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Thursday, April 10, 1969 Griffin Daily News
Meeting
Continued from page one
eration Negro businessmen in
Griffin. Their father, the late
Raymond Head for whom the
park is named, operated Clean
well Pressing Club before them.)
“Thursday night,” Raymond
Head said, "some of us were
called to the Commercial Bank
for a most important meeting.
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Mr. C. T. Parker (banker and
school board chairman) had
1 been working to head this thing
’ off. We met with him and the
! City Commissioners from 0:30
' until about midnight.” He said
' the city made its offer then to
I furnish land for a swimming
> pool if the money were rals
: ed by private donation. The
. city, he said, does not have the
20
money with which to build a
swimming pool.
As a result of that meeting, he
continued, the Negroes agreed
"tj get the children off the st
reets Friday and Saturday.”
In addition to the meeting at
the bank, Mr. Head declared,
a group of concerned Griffin
business leaders met together
then with the Negro leaders and
decided to establish a Citizens
Committee to discuss problems.
This group will meet again
early next week, he said.
“The merchants wanted to
know what had happened not
just yesterday but way back. . .
That they were willing to listen
to us Is a step in the right dir
ection. We felt that we had an
ear that we had never had be
fore. .. We are gratified that we
have gotten the type of support
that we have,” he declared.
He pointed out that late last
year he and A. C. Touchstone
had joined the Chamber of Com
merce and that nine more Neg
roes have joined since then.
Freddy Phillips, N.A.A.C.P
official and native of Griffin who
took part in the original demon
strations six years ago to dese
gregate lunchroom counters, was
next on the program. He asked
the students who had been in
last week’s demonstrations to
stand. They did so and were
applauded enthusiastically.
“These young people today are
not afraid,” he said. “They are
concerned. They want to have
a voice in city government be
cause their parents work in Gr
iffin and pay taxes in Griffin.”
Glenn Reid, another native of
Griffin, a Paratrooper veteran
of the Army, and an N.A.A.C.P.
official, also spoke next and
said, “These young people have
really worked” He asked the
young woman and the young
man whom the Negroes said
were injured in the demonstra
tions to stand. Both received
prolonged applause.
A question and answer period
followed. A woman asked,
"where did the money come
from to build the first two
pools? Was it taxpayers* mo
ney?” The answer was yes. She
then declared, "Well, there are
more people paying taxes now
than there were then. Why can’t
it come from taxes now?”
There were questions also as
to how the money would be rais
ed. The men conducting the
meeting assured the audience
that it could be obtained and
that they believed that the pool
would be located at Municipal
Park.
Raymond Head concluded that
the Negroes’ efforts had been
twofold: 1. to get a swimming
pool, and 2. to establish better
communication “between the
Blacks and Whites or this com
munity.”
It bad been announced earlier
that the city had appointed a
Negro and the County had ap
pointed a Negro to the new joint
Recreation Committee and that
the city’s segregated com
mittees had been discontinued.
Also it was reported that the
city had appointed Robert Jor
dan, a Negro golfer, to anew
Golf Committee and that the
county was expected to nomi
nate three for membership on
the Department of Family and
Children’s Services Board. (The
state director of the department
Pythagoras Chapter
No. 10 — R. A. M.
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EDWARD JETT, H.P.
T. J. BRAKE, JR., SEC.
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Members of Bronie Troop 210 were entertained with a magic show by entertainer
Buddy Famum Wednesday. Members of the troop on hand for the program were:
(front, 1-r) Patti Pitts, Toni Davis, Mary Beth Rainey, Janet Cox, Ethie James,
Windy Brock, Jane Wooten, Patty Pass, (second row), Tina Williams, Carol
Rigsby, Robbie McGuffey, Sharon Smith, Robin Hall, Kay Himnicut, Jan Gres
ham, (third row) Tammy Wafford, Tina Smith, Charlene Reynolds, Christine
Finley, Julia Leach, (leaders) Mrs. Joan Pitts, Mrs. Sandra Hall. Mrs. Carol Mc-
Guffey also is a leader. Guests for the meeting included Kim McGuffey, Kathy
Leach, Jayne Pitts, Anne Pitts, Julie Pitts, Alan Kent, Penny Hall, Daniel Hall
Michael Hall, Mrs. Charlotte Hutson, Odessa Hughes.
Military On Parade
DAVID A. CRANE
Pvt. David A. Crane, son of
Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Crane of Gr
iffin, has been assigned to Fort
Dix, N.J., for automatlve main
tenance training. He recently
completed basic training at Fort
would appoint one of the three.)
The question was asked, "How
were they chosen?" Otis Head,
whom the city had named to
the Recreation Board, said he
did not know, that he had not
known of his selection until he
read about it in the paper.
Frank Touchstone, Jr., ele
mentary school principal whom
the county had appointed to the
same board, said that he was
notified in advance. It was sug
gested then that future appoin
tees should be contacted and
accept before their appoint
ments are announced.
The chairman announced then
that there was time for two
more questions but someone
brought up the matter of educa
tion and it was decided to con
tinue the meeting to air school
complaints. There was heated
Benning. His wife, Diane, mak
es her home in Griffin.
JOHN M. BURRIS
Marine Lance Corporal John
M. Burris, son of Mrs. Robert
D. Burris of Milner, was aw
arded the Navy achievement
medal during ceremonies at the
Marine Corps Base, Camp Le
jeune, N.C. He is currently serv
in with the Third Battalion,
Tenth Marines, Second Marine
Division at Camp Lejeune.
WILLIE F. ANDREWS
Marine Private First Class
Willie F. Andrews, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Leon Andrews of Rou
te Three, Griffin, participated in
Operation Dewey Canyon with
the Second Battalion, Ninth Ma
rine, First Marine Division in
South Vietnam.
JERRY K. ELLIS
Shipfitter 1-C Jerry K. Ellis,
25, son of Mr. and Mrs. David
K. Ellis of Route Two, Griffin, is
one of 85 crewmen on the sal
vage ship USS current, named
Ship of the Year by Our Navy
magazine. In 1968, the Current
discussion until after 10 o’clock.
Some of those present began
leaving and after discussion
calmed down the Reverend St
inson led those present in a
benediction which they recited
in unison and from memory,
“The Lord be with you and
keep you. . ."
(The Griffin Daily News is
committed to reporting local
news fully, fairly and to the
very best of Rs ability. In con
troversial matters it attempts
to present all sides Impartially
in its news columns, reserving
comment and opinion for its edi
torials. The Editor and Execu
tive Editor attended and report
ed the Negro citizens meeting
at Heck Chapel last night.
They were received courteous
ly and accorded press privileg
es.)
handled six major salvage oper
ations; won a Battle Efficiency
"E”; won a NEY award for ex
cellence in food preparation and
dining facilities, and attained the
highest refresher training score
registered in the Pacific Fleet
In the last two years.
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ROBERT D. MCKIE, JR.
Sp 5 Robert D. McKie, Jr., is
visiting his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert D. McKie, Sr., of
Griffin, before being assigned
to duty in Europe for 30 months.
Sp 5 McKie is a 1966 graduate of
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and advance individual train
ing he served 12 months in Vinh
Long, South Vietnam as senior
aircraft airframe repairman.
For the past year he was sta
tioned at Fort Bliss, Tex., as
battery clerk in an Air Defen
se Artillery unit. He has reenlist
ed for six years.
KENNETH W. PULLIN
Airman Kenneth W. Pullin,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Leon W.
Pullin, Jr., of Route Four, Grif
fin, has graduated with honors
at Chanute AFB, Hl., from the
training course for U. S. Air
Force aircraft equipment re
pairmen. Airman Pullin is be
ing assigned to Robins AFB,
Ga., for duty in a unit of the
TAG.
ALAN B. JACKSON
Airman Apprentice Alan B.
Jackson, USN, of Route Two,
Hampton, was graduated from
Aviation Boatswain’s Mate Sc
hool at the Naval Air Technical
Training Center, Lakehurst, N.
Congratulations To
MIKE KENT
ON HIS ELECTION AS
PRESIDENT
OF THE GRIFFIN HIGH STUDENT
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We Are Pleased To Have
Mike Associated With Us At
The Southern States
Printing Company
120 EAST TAYLOR STREET
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Aviation Boatswain’s Mate Fuels
rating.
GRADY E. DUKES
i Technical Sergeant Grady E.
Dukes, son of Mrs. B. T. Dukes
of Molena, is on duty at Nha
. Trang AB, Vietnam. Sgt. Du
. kes, a legal technician, is a
. member of the PAF.
CONSIDERING STEPS
WASHINGTON (UPI) —The
State Department and Hong
Kong authorities are consider
inv “what steps might appro
i priately be taken” to obtain
i mainland China’s release of
' Simeon Baldwin, Laguna Beach,
Fla., and Miss Bessie Hope
• Donald, Bristol, Va. Their yacht
was seized Feb. 10 because
■ China said it was violating
Chinese territorial waters. State
Department spokesman Robert
J. McCloskey said Thursday he
was “not sure that this is the
case” when asked about a
- report China was holding the
yacht because of equipment
aboard it