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Crime roundup
Man accused of stealing
money from parking meters
A Forest Park man has been
charged with stealing money
from parking meters "in
downtown Griffin.
Police said James Billy Sloan,
38, of 892 Kennesaw drive,
Forest Park, was charged with
17 counts of theft by taking.
He was arrested in the alley
at the rear of the Griffin
Chamber of Commerce by
Officers Roy Williams and John
Ballard who found around SSO in
dimes, nickels and pennies in
his coat pocket.
When Sloan saw the police, he
threw something down and
after checking, the officers
found a key in a drainage hole.
He had used the key to unlock
around 17 parking meters,
police said.
Virgil Lee Bowman and
Vaughn Allen Adams, both 19
and who reside at 229 West
Poplar street, have been
charged with last week’s
burglary of the mobile home of
Robert Mitchell at Clark’s
Trailer Park.
Some 60 gallons of butane gas,
10 blankets and two pillows
were taken in the break-in.
Their total value was SB4, police
said.
Lawmen said a Spalding
County resident who apparently
wasn’t satisfied with just
working days, tried a little
“night work” and ended up in
jail.
Dennis Wayne Eller, 29,
Hudson road, who was working
days under the Spalding County
Probation Office work release
program, was found inside a
county grocery store, along
with a 16-year-old early
Saturday morning.
Spalding Sheriff's investiga
tors said a silent alarm was
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Shoplifting is Stealing ... Shoplifting is a
Punishable Criminal Act. Shoplifting Laws
could bring up to three years’ imprison
ment, plus all the accrued deficits on this
ledger sheet.
Shoplifting is a short-term career ... the
fight is on to "get tough" with the shoplifter
... now!
activiated at Green’s Grocery
west of Griffin on Ga. 16 around
4 a.m. Saturday in the home of
store operator Lucille Green.
She called her son-in-law,
Ronnie Howard, and the
sheriff’s department who sped
to the scene and found the two
suspects inside.
One was hiding in the attic
area and the other was at
tempting to climb there, of
ficers said.
A car with its motor running
was found parked near the
store. It later was found that the
vehicle had been stolen earlier
from an East Griffin residence.
The owner was not aware of the
theft until lawmen notified him.
The two suspects have been
charged with burglary and auto
theft.
The juvenile was turned over
to juvenile authorities.
Ellar was taken to the
Spalding Public Works camp
this morning and was taken off
the work release program.
Some $147 worth of clothing
was stolen from Crocker
□earners, 323 North Hill street,
over the weekend.
Police said a small amount of
change also was missing.
Pierre Jackson, Heritage
Apartments, complained
someone entered his apartment
and stole 22 pairs of blue jeans,
valued at around S3OO.
Burglars broke into Quilley
Street Package Store and made
off with a large amount of wine
and some eight cartons of
cigarets, police said.
Police recovered three
cassette tape players, a clock
radio and electric pencil taken
in a recent burglary at the First
Assembly of God Church.
No arrests were made in
connection with the break-in.
Hospital
Report
Dismissed from the Griffifi-
Spalding County Hospital
during the weekend:
Julie Anne Harris, Karen
Carter, Wilburn Daniel Fuller,
Mrs. Mattie Mae Holland, Mrs.
Nellie M. Harmon, Mrs. Ruth
Crane, Mrs. Harriette Dearing
and baby, Mrs. Vera Harmon,
Mrs. Elizabeth Apple, Ben
McMichael, Mrs. Janice
Purser, Wandell Coates, Hugh
Gilbert, Everett Hallquist, Mrs.
Irene Hight.
Mrs. Georgia Mae Hill, Mrs.
Lucy English, Mrs. Maidana
Ann Peters, Scott Daniel, Mrs.
Irene Flournoy, Mrs. Beatrice
Moore, Mrs. Drucilla Mid
dlebrooks, William Waller,
Larry Beckom, Mrs. Nina
Hilsman, Matt Haisten.
Arthur W. Sauley, Fred
Beckham, Jesse C. Barrett,
Mrs. Katherine Wagers, Mrs.
Selma Barksdale, Mrs. Bonnie
Martin, Mrs. Mildred Ruth
Kelley, William Worley, Mrs.
Margaret Archer, Mrs.
Catherine Turner, Milton J.
Brown.
Mrs. Annie Mae Jackson and
baby, Thomas Williamson, Ray
Charles Piasecki, Mrs. Vicki
Peek and baby, Miss Diane
Prather, Mrs. Evelyn Roberts,
Mrs. Flossie Lindsey, Thomas
Hill, Mrs. Ann Patrick.
Mrs. Cynthia Gail Repzynski
and baby, Mrs. Sherra Barton,
Oliver C. Ward, Bluma Head,
Mrs. Sandra Thomas, Kenneth
Bennett, Mrs. Myrtice Martin,
Rufus Thompson, Miss Pamela
Scott, Mrs. Egonda Clark, Mrs.
Jackie Wilkins and baby.
Retailers cannot absorb the loss of billions
a year through theft. The dollar loss in
stolen merchandise is reflected in the prices
honest people have to pay!
Should we be concerned about a stolen item
worth only a few pennies? Yes, we should!
The stolen pennies add up to billions of *
dollars!
Fight crime
To protect yourself against attack,
don’t walk alone, stick to well-lighted
areas, and don’t loiter, but if you should
be attacked, and can fight back, it’s
wise to know how to hit where it hurts.
The parts of the body most vulnerable
to pain are the throat (windpipe),
forehead and face (eyes, ears, nose),
fingertips and back of hand, ribs,
center of chest, groin, knee, shin, and
top of foot.
Use your elbows, knees, head and
feet, as well as your hands. Remember,
too, that screaming and running are
often safer than trying to fight back.
This tip provided by ACT Against
Crime Together, statewide crime
prevention program of the Georgia
Bureau of Investigation, in cooperation
with the Griffin Daily News.
Utility, Footlighters
sponsor dinner theater
The Griffin Footlight Players,
in cooperation with the Utility
Club, will present “6 RMS RIV
Vu” by Bob Randall in a dinner
theater production at Dovedown
Center Thursday, Friday, and
Saturday night.
A catered dinner will be
served from seven to eight with
entertainment by the Grand
Jazz. This local “New Orleans
type” group features Dave
Childers, Tom Moore, John
Hemphill, and Tom Roberts.
The play, a comedy produced
by special arrangement with
Samuel French, Inc., will begin
at 8:30. A Broadway hit, it was
also a successful television play
with Carol Burnett and Alan
Alda.
Bill Early, Headmaster of
Griffin Academy, and Mary
Hurt, known for her work in
childrens theater here, will
have the lead roles.
Howard Wallace, local at
torney, and veteran of many
Footlight productions, is the
director.
Supporting players include
Sydney Wynne, David Bolton,
Kim Beaty, Sue McManus, Bill
Hewitt, and Gail Morgan.
A committee of the Utility
□ub, with Carol Carlisle as
chairman, is in charge of all the
arrangements. Tickets may be
secured from The Flint River
Regional Library, the Music
Scene, Prothro’s, or Dovedown.
Nan Carley is president of the
Utility Club, which will use its
half of the proceeds for charity
projects. Bob Forio is president
of the Footlight Players, a long
time Little Theater group in
Griffin, experimenting with the
dinner theater concept for the
first time.
Cox Corp,
under fire
of 2 groups
ATLANTA (UPI) - Two civil
rights organizations said today
the Federal Communications
Commission had been asked to
deny the broadcast licenses and
cable certificates of Cox Broad
casting Corp.
The petition was submitted
by the Atlanta branch of the
National Association for the
Advancement of Colored people
and the American Civil Liber
ties Union of Georgia.
Gene Guerrero, executive
director of the ACLU, told a
news conference the petition
charged Cox Enterprises with
“extreme concentration” of
media ownership in Atlanta.
Cox Enterprises wholly owns
Atlanta Newspapers Inc., which
publishes the city’s two daily
newspapers and 50 per cent of
Cox Broadcasting Corp, which
operates the WSB-AM-FM and
WSB-TV, Guerrero said.
“The question of the monopo
ly of the news media really is
the heart of our petition,” he
said. He said through the
ownership of the newspapers
and the broadcast company,
Cox has a monopoly over news
dissemination in Atlanta.
The petition also charges the
firm with racial discrimination
in employment practices and
with failing to adequately serve
the needs of the community.
Jondell Johnson, head of the
NAACP Atlanta branch,
charged Cox had failed to
adequately hire and promote
blacks within the companies.
He said that although the firm
increased the work force at
WSB-TV by 16, the percentage
of black employes fell a
percentage point to 16 per cent.
“We feel WSB can do much
better than this,” she said.
John Evans, chairman of the
local NAACP media committee,
said the television station had
also “failed in its responsibdili
ty to provide public service
programming to all segments
of the community.”
New
Books
The following new books have
been added to the collection at
the Flint River Regional
Library:
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -
“The Business Owner’s Ad
vertising Handbook” by Alvin
Boyd — Useful and timely in
formation for the harried
businessman who has ad
vertisingproblems; “The Seven
Sisters” by Anthony Sampson
— How the largest and most
critical of the world’s industries
came under the control of the
seven great oil companies.
PSYCHOLOGY - “A New
Guide to Rational Libing” by
Albert Ellis — A straight
forward approach to rational
emotive psychology based on
self-questioning; “The Pleasure
Book” by Julius Fast —
Practical, irresistible tips on
new ways of having fun, by the
author of “Body Language.”
FICTION - “Seven Men of
Gascony”; by R.F. Delderfield
— The saga of seven soldiers
whose lives, loves, and enduring
comradeship spanned the
heroic triumphs and defeats of
Napoleon; “Searching for
Caleb” by Anne Tyler — An old
family mystery is brought to
light when Justice Peck sets out
with her grandfather in search
of his half-brother, who
vanished sixty years before;
“The Holland Suggestions” by
John Dunning — Jim Ryan,
once hypnotized, seems to react
to post-hypnotic suggestion
fifteen years later; “The Ninth
Man” by John Lee — The
country knew about the eight
Nazi saboteurs, but nobody
suspected a ninth; “The
Haunted and the Haunters” by
Kathlee Lines — A selection of
tales of ghosts and other ap
paritions.
Girl injured
A nine-year-old girl escaped
serious injury yesterday when
her bicycle collided with a car
at 17th and Wright streets.
Police said Shellie Puckett,
116 North 15th street, suffered
an injury to her left leg and was
treated in the Griffin hospital
emergency room.
The accident was termed
unavoidable and no charges
were placed against Mrs.
Marian A. Stephens of Laurel
drive who was driving the auto.
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—■Griffin Daily News Monday, March 1,1976
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Mr. Woodruff
Mr. Willis Bums Woodruff of
111 Hammerljawk drive died
Saturday at the Veterans
Hospital in Atlanta.
Mr. Woodruff was born in
Gwinnett County and had made
his home in Griffin for 43 years.
He was a member of the
Fellowship Baptist Church and
employed at Crompton-
Highland Mill for 28 years.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Jennie Moore Woodruff; a
daughter, Mrs. Jeanette
Conkle; a son, Kenneth Allen
Woodruff; mother, Mrs. Connie
Woodruff; five sisters, Mrs. H.
H. Rider, Mrs. Grace Hen
derson, Mrs. A. R. Fain, all of
Griffin, Mrs. Robert Jordan of
Morrow, Mrs. Rudine Yuna of
Columbus; four brothers, Alvin
Woodruff of Sunny Side, Guy
Woodruff of Forest Park,
Dorsey Woodruff of Riverdale
and Griffin Woodruff of Griffin;
three grandchildren and
several nieces and nephews.
The funeral was conducted
this afternoon at 3 o’clock in the
Fellowship Baptist Church. The
Rev. Wayman Merritt and the
Rev. Ulton W. Singleton of
ficiated and burial was in Oak
Hill cemetery. McDonald
Chapel was in charge of plans.
Mrs. Hooper
Mrs. Sara Smith Hooper,
widow of Mr. John Virgil
Hooper, Sr., died Friday af
ternoon.
She had made her home with
her son in Royston, Ga., for the
past five years.
Her survivors include two
sons, John V. Hooper, Jr., of
Royston and James E. Hooper
of Reynolds Station, Ky.; her
mother, Mrs. Callie Wooten
Smith of Griffin; four brothers,
James E. Smith of Indianhead,
Md., Robert H. Smith of West
Point, Marvin C. Smith of
Eatonton and Frank E. Smith of
Griffin; and a sister, Mrs. Anna
Smith of Milledgeville.
The funeral was held Sunday
afternoon at 4 o’clock from the
graveside in the Mt. Zion United
Methodist Church cemetery
near Griffin. The Rev. J. W.
Eberhart officiated. Pruitt
Funeral Home of Royston was
in charge of plans.
Stork Club
MASTER TIDWELL
Mr. and Mrs. Terry M. Tid
well of Route Three, Box 396,
Griffin, announce the birth of a
son on Feb. 27 at the Griffin-
Spalding County Hospital.
LITTLE MISS BARTON
Mr. and Mrs. Henry E.
Barton of A & B Trailer Park, B
street, Lot 41, Griffin, announce
the birth of a daughter on Feb.
27 at the Griffin-Spalding
County Hospital.
LITTLE MISS LANGSTON
Mr. and Mrs. Sammie
Langston of 316 South Ninth
street, Apt. 2, Griffin, announce
the birth of a daughter on Feb.
28 at the Griffin-Spalding
County Hospital.
MASTER LOTT
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Michael
Lott of Route Two, Box 1080,
Hampton, announce the birth of
a son on Feb. 28 at the Griffin-
Spalding County Hospital.
LITTLE MISS TAYLOR
Mr. and Mrs. John Taylor of
300 Watkins drive, Jackson,
announce the birth of a
daughter on Feb. 28 at the
Griffin-Spalding County
Hospital.
LITTLE MISS POWERS
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Powers of
120 Pine avenue, Griffin, an
nounce the birth of a daughter
on Feb. 28 at the Griffin-
Spalding County Hospital.
MACHINERY SALE
FARM AND HEAVY
MACHINERY
WED. MARCH 10th 10 A.M.
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Consignments still being accepted.
Mr. Statham
Mr. Robert Allen Statham of
221 Dutchman road died
Saturday morning at the
Griffin-Spalding Hospital.
Mr. Statham was a lifelong
resident of Spalding County. He
was a member of the Griffin CB
Club, and his code name was
“Hushpuppy”. Mr. Statham
was employed by Dundee Mill,
Plant No. One.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Katie Crenshaw Statham;
a daughter, Mrs. Laura Jean
Ford; a brother, Jimmy
Statham; three sisters, Miss
Mattie Myrl Statham, Miss
Gladys Statham and Mrs. Lena
Denton; and one grandchild.
The funeral was conducted
this afternoon at 2 o’clock in
McDonald Chapel. The Rev.
Jerry Williams and the Rev.
Joseph Cardell officiated and
burial was in Oak Hill
cemetery.
Mr. Foster
Mr. Emory Milton Foster of
1551 West Popar street died
early Sunday morning at
Emory University Hospital in
Atlanta where he had been a
patient for three weeks.
Mr. Foster was a retired
employe of Stowe Woodward
Co. A native of Fayette County,
Mr. Foster was the son of the
late John I. Foster and the late
Pearl Weatherly Foster. He was
a veteran of World War Two,
serving in Europe.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Mae Moore Foster; four
brothers, J. B. Foster of Sunny
Side, Marvin Foster of
Haralson, George Foster of
Manning S. C., and Harold
Foster of Portland, Ore.
The funeral was conducted
this afternoon at 4 o’clock in
Haisten’s chapel. The Rev. W.
R. “Bob” Jones and the Rev.
□eveland Scoggins officiated
and burial was in Oak Hill
cemetery. Haisten Funeral
Home was in charge of plans.
PANCAKESALE
The Hampton Kiwanis Club
will sponsor a pancake supper
at the Hampton Elementary
School Friday, March 12, from 5
to 8 p.m. All tickets are $1.50.
Proceeds will be used for
Kiwanis civic activities. Ticket
information may be obtained by
calling Leslie Plagemen,
Hampton.
MINISTERS SEMINAR
Dr. Milton Snyder, director of
religious services at Central
State Hospital, will be the
speaker at a seminar for
ministers at 10 a.m. on Wed
nesday. The program is one in a
continuing series sponsored by
the religious nurture committee
of the Griffin Association for
Retarded Citizens.
PILOT CLUB
The Griffin Pilot Club will
meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. at
Baker’s Restaurant.
GLGA
The Griffin Ladies Golf
Association will meet tomorrow
at 12:30 p.m. at the Municipal
Golf Qub.
HOSPITAL AUXILIARY
The Griffin-Spalding Hospital
Auxiliary board will have a
meeting Wednesday at 9:30
a.m. in the hospital library.
EXCHANGECLUB
The Rev. John Bonner,
assistant pastor of the First
United Methodist Church in
Griffin, will be guest speaker at
the noon meeting of the Ex
change Club of Griffin on
Tuesday, held at the Elks Qub
Gordon Milling, Jr., is program
chairman.