The Columbus Ledger from Columbus, Georgia • 1

TOWN In Sixty Days, Four Governors! BY W. C. WOODALL If you, rightly, thought the Sovereign State of Georgia has had its gubernatorial problems lately, you should have been around in 1780. That year, Georgia had more chief executives than a South American republic in a revolutionary mood. Gov.

Richard Howley led the procession, and he was also named to a seat in the Continental Congress. He was a proud and courageous statesman-until a few weeks later when the British attacked Charleston. When this happened, the American Army withdrew from Georgia to defend that city and the governor suddenly decided that his services were urgentthe living was by Gov. whose overbearbrought on a duel was killed. Gov.

was then electdecided he diddays later he the governorship Heard. Georgia executives in 60 had to do with was, of necesin those days. courthouses in the until around was held under yard of a private lolled about, paymuch attention to Governor Gilmer memoirs that jury leave the case-to go and man they susa Tory! out ran from lashing to putting between fence sat atop the the prisoner he tried to esCounty grand 20 men for also fact that the magstop slaves from owners' horses at "other mischievous a typical "rich day listed his posfollows: One Negro one pail, one washone saddle, one acres of Richprime land. This at $250. had our troubles in those long-' There was a man Priber, who from Germany.

quite a following Indians as he preachof a commu-57, His actions irBritish, but they did his right of free is, until he made of encouraging to compete with He was then araccused of being Georgia, Oglehumanitarian heart imprisoned for He announced his desire to free from debtors' bringing them it meant to some, to have been location of the Georgia penal had become SO folks who couldn't that the State Legto pass a law to pay for people they jail for debt! and white people large percentage of who were living in Georgia. Indians unsatisfactory as slaves, refusing to do manual white men and serwas merely a avoid the word slave. Revolution dragged to poverty in Georalmost unbelievable; were land-poor, and exchange acceptable to the slave. wonder that any of today! Slighted DELHI, India (AP) saving is soil savNels Snustad, of a soil conexpert, on joining LuRelief project here and food produc- THE COLUMBUS LEDGER 1955 Pulitzer Award For Disinterested and Meritorious Public Service COLUMBUS, PACKING THE HOUSE State Jaycee President Lee R. Grogan of Columbus, left, confers with Lt.

Gov. George T. Smith on the Georgia Jaycees' State Governmental Affairs Conference held in the House of Representatives Chambers. Jaycees from across the state, 475 strong, packed the Lower House Chambers to read the annual meter on state governmental operations. To Cosponsor Bill Bond Asks Minimum Wage ATLANTA (UPI) Negro Rep.

Julian Bond said Sunday he would cosponsor a state minimum wage bill in the 1967 General Assembly. It was Bond's first active move in his first legislatively session. Bond was denied his seat in the 1966 session after he made statements highly critical of U. S. involvement in Vietnam.

Bond will join with Negro Reps. Ben Brown and John Hood to introduce the bill, which would raise the minimum salaries of all workers not covered by the federal minimum wage bill to $1.40 per hour. Bond was optimistic about the bill's chances despite predictions by many of his white colleagues that any legislation he touched would automaticalbe killed. Animosity toward Bond still runs high in the assembly. "You will have to remember," said Bond, "that if people vote against this bill, they are not voting against the Julian Bond Bill, they're voting against their own working people." Bond was largely ignored by white legislators during his first week in the General As- Charge Dismissed In Slaying Case Charges against a ling another man, and a with attempting to kill her dismissed today in Recorder's Two other persons, accused of assault with intent to murder, were bound to Superior Court under bonds of $1,000 each.

Police charged Willie Snipes, 1410 Talbotton Road, Apt. 18, with killing Johnnie Lewis Jones, 55, 2317 13th following an argument Sunday afternoon near Jones' home. However, dismissed Recorder T. M. Flournoy the charge after hearing testimony today showing that Jones had come after Snipes with a knife and that Snipes had shot the man in self defense.

Jones had been shot in the stomach and was pronounced dead at The Medical Center at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, about 15 minutes after he was shot. A 35-year-old man who was shot in the hip and the back of of his legs Saturday afterone and layed the blame for noon, the shooting on Easter Hilliard, 2505 Third today apeared in court and refused to prosecute the woman. said he had no Flournoy choice but to dismiss the charg- Murder Trial Opens Today Trial in Superior Court opened today for a 27-year-old Columbus man accused of murder. Police accused George Washington Nelson, 27, 740 Sixth with shooting M.

C. Jenkins, 28, 920 Fifth in July. In a preliminary hearing, witnesses testified they saw Nelson come from his room with a gun, heard a shot, then saw Jenkins fall dead on the front porch of the house where Nelson was staying. Other witnesses testified the two men quarreled earlier, and Jenkins may have pulled a knife on Nelson. Metropolitan who doesn't like to be forced.

Both his inaugural address and! his budget, with certain exceptions, sound good." Bond's minimum wage bill would place under a $1.40 minimum wage blanket all the categories of workers who are not covered by the recently inacted federal minimum wage. "That would include domestic workers, restaurant workers, laundry workers, maybe even some of the people work in the state Capitol," "Bond said. "The best thing about a minlimum wage is that it forces up all other wages. It would be good for put more money in circulation." MOTHERS SEEK FUNDS FOR MARCH OF DIMES sembly. "Generally, I've been accepted as well as I expected," he said in an interview.

"Some people say hello, some don't. I don't know if they say hello normally or not." The young Negro lawmaker said he had received about 50 letters since he quietly took his seat last Monday, "all of them very nice." Bond went with nine of his Negro colleagues to see Gov. Lester Maddox last week, and later told newsmen he was impressed. "I think he's sincere." Bond said. "He's the kind of person The Mother's March of Dimes will form ranks today as more than 2,200 volunteers go door to door in Muscogee and Chattahoochee Counties, asking for funds to fight birth defects.

The local 1967 Mother's March is under the direction of Mrs. Jack Johnson of Columbus, who described the birth defect problem as "an enormous one because more than 250,000 babies are born each year in the U.S. with deformities evident at birth, or with hidden defects." Local volunteers, who will be knocking on doors when convenient today, will be helping the birth defect fight in the same way they collected for polio in past years. Mrs. Johnson said, "Our long range goal just as it was in the successful polio program is prevention." Funds raised during the present "march" will be used to provide medical care for children with birth defects and i in a new program of prenatal care "thereby helping mothers to reduce the risk of bearing defective babies," she said.

The local chairman said money collected by volunteer workers will be turned in to designated "team captains" by 8 p.m. and then at the Fourth National Bank's Cross Country Plaza branch, which will be tabulating all funds. Summing up today's program, Mrs. Johnson said "The Mother's March offers women the opportunity to take a personal part in the fight against birth defects." are (left to right): Joe Mahan, curator of the Mu- NEW MOBILE MUSEUM Officers of the MusBoard of Education got a look today at the cogee new mobile museum which will start making the rounds of the district's schools next Monday. Inspecting the interior of the new rolling museum Front MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 1967 PAGE 13 Mayor Hopes For Freeway To Atlanta BY JIM WYNN ernor for including projects Ledger Atlanta Bureau Columbus College and the Mus- W.

C. WOODALL ly needed where safer. He was succeeded George Wells, ing manner in which he Humphrey Wells ed office but n't want it. Two gladly passed on to Stephen had four chief days! Anything that law and justice sity, makeshift There was no interior of Georgia 1785, and court the trees in the home. The jury ing not too the evidence.

remarked in his he once saw a court during a give chase to a pected of being Justice meted branding and a man's head rails. The sheriff fence, and kicked in the head if cape. Wilkes jury once indicted "profane deplored the istrates did not riding their night, and acts." The will of man" of that sessions as boy, one bed, stand, one horse, razor- -and 2,000 mond County land was valued And we even with Communists gone days. named Christian came to Georgia He attracted among the ed the advantages nist government. ritated the not violate speech-that the mistake French traders the English.

rested, and French spy. In colonizing thorpe's bled for people debt in England. to the world these unfortunates prison by Georgia. About all however, seems change in the jail. By 1776 institutions tered up with pay their bills islature had quiring creditors food of the thrown into Both Indians formed a the people bondage in were frequently labor.

The en were called vants" dodge, to As the its conclusion, gia was the people the only traders was It seems a us is here Soil Not NEW "Next to soul ing," said gus Falls, servation theran World on land use tion. Mayor struction of a Columbus menATLANTA Columbus County Airport and conEd Johnson said today he tal in his biennial bud- town, administra- hospital to the General As- for hopes the Maddox get request will push proposals for consembly. struction of a Columbus to Atlanta freeway link and another The Columbus official was in bridge to link Columbus and Atlanta today for the Georgia Phenix City. Municipal Association's annual "Mayors Day" get together Johnson praised the new gov- with members of the Georgia said his gia Girl, 4, Killed B. Assembly.

Members of the Muscogee County Comission also were and they, too, had praise Maddox. Going Forward After listening to a breakfast address by the governor, Commissioners Malcolm Forte, Dixon Wadsworth and P. B. Massey they are "impressed with determination to move Georforward." Maddox told a meeting of state's county commissioners that he is opposed to county solidation but thinks county ernments should "put the needs citizens ahead of county and join with neighbor counties consolidation of vital vices." "I think he made an excellent address," Forte said. "He he is vitally opposed to consolidation of county governments," the commissioner added.

Mayor Johnson said, "I very happy to see that (Maddox) has included the posed new mental hospital in budget request. We have working on it for at least years." Called Vital The mayor said the proposed airport enlargement program "is vital since our county is growing so rapidly," and added, "I commend Mr. Maddox for his foresight' in agreeing to go along with the The Maddox budget calls for construction of a 300-bed state mental hospital in Columbus, a $150,000 grant to the county for its proposed airport expansion program and construction of two new buildings at Columbus College. The Columbus College structures would be a new Paramedical building to house the institution's new nurses' training program and an addition to the physical education building. The airport funds will be used money in a more than $600,000 improvement program, part of a long-range program which will cost more than $1 million.

Office Space For Delegates Is Inspected Ledger Atlanta Bureau ATLANTA-Muscogee County Commissioners today inspected office space in the State Department of Veterans Services building which has been proposed as headquarters for the county's nine-man legislative delegation. The commission is expected to consider a proposal during its Thursday meeting that it help finance operation of the proposed office it is opened. Making the inspection today were Commission Chairmen P. B. Massey and Commissioners Malcolm Forte and Dixon Wadsworth.

They were accompanied by Reps. Mac Pickard, Milton Jones, Lawrence Shields, Ed Berry, Roscoe Thompson, Albert Thompson and Tom Buck. The legislators, in a meeting with commissioners Sunday night, said they need capitol office space to keep legislative files and as a location for a delegation secretary. The group also would hold caucuses in the office. The Department of Veterans Service has offered to provide the space without cost.

Funds for employment of a secretary, installation of a telephone and purchase of office supplies would have to come from local sources, however. Members of the commission said they will ask the City of Columbus to join in financing operation of the office. School Parley Put Off The regularly scheduled Muscogee County Board of Education meeting set for this evening at 7:30 has been postponed indefinitely, according to the Board of Education office. in the congov- By Mother's Car of in I On Driveway BY JIM GRAHAM A 4-year-old girl was run over and killed by her mother's car early this morning. Officials at emergency room of St.

Francis Hospital identified the child as Melanie Weems, 4, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Weems, 5301. Richmond Drive.

Although reports on how the child was killed were confused and incomplete shortly after the told accident, neighborhood women police they thought the child fell from her mother's car. According to reports, the child was in the car with her 6-yearold sister and the mother had returned to the house to get water in order to clear the car's frosted windshield. Police were not sure how, but the car apparently started rolling down the inclined driveway at the Weems home. The right front door of the car was open, police said, and the child apparently fell and was by the car's right front wheel. The young mother, still dressed in her night clothes, was apparently going to take the older child to school when the accident occurred, neighborhood women said.

The Weems child was born Nov. 26, 1962, in Columbus, the daughter of Richard L. and Marie Kite Weems. She was a member of St. Andrews Methodist Church an dhad lived in Columbus all her life.

Survivors other than parents are a sister, Elizabeth Ann Weems; paternal grandmother, ist Church and had lived in Columbus. Doctor Supports Fluoride Water Dr. A. J. Kravtin, local atrician, made his stand for fluoridated water clear Sunday evening in the second part of a question and answer forum on local television.

The first part, aired last Sunday, Jan. 8, heard Dr. E. K. Munn, Columbus obstetrician and gynecologist, denounce the chemical as a poison which had caused at least three deaths in the United States.

He said the American Medical Association and the American Dental Association, both of which have endorsed placing fluoride in controlled amounts in public drinking water, are "dupes" of the aluminum industries which have large quantities of the chemical on hand as a waste material. Dr. Kravtin answered this last charge as an "insult to the honesty and integrity of the associations" and to the "confidence this nation has had in its doctors and dentists." He went on record as not favloring a referendum on the subject, however, saying that fluoride is not a candidate. This is too scientific," he said. "The same group of people who oppose fluoride in water opposed pasteurization of milk and the polio vaccine." Fluoride has been proven to reduce dental cavities by 65 to 75 percent, Dr.

Kravtin said, when added to drinking water in amounts of seven tenths to one part per million. "It is a deadly poison," he said, "but there is a toxic level to every drug we're exposed to -every drug has a minimum lethal Staff Photo by John Wangle seum of Arts and Crafts and project director for this special educational facility; Mrs. Joseph Spano, member of the Board of Education; Dr. William H. Shaw, superintendent of schools, and Wendell Taylor, director of the museum.

lines ser- said am he prothe been five 57-year-old man accused of kill45-year-old woman charged 35-year-old boyfriend were Court. es. Police said William Leonard, 35, Railroad accused the woman of shooting him at her home after they argued about where he had been the night before. In a case that had been continued from January 8, Henry Johnson Satterwhite, 24, 846 Fourth was placed under $1,000 bond to Superior Court charged with assault with intent to murder. Police charged that Satterwhite, 24, 846 Fourth was placed under $1,000 bond to Superior Court charged with assault with intent to murder.

Police charged that Satterwhite had cut the throat of a man identified as Robert McMullin at the Magnolia Grill on Eighth Street. Mrs. Moorer Dies in Eufaula After Illness EUFAULA, Ala. Mrs. Hulda Hinson Moorer, 83, mother of Adm, Thomas H.

Moorer, died at 5 a.m. Sunday at her residence following a short illness. Moorer is commander in chief of the Unified Atlantic Command and the U.S. Atlantic Fleet and is supreme allied commander of the Atlantic under the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Funeral will be at 3 p.m.

today at Eufaula First Baptist Church with the Rev. Ira Moore officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Eufaula. Mrs. Moorer, a native of Mount Willing, was a daughter of the late Capt.

J. L. and Mrs. Martha Daniel Hinson. She had resided here 39 years.

Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. A. E. Wilkinson, Selma; two sons, Capt. Joe P.

Moorer, U.S. Navy, Vietnam, and Dr. W. D. Moorer, Eufaula..