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— Griffin Daily News Monday, April 29, 1974
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Hospital Report
Dismissed from the Griffin-
Spalding County Hospital over
the weekend were:
Dewayne Woodruff, Margaret
Chambers, Mrs. Louise Smith,
Mrs. Charlotte Gilmer, Mrs.
April D. Barrow and baby, Mrs.
Brenda Priest and baby; A. B.
Westmoreland, Mrs. Mamie
Lou Vickery, James E. Mat
thews.
J. W. Browning, Miss Paula
Mann, Mrs. Jean Hammock,
Mrs. Janice Crutchfield and
baby, Mrs. Lurlyne Goolsby,
Jerry Johnson, Mrs. Vera Hart,
Mrs. Joyce Fallin and baby,
Mrs. Linda Johnson, Mrs.
Wylene Favors.
Mrs. Marjorie Nunnally, Mrs.
Alta Brooks, Paul Glass, James
Michael Lee, Mrs. Debbie
Bryan, James David Goggans,
Mrs. Martha Donaldson, Calvin
Lanier Ridgeway 111, Mrs.
Velma Maddox, Mrs. Shirley
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We’ll Be Having Our
GRAND OPENING
i Sunday, May sth !
Watch For It
COURTESY FLORIST
Northgate Center
Phone 228-0182
TIMBER SALE
James M. Vardaman & Co., Inc., forest management
specialists, solicits bids on 267,300 board feet pine saw
timber and 102,300 board feet hardwood sawtimber, Doyle
scale, on 100 acres in Land Lot 260,11th District, Land Lot
49 of the 10th Land District, Upson County, Georgia.
Sealed bids on a lump-sum basis must be received by
James M. Vardaman & Co., Inc., P.0.80x 433, Jackson,
Alabama, not later than 10:00 a.m. on 7 May 1974.
Write for prospectus or contact John M. McSween,
P.0.80x 433, Jackson, Alabama, or call (205 ) 246-5570.
James M. Vardaman & Co., Inc., Standard Life
Building, Jackson, Mississippi. Telephone number (601)
354-3123. Branch Offices at Hattiesburg, Laurel,
Brookhaven, Meridian, and Starkville, Miss.; Bogalusa,
Alexandria and Ruston, La.; and Jackson, Alabama.
FORD COURIER:
THE GUTSY
LITTLE ECONOMY
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Economical? Yes! But don’t think Ford’s hot- J*q[”
selling Courier isn’t plenty gutsy, too.
Courier's extra-husky frame, for example.
features box-section side rails anchored by 4-cyiinder 1800-cc. overhead
seven crossmembers. The roomy 74.5 in. x 62.2 ■ 1 cam engine has 5 main bearings
in. box is all steel, all welded. Upfront, Courier ,or rigidity and strength,
rides on an independent suspension with big sohd ” urb weight of 2.555 lbs. ,
coil springs and a stabilizer bar. Rear springs *" ~y|
are long, wide . . . with six leaves. There are
double acting shocks, front and rear.
And Courier is as comfortable as it is rugged. 4r a-
A roomy cab has excellent visibility and insu- U(f " qftv
lated quiet. Courier's wheelbase is a long
104.3 inches to help smooth the ride. There's
even an optional dress-up package . . . stripes.
wheel covers, mirror, rear step, the works . .. u_r
for special sports appeal. And you get all this Dual-cylinder brakes
with an honest payload-and-people capacity give you 2 brake cylinders Snap-down bed liner option cushions
of up to 1.400 pounds. at each wheel. Courier’s roomy all-welded steel box.
At Selected Ford Dealers FORD COURIER
FORD DIVISION
Smith, Tony Galloway.
Mrs. Dianne Lindon and
baby, Mrs. Vera T. S. Austin,
Miss Belenda Bostwick,
Reginald Batts, Walter Gentry,
Mrs. Montie Gleaves, Howard
Manley, Larry McDaniel, Mrs.
Naomi Carter, Nellie Grace
Merritt, Mrs. Linda Tur
nipseed, Mrs. Glenda Knowles.
David Reems, Mrs. Shirley
Blankenship, Mrs. Magnolia
Free, Mrs. Patricia Blanton,
Blanton baby, Mrs. Janice
Williams, Mrs. Willie Jones,
Jones baby, Mrs. Patricia
Edmondson, Edmondson baby,
Mrs. Marilyn Kelly, Kelly baby.
Mrs. Jarrell Horton, Mrs.
Beatrice Lawrence, Mrs. Er
nestine Davidson, Mrs. Toni
Jane Martin, Mark Edward
Blakely, Mrs. Zada Wheritt,
Mrs. Shelia Melson, Guye
Haisten, Julian Edward Pierce,
Minnie A. Taylor.
Revival continues
Revival services will continue
through Friday night at the
North Griffin Congregational
Holiness Church with the Rev.
John Sorrow of Atlanta as the
evangelist.
Services begin at 7:30 each
night.
The pastor is the Rev. J. J.
Stephens.
Zebulon man
arrested
A Zebulon resident was
arrested yesterday and charged
with aggravated battery and
criminal damage to property in
connection with two separate
incidents at the Borden
Chemical Co., one of which
occurred in December.
According to the Spalding
Sheriff’s office, Robert Thomas,
20, of Zebulon, was charged
with shooting out car windows
of an auto parked yesterday at
Borden Chemical Co. The 1974
auto was owned by Danny
Carroway of Zebulon.
The warrant stated the car
was shot at three times with a
.12 gauge shotgun. The wind
shield and rear window was
shattered and the upholstery
damaged. Damage was
estimated to be S9OO.
A second warrant also taken
yesterday charged Thomas
with cutting a Griffin man at the
Borden Co. on Dec. 20.
Benjamin Cook of Carver
road charged in the warrant
that Thomas cut his stomach
with a pocket knife while he was
working at Borden Chemical.
He stated that he was treated in
the Griffin-Spalding Hospital
emergency room where three
stitches were required to close
the wound.
Thomas was released from
the county jail under bonds
totaling $2,000.
Teenager
wounded
A Brooks teenager remained
in “very ill” condition at St.
Joseph’s Hospital in Atlanta
where he was being treated for
a bullet wound of the head.
The youth, Tony Beiser, 16, of
Route One, Brooks, was brought
to the Griffin-Spalding Hospital
yesterday afternoon, then
rushed to St. Joseph’s for fur
ther treatment.
Fayette County sheriff’s
officers, who was investigating
the incident, said the shooting
apparently was accidental.
Tape player stolen
Sherry Foskey, 115 Sunset
drive, reported to police that the
tape player was stolen from her
auto while it was parked in the
lot at the rear of the Singer
Sewing Machine Co. during the
weekend.
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The Junior Woman’s Club of Griffin has raised $1,533.96 for the Kidney Foundation in the
first drive in Griffin and Spalding County. Turning over the check are (1-r) Mrs. Marshall
Smallwood, chairman of the drive; Mrs. Ray Casey, president of Junior Women; Myra
Abrams and R. L. Green, state coordinators.
About Town
BOOKCLUB
The Griffin Book Club will
meet Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m.
with Mrs. Frank Hacker in the
Marion Apts. Mrs. Champ
Vance will give the book
reviews.
EXCHANGECLUB
The Tuesday meeting of the
Exchange Club of Griffin will be
Freedom Shrine Day. Dr. Jerry
Williamson, president of
Gordon Junior College will be
the guest speaker. Claude
Christopher is program
chairman.
FOURTH WARD PT A
The Fourth’Ward PTA will
meet Tuesday night in the
school auditorium at 7:15 p.m.
There will be a discussion on the
school bond issue. Following the
meeting a social hour will be
held honoring the retiring
teachers.
ABCCLUB
Sgt. Glen Whidby will be
guest speaker at the regular
meeting of the Griffin ABC Club
on Tuesday, at 12:15 p.m., at the
Moose Club. The ladies are
invited to this meeting.
Deaths -F unerals
Mr. Collins
Mr. George Lofton Collins
died Saturday evening in
Huntsville, Tex., where he had
made his home for the past
eight months.
Mr. Collins was a native of
East Point, son of George
Barksdale Collins of Locust
Grove and the late Gladys
McGouch Collins. He was an
accountant and a veteran
serving in the U. S. Navy.
In addition to his father he is
survived by a sister, Mrs.
James H. Edwards of Locust
Grove; a brother, William
Thomas Collins of Jenkinsburg;
aunt, Miss Dorothy Collins of
Locust Grove and an uncle, Dr.
Joseph Collins of East Point.
Funeral services were con
ducted this afternoon at 3
o’clock from the graveside in
the County Line Baptist Church
in Butts County. The Rev. C. G.
Johnson and the Rev. Douglas
Karius officiated. Pittman
Rawls Funeral Home was in
charge of plans.
Mr. Baker
Mr. Joel G. Baker of 219
Pinetree Circle died Saturday
at the Griffin-Spalding Hospital.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Willie Mae Evans Baker;
three brothers, Harold Baker,
Clarence Baker, Jr., and John
T. Baker, all of Cleveland,
Ohio; four sisters, Mrs. Mary
Cochran of Atlanta, Mrs. Hattie
Mathews, Mrs. Annie T. Willis,
both of Griffin and Mrs. Winfred
Starr of Cleveland, Ohio; two
aunts and one uncle.
Millers Funeral Home is in
charge of plans.
Mr. Ray
Mr. Garfield Ray, 58, of 221
Day street died Saturday af
ternoon at his residence.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Rosalee Ray.
Funeral plans will be an
nounced by McDowell United
Funeral Home.
Mr. Stinson
Mr. Willie Stinson of East
Point, formerly of Fayetteville,
died Sunday at his residence.
Funeral plans will be an
nounced by McDowell United
Funeral Home.
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• Hospitalization
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Jones Infant
Little Valerie Christine Jones,
day-old infant daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Homer Thomas Jones
of Stark, died Sunday morning.
In addition to her parents she
is survived by grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. William Thomas
Collins of Jenkinsburg and Mr.
and Mrs. Homer Jones of
Benoit, Miss.; and great
grandfather, George B. Collins
of Locust Grove.
Funeral services will be
conducted Tuesday afternoon at
3 o’clock from the graveside in
Jenkinsburg cemetery. The
Rev. Eugene Maddox will of
ficiate. Pittman Rawls Funeral
Home is in charge of plans.
Man, 62,
charged
in shooting
The next door neighbor of a
shooting victim has been
charged with murder.
Police said a murder warrant
has been taken against Joseph
McKessick, 62, of 219 Day
street, in connection with the
Saturday afternoon shooting
death of his next-door neighbor,
Garfield Ray, 55, of 221 Day
street.
McKessick, who has a heart
condition , was admitted to the
Griffin-Spalding Hospital after
the shooting and remained in
fair condition there today.
McKessick told police officers
that the shooting occurred after
Ray hit him across the head
with a hoe, breaking its handle.
Detective Sgt. A. L. Truitt
who is investigating the case
said the incident happened
Saturday about 4:20 p.m. in the
driveway between the two
men’s homes.
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warm tomorrow with highs in the middle 80s.
Griffinite injured
A Griffin man was injured
early this morning when his car
left the road and crashed into a
house on North Second street.
Polce identified him as Eddie
James Roberts, 31, of 319
Morris street.
He was carried to the Griffin-
Spalding Hospital and treated
for chest injuries.
Officers said Roberts lost
control of his auto. It ran over
the curb, across a yard and into
a house at 424 North Second
street.
The car was damaged heavily
and police said damage to the
house, owned by George Bell,
amounted to some S6OO.
The accident happened about
1:30 a.m.
Two children were injured
when a deer crossed the path of
the car in which they were
riding on the North Expressway
around noon yesterday.
Troopers at the Griffin State
Patrol Post identified them as
Karen Pitts, 11, of 313 Mobley
street, who was treated at the
local hospital for lacerations to
her forehead, and Kelley
Wimpy, two, of 940 Hamilton
boulevard, who suffered
lacerations to her head and
legs.
They were passengers in an
auto driven by Mrs. Dorothy
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Elaine Wimpy, 31, of 940
Hamilton boulevard.
A nine-year-old boy, iden
tified as Harold B. Ingram, Jr.,
of Route Three, Box 135, was
shaken up and bruised when his
bicycle collided with an auto on
West Poplar street Friday
afternoon.
Police termed the accident
unavoidable and placed no
charges against Edward A.
Anderson of Route Three, the
driver of the car.
Money
Spalding Sheriff’s Deputy Bill
Bishop was checking some
county businesses early Satur
day morning and found a sack
of money on the soft drink
machine at Barrow’s Service
Station on North Hill street.
The sack contained $184.35 in
small bills and change and
belonged to the service station
operator who apparently had
forgotten he had left it on the
drink box.
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