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SNOW FUN IN CALIFORNIA — These three youths enjoy a rare treat as they
snowfight at La Crescenta, Calif., near Los Angeles, as temperatures dropped to
freezing in the area. Snow fell in Los Angeles Sunday for the first time since 1932
and in Long Beach for the second time in fifty years. It melted rapidly. Citrus grow
ers in Southern California were fighting to save their crops from the freeze.— (AP
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DIXIEENJOYS HEAT WAVE
Cold Weather Continues
Toßlast Western States
By The Associated Press
Weather's wintry elements unleashed further damag
ine blows to storm-weary states over most of the western
half of the nation today.
Snow, ice and sleet storms hit an area from the Texas-
Oklahoma Panhandle to the Pacific Coast.
Deadline
\earing For
Amateur Show
The deadline for persons en
tering the Athens Lions Club
“Amateur Show” is nearing, club
officials said today. The tryouts
for the show will be held on Jan
vary 17, 18, 19, as the Geor
gian Hotel. All persons desiring
to enter the show must first con
tact Charles McClure by tele
phoning number 446.
Prizes for the show, which will
be held on January 21 fin Fine
Arts BuiMing, are: first, $l5O
government savings bond; sec
ond, SIOO bond; third, SSO bond.
All talent from Athens and sur
rounding territory is welcomed,
but professionals cannot compete
for the prizes. There will be va
rious talent shows for all age
groups.
Judge Arthur Oldham, secre
tary of the club, will serve as
master of ceremonies, and Henry
Rosenthal, past president, will be
assistant master of ceremonies.
All proceeds from the ‘“Ama
teur Show” will go tc the Lions
Public Welfare Fund.
Merchants Council
Holds Meeting
At 10 A. M. Friday
The Executive Committee of the
Merchants Council of the Chamber
of Commerce has called an impor
tant meeting of the entire Mer
chants Council for Friday morn
ng, January 14 at 10 o’clock in
the offices of the Chamber of Com
merce for the purpose of present-
INg recommendations that the Ex
ecutive Committee is making in
'egard to a special trade event for
Athens’ merchants.
ii.ow And Middle Income Tax Groups
likelv To Escane General Increase
Congress Leaders Agree Someone
Will Have To Ante Up More Money
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.— (AP) —Low and middle
selary groups appeared likely today to escape any gen
eral income tax boosts this year in spite of a record $41,-
#58,000,000 peacetime budget.
Sut there was fairly general
agreement in both Democratic and
Republican ranks that if President
Truman’s spending program for
the fiscal yeap starting July 1 Is|
to be followed, someone is going
to have to ante up some money.
Also, if his social welfare pro-
Posals are enacted millions of
Workers and their employers will
have larger payroll taxgs.
Republicans shouted for econo
my. They pointed to the spectre of
d deficit formed by the budget
the President sent to Congress
Yesterday, |
The Democratic heads of the
Senate ang House tgax-virltirég
tommittees, Senator eorge ol
Georgia ang Representative Dou
ghton of North Carolina, main
tined a cautious position. They
ATHENS BANNER-HERALD
Associated Press Service
California shivered again in
freezing temperatures. There was
snow and ice from the state’s win
ter resort spots to the mountains.
Many highways were closed be
cause of ice and snow. The fruit
and vegetable crop was further
endangered by the wintry blasts.
The freezing weather followed
last week’s killing frost which
caused million of dollars of dam
age to crops. B . A
The Rocky Mountain region and
part of the midwest got another
blast of sub-zero temperatures.
Gold weather in the Pacific north
west threatened a severe power
shortage.
While winter’s icy blasts dealt
severe blows to the West, Dixie
land was basking in summertime
temperatures. The mecury shot up
into the 70’s and 80’s yesterday
from Louisiana to the Atlantic
Seaboard and from Florida to east
Tennessee and most of Virginia.
The freezing rain and sleet cov
ered an extensive area of the cen
tral and Southern plains as far
eastward as lowa, Missouri and
western Illinois. z
Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri
and part of qorthern Texas got
the worst of the storm. Many
communities were blacked out as
heavy ice-coated power lines
snapped. Some schools were clos
ed. Travel over the glazed high
ways was at a slow pace. Fallen
trees on highways added to the
hazards of driving.
Highways Dangerous
In California highway crews
worked through the night sanding
icy roads and clearing snow. Only
one main highway out of Los An
geles, Coast Route 101 to San
Francisco and San Diego, was free
of ice.
The mercury slid to freezing
and below in many parts of Cali
fornia again today. Snow fell in
Burbank and for the second
straight night there were flurries
in Los Angeles. There was a blank
et of white in many San Fernando
Valley and foothill communities.
said they want to see how much
money Congress votes to spend be
fore considering tax raises.
As a result, there is a strong
possibility that the legislative
i budget provision of the congress
ional reorganization cat wiil be
suspended. This provision requre
es Congress t 6 set an estimate on
appropriations and income by
February 15 each year. It hasn’t
been effective in past years and
| the- congressional income-outgo
| goals have no been binding.
: Rep. Cannon (D-Mo), who will
head the House Appropriations
| Committee, said he will ask the
| committee to take the-initiative to
‘Yauenand the budget ceiling * re
| quirement. " i
|~ “It isp’t workable,” Cannon told
: new?‘nen.
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CITRUS FRUIT GETS WINTER FROSTING — Snow
decorates these oranges on a tree in the foothill com
munity near Los Angeles. Nearly two inches of SNOW
blanketed the area as northern and central California
suffered under freezing temperatures. — (AP Wire
phots.)
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81 DEGREE
. WEATHER NEW
i RECORD HERE
Yesterday’s January scorcher
l shattered all existing records
for heat in this winter month.
( Dr. E. S. Sell, local U, S. Weath
' er observer, re- N N
corded a high of ‘.~
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previous record K
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was 79 degrees \
! recorded a num
ber of years ago. %E
! Dr. Sell said
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er this hot is| QLN jp“’
abnormal and 0
probably won’t stay long; how
ever, today also sent the mercu
ry up close to the 80 mark. |
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e e e A s ——— - — ‘
Practical at Present
Cannon called the budget “the
most practical that could be pre
sented at this time” but figured
that if followed it would result in
a deficit for the fiscal year be
ginning July 1. -
The President himself estimated
the deficit for the year at $873,-
000,000 but has proposed -that it
be- wiped out -and some cash bé
provided for National debt pay
ment by hiking tax rates. ~
“It’s a matter of clear arithme
tic that we will have a deficit if
we go along with the President’s
program,”’ said Rep.. Halleck of
Indiana, Republican leader in the
iast Congress. ‘
Rep. Taber (R-NY) . appropria
tions chairman in the 80th Con
gress said the budget will have to
be cut down to earth.” .
In line with the President’s re
cerit recommendation that most of
the required $4,000,000,000 tax in
crease come from corporations
and perhaps from l;ifl:r‘income
groups, Rep. Eberh r (D-Pa),
coming up with a tax plan, says
he helieves inereases should be
aimed at corportations and per
sons whose incomes are $16,000 a
year or maore, AL
SERVING ATHENS AND NORTHEAST CEORGIA OVER A CENTURY
ATHENS, GA., TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1949,
Talmadge Ask::Expansion
Of Georgia School Funds
Gov. Urges Vote Law Curbs;
Shirts Issue On New Taxes
ATLANTA, Jan. 11.—(AP)—Governor Herman Tal
madee todav suggested vast expansion in Georgia school
funds, skirted the issue of new taxes to pay for it, and
then warmed up on the subject of tightened voter laws.
In an address before a joint ses
sion of the Georgia General As
sembly, the youthful Governor
urged action to curb “the hazard of
bloc voting—votes being blindly
cast on orders handed down by the
Communistic and radical element
of the East.”
He proposed that the state wipe
out its current list of 1,200,000 reg
istered voters, and then undertake
a fresh state-wide registration
under tightened machinery and
stronger qualifications.
Without referring specifically to
negroes, or to court decisions that
have killed eevry Southern .effort
yvet to curb negro voting, the white
supremacy champion declared:
Exchangeites
Set - Up ’49
Committees
The growing place of veterinary
medicine in Georgia and the South
was stressed by Dr. Thomas Jones,
dean of the School of Veterinary
Medicine at the University of
Georgia, at the regular weekly
meeting of the Athens Exchange
Club Monday. 2
Pointing out that prior to last
year Alabama Polytechnic Insti
tute was the only institution in the
South which offered courses in
veterinary medicine, Dr. Jones said
that when plans are complete the
University of Georgia will have as
fine a school in this specialization
as is to be found in the country.
The membership of the new
committees of the Exchange Club
for the first half of 1949 were an
neunced as follows:
Membership committee: Sam{
Welch, chairman, Dan Dupree andl
A. B. Cochran; Pregram Commit- ,
tee: Uly .Gunn, chairman, James?
Whitaker; Ways and Means Com-;
mittee: Tommy Wier, chairman,}
John Hunnicutt, and Cliff Scrut
chin; Eflucation Committee: Dick
Upchurch, chairman; Attendance
Comhmittee: Ed Hawkins, chair
man, Dr. Charles Elder: Street
Sign Committee: Earl Roberts,
chairman, Jimmy Stephenson, and
Loyd Florence; and Spring Festi
val Committee: Owen Roberts,
chairman and James Whitaker,
Suspect Held
-
In Dahlia Case
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 11 —(AP)
—A bellhop who the police say
knows minute details of the mu
tilation killing two years ago of
the “Black Dahlia,” Elizabeth
Short, is held incommunicado to
day as a suspect.
Booked on suspicion of ‘murder,
he gave his name as Leslie Dillion,
27, alias Jack Sands, J. F. Dillon
and' other names. He is a former
sailor and intermittent Los Ange
les resident.
Policeé Chief C. B. Horrall, who
announced the arrest, said Dillon |
knows numerous details’ of the'
killing and © mutilation “whic—hl
could be known only to a person
[with direct knowledge of thel
murder itself..
BY CHARLES F.
' “My administration. will not
sponsor any so-called ‘subterfuge’
legislation. What we do must be
fair and honest and constitutional
1y sound so as to withstand attack
in any court.” v
For teachers and educators
eagerly pressing for the $83,000,000
g‘;nimum Foundation Program for
ucation the new Governor had
a gentle pat on the back. He said,
as he has before, that the pro
gram “is good business for Georgia
and I commend it to you for your
favorable consideration.”
* Teacher Pay
But he did not insist on enact
ment and he himself did not men
tion the $83,000,000 figure that
‘educators have put on their pro
'gram——-and increase of $33,000,000.
‘He emphasized only more pay for
teachers and bus drivers.
On the other hand, the chief ex~
ecutive noted that state and fed
eral taxes already are ‘“burden
some” on the people. He called
for strictest economy, and insisted
on his campaign pledge that any
new taxes must be approved by
voters in a referendum.
As the new Governor outlined
his program for.the Legislature in!
general terms, his lieutenants put
the finishing touches on a half!
dozen administration bills expect—l
ed to be introduced tomorrow.
Talmadge’s address was today’s
ma’or item for the legislature,!
which convened yesterday. ;
The Governor ran the scope of
‘his campaign platform and added
two new points: An investigation
of “inequities” between counties in
welfare benefits to the aged; and a
fixed approprratior. to guarantee
that wocational education gets a
P&iz&ibbng:gor educational funds.
He said the" veecational program
unfortunately has declined in cer
tain phases in recent years.
Other major topics:
FORESTS — A statewide pro
gram of forest development and
protections, to be included in the
budget whether new taxes are
levied or net—“No other project
would be of greater benefit to the
people of our state.
RURAL HOSPITALS — A $3,-
000,000 state allocation to match
similar amounts from local sources
and the federal government for ru
ral hospitals — “This comes as a
blessing for Georgia.”
COUNTY UNIT SYSTEM —
Should be extended to general
election as “protection from ty
rannical rule by a political boss.”
HIGHWAY BOARD — Creation
of a three-man constitutional high
way board, members appointed by
the governor and confirmed by the
senate—“free from political inter
ference and domination.”
HIGHWAY PATROL—A merit
and retirement system—“ Politics
and law enforcement don’t mix.”
VETERANS — Free drivers’ li
censes for veterans of both World
Wars “as a badge of honor.”
CIVIL RIGHTS — Tell the
South’s side to the nation—‘‘teach
the nation that segregation is best
for all.” :
REGIONAL EDUCATION —
Southern States should band to
gether to develop “the best facili
ties in America.” ;
l LABOR — Industrial harmony
with pay for Georgia workers
’equal to pay in other states.
~ STATE PORTS—The Savannah
Quartermaster Depot, recently
purchased, should be ‘“the seed
from which a great development
will grow.”
Post-Xmas Sales Reveal Trend
NEW YORK, Jan. 11—(AP)—The rush of
people attracted by post-Christmas sales has cone-.
vinced many leading retailers the nation is
headed fer a new era of lower prices, v
: They voice this conviction with certain reserva
tions, of course—and in some cases with crossed
fingers. Right now some 6.009 retailers are attend
ing the 38th Annual Convention of the National
Retail Dry Goods Association in New York, and
their main objective is to increase sales, lower
their costs and maintain “rofits.
Tl_le general picture these leaders outline is this:
Christmas sales booged down until they karely
exceeded last year's figures, and the year as a
whole was only five percent above 1947, But the
response to rales at reduced prizes indicate people
will buy an increased volume of goods if price,
style and value are balanced to fit the consumer
pocketbook.
The experts don’t look for a general price break,
nor for a business recession, but they do look for
a general selective downward price revision and
a general increase in value and style where prices
aren’t reduced from present leve*s.
There was one strong note of cautien. Soveral
retailers said increased government svending or
widespread wage increases could turn ine uade
and force retail prices up. Greater supply now is
overbalancing demand, raid one ntq‘uor. but an
BARRETT
RETAILERS CONVINCED U. S.
HEADED FOR LOW PRICE ERA
* * *
DOC DELIVERS
SMALL BABY
WITH PENKNIFE
ABINGDON, Va., Jan. 11—
(AP)—The physician iooked up
from the woman in the ward
bed. “She’s dead,” he said to a
nurse. “Call Dr. Hayter.”
The second doctor came over
and made his own examination.
He agreed the woman was dead,
but his stethoscope picked up the
flickering heartbeat of her un
born child. There still was a
chance to save the infant, but
precious seconds were ticking
off its life.
Dr. Lee M. Cole, jr., the resi
dent physician, and the nurse
went quickly in quest of surgi
cal instruments and oxygen.
Standing by, Dr. Harry Hayter
heard the flutter of the unborn
child’s heartbeats grow fainter.
He could wait no longer, with
his pocket penknife he perform
ed a caesarian section and de
livered a four-pound, four-ounce
baby boy—alive and crying lus
tily.
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Teen Age
Club Opens
Something New For Athens Being
Prepared At Memorial Park Site
A 'teen age social center is being prepared by conver
sion and remodeling of practically half of the large
huilding owned by Memorial Park ,Inc., and will soon be
opened for use by the younger contingent of the city and
county on Friday and Sfitfirday nights and for responsible
oider groups at other times, it was announced today.
The remodelling is being done very pleasing. There is a large
by employes of the Athens Rec
reation Department under direc
tion' of Wayne Shields, director,
thus cutting down on the cost.
The interior decoration is being
done without cost.by Mrs. David
Paris and when completed Ath
ens and Clarke county will have
one of the most up-to-date social
centers to be found anywhere.
The Woodmen of the World,
Veterans of Foreign Wars and
Athens civic clubs have contrib
uted to the relatively small sum
that has already been spent to
ward remodelling the building,
but there is still need of a small
amount to purchase a television
set and wvarnish the floors and
put some finishing touches to the
enterprise to make it perfect for
its purposes.
~ Part of Memorial Park build
ing was converted into residen
tial apartments several months
ago for members of the Recrea
tion Department staff who take
care of the property, and the
p%rtion that is being converted
into the social center is what is
known as the front entrance sec
tion.
What Projeet Includes
The remodelling project in
cludes provision for a snack bar
and an eating bar, a lounge room
conected with the dance hall, a
club room, equipped with a piano
and, eventually it is hoped, will
be provided with a television set.
The decorations are very attrac
tive, including bright wall-paper
ing and color-effects obtained by
choice of paints that are also
increase in spendable money could turn ihe
tables and put demand on tep With a consequent
pressure for increased prices.
Charles G. Nichols, president and geneéral man
ager of the G. M. McKelvey Company of Youngs
town, Ohio, said: “I look for prices to go down,
but not too much.”
M. J. Greenbaum, president of the Association
of Buying Offices of New York, saide |
“Don’t lock for a sharp recession in prices. Look
for the manufacturer to take the initiative in
giving greater values at lowar prices. Then whole
salers’ and retailers’ business will ke good.” |
A Nashville, Tenn., retailer who asked that his'
name be withheld, said the Monday after Christ
mas was the biggest day in the histcry of his store
both in units sold and dollar volume. 1
“But people are looking for quality,” he said,_
“They’re choosey. They want their money’s worth.
“1 look for a moderate price decline, but if tlfi
program that President Truman proposes goes
through I don’t look for price reductions.”
The head of cne of New York’s larger stores
who also asked that his name not pe used said:
“The problem now is one of mainlaining Profils,
It won't he easy, and we had better start worry
ing now.”
Read Daily by 35,000 Peo,
Mallard Murder
Trial Underway
Two Defendants Tried Separately;
Widow Hysterical In Telling Story
LYONS, Ga., Jan. 11.— (AP) —Amy Mallard sobbed
out her story of the slaying of her husband Robert Mal
lard, negro, today at the trial of one of the two men
charged with his murder.
The widow became so hysterical that Judge Robert H.
Humphrey ordered a recess.
William (Spud) Howell, 32-
year-old white farmer, was
placed on trial first. Also indicted
for Mallard’s slaying is Roderick
Clifton, 36 year old white farmer,
Mrs. Mallard identified Howell
as being among the 20 or more
white men wearing “white things,”
who halted the Mallard car on the
night of Nov. 20.
“Everybody I saw had a pistol,”
she told the jury. She said the men
Recreation
Here Soon
ping-pong room which is in one
of the outside rooms, opposite
the club room.
- Memorial Park property, con
sisting of five-five acres lying
between the Princeton road. and
the Whitehall road is ideal for a
public park. Lack of funds
has prevented the Park Board
from developing it as it should
be, so that citizens of Athens and
;Clarke county can enjoy it. But
despite the lack of money. for
development last summer many
groups used the Park grounds
for picnics and this year it is
‘hoped that the grounds will be
iin shape to be enjoyed even
more by the public,
Several weeks ago the county
completed hard-surfacing the
}road connecting the Whitehall
road, or extension of Milledge
avenue, with the Princeton road
and there are several hard-sur
faced cit streets extenaing to
the approg'ches of the Park prop
erty. As a result of these im
provements the Park properts
has been brought closer to all the
'citizens of Athens than ever be
fore.
Some work has been done on
improving the grounds surround
ing the building and it is hoped
that more can be done to land
scape it, and that an outdoor
terrace can be put in shape for
use, This terrace is located at the
top of the hill overlooking the
hard-surfaced road through the
Park property and is ideal for
{summer afterncen social gather
.mgs.
SLIGHT DROPS
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wore a “cape concern” and some-,
thing over their heads. All held
pistols in the same position as
though they were drilling.
“Several shots were fired and
the next thing I knew blood was
dripping from my husband’s
mouth.”
At this point, the widow broke
into tears and shouted “Why did
they kill him?”
Judge Humphrey cautioned her
to control herself and called a
short recess.
32 Witnesses
T. Ross Sharp, defense attorney,
asked for severance of the cases
when Toombs Superior Court con
vened this morning. *
Twelve jurors were selected
from the first 22 white jurors
examined. The State swore ten
witnesses and the defense 22.
After the witnesses were
sworn, all were asked to leave the
court room, which was crowded
to capacity. The gallery was filled
with negroes.
Joseph Goldwasser, Cleveland,
Ohio, white man, who entered the
case “in the interest of justice”
continued to sit with Mrs, Mallard.
Attorney Sharp told the Cleve=
land man “you have to leave—
you have to get out.” Goldwasser
then left the room.
The Cleveland man accompanied
Mrs. Mallard here from Savannah
today. Also in the group were two
cousins of Amy and her infant
son John Mallard. Goldwasser
carried the infant when the party
arrived in a GBI car.
School Party
Mrs. Mallard told the jury she
and her husband and her twg
cousins, W. T. Carter and An«
gelina Carter left a school party
about 11 p. m. on the night of Nov.
20.
The Mallard car came so a nar
row place in the road near Provi
dence Church, the widow said.
“The minute we turned in, here
was all these people with white
things on. They were 20 or more
in the group. They were all over
the car. and it looked like there
were enough people to picked up
the car.
“Everybody I saw had a pistol.”
Mrs. Mallard then began crying.
She said the men wore a “cape
concern” and had something over
their heads. She pointed Howell
out in the courtroom as one of the
men in the group. Howell did not
change his expression when the
negro woman pointed toward him.
Before the trial started Gold
wasser indicated he would not ask
for a change of venue, as original
ly planned. He said he believed
Jndge Humphrey would see that
the trial was conducted in a fair
manner. .
WEATHER
ATHENS AND VICINITY
Partly cloudy and contin
ued warm tonight and Wed
nesday.
GEORGIA — Partly cloudy
and unseasonably warm this
afternoon and tonighf, Wed
nesday considerable cloudi
ness and cooler in extreme
norih sections, partly cloudy
and continued warm in south
and central portions.
TEMPERATURE
Highest ..vsnipdaiiinci i
LOWeNt : ... v :iiviasi i
Mean .... sorsisavsisiss it
Nommal ... oo g N
RAINFALL
Inches last 24 hours .. .. .00
Total since January 1 ... 2.26
Excess since January 1 . a 1
Average January rainfall. 4.26
EXTENDED FORECAST
Georgia and South Caro
lina—OQccasional rain Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday,
beginning over northern por
tions of Georgia and South
Carolina Wednesday; colder
over north portions of Geor
gia and South Carolina Wed-~
nesday, continned rather coid
Friday and Saturday; tem
peratures will average about
normal, Precipitatics will 56
moderate except ilght over
e Area