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Peach growers thinning orchards
ATLANTA (UH) - Georgia’s peach
crop, looking Uke one of the best in
years, has become so bountiful that
growers are thinning out the fruit for
fear tree branches will break, state
Agriculture Commissioner Tommy
Irvin said today.
Irvin said total {reduction should
easily double last year’s poor harvest of
95 million pounds provided the good
crop weather of recent weeks
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Robert E. (Dunk) Duncan who operatea a restaurant looks for a place to put $2
bills in his cash register. He and many other businessmen had the problem
yesterday with the release of the new bills. •
,6th District races shape
State Rep. Frank I. Bailey, Jr., of
Clayton County, has become a can
' didate for the Sixth District
Congressional seat.
Bill Doll, a Hampton attorney says he
• will announce tomorrow.
And incumbent Rep. John Flynt plans
to be in Griffin for Tuesday’s Exchange
• Club meeting and might have
something to say about his running for
reelection.
. Bailey, 40, is manager of the Atlanta
continues.
“In fact, our most recent survey
indicates the crop might equal the 1968
harvest, which was 257 million
pounds,” he said.
The agriculture commissioner said
crop surveys indicate also that the
quality should be above average with
the fruit both “well filled out and firm.”
Irvin said trees are reported to be so
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“I’m counting on Jack’s running. I
think he’s my major opposition. I have
not discussed this with him, but I don’t
think either of us could change each
other’s minds,” Bailey said.
Bailey said he was not ready to of
ficially announce his candidacy until
last minute details have been worked
out.
But he said he will gear his campaign
towards the state’s Aug. 10 general
heavily laden that growers are pulling
the green fruit to so that limbs won’t
break under the weight of the peaches.
Early variety harvesting is expected
to get under way at the end of April or
the first week in May with first
shipments due out of the southern area
of the state and out of the big growing
area in central Georgia two weeks
later.
GRIFFIN
The bicentennial wagon train which stayed in Griffin last night drew a lot of attention this
morning as it headed for McDonough, its next stop. The train here to shown at the railroad
crossing on North HUI street.
Griffinites make run on new bills
“Did we ever stamp the two-dollar
bills yesterday. We must have post
marked thousands,” said Griffin
Postmaster James Chappell.
One local bank had so many calls for
the new bills, its supply gave out. There
were a few left in one of its tranches,
however, an official said.
The other two Griffin banks also said
they were kept busy issuing them.
According to Chappell, the post office
was given permission to stamp the bills
the first day of issue only.
He said they turned away people
today who asked to have their bills
stamped.
“It was good business for the postal
service and we needed it. We won’t
have to deliver all those bills; people
will put them in a drawer somewhere,
he said.
He added he did not know there were
so many collectors in town.
Bank officials said they have been
asked to get a lot of the bills in cir
culation. All three banks will have a
new supply tomorrow, they said.
Banks in many areas ran out of stock
and called the Federal Reserve for
more.
A man in North Carolina bought 1800
worth. A Houston bank sold more than
$20,000 in the new bills by midday and
the Kansas City, Mo., Commerce banks
peddled nearly their whole stock of
$142,000 worth by day’s end.
primary in which he would face Flynt.
Bailey, a two-term legislator from
Riverdale, has lived in the district 18
years.
Doll said he will announce his can
didacy on the Democratic ticket
tomorrow.
A graduate of Mercer University
School of Law, he has practiced law in
Hampton since 1974.
The Vietnam veteran has served on
the Hampton City Council and has been
active in civic and professional affairs.
NEWS
The preliminary estimates are for
2,300 to 3,000 carlot shipments of fresh
peaches compared with 1,558 last year.
Additional shipments to processors and
commercial canners are also expected
to be considerably above last year’s
284,000 bushels.
The forecast was similarly bright for
other major crops in the state,
according to the Georgia Crop
“It was like a run on the bank,” said
Bill Hannis of Houston’s Texas
Commerce Bank.
“Everyone wanted to be the first on
their block to have one,” said a
spokesman for New York City’s Chase
Manhattan.
The old $2 bill went out of circulation
in 1966, shunned by many as a bad luck
symbol.
But Treasury officials hoped
Bicentennial promotion would give the
deuce another chance and allow the
government to save millions in
currency printing costs by reducing the
need for $1 bills. About 255 million $2
bills came out Tuesday and another 145
million are scheduled July 4.
Economists said the new bill is worth
only about $1.15 in buying power
compared to the old bad-luck bill of
1966. Bankers said they doubted the
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Reporting Service at Athens. County
agents said both com and tobacco were
progressing at record levels.
Farmers had five days suitable for
row crop work last week with soil
moisture adequate for most areas. Only
the southeast and east central portions
of the state were short of rainfall.
At the end of the week, a record 62 per
cent of the com crop was in the ground
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Griffin City Commissioners are at
odds over the revision of alcoholic
beverage ordinances.
One commissioner said the revision
was being done so a motel could get a
long sought liquor license.
The commissioners discussed their
differences at an administrative
briefing session yesterday morning.
Also:
I.— At last night’s regular meeting,
some 30 people showed up to object to a
rezoning proposal for property at Third
and Chappell. The rezoning hearing had
been called off yesterday morning. But
those who wanted to object, came to the
meeting anyway.
2. — One woman complained to the
commissioners about a vacant house
next to her. She said it is messy and
there is trash in the yard.
3. — Another woman complained
about substandard housing in the city.
4. — The commissioners received a
Harriet (Mama) Hay who is 95 years old participated in the annual Easter Egg Hunt
yesterday at Brightmoor nursing home. Looking over some of the ‘finds’ with her Is Mrs.
Lena Hudson, who participated tn the hunt also. The Griffin Junior Woman’s Chib provided
the activity for the patients each year.
City Commission summary
They’re at odds
on liquor revamp
new note would accrue much collector
value because so many had been
issued.
No one cared.
Hoarders took their bills to post
offices, pasted on a stamp and got
postmarks to prove they were first-day
purchases.
Patty has surgery
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (UPI) —
Patricia Hearst, who was scheduled to
appear in a Los Angeles courtroom
today to enter a plea to 11 state charges
of kidnaping, robbery and assault, is in
Sequoia Hospital after surgery for a
collapsed lung.
The newspaper heiress was
hospitalized Tuesday and is reported in
stable condition today.
against 27 per cent for the same date |
last year. Tobacco transplanting was B
also being completed at the earliest |
date on record with about 89 per cent
transplanted. At this time last year, 80 "
per cent had been transplanted.
Cotton planting was far above normal |
with about 10 per cent seeded against 2
per cent last year. Peanuts were 3 per |
cent planted against 1 per cent a year |
ago.
Weather
ESTIMATED HIGH TODAY 73, low
today 56, high yesterday 73, low
yesterday 48, high tomorrow near 80,
low tonight in mid 50s.
FORECAST: Generally fair tonight
and Thursday. Low tonight in mid 50s.
High tomorrow near 80.
EXTENDED FORECAST: Fair
Friday and Saturday. Chance of
showers mainly north portions Sunday.
Warmer through the period.
petition to install new water lines in
Highland Mill village.
5. — A Muslims spokesman asked the
city for money to back their efforts to
get young people off the streets. The
commissioners commended the project
but said it would be illegal to contribute
tax money to such work.
6. — The city considered annexing
some property into the city on the North
Expressway next to the Ranch House.
Randall & Blakely has expressed an
interest in relocating there.
Bobby Eubanks who operates the
Ford franchise would like for the
property to be in the city, he said.
7.— Mayor Louis Goldstein cast the
only no vote against the purchase of two
walkie-talkies for the Fire Department.
8. — And the commissioners said that
electric bills will go up 19.1 percent
effective May 1.
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People
...and things
Local students getting report cards;
some sad, some glad.
People watching blacksmith at work
on horse at wagon train encampment at
Kiwanis Fairgrounds about 7 p.m.
yesterday.
Roofer lying spread eagled on house
top taking a break from work.
til
“Anybody who has saved
enough money to enjoy life to
too old to.”