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By Quimby Mchon
Tomorrow, Feb. 12, is the an
niversary of the founding of the
State of Georgia. It was on Feb.
12, 1733, that General Ogletree
and those first settlers landed at
what is now the City of Savan
nah.
Good Evening believes it ap
propriate on the eve of
Georgia’s birthday, to publish
the poem “So Long Will We
Love Georgia.” This was writ
ten by Good Evening’s father,
the late Dr. W. F. Melton, long
time Emory professor, news
paper man, and poet laureat of
Georgia. The poem was de
dicated by Dr. Melton to Gover
nor Ellis Arnall and the General
Assembly of Georgia, which
had approved the nomination of
father by Governor Arnold as
poet laureat.
Here is the poem — “So Long
Will We Love Georgia.”
As long as a Georgia river flows,
As long as a Georgia liveo a k
grows,
As long as Georgia has a Chero
kee rose —
So long will we love Georgia.
As long as a thrasher, brown
of dress,
Utters his flutenote —a caress
That heals his brother-m a n’s
distress —
So long will we love Georgia.
As long as Georgia mountains
rise
And blend their peaks with mid
night skies
While bright stars twinkle lulla
bies —
So long will we love Georgia.
As long as Georgia valleys
spread
fKeir plentitude of daily bread
That all God’s creatures may
be fed —
So long will we love Georgia.
As long as cotton, row on row,
Hangs out its rosary of snow,
While countless seasons come
and go —
So long will we love Georgia.
As long as golden daffodils
Dance up and down the Georgia
hills,
Heralding springtime and its
thrills —
So long will we love Georgia.
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As long as Georgia hearths are
bright
When winter brings the cheer
less night
And lonely hearts are seeking
light -
So long will we love Georgia.
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As long as Georgia women do
The things their mothers taught
, them to
(There’s nothing better, old or
new)—
So long will we love Georgia.
As long as Georgians, brave
and free,
Fight, live and die for liberty,
* Because they love humanity —
So long will we love Georgia.
As long as Georgia’s sacred dust
Holds all we love, we mortals
must
Continue in our God to trust—
And in our love of Georgia.
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“God probably made old
folks forgetful so they could
die without carrying grudges
to the grave with them."
Copyrißht 1970, by Frank A. Clark
Daily Since 1872
US Leaders Salute Russell
By STEVE GERSTEL
WASHINGTON (UPI)-It was
the kind of Washington revel
that Richard Brevard Russell
shunned during his generation
spanning political career. Mill
ing crowds, endless eats, and
free-flowing booze.
Tuesday night, even though
the trappings were the same,
it was different. The reception
was in the nature of a com
mand performance, a homage
to the 72-year-old Georgia Dem
ocrat, dean of the Senate and
considered, by many, one of
the most influential men of the
past decades.
President Nixon came and
paid tribute, noting that Russell
was “more than just a senator
and public servant. He is one
who commands our respect, our
affection, and our love.”
Capital Leaders
In the crowd of 800 were
about half of Nixon’s Cabinet,
congressmen who had postpon
ed their Lincoln Day recess, and
a goodly sprinkling of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff.
Sen. Jacob K. Javits, R-N.Y.,
and Philip A. Hart, D-Mich.,
key men in the civil rights
showdowns with Russell, were
there.
The highlight was a 35-minute
television interview, compress
ed from 25 hours of conversa
tion filmed by television station
WSB in Atlanta, which also
hosted the party. The station
will show one hour of the inter
views tonight, Thursday and
Friday.
More anecdotal than histori
cal, the shirtsleeve interview,
most of it filmed on the front
steps of the family home in the
“red clay hills” of Georgia,
gave Russell’s insights of the
presidents since he came to
Washington in the early 19305.
Perhaps the most interesting
revelation was Russell’s belief
that he could have denied Pres-
Man Held Innocent
Os ‘Gaming’ Charge
James Horton, 39, of 714 East
Central avenue was found in
nocent of keeping a gaming
house. The Spalding Superior
Court trial began late Tuesday
morning and lasted all af
ternoon.
There were several cases
scheduled to be tried against
Horton on charges of possessing
and selling intoxicants. His
wife, Lizzie Mae Horton, is also
charged with keeping a gaming
house and possessing into
xicants.
It was brought out after the
trial of Willie Edwards, 55, of
Boyd row, who was sentenced to
life imprisonment in the
shooting death of his daughter,
Zepher Ann, that he had been
convicted in Florida for murder
in the second degree in 1954.
Edwards served two years of
his ten year sentence and was
paroled in 1956.
James Pender Askew, Jr., 61,
of Newnan, pleaded guilty this
morning to three cases of
Rep. Murphy Shakes Out
One Cent Sales Tax Hike
By TOM GREENE
ATLANTA (UPI)-The House
leader for Gov. Lester Maddox
succeeded today in shaking a
proposed one-cent sales tax in
crease out of committee—but
with a “do not pass” recom
mendation.
The move, however, will al
low Rep. Tom Murphy of Bre
men to file a minority report
to the committee’s recommen
dation in an attempt to get the
full House to accept the bill for
debate.
The House Ways and Means
Committee narrowly defeated a
“do-pass” recommendation on
the tax increase proposal Tues
day, and that had the effect of
leaving the bill in committee so
that Murphy could not seek ac
tion on the floor.
Today, Murphy requested the
committee to reconsider its ac-
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ident Harry S Truman’s re
election in 1948.
Refused Nomination
Russell recalled that he
was urged to accept the States
Rights Party nomination before
it was given to now Republican
Sen. Strom Thurmond of South
Carolina.
Russell said he would have
carried a tier of Southern states
and “perhaps” Texas, throwing
the election into the House and
denying Truman a victory in
the electoral college.
Russell gave high marks to
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
driving under the influence of
intoxicants, failure to stop at a
stop sign and failure to report
an accident. Judge Whalen
ordered him to pay a total of
SSOO fines and placed him on 12
months probation. His driver’s
licence was suspended 90 days.
A jury found Alberta Thomas
of Maddox road, not guilty of
simple assault. She had been
accused of hitting Otis Copeland
Jr. on the forehead and eyes
with a stick during an argu
ment following a card game at
her home in July.
Richard Lovette, 44, of 556
Basin street was found guilty of
aggravated assault in a jury
trial in Superior Court Tuesday.
Misdemeanor punishment was
recommended and Judge An
drew Whalen Jr. sentenced
Lovette to 12 months probation
and fined him $250.
Lovette was charged with
shooting Jimmy Lee Daniel of
668 South Eighth street in the
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tion and vote the bill out with
the negative recommendation to
give him the opportunity to file
the minority report.
It took two votes before Mur
phy succeeded. The first vote
was 10 for and 11 against his
proposal. But Chairman Quim
by Melton of Griffin, who Tues
day was forced to break a tie
vote, called for a recount and
the second vote was 13-9.
The committee voted “do
pass” on a proposed state in
come tax reform bill which
proponents said would simplify
filing of tax returns.
The measure which would tie
state income tax forms to fed
eral tax forms, was passed by
the House last year but held up
in the Senate after it was dis
covered technical faults would
have led to a drastic reduction
in tax collections.
Griffin, Georgia 30223, Wednesday, February 11, 1970
by saying none of the other
presidents had the “courage
and willingness” to try to re
lieve the depression-day distress
of Americans.
In the film, Russell was asked
what he considered Roosevelt’s
greatest fault.
“His ego,” Russell replied.
“He had too much faith, too
much confidence in himself. A
man should have some doubts.”
He said Roosevelt would
“sacrifice his own friends”—
mentioning James Farley—and
was “in away, a selfish man
politically.”
Atlanta Editor
Henry County
The editor of the Atlanta Con
stitution said here yesterday
that he hoped the new Atlanta
Airport would be located in
Henry County. If it goes to a
north side, Reg Murphy said
Atlanta’s growth would be “like
a football field”.
In a rapid fire question and
answer session at the Exchange
Club, the Atlanta editorial wri
ter suggested legislative action
might help aim the airport at
Henry County.
At the same time, he voiced
support for the so called “Abo
lish Atlanta” proposal. He said
he thought it was essential for
the growth of Atlanta.
In a free-wheeling give and
take session with his audience,
following opening remarks,
Murphy also said:
Sam Massell has shown no
signs of making a good mayor in
Atlanta.
Julian Bond might have a
crack at a congressional seat
depending on the results of re-
The Senate, meanwhile, began
debate on a measure to abolish
the death penalty, replacing it
with penalties ranging up to life
imprisonment. Georgia has not
electrocuted any convict since
Oct. 16, 1964 but there are 17
men on Death Row at the state
prison at Reidsville.
A bill introduced by Rep.
James “Sloppy” Floyd of Trion
would permit the General As
sembly to write the salary
schedule for teachers. Floyd
feels the schedule, as prepared
by the State Board of Educa
tion, is weighted too heavily in
favor of veteran teachers.
In proposing the increase in
the sales tax, Maddox said it
would bring in an additional
slls million for improvements
in education and increases in
state grants to local govern
ments.
Russell said that Truman,
who once proclaimed that the
Georgian could have been pres
ident if he had been from Indi
ana, Missouri or Kentucky in
stead of the Deep South, was
not on the top 20 list of any
body’s senators but “the man
developed tremendously in the
presidency.”
Kennedy Influence
Russell noted that John F.
Kennedy was “popular” in the
Senate but “he didn’t have any
great influence there.”
On his long friendship with
districting Georgia after the
1970 census. He said Bond was
not a revolutionary and defini
tely “system oriented.” Bond
has income from several fran
chise sources, is a skilled lec
turer and gets good pay for it, is
intelligent. Murphy said he
didn’t agree with all the prin
cipals which Bond championed.
Continuing Murphy said:
Two of Carl Sanders’ biggest
handicaps in the governor’s
race would be his “instant
millionaire” image and the fact
that he sends his own children to
private schools.
That Bo Callaway could have
the GOP nomination for gover
nor if he wanted it and that Sen.
Oliver Bateman and Jimmy
Bentley would battle it out, if
Callaway declined.
That Sen. Ribicoff probably
would be criticized for his de
claration that the North was
hypocritical in race relations,
that the senator had spoken a
truth, and many people in the
North and West were glad
someone finally had the cour
age to say it.
That Vice President Spiro Ag
new realized his criticism of
television and radio news had
unleashed the right wing ele
mentin the nation in a chorus of
criticism that could be danger
ous and that Agnew had then
backed away from the con
troversy.
That his newspaper had heard
the rumors that a vice president
of Eastern Airlines had land in
the proposed north Atlanta site
for the airport but that the
rumors had no foundation, as
far as could be determined.
That the reason southern
governors couldn’t stay to
gether was that there was noth
ing for them to gain. He said
politicians usually don’t make
such alliances without expect
ing to get some benefit.
That Gov. Lester Maddox was
too unpredictable to help hold
together any such alliance, any
way.
That it was too early to tell
whether Maynard Jackson had
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President Lyndon B. Johnson,
considered his protege, Russell
said it was “I suppose one of
the most peculiar in American
history” after they took oppo
site political roads.
“He changed his mind on
many issues—l did not change
my mind,” Russell said.
Just before the showing, Rus
sell told the audience “...being
human, I have undoubtedly
made mistakes.”
If there were mistakes, he
said, they were “mistakes of
the head and not the heart.”
Favors
Site
the stuff to push on into the
mayor’s chair in Atlanta.
Murphy spent most of opening
remarks deploring the “con
fidence gap” Americans have
developed in their country. He
said that despite its faults, this
still was the greatest nation on
earth. He said America had be
come obsessed with self
criticism. He saw a need for
looking at the positive side of
this country.
Judge John Goddard, pro
gram chairman, introduced
Murphy.
NOGGIN KNOCKER
LONDON (UPl)—Police, the
monthly magazine of the
British police force, reported a
case in which a man was fined
$24 for kicking a policeman on
the head during a demonstra
tion but $36 for damaging the
policeman’s helmet.
“To value the helmet more
than the head inside is simply
adding insult to injury,”
commented the magazine.
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Labor Office
Helped 2,012
To Get Jobs
The Griffin Office of the
Georgia Department of Labor,
managed by Sidney D. Dell,
assisted employers in this area
in filling 2,012 non-farm jobs in
1969. In addition, 576 General
Aptitude Tests were given youth
and adults to determine their
best potential employment
occupation. There were 461
youth, handicapped, veterans,
and older workers counseled to
prepare them for jobs and guide
them into occupations to suit
their talents.
Statewide non-farm employ
ment rose by 61,800 in 1969, the
third year of the administration
of Commissioner of Labor Sam
Caldwell. In addition 73,956
farm jobs were filled.
The average weekly earnings
of manufacturing workers in
this area at the close of 1969 was
$87.53, an increase of $5.78 over
the 1968 figure.
During 1969, unemployed
individuals in Spalding County
were paid $114,783 in job in
surance after losing their job
through no fault of their own.
At present there are 270 un
employed workers receiving
unemployment benefits in
Spalding County.
The Griffin Office serves
Butts, Henry, Lamar, Newton,
Pike, Spalding, and Upson
Counties. It is located at 122
East Poplar Street.
This information was in the
1969 edition of the department’s
annual report, which, as requir
ed by law, Commissioner Cald
well presented to the Governor
and General Assembly.
Dell predicted that in the
manpower field, the challenge
of the Seventies will be to deve
lop human resources so that
every individual, including the
mentally and physically handi
capped and the disadvantaged,
will find a meaningful place in
the labor market.
To achieve that goal, he said,
the Department will work with
individuals, providing them
with the training and skills they
need to fit into a job, rather than
following the traditional pro
cedure of trying to find a job to
fit the individual.
“The basis for such a pro
gram was laid in the Sixties
when we developed specialists
to work with the minorities, the
handicapped, the older
workers, the unskilled and
others who may have difficulty
finding suitable employment,”
Pancake Sale
Is Saturday
The Griffin Kiwanis Club will
have its annual pancake sale
Saturday at the Rural-Urban
Center to raise funds for school
lunches for needy students.
The pancakes will be served
throughout the day at $1 for
adults and 50 cents for children.
Profits from the event will be
turned over to the Griffin-
Spalding School System to buy
lunches for needy students.
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he added.
“The Labor Department will
continue its increased emphasis
on job training and special
assistance to the under-educat
ed, unskilled and handi
capped,” he said, “to place
them in gainful employment as
soon as possible.”
Evergreen
Subdivision
Will Get Bus
Parents of elementary school
children in Evergreen Forest
have been notified that the
Griffin-Spalding County Board
of Education has recommended
that students in that area be
bused to Fourth Ward School.
The school board was peti
tioned for bus transportation at
its Monday meeting. The peti
tion contained 104 signatures.
A committee of parents re
ported to the petitioners yester
day that the board had recom
mended that a bus be granted
and that the recommendation
would be turned over to the
board’s Transportation Com
mittee for the arrangements to
be worked out.
I Gina Letters I
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (UPI)—
Actiress Gina Lollobrigida said
Tuesday her attorneys would
take appropriate action if
letters she allegedly wrote to
Dr. Christiaan Barnard were
included in a book reportedly
planned by the surgeon’s
former wife.
The Italian actress said she
had heard reports that Bar
nard’s former wife intended to
write the book and include
letters she allegedly sent to the
pioneer South African heart
transplant surgeon.
Miss Lollobrigida, who is
staying at this gambling resort,
also confirmed that Barnard
had proposed to her.
She said Barnard’s former
wife had said “she intended to
write a book about her private
life. And it seems that she
wants to talk about me and
some letters and Dr. Barnard.
So that is why I am obliged to
make this statement. Usually I
don’t like to talk about private
matters.
“If there exists some letters
and if they are published
illegally—because they would
be private—those responsible
would be punished,” she said.
Speaking about Barnard’s
proposal, Miss Lollobrigida
said, “some time ago, when I
already had been divorced,
Professor Barnard asked me to
marry him, telling me that he
intended for some time past to
ask for a divorce.