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By Quimby Melton
September is almost here.
Saturday, Sept. 2, is V-J Day;
Monday, Sept. 4, is Labor Day,
and Saturday and Sunday, Sept.
9-10 is Jewish New Year.
The month of September is
National Youth Month with the
annual fall Boy Scout roundup.
California was admitted to
the Union on September 9,1850
becoming the 31st state.
Thursday, Sept. 14, will be
observed by the State of Mary
land as the anniversary of the
writing of our national anthem
— The Star Spangled Banner.
William Howard Taft was the
only President born in Septem
ber. The birthday of the 27th
President was Sept. 15, 1857.
The week of Sept. 17-23 is
Citizenship Week. It begins with
Citizenship Day on Sunday. This
observance is set by Presiden
tial proclamation.
Saturday, Sept. 23, is the first
day of autumn.
And Sunday, Sept. 24, is Gold
Star Mothers Day.
William Howard Taft, 27th
President of the United States,
the only President bom in
September, has one of the most
interesting political careers of
them all.
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, he
attended Yale University. After
graduating there, he studied
law at the University of Cin
cinnati and opened his law
office.
As a young attorney, he was
elected a Superior Court judge
in Ohio and in 1890 was ap
pointed solicitor general of the
United States. In ’92 he was
appointed Judge of a U. S.
Circuit Court, holding this posi
tion until 1900 when McKinley
appointed him Civil Governor of
the Philippines. “Teddy”
Roosevelt named him his Secre
tary of War and he was
groomed for President by the
Rough Rider Roosevelt. Elected
President, he took office on
March 4, 1909. Former Presi
dent Roosevelt became angered
at him because he did not
always follow his (Roosevelt’s)
advice, and campaigned for the
GOP nomination in 1912. Failing
to unseat Taft, Roosevelt or
ganized the “Bull Moose”
“Progressive” party. Taft
carried only eight states, due to
the Taft-Roosevelt split.
Woodrow Wilson was elected.
Taft divided his time between
teaching and lecturing at Yale
and practicing law in Cincinnati
until 1921 when President
Warren G. Harding, a fellow
Ohioan, appointed him Chief
Justice of the United States. He
died in 1930.
Taft and Teddy Roosevelt
disagreed bitterly in their
political thinking. But Taft and
another Roosevelt — Franklin
D. Roosevelt, agreed heartily
on one thing. They both thought
Georgia was a delightful state
in which to spend much of the
winter months. Roosevelt at
Warm Springs and Taft at
Augusta. Old timers at
Augusta said President Taft not
only liked the climate there but
he had a “hankering” for
“possum and taters” and sweet
potato pie. Whether this be true
or not, I do not know. But Taft
was the fattest President we
have ever had.
“It’s hard to remain firmly
against evil which is turning out
to be profitable.”
Buy or build
Firm interested
in hospital here
A national business organiza
tion listed on the New York
Stock Exchange has expressed
an interest in either buying the
Griffin-Spalding Hospital or
building a private hospital here.
Representatives of the Ex
tendicare organization have
scheduled a meeting Aug. 31 in
Griffin with the Griffin-Spald
ing Hospital Authority about the
matter.
The meeting will be held at
Holiday Inn beginning at 10
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John Shue, Jr., (standing by plane,) and his 13-year-old son Scott, landed at the Griffin-Spalding
Airport yesterday afternoon in their two-wing Waco UPF-7, a 1940 model. Mr. Shue has worked
seven years to put the antique plane in top shape. He and his son were headed for Columbia, Miss.,
and to several air shows. They were on vacation and stopped in Griffin for an afternoon lunch.
Flying is Mr. Shue’s hobby. He and his family live in York, Pa.
Local PACE unit
raps endorsement
The Griffin-Spalding County
Political Action Committee for
Eduation (PACE), today took
issue with the state PACE or
ganization over its endorsement
of Claude Whaley in the runoff
election for state senator in the
28th district.
In a letter to the state PACE
organization, the Griffin PACE
group expressed “shock and
distress” over the role of the
state group in the 28th district
state senate race.
Daniel C. Thigpen, chairman
of the Griffin PACE group, said
in the letter:
“I find your endorsement of
Mr. Whaley to be at odds with
your stated purposes on the
following grounds:
“The state PACE organiza
tion was formulated to support
and elect candidates friendly to
the cause of public education.
Your endorsement of Mr.
Whaley will not pass this test
because of Senator (Bob)
Smalley’s twelve years of
distinguished service — service
earmarked by Smalley’s
defense, approval, and support
of major education legislation.
Why has PACE spent its money
and effort attacking such a
friend of education? It makes no
sense.”
Thigpen charged that the
state PACE organization had
taken the action “without the
local’s permission.
“Not only was your endorse
ment of Mr. Whaley made
without our permission, it was
even made without our
Inside today
GRIFFIN
Daily Since 1872
a.m.
Carl Richardson, chairman of
the Griffin-Spalding Hospital
Authority, questioned whether
it would be legal to sell the
hospital. He said the attorney
for the hospital authority is
researching the question now.
Mr. Richardson pointed out
that Hill-Burton federal hospital
money as well as state and local
tax money are involved in the
local hospital.
He said if it is possible to sell
knowledge. You made an en
dorsement effecting us and we
are not even informed although
Griffin-Spalding County PACE
is a bonafide branch of your
state organization.”
The letter from the Griffin
PACE group was mailed this
morning to Dr. Franklin
Shumake, chairman of the
George PACE. Copies were also
sent to Dr. Horace Tate, Dr.
Carl Hodges and E. C. Mit
chum.
Tear gas lingered as delegates left
By BRUCE TALBOT
MIAMI BEACH (UPI)-Tear
gas still lingered around the
hall when delegates to the
Republican National Convention
streamed out Wednesday night
after listening to President
Nixon accept their nomination.
The delegates dabbed at their
eyes and glanced at a
helicopter hovering overhead.
Its powerful searchlight sought
the remnants of the ragged
army of antiwar protesters
which tried to make Nixon
speak to a half-empty hall.
The demonstrators failed in
that enterprise. The final
convention session started only
nine minutes late, and Nixon
launched his bid for a second
term by addressing a full house
of enthusiastic Republicans.
But the protesters forced
Griffin, Ga., 30223, Thursday, August 24, 1972
the hospital, he would question
whether the people of this
community would want to sell
their health care facility.
Mr. Richardson said the
hospital board wants to ask
some pertenant questions of the
firm and wants to make sure the
people of this community know
what might be involved and how
it would affect their health care.
Two representatives of Ex
tendicare made initial contacts
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many delegates to run a
gauntlet to get to the hall,
disabling their vehicles and
severely jostling and cursing
them when they walked.
1,100 Arrested
Some of the delegates arrived
at the hall crying, spitting and
coughing and covering their
faces with handerchiefs when
police responded to the disorder
with teargas and mass arrests.
Evidence of the extensive use
of gas to keep protesters from
getting within missile-throwing
range of the convention hall
was a large number of teargas
canisters strewn around the
southeast corner of the conven
tion center complex—consisting
of several buildings, enclosed
by*a high fence.
By the time the demonstra
tions were over—and they
quietly with local doctors about
the situation. They contacted
hospital administration officials
and asked about the plans for
expansion of the hospital.
The two representatives of
Extendicare who came here
were Thomas G. Doty of New
Orleans and E. Dean Grout of
Louisville, Ky.
Extendicare indicated that if
it cannot buy the local hospital,
it will consider building a
private hospital here. The or
ganization suggested it was
thinking in terms of a 140 bed
institution.
It said that at least 20 doctors
here had indicated they could
assure the organization of an
average of 115 patients per day
in a private hospital.
Nixon thinks he can win
by isolating McGovern
By MIKE FEINSILBER
MIAMI BEACH (UPI)-A
candidate again, Richard M.
Nixon thinks he can win those
“four more years” Republicans
screamed for by isolating
George S. McGovern as an
advocate of alien ideas who
would tear the country apart to
solve its problems.
Grayer, rounder of face, less
tense than in 1968, the
President, 59, is more securely
in command of his political
footing than at any time in a
26-year public career. He is
convinced he can win a
smashing mandate in. Novem
ber.
With the angry chants of anti
establishment demonstrators
wafting into the area and
audible to delegates who sat
cross-legged on the floor near
the podium to hear him better,
Nixon accepted renomination
Wednesday night striking a
theme of don’t-let-them-take-it
away.
Vice President Spiro T.
Agnew, renominated with only
a muffled murmur of dissent,
enchanced his position at the
three-day convention which cost
the GOP $1.9 million.
lasted until after midnight
outside a hotel housing White
House staff members—police
said over 1,000 were arrested,
including 840 men and 170
women.
Local judges held hearings
through the night for the
prisoners and by 8:30 a.m.
EDT, with the hearings still
going on, about 600 had been
released after paying fines or
posting bond.
No Chicago Violence
Miami Beach Police Chief
Rocky Pomerance, who was
commander-in-chief of the
state, county and city police
forces used to control the
demonstrations, said he be
lieved the majority of the
protesters were sincerely moti
vated. But he said “many were
just little hoodlums and trash-
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Republican convention cheers its Nixon-Agnew
ticket.
Agnew Gets Leg Up
Conservatives, who dominat
ed the proceedings, said Agnew
leaves Miami with a leg up on
the potential 1976 presidential
nomination, but mentioned oth
er conservatives — California
Gov. Ronald Reagan, Sen.
James L. Buckley of New York
and recently divorced Sen.
Robert Dole of Kansas, the
GOP national chairman—as
possible competitors.
“Ten minutes is sometimes a
long time in politics,” North
Carolina GOP chairman Frank
Rouse said. “Anything can
happen in four years.”
Nixon embarks today on a
cross-country jet tour in pursuit
of his “new majority” with
stops and speeches in three key
states, Illinois, Michigan and
California. Then he plans to put
politics aside for a two-week
vacation at San Clemente and a
conference in Hawaii with
Japan’s prime minister.
A Tinge of Bitterness
A tinge of bitterness accom
panied Agnew’s renomination.
An Oregon delegate voted for
TV commentator David Brin
kley instead and two delegates
ers,” and that it was these who
created the worst trouble.
The arrests exceeded those at
the Democratic convention in
Chicago in 1968 when Chicago
police took 641 into custody. But
there was less violence in
Miami Beach this year. Nine
teen persons were treated at
hospitals for injuries, but some
demonstrators praised the po
lice for restraint.
“These police are very
cooperative,” said Don Swan
son, 20, just before he was
taken to jail. “Our enemies
aren’t the police. Our enemies
are Nixon and the war
criminals ... These are good
police.”
The police did not find it
necessary to call upon the 3,000
Florida National Guardsmen
who had been mobilized in the
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abstained. One of them, Odis H.
Richmond, 26, a Negro from
Pine Bluff, Ark., said he
considered Agnew “a racist
bigot.” Richmond is a candi
date for the Arkansas legisla
tive.
Four Vietnam War veterans,
three in wheelchairs, interrupt
ed the proceedings with “stop
the bombing” shouts before
they were surrounded by
delegates to hide them from
television cameras and escorted
from the hall.
“I am guilty of murder!”
shouted one. “Tell the truth!
We have suffered from this
war! ”
Outside, disorder abounded.
Demonstrators pounded dele
gates’ cars and buses with
rocks and fists and shouted
obscenities.
Reporters alighting from a
helicopter accompanying Nix
on’s could sniff tear gas used to
disperse the thousands of
rampaging protestors who
roamed the streets in a futile
attempt to disrupt Nixon’s
appearance. The President
made no mention of the
disorders.
Miami area or the 2,500 U.S.
Army paratroopers and U.S.
Marines who had been sent to
nearby Homestead Air Force
Base to serve as a backup
force.
Old Buses Used
The demonstrators poured
into the palm-lined streets of
this resort city of whitewashed
buildings in brilliant afternoon
sunshine. They blocked traffic
by throwing makeshift barri
cades across streets.
They pounded on the vehicles
of delegates trying to get to the
convention hall and sprayed
some vehicles with paint. They
hurled rocks, deflated and
slashed tires and ripped the
wiring out of buses.
The 2,000 state and local
police concentrated in the
resort strip responded wit’’
Shake 1,000 Hands
After speaking, Nixon and
Agnew shook the hands of more
than 1,000 delegates and alter
nates. They pushed, shoved,
and swore trying to reach their
nominees.
In his speech, ■Nixon lashed at
McGovern, without naming him
by name, as one who would
burn down the house to destroy
the rats.
He compared America to a
great building, still incomplete.
“Because some of the windows
are broken,’’ he said, critics
“say tear it down and start
again. We say, replace the
windows and keep building.”
Nixon soft-pedalled Mc-
Govern’s chief issue, Vietnam.
He made no pledge to end the
war but he did repeat his
promise not to end it in a
manner which would “stain”
American honor.
Nixon unveiled no new
programs, but offered one
concrete election promise—to
try to reduce local property
taxes. White House domestic
adviser John D. Ehrlichman
said earlier this week that
Nixon was shooting for a 50 per
cent reduction.
gas and chased the demonstra
tors with squad cars, hauling
them off in orange paddy
wagons and rented trucks.
Police used 50 derelict buses
at the convention center to
build a barricade to keep the
demonstrators out.
But four managed to get in
on guest passes. They were
identified as Vietnam veterans
and three of them were in
wheel chairs. They started
shouting “stop the bombing!”
when Nixon was five minutes
into his speech, and they were
quietly removed.
New York State Sen. William
T. Conklin and'his wife, Jessie,
were tear gassed and roughed
up after being trapped between
police and demonstrators out
the hall.