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About Griffin daily news. (Griffin, Ga.) 1924-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 26, 1977)
DAILY Daily Since 1872 I ■ jl /J| r^Ak^ijiw y L’ ■ * vjg W?hW BdLrf f ■ PMiL ■ W^B' ms Me 10H Design hearing requests Amin denies hostage plan NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — President Idi Amin has no intention of holding as > hostages the 240 Americans being de tained in neighboring Uganda for a meeting with Amin on Monday mor ning, Uganda Radio said today. “This has never crossed his mind,” the government-controlled radio quoted an Amin spokesman as saying. “He has ’ never thought of making any of them Youth, 18, is shot to death early today Griffin Police today investigated the , shooting death of Maurice Eugene Mann, 18, of 746 Searcy avenue. The shooting took place at 104 Melton street, the home of Mrs. Vester Ellis. Police said Mann allegedly attempted to break in there. Investigators said he was shot once • by Mrs. Edward Stallings of 102 Melton street. She is the daughter of Mrs. Ellis. They live in adjoining apartments. , Mrs. Stallings told police she was awakened around 1 a.m. when she Little Tippy Toes of Smyrna is dead SMYRNA, Ga. (AP) — Twelve-year < old Terri Myers, whose CB handle “Tippy Toes” stepped into the hearts of folks northwest of Atlanta, is to be w buried Sunday. Terri, whose “How y’all doin’ down there?” reached out to the ears of fellow CBers on channel 19, died ' Friday, a victim of cancer. “She really brought the people of this town together,” said “Pillsbury Dough ♦ boy,” a member of the Tippy Toes CB club. “She’s changed some lives. I know she’s changed my life. “Because of her,” the “Doughboy” added, “people are helping each other. Woodrow with some students at North Side. GRIFFIN Griffin, Ga., 30223, Safurday Afternoon, February 26,1977 A design public hearing for the relocation of State Route 16 from Griffin to 1-75 will be held if the Department of Transportation receives a request for one. The project will be part of the new connector between Griffin and 1-75. This portion of the project will begin at High Falls road five miles east of Griffin, and extend 4.4 miles easterly on new location to the existing interchange of State Route 16. The project is to be initial two-lane construction of a four lane rural highway with free access rights. Rights-of-way will be purchased for the complete four travel lanes. There will be grade intersections at High Falls road, Wani Road, Bailey hostages. It is the U.S. imperialists putting words into his mouth.” After Amin ordered his forces on Friday not to allow any Americans to leave Uganda, a spokesman for President Carter said the United States would do “whatever is necessary” to save American lives. A four-ship U.S. Navy task force led by the nuclear-powered carrier heard a car stop in front of the house. She heard a loud knocking or beating at her mother’s door, she told investigators. She said she called to the alleged intruder then shot shot once. Mann was dead on arrival at the Griffin-Spalding Hospital. Police said Mrs. Ellis’ home had been the target of vandalism and harassment attacks recently. (Funeral story page 2.) Terri, who suffered from cancer for about a year, made many friends on the airwaves. She began her short CB career listening to sets belonging to friends and relatives. Late last year, she was given her first CB set—a mobile one —by her grand parents. Later, a dealer gave her a base unit that she used while sitting on a sofa at her home. Her CB nickname came from the television show “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.” “Someone on that show had the handle and I liked it,” she said in a recent interview. “I didn’t think anyone NEWS Patrol starter A lingering love for children has been a source of direction for Woodrow C. Holcombe since he became actively concerned with the youth of Griffin and Spalding County as far back as 1948. Holcombe, the “grandfather of the school patrol”, as he refers to himself, is the chief of school security for the Griffin-Spalding School System. He has held that post since 1970. Holcombe was on duty at his favorite school, North Side Elementary on Hill Street when he agreed to an interview. “This is my favorite school out of all in the system,” he said. He attended North Side in 1920 where he entered the half grade. He could not recall his teacher but says a “Miss Hallyburton,” was his first grade teacher. He went out onto the campus and pointed out the largest oak tree. He said the tree was about 12-14 inches in diameter at that time he was a student. He recalled how he and his classmates played a popular game called hiding the map. The game simply consisted of a map tom from one of the geography books and hidden by different boys in the branches of the tree. Jester road, Wallace road, Kermit Williams road and existing SR 16 at I -75. The purpose of the project is to decrease travel distance, accidents and fatalities by offering an alternate to the present substandard SR 16, the DOT said. Maps, plans and other date are available for public inspection at the resident engineer’s office on Highway 19 in Griffin. Requests for the design public hearing may be sent to Wyndald C. Ethridge, State Road and Airport Design Engineer, Georgia Department of Transportation, 2 Capitol Square, S.W., Atlanta, Ga., 30334. The requests must be received on or before March 24. Enterprise cruised off East Africa today, and military analysts in Washington said military staff officers doubtlessly wre considering possible options in case of an emergency. But U.S. officials played down the possibility of a military mission to rescue the Americans. And Carter told reporters he believes the Ugandan situation is “going to be all right.” Amin was quoted by Uganda Radio as saying he is ready to meet any “task forces.” This may have been a reference to his earlier charge, denied by the White House, that 5,000 U.S. Marines were poised to invade Uganda. The U.S. force in the Indian Ocean is several hundred miles from landlocked Uganda. It is composed of the Enter prise, the cruisers Truxton and Long Beach, the submarine Tautog and 200 Marines. Military officials said the Enterprise does not have enough helicopters to mount an airlift to rescue the U.S. nationals. Gen. George S. Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Friday night he believes “reason will prevail.” else would use it.” But CB fans around Smyrna used it for the name of the area’s first CB club. During the first three days the club was in existence, it won two trophies for gathering more money for charity than other groups. A few weeks ago, residents and CBers chipped in to send Terri to California where her dream to meet movie and television stars could come true. “That radio really perked her up,” a friend of Terri’s family said shortly after her death. “The last few weeks were extremely rough, but she was a plucky girl.” How could they turn down old Woodrow on crutches? m W /« / sV'Ti > -A Gf.;o.i62s.y>X » > \ fJ- \ t! ■ ».l /GRIFFIN ’-w •W*** 5 1 I Z;. 1 , ‘ r V! < V / BEGIN ’PROJECT - I . j»i- wX*f F-022-K4) >' » • •_ Vol. 105 No. 48 Holcombe said he remembers the school because he had many a seat warming experience there. “I had every bit I got coming to me; I earned every one I got," the security officer quipped. Holcombe remembered the late Miss Nellie Bryan was his second grade teacher and was also principal of North Side at that time. Holcombe’s first dealings with the youth of the area came in 1948 as a result of a motorcycle accident. He was a policeman at that time with the City of Griffin and had been injured in a wreck while chasing a speeding Trailways bus. He was on crutches and had been assigned acting desk sergeant. One day as the rain was coming down in torrents, a friend named J.F. “Pop” Cody dropped by the station and commented how awful it was that children directing traffic at the respective school were out in that kind of weather. Holcombe said he asked Cody what he was going to do about it. He said Cody suggested raincoats but money for purchasing them was the problem. Cody commented on Holcombe’s physical condition and indicated that if The Country Parson by Frank Clark “Mistakes are what make folks happy when they catch you in them.” Weather ESTIMATED HIGH TODAY 78, low today 46, high yesterday 78, low yesterday 47, high tomorrow in mid 60s, low tonight in upper 40s. FORECAST: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm tonight. Periods of rain Sunday. EXTENDED FORECAST: Scattwred showers Monday and Tuesday. Turning cooler Tuesday and fair Wednesday. People ...and things Frustrated tennis players in city park battling seasonal wind for control of the ball. Young child exiting library, balancing huge stack of books on his head as his mother directs him to the car. Shapely housewife getting early start on tan in backyard under February sun. X o I anyone could do a good-job of begging it would be “poor ole” Holcombe on his crutches. Holcombe took the bait and from that day organized school patrol was under way in Griffin and Spalding County. “Somebody had to take a hold,” Holcombe said “and with that I went out and begged $3,000 to get the Safety Patrol started,” he continued. That $3,000 bought raincoats, badges, whistles, and belts for every child participating in the patrol in the entire area. Just buying equipment was not enough for Holcombe. “Every kid got a ticket to the show on Saturday with no exceptions,” he said. Holcombe said he had agreements with all three theatres, Imperial, Lincoln and Rex for the tickets. Holcombe instituted the first of the Washington, D.C. trips in 1949. Because there were children too poor to go to Washington and because of segregated facilities, Holcombe said he attendedto them personally. He said he recalled some very pleasurable times when he and his black school patrolers used to attend regulary the wresling matches held at Heavy line shows route of connector. Km B J* • ■ J| 11 L < V® sr- JB3 F' I- Kk V'T Bs Bk B B- - — H i Bmlp 1 IB3L> B Ml ■MN * . ■AI Sign o£ spring What better sign is there of spring than football practice? Coach Max Dowis who piloted the Griffin High squad to the state championship game last season here tells defensive lineman how to get the job done. Fishing report The Department of Natural Resources fishing forecast for the week of Feb. 28-March 6 includes: HIGH FALLS: Normal, clear. Fishing is slow for all species. JACKSON: Down, clear. Catching a few bass; slow for other species. SINCLAIR: Down, stained. Good for crappie using minnows and doll flies; catching striped bass trolling with flies and rebels; catching largemouth bass using plugs. the Griffin High School Field House. “Every thing was segregated but they still went with me,” he said. He said he wanted to help these children and gain their respect. “I needed to show them that I was one of them,” Holcombe said. One among many gifts Holcombe says he has treasured over the years and still has is a $66 pen and pencil set. He says his black children bought the set for him with their nickels and dimes. In 1952 Holcombe saw his way to help more children to go to Washington. Canned peanuts went on sale for the first time as a project and has been a determining factor in helping to send school patrolers to Washington to date. The kids got $.15 for every can sold or they could sell 10 cases or 480 cans which paid for the trip. “They were selling for $.50 a can back then, Inflation has hit the school patrol, too,” he laughingly said. The peanuts are now selling for sl. Holcombe is planning to retire within the next six months He resides at 310 South Fifth street with his wife, Irma. They have a son, Barry, who now resides in Tulsa, Okla.
