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FOREST FIRES RAGE IN SOUTHWESTERN FRANCE
Fire fighters in the Landes Depart
ment of southwestern France reel out a
hose along path to combat forest fire
raging in woods in the background. The
French government sent 1,500 troops
Shaw Reports On
State Liquor Ring
Special Deputy Says State Files
‘Beeking’ With Fraud, Corruption
BY CHARLES BARRETT
ATLANTA, Aug. 23.— (AP) —After two weeks of prob
ing, Special State Deputy Claude Shaw reported today
Georgia’s liquor industry “is reeking with fraud and cor
yuption,” e e - L
~ Shaw also announced that State files on “one of the
most flagrant violators under _investigation” have been
filched out of the Revenue Department.
The “Deputy Attorney General
made his first progress report to
ihe public. Two weeks ago he
was appointed, with praise from
all factions, to investigate charges
that a state-wide illegal liguor
traffic flourished under protection
of state officials and agents.
His report today spoke mostly
in general terms, but hinted of
sensational developments to come.
Shaw said “We are making pro
gress” toward & goal of bringing
“to justice those persons, many of
whom may be high in our political
and social life, who are actually
responsible for this condition.” -
He added that he has uncovered
¢vidence on violations in many
varts of the State but these viola~
iors may not be the big shots in the
operation,
Missing Files
The probe will not be hurt by
the missing state files, Shaw said.
He has just obtained permission
from the federal government to
check their records on all liquor
operators in Georgia. The f{iles
were taken before his investiga
tion began, Shaw added.
His statement:
“In my brief investigation so far,
T am satisfied that the whiskey
business as it has been eonducted
n this state is recking with fraud
and corruption,
“We already have found evi
dence of law violations in many
parts of the state,
“We could, if we wished, proceed
with some prosecutions in these
cases now. PBut these would be
acainst violators who may be
minor in relation to the entire pic-~
Goal Cited
"It is now our goal to pin-point
@ lew minor violatdrs here and
there, and perhaps injure our
chances of really digging out the
oot of this eancer in Georgia. This
can be done only by getting the
iz boys who operate behind the
“The illegal liquor business is
e, with many ramifications. It
te a long and tedious task to
ver the complete picture of
e rackets in Georgia. It will
be sl harder to bring to justice
AR FORCE DID HiIM WRONG
Unhappy Georgia Corporal
Attempts Suicide In Texas
ATLANTA, Aug, 23— (AP)—An
appy Georgia Air Force Cor
cral stationed near San Antenio,
‘uas, shot himself after writing
© Allanta Constitution he in=«
“nded to commit suicide.
he Constitution said its letter
om the airman stated he would
himself last night. The paper
tarne dfrom Kelly Air Base of
als that the eorporal shot him
¢l Sunday night. Base officers
;4 the airman is resting com
'lably and is out of danger.
_,-1e corporal is Junior L. Potts
{ r}"(’t‘y‘,‘de!' sm’ Ga. -
- ;“tbis air mail letter 4o the Con
- tution, received la ,
“otts complaineds . md!‘"
_'They promised me when I was
sierseas to station me at the base
ATHENS BANNER-HERALD
Associated Press Service
into action against the flames as 60 per
sons were reported burned to death or
missing in the path of the flames south
west of Bordeaux.— (AP Wirephoto.)
those persons, many of whom may
be high in our political and social
life, who are actually responsible
for this condition,
“That is our real goal. We are
working to this end without fear
or favor for anyone, We have
made and are making progress.”
Aid Promise Fails
To Alter Rent Cuts
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.— (AP) —Rent control offi
cials welcomed today the possibility of more money to
enforce rent control ceilings, but still did not withdraw
plans to abandon them in many areas.
~ A truce in the Senate battle over rent control funds was
reached yesterday. Senator Douglas (D.-I11.) dropped his
battle for more money when he was promised that the re
quest can be renewed in January if the situation then
demands it.
Housing Expediter Tighe Woods
did not say what he was going to
do about his announced plans to
lift ceilings in one-third of the
areas which gtill have them,
Woods had said such action
would be necessary if his agency
got no more money for the cur
rent fiscal year than the $17,500,~
000 figure approved by both the
House and Senate.
Douglas, in withdrawing his de
mand for more, said Senators of
both parties and assured him
Woods would get extra funds later
if he needed it. it
«1f I find I have been seduced
in this matter,” said Douglas, “I
will attempt to tear by seducers
from stem to stern.”
Woods said:
“I'm pleased and grateful with
this reaffirmation of congressional
support for effective rent control
where housing is still critical.
“This means that we can carry
put the President’s mandate to
protect tenants from rent gouging
and illegal evictions, and at the
same time assure justice to land
lords.”
Even if the Senate should vote
additional funds for rent controls
later in the 12-month period
which started July 1, the house
nearest to my home and my home
is in Powder Springs, Ga. So you
can see how they did it.
«wranl Tys oot o wife and a ba
by 15 momnths old, and I don’t
make enough money to keep my
wife and baby out here with me,
so I can’t be with them and I've
figgered I might as well be dead,
so I'm committing suicide tomor
row night, August 22, 1949,
“T don’t know whether you can
make a story or not, hope you can.
My wife’s name is Delia Louise
Potts. My baby’s Carolyn Diana.”
The letter was signed, “a friend,
Junior L. Potts.”
Relatives in Powder Springs said
Potts, his wife and baby left Pow
der Springs for Texas on Aug. 3
SERVING ATHENS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA OVER A CENTURY
Poker-Playing
Grandmother
Breaks Training
LONG BEACH, Calif., Aug.
23— (AP)—Take it from Sula
Bell Stimson, the gambling
grandmother of Gardena, gluta
mic acid ‘is no substitute for
poker.
Mrs. Stimson, 49, has been
undergoing medical treatment
under court order to curb her
craving for cards. She had un
dergone a personality change
from a normal housewife to a
gambling addict. &
Two months ago the treatment
was pronounced 40 per cent
effective by Dr. Marcus Cr&han,
county jail physician, and the
woman was released to her fam
ily. Yesterday she was in court
again on the same old charge
passing worthless checks to fi
nance her gambling in nearby
Gardena, where poker is legal.
Superior Judge Fred Miller
continued the case for a week
while he talks it over with Dr.
Crahan.
would still have to go along.’
While the end of the rent-gon=-
trol fight in the Senate left some
questions unanswered, it served
one important function: It opened
a new crack in the Senate’s his
{)orly-making Jogjam of money
ills.
The bill Douglas wanted chang
ed was a $7,617,000,000 appropria=
tion measure which, besides fi
nancing Woods’ agency, carries
funds for the Atomic Energy Com=
mission, Veterans Administration
and more than a score of other in
dependent offices.
After Douglas withdrew his ob
jections, the Senate quickly pass
s . o
But a complete break still was
not in sight in the tie-up of leg
islation to finance federal activi
ties for the 1950 fiscal year. Still
awaiting final action are bills
carrying more than $20,000,000,~
000—or about half the total fed
eral budget.
Still to be brought up for ac
tion in the Senate is a bill to sis
nance the Armed Forces. As pass=
ed by the House it carried $15,~
900,000,000. The Sénate Appropri
ations Committee cut this to aboui
$14,200,000,00.
WEATHER
ATHENS AND VICINITY
Mostly cloudy and warmer
with scattered showers fonight
and Wednesday. High today 76,
with low 68. High for Wednes
day 82. Sunset 7:11, sunrise 6
a, m,
G EORGIA — Consider
able cloudimess, warmer this
afterncon and over north por
tion tonight. Few scatiered
showers this afternoon. Wed
nesday partly cloudy and war
mer.
EXTENDED FORECAST
Extended forecast for the
period from 7:30 p, m., August
23 {0 7:30 p. m., August 27:
Georgia and South Carolima
—Considerable shower activity
duri'x_ng_ _period occurring mostly
on Friday and Saiurday. ieni
peratures averaging near or
slightly below normal with no
important daily changes,
ATHENS, CA., TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1949,
Moscow Steps
Up Propaganda
Attack On Tito
By The Associated Press
MOSCOW stepped up its propaganda war against the
Yugoslav government of Premier Marshal Tito- today,
The propaganda barrage still gave no hint of what ef
fective action the Kremlin will take against Communist
heretic Tito. Such action had been threatened by the
Soviet.
Damage Suit
Dismissed
In U.S. Court
U. S. Judge T. Hoyt Davis in
Federal District Court at Macon
yesterday dismissed, on two
counts, a petition of James Echols,
colored, seeking $15,000 damages
from Clarke County Sheriff Tom
my Huff, U. S. Alcohol Unit Agent
Bob Thomas and State Revenue
Agent-T. Y. Harris, as the result
of a search for whiskey made by
the officers at the Echols home
two miles south of Athéns on the
Macon highway.
In (ismissing the action, Judge
R. Davis ruled first that the peti
tion on its face showed no cause
for action, and secondly that fed
eral court had no jurisdiction in
the case. The petition was filed
by Judson Andrews and T. Blake
Jackson, Atlanta attorneys repre
senting Echols. ‘
The petition asked total damages
of $15,000 and also that the court
issue a restraining order against
the defendants or their deputies
from going onto Echols’ premises
and from doing harm to him or his
family. »
In brief the petition charges that
on June 17, this year, Sheriff Huff,
Agent Thomas, Agent Harris and
their deputies appeared at Echols’
home on the Macon Highway two
miles south of Athens, and began
searching the premises. It charged
the officers had no legal search
warrant and that Sheriff Huff and
Agent Harris threatened bodily
harm 1o Echols unless he gave
them the keys 1o his b?n. The pe~
tition also charges the officers
used abusive and vulgar language
in the presence of Echols’ wife, and
that her nervous system is now so
upset she cannot perform her do
mestic duties.
Carlisle Cobb represented Sher
iff Huff, while District Attorney
John P. Cowart represented Of
ficers Thomas and Harris.
Presents Affidavits
Attorney Cobb presented affi
davits from the three officers
which set out they were accom
panied by Clarke County Officers
Bill McKinnon and Theo Stewart,
and related details of the search.
Sheriff Huff’'s affidavit brought
out he had a John Doe search
warrant to search the premises,
which he said is legal, that was
issued by a Justice of the Peace,
and each of the three affidavits
denied any abusive or vulgar lan
guage was used by any of the
officers and that neither Echols
nor his family were threaténed.
The affidavit of U, S. Agent
Thomas said in the search of
Echols’ property no whiskey law
violation was found. Mr. Thomasz
saild numerous jars, jugs, bottles
were fotnd. SRR T ne bR
Agent Thomas’ affidavit also
said: “James Echols has twenty
(20) previous convictions in Re
corder’s Court of Athens, Georgia
and one conviction to my knowl
edge in the Federal Court, Athens,
Georgia in 1942, This violation
was having transported non-tax
paid whiskey in a 1940 Mercury.’:
City Police Department records
revealed the twenty cases cited by
U, 8. Agent Thomas, the record
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“BEAR CAFETERIA” HAS A CUSTOMER
A “cafeterla” set up to keep hungry bears out of
Duluth, Minn., does a big business. An alert photogra
pher got this close-up shot while hiding behind a bar
rel. Although startled by the flash bulb, the hungry
bruin kept.on eating lettuce he found In the pile of food
dumped at the edge of the forest, Several cities in the
area have been invaded %y_hungry bears because of a
short berry erop.—(AP Wirephoto.)
A pro-Russian spokesman, Vice
Premier Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
m——-—-— of Rorrlmnia as
wsserted last night
orld Ne 'that Tito is “plot-
Roundup ting to set ablaze
——r the Balkan pow
der keg.” He made the charge in
a speech before 8,000 Romanian
Communists in Bucharest.
At the same meeting, Marshal
Klementi Voroshilov, a member of
the Soviet Politburo, said Tito is
‘a “traitor who has become the
'most bitter enemy of the Soviet
union and the people’s democra=
cies.”
. So far it has been a wordy war
of nerves with the recalcitrant Tito
iking back as hard ag he is hit,
British newspapers said the Soviet
threats are taking to the language
of Hitler before he marched his
’troops into neighboring countrics.
| Chinese Communists were
poised, ready to stfike into the
province holding Canton, National~-
ist provisional capital. Generalis
simo Chiang Kai-shek hurried to
Canton with other Nationalist
ledders to try to forestall any Can
tonese move for a quick local
peace with the Reds. The Nation
alists plan to make Chungking
‘their eapital, if and when Canton
falls.
Former Premier Paul Reynaud
of France urged today that the
Council of Europe’s Consultative
Assembly become an elected body,
The Communist strike offensive
in Finland dwindled today as the
Finnish government offered to re
store original wages to puip work
.ers in one struck town.
X Presstime Bulletins ¥
BELGRADE, Aug. 23.-(AP)-—Xugoslavia expressed willing
ness tonight to reach a settlement with Russia on “all disputed
questions” between the two feuding countries, ;
WASHINGTON, Aug, 23. — (AP) — Major General Herman
Feldman acknowledged today that he gave James V., Hunt infor
mation on Army buying plans in 1947 but declared it was not
confidential and he did not know of “Hunt’s pesition as a so
called fvie percenter.”
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28,—(AP)—The combined Senate Com
mittees on Foreign Relations and Armed Services today approved
$239,010,000 of arms aid for Greece, Turkey, Irar, Korea, and the
Philippines,
Gen. Feldman Called
In 5 Percent Probe
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28. — (AP) — Major General
Herman Feldman headed for Capitol Hill today to explain
the circumstances which led to his suspension as Quarter
master General of the Army. . /
Feldman was called as a witness by the Senate investi
gating subcommittee which is probing the operations of
“five-percenters '—those who take commissions {usually
five percent) for helping businessmen get government
contracts. ¢ :
Committee members said they
want to ask Feldman about his re
lation with James V. Hunt, a man=-
agement counselor whose opera=
tions touched off the inquiry.
In suspending Feldman, Secre
tary of the Army Gray said there
was evidence that the general had
“furnished to a contractor’s repre
sentative procurement information
under eircumstances which appear
irregular.”
Hurricane Flirts With Coasi
MIAMI, Fla, Aug. 23, — (AP) —
Northeast storm warnings were hoisted
at Cape Hatteras today as the season’s
first Atlantic hurricane swirled north
ward.
The Weather Bureau's latest advisory
placed the storm about 340 miles east of
St. Augustine, Fla., moving northward at
about 20 miles per hour and accelerating
in forward movement.
Grady Norton, the Weather Bureau's
chief storm forecaster here, said indica
tions were the hurricane called ‘“Harry,”
would pass near and probably to the east
of Cape Hatteras early tomorrow morn
ing. _ 4
Winds were estimated at 100 to 115
miles per hour near the center of the
storm with gale force winds extending
outward 125 miles.
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HURRICANE SEASON BEGINS IN SOUTH ATLANTIC
This map charts the estimated path of
the first hurricane of the 1949 season,
spotted by planes north of San Juan, (1)
Puerto Rico, in the Seouth Atlantic. Its
course was aimed at Miami, Fla., (2), un
Taxes -~ Despite statement to
the eontrary by & house expert on
tax matters, some lawmakers saw
a chance to slash wartime excise
taxes by Christmas. @
Chairman Doughton (D-NSJ of
Shsimispmimpmiion 45 RG TOUSH ays
Congress and Means Com-
Roundup mitice, which
s __...?_ writes’ tax leg
islation, said wyesterday he sees
no chance for such a tax cut this
ye%t. Maybe next year, Doughton
said. -
Most lawmakers agreed, arguing
that the goVvernment—which ag:-
pears to be going at least $5,000,-
000,000 into the red this year ==
needs the $1,200,002,000 it gets an
nually from the 20 per cent tax on
furs, cometics, jewelry and similar
items. i
Rent-Appropriations — A truce
in the Senate battle over rent
control funds posed a guestion for
housing officials: does that mean
ceilings won’t have to be lifted on
one-third the areas now under
control?
Arms — Senator Whérry (R~
Neb) said he will vote against a
foreign arms program, no matter
what form it takes. Wherry is Re
publican floor leader in the Sen=-
ate. 3
The administration’s $1,450,000,-
000 program to arm this country’s
ailies has been undér heavy at
tack., The House sliced it almost
in half and it faces stiff opposition
in the Senate, Even its backers say
it’s in trobule.
Farm — Administration advis
ers can't getl together on what sort
of farm program to pass for next
year. .
Senate Democratic Leader Lu=
cas (Iil) came out yesterday for a
compromise written mainly by
Senator Anderson (D-NM), who
used Y.ub. Secretary of Agricul
ture. Lucas said, however, that
there are some parts of the plan
he doesn’t like. S e
Anderson’s successqr, Secretary
of Agricultural Brannan, has eriti=
cized ihe GUmpivnuse. Srennon
has a plan of his own, which has
been cold-shouldered in both the
House and Senate, i
Read Daily by 35,000 People In Athens Trade Area
States’ Righters
Placed On ‘Trial’
“Party Court” Studies Charges On
Members For Deserting Last Year
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.— (AP)—States’ Rights mem
bers of the Democratic National Committee went on trial
at a party “court” today on chargee of desertion in last
year’s political campaign, Sl .
Southerners in Congress fully expect the Demoeratic
tamily row to wind up in a verbal spanking, to be Ig,ubflcly
Idmini'stered to States’ Righters tomorrow by the atio§al
Committes, X
The sommittee s getting to
gether to pick a new chairman.
Bue before it gets around to that
backers of President Truman want
to give the boot to national eom=-
mitteemen and women who re
fused to support him in last pear’s
campaign, A eredentials eommit
tee will pass judgment on that.
The national committee meeting
is the first since the 1848 Demo
cratie gonvertion which brought
on;
A scrap over civil rights, a spec
tacular walkout by some Dixie
delefi?ticms, and election victories
for the rebellious States’ Righters
in Alabama, Mississip&il, Louisi
ana, and South Carolina,
Those four states went for Gov.
T. Strom Thurmond of South Car
olina, the States’ Rights presiden
tial candidate,
New Decisions
Now it is up to the eredentials
committee to recommend retention
or expulsion of the national com=
mittee members from those states.
The national ecommittee itself will
act on the recommendations to
morrow.
After that, it will decide on a
successor to J. Howard McGrath,
who is resigning as national chair
man, and also as U. 8. Senator
from Rhode Island, to move into
the cabinet as attorney general,
Thus the long delaved show
down with States’ Righters is the
CITY EXPANSION REASON
Fire Dept. Discontinues
Burning Off Grass Areas
Athens’ confinuous growth in
population and area makes it nec~
essary for all firemen on each
shift to remain on duty throughout
the entire working shift thus make
ing it impossible for the men to
‘burn off grassy areas in the eity
as has been the eustom in the gtalsf,
it was announced today by p~
tain Claud Bridges, fire marshall.
Owners of property, which is
grassy or otherwise a fire hazard,
will still be required by eity ordi
nance to keep the property “in a
safe and sanitary eondition and
not allow their lot or property to
become covered with any undile
amount of grass, weeds, or brush
or any other objectionable mate
rial® eaid Cantain Bridges and
Fire Chief W. C. Thompson, [
The éré}zs and other hazards can
be ¢ut down by the property own-
Meanwhile the Weather Bureau was
investigating a new ‘“‘area of suspicion”
reported east of Puerto Rico,
Planes from Roosevelt Roads, San
Juan, and Kindley Field, Bermuda, were
sent to investigate the area in the general
vicinity ‘of the Virgin and Leeward Is
lands, about 1,000 miles southeast of
Miami. : :
the etorm was called hecause its advent
coincided with President Truman’s
Miami visit, was veering away from the
Florida coast.
The Weather Bureau said earlier to
day that the disturbance with winds up
to 100 miles an hour was about 300 miles
east of Melbourne, Fla,
At that hour the hurricane was méve
ing in a northerly direction at about 12
miles an hour. 3
til early today when it veered slightly
northward. A new tropical disturbance
was reported brewing east of Puerto
Rico.~~(AP Wirephoto.)
BY DOUGLAS B. CORNELL
main point ¢ interest in the gathe
ering of party big shots,
McGrath didn't even Invite
States’ Righters to the meeiing.
But he said they could argue their
cases before the oredentiml com«
mittee today.
The only chance they have for
forgiveness, if party officials have
their way, is to promise never
again to bolt the party and to give
loyal support in the future to the
party’s regular candidates.
Pro-Truman forces have put up
candidates on their own for some
of the National committee posts
held :]y States’ Righters. The ere
dentials committee must deter
mine whether these eandidates
were nominated legally at state
conventions,
The credentials committee may
not decide on its recommenda-
tions until tomorrow morning, just
before the national ecommitiee
meeting.
Alabama States’ Rights Nation
al Committeeman, Marion Rush
ton, has resigned. But the state
committee has been thinking of
turning down the resignation and
sending Rushton here to plead
that the party drop the ecivil rights
program. P
The Alabama Committeewoman,
Mrs. Lennard 'Thomas, isn't in
trouble - she is regarded &s a
Truman follower,
€rs or firemen on the off shift will
burn the lots off, but the propere
ty owners must pay the men for
their off-duty work,
Captain Bridges warns that for
safely sake property owners
should cut the grass down and not
let it dry ug on lots in the fall
months and become a fire hazard,
| It was brought cut by Captain
‘ Bridges that the new procedure is
brought about because it is too
risky to have men away from the
department when there is such &
large area to be protected, and &
fire call may eome in anytime.
_ Chief Thompson and Captain
Bridges added a reminder that it
ie unlawful for any person to
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or bru € igsio
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