one was badly hurt but
the accident ruined Bentley’s
day. He was en route to Wash
ington to testify before a U. S.
Senate committee Investigating
automobile insurance. He can
celed the trip.
Buckalew To
Report On
‘Housing War’
Harold Buckalew, building in
spector, will make a report to
City Commissioners tonight on
the progress made in Griffin’s
war on sub-standard housing.
The building inspector will br
ing commissioners up to date on
the number of houses condemn
ed, the number of building per
mits issued, and the possibility
of dislocating some families
when slum houses are razed by
owners.
The city began its war again
st sub - standard housing two
weeks ago.
Since then 40 to 50 houses have
been condemned because they
fail to meet the city’s housing
requirements.
Owners have been told to meet
housing standards or face legal
action.
is.
Savannah Sen. Bart Shea told
the Senate he was leaving for
personal reasons, which includ
ed one prime headache for
many lawmakers — the high
price in business losses for the
honor of serving two months a
year in the General Assembly.
Sen. Albert Moore of Cedar
town, plagued this term with
serious illness, has said he
wants to return if his own faith
and medical science will allow
it. Moore, a highly respected
lawmaker, won standing ova
tions from his peers after he
gave a moving speech on his
intentions. He was also honored
with a resolution asking the
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
to name a structure after Moore
i for his efforts in behalf of the
; state-owned Western and At-
i lantic Railroad lease.
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Officers and members of the Griffin Moose Lodge
gathered around Supreme Governor George R. Riley
(c) to look at the Moose emblem he wore around
his neck. They are (1-r) Joe Akin, D. M. Baird, Roger
Bevil, Dowell L. Bartley, state director; Royce Sang
ster, Charles Seagraves, J. W. Green, James Chappell,
On board the Aero Command
er with Bentley were his son,
Jimmy 111, and the pilot, L. C.
Dukehart, 27, and E. D. Ship
man, co-pilot. All are from At
lanta.
Dukehart had a wrenched
back but no one else suffered
noticeable injuries.
Shipman sioggea tnrough tho
swamp, known as the “Marshes
of Glynn,” for help and a Coast
Guard helicopter plucked the
others from the crash site.
The plane took off from the
Jekyll Island runway in a
heavy fog and mist before day
light ana failed to climb. It
came down in the swamp about
a mile from the runway at 5:45
a.m.
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“Our worst fear is not of
what we know will happen
but of what we’re not sure
will happen.”
Dr. Albert Minlsh of Com
merce and Sen. Sam Hensley
of Cobb County are both being
mentioned as prospective con
gressional candidates.
Six other senators are report
edly may leave because they
are tired and disillusioned, but
those feelings might change be
fore next November.
Another 10 may be lost
through attrition in the Demo
cratic ranks or to successful
Republican challengers, accord
ing to observers.
Even if they all stayed, the
Senate could never repeat its
i performance this year, when
I the move for legislative inde-
i pendence appeared to get out
I of hand and hijinks sometimes
i scuttled more important busi-
> ness.
• The Senate wanted to dis
tinguish itself from the House,
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Griffarea
Drenched By
Heavy Rain
Heavy rains early this morn
feig inundated Griffarea.
Weather uoserver Horace
Westbrooks measured 3.19 inch
es of rain during last 24-hour
period. He said a good part of it
fell early this morning Just be
fore daybreak.
Before the rains came during
the weekend, Mr. Westbrooks
noted that the weather had been
unusually dry. It had caused for
est rangers here plenty of trou
ble. They reported large amounts
of woodland and fields burned
because of the low humidity and
dry weather conditions.
Lightning and wind did very
little damage to electric power
and telephone lines during the
night.
Charlie Smith of the Light and
Water Department said there
were no major outages during
the stormy weather this morn
ing.
W. F. Myers of Southern Bell
Teiphone Co., here said trouble
was scattered. He said there
was some damage to lines from
lightning but that trouble from
this type weather was about nor
mal here.
Weather:
FORECAST FOR GRIFFIN
AREA — Rain ending and turn
ing colder tonight. Wednesday
clearing and colder with dimin
ishing winds.
LOCAL WEATHER — High
today 59, low today 53, rainfall
3.35 inches; high Monday 74,
low Monday 63; sunrise Wed
nesday 6:54, sunset Wednesday
6:46
which traditionally initiates
much of the important legisla
tion each year, and it succeed
ed.
One example was the budget,
which must be considered first
in the House and has long
been "me-tooed” by the upper
chamber.
But this year, with the help
of newspaper stories and the
hard work of Enigma Sen. Bob
by Rowan, the Senate succeed
ed in increasing the budget
about $2.2 million for the men
tally retarded children at Mil
ledgeville. The other major Sen
ate-instigated change was a $l.B
million reduction by delaying
state employe pay raises.
The strongest show of Senate
independence was its reluctance
to rubber stamp the appoint
ments of Gov. Lester Maddox,
particularly after Maddox
(Griffin Dally News Staff Photo)
Ben Saul and Quimby Melton, Jr. At the meeting to
night, Griffin Congressman John J. Flynt, Jr. will be
honored at an enrollment ceremony. Melton will
receive a plaque “for his outstanding work in civic
affairs.” One of the largest classes ever is expected
to be enrolled at the meeting.
Rusk, Fulbright
Clash On Policy
By STEWART HENSLEY
UPI Diplomatic Reporter
WASHINGTON (UPl)—Secre
tary of State Dean Rusk
contended today the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
was trying to force him to
testify publicly on information ■
that would help the Communists (
in Vietnam.
Sen. J. William Fulbright, D-
Ark., chairman of the commit
tee, rejected Rusk’s assertion '
during a sometimes heated
exchange with the secretary.
Fulbright insisted he is not .
interested in tactics but in the
possibility of major changes in
the administration’s Vietnam ,
policy. i
The embattled secretary and i
the Arkansas Democrat clashed
on the issue at the second day :
of committee interrogation of
Rusk on the wisdom of Vietnam (
policy and possible future
action.
Fulbright demanded again ,
that his committee be fully
consulted before any major,
new deployment of troops to
Vietnam is undertaken. i
He referred to reports that ;
Gen. William C. Westmoreland ,
has asked for up to 206,000 ,
more men than the current
authorized ceiling of 525,000.
Rusk replied that he was not ■
going to go into what units
would be sent at any particular .
time. And he pointed out that j
during the Korean War and
World War II “we did not hold i
public hearings to give the '
enemy information on what we '
were going to do.”
Tlie secretary said President i
sprung a couple of surprises on
his floor leaders by making
nominations to the Pardon and
Parole Board without consulting
them beforehand.
The Senate had its moments
of the “dignity” it was so con
cerned with maintaining in its
costly and lush renovated
chamber. One of those came
when Sen. Bobby Rowan re
signed as assistant administra
tive floor leader because of his
disagreement with Maddox’s
appointment procedures.
But there were other inci
dents when dignity was lost to
a kind of mania for inde
pendence. One of these was the
now famous “ticky ticky” trial
of two Associated Press report
ers on charges of evesdropping
on a secret session. The charges
were later dropped for lack of
evidence.
Johnson had attempted to
consult with Congress “more
than any recent President on
these matters.” Rusk added
that he thought there was a
good deal more consultation
going on now. And he said he
felt that during Monday’s
hearing, the views of the
committee members had been
“set forth very clearly.”
Rusk observed that he told
the committee Monday that the
President had made no deci
sions yet on a possible new
troop commitment and that this
was still the case.
He added that Johnson is
commander-in-chief “and I am
not prepared to dispose of the
constitution” by talking in
public about decisions not yet
made.
Fulbright replied that he
“was not interested in day to
day operations”—that he simply
wanted to know “are we now
going to escalate the war?”
In more than six grueling
hours of testimony before the
committee Monday, Rusk found
few supporters, some outright
hostility, and numerous mem
bers plagued by agonizing
doubts as to whether the United
States had any hope of
achieving its objectives in
Southeast Asia.
He attempted to assure
Fulbright and other members of
the committee—which includes
some of his most outspoken
critics—Johnson had “come to
no fresh conclusions or deci
sions” on sending more troops
to Vietnam beyond the present
ceiling.