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By Quimby Melton
Our friend Rev. Henry Jones,
one-time Presiding Elder of the
Griffin district, writes:
“These days we hear and
read much concerning pollution
— pollution of the air, pollution
of the soil, pollution of the water
supply — brooks, streams,
rivers, lakes, oceans —, pollu
tion of noise and last, but not
least, moral and spiritual pollu
tion in the heart and life of the
individual. This last mentioned
pollution is where we must be
gin if we would really clean up
these other pollutions.”
There is the opinion of a
senior citizen of today, about
the dangers of pollution.
More than 50 years ago Wood
row Wilson, 28th President of
the United States, said “The
sum of the whole matter is this
— that our civilization cannot
survive materially unless it is
redeemed spiritually. It can be
saved only by becoming per
meated with the spirit of Christ
and being made free and happy
by the practices which spring
out of that spirit. Only thus can
discontent be driven out, and all
the shadows be lifted from the
road ahead. Here is the final
challenge to our Churches, to
our political organizations and
to our capitalists—to every one
who fears God or loves his
country.”
This weekend brings “The
Glorious Fourth” — the birth
day of the nation. In the nearly
200 years we have been a nation
we have grown and developed in
many ways. And in spite of wars
and helping “rebuild” other na
tions with the resultant drain on
our resources, we are still the
most powerful nation on the
earth. But our strength and our
leadership has been challenged
and unless we reverse the tide,
America, like other great na
tions, can be headed for a crisis.
We must find a solution to the
many problems we face. And
the greatest problem of them all
is pollution, not only pollution of
water, air and the like, but
pollution of the mind, soul and
body of Americans.
And how can this type pollu
tion be corrected?
By those who love our nation,
recognizing that America is not
perfect and wanting to correct
the wrongs that exist, first “set
their own house in order”. This
done the war on pollution can
sweep the nation “like a prairie
fire” and bring about a unified
nation with one purpose — to
make America a nation
respected by the world and
more eligible to be “the chosen
nation” of God Almighty.
Nixon will
veto public
works bill
WASHINGTON (UPI) -Pres
ident Nixon has decided to veto
the $5.5 billion accelerated
public works bill backed by the
Democrats, Treasury Secretary
John B. Connally announced
today.
Connally said a veto message
by Nixon would “make abun
dantly clear” that Nixon “feels
he is not going to engage in
further spending where it
cannot be related directly” to
the unemployment problem.
The President had until
midnight to either accept or
reject the measure.
The measure contained $2
billion for public works jobs
such as sewer and hospital
construction. It also includes
funds for keeping alive the
Appalachian regional commis
sion and other federal projects.
The President has said be is
firmly committed to keeping
the Appalachian commission in
operation.
The veto was not unexpected
but there have been reports in
Congress that Nixon may
approve a less costly public
works job bill which is
currently being considered by
the House and Senate.
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WALSENBURG, Colo.—This plum tired old truck, piled high with thousands of miles of old
rubber, was a study in irony with two flat tires on Interstate 25 here. The abandoned track with a
temporary operator permit listed to Joe Rargel, Juarez, Chlh. Mexico. The track had Texas
temporary plates. (UPI)
Colombo still
unconscious
By JOHN PRYOR
NEW YORK (UPl)—Joseph
Colombo Sr., a veteran of the
Brooklyn underworld and a
leader in the growing Italian-
American civil rights move
ment, lay unconscious today in
a New York hospital, his brain
badly damaged in an assassina
tion attempt.
Colombo was shot three times
at point blank range Monday
shortly before an Italian-
American unity rally which he
helped organize, attended by
thousands.
His attacker, Jerome A.
Johnson, 25, a native of New
Brunswick, N.J., who police
described as “an admirer of
Adolf Hitler” and a “gun buff,”
was shot to death at the scene.
It was not immediately known
who killed Johnson.
Police began questioning Co
lombo’s underworld rivals on
the possibility the shooting
might have been the result of a
renewed struggle for gangland
supremacy.
They also were investigating
the possibility Johnson may
have been a member of a black
revolutionary group but police
had no official comment on the
reason behind the shooting.
One of Colombo’s sons,
Anthony, said at 1:30 a.m.
today his father had begun
breathing on his own and no
longer needed a special oxygen
tank. “He’s getting better,”
Anthony said. “He moved his
left arm”
But the senior Colombo
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“Some of our youngsters turn
out real well — others are more
like their parents.”
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remained unconscious and on
the critical list. One of the
bullets had penetrated three to
four inches into Colombo’s
brain. He was also shot once in
the neck and once in the left
jaw.
Colombo, 48, long has been
considered a leader in the
Brooklyn Mafia, although his
only prison record is a 30-day
term in 1966 for contempt of
court. At the time of the
shooting, however, he was
appealing a one-to-2% year
prison sentence and was under
indictments for tax evasion,
criminal contempt and con
spiracy in a $750,000 jewel
robbery.
Lt. Gov. Maddox
to lead Fayette
Flag Day parade
Lieutenant Governor Lester
Maddox will participate in the
Fayette County Sesquicenten
nial celebration Thursday, July
1, 1971, at 2:00 pin. The
Lieutenant Governor will lead
the parade on the “Flag Day”
portion of the week-long activi
ties.
The celebration of Fayette
County’s 150th birthday began
Saturday and will continue
through this week. The schedule
of events has included some
thing for all ages —a fishing
contest, golf tournament,
parades, street dances, antique
shows, costume ball, tours each
day, various displays, a horse
show and a display of a collec
tion of Georgia’s famous Mar
garet Mitchell memorabilia.
During the “Flag Day”
festivities, an official county
flag will be selected by a panel
of judges, and Representative
Quimby Melton will present a
United States Flag and Repre
sentative Clayton Brown Jr., a
Georgia State Flag to the Fay
ette County Commissioners that
flew in Washington, D.C.,
during the time that Senator
Richard Russell was there.
GRIFFIN
Griffin, Ga., 30223, Tuesday, June 29, 1971
Court
trials
start
The jury trial of Rufus Robert
Eady of 111 Mace street, who
was charged with assault with a
deadly weapon in connection
with the April cutting of Oliver
E. Fisher, continued today in
Spalding Superior Court.
Dr. John Clouse testified that
Fisher was cut some 70 inches
and the wounds required about
400 stitches to close.
The trial began yesterday
afternoon and was still in
progress at noon today.
Judge Andrew Whalen Jr.
sentenced several persons who
entered guilty pleas.
Alton Glenn Hill, 1020 Ellis
road, pleaded guilty to
burglarizing and setting fire at
Higgins American Service
Station and received a two-year
sentence for the burglary
charge and one year for the
arson charge to run con
secutively to the first sentence.
Tony Witt of Atlanta was
sentenced to four years for a
burglary at the H. J. Hopkins
home.
Eugene Thomas, 118 Lynn
street, and George Thomas,
1338 Edgewood avenue, were
given five years each for house
burglary- The rape charges
against them were nol-prossed.
Vincent Gilford, 613 Pool
road, pleaded guilty to theft by
taking and two counts of
forgery. Judge Whalen sen
tenced him to one year on each
of the three counts, each sen
tence to run consecutive to the
last and all consecutive to
present sentences.
Robert Charles Mathis of
Memorial drive received three
years for forgery in the first
degree. Eddie Mathis Jr. of 519
Moore street, was sentenced to
one year for forgery. Robert
James Colvard, 830 North Hill
street, pleaded guilty to theft by
taking and was sentenced to
three years.
ARRIVAL IN STYLE
SANDSTONE, Minn. (UPI)-
The warden of Sandstone
Federal Prison received quite a
surprise Monday when one of
his new prisoners arrived.
Prisoners are usually brought
to Sandstone grouped together
in a van, Warden Loren
Daggett said.
However, one prisoner drove
up with a friend in an air
conditioned car, he said.
NEWS
Celebration Monday
Parade, pageant
headline Fourth
‘Miss Griffin’
pageant Monday
Griffin’s official hostess for
1971-72 “Miss Griffin” wifi be
crowned Monday night as the
beauty-filled climax to the
city’s July Fourth celebration,
according to Jaycette Mrs.
Laynette Nolan.
Pageant titles have been
changed as a part of the new
role to be assumed by the
contest winner.
“Beginning this year, we will
no longer select a ‘Miss July
Fourth’, but instead, we will
have a ‘Miss Griffin’,” said
Mrs. Nolan.
The change in titles will allow
the 1971-72 Miss Griffin to
participate in the Miss Georgia
and Miss America contests.
Serving as judges for the Miss
Griffin pageant will be
Georgia’s Jaycee and Jaycette
presidents as well as the
reigning Miss Georgia.
“The pageant will take place
at 8 p.m. Monday at the Babe
Ruth Field where more than 25
girls will compete for the titles
of Miss Griffin, Junior Miss
Griffin, and Little Miss Grif
fin,” added Mrs. Nolan.
Girls 6-11 are eligible for
Little Miss Griffin, while girls
12-15 will compete for the title of
Georgia Power
asking rate hike
ATLANTA (UPI) -The Geor
gia Power Co. will present its
case to the Georgia Public Serv
ice Commission today for what
PSC Chairman Ben T. Wiggins
says is the “largest” rate in
crease ever sought by a Georgia
public utility.
The company, which said its
income dropped over 20 per
cent during the first five months
of this year, is asking for a $45
million rate hike. It blamed
the request on the “ravages of
inflation.”
The proposed increase will
range from 11 per cent for
Georgia Power’s industrial cus
tomers to 15 per cent for resi
dential users. Such a hike would
mean an average increase of
about $1.90 a month for the
company’s 853,932 residential
customers, the company said.
Edwin I. Hatch, president of
Georgia Power, said the firm
has avoided seeking the in-
Macon policeman
charged in death
MACON, Ga. (UPI) - A war
rant charging a white policeman
with involuntary manslaughter
in the death of a Negro was to
be issued today in the wake of
a marathon coroner’s inquest
Monday night.
The hearing, which lasted
about seven hours, ruled that
Patrolman John R. Beck should
be charged with involuntary
manslaughter, a misdemeanor,
in the death of Jimmy Lee
White last Thursday.
The inquest said although the
killing was “a lawful act,’ Beck
acted “without due caution and
circumspection.”
A black attorney representing
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Junior Miss Griffin. Miss
Griffin contestants must be
between 16 and 21-years-old.
“This will be the first time we
have ever had a Miss Griffin
and she will have many duties
locally as well as representing
Spalding County in other
cities,” she explained.
Fred Watkins of WHIE will
serve as emcee for the pageant.
Miss July Fourth Mary Ann
Crawley, will be on hand to
crown the first Miss Griffin.
“As of mid-night Monday,
July 5, Miss Griffin will of
ficially become Griffin’s
hostess and a representative of
the Chamber of Commerce,”
said Jaycee press represen
tative Sid James.
Only Griffin-Spalding County
residents are eligible to par
ticipate in the Miss Griffin
contests.
“The girl who wins in each
class will receive many prizes
from local merchants,” said
, Mrs. Nolan.
i Applications for the Miss
Griffin pageant are still being
accepted and are available at
Crouch’s, Jerri and Don’s,
• Smith-Roberts, City Park
i Recreation Center, and the
F Chamber of Commerce.
crease “as long as we could.”
He said there have been 10 gen
eral reductions in rates over the
past 38 years while there have
been only three “small” in
creases.
The PSC has hired a
Washington, Kosh-Glassman
Associates Inc., to help it study
the request. The firm is being
paid $22,000 from Gov. Jimmy
Carter’s contingency fund.
One of the main witnesses at
the public hearing will be rep
resentatives of the Atlanta Gas
Light Co., one of Georgia
Power’s major competitors. At
lanta Gas Light, in addition to
being a competitor, is also a
major customer of Georgia
Power.
Hatch has said that if the in
crease is approved, about half
of the $45 million will go to pay
extra taxes and the rest for
higher interest rates on stocks
and bonds sold by the company.
White’s family said he was dis
satisfied with the ruling.
Thomas Jackson said he felt the
ruling should have been volun
tary manslaughter “at the mini
mum.”
“There clearly appeared more
force was used than necessary,”
he said.
White, 27, was killed Thurs
day night during an altercation
with Beck at the home of Sand
ers White, the victim’s brother.
Police said Beck was sent to
the home on a disorder call.
Once there, according to Police
Chief J. F. Flynt, White attack
ed Beck with a large flashlight.
Beck shot him in self-defense,
Flynt said.
The Griffin-Scalding Jaycees
and Jaycettes are planning
another big Fourth of July
celebration. Since the Fourth of
July is on Sunday, the festivities
will be held on July 5.
The celebration will begin
with a 10 a.m. parade down
town, featuring the Third Army
Marching Band, as well as
several outstanding area high
school bands.
Other features in this year’s
parade will include an Old Car
Club segment, civic club floats,
a laugh-filled routine by the
Griffin Shrine Club, and the 1971
Miss Georgia.
Aside from the parade, all
other July Fourth activities will
center around the City Park
beginning at noon with games
that will include a new at
traction —a “Tom Sawyer”
fence painting contest — with
costumed contestants.
Boys, 9-11, who enter the
fence painting contest must
wear authentic “Tom Sawyer”
costumes.
For baseball lovers, there will
be games between a touring
team from Memphis, Tenn.,
CALCUTTA, INDIA—A young boy dutches his grandfather
inside a tent in the refugee camp for Pakistanis near the Dum
Dum Airport here. They are some of the millions of
Pakistanis who fled their land when civil war broke out in
East Pakistan. (UPI) (See editorial Page 4.)
Post offices plan
open house July 1
The inauguration of the new
United States Postal Service on
July 1, will be celebrated in
Washington, D.C., and in every
post office across the country.
Postmasters Alma C. Neill
and Ed Dye of Experiment and
Griffin announced today that all
members of the community are
invited to visit their local post
offices on July 1 and enjoy the
hospitality of the men and
women who comprise the new
U.S. Postal Service.
Dedication ceremonies in
Washington will be hosted by
Postmaster General Blount.
Honored guests at the
dedication will include mem
bers of Congress, former
Postmasters General, the
Board of Governors of the new
Postal Service and their wives,
as Assistant Postmasters
General, headquarters per
sonnel and other dignitaries.
Visitors to the post office will
be given a souvenir envelope
imprinted with the old and the
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and a Griffin Senior Babe Ruth
all-star team.
“The Sky divers”, a
parachute team from Ft.
Benning, will highlight the
afternoon’s entertainment with
a skydive show over the
municipal golf course.
Evening festivities will in
clude a “Celebrity Auction”
where momentos from
celebrities from the en
tertainment, sports, and
political worlds will be auc
tioned beginning at 7:15 pjn.
Sid James will serve as auc
tioneer.
Following the auction, at 8
p.m., beauty pageant judges,
including Miss Georgia, will
select Miss Griffin. Fred
Watkins will serve as emcee.
The seventh annual July
Fourth celebration will be
climaxed by a giant fireworks
display at 10 p.m., featuring
ground and areal displays.
Jaycees pointed out that last
year’s celebration attracted an
estimated 10,000 Griffinites, and
that it is expected that this year
festivities attendance will
exceed that.
new insignia of the Postal
Service. This envelope will also
be made available in limited
numbers as a first day can
celation -for just the cost of an
eight cent stamp -by stamping
and cancelling half of the
sourvenir envelopes in advance.
This will be the first time First
Day Covers have been available
in all U.S. Post Offices.
A photographic display of
modern Postal Service jobs and
functions will help visitors learn
more about the men and women
of the Postal Service and how
each mail user can help them to
serve the community better.
There will also be a
photographic display of
historical stamps.
Weather
ESTIMATED HIGH TODAY
92, low today 67, high yesterday
90, low yesterday 67. Total
rainfall .01 of an inch. Sunrise
tomorrow 6:37, sunset
tomorrow 8:45.