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Vol. CXVII, No. 267,
SHERIFF ON TRIAL
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I ROME, Ga., Nov. 19— (AP)—The Federal Court calendar flipped
today to the case of seven flogged negroes and 12 accused men,
Y The 12, scheduled for trial Monday, include Dade County Sheriff
John W. Lynch, three of his deputies and eight others.
Each is accused of conspiring to have the negroes, four of whonr
are veterans, seized and whipped by a mob of 50 to 75 men in t'
robes of the Ku Klux Klan, , ;"\
In addition, Sheriff Lynch and his deputies are charged
depriving the negroes of their right to equal protection up ..":’
law. S*
T'he second count of the Aug. 3 indictment also charges the «.Zht
others with aiding and abetting the four officers,
The grand jury held that all 12 had conspired to violate the
negroes’ constitutional rights to unrestrained freedom and im
munity from punishment without due process of law.
This same grand jury, incidentally, is to reconvene Tuesday to
study additional evidence against still others in the case,
T'he story of the flogging carries back to April 2, a hectic day
the little county seat of Trenton during which the Ku Klux
Klan paraded and burned a cross beiore the home of a negro
woman, Mamie Clay, 37.
That fight, the sheriff reported that he and his three deputies
1t to the Clay woman’s home and arrested the negroes, includ-
Irs. Clay, for throwing a “wild party.”
Yuletid
Crash
Lrasnes
DETROIT, Nov. 19 —(AP)— A
s freight plane delivered its
ad of Christmas gifts to Detroit
dav in a mass of flames and
death. !
Three persons. were killed as the
twin-engined DC-3 plunged into a
nouse, unleashing a blazing tor
ent of gasoline.
The two crewmen, Arthur De
dee, 26, of Brooklyp, N. Y., the
nilot, and O. L. (Gus) Morrow, 31,
of Hackensack N. J., the co-pilot,
were trapped in the wreckage.
Their bodies were not removed
until two and a half hours later.
Harold Witzke, 36, died in Sara
tooa hospital. He was taken from
ihe demolished house with both
legs almost cut off.
Four other persons in the house
were injured—one seriously.
J. E. Scott, research chief of
Meteor Air Transport Co., owners
of the ship, said engine failure ap
parently was the cause. The civil
aeronautics board began an im
mediate investigation.
Hero of the crash was Raymond
Perry, owner of the house.
“T saw it coming,” he said.
‘Couldn’t believe it at first. It
just looked mighty low. Then
there was a terrible noise. I saw it
bounce off the house netx door.
“T grabbed my wife and we ran.
Then evervthing fell apart.”
CAPTAIN STILL TALKING
CROMMELINCASE
“CLOSED”---NAVY
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 19. — (AP) — The Navy high
command said today it has “closed” the turbulent case of
Captain John G. Crommelin — but the outspoken captain
immediately said he hoped Congress would reopen inves-
tigation of Pentagon policy.
Commenting on a formal but
vigorous reply by Crommelin to
the reprimand given him for his
sensational part in the inter-ser
vice wrangle, Admiral Forrest P.
Sherman, chief of naval opera
tions, said in substance:
1. The case is closed.
2. The letter of reprimand gave
Crommelin gpportunity to replay;
he has replied: That ends the mat
ter.
This appeared to greclude pos
sibility that Crommelin would be
given a court martial, where he
would have opportunity to reopen,
through introduction of evidence
and witnesses, the whole row.
Crommelin’s reply had insisted
the reprimand be withdrawn or
he be allowed to state his case in
a court martial.
The captain, who under navy
law cannot demand a court mar
trial, expressed to reporters re
gret that this had been closed to
him. He declared his “personal
welfare is completely unimpor
tant” because “the real issue goes
deeper than that.” Then he said:
“T strongly hope that Congress
will restore the system of checks
and balances so necessary for the
operation of the defense establish
ment and our national security.
“It is my fervent hope that the
defense establishment will be fur
ther investigated by Congress.”
Crommelin told reporters today
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Veep’, Bride
In Tennessee
~ NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 19—
(AP)—The honeymooning Bark
‘€ys arrived here late today for
n overnight stay in Tennesseé’s
capital eity,
They eame from Paducah, Ky.,
the Viee President’s hometown,
where he and his bride, stayed
last night at “Angles,” the Barkley
flome on the outskirts of the Ken
tucky river town on the Ohio.
The newlyweds made the trip in
2 lfieisufl%y four and one half hour
drive, pon reaching here they
registered at the Andrew Jackson
Hotel, -
“I loved the drive,” Mrs. Bark
ley said, “We drove slowly. We
E‘d 10, you see, because the car
now.”
ATHENS BANNER -HERALD
Associated Press Service
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|Rice Services
iTo Be Held
Today At 3:30
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Services for W. Brannon Rice,
one of Athens’ best known business
men and a rormer State Repre
sentative from Madison county,
will be conducted this afternoon at
3:30 o’clock from the Preshyterian
Church in Commerce, where he
resided before moving to this city
seventeen years ago. :
l Officiating will be the pastor of
the church, Rev. Robert Mashburn,
’and Dr. E. L. Hill, retired pastor
of First Presbyterian Church here.
Burial will follow in the Com
merce cemetery, Bridges Funeral
Home in charge of arrangements.
Pall-bearers will be nephews of
Mr. Rice, Dr, A. A. Rogers, sr., Dr.
A. A. Rogers, Jr., Garnett Rice, R.
M. Davidson, Coakley Thompson,
Joel Stambridge, W. D. Aderholt
tand Rice Westbrook.
Mr. Rice died at his home at
165 Carlton Terrace Friday after
noon at 12:30 o’clock after an ill
ness of several months. He was
70 years old.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Eloise Greer Rice; daughter, Mrs.
Gwynelle Rice Warren, Atlanta;
sister, Mrs. O. W. T. Rogers, Com
| merce; brother, George T. Rice,
| Commerce; granddaughter, Miss
| Nell Rice Warren, Atlanta.
{ Native of Ila
{ A native of Ila, Mr. Rice resided
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he would abide by the transfer
orders issued with the reprimand
and would leave here to become
and air officer in the western sea
frontier headquarters at San
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ELECTRIC RANGE WiINNER
Mrs. George *Weathelly, University of Georgia stu
dent wife, is pictured smiling happily as she receives an
ultra modern Frigidaire eiectric range at the cloge of
the Cooking School held here Thursday and Friday.
Pictured with Mrs. Weathelly is R. T. Westervelt, co
owner of the Athens Refrigeration and Appliance Co.,
who sponsored the cooking school. Story on Page Ten.
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NEW UNIVERSITY PHONE EXCHANGE
University of Georgia President J. C. Rogers offi
cially opened the new University telephone exchange
here late Friday with a long distance call to Chancellor
Harmon W. Caldwell in Atlanta. The switchboard is
located in Memorial Hall. University operators, behind
Dr. Rogers, are shown busily answering calls on the
new system.— (Photo by Ed Thilenius.)
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A new modern dial telephone
exchange was placed in operation
at the University of Georgia on
Friday at 4 p. m. when President
J. C. Rogers talked to Chancellor
Harmon Caldwell in Atlanta.
Both men taking part in the first
call through the new exchange ex
pressed their appreciation for the
better facilities and the coopera
tion of Southern Bell Telephone
Company in doing the installing.
The three new multitype switch
hoards, designed for the Universi
ty and employing the latest in dial
telephone equipment, were install
ed because of the continued
growth of both the University ‘of
Georgia and the Agricultural Ex
tension Service. The equipment is
located in the new telephone room
at Memorial Hall—halfway point
between the North and South cam
pupeni . Ll e
W. O. McDowell, Athens district
manager for the Southern Bell
Telephone Company, stated that
the new dial office will provide the
college with a greatly expanded
and improved .telephone service.
Months of Work
The entire project, including the
new telephone office, central of
fice equipment and outside plant
facilities was completed after
many months of planning, actual
construction and instaliation of the
intricate telephone equipment. In
the past, the University of Geor
gia had been served by a dial
switchboard located on the North
campus of the college. A smaller
dial switchboard, located on the
South eampus, served the Agricul
tural Etxension Service.
These two separate switchboards
connected by tie-lines necessitated
the routing of many calls through
the Athens exchange during rush
periods. Installation of the mod
ern dial switchboards consolidates
the service used in the past and
makes it possible for any point on
the campus’ to be reached by dail~
ing the number direct.
The new telephone number is
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ATHENS, CA., SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1949,
PASSES RED
Athens Community Chest of
ficials announced yesterday that
the University of Georgia went
over their quota by a margin of
$250 during the drive. The quota
was $3,580, and the drive on the
campus was headed by Dr. W. T,
Hicks.
A total of $30,500 has been
raised thus far in the campaign
for the entire city. It is hoped by
officials that all reports will
come in Monday, and that with
the final totals. the goal of $35.-
800 will be reached.
The Negro division raised 200
percent more this year than last
year, officials have announced.
C. M. Scott was in charge of that
division.
Teen-Ager
Confesses
Child Murder
TWIN FALLS, Idaho, Nov. 19—
(AP)—A high school student who
said he slugged a seven-year-old
girl to death “just to see someone
diei’ ate heartily today in his jail
cell.
Neal (Butterfingers) Butterfield,
16, has slept most of the time since
the questioning which followed his
arrest in the slaying of little Glen~
da Joyce Brisbois of Burley. But
terfield is charged with first de
gree murder.
The assaulted, battered body of
the blonde child was found Thurs
day in an irrigation canal.
“He has eaten heartily both Fri
day night and Saturday morning
and has slept a good part of the
time since he was brought here,”
Deputy Sheriff J. H. Benham said.
“His only request has been for
cigarettes, which I believe was de
nied. He seems content to just sit
there.”
At Burley, 41 miles east of Twin
Falls, the girl's grieving mother
expressed sympathy for Butter
field’s parents.
Mrs. Maxine Bris?)is said she
had “a great feelind of relief to
know that the slayer of our little
girl has been captured. There is
some comfort in knowing that he
will do no further harm to other
children.”
. Sheriff Saul Clark of Cassia
County, where the killing took
place, said the youth admitted
orally that he hit the little girl
three times with an automobile tire
jack “just to see someone die.”
Clark said Butterfield denied
assaulting the girl. Officers said
medical examination showed, how=
ever, that she had been assaulted.
Frank Watson, principal of Hey
burn high school, where Butter
field was asjunior, said the youth
seemed popular with both boys
and girls. He was a member of
the foothall tearg and was fire
chief for the school.
He was absent from school Wed
nesday, when the girl was abduct
ed, but attended classes Thursday.
FOG CANCELS ELIZABETH'’S
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY PLANS
LONDON, Nov. 19—(AP)—Fog cancelled plans of Princess
Elizabeth for a reunion with her sailor husband, Prince Philip,
in Malta tonight—the eve of their second wedding anniversary.
She hopes to fly to him on the anniversary tomorrow.
Fog closed in last night while the heiress to the British throne
whirled in the arms of other men-at a dance and champagne party
in Buckingham Palace.
After a short sleep she arose at 7 a. m. for the flight.
Then came a disappointing phone call from Air Commodore E.
H. Fielden, the Rd¥al pilot. He notified the Princess the plane
could not take off until tomorrow because the route to Malta was
foggy almost all the way.
Philip has been away several weeks on active naval duty. He is
a lieutenant aboard the destroyer Chequers with the Mediter
ranean fleet. He has had a yacht sent to him so he can take the
princess sailing. The couple’s year-old son, Prince Charles, will
remain in London.
At the Palace party last night, given by the King and Queen,
hoth Elizaheth and her impish sister. Princess Margaret, had sev
eral dances with movie star Douglas Fairbanks, jr.
18 Airmen Found In Rafts
After 3 Days On Open Sea
Survivors
Of Missing
Bomber Crew
HAMILTON, Bermuda,
Nov. 19.-—(AP)—Eighteen
U. S. airmen were rescued
from rubber lifeboats in the
Atlantic late today after
surviving the ditching of a
B-29 bomber that killed two
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of their mates. They had
spent three days on the
open sea.
The Canadian destroyer Haida
took them aboard.
Official announcements in Ham
ilton, Ottawa and Tampa, Fla.,
told of the break in an epic
search by air and sea.
“Survivors in weak condition,”
said a radio message from the
Haida.
She is expected to land the men
here about noon tomorrow.
| The hunt started when the
‘bomber crew, with navigation
!equipment failing and fuel gone,
radioed Wednesday morning that
it was making a crash-landing.
A B-17 bomber sighted the sur
vivors’ two rafts in mid-afternoon
‘about 330 miles northeast of Ber
muda and dropped a life boat.
‘Then it summoned surface craft
and circled above the men as an
aerial guidepost, .
The rescuing destroyer, the
Haida, was one of three Canadian
warships diverted from autumn
maneuvers to the search.
The hunt for the bomber, lost
on a fiight so Engiand from March
Air Base, Calif., had centered
northeast of Bermuda for about
36 hours after two flares and faint
radio signals were reported in that
area.” Search pilots last night re
ported sighting a trail of debris
which might have been from the
plane. :
Names Withheld
The names of the rescued and
the missing were not disclosed.
Howaedver{Vel\c{;;lrc}(xl Air }}as‘? a11..1t-.
nounc ednesday night ]
SCn- Guilarßo ot that stk
in command and issued a list of
all aboard. The plane, from the
second squadron of the 22nd Bom
bardment Group, was one of-a
group of B-29s being sent to Brit
ain under a rotational {raining
system.
Fifteen of its mates had landed
safely in Bermuda when it stray
ed in bad weather and was forced
into the sea. The other B-29s re
mained to help in the hunt. Cana
dians and British joined the
Americans in the search.
The search cost the lives of five
other B-29 crewmen yesterday.
Taking off from Mac Dill Field for
a sweep over the Atlantic, they
were killed when engine irouble
developed and their plane crash
ed at the edge of Tamp a Bay.
Four others were thrown clear.
This and a series of other acci
dents recently resulted in an offi
cial order grounding - B-29s not
engaged in the search for inspec
tion and modernization work.
Dobbs Named
AALU Prexy
R. P. Dobbs has been elected
president of Athens Association
of Life Underwriters to fill the
unexpired term of Richard Blood
worth, who resigned to fulfill
duties of instructor of Life Un
derwriters Training Council
course.
At the Association's regular No
vember meeting in the Holman
Hotel on Friday Richard F. Har
ris was elected to the vice-presi=
dency to fill the unexpired term
of H. B. Higginbotham, who re
signed. Mr, Dobbs is connected
with Life of Georgia while Mr.
Bloodworth is with Northwestern
Mutual. Mr, Harris is associated
with New York Life and Mr. Hig
ginbotham is with Metropolitan.
Elected to the position of sec
retary-treasurer was Walker
Word, of Mutual Life of New
York. He fills the unexpired term
of Mr. Dobbs, the new president.
The new association officials
will be in office until the regular
annual election in June,
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RST STONE LAID IN “Y” IMPROV .
Bill Mathis, president of Athens Kiwa
nis Club, lays the first stone as construc
tion of a wall on the YMCA athletic field
beging. The building of the wall is the
first step in a number of improvements
GENEVA, Ala., Nov. 19—(AP)
—Three Florida fugitives who
chose the wrong hideout were in
jail on federal kidnapping
charges today.
Hard-pressed by a small army
of FBI agents, state and local
officers, they took shelter be
neath a Geneva hotel.
The hotel also was headquar
ters for the FBI-directed man
hunt.
The three men are in jail at
Dothan, Ala., under bond of
$10.6060 each, after pleading
guilty to kidnapping charges,
John H. Williams, Mobile FBI
agent, said.
The heavily-armed trio led
pursuing officers on a wild six
day chase along southeast Ala
bama backroads until they slip
ped into Geneva.
GAMBLER SHOT
RENO, Nev., Nov. 19.—(AP)—
Gambler Lincoln Fitzgerald, 87,
was wounded critically by a shot
gun blast in a midnight ambush
at his palatial home here.
The charge, which entered his
side and severed his spine, may
cause his death.
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SCHOOL SAFETY SIGNS
Shown admiring new school safety signs, which were
gecured for the safety of Athens children and motorists
by the Athens Lions Club, are, left to right: Coile
Brown, chairman of Athens Lions Safety committee;
Emory “Sambo’” Sanders, in charge of local School Boy
Patrol; Walter Sams, jr., of Coca-Cola Company that
donated signs; and J. W. Matthews, president of Lions
Club.
SECURED BY LIONS CLUB
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New School Zone Signs
In Operation Here Monday
School children and motorists will see in operation Mon
day new school zone safety signs, which have been secured
for all schools in Athens through the efforts of the local
Lions Club. A ‘a
" The signs will be placed in the
middle of the streets at the be=-
ginning of the school zones at each
school in the mornings when
school children are coming to
school and in the afternoon when
they are leaving.
School Boy Patrolmen, under
the direction of Emory “Sambo”
Sanders of Athens Police Depart
ment, will have charge of placing
the signs in the middle of the
streets and removing them at the
proper times, |
Read Daily by 35,000 People In Athens Trade Area
Y PROGRAM LAUNCHED
Football Highlights
“Kid’s Day” Agenda
1t was really “Kid’s Day’’ in Athens yesterday. Besides
construction beginning on improvements for the local
YMCA athletic field, there were three football games
played here with kids taking part in two, and a special
“Kid’s Day” program, complete with ice cream for the
children.
Activities got underway with a
program on the “Y” athletic field
when Bill Mathis, president of
Athens Kiwanis Club, laid the
first stone, beginning construc
tion of a wall around the sides of
the field as a first step in the
many improvements planned for
the field.
Speaking at the affair were
President Mathis and H. C. “Pop”
Pearson, - general secretary of
Athens “Y.” Mr, Mathis briefly
outlined the proiect, which is be
ing made possible t'llrough money
received from the recent Kiwanis
musical presented here. Mr, Pear
son expressed the thanks of the
“y” for the club’s project in im
proving the field. The affair was
opened with prayer by Rev, R. C.
The signs, secured through ‘the
| efforts of Athens Lions Club and
' donated by Athens Coca-Cola
]Bottling Company at no cost to
| the club, have a picture of a school
‘ child and the wording “SCHOOL~
i SLOW” on them. Two signs have
| been placed at each school, white
and colored, and will be put into
i operation tomorrow.
i Coile Brown, chairman of Lions
| Safety committtee, asks th?t mo
| torisis respeci the P ”i"fikflfi 1y
| signs for the sa!th’ of both |
Ischool children and motorists, ‘
planned for the field. Laying of the
stone was the elimax to “National Kid’s
Day” observance program in Athens
yesterday.— (Photo by Ed Thilenius.).
Singleton, !
Refreshments Served
Following "the program, ice
cream was given to all of the
hundreds of kids attending the
affair,
Next on the agenda was 33
Athens “Y” Scorpion footba
game, which the homelings won.
Shortly later the Scorpions wera
victorious over a Gainegyiiie
eleven. As part of the observance
of the day all loggl children, ages
4 through 14, were admitted free
to the Georgia-Duquesne game
through the courtesy of Univer
sity Athletic Association and
Athens Kiwanis Club. Also many
‘students from gchools throughout
Georgia attended the game as
guests of the athletic association,
“National Kid’s Day” is spone
sored nation-wide by Kiwanis In=
ternational and National Kid's
Day Foundation. The local ob=
servance was sponsored by Athe
ens Kiwanis Club.
The day was proclaimed as
Kid’s Day in Georgia by Gover=
nor Herman Talmadge and in
Athens by Mayor Jack R. Wella.
State Patrol Post
. 5
Nears Completion
Announcement was made by
Clarke County = Commissioner’s
office yesterday that the new
State Patrol post on the Atlanta
Highway is nearing completion.
In the near future the post will
be officially opened, and an Open
House will be held., About two
months’ construction has been
necessary for the building, which
will house a five-man post.
LIQUOR PROBE
ATLANTA, Nov. 19.—(AP)-—
Deputy Attorney General Claude
Shaw said today his liquor in
vestigation is nearing an end, but
still more dealers will be put ofi
the carpet.
Shaw gave a “progress report®
to the people on a probe of illes
gal liquor traffic that has made
headlines for threé and a half
months.
WEATHER
ATHENS AND VICINITY
Fair and warmer Sunday
with afternoon temperatures
near 68. Sun rises 7:10 and sets
527,
GEORGIA—Fair and warm
er Sunday amd over south por
tion Sunday night. Monday
continued fair and mild,
TEMPERATURE
Bighest ..., . v a 8
Eowest <. % .00 Lie gl
IVlean «fes sene eses sese .c‘l
Nl . el e ..fi
RAINFALL e
Inches last 24 hours .. ~ .00
Total. since NW. 1 s oo e
e
Total since January .. 5080
Deficit since Janusy § .. 408
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