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GHS Council pushes bonds for future of conununity Members of the Griffin High Student Council in session Tuesday felt com pelled to say why they favor the school bond issue in light of some opposition that came to light this week. The students listed these reasons for backing the proposals: I.— There is an acute shortage of science and language labs as well as a IbSSI Mfc I smM' F fiobF If - • J •* ajreiagEffi c >/ k- z' " ■Em ■r * 4kM WRF Rs I Recalls his life at sea. » Capt. Bowland: in his 51 years at sea, he’s carried a cargo of 300 monkeys, had a Chinese crew, been in a hurricane, was nearly torpedoed, and he didn’t like Vietnam. One of first through Canal Close your eyes and imagine you are in New Bedford, Mass., aboard a merchant ship and will be leaving in a few hours for a journey that will take you hundreds of thousands of miles and to some of the most important ports in the world. If you can imagine standing on the deck of the Schooner USS Ranger and that your first stop will be Europe, you are at the beginning of the career on the sea of Capt. Fredrick Howland who now lives in Griffin. Capt. Howland was a boy of 14 when he began that first journey in 1911 aboard the Ranger as a cadet at the Massachusetts Maritime School. It was the beginning of a career that would take him to most of the major ports in the world and across hundreds of thousands of miles of sea. During his years as a seaman, Capt. Howland served aboard many different ships and sailed under many different flags. Cadet Service His first tenure of service on the seas was as a cadet aboard the USS Ranger. A schooner used for training merchant marines and owned by the United States, the ship was powered either by the wind or its horizontal engine. The engine in the ship was one of only a few of the horizontal variety and is now on display in the San Francisco Maritime Museum at Oakland, Calif. Capt. Howland celebrated his 15th birthday aboard the Ranger while it was off the coast of Southhampton, England. That was in 1911. After two years aboard the Ranger, he began his career in the Merchant Marines. need for new shop, ROTC and physical education facilities and additional vocational offerings. 2. — Expansion of the present facilities is impossible, since the area does not have enough land. 3. — A comprehensive high school includes both academic and vocational offerings which has been proven to be of DAI LY #NE WS Daily Since 1872 The New York and the Texas, coal burning ships, were new at that time, and were considered the pride of the United States fleet. In 1917, he was inducted into the Navy as a senior grade lieutenant and was the chief officer of a tanker. After the war, he served aboard a mine trawler for England in the North Sea for six months. Fish and Mines “If we wanted fish to eat, all we had to do was wait until someone hit one of the mines,” he quipped. He once again entered the merchant service after serving on the trawler, but was to have another war experience that he will long remember. During World War 11, he was serving aboard one of two liberty ships that left Charleston, S. C., loaded with bombs. The ships joined a convoy and were traveling about 2,500 feet apart off the shore of Cuba when one was hit by a Police call it family affair Man was taken to doctor The reported kidnapping of an elderly retired Spalding County farmer Tuesday turned out to be a family matter instead. Griffin police detectives said that Hill Touchstone, about 83, was taken from his home on West Poplar Street to a Macon physician for mental com petence testing in order that a guardian might be appointed. He was brought back to Griffin, GRIFFIN Griffin, Ga., 30223, Wednesday Afternoon, November 2,1977 benefit to students enrolled. 4. — Alternate plans to build two high schools would cost about twice as much to operate as only one high school. 5. — Some students dropping out in the ninth and tenth grades probably would remain if vocational offerings were better. 6. — Renovations of buildings on the Meters might be used to number county homes Ed Evans of Mclntosh Trail thinks metering system equipment can be used to assign permanent addresses in rural areas of Spalding County. He is looking into the matter in connection with a proposal from Post Master James Chappell to get per manent house numbers in the county. Chappell asked the county com missioners about the idea some three years ago. They were open to the suggestion and called on Mclntosh Trail for any assistance they could give. Evans said he did not know if any federal funds were available to help. People ••• and things Man coming out of grocery store with arm full of sacks, grasping at one as it begins to slip, then sighs relief when he caught it. It had a dozen eggs inside. Early morning driver, obviously not superstitious, slowing to let black cat run across street in front of him. Man who’s car had been in garage several days setting the vehicle’s clock back an hour to standard time. torpedo. “The blast was so great that our ship rolled on its side and many of the men abandoned ship. They thought we had been hit,” he said. Capt. Howland’s ship had not been hit and continued on its journey. Time To Quit He was captain of the Globe Explorer, a boat carrier with a cargo capacity of 22,000 tons, when he retired in 1962. “I decided that when the men in the boats who took us ashore had to tell me where to put my feet when I descended the Ridder on the side of the ship, it was time for me to call it quits,” he said. Capt. and Mrs. Howland wanted to retire to Florida and he moved there, but did not like it and returned to Griffin five years ago to be near his daughter, Mrs. Frank Schofield, and (Continued on page 3.) unharmed, to the office of his great niece’s attorney, Clifford Seay, Tuesday afternoon. From there he was carried home by police officers. No charges have been filed against anybody, police said. Touchstone, a large land owner, reportedly was kidnapped from his home at 1343 West Poplar St. about 9:45 Tuesday morning by three men and a woman who allegedly picked him up present campus are becoming costly and of little value. The Council statement continued: “We realize the increase in taxes and we know money doesn’t grow on trees. We are simply saying we want quality education and adequate facilities for our children. We are not thinking of He said Southern Bell had used metering equipment in its work and thinks the same equipment could be used in making a permanent num bering system throughout the county. The frequent house and box number changes in the county prompted Chappell to ask for the permanent change. Evans said he believes the meters with a printout of numbers could be used and scale the job down to about three months or so. A meter company representative is to come here to demonstrate its equip ment. That's the next step, Evans said. I Baby horn on the way to hospital Little Charles William Pressley couldn’t wait to get to the Griffin-Spalding Hospital Tuesday night. He arrived in the back seat of a car about eight miles from the facility. Both he and his mother, Mrs. Charles Pressley of 1340 South Mulberry St., Jackson, were reported “doing fine” at the hospital this morning. Mrs. Pressley explained the baby is her first and was not due until late December. About 8:15 she went to Sylvan Grove Hospital in Butts County and was told to go home and take a Tylonol. She said she was not examined. As soon as she got home, things got worse, so her husband called the Griffin hospital that they were coming there. They didn’t quite make it. Mr. Pressley’s sister and her boy friend were in the front seat and Mr. and Mrs. Pressley were in the back. She said they were all so scared they just “kept going.” The baby weighed in at 7 pounds, 10 ounces. “We tend to think old people are good people — probably because we think they don’t have much time or energy left for sinning.” and carried him away in a car against his will. Willie Thomas Kelley, who was with Touchstone, told police that two of the men held him while the others put Mr. Touchstone in one of the cars. They also allegedly took a pistol and about S9O in cash, Kelley said. The weapon and money belonged to Touchstone and were with him when he returned, police said. Vol. 105 No. 259 ourselves when we say vote ‘yes’ but of the future leaders of our community. The future government of this city and county will be in the hands of our children. . .” Council members said they would be watching closely Nov. 8, vote day, to see if their efforts have been rewarded. # / fc Jen /C /5 7\ fVTBa SHfcv;web • ' w A?* /mkx Sjh ■> j'.izr'YX- L ■ ■ jEk * wBHHI "tk - ■ ■ mBB- 4 Autumn day Associated Press Photographer Peter Bregg caught this unusual view of the Washington Monument on a dreary autumn day in the nation’s capital city. New rec complex grand opening set Grand opening for the Griffin- Spalding County Recreation Depart ment’s new recreation complex at Fairmont Park will be Sunday from 3 until 5 p.m. Open house will give citizens of the Griffin-Spalding Community an op portunity to see the new facility and the programs to be offered. Henry Carr has been employed to serve as park director for the Fairmont Center. The four people who took Touchstone away were identified as Jan Burk of Watkinsville, Athens or Macon, his great niece; her father, John Burk of Charlotte, N. C., son-in-law of the late Mrs. Ella Williams, Touchstone’s sister; Clyde Long of Atlanta or Marietta; and Barney Shipman of Macon. No charges have been filed in con nection with the incident, police said. They have been handing out pham plets, bumper stickers, writing letters, calling and making personal contacts seeking support for the bond issue. A campaign against the bond issue which started Monday prompted the Griffin High Council to make its thoughts known through the statement. Weather FORECAST FOR GRIFFIN AREA - Considerable cloudiness with rain likely tonight and Thursday. Low tonight in upper 50s; high Thursday in upper 60s. LOCAL WEATHER - Low this morning at Spalding Forestry Unit 55, high Tuesday 72. Carr, a native of Detroit, played professional football with the New York Giants from 1964 through 1969. He was a high school All-American in football and track. Carr attended Arizona State University on a football scholarship and served for 3 years as a goodwill am bassador for the United States in Europe behind the Iron Curtain. For three years, Carr has been a resident of Georgia with his wife, Glenda, and their son, Peyton, 9, and daughter, Piper, 8. Working as center supervisor will be Mrs. Connie Smith who has been em ployed by the Recreation Department for 13 years. She will be coordinating special activities for youth and adults. Mrs. Smith is coordinator of the Fairmont Teen Club. Ralph Driver will be recreation supervisor. He has been employed by the Recreation Department since 1974. The Fairmont Recreation Center is the first to be constructed as a joint effort by the city and county.