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15 13 CAOWDED
yTH SITORS FOR
IENTE EVENTS
Gtte High School Assaci
- ation Holding Annual
| Meet Today
JIOLOGISTS CONVENE
Speaker From Rockefeller
Institute to Speak to
Convention Tonight
Fast on the heels of the thous-]
ands of visitors to Athens for yes
wrday's agricultural activities ad-l
difional hundreds poureq in today
for the annual one-day convention |
of the Georgia Scholastic Press
Association for the meeting of the
gutheastern Biologists, and for
fie continuation of the program of
e State High School Meet.
\pproximately 500 student jnm‘-‘
nalists heagd Dr. Ralph L. Ram
wv. editor of thg Georgia Educa-‘
tion Journal, 2d. Dodd, cartoonist
and creator of “Back Home Again,”
Fred 1 Moon, Atlanta Journal
pieture editor, and educational of
fiials. This morning the annual
mesentation of awards was' made.
One hundred and twenty-five of
the leading biologists of this sec
tim of the nation held technical
jiscussions during the afternoon
and will hear Dr. L. O, Kunkel,
The Rockefeller Institute son Med
ial Research, tonight in an ad
iress on “New Views in Plant
virus Disease Research.”
Biologistg taking leading wparts
in today’s discussions included
Joseph Krafka, jr., University of
feorzia School of Medicine; Paul*
|, ¥ramer, department of botany,
Duke University; W. C, George,
department of anatomy, Univer
sity of North. Carolina; Rogers Mc-
Vaugh, and Joseph H. Pyron, de
partmen; of hotany, the University
¢ Georgia: Horace O, Lund, Ralph
J. Bushnell, Donald C. Boughton,
John W Nuttycombe, J, Fred
Denton, Elon E, Byrd, George H.
Boyd nd Matile, Dunn, depart
ment of zoology, the University of
Tomorrow the biologists will
hear an address by Dr. A. S.
Pearse, department of zoology,
Duke University, “Caves of Yuca
ghout the day athletic and
itera ompetitions in the High
school meet continued. This aft
ernoon visitors were entertained
by Presidery Harmon W. Caldwell
at a meception at Memprial Hall,
W n literary contests in
fate high schoel competition last
d this morning, are as
night results:
Piane B" Class:
Walker McElheney, Monticel
-1 diztriet)
Dorothy Jones, Winder, (Ninth
o .
Roberts, Ocilla, (Eighth
es Connell, Tucker, (Fifth
fict )
listes, Gay Fourth
¢ Fountain, Adrian
district,)
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JIH JERSEY CATTLE
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Event of State-wide Inter-
Pt to Fanciers Will Be
Staged a* Hardman Hall
The ninth annual consignment
e of registored jersey cattle,
bor Iby the Georgia Jessey
“atle Club, will be held in Ath
-8 next Monday, May 10th, at
Hardman Hall on the campus of
® Auwricultural College,
"'- ¥ head of blooded aris-
TTats will parade thuough the
10 be knocked down to the
“hest hidder, the eattle coming
fom many of the finest herds in
he state, * Phe consignment is ex
-1l to veach Athens Sunday
;”"“'HL' and may be Inspecteq at
lardman Han duning the after-
The sale on Monday will begin
" 12:30 o'clock and is open to the
Ural publie, Many jersey fan
"lN from Aifferent parts of the
ate are expected to he on hand,
though {nterast In the event is
't contined to Georgla as the sale
UlMmittee has had requests for
“alognes from many other states,
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perennial flapper - more years
than most persons can remem
ber, is pictured above as she
stepped ofl the boat in England,
swathed in furs ‘and bound for
London and the coronation. Her
three . grandchildren | accom
panied her. %
MOTHER'S DAY WILL
BE NBSERVED HERE
Good Attendance Expect
ed at Athens Churches
For Program ‘
Athens churches will offer spec
ial music and programs in obser
vance of Mother's Day Sunday
morning.
At TFirst Methodist Dr. George
Acree will deliver a special Moth
er's Day sermon. Sunday school
will begin at 10 o'clock and at
10:10 all classes will gather in the
auditorium for a special program
in observance of the annual
Church School Day and Mother’s
Day combined. Fach class in the
church will be represented in the
program. Mr. Acree will preach
on “The Spirit of True Mother
hood.” :
A program observing Mother's
Day will be held at the Elk's club
Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. All
members of the club are urged to
attend and the public is invited.
Appearing on the program will be
Miss Nolee May Dunaway at the
piano, Randzll Couch in a vocal
golo and Miss Minnie Cutler in a
violin solo, Rabbi Lawrence Block
will be the principai speaker.
West End Baptist church will
hold gpecial services which will be
opened with a song by the con
gregation and prayer in unison.
Children of the church will then
render a song, Seripture will be
given by Mrs. N. A. Hemrick and
a recitation, “Mother” by Ger
aldine Jordan, will follow. This
will be followed with prayer. Mr.
(Continued on page three)
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Full Associated Press Service
Cobb County Citizens Seek
\['o Enjoin June 8 Election
As Danielsville Case Nears
Marietta Hearing on Con
stitutional Amendments
Voting Set for May 12
THREE SUITS FILED
Opposing Counsel Reti
cent on Eve of Trial in
Danielsville Saturday
MARIETTA. Ga. — (#) — A
group of Cobb county taxpayers
filed a petiticp in superior court
today seeking to enjein the June
8 general election on constitution
al amendments.
Court Cierk H. P. Carpenter
gaid Judge J. H. Hawkins of the
Blue Ridge circuit: granted a tem
porary injunction anc set a hear
ing for Wednesday, May 12 in
Marietta on whethey to make the
injunction permanent.
Hearing on a similar injunction
will be conducted by Superior
Judge Berry T. Moseley at Daniels
ville tomorrow.
Defendants were named as Coun
ty Ordinary J. J. Daniel, County
Treasurer Bose Groover and Com
missioner . M. Head.
The petition challenged validity
of the election to pass on 26 con
stitutional amendments, five of
which are designed to further Gov,
E. D. Rivers' program, and asked
the court to restiain Cobb county
officials from expending publie
money for election costs.
Petitioneers are A. C. Allgood
Lee Bowden, N. O. Scott and J. R
Miller, represented by G. H. Ho
ward of Atlanta, former Fulton
county superior” court judge, and
his law partner, (:taude Brackett,
In Atenta, Howard said the pe
tition, like shat filed in Franklin
county, would not affect the state
wide election June 8 on repeal of
the prohibition law.
STARTS SATURDAY
DANIELSVILLE, Ga.~—®)—ln a
little red brick courthouse stand
'lng in a public square, the legality
%of submitting 26 proposed consti-
Itu:tional amendments to the people
{June 8 will be argued here tomor
frow.
! The complainants charge pro
! posed constitutional amendments
must be submitted at general elec
tions and that the June 8 elec
tion called by the legislature is
not a general ejection. \
The state, speaking through At
ltorney General M. J. Yeomans and
hig staff, will chalienge this con
tention,
i Attorney General Yeomans, speak -
ing with the caution developed
lduring his days on superior court
bench, declined to discuss the case
]in advance of tomorrow's hearing.
So did Carter and Geonge Goode,
who will lead the attack on the
election, declaring the legislature
has no constitutional authority to
call an election for submission of
proposed constitutional amend
ments.
| Wets and drys continug their
campaign in the liquor referendum
(Clontinued on page (wo.)
Nelms Exonerated
For Killing Negro
City Detective Martin Nelms was
exonerated of all Elame in the
death of Will Griffin, a negro, by
a coroner's jury last night, that
reported the officer killed the ne
gro in the “lawful discharge of his
duty.”
Griffin was shot in the head by
Detective Nelmg after the negro
had resiste darrest and fought with
the officer some time, on Dear
ing street,
Nelms and Detective K. M.
Wiood, along with J. G. Donaldson,
went to the negro's home to arrest
him on a warrant charging bur
glary. According te testimony to
the coroner’'s jury, the negro rén
when officerg drove up, but Detec
tive Nelms caughf him after a
short chase.
The prisoner refused to go with
the officer peacefully, and made a
thotion towards a pocket as If he
was golng to draw u weapon dur
ing the scuffle, it was testified.
Nelmg shot him then.
GEORGE L. BERRY IS
NEW U. S. SENATOR
NASHVILLE, .7Tenn. — P -
Portly George Leonard Berry, pow
erful labor ieader and a staunch
New Dealer, held the appointment
today ‘as U. 8. senator from Tenn
essee, s
The §3-year old east Tennesseun
was appointed late last night by
Gov, Gordon Browning to succeed
the late Nathan L. Bachman of
Athens, Ca., Friday, May 7, 1937
‘AOSENTHAL O HEAD
ITHENS LIS CLUB
fOfficers Nominated at
i Meeting Yesterday; Is
! Equivalent to Election
i Henry Rosenthal yesterday was
{nominatedl for th, office of presi-
Ident of the Athens Lions club,
succeeding W. A. Abercrombie,
lElection will be held the first
lmepting in June.
i Nomination is equivalent to elec~
| tion, in most cases, although any
| other member of tne club may run
"for office if he chooses,
i Other officers npminated to ser
| ve with Mr. Rosenthal, are S. A.
| Hale, first vice preisdent; Luther
| Elrod, gecond vice president; H. D.
| Tate, third vice president; John
Arrendale, secretary; J. H. Hubert,
treasurer; Barnet Napier, Lion
Tamer and Kel Fowier, Tail Twist
8.
Two new directors were nomin
ated yesterday, incivding H. W.
Birdsong and Arthur Oldham. Bill
]Ray and 8. C. Moon were elected
zto two year terms last year, and
ialong with the retiring president
will serve on the beard this year.
I Installation of officers will be
' held at the first meeting in July.
! Mr. Rosenthal, prominent in civie
!amlvmes for some time, has been
1 a member of the Lions club for
‘over five years, and has held sev
eral other offices, as well as head
ing - important committees from
time to time.
i In addition to nomination of of
ficers, Lions yesterday discussed
Iplans for a series of Roman base-
Iball games, to be peld May 17, 18
and 19 at Sanford field.
' Romap baseball ig played on the
[order of Donkey baseball, only in
]stead of riding the donkeys the
i players ride in chariots pulled by
Shetland ponies trained in the ar
of base running.
The first game, one week from
Menday night, will pe between the
Rotary club and the Lions club anc
Tuesday night the Junior Chambe:
of Commerce will weet the Ameri.
(Continued on page three.)
Legion Nominat
nates
.
Officers; To Elect
At June 3 Meeting
Dr. Pope Holliday and Tony
Postero were nominated’ for the
position of commander of Allen R
Fleming, jr., Post No. 20 of the
American Legion at a meeting of
members last night. Flection of
officers will be held the night of
June 3.
Four were nominated for the
vice-commandership. They were
lEdgar L. Eberhart, W, J. Haynes,
'A. D. Robertson and T. J. Ech
ols
| Nominated for post adjutant
were W. A, Hodgson and D. L.
Turpin, while C. W. MeNelly, Dr.
i". B. Hodgson and D. L, Tur
tpin were nominated for finance
30l‘ricc-r‘
! Claude Little was nominated as
Historian and three nominations
'Wel'l' made for chaplain. They
were M. D. Dunlap, C. P. Cona~
iwuy and Hoke Smith.
| Bynus Bryant was nominated for
ISl~rmmnt-ut-urms anqg Mayo C.
ißurklt-y. v. G. Hawkins and
Frani 1. Mitchell were nominated
for service officer,
GEA Will Hold Campaign to}
Promote Educational Aims
Members of the Georgia Educa
tlon Association today planned a
three year campaign to educate
the people of the state on educa
tion, }
At a meeting of the board of di
rectors yesterday Atlanta was
chogen as. the assoclation’s 1938
convention eity.
The board also voted to move
GEA headquarters from Macon to
Atlanta because of accessabllity to
the atate capitol and state educa
tional activities.
. L. Johnson of Atlanta, form
erly of the staff of the Macon
Telegraph and the Miami Herald
has been appointed association
advertising director. O
A partial list of delegates to
the NEA convention at Detroit in
June ounced by President
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STHTEEEKS LOWER
NTEREST FAON LS,
ONTATTAALL PRISON
Proposed Contract Calls
For 4 Percent; Commit
tee Wants 3 Percent
MATTER UNDECIDED
Siirvev Under Wav to Fix
Needs of State Eleemo
~vnarv Institutions
ATLANTA—(#)—Securing a re
duced interest charge on payments
toward the cost of the Tattnall
county prison appeared today to
be the chief contingency of Geor
gia's purchase of the PWA buill
institution,
A special legislative committee
examined the proposed contract,
which calls for 4 percent interest
on the GSO-vear installment pay
ments toward the cost of the pris
on,
“The committee adjourned for
iunch shortly after noon without
taking definite action. Most of the
members, however, expressed the
opinion the maximum interest
eharge should be 3 percent.
The commission also discussed a
$500,000 PWA loan and grant for
equipping the prison with indus
tries estimated to yield a profit
$210,000 annually through produc
tion of supplies for for other state
institutions. .
Plan 'lndustries
i . The industries would include a
xtal plant for production of tin
’ are, a tobacco plant for manu
’t cture of chewing ang smoking
'fiacco from tobacco grown on
‘ state farm, a shoe factory to
lproduce 25,000 pairs of shoes an
nually, a beer bottle cap plant to
produce the revenue caps required
under the new beer law, a print
iing plant, ecotton mill, gin and
{clothing plant, hosiery plant, can
ining plant, and equipmeny for
| manufacturing concrete culverts:
i Another industry would be a de
!hydra.tlng plant for drying vegeta
/bles. The present automobile Ili
!(‘ense plant located at the present
Milledgeville prison would be trans
’ferred to the Tattnall county farm
and turpentine operators would be
lcontinued and enlarged.
i In purchasing the new prison.
‘the state will have to pay approx
imately $1,052,000, or 70 per cent of
the total cost, The government
suggesteq that the first payment
reduce the balance to an even sl.-
1000,000, leaving the resy over a 49-
| year period at $46,850 annually ex
clusive of interest.
Members of the committee are
Glenn Phillips of Harlem, Paul
Lindsay of Atlanta, and Lee S.
{Pnrdom of Blackshear, from the
| senate; John W. Bennett, jr., of
Ware county, A. S. Deal of Bul
foch and John D. Bradley of Tatt~
inall, from the house,
TO FIX NEEDS
ATLANTA —(®»— A survey tn
determing the need for increased
facilities at all state eleemosynary
institutions is under way prepara
tory to an improvement program
Lamar Murdaugh, welfare direc
tor, announced today.
Murdaugh explained revenue from
the chailn store tax, collection of
which will begin July 1, is allo
cated to the Welfare department
for capital improvement at the in
stitutions,
Murdaugh said there hag been
no accurate estimate of money to
be made available under the chain
store tax, but that legisitive pro
ponents of the measure had said it
would bring in about $1,000,000,
Teh department Is preparing
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(Continued on page three.)
®trong, superintencent of Savan
nah school; George Wannamaker
of Brunswick, Andrew Avery of
Decatur, county, br. Willis Sutton
of Atlanta schools and R. L. Ram
sey and Mr, Grier are automatic
delegates,
Mr. Grier sald the educational
campaign would be launched im
mediately “to give the people of
Georgia an opportunity to assem
ble and discuss educational prob
lems ‘in an effort «» arrange the
education program with the needs
of the state.”
An effort to unisy the education
al program from sindergarten to
college will be made, and it Ie
hoped that an educational awaken
ing will be brought ~about in
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Cfficers of the Georgia Scholastic Press Association which held
its tenth annual convention at the Henry W. Grady School of Jour
nalism, University of Georgia, today. Top row: Madison Coile,
Lanier High school for Boys, Macon, president. and Josephine
Reagan, Rome High school, secertary. Bottom: Ann Creekmore,
Athens High school, second vice-president; and David B. Mon
crief, Marist College, Atlanta, first vice president. :
ATHENTANG AMONG
WINNERS AT SHOWS
Harold Hodgsbn. Jr., Wins
Pony Show; Miss Crace
Winston Riding Winner
Several Athenians were among
blue ribbon winners at the 17th
Little International Livestock
Show and the Dog and Pony Show
held here yesterday in conjunction
with Livestock, Legume and Equip
ment Day a 4 the Georgia College
of Agriculture. 3
Winner of the Pony Show was
Harold Hodgson, jir., of Athens,
who received a pony saddle as
first prize. Championship of the
Dog Show went to H. A, Cole,
of Lavonia, who entered a pointer.
Miss Grace Winston, of Athens,
representing Phi Mu sorority, took
first honors in the Sorority Biding
class, and was awarded a silver
trophy by the Saddle and Sirloin
club, sponsor of the two shows,
Miss Kennon Henderson, of Car
rollton, representing Delta Delta
Delta, won second place; and Miss
Elizabeth Tayler, of Columbus,
representing Alpha Gamma Delta,
took thirq place,
Grand Championship of the Live
stock Show went to George Dlil
lard, of Cusseta, who fitted and
showed a Southdown lamb, J. Carl
Daughtry, of Metter, showirg o
Hereford heifer, was named Re
werve Grand Champion; and Bd
ward Scott, of Austell, showing a
two-year-old colt, wag named Sec
(Continued on page three.)
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Walter Sams Wins in
North, South Shoot
Over Best in Nation
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Walter SBams of Athens, Ga.,
held the amateur trophy today
in the 26th annual North and
South Trapshoot, .
Breaking 339 targets in 400
shots, Sams won all-around
honors in the two-day firing,
whu;' Aflh::h‘cumwdon of Tam
pa, Fla, scc |to capture
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'PRESENTATION OF
' BANNER-HERALD’S
' LOVING CUPS MADE
Publisher Braswell Deliv
ers Awards to Young
Journalists Here
By The Associated Press !
Atlanta, Canton and Buford
High schools shared top honors
today in ‘the presentation of
awards for school publications by
the Georgla Scholastic Press AN
sociation at its tenth annual con
vention here.
Silver loving cups, presented by
The Athens Banner-Herald, were
awarded to Girls' High Times, At
lanta (schools of 800 enroliment
or more); The Green and Gold,
Canton High school (schools of
1256 to 800); and The Green and
White, Buford High school
(schools of less than 125).
E. B. Braswell, publisher of
The Banner-Herald, presented the
loving cups to the winners, at the
same time declaring that The
Banner-Herald deems it a privil
ege to cooperate with the Henry
Grady School of Journalism in
development of young journalists
and the improvement of high
school journalism.
Girls dominated the individual
achievements, winning three of
the four highest honors bestowed
by the association.
Certificates of distinction were
presented the following individual
members: News Story-—Harold E.
Balley, Central High, Atlanta!
Feature Article — Martha Jang
Blackwell, Canton High; Book
Review — Betty Jane Stevenson,
Girls' High, Atlanta; Editorial—
Ann Creekmore, Athens High.
Judges for the year's awards
were Instructors Willet Main
Kemypton. and Margaret Woodward
of the Henry Grady School of
Journalism, and Dr. Paul R. Mor
row of the Collage of Education,
University of Georgia.
Many Attend
Scores of high school journalists
and their faculty advisors ut~‘
tended the convention, partciipat
ed in discussions of publication
pro ‘and heard mby
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THIRTY - THAEE ARE
DEAD OR MiaallG (N
LAKEHURST TRAGEDY
Dr. Hugo Eckener Explains
Poscihilities of Cause
Of Catastrophe
IDENTIFICATION SLOW
Passenger List Destroyed
In Flames; Ship Insured
Fr- ©2 500,000 '
(By the Asscciated Press)
LAKEHURST, N. J—The flam
ing destruction of the once-seem
ingly impregnable dirigible Hin
denburg brought swift action to
day by the Amerfcan and German
governments to detesrming the
cause of the disascer.
"Thirty-three persons were known
dead or missing,
Ot the 97 passengers and mems
Lers of the crew aboard when the
greatest of all airships exploded,
burst into flames and crashed to
earth last night—just as it was
lowering to the mooring mast, and
only 200 feet #bove the ground—6s
persons survived. One of those
killed was a spectator, burned to
death in the falling, fiery debris.
~ The ruins of the luxurious liner
of the skies lay crumpled on the
landing field at the naval air gta.
tion—a junk heap of black metal,
' a mass of ghastly, gristly frame
- work. ;
One Question
On the lips of everyone was the
question—what caused the crash?
As Washington officials and Dr.
Hans Luther, the German ambas
sador, opened inquiries, three poss
sible causes—all, howdver, relat
ing to the highly-inflammable
hydrogen used in the German Zep
pelins—were outlinsg by the ghip's
desigper and pilot on numerous
voyages, Dr. Hugo Eckener,
“l should say that if this dise
aster was caused by sabotage”
said Dr, Eckener, in Austria, “only
the firing of a burning bullet inte
the bags X x x could have accoms
plished it. That seems highly uns
likely.” ‘
Dr. Eckener set ferth these pose
sibilities:
“1., When the ship is lower
ed, some hydrogen usually is
released, This free hydrogen
in the air might have been suf
ficient concentrated to be ignit
ed by lightning or a spark.
“2., When landing, the water
ballast is released from the
tanks, A stream of water, con
necting with the earth, might
have served as an plectrical
conductor to bring up a spark
~ from the ground.
“3., 'Someone aboard may
have made a fire, a spark pos
sibly from a cigarette lighter,
| regard this also as unlikely,
for the conduct of passengers
and crew is watched carefully.”
Smoking on the #lindenburg was
‘allowed only in a spark-proof com
partment.
Seeretary of Commerce Daniel
C. Roper appointed a board of in
| quiry to hold public hearings.
| A anval inquiry was regarded
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. HINDENBERG DEATH
i LIST IS REPORTED
| LAKEHURST, N. J. —{(P)— The
( following were reported dead or
,mlsslug today in the Zeppelin Hin.
idenburg's - destruction: The pags
luvugers: i
[ Anders, Ernest Rudolf, of Dres«
den, :
{ Anders, R. Herbert, son of
| Ernst. :
} Brinck, Berger. : :
' Doehner, Hermann, of Mexive
City. {
Doehner, Irene, Mexico City, =
Dolan, Burtis. Ui
Douglas, Edward, of New !"chfi%;;
! Endman, Fritz. G
Wrnest, Otto ~ of Ham #3&,
Mrs. Otto Ernest, his %{z
Feilbuschy, Moritz, ol Sug;‘.-
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Pannes, John, of New “{’
Pannes, Mrs., Emma, his “@e
Reichhold, Otto, of MZ
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Bernholzer, Walter (died of Ins
Jurfes.( Al S
Felbeher, Ludwig (died of ins
juries,.- . © wnad
Hugo, Hans, el
Stahler, Ray Fields. AR
Stett, Ray Flelds, v e
Stett, Willlam. . «
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