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Romanian Reds Expel Athenian On Spy Charge
BISHOP O'HARA
3-DAY NOTICES
John Kirk, Bishop’s
Secretary, In Touch
With His Family Here
LLONDON, July s.—(AP)—Ro
nhania announced today the ex
ulsion of Roman Catholic Bishop
serald Patrick O’'Hara of Savan
.ah-Atlanta, Georgia, on charges
¢ spying. He is the last diplomatic
epresentative of the Vatican in
n Iron Curtain country,
Two other members of the
Apostolic Nunciature — in which
Bishop O’Hara was regent — were
expelled on similar charges. Vati
can sources said the meove had
been expected from day to day and
“doubtless is the . prelude to the
complete suppression of the Bu
charest Nunciature.” This is the
office of the diplomratic represen
tative of the Vatican.
A broadcast by the Romanian
News Agency said the Communist
led regime in Bucharest had given
Bishop O’Hara and the two other
(‘atholic officials three days to
leave the country.
Attempts to reach Bishop O'Hara
by phone from Pra%ule were not
immediately successful, A Prague
operator was able to reach the
Nunciature but reported that
“Bishop O’Hara is iiot present and
his secretary refused to speak.”
Besides Bishop O’Hara, the for
eign office ousted Msgr. Delmestr
De Chonbert, auditor of the Nun
ciature, and Msgr. John Kirk, sec
retary of the office.
Mr, Kirk is the son of Mr. and
Mrs, E. S. Kirk of 935 Oconee
street, He has been secretary to
Bishop O’Hara for the past four
vears. Since the first occurrence
of trial proceedings Saturday he
fias managed to send a telegram
_ to his parents each day eencern
" ing his welfare. The messages
state that he and the Bishop are
all right and for his parents not
te worry about him.
Mr. Kirk has been a resident
of Athens all his life. He grad
uated from Athens High School
and attended the University of -
Georgia Night School in Aflan
ta. He graduated from St. Mary's
Seminary and was ordained in
St, Joseph’s Church in 1943,
Bucharest Trial
O'Hara was accused . last week
during the trial in Bucharest on
treason charges of his chauffeur
and six others of engaging the
chauffeur to spy for him. A mili
tary court sentenced the Bishop's
chauffeur, Nicolau Popescu, to
seven years imprisonment,
BULLETIN
A Jate communique was re
ceived from Mr. Kirk teday by
his parents saying, “Will see you
soon.” This leaves the assump
tion that Mr. Kirk and Bishop
O'Hara will leave Romania
soon.
- LR eR e A
Vatican sources said that since
Romania’s Communist regime had
denounced the nation’s conrodat
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Driskell Rit
This Affernoo!
. Services for C., V. Driskell, well
known Athenian, were to be con
duced this afternoon at 5 o’clock
from First Christian Church with
ihe pastor, Rev. Paul Howle; of
ficiating, assisted by Rev. T. R.
Harvill, Cpastor of Prince Avenue
Baptist Church.
Mr. Driskell, 71, died in a local
hospital Tuesday morning after ah
illness of five weeks.
Burial will be in the Lester
temetery, Bridges Funeral Home
in charge of arrangements. . :
Pall-bearers will he C. L. Lov
€rn, James Sanders, Rog Curtis,
Lewis Warwick, Curtis Christian,
G. H: Pugh and H. E. Harrison.
Surviving Mr, Driskell are two
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BISHOP O’HARA
Construction Begins On
Natural Gas Line Here
Athens Homes To Have Service
By January 1, Official Asserts
Extensive construction of facilities to enable a “switch
over” to natural gas began in Athens today.
Necessary equipment for bringing natural gas here, in
cluding construction of a 414 mile tap line, will cost SIOO,-
000, according to Ray P. Bush, Athens office manager of
Atlanta Gas Light Company.
Caution Urged
As City Enfers
"Polio”’ Season
U AtHens 1§ now ‘entéring the dan
gerous season for infantile paraly
sis, according to Dr. W. W. Brown,
Commissioner of Health. Although
the case rate for the State of
Georgia is below normal at this
time, the case rate for the country
as a whole is alarmingly nigh, he
said. It is essential that all citi
zens be deeply concerned about
this matter before any cases de
velop in Athens or Clarke County.
All owners and operators of
public eating establishements have
a grave responsibility in this mat
ter. Sanitation and the control of
flies are believed to be important
factors in the control of this dis~
ease. All phases -of sanitation
should be under close supervision
at this time. .
All operators of swimming pools
have a definite responsibility in
this matter and should close their
pools whenever the ' sterilization
machanism controlling the purity
of the water fails to function prop
erly. All swimming pools should
have expert supervision and never
be operated by personnel unable
to maintain the proper Ph and
chlorine content of the water at
all times, Dr. Brown added.
‘What can the parents of Athens
and Clarke County do in coopera
tion with the Department of
Health to prevent, in as far as pos
sible, the occurrence of this disease
among the children of Clarke
County? The parents of Clarke
County should give active atten=
tion to the habits of their chil
dren as to: play, rest periods, diet,
and the control of flies and other
insects wherever their childen
spend all or a part of their time.
Parents should systematically pre
vent overexertion by the child,
encourage the intake of fluids, in
sist “on® regular habits of eating,
ecreta disposal, and hanc washing,
prevent sudden chilling, and pa
tronize only those eating and
drinking establishments which
have a permit from the Depart
ment of Health with an “A” or
a3’ yating prominently displayed.
Live at home as much as possible.
Travel from - place to - place
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OKLAHOMA CITY, July 5§ —
(AP) — Incumbent Elmer Thom
as trailed Rep. Mike Monroney by
more than 7,000 votes today as
tabulation of yesterday's Demo
cratic senatorial primary election
neared completion.
A run-off election July 25 was
assured by the other five Demo
cratie candidetes who had more
than 25,000 voted among them.
Retruns from 3,261 of 3,786
precinets gave: Monroney 167,592;
Thomas 160,435.
.fohnlton 'Murray, who hopes to
win the governor’s office onee
held by his father, held a wide
lead over his thres Democratie
opponents but lacked the clear
majority to avold a runoff.
Murray, in returns from 3,273
precincts, had 195,075 votes to &
oombn‘;:g total_of 221,158 for his
foes. William' O. ‘Coe, Oklahoma
FLIMSY FENCE,
INDEPENDENCE, Mo., July 5
—(AP)—The fence was flimsy.
The bull was big. Fire Chief Tom
~ Pollard made a decision. He let
~ the fire burn.
| Crildren with firecrackers
- st” ' the blaze in a hollow
. 2 pasture at the edge of
" o™y yesterday.
o aief Pollard and his fire
& ghters were called. They start
"~ ed rolling out the hose. Then
~ Cork Daniel, a red-haired fire
} man, saw the bull coming. “He
was big,” Daniel said.
Only a flimsy fence separated
the animal and the new bright
red fire truck.
“Let’'s get out of here,” Chief
Pollard shouted.
The fire in the tree still was
smouldering early today.
Actual construction of the new
tap line which will conduct natur
al gas to Athens from the Trans
coniinental Pipe Line, main arte
ry of which runs near here, began
this morning although digging was
begun Monday. The tap line will
ruon from the main artery to the
gas company’s plant on Foundry
street. :
Segregation valves for con
verting to natural gas by city sec
tions have already been installed,
company officials said. =~
lanta Gas Light Company will be
ready to give natural gas service
to Athens on completion of the
tap line, which will probably be
within six weeks; however. He
added that the city possibly won’t
have natural gas until January
because Transcontinental Pipe
Line officials have estimated this
date for the beginning of opera
tion. If operation of the pipe line,
which runs from Texas to New
York, begins sooner, the local
brancn of the gas company will
be ready to distribute the gas, Mr.
Bush said. O N
~ Athens will be among tune first
towns receiving natural gas from
this line. i > A
The tap line is being constructed
by Williams Brothers Construction
Company, of Columbus, Ga. This
company built much of the main
line of Transcontinental Pipe Line.
The line will run from the main
artery up Linton Springs road to
the gas company’s plant on Foun
ary street. ¢
Mr. Bush said the main ad
vantage of natural gas to Athen
jans will be that the cost will be
cheaper .than the gas now being
distributed. He said the rates
haven’t been released, pending ap
proval by Georgia Public Service
Commission. Also, cold weather
dgesn’t affect natural gas, he add
ed.
Recently Atlanta Gas Light Co.,
and the City of Athens reached
an agreement giving the compa
ny a 30-year franchise in Athens.
Also approval has been received
from the Federal Power Commis
sion for distribution of natural
gas here.
PFARACHUTE Ri:CORD
FAYETTEVILLE, N. C., July 5
—(AP)—A hard-boiled 32-year
old para-trooper . from . Dillon
Mont., has brought the world’s re
cord for the most consecutive pa
rachute jumps in one day back to
the United States.
Sgt. John W. Swetich attached
to the famed 82nd airmorn divi
sion at nearby Fort- Bragg, is the
man who did it with 123 jumps.
city attorney, was second mat.
Former Gov. William H. (Al
falfa Bill) Murray, father of this
year’s candidate, stayed at his
son’s headquarters until returns
proved the younger Murray was
definitely ahead. .
The see-saw race between Mon
roney, Fifth District congressman
for six terms, and Thomas climax~
ed one of Oklahoma's hottest races
since the late President Roosevelt
came here im Thomas’ behalf in
the 1938 election. ; :
Farm support prices and publie
power policies were the major is
sues. However, the minority Re
publican party furnished its share
of the headlines. - . . .
The Fourth of July election—
first in Oklahoma’s history—pro
duced an average primary turn
out of about 250,000 voters. . ' .’
SERVING ATHENS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA OVER A CENTURY
ATHENS, CA.,, WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 1950.
Red Tanks Cut Off
American Position
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Attack; 7 Planes Are Destroyed
By The Associated Press
Communist tanks in a swift maneuver cut off a U. S. in
fantry position south of Suwon today after the Americans
knocked out two Red tanks with artillery fire in the first
U. S. ground forces battle action of the 11-day-old Korean
war.
An undisclosed number of South Korean troops also were
reported perilously stranded between tank-led infantry
and their own defense lines in an area where the North
Korean Reds were making their first massed offensive
drive against combined American and S_(')u‘t‘h Koreaq fpgces.
An advanced American head
quarters spokesman said there was
a chance the Americans could
punch their way out of the Com
munist pocket and make a safe
withdrawal. The Americans, set
ting up a position south of Red
captyred Suwon, had met a Red
spearhead of eight tanks with ar
tillery fire in which two Conr
munist tanks were knocked out.
Front dispatches said the sur
viving Red tanks wheeled suddenly
and rammed themselves between
the infantry position and its sup
porting artillery and supplies.
Major General William F., Dean,
U. S. commander in Korea, hur
ried to the front after failing to
hear from the American forces
after the reported tank-artillery
engagement.
Tens of thousands of opposing
soldiers were reported arrayed on
the South Korean battlefields, and
a U. S. liaison plane reported new
Red forces of undetermined
‘strength moving southeast from
Suwon, taken by the Commmunists
yesterday.
" New Lj‘.e,,, )
ters estimated the Communists
have between three and four div
isions (normally 10,000 men to a
division) south of Suwon and the
Han river, which had been the
South’s defense line. Apparently
the Reds were trying to make an
enveloping action near the Ameri
can positions. South Koreans were
reported to have fallen back to
their new positions in good order
after losing Suwon, and to have
set up a new line near the spot
where the U. S. artillery engaged
the Red tanks.
MacArthur's headquartérs in
Tokyo announced that U. S.
planes have destroyed seven Red
planes and damaged four. A com
munique said the Communists also
lost eight armored cars, 119 trucks,
22 loconrotives, 18 boxcars and
seven tanks. Warships of the na
val blockade sank six Red trawl
ers and five motor torpedo boats
and damaged two othér vessels.
More U. S. heavy bombers were
being prepared for action. An un
disclosed number of B-29’s of the
i22nd Bombardment Group left
from March Field, Calif., for the
Pacific area. Many of the crew
'men were World War II veterans.
jAnother secret number of Super
forts left Spokane, Wash.,, for an
advanced Pacific base. The Marine
air wing based at El Toro, Calif.,
was scheduled to join MacArthur’s
command.
Carrier Planes
The U. S. and British navies be
‘gan to sirike with carrier planes
at North Korea targets.
. Under the direction of Vice Ad
miral Arthur D. Struble, comman
der of the U. S. Seventh Fleet, car=-
rier planes of the U. S. S. Valley
Forge and the British light carrier
Triumph slashed at Pyongyang, the
North Korea capital, and its port,
hitting rail yards, airfield and han
gar areas and bridges. A troop
train was found and hit with ma
chinegun and rocket fire. The
three full air - strikes and four
sweeps by jet righters were called
“highly successful.” .Two Russian=-
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casualties in the Monday and
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ATHENS DROPS
TOSTHCITY
IN POPULATION
Although gaining in popula
tien, Athens has dropped from
seventh to eighth place among
Geeorgia’s cities, according to
preliminary census figure.
Athens’ population increased
from 20,650 in 1940 to 28,102 in
1950, Cities Leading Athens, in
order are Atlanta, Savannah,
Columbus, Augusta, Macon, Al
bany and Rome. Trailing “The
Classic City” is LaGrange.
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Nation's Holiday Deaths
Nearing All-Time Record
Wreck Mars
Holiday Here
One fatal accident marred what
otherwise was a quiet Fourth of
July holiday for citizens of Ath
ens and the surrounding area.
Last night at 8:40 o’clock, an
automobile accident occured at the
intersection of Strickland and Wa
ter streets in which one man was
killed and three others injured.
Grady Wilkins, 57 year old
colored man died this morning at
Athens General Hospital as the
result of the accident.
The mishap occured when Wil
kins, who was reportedly driving
under the influence of aiochol and
without any lights, first hit a
pedistrian and then crashed into
another vehicle. The pedistrian
was 23 year old Willie Bunn, who
was carried to General Hospital
for treatment amd was released
last night.
Occupants of the other car in
volved in the wreck were Lewis
and Cora Burton, colored, who
suffered minor bruises and ab
rasions and were also taken to the
hospital by Bernstein ambulance.
Elsewhere on the local scene,
the Athens First Department an
swered one call whicli came last
night at 11:05 o’clock to Rosenthal
Shoe Store where an awning was
on fire, No damage was incurred
and the blaze was quickly ex
tinguished.
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Italy’s Bandit
. *
King Is Killed
PALERMO, Sicily, July 5—
(AP)—Salvatore “-Giuliano, will
o’-the-wisp bandit king who pro
claimed his own Sicilian govern
ment and taunted Rome for its
desperate seven-year attempt to
run him down, was shot and kill
ed in his mountain hideout just
before dawn today.
The Italian government said the
death of the colorful 28-year-old
robin hood of the hills meant the
end of handitry in Sicily. -
Commando police were hot on
the heels of Giuliano for the past
two weeks. In the last few days
they closed in, surrounding him in
his lair in the hills of Castevetrano,
50 miles from Palermo.
Giuliano tried to shoot-his way
out of the house in which he wzs
hiding.
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Total Of 739 Persons Lose Lives
Over Weekend; Wrecks Claim 458
By The Associated Press ;
Accidental death struck down at least 739 Americans
during their four-day Independence Day week-end. The
toll was much hHigher than expected, and rocketed toward
the all-time high set in 1936—761 deaths.
Citizens died in traffic crashes, by drowning, and by
miscellaneous accidents at a little better than one every 10
minutes during the 102 hour period between 6 p. m. local
time Friday and last night at midnight.
Highway smashups claimed 458 lives in what was pre
dicted as the biggest U. S. traffic jam in history.
Water deaths totalled 168. Mis
cellancous kinds of mishaps killed
113. !
No one was reported killed in
Fourth of July fireworks trage
dies, but the other deaths were
tied in with Independence Day
celebrations.
The National Safety Council had
predicted that 285 would die in
traffic crashes. But the toll moun
ted and mounted as the holiday
drivers coursed along the high
ways.
The 1936 death record was set
OUTLAWS KOREA ANGLE
Synder Gives Llimited
Okay To Excise Slash
WASHINGTON, July S—(AP)
Secretary of the Treasury Snyder
today gave a limited endorsement
to the House-approved bill cutting
excise taxes by $1,010,000,000 and
raising levies on big corporations.
He told the Senate Finance
committee, however, that im
provements should be made and
recalled President Truman’s rec
ommendation for increased taxes
on oil and gas producers. The
House turned that down.
Synder read to the senators a
prepared statement in which he
discussed the world situation in
general terms as well as taxes.
He implied there is nothing in the
Korean situation so far to require
dropping the tax revision plans,
but remarked that “increased dis
turbances to world peace” could
force tax increases rather than
cuts.
lngilyder said he understood the
| Senate committee had decided to
jhold hearings on the House bill
Read Daily by 35,000 People In Athens Trade Area
during the four day Christmas
holiday period. At that time 555
of the 761 deaths were in automo
bile accidents. :
Last year’s three day Labor Day
week-end highway toll — 410 —
was a postwar record.
On a four-day, non-holiday
week-end last month, an Associa=
ted Press tally across the eountry
showed that only 455 persons met
accidental death. Of these, 270
died in traffic mishaps, 75 drown=-
ed and 110 died from other acci
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with the understanding that they
would be halted “if eonditions
later indicated. that it would be
un‘@ to go through with the
legislation.”
“I am sure that the future course
of the commiftee and will present
my testimony on the basis of this
understanding.”
At another point, Snyder com
mented:
“I am sure that the fture course
of world events is very much in
your minds, as it is in mine. In
creased disturbance to world peace
would involve increased demands
upon us which would require ad
ditional fiscal measure.
“The effect of recent interna
tional developments on our expen
ditures will become clearer as
events unfeld.” : ,
' He added that if it appeared de
fense spending would have to be
increased shax:ply he would ad
vise. the committee.: ;.. ... .iie
HOME
EDITION
Korea To Japarr
Sea Route Gefs ‘
Guard Priorify °
WASHINGTON, July S—(AP)
—Protection of the all-impertant
sea route linking southern Korea
with Japan is getting high prioris
ty in the Far East war operations.
Ships of the United States and
British navy and land-based pa
trol planes of the American Navy
are scouting the waters along the
Korean coasts and the sea lane
across to the southern port of Pue
son to keep them swept clear of
raider vessels or aircraft.
The expected arrival of an Es
sex class carrier in the area will
augment this protective eover for
the supply ships and troop frans
ports upon which the heavier part
of the military build-up in Korea
hinges.
Dispatcher from the Far East
and reports at Washington indi=-
cate that up to now the only men=
ace has been from small surface
craft, chiefly of the motor torpedo
boat type, and the North Korean
air force. A communique yester
day by the Far East command said
laconically that “transpertation
of munitions, material, nrlh!
and troops frem points in Japan
to Korea continued unmolested
throughout the day.”
No one here was inclined te
bury, behind easy victories of
cruisers over motor torpedo boats,
the possibility that submarines
might enter the picture. As far as
is known, the north Korean Navy
has not included submarizes, but
there has been speculation that
such craft ecould be transferred or
loaned from the fleet of the north
Koreans’ powerful friend, Russia,
State Holida
By The Associated Press
Georgia’s long Fourth es July
week-end is over—and the accie
dental deeth toll stands at 17.
The last two deaths were added
yesterday.
Billy Maurice Graham died in a
hospital at Claxton. The nine
year-old boy was struck by a
truck Monday as he rode his bicy
cle along the highway near Lyons.
A similar accident claimed the
life of David Smith, a 24-year-old
negro from Grovetown., He was
killed near Augusta when his bi
cycle was hit as he started across
& highway.
Another Fourth of July accident
sent racing car driver Tomnry
Hinnershitz to an Atlanta hospital.
Hinnerschitz received a fractured
pelvis and other injuries when his
racing car blew a tire and careened
off the track at Lakewood Park,
the same track on which three
other drivers have been killed this
year.
Polo Grounds
Murder Deepens
NEW YORK, July S—(AP) —
The mystery of “murder at the
Polo Grounds” deepened today
when. police disclosed that a .45
caliber bullet caused the death
of a 54-year old baseball fan
found dead in his grandstand seat
yesterday.
The disclosure came after de
tectives had taken a 14-year old
negro boy into custody for gues
tioning.
ATHENS AND VICINITY
Partly cloudy and continued
- warm for the mext three days
with afternoon and evening
thundershowers.’ Low fonight 70
and high temorrow 90. Sun sets
7:48 ‘and rises 5:27.
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warm and hamid with ..ufi
afiernoon and evéning thunder
showers this afternoon, tonight
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