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Emergency Civil Defense Plans
Readied For A-Bomb €<y Cities
WASHINGTON, May 23.— (AP) —An emer
gency defense plan is going to be ready soon for
the nation’s A-bomb worried cities,
Mayors have been complaining that their towns
can’'t find out what they ought to do about civil
defense. s
Now the government's civil defense office, in
the National Securities Resources Board (NSRB),
is trying to get a program ready this summer that
will show thenr what to do with the manpower
and resources they have now,
Special surveys getting underway here and in
Peattle and Chicago, where authorities will work
on the assumption that the cities have been atom
bombed, will be the basis for the fill-in program.
Later on, by September 1, NSRB intends to have
a more permanent civil defense plan ready for
states and communities,
NSRB officials say no change in policy has
been made — that the federal government isn't
stepping in to give the orders and foot the bill
for civil defense. It still plans to supply guidance
and advice, and leave it to states and cities to
make the detailed arrangements and pay most of
American Aid Hinted
Continuation Of ECA Program
Seen After June 30 Deadline
By The Associated Press.
The director of the Economic Ceooperation Administra
yon in Formosa said today there are indications Washing
ton is going ahead with further aid to Chiang Kai-shek’s
fsland fortress.
Dr. Raymond Moyer said in Taipei, capital of the Nat
fonalist-held island, that the ECA program was scheduled
to end June 30 but Washington has requested his views on
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GORDON DUDLEY
Athenian Named
Director Of
Textile Group
Signal honor was paid an Ath
enian when Gordon Dudley, pres
ident of Athens Manufacturing
Company, was elected a member
of the Board of Directors of the
Georgia Cotton Manufacturers As
sociation at its annual convention
in Daytona Beach, Fla, Practical
ly every cotton textile manufac
turing company in the state is a
member of the association.
New directors elected with Mr.
Dudley are Willis Taylor of the
Newnan Cotton Mills, Newnan;
Paul McKinney, jr., Swift Manu
facturing Company, Columbus,
and Bud Vereen, of the Moultrie
Cotton Mills, Moultrie.
The company of which Mr. Dud
ley is president was granted a
charter in 1828 and it is believed
actual operations began in 1832.
Hower, the company is dated from
1835 which is the first record of
minutes it has. Incidentally, the
company has a complete set of
minutes from March 23, 1835, to
the present date.
In March of 1835 the mill con
sisted of four throstles of 132
spindles each, ‘' six cards, one
drawing frame and one speeder.
The wage scale at that time
was as follows:
James Royal, picker hand, $12.00
per month; Elisfia Royal, spinner,
SIOO.OO per year; Abraham and
William ?{eoyal, $84.00 per year.
The mill also owned seven
slaves at that time,
Looms Added
Sixteen looms were added in
1840 and the first dividend was
paid ip 1844. In 1857 the factory
b,m‘ne(il and shortly afterwards
was rebuilt,
In 1862 the company sold to
Messrs, Cook and Arthur land on
which to build a Ccnfederate
Armory. This land and the build
ing thereon was puirchased from
Cook and Arthur in 1876 and is
now the earding and spinning
ioom, and the plant has been en
larged many times over.
In 1863 tge agent was directed
to sell all slavotlh. ownec: by 'fi‘l‘
company and agent was in
ztnlmdy to consider the wishes of
the slaves in making the sale.
~ On October 4, 1865, the ‘fit
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ATHENS BANNER-HERALD
Associated Press Service
BOMBED-OUT SURVEYS
“This appears to indicate that
ECA in Washington is not closing
down the program in Formosa,”
he said.
No American officials on For
mosa seemed worried over the
Communist invasion threat. The
State Department has requested
all Americans not on official bus
iness to leave while normal trans
portaion is available.
Nationalist Chinese claimed
their forces have repulsed a Red
attempt to capture the island of
Wanshan (Ladrone). They claim
ed 1,000 Communists were killed
in the first invasion try but pre
dicted the Communists would try
again.
A former government official
of; the ewst China province of
Sinkiang told newsmen in Srini
——ie—e gay. Kashmir that
World Newsthe Nationalist
Chinese guerril-
Roundup las are giving
wi e pta Lo the Communists
a tough time. He said 5,000 Sinki
ang guerrillas are fighting the
Reds in the mountains near the
capital city of Urumchi.
Elsewhere around the world:
Germany — The first ‘contin
gent of militant Communist youth
arrived in Berlin today in prepa
ration for next Sunday’s much
heralded demonstration. As re
viewing stands were being built
and flags hung out, in the Soviet
sector, west Berlin’s mayor Ernest
Reuter warned Russia his sector
would “defend its freedom”
against any “putsch attempt to
conquer and suddenly overrun
free Berlin.”
Peru — The thousand year old
city of Cuzco received offers of
help from all over the Americas
today as it continued to dig itself
out from earthquake-strewn rub
ble which was expected ventual
ly to yield 60 or more bodies. An
airlift from Lima, Peru’s capital,
is flying in relief supplies. The
quake ‘Sunday left centuries-old
buildings in ruins.
Austria — Officials in Vienna
said Russia’s latest delaying tac
ties made it look as if Austria is
in for an indefinite occupation.
They received the latest deadlock
ing of the Austrian treaty nego
tiations calmly. In London yester
day Russia demanded that before
discussing Austria the western
powers first answer Russian
charges they have violated the
Ttalian peace treaty by malm)g
Trieste a war base. The west sai
the Triests issue was a Russian
smokescreen.
Korea — The defense ministry
of the south oKrean republic re
ported 27 guerrillas from Com-~
munist north Korea were killed
Sunday, 70 miles north of Seoul,
the republican capital. Since early
spring republican forces have
wiped out 700 guerrilas, the com
munque said.
United Nations — In Florence,
Italy, the U. N. educational, ci
entific and cultural organization’s
fifth general conference heard Di
rector General Jaime Torres Bo
det urge all nations to unite for
peace and do everything in their
power “to fight against the obsess
sion of war.”
ATHENS AND VICINITY
Partly cloudy and warm this
afternoon and Wednesday, Fair
and mild tonight. Low temper
ature tonight near 58, high Wed
nesday 82. Sun sets tonight at
7:33 o'clock and rises Wednes
day at 5:26 a. m.
eiipsa—
GEORGIA — Partly cloudy
this afterncon amd Wednesday,
warmer in north and central
portions. Partly cloudy and mild
m Scattered showers in
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Nor does theg" - that an emergency plan is
being develo' /¥ dicate, NSRB authorities say,
that the gor ';;"' ent considers an attack any
more likely"~ w than in recent weeks and
months. .
A meeting was held yesterday with Washing
ton officials and private individuals working on
civil defense,
A 23-point check list was passed around and
experts in 36 fields are supposed to supply ans
wers within a week, telling what they would
plan to do, what they would need in the way of
handling people and equipment, in event of a
national emergency and before and after an
atomic attack, "
The emergency plan in Washington will cover
five big fields — public works, public services,
public safety, public health, and disaster relief.
These are broken down into 36 smaller, more
specific fields, such as protective structures,
bridges, telephones, power, gas, fuel, transporta
tion, fire and police services, anti-sabotage pre
cautions, demolition, first aid, evacuation, and
hospital services,
Athens Swimmin g
Pools Featured
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In “Recreation
Athens’ swimming pools are
featured in a five-page article
in the current issue of “Recrea
tion,” officials magazine of the
National Recreation Association
of America.
“Swimming — Athens style,”
written by Wayne R. Shields at
the request of an official who
visited the swimming pools
tells in detail of the function of
local pools and their technical
operation. The visiting official
termed Athens pools among the
best he had seen in the nation.
“Recreation” is distributed to
almost every public library and
recreation board in the United
States, and features articles on
the progress of recreational
groups.
Baker Outlines Plan
To Promote His Race
Gubernatorial Candidate C. O. (Fat) Baker, in a radio
speech over WRFC late yesterday, outlined a plan which he
believes will assure his “overwhelming” election in the
Democratic Primary June 28. : f
Thompson Rally
To Hear Greer
InChapel,BP. M.
The first political speech of the
season on the University campus
will be given by Rep. John W.
Greer tonight on behalf of M. E.
Thompson, candidate for govern
or. Greer will deliver his address
in the University Chapel at 8
o’clock, and will conduct a ques
tion forum afterwards.
A large number of students and
townspeople are expected to at
tend the rally, which is sponsored
by the Thompson-for-Governor
Clubs of the University and
Clarke County. Jack Goodman,
Columbus, and Al Roberts, Athens,
both law students, are the respec~
tive heads of the two clubs.
Rep. Greer, whose home is in
Lanier county in South Georgia, is
the author of the anti-mask bill
which failed to pass the recent
session of the legislature. Greer
took part in a debate on the Ku
Klux Klan held in the Chapel last
February 15. He is also a strong
advocate of a sales tax to finance
the Minimum Foundation Pro
gram, g
The rally has been preceded by
extensive advertising. A student
motorcade through Athens this af
ternoor: announced the rally.
GOP To Launch
Southern Drive
ATLANTA, May 23—(AP)—The
Republican party, with an eye on
discontented Democrats and State
Righters, is pushing anew for a
two-party system in Dixie.
John Tope, National chairman
of the Young Republicans, is mak
ing a swing through the South to
line up followers willing to work
for the GOP on the precinct level.
The GOP is coming to the South
to stay, the Detroit salesman pre
dicts, adding:
“We are going to stress a county
by coun&y organization and keep it
going. We plan to keep men run
ning in every election despite the
results.”
He met here last night with a
group of young Georgia college
students, business and professional
people The group was confident
the South is ready for a political
change and that it’s time for the
Republicans to start cashing in.
FIRE CALL
Athens firemen went to 397
West Southview Drive last night
\cvvhhen‘there was an m&vghefittfid;
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SERVING ATHENS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA OVER A CENTURY
ATHENS, CA., TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1950.
U. S. Demands Russia
Dissolve East Police
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‘BOMB*DATA
South Amboy Becomes
Laboratory To Study
How Bombs Affect U.S.
SOUTH AMBOY, N. J., May 23
—(AP)—-This city’s explosion dis
aster has given the army a chance
to study what might happen if Am
erica were bombed,
The Department of the Army has
sent two scientists here to study
after-effects of the munitions blast
which shook South Amboy Friday
killing 31, Injuring more than 300,
and ruining the waterfront.
The American continent escaped
bombing in both world wars, and
army men have only the exper
ience of foreign countries to go on
when guessing how bombs might
affect American cities. But now
South Amboy has become a labo
ratory that may throw some light
on hoew America might behave in
a surprise bombing raid.
Dr. Leonard Logan, a sociologist,
and Dr. J. B. Green, a physicist,
said their report for the army will
discuss the physical, economic, and
social impacts of the disaster.
~ Meanwhile there is still no of
ficial explanation of what caused
600 tons of munitions, destined for
Pakistan, to blow guard hearing
i Witnesses at a coast guart hearing
\in New York limited themselves
{0 guesses. e
Shopkeepers returned to their
boarded-up stores here and glaz
iers arfd carpenters were at a pre
mium. Explosions continued to
punctuate the air as army demoli
tion squads combed the wrecked
(Continued On Page Two)
Mr. Baker addressed his remarks
to Athens and Northeast Georgia
voters. He told them they have
tried both M. E. Thompson, form
er Governor and the incumbent,
Herman Talmadge, both of whom
are seeking re-election. He said
it is time to try somebody who
knows “something about law and
something about business.”
The Clarke legislator referred
to the races of other Athenians for
the Governorship. He said Clarke
county could help elect a candi
date for Governor if the people
here would utilize their connec
tions throughout the State in the
candidate’s behalf.
Mr. Baker asserted that Clarke
countians could write letters to
friends in the State and tell them
what a good governor “Fat” Baker
would make. He said if one thou
sand Clarke county citizens would
write one hundred letters each
endorsing his candidacy it would
get him 100,000 votes. Then, if
each of the persons who received
the letters from Clarke voters
would in turn get one vote for
Baker that would be 200,000 votes.
Those votes added to those he al
ready has would “assure my over
whelming election,” Mr. Baker de
clared.
Discusses Platform
Mr. - Baker discussed his plat
form outlining his plans for edu
cation, old age pensions, economy,
roads, taxes.
Mr. Baker said some of his
Athens friends want to sponsor a
rally in his behalf here on the
night of June 26th. He said it will
cost $3,000 to finance a radio net
work for the occasion and asked
that those who want to help pro
mote his candidacy to mail a small
check to him for the purpose of
financing the proposed rally.
Opening his speech, Mr, Baker
discussed what he charged as
propaganda against him sponsor
ed by the Thompson and Tal
madge supporters. He said the
only thing they can say against
him is that “he hasn’t got a
chance.” “I am taking this means
of answering all of you at one
time. The only thing the opposition
have been able to say about “Fat”
Baker is, Thompson and his few
helpers put it out that Talmadge
run me to split his votes. I ask
you what votes since he could not
win with’ all the money and the
powers of the Governor, how does
he expect to win without either
)one? The Talmadge forces tried
'hard to find something on “Fat”
Baker, but all they could say is,
“Yes, we put him out, but he
‘hasn’t got a chance.” I tell you
here and now, I have never talked
to Herman Talmadge, Charlie
Redwine, Jim Peters, Jim Gillis
!nor Zack Cravey about running
for governor, nor have I ever talk
ed to Ed Rivers, Ellis Arnall, nor
M. E. Thompson, about running
for governor. So I am not the can
\didato for the Talmadge .crowd or
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Protest Claims German Police
ined, Equipped
Force Army Trained, Equippe
WASHINGTON, May 23.— (AP) —The United States
demanded today that Russia dissolve the East German po
lice force immediately, saying it has ‘“the character of an
army.”
In a note to Moscow, the State Department said the crea
tion of this 50,000 man force directly violates five agree
ments signed by the Soviet Union. ;
(In Paris, the French government announced it also had
sent a protest to Moscow. The French note accused the
Soviets of breaking the four-power agreement on demili
tarizing Germany.) g o
The United States note said of
the German force:
“It is not an ordinary police
force, and it does not have or
dinary police duties.
“It receives basic infantry, ar
tillery, and armored training, and
is equipped with military weapons
including machine guns, howitz~
ers, anti-air craft cannon, mortars,
and tanks.
“It must be regarded, therefore,
as a military force.”
The American note also said
that by creating the force Russia
has “destroyed world confidence
in the sincerity of its promises”
and aroused world-wide doubt “as
to its pacific intentions.”
The note went on to say that if
Russia wants to restore some
measure of confidence in its as
sertions of peaceful intentions, “it
cannot fail to dissolve immediately
the militarized units which it has
set up in eastern Germany.”
In releasing the note, the State
Department made available to re
porters additional data on the East
German police force, This said the
force was created in August, 1949,
under General Inspekteur Wil
‘helm Zaisser.
1t said this “military force” was
made up of 39 Bereitschhaften
(alert units) to train enlisted per
sonnel and at least 11 officer
training schools.
ard German infantry weapons, but
its military capabilities are at
present negligible,” the memoran
dum said. :
“However, in the future it could
form the nucleus of a new Ger
man army or an internal security
force to maintain Communist con
trol.”
These statements also were
made:
There is a direct chain of com
mand from General Zaisser to
General-Major Petrakovsky of the
Soviet control commission in Ger
many,
Russian supervision of the units
is carried cut by assigning a Rus
sian field officer to each bereits
chaft and officer’s school.
These Russian officers are called
“Sovietniks,” by the Germans and
wear standard German police uni
forms when on duty.
There is “a generally low state of
morale” in the Russian-backed
force because of poor housing and
training facilities, severe restric
tions on personal freedom and lack
of enthusiasm on the part of enlist
ed personnel, “many of whom were
coerced into enlisting.”?
Morale Low
The morale of the German offi
cers appears to be as low “un
doubtedly a high degree of attri
tion” is expected.
The department said the key
personnel in the German force
consists largely of persons who:
1. Served with Zaisser (then
known as General Gomez) in the
Spanish civil war.)
2. Are “old-line German Com-~
munists” who have spent time in
voluntary exile in Rupssia from
1933 to 1945.
3. Ex-German army officets who
“graduated” from Soviet prisoner
of war canrps.
The American note, presented to
the Soviet Foreign office by Am
bassador Alan Kirk, said: :
“The establishment of a military
force, or militarized police, in
Eastern Germany could not have
been accomplished without the de
liberate approval of the Soviet
government.
“It is an action squarely in op
position to the efforts being made
by the United States and other na
tions to create a stable and last
ing peace.”
The note recalled that Russian
representatives have spoken often
of Moscow’s desire for peace.
~ Water Shortage Blamed On War, Politics
PHILADELPHIA, May 23 —
(AP)—The war and politics were
blamed today for the nation’s
widespread water shortages.
Such was the view expressed by
several experts attending the
American Water Works Associa
tion Convention which is trying to
help Amerlcan cities get ali the
pure water they need.
Summing up a widely held opin~
ion midway of the meeting, Harry
E. Jordan of New York, association
secretary, put it this way in an
interview:
“Actually there is intrinsically
no long range water shortage. The
mm.ra the facilities for.
It concluded:
“Such verbal protestations,
however, can hardly be expected to
receive credence among the free
people of the world when Soviet
government is simulataneously
creating a military force of consid
erable size and strength in Ger
many in violation of its solemn in
ternational commitments,
“By this and other like actions
the Soviet Government has de
stroyed world confidence in the
sincerity of its promises and has
created throughout the world
widespread doubt as to its pacific
intentions.
Let's- Go- Home Fever
Reaches Capitol Hill
Last Of Reorganization Plans '~
Faces Senate; Midnight Deadline
“WASHINGTON, May 23.— (AP)—Early signs of let's
go-home fever appeared on Capitol Hill today.
Administration leaders met with President Truman to
see if he would agree to a bobtailed legislative program to
let Congress quit in about 60 days.
- This is an election year for all
the House and about one-third of
the Senate. Many lawmakers, fac
ing a tough fight, want to get
back home and start talking to
voters. -
One of the things they'd like to
be able to point-to, however, is a
cut in excise taxes. !
The House Ways and Means |
Committee has figured out the
pleasant job of cutting such taxes
on furs, jewelry, movies, train
Srvemiemipeminaiin AYSUGL BAG SCOPES
of other items by
congre” an estimated bil-
Roundup lion dollars.
ORGSR T R g
scratching its heaed over the tough
rule laid down by President Tru
man: Find a way to balance any
tax cuts with increased revenue
elsewhere—or face a veto.
Its about reached the bottom of
its bag of new tax ideas, and is
still short 2bout $760,000,000, 2
Mr. Truman didn’t make it any
easier for Congress to clear the
decks for early adjournment by
reviving the politically-powerful
subject of waterways.
In a special message yesterday
he urged overall planning for wa
terways projects ,and reconsidera
tion for power and water pro
grams in the Pacific Northwest,
which the Senate had rejected
earlier.
The President spoke out for de
velopment of water resources in
his recent tour of the northwest
which Republicans regarded as a
political pre-campaign warmup.
Reorganization
The Senate had until midnight
tonight to decide whether to block
the last three controversial reor
ganization plans before it.
The most important of these
would give the Secretary of Com-~
merce more administrative pow
ers ,especially over the semi-judi
cial patent office.
The plans are part of a batch
of 21 sent to Congress two months
ago by Mr. Truman. Those not
disapproved by at least 49 votes
in the Senate became effective at
midnight. (Either House can block
the plans, but opposition has cen
tered in the Senate.)
The Senate killed five plans
rapidly, then the tide turned last
week and it refused to block three
others.
Red Probe
The Communism-in-government
charges took another track today
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NATION’S FACILITIES INADEQUATE
'bringing water to the people.”
“The major cause of this sit
uation was the war,” he said.
“Water works projects suffered
during the war years, because re
quired materials were hard to get
or could not be obtained at all.
The country’s whole effort natur
ally was directed toward produc
tion and uses of material demand
ed for victory in the field.
“But another factor is our fail
ure to keep water supply abreast
the growth of population lies in
administrative faults and neglect
at loeal levels. Here we find that
administrative officials all too of
ten.do not press for the develpp
Read Daily by 35,000 People In Athens Trade Area
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ATTENTION
HUSBANDS—
TRY A ‘SLAP’
LOS ANGELES, May 23—
(AP) — Browbeaten American
husbznds, arise! Mlle. Stella
Danfray speaks:
“Do not be slaves any longer.
If it is nevessary, do not be
afraid to slap your wives when
they nned it. No woman minds
one little slap, eh?”’
Mile. Danfray, 24, recently
voted “the most suliry Pari
sian.” delivered this homily
yesterday as she arrived on a
good will mission for French
fashipn and perfume industries.
She softened it a bit with:
“Of course, the American men
make very good husbands, that
is true. But the French men
make better lovalrs.”
Which do French women pre
fer?
“Well, T think maybe the
husband,” she said, hesitating.
“But it is much better if the
husband is also a lovair.”
Phi Kappa Phi
Memberships
Are Announced
Fourteen University of Georgia
students from Athens and vicinity
are among the 122 students nam
ed to membership in Phi Kappa
Phi, national scholastic fraternity,
at the University. Also two faculty
members were named.
The sudents from Athens and
vicinity follow.
Bachelor of Arts — Olive Hall
Shadgett, Catherlne Chance,
Frances Long Sachs, Hoke Nash
and Chester Earl McKay, Athens;
Paul Royce Smith, Winder.
Bachelor of Finé Arts—Edward
Arthur Johnson, Athens.
Bachelor of Science in Educa
tion—Majorie Layer Haislet, Ath~
ens; Charlotte Marris, Monroe.
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism
—Carolyn Goodman, Athens.
Bachelor Business Administra~
tion— Robert Daniel Dearing,
Athens.
Bachelor of Laws — Thomas E,
Dyar, Winder,
Bachelor of Science in Pharma
cy — Iva Mae Wallace, Athens,
Bachelor of Science in Forestry
—Robert Peyton Harrison, Athe
ens.
The two faculty members are
Dr. H. T. Coggins, associate pro
fessor of chemistry, and John R.
Carreker, professor of agricultural
engineering.
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Y’ Minstrel
Pians Complete
Final plans are complete for
“Lass ’N Luvit,” a blackface min
strel to be presented here Friday
night by the boys’ department of
Athens YMCA, and about 80 boys
are practicing for parts in the
show.
It will be staged at 8 o’clock in
Fine Arts Auditorium. Proceeds
will go for activities of the boys
department, Tickets are now be
ing sold by “Y” menrbers.
The show is written and direct
ied I;y Bill Simpson, and talent is
ocal.
ment of water works programs
which have been recommended by
engineers. Why is that so? Well,
no doubt because the programs
aren’t considered politically expe
dient.”
“So far as the war-imposed cur
tailments are concerned,” he went
on, “we can only work hard to
make up lost ground as fast as
possible.
“Last year $207,000,000 was
spent on new construction. It is
not enough. We need to increase
that figure by another $100,000,000
a year for the next ten years.”
“The urgency of the problem is
indicated by the fact that more
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Conference Seeks
To Avert June Ist
Strike By Switchmen
WASHINGTON, May 23-—(AP)
—The Government began union
management conferences today
seeking to avert a strike due June
1 on 10 western raflroads.
The Switchmen’s Union of Nerth
America has threatened a’walkout
of 6,000 members in vital yard
service on the lines, operating west
of Chicago.
The wunion is demanding a 40~
hour week with the same pay now
received for a 48-hour week. It
also wants time-and-a-half pay
for Saturday work and double time
for Sunday work.
Similar demands were won last
September by 1,000,000 members
of 17 non-operating rail unions,
who besides getting 48-hour pay
for 40 hours work, also obtained a
seven~-cent hourly rate hike on top
of that.
Chairman Francis A. O’Neill, ir.,
of the National Mediation Board
called representatives of western
railroads and the switehmen’s
union together,
Daniel P. Loomis, chairman of
the Wetstatha;riers Conference
Committee, headed the mamage
ment negotiators and Avthur J.
Glover, president of the switch~
men’s union, the labor side.
Loomis’ group has accused Glov~
er of making “a reckless drive for
prestige” in seeking to get the 40~
hour week for switchmen more
quickly than two other unions.
Same Demands
The Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen (BRT:O and Order of
Railway Conductors (ORC) alse
have the same demands, but &
are presenting their case to &
finding board named by President
Truman. The Trainmen’s Broth
erhood. represents most of the 90,~
000 switchmen in the rail industry.
Glover refused to have the Faet
Finding Board decide his case
along with those of the BRT and.!
CORC. Glover said ' those two !
unions had many other demands °
not affecting the switchmen.
The Truman board has said it !
will recommend the same settle- !
ment terms for members of Glov~ l
er's union as the Board will re
commend for other yard serviee
employes represented by the BRT
and ORC. 3
Glover’s union says it has al
ready signed a contract granting
its demands with the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western Rail
road.
The railroads say that the
union’s demands would mean
about a 50 per cent wage boost. A «
spokesman for Glover said the =
figure would be about 23 per cent. -
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Honors Day Sef :
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erc iomorrow
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University of Georgia students ® |
with high scholastic averages willd |
be honored Wednesday when the¥® |
annual Honors Day program is® .
held in Fine Arts Auditorium. B
Dr. Edwin Mims, author, leec
turer, and former head of the Eng- it
lish department at Vanderbilt Uni-F
versity, will deliver the Honors®
Day address at 11 a. m. "
Following his address over 5008
students will be recognized forl'
scholastic attainment and approxi-*
mately 45 prizes will be awarded !
for excellence in various fields. &
Dr. Mims is a special lecturer for &
Phi Beta Kappa and the Associa
tion of American C(m He?
headed Vanderbilt’s de-¥
partment for 30 years and is now?
professor emeritus. oo
He is the author of “The Ad-¥
vancing South,” “The Life of Sid-¥
ney Lanier,” “Adventurous MAmer-1
ica,” and other books. Simee 193¢
he has been a member of the boarc?®
of electors to the Hall of Fame. &
Students who will be recogmizect
are in the upper 5 and 10 pey cen ®
of their classes.
and more Americans are moving t
the cities. This accelerating trans j
ition from rural to urbam living
makes it increasingly neecessary so i
us to put our national water sysa
tems in proper order—and thal
means looking carefully to the fu
ture. -
“Too many people seem to over 3l
look the obvious—that water is nej
like coal or like & ecommodity turn p
ed out of a factory. You don’t di;
it, and you don’t make it. You geil
it in God's good time. And if yois
are smart you take care of itwher ]
it comes. You develop supplie g
beyond normal r ent 3
against the seasons ¥ .ra
and snow are mm‘?mu we wnfi%