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By Quimby Melton
, While many throughout the
nation are wondering who will
be the winner in the party pri
maries this summer and then
winner in the Big Race, here’s
a winner we’d like to salute:
G.H.S. Senior Donna Mostiler,
who Monday was the winner in
* the American Legion’s Oratori
cal contest held in Atlanta. Don
na won over contestants from
Alabama, Florida and South Ca
t rolina and will represent this
part of the nation in a contest
to be held next Monday in Elk
ins, West Virginia. Winning
there, and here’s hoping and be
* lieving she will, she will move
on to the national finals held in
St. Paul, Minn.; once again, we
hope and believe to be a winner.
•
Here’s wishing for Donna and
her coach Miss Julia Elliott vic
tory from now on out.
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And as national leaders are
pleading for a united America
to meet the problems and per
ils of today, here is one thing
in which all can be united. It is
the annual Easter Seal campa
ign. It’s a priviledge for one to
* help finance the campaign to br
ing relief and help to crippled
children.
» There are two such campai
gns each year. The first is the
March of Dimes, held on the
birthday of the late President
Franklin D. Roosevelt. Origi
* nally this campaign was staged
to find away to eliminate po
lio, the crippling disease of whi
ch the President was a victim.
• But thanks to The March of Di
mes the fight on this particular
crippling diseases has been al
most won and the Foundation
• has turned to research in con
nection with other crippling dis
eases.
The Easter Seal Campaign
* provides money to help victims
of all crippling diseases. Both
these drives serve a great pur
pose and in no wise conflict
with one another.
Come on Griffin, Have a He
art, Buy Easter Seals.
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And with Easter almost here,
the following is both timely and
interesting.
A friend called Good Evening
• Sunday afternoon and invited
him to their home to see a re
markable Amaeyllis that was in
full bloom. We have never seen
*, a more beautiful example of
“the Resurrection” than this flo
wer.
It has an interesting history.
x Several years ago a friend of
this Griffinite gave the flower to
her, in time to bloom for Eas
ter. It bloomed that Easter, and
when the blooms withered, she
* put the plant away in a safe spot
until the next year, then brought
it into the sunlight. Once again
it bloomed, once again it was
stored until just before Easter.
This was repeated several years
and today it is as hardy and
even more beautiful than in pears
, gone by. This flower, in itself,
demonstrates, that death is fol
lowed by Resurrection, and
stands sponsor that the hopes
, of many are well founded.
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There is no unbelief; Whoever
plants a seed beneath the sod,
* And waits to see it push away
the clod,
Trusts he in God!
Whoever says, when clouds are
• in the sky, “Be patient, heart,
Light breaketh by and by”. Tr
usts in the Most High!
« There is no unbelief; Whoever
sees ’neath winter’s field of
snow
The silent harvest of the future
« grow,
God’s power must know.
There is no unbelief; Whoever
lies down on his couch to sleep;
• Content to lock each sense in
slumber deep
Knows God will keep.
* There is no unbelief; Whoever
says, "tomorrow, the unknown
future
Trusts that Power alone, None
r dare disown.
There is no unbelief; The heart
that looks on when dear eyelids
close;
• And dares to live when life has
only woes.
God’s comfort knows.
There is no unbelief;
For thus by day or night un
consciously,
The heart lives by the faith the
* lips deny. . .
God knowether why.
‘One Man One Vote’
Ruling May Affect
Board Os Education
The U. S. Supreme Court’s ex
tension of the “one man — one
vote” principle to local elections
will bring a review of the make
up of the Griffin-Spalding Bo
ard of Education.
C. T. Parker, chairman of the
board, said today that attor
neys for the board will be asked
to review the ruling and see if it
will call for any changes in the
board of education.
Copies of the official ruling
from the court may be several
weeks in coming, according to
County Atty. Jim Owen.
Mr. Parker said as soon as a
copy of the ruling is available,
its attorneys would be asked to
check the board’s make up in
light of the new ruling.
The Supreme Court ruled Mon
day that the principal of “one
man-one vote” which prompted
reapportionment in Georgia and
many other states, also wou
ld apply to local elections.
City and County Commission
ers are elected at large
and not from any ward or dis
trict, legal sources here point
ed out. So they probably would
not be affected by the ruling.
However, the school board is
made up of five members from
the city and five from the coun
ty. The city board members are
chosen from four wards and one
is elected at large. The county
members are chosen from dis
tricts made up along militia li
nes.
This was established when the
school systems of Griffin and
Spalding County were consoli
dated. The constitutional am
endment on the merger spelled
out that the school board would
Bosses Will
Salute Their
Office Girls
Area bosses will have an op
portunity to show appreciation
to their office girls April 26. A
luncheon has been planned that
day at 12:10 p.m. at the Elks
Club with the girls being guests
of the bosses.
The luncheon is being sponsor
ed by your Chamber Women’s
Division as a part of the local
observance of National Secre
taries Week. The observance in
Griffin is not limited to secre
taries and Includes all office
girls.
Reservations for tickets must
be made in advance and by no
later than April 24. The tickets
are $2.50 each from the Chamber
of Commerce.
Luncheon plans include recog
nition of the important role of
secretaries and office girls, a
fashion show during the meal
featuring latest women’s and
men’s apparell, and the present
ation of “Boss of the Year”
award. The program has been
planned so as to adjour by 12:55
p.m.
Area office girls interested in
their boss being named “Boss of
the Year” may submit to the
Chamber their nominations
along with a statement of 50
words or less why he should be
so honored. Nominations are
now being accepted.
Mrs. Evelyn Penny heads the
committee in charge of the
luncheon arrangements. Mrs.
Mildred Burnett is chairman of
the fashion show.
Johnson’s Decision Puts Pressure On South Vietnam
By JOHN N. FALLON
UPI Foreign Editor
SAIGON (UPI)—No bombshell
ever fell with heavier impact in
the Vietnam war than'President
Johnson’s decision to retire
from office this year and his
suspension of bombing the war
centers of the North.
There were strong Indications
the United States would use the
President’s actions to turn the
heat on South Vietnam to step
up effective participation in the
conflict, pending a settlement.
“This will make some Viet
namese think,” a high-ranking
American officer said.
Thieu Reacts
President Nguyen Van Thieu
held urgent and lengthy consul
tation with U. S. Ambassador
Ellsworth Bunker and then pub
licly stated that the United
States would be “deserting the
GRIFFIN
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be made up of 10 members, five
from the county and five from
the city.
Even though this is a constitu
tional amendment, Mr. Owen
said, it falls under the jurisdic-
14 People Injured
In Three Wrecks
Fourteen people were injur
ed in traffic accidents in the
Griffarea Monday. Ten were
hurt in a two-car collision three
miles north of McDonough on
U.S. 23-Georgia 42.
Four of those injured in the
McDonough wreck were admit
ted to the Griffin-Spalding
County Hospital.
They were Robert Watkins,
44, of McDonough, who suffer
ed lacerations to his legs; Paul
Johnson, 41, of Route Three,
McDonough, who suffered la
cerations to his face; Eddie J.
Ragland, 44, of McDonough
who suffered hip and shoulder
injuries, and J. B. Ingram, 43,
of McDonough, who suffered
lacerations to his face.
Others injured were Horace
Lemon, 46, of 106 Phillip street,
McDonough, who suffered lac
erations to his face; Benjamin
F. Sims, 40, of Route Three,
McDonough, who suffered la
cerations to his face; Troy
Thompson, 46, of Route
Three, McDonough, who suf
fered lacerations to his right
leg. Charlie Hatcher, 46, of Mc-
Donough, who suffered hip and
shoulder injuries; Anna J. Na
bor of Cincinnati, Ohio, who
suffered lacerations to her face
and hip injuries; and Joseph J.
Nabor of Cincinnati, Ohio,
who suffered lacerations to his
face.
The eight men from McDon
ough were in a car driven by
Lemon. Nabor was driver of
the other car. Damage was es
timated at $1,200.
Jo Ann Jones, 22, of Route
Four, Griffin, suffered a
bruised left hip in an acciden
a mile north of Griffin on North
Hill street extension.
The car involved was driven
by Cecil Izell Upchurch, 72, of
Route Four, Griffin. Damage
was estimated at $5.
Three people were Injured in
another wreck three miles
north of McDonough on U.S.
23-Georgia 42 in Henry County.,
Evelyn Stewart, 30, of Route
One, Jackson, suffered lacera
tions to her face and chest and
hip injuries. Leo Leichti, 77, of
Chicago, Hl., suffered lacera
tions to his face and Vida He
len Leichti of Chicago, suffer
ed head injuries and a possible
broken hip and left leg.
Evelyn Stewart and Leichti
were listed as drivers. Damage
was estimated at $1,200.
Weather;
FORECAST FOR GRIFFIN
AREA — Partly cloudy and
warmer tonight. Wednesday in
creasing cloudiness and warm
er with a chance of showers in
the afternoon.
LOCAL WEATHER — Maxi
mum today 61, minimum today
48, maximum Monday 75, mini
mum Monday 56, sunrise Wed
nesday 6:26, sunset Wednesday
7:01.
free world” if it pulled out of
Vietnam.
Nevertheless, his statements
at a news conference were ob
viously aimed at smoothing
U. S.-Saigon relations. He em
phasized his plans for a gener
al mobilization of the country
that would permit a “gradual
withdrawal” of U. S. forces by
the end of this year.
The pressure was on his gov
ernment, and Thieu knew it.
With Johnson leaving office this
year, there will be new pres
sures on Siagon.
U. 8. Deputy Ambassador
Samuel D. Berger said on his
arrival in Saigon to take up his
post last week that the Ameri
can people are demanding a
marked Improvement both in
government efficiency and
South Vietnamese armed forces.
No Hanoi Comment
In the first day after John-
Griffin, Ga., 30223, Tuesday, April 2, 1968
tion of the Supreme Court.
Mr. Parker said attorneys
would be asked for an official
ruling on the court’s decree as
i soon as copies are available
here.
Hanoi All But
Rejects Peace
Overtures
By United Press International
Communist North Vietnam all
but rejected President John
son’s peace overtures today. An
editorial in the official Commu
nist party daily Nhan Dan in
Hanoi implied his partial
bombing pause was not enough.
The Soviet Union already had
reacted cooly to British over
tures that the two nations, as
cochairmen of the 1954 Geneva
conference on Indochina, try to
get peace talks started as
suggested by Johnson. And it
regarded his decision not to
seek re-election as political
maneuvering.
Communist China has not yet
reacted publicly to the Sunday
night peace overtures and
Japanese correspondents in
Peking said the Chinese people
had not been informed of
Johnson’s peace efforts. Instead
Peking was boasting of great
Viet Cong "Victories.”
North’s Conditions
North Vietnam has insisted on
an unconditiaonal halt to the
bombing of North Vietnam and
a cessation of "all acts of war”
before it will even discuss the
prospect of peace talks. Today
Hanoi noted that the Johnson
offer does not "finally and
unconditionally” halt the bomb
ings.
50,000
Reservists
Face Callup
WASHINGTON (UPI) —De
fense officials disclosed Monday
that between 50,000 and 60,000
reservists—virtually all from
the Army—may be activated in
a series of callups beginning
this week and continuning for
several months.
They said the men would be
used to bolster U.S. forces in
Vietnam and to reinforce the
Army’s standby forces in the
United States, which have been
depleted by the war.
Officials said calls were likely
to begin within three days to
supply men for the additional
13,500-man support reinforce
ment that President Johnson
said Sunday would be sent to
the combat zone, and to provide
Army units to replace some
Marine units already in Viet
nam.
son’s televised address, there
was dead silence from Hanoi.
Red China, in the back
ground, also was silent for the
moment but China watchers in
Hong Kong said Peking’s reac
tion would be typically vitriolic.
The “Mao Thought” for the day
by the New China News Agency
was a call to throw the U. 8.
“aggressors” out of Vietnam.
An inkling of South Vietnam’s
thinking came Sunday when
President Thieu, who had previ
ous knowledge of the bombing
pause, said South Vietnam
would go it alone if necessary.
U. S. forces, despite the sur
prise, experienced no letdown
in combat readiness in South
Vietnam.
Howdver, some military
sources in Saigon said they felt
the President’s st ateme n t s
could indicate the start of an
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Registrar O. M. Snider, Sr., checks voter records at courthouse office.
8,000 Eligible
To Register
City, County Study
Boarding Prisoners
The city and county commis
sioners are working together on
a plan that, if approved by
state authorities, would help
relieve crowding at the city jail.
The proposal would involve
the county’s boarding of some
city prisoners at the Spalding
Public Works Camp. If the plan
gets an okay from the state, it
might necessitate an addition
to the work camp.
The city and county commis
sioners have met to discuss the
proposal and the county agreed
to the plan, provided the state
okays it.
Action on the matter is pend
ing, awaiting a ruling from the
attorney general’s office, ac
cording to Chairman Jack Moss
of the County Commissioners.
Mayor Kimsey Stewart said
today that if the proposal ma
terializes, he thought the pro
gram under study would solve
the crowded jail situation with
out costing a large amount of
money.
The mayor did not elaborate
on details of the overall pro
posal.
City Manager Jack Langford
said that the proposal to board
over-all U. 6. troop de-escala
tion whether Hanoi goes along
or not.
American military sources
warned Hanoi had the opportu
nity to increase its flow of
supplies south for a major
offensive this spring or summer.
Fear Hue Target
Military sources said Hue
appeared more threatened now
than Khe Sanh, as a possible
target for a renewed Red
offensive.
The initial reaction of Ameri
can troops sampled in Saigon
and in the field was one of
surprise and both praise for
Johnson and denunciation, de
pending on their politics:
“It was a surprise to me,”
said T.Sgt. Anthony Fertitta of
Vidor, Tex. “Sometimes I think
whoever was president couldn’t
do much better or much
worse.’’
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some city prisoners at the work
camp was part of a plan the
city is working on. He said he
could not disclose at this time
other proposals under study by
the city.
Mayor Stewart said
in a state of the city report
earlier this year that the city
was working on a plan to
relieve the crowded conditions
in the city jail. He did not dis
cuss details.
Several grand juries have
recommended in presentments
that steps be taken to eliminate
the crowded conditions at the
city jail.
City officials have acknowl
eged many times that some
thing needs to be done about
the jail and they have been
working on the problem for
many months.
There are some 8,000 people
in Griffin and Spalding County
who are eligible to vote who
are not registered.
This estimate was made to
day by O. M. Snider, Sr., mem
ber of the Board of Registrars.
He said that currently there
are about 14,000 people regist
ered and eligible to vote in
Spalding County.
Mr. Snider noted that voters
must be registered by July 23
to be eligible to cast ballots in
the September Democratic pri
mary. They must be registered
by Sept. 16 to be eligible for the
November general elections.
The registrars office is open
three days a week at present so
voters will have plenty of time
to put their registrations in or
der before the deadlines.
The office is open on Tues
days and Thursdays from 9
a.m. till 5 p.m. including the
noon hour. It is open from 9
a.m. till noon on Saturdays.
Anyone having a name or ad
dress change may call the of
fice during these hours.
To be eligible to vote in the
fall election, a person must
have reached 18 years of age,
have resided in the state at
least a year and in the county
at least six months before the
date of the election.
Anyone having any questions
about his registration may con
tact the office, Mr. Snider
said.
Some officers expressed con
cern that the United States
might back out of the w r ar.
“My main concern is that we
won’t stay with this thing,” said
Col. Dwight B. Dickson of
Fayetteville’ N.C., a combat
adviser for Vietnamese rangers.
Thailand, coping with a
upheaval in its northeast
provinces, expressed shock at
Johnson’s decisions.
Prime Minister Thanom Kittl
kachorn said in Bangkok he
feared Sen. Robert F. Kennedy,
D-N.Y., would win the White
House and that U.S. policy in
Southeast Asia would “change
greatly.”
China Threatens
If the United States moves
out, he said, “we cannot protect
ourselves as far as Red China is
concerned.”
Asian leaders were gathered
with Secretary of State Dean
Weather
Is The
Key Factor
The Griffin-Barnesville by
pass may be completed by
Christmas, according to the
contractor.
Jack Moss, chairman of the
Spalding County Commission
ers, said the contractor told
him that if good weather
holds out through the summer
and late fall months, the entire
project should be finished by
December.
Chairman Moss talked with
Bob Ledbetter of Ledbetter
Construction of Rome, Ga. The
firm has the contract for the
project.
An earlier estimate on the
road’s time table indicated that
the section from Barnesville to
Highway 16 in Spalding Coun
ty would be finished by July.
Mr. Ledbetter told Mr. Moss
he thought the section from
Highway 16 to the intersection
with U.S. 41-19 north of the city
would be completed by the end
of the year.
Mr. Ledbetter emphasized
that good weather would be an
important factor. He said a
long run of bad weather would
slow work and throw the high
way behind completion by
Christmas.
Meanwhile, Floyd Wilkerson,
Spalding warden, talked with
the commissioners this morn
ing about the heavy paving
schedule in the county this
year.
He said some work already •
has started. Mr. Wilkerson said
he wanted to take advantage of
the good weather and use ev
ery day possible because of the
big paving schedule this sum
mer.
Country Parson
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“We are guided by God’s
will — as long as it turns
out to be similar to ours.”
VOTE ISSUES
MADISON, Wis. (UPI) —An
all -campus student election
Thursday at the University of
Wisconsin includes referendums
on marijuana and birth control.
Rusk at Willington, New Zea
land, for a Southeast Asia
Treaty Organization (SEATO)
meeting and they generally
hailed Johnson’s action in
halting the bombing.
As they have during two
previous major bombing pauses,
U.S. military sources expressed
concern that Hanoi would
simply use the free time to
develop more armaments and
ship them south.
The sources say they are
convinced that Hanoi feels it
must have one big victory under
its belt.
Nevertheless, the war is in a
general lull.
Monday night, a U.S. briefing
officer said it was “about the
quietest night I’ve seen in my
life,” in Saigon.
It was up to Hanoi to decide
what future nights would be
like.