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Jogan, commander of the first acific task fleet; and Admiral A. V. Radford, commander-in-chief f the Pacific Fleet. They were slipped to newsmen ast night in a downtown office uilding by a naval source who tipulated that his name not be ised. There were indications that the Navy might start a probe to ind out who turned them loose. Vinson told newsmen the com olaints, in view of “the responsi ility and high standing” of the nen whose names were signed to hem, merit full consideration. He roted, though, that they were 10t official documents officially eleased ana said, too, that there vas a possibility that propaganda ‘n behalf of the Navy might have een the motive behind their pub ccation. In speaking of such =& ossible purpose he was referring ‘0 Navy complaints, some public n‘d_lotherwise, that the Navy .is €iling a bad deal out of the “uni ication” of the Army, Navy and \ir Force, The three Admirals, Vinson said, hould be given an opportunity to freely express what is on their Inds, £ they want to.” Viobile Blood F -8 e o nit Visits 10 lere Thursday _Red Cross Mobile Blood Unit to ::::t Athens on Thursday, October n Unit will operate at Gilbert Me~ lwrial Infirmary on the Campus | rom 9:3_0 in the morning to 12:30, nd again in the afternoon frorm 130 to 3:30, | _ One hundred pints of blood are “cded to keep Athens up with its Uota. This program of free blood r all who need it requires the le hearted cooperation of Verv eitizen of Athens and Clarke cunty. “We need blood. With our help it can be done.” Every o, Y Derson between the ages | ‘,;;Lund' 60 is eligible to give. _‘here’s always a need—will MILITARY EDUCATION BRIEFER :]:l'uman Flies To Fort Bragg I'o See Airborne War Games WASHINGTON. Oct. 4—(AP)— fresm:ent Truman left today !or} rt Bragg, N, C. to watch air-| "Ome troops in mock war games. | The President took off at 8:45 “m., EST, in a military transport’ lane on the 75-minute flight, The six-houp visit at Fort Bragg ! Vil give Mr, Truman a chance to| "imi'l UD on his military educa on, i [Ready for him there was 2 re €W of 20,000 troops of the 82d }h"nwne Division and other un_its.l WEPogram of the demonstration Acluded ghe latest tricks in| Bptu;mg an “airhead” by ‘tll::i “rachuting of men, supplies an “&vy weapenwr smade for action, ATHENS BANNER-HERALD Associated Press Seryice near Ontario, Calif. The bus was return- l ing military and civilian personnel to : March Air Base after a day a* the beach. ' — (AP Wirephoto.) 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ARTREG T 4 A SN I e R O M ) A% PR P R i R e SN WO T R G s R AR S ‘g( RO o R "'ég* B S R S W "ﬁs‘ow“ TN sYR S {@’ ¥ '%&&&; Rt e R ‘,;«\; RSR WRNR em R S s RT S e, NG I R s . | Bo B N R Tet < SRR "" BRI %q KL R, «~m«f%@%@%‘w3g¢, :w:-ixn R ..u:mﬁuu‘i‘t T R ‘Q\}{ma PLANE CRASHES IN STREET, KILLS BUDDY CLARK =~ =~ = In center foreground lies Singer Buddy Clark, fatally injured in the crash of an airplane in a residential street at Los Angeles. At left, Radio Newscaster Sam Hayes comforts his wife Sally who was House Opens Debate On Social Security Administration’s Expansion Bill May Get Approval By End Of Week WASHINGTON, Oct, 4.— (AP) —The administration bill for expanding the social security program came up for House debate today, and possible passage before the end of the week. Republicans who want to make changes protested vig orously—not at the bill but at the fact that it was pre sented on a “this-or-nothing” basis. The GOP lawmakers proposed a substitute resembling the admin= istration bill in many respects, but calling for a slower boost in pay roll taxes. They can call for a vote on their substitute even with a no-amendments rule. Under the administration meas= ure the government would levy higher taxes on payrolls to remove more of the financial hazards of old age, hard luck and death. The bill would extend social security to 11,000,000 more workers, making the total 46,000,000. The Ways and Means Commit tee, in presenting the bill, voiced hope it might soften labor’s de mands for special pension plans financed wholly by employers. In the federal insurance program the costs are shared equally by work ers and their employers. Administration leaders freely predicted victory for the bill by a comfortable House margin. But a sizzling fight was promised right at the start. Further, the Senate has no plans to act on it until next vear. Committee Okay The Rules Committee, on a 5 to 4 party line vote, yesterday clear ed the bill for consideration in the House under a rule barring A main purpose of the demon stration was to give the President his first view of operations plan ned from lessons learned in the last war. The Army made exten sive preparations to impreéss the Commander-in-Chief, whose per sonal experience as an artillery officer dates back 31 years. Mr. Truman’s immediate party included Secretary of the Army Gordon Gray and General L. Law=- ton Coliins, Army Chief of Staff. Between ingpections and the air demonstration, the President had| a date for luncheon at the officers’ club. Lieut. Gen. John R. Hodge, | commandinihgenexjal of she Fitthl Corps, was the host. SERVING ATHENS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA OVER A CENTURY one of the five injured. Hayes, too, was hurt. The group in the plane was return ing to Los Angeles from the Stanford- Michigan football game at Palo Alto.— (AP Wirephoto.) presentation of any amendments! Republican Leader Martin of Massachusetts announced he would lead a battle to revise this proce dure and open the bill for amend ments. If that happens, the House also might find itself in a rough and tumble fight over the Townsend old age pension plan. Democratic Leader McCormack of Massachusetts called a mass meeting of all House Democrats in a move to line up power for the administration @measure as it stands. G The administration bill would: 1. Increase the 35,000,000 work ers now covered by old age and survivors insurance by 11,000,000 —inecliiding self-employed per sons, employes of state and local governments, (if these govern ments want their employes to participate), domestic servants, employes ‘or non profit institutions, and several smaller groups. Farm ers and farm workers would not be covered. 2. Increase old age benefits by an average of 70 to 80 per cent. 3. Create a new insurance for persons who become totally and permanently disabled. 4, Boost the payroll taxes — assuming the national income re mains about the same—from the present $1,800,000,000 a year to about $2,700,000,000 next year, an- 53,600.000,000 in 1951. There wo '~ b; other increases in 1965 : 1970. International Jerusalem Urged SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 4— (AP)—A half Jewish and half Arab Jerusalem could become a hotbed of smuggling “and @& thousand other sordid practices,” a spokesman for Palestinian Christians has warned. The Rev. Walter C. Klein of St. George’s Cathedral in Jeru salem told the House of Bishops of the Protestant Episcopal Church that an International Jerusalenr would solve that prob lem: ' s AR EETOAES ATHENS, CA., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1949, Hurricane "Soft Tcuch” For Rich Texas Cocgst = Heaviest Damage Reported To Rice And Cotton Crops HOUSTON, Oct. 4—(AP)—A hurricane which came screaming out of the Gulf smashed into this Texas me tropolis early today and surprised everyone by doing lit tle damage. A few plate-glass store windows were broken as the wind swept in behind torrential raing which flooded streets and underpassés. Debris was whipped down streets and trees bent horizontal as 90-mile-an-hour winds whipped the city, whose 500,000 and more residents make it Texas’ largest. The hurricane churned in from the Gulf late last night, striking first at the industry-rich ecoast between Matagorda and Freeport, Tex., about 60 miles south of here, One person was missing, much CRASH VICTIM Buddy Clark Rites Set Today In L. A, LOS ANGELES, Oct. 4—(AP)— Final rites will be held today for Buddy Clark, 38, top recording and radio crooner who died Sat urday night in the crash-landing of a private plane on a busy mid town boulevard. The four others aboard the twin-engine Cessna were hurt, in« cluding Sam Hayes, well known NBC West Coast newscaster who plans to resume his broadcasts to night. The party was en route back from the Stanford-Michigan game, Pilot James Hayter, 27, recovering from shock, cuts and bruises, said the plane was running out of fuel. Others hurt in the crash are Hayes’ wife, Sally, 28, and Frank Berend, 56, and Jennings Pierce, 52, both National Broadcasting Co. executives. Civil aeronautics officials are continuing their inquiry into the crash. AT FINE ARTS Kiwaris Musical Opens Tonight Atß The curtain rises tonight at eight o’clock on the Kiwa nis club’s musical revue, “Facts and Fancies,” at the Fine Arts Auditorium. ; A tremendous cast of local talent has been molded into a first-class production under the talented hand of Producer Russ Rowland of New York. The show will be staged again tomorrow night, curtain time remairing the same, Proceeds from the two shows vill go toward jmprovement of the athletic field of the local YMCA. Tickets for the show are on sale at many downtown business establishments or may be pur chased at the auditoriunm. A list of acts and characters follows: ACT I Scene I—“ History, Mystery and Lots of Girls” . The Dancing Girls — Jeanne Benson, Jean Chandler, Barbara Nicholson, Peggy Allen, Martha Gross, Rita Radford, Carolyn Keeter, Bobby Satterfield, Polly Brinkley, Anna Mae Cobb. Trumpeters — Pat McManus Lisa Steiner JoAnn Shepard, Betty Ridlehuber, Janie Davis, mm:;.’“"'n“{t.;ﬁ-’ of a rich rice crop destroyed, and cotton heavily damaged as the hurricane twisted inland. Rains up to 7.21 inches at Port Arthur fell throughout the coastal area. An exact estimate of total dam=- age was impossible until further checks could be made. But it ap peared heaviest damage was to rice and cotton, and that the coast’s vast and sprawling industry was relatively unhurt. Seawalls Hold Galveston, Island resort -city about 50 miles southeast of here, caught the edge of the storm. But its high scawalls saved it from great damage. Its force diminishing, the hurri cane headed toward the Palestme- Lufkin area of East Texas where it is expected to hit early this afternoon. A vast oil field is in that area but little damage was expected. - The New Orleans Weather Bu-~ reau indicated the hurricane al= ready had lost much of its punch when it hit Houston about 1:30 a. m. (CST) today. Loses Eye The Bureau said it had lost its clearly defined ‘“eye”—the center of the storm near which destruc tion is greatest—when it reached Houston. This morning many of the city’s residents scoffed at the idea that a _hurricane had passed in the night. “Lots of wind and lots of rain, but no hurricane,” was the verdict of hurricane-wise Houston residents. The Houston Weather Bureau wasn't able to get a positive read ing on wind velocity. b'l;he bu-~ Teau truments were being re gﬁce&d gd were ﬁﬁtqrh a position to measure the storm. The bureau estimated the wind reached 90 miles an hour. Coast Braced The Golden Texas Coast and its more than a million people had been preparing for the blow for two days. Many residents fled in land, planes were flown to West Texas fields, and public shelters were opened. The New Orleans Weather Bu reau in a 5 a. m, (EST) advisory said that winds should diminish as the hurricame moved inland. But within 25 miles of the center ¢f the hurricane they raged at a speed of 100 miles an hour, Hurricane warnings may have cheated the big wind of human casualties, Most towns in its path were but toned up, many residents had fled to inland cities. Some power lines were down after the first of the hurricane winds smashed industrial rich Houston. But the main blow swept over only the western part of town. Winds in the downtown area reached an estimated top ve locity of 65 miles an hour. The hurricane blasted inland from the coast at a speed of 20 miles an hour and hit Houston from an almost due south ditec tion. Winds of 73 miles an hour whip ped across Galveston’s pleasure Pier, and an extremely high tide battered Freeport. Water lapped at the top of Galveston’s seawall. Freeport, Galveston, Texas City, Angleton, Alvin anc many other smaller towns were in the hurri can’s path as it roared in from the Gulf of Mexico toward Houston, The Singing Chorus — Jeanne Mathis, Eleancr Knotts, Virginia Whitworth, Kitty Thomas, Betty Birchmore, Nell Spratlin, Vicky Butler, Walter Cook, Ed Keeter, Guy Scott, Sam Ratchford, Bill Mathis, Marion Dußose. Scene 2—“ Meet the Principals” Cave Man, Tommy Woods; His Mate, Mary Anne Martin; Cleo patra, Frances Martin: Forever Amber, Mre Frank Simneon; Queen Isabella, Mrs. John Bar ner; Priscilla, Betsy McCaskill; Gay 90’s Girl, Jackie Anderson; Hollywood Bride, Edith Blair. Scene 3—“ Back to Cave Man Days” The Cdve Man, Tommy Woods; His Mate, Mary Anne Martin. Cave Men and Women: Fred Butler, Bob Maupin, Baxton Cook, Joe Fabian, Ralph Nollner, Fred Griffeth, Sue Parker, Joanne Butler, Ellen Maupin, Sara Fabian, Ann Nollner, Judie Adams. Sceme 4—“ Cave Women Discuss Clothing” . Mary Anne Martin, Sue Parks. ~ (Continued :9n Page Ten) . I Cohn ; ’ R R l s 3 REI Nt TR e b & o I & T N 3 o SRRSO L R e £ ey Rl T R e R PR O e R SnSata R ¢ T g R R el TN l”}?‘. ﬁ_&v RO e : #e AR T Wt oT R 4 Cava R ST A — ;b 3 : M. L. JOHNSON « « « Scouter Visits Here Eoy Scout Leader On Visit Here M. L. Johnson, assistant nation al director of Rural Scouting, Boy | Scouts of America, began a week= long stay in the Northeast Geor gia Council today with visits to district leaders and heads of in stitutions who wish to sponsor Scout ‘units in the Cherokee Dis trict of which Clarke county is a part. Tonight a meeting of parents, Scouts, and leaders is planned for Bogart at which time Mr, Johnson will talk on organizing Scout units, especially Lone Scout Tribes for Cubs, Scouts, and Explorers. In this talk he will discuss rural scouting rather fully, On Wednesday he will work in the Broad River District and on Thursday will go to the Mountain District. Friday Mr, Johnson will be in the Southwest District and on Saturday he will meet with the Executive Staff of the Council. Monday he will go back to the Broad River District, The specialty of Mr. Johnson, who has a long record as a Scout and Scouter in rural America, is organizing Lone Scout Tribes for Cubs, Scouts, and Explorers. He served boys in rural areas as a Scoutmaster, District Com=- missioner, Merit Badge Counselor and Camp Director. Mr. Johnson attended South western College at Winfield, Kans., and took graduate work at WicHita and Denver Universities. He is a graduate of the 61st Na tional Training Scnool for Profes (Continued On Page Ten) Clarke County Women Voters Urge Big Vote Clarke County Women Voters today urged all qualified voters to cast ballots in the City Demo cratic Primary to be held on Octo ber 286, The crganization is in the midst of a campaign designed to get as large a vote to the polls as pos sible, Mrs. Annie E. Griffeth, president, said. Every Athenian whose name was on the registration list at City Hall when registration for the city primary closed on September 22 at 5 p. m. is eligible to vote, Mrs. William J. Russell, chairman of the legislative committee, pointed out. These include citizens who were on the old registration list at the courthouse and at the city hall, as well as those whose names are on the new registration list at the courthoyse and who registered at city hall, she said, adding that the total registration for the city primary is approximately 7,549, of which 6,016 are white and 1,- 533 colored. The figures are ap proximately the same as those of last year’s city primary. WEATHER ATHENS AND VICINITY Mostly cloudy and mild to night through Wednesday with scattered showers tonmight and Wednesday. Low tonight 62 and high tomorrow 75. Sun sets 6:15 and rises at 6:30. GEORGIA — Partly cloudy and warm this sfterncon, fol lowed by considerable cloudi ness tonight and Wednesday. Scattered showers this after noon and agzain Wednesday. Occasiona’ jight rains in north west and extreme north por tions tonight. TEMPERATURE Mihast . . EE TOWIME .. iiiiines iasi DD BEREE crie sics Snas tenes BB MO . v S i B RAINFALL Inches last 24 hours .. ... .00 Total since October 1 ..., .00 Deficit since October 1 .. .40 Average October rainfall . 2.91 Total since January 1 ....36.02 Deficit since January 1 .. 4.09 Read Daily by 35,000 People In Athens Trade Area “ Death, Gunfire Ends Stiike Calin ES. N ks - Mine Machinery Wrecked As New Violence Hits Tenn. Penn. And Va. PITTSBURGH, Oct. 4. — (AP) — Gunfire and death broke the brief calm in the strife-scarred mine fields as the twin strikes of 900,000 steel and coal workers ground 3n today at a staggering cost of more than $30,000,000 & ay. Violence flared in Tennessee. A Virginia miner wus killed in a rock fall, Pickets wrecked machinery at & Pennsylvania bituminous pit. America’s economy staggered and creaked im the wake of the two-pronged pensions shutdown. John L. Lewis' 400,000 soft eoal diggers who work in the bowels of the earth east of the Mississippi have been strike-idle gince Sept, 19. That's 16 payless days. And 500,000 of Philip Murray's CIO steelworkers struck 95 per cent of the nation’s steel mills and iron ore mines last Saturday. Pensions are involved in both disputes. Steel picketing is orderly and quiet — everywhere. It’'s the most peaceful walkout in history for Murray’s men. Some steel strikes in the past have resuited in vio ence. But there has been little peace in the coal fields. A week ago gunfire, rock-throwing and explo= signs ripped the mining country=- side. 5 Violence broke out enew yester= ay. Peaceful Miners Matt Bunch, UMW international representative, said 20 union min= ers on a ‘“peaceful mission” were ambushed at Pikeviile, Tenn., by non-union miners. Three men were shot, one seriously. Two others are missing. No arrests were made. . gk o * Bunch said between 75 and 100 shots were fired by men hiding behind bushes as the UMW min ers walked up a small path toward a non-union mine, At Whitehall, State Patrolman Harold Wade said strking UMW miners were in an ugly mood over the incident and there was talk of their arm ing themselves. At Grundy, Va., Johnny Comp ton, 23, was killed in a rock fall that bur'ed the truck in which he was hauling non-union mined coal. An employe of a strike-bound mine was questioned several hours, then freed. Coal is being dug. One fifth of Lewis’ miners—ao,= 000 anthracite diggers in eastern Pennsylvania and about 20,000 bi tuminous miners in 10 western states—trooped back to‘ the pits yesterday. Heating Use Lewis himself ordered them back since their output — mostly for home heating use — won’t hamper contract talks with mine owners. Additionally, 15,000 non-union miners and 15,000 AFL progress ive union miners in IMinois are working. : In Utah the situation is tense. Some 4,000 UMW members said they would not return to work— that they’d picket non-union mines, instead. The only bright spot was & statement from Goverror J. Brac ken Lee that operators of non union mines had agreed to delay for 24 hours any attempt to trans port fuel from the picket-patrolled mines. And he said UMW repre~ sentative and non-unicn operators will talk over the situation with him. A few steel mills are ¢perating. Either they came to terms with Murray or they have independent unions. More Trouble But more trouble is ahead in the steel picture, The 500,000 men who take the raw iron and steel and turn it into refrigerators, baby carriages and hairpins are members of Murray’s union, too. Their contracts begin expiring Oct. 15 — and the CIO national president says they, too, will strike if necessary, for free pensions and insurance. Nothing but bad aews comes from industry and business. Moans and groans accompany mounting reports of losses totalling millions. Dock workers quit then jobs on the Great Lakes in support of the steel walkout. LEGAL, DOMESTIC TANCLES Mother And 8-Year-Old Paughter Together Again ATLANTA, Oct. 4—(AP)— A mother and her eight-year-old daughter were together, after a separation w hich involved thousands of miles and legal and domestic tangles. Superior Court Judge Ralph Pharr ordered the child, Betty Anne Kenimer, returned to cus tody of her mother, Mrs. Muriel Kenimer Senter, until further no tice by the court. An investigator from Sol. Gen. Paul Webb’s office reported he had trailed the child and her father, Charles M. 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Prickett, jr., distriet sue pervisor, Georgia Division of Vo= cational Rehabilitation, in speak ing on a National Employ the Physically Handlcapped program told members of the Athens Ki wanis Club at their luncheon meeting today “that if properly trained and properly placed hand icapped individuals are just as ef ficient, just as stable, and just as productive as the non-handicsne ped individuals.” He said that many surveys h~ been made comparing norm:‘ldper sons and handicapped individuais and each survey has shown the above stated results. A. L. Davis, assistant state | director, Georgia Division of |, Vocational Rehabilitation, will ' speak to members of the Athens Optimist Club tonight at 7:00. Mr. Prickett also stated, “It has been said that National Strength is the sum of individual productive strengthh Increased individual production Imeans increased na tional strengih.” We shouid, there fore, endeavor to employ all avail able manpower. Qur government has realized this and has realized its responsibility to the handicap ped individuals. Congress has passed a law designating the first week in October as NEPH Week (National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week), and Presis dent Truman has oppoiated 2 eom mittee to further the cause of the handicapped throughout the na tion and to help convince employ = ers: “It is good business to hire the handicapped.” ‘ “Various agencies, bcth private and public assist physically hanei capped workers in getting into proper employment,” he added, Mr. Prickett said that one of the agencies is the Vocational Rehabe ilitation Division, Georgia Second According to Mr. Prickett in Georgia, last year 3,075 persons were put back on productive rollg by this Division, which made Georgia second in the nation in the total number of rehabilitante per 100,000 population. Mr. Prickett was associated with (Continued On Page Ten) several souihern states and to Cu= ba. The investigator had a bench warrant charging Kenimer with kidnaping. The warrant accused Kenimer of taking Betty Anne after the parents were divorced. Betty Apne and her mother met for the first time In eight months vesterday in the Fulton county courthouse. The child walked to her mother and both started crye ing. s The warrant was served on Kenimer in A!ﬁta Sunday, Kenimer was allowed to post $5.«

Georgia Historic Newspapers

Athens banner-herald. (Athens, Ga.) 1933-current, October 04, 1949, Home Edition, Image 1