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By Quimby Makes
Chet Huntley, who for 14
, years, with his teammate David
Brinkley were favorites with
many TV viewers, near the
close of his last broadcast said
► “At the risk of sounding
presumptions, I would say to all
of you, ‘Be patient and have
courage, for there will be better
* news and happier news one
day.’ ”
His last news broadcast told
■ of wars, riots, murder and
rampant hatred, as have a
majority of all broadcasts for
many years.
» In Huntley’s final “Good
Night David" he said. “You
have bolstered my conviction,
that this land contains an in*
creditable quality of good,
reliable, common sense and it is
in no danger of being led down
, the primrose path by any
journalist.”
When Chet Huntley used the
word “journalist”, he was not
' restricting it to TV reporters
and commentators, but he was
also including reporters and
commentators on radio and on
newspapers.
How quickly the days of “bet
ter and happier news” will
* come depends a lot not only on
the “journalists” but on the
“good, reliable, common
sense” Huntley says is “con
tained in our land”.
Good Evening, a “journalist”
for more than 60 years, believes
, like Huntley, that there is much
“good, reliable, common
sense” in America; in fact he
believes a majority of our peo
’ pie possess these desirable
attributes.
During the 1936 Presidental
campaign when Franklin D.
Roosevelt rode the tide of popu
larity and public approval back
to a second term, there was a
, song, used as his theme song
that ran:
Happy days are here again,
* The skies above are dear
again,
Let us sing a song of cheer
. again,
Happy Days are here again!
This was not a new song but
one that was written by Jack
Yellen for the 1929 musical
“Chasing Rainbows.”
True America was “chasing
’ rainbows” at the time — but
they were the rainbows of hope
that the world would come to its
, senses and create a new spirit of
compassion leading to better
days for all mankind. The fact
that this goal was not achieved
was not due to the rainbow but
to the people who chased this
rainbow. Too many were un
willing to abandon their selfish
lives and ambitions; too many
were prone to believe the rain
bow should flash the colors they
wanted it to and not the God
given colors that first appeared
following the experience of
Noah. Some said I’ll never give;
others said I’ll take by force,
and the nation muddled on from
crisis to crisis.
Today the rainbow can be
come the emblem of Happy
Days for all mankind. But this
will be only when His children
are willing to forget selfishness,
lay aside hates, and live as
Children of God should live.
Will we Americans display
the “good, reliable, common
sense” Chet Huntley says
Americans possess?
"A good man can get a
bad reputation by simply
having bad neighbors.”
CoorrlaM 1W», tor Frank A. Clark
Housing help for low income families
Some Griffinites may be able
to save up to one-half of the
costs of buying a new home,
according to federal sources.
Southeastern Federal Housing
Administration Director Cary
Hooks told the Griffin Daily
News that his department has
funds to assist families of low
and moderate income to pur
chase private housing.
“The purpose of section 235 of
the 1968 National Housing Act is
to create new owner occupied
housing,” Hooks said.
FHA officials pointed out that
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Little Vietnamese refugee hugs long loaves of French bread as he
and his parents wait with all their belongings for the junks and sampans which will carry them to
the relative safety of Vietnam. Vietnamese in Cambodia have been living in refugee camps, since
many were killed in March and April, 1970.
Fishing studied
ATLANTA (UPI)-The Geor
gia Game and Fish Commission
reported today that it is confer
ring with South Carolina author
ities in preparation for the dos-
Man dead;
his wife
wounded
Ronnie Hunter of 108 Ray
street was dead on arrival at the
Griffin-Spalding Hospital about
noon today apparently of gun
shot wounds.
His wife was admitted with
gunshot wounds, too, and was in
serious condition.
Police were investigating the
shooting which happened at the
couple’s home.
Police said preliminary in
vestigations indicated Hunter
shot his wife with a rifle then
turned the weapon on himself.
TOKYO (UPl)—The layer of
white industrial and automotive
smog that enveloped parts of
the world’s largest city Wednes
day lifted today. The pollution
Wednesday resulted in 670
persons reporting sore eyes or
throats.
DAILY
Daily Since 1872
the total payments on a $20,0C0
home could amount to $40,000 at
the end of 30 or 35 years at pre
sent interest rates.
“We have money ready to be
used exclusively for this
program and now, we are pro
cessing more 235’s than any
other office in the nation,” the
housing chief added.
Hooks explained that public
housing costs are extremely
high because it is “built to last
forever” by using expensive
“indestructable” materials.
“The programs aim is to
ing of the Savannah River to
fishing below the lock and dam
at Augusta.
The Georgia Water Quality
Control Board and the Georgia
Health Department recently
recommended that fishing be
banned on the south portion of
the river because of excessive
levels of mercury pollution.
Wildlife Director George T.
Bagby has instructed wildlife
rangers to step up patrols on
toe Savannah River below Au
gusta and to warn all fishermen
Registration
Students who will be in grades seven through twelve
during the 1970-71 school year and who did not attend the
Griffin-Spalding System last year may register tomorrow
or Monday.
The schedule was announced by D. B. Christie, Griffin-
Spalding superintendent.
Students in the seventh through ninth grade group may
register at Spalding Junior High Unit One from 9 a.m. till
3 p.m. on either day. Students in the tenth through twelfth
group may register at the Griffin High principal’s office
from 9 a.m. till 3 p.m. on either of the two days.
Students who have moved to this community during the
summer and already have registered do not have to report
during the special registration days.
Elementary students who were not in the system last
year and are not already registered may do so during an
open house date. It is to be scheduled.
GRIFFIN
Griffin, Georgia 30223 Thursday, August 6, 1970
allow these people to buy their
own homes, with the hope that
they will put a higher value on
what is theirs,” Hooks said.
Not more than 20 per cent of
the family’s income is to be
applied toward housing
payments with the FHA
program making up the dif
ference officials said.
“If a family’s income level
changes, it doesn’t mean they
are taken off the program, but
simply that their payments
schedule is adjusted,” he noted.
Although the program is
slanted towards new housing,
not to eat fish caught in it.
He said these health warnings
will continue until arrangements
are made with South Carolina
authorities for closing the river
to fishing. This will involve the
issuance of a joint regulation
with South Carolina.
“While we do not desire to
limit sport or commercial fish
ing in Georgia any more than
is absolutely necessary,” Bagby
said, “the health and safety of
Georgians and visitors to our
state is more important.”
NEWS
/ Good News
New US peace man
takes over in Paris
Makes
new
effort
By RAY F. HERNDON
PARIS (UPD-U.S. Ambassa
dor. David K. E. Bruce made
his debut at the Vietnam talks
today and said the United
States was making a new effort
to reach a negotiated peace. He
appealed to the Communists for
cooperation in achieving the
goal.
North Vietnamese and Viet
Cong diplomats replied that
they had always demonstrated
goodwill and seriousness in the
deadlocked talks here. Both
called for a change in
American policy.
The meeting, 78th since the
talks began in January, 1969,
lasted 3 hours and 50 minutes,
and North Vietnam’s chief
negotiator, Nguyen Minh Vy,
said it produced “nothing new.”
The next session will be held a
week from today.
Bruce raised the question of
secret talks.
“I am here, ladies and
gentlemen, to discuss all the
proposals we have made in both
public and private as well as to
discuss the proposals you have
made,” Bruce told the Commu
nists in his first statement as
President Nixon’s peace negoti
ator.
“The United States is renew
ing its efforts to reach a
negotiated settlement of the
tragic conflict in Vietnam, a
settlement that will bring a just
and lasting peace.”
39,000 face
draft during
rest of year
WASHINGTON (UPI) -The
Defense Department announced
today that the Army will draft
39,000 men in the final four
months of this year—l2,ooo
each in September and Octo
ber; 8,000 in November and
7,000 in December.
The total for 1970 will be
163.500, the announcement
said die lowest since 1964
when the number drafted was
107.500.
The four-month announce
ment instead of the monthly
calls issued in the past was
made possible by a review of
the progress, of Vietnamization
and the U.S. pullout from
Vietnam, the department re
ported.
The September and October
quotas were slightly higher
than the 10,000 inductees
summoned in August but far
below the 19,000 level of
February, March and April.
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Director
The board of directors of the
Boys’ Club of Griffin Spalding
County, Inc. announced that
William Don Wilkinson has been
employed as director of the
Boys’ Club, which is scheduled
to open in early September. Mr.
Wilkinson comes to Griffin from
Albuay, Ga., where he is em
ployed with the Boys’ Club
there. He will arrive in Griffin
Aug. 10th to begin coordinating
the Boys’ Club opening. Mr.
Wilkinson graduated from
Southwest Mississippi Junior
College, Summit, Miss, in 1966.
In 1968 he graduated from the
University ,of Southern
Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Miss.,
with a bachelor of science de
gree. His major was recreation.
BUGG job push
gains support
The Black Unity Group of
Griffin got the backing of black
leaders here last night at a
meeting held in Heck Chapel
Methodist Church.
Some 50 leaders representing
older and younger elements of
the black community were pre
sent.
It was not a mass meeting but
one to which leaders of black
groups were invited to discuss
the present status of affairs in
the community.
Following the meeting the
group issued this joint state
ment:
“It was the concensus of the
group that met last night at
Heck Chapel Methodist Church
rehabilitated homes can also
qualify under certain condi
tions.
“To qualify, a person must be
in one of the following classes:
one, a family (two or more
people related by blood,
marriage, or operation of law;
two, a handicapped person; or
three, a single person 62 years
old or older,” Hooks said.
A minimum cash down
payment of S2OO is required, but
may be applied towards closing
costs.
Income limits for Spalding
County range from $4,185 for a
Chet sorry
WASHINGTON (UPI) —Former newscaster Chet
Huntley has told President Nixon he is sorry and “terribly
embarrassed” about remarks attributed to him in a
recent issue of Life magazine.
Huntley wrote a letter to Nixon on July 14, shortly after
Life quoted the ex-newsman as saying of the President:
“I’ve seen him under many conditions. The shallowness of
the man overwhelms me; the fact that he is President
frightens me."
The letter, a copy of which was obtained by UPI, said:
“My dear Mr. President;
I want you to know that I am terribly embarrassed
about some remarks attributed to me in the current issue
of Life magazine. How the reporter had the audacity to
make me responsible for the alleged statements is
something I cannot understand.
I just hope you know me well enough to appreciate that
the statements do not sound'like me and that I am more
sorry about them than you will ever know.
Sincerely,
Chet Huntley”
Tanksley won’t
quit campaign
ATLANTA (UPl)—Republican
gubernatorial candidate Jeptha
Tanksley has refused to comply
with an Atlanta Bar Association
directive that he either resign
as a Fulton Superior Court
judge or drop out of the race
for governor.
The Atlanta Bar Association
executive committee said
Tanksley was in violation of an
American Bar Association can
on of ethics prohibiting a judge
from seeking a non-judicial
elective office without stepping
down from the bench.
to support the BUGG organiza
tion in its effort to upgrade and
secure jobs for black citizens.
“It was pointed out that ef
forts thus far have been peace
ful, non-violent and within the
framework of the law. It was
also mentioned that this is not a
struggle of black against white
but just another step to get re
presentation.’’
A spokesman for the meeting
said last night that a general
cross section of the black com
munity was represented at the
discussion.
There was free and open dis
cussion among the group about
current problems, and the group
worked out its public statement
at the session.
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single person to $6,615 for a
family of 10.
However, a deduction of S3OO
for each family member living
at home under 21 is allowed in
addition to five per cent of the
total income for retirement, an
FHA spokesman said.
“For a family to make the
decision to build its own home is
a giant step in the direction of
independence and stability,”
Hooks concluded.
Hooks added that this
program may also be applied
for through the Farm Home
Administration.
“The people elected me to
this judgeship,” Tanksley said
Wednesday following a meeting
with lawyer friends about the
directive. “I feel that if and
when I terminate this judge
ship, it should be because the
people elected me to a higher
office.
“I’mdefinitely not getting out
of the race.”
Tanksley said his refusal to
step down from his $36,800-per
year judgeship might be a vio
lation of the ABA canon “in a
very literal sense, but I don’t
feel I’ve violated the spirit of
the canon of ethics.”
The 14-year veteran of the
Fulton Superior Court also said
he has not used his judgeship
“in any way in my race for
governor.”
Paul Cadenhead, president of
the Atlanta Bar Association,
said the organization’s execu
tive committee probably would
make public the full text of its
resolution concerning Tanks
ley’s candidacy if the judge
refuses to comply.
He would not speculate, how
ever, on whether the association
would expel the 49-year-old
Tanksley.
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