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j By Quimby Melton
•resident Nixon’s visit to
liada this week will be of
l id wide interest.
Washington sources say it is a
lx)d will” visit.
Canada’s Prime Minister
■deau will be host to the
Ksident.
What will they talk about?
|’o doubt they will discuss the
■on visit to Red China; Uncle
In’s attitude towards Free
Ina; how the visit might help
I hinder settlement of the
Rubles in the Vietnam area;
Vi what Japan and others
Ink of that visit.
Canadian newspapers report
Sreased waves of nationalism
Weeping over the country.
Sere is little doubt but every
■caution will be taken to
Itect the President from
Irm. He’ll be heckled and
Ire will be demonstrations
Linst America. One is being
Lined in front of the Ameri
|L embassy.
■The Canadian press says the
Iders of the two neighboring
luntries will “skirt” the real
lues and that any press
■eases will be guarded and
lade with the greatest
liplomatic” care.
(President Nixon is not the
lly “chief executive" from
Inerica who is visiting a
j-eign country.
■Gov. Jimmy Carter, chief
lecutive of Georgia, is visiting
Intral and South America. His
Ip, too, is a “good will” visit,
me governor in announcing he
(xild go said the purpose of his
Isit would be to improve trade
llations with our neighbors to
|e south. He will be away from
■me several days longer than
|e President.
■We sincerely hope that the
luntries where the governor
■sits will take every precaution
lat nothing happens to our
late’s chief executive.
I There seems to be an “open
lason” on murder, especially
I the person killed is a part of
line governmental body.
I There have been far too many
Liief executives jkilled by an
ksassin. We would suggest that
rhen the President gets safely
lome and Jimmy Carter gets
ome “safe and sound” that
ley stick around home base.
Weather
overcast
ESTIMATED HIGH TODAY
9, low today 62, high yesterday
tO, low yesterday 52, low tonight
n mid 60s, high tomorrow in
nid 80s. Sunrise tomorrow 6:17,
ninset tomorrow 7:01.
‘Beautiful Griffin’
is at crossroads
More than $2,000 has been
contributed or pledged to the
iowntown beautification pro
gram, according to Chairman
Felton Rainwater.
He believes the campaign to
raise $50,000 for the job is at the
crossroads.
Mr. Rainwater said the some
30 people working with the com
mittee on the program believe
the money can be raised. But he
said that definite plans cannot
be completed until the group
has an idea of how much money
.will be available.
Many firms and individuals
are waiting to see what will
develop, Mr. Rainwater said.
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ST. LOUIS, Mo.—An entire block of utility poles were torn
down when a tornado raked through suburban Florissant and
parts of neighboring St. Charles County, leaving several
Tornado hits near St. Louis
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (UPI)-A
tornado raged through the St.
Louis area Tuesday afternoon,
causing one death, several
injuries and considerable
property damage.
Cheril Van Meter, 17, of
suburban Florissant, was killed
by . flying glass. Christian
Board vote
to be held
on May 30
Spalding Ordinary George
Imes today set May 30 as the
date for a school board referen
dum.
Voters will be asked to mark
ballots for or against a proposal
to elect board members on an
at-large basis. Under the plan,
candidates will qualify for post
numbers to serve on the 10-
member board.
City and county voters will
vote on all candidates.
Under the present setup, city
voters elect five board mem
bers and county voters five.
School officials fear that the
method of election could be
challenged in court under the
one man, one vote court ruling.
They have asked voters to
approve the new method of
electing board members. The
revised election plan also was
recommended by a Spalding
County grand jury last year.
But he asked Griffinites to
take this attitude: the program
depends on me; if I contribute it
will succeed, if I do not, it will
fail.
He said he realized that many
clubs and organizations had not
had time to meet and consider
the requests for contributions.
When they do meet, Mr.
Rainwater believes most will
contribute.
The chairman said no definite
plays will be developed until
after the Uni verity of Georgia
sends experts here May 9-10 to
discuss the program. He said
the planning committee wants
to know what the University can
Griffin Tech tabloid is in today’s paper
DAILY
Daily Since 1872
Northwest Hospital said 17
persons were treated for
injuries.
No property damage estimate
was available.
The tornado hopped across
Florissant and the Flamingo
Park and Paddock Meadows
subdivisions. Roofing was da-
Lion Country Safari
plans opening in June
Numa the Lion, king of the
jungle, has come to Henry
County.
He has brought his queen, his
cousins and his friends. Already
70 or 80 lions and lionesses are
at Lion Country Safari, Inc.,
and there will be many more by
June when it plans to open as
one of the nation’s top tourist
attractions.
Things are shaping up.
Contractors are busy preparing
its 562 acres, and animals are
arriving. In addition to the 70 or
80 lions, 15 cheetahs are there
right now. So are seven rhinos,
that huge beast with the horn on
its snout. Also present are two
or three species of zebras and 20
or more of antelope.
do in the way of survey and
planning.
Mr. Rainwater said that the
Georgia Experiment Station
here has agreed to help with
ornamental plant suggestions
for improving downtown park
ways.
Mr. Rainwater said that the
program cannot be carried out
overnight. He expects it to take
a year or two. But he said the
committee needs to know how
much money an individual or
organization plans to give or
pledge so plans can be made
accordingly.
“We need to hear from
Grifffinites,” he said.
GRIFFIN
Griffin, Ga., 30223, Wednesday, April 12, 1972
injuries, considerable property damage and at least one
death in its path. (UPI)
maged and trees and rows of
utility poles were toppled.
Damage also was reported at
the Whitney Chase subdivision
in Blackjack. Eleven-year-old
Judy Cuddihee, who was exiting
from a school bus there,
suffered a broken leg.
Jtt Henry County
General Manager Harold
Cope is on hand, having come
from California. He is an in
teresting person who has been a
game warden and who has lived
in Kenya, Africa, where all that
wild game roams free.
It will roam free in Henry
County, too, within reason. The
public will be protected fully
and the area will be divided into
four sections. First, there will
be a general section, then one
for lions only, followed by one
for rhinos and cheetahs which
do not harm each other, then
another general area.
When you visit Lion Country
Safari, Inc., you will pay your
fee (13.75 per adult and $2.75 per
child five to 12 years old, under
five is free). Then you will drive
along the trails about five to 10
miles per hour in your own car
and see the sights. Every car
will be given a tape recorder
and the trip will be narrated on
it. How long will it take: A
minimum of a hour. Cameras
will be welcome, though, and
picture-takers can spend as
long as they like.
It gets pretty hot in Henry
County in the summer, and five
to 10 miles an hour is slow. What
if the engine of your car
overheats right there in the
middle of a pride (that’s what
they call ’em) of lions? Then the
jeep maintenance patrol will
come to the rescue. Several will
operate continuously on the four
and a half miles of road.
There will be an entertain
ment area, too, with free rides.
Only charges other than for ad
mission will be for souvenirs,
knick-knacks and the like. A
trailer park is planned for later.
Before the place opens it will
have chimpanzees, giraffes and
elephants along with other wild
NEWS
Across the Missouri River in
St. Charles County, the sheriff’s
office said most of the damage
was at the Orchard Farm
school. A roof was torn off the
junior high building and win
dows in school buses were
broken. Three persons were
injured by flying glass.
animals roaming about. There
will be perhaps 2,000 in all.
George B. Cohen is director of
sales and marketing. He
arrived from Los Angeles about
10 days ago and is enthusiastic
about the project. Two others
already are in operation, one at
Laguna Hills, California and the
second near West Palm Beach,
Florida. The one in Henry
County and one at Grand
Prairie, Texas are scheduled to
open this year.
Many patrons are expected to
visit from 1-75, as they drive to
or from Florida and Disney
World. People who live nearer
are expected, too, but Mr.
Cohen advised that probably the
quickest and easiest route from
Griffin would be to Jonesboro,
out toward Lake Spivey at Walt
Stephens Road on which the
entrance will be located. Lion
Country Safari is just one mile
from Lake Spivey. Its official
post office address is Route
Three, Box 579, Stockbridge,
Ga.
Pro gridder
will attend
open house
Morris Stroud, a native of
Griffin who plays for the
Kansas City Chiefs professional
football team, will be at Griffin
Tech tomorrow night during
open house.
He will be on hand to give
away autographed pictures to
visitors.
Stroud told Coy Hodges of the
Griffin Tech faculty he would be
happy to support the open house
program and participate in it.
Vol 100 No. 86
City increases
electric bills
The City Commissioners
made good their promise to
increase electric rates at their
meeting last night.
The increases will be effec
tive April 20. The com
missioners said they were
necessary to take care of hikes
by the Georgia Power Com
pany.
Generally the increases will
amount to 15 percent.
Charlie Smith, Light and
Water Department director,
said the rule is hard to apply be
cause of rate variances and
volume of electricity used.
50 PERCENT
Georgia Power increases to
the city amounts to 50 percent,
using the calendar year of 1970
as a base, city officials pointed
out.
Mr. Smith said that the city of
Griffin electric rates remain
comparable to or below Georgia
Power rates.
Mr. Smith said that it is diffi
cult to say exactly how much
residential or business bills will
be increased because of so
many variables. He also noted
that electric rates are higher in
the summer than winter,
another factor which makes it
hard to pinpoint increases.
$lO EXAMPLE
Asked what affect the in
crease would be on a $lO month
ly bill, Mr. Smith said the hike
would be to $11.39. But he
cautioned against using this as
a typical example.
In other action last night, the
city commissioners annexed
more than 13 acres of land in the
vicinity of Nix’s Garage into the
city.
It will be zoned as C-2 because
it adjoins a C-2 area at present.
OTHER
In other action the com
missioners :
—Approved purchase of base
ball and softball equipment at a
cost of $2,078.43 from Hickock’s
Sporting Goods, the low bidder.
—Purchased supplies and
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“I’ve really known only two
kinds of people — good ones and
better ones.”
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CYPRESS GARDENS, Fla.—King Hussein of Jordan gets in some water skiing as he continues his
vacation in Florida. The King began his vacation last week after talks with President Nixon in
Washington. (UPI)
equipment for the Light and
Water Department amounting
to $1,691.50.
—Purchased a loader-back
hoe machine for $17,572.63 for
Light and Water Department.
—Purchased fertilizer for city
golf course costing $1,096.60
from Johnson Fertilizer, the low
bidder.
—Purchased radio equipment
Bomb experts
order evacuation
BELFAST, Northern Ireland
(UPl)—British army bomb
experts today evacuated apart
ment buildings around a
Londonderry dry cleaners
where a suspected bomb was
left with the warning “It’s a big
one—you better get out.”
Officers said they would wait
before attempting to disarm it
because they suspected that a
bomb in Londonderry Monday
was touched off by remote
control. That bomb killed two
soldiers who were in the open
trying to keep a group of stone
throwing youths away from the
explosive.
Families evacuated today
criticized the army decision to
move them. “We pay taxes and
I am ashamed of the army,”
said their spokesman, Randolph
Rice.
An army spokesman said,
Gordon
president
named
The Board of Regents has
named Dr. Jerry M. William
son, dean of Clayton Junior
College, president of Gordon
Junior College in Barnesville.
The Regents took the action at
their monthly meeting being
held in Valdosta this week.
Gordon is a private institution
which will become a unit of the
University System July 1.
Williamson, 35, holds a Ph.D.
degree in humanities from
Florida State University. An
Illinois native, he has been at
Clayton Junior College since
1970.
Inside Tip
Tuition
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for the Police Department cost
ing $31,926. Federal funds will
pay $21,646 of the cost.
—Changed commission meet
ing dates to April 25, May 2,
May 16, June 6 and June 20.
Then the commission will
resume meeting on the second
and fourth Tuesday nights of
each month. The changes were
made to avoid meeting con
flicts.
“We can’t be sure that there
isn’t someone waiting to push
the plunger. We have had too
many people killed in this
campaign to throw away more
lives.”
A group of Protestant women
Tuesday night called a one-day
strike Thursday to back de
mands for restoration of the
Protestant-dominated Northern
Ireland government, suspended
two weeks ago; the release of
435 Protestant prisoners who
they say are wrongly jailed;
and for security forces to re
enter “no-go" Roman Catholic
areas in Belfast and Londonder
ry.
Jean Stewart, chairman of
the Loyalist Women’s Action
Committee, said the strike will
mark the start of a campaign
which she said would involve
“direct action stopping short of
violence.”
She said more than 8,000
women had joined the organiza
tion since last week.
In Londonderry, the Derry
Citizens Central Council, a
moderate Roman Catholic
group, called on the Irish
Republican Army (IRA) Provi
sionals Tuesday to end their
hostilities. The “Provos” imme
diately rejected their call.
Michael Canavan, chairman
of the group, said its leaders
had met secretly with the
Provisionals’ Londonderry com
mand and told them that
“cessation of military activity
was essential so that the
present political climate favor
ing peaceful solutions by
consensus is given an opportu
nity to develop.”