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Newspaper Page TextH oM IE Vol. 115, No. 178. Duich, Indonese Truce Violations BATAVIA, Java, Aug. 6 — (AP) — The Netherlands Army accused the Indonesian Republic today of violating Monday night’s cease fire order five times and at the same time, denieq Indones ian charges that the Dutch had committed such violations. Indonesian Prime . Minister Amir Sjaril’oqddin had charged the Dutch with violating the cease fire order at Gombong, on the central front 60 miles “west of Jogjakarta, two and a half hours after the midnight dead line. The Dutch declared today, how ever, that they actually occupied Gombong 30 minutes befora the cease fire order became effective. Meanwhile rumors circulated in Batavia that Adm. William D. Leahy would come here from Washington to act as mediator in the Dutch-Indonesian dispute if the Republican government ac cepts a United States offer of “gooq offices,” as the Dutch al ready have. ) Leahy- Rumors } walter A. Foote, the U. S. con <ul general here, officially deliv ered the U. S. offer to the Indo nesian Deputy - Prime Minister, A. K. Gani, shortly after mid night this morning. Foote saig he knew nothing about the Leahy TUMOrS. Gani said he would relay the! American offer to his govern-i ment in Jogjakarta at ence and said he hopeq for a reply by to night. The Indonesians early had ask ed for an international commis sion to mediate the dispute and supervise the cease fire order. ( Gani said the message deliver ed by Foote contained three ma-l jor provisions: 1. An offer of the good offices of the United States to the In donesian Republic. | 2. A promise that the United States would send a commission immediately if the Republic ac cepts the offer. | 3. A request for a speedy re nly. 3 Georgia Marines who five years ago were waiting to participate in the first offensive of World War 1T will meet here tomorrow to pay tribute to their comrades who died in battle, . | Wake Island Detachment No. 2 of the Marine Corps League, and the Last of the First Club, an organization of First Marine Divi sion veterans of Atlanta will join the Johnson-Hodges Detachment, Marine Corps League in Athens, {0 celebrate the fifth anniversary of the landing on Guadalcanal. Former Marines, Al Ritche and Bill Worrell, students of the Uni versity of Georgia, will participate in a radio program on “Guadal canal”, WGAU, at 1:80 p. m. A barbecue for the group will be held at Charlie Williams at 7:30 p. m, The bottle of cognac, pre sented to the “Last of the First Club”, by Ralph McGill, the Con s:jltuuon editor, will be display eq. All former Marines, Athemar}s and students, are invited to parti- Cipate in the celebration, it was announced, e e British Continue Roundup Of Jews JERUSALEM, Aug. 6 —(AP) —Three more Jews were ‘aken into custody ‘today as British au thorities continued their round- Up of Jewish leades whom the government says have “shown Sympathy for the policy of vio lence” or have “been in contact with the underground.” i U. S. consular officials said they were “taking cognizance” of the reported arrest -without ctharge of an American citizen, Max Kritzman, in the roundup of Jewish leaders. ' Details of Kritzman’s detention in the Latrun Camp have been cabled to the State Department in Washington, one said, adding: “we are now awaiting State De- Partment reaction.” bt ATHENS AND VICINITY Partly cloudy with meder ate temperatures and scat tered thundershowers this afternoon and again Thurs day afternoon. il i GEORGIA: Partly cloudy today, tonight and Thursday; Scattered thundershowers Mostly in afternoon; not quite 50 hot in western sections this afternoon; otherwise, litile temperature change. -——_"? TEMPERATURE Highest |, 7, TP ase it © g Lowest .. s e M, .. 0 o e G Rormdl o e o RAINFALL Inches last 24 hours .. .. 07 Total sinee August 1 .... 1.20 Excess since August 1 .... .30 Average August rainfall . 467 Total since January i . ..30.21 Deficit gince January 1 .. 1.39 ATHENS BANNER-HERALD B . T RIS o SRR, o - O T -« eiSE L X i ; Fodvg o N Y PRI & i NE '§§ . F LBN : R f T Pl 11 TR - g , L 3 d P L B S T R - T h‘: 5A B o Rk b T | iR . G T e, SV R i/ WE PR g e ol 4 gL YN ‘.\\»': " i::"‘;._ | AID FOR CREECE ARRIVES A truck is unloaded from the U. 8. Liberty Ship Viec tory American in the harbor at Piraeus, Greece, as the first shipment under the American aid to Greece pro gram arrived. ~ UN AWAITS NEW WAITS NEW U. S. MOVE LAKE SUCCESS, Aug. 6 —(AP)—The United States was reported ready today to suggest that the United Nations General Assembly handle the Balkans situation if the Security Council cannot do so because of Russia’s veto. The Council was calleq to meet at 3 p. m. (EDT) to continue de bate on the Balkans, with the prospect of some of the plainest speaking yet heard in that group of eleven diplomats. An authoritative source said that Herschel ,V. Johnson Uni teq States deputy on the Securi ty Council, was all set to make an important statement outlin ing the United States position substantially this way: 1. The United States hopes that the Security Council will act to meet the Situation. But, if the Council cannot do that through the use of the veto, the United States is confident that the gen ar%!. assembly will handle the sit uation. > 2. The United States feels strongly on the Soviet use of the veto. It does not like the impli cations in the Soviet action. * Trouble Area 3. The United States has decid ed views toward what it feels has been the defiance of Albania, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria in Te fusing to cooverate with the Se surity Council’s subsidiary group left in the trouble avea. 4. Finally, the United States, contrary to reports that it might try to achieve a solution outside the United Nations, is definitely ang firmly committed to th~ Uni ted Nations and will exhaust all resources of the charter in trying to solve the question. The General Assembly has au thority only to recommend ac ‘tion but it has assumed a great importance as a mirror for world cpinion. The Balkans case was given fresh impetus late yesterday when Vassili Dendramis, Greek delegate to the United Nations, told the Council that it should in voke enforcement measures im [mediately against Albania, Bul gavia and Yugoslavia “to sup press the breach of peace in scuthern Europe.” Dendramis said that “further compromise Will accomplish rothing.” Mrs. E. M. Epps . Dies Today In . Local Hospital Mrs. E. M. Epps, life-long resi dent of Athens, died at a local hospital this morning after an ill ness of ten days. She was 58 years old. Funeral services will be con ducted from the Oconee Street Methodist church at 4 p. m. Fri day with interment at Tuckston Cemetery. 4 She is survived by three sisters, Mrs. E. M. Mize, Mrs. Walter Mize, sr., and Mrs. P. D. Mize, all of Athens; a sister-in-law Mrs. Willie Seagraves; a aunt Mrs. Joe Lewis and an uncle, W. R. Seagraves all of Athens. Rev. E. D. Carlock, Pastor of the Oconee Street Methodist Church will officiate at the fun eral and will be assisted by Rev. Newton Saye, pastor of the Oconee Baptist Church. Mrs. Epps was a devoted mem-~ ber of the Oconee Methodist church and has lived in Athens since her early childhood. il s il Streamliner Hits Freight Train LITCHFIELD, 111, Aug. 6— AP) — E. C. Slingman, chief dispatcher of the Illinois division of the Illinois Central at Cham paign, 111., said the line’s Green Diamond streamliner hit a Burl ington railroad freight train at Winston Tower, two miles south of here today and that there were “some injuries.” He said the two diesel engines and five of seven passenger CaTs e depsileds - L oL Full Associate~ Piess Service FRANK 0. MILLER ‘ IN PITTSBURGH, PA. Frank O. Miller died Tuesday in Pittsburgh, Pa., following an op eration and an illness of one month. | Mr. Miller was the son of the late Mr. David F. Miller of Ath ens, who died recently. He was born in Athens "and 'graduated from ihe Athens High School, the ‘University of Georgia and the Massachusetts Institute of Tech nology. ¢ d 5 g i - For the past several years Mr. ‘Miller was connected with the Carnegie Illinois Steel Works at the Irvin Works in Pittsburgh, Pa., in official capacity. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Margaret Miller. One daughter, Mrs. John Kraus and a grandson, John Kraus, jr., of Scaresdale, N. Y. One sistex Mrs. Miller Porter of London, England. The funeral services will be held in Pittsburgh. Mrs. Miller is residing at 321 Beverly Road, Apt. 43, Pittsburgh 16, Pa. W. R. HOWARD OF William R. Howard, 50 widely known Oglethorpe county busi nessman and farmer, and a lead er in cattie-raising, died at a ioca® hosital - this morning at 1:30 oclock. He was a citizen of Stephens, Ga. ¢ Surviving Mr. Howard are a sister, Miss Edna Howard, three brothers, Charles L. and J. M. Howard of Stephens; E. Y. How ard, Atlanta and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held from Stephens Methodist Church, Thursday, August 7, at 3:30 p. m. Rev. D. L. Hagood, pastor of Winder Methodigt CHurch Mill officiate with Dr. John D. Mell, and Rev. W. D. Gray assisting. Interment will be at Stephens Cemetery with McDorman-Brid ges in charge. Pallbearers will be Joe Johnson Luke Lyle, E. O. Cabaniss, Jim mie Johnson, W. .C. Mullin and Pat Shackelford. Mr. Howard was one of the most prominent citizens of Ogle thorpe County and was the son of the late Charles L. and Carrie Young Howard, who were lead ers of the County 1n civic and community activities. Mr. How ard resided in the old Howard home near Stephens Ga., and was a member of the Stephens Meth odist church. : He has been in failing health for the past year and had been in hospitals in Atlanta Augusta, and Athens. Truman Accepts Visit To Brazil WASHINGTON, Aug 6—(AP) President Truman today ac cept an invitation to visit Brazil in late August or Septem ber. The White House announced Mr. Truman will fly to Rio De Janeiro for a three day visit and return to the United States aboard the battleship U.S.S. Mis souri. Press Scretary Charles G. Ross would not comment when asked whether Mr. Truman will ad dress the Intra-American Secu ritv Conference which apens in Rio August 15, ; ¢ Gity Water income Up SB,OOO Over July Of Last Year City water receipts jumped near ly SB,OOO in July of this year over the same month last year and the City has collected a total of $113,- 657.34 from sale of water since January, it was reported to the Mayor and Council by City Trea surer A. G, Smith last night. The Mayor and Council increased water rates fifty percent last April. The City has coiiected from all sources a total of $591,210.15 so far this year and expenditures: ‘amounted to $533,084.43 on a bud-~ get of $835,288.74 4according to the Treasurer’'s monthly report. The report shows cash on hand and in the bank amounting to $58,- 126.72. According to comment by Coun- | cilman Floyd Adams, chairman of the Committee on Traffic and Transportation, the Athens City Lines will not formally ask Coun cil for permission to cut its sche dule of operations on account of losses, at this time. Couneilman Adams said he has received a re-‘ port of the Company’s auditor and ‘ also report on the Company's in come from the Georgia /Public Service Commission, which will require further study. He said the | Company only wanted to break even and would not ask for an increase in fares. He said returnl of the bulk of students may per mit the Company to operate with= out a loss. ; City Rcvenues Councilman John Y. Coffee said that in the light of Company revenues, as reported by the Public Service Commission, he does not believe the Company seriously{ wants to reduce the schedule or raise the fares but that the move to cut the schedule was merely a bit of strategy by the Company to put the Mayor and Council on the defensive. He said that the ‘Mayor and Council should adopt the regulations which were brought up in Council last Feb-~ 'ruary and which have not been reported back and urged that these regulations be adopted without further delay so that the Mayor and Council would not be on the defensive regarding the Bus Com pany. He said it is important that buses be kept in good repair so as not to endanger the lives of DA GeTe - F g Ve A " Councilman F. H. Williams made a, motion to increase the number of taxi-cabs permitted C. H. Settle from four to twenty. The motion was seconded by Coun cilman Coffee. Councilman Bob Seagraves commented that, “In good faith, this Council went on record giving these people (the Co-Op, Ever-Ready Companies) a franchise. Nothing was said about it for several years, and I still think this is binding on City Coun cil.” Councilman Coffee stated that since Council is being “attacked by both sides, with the Co-Op Cab Company in court now to try to enjoin Mr. Settle from operating the taxi-cabs, Council should go ahead and give Mr. Settle enough | cabs to give service.” A roll call vote on the motion defeated it with five voting against the increase in number, including Councilmen Seagraves, Wier, D. E. Wiiliams, Tom Elder, and Floyd Adams. Councilman F. H. Will iams, John Y. Coffee, and J. W. Firor voted for the motion. . Motion Defeated A similar motion made by Councilman Coffee to increase the number to ten cabs was. defeated with the same five to three vote as the above. Councilman Coffee then made a motion that S. J. Callaway, who offers delivery service and passenger service for regular cus tomers be, given a permit to op erate one taxi-cab to prevent his having to pay a fee to the cab company. The motion was not car ried. Paving assessments for streets which have been completed were read and approved. Ordinances for the paving of parts of Waddell St., N. Pope St., and Seminole St., were adopted. A motion that a traffic light be placed at the in tersection of Glen and Lyndale Streets was carried. Barrow St., at its entrance to Pulaski St., will become a stop street by the action of Council. A motion made by Councilman (Continued On Page Five) Attlee Reveals Plans To Fight Economic Crisis LONDON, Aug. 6. — (AP) — Prime Minister Attlee’told Par liament today that Great Britain would "reduce her armed forces, impose a limited direction of labor and seek relaxation of clauses in the U. S. loan agreement to help ease her economic crisis. He said also that workers “in the more essential industries” would have to work longer and that coal miners would be asked to labor half an hour a day addi tional. Attlee said Great Britain also would cut down her imports in a manner that would mean “hard ships for many peopie.” He said the United States, at Britain’s entreaty, had agreed to discuss the sterling convertibility and non-discrimination in trade agreements in the $3,750,000,000 Athens, Ga., Wednesday, August 6, 1947 Million Dollar Fire Hits Miami Airport Mener Tells Senate U{ Pt' G' F ! & W ASHINGTON, Aug. 6.—(AP)—John W. Meyer told Senate investigators today that Howard Hughes’ aircraft company paid bills for wartime entertainment of Colonel James G. Hall, who succeeded Elliott Roosevelt as head of the Army Air Corps Reconnaissance Division, ; Meyer, Hughes’ assistant and publicity man, read to the Senate War Investigating Committee a long list of expenses he said he incurred ‘entertaining Hall. The committee is inquiring into $40,000,000 of wartime plane con tracts given the Hughes Company. . Meyer gave his testimony as Howard Hughes, millionaire plane builder and movie producer, wait led in Washington to testify after a cross-country flight. ~ Chairman Ferguson (R-Mich) announced that Hughes will be called to testify at this afternoon’s ‘session. ’ [ Meyer, who has already said he} spent more than $5,000 of Hughes" money entertaining Elliott Roose [?elt and his friends, told the com mittee that on one occasion he} spent $551.42 entertaining Hall in | January, 1944. l “Why were you paying these bills for Colonel Hall and charg ing it up to aircraft?” Ferguson wanted to know. “Here we go again,” Meyer said. “Business.” : Loose Accounts He has contended time and again in his appearances, starting last Friday, that.he entertained free -1!, and that he was instructed by "" ughes to charge such entertain .&nt to Hughes Aircraft. }ﬁ : reiﬁﬂ!gmﬂ again today that - Meyer read into the record a long list of smaller sums he said he spent on Hall in the same period. Ferguson asked how Meyer learned that Hall had taken over from Roosevelt. Meyer said possi bly through the Hughes Company. ' “Did you spend any money on Hall prior to this time?” Ferguson asked. “I don’t think so,” Meyer re plied. He added that the entertainment occurred in Los Angeles. Ferguson asked how Ball hap pened to be in Los Angeles. “He obviously was there to look over our plant,” Meyer said. One of the Hughes contracts was a $22,000,000 one for recon naissance planes. Girl Entertainment The exchange continued: Ferguson—l see some éentertain ment down at the bottom (of the list) here for girls. Why was that charged to Hughes Aircraft? Meyer—That’s what I am trying to figure out myself." When Hughes reached Washing ton, he told reporters he was ready to repeat under oath “everything I have said” about the investiga tion of his contracts. When the committee met at 9:20 a. m. (EST), Ferguson -called Thomas Slack, Hughes' attorney, to the stand and asked “if Mr. Hughes is here?” “He is here and ready and anxious to testify before the com mittee whenever it suits the pleasure of the committee,” Slack replied. Slack then explained that Hughes was at a hotel and would remain there until shortly before the committee was ready to hear him. Hughes has charged publicly that the inquiry by the Senate War Investigating Committee was launched as part of efforts to “coerce” him into agreeing to a merger of Trans World Airlines, which he controls, with Pan American Airways. loan, which Attlee said would be exhausted this year. The Labor government leader told the House of Commons the agreement reached when the United States advanced credits of $3,750,000,000 was aggravating the British economic crisis. Attlee said the loan, originally intended to last until 1950, would be exhausted by the end of this vear, but denied that the Labor administration had ‘“frittered away” the loan, as Winston Churchill charged in an address Monday. Lengthy Speech “That is not true,” Attlee said, opening a lengthy speech in which he was expected to give the government’s plans for meet ing i Sowine - Selles Chestass and tell Britons of the new priva ESTABLISHED 18%" MRS. WELDON WOOD PASSES; BURIAL -y TOMORROW SP. M. Mrs. E. Weldon Wood, wife and office assistant of the Chief of Police of Athens, died at a local hospital at 11:48 o’clock last night. She was ill about one week. Funeral services will be con ducted from First Methodist church by the Rev. Dr. J. W. O. McKibben at 5 o’clock, Thursday afternoon. Dr. McKibben, will be assisted by the Rev. Joseph Mack, pastor of Cental Presbyterian church. Burial will be in Oconee Hill cemetery, McDorman-Bridg es Funeral Home in cnarge. The pallbearers will be Mayor Robert L, McWhorter E. D. Wier, Resser Carnes, Jack . Martin, Chappell Matthews, George Sto rey. Employees of the City will form an honorary escort. Mrs. Wood ig surviveq by her husband; a daughter, Mrs. William G. Baldwin of Atlanta, and a son, Jack Dale Columbus, Ga.,, and a granddaughter, Carol, Dale Bald win of Atlanta. 3 A native of Athens, Mrs. Wood ‘was the daughter of John F. angq L,atiti. !;‘ x;:_ rs Frierson. She was a greft-nevs of the late ~ Miss Mary Ann Frierson, one of Ath ens’ outstanding women. John ‘Hancock, one of the pioneer citi zens of Athens, was her great [uncle. He gave the land where the First Methodist church of which Mrs. Wood was a member ang active in the womens organ izations of the church. Mrs. Wood became seriously ill from a heart attack several days 'ago but her condition was seem ingly improved until last night. Until her illness she was for ‘many years office assistant to her 'husband,ChiefWood,at the City 'Hall. Her death removes one of Athens’ most kindly and belov ed citizens. Hand Claims Support For Special Session PELHAM, Ga., Aug., 6—(AP) —Speaker Fred Hand of the Georgia House of Representatives reported strong support today for a self-convened extraordina:y ses sion of the General Assembly. Hand, who was rebuffed last week-end by Gov. M. E. Thomp son when he asked a special ses sion to enact education qualifi cations for voters, said his call to members of the legislature was in the mails today. “T expect to start getting back certificates within the next few days,” he said, “pbut in the mean time I have had encouraging re actions from many assemblymen —by letter, by telephone call and even by personal visits. Two rep resentatives drove more than 100 miles to come by here and dis cuss a session.” Hand said he regretted that his proposal for educational qualifi cations haq been labelled “white supremacy.” “That ties it up with the thing we are trying to get away from,” he complained. “The constitution al amendment which I have. in mind would apply to negroes and whites dlike. It is aimeq at keeping illiterate pevsons from voting, and if such regulations af fected more negroes than whites, that is unfortunate. | tions awaiting them. Oliver Stanley, a Conservative, opened the debate, accusing the government of “encouraging in flation” and “distorting our econ i omy.” Stanley said the Labor ad lministration could have prevent ed the swift exhausting of the U. IS. loan, originally expected to ! last until 1950. Attlee said the American loan would be exhausted by the end of the year. “I would agree that it might have been better if we had had a greater concentration of effort,” he said. “Maybe we have tried to }do too much in a short time. | “It is well to bear in mind that very great efforts ~have been lmade by the people of this coun try. An immense amount of re lcomtruction has been aczom A. B. C. Paper—Single Copy, 8¢ Committee Col Hall LTSRS A R fS % s P }w e~> i PR ) E.fi:" * I : o Ja g PR o iy ¢ s ] P £ s . 7 R vnj;:i;:_s_é:;@":-3?:&32:‘31"‘ % ‘ B R e voo Says Meyer Father Of Her Child Patricia Miles, 25, cigarette girl in a New York City night club is shown with her six month-old baby, Douglas Meyer. A warrant issued in New York calls for the arrest of John Meyer, publicity man for Howard Hughes, who is now being questioned by the Senate War Investigating Subcommittee, on charge of fathering the baby. Part Of Russian WASHINGTON Aug. 6 —(AP) —Part of a $25,000,000 tag end lot of lend-lease guods originally destined for Russia may wind up in Greece and Turkey under the American aid program designed to ease Soviet pressureg on those countries. The rest is likely to be dump ed on the surpius progeriy mai ket where, conceivably, Russia could buy it again at cut-rate Lp':ices. ' " This situation came to light to day as officials disclosed private ly that congressional action in blocking the shipments is causing an epidemic headache in both the State and Treasury departments. The State Department pleaded with the lawmakers to let the deal go through lest this government lay itself open to charges of “flagrant discrimination” and “welshing” on its contract with the Russians. But Congress took the position that Soviet actions in eastern Eu rope in the last few months need ed some sign of official Ameri can disapproval. _ When the lend-lease arrange ment as such came to a halt, va rious nations contracted on a time payment basis for materials costing $1,201,000,000. Under this deal Russia was to receive $250,000,000 worth to be delivers ed by last December 31. ' Because of strikes andq other delaying factors, however, some €34,000,000 worth remained in this country when the deadling fell. WASHINGTON, Aug., 6—(AP) —Asserting the social = security structure must not be open to “piecemeal attack,” President Truman pocket vetoed a bill to remove full-time news venders from social security law cover age. plished.” Great Increase Attlee stressed what he called a “great increase” in production and exports. He commented that, by the end of last year, British sales overseas were 11 percent greater than in 1938. The finishing touches were put on the new program yesterday at a three-hour cabinet meeting while crowds milled through short, dead end Downing Street as they always do in moments of national stress, 3 The extent to which the gov ernment is preparing to go was indicated yesterday in the intro duction of a bill to assure it full emergency powers over industry, commerce and agriculture. The hill would continue similar war tinie controls 161080, . .00 LOCAL COTTON 1-INCH MIDDLING .. .. 31%e Blaze Caused By ! i l " Mysterious Blast: y , i None Was Injured ! MIAMI, Fla.,, Auwg. 6.— | (AP) — Damage estimated at more than $1,000,000 ' was caused by fire earpy to ' day when a mysterious ex ' plosion touched off a blaze in hanger No. 3 at the 20th Street side of the Miami In | ternational Airport. | Fire Chief Henry Chase of the Miami Fire Department said that (two buildings—a 100 by 500-foot hanger and a 150 by 500 foot wood building used as a shop and storage building for planes were destroy ed. | He said the damage would reach “at least sl,ooo,ooo—conservative .. | Marshall Kidwell, a mechanic for one of the charter airlines who turned in the alarm about 2 a. m., told firemen that “there was a small flash of light on the wing of the A-26 which quickly en veloped the whole piane. I ran for a fire extinguisher, but the flames were out of.control.” Danile McLaughlin, also an air port employe, said that “an ex plosion accompanied the first flashes of fire and within a few minutes flames were leaping in every direction in the hanger.” No one was injured. At least two 21-passenger DC 3s, two twin-engined Beach-craft, an A-26 medium bomber and sev eral smaller planes were lost, An undetermined number of aircraft engines, stored in the hanger, were also destroved. The spectacular blaze wag punctuated by explosions of air craft gasoline stored in drums,: President Vetoes Science Measure WASHINGTON, Aug., 6—(AP) With what he said was “deep regret” President Truman today vetoed a bill (S. 526) to establish a National Science foundation. The President said in a memo randum of disapproval that while he urged the establishment of such a foundatien, the bill Con gres sent him involved a “mark ed departure from sound prinei= pies” of administration. He described the bill as “so complex and unwieldy” that there is “grave danger that It would impede rathe: than . pro mote the government’s efforts to encourage scientific research.” The bill would have establish eq a National Science foundation as an independent agency<to pro mote research in-national defense and other fields, abolishing the present office of secientific re search and development. It would have had responsibil ity for developing a national pol icy for encou-aging basic re search and education in the math ematical, medical, physical and other sciences ag well ‘as those related to defense. Edifor Refuses To Serve As Officer On Thompson's Staff NAHUNTA, Ga., Aug. 6—(AP) —Editor Carl Broome of the Brantley Enterprise declined to serve as a lieutenant-colonei on Governor M. E. Thompson's staff, saying the time has come for edi tors to “resist the tendency for the press to be controlled through * advertising patronage of the state and through devious and doubtful political alignments of press and state.” ? > Broome made the statement in an open letter to the Governor. He thanked Thompson for the offer and said he had supported Thomp son for lieutenant-governor and .- went all-out for him editorig‘lly in support of his claims for Acting Governor. § ! The Nahunta editor described the honorary pasition of lieu= tenant colonel .as “something of & farce because therg are so many appointed by every Governor.” He added: “It is, of course, somewhat old fashioned to lnok askance at gov ernment checks, however they may be obtained and I know that the state should pay for legitimate and necessary advertising, but when the state and the press sre semi-officially joined together as has been the case in Georgia since i946—and seemingly - contrary both to the laws of the state and rules of the Press Association—. then the state checks are bound to carry something of an odor to most conscientious editors.””

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