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FIRST OF 76 NEW ATHENS HOME OWNERS
Patrick Emerson and Mrs. Bessie B. Norris, first employes of the Athens Manu
facturing Company to buy a home each in the neighborhood of the Southern Man
ufacturing Company, are shown above receiving their deeds from former Mayor A.
G. Dudley, president of the Athens Manufacturing Company. Julian H. Cox, in the
picture, president of Hutchins, Cox & Stroud, Inc., handled the sales of the
homes, and the Athens Federal Savigrs & Loan Association assisted those who did
not pay ecash in purchasing their new homes. - ‘ ,
Employes Of Athens Manufacturing
Company Buy Entire Home Section
Athens has gained seventy-six new home owners by the
sale of all residences in the vicinity of the Southern Man
ufacturing Company to employes of the Athens Manu
facturing Company, it was learned today.
Fleven of the nmew home owners are veterans of World
War 11.
The new owners have moved
into their homes and while all of
the houses were in excellent con
dition the pride of ownership has
impelled many of the residents
to re-paint their houses and in
many other ways including plant
ing of shrubbery, give that “ex
tra touch” to their premises that
usually accompanies home=own
ership.
First to buy homes after the
Athens Manufacturing Company
made them available to employes,
were Mrs. Bessie B. Norris and
Patrick, Emerson.
Mr. Emerson and his family
reside #t 185 Park avenue, in
their newly-bought residence and
Mrs. Norris lives in her new res
idence at 624 Nantahala.
Several Paid Cash
Twelve of the new owners
paid cash. And only a few are
not employes of the Athens Man
ufacturing Company, one of the
oldest textile mills in the South
ern states. " ™
The cash purchasers include:
W. L. Thomas, 163 New street;‘
J. H. Whitehead, 173 New street;
Mrs. Mattie ‘L. Aaron, 235 Hia
wassee avenue; T. W. Dalton, 255
Hiawassee avenue; Earl E. Steph
ens, 275 Hiawassee avenue; Lois
Carter Ross, 585 Nantahala; W.
W. Farmer, 160 Lenoir; Homer L.l
Couch, 120 Lakeview; Patrick
Emerson, 185 Park avenue; W. L.
Wortham, 870 Boulevard; West
End Baptist church, 224 Hiawas
see avenue; Frances P. Waldrour
133 Chattooga* avenue.
The World War Veterans buy
ing homes include; J. Carl Smith,,
123 Chattooga avenue; Loyd W.
Looney, 343-45 Hiawassee ave
nue; Thomas D. Reynolds, 149
Tibbetts street; Hill L. Vandiver,
140 Hiawassee avenue; Roy J.
Flanagan, 690 Nantahala avenue;
James V. Gurley, 325+27 Hiawas
see uvenue; Horace R. Flanagan,
297 Chattooga avenue; Enoch J.
Reynolds, 425 Naccochee avenue;
John W. Lester, 635 Nantahala]
avenue; Walter G. Hill, 687 Nan
tahala gvenue; Marvin E. Flana
gan, 273 Chattooga avenue. ‘
Additional Buyers
In addition to those listed
above, the following are among
the new home owners:
M. J. Garrett, 223 Chattooga
avenue; J. W. Johnsen, 465 Na
coochee avenue; G. W. Burgess,
125 Lakeview Drive; John H.
Bales, 385 Hiawassee avenue; A.
M. Morgan, 698 Nantahala ave
nue; John L. Welch, 183 New
street; J. G. Collins, 386 Hiawas-
J. J. Collins, 580 Nantahala
avenue; Mrs. Montine J. Scar
brough, 147 Chattooga avenue;
Mrs. Reba M. Dooley, 485 Na
coochee avenue; C. W. Hollis, 217
Chattooga avenue; Mrs. W. Ruby
Nelms, 490 Nacoochee avenue; J.
S. Bailey, 865-75 Boulevard; An
dy V. Toney, 165 Lakeview
Nrive: Nora E. Waltman, 175
Lakeview Drive; J. W. Delong,
250 Nacoochge avenue; Bessie B.
Norris, 624 Nantahala avenue.
Boy G. Drake, 145 Lakeview
Drive; George Finger, jr., 850
Boulevard; C. C. Dalton, 348
Hiawassee' avenue; B. F. Allen
170 Lenoir avenue; J. W. Mc-”;
Daniel, 170 Lakeview Drive;
Edna P. Martin, 648 N.'antahala;l
B. J. Nelms, 657 Nantahala; E. E.
Flanagan, 450 Nacoochee; Chester
A. Arthur, 180 Lenoir avenue.
Omer G. Poe, 590 Nantahala;
Dessie D. Pass, 140 Lakeview
Drive: Ellie E. Wigley, 424 Na-!
coochee avenue; J. E. Fortson, 480
Nacoochee; Charles 1. Lord, 167
Chattooga; J. C. Self, 142 Hiawas
see avenue; Nellie S. Chastain,
163 Tibbetts street; O. C. Chan
dler, 148 Hiawassee avenue;
Mary G. Smith, 598 Nantahala
avenue; George Guntharp, 1423
Lenoir avenue,
Audrey S. Guntharp, 144 Hia
wassee avenue; George W, Smith,
440 Hiawassee avenue; Eddie
Compton, 420 Hiawassee avenue;
Edgar H. Sorrow, 398 Hiawassee
avenue: A. J. Flanagan, 670 Nan
tahala; Dorsey B. Carter, 187
Tibbetts avenue; W. L. Brad
berry, 830 Boulevard; Roy M.
Couch, 395 Hiawassee avenue;
Ciavde D. Shackelford, 160 Lake
view Drive; Beulah B: Stephens,
384 Nacovochee avenue. |
E. R. Chambers, 187 Chattoo~
ga .avenue; F. P. and Miss Dar
iene Hammond, 490 Yonah ave
nue; H. G. Moody, 20& Chase
street; N. J. McDaniel, 153 New
street: D. F§ Dalton, 170 Park
avenue; A. A. Strickland, 947
Chase street; N. J. MecDaniel, 163
New street; Mrs. Sylvia P. Dot
con. 150 Lenoir avenue.
Mrs. Norris, one of the first
purchasers, is a native of Gaines
ville. She attended Gainesville
Mil' school and the Gainesville
High School. Before her marriage
she was Miss Bessie Burgess. In
1923 she was employed by tne
Pacolet Mills at Gainesville and
has continued in the extile in
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Opponents Of Union Curb Bill
Geek Appointment With Truman
WASHINGTON, June 3—(AP)
-—House Lapor Committee Dem
ocrats who are fighting the coms=
promise union-cur> bill bid to
day for an appointment with
President Truman.
«Of course,” Rep Madden (D-
Ind) told a reporter ‘‘we are go
ing to ask for a veto.”
* Rep. Lesinski (D-Mich) said
the White House promised to let
the group know sometime today
about seeing Mr. Truman. He
said the conference may be ar
ranged for Thursday.
Full Associated Press Service
FLASHES OF LIFE
EGGS POACHED?
RICHMOND: Va., June: 3—
(AP) — When Policeman
Dan Duling tried to question
a man ‘about-an egg theft, the
« answer Wag 30 dozen. EgES—
thrown af"%lim. b :
The </situation was some-~
what scrambled for a while,
but Duling got his man. And
the man got four months in
jail.
SODDEN CHANGE
CLEVELAND, June 3—
(AP) — The Weather Bureau
missed one prediction yester
day — that there would be
showers inside its office at
Cleveland airport.
But the employes were
prepared for the emergency.
They worked in raincoats
until a leaky roof was re
paired,
ATHENS AND VICINITY
Partly cloudy and contin
ued warm through Wednes
. ‘day.
GEORGIA: Partly cloudy,
lit&le change in temperatures
“today, tonight and Wednes
: day; some L widely scattered
showers over south portion
today.
TEMPERATURE
MiEhest ... .o see. ..84
Touaet . oo i s
Mean ..o ek 5D
Nommal ... . S e
RAINFALL
Inches last 24 hours .. .. .25
Total since June 1 .. .., 28
"’Deficit since June 1 .. .. .01
Average June rainfall ... 3.91
Total since January 1 ... .24.56
Excess since January 1 .. 2.64
TELEPHONE NUMBER /
IN NEWS ROOM
NOW 3176 - 3177
Attention of the public is
called to the fact that the
telephone number of the Ban
ner-Herald News Department
has been changed to 3176 and
3177. If you call one of the
numbers and the line is busy,
please call the other number.
Telephone number of the
advertising and business of
fice remains 75.
The House is scheduled to act
on the comp-omise tomorrow, the
Senate Thursday, and there is no
doubt of approval.
Intended to check strikes and
various union _ctivities, the
measure was whipped together
}from a bill by Chairman Ha“tley
(R-NJ) of the House Labor Com
‘mittee and another by Chairman
}Tan (R-Ohio) of the Senate
committee,
The House passed the Hartiey
bill and the Senate the Taft bill
by more than the two-thirds
Britain’s Plan For Indian
Independence M=.Accepted
HIGH COMMANDS OF BOTH MAJOR
PDARTIES AGREE TO NEW PLAN
LONDON, June 3.—(AP)—Britain promised today to
hand over power in India to t? Indians this year—under
a temporary dominion status which appeared to make
inevitable the partition of the country into Hindu and
Moslem states.
The Indians themselves are to decide whethey they
will have one or two governments,.
The announcement was made
simultaneously by Prime Minister
Attlee in the House of Commons;
by the Viceroy, Lord Mounbat
ten, in a broadcast to the Indian
people; and by the British gov
ernment in a white paper.
e iet bot et e. e A i
NEW DELHI, June 3—
(AP) — Pandit Jawaharfal
Nehru, vice president of In
dia’s major parties —the
Moslem League and the Con
gress party—had accepted a
new British government plan
~ for partitioning this sub
continent.
He said the Sikhs also had
agreed to accept the plan,
subject to approval by legis
lative bodies and the decis
jons of a boundary commission
to be appointeq for the pur
pose of delineating the ex
act boundaries of the Moslem
state of Pakistan.’
Legislation will be introduced
during the present session of par
liainent for the transfer of power
this year — on a dominion}
status basis — to one or two In
dian governments, depending on
vhich system the« Indian people
subscribe - to.
Thus until the absolute with
drawal of the British, scheduled
for July of 1948, India - !'' be
composed of one or two seli-guv=~
eining countries which will be
long to the ~British Common~
wesalth of nations. B rn T
Attlee saig the new British
plan with offer of temporary
dominion status, had been “fa
vorably received” by the leaders
of Indian political parties.
Former Prime Minister Win
ston Churchill threw the backing
of the Conservative opposition
behind the principle of temorary
dominion status for India —
whether as a united country of
390,000,000 or as a separate Pak
istan (Moslem) and Hindustan
(Hindu) — but reserved the
right to oppose Cdetails of the
plan.
Churchill saig a “blood bath”
for India “may stand very near.”
He added that the partition pro
posal might “offer to India some
prospect of escape from one of
the most hideous calamaties that
has ever ravaged the vast ex
panses of India.” 1
Communist Willie Gallacher of
fered the soie opposition to the
plan. He said he was “the more
suspicious of the solution because
Mr. Churchill who has a bad
record in connection with India,
gives it such suppo: £
Briefly, the machinery for set
tling the question of partition in
th. Moslem areas will be as fol
lows:
1. Indian members of the
Provincial Legislative Assemblies
of Bengal ,and Punjab will be
asked to meet in two parts, one
revresentng Moslem majority
districts and the other the other
sreas of her provinces. If either
part decides by a majority vote
in favor of partition division will
take place,
9. If—as expected—partition is
decided upon a boundary com
mission will be set up by the
¢overnor-general, in congultation
with leaders of the major politi
cal-religious groups, to split the
partitioned . provinces into Mos~
lem and non-Moslem areas.
- Sind’s legislative assembly will
‘decide on partition at a special
'meeting. If Punjab decides on
partition, a referendum will be
'held among the electors of the
adjacent ‘northwest provinces to
decide whether to go along.
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margins required to override a
veto.
Among other things the com
promise would:
Let the‘ government obtain
court orders to stop “national
calamity” strikes, as in the coal
or steel industries, for an 80-
day mediation period.
Ban the closed shop; which
allows empoyers to bire only un
jon members.
Permit ‘the National Labor Re
jations Boarg to block jurisdic
tional strikes or secondary boy
cotts with injunctions.
Athens, Ga., Tuesday, June 3, 1947.
EY ED CREAGH
Fatal Auto Crash:
DR. R. H. POWELL IS KILLED IN
BUS-AUTO ACCIDENT YESTERDAY
In one of the most spectacular and tragic automobile
accidents here in several year(, Dr. Richard Holmes
Powell, former president of Georgia State Woman's Col
lege in Valdosta, suffered fatal injuries which brought
death a short time later yesterday afternoon.
Dr. Powell, 72, was former Dean
of Coordinate College here and a
retired member of the English De—l
partment faculty of the Univer
sity. |
The accident took place at the
intersection of Hill street and‘
Milledge avenue shortly after 4
p. m. Monday and involved Dr.
Powell's car, a small coupe, driven
by Mrs. Powell, and a large Smoky
Mountain Trailways bus. |
: Coroner’s Account |
According to Coroner S. C.
Cartledge, who investigated the
accident, this is what happened.
The Trailways bus, driven by
W. H. Maddox, was traveling north
Milledge avenue headed for
Lgmvme, N. C. with thirteen
assengers aboard, while the
Powell car was traveling east on
Hill approaching the intersection.
According t. statemonts given
Coroner Cartledge by two eye
witnesses, Mrs. Harry Burroughs
and Mrs. W. H. Carithers, both
residents of 489 Milledge avenue,
(the old Strickland home which
stands on the corner), the Powell
car failed to slow down or stop
for the stop sign before starting
across Milledge. The witnesses
said the bus driver blew his horn
and applied brakes as soon as he
saw the car and made every ef
fort to avoid it but did not have
time to stop. One witness said the
bus was not traveling over 25
miles an hour and the other esti
mated its speed at 20 miles an
hour.
Pole Is Snapped
The smaller car was struck di
rectly in the middle on the right
side and the force of thz crash
forced it into a telephone post on
the northeast corner of the in
tersection, snapping the pole as if
it were a match. The pole was
left dangling in the air, held up,
by the wires. By early night the
pole had been replaced.
Dr. and Mrs. Powell were taken
to General Hospital in a McDor
man-Bridges ambulance, the edu
cator dying a few minutes after ar
rival in the hospital. Mrs. Powell’s
condition this morning was re
ported ' slightly improved, and
while she suffered serious injuries,
she is not considered -critically
hurt.
Coroner Cartledge ordered police,
who had held the bus driver, to-'
release Mr. Maddox about nine
o’clock last night, after he had'
talked with a brother of Dr.
Powell, Judge Arthur Powell, of
Atlanta, and the latter had viewed i
the testimony given the coroner.
Funeral services are to be con
ducted from the University of
Georgia Chapel Wednesday morn
ing at 11 o’clock with Di. Eugene
L. Hill, pastor of First Presby
terian Church, of which Dr. Powell
was a member, officiating.
Burial will follow in Oconee
Hill cemetery, McDorman-Bridges
in charge of arrangements. Pall
bearers will be Dr. G, H. Boyd,
‘Dr. R. P. Brooks, Dr. James R.
Stokes, Dr. Henry A. Shinn, Dr.
L. L. Hendren, Dr| E. S. Sell, Rob—]
ert G. Stephens and B. C. Gardner.
’ Dr. Powell, a resident here for |
fifteen years, is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Frieda Powell; daugh
}ter, Miss Elizabeth Powell, Ath
ens; two sons, David Powell, Mon
}roe, and Richard B. Powell,
Georgetown, S. C.; sister, Mrs. L.
C. Swim, Mogesto, Calif,, and two
brothers, Wade H. Powell also of
Modesto, and Judge Arthur G.
Powell, of Atlanta. The Powell
home is at 215 West View Drive.
Outstanding Career
Dr. Powell had a long and out- |
standing career in the field of
education. He was a native of|
Blakely, Ga., and received his A.
B. degree from Mercer University,
an M. A. degree from the Univer
'sity of Colorado and also held an
LLD degree. For a time he served
‘as a professor at Georgia State!
College for Women in Milledge
ville and then went to Georgia
State Womans College in Valdosta,
serving as president irom 1912 to
|lm During their residence here,
when Dr. Powell was CotmimneJ
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MOSCOW RADIO
MOSCOW, June 3—(AP)—-
The Moscow radio said last night
that Hungary’s Communist Depty
Premier, Mathias Rakosi, had told
a Communist meeting in Budapest
that “no sort of putsch or uprising
[has taken place in Hungary.”
The broadcast quoted Rakosi as
reiterating Communist claims that
the ousted premier, Ferenc Nagy,
had been involved in a conspiracy
against the state,
College Dean and later on the
,English faculty, from which he
retired in 1946, the Powells made
a large number of friends who
were deeply saddened by news of
the tragic accident, |
Within the space of a few
minutes after the accident, a large
crowd had gathered at the scene
and traffic officers were kept
busy keeping the long lines of
cars moving. 1
"Ike" Addresses }
WEST POINT, N. Y., June 3—
(AP) — Gene:xal of the Army
Dwight D. Eisenhower today told
311 cadets being graduated from
the United States Military Acad
‘emy that “the true soldier of
America is a leader for world
‘cooperation.”
The Chief of Staff said the
Cadets’ “special and pressing ob-~
ligation” was national security,
but added it could never be|
achieved “in the absolute sense,
unless all other peoples feell
equally safe.” ; |
“Relative Security, only is pos-|
sible through strength of arms,”,
Eisenhower said,
Eisenhower teld the cadets re
ceiving their commissons as sec
ond leutenants and bachelor of
science degrees that they “do not
icherit a greater share than your
citizen brothers of courage, en
durance, ang fortitude. :
Athens High Will
Graduate 153
Tonight At 8:30
Annual graduation exercises
for Athens High School will be
held tonight in the Fine Arts
Auditorium at 8:30 o'clock, when
153 diplomas will be awarded, in
cluding 28 to servicemen and
veterans who had not completed
their high school work before
entering the. service, '
Speakers will be George Abney,
Marguerite Antley, Curtis Dris
kell and William Hilley. Super
intendent B. M. Grier will preside
and Dr. J. K. Patrick, president
of the Board of Education, will
deliver the diplomas, while Prin
cipal Sam Woods will present
the awards.
PARTY PRIMARY IS SCHEME
COLUMBIA, S. C, June 3 —
(AP) — South Carolina’s Demo
cratic party primary arrange
ment “is a scheme to prevent ne
groes from = voting,” Attorney
Harold Boulware told a Federal
District Court judge today.
Vandenberg Using World Outlook
To Win Approval OfFourTreaties
l WASHINGTON, June 3—(AP)
—As the Senate moved to take up
| European peace treaties today,
Vandenberg (R-Mich) was re
{ ported holding the view that the
recent Communist coup in Hun
gary should hasten U. S. accept
ance of the treaty in order to get
Russian troops of of the area.
Vandenberg, Senate Foreign Re
{ lations Committee chairman, told
! reporters he intends to discuss re
cent international developments in
~urging appraval of the pacts for
. Italy, Hungary, Romaniz and Bulfl
garia, . . “
; \ Some Republican oppesition is
.CL e R
A. B. C. Paper—Single Copy, 5¢
STEPHENS IS OVERWHELMINGLY
ELECTED CITY ATTORNEY HERE
Robert G. Stephens, young Athens lawyer, who helped
prosecute the Nazis during the famqus War Crimes trials
held at Nuernberg, was swept into the office of City At
torney yesterday, receiving almost as many votes as both
of his opponents combined. ;
Mr. Stephens received 1013-
votes; Eugene A. Epting 658, and
Dorsey Davis, incumbent, 491
votes.
The new City Attorney takes
office July 1 for a term of three
years, The salary is SIBO.OO per
month.
Entering his candidacy several
weeks after both Mr. Davis andi
Mr. Epting announced, Mr. Ste
phens immediately launched a
vigorous campaign, setting a fast
pace which dig not slacken until
the polls closed at the City Hall
at 6 o’clock yesterday. He carried
every box in the election with
the following votes recorded (un
officially) for the three candi
dates: ' ‘
Box No. 1: Stephens 368; Ept
ing, 299; Davis 176.
- Box No. 2: Stephens, 500; Ept
‘ing 312; Davis 283.
' Box No. 3: Stephens, 145; Ept
ing, 47; Davis, 32.
' The total vote cast was the
largest since the people began
!eAecting the City Attorney, 2163
‘having been recorded, |
Mr. Stephens today thanked
the people for electing him to the
City Attorneyship ard renewed
his campaign pledge to serve
“faithfully, impartially and effi
ciently.” :
A graduate of the University
of Georgia, where he was a mem
ber of the teaching staff for
some time Mr. Stephens served
more than four years in United
States Army, emerging from the
war holding the rank of Lieuten
ant Colonel. He.and Buddy Mil
ner formed the law of Milner and
Stephens at the end for the war.
"Mercy Fund” To
Save Katie
Maddox Now $2Ol
The “mercy fund” being raised
to provide streptomycin to keep
death” away from Katie Maddox,
28-year-old colored sufferer from
tuberculosis, reached $201.45 to
day, it was announced by Ray B.
Ware, colored civic leader in
charge of the fund.
Ware said that included in the
contributions were a number from
white friends. However, if Katie’s
life is to be saved, it must be
saved in less than three months,
and streptomycin is all that will
save it—and the streptomycin
treatment will cost SSOO. So, about
S3OO more is needed.
- Arrangements have been made
to get Katie in Battey Hospital
‘where the treatments can be given
as soon as the money has been
raised.
Contributions should be sent to
Ray B. Ware, Samaritan Building,
‘Washington street, Athens.
Veterans Of 35th
Infantry Div. To
Reunite Thursday
KANSAS CITY, June 3 —(AP)
Veterans of the 35th Infantry Di_
vision, President Harry S. Tru
man among them, will reunite
here Thursday to relive their war
experiences and to help build a
hospital for a French town they
liberated in World War IL
All the money they spend for
fun in their first post-war re
union is going into a fund for 2
new hospital for St. Lo, the town
recaptured by the 25th and the
break-through point of the Allied
drive out of the Norman Penin
sula after bloody Omaha Beach.
expected, * particularly on the
Italian® treaty. Senator Bridges
(R-NH) has protested that demili
tarization of Italy may leave that
muntry open’ to Communist in
filtration when U. S. troops with-'
draw. |
Universal Training—Chairman
Andrews (R-NY) of the House
Armed Services Committee plans
to discuss with commitfes mem
bers today a recommendation by
a special Presidential Coramission
for a training program. The com
mittee may decide whether to
ls& hearings now or wait until
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HOME
Verner Gase Is
Given To Jury
Today At 12:02
Evidence against two Walton
county men, accused of beating a
negro youth who testified in the
Monroe lynching investigation,
went to a U. S. District Court jury
at 12:02 p. m. today.
The case went to the jury short
ly after James Verner, one of the
defendants, told the court he had
beaten the 19-year-old negro be
cause the boy had attempted to
run him down with an automobile,
The witnesses were sworn in
vesterday. :
Golden L, Howard, 19-year-old
negro told the jury at yester
day’s opening session that James
Verner, 36, and his brothe:, 26,
assaulted him in and near an ice
plant where he worked in Mon~
roe when he refused to reveal
testimony. he ‘gave in the grand
juty investigation..
Will Perry, superintendent of
the plant, refuted Howard's tes
timony that he was attackeq in
side the plant, Perry said he or
dered Howard outside when' he
W;;w thee was going to be trou
-I€,
. Dr, Homer Head, Monroe.
ician said he treated K;:zxs
for minor bruises but that his
injuries did not justify further
treatment. The FBI was called
into the cas, after Howatq was
t;e:a}ed later in an Atlanta hos
ital.
Paul Brice, colo
Lived in the hous?dwi}:l)xmgom
L. Howard, and Ben C. Dickin~-
son, Chief of Police at Monroe
also testifieq yesterday.,
Attorneys In Case
‘ Attorneys for the government
are John P. Cowart, U. S. Dis
!t‘l(rt Attorney, T. Reece Watkins,
jand James H. Fort, agssistant Dis
!'-;ct Attorneys. Attorneys for the
defendants the Abit Nix, Athens,
and Orrin Roberts, Monroe, Ga.
A list of the jury include Osear
IJ. Thornton, filling station oper
tator, Elberton; Charles S. Comp
|ton, retired railroaq commercial
agent, Athens; George Hadden
{Crenshaw_famer, Martin; E. T.
) McGarity, farmer, Vanna; Fran
|cis M. Norris, farmer, Bogart;
| George Dewey Pullianf, book~
| keeper, Lavonia; Fletcher J. Pur
| cell, farmer, Carnesville; B.
:Blanton Carlan, farmer, Elberton;
!Juo M. Billings, auditor, Athens;
!John C, Smith, merchant, Point
| Peter; James Y. Hodges, farmer,
Statham; Charles W. Beggs, Can
on.
George Alvin Adcock also of
Walton county is to be tried after
the Verners on a charge of per
jury in connection with his tes
timony before the jury.
WOMAN FOUND SLAIN
PHILADELPHIA, June 3 —
(AP) — Police were confronted
todavy with ‘one of their most
baffling mysteries following the
discovery of a blonde woman’s
body in an oil barrel in a seclu
ded ravine.
l The corpse was wrapped in 2
I.y 7 newspaper padded with
sa-wdust and doubled up in the
discarded 50-gallon metal drum.
A bath towel from an Atlan
lfic City hotel, a dark raineoat, a
llull set of woman’s clothing and
a heavy cardboard lining also
were in the barrel.
€he apparently had been dead
10 1o 21 days. HES e
Appropriations—The Senate and
House now have two bi# appro
priation bills on which they dif
fer. In passing the treasury-post
office money bill yesterday, the
Senate added $40,994,423 to the
$3,202,050,750 which the House
approved. The bulk of the increase
would go to aid the treasury drive
against income tax evaders. Al
ready in conference—with no
progress being made toward a
compromise—is the labor federal
security agencies bill for the next
fiscal vear. The House voted sl,-
668,000,000 and the Senate lower=
ed this by $8,000,000, . S