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Vol. CXVI, No. 116.
Truman-Asks Passage Of Aid
To Schools, Higher Pay Level
WASHINGTON, May 25— (AP)—President Tru
man today asked Democratic Congressional leaders
1o press for passage at this Congress session of fed
eral and a minimum wage boost to 75 cents an hour.
The President’s request was made at a White
House conference lasting more than an hour.
The Senate has passed legislation for $300,000,-
000 annual federal aid to the states for schools. The
House has not acted. :
There has I)een no action in either Senate or
House on minimum wage legislation. The present
wage-hour law fixes the minimum wage at 40 cents
an hour for workers who come under the law’s
coverage.
Senator Lucas of Illinois and Representative Mc
cormack of Massachusetts, assistant Democratic
leaders in the Senate and House, told reporters after
the White House meeting that the President “is
tremendously interested in legislatiofi raising the
minimum wage from 40 to 75 cents.”
Lucas said that it was the opinion of most of the
legislators at the meetling that it will be rather dif
ficult to get the minimym wage legislation passed
at this session since ‘“we Democrats are in the
minority.” - /
[ewis On Verge Of New
Court Contempt Action
WASHINGTON, May 25— (AP)—John L, Lewis’ re
fusal to bargain a new contract ‘with the Southern Coal
Producers Assoéiation could put him in contempt of court
next week for the third time in 18 months. - : :
Lewis and the United Mine Workers already have
heen fined $2,130,000 for ignoring back-to-work orders
in strikes of December, 1946, and April, 1948.
The same judge who imposed
those fines, T. Alan Goldsborough,
will decide next Tuesday whether
Lewis should be put under a new
court order. This one would be an
injunction to keep the UMW boss
from continuing -to snub Presi
dent Joseph E. Moody of the
Southern Coal Producers Associa
tion. Last week’s short-lived con
tract talks broke up over that
issue.
Robert N. Denham, general
counsel of the National Labor Re
lations Board, stepped into the
rase late yesterday at Moody’s
request.
He filed a complaint against
Lewis, accusing him of an unfair
labor practice under the Taft-
Hartley Jawiscisesinibs » ey n
This complaint will be heard by
an NLRB trial examiner, a time
ronsuming pProcess.
So Denham instructed NLRB at
lorneys to go into Goldsborough’s
court and ask for (a) an im
mediate restraining order designed
to start the wage talks again with
in five days and (b) a ‘“show
cause” hearing on why an out
right injunction should not be
issued until the NLRB rules on
the unfair labor practice charge.
Goldsborough rejected the first
request, but granted the second
and set the hearing for June 1.
If Lewis fails to show cause and
the judge issues the injunction,
the mine union chief will be faced
with the choice of complying or
running the risk of a third con
tempt action. 3
Denham charged Lewis both
with refusing to bargain with .the
Southern Association and trying
to coerce employers in the choice
of a bargaining agent. :
Lewis refused to sit down with
Moody because the Southern As
sociation, as such, did not sign the
last contract. It therefore is in
eligible to negotiate a new one,
Lewis argued. #
Separate Pacts :
Moody retorted that Lewis
would not let the association sign
the contract last July. Individual
mine owners, fearing union retal
iation, signed separately instead
of as a group, Moody said.
The 20 companies and associa
tions represented by the Southern
Association produce about one
third of the nation’s soft coal and
employ 125,000 miners.
In their argument before Golds
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Councilman John Y.
Coffee Builds Home
Councilman John Coffee has
let contract with D. D. Saye for
construction. of - a residence on
Stanton Way, near Cloverhurst.
Councilman Coffee plans to move
rom the Fourth Ward into his
few home when it is completed.
WEATHER
ATHENS AND VICINITY
Clear to partly eloudy and
not quite so warm tonight,
Wednesday and Thursday.
GEORGIA — Partly cloudy
today, tonight and Wednes
day; not quite so warm in
northern section; little tem
berature change in the
south; scattered - thunder
showers in south and central
bortion this afternoon and
€vening and in south pertion
“'(‘dnesday.
EXTENDED FORECAST
Extended forecast for
Georgia and the Carolinas
from 7 p. m., May 25, to 7 p.
M., May 29: Average temper
lures near or slightly above
Normal with no importiant
daily change, Thundershow
s Friday or Saturday and
In coastal areas Wednesday.
ATHENS BANNER-HERALD
Full Associated Press Service
House Bottleneck
Lucas said the education measure is “bottled up
in a House committee.”
(It is in the House Labor Committee).
“The President is hopeful that the Republican
majority will act to get this bill to the House floor,”
Lucas added.
, Lucas said that the question of sending up a
message on labor legislation was not discussed. The
President’s views on both the measures have been
outlined in messages and statements, he commented.
Also sitting in on the conference were members
of the Senate and House education and labor com
mittees. ‘
In the last 10 days, Mr. Truman also has pressed
Congress for two other major measures—a long
range farm program and extension of Social Secur
ily. .
After he sent a special farm message to Congress,
Republicans called it his bid for farm votes in the
Presidential election. The GOP has been working
for months on its own farm program.
They raised a cry of “politics” again yesterday
when the President sent up a message asking that
Congress hike Social Security benefits and let 20,~-
000,000 more people share in them. ; ‘
AT 8:15 TONIGHT
By ELIZABETH ETHERIDGE
The curtain goes up at 8:15 to
night on the opening performance
of “The Merry Widow,” a colorful
operetta by Franz Lehar. Present
ed by the Music Department, the
production will be given tonight
and tomorrow in .the Fine Arts
auditorium.
Frances Hodgson, Athens,
soprand,, ‘will “sing the “title role
and James Griffeth, Athens, bari
tone, will sing the male lead as
Prince Danilo. g
A, gay young widow who lived
in Paris when it was really
gay forms the main interest in an
operetta full of intriguing lines
and situations. The widow, con
sidered quite a catch, not only be~
cause of her beauty but also be
cause of her inheritance of 20 mil
lion francs, has many suitors. To
keep her money in her native land,
an arrangement is made whereby
she is to marry Danilo, a prince
from her own country. The merry
widow, however, possessing a
mind of her own decides that she
will have her fling in Paris and
that she will marry for love and
not for arrangement.
The musical play was a popular
favorite ‘when produced both
abroad and in New York. Open
ing in Daly’s theater, London, the
operetta played 778 consecutive
performances, and in. New York
242 times. L
Among the 15 musical selections
in three .act production are the
memorable “Vilia,” “The Merry
Widow Waltz,”- “Remance,” and
“The Cavalier.”
Under the direction of Byron
Warner, the production features a
company of 100 students, with a
cast and chorus composed of select
voices from the Men and Women’s
Glee Clubs. Musical accompani
ment is by the University Little
Symphony Orchestra, conducted
by Hugh Hodgson.
The production of an operetta is
an annual feature of the Depart
ment of Music. Last year Rudolph
Frimil’s “The Firefly” was staged.
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JEWISH AIR RAID WARDENS SEARCH FOR BODIES -
Jewish air raid wardens grimly search for bodies after a recent raid on the city
of Tel Aviv by Egyptian planes. The men have discovered the mangled body of
one of the casualties. Note the American cereal box near the body of the victim.
—(NEA Telephoto). :
90-Y ear-Old
Bride Prepares
For 2ud W eddin g
BRUSHTON, N. Y., May 25
—(AP)—Wedding plans are
in the making for a widow
who figures she’s past 90 and
her 37-year-old beau.
Clarence McGee “hasn’t
been courting me very long,”
Mrs. Eliza Murray said yester
day. “But Clareneé and I like
one another well enough to get
married and that’s just what
we plan to do.”
“I only feel like 80,” she
added.
She was about 14 when she
went to the altar with Charles
Murray, she thinks. This will
be McGee’s first marriage.
McGee sat smiling and nod
ding while his bride-to-be
talked to a reporter.
Mrs. Murray’s 68-year-old
son, James, who lives with her
won’t call McGee “father.”
‘T'm a little too old for that
now,” the son observed.
Caldwell Mav Be
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Deanship In Law
ATLANTA, May 25—(AP)—
The Atlanta Constitution says to
day that President Harmon W.
Caldwell of the University of
Georgia may be the Dean of the
Emory University Law School be
ginning in September.
Dr. Goodrich P. White, Emory
President, told the paper he had
discussed the possibility with Dr.
Caldwell on two informal oc
casions, but added that “absolutely
nothing has been settled.”
In Athens, Dr. Caldwell said he
had discussed the matter with Dr.
White, but that no formal offer
of the post had been made, the
paper reported.
Dr. Charles J. Hilkey, the pres
ent Dean of the Emory Law
School, plans to retire in the Fall.
SRR Ly
Hole In Jackson St.,
Makes Ready For
Connecting Sprinkler
A sprinkler system is being in.
stelled in the building occupied
by McGregor Office Furniture
department on Jackson street.
The work of connecting the
system with the City: water main
on Jackson has required cutting
a ditch through the pavement in
front of the building,
ATHENS, GA., TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1948,
Fighting Rages On. As Hopes
Wane For Truce In Ki¢ly Land
Arab Leaders Renew Talks After
UN Extends Cease Fir Deadline
Heavy fighting continued in and around Jerusalem
today while political representatives of the seven Arab
states met in Trans-Jordan to consider a United Nations
request for a truce in Palestine,
The Jewish army reported in Tel Aviv that Jewish
forces recaptured Ramat Aehel, Jewish village halfway
between Jerusalem and Bethlehem, where a strong Arab
assault vesterday routed Jewish defenders.
Haganah also said the Jewish
Air Force bombed enemy posi
tions around Jerusalem just
after midnight. 1
Arabs resumed shelling Ra
mat Rehel the Jewish commun=
ique said. The village was tak
en yesterday in an attack by
two Egyptian companies, lorces
of King Abdullah’s Trans-Jor=
dan Legion and Arab irregulars,
supported by field guns. Haga
nah regrouped its forces and
counter-attacked. Casualties were
reported heavy on both sides.
Prior to their conference at
Amman, King Abdullah’s capi
tal, Arab leaders indicated they
will stop shooting only if Zion
ists give up the idea of a sov~
ereign Jewish state and disband
the Jewish army. The Jews were
considered certain to reject such
demands.
A member of the Iraqgi cabinet
told a reporter in Baghdad ‘“/fhe
Arabs will accept the Security
Council plea only if sufficient
guarantees are given that the
Jews will not establish a state
and partition will be abandon=
ed.”
The U. N. Securitv Council
last night extended until noon
tomorrow, Eastern Standard
Time the deadline for a cease
fire in the Arab-Jewish war
fare. Egypt and Syria asked the
48~hour extension and ne dele~
gates opposed it.
The Arabs are under pressure
from the British to stop fight
ing. A foreign office spokesman
in London said Britain had
‘warned the Arab states she ex
pects them to observe the U. N.
request. 4 ¥
Failure to comply might lead
to suspension of treaty commit
ments to the Arab states, -such
as the supplying of arms and
military training to King Abdul
lah’s Trans-Jordan Arab Legion,
government sources in London
said. y ¢
The Jews had accepted the U.
N. request with its original
deadline of noon yesterday.
There was a chance the Unit
ed Nations might get word from
Amman of an Arab decision
sometime today.
I Home Pressure
- Against outside pressure from
the United Nations and the Bri
tish the Arabs had to weigh the
feeling at home. Arab leaders
are acutely conscious of public
demand in Arab countries for
decisive action to smash the Zi
onists and their fledgling state,
Arab informants said. :
These sources said a cease fire
order now would nullify Arab
gain in Jerusalem. leave the
important Arab port city of Jaf
fa in Jewish hands, 'and put
Palestininan Arabs generally at
a disadvantage. 5
The fighting went on despite
the cease fire negotiations.
In Jerusalem the Arab legion
and volunteer forces aammered
(Continued on Page Two.)
By The Associated Press
GOP SOLONS SHUN
TRADE IDEAS AND
SECURITY PROGRAM
WASHINGTON, May 25—(AP)
~Republicans in Congress hit the
administration from two sides to
day.
They (1) turned a deaf ear to
Secretary of State Marshall’s trade
ideas and (2) called President
Truman’s Social Security program
strictly “political.”
Mr. Truman sent Congress a
message urging a 50 percent boost
in old age payments, letting 20,~
000,000 more people share in them
an(f having the payments taken
from up to $4,800 of income, in
stead of the present $3,000.
Said Chairman Reed (R-NY) of
the House Ways and Means Sub
committee which is writing its
own Social Security bill: “He is
playing politics with the security
program.”
~ Chairman Knutson (R-Minn) of
the Full Committee said the Pres
ident will have to stop spending
sO. much of the government's
money if he expects his proposals
10 go through. Senator Taft (Ohio)
%airman of the Senate GOP
Policy Committee, added: %
“The Democrats were in power
for 14 years, and if they had really
wanted to change the law they
could have done it.”
TRADE—Secretary of State
Marshall said the changes in this
country’s trade agreements sug
gested. by House Republicans
would cripple American foreign
economic policy, But House lead
ers went” ahead with their plans
anvhow.
They expect to push this change
in the reciprocal trade act through
the House tomorrow after per
mitting only three hours of de
bate.
Allow Congress to turn down
any administration cuts in import
duties’ when the cuts are greater
than those suggested by the Fed
eral Tariff Commission. They al
so would continue the act for only
one year, instead of the three ask
ed by the President.
Marshall wrote a letter yester
day to Rep. Doughton (NC), top
Demoerat on the Ways and Means
Committee, in which he said if the
GOP changes are made Congress
might just as well let the whole
act die.”
" FARM — Democrats pushed
(Continued On Pagy Three)
Old Barn Exhibit
Of Children’s Art
The Old Barn Art Exhibition
opens Wednesday in the rear of
the home of Miss Nina Scudder
at the corner of Milledge and
Baxter, featuring a display of
children’s art. Opening Wednes
day at the residence, 490 South
Milledge, at 2 p. m., the exhibit
will continue through Thursday
evening.
Lamar Dodd, head of the Uni
versity ‘of Georgia Art Depart
ment, will serve as judge for the
exhibit, and all who are interest
ed in children’s art are invited to
attend.
The exhibit marks the closing
activity of the season at the Old
Barn, since the cnildren will soon
be léaving for summer camps.
The public is cordially invited.
Red Vetoes Cloak
Czech Coup Probe
LAKE SUCCEsS, May 25 —
(AP) — Two more Soviet vetoes
have squashed United Nations
plans for investigating last Feb.
ruary Communist coup irn Cech
oslcvekia,
The United States followed
up Russia‘s 24th and 25th vetoes
by calling on the Security Coun
cil to find some new means of
telling the world about the Com
munist grab of power and what,
if any, Russia played in it.
Warren R. Austin said the
United States was prepared to
gather evidence independently
and read it into council records.
He urged other nations to follow
suit,
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MULE BEATS TRAIN IN 38 MILE RACE
Larry Pryor, Greenville mule fancier and legislator,
rides “Nature Boy” into the Greenville terminal to win
a race between the mule and the Illinois Central train,
“Old Reluctant.” The race, between Cleveland, Miss.,
and Greenville, a distance of 38 miles, was covered in
one and one-haif hours by the winning mule. The train
chugged in three minutes behind the panting mule.—
(NEA Telephoto).
Taft Claims Two-Thirds
Of Southern Delegates
‘WASHINGTON, May 25.—(AP)—Senator Robert A.
Taft said today he is counting on two-thirds of the 267
Republican Presidential nominating delegates from 12
Southern and three borderline states.
Backers of Taft and Governor Thomas E. Dewey of
New York vie in a Texas convention today for that state’s
33 nominating votes, the richest GOP prize in normally
Democratic territory. ; ;
Taft supporters lay advance
claim to at least 26 of those
votes, with Dewey taking most
of the rest and ddarold E. Stas
sen trailing with ene or two, !
There were reports that if the
Taft forces should succeed in
puting over a rule to force the
delegation to vote as a unit,
State GOP Chairman George C.
Hopkins might lead a rump del~
egation to the convention,, sup
porting Dewey.
Although Taft didn’t discuss
in detail his claimed Southern
strength, aides contend the Ohi
oan will have majority backing
in 12 of the 15 states on the
first ballot at Philadelphia.
They concede Dewey one del
egation, Oklahoma’s 20-vote
group, and say they will break |
even with him in Florida,- with
six votes each and four for Stas-l
sen.
A majority of Tennessee's 2Z
votes also were claimed by the
Taft camp after they are cast on
the first ballot for favorite son
Carroll Reece, Repubiican Na
tional chairman.
The Qhioan’s followers broke
down this way their appraisal of
Southern = strength in delegates
who have been or are to be cho
sen:
Alabama, 10 or “14 for Taft;
Arkansas, Taft 11, Dewey 2,
Stassen 1; Florida, Taft 6; Dew
ey 6, Stassen 4; Georgia, all 16
for Taft; Louisiana, 11 of 13 for
Taft; Mississippi, all 8 for Taft if
Perry Howard delegation is seat
ed; North Carolina, majority of
26 for Taft; South Carolina, all
6 for Taft; Tennessee, 22 for
Reece, majority for Taft after
first ballot; Virginia, majority of
21 for Taft; West Virginia, major
ity of 16 for 'Taft; Texas, %6 of
33 for 'Taft; Oklahoma 19 for
‘Dewey, one possiblvy Tatt: < -
tucky, majoritf of 25 for Taft.
‘Dewey and Stassen supporters
immediately challenged these
claims. S :
But Senater Cooper (R-Ky)
said Taft’s men seem to be ciose
in calling the Kentucky score.
Cooper, who is supporting
Senator Vandenberg (R-Mich)
for the nomination, said he
thinks from 11 to 13 of the 25
Kentucky delegates will vote for
Taft. He said Dewey will get the
backing of from seven to nine,
Vandenberg will have the sup
port of three and Stassen of one.
Taft's camp has claimed the
Ohiocan will have about 300 votes
on ihe first Phiiadelphia ballot
and will top the list. Dewey'’s
~ (Continued on Pige Two,)
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Accident Injuries
James T. Burden
James T. Burden, well known
Madison county resident, died in
& local hospital at 5:30 Monday
afternoon as the result of inju
ries sustained when he was
struck by an automobile Monday
morning at the intersection of
Broad stree ando Milledge Ave.
Setvices for Mr. Burden
are to be conducted Wednes.
day afternoon at 3 o’clock from
Oak Grove Church, near Comer,
and burial will follow in Oak
Grove cemetery, nephews serving
as pall-bearers. Bernstein Funeral
Home is in charge 'of arrange
ments,
The body will lie in state in the
church from two o’clock untii tiie
hour for the service.
(Continued on Page Two.)
TRUMAN STUDIES BILL ALLOWING
ATHENIAN WARDSHIP OF RUSSIAN
President Truman had before
him today a bill to allow the
adopted Ukranian ward of .an
Athenian to remain in this:
country. ey
The boy Mike Ferris, former
German slave laborer, stowed
away with an American unit
returning from Germany in 1945.
He had known Major Harry
Trimble in Germany, and, on
reaching this country, contacted
Major Trimble’s father, Col.
Richard B. Thimble, 'of 188
South Milledge avenue.
Col. and -Mrs. Trimble wel=-
comed Mike into their home. It
was a two-fold occassion. Mike
arrived on the day of the Geor
gia~Georgia Tech football game.
In the two years he spent here,
Mike attended the Vocational
School, and later Athens High.
He also worked part-time at Mi
chaels Department store.
Principal Sam Wood, of Ath
ens High said that Mike was a
‘very good student, well liked by
the teachers and students.” Priii
cipal Wood stated further that
Mike was,6 exceptionally bright
and caught on very quickly.
After Major Trimble returned
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GM Averts Strike |
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With 11-Cent An
Hour Wage Boost '
DETROIT, May 25 — (AP)—
General Motors Corp,, granted an
unique 11-cent an hour wage
boost today to avert a strike of
its 225,006 CIO production work
ers. ¥ =
The .company said the formula
would cost it about $75,000,000 a
year. But GM called it “th‘e;new
epproach to the living cost prob
lem.” :
A GM strike had been set for
Friday by the CIO United. Auto
Workers. a *
Not only was the walkout
averted, but the settlement raised
hopes for a quick end to the 14.
‘day strike of 75,000, Chrysler
Corp., employes.
On the basis of past history, it
eppeared that the GM formula
may set a 1948 wage pattern in
the 1,000,000-man auto industry
and other important segments of
the nation’s economy.
Chrysler has zagreed to resume
' bargaining with the UAW-CIO
'Wednesday. Their best previous
Chrysler offer to the union was
six cents an hour, i
The other member of the auto
industry’s big three, the Ford
Motor Co, is scheduled soon so
begin talking wages with the
union,
' 'The settlement brings the aver
ége wage in General Motors' 90
plants to about $1.61 an hour.
The UAW-CIO originally asked
GM for a 25. cent an hour in~
crease. 5
General Motors would not say
whether the wege increase would
affect its car prices.
~ The wage formula gives the
GM employes a flat 11 cent an
hour boost as of now,
I However, the union agreed that
on next Sept. 1 the company' may
’revise this figure upward or
downward, depending on the cost
of living by then.
Price Trend - *
If costs go up, they will get a
boost above 11 cents. If they go
down, the company may cut the
llcent figure but not by more
than five cents.
However, the contract provides
that he gets another three cents
an hour a year from now regard
less of what living costs do,
If living costs go up by Sept
ember, there is no ceiling on the
GM wages. They would be in
creased by whatever amount liv
ing costs rise, A company official
said this might total any sum—
five cents, 20 cents or higher.
Because of the unique wage
adjustment system, there is no
provision for wage reopening
during the two-year life of the
contract, Thus the contract re
mains in effect until May, 1850.
. A, Johnstone, acting direct
or of the UAW-ClO’s GM _ de
partment, said he W:);‘l.ld recom
mend ccceptance of the propozal
at a meeting of union leaders
from some 90 GM plants here
Friday. & 3%
It 2lso must be okayed by the
union rank-znd-file membership.
A spokesman for the CIC Uni=
ted Electric Workers, which rep
resents some 40.000 workers is
five General Motors plants, sai
the corporation had made his un.
ion the same wage offer the UAW
accepted. 4
However, he reported negotia
tions were continuing today on
some unsettled points. ®
from overseas, Mike accom
panied him and his group to
McDill Field ‘in Tampa, Florida,
where the Major is stationed.
Having continued with . his
education, Mike is scheduled to *
graduate from Plant High School
in- Tampa next month, ;
An Associated Press release
reports that Major Trimbl,e who
is commander of the 33rd Photo
Reconnaissance Squadron, teld a
Congressional Commitee during
hearings on the bill that Mike
was a German Slave laborer lib
erated by the Americans from a
camp at Brunswick, Germany.
He said the boy became a cook
for his squadron and followed
them when they changed bases.
Major Trimble said that Mike
felt his capture by the Germans
would be considered an act of
treason against Russia if he were
returned there. He is an aatie
Communist. 3
Col. Trimble wrote the House .
Judiciary Committee that he
would be responsible for Mike’s
condirt and would see that the
boy did not become a m
charge, accordir..{ to an -
ated Press story, £y