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Reds Reported Retreating;
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[.S. Evacuation Continues
NANKING, Nov. 6.—(AP)—The Chinese government
claimed a major victory on the Suchow front tonight to
imax a confused day which still left the final outcome
~f the battle fcr the approach to Nanking in doubt.
Pro - government newspapers
splashed their buildings with Red
posters and exploded firecrackers
to call attention to placards an
houncing the Communists had
been routed northeast of Suchow
and were withdrawing northeast
ward.
That news, circulated })y thel
Defense -Ministry’s offieial milita
ry new agency, was in direct con
trast to the generally. acceptedl
reports from other sources that the
government control of the whole
Suchow area was tottering.
The U. S. embassy warned some
7.000 Americans to get out of Chi
na now or risk “hazardous condi
tions.” 4 1
Government spokesman Holling-1
ton Tong denied reports Suchow
had fallen or even was threatened
with Red capture. He told the As
U. N. Orders Armistice In Holy Land
PARIS, Nov. 16—(AP) — The
United Nations Security Council
ordered Arabs and Jews today to
establish an immediate armistice
in Palestine. . .
The Council’s order said an ar
mistice would “facilitate the
transttion from ‘the present truce
to a permanent peace in Pales
tine.”
The Council voted on the reso
lution in sections. Russia and the
Soviet Ukrane abstained.
Previously, the Council rejected
a Russian proposal calling for the
immediate establishment %f a for
France Approves New Berlin Move
PARIS, Nov. 16 — (AP) — A
French cabinet spokesman said to
day France has approved the ap
peal by two high United Nations
officials for direect ~POWEr ac
tion to end'thé"Béf%W&fif?
Francois Mitterand, @ Secretary
of State for Information, reported
to newsmen on the French atti
tude after a cabinet meeting.
President Vincent Auriol presid<
ed at the session.
The French announcement came
after United Nations circles repor
ted there were signs the Big Three
western powers would reject the
appeal for direct action to end the
Berlin crisis unless President Tru
Truman Incuguration Plans Gigantic
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16—(AP)
—President Truman’s - inaugura
tion January 20 willybi ’t)’\’gf?nci—
est in the nation’s tory, if )}he
man in charge of it has his xx/a £
Melvin D. Hildreth, chairman of
the inauguration committee, set
that as his goal yesterday at a
meeting with Distriet of €olumbia
oificials less than 24 hours after
his appointment. He sketched this
tentative outline:
The week in which the big day
comes would be designated inau
gural week, and all government
workers would get a Thursday
through-Sunday holiday.
Reds Renew Bid For All-German Talks
LONDON, Nov. 16—(AP)—The
Soviet government declared today
it still insists on taking up the
whole question of Germany on
any negotiations with the West on |
the Berlin crisis.
The Soviet position was stated |
n a reply to suggestions by two
United National officials, Secre
tary General Trygve Lie ahd Pres
ident H. V. Evatt, that the Big
Four end the Berlin crisis in the
TRUMAN SAYS NO FOUR-POWER
TALKS UNTIL BLOCKADE LIFTED
President Spikes Rumor Of Stalin
Confab; Gives Hint On China Plan
KEY WEST, Fla., Nov. 16.—(AP)-—President Truman
said flatly today the United States will not resume four
power negotiations on Germany until Soviet Russia lifts
its Berlin biockade.
At the same time, he told a
news conference that he wiil re
view the entire international sit
uation with , Secretary of State
Marshall and roving ECA Admin
istration Harriman at' the White
House Nov. 22.
Mrs. Truman made it clear that:
1. He has no plan for a meeting
with Premier Stalin. ;
He said he will not leave Wash
ington for such a conference, but
that his invitation to. Stalin to vis
it Washington still stands.
2. He has no plaw to send an
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ATHENS BANNER-HERALD
___Associated Press Service
sociated Press:
“The city is firmly in our hands
and the Reds are withdrawing to
the northeastward” |
Here are the victory claims!
made by military news agency:
1. Nine of Red Gen. Chen Yi's
columns are retreating toward
Taierhchuang, northeast of Su
chow, after a defeat by Gen. Hu
ank Po-Tao’s Seventh Army Corps,
which fought its way out of an
encirclement with the aid ofl
mechanized troops under Col Chi
ang Wei-Kuo, the President’s!
youngest 'son.
2. Four Red columns attempting
to overwhelm Suhsien have been
encircled by government troops.
3. Communist remnants are re
treating eastward from Suchow
along the 25-mile rail line to Pay
| achi. |
mal peace.
The resolution adopted was sub
mitted by Canada, with the sup
port of Belgium and France. The
Council rejected a Syrian attempt
to amend the resolution to widen
a Negev withdrawal order to in
clude the Galilee front in North
ern Palestine. Only Syria, China
and Belgium supported the
amendment. The remaining eight
nations abstained.
The United States, Belgium, Co
lombia, Britain, Argentina, France,
Canada and China supported the
resolution’s original text after the
Syrian amendment failed. 5
yman intervenes.
) The French statement was the
first from any of the four big pow
iers on the appeal by assembly
President Herbert V. Evatt and U.
N. Secretary-General Trygve Lie
!' for immediate Big Four talks.
{ Moscow newspapers displayed
the Evate-Lie prominently today,
but did not comment on it.
Mitterand said France's posi
tion on the Soviet blockade of
Berlin has not changed. France
has stood with the United Stafes
| and Britain refusing to negotiate
| with Russia under duress. The
‘West has considered the blockade
{a form of duress.
On Friday, the day after the in
| auguration, a mammoth ball is
planned, to be held at the huge
| National Guard Armory. A con
lcert by the National Symphony
| Orchestra is scheduled for the
|same evening. 3
| The program for the week as a
| whole would include everything
|from special religious services to
la fireworks display at the Wash
lington monument.
' And for Inauguration Day itself,
Ia great parade and air show, with
Ispecial reviewing stands set up
| across the street from the White
House.
interests of world peace.
The radio said the reply was
delivered to the U. N. in Paris by
Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister
Andrei Vishinsky.
The reply said the Soviet gov
ernment shares the opinion of Lie
and Evatt “about the significance
and importance of personal con
tact and mutual trust between the
leaders of the powers in the mat
ter of improvement of relations.”
emissary to Moscow to talk with
Stalin. H e considered sending
Chief Justice Vinson on such a
mission during the closing days of
the election campaign, but Mar
shall talked him out of it.
3. He is asking the bi-partisan
commission on organization of the
executive branch of the govern
ment to continue its work. The
commission is headed by former
President Herbert Hoover.
In announcing he was asking
Mr. Hoover to continue the work
he said he hoped it could facili-
SERVING ATHENS AND NORTHEAST GEORCIA OVER A CENTURY
BOTTOM FALLS
OUT OF ALA.
PECAN MARKET
MONTGOMERY, Ala., Nov.
16— (AP) — The bottom has
fallen out of Alabama’s pe
can market and growers are
facing heavy losses, the State
Agriculture Department said
today.
Jack Jones, chief of the
market news service, said
prices have probably reached
an all-time low in comparison
with production costs.
Contributing factors tc the
price drop, Jones said, include:
A large crop brough about
primarily by trees bearing
heavily.
An extraordinary large
number of “pops,” or nuts
which de net fil! out properly.
City Primary Slated Tomorrow
Cash Farm Subsidies
Rejected By Committee
PORTLAND, Maine, Nov. 16.— (AP) —Proposals tc
use either rigid production crop controls or cash subsidies
to keep farmers prosperous were reiected today by a
National Grange convention committee,
In a report to the farm organi
zation meeting, the Grange Agri
culture Committee declared - full
output by industry would do more
than anything else to maintain
farm prosperity.
Failure of industry to keep pace
with farm output was claimed to
be the major cause of farm de
pressions.
“The Grange believes,” the re
port said, “that the so-called
‘farm problem’ is in the main a
result of the failure of industry to
keep its output in balance with the
abundant output of farms, and of
the resulting failure of farm prices
to remain in proper balance with
prices of other goods and servi
ces.”
.- The committee did not prepose,
however, the. junking of all fed
eral farm-aid programs.
It would keep price supports,
but would use them chiefly as de
vices to help guide production
away from surpluses and shorta
ges. It would use them also to
prevent ruinous collapse in prices.
The committee urged that crop
controls be used only as a ‘“last
resort” to combat surpluses and
low prices.
Flays Supports
The report, which will be acted
upon by the convention later in
the week, slapped at a cash sub
sidy plan advocated by J. W.
Fichter, master of the Ohio
Grange. i
Fichter would do away with all
price supports. He would allow
uncontrolled markets to set farm
and -food prices. If those prices
failed to give farmers a fair in
come, the government would pay
the difference in subsidies.
“Subsidies are in reality for the
benefit of consumers,” the com
mittee said. “But the stigma of
drawing money out of the treasu
ry attaches to the farmer,
“Moreover, subsidies operate to
increase our collossal national
debt and are in themselves infla
tionary.”
The committee’s recommenda
tions, if approved by the conven
tion, would put the Grange at
odds with the prospective chair
man of the powerful House com
mittee on agriculture in the com
ing session of Ccngress.
! That person, Rep. Cooley (D
--!N.C.), wants to maintain relative
lly high and inflexible price sup
| ports to assure a stable farm in
{come. He would accompany them
with government controls to pre
vent surpluses.
tate “effective and economical ad
ministration.”
Praises Marshall
The President left no doubt that
he wants Secretary of State Mar
shall to continue in his post by
saying he and the cabinet official
are in perfect agreement on every
thing and they always have been.
General Marshall, he said, nev
er wanted to do anything but re
tire from the time The left the
army. He is serving as a patriotic
duty.
And, the President went on,
General Marshall is one of the
greatest patriots of this country.
In his first news conference
since his stunning election victory,
the President announced unequiv
ocally that he would press the
new Congress for enactment of
the Democratic platform, includ
ing the civil rights proposals, and
embracing his ortg!iml 21-point
domestic program of Sept. 6. 1945.
(Continued On #zge Five)
ATHENS, CA., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1948.
State Legislature Convenes To Canvass Rallots;
To Inaugurate Talmadge Governor Wedny:ay
ATLANTA, Nov. 16 — (AP) —
The special session of the Gen
eral Assembly opened at 11 a. m,
today with the house buzzing over
bees and the Senate agreeing to
extend the building safety law un
til January, ; : b
The special session was called
by Gov. M. E. Thompson to can
vass returns from the Nov. 2 Gen
eral Election and to inaugurate
Herman Talmadge as Governor.
A joint session to count returns
began at 11:45 a. m.
At the same time the Senate
received a contest of the Senate
election in the 26th District from
Louie L. Perry of Fayette County.
Perry seeks to invalidate the
election of X, W. McElwanse of
Clayton county to the seat vacated
by F. A. Sams of Fayette, who re-
Canada Seals
Off Ports To
Stray Vessels
By The Associated Press
Canadian ports were sealed off
today as havens for ships which
normally dock at New York.
Canadian affiliates of the AFL
International Longshoremen’s Un
ion refused to handle such ships
at Halifax, Montreal and St. John.
The strike of 6ts£((i)o Longshore
men which has tied east ast
‘ports’ between Portland, m.,*’*an{’i
Hampton Roads, Vit.,, went into
its seventh day without indications
of immediate settlement. Sailing
of the Queen Elizabeth for Hali
fax from Southampton, England,
tomorrow was cancelled. The
liner, America, was unable to sail
on schedule from New York for
Europe today. 5 :
The east coast strike resulted
from a wage dispute.
In the T6-day-old west coast
shipping strike, negotiations be
tween shippers and five partici
pating unions were reported to
have made progress and to be
continuing. X k
Southern and Gulf coast ports
were operating. . s
Other iabor developments:
At Cincinnati, 0., the American
Federaltion of Labor Convention
was told by John R. Steelman,
President Truman’ special assist
tant, that union leaders are play
ing an increasingly important part
in shaping the nation’s foreign
and domestic policies.
CIO President Philip Murray
said at Portiand, Or., he plans to
be a candidate for re-election at
next week’s CIO convention there.
He ended rumors that he would
not run again.
John L. Lewis, chief of the
United Mine Workers, said in a
magazine interview he would pre
fer no replacement for the Taft-
Hartley law if it is repealed.
Lewis’ interview, copyrighted
by U. S. News and World Report,
said any new labor law ought to
cover a few fundamentals and
leave labor and management free
to work out their problems as best
they can.
WEATHER
ATHENS AND VICINITY
Increasing cloudiness this
afternoon followed by occas
ional showers tonight and
Wednesday., Warmer tonight
and mild Wednesday.
GEORGIA — Mostly cloudy
and warm this afternoon,
followed by some *occasional
rain tonight and Wednesday.
Warmer tonight, Not so warm
Wednesday.
EXTENDED FORECAST
GEORGIA—SIIight changes
in temperatures during per
iod averaging two to [five
degrees above mnormal. Oec
casignal light rains tonight
and Wednesday and magain
abeut Friday or Saturday,
except moderate rainfall in
mountains tonight,
TEMPERATURE
FENeRE iy S
SOWEEY o ol Sk LT
Mean ..., siis sess ~....58
Nopat Lo, aaotin v 82
RAINFALL
Inches last: 24 hoéurs .. -:. 00
Total Bincde Nov. 1l ... . 239
Excess since Nov. 1 .. :. .98
Average Nov. rainiall ... 2.61
Total since January 1 ...50.82
«Excess since January 1.. 7.37
signed.
The Senate also passed a reso
lutign permitting the Lieutenant
Governor to employ a secretary at
$7 a day, plus a $3 daily subsis
tence allowance.
The contest from Fayette was
referred to the State of the Union
Committee, which will report back
tomorrow. Perry contends that it
was Fayette’'s right to select the
successor to Sams. He was de
feated two to one in the balloting.
4 Bee Debate
While the Senate was thus tak
ing care of business, the House
was happily engaging in a debate
on bees,
After a lively debate the lower
body passed a resolution by Rep.
Ben Wiiloughby of Clinch to ap
point a committee to instigate an
embargr_hy Florida on bees from
linal Plans
Readied For
Santa’s Visit
Members of the Executive Com
mittee of the Merchants Council
will meet Wednesday morning at
11 o'clock in the offices of the
Chamber of Commerce to make
final preparations for the gigantic
official welcome to Santa Claus
Friday night at 8 o’clock on Clay
ton Street between College Ave
nue and Jackson.
When Santa’s plane arrives at‘
the Municipal Airport he will be
met by Mayor Jack R. Wells, D.
Weaver Bridges, President of the
Chamber of Commerce, and Alex
ander Bush, who has placed his
car at Santa’s disposal on this pre-
Christmas visit to Athens. Two
motorcycle police with sirens will
clear Santa’s way to the YMCA
building where the University of
Georgia Band in full regalia, will
be drawn up in formation, ready
to escort Santa and the welcom
ing party to the especially erected
plg)&ym on East Clayton street.
n. the platform T. E. Stubbs,
Chairman of the Merchants Coun
cil, will be waiting to greet Santa
on behalf of the merchants. Mr.
Bridges will introduce the Mayor
and the Mayor will extend official
greetings on behalf of the entire
City of Athens.
Advance Gifts
It could not be learned this
morning whether Santa would
make a speech or not but it was
definitely ascertained that his ad
vance agents will have 2,000 sou
venirs on hand which Santa Claus
has ordered and which he will
distribute to Athens’ children from
the platform.
Beginning at 7:30 Friday night,
immediately prior to Santa’s ar
rival, the Athens High School
Band will give a concert in front
of the platform on Clayton street
and immediately following the of
ficial welcome and the distribu
tion of Santa’s souvenirs, a hill
billy band will occupy the plat
‘form and with the aid of ioud
i speakers music will be provided
for dancing in the area which
!Chief Clarence O. Roberts, of the
police force, will have cleared for
i that purpose.
After Santa’s appearance here,
he is expected to rush back to the
airport where his private plane
will be waiting to return him to
. the North Pole.
CARTERSVILLE MURDER
CARTERSVILLE, Ga., Nov. 16
—(AP) — A 49-year-old Bartow
county farmer has been charged
[with the fatal shooting of Bennie
+ Moore, 31, Kingston businessman,
‘Deputy Sheriff O. L. Elrod re
| ported.
Crowds Reluctantly End Celebration
YOUNG, OLD RELATIVES GATHER
FOR FIRST PEEK AT PRINCE
LONDON, Nov. 16 —(AP)—AII
was reported well today with
Princess Elizabeth and her new
son as relatives gathered to peek
at the two-day old prince who
may be Britain’s next king.
Buckingham Palace spread this
(good news in the third bulletin
?issued by royal physicians since
| the infant’s birth Sunday night:
“Princess Elizabeth has had a
good night and is making excellent
progress,” said the report issued
at 11:38 2. m. (8:15 a. m. EST)
“The infant prince continues to
do well.”
The princess was permitted to
have her baby with Her for a short
while yesterday.
{ There was no indication how
soon she would be up. Elizabeth
.always has enjoyed exceptionally
"good health and some sources be
lieve hec stay in bed will not be
iprolonged, -« .. - -
Georgia.
The gist of Willoughby’s argu
ment was that Florida was being
very nice about the situation and
was violating the “good neighbor
policy.”
~ Rep. Walter Harrison of Millen
protested that the committee thus
might have to follow the bees in
the course of their investigation
right into the Orange Bowl.
The resolution to appoint a com
mittee passed 79-51.
Another resolution set aside
two hours for debate on whether
the day of prophets has passed.
Though it was not passed, the
law makers noted in pagsing that
somebody had been wrong about
the outcome of the national elec
tion.
Canvassing Committee
Shortly after the joint session
Action Postponed On
GOP Command Shake-Up
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.—(AP)—The showdown on
a change in the Republican National Committee’s lead
ership seems likely today to be postponed until early next
year.
Clarence Budington Kelland, Arizona National Com
mitteeman, has demanded that the Republicans fire what
he called the “Albany group” from party control.
Kelland’s letters to mnational
committeemen and state leaders
found chairman Hugh D. Scott
jr., and other top GOP officials
vacationing.
Hence there was no immediate
reply to Kelland's suggestion that
the Republicans clean house “from
top to bottom.” But committee
aides said a meeting will be held,
probably shortly after the "igst of
the year, at which any member
can air his views,
Kelland, who rode the “victory
special” of Gov. Thomas E. Dewey
through Arizona, cameé up yester
day with his criticism of what he
cailed the "arro%ant" campaign
put on by the defeated presiden
tial nominee.
“The Albany group provided
the candidate with smug, shallow,
insincere speeches,” Kelland wrote |
fellow committee members, add
ing:
“It was a contemputous cam-‘i
paign, contempuous alike to our
antagonists and our friends.” |
i Sought Quick Action
! He suggested that the commit
| tee meet quickly and get about the
| business of tossing out the offici
|als he said Dewey and his organi
;zation had “imposed” on the na
tional committee.
! Scott, a Philadelphia Congress
| man who was re-elected handily,
]was picked as National Chairman
'"when the committee reorganized
|after Dewey’s nomination.
] The choice of Scott generally
jwas credited to Dewey’s desire to
!do something for such pre-nomi
|nation supporters as Senator Ed
| Martin of Pennsylvania, and Jo
seph Grundy, Pennsylvania GOP
leader.
However, Dewey’s team — con
sisting of Herbert Brownell jr., J.
|Russell Sprague, New York na
|tional committeeman, and Ed
Jaekel, Buffalo leader—took over
|the actual running of the cam
| paign.
| Of this group only Sprague
lholds any official position with the
‘national committee. Deway has
}other friends among committee of
ficials, however, although there
lwere few changes in the perma
nent staff here.
As for the yet unnamed new
prince, doctors’ opinion were not
needed to persuade those who saw
it that he was a “model” prince.
The youngest caller at the pal
ace yesterday was six-year-old
Prince William of Gloucester who
trooped in with his mother, the
Duchess of Gloucester. He bore a
gift of red roses and a letter he
had written to his 22-year-old
cousin, Elizabeth. William was a
page at the royal wedding last
year.
Queen Mother
At the other extreme was 81-
year-old Queen Mother Mary, who
spent two hours at the palace. A
great-grandmother for the first
time, she was the first visitor af
ter Sunday night’s momentous an
announcement. Those close to ihe
court say her pride in the new
prince “knows no bounds.”
Another close 1 lative who call
Read Daily by 35,000 People In Athens Trade Area
e YR Y
began the canvassing w& ‘
was begun. On the canv g,é
committee were Representatives
W. T. Crowe of Worth, Frank S.
Twitty of Mitchell and Charles
Gowen of Glynn, and Senators
Everett Millican of Atlanta and
Charles A. Pannel of Chatsworth,
Most of the other lawmakers
promptly departed the scene with
instructions that regular business
would be resumed at 2 p. m.
Some lawmakers prior to the
session had expressed doubt as to
whether a joint session could tab
ulate ‘votes today. State law says
the Legislature must confine it
seif to organizations aciivities the
first day.
Cook held, however, that the
law did not apply to a special ses
sion.
Plane Crash
Is Fatal To
Atheni
Ex - Athenian
- Word has been received here
that Charles Henry Masters, ex-
Navy pilot and husband of the
former Dorita Drake Watson, of
}&hts city, was killed ‘Monday af
ternoon at 1:30 o’clock when his
‘plane crashed as it was taking off
at Annn?olis, Md.
Mr. Masters trained at the Navy
Pre-Filght School at the Univer
sity of Georgia and later served
overseas. He was employed by the
State of Maryland in the Tidewa
ter Fisheries Department at the
time of his death.
He is survived by his wife, two‘
sons, Charles V. Masters and Tay
lor W. Masters, Annapolis; mother,
Mrs. George Masters, Annopolis,
and one brother, George T. Mas
ters, Annapolis.
Mercer Prexy
To Head GPC
ATLANTA, Nov. 16 — (AP) —
Dr. Spright Dowell, President of
Mercer University, today was
elected president of the Georgia
Baptist gonvention which opened
its 127th annual session here te
day.
Dr. Dowell, who has served
Mercer for 21 years succeeds Co
lumbus Roberts of Columbus, who
has served for the past two years.
Roberts asked that he not be nom
inated for re-election.
Dr. Dowell was nominated by
Dr. Searcy S. Garrison, pastor of
the Bull Street Baptist church in
Savannah and by Dr J. S. Wil
kinson, pastor of the First Baptist
Church, Athens.
The three-day convention open
ed this morning with representa
tives from more than 2,500 con
gregations present.
ed was the Duchess of Kent. She
said she was greatly thrilled.
Princess Margaret, on an offi
cial mission in Sheffield, was re
ported eager to get back to see her
nephew and personally congratu
| latte her sister and brother-in
i law, Philip.
' Appearing on the stage at Shef
‘field’s Pageant of production last
i night, Margaret said: “I shall
never forget the way you have
shared my happiness today.”
Britons, meanwhile, reluctantly
wound up the big day’s celebration
—of firing guns, blowing whistles,
ringing bells, flying flags, parad
|ing and drinking toasts.
In London merry makers caper
led well into the cold, rainy night.
| Crowds pressed 10-deep against
| the huge railings of the palace
1 velling “We want Philip.” When
| Philip did not appear, they con
tended themselves with chanting
{ lullabies. e
Home
Ecdifion
b )
A student-sponsored Better
University Movement has
been launched at the Univers--
ity of Georgia, and a campus
wide meeiing has been called
for the afternoon at 4:30 at
the Chapel.
Chanceilor Harmon W.
Caldwell will be present at the
meeting to outline needs of
the University and to answer
questions, Other officials
scheduled to be present are J.
D. Bolton, comptroller, and
John Sims, assistant to Chan
cellor Caldwell.
The movement has as its
aiin the focusing of atienticn
of the state on the inadequate
facilities at the University.
Over 7.500
Eligible To
Cast Ballots
With approximately 7,500 Ath
enians eligible to cast ballots, vot
ers will nominate candidates for
five seats in City Council and for
one place on the City Civil Ser
vice Commission in the City Dem
ocratic Primary to be held Wed
nesday.
Candidates for City Council are
voted on only in the ward from
which the candidate runs, but the
candidates for Civil Service Com
mission are voted on by the entire
city.
There are contests in three of
the five city wards for council
seats and two candidates for the
Civil Service Commission repre
senting the Third ward.
Candidates for the commission
are W, Frank Betts, for a number
of years a member of the com
mission and its present chairman,
VOTE SOLICITING
BANNED AT POLLS
As has been the ‘case for
the past two years, Athenians
casting ballots in the City
Democratic Primary Wednes
day will not be troubled by
candidates or their friends
soliciting votes at the various
polling places.
Policemen will be stationed
at each of the polling places to
see that the law prohibiting
solicitation of votes, passing
out of candidates’ cards, etc.,
within 200 feet of the voting
places, is enforced. The law
was passed by the General
Assembly and has won great
favor with citizens who vote,
as well as with candidates.
and Dick Wansley, former member
of the Police Department and for
the past several years engaged in
the mercantile business. Mr.
Wansley iz manager of Ader’s
Men’'s Store.
There a.e contests in the First,
Fourth and Fifth wards for City
Council.
In the First Ward the candi
dates are Bob Seagraves, incum
bent and dean of the present
council in point of service, and
Ernest Aaron, grocery store own
er and operator.
There is no opposition in the
Second Ward, where Councilman
F. H, Williams is seeking re-nom
ination. In the Third Ward Coun
cilman Merritt B. Pound is like
wise unopposed for re-nomination.
In the Fourth Ward two are
seeking the seat being vacated by
Counecilman John Y. Coffee, who
is moving out of the ward. Fourth
Ward candidates are R. W. Phil
lips, who previously has served
one term in ‘council, and Ralph M.
Saye, building contractor.
' There are three candidates run
ning in the Fifth Ward for the seat
now held by Councilman J. W.
Firor, sr. Mr. Firor is not seeking
re-nomination. The candidates are
Marion L. Gilbert, jr., operator of
the Coastal Oil Company, H. H.
(Bill) Giles, insurance execulive,
and Dick Thompson, owner of
Findley’s Dry Cleaning Company.
The polls will open at 7 a. m.
and close at 6 p. m., under state
law. Polling places and election
officials are as follows:
First Ward (Downtown Fire
Station) — Box No. I—Mrs. Ann
Seagraves, Mrs. C. S. Denney,
managers; Mrs. James Thompson,
Miss Alma Hughes, J. C. Sorrells.
Box No. 2—Paul Glenn, Wiil Wat~
kins, managers, C. G. Daniel.
Second Ward (City Hall)—Box
No. I—Mrs. W. J. Russell, Roscoe
Long, managers; Mrs. Darsey
Davis, Mrs. Steve Turneil, Mrs.
Doyle Faulkner. Box No. 2—Allen
D. Wier, sr., manager; Guy Scott.
Third Ward (YMCA Building,
Lumpkin street)—George Burpee,
Mrs. J. E. Cook, managers; Mrs. J.
C. Porterr, Mrs. Cody David, Mrs.
E. W. Carroll. Box No. 2—Howard
McWhorter, manager; T. L. Horne,
Vincent Watson.
Fourth Ward (Prince Avenue
Fire Station) — Box No. I—Mrs.
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