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Griffin Daily News Safurday, July 9,1977
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anybody makes a move he was just
gonna kill everybody. He held the gun
up in my face. Everybody started
crying.. .He said he would kill me.”
Another passenger, Willie Earl
Bridges, 24, of Spartanburg, S.C., said
he was sitting in a third-row seat when
the bus was pirated.
“He asked us if we’d ever been
kidnapped before,” Bridges said of the
black gunman. “Then he said ‘Now you
know what it’s like.’”
“He said to cooperate and nobody
would get hurt,” Bridges said. “He split
us up. He put the blacks at the back of
the bus and the whites at the front. I
don't know why.
“He made us hold our hands up in the
air for 45 minutes. At first I thought he
was going to rob us, but he didn’t. He
just told the bus driver to ride and he’d
let us go.”
Deaths -F unerals
Mr. Harris
Mr. Melvin Harris of Molena
died Thursday.
Mr. Harris is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Emma Harris of
Molena; a daughter, Mrs.
Louise Strozier of Griffin; a
sister, Mrs. Roxie Shelton of
Molena; a brother, Mr. and
Mrs. Izeal Harris of Florida;
five grandchildren and six
great-grandchildren.
Bentley Funeral Home of
Thomaston is in charge of
arrangements.
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"GETTING IT ALL TOGETHER”
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Busnaping
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Mr. McKibben
Mr. Clarence Clark
McKibben of 128 Finley street,
died unexpectedly at his home
Friday.
He was a lifelong resident of
Spalding County and the son of
the late Thomas Jefferson
McKibben and the late Mrs.
Bertha B. McKibben.
Before retiring, Mr.
McKibben served for 25 years
with the Griffin Fire Depart
ment. At the time of his death he
was a security officer at the
Griffin-Spalding County
Hospital. He was a veteran of
World War II when he served in
the U.S. Army. He was a
member of the First United
Methodist Church.
He is survived by a sister,
Mrs. George E. Watkins of
Griffin; 2 nieces, Dorothy
Weems of Stockbridge and Mrs.
Sandra Uzpurbis of Augusta
and a nephew, Joe F. McKibben
of Atlanta.
Funeral services will be held
at 2 p.m. Sunday at Pittman
Rawls Funeral Home. The Rev.
Lamar Cherry will officiate.
Interment will be in Oak Hill
Cemetery.
The body of Mr. McKibben is
at Pittman Rawls Funeral
Home. Friends may visit the
family at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. George E. Watkins, 709
Woodland drive.
Mr. Wyatt
The funeral of Mr. Jesse
Wyatt, Sr. will be Sunday at 3
p.m. at the Pine Grove Baptist
Church. The Rev. J. A. Couch
will officiate and burial will be
in the church cemetery.
Friends may visit the family
this evening from 8 until 9 at the
McDowell Funeral Home.
Mr. Wyatt is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Susie McDowell
Wyatt of Griffin; a son, Mr. and
Mrs. Jesse Wyatt, Jr.; a
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Reginal
Berry; his mother, Mrs. Luddie
Wyatt; three brothers Charlie
Wyatt, Elvin Wyatt, L.M. Wyatt
of Atlanta; five sisters, Miss
Mary L. Wyatt, Mrs. Frances
Barkley, Miss Lizzie Ruth
Wyatt of Griffin, Mrs. Sylvia
Fuller of Cleveland, Ohio, and
Miss Ophelia Wyatt of Atlanta;
four grandchildren and nieces
and nephews.
When the gunman took control of the
vehicle, Bridges said Brown told the
passengers, “I want everybody to get
up to the front of the bus. If anybody
don’t cooperate I will shoot, I swear
before God.”
Bailey, a bus driver for 30 years, said
he tried unsuccessfully to attract the
attention of police during the ride,
which covered interstate highways as
well as secondary roads.
“I was'doing about 75 miles an hour,
but he was pointing a gun at my head all
the time and he said if the police
stopped us, ‘you’ve had it.’ So I slowed
down to 55,” the crusty Bailey told
reporters.
He said Brown had been drinking
whiskey when he boarded the bus in
Spartansburg, S.C., “but I didn’t expect
any trouble from him.”
Mrs. Coleman
Mrs. Rosebud Coleman of
1753 Pryor road, Atlanta, died
Friday at her home.
Funeral plans and survivors
will be announced by Spalding
Undertaking Co.
Rev., Mrs. Hester
to celebrate 25th
The Rev. and Mrs. Hugh
Hester of Route 3, Forsyth, will
be honored on their 25th wed
ding anniversary Sunday in
Griffin.
The affair will be held at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Sammy
Langston, 278 South Hampton
Trailer Park. Mrs. Langston is
the daughter of the Rev. and
Mrs. Hester.
Another daughter, Mrs. Mike
Sapp of Forsyth, will also be a
hostess.
The couple will receive guests
between 2-4 p.m.
til Sunday
rXSSj. Cold X - ' \|N
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Showert Stationary Occluded NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST FOR GRIFFIN AREA—Partly cloudy and not quite as hot through Sunday
with a chance of afternoon or evening thundershowers. Highs today and Sunday expected to
be in the high 90s. Low tonight in the 70s.
High temperature recorded Friday at the Spalding Forestry Unit, 103 at 3:30.
ABC-Ettes
The ABC-Ettes will meet at 7:30 p.m.
Monday at the home of Mrs. Thomas
Lane, 673 McLaurin avenue.
AARP
The Griffin Chapter of AARP will
meet at noon Monday at Holiday Inn.
Senator Virginia Shapard will be guest
speaker.
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Full Gospel Businessmen’s Fellowship Meeting
July 16,1977 - Holiday Inn
Buffet Dinner 6:30 to 7:15 P.M.
Meeting 7:30 P.M. - Cost $4.00
[ Guest speaker will be Dennis Willis. Dennis Willis is a !
1 Pilot for Eastern Air Lines. He is President of Madison, '
Ga. Chapter of F.G.8.M.F.1., and owner of Words of Life S
Book Store in Covington. He has a story that shows what ]
God can do with a person that man can only say is im- 0
possible.
2 Special Music By The Greer Family
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Moose Governor Jim Chappell (second from left) presents
a plaque on behalf of the Loyal Order of the Moose to
Thomas “Buddy” Keel (center) for the heroic act of
saving a fellow worker’s life. Keel was accompanied by
his wife, Mary June and his son, Patrick. Charles
Award presentation
Moose honors Thomas Keel
with hero’s recognition
Griffin Lodge of Moose 1503
presented Thomas Elvin
(Buddy) Keel with its
meritorious award last night at
a special ceremony by
Governor James Chappell. The
ceremony was held at the
Griffin Lodge.
Keel was honored for saving
the life of fellow co-worker
Karry Hines on June 7. Keel and
Hines were loading a dozer
onto a low-boy on High Falls
road when the accident oc
cured. Hines had loaded the
tractor onto the low-boy from a
bank when he realized he was
too near the edge. The metal
track caught and caused the
tractor to shift and start to fall.
Hines tried to jump as Keel
moved away from the falling
equipment. Keel did not see
Hines fall beneath the cab, but
he could hear him shouting. The
motor continued to run, digging
itself into the ground. Hines
managed to get to the switch
and turn it off and the tractor
lifted. Keel saw a chance at that
split second to free Hines. He
did not know what the equip
ment would do but he managed
to get in and under the tractor
and pull the struggling Hines
from beneath the machine
before it thundered back to
earth.
Making the presentation,
Chappell said, “Karry lost both
of his legs but his life was saved
by the quickness of Buddy. This
Stork Club
MASTER CASWELL
Mr. and Mrs. Jack W. Caswell
of Douglasville announce the
birth of a son, Warren Corey, on
June 24. Mrs. Caswell was Mary
Anne Latta of Griffin before her
marriage.
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Crawley, chairman of Moose civic affairs committee
(left), and Ivor Mallard, Grand Lodge representative of
the Loyal Order of the Moose of Great Britian (right), look
on.
was a brave act and I’m sure
Keel has many thoughts and
dreams about the incident. But,
he has the satisfaction of
knowing that he saved a fellow
human being’s life. I know he is
proud of the fact and we are
proud of him.”
“The Loyal Order of Moose,
in its civic affairs program,
would like to recognize the
heroic act of Keel and award
him this plaque which will serve
as a permanent reminder that
acts such as this are ap
preciated and should be long
Contractor seeks
payment for paving
DANIELSVILLE, Ga. (AP)
— A contractor has brought suit
against the Madison County
Commission, charging that the
board refused to pay for paving
several roads — including one
which deadends at the home of
Commission Chairman Sammie
Haggard.
The suit, filed in Superior
Court by Logan Paving Co. of
Athens, seeks 122,924.80, plus
interest and court
It says contracts for the work
were signed last year, but two of
the commission’s three
members have refused to pay.
Truck crash
kills driver
MCBEAN, Ga. (AP) - Ray
Donald Mosley, 23, of Augusta,
Ga., was killed Friday when the
dump truck he was driving
collided with a train at a cross
ing on Georgia 56, authorities
said.
Richmond County officials
said Mosley, who apparently
had moved to Augusta recently
from Galveston, Tex., tried to
stop when he saw the train as he
rounded a curve, but failed to
halt his truck in time.
remembered.”
Keel was also presented with
a H.M. Queen Elizabeth Silver
Jubilee Crown coin by Ivor
Mallard, Grand Lodge
representative of the Loyal
Order of Moose of Great
Britain, who was visiting the
lodge.
Keel was accompanied to the
event by his wife, Mary June,
and son, Patrick Elvin.
Charles Crawley is chairman
of the Moose civic affairs
committee, which arranged the
presentation.
Commissioner Guy Hart said
he and Commissioner Lorraine
Fitzpatrick won’t appropriate
money for the paving unless the
court orders them to.
He questioned the legality of
carrying over debts from the
previous administration and
said he found no evidence that
the previous commission ac
tually approved the contract.
In Concert
“Kids Os His Kingdom”
And
“Carpenters Trade”
71 Voice Youth Choir
From Riverside Baptist Church
Fort Myers, Fla.
Mr. Larry Ferguson, Director
Mt. Gilead
Baptist Church
Highway 19, South
Sunday, July 10, 7:30 P.M.
Gene Turkett, Pastor
Police
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probe
thefts
The Griffin Police Depart
ment is investigating the
removal of Dwight Smith’s
wallet while he was swimming.
at the city pool.
Smith of 1308 Boyd Row
reported the wallet contained
M 5.
Mrs. Bruce Allen of 303
Terrace street reported
someone removed a watch from
a shirt at poolside while she
taught swimming at the
Country Club.
Police are investigating the
incident.
Blast rips
natural gas
substation
BAINBRIDGE, Ga. (AP) -
Some Bainbridge residents had
to be evacuated when a natural
gas substation burst into flames
early this morning, authorities
said.
Fire officials said no Injuries
were reported in the blast and
fire, and the cause of the erup
tion was unknown.
Officials of Southern Natural
Gas Co., the pipeline owners,
were called to shut off gas sup
plies to the fire.
All traffic on U.S. 27 was re
routed around the area as a
precautionary measure, police
said.
I Behind I
the Scenes with
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10:00 A.M.
July 10.1977
The
Salvation
Army
419 N. 13th St
