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Additional improvements ah,’v“; Airport involving
an expenditure of $425,000 / &:deral funds, a new
$1,500,000 public housing. &ect, a baseball park
and gymnasium, and two cenmally located parks, one
for white and another for negroes, are practically as
sured for this community, the Athens Chamber of
Commerce announced yesterday.
The $425,000 in federal funds
for the Airport —improyements
have been approved by the Reg
jonal CAA and “our representa
tives in Washington assure us that
we will get the money,” Secretary
Joel A. Wier of the Chamber of
Commerce, said.
The new federal public housing
project, which will provide addi
tional units for both white and
negro residents, has passed the
preliminary stages and has been
“nailed down” for this community
as soon as the wartime restric
tions are removed, it was de
clared.
Central Park
The centrally located park,
which will take in part of the old
Botanical Gardens on Broad west
of Newton street, described as an
ideal setting for a beautiful park,
can be paid for with funds which
the Athens Housing Authority
have offered the city of Athens
upon a basis of approximately
$3,000 annually until- the property
is paid for, with- the proviso that
the city make the original pur
chase. The baseball park, which
will be of professional size, and
the gymnasium will also be lo
cated in. that immediate vicinity.
Secretary Wier pointed out that
additional improvements at the
Airport will be necessary due to
the prospects of Athens becoming
an important link in postwar air
travel and that already the
Chamber of Commerce has sent
representatives for appearances
before the CAA in Washington in
Ouwr Men: Aud ‘Women
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CAPT. SHEALY McCOY |
REJOINS HIS OUTFIT ‘
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AUGUSTA, Ga.—Captain Shea
ly McCoy, son of Mr. and Mrs. S.
E. McCoy of Athens and brother
of Pierce E. McCoy, city manager
or Augusta Amusements, Inc.,
has returhed to his outfit after
being wounded in action, Captain
McCoy was wounded in Germany
on January 27, hospitalized in
England for 60 days, and'then fe
joined his Third Army mechan
ized cavalry. He is now stationed
in Nuremburg, Germany.
Captain McCoy holas the
Bronze Star, Oak Leaf Cluster,
Purple Heart, and four battle
stars. The young officer received
the Bronze Star for leading an
attack two miles - through the
Siegfried Line to start the break
up of the German resistance in
the bulge north of Vianden.
Prior to entering the service,
Captain McCoy graduated from
the University of Georgia and
was a cadet colonel in the ROTC..
He has been in the Army 38
months and overseas 20 months.
Anothér brother, Corporal Hugh
McCoy, has been serving in Italy
with the 15th Field Artillery for
the past 22 months.
LT. BLOODWORTH HERE "
VISITING HIS PARENTS .
Lt. B. R. Bloodworth, jr., of the
U. S. Army Air Forces, is home
on leave, visiting his parents. L,
Eloodworth flew ‘to Europe for
duty with the Air Corps, several
weeks ago, prior to V-E Day.
After the war with Germany
ended, Lt. Bloodworth was flown
back to this country for training
with another command. At the
end of his leave he will report for
another assignment of duty.
LUTHER E. SMITH -
HOME ON FURLOUGH
Luther E. Smith, Pharmacist’s
Mate 3-C., is spending a, 30-day
leave with his wife, Mrs. Lula
Mae Smith, 115 Park View
Apartments, after serving for 16
months in the Pacific.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
L. E. Smith, of 152 -Park View
Apartments, and entered the ser-
Vice on April 14, 1943. His many
friends are welcoming him home
on his leave from the Pacific
theater,
connection with securing for Ath
ens an air line’and air express
service, ‘
A SIOO,OOO community freezing
and processing plant as ameans
of helping increase farm produc
tion, is also on the slate for im
provements and while it has not
reached the stage of the above
improvements, “President Paul
Williams is satisfied that it will
be landed,” Mr. Wier said.
Mr. Wier said that the growth
of Athens in the last several years
has created problems such as a
housing shortage, need for parks,
a larger Farmers Market and im
proved school buildings, including
a new high school. “If Athens had
not grown in recent years, it
would not be having pains today,”
the Chamber of Commerce sec
retary said.
“A boy would look all right in
short pants all of his life if he
didn’t grow. But when he begins
to grow, he’s got to get long
pants, or he will look very funny
and feel very uncomfortable. We
have been growing without real
izing it, expanding without being
able during the war years to
make more room for our expan
sion, And now we suddenly real
ize that we are uncomfortable
because our growth has been
faster than.the war has permit
ted us to -make allowances for
growthy” :
Is Widely Used
The Chamber of Commerce is
in a position to observe and keep
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S.-SGT. EGS K. HOLMES b
RECEIV m g e L
- ‘Staff Serse:% ant- - George K
Holmes was recently awarded the
Bronze Star medal for heroic
setvive in_military~ operations ir
France, ‘Belgiim, 'Luxembour;
and Germa#iy. Acting as platoon
leader he repeatedly. distinguish
ed himself by his 'sound tactical
skill and aggressive spirit.
At the same time he was
awarded the Oak Leaf Cluster tc;
the Silver Star, which he already
had, for gallantry in Franée or
November 12, when he lead his
platoon first across a river under
intense artillery fire. Clearing thc
bridge he drove bazooka men
from the far side and enutralized
two anti-tank guns which were
covering the bridge. After deploy
ing his platoon he drove several
enemy crews from their Nebel
werfers and forced the enepy to
withdraw, enabling the rest of
the company to cross the bridge.
His determination and gallantry
reflect the highest tradition of
the United - States Army. Ser
geant Holmes also has received.
the Purple Heart for wounds in
action. |
He entered the Army .in Aug-|
ust, 1940, and went overseas in
February, 1944. His home is in
Royston and his wife resides
here at 156 Boulevard,
: LT. RAY FINFER SPEAKS
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1 First Lieutenant Ray Finfer,
l famed swimming instructor,
! whose wife, the former Miss Ruth
‘ Huff, and his 'son, Harry Ray, are
| living* in Athens, has a message
{ for young Americans: “Swimming
, is necessary,” and adds, “an ath
lete swimmer can take most
! things in stride.” Lt. Finfer is
assigned to Flight Section No. 1
at Marianna - Army. Air, Field in
: Florida. .
Swimming and football are two
,spur(s that have special meanings
for Lt. Finfer. A member of the
]{ur—t'amed 1937 Austin High
| School football team, he played
iwith Bill De Covenant and Alfie
lßauman before 120,000 fans in
‘Soldier Field, Chicago. De Cove
nant and Bauman later became
All - Americans, playing for
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ATHENS BANNER-HERALD
Vol. 113, No. 134. Full Associated Press Service
Jap Fears Of Allied Invasion Mount
Aussies Reopen |
Volo Fight At~
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San Francisco
% BY DOUGLAS B. CORNELL ‘
SAN FRANCISCO, Juite 16—(#)
‘Australia stepped forward todayl
'to reopen the bitter - veto fight at
the United Nations Conference in]
‘the event Russia insists upon cur
tailing rights of a new World
Assembly to debate all mm-l
national problems. |
Both these issues had been writ- |
ten off the books as largely closed. |
Resumption of arguments over
them unquestionably would stir
up strong feelings and incur delay
at a moment when the Conference
is struggling to wind up its affairs
in a spirit of international good
will.
Even if a new flare-up is avoid
led, technical -and mechanical
troubles were stacking up in such
‘volume today that it was an even
money bet the conference will not
Iget through its tremendous tasks
by next Saturday—the date set
for President Truman’s closing
address.
In morning, affernoon and night
sessions, committees were striving
to polish off final details of the
charter for a new United Nations
organization, They had to thresh
out such questions as future
amenaments of the charter, trus
teeships over dependent peoples
of the world, and whether to pro
vide for withdrawal and expulsion
of league members.
Great nations were against de
claring the charter should be over
hauled within any specific time.
They contended this would indi
cate the Conference was con-~
structing a temporary rather than
Ia permanent international organi
zation.
Truman To Speak
President Truman definitely has
scheduled an address at a session
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i;ORY é TERANS
“We cannot do too much for the
servicemen and women of Clarke
county,” F. E, McHugh, manager
of Gallant-Belk Company store
declared yesterday, contributing
$2500 to the “Veterans Apprecia
tion Fund.”
Mr. McHugh said it *is a good
thing to raise the money to honor
them now, even if we wait until
the end of the Japanese war and
all of them are back, before we
give them a public appreciaion
dinner. If we need more than is
raised, I am sure all of us will be
glad to give more.”
In yesterday’s mail a check from
Mrs. Charles M. Snelling, widow
of the former University Chan
cellor, was received for $5.00 for
'the Fund, and Prof. D. F. Barrow
mailed in:a contribution of SI.OO.
The total is now $1124.00. |
The Appreciation Fund is being
raised to defray expenses of hon
‘oring all Clarke servicemen and
women at a public dinner, the date
to be named by the Committee
'and to pay for the beautifully
‘designed and printed Community
. Service Awards, which will be
suitable for framing and perma
‘nent keeping. Contributions may
;be made to any committee mem
ber. ‘
‘ List of Contributers
. The committee follows:
. Mrs. C. M. Snelling, F. E. Mc-
Hugh, D. F. Barrow, R. V. Watter
son, J. S. Wolfe, jr., J. E. Wick
liffe, H. L. Cofer, Van Noy Wier.
Robert Hanna, L. H. Bailey, C. F.
Carteaux, M. L. Manne, Dean Paul-
Chapman, Dink Martin, Dr. L. L.
Whitley, Max Michael, G. V. Mc-'
’Carson, James White, jr., H. B.
Ritchie, Felton Christian, W. L.
Bradberry, C. A. Rowland, Up-~
shaw Bentley, Luther Nelson, H.
'H. West, Thomas S. Mell.
~ Harvey Stovall, H. C. Anderson,
‘Dave Gordon, E. E. Lamkin, C. W.
Griffeth, N. ®. Wortham, P. W.
Shearouse, H. C. Griffeth, Rev. H.
C. Holland, Merritt Burns, Bobby
' Gibson, Dick Ferguson, Warren
'C. Thurmond, W. E. Stroud, Fred
Leathers, Senator N. G. Slaughter,
Lee Morris, J. T. Middlebrooks,
Mrs. Max Hubert, J. H. Towns,
David Michael, P. S. Johnson, R.
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Dr. Eugene Odum
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Gels M. 6. Michael
Science Award
Dr.. Eugene P. Odum, assistant
professor of zoology at the Uni
versity of Georgia, has been ward
ed the second M. G. Michael award
tc stimulate and promote researc
in the field of liberal arts and
sciences, President Hamon -W.
Caldwell of the University has
announced.
The award, established in honor
oi their father by two university
alumni David and Leroy Michael
of Athens, amounts to SSOO. Selec
tion of the winner was made by
President Caldwell, Dr. L. L. Hen
dren, acting dean of the College of
Arts and Sciences, and Dr. G. H.
Boyd, dean' of the Graduate
School.
Dr.. Odum has chosen for his
researca the comparative hemato
logy of birds—the colleltion of in
formation on the blood pictures of
birds, as an aid t 6 studies of mal
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Federal Savings,
Loan Declarés
$24,000 Dividend
Directors of the Athens Feder
al Savings and Loan Association
have declared the thirty-second
dividend of that organization
since its establishment in 1929
it was announced yesterday by
Howard H. McWhorter, president
M+-. McWhorter said the
amount of the divident, payable
as of July 1, is $24,000 ~ad thie
makes approximately $450,000 in
dividends paid by the organiza
tion to its investors since its crea
tion.
The new dividend covers the
first six months of 1945, based
on a rate of three percent poi|
annum,
Athens, Ga., Sunday, June 17, 1945.
Big Three “Peace”
Held Near Berlin
An Associated Press dispatch
today said that site of the Big
Three meeting will be some
areag near Berlin and that the
announcement was made by
Charles G. Ross, White House
press secretary whe said that he
disclosed the meeting place “in
view of the British announce
ment.”
Reliable sources appeared to
believe that the conference would
take place either at Potsdam,
Kaiser Wilhelm’s former Palace
site, or at Wansee, 12 miles from
the heart of the city.
“Viecinity Of Berlin”
Ross at first refuseq to com
ment on the London announce
ment. Later, however, he called
reporters into his office and said:
*ln view of the British an
nouncement I will say that the
meeting of the Big Three will
take place in the vicinity of Ber
lin.” ‘
President Truman said on June
7 that it would be held within
40 days. That would mean by
Juy 17. Prime Minister Church
ill told commong Thursday that
it would be helq before July 26.
Details of the forthcoming
meeting were _ironed out by
Presidential Agent Harry L. Hop
(Continued on page five.)
INDUSTRIALISTS AND COLLEGIATES
TO HOLD UNIVERSITY CONFERENGE
University Given-
Library Of Late
Chancellor Barrow
A memorial cellection of the
library “of the late Chancellor
David Barrow of the University
has been presented to the Thni
versity Library by his daughter,
Mrs. Eleanor B. Williams »f
Athens, according to Wayne 3
Yenawine, acting director.
The gift includes the manu
scripts, letter books, vrint~d
works, and 29 page scrapbooks
of the late Dr. Barrew, as well
as University pamphlets, bulle
tins, and other publications is
sued during his service as chan
cellor, 1906-1925,
“The historical significance of
this collection is impressive,”’
Mr. Yenawine said. “These pa
pers would be useful as research
for any work on Chancelor Bar
ow’s life, or on the University du
ring his years of service”
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May Join Club
With about two weeks remain
ing in the Seventh War Loan
Drive, Clarke County lacks SIOO,-
000 in “E” Bond sales of meeting
fully th, quota assigned.
To put the County over %ae
top, the Clarke »County War Fi
nance Committee is calling upon
Victory Voluntéers to join the
(Continued. on luge Two.)
! The University of Georgia, old
est of the nation’s state chartered
universities* has been selected as
the site of the first bigssecale group
relations conference ever held be~
tween college students and in
dustrialists, Dean R. P. Brooks of
the University’s College -of Busi
ness Administration announces.
Date of the conference has been
set for July 10. :
Sponsors of the.conference are
the Associated Industries of. Geor
gia, the National Association of
iManufacturers.,and the Univer
sity College of Business Adminis
tration. Cooperating will be the
l Athens Chamber of Commerce, the
{Cotton Manufacturers Association
jof Georgia, Georgia Bankers Asso
| ciation, the Southeastern Commit
tee for Ecounomic Development,
and others. ¥
“The University of Gegrgia is
the first university eversglected
for one of these conferEriiEgs I
unders%'nd.;rpi&an 5’ d
out. “The it wart. ngls
trialfoutlo& for thCe Southeadt@hd
the fact w:- ollege of Rusi
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A.B.C. Paper — Single Copy, 3¢ — 5¢ Sunday
RADID TOKYO SAYS NIPPONESE
GETTING SET: JAP GARRISON
OF OKINAWA ALMOST SMASHED
| BY RAY CRONIN
~ Associated Press War Editor
Japan’s fears of a homeland in
vasion skyrocketed today as the
Nipponese garrison on Okinawa
neared its end. !
The Japanese, said radio Tokyo,
were getting set for an invasion
which, it added, may be in the
making at the present time. It re
ported an increase of American in
vasion ships around Okinawa; told
of steps to make Kyushu Island a
powerful fortress and said even
women and aged will be called
upon to bear arms in defense of
the empire.
Tokyo also reported the third
consecutive day of an Allied naval
task force strike against Truk, in
the Carolines, and said a hostile
fleet was bearing down on Balik
papan, oil center on Borneo's east
coast. 3 )
~ The battle of Okinawa, on
Japaw’s southern doorstep, was
nearing the finale with Yank
troops smashing ,against the last
‘three high positions held by the
badly beaten Nipponese. !hva nese
\remnants fought furiously with
their backs to the sea.
' In the Philippines American
Doughboys plunged northward
through the wide Cagayan valley,
last major Japanese stronghold in
those islands.
Japanese resistance was inef
fective as Yank scldiers of the
37th (Ohio) Division seized the
Ipil airfield and advanced five
| miles beyond captured Echague.
Gen. Douglas MacArthur report
;ed that Filipino guerrillas were
threatening the northern end of
the valley. Amreican fliers spilled
252 tons of bombs in the valley
sector,
On Borneo veteran Australian
troops drove a half dozen miles
southwest toward the villgge of
Tutong on the west coast. One of
four Japanese - planes trying a
night raid in Borneo’s Brunei Bay
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Holly Heights To
‘Hold Enjoyable
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Service Sunday
Music by a special choir will
lbp among the features of ser.
vice to be held Sunday night at
8:30 o’clock (EWT) at Holly
Heights Chapel on the Daniels
ville Road, which will be in
charge of Rev. C. E. Vaughn of
Gainesville,
The choir will be directed by
Albert Hale and a program
which will prove enjoyuble to
the many Athenians who atlend
these services regularly, as well
as the many other attendants,
hag been arranged. . o
Rev. Vaughn needs no intro
duction to the people of Athens
and his messages ave always re
ceived with the greatest of in
terest. .
“This is an undenominaticnal
’non- sectarian service, and the
people of Athens, as* welk as
those in the other nearby sec
‘tions are cordially invited,” says
A. F. Pledger, superintendant of
‘the Chapel. .
Revival Servi
; evival dervices
To Continue
lThrough This Week
Tae Evangelistic Services beirig
|conducted at the tent on Harris
Street, under the auspices of %.e
[Athens Business Men’s Evangel
‘istic Club is going forward into
the second week.
| At the Youth Rally at the tent
last evening Mr. Wright spoke on
tae subect “The Young Man who
Turned Away From Jesus.” He
made a strong apepal to the young
people to give Christ the rightful
lplace their lives and plans. Sun-
Iday night he will speak on the
isubject “A Great Text For a Great
Sinner.” The services will begin
promptly at 8:30 as tuey will each
'night throughout the week.
l Christian of al denominations
‘are asked by the Business Men's
Club to cooperate in making this
‘iweek’s services stronger, and
more fruitful. 4
~ The West End Baptist Church
‘has asked Rev. H. E. Wright, who
is conducting the tent services,
to speak for them Sunday morn
ing at 11:00 o’clock. ‘
|
WEATHER
| ATHENS AND VICINITY
‘ Partly cloudy and continued
warm Sunday.
GEORGIA — Partly cloudy
continued warm and humid
~ Sunday. Scattered showers in
north and west portion.
TEMPERATURE
Highest . ... 0. o= 08
LOwheßs .. viaas iV
MR ;... iisviaaviivt. B
Notmel ..o e e P
RAINFALL
Inches last 24 hours ....... .00
Total since June 1 ....... O
Deficit since June 1 ....... 225
Average June rainfall ..... 3.98
Total since January 1 ......25.23
Excess since January 1 .... 136
Government Buying
Gontinued In 1943
WASHINGTON, June 16—(#)—
The government’s cotton purchase
program will be continued for
the 1945 crop if Congress passes
the Price Stabilization Extension
Act, leaving the Bankhead-Brown
amendment in effect, War Food
Administrator Marvin Jones an
nounced today.
The 1945 purchase program, he
said in a statement, weuld be
similar to that in effect last year
and would be handled by the
Commodity Credit Corporation.
At the same time Jones an-_
nounced that beginning July 1, the?
CCC will offer its owned and poGl-~
ed stocks of cotton at 25 points
above parity instead of at a fixed
amount, set monthly. The net re
sult, an Agriculture Department
official explained, would be to
increase by $1.50 a bale the
amount the government is asking
for its stocks compared with the
present base.
In other respects Jones plans to
continue the cotton price stabili
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State Encampment
0f Foreign Wars
Ul FOrelgn wars
Veterans Meeting
Veterans of Foreign Wars of
the United States, which was
founded in 1899, are holding
their annual Deparment encamp
ment in Athens, with headquar
ters at the Holman Hotel.
[ The Department of Georgia
'VFW, has a unique record, hav
ing been granted a provisional
Chartér on November 13, 1943,
with a statewide membership of
860 members. Under date of June
8. 1944, a bona fide Department
Charter was granted, at which
time the Department had grown
in numercial strength to 13,500
members. As of June 16, 1945,
according to figures released Sat
urday by National Extension Of
ficer J. W. Allen, the Depart
ment of Georgia erijoys a mem
bership of 45960 members, of
which numer 39,000 are in ser
vice overseas.
The Georgia Department at ifs
Encampment in Augusta on June
8, 1944, originated and inauguar
ated the movement to extend the
services of the Vetrans Se-vice
Office, according to Mayo C..
Buckley, State Commander. The
resolution formulated by the Ve
terans of Foreign Wars and the
legislative document that passed
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Many friends will attend a
memorial service this after
noon in First Methodist church
at 3:30 o'cloek for Lieut.
Aubrey H. St. John, son of
Mr. and Mrs. D. B. St. John,
whoe was killed in action at-
Munich, Germany, on April
30. Taking part in the service
will be the pastor, Dr. Harvey
C. Holland: Rev. Claude Sin
gleton, Miss Ruby Anderson
of the High School faculty,
and Dean John E. Drewry,
Henry W. Grady School of
Journalism at the University,
and Mrs. Katie Griffith, or
ganist. The publie is invited,