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End of an era for civic club meetings here
The Griffin Elks Club which has been
host for civic club noon meetings for a
generation or so will end that service
this month.
A few years ago, all of the noon civic
meetings were held at the lodge home.
The Griffin Exchange Club is the last
club to be notified that the Elks Club
will discontinue serving noon meals at
the end of February.
Ron Franklin, president of the
Exchange Club, said today directors
had under consideration several
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as too much criticism.”
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possible locations for meetings. He said
a decision probably would be made in a
week or so.
The Kiwanis Club directors voted last
week to change meeting places. But the
vote turned out to be a moot question.
After discussing a club straw vote to
move, the directors voted to make the
change. Then President Dick Wood
read a letter to the club announcing the
Elks Club would discontinue noon
meals.
Wood said the directors would decide
Valentine roses sky high;
candy prices are up, too
By LOUISE COOK
Associated Press Writer
If you’re thinking of sending your
true love a dozen longstemmed red
roses for Valentine’s Day next week,
forget it.
The traditionally romantic flowers —
never in abundant supply in February
— are scarcer and more expensive than
ever this year because of the cold wave
that has snarled industry, agriculture
and everyday life for millions.
The Society of American Florists
says that the freeze in Florida, the lack
of sunshine and the shortage of natural
gas to heat greenhouses has limited
stocks of several other blossoms, in
cluding pompons and baby’s breath,
used in bouquets.
The roses you do find will cost you
dearly. At Jay’s Flowers in New York
City, longstemmed red roses will cost
12.50 each this year — S3O a dozen. The
same flowers last year cost $2 apiece.
Another New York florist, explaining
that the term longstemmed is used for
flowers with stems ranging from 20 to
32 inches, said a dozen red roses will
run anywhere from $24 to $36, up 15 to 20
per cent from last year.
The florists’ group said its members
aren’t even pushing roses this year.
Instead, they are telling customers to
stick to spring flowers such as tulips or
daffodils, or settle for a mixed bouquet.
There is a fair supply of small roses,
but red blossoms may be scarce.
Carnations — grown in Colorado
where ski resort operators are
bemoaning the lack of snow — are
GRIFFIN
Griffin, Ga., 30223, Monday Afternoon, February 7,1977
on a new meeting place before the end
of February. Kiwanis officials have
been talking with Moose Club officials
about a move there.
The Griffin Rotary Club already had
changed its Thursday noon meeting
place to the Moose Club about a year
ago.
The American Business Club, Griffin
Chapter, had been holding weekly
meetings at 12:15 at the Moose Club for
many years.
abundant this year, but if you live in the
East, you’ll pay more because of
shipping costs.
Valentine’s Day means big business
for florists. “It’s the largest single-day
sale of flowers,” said a spokesman for
Plaza Florists in New York.
Tag buying
is slow here
Unless there is a rush in the next few
weeks to buy car tags and pay taxes,
chances are that long lines will form at
People
••• and things
Griffin barber recalling how years
ago he would work from 6 a.m. until
midnight on a Saturday and give as
many as 78 haircuts; now he cuts about
that many in a week.
Look-alike sisters dressed in look
alike coats waiting for school bus.
Rural mailman commenting that he
was stuck three times one day last week
as he delivered his route on mud-ruined
roads.
The Lions Club and the Spalding
Kiwanis Club have been meeting at
night at the Moose Club, as had the
Jaycees.
The present Elks Lodge was built in
1955, replacing the lodge which burned
in 1954. Before the fire, civic clubs had
met at the Elks Lodge. While the club
was being rebuilt, civic clubs held
luncheon meetings at the Legion-VFW
homes on West Poplar street.
That building had been the Elks Club
Scoutmaster
dies in cold
BLAIRSVILLE, Ga. (AP) - A
scoutmaster who couldn’t keep step
with his troop apparently froze to death
in the north Georgia mountains this
weekend, authorities said.
Rescue workers spent Saturday night
searching for Marvin Charlie Lue
before they found his body late Sunday
morning, huddled near the Appalachian
Trail, authorities said.
the courthouse a few days before the
April 1 deadline.
That was the word today from Mrs.
Ruby Hill, tax commissioner whose
office handles tag sales.
The lines are short these days and
business is slow for the tag clerks.
Last year a total of 31,200 vehicle tags
were handled at the office. '
So far this year, about 6,000 tags have
been sold.
People may order their tags by mail
and save from having to go to the
courthouse. Mrs. Hill has followed this
practice for several years.
She has published in the Griffin Daily
News a form which can be filled out and
mailed to the tax commissioner’s
office. Tag clerks will notify tag buyers
how much money is due in taxes and
tag costs and can handle the whole
transaction by mail.
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headquarters from 1937 until the Elks
bought the old Rainbow Club on
Williamson road and converted it to a
Lodge home. The late Fray Nancy had
operated the Rainbow as a private club.
The building before that had been a
children’s home.
Old timers who have been active in
civic club affairs for a long time recall
other meeting places.
During the 19405, many met in the
parish house of St. George’s Episcopal
Grand jury
Commission chairman
gives facts on pay
The February term of the Spalding
Superior Court Grand Jury convened
this morning to consider an
“extraordinary” large number of
criminal indictments, salaries of the
county commissioners and appoint
ments to several county offices.
District Atty. Ben Miller said he will
present 150 criminal charges for
possible indictments, including 4
homicides, several robberies and “a
bunch of burglaries.”
County Commission Chairman P. W.
Hamil went before the grand jury
today, “not to ask for a raise, but to
present the facts of commissioners’
sarlaries for its consideration,” he said.
Ramil’s salary as chairman is $5,760.
Commissioners Reid Childers and
Frank Thomas make $5,040 each. In
addition, they are reimbursed for
expenses.
Hamil explained that under Georgia
law, salaries of all elected county
officials are reviewed by the grand jury
every 4 years. Two years ago a grand
jury recommended an increase of 20
percent for all elected officials except
the commissioners, he said.
The Georgia legislature did not agree
with a recommendation that
commissioners’ expenses be increased
from SSO to SIOO monthly. Instead it
directed they be reimbursed for actual
costs incurred, Hamil explained.
In his charge to the Grand Jury,
Judge Andrew Whalen, Jr., spent some
time going over its duties. Only 5 of the
23 grand jurors had served previously
and Judge Whalen explained how their
names came to be on the jury lists.
There are some 2,500 names in the
trial jury box now, a substantial
increase over 2 years ago, he said. A
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SAN FRANCISCO—Tornio Ikegawa, 25, of Ehlme, Japan, laughs as he talks
with newsman about his storm-racked 120-day voyage from Japan to San
Francisco. He berthed in San Francisco Sunday night with a broken mast. (AP)
Weather
ESTIMATED HIGH TODAY 50, low
today 22, high yesterday 47, low
yesterday 21, high tomorrow in mid 40s,
low tonight near 15.
FORECAST: Fair and cold tonight.
Sunny and cool Tuesday.
EXTENDED FORECAST: Slight
chance of rain south early Wednesday.
Otherwise, fair with a warming trend
through Friday.
Church. Wives of members prepared
and served the weekly meals.
Before that, some civic clubs had met
at the old Griffin Hotel restaurant.
The Elks Club was chartered in 1910
and in its early years, held meetings in
the old Planters and Merchants bank
building, later known as the Parks
building. It was razed years ago along
with the First Methodist Church to
make room for the present Commercial
Bank & Trust Company building.
smaller number of the trial jurors’
names are placed in the grand jury box,
he explained.
Judge Whalen said he has received
several requests concerning appoint
ments. County Registrar Joe Burson,
Deputy Registrar Claude Donehoo and
Mrs. Theta Cowart, registrar’s
secretary, have indicated they would
like to be reappointed. Judge Whalen
said he would reappoint them if their
names are submitted.
Several people have requested
appointments for 4 vacancies as notary
public and ex-officio justices of the
peace.
Judge Whalen said Watson S.
Pritchett has asked to be appointed in
the East Griffin district to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of J. A.
Woodson.
Kenneth Harper, a former J. P. in the
Akin district, would like to be appointed
to that post.
Richard S. Glover, Jr., also has
requested an appointment to the Akin
spot.
The grand jury also will consider
recommendations to fill vacancies in
the Experiment District caused by the
resignation of Melvin Blalock in 1966
and an upcoming vacancy in Africa
District which will occur when Mrs.
Howard Gossett’s term expires in
April.
Letters were read recommending 2
members of the Spalding County Board
of Health be reappointed.
They were from City Manager Roy
Inman for the Board of City Commiss
ioners requesting the reappointment of
Commissioner Louis Goldstein and
from the health board and its member,
Dr. Grady Duke, requesting Dr. J. G.
Woodruff’s reappointment.
