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Kennel Club
John Renka today is serving as
president of the Athens Kennel
Club following his election at the
August organizational meeting.
F?fée!ed vicepresident was Mrs.
Franklin Butler. Recording see
retary is Mrs. Leicester L. Landon,
and named treasurer was Mrs, C.
R. Daniel.
The Club has been meeting on
the first Wednesday of each month,
but the date has been changed to
the first Tuesday of every month
at 7:30 p. m. :
Plans for the holding of a sanc
tion match in November were dis
cussed at the August meeting. The
dog show will noot carry points
for championship. It will be open
1o all purebred dogs, whether reg
istered or not. 3
At the August meeting two coolr
films, “Advanced Obedience
Training” and “Training for a
Field Champion” were shown.
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Polio Rises Sharply
Throughout Nati
Mid-August Jump Passes Halfway Mark
Of 30,000 Cases For Record Year 1916
By The Associated Press
Infantile paralysis took a sharp jump throughout the
nation this week. The totals continued well ahead of the
niear record year 1948. ’
The rate of increase leveled off earlier this month—
usually the worst for the nation. Only 3,100 new -cases
were reported the first nine days of August. But a sudden
mid-month sput shot the number of new cases up to nearly
5,000 for the next nine day period.
Woman Held
I isonin
In Poisoning
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Aug. 20 —
(AP)—A shapely Indiana wo
man was arrested here today on a
(Farge that she killed her mother
by poison.
Officials said Mrs. Clarice Spur
lock, 27, of Evansville also will be
(uestioned about the death of her
fother and the illness of her hus
band,
Two detectives stopped Mrs.
Spurlock as she and her husband
entered town, She was held for
Evansville authorities whe had
been seeking her, ,_
Sheriff I'rank - McDonald of
Evansville signed a murder affi-
Cavit yesterday aceusing her of
"¢ death of her mother, Mrs. Eu~
ice Trene Dearing, 56, who died
i 2 hospita: last Nov. 186.
The body was exhumed Aug. 3.
£nd, MeDonald said, an examina
tion definitely showed poison
ceused her d%at,h. :
The father, Winter E, Dearing,
29, died April 5, McDonald said
bis bory also will be examined.
Mrs. Spurlock’s husband, 39-
vear-old Arleigh, told reporters
ey were driving to Hot Springs,
Ark., for a vacation when the law
ntervened. He was locked up
briefly himself bu: was released.
Farmer Found
Shot On Porch
TATBOBRON: Ga., Aug. &
(AP)—An aged and wealthy Tal
bot county farmer was found dead
on his front porch foday, shot tl)n
the hack‘ anpa:gnt]y py a rob=
b oY 2 would-be Fobber.
He was Walter Dozier, 72. A
heighbor, Luther Phillips, dis
f‘fi':ered the body, clad in a night-
Shirt,
A coroner’s jury found he was
fléin by an unknown person. :
Sheriff ¥ "M Ferzuson said
Tebbery seemed to have been the
motive. He described Dozier as
“one of the richest men in the
sonngye -n&m%«-%w
nherited a large sum. =
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SERVING ATHENS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA OVER A CENTURY
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Pg;jns For Pickup Service
‘&e Announced By Mauldin
: BY GEORGE ABNEY, JR.
Assistant City Editor
First sales of Georgia Eggs, Inc., are scheduled for the
middle of this week, and it is planned for the business to
be in complete operation by September 1, -announced Man
ager J. F. Mauldin. ’
In an exclusive interview with
this reporter, Mr. Mauldin said
sales of eggs brought to Georgia
Eggs, Inc. office in the Poultry
Building on the University of
Georgia campus will begin about
mid-week, and the organization’s
pick-up service will get in full
swing about September 1.
Mr. Mauldin declared that the
business by Christmas will be
handling between 200 and 300
cases of eg s each week, which
is about six months ahead of the
schedule originally planned. He
said by Fall, 1950 the concern
should be in full operation.
‘The manager has been here since
August 1 and has taken a survey
in Clarke and the other 20 coun
ties, in which eggs are expected to
be produced for Georgia Eggs, Inc.
The survey revealed that ‘“Farm
folks are hungry for an egg mar
ket, the agricultural workers are
cooperating 100 per cent in the
setting-up of the market, and
many requests for eggs have been
received already,” he said.
Pick-up Service
When the pick-up service is be
gun there will be two or three
pick-up points in each county, and
t° . truck will stop at the points
once or twice a week.
After the eggs are picked up
they will be carried to the Poultry
Building for processing, candling,
and grading.
The carton for Georgia Eggs,
Inc. was designed by the Universi
ty Art Department under the di
rection of La% r Dodd, depart
ment head:” ‘en the cartow,
which will only carry Gradée “A”
eggs, is “A Package of Good
Health—Produced In Georgia.”
There will be four grades of
eggs sold by the business. Mr
‘ An Associated Press survey
showed today that more than 15,~
500 persons have caught the dis
ease so far this year across the
nation. This is more than half the
30,000 cases recorded for the en
tire year 1916, worst in the na
tion’s history.
The survey indicated there is
'no uniform pattern on how the
disease is behaving.
< Large Cities Hit
Some large cities like New York
and Boston have been hard hit,
with the smaller communities and
rural areas fairing much better.
‘But Chicago and Philadelphia are
m much better shape than areas
in other parts of those states.
The 'ohl,; steady declines have
been reported in some Southern
States, wherc the season starts
earlier, but not all these are
showing a decrease.
Polio still -is climbing in Ari
2ona. Yet far to the north the rate
is holding steady in Minnesota
and Maine.
; Light Area
Nevada is experiencing a light
season, with only 18 cases to date.
}Yet Nevada health authorities
have their fingers crossed, hoping
this “summer” affliction will not
follow its 1948 pattern there. Most
of the state’s 22 cases last year
occurred in the fall and winter
months.
Some heavy population areas
¢o not expect to reach the peak of
the disease until late September,
These include Pennsylvania, Hli
nois and Wisconsin,
Wour etatec — probably five—
are now beyond the 1,000 mark.
New York passed Texas in mid-
August to lead the nation w;th 1 t};
837 cases. Texgs was gecond Wil
1,448, followeg by Iflginois with
1,120 and California with 1,085,
Michigan had 997 cases through
Aug. 18. J
At the present stage of the dis-~
ease, nationally, only one per
son in each 10,000 has been afflice
ted. Of those ill, the American
Niedical Ass.figtisn saye, abou® 50
per cent will suffer no permanent
aipplipg. About‘ 33 pex;l ce?; x:gl
be midiy evippled anc, .9. K-
Mauldin said that the organization
has an education project as one of
its main aims. Through the help
of agricultural workers in the vari
ous counties farmers will learn
how to grade eggs.
Mr. Mauldin said he believes
markets are almost essential to
farm people. He said Georgia Eggs,
Inc. is a fine project begun by
interested business men through
the initiative of the I.lural Devgl
opment Council of the Athens
Chamber of Commerce.
In concluding the interview Mr.
Mauldin opined. “Georgia Eggs,
Inc. has wonderful possibilities.”
ALL PURPOSE VEHICLE o R
New Truck For Fire Dept.
Passers-by at Athens. Fire Department Head
quarters today will see a bright, shining and
fully equipped line truck for use in the fire
alarm system division,
The 1949 Ford V-8 truck is specially equipped
with a wench, and tool compartments,
First Assistant Chief 'O. H. Peeler said the
six-ton wench will be used for pulling down
walls, getting any fire apparatus out of mud if
it should get stuck, and for other purposes. He
added that the tool compartments are placed on
the sides of the truck and open to the outside,
making the tools available for use guicker and
giving more room for other equipment in the
mriddle of the body.
A derrick will soon be placed on the truck by
the firemen for lifting purposes, :
Arriving here late Friday afternoon, the new .
line truck will be used in the work of the fire
alarm system division and at other times when
supplementary equipment is needed for fire
fighting. e
Probers Turn
To Data On -
Grain ‘Deal’
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 20—(AP)
—Senator Mundt (R.-S.D.) said
today that a full inquiry is under
way into reports that Maj. Gen.
Harry H. Vaughan once intervened
at the Agriculture Department in
behalf of alcoholic beverage mak
ers.
Mundt, member of the investi
gating committee, made the an
nouncement after two senatorial
sources said Vaughan gave a gov
ernment official “particular hell”
about the grain rationing order
which affected breweries and dis
tillers.
Vaughan is President Truman’s
army aide. His name has woven
in and out of testimony at the
‘Senate inquiry into whether im
proper influence has played a part
in the handling of government
business,
Today there were some kind
words for Vaughan. They came
from Brig. Gen. E. A, Evans, exe~
cutive director of the Reserve Of
ficers Association of the United
States.
Evans said he has written “six
or eight” members of the assoecia
tion, asking for expressions of
opinion about Vaughan. Evans
said the material probably will be
used to get favorable publiciéy for
‘the Presidential aide, but he did
not know just how he would go
about that. . .
“Harry Vaughan has been of tre
~mendous help to the reserve offi
cers in trying to get the Defense
Department to give us a service
program,” Evans said. “I think he
‘'has been the subject of unneces
sary malignment and pick-on.”
_ . Believed To Be State’s Oldest Citizen ———————————————
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114-Year-Old Negro Buried Here Today
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‘ By ED THLIENIUS, City Editor
f Alma Callahan Smith, believed to be one of Georgia’s
| oldest citizens, will be buried here this afternoon.
. She was 114 years old, according to best available
l records.
. Born in slavery, the small negro woman was quite ac
‘ tive until the last few years of her life, when she was con
' fined to her bed. : , ,
The turbulent years of her early
life, which involved the Civil War
and the ens.ing re-construction
period, makes it almost impossible
tn trace her relatives. She lived
with two of her nieces,
Although she was born iong beE
fore such items as airplanes, ra
dios and automobiles were, inven
ATHENS, CA., SUNDAY, AUCUST 21, 1949,
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TRANS-OCEAN
MARRIAGE
IS DELAYED
FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug.
20— (Ar)—A 21-year old soldier
spent a sleepless night and S4O
today in a futile attempt to mar
ry his girl in Germany By rans-
Atlantic telephone.
PFC Elmer Lee Wright met
Leopoldine Ana Grubmuller
when he was stationed there.
Wright's transfer to a post in
Utah prevented their marriage
overseas. Arrangements were
made for the long distance wed
ding.
Now on furlough, Wright, with
his parents and Baptist Rev. A,
B. Lightfoot, appeared at the
preacher’s church before dawn.
Two telephones, one for Wright,
the other for the preacher, were
ready.
After two tense hours the call
was completed. Wright spoke
excitedly teo his fiance. The
preacher sniiled at the other
telephone. Then the soldier
sighed. Through a mixup, the
girl explained, no minister was
available at the Red Cross base
in Germany from where she
talked.
The wedding was temporarily
off. But Wright said he'd iry
again Monday.
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50 CONTESTANTS
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A | City Swi
&
nnual Lity Swim
Second annual Classie City Swim Championships get
underway this afternoon at 2 o’clock with about 50 con
testants in the meet to be held at Le‘gion Pool. : _
The affair, sponsored by the
Athens Kiwanis Club and con
ducted by the Athems Recreation
Department, will pit Clarke
county youths with swimmers of
their own sex and age in events
of freestyle, backstroke, and
breaststroke varieties.
Meet Director is Ed Hawkins.
An Honorary Meet committee will
be composed of Sam -Hale, chair
man of the local Red Cross chap
ter; D. Weaver Bridges, command
er of Allen R. Fleming, jr. Post
No. 20 of the American Legion;
Jack R. Wells, Mayor of Athens;
and W. H. Benson, chairman of
Athens Playground and Recrea
tion Board. s
There will be 22 regular swim
ming events and two others for
non-swimmers. Also there will
be several demonstrations, novelty
events, and surprise challenge
races.
Persons who have not entered
.
Exchangeites To
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Hear Roy Harris
Roy Harris, Augusta political
newspaper publisher and a fre
quent participant in state politi
cal fields, will be the main speak=-
er of the Athens Exchange Club
at 1 o’clock tomorrow at the
Georgian Hotel.
She had never ridden in an air
plane and few automobiles. She
did not own .. radio. Mavies were
another modern invention beyond
her realm.
A photographer {cok a picture
&f her shortly hefare her death.
She was startled by the brillance
of the flash bulb that illuminated
{ng rodmp. She Dad never seen aRY=
thing like Mggfiort.’ e
1 Killed, 2 Hit In Ambush
Near Madison Ave. Bridge
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' Shoigun Slayer Gives Up
Lo .
To Police After Attack
By ED THILENIUS and 808 OLIVER
Three negroes, two men and one girl, were felled in a
shotgun ambush near the Madison avenue bridge early
'last night, Chief of Police Clarence Roberts reported.
'School Teacher
|g. ’ s
'Slain By ‘Mate
DETROIT, Aug. 20— (AP) —A
| young ex-schoolteacher was shot
~ to death today by a gunman claim
| ing to be her husband while she
sat in a bar with a companion.
% Police identified the victim as
| Madeline Patricia Koszyk, 23-
!year-o]d brunet reported to have
| graduated trom the University of
| Alabama and taught school in that
f state.
| Bernard Niedzialkowski, 37, who
served a prison term in the slay
ing of a former wife, was booked
on a murder charge,
Duties of the fire alarm division includes the
repairing of alarm equipment in service, the
installation of new fire alarm boxes and equip
ment and other things.
Replaces 1928 Model
The new truck replaces a 1928 Buick car,
which was converted into a line truck and has
been in service for a number of years. Before
the conversion to a line truck the car was used
as the Chief’s ear. |
The new truck was purchased on bids in
keeping with the city's pglicy in purchasing all
equipment.
Fire Chief W. C. Thompson, Assistant Chief
Peeler and Lieutenant R. T. Eberhart went to
Aflanta Friday and brought the truck back.
Commenting on the new truck, Mayor Jack
R. Wells said its purchase is the latest step to
ward equipping all départments of the munici~
pal governmenfso that they can give the very
oest of service to the citizens,
the meet may do so just prior to
the beginning of the meet. Entry
bianks can be secured from the
Legion Pool office.
All Clarke county youths 20
years of age and under can enter
the meet if they aren’t affiliated
with the University of Georgia
team.
Medals will be presented first,
second, and third place winners in
each event.
Spectators will be admitted to
the meet for 25 cents, and partici
pants will be admitted free, After
the meet the participants will get
a free swim while others will be
admitted for regular prices. There
will be seating in the pool area for
spectators.
If any records are broken today
the new- names and times will be
placed on the record board, which
is maintained at the mn Pool
at all times. The city r s vere
set last year and will be changed
’as they are broken each year. .
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; VET HOME
COMER—The contract for the
| completion of the basement of the
Murray-Simpson Post No. 8377 of
Veterans of Foreign Wars Home
has been let and work will begin
at an early date.
Her niece reported the colored
woman to have been quite active,
even in her later years. She con
tinously did full days of work
Sfter observing her 100th birth
ay. ’
“She never did like to be wait
ed on” her niece said, “always
wanted to do everything for her
self.”
; Born 1825
She was born in Elbert county
in 1835 and had vivid memories
of the Civil War which took place
when she was a young woman,
She moved to Clarke county some
50 years ago. f
Her life span- was a full-grown
saga of mighty wats, unbeliev
able inventions, and a transforma
tion of civilization unequalled in
pistcry, Her worid was graduaily
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Read Pgijy_Q)QS,OOO People In Z\Wtb_g_qs Trade Area
One of the vietims, Woody
Wise, died at a local hospital two
heurs after the shooting from
stomach wounds. Willie Hill was
reported by hospital attendants to
he in serious condition, also suf«
sering from stomach wounds. The
girl, Annie Jordan, was hit in the
left arm and her condition was
listed as good. |
The killer, Frank Collins, an
other negro, surrendered to po=-
lice one hour and four minutes
after the shooting occurred. He
admitted to police firing two shots
from a shotgun. He has beenl
booked on a charge of murder.
Numerous eyewitnesses to the |
scene gave varying accounts of
how the shooting took place. The
best supported story stated that
Collins fired from a rock wall near‘
a negro store at the two men. The
Jordan girl, a bystander, was hit
by stray shots. One negro and
the girl fell on the spot. The other
victim staggered into a side street
before falling. Two ambulances
were rushed to the scene. |
Collins Cut |
Collins, who is employed by
‘Julian Price, surrendered to him,
iand Mr. Price brought him to
Lpolice head¢uarters where he was
' booked by Lt. Brown, Collins was
cut under the left ear, and said
that one of the two colored men
he shot had knifed him.
City Officers Nelms, Coile, Free
man and Veale answered the call
to the scene of the shooting. Traf
fic officers Sanders and Lampkin
were also on hand to keep traffic
moving smoothly at the congested
scene.
Chief Roberts called in Detec=
tives Hardy and McKinnon to in
vestigate the shooting, ‘thereby
freeing the other officers.
The shooting occured at 8:01 p.
m. and the case was closed with
Collins’ surrender at 9:05 p. m.
City Court
Jurors Are
Dismisse
ismissed
S. M. Mobley, charged with two
cases of bad checks, was sentenc
e¢ to eight months on public
works in each case with the sen
tences to run concurrently, in City
Court yesterday.
Also he was sentenced to an ad
ditional six months in jail -n each
case, the sentences to run concur
rently, if he doesn’t make full res
titution to both prosecutors.
The jury session of City Court,
presided over by Judge Arthur
Oidham, ended Friday, but sev
eral matters have been attended
to since that date. =
City Court remains open from
one session until five days before
ar-other session, but the jury ses
tion is usually confinedo a speci=
sic period.
On Friday there were four pleas
¢t guilty. Marsha.. G. Toly was
fined S2OO, given six months pro=
bation, and had his driver’s license
suspended for six months for driv
ing under the influence of intoxi
cants. S. C. Bleckiey, under a like
charge, was f.ned siOO,-given six
months probation, and had his
driver’s license suspenaed for six
months.
Clifford Teat was fined SIOO and
given 18 months probation for a
charge of drunk on the highway,
this being a second offense. D. L.
Smith was fined SIOO, given six
n onths probation, and had his
driver’s license suspended for six
months for driving under the in
fluence of intoxicants.
On Friday also there was a
hearing on a demurrer filed in the
civil case of Fred Johnson vs. Mrs.
J. M. Williams. Points of law were
passed on by the court then, and
iscues of sac. will be tried by jury
in November, :
the Civii War and the re-con
struction period (ollowini to a
small dingy room ¢ back street
in Athens surburßs.
2 Small World
She lived in a rust eolored
shack on a dusty street. A%e con
fined her world to a small room
large enough only to accommo=
date a time-worn iron bedstead
covered with tattered quilts. A
table was near the bed, support
ing the room’s lighting facilities—
a kerosene lamp. A chair, with one
leg shorter than the other three,
stood i a corner. .
Near the back door of the hum=-
bie shrack the muddy Oconee River
flowed silently by.’ :
Death came easy for the tired
colored woman. She just went to
sleep several evenings Bgo azidfi
RUSSIA FLAYS TITO
British Press Protesting American
Barbs: Finland Strike Tension Eases ™
By The Associated Press
Russia threatened Yugoslavia last night with “more
effective measures” to protect Soviet citizens in Yugosla
via from what it called repressions aad unlawful arrest by
the regime of Premier Marshal Tito. Just what these
measures would be was not specified.
A steady lashing from some sec
tions of American public opinion
raised welts on the British hide,
The result was that supporters of
the Labor Government struck
back., Yesterday, independent
newspapers showed a flash of in=
jured pride and the Conservative
press protested.
The stream of suggestions thatl
Pritish would nee! less dollar |
e e helpp from the U.
Worid Newss, if she would
Roundup do more to help
et ROTSOM, gave rise
to this headline in the pro-Labor
Sunday Pictorial: “We British are
Tired of fankee Insults.”
British Minister of War, Eman
uel Shinwell, said: “The game of
twisting the lion’s tail is a risky
one and it may recoil on those
who indulge in this pastime.”
In Berlin, the Communists said
U. S.-Brig. Gen, Frank L. Howley
is angry because the diplomais
d.d not let him start a war. They
made the charge in a bitter fare
well to the resigning American
commandant of Berlin, & '
Following a four-power meet
ing Thursday, Howley accused the
Russians of trying to regain their
veto power in Bérlin, Of this, the
Communists’ newspaper, Neues
Deutschland, said: |
“In this angry belch flares the
‘whole fury of the cavalry general
lfrom Philadelphia becatse the di
plomats did not let him make
Berlin a war.”
Palestine Bombs
The government of Hasemite
| Jordan (Trans-Jordan) asked the
lUnited Nations to blame Israel
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Showdown In States’
Righters Draws Near
Issue Barring ‘Bolters’ From Party
To Be Decided At Wednesday Meet
BY D. HAROLD OLIVER =
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.—(AP)—The long-deferred
showdown on barring of States’ Rights Democrats from
the party crganization will come next week.
The iseue will be decided in a meeting Wednesda{y of
the Democratic. National Committee. It will be the first
session of this group since the memorable 1948 convention
battle over civil rights and the walkout of several South~
ern delegations. :
The mé®ting is to elect a suc- |
cessor to Chairman J. Howard Me-
Grath, the Rhode Island Senator
who has been confirmed as At
torney General.
William M. Boyle, jr., $30,000 a
year executive vice chairman of
,thc- committee, is expected to be
elected without a contest. He has
the approval of President Truman
and McGrath,
Therefore the big fight will
come over expulsion or retention
of Southern committee members
who deserted the Truman ticket
last fall ih favor of Gov. J. Strom
Thurmond of South Carolina,
States’ Rights candidate who
fought the President’s 10-point
program . for legislation covering
Civil Rights of minority groups.
f Truman Proud
! The Thurmond ticket carried
the states of South Carolina, Ala
bama, Louisiana and Mississippi.
Mr, Truman has said he is proud
of the fact that he won without
' their support.
| Seating of a number of the com
| mittee members from those states
' will be contested. Some compro
' mises may be reached and there
| is a possibility a seat or two may
be left vacant.
A contest also is in sight from
Texas. The Lone Star State voted
for President Truman, but Wright
Morrow, Houston attorney and
- present committeeman, may be
challenged by Byron Skelton of
Temple, whose backers say was
a stronger supporter of Mr. Tru-‘
man than Morrow. Gilbert Adams‘
of Beaumont will lead the Skelton |
fight. t
Teapot Tempest -
Morrow recently turned down
an ambassadorship, saying he!
wanted to remain in Texas and
-stay on as national committeeman.
He termed the challenge of his |
party ‘regularity a “tempest in al
teapot.”
In sending out the call for the
meeting, Senator McGrath omit
ted invitations to members from
,lguisi:na and Mississippi, saying
“by their several actions at the
(1948 National) econveniion aand
subsequently in the campaign
théy have last the Democratie
porty? oLI capigtietead st iiiih
HOME
EDITION
Fire Put
By GEORGE ABNEY, JR.
Athens firemen worked for over
an hour to find a phantom fire at
Hanna Manufacturing Company
last night.
Firemen were called to the com=
pany, located just off Broad street,
about 7 o’clock and hunted for
over an hour for the fire, and fine
ally after two entire crews of fire~
men and two trucks from the De«
partment Headquarters were on
‘the scene the blazes were discover=
ed under the floor,
| Undetermined Origin
Dust had caught fire from an
undetermined orizhh Chief W, C.
Thompson said, and had caused
the timber department $o become
smoked up along with a strong
odor of somelning burning. Only
damage incurred was to the triple~
layer floor, which had to be cu¥
in three places, ;
After looking fer several mine
utes éba firemen eut the floor and,
began erawling under the flooring
in order to find the blazes. The
fire could have been of 8 danger
ous and serious nature if the
smoke had not been discovered by
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;J oint Forces
Stage Assault
l CAMP PENDLETON, Va., Aug.
20-~(AP)~In the greatest exers
cise of its kind ever conducted in
the continental United States, the
Army, Navy, Air Force and Ma=
rine Corps today executed a coe
ordinated amphibious assault on
the beaches of Camp Pendleton,
va., to climax operation C&id
Despite inclement weath€r, ap
proximately 5000 persons wite
nessed the operation which per
sonified the unification of -1l
branches of the armed service:.
Strong winds, rains, and t -
ers lashed the beaches as some 820
cadets and midshipmen of the mil~
itary and naval aca lemies stormed
ashore in the simulated invasion
of the Virginia beachhead.
The operation commenced at 4
2. m. today when mine sweepers
began sweeping the transport sea
area off shore. At 6 a. m. destroy
ers of the U, 8, Atlantic Fleet
simulated a shore bombardment
‘and swimmers of the navy under
water demolition teams slipped
irto the water and swam ashore
for beach reconnaissance missions.
ATHENS AND VICINITY ;
Partly cloudy and slightly
cooler today.
T GE@RGIA — Partly eloudy,
“Jittie temperature change Sunm
“day, except not so warm in
morth portion. Scattered thun
“glershowers over extreme seuth
portion Sunday afterncon and
Monday. ; :
CZECHS EMBARRASSED
PRAGUE, Aug. 20. ~= (AP) ~=
Crechoslovakia, embarrassed by
desertions of its sports giaxs,
henceforth will send gbroad oniy
eet Mo b
are “good snd honest representas
thves of the, peopla’s: demoeracy.®