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Vol. CXVII, No. 47.
By ED THILENIUS
Coy Odell Stephens, 42, of Ath
ens, wanted here fav theft from an
Interstate Shipment of cigarettes
was arrested yestérday by FBI
agents in Gainesville.
“John C. Bills, Special Agent in
charge of the Atlanta FBI office,
made the announcement today
saying that the arrest brought an
end to a 15-month search for
Stephens that covered several
states. .
Police Chief Clarence Roberts
said that Stephens was wanted
here for burglary in connection
with an attempted cigarette ware
house job in August of 1946.
Agent Bills said that Stephens
was under indictment in the Mid
dle District of Georgia for the
federal offense when arrested.
Stephens was previously arrested
on the same charge in Huston,
Texas in June 1947 and was re
turned here where he posted bond.
He then failed to" appear for
trial at the Dec. 1947 term of Fed
eral Court.
Chief Roberts gave the follow
ing account of the attempted burg
lary here:
“One night in August 1946, Capt.
Fred Seagraves and myself were
on patrol duty, when we noticed
a truck parked at the loading plat
form at the Sullivan Warehouse
on Broad Street,” the Chief said.
As the officers got out of the
police car, a man jumped from
behind the truck and fired a pistol
in their direction, then fled be
fore the officers could return the
fire, Chief Roberts continued.
An investigation of the truck
showed that 10 cases of cigarettes
had been loaded with one case left
on the platform, and another
hanging on the rear bumper of the
truck. :
Chief Roberts said that an in
vestigation of the truck owner
ship, led to Stephens.
AXIS SALLY
WASHINGTON, March 7—(AP)
—Mildred E. (Axis Sally) Gillars
heard herself denounced today as
a selfish woman who put her am
bitions ahead of her -country’s
welfare.
Bill Odom On 5,285 Mile Non-Stop
Flight From Honolulu To N. Jersey
HONOLULU, March 7—(AP)—Lanky Bill Odom
headed for stormy weather far out over the Pacifie
today in his light, single engine plane.
Odom, round the world flier, is attempting a non~
stop 5,285 mile hop from Honolulu to Teterboro, N.
J., for a world light plane distance record.
Some 700 miles east of Honolulu, Odom already
had weathered one small storm and was headed for
a larger one midway between Hawaii and San
Francisco.
ing him on
ir sea rescue B-17 accompanyl ’
th? rflirgtu‘l,(sioo miles of his flight radioed ;hsai; :és;;;é
contact with Odom had been maintaine
takeoff, At
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heavy Beechcraft off the runway at 7:05 last night
(12:05 A. M. EST today). Assured favorable tail
winds most of the way, he expected to be over San
Francisco in 17 hours, on the ground at Teterboro in
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children’s ward nurse at Parkland Hospital in Dallas.
Texas, has trouble applying the nursery rhyme about
this little piggie went to market” to the feet of iitiie
Mike Martin, age 14 months. Mike has six toes on eachk
foot. He seems to enjoy the treatment. Doctors say they
lan to make the tot's feet normal.— (AP Wirephoto.)
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State Income
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For the convenience of taxpay
ers, and representative from the
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at the county cqurthouse here
from Tuesday through March 15,
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“This is it,” said Odom. His previous attempt to
make the Honolulu-Teterboro hop ended at Oak
land, Calif., last January 13 after he ran into bad
weather over the Sierra Nevada and turned back.
“We're going to make it this time.”
With that, Odom’s homberg-topped head disap
peared inside the cabin of the “Waikiki Beech” and
he was away. Matching his new gray hat was his
gray plaid suit—his lucky suit, the one he wore on
his world-circling jaunt.
Odom opened the throttle. The 185-horsepower
engine pulled the 3,779-pound load into the air far
short of the end of the runway. The plane carried
288 gallons of gasoline—2B more than on the earlier
flight. The total load was well under the 3,862
pounds allowed for the light plane class.
One minute after Odom took off a big B-17 air
sea rescue plane of the Hawaiian sea frontier fol
lowed. With the rosy tints of sunset fading in the
West, the beechcraft and the beechcraft and the
“Mother” B-17 roared around Diamond Head into
the dark eastern sky. The big plane was to escort
Odom for the first 1,600 miles.
BETTY GRABLE
ATTENTIONALLMEN !
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Artist Reveals Facts,
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Figures On Leg-Reading
BY ERSKINE JOHNSON
NEA Staff Correspondent, -
HOLLYWOOD.—(NEA) —Wait a minute, lady! Your
husband isn’t leering at that blonde’s legs. He’s just giving
her a character analysis. |
Not palmistry, but leg-istry -— leg reading.
“Reallyy, a gal’s legs are the
iruest key to character and so:
revealing the traits which shape
your destiny. They have. the lines
Bulletin
MENOMINEE, Mich., March 7
—(AP)-—Sheriff Edward Re
indl said at noon today that 50
to 60 fiskermen were marooned
on a vast floe of Green Bay ice
which broke away from the
shore and began drifting into
Lake Michigan.
Aircraft were dispatched from
several nearby fields, including
the Coast Guard station across
the lake at Traverse City. Some
fliers said they would try to
land on the floe to try evaéua
tion.
|WEST STILL PUZILED BY SOVIET SWITCH
By The Associated Press
Diplomats throughout the west
ern world were still puzzling to
day trying to interpret the Soviet
swifch in foreign ministers.
. Some observers in Washington,
London and Paris believe the re
moval of V. M. Melotov from the
foreign ministry and his replace
ment by Andrei Vishinky, a'man
of lesser stature in Russia, means
the Russisns are about to intensify
their internal programs ard let up
on Communist expansion tem
porarily. This may mean a new
period of extreme Russian iso
lationism, they say.
Foreign observers in Moscowl
itself speculated whether the sud
den shift might bring about new
efforts to arrange a meeting of
the Big Four Council of Foreign
Ministers. s S
It also posed the question
whether the reshuffle might lay
SERVING ATHENS AND NORTHEAST CEORGIA OVER A CENTURY
ATHENS, CA., MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1949
JANE RUSSELL
of the hand beat all hollow.”
Well, anyway, that’s what the
man said. Fellcw by the name of
Alberto Varga, the artist glori
fier of feminine pulchritude andl
creator of the famed “Vaiga
Girl.” . j
| Varga has been looking at legs
‘with a professional eye for years.-
He has a theory that the secret
of a girl’s character and person
ality lies in the contour of her
};imbs.
Recent Reading
I asked him if he’d read any
good legs lately.
“Quite a few,” he said. §
Rita Hayworth’s, for example,
(Very nice reading.) “Rita’s
legs,” said Varga, “have a high,
sweeping instep indicating a love
of travel and excitement. The
curve of her arch shows an im
pulsive nature ruled by her
heart.” Hmmmm.
“Betly Grable has a less pas
sionate inste, a graduglly slop
ing line that reveals a love of
home life, family and security.”
Maybe you haven't noticed
them either, but Jane Russell’s
legs are among the finest in Hel-
Iywood from Varga’s leg-istry
point of view. (What a view!)
*Jane,” he said, ‘“has the long,
efficient foreleg which shows ¢
love of outdoers, physical activ
ity and nature. Her ciim ankles
show a deep appreciation of mu
e, L
In case you'd like to read some
legs, men, Varga generalizes:
Knock knees are an indication
of a basically selfish nature,
thriftiness bordering on frugal
ity, and a precccupation with the
tiny things of life. But a gir!
with knpck knees makes a good
housekeeper.
Bow legs indicate a high-strung
temperament. “Girls with bow
legs,” said Varga, “laugh a lot,
lean te lighter music, dancing
and outdoor sperts and have a
terrible lime saving money.”
What about men’s legs? I asked
him. How does the science of
leg-istry apply to them? -
Varga sniffed, “Man’s legs?
lWho ever look? at men's legs?”
the groundwork for another try at
solving the Berlin problem and
the whole German question. -
Others interpreted the move as
foreshadowing further Communist
crackdowns on the satellite coun
tries of eastern Europe to win ab
solute control oer the governments
and peoples of the region.
Andrei A. Gromyko was ap
pointed to tae second spot in the
foreign ministry. Gromyko has
been an outstanding spokesman
for the policies of Molotov.
The Russian government put out
no statement that would cast any
light on the situation. The Soviet
press, which carried terse an
nouncements ¢- the promotions,
made no comment either. There
was not the slightest hint that
Molotov was in disfavor,
Spy Trials
In' Sofia, a three-man people’s
World News Roundup
Dixie Solons See End Of Rent
Controls In Fiiwwster Fight
Southerners Set To Carry
Talkathon Throughout March
WASHNGTON, March 7,—(AP)—Two Southern De
mocrats said today that if President. Truman’s adminis
tration continues to fight against the Dixic-led Senate fiil
-it wiii speii the end of rent controis.
Senators Sparkman (D-ALA) and Maybank (D-SC.)
joined in further warning that the President's legis
lai'i\%l program may be disrupted unlcss the filibuster is
sue i 8 settled.
Both predicted that the Senate
talkathon, now in its second week,
will last throughout March if ad
ministration Democrats persist in
their announced intention to press
for a showdown.
Noting that the present rent
control law expires March 31,
Sparkman said in the event it is
not renewed, “I don’t think it will
ever be revived except in case of
war.”
Mr. Truman has asked that the
Taw be extended and expanded to
cover additional areas not now
under control; but so long as the
filibuster continues, the Senate’s
legislative machinery will remain
jammed.
Sparkman said the blame will
rest squarely on the Democratic
leadership if rent controls expire.
In other congrsesional develop
ments:
Former Rep. Fred Hartley (R.-
N.J.%faco-author of the Taft-Hart
ley Labor Law, became the center
of a dispute as the House Labor
Committee began hearings on re
peal of the controversial T-H Act.
Hartley is now president of the
tool owners union. He did not
seek re-eelction last year.
Rep. Bailey (D.-W.Va.) quoted
the New York State Labor Depart
ment’s Board of Standards and‘
Appeals as having given this de
scri??tion of Hartley’s union: |
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Easier Credit
! ;
Curbs In Effect
-~ WASHINCGTON, March 7—(AP)
~—You can go out and buy an auto
mobile on 21 months credit today.
Refrigerators, radios and tele
vision sets, also had their install
ment buying limits raised to near
ly two years.
- The Federal Reserve Board, be
sieged by complaints of shopkeep
ers and car dealers, and after the
nation’s time buying feil off in
January for the first time in three
years, decided to relax the con
trols a bit.
Previously you had to pay off
credit over SI,OOO in 18 months;
under, in 15 months.
~ Down payments were also re
‘duced by the board to 15 per cent
} (previously it was 20).
ATHENS AND VICINITY
Fair and continued cold to
night with low near 27 de
l gr::s. Tuesday fair and not so
cold,
GEORGIA—Fair this after
noon through Tuesday; cold
and windy this afternoon; col
der, with lewest temperatures
24 to 28 in extreme north, 28
to 32 in central, 32 to 38 in ex
treme south and frost through
out state tonight. Not so cold
Tuesday.
TEMPERATURE
Higheay - - - oo 90 -
IOWRSE: i i oy i e
Menlis oo Bl b it
Nopemsl ... . v Vi B
RANFALL
Inches last 24 hours .. ... .02
Total since March 1 .. ... .02
Deficit since March 1 ... 1.08
Average March rainfall .. 527
Total since January 1 ....11.14
Excess since January 1 ... .11
court delivers its judgment to
morrow in the espionage trial of
15 Bulgarian protestant pastors.
The trial itself ended Saturday
after a week-long orgy of confes
sion and self accusation by the
defendants.
The prosecution has asked the
death penalty for four of the de
fendants.
In Munich, an eight-man U, S.
military commission resumed its
spy trial of eight Europeans
charged with 'gathering American
military information for foreign
power. ¢ e
A prosecution witness has testi
fied that nearly all the data col
lected went to Russia.
Security Risks
In Washington, Senator Mundt
(S-S.D.) declared the United Na
tions has hired some,persons who
were fired by the State Depart-
Read Daily by 35,000 People In Athens Trade Area
“No more fasclistic organization
has yet come before the official
attention of this board.” A
John L. Lewis’ United Mine
Workers renewed their protests
over Mr. Truman’s nomination of
Dr. James Boyd as director of the
Bueau of Mines.
John Owens, secretary-treasurer
of the Lewis union, told the Senate
Interior Affairs Committee that
Boyd “just doesn’t qualify” for the
post.
Meanwhile, Congress moved to
bolster this country’s spy net
work abroad amid fresh demands
for a ecrackdown on espionage in
the United States.
KEY WEST, Fla., March 7..—(AP) —Presidentiai con
fidants disclosed today that Secretary of the Army Ken
neth C. Royall is the next high ranking administration
official to go.
These reputable but unquotable-by-name officials said
Royall will step out within ten to twenty days. His suc
cessor has not vet been decided upon, thev reported.
Meanwhile, the President set
tled down to the enjoyment of a
fortnight’s vacation at this Naval
‘submarine base-—his sixth trip to.
Florida. He flew in yesterday,
landing at the Boca Chica airport,
eight and a half miles from here.
He will fly to Orlando tomorrow
and drive to Winter Park where
he will speak and receive a degree
from Rollins College. .
His impromptu talk will be
made some time after noon
(Eastern Standard Time). The
President will fly back to Key
West after lunch.
At least two highly placed pres
idential intimates said Mr. Royal
is resigning.
They said he will follow Secre
tary of Defense Forresttal into re
tirement despite Mr. Truman’s as
sertion at his last new conference
that Royall was not quitting. These
intimates emphasized that the
President meant that Rayal was
not stepping out at that time.
Col. Louis Johnson, an old pal
of Mr. Truman’s and one of the
chief fund raisers of his 1948 cam
paign, is succeeding Forrestal
March 31. He may fly down here
for a conference before Mr. Tru
man returns to Washington March
19 for the annual dinner of the
‘White House Photographers Asso
‘ciation: !
It was reported by the Presi
dent’s associates that he wants
John L. Sullivan to remain as
Secretary of the Navy and W.
Stuart Symington to stay on as
‘Secretary for Air.
~ These same sources said that
other changes in Mr. Truman's
;administration will come gradual-
Y.
~ The President himself said he
had no other plans here than to
work on official papers flown to
him daily from the White House,
except for his trip to Winter Park
tomorrow. ;
Charles G. Ross, the President’s
press secretary, is flying here
Friday. He underwent an opera
tion recently in Washington.
ment as security risks.
Mundt said the names of sev
eral such persons are in the files
of the House un-American Acti
vities Committee, the committee,
of which Mundt is a member has
had investigators trying to find
out whether foreign govermments
have been using the United Na
tions as a shield for spying on the
United States. 3
A conservativé newspaper in
Berlin said the Soviet secret police
have spread a net for turncoat
Communists in the Russian zone.
The paper said 30 former Com
munists have been arrested so far,
charged with inciting® eastern
Germans to resist Soviet occupa
tion policies.
In Batavia, Indonesian Repub
licans turned down an invitation
to attend a Dutch-sponsored
parley on Indonesian statehood.
PIANO SLIDES,
SALT LAKE CITY, March 7
«=(AP) — An earth {remor
rocked the downtown section
of Szl Laks ity last night
but there were no reports of
damage.
Police dispatchers said they
handled 80 telephone calls
within a few minutes.
They placed the time at
11:53 p. m., Mountain Stand
ard Time (1:53 a. m, E, 8. T.)
The tremor also was felt in
the editorial rooms of the Salt
Lake Tribune and Salt Lake
Telegram and in offices of the
Associated Press.
Howard Pearson, the Desert
News feature editor, said a
floor lamp slid 15 feet across
the room in his home. He said
Glenn Pratt, his neighbor in
the Euclid Arms Apartments
reported the ftremor sent a
piano skidding across a sec
ond floor room, 1
Snowwhite In
Last Showlig
Here Tonight
Hundreds of children and a
goodly number of grown-ups
packed the Fine Arts Auditorium
this afternoon for the' matinee
showing of “Snowwhite and the
Seven ,Dwarfs” and additional
hundreds are expected to attend
the final showing tonight, with
curtain time set for eight o'clock.
The appearance here of the big
New York company is being spon
sored by Athens Shrine Club No. 1
and the proceeds will go to the
club’s charity fund.
Tickets will be on sale at the
box office in the Fine Arts build
ing thirty minutes before curtain
time, or may be purchased from
any Shriner.
i The perfermance includes three
‘acts with six scenes and twelve
musical. and dancing numbers,
Featured are Clelia as Snowwhite,
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SEALED IN ON BET — Don Haynes, ex-seaman from
Ashland, Ore., sits in a barred and ssaled automobile
at Los Angeles. He plans to remain in the car 14 monthc
to collect a $25,000 bet. He started from home two
weeks ago and plans to visit all 48 states. The interior
of his new sedan contains a bed, chemical lavatory,
collapsible bathtub, mechanical exercisers, and hole in
the floor to stretch his legs. Doors are welded shut. but
a hvdraulic jack will free him in casé of accident or
sickness.— (AP Wirephoto.) o ;
One Dead,
2 Missing
In Floods
By The Associated Press
One man was dead and two
university students were missing
today as floods inundated or
threatened hundreds of home in
western lowa and Nebraska.
At Missouri Valley, la., more
than 1,000 persons were homeless
and disaster threatened some
towns along the Missouri and Big
Blue rivers in Nebraska. &
The dead man was George W.
Johnson, about 77, who drowned
in his flooded Missouri Valley, la.,
home. The missing are Thomas M.
Noian, 22, and Charies Wermuth,
20, students at Creighton Uni
versity, Omaha, missing since yes
terday in the flooded area near
Limona Beach, southwest of Oma
ha. They were on a hunting trip
when they disappeared.
At Missouri Valley, hardest hit
town in the flood areas, the town
was without gas, heat and water
and authorities said none was in
prospect for several days. All the
town’s inhabitants were to be in
oculated today against typhoid.
Water still stood from three to
three and one-haii feet deep in
more than 300 homes but it was
receding.
Red Cross disaster relief head
quarters said it had spent $4,000 to
buy shoes for homeless children
in the town, and Mayor Maurice
M. Kirlin has asked Rep. Jenson
(R-Iowa) to apply for Federal re
lief funds.
The trouble spots in Nebraska
appeared.to be the towns of Crete
and Seward, in the Elkhorn Val
ley. Volunieer corews worked
the town of Ashland from rising
Platte and Elkhorn rivers and Wa
hoo and Salt creeks.
Nebraska City escaped a flood
crest of the Missouri river yester
day but hundreds of acres of near
by lowlands were inundated. ;
Mayor K. E. Harris expressed
belief that Ashland itself was not
in much danger, but thousands of
acres north and northwest of the
town were under waier.
With the north part of Crete
flooded, Mayor Thomas J. Aron
described the condition there as
the “most severe in history.” The
weather bureau at Norfolk said the
Elkhorn was expected to continue
rising for another 24 hours.
The Big Blue at Seward was still
rising at the rate of about six
inches an hour and had entered
the western end of the town. More
than 30 families had been forced
out of their homes.
} Some slight relief was promised
L'coday in the form of rising temp
|eratures for the area, but colder
weather and snow flurries were
lforecast for tomorrow,