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Vol. CXVI, No. 269.
SENDS RADIOGRAM FROM POLE
For Trip Here Tonight
(learing skies were predicted by the weatherman this morning
for the arrival of Santa Claus on his pre-Christmas visit to Athens
tonight at 8 o’clock, to be officially welcomed by Mayor Jack R.
Wells, and to make sure that the switch is thrown, turning on the
Christmas lights in downtown Athens.
Thert is no doubt aboutit,,
gapta’s coming. Barly this morn
ing T. E. Stubbs, chairman of the
Merchants Council, received a ra
diogram from Santa at the North
Pole. “T'll be there,” said Santa,
“have vou ever heard of Santa
Claus being delayed by rain,
sleet, snow or otherwise. Proceed
with arrangements, and tell Al
exander Bush to be sure to have
his car at the mwirport to meet
Immediately upon receipt of
ganta’s radiogram Mr. Stubbs is
<ued instructions to all the mem
hers of the Executive Committee
to complete finishing touches for
the grand old man’s arrival. Mo
toreycle police with screaming
sirens will escort ‘Santa from the
Municipal Airport into the city,
where the University of Georgia
band will be waiting to march as
an escort of honar preceding
Santa to the official welcoming
platform on East Clayton street
petween College @avenue and
Jackson. :
At the platform, beginning at
7:30. the 80-piece Athens High
band will furnish music ‘until
Santa’s arrival at 8 o’clock. After
an official welecome by Mayor
Wells. who will be presented to
the crowd by D. Weaver Bridges,
AFL Drive
On Hatch
Act Studied
CINCINNATI, Nov. 19—(AP)—
The AFL, determined to play an
increasing role in politics, today
gave serious consideration to re
peal of the Hatch Aect, limiting
political activity by - government
workers. R
Committee, speeding 'action on
proposals for mnew legislation,
weighed two major ideas relating
wlO the lmyeu%.w“ et
bearing the name of ring Dm
ocratic Senator Carl A. Hatch of
New Mexico. F > s
One of the proposals would
amend the act to permit federal
workers to discuss politics without
penalty and to give the Civil Ser
vice Commission autherity to fix
penalties based on “the gravity of
the violation.”
This resolution was introduced
by the Illinois State Federation of
Labor. <
The other major preposal would
wipe out the act entirely, but
there was fear expressed in the
committee that to do so would re
cort om exeentive order, preceding
the Hatch Act, which would have
tnen banned politieal activity by
federal employes, anyway.
A compromise was hoped for to
day so that the committee could
report with a recommendation to
the convention floor. -
The AFL has several hundred
thlnusand members in government
TIOODS.
Earlier in the econvention, the
AFL delegates voted to make their
political league permanent and
agreed to a 10-gent-a-head assess-
NEARS END OF SUN_NY VACATION
Truman Keeps Close World Watch
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THE TRUMANS RELAX AT KEY WEST — President
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Iruman, his wife (left) and their daughter Margaret
are relaxing on the lawn of the ‘“Little White House”
2t Key West, Fla. Palm trees frame the “Little White
House” hehind them.— (AP Wirephoto.)
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ed for Athens’ children. Although,
if Santa’s insiructions are car
ried out by the committee, some
of the souvenirs will be distrib
uted shortly prior to Santa’s ar
rival.
- Following Santa’s official wel
come and the distribution of the
souvenirs, he will be returned
immediately to tie airport and a
hillbilly band will take over the
platform to provide music for
dancing.
A loud speaker system has
been set up in order that all
those present may hear the cere
monies and Santa Claus without
difficulty.
president of the Chamber of
Commerce, Santa will distribute
the 2,000 souvenirs he has order-
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40 SUVIVORS
OF SMOG AT
VACATION SITE
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH,
N. C.,, Nov. 19— (AP)—Forty
survivors of the Donora, Pa.,
death-dealing smog settled
down at this North Carolina
resort today, just sifting and
resting for the present. Rock
ing will come later.,k =~ .
The group, guests of the
‘Wilmington and Wrightsville
Beach - Junior Chamber of
Commerce, arrived by plane
from Pittsburgh, Pa., yester
day for a week’s vacation,
with all expenses paid.
“This is simply marvelous,”
one of the wvacationers com
mented as the group alighted
at nearby Wilmington to the
welcome of a band, city offi
cials and several hundred
spectators. °
Miss Kay Weir, 26, is the
youngest; Mrs. Lydia Little,
74, the oldest. They comment
ed for all: “We’ve never had
anything like this—and they
even greeted us with fiowers.”
ment to finance its “politicdl edu
cation and information program”
between now and the primary
elections ‘of 1950.
The deelgates have been told
repeatedly by speakers at their
convention that labor wunions,
which overwhelmingly supported
the victorious campaign of Presi
dent Truman, must stay in politics
from now on. }
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DAIRY ROUTEMAN HEIR TO $600,000 — News has
just reached the family of Gunnard Eric Seaberg
(center foreground), 58-year-old route foreman for a
Chicago dairy, that he is sole heir of an aunt who died
in Copenhagen, Denmark, leaving a $600,000 estate.
Seaberg holds his two-vear-old grandson, Gerald. His
sons, Clarence (left), 20, and Gunnard, jr., 24, are
standing. Sitting beside him are his wife (left) and
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Gunnard Seaberg, ir.—(AP
Wirephoto.)
Civil Rights Battle |
Outlined By McGrath
Says No Compromise Planned With’
Dixie Solons; Flays Debate Rules 1
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.—(AP)—Democratic Chair-‘
man J. Howard MeGrath today hoisted the election re
turns as the administration’s banner for a drive to push
civil rights laws through Congress. : 7 4
Employment
Here Reaches
All-Time High
Employment in the Athens area
hit an all-time high during Octo
ber when 967 persons were plac
ed. W. W. Deßeaugrine, manager
of the Athens office of the Geor
gia State Employment Service of
the Department of Labor, said the
record high was due largely to the
large number of agricultural
workers placed with the farmers
for the purpose of picking cotton.
The office here has been in op
eration since December 1933, and
the number of persons employed
during any month hasn’t run over
350 until September. In Septem
per 675 were placed, while 347
were placed in August.
At the present time there is a
need for laborers, domestic work
ers, service station porters, wait
resses, appliance salesmen, textile
electrician and soda dispensers,
said Mr. Deßeaugrine.
KEY WEST, Fla.,, Nov. 19 —
(AP)—President Truman, nearing
the end of his post-election vaca
tion in the sun and warmth of the
nation’s southernmost city, kept
close watch today on international
crises thousands of miles apart—
Europe and China.
The President’s staff, however,
clamped tighter the lid of secrecy
covering White House considera
tion of Chiang Kai-Shek’s appeal.
for a new statement of encourage- |
‘ment and suppert for the Chinese
‘National government, and was sil
ent likewise on a wealth of ques
tions raised by other crises abroad.
There was no disclosure of the
contents of Mr. Truman’s reply to‘
the personal appeal of the Chinese
President, nor comment upon it.
The New York Times, however,
said in a story from Nanking that
Chiang asked for a strong state
ment from the United States on its
future moral and material aid, as
well as for a more vigorous parti
cipation in China’s war effort and
for the immediate increase of its
material aid to China.
Mr. Truman’s reply, the Times’,
story said, pointed out this coun
try was speeding up its shipment
of military supplies to China, but
made no commitments beyond the
present $400,000,000 program.
The flight here yesterday of
Secretary of Defense Forrestal for
a 45-minute conference with the
chief executive was dismissed as
‘a simple visit by the Defense Sec
retary to submit a 10-page memo
randum and an oral report on his
recent visit to Europe.
Forrestal flew back to Washing
ton in the afternoon, staying only
long enough to shake hands with
Representatives Sam. hyrn (D-
Texas) the prospe " 'speaker
again of the House. came in
lto be Mr. Trumen's guest.
ATHENS, GA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1948,
" "MeGrath made it plain that so
far as he is concerned there will.
be no compromise with the Sou
thern Democrats who opposed
President Truman’s election and
have threatened to filibuster his
anti-race discrimination program.
Without laying out any time
table, the national chairman told
a news conference yesterday he
personally favors a change in the
Senate debate rules to kill off fil
ibusters.
Any such move itself would be
subject to a talkathon by Dixie
members. And McGrath wouldn’t
risk a guess whether the majority
of Senate Democrats would sup
port such a change. |
Most Republicans, who will be
in a 54 to 42 minority in the new
Senate, are expected to back it.
| How would McGrath convert
the Southerners from their tradi
tional opposition to action on any
Civil Rights Bill? A reporter ask
ed.
“We’ll just show them the elec
tion returns,” the national chair
man replied with a grin.
Mr. Truman won November 2
despite the opposition of States’
Rights advocates, who coralled 38
electoral votes. McGrath obvious
ly thinks that should convince
some Southerners they were wrong
in their position.
No Punishment
But McGrath indicated the ad
ministration isn’t going to try to
i punish Mr. Truman’s Dixie critics
by denying them places on con
gressional committees. He said
that would be denying their cons
tituents representation they are
entitled to. ¢
Speaking as a Rhode Island
Senator as well as Mr, Truman’s
No. 1 political aide, McGrath pre
dicted adoption of most of the
President’s program by the new
Congress.
~ Voicing his view as a Senator
only, he said he thinks the excess
profits tax on corporations ought
to be restored in some form. He
wouldn’t - speculate on other tax
changes.
WEATHER |
« ATHENS AND VICINITY
. Showers and thunder
storms and mild today, fol
lowed by clearing and colder |
tonight. Fair and colder Sat
urday., |
GEORGIA — Rain, windy
and warm with rain ending
over west and central por
tions this afternoon, follow
ed by clearer and colder to
night preceded by rain in
coastal areas. Saturday fair
and cold:r,
TEMPERATURE
Wighest' -, ;5 10, 98
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RAINFALL
Inches last 24 hours .. ;. .05
Total since Nov. 1 .. ... 2.73
Excess since Nov. 1 .. .. 1.05
Average Nov. rainfall ... 2.61
Total since Januarv 1 ...:51.17
Excess since Januwary 1 .. 7.43
Red Setback Eases
Tension In China
Gov't Troops
Prepare For
New Attacks
NANKING, Nov. 19 — (AP) —
Tension eased in central China to
day. The government’s news of a
complete victory in the battle of
Sucehow gave fresh hope to the un
nerved capital.
The city obviously was impress
ed by the military = spokesmen’s
tri%r:phant statement yesterday;
“The Battle of Suchow can be con
si;i}red as concluded.” People who
had begun to talk of Chiang fiai-
Shek’s. possible abdication looked
up to the Generalissimo with new
re?ect.
ew sources, however, expected
the Communist commanders to
take the reported setback without
planning another fight to open the
road to Nanking.
/ Weather Factor
' When this might happen was a
subject of conjecture here. It
might depend on the extent of
Communist casualties and the
drain on supplies in the 10-day
lbattle, and how long the Red
commanders will need to regroup
their weary armies.
The weather has another factor
—and a big one in view of the de
cisive part it played in the gov
ernment’s operations. The clear
days and moonlit nights favored
government gir strikes against
Communist troops deployed with
out cover on the exposed plains.
For that reason, Communist
losses likely were heavy. Maj.
Gen. Chang Liu-Shin, governmenq
military spokesman, estimated
130,000 Red casualties to 40,000 for
the Suchow defenders.
On the Nationalists’ side were
these points:
The government air force was
intact — no mention has been
made of any losses — and it knew
what it could do against massed
troops without cover.
\ Reinforcements Handy
‘The government halted the Red
advance without the use of rein
forcements and supplies stalled at
Pengpu, midway between Suchow
and Nanking. These presumably
would be available in the next
phase.
The entire length of the Pukow-
Suchow rail line, with many miles
of tracks destroyed, was reported
in government hands, although
some neutral sources doubted this.
The situation did not alter
American evacuation plans.. The
first U. S. Navy ships taking
American civilians from China
will sail for San Francisco from
Shanghai Monday. The Army
transport Simon B. Buckner, due
at Yokohama yesterday with 350
U. S. evacuees was delayed at
least until late today as it dodged
a typhoon sweeping northeastward
off the Hunshu coast. U. S. Army
planes began evacuating Ameri
cans from Hankow.
Marine Force
The Navy announced in Pearl
Harbor its transport Bayfield will
leave Guam for Tsingtao about
Nov. 23 with 1,250 Marines to
bolster the Leatherneck force in
that Shantung Peninsula Navy
base.
There are signs of Communist
activity in the area of Tsingtao,
headquarters of U. S. Naval forces
in the Western Pacific. Commer
cial airline pilots in Peiping re
ported spotting a steady move
ment of Reds from the Tsinan
area eastward toward Tsingtao.
Tsinan, Communist occupied, is
190 miles northwest of Tsingtao.
In addition, a Shanghai report
yesterday told of a Communist
truck coulmn moving in the di
rection of Tsingtao.
GAME POSTPONED
The football game between
Fritz Orr of Atlanta and the Ath
ens YMCA scheduled for tonight
at the Y field has been postponed
because of bad weather.
Y officials said the game has
been tentatively set for Dec. 11
here.
CLIMATE UNHEALTHY FOR IRAN NATIVES
Kingg Queen Of India Divorced;
Empress Sister Also Leaves Mate
CAIRO, Egypt, Nov. 19—(AP)—
The Royal Palace announced to
day that King Farouk and Queen
Farida have been divorced.
A communique from the palace
announced also that the Empress
Fawzia of Iran, Farouk’s sister,
had been divorced of her hus
band, Shar Reza Pahlevi.
A communique on the Egyptian
King’s divorce issued by the pal
ace said:
“God’s will ordered that the sa
cred relation between the noble
couple be broken. This will di
rected the hearts of King Farouk
and Queen Farida to a desire for
divorce while both felt regret.
“In fulfilment of this desire,
King Farouk signed the divorce on
Nov. 17, 1948.
“The Royal Cabinet while mak
ing this announcement pray to
God to prepare for King Farcuk
what will make the country hap-
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HOW THE CIVIL WAR IS SHAPING UP IN CHINA—The hlack area on this map
shows the extent of Communist control in China’s civil war. The white area denotes
the major part of the country still governed by Nationalist forces. The United States
is reported reinforcing its Marine garrison at Tsingtao (1). The battle for Suchow
(2) continues with both sides claiming success. The diagonal shadirg on the map is
used to outline Chiha.——(AP Wirephoto Map.) S
SOVIET DISARMAMENT PLAN
TERMED CRUEL DECEPTION
COPS, FIREMEN
MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 19—
(AP)—Three 13-year-old girls
admitted to police their after
school hoa?y was throwing
assorted switches in Minnea
polis railroad yards.
They were especially thrill
ed when a switch engine was
derailed by one of their es
¢apades. Police sidetracked
them to their parents.
Two boys, nine and ii, ran
away from home, got cold
and “shacked up” in a desert
ed roadside stand. The fire
they started not only warmed
them but burned down the
stand. Another “warming”
was administered when the
twoe were taken home, fire
men said.
Simplest case on the day’s
docket was that of Jearold
Marshall, ‘three, who choked
cn a marble. The fire depart
ment rescue squad was called.
A fireman slapped Jearold on
the back — out popped the
marble.
Next case!
15 NAZIS HUNG
MUNICH, Germany, Nov. 19 —
(AP)—Fifteen more German war
criminals were hanged today.
The executions brought to 73 the
number hanged in the last six
weeks for wartime murders of
concentration camp prisoners and
American soldiers.
Since Oct. 15, at least nine per
sons have gone to the gallows
every Friday at Landsberg prison,
where Adolf Hitler wrote ‘“Mein
Kampf.” .
The communique on the divorce
of King Farouk’s sister said:
“Two and a half years ago, Em
press Fawzia was obliged to re
turn home on advice of her phy
sicians for treatment. The doctors
then discovered with regrei that
the Tehran ‘climate did not suit
her majesty but constituted a
danger to her heaith.
“It was then agreed, according
to Islamic principles, that she be
divorced from Emperor Mohamed
Reza Pahlevi. ’l‘hi;; &ivorce can
not by any means affect the ex
isting friendly relations between
Egypt and Iran. The mutual feel
ing of appre@ation between the
two great :h‘}"f‘ gi, the biggest
guarantee that (HBSE" friendly re
lation will increase to the mutual
advantage of both countries.”
Date Not Set
The communique did not give
the extact date of fi dlivorce.
Twenty-cighs S old Farouk
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Vishinsky Tells UN, U. S. Britain
In Mad Arms Race Against Russia
PARIS, Nov. 19.— (AP) —Russia’s Andrei Y. Vishinsky
told the United Nations today the United States is builc
ing up a Western European system directed against the
Soviet Union.
He charged also at a full session
of the General Assembly that the
United States and Britain are car~
rying on a “mad armaments race”
against Russia. In both countries,
he said, there is a “war psycho
sis” against the Soviet Union.
The Russian spoke after John
Foster Dulles of the United States
attacked the Soviets’ proposal for
a one-third arms cut as ‘“almost
irresponsible” and a “cruel de
ception.”
Dulles, speaking at a full meet
ing of the Assembly, urged it to
approve unanimously a majority
proposal calling for further study
of steps toward arms limitations.
Russia attacked that proposal
and tossed in her counter-plan
that would reduce military per
sonnel and arms of the 'United
‘States, Britain, France, Russia and
China. The Assembly’s Political
Committee has approved the ma
ijority plan and defeated the Rus
‘sinn vesolution: . o 5
Like Dulles, British Minister of
State Hector McNeil and French
Foreign Minister Robert Schuman
rejected the Russian proposal. Mc-
Neil termed it unrealistic and
Schuman said it was deceiving.
The Assembly already has vot
ed down a Russian dentand that
the U. N. Atomic Energy Commis
sion draw up two treaties; one
calling for a ban on the atom bomb
and the other establishing an
atomic control system.
A-Bomb Question
Vishinsky told the Assembly to
day that the majority thus has
twice brushed aside the atom
bomb question.
was married in January, 1938. The
bride, then 17, was Sasi Naz Sul
fikar, granddaughter of Moham
med Pasha said, former prime
minister of Egypt. Her father,
Youssef Sulfikar Pasha, subse
quently was named Egyptian Am
bassador in Teheran. i
Three daughters were born .to
the royal couple. There was no
male offspring of the marriage.
According to the Egyptian consti
tution only males can inherit the
throne.
The three princes are Ferial,
born Nov. 17, 1938; Fawzia, born
April 7, 1940 and Fadia, born
Dec. 15, 1943. e
Farouk changed his wife’s name
to Farida, meaning “Peerless”
and gave her a birthday check: for
$50,000. Farouk, who was educated
in England, inherited $50,000,000
from his father, King Fuad. His
annual income has been estimated
at about $£500,000,
ICY WINDS
.
First Blast
f Wi
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trikes W
Strikes West
KANSAS CITY, Nov. 19—(AP)
—The first solid blast of wintry
weather — snow, wind and cold
rain—plagued parts of the West
and Midwest today. y :
A storm, accompanied by gale
like winds, left a covering of snow
from Southwestern Minnesota
down through Southeastern South
Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas to
the Oklahoma Panhsndle.
. Highway travel
was hazardous in
many sections.
Bus schedules
were disrupted
and communica~
tions lines were
down. Some
schools were
closed.
The storm cen~-
ter swung in
from Eastern
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A SNOW
'nesday night, lingered over Kan
sas yesterday and was moving
slowly northeastward today.
Western Kansas was hard hit by
freezing temperatures. Three to
' six inches of snow and winds up
to 70 miles an hour were reported.
The Kansas City Weather Bu
reau said snow was drifting badly
as the northerly winds brought the
colder weather.
The snowfall, however, was
diminishing early today.
In contrast with the wintry
weather in the West and parts of
the Midwest, most of the Eastern
half of the country had compara
tively mild temperatures yester
day. Chicago had a high of 61,
New York 63 and Miami 84. On
the West Coast Los Angeles had a
high of 76.
A low of 13 degrees below zero
was reported at West Yellowstone,
Mont.
Snow squalls which had ma
rooned 20 hunters in Idaho end
ed yesterday, making possible
their rescue by airplane.
Highway crews in Kansas and
.Oklahoma aided scores of motor
ists stalled by the snow. At Dodge
City, Kas., the storm grounded 85
planes which took part in a flight
%f flying farmers from Gainesville,
ex. 2 %
At Garden City. Kas., three chil
dren, reported missing after their
car was found abandoned in the
snow, latermm%;l safe at a‘
In Oklahoma, motorists were
warned to stay out of the Pan
handle because of perilous road
conditions and sections of U. S.
Highways 64 and 66 were closed,