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DR. “LLIS H. DIXON
Forum Class
Activities
Are Mapped
Hugh Inglis, recently elected
president of the Forum Class of
the First Methodist Church Sun
day School has announced the
committees for various activities
of the class throughout the com
ing year. Mr, Inglis is connected
with the Extension Division-of the
University. wl g s
Dr. Ellis H. Dixon, teacher of
the Forum Class for a number of
years, has been unanimously re
elected for another year: Dr. Dix
on has recently received two dis
tinctive honors as a result of his
outstanding work in the Physics
Department of the University. He
has been chosen by the Marquis
Company of Chicago to go in the
26th Division of “Who’s Who in
America” and also in “Who Knows
and What.” K :
The Forum Class is composed of
a group of about 100 wide-awake,
thinking men and women of va
rying ages — teachers, business
men and women and housewives.
Members of the class are en
couraged to enter into all discus
sions and to interpose ideas into
Dr. Dixon’s lectures at any’ time
they care to do so. It is indeed
a FORUM Class and many inter
esting and worthwhile ideas are
brought out. The subject chosen
for toddy is “Armistice — What
Next?”
Visitors and new members are
always welcome.
The officers and.committees are
as follows:
Officers (Executive Committee)
—Teacher—Dr, E. H. Dixon; Pres
ident — Hugh Inglis; .Ist . Vive-
Pres. — S. L. VanLandingham;
2nd Vice-Pres, — W. D. Strother;
Treasurer — R. E. Smith; Asst.
Treasurer — P. W., Martin; Secre
tary — Mrs. H. G. Byrd; Asst.
Secretary — Mrs. Mary D. Hor
ton; Choirister — J. W. Simons;
Asst. Choirister — J. C. Viinson;
Pianist — Mrs. J. C. Vinson; Asst.
Pianist — Mrs. J ii?.;Bi&:hardson.
o Committees
Welcome — D. W. Terry, Chair
man; W. A. King, L. R. Lanier, M.
C. Southwell, Mrs. Grady Calla
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EXPERTS REVISE RECORD BOOKS
Truman Upset Seven Old Time
Political Maxims In Triumph
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6—(AP)
—President Truman upset marly
old political maxims with his vic
tory over Gov. Dewey of New
York. ¢
He tossed into the ash can so
many traditional factors that ap
peared to favor his opponents that
the “experts” are still looking for
the whys and wherefors. :
For example he won: a fifth
straight time for the Democrats,
the first time any party had
achieved this since the Civil War.
. And he won despite the follow-
Ing factors: i S
L. nom"fi.l the Civil Dar unt?x
now, the party winning an off-
Year congressional elections al-
Ways went on to win the Presi~
dency two years later, The GOP
ATHENS BANNER-HERALD
Berserk, Gunman Kills Seven,
Wouris Four: Takes Own Life
CHESTER, Pa., Nov. 6.—(AP)—A deadly accurate berserk gunman, barricaded in his squalid second-story
tenement room, killed seven persons and wounded four others today before taking his own life as poiice laid siege
to his meager fortress. ;
Assistant District Attorney R. Paul Lessy identified the gunman as. Melvin Collins, 38-year old negro from
Exmore, Va., and said that all except one of Collins’ victims were negroes.
Police were unable to find an
explanation for the shooting.
~ Police Chief Andrew J. Des
mond, jr., pieced together this ac
count from eyewitnesses:
About 8:30 a. m., four men were
gathered in front of an alley ad
joining the restaurant above which
Collins lived. Suddenly Collins
opened the window and shouted:
“Call the cops.”
Collins did not explain why he
wanted the police.
Soviets Charge Greece To Use Poison Gas On Rebels
TUESDAY PROGRAM
PLANS COMPLETED
Moina Michael Memorial Stamp
Sale Exercises To Be 11 A. M.
Plans for the observance of “Moina Michael Day” and
Armistice Day on Tuesday, November 9, were announced
yesterday by D. Weaver Bridges, general chairman. The
observance of this day will be highlighted. by the sale of
an U. S. commemorative postage stamp in memory of Miss
Moina Michael. No other post office will have it on sale
until November 10.
The observance opens with a pa
rade at ten o’clock with Captain
Munn, of the University of Geor
gia ROTC as Marshall. Included
in the parade will be members of
Allen R. Fleming Post, jr., No 20
of the American Legion and its
‘Auxiliary Unit; members of Clas
sic City Post No. 185 of the Le
gion and its Auxiliary; Mangle
burg-Elrod Post of University Le
gionnaires; Athens High ROTC;
Veterans of Foreign Wars and col
ored units of the Veterans of For
eign Wars.
. The. parade . will form on Hull
Street behind the YMCA with the
University units assembling there,
while the Legion, VFW and High
School units will assemble on
Broad street, facing east.
Line of March
The line of march will be on
Broad street from the YMCA to
Thomas street to Clayton street;
aleng Clayton to College avenue
and-on College avenue to Han
cock avenue; Hancock avnue to
Lumpkin street and thence to the
Fine Arts Auditorium on the Uni~
versity campus where the exercise
will be held, strating at 11 a. m.
The public is ecordially invited to
attend the exercises.
Presiding at the exercises will
be Chairman Bridges.
America will be sung and a
prayer offered by Mrs. Pat Kelly,
National Chaplain of the American
Legion Auxiliary, following which
will be an address by U. S. Post
master General Jesse M. Donal
son, and introduction of distin
guished guests. ’
Tenth District Congressman
Paul Brown, of Elberltond, who
sponsored legx%.l' ation leading to
recognition of Miss Michael with
the memorial starfi will be the
next speaker and will be fol
lowed by Fifth District Congress
man James C. Davis, who will
talk * briefly.
A brief address will be made
cgp(tsured control of Congress in
1946.
9. The Democratic party was
split, with Henry A. Wallace win
ning more than a million votes,
most of them perhaps from the
Democrats, and Gov. J. Strom
Thurmond ~ taking 38 electoral
votes for the States Rights.
3. The “Solid South” was bro
ken for the first time since 1928
when Herbert Hoover captured
five states for 62 electoral votes.
4, Many city and state party
leaders, who had fought tooth and
nail again Mr. Truman’s nomina
tion, did little if anything to fur
ther his campaign.
5. The vote was small. All pre
vious sign indicated the Democrats
needed a large turnout—ss,ooo,-
00}, or so—to beat Dewey. The
Associated Press Service
- A dime fell near a passerby who
dicked it up and handed it to Har
ry Gibbs, one of the group.
Cold Coffee
Gibbs remarked: “This will get
me a cup of coffee.”
Suddenly Collins shoved a .22
caliber rifle out the window and
fired. Edward Boyer fell dead. The
others scattered.
" Detective Elery Purnsley, at
tracted by the gunfire on his way
to work, fired at Collins and the
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GEN. WILLARD H. IRVIN
by the National Senior Vice-Com
mander of the American Legion,
following which Dr. E. M. Coulter
will deliver an address for Pres
ident Harmon W. Caldwell of the
University.
An interlude of music follows
and the final address will be made
by General Willard W. Irvine,
president of the Army Review
Board, attached to the U. S. Gen
eral Staff in Washington.
At 1 p. m. a luncheon will be
given in the Georgian Totel for
the distinguished guests present
for the memorable occasion. The
luneheon will be given by the Al
len R. Rleming, Ja. Post and ‘Aux
iliary.
General Irvine was born at
Warrenton, Georgia, and gradua
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vote probably will be less than
50,000,000.
..6. The Democratic war chest
was small. None of the old regular
contributors shelled out as be
fore. Southern state organizations
diverted their cash to the Anti-
Truman States Rights candidates.
the party usually gets more than
$500,000 from the South. It receiv
ed less than $50,000 for the 1948
campaign.
7. Mr. Truman triumphed
without the electoral votes of New
York and Pennsylvania, something
no candidate of either party had
done since Woodrow Wiison won
over Charles E. Hughes in 1916,
Why did he win despite all these
impediments? That’s what many
politicians are still asking them
selves. fg o
SERVING ATHENS AND NORTHEAST CEORGCIA OVER A CENTURY
gun battle had begun. Moments
later the detective fell dead on
the sidewalk, a bullet through his
heart.
Fred, Casino, 38, a white man,
started to the detective’s aid but
was killed as he started to leave
his automobile.
The echoing shots attracted cur
ious spectators from the densely
populated section. Neighbors pok
ed their heads from windows. Col
lins continued firing as the police
Accuse U.S. Of Building Net
Of Army Bases Around USSR
In another major U. N. de
velopment, Dr. Ralph Bunche,
acting U. N. Palestine mediator,
reported to the Security Council
that military operations in Gali
lee by Israeli and Arab forces
were a “grave and inexcusable
violation of the truce.”
The council will meet Monday
to take up British demand to
‘broaden last week’s Negev resolu
tion to make it apply to all Pales
tine. This would mean Israeli
forces would have to withdraw
from recently won positions in
Galille as well as the Hegev.
Vishinsky said Greece was out
to destroy the Greek partisans
“by any means, including toxic
gases.” He added that the Greek
delegate, Panayotis Pipinellis, has
shown “he was well acquainted
with toxic gases.”
“This is no accident,’”® Vishinsky
said. “Without any compunction,
his government with the know
ledge of the United States and
Britain, is preparing to take such
action.”
ATHENS. CA., SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7. 1948
PARIS, Nov. 6.—(AP)—Russia’s Andrei Y. Vishinsky
charged today that Greece, with the knowledge of the
United States and Britain, is preparing to hurl poison gas
at Greek guerrillas.
This was part of a general blast
at the United States in which the
Soviet deputy foreign minister
charged the Truman administra
tion is building a network of
military bases direct against the
Soviet Union and other countries.
He did not amplify er support
with evidence his charge concern
ing poison gas.
Vishinsky and another Slav
delegate, Dr. Juliusz Katz-Suchy,
also delivered bitter personal at
tacks against John Foster Dulles,
foreign affairs advisor to Gov.
Thomas E. Dewey, and dragged
in the U. S. presidential election.
The speeches were made before
the 58-member political committee
of the General Assembly during
debate on the Balkan problem.
Dulles told the same committee
yesterday that earlier Soviet
charges that the U. S. sought
world mastery were ‘‘vicious
falsehoods.”
True Violation
.
Truman Invited
To Jekyll Island
ATLANTA, Nov. 6 — (AP) —
President Truman was invited to
day to visit Georgia’s unique Je
kyll Island state park during his
two-week vacation.
The President will leave Wash
ington by plane tomorrcw, stop
ping off for church services in
New Bern, N. C. Then he plans to
fly to Key West, Fla.
WEATHER
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ATHENS AND VICINITY
Sunday fair and continued
cool, ‘\
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GEORGIA — Fair, cooler,
southeast portions Sunday, l
Monday, fair and mild. |
TEMPERATURE |
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Tovewl . 5T
MERN . . i tane 88
DO . B
RAINFALL
inches last 24 hours .. .. .99
Total since Nov, 1 .. .... 233
FExcess since Nov. I .. .. 173
Average Nov. rainfall .. 2.61
Total since January 1 ...50.77
Excess sigce January 1 .. 8.12,
radio called up all available city
and state police reserves.
Onlooker Hit
Two women across the street
looked out a second floor window.
A shot struck Louise Moore criti
cally wounding her in the head.
Another bullet struck Hattie Nich
ols, 29.
Police began pumping tear gas
shells into Collins’ room. Other of
ficers opened fire with pistols,
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REV, T. R. HARVILL
Rev. Harvill
Observes 10th
Anniversary
| Today the people and friends
;of Prince Avenue Baptist Church
stop to look back over the past
decade and to express their grat
.itude to their leader, the Rev. T.
R. Harvill, for a successful and
(fruitful labor.
The Rev. Harvill and his fam
ily came to serve this church
when its future was seemingly
ark. Debt and lack of leader
chip harassed the outlook.
Knowing the uphill struggle that
would be ahead, yet confident he
was in the Lord’s will, Rev. Har
vill came. Today marks his 10th
anniversary as pastor and those
who have watched, marvel at the
Lord’s blessings during this time.
His untiring efforts , his abiding
interest in his people, and his
ceaseless prayers for the Lord’s
work have made his work suc
cessful.
Some of the accomplishments
of this pastorate have been the
paying of the church debt, the
purchasing of an additional
building, the installing of a
Hammond electric organ, the re
pairing and reconditioning of
both buildings, the enlarging of
the organized work of the church,
the comnlete grading of the Sun
day School and a recreational
program sponsored by the church.
The church has grown in mem
‘bership from a little over 1,000
to about 1,600,
As the Prince Avenue Baptist
Church looks to the future her
leaders feel the challenge of al
most unlimiteé possibilities. Al
ready the church has outgrown
the additional building proposed
nearly three years ago, and is
looking toward the future when
adequate provision can be made
for the enlarged activities of her
organized life. Unusually large
‘atendance at all of the church
Iservices today are expected io
greet the pastor on this tenth an
niversary,
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HUNTER’'S WIFE
ESCAPES BULL
WAYCROSS, Ga., Nov. 6—
(AP)—Tom Waddill, mana
ger of the Hotel Ware, had
beginner’s luck on his first
maish heén hunt at Daver
Bluff because he got the lim
it—ls. Dr. W. F. Reavis, ve
teran hunter, also shot the
limit and George Crawley, the
third member of the party,
also had good luck.
However, Mrs. Waddill was
not so fortunate. The wives
of the three hunters decided
to take a stroll and Mrs. Wad
dill was wearing a red jackei
which infuriated a bull and
when he came charging i is
reported that Mrs. Waddill
found she could climb a tree
easier than she thought.
But the bull went away fin
anly and Mrs. Waddiil es
caped without injury.
Athens Civic Music Association
Holds Workers Dinner Tonight
A complimentary dinner to the division chairmen, cap-i
tains, and their workers at the Hotel Georgian on Monday
night at 6:30, will mark the official opening of the one
week campnign for membership in the newly organized
Athens Civie Music Association,
Workers to go among their
friends and secure memberships
for Civic Music are being recruit
ed from all branches of civic and
community activity. It is expected
that over 250 persons will be
actively connected with the cam
paign and come to the dinner on
Monday night.
While Civic Music is new in
Athens, it is not a new idea over
the United: States. For the past
30 years the Civic Music Plan
has made it possible for the prin
cipal cities in this country to pre
sent a series of concerts annually
on a financially sound basis. Civic
Music Associations are non-profit,
require no guarantors and incur
no deficits.
The membershlip is closed 51
weeks in the year. The 52nd week
is annual membership week and
new members are invited to join
the association. In Athens next
week has been set aside for mem
bers, Nov. 13-18 inclusive. After
Saturday night, Nov. 18th, at 7:00
o’clock no more memberships will
be accepted, nor will tickets be
sold to individual concerts this
winter. The membership card en
titled the holder to all concerts
without further assessment.
Two Memberships
Adult membership dues are
$6.00 including tax, students, high
school and college, $3.00 including
tax.
Another feature of the Civic
Music Plan is the democratic prin
ciple of no reserved seats. First
come, first served, is the rule. Stu
dents as well as adults may sit
anywhere in the auditorium.
David Michael, president of the
Athens Civic Music Association
said Saturday that “Civie Music
should be as much a part of our
community life as the Chamber of
Commerce, our Rotary Club, Ki
wanis Clubs and all the other ser
vice clubs in our city. We are out
to make it so 0.”
Officers in the association and
Board of Directors are as follows:
Red Envoy Flays Georgia Laws
Russia Demands U. N. Recognize
Divorce In Human Rights Confab
PARIS, Nov. —(AP)—Russia
demanded today that the United
Nations formally recognize di
vorce.
Black-bearded Alexei Pavlov,
Soviet delegate to the Assembly’s
Social Committee, attacked what
he called “unequal and improper
marriage and divorce laws in the
United States. He sought to amend
article 14 of a draft declaration of
human rights to read:
“Men and women shall enjoy
equal rights both during marriage
and when divorced.”
Latin American and other dele
gates of predominantly Catholic
countries strongly opposed any
mention of divorce in the 28-
‘article declaration. The commit
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Tennessee's 13 - 6 Win
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Nation's No. 1 Upset
By 808 OLIVER, Sports Editor
CRANT FIELD, ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. 6.—A big
flock of Bob Neyland indoctrinated Volunteers came
charging down out of the hills of Tennessee this aft
ernoon and waiked with the top upset in the nation,
decisioning Georgia Tech, 136. @
The Jacket defeat, coupled with
North Carolina’s 7-7 deadlock
with William and Mary left Clem
son the only undefeated, untied
eleven in the South. Georgia’s win
in the Gator Bowl, boosted them
to the top of the SEC Standings
with a perfect slate of 4-0.
A sellout crowd of 38,000 fans
was amazed as the 12-point under
dog Vols took the lead before the
game was 2 minutes old. A block
ed punt, which rolled into the
Jacket end zone turned the trick.
Tennessee immediately went on
the defense and hung on for dear
life throughout the remainder of
the game, coming back strongly in
Mr. Michael, president; E. B. Bras
well, vice-president; Mrs. J. E.
Broadnax, secretary; W. R. Ant
ley ,treasurer. Board members in
clude, J. W. Matthews, Durward
Watson, Mrs. Charles Parrott,
Dean Alvin Biscoe, Mrs, Warren
Thurmond, Mayor Jack Wells,
Sam Wood, Dean Pauline Parks
Wilson, Miss Mary Towne, Mrs.
Mary Ferguson, Howard Benson,
Paul W. Chapman, Mrs. John Wil
kins, Max Michael, Mrs. F. H.
Mendenhall, Mrs. David Napier
and Mrs. Edith Stallings.
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2 More Convicts
Are Recaptured
REIDSVILLE, Ga., Nov. 8 —
(AP)—Two more of the 15 hard
ened convicts who tunneled out of
Tattnall prison Wednesday were
captured early tonight.
This brings the total to eight.
Warden Robert P. Balkcom said
he believed the other seven are in
a swamp not far from the state
prison,
County policeman Dan Waller
and Reidsville Police Chief M. M.
Anderson listed those taken to
night at Kenneth Knyff and Bob
by Case,
They were captured on a sand
hill almost in sight of Reidsville,
the officers said.
Confederate
General Dies
ATLANTA, Nov. 6 — (AP) —
General Henry Taylor Dowling,
99, the last of Atlanta’s Confeder
ate veterans, died of pneumonia at
Grady Hospital here today.
General Dowling was born in
Lowndes county on Jan. 19, 1849,
He was a farmer and preacher be
fore h¢ came to the Confederate
Soldiers’ home here in 1941. i
tee’s article-by-article debate pre
cedes assembly approval of the
declaration, the first “bill of hu
man rights* in world history.
The committee adjourned de
bate on marriage and divorce un
til Monday without taking action.
The Soviet delegate loudly at
tacked what he called “terrible
inequality in the United States.”
“In the State of Georgia Unit
ed States),” he exclaimed, “A
wife is not even recognized as a
legal person. She is only part of
the male—part of the husband’s
personality.
“The marriage of white persons
and negroes is prevented by law
in Aw fact, there are
prison ! of from one to
10 years for such marriages.”
Home
Edifion
'the third stanza to score the win
ning tally.
Bobby Dodd’s crew showed ab
solutely nothing all afternoon.
They fumbled six times, all at
critical points of the game. Tech
ran the ball well at midfield but
once into Tennessee territory, the
Vols were the masters.
Neyland Mobbed
A jubilent erowd of Ten
nessee supporters swarmed on the
field as the final whistle blew, and
the Vol players corried Neyland
off the muddy field upon an array
of orange-clad shoulders.
It was a sweet victory for
the Tennessee club, which knock
ed off one of the most highly re
garded elevens in the South and
nation.
Tennegsee was outgained on
the ground 160 yards to 42 but
managed to stop all but one Tech
drive before it became a big
threat. Tech made 18 first downs
to the Vols’ four but few of them
were put into a stfizg‘.
The only score of the first half
came on the fourth play of the
game,
Tech’s fullback Frank Ziegle
usually a sure man under a pu~t
fumbled Tennessee’s kickoff on
his three yard line but covered
:}ée ball after a pile up was clear-
Ziegler Fumbles
Two running plays gained six
yards. On the next snap Ziegler
again fumbled and the wet ball
squited over the Yellow Jacket's
goa). Vol fullback Tommy Slack
got to the fumbled ball first and
covered for Tennessee’s touch
down.
b On the try so rthe extra point
practically the entire Tech line
chartied through and completely
smothered Jim Powell. A bad snap
from center gave Tech linemen
time to get through,
After the score bot teams had
trouble holding the ball on the
muddy field. The game developed
into a rough battle of lines, with
Tennessee forwards doing a bet
ter job, 3
Hal Littleford of the Vols-and
Ziegler and Joe Brown of Teth
kicked often on third down with
Tennessee usually gaining on the
exchanges.
Perfect Pass
The second half began very
much as the first, Within two
minutes Littleford tossed a perfect
running pass to halfback Bob
Lund. Lund took the ball over his
shoulder, feinted twice and with
the help of a biock by Alan Field
er went 47 yards for the touch
down.
Powell kicked the extra point to
give the Vols a 13-0 lead.
Tech immediately came back
with a powerful 80-yard drive in
which they rolled up half their
yardage. The Tech touchdown was
scored on the second play of the
final period when halfback Din
ky Bowen bucked over from the
one yard line. Bobby North’s kick
was blocked by a mass of Ten
nesseeans.
The loss was Tech’s first at
‘home in 18 games and their first
in nine games.
Tennessee centered on its run
ning game, throwing only seven
passes and completing three. Tech
‘passing which had been principal
1y responsible for winning six
games this year was a near flop
‘until late in the first half and in
the final minutes when necessity
forced the Jackets to throw instead
of trying to run through the stout
Tennesseeans.
Officials ruled pass interference
against Tennessee during Tech’s
scoring drive to give the Georgians
a big assist and bring boos from
the crowd. About four minutes
late Vol end Bud Sherrod recov
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The first world bill of human
rights is slowly taking shape amid
a war of words.
Delegates of the 58-United Na
tions are hammering out a
declaration spelling fundamental
freedoms in strong, simpie jan
guage. The declaration tells the
nations of the world to give the
little man everywhere a decent
life.
. Depending on moral force alone,
it can become a boon or a bust.
. The declaration may be “Amer
ica’s greatest weapon of psycholo
gical warfare—more important
even than possession of the
atomic bomb,” says Dr. Charles
te Ty e s e
ashing and f ]
professor. : o