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W. B. Harrison,
Comptroller, Dies
Suddenly Monday
Official Succumbs to’ a Heart
Attack While on Fishing Trip
Near Lithonia.
Lithonia, Ga., June 3—Wm. B.
Harrison, comptroller general of the
state of Georgia, died suddenly
Monday afternoon while on a fishing
trip near Lithonia. He was OS years
old.
Dr. Tom Stewart, of Lithonia, who
•was called in, said he apparently
had suffered a heart attack.
Harrison had long been a key fig
ure in Georgia politics. During the
stormy regime of Gov. Talmudge, he
■was ousted from office hut later or
dered restored by the general as
sembly.
The comptroller was bo-'i .Im. Id.
1872, at Lumpkin in Stewart countv
His father W. H. Harrison, widely
known as “Tip" Ha-rison, who was
a lawyer and one-time member ot
the state legislature. His mother was
Clara Rockwell Ha pson.
After education in the public
schools of Atlanta, Harrison en
tered the real estate business. He
then joined the city fire department
and was a captain for 10 years. He
retired from fire-fighting to assist
his father, who was chief clerk under
Comptroller Wm. A. Wright.
Upon his father's death in 1.117,
Harrison succeeded him a3 chief
clerk and upon Wright's death he
was appointed comptrllallii-general
to fill the unexpired term. He en
tered upon these duties Sept. 18,
3920, and has served in that ca
pacity since with the exception of
the time he missed thru being oust
ed by Gov. Talmadge.
Harrison made his home in At
lanta. He was married in 1918 to
Addie Gooch Perkins, a native of
Louisa County, V'a. They had no
children. He was active and promi
nent in Masonic circles. He was a
Shriner, Knights Templar, Elk aid
a member of the Presbyterian
church.
No one had announced against
Harrison for re-nomination in the
September democratic primary for
another two-year term. The deadline
for qualifying is July 2.5. His death
thus leaves the race for the office
wide open.
Perhaps the most spectacular in
cident in Harrison's eaieer came in
February, 1036, when he was ousted
from his state capitol office by na
tional guardsmen in nlirn clothes on
orders of Gov. Talipadge whoso ef
forts to run the state w ithout an
appropriation bill he disapproved.
Ninety To Graduate
From Southwestern
Tomorrow Afternoon
Americus, June 6—Parents and
friends of 90 sophomores from over
Southwest Georgia will gather at
Americus Friday to witness the
graduation exercises of the Georgia
Southwestern college.
Hon. J. D. Gardner will deliver
the literary address for the program
which opens at 2-30 p. m. in the
school's new gymnasium-auditorium.
Rev. Joseph Cook, pastor of the
First Methodist church here, preach
ed the baccalaureate sermon at hi“
church Sunday. The sophomore ban
quet and dance were held Wednes
day night, and President and Mrs.
Peyton Jacob will hold their annual
reception for the graduation class
Thursday evening.
HIGHWAY AID
KILL IS VOTED
Washington, June 3>—The bouse
passed and sent to the senate today
a bill authorizing a $367,000,000 fed
eral highway and program for the
fiscal years 1912-43.
The bill was passed by unanimous
consent after several members
stressed the importance of highways
to national defense.
The house accepted an amendment
cutting by 26 per cent the original
authorization propsal of $476,000,-
000.
Committee estimates of state ap
portionments under the $476,000,000
figures, ail of which must be re
duced 25 per cent if the senate sus
tains house action reducing them,
included:
Alabama, $4,086,000; Florida $2,-
716,000; Georgia, $4,989,000; South
Carolina, $2,734 000. ,
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Evans & Greer
Are Indicted In
Highway Probe
MOTOR TAG SALES
NEAR HALF MILLION
IN STATE OF GEORGIA
Atlanta, June 6.—Nearly half a
million licensed motor vehicles used
Georgia highways during the first
five months of 1940, the state de
partment of revenue disclosed Tues
Mail Fraud and Conspiracy to day.
Violate Anti-Trust Laws Are
Charged.
Soaring 27,363 over registrations
through June 1 a yeur ago, a total
of 466,719 vehicles was listed with
the department. Last year the ag-
^re^ate was 439,3f>8.
Nearly four-fifths of the increase
_j represented in passenger car
registrations, the department said. A
total of 367,978 set of tags have
been issued since Jan. 1, a boost of
vehicles declined by nearly % 1
408 this year compared
year ago.
more than 20,000 compared to last tion; hearses. Registrar
year's 347,965.
More people, apparently, are tak
ing their homes with them when they
travel. Registrations of husr trailers
were listed ns 1,998, against 1,727
as of June 1, I960.
In fact nearly every classification
—tnere are 19 of them—snowed in-
creased registration. The one excep- mutely 106 million bushels 0 (
A total of 378,000 wh^Tj
have taken out all-risk croc
ance on their 1940 crop P
themselves of income from
Rome, Ga., May 30—A federal
grand jury investigating charges of
tax-payer swindling in Georgia's
purchasing agent, on charges of
mail fraud and conspiring to violate
the Sherman anti-trust act.
The jury also returned indict
ments charging the following firms
with violating the anti-trust act:
The American Bitumuls company,
the Shell Oil Co., Inc., and the
Emulsified Asphalt Refining Co.
Dr. Evans told the Georgia legis
lative committee last year that he
promted asphalt sales business for
the state with these three concerts.
In the five-count indictment
against Greer and- Evans, the gov
ernment alleged that:
‘As a result of the operation of
the scheme by defendants, the state
of Georgia during 1937-1988 pur
chased 4,422,166 gallons of emulsified
asphalt from companies owned
represented by Evans, and paid
$466,427, alleged to be $90,000 in
excess of the price which would have
been paid on competitive, independ
ent biels.’ ’
“In Atlanta, Gov. E. D. Rivers
said he viewed the indictment of
Greer as “malicious persecution”
and declared “federal surveillance
and federal political snooping at
the state capitol will henceforth
stop.”
Rivers said he would offer his own
sendees as defense counsel for
Greer.
‘T have known John Greer prac
tically all of his life” the governor
said. “I have every confidence in
him. He tells me that he is not guil
ty of the charges against him. 1 be
lieved him.
“For ttiat reason I am entering
my name as his lawyer and expect
to fight to the finish to clear his
name of what I believe to be a ma
licious persecution."
’ ’ Day Program
Held at Andersonville
Cemetery Last Thurs.
Andersonville, Ga., May 30—Unity
of purpose is necessary- if “the price
less things that American civiliza
tion and the Christian way of life
stand for” are to be preserved, Nel
son Shipp, editor of the Columbus
Ledfer-Enquirer, said in a Memorial
day address Friday.
Speaking at the Andersonville na
tional cemetery-park, where the An
dersonville Memorial Association
with I.edger-Enquirer backing plan
establishment of a Garden of Peace
as a memorial to amity of the north
and south, Shipp said America has
turned realist in regard to prepared
ness.
Rapid movement of the U. S. Pa
cific fleet saved the Dutch East In
dies from Japan, he said, when Hit
ler marched into Holland.
Japan at that time, Shipp said,
had her transports already loaded
with soldiers.
“It is because America has turned
realist., is done with day dreaming
—and building pleasing fancies out
of the materials of unreality, that
Japan hasn't already taken over the
vital gateway to the South Seas and
the treasure-house from which we
must obtain supplies very necessary
to our national welfare,” he said.
While Shipp was speaking, Ar
thur Cheatham, state veterans' serv
ice officer, in another section of the
state was urging destruction of the
fifth column and other subversive
elements .
Cheatham spoke at the national
cemetery in Marietta.
He urged the “eturn of foreigners
who will not subscribe to and uphold
the constitution of the United States
to the countries whose policies they
follow.”
Various veteran groups and a de
tachment of machine gun troops
from the national guard took part in
the Marietta services.
At Andersonville, a detachment of
troops from FT. Benning fired over
the graves of the soldiers buried
there and blew Taps. Hundreds of
graves were decorated with small
L. S. flags. A picnic lunch was serv
ed after the exercises.
The speaker was introduced by H.
G. Stanfield, commandr of the Span
ish War Veteran post of Americus.
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