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About Griffin daily news. (Griffin, Ga.) 1924-current | View Entire Issue (July 11, 1977)
Peaches smaller, juicier because of dry weather c|yjLjpWr«x jMBKH*rWHri|SB^ ?•«a.• * wS Ai x>^-/!>& & I®* a. wy 3FrW EK7 AWsl > f iE3M> wl 1 £«L 2 <4flHg UK MUMMr UHBJrWiiftr 4 ; ' -W' SJ®SKS r-fe 1 W/ • Peach picking under way on Tommy Johnson’s orchards in Pike County. ‘lt’s tlie biggest disaster we’ve ever had 9 Irvin estimates drought cost at $560-million in Georgia GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Drought losses in the six coastal states of the Southeast are estimated at more than $1 billion, with no relief in sight. State agriculture commissioners from Louisiana to South Carolina assessed their drought pictures in separate interviews during a recent conference last week with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Robert L. Ber gland. Thomas T. Irvin of Georgia, where 130 of the 159 counties have been declared a disaster area, said losses are estimated at $560 million. “It’s the biggest disaster we’ve ever had,” Irvin said. “We’ve lost the com. Soybeans are critical. It’s cut deeply into peanuts. Some farmers are on the verge of bankruptcy.” Gil Dozier of Louisiana said his state is in such dire circumstances that ef forts are being made to seed clouds. “Soybean yield will be reduced as 'i >i * V r “Whoever has the same ideas 1 at 40 that he had at 26 was either precocious at 20 or is retarded at 40.” Poll shows lawyers do not plan to advertise The concensus of attorneys in the Griffin area is not to advertise, even though the Supreme Court has given the right to list fees for routine services such as writing wills or handling un contested divorces. Many attorneys feel that advertising will hurt the consumer and the law profession. Dick Mullins, lawyer and city commissioner, feels that if a person seeking legal assistance chooses a lawyer based on an ad, then he will not know the quality of the lawyer but just his fees. DAILY Daily Since 1872 much as half,” Dozier said. “Cotton isn’t hurt as bad, but pastures are literally burned up. Beef and dairy cattle are hurt badly, with some far mers already using winter feed.” He estimated losses at nearly SIOO million. Jim Buck Ross of Mississippi said he has had inquiries about a disaster declaration but none has been made yet. “Within 10 days it could be critical,” Ross said. “Pastures, hay and all other crops have about used up the subsoil moisture. Soybeans will be bad without rain soon. “If we got a tropical blow that didn’t blow away people it would be a god send. It’s the only way I see to alleviate the situation.” Bryan Patrick of South Carolina said his state hasn’t been declared a disaster area but should be. “Our losses are roughly SIOO million, Child’s game ends in tragedy TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A game of hide and-seek with a friend ended in the death of 5-year-old Paul Greenlee, police said today. The boy’s body was found Saturday in a small ice chest in the carport by a neighbor who had gone to the home to console the parents during a massive search. Police Chief Charles Otero said today that the boy was playing hide-and-seek with a 3%-year-old companion Thurs day and decided to hide in a small ice Howard Wallace agrees with Mullins. He said, “Advertisements for lawyers are the same as advertisements for products.” His reasoning is that the most appealing ad might win the client, but it might not be the best product. A balance between the public’s right to know prices of legal services and deceiving advertisements will have to be met, Robert H. Smalley believes. “I can understand the reasons for the Supreme Court decision, but I have serious reservations about it,” he added. Richard Collier is basically against GRIFFIN Griffin, Ga., 30223, Monday Afternoon, July 11,1977 and that’s conservative,” Patrick said. “I’d say one-third of the corn crop is gone. Hay and pastures are in bad shape. But tobacco, our No. 1 cash crop, is in pretty good shape.” Assistant Commissioner W. Comer Sims of Alabama said the state has declared 50 counties disaster areas although the federal government hasn’t acted. “Our pasture conditions are lousy,” Sims said. “Farmers already used their reserve cattle feed during the cold winter. Our losses are high, probably SIOO million to $l5O million.” Doyle Conner of Florida noted that 30 of the state’s 67 counties have been declared a federal disaster area and losses are estimated at $133 million. Bergland told the commissioners and others at the conference Thursday and Friday that he is trying to update fed eral disaster regulations to give more loan and grant benefits to hard-hit farmers. chest. He said the other boy accidently tripped a latch, locking the Greenlee boy inside, where he suffocated. The boy was last seen Thursday afternoon and was the object of a wide search by several hundred persons, using helicopters and tracking dogs. A medical examiner said the boy apparently died of asphyxiation. “I have several small children of my own, and small children are limber and can squeeze into tight places,” said Dr. Peter Lardizabel. the idea because he fears that “some unscrupulous lawyer might mislead the people by giving false qualifications and by telling untrue actions that he can do for them.” He thinks advertising will further hinder the consumer due to the fact that client fees might be increased in order to pay for an attorney’s extra cost of advertising. Sam Murray agrees with the Griffin lawyers that there will be a great danger of misrepresentation. A careful monitor by the state bar on lawyers advertising is the answer NEWS Peach harvesting is under way in Spalding and surrounding counties and growers are reaping a smaller but high quality crop. Blake Brantley of the Georgia Experiment Station is just back from a peach decline conference in Fort Valley. The conference studies diseases which cause peach tree short-life and trees to die in old orchards. Brantley said the designation of acreage to peach growing is spreading throughout the state, especially in the southern part in the last 5 to 10 years. This year, however, the total crop will be less because of the extremely hot and dry weather. The Georgia Experiment Station had announced earlier that the peaches had received the right number of cold hours for a plentiful yield. If it had rained more the peaches would have been juicier and larger and, in essence, would have provided a larger carlot. It would take less large peaches to make a carlot than the smaller ones being harvested. Ed Thaxton, peach growers financial analyst, said of the crops he has con tracted to harvest from the respective farmers, his workers would be har vesting through August. His crews began their work in mid- June. He has contracted to send at least 20 peach pickers to each orchard where he has an agreement to pick. Thaxton and Sons has contracted to pick peaches from some 12,000-13,000 trees. Thaxton said he had opened the or chards to the public. Pickers may traverse the orchards and pick all the peaches they want for a minimum fee per bushel. Thomas Johnson, a Pike County peach grower, has some 250 acres under peach production with some 22,000 trees in Pike and the surrounding counties. Johnson said his crops were showing at least a 50 per cent decrease in carlots this year because of the size of the peaches. “The peaches are small because of the dry weather but the quality is also excellent because of the dry weather,” Johnson said. He said the sugar content is high and the crop would have been a good one, “had we had enough rain”. One among several varieties, Johnson sells is a hard type non-melting cling peach which is cooked in South Carolina, pumped into tank trucks, taken to Ohio and frozen for one of the (Continued on page 2) People ...and things Dedicated tennis players sweating it out on courts at city park, despite heat wave. Couple grocery shopping at night, buying items they didn’t need, just to get away from house not air con ditioned. Message on First Presbyterian board: “Lamps don’t talk-they shine.” James R, Fortune proposes to insure no abuse of the right to advertise. Attorney Mullins states that the best way to choose a lawyer is byway of mouth from people who have used the lawyer’s services. Clifford Seay and Claude Christopher believe that lawyers were doing fine without the ruling. Sid Esary agrees with the two attorneys and adds that the only lawyers who might benefit are the ones in larger areas. Many agree with Thomas G. Smith that “the end result will tarnish the reputation of lawyers.” Vol. 105 No. 162 IklMiM r** ‘Carterette’ gets 200 miles per gallon BALTIMORE (AP) - The “Car terette” gets 200 miles per gallon of gas, its designers say. That’s not surprising — the vehicle is built from two bicycles and a lawnmower motor and weighs just 150 pounds. Sergio and Merika Minnone say they built the red and black Carterette, with a white fringe on top, in response to President Carter’s appeal for fuel con servation. The Minnones left their home in Nyack, N.Y., on July 4 to bump along the shoulders of interstate highways on a 400-mile trip to the White House to show off their creation. They arrived here Saturday night and plan to head today for Washington, where Mrs. Minnone said their congressman, Benjamin Gilman, has It was her brother, not cousin Mrs. Elaine Mask Houston was 4- years-old when her mother died and she remembered the young boy with her grandmother as one of her cousins. She did not know until recently that the 9-year-old boy was her brother. Mrs. Houston found she had a brother when she saw a copy of her birth cer tificate. It indicated she had a sister and brother. Mrs. Houston and her brother, Joe Mask, who makes his home in Hinesville were reunited over the weekend. They have a younger sister, Mrs. Geraldine Winegardner who lives in Pennsylvania. It seems that after the death of Mrs. Houston’s mother, she and her sister were raised by their father, Lewis John Carlisle makes the statement that, “Law, like medicine, is a profession and it us not very professional to sell oneself as a product.” Attorney Collier feels it will not help the grace of the profession. Larry Evans agrees with the state bar that “it is not appropriate.” “I doubt seriously any attorneys will advertise in the near future, primarily because attorneys do not advertise and lawyers may not feel comfortable with advertising through the media,” John FORECAST FOR GRIFFIN AREA— Fair and warm tonight with lows near 70. Mostly sunny and hot Tuesday with highs in mid 90s. LOCAL WEATHER—Low this morning at Spalding Forestry Unit 66, high Sunday 94. Smaller but have more juice. Weather arranged for them to meet Carter sometime this week. “It’s terribly exciting,” said Mrs. Minnone. Mrs. Minnone said they felt Carter was sincere in asking the American people to find new ways of conserving energy. “We felt we had to do something,” she said. The result was the Carterette. It operates at one speed, about 20 miles an hour. Pedals are used when going uphill, the Minnones said. Minnone, 31, a native of Palermo, Italy, was a mechanical engineer and test driver for Porsche-Alfa Romeo before he came to the United States five years ago with his 30-year-old wife, who is from Paris. Mask, and the brother was raised by their grandmother. The children’s mother was Mrs. Lucille Cochran Mask and she has two sisters, Mrs. Ocie Conwell and Mrs. Jewell Bostwick, and two brothers, Russell Cochran and Walter Cochran, living in Griffin. Joe Mask lived with his grandmother until he was old enough to join the CCC. He later joined the armed services and made a career of it until his retirement to Hinesville. Mrs. Mask and her brother were reunited in Hinesville Saturday night. After the initial meeting with Mrs. Mask, he talked to his other sister in Pennsylvania by telephone. The three plan a family reunion soon. M. Cogburn concluses. concludes. Roger Huff and Barron W. Cumming feel that the only lawyers who will take advantage of the ruling are those in volved with legal clinics and legal aid type programs. The Georgia Supreme Court has ordered the State Bar of Georgia, much to their objection, to revise its rules to allow lawyers to advertise. Even with state bar regulations, Attorney Huff still believes that not many attorneys will advertise.
