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Griffin Daily News Friday, April 28, 1972
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Center distributes
goods to needy families
Griffin Community Services
has given more than 4,200 ar
ticles of clothing and household
Rehoboth plans
tea for two
oldest members
On Sunday, April 30 Rehoboth
Baptist Chuuch will honor two
of its oldest active members
with a tea in the Fellowship Hall
from 3 to 5 p.m.
Mrs. Lillie Futral will
celebrate her 85th birthday on
May 7 and Mrs. Mary Duke
celebrated her 81st birthday on
Apr. 23, Mrs. Futral and Mrs.
Duke make their home in
Rehoboth community.
The Rev. Calvin Davis, pastor
of Rehoboth, Mrs. Helen Mc-
Clesky and Mrs. Charles
Castellaw are in charge of
arrangements for the tea
honoring the two ladies.
All friends and members of
the church are invited.
\ Gospel Concert will be held Saturday - May 6th. at The
National Guard Armory in Griffin, Ga., beginning at 7:30
P.M. EST. Featured on the program will be The
Wayfarers Quartet of Langdale, Ala., The Ambassadors
Qt. of Fairfax, Ala., and The Fellowship Trio and Gospel
Band of Griffin, Ga. Advance Admission for Adults is 2.00 -
at the Gate 2.50 - All children tickets 1.00. Advance tickets
may be purchased at:
Collins Men and Boys' Wear - S. Hill
Gray’s Superette - Atlanta Rd.
B. and A. Grocery - N. 9th St.
Evelyn’s Beauty Shop - Maddox Rd.
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goods to needy persons during
the past two months. Also, some
350 articles were sent to
patients at Central State
Hospital in Milledgeville.
Community Services is
located at the rear of the
Seventh Day Adventist Church,
222 South 14th street, and is
operated by volunteers. They
help anyone in need and also
work through the Department
of Family and Children Ser
vices. During the past two
weeks, three families whose
homes have been destroyed by
fire have received assistance.
Tax credits may be given for
any donations. Especially
needed are children’s and
larger sized clothing, along with
bed linens and any type
household articles and fur
niture. Articles may be picked
up if transportation is
unavailable by calling Mrs.
Clayton Hoskins.
The service is open on Sun
days from 3-5 p.m. and on
Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to noon.
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Hospital Report
The following persons were
admitted to the Griffin-Spalding
County Hospital yesterday and
this morning:
Mrs. Martha Johnson, Aquilla
Coe, Mrs. Mary Patrick, Jerry
Coody, Keith Crowley, Henry
Carnell Jr., Warren Blackmon,
Mrs. Virginia Hammond, Mrs.
Gladys Tillery, Mrs. Annie
McMullen, Mrs. Mamie Calla
han, Mrs. Cecil Johnson, Miss
Anna Turner, Billy Ray Allen,
Mrs. Tommie Goodson, Mrs.
Christine Laster, Mrs. Renee
Brown, Mrs. Cliffordine
Respress.
The following were dismiss
ed:
Mrs. Connie Wilson and baby,
Mrs. Peggy Steele, William
Zellner, Amos Johnson 111, Mrs.
Mary McDaniel and baby, Mrs.
Ruby Turner, James Pearson,
Mrs. Jeanette Goss, Raymond
Bell, Ben Maddox, Willard
Clark, Mrs. Rosa Lee King and
baby, Mrs. Emily Johnson,
Willie George Boynton, Charles
Crawley Jr., Jack Lee Rose,
James D. Connally, Lillian
Currington.
' Welsh named
headmaster
at academy
The board of directors of
Griffin Academy announced
Walter Welsh has been signed
as headmaster for the school
year 1972-73. Mr. Welsh has
been acting headmaster for the
past two months.
Mr. Welsh, a Pennsylvania
native, graduated from Georgia
Southern with a B.S. degree in
science. He taught science at
Flint River Academy in Wood
bury, Ga., leaving there in 1970
to resume studies at Georgia
Southern for his masters degree
in Education.
He received this degree in
1971 and came to Griffin
Academy in the fall of 1971 as
one of the first teachers at the
Academy.
Since accepting the challenge
as head of the school, Mr. Welsh
has not only continued to teach
his Science classes, but has
devoted much time to other
matters including recruitment
of students for 1972-73.
Under his supervision,
classes for the new year are
beginning to fill, with one
already closed out, and several
others rapidly approaching
capacity.
Rotary Club
earns honors
The annual Rotary District
Conference was held at Jekyll
Island this past weekend con
cluding with the awards lunch
eon Tuesday at noon.
The Griffin Club won the Club
Service Award for the third
I straight year and was runner
up in the scrapbook judging and
I also runner-up as the best over
all Club in the district.
I Dr. Jim Dunaway, club presi
dent, headed a delegation of 21
Griffin Rotary couples to the
) convention. Dr. Bob Flanders of
the local club was the official
I song leader for the conference
and Mrs. Emily Harris the con-
‘ ference organist.
| Deaths-Funerals |
Mr. O’Neal
Mr. Aubrey James O’Neal, 67,
of Route one, Teamon road,
died early Thursday night at the
Living Center where he had
resided for over a year.
Mr. O’Neal was born in Butts
County and had made his home
in Griffin for a number of years.
He is survived by a son,
James O’Neal; a daughter,
Mrs. Donald Shirey of Griffin;
three brothers, Leonard O’Neal
of Thomaston, Jimmy O’Neal of
Barnesville and Cleo O’Neal of
Jenkinsburg; two sisters, Mrs.
Ethel McEwen of Atlanta and
Mrs. Flossie Smith of Fairfax,
Va.; four grandchildren, one
great-grandchild and several
nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be
conducted Saturday afternoon
at 2 o’clock in Oak Hill
cemetery. The Rev. Jerry
Byrant will officiate. Haisten
Funeral Home of Griffin is in
charge of plans.
Mrs. Mangham
Mrs. Fannie D. Mangham, 95,
of Atlanta, died at her residence
Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Mangham was a lifelong
resident of Pike County.
Her survivors include a
daughter, Mrs. Rosa Park; and
two sons, Frank Park and Jetti
Park, all of Atlanta.
Funeral plans will be an
nounced by McDowell United
Funeral Home.
Cars wreck
at By-Pass
intersection
A two-car collision on the
Griffin By-Pass at the Zebulon
road intersection yesterday
afternoon sent two persons to
the Griffin-Spalding Hospital
for treatinent of injuries.
Billy Ray Allen, 31, of Route
One, Barnesville, was admitted
to the hospital with a possible
fractured knee and a head cut.
He was listed in good condition
today.
Patrolmen at the Griffin State
Patrol Post said he was driving
an auto which collided with a
car driven by Janet Carol Pitts,
16, of Route Three. Mrs. Oressa
B. Pitts, also of Route Three,
was treated for cuts and bruises
but was not admitted. She was a
passenger in the Pitts Car.
Troopers said the impact
knocked the Allen car almost
400 feet.
Paper drive
called off
temporarily
The property located at the
corner of West Taylor and South
Eleventh streets where the
Exchange Club of Griffin has
been collecting old papers and
magazines has been sold. Until
another location for the collec
tion of the papers and
magazines can be found, the
project will be suspended.
The last load of papers and
magazines will be taken to the
paper mill tomorrow morning.
The Exchange Club requests
that no papers or magazines be
left at the Taylor and Eleventh
Streets station.
The Exchange Club, due to
the sale of the old papers and
magazines, has been able to
assist a number of local or
ganizations and charities in
cluding the Boys Club, the
Police Youth Center, and the
Girls Scouts Auxiliary.
Dr. Lester Luttrell, president
of the Exchange Club, has
expressed the appreciation of
the club to the Humble Oil
company, the owner of the
collection station, Taylor
Collier its local real estate
agent, and to all who have
contributed to the success of the
project. It is hoped that another
location can be obtained and the
project continued.
Stork Club
LITTLE MISS LASTER
Mr. and Mrs. James William
Laster of 1005 West College
street at tension, Griffin, an
nounce the birth of a daughter
on Apr. 28 at the Griffin-
Spalding County Hospital.
LITTLE MISS MOORE
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Moore
of 1336 Oakdale drive, Griffin,
announce the birth of a
daughter on Apr. 23 at the
Griffin-Spalding County
Hospital.
Mrs. Pritchard
Mrs. Dorothy Burke Prit
chard of 6857 Mother Goose
road, Jacksonville, Fla., wife of
Lawson James Pritchard, Jr.,
died Wednesday.
In addition to her husband,
die is survived by a sister, Mrs.
Bennie Norris of Monroe, La.;
step-daughter, Mrs. Earnest
Cornant, Jr., of Athens, Ohio;
four sisters-in-law, Mrs. Ernest
Simmons, Mrs. Lucius Langley,
Mrs. Clarence C. Skelton and
Mrs. Janice Craddock, all of
Griffin.
Graveside services will be
conducted Saturday morning at
11 o’clock in Oak Hill cemetery
in Griffin. The Rev. Dumas B.
Shelnut will officiate. The body
arrived in Griffin at noon today
and will remain at Haisten
Funeral Home.
Cancer drive
under way
in Griffin
More than 50 volunteers for
the American Cancer Society,
Spalding County Neighborhood
Crusade attended training
meetings on Thursday.
At these meetings they heard
two local doctors emphasize the
importance of the yearly health
checkup and the need for every
woman to have a yearly Pap
test.
The volunteers were told
about the services to cancer
patients which include: tran
sportation to treatment centers,
pain relieving drugs, colostomy
supplies, chemotherapeutic
drugs for Leukemia, Hodgkin’s
Disease patients, dressings and
bandages and rehabilitation
services. These are some of the
services available for the
asking to patients here in
Spalding County.
These Crusaders for the
Neighborhood Division will be
calling on their neighbors daily
through Sunday, giving them an
educational leaflet and asking
them for a contribution to
further the work of the
Amiercan Cancer Society.
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more Joy into your
car buying and driving.
Highland
Methodist
homecoming set
Homecoming will be held at
the Highland United Methodist
Church Sunday. The day’s
events will begin with Church
School at 10 a.m. and continue
with the morning worship at 11
am.
The Rev. James “Pete”
Herndon of Mississippi will
preach.
Lunch will be served
following the service. All for
mer members of the church as
well as visitors have been in
vited to attend the homecoming
day activities.
A nursery will be provided
during the worship service.
The pastor is the Rev. John
Higgins.
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Exotic Polynesian Salads and Fruits - Delicacies from poly-Asia... all prepared from
Authentic Oriental Recipes.
Fashions and Entertainment provided by the geishas from the Bazaar Boutique. Bring
your grass skirt and learn the hula from our talented Wahinas.
Gerald F. Hastings, a former
resident of Hampton, received
an award in recognition of 15
years’ service in the nuclear
weapons program at Sandia
Laboratories in Albuquerque ,
New Mexico. He is the son-in
law of Mrs. Calvert Ison, 1308
Brown street, Griffin. He and
his wife, the former Ruth
Calvert of Griffin, live at 3711
Morningside Drive, N.E.,
Albuquerque.
Revival opens
Revival services will begin
tonight and continue through
Sunday night at the Church of
God on Richardson. Mrs. Betty
Wylie of Chattanooga, Tenn.,
will be the evangelist.
Services will begin each
evening at 7:30.
The pastor is the Rev. Nor
man Legalliene.
2 wounded
ATLANTA (UPI)-Two black
civil rights activists picketing
an all-Negro hospital
in a labor dispute were wound
ed Thursday night by bullets
believed to have been fired
fired from a passing car.
They were identified as Willie
Ricks, who suffered a stomach
wound, and the Rev. Arthur
Langford, shot in the shoulder.
They were listed in satisfactory
condition today at Grady Hos
pital.