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This Group of Salvation Army workers will be in Griffin this
weekend to present musical programs, have a downtown
preaching service tomorrow, and participate in other
worship services and activities of the Griffin Post. Capt
Gary Cook of the Griffin Post said the group told him “We
come to Griffin expecting God to act, expecting God to
awaken the hearts of men and women, boys and girls through
our efforts.” The visitors will be (top, 1-r) Charles Timmons,
George Woods, Larry Deßarry, Bobby Bollinger (front) Mrs.
Don Burlock, Mrs. John Bushy, Mrs. Charles Simmons, Mrs.
George Woods, Mrs. Larry Deßerry, Mrs. Bobby Bollinger,
Mrs. Donald Vrsich; Don Burlock at piano.
Milledgeville blacks
want 9 policemen fired
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga.
(UPI)— Protesting blacks say
they want more Negro par
ticipation in business and
government in this central
Georgia city along with the
Jest draws
three years
in prison
COLQUITT, Ga. (UPI)-A 23-
year old black tenant farmer
was sentenced to three years in
prison Thursday after a jury of
11 whites and one black found
him guilty of involuntary
manslaughter in the death of
the grandson of a white south
Georgia sheriff.
Robert Lee Jest was charged
with killing Robert LaDon Mer
ritt Jr., 20, grandson of Miller
County Sheriff Felix Tabb, dur
ing a altercation last June 21.
Much controversy arose over
the case because Jest was kept
in jail for 10 months without
bond and without being brought
to trial, despite efforts by his
lawyers to expedite matters.
Jest, in an unsworn statement
before the jury, said he shot
Merritt in self defense. The jury
deliberated 3 hours, 49 minutes
on the verdict, then less than
20 minutes on the sentence.
Judge Walter I. Greer with
drew from the case, citing his
relationship with the victim’s
family and to a special prosecu
tor hired by the Merritt family,
former Lt. Gov. Peter Zack
Geer.
Jest, in his unsworn state
ment, told the jury a car in
which Merritt was riding forced
him to stop and “this boy got
out and come around real
fast...he told me he was going
to teach me how to dim my
damn lights or kill me.”
He said he “shot twice at his
feet and tried to scare him
off...he grabbed my hand and
pulled up and that’s when the
gun went off.”
Only two trees have sur
vived from the Coal Age to
our day —the ginkgo, or
maidenhead tree, and the
cycad, which is halfway be
tween a fern and a palm.
firing of nine city policemen
before they will cease
demonstrations.
In the meantime, Joe Ham
monds, a coordinator for the
Southern Christian Leadership
Conference, said Thursday,
there will be “more militant,
non-violent activities.”
There were a number of
demonstrators on downtown
streets Thursday as well as at
shopping centers in the county
but no mass arrests were re
ported as took place earlier in
the week.
The 138 persons taken into
custody, most of them Negro,
were arrested for parading with
out a permit in violation of a
new city ordinance.
Gov. Jimmy Carter said in At
lanta, meanwhile, he had re
ceived no reports of any beat
ings by police as alleged by the
demonstrators. Carter said he
had seen an extract of an FBI
report which did not mention
any beatings.
It was the reported beating
of a Negro arrested for drunken
driving which brought stepped
up protests in this racially
tense town. Mayor Walter Wil
liams has said he would disci
pline any police officers in
volved if any FBI report of the
incident bears out the reports.
Carter said he was convinced
local officials “bent over back
ward to avoid any arrests or
further disturbances” and he
felt the demonstrators were
“determined to see some ar
rests occur, primarily for na
tionwide publicity.”
The main demands as listed
by the SCLC were the dismis
sal of policemen accused of
brutality, black ownership of
businesses in the black com
munity and blacks named to
key posts in the city and county
and their promotion within the
business community.
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J. S. (Hap) Foster g
J. S. “Hap” Foster is retiring from the
Griffin Police Department today after 25
years and 10% months of service.
For the last several years he has been
the head jailer at the City Jail, looking
after the prisoners and assigning them to
jobs. Before becoming jailer, he was a
field sergeant in the uniform division.
Officer Foster takes care of all prisoners
arrested by Griffin Police officers.
The jail can accommodate up to 60
prisoners, but usually between eight and 30
are there. They are tried in Recorder’s
Court and if sentenced to less than 10
months, will stay in the City Jail. Those
receiving longer sentences are transferred
to the Public Works Camp. Persons
charged with major crimes are
transferred to the Spalding County Jail or
a federal prison. Most of those arrested
pay their bonds and remain in jail only a
few hours.
Officer Foster may assign the prisoners
work, such as helping the police
maintenance men, and mowing grass or
picking up trash at the cemetery or park.
He sometimes gives women prisoners
hand sewing to do. They sew up rips and
sew buttons on prison garb.
The working inmates are fed three
meals a day. Those not working are fed
twice daily. Officer Foster says some of
the prisoners actually gain weight during
their confinement and one man gained so
REDUCED FARES
WASHINGTON (UPI)-Sen.
Hubert H. Humphrey, D-Minn.,
has introduced legislation to
permit the air, rail and bus
industries to offer reduced
fares to handicapped and
elderiy travelers.
Rail and bus lines currently
offer discounts for the handi
capped but airlines do not, and
none of the carriers offers
discounts for the elderly.
Humphrey said the discounts
would relieve the “misery and
boredom of advanced age and
infirmity.”
much, he had to buy some new pants g
before he could be discharged. The food is g
brought in by a local restaurant operator g
who is under contract with the City. g
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Officer Foster keeps a first aid kit g
handy. He treats minor ailments but sends g
the seriously ill to a local physician. g
He meets new people every day as many
come, to the jail to ask directions or for g
other information.
Officer F oster worked under three police g
chiefs and six city managers. He has seen
a lot of changes during his years of service g
and said when he started there were only
two patrol cars. He gets along well with his
fellow officers as well as the prisoners and g
has never had to restrain a prisoner with a g
blackjack or anything else. g:
He and his wife, Doris, live on Hamilton g
Boulevard where she operates a beauty g
shop. :g
He has taken several training courses g
sponsored by the FBI and police g
department. ig
The Foster’s are members of the First g
Christian Church where he serves as a g
deacon. He also is a member of the g
American Legion. g
Officer Foster grew up on a farm and g
now that he has the time, hopes to help out g
on his brother’s farm. He likes to work in g
his yard and plans to get in a lot of fishing :g
and hunting. g
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STATEMENT
December 31, 1970
RESOURCES
Guaranteed and Insured Real Estate Mortgages $398,858,272
U. S. Government Bonds and Notes 71,085,854
Total U. S. Obligations $469,944,126
Other Real Estate Mortgages 79,863,615
Public Utility Bonds .. . ... 62,948,357
State and Municipal Bonds 17,396,394
Other Bonds .. . . 89,521,009
Policy Loans .... 41,339,428
Company Occupied Real Estate 17,550,731
Investment Real Estate 1,578,695
Stocks 3,113,038
Cash 3,681,186
Other Resources 10,670,360
Total $797,606,939
OBLIGATIONS AND NET WORTH
Reserves to Guarantee Obligations to Policyowners $653,161,979
Other Obligations .. . 11,400,196
Policy Revaluation Reserve ... 10,000,000
Investment Fluctuation Reserves 20,891,449
Capital (15,000,000 shares $2 par) $30,000,000
Unassigned Surplus 72,153,315 102,153,315
Total .. ... $797,606,939
TOTAL INSURANCE IN FORCE $5,162,435,262 ,
1970 INCREASE IN *
INSURANCE IN FORCE 400,675,301 1
1970 INCREASE IN RESOURCES 62,417,580
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Griffin Daily News
Friday, April 16,1971
7
I World Briefs I
MENDOZA VERDICT DUE
MANILA (UPl)—The court
verdict on the case involving
the first assassination attempt
against a Pope in modern
history will be annonunced
Wednesday after a three-month
trial.
The accused, Bolivian surrea
list painter Benjamin Mendoza
y Amor, is charged with the
attempted murder of Pope Paul
VI. He attacked the pontiff
with a dagger during a reception
ceremony at the Manila Inter
national Airport Nov. 27.
TV IN CABS
PARIS (UPl)—French taxi
drivers have discovered away
to keep their clients from
getting annoyed when they
become stuck in Paris’ inevita
ble traffic jams —television.
Beginning in September, tele
vision sets will be installed in
hundreds of Parisian taxis, a
television firm announced
Thursday.
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