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Wilbur Evans
back in jail
A 21-year-old Griffin man was
back in jail today after being
charged for the second time
with the February armed
robbery of a grocery store at 219
East Chappell street, during
which the proprietor’s wife,
Mrs. Calvin Davis, was shot and
wounded in the hip.
Wilbur Evans, 519 McKneely
street, first was charged
several days after the incident
when Mrs. Davis picked him as
the robber from a line-up of six
prisoners, all dressed in prison
garb.
He was held in the Spalding
County jail until June, then
released when the Grand Jury
did not indict him. He was
rearrested yesterday when
Burglary rash
breaks out
Griffin Police and Spalding
Sheriff’s officials were in
vestigating a rash of burglaries
which were reported yesterday
and this morning.
Both Dairy Queens, on East
Taylor and West Taylor streets
were hit by burglars during the
night. Entry to both buildings
were made by prying open the
rear doors.
About $375 in cash was taken
from Dairy Queen No. One at
1020 West Taylor, police said.
Sheriff’s officers said an
adding machine was taken from
Dairy Queen No. Two on East
Taylor street. They said no
money had been left in the
building. The thieves also pried
open a locked office door there.
Mrs. Ernest Nealy of 607
South Hill street, reported at 7
p.m. yesterday that her home
had been burglarized.
Police said entry was made
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was extended by Connors when young Mannix wrote for an
autographed picture. The youngster’s next door neighbor is
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Griffin Police came up with new
evidence.
Evans was scheduled to be
tried during the February term
of Superior Court on a child
molesting charge. When he
showed up in court with no
attorney, Judge Andrew
Whalen Jr. told him to go out
and hire one.
A short time later, Mrs.
Davis was robbed. Evans was
picked up the next day on a
bench warrant for failing to
return to court. A few days later
he was charged with the armed
robbery when Mrs. David
identified him in the line-up.
The charge of child molesting
against him had been continued
until the October term of court.
by removing a small pane of
glass from the rear door. They
said the burglar rambled
through desk drawers and took
$98.33 in cash.
Sheriff’s officials investigated
two house burglaries.
Charles C. Gibson of Route
Four, North Hill street ex
tension, reported that his rear
door had been pried open.
Missing were a tape recorder,
gold costume necklace, electric
fan, an old portable television
and an undetermined amount of
dimes and nickels. Their total
value was around $135.
Mrs. Blossie Mae Folds of
Green Valley road, told
deputies that someone entered
her home through the rear door
and took a 21-inch portable
television and a lawn mower.
Their value was set at about
$315.
Hijack
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day came down at Oakland only
after authorities met the
hijacker’s demands that the
field be fully lighted and that a
Coast Guard helicopter with
engines running be ready for
his use.
Under orders from the
hijacker, the PSA plane made
two passes over the field before
landing and then taxied back
and forth before finally shutting
down the engines at 1:33 a.m.
The hijacker took over the
plane at 5:20 p.m. Thursday on
a flight from Oakland to
Sacramento.
Note to Pilot
The Federal Aviation Admi
nistration said that in his note
to the pilot, which said the
ransom would be distributed to
organizations involved in the
Mideast crisis, the hijacker
added: “Recent actions by
the Air Lines Pilots Association
and secretary of transportation
have caused consternation in
our organization and we are
forced to take prompt action.”
The Airline Pilots Association
staged a one-day strike in some
areas last month in protest
against hijackings.
PSA officials said the hijack
er warned over the radio: “If I
don’t get the $450,000, my
friends in Las Vegas, Nev., Los
Angeles and San Francisco are
going to do some drastic
things.”
The plane took off from San
Diego after several hours on
the ground and headed north.
The gunman had released all of
the passengers, except the two
hostages and the crew.
The ransom was paid when
an armored truck drove to the
parked plane at the end of a
remote runway at San Diego’s
Lindbergh Airport.
Bill Mickelson, Van Nuys,
Calif., one of the released
passengers, said once the
hijack was announced by the
pilot “the airline brought the
drinks out and there were a lot
of jokes.”
“The passengers were all
having a good time,” he said.
New
Books
The following new books have
been added to the Flint River
Regional Library:
BIOGRAPHY: “The Moon’s a
Balloon” by David Niven—An
amusing autobiography of one
of America’s most dashing
actors; “Nat King Cole” by
Maria Cole—An intimate
biography of a beloved singer,
written by his wife.
HEALTH: “How to Live With
a Heart Attack” by Dr. R. A.
Miller —A well known physician
shares his knowledge with those
who are now heart patients and
those who are likely to become
heart patients; “The Medicine
Men” by Dr. L. Tushnet —A
witty expose of the myth of
quality medical care in
America today.
HISTORY AND TRAVEL:
“Britannia: Rowing Alone
Across the Atlantic” by John
Fairfax —How the author
planned and executed his
voyage against great odds;
“Burma Jack” by J. Girsham—
A true story of jungle heroism
and adventure in war and
peace.
FICTION: “Rawlins” by Ron
McClure—A saddlebronc
rider’s story of his drive toward
capturing the championship
title of the world; “The Goddess
Abides” by Pearl S. Buck-
Edith Chardman, widowed for
many years, is confronted with
complexities of love that she
hadn’t known existed; “The
Hollow Sea” by Geoffrey
Jenkins—A dramatic novel that
deals with three generations of
a family and some unexplained
tragedies on the high seas.
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| Deaths |
I Funerals I
Mrs. Wilder
Mrs. Irene Thomas Wilder,
widow of Mr. Claude Wilder,
died at Brightmoor Medical
Care Center this morning where
she had been a patient since
Dec. 1971.
Mrs. Wilder was a lifelong
resident of this community and
a member of the First United
Methodist Church. She attended
the Arthur Maddox Sunday
School Class.
Her only survivors include
several cousins.
Funeral plans will be an
nounced by Haisten Funeral
Home.
Mr. Holmes
Funeral plans for Mr. John
Holmes, 63, of East Point will be
announced by McDowell United
Funeral Home.
Mr. Holmes, husband of Mrs.
Alma Holmes, died yesterday at
his residence. He was formerly
of Fayette County.
State
briefs
Elected
ATLANTA (UPI) - Barry
Cronic of Winder was elected
president of Georgia’s Future
Farmers of America Thursday
at the annual state FAA con
vention.
Doug Lacy of Early County
was chosen secretary. District
vice presidents were Steve
Hamby, Ervin County; Jimmy
Powell, Townes County; David
Glisson, TruetlenCounty; Rufus
Jones, Brooks County; Chuck
Williams, Oconee County;
Randy Jones, Carroll County;
Rudolph Collins, Jeffersonville
and Paul Thomas Bennett,
Bacon County.
Wounded
ATLANTA (UPI) - Patrol
man Larry Sproats was wound
ed early today when he sur
prised two men apparently
stealing furniture from a house.
Sproats, shot in the back of
the head with a .22 caliber pis
tol, was not believed critically
hurt. Police said two suspects
were picked up two hours after
the incident.
Mrs. Brisendine
retires here
Mrs. David Brisendine of
Terracedale court is retiring as
executive secretary and
assistant to the innkeeper at the
Griffin Holiday Inn on the North
Expressway.
Mrs. Brisendine is the oldest
local employee in point of
service and joined the Griffin
staff in January, 1965, a month
before the Griffin Inn opened.
She said she has never had a
dull moment on her job and
plans to keep active by fishing
and catching up on her bridge
Playing.
Mrs. Brisendine has two
children, David, a pharmist in
Riverdale, and Emily, who is
news reporter for radio station
WKEU. She also has two small
grandchildren.
About Town
GRIFFIN LSA
The Griffin Legal Secretaries
Association will hold its
monthly dinner meeting on
Tuesday evening, July 11, at
6:30 p.m. at the Capri
Restaurant. The business
meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m.
with the installation of officers.
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College Hill Shopping Center, Arthur Forrer, owner
manager, was awarded the Best Appearing Shopping Center
Award today. The award is sponsored by the City of Griffin
and the Griffin Chamber of Commerce for the best
maintenance of shopping centers over a three-month period.
Hie center was judged by members of the Federated Garden
Club of Griffin. Participating in the ceremony were (hr)
Arthur Forrer, center manger; Mrs. Don Rainwater,
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Dr. Sudweeks
Sudweeks
joins
station
Dr. Earl Max Sudweeks,
formerly of Raleigh, N.C., has
joined the faculty of the
University of Georgia College of
Agriculture as an animal
scientist at the Georgia Ex
periment Station in Griffin.
Dr. Sudweeks, 39, is a native
of Richfield, Utah. He earned
the B.S. and M.S. degrees from
Utah State University. While an
undergraduate he was awarded
two scholarships and presided
over the school’s Dairy Science
Club there. Following
graduation in 1962, he worked in
Utah as a research nutritionist
and later as a county agent.
In 1968 he started work on his
Ph. D. degree at N.C. State in
Raleigh where he remained as a
student and researcher for
three and a half years.
Currently, Dr. Sudweeks is
responsible for approximately
20 scientific research
publications. He holds mem
bership in the American Dairy
Science Association and the
American Society of Animal
Science.
He is married to the former
Dorene Mae Collett of Twin
Falls, Idaho. The couple have
six children: Jed, 11; Karen, 9;
Ruth 8,; Earlene, 6; Susan 5 and
William, 3. The family resides
at 404 Maddox Road.
Four sentenced
in burglary
Four young Ohio residents
were sentenced by Spalding
Superior Court Judge Andrew
Whalen Jr. this morning when
they pleaded guilty to
burglarizing Morris Grocery
Store on the Williamson road.
Tommy Edward Cantrell,
Timothy Cox, Laura Lee Lunn
and Aaron Ray Stahl, all of
Ohio, were sentenced to three
years in prison or fines of $250
each and were ordered to pay
restitution of $275.
Deputies said they committed
the burglary while they were
passing through Griffin enroute
to Florida.
Auto stolen
A 1969 Camero which was
reported solen during the night
from Capitol Motors, 1140 West
Taylor street, was found
abandoned and stripped in
Riverdale.
The auto was recovered
shortly after it had been
reported missing this morning.
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Hospital Report
The following persons were
admitted to the Griffin-Spalding
County Hospital yesterday:
Charlie W. Conner, Mrs.
Minnie Smith, R. Lyndon
Johnson, Mrs. Joyce Wells,
Mrs. Donna Hajosy, Mrs. Roxie
Tallent, Mrs. Ruby
Hollingsworth, Mrs. Barbara A.
Trice, Mrs. Lena Truett, Mrs.
Sara S. McGuffey, Mrs. Annie
Ruth Jenkins, Miss Lillie Kate
Bryant, Otis Swafford, Mrs.
Virginia Nelson, Mary Lee
Smith, H. M. Fletcher, Fredea
Lynn Massey, Mrs. Diane
Howell.
The following were
dismissed:
Jay Wynne, John Johnson,
James Bunn, E. Carnell Smith,
Omie Whatley, Miss Mary Nell
Blackmon, Homer Blackman,
Mrs. Martha Robertson, Mrs.
Diane Green, Mrs. Linda Pass
and baby, Mrs. Essie Mae
Elliott, Mrs. Nell Wynne,
Nathaniel Glanton, Mrs. Pat
Kissee and baby.
The Rev. G. A. Middlebrooks
of Griffin underwent surgery at
the Georgia Baptist Hospital in
Atlanta yesterday.
Stork Club
LITTLE MISS JOSEY
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Josey of
1423 Old Atlanta road, Griffin,
announce the birth of a
daughter on July 6 at the
Griffin-Spalding County
Hospital.
LITTLE MISS JOHNSON
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Johnson
cf Concord announce the birth
of a daughter on July 6 at the
Griffin-Spalding County
Hospital.
MASTER TRICE
Mr. and Mrs. Donnie Trice of
Williamson announce the birth
of a son on July 6 at the Griffin-
Spalding County Hospital.
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president of the Federated Garden Clubs; Mayor Louis
Goldstein and Jerry Savage, president of Griffin Area
Chamber of Commerce. The award is signed by Savage and
Goldstein. Also participating were Mrs. James Whitmire and
Mrs. James Duffes, garden club members; Chamber
Executive Vice President Dee Simonton and City Manager
Roy Inman.
Man charged
with forgery
Charles Edward Bell, 21, 515
Lane street, was arrested
yesterday and charged with
forgery. Police said he forged
and cashed one of three checks
which had been stolen from
Marvin Burgess of Burgess
Nursery Center, 1440 North
Expressway.
Officers said Bell cashed a S7O
check at the Griffin Package
store when he purchased $9.75
in merchandise and got the
remainder back in change.
Earlier, they said, he had at
tempted to cash one of the
checks at two other businesses
but both proprietors refused to
cash them.
Yesterday a teller at a First
National Bank window also
refused to cash one of the
checks. Bell was arrested a
short time later.
Griffinite attends
conference
American Bankers an
nounced today that John Lowell
Herbert of Griffin attended the
Company’s Millionaires Con
ference which was held at the
Grand Bahama Hotel and
Country Club, West End, Grand
Bahama Island, Bahamas.
Mr. Herbert is one of the
sales and management leaders
in the Company’s international
sales force.
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Phillip Smith
awarded
Silver Star
Philip Smith who already had
been awarded 40 decorations for
heroic action in Vietnam as a
helicopter pilot has been
awarded the Silver Star medal.
When he was discharged he
was a first lieutenant.
Smith was cited for saving six
South Vietnam soldiers trapped
in a mined area behind enemy
lines. Had it not been for his
action, the six would have been
killed.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Richter Smith of Griffi.
Two charged
with fighting
Griffin Police charged two
men with quarreling and
fighting last night and said one
escaped serious injury when a
pistol went off during the fracas
and grazed his forehead.
Arrested were Leon Ham
brick of 421 North 15th street,
and his neighbor, Donald Dunn,
of 427 North 15th street.
Hambrick told officers that
Dunn hit him across the head
with a pistol and the weapon
fired, grazing his forehead. He
was treated in the Griffin-
Spalding Emergency Room but
was not admitted to the
hospital.