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Albert Hicks and Forty Walter, both of Griffin, had a
rough landing but escaped injury when wind estimated at
40 to 45 miles an hour carried their balloon into trees near
Weather tricks
balloon rally
After nearly a month of
something like spring, the
weather played a dirty trick on
Griffin’s first balloon rally
during the weekend.
High winds aloft delayed two
events scheduled here Saturday
and they finally were cancelled.
Balloonists stayed over Satur
day night and hoped to get in
one of the events yesterday but
the wind was too high.
Ron Howe, promotions
manager for Semco Balloon
here, said the firm would plan
another rally in about two
months.
Despite the high winds six
balloons were launched from
the grass runway of the Griffin-
Spalding Airport late Saturday
afternoon. They were not in
competition, but since they
Judge reviews
grand jury duty
The February term of the
Spalding County Grand Jury
began its deliberations this
morning. They elected
businessman C. Ed Willis,
foreman.
The jurors were asked to
appoint a city commissioner to
the five-member Spalding
County Board of Health. Judge
Andrew Whalen, Jr., read a
letter from City Manager Roy
Inman stating that the com
missioners unanimously
requested that Mayor Louis
Goldstein be appointed. He
would replace Commissioner R.
L. “Skeeter” Norsworthy who
presently serves on the board.
Hung up
already were here for the rally,
they decided to launch.
Not too long after the six
balloons were aloft, foul
weather warnings were posted
in Henry and Clayton Counties.
Three of the balloons reported
bumpy landings just north of
McDonough. But ballonists say
this is a common thing in high
winds and nothing to get excited
about. The other three set down
safely on the outskirts of Griffin
after a short trip over the city.
The wind at the Griffin-
Spalding Airport at times made
launching difficult. Once they
were up, wind swept the
balloons rapidly toward down
town Griffin.
Griffinites downtown got a
good view of them as they
passed overhead. Many people
Since around half of the 23
Grand Jurors had never served
on the grand jury before, Judge
Whalen spent some time ex
plaining how they were
selected.
He told the jurors their main
duty is to consider if there is
sufficient evidence to determine
whether a crime has been
committed and if the accused is
to sland trial. He asked them
not to consider the guilt or in
nocence of a person and
stressed that each juror is
obligated to keep secret
anything which transpires in
the grand jury room.
GRIFFIN
DAI LY NEWS
Vol. 102 No. 30
the 1-75 interchange outside McDonough Saturday. (Photo
by Laura Melton)
were downtown in hopes that
the buddy race from the top of
Commercial Bank & Trust
Company could be held.
The bank sponsored the rally
here with Semco.
The balloon company this
week hopes to test the world’s
largest hot air balloon it made
here. It was manufactured for
commercial use.
Weather permitting, Semco
people hope to get it up this
week for a test flight.
Meanwhile, plans for a
balloon rally during the Fourth
of July weekend in this area
remained in a state of flux.
Semco has its eye on a rally of
more than 100 balloons from
over the nation coming here for
the weekend.
Weather
ESTIMATED HIGH TODAY
55, low today 32, high yesterday
71, low yesterday 53, high
tomorrow in upper 50’s, low
tonight near 30. Sunrise
tomorrow 8:35, sunset
tomorrow 7:09.
“Farming is what a man does
to grow food for us — and
character for himself.”
Griffin, Ga., 30223, Monday, February 4, 1974
Wilbanks
leaving
2nd Baptist
Dillard Wilbanks, music and
education director for Second
Baptist Church for more than
two and a half years, has
resigned. He will become
education and administrative
director of the First Baptist
Church in Jonesboro, a
rapidly growing congregation.
His resignation was an
nounced at Second Baptist
worship services yesterday.
It will be effective Feb. 24.
Wilbanks will begin his duties in
Jonesboro Feb. 25.
Wilbanks had been active in
civic affairs here, heading an
organized drive against legal
liquor sales during a petition
campaign and later during a
referendum.
Wilbanks said the new job
would be a big responsibility
and a real challenge, working
with a rapidly growing
congregation.
The Rev. Billy Southerland is
pastor of the Second Baptist
Church in Griffin. He succeeded
the Rev. Hartwell Kennedy who
retired last August. Rev.
Kennedy since has become as
associate at First Baptist
Church in Griffin.
Kindergarten
in Pike County
Federal money has been
allocated to Pike County, which
will allow the kindergarten
program to be re-established.
This Title I Kindergarten
program will be available to
students who are entering the
first grade in August and can
qualify under Title I program.
Registration will be held at
the Pike County primary school
during normal school hours
Eggs and issues locally
Educators push
automatic raises
Griffin educators pressed
Spalding County legislators for
support of automatic annual
teacher pay raises at a local
Eggs and Issues breakfast this
morning.
Saying automatic raises
would keep teachers from
coming yearly to the legislature
“hat in hand”, several
questioners focused on
educational issues before the
General Assembly.
All three Griffin legislators —
Rep. Clayton Brown Jr., Rep.
John Carlisle Jr., and Sea Bob
Smalley — agreed they could
not support automatic pay
raises.
Teachers and principals
made up a vocal minority of the
more than 75 people who at
tended the Chamber of Com
merce sponsored forum at
Holiday Inn this morning.
The question and answer
session was moderated by
former Griffin representative
Quimby Melton Jr. He is editor
of the Griffin Daily News.
Educators also quizzed the
three lawmakers closely con
cerning support for a state-wide
kindergarten system, 30-year
teacher retirement, a change of
school allocations based on
enrollment instead of average
daily attendance, and other
matters.
Rep. John Carlisle asked the
group for a show of hands
regarding a resolution in the
House to reopen the question of
building the Spewrell Bluff Dam
Project.
The vote was overwhelmingly
in favor of asking the govern
ment to reconsider the project.
Carlisle and Brown com
mented on the budgetary crisis
developing between the House
Appropriations Committee and
Gov. Jimmy Carter.
Both said that they support
the governor’s right to draw up
the budget, but agreed the
legislature should determine
exactly how tax money is to be
spent.
Brown said in a recent meet
ing with House leaders, all
committee chairmen and House
leaders voted to oppose the
governor with a line item
budget.
He added the feeling in the
House is such that if the gover
nor should veto the appropria
tions bill the House would vote
to override the governor’s veto
in a special session.
Brown pointed out that bet
ween 10 and 15 per cent of the
Department of Human
Resources budget could be
saved by use of a line item
budget.
All three lawmakers agreed
they would seek a pay raise for
teachers and state employes for
this year.
Brown said he hoped to be
able to announce a decision on
the building of a juvenile
detention center for Griffin
within a week to 10 days.
He said that he is optimistic
for the measure’s passage.
beginning tomorrow.
The kindergarten will be
housed at the Pike County
primary school, Mrs. E. M.
Miller, principal.
Transportation for kindergar
ten children will be provided by
the regular buses. The kin
dergarten program will observe
the normal school day and
classes begin Feb. 11.
Daily Since 1872 ,
Nixon
budget
highlights
WASHINGTON (UPI) -
Highlights of President Nixon’s
budget for fiscal 1975.
TOTAL SPENDING - $304.4
billion. -
TOTAL REVENUE—S29S bil
lion.
TOTAL DEFICIT-$9.4 bil
lion.
TAXES—No major new taxes
anticipated.
DEFENSE-A record $87.7
billion, up $7.1 billion or 9 per
cent mostly due to the effects
of inflation. New class of
ballistic missile submarines for
Navy; increase in 3,000 combat
personnel for Army aircraft,
and the Army wants to increase
its combat forces by about 3,000
men, $1.5 billion investment
through Atomic Energy
Commission on nuclear ex
plosives.
HEW—slll billion, largest
share of budget for any
department. Includes $83.8 bil
lion for new federal welfare
program, Medicare and other
Social Security and welfare
activities; $7.6 billion for
education.
TRANSPORTATION - $9 bil
lion including 50 per cent boost
in mass transit spending.
FOREIGN AlD—s4.7 billion,
only a $250 million increase.
Includes $1.5 billion for military
assistance and $648 million for
Indochina postwar recon
struction.
INTEREST—S29.I billion for
interest on the national debt.
FOOD—Nearly $6 billion to
feed needy families, school
children—up 17 per cent from
this year and 41 per cent above
1973. Proposed transfer of food
stamp and related programs
from Agriculture to HEW.
SPACE — NASA spending
budget of $3.27 billion—up $95
million—for space shuttle deve
lopment, joint U.S.-Soviet
manned orbital trip in 1975, two
Viking spacecraft to explore
surface of Mars in 1976.
FARM—Federal farmer sub
sidies cut 89 per cent to lowest
since 1955, two-thirds of $9.2
billion goes to food stamps,
school lunches, other aid to the
general public.
WELFARE—No funds for
new welfare system because
Nixon believes whatever Con
gress enacts will not be ready
to go into effect in fiscal 1975.
ARTS—Cultural activities get
$164 million compared with $95
million this year.
HEALTH—Promise to push
national health insurance, odds
against House passage and in
Senate it likely will be
embroiled with Kennedy plan to
finance with federal funds
instead employer-employe con
tributions.
CONSUMER-FDA gets dou
ble — $195 million — to crack
down on food plants which
chronically violate cleanliness
laws. Consumer Product Safety
Commission gets s4l million
despite independence from
White House.
CIVIL RIGHTS - No new
major programs but $5 million
more for HEW to intensify its
watchdog role over discrimina
tion in federal social services
and health programs.
ENVIRONMENT - Despite
energy crisis, environmental
safeguards should keep air
cleanup going though tempo
rary setbacks likely. Otho-wise,
scant mention of environment.
—t Hkilß It* lit
By United Press International
More Watergate tapes
WASHINGTON (UPI) — Special Prosecutor Leon
Jaworski Sunday said he expects more Watergate tapes
and documents from the White House, although President
Nixon said last week that the prosecutor had been given
all the information he needs.
Ford wants it public
WASHINGTON (UPI) — In an interview on CBS’“Face
the Nation” Sunday Vice President Gerald Ford urged the
White House to make public material that Sen. Hugh
Scott, R-Pa., says convinced him that the President knew
nothing of Watergate before March 21, contrary to the
testimony of John W. Dean HI, a former aide.
Congress gets budget
WASHINGTON (UPI) — The Congress gets President
Nixon’s proposal for the fiscal year 1975 today, a budget
totaling $304 billion.
Gromyko arrives in U.S,
WASHINGTON (UPI) — Andrei A. Gromyko, the Soviet
foreign minister, arrived from Cuba today for talks with
President Nixon on arms control, the Middle East and
possibly U.S. relations with Cuba.
Gromyko, whose first words on arrival were “Am I in
Antarctica?” said he was here “at the invitation of the
United States government.”
Simon meets with drivers
WASHINGTON (UPI) — William E. Simon, the federal
energy chief, met with representatives of independent
truck drivers Sunday night and reported afterward that
he opposed one of their key demands, a reduction of disel
fuel prices to May, 1973, levels.
Simon was reported to have told the truckers it would
take congressional action to solve a major complaint
slow rulemaking procedures which make it hard for
trucking firms to get quick approval to “passthrough”
higher costs in the form of rate increases.
On the highways, there were scattered incidents of
violence directed at drivers who kept on trucking.
Troops move out
TEL AVIV (UPI) — Israeli troops and armor moved out
of a 30-mile-long strip of land along the Suez Canal today,
winding up the second phase of the Middle East troop
agreement reached with Egypt with the help of U.S.
Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger.
In return, Egypt was to thin out its forces on its side of
the canal and move out its surface-to-air missiles from the
Sinai Peninsula.
Could have been prevented
SAO PAULO, Brazil (UPI) — Fire Chief Jonas Flores
Ribeiro Sunday said a fire that raged through the upper
floors of a 22-story office building, killing 180 persons,
could have been prevented if his department had more
men, equipment and the power to inspect the city’s
buildings.
He condemned the building’s sprinkler system as
inadequate and charged the building was built of highly
flammable material. The fire escape, he said, was only
11 inches wide.
Full-scale strike
LONDON (UPI) — Mineworkers Union President Joe
Gormley announced at union headquarters today that 80
per cent of the nation’s coal miners had voted to turn their
12-week slowdown into a full-scale strike beginning
Sunday. The strike is not mandatory, but is expected to
turn Britain’s economic crisis into disaster.
Rare Kohoutek pictures
HOUSTON (UPI) — The Skylab 3 astronauts retrieved
thousands of rare pictures of the sun and Comet Kohoutek
Sunday during America’s last planned spacewalk for
almost a decade, and today start packing to come home.
The three spacemen are scheduled to splash down at
11:17 a.m. EDT Friday in the Pacific Ocean near San
Diego, Calif.
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