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— Griffin Daily News Friday, April 1,1977
Honored
The Griffin BPW Club honored three members for outstanding work and designated them
VlP’s. Mrs. Thelma Moore (1) was named Club Woman of the Year for her work as chair
man of Self Development. Mrs. Mildred Burnett (c) was named Woman of Achievement
and will compete with five other women at the Georgia Federation of BPW Clubs con
vention in Gainesville May 20-22. Miss Malvina Beal was chosen to represent the Griffin
Club in the Young Careerist program. She will compete with 40 or 50 young career women
for the state honor. Miss Joyce Howard of Griffin will become president of the Georgia
Federation and Mrs. Bea Pitts will become state corresponsing secretary.
Funeral being planned
for plane wreck victim
Some tentative plans for
funeral services for Eve Turner
Meyer have been made. She
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was among those killed when
two jumbo jets collided on the
runway in the Canary Islands
Sunday afternoon.
She was the sister of Mrs.
Lloyd Akin of Sunny Side.
Plans call for a memorial
service to be held for her at
Hollywood, Calif. She was semi
retired from a film career
there.
Mrs. Akin plans to have her
body returned here for a funeral
and burial. The service will be
at the Sunny Side Baptist
Church and burial will be in the
church cemetery.
The time cannot be set until
an autopsy is made and other
arrangements completed.
McDonald Chapel will handle
local arrangements.
Vanilla
The vanilla bean is really the
pod of a tropical orchid. It is
completely without odor or fla
vor until it is cured. To make
vanilla extract, the oil vanillin
formed by curing must be dis
solved in alcohol. Synthetic va
nilla is made from oil of cloves,
creosote and lignin.
County gets
okay on study
of personnel
A Comprehensive Personnel
Study has been authorized for
the county and its employes,
according to county
administrator, Lewis Leonard.
The Board of County
Commissioners authorized the
study by the State Bureau of
Community Affairs.
The propose' is to provide the
commissioners with
information and regulations on
how to handle possible
problems as they relate to
county employes.
County officials say they are
anxiously awaiting the
beginning of the study. They
have been notified by the
Bureau of Community Affairs
that Spalding County is fourth
on the waiting list.
The study which is scheduled
to begin sometimes in July will
deal with nine categories to
offer a comprehensive
personnel program.
The study will provide a
personnel ordinance, policies, a
classification plan, a
compensation plan and salary
plan.
The study will also provide for
an affirmative action plan for
the employment of women and
minorities, a personnel
handbook, and the necessary
forms to implement the
proposals.
Stork Club
LITTLE MISS WILSON
Mr. and Mrs. Monty D. Wilson
of Route 4, Box 314, Griffin,
announce the birth of a
daughter on March 31 at the
Griffin-Spalding County
Hospital.
LITTLE MISS DALTON
Mr. and Mrs. Grady Lee
Dalton of 428 Elm street,
Barnesville, announce the birth
of a daughter on March 31 at the
Griffin-Spalding County
Hospital.
MASTER QUINN
Mr. and Mrs. Carter Quinn 111
of A & B Trailer Park, Lot 67,
Griffin, announce the birth of a
son on April 1 at the Griffin-
Spalding County Hospital.
Deaths -F unerals
Mr. Estes
Mr. William James Estes, 68,
of Haralson, Ga., died early this
morning at Coweta General
Hospital in Newnan where he
was admitted Thursday
morning after suffering a
stroke.
Mr. Estes was one of Coweta
County’s leading citizens. He
was engaged in farming and
had varied business interest in
Haralson and Newnan.
He was a native of Senoia, son
of the late William James
Estes, Sr., and the late Bessie
Blakeley Estes. He graduated
from Senoia High School and
received his BS degree in
agriculture from the University
of Georgia in 1930. He began his
career as a county agent in
Clayton County. Mr. Estes was
one of the pioneers in starting
the cattle industry in Coweta
and Meriwether Counties.
Mr. Estes was founder and
president of two seed
companies, the Empire
Pedigeed Seed Company and
the Coweta Seed Company of
Haralson. He had been an
active member and leader in
many professional
organizations related to
agriculture. He was director of
the National Cotton Council and
the Georgia Agri-business
Council, was past president of
the National Cotton Ginners
Association and the Georgia
Seedman Association. Mr.
Estes had been named National
Ginner of the Year and the
Georgia Ginner of the Year.
He was a member of the
Georgia Farm Bureau and
served as an officer in the U.S.
Army during World War 11. Mr.
Estes was mayor of the City of
Haralson at the time of his
death, having served several
terms. For 10 years he was a
member of the Coweta County
Board of Education and had
served as chairman. He was a
member of the Haralson United
Methodist Church and served on
the administrative board. He
was past president of the
Newnan Rotary Club and
served on the state Democratic
executive committee. Mr. Estes
had been appointed to the
Governor’s Staff by two
administrations. He was a
member of the board of
directors of the Citizens and
Southern Bank of Newnan.
Mr. Estes is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Louise Hutchinson
Estes; 2 daughters, Mrs. Frank
Wilkinson of Haralson and Mrs.
Philip Fannin of Atlanta; 2
sisters, Mrs. Martin Briscoe of
Lafayette, Ala., and Mrs.
Robert C. NesSmith of Raleigh,
N.C.; 5 grandchildren, Miss
Dede Wilkinson, Bill Wilkinson,
Brad Wilkinson, all of Haralson,
Trip McKinney and Coleman
Fannin of Atlanta.
The funeral will be Sunday
afternoon at 3 o’clock in the
Haralson United Methodist
Church. The Rev. Roger Watts
and the Rev. Dr. William M.
Suttles will officiate. Burial will
be in the church cemetery. The
family suggests in lieu of
flowers donations be made to
the Haralson United Methodist
Church. Hasiten Funeral Home
of Griffin is in charge of plans.
Crime report
Barnesville
man accused
John Willis Drinnen, 44, of
Route 1, Barnesville, was
arrested in Griffin Thursday
and charged with passing
worthless checks.
Police said he cashed 7
payroll checks on the account of
Harris Rigging and Erecting
Co. at several businesses in
Griffin during January and
February.
Each check was returned
marked either “insufficient
funds” or “account closed.”
Janice Swafford, an employe
of Super-X Drugs, reported that
a hubcap was stolen from her
car while she was at work.
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THIRD ANNIVERSARY
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Mrs. Cox
Mrs. Tallulah Blanton Cox,
widow of Mr. W.H. Cox, died
Thursday night at the Living
Center of Griffin where she had
made her home for five years.
A native of Talbotton, Mrs.
Cox came to Griffin 60 years
ago to make her home. She was
a member of the First United
Methodist Church.
She is survived by a brother,
Barney C. Blanton of Smyrna; 2
sisters, Mrs. J. A. Kelly of
Talbotton and Mrs. J.C. Cook
Sr., of Woodland; a
granddaughter, Mrs. F.A.
Little, Jr., of Alexandria, La.;
two great granddaughters and
several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be Saturday
afternoon at 3:30 p.m. in the
chapel of the First United
Methodist Church. The Rev.
Lamar Cherry will officiate and
burial will be in Oak Hill
cemetery. The body will remain
at Pittman Rawls Funeral
Home.
Raid nets
6 tons
of pot
ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (AP)
— Federal, state and local law
enforcement officers from three
states arrested 15 persons and
confiscated five to six tons of
Colombian marijuana with a
street value of $3.5 million in a
raid on the Alabama coast early
today, authorities said.
Lt. Roy Smith of the Alabama
State Troopers said two of the 15
persons were shot during the
raid, but not seriously wounded.
He said one person was shot in
the leg and the other suffered a
flesh wound in the side.
Smith said the officers also
confiscated a 40-foot sailboat,
three pickup trucks and an auto.
He said the 15 were arrested
after off-loading the marijuana
from the sailboat to a house on
the beach. They were then
loading it into the trucks to
transport it, Smith said.
The officer said the raid fol
lowed a two-month investiga
tion. He said a State Trooper
helicopter with a powerful light
was used to illuminate the raid
scene.
Smith said groups participat
ing in the raid included Ala
bama State Troopers, Alabama
Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board, the Mobile, Pensacola
and Gulfshore police
departments, Baldwin County
sheriff’s office, Georgia Bureau
of Investigation, Florida
Department of Law En
forcement, United States Cus
toms Service and the U.S. Drug
Enforcement Administration.
Woman
arrested
in killing
ALBANY, Ga. (AP) - An
Orlando, Fla., woman has been
charged with murder in the
stabbing death of her mother
and the knifing of her grand
mother, Albany police said.
Police said Sherry Bassett,
29, a department store clerk,
was arrested in Albany early
Thursday in connection with the
death of her mother, Mrs. Mary
R. Russell, and the wounding of
her grandmother, Mrs. Mary
Rainey.
Officers said they had been
unable to establish a motive for
the attacks. They also said they
did not know how long or why
Miss Bassett had been in the
Albany area.
Mrs. Rainey, 88, of Rebecca,
Ga., was visiting her daughter,
a retired elementary school
teacher, in Albany when the at
tacks occurred. She was treated
and released from a local
hospital.
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Firemen battle flames
Dundee volunteer firemen battle flames at the mobile home of Randy Mills in Howard’s
Trailer Park Thursday night. Mills was treated for smoke inhalation and other Injuries at
the Griffin-Spalding Hospital and dismissed. Investigators didn’t know the cause of the
blaze today. R.H. Monkus was listed as the property owner.
Grocery bills up again
By LOUISE COOK
Associated Press Writer
Consumers found familiar but
unpleasant news at the super
market during March as price
rises for coffee boosted the
family grocery bill once again.
An Associated Press market
basket survey shows the coffee
increases offset savings on
scattered other items.
The AP drew up a random list
of 15 commonly purchased food
and nonfood items, checked the
price on March 1, 1973 at one
supermarket in each of 13 cities
and has rechecked on or about
the start of each succeeding
month.
The latest survey showed that
by the end of March, the cost of
a pound of coffee was over $3 at
the checklist store in eight
cities. The retail prices still lag
behind wholesale levels — Fol
ger’s announced earlier this
week it was boosting its whole
sale price to $4.53 a pound.
There are signs, however,
that the steadily soaring coffee
prices may be causing con
sumers to switch to other bev
erages. Some store managers
report coffee sales have
dropped by as much as 25 per
cent since the beginning of the
year, while tea sales have
gained sharply.
The government is predicting
that 1977 food prices will aver
age about 5 or 6 per cent above
last year, but warns that con
tinued bad weather in crop-pro
ducing areas could drive costs
EASTER PARAK OF VALUES COUEIRUES
AT THE FABRIC CENTER AND ANNEX
113-117 W. Taylor St. Saturday and Monday
Don't Miss These Great Values!
SOLID COLOR DOUBLE KNITS $1.49 Yd.
GINGHAM PLAIDS 88* Yd.
POLY AND COTTON WHITE EYELET $2.49 Yd.
POLY. WOVEN LINEN $2.98 Yd.
NYLON MESH JERSEY 88* Yd.
DOUBLE KNIT COORDINATES $1.98 Yd.
60" T-SHIRT PRINTS 98* Yd.
POLYESTER GABARDINE $2.98 Yd.
PREWASHED, BRUSHED, JEAN DENIM $1.98 Yd.
PRINTED POLYESTER KNITS $1.49 Yd.
60" TERRY VELOUR $1.98 Yd.
FAMOUS NAME SPORTSWEAR $1.69 Yd.
PRINTED SEERSUCKER $1.69 Yd.
PRINTED POLYESTER INTERLOCKS $2.98 Yd.
ASSORTED SUITINGS 88* Yd.
POLY. AND COTTON PRINTS 98* Yd.
SOLID COLOR DOUBLE KNITS $1.98 Yd.
THESE VALUES IN OUR ANNEX
ALL SIZES QUILTED BEDSPREADS $5.55 Ea.
VINYL TABLE CLOTHS $2.19 And $2.66 Ea.
LINED DRAPES 30" - 36" - 45" $1.98 Pr.
PINCH PLEATED DRAPES 63" - 84" $4.99 Pr.
ASSORTED DRAPERY 59* Yd.
FULL SIZE WOVEN SPREADS $7.77 Ea.
ALL SIZES MATTRESS PADS 99* Ea.
higher.
The AP survey showed that
the marketbasket total in
creased during March at the
checklist store in eight cities,
rising an average of 2.6 per
cent. The bill declined at the
checklist store in five cities,
dropping an average of 1.7 per
cent. On an overall basis, the
average marketbasket total
was 1 per cent higher at the
start of April than it was a
month earlier.
The picture was a little worse
than it was during February
when the marketbasket total in
creased at the checklist store in
seven cities and decreased in
six; on an overall basis, the bill
rose just under half a per cent
during the second month of 1977.
Comparing current prices
with those at the start of the
year, the AP survey found the
marketbasket total increased at
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the checklist store in every city,
with an average boost of 4 per
cent, much of it due to coffee
costs.
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104 S. HUI St Griffin, Ga.
227-9188
In addition to having one of
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