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Marrie
jacque Mercer Weds
In Surprise Affair;
Engaged For 5 Days
LITCHFIELD PARK, Ariz., Dec.
28—(AP)—A high school romance
has blossomed into marriage for
Miss America of 1949.
Jacque Mercer, the national
beauty queen, exchanged® vows
with Douglas Cook at the non-de
nominational community church
here yesterday afternoon.
They have gone steady for the
past five years.
The marriage was a surprise af
fair. Only last Friday the couple
had announced their engagement
and set the date at the altar for
next July 4. t
The new Mrs. Cook is a resident
of Litchfield Park. She will be 19
next month. Cook, 20, lives in
Phoenix, but has been studying art
at the University of Chicago.
They left on a two or three day
honeymoon last night, traveling in
the 1949 car given Jacque as part
of her gifts for winning the Miss
America title. Their destination
was not disclosed.
The marriage immediately
touched off a discussion whether
Miss Mercer would be able to re
tain her title. At the time of the
engagement, her mother, Mrs. Ar
thur Mercér, reported she had
been informed by Miss America
pageant officials it would make no
difference.
However, at Atlantic City, Park
W. Haverstick, president of the
Miss America Board of Directors,
said Miss Mercer's status would
have to be determined at a special
directors meeting to be called in a
few days.
“We no longer have a Miss
America,” he said, claiming there
was no precedent to follow in thei
case of marriage. “What action the
board will take will depend on
whether Miss Mercer will be üble‘
to fill her engagements between
now and September.”
Jacque, however, said it was her
intention to go on “being Miss
America until my year is up.”
Other than that she would make
no comment.
Allatoona Dam
To Open Soon
CARTERSVILLE, Ga., Dec. 28—
(AP)—Three sluice gates of the
giant Allatoona Dam closed yes
terday, trimming the flow of the
unruly Etowah River and serving
notice that electric power will soon
come from the project.
Power is scheduied o start gen
erating Feb, 1, 1850, The remain=
ing open sluice gate will be closed
then and the normal needs of the
Etowah area below the dam will
flow through powerhouse sluices.
The ceremony closing the sluices
yesterday began the filling of the
reservoir behind the dam. Charles
A. Jackson, resident U. 8. Engi
neer at the project, estimated that
the water level of the reservoir
would rise 15 to 20 feet by today.
He said the 20,300 acre reservoir
would fill at the rate of 1200 eubie
feet per second. |
Scouts On .
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Camping Trip
BY TED SIMONS
Members of Boy Scout Troop
One, sponsored by Athens First
Methodist Church, left yesterday
on their annual Christmas camp
ing trip. This year they journeyed
to Camp Osborn, Boy Scout camp
near Albany, where they will stay
several days.
Gardner Gidley, assistant
scoutmaster; Judge l‘-lenry West{
troop committee chairman, an
Wallace Binns, former scoutmas=
ter, are accompanying the troop
on the camp: &
Scouts participating in the win=
ter outing are Edward Dudley,
Leroy McDade, Sam Hale, Tryg
Tolnas, Alan Shadgett, Peter
Shadgett, Denny Gallis, Larry
Sailors, Keaton Jones, John Ham
mond, Charles Hammond, Dan
Sacks, Crawford Sacks and Ted
Simons.
Vote To Tell
France Govt. Fate
PARIS, Dec. 28— (AP) — The
fate of France's government hung
today on'a vote of contidence by
the National Assembly on Premier
Georges Bidault’s tax Increase
Frogram to meet a record-break=
ng budfet for 1950,
Bidault climaxed an all-night
feSSion early this morning by ask
ing for the sacond vote of eonfi
dence within a week.
Under a eonstitutional require=-
ment for a “cooling-off period”
the vote probably will not take
place untif early Friday.
If Bidault loses, there is little
hof' that his successor would be
able to gain the confidence of the
assembly.
_____SEEN BEFORE
HONOLULU, Dec. 28—(AF)—
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¢harged with drunkenness: “Ever
been up here before?” “No, sir,
:Elled the defendant. “You sure?
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Finishing Touches
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INDEPENDENCE, Mo., Deec. 28, — (AP) — The man
80 many people hereabouts refer to without disrespect as
“Harry” returns today to the job of running the govern
ment.
Deadline Near
On Disabled
Vet Insurance
Disabled veterans in this area
were reminded today that they
have only until Jan. 1 to take
advantage of the special pro
vision of the National Service
Life Insurance law enacted for
their benefit.
These veterans, who may be
disqualified for life insurance
because of their disabilities,
must have suffered injuries dur
ing the period of Oct. 8, 1940
and Sept. 2, 1945. They must
also have less than SIO,OOO max
imum of the NSLI insurance
and their disabilities must be
less than total in degree.
After Jan, 1, disabled veterans
applying for new or additional
life insurance, or reinstatement
of policles, must submit all
health impairments for eonsid
eration.
Teen Center
Opens Friday
The Athens Teen-Age Center at
Memorial Park will hold open
house Friday night, following
the basketball game between
Athens High and Marietta. The
Center will not open until after
the game, announced Director Ed
Hawkins, and will remain open
for 8 short time.
All teen-agers and members of
the basketball teams are especial
ly invited to attend the open
house.
The Center will hold a New
New Year's Eve party on Satur
day nmight, full details. of which
wifi' be announced later.
GIRL’S FAITH UNSHAKEN
Operation Removes
Prayed - For Hand
MEMPHIS, Dec. 28.—(AP)—
Betty Lou Marbury’s right hand
—the one she hoped prayer would
save—was removed today.
A Baptist Hospital nurse an
nounced the hand was amputated
between the wrist and elbow.
Just before entering the hos
pital room, Betty’s spirits were
still high.
Her faith and courage were
unshaken.
“If the Lord wants my hand,
that’s all right with me,” she
said.
Doctors decided only an ampu
tation could save the life of the
10-year-old farmr girl, ~whose
plea for prayer stirred hearts
across the nation.
She was suffering from a ma
lignant bone tumor on the third
finger of her right hand. The
amputation was designed to keep
the infection from spreading
through the bloodstream.
Her father, Clay Marbury,
broke the news to her gently yes
terday soon after she was admit
ted to Baptist Hospital. He told
her she might die if the hand is
not removed.
“She wasn't a.child when she
heard that,” he said. “She was a
grown-up woman,”
Later Betty laughed and chat
ud'“in her room. The parents
'v'v"y-o
Betty’s doctor announced the
decision last night to the Mem
‘phie Commercial Appeal, which
coiyrlthted the story.
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SERVING ATHENS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA OVER A CENTURY
in Ortonirille, ‘Minn. He wasn’t hurt but
damage to the display of stones was ap
proximately $2,000.— (AP Wirephoto.)
Ending his annual Christmas
vacation at home, President Tru
man planned to leave Fairfax
Airport in nearby Kansas City,
Kas., in his plane, the Independ
ence, about 12 noon (EST). The
flight to Washington usually
takes about four hours.
When he gets back to the White
House, Mr. Truman must put the
finishing touches on three major
messages to Congress and other
wise resume the burdens of gov
ernment.
Charles G. Ross, presidential
press secretary, told reporters the
State of the Union message is
almost ready, and that only a
little work remains to be done
“on the budget le;t!u fiscal year
beginning next July 1. His eco
nomic report to Cengress also is
almost ready. Mr. Truman may
deliver the State of the Union
‘imessage in person a week from
today. There has been no final
decision as to timing of the three
messages, however,
Mr. Truman plans to talk with
his congressional leaders before
announcing a schedule.
If Mr. Truman delivers his
State of the Union message next
Wednesday, the economic report
may be sent to Capitol Hill later
“n the week with the budget
message to follow early the fol=-
lowing week.
Should the State of the Union
message be delayed until Thurs
day, both the economic report
and the budget message may
wait until the next week,
.
Miss Thurmond -
Recovery Seen
Miss Miriam Thurmond today
was reported by the Athens Gen
eral Hospital to be improving. It
is also authoritatively learned that
the prospects for Miss Thurmond’s
recovery are satisfactory,
'putated just after Christmas.
News services spread the story
over the country. ;
The response was immediate,
| Churches held special prayers for
her. She got thousands of letters
and gifts.
The child’s scrawled letter
prompted an anonymous New
Yorker, well known in a field
outside religion, to have her sent
to Boston Children’s Hospital
last week. Physicians there
agreed with the diagnosis.
WEATHER
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ATHENS AND VICINITY
Fair this afternoon and cool
er tonight. Thursday partly
cloudy and mild with low to
night 36 and high Thursday 60.
Sun sets 5:31 and rises at 7:38.
_ GEORGIA — Fair in north,
considerable cloudimess souin
portion, Little temperature
change this afternoon and fo
night, except slightly cooler in
north portion tonight. Thurs
day, mostly cloudy and mild,
TEMPERATURE
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RAINTALL
Inches last 24 hours .. .. .00
Total since Dec. i .. ..e. Z.OO
Deficit since Dec. 1 .. ... 1.31
%verage Dec. rainfall’ .... 457
Total since January'l’.. ..42.26
Deficit since January 1 .. 6.31
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- AT NS, GA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1945,
Girl Born To
Rita Hayworth
And Aly Khan
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Dec.
28— (AP)—A baby princess was
born today to Rita Hayworth, the
glamorous red-headed movie star
who married Moslem Prince Aly
Khan last spring.
The baby, weighing about five
and a half pounds, was born
about eight hours afier Rita made
a pre-dawn dash to exclusive
Montchoisi Ciinic.
The new princess’ name will be
Yasmin, the Arabic spelling for the
fragrant jasmine flower used in
Southern France for making per
fume.
Prince Aly, unshaven, haggard
but smiling made the announce
ment to newsmen outside the
-clinic doors.
“Rita had a very tough time,”
he said but added with a smile:
“It has gone off all right. . Bhe is
very tired.” 4
The Prince said the birth was
a natural one, delivered under gas.
Rita’s first daughter by a previ
ous marriage was deMvered in
1944 by Caesarian section.
Yasmin was born at 9:45 a. m.
(3:45 a. m. EST).
Princess Yasmin, with the mix
ture of four bloods in her veins—
Spanish-American from her moth
er and Iranian-Italian from her
father—is the granddaughter of
Aga Khan, spiritual leader of mil
lions of Moslems of the Islamic
sect and reputedly one of the
world’s richest men.
The prince said his 81-year-old
wife had seen the child a few min
utes after regaining consciousness.
“She seemed awfully pleased,”
Aly said. “I myself think she is a
very good looking girl, but being
her father I can’t really say so
myself.”
Final arrangements for the ar
rival of the little princess were ex=
ecuted in such deep Hollywood
style secrecy by Aly Khan that he
even crossed up police who plan
ned to escort Rita to the hospital.
Decrease In
Crop Values
Production of Georgia field
crops in 1949 was valued at
$366,178,000, or a decrease of 16
percent from the 1948 valuation
of $437,537,000, states the Geor=
gia Crop Reporting Service bul
letin.
This reduction was due mainly
to decreased production of cotton
and peanuts, the leading two cash
crops, and to lower prices this
season for some of the crops.
Corn and tobacco made record
high yields per acres for the
State. Peanut yields were well
above average but the cotton av=
erage yield per acre was the low
est since 1941 and 20 percent be=
low the 10 year average.
The unfavorable outurn of this
crop was due to boll weevil dam
age. There was a heavy spring
survival of the insect followed by
frequent rains during much of
the growing season which favor
ed propagation and made it im=
possible for farmers to practice
effective poisoning operations.
As usual cotton ranked first
among the cash crops and pea=
nuts were second.
Truck Crops
Georgia’s 1949 commercial
truck crops, both fresh and pro=-
cessed, were valued at $11,141,=
000, a decrease of five percent
from the 1948 production.
The Georgia Crop Reporting
Service said the decrease was not
a result of an acreage reduction
but a combination of shifts in
yields and prices. ¢
COTTCN PROGRAM -
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28—(AP)
—The cotton acreage control! pro
gram was termed “the dangerous
road to government regimenta
tion” tadayv hy Rep. Rankin (D.-
Miss.). L
Rankin said thai coiton acreage
control is driving many small
farmers from the field in this
country while production is un
restricted abroad,
U. S. Sees Indonesia
As Sister Republic
Congress To Discuss
Red Ink Spending
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.—(AP)—Returning lawmak
ers chalked up red ink spending today as the top domestic
issue in the new session of Congress opening next week.
Democrats joined Republicans
in deploring a state of financial
affairs in which the government
will have to go on borrowing from
the people because its outgo is
bigger than its income from taxes.
At that point, members of the
two major parties parted violent
ly in their comments.
Over many Democratie protests, |
Republicans put the finger on thel
Truman administration’s “Fair
Deal” program as the cause of the
treasury’s present financial woes.
Senator Taft of Ohio, who he&ads
the Senate GOP policy committee,
said even worse troubles are
ahead if the Democrats can push
the Brannan farm subsidy pay
ment through Congress. " |
Weekly Report
In a weekly report to Ohio
voters, he estimated that subsidies
under such a plan would run to
$6,000,000,000 yearly.
~ The scheme would guarantee
‘the farmer’s income cn some per
-ishable products, letting those pro
ducts reach their own price level
on the market. Under the plan the
consumer would benefit from the
lower prices. |
. “Since the farmer and the con
| sumers are the taxpayers, they
would simply get a bill from the
government for the benefits they
ava supposed to receive, plus a
sum added in to pay salaries to
several hundred thousand em
ployes required to administer the
plan,” Taft said.
| Some Democrats, lncludln¥
Senate Majority Leader Lucas o
Illinois, defended red ink spending
as a necessary measure to insure
world peace.
Lucas, announcing he is run
ning for re-election, told an audi
ence in Havana, 111,, last night:
“I hate deficit financing. I hate
to have the government borrow=-
ing more money from the Ameri
can people.
“But if we must make a choice
between a period of deficit financ~
ing to strengthen our chance for
peace or running the chance of
engaging in an atomic war, I will
| declare right now that I prefer
' the risk of deficit financing.”
Texans To Get
Water In N. Y.
SHREVEPORT, La., Dec. 28—
(AP)—Three thousand gallons of
Taxas water are rolling eastward
through Mississippi today en route
to thirsty Texans in New York
who couldn’t get home for Christ
mas.
The tank truck started its trip
from Austin, Texas, yesterday
after railroad commissioner Ern
est Thompson hoisted a water
filled cup to wish “peace on earth
—and . a chaser” to .Texans far
from home.
The truck, loaded with ~water
from central Texas’ highland lakes,
stopped here last night after the
first leg of its 1,998 mile trip.
The water is a gift from the
Highland Lakes News, a weekly
devoted to fishing, hunting and
loafing. When it reaches New
York about New Year’s Eve, the
tanker spigots will be ocpened te
provide a drink for all Texans
who can be found.
The water shipment is to travel
to New York via Jackson and
Meridian, Miss., Montgomery, Ala.,
Macon and Augusta, Ga., Colum=-
bia, S. C. Raleigh, N. C., Rich
mond, Va., Washington, D. C., and
Philadelphia Pa.
TEMPERATURE RECORD
MOBILE, Ala., Dec. 28—(AP)—
Yesterday was the hottest Dec. 27
on record in Mobile. The temper
ature climbed to 76 degrees. The
old mark, 73 degrees, was set in
1942 and tied in 1946.
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tion,”” developed by physicist Albert
Einstein, author of the theory of relativ
ity. The new theory attempts to Interre
late all known physical phenomena, and
may well rank with the original publica
Fertilizer Fire
Twurns Noses Of
. .
All Wrightsville
WRIGHTSVILLE, Ga., Dec.
28— (AP)—Wrightsville was a
etinking town last night—more
than 2,000 tons of fertilizer was
on fire.
The suffering citizens, their
noses to the leeward, were pret
ty burned up too.
The fire—still smouldering to
day—sent billows of smoke high
in the air and could be seen for
miles.
The smell moved far afield
too.
Before news of the fire spread,
housewives searched for burn
inz rags and motorists stopped
to inspect their cars for smoul
dering rubber or ignition wires.
Firemen yearned for a good,
clean, old-fashioned fire.
ONLY TEMPORARILY
Dewey May
Retire From i
|
Public Life
NEW YORK, Dec, 28—(AP)—
The New York Times today said
it is likely that Gov. Thomas E.
Dewey will retire temporarily
from public life at the end of his
present term as Goveérnor of New
York. :
Warren Moscow, political writer
for the Times, said there are indi
cations that Dewey will not be a
candidate for Governor in 1950 or
for President in 1952, but may
come back into the Presidential
race in 1956 or 1960,
Dewey would be only 54 years
old in 1956.
Moscow said there were two
“tangible developments” tending
to confirm the prediction.
One was an announcement from
Princeton University that Dewey
will deliver four lectures on the
“American Political System” there
in February and April.
The other was what the Times
called “definite information” that
Dewey would appoint his counsel,
Charles D. Breitel, to the Supreme
Court of the First Judicial Dis
trict.
The Times said these moves in
dicate that Dewey is seeking the
role of party “elder statesman”
where he can comment on public
affairs without the responsibilities
of office, and that he wants to
take care of his close associates in
public office before he steps down
himself on Dec. 31, 1950.
.
Electric Storm
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Rocks Argentina
BUENOS AIRES, Dec, 28—
(AP)—A violent electrical storm
lashed central and north Argen
tina last night and early today
spreading death and destruction.
Eight persons died and scores
were injured in the province of
Buenos Aires. The casualty list
may rise when reports from the
rest of the storm area become
available.
Five persons were killed in a
workers’ district of La Plata, pro
vineial capital, when walls of
their houses collapsed. Two oth
ers were Kkilled under similar
circumstances in Avellaneda, in
dustrial city near Buenos Aires.
tion of relativity as a milestone of scien
tific achievement. Intended to bring rela
tivity and the quantum theory into a sin
gle system, it is impossibie to say cei=
tainiy at this time whether the thesry s
successful, Preliminary indications are
favorable, however.—(NEA Telephoto.)
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Relations For
Cold War On
C i
ommunism
By The Associated Press
President Soekarno of the new
United States of Indonesia arrived
in the capital Batavia (Jacarta)
today to face new probiems. Be
fore his government is the task of
building a nation of 77,000,000 In
donesians after eight years of war,
Japanese occupation and revolu
tion.
“Merdeka” (freedom) has been
won from the Dutch. But great
masses of the people are impover
ished. Public utilities are run
down. Irrigation projects are bad
ly needed. Only 10 per cent of the
people are able to read and write.
The sprawling South Facific
Isles are potentially a‘nd ectually“
World News;
Roundup |
———————L DO TOW . BRtion
is saddled with a huge national
debt.
New Policy
~ President Soekarno set the new
policy — cooperation with for
eigners to build Indonesia—when
he addressed his people today.
He said: “We are on peaceful
terms with the Dutch and other
foreigners. They are all our
guests. Show hospitality towards
them.”
He called for “work and work
and work” to rebuild Indonesia.
Washington observers said the
TTnited States iz considering an
early loan to finance a revival d'
Indonesia trade. A longstanding
$100,000,000 loan a&meauon hul
recently been dusted off by the
exmt-lmport bank. |
United States of America
looks on the United States of Ine
donesia as a new sister republie
in the cold war against Commun
ism. Roving Ambassador Philip C.
Jessup and other diplomats are in
the Far East now to cement U. 8.
relations with non-Communist
countries in an effort to contain
Russian and Chinese Communism,
Release American
" Soviet authorities in Austria
agreed today to release
Israel Gi. Jacobson, American Jew=
ish relief official. He had been
'nabbed by Soviet border guards
shortly after he was freed from a
Hungarian jail and expelled from
Hungary yesterday.
' Jacobson, director in Hungary
lot the American joint distribution
| committee had been held incom
| municado in a Fungarian jail since
Dec. i 5. The Hungarians said they
Iheld him on “suspision of espion
age against the Hungarian state.”
| 'The Hungarians are holding an
other American, Robert A. Vogel
er, vice president of the Interna
tional Telephone and Telegraph
Company, on charges. of Spying
and sabotage. Officials in the
Communist-led state said Vogeler
had “confessed.”
Maritime circles in London said
the Canard White Sar Line is
planning to build a liner bigger
than the 83,673-ton Queen Eliza-
Leth—now the world’s largest.
Pope Pius XII today informally
greeted world diplomats when
New Year's greetings were ex
i changed. Czechoslovakia’s Arthur
Maixner was the only delegate
present from iron curtain coun
tries within whose border are
50,000,000 of t&e world’s 400,000~
000 Roman Catholics.
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Flying Saucer
-
Tale Discounted
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.—(AP)
—After checking up on 375 ru
mors of weird and wondrous
sights in the sky, the Air Force
has concluded that there aren’t
any “flying saucers.”
It took two years, a special
team from the USAF’s science
staff, and help from university
consultants to track down the ru
mors of strange discs whizzing
through the air.
Tiny Fungi
Grows In
Cancers -
Discovery One Of Most
Startling Of Century
Scientists Proclaim
By HOWARD BLAKESLEE
Associated Press Science Editor
NEW YORK, Dec. 28—(AP)—
Discovery of fungi, tiny invisible
plants, growing in cancers was ans
nounced to the American Associa=
tion for the Advancement of
Science today.
The discovery is one of the most
startling of this century.
The cancer sung! are the sama
that grow all around us, im soil,
food, plants and trees.
They have been found in every
cancer tested. The tests embraced
20 human cancers, inciuding four
different kinds, and 100 mice can=
cers.
The fungi never have been
found in any healthy tissue, with
one exception. They show in
breasts of those species on female
mice which are susceptible to
breast cancer.
Reported by Woman
The discovery was reporiea by
Dr. Irene Corey Diller of the Ine
stitute for Cancer Research, Phile
‘adelphia. She is one of the major
‘research eontributors to the Amer~
ican Cancer Soclety.
Dr. Diller showed enlarged m
tures of the fungl. One is a
fungus, ecommon in soll and mills
products, named Altenaria. Ane
other is grey, common in the tro=
gl‘cl, known as Syncephalastrum
cemosum. Dr, Diller said that
how this tropical form got inte
Philadelphia eancers is a mys=
tery,
l There are tlso some commom
yeast fungi not yet identifled.
Dr. Diller cautioned against ac=
cepting results so far as proof thaé
fungi cause cancer.
“A great deal more work muss
be done,” she said. “A single re=~
search group could spend years
exhausting the implications of
these findings. To millions of
| Americans, cancer research is &
matter of tragic urgeney.”
l One queer fact has developeds
The tropical fungus, when taken
lfrom cancers and Injected into
lcancer-susceptible strains of mic;‘
kills the animals in a few days.
Idoesn’t cause cancer when .%11.3;
| jected, but poisons the mice.
the same fungus has been cultivat=
ed outside the bodies of amimals
for some generaiions it gradually
f loses iis power to cause death. a
rich but a great
jprogram of re
construction must
be undertalfen.
Fulton Jury
Makes Liquor
Indictments
ATLANTA, Dec. 28.—(AP)-—=
The Fulton County Grand Jury
seized the spotlight yesterday in
the State’s liquor probe with the
indictment of 13 wholesalers and
20 individuals, including John
Horace Bowen.
But the indictments failed to
name any State officers or emr
ployees as had been previously
charged in hearings on the multi«
million dollar dry county liquor
racket,
Bowen's name had figured
often in the hearings. Former
Special State Investigator Claude
Shaw branded Bowen a kingpin
in the racket.
The indictments—containing 11
to 12 counts against each defend=
ant—specifically charge the sale
of liquor to unlicensed persons.
The charge is a misdemeanor
punishable with a SI,OOO fine or
a 12 months sentence on each
count.
Bowen, ousted Atlanta retail
dealer, was named in an indict=
ment charging 10 specific sales to
different purchasers on Decemw
ber 30 and 31 of 1947. An eleve
enth count charged sales to per=
song not “specifically named.”
‘Gable Duo Wows
3 ’ *
“Em In Hawaii
HONOLULU Dec. 28 — (AP) —
' The Clark Gables came to foman
tic Hawali on their honeymoon
yesterday and the sereen lovers
wowed some 10,000 well-wishers.
Teen-age girls, graying grand=
mothers and housewives-—plus a
sprinkling of men—jammed the
pler as the actor and his bride
arrived on the luxury liner Lur
line from San Francisco.
It was an old-fashioned Hawai~
ian welcome, complete with Leis
and Alhoa musie,
Women crowding the pier dbal~
cony smiled, sighed and gasped ag
Casle siolog at,dihe ship’s rail
v i s and’ R 8
in the crowd flew in from w
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