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State Convention of Legion To Be Held Here June 25-27
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Vol, 104, No. 59.
Dates Are Set,
Committee Named
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Athens will be host on June
26, 26 and 27 to the annual con
vention of the Georgia Depart
ment of the American Legion.
Dates for the convention were set
at a meeting of the convention
committee of thelocal Legion post.
The State Department had sug
gested two set of dates and the
committee chose the above named,
Meeting at, the same time as the
Legionnaires will be the state con
vention of the American Legion
Auxiliary and also the annual
meeting of the Forty-and Eight.
It is expected that between 2,000
and 3,000 will attend the three
conventiong . here,
In additien to the three major
branches of the convention, sev
eral hundred members of the
Sons of the. Legion will alsp be
in annual session here. The local
squadron, of which Uly S. Gunn
is captain, will be host to the Sons
of the Leglon convention gndcom
mitteeg will he named to map
plans for the meeting.
At a meeting held in the Legion
Log Cabin last night, General
Chairman F. H. Willlams of the
convention committee announced
chairmen of the various <ommit
tees to handle details. V, G. Haw
kins was named vice-chairman of
the general committee and the fol
~“Jowing Legionnaires were selected
—~committee chairmen with author
ity (5 draft any members of the
=Pogt to work with them:
Program: TFrank . Mitchell,
ehairman; Will Erwin and V. G.
Hawkins. This committee will
provide speakers.
. Housing: Tony Postero.
Sone of the Legion: Frank E.
Mitchell.
Parade and street decorations:
T. J. Echols.
Dances: Wade Parr.
Beauty contest: L., D. Penny.
Publicity: Mayo C, Buckley.
Badges: Hillyer King.
~ Souvenir program hooklet: B. C
Lumpkin.
Other members of ‘the general
ehimittee, not yet assigned are
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Direction of Seil
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Conservation Camps
‘Changed, Rast Says
Supervigion of Soil Conservation
camps of Georgia will be by of
. ficials of the nearest Soil Conser
vation project, instead of the Ath
ens office, it was announced to
day by Loy E. Rast, regional di
recto‘- of Soil Congervation serv
jee.
This change was made for
ecconomy, and is expected to save
much in traveling and other ex
penses. :
Under the new plan, the Lump
kin and Buena Vista camps will
he supervised by officials of the
Americus project; Villa Rica by
the Rome officials, and Buford by
the Gainesville officials. All other
camps, Washington Sparta, Stev-
Pottery, Monticello and Camp
»'fl No. 1 tre under the direc
tioi of the Sandy Creek project
have,
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Full Associated Press Service
League Body Unanimously Condemns Germany
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President Roosevelt Postpones Trip 24 Hours; May Not Stop Over In Georgia
RODSEVELT ~ DELAYS
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President Gives A’tten’rionl
To Flood Disaster in
Eastern States
MAY LEAVE FRIDAY
Capital Is Threatened as
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Floods Countryside
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WASHINGTON— (#) —President
Roosevelt today deferred hiz south
ern fishing trip for at least 24
hours from scheduled departure
this afternoon to permit attention
to the eastern flood disaser. |
Mr. Roosevelt summoned to the
White House for a conference this
morning the emergency flood com
mittee headed by Secretary Dern,
which was named yesterday. 1
The president had planned to
Jeave the capital this afternoon at
3 o’clock for his annual fishing%
cruise off the Florida, coast. 1
| If he leaves tomorrow, in aill pro-!
‘bability he. will go direct to the
Florida coast, eliminating a one
day visit to Warm Springs, Ga,
’which had been on his itinerary.
The special flood committee in
cludes Dern, Secretary Morgenthau,
‘Rear Admiral Adolphus Andrews,
acting secretary of the nsvy; Harry
Hopkins, WPA administrator; and
Robert Fechner, director *~of * the
| CCC.
. Mr. Roosevélt has invited as his
fishing companions his eldest son,
James; an uncle, Frederic D, Del
ano; and three mates of his fish
ing cruise of last fall, Captain
Wilson Brown, U. S. N., and Col
Edwin M. Watson, U. S. N, his
military aides; and Captain Ross
. Mclntire, U. 8. N., White House
physician.
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WARM SPRINGS, Ga. — (®) —
‘A modest cottage among the pines
was made ready today for Warm
‘Springs’ most famous “citizen,”
President Franklin D, Roosevelt,
‘l)efore it was learned he might not
imake the scheduled stop-over in
Georgia.
1 The president, who has been a
i\fi,!sitor here for many years, as
‘private citizen, as governor of New
York and as chief executive, was
to have arrived here sometime
Friday morning, go to the “Little
White House” for a day of rest, and
leave for Florida Saturday morn
ing. -t -l
l During his brief stay here the
president was to have conferred
!wilh Marion Allen, his Georgla
icampa.ign manager, and Judge A.
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BRADENTON, Fla.— (#) —Hold
out Jerome “Dizzy” Dean made
peace with the St. Louis Cardinals
today, signed a pledge of loyalty,
affirmed his friendship for Catcher
Virgil Davis and agreed to talk
salary figures tomorrow.
Dean and Branch Rickey, vice
president and general manager of
the Cardinals, held a peace confer
ence at a hotel. Rickey again told
the star pitcher there was moyv
than a question of pay—the club
wanted to be sure “Diz” would be
loyal and obedient.
Dean readily assured Rickey of
his full support for the team, its
bosses and all its players. He
particularly insisted there was ny
ill feeling between him and Davis,
ag has been rumored around the
spring training camps. To prove
it, he asked Rickey to call Davis
into the conference. :
. Thé big catcher wag summoned.
He came in smiling. “Diz” met him
lw!th a smile just as big. They
!shook hands and seemed the best
of buddies.
“] want to put it in writing”
said the voluble Dean. Rickey act
ed as stenographer while “Diz”
dictated: \
“Give me a ball and a glove and
put Davis behind the plate and I'l}
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Additional Thousands Driven From
> Homes by Eastern Flood Waters
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Young ‘People of . First
Methodist Prepare = for
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Cathering Here
Preparations are being made by
the young people of First Metho
dist church for the Memphis Eche
Conference to be held here Sat
urday and Sundaly. Approximate
ly 175 leaders jn Methodist Young
People's organizations from the
northern section of the sgtate are
expected to be present.
The meeting was called by
Miss Effie -Mae MecCay, Athens;
Miss XKate Hunt, Elberton; and
Bond Fleming, Emory University
who is secretary of the North
Georgia conference of Methodist
churches, This meeting is. being
held for the purposg of reviving
and continuing Christian. fellow
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Nation’s Capital Threatened
As Potomac Floods City Area
WASHINGTON. —(®)— Rapidly
rising waters pounded at the ed
ghs of the capital today as the
weather bureau predicted the crest
of the Potomac river flood would
reach the city at 6 p. m. (EST.)
‘Water street in Georgetown was
inundated this morning, and the
weather bureau said the river
stage at Key bridge was too high
to permit an exact reading. It
was estimated at 16 feet; eight
feet is flood. stage on the Potomac
here.
At 9:30 a. m. the bureau esti
mated the stage would reach 19
feet at 6 o’clock.
Against this hour, a tired army
of 1,500 relife workers stacked
sandbags on sandbags to build a
great dike to protect $100,000,000
worth of government buildings and
historic (shffnes in she cadital's
downtown section, :
The weather Jgureau . reported
the center of the rainstorm, which
it blamed for the Atlantic Bea
‘board floods, had moved to the
lNow York state area, and cover
Athens, Ga., Thursday, March 19, 1936.
Clarke Official Democratic
Organization Urges Georgia
Presidential Primary Today
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National Red Cross
Asks Funds for Areas
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Stricken by Floods
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Mrs. George D. Thomas, chair
man of the Athens chapter of the
American Red Cross, this morning
received a communication from
Admiral Carey T. Grayson, nation
al chairman of the Red Cross, urgs
ing the local chapter to join with
others over the country In raising
tfunds for relief of flood sufferera
in eleven states. }
it was pointed out that in the
eleven flood-stricken states at lease
38,000 families are homeless and in
dire need and that it will take §s3,-
000,000 to bring needed relief.
Georgians will remember the
great financial help of the Red
Cross in the disastrous floods of
several years ago and In Athens
the work of the Réd Cross during’
the days following the tornace
‘which struck this section has not
been forgotten,
.~ Immediately in‘'the wake of the
floods, and as the work of prevents
Ling epidemics was begun, the wheelg
of the national organization was
started to secure funds for food,
clothing, medicine and shelter for
the unfortunates trapped in the
flooded areas. :
swishing to B £0)
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ter how small will be gratfully re
ceived: and appreciated, can leave
their donations at the National
Bank of Athens, the Citizens and
Southern National Bank or the Rea
Cross headquarters in the county
court house.
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Death List Mounts to 71
As National Red Cross
Sends Out SOS :
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BY HAMILTON FARON |
(Copyright, 1936, Associated Press)
PITTSBURGH — (#) — Torren
+tial floods, dealing death and des
truction throughout the east, dirove
‘addltional thousands from their
homes today as rescue forces work
ed frantically to combat one of the
greatest ‘disasters in American hils
tory. ‘
At least 71 persons lost their
lives in eight states. Property
damage rose to tens of millions of
dollars.
The Ohio river, leaving Pittsburgh
|paralyzed at its source, swept
through the valley-lands on the
Weast Virginia-Ohio border mar
ooned and imperiled hundreds of
families. Portions of Wheeling, W.
Va., were inundated, and six per
sons were killed following an ex
plosion there,
In New England residents of the
upper Connecticut river valley fled
before the rampaging flood waters.
The Red Cross and government
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ed most of Pennsylvania.
Officials feared that if a flood
should get out of hand, it might
geriously weaken the foundations
of the Washington - monument,
wreck the famous refigcting pool
of the Lincoln memorial, besides
doing much injury to great build
ings such as the commerce, labor
and navy department structures.
The works progress administra
tion was bending all efforts to
prevent a recurrence of the flood
disaster of 1889 which caused sl,-
000,000 damage. The waters then
washed Pennsylvania avenue.
The sandbags were piled 19
feet high in a line from the
Washington monument grounds to
a point near 21st street and Con
stitution avenue.
The flood waters wpe expected
to cover a large part of Potomac
Park, paris of the Navy Yard, An
acostia flats, Bolling Field and the
Naval Air Station. Army and
Navy planes have already been
removed, e
Resolutions Adopted by
Unanimous Vote as
Forecast Yesterday
MASS MEETING
Roosevelt Supporters to
Meet Tomorrow at 11
A.M. at Courthouse
Voiein; the sgentiment of an
overwhelming majority of Clarke
county Democrats, the County
Democratic » Executive Committee
today unanimously adopted resolu
#ions urging a statewide presiden
tial preferential primary so as to
-seoteh . Governor Talmadge's ef
forts to ‘“ecapture” ‘the Georgia
delegation {0 the. next national
Democratic convention.
The resolutions, presented by
John 1.. Green, secretary of the
Executive Committee, were adopt
ed upon motion of K. A. Hill and
seconded by A. O. Flanagan. H.
J. Rowe, chairman of the execu
tive committee, who called the
meeting for this morning, presids<
ed and said that a copy of the
rvesolution would be forwarded at
‘once by the Secretary to the State
‘Democratic Executive Committee.
“ Urge a Primary :
© The executive committee acted
today at the request of Roosevelt
‘supporters in Clarke coulty, whe
yere reperesented at today's meet
ing by a committee of citizens
comprising Frank C. Shackelford,
chairman; Andrew C. Erwin and
Tate Wright, all enthusiastic sup
porters of President Roosevelt.
Mr. Erwin was chairman of the
Clarke County Roosevelt organ
ization in 1932, has been’ a dele
gate to several mnational conven
tions and is a personal friend of
President Roosevelt. Messrs.
Shackelford and Wright have been
on the firing line for Roosevelt
in this state since Governor Tal
madge first began his onslaught
against .the President and the na
tional Democratic administra
tion.
The resolutions adopted today
urge the Clarke county members
of the State Executive Committee,
comprising Mr. Rowe, Mr. Wright
and Mrs. Julius Y. Talmadge, to
support the move for a statewide
primary when the State Commit
tee meets April 15. The resolu
tions also urge the State Com
mittee to proteect the right of
President Roosevelt to name the
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The names of 27 state senators were signed to a petition pre
sented to Gov. Talmadge by Senator J. M. Simmons of Bainbridge,
requosting him to call an extra session of the legislature to enact
an appropriations bill and put an end to the governor's “financial
dictatorship” of Georgia. Senator Simmong is shown (center) with
the petition as he discussed it with reporters at the capitol. (Asso
ciated Press Photo.) :
Leaders Predict Congress Will
Approve F.D.R.’s Relief Figure
Request Brings Clashes of
Opinion on Capitol Hill
But Approval Seen’
WASHINGTON— (#) —President
Roosevelt's request for a $1,600,-
000,00¢ relief appropriation for next
year led to clashes of opinion on
Capitol Hill today, but Democratle
leaders predicted congresg would
approve it,
Republicans and some Democrats
were critical, but many in both
parties conceded the program would
pass becausge, they sald, concertea
opposition sufficient to atop it waa
not in sight. |
Some saw in the message de
livered yesterday an effort to steer
a middle course between extreme
congressional demands for econ-.
omy and huge relief spending. ‘
The $1,500,000,000 requested is
smaller than some “liberals” hopea‘
for. It cqompares with 84,880,000,-‘
00 appropriated last year. On th”
other kand, by adding the $1,500,-
000,000 to unexpended balances and
relief money provided in the re
gular budget, the president pro
poses to build a $3,000,000,000 re
lief fund. This almost matcheg the
demands of the liberal spenders.
A recasting of fiscal figures to
day indicated that total govern
ment. spending next year would
exceed s9,ooo,ooo,ooo—topping ali
previous peace-time records. Mr.
Roosevelt, evidently figuring on in-
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Call Issued For Mass Meeting
Of Roosevelt Supporters Friday
. ICall for a general mass meeting
for the purpose of establishing a
Roosevelt club in Clarke county,
composed of supporters of the
president, to be held Friday morn
ing at 11 o’'clock in the county coure
house, was issued*this morning.
The call, issued over the gignae
ture of Lamar C. Rucker, state sen
ator from the Fiftieth Senatorial
dist¥ict, Jake B. Joe! and Carlisle
Cobb, Clarke county representatives
invites all citizens, ladies and men,
who favor Roosevelt for president,
to attend and take part in the mass
meeting.
~ The genera] mass meeting cali
follows: s ’
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To the Citizenr and Voters of
f - Clarke County: L
The time being short and it be
[m‘;“m of grave public con
cern that the people, themselves,
A. B. C. Paper—Single Copies, 2c—s¢ Sunday
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Atlanta Superintendent to
Deliver Sunday Sermon
At Cathering Here
Dr. Willis A. Sutt'on, Superin
tendent of the Atlanta Publit
gchools, has been secured to de
liver the Sunday sermon at the
annual North Georgia Hi-Y con
ference to be held here late this
month, starting Friday night,
March 27, and lasting through
Sunday dinner.
Dr. Sutton, one of the South’s
greatest educators and outstand
ing as a speaker, will talk Sunday
morning at 11:15 in the First Bap
tist church. The Saturday morn
ing group sessions will be held in
the Sunday school rooms of the
same church, which volunteered to
lend its beautiful building to help
make the convention a success.
Abit Nix, Athens attorney, will
make the welcome speech in the
Y. M. C. ‘A, 'bullding - Friday
night, while Hal Thompson, La-
Grange, president of the North
Georgia Hi-Y conference, will
'make the reply.
~ The regular group banquet will
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should be permitted to express their
views, a general mass meeting of
citizens of Clarke county is hereby
called for Friday, March 20th, at
the county court house, at 11 o'clock
for the purpose of establishing a
Roosevelt club composed of Roose
velt supporters to name its own
officers and to formulate its own
plans.
A seif-constituted committee of
citizens should not be permitted to
assume control of the people or
Clarke county.
All citizens, ladies and men, who
favor Roosevelt for President are
cordially invited to attend and take
part in this mass meéiing,
LAMAR C. RUCKER, «1
Senator from the Ffl@ofla District.
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CARLISLE COBB, so N
Italy Joins With Eleven
Other Nations in Vote
Against Germany
“TREATY BREAKER”
Special Envoy of Hlfli
Pleads for Members to
Take More Time
By CHARLES P. NUTTER
(Copyright 1936 by Associated
Press). ;
LONDON.—(#)—The C€ouneil of
the League of Nations condemned
the German government ‘under
Reichsfuehrer Hitler as a treaty
breaker today. ;
The vote of the assembled pow
ers was unanimous.
The League members decided
Germany had violated both the
Versailles and Locarno treaties
when she moved troops into the
Rhineland which had been ordered
demilitarized at the end of the
World War.
The condemnation came a few
hours after Joachim Von Ribben
trop, * special ambassador of Hit
ler, had stood before thte members
and argued that the German
course of action in thé Rhineland
_had been .justified .by France's
military_assistance pact with Sov
iet Russia. :
| Precedent Set
~ It-was the first time in more
than two years that a reperesenta
tive of Germany had ‘spoken in
the League of Nations, for Hitler
withdrew the Reich from the in
ternational body in 1933 on the
grounds that Bhe was not being
treated .as an equal, but as a con
quered nation.
There was one vote cast oppos
ed to the condemnation, but that
was by Germany and, consequent
ly, was not countegd i 3 hs =n=4i
mous verdict, Neither wore the
votes of Belgium and i aisiestaie
other two parties (0 the dispuie,
considered.
The ballol was iskch un & res=
olution proposed by France and
- Belgium.
After tho vote was taken, Von
ißlbbentrop arose in his place at
the horseshoe council table and,
‘in the name of the German peo
ple and the German government
declared:
“This resolution will not be
maintained in the judgment of
history. If the honorable members
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Was to Make Address
Against New Deal Over
NBC Hookup Saturday
! OiL COMPANIES WIARNED -
’ ATLANTA —(AP)— Al oit
} companies in Georgia were
warned today by Gov. Eugene
. Talmadge to pay the approxi
mately $1,300,000 due the state
. in gasoline taxes by March 20
or face legal action.
; The governor made Ppublic
his warning to the oil com
panies, a short time after an
nouncing he had cancelled a
scheduled radio address to the
nation in opposition to the
New Deal. The. address was
scheduled from Washington
Saturday niight,
ATLANTA —{(#)— Governor Eu
gene Talmadge has cancelled his
scheduled speech from Washing
ton Saturday night because of the
complex finarnecial situation in Geor
gia.
Talmadge was scheduled to
speak over a national radio chain
(NBC) from 10:30 to 10:45 p. m.
Saturday night from the chain’s
Washington station, et
He had sald that he intended to
speak on “The New Deal's invas
jon of the sovereignty of e@
rights.,” He previously bhas rged
the Roosevelt administration with
fighting his financial “W
ship.” s
Today he reiterated his -charge
that the New Deal had fought his
“dictatorship” to keep W
e S ~sw