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Vol 114, No. 102,
Twelve-Day Truce In Coal Strike Starts Monday
Move Would Extend Selective Service Law To July 1
WASHINGTON, May 10—(AP)—The House Military Committee today approved a Senaie-passed
v , extending the draft law until July 1. Chairman May (D.-Ky.) told reporters the committee’s
t n was not unanimous, indicating ‘that the measure would face opposition on the House floor.
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JUDGE WEST DISQUALIFIES SELF
IN METER CASE; HEARING ON
DEMURRER RECENTLY WIPED OUT
Defendants File Motion To Disqualify
Court; Argued Before West Here Today
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sui;,u!::egre sli'lte?':yt&. c\:iees:t today disqualified himself
Upon agreement by the attor~
nevs, City Attorney Dorsey Davis,
Frwin, Nix and Birchmore for. the
defendants; John L. Green ?nd'
James Barrow, for the~plamtlffs,|
the case will be certified to Judge
Clifford Pratt of Winder.
The effect of Judge West’s rul
ing, disqualifying him to sit fur
iher in the case, puts the petition
of the plaintiffs where it was be
tore a hearing was held on de
murrers filed by the attorney for |
the defendants.
Judge West conducted a hearing
on the demurrers and overruled
the general demurrer, while sus
taining some of the others. The
written order has not been signed
in the ruling, however. This was
due, Judge West said, to failure(
of the City Attorney to present a
paper involved in the case in writ
ing, as he informed the court he:
would do.
Move Disqualification
Attorneys for the defendants
moved that Judge West is dis
qualified to preside in trial of the
case because of ~membership 'on‘l
the Athens Bond Commission and
because of his relationship to Dr.
Henry Reid, one of the signers to
the original petition, but is not one
of the present plaintiffs.
Dr. Reid's store is on Clayton
street. Businessmen on Clayton and‘
College as well as other streets
are among petitioners against in
stallation of the meters. The in
stallation has been held up for
several weeks under a restraining
order signed by Judge West until
hearing on the evidence could be
held. |
_Judge West ruled that the ob-
Jection to his presiding on the
grounds that he is a member of
the Bond Commission is removed
Dy an amendmert to the original
parking meter ordinance which
Council passed Wednesday night,
“}’]hwh, sets up a special fund for
the City’s share of the meter rev
enues, and the Commission has no
authority over it. As to' the ob
]‘“t“’n made by the/ defendants
}:gcause of Dr. Reid’s kinship with
t im, Judge West said that the con
:nnon of the defendants’ attorney
that Dr. Reid is a member of a
Ir)lass Wwhich claims to be affected
isy Og,hsu fl;?crltlnntg 4 rl:\meter ordinance,
cotiet portance to _the
Wt personally that he felt im
-1"“&?‘?{‘!}0 ('hsuualify_ himself.
det ney Green said that the
‘_d:gldflfnts all along had ‘knowl-
Tude 0\ Dr. Reid’s kinship with
Judge West and did not seek to
i
Russian Maneuver
(alled Veritable
PARIS, May 10 —(AP)—Rus
~4n Insistance on full agreement
dmong the Big Four before call-
Mg of g European peace con-‘
lerence wag described in today’s
Stssion of the foreign ministers |
¢S a “veto on permitting the na-
U6ns which took part in the war
0 express teir views” on the
lreaties, 5 British - source Said.
This souree quoted British
oreign Secretary Ernest Bevin
. dltacking the Soviet stand
(nng the morning’s two-hour
Counei] session.
A second meeting was sched
tled for this afternoon in an
effort to work out an agreement
on the proposal of Secretary of
Siate Byrnes’ proposal to con-
Voke g 3 21-nation peace confer-
Mce for June 15. g
An American informant said
Evrneg also opposed the Soviet
stand and saiq sue four govern
mMents had g responsibility be
fcre the world to see that the
treatieg were written and to
Saleguard the rights of the na
tions which participated in the
Yar to have g say in the treat
ies,
B¥rnes suggestdd that | the
Tinisters set g definita date for
the conference now' and then con-
Unue working in Paris in small,
I"iformal sessions to try to narrow
down the measure of disagree
10t hetween them, prior so
the tonference.
ATHENS BANNER-HERALD
disqualify him on that or an_yl
other grounds. Judge West, in his
statement, said that he himselfi
pointed out this relationship to the |
City Attorney ard the latter did
not object, so the hearing on the
demurrer was set and conducted.
Attorney Green said that the
defendants had already obtained
the benefit of the hearing on the
demurrer and that he is “amazed
at the effrontery of coming into
court now to disqualify the court
after they lost.” Mr. Erwin ob
jected to the use of the word “ef
frontery” by Mr. Green and the
latter said, “Mr. Erwin used the
word childish,” whereupon Mr. Er
win withdrew it. Mr. Green con
ltinued, saying that ‘this motion
is an insult to the court, and an
attempt to intimidate the court.”
Judge West interposed, saying “the
court will not be intimidated.”
Ruling Must Stand
After Judge West ruled that Dr.
Reid would benefit as a member
of a class affected by the meters,
Mr. Green offered to strike that
paragraph as a basis for the suit
of the plaintiffs. Judge West said
he had already ruled and the
court’s decision must stand. |
Mr. Erwin opened the hearing
by saying that regardless of
whether the defendant’s attorney
had waived or impliedly waived |
the alleged disqualification at the
time the petition of the plaintiffsl
was filed, the basis for the motion |
to disqualify still exists, that the
'judge has not signed any written‘
order in the case and that it is not
too late to disqualify himself. {
Mr. Green read from court de
cisions which he stated held thati
a party to a suit must move for‘w
disqualification of the court at the
time the trial is called, and noti‘
'after it has been held. Part of this
case has been heard, Mr. Green!
said, “and the defendant has bene
fitted' from the judge’s decision.
If the judge had ruled against us,
we would be out of court today,
and there would have b2en no at
tempt by the defendants to dis
qualify the court.” Mr. Erwin said
that probably a mistake was made
when the defendants’ attorney did
lnot file an objection to the pres
ent court presiding, but that that
fact did not minimize the import
|ance of the motion being heard.
Judge West said that when Mr.
Green presented his original peti
tion, the court declined to take it
under consideration because of Dr.
Reid being one of the petitioners.
er. Green then discussed the mat
ter with Mr. Davis and when the
rourt was informed that Dr. Reid
had not promised to pay or had
paid any money in connection with
the suit and a new petition was
filed without his name, inasmuch
as Mr. Davis made no objections,
the court consented to receive the
suit, and conducted the hearing on
the demurrer. Dr. Reid is a
brother-in-law of Judge West.
TO BE CANDIDATE
MOULTRIE, Ga., May 10—
(AP)—George R. Lilly of Quit
man, solicitor general of the Sou
thern Judicial Circuit for the past
12 years, has announced his can
didacy for Superior judge of the
circuit.
Judge O. H. Dukes, who was
appointed by Governor Arnall to
fill the unexpired term of the
late Judge W. E. Thomas, an
nounced recently he would not
be a candidate for re-election.
ATHENS AND VICINITY
Increasing cloudiness and
warmer this afternoon and
tonight. Showers tonight. Sat
urday, showers and thunder
showers and cooler in the
afternoon. 5
| GEORGIA: Average tem
' peratures 3to 6 degrees below
' normal. Milder Saturday,
. somewhat cooler Sunday, fol
' lowed by slowly rising tem
peratures Monday and Tues
day, becoming slightly cooler
Wednesday. Moderate precip
itation, averaging between %
and one inch in gemeral and
~ thunderstorms Saturday. Light
. showers Weanesasy.
Eull Associated Press Seryice
[mous consent of the House for .its
immediate consideration. A sin
-Igle objection, however, could block
House action today.
The measure, an obvious ex
pedient-designed to give Congress
more legislative elbow room,
leaves the ultimate fate of selec
tive service still beset with un
| certainties.
. Passed quickly and without op
"position yesterday by the Senate
in a hurried effort to prevent the
draft from expiring at midnight
next Wednesday, the extender bill
‘was carded for a quick House vote
today, provided the Military Com
mittee gives it clearance.
Chairman May (D.-Ky.) called
the commi.tee into session, and
the House leadership summoned
the membership to convene (at 11
a. m, E. S. T.) an hour ahead of
the usual time in the hope of
clearing the measure promptly.
May and other committee mem
bers predicted immediate ap
proval, and the House itself was
expected tfo follow suit.
War May BeH- - -,
But What Of This?
ut Wha is?
LOS ANGELES, May 10.—
(AP)—There was some ques
tion in John Maddox’s mind
today whether he'd rather
face the WNormandy landing
again or a throng of bread
hungry women.
The 27-year-old veteran,
now a grocery clerk, receiv
ed only a slight shrapnel
wound in European fighting.
But 400 milling women, wait
ing for bread, made a frontal
attack as Maddox started to
. open the doors.
His battle scars: Arm and
hand cuts and a severed ar- .
tery. They shoved him
through the plate glass.
Nurenberg Trials
Robert S. Stephens, formerly
one of the U. S. representatives at
the Nuernberg war crimes trials,
was the speaker at the Kiwanis
Club meeting here Tuesday. He
related his experiences at the
trial, told of the reactions of the
German prisoners, and described
the town of Nuernberg. He is now
in the Political Science depart
ment at the University.
Visitors included R. H. Heard,
Arthur Flatau, E. B. Mell, J. .
Vinson, Ed Lovett, Rev. Henry
Dillard, E. L. Hill, Moon Corker,
and Jack Flatau.
By HOPE CHILDS (
More than 500 high school editors packed the Chapel on the Uni
versity of Georgia campus this morning as the 19th annual Georgia
Scholastic Press Association got under__\_vay:
For British Loan
WASHINGTON, May 10 —
(AP) — Democratic Leader
RBarkley (Ky) confidently pre
dicted Senate agproval of the
$3.750,000,000 British loan today
by a three to two margin.
With a vote on passage scaed
vled for 3 p. m. (EST), Barkley
told reporters the ease with
which the administration smash
¢d down opposition amendments
in a stormy session yesterday
portends an even greater major
ity than we originally had ex
pected.
Before tae Senate for its first
action today was a proposal by
Senator Ellender (D-La) to re
cuire that 90 per cent of the
roney to be advanced to En
ciand under the agreement be¢
spent on American goods. As the
agsreement stands, there is no
provision limiting the expendi
tures. -
In a session lasting almost 12
hours vesterday, the Senate dis
posed of several = amendments
striking down in an after-dark
meeting proposals by Senator
Taft (R.Ohio) and Langer (R
--ND).
Taft sought to substitute a
$1,250.000,000 gift, to be spent
in tis county, for the loan. It
was beaten. 50 to 16, Langer
trie§ to authorize government
loang to veterans on an interest
free basis for five years and
then a 1R ner cent rate. The
Seinate beat that 58 to 12
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“SIAMESE TWINS B&RN IN ORECON
Baby girl “Siamese Twins” rn May 7to Mrs. Edward Hurse, 26-year-old wife of a Deep River,
Wash., logger are shown heré in their nursery at the Generzl Hospital in Portland, Oregon. At
tending physicians reported that the babies weighed nine pounds, four ounces at birth and were
in good health. Their separation is impossible, medical authorities say, since they have but one cir
culatory system. It required doctors a day and a half to determine their sex, hecause of complete
fusion.
South Wins First Round:
c tB. | P t‘t- ‘
UTICA, N. Y., May 10—(AP)—A petition of nine northeastern
states to set aside an Interstate Commerce Commission order raising
class railroad freight rates 10 per cent in the north and east and low
ering them an equal amount in the south and west has been-dismissed
by a federal district court.
Sana sDR IGERNe TR VIR TRI T sT g SRR
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Entry List For
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May 21 Voting
Closed At Noon
? Entries for the Democratic pri
'mary to be held May 21, closed at
noon today with no new candi
dates, other than the ones previ
ously announced, seeking office.
Registration of voters for eligi
bility in the primary was to close
this afternoon at 5 o’clock.
When the entries closed at
noon, the following were candi
dates:
For Board of County Commis—‘
sioners — Harry Elder, Frank H‘
Hammett, James C. Towns, in
cumbents, and Jack Martin. l
For Judge of Athens City Court|
—Arthur S. Oldham, incumbent,
and Olin Price. . 1
For Solicitor of Athens City
Coury — Preston M. Almand, in
cumbent, unopposed. l
Highlight of the morning’s pro
gram was the awarding of tro
phies and certificates to outstand
ing high school papers in the
state. Cheers rang from the troats
of the Girls High School delega
tion when Dean John E. Drewry,
of the University’s Henry W.
Grady School of Journalism, an
nounced that the Girls’ High
Times had won both the Laura
Dorough Dyar trophy for out
standing campus community ser
vice and the John Coffee Braswell
memorial trophy. in advertising.
“Mother” Dyar, as she is known
to newspapermen ‘throughout the
state, was present for this first
presentation of the trophy given
in her honor. Mr. and Mrs. E. B.
Braswell, donors of the advertis
ing trophy in memory of their
son, Lt. John Coffee Braswell,
alumnus of the Grady School who
was killed during the war, were
also present.
- The Athens Banner-Herald tro
phies for outstanding printed high
school newspapers were won by
Tech High Rainbow, Technological
High School, A#anta; Pitchfork,
Marietta High School; and Senior
fieatger, Napsonian School, At
anta.
Best Mimeographed
The A. B. Dick Company trophy
for the best mimeographed pub
lication went to the Live Wire,
Sacred Heart School, Atlanta; and
the GSPA trophy for the best
junior high publication and school
section of a local paper were
awarded to the Junior High Jour
nal, Lanier Junior High, Macon;
and Adairsville High, a section of
the Bartow Herald.
| The Thumb-Tack Tribune, Ath
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The three-judge court yesterday
also dissolved a temporary injunc
tion granted last December which
blocked the I€C from putting the
rate changes into effect as sched
uled last January 1.
The ICC’s order, issued in May
1945, pertained only to class rates
under which almost all manufac
tured articles are shipped. At pres
ent, however, only five to ten per
cent of the nation’s freight moves
on class rates.
' Judges Stephen W. Brennan,
Harrie C. Chase and John C. Knox
participated in the court’s rulings.
An opinion, written by Judge
Chase, was expected to be made
public today.
| The court’s action was hailed
immediately by Gov. Chauncey
Sparks of Alabama and Walter R.
McDonald, chairman of the Geor
gia Public Service Commission, as
the south’s greatest victory in the
freight rate dispute.
Gov. Sparks said at Montgom
ery, Ala., that he had been advised
that the ICC-approved rates would
become effective at once.
“It is an economic victory for
the south,” McDonald said at At
lanta. “It will allow southern in
dustry to breathe freely, as it
should, for the first time in his
tory.” '
The nine northern and eastern
states, in opposing the order, had
claimed it was based on prewar
conditions which no longer pre
vail. They contended northern
shippers and receivers would pay
more, to the benefit of southern
railroads and were supported in
)their stand by 33 western rail
roads.
The states—New York, New
Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania,
Maryland, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan
and Wisconsin—had petitioned the
federal court for a permanent in
junction, a step vigorously opposed
by the Conference of Southern
Governors.
The federal district court grant
ed 15 days for parties concerneq
to submit “findings in fact” in ad
dition to those previously made.
In addition, the court said dis
missal of the western railroads’
supporting petition would be
“without prejudice to another suit
to restrain the enforcement of the
ad interim rates if they are found,
after a fair test, to be confisca
tory.”
‘Elks Lodge Mother’s
| Day Seryices Sunday
! Athens Lodge No. 790 B. P.
10. E., will hold its anual Moth
| er'e Day .service in the Lodge
|Rooms Sunday afternoon at
'3:30 o’clock, it is announced.
Past Exalteq Ruler Joe Dead
wvler will be the speaker. All
members are urged to be pres
ent Their families and friends
are cordially invited.
l LOWE ELECTED
ATLANTA, May 10—(AP)—
Mel I. 'Lowe of Albany, today
was lected president of {he Trav
elers Protective Asscciation of
Georgia. next year's convention
will be held in Savarnaah. -
Other offcers at todays ' ses
sion of the annua] convention:
M. M. Richardson, Atlanta, first
vice-president; Joe J. Yates, Ma
e L e
Farm Accident Toll
Highest Since 1942
CHICAGO, May 10 —(AP)—
Sixteen thousand residents of the
nation’s farms were killed in ac
cidents in 1945 and 1,500,000
others were injured, the highest
totals since 1942, tne National
Satety Council said today.
The Council also reported that
fire destroyed farm property
valued at $90,000,000 in 1945,
one-fifth of the national fire
lcss.
The Council reported that ag
riculture, with more workers
than any otaer industry, hag a
death rate per 100,000 work
ers of 53 as compared with 31
for ali-industry. It said that the
1945 death and injury figures
are in line with an anticipated
general rise in farm accidents
during the next few years. The
acecidental deaths last year were
& per cent more than in 1944,
Farm home accidents took the
grcatest toll, 6,500 deaths com
rared with 6,000 in 1944, while
ceaths from motor vehicles ac
cidents weve 4.300, 600 more thar
in 1944.
Farm work deaths, the Council
said weve 28 per cent of the na
tion’s occupational death total,
or more than in any of the other
seven major industrial groups.
Cabinet Approves
Italy’s New King .
ROME, May 10.— (AP) —The
Italian_ cabinet approved today
the assumption of the throne by
Crown Prince Umberto, but spec
ified his powers would extend
only until June 2. On that day
the Itglian people will decide
whether to continue the mon
archy.
The ministers decided Umberto
could sign decrees “Umberto 11,
King of Italy” but not use the
phrase traditionally following the
signatyre, “By Grace of God and
Will of the People.”” Umberto's
father, Vittorio Emanuele 111,
abdicated last night after a 45-
year reign and sailed for Egypt.
CLARKE CAMPAIGN TO COLLECT FOOD
FOR FAMINE VICTIMS BEGINS MAY 12
Plans are rapidly nearing com
pletion for this county’s partici
pation in the national campaign
to collect food for war devastated
countries, starting on May 12 and
continuing through May 31, with
the local school system spear
heading the drive.
Contributions to the Emergency
Food Collection may take either
of two forms, the actual cans of
food, or the money with which to
buy the food, and either form is
acceptable. Money contributed to
the Emergency Food Collection
will be utilized oniy for the pur
chase of food and no deductions
are to be made from contributions
ror operating costs.
$1,500. in Prizes
A total of $1,500 in prizes wiil
be awarded in this state to the
three counties contributing the
largest number of canned foods
per person; based on the 1940
census. First prize is $750, with a
second prize of SSOO, and third
prize of $250. Disposition of the
prize money will be left entirely
to the discretion of a local com
mittee, and may be used for any
purpose. .
Athens schools close their regu
lar work on May 31 and from
May 12th to May 24th the schools
will serve as depositories for con
tributions from children and fam
ilies who have children in school.
From May 24 to May 31 will be
needed to get the goods packed
and ready for shipment before the
schools close, City School Super
intendent B, M. Grier said today.
A. B. C. Paper —Single Copy, 3c—3¢ Sunday
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STRIKE-CURB LAW; GEORGIA I:ARD HIT
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WASHINGTON, May 10—(AP)—John L. Lewis today called for &
12-day truce in the soft coal strike, beginning Monday.
Lewis wired every local union president urging him to arrange for
the 400,000 striking United Mine Workers to get back on the job as
soon as the local mine management agreed to make retroactive durs
ing the truce any pay increase later negotiated.
l WASHINGTON, May 10—(AP)—President Truman met with hig
cabinet today as paralysis from the coal strike crippled the nation
and reports spread that a White House move to end the deadlock is
imminent. The President has been reported to have a plan for settle-~
ment of the 40-day-old mine shutdown and to be ready to take “mili=
tant” action if it doesn’t work.
Entrant Today
For Lt. Governor
Charges ‘Foreign
Influences’ Seeking
To Control State
ATLANTA, May 10 —(AP)—
Spence M. Grayson of Savannah,
president pro-tem of the State
Senate, qualified today as a can
didate for lieutenant governor.
Grayson- who has been a
Chataam county legislator for 18
vears paid his entrance fee to
Miss Grace Cannington, secreta
ry of the State Democratic Exe
cutive Committee. .
Grayson said hle intended to
campaign for maintenance of the
county unit system and for pres
ervation of the white primary.
Grayson’s entry into the lieu
tenant governor’s race now
brings to four the mnumber of
men who ave qualified to run
for the office. Others who have
cualified to make the race are
State Revenue Commissioner M.
E. Thompson, State Senate Pres
ident Frank Gross and Adjutant
General S. Marvin Griffin. Bel
mont Dennis, Covington news
paper publisher, has said ne
lwould run but has not qualified
fcr the race.
In a statement Grayson said
“ihe white Demeocratic primary
should be preserved. IL is my
confirmed ppinion that the
White Democratic Party can, by
the repeal of certain existing
primary laws, preserve the pri
pmary by ‘prornulgating within
tae party rules and regulations
for the conduct of the aifairs of’
that partydn the holding of pri
mary elecions or conventions for
tie purpose of nominating can
didates for public office from
the white Democratic party and
to be certified as such in the
ceneral election by tae party.”
“Foreign Enfluences”
Grayson, stressing that he was
ps-'-~. his own entrance fee,
asserted that “influences foreign
to the best interest of the State
of \Georgia have bedn seeking
recently and are continuing to
soek to disrupt the white Dem
ccratic party in Georgia for
their own national political ad
vancement.”
Grayson added taat “I believe
the majority of our party resent
this interference in the domestic
affairs of Georgia and will reg
ister their protest in no uncer
tain terms. The people of this
state are competent to operate
ihe affairs of Georgia without
foreign Jnterference.”
Gravson explained that until
recently he was city attorney
for Savannali, but resigned ‘to
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In addition to the schools, other
depositories for the convenience
of citizens will be located at both
city Fire Stations, Michael’s, Pal
ace and Rits Theaters and Head’s
Filling Station, and for colored
donors at Jones Case, 1296 West
Hancock avenue; Robert Walker’s
Grocery Store, 125 Church street;
Vet Harris Barber Shop, Hull and
Washington' street; John Wade's
Market, 343 North Hull street;
Arthur Stephens, Newfon; and
Sylvester Riddle, 222 Peters
street.
To Collect Food
Fire Chief W. C. Thompson has
volunteered to collect the food
from the depositories when called
upon to do so. 4
Georgia’s collection of food last
fall was very successful and the
campaign this year is expected tc
produce even more beneficial re
sults because this state, along
with the others in the nation. has
become conscious of the desper
ate need for food to prevent ab
solute starvation of millions of
people in countries stripped clean
of all food and potential food
productios under Axis domina
tion.
Athenixns and citizens of
Clarke county are urged to give
food from their own pantries and
not to purchase additional food
from stores or individuals for the
collection. Where it is necessary
that additional food be purchased,
money is the more acceptable
form of contribution.
H2YXE
H:I;TIOI
Spokesmen for operators and
striking United Mine Workers
insisted to newsmen as they re=~
sumed negotiations however, that
they had heard of no new propos
sal. John L. Lewis, UMW presi
dent, again stayed away from the
government - sponsored confer
ences. .
The White House threw down
one report that the president has
proposed a settlement on the bas
is of an 18 1-2 cents an hour wage
‘increase and establishment of a
miners’ welfare fund financed by
operators. ¢
While the cabinet was meet=
ing, Presidential Secretary Char
les. G. Ress told reporters he had
shown the report by the Detroit
News to Reconversion Director
John W. Snevder. Biair Moody,
Washington correspondnt of the
News, had quoted Snyder on the
report.
Ross said that Snyder had au
thorized him “to say it has no
foundation whatever in fact and
that he made no disclosure what=-
ever to Blair Moody.”
The Senate tense over mush
rooming consequences of the coal
strike, got set today to drop ev=-
erything else by midafternon and
begin writing a new labor dig=
putes law.
For its framework members
hauled out of the unfinished
business calendar their labor com
mittee’s toned-down version of the
case strike control bifl passed
weeks ago by the house.
-But that mild measure obvioug
ly was going to be only the begin
ning, for a dozen amendments—
most with heavy backing—were
headed for the floor.
l "To clear the way for the labor
bill, the hard-pressed Senate
bassed a six weeks’ draft exten
sion resolution in a matter of
miutes yesterday, then worked
unti] nearly midnight in a futile
effort to dispose of the long de
bated $3,750,000,000 British loan.
While a vote on Final passage
failed to come, the chamber i
‘agree to ballot at 3 p. m. (EST)
on ‘the lcan proposal and then
turn immediately to the subject
‘of strike control. .
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Swift intervention:
More Trains Halled
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By The Associateq Press
‘Georma countea new crip
bang eitects of the coal strike
waay with two of its members
1. Congress supporting quick
government action to end tue
emergency.
The Public Service Commis=
fiun pointea out that the natur
al gas pipe line will prevent a
shortage es artificial gas in
Inuny towns, including Auanta,
Coiumbus, Macon, Newnan, Car=
rollton, Cedartown, Rome, Grif
fir and Milledgeviile. The line
ends at Milledgeville, however,
eénd supplies are low there, in
‘Athens ang in Augusta, Savau
nah, Waycross, Americus and
other towns.
Representative Pace of Geor=
gia called on tae House yester
duy to put aside everytning else
and ‘“devote our full time and
e{tort, day and mnight, to the
consideration and enactment of
such measures as may be nec
essarv to protect the American
recple®
| Pace asserte dthat the Secre
tary of Labor and the President
have waited “too long” to exer=
cise constitutional power. He
suid the President’s powers are
broad enough to treat John L.
Lewis as a public enemy.
Senator Walter George, in a
teciegram to Lowndes county Tax
Cemmissioner Jeff Davis, said he
would “actively support anly ef
fective measures to prevent
John L Lewis ang all irrespon
cible labor leaders from wreck=
‘ng our economy.”
In Savannah, the Central of
Georgia Raiiroad announced
tv.at by next Monday 400 shop
employves would be laid off in
Savannah. Macon, Columbus,
Atlanta and Albany. On the
same day. the railroag said, I,=
760 maintenances worker
througthiout the system will g 0
on a three-day week.
Passenger traing already dis=
continued by the Central of
Georgia include runs between
Savannah and Augusta, Atlanta
and Columbus, Macon, and At=
lanta. and Columbus and Andal=
vsia. On May 15, other runs will
be stopped between Atlanta'ancl
Savannah, Columbus and Birm=-
ingham, and Atlanta and Al=
Aba‘fiy. H