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—The Pembroke Journal, Thursday, September 21, 1967
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Loyal Georgians resent deeply
the slanderous article in the Oc
tober issue of Esquire Magazine
about Governor Maddox and
Mrs. Maddox. It’s bad enough
about the Governor, but for this
scurrilous publication to impugn
the character and culture of the
fine, sweet woman who is First
Lady of Georgia is flagrantly
criminal.
Many Georgians will miss see
ing this article, since Esquire has
a limited circulation in the state.
But, all who have read it agree
that it is the most vicious canard
ever published in a national mag
azine. For instance: It attributes
expressions to the Governor such
as “S. O. B.” and “hell”. And
everybody knows that Lester
Maddox uses NO profanity. It
even credits Mrs. Maddox with
saying “durn", which, of course,
is only a slang expression, but
certainly has never come from
her mouth.
And the other expressions,
phrases, etc. attributed to the
First Lady sound worse than
might be used by the most ignor
ant Negro in slave days.
Obviously, the author of the ar
ticle came South purely to write
a derogatory story about the
Governor of Georgia, totally
careless of the truth, and strictly
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for the delight of the liberal
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the Governor — but of one of
our worst jails in the most rural
county in the state.
Very probably, a libel suit for
several million dollars will be
filed by Governor and Mrs. Mad
dox. He’s thinking about it, and
we urge that he do so.
Incidentally, George L. Smith,
Speaker of the House, has issued
a blistering statement ‘resenting
the article".
Two more names have cropped
up as potential candidates for
Comptroller-General in 1970, i. e.,
Tommy Irwin, Executive Secre
tary to the Governor, and Milton
Jones, Muscogee County legisla
tor.
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General Louis Truman, new
head of the Dept, of Industry and
Trade, has named retired Army
Colonial Harold A. Dye as public
relations director for this state
agency,
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The appropriations committee
of the House of Representatives
will begin meeting on the first
Monday in November on the sup
plemental appropriations bill for
the next session. They will con
vene two or three days a Week,
Chairman Jimmy Floyd states.
Mr. Floyd says, also, that a con
stitutional amendment will be in
troduced in the next session pro
viding for annual appropriations,
rather than biennial as now.
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Mark it down as a safe predic
tion that the 1968 General Assem
bly will repeal daylight saving
for Georgia, IF the federal law
permits this to be done. The peo
ple have been onto them.
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Insiders at the Capitol profess
to find it hard to understand why
Attorney-General Arthur Bolton
has subpoenaed the personal fi
nancial records of Pardons and
Parole Board Member J. W.
Claxton, since Mr. Claxton three
times sat down with Mr. Bolton
and offered to go over all his
records with the Attorney-Gen
eral. He just wouldn’t agree to
deal with some of the assistants
to Bolton, whom Claxton believes
have been persecuting him.
At any rate, Claxton filed a
motion in Fulton Superior Court
to quash the subpoena, which
motion will be heard Thursday,
Sept. 21. Incidentally, we’ll pre
dict that Mr. Claxton will receive
a favorable decision.
A keen politician pointed out
to us that if the Attorney-General
is allowed to subpoena personal
records of a state official, what
is to keep him from subpoenaing
such records from a legislator or
anybody else who might be ob
noxious to a state administration.
The idea would be to “go fish
ing", knowing that something to
embarrass the legislator, or
whomever it was, in one way or
the other, would be bound to turn
up.
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Naturally, our new Bonnevilles, Grand Prixs, Catalinas,
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Especially with their bold new integral bumper-grilles that
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Wide-Track ride. Improved handling. Smoother engines. And
more new features for your protection, like a buzzer that
warns you when you forget your ignition key.
Isn t it about time you decided to give up plain ordinary
driving? Don t fritter away another hour. See your Pontiac
dealer today and start Wide-Tracking!
Another thing this politico
pointed out to us is that the sub
poena casts reflections on every
lawyer in the state who has ap
peared before Claxton seeking
parole or probation for a client,
and, also, on the judges who
have recommended probation
or remittal of sentence.
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Governor Maddox told us last
Friday that he is serious about
the ban on certain Atlanta news
men coming into his office, and
that the ban will stay on until
Atlanta Newspapers, Inc., United
Press-International, and WSB
Radio and TV apologize for pub
licizing erroneous Statements at
tributed to Maddox at the
Southern Governors Conference
last week.
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Gov. Maddox is taking a party
of Georgia government officials
and state businessmen to Chi
cago on Sept. 21 to meet with
business executives from the
Mid-West. The idea is to promote
industry for Georgia, but the af
fair will be very informal, with
no speeches. Another such trip
wil be made to New York on Oct.
3.
One invited guest will be —
don’t faint — Atlanta Mayor Ivan
Allen.
Miss Kathy Mock left Sun
day to enroll at Georgia South
ern College in Statesboro,, Ga.
Her parents are Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. Mock of Ellabell, Ga.
Miss Susan Gay of Augusta,
was the week-end guest of Miss
Carol Gardner, Susan and Carol
will return to Georgia South
ern College on Thursday, Sept.
21st to begin their Junior year.
Highway Safety
Legislation Is
Urged By Burson
ATLANTA, (GPS)—CoI. R.
H. Burnson, director of
the Georgia Department of
Public Safety, is deeply con
cerned about the steady rising
traffic death toll in Georgia—
and he’s attempting to do some
thing about it. He is appealing
to all Georgians to do their part
in reversing this trend.
A typical example was his
recent appearance before the
LaGrange Optimist Clubs. He
left a message he is trying to
get over to all responsible citi
zens throughout the state. Here
is what he told them:
“Many groups and organiza
tions throughout the state are
interested in traffic safety, but
this concern seldom finds its
way beyond the confines of
their weekly business meetings.
As a result, very little legisla
tion designed to improve the
traffic safety picture has been
enacted.
“For the first time that I can
recall, these various civic and
business groups now are com
bining their efforts to reach
this common goal. This year, the
groups are rallying behind the
Georgia Safety Council to press
for adoption of a package of
legislation. This traffic safety
package will include:
“Making driver education
courses available in every pub-
Swanky lines distinguish the
Smart ’6B Chevrolet Caprice Coupe
Chevrolet’s new look for 1968 begins up front with a smart new grille and hood that conceals
the windshield wipers. Recessed taillights in the rear bumpers and new body side lines are smart
styling features as shown above on the Caprice Coupe. An impressive list of comfort and con
venience options make it possible to custom-tailor a new Chevrolet to almost any personal taste. The
new Chevrolets will be on display September 21.
lie high school in the state . . .
and adopting a set of regula
tions for the mushrooming
number of commercial driver
training schools.
“Adoption of an ‘implied con
sent law’ to effectively deal
with drunken drivers . . . the
use of portable breath-testing
devices . . . and lowering the
level of presumed intoxication
from 15 per cent to 10 per cent
of alcohol in the blood.
“Requiring a reexamination
for drivers' licenses every four
years . . . and requiring each
driver to demonstrate his skiil
in driving the type of vehicle
he is to be licensed for.
“Establishing a ‘point sys
tem’ for a uniform and effec
tive system of suspending and
revoking drivers’ licenses . . .
and to strengthen the law re
quiring all traffic convictions to
be reported to the Department
of Public Safety.
“A repeal of the ban on the
use of radar by cities and coun
ties.”
Col. Burson said “this is
probably the most far-reaching
package of traffic safety legis
lation ever atempted in Geor
gia. And there is an urgent
need to show every member of
the General Assembly that
there is widespread grassroots
support for these proposals.”
State Officials
Laud Chatham Co.
In Bond Victory
ATLANTA, (GPS)—The re
cent overwhelming approval of
a $3.6-million Skidaway Island
bridge and road bond issue by
Chatham County voters is be
ing hailed by state officials as
a big step forward not only for
the future progress of the
coastal region but for the en
tire State of Georgia.
Hinging on ratification of the
proposal were plans to estab
lish Georgia’s proposed multi
million-dollar oceanographic re
search center and a $900,000
state park on Skidaway Island.
The bond issue, approved by a
9-to-l margin, will finance a
string of roads and bridges be
tween the mainland and the off
shore island, about 15 miles
from downtown Savannah.
Gov. Lester G. Maddox, who
strongly urged the bond ap
proval, congratulated Chatham
Countians on their victory, and
reiterated his pledge to see
that the money is made avail
able for the science center and
the state park. He said he will
seek more funds for the over
all development in the next ses
sion of the legislature.
Both State Parks Director
Horace G. Caldwell and John
L. Gordon, who succeeds him in
that position Oct. 1 when Cald
well becomes director of the
Jekyll Island Authority, were
elated over the outcoihe of the
referendum and were high in
their praise of Chatham Coun
ty voters and especially those
who worked so hard to put it
over.
The General Assembly has
allocated $400,000 in planning
funds for the center, known as
the Ocean Science Center of the
Atlantic (OSCA), which is ex
pected to be built by the State
University System, and $900.-
000 for a state park. A state
park on Skidaway long has been
pushed since no state park ex
ists within 50 miles of Savan
nah.
Now that the Skidaway bond
proposal has been ratified, the
next step is to finalize con
tracts for a detailed planning
of the oceanographic complex,
the state park and Skidaway
Island as a whole, it was point
ed out. In view of all the de
tails that have to be worked
out, no target date for comple
tion of any of the various pro
jects has been set.
I ’ ' ' - s C
Strikingly new for 1968 is Torino by Ford. At the top of the
Fairlane series, the Torino is available in six models including
the formal hardtop (above) and the GT fastback. Four inches
longer than previous Fairlane models, the Torino brings a new
standard of luxury to the intermediate class. All 1968 Fairlane
models have completely new sheet metal featuring an integrated
grille dual headlamp assembly and a distinctive raised center
panel. A new 302 cubic inch engine is standard in the Torino GT
and optional in all other series.
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