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Democrafic Primary Candidafes
Speak To Women Voters Group
BY RANDALL COUCH
Democratic Primary candidates
for the positions of County Com
missioner, Judge and Solicitor of
City Court, appeared before
Clarke County Women Voters at
their regular lunchéon meeting
held in Holman Hotel Tuesday af
ternoon at 1 o’clock, Mrs. Annie
Griffeth presiding.
Present were the present Coun
ty Commissioners, all seeking re
election, J. H. Towns, Frank Ham
mett and Harry Elder; Commission
candidates Billy Cooper, Howard
Seagraves and Russel! Saye; Judge
Arthur Oldham and Solicitor Pres
ton Almond, both of whom are un
opposed.
Judge Oldham gave a brief his
tory of the City Court of Athens,
stating that the local court is the
oldest one in Georgia. He said, “I
am grateful for two facts relating
to.the City Court; that it is a court
of record, and that it is not a court
of last resort” He assured Clarke
Women Voters that he would con
tinue to serve in the spirit he has
served since he became Judge of
Oty Court in September of 1940.
Praises Group
‘Preston Almond, seeking reelec- l
tion to his present Solicitor’s post
said, “During the years I have
served as your Solicitor I have at
tempted to be impartial, courteous,
loyal and trustworthy, If I am al
lowed to retain my position, I will
continue as I have in the past.”
Solicitor Almond also praised
Clarke County Women Voters for
the interest they display in com
munity affairs and the many ac
complishments of the group.
Stating that it is his foremost
desgire to serve Clarke County as
a whole, Billy Cooper, seeking a
Commission post, revealed his ad
vocacy of improved roads, improv
ed schools and schocl transporta
tion, extension of water to com
munities outside the city of Ath
ens, and jury duty for women.
Commission candidates Russell
Saye and Howard Seagraves ex
pressed their appreciation for the
opportunity to appear before the
Voters Group.
Dr. Frank Hammett outlined
many accomplishments of the
present Commissioners, stressing
road improvements instrumentali- |
ty in securing State Patrol Station
here, the new Public Library
Building (through a bond issue),
Athens General Hospital expan
sion program and the proposed
health center to be constructed in
the near future.
Harry Elder averred, *“Your
present commissioners have suc
eceded in making the improve
ynents listed by Dr Hammett with
sut increasing taxes. The county
has been doing a great work. Of
gourse, there are some things we
gren’t doing as we would desire,
but our county is in good financial
ghape.
. J. H. Towns, ¥resent chairman
of the Board of Commissioners,
told the Women Voters that they
have a large part to play in the
service of the county and that all
indications would support the be-
Lief that the Voters Group is one
pf the most active in the county.
] have been very glad to serve
with Dr. Hammett and Mr. Elder
t»n the County Board of Commis
sioners, and it is my desire to con
tinue in my present eapacity,” said
Mr Towns.
| Engineer Speaks ‘
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so hold to what I have” was the
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remark of Homer Nicholson when
invited to speak by Mrs. Griffeth,
president of Clarke Women Voters.
'Mr. Nicholson, county engineer,
stated that the present board of
Lcommissioners has been most co
‘operative in securing outside, Fed
eral and State, aid for the benefit
of this county and that much has
‘been done in the past several years
to the betterment of the entire
county and section.
! At a business meeting following
the appearances of candidates, the
’Voters Group heard reports from
two committees. The first commit
tee reporting was appointed at the
last meeting to check on conditions
at Clarke County Farm. Members
of the investigating group visited
the County Farm Tuesday morn
‘ing, and though they found con
ditions satisfactory, recommended
‘that something be done towards
‘construction of a single building
to house all farm inmates,
As proposed by the committee,
the building should have central
heating, a large recreation room,
separate wings for men and wo
men, colored and white, and a
large, central dining room.
The second committee reporting
at the Tuesday meeting visited
City Stockade and on the whole
found conditions pleasing; howev
er, it was revealed that some rec
ommendations as to sanitation at
the stockade would be made to the
proper authorities in the near fu
ture.
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Examinations For
Revenue Agents
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Will Be Conducted
The Civil Service Commission
announces that applications are
being accepted for the positions
Internal Revenue Agent and Spe
cial Agent (Tax Fraud) at a start
ing salary of $3,825 per annum.
An unusual opportunity is pre
sented to persons with accounting
training or experience who are in
terested in career employment in
the Internal Revenue Servic.e The
duties of an Internal Rev. Agent
entails verification of income tax
returns filed by corporations, part
nerships, individuals, estates and
trusts. Sepcial Agents investigate
tax fraud cases jointly with In
ternal Revenue Agents Veterans
who qualify will be granted pref
erence in determining their rat
ings.
Detailed information is avail
able from the local Civil Service
Secretary at the post office, or
from the Board of Examiners for
Agents in Charge, P. 0. Box 4025
Atlanta, Georgia.
G, Crai
, Craig
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cers.
Hope For School
Further, stated the Commander,
the training school idea is still
fresh on Legion records, and it is
hoped that something can be done
through the present Legislature to
bring about the establishment of
such a schocl. Y
“Time hag come,” said Com
mander ' Craig, “when we Ameri
cans cannot permit anyone to lead
us or to represent us who wasn't
born American, does not think
American and act American. Ours
(the American Legion and the
people of America) is a grave re
sponsibility.” ’
In reference to the Hoover Com
mission the Commander stated Le
glon views of recommendations
imade by the Commission to divide
the present Veterans Administra
tion organization into five parts
for the sake of “economy and if
ficiency.” Commander Craig was
brief and to the point in stating
that the Legion opposes these re
commendations for obvious rea
sons, the primary one being the
extreme probability that no or
ganization, when split into five
sections, can operate on a more
economical and efficient basis.
“We must,” averred Commander
Craig, “implant in the minds of
our citizenry the value of virtue,
honesty, hard work and the Amer
ican principles of freedom. We
can and will succeed with divine |
guidance and steadfast faith.” |
Weaver Bridges, commander of
Allen R. Fleming Post 20, of Ath
ens, presided at last night’s ban
quet held in the ballroom of Geor
gian Hotel at 7:30. Taking the form
of a celebration of the 31st An
niversary of American Legion (to
day, March 15), the banquet hon
ored Commander Craig, who ap
peared here again this morning at
University Chapel where a roll call
of the sth, 9th and 10th districts
was held at 10:30.
Introduces Guests
Mr. Bridges introduced the many
distinguished guests present at
last night’s affair, Among them
were President and Mrs. J. C. Rog
ers, University of Georgia; Colonel
James Shufelt, University Military
Department; Dean Alton Hosch of
University Law School; George
Hearn, State Legion Commander
from Monroe; Department Senior
Vice-Commander John Brock and
his wife; Department Adjutant
Robert Joiner; Legion National Ex
ecutive Committeeman Guy O.
Stone; Mayor and Mrs. Jack Wells
of Athens; Roscoe Long, 10th Dis
trict commander; National Securi
ty Chairman Erle Cocke, jr.; and
George Poschner, World War II
|hero, graduate of University of
Georgia, and All-American {foot
ball player.
Commander Craig was presented
a “genuine Southern rabbit’s foot”
and a Robert E. Lee tile by mem
bers of the Legion, Weaver Bridges
presented him with an autographed
copy of a book authored by Geor
gia’s Poppy Lady, Miss Moina
Michael, and announced that.an
other gift would be tendered the
Commander at the Chapel cere
monies on University campus this
morning.
The National Commander will
make several more appearances in
Georgia before he returns to Chi=
cago where he is to speak Friday.
His next stop in this state will be
in Macon.
Siaie
(Continued From Page One)
nation was “two senators from
each state, though in population
Rhodes Island and Nevada dif
fer from New York, Pennsylvania
and California, as much as Fulton
county does from Georgia’s small
er counties,
“The federal constitution does
not take from the states their right
to set up their own internal or
ganization and prescribe the man
ner of state elections.
“If there is political wrong, the
remedy is in the state legislature
which ean amend the act. Cer
tainly this court of equity should
not adjudge the matter ”
In the dissenting opinion Judge
Andrews said “the basis of the
discrimination is place of resi
dence, a discrimination not justi
fied on any reasonable basis of
classification nor can it be said to
furnish plantiffs the equal pro
tection of the laws.”
A federal guarantee of “equal
protection under the laws was the
basis of the suit attacking consti
tutionality of the county unit law.
“Denial of the right to vote in
a Georgia Democratic primary is
a violation of a federally protect
ed right,” Andrews continued cit
ing numerous previous cases. '
“The right to vote includes the
right to have the ballot counted.
The right to have the vote coun
ted includes the right to have it
counted without dilution and in
full value.” = A
As to ‘he question of federal
court jurisdiction, Andrews said
that previous cases, including pre
vious decisions on the unit sys
tem itself, were not applicable to
the current case because the court
orders sought here “do not pre
sent practical difficulties.”
He pointed out that the previous
suit against the unit system was
decided after the primary and af
ter general election in ballots had
been prepared. In the current case,
he said, it would be a simple matter
to order the Democratic party and
the Secretary of State not to cer
tify candidates for the ballot
chosen by the unit system.
Georgia is the only state which
doesn’t choose officials by popu
lar vote.
The system was attacked by two
Atlanta citizens, businessman Ba
nard South and Harold C. Flem
ing, public relations director for
the Southern Regional Council.
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desk by Fpiday. =«
The Senate Commerce Commit~
tee set the stage for a mid-Apni
airing of filmland morals. Its an
gry chairman, Edwin C. Johnson
(D.-Colo.), told a reporter the mo
tion picture industry is going 1o be
called on the carpet to explain the
actions of some of its stars.
The Motion Picture Producers
Association fired back in a state=
ment saying that Hollywood has
no more than its share of people
who violate the moral code. It said
further that Johnson’s proposed
method of attacking the situation
would menace American freedoms
and was “a police state bill.”
Johnson proposed crack-down
legislation under which every
American actor and producer
would have to be licensed by a
Commerce Denartment Bureau and
a SIO,OOO permit obtainea for in- 1
terstate shipment of every motion
picture. |
Red Probe |
Senate investigators pressed Me-
Carthy for more names t¢ back up
his charges of Communist activi
ties in high places but he insisted
on a little rest before he proceeds.
Dorothy Kenyon, one of those he
has accused of being pro-Com
munist, said yesterday “There is
not a Communist bone in my
body.”
Miss Kenyon is a former Ameri
can delegate on a United Nations
Commission.
| After hearing her the Senate
iForeign Relations Subcommittee
probing McCarthy's charges sche
duled a meeting behind closed
doors for today. :
Housing Test
The test on the President’s hous
ing aid plan, set for sometime
after 4:30 p. m., Eastern Standard
time by prior Senate agresment,
was expected to be decided on a
close vote.
At issue is a proposal to use
$1,000,000,000 of government cre
‘dit for long-term low-interest
loans to cooperatives and other
non-profit groups. The loans
would be expected to aid groups
of families, with incomes averaging
between $2,400 and $4,700 a year,
to rent or own better housing.
The long-fought-over farm price
support plan emerged—altered in
several spots—yesterday from a
Senate-House Conference Com
mittee. It is expected to get
prompt approval by the two
houses. Chairman Cooley (D.-N.
C.) of the House Agriculture Com
mittee said he expects the bill to
he on Mr. Truman’s desk by Friday
night.”
| As finally approved by the con
lfercnce group the compromise
| measure would: ;
(1) Authorize the Secretary of
Agriculture to not enly give away
surplus potatoes bought by the
| government but also pay the trans
‘ portation for their delivery to such
Irecipients as public and private
| non-profit institutions and organi
i zations.
| " (2) Provide 1950 price supports
| for only those potatoes produced
| by farmers operating under mark
eting agreements.
(3) Authorize about 1,250,000
additional acres for the 1950 cotton
planting. This would give every
l planter an acreage allotment of at
least 65 per cent of the average
amount of land he planted to cot
| ton in 1946, 1947 and 1948.
(4) Boost peanut acreage by
~about 100,000, principally in Ala
|\ THE BANNER;HERALD, ATHENS, GEORGIA
bama and Texas with Texas get
ting about 48,000 and Alabama
about 42,000 more acres,
British
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for any emergency.
The communists moved to halt
discussion of American arms aid
until the National Assembly con
sidered proposals too ban arma
ments and atomic weapons. The
motion was lost 404 to 179.
Pro-Communist De'ty Pierre
Cot charged France is a satellite
of the United States in accepting
nearly SSOO 000,000 in arms aid.
In any future war, Cot said, the
U. S. intends to let France do all
the fighting
Evacution Ships
Two small American Navy ships
are enroute to Shanghai to heip
evacute 1,600 Americans and other
foreigners from that Communist
held port. Yokohama reported two
list (landing ship, tanks) will fer
ry the evacuees down the Whang
po and Yangtze Rivers from Shan
ghai to the liner Gen. W. H. Gor
don. Because of the danger of
mines said to have been laid by
Nationalist Chinese in the ap
proaches to Shanghai, the liner
will remain in International wat-~
ers. The Gordon i sdue to the area
about March 20.
Moscow released official figures
of the final count in the Soviet
Union elections last Sunday show
ing that 99.98 per cent of Russia’s
registered voters cast ballots for
deputies in the two Houses of the
Supreme Soviet (parliament The
vote approved a single bloc list of
Communist party and non-party
candidates.
Military
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115 years ago. Members are How=
ell C. Erwin, jr. chairman, Mrs.
Carl Saye, George T. Burpee, Vane
G. Hawkins, Clyde McDorman, L.
M. Shadgett, B. R. Bloodworth, D.
Weaver Bridges, W. H. Benson,
Mrs. Harold Hodgson, and Sgt.
Jack Bradley.
Winston
(Continued From Page One)
as a whole.
Former Farmer
Mr. Martin, a native of this
county and lifelong resident here,
was engaged in farming until 1927
and continued to farm to some ex=
tent until 1940, when he began to
devote his time to his business en
terprise.
Mr. Martin has never offered for
public office before and said today
that he will shortly announce the
platform on which he will make
his race for commissioner. 8
Mr. Martin married the former
Maude Benton of Clarke county
and they have two children, Jimmy
Warrick Martin of Athens, and
Mrs. Serena Cherry of Oconee
Heights, and four grandchildren.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin are charter
members of Prince Avenue Bap
tist Church. Mr. Martin served
the Oconee Heights district as bail
iff for twelve years.
“I do not believe in making a
lot of promises just to get votes
as is so often the case with candi
dates. What I promise I will ful
fill, Providence willing,” Mr. Mar=
tin said as he qualified.
Entry of Mr. Winston and Mr.
Martin in the race for the Board
of County Commissioners, brings
the number in that race to nine.
Judge Arthur S. Oldham and
Solicitor Preston M. Almand are
unopposed Yor the offices of Judge
and Solicitor, respectively, of the
City Court of Athens.
Seeking re-nomination as county
commissioners are Harry Elder,
Frank Hammett and James Towns.
Other candidates, in addition to
Mr. Winston and Mr. Martin, are
W. A. (Billy) Cooper, jr., Roscoe
Long, Russell Saye and Howard W.
Seagraves.
The primary will be county
wide with the polls opening at T
a. m. and closing at 6 p. m. in each
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Human Erosion
Henry H. West, judge of Clarke
Superior Court, told members of
Athens Kiwanis Club yesterday
that “for the good of the commu
nity and the country we must
stamp out everything pertaining
to human erosion. ‘
He compared human erosion
with erosion of land; then stated
that whenever “we have waves of
sickness with our animals or have
disasters involving land we rush
out and give assistance, but often
we tend to ignore juvenile delin
quency and human erosion.”
Judge West cited the Boy Scouts
of America as a builder of char
acter, resourcefulness and ability
to serve others. Following a brief
history of Scouting in Ameérica he
said Scout training benefits the'
youths of today.
Efforts of the Athens YMCA in
preparing boys for future citizen
ship were also praised by Judge
West. He encouraged boys to take
part in both activities.
The importance of fathers work
ing with their sons in Boy Scout
ing was discussed by the speaker
He added that although “some of
us may not have had the oppor
tunity of being Boy Scouts we can
be GOOD SCOUTS.”
Introducing the speaker was A.
P. Farrar. Presiding over the
juncheon meeting held in the N
and N Cafeteria Civic Room was
President Tom Jones.
~ Visitors were Howell Erwin, jr.,
of Athens, and Hugh Robinson and
Mr. Mason, Atlanta Kiwanians.
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312 E. Broad St. Phone 2781 Athens, Ga.
lwm!. MARCH ‘ls, 1950,