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U. S. Court
Rejects
Lewis And Union
Ordered To Pay
Contempt Fines
WASHINGTON, June 6.—(AP)
_The U. S. Circuit Court of Ap
peals today upheld the contempt
of court conviction of John L.
Lewis and the United Mine
Workers for failure to call off a
strike last year.
The court ordered the UMW
chief and the union to pay fines
{otaling $1,420,000. The fines
were imposed by Federal Dis
trict Judge T. Alan Goldsborough
on April 20, 1948,
The fines against Lewis
amounted tcs $20,000. The union
fine was $1,400,000.
Goldsborough imposed the fines
because Lewis refused to carry
out a court order to halt a strike
over miners’ pensions.
It was the second contempt
finding against Lewis and the
union.
In 1946 Goldsborough fined the
union $3,500,000 and Lewis $lO,-
000 for contempt, On an appeal
to the Supreme Court, the
union’s fine was cut to $700,000.
Lewis’ penalty- was left un
changed. In the second contempt
action, Goldsborough doubled
both fines.
The strike last year began after
Lewis accused the soft coal oper
ators of “dishonoring” their con
tract by not agreeing to his de
mands for a SIOO a month pen
sion for elderly, retired miners.
It started March 15 and ran
for more than a month. Lewis
appealed to the miners to go back
to their jobs after the fines were
slapped on him and the union.
Lewis appealed the fines.
The three-judge Appeals Court,
in its unanimous opinion, held
that the contempt conviction
“does not concern the meaning
of the agreement between the
miners and the operators or the
right to strike, or the so-called|
Taft-Hartley act.” Tt added:
‘Narrow Question :
“It (the decision) concerns|
only the narrow question wheth-’
er people must obey a temporaryl
order by a court which seeks toi
maintain conditions until it can!
determine its authority in the*
dispute.”
The Appeals Court contended!
that the Supreme Court has ruledi
“that people who disobey such|
an order of a court may be pun-l
ished for contempt of court, even
if it is decided later that the act|
under which the order was issued
was unconstitutional.” ; ‘
The restraining order was Is-i
sued under the Taft-Hartley law|
provision permitting court in-|
junctions against strikes that im
peril the national health or
safety.
Lewis and the union contended
in their appeal that there was no
evidence of a “strike” or that|
they authorized, ordered or sué’,-i
gsested a work stoppage. {
But the Appeals Court saidi
that neither Lewis nor his union|
was convicted of causing the|
walkout.
“They_were convicted becaust
they deliperately failed to com
ply” with the lower court’s orde
to end the walkout.
Lewis also argued that the
fines were “excessive.”
The Appeals Court noted that
the amounts were twice as large
as those approved by the Su
preme Court in the previous con-!
tempt actions.
“Measured by the prior fines,|
we think those in the case at bar
were not excessive,” the Appcdlsl
Court said.
LABOR LAW DEBATE
BEGINS IN SENATE
WASHINGTON, June 6—(AP)
—The Senate starts today a labor
law debate keyed to President
Truman’s campaign pledge to get
rid of the Taft-Hartley Act.
A month ago the House blocked
the first big drive in Congress to
redeem Mr. Truman’s promise. :
Now that hot political issue is
before the Senate, it’s there in the
form of the administration’s bill to
repeal the T-H Law and replace
It with a slightly modified version
of the old Wagner Act. :
Again, the odds are all against
enactment of the Truman measure,
despite its backing by union lead
ers. In fact, very few in Congress
are talking any more about either
(1) outright repeal or (2) keeping
the Taft-Hartley Law practically
intact.
In the Senate, for example, the
Strongest opposing factions are
backing different compromises.
In advance of today’s Senate
session (11 a. m., EST), key Dem
ocrats and Republicans arranged
for separate strategy pow-wows,
Senator Elbert Thomas (D.~
Utah), the committee chairman
and co-sponsor of the administra
tion bill, was to open the Senate
ATHENS BANNER-HERALD
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’By Kremli
~ PARIS, June 6—(AP)—The
Western powers are reported today
to be awaiting Moscow’s reaction
to a personal attempt by Dean
Acheson to reach a compromise
agreement with Russia on Berlin.
Acheson dined at the U. S. em
bassy here Saturday pight with
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Y.
Vishinsky. Reliable informants
said the American secretary made
clear how far the U. S. would go
in making concessions at the cur
rent Foreign Ministers Conference.
The informants said Acheson
stressed that the West is standing
firm on their main propositions on
Berlin and Germany and that if
Russia has any new proposals to
offer, they should be put forward
now.
The sources said the day and a
half between the dinner and to
day’s scheduled secret session of
the Big Four Council gave
Vishinsky an opportunity to con
tact Moscow and come up Wwith
any compromises the Kremlin
might have up its sleeve.
French Foreign Minister Robert
Schuman at a war memorial serv
ice yesterday, said the foreign
ministers face ‘“several weeks of
hard work” in trying to reach
some settlement.
Schuman added it was certain
the Big Four would not have met
“if they did not have the will to
reach a peaceful settlement.”
Officials acquainted with what
has been happening at the secret
talks said today they thought the
discussions were approaching a
climax although they agreed it
would be “premature” to expect
an immediate settlement on Berlin.
Vishinsky has insisted that if
the four-power Kommandatura is
revived in Berlin it should be re
stored exactly as it operated be
fore the split last year.
This would mean retention of
the veto power.
The West has demanded that
the Kommandatura’s authority bel
trimmed to give the Germans more
power and they want the vetol
power reduced.
Some progress on this question
was reported to have been made
at Friday’s and Saturday’s ses
sions.
debate. It is expected to last at
least two weeks and it is certain to
be stormy.
3 Main Groups
There are three main groups in
the picture at this point.
The first is made up of a few
Democratic Senators who still are
plugging for the administration
bill, even though some of them ac
knowledge privately that it hasn’t
a chance.
The second group is composed
of a majority of the Democrats,
including the party leaders, and a
few Republicans. They are sup
porting a compromise version of
the administration bill which in
cludes a few provision of the Taft-
Hartley Law. Senator Douglas (D.
I1l.), a member of the group, calls
it an attempt “to harness the re
alities” of the situation.
In the long run, that second
group is expected to get the sup
port of the first.
The third group appears at this
point to include most of the Sen
ate’s 42 Republicans and at least a
dozen Democrats, all from the
South. That coalition is backing
a GOP-written substitute for the
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disabled about 100 miles east of Jacksonville
when a casing in the ship’s cold water circula
tor broke and the seas came pouring in.—(AP
Wirephoto.)
DRUNK, NO CREDIT
ASHBURN, Ga., June 6.—(AP)
—The Turner County Board of
Commissioners today fired works
camp Warden W. G. Pierce.
The dismissal followed Pierce’s
arrest at Newnan Saturday night
on charges of driving while drunk
and larceny.
Pierce was accompanied on his
ride to Newnan by Leland Har
vey, one time notorious ‘bad
boy” prisoner, now a trusty at
the Turner camp.
No charges were plp:ed against
Harvey.
Sheriff Lamar Potts at New
nan said Pigrce was arrested Ly
a State Patrolman, after a drive
in manager complained Pierce
had driven away without paying
for an order of food..
In Atlanta, State Corrections
Director J. B. Hatehett said his
investigation showed Pierce ap
parently invited Harvey to join
him in a party.
Hatchett sent J. L. Griffin to
investigate and to report to the
Turner bogrd.
He said he did not- believe
Harvey could be blamed for ac
cepting the warden’s invitation.
Harvey was a one-time escape
artist. Hi¥ most famous escape
was from the death cell at Mil
ledgeville, where he was being
held for safe keeping. ‘
Hatchett said Harvey was servw
ing a 20-year sentence on Floyd
county charges and was a trusty
at Tattnall State Prison before
being sent to Turner county
where he formerly lived.
Bulletin
i ————— A ottt
WASHINGTON, June 6 —
(AP)—The Supreme Court to
day agreed to review an appeal
by George W. Solesbee, a Geor
gia prisoner under sentence to
be electrocuted for a killing.
The court will hear arguments
in the case during its new term
beginning October 3.
Youth Loses
- .
Fight For Life
VERNON, Texas, June 6.—
(AP)—Donnie Woodward, plucky
10-year-old farm boy who amaz
ed aoctors by surviving horrible
burns for almost a month, died
today.
The young son of a tenant far
mer had been hovering between
life and deatn since May 10,
when 70 percent of his body was
burned.
For weeks the boy had alter
nately rallied and then. weaken
ed. He asked about his pet cow
“Old Jersey” and his dog. He
was worried about “Old Jersey”
and didn’t want anyone else to
milk her.
A brother accidentally tossed
blazing gasoline on Donnie. The
boys were burning weeds.
. .
Council Meeting
Set For Thursday
In order that mempbers of City
Council may attend graduation
exercises of Athens High School in
the Fine Arts Auditorium Tues
day night, Mayor Jack R. Wells
today said he will covene the regu
lar meeting of Mayor and Council
and immediately adjourn it with
out taking up any business.
The meeting will ‘be postponed
to Thursday night at the same
hour, Mayor Wells said. It is nec~
cessary that the meeting be con
vened, the Mayor said, adding he
will cali it tc crder and then ad
journ until Thursday night.
ATHENS, CA., MONDAY, JUNE 6, 1949,
3 W Va
Cons Still
On Loose
MOUNDSVILLE, W. Va., 'June
6—(AP)—Only three of the 14
hardened convicts who sawed
their way out of the West Virginia
State Penintentiary Friday were
still at large today.
Police from West Virginia,
Pennsylvania and Ohio. were
pressing the search for the trio—
Gerald Nolan, 19, and Eddie
Starcher, 23, both under 10-year
sentences, and Denver Vannest, 35,
who was serving 25 years.
The 11 other inmates were re
captured with 60 hours after the
spectacular, pre-dawn break from
the old, thick-walled prison. Three
of them, all life termers, were re
apprehended in Ohio yesterday by
a country Marshal and his cousin.
Marshal James Bailey and his
cousin Chalmers E. Tate “who just
comes along to help out when I
need him” spotted the escaped pri
soners near Cadiz, ;00, as they
drove off in a stolen car.
Marshall Bailey said he and
Tate hopped on his motorcycle
and chased the car for six miles
until it ran off the dirt road int
fence. |
JUNETERM U.S.
\
COURT OPENS
\
United States Judge Hoyt Da
vis is presiding at the regular
June term of ‘ District Court
which opened in the federal
building this morning. |
There is no Grand Jury sitting
for this term and nothing of out
standing interest is scheduled for
trial. ‘
PROBERS HINT RED
SPY WAS PROTECTED
WASHINGTON, June 6—(AP)
—House investigators said today
there are signs that two of the
government’s highest officials pre
vented the arrest of a Soviet spy
on grounds a diplomatic riot
would result.
It was uncertain whether or not
the House Un-American Activities
Committee would bring evidence
along that line into a hearing to
day on Russian espionage at the
Bell Aircraft Plant at Buffalo, N.
X
But committee officials said they
were ready to produce definite
evidence that' a Soviet official in
charge of wartime purchases of
‘Bell Airacobra fighter planes tried
to buy aviation secrets from Bell
employes.
Listed as witnesses were Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph J. Franey of Ni
agara Falls and Loren Haas of
Buffalo. They were described as
present or former employes of
Bell whom the Russian attempted
to recruit into a spy ring.
Committee sources said they are
persons of unquestioned loyalty
and proved it by dealing with the
Soviet spy while letting govern
ment agents know all that was go
ing on.
Phoney Info
The story is that they passed
along pieces of -information that
were phoney or of little value and
were paid S2OO for each weekly
batch, plus around S6O for ex
penses.
- But the Russian, now supposed
to be back in Moscow, never was
arrested or prosecuted. Some
committee members would like to
know why. |
They have heard that two top
University Student Killed
In 3-Car Ciosh Last Night
r - -
I'wo Athenians Injured In
Wreck Northeast Of Monroe
BY 808 OLIVER
A University of Georgia student was killed and two
Athenians were injured last night when a big vegetable
truck and two autos tangled in a highway accident two
miles from Monroe.
James W. Waller, 22-year-old pre-med student from
Midland, Ga., was killed instantly and Mr. and Mrs. B. S.
Dußose, sr., of 230 University Drive, were injured.
The accident occurred when
Mr. Waller piled head-on into
the big trailer truck just this‘
side of Monroe, the State Patrol
reported. On-the-scene reports
from eye-witnesses stated that
the initial wreck had already
occurred when the car in which
Mr. and Mrs. Dußose were trav
eling crashed into the other cars.
Witnesses said the truck and Mr.
Waller’s car had collided severall
minutes before the Dußose car
arrived upon the scene.
Not enough time had elapsed,
however, to clear away the
wreckage from the highway
when the Dußose car came over
the crest of a hill, and unwarn
ed, hit the tangled pile, it was
réported. s
Hubert O. Sarratt, driver of
the truck, was not injured. He is
from Easley, S. C.,_and gave his
age as 38. e was driving a 1946
White trailer truck. His account
of the story was brief. “It seem
ed that Mr. Waller’s car was out
of control when he hit me.”
Attendants at a local hospital,
where Mr. and Mrs. Dußose
were brought by ambulance
from Monroe, said neither of the
Athenians appeared in serious
condition. Mr. Dußose suffered a
broken wrist and Mrs. Dußose a
broken jaw, hospital attaches re
ported.
Mr. Waller was driving a 1947
tan Mercury club coupe; the Du-
PBuse car was a 1949 black Ford
sedan. The Mercury was com
pletely demolished. The Dußose
auto was damaged in the front
and right-front only.
Murder Warrant
.
For Policeman
FITZGER JLD, Ga., June 6.—
(AP)—Sheriif Virgil Griner said
he will serve a ngzrder warrant
on a city policerrfi today in the
fatal shooting of a grocery store
operator.
The sheriff said Policeman F.
L. Stone admitted shooting Ray
mond Smith Saturday night. The
officer claimed self defense.
The slain man’s brother, Carl
Smith, took out the murder war
rant, Griner said. Stone has been
suspended pending outcome of
the case.
The sheriff quoted the police
man as saying Smith approached
him Saturday night in front of
the police station brandishing a
pistol. Stone said he shot at
Smith several timres, the sheriff
reported. Smith’s body had six
bullet holes in it, Griner said.
officials in the government asked
lthat the case be dropped because
‘there might be loud international
repercussions that could hamper
delicate negotiations.
Committee authorities say they
suspect the Russians may have
learned that FBI agents had caught
on to his operations and that he
got out of the country in a hurry.
Twin Case
They said Miss Elizabeth T.
Bentley, admitted courier for a
war-time Red spy ring, testified to
a similar case last year in which
a Russian agent failed to keep a
contract.
5o they think there may be
some reason for believing someone
inside the government tipped the
Red agents that they were being
trailed.
Miss Bentley gave the Senate
Judiciary Committee yesterday a
list of 37 persons she described as
U. S.. government employes “in
volved in giving information to
the Soviet government.”
She had supplied 31 of the
names at the House Un-American
Activities Committee spy hearings
last year. The new ones on the
list:
Peter Qrazih, United National
Relief and Rehabilitation admin
istrator; Ruth Rivkin of UNRRA;
Bernic Levin, War Production
Board; Vladimir Kazakevich,
teacher of army courses at Cornell
University; Peter Rhodes, broad
caster for the army in Africa and
}Sicily; and Abranam Brothman,
' Reserve Army Officer and em
ploye of Republic Steel Company.
i Neither the committee nor Miss
Bentley said whether any of them
‘still work for the government.
The truck driven by Mr. Sar-e
ratt was loaded with vegetables;
enroute to Atlanta, which were
scattered over a 300-yard area]
around the wreck. The trailer of
the truck was knotted like a
string, although damage to the
cab was not too severe.
According to the University,
Mr. Waller was married and was
iiving on Route 3, Athens. He
was a junior at the University.
He graduated from Dalten High
School in 1943, but his home was'
in Midland.
An ambulance carried Mr.
Waller’s body to Monroe after
the accident. Another ambulance
carried Mr. and Mrs. Dußose to
the Monroe hospital for emer-|
.gency first-aid, and then brought
them to Athens, where they were
admitted around midnight, ;
A.H.S. GRADUATION
Class Of 126 Seniors Hear Sermon
On Spiritual Laws; Banquet Tonight
Graduation exercises for Athens High School will be
held tomororw evening in Fine Arts Auditorium at 8:30
o’clock, with dipomas being awarded to 126 seniors.
The Athens High School Parent-Teacher Association
will hold the annual Senior Class banquet tonight at the
Athens Country Club. Ceremonies will begin at 7:30.
Dr. Josiah Crudup, president of
Brenau College of Gainesgville,
delivered the baccalaureate ser
mon to the Athens High School
graduating class yesterday after
noon at Fine Arts Auditorium,
advising that the graduates “fol
low the spiritual laws first, and
then follow the laws of nature.”
Dr. Crudup cited several strik
ing examples of how science had
progressed within the last few
years, but warned that “we have
come to have too much blind
faith in scientific laws. We should
not bank too much on material
things,” the educational leader
said. |
Speakers at the graduation ex
ercises will be Judith Adams,
George Florence, Hal Heckman,\
Jane McMullan, and Katherine
Soule. Each of them will talk
upon some phase of the theme,‘
“The Future of Georgia.” During
the exercises honor graduates will
be named in recognition of out
standing scholastic records. ‘
Sam W. Wood, Principal of the
High School, will certify the grad- |
uating class to Superintendent of
Schools, Fred Ayers. Diplomas{
will be delivered by Howard H.
McWhorter, President of the Board
of Education. The invocation will
be offered by Rev. E. K. Beckett,
and the benediction will be pro
nounced by Rev. H. R. Burnley.
The processional will be played
by the Athens High School Band
under the direction of Thomas J.
Byrnes. A special feature of the
program will be songs by the
Girls Chorus.
List of Graduates
The list which follows gives the
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WEATHER
ATHENS AND VICINITY
Partly cloudy and conting:d
hot tonight and tomorrow. A
few late afternoon thunder
showers.
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. night and
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’ again Tuesday
HUMID afternoon.
High today 90, low tonight 66,
high Tuesday 90.
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RAINFALL
Inches last 24 hours .. .. .00
Total since June 1 .. .. .. .23
Deficit since June 1 .. .. 49
Average June rainfall .... 4.13
Total since January 1 ....25.50
Excess since January 1 .. 2.09
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Fhilpot Dance
Revue Set Here
Thursday Night
Every member of the Athens
Junior Chamber of Commerce
now has tickets to sell for the
Philpot Dance Revue to be pre
sented Thursday evening ai 8:30
in Fine Arts Auditorium, the
Jaycees announced this morning.
Athenians may contact any
one of the 76 active members of
the Jaycee organization for
tickets to the annual dance re
vue, and the box office of the
auditorium will open at 7:30
Thursday night for the con
venience of those who want to
buy their tickets at the door.
The annual dance revue is
staged each year through the co
operation of the Dot Philpot
School of Dancing and the Jay
cee organization. _All proceeds
from the revue will go toward
memberships to the local Y. M.
C. A. for under-privileged chii
dren of the city.
The program will be present
ed by an entirely local cast, with
the talents of many Athens chil
dren being utilized. Admission
prices are 75 cents and 35 cents.
& # & 3 £ & # @
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Univ. Seniors
Told To Seek
Real Values
The Rev. J. Milton Richardson,
rector of St. Luke’s Episcopal
Church, Atlanta, told University of
Georgia graduates-to-be yesterday
that instead of looking for the
price of things, they should look
for the real values in life.
A large audience of faculty,
graduating seniors, parents and
guests heard the Rev. Mr. Rich
ardson deiiver the 1949 Baccalau
reate Sermon yesterday at I 1 a. m.
in Fine Arts Auditorium.
The program was preceded by
the traditional academic procession
of faculty and students in caps and
gowns.
President J. C. Rogers, of the
University, presented the speaker,
who is a University alumnus. He
is the son-in-law of Dr. and Mrs.
R. P. Brooks, of Athens.
Miss Lucile Kimble was the or
ganist. Robert Harrison provided
a violin solo;, and the invocation
and benediction were pronounced
by Rabbi Samuel Glasner. Mem
bers of Pi Kappa Alpha were ush
ers.
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| Talmadge Message
[ Stirs New Action
. By Doctors, Nurses
| MILLEDGEVILLE, June 8=
I (AP)-—Dr. T. G. Peacock, superin
{tendent of Milledgeville State
| Hospital’s medical division, said
[today he expected 13 physicians
| and “75 to 90 per cent of all nurses
land attendants will resign during
| the day.”
| The critical situation arose, Dr.
Peacock said, Sunday evening, An
]expected truce lasting until Wed
nesday was broken, ne went on,
(by a telephone call frem Gov.
Herman Talmadge to Dr. Peacock’s
brother, Norman Peacock, in
Barnesville.
BULLETIN
j MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga., june
. 6—(AP)—Twelve doctors, al
‘ most the entire staff, resigned
today at Georgia’s huge Mil
' ledgeville State Mental Hospi
' tal.
} The Governor told Norman Pea
cock, a member of the State Social
‘Security Board, an advisory group
to the Miiledgeville State Hospital,
that he, the Governor, absolutely
would not fire the two diréctors of
the State Welfare Department, Dr.
Peacock said.
In a meeting Saturday, 13 of the
hospital’s 15 doctors notified Gov
ernor Talmadge that they would
quit unless he fired the two men.
They are State Welfare Director
Jack Forrester, and assistant di
rector in char%e of the hospital;
Thomas A. Déehmaii. %
[ Dr. Peacock said the message
from the Governor was brief but
distinct. He said he would, ac
cording to Dr. Peacock, “make the
medical department as separate as
possible but it would still have to
be under the business manager,
Mr. Dechman.”
Complete Failure
“This means complete failure
on our demand, and I expect all
13 physicians to resign today,” said
Dr. Peacock.
A meeting for that purpose was
to have begun at the hospital at 9
a. m. In additionn, Dr. Peacock
said, nurses and attendants al
ready were signing their resigna
tions too.
“I expeot between 75 and 90 per
cent of the nurses and attendants
will resign too,” declared Dr. Pea
cock,
He added that he thought all
employes would abide by the doc
tors’ promise, made Saturday, that
they would not walk out on Mil
ledgeville’s almost 10,000 patients.
The doctors said at that time that
they would continue to ecover
emergencies at the hospital for a
reasonable length of time after the
resignations.”
Governor Talmadge was en
route to Chattanooga to make a
commencement address and a civic
club speech and could not be
reached for comment.
State Welfare Director Jack For
rester said in Atlanta that he
hadn’t heard about the new crisis,
but he declared:
“We will accept that challenge
and meet the crisis face to face.
We've got doctors that will replace
anyone that resigns.”