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By Quimby Melton
Our Good Evening column for
• April 13, 1945 began:
The death of President Roose
velt, Thursday afternoon, in
• Warm Springs is a world
tragedy.
America will not be alone in
her grief.
• For if ever a man had the
welfare of all people in his heart
it was Franklin Delano Roose-
_ velt.
And like his predecessor
Woodrow Wilson he literally
worked himself to death trying
• to promote true brotherhood of
man throughout the world.
Wilson 27 years ago had the
same ideals as Roosevelt had
• today. And Roosevelt today,
just as Wilson at the close of the
first World War, gave his life for
4 an ideal.
Page one of that day’s paper,
as reproduced in our 100th
Birthday edition had headlines
• reading “World Mourns Death
of Roosevelt”, “Harry S Tru
man Takes Up Duties As New
t President” and “Griffin Starts
Campaign to ‘Buy Little White
House’ as Manorial to Roose
velt."
• All of which, as we read this
reproduced page one, recalled
to mind the day when the
funeral train, bearing the
• President’s body to Washington
passed through Griffin. We will
never forget that day. There are
• many living here who will also
remember it for they joined the
great throng of people who
gathered as near as they could
• get to the West Solomon tracks
of the Southern Railway. The
city was almost a deserted
village, for all had turned out to
• watch the funeral train creep
by, going no faster than a
soldier would march. Schools
, closed so teachers and children
could witness this sad event;
businesses closed down as did
the newspaper.
• The train passed through
Griffin that morning. The flag
draped casket of the President
was in the rear car and could be
’ seen through the large windows
of that observation car.
All branches of the Armed
, Service formed an honor guard.
Some miles in front of the
funeral was a “pilot train,”
(engine and one car). This was
• to make certain there were no
broken rails nor other obstruc
tions on the track.
• As the train pulled slowly into
the city and the funeral car was
sighted many grown men and
women fell to their knees and
with tear dimmed eyes prayed
“rest his soul in peace.” Very
small children pulled at their
, mother's skirts or looked in
wonder at their fathers. They
could not understand why the
tears and prayers. However,
• general tone of the moment was
absolute silence. Today those
children understand.
• The story was the same all
along the long trail to Washing
ton. Cities and towns turned
out; in rural sections crowds
ranging all the way from a few
to hundreds gathered, with
many instances of where a
r single person, such as a man or
woman working in the fields,
paused, uncovered their heads
and watched in silence.
•»
This final trip of the President
was in sharp contrast to the one
reported in our issue of March
11, 1937. The top headline that
day read “Roosevelt To Pass
Thru Griffin”. The next day a
• large crowd was on hand to
welcome the President. The
train stopped a few minutes and
several Griffinites were
welcomed aboard. One of those
was a young lady who gave the
President a big bunch of red
, roses; The President accepted
them and said “God Bless You”
and kissed the young lady.
t That visit to Griffin was a
happy one.
The final visit here on April
» 13, 1945 was a sad one.
One was “Welcome,” the
other “Farewell.”
IRS says most
retrailers comply
with price posting
With a few exceptions, most
Griffin retail firms are attempt
ing to comply with regulations
requiring them to post base
prices during the initial price
freeze period, spokesman for
Internal Revenue in Griffin said
1973 draft
lottery list
WASHINGTON (UPI) -
Youths born March 6, 1953,
were assigned the first Selec
tive Service callup for 1973
today by the luck of the draw
in what may turn out to be the
nation’s last full-scale draft
lottery.
The March 6 birthdate was
the 287th of 365 drawn at an
earlier-than-usual lottery at
Selective Service headquarters,
allotting the draft priority for
this year’s crop of nearly two
million 19-year-olds. March 7
was assigned No. 2 priority a
few draw’s earlier.
There was a growing likeli
hood that few of the lottery
group would be summoned for
military service, particularly if
President Nixon’s efforts to
create an all-voluntary army
succeed by mid-1973.
Because of that and the
winding down of the Vietnam
War, there was no great sense
of tension at the proceedings
held in the Commerce Depart
ment auditorium.
Selective Service Director
Curtis W. Tarr took note of the
diminished induction prospect
in opening remarks before the
match-up drawing of capsules
from two huge drums began.
“Since the first drawing was
held in December, 1969, both
the U.S. military situation and
Selective Service have changed
a great deal,” Tarr said. “The
manpower requirements of the
armed services have decreased
considerably, and there has
been a corresponding lowering
of the number of men inducted
each year.”
Order Birth Draft
Draw. Date Number
1 Sept. 26 29
2 Oct. 11 319
3 Nov. 24 180
4 Aug. 12 198
5 Jan. 3 42
6 Oct. 14 14
7 Sept. 15 235
8 Feb. 1 112
9 Nov. 17 284
10 April 30 69
11 Sept. 16 225
12 Sept. 24 236
13 April 5 254
14 Oct. 10 342
15 April 6 88
16 May 29 133
17 Feb. 21 316
18 Oct. 8 157
19 Jan. 8 206
20 Feb. 16 227
21 Nov. 21 287
22 Jun. 17 91
23 Dec. 31 164
24 Jun. 11 64
25 Nov. 22 102
26 Nov. 27 135
27 Feb. 20 106
28 Feb. 2 278
29 May 4 172
30 Jun. 27 330
31 Jul. 30 200
32 Mar. 3 220
33 Jul. 17 199
34 Mar. 12 44
35 Sep. 3 226
36 Nov. 20 301
37 May 16 101
38 Jan. 30 114
39 Aim-. 22 264
GRIFFIN
DAILY&NEWS
Daily Since 1872
today.
The Griffin office, under
federal direction, has been
making checks of businesses to
see if they have their prices
posted.
During an initial check
40 Nov. 26 344
41 Mar. 16 94
42 Jan. 16 309
43 Aug. 13 329
44 Oct. 4 79
45 Sept. 28 70
46 Jan. 24 62
47 May 25 122
48 Aug. 25 290
49 Jun. 23 212
50 Nov. 9 151
51 Feb. 24 261
52 Nov. 25 25
53 Sep. 1 219
54 Apr. 27 265
55 Apr. 3 104
56 Jun. 29 75
57 May 9 276
58 Nov. 1 107
59 Sep. 13 229
60 Mar. 10 331
61 Jan. 18 72
62 Feb. 22 20
63 Oct. 29 349
64 Dec. 19 168
65 Jun. 25 143
66 Sept. 17 189
67 Feb. 23 247
68 Nov. 12 66
69 April 10 272
70 Oct. 18 192
71 June 16 32
72 Oct. 20 352
73 Dec. 26 351
74 Oct. 16 59
75 Oct. 27 325
76 July 1 • 39
77 Oct. 6 41
78 Oct. 5 86
79 Dec. 17 294
80 Feb. 15 308
81 March 9 321
82 Nov. 30 134
83 April 8 50
84 Nov. 5 223
85 Feb. 25 260
86 July 8 355
87 Oct. 25 9
88 June 13 318
89 Dec. 6 336
90 March 5 266
91 Sept. 7 144
92 Jan. 15 221
93 Sept. 23 296
94 April 12 23
95 Oct. 28 327
96 May 22 333
97 Jan. 31 240
98 April 9 234
99 Aug. 10 249
100 Aug. 3 3
101 Feb. 6 271
102 Oct. 2 128
103 Aug. 15 241
104 March 29 21
105 Feb. 5 96
106 May 5 292
107 Nov. 18 160
108 March 27 181
109 March 19 358
110 Jan. 23 258
111 March 15 152
112 Dec. 5 31
113 Jan. 19 303
114 Dec. 18 13
115 Aug. 28 40
116 Nov. 29 147
117 March 28 45
118 Jan. 9 197
119 April 1 12
120 Oct. 23 193
121 July 13 306
122 April 7 163
123 July 9 179
124 Sept. 19 228
125 July 12 340
126 Feb. 4 68
127 Jan. 10 37
128 Nov. 19 270
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Griffin, Ga„ 30223, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 1972
period, the Griffin office found
many places had not posted
prices. They told investigators
that they were awaiting some
direct communication from the
federal government giving
them instructions as to what
was required.
The Griffin office said no
direct communication, such as
a letter, would be forthcoming.
Retail establishments doing
more than $200,000 in sales are
required to post freeze period
prices.
This allows customers to
check the prices and see if they
have been increased beyond the
rate allowed by the federal
price board.
Retailers with sales of
$200,000 or more are required to
display base prices for all food
products and those 40 non-food
products which had the highest
dollar sales in each department
during the last fiscal year or
those non-food products which
accounted for at least 50 percent
of total sales in each depart
ment during the year, which
ever is less.
The postings are required to
be readily accessible in the
shopping area to any customer.
Prices are not readily accessi
ble if a shopper can obtain
access only by requesting
prices or price lists from the
retailer or one of his employes.
Retailers must display on
each floor of their establish
ment, at least one sign
(minimum 22” by 28”) an
nouncing availability of base
price information on all items
that are not required to be
posted.
Retailers must make avail
able, in at least one location on
each selling floor, base price
information request forms for
persons to request information
about base prices and respond
in writing to such written
requests within 48 hours after
the requests are received.
The purpose of this is to allow
customers to obtain the price of
any item that has not been
posted.
The l(Way grace period given
retailers to comply in the initial
phases no longer is in effect, the
Griffin office explained.
Prices are supposed to be
posted now and merchants do
not have a grace period to get
them posted, the Griffin office
said.
Retailers with questions
about posting prices may
telephone the Griffin Internal
Revenue Office, preferably on
Mondays or Wednesdays, a
spokesman said.
Sorry about that
GOBBLER’S KNOB, PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (UPI)-
Residents of this community nestled in the foothills of the
Allegheny Mountains gave up hope for an early spring
today and prepared for six more weeks of winter.
This became evident at 7:30 a.m. when the
Punxsutawney groundhog bounded from its burrow and
saw its shadow. Tradition has it that when the furry
creature sees his shadow on Feb. 2, it means keep the
snow shovel handy and don’t put away the winter clothing.
No shadow means an early spring.
The tradition of the little furry animal sometimes
known as the Woodchuck or Whistle Pig, began 88 years
ago.
Punxsutawney residents were startled by the prediction
of six more weeks of winter because they have enjoyed
mild weather. The mercury hit 70 degrees in January and
there have been only 14 inches of snow since
Thanksgiving.
Community leaders, attired in formal morning clothes
and top hats, climbed to Gobbler’s Knob to watch the
groundhog emerge for his annual Feb. 2 appearance.
Punxsutawney is not the only town to claim an animal
weather forecaster. Quarryville, Pa., and Sun Prarie,
Wis., boast of their groundhogs.
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ATLANTA—The Georgia House handed Gov. Jimmy Carter a
victory by keeping his early childhood development program
alive and passed the so-called “sunshine bill" prohibiting
secret meetings by government bodies. On a personal plea
from Speaker George L. Smith of Swainsboro (I), the house
14-foot trailers rumble
into senate for debate
ATLANTA (UPI) - The Sen
ate took up the question of 14-
foot-wide mobile homes today
and the man behind the move
to allow them on Georgia roads
says it’s only a matter of time
before they are accepted.
“This thing is going to pass,”
Sen. Hugh Carter of Plains said.
“If not this year, then next
year or in two years. But some
form of this bill will pass.”
The proposal is not given
much chance in this session,
but Carter is in there fighting
and says a number of amend
ments have been offered which
he thinks “makes the bill bet
ter.” Carter believes the state
is in danger of losing some of
its 91 mobile home manufact
uring companies — one of Geor
gia’s major industries — unless
14-footers get the green light.
The Senate also was geared
to take up another outcropping
of Gov. Jimmy Carter’s reor
ganization plan, one which the
governor does not particularly
want. The proposal would set
up a committee to oversee con
solidated state printing and data
processing facilities and repeal
the “reverse veto” backbone
provision House Bill 1 autho
rized for Carter’s reorganiza
tion effort.
The House handed the gover
nor a victory Tuesday by keep
ing his early childhood develop-
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ment program alive in the sup
plemental budget and passed a
so-called “sunshine” bill which
would prohibit secret state
meetings.
On a personal plea from
Speaker George L. Smith, the
House wiped out an amendment
to kill the early childhood de
velopment program 117-24 and
left half a million dollars in the
budget for the project. That’s
half what the governor asked,
but he said later it was
“enough to start 40 pilot pro
grams — to get the project un
der way.”
House members, by their
vote, cut state spending $57.1
million, while the governor had
recommended cuts totalling
$55.6 million.
The closed-door bill passed
overwhelmingly by 185-1 and
moved toward the Senate,
where Rep. Larry Thomason of
Decatur, the author, said
chances were “outstanding.”
The House killed an amendment
which would have exempt the
Public Service Commission, a
particular target of Thomason.
A Senate committee, meanwhile
approved its own version of a
“sunshine” bill which exempts
the P.S.C.
The House version was
amended 10 times, nine of the
amendments by House Majority
Leader George Busbee of Al
bany, but Thomason said they
did nothing to harm his bill.
“I’m elated,” Thomason said.
“I think the message is clear
to the Public Service Commis
sion that they had better open
those meetings.”
While Sen. Carter, the gover
nor’s cousin, looks upon favor
able amendments to his mobile
home bill as growing support,
the battle lines are drawn and
opposition is formidable. He ex
pects “four hours of debate.”
“I’ve got to speak out against
this,” said Sen. Steve Reynolds
of Lawrenceville, chairman of
the Senate Highways Commit
tee. “The people in my district
do not want it. There’s a safety
factor to be considered.”
Carter feels his bill already
takes safety into full consider
ation and some of the amend
ments he favors make move
ment of the giant structures
safer yet. One proposal would
limit transportation to only
three full days of the week —
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day, between the hours of
9 a.m. to 4 p.m., plus Monday
afternoon—no weekends.
defeated an amendment aimed at killing the early childhood
development program. With Smith during debate of the
sunshine bill is House Majority Leader George Busbee of
Albany. (UPI)
Youth tried attack |
on Judge Langford
ATLANTA (UPI) — A 15-year-old youth, shouting “I’m $i
going home with Momma,” pulled a knife Tuesday and £
g tried to attack a judge who had ordered him held for $:
g medical and psychological examinations. The youth, :$
5 wielding a two and one-half inch blade that “looked
bigger,” got almost within reach of Juvenile Court Judge
:$ John S. Langford before bailiffs subdued him. S
The boy, unidentified under Georgia’s juvenile laws, $
g had been summoned to court on truancy charges. $
6 Judge Langford is a native of Griffin. He is the son of
:< Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Langford, 922 Mockingbird lane, g
g Griffin. Mr. I-angford was city manager before he retired. :<
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Murder charge
is dropped here
Murder charges were
dropped against T. Buddy
Allen, 28, of 905 Freeman street,
at a commitment hearing this
morning at the Spalding County
jail. Allen had been charged
with murder in connection with
the Saturday night shooting
death of Bennie Lee Lyons, 37,
of Third street.
Judge John O. Clements
presided at the 45-m inute hear
ing with District Attorney Ben
Miller representing the State
and Atty. John H. Goddard
representing the defendant.
Police Officers Richard
Carreker and Jeff Dean, the
first lawmen to reach the scene,
testified that Lyons’ body was
lying on Slaton alley at First
street. He apparently died in
stantly of a bullet wound
through the heart and held an
open pocket knife in his right
hand. Det. Sgt. A. L. Truett
investigated the case and also
testified.
In a statement given police
the night of the shooting, Allen
admitted shooting Lyons
following an argument which
began over a dice game at the
home of Martha Moreland and
James Willie Collier, 116 North
First street. Miss Moreland and
Collier testified that the two left
the house and several minutes
later three or four shots were
heard.
Atty. Goddard asked that the
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Weather
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tomorrow 7:37, sunset
tomorrow 6:07.
charges be dropped, as the
deceased had the knife and the
defendant had a right to protect
himself.
A nursing
home first
KIMBERLEY, England
(UPl)—Woodlands Home has
become Britain’s first nursing
home with a licensed bar.
Jessie Spencer, the director,
said “We have an 86-year-old
gentleman who plays the piano
so we should have some jolly
evenings ahead of us.”
“One easy way to get relief
from your worries is to become
concerned about somebody
else’s.”