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Firms Hit
Licenses Taken Away
From Wholesale Firms
in Augusta, Atlanta
ATLANTA, Aug. 29 — (AP) —
Two large liquor wholesale fimfi
in Augusta and Atlanta lost the
licenses today after charges that
‘hev joined in a huge illegal traf
fic into Georgia dry counties.
Richmond Wholesale Liquors,
imne.. of Augusta and the Southern
Distributing Company of Atlanta,
were brought® before - Revenue
Commissioner Charles Redwine by
Special State agnvestigator Claude
haw. ‘
. Both admitted illegal operations
giter Shaw acused them of “fla
grant violations with a complete
disregard for the law.”
One of the charges against the
Richmond Company, operated by‘
R. W. Best, was that John Horace
Bowen had a large interest, which
was not reported by the Richmond |
Company, in the illegal traffic.
Shaw disclosed checks to Bowen
or to an Atlanta retail store owned
by Bowen totalling more than
$90,000,
In previous testimony before
Redwine, Bowen was reported to
have promised bootleggers
throughout the state he ecould give
‘hem state protection in the illegal
Irailic.
This testimony centered on the
sdministration of former Governor
M. E. Thompson and Revenue
Commissioner Downing Musgrove.
Political Charge
Bowen joined several meetings
of leaders in Thompson’s cam
paign for re-election last summer. |
Qther charges before Redwine
were that the illegal liquor traffic
bore a special fee to “go into a
slush fund or a eampaign fund.”
Shaw said he had still other
checks to Bowen from the Rich
mond Company but “there’s no
ise listing them all.”
Best told Redwine his total
gross business in the Augusta
wholesale firm and-in an Atlanta
wholesale firm, which already has
lost its license, was more than
$2,000,000. Shaw said that there
were some violations before June
11, 1948 but that on this day
“something happened. =
“We do not find hardly ‘any
legal operations after this day.
Practically every sale went to dry
counties, 'There ‘was a complete
turnabout.”
Musgrove replaced Glenn Phil
lips as Revenue Commissioner a
few days before June 11.
Best said “I'lh be glad to get out
of the liquor business and stay
out, I don’t want any part of it.”
. 30-Day Job
He asked and received 30 days
10 dispose of his big investments.
The Southern Distributing Com
pany was operated by Robert Lee.
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§
New GSPC Head
Related To
. . .
Athens Citizens
Matt McWhorter, who last
week became chairman of the
Georgia Public Service Commis=-
sion, succeeding Walter B. Mec~
Donald, is a brother of Mrs. A.
B. Coile of Athens. Mrs. Coile
was Miss Laura McWhorter of
Stephens.
Mr. McWhorter is alss related
so the McWhorter family in Ath
€ens.
He was born in Oglethorpe
county, wrere he retains his legal
esidence and grew up there
where the McWhorter family has
lived for generations.
Mr. McWhorter has served
several terms as a member of the
Public Service Commission.
PAID HIGH TRIBUTE
Dr. E.L. Hill Retires After
Over Forty Years As Pastor
After serving for forty-two and
one-half years as pastor of First
Presbyterian Church, Dr. Eugene
L. Hill retired yesterday and as
sumed the post of Pastor Emeritus
'o which he was recently elected.
in observanee of Dr. Hill’s re
tirement, the congregation of-the
church adopted resolutions sub=
mitted by a committee of Miss
Elizabeth Woods, Miss Lucy Lin
ton, Mrs, Hampton Rowland, E. E.
Lamkin, A, S, Edwards and .E, I.
Smith, ;
The resolution paid tribute to
Dr. Hill on his long and out
standing service to the local
church and of his valuable work
' the Southern Presbyterian
“hurch, the Synod of Georgia and
(7€ General Assembly, as well as
7is great eontributions to the life
“nd growth of the Church and to
the welfare of the community.
Text of the resolution !ollovzl:
“Whereas for the past forty-two
#nd one-half years g)r E. L. Hill
las been the beloved pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church of
Athens, Georgia, and during these
vears he hag gerved tll::nShurch
faithfully, using wisely, loyally
“nd honorably the endowments
.vx(tih which god entrusted him;
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“Whereas Dr. Hill’s interests
‘nd services have not been eon
;pwdt 10 this eengregation but alsc
voted to the gpiritual and phys
;l welfare g?.&e‘.eefimwfim
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Hurricane winds that roared up o 162
miles per hour uprooted this palm tree
in West Palm Beach, Fla., Friday night
and tossed it into second story window of
Vaughan's
Checks
Are Probed
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29—(AP)
—Senator Mundt (R.-S.D.) wants
to ask Maj. Gen., Harry H,
Vaughan whether he has “a blank
check of authority” at the White
House.
“Sometimes it would seem that
he does,” Mundt said today. “But
1 have a pretty good idea that
President Truman knew nothing
about a lot of Vaughan’s activi
ties we have been hearing about
at the five percenter investiga
tion.”
. Mundt, a member of the Senate
ommittee conduciing the in<
vestigation into influence peddling,
said he particularly intends to ask
Woughen alout T R 2
his use of the
| President’# name co"gres’
to set up a 1945 Roundup
- military plane — . ——
ride to Europe for John Maragon,
a figure in the inquiry.
On the economy front, Senator
‘McClellan (D.-Ark.) plugged to
| ai‘ck up “two or three extra votes”
| the Senate, with which he
‘hoped to push a controversial
‘money saving plan past adminis
tration opposition.
The plan—to order President
Truman to clip from 5 to 10 per
cent off all money Congress ap
propriates—is backed by a coali-.
tion of 26 Democrats and 37 Re
publicans. They estimate it
would save between $2,000,000,-
000 and $4,000,000,000,
McClellan offered the plan as &
rider to the last of the Senate's
regular appropriations measures—
a bill carrying $14,800,000,000 for
the armed forces.
In addition to the economy rider,
two other amendments to the
money bill were pending:
. One by Senator Wiley (R.-Wis))
and other butter-state lawmakers
would ban use of defense funds
for buying oleomargarine,
The second, offered by Senator
Douglas (D.-I11.), would send the
bill back to committee to chop off
an additional $273,000,000. The
Senate already has cut the bill
back by almost $1,400,000,000,
(Continued On Page Two)
and this service enriched by his
willingness to minister to the
needy and friendless, and by his
devotion to every cause which
makes for the advancement of the
Kingdom of God; and, .
“Whereas Dr. Hill has always
been courageous in the defense of
all moral issues and fearless in
the defense of his convictions and
ideals, whether in religion, “the
church or public affairs; and,
“Whereas Dr. Hill's deep under
standing,” “warm sympathy and
Christian spirit have been re
warded by fruitful years as .a
Pastor, Teacher, loyal friend, wise
Counsellor; and these years furth
er distinguished by the highest
principles of Christian example
and - daily living which have
caused all to recognize him as a
Man of God who thinks, lives,
preaches and practices true reli=-
gion;
“BE IT RESOLVED inai ihe
congregation of the First Presby
terian Church of Athens, Georgia
#l, Recognize its loss in the
retirement of Dr, Hill whose wise
counsel, tireless efforts and long
life of beautiful service and ex=
ample have contributed so much
to the life and growth of the
Church and to the welfare of the
community; -
“3 Recognize the valuable
cantribution Dr. Hill has made 10
the work of the Southern Preshy=
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One of 87 planes wrecked by a mon
ster hurricane hangs atop the wreckage
of its hangar at International Airport,
West Palm Beach, Fla. Sixteen heavy,
C-46 transports were among those
smashed by the fury of the super-blow.
Hurricane Blowing
In North Carolina,
Howling Storm Leaves Multi-Million
Dollar Damage Swath And Two Dead
CHARLOTTE, N. C., Aug, 29.—~(AP)-—The big hurri
cane was blowing itself out today.
It turned back to the northeast in North Carolina and
southern Virginia in a dying effort to return to the Atlan
tic Ocean where it was spawned 2@ week ago. ]
The howling monster which
ripped into Florida’s gold coast on
the east side Fridag;. cutting a
multi = million dollar damage
swath, was described by weather=
men as just another heavy wind
storm.
It raced across the Carolinag’
Piedmont section yesterday bring
ing heavy rains. But its steel
twisting power was reduced to
limb-breaking, shingle . tearing
and the fouling of power and coqf
muniecations lines. R
The rains in the Carolinas caus
ed smaller streams to overflow
into frequently-inundated low
lands. The effect on larger streams
could not be determined at once.
Lumbetton, N. €, and 28
S. C., reported gusts of 60 miles
an hour; Gm}.nis oro, N. C.,, re
corded 58 MPH without damage
to the city. Charleston, 8. C., hadl
one report of a gust at 80 MPH
but damage was limited 'to power
lines. The choppy sea, aided by a
high tide, flooded streets in the
bay area.
As the tag end of the hurriance
pushed into Maryland it brought
winds up to 55 miles an hour but
the weather bureau said it prob
ably would be just “another heavy
storm.”
Trees were blown down in some
sections of Maryland and
house lights were knocked out but
there was no major damage re
ported.
1t was in Georgia that the
awesome freak of nature lost its
superlative stature. There the
weather bureau changed the
status from hurricane to dis
turhance at 11 a. m. yesterday.
At 10 p. m, last night the “eye”
of the storm passed over Roanoke,
Va., winds up to 60 MPH and
heavy rain were reported. There
was little damage.
The flmt exploded its m
mer Florida. West P
ch, lLeke Worth and Fort,
Lauderdale were in the direct path
of the hurricane’s core as it swung
in from the Atlantic Friday night.
The glant veered to the north
and passed over Laxe C‘i%
Shere 1.800 lost their lives in the
ATHENS, GA., MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 1949,
Twenty-four &flnte planes were scat
tered about the field like toys, Damage
.to buildings and planes at the field was
estimated at $500,000, — (AP Wire
photo.) ot
1926 hurricane. It then roared up
the moss-hung Suwannee River
Saturday parallel with the coast
line in the center of Florida,
' Damage ran into the millions,
One Woas lost in Florida and
one i Georgiac
A preliminary survey brought
damage estimates wvarying from
$40.000,000 to $50,000,000.
Aiwer a tour of the East Coast,
Grady Norton, chief storm fore
-caster said yesterday: ;
“What the dollar loss amounts
{0 depends much on what happens.
to the citrus crop. At the moment
I would say that the $40,000,000
estimate is perhaps high, but ex=
act totals remain to be counted.'g
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Masonic ‘Cue
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Set Wednesday
Advance tickets for the publi
barbecue of the Fellowerast Club
of Mount Vernon Lodge of Free
and Accepted Masons may be pur=
chased at Horton-Reid Drug Com
pany, ‘Burman Printers, Coastal
Service Station, Patrick’s Phar
macy, Walter R. Thomas Jewel
ers, Legion Swimming Pool, or any
member of the Masons.
The ’cue will be held Wednes
day evening from six to eight o’-
clock at the new Masonic Temple
grounds on Meigs street behind
the Athens High School building.
Prices of tickets are $1.50 for
adults and 75 cents for childten
under 12 years of age. Proceeds
will go toward improvement of
the Temple and grounds.
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Sister Dies ‘
Athens friends will regret to
lleaarn &f”:;:e death il’} Aflan:a;st of
rs. Gussie Broach Jones, sister
of Mercer &«eb. of this city.
- Mrs. Jones died atjhf'm of
a ‘daughter, Mrs, Charles Schimal
m‘;l!ck. Mrs. - Jones formerly resid
t‘. ore. 3 : Y
The body will be brought to‘
Athens for butial with funeml ar
rangements nROW later,
Truman Extends Helping Hand
To Crisis-Ridden Great Britain
Promises U. S. Cooperation
In Legion Convention Speech
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 29.—(AP)—President Truman
pledged full American cooperation to crisis-ridden Bri
tain today as part of a great effort by the world’s free
nations to achieve lasting prosperity and peace.
In a summary of the international economic situation,
Mr. Truman declared that a world trade “seriously out of
balance” has posed problems “which affect all of us, and
in the solution of which we all have a common in‘terest."
He promised thie eountry’s
“friendliness and helpfulness” in
keeping Britain on its feet In a
world suffering from “the terrible
after-effects of the war” and from
Russia’s hostility to European re
covery.
And he held out an offer of
“mutual concession and coopera
tion” to the British cabinet offi
cials who arrive in Washington
next week for negotiations on
Self Out
Virginia
35 MPH WINDS
iv‘ " .
flurricane
Tail Passes
East Of'}
Fast Of Here
J" ATLANTA, Aug. 29—(AP)—
The backlash of a once terrifying
“burricane coasted through Geor
: for 16 hours, but was more of
nuisance than a danger.
3 The dying winds—which mus-~
lered an occasional gust up to 82
-rmailes an hour—blew in south of
Valdoste sbout 7 p. m. (EST)
ESaturday night and blew out
east of Athens about 11 a, m.
fSunday.
The Weather Bureau at the
Athens Airport reported sustained
winds of 28 miles-per-hour Sun
day morning with gusts of 35
mph,
One death was blamed on thé
whirling wind. And a blinding
downpour which preceded the
blow was blamed for a two-car
collision in which four persons
were injured near Tifton.
Compared with the multi-mil
lion dollar losses in Florida,
Georgia’s property damage was
negligible,
Highest sustained winds—4o to
50 miles an hour—were clocked
at Valdosta. Brunswick registered
a sustained velocity of 44 m.p.h.
At St. Simons Island the winds
ripped away more than 50 feet of
the County Pier. The Brunswick-
St. Simons Causeway was closed
during the height of the blow.
Power lines between the island
and the city were knocked out.
Augusta, with gusts f wind up
to 78 m.ph., was plagued with
felled limbs. breken store win
dows and disrupted power and
cormmuniciations facilities,
Savannah recorded brief squalls
up to 82 miles an hour. Roofs
were damaged and tree limbs
sprinkled sireets. Water and pow
er service were temporarily dis
rupted, |
Sherman Brooks, a 22-year-oldl
fishboat worker, was electrocuted |
at Thunderbolt, near Savannah,
when he bumped into a clothes
iine over which a iiwe power wire
had fallen.
their country’s financial crisis.
The President sharply dis
avowed criticism in this country
of Britain’s Socialist government.
“We recognize,” he declared,
“that each nation has its own
political problems and that it uses
different political labels and dif
ferent slogans from those we use
at home.
“In the same way, nations have
different business practices and
' different governmental devices for
lachieving the same economic
| ends.”
Economic Policy
As for this country’s interna- |
tional economie policy, Mr. Tru=
man commented that there is con-'
giderable ‘‘misunderstanding and‘
misinformation,” some of it due
to the complexity of the problems
involved. But, he added acidly:
“Some of this is deliberately
stirred up by certain newspapers
and politicians for political rea
sons.”
The President spoke before the
National Convention of the Amer
ican Legion, which earlier had
presented him a medal for “out
standing service to the nation.”
The keynote of his address was
that “world prosperity is neces
sary to world peace.”
Because of that, he said, and
because “world prosperity is nces
sary to our own prosperity in the
United States,” American leaders
resolved before the end. of World
War II that “the international
chaos which had led to war should
not occur again” ;
MW, ] DW%%
could not exist if the nations of
the world resumed the policy of
dog-eat-dog.
“Consequently, the United
States joined with othfi nations to
prepare for a peaceful economiec
world.”
- "But, the President added, while
the steps which followed were
“good beginnings,” the free na
tions of the world had not counted
on two factors:
“Shortly after the war ended,”
he said, “It became apparent that
the economic life of the world
was more badly disrupted than
anyone had expected.”
“Still further difficulties were
created when it became clear that
the Soviet Union would ot join
in working for world economic re
covery, o
“The Soviet Union was hostile to
European economic eocoperation. It
refused to join in the European
Recovery program and it prevent
ed its satellites from joining. Its
aggressive foreign policy created
alarms and fears that hampered
recovery.
Red Policy
“On every hand, there was evi
dence that the policy of the Soviet
Union was aimed at prolonging the
distress and suffering of the free
nations.”
However, said Mr, Truman, the
people of those nations refused
to be discouraged because “they
know that the Democratic way is
the way of hope.”
That brought him to the pre
sent situation.
“The free nations have over
come the danger of immediate
postwar collapse,” the President
said, “but we have not yet achiev
ed the sound and expanding world
economy that is necessary for
lasting prosperity and peace,
“This larger task is the one that
now confronts us.
“The free nations have the re
sources and the means to accom=-
plish that task.”
LARGE AND SMALL CITIES ALIKE
Check Artists Nabbed Here
Wanted Throughout Georgia
BY ED THILENIUS
Reports from various parts of
the state poured into Chief of
Police Clarence Roberts’ office
today in conection with two
check artists arrested here late
Saturday night.
Being held by city police are
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. McQuaig, of
Augusta and Jacksonville, Fla.,
who admitted passing four worth
less checks here in addition to
numerous others in other Geor
gia cities.
All the checks were made out
for two certain amounts, either
$3660 or $3650. Three of the
checks written here have been
found, Chief Roberts reported.
Officials of the Southern Shoe
Store and oi Thurmon Furni_iuré
Company have reported to police
Read Daily by 35,000 People In Athens Trade Area
NEW YORK CITY
IS WHIPPED BY
70-M. P. H. WIND
NEW YORK, Aug. 29—(AP)
«—The New York Metropolitan
area was battered by 70-mile
an hour winds today as the hur
flc:tll‘f that hit Florida flicked
north.
The weather bureau said the
winds, accompanied by rain,
reached their highest velocity at
5:30 a. m. (EST). By 9 a. m.
(EST the wind had subsided to
24 miles an hour.
Between 18,000 and 23,000
eonsumers in New York were
without electrical service for 2
time as wires were knocked
down in Brooklyn, Queens and
the Bronx.
Teachers
For Clarke
Announced
Clarke . County School Superin
tendent W. R. Coile has announced
the names of the teachers for the
various schools in the county dur=-
ing 1949-50,
The teachers in the white
schools are as follows:
Gaines Academy—Mrs. Mabel
Burton Daniel, principal; Mrs,
Myra Kerlin Williams, Miss Ber=
tha Hancock, Mrs. Velma Smith,
assistants.
Hinton Brown —= Mrs. Willie
Mayers Tuten, principal; Mrs. A.
W. Birdsong, assistant. i
Joseph M. Hodgson Academy ==
Miss Marian Coile, principal; Mrs,
Frances Mize, Mrs. Eugenia Cog
gin, Mrs. Estel Ilanagan Thomas,
aesiatante: =WL L L oeE
Princeton—Mrs. Florrie P. Old
ham, gtmé‘xfiii;}ifi, Ruth McKay
Arnold, Mrs. Serah Little Patman,
Miss Belva Fowler, assistants.
Winterville — D, W, Bramblett,
principal; Guy W. Cabe, vocation=
al agriculture; Miss Loetta Hud=-
gins, home economics; Mr. Folsam,
math and science; Miss Timmons,
English; Miss Quarrells, social
science; (elementary grades) Miss
Misana Langford, seventh; Mrs,
Ruth Greene Bartlett, sixth; Miss
Elsie Ann Johnson, fifth; Mrs.
Sue Chandler Pittard, fourth; Mrs,
Elmie C. Harris, third; Mrs. Ruby
W. Towns, second; Miss Connie
Hopkins, first; Miss Rose Thomp~
son, visiting teacher.
Teachers in the colored schools
Billups Grove—LaPearl Jerna
gin, - s 3
~ Chestnut Grove — Jimmie
Marion Davenport. = .. =
Judia C. J. Harris—Lucille H,
Fountain, Starr Jordan Dye, Eva
Church Moward, Agnes Woodall
(Continued Un Page Two)
ATHENS AND VICINITY
Fair and continued warm
tonight and Tuesday. High to
day 88, low 66. High tomorrow
88. Sunset at 7:03, sunrise 6:05.
GEORGIA — Generally fair
and continued warm this after=
noon, tonight and Tuesday.
TEMPERATURE
ROk ... ol A
SNE i v e 8
B v Ly ke e D
L S R
RAINFALL
Inches last 24 hours .. .. .06
Total since August 1 .. ... 3.53
Deficit since August 1 .... .75
Average August rainfall .. 4.62
Total since January 1 ....35.43
Deficit since January 1 .. .64
receiving checks by the couple,
They reported the checks after
reading an alert carried in Sun
day’s Banner-Herald, which
warned that three checks were
issued in the city.
The couple were arrested here
Saturday by Officer Woody Gann
after they had passed a worthless
check on the National Bank of
Athens in the Russom and Har
per clothing store on Broad
street,
The couple has admitted to po
lice passing four checks for
$36.60 here. They also have ad
mitted passing numerous checks
in other cities. o
A check book on a Swainsboro
bank was found on McQuaig ant.li
a check-up wiih authoriiies by ‘
Chief Roberts revealed that the
HOME
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British $
Plan Nears
Completion
Completion
Yugoslavia Denies
Rumors About Troop
Movement Near Border
~ By The Associated Press
Britain’s Labor cabhinet met to
day to put the finishing touches
on its master plan for dealing with
the country’s dollar crisis.
When finally revised by the cab
inet, the plan is intended to serve
as a work sheet for the British
delegation at the British-Canadi
an-American dollar conference
starting in Washington Sept. 7.
Differences are known to have
developed between Chancellor of
the Exchequer Sir Stafford Cripps
and Foreign Secretary Ernest Be
vin ds to what type of approach
should be made to the problem.
Cripps is said to believe Britain
can get out of her economie pngh;
s L=ty TR
World Newshard work — by
Roundup producing mor e
—eeeee. §OOAS at less cost
and using high pressure sales
manship to earn the dollars she
needs for raw materials and food.
Associates say Bevin has been
working for what he calls “integ
ration” of the American and Brii~
ish currency systems. Eut they say
Bevin has never made it clear
whether he means a customs
union, a common eurrency or
what,
Included in the plan before the
British cabinet is a proposal that
‘the United States liberalize both
tariff g%licy and tariff administra
tion. The plan also would bind
both the British govenrment and
industry to cut down - working
costs and raise groductivi i
e e A
| was being_waeah in the
| capitals of the world. -
I According to information reach
ing Washington, Primne : Minister
Stalin’s grip en Russia’s Commun~
ist satellite states has been sharp
ly shaken by his row with Premier
| Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia.
Economic Woes
The satellite countries are re
ported to have encountered econo~
mic difficulties and iarge groups
of their people are discontented.
Some political factions in those
countries are said to be attracted
by Tito’s success in defying Mos
cow.
Russians announced ECMA& the
economic¢ organization of Eurene’s
Communist nations, met in Sofia,
Bulgaria, last week.
Tito was expelled from ihe
Cominform (Communist Interna
tional Information Bureau) more
than a year ago for engaging in
what Moscow regarded as nation
alistic deviations from Orthodx
Communism. Since then other
Communist nations nave engaged
in economic boycott of Yugoslavia.
Today Belgrade, Tito's capital,
was swept by a flood of rumors
sbsut moves and countermoves in
the increasingly heated war of
words between Russia and Yugos~
lavia. The rumors were dened by
Yugoslav government spokesmen.
Red Rumors
One spokesman iescribed as
only a rumor a report that thres
Soviet mechanized divisions have
entered Hungary from Romania
and are believed near the Yugo
slav frontier. -
Chinese Communists drove to Ro
sitions 170 miles of Canton, Re
fugee Capital of the Diationalist
regime, The Red thrust earried to
the outskirts of Jucheng.
On the southéast China ecoast,
another Communist force was re
ported moving against the big port
of Amoy, opposite Formosa. The
Nationalists were said to be
throwing heavy reinforeements
into Amoy. .
couple was wanted in that section
for the passing of seven worth
t less checks:
The Georgia Bureau of Inves
tigation was notified dnd they
‘also reported they were Jooking
for the couple. Other GBI agents
potified Chief Robeérts . shortlv
before noon taday that the coupie
was wanted in Milledgevilie
where they allegedly passed ever
S4OO in bad checks, :
As the word spread througheut
the state other cities reported
receiving bad checks of this na
ture. Macon, Augusta, and Dublin
have reported similar cases. The
town of Warrenton has %fil&
ed as anoiher possible of
the couple, Chief' Roberte eaid