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ELEVATED TRAIN CRASH
Firemen remove injured girl from elevated train
after northbound “L” crashed into rear end of another
train in Chicago. At least 14 persons were taken to the
hospital with injuries. Closeness of three-tory building
kept the two derailed trains from falling to street—
(NEA Telephoto.)
Anti - Lynch Legislation
Appears Dead In House
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.—(AP)—Anti-lynch legisla
tion, third point in the administration’s civil rights pro
gram appears dead for this session of Congress as far as
House leaders are concerned.
While there has been no formal
announcement to this effect, House
leaders said off the floor today
they are willing to stand on, the
civil rights record already made
by the House in the 81st Congress.
That reecord shows two of the
three civil rights measures passed
and sent to the Senate; which
hasn't acted.
The House last year passed a
bill to abolish payment of poll
taxes as a qualification for voting
in elections for federal officers.
Last week it passed a bill to cre
ate a Fair Employment Practices
Commission (FEPC) to operate on
Persuasive rather than compulsory
ines.
Up to Senate
“It now is up to the Senate to
do something,” a high House
Democrat told a newsman. “We
have made our record and, while
the FEPC bill is not what we
wanted, we are off the spot politi
cally.”
About the only thing that could
change the minds of House leaders
regarding an anti-lynch bill would
be for the Senate to pass the
other two bills. If that -should
happen, the House might decide
to go all the way on Civil Rights
and try to pass an anti-lynch bill.
The threat of a Senate filibuster
makes it unlikely that the poll tax
and the FEPC bills will'reach the
White House,
The three political groups in
the House—Republicans, Adminis
fration Demecrats and Southern
Democrats—feel that they are off
a political hot spot as far as civil
rights legislation is concerned.
Both major political parties are
committed to FEPC legislation,
cornerstone of the ¢ivil rights pro
gram. Almost everyone except the
Southern Democrats wanted some
thing done about it before this
year's congressional elections.
DEPOT EXPLODES
MANILA, Feb. 27 — (AP) — A
carelessly tossed cigaret was
blamed today for the explosion of
an ammunition depot at Batangas
Saturday night which killed 11
persons and injured 100,
NURSE RESUMES STAND
Trial Of Dr. Sander
Opens Second Week
MANCHESTER, N. H., Feb. 27
—(AP) — A pretty, blue-eyed
nurse, possibly the key witness in
she “merey death” murder trial
of Dr, Hermann N, Sander-—re
sumes the witness stand today in
Hillsborough county court.
Elizabeth Rose, 24, R. N., was
@ifending Mrs. Abbie Borroto, 89,
When she died last Dec. 4. Dr.
Sander was the attending phy
siclan,
The state charges the 41-{oßl'-
old country doctor injected air in
fo the woman’s velns and caused
her death,
Miss Rose was on the witness
stand when eourt adinoumed Fri
day. She will face the Interrogation
of prosecutor Wiliam L. Phinney
3s the second week of the trial,
vhich has attracted world-wide
attention, gets nlnrm
Miss Rose is the witness
brought forward so far who al
logedly present when Mrs,
Borrote m i
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AP Chinese
C qrres_pondtmt
Wins Award
NEW YORK, Feb. 27— (AP)—
Associated Press Correspondent
Wayne Richardson, who volun
tarily risked heavy naval gunfire
in China to score an exclusive
news beat, has been cited for
“courage, integrity and enter
prise above and beyond the call
of duty.”
The Overseas Press Club an
nounced last night that Richard
son had won its George Polk
Memorial Award.
Richardson, 51, the only news
man aboard the Flying Arrow of
the Isbrandtsen Line, sent out a
series of exclusive stories over
the ship’s radio before and after
it was shelled.
5 Die On
Highways
By The Associated Press
Five deaths occurred on Georgia
highways over the weekend, the
State Patrol reported today.
And a three-way auto ecollision
near Meridian, Miss., injured five
Rome, Ga., youths returning home
from Mardi Gras.
A Lakeland crosstie dealer, B.
J. Tomlinson, 48, was killed Sun
day when his car left the highway,
slammed Into a pine tree an&
overturned.
David Parrish Lilly, 18, of
Thomasville, a gassenger, was
killed in a wreck Sunday.
died in a two-car accident near
Clyde Casey, 24, of Cedar Grove,
Roosville Saturday night. A 15-
mr-old boy, Jimmy Martin of
sion Ridge, was injured.
Edward Kissell, 12, of Albany,
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Opening Sstatement
Tn his opening statement to the
13-man jury, Attorney General
Phinney said the state would show
Dr. Sander asked Miss Rose to get
a syringe and needle on the morn
ing of December 4.
Phinney said he would show
Miss Rose obeyed the doctor’s or
der and that a few minutes after
holding. the syringe to the sick
woman's arm, Dr. Sander told the
nurse Mrs. Borroto was dead.
Last Friday, Miss Rose read
from her nurse’s “bedside notes”
the condition of Mrs. Borroto from
the first day she attended her—
November 22, The day by day re
cital was interrupted as eourt ad
journed.
Phinney disclosed over the week
end that there would be six or
seven more witnesses before the
prosecution rests. He said there
was no reason why the state could
not eomplete its case before the
end of the second week.
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v & ainistration i
&£ ynfronted With
& owerful Challenge
WASHINGTON, Feb, 27.—(AP)
—~The administration was con=
fronted today with an unexpect=
ed and powerful challenge to its
hopes for keeping federal rent
controls,
A proposal to force the rent
control agency to prepare for its
own end by June 30 was hooked
to a money bill in a surprise
week-end move by the Senate
Appropriations Committee.
The appropriation measure, tag
ged as urgent because it contains
authority for a stepped-up atomic
program, is due for early -action
in the Senate.
If the rent control rider is ac
cepted, it would seem to end any
chance for another year’s renewal
of the program as urged by Presi
dent Truman.
In asking Congress last month
to continue rent controls for a
year beyond June 30, Mr, Truman
said still are needed in many areas
to prevent severe hardships and a
cut in consumer buying power.
About 11,000,000 housing units
in 353 areas throughout the coun
try still are under rent control.
The program is administered by
the Housing Expediter’s office. It
asked the Senate appropriations
Committee for $3,600,000 to carry
on its work for the rest of the
present fiscal year ending June
30.
Instead, the committee Saturday
chopped $1,000,000 off the request
and directed that the remaining
$2,600,000 be used to wind up the
agency’s affairs and pay off the
accumulated leave of its employes.
This move to kill off the Ex
pediter’s office promised to touch
off a sharp scrap. The “Hallelujah”
with which Senator Tobey (R
--NH) greeted it expressed the re
action of some senators, but others
quickly protested.
4-H Champ
Is Oconee
Countian
Dan Walters, Hart county, and
Clarence Thorpton, jr., Oconee
county, were winners in the
Northeast Georgia District during
the recent 4-H Club corn contest.
Winners were announced today
by J. R. Johnson, Extension Ser
ice agronomist, and L. R. Dunson,
assistant state 4-H Club leader.
The contest, sponsored annually
by the Chilean Nitrate Education
al Bureau, Inc., has two winners
from each of Georgia’s six agri
cultural extension districts in ad
dition to two state winners.
George Todd, Union County
4-H club member, in a previous
news release was announced as
the state winner, receiving a $l5O
scholarship. He produced 185
bushels of corn on one acre.
Miss Helen Gooch, another Un
ion county member, won the sec
ond state prize, a SSO award.
Miss Gooch produced 162 bush
els per acre. She reached this out
standing yield by wusing 1,000
pounds of 2-12-12 fertilizer and
600 pounds of nitrate soda.
Lawrence and Otto Timms, bro
thers from Gordon county, were
winners in the North Georgia
district, Lawrence and Otto pro
duced 160 and 150 bushels per
acre, respectively.
Billy Lewis and Edward Jones,
both from Polk county, placed
first and second, respectively, in
the Northwest district.
Russell Waters, Screven county,
and Fred Akins, Tattnall county,
were top 4-H corn producers in
Southeast Georgia.
R.” A. Wilson, jr., Tift county,
won out over second place win
ner Ray Cameron of Irwin, in
South Central Georgia.
Bob Wingate, Mitchell county,
ran second only to first-place
winner Durwood Anthony of
Marion county, in Southwest
Georgia.
Of the 396 Georgia farmers
who last year produced more
than 100 bushels of corn per acre,
over 70 were 4-H club winners.
Johnson stated that 15,055
Georgia 4-H members were en
rolled in corn projects, with 11,-
928 making completions. ‘An
average of 77.4 bushels per acre
was obtained at an average cost
of 69 cents per bushel,” Johnson
added.
.
Roberts Resigns
As AmVets Head
TOCCOA, Ga., Feb. 27.—(AP)
—James Stark of Dalton is the
new commander of Georgia
AMVETS, succeeding Al Roberts
of Athens.
State officers elected Stark yes
terday after Roberts resigned to
enter the legislative race from
Clarke county.
The group also approved four
new AMVET charters — one for
the Georgia Tech unit and the
others to negro posts at Toccoa,
Gainesville and Moultrie.
Members voted unanimously to
oppose Post Office Department
plans to destroy records of postal
money orders lost during the war.
SERVING ATHENS AND NORTHEAST GEORCGCIA OVER A CENTURY
ATHENS, CA., MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1950.
H-Bomb Could Become World
Suicidle Weapon Says Scientists
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police trails a truckload of soft coal on
its way to a railroad siding for shipment
to Pittsburgh. Pickets had halted previ
Negotiators Fail To
Settle Coal Dispute
WASHINGTON, Feb, 27 —
(AP)—John L. Lewis’ United
Mine Workers today pleaded in
nocent to’ contempt charges res
sulting from the failure of 372,-
000 miners to return so work
under court order.
The union waived its right to
argue its case before a jury, and
decided to let Judge Richmond
B. Keech rule on the evidence
as well as the law.
The big question is whether
the union is responsible for the
refusal of the coal miners to go
back to work.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 —
(AP)—Two American merchant
ships reported today they were
bombed and strafed from the s
at the Communist-held North
China port of Tsingtao.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 —
(AP)—Soft coal contract nege
tiations today were recessed in
definitely but the government
kept both parties subject to call
for further talks on one hour’s
notice.
MRS. WATSON
PASSES TODAY
Mrs. C. P. Watson, aged 73,
passed away while asleep at her
home, 770 Barber street, Morday
morning at 8 o’clock.
Mrs. Watson is survived by her
husband; five daughters, Mrs. Ge
vena Colley, Mrs. Hubert Max
well, Mrs. Hoyt Smith, Mrs. Hu
bert Hardman, Mrs. J. T. Embry,
of Athens; three sons, John W.
Watson, Athens; Hoke S. Watson,
Atlanta and Oliver F. Watson, Toc
coa; sixteen grandchildren and
three great-grand-children.
Mrs. Watson was a native of
Clarke county and lived her con
tinuously from the time of her
birth. She was a member of the
New Hope Methodist church. She
was very much interested in her
home and was a lover and grower
of flowers. Her entire life was
devoted to the service of her fam
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WEATHER
ATHENS AND VICINITY
Fair and continued cold to
night with low near 26. Tues
day fair and warmer with high
near 62. Sun sets 6:27 and rises
7:05.
GEORGIA — Fair and con
tinued cold this afternoon and
tonight. Considerable frost to
night with low temperatures 22
to 27 in mountains, 27 to 30 in
central portion, and 30 to 34 in
extreme portion. Partly cloudy
and warmer Tuesday.
TEMPERATURE
Highest .S 0 o 0 oo 08
Lowest ... 0 Lo, i e as
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RAINFALL
Inches last 2« hours .. ... .00
Total since February 1 ... 3.08
Deficit since February 1 .. 2.58
Average February rainfall . 5.09
Total since January 1 .... 5.28
Deficit since January 1 .. 4.01
COAL MOVES UNDER POLICE GUARD
WASHINGTON, Feb, 27.—(AP)
—Hard-driving negotiators faile@
early today to settle the coal dis
pute, leaving the next step in the
great strike squarely up to a fed
eral judge whose back-to-work
order the miners have defied.
_ Federal dmomhad premdt‘
union na « \ =
sion, hoping that a last-ditch
agreement might forestall a fur
ther complication in the form of
a drastic contempt penalty against
the 372,000 rebellious miners.
The coal talks lasted until after
midnight, bringing the two sides
at one point into what may have
been the closest agreement of the
eight-month old dispute.
But the meetings broke up
without success, and the negotia
tors were called back today (11
a. m., EST) for another try.
Court Date
But first the United Mine
Workers Union had a date in
court with Federal Judge Rich
mond B. Keech, who vainly or
dered the miners back to the pits
February 11.
The possibility of a multi-mil
lion dollar fine against the union
had prompted the Sunday nego=
tiations.
With the coal shortage already
crippling much of the natiom,
some officials in on the talks
feared that a heavy court penalty
against the union might serve
merely to stiffen the miners’ re
sistance—besides throwing a new
obstacle in the path of the nego
tiaitors.
In addition to the 372,000 min
ers, some 180,000 workers were
idled by the long strike, as coal
using industries ran out of fuel.
In many sections schools closed
down. Some cities instituted
brownouts to save coal; some put
rationing into effect. A number
of cities and states declared emer
gencies, as chilly temperatures
gripped large sections of the
country. S
MIGHT HAVE SNEAKED BACK
Escaped Jungle - Bred Leopard
Believed To Still Be On Loose
: By Saul Feldman
OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 27—
(AP)——The first attempt of moun
tain lion hunting dogs to trail
Oklahoma City’s missing leopard
failed today.
A brace was taken to the fence
under which the animzl was re
ported to have sneaked back into
the zoo grounds in the night,
They were walked up and down
the fence a couple times without
success,
Then Byron Denton of Laveta,
Colo.—one of two men who were
flown in today with seven dogs
trained in mountain lion hunting
—said it was no use to keep them
there.
He said the fence was so close
to the pits and cages of other zoo
animals there were t{oo many
scents.
Skift Scene
It was decided to shift the hunt
ing scene from the zoo to a spot
northeast of the zoo where the ani=-
mal was reported seen yesterday.
A helicoptef from Fort Sill ar
rived and landed on the zoo
ous attempts to move the fuel. Picture
was made at Imperial, Pa.— (AP Wire
photo.)
Osborn W.
Taylor
Dies Here
Osborn W. Taylor, for 18 years
a beloved resident and citizen of
Athens, died in a local hospital
Sunday afternoon. He suffered a
heart attack while playing golf at
the country club and died shortly
after being taken to the hospital.
Funeral services will be held
from First Baptist Church Tues
day morning at 11 o’clock, Dr. J.
C. Wilkinson, pastor emeritus of
the Baptist Church, officiating.
The body will lie in state one hour
prior to the services, Fallbearers
are to be selected from the mem
bers of Athens Lions Club and the
country club. Honorary palibearers
will be members of Lions Club,
Country Club and the Forum Class
of First -Baptist Church. Tnter
ment will be in West View Ceme
tery, Atlanta, McDorman Funeral
Home in charge of all arrange
ments. -
Surviving Mr. Taylor are his
wife, Mrs. Emmie B. Taylor, Ath
ens; two daughters, Mrs. H. F. E.
Schuster, Savannah, and Miss
Jonella Taylor, Athens; one grand
son, Fredrick Schuster, Savannah;
one brother, J. H. Taylor, Decatur;
and several nieces and rephews.
Mr. Tayvlor, who was affec
tionately known as *Grand-pa”,
was 69 vears of age. He came to
Athens 18 years ago and until his
recent retirement was connected
with Community Loan Company.
Since his retirement ne has spent
the greater part of his time at the
Country Club where he enjo_ved<
playing golf and making contact
with his many friends. l
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grounds.
It will be used in the hunt.
William Kent, Colorado state
trapper, flew in with Denton and
the dogs in an asrplane chartered
by the Denver Post.
Today’s search began--as it did
Saturday after the leopard es
canad—at the 200,
The searchers included marine
reserves, park employes, police
men off duty and experienced
hunters. ’
Two guards reported the ani
mal—just a few weeks out of an
India jungle—reentered the zoo
grounds about 1 a. m.
But a search of the greunds fail
e to disclose him. :
At daybreak zoo director Julian
Frazier and others searched the
nit from whi~h the wild animal
fled. But he was not there, either.
Drugged Meat
Hunks of meat—treated with a
druz—have been hung on the
fence where the guards reported
seeing the animal.
Marine reservists joined in the
hunt. g W
Read Daily by 35,000 People In Athens Trade Area
Might Be Rigged ToKill
Enfer Human Race
By The Associated Press '
A top atomic scientist says the hydrogen bomb could be
rigged to create a death cloud capable of killing all the
humans in the world.
Dr. Leo Czilard, biophysicist at the University of*%&hi
cago, and three other atomic authorities agreed that such
a bomb could be turned into a world suicide weapon cap
able of wiping out friend and foe alike,
The scientists saw the H-bomb
as creating a cloud of radioactive
dust which carried everywhere by
the winds would poison the air,
settle to earth and slowly but
surely take the life of every man,
woman and child.
" The scientists, at a University of
Chicago round table, raised this
question:
What would happen in event of
war if the enemy, faced with de
——m—e——— f@2 t, WO u} d
threaten to let
World News loose a hydrogen
Roundup bomb with all
i S terrible PO=
tentialities of world suicide?
The scientists didn’t have an
answer. The implication was that
it was up so the diplomats to see
that such a situation never comes
to pass. |
~ In the face of such a gigantic is
sue today’s immediate develoF
ments seemed somewhat insignifi
cant. But the diplomats had re
ports on their desks from over the
world like these: |
Soviet Power
The Soviet Union has underlined
her growing stature as a sea power
by creating a separate Navy Minis=-
try under Admr. Ivan Stepanovich.
The Soviet Army and Navy had
been unified four years ago. The
new move was designed to give
impetus to a program which calls
for building up to 1,000 submarines
and at least three modern battle
ships.
In London, politicians asked:
W&m w‘i;l the ctonservatives isttx-ik’e
a blow aimed at toppling Britain’s
shaky Labor govomuiengr As a
result of last Thursday’s election
Labor held an overall majority in
the House of Commons of only ten
—smallest by any government
since 1910. The Conservatives will
meet in a strategy conference to
morrow to consider a course of
action.
Under Arrest
In Singapore, Capt. R. P. P.
(Turk) Westerling was under ar
rest. He is the Rebel leader whose |
forces of deserters from the Dutch
army seized most of West Java’s
capital, Bandoeng, in a raid on
Jan. 23. Westerling has boasted
he could take the Indonesian capi
tal city of Jakarta if he had encugh
arms. The United States of In
donesia called for extradition of
Westerling on charges of leading a
guerrilla revolt. If returned, he
would face a death penalty.
Israel has asked the United
States and Britain for military
equipment to bolster its army and
air force. Diplomatic officials in
Washington say such aid weuld
depend on the size of the present
Israel war chest. Israel apparent
ly wants to offset shipment of Bri
tish arms to Israel’s Arab neigh
bors. |
12 HOSPITALIZED
CHILDERSBURG, Ala., Feb. 27
-— (AP) — Escaping chlorine gas
fumes last night bospitalized =l2
workmen at the Coosa River
Newsprint Company. The men
were taken to a hospital in nearby
Sylacauga. Oxygen was rushed
from Birmingham, 40 miles north
of Childersburg: A
A national guard airpiane flew
overhead.
Frazier, who has had only two
hours sleep since Friday night,
warned the cat hadn’t eaten since
Saturday and said his hunger will
make him even more dangerous.
“Besides that his nature leads
him to kill for pleasure,” Frazier
added.
The only tangible clue to the
animal’s presence in the zoo early.
today are the hairs caught under
the rough edge of the fence 50
feet from where his mate is caged.
Examining the hairs, Frazier
nodded in affirmation:
“There’s no doubt about it, these
are leopard hairs, and our cat
sneaked in here today.”
But as to the whereabouts of
the 200 pounds of jungle fury,
frazier rouldn’t say. It cscaped un
seen after springing 18 feet from
its pit in the zoo.
Afternoon visitors scattered in
panic before the calm animal’s
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EDITION
GOP Plans
3-Way Rap
On Demos
WASHINGTON, Feb, 27—(AP)
—Republicans are planning to use
the Communist issue for & three=
way attack on the Truman admin
istration in the congressional came
paign.
Under plans discussed by party
strategists, GOP speakers will
have a lot to say about:
(1) President Truman’s *‘red
herring” statements, (2) his re
fusal to let a Senate committee
look at secret State Department
loyalty files and (3) Secretary of
State Acheson’s comment that he
will not turn his back on Alger
Hiss.
Senator Ferguson (R-Mich.) told
a reporter he thinks these add up
to “something the American people
ought to know about.” |
“If they don't constitute an
issue, then I never saw one,” the
Michigan senator said.
Republican orators mg.d on
Mr. Truman’s “red herring” state
ments in the 1948 presidential
campaign without much success.
“Red Herring”
During that campaign Mr, Tru
'man said the Communists-in=-gov~
ernment investigation conducted
by the House Committee on un-
American activities was just a
“red herring” to keep the people's
minds off more important things.
But the conviction of Hiss, for
mer State Department official, on
charges that he lied to the com~
mittee when he denied furnishing
secret government documents to a
Communist Courier, has strength
ened Republican intentions to
bring up the “red herring” issue .
again. Z
In addition, the GOP members
think Acheson gave them an ex~-
cellent campaign issue when he
said after Hiss’ conviction that he |
wouldn’'t desert his long-time |
friend. i
Some Democrats seem to feel |
the Republicans may have some- |
thing there. Senator Lucas of |
Illinois, the Democratic leader, |
disclosed recently he had told Mr. |
Truman he will not defend
Acheson’s statement against at- |
tacks on the Senate Floor. {:
The Republicans, however, |
aren’t confining their attacks to
Senate and House speeches. They |
have already made Acheson a '
prime target in political speeches |
all over the country. 2 !
University
Play Opens
4-Day Run
. The meek Professor Tommy i
Turner will be taking a tip from
the tigers and panthers—and even
the penguins—by fighting for his
‘mate, and for freedom of academic
expression, just 4 times at the Uni
versity Theatre, where the come- -
dy success with a professor hero,
called “The Male Animal,” will
run February 27th-March 2nd. .
This is the laugh hit from the pen
of James Thurber and Elliot' Nu
gent which regaled Broadway -
audiences for nearly a year, and
’ was described by New York critics
as “sereamingly funny,” “an hilar
‘ious romp,” and “a festive frolic.”
| “The Male Animal” kids college
football heroes, radical students,
stuffed-shirt trustees and cawpus
“Red” scares in its merry-story of
a professor who finds himself the .
innocent venter of s “Red” hunt in
the college after he announces to
his English class that he intends to -
read the farewell letter of the rad
ical Vanzetti, as an example of the
powerful writing ot an untutored
man. o
Leading roles in the University
Theatre’s production:of “The Male
Animal” are being played by Jay .
Gardner, as the worm-turning
Prof. Tommy Turner, Kathie
Pender as his crockery-hurling
wife, Grayson Trapnell as the Lo
thario-like ex-grid star, and John
Kollock as Ed Keller, the uphols
tered stomach that dominates the
college boara of trustees. Virginia
Woodall, J. C. Hulme and Baxter
Webb have been cast in featured
roles. ; ‘:§