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F.C. Shackelford Elected Official Roosevelt Leader in Clarke
153 PERSONS DEAD AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS HOMELESS IN FLOOD AREAS
New Deal Plans to Pour
Out 400 Millions for
Flood Relief |
FALSE REPORT HEARD |
S R .
Government Buildings in
Washington Saved But
Cherry Trees Hurt
FALSE REPORT OUT
PITTSBURGH.~— (AP) —A
false ‘police report that the
crowded Sixteenth street
bridge had collapsed threw
Pittsburgh into a short panic
‘today. Associated Press re
porters who reached the
bridge, found it safe, with
traffic moving over it.
Every available policeman
and ambulance in the city had
rushed to the span, after Po
lice Superintendent Jacob
Dorgey's office had released a
report the bridge had fallen
into surging flood waters with
five lanes of traffic,
The bridge connects the
north side with downtown
Pittsburgh. I
BY FRED VANDERSCHMIDT |
(Copyright, 1936, Associated Press)i
Panie and desperation built new!
and grave problems today for the|
civic and military authorities ofi
the eastern states, struggling amid
still-rising flood waters which leftT
miserable homeless by the hun
dred thousands, an estimated $226.«
000,000 in property damage and at
least 153 dead.
In New England, in the Ohio
vailey, throngh Pennsylvania, New
York and the rich region of the
Potomae the floods raced on, sub
merging industral citles, ousting
householders, spreading ruin. .
The New Deal, with President
Roosevelt directing = the disaster
fighting forces, considered pouring
nearly $400,000,000 into the 12-state
area to ald flood suffererz and to
check such dizasters in future
years.
Militia and police, fingering guns
and clubs, patrolled Springfield,
Northampton and Lowell, Mass.,
against threatened outbreaks of
looting.
Citizens Fllee
A new Connecticut river crest
menaced Hartford and other cities
already hit by the waters., At Low
ell and elsewhere citizens fled be
fore the angry Merrimack.
National guardsmen were called
to ealm a panicky crowd near Lew
iston, Maine, which heard false
reports that the Guilf Island dam
above the city had collapsed. Sev
era] persons were hurt.
Plood veterans of the debris
filled Ohio battened down in Mar
ietta, Ohio and other cities teo
await the great crest which left
17 dead or more in the Wheeling-
Martins Ferry area and routed up
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PPORT ‘
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Over SIOO Already Raused!
For Red Cross Aid to|
Flood Sufferers
Citizens of Athens and Clarke
county, always to be counted on in|
an emergency, today began digging‘
down into their pockets and pur
ses in answer to the call of the}
American Red Cross for funds ml
be used in flood-stricken areas of;
eleven states. [
Mrs, George D. Thomas, WhOl
yesterday received a telegram from
Admiral Cary 7. Grayson, nation
al chairman of the Red Cross, ask
ing the Athens chapter raise funds,j
today said two fifty dollar sub
seriptions and many smaller onesl
have been received.
The quota set for the local Red'
Cross chapter by the natfonal or
ganization is $760 and speed is’
necessary in raising the amount in
order to combat the threat of epi-l
demics and disease and to supply!
food, clothing and.the necessities
of life to those thousands uponl
thousands of homeless families. l
Receiving contributions are The
Citizens and Southern National
Bank, The National Bank of Ath
ens and the headquarters of the
Red Cross in the county court
house,
In announcing the subscriptions
already received, Mra. Thomas em
phasized@ the peint that no contri
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ATHENS BANNER-HERALD
Full Associated Press Service
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Here are some of th: scenes
from eastern states which are
in the midst of their worst
flood of the century. The up
per. photo was taken at Old
town, Md,, where logs from the
fumber yards surrounded
houses as flood waters surged
into Oldtown, The photo be
low was takeh “in Pittsburgh
where water poured into this de
luxe imovie theater in the city’s
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!Proposed International !
| Conference Likely to |
l Take Up Matter !
‘ BY CHESTER P. NUTTER :
(Copyright, 1936, Associated Press) |
LONDON — A virtual super|
‘Lea;zue of Nations was disclosed
!b_v French headquarters today as
ithe ultimate'goal of a proposed in
|ternational conference to be cal]ed!
’to consider the, situation arising out
|of Germany’s march on. the Rhlne.!
l The whole accumulation of Euro-;
| pean problems arising and left overl
|from the World War would go un-!
{der examination by the conference."
The French issued an agenda tor‘
the proposed parley which included!
in its suggestiong for discussionl
|the modernization of the covenant!
lot‘ the League of Nations and the|
.consi(leration of .far reaching eco-}
lnomiv, financial and security prob
| lems. o :
: Provisionsg |
[ The agenda, as given out by the!
lFrench. included: ;
| I—Organization for collective |
| security; '
I 2 ~—More exact definition of the
{obligations and applications of ar
ticle XVI of the League covenant
(dealing with sanctions);
3.—Limitation of armaments; !
' 4.—Strengthening and wldening’
{economic relations and nrganizationl
lor financial and economic exchan-t
| ges;
l s—Examination of conditions fer
‘!the return of Germany to the
I;l.eague of Nations and formulation
jof an non-aggression pact for.
lEurope. . l
| The council of the League would |
gend invitations “to the powers of
the world” to attend the confer
| ence. This would ' permit non
members of the League, such ag the
United States, Japan and Brazil,
Ito send observers. B
* ‘Preserve Security
To preserve tae security of the
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BEGING TOMORROW
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Prominent Pastors, Young
Peoples’ Leaders to Of-|
fer Discussions {
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Plans were being completed to- |
day for the vits}t of approximately |
200 representatives from almost a |
hundred Methodist young people's
organizations in North Georgia for
a two-day Memphis Echo Confer
ence meeting at First Methodist
church tomorrow and Sunday. {
The meeting was called by Bond ;
Fleming, of Emory University.‘
secretary of -the North Georgia |
Conference of Methodist churches; }
Miss Effie Mae McCay of Athens, |
and Miss Kate Hunt of Elberton. |
It is being held to revive and perol
petuate the- Christian fellowship
and good will that was shown at
a recent Southern . Methodist
Young Peoples Conference held at
Memphis, Tenn. e
Dr. C. C. Jarrell. presiding
elder of the Athens-Elberton dis
trict, will be one of the principal
speakers. Rev. George M. Acree,
pastor of the First Methodlst]
church, will head one of the dis
cussions. i
John Tate, director of Wesley |
Foundation and ‘First Methodist |
church studert pastor who is |
active in the young peoplé’s work |
in this section, will head one of |
the discussions. .
Other speakérs will be Mr.
‘Fleming, Rev. Z. C, Hayes, jr., of
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Athens, GCa., Friday, March 20, 1936
Roosevelt Again Delays
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Departure; Now Likely
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To Stop Over in Georgia
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WASHINGTON —(P)—Prés
ident Roosevelt today . post- |
poned for at least another 24
hours his trip to Florida in ‘
ordér to check on flood devel- |
opments from the W hite |
House,
While reports this morning
indicated the crest of the
floods on the eastern seaboard .
had passed, the president de
termined to remain here until |
tomorrow to make sure federal K
relief activities are fully co- |
ordinated. :
In the event he leaves to- |
morrow, Mr. Roosevelt will |
follow his original schedule to 5
g 0 to hig Warm Springs, Ga., |
home for a day—Sunday—be- |
fore' proceeding to Florida to |
board the new presidential |
ship, Potomaec, for a tishmg l
cruise, ; ; 8B
Three Homes Entered l
Early Today in City
' Ty ¢ |
Three homes, two on Princo'
avenue, and another on Cobb
street, were entered this morning,
about 8 o’clock, and a few valua
bles stoien, it was reported to po
lice today. ' e
A man, described to police as a
young Negro, entered the homes
of J: H. Porterfield, W. T. Sul
livan and. Dr. S. J. Cartledge.
Small amounts of money were
stolen from Mr. Sullivan and Mr.
‘Porterfield, but nothing was
stolen from Dr. Cartledge’'s home,
officers said, ol
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lA.H.S. Juniors Selected at
' Spring Election of Na
. tional Honor Group
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E. B. Mell, Athens High prin
|clpal, this morning announced the
iselecuon of nine junior students‘
'to membership in the Athens
|chapter of the National Honor so-‘
iciety in the annual spring elec
{tion. |
!. New members of the society are;
[Richard Bloodworth, anrence Cal
{lahan, Ann Creekmore Anne Firor,
{James ~Hartford, Paul Keller, Lee
{Secrest, QCeorgianna Rarey and
ißene Tuck. : ‘
{ The above members will prob
|ably be officially installed during
|a- Friday assembly period in the
‘lnear future, witp Milton Lesser,
president of the group, in charge
of the services. .
All the new members are out
’ptanding in their schelastic work,
|and also take an active part in
all forms of school activities.
|Richard Bloodworth was a mem
{ber of the high school “B” bds
{ketball team during the past sea
jgon, and at present is taking an
active part in spring football work.
Florence Callahan is very actlve
{in - girls’ eports, having been a
imember of the Maroon sextet dur
ing the past season and is also
a member of the Thumb Tack
Tribune staff. Ann Creekmore is
a members of the NUTS, active in
{the Dramatic club, and held the
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An Appropriate Selection
Clarke County citizens, always eager to give credit
where credit is due, ran true to form this morning
when a mass meeting; selected Hon, Frank C. Shackel
ford as chairman of the Clarke County Roosevelt Club.
Mr. Shackelford’s loyalty to and enthusiasm in be
half of the Rooseveli; policies is proverbial in this com
munity and the recognition accorded him will meet
with widespread endorsement,
No county in Georgia is more wholeheartedly be
hind our great president and the principles he stands
for than is Clarke county, nor is there any county in
the state that deprecates more intensely the attacks
of Gov. Talmadge on the national administration, in
view of which it is meet and proper that Clarke should
be among the first to organize. )
To assist Chairman Shackelford, the mass meeting
elected Mr. Dan Magill, as secretary-treasurer of the
club, again according deserved recognition to one of
the President’s most ardent supporters in this section.
The slate was completed with the selection of a iist
of vice presidents, all active in the council: of democ
racy, and with such a strong organization supporting
him, Chairman Shackelford should be in a position to
render most effective service in the cause to which he
is so devoted.
Report Says Qil Companies Will
Force Legal Action From State
ATLANTA, Ga.—(#)—An author
itative source today said major oil
companies due to pay approxi
mately $1,300,000 in gasoline taxes
|will force Governor HBugene Tal
'madge to take legal action to col
lect the money.
The governor yesterday warned
\the companies that if they failed
to pay the money today he would
take action against them, pi
It was disclosed the major com
panies planned to make their re
turns today but not to pay in the
money they have collected.
~ The next move would be for De
Facto Comptroller General G. B.
Carreker to inform the State Rev
enue Commisgion of the failure to
turn in.the money and for the
Revenue Commission to follow
with the issuance of fi, fag. against
the oil concerns.
The same source said that when
the Revenue Commission téok le
gal action the oil companies then
would come to the capitol and pay
‘the taxes.
The comptroiler general’s ofllce‘
sald smaller oil companies already
had turned in approximately $50,-
000,
Anticipating a possible tie-up otl
5 Commencement Speakers At
Athens High Announced Today
"'Ehre members of the Athens
High school senior class this
morning were ‘'named &8 com
mencement gspeakers by Principal
E. B. Mell. Those honored are
Robert Horne, Milton Lesser, Se
lene Bloodworth, Frances Bran
don, and Phyllis Jenkins.
Selection as a senior: gpeaker is
one of the highest honors obtain
able at Athens High, and the five
selected students are among the
‘most outstanding in this year's
graduating class, al] of them rank
ing high in scholastic work and
taking an active part in .various
school activities.
The newly named commence
ment speakers are all members of
‘both the Athens High chapter ol
the National Honor society, and
the recently-organized Scholarship
club. Mr. Lesser is president of
‘the Honor society, while Mr.
IHome is immediate past president
of that group.
' Mr. Horne in addition was an
outstanding member of the Ath
ens High basketball squad during
the past season, and at present s
President Heralds Start of Farm Program
~ With Appeal te Farmers for Co-operation
WIASHINGTON— (#) —President
Roosevelt heralded the beginning
of the New Deal's $440,000,000 farm
program today with an appeal to
farmers to cooperate and curb pro
duction of commercial cash crops.
Mr. Roosevelt was expected to
sign before the day was out, an
independent offices appropriation
pill carrying $440,000,000 for the
first year's efforts. The AAA
moved to make detafls of the pro
gram puhlic lite thig afterncon.
{The new farm act, a substitute
for the invalidated Agriculture
Adjustment Act, provides subsidies
for farmers who awitch land from
commercial crops to soll-building
growths or make other “economic”
use of thelr soil.) ,
Declaring government reports in
dicated farmers planned sharp in
creases in screagea of many com
A. B. C. Paper—Single Copies, 2c—s¢ Sunday
these funds in the wrangle over
his financial ‘“dictatorship” Gover
nor Talmadge has issued an ulti
matum to the oil companies that
the tax money must be turned in
today as required by law.
The” companies previously had
indicated they would dep@sit the
' $1,300,000 ° involved, in Atlanta
panks which already are holding
out. some- $2,600,000 in state funds
until & final court ruling on the
“dictatorship” is obtained.
~ Talmadge pressed for speedy
‘action to release the $2,500,000
yvesterday after the state law de
partment had filed a bill of excep
tions to an earlier decision in the
bank case by a three-judge Super
for court which held that it had
the right to Investigate the gov
ernor’'s de fggto treasury set-up.
The three-judge tribunal was
expecied to decide this afternoon
if it would certify the appeal to
the State Supreme court.
The highway board planned to
receive bids today on approxi
mately $1,100,00 worth of federal
aid road and bridge projects de
spite the fact that the government
is withholding allocations for
Georgia at present.
a candidate for both the track
and tennig teams. He ig president
of the Bat social group, is a for
mer member of the Hi-Y club, and
takes an active part in the Dra
matic eclub activities.
Mr. Lesser {s a leader in the lo
cal Hi-Y club, and during his four
years in high school has made an
impressive record. He is a candi
date for the Maroon track squad
at the present.
Miss Bloodworth and Miss Jen
king are both members of the Nut
I:ocul club, and hold positions on
the staff of the Thumb Tack Tri
bune, student publication. The
last mentioned was a letter-.earner
of the Athens High sextet during
the past season. Miss Brandon I¢
lauoclate editor of the Thumhk
ITack Tribune, and is included in.
the Sap club. She has one of the
most brilliant scholastic records
in' this year's class.
The 1936 class is one of the larg
est in the history of the =chool
and the Commencement services
will be held in Physical Education
building on the Agricultural Col
lege campus. ‘
| mercial crops, the president issued
a statement appealing to them not
to do so. If growers fail to take
advantage of the new program, he
said, overproduction of cash crops
may lead to the “wrecking of their
prices and the mining of their
soil.”
Farmers, he advised, should not
make final planting plans until
they study the new program.
“Although production control
programs (the old AAA system)
have been stopped,” he said, *‘far
mers are not entirely at the mercy
of unbridled competition with their
fellow producers, as they were in
the years preceding 1933, L
“The new farm act provides' for
financial assistance by the govern
ment to those farmers who, heed
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Large Crowd Attends
f Mass Meeting and
1 Elects Officers ~
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Opposition to Election
~ Of Shackelford Voted
| - Down Quickly A
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i Frank C. Shackelford, militant
supporter of President Franklin
D. Roosevelt and opponent of
Governor Talmadge's attempt at
| “one-man rule,”. today was over
| whelmingly swept into the official
| leadership of Roosevelt forces In
!Clarke county at a mass meeting
~of the president's supporters, held
at the county ecurthouse. .
} Dan Magill, of The Banner-
Herald, was elected secretary, and
the following vice-presidents were
| namea: o
l Carlisle Cobb, Harris Thur
imund. Abit Nix, E. B. Braswell,
[L. B. Sullivan, K. A. Hill, Jake
B. Joel, Preston M. Almand, John
!L. Green, Harry Elder, H. R.
!\Vaters, T. §. Mell, Miss Lola
Etheridge, Mrs. George Crane, D.
| Weaveér Bridges, Mrs., Lamar C.
Rucker.
All Roosevelt supporters in the
county, in addition to those at
| tending today’s mass meeting,
,which packed the superior court.
{ roomn of the courthouse and over
flowed into the lobby, are urged
to communicate with Chairman
Shackelford or the secrétary to
have their mames enrolled. 5
| Roosevelt headquarters in At~
| lanta was notified of the choice of
| the Clarke supperters of the pres
| ident for county officers immedi
ately after the meeting was ad
journed. 9.3
Mr. Shackelford’s election was
opposed by Representative Calrisle
Cobb, John D. Elliott and James
Dean,- who at first nominated D.
Weaver Bridges for chairman and
!when Mr. Bridges asked that his
'name be withdrawn because he
| was disinclined to be a party to
effecting a breech in the Roosevelt
supporters here. -, Abit Nix, ‘wha
was temporary chairman, was
nominated by Mr. Cobb for per
| manent chairman. Mr. Nix de
clined to serve, pointing out that
;m the forthcoming battle in Geor
| gia mbst of his time will be spent
[out in the state, fighting the Tal
| madge regime. Miss Lola Etheridge
! was then nominated by Represen
| tative Cobb. g
| Representative Cobb and Messrs.
Elliott and Dean charged that "a
isman group” was trying to "dic
]tate“ the choice of a Roosevelt
chairman.
‘ When the vote for permanent
chairman was finally taken, only
| three votes were cast against Mr.
i Shackelford’'s election.
i Shackelford Praised
. Mr. Shackelford was nominated
| for permanent chairman by Sena
| tor Lamar C. Rucker, who was
{ one of the group issuing the call
| for today’s mass meeting to organ
| ize the Roosevelt supporters here.
| Tate Wright, member of the
| State Democratic executive com
| mittee, in which organization he
| is one of the leaders of the fight
i against the Talmadge attempt to
! (Continued on Page Eight)
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Native of Madison
i . - . .
~ Dies in Birmingham
! R
| BIRMINGHAM; Ala.—(P)—George
Gordon Crawford, retired steel ex
ecutive, died today in a hospital
‘here after a long illness. He was
66,
| For 23 years, he was president
‘of Tennetsee Coal, Iron and Rail
‘road company, U. S. Steel's prin
cipal southern subsidiary, During
‘the peak years, his firm employ
ed more than 23,000 persons ‘i
![his area,
‘ Born at Madison, Ga., Aug. 24
1869, Crawford was graduated ir
‘mechanieal engineering from Geor
gia Tech in 1890, and then stud
jed for two years at Karl Ever
hard university, Tubingen, Germ:
any.
Survivors are his wife, the for
mer Miss Margaret Richardson,
and a daughte, Mrs. J. Kirkmar
Jackson, both of Birmingham,
Funeral plans have not beef
annouriced. ;
1 RUN FOR LEGISLATURE
~ MONROE, Ga.—lt has begea un
officially reported here that D. M,
‘Poflock. prominent local attorney
and former mayor, will g e
seat in the general assembly in
‘the Septembdr primary. It is moty
known which 'g the present in
cumbents he seei to unseat.