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BUT NOBODY GOT HURT — All of the 24 passengers on this bus and the three
occupants of the smashed truck (foreground) escaped serious injury in spectacu
lar collision near Valdosta, Ga. The front of the bus rests on top of the overturned
truck.— (AP Photo). .
Rumors Thick On Red Action
Against Stubborn Satellites
WASHINGTON, July 7.—(AP)—The wave of nation
alist feeling sweeping eastern Europe has spurred a flood
of rumors about possible drastic moves by the Russians to
tighten their hold over the satellite countries.
Park Paving
Is Proposed
The matter of extending the
paving through the Athens Me
morial Park to the bridge instead
of just to the gate on the east
side of the park was taken under
consideraiton Fuesday -after rep
resentatives of the park commit
tee appeared before the regular
monthly meeting of the Clarke
County Commissioners yester
day.
Mrs. Mildred Rhodes, Howard
Benson and Owen Roberts were
the committee appearing before
the Commissioners.
The paving of the road which
leads from the Whitehall Road
as far as the gate is now in pro
gress,
This matter of extending the
paving was taken under consid
eration by the Commissioners
pending a discussion with the
County Engineer.
A committee from Oconee
Heights requested the paving of
Whitehead road which leads
from the Tallassee road to the
Jefferson road, and also re
quested the paving of a road
leading from Oconee Heights to
Jackson county. The road is
known as the Thurmond Road.
They requested that this paving
project be included in the pav
ing for this year.
This mtater was taken under
advisement as it has been re
quested that these roads be in
cluded in the Secondary Federal
System, which would make them
elidg’ible for State and Federal
aid,
Webb-Crawford Company was
the low bidder to furnish the
supplies for the month of July.
Another committee appearing
before the Commissioners asked
that water coolers be placed at
the home for the aged. This
committee, composed of Mrs.
Dorsey Davis and Mrs. H. A.
Epting, represented the Lollie
Hutchins Sunday School Class of
the Baptist Church.
Advertising for bidders to con
struct the new Regional Library
has been prepared and were ap
proved by the Board.
Possibilities Of
Market Are Cited
BY CURTIS DRISKELL
The installation of the State
Farmers Market in Athens will
be a valuable asset both to the
farmer and to the city, Millard
Seagraves, chairman of the board
for the building of the Market,
sald here today.
According to figures released by
Mr. Sezgraves, it was -made
known that the Market in Moul
irie, Ga,, increased its total sales
More then 1,700 per cent during
the second years of operation.
The Market in Moultrie totall
ed sales of $45,447.35 in 1946, the
first year of operatiion, the statis
tics showed, and in 1947, sales
timbed to ‘an astounding total of
$825,760,54, eighteen times the
dmount sold in the Market the
first year,
The State Market in Athens
Fas just as good possibilities as
anyother Market in Georgia, Mr.
Seagraves pointed out, and bet-
ATHENS BANNER-HERALD
These rumors include uncon
firmed reports of Soviet troop
movements in Romania and Bul
garia toward the Yugoslav bor
der. They aiso disclose a revival
in Eurcpe of the old speculation
that Russia may try (a) to annex
Romania and Bulgaria as Soviet
republics and (b) to put the Red
Army back into Czechosiovakia,
frmo which it withdrew at the
end of the war.
~About the most that can be
said for the rumors at the mo
ment is that they are receiving
careful study at the State De
partment and national defense
establishment.
Th perevailing opinion among
Washington efficials seems to be,
however, that while the Russians
find themselves in a tough spot
in their own satellite sphere they
will try’to soive their difficulties
without resorting to the open use
of military power.
But this situation could change
instantly. A Yugoslav move;
against Albania, for instance,
would give the Russians a per
fect excuse for coming to the
“defense” of an ally. |
Belgrade Warnings
Belgrade has been tossing out
warnings to Albania since that
country sided with the Comin
foram in the deliberated Yugo
slav dispute.
Early today a Tass dispatch
from Tirana said Albania is tak
ing “strong measures” to guard
her borders with Yugoslavia and
Greece -against “hostile ele«
ments.” But there was no men
tion of any actual border clash.
The view that Russia will re
frain from any outright military
move also is expressed by offi
cials here in discussing the Ber
lina situation.
There the Soviets have run
headlong into a stone wall of op
position from the Western Pow
ers. Diplomats said today that
any doubt remaining in the
Kremlin about the intentions of
the United States, Britain and
France to hold their places in the
beleaguered city must have been
destroyed by the notes which all
three governments sent to Mos-~
cow yesterday.
Washington, London and Paris
agreed to keep the notes secret
while the Russians think them
over,
ter than some. There are ten
other Markats in {operation at
the time, and one other is plan
ned to begin operation in the
very near future. The new Mar
ket besides the one in Athens
will be located in Toccoa, and
the two will serve North Georgia
together.
It is desirable to keep the: Mar
ket here operating as what is
knowin as “counjry market” rath.
er than a “city market,” Mr. Sea
graves explained. A country mar
ket will sell mostly produjce
grown with a radius of 50 miles
of Athens, while a city market
would operate on the principle
of exchanging truck - loads of
products prought from distant
places.
County agents are already lay
ing the foundation with farmers
to laise crops tor the Market, he
soncluded, and will try to have
crops ready for the Spring open
ing,
Associated Press Service
.
U.S. Flies
Coal Into
Berlin Area
' BERLIN, July 7 —(AP)—The
Communists announced today a
two-year plan to tie Berlin eco
nomically to the Soviet occupa
'tion zone of Germeny. They
warned Berliners not to pin their
hopes for the future on the west
ern air bridge over the Soviet
blockade.
The Communists also announc
ed they are drawing wp a con
stitution for a German- republic—
their answer to. the projected
Western ~ Gérmény Constitutional
Assembly.
At the same time the U. S, Air
Force attacked the growing fuel
shertage in blockaded westernt
Berlin, which in 19 days has
cv) fzf:tory operations, 40 per
cent. The first “flying coalman”
winged into Berlin shortly after
roon with 110 bags of coal. The
Americans began the operation
in the face of a veiled Russian
warning on the safety of their
air bridge planes.
The Communist-dominated So
cialist Unity party (SED) an=-
rounced in the Soviet sector:
Double Plan
“Starting from the fact that
Berlin lies in the eastern zone
and is tied very closely to its
economy, the Berlin unit of the
SED has worked out a two.year
plan aimed at systematically in
corporating Berlin’s economy into
that of the eastern zone.” |
Discussing this latest phase ofl
the East-West bzattle for the Ger~
mzn capital, the Soviet-licensed
Berliner Zeitung said:
“If Berlin wants to live it has
only one possibility at the mo
ment — connection with the ec
onomic plan for the eastern zone.
Berliners should sericusly con
sider which is wier: To builia
the future of Berlin on the sway
ing pillars of the Air Bridge or
on a long-term plan.”
The Americans arranged to
send 25 C-54s with sacks of coal
from Frankfurt to the western
sectors of Berlin this afternoon.
Each plane can handle seven
tons of cargo. Heretofore the
planes concentrated on building
up food supplies. ‘
COPS FIND HOBO JUNGLE
BENEATH POLICE STATION
NEW ORLEANS, July 7.—(AP)—Police hastily organized a
raid on a hobo jungle here—when they discovered it sprawled
beneath the First Precinct Police Station.
To their amazement, they found yesterday a maze oi passage
ways honeycombed underneath the old building, with electricity,
water and steam heat conduits tapped for transient tramps.
The only hobo captured was cne found reclining on a mattress
and reading a magazine under a brilliant light,
On a promise of immunity, he volunteered:
That the place was known as “Hotel De Bastile.”
It had been in existence for months, perkaps years.
“Guests” entered this haven nightly with amazing simplicity.
It is accessible from 10 to 12 vents in the sides of the structure.
Bushes shielded the entranceways.
Desk Sengeant Edward Fallen, his mouth agape, climbed
through the tunnel, with the hobo as guide and patrolmen at his
heels.
Later, Police Captain Arthur Marullo, who was unable to
squeeze his ample bulk through some of the narrow tunnels, said
it was “easily possible” for underworld elements to have found
sanctuary there for years.
The unidentfied guide even pointed out the “royal suite” con
taining a neatly dusted davenport, a bed lamp, lights strung to
the police station wiring and fcod. :
SERVING ATHENS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA OVER A CENTURY
CAIRO, July 7.—(AP)—Heavy Jewish-Arab fighting
raged along the main Tel Aviv-Haifa highway last night
as the United Nations made 11th hour efforts to extend
the shaky Palestine truce.
Count Folke Bernadotte, U. N. Palestine mediator, told
newsmen in Cairo that he will continue peace talks, even
if his request for an extension of the four-week truce is
rejected.
Indictments
In Football
Ticket Theft
John B, Hudson Tuesday was
indicted by the July term Grand
Jury of Superior Court for sell
ing football tickets at an exces
sive price. He is accused of sell
ing 30 tickets to a Georgia- Geor
gia Tech football game for SIO.OO
each.
' Another indictment was handed
ldown yesterday against Roger Sim
mons and Edwin May with the
offense listed as embezzlement.
Simmons was accused for first
degree embezzlement as he is said
to have stolen, secreted, wrong
fully and fraudulently taken
awey with the intent to steal
$6781.60 in money and 52 tick
ets valued at $218.40 that were
'the property of the University of
Georgia Athletic Association. May
twas accused of second degree
embezzlement for aiding and
abetting in the stealing,
Also indicated were lke Elder
for murder and Harvey Lee
Smith for manslaughter.
: Fined SSOO
. AXter pleading Zuilty Mack
Young ‘was fined SSOO and .12
months probation by Judge Hen
ry West for having liquor,
' Jimmie Chambers and Lee
|Hardman pleaded guilty of amn
'aquisition and burglary. Hardman
received 12 months probation
and ‘is to pay the costs while
‘Chambers got three months in
jail and 12 months probation. l
Being sent to Training School
were William Parten and Benja
min Tucker. Parten pleaded guil
ty to a misdemeanor and Tucker
had two cases against him.
On the opening dey of the
regular July term of court the
verdict was returned for the
plaintiff in the case—Georgia
Automatic Gas Company vs. Em=
pire Beverage Company. The
Cofer vs. Mathis et al case was
continued. Other cases listed for
that day were dismissed.
Yesterday the court continued
the Bagwell vs Tillman, Wright
vs. Parrott et al and Wright vs.
Morton cases and the O’Connor
vs. Butler case was settled,
Greek Regulars
-
Take 86 Villages
ATHENS, July 7—(AP)—A
dispatch from loannina said to
day the Greek army has captur
ed 86 villages from the Commu
nists in the Grammos Mountain
offensive.:
Six Greek divisions started
slugging an estimated 7,000 fol- !
lowers of arkos Vafiades 17 days ,
ago.. The action is near the Alban
ian border. The dispatch said the
Rebels still have 34 villeges, in
cluding Aetomi itsa, “seat of |
Markos’ general headquarters. ;
ATHENS, GA., WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 1948.
Heavy Arab-Jew Fighting
Flares Anew In Paiastine
U.N. Mediator In 11th Hour
Effort To Effect Settlement
BY GEORGE ABNEY
Earlier at & conference in Tel
Aviv Bernadotte said he did not
know whether Arabs and Jews
would -agree to an extension, but
added he was hopeful.
At Lake Success, N. Y., Britain
darafted a Security County propo
sal calling on the Jews and Arabs
to extend the cease fire. The plan
set no expiration date,
The truce ends Friday. Neither
Arabs nor Jews have replied to
U. S. extension requests.
There was no ofilicial indica
‘tion as to how seriously Jewish
authorities considered the high
way clash which occurred in Is
raeli territory between Tira and
Jaba, about 10 miles south of
Haifa. Telephone lines between
Tel Aviv and Haifa were cut off
during the night.
Two American Marines driving
U. N. truce team trucks were
turned back by Arabs who fired
on them for 50 minutes before
‘they waved a white ilag to stop
the shooting.
Pvt. Charles Phalen, 19 of
Bluefield, W. Va., and Pvt’s Lew
1z Taylor, 19, of Jackson, Miss.,
szid they were forced to pull
their trucks into a ditch and
crawl for cover under Arab rifle
and machinegun fire,
Phalen said a youthful, English
speaking Arab leader finally
‘agreed to let the trucks turn
eround and return to Tel Aviv.
The Marine quoted the Arab as
saying the fighting began when
}& Jéwish soldiers on a bus
Swopped two local Arabs walking
-along the road.
An Israeli communique said
last night that three Jews were
wounded by Arab gun fire from
Sin Ghazel and Jaba, which it
described as Arab pockets in the
Jewish area. The communique
said a Jewish armored car {fin-|
ally silenced the Arab fire. l
Sniper Fire
William K. McClure, Pathe
News cameraman who drove
from Haifa to Tel Aviv last night
on a side road, said his car wes
iired on by Arabs about 20 miles
south of Haifa.
Another U. N. driver, Marine
Pve. William C. Canipe of Shelbly,
N. C., said his truck was fired on
when he neared an Egyptian
army roadblock near Gaza. He
said his truck then was permitted
to proceed.
Canipe said hundreds of Arabs
and Egyptian soldiers took cheer
ing as King Farouk of Egypt
drove through Gaza. This was the
first indicetion the monarch was
in the city.
A French officer attached to
the U. N. truce commission was
killed yesterday when his jeep
hit a land mine in the Nazareth
area. Another French officer and
en Italian priest serving as an
interpreter, were wounded.
An Arab Legue source said t¥
Arab states’ decision on resum
ing war will not be announced
before Friday. Abde¢l Rrahman
Azzam Pasha, secretary General
of the league, said Bernadotte
will meet today with representa
tives of the Arab states,
Later in the day the U. N. med.
iator plans to fly back to Tel
Aviv to receive the Jewish re
ply to his truce extenson propo
sal.
Truman Backers Ready New
Strategy As lke Boom Sags
PHILADELPHIA, July 7—(AP)
—The drooping balloon of the
Eisenhower boom hung low today
over the forthcoming Democratic
National Convention.
President Truman’s representa
tives—highly encouraged by the
general’s couldn’t - take-it-state
ment—scurried back to Washing--
ton for fresh strategy orders.
The expectation was that they
would come back to Philadelphia
primed to put out the word on Mr.
Truman'’s choice for second place
on the ticket—a selection he has
delayed while he awaited the
latest word from the wartime
European commander.
Although Democrats in such
widely separated areas as Cali
fornia and New Jersey declined
to take Eisenhower’s “no” as final,
the feeling in this convention city
was that it is all over but the
shouting.
The shouting may center on
various ineffectual efforts to draft
Eisenhower and to put Justice
William O. Douglas in as a sub
stitute. But party members who
Slip Of The
Tongue Nets
Bride $17,000
NEW YORK, July 7.—
(AP)—Mrs. Myrgaret Hohl
Shelley last night won $17,-
000 worth of merchandise—
because of a slip of the ton
gue,
The -prizes were awarded the
32-year-old bride of six
months on the (CBS) radio
program, “Hit the Jackpot.”
During the show, - Mus,
Shelley, of Valley Stream, N.
Y., answered two of four pre
liminary questions wrong.
But she got to stay in the
running because nore of the
other contes{nts challenged
her answers;
Then came the clues to a
“secret sentence” — a man
begging for a handout be
cause he was “on the skids,”
a girl saying ‘Ooooh,” two
piano notes —the 23rd key
from the top and from the
bottom of the keyboard, and
other hints.
Mrs. Shelley gave the cor
rect answer thpt contestants
on 10 previous broadcasts had
missed: “Twenty-three Ski
doo"l
That won the “jackpot,”
but it was the wverbal slip
that got Mrs. Shelley on the
pregram in the first place.
When the announcer ask
ed, “there anyore here from
the west,” Mrs. Shelley
called out “yes,” and was
chosen.
She :hid she was so excited
that she didn’t think of the
fact that it was nine years
ago that she lived in Oak
land, Calif,
Her prizes included a new
car, a ftrailer, a two-week
trip to Bermuda for two, a
silver fox .coat, furnishings
for a living roem and kitch
en, a sailbcit, a motorcycle,
a piare, a radio and televis
ion set, a children’s outdoor
playground with wading
pool, a SI,OOO watch, and
ring.
Resignation Of Eduecation
Board Members Is Accepted
Mayor and Council last night
accepted the resignation of Board
of Education members J. Ralph
Thaxton and P. L. Huggins, and
appointed R. H. Driftmier and H.
C. “Pop” Pearson to succeed
them.
A letter of resignation from
Mr. Huggins, read in Council last
night, stated that he was resign
ing because of his health.
Dr. Thaxton, chairman of the
Board, until his resignation, re
signed because he is being trans
ferred by the University to
Valdosta, where he will take over
duties as President .of the Geor
gia State Women’s College.
Mr. Driftmier was nominated
by the Councilmen from his
ward, Councilmen Coffee and
Guest.
Mayor Wells nominated Mr.
Pearson.
Both men were accepted unan
imously by Council.
arrived early for next week’s
meeting of the faithful said that
only his own action can prevent
Mr. Truman from walking off with
the nomination on the first ballot.
There was no giving up in the
draft-Eisenhower ranks—at least
publicly.
Despite the gaping hole their
principal had torn in the draft
movement, highly placed Demo
crats continued to speculate about
the possibility that the man who
says he isn’t available couldn’t
turn down an actual nomination.
Renews Call
James Roosevelt, California
state chairman, renewed his call
for a Saturday meeting here to
pick a candidate to oppose Mr.
Truman.
Roosevelt, a son of the late Pres
ident and one who has not always
seen eye to eye with his father’s
successor, said the party ought to
go ahead and nominate Eisen
hower as a “national candidate.”
Frank Hague, New Jersey
satrab, called on Mr. Truman to
take the convention platform and
Read Daily by 35,000 People In Athens Trade Area
Zoning Paper
Stays Tabled
Council Upholds Mayor’s Action
In Revoking Beer, Wine License ,
BY HOKE SMITH MAY e
Banner-Herald City Editor e
Mayor and Council last night at their regular monthly
meeting in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, voted
unanimously to leave tabled an ordinance to amend the
zoning ordinance on Milledge avenue. And, at the same
time, upheld the decision of the Mayor in revoking the
beer and wine license of Charlie G. Farris unanimously.
Under the decision of Council
last night, the zoning ordinance
amendment will remain tabled un
til such time as the City Planning
Committee deems it advisable to
take action upon it, providing that
action is not in the too distant
future.
At the beginning of the meeting
communication was read from W.
A. Mathis stating that he no longer
plans to build the Eli Witt tobacco
and candy warehouse on Broad
street since he has secured another
location for the building. He re
quested council to hasten its de
cision on lifting or not lifting the
ordinance barring building at the
section of Broad where his lot is
located since he still plans to build
a business house there.
Following the reading of the let
ter, Councilman Clyde Basham of
the second ward, moved that a
ietter be wriiten to Mr. Mathis
telling his that ‘“his request before
this Council will be treated like
the requests of all other citizens of
Athens and will go through the
'same legal channels as other such
requests.” The motion was second
ed by Councilman J. W. Firor,
Councilman J. Y. Coffee of the
fourth ward said that he believed
that Mr. Mathis was only asking
that he be given the same con
siderations as other citizens and
that he saw no need for such a
letter.
Councilman Basham’s motion
was defeated by a show of hands
7 to 3, with Councilmen Basham,
WEATHER
ATHENS AND VICINITY
Partly cloudy and contin
ued hot tonighti and Thurs
day. Only slight chance of
thundershowers this after
noon. .
GEORGIA—CIear to partly
cloudy and not much tem
perature change today and
tonight;: Thursday, fair and
not quite so hot.
TEMPERATURE
Highest ... ..l i
Lowest ... .00 viov el
Moen i s e e
Normbl .o wwnit wiiiv rea tR
RAINFALL
Inches last 24 hours .. .. .00
Total since July 1 .. ... .00
Deficit since July 1 .. .. 1.19
Average July rainfall ... 5.13
Total since January 1 ...32.11
Excess since January 1. .. 5.43
nominate the general—a circum
‘stance that those supporting Mr.
‘Truman said was about the
farthest possible from the Presi
‘dent’s thinking.
Jacob M. Arvey, Chicago Dem
ocratic leader, said if the party
goes ahead and nominates the gen
eral, he couldn’t refuse to run. But
Arvey, like a lot of others, couldn’t
be too sure of that in view of
Eisenhower’s statement that he
couldn't “participate in a partisan
‘political contest.”
James S. Peters, state chairman,
said Georgia’s 26 votes will go to
Eisenhower, if his name formally
is offered to the convention.
So, like the rubber elephant
which had its ups and downs over
the entrance of a headquarters
hotel here at the recent Republican
convention, the Eisenhower boom
currently was on its knees—await
ing a new rush of inflating air.
President Truman'’s friends made
no secret of their elation at the
Eisenhower statement.
Mr. Truman picked up some
substantial backing in the wake
of Eisenhower’s statement. ‘
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Williams, and Firor voting . yes
and Councilmen Roger Hazen, Cof
fee, Walter Danner, WMerritt
Pound, Luther Bond, and .H. L.
Seagraves veting no.
Hearing Conducted .
Mayor Jack R. Wells read cor
respondence to Council from him
self to Police Chief Clarence Rob
erts orde%kzg the revocation of the
beer license of Charlie G. Farris.
The letter read: AT
“Under the authority invested in
me as Mayor of the City of Athens
contained in section 7 of the
License Ordinance of City of Ath
ens, this is your authority to pick
up the Beer and Wine License of
Charlie G. Farris.
“The records of the (Police) De-~
partment show that on Sunday,
June 27, 1948, six-fifths of tax
paid whiskey were found in the
possession of the above named
party,
. “You might advise” said Charlie
‘G. Farris that I walt report my ac
tion in revoking his license to the
next meeting of the Mayor and
iCouncil for ratification or rejec
tion and that he will have oppor
tunity at that time’ to defend- higs
position if he so desires.” W
I John Green, attorney for 5
Farris was recognized and asked
‘that the matter be referred to a
committee of the Council so that
his client might have a hearingon
the matter. He said that the re
vocatjon of Mr. Farris’ license was
a grave matter since. it invg ved
his client’s livelihood. i
Dr. J. C. Wilkinson, past roak.
First Baptist Church, said ihat he
saw no reason for restoring the
license of a man who had b 8
the law. He said that, in * :
opinion, if the license were re
stored, it would put the citizens of
Athens and the Mayor and Coun~
cil in a position of “conniving with .
a man who was breaking the laws
of the city.” i
Mr. Gréen pointed out that his
client was not being charged with
selling whiskey but that he was
arrested on a “technical violation”
of state law.
Dr. E. L. Hill, pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church, said that he
believed it was improbable that
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