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HIGH PRICES AND ALL THIS TOO—The first big snow of the year struck
South Dakota and piled up drifts four to five feet high at Lead and ‘Deadwood, S.
D. An 18 inch snow covered the entire towns.—NEA Telephoto.)
U.S. Air Lift Planes
Defy Russian Threat
BERLIN, Nov. 11.— (AP) —American and British planes flew the supply route to
Berlin today in the face of a.Russian threat to force down planes straying from the 20-
mile air corridors to the former German capital.
The American answer to the Russians’ threat, made last night, was a terse prom
ise from General Lucius D. Clay, American military governor, that “we will keep them
flving.” :
Both British and U. S. authori
ties said publicly the Russians
would be held responsible for any
action they take.
The Russians, citing a long list
of alleged violations of their ter
ritory, also said they would force
down “all aircraft without identi
fication marks of . nationality”
flying over the Soviet zone, in
cluding the three air corridors.
The second threat presumably
refers: to ~non-military planes,
which do not “tarry - nationality
markings. The Russians have
complained of commercial flights
in the Berlin air corridors. -
Some official sources tended to
discount the Soviet note as an
other move in the “war of
nerves.” :
Fighter Escort
Although both Britain and the
U. S. have said in the past they
would use fighter escorts if neces
sary to keep the airlift going,
American pilots ‘said. They had
standing orders to obey any Sovi
et fighter plane seeking to force
them to land.
Another group of Allied offici
als took a more serious view of
the Russian threat. They pointed
out previous threats: of action
against the airlift had been
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“LEGS” HALL LANDS
A MOVIE CONTRACT
Blonde, blue-eyed, shapely
Patricia Hall (above) recent
ly won a “most beautiful legs
ir the world” contest — and
now she's been signed by
Universal-International movie
studio in Hellywood. The
siudio says it's looking for
“mew faces.” Appropriately
enough, Miss Hail will play
Fhe role of a bathing beauty
in her first picture, — (AP
Wirephoto,)
ATHENS BANNER-HERALD
Robber Postponed
Jail Break Until
Weather Cleared
DAYTON, Obhio, Nov. 11.—
(AP)~——No man to Zo escap
ing inw%fimk
had to come back the
Montgomery county jail just
the same.
Police found him at the
home of an absent friend
yesterday, nine hours after
he got out of the mid-town
jail. Puzzled over how he
chipped his way through the
concrete wall of his cell,
they asked how he got the
tools,
He said he used the handle
of a bucket and a spring ond
bar from his cot.
He was ready to go at six
p. m, Tuesday night, he said,
but it was raining So he
waited until merning.
He is charged with armed
robbery in a series of “lov
ers’ lane” holdups.
Cuban Held
Student Case
CARROLLTON, Ga., Nov. 11.—
(AP)—Sheriff B. B. Kilgore to
day reported the arrest of a 32-
year-old Cuban for questioning
in the slaying of Carl Stevenc,
Georgia Tech student who was
shot to death two weeks ago.
The Cuban was arrested in
Chattanocga with a foreign
make pistol iff his suit case. Five
other men are held for auestion
ing in the case.
Democrats Plan To Load Senate
Committees With 8-to-5 Majority
Top-Heavy Membership Probable
On Most Important Senate Groups
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11.— (AP) —Democrats intend
tc load top Senate committees with eight of their mem
bers to five Republicans in an effort to pusn President
Truman’s program through the new Congress.
A Democratic official who ask
ed not to be quoted by name
told a reporter he feels his party
should make its new 54 to 42
Senate advantage count at critical
spots. .
As he enumerated them, these
may include top-heavy Democra
tic memberships on the 13-man
Labor, Foreign Relations, Bank
ing, Finance, and Judiciary Com
mittees. .
The Republicans themselves
laid the groundwork for such a
move by taking eight to five con
trol of the Senate Labor Commit
tee in the present Congress.
That committee helped produce
the Taft-Hartley Act and weld it
into final form.
Truman Pledges Repeal
- President Truman has pledged
efforts to repeal this aet, To help
Associated Press Service
Welcome Mat
Readied For
Santa Claus
Plans were completed at a
meeting of the Executive Commit
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the Chamber of Commerce -
nesday morning for a gigantic
welcome of Santa Claus to Athens
at 8 o'clock Friday night, ‘Novem
ber 19th, when the | Christmas
lights in Athens’ retail sections
will be turned on by Santa Claus |
himself. Contacts have already
been established with Santa Claus
by the Executive Committee and
S. Hoyt Butler, a member of the
Executive Committee, says that
Santa Claus has informed him
that he is bringing 2,000 souven
irs to Athens to be distributed
that night among Athens children |
who are expected to be on hand’
to welcome him. [
The principal part of the cele
bration will take place on Fast
Clayton Street between College
Avenue and Jackson Street with
Mayor Jack R. Wells, President
D. Weaver Bridges of the Cham
ber of Commerce and T. Ed
Stubbs, Chairman of the Mer
chants Council, extending greet
ings and a welcome to Santa Claus
from a specially ¢op d and
decorated platformii s /77F 4§ %
Music for the Safi)})’.“,l;aus‘ cele
bration will be supplied by the
University of Georgia/ Band and
| the Athens High Schbo”%/ apd, and
infter the ceremonies pf weleoming
Santa Claus, dancingmi ‘be con
,tinued on- that block aef" layton
Street with a hillbilly, d.
| All of the merchagh Athens
i will have their Ch ‘Efis win
dows completely decorated in time
for the welcome O&S‘anta Claus,
and members of the Executive
Committe said this morning that
they expected this welcome to
Santa Claus to be . the largest
Athens has ever had.
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him, the Democrats are expected
to install Senator Elbert Thomas
of Utah, 'a " Taft-Hartley foe, as
chairman and give him the back
ing of new members who take a
like view of the law in its present
form. 5
Holdover . Democrats on the
committee, besides Thomas, in
clude Senators Murray of Mon
tana, Pepper of Florida, Ellender
of Louisiana and Hill of Alabama.
All supported President Truman’s
veto of the Act except Ellender,
who voted to override.
Two present Republican mem
bers of the committee, Jenner of
Indiana and Ives of New York,
will lose their places if the Dem
ocrats cut the GOP 'membership
to five. :
That will leave Senators Taft
of Ohio, Aiken of Vermont, Smith
SERVING ATHENS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA OVER A CENTURY
ATHENS, CA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1948.
City Lines Halt 22-Hour
Driver Wildcat’' Strike
Executive Order Issued By
Mayor Under Emergency Rule
By ED THILENIUS, City Editor
The management of the Athens City Lines, Inc., in com
pliance with an executive order issued by Mayor Jack R.
Wells, resumed bus service at 1:30 p. m. today, thus end
ing a 22-hour wildcat strike of non-union drivers.
Mayor Wells issued the order
shortly before noon, requesting
W. M. Shelton, owner of the City
Lines, to resume operations by
1:30 p. m; today, or the city
would step in and continue bus
service.
The City Council, in a special
called meeting last night, adopt
ed an ordinance granting Mayor
Wells the power to take whatever
legal action necessary to force
the City Lines 1o comply with
their franchise. ]
" The drivers, scheduled to op
erate the buses this morning,
agreed to operate the vehicles
under Mr. Shelton’s management
until the labor differences could
be settled.
The suddeness of the strike,
which began at 3 p. m. yesterday,
left several hundred Athenians
temporarily stranded. Many were
late to work this morning as the
buses remained off their runs.
W. M. Shelton, owner of the
lines, told reporters iate yesterday
that the non-union drivers brought
the buses in off the lines at 3 p.
m. and parked them in the garage.
He gave no reason for the strike.
Mr. Shelton said that yesterday
morning he met with City Lines’
attorney Abit Nix and Union rep
resentative W. E. Witt of Atlanta,
for the purpose of discussing the
case of Clyde Chandler, local pres
ident of the Bus Drivers Union
(AFL). Mr. Shelton said that
Chandler had been fired by the
company five weeks previously,
but after the conterence, Chandler
was rehired and paid in part for
the salary he missed during his
Al gaisng - CpfRTRCE LS
M. Sitelton could not be reach
ed for further comment on the
situation today.
6 Counciimen Present
Six councilmen were present at
the special session. Present were
L. H. Seagraves, Luther Bond,
Clyde Basham, F. H. Williams,
John Coffee, J. W. Frior.
Mayor Wells opened the session
by explaining to the council the
purpose of the called meeting. He
said in part: -
“Late this afternoon I learned
that the Athens City Lines were
not operating their buses accord -
ing to the terms of the franchise.
Preliminary investigation reveal
ed that all but two buses were out
of operation. The cause of the non
compliance is not known to me.
“I do know that the people of
Athens are tonight without ade
quate bus transportation service
and a continued unauthorized cur
tailment in this service will work
a hardship on a majority of our
citizens.
“I have therefore called this
special meeting to present this
matter for your consideration and
to ask you to declare that an emer
gency has arisen in the public bus
transportation service of this city.
I further request that you grart
to me the authority and power to
take necessary legal action, if nee
essary, to force the Athens City
Lines to comply with the terms
of their Franchise.”
Mayor Wells also pointed out
that it was not the responsibility
of the Mayor and Council to probe
into the inner difficulties of the
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of New Jersey, Morse of Oregon
and Donnell of Missouri. Morse
left his party colleagues last June
to vote to uphold the President’s
veto.
Demos To Reverse
Under Republican control, most
of the Senate c¢ommittees have
been divided seven to six in favor
of the GOP. The larger appropria
tions committee had a 12 to 9
margin for the Republicans, a
situation the Democrats are ex
pected to reverse.’
The Republicans were content
to handle international proposals
with a seven to six division in
their favor on the Foreign' Rela
tion Committee.
If the Democrats make it eight
to five there, they will have four
prized assignments to distribute
among their members. Senator
Connally (D-Tex.) is scheduled to
become chairman, Other Demo
cratic holdovers include Senators
George of Georgia, Wagner of
New York and Thomas of Utah.
Senator Barkley of Kentucky
moves up as Vice President and
Senator Hatch of New Mexico, the
other Democrat on the committee,
did not seek reelection, =
Taft - Hartley
Chief Says
He Won’t Quit
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11—(AP)
— Despite the administration’s
pledge to seek repeal of the Taft-
Hartley Labor Law, its chief
igent, Robert N. Denham, intends
to follow a “business as usual”
policy. 248
Denham said in an interview
today he will keep on administer
ing the Republican - sponsored
labor law “as if nothing had hap
pened,” so long as it is on the
books.
He has some ideas of his own
for changing it, but “nobody has
asked me for any so far.”
A number of labor leaders have
suggested privately since Presi
dent Truman’s upset election vic
tory that Denham either should
resign or be ousted in a revision
of the law's terms.
Questions About Future
But to questions about his fu
ture, the 63-year old general
counsel of the National Labor Re
lations Board responded:
“I am still general counsel and
I will be until the law is changed.
“Nobody has asked me for my
resignation yet,” he laughed.
As general counsel at a $12,000
annual salary, Denham has a
| four-year term dating from his
July, 1947, Senate confirmation to
s o
that his ure can be chan by
A one time Texas cowhand with
a colorful career, Denham was an
NLRB trial examiner when Mr.
Truman appointed him general
counsel after Congress enacted
the Taft-Hartley law over the}
presidential veto.
The new labor law huilt up the
general counsel’s position to one
that labor unions have said made
Denham a virtual “labor czar.”
Whereas the NLRB under the
Wagner Act had been prosecutor,
Judge and jury over labor cases,
it became simply a deciding court
under the Taft-Hartley law. Full
power over prosecutions was giv
en to the general counsel’s office.
~ Denham, a Republican, quickly
stirred the wrath of labor unions
by his rigid enforcement of the
‘new law. At the outset he ruled
‘that no AFL or CIO union could
use the NLRB’s facilities until top
officers of the two groups signed
\the controversial non-communist
affidavits.
The five-man NLRB soon re
vised this interpretation, however.
1t exempted top AFL and CIO of
ficers from the affidavit require
‘ment, but held that officers of
individual member unions must
'sign the pledges to become eligi
'ble to make use of the board.
~ One of Denham’s most specta
~ular fights has involved the AFL
International Typographical
Union and its alleged attempt to
bypass the Taft-Hartley Act’s ban
against the closgd shop.
Youth Held In
Rifle Slaying
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 11—
(AP)—A 16-year-old youth has
been arrested on a charge of mur
der in the rifle death of a six
vear-old neighbor boy.
Sheriff Garner Robinson said
Charles D. Martin died a few min
utes after he was struck by a .22
caliber rifle bullet yesterday, and
Sam Carney was being held in
county jail on a murder charge.
The sheriff said no bond has been
set for Carney.
Carney, Robinson reported, said
the shooting was accidental.
The warrant for Carney’s arrest
was pbtained by the slain child’s
mother, Mrs, Herbert L. Martin.
Tropical Storm
Veers Toward Sea
CAPE HATTERAS, N. C., Nov.
11 — (AP) — A tropical storm,
which lost most of its force as it
moved northward, no longer was
a threat to the North Carolina
coast today.
The storm, blowing up sudden
ly from the South Atlantic, brush
ed North. Carplina’s outer banks
yesterday with high winds and
heavy seas. But shortly after
nightfall,” it veered seaward and
began losing its force.
It was- moving northeastward
about 22 miles per hour.
No major.damage to coastal
property or shipping was report
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SHIRTS AND A MEDAL FOR TRUMAN ON VACATION — Pregident Truman re
ceives three Irish linen sport shirts and a gold medal from the American Legion
post at Key West, Fla., where he is vacationing. Presentation is made on the lawn
of the “Key West White House.” Left to right: Vance Stirrup, .10th district com
mander of the Legion; Albert J. Mills, vice-president of the American Legion
National Convetnion Corporation; the President, and George Allen Warren,
commander of the Key West post of the Legion. The medal is inscribed with a
sailfish and the following text: “30th annual convention, American Legion, Great
er Miami.” The President addressed that convention last month.— (AP Wirephoto.)
ARMISTICE DAY
Truman Seeks
Peace On War
Anniversary
KEY WEST, Fla, Nov. 11 —
(AP)—The 30th anniversary of
the close of the First World War
found President Truman grap
at beset the peace again. =
From his vacation retreat of
this naval submarine base, he
kept a close watch through ad
vices from the State Department
over newest Russian maneuvers
involving blockaded Berlin.
The commander of Battery D,
129th Field Artillery, in the First
World War took no special obser
vance, however, of the anniversa
ry of the Armistice Day that
brought that conflict to an end.
He designated Major General
Harry H. Vaughan, his military
aide, to represent him at Armis
ticer Day ceremonies of the Key
West American Legion post.
At the same time, he continued
to give study to the need for an
agreement to ease the strain of
American-Russian relations.
Meanwhile ,the White House
made it clear that there are no
plans of any kind for a Truman-
Stalin meeting and that the Pres
ident has no intention to go to
Moscow. But the White House
welcome mat is still out if Pre
mier Stalin should change his
mind and decide to visit Wash
ington for a conference.
| Rumer Flying
- No official word has come from
Mr. Truman’s associates as to
whether 'he might still be consid
ering sending a personal emigsa
ry to talk with the Russian leader.
~ As a matter of fact, most of the
information from the President’s
quarters at the commandant’s
1 has dealt with his vacation doings.
' Senator Alben W. Barkley, the
vice-president-eleect, shed ‘no light
on his conferences with the Pres
ident when he met with the press
informally at a softball game yes
terday.
Reporters wanted know about
legislative plans, and about pros
pective changes in the administra
tion personnel. .
Barkley said he wouldn’t “dis
cuss anything but “the blueness of
the water and' the hotness of the
sun” at this southernmost city.
Mr. Truman’s musiaciie - and
chin whiskers: excited - comment
among newspapermen. The Presi
dent explained that the whiskers
were not a “Van Dyke” ‘hbut a “Jeff
Davis.” b
His two grandfathers, the Pres
ident of the Confederacy and
Abraham Lincoln, all wore the
same style, he said.
IN THE EAST — FLYING LOW
Athenian Reports Seeing
Comet Here Early Today
A new comet, which has been
visible to the western hemisphere
for the past few days, was report
ed seen by an Athenian early to- |
day.
C. L. Cope, Math professor at
the University of Georgia, inform
ed the Banner-Herald this morn
ing that he saw ihe comet be
tween 5:30 and 6:00 a. m. this
morning. : ke |
Mr. Ctgpe said Mggfakmfi egg- ]
ly for the pugmej ose of see e |
new comet, and located it in the |
East just above the horizon, View- |-
Read Daily by 35,000 People In Athens Trade Area
Million Troops
Locked In Battle
Greatest Battle In Chinese
Histery Rages For Key Road
NANKING, Nov. 11.— (AP) —The greatest battle in
Chinese history—involving more than 1,000,000 men by
government estimate——raged north of the Yangtze today
with Communist troops havihg a slight numerical advan
tage. A
Government spokesman Lt. Gen.
Teng Wen-Yi said the battle was
joined along the Suchow defense
line which guards the road to the
national capital.
Teng said government troops
outfought the Reds during the
opening phases of the giant battle
‘but that they had made successive
withdrawals to “shorten their
lines.” : .
He said Reds under Generals
Chen Yi, Liu Po-Cheng and Chen
Kenga llready were throwing all
‘available mai:power into the fight,
on which hinges the fate of North
Central China.
The government, too, was bring
ing up reinforcements, Teng said,
with some troops from along the
Peiping-Hankow railroad line al
ready moved into battle.
21 Armies
Teng said the Reds had hurlea
21 armies numbering 500,000 men
into the battle. :
The government spokesman
said the Communists had already
suffered 30,000 casualties around
Suchow. He said that was more
than three times the number suf
fered by government troops.
Government warplanes of all
descriptions ' from ‘ Nanking were
hurled into "the® battle, described
by Tong as larger ‘and more bit=
'ter than any fought during the
Sino-Japanese war.! i 3
In Nanking and Shanghai Mar
tial Law restored order ~after, food
riots had disrupted the routine in
both cities yesterday. ne .
Food Shops Opened
Food. shops reopernied in*Nan-
Iking. Residents calmed down from
vesterday’s © hysteria. But in
| Shanghai many jammed raiiroad
stations. trying to get out” of the
city to safety in the country. On
the political front, the official
Central News Agency said Pre
mier Wong Wen-Hao had with
drawn his resignation and agreed
to continue in officer under a new
lpolicy.
ing it from Ag Hill, Mr. Cope re
ported the comet had the usual
head and long fiery tail. It was
the first comet he had ever seen,
Although the sun doesn’t offi
cially rise until shortly after 7 a.
m., Mr. Cope reported that the
comet began to fade out as the
first break of dawn began to ap
pear shortly after 6 a. m. g
Astronomers report that the
comet will stay in the sky of our
hemisphere for several more days
unless it dmmcnftdmh
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Home
Edition
Mrs. Peter F.
Brown Dies
In Ashevilie
Many Athens friends learned
with sadness late Wednesday of
the death of Mrs, Peter F. Brown,
for a long number of year one of
this city’s most beloved residents,
at Violet Hills, Asheviile, N. C.
Mrs. Brown died early Wednes
day afternoon after being in fail
ing health for some time. With
her was her sister, Miss Mary
Ledbetter Smith, who made her
home with Mrs. Brown while in
Athens, t
- Funeral services ! will be " con
ducted Friday afternoon in Sa
vannah with burial following in
Bonaventure cemetery.
In addition to her sister, Miss
Smith, Mrs! Brown is survived by
another sister, Mrs. William Win
burn, prominent Savannah resi
dent, and a son, Raiford Brown,
now “living in Puerto Rico. .. -
With her, husband,; the late Dr.
Peter Brown, who was a member
of the faculty of the University of
Georgia' for many years, = Mrs.
Brown was one of this ecity’s most
popular residents, and many Ath
enians will recall with much
pleasure the numerous occasions
upon which the Brown home was
the mecca which drew these in
terested in culture and whole
some comradeship, and for . the
deiigiiiul -~ soCiat functions o
which . were invited those privi
leged to possess their friendship.
She was a member of Emman
uel Episcopal Church here and
was always- interested in ‘its ac
tivities and endeavors.
WEATHER
ATHENS AND VICINITY
Fair and cool again to
night, warmer this afternoon
and Friday.
G EORGI A—Fair and
rather cold this afternoon
and tonight with scattered
frost and iow temperatures
32 to 38; Friday, fair and
warmer in afternoon,
TEMPERATURE
Highest v v iila - B
lowest b i o
MERR « ibt v iBT
Normal ..o ovibe: s B 8
) RAINFALL
Inches last 24 hours .. .. .02
Total sincg Nov. 1 .. ... 285
Excess since N0v..1 .. ~ 1.39
Average Nov, rtrmtat} Sgg;
Total, since January 1 ...50.
Excess since January 1 .. 7.80