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City sets up authority to go after new industry A 14-member Griffin Industrial Authority has been named to help secure new industries for the city. The group will hold an organizational dinner Monday at the Holiday Inn at 7 p.m. Businessman Jim Goolsby was named by the Board of city com missioners last week to head the authority. He met with the com missioners during their Tuesday morning administrative session to discuss its functions. The commissioners accepted Goolsby’s recommendations for 7 members. They were Louis Robinson, accountant; Charles Neel who helped Griffin get Bandag; businessman Ray Sharpe; Mrs. Tootsie Powers, real estate salesman; Gary Reid, NAACP president; Russ Spangler of WGRI radio and former executive vice president of the Griffin Chamber; and insurance man Brack Pound. Each commissioner appointed one member who was approved by the entire board. Louis Goldstein recommended Atty. Larry Evans; R. L. “Skeeter” Nor sworthy, Tilman Blakely, Jr., banker; Raymond Head, Dr. Tom Washington, dentist; and Ernest “Tiggy” Jones, Mrs. Elene Rivers. Commissioner Dick Mullins’ recommendation will be made this week, he said. Mullins, who formerly served as chairman of the Chamber’s industrial development committee, was named to represent the commissioners. Also serving on the authority as exofficio members with no voting power will be Clifford Hutson, head of the Light Department, and Harry Simmons, who heads the water department. The authority hopes to work closely with the Chamber of Commerce, as well as the county commissioners. Most available land needed for larger in dustries is outside the city limits. The county commissioners who earlier turned down an invitation to join the authority will be asked again. Bart Searcy, chairman of the Chamber’s industrial development committee, cautioned that there may be problems with “2 authorities doing the same thing.” “Is the Chamber to take a back seat?” he asked. The commissioners agreed the two could work together with cooperation and no conflict. “The city’s not trying to take anything away from the Chamber. We hope both can work together for a greater Griffin,” said Mayor Raymond Head. The city allocated SI,OOO for the authority which Goolsby said he hopes will soon become self sustaining. Future now for Griffinite He has electric car The future is here and now for one young Griffinite. Wade Finch is a proud new owner of one of Griffin’s first all electric automobiles. What with all the predictions of gas shortages, Finch has gotten an edge on everyone with his vehicle which is powered by eight 12-volt batteries. He says he can drive up to 50 miles without a charge and plans to drive the car daily to his job and to Gordon Junior College where he is a business education major. He works for United Parcel Service in Griffin. The car can be easily charged by plugging the cord which extends from the rear of the car to regular 110 volt house plug. Finch purchased the car previously owned at Warner Robins Air Force Base. He says living and working conditions on the base were quite suited for slower and shorter distance range driving. GRIFFIN DAI LY NEWS Daily Since 1872 4"’ wW TSWTTp ijpi Is*** 52 ** * mu ' v ash it iwHHW Carter: apology inappropriate WASHINGTON (AP) - President Carter today termed inappropriate the apology ventured by a U.S. diplomat for alleged American involvement in the overthrow of a left-wing Chilean government, and at the same time announced the end of the ban on American travel to four Communist nations. In repudiating the statement on Chile by United Nations envoy Brady Tyson, Carter acknowledged that the United States “has been at fault in someinstan- People ...and things Man who moved to Griffin Monday commenting Tuesday on the beautiful weather. Car parked in front of expired meter, ticket under windshield wiper, several more on top of dashboard and showing through window. Telephone people at work in city’s recently acquired building formerly occupied by automobile dealership on East Solomon street. Base personnel use the cars to travel the short distance from their homes to work and to travel from one base complex to another. Some 10 or 12 persons own electric cars on the base. The car new costs in the $3,000 range exclusive of the minimum accessories and options. Manufactured in Sebring, Fla., the car fully equipped includes such luxuries as a cigaret lighter and a radio. Finch, however, is leary of smoking in the car because fumes from the batteries located under the seat could pose an explosion hazard. He towed his car to Griffin from Warner Robins and he says he was stopped by a State Patrolman. He gave him a warning for going too slowly or perhaps he just wanted to get a better look at the pot-bellied little vehicle. Finch says he has many other spectators, too. Griffin, Ga., 30223, Wednesday Afternoon, March 9,1977 Helping out The 37 people who cook for patients at the Griffin-Spalding Hospital are proud of the job they’ve been doing lately. Not only are they keeping their own patients supplied with good food but they are helping out a neighboring hospital, too. Clayton General is expanding and temporarily is without kitchen facilities. So the G-S hospital has pitched in to prepare the meals for the Clayton hospital. G-S Dietitian Harriett Walts said the crews here fix some 260 to 300 meals a day with the extra work. Clayton sends three people here during the day and two at night to help out. Food is packed in containers at about 200 degrees. It is about 180 when it reaches Clayton by truck. There are two shipments a day — lunch and the evening meal. The breakfast for the next day goes along with the evening meal. Miss Waits (left) checks temperature of food. At right Joe Perkins (1) and Chuck Furman start food on its way to Clayton. ces” for infringing on human rights accords. But he did not put the 1973 overthrow of Chilean President Sal vador Allende in that category. He said, instead, that the American travel ban was such an instance, and that it will be lifted effective March 18. That will permit U.S. citizens to travel to Cuba, Vietnam, North Korea and Cambodia. Tyson said in Geneva that he ex ceeded his instructions but did not act contrary to them in apologizing for what he said was American in volvement in the ouster of Allende. “I think the remarks made by the delegate concerning our past in volvement in Chilean international was inappropriate,” he told his third White House news conference. Carter said a Senate committee has not found any proof that the United States was involved in Allende’s overthrow but only in financial aid to some political groups in Chile. “The statement made by our delegate was made on his own and does not represent the view of our govern ment,” Carter said. He linked that episode with the broader question of human rights under the Helsinki agreement, saying that the administration remains concerned ■ IP*?* Buzzing about Griffin on a different kind of juice. i i r * Jr JK mi mt * ,x- about that issue. Carter noted that administration officials will go to Belgrade later this year to join in assessment of the human rights ac cords. During the presidential campaign, Carter himself had said the United States was involved in the Allende overthrow. On Oct. 6, in campaign debate, he said the Republican ad ministration “overthrew an elected government and helped establish a military dictatorship.” During the news conference, the President also made these points: —Said his commitment to withdraw Hostage freed WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, Ohio (AP) — A black gunman released unharmed today the white policeman he had held hostage for 45 hours while complaining of oppression of blacks and demanding that whites leave the planet within seven days, police said. The release came shortly after President Carter repeated during a nationally televised news conference his earlier promise to speak with gunman Cory Moore after the hostage, Capt. Leo Keglovic, was freed. Vol. 105 No. 57 The Country Parson by Frank Clark jl “Folks who tell all they know seem not to know when they’re done.” Also The City Commissioners also: 1. — Heard a complaint from the Georgia Council of Engineers about the city’s asking for engineering work bids. 2. — Turned down CB channel for the c‘ty. 3. — Heard complaints about the way prisoners are treated in city jail. ground troops from Korea has not changed. During the campaign, Carter favored a gradual withdrawal of ground troops. Any withdrawal, he said, would be accomplished over a four-to-five-year period and would have to be done in cooperation with the the governments of South Korea and Japan. —Speaking about the Middle East, the President said there may have to be some “minor adjustment” to borders established after the 1967 Israeli Arab war. “We will know by mid-May the positions of the interested parties,” Carter said. He said he could not discuss details of new borders in the Middle East because he has not yet met with Arab leaders. The issue of new borders, he said, “is obviously one of the most serious problems.” —Asked about reports of a grand jury investigation of former CIA Director Richard Helms and whether Carter had asked for CIA documents about the matter, the President said: “I have not been asked for any documents and the Helms case has not come to my at tention. Whether to proceed with the case will be the exclusive right of the Justice Department.” Banks says Busbee will okay new iudsre Sen. Peter Banks of Barnesville thinks a second judge for the 4-county Griffin Judicial Circuit is pretty well assured. “Gov. Busbee told me he will sign the budget,” Banks said. The budget provides for the new judge. Banks said the budget would provide funds for the new post beginning in July. Expenses for the new post will be paid from contingency funds until the General Assembly next year approves a supplementary budget providing funds for the judgeship. It is one of several others approved at the current session of the General Assembly. The judgeships were ex pected to survive a Senate-House conference. Editor Quimby Melton of the Fayette County News this week proposed that Gov. Busbee consider appointing someone from Fayette County to fill the 4. — Learned 15 people had applied for Police dispatch job. 5. — Heard about some drainage problems. 6. — Okayed cable tv financial arrangement. 7.— Paid some bills. (Details on page 3) Good sign Mrs. Ethel Plank believes the worst of winter is over. She spotted geese flying in formation late Tuesday after noon, headed north. It was a welcome sight, the Spalding County resident said. Trade ATLANTA (AP) — There’s always a lot of trading going on at the Georgia Legislature, but most of it’s over bills, not art. When George Busbee moved to the governor’s office in 1975 he left a favorite painting of a sailboat in the House majority leader’s office, which he had occupied. A few days ago, Busbee went back and took the painting and the current majority leader, Clarence Vaughn of Conyers, responded by making his sup port for the 1978 budget “subject to return of art treasure to office of majority leader.” Busbee answered in writing, saying, “I have made many sacrifices in an effort to get (budget approval). This is the last straw. I hereby present to you an ‘art treasure’ to hang in your of fice.” The “treasure” was a poster of a young boy with a bowl of spaghetti dumped over his head and the words “Why Me?” new judge’s post. Speculation on who would get the job has centered on Ben Miller of Thomaston, present district attorney for the circuit. Miller has kept quiet about the whole thing. A report in the Free Press newspaper published in Thomaston said that several lawyers in Spalding and Fayette Counties had their eyes on the new judgeship. Counties in the Griffin circuit include Upson, Pike, Spalding and Fayette. Weather FORECAST: Fair tonight. Chance of showers Thursday. EXTENDED FORECAST: Showers with possible thundershowers Friday and Saturday with clearing on Sunday.
