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By Quimby Melton
A recent United Press In
ternational news story out of
Miami said “Starting April 10
all passengers on Eastern
Airlines flights will be
segregated into smoking and
non-smoking areas in both first
class and tourist class areas.”
Just how these segregated
areas will be separated was not
explained. However, it was said
there could lae some
“flexibility” in the segregating.
Some of our readers may be
old enough to remember when
there was 100 percent “segrega
tion” of smokers and non
smokers. We refer to the days
before airplanes when many
passenger trains criss crossed
tbe nation and there was hardly
a village so small but that it had
passenger train service.
Part of every passenger train
was a coach set aside as a
“smoker”. There was no
“flexibility”. If one wanted to
smoke they had to go to the
smoking car; and women were
not supposed to “invade” the
smokers; and any woman who
defied the “custom” was
frowned on as a “loose”
woman.
Not only were there smoking
cars for those who preferred to
ride in the day coaches, but
there were segregated smoking
areas in the Pullman cars. At
one end was the area where the
men would smoke and would get
ready to go to bed at night and
would prepare to leave the Pull
man on arriving at their
destination. Here they would
shave and dress.
At the other end of the
Pullman would be the same sort
of facilities for the women
passengers.
On some of the “local” trains
the rear end of the last car on
the train was set aside as a
smoker. Good Evening
remembers such a “local”. It
ran from Macon to Americus
and then on to Albany.
And we’ll always remember
one of the most delightful
conversations we have ever
had, a conversation between the
late Bishop Warren A. Candler
and this, then, young man.
We said this was a “conversa
tion”, but it was not exactly
such. The only time that this
young man said anything was to
urge die Bishop, to “tell me
more” when he would stop to
catch his breath.
Bishop Candler, who was one
of the most missionary minded
Methodists we have ever
known, told us of the work in
Cuba and in South America.
We do not recollect seeing the
Bishop anytime after that until
late in the 1920 s when Good
Evening, accompanied by his
wife, went to Cuba for a week’s
vacation. Our steamer arrived
early Sunday morning. We went
to the hotel, freshened up, had a
fine breakfast and then started
wit to “see the town.”
And as we turned a corner we
literally “ran into” Bishop
Candler.
“Where are you two going?”
he asked. “To see Havana,” we
replied.
“You’ll have time to do that
after church. Come on and go
with me to the American-Cuban
service,” the Bishop said.
And we followed him. Never
have we attended a more in
teresting and meaningful
service. The congregation sang
together, the Cubans in Spanish,
the visitors in English. The
tunes, of course were the same.
At one point in the service the
minister “called the roll of
American visitors asking them
to stand when their state was
called. There were 48 states in
the Union in those days; and
there were people from 37 of
those states in the congregation.
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City gives final okay
to annex, shop center
| Improvement panel j
gets city backing
A Chamber of Commerce
Committee seeking to improve
the appearance of downtown
Griffin got some city backing
last night.
City Commissioners accepted
a report from the committee. It
was presented by Jim Mankin,
Griffin businessman and
member of the committee
working with the city.
The report the commissioners
approved stated:
“We, the Downtown Improve
ment and Appearance Com
mittee, herewith submit this
petition for your consideration
and approval, in the interest of
improving the appearance of
downtown Griffin:
1. Seek professional assis
tance from a landscape ar
chitectural firm or individual. If
unable to get this service
without cost, employ such a
person or firm.
2. This Committee will seek
assistance from Garden Clubs,
the Historical Society, Univer
sity of Georgia, Georgia Tech,
Spalding County Agent, Ga.
Experiment Station, Griffin
Schools, Mclntosh Trail, etc.
3. To beautify parkways with
blooming flowers, shrubs and
fountains.
4. Place planters at different
Jet crashes
MANAMA, Bahrein (UPI) —A
Danish Caravelle charter jetli
ner flying holidaymakers home
from Ceylon crashed Tuesday
night near Dubei in the Persian
Gulf, apparently killing all of
the 106 passengers and six
crewmembers, officials said
today.
| Youngsters applauded j
at city commission
More than 25 members of the Teen Club
ig operated by the Griffin Police
Department’s Youth Center on Pimiento
avenue attended the Griffin City
ji;: Commission last night to watch city
government in action.
Homer Williams and W. O. (Pop) Ellis,
directors of the center, introduced the
group and told of new programs being
developed at the center. These include a
$ new Scout Troop and Cub Pack as well as a
S Training Union program on Sunday nights.
S Mr. Williams said the Training Union
program started with 15 or 20 youngsters
and now averages 70 or more on Sunday
nights.
$: One of the young people in the group said
:j:| youngsters in the area had learned that
Policemen were their friends and wanted
to help.
He said the idea that when Policemen
Spalding expects 400 new homes
More than 400 new private
homes probably will be built in
Spalding County during 1972,
according to County Building
Inspector Sam Cobb.
Cobb pointed out that 73
homes already have been
constructed during January and
February of this year.
“March building has been off
some, but I think that is due to
some of the bad weather we’ve
GRIFFIN
DAILY^NEWS
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locations throughout the down
town area with blooming
flowers.
5. Prune and replace diseased
trees in parkways with fast
growing trees such as maple,
poplar, and dogwoods.
6. The City of Griffin to
provide a caretaker full time to
maintain the parkways,
planters and other areas for its
beauty and cleanliness.
7. We propose to finance this
project by:
a. Financial support by City
of Griffin and County of Spald
ing.
b. Fair share contributions by
businesses in the downtown
area.
c. Fair share contributions by
property owners in downtown
area.
d. Contributions by industry,
etc. in our trade area.
e. Contributions by Clubs,
Civic organizations and in
terested citizens of our com
munity.
8. Contributions to Downtown
Improvement Committee will
be tax exempt.
9. To pass a City ordinance on
signs that hang over the City
sidewalks that they conform in
aze, to insure safety and ap
pearance. This ordinance to
become effective three (3)
years after passage.
10. That a study be made on
usage of parking lots and that
meters be removed from areas
not now being used, making free
parking available. That long
hour meters be installed in front
area of the northwest parking
lot on Bth street replacing the
short hour meters.
been having,” Cobb said.
Although Cobb does not feel
that the county’s new water
mains have been the only boost
to home building, he estimates
that they certainly are adding
more fuel to the fire.
“When a man can hook on to a
water trap for about $l2O and
buy water almost as cheap as he
can pump it, he is not going to
pay $5004600 for a well that
Griffin, Ga., 30223, Wednesday, Mar. 15, 1972
Griffin City Commissioners
approved annexation of a
rapidly developing residential
section in the Maddox road —
Ethridge Mill road area last
night. Part of it will be zoned for
a shopping center.
The commissioners said that
there was no zoning for apart
ments in the newly annexed
area.
Some property owners ap
peared to object again to the
shopping center. They had
come to the previous com
mission meeting to raise the
same objections when the
proposal was put on first read
ing.
After listening to objections,
the commissioners voted
unanimously to annex the
property and zone part of it for
the shopping center.
Warren Williamson, 107
Maddox road, wanted to know
why the petition against the
topping center zoning he said
was signed by 159 people ap
parently was ignored. Mr.
Williamson had circulated the
petitions.
Mrs. Ivan Taylor of Carver
road wanted to know why the
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“Listening to free speech has
caused some folks to question
its value.”
came to the neighborhood they were there
to put someone in jail has been dispelled
through the work of the center.
The teenagers visiting the meeting were :£
black. Some 20 white citizens, attending &:
the city commission meeting on other
business, broke into applause when the :•:■
youngster finished his statement.
The Rev. Jimmy Chambers, city
chaplain, said the community center was
one of the finest programs he had seen :$
developed. •:•:
He commended the young people and
their leaders. S:
One Scout leader said the public will
have a chance to help support the program
with contributions.
The Rev. Chambers said he was not a :*
wealthy man but wanted to buy one Scout S
uniform for some member of the new j;:
troop.
petition was not given con
sideration.
Mayor Louis Goldstein said
that it was considered but that
70 percent of the property
owners in the annex area had
signed petitions to be brought
into the city.
One person commented that
some people had signed both
petitions.
Ben Brown, Griffin business
man who owns some property
opposite the Griffin-Spalding
Airport, had circulated the peti
tions for annexation.
He was represented by his
attorney, John Carlisle, at the
meeting last night.
Dr. Bob Flanders, 211
Laramie road, wanted to know
if the city planned to increase
the number of traffic lanes on
U. S. Highway 19 running by the
annex property. The com
missioners indicated they had
no immediate plans to do so.
Dr. Flanders, an educator,
said the highway was crowded
at present and the shopping
center would add to the pro
blem.
He said when he purchased a
home in Hillandale subdivision
five years ago, he understood
the area would be developed as
residential.
Mayor Goldstein said the area
opposite Hillandale already was
zoned commercial.
Dr. Flanders said he under
stood that backers of a shopping
center near Crescent school,
which the commissioners
turned down, were pushing for
the new zoning proposal. He
asked Mr. Carlisle if this were
true.
Mr. Carlisle said that Mr.
Brown had made no
agreements or contracts with
any persons concerning who
would develop the shopping
center. He said Mr. Brown
would not want to limit himself
as to whom he would deal.
The area zoned for the
proposed center is opposite the
Griffin-Spalding Airport and
between Maddox road and
Hillandale.
J. S. Harden, 1223 Maple
drive, said he was going on
record as opposed to the an
nexation. He said he made
formal objection on advice of
his attorney.
Before putting the annexation
on final reading, the com
missioners adopted regulations
for neighborhood shopping cen
ter districts and planned
shopping center districts.
City Manager Roy Inman
reviewed the highlights of the
new zoning regulations. Neigh
borhood shopping center
districts will be designated SC
1. Planned Shopping Center
Districts will be designated SC
2.
The regulations spell out
requirements for ownership
limitations, street frontage,
depth of lots, grading of land,
drainage, uses permitted,
building specifications,
parking, loading space, traffic
control, outside signs, and busi
nesses and services prohibited.
The commissioners believe
the shopping center regulations
are adequate to insure high type
developments.
may produce water,” the in
spector added.
Cobb noted that much of the
frontage that follows the new
water mains already has been
subdivided into lots even before
the lines are laid.
“There is some land on Birdie
Road that has been subdivided
and already restricted to homes
in the $25-35,000 price range,”
he added.
Vol. 100 No. 62
ORLANDO, Fla.—George Wallace, his wife, Cornelia and their grandson, Jimbo, watch returns
in their room.
Wallace steamroller
shatters Sen. Muskie
MIAMI (UPI) - Alabama
Gov. George Wallace’s surpris
ing steamroller victory Tuesday
in the Florida primary shat
tered Sen. Edmund Muskie’s
claim as front-runner and
threw the already muddled race
for the Democratic presidential
nomination into chaos.
Coming off a disappointing
showing last week in New
Hampshire, Muskie finished a
badly beaten fourth. Sen.
Telephone
directories
arrive here
Some 21,000 new telephone
directories are being delivered
to Griffin area subscribers,
according to Albert Harrell,
manager of the Griffin office of
Southern Bell.
This is an increase of 1,200
over the number distributed
last year, he said.
He said frequently called
numbers are listed on the back
outside cover of the directory.
As usual, emergency numbers
are listed on the first page of the
inside cover, Mr. Harrell said.
All directories should be in
the hands of subscribers by
Wednesday, March 22, Mr. Har
rell said.
In 1971, 373 homes were built
in Spalding County, a record.
Os the several subdivisions
already under way, at least one
will be devoted to modular
homes.
“There is an area in East
Griffin that is laid out to sell 50
to 60 lots for modular homes,
that will be developed this
year,” he said.
By the way....
MIAMI (UPI) — President Nixon won a lopsided
victory in the Republican presidential primary Tuesday
night, outpolling the combined totals of liberal Paul
McCloskey and conservative John Ashbrook by nearly a
nine-to-one margin in Florida.
With 99 per cent of the state’s precincts in, Nixon had
357,230 votes or 87 per cent to 16,978 or 4 per cent for
McCloskey and 35,974 or 9 per cent for Ashbrook.
Nixon’s margin was of rout proportions in every one of
Florida’s 12 congressional districts.
Rep. C. W. “Bill” Young, R-Fla., called the vote a “clear
endorsement... of the policies and leadership of President
Nixon.”
Hubert H. Humphrey of Minne
sota, who wound up far behind
Wallace in second place,
immediately claimed he was
the leading candidate for the
nomination. Sen. Henry M.
Jackson of Washington ran a
surprising third.
The results, closely watched
by politicians over the country,
even further confused the
Democratic presidential sweep
stakes and left the party still
without a dominant candidate
for the nomination.
“My situation looks hearty,
encouraging and building,” said
Humphrey. Wallace pledged,
“We shall continue our cam
paign for God and country,”
and said that the other
Democratic candidates “may
want to get together with me
now. I think all of them have
been badly hurt.”
Victory Disturbs Muskie
Muskie said his own loss did
not disturb him as much as the
victory by Wallace, whom he
bitterly attacked as “a dema
gogue of the worst possible
kind.”
In next week’s Illinois prima
ry, only Muskie and former
Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy are
entered in the presidential
preference test and Muskie and
Sen. George S. McGovern are
the only ones seeking conven
tion delegates. The entire field,
Modular homes, like mobile
homes, are moved precon
structed to the building site, but
portable sections are then put
together on a permanent fon
dation.
Cobb added that modular
homes are required to pass the
Southern Building Code before
they can be placed in Spalding
County.
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however, is entered in the April
4 Wisconsin primary.
In addition to winning the
second primary of the 1972
election year with 42 per cent,
Wallace picked up 75 conven
tion delegate votes, the biggest
bloc nailed down by any
candidate so far. Humphrey
took the other six delegates
with 18 per cent.
If the Florida primary was a
defeat for Muskie, it was a
boost for Humphrey, at age 60
seeking a rematch against
President Nixon, and for
Jackson, generally considered
the most conservative candi
date among the northern
Democrats.
McGovern of South Dakota
with 7 per cent and New York
Mayor John Lindsay with 7 per
cent fought an inconclusive
battle in their head-to-head
match to come out of Florida’s
primary as the leading conten
der from the Democratic left.
GOP Primary Overshadowed
Totally overshadowed was the
Republican primary where
President Nixon rolled to his
second straight victory, winning
87 per cent of the vote. Rep.
John M. Ashbrook of Ohio,
carrying the banner for conser
vative Republicans, finished
with 9 per cent, and Rep. Paul
N. McCloskey of California,
who pulled out of the race
because he was broke, finished
with 4 per cent.
Spurning the pleadings of
Gov. Reubin Askew, Floridians
voted in a “straw ballot” three
to-one in favor of a constitution
al amendment banning “forced
busing,” but at the same time
voted four-to-one against a
return to dual school systems.
In another nonbinding adviso
ry vote, Florida wait four-to
one in favor of amending the
Constitution to allow school
prayers.