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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
