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TEACHER RECEIVES CHECK—Willie Melmoth Boman, Ph.D,
54-year-old Wheeler county, Georgiz, home economics teacher,
joyfuliy receives a check for $65.78, which was deducted from
her salary for retirement fund, from J. L. Yaden (left), director
of the State Teachers Retirement System. The check was pre
sented in Atlanta, after Dr. Bomar staged a “sit-down’’ strike in
the retirement system offices. She claims she needs the money
for cancer treatment and as she says, “Cancer won’t wait.” She
already has made plans to go to the Mayeo Clinie, in Rochester,
Minn.— (NEA Pheto.)
Chambers’ Espi
Testim Questioned
.
Red Courier Recalled To Stand
. - -
In Perjury Trial Of Alger Hiss
NEW YORK, June 2.— (AP) —Whittaker Chambers, who claims
Alger Hiss once aided a Soviet spy ring, was recalled to the witness
stand today to try to back up the government’s perjury charges against
the former State Department official.
Just how far the court will permit Chambers’ testimony to range into
the field of espionage was in doubt.
As afigqtgwed:yesmayt
over whether spying activities are
relevant to the purjury charge,]
Federal Judge Samuel H. Kaui-|
man commented:
“I have grave doubts as to tbe|
admissability of such testimony.”
He said the question “is one of
the r’nost important points in the'
case.”
Both the defense and prosecu
tion said they would submit writ
ten arguments on the subject.
It was Chambers’ story of a So
viet spy network, told to a Con
gressional Committee and later to
a Federal Grand Jury here, that
led to the perjury charges against
the 44-year-old Hiss.
“Hiss is accused of lying when
he denied before the Grand jury
that he ever turned over State De
partment secrets to Chambers, who
styles himself a former Commun
ist courier for the spy ring.
Assistant U. . Attorney I'nom
as F. Murphy contended that the
alleged espionage and perjury
charges are “inextricably bound
up together.”
“It is not a simple rule or law
that if, in proving one case, other
crimes are proved, that is just un
fortunate?” he asked.
“I assume from the tenor of
your arguments,” the judge said,
“that the charge will be made that
Mr. Hiss was a Communist.”
“That is correct,” said Murphy.
“I also assume,” the judge said,
“that Mr. Chambers will testify
that he met Mr. Hiss as a result of
those activities.”
Murphy said that was correct
“T am afraid we will get away
from the real issue,” Judge Kauf
man said. “What you are intending
to do, Mr. Murphy, is to supply a
motive, not for the perjury which
is the charge here, but for the es
pionage charge with which we are
not concerned here.”
George Progresses
On Rest Orders
WASHINGTON, June 2—(AP)
—Senator George (D.-Ga.), chair
man of the Senate Finance Com
mittee, is making rapid recovery
from a virus infection ‘and is ex
pected back on the job in a few
davs, his office said today. :
George became ill several weeks
ago. After a short stay at Bethes
da Naval Hospital, he returned to
his hotel apartment.
George has been out of bed for
some time but is resting on doc
tor’s orders.
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ATHENS BANNER-HERALD
Associated Press Service
Simpsen Rites
Will Be Held
Friday, 11 AM.
Mrs. Marion Newton Simpson
died on Wednesday, sune 1, at a
local hospital, after an illness of
several months. Funeral services
will be held in the Central Pres
byterian Church at 11:00 a. m.
Friday, June 3.
Mrs. Simpson was born October
18, 1893, in Athens, the daughter
of Charles H. Newton and Loula
Bryan Newton. She married Rev.
John A. Simpson, sr., June 19,
1925. Her daughter, Miss Mary
Elizabeth (Betty) Simpson sur
vives her, and one stepson, Dr.
John A. Simpson, jr., of Athens.
Another stepson, Ben White
Simpson, died in a Japanese pris
on camp during the war.
A true Christian, Mrs. Simpson
served her day and generation as
teacher, government worker, pas
tor’s wife, homemaker, mother
and worker in the Agricultural
Extension Service.
She was a graduate of Lucy
Cobb Institute, of the State Nor
mal School, and of the University
of Georgia. Lt
Returned Here
During the first World War she
gave up her teaching position in
the Athens city schools to accept
a position in the office of the Ad
jutant General in “Washington.
Later she returned to Athens to
work in the Agricultural Exten
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STEAK UP 10 CENTS POUND
SHARP C(LIMB IN MEAT PRICES
SURPRISES NATION'S BUTCHERS
By The Associated Press
Meat prices climbed sharply this
week in most retail marketing cen
ters after edging upward slowly
for the past three weeks,
Poultry also was generally
higher, while dairy products were
about unchanged and vpgetables
continued plentiful and low
priced. 1
The advance in meat prices, al
though it followed the usual sea
sonal pattern, was greater than
had been generally anticipated in
view of earlier supply estimates.
Trade spokesmen said there was a
broad demand for meat and that
2 steady climb in wholesale and
livestock prices recently had been
slow to be reflected in retail stores
until this week. A
Receipts of pork loins were de
scribed as exceptionally small
Some pork cuts were up as much
as. 6 cents a pound across the
country. g
Beef Rise
Advances in the price of beef
ranged from two to four cents in
most places—although one large
chain boosted sirloin steak 10 cents
Probers Told 3,280 Risky
Persons Now Atom Workers
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Hickenlooper Flays AEC
3 .
Employee Screening Plan
BY OLIVER W. DE WQOLF
WASHINGTON, June 2.-—(AP)—Senator Hickenlooper (R.-Fowa)
accused the Atomic Energy Commission ioday of letting 3,280 persons
have access to atomic information, or work around secret projects,
without a full FBI check first on their loyalty.
He called this violating the atomic energy law with “brazen effront
ery.”
Hickenlooper said the commis
sion granted ‘“emergency clear
ance” (without full investigation)
to restricted data or restricted
areas in 1947 to 818 persons, in
1948 to 2,103 and has granted 359
thus far in 1949.
He said that in 1947 there were
419 others given emergency clear
ance but not to restricted data. He
did not given any similar figure
for the other years. -
AEC Chairman David E. Lilien
thal retorted that all of the per
sons so cleared had undergone
some FBI investigation and the
procedure “is a matter of differ
ence of judgment between Hick
enlooper and those who have re
sponsibility for getting “things
done.”
“Our judgment was neither ar
bitrary or whimsical,” Lilienthal
said. “We believe it to have been
sound.”
Second Round
Hickenlooper raised this issue
when the Senate-House Atomic
Committee went into its second
day of hearings on his charges of
“incredible mismanagement” in
AEC affairs, He demands that Li
lienthal be fired. : |
Lilienthal declared that all per
sons had some kind of “screening”
by the FBI before being granted
an emergency clearance.
Lilienthal added that the fact
Congress included a provision in
the law for emergency clearances
made it clear that the lawmakers
expected the emergency section
would have to be used.
Hickenlooper has said that he
believas the overwhelming major
ity of those cleared on an emer
geney basis were loyal and pa
‘rintic Americans. - A
Lilienthal said he was glad to
note Hickenlooper’s comment in
that respect since the list “includ
ed emergency clearance for such
people as General Eisenhower.”
Verbal Blows
Lilienthal added that he was
sure Eisenhower “will be reliev
ed.”
Hickenlooper snapped back that
before he was through he would
show that there are names of other
persons on the list “who do not
have the trust and confidence of
the American people” that Eisen
hower does.
Hickenlooper contended that
Congress never intended that there
should be many emergency clear
ances.
The Atomic Aect of 1946, Hick
enlooper went on, has specific and
“mandatory” requirements for FBI
investigation and clearance of in
dividuals prior to employment on
atomic projects. He said the one
exception, is that “temporary
¢learances” may be granted in
cases of “genuine emergencies.”
‘Abused Right
He said the commission had
abused the right of making emer
gency clearances by granting 818
with access to restricted data, and
419 without access to such data in
1947; granting 2,103 emergency
clearances in 1948, and 359 emer
gency clearances thus far in 1949.
“When I think of the evidence
which has been presented to the
world as to the nature and tactics
of the Communist party, it is in
conceivable to me that any re
sponsible government official
would authorize such procedures,”
{ Hickenlooper said.
a pound at Chicago. Veal follow
ed beef: closely. Lamb remained
so high priced that most butchers
continued to regard it as a special
ty item.
Picnic hams—a holiday special
over the Memorial Day week-end
—advanced three to four cents a
pound generally. Frying chickens,
also spotlighted last week-end,
were up two to four cents and in
lively demand.
Butter Prices
Some retailers said butter prices
could be expected to drop a penny
or two a pound by the end of this
week, unless the wholesale market
stiffened. Wholesale butier sold
earlier this week at the lowest
prices since O. P. A. in some mar
kets. Production recently has
been averaging as much as 18 per
cent above a year ago, and butter
stocks at 35 principal markets were
about 29,000,000 pounds as com
pared with 8,000,000 at the end of
May a year ago.
Vegetable Trend
In the vegetable bins, only large
peppers and old potatoes were
generally higher-priced this week.
ATHENS, CA., THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1949.
W.J. Anderson
Dies At Home;
Rites Friday
William J. Anderson, 77, a resi
dent of Danielsville for the past
11 years, died at his home last
night after an illness of seven
months.
Funeral services will be held to
morrow morning at 11 a. m. at
Jones Chapel with Rev. J. S.
Strickland officiating. Burial will
be in the chapel cemetery.
Pall bearers will be Judge
James, Reese Baird, Billy Long,
Bud Crow, Bill Royston, Guy Mul
lens, and Edge Carey. Veterans of
the Spanish American War will be
honorary pall bearers. '
Mr. Anderson is survived by
his wife, Mrs. Maude Gaulding
Anderson; a daughter, Mrs. A. F.
Mahoney, Anderson, S. C.; two
sons, Joe Anderson and Mack An
derson, both of South Carolina;
five sisters, Mrs. W. H. Montgom
ery, WatKinsville, Mrs. L. F. Grif
feth, Miss ‘Katie Anderson, Miss
Martha Anderson and Miss Ruby
Anderson all of Athens; two broth
ers, H. C. Anderson, and E. C. An
derson, both of this city; and three
grandchildren. |
A farmer by occupation, Mr.
Anderson, was the son of the late
Henry S. and Hiarah Frances White
Anderson. He was a native o
‘Oconemmty ‘where he spent al§
his life with the éxception of the
last 11 years when he moved to
Danielsville.
He was a member of the Metho
dist Church in Watkinsville and
was a veteran of the Spanish‘
American War and was active in
organizations sponsored by that|
group of veterans. ‘
Bridges Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements. \
More Tax Agents
For State Asked
- ATLANTA, June 2— (AP) —
More agents to collect™ more
money from more people will be
proposed to the State Tax Revis
ion committee.
Fielding Dillar, state income
tax director, said he plans to pro
pose to the committee that a larg
er staff of enforcement agents for
the revenue department be ap
proved.
Dillard’s proposal has the back
ing of House Speaker pro tem
George Smith, II of Swainsboro,
chairman of the revision subcom
mittee of the full group.
Smith said more agents obvi
ously are needed to search for in
come tax dodgers. He said his
group will discuss plans for see
ing that more Georgians pay in
come taxes.
By providing a sufficient staff
of agents and adding a state in
come tax withholding plan, Smith
said he believes Georgia can add
between $5,000,000 and $8,000,-
000 per year to the income tax
collections.
All others were either unchanged
or lower. Tomatoés eased several
cents a pound in many markets as
big, good-quality shipments ar
rived from Texas.
First arrivals of plums from
Texas met a brisk demand. in
northern . markets. Both Texas
and California were shipping can
teloupes but these were still in
the luxury class pricewise.
A spokesman for the canning in
dustry told the U. S. Wholesale
Grocers Association at the St
Louis convention that canned food
prizes have lagged well behind the
general advance in foods. i
Carlos Campbell, secretary of
the National Canners Association,
cited government figures in re
porting that in mid-April, $1.57
would buy the same quantity of
canned fruits and vegetaples that
cost $1 before the war. Agriculture
department studies, he said, indi
cate that the farmer is' receiving
two and one-half times as much
as in 1939 for the same quantity of
these foods, and the transportation
cost likewise has increased consid:
erably.
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GIRL AND DOG GRADUATE TOGETHER—Juanita Livingston
of Savannah, Ga.. fits cap and gown on her dog “Spot” who will
share in her graduation from high schogl. Juanita acauired
“Spot” as a three-weeks-old puppy when she first started to
school 12 years aro. He has always sat on her lap while she did
her studying at home and she used his back as a orop for writ
ing. As reward for his role as homework assistant, “Spot” will get
a diploma, too.— (AP Photo.)
SENATE LAUDS CUTS
FOR JUSTICE DEPT.
Economy-Minded Group Silent On
House Approved Vet Pension Bill
WASHINGTON, June 2.— (AP) —Senators trying to
get some steam behind an economy drive had little to say
today about a veterans pension bill overwhelmingly ap
proved by the House. 3L
Instead the senators applauded action of their Appro
priations Committee in whacking off nearly $13,000,000
cash from operating funds voted by the House for the
State imd Justice Departments.
The Senate expendituré§ com
mittee, too, recalled Budget Bu
reau officials for testimony (9 a.
m. EST) on plans to lop off from
one to more than three billion dol
lars from President Truman’s
spending plans.
By a 365 to 27 roll call vote,
the House quickly stamped ap
proval yesterday on a $72-a
--month pension to be given War I
and II veterans when they become
65 years old.
Budget officials estimate the
pension measure — which drafts
into written law present pension
regulations after liberalizing
them — will require $65,000,000,-
000 over the next 50 years.
Now On Docket
Senator Democratic Leader Lu
cas of Illinois told a reporter the
pension measure is not on the
Senate’s legislative schedule now.
Lucas said’ the bill probably
will go to the Senate Finance
eommittee which normally hand
les such matters. Its fate there is
uncertain. Chairman George (D-
Ga) has been ill and away from
the Senate for two weeks and any
decision as to hearing or other
Senate action will await his re
turn.
Republican Floor Ledder Wher
ry of. Nebraska and GOP policy
committee Chairman Taft of
Ohio, who have been big guns in
economic efforts to date, told re
porters they must study the pen
sion bill before deciding what
they propose. A
At best the additional pension
costs appeared to collide with any
overall economy drive aimed at
avoiding higher federal taxes or
government deficits.
The pension bill would assume
that any' veteran is totally and
permanently disabled at 65 years.
That would remove a present
standard which denies a pension
to the 65-year old veteran who
can work half a day, or earn half
a normal day’s pay. j i
The veteran’s Administration
now requires a medical test show
ling at least 10 per cent disability
before the old veteran gets the
$72 monthly pension.
The bill also would allow a
single veteran to earn up to sl,-
200 a year and receive a pension,
now denied if he earns SI,OOO or
more. No change is made in the
$2,500 income limit for a veteran
| with dependents.
The Budget Bureau estimated
that the bill would raise costs
for veteran pensions over the
next 50 years from around $35,-
| 000,000,000 to $100,000,000,000.
They said $57,000,000,000 of the
increase comes from elimination
of the unemployability clause and
$8,693,000,000 through other liber
ilizations.
Flying Auto
In Contest
MIAMI, Fla., June 2—(AP)—
A “flying auto” took part in the
Montreal-to-Miami race for wo
men flyers. i
When sunset forced the little
plane to earth at Jacksonville last
night, its wings were folded back
and its nose turned to the gray of
concrete instead of the blue of the
sky.
The little plane’s occupants—El
len Gilmour and Gladys Penning
ton of Miami—set out down U. S.
Highway 1 at top speed, about 30
or 35 miles per hour.
Race rules forbid contestants to
fly the planes after sunset.-:The
rules don’t say anything about
cruising down the highway,
though.
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SOLDIER BELIEVED DEAD TURNS UP WITH
TWO FAMILIES — The New York Daily News
says these people at left are Anthony V. Mar
tino, éx-soldier reported “midking in action” in
World War II; his war-time sweetheart. Dotty
Kelley, and their son Richard. They live to
gether at Tompkinsville, Staten isiand, New
York. At right are Martino’s legal wife, Mrs.
Mary Martino of Waterbury, Conn., and their
children, Lorraine, 7, and Edward, 11, In 1944
the Army infermed Mrs. Martino that her hus
band was missing in France. Later the Army
Read Daily by 35,000 People In Athens Trade Area
West Weighs Red
Berlin Truce Hint
Soviets May Agree On Giving
German Gov't Slight Authority
PARIS, June 2. — (AP) — The Western powers and
Russia still were af® odds today over reviving the four
power Kommandatura for Berlin, though agreed in prin
ciple that the divided city should be united under a single
governing body. ; 3
Georgia Eggs,
Inc. Being
Set Up Here
“Georgia Eggs, Inc.” has been
selected as the name for.the new
egg marketing corporation now
being formed as reg\;lt of the
work of the Rural Development
Council of the Athens Chamber
of Commerce, and Mrs. R. N.
Loyd, of 1989 South Lumpkin
Street, will be awarded the $25
United States Savings Bond for
suggesting the name selected.
Mrs. Loyd not eonly suggested
the name but also a design for
the name and a slogan which may
be wused by the corporation,
“From the Queens of the Flock.”
Mrs. James V. Webb also sug
gested the name, “Georgia Eggs,
Incorporated,” but the selection
committee decided on the abbre
viation version along with the de
sigh and slogan and made the
award to Mrs. Loyd.
Preliminary steps towards for
mation of “Georgia Eggs, Inc.”
are already under way and the
egg marketing corporation is ex
pected to be in operation by July
Ist or shortly thereafter.
With that in view a number of
citizens interested in the forma
tion of the egg market from most
of the counties of Northeast
Georgia are being invited to a
dinner at 6:30 p. m. Wednesday,
June Bth, when complete details
in regard to the operation of the
egg market will be outlined to
them. Approximately two hun
dred ople are being invited tc
this d?:ner at the Georgian Hotel
Coal Contract
Taiks Resumed
BLUEFIELD, W. Va,, June 2 —
(AP)—The Southern Coal Pro
ducers Association today resumed
contract talks with John L. Lewis
with almost as much bargaining
strength as ever.
Lewis had forced a week’s delay
in the start of negotiations, chal
lenging the association’s right tc
represent enough Southern opera
tors to comply with the SCPA’s
own by-laws.
But Joseph E. Moody came back
to the conference today claiming
to represent at least 100 million
tons of soft coal production per
year. The association was formed
in 1941 to bargain for the Southern
operators. Its by-laws requirec
that any contract negotiated by its
officers should be ratified by two
thirds of the Board of Directors.
That meant that nine of the
board’s 14 members should ratify
any agreement which Lewis anc
Moody conceivably. could nego
tiate.
Lewis took advantage of some
defections last week to call for a
one-week delay in the bargaining
talks. He said the SCPA needed
the time either to pull itself to
gether or fall to pieces completely.
FIRE CALL
Firemen went to 1590 South
Lumpkin street last night where
a motor was afire. The fire was
readily extinguished. .
Yesterday they split on a West=
ern proposal to limit exercise of
the veto power in the four-power
body. Today the Western ministers
weighed a vague Soviet hint that
the Russians might agree to trim
the Kommandatura's area of au-=
thority. e
Western representatives at the
Foreign Ministers Conference—
spearheaded by U. S. Secretary of
State Dean Acheson—insisted
firmly on modification of the old
rule that all decisions of the Kom
mandatura must be unanimous
agreement. This rule, in effect,
armed 2ach of the four members
with veto power.
Acheson, British Foreign Sec
retary Ernest Bevin and French
Foreign Minister Robert Schuman
urged that unanimity be required
only for major issues. They pro
posed that majority rule be adopt
ed for secondary decisions.
Russian Foreign Minister An
drei Vishinsky insisted that the
Kommandatura retain unanimity
rule. At yesterday’s meeting, how
ever, according to French sources,
Vishinsky said the Kommanda
tura’s functions might be re
examined.
His statement was interpreted
to mean that some authority might
be withdrawn from the Komman
datura and delegated to local Ger
man administration. It followed
Acheson’s statement that he saw
no reason why such things as gar
bage collection, water supply and
street cleaning should become
matters of international debate.
Vishinsky was expected to ela
borate today on the powers which
Russia thinks can safely be taken
from the Kommandatura.
A clash between Acheson and
Vishinsky developed yesterday
when the Soviet minister declared
the Western powers were in Ber
lin only because of international
agreements at Potsdam. -
- Acheson declared that in the
West's view, the Americans,
British and French were in Berlin
because their armies had partici
vated in a joint victory over the
Nazis.
GI Wounded
In Cop Fight
COLUMBUS, Ga., June 2—(AP)
—A Fort Benning Corporal was in
serious condition at post hospital
this morning following a two-part
gun battle with four Columbus
nolice officers.
Police said the soldier, Cpl. Co
lumbus S. Spearman, 27, was
wounded in the head after he had
twice fired on police near Glade
Road and Tenth Avenue.
The police report said Officer G.
E. Gallops put his own pistol in
his holster and talked the soldier
into pocketing the .45 automatic
with which he had already fired
into a squad car, but that the sol
dier drew quickly and fired on
the officers again when a second
squad car arrived.
None of the officers was 'n
jured. .
Police said the officers were in
vestigating a report that there
was a “drunk soldier” on the read
and had answered the call when
the incident occurred.
reported he mas presumed to be dead. But the
other day, Martino went to a recruiting station
in New York to check on his Army record. He
says he can’t recall anything frem the time he
was in France in the summer of 1944 until he
found himself walking on a Brooklyn street in
December, 1944, Since then he has worked
around New York as a taxicab driver. Both
women have proclaimed their love for Martino,
but he is quoted as saying he prefers to stay
with Dotty.—(AP Wirephetos.)
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