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Gen. Dwight €. Eisenhower returned to Washington today for the
first time since pre-European invasion days. The capital greeted
the general with elaborate ceremonies befitting a returning hero.
Capital Receives Hero
0f European Victory
WASHINGTON, June 18—(&)—
General Dwight D. (Ike) Eisen
hower returned triumphantly to
day to a grateful America to re
ceive from -his-ceountrymen a con
quering hero’s tumultus acclaim.
President Truman’s own sleek
C-54, one of four big transports,
bringing the General and his party
home from the wars, landed on
Washington National Airport at
11:11 a. m. Eastern: War Time.
Thousands of necks craned in a
Hammed Washington as the planes,
scorted by fighters, roared over
he capital at 11:08 a. m., enroute
o the airport. -
“Tke, Tke, Tke!”
Cries of “Ike, Ike, Ike''—a word
mow known in all languages,
neaning a fighting general—rang
rom hundreds of throats as the
nodest, 54-year-old son of a
{ansas farm family stepped from
he huge flying ship. He flashed
iis famous grin in response.
With the general were 53 fellow
oldiers—from a private first class
dicale Large
. 5
ATLANTA, June 18—(#)—The
each crop prospects have increas
d since the May 1 condition re
ort, and one of the largest pro
uctions on record is indicated by
he June 1 report, the Regional
Var Food Administration has an
holinced. 3
During the se¢ond week of June
reorgia peach shipments increased
nd . South Carolina reported
Cantaloupe loadings also were
leavy in Qeorgia, with prices
lightly lower at shipping points.
t Florida and Georgia loading.
oints watermelens were in good
O moderate demand and generally
bringing ceiling prices.
Although. tomato movements
rom Mississippi continued rather
ight because of rainy weather,
lexas rolled heavy supplies. Geor
ia, Florida and other points ship
red liberal, supplies of corn. The
lemand was exceeding the supply
N potatoes, with light movements
rom the easterp shore of Vir
iinia. North Carolina shipments
vere almost normal.
Southern points had a light sup
ly of eggs, with prices stronger
inder the OPA’s ‘gradually in
‘reasing price schedule, Live poul
'y marketings for civilians con
nued extremely light.
Former Athenian
Dies In Kentucky
Ataens friends of Miss Lake
Johnson, for a number of years
perintendent of St. Mary’s Hos
vital, will regret to learn of her
vnexpected death Menday morn
ng in Legington Ky. )
Miss Johnson, since leaving
Athens, has been superintendent
't the Good Samritan Hospital in
exington. She was superintend
nt of St. Mary’s wher it was
'wned by H. M. Fullilove and Dr
- P. Proctor. ’
Funeral services ai¢ to be con
‘ucted Wednesday at Romney,
est Virginia,
ATHENS BANNER-HERALD
to generals—who fought with him.
The parade destination was
Capitol * Hill -where Congress in
joint session waited to honor him,
- ... Double: Reunion ¢
Among the officers and men
with Eisenhower was his son,
First Lt. John Sheldon Eisenhower.
It was a double reunion for Mrs.
Eisenhower, who had not seen
her husband or son for many
months. :
As the General embraced his
wife he said “it’s been a long time,
darling.”
As Marshall walked up, he
clasped Eisenhower’s hand and
said “General, I'm -glad. to see
you.” '
General Marshall -also - greeted
all the warriors with Eisenhower
as they set foot on American soil
for the first time since victory in
Europe. .
This is the first visit home by
Risenhower since pre-European
invasion days. It will give him
an opportunity to make a personal
report to President Truman of
the Allies’ victorious campaign
and of the days that have follow
ed. X
Discuss Policy
It will provide, also, a chance
for the President to discuss with
(Continved on Fage Two)
Rains Bring Relief
From Dryness;
0.27 Inch Fell Here
ATLANTA, June 18—(#)—Rain
over northern and central Georgia
brought additional relief for dry
gardens and farm fields and the
Weather Bureau predicted rain
would extend to southern sections
of the state tomorrow.
South Georgia, where crops
have been suffering from drought,
received only light showers yes
terday and last night. More than
an inch of rain fell in Columbus
and Adairsville in the 24 hour
period ending at 7 a. m. today.
Atlanta received .25 inches of
rain in a wind storm that dam
aged power and telephone lines.
Elsewhere the rain guages showed:
Athens .27: Macon .04; Augusta
60: Albany .03; Columbus 121;
Adairsville 1.62. Moultrie received
only a trace.
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Full Associated Press Service. Athens, Ga., Monday, June 18, 1945. .
Small Advances, Clean
Up Continue In Pq_ci_fic‘f‘*
WAR ROUNDUP |
R L TSR R
By The Associated Press
Japan: Four secondary cities
sprayed with 3,000 tons of fire
bombs by 450 Superfortresses.
Radio Tokyo warned populace of
great aerial offensive and early
invasion of homeland when Oki
nawa succumbs.
Okinawa: Japanese losses total
89,459 dead, and 1,680 prisoners.
Limited advances made against
stiff resistance. Japanese com
pressed into less than 8 square
miles. :
Philippines: Yanks = slammed |
rapidly_ northward in Cagayan
Valley, north Luzon, for 13 mile
advance. Japanese casualties for
past week 9,210 dead, 1,037 cap
tured—making total casualties in
Philippines 452,&3
Borneo: Allied naval craft
shelled Miri, an oil field town,
Sarawak; heavy bombers dropped
130 tons bombs on Balikpapen;
Australians *‘frapped Japanese
remnants on:Tarakan Island, off
northeast Borneo.
China: Chinese forces reported
within 17 miles of former U. S.
airbase ‘Liuchow repulsed two |
heavy Japanese counter-attacks. |
Japanese took two towns in
southwest Kiangsi province. |
Burma: British troops inflicted
heavy casualties on enemy 21
miles of Prome; patrols found
several villages clear of Japan
ese.
U. S. DIVISIONS
Okinawa
First and Sixth Marines — Ad
vanced several hundred yards,
reaching point south of Mezado
town.
Seventh Infantry—Mopping up.
96th Infantry — Limited gains
against strong resistance.
Philippines |
Sixth Infantry — Reduced ene
my strong points in mountains
northwest of Bagabag, Luzon.
24th Infantry—Advanced mile
and a half towards Calinan, Min
dinao. - e :
31st Infantry — Probed east of
Silae, Mindanao. !
37th Infantry—Reached Cauay
an town after 13 mile advance in
Cagayan Valley, Luzon.
38th Infantry—Took 40 enemy
caves, Luzon.
e s i
Georgia's Fight
On Freight Rales
WASHINGTON, June 18.—(AP)
—The Supreme Court today
granted a request by 20 railroads
that Georgia be reguired to give
more specific information in its
complaint that freight rates are
discriminatory, particularly
against southern sections of the
country. :
Too Vgaue
The Supreme Court recently
agreed to rule on the state's
charges, but the railroads said the
allegations made by Georgia are
“too vague and general to permit
a proper defense.”
Governor Ellis Arnall in a peti
tion opposing the railroads’ con
tentions said their motions for
more information “present an un
limited and unrestrained effort to
require completé disclosure by
the state of its proof prior to
trial.”
The bill of particulars must be
filed with the court by August 15
and the railroads have until Oc
tober 1 to answer it.
The court specified in detail
which parts of the railroads’ ex
tensive requests were to be grant
ed.
ICC Decision
After Georgia instituted the
Supreme - Court attack on the
freight rate structure, the Inter
state Commerce Commission
handed down a long-watited decis
jon on such rates, finding inequal
ities in sectional differentials, and
ordering a general revision by the
railroads. <
Arnall said at the time the ICC
iuction would not affect prosecu
'tion of Georgia’s case.
l ATHENS AND VICINITY
i Scattered showers tonight.
' Tuesday partly cloudy and not
' quite so hot. :
GEORGIA—CIoudy and no
important change in tempera
l ture. Scatfered showers to
| night. Tuesday partly cloudy
and showers in south pertion.
. Mild temperatures in north.
TEMPERATURE
Highest ... - viivi. '8
Towest 7. R, . S
Mol ... il aaat 8
! TOWERE ... . iiiws sruis T
RAINFALL.
Inches last 24 hours ........ .52
'Total since June 1 ........ .54
Deficit since June 1 ....... 1.84
Average June rainfall ...... 3.98
Total since January .......25.77
Excess since January 1 ..... 177
WITH 3,000 INCENDIARY TONS
BY LEONARD MILLIMAN
Associated Press War Editor
Fire-raiding Superforts put the torch to four more Japanese cities
with 2,000 tons of incendiary bombs today as American ground forces
stepped up the Nipponese death rate in the closing stages of the
Okinawa and Philippine campaigns. ;
Extra Session
Not Likel
01 LIKBIY,
Gov, Amall Says
ATLANTA, June 18—(#)—Gov.
Ellis Arnall says ‘it is exiremely
unlikely that I shall call the
General Assembly into extra
ordinary session,” later this sum
mer. .
The Governor said upon his re
turn from Washington Saturday
“the Enabling Act to be put into
effect by the new Constitutional
provisions for home rule, merit
system, penal reform and veterans
department can be passed when
the legislature re-assembles for
the remainder of its regular ses
sion next year.”
Rep. Ben W. Fortson, jr., of
Wilkes county, predicted however,
that a session would -be called.
Fortson authored the Constitu
tional Amendment to permit a
governor to succeed himself which
was defeated in the recent self
convened special session.
Fortson had declared that he
would introduce his proposal if a
special session was called in Au
gust. If the Governor calls the
session, it is limited to the items
in his call. It can consider any
and all proposals, however, if the
legislature convenes itself.
Proposed Big Tax
On Capifal Gains
ATLANTA, June 18 —(&)—A
heavy tax on capital gains made
through the resale of farms was
proposed today by I. W. Duggan,
governor of the Farm Credit Ad
ministration, as a check against a
“threat of advancingfland prices.”
“It would be nothing less than
a national calamity if there should
be added to the acreage adjust
ment program a farm land boom,”
asserted Duggan in an address
prepared for delivery at a school
of town and country ministers at
Emory University.
Duggan said there had been a
1 per cent a month average rise
in land prices throughout the
nation for four years. Georgia land
prices, he added, are 73 per cent
higher than the 1935-39 average
and the nation as a whole 52 per
cent higher.
Other Suggestions
He recommended three other
(Continvved on Page Three)
Sanfords Honored On Golden Wedding
Date With Surprise Giff Of Bonds
By JIMMY JONES
Director, University of eorgia
News Bureau.
For once in a long and articu
late lifetime Chancellor Steadman
V. Sanford admitted that he was
“totally without words.”
The occasion 'was the golden
wedding anniversary of the Chan
cellor and Mrs. Sanford, the for
mer Grace McLatchey of Mari
etta. They have planned to cele
brate the 50th naniversary of
their marriage as quietly as pos
sible, in keeping with the times
and the absence of their three
sons, Shelton, Charles and Homer,
who are on military duty.
They were at their home, 359
Cloverhurst, with their sprightly
eight-year-old - grandson, Charles
Steadman Sanford, jr., of Savan
nah, and a few close friends,
when a _.committee representing
the 18 schools in the University
System paid them a surprise call
‘about midafternoon. j
Lloyd W. Chapin, registrar of
Georgia Tech, headed the com
mittee, which included R. H.
Driftmier, of the College of Agri
culture, and J. D. Bolton, treas
urer of the University of Geor
gia. Other members were George
King, . president of Abraham
Baldwin College, Tifton, and L. R.
Siebert, secretary of the Board of
Regents, who could not be pres
ent. -
Loved By Many
Chapin made a brief sentimen
tal talk in which he said, “There
are too many people in Georgia
who love the Sanfords to let June
16, 1945, go unnoticed,” then he
handed Dr. Sanford a package
tied up in a dainty gold ribbon
which looked as if it might con
tain something like lace handker
«chiefs or table napkins. In the
package was $1,725 worth of war
Japanese soldiers lost the willl
to fight and surrendered in un
precedentedly large numbers as
they saw nearly 3,000 of their
comrades killed daily in the island
battles.
' Allied commands ignored a Jap
anese report of a pre-invasion
naval bombardment of the Balik
papan oil refinery area of Borneo.
Borneo Gains
Substantial gains were reported
on northwest Borneo and south
ecast- China, parallelling a rapid
advance of U. S. 37th Division in
fantrymen on the Cagayan valley
plains of the northern Philippines.
Small but significant gains were
scored by four U. S. divisions on
Okinawa through concentrated
Jap machinegun fire as Yanks cut
off one segment of the Nipponese
suicide force and established firm
control over, four heights domi
nating Hara Kiri plateau. .
Both Allied and Japanese
spokesmen predicted the war
would be speeded up. Tokyo fore
saw an imminent assault on Japan
or the China coast, stemming
from OKinawa.
Unprecedented Firepower
Whenever or wherever it comesl
it will be backed by firepower
“such as the world never before
has known” said Rear Admiral
George F. Hussey, jr., U. S. Navy
ordnance chief. Jt involves $240,-
000,000 monthly production of ex
plosives, about a third of it goingl
for rockets.
Acting Prime Minister J. B.
Chifley of Australia said action
was moving so rapidly the war
might be over in less than a yearl
and a half, but Gen. Joseph W.
Stilwell cautioned the Japanese
W md v»téght fiercely for what re
mains of their empire.
| ‘Amgéximtely 450 _‘Suptttg‘}!
‘burned - substantial holes in four
small parts of that empire when
they hit this morning at chemical,
aircraft, railway, steel and oil re
finery plants in Kagoshima and
Omuta on Kyushu Island, and
Hamatsu and Yokkachi on Honshu.
- Returning airmen said the at
tack+en all four industrial towns
was highly successful.
Hit Shipping
Smaller aircraft knocked out
30 Japanese ships, including five
small cargo ships destroyed and
12 damaged by two seaplanes in
an attack on a shipyard in south
ern Japan.
On Okinawa the U. 8. Sixth
Marine Division completed mop
ping up Oroku Peninsula and
joined other Tenth Army forces
cutting up approximately 10,000
Nipponese left on Hara Kiri
pnlateau. With the First Division
Marines they isolated one small
group. ;
The 96th Infantry Division cap
tured and began cleaning out Yuza
Hill from which the Japanese had
béen raking the flank of the First
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bonds, a gift from the faculty
staff and other employes of the
colleges in the University Systermn.
In presenting the gift Chapin
explained it was the University
System’s way of showing its love
and affection for a man who lit
erally has dedicated his life to the
cause of higher . education in
Georgia.
For a full minute Dr. Sanford,
who recently made a memorable
speech before Congress in behalf
of compulsory military training,
groped for words, “I am stricken
dumb by this generosiiy,” he said,
fondling the bonds which came
in dimensions of three SSOO bonds
and two SIOO and one $25 denom
ination.
Then* the Chancellor’s famed
'sense of humor came to his res
cue. Handing the bonds over to
Mrs. Sanford, he remarked:
“Here, Grace, now you can take
that trip around the world you've
been planning so long.”
Owing to the illness of Mrs.
Sanford, the Chancellor and his
wife did not make any special
plans for their golden anniver
sary. But their legion of friends
did not forget them. A friend in
New York sent a pair of tiny gol
den slippers. There were two
huge birthdya cakes and a con
stant stream of telegrams and
flowers. The latter soon filled
every nook and corner of the San
fords’ spacious home. There were
tiger lilies, gladioli, carnations
and red roses, lots of roses be
cause they are the Chancellor’s
favorite flower.
The- Chancellor, in festive hu
mor by zow, stuck a white car
nation in his coat lapel and posed
for a picture with Mrs. Sanford
and their grandson. At first Mrs.
Sanford, whe has had only two
Enigmatic Russia
L
May Have Growing
I
Pains Says Analyst
By J. M. ROBERTS, JR. |
AP Foreign Affairs Analyst,
Soviet Russia, marching up the
hill and then down again, con
tinues as the prize enigma at San |
Francitco and in Europe. Trying
to- locate her position is like try
ing to put the little drops of mer
cury in the proper spots of the
old-time puzzle boxes.
Speaks Her Mind
No country is so outspoken
about the affairs of others. Hardly
a country but -has received her
advice about affairs which once
were termed domestic, although
it is true that now there is hardly
anything without international
implications.
Yet Russia declines to accept a
charter providing for discussion
of “any matter within the sphere
of international relations” . and
wishes the assembly to consider
only matters ‘“relating to the
maintenance of international
peace and security.”
The former phrase admittedly is
broader, but since everything in
volved in the former is a poten
tial factor in the latter, it is not
clear why anyone in a sincere
and determined search for peace
should object. | :
Probable Conclusions
Those who see every Russian
move as something sinister prob-‘
ably will jump to the conclusion
that she is seeking to prevent as
sembly discussion of the cases o[{
Yugoslavia, Romania, Poland,
Czechoslovakia and others which
certainly involve the international
sphere but which, since none of
these countries are in any posi
tion to declare war, do not actu
ally, at the moment, invplve
peace.
» But others say Russia does
desire peace sincerely. They will
merely put this new contention
down as another inexplicable
move on Moscow’s part, to which
they expect to find the answer
later.
This also applies to the latest
moves regarding Poland, when
Russia chooses the very time of
consultations regarding the Polish
government to bring to trial 16
Poles whose mere arrest caused a
breakdown in negotiations only a
;few weeks ago.
| Parley Feels Frustrated
A close observer at the San
Francisco Conference recently re
ported that the leading delegates
liked the Russians, were not mad
at them, but just had a terrible
feeling of frustration when it
came -to understanding thelr'
methods or what they really
wanted. . ‘
Language has a very real part
in the difficulty. Personal confer
ences with Stalin, where intona
tion and facial expression en
hance the words of the interpre
ter, always seem to end on a di.r—
ferent note than negotiations in|
writing. There also may be some-l
thing to the contention that. ngl
sia has not yet “grown up” in in
ternationai outlook, is actually
not veey weil aware of the reac
tion scgae of her actions are
bounds to get abroad. 1
Awakening?
Towever, she shows signs of’
increasing attention to criticism..
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Howell Cobb Dies ]
In Panama City;
Rites In Albany
Howell Cobb, former Ataens at-}
torney died unexpectedly Friday
at Panama City, Fla. . 1
Mr. Cobb, member of one of
lAthcns' most prominent families, |
was the son of the late Judge
Andrew J. Cobb and Mrs. Sarah
C. Cobb, and lived here until mov
ing to Albany, Ga, a number of
years ago. l
‘ He attended local schools and
the University of Georgia and was
one of the city’s most popular
citzens. He was regarded as ¢
brilliant lawyer, by his fellow at-‘
torney’s and for many years was a
member of tae law firm of Pottle
& Hoffmeyer, one of Albaney’s|
best known legal partnerships |
until the firm was dissolved by the
death of bothrsenior partners.
Mr. Cobb was on a fishing tirip
at Panama City. whe he suffered
a heart attack, dying a few min
utes later. .He wasg fifty years old.
He is survived by his wife, Do
rothy Hart Cobb, and one son,
Lieut. HoweH Cobb, jr., U. S. MCR,
now ‘serving in the South Pacific, |
and two sisters Miss Sarah Cobb'
and Mrs. Albert Davidson, both
of this city. :
Funeral services will be held in|
Albany Wednesday aftetnon atl
5 o'clock and burial will follow
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PARLEY WIND-UP
MAYBE SLOWED
K 5 THE SOVIETS
BY JOHN M. HIGHTOWER
Associated Fress Diplomatic
News Editor :
SAN FRANCISCO, June 18—(p)
Only one issue stands between the
United Nations Conference and
adjournment, but that one, raised
by Russia, may be enough to block
the scheduled windup next Satur
day. '
Russia is demanding restrictions
on powers already formally pro-
TRUMAN ARRIVES FRIDAY
WASHINGTON, June 18—
(AP)—The White House re
ported ioday that President
Truman is counting on ad
journment of the San Fran
cisco United Nations Confer
ence Saturday, as scheduled.
Press Secretary Charles G.
Ross announced that the Presi
dent will leave by plane at
8 a. m. (Eastern War Time)
tomorrow for Olympia, Wash.,
for a brief vacation before
flying into San Francisco Fri
day afternoon.
posed for the General Assembly of I
the proposed world organization
to discuss and make recommenda
tions on any matter affecting
international relations. Moscow
wants this changed to cover only
questions “relating to the main
tenance of international peace and
security.” ’
Strip Small Nations
Reopening this controversy has
stirred anew small nation resist
ance to big power leadership in
the writing of a United Nations
charter.
Foreign Minister Herbert V.
Evatt of Awustralia has let it be
known that he is considering re
opening other issues by starting a
new fight against the Big-Five
veto in the World Security Coun
cil. E ?
Secretary of State Stettinius put
himself, Evatt and Soviet Ambas~
sador Andrei Gromyko on a special
committee yesterday to work out
a compromise on the Russian de
mand. Teday he had to inform
the Conference Executive Com
mittee that it had failed to. do
so. Gromyko, under instructions
{from Moscow, was unable to ac
ceyt any compromise and could
only report back to Moscow what
was offered.
Confronted with a tight time
table which he intends to stick to
if at all possible, Stettinius evi
dently hoped to avoid an open
floor fight which might provoke
lengthy debate and could end in
defeat for Russia if the small
MOSCOW SAYS POLES ADMITTED
KEEPING ARMY ILLEGALLY
U. §. Supreme Courf
"
Rules H. Bridges
- WASHINGTON, June 18—(#)—
The Supreme Court today ruled
invalid a deportation order against
‘Harry Bridges, west coast CIO
leader.
~ Justice Douglas delivered the
‘Court's 5-3 opinion. Justice Jack
son took no part in the case. Chief
Justice Stone wrote a dissent in
‘which Justices Frankfurter and
Roberts cencurred.
i 7-Year Fight *
- The court’s decision climaxed a
seven-year fight over government
efforts to send the alien Bridges
back to Australia — whence he
came a quarter century ago.
‘l Attorney General Biddle order
"ed Bridges deported on the ground
\that the Longshoremen’s Union
‘executive had beeri* a member of
the Communist Party. Biddle at
lt,hal/ time said the party advocated
violent overthrow of the United
States government.
Bridges contended Biddle's or
der violated rights guaranteed to
lan alien by the Constitution. He
ideniod that he ever had been a
member of the Communist Party
or was affiliated with it.
The Justice Department replied
that the federal government had
sovereign power through its legis
lative and executive arms “to rid
itself of those deemed inimical
to the national welfare.” Biddle
said his order was based on an
act of Congress which stipulates
that the Attorney General’s find
ings in such cases are final.
Complications
The first-attempt to oust Bridges
was begun by the government in
1938, but it failed when the
Supreme Court ruled that past
membership in the Communist
Party was not a ground for de
porting an alien.
Then Congress amended the law
to make past membership in or
ganizations advocating violent
overthrow of the government a
cause for deportation.
Biddle began the present pro
ceedings in May, 1942, after adop-~
tion of the amendment. Biffidges
attacked thé deportation order in
habeas corpus proceedings, but
Biddle was upheld by the lower
fderel courts, . .
H
OM
1K
nations lined up strongly behind
Evatt. The next move was up to
the executive committees.
But the weekend - brought a
whirlwind cleanup of other con
troversies that had been argued
out over many days past:
Weekend Accomplishments
1. A conference committee last
night voted 23 to 3 (14 nations
abstaining) to write into the char
ter authority for the proposed
league either to expel or suspend
members which violated its prin
ciples. The big powers had fought
particularly for the expulsion
clause.
2. This committee also approved
29 .to 14 a Belgian plan that future
amendmenrts to the charter should
become effective after being rati
fied by two-thirds of the United
Nations, incluiing all the Big Five.
This means that any one of the
Big Five could veto an amendment
by refusing to ratify it.
3. Acceptance of a United States
compromise cleared away another
issue over amendments. This pro
vides that if no new conference
to revise the charter has been held
by the end of its first 10 years,
the assembly must consider calling
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Gunner Ted Kemp
Welcomed Home
-
By Many Friends
Ted Kemp, Gunner 2-c, is being
welcomed by many friends here
while spending a well earned
leave after two years of service
in the Navy aboard an LST, with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Johnny
Kemp, of 198 Barber street.
Gunner Kemp arrived several
days ago and will remain hee un
til Juiy 7 when he returns to duty.
He is a graduate of Athens High
School, where he was outstanding
in his studies and a star on both
the basketball and football, team.
He captained the gridiron eleven
in his senior year, playing center,
and played at either guard or
forward in basketball as he was
Upon compieting High School
1e entered the Navy and took his
training in Florida,
One of Athens most popular
young men Gunner Kemp has
seen plentty of action during his
- service with the Navy. His LST
' made more than fifty crossings of
the English Channel from England
lto France and took part in the
\D-Day invasion.
~ _LONDON, June 18— (AP) —
The Moscow radiq, said that the
16 Polish leaders whose trial
opened today in the Soviet capi
tal had admitted that the Polish
~home army wag being kept intact
for eventual “armed struggles”
against the Warsaw provisional
- government and the Red Army.
- The Moscow broadcast said
Major General Bronislaw Okulic
ki, commander of the Polish home
~army, testified that he had re
ceived orders from the exiled
Polish government in London “to
preserve the home army in a con
dition of illegality.”
~ Earlier Moscow had agnounced
the 16 underground leaders had
been indicted formally on char
ges of sabotage behind Russian
lines.
The Moscow broadcast said a
Pole named Bénj was among
those indicted. This apparently
’ referred tc Adam Bien, a Peasant
\Party leader who previously had
been named as being among those
arrested.
“Okulucki. further testified,”
the broadcast said, “that the pres
ervation of the home army was
intendec for armed struggles
against the provisional Polish
lgovemment and the Red Army.
Aankowski (Jan Jankowski, vice
- premier of the London Polish
I government) and others confirm
; (Continued an Tage Two.)
VFW Encampment
- -
New Officers
! - ¥
Selected Today
| Highlighted by the election and
iinstallation of officers this after
' noon, the second day of the state
.encampment of the Georgia De
l partment, Veterans of Foreign
- Wars, today was devoted mainly
to a routine business session.
' The encampment, a streamlined
affair in compliance with ODT
| travel restrictions, is holding its
annual session at the Holman
Hotel. , i
. Presiding at the sessions is
' Mayo C. Buckley, Athens, state
commander, and the 1945 en
campment will close this after
noon about five o'clock after the
new officers have been installed
in their duties. DN