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By Quimby Melton
This weekend will be a double
header for all America. Satur
i day will be National Flag Day
and Sunday National Father’s
Day.
National Flag Day celebrates
( the anniversary of June 14, 1777
when the Continental Congress
approved the Stars and Stripes
as the official flag of our nation.
( And it so happens that June 14th
this year falls just before the
Third Sunday in June, which is
always National Father’s Day.
Both these special days deser
-1 ve mention; we’ll take up Fath
er’s Day first.
Observance of Father’s Day
< is said to have originated In 1910
at Seattle, Washington. Mrs.
John Bruce Dodd of that city
wanted to pay tribute to her fa-
« ther, William J. Smart, who
had reared his children orphan
ed after the death of their mo
ther. (Mother’s Day had been
started in Indiana in 1904 at a
state Eagles conventiotn and
Mrs. Dodd is reported to have
said six years later “My father
was both father and mother
’ to us orphan children and I
want the world to know it.”
The Idea of a special Father’s
Day caught on; the Spokane
• Ministerial Association and lo
cal newspaper approved the
idea. The idea spread and in
1924 it became nation-wide.
So Sunday is the day when
sons and daughters throughout
America will pay tribute to their
Fathers.
• Webster defines Father “one
who has begotten a child, male
parent.” But this definition does
not convey the complete mean-
( ing to millions of sons and dau
ghters; for to them “Father”
means someone who loves them,
unselfishly, completely; some
one who will sacrifice for them,
someone who will stand up for
them, someone who has confi
dence in them and trusts them.
The same adjectives that aptly
’ describe “Mothef 1 * are just as
suitable in describing “Fath
er.”
Fortunate those whose Fath
» er’s are with them this Father’s
Day; and fortunate those who
can think back over the years
their Fathers were with them
< and realize how much they lov
ed them.
Os course the greatest Father
it all Is the One and Only True
, God whom we love as “Our
Heavenly Father.”
— 4. —
, The concordance of the Bible
we have on our desk records
the use of the word father no
less than 91 times.
One of the best known of these
• is Exodus 20:12 where in the
Ten Commandments we are told
to “Honor thy Father and Mo
ther.”
’ And one of the best descrip
tions of God the Father is Ps
alms 103:13, “Like a father pit
leth his children, so the Lord
• pitleth them that fear him, For
he knoweth our frame.”
And certainly there is no grea
ter statement of Our Heavenly
• bather’s love for His sons and
daughters than John 3,16— “For
God so loved the world that He
gave His only begotten Son. .
, It might be appropriate for
those of us who would like to ho
nor our fathers both our earthly
fathers and our Heavenly Fath
, er, to sit down sometimes Sun
day, Father’s Day, and read the
many verses in the Bible that
tell of “father”. Among others
we will find in Proverbs 10:1, “A
• wise son-maketh a glad father;
but a foolish son is the heavi
ness of his mother.
Happy Father’s Day to one
• and all.
Country Parson
&
"It’s not easy to be against
sin — unless it’s somebody
else’s.”
Copyright 1969, by Frank A. Clark
INSIDE TODAY
Vietnam War. Page 2.
War Movie. Page 3.
Editorials. Page 4.
Billy Graham. Page 4.
Television. Page 4.
Baptists. Page 5.
Hospital. Page 6.
Stork Club. Page 6.
Funerals. P a ge 6.
They Want Mary. Page 7.
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Just Puffin’ Along
Steam engine Number 750, owned by the Georgia Historical Society, made a
“shake-down” run to Griffin today in preparation for the annual “Peach Blossom
Special” run from Atlanta to Fort Valley and back in July. The engine was form
erly owned by the S& A Railroad. It puffed into Griffin this morning about 11 o’-
clock. The engine was steaming through West Griffin when the Griffin Daily
News camera photographed it.
Youth Talk Meet
Planned Tuesday
A youth discussion night will
be held Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in
the auditorium at the City Hall.
The program is being sponsor
ed by the Griffin Police Depart
ment. City juvenile officer Ho
mer Williams is coordinating the
meeting.
All young people and those in
terested in youth have been In
vited to attend.
Officer Williams said there
would be no speakers and that
the program would consist of
discussions among those who
attend.
“We are not going to be there
to try to settle arguments and
solve everybody’s problems,” he
said.
“The purpose of the meeting
will be to discuss what things
can be done in our community
to help the youth,” Williams
said.
Williams said that he expects
the Tuesday night meeting to be
the first of a series.
“It will give the youth of the
community an opportunity to air
their views on things that con
cern them,” he said.
Officer Williams was named
Student Revolution
The
(The student revolution has in
the past year shaken the
country as have few other
domestic issues since the
stormy civil rights movement
of the early 60s. It is a
rebellion by youths white and
black as well as a social,
cultural revolution, this dis
patch examines the nature of
the student revolt, its begin
nings, the reaction it has
generated and where it appears
to be going. The writer has
specialized in covering campus
unrest for the past two years
and his report, completed after
a 7,000-miie visit to colleges
around the nation, reaches
some pretty somber conclu-
DAILY
Daily Since 1872
Sports. Pages 8-10.
Bruce Biossat. Page 12.
Ray Cromley. Page 12.
Fire Deaths. Page 16.
Flag on Moon. Page 16.
Georgia News. Page 16.
Want Ads. Page 19.
Woman’s News. Page 20.
Comment. Page 20.
Moon Trip. P a ge 23.
Comics. Page 25.
the city’s juvenile officer about
six months ago.
“We knew that we can’t solve
all of the problems that will be
presented. However, we may be
able to refer the young people
to someone who can help them,”
fie said.
"Problems are not what we are
particularly looking for. We want
to know what can be done to
help the youth in the future,” he
said.
Man Found Hanged
In His Jail Cell
GAINESVILLE, Ga. (UPI) —
A 49-year-old man jailed on a
drunkenness charge was found
hanged early today In the
Gainesville city jail.
Coroner Henry Ward identi
fied the prisoner as M. C. Chil
ders whose only address was
listed as Dawson County. Offi
cers said Childers was found
hanging from his belt, tied to a
cell door.
End Is Not Yet In Sight
sions.)
By THOMAS POWERS
United Press International
Five years after Its opening
battle, the campus revolution
seems to be turning into a war
of attrition. As the most violent
academic year in American
history ends, students are still
fighting for a voice In running
their schools and universities
still don’t understand why they
want one.
The newest element In the
struggle Is also the most
dangerous. The confrontation
has become an Issue in state
politics and politicians are
listening to an outraged public
rather than students or admi-
GRIFFIN
Griffin, Ga., 30223, Wednesday, June 11, 1969
City Buys Land
For Lift Station
(Griffin Daily News Staff Photo)
City Employe Faces
Larceny Charges
City police have recovered a
metal money box containing
$15,936.69 in cash and checks. It
was taken from the Griffin
Light and Water Department’s
walk-in vault.
A 22-year-old city employe
working a notice that she was
quitting her job, has been char
ged with larceny.
She was listed as Mrs. Nancy
L. Smith of Steele Road, Route
One. Mrs. Smith was freed af
ter posting a $5,000 bond.
The money box had not been
opened and no cash or checks
were missing from it, city offic
ials said.
Recovery of the money ended
a day’s work by police at the
Light and Water Department.
The cash box was found to be
missing when the Light and Wa
ter Department opened for busi
ness yesterday morning.
Charlie Smith, director, noti
fied City Manager Jack Lang
ford who called in police.
Det. Capt. Ronnie Irvin took
charge of the investigation,
questioning employes at the
nistrators. In the last year
colleges have come under
increasing pressure to show
some “backbone,” which is
shorthand for tough action to
crush the revolt.
A few weeks in the bitter
climate at schools on both
coasts and in between leaves
one struck by these observa
tions: although there are some
campuses excepted, the two
sides are still not listening to
each other; have learned
nothing and settled nothing;
have lost any realistic under
standing of what each is trying
to achieve or defend.
Violent Future
Since neither side shows the
NEWS
Bond Issue
Validated
192 Pints
Donated
To Blood Bank
A total of 192 pints of blood
was donated to the Red Cross
Bloodmoblle here yesterday.
Lee Roy Claxton, chairman,
and Lin Thompson, vice chair
man, called it one of the best
responses to the bloodmoblle in
many months.
A total of 36 new blood donors
came.
Twenty-five people who offer
ed their blood were passed over
because of minor physical ail
ments.
Mr. Claxton thanked Griffini
tes for their support of the
blood program and asked their
continued cooperation.
Weather:
FORECAST FOR GRIFFIN
AREA — Partly cloudy and
warm through tomorrow. Slight
chance of afternoon thunder
showers.
LOCAL WEATHER — Esti
mated high today 88, low today
63, high yesterday 88, low yes
terday 66. Total rainfall 1.28
inches. Sunrise tomorrow 6:28,
sunset tomorrow 8:48.
Light and Water Department.
His Investigation led to the
recovery of the cash box, the
money inside, and the arrest of
Mrs. Smith.
She had been employed at the
Light and Water Department
since Feb. 17 and had given a
notice that she would leave the
city department June 15.
City Manager Langford swore
out the warrant of larceny ag
ainst her.
She operated a bookkeeping
machine in the department.
Hie contents of the cash box
were listed as: $4,364 in bills,
64 cents in coins and $11,572-
.05 in checks.
Mr. Langford and Mr. Smith
said that steps had been taken
to make sure that the cash box
cannot be removed again from
the walk-in safe by unauthoriz
ed persons.
The cash box was placed in the
vault about 5:30 p.m. Monday
and was believed to have been
removed in the 15-mlnute period
that followed.
The city commissioners last
night approved the purchase of
.056 of an acre of land on t h e
east side of the North Express
way where it will construct a lift
station.
This is the first step the city
has taken to implement its wa
ter treatment and sewerage im
provement program.
The land will cost $2,500 and
was purchased from West Grif
fin Lumber Company.
The improvement program will
be financed by a bond issue of
$1,960,000 approved May 2 by
Griffin voters.
City Atty. Bob Smalley told
the commissioners the bonds had
been validated and would be of
fered for sale later this month.
In other action, the commis
sioners turned down a request
for a beer license for a private
club at Griffin Lanes bowling
alley. Bobby Folds had made
the request.
Vice Chairman Joe Dutton
made a motion that the request
be denied. “In my opinion, I
don’t think it is a place for
beer,” Mr. Dutton said.
Neither Mayor O. M. Snider
Jr. nor Commissioner Barron
Cumming would second Mr. Dut
ton’s motion so it died, thus turn
ing down the request for the
beer license.
Mr. Dutton repeated several
times that he was only one
commissioner and that the other
two might have other views.
However, Mr. Cumming and
Mr. Snider did not comment
on whether they thought the li
cense should be granted.
The commissioners approved
a dance permit for Griffin Lan
es for June 14 on a “one-time”
basis only. The license fee is $lO.
The commissioners approved
a Light and Water charge-o f f
list totaling $735.35 dated June,
1969.
They also approved other
charge - offs totaling $3,322.36
for tax list errors, paving and
sewerage.
The commissioners took under
advisement a petition to pave
Old Mt. Zion road from Chero
kee road west for a distance of
1,210 feet. Eight people own the
property. Five of them favor the
paving and three oppose it.
Paving Johnson Pool road
was put on first reading on
petition 11 of 17 property own
ers.
A beer license was reinstated
for West Side Package store,
1186 Meriwether street effective
June 19. The license was suspen
ded after the establishmnt was
charged with selling beer to mi
nors. The case was settled in
Spalding Superior Court with a
fine of $250 and 12 months on
probation. The license is in the
name of G. Lamar Williams.
The commissioners voted to in
crease city beer taxes one cent
per container, whether bottle or
can, and wine taxes five cents
per container, effective July 15.
The increases were made to
provide the city with more re
venue.
slightest interest in moving
toward accommodation, the
prospect can only be for
escalating violence.
The student revolution is
really three separate revolu
tions:
A rebellion by students who
feel they are the forgotten men
of education and who demand a
role in deciding what the nature
and the purpose of their
education ought to be.
A rebellion by blacks who are
demanding that universities not
only make room for them but
expand to include courses in
their own history and cuture.
A political and cultural
revolution, generally expressed
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in provocative language, based
on rejection of traditional
American styles of life and of
cold war attitudes which many
students blame for the Vietnam
war.
All three revolutions have
been in the making for years
but still manage to catch the
country by surprise.
“I was working on my thesis
when the blacks went into
Willard Straight Hall,” said a
girl at Connell as she drank a
soft drink in the sun a few weeks
after the Incident.
“The next thing I picked up
the Time and there was a
picture of them on the front
page, carrying guns. Aly God, 1
Boy, Man Killed
In Henry Wrecks
A 16-year-old boy and a 72-
year-old man were killed in se
parate traffic accidents yester
day on Henry County highways.
Bobby Cannon, 16, of Flat
Shoals road, Decatur, suffered
massive head Injuries in a sin
gle car accident on East Atlan
ta road, two miles east of Stock
bridge.
He was dead on arrival at the
DeKalb General Hospital in De
catur.
Cannon was a passenger in a
car driven by David Albert Chi
vers, 17, of 4040 Flat Shoals
road, Atlanta.
Chivers suffered possible In
ternal injuries and cuts and bru
ises. He was taken to Dekalb
General.
Troopers said the car ran out
of control and overturned on a
curve. Damage was estimated
at S6OO.
Walter P. Gibson, 72, of Coal
mont, Tenn., was killed instant
ly in a two-car collision on Ge
orgia 81 four miles west of Mc-
Donough. Four others were in
jured.
Jacqueline P. Merritt, 40, Os
312 Crewdson avenue, Chatta
nooga, Tenn., suffered fractured
Griffin Students
At Girls State
Seven Griffin girls are partic
ipating in Girls State this
week at Athens. The state pro
gram is sponsored by the Auxil
iary of the Georgia Department,
American Legion.
Maribeth Castellaw and Ca
thy Langford have been elected
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ribs, fractured left hand, abras
ions and injuries to her scalp.
She was admitted to the Griffin-
Spalding County Hospital for
treatment.
Also admitted to the Griffin-
Spalding Hospital was James
David Merritt, also of Chatta
nooga, who suffered a fractur
ed right leg and lacerations to
his forehead.
Blanche P. Terry, 49, of Quit
man, Ga., suffered lacerations
to her face, fractures to both
legs, and fractured ribs.
Zemma Maxwell, 61, of 1004
North Culpepper street, Quit
man, suffered lacerations to her
face.
Trooper Larry Shivers who in
vestigated said the car driven
by Jacqueline P. Merritt was
pulling a camper trailer. The
trailer began swaying behind the
car.
It swayed to the left and back
to the right on a curve. When the
trailer came to the right it turn
ed the car in the road.
The Merritt car was hll
broadside by the one driven by
Blanche P. Terry.
Damage was estimated at $3,-
150.
mayors of two cities. Miss Cas
tellaw is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. C. D. Castellaw, Rou
te Two, Griffin. Miss Langford
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Flynt Langford, 203 Sheraton
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thought. Where have I been?”
Public Shocked
During the last six months
the student revolution has
Intruded upon the public mind
in a series of such dramatic,
disturbing photographs: a dean
being force-marched out of the
Harvard administration build
ing, guns at Cornell, smoke
billowing from a burning
auditorium, Negro and white
students battling with two-by
fours in New York.
The violence, however, is
real.
“I’ve seen so much violence
this year it doesn’t mean
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