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Newspaper Page Text1-INCH MIDDLING .. .. 32%e¢ Vol. CXVI, No. 174. U.S. Air Foree | Spreads Wings Truman, Dewey Dedicate World's Greatest Air Field At New York NEW YORK, July 31.— (AP) —With a backdrop ot the nation’s mightiest peacetime display of airpower, President Truman declared today that America was de termined to remain strong in the cause of peace. - The President made hjs state ment 2s he i6ined Governor Thomas E. Dewey, his Republi can presidential rival, in dedicat ing the 5,000-acre New York In ternational Airport at Idlewood— greatest in the world. Mr. Truman termed the new field ‘“the front door of the United Nations,” while Dew?y described it as a symbol of peace and “a powerful implement for peate.i o g ’ | Some 215,000 spectators, to gether with members of the President’s cabinet, a large con gressicnal delegation, and repre sentatives of 30 foreign nations. witnessed the history - making get-together of the Presidential candidates. The occasion marked the first time in modern Ammerican politi cal annals that candidates for the Presidency of the two major par ties had met publicly and spoke from the same platform. When Mr. Truman arrived at the reviewing stand after a 52- minute flight from Washington, he was greeted by his rival for the White House. “I'm glad to welcome you here,” said ' Dewey, shaking the President’s hand. “It's nice to see you again,” replied Mr. Truman. : Both candidates smiled cor dially. Despite the awesome array of military might assembled on the field and gathered in the grey leaden skies, the President’s speech stressed peace and thel nation’s determination to back! the United Nations as the instru-| ment for the settlement of all in- | ternational disputes. Asserting the airport “is both the symbel of our faith that we shall have pedce and & CONFelßu tion toward lasting peace,” Pres ident Truman called the display of military planes “convincing evidence of our determination to remain strong in the cawse of peace.” ; o l Dewey pointed out that the world’s largest air terminal was the combined results of coopera tion by the states of New York, New Jersey and New York City. “As it was born of interstate cooperation . . . may we all learn that in service to the com men cause of all, there are the greatest rewards of peace and happiness for all,’ he said. L 4 apnd As the President’s speech, the ~mighty air show in v ..k 1,000 ptanes participated got underway. - 5 3 Thirty F-80’s—Shooting Stars —of the 4th Fighting Wing, reg ularly stationed at Camp Springs, Md., zoomed across the field with a deafening roar, marking the beginning of the “fly by.” Mr. 'Truman and Go®ernor Devey Fent' their eves skyward as the bombers and jets swept overhead in perfect formation. .aree B-36 six engined bomb ers which flew non-stop froni Fort Worth, Texas, dominated the skies afterwards as they passed the field in stately maj esty. Then wave on wave of jets and other aircraft passed in re view on a clock-work schedule which gave the various units one minute headwzy over the field. They Learn To Swim On Dry Land The above picture, taken re cently at the Legion swimming pool, shows on the Intermediate swimming classes practicing dx:y land side stroke to increase their effectiveness in the water. This class was coached by Horace Sasser, an outstanding diver from the University, who graduated them to more advanced instruction with Harold Duke and Theyx Stewart before he accepted a posi tion with the Jacksonville Naval Air Station. All of these men who are in charge of each phase of in struction, as well as Phil Slotin, senior lifeguard at the pool, are Red Cross Water Safety Instruc tors, and the Red Cross is to be highly commended for its coop eration in furnishing materials and trained personnel for this import ant summer water safety campaign Wwhich will undoubtedly ‘save lives in the future. The Athens Recreation Depart ment, operating the pool, is pleased to announce the names of many more students who have completed training in various groups and been advanced. Completing Be ginner training are Wayne Storey, Susan Gordon, Nan Danner, Erna Cooper, Ralph 'Bowden, Patsy Bray, Lola Cooper, Bobby Stewart, Laddie Wigley, Byron Warner, Christopher Lacher, Daniel Glas ner, Buddy Boone, John Carroll, Donald Faulkner, Bobby Ray, Ray (Continued on Page Three,) ATHENS BANNER-HERALD ! M : & RS D b N R $ G B R . R AR D Y S (5 SR - TR PR T dri S T SR g o S o e i N e 3 x B 8 R N s T R e R N .R 0 e e ;‘& B L R .<o s ig % i g et < SR R By O SRR S S S "}&&"‘;z R S R 2% S e 5 R g R SR TR %’-’ ‘:‘;f;:» SRessss: »:;:::»:3?:?:' 2 i R i b _’ ® e R o LPE g REV. C, L. MIDDLEBROOKS New Oconee Street Pastor Begins Duties , Rev. Charles L. Middlebrooks, jr., youthful and energetic pastor of the Oconee Street Methodist Ichurch, begins his first-year ap i pointment here today. ! Rev. Middlebrooks is no stranger ,to Athenians, his father serving as District Supt. here seven years ago. | “It gives me great pleasure to come back to Athens to serve as the pastor of the Oconee Street ~Methodist Ckarch,” Rev. Middle brooks said. S “I have fond memories of the three years I spent in Athens with my parents and I'm looking for ward to serving here. With the in terest, cooperation and rich prayer 'life of the church members, I feel {sure God will give us a great year.” ’ Rev. Middlebrooks comes to Athens from the Crawfordville charge where he served three ! years. 240 . He is single, 26-years-old and a graduate .oof Emory University He was born in Roswell, Ga., on Armistice day 1921 and “has lived all over Geqrgia.” He i graduated from Richmond Aca demy in Augusta in 1938 and re ceived his AB degree from Emory ;in 1942, He received his ministerial i degree in 1945. ! * Rev. Middlebrooks served as student assistant to Dr. .Pierce Harris in Atlanta, student pastor of the Fairmount, Jenkinsburg, and the Morrow-Riverdale charge, serving one year at each place. He also has been active in the field of music, and was a member of the Emory Glee Club for sev ~eral years. Rev. Middlebrooks has been very active as an Evangelistic singer since becoming a member of the North Georgia Conference. Rev. Middlebrooks’ sermon this morning will be “Contagious Christianity”, while this evening ihe will speak on “God’s Unspeak able L. ¢+ Lo : ~“T cordially invite everyone to attend our services,” Rev. Middle brooks said. s ,\M Y SRR SO WU RS R PO SN . O . R S SRS SRR 3 S ot S Ae S 0 S ’@ P R & o :g:::-:-:i:I:i:A oL e R SR ?N.e-;“¢;,y~:¢‘v< LTR T X S e A ene e el ‘.::;‘;;;".“ R G PSURRGRRAR T S SR e T e SRS e S O R B e e e Bt R L o eTR e T e AR e A ORI S TSy R S SBRS RA T R TR R SRS Y : e ¥ e P Masieinien . 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He re marked that The Constitution al ways had taken lead in stress= ing women’s news and said, ‘we feel we are carrying on the tra dition of regarding women as in telligent, important persons. | GOP Contends Truman Price Stand Is Flop WASHINGTON, July 381.— (AP) — Republicans contended today that President Truman’s demand for price control and ra tioning authority has flopped with the public. In support of this view, Sena tor Capehart (R.-Ind.) told a re porter that despite an open invi tation by Chairman Tobey (R.- N.H.) the Senate Banking Com mittee has not received one re quest for permission to testify on the anti-inflation question. The committee will resume hearings Monday with Paul Por ter, former OPA Adminigtgator, before it for an explanation of Mr. Truman’s program. But beyond that Capehart, acting as chairman in Tobey’s absence, said the compmittee has no witnesses booked except for possible testimony by some mem ‘bers of Mr., Truman’s’ cabinet. “The publi n’t seem to be inter'égte'd in %EIS problem— at least, if “it is, it isn’t’ taking the usual methods of letting Con gress know about it,” Capehart said. “Ordinarily when the Presi dent brings some program before Congress, we get heavy mail for and against it. But I have re ceived less than 25 letters and telegrams about the President’s proposals.” The Indiana senator said he had made a check of other key Republicans -and they reported the same lack of response. SUPPORTERS OF THOMPSONTO MEET MONDAY Chairman Bop, Stephens of the Clarke County Thompson organi izetion @2nnounced yesterday a meeting of supporters of Govern or M. E. Thompson will be held at the court house in the Superior Court room at 7:30 o’clock Mon day night, “We hope that as many sup porters of Governor Thompscn as can possibly do so will attend the meeting which will have a radio available to hear the Governor’'s speech from Atlanta over WGAU at 8 o'clock. Mr. Stephens said that the or ganization will dispose (of its bus ness before 8 o’clock in order to hear the broadcast of the state wide rally from Atlanta. SERVING ATHENS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA OVER A CEN TURY J. Smiley Wolfe, Jr. will be insalled as the chairman of the Board. Serving as Secretary for the coming year will be Trouts man Wilson and-“Fréasarer-wili be M. G.. Nicholson. This 1948-'49 Board of Stew ards will be installed by Rever end J. W. O. McKibben the pas tor, this morning, following the sermon on the subject, “The Call to Christian Stewardship.” Singleton and Smith Serving in connection with the stewards of this church, besides }Rev, McKibben, are Reverend B, Singleton,,f&eslf_y Founda tion director, and Reverend Hor ‘ace S. Smith, district superinten ‘dant. Being installed as Stewards -are: George M. Abney, E. D. Alexander, Horace E. Bell, B. R. Bloodworth, jr., John Py Bondu rant, D. Weaver Bridges, H. G. Callahan, . €. 'A. Carso®, H. 'T. Coggin, Ralph A. Cooper, O. B. Copeland, Carter W. Daniel, A. F. Darden, W. W. Deßeaugrine, A. W, Dozier, A. P. Farrar, C. A. Fowler, S. A. Hale, A. G. Har grove, H.. A. Haygood, H. B. Hig- ; ginbotham, Nelson Hitchcock, H. H. Hinton, E. B. Hudson, P. L. Huggins, J. A. Johnson, Robert S. Marbut, Ed. B. Martin, S. Wal ter Martin, Walker H. Mat-‘ thews, R. H. Maupin, J, E. Meal-I or. M. .G. Nicholson,' J. K. Pa trick, J. W, Peterson, . A. F. Pledger, R. T. Porter, T. W. Reed, C. M. Ridlehuber, Hoyt Robert= son, R. L. Russell, E. S. Sell, N. G. Slaughter, H. L. Sligh, R. P. Stephens, J C. Stiles, George F. Strother, W. D. Strother, W. C. (Continued On Page Five) ATHENS, CA., SUNDAY, AUCUST 1, 1948. SRS \j g?f:“‘-':,',' M SRR oy e o R R L RN R 4 R A, RN N sh eTR G e RS R e R O SRR B ERERER FRnma e ¢ LR SR T VTR SR A RSt RO B gRa N NN (\, S R }"EQ’:::_:; e R R R By SR S Rz R R ORI U A L R B G RS e o - R S o ¥ R RRN PR :‘::. X R R R TR ::\":"9 L B PR e T R NS SRR R S Q“ R R ‘\{, B e T R AR g e B SRR s A R SRR BRIt A AR S Y SRR \s R S, ‘& SRR _;‘.--,._“:g;';’::::‘.;g{. B B R e Bst L T AR AR RN e R SRR ~:_:v:;.;.;,f,?:.f:.';)ﬁ S 3 R SR R +\‘:) e S R b "{,-,\“'-f?‘.\» ¥ e R i B R R S R B BRDR SRS "Q'PQ?{ Ay 9 Pl SR RSO SRV Rl L J % St RN 3 SN KR RN N e i R 3 »";3,‘,‘\??:—:.,\,9. ¥ b TR R 3 DR, J. W. O. McKIBBEN & v ST — SRS AR § ¥ SRR RIS D . k% '.’:': g :.-v:.g;,: : i i 3 S SR e e & i G 2 PR : m O o i R ¥ o ”3: B S N e % SR " R R i R S R :-:-:1:‘- P R : CEESR RN B h e S R e e B iR R G T R R BN SRESE SR SR R A L R B R S R S G R AR g o R i S SRR R : SRR R : B o USRS oo ER AR 3 B o Bl BEE ¢ J. SMILEY WOLFE Methodists Name Wolfe Steward Head The 125th Board of Stewards of the First Methodist Church 'will be installed today at the morning service. Berlin Crisis Nears Climax; Talks Slated Molotov, U. S. Britain, And France Confer WASHINGTON, July 31 -— (AP) — Negotiations between the Western Powers and Kussia over the Berlin crisis appeared tonight to be moving toward a climax much more rapidly than had been expected by officials here, Representatives of the Western Powers were granted unexpected interviews with Russian Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov last night during which they gave him their latest proposals for settling dif ferences between the East and the West. U. 5. Ambassador Walter Be deli Smith conferred for more than an hour with the Soviet of- ticial. Frank Roberts, Britain’s special envoy, said he also was granted an interview. French sources indicated that Yves Cha taigneau, their ambassador to Moscow, likewise had seen Molo tov. i The Russian foreign office had said Friday that Molotov was “not in Moscow” and the speed with which he returned to the Soviet capital surprised Ameri can spokesmen. They said they had not expected him to return S 0 soon ana viewed his quick ’reaction to Western requests for ‘talks as a good sign. - Neither Smith nor Roberts ‘would comment on the nature of their- conversations with the Russian official. lhe fact that Smith talked with Molotov for more than an hour suggested the Soviet gov ernment has now been fully in tormed of the decisions recently made by the United States, Bri tain and France to insist on their rights to have the Berlin block ade lifted and to stand ready to -enter . broad-scale negotiations with the Soviets if it is lifted. A London dispatch = tonight quoted a British diplomat as say ing that the Western position had been presented in written form last night to WValerian A. Zorin, deputy foreign minister, who was in charge of the foreign of fice during Molotov’s absence. ‘+rus report was unconfirmed in Washington. Smith, Britain’s special envoy Frank Roberts, and French Am bassador Yves Chataigneau talk ed separately with Zorin Friday night but it was understood here that their chief purpose was to urge upon him the necessity of conferring with Molotov, or per haps in his absence Premier Stalin, at the earliest opportuni ty. | The speed of Molotov's re sponse to this request surprised oificials here. Opinion at the State Department earlier today had been that there probably would be no major developments in the sifuation until Monday or Tuesday. Molotov's action may mean that the Soviets are now as ready as the Western Powers for the showdown hand on Ber lin. The State Department an nounced here earlier today that the British, French and Ameri can envoys had made their call on Zorin. Normally such infor mation should have come out of Moscow at once. The fact that it did not indicated imposition of a temporary Russian censorship over the whole subject of pre liminary negotiations there on the Berlin crisis. I The M'oscow developments coincided with signs elsewhere that relations between East and iWest are at the moment on the downgrade — despite the well publicized efforts of the Western Powers to try to find a way out ol Berlin stalemate. The Danube conference in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, provided one example in the view of Washington diplomats. Soviet delegate Andres Vishinsky told the Western Powers they could either accept the decisions of the conference majority or “get out.” The majority is~ messian-con trolled. Officials here said the talk was pretty tough even for a Soviet delegate to an interna tional conference. Another example came from Berlin where attention was cen tered once more on the possibili 1y uzat the Soviets might try to close one or more of the air cor ridors by which the United States and Britain are feeding the peo ple in the blockaded Weste:n zones of the city. Such an at tempt could wreck peaceful ne gotiations in Berlin and compel an immediate, warlike show of armed strength. Authorities here do not appear to be highly optimistic about the prospects for negotiation any way. Aides of Secretary of State Marshall report however, that the Western governments are determined literally wo “exhaust every resource of giplomacy,” as Marshall said, in trying to find a way out, County Is Improving Approaches To Park Soldier Ballot Puzzler Starts Rush To Fortson ATLANTA, Juiy 31 — (AP) — Some Georgia poli ticians were getting new grey hairs today over the contro versial, puzzling soldier bai lot law, They rushed to get their names on a list of candidates im Secreary of State Ben Fortson’s office. They admit ted that didn’t know exactly what the rapidly growing list meant, or would meuan. The possibilities, though, were complex, confusing and tremendous. Some said they were tak ing an extreme precaution because of a possibility— just a slight possibility, mind vou—that candidates couldn’t get their names on the gen “eral election ballot unless they had theirr names on Fortsdn’s list by 4 p. m. Monday. The candidates wanted to take no chances. WEATHER ATHENS AND VICINITY Partly cloudy and not much change in temperautre with widely scattered thun dershowers, GEORGIA — Partly cloudy Sunday; scattered thunder showers in south and central portions. Not much change in temperature. TEMPERATURE THENeRE . v B ORI Vi ik Ly e MERER -0 s S i e NOFBEE - i i il RAINFALL Inches last 24 hours .. .. .00 Total since July 1 ... .. 6.09 Excess since July 1 .. .. .96 Average July rainfall ... 5.13 Total since January 1 ...38.20 Excess since January 1 ...7.50 SUITS FILED MACON, Ga., July 31.—(AP)— Two suits, tetaling $165,000 were filed against the United States Government today in U. S. Dis trict Court. : The White Elk Spring Home Company asked $150,000 in dam ages for government use of 1,161 acres of I#nd owned by the com pany, and Mrs. Velma G. Tur ner filed for $15,000. Mrs. Tur ner is trustee for Allen W. Tur ner, jr. USE FAVORITE THEMES Major Candidates Trade New Punches By The Associated Press Herman Talmadge and Gov. M. E. Thompson traded Sunday pun ches yesterday on their favorite themes—Talmadge lashed at civil rights, and Thompson staked his bid for votes on his record. For young Talmadge, on cruthces, it was the first appearance on the stump since an automobile acci dent one week ago. Just before he took the stand at a five-county rally at Lawrenceville, he put in an extra blow with a press state ment. The statement charged Thomp son with attempting “surreptious ly” to thwart results of the September 8 Democratic guberna torial primary. Talmadge said Thompson has qualified as a candidate with Segc retary of State Ben Fortson under the soldier ballot law. The Goy ernor’s purpose, said Talmadge, was to stake a claim to the only legal place on the general election ballot. : G Under the soldier ballot law, candidates must be qualified with Fortson by Aug. 2 to get on the ballot. Attorney General Eugene Cook has ruled, however, that the law is dead. Talmadge said he and the State Democratic Executive Committee were following this rul ing. * Thompson, however, was trying to “pull a fast one,” said Tal madge, by planning a couit battle Read Daily by 35,000 People In Athens Trade Area Roads Widened, Surfaced; k 3 ® . Attractive Bridge Is Built Three approaches to Athens Memorial Park are being hard-surfaced by the Clarke County Commisgioners and work on the projects is nearing completion. 12,177 Voters Registered In Clarke County A total of 12,177 citizens of Clarke county are registered to cast ballots in the approaching state, county, and nationl elec tions, count of the names on the legistration lists revealed yester day. Lists of registered voters as of July 1, deadline for registraions this year, have been filed in the offices of Clerk of the Courts El mer Crawford, Ordinary Buby Hartman, and Tax Collector Al bert E. Davison, Registered white voters total 9,992 while the number of colored voters number 2,185, Militia District 216 (Athens) had a large majority of those reg istered with a total of 10,378. White registered voters in this district numbered 8,388 and col ored voters 1,990, Registered voters in the othgr militia districts in the county, numbered as follows, with the precinct name, number, white voters, and colored registrants as follows: Athens (216 district) — 8,388; 1,990, Georgia Factory (Whitehall— 217th district) — 253; 11 Puryears (218th district)—222; 29. Buck Branch (Winterville— 220th district) — 430; 34. Bradberry (241st district) — 138; 25. : Kenney (Oconee Heights— -1247th district) — 192: 13. Princeton (1467th district) — 294: 59, . The list of eligible veoters was compiled bv the Clarke County Board of A Registrars, of which Judge E. Oldham is chairman and members are Mrs. W, R, Bedgood and Mrs J. Guy Hancock. NO LOBSTERS ROCKLAND, Maine, July 31.— (AP) — Maine’s Lobster Queew doesn’t like lobster. : i Pretty Ruth Roberts reigned over today's annual Maine Lob ster Festival, but had to be coax ed into tasting one of the crus taceans. More than 7,000 persons, in the meantime, consumed 13~ 000 pounds of the famous Maine seafood. ; to declare the law still in effect and Thompson the only legal can didate. Talmadge said he “scotched the political trick” by qualitying today with Fortson, too. In his address, Thompson said Talmadge was afraid to face the real issue—his record of increased expenditures for state services. In~ stead, said the governor, Tal madge is turning to “unprecedent ed campaign of bitterness, dema goguery, hatred, prejudice and hoodlumism.” He contrasted his ‘ls-month re gime with Talmadge's 67 illegal days in the governor's office, but said Talmadge is afraid of this comparison. The governor cited each in crease in appropriations during his term, compared with the last ad ministration of Eugene Talmadge. Then he asked the audience: “Did 1 do right?” ‘ ' Talmadge's address hit hardest at civil rights. “I call on the peo ple of Georgia to unite as they did when the first gun was fired at Fort Sumter,” he shouted. “We people of Georgia cannot support an administration of any kind which is not first openly and enthusiastically committed to wag ing this fight.” He reminded the crowd they all knew where he stands on civil rights and southern traditions. “I am the only candidate who has never fraternized with the enemy,” he said. Home Edition One of the approaches begins at Milledge avenue extension which joins the Whitehall road, an other begins at Greenwood Drive and Marion avenue and the third extends from the Princeton road opening to the Park property and joins the Milledge avenue exten gion route. The hard-surfacing projects made it necessary that the streets be widened and that has been done. : The work has improved the ap { proaches to the Park one hun dred percent and, of course, the { hard-surfacing will insure that Athenians and Clarke county cit -Izens who visit the Park can dec S 0 in any kind of weather, In addition to improving the streets to the Park and meaking ‘that public agency more easily accessible to citizens of the city and county, the improvements of the streets will relieve traffic on the Lumpkin street - Princeton apprcach to the city and thus make it possible for those coming into the-eity-or-going out of the city in that direction to avoid the congestion on the old route, Attractive Bridge The wooden bridge on Prince ton approach to the Park has been replaced by a culvert with rubble stone head walls. This is an attractive job and in keeping with the surroundings in that vicinity of the Park which is used frequently as a picnic area. The county has developed a parking area near the Green wood Drive and Milledge exten sion approaches to the Park and has done considerable filling in with dirt made available from the hard - surfacing projects. There is yet more filling in to be done near the large building on the Park property and when this is done the Park Board plans te ‘build a rock retaining wall and have the grounds adjacent to the ‘building sodded with bermuda grass. The county is using a base stabilizer of asphalt and a top surface of asphalt and slag for the hard-surfacing projects. The Board of County Commis sioners, ‘which is composed of Dr. Frank Hammett, chairman; J. H. Towrg and Harry Elder, as well as County Engineer Homer K. Nicholson, have shown con siderable interest in developing - the fifty-six acres comprising the Park property, which the county bought many years ago for other purposes. In every way possible without interferring with other public works projects in the county, the Commissioners have cooperated with the Park Board in development of the Park so that the people in Athens as well as those in the county can use the Park for. recreation, which hundreds are doing every week. Commissioners Pralsed While it has been a slow job, the Park Bcard has continued to do everything possible to devel op the property and it is believed that faster progress can be made now that the streets to the Park are being permanently improved and the grounds near the main building are being filled in for the work of beautification. The Commissioners made the park property available to the public as a park two or three years ago because they believed then as they do now that it is the largest tract of property of its type available now for public recreation purposes and while they believe in . developing as many such places as possible this property is unusually adaptable for park purposes. It is believed that as the Park is developed and beautified and additional recreational areas are provided more and more citizens will praise the Board of Com miscsioners for their far-sighted and ronstructive ‘contribution to providing the pennle of Athens and Clarke countv with a pub- Tin reerention@l area which is so citr~ted that it is clcse to all narte of tha citv and vet gives the imnression of being in the mountains.

Georgia Historic Newspapers

Athens banner-herald. (Athens, Ga.) 1933-current, August 01, 1948, Home Edition, Image 1