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VENIN O
By Quimby Melton
J. Edward Stallings, Griffin
businessman and member of
Warren Lodge No. 20, Indepen
dent Order of Odd Fellows, will
become Grand Master of the
Sovereign Lodge a year sooner
than was scheduled. A year ago
when he was elected Sovereign
Grand Warden, he was in line
for the Number Two post in the
fraternal order which has
lodges not only in America but
in many foreign lands.
However, the death of
Clarence W. Brandt of Min
nesota moved Stallings up one
year in the line of succession.
The Griffinite will be installed
as Sovereign Grand Master at
the Sovereign Grand Lodge
meeting in Cincinnati, Sept. 17-
22. The Griffinite will be sworn
in on Wednesday Sept. 20. A
banquet honoring . the new
commander in chief of Odd
Fellows will be held in Atlanta
at the Sheraton-Biltmore on
Nov. 11.
This is the second time that
Griffin and Warren Lodge No.
20 have furnished International
IOOF with its top leader. The
first was the late Judge Robert
T. Daniel, judge of the Spalding
Superior Circuit. In those days,
the head of the fraternal order
was called Sovereign Grand
Sire. Today he is Sovereign
Grand Master.
Griffin has furnished many
men and women to head up both
state and national organiza
tions. But as far as Good
Evening knows, Judge Daniel
and Edward Stallings are the
only ones elected to Internation
al office.
Griffin and Warren Lodge
were proud of Judge Daniel
when he was elected Interna
tional head of Odd Fellows.
Today Griffin and Warren
Lodge No. 20 are just as proud
of Edward Stallings.
Weather
ESTIMATED HIGH TODAY 87,
low today 63, high yesterday 88,
low yesterday 66; high
tomorrow mid 80s, low tonight
upper 60s; sunrise tomorrow
7:17, sunset tomorrow 8:02.
SMUT-
“Prayer might not keep you
safe on the highway if you’re a
careless driver.”
Stallings to be Odd Fellow world leader
J. Edward Stallings, Griffin
businessman, will become
world leader of Odd Fellows in
Cincinnati, Ohio when the an
nual session of The Sovereign
Grand Lodge meets Sept. 17-22.
He will step up to the top spot
due to the death of Deputy
Sovereign Grand Master Clar
ence W. Brandet of Minnesota.
Mr. Stallings presently is
serving as Sovereign Grand
Warden and would have ad
vanced to the number two post
in the order in September.
Instead, he will become
g Sovereign Grand Master.
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He will be the second Griffin
man to be world leader of the
g Odd Fellows. The first Griffinite
Firm prefers to buy hospital
rather than build one here
Representatives of a national
business organization today
said they would prefer to buy
the Griffin-Spalding Hospital
rather than build one here.
Extendicare, the business or
ganization listed on the New
York Stock Exchange, met with
hospital authority members and
City and County Commissioners
at Holiday Inn this morning to
discuss the matter.
Jack Moss, Spalding County
Commission vice chairman,
said flatly he was opposed to
selling or leasing the hospital
here.
Mayor Louis Goldstein told
the group he had not found
anyone in the community who
wanted to sell the local hospital.
Carl Richardson, chairman of
the G-S Hospital Authority,
asked Extendicare re
presentatives what was the
purpose of the meeting to get
the discussion started.
He wanted to know if Extendi
care wanted to buy the present
hospital or build a new private
hospital.
Dean Grout of Extendicare
said they were interested in
both.
Grout said Extendicare would
much prefer to buy the hospital
than build.
“If we build it costs,” Grout
said.
“We could buy (the present
hospital) at no cost to you. We
would pay taxes and give you
money in the treasury (of the
city and county.)”
Wilkinson
resigns
Boys’ Club
Boys’ Clubs of Griffin-Spald
ing County Executive Director
Don Wilkinson has resigned his
position effective Sept. 1 to
accept a similar job as director
of the organization in Golds
boro, N.C.
Chairman of the Board John
Herbert expressed appreciation
for Wilkinson’s work, beginning
two years ago, in organizing
Griffin’s first Boys’ Club and
raising the membership to more
than 500 in 24 months.
“Don has done an outstanding
job in all areas, and, through his
leadership, we feel that Boys’
Clubs have a strong hold in the
community,” Herbert said.
Wilkinson, his wife, Ann, a
junior high school English
teacher, and their daughter
Jenny, will leave for North
Carolina this week.
to lead the order on the interna
tional level was the late Judge
R. T. Daniel. He was Judge of
Spalding Superior Court and a
member of Warren Lodge 20 of
Griffin.
Mr. Stallings also is a
member of the Griffin Lodge.
When Judge Daniel was world
leader, the top office carried the
title of Grand Sire. He served
during the 1915 term.
Mr. Stallings will be installed
in a Sept. 20 evening ceremony.
By virture of his new office,
he will be Commander-in-Chief
of the Patriarch Militant Army
which is the uniformed branch
of the Order. He also will be
editor-in-chief of the Intema-
GRIFFIN
Daily Since 1872
Attending the meeting were:
Hospital Authority Chairman
Carl Richardson, and Authority
members, Dr. Lamar King, Dr.
Randolph Gilbert, Ed Willis and
James Head; City Com
missioners Louis Goldstein,
Raymond Head, Otis Snider;
County Commissioners David
Elder, Sandy Morgan, Jack
Moss, Hospital Administrator
Carl Ridley, Comptroller
Charles Aenchbacher, Attorney
Marshall Sims of the Authority
and Tom Doty of Deblois Inc., a
New Orleans brokerage firm
which deals in finding existing
hospitals for sale.
Doty said his firm made an
extensive survey of the state
and contacted local doctors to
see if they were interested in a
new hospital. He said they have
even contacted a local real
estate firm to find a location for
a new facility.
Grout said he had met with 15
or 20 local doctors but pled the
“fifth amendment” when asked
if there is a need for a new
hospital here or if the doctors
are dissatisfied with the present
facility.
Richardson said federal funds
already have been approved
and the hospital has liquid
assets to complete an expansion
program here. He asked if
Extendicare were aware of
these plans when they ap
proached the Griffin doctors.
He said he did not see the need
for a new hospital.
Grout answered his company
did not want to come into Griffin
to create problems, that they
would like to make an offer to
buy the hospital, but “if you
want us to get out of town, tell
us”.
He also asked if they would
consider leasing the hospital.
Several “no’s” from the group
went up. Grout said the meeting
was part of a survey in Griffin.
He said Extendicare would
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Jflajor tragedy averted
Atlanta high school lab blast kills one, hurts 8
ATLANTA (UPI) - A high
school laboratory near down
town Atlanta blew up today,
killing one person and injuring
eight others, but a major trag
edy was averted by school of
ficials who detected leaking gas
and closed the building in ad
vance.
The explosion and fire in a
production la bora tory across the
street from Henry W. Grady
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Griffin, Ga., 30223, Thursday, August 31, 1972
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Visiting industrial developers were guests of the Griffin Chamber of
Commerce last night at the Griffin Country Club. Exchanging ideas were (l
--r) Billy Shapard, Griffin textile man; David W. Inglis of the Georgia
Department of Industry and Trade; Jerry Savage, Griffin Chamber of
Commerce president; Lee Roy Claxton, immediate past Griffin Chamber
president; Frank Young of Washington who represented Southern Railway,
and Joe Arrington of Georgia State University, urban development
specialist. Otis Weaver, Jr., of the local Chamber with Dee Simonton,
executive vice president of the Chamber, met the bus of developers on the
North Expressway at Kalamazoo drive. The bus had come from a tour of
High School was felt by almost
1,000 students in the main build
ing. The main structure was
not damaged, however.
The dead was identified by
authorities as Corrine McGee, a
maid employed in the building.
Her body was recovered from
the rubble about an hour and
15 minutes after the explosion.
The injured were listed as
Clifford Ashmore, assistant
principal; Tom Proctor, in
charge of the laboratory; Mrs. cup
Minnie Black, business man- den
ager; Marion Watkins, Moses pro<
Smith, John Wesley Carter, D.
C. Holliday and Fred Kelley, all B
employes of the Atlanta School tolc
Board. intc
Dr. Mark Huie, a school
superintendent, said the odor of T
leaking gas was detected by anc
school authorities before classes Ini
began in the laboratory which intc
ordinarily would have been oc- intc
tional fraternal paper, the of
ficial organ of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge.
The Griffinite will be a
candidate for the Grand
Decoration of Chivalry which is
the highest decoration con
ferred on an Odd Fellow.
It is conferred only at the
International Session.
The decoration has been
conferred upon the Unknown
Soldiers at Arlington cemetery.
It is found in the National Ar
chive with the other jewels
conferred by the U. S. govern
ment.
Mr. Stallings also will receive
the Distinguished Service Jewel
conferred by the Grand Lodge
of Georgia. It has been awarded
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cupied by about 50 to 100 stu
dents in six classrooms and a
production area.
Huie said all students were
told on their arrival not to go
into the laboratory.
The blast blew out the brick
and cinder block walls of the
building and the roof collapsed
into the burning rubble of the
interior.
only twice in Georgia.
The Jurisdiction of Georgia
will give a testimonial dinner g
and reception for Mr. Stallings g
in Atlanta Nov. 11 at the g
Sheraton-Biltmore Hotel.
Many members of Warren
Lodge 20 of Griffin are expected g
to be on hand to help honor the g
Georgian.
Mr. Stallings’ new post is g
expected to take him in many of $
the United States as well as g
other countries.
Besides being active in Odd g
Fellow affairs and running a g
business in Griffin, Mr. g
Stallings is a member of the g
Griffin-Spalding Board of gj
Education. g
Zebulon. The Griffinites took the visitors to see industrial sites, residential
sections, downtown, Griffin Tech and other points of interest. Some 25
Griffinites joined in welcoming the 25 visitors at the dinner last night. The
tour continued today after the visitors stayed overnight at the Griffin
Holiday Inn. It was organized by the Mclntosh Trail and took the developers
to Peachtree City, Zebulon, Thomaston, Griffin, Barnesville, Hampton,
McDonough, Jackson and Covington. Russ Spangler of the Trail formed the
tour group in Atlanta yesterday and dismissed them there today. Wade
Pierce, Trail director, thanked the industrialists for their interest and the
Griffin Chamber for being a host.
Harvest Market
set Oct. 6-7
The Federated Garden Clubs
of Griffin have set the dates for
the fall Harvest Market to
coinside with the merchants
Harvest Sale, Oct. 6 and 7.
A downtown open-air market
will feature produce grown by
local gardeners and farmers,
flowers, candles, baked goods
and other items.
Proceeds from the Harvest
Market will be donated to the
Downtown Beautification
project.
Committee chairmen will be:
Lillian Kapiloff and Donna
Krepps, general chairmen; Ann
Gilstrap, produce; Marilyn
Wynne and Marie Bechem,
flowers; Carol Carlisle and
Sally Smith, baked goods; Jane
Doe and Sidie Howie, refresh
ments; Pat Brown and Dena
Cumming, schedules; Beegie
Searcy and Annella Duffes,
publicity; Florida Harrell,
entertainment; Jean Eller
Anderson, costumes.
The Extension Service office
here will cooperate with the
Garden Club Federation in the
project in an effort to contact
citizens interested in a booth for
the sale of their produce or
persons who would like to help
in the project.
Any persons interested in
participating may contact Mrs.
Gilstrap.
School
gains
slack
Enrollment gains in the
Griffin-Spalding School System
slacked off today. Reports
showed a gain of 13 pupils over
the same time last year.
The total enrollment reached
9,189.
Enrollment by schools was as
follows:
Atkinson 702
Beaverbrook 668
Crescent 639
East Griffin 295
Fourth Ward 539
Jackson road 424
Moore 481
North Side 258
Orrs 553
Third Ward 274
West Griffin 276
Spalding 111 851
Spalding n 880
Spalding I 781
Griffin High 1,568
Total 9,189