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— Griffin Daily News Tuesday, February 10,1976
Man changes his plea
Cleveland Smith whose trial
for armed robbery began
yesterday in Spalding Superior
Court changed his mind this
morning and decided to enter a
guilty plea.
Smith and two others, Jerry
Lewis Forney and Bobby Lewis
Miller, had been accused of the
June 21 armed robbery of
Marvin E. Bryan’s Grocery at
Minter and School roads.
Forney and Miller pleaded
guilty in the October term of
court and were sentenced to 15
and seven-year prison terms
respectively.
Smith contended he was in
nocent. His attorney, Jim
Fortune, said he merely went to
the store with the others to
purchase a pack of cigarets and
the first thing he knew, one of
them pulled a gun. As soon as he
realized what was happening,
he left, Fortune said.
Yesterday officers with the
Henry County Sheriff’s
Department testified how they
arrested the trio 10 minutes
after hearing a description of
the gataway car on the radio.
Capt. Harvey Bowen said he
spotted the car on the
McDonough-Hampton road and
followed it to 1-75 where he and
other officers stopped the
vehicle.
Under the back seat, where
Smith was sitting, a pistol was
found.
On the floor, under the front
seat, almost |2OO taken from the
store another weapon were
found.
Mr. Bryan testified they stole
his pistol, along with the money.
The state has recommended
Smith receive a 15-year sen
tence.
Judge Andrew Whalen, Jr.,
said he would withhold sen
tencing until several other
robbery cases have been
disposed of. He told Smith he
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was not bound to accept the
recommendation and could
disregard it and fix the sentence
at anything he thought proper.
Atty. Fortune told the court
that Smith suffers from sickle
cell anemia, a terminal illness,
and has been told by doctors he
has three to five years to live.
He asked that prison officials be
informed his client needs
medical treatment.
Five other persons entered
guilty pleas this morning.
Bobby Ray Freeman pleaded
guilty to robbery by force in
connection with an incident at
Paul H. Walker’s Grocery Store
on Aug. 11. About SSO was taken.
A juvenile pleaded guilty in
October for the same offense
and was sentenced.
Judge Whalen said he will
withhold Freeman’s sentence
until the other robbery cases
have been determined.
Larry Martin and Tommy
Black each received three year
sentences for the Jan. 6
burglary at Chap Johnson’s
Package Center on North Hill
street.
Billy Martin and Adel Brown
of Lyndon avenue also were
indicted for the robbery.
Beer and wine were among
the items taken.
Morris Moore, Jr., of
Cherokee avenue was sentenced
to one year in prison for
forgery.
Judge Whalen said he would
try to help Mrs. Marjorie
Dutton by giving her a probated
sentence and the chance to pay
back the merchants and banks
who lost money when she forged
11 checks.
She was sentenced to 10
years, which she may serve on
probation, provided she pays a
“ridiculously low fine” of $l,lOO
or SIOO on each forgery count.
Judge Whalen said he really
was not treating that as a fine,
just trying to get some of the
money back the forgeries have
cost Spalding County.
He directed the probation
office to arrange for Mrs.
Dutton to work and pay back the
money.
She was committed to the
State Hospital in Milledgeville
for treatment during the
October term of court. Judge
Whalen said if she had been
well, he would have sentenced
her to the penitentiary.
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REVIVAL
Revival services are in
progress at the West Sunny Side
Congregational Holiness
Church with the Rev. Jake
Norris as guest evangelist.
Services begin each night at
7:30 p.m. The Rev. H. G. Hearn
is the pastor.
WOMAN’S CLUB
The Griffin Woman’s Club
will meet Thursday afternoon at
3 p.m. in the Memorial
Clubhouse. Mrs. Frank John
son, home life chairman, will be
in charge of the program.
WEST GRIFFIN PTO
A group from Oak Hill Baptist
Church will present a bicen
tennial program at the West
Griffin PTO meeting Thursday
night, beginning at 7:30 p.m. at
the school.
FASHION, TALENT
There will be a fashion and
talent revue on Sunday at the
National Guard Armory, at 4
p.m. Admission is $1.50. This is
being sponsored by the Fair
mont High School class of 1966.
KIWANISCLUB
Brian Larson is in charge of
this week’s program for the
Griffin Kiwanis Club on
vocational training at Griffin
Tech. The Club meets at 12:15
p.m., at the Elks Club.
GARDENCLUB
The Town and Country
Garden Club will meet Wed
nesday at 9:30 a.m. at the home
of Mrs. Matthew Maher, 1469
Dauset drive. Officers for 1976-
77 will be elected.
CALL MEETING
VFW Ladies Auxiliary 8480
will have a call meeting Wed
nesday night at 8:30 p.m. at the
Post home.
GUILD
The Sacred Heart Catholic
Church Guild will meet Thur
sday at 8 p.m. at the MacArthur
drive building.
Stork Club
LITTLE MISS MIMS
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ed Mims of
Route Five, Box 233-A, Griffin,
announce the birth of a
daughter on Feb. 9 at the
Griffin-Spalding County
Hospital.
LITTLE MISS CHAMBLEY
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Chambley of Route Seven, Box
426, Griffin, announce the birth
of a daughter on Feb. 9 at the
Griffin-Spalding County
Hospital.
LITTLE MISS JUSTICE
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Justice
of 223 West Vineyard road,
Griffin, announce the birth of a
daughter on Feb. 10 at the
Griffin-Spalding County
Hospital.
First Baptist
First Baptist Church will
have a church conference
tomorrow night to consider a
recommendation on what to do
with the buildings on some
property the church purchased.
The buildings are on
Meriwether and Eighth streets.
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The Rev. and Mrs. Wayman Merritt celebrated their 19th
year in the ministry Sunday at Fellowship Baptist Church
on North Ninth street where he is pastor. Members of the
congregation honored the couple with a reception and
presented them a SIOO check.
( How they voted I
Here’s how Rep. John Carlisle, Rep. John Mostiler and
Sen. Virginia Shapard voted on some of the legislation in |
the General Assembly last week:
HOUSE Mostfler Carllsleg
| Reduce the penalty for
| marijuana possession. No No g
| Require welfare recipients to pick
| up monthly checks rather than having
them mailed. Yes Yes |
(Increase the per diem for prisoners. Yes No
Noise control measure. No No
Limit unemployment benefits for people
who quit or are fired for just cause. Yes Yes
SENATE Shapard
Allow governor to succeed self. No
Malpractice revision to allow
, arbitration and reduce statute of
■ limitations to four years. Yes
Local option free port bill. Yes
More uniform process for handling
I mental retardation services. Yes
| Rape victim protection revision. Yes
To suspend educator for cruelty, child
| molestation or enticing for indecent purpose
‘ or statutory rape. Yes
To expand pardons and parole board from 5 to 7. Yes
I Lift interest rate ceilings. No.
Bill to decrease sexual assaults on prisoners. Yes
Allow teachers to accululate up to 45 days of sick
leave. Yes
Funds to help keep down cost of school lunches. Yes.
Prevent disclosure of auto tag
registrations. Yes
(Permit doctors to have flashing lights on No
cars.
To put non-academic employes of University
| System on merit system. Yes.
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Hospital Report
Dismissed from the Griffin-
Spalding County Hospital
yesterday:
Jimmy Wayne Morris, Mrs.
Velda Eskins, Mrs. Paralena
Colbert, Johnie Lee Goodman,
Mrs. Benita Ann Garland and
baby, Mrs. Wynona Alice Tyus,
Roger L. Smith, Mrs. Mary
Kathy Whatley, Robert K.
Watts.
Mrs. Gwen Picket, Mrs.
Martha Joyce Long, Ralph
Evans, Bobby Lindsey, William
H. Harris, Regenia Stubbs
Whatley.
I Deaths I
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| Funerals |
Mrs. Chapman
Mrs. Beatrice Littlejohn
Chapman, 77, of Clearwater,
Fla., formerly of Milner, died
Monday in Clearwater after
several years of declining
health.
Mrs. Chapman was bom in
Milner, daughter of the late
Thomas Littlejohn and the late
Alice Gardner Littlejohn. She
had made her home in Green
Cove Springs, Fla., for many
years before moving to
Clearwater. She was a member
of the First Baptist Church in
Green Cove Springs.
Survivors include three
daughters, Mrs. Jackie Redding
of Clearwater, Mrs. Floyce
Bennett of Brandan, Fla., and
Miss Connie Chapman of Green
Cove Springs; three sons, Joe
H. Chapman of Alameda, Calif.,
Robert G. Chapman and Roger
C. Chapman, both of Green
Cove Springs; 21 grandchildren,
seven great-grandchildren; a
sister, Mrs. Mary Smith of
Atlanta and a sister-in-law,
Mrs. Lily Weldon of Milner.
The funeral will be conducted
Wednesday afternoon at 2
o’clock from the graveside in
the Milner Baptist Church
cemetery. The Rev. Ken Ross
will officiate. The body will
arrive in Barnesville this
evening to remain at Haisten
Funeral Home. Friends may
visit the family at the home of
Mrs. Lily Weldon on Liberty
Hill street, Milner. Haisten
Funeral Home of Barnesville is
in charge of plans.
Mrs. Fuqua
The funeral for Mrs. Hester
Blalock Jerrell Fuqua, 87, of
Jackson was conducted this
afternoon at 3 o’clock from the
graveside in the Jackson
cemetery.
Mrs. Fuqua died Sunday in
Jackson.
Survivors include a daughter,
Miss Grace Fuqua of Jackson,
formerly of Griffin.
Sherrell Funeral Home of
Jackson was in charge of plans.
Red Cross
plans drive
for ‘quake’
The Griffin Red Cross unit
announced it would sponsor a
drive this weekend for clothing,
food, first aid supplies and other
things to help earthquake
victims in Guatemala.
Items may be taken to
Hospital Discount Drug Store on
South Eighth street or to Fire
Station Number Two on the
North Expressway in the Civil
Defense building.
Such items as clothing,
especially for children,
blankets, first aid items, and
food in cans, not glass, have
been requested.
The Red Cross office here
asked that the items be taken to
the two collection points
Saturday through Monday.
Thefts
reported
Easy Shop Grocery on North
13th street was burglarized last
night.
Someone broke the glass on
the front door to enter. Police
said 21 cartons ot cigarets were
found scattered near the en
trance. It has not yet been
determined what was taken.
Police said someone stole 10
light bulbs from a sign at the
Westside Package Store. They
also damaged sockets on the
sign, turned off the electric
cooler switch and attempted to
pry their way into the building.
Mrs. Charlotte Conkle of
Route Four complained that
someone stole a purse from her
car while it was parked in a
driveway on Ridgewood drive.
A Smith and Wesson pistol
was stolen from an auto parked
at Code’s Department Store
yesterday. Its owner was W. T.
McDonald of 92 Second street.
Spalding Sheriffs deputies
arrested two Griffinites for
violating Georgia’s Controlled
Substances Act by possessing
marijuana.
They were identified as
Thomas W. Nichols, 20, of Route
Three, Box 243, and Charles
Keith Huff, 20, of Williamson.
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quake help
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
on MacArthur drive announced
it would serve as a collecting
point for people who wish
contribute aid to quake stricken
Guatemala.
Such items as clothing,
canned and non-perishable
food, money and medical
supplies may be contributed.
People with such items to
donate may take them to the
MacArthur building weekdays 9
a.m. through 5 p.m.
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