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SHANGHAIL, FOURTH LARGEST CITY,
FALLS TO COMMUNISTS—This is an aerial
view of Shanghai, China, fourth largest city in
the world, has fallen to Chinese Communist
troops. The picture was made from the Park
Hotel looking east down Nanking Road. With
Rearguards Stall Red
Expansion In Shanghai
Chinese ""Dunkerque’ Foreseen
At Yangtze River Escape Route
SHANGHAI, May 26.—(AP)—A handful of National
ist rearguards still stalled the Communist occupation of
Shanghai at Soochow Creek today. They seemed determ
ined to fight to the end to cover a government ‘Dunker
que”’ at Woosong.
For almost 24 hours this small Nationalist force had
kept the Reds away from the Soochow bridges—and from
garrison troops withdrawing to the Yangtze escape port
10 miles to the north.
The battle raged in the heart of
this Asian metropolis near the
confluence of Soochow Creek with
the Whangpoo River at the north
end of the famous Bund.
Peking Road was a no-man’s
land near the Bund. So was the
lower part of the Bund where it
runs into Garden bridge, one of
the four key spans under Com
munist assault.
The U. S. consulate general is
there—where Peking road and the
Bund meet.
The battle area embraced some
of Shanghai’s finest modern build
ings north and south of Soochow
Creek. These include the 16-story
Broadway mansions, the seven
story Embankment building, the
post office, the British and So
viet consulates.
Trapped in these buildings were
hundreds of foreigners—Amer
icans, British, Portuguese, Nether
landers, French — and many
Chinese.
Rifle and machine gun fire
splattered agaihst some of the
structures. A few bullets punc
tured them. Two bullets landed
in ‘U. S. Consul General John
Cabot’s bedroom in the Glenline
building. .
Foreigner Hit
But so far the only known for
eign casualty was a British sub
ject, R. P. Verenberg, wounded in
a street near the American con
sulate. All Americans, as far as
Cabot could learn, were safe.
This was the pattern of the bat
tle of Shanghai on the second day
of the Communist occupation:
The Nationalist holdout defend
ers had the bridges. Thay covered
the avenues which lead to Woo
sung through Hongkew, the part
of Shanghai north of Soochow
Creek. The Nationalists had guns
and snipers in many buildings.
The Communist attackers were
inching forward on the south side
of the creek, the area that used
to be the international settlement.
In some places they had reached
Peking Road and the very ap
proaches to the bridges. At others
they were three blocks away.
Flashing Action
The Nationalist stand was in
credible. Sooner or later they were
certain to be flanked from up
stream. »
Behind these Nationalists, the
Garrison evacuation c@ntinued
northward from Hongkew. Since
Tuesday night the government
troops have been moving towards
Woosung, hoping evacuation ships
would be waiting.. What their
chances were was hard to say.
All last night the Communists
kept their big guns pounding
against this escape corridor that
fringes the Whangpoo River all
the way to_the Yangtze and the
sea. ’ 5
From the heart of Shanghai, the
northern horizén was aflame. The
Nationalists blew up oil, gasoline
41-Gun Salute
For Queen Mary
LONDON, May 26—(AP)—A |
{l-gun birthday - salute will be |
fired today for Queen Mother |
Mary, turned 82 in good health.
A troop of 59 Royal Horse ar
tillerymen will mark the event at
noon in Hyde Park, after passing
through the iron gates of Marble
Arch, opened only on royal oc-[
casions.,
ATHENS BANNER-HERALD
Associated Press Service
church bells pealing, the green-clad Communist
soldiers came in from the southwest and march
ed to the center of the city without a fight. The
oriental metroplis, largest city in Asia, has a
population of some 6,000,000, — (AP Wire
photo.)
and ammunition dumps.
When they blew up supplies at
Kiangwan military airfield mid
way between Shanghai and Woo
sung, it became obvious they had
no thought of a last stand. All they
were doing was trying to slow up
the Reds.
Warrant Out
For Georgia
Red lL.eader
ATLANTA, May 26—(AP)—A
peace warrant has been taken out
against the head of the Communist
Party in Georgia. Homer Bates
Chase.
Evans Wilder, 20, former Car
tersville grocery clerk, swore to
the warrant yesterday before Ful
ton County Warrant Clerk T. E.
Compton and Superior Judge Paul
S. Ethridge.
The youth’s affidavit said he
fears “bodily harm to himself and
violent injury to his property.”
Wilder listed names he called
“Georgia’s leading Communists,”
who he said had followed and
threatened him.
The affidavit said Wilder “is be
ing shadowed and watched, spied
upon and harrassed by Homer
Bates Chase and his associates,
agents and stooges and fears they
will commit physical violence upon
his person.”
Wilder said he communicated
with Communists by answering an
advertisement in a magazine (The
Nation). He stated he was seek
ing ‘“facts and information con
cerning the Communist Party.”
He added he attended party
meetings in Atlanta from Novem
ber, 1948, to March, 1949, and had
talked with visiting Communists
from New York.
These visitors, he claimed, asked
him “how much dynamite it would
take to blow up the Allatoona
dam” at Cartersville.
Wild West Show Performer, Valuable
Saddle Held Here For Unpaid Bills
The 101 Ranch Wild West Show, which com-
pleted a three-day run here last night, appeared
to be in just as much trouble as ever with law
enforcement officers today.
One member of the wild west show troupe is
lodged in Clarke county jail on an out-of-state
warrant, and the famous $8,500 saddle displayed
as a feature of the show is in the custody of the
Clarke county bailiff, pending payment of a $39
hotel bill. .
B. C. McDonald, auditor of the 101 Ranch
Wild West Show, was arrested by Sheriff
Tommy Huff at the American Legion fair
grounds late yesterday on a warrant from
Greenville, S. C,, where the show appeared
recently, for “jumping a hotel bill" in that
town.
Sheriff Huff said that McDonald could settle
the warrant by paying the bill to the Greenville
hotel, but that if no payment is made, the
Greenville sheriff will more than likely be
summoned to take McDonald into custody.
The bill McDonald is aceused of not paying
MAYOR VOWS:
Red Tape
Won’t Foul
Rita’s Rites
CANNES, France, May 26 —
(AP)—The wedding of Movie Star
Rita Hayworth and Prince Aly
Kahn will go off on schedule to
morrow — thanks to Communist
Mayor Paul Derigon’s. disregard
for official red tape.
A delay in the ceremony was
feared because the prince didn’t
want to go through with ‘formali
ties normally required for French
marriages. He frowned on hav
ing a notice of intention to marry
posted for 10 days on the city hall
door of the Village of Vallauris.
He also didn’t want to publish a
notice of intention abroad.
Mayor Derigon of Vallauris,
with French gallantry in such
matters, decided he could do
without official word that those
formalities had been waived. In
fact, they have been waived; but
official word has not filtered down
through government -channels.
_The decision of the Ministry of
Justice in. Paris reached Mayor
Derigon and the prince gquickly,
via newspaper reporters. But last
night nothing official had been
heard. Government offices are
closed today for Ascension Day.
- The mayor could have been
stuffy and refused to hold the
marriage without official word.
But he’s going all out to cooperate.
He's even ordered a hurry-up
whitewash job of the marriage
chamber in the city hall. And he’s
making a quick canvass of the
community to find dealers willing
to lend some furnishings to bright
olr'l“up the room.
Publicity Plentiful
The mayor explained that pub
lication of the banns is intended to
inform anyone who might wish to
object to the marriage. But with
100 reporters, photographers, ra
dio and television men on the
scene,.the mayor knows that most
people have heard about the mar
riage.
It’s all been a headache to the
mayor and his little staff. His of
fice has been besieged by reporters
and photographers seeking seats or
standing room at the wedding.
This was what the prince had
hoped to avoid by holding the
wedding at his sumptious seaside
Chateau de L'Horizon. There, he
was going to allow no reporters
and only one official photographer.
He also wanted to avoid crowds.
But the ministry of Justice said
“No” to the prince’s request that
the wedding be held in his home
instead of the city hall.
The mayor, anticipating crowds,
plans ts have police reinforce
ments to maintain order in the lit
(Continued On Page Three)
was a personal bill, Sheriff Huff said.
Milt Hinkle, another member of the 101
Ranch troupe, left owing a bill of $39.00 to the
Georgian Hotel when the show left Athens., An
attachment was issued against the famous
diamond-studded saddle — said to be worth
sß,soo—and the saddle is now in the custody of
County Bailiff W. O. Fields.
Justice of the Peace Guy B. Scott served the
attachment against the saddle for J. C. Stiles,
manager of the Georgian Hotel. : .
The 101 Ranch Show first tangled with Geor
gia police when Colonel Zack Miller, colorful
boss of the troupe and last living member of
the family that founded 101 Ranch, was arrest
ed for speeding in Danielsville and balked at
payment of a SSO bail.
Colonel! Miller said that he would “rather rot
in'jail” than pay the amount, but finally paid it.
The show appeared in Athens for four shows,
the last performance being staged last night.
The show is billed as the largest and most au
thentic Wild West Show in the World,
SERVING ATHENS AND NORTHEAST CEORGIA OVER A CENTURY
ATHENS, CA., THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1949.
CITY BUS LINE SALE
UNDER INVESTIGATION
Drivers Vote Tonight On
Postponing Pay Walkout
Mayor Jack Wells today said City Attorney Bob Steph
ens is investigating the legality of the sale of the City
Bus Line franchise by W, M. Shelton to Waldo Henson
vesterday. *
~ Mr. Henson announced to the Mayor and Council yes
terday that he had purchased the bus line and promised
prompt and agre_e}_a_l?le s_qrvige in the future,
However, Mayor Wells ordered
the investigation since there is
doubt as to whether the bus line
franchise could be sold without
the permission of the mayor and
council. The mayor had reference
{0 an old city ordinance.
Meanwhile, the pending strike
scheduled to go into effect at mid
night tonight still remains in
doubt.
A three-hour conference be
tween union drivers and Henson
was held early . today but no
agreement was reached on signing
of a new contract for the drivers.
Robert Fitzpatrick, president of
the local union, said that the driv
ers will hold a meeting seperately
tonight to vote on a proposal to
postpone the strike until June
26th. This waiting period would
covere further negotiations on the
new contract.
| The agreement states that all
‘new contracts signed during the
| waiting period will date back to
| May 26th.
Fitzpatrick said this afternoon
he had no idea how the. drivers
| would vote on the proposal.
| “If they vote in favor of the pro
| posal, the strike will not go into
effect tonight at midnight,” he
said. “However, if the drivers vote
no, the busses will not run tomor
row morning.”
The union drivers last week vot
ed a seven-day waiting period so
that contract trouble with com
| pany officials could be ironed out.
| The seven-day period ends to
'night at midnight.
Main issue of dispute, according
‘to Robert Fitzpatrick, president of
the local bus drivers union, is the
| approval by company officials of
the. new. contract. . T
Fitzpatrick said that there were
only two changes in the new con
tract over the old one.s The new
contract calls for a slight increase
in pay and five legal holidays with
time and a half pay, Fitzpatrick
said.
Columbians, Inc.
Rebirth Probed
ATLANTA, May 26—(AP)—Re
birth of the race-hating -Coluin
bians, Inc.,, under a new name is
being investigated, Attorney Gen
eral Eugene Cook said today.
Cook said he had received re
ports that the Columbians are be
ing reorganized in Atlanta under
the name of the “American Bilbo
Club.”
He said he was told the club
was organized near Atlanta on
May 6, and that Homer Loomis,
jr., and Ira Jett, former Colum
bian officials, are in Atlanta try
ing to raise money to finance the
new group.
Cook brought suit two years ago
which ended in the courts revok
ing the charter of the Columbians.
Officials of the Anti - Nazi
League in New York sent Cook a
copy of the New York Post, which
reported Loomis and Jett were in
New York seeking funds for the
club.
EDUCATION SUIT
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., May 26
— (AP) — The State Supreme
Court hqs been asked to orde:
the University of Florida at
Gainesville to enroll five negro
students.
REALLY ROLLING
Lilienthal
Cites Atom
Progress
WASHINGTON, May 26—(AP)
—Atomic Energy Commission
Chairman David E. Lilienthal
testified today that atomic energy
development has “come up from a
position of being bogged down to
where it is really rolling.”
Lalienthal spoke out as the Joint
Congressional Committee on ato
mic energy opened hearings into
charges of “incredible mismanage
ment” in the AEC. °
The charges, and a demand for
Lilienthal’s removal as chairman,
came from Senator Hickenlooper
(R-Iowa), a member of the com
mittee and its former chairman.
Hickenlooper said he was parti
cularly concerned by (1) the
handling of AEC scholarships—
one of which, at least, went to a
Communist—and (2) the facts
surrounding the disappearance of
a bottle of uranium-235 from an
atomic laboratory.
Lilienthal said the commission
is “happy that this committee
provides an opportunity for the
AEC to render a full and com
plete accounting of its important
and serious stewardship.” -
He said it will give the country
an opportunity net only to ap
praise the *grave charges” that
have been made as to the com
mission’s “mistakes and inade
quacies,” but also the “accom
plishments.”
Lilienthal said he believes a
“full accounting can be made” to
the country without the revelation
of any atomic secrets. But he said
some testimony would have to be
given behind closed doors.
The AEC chairman said he is
concerned that the charges may
affect the confidence of the people
in the country’s state of atomic
readiness. lie said they have af
fected the morale of scientists and
university and civilian contractors
of the commission.
Mrs. Roxie F.
Hamilton
Dies Thursday
Mrs. Roxie Ford Hamilton, mo
ther of Mrs. Alvie Hill of this city,
died at the homne of her daughter
at 869 Hill street Thursday morn
ing at 10:15 o’clock. Mrs. Hamilton
was 84 years old and was ill for
several months prior to her death.
Services are to be held from
Chapel Christian Church, near
Windér, the date and time to be
announced later by Bridges Fun
eral Home. Officiating will be
Rev. Paul C. Howle, pastor of
First Christian Church here, and
Rev. Jobe Joiner, pastor of Chapel
Christian Church.
Burial will be in the church
cemetery.
In addition to her daughter, Mrs.
Hill, Mrs. Hamilton is survived by
two other daughters, Mrs. G. O.
Lavender, of near Athens, and
Mrs. Edward Ragsdale, Atlanta;
son, W. A. Hamilton, Atlanta;
brother, T. D. Ford, Hot Springs,
Ark., ten grandchildren and ten
great-grandchildren. !
A native of Connersville, Miss.,
Mrs. Hamilton had been a resident
of Athens for twenty-four years,
when she and Mrs. Hill moved to
Athens. She was the widow of Dr.
J. W. H. Hamilton, well known
Winder citizen and a member of
Chapel Christian Church. Her
many friends were deeply sad
dened by news of her death.
A.D. Alien Freed
On Theft Charge
ATLANTA, May 26.—(AP)—
A. D. Allen of Athens, Ga., ac
cused of taking part in a car
theft ring, was acquitted on one
charge of car theft yesterday.
The Superior Court clerk’s of
fice said other indictments charg
ing car theft were pending, and
would be tried.
Allen’s brother, Aubrey Joe
Allen, was convicted on two
counts of auto larceny last Feb
ruary and was sentenced to ore
to five years on each count. He
filed for a new trial. ]
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HOMETOWN PLUSH OUT FOR CLAY — The city of Marietta,
Ga., hangs up the bunting teday for a festive hometown celebra
tion for General Lucius D. Clay and his wife (top). It’s all in
tribute to his work as U. S. military governor in Germany. Bot
tom: Main street around the town square is decorated with the
national colors and welcome signs for General Clay. In the back
ground is the Cobb county courthouse.— (AP Photos.)
Roaring Welcome Set
For Gen. Clay Today
Marietta Plans Big Barbecue, Parade
For Retiring ““Cold War” Commander
MARIETTA, Ga., May 26.—(AP)—General Lucius D.
Clay comes home to Marietta today for a roaring welcome
from friends of his childhod. ; :
~ America’s “cold war” commander in Germany will be
feted with bands, a parade, an old-fashioned Georgia
barhecue, speeches and dances.
The General has scheduled a
brief, off-the -cuff address during
the day’s crowded activities.
The thin, graying soldier and his
wife were due to arrive at the
Marietta Air Base frrom Wash
ington at 1 p. m. (EST). They will
be accompanied by their son and
daughter-in-law, Col. and Mis.
Lucius D. Clay, jr.
After a hand-shaking, back
patting session at the airport, the
52-year-old general will step into
a motor car for a long, winding
parade through his old hometown.
Five hundred bunting-draped cars
will weave through the scrubbed
and decorated little town, 20 miles
north of Atlanta.
Two old negro servants who
have been with the Clay family
for years will be in the parade at
the General’s request. They are
Gussie Daniel, a cook, and 88-
yvear-old Rueben Johnson.
Others in the parade will include
high army officials, about half of
the members of the State Legisla
ture, five Georgia congressmen,
and most of ‘the judges of the
Georgia Supreme Court and Court
of Appeal.
An honor guard of 1,000 sol
diers from Fort Benning will be
on hand. Four bands will play.
Following the celebration, Gen.
Clay will return to Washington.
He is scheduled to retire from the
army Sunday.
After that, he wants to return to
Marietta and make up for lost
time with his ‘“eat fishin'.”
Clues Sifted In
Reuther Shooting
DETROIT, May 26—(AP)—Po
lice sifted scant clues today in the
ambush attempt on the life of
CIO Unionist Victor Reuther,
blinded in one eye by an unknown
attacker’s gunfire,
At the same time the FEI was
considering whether to enter the
investigation after a stream of re
quests from a number of quarters,
including Congress, the CIO and
the State of Michigan.
So far only local authorities,
with the help of state police, were
pushing the search for the mys
terious assailant.
Reuther, educational director for
the ClO’s big United Auto Work
ers Union, was shot through a liv
ing room window of his home
Tuesday night.
The police clues were the wea
pon, a double-barreled 12 gauge
shotgun abandoned in the Reuther
vard, and a heej print. T
Read Daily by 35,000 People In Athens Trade Area
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Contributors’T'o
Pine Tpps Cdmp
Extended T hanks
Many recently improved fa
cilities. at Pine Tops Camp,
which is operated by the Ath
ens Y. M, C. A,, were made
possible through the coopera
tion of many Athenians.
There is a new camp dining
hall and kitchen, among the
top in the South, besides im
provements being made to the
swimming pool and athletic
field. Canoes, athletic program
supplies, mattresses, equipment
for the dining "hall, Kkitchen,
and many other things have
been contributed by local eiti
zZens.
The Board of Direclors, Sec
retary H. C. “Pop” Pearson, jr.,
and Physical Director Cobern
Kelley wish to express their
appreciation to the many per
sons who have made these
many things possible through
contributions of time, money,
and supplies, and for the citi
zens' loyal and willing support
to the entirex"Y” program.
PROGRESS CONTINUES
Winterville Community Park
To Be Opened Saturday Night
The new Winterville Coiznu
nity Park opens its gates to the
public Saturday night, May 28,
with a community picnic- as 7
o!clock.
Children and grown-ups will
spread their supper on the sturdy
new tables in the picnic area and
initiate all the new equipment of
the park in an evening of fun,
Mrs. L. H. Harris, jr., and her
co-workers on the Park Execu
tive Committee are greatly
pleased by reaching their goal of
getting the park in shape for
opening by the closing of sghool
as planned, even though there
have been difficulties to sur
mount. i
Much Work ;
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West Demands
Reds Relax
Industry Grip
PARIS, May 26—(AP)—Diplo
matic informants said today the
western powers dgmand that Rus
sia relax her grip on east German
industries as one of the conditions
for economic unity in Germany.
Dean Acheson, United States
Secretary of State, told the confer
ence of foreign ministers yester
day about a third of the industries
in the Soviet zone of Germany are
owned by a Russian trust. Ninety
per cent of some key industries,
he said, are under Soviet. control.
Informantes said the western
decision to attempt to loosen this
grip was reacher in three-power
American, British and French ex
changes here immediately before
the Big Four meetings with the
Russians now under way.
It is one of the most important
issues before the foreign ministers
in this effort to get tcgether on a
plan for German economic and
politieal “unity. eet
The conferees still have a long
way to go. I
Acheson, presiding at today’s
session, and his British and French
colleagues have been taken com
pletely aback by the line followed
by Russia’s foreign minister An
drei Y. Vishinsky in the first three
days of the conference.
Their aides state frankly * the
western powers’ policy makers
did not foresee the Russian “re
treat to Potsdam” as a condition
for settlement of the German
problem.
Vishinsky has demanded revi
val of the four-power allied con
trol council, and has assailed sug
gestions to extend the west Ger
man republic’s constitution to the
Soviet zone as a western attempt
to take all of Germany. The west
erners have ‘labelled his stand a
“retreat” to the Potsdam agree
ment. "
The informants said the western
powers had based their calcula~
tions on the expectation Vishinsky
would adhere closely to the five
point program embodied in the
Warsaw declaration last Jupe by
eight eastern European nations.
215 Auto Deaths
Seen This Week
CHICAGO, May 26—(AP)—The
National Satety Council estimated
today that 215 persons will die in
traffic mishaps over the nation
during the three-day Memorial
holiday. A
The council's estimate applies
only to immedate traific tatalities
and does not include persons who
die later from injuries. Nor does it
include deaths occuring from ac
cidents other than traffic.
If good weather prevails, the
council said it expected more than
30,000,000 vekicles to be on the
move over the weekend. ]
The estimated toll of dead from
traffic, the council said, could be
halved if motorists met the holi
day hazards with extra caution
and courtesy. 4
ATHENS AND VICINITY
Fair and little change in
temperature tonight and Fri
day.
GEORGIA—Fair this after
noon, .tonight and Friday.
Cooler in extreme southeast
portion, warmer in north por
tion tonight. Otherwise little
change in temperature,
TEMPERATURE
Highest . 000 et Gl
LOWEsE ki soa inl i
MEdl oL vvath s TR e
Normal ... : A e
RAINFALL
Inches last 24 hours .. .. .00
Total since May 1 .. .. .. %38
Deficit since May 1 .. .... 40
Average May rainfall .... 3.54
Total since January 1 ....23.35
Excess since January 1 .. 1.45
and stumps, and grading ‘land
were jobs that had to be meas
ured against the use of the nec
essary heavy machinery, tools
and labor already employed on
the farms and in industry in a
busy season.
But the transformation speaks
for itself, and both children and
adults eagerly anticipate the
opening event.
In the juvenile area of the
park, slides, swings, see-saws
and sand boxes stand ready and
waiting. About S7O varth of this
ernipment was generously pro
vided by the Winterville Home
Demonstration Club. o
In the intermediate area ave
found larger swings and Seew
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