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Tries out chair
Scott Searcy invites Ernest “Tiggy” Jones to try out a commissioner’s chair at the city hall
auditorium. Jones was sworn in as a new member of the board succeeding Searcy as First
Ward member. Searcy was not eligible to run for reelection because he does not live in the
First Ward.
Jones, Norsworthy
take office oaths
Ernest “Tiggy” Jones said
that politics was a new en
deavor for him as he became a
member of the Griffin City
Commission last night.
He said his predecessor Scott
Searcy had earned a reputation
of being a person who stood up
for what he believed.
Jones said he would try to be
like that, too, as a com
missioner.
The new commissioner made
Lawmen press search
for Concord robbers
Lawmen pressed a search for
two black men who robbed the
Concord Banking Company
yesterday morning. It was Pike
County’s second bank robbery
in less than two months.
The two men, one armed with
a sawed-off shotgun and the
other with a .38 caliber pistol,
came into the bank about 10:30.
There were two customers, a
man and a woman, and three
tellers in the bank. The bank’s
board of directors was meeting
in another room.
The directors present were
Alex Stewart, Concord Banking
Co. president, who lives on
Maple drive in Griffin; Lin
a brief statement at the end of
the regular meeting of the
board at city hall last night.
Other board members
welcomed him to city govern
ment.
Jones and R. L. (Skeeter)
Norsworthy took the oath of
office from City Attorney Bob
Smalley after the commission
ers had completed all old
business on the agenda.
Norsworthy was elected to a
Thompson of Griffin’s Commer
cial Bank; Robert Parker, an
official of the Concord Banking
Co. and son of Mr. and Mrs. C.
T. Parker of Griffin, and Roger
Strickland of Concord.
The robbers herded all of
those in the building into a
storage room and ordered one
teller to gather the cash from
the teller’s windows.
They told the victims they
would not get hurt if they would
follow directions. They asked
them to stay in the storage room
for 15 minutes.
The bandits fled in a getaway
car which they abandoned in a
wooded area about two miles
DAI WS
Daily Since 1872
new term this fall in a three
man race without a runover.
Jones won a race which was
thrown into a runoff when none
of the five first ward candidates
polled a majority in the first
voting.
Norsworthy represents the
Fourth Ward.
Chairman Louis Goldstein
appointed Norsworthy chair
man pro tern after the two men
had taken their oaths of office.
south of the bank. Lawmen
think that the gunmen switched
to another vehicle.
They were looking for a two
tone green Cadillac, with Fulton
County license plates, which
was seen in the area earlier. Its
driver, a black man, was
traveling alone, and officers
suspect that he might have
picked up the robbers.
The Concord Banking Co. was
robbed once before. It is about
10 miles from the Bank of
Molena which was robbed on
Oct. 23. Three men were con
victed of that robbery earlier
this month and given stiff
sentences.
GRIFFIN
Griffin, Ga., 30223, Wednesday, December 12, 1973
Self service pumps win round
Battle is not over
Griffin City Commissioners
put on first reading an or
dinance regulating self-service
gas pumps with a 3-2 vote last
night.
Many service station opera
tors were at the city hall again
to reiterate their opposition to
the self-service pumps.
They have contended the
pumps are not safe.
Jack Houston, executive
director of the Georgia Associa
tion of Petroleum Retailers,
Truckers call off
protest in Cordele
CORDELE, Ga. (UPI) - A
group of truckers protesting the
fuel crisis called off their block
ade of one of the South’s larg
est truck stops today after a
talk with local police.
For about five hours, trucks
had blocked the entrance and
exit to “Perlis’ Truck Stop” on
Interstate 75, permitting only
those vehicles hauling
perishable items to leave. '
Frank Stubbs, shift manager
for the stop, said they agreed
to call off their protest action
about 5 a.m. after a visit from
Crisp County Sheriff Bob Ben
son.
Owner Lamar Perlis also
closed his fuel pumps.
Stubbs and Benson “just asked
the truckers not to block the en
trances and not to sit on the
edge of the road to block traf
fic. The truckers cooperated
very nicely.”
There were about 75 trucks in
the stop at 9 a.m., about a
“normal” number, according to
Stubbs. “They are just sitting
down here and not running,”
Dundee
Yule clubs
paid $344,927
Employees who participated
in the Dundee Christmas Club
during 1973 were paid
$344,927.35.
For many years, Dundee
Mills and Rushton Mill em
ployees have used the payroll
deduction plan to set aside an
amount each week to be paid to
them in early December of each
year.
More than one-third of
Dundee Mills and Rushton Mill
employees participated in the
1973 Christmas Club. The
amount of savings ranged from
less than SSO to a high of $2,300,
with the average saving of $470
for those who participated.
SHOPPING DAYS
TO CHRISTMAS
ESTIMATED HIGH TODAY
56, low today 28, high yesterday
43, low yesterday 22, high
tomorrow near 60, low tonight
near 40. Sunrise tomorrow 7:37,
sunset tomorrow 5:28.
“There are lots of old fools —
most of them once young fools.”
read a three-page statement
backing up the local service
station operators in their fight.
Houston said among Georgia
cities which had ordinances
against self-service pumps
were Macon, Valdosta, Albany,
Columbus, Waynesboro,
Waycross, and Savannah in
cluding all of Chatham County.
Tom Smith, spokesmen for
the local dealers, introduced
Houston at the meeting. Smith
said the local dealers stood on
he said.
Stubbs said he didn’t think the
blockade was aimed at the
stop. He said Perlis’ fuel prices
were “the lowest” of any major
fuel suppliers on 1-75 although
there might be some independ
ent dealers with lower prices.
GHS band
concert
Thursday
The Griffin High School
Concert Band under the
direction of Richard E. Turner,
will present its annual
Christmas concert this Thur
sday evening at the Griffin High
auditorium. The concert will
begin at 8 p.m. and will feature
a variety of music for the
Christmas season. The 120 piece
band after a successful mar
ching season has chosen a
program of concert music that
will be interesting and en
joyable for the general public.
The admission is $1 for adults
and .50 cents for students.
Call him
‘Spats ’
Call him “Spats” Bunn.
City Commissioner Preston
Bunn showed up at last night’s
board meeting wearing a pair of
spats.
Asked if they were coming
back in style, Bunn said they
were with him. He said they
kept his feet warm.
Bunn said he bought them 30
or 40 years ago.
Wilbanks critical
of ‘Wiggins’ ads
Dillard Wilbanks who served
as chairman of COPE which
opposed the campaign to
legalize package liquor in
Griffin-Spalding told the City
Commissioners last night he felt
he was shadow-boxing at times.
He referred to newspaper
advertisements which he said
were attributed to an
anonymous committee for legal
control. Wilbanks said some ads
were signed Jack Wiggins, a
person who does not exist
Quimby Melton, Jr., editor of
the Griffin Daily News, today
made this reply:
“Both COPE and the Com
mittee for Legal Control were
ad hoc groups formed on a
temporary basis to take sides in
the liquor referendum. This
being the case, I asked that
advertisements in the paper be
signed by individuals as well as
by organizations which in all
likelihood would cease to exist
after the voting. The purpose
was to insure responsibility,
and we believe that it did so.
“Some anonymous indivi
duals (as distinguished from the
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their statement of opposition
presented at the previous
meeting of the commissioners.
After discussion of the
proposal, Commissioner Scott
Searcy made the motion that
ordinance permitting self
service pumps be put on first
reading. Commissioner
Raymond Head, seconded and
Chairman Louis Goldstein
voted with them to make it a 3-2
vote.
Commissioner R. L. Nors
worthy had opposed the or
dinance when it was first
brought up. He voted against
the ordinance.
When Chairman Goldstein
heard no vote from Com
missioner Preston Bunn, he
asked him pointedly how he
wanted to vote.
Bunn said he would have to
vote against the ordinance.
Bunn earlier had expressed
some doubts about the or
dinance.
The commissioners had asked
for opinions from the public on
pumps.
Goldstein and Searcy said
they had heard no opposition to
the pumps and several people
had told them they favored
them.
David Hightower, service
station operator in Griffin, said
he and the commissioners
apparently walked in different
circles.
Hightower said he had heard
a number of people say they
didn’t want the self-service
pumps. Hightower said some of
the people at the previous
meeting of the commissioners
had expressed opposition.
One woman in the audience
rose to tell the commissioners
that she wasn’t able to service
her car and needed service
station people to help. She
opposed the self-service pumps.
Before it becomes final, the
pump ordinance must be put on
second and final reading.
The City Commission board
will have a different member
ship when that vote is taken.
Ernest “Tiggy” Jones will be
a voting member of the board
then. Commissioner Searcy
rotated off the board last night.
The local service station
dealers indicated the battle was
not over and they would keep up
their campaign against the self
service pumps.
two organizations) nevertheless
asked us to publish anonymous
advertisements for which they
proposed to pay individually.
However, we declined these ads
which were offered by both
proponents and opponents. Also
we declined anonymous letters
to the editor.
The ads which COPE
published were signed by
Dillard Wilbanks. Some of those
for the Committee for Legal
Control were signed by Fred
Birnowski and seme by Jack
Higgins. Early in the campaign
Mr. Higgins’ name was in
correctly printed “Wiggins”, an
error of the initial letter, but
this was corrected. Both Mr.
Birnowski and Mr. Higgins are
indeed real live men, easily
identifiable. Mr. Birnowski is
manager of the Griffin Country
Club and Mr. Higgins is
manager of Griffin Lodge 1207
8.P.0.E. Mr. Wilbanks is
minister of education and music
at the Second Baptist Church.
“The paper has been as fair
as possible to both sides and will
continue to attempt to be fair.”
Wilbanks raps
city statement
Dillard Wilbanks, speaking as
a citizen of Griffin and Spalding
County, last night took the City
Commissioners to task on a
statement they had issued
before the package liquor
referendum vote.
He asked the commissioners
if they didn’t believe their
statement saying they would
limit the number of package
stores in the city influenced
some people.
The commissioners
reiterated that they did not take
a stand for or against legal
liquor but would abide by the
outcome of the vote.
Wilbanks indicated he
thought the commission
statement might have influence
on some people’s vote.
He wanted to know if they or
the city attorney checked with
State Revenue Officials to see if
they could legally limit the
number of package stores.
The commissioners said they
hadn’t checked and City Atty.
Robert Smalley said he hadn’t
News highlights
By United Press International
Documents to be released
WASHINGTON (UPI) - Sen. John G. Tower, R-Tex.,
reported that White House aide Alexander M. Haig said
President Nixon plans to make public parts of the
subpoenaed Watergate tapes soon.
White House aides said lawyers and researchers plan to
release documents dealing with the dairy industry’s
campaign contributions, the International Telephone &
Telegraph Corp, and transactions with Howard Hughes.
Railroads to combine
WASHINGTON (UPI) — The Senate voted to combine
lines of seven bankrupt railroads into one giant system
serving the East and Midwest.
Final congressional approval is expected before
Congress recesses for the holidays.
Rockefeller to resign
KLRW'i, N.Y. (UPI) - Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller
said he would resign next week and allow Lt. Gov.
Malcolm Wilson to become governor.
Rockefeller said he was not a candidate for president in
1976 “or for any other political office,” but that he was
keeping his options for the future open. Observers see
Rockefeller’s move as a first step toward seeking the GOP
nomination.
The governor said he would devote his efforts to a blue
ribbon panel that hopes to chart the nation’s future.
Kissinger arrives in London
LONDON (UPI) — Secretary of State Henry A.
Kissinger arrived in London after talks with North
Atlantic Treaty Organization and Common Market
officials in Brussels.
He scheduled talks today with British Foreign
Secretary Sir Alec Douglas-Home and Prime Minister
Edward Heath.
Israel threatens boycott
Israel threatened to boycott next week’s Arab-Israeli
peace conference in Geneva if Syria does not present a list
of prisoners of war in advance.
Cairo sources said Egyptian President Anwar Sadat
and Syrian President Hafez Assad have worked out a
“united stand” for the talks. The prisoners issue was one
of their main topics, the sources said.
A Tel Aviv military spokesman reported fighting
Tuesday along Egyptian and Syrian cease-fire lines. He
denied a Damascus claim that a dozen Israelis were
wounded.
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checked either.
The commissioners issued a
statement before the
referendum that they would
limit the number of liquor
stores. They later found out
from the State Revenue
Department they couldn’t set a
limit.
Wilbanks said he thought the
campaigning had injected into
it some information not based
on facts.
He said he hoped this wouldn’t
be the case in the Dec. 20
pouring license referendum.
He asked about plans of the
city to purchase a new fire truck
with liquor license and tax
revenue.
The commissioners said they
would not earmark liquor
revenue for the fire truck but
had based their order for it on
anticipated additional revenue,
revenue.
The commissioners said they
do not have a ladder truck that
will reach to the top floor of the
Griffin-Spalding Hospital.