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Vol. CXVII, No. 210. Associated Press Service
Lockwood Admits 'Date’
Watch With Judge's Wife
' ATLANTA, Sept. 14—(AP)—
The divorce era story of private
lives that led to the trial of a
judge on charges of attempted
murcer unfolded here today.
Caught in a wek of human emo
-lion are Judge Robert Carpenter,
44; his estranged wife, Helen, 39;
Mrs. Carpenter’s ~ attorney, John
Lockwood, 53, and onther woman,
Mrs. Estelle Manful.
Out of this conflict came the
charges that Judge Caipenter, a
Fulton county civil court jurist,
sought to kill his one time friend
and business associate, Lockwood.
The proserution accuses the
judge of chasing th- attorney four
blocks in an automobile the night
of July 27 and shooting him four
times in the fare.
New Steel
Talks Are
Prepared
Time And Place Only
Obstacles To Fresh
Approach On Dispute
PITTSBURGRE, Sept. 14 —(AP)
-—Only agreement on time and
place is needed today to start new
steel contract talks. Outcome of
the negotiations may depend on
the reluctance of some steel com
panies to pay the entire cost of
insurance and pension pregrams.
The CIO United Steelworkers
and four leading steel preducers
are ready to . ésume contract talks.
They will seek a settlement more
or Jess based on the presidential
fact finders’ recommendation of a
i 0 cent hourly package increase.
The board advised against any
wage boost.
The Mammonth United States
‘eel Corp., biggest steel producer
in the nation, again is expected to
take the lead in mew contract ne
gotiations, Philip Murray presi
cdent of both the CIO and the
Steelworkers now is waiting for
the corporation to name the time
and place for new discussions.
11-Day Extension
Negotiators will be working un
der an 11-day extension of the
sirike cdeadline which expired at
midnight Tuesday.
The union accepted the board'’s
ecommendations without reserva
t‘ons. That meant giving up its
drive for a fourth postwar round
of wage increases in 1949. The
mion said the board’s suggested
10-cent increase in the form of
company-financed insurance and
pension programs was good
enough.
A U. S. Steel spokesman, asked
f “Big Steel” was aiacepting the
board’s recommendations as a ba
sis for a contract, replied: “ I
wouldn't think so.”
Pension Fight
That led to speculation that the
corporation, the industry’s bell
wether, might be planning to fight
the suggestion it pick up the check
on pension and insurance costs.
Last July U, S. Steel -— and other
companies—refused to bargain on
vensions, denied a wage increase
and offered an insurance plan
which called for workers and em
plover to share the costs 50-50.
The reply of President Clarence
5. Randall of Inland Steel also in
di-ated the union would not have
clear saili when contract ses
sions beg?gagain. He said Inland
would review its present pension
programs and added,
WV.C.Adamson
Dies Today
ATLANTA, Sept. 14— (AP) —
William C. Adamson, vice-presi
dent and cashier of the First Na
fional Bank and secretary of the
Atlanta Clearing House Associa
tion, died in a hospital today.
The 52 year old banker had been
ill several months.
Adamson was born in Bowdeon,
Ga., and attended school in Car
rollton. He was a nephew of the
!ate Congressman William C.
Adamson who represented the
Fourth Congressional District for
many years.
He joined the old Atlanta Na
tional Bank, predecessor of the
First National, in 1914. He was
clected assistant cashier in 1926,
and vice-president in 1981 and
vice-president and cashier in 1946.
He had been secretary of the {.t
lanta Clearing House Association
since 1932,
Survivors include his wife, a
daughter, Miss Mary Sue Adam
on, a sister, Mrs, Horace A. Se
well, Atlanta and three brothers,
Hobert P. Adameon, A, M, Adam
son, both of Aflanta and John R.
Adamson, of Trion.
Funerni services will be held
‘omorrow at Spring Hill Chapel
vith burial in West View ceme
-lery .
RELATIVES HERE
Mr. Adamson was well known in
Athens, being the brother-in-law
of Mrs. Tempie Harris Webb andj
Marvin @, Harris, Mr. and Mrs.
/42mson ofien visited their rela
.ves here gnd the many Athens
piends were shocked to leam of
his death this morning.
ATHENS BANNER-HERALD
LOOKING FOR EVIDENCE
A = _,v’
For three iung hours I{."‘*{‘7‘&%&3l
Lockwood was on the demeas &
wtness and he retury o v‘jé.lay to
{ace a battering cro¢ @& +.ination
from defense Atto:‘fé ~ ulis Bar
et BN
By lunch re¢/ & : Lockwood
had admitte{ - gfine -and Mrs.
Carpenter hat S'n together on
the back seat ¢. an ovtomobile
before the shooting.
The witness repeated his story
told at the trial’s opening that he
and Mrs. Carpenter were out to
catch the judge in a tourist cabin
rendezvous with Mrs. Manful.
He declared he and Mrs. Car
penter -were seated under -the
bright lights of a drivg-in restau
rant; that he had bofight a pint
of liguor and that both had a drink.
Britain Firm
Against Low
Pound Value
WASHINGTON, Sept, 14 —
(AP)—Silence from the British
monetary delegation indicated to
day that it has no present inten
tion of yielding to pre:ssure for a
devaluation of the pound.
Some American officials at the
fourth annual meeting of govern
ors of the World Bank and Inter
national Monetary Fund conceded
they see no sign that Britain will
give ground in the near future.
The fund’s annual report yes
terday poured on Britain the heav
iest pressure to date — without
mentioning either that nation or
its currencies by name.
It invited the deficit countries—
those like Britain which have a
critical dollar shortage—to revalue
their currenciés if &ich action will
help to increase their exports and
their dollar-earning capacity.
Before the same 48-nation fo
rum, Eugene R, Black, president
of the World T2nk, said he fails to
see how devaluation ‘“can be
avoiced.” He later stated this was
his personal view.
But after a closed committee
discussion of the fund’s report, at
which Britain was one of the 17
nations participating, Managing
Director Camille Gutt told report
ers he saw “no indication’ ’that
any country has changed its’ mind.
American officials cpined that
the British are satisfied that the
10-point agreement reached in last
week’s Anglo-American-Canadian
Conference will tide them over the
present dollar famine and afford
time to work out longer-range
methods of balancing the foreign
trade accounts.
Bulldog Movies
Now At Palace
Millions of Americans in movie
houses throughout the nation will
see action shots of the University
of Georgia Bulldogs in a recent
practice session through the me
. ‘'um of a Paramount News Reel.
It is the first time Paramount has
fiimed the Bulldogs since Frank
Sinkwich was in his prime. -
Paramount was invited to send a
camera crew here recently by Dan
Magill, jr., in charge of athletic
promotion at the University, and it
accepted the invitation. The pic
tures are not just for the southern
circuit but for the national loop
and only two other teams are fea~
turned with th e Bulldogs, Frank
Lealg"s Notre Dame e¢leven and
the New Yor. Giants professional
team,
The movies are being shown at
the Palace Theater, starting today
ond continuing through Saturday.
Hours for the showing are 1:27 p.
m., 3:27, 5:27, 7:27 and 9:27 p. m.
daily. .
Space In Commerce Building
At Fair Vanishing Rapidly
Space in the Commerce and
Manufacturing section of the Ath
ens Agricultural Fair, October 17-
22, is going as rapidly as snow
under a summer sun, according to
General Manager F. H. Williams
who today announced an addition
al list of merchants and manufac
turers who have signed up for
booths in the enlarged exhibition
area.
Mr. Williams’ announcement
was made in the absence of F. E.
McHugh, chairman of the commit
tee in charge of the Commerce
and Manufactuting section at the
Fair,
Today’s list of those who have
bought space includes geveral who
did not have exhibits at the Fair
last year, Norris Hardware Ccm
pany, Dixon Weavers, and Wof
ford Oil Company. Several of
those that did have exhibits last
year have bought additional space
for this year.
The Dixon Weavers are among
those in this year's list. That
manufacturing goncern plans an
exhibit which will consist of a
bedroom in a modern home, com
w 'xm furniiure u;; draperies
and e R eries dnd: designed
to impress upon observers how at
SERVING ATHENS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA OVER A CENTURY
Strange Ground
. To this Barrett asked if Lock
wood didn't know that the place
he and Mis. Carpenter sat was not
the road leading to the tourist cab
in where they expected to find the
judge?
Lockwood replied that he was
unfamiliar with the territory and,
vesides his law partners knew of
the trip.
Lockweod alse admutted to mak
ing three other such trips alone
with Mrs. Carpenter in search of
the judge.
Barrett brought out that
Lockwood was armed at the time
and then asked? “Mr. witness, in
stead of Judge Carpeiler waylay
ing you, you were cut to waylay
(Continued On Page Twelve)
DIXIE COAL MEN
FACENEW CRISIS
Southerners Faced With Lewis Order
Of Pay-Up-Or-Else In New UMW Talks
BLUEFIELD, W. Va., Sept. 14.—(AP)—Southern coal
operators were faced today with John L. Lewis’ pay-up
or-else demand for miner welfare fund royalties. %
Presumably Lewis wants a definite reply by the time
the operators and United Mine Workers representatives
sit down here late today for another round of contract
talks.
Comer Plans
For County
Fair Oect. 12
COMER, Sept. 14 — This fast
growing community wii! be the
site of a County Fair Cctober 12-
13-14-15 on the newly purchased
lFair Grounds. T'e Fair will be
sponsored by the Lions Club of
Comer in cooperation ~with -the.
Farm Bureau of Madison County.
Approximately S7OOOO is offer
ed in prizes and all citizens of
Madison County are invited to
compete in Luvestock and Home
Crafts exhibits.
The Fair will be the first ever
given in Madison county and much
enthusiastic interest is being
shown. Proceeds will go toward a
much needed recreatin center in
Comer which will include a swim
ming pool, club house and other
recreational facilities.
Members of the “steering Com
mittee” are Messrs. W. . Martin,
chairman, Ralph Whitehead, Cal
lvin Gordon, Jere Ayers, and
James Means, jr., who is the pres
| ident of the Lions Club. Roy Bar
{ton’ is chairman of oublicity and
| advertising. All members of the
! Comer Lions Club are cooperating
100 per cent to make Madison
county’s “FIRST FAIR’ so out
standing that there will always be
a Fair here in the future.
Work Is Begun On
State Patrol Post
The State Patrol Post site on the
Atlanta Highway was laic off yes~
terday and Monday in preparation
for grading of the land by county
forces. : ;
H. A. Parson, general contractor,
who was awarded the cyntract for
the construction of the building,
laid the site off, and plans to be
gin construction as soon as possi
ble after the grading work is com
pleted.
The low bid of Mr. Parson for
the contract wz $17,264. The five
man post building will have eight
rooms and two baths along with
automatic heating. It will be of
brick construction.
tractive chenille products can
make a home. The Dixon Weavers
manufacture chenille products.
Economy Auto Stores plans to
display toys in one of the two
booths it has leased and in the
other one they will have an ex
hibit of housebold appliances. This
company increased its space this
year, adding another booth.
Hodgson'’s, Inc., will maintain
an exhibit of fertilizers manufac
tured by that company, showing
the different types of fertilizer for
field crops and flowers. An ex
hibit of cotton seed products will
also be shown.
Trussell Equipment Company
will have on display all kinds of
electrical home appliances and one
of the features of the showing will
be an active and continuous dem
onstration of an electric home
ironer. Prizes will also be given
away throughout the week.
Bakery Products
Benson’s Bakery will present all
kinds of bakery products manu
factured by that concern. Pies and
cakes and all kinds of breads, in
cluding rolls and loaves of bread
will b 2 on display, €ach bared
fresh @nd brought o g Exhabit
hot from the oven. LEEhant oA
Athens Cooperative Creamery
ATHENS, CA., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1949,
Young Farmer Is Charged
With Crawford Burglary
Firsi Break In August 2lsi
Series; Safe Found In Well
A 24-year-old white farmer has been charged with
purglary in connection with a bold series of break-ins in
Crawford late last month, Sheriff Carl Broach reported
today. ;
Swain Green, a resident of Oglethorpe county, was
bound over to the next session of Oglethorpe Superior
Court by Judge W, W, Armistead in a committal hearing
early today. The court convenes next Monday.
The UMW chief virtually
threatened to cdll a strike against
the Scuthern owners who have
been withholding the 20-cent-per
ton welfare paymrents on all coal
dug.
“Will you or will you not re
mit?” he wrote.
Lewis said a continuation of
the “default” may lead to “reac
tions deterrent to the construc
tive progress of the industry.” To
observers, that meant a strike
threat.
All soft coal contracts expired
June 30. Since then the UMW and
various groups of coal operatiss
have been getting together here
and in White Sulphur Springs, W.
Va., periodically for negotiations
sessions. So far rothing concrete
has come from the meetings.
No Details
Lewis has not made known his
new contract demands in detail.
Meanwhile, miners east of the
Mississippi have been working
three days a week. This was a
sharp departure from the former
“no contrict, no work” policy of
the union.
Theé old contract called for the
welfare fund payments.
Lewis expected all operators to
continue their payments while
contract negotiations were in
progress. ;
~ However an undisclosed num
ber of Southern operators came
up with a policy of t}x_eir own-—
“no contract, no welfare pay
ments.” ;
Please Remit
Lewis’ “please remit” letter of
yesterday was addressed to Jamres
D. Francis, head of the Island
Creek Coal Company of Hunting
ton, W, Va.
Lewis said the fund, which nor=
mally takes in $100,000,000 a
year, is being bled white by the
Sout‘rner’s refusal to pay.
~ He accused Francis of being
the leader of the non-pay move
ment, y
In an answer addressed to
Lewis from New York, Francis
said:
“You can correct this situation
if you desire by promptly and in
good faith negotiating a reason
able contract witk the Southern
Coal Producers Association and
permitting our employes to go
back to work on a normal sched
ule vw;'ithout restriction on produc
tion.”
plans an exhibit similar to the one
it conducted last year with addi
tions. Refrigerated cabinets will
be on display showing the milk
products and samples of the vari
ous specially manufactured ice
creams will be on display.
Bedgood Lumber Company will
show various types of plywood
paneling, also double-hung steel
windows, casement windows and
specialty *mill work, manufac
tured by the plant operated by
that company. Insulating board
will also be on display as well as
other products made or sold by
the Bedgood Company.
Athens Building and Well Sup
ply Company wiil have a iarge
paint -display at its booth and, in
addition, well pumps designed for
rural or farm use and all kinds of
building supplies will be exhibited.
Wofford Oil Company will have
a display of its products.
Whitmire Furniture Company
will have on (spla, a selection of
articles for the home which that
company has for sale. .
Norris Hardware Company will
display hardware supplies in one
oi the iwo booths it has o}_:tamed
and in the other booth ii wiil feai~
wre, articles for home decoration
.nd utility. o r
By ED THILENIUS, City Editor
Sheriff Broach said Green, was
‘chargfd with the burgtary of the
Crawford drug store, from which
‘a safe containing about S2OO was
taken. Green is also believed con
ne~ted with other burglaries stag
ed that night in Crawftord, Sheriff
Broach said.
However, Green denied all these
charges. %
Sheriff Broach said that the drug
store safe was tound in an aban
doned well near a cotton patch
belonging to Green. rapers and
blank checks drafts were also
found in the well, the sheriff said.
None of the missing money was
recovered. Green denied any
knowledged of the well contents,
‘Sheriff Broach stated.
~ “We have several other suspects
lined up in connection with the
other burglaries,” Sheriff Broach
‘pointed out, “ nd we e still con
tinuing our investigaticn.”
The break-ins were staged Mon
day nignt, August 21. The burglars
blew open a safe in the Brooks
Motor company and took over
S4OO in cash. They also entered
the Bank of Crawford but made
no attempt to enter the vault.
Their next stop was the J.” W.
Spratlins store where they took
S7O from a cash register. Their
t.ird victim was the dirug store,
where the entire safe was stolen.
Civitan Council
Meeting Set Here
Representatives of about 20 Ci
vitan Clubs in Georgia will con
verge on Athen: Sunday for a
Georgia District Ccuncil meeting
at the Georgian Hotel.
About 150 official delrgates are
expected to be in attendance at
tue affair. Judge Arthur S. Old
ham, City Court of Athens, will
be principal speaker.
WALL OF SILENCE
War Veteran Found
Slain Near-Monroe
Mayor Wells Approves City’s
Part In Christmas Lighting
Mayor Jack R. Weils today an- |
nounced the City will again par
ticipate in the Christmas street
lighting which vill ne turned on
early in November.
The Mayor scid he had approv
ed a request by the Merchants
Council of the Chamber of Com
merce that the City again partici
pate in the lighting and had so no
tified Chairman W. R. Pate of the
Merchants Ccuncii and Secretary
Malcolm Aisworth. ’
The Merchants Council is m k- |
ing plans to make the Christmas |
shopping season in Athens an un- t
usually attractive event and the |
Christmas street lighting will play |
an important part in the program.
The Merchants Council is com
prised of Chairman Pate; Felton
Christian, treasurer; J. C. Ander
son, Alexande Bush, S. IT. Butler,
C D: Chandler, C. A. Trussell, |
Frank Hodgkinson. W. ¥ Horton,
Roland Kennop, Milton Lesser,.
Soy Aicinsl. Aph, | Price, O.
. Russom, nd E. D. Stuth, jr =+l
Bulletin
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 14
— (AP) —Klan Leader William
Hugh Morris today produced a
list of members of the secret
white-robed order in a new ef
fort to win his freedom from
jail.
Morris submitted the list
along with a new petition ask
ing his release from county jail
where he has been confined 60
days for contempi of court.
Judge Robert J. Wheeler, who
sentenced Morris last July 7 for
refusing to produce a member
ship list before a grand jury, set
the new petition for hearing
Friday at 2 p. m.
Despite a stone wall of silence enforced by Walton county au
thorities, news leaked out of Monroe today on the violent death
of a World War II veteran, late Saturday night,
W. H. Ward, 30, of Monroe, was found dead on a sideroad about
two miles fromt Jersey, Ga., the Banner-Herald learned today.
It was reported that Ward died from severe head injuries.
Sheriff Lewis Howard, of Walton county, refused to divulge
any information concerning the case today, except the fact that
an investigation is underway. i
One man was reportedly being held by Walton authorities in
connection with the case. '
However, so complete was the wall of silence that a full report
on the coroner’s inquest held Sunday was not available, nor was
the suspect’s name.
Ward was a veteran of the Seabees during World War II and a
member of V. F. W. club in Monroe, He is survived by his wife
and three children, the oldest a girl of 13.
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A battle in the middle of the Sciota River brought the
arrest of two men after firemen and police struggled 45
minutes to bring the pair out of the water. Arrested
were Emerson Norton Swetman, 27, shown with fire
men, and George Shoaf, 32, The fight developed after
an argumént while the men were fishing. The pair
were arrested in the river near Columbus, Ohio.— (NEA
Telephoto.)
ATHENIAN
IN NAV AL
JET TESTS
SAN DIEGO, Calif., Sept. 14—
(AP)—The Navy’s nev’ Panther
jet fighters carried out squad
-lon operations off a carrier for
the first time yesterday.
Ten of the F-9-F jlanes made
operation takeoffs and landings
on the carrier Boxer in a day
long traini: ; run out of this
port.
It was the first time that this
“ind of jet had flown from a
carrier is the Pacific. Individual
planes had previcusly made test
flights from carriers in the At
lantic.
The squadron is based at Na
val Air station here.
Operations from ihe boxer
will continue tomorrow and
Thursday. 2
Pilot of the second. Panther
to leave the Carrier's catapult
was Lt. Omdr. William R, Sisley
of Athens, Ga.
WEATHER
ATHENS AND VICINITY
Fair weather and slightly
ceooler tonight, Mild Thursday.
High 82, low 57. High Thursday
80. Sunset 6:42, sunrise 6:15.
GEORGIA — Fair weather
this affterncon, tonight and
Thursday, slightly cooler over
northwest this afternoon and
over north tonight, otherwise
little change in temperature.
TEMPERATURE
Wbt .. . 8
MRS . Sk i e el
Moeginl &0 . T 8
« RAINFALL
Inches last 24 hours .. .. .00
Total since Sept. 1 .. .... 2.06
Excess since Sept.-1 .. .. .42
Average Sept. rainfall ... . 3.26
Total since January 1 ....3552
Deficit since Janvarv 1l .. £7
Read Daily by 35,000 People In Athens Trade Area
State Tax
Revision
Is Drafted
ATLANTA, Sept. 14—(AP)—A
report calling for a complete over
haul of Georgia taxes, with a three
per cent sales tax, was drafted to
day for the state tax revision com
mittee.
State Senator Lee Purdom of
Blackshear, who wrote the report,
said his plan would raise almost
$150,000,000 a year for the state
budget — an increase of about
$20,000.000 over present expected
revenue.
“That’s enough to finance the
minimum foundation program for
education,” Purdom noted. The
Blackshear farmer is 2 member of
the tax committee as well as
chaiman of the Senate Appropri=
ations Committee. .
“It will take real courage and
statesmanship to adopt this pro
gram, but it is necessary if Geor
gia is to maintain its place as the
Empire State of the South.”
By taking a three per cent sales
tax, with no exemptions, the state
could abandon scores of nuisance
taxes and fees which cost almost
as much as they producs, Purdom
said. i
Five Taxes
The state would levy only five
gene-al taxes. :
His report urged abolition of
the five-mill property tax, leav
ing this field entirely to counties,
Purdom said the lengthy plan
(Continued On Page Twelve)
EVEN UP TAXES
Assessors
Cite Need
Of Manual
The need for a manual for use
by Georgia’s tax assessors Wwas
the subject yesterday of wide
discussion at the Tax Assessors
Short Course meeting at the Uni
versity of Georgia.
It was pointed out that this
manual would aid tax equaliza
tion between counties. Georgia is
one of the few states that do not
have a manual. ¢
Also ‘under discussion was the
possibility .of appointment of a
tommittee by the Georgia Asso
ciation of Assessing Officials .to
make plans for such a publica
tion.
As proposed, it would contain
constitutional and statutory tax
provisions, court decisions, attor
ney general’s rulings, procedures
and practices. Such would be
supplemented locally with valua
tions and methods of arriving at
Harvey Atkinson, director of
the property and license tax unit
of the Georgia Revenue Depart
ment, said he believed that such
a manual should be of local ori
gin—npossibly on a congressional
district basis — prior to the -as
sembling of information on a
ototgide basis, e
HOME
EDITION
Congress
Work Nears
Completion”
Adjournment Seen
By Late October;
Final Plans Mapped
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14.
— (AP) —Senator Wherry
(R.-Neb.) said today he ex
pects Congress to adjourn
by late October.
Wherry, the Republican
floor leader, made that pre
diction as Democratic chiefs
drew up a session-end pro
gram for ithe Senate. (The
House has just about fin
ished its work for the ses
sion.”
Senate Democratic Leader Lu-~
cas of lllinois said an effort will
be made to get action on these
measures before Congress quits:
The administration’s $1,314,-
000,000 * foreign arms prograny,
measures to boost federal — in
cluding miltiary - pay; a new
farm program; a bill to increase
the number of displaced persons
who can enter this country,
COMMUNISTS — Senafors re
leased testimony yesterday that
—'c—' e RUSSA Cg ent
n three ommu-
Ro gress nist Party “trou
oundup b leshooters”
e . t 0 this country
out of fear that the party might
be driven underground here.
The testimony was offered by
Maurice Malkin, who said he
was a charter member of the U.
S§3Communist Party, but quit in
1937. : ;
Malkin told a Senate Judiciary
subcommittee that top American
Communists met with the three
amen at a.farmhouse in Beacon.
N. Y., a few weeks ago,
“In my opinion,” he said, “this
commission was sent here because
the party in the United Sgges
finds itself in danger of ng
liquidated; that is, of going un
derground.” Such a situation, he
added, would “stifle the party.”
Malkin gave his testimony be
hind closed doors recently; parts
of it being released only last
night,
TI.ADE — Both Republican and
Democratic Senite leaders give
the administration a slight edge
at this point in its effort to ¥e=
store full tariff-cutting powers to
President Truman.
Mr. Truman had authority un
der the reciprocal trade act to cut
tariffs in exchange for similar
action by other nations. But as
renewed last year, the act makes
the President answer to Congress
if he cuts tariffs below a point
deemed risky to American indus
try by the Federal Tariff Com
mission.
Damocratic Leader Lucas oi
Nlinois said he thinks adminis
tration forces have the votes to
cut that change out of the zc¢t
this year. A top Republican said
privately that he agreed.
But. Senator Milliken (R.-
Colo.), leading the fgiht to pre
serve this “peril point” shrend
ment, insisted he still has =
fighting chance. 3
Voting on amendments to the
act starts Thursday.
ARMS — Democratic leaders
said they expect to get Senate
approval of a $1,314,000,000 arms
program without much treuble.
They based this prediction on
the 20-3 okay the program got
yvesterday from the combined For
eign Relations and Armed Servi
ces Committee.
In that vote, all committee Re~
publicans went along with the
administration. Three Democrats
—Senators Byrd (Va.), George
(Ga.) and Russell (Ga.)—oppos~
ed the bill. "
4-H Winners
Visit Lions
Members of the Athens Lions
Club will be entertained by twe
state 4-H Club winners at their
regular weekly meeting in the
Georgia Hoteél tomorrow at one
o’clock.
Taking part in the agricultural
program will be Shirley Ann Bell
Canton, Cherokee .county, whe
will do several dance numbers in -
cluding a comedy skit. She was
one of the 4-H State winners in
the talent contest this year. Co=
starring on the program will be
Lloyd Whitaker, jr., Greensboro,
Greene county, second place 4-H
public speaking winner. He will
talk on “What 4-H Club Work
Means To Me.” :
FIRE CALL
A small amount of clothing
was burned and & roem 8
slightly damazed in & fise at i@
North Ponpe street wvestamda= oßt
ernoon. Firemen - answered g
call and readily extinguished the
DB it ol i