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Vol. CXVII, No. 111,
State Tax Group
Will Meet Monday
Talmadge Orders Sudden Move;
Governor Qutlines Tax Views
ATLANTA, May 20.—(AP)—Governor Herman 7Tal
madge today summoned the State Tax Revision Commit
tee into session next Monday to begin immediately a major
overhaul of Georgia tax laws.
‘Suddenly calling the committee into session weeks
ahead of schedule, Talmadge also outlined his own views
on top tax topics:
]—He is clearly against a salesand rpost members ‘are his ap-
tax “because it gouges the people
who are least able to pay for it.”
9—He opposes increased income
taxes because “the federal pay
ments are so high and will con
tinue to be very high.”
(These two views alone seemed
1o knock in the head the revision
plan of most experts, including
gtate Auditor B. E. Thrasher, jr.
They advocated a combination
sales and income tax as the only
major sources of state revenue,
abolishing most of the others.)
(Sales and income taxes would
pe integrated so that everybody
would pay a little tax, and the
amount would be stepped up ac
cording to income.)
3—Talmadge opposes any ef
fort by the state to equalize tax
assessments on property in the
counties. They now vary widely
from county to county. “Tax as
sessing is a local responsibility and
should not be assumed by some
public official sitting in Atlanta.”
4—He “is inclined to share the
view” that the state should aban
don property taxes altogether and
turn over $6,000,000 collected in
this field to the counties.
New Taxes
5-—He still feels, as he has all
along, that any new taxes must be
approved by the people in a ref
erendum.
(A proposal to raise $46,000,000
in unspecified new taxes for new
state services was defeated 3 to 1
by voters April 5. Talmadge says
if the committee or the legislature
want to try to raise new taxes
again, the people ought to get an
other crack at the. proposition
through the polls.)
“There are some politicians in
the state who believe that the
people should not be consulted
about anything which affects them
or their government,” Talmadge
declared.
Different Philosophy
“I do not agree with their phil
osophy. The more i see of the
workings Qf government, the more
firmly convinced I am that every
official should be amenable to the
ballot, and often.”
Talmadge said state abandon
ment of the ad valorem field would
;he{p some rural counties a great
eal.”
His views are highly important
—Talmadge himself is chairman of
the powerful revision committee
More Ceounty
Y
Lffort Sought
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In Ga. Schools
ATLANTA, May 20 — (AP)—
A leading educator says many
Georgia counties are not making
‘a reasonable effort” to provide
money for their schools.
They are going to have to do a
little better if they continue to
receive state equalization funds,
the State Board of Education said
yesterday:
It adopted a resolution to deny
any county the state funds unless
it levies a school tax at the maxi-
Mum of 15 mills permitted by
state law. Some counties will have
to triple their levies to meet the
requirement.
The action came after President
O.C. Aderhold of the Georgia Ed
ucation reported that one county
does only a tenth of what it could
do for its schools. He said many
are net making a “reasonable ef
fort toward school financing.
Board Vice-Chairman James S.
Peters produced a list of 43 coun
ties he said had. less than 15-mills
school levey. Since all will be
hard put to keep going with state
did, all presumably will bring
their tax rate up to the standard.
Peters’ figures, it will mean a
300 per cent raise from 5 to 15
mills for rual Lincoln, Upson and
Monfoomery counties, Baldwin
Wwill have to go on up from 7 mills,
Liwp from 14, Clark from 12,
Glynn from one, Muscogee from
13, Sumter and Colquntt from 14.
The levies are commen(ied by
the county board of education.
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SCHOOL BOND RADIO
SPEAKERS THIS WEEK
WGAU at 7:15 p. m. — Fri
day, Fred Ayers,
WGAU at 8:30 to 9:3o—Sat
urday, High Sechool.
WRFC at 10:30 in the morn
ing for five-minute talks—
Monday, May 23, Weaver Brid
ves; Tuesday, May 24, DMis.
Warren Thurmond.
WRFC at ¥ p. m. — Friday,
Junior Migh School.
ATHENS BANNER-HERALD
Associated Press Service
| pointees or supporters.
l The committee has been in ex
listence for two years but has not
|begun its task yet. Secretary
"Williams Lester has spent the idle
period preparing data for the
!group. .
Talmadge said he wanted the
committee to hold hearings to get
the voice of the people. “It might
even be a good idea for sub-com
mittees to hold hearings in dif
ferent sections of the state,” he
said.
His views were expressed in his
personal column in the Statesman,
his political weekly. The call to
meet Monday was telegraphed
from his office to committee mem
bers.
More C(itizens Plead
For Passage Of Bonds
Former Mayor Bob McWhorter And
R. H. Driftmier Cite School Needs
An awareness on the part of Athenians of the import
ance of the bond election for schools Tuesday, May 24th,
was expressed by more citizens today in radio talks and
statements and appeals were made to all citizens to
assist in giving the children of the community better
school facilities.
_ Former Mayor Bob McWhorter,
in a statement today, expressed
the belief the bonds would . be
overwhelmingly endorséd by the
voters next Tuesday because, he
said, citizens realize no civiec im
provement in the last quarter of a
century equals it in importance to
the welfare of Athens.
R. H. Driftmier, member of the
Board of Education in an address
over Radio Station WGAU plead
ed for endorsement of the bonds
as he cited the lack of proper
physical facilities for the schools.
In his statement for bonds for
mer Mayor McWhorter said:
“To the Citizens of Athens:
“From the time the High School
Bond Election was announced, I
have, whenever and wherever,
the opportunity presented itself,
spoken privately to individuals
relative to the incalcuable benefits
to be derived by the present and
future generations of Athens by a
favorable vote on May 24th. 1 feel
very keenly, however , that 1
would be derelict in my duty as a
citizen and as your former Mayor
if 1 did not make some public
statement as to my views on the
subject.
Important Improvement,
“Of late, I have revolved in my
mind all the civic improvements
which have been accomplished in
Athens during the last quarter of
a century with an idea of trying
to select that civic betterment that
would surpass, in present and po
tential benefits the erection and
construction of an adequate and
modern High School Building and
grounds. So far, I am convinced
there is no such improvement, or
even a combination of improve.
ments.
“] wish to take this opportunity
to commend the members of the
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Little Folks Of College Avenue
School Add Punch To Bond Drive
Some forty-five children en
rolled in College Avenue School
represented that student body in
the bond issue campaign with a
radio program over Station WRFC
last night and they rang the bell,
at the same time giving a de
cided impetus to the drive now
reaching full force.
The children were from the
second grades of Mrs. Lois Matt
hews and Miss Louise Settle. The
program was different from pre
ceding ones by school children, all
of which have been most effective,
in that only two of the pupils had
speaking parts while all forty-five
took part in singing jingles that
had been written by the little
people in their class rooms.
Announcer for the progrdm was
Nancy Randolph, daughter of M;r.
and Mrse. V. L. Randolph of Park
View Apartments, and Bessie
Chestnut, daughter of Mrs. Stella
Chestnut of 189 East Dougherty
street. g
Opens Program
Little Miss Randolph opened the
program by saying, “We don’t
need to tell you why to vote for
bonds, you already know the rea
sons why,” and called on Bessie
to tell a story.
Bessie told the story of the
“Magic Ring” — about an Old
Man and an Old Woman who had
a magic ring. They could rub the
ring and get all the food they wan
ted for themselves, the cat, the
dog, the bird, and mouse, all of
wtifim lived with them. The Magic
Death Takes
Well Known
Citizen Today
Hamilton McWhorter, member
of one of the city's most prominent
and influential families, died in a
local hospital this morning at 10:40
o'clock following an illness of
three months. Mr. McWhorter was
61 years old.
Services are to be conducted
Saturday afternoon at 5 o’clock
from Bernstein’s Chapel with Dr.
J. W. O. McKibben, pastor of First
Methodist Church; officiating.
Burial will follow in Oconee Hill
cemetery, Walker Word, Howard
Scott, Tony Camarata, Morris
King, Edward M. Everett and
Claude Leathers serving as pall
bearers.
Mr. McWhorter is survived by
his wife, Mrs. Nettie Lou McWhor
ter, Athens; two sons, Lieutenant
Commander Hamilton McWhorter,
jr.,, Naval Air Station, Jackson
ville, Fla., and Jim P. McWhorter,
Cuactanooga, fenn.; grandson,
Jim McWhorter, jr.; three sisters,
Mrs. Hugh H. Price, Athens, Mrs.
Andrew C. Erwin, Athens, and
Mrs. Charles Hawkins, Winter
ville; three brothers, former Mayor
Robert L. McWhorter, and How
ard H. McWhorter, both of this
city, and Thurmond McWhorter,
Bakersfield, Calif.; and one uncle,
Marcus Pharr, Wasnington, Ga.
Lexington Native
A native of Lexington, Ga., Mr,
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, Offers Free Gas
. To Bond Election
" Car Pool Drivers
Howard McWhorter, president
of the Athens Board of Education
today announced receipt of a let
iter from Jimmy Lay, manager of
| Lay’s Service Station, offering to
provide gasoline free for the car
pool being organized to provide
transportation to citizens needing
}it to get to the polls to vote in the
!school bond election next Tues
day.
In his letter Mr. Lay said his
organization is wholeheartedly for
the bonds and feels sure they will
| be overwhelmingly approved. He
said he does not feel public-spir
ited Athenians offering their cars
and services on election day
should also be required to bear
the expense of operating the cars
and asked the privilege of provid
ing free gasoline for such cars.
Drivers of the car pool will be
given a note to the service station
by the bond organization and the
gasoline will be provided, the let
ter said. Mr. Lay’s brother, Harold,
who is associated with him, is an
| alumnus of Athens High School.
; “Mr. Lay’s letter is another ev
idence of the fact that Athenians
Lare vitally interested in the suc
cess of the bond election next
Tuesday and want to do every
thing possible to assure approval
of the bond issue. We are very
grateful to Mr. Lay for his cooper
ation in offering to provide gaso
|line and we accept his offer,” Mz.
IMcWhorter said.
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Ring was lost and there was no
food for the household.
Finally the dog, cat, bird and
mouse went to hunt for the ring.
There was a part of each to play
in order to reach the ring and
bring it back to the Old Man and
Old Woman.
Bessie then made the following
application of the story:
“We do not have a magic ring
that we can rub and get a new
High School building, a new build
ing for one of the colored schools,
and all the things we need for our
elementary schools. Don’t you
wish we did? But we do have a
way of getting these important
things. Just go to the polls on May
24 before 4 o’clock in the after
noon and vote for bonds;
Work Together!
“Vote FOR bonds, I said! It
took the cat, the dog, the bird and
the mouse all working together to
get the magic ring. It will take all
of us working together if we win
the bond election on May 24. Re
member, May 24th, from 9 o’clock
in the morning until 4 oclock in the
afternoon. Vote FOR bonds;
The children closed the program
singing five jingles they had
written in the classrooms. They
were “Vote For Bonds in May,”
sung to the tune of the “Farmer
in the Dell”; “Voting Song”, sung
to “Jmgle Bells”: “CGa To The
polls,” sung to "Happg Birthlay”,
“The More That Vote For Bonds”,
sung to “The More That Get To
gether”, and- “The Building Song”,
'sung to,“Little Boy Blue.”
SERVING ATHENS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA OVER A CENTURY
ATHENS, CA., FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1949,
West Powers In Qffensive
Position For Big 4 Talks
Soviet Bargaining Strength
Weakest Since Yalta Confab
BERLIN, May 20. — (AP) — America, Britain and
France will go into the Paris Foreign Ministers Confer
ence in their strongest positions since Yalta.
This is the situation of the Big Four as seen today in
Berlin where France, Britain, the Untied States and Rus
sia wrangle daily. .
The Soviet Union’s bargaining
situation has been considerably
weakened economically and poli
tically since the Moscow and Lon
don conferences.
In both previous conferences
the west wasin a defensive posi
tion trying to seek agreements
from Russia.
In the Paris conference for the
first time diplomats believe the
West can take the offensive or sit
tight and let the Soviets seek to
break the deadlock.
In a nutshell, the comparative
positions on Germany are seen in
this light politically and econo
mically.
Western Advantages :
(1) Last year and two years
ago western Germany was pover
ty stricken and economically stag
nant. Today its industry is boom=
ing, living standards have been
raised, its money has been re
formed and put on a stable basis
and recovery is well under way,
(2) Last year and two years
ago west Germany was a political
vacuum. There was no govern
ment nor did anyone care much
about one. Today the Germans are
busy sctting up their cwn Wwest
German state and ‘Germans as 2
whole have taken an interest in
politics again. They have alighed
themselves with the West and
Communism nas sunk to its lowest
levels since pre-Hitler times.
(3) Last year and two years
ago the western powers were %}it
on their German policy. Britain
and the United States wanted to
rebuild Germany until it could
support itself. France, fearing
ge&[nan aggression, opposed every
such move. With security fears
largely alleviated by the Atlantic
Pact France is now closer to Brit
ain and the United States and uni
ted in a common German policy.
Russia’s Position
(1) At the end of the war the
Soviets had the only zone which
could support itself economically,
particularly in food. Its standard
of living was far higher than the
industrial West. Today, stripped
by reparations, and shipping vast
quantities of goods to Russia, the
eastern zone is a deficit area. Its
standard of living has tumbled
far below western Germany. Its
money, despite reforms, is worth
only one fourth as much as the
West mark.
(2) At the end of the war, the
Russians had a chance to win
German support by a lenient occu
pation policy. Today there is no
hope for such support except by
force of arms.
A major factor in the lowering
of Soviet prestige in Europe was
the failure of Russia’s attempt to
force the western powers from
Berlin by starving the population
through the blockade.
The West’s stand with the air
lift heartened not only Germany
but all of Europe to resist Com
munism.
Economy Tops
Congress Agenda
WASHINGTON, May 20—(AP)
—Communism and economy were
headline topics in Congress today.
Three committees studied legis
lative ways to raise new safe
guards against infiltration of
Reds into the nation’s government
and economic life.
The Senate faced a new demand
for economizing as it took up a
$751,000,000 appropriation for riv
er and harbor improvement and
flood control.
Evidence given a Senate appro
priations subcommittee disclosed
that a young medical student do
ing research work at a Boston hos
pital holds a $3,750 Atomic Ener
gy Commission scholarship, al
though he has been denied clear
ance, on security grounds, for ac
cess to secret information.
AEC Chairman David E. Lilien
thal said the schoiar had denied
that he was a Communist. He
said, however, that security clear
ance was withheld because of
“derogatory information” against
him.
New Flood Woes
.
Strike Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY, May 20 —
(AP)—Overnight rains brought or
new flood problems for Oklahoma
today as rivers, creeks and streams
spread out over large areas.
Thousands were driven from
their homes and crop and pro
perty damage mounted steadily as
the state was gripped in its latest
siege of the elements.
A flash flood emerging from the
waters of Cottonwood Creek dealt
a severe blow to Guthrie, a city
of 13,000 just 30 miles north of
Oklahoma City,
BY WES GALLAGHER
LLambda Chi
Alumni Day
Is Tomorrow
‘Nu Chapter of Lambda Chi
Alpha Fraternity at the University
of Georgia will hold its annual
“Alumni Day” tomorrow afternoon
heginning at 2 ¢'clock.
“Alumni Day” and the annual
winter formal are the two high
lights of the year for the frater
nity. A large number of alumni,
their wives and guests from over
the southeast will be in attendance
at the affair.
Between 2 and 5 o'clock Sat
urday afternoon a get-together
with the alumni will be held by
the members of the chapter then
at 5:30 a barbecue will be held
followed by a dance. All of the
activities will take place at the
fraternity house, 248 Prince ave
nue. Buring the get-together visits
will be made to the location of the
“future home” of the fraternity.
Thqlot is located on the southeast
corner of White and Hull streets.
About 200 persons are expected
to be in attendance, with the
greatest number of alumni coming
from Athens and over Georgia.
Besides the alumni, their wives
and guests, there will be about 60
fiv&.members of the chapter and
their dates present, -
A partial list of alumni planning
to attend is: D. M. Hamlin, East
Point; W. M., Hendricks, Com
merce; Bob Maupin, Athens; Wiley
H. Davis, Felton H. Gordon, Wes~
ley D. Griffin, Robert A. Harper,
W. O. Lunsford, John W. Pruett,
Atlanta; Dan F. Miller, jr., Col
umbia, S. C. 5 i
J. H. White, Bay Minette, Ala
bama; George M. Abney, Sr, H.
1. Abney, Bobby Adams, Preston
Almand, H. E. Benson, John E.
Dean, James Lumpkin, H. W, Per
kerson, Curtis Proveaux, John
Thurmond, G. M. Caskey, jr., Wil
li¢ Harlin, Athens; W. H. Sorrells,
Macon.
Former Greek
Regent Succumbs
ATHENS, May 20 — (AP) —
Archbishop Damaskinos, 58, for
mer regent of Greece, died sud
denly today.
The archbishop, who ruled
Greece as regent from 1944 to 1946,
suffered from heart trouble.
Damaskinos, who was Greek
Orthodox primate, took over the
Reins of troubled Greece after its
liberation from the Germans, to
serve until a plebiscite was held
on the return of the monarch.
When Greece voted for the return
of the king Damaskinps relin
quished the position.
SPONSORED BY COSMOPOLITAN CLUB
Foreign Students Hold Conclave
At Universitv Todav And Tomorrow
By JOSEPH MONSOUR
The Cosmopolitan Club of the
University of Georgia is sponsoring
a Conclave of all the foreign stu
dents in Georgia today and to
morrow. This Conclave has been
officially recognized by the proper
University authorities. The object
of the Conclave is to enable the
foreign students in the state to
become acquainted with one an
other and for them to discuss some
of the common problems that af
fect them during their stay in
America.
Registration for the Conclave
was to be at the University Chapel
at 1:00 p. m. Friday. The students
were then directed to the sororities
and fraternities that have offered
free accomodation during their
stay in Athens. Visiting students
will be under the supervision of
University House Directors.
Students reassembled in the
Chapel at 2:15 when they were
formally welcomed to the Conclave
and a short announcement on var
ious aspects of the program will
be made.
Afternoon Program
At 2:30 the afternoon program
began @ith a unique presentation
of a European-style student court
and charges were brought against
South America, China and other
European countries by American
students. These charges consisted
of a selection of those opinions and
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82-YEAR-OLD MAN FATHER OF TWINS — Eighty-two-year
gld W, T, Themnson and his wife, 41, admire their newly-born
twin sons at Batesville, Miss, The babies each weighed five pounds
and eight ounces at birth and are normal and healthy. The
Thompsons have three other children, ages 2, 5 and 24, — (AP
Wirephoto.) .
6 Convicts Blast Way
Out At Milledgeville .
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga., May 20.—(AP)—Six conviets
overpowered guards and shot their way out of a state
prison farm at Mi}ledgeville today. :
One guard was shot and seriously wounded in the
break. Four others were trussed up, and their automatic
shotguns and pistols were taken by the fugitives. 5 °
The Highway Patrol broadeast a
state-wide lookout for the menl
and set up road blocks in the area.
A 50-man posse also joined in the
chase. Patrol headquarters des
cribed the fugitives as “very dan
gerous,” :
The wounded guard was identi-|
fied as Clyde Berry, 35, ,0f Mill
edgeville.
Patrol headquarters in Atlanta
said the men were working on a
road near the State hospital for
the insane. They jumped their
guards and seized weapons. Then
they fled in a pickup truck. 1
T. A. Beechman, business man
ager of the hospital, said the truck |
rammed an automobile being driv
en by the Rev. J. M. McCluney, a'
Baptist minister in Milledgevillé. |
The fugitives took the car, and.
five sped away in it. The sixth.
man fled afoot. ‘
The Highway Patrol identified
the five believed to be in the car
as:
Henry C. Killer, 26, serving a
seven year burglary term from
Fulton county.
thoughts that Americans often
have about various countries.
When that session was completed
there was 2 reverse procedure in
which the foreign students, in the
form of two attorneys, brought out
those points that Europeans al
ways associate with America. The
aim -in holding this court session
was to show American students
how these student courts function
and also to provide a commentary
on ‘what foreigners think of Amer
ica and what they think of us.
At 7:00 p. m. Friday evening
there will be a banquet in the
Georgian Hotel. Besides the many
foreign students from many coun
tries there will also be American
students, members of the faculty
and citizens who are interested in
student exchange.
The after dinner speaker will be
Miss Mildred Thompson who un
til recently was Dean at Vassar.
Miss Thompsen was one of the
founding members of UNESCO.
Dance Tonight
At 9:30 a dance will be held in
Memorial Hall for the guests.
There will be a variety of dances,
ranging from Viennese Waltzes to
South American Tangoes and there
will be a small floor show. The
dance will end at 12:00 p. m. Dress
for the dance will be semi-formai.
. Saturday marning at 10 o’clock
a tour of the Georgia Museum of
A;:t will be made. At 11 o’clock
Read Daily by 35,000 People In Athens Trade Area
i Lamar McCormack., 32, seven
| years from Bibb, charge unlisfed.
Albert Faunte, 34, 20 years from
Chatham, auto theft. ' |
Rhudine Rainy, 25, 15 years, of
fense and place of conviction not
i listed. i
Dan Ben Thomas, 39, 19 years,
offense and place of conviction
not listed. . : ‘
The sixth man, on foot, was not
| identified by the patrol., .
Patrol headquarters in 4Atlanta‘
described the break as a. majorl
mutiny. It said the escape. was
well organized. : |
| The men had just been put tol
{work on the prison farm, when
' one of them seized a revolver and
| opened fire. Berry fell wounded.
lThen the convicts herded up four
other guards, disarmed them, and
tied them up.
1 Armed with shotguns and pis
| tols, the felons dashed for a pick
" up truck and headed for. the busi
| ness section of Milledgeville. In
| the residential section, they seized
the passenger car.
there will be a roundtable ' dis
cussion—at a place to be ‘desig'na
ted—on “The Foreign Students in
Qeorgia.” i
Saturday afternoon the students
will be divided into small groups
and go to individual private
homes, to reconvene at 4 o’clock
at the Y. W. C. A., where they will
be entertained at tea by the Unit
ed Churchwomen of Athens. Stu
dents will be free to return to
their place of accomodation or to
do whatever they wish. :
At 6:30 p. m. the Theta Chi fra
ternity will have a reception in
their fraternity house in honor of
the foreign students and all foreign
students are cordially invited.
The Conclave will be over of
ficially on Saturday evening but
students will be perfectly free to
stay over until Sunday if they
wish.
Talmadge Hurt
In Auto Wreck
~ FORSYTH, Ga., May 20—(AP)
—Gov. Herman Talmadge has had
another brush wiih danger, this
time in an automobile accident,
but, as on two other occasions, he
escaped serious injury. s 3
HOME
EDITION
Local Rent
Head Cites
Cooperation
Harold J. Rebertson, newly ap=
pointed director of the Athens-
Gainesville rental area Friday had
completed a personal tour of this
section and voiced his appreciation
of the spirit of cooperation in rent
control matters shown by the Ath
enians contacted during his first
week in office, :
Robertson’s appcintment as area
rent director, with headquarters
in the Pan-American Building,
was .announced recently by Ken
neth A. Campbell, Southeastern
Regional Housing Expediter in At
lanta. He succeeds William A.
Murray, who had resigned-to en
ter private business elsewhere.
“I am confident Mr. Robertson’s
appointment will meet with the
wholehearted approval of those in
dividuals and groups who come in
contact with his administration of
federal rent control in the Athens-
Gainesville area,” Mr. Campbell
said.
“His appointment is a reward
for outstanding service with the
Office of the Housing Expediter in
Roancke, Va., and Columbus, Ga.,
during the past two years,” Mr.
Campbell added.
Mr. Robertson Friday renewed
the invitation to Athens landlords
to visit the rent office and explore
the new liberalized . adjustment
provisions under the Housing and
Rent Act of 1949. “I especially
want to invite their attention to
the new ‘fair net return’ adjust
ment, although the old grounds
covering major capital improve
ments, inc¢reased services and com=
parability are still in the regula=
tions,” he said. &
Under the new Housing and Rent
Act, U. S. Housing Expediter Tighe
E. Woods recehtly announeéd that
his agency 'would .pursue both a
“tough” and “liberal” policy— li<
beralized adjustments for law
abiding landlords, but stricter
compliance measures for rent gou«
gers or rent racketeers, Mr. Rob«
ertson explained.
“The expediter has also passed
on to area rent directors a greater
latitude of discretion in granting
adjustments, he added.
While the new regulations are
more liberal in adjustments for de
serving landlords, it also returns to
OHE the control over evictions
and grants the agency the right to
sue for treble damages for over=
charges, Robertson explained. .
Baptist Seeking .
Convention Site
OKLAHOMA CITY, May 20 —
(AP) — A spirited fight by Chi=
cago to wrest the 1950 Southern
Baptist Convention from Houston
was anticipated today on the
strength of reports that the Texas
city had won the committee’s nod
by a slim 4-3 vote.
The committee on “time, place
and preacher” will make its rec
ommendation to the convention,
numering more than 9,000 mes
sengers {delegates) in the third
day, at 10 ACS.
Atlanta, Ga., was reported to
have been designated for the 1951
session. San Francisco also is
seeking the convention, regarded
as the nation’s largest religious
gathering of the year.
May 10-14 was set as the dates
for next year’s session, the 93rd,
ATHENS AND VICINITY
Partly cloudy and continued
warm today and Saturday.
Scattered thundershowers late
this afternoon,
GEORGIA — Partly cloudy
and continued warm this aft
ernoon, tonight and Saturday
with scattered showers or thun
dershowers in extreme north
portion this afternoon and to
night.
EXTENDED FORECAST
Extended forecast from 7:30
p. m., EST, tonight to 7:30 p.
m., EST, Wednesday, May 25:
Georgia — Temperatures will
average slightly above nor
mal in Georgia and South Car
olina, Precipitation light to lo
cally heavy oceurring in scat
tered thundershowers tonight
and Saturday and about Wed
nesday.
TEMFPERATURE
Highest ... ... Jir. B 8
LOwest o 0 vl 88
Méan Ul o Besiedll
Moria) ... .. i %
. RAINFALL
Inches last 24 hours .. .. .00
Total since May 1 .. .... 156
Deficit since Mav 1 ... 64
Average May rainfall .... 3.5%
Total since January 1 ....22.58
Excess since January 1 .. 120