The Taylor County news and the Butler herald. (Butler, Ga.) 1962-current, September 07, 1962, Image 8

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V V The Taylor County (Ga.) New*, Friday, September 7, 1962 Prices for the 1962 corn crop will be supported at a min imum of $1.31 per bushel in Georgia, W. H. Booth, Chair man, Georgia Agricultural Sta bilization and Conservation State Comn ittee, has announc ed. This is 4 cents above the support rate for the 1961-crop com. Booth said that the minimum rate will not be reduced, but may be increased if the final 1962-crop croen support price determined on the basis of data on Oct. 1 is higher than the minimum price announced last spring. Booth stressed the im portance of a full understanding by growers of how the 1962 feed grain program affects price supports for the crop. "Corn producers who partici pate in the 1962 feed grain pro gram will be eligible for price support on their 1962 produc tion,” he declared, “but there will be a limit on the amount of corn from eligible farms that can be put under support. "The quantity for support will be based on the farm's esti mated per-acre yield, based on the 1959-60 average, times the 1962 corn acreage as determin ed by the ASC County Com mittee. "Producers of corn who do not participate in the 1962 feed grain program will not eligible for support on the 1962 corn crop.” To be eligible for support, corn also must have been pro duced in 1962, must grade No. 3 or better or No. 4 because of test weight only, must meet certain moisture requirements, and must be in adequate stor age. The schedule of premiums and discounts is unchanged from the 1961 program. As in the past, the price- support program for 1962-crop corn will be carried out through farm - and warehouse-stored loans and purchase agreements. Loans will mature on July 31, 1963. The Chairmen of the ASC Committees elected in the re cent election met on August 31, 1962 and elected the follow ing persons to serve as the 1963 County Committee. Mr. H. A. Sealy, Chairman Mr. John S. Montgomery, Vice-Chairman Mr. Crum Shehee, Member Mr. Robert F. Wilson, First Alternate The purpose of the ASC Coun ty Committee is to direct the asministration of the Federal agriculture programs applica ble to the county in accordance with applicable laws, regula tions, and official instructions. This administration is accom plished through Community Committeemen and other per sonnel responsible to the County Committee. CORRECTION Miss Patricia AnnCooper and Bruce Allen of Metter will wed at the Butler Methodist Church on September 16 at 3 p. m. A reception will be held imme diately following the ceremony. No invitations will be issued but friends and relatives of the couple are invited to attend. I may save you up to $125 on financing and insuring your next car Ask me about the State Farm BANK PLAN for fi nancing new or used cars. J. ED BELL 'State Farm Agent Aero** from Post Office THOMASTON, GEORGIA LOOK AT THE CRIMINAL RECORD of the GRAFTIN’ YEARS! TRUE FACT: These are some of the Griffin Appointees or employees fined or sentenced by the criminal courts of Georgia. J. W. BRINSON (former Director of State Parks) Charge:! Conspiracy to defraud the State. Plea: Guilty. Case No. 77383, Fulton County. Sentence 2 to 20 years — suspended. RALEIGH ROLLINS (former member State Board of Correc tions). Charge: Conspiracy to defraud the State. Plea: Nolo Contendere. Sentence: $5,000.00 fine and 3 years probation. Case No. 77633, Fulton County. J. WHITLEY WALDEN. Charge: Conspiracy with J. W. Brinson to defraud the State. Case No. 77632, Fulton Coun ty. Plea: Nolo Contendere. Sentence: $5,000.00 fine and 3 years probation. MRS. MARJORIE MURPHEY (former Secretary in State Parks Dept.) Charge: Embezzlement. Plea: Guilty. Sentence: 2 to 3 years, suspended. W. C. MASSEE (former Asst. Supt. Purchases) Sentenced 3 to 4 years probation. JAMES B. McGREGOR (former sales tax official) Sentenced 2 to 20 years, reduced to 1 year — served 5 months. JOSEPH W. RAY (former sales tax official) Sentenced to 1 year—served 5 months before parole. W. E. COLEMAN (former sales tax official) Sentenced 6 to 7 years. Reduced to 2 to 3 years —served 8 months before parole. JIM JONES (former Revenue Dept, employee) Sentenced to 14 years. Now on parole. TRUE FACT: Cash Kick-backs on State Purchasing. The following exoerpte are from an affidavit of W. C. Massee, Assistant Supervisor of Purchases during 1956-1958, of record in Office of the Governor of Georgia. "GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY. I, William C. Massee, who after being duly sworn depose and state as follows: “. . . In January of 1958 Mr. E. Thurston Brown brought me a requisition from the Department of Public Welfare for materials for certain metal buildings. Mr. Brown told me that he had been to Mr. Shaw and that Mr. Shaw said that I was to handle the transactions concerning metal buildings from then on out. • • . Brown stated to me that Shaw had told him that he (Brown) had to pay 10% of the total purchase order in order to get the business and that this 10% was to be split three ways between Mr. Shaw, Marvin Griffin and myself. ... I sent out the invitations to bid to the three vendors whom Mr. Brown had named and on January 24, 1958, after receiving the bids, I issued a purchase order to Mr. J. A. Reece, Cumberland Wonder Building Company, for $55,- 200.00. Mr. Brown then came by my office and I gave him the vendor’s copy of this purchase order. He later came back and handed me $5,500 cash in $20 bills, which was 10% of the purchase order. I took the $5,500.00 into Mr. Shaw’s office, telling him that this was $5,500.00 and 10% of the transaction from Thurston Brown. Mr. Shaw in turn handed me back one-third of the $5,500.00. He said that he would keep a third and that he was going to take the Gov ernor his third. ... I issued a purchase order on March 27, 1958 to Mr. J. A. Reece, Cumberland Wonder Building Company, in the amount of $73,092.00. I gave the vendor’s copy of the purchase order to Mr. Brown who in turn brought me $7,- 300.00 in cash in $20 bills as the 10% commission. I went to Mr. Shaw and gave him $2,500.00 and told him I would like to take the Governor his part of the money. Mr. Shaw did not object to my doing this. I then went up to the Governor’s office and there were a lot of people milling around. I informed Governor Griffin that I would like to see him in private. He and I moved back into the men's room that Is directly In back of the Governor's office. I told Governor Griffin that here was $2,500.00 from Thurston Brown and handed him the $2,500.00 in cash. Governor Griffin thanked me and I left and went back downstairs. TRUE FACT: Rigged Bids Cost Georgia Taxpayers Plenty The following are a few items among thousands bought each year in the operation of the State business and its institutions: Cost During Oriffin Cost During Vandiver ITEM Administration Administration SAVINGS Wheel Type Tractors $2245.00 $1242.00 $1003.00 each Unbleached Sheeting .. .34 per yd. .24 ^ per yd. .095 per yd. Plastic Sheeting 1.14 per yd. .32 per yd. .82 per yd. Felt Bedroom Shoes .. 2.40 per pr. 1.49 per pr. .91 per pr. Two Ton Flat Trucks 3378.90 2322.69 1056.21 each State Patrol Uniforms 65.00 pr. TRUE FACT: Broken Promises While running for Governor during the summer of 1954 Griffin promised the people if he was elected Governor there would be no tax increase. Despite his promise one of Griffin's first acts after be coming Governor was to call for a tax increase of over 60 millions of dollars a year. When reminded of his promise to the people, Griffin’s reply was that he did not care what he had said last summer. TRUE FACT: Griffin Years Damaged Our Reputation READER’S DIGEST, April 1960 - "NEVER IN GEOR GIA’S HISTORY HAD SO MANY STOLEN SO MUCH.” Said one embezzler — “Everybody around me was stealing — big-shot officials and little people like me. So I stole, too.. * * # WALL STREET JOURNAL, June 4, 1959-"Widespread corruption in Georgia highlights costly problem. Charges cite payments for non-floating boats and non-working work ers.” * * # WE WILL NEVER know just how much the Griffin ad ministration really damaged Georgia in its bid for new in dustries and new jobs. TRUE FACTS: What Roy Harris Really Thinks of Marvin Griffin Roy Harris is now campaigning for Griffin, yet in the July 11 issue of his Augusta Courier he had this to say about his "friend" ... The story of Marvin Griffin prr lents a real tragedy . . . the graft and corruption during his administration will haunt him the rest of his days ... ft is hoped that Mar vin Griffin won't run in 1962 ... Probably he thinks he should be entitled to a second chance. We need leadership in Georgia the next few years ... A man who has been smeared by his first team, and his own cronies, will be a cripple. In this game, we need a man with no crippling handicaps • • • That’s what Roy Harris really thinks about Marvin. We say - - Let’s not make the same mistake twice. STATE FARM MUTUAL < AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COM.ANY Horn. Office: Bloomington, Illinois —