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About Griffin daily news. (Griffin, Ga.) 1924-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 10, 1977)
Dr.' Dale Carley Forecast calls for drop to 10 Gusty winds early this morning knocked out electricity in about half the town, leaving some early risers in the dark. The power was off about an hour and a half, according to Clifford Hutson of Sinatra mourns in seclusion PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP)-- A mourning Frank Sinatra stayed secluded at his estate here as family members arranged the funeral of his 82-year-old mother, killed in the crash of a private jet plane on Southern California’s highest mountain. Recovery teams were to resume at daybreak their climb up the steep slopes of snow-covered Mt. San Gorgonio to retrieve the remains of Natalie “Dolly” Sinatra and three other victims. The wreckage of the jet, its wings and tail sheared off by the impact of the crash, was spotted Sunday. Recovery attempts were hampered by freezing temperatures, darkness and forbidding au -a o fed jtz / J Start GRIFFIN DAILY#NEWS Daily Since 1872 \ r //- Cl Ray Simonton the Griffin Light and Water Depart ment. He said a tree which fell on Georgia Power lines in the Ellis road area knocked out a good chunk of the area at first. Shortly after that, a limb fell on cliffs. A search team said it appeared the four died on impact. Sinatra has refused to talk with reporters since the plane was reported missing Thursday night as he opened at Caesars Palace Hotel. He played two shows after learning of the dis appearance, but canceled the remainder of his week-long en gagement. A family spokesman said si multaneous rosary services will be held for Mrs. Sinatra Tuesday evening at the St. Louis Catholic Church in Palm Springs and at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills, where comedian Danny Thomas will give a eulogy. The Rev. Hartwell Kennedy, layman Ben Gatlin and the Rev. Billy Southerland protected themselves from the rain Sunday to break ground signaling the beginning of an educational center at Second Baptist Church. The Rev. Kennedy in whose honor the building will be named is a former pastor. The Rev. Southerland is the pastor now. Griffin, Ga., 30223, Monday Afternoon, January 10,1977 H Lin Thompson city lines in the Everee road area and caused additional trouble. Both power failures came around 5 a.m. Heavy winds which were part of a winter blast aimed southward caused the limbs and tree to tumble. The forecast for the Griffin area tonight said temperatures could go as low as 10 degrees. The wintry blast followed a day of nearly continuous rain in the Griffin area Sunday. Griffin had more luck with the weather than did the northeast section of the state. Icing on roads was reported early Sunday evening and state traffic people flashed warnings to motorists. The latest in a series of attacks by Old Man Winter hit the Southeast over the weekend and promised to hang around a while. Snow, sleet, freezing rain and icy winds hit wide areas and a huge mass of cold air was poised to plunge deep into Dixie today and tonight. It looked like more snow was on the way. Early this morning snow was being reported throughout the northern two-thirds of Mississippi and portions of Tennessee and flurries were forecast for northern Alabama and northern Georgia this morning. Travelers ad visories were out for the northern portions of Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. The storm, caused by a low pressure area that moved northeastward out of the Gulf of Mexico, contributed to the deaths of four persons, two each in North Carolina and Tennessee. Cousins Steven Harris, 5, and David Harris, 7, of Providence, N.C., strayed onto an ice-covered pond, plunged through and drowned Sunday. Sear chers recovered their bodies about two hours later after following their foot prints through the snow to a hole in the ice. Benny Williams, age unknown, and his wife Earline, 28, were killed Sunday when their car went out of control on iced-over Interstate 20 near Memphis, Tenn., as they returned to the city from a funeral Snow up to 12 inches piled up in the western mountains of North Carolina, eight inches hit northwest Tennessee and six inches buried the mountains of northeast Georgia. ill “What a fellow can earn usually is less important than what he is willing to do without” School board to get 3 new members tonight Three new school board members will attend their first official meeting tonight. They are Dr. Dale Carley, Ray Simonton and Lin Thompson. They were elected in November along with Dr. Fielding Lindsey who had no opposition. The members beginning new terms already have been sworn by Probate Judge John Snider. One of the things on the agenda for tonight’s meeting is Bwjf. -m. • *j Rough landing Equal Rights Amendment in Senate right off bat ATLANTA (AP) — The Equal Rights Amendment was to be the first item introduced in the Senate today as the Georgia Legislature opened its 1977 session. But House leaders said they expect the proposal to fail in the lower chamber if it passes the Senate. The proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution would ban discrimination based on sex. It has been ratified by 34 states, but needs the approval of four more in order to become law. The Georgia Legislature has defeated it twice. The House turned it down in 1974 and the Senate rejected it in 1975. Senate sponsors of the amendment this year include Majority Leader John R. Riley of Savannah. Among the sup porters of the proposal are Mary Beth Busbee, wife of Georgia’s governor, and Shirley Miller, wife the lieutenant Ohio Brass to sell Holan An agreement in principle has been worked out by Ohio Brass to sell the Holan Company in Griffin to David and Robert Bernstein of Omaha. John McNamee, operating manager of the Holan plant in Griffin, said a notice to employes about the agreement had been posted. He said details of the transaction were being worked out. The deal also involved the sale of Vol. 105 No. 7 governor. Swearing in ceremonies were con ducted in both houses to seat the 180 House members and 56 senators elected last November. The first day’s session also included consideration of rules changes. Although Lt. Gov. Zel Miller has said he thinks the Equal Rights Amendment has a good chance in the Senate this year, three House leaders said it probably would not do well there. “I doubt ERA will pass the House, said Rep. Bill Lee, D-Forest Park, chairman of the House Democratic Caucus. “It got very few votes the first time it came to the House, and I don’t believe the makeup has changed that much since we considered it.” House Majority Leader Clarence Vaughn, D-Conyers, said he has heard little discussion about it, but said he has Ohio Brass plants at Willoughby, Ohio to the Bernstein brothers. The Willoughby plant presently is primarily a cylinder making operation. The Holan plant has been a manufacturer of utility truck bodies and lift equipment. Mr. McNamee said what affect the sale of the Griffin plant would have will not be known until the negotiations are final. Weather ESTIMATED HIGH TODAY 35, low today 30, high yesterday 38, low yesterday 35, high tomorrow in low 30s, low tonight near 10 degrees. FORECAST: Cloudy, windy and cold tonight with a low near 10. Continued cold Tuesday. EXTENDED FORECAST: Chance of snow north and rain south Wednesday and again Friday. Fair Thursday. the reorganization of the board. A chairman, vice chairman, and secretary-treasurer will be elected for the 1977 year. Henry Walker served as chairman in 1976. Board members will get copies of the federal public works program and new members will be informed about special sessions in Atlanta Jan. 24 and 25 for new board members. CARMEL, Ind.—lndiana State Police investigate a light plane that crashed into the Roger Long residence Sunday afternoon while trying to land at a nearby airport. Police reported that one person was killed in the accident and three passengers survived. Blizzard-like snow In the area prior to the crash may have caused the mishap, police theorized. (AP) received more calls about it this year than in the past, most of them asking him to vote against it. The Republican leader of the House, Rep. Mike Egan of Atlanta, said he has not polled the GOP delegation, but sees little chance it will pass. Meanwhile, Egan said he would in troduce in the House today a bill that would prohibit officers of political parties from serving on the State Ethics Commission. The bill is aimed at Ethics Com mission Chairman Irving Kaier, who also is Georgia’s Democratic com mitteeman. Republicans have charged loudly that Kaier’s service on the commission, while also Democratic committeeman, is a conflict of interest. There also was the avalanche of new and old bills introduced. People ...and things Group of friends watching Super bowl, woman saying “Oh no!” to suggestion that it be expanded to best two out of three games. Young woman smiling and talking animatedly to young man as they walk toward Griffin High School, wind blowing their hair and the skirts of their long coats. Cattle lying on ground to escape biting winds of winter.
