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COTTON
Vol CXVill, No. 141,
State Registration Hits
Record Peak For Primary
3 Rivals Sound
Governorship
Victory Claim
Thompson Reveals
Secret Weapon; Baker
Rally Here On Monday
By The Associated Press
Rival claims of viectory thun
dered from all sides yesterday as
Georgia neared a testing time for
red-gallused Gov. Herman Tal
-In_uadge’s potent political organiza
tion.
Former Gov. M. E. Thompson,
climaxing 162 grassroots rallies,
disclosed at Baxley that the citi
zens’ secret ballot is the “secret
weapon” he has heralded for the
state Democratic primary Wed
-lesday.
And, shouted Thompecon, “that
iiece of paper is the secret weapon
f freedom and human dignity , . .
t will drive into perpetual poli
tical oblivion these men who have
arrogantly threatened ycur right
to vote, wasted your money and
defied your traditions of free elec
tions for free men.”
Talmadge, capping his slow
starting re-election drive with a
burst of campaigning, declared at
Gainesville that he will win in
more than 130 of the state’s 159
counties.
He foresaw “a convincing and
decisive vote that will give full
endorsement of the achievements
of this administration in the last
18 months.”
Meanwhile, a final survey of
‘soter registration showed that a
record-breaking 1,216,084 citizens
hold the verdict in their hands.
Total registration was up slightly
from 1948’s previous record, but
negro registration declined almost
ten per cent.
While the Governor’s race hog
ged the headlines, Georgia also
will choose a U. S. Senator, a
lieutenant-governor, five congress
men, and six other statehouse of
ficials.
Local races will elect a new
legislature and new judges and |
solicitors in many judicial cir- |
cuits, |
£ Final Week
' In final big weekend shows,
Talmadge and Thompson sang a
new the appeals they have voiced
for eight weeks.
For the Governor, racial segre
gation and the county umnit system
were the “grave issues.” He charg
ed Thompson’s record shows
, “compromise after compromise”
on these questions and proves
Thompson is “unfit and untrust
worthy to hold public office.”
“Herman Talmadge,” he main
tained, “is the only candidate in
the race for Governor that the
people can put their faith in to
stand up and fight vigorously for
the maintenance of our southern
heritages and traditions.’*
Thompson insisted that Tal
madge stirs racial tension for poli
tical gain but does nothing about
it. He contended he had the only
program — $80,000,000 in new
school buildings and a specific tax
‘plan to finance the minimum
foundation for education—to guar
antee separate white and negro
schools.
And the 1947-48 Governor cited
a long list of broken engagements
and broken promises he attributed
to Talmadge. He said he learned
as a farm boy to keep promises
and that when he makes an en
gagement as Governor, “I will
keep that engagement—and I will
be in condition to talk to you.”
.- Thompson Claims
{" Campaign managers from both |
sides joined in claiming victory.l
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GEORGIA TO HAVE SLIGHT POPULATION
GAIN, PREDICTS SOCIOLOGY PROFESSOR
Population gain in Georgia dur
ing the past ten years will be 2.9
&ercent, according to Dr. J. C.
eadows, professor of sociology,
University of Georgia, who gave
the prediction after making deduc
tions fronr preiminary census fig
;:ires on 103 of the state’s 159 coun
es.
Dr. Meadows said figures on 45
of the state’s incorporated cities
with a population of 2,500 or more
show a gain of 23 percent; how
ver, u&xe great urban gain at
‘Vamer obing and Columbus is
deducted, the cities will have a
gain of only 15 percent,
Rurg 10sses have been extensive
ince 1940 and the migration from
¢ state has been great, Dr.
adows said if it is assumed that
e !fi!grants left in families of
ur there would have been about
families (actual total of 115
dividxall) leaving the state
ery day during the entire ten
at period,
Total Gains
Total gatn 1n population of the
counties on which census fig
dres Bave been released is 49,739,
ich is only 2.9 percent over the
pulation of these’' counties on
ATHENS BANNER-HERALD
Associated Press Service
RACE ISSUE UNCHANGED
- ATLANTA, June 24—(AP) —
A final survey embracing all of
Georgia’s 159 counties showed to
day that voter registretion for
Wednesday’s Democratic primary
has climbed to a new record peak
—1,216,084.
That was pretty close to 1948,
the previous record, when a total
of 1, 194,479 were registered—but
there was a slight shift from ne
gro to white voting strength.
Negro voters dropped from 143,-
885 in the last primary to 133,004
this time. White voters increased
from 1,050,594 in 1948 to 1,083,080
this year.
Thus, despite two years of hot
controversy over voter registra
tion in Georgia, the net result has
been relatively little change.
The figures for both 1948 and
1950 are not precisely accurate.
Both years, less than 20 counties
reported close estimates instead of
actual counts. Any difference
would not change the basic pic
ture.
The totals were compiled from
reports to Secretary of State Ben
Fortson and +to the Associated
Press.
With negroes composing rough
ly one-third of Georgia’s popula
tion, they have less than 12 per‘
cent of the popular vote. And ne
gro registration is concentrated
mostly in a few counties, giving
the race even less strength in
county unit votes —the deciding
factor in Georgia elections. i
Politicians have watched regis
tration closely in the wake of re
cent legislation. The 1949 General
Assembly wiped out the 1948 list
and required a completely new
registration in a move sponsored
the avowed aim of curbing ‘“negro
the avowed aim of swrbing ‘“negro
bloc votes.” When the big task of
re-registration lagged, however,
and the new law became a warm
issue, Talmadge forces in the
1950 legislature extended the life
of the old list two more years.
Thus voters on both the old and
new lists are eligible this year.
Despite slight changes in the
totals, individual counties reported
significant changes. In Floyd
county, the total jumped from 19,-
778 last time to 28,786 this year
—almost a 50 per cent increase.
White voters accounted for most
of the boost.
In DeKalb, the total zoomed
from 39,603 last time to 49,810
this year. But in Chatham, the to
tal dropped from 60,738 to 40,793,
with negro registration dropping
all the way from 19,083 to 8,943.
In other large counties, Fulton
showed a slight drop from 130,588
to 129,315 this year, with negro
registration off sharply; Bibb is up
from 32,801 to 34,560, but again
negro voters declined; Dougherty
climbed from 12,723 to 13,289, but
negro registration is off slightly
there, too; Richmond registration
increased from 24,760 to 26,728,
and was one of a few counties
with a slight increase in negro
voters; Muscogee’s total is up from
25,412 to 29,109.
Reserve Units
Regular meeting {imes and sum
mer camp dates for three new Or
ganized Reserve units here have
been announced,
The tank company, 322nd In
fantry Regiment, 81st Division un
der the command of Captain
James M. Hartsford, jr., Athens,
has reached the half-way mark in
enlistments; however, there are
still numerous positions open in
ranks from master sergeant to re
cruit,
This unit and the Ist Battalion,
322nd Infantry Regiment, 81st
Division, will have regular train
ing assemblies on the second and
fourth Tuesday nights of each
month, begininng in July. Special
assemblies will come on July 6
and 20 and on August 3 in order to
prepare for attending summer
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the 1940 census. Since. the figure!
already received are from about
two-thirds of the total counties
and from many of the larger
counties, Dr. Meadows has de-.
duced that Georgia’s gain under
the the 1950 census will be 90,588,
giving the state a total population
of 3,214,311,
Dr. Meadows’ complete findings
and analysis follows:
“With the 1950 census figures
now complete on 103 of Georgia’s
159 counties some very definite
trends in our population are in
dicated. These 103 counties in
clude approxinrately two-thirds of
our counties. In the group are five.
of our eight largest counties, 13 of
the 30 middle sized counties, and
85 of the 121 small counties. The
census figures completed to date
include half of our large counties
and approximately two-thirds of
our small counties, and include 45
of the 78 incorporated places with
.a population of 2,500 or more.
| “While the gain in the United
States as a whole is expected to’
‘be approximately 15 percent, the
total gains in population for the
103 counties is« 48,739, which is
only 2.9' pércent over the’ popula
7
FOR "<+ .BOREE
N
Fifty < % soy Scouts and
leader ~ & ae Northeast Geor
gia OV4 left here late yes
tey Q‘" .ternoon on a special
2 ¢at train for the National
N Jamboree at Valley Forge,
ol 8.
Nittending from Athens are
Scouts Wayne Storey, Bob Ter
ry, Jerry Nicholson, Billy Sty
ron, Roger Landrum, Frank
Dudley, Jimmy Hubert, James
Shackelford, Marshall C. Smith
and Nathaniel Bell. Bul Embry,
Athens Scoutmaster, and J. M.
Molder, Athens Council Scout
Council executive, are two of
the six leaders from the Council.
41,000 Scouts
VALLEY FORGE, Pa., June 24,
—(AP)—G eor ge Washington
should see what’s happening to
his old camp ground.
Rolling hills in the area where
the ragged continental Army dug
in for the winter of 1777 are cov
ered with a vast tent city to house
the second National Jamboree of
the Boy Scouts of America,
By Friday, June 30—opening
day of the seven-day encampment
—47,000 scouts and their leaders
will be on hand, some from every
one of the 48 states, U. S. terri
tories -and 20 other countries.
Scout officials say it will be the
biggest gathering of boys ever held
in the Western hemisphere—twice
as large as the first National Jam
boree at Washington in 1937.
- Much of the tent city’s canvas
will not be raised until the scouts
‘arrive for they are bringing their
own sleeping quarters as well as
personal camping gear—tooth
brushes, blankets and the odds and
ends a boy likes to trade with his
pals.
The first large contingent is due
on Monday—a group of 600 scouts
from Indiana. Others will pour in
on 100 special trains.
Eight British scouts—bringing
their own biscuits for afternoon
tea—already are in Philadelphia
awaiting the official go-ahead to
pitch their tents.
President Truman -—— honorary
head of the scout movement in the
U. S.—will come to Valley Forge
on Friday to open the Jamboree.
He also has indicated he may spend
the Fourth of July at the tent
city if his official duties permit.
In the seven days ending July
6, there will be a number of
pageants in a mammoth amphi
theater especially constructed for
the encampment, various exhibits,
scouting demonstrations, religious
ceremonies for virtually every
faith—and last but not least, fire
works on July 4.
The Jamboree marks the 40th
anniversary of the Boy Scouts of
America, now engaged in a crusade
to “strengthen the arm of liberty.”
Valley Forge was chosen as the
camp site because—in the words
of Dr. Arthur A. Schuck, chief
scout executive — “few things
could do more to stir the souls of
boys than camping on this hal
lowed ground.”
The boys—all 12 or older and
at least second class scouts—will
pay their way and each troop will
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stion of these counties on the 1940
census. Sixty-six of the 103 coun
ties have a smaller population in
1950 than in 1940. In seven addi
‘tional counties the population gain
is due to the gain in an urban
area in the particular county. The
rural areas, therefore, or 73 of the
} 103 counties, have declined in pop
‘ulation during the past 10 years.
| Losses Heavy
“If the population growth of the
‘remaining one-third of our coun
ties on which the returns have not
yet been announced, follows the
pattern -of the 103 counties on
which returns are completed, ap
proximately 100 of Georgia’s coun
ties will show a loss in population.
This is in contrast with the 59
counties which lost population be
‘tween 1930 and 1940.
i “The total gain would be 90,588,
giving the state a population of
3,214,311, as compared with the
11940 figure of 3,123,723
© “The forty-five cities in Geor
gia on which population figures
‘are completed, show a gain of 25
percent. This urban gain has been
particularly large at Warner Rob
ins and at Columbus, Warner Roby
ins show a gain of sbxge 20,000 and
ifedSuadlanar
SERVING ATHENS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA OVER A CENTURY
ATHENS, GA., SUNDAY, JUNE 25, 1950.
Airliner Debris Believed
Found In 66 Feet Of Water
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Living Costs
| u
Make Highest
Increases Are Led
By Meat Prices In
April To May Period
WASHINGTON, June 24— (AP)
—Led by meat prices, the cost of
living between April 15 and May
15 took the highest jump of any
month in almost two years, the
Bureau of Labor Statistics said to
day. But it was still below a
year ago.
An increase of .8 of one per cent
was reported by the bureau in its
consumers’ price index on retail
prices of goods and services pur
chased by moderate-income fami
lies in large cities. The new in
dex on May 15 was 168.6 com=
pared to 100 for the base period
considered normal 1935 to 1939.
Food prices went up 1.9 per
cent between April and May, and
were responsible for the sudden
rise in the cost of living index.
Meats especially rose more than
the wusual seasonal movement.
Meat prices were seven per cent
higrher.
he index was .4 of one per cent
lower than a year ago, but 26.5
per cent higher than in June,
1946, when OPA controls were
abandoned, and 71 per cent above
the level of August, 1939—the
month before war broke out in
Europe.
There were fractional increases
in rents and miscellaneous goods
and. services. On the other hand,
fuel, electricity and refrigeration
prices dropped 1.8 per cent, house
furnishings declined slightly and
apparel prices were unchanged
during the month.
The separate index on retail
food prices was 700.3 per cent of
the 1935-39 average—one per ¢ent
lower than a year ago but more
than 37 per cent above the June
1946, level.
Food prices advanced in 54 of
the 56 cities surveyed. Increases
of 3 to 3.6 per cent were reported
in Chicago, Cincinnati, Milwau
(Continued On Page Two)
Life |
Officers Named
The annual election of officers
was held at the June meeting of
the Athens Association of Life
Underwriters. The following will
take office July 1 for a period of
one year: R. F. Harris, agent New
York Life, president to succeed R.
P. Dobbs ,manager Life Insurance
Company of Georgia, who was
elected state national committee
man from the Athens Association.
Also, Walker Word. general
agent Franklin Life who was
elected vice-president to succeed
Mr. Harris; E. F. Gaultney, as
sistant manager Life Insurance
Company of Georgia, secretary
treasurer to succeed Mr. Word.
Elected to the Board of Directors
were, B. E. Jennings, manager
Virginia Life; A. F. Stanford,
manager Independent Life and
Accident; Ralph Thompson, agent
Metropolitan Life; Ralph Evans,
staff manager Bankers Health and
Life of Macon, succeeding Mr.
Gaultney; J. L. Collier, agent Life
Insurance Company of Georgia;
J. J. Baxter, staff manager, Caro
lina Life and J. Leggett, manager
Bankers Life.
A very inspiring address was giv
en by Attis Crowe, associate man
ager New York Life, Atlanta.
Columbus a gain of approximately
27,000, a 50 percent increase. If the
gain in population at Warner
Robins and Columbus is deducted,
the cities have a gain of 15 per
cent,
“If Atlanta should show an in
crease in population equal to that
of the 45 cities, Atlanta would
have a gain of 75,572 or a total
population of 377,860. If Fulton
county, which is largely urban and
in the metropolitan Atlanta area,
should have a gain equal to that
of the 45 cities, it would have a
population of 491,108.
Urban Trend
“The census figures which have
been released on the 103 counties
show a definite trend away from
the farm and to our cities. This
trend will undoubtedly be reflect
ed in the completed census for uor
state. The trend of the population
to our cities is at present a nat
ional trend. It is due in large
measure to the establishment of
war plants in urban areas and to
the scal.rcity of gasoline and au
tomobiles during World War IIL
The long peace time trend of our
population may,be toward, subux-
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Riwverdale Park
Swimming Pool
Opens At Night
The Athens Recreation and
Parks Department has announc
ed that Riverside Park will be
open for night swimming be
ginning tomorrow evening.
A new, modern lighting sys
tem has been installed at the
colored pool and it will now be
open at night, along with the
Legion Pool for white patrons.
The Legion Pool has been
open a week now for after-dark
swimmers. Attendance has been
exceptionally good. The two
pools will be open, Monday
through Friday, from 7:00 to
9:30. Admission, for both, is 25
cents for adults and 14 cents for
children.
It has been announced that the
Recreation and Parks Depart
ment has ordered several dozen
ladies swim suits for the color
ed pool, and they will be on
hand for rental.
LQUU dWIICHmeEn
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By The Associated Press
Some 4,000 AFL switchmen
were given final instructions Sat
urday for a walkout at 6 a. m. lo
cal time Sunday on five Midwest
ern and Western railroads.
Union leaders left peace talks in
Chieago to direct the strike from
the field and there was no indica
tion the walkout would be side
tracked.
Members of the National (Rail
way) Mediation Board in Chicago
said they would “keep working”
for some eleventh hour break, but
they gave no report of progress.
The strike would mark the na
tion’s second major rail tieup in
40 days. The brotherhood of lo
comotive firemen and enginemen
struck five key rail systems May
10-15, but agreed with the carriers
to submit unsettled issues to bind
ing arbitration.
The switchmen’s union of North
America had advance assurance
their strike would be effective.
Four of the five railroads involved
have announced they will not at
tempt to operate.
Only the Great Northern, an 8,-
000-mile system running between
Chicago and the Pacific North
west, will try to keep trains mov
ing.
The other lines involved are the
8,000-mile Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific; the 1,195 mile Western
Pacific; the 1,500-mile Chicago
Great Western and the 2,413-mile
Denver and Rio Grande Western.
The union called the strike in
protesting a June 15 recommenda
tion of a presidential fact-finding
board. The board rejected the
union’s demand for a 40 hour work
week at 48 hours pay. The board
granted a 40 hour week, but rec
ommended an 18 cents hourly pay
boost.
Other labor developments:
Tennessee state police arrested
two men who they said they be
lieve fired the first shots in a
burst of violence Thursday at the
American Enka Plant at Morris
town, Tenn. The men, taken off
a bus, were identified as John Paul
Gregory and Jasper Jones. High
way patrolmen continued to
guard the strike-plagued plant.
Mayor David L. Lawrence said
he would continue efforts to end a
16-day strike of AFL dairy em
ployes that has shut off all but
emergency milk supplies in Pitts
burgh and western Pennsylvania.
The CIO United Auto Workers
and Briggs Manufacturing Com
pany agreed to economic terms of
a new contract, but a union threat
to call some 30,000 Briggs em
ployes out on strike at 10 a. m.
(EST) Monday still stands. The
contract calls for a five cent hour
ly wage increase, pensions and
other benefits.
ATHENS AND VICINITY
Mostly fair and hot Sunday
with high of 92. Sun rises 5:23
and sets 7:48. High on Saturday
was 92.
GEORGIA — Generally fair
and not much temperature
change Sunday and Monday.
TEMPERATURE
Highest e 0082
Lawest i e e o 8
RICAN o S ocy pine vsse 5008
INOMREL .Y O akS e ST
RAINFALL
Inches last 24 hours .. ... .00
Potal since June 1 .. .. .. 278
Deficit-since June 1 .. ... .38
Average June rainfall .. .. 4.03
—thal,as,ipf:e, January 1 .....18.45
;Detidit sine¢ Jaguary: 1 °..0 7.40
Oil Slick Se
Grave Site Of
MILWAUKEE, June 24—(AP)—
Wreckage or a big Northwest air
liner missing with 58 persons
aboard was believed found today
in Lake Michigan.
A Naval reserve officer report
ed finding what he believed to be
“unmistakable” traces of the four
engine “air coach” plane near
Milwaukee.
Nearly 12 hours after the ca
pacity-laden DC-4 last reported its
position over the eastern edge of
the lakes ,a Coast Guard destroy
er-escort found oil bubbling to
the surface.
Capt. George Parkinson, whose
craft, the U. S. S. Daniel A. Joy,
found the oil bubbles six and one
fourth miles east of South Wil
waukee, said bits of paper were
fl(l)ating to the surface with the
oil.
The water, 66 feet deep, was
too murky to permit a view of
what lay under its surface. But
preparations were made to send
a diver to the lake bottom.
The capacity-laden plane, with
55 passengers and three crew
members, was on a coath flight
from New York to Minneapolis.
As it headed into an area of thun
derstorm over Lake Michigan at
11:15 p. m. (C.S:T.) Priday, the
pilot, Robert Lind, 35, of Hop
kins, Minn., reported. by radio to
the CAA traffic control station at
Minneapolis.
Captain Lind asked permission
to fly at 2500 feet altitude, 1,000
feet lower than his flight plan
specified. The CAA operator said
he told Lind not to reduce his
altitude because air traffic at the
lower level would be a hazard.
The CAA said captain Lind did
not mention storm conditions, and
the radio report was logged as
routine. That was the last word
from the plane.
Relatives Notified
Today, shortly before the Joy
made its discovery, President K.
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First Coff
The first cotton bloom to be re
ported in this area was brought
into the Banner-Herald office yes
terday by F. E. Brooks, Route 1,
Bishop.
Mr. Brooks said that he saw the
first bloom in his 24-acre stand
on June 17, but that this morn
ing his field was full of olooms.
The bloom was produced from
certified second-year seed of the
Empire variety.
The producer accredits his suc
cess. to the four-year Veteran
Farm Training Program which he
completed in Watkinsville.
Ben Sorrow of 197 Barber street
reported a cotton bloom gathered
late yesterday on the farm of his
mother-in-law, Mrs. H. N. Pear
son at Nicholson.
The bloom, from a stalk of Em
pire cotton, was one of several
he saw in the field. The stalks
average between 3-4 knee-high to
knee-high, he said, adding that
for the past five years the eight
acres planted in cotton this year,
had not been cultivated and had
not been planted in cotton in fif
teen years.
Mr. Sorrow said farm experts
agree the cotton is among the
finest they have seen this sum
mer, since it is not diseased in any
way, having been planted in acre
age not given to cotton in the past
fifteen years.
IFAEM:E_PUCATIONAL M?EEEEMIERED
Northeast Georgia District 4-H
Meeting Begins Here Tomorrow
BY GEORGE ABNEY, JR.
Farm Editor
The District 4-H Club project
Achievement meeting which is the
highlight of the year for Northeast
Georgia 4-H’ers, will open here
tomorrow with about 250 youths
from 26 counties attending.
Continuing through Tuesday,
the meeting will bring together
4-H’ers who will compete in a va
riety of demonstrations. Election
of district officers will be held
Monday afternoon. Current presi
dent is Miss Mary Morrison,
Sparta. :
Contestant entries from Clarke
county are:
Livestock Judging—Lane Nich
olson; Crop Improvement—Archie
Hayes; Rifle Shooting — Harold
Barton; Senior Public Speaking—
Ronnie Clements.
Junior Public Speaking—Ellis
Johnson; Talent Shows—Fred,
Ellis and Allen Johnson; Sr. Dress
Revue—Eula Lee Cochran; Food
Preparation—Peggy Tarpley; Jun
ior Muffin—Rebecca Evans.
.. Senior . Bread—Myrhline Wood;
Junmidr Dreéss Revue—Shirley Sor
Read Daily by 35,000 People In Athens Trade Azsa
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MERCURY HITS .
PEAK HERE
ON SATURDAY
Sweltering Athenians had
reason to be hot yesterday as
the highest temperature of 1950
was recorded here with the mer
cury hitting 92 degrees.
Dr. E. S. Sell, U. S. Weather
observer, said the previous hot~
test day this year was 91 degrees
on June 17. Friday the ther
mometer showed only 90 de
grees. On June 24 last year the
weather was much more agree
able—the mercury going to 2
high of 86 and low of 72. Low
yesterday was 73 degrees.
X X X
Three Methodist
North Georgia Annual Metho
dist Church Conference in session
in Atlanta Friday night returned
Dr. J. W. O. McKibben as pastor
of First church here, Rev. C. L.
Middlebrooks to Oconee Street
church and Rev. G. M. Spivey to
Young Harris, with Rev, J. C.
Callaway succeeding Rev. H., M.
Smith as superintendent of the
Athens-Elberton District.
Personnel of the Board of Lay
men’s Activities, as elected at the
session, included Dr. N. G. Slaugh
ter, long prominent in laymen’s
activities of the church, as Con
ference Lay Leader, with Dr. J.
T. Lance as Associate.
Another Athenian, J. Smiley
Wolfe, was also honored by being
named Treasurer, and also as an
associate lay leader for the Ath
ens-Elberton District.
Following are the assignments
of pastors for the Athens-Elber
ton District:
Apalachee, Ralph Mabry; Ath
ens, First, J. W. O. McKibben:
Athens, Oconee Street, C. L. Mid- *
dlebrooks, jr.; Athens, Circuit, J.
B. McNeil S.; Bishop James Grif
fin, S.; Bowman, J. S. Strickland;‘
Buckhead, R. O. Few, S.; Canon, |
Jesse Hill Warwick; Canon, Asst. |
S. C. Coogler, S.; Carnesville, H.
V. Free; Center, Garnett Wilder,
S.; Comer-Colbert, J. W. Eber
hardt, S.; Crawford, J. Ray Mec- |
lear; Commerce, Hubert Dodd:“
Danielsville, Jack T. Moore, S.;|
Elberton, First, Frank Crawley;’
Elbert Circuit R. H. Peterson, S.: |
Hartwell, W. M. Barnett; Lavonia, |
J. F. Rollins; Lexington, G]enn{
Frank, S.; Litfle River, H. C.|
Emory, R. S.; Madison, T. H.|
Wheelis; Middleton, L. J.; Prince-'
ton, Pleman Folds; Royston, Roy
P. Ethridge; Tignal, J. H. Came-‘
ron, S.; Wasington, Roger "W.
Stone; Watkinsville, M. H. Con-1
way, S.; Winterville-Tuckston, H. |
A. King; District Secretary of |
Missions, Hubert Dodd; District’
Secretary of Evangelism, J. W. O. |
McKibben.
SCHOOL FIRE
DONALSONVILLE, Ga., June 24
—(AP)—Fire damaged the Semi
nole County High School building
last night.
Superintendent N. P. Malzolm
<aid the fire was caused by- de
fective wiring. He estimated dam
age at SIO,OOO.
row; Talent—Tommie Lou Par
ham.
Jack Hilley, Gordon county, was
elected president of the North
Georgia District 4-H Clubs at the
meeting closing on Coordinate
campus this week-end. Other of
ficers and their counties are Nell
wyn Bagwell, Hall, Girls vice
president; John Anderson, Jack
son, Boys vice-president; Bernice
Williams, Catoosa, secretary; Im
ogine Coleman, Pickens, treasurer;
Nelson Segars, Banks, reporter;
Clarence Tucker, Hall, and Mrs.
Mays Venable, Jackson, advisers.
“Waves Of Green,” a movie de
picting the progress made by
Land Grant Colleges in the Uni
ted States, was premiered here
Friday night with 70 outstanding
Georgians attending the showing.
The picture, which had its world
premier in North Carolina and its
state premier here, is a technicol
or motion picture, which brings to
the screen dramatically and en
tertainingly. the success stories
of scientists of the Land Grant
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Survey Reveals o
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Athens Drivers >
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Are Discourfeous
One-Hour Checks Show
1,714 Persons Fail .
To Give Turn Signal
Athens drivers could be mere
courteous, it was revealed in @
traffic survey taken here by mem
bers of the largest driver educa
tion class in Georgia’s history.
A total of 1,714 discourteous lo=
Ical drivers failed to give a hand
| signal when turning. One-hour
ichecks were taken on one day a%
|six intersections — College and
| Clayton, Lumpkin and Hancock
j Clayton and Lumpkin, College and
| Washington, Broad and College,
Broad and Oconee and Thomas.
’ Also, it was found that mearly
100 drivers failed to signal when
‘stopping. and about 50 gave &
lwrong signal on turning or stop
ping.
| Pedestrian Check
! Pedestrians did somewhat bet
ter than drivers, although there
could be a great deal more im
provement for the safety of loeal
citizens,
~ There were 520 jay-walkers,
200 persons crossing on the wrong
light and 76 that left their care
on the wrong side, having to step
in front of oncoming traffic,
Other violations showed: 108
persons ran red lights, 140 vehicleg
came to a stop over the pedestrian
walk-way, 130 double-parked,
four triple-parked, 12 buses stop~
ped too far from the curb to pick
up passengers, four taxi cabs did
the same, 200 persons failed to
obey stop signs, eight persons
passed on the right side, 94 failed
to stop before turning right on a
red light, and four persons opened
car doors before the vehicle stop
ped. Also there were 12 cases of
double-riding on a bicycle.
Survey Purposes
No names or tag numbers were
listed by the traffic checkers. The
survey was taken to give the fu
ture high school driver education
teachers practice and to show
them what drivers do incorreetly.
Also, the survey furnishes Athens
drivers with information on how
they can improve.
This is the third such check
classes of this type have made.
On Friday, after a week’s study,
56 members of the high school
teachers driver education class
and college seminar received cer
tificates from Dr. O. C. Aderhold,
dean of College of Education z%
the University of Georgia.
The course was sponsored by
the Safety Education Division of
the State Highway Patrol and the
Department of Education,
Beusse Rit
This Aft
Funeral services for Dederick
David Beusse, 72, who died in a
local hospital yesterday, will be
held this afternoon at 5 o’ciock in
Bernstein’s Chapel.
Officiating wilt be Dr. E. L.
Hill, pastor emeritus of First Pres~
byterian Church, assisted by Rev.
T. R. Harvill, pastor of Prince Av
enue Baptist Church. Interment
will be in Oconee Hill cemetery
with Bernstein Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements.
Mr. Beusse, who resided at 950
South Lumpkin street, had lived
in Athens all of his life. He had
a wide circle of friends and his
death will be a source of sorrow
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Colleges, and farmers working to
gether to insure the quality of the
products and to better the stand
ard of living for all.
Sponsoring Friday night’s show
ing and dinner was Southeastern
Ford Tractor Co., Decatur, a
branch of Dearborn Motors, De
troit, which provided finanecial
backing for the film. A copy of the
film was presented by Dearborn
Motors to Dean Harry Brown, of
the College of Agricultare, Uni
versity of Georgia, for local .use.
During the two-years of produc
tion agricultural workers; farm
youths and leaders, businessmen,
farmers, and many others were
contacted for background mate
rial. The cast included eleven ex
perienced actors and 150 extras.
In addition, a number of scenes
were played by the persons whose
own real life experiences were be
ing recorded. The camera ‘crew
travelled 6,800 miles in making tpe
picture. X
Donald Branyon, Jr., Clarke
county 4-H youth, has been elect
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