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To Prevent Wars On Memor’ * Jay
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‘Americans honored their war dead today . 4 prayed
sor strength and guidance to prevent wars.
Around the troubled world, fresh flowers and small Am
erican flags marked hundreds of thousands of grass
grown mounds, From city and farm, men and women left
their work-day tasks to honor the memory of their loved
ones. o Dl ¥
I-Day Holiday =
Death Toll
Nears 400 Mark
By The Associated Press
The nation’s four-day Memorial
‘Day holiday week-end reached its
peak today and the violent death
ioll climbed higher and higher.
With today’s holiday count yet
to come, the accidental deaths
edged close to the 400 mark. The
toll in last year’s three-day Me
morial Day week-end was 413.
Traffic was the biggest Kkiller,
Mishaps on the highway had kill
ed 258 persons. Fifty-five persons
lost their lives by drowning as
millions flocked to lakes and re
sorts in the season’s biggest out
pouring. Another 84 were killed
in miscellaneous accidents — fires,
airplane crashes, explosions, falls
and other mishaps.
The traffic toll was expected to
exceed the total of 290 predicted
by the National Safety Council
for the four-day period. The
count started at 6 p. nx. local time
Friday and will end at midnight
tonight.
The Council sag mt’hp 30,000,~
000 E i i high
wafimg%‘“ ‘on the
highways today and tonight in the
homeward rush. The Council
warned motorists to drive with
extreme caution to save lives.
The death list by states (traf
fic, drowning and miscellaneous):
Alabama 4 3 1; Arizona 3 0 0;
Arkansas 2 4 1; California 21 2 5;
Colorado 0 0 1; Connecticut 2 0 2;
Delaware 1 0 0; Georgia 3 0 1;
Idaho 4 ¢ 1; Illinois 15 0 11; Indi
ana 8 1 3; Jowa 2 0 0; Kansas
801,
Kentucky & 0 0; Louisiana 1 0 2;
Maine 3 1 0; Maryland 2 2 0;
Massachusetts 2 2 2; Michigan
20 3 2; Minnesota 6 2 0; Missis
sippi 7 1 8; Missouri 16 0 2; Mon
:,lana 1 0 0; Nebraska 3 0 1; Neva
a2oo.
New Hampshire 0 0 1; New Jer
gey 8 2 1; New York 10 6 0; North
Carolina 6 0 5; North Dakota 2 0 0;
Ohio 9 2 9; Oklahoma 6 0 0; Ore
gon 5 0 4; Pennsylvania 6 2 1;
Rhode Island 2 0 0; South Caro
lina 3 0 3.
South Dakota 3 ‘0 2; Tennessee
54 3; Texas 20 9 6; Utah 2 11;
Virginia 14 2 2; Washington 7 4 4;
West Virginia 3’ 0 0; Wisconsin
6 2 1; Wyoming 2 0 1; District of
Columbia 0 0 1.
Teletype Union
Votes On Strike
NEW YORK, May 30—(AP)—A
union spokesman said that 247
striking teletype and maintenance
men were balloting today on a
United Press proposal to end their
30-day walkout.
William L. Allen, president of
the AFL commercial telegraphers
union, said the bulk of the strik
¢rs” had balloted by 11 a. m.
(EST); b %
Allen said results probably
would be known later tonight.
The United Pir:ss oflerefl a ;22.2:
2 week wage increase plus $:
month on employes’ hospitaliza
tion and surgieal insurance costs.
The U. P. also agreéd to drop
a demand for an open shop and
to reinstate the union shop in its
bureaus, ey
The wage hike was offered by
the news service last month after
an independent arbitrator said a
wage increase was unjustified.
The union rejected the offer, but
later dropped its original demand
for a sls weekly increase to $6.50.
Pre-strike base pay was S9O for a
37% hour work week. f
Supervisory employes have been
operating teletype facilities, the U.
P, said, il
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Vet Medicine
Tests Planned
A veterinary medicine aptitude
test will be g{ven at the Univer
sity of Georgia June 9, according
to Dean T homas J. Jones, School
of Veterinary Medicine, and R. T.
Osborne, of the University guid
ance ecenter.
All pre-veterinag students who
want to enter e Veterinary
School nemt fall must take the
aptityde test, Dean Jones said,
Only a limited number of stu
dents g¢an be ad?hmod. These will
boe chosen (g;m ose making Mgg
Corgy e test. gemen
%o take the can fi made with
.ittm or Mr. Osborne
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Associated Press Service
Government offices and many
businesses were closed for the day.
President Truman arranged to
have an Army aide lay Memorial
Day wreaths on the tomb of the
unknown soldier and at monu
ments to Union and Confederate
dead of the Civil War.
Secretary of Defense Johnson
urged the nation to be *“alert to
use our strength to prevent rather
than to fight wars.”
Johnson and the Chiefs of Staff
of the Army, Navy and Air Force
each issued a statement.
The Defense Secretary reminded
all Americans that President Tru
man has asked them to pray on
this day “for divine aid in bringing
enduring peace to a troubled
world.”
“As we pray,” Johnson said, “let
us keep in mind that the peace
for which we plead can come only
through unity of purpose and ac
tion. We must have “unity for
peace’.”
The Secretary added that to
day’s ceremonies in national cem
eteries at home and abroad are
sad reminders that abhorrence of
war alone will not keep us out of
war.
Lasting Peace
“We must plan and prepare as
well as hope and pray for lasting
peace,” he continued. “We must
carefully conserve the tremendous
economic and military power that
has been given our nation, and be
alert to use our strength to pre
vent rather than 'flg i
Gen. J. Lawton Eo!lins, Chief
of Staff of the Army, said that
Americans can best keep faith with
their honored dead “by recogniz
ing and shouldering the responsi
bilities and obligations which ac
company our liberties and oppor
tunities.”
“Our debt to them,” declared
Adm. Forrest Sherman, chief of
Naval operaticns, “can only be re
payed by holding fast to our de
termination to win the peace they
died for.”
Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg, Air
Force Chief of Staff, said:
“As we honor our heroic dead,
let us, t™~¢ living, resolve to match
their sacritices if needed, so that
we can insure our heritage of
freedom under democracy for fu
ture generations.”
Stand Ready
Gen. C. B. Cates, commandant of
the Marine Corps, said that Ameri
cans can pass on their free way of
life to their children “only if we
stand ready, in peace as in war, to
render the same service and to
offer the same sacrifices as did
those whose memory we honor to=
day.”
General of the Army George C.
Marshall was chosen to lead the
nation’s observance with an ad
dress at Arlington National Ceme
tery, in the amphitheatre beside
the tomb of the unknown soldier,
at 12 noon (Eastern Standard
Time). The wartime Chief of
Staff of the Army is now president
of the American Red Cross.
Mr. Truman planned to spend
the day on the Presidential yacht,
continuing a holiday cruise he in
terrupted yesterday to confer with
Secretar{! of State Acheson and
Tryge e, Secretary General of
the United Nations. 4
Oil Depot Fire
Out Of Control
NORTH BAY, Ont., May 30 —
(AP)—A fire raged out of control
in an oil storage depot here today.
Scores fled their homes when ex
plosions rocked the area and a
heavy pall of black smoke dark
ened the sky.
Big gasoline drums hurtled
through the aid with each ex
plosion at the Imperial oil Com
pany property on the western out
skirts of this Northern Ontario
city. Containers of naphtha burst
into flame.
Police said they feared the main
storage tanks might blow up and
shower flaming fuel over the com
munity.
Univ. Artist
Paintings Hung
Karl Holty, artist in residence
at the University of Georgia, has
an exhibit of four paintings hang
ing in the art gallery at Brenau
College, Gainesville, this week.
Mr. Holty leaves in June so
teach for the Art Students Lea
gue in New York City. He has ex
hibited in many leading museums
and galleries of this country.
A, W}tDavidlon,exl:tea?m o‘fle Bre
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fangements for the Holty exhibit.
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BEFORE AND AFTER TRANSFORMATION
A big change has come over Raymond Barlett, 31/%
vears old, of Miami, Fla. Left: He is dressed as a gir
with long curls and holds a doll. That’s the idea of his
mother, Mrs. Edward Bartlett. But things are different
now since Raymond’s grandmother, Mrs. Jesse Norton,
stepped in and cut off his curls. Right: Grandma Norton
has finished the haircut and Raymond is transformed
into a regular boy ready to play baseball.—(AP Wire
photo.)
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U. S. Reported Against
UN Veto On China Red
eto Un Lhina Keds
WASHINGTON, May 30.— (AP) —Secretary of State
Acheson is reported to have assured Trygve Lie that the
United States will not use the veto to keep Communist
China out of the United Nations.
This restatement of American policy appeared today to
have been the principal firm development in the meeting
held by Lie, the U. N. secrctary-general, with Pyesident
Truman and Secretary Acheson. ‘
Diplomats ramiliar with the supb
stance of yesterday’s “confidential
chats” indicated they produced lit
tle in the way of definite under
standings promising to ease cold
war tensions. Lie, however, was
left with a free hand to continue
his efforts to find a way out of the
U. N. deadlock.
The impression among diploma
tic authorities following the meet
ings is that Lie, on his recent mis
sion to Moscow and other capitals,
was given no commitments by Sta
lin. On his return to Lake Success
last week the Secretary General
expressed guarded optimism and
told reporters he found the Soviet
leaders still have faith in the U. N.
This feeling, American officials
said, appeared based on a general
ly friendly attitude shown by Sta
lin and Andrei Gromyko and For
eign Minister A. Y. Vishinsky
rather than on any firm promises
that Russia might be ready to talk
cpmpromise,
The U. S. attitude on the point
of . admitting Communist China,
which was restated to Lie and By=
ron Price, his American assistant,
was thus outlined authoritatively:
1.- The decision whether to ad
mit the Peiping regime in place of
the Nationalists is the most ur
gent issue facing the United Na
tions, in view of the Soviet bloc
walkout from U. N. agencies.
2. Until it is settled, Lie’s pro
posal for periodic top level meet
ings of the Council to try to settle
some cold war issues is largely
academic. Besides, this govern
ment wants to give the idea furth
er study. 7 e
On admitting Communist China,
the U. S. will not veto a decision
by the Security Council nor fol
low the Soviet walkout example. It
will not “lobby” with other mem
bers to block the Peiping repre
sentatives and will accept the de
cision by the requisite seven of
the 11 council members.
Lie asked for the meeting with
Truman and Acheson before his
return from his trip. They were
set by Acheson for yesterday to
suit Mr. Truman’s convenience and
so as to precede Acheson’s report
tomorrow to a joint congressional
session on the London Big Three
and North Atlantic Council ses
sions, ‘
Search Renewed
For ‘River’ Car
BRUNSWICK, Ga., May 30 —
(AP)—A search was renewed to
day for the body of James ‘W.
Hayes, Leesburg, Fla., radio engi
neer presumed drowned yesterday
when his car crashed through the
South river bridge. X
Hayes was returning so Lees
burg after spending the week-end
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs, J.
F. Hayes of Savannah. His family
said he left Savannah alone. The
State Patrol said it had no reason
to suspect anyone else was in the
car.
The 24-year-cld veteran had
worked for several Savannah radio
stations before accepting the posi
tion in Leesburg two weeks ago.
ATHENS, CA., TUESDAY, MAY 30, 1950.
Holiday Splif
In Weather Is
Seen For Nation
By The Associated Press
The eastern half of the country
may get a little rain to dampen the
Memorial Day holiday but clear
skies are in prospect for the West
ern States.
No heavy rains were forecast
but the U. S. Weather Bureau said
showers may occur during the day
over many areas from the Midwest
to the Atlantic coast.
There were showers and thund
erstorms early today in parts of
the Mississippi Valley, along the
Atlantic coast and in some parts of
the Northern Rockies. The weather
was cool in the North and Middle
Atlantic States and also in the Pa
cific Northwest. - Elsewhere, read
ings were around normal levels,
A small tornado, hail, rain and
strong winds swept across North
and East Texas last night. One
man was killed in Greenville, Tex.
Greenville and a few nearby small
villages suffered the heaviest dam
age from the storm. The twister
destroyed several farm buildings
as it struck rural areeas in Denton
county,
Alumni Reunions
Here This Week
University of Georgia alumni
will return to the Athens campus
this week-end for two days of re
union celebrations. Elaborate
plans for their homecoming are
being cade.
Alumni Day activities Monday,
June 5, will be highlighted by the
University’s 147th Commencement
when over 1600 students will re
ceive degrees. Ceremonies will be
held in Sanford Stadium at 5:30 p.
m,
Governor Herman Talmadge
will speak to his fellow alumni at
their annual business meeting
Monday morning at 10 o’clock in
the University Chapel. New offi
cers of the Georgia Alumni Socie
ty will be named at this time.
A barbecue for alumni and fac
ulty will be held in the arboretum
on South Campus at noon fallow
ing the governor’s address. Those
alumni who plan to attend should
notify the Alumni office.
Class reunions and a reception
of alumni, and seniors and their
parents and guests have been
planned for Sunday. 4
Classes scheduling reunions are
those of 1890, ’BS, 1900, ’OS through
’l3, ’ls, '2O, *24 through 27, '3O ’35;
’4O, and ’43 through ’46. Lunch
eons and dinners are being ar
ranged.
This is the first time in many
years that alumni day has been
observed while campus activities
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* American MP’s Arrest Eight Japs
- As Communists Stage First Rally
TOKYO, May 30.— (AP) —Communist-led Japanese to
day attacked four American soldiers in the first public
fight of the occupation. Tl i ;
The affray touched off other skirmishes as American
military police cracked down on instigators. At least eight
Japanese were arrested.
Demonstrators, gathered in Imperial Plaza for a Com
munist rally, showered the American military observers
with rocks. One soldier was knocked down. -
-~ One American was Captain C.
V. Clark of the Tokyo provost
mrarshal’s office. The others were
a Nisei interpreter and two enlist
ed men.
~ One witness said the incident
began when members of a Com
munist youth group snatched a
notebook from a Japanese plain
clothesman who was taking notes
on speeches.
The Americans attempted to re
cover the notebook. One of the
soldiers was hit and struck back.
The crowd, in ugly mood, threw
rocks at the Americans Wwho
forced their way into the clear.
American military police moved
into the crowd as it entered Hi
baya Park for a second rally. They
arrested at least three Japanese
believed to have taken part in the
first affray,
The three put up stiff resist
tfnce. Clubs and fists swung free
y.
Another Japanese was pulled
out of a mrarching column when
he shouted an anti-American slo
gan as he passed the military po
lice. Other Japanese tried to pre
vent the arrest. The Americans
quickly fought clear of a hostile
circle of shouting, pushing dem
onstrators.
The white-helmeted MP’s pick«
ed up two more Japanese who
tried to help their friend escape.
Later the Red demonstrators sent
a delegation to nearby Marunou
chi police station to loudly de
mand their release. Two leaders
were arrested.
First Rally
The first rally was peppered
with anti-American statements
such as:
“Expel the occupation forces
from Japan.”
“Remember Gandhi’s struggle
against the British imperialists.
He did it, why den’t you?”
“Thousands of workers are be
ing fired to pave the way for for
eign monopoly capital and the en
slavement of Japan.”
The anti-American demonstra
tion appears to be the first fruit
of criticism of Japan’s Commun
ists by the Cominform, Interna
tional Communism’s central agen
cy. The Cominform has attacked
Japanese Reds for trying to work
within the framework of the occu~
pation,
The Cominform demanded a
stiffer stand against the occupa
gon and “international imperial
m.”
This morning Japanese police
had prevented the Red-led labor
demonstration from taking over
in the Plaza which was then be
ing used for Memorial Day obser
vances by American troops.
The mob was made up of left
ist union members, students and
Korean groups. At least one
fourth of them seemed to be mere
ly looking on.
The rally ostensibly was to
honor a Japanese union member
who died during a labor demon
stration before the Tokyo Munici
pal Assembly May 30, 1949, It was
sponsored by a Communist group
calling itself the Tokyo Peoples
Democratic Front Preparatory
Committee.
MacArthur’s headquarters is
sued a statement saying the pre
vention of the rally by Japanese
police was “to avoid confusion
and not at the request of occupa
tion authorities.”
Bell Portrait
Unveiled Here
A life-size portrait of the late J.
C. Bell, for many years head of
the poultry department at the
University of Georgia, was un
veiled today by his two sons,
Donald and David.
The 24 by 30-inch portrait will
hang in Conner Hall where the
unveiling ceremonies were held.
Paul W. "Chapman, associate
dean of the College of Agricul
ture, made the dedication address.
He was introduced by Dr. Robert
S. Wheeler, incoming head of the
poultry department. {
Bell was instrumental in the
development of the University
poultry department, and played a
major role in the expansion of
North Georgia’s broiler industry.
He was killed last February in
an automobile accident,
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British Vessels:
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Freed By Chinese
HONG KONG, May 30—(AP)—
Two small British ships back in
Hong Kong today, freed from
about a month’s captivity by re
lentless Royal Navy pressure on
the Chinese Nationalists.
Crewmen said the Nationalists
in releasing the vessels radioed the
Royal Navy accusing it of “abso
lute ‘coercion contrary to interna
tional law.”
The ships are the 300-ton Clo
' verlock and the Singhing, a river
{boat. The Cloverlock was seized
Gubernatorial
Candidafes
Increase Pace
By The Associated Press
Three of Georgia's candidates
for governor were out on the
ctump again today with more ap-_
peals for votes in the Demacratic
primary, just four weeks and one
day away.
Gov, Herman Talmad%o, still
taking things rather slowly com
pared with some of his opponents,
will speak this afternoon at Ella
ville g’onight he maves over to
Columbus for an address before
the Woodmen of the World.
Continuing his double-time tour
of the state, former Gov. M. E.
Thompson goes to Cairo, Meigs,
Coolidge and Moultrie. State Rep.
C. O. (Fat) Baker of Athens, also
making a vigorous town-by-town
canvass, moves into Americus,
Vienna and Cordele,
In addition, former Agriculture
Commissioner Columbus Roberts,
sr,, of Columbus will make a ra
dio talk tonight (WSB, Atlanta,
6:454 p. m.) on behalf of Thomp
son’'s candidacy. Roberts once
made a unsuccessful race for gov
ernor against the late Gov. Eugene
Talmadge, but later became a Tal
madge supporter.
Talmadge delivered a com
mencement address last night at
Hilltonia. His weekly radio broad
cast during the campaign was
made for him by State Democratic
Committeeman J. Robert Elliott
of Columbus. LB
Elliott said Thon;ipson had no
room_to talk about Talmadge try
ing to steal this year’s election by
having the pri?ry moved l?
from September to June 28,
Thomipson in 1947, he asserted,
tried to “steal the entire Demo
cratic party machinery” by calling
a “rump” convention in Macon.
Two Primaries
He said Thompson was trying
to force two primaries, throwing
the real issue into the general
election where the county unit
system did not prevail.
“A suggestion of theft comes in
very poor grace from a man who
so recently tried to steal the en
tire Democratic party machinery
and was caught red handed in the
act.”
Elliott also charged that some
of Talmadge’s opposition had been
closely associated with Henry
Wallace and “out of state agitators
who seek to force racial equality
in the South.“ Elliott did not name
names. g
The national committeeman ac
cused Thompson of favoring an
FEPC and abolishment of Geor
gia’s much disputed county unit
vote system.
Taking a stand on the issue for
the first time, Thompson denied
yesterday that he favors an FEPC,
but said that it is not an issue in
the campaign.
FEPE€ ISSUE
A candidate for governor run
ning on a platform of opposition to
the FEPC is like a candidate for
coroner running against the
League of Nations,” he cracked.
Thompson spoke yesterday in
Morven, Boston, Thomasville,
Paco ard Quitman. As in previous
speeches, he flayed Talmadge for
“waste, extragance, broken
upromises and indecision.” He ac<
cused the governor of using state
money and state employes in his
campaign.
Blasting the governor for inde
cision on taxes and financing the
Minimum Foundation program, he
declared: T E 78
“Roy Harris knows the boy’s
mind better than he does himself,
because Roy Harris has made up
his mind for him plenty‘of times.”
At Thomasville last night,
Thompson was received warmly
by about 500 cheering, horn-honk
ing persons. He was introduced by
Lee E. Kelly, general manager of
the Thomasville - Times - Enter
prise, as a man who “does not
duck or dodge issues.”
The candidate predicted he will
be elected, declaring:
“The tide has turned and the
people of Georgia, even the news+«
papers, are waking vp.”
Parsons Sefs
100-Mile Mark
INDIANAPOLIS, May 30—(AP)
—Johnny Parsons, National AAA
racing champion, pushed his yel
low Wynn friction proofing special
to a new 100-mile speed record
today in a duel with Mauri Rose
for the lead in the 500-mile speed
way classic. e e
The Van Nuys, Calif.,, driver’s
speed for the first 100-miles was
124.997 miles an hour, bettering
the old mark of 123.441 set by
Wilbur Shaw in 1939. Rose, three
time winner of the race, from
South Bend, Ind., was only sec
onds behind Parsons. . ° =.,
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Judy Coplon and her husband, Brooklyn attorney
Albert H. Socolov, pictured on honeymoon after eere->
mony in New York. The couple offer a toast for a *“hap
py, normal, and average married life.” Socolov hopes to
free his bride from a prison term imposed after her con
viction as a spy.
Truman Expected To Ask
$1 Billion - Plus For Aid
WASHINGTON, May 30.—(AP)—President Twn is
expected to ask Congress this week for about $1,225,000,-
000 to finance American arm shipments to 14 foreign
countries. :
The State Department and Budget B\guu have recom
mended this amount as necessary te bolster Amfi?
policy in the cold war. The money would be for the fiscal
year beginning July 1. @~ L L
~ President Truman is scheduled to submit the request te
Congress on Thursday.
The sum is slightly less than the
$1,238,600,000 appropriated by
Congress last year for arms ship
ments to 13 friendly nations, |
About $1,000,000,000 would go
for American military supplies to
nine Atlantic Pact countries—Bri
tain France Italy, Belgium, the
Netherlands, Luxembourg, Nor
| w%Dmmark and Portugal.
| e remainder would be ear
marked for arms aid to Greece,
Turkey, Iran, Korea and the Phil~
ippines.
Portugal is being included for
the first time among the Atlantic
parct recipient. Officials said small
amounts of naval and air force
equipment would be sent to the
Portuguese to help protect Portul
gal strategic coastline and the im
portant Azores Air bases.
Officials who have been draw
ing up the program said the money
will reflect the principle of “bal
anced collective forces” agreed
upon by the 12 Atlantic pact for
eign ministers at their meeting in
London early this month.
Most of last year’'s funds have
been spent or committed. Officials
estimated that by June 30 when
present legislation expires, that
90 ‘per cent of the $1,238,600,000
will have been allocated.
France undoubtedly will come
in for the biggest chunk of the
second year sum, as it did during
the current 12 months. The amount
each country gets has never been
broken down but informed oificials
have thimaved France’s share at
around s3oo,6oo,ooo—mostly for
artillery, tanks, armor, and other
supplies needed to sirengthen
France’s ground forces.
Britain is to receive more Amer
ican aircraft auring the second
year. Approximately 75 B-29 Su
perfortress bombers have been
promised the British and nearly
20 of these have been delivered.
Jet Pilot Not
Hurt In Crash
CHERRY POINT, N. C. May 30
—(AP)—The pilot of a crashed
jet plang was found unhurt today:.
He was identified . at Lt A. M.
Piermont, a navy pilot, of Quonset
Point, R. L.
A Helicopter from the Cherry
Point Marine Air Station reached
Pt. Pierpont near Alligsior Lake
in Hyde County, the public infor
mation here reported. Lt. Pier
pont’s parachute was spotted from
the air. He bailed out last night.
ATHENS AND VICINiTY.
Partly cloudy, warm and hun
mid through Wednesday. Seat
tered afternoon and evening
thundershowers and again Wed
nesday. Low tonight 64 and high
Wednesday 86. Sun sets 7:38 and
rises 5:23. s
GEORGIA — Partly cloudy
and continued warm and humid
this afternoun, tonight and
Wednesday with scattered thun
dershowers this afternoon and
evening and again Wednesday
afternoon,
TEMPERATURE
Bioheet .0l LG 2l
RAVERE s L
OGN coos Toshiesls soin weld
Wormal ... .1« cosiwindd
RAINFALL
Inches last 24 hours .. ... .01
Total since May 1 .. .. .. 370
Excess since May 1 .. ..... 40
Average May rainfall ~ .. 3.54
Total since January 1 ....14.45
Deficit’ since January 1 .. 8.24
HOMB
EDITION
Little League
Baseball Plans
Outlined Here
By CURTIS DRISKELL
Formation of a four-team league
for Little League baseball players
may become a reality in Athens
within the next few weeks.
The possibilities and advantages
of forming a league for boys eight
to 12 years old were carefully con
sidered yesterday by :nsroup of
interested Athenians, action
toward the formation of such a
league is expected here in a mgtter
of days. . R o o
Formation of the league in the
very near future would give Ath
ens another “first” in the state,
since no other city in Georgla has
yet laid extensive %lanl for getting
Little League Baseball underway.
A luncheon meeting at N & N
Cafeteria yesterday was attended
by 40 interested persons, who saw
the film “Ligtt}{lel I!.‘eag;x:h.wofld Se
ries” as a highlight m‘ctfi f
The film told the story of Littie
League Baseball and showed the
high points of play in the World
Series for Little League teams of
last year.
Vast Possibilities
Wayne R. Shields, who g:aided
at tl}glfin&efing, explained vast
possibilities of one or more leagues
here in informal discussion fol=
lowing the meeting. He told the
group that a weeks’ clinie would
be held prior to the :fiznmg of
league play, in order to W man
agers to see the abfllt}/ of players
and decide which players they
wanted for their teams,
Four teams would make up the
league, with .a roster of 18 boys
of each club. Playing age is eight
to 12 years, but no team may be
allowed to have more than two 12-
year-olds or more than iw%rboys
younger than 10 years old. Broth
ers may not be split up, either, ex
cept by their own permission, Mr.
Shields said.
Managers, in getting up a team.
would meet- in a trading session
to bid on different players, with
each manager being allowed 36,000
credits to bid, much as major
league teams bid in a draft. Every
thing is conducted similar to.ma
jor league basebail,' with trading
of players, .voluntary retirements,
and other actions made possible.
Mr.-Shields pointed out that Lite
tle Léague ball trains boys at a
young age, instead of making them
wait until high school age before
they are allowed to play baseball.
Enthusiasm r!!iih
He outlined the expenses of
sponsoring a team, including all
equipment. Enthusiasm was high
for ,early organization of four
teams, and possibilities were noted
for- more than one league here
within two or threeé years.
" Plenty of “material will be en
hand, despite the fact that many
Athens boys of this age will be
away ‘at camp,” Mr. Shields said.
It will take only 72 players for the
organization of a league. *
Little, Leaguers- are outfitted
with standard equipment, scaled
down to the‘size for young boys,
even including shoes with mgw
rubber spikes to prevent injifry.
Bats and balls are made especially
for the youngsters, and the out
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