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They’ll sing here
The Gospel Brass musiclal group will be at the West Griffin Congregational Holiness
Church, 727 West Quilley street, for the Sunday night service. The Rev. Lewis James is
pastor.
Burglaries
investigated
Walt’s Grocery on the High
Falls road was burglarized last
night.
The owner, Mr. E. H. Walters,
told Spalding Sheriff’s in
vestigators the burglar entered
his store by breaking out a rear
window. The items taken in
cluded a NCR cash register,
four cases of beer, a check, and
all of the cigarets and cigars in
stock.
They all were valued at
around $775.
The Sheriff’s Department
also was investigating a
burglary at the mobile home of
Nancy Pierce at Carey’s Trailer
Park on Route Five.
Someone came in a rear door
and took some groceries, a coin
collection, and several articles
of clothing which were hanging
on a clothes line. All of the items
were worth about SSO, she said.
Griffin police were looking for
a thief who stole a slls Social
Security check from Lucinda
Lemons’ mailbox at her home,
820 Poole road.
The tag was removed from
Kenneth Lorenz’ 1969 Ford
while it was parked at Griffin
OPEN HOUSE
Amy's
Greenhouse
April 5 & 6
1:30-5:00
102 Scott Ave.
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The Students Affairs Committee at
Gordon Junior College
Presents
the “B. T. Express”
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April 8, 8:30 P.M., Alumni Memorial Hall
Tickets - Gordon students with I.D. - $4.00 - Non students ■ $5.00 at gate.
Advance tickets are available at Dean of Student’s Office, Gordon Junior College.
Industries. Mr. Lorenz resides
in the Marion Apartments.
Betty Toland of Route Three,
Box 363, complained that a
battery was stolen from a truck
parked at the Georgia Factory
for the Blind on North Hill
street.
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Hospital Report
Dismissed from the Griffin-
Spalding County Hospital
yesterday:
Mrs. Mary Velinda Hale, Mrs.
Jeannett McGee, Mrs. Gaynelle
Butler, Mrs. Viola Blanton,
Walter A. Tribble, William
Chapman, Rufus Mayes, Mrs.
Bernice Clark, Odell Sheffield,
Mrs. Lennice Wiley, Brenda
Morris, William A. Matchett,
Mrs. Lee Dupree.
Man arrested
An 18-year-old has been
arrested in connection with a
beating and robbery which took
place yesterday afternoon in the
City Recreation Parlor, 122
North Hill street.
Police said Wayne Goddard,
18, of Route Three, Box 472, was
being held in jail pending
further investigation.
He was accused of beating
Harold Hutcheson of 124 Lake
view street in the parlor and
robbing Mr. Hutcheson of $l9O
in cash and a wrist watch.
Anne Shapard
revue winner
Anne Shapard, Griffin
Academy student, won the
Spalding County Junior 4-H
Fashion revue. She modeled a
yellow dress she made. Anne
will represent Spalding County
in June at District Project
Achievement at Rock Eagle,
where she will compete with
approximately 30 other counties
for district honors.
Anne also gave a demonstra
tion on “How to Set a Table” at
the Griffin Academy 4-H Club.
She made the blue jean denim
table cloth, placemats and
napkins. It was a very informa
tive and pretty demonstration.
Anne is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Dick Shapard of 1000
East College street.
About Town
REVIVAL
Revival services will begin
Sunday at Sunny Side Baptist
Church. The Rev. Bobby Evans,
missionary to Malaysia, will be
the evangelist. Services will
begin each evening at 7:30 p.m.
The Rev. Cleveland Scoggins is
the pastor.
PIKE PT A
Pike County High School PTA
will meet Monday night at 7p.m.
This will be a covered dish
supper for the family. Margie
Britt, state PTA president, will
be present to install the new
officers. All members are urged
to attend.
SPRING CARNIVAL
The Pilot Club will sponsor a
spring carnival at the Salvation
Army this afternoon from 4 to 8
p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m.
to 12 noon.
FUND-RAISING
Griffin Christian School will
sponor father-son, and mother
daughter basketball games
Saturday at the Recreation
Department, City Park. The
mother-daughter game will
begin at 6 p.m. and the other
game will follow at 7 p.m.
Admission is SI.OO for adults
and 50 cents for students.
A bake sale will be held in
conjunction with the games.
MILNER SCHOOL REUNION
The Annual Milner School
reunion will be Sunday at the
Milner School lunchroom at 1
p.m. It will be a covered dish
affair.
All former students, teachers
and others associated with the
school are invited to attend.
Deaths -F unerals
Mr. Vaughn
Mr. Charlie Clayton Vaughn,
79, of Carver road, died early
this morning at the Griffin-
Spalding Hospital where he was
admitted from the Living
Center of Griffin two days ago.
A native of Pike County, Mr.
Vaughn was the son of the late
John Bell Vaughn and the late
Virginia Shivers Vaughn. He
was a retired employe of Lowell
Bleachery and a veteran of
World War One. Mr. Vaughn
was a member of Mt. Gilead
Baptist Church and the
Woodmen of the World.
His survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Ozella Tolen Vaughn; four
daughters, Mrs. Grace Pinson,
Mrs. Gary Chasteen, Mrs.
George Evans, all of Griffin,
and Mrs. Bobby Donehoo of
Stone Mountain; five sons,
Alton Vaughn, Harold Vaughn,
Winford Vaughn, Junious
Vaughn and Charlie Vaughn, all
of Griffin; three sisters, Mrs.
Alva C. Pitts, Mrs. Emmett
Gresham, both of Griffin and
Mrs. John Clark of Barnesville;
two brothers, Joe Vaughn and
Johnny Vaughn, both of Griffin,
14 grandchildren and one great
grandchild.
The funeral will be conducted
Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock
in Mt. Gilead Baptist Church.
The Rev. Gene Turkett will
officiate and burial will be in the
church cemetery. The body will
remain at Haisten Funeral
Home until carried to the
church 30 minutes pridr to the
funeral hour.
Mrs. Adams
THOMASTON—Mrs. Janie
Pound Adams, 88, of Zebulon,
widow of Mr. Frank L. Adams,
died yesterday afternoon at a
Thomaston nursing home.
The funeral will be tomorrow
at 2 p.m. at the Zebulon United
Methodist Church. The Rev.
Larry Roberts and the Rev.
Paul Davis will officiate. Burial
will be in the East View
cemetery in Zebulon.
Survivors include a daughter,
Mrs. Linton (Marylou) Lee of
Thomaston; a son, Col. Frank
Adams, Tampa, Fla., four
grandchildren; four great
grandchildren.
She was a native of Upson
County and had lived in Zebulon
many years. She had been in
Thomaston for the last six
years.
Pasley-Fletcher Funeral
Home of Thomaston is in charge
of plans.
The body will remain at the
funeral home until taken to the
church to lie in state an hour
before the service.
Anti-smoke
campaign
planned
The Adventist Community
Services and the American
Cancer Society will sponsor a
five-day plan to kick the
smoking habit April 20-25 at 7: 30
in the Chamber of Commerce
committee room.
The plan will be presented by
Narcotics Education, Inc. which
recently held a drug clinic at
Spalding Junior High and last
week showed the film, “Sorry
Baby” at the school.
Seventy-seven students asked
for help in stopping drugs and
related problems. Smoking was
a major problem.
The plan offers a proven way
to stop smoking. Parents were
invited to bring their youth to let
them see what trouble comes
from the habit. Information on
drug problems also will be
available.
The classes are limited to 45
persons who may call the
American Cancer Society office
or Mrs. Clayton Hoskins for
information and reservations.
Dr. R. Castillo and John
Strickland will be special
guests. Jerrett Brown will be
the director.
BAKER'S
Restaurant
And Lounge
676 North Expressway
HAPPY HOUR
4 to 7 DAILY
Rev. Middlebrooks
The Rev. Grantland Alvin
Middlebrook, 75, of 412 Maddox
road, died at noon Thursday at
Georgia Baptist Hospital in
Atlanta where he had been a
patient for 16 days.
He had been in declining
health for several years.
The Rev. Middlebrooks was a
native of Fayette County, son of
the late John Andrew Mid
dlebrooks and the late Lucy
Louisa Akin Middlebrooks. He
was a veteran of World War
One.
He was for 30 years a mail
carrier from the Griffin Post
Office, retiring from those
duties in 1952. The Rev. Mid
dlebrooks was an ordained
Baptist minister and had served
as pastor of several Baptist
churches in the Griffin area.
Among them are Teamon,
Brooks, Nazareth, Sunny Side,
Midway, Providence, Hollon
ville, Baptist Tabernacle,
Friendship, Calvary and
Philippi.
In 1945 the Rev. Middlebrooks
was honored as Rural Minister
of the Year in the State of
Georgia. He served as ad
ministrator of the Children’s
Home at Meansville before the
Georgia Baptist Association
took over the home, after which
he served as administrator for
one year.
At the time of his death he
was a member of the Hammond
Drive Baptist Church. He
served as teacher of the
Senior’s Men’s Bible Class of
the church until illness forced
his retirement.
The Rev. Middlebrooks and
his wife, who was before her
marriage, Miss Era Belle
Worthy, observed their Golden
Wedding anniversary three
years ago.
In addition to his wife, he is
survived by three daughters,
Mrs. Thurman Crell of College
Park, Mrs. Ernest Ray of Forth
Worth, Tex., and Mrs. Davis
Johnson of Griffin; a brother,
Paul Middlebrooks of Marietta;
eight grandchildren, one great
grandchild and several nieces
and nephews.
The funeral will be conducted
Saturday afternoon at 4 o’clock
in Hammond Drive Baptist
Church. The Rev. Gene Turkett,
the Rev. Brady Blalock and the
Rev. G. L. Howard will of
ficiate. Burial will be in Oak Hill
cemetery. Ministers of the
Griffin area will serve as
honorary escort at the funeral
and are requested to meet at the
church at 3:45 p.m. The body
will remain at Haisten Funeral
Home until carried to the
church 30 minutes prior to the
funeral hour.
Mr. Beaks
The funeral for Mr. Lacy
Beaks ,2290 West Fourth Courts,
of Hialeah, Fla., will be con
ducted Monday afternoon at 2
o’clock from the New Mt. Zion
Baptist Church in Hialeah.
House of Albert Funeral Home
of Miami, Fla., is in charge of
plans.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Lila Mae Beaks; a
daughter, Mrs. Eddie Mae
Royals; two sons, Elton An
drew, Willie Andrew; one
grandson; two brothers, Albert
Beaks of Griffin, Emmett
Beaks of Atlanta.
Mr. McMichaels
Mr. William McMichael, Jr.,
of Route one, Hampton, died
Thursday night.
Funeral plans will be an
nounced by McDowell United
Funeral Home.
Kiwaniannes .
hear talk
about cancer
The Kiwanianne Club held its
April meeting at the Western
Sizzlin’ Steak House with the
president, Mrs. Ivan Taylor
presiding. Mrs. Guy Woodruff
gave the invocation.
Mrs. Jimmie Faircloth,
public health nurse with the
Spalding County Health Depart
ment gave a talk on cancer. She
distributed literature furnished
by the American Cancer
Society.
Mrs. Ronnie Massey was
appointed chairman of The Sun
shine Committee.
Mrs. Vance Sharp won the
attendance prize.
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To appear at church
Hie Sego Brothers and Naomi gospel singers will perform at the 11 a.m. Sunday worship
service at Fellowship Baptist Church.
Americus, Sumter
in landfill dispute
Americus and Sumter County
have taken their landfill dispute
to court.
The Americus city council
contended that because people
in the city pay county taxes,
they should be able to use the
landfill without additional fees.
Before the conflict arose, the
city and county had worked
Energy
program
presented
“Energy Today And
Tomorrow” was the title of the
program grades 6-11 saw and
learned about at an assembly
program at Griffin Academy.
The program was concerned
with energy resources,
electrical energy generation,
the environmental and
economic effects of energy
technology and growth, and the
increasing need for energy
conservation.
The program was brought to
Griffin Academy by Oak Ridge
Associated Universities in Oak
Ridge, Tennessee in coopera
tion with The Georgia Power
Company.
The program was presented
by Mr. Mel Adams who holds a
bachelor’s degree from Geneva
College in Pennsylvania, and a
master’s degree from Mankato
State College in Minnesota. In
addition, he has completed
extensive training in energy -
education at Oak Ridge, Ten
nessee, the world famous
energy research center.
NO POLYGAMY
SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) -
President Wilford Woodruff of
the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints issued a
“manifesto” on Sept. 24, 1890,
declaring the Mormons would
submit to federal antibigamy
laws. His successor, Joseph F.
Smith, in 1904 made polygamy
an offense punishable by
excommunication.
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— Griffin Daily News Friday, April 4,1975
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under a contract, the city
paying $44,400 annually to the
county for use of the landfill.
The city later decided its
citizens should be able to use the
county facility because city
citizens pay county taxes.
Judge W. F. Blanks of the
Sumter Superior Court issued a
temporary order against the
county’s forbidding city citizens
to use the landfill.
Some officials in the city of
Griffin are watching the
proceedings to see what final
disposition will be made in the
dispute.
Rock group
to present
concert
Griffin residents are invited
to the B. T. Express dance and
concert at Gordon Junior
College on Tuesday, April 8.
The soul rock group from New
York is currently popular for its
hit tune, “The Express.” They
have appeared on ABC’s
“American Bandstand” and
recently hosted the NBC
“Midnight Special” show.
The Gordon concert begins at
8:30 p.m. in Alumni Memorial
Hall. Tickets are now being sold
at the Dean of Students’ Office
and will be sold prior to the
performance at the door.
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MASTER HARKER
Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Harker
of 1320 Ruth street, Griffin,
announce the birth of a son on
April 3 at the Griffin-Spalding
County Hospital.
LITTLE MISS CONNER
Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Conner,
Jr., 228 Morris street, Griffin,
announce the birth of a
daughter on April 3 at the
Griffin-Spalding County Hospi
tal.
LITTLE MISS GARNER
Mr. and Mrs. Quenton Garner
of 1009 West College extension,
announce the birth of a
daughter on April 3 at the
Griffin-Spalding County Hospi
tal.
LITTLE MISS CARDEN
Mr. and Mrs. John Michael
Carden of Ft. Rucker, Ala.,
announce the birth of a
daughter April 1. Grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs. Roy Carden of
Griffin and Mr. and Mrs.
Lawson Chafin of Stockbridge.
LAND OF THE
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