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Truman.
WASHINGTON, Nov. = 29.—
(AP) —- President Truman and
his labor lieutenants begin this
week o shape the }afibor policy of
his new administration.
Chief item, because of the Tru
man campaign pledges, is repeal
of the Taft-Hartley ~Act and
writing a new labor law.
Setting the stage for.that to
day, a team of Labor Depart
ment attorneys was ready with a
report to Mr. Trumanon what
chould go into his “state of the
union” message to the new Con
oress in January.
" The lawyers, skilled at indus
{rial relations and drafting of
laws, were selected by Secretary
of Labor Maurice Tobin to draw
up the recommendations.
Thev will propose that Mr.
Truman appeal to the new Dem
oeratie controlled House and Sen
ate to junk the Taft-Hartley Act
—opposed by labor leaders—and
«übstitute 2 compramise swhich
would merge some features of
the 1947 law ‘and the Wagner
Act of 1935.
The Labor Department advis
ers also will suggest that the
President offer a speeific com
promise bill to Congress to ac
compenv the Taft-Hartley repeal
measure. gary
Reasonable Changes
This may not be popular with
the AFL and CIO, whose conven
tions demanded outright repeal of
the Taft-Hartley Act and restor
ation of the Wagner Act.: Both
big labor groups shoewed they
were willing to . proceed. with
sreasonable” changes after -the
Waoner Act is re-enacted, ‘but
they want that as the starting
point.
The lawyers plan in two or
three weeks to follow up today’s
general outline with a 2 reugh
draft of the proposed:legislation.
The administration meanwhile
pushed the devélopment of an
overall labor poliey it would like
to see state governments and
stat. legislatures follow.
The annual conference on state
labor legislation ‘start three-day
sessions hers ‘Tuesday, with Séc
retary Tobin opening the confer
ence. Assistant Secretaries John
W. Gihson andsßalph-«Weright
ihen will take ower, along 'with
William L. Connolly, director of
the Bureau of Labor Standards.
Among the topies to be consid
eerd are wage and nour regula
tions, child labor, state labor sta
tistics, safety and health in fac
tories, workinen's eompensation,
industrial relations laws, and the
relationship between Ihe states
and the International Labor Or
ganization (1LO).
The Trumar administration has
laid great stress on boosting the
minimum wage of workers from
the present 40 cents an hour to
75 cents.
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Reported Better
LONDON, Nov. - 20—(AP)—
Doctors reported today there is
improvement in the general health
of King George.
A week ago his Majisty cancel
led all public engagements because
I;f :Im arterial ailment affecting‘
his legs.
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AND THE BRIDE CRIED — Lucile Cefalu Martineau
wipes away a tear ac her huchand of a few minutes,
Carl Martineau, looks on sympathetically. Miss Cefaln,
who feared an empty church because most of her rela
tives and friends live in the East, put an ad in a daily
paper inviting anvone to attend the ceremony in Our
Lady of Victory Church at San Francisco. More than
200 persons responded.— (AP Wirephoto.)
News Blackout Clamped
OnToombs Murder Case
Talmadge Urges Immediate Action
In Case; Widow Out On Technicality
ATLANTA, Nov. 29— (AP)—Governor Herman Tal
madge said today he wanted the murderers of negro
Robert Mallard arrested regardless of ‘“what color they
are or who they are.”
At the same time, the Governor clamped a virtual news
blackout on the case. .
He directed that any further in
formation would have to come
4rom director~ of . Public Safety
George Wilson or Capt. Delmar
Jones, head of the Georgia Bureau
of Investigation. Talmadge said
such investigations are compara
able to a “military secret.”
The Governor’s statement came
as reporters questioned him con
cerning the slaying of Mallard,
who was killed around midnight
Nov. 20 in Toombs county, Geor- !
gia. : |
Mallard’s widow, Amy James
Mallard, was quoted by Sheriff R.
E. Gray of Toombs at the time as
saying her husband was killed by
armed, robed white men. {
She repeated ner story to her
attorney, Aaron Kravitch, in Sa
vannah yesterday, identifying two
white men, added that they were
accompanied by others.
When reporters explained to
Talmadge that cooperation by law
enforcement officers had been al
most non-existent, the Governor
ordered Wilson and Jones to co
operate with the press.
Flays Klan Press
He told Wilson and Jones, how
ever, “I don’t want any statements
being issued through the Ku Klux
Klan or any other organization
like that.” : B
The Governom also told report
ers any statement concerning the
arrest and strange release of Mal
lard’s wife would have to come
from Sheriff Gray.
Mrs. Mallard a school teach
er, was arrested by Lt. W. E.
McDuffie of the GBI on a murder
warrant in Savannah Saturday as
she left her husband’s funeral.
She collapsed with hysteria af
ter shouting, “he was killed by
hooded Ku Kluxers” and she was
rushed off to Lyons, Ga.
No Explanation
Nine hours later she was re
leased in custody of her local at
torney, Ellis Pope, and left tc
make her way to Savannah 1o
Savannah alone. At the time she
was still technically charged with
murder though she was no re
quired to make bond and McDuffie
cannot be reached for explanation.
Talmadge’s reference to the
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ATHENS AND VICINITY'
Clearing, cold and windy
today. Fair and colder this
afternoon with low 30 to 32
degrees tonight. Tuesday fair
and continued rather cold.
GEORGlA—Cleraing, cold
and windy this afternoon;
fair and colder, low tempera
ture 24-28 degrees in north,
28-32 in central, and 33-38 in
south portion tonight. Tues
day fair and continued rather
cold.
TEMPERATURE
Mt
L PUTa el e SNOR Sle e |
Mean ..o ;e spiss 40i55.46
Normal .. oo 0848
RAINFALL
Inches ldst 24 hours .. +. 90
Total since Nov. 1 .. ...13.71
Excess since Nov. 1 .. ..10.5!
Average Nov. rainfall ... 3,67
Total since January i LAy
EBxcess since January 1 ..13.82
Associated Press Service
Toomb Sentry
. Fires At Notse;
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Hits Lt.’s Wife
ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 29
—(AP)—Pvt. William O’Con
nor, 20, paced back and forth
in front of the tomb of the un
known soldier.
Some 500 yards away, Mrs.
Irene Coslett, 24, and her hus
band, First Lieut. Robert T.
Coslett, were listening to Sat
urday midnighi, radio pro
grams in their second - floor
apartment.
O’Connor heard a noise.
“Who goes there?” he de
manded three times. No an
swer. O’Connor fired two
shots into the air.
A .30 caliber rifle slug
crashed through the wall of
the Coslett apartment. It
struck Mrs. Coslett below the
left knee, then penetrated her
thigh.
Army iivestigators said the
bullet apparently came from
the rifle of O’Connor.
“The soldier was acting
within orders” an Army
spokesman said. “Instructions
are to guard the tomb with
their lives. All the guards
there are especially picked
men.”
The slug was removed from
Mrs. Coslett’s thigh at Walter
Reed hospital. Her condition
was described as good.
East Coast Docks Active Again;
End Of Pacific Tieup Seen Near
Waterfront Peace For A Long Time
To Come Predicted By Union Heads
NEW YORK, Nov. 29.—(AP) —East Coast docks hum
med with aectivity today after a paralyzing 18-day strike
of Longshoremen.
New York’s waterfront resoun
ed to the familiar clatter of pier
trucks and escalators yesterday as
2,200 men reported for Sunday
work following settlement of the
strike.
And a union chief said all 45,000
longshoremen and 20,000 clerks
and handlers would be "working
today in ports from Maine to Vir
ginia.
Joseph P. Ryan, president of the
AFL International Longshore
men’s Association, also predicted
“peace along the waterfront for a
long time'to come.” -
There were new prospects of
peace on the strike-bound Pacific
Coast also. ; :
In the four major Pacific Coast
ports, week-end votes by filo
lmgshorengn’ rafi'fii? an employ
er-approved conteact “ta and the
89-day-old -maritime strike, CIO
SERVING ATHENS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA OVER A CEN TURY
~ The overflow of the river varies
!in diffcrent places, but in some
‘places it is from cdouble to five
times its normal size. Water is
flowing under houses on parts of
the south side of Water street.
Primarily water is only under
about three-fourths of each house,
thus placing the houses in slight
danger Mr. Beacham said. Struc
tures housing animals in the yards
of residents of this section of
town are entirely or partially un
der the flow of water.
| Princeton Road Closed
The flood necessitated the clos
ing of the highway to Princeton
Sundya afternoon and several oth
er roads were made impassable by
the flood waters.
County Engineer H. K. Nichol
son said water was about one foot
over the bridge floor, but he didn’t
think much damage had been
done. He said the road was on
the State Highway System.
County and City bridge and road
crews are checking the flood dam
ages and working to make neces
sary repairs so that traffic can be
kept moving.
The bridge over the creek near
the Princeton Methodist Church
ATHENS, GA., MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1948.
Record Rainfall Here Swells
Oconee Past Flood “Crest
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Waters Covering Lowlands;
Princeton Bridge Threatened
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BY GEORGE ABNEY, JR. ~
The Oconee River is believed to have reached its high
est flood peak in modern histor_v;f last night and was re
ported maintaining its crest toda{_’v. '
Although the waters were ex-|
pected to begin receding slowly|
tonight or tomorrow, city and
county officials opined that no ex
tensive damage will result from.
the giant overflow.
Torrential downpours during
the past six days boosted the total
amount of rainfall here this month
to 13.71 inches, a new all-time
record for the city in November.
Basements Flooded
Meanwhile, reports from the city
showed numerous basements werei
flooded by the high waters, sev
eral city streets turned into small
rivers and highways being blocked'
off. 3 ‘
A total of 17,847,129,600 pounds
of water has fallen on the city thus
far this month with more than
half the number being recorded
during the past six days. : s
Dr. E .S. Sell, U. S. weather ob
server, poin‘s out thatthe down
pours were caused by hot air
masses moving out of the Gulf of’
Mexico area into the cooler areas
here. Mr. Sell also said that No-'
vember had been the wettest
month of the year thus far for
Athens, yet it should have only an
average rainfall of 2.61 inches.
Figured in tons the amount of
water falling on the city amounts
to over eight million tons.
Street Submerged :
City Engineer J. G. Beacham
said Water street was submerged
by the overfiowing river and parts
of the Commerce Road were under
water while other parts were in
danger of being overflowed.
He said that his office had been
swamped by phone calls from pri
vate homes reporting water in
basements, but pointed out that
that the city could not undertake
to alleviate the problem.
Flood waters were reported in
the Sandy Creek water pumping
station, but no damage was ex
pected. Mr. Beacham said the
water was only two or three feet
lower in the station than it was in
the flood of 1936.
The torrents interrupted the
city’s construction programs and
caused a number of dirt streets to
suffer damage. Especially dam
aged were streets that have re
cently been worked on in connec
tion with sewerage and water
lines and in preparatiion for pav
ing.
longshoremen’s locals in the San
Francisco, Seattle, Portland and
Los Angeles areas approved the
new pact, and smaller locals were
expected to follow suit. Much
still remained to be done, however,
before the Pacific Coast water
front could be reopened.
As the shipping blockade was
lifted along a 700-mile stretch of
the Atlantic Coast, the picture in
the hard-hit port of New York
was made even brighter by settle
ment of a week-long strike of 2,-
000 of the city’s truckmen in a pay
dispute. §
Formula Accepted
The Atlantic Coast longshore
men's strike, which had paralyzed
shipping and slowed down many
dependent industries, came to an
end when the ILA dockers voted
nine-to-one on Saturday to ac
cept a peace formula,
was&gzded with water, thus mak
ing [ section of the county im-
P blé.
it was reported to the Ban
ner-Herald this morning that the
Newton Bridge Road was impas
sablé because of a flood of water
on fthe road and over the bridge
neanl the outskirts of town. The
I close to Lyndon Springs rose
considerably.
High Flood Stage
County officials said the river
was probably at its highest flood
(Continued on page Two)
CHINA EXPECTED TO SHIFT
DEFENSE TO HALT RED DRIVE
NANKING, Nov. 29.-—(AP)—The critical battle for central China appeared today
to be shifting from Suchow to the very approaches of this Chinese BRI e ay
learned reliably that the estimated 250,000 Nationalist troops at Suchow def:enae l\:va-;
tion for Nanking, have heen ordered to withdraw southward to engage t'he mai‘n C:“S.
nese Communisti forces. _
The outcome of the entire bat
tle for Nanking may depend or
the ability of the Suchow zarrison
to make the withdrawal. The Reds
are concentrating in the areas of
Suhsien and Pengpu ral cities on
Nanking’s approaches.
There has been no indication
that the withdrawal order is be
ing earried out—as yet—although
it was made several days ago.
Suchow stil is getting supplies by
planes, which = are taking out
wounded.
’ Must Leave Supplies
" Official sources later confirmed
‘issuance of the withdrawal order.
Hoawever, Nanking observers sug
gested that Nationalist command
ers at Suchow are reluétant to
leave the tons of munitions and
supplies that have been stockpiled
ther in the last several months.
Should Suchow commanders ig
nore the orders from the capital
—and contiue to leave idle the lar
gest body of troops left to Chang
Kaishek— Reds will be free to
polish off other, smaller units one
by one, and attack whenever
ready.
| Naval Patrois
~ The government’s 12th army
group, which moved up from Han
kow in an effort to reinforce Su
chow, was reparted encircled by
Red columns about 12 miles south
of Suhsien. ;
China’s small navy assigned six
patrol boats to guard the Yangtz
to prevent any Communist infil
tration across the vital river.
The battle for Suchow has
raged three weeks. Its abandon
ment would idnicate that the jov
ernment regards as more critical
the developing struggle in the 211
miles between here and Suchow.
Earlier reports from the fronts
indicated that the Communists
have left secondary troops to en
gage nationalists within the Su
chow perimiter. The main Red
strength of nearly 500,000 troops
was reported heading south to
ward Pengpu, 100 miles northwest
of Nanking.
The Communitsts already hoid
Suhsein, 45 miles south of Su
chow. an estimated 140,000 gov
ernment troops—regarded as in
ferior to those at Suchow—oppose
the Reds at Suhsien.
Farther southward,and mostly
in the Pengpu area, are another
50,000 Nationalists.
The men won several benefits,
including a 13-cent increase in the
day-shift straight-time pay to
SI.BB an hour and anincrease of
19 1-2 cents in the night and
week-end overtime rate to $2.82
an hour. The ILA’s latest demand
had been for increases of 25 and
37 1-2 cents. :
The settlement terms had clear
sailing through ILA locals in Man
hattan, Baltimore, Philadelphia,
Boston, Virginia and other ports.
But four locals in Brooklyn and
one in Jersey City, N. J., voted to
reject them.
Yesterday, however, a spokes
man for a rank-and-file group in
Brooklyn said its Steering Com
mittee had decided to advise the
men to return to work immediate
ly. ILA leaders had called the
Brooklyn opposition a Communist
led movement.
The men who reported for work
here yesterday--a holiday—re~
sponded to appeals to save perish
able vital ecargoes, including an
estimated $36,000,000 worth of
Marshall Plan goods.
The settiement reopened 'East
Coast piers to incoming ships as
well as freeing hundreds of ships
for iong-delnyed saiings. -
Former Soviet
Correspondent
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T'o Speak Here
Robert Magidoff, NBC's
Moscow correspondent who
was expelled from Russia last
spring after spending 12 years
behind the “Iron Curtain” will
speak in. the University -of
Georgia Chapel tomorrow
morning at 11 o’clock.
The Russian - born and
American - educated corres
pondent will review his ex
periences with the Soviet
Union, as well as the eveats
leading up to his sudden ex
pulsion “on suspicion of
espionage.”
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WASHINGCTON UNENTEUSIASTIC
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China’s Firstlady Speeds
To U.S. For War Aid Appeal
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.— (AP) —Madame Chiang
Kai-shek’s arrival here this week is expected to touch off
a fresh drive to get the United States to underwrite
China’s war against its Communist foes.
Authoritative informants said
today that as the Chinese presi
dent's wife “she will be shown
“every courtesy,” buc they made
clear privately they have little
sympathy with Madame Chiang’s
unofficial mission.
This attitude has been openly
shown in the hands-off policy the
State Department has tried to fol
low as far as possible in dealing
with her trip. In announcing Sat
urday night that she would travel
here in a U, S. Naval transport
the department emphasized that
it was made available “at her re
quest.”” There was no expression
of welcome and no official word
on arrangements which might be
made to expedite her mission
after the scneduled arrival Wed
nesday.
The fact, is Madame Chiang’s
trip dramatizes a dilemma in
which Secretary of State Marshall
and President® Truman presently
find themselves in connection
with the Chinese crisis.
Avoid Embarrassment
On the one hand, according to
responsible informants, they wish
to avoid any word or action which
might embarrass the Chiang gov
ernment in its struggle with the
Communists. And they are hope
ful some way may be found by
which the United States can help
to prevent a Communist conquest
of all China.
On the other hand, the adminis
tration leaders appear to have lost
all confidence in Chiang’s ability
to reorganize his military and
political strength so as to halt the
Communist tide and eventually
reverse it.
Feeling thus, they apparently
consider <it impossible for the
United States to wuynderwrite
Chinag’s war with an all-out aid
program which would involve an
estimated expenditure of several
billions of dollars over the next
few years.
Troop Issue
Some - authorities speculate,
moreover, that if the United States
became deeply involved in the
orient struggle it might eventually
be confronted with a decision on'
whether to send American troops.
to fight there, |
While Madame Chiang’s ap
proached to tsge problem remains
to be fully disclosed, most experts
here believe M*,’Nifl build her
case for American aid primarily
on two points: . ..
1. That the . Chinese national
government is waging not merely
a Civil war against rebellious ele-
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Read Daily by 35,000 People In Athens Trade Area
Three Southern States Brace
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Against Floods;Damage Heavy
By The Associated Press ’
Tension increased in river towns of three Southern
states today as rain-swollen streams neared their cregt.m_
However, the Weather Bureau's encouraging general
forecast promised clearing and cooler weather. South
eastern Red Cross headquarters said earlier if rains
eended today the flood threat would not reach a disaster
stage. .
Torrential rains of the past few
days have sent rivers in northern
and central Georgia, southern Al
abama and Tennessee surging over
their banks.
The crest of the record flood on
the Ocmulgee River was expected
to pass Macon, Ga., at noon today.
The river held its high of 28 feet
ments of its own people but also
carrying on a greater struggle
against Communism in behalf of
the United States and ail other
anti-Communist countries. ;
2. That the United States hds
an obligation, as well as an op -
portunity, to turn the tide for
Chiang by supplying the help he
has requested. :
Mt. Baldy Fire
Is Surrounded
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 29—( AP)
—Forest service fighters closed in
today for perhaps the finishing
blow to a fire high on the 'slopes
of 40,800 foot Mt. Baldy.
With damage confined to brush
and timber area estimated at less
that 1,000 acres, foresters said they
hoped to control the blaze today.
Mt. Baldy is one of the lfighest
peaks in the San Gabriel Moun
tains 30 miles east of Los Angeles.
The fire, startiig Friday night and
whipped up by strong winds Sal
urday, threatened resort cabins for
a time, but the U.'S. Forest Ser
vice said they were no longer in
danger.
The fire fighting crew was
pared to less than 200 last night: -
a faction of the group which bat
tled the blaze at its height.
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COLLEGE STUDENTS LOSE PANTS—Studying to be
legmen at Northwestern University’s school of journal
ism involved an extra-curricular course for two college
boys, Rohert Jagoda (left) and Leroy Heolland. A pe
liceman holds his flashhght for them as they redress
after three vobbers forced them to surrender pants,
coats, morey, and watches.—(NEA Telephoto.)
since last night. i
Water reached the roofs of many
Macon homes and at least 50 per
sons were evacuated.
The little towns of Dames fl'-
ry and Popes Ferry on Ocmulgee,
about 20 miles awove Macon, were
isolated with all telephone and
rail ecommunications down. -Dirt
roads leading to the settlements
were impassable. 3 .
' The rampaging Chattahoochee
river continued to threaten the
river front warehouse area in
downtown Columbus, Ga. First
damage estimates reached thous
ands of dollars for surrounding
flooded farmlands.
Streets in lower sections of
West Point, Ga., were under water
and several families were foreed
to vacate their homes.
No deaths have been attributed
directly to flood waters, but.one
man was missing and heavy rains
were blamed for three traffie fa
talities. Five other persons .were
marooned on islands in the swift,
surging Chattahoochee river near
Columbus, Ga. Army engineers
from Fort Benning were attempt
ing rescues.
Property Damage
An official estimate of property
damage was not available, but it
was expected to run into hundreds
of thousands of dollars.
Near Montgomery, Ala., 335
convicts were evacuated from a
prison farm to nearby Kilby State
Prison when flood water from the
Tallapoosa river began rising. :
Scattered floods in the Birming
ham area left hundreds homeless
and caused widespread property
‘damage. City engineers estimated
damage to streets alone would top
SIOO,OOO.
Transportation was disrupted in
the flood areas. Many bus and
train schodules were cancelled.
At Knoxville, Tenn., the Red
Cross planned to move 70 families
from danger areas today.
Windstorm Hits
A windstorm added to the dis
comfort at Fort Davis, Ala,, a com-~
munity 14 miles south of Tuske
gee, Seven houseés were blown
down and four negroes reported
injured. .
Several families of a fashionable
Northside residential section. in
Atlanta left their homes after
moving furniture from ground
floors to escape water damage.
Automobiles stood half-covered by
waters from tfamed Peachtree
Creek and the Chattahoochee. The
Red Cross evacuated 15 other At
lanta families.
~ The torrential rains which*sent
rivers to the flood level and above
proved too much for Birming
ham’s “Navy.”
~_ Locks Flooded
An LCS-i24, training ship” for
the Birminfi\am unit of the Naval
Organized Reserve, took a week
end jaunt down the Warrior river
to Tuscaloosa. It was scheduled
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