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Revenue Collections
Short Os Budget Needs
ATLANTA (UPD —State rev
enue collected in March showed
a substantial increase, but fell
short of the figure needed to fi
nance the budget for the next
fiscal year.
Revenue Commissioner Pey
ton Hawes said Monday that
the $47.4 million collected dur
ing the month was 8.6 per cent
more than in the same month
last year. For the fiscal year to
date, the state has taken in
$493.4 million, an increase of 9.1
per cent.
The Georgia economic barom
eter has yet to reach the 9.3
Weather Summary
April Rainfall
May Be Short
By HORACE n. WESTBROOKS
Local Weather Observer
The winter season of 1967-68
ended at 8:22 a.m. on March 20.
December, January, and Febru
ary months are considered by
the U. S. Weather Bureau as be
ing the "winter” months, even
though March is notorious for
having some inclement weather.
It would require a lot of paper
work to figure out the winter
season from Dec. 22 to March 20,
which was the winter season ac
cording to the movement of the
earth in relation to the sun.
Just for the fun of the time
consuming task, this observer fi
gured the 89 days comprising the
winter season, and discovered
that it was nearly a full one de
gree colder than the ‘‘official”
season. The official winter sea
son for Griffin figures to an av
erage of 44.7 degrees, which was
3.5 degrees below normal for the
three months. This wasn’t the
coldest winter season on record
by any means. That distinction
Is held by the winter season
of 1963-64, when the average
was 6.2 degrees below normal.
This was a record breaker.
The below-normal tempera
tures during most of February
continued during the first week
In March, and then warmed up
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per cent increase needed to fi
nance Gov. Lester Maddox’s
1969 budget. Hawes said he was
optimistic that revenue would
climb to that level by the end
of the fiscal year.
He pointed out several large
revenue increases in March, in
cluding a 17.4 per cent increase
in sales tax collections and a
16.8 per cent increase in motor
fuel taxes.
Hawes also reminded resi
dents that intangible tax re
turns on holdings of cash,
bonds and stocks must be filed
by April 15, although payment
slightly with most of the days
during the month being at near
normal of slightly above. The
warmest day was March 20,
when the average was 15 de
grees above. The coldest 24-hour
period was on the first day of
the month, when the lowest min
imum during the month occur
ed, 23 degres, and the average
for the day was only 34 degre
es.
Twelve days during March
were below normal, while the
remaining 16 were above, and
three days were exactly nor
mal: 54.5 degrees. The month
ended practically normal, with
one-half degree above the normal
average of 54.7 degrees. The last
six days of March were above
normal.
The “Old Timer” predicted In
our February weather summary
that Griffin would experience
more snow. A trace of snow was
observed on Saturday after
noon, March 23. This brings the
snow precipitation for Griffin
during the winter season just
ended to 3.06 inches, with four
official "traces" in addition. A
"trace” of precipitation is when
the amount is less than .01 inch.
Rainfall for March amounted
to 5.48 inches, and more than
half of this occurred March 11
when 3.19 inches were recorded
for the 24-hour period. This br
ings Griffin’s total rainfall for
1968 to 10.47 Inches, which is
somewhat below normal for this
season. A deficiency of 4.65 inch
es for the new year to date.
Normally, April is a good rain
month, but this observer predicts
that the month will not experi
ence normal rainfall, unless
some unusual weather system
developes. Average rainfall for
April is 4.65 inches.
It is traditional that a "cool”
spell of weather occurs around
the Easter observance. Easter
Sunday this year is 19 days la
ter than in 1967, coming on Ap
ril 14.
Sunday, April 28 at 2 a.m. will
see the change from Eastern
Standard Time to “Daylight”
Saving Time. “Time” is in the
singular, and not in the plural,
as some reports would lead one
to believe. “Time” is never sa
ved, anyway! It proceeds relent
lessly.
of the tax is not made until the
fall of the year for which the
tax is due.
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S-Sgt. Arnold
Wounded In
Pleiku, Vietnam
Staff Sergeant Winfred
Wayne Arnold, 28, son of Mrs.
Marie English, was wounded in
Pleiku, Vietnam on March 27.
Arnold, a member of the
Green Berets for four years, has
been stationed in Vietnam since
November, 1967.
Mrs. English was notified
Monday that her son had been
wounded in the chest and arms
and was being treated in a
hospital in Vietnam.
Sgt. Arnold was serving his
third assignment in Vietnam.
He has been in the U.S. Army
for eight years.
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Vice President Joe Mansour, President George Bates and Director Richter Smith
of the Griffin Life Underwriters discuss plans for “Life Insurance Week.”
Life Insurance
Week Observed
The Griffin Life Underwriters
Association this week is observ
ing Life Insurance Week, April
1-6, according to George Bates,
president of the organization.
One of the features of the
week in Georgia, he said, was a
sales caravan program at Col
umbus, Tifton, Augusta and At
lanta, April 2,3, 4, 5 respective-
About Town
WOMEN OF MOOSE
Women of the Moose will
meet tonight at 8 p.m. at the
Moose Ciuo.
KIWAJNIS CLUB
Dr. Edward D. Sumner, as
sistant professor in the School
of Pharmacy, University of
Georgia, will speak at the reg
ular meeting of the Griffin Kl
wanis Club on Wednesday, at
12:15 p.m., at the Elks Club.
Dr. Sumner’s program topic is
“Drug Use and Abuse in Our
I Society.” Leßoy Claxton will
introduce the speaker.
GRIFFIN AAUW
The Griffin Branch of the
Georgia Division of the Ameri
can Association of University
Women will meet Thursday,
April 4, at 3:45 p.m. with Mrs.
J. B. Donehoo, 529 Ivy road.
GUILD
Tire Guild of the First Chris
tian Church will meet Thurs
day night, at the home of Mrs.
Cary Reeves, 658 Bleze street,
at 8 p.m.
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33 Permits Issued
For Alterations
Sixty-eight building permits
were issued by building in
spector Harold Buckalew in
March, according to his month
ly report.
The report shows that most
of the permits, 33, were issued
for additions, alterations and
conversions to residences.
Eighteen permits were issued
for re-roofs to residences.
One permit for $20,000 was
issued for the construction of
a single family home. Two per
mits were issued for apartment
buildings. One will have three
units and the other 12. The per
mit Was for $89,000.
Two permits for additions, al
terations and conversions to
commercial buildings were for
$5,500. One for additions, alter
ations and conversions to a
municipal building was for sl,-
000. One permit for additions,
alterations and conversions to
a church was for $5,000.
Three permits for commer
cial re-roofs were for $2,000.
One for an industrial re-roof
was for $96.
One permit was issued to
wreck a commercial building.
Four were issued for the erec
tion of signs. They were for sl,-
300. One permit for miscellan
eous construction was for $125.
The 33 permits issued for ad
ditions, alterations and conver
sions to residences were for
$25,305.
Most of the permits for addi
tions, alterations and conver
sions were issued after the city
began its war on slums. Prop
erty owners have applied for
the permits to bring their prop
erty up to minimum city stand
ards.
The number of permits is
sued in the category are expect
ed to increase as more proper
ty owners bring their property
Outstanding life insurance sa
lesmen of the month and south
east will be speakers for the
caravan programs, he said.
Gov. Lester Maddox also re
cognized the special week with
a state proclamation.
Commenting on the caravan
and Insurance Week, Mr. Bates
said.
“There are two main reasons
for our sponsorship of this pro
ject. We hope to bring about a
greater appreciation and under
standing of life insurance and it
Is our aim to stimulate inter
est among the general public In
seeking the professional counsel
of career life underwriters in
making sure that life insurance
programs are up to date and at
tended to every family and busi
ness need.”
Life Insurance Week is spon
sored by the Georgia State As
sociation of Life Underwriters.
It carries on an extensive pro
gram of life insurance educa
tion, public service, and public
relations designed to advance
the standards of conduct, pro
fessional stature and job skills
of career life Insurance men, Mr.
Bates said.
Griffin has a special Interest
In the life insurance business,
Mr. Bates noted. He pointed that
the community had become the
hub of the business centered in
this section of the state.
Many national concerns have
branch offices located here, he
said, and the amount of business
they handle each year runs in
to the millions.
up to standards.
Buckalew said he also ex
pects to issue more permits to
apartment units. He said that
several housing units are need
ed to house those people who
will be displaced by housing
tom down in the war on slums.
Mrs. Stephens
Os Atlanta Dies
Mrs. Sarah K. Stephens of
Atlanta, formerly of Griffin,
died at Grady Hospital in At
lanta Sunday morning.
Funeral services will be con
ducted Wednesday morning at
11 o’clock from the Cameron
Christian Church in Atlanta.
The Rev. Oliver Parson will of
ficiate and burial will be in
Cool Springs cemetery in At
lanta. J. Austin Dillon Funeral
Directors is in charge of plans.
Mrs. Stephens is survived by
two daughters, Mrs. Edna
Stonaker of Griffin and Mrs.
Birdia Davis of Columbus; a
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Alice
Jane Stephens of Atlanta; eight
grandchildren, Jimmy Ste
phens, John Paul Stephens,
Alex Stephens, all of Atlanta,
Grady Lamar Banks and Au
brey Banks, both of Griffin,
Mrs. Bobby Phillips, Miss De
borah Walford, both of Atlan
ta, and Mrs. Louise Wallace of
Griffin; 11 great-grandchildren
and three great-great-grand
children.
DAMAGED CURRENCY
The U.S. Treasury will re
deem a damaged bill at face
value if three-fifths of the ori
ginal is intact. If less than
three-fifths but more than two
fifths of the bill remains, it is
worth half its face value.
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Hospital
The following were admitted
to the Griffin-Spalding County
Hospital Monday:
Mrs. Elizabeth Evans, John
Willard, Harry Patterson, John
Williams, Danielle Cole, Mrs.
Lois Martin. Mrs. Rosa Gres
ham, Mrs. Lillie Mathis, Mrs. Ja
mie Weldon, Mrs. Carolyn
Ratliff, Mrs. Blanche Hobbs,
Donald Purser, Mrs. Kate Mc-
Leroy, Robert E. Rider, Porter
Richardson, Mrs. Patricia Chap
man, Mrs. Hilda Duffey, Mrs.
Susie Tingle, Mrs. Emma Yar
brough, Mrs. Bessie Jones, Mrs.
Angela Knowles, Johnny Brooks,
Mrs. Lula Scarborough, Michael
Ridgeway, William Mclntyre,
Whitaker Hastings, Mrs. Ruth
Bass, Robert Watkins, Paul
Johnson, J. B. Ingram, Eddie
Ragland.
The following were dismissed:
Sherline McMullen, Joan Nel
son, Mrs. Louise Black, Carl
Drace, Mrs. Jessie Moore, Mrs.
Annie Griffin, Fred Head, Danny
Avery, Mrs. Louise Lester and
baby, Virgil Grady, Mrs. Billie
Campbell and baby, Tanzey
Henderson, Mrs. Jayne Harris
and baby, Carlos Lindsey, John
Andrews, Mrs. Mattle Dorton,
Mrs. Leila Biles, Mrs. Ruth
Drace, Mrs. Elizabeth Maddox,
Albert Strickland, Mrs. Elvie
Gibson.
Infaiit Dies Os
Natural Causes
A three-year-old Negro In
ant, who was found dead in his
bed Monday, died of natural
causes, according to Dr. Alex P.
Jones, police said.
An officer said Kim Miller,
three, son of Mrs. Louvenia Mil
ler of 515 McKneely street,
Apartment Two, died of progres
sive brain damage.
The officer said that Dr. Jones
advised him that the condition
had progressed ever since the
child was born.
• MR
King And Queen
J. D. Head, manager of the Economy Auto Store at 125 South Hill, and his wife
Mina, wore coveted “King and Queen” crowns at the company’s annual man
agers* banquet held Sunday evening at Atlanta’s Americana Hotel. Head and his
wife received the honor as the result of being winners in the company’s sales con
test which took place during January and February. During the festive affair, the
Kings and Queens received the red carpet treatment, special priviliges and were
served by the losing managers.
Man Charged
With Burglary
At Home Here
Howard Otis Hollis, 21, of
329 North Fourth street, Grif
fin, was arrested Monday and
charged with burglary earlier
Monday at the home of Fannie
Redding, 507 East Chappell
street.
Officers said a burglar enter
ed the Redding home early
Monday morning and took ssl.
They said she awoke and saw
a man in the house and ran
outside and screamed.
Mrs. Davis Os
Hogansville Dies
Mrs. Mary Davis of 40 Oak
street, Hogansville, died Mon
day afternoon at the City Coun
ty Hospital in LaGrange.
Mrs. Davis was a native of
Heard County. She had made
her home in Griffin for several
years before moving to Hogans
ville. She was a member of the
First Methodist Church in Ho
gansville.
She is survived by a son,
Maynard G. Smith of Forest
Park; grandson, Steve Mifsud
of Hogansville; three sisters,
Mrs. L. G. Storey of LaGrange,
Mrs. H. M. Ashley of Franklin
and Mrs. Ora Lee Rigsby of
Carrollton; four brothers,
Frank Jackson of Franklin,
Roy Jackson, Lewis Jackson
and J. C. Jackson, all of Roop
ville.
Funeral services were held
this afternoon at 4 o’clock from
the chapel of Claude A. McKib
ben Funeral Home in Hogans
ville. The Rev. Kenneth Kulp
officiated and burial was in the
Welcome Methodist Church
cemetery in Heard County.
Church To Start
Weekly Broadcasts
The Meriwether Street Church
of God will begin a weekly se
ries of radio broadcasts on Sun
day mornings from 10 a.m. to
10:30 on Radio Station WHIE.
The Rev. Arnold Ford, pastor,
will conduct the services.
THE REASON
The north star is directly
over the axis of the earth so
the rotation of the earth does
not affect the position of the
star as it is seen from the
earth.
BRYAN’S RESIGNATION
William Jennings Bryan re
signed as secretary of state un
der President Woodrow Wil
son because he disapproved of
Wilson’s policies after the sink
ing of the Lusitania.
ANDA
DIGNIFIED
COURTEOUS SERVICE
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JACKSON GRIFFIN BARNESVILLE
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Tuesday, April 2, 1968 Griffin Daily News
Art Classes
Begin This
Week At Center
Art classes begin this week at
the Griffin Community Center in
City Park.
Adult classes will be held Mon
day night from 7:30 to 10:30 and
Thursday morning from 9:30 to
10:30. Each of the classes will
last eight weeks.
A class for young people 10
years and up will be held on
Monday afternoons from 3:30 to
4:30. The class also will last
eight weeks.
CANNOT PERSPIRE
The dog cannot perspire as
human beings do. When it be
comes warm in summer, it
sticks out its tongue and pants,
cooling off its body by the ex
tra air it breathes in this way.
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dr J MOTORISTS' VISION
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Americans do 60% of their driving in the warm months...which
means you’ll probably be behind the wheel more hours this month
than ony month since lost winter. Unless you've got “60 mph
vision,” keep your speed d0wn...90% of driving decisions are
based on sight.
' ZjfTlX Nearly half today's drivers
■ never had an official eye test.
'American Optometric As
' sociation advises that new
driver license applicants in 47
WK ■! states now must pass a vision
test. A restricted license may
> jUT vT allow you to drive wearing
correc, '* e eyeglasses or con
' ,act l en,es < or on ly during
J* ( n)z"\ houp, or if occom-
*ll t ) panied by someone with ade-
m < i.
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Motorists' vision and Highway
Safety Committee of the A O.A.
says safe driving requires ability
to focus and see clearly with
each eye separately and both to- JM
gether—to judge distance cor- // 1 I
rectly—to see over a large area */ 1
without moving eyes or head—to I
point eyes simultaneously with ~A ~ 'tßajl
ease an object— to see under .'V'wjj
low illumination beyond the '■VTTTTni*M'/7X
range of your headlights, to see mH
against glare and to recover < 'y'wyl
quickly from glare. >• pWJ KJ
This Public Service Message Sponsored by
Members of the
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION
Jr. High FHA
Chapter Observes
FHA Week
The Spalding unior High Fu
ture Homemakers of America
will join 497 other chapters
throughout Georgia in obser
vance of National FHA week,
March 31-April 6.
The FHA chapter here has
special activities and projects
designed to share their experi
ences and achievements with
families, friends and neighbors,
showing their involvement as
citizens in the home, school
and community.
The theme chosen for this
year’s observance is “Focus on
Citizenship”. Cathy O’Dell,
president of the Spalding Jun
ior High chapter, announces
the following plans for the
week: Tuesday-Publicity Day;
Wednesday - Family Day;
Thursday-Community Day;
and Friday-Fun Day.
354-UTI
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