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CHILDREN PICKET FOR DADDIES :
The children of the strikers at the Schlitz Brewing Company at Milwaukee
icket the plant for their daddies who are out on strike, carrying signs denoting the
average size of families. The fathers, members of the CIO Brewery Workers
Union, are on strike at all Milwaukee breweries.
Air Force Readies Buying
Orders For 2,700 Warplanes
WASHINGTON, May 7. — (AP) — The Air Force
readied buying orders for 2,727 new warplanes today,
awaiting only President Truman’s signal to start building
a TO-group peacetime airmada. ‘
Shortly after the Senate gave a 74 to 2 vote of approval
vesterday to a $3,233,000,000 airpower expansion fund,
Air Force officials announced they were warming up
their purchasing machinery,
State’s Course
In Right's Plan
ATLANTA, May 7 —(AP)—
Ceorgia’s course in the Dixie re
volt against President Truman
end his civil rights' program re
portedly has been charted at a
rrivate caucus of Democratic
party leaders.
One political leader who at
tended the ,parley — held Tues
dey at Herman Talmadge’s farm
neer Lovejoy — said that state
probebly would joiinn other South
ern States in electing Democratic
electors who would withhold,
their electoral college ballots
from Truman, even if Truman is
the party standard bearer.
He said prevailing sentiment
vas for Georgia to semd Demo
cratic National Convention dele
getes who would fight Truman
but not bolt the Convention if
Truman is nominated. §
Other top Talmpkdge lieuten
ints who attended the session—
neluding Herman himself—nei
ther confirmed nor denied the
report. When asked about the
parley, Talmadge started talkinz
ihout lespedeza, clover, and
purebred bulls. °
Other unconfirmed reports
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Zero Hour Approaches:
JEWS CLAIM NEW TERRITORY
CAINS IN NORTH PALESTINE
HAIFA, Palestine, May 7 —
(AP) — Jews claimed today to
have seized new territory from
Northern Palestine Arabs in th,e
Waning days of Great Britain's
méndate over the Holy Land.
British rule is t, end a week
from tonight. Though *the United
Nations lately has shied away
lrom its partition plan of last
November, the Jews are setting
Up & government to take ov:r
them in the parts they would get
urder the plan.
The Jewish agency's militia,
Haganah, said last night its men
had ceptureq two Arab villages
between Nazareth, = famed as
Christ's boyhood home, and the
Sea of Galilee, and had taken a
hill overlooking Safad, mainly
Arab city about 10 miles north of
the Sea.
Heganah said two Jews were
killed and nine wounded anc} 20
Arabs were left dead in Sejera.
énd two other Jews died and 16
Were wounded in the attack on
Arab El Edha, where Arab loss
€ were believeq high. -
Hagzanah said that near the
JeVish settlement of Mishmar
Haemek, it fbroke up a few hun
dred Aral, troops, mostly ~lragi
Volunteer« vestardav
Settlement Shelled 2
In Tel Aviv. Hapganah said
ATHENS BANNER-HERALD
Full Associated Press Service
A Senate - House conference
committee . was expected to act
swiftly to compromise minor dif
ferences in the —bitt- previously
passed by a 343 to 3 vote in the
House. The measure-then \;5150
to the. White House where favor
able action seems likely despite
the $822,000,000 added to Mr.
Truman’s -original request. . -
This was the money tacked on
to assure a start toward the 70-
group Air Force rather than
the 55 groups first planned or the
66-group compromise put for
ward by Secretary of Defense
Forrestal in his plea for a “bal
anced” military expansion.
While mos tof the debate cen
tered on the theme that air
power is the best defense against
attack, a number ‘of lawmakers
left no doubt they would like to
avoid an election year vote on
reviving the draft and setting up
universal military training. - 3
Mr. Truman, who asked for
both of these, took scathing ex
ception to a substitute manpower
plan put forward by Rep. Leo
Allen (R.-111.), chairman of the
House Rules Committee.
Allen, whose committee has
blocked action on UMT, suggest
ed shelving the draft as well by
offering bonuses up to $1,500 to'
volunteers. : |
Mr. Truman told his news
conference yesterday this was
the most asinine proposition he
has seen yet.
143 Bombers
The Air Force said the new
funds will provide 143 bombers,
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without confirmation that Leban
ese troops shelled the Jewish set
tlement of Ramat Naftali in
northern Palestine before dawn
yesterday. Newspapers there said
Jews holding Yehudia near Lyd
da sirport, beat off a counterat
tack by four armored vehicles of
Trans . Jordan Arab Legion,
part of which is in, Palestine to
help the British in police work.
Truce negotiatons for Jerusa
lem were under way in tWwo se
ries wof coniferences.
A United Nations Commission
of the United States, Belgium
2ng Frech Consuls Gen., expec
ted to under take new talks with
three Arab negotiators today in
Jericho aimed at a cease-fire for
the whole city. The Commission
v7as set up by the Security Coun
cil.® :
A similar conference Wednes
day failed, but the Arabs since
have south the official position
of the Arap League from the
Secretery General, Abdel Ranh
man Azzam Pasha.
Sir Alan Gordon Cuningham.
Pritish high commissioner, was
trying to arrange -a truce over
Teruselem's old walled city and
its Christian. Jewish and Mos
lem Shrines by request of the U.
N trusteeship Council. :
Military M anpoiu—e;
Committee Will
Be Set Up Tom'gbt
An Athens Military Man
power Committee to help mar
shal and unify community
support of the Army angd ' Air
Force Voluntary Enlistment
Program will be organized
tonight at a meetsg of nine
leading citizens at the local
Army and Air Force Re
cruiting Station, 188 E.
Washington St., M-Sgt. Jack
Bradley, eommander of the
station, announced today.
The Athens committee,
which will include represen
tatives of nine local, organiza
tions, is being set up under
a Nation-wide ‘program de
veloped jointly by the U. S.
Army and U, S. Air Force
Recruiting Service and the
national officers of six pa
triotic and fraternal organi
zations, Sgt. Bradely said.
W. Loy Prickett
Named Commander
0f Legion Post 20
W. Loy Prickett, post iinance
officer for the past seven years,
was unanimously named Com-.
mander of the Allen R. Fleming
jr., Post 20 of the American Le
gion last night.
He will succeed Roscoe Long,
Mr. Prickett became the first man
tc be elected without opposition
in many years. He has been a
member of the Post for 11 years,
and during that time has devoted
much time and effort to the ad
vancement of Post 20,
Mr. Prickett has been employ
ed by the Athens Hardware Co.,
for over 20 years. o
Officers named along with
him were C. H, Thurmon, Senior
Vice-Commander; John Gunder,
First Junior _Vice-Commander;
R. H. Marshall, Second Junior
Vice-Commander; Johnny Broad
nax, Third Junior Vice-Comman
der; M. H_Pittard, Adjutant;
Georgia Peeler, Finance Officer;
Roy P. Wilkes, Chaplain; Tonev
Camarata, Historian; Mayo C.
Buckley, Service Officer; Henry
G. McLeroy and W. J. Haynes,
Sgts..At-Arms; and G. L O’Kel
ley, jr., J. H. Hubert, jr., and P.
W. Shearouse, Executive com=
mitteemen_ f s )
The Post also selected dele
gats for the State Legion Con
vention to be held in Atlanta
this summer, ,
T. W. Reed’s
Condition Good
T. W. Reed, beloved Athenian,
underwent an operation yester
day at the St. Joseph’s Infirmary
in Atlanta. -Mrs, Reed reported
this morning that Uncle Tom was
cloing nicely.
The famed statesman has been
seriously ill for the past few
weeks and was taken to Atlanta
two weeks ago. Previous to that
time he was hospitalized at St.
Mary’s hospital here.
WEATHER
ATHENS AND VICINITY
*Fair and mild tonight and
Saturday. Warmer Saturday
afternoon.
GEORGIA—Fair and mild
today and ionighi; Saturday,
fair, becoming warmer in the
afternoon.
ATHENS, GA., FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1948
Government Launches Fresh
Attempts To Halt ail Tieup
TRUMAN CONFERS WITH CABINET;
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WASHINGTON, May 7.— (AP) —President Truman
went over the railroad crisis with his cabinet at an hour
lone meeting today.
The cabinet conference concluded just as Presidential
Assistant John R. Steelman began a meeting with heads
of the three brotherhoods which have called a strike for
next Tuesday.
Leaving the cabinet session,
Attorney General Clark told re
porters he advised the President
in an opinion last wek that he
has ample power to seize the
railroads —in event he decides
that step is advisable.
At the same fime Clark em
phasized that no orders looking
to seizure have been prepared.
Clark said the seizure power
is under a 1916 law.
Top presidential advisers ‘in
sist that the President will con+
sider seizure only as the last re
sort. He was said to be clinging
to hope that representatives of
the brotherhoods and of the car
rviers will reach an agreement.
S#eelman, Mr Truman’s labor
expert, talked yesterday with W,
T. Faricy, president of the As
sociation of American Railroads.
Clark said he would see fiesi
dent Truman agai this er
noon and ask permission to re
lease the seizure power opinion
to the public.
The opinion 'is based on a re=
cent supreme court decision that
the United States is still techni=
cally at war.
Under this decision, Clark
said, the President has the war~
time authority to take over the
railroads.
Those invited to Steelman’s‘
office are David B. Robertson,
president of the firemen and
enginemen, Alvanley Johnston,
grand chief engineer of the loco~
motive engineers; and Alfred J.
Glover, new ‘president of the
switchmen’s union. i
More Confab
Steelman talked with W. T.
Faricy, president of the Associa
tion of American Railroads, yes
terday. Faricy represents man
agement generally. More meet
ings with railroad executives
may be held after Steelman fin
ishes his discussion with the
New Name Enters
Murder Probing
NEWNAN, — May 7 — (AP)
—Discovery that a young tenant
farmer slain near here was not
Wilson Turner, but was his
brother, William, will not alter
the states’ murder case against
four men, Sheriff A. L. Potts said
today.
The Sheriff said the slain man
took his brother’s name when he
deserted from te Army in 1942,
He was known in this section ag
Wilson Turner and married un
der that name.
Disclosure of the mixup in
identities came from Sheriff L.
R. O'Neal of Crawford county,
who said he had been holding
the real Wilson Truner in jail at
Roberta on g cattle theft charge.
Wednesday Turner was released
on bond,
Star Students Honored:
ANNUAL LITTLE INTERNATIONAL
LIVESTOCK SHOW HERE TONIGHT
Animal husbandry students at
the University of Georgia will
hold their Twenty-fifth Annual
Little International Livestock
Show tonight in Hardman Hall,
beginning at 7:30. The event,
which will include the showing
of all kinds of animals common
to Georgia and the presentation
of trophies to outstanding stu
dents in the Department of Ani
mal Husbandry, will be under
the auspices so the Saddle and
Sirloin Club.
The animals; in the order in
which they will be shown, in
clude horses and mules, Here
ford aged bull, Hereford aged
cows, Hereford heifers, Hereford
calves, Angus aged cows, Hol
stein cows, Holstein calves,
Guernsey aged cows, Guernscy
two-year - old cows, Guernsey
calves, Jersey.cows, heifers and
calves, Hampshire rams, Hamp
shire ewes, and Hampshire year
ling boar.
In addition to the showing of
animals, the student animal hus
bandmen will be in the spot
light in the awarding of prizes
for contributions to the livestock
industry. The Genevieve Tucker
Trophy willi be awarded to t{he
senior who has been chosen as
the most oujstanding in his work
union presidents.
l Mr. Truman told his news con
ference that every effort is be
ing made to head off the threat
fned strike, scheduled to begin
~at 6 a. m, local time, across the
nation next Tuesday.
But Mr. Truman flatly denied
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Compete For Prizes
| Ho “
igh School Scribes
Convene Here Today
Superior and meritorious work in Georgia high scheool
journalism was recognized Friday, May 7, at the 21st
annual convention of the Georgia Scholastic Press Asso
ciation at the University of Georgia Henry W, Grady
School of Journalism.
Individual and publication winners were announced by
Dean John E. Drewry and the prizes were presented in
the University Chapel at the conclusion of the morning
session.
More than 600 high school
editors and their faculty advis-}
ers ‘were on hand to hear ad
dresses by Ralph McGill, editor,
A:gta Constitution; Angus Per
kerson and Medora Field Per
mAflanta Journal . Sunday
;- Miss Susan Myrick,
Macon Telegraph-News; Dyar E.
Massey, jr., editor and publisher,
Wrightsville Headlight; Dr. Har
mon W. Caldwell, president, Uni
versity of Georgia; Dr. J. Ralph
Thaxton, University registrar
and director of admissions; and
William Tate, University dean of
men. i i
The Laura Dorough Dyar Tro
phy, given by the Royston Rec
ord in honor of Mrs, Dyar for
outstanding campus - community
service went for the second con
secutive year to the Pitchfork of
Marietta High School.
Memorial Trophy
The John Coffee Braswell Me
morial Trophy in Advertising,
gives by Earl B. Braswell, editor
and publisher, Athens Banner-
Herald, and University System
Regent, and Mrs. Braswell, was
awarded to the Girls’ Hi-Light,
A. L. Miller High School, Macon.
The Braswell Trophy honors the
memory of the Braswells’ son
who lost his life during the re
cent war.
The Athens - Banner-Herald
trophies for outstanding printed
senior high school newspapers
were won by Poet Leader, La
nier School for Boys, Macon, for
the larger schools; Pitchfork,
Marietta High School, for the
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as a student; the Jack Grist Tro
phy will be presented to the
freshman who has done the most
to promote the livestock indus
try; and the Linton Pittard Tro
phy will be received by the jun
ior who has been selected as the
most outstanding in animal hus
‘bandry work.
Also featured on the program
will be the awarding of the Al
pha Gamma Rho Cup to the out
standing freshman in agricul
ture, and a stunt by neophytes
of Aghon, honorary society for
students of agriculture, forestry
and veterinary medicine.
Dean Paul W. Chapman of the
College of Agriculture will
award the championship prizes.
. Judges will be H. B. Hender
son, head, Dairy Department,
and E. P. Warren, assistant pro
fessor of animal husbandry, both
of the University of Georgia; and
W. S. Rice, manager, Georgia
Hereford Association. |
This year’s Little International
will honor Dr. Milton Preston
Jarnagin, who has headed the
Department of Animal Husban
drv since 1907.
Admission will be 25 cente for
students and 50 cents for other
persons.
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DR. B. M. GRIER
Bush Nominated
Lion President
Alexander ‘Bush was named as
nrecident of the Athens Lions
Club, for the term beginning July
1. during the nomination of of
ficers at the Thursday luncheon
in the Georgian Hotel. Nomination
is tantamount to election.,
Bush was elevated to succeed
Fresident R.C. Ray from the po
sition of Ist vice-president Ele
vated to succeed him was J. W.
Matthews who vacated the office
of 2nd vice-president to Roy W.
Curtiss. To‘follow Mr. Curtiss as
3rd vice-president will be J. W.
Hemry, who was the first of the
executives to bhe named from the
membership.
The club voted by acclamation
for. Arthur S Oldham to succeed
himself as seretary, a post he has
filled for 10 years. J. W, Hubert,
jr., was nominated in like
manner for the place of treasurer,
& position filled until recently by
kis father. J. C_ Stiles cast the
two ballots for the club.
O. W, “Grandpa’” Taylor was
nominated as “lion-tamer’ to
succeed J. W. O. McKibben. Eu
gene Eppting and T. H. Hagler
were named to the board of di
rectors to fill the expired terms
of Jack R. Wells and Lewis P.
Chick. They will serve with Hen.
ry Rosenthal ang ¥, W. Whitney
who - were previously elected to
two year terms as directors.
Politics entered the election
curing the naming of a “tale
twister.,” J. C, Stiles provided
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State's "48 Peach
Crop To Be Small
MACON, May 7.—(AP)—The
Georgia Fruit Exchange predict
ed today that the state’s 1948
peach crop~ will not exceed 3,000
carloads. This is less than one
third of Georgia’s potential pro
duction. *
The estimate was prepared by
W. C. Bewley, president of the
Exchange. Y
The estimate said crop condi
tions ‘“vary 'so widely in the
several production districts in
Georgia and also between differ
ent orchards in the same district
it was practically impossible to
make an accurate or reliable es
timate by varieties.”
“It is probable, however,”
Bewley's estimate said, *“that
approximately 33 1-3 percent of
the total production will consist
of Hileys (early and regular);
approximately 45 percent will
consist ~of Elbertas (Sullivan’'s
early and regular), and the re
mainder will be madeé up of early
white flesh varieties and early
mid-season yellow flesh varieties
not listed.” v
§ ~Light movements of early
;white flesh varieties will be
‘made throughout the remainder
,of May, the prediction said, and
Jihe first cshipmeni of early Hileys
are expected around June 10 to
June 12.
Dr. Grier Accepts Post
As College President
Resigns Superinfendency Of Athens
Schools After 19 Years Of Service
After serving as City School Superintendent for the
past nineteen years, Dr. B. M. Grier yesterday afternoon
tendered his resignation to the Board of Education to
accept a call to a larger field of service as President of a
weman’s college in South Carloina. et
Dr. Grier’s resignation was ac
cepted with regret i a resolu
tion unanimously voted in which
the advancement of the city
school system under the educator
was recognized and tribute paid
to his ability and efficiency in
the tield of education.
Board members attending
were Dr Ralph Thaxton, presis
dent, who presided; Mrs. R. E.
Breedlove, Mrs J. H. Bradley,
Howard McWhorter, P. L. Hug
gins, Dr. J. K. Patrick, Archie
Langley, Bryant Smith, Grandi
son Caskey and Mayor Jack R.
Wells, ex-officio member.
Definite Chaiienge
In his letter of resignation, Dr.
Grier said:
“l hereby tender my resigna
tion as Superintendent of the
Public Schiools of Athens effective
June 30, 1948, in order to ac
cept the Presidemcy of Lander
College at Greenwood, South
Caroiina. &
“l offer my resignation with
deep emotions and genuine ap
preciation of the splendid co
operation the members of the
Board and the citizens of Athens
have given me throughout the
past nineteen years. They have
been fruitful years, due to the
constant intérest of the patrons,
the_diligence of the teachers and
‘other employes, the students, and
to the inspiraiion amnd loyal sup
port of the members of the
Board of Education. Some of the
sweetest memories and most
cherished associations~o® my life
will ever remain identified with
Athens and Her public system of
education. (
“I feel, however, that the posi
tion to which I have been cailed
offers a very definite challenge
for a greater educational service.
With this challenge in mind I
would appreciate being released
fvom my present ‘position.”
Cite Accomplishments ?
The resolution unanimously
adopfed by the Board read: |
“It is with regret ~that the
Board of Edgcation of the City
of Athens accepts the resigna
tion of the Superintendent, Dr.
B. M. Grier. Dr, Grier came to
Athens as Superintendent of
Schools 19 years ago. He has di
rected the schools of our city in
a most effective manner during
his term of office. Many im
provements have been done dur
ing his administration. Many
changes in the curriculum to
make it more nearly meet the
demands of the public have been
made under his guidance. He
has strengthened the faculties of
the various schools and done
everything he could to make the
schools of Athens the best in the
state. The lunch room program
was _instigated during his ad
ministration and the expansion
to the twelve year program was
also worked out under his di
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POLITICS GOES TO THEIR HEADS »
Just for laughs, Hollywood, Calif,, hair-stylists |
showed these nolitical hair-dos at the Hollvywood Hair
Stylists Show. Theresa Keough, left, and Phyllis Secott
model Democratic and GOP coiffures,
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PUSH STRIKE
DETROIT, May 7.—(AP)-~The
CIO-United Auto Workers, hav
ing quit the bargaining table
with a bitter blast .at Chrysler
Corporation, pushed ahead today
with' plans_for a strike they niow
call “inevitable.”
State and federal mediators
immediately moved forward. with
hopes of bringing the wamsing
parties together again be!or%;,t%s
strike deadline, set by the UA
at May 12.
Terming wage negotiations
with ' Chrysler to be in k:n “hope=~
less deadlock,” the um broke
off the talks yesterday and told
the corporation “its attitude is an
insult to human decency.”
In a formal statement, Note
man Matthews, director of the
UAW’s Chrysler department,
said “there is no point in fur-~
ther negotiations and -a - strike
next Wednesday *is' inevitable”
unless the auto makers change
their position.
The UAW has demanded a 30~ ,
cent ‘an hour wage raise in ad
dition to various fringe demands.
Chrysler countered this with a
six cent offer which was with
drawn after the union rejected
it. The present average scale is
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Brifish Protest
Greek Execufions
ATHENS Moy 7 (APY-
Fresh executions today boosted
to 213 the number of Greek=pris.
oners put t, death since thg as
sassination of Justice Minister
Christos Ladas Saturday. Britain
officially registered her concern.
British Ambassador Sir Clifford
Norton, the British embassy an
nounced, sent a note to Vice Pre
mier Constantin Tsaldaris m&w
“details and explanations.” =
The latest to die were 18:per=
sons confined at Aegina prison,
just outside Athens. They were
executed this morning.
The Greek government has de.
scribed all of those executed and
facing execution as murderers.
Most of them were co’.wictew
crimes committed duying the Left=
ist revolt against Premier Gecrge
Papandreou’s government in 1944
after the liberation of Greege
from the Germans. Their'sentences
were upheld by a pirdons board.