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Clarke County Draft Quota Calls For 20 Men
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Manufacture Of Milk Cartons
Expected To Begin January Ist
Industrial development in Athens took a jump forward
this morning when Clarke Marion, president and general
manager of Dalr}{pak Incorporated of Cleveland, Ohio,
announced that his company will build a new, modern con
verting plant in Athens for the manufacture of paper milk
cartons. Construetion of the plant will begin as soon as bids
can be obtained and it is expected to be in operation by
January Ist.
New Promofi
Given Georgia
Ten Additions To
University Staff
Are Also Announced
Promotions in rank have been
given to 20 faculty members at
the University of Georgia and its
Atlanta Division, according to an
announcement by Dean of Facul
ties Alvin B. Biscoe.
The Board of Regents has ap
proved 17 promotions in rank at
the University and three in the
Atlanta Division, Dean Biscoe said.
He also announced 10 additions
to the University staff and 11 to
the staff of the Atlanta Division.
At the University those promot
ed from associate professor to
orofessor are W. E. Hudson, agri
cultural engineering; Brooks E.
Wigginton, landscape architecture;
John O. Eidson, English; Robert
H. West, English; Jules C. Alcia
tore, French; Earl C. Garrison,
education; W, Theo Dalton, educa~
tion; Irwin V. Sperry, home eco~
nomics; and Joseph P. Laßocea,
pharmacy.
Those changed from assistant
vrofessor to associate professor
include Harold L. Loden, agrono
my; John D. Williams, Spanish;
Robert I. Harrison, music; and
Homer A. Black, accounting.
Instructors who were promoted
to assistant professor are Ezra
Sellers, art; Donald C. Scott, biol~-
gy; and Fay Jones, home eco
nomuics.
Nolee May Dunaway was
hanged from teaching assistant to
part-time instruetor in musie.
In the Atlanta Division R. R.
Hollingsworth was promoted to
rofessor of biology; Martha J.
Johnson to assistant professor of
iology, and William -W. Johnson
r. to assistant professor of music.
In addition to promotions in
rank, adcording to Dean Biscoe,
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Missing Teenage
Girl Seen Here
EDGEFIELD, S. C., July 21 —
"AP)—Sheriff Grace White said
‘oday he was not alarmed over
‘he disappearance of Lorene May
on, 18-year-old blonde farm girl.
The sheriff was told that the
2irl was forced into an automo
bile near her home nine miles east
f McCormick about 6 p. m., Wed
lesday. . The girl was quoted as
elling her negro girl eompanion
hatkshe would return in about a
veek.
A report has been received, the
sheriff said, thaf Lorene was seen
iear Athens, Ga., yesterday.
The negro girl said Miss May
on refused to get into the car,
ccupied by two men, and one of
hem then pulled her into the car.
\ negro man at work in a nearby
ield said he saw the car stop
ut he did not see the girl forced
nto it because his view was ob
cured by bushes.
NO FEAR OF SHORTAGE
Government Drafts Food Report
By OVID A. MARTIN
WASHINGTON, July 21— AFP)
—Disturbed by increases in prices
nd evidence of consumer hoard
ng, the government is working on
i report to convinece the public
hat it need not fear food short
-Iges.
The report, being drafted by the
Agriculture Department, will be
made public Saturday night.
Repeated assurances by Presi
lent Truman and Secretary of
\griculture Brannan that food
upplies are plentiful were said
y offficals to have slowed down,
ut not stopped, the heavy con
‘umer buying of sugar, canned
‘oods and other mon-perishable
J\;ods that started with the Korean
War,
Officials hoped that a detailed
‘eport, giving statistical informa
‘lon on supplies and production
rospects of various major food
tems, would serve as a clincher to
‘heir argument that there is mo
Justification for hoarding or for
price Increases. .
. War Effects’ {
ATHENS BANNER-HERALD
fissaclafed Press Service
Mr. Marion, accompanied by
George S. Johnston, General Pro
duction- Manager of the company,
came into Athens Thursday morn
ing in the company’s private plane
and left this morning after making
the announcement. Details of the
participation of the Athens Indus
trial Development Corporation’s
participation in the development
are yet to be worked out; it was
said.
On May Ist and 2nd directors of
Dairypak were here to look over
proposed sites following a visit to
Cleveland by Malcolm A. Rowe,
Chairman of the Chamber’s In
dustrial Council, and Malcolm
Ainsworth, -of the Chamber of
Commerce. Negotiations have been
under way since that time.
Options on proposed sites are
being held but announcement of
the exact location of the plant was
withheld this morning pending
completion of surveys.
Mr. Marion expressed apprecia
tion for the splendid cooperation
he has received from everyone he
has met in Athens, especially offi
icals of the Industrial Development
Corporation and the Chamber of
Commerce and said he was ex
ceedingly happy that his com
pany’s new plant would be placed
in Georgia. He also stated that
practically all personnel necessary
to operate the plant will be se
lected locally.
The company’s Cleveland plant
occupies 80,000 square feet of
space and employs approximately
30@ people, Officials of the Cham-~
ber of Commerce said the Athens
plant is expected to be only slight
ly smaller.
.
Drewry Hearing
Slated Tomorrow
A hearing on a new trial for
Mrs. Kathleen Drewry, convicted
at the April term of Clarke Su
perior Court of assault with intent
to murder the present Mrs. John
Drewry (formerly Miss Miriam
Thurmond), is scheduled for to
morrow morning in Judge Henry
West’s chambers in the courthouse
here.
She received a 2-4 year sentence
at the April trial and still has a
similar charge pending against her
for the shooting of Dean John E.
Drewry.
WEATHER
ATHENS AND VICINITY
Mostly fair this afternoon and
Saturday. Slight chance of after
noon thundershowers and again
on Saturday. Low tonight 74,
high Saturday 90. Sun sets 7:4%
and rises 5:37.
GEORGIA — Partly cloudy
and continued hot this afternoon,
tonight and Saturday. A few
scattered afternoon thunder
showers occurring mostly over
north portion. ;
TEMPERATURE
Bighest ... . .80
TGRS (e
W v il e )
Rl e e T 8
RAINFALL
Inches last 24 hours .. ... .00
Total since July 1 .. .. .. 174
Deficit since July 1 .. .... 172
Average July rainfall .. .. 5.01
Total since January 1 ....20.09
Deficit singe January 1 ...10.17
The report is being prépared by
the Department’s Bureau of Agri
cultural economics and will take
into account the possible effects of
the war and increased military
spending on the market for food
and farm products.
It is expected to say that, on the
basis of present c.nditions, there
is no valid reason for a higher gen
eral level of food prices during
the next six months.
Prices of some foods, it will say,
should go down in the fall—par
ticularly meats. Slaughter sup
plies of meat animals will increase
from the normal low levels of the
summer to put a much larger sup
ply of meats in butcher shops.
The report is expected to state
that large farm production, plus
big cold-storage stocks, should
maintain - supplies of eggs and
poultry s high levels, with prices
advancing only slightly from sums=
mer quo#tions.
Grain Prices
Tt will point out that supplies of
wheat ,for flour and bakery. pror
ducis:are 30 to 40 pex sqent. above
D - Year- Olds
Are Listed A
First Drafte
Inductees To Report
At Fort McPherson
For Exam On Aug. 2
~ BY ALVA MAYES JR.
The first real effects of the pres
ent Korean crisis were felt in
Athens to‘clay when it was an
nounced by the Clarke County Se
lective Service Board that the first
men to be called for military ser
vices under the rejuvenated draft
machinery will report to Fort Me-
Pherson for examination on August
3
According to board officials the
order to draw twenty men from
Clarke county was received by
their office yesterday from the
State Director of Selective eSrvice
in Atlanta,
The Draft Board here has been
instructed to induct in their first
call men beginning at the 25-yqear
age group and without physical
disabilities nor dependants nor
prior military experience. No il
literates and none with an educa
tion below the fourth grade will
be accepted in the call.
Both white and colored induc
tees will be among the men com
posing the first draft call from this
area, officials said.
This call for induction of men
into the armed forces from Clarke
county is the first made since De
cember, 1948, when the last men
were called into service under the
peacetime draft.
2 - Report Swiftly i
A spokesman for the board re
quested in his annocuncement this
morning that the twenty men who
receive the first calls here report
as early as possible to the Selec
tive Service Board Office located
on the third floor of the Court
House here.
A report from Major C. W.
Johnson, jr., unit instructor of the
Athens Military Sub-district head
quarters revealed that no official
word has been received concern
ing the call of reservists from this
area, when when any word does
arrive it will be announced imme
diately. :
No Resume Info
Major Johnson did say, however,
that although mno information on
reservists calls has been received,
acceptance of enlisted reservists,
either active or inactice, for active
Army duty for a minimum of
twelve months has been authoriz
ed. This includes both enlisted
men and WAC's, Johnson said, and
is on a volunteary basis -
No . authorization has been re
ceived here for voluntary enlist
ments of reserve officers.
Meanwhile, members of Nation
al Guard units in the Athens locale
may be affected by President Tru
man’s Wednesday action calling
for intensified defense activity.
Although Athens does not have a
National Gudrd unit at the present
time, some Athenians who are
members of units in- surrounding
communities may be in this cate
gory.
.
Five Arrested
.
In Theft Ring
NEW YORK, July 21—(AP)—
The FBI says it has put out of
business an auto theft ring which
supplied its “customers” with the
psrticular kinds of car they want
ed.
Five men were arrested, two
here and three in Savannah, Ga,
the FBI said yesterday.
The Bureau said more than 50
automobiles were stolen here dur
ing the past year, resulting in a
loss to owners of more than SIOO,-
000.
The ring had “salesmen,” the
FBI said, who took ‘“orders” on
the east coast for desired models,
while other gang members stole
them.
The average selling price was
S9OO per car, bringing g ‘“profit”
to the ring of about S4F&)O for the
year, the FBI said.
anticipated market demands for
the grain. It also will state that
feed grain supplies are ample to
maintain production of meats,
milk and poultry products at a
higher level than at present.
1t is expected to report that milk
production is at near record levels,
with a part of the supply being
diverted into government surplus
stocks in the form of butter,
cheese and dried milk.
Supplies of fresh, canned and
frozer. fruits are expected to be
about 11 per cent less than last
year and aboutl 4 per cent below
average, reflecting spring freeze
damage. The peach supply is
likely to be down about a fourth
from last year.
As a consequence, somewhat
higher prices are anticipated for
fruits,
Prospects point toward abun
dant supples of fresh and pro
céssed vegetables, including pota
'foes, sweet potatoes, dry beans
; and peas. Record-large stocks have
Vbeen depressing farm prices of
| dry bean: ¢ -y .
SERVINGC ATHENS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA OVER A CENTURY
ATHENS, GA,, FRIDAY; JULY 21, 1950
Bulletin
With a U. 8. Infantry Task
Force In South Korea, July 21
~—(AP)—United States negro '
troops today drove North Korean
Communists out of Yechon and
occupied that rail and highway
city. It was the first sizeable
American ground victery in the
Korea War.
The negro doughboys captur
ed Yechon after a 16-hour bat
tle which began yesterday after
noon and ended shortly after
dawn today. Our casualties were
light. The extent of ‘enemy losses
was unknown.
Gl's Tell Of General Dean’s Hell - Bent
Leadership Against Reds; Still Missing
+ BY WILLIAM R. MOORE AND 0. P. KING
AN AMERICAN COMMAND POST IN KOREA, July 21.—(AP)—Fellow officers
today held firm hope that Major General William F. Dean, unreported nearly 24 hours
in the thick of the Taejon fighting, “will get out.”
But fear for his safety grew by the hour. The front-line fighting commander of the U.
S. Twenty-Fourth Infantry Division was lastreported leading a bazooka team fighting
off Red tanks.
Dean’s staff tried to reassure themselves with this declaration:
““The General can take care of himself. He may have to walk, but he’ll get out.”
The last report of Dean came
from a corporal. He said he saw
the General passing ammunition to
a bazooka team and directing fire
in Taejon, That was several hours
before the city fell at midnight
Thursday before the blazing tanks
of the North Korean Communists.
Said Cpl. Ralph Vargason of
Newark Valley, N. Y.
“All of our regular bazooka
teams were so busy General Dean
took a couple of men downtown
and went after two tanks. I saw
him passi&xg ammunition to the
men and directing fire.”
The Red tanks moved on Taejon
at dawn Thursday. They circled
around and around the American
command post, firing as they went.
Vargason said he last saw Dean
“running a bazooka (rocket laun
cher) team just before the roof
fell in.
“He was doing a damned good
job of it, too, I saw him holding
a bazooka shell in each hand. And
after our guys knocked out that
tank I saw him walk up and meas
ure the bofe of an enemy tank
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War Profiteer
Possibility Of Price
And Wage Curbs Are
Pondered In Congress
WASHINGTON, July 21—(AP)
—The possibilitv of price-wage
controls was discussed in admin
istration circles in Congress today.
Lawmakers demanded action to
take profits out of the Korean
war.
Most of these demands came in
‘the” form of proposals for early
enactment of an excess profit tax
aimed at profiteering,
But one administration official
who declined to be quoted by
name told a reporter that unless
there is a recgssion in rapidly in
creasing prices, controls of that
nature may not be far away.
President Truman left the road
open in his Wednesday message
to Congress to call later for such
curbs on the economy but they
were omitted from the administra
tion’s defense production bill.
Administration lieutenants said
they have the votes linec up to
get that measure approved by the
Senate Banking committee late
next week, although they conceded
they may have to make changes in
some of its provisions.
Some Republicans complained
| that the powers requested by the
president are too broad. Some
Democrats said they don’t want
Congress to vote authority in.the
bill for the government to go into
competition with private business.
Senator Douglas (D-ILL), a
mémber of the banking committee
which will begin hearings on the
economic control bill Monday, told
a reporter he thinks the best way
of avoiding price control is to clap
increased taxes on those who might
' be tempted to profiteer in war pro
duction or in consumer goods.
Speedy Approval |
Speedy approval seemed on the |
way, meanwhile, for two military
measures -— to take all statutory
limits off the size of the armed
forces and to hold all men in uni
form-* and extra 12 months. House
and Senate armed service commit
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Athens Golfers
Lose Here Today
Athens’ last two eandidates for
honors L%_the State Amateur golf
tourney howed ouglfl\is morning
in quarter-final matches. -
Dick Hackett of Rome, defeated
Edsel Benson of Athens, one-up |
and Arnold Blum of Macon, ous
ted Harold Crow of Athens 2-1.
Mickey Gallagher of Augusta,
upset favored George Hamer of
Columbus, one-up and defending
Champion Jack Key, downed™ Bill |
Zimmerman from Columbus, 3-2, |
Red Drive Slowed
After Taejon Loss
while its was still on fire. He said
it was a .75.”
Another story of Dean’s heroism
under close fire came from Pvt.
Alfred Vessels, 18, Stanton, Tex.
Vessels told how teen-age Ameri
can soldiers fought and knocked
out Red Tanks under Dean’s per
sonal leadership.
Tank Blasted
These young soldiers finally re
treated only when the General
himself gave the word, Vesseis re
lated.
The Texan said he “blew one
Red tank to hell” with his new 3.5
inch rocket launcher —and hit
three more,
“The General spotted a tank in
a yard and called me over,” Ves
sells said. Under Dean’s direction,
he moved his launcher to the sec~
ond story window of a building in
flaming Taejon.
“From there we poured it on
and the tank started smoking. We
kept after it with our 3.5 and that
was the end of that tank.”
Vessells fled from Taejon only
after the General said “I want all
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AMERICANS STAND THEIR GROUND IN SOUTH KOREA
These American soldiers with a 7Tsmm
recoilless rifle train the gun on enemy
held territory somewhere in Korea and
look through their binoculars for the Red
invaders. Left to right: Sergeant George
Senate Committee Votes To Lift
Restrictions On Armed Services
House, Senate Committees Okay
” .
12-Month “"Hold”’ On Enlisted Men
WASHINGTGN, July 21.— (AP) —The Senate Armed
Services Committee voted unanimously today to take all
restrictions off the size of the armed forces and lengthen
all enlistments one year.
The House Armed Services Committee also voted, 18 to
1, to keep all enlisted personnel in service for a year after
their enlistments expire. It still was considering the request
of President Truman to lift ceilings on size of the armed
forces.
Rep. Towe (R.-N.J.) cast the
only vote against extending en
listments.
In taking the action on the two
bills, the Senate committee also
agreed to strike out of one of them
a restriction that the strength of
the regular Marine Corps shall not
exceed 20 per cent of the author
iz.d size of the Regular Navy.
Senator Russell (D.-Ga.) told
his colleagues that under present
world conditions he does not be
lieve the United States can have
too many Marines. The Marines
are trained for amphibious land
ings. P i
The committee action -would
suspend indefinitely present limi
tations which fix the top strength
of the armed forces at 2,005,882
men.
Quick Action
The quick action eame after
Navy, Army and Air Force officers
said they probably would lose
193,000 trained fighting men dur
ing the next year through expira
tion of voluntary enlistments.
The Senate committee amended
the legislation to make it apply
also to National Guardsmen and
of you boys to get out.”
The young Texan said he saw
Dean knock out a Red automatic
rifle with his .45 caliber automa«
tic.
“I saw him do it and, brother,
that’s shooting!” -
“The ‘whole town was burning
and we were surrounded by ma
chinegun fire when we pulul;a
out,” the boy related, “We so
us a South Korean MP (Military
Policeman) -and about 100 of us
went about 30 miles around and
about and that’s how we made it.
“But we would go back there in
a minute if the Big Guy (Dean)
needed us!”
Vessels was one of the many
teen-age heroes who fought their
way out from Taejon in the night.
Pfc. William A. Ross, 19, West
Liberty, Ky., refused to tell of his
own experiences. “Talk to Vuco
vick,” he said. ;
Machinegun Silenced
Pfc. Dreshan Vucovick, 19, of
1604 Jessup Ave., New York,
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Moolkl of Kewaha, Hawaii; Corporal
Berry Burke of Harlan, Ky., and Pfe.
Alvin Bapga of Union City, Ohio.— (AP
Wirephoto via Army radiophoto from
Tokyo.) ;
WASHINGTON, July 21.—
(AP)—The Amy announced to
day it is calling “non-divisional”
units of beth the National Guard
and Reserves to active duty.
The announcement said that
the Army does not contemplate
at this time calling units the
size of a division,
Reserves when called to active
duty. .
As approved by the Senate
group, President Truman could
extend for one year the terms of
volunteers now in the Army, Air
Force, Navy and Marines until
next July 9.
That is when the present draft
or Selective Service Act expires,
under which men from 19 through
25 can be called for 21 months
duty. .
The two committees acted al
most simultaneously in freezing
the hitches of enlisted personnel.
Before the House group voted,
Towe suggested that action be de
layved until the committee has re
ceived “accurate and full informa
tion” about the rgnilitary situation.
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Mrs. Sallie R,
Andrews Dies
Mrs. Sallie Roberto Andrews,
well known resident of 694 Boule
vard, died at her home Thursday
night at 7:05 o’clock. Mrs. Andrews
was 73 years old and had been
ill for several months.
Services are to be conducted Sat
urday afternoon at 2 o’clock from
Memorial Chapel in Mucon, Ga.,
with Rev. H. D. Kleckley, pastor
of the Lutheran Church of the Re
deemer, officiating.
Burial will follow in Dixon’s
Church cemetery, Macon, Bern
stein Funeral Home in charge of
arrangements,
Pall-bearers will be Rcbert An
drews, Clarence Andrews, Ray
mond Burch, Robert T. Hartley,
Bobbie L. Easler and Hershal An- |
drews. 1
Surviving Mrs. Andrews are four
daughters, Mrs. R. L. Easler, Jul
iette, Ga., Mrs. S. C. McElmurray,
Moran, Ga., Mrs. H. H. Brittain,
Athens, and Mrs. Charles E. Lea
therman, Richmond, Calif.; son, U.
I. Andrews, Marianna, Fla.; sister,
Mrs. G. W. Andrews, Macon; five
brothers, Cicero Arnold, Lizella,
Ga., E. J. Arnold, Montezuma,
C. M. Arnold, Orlando, Fla., J. L.
Arnold, Bowling Green, Fla., and
Dallas Arnold, Tampa, Fla,
A native of Rome, Ga., Mrs.
Andrews had lived in Athens for
four years and was a member of
the Lutheran church.
HOME
EDITION
U.S. Troops Hold
Defense Lines
On High Ground
~ Communists Fail
Follow Up Drive
After Taking Taejon
TOKYO, Saturday, July 22—
}(AP) «— The battered U. 8. 24th
Division was reported holding
high ground southeast of burning
Taejon today, blocking the North
Korean Red Army’s advance.
Field dispatches said the Reds
had failed aggressively to follow up
their conquest of Taejon Priday.
General MacArthur's Tokyo
head?uarten did not issue #s usual
midnight communique on the Ke
rean fighting, saying “there has
been no change in the situation.”
Field accounts said the 14ih’s
fighting Commander, Maj. Gen.
William F. Dean, had been unre
gorted in the battle zone fer 24
ours. v, Lok
Early today, MacArthur’s publie
information officer said, “we have
no confirmation one way or an
other regarding General Dean.”
The officer added that wunder
Army rules it ecould not even be
confirmed that he was missing
&ndtil an investigation was comple-
In the last hqml“lg\!xarters com
munique issued y afternoon,
the 24th Division was described as
atamntgh the Communist advanee
after the fall early Friday advance
devastated rall and highway junc
tion city of Taejon.
Soldier and airmen reports after
the bitter battle said the Reds used
four tanks with American white
star markings in sneak attacks.
All four were reported knocked
out, two each by the infantry and
rirforce. '
Supertor Numbers
Superior numbers of Communist
tanks, infantrymen and guerrillas
won blazing Taejon early yester
day, after two days of fierce and
costly attacks. ¢
But that victory cost them at
least 12 tanks—all knocked out by
the Gls’ new 3.5 inche r%gket
launcher—and others damaged.” -
Late this afternoon, they had
failed to launch an expected at
tack on strong new U. S. defense
positions in hills four miles south
east of Taejon. Apparently, said
Associated Press Correspondent
William R. Moore from a com
mand post in Korea, the Reds
“are without tanks now” and are
awaiting new armor, .
Infiliration
This morning, less than 12 hours
after the former U. S. headguar~
ters city was given up American
artillery w:s trained on meun
tains where bands of Reds were
reported infiltrating.
Presumably, the Reds were be
ginning to repeat their familiar
pattern. Strike around the flank
of the American front a supoprt
ing positions In the rear. :
However, Moore reported, no
new Red attack had been launched
by late afternoon. - - :
It will take time, he said, for
the Reds to bri?{g in new armor.
The Americans*destroyed bridges,
tunnels, rail lines and highways as
they withdrew. : y
And the Far East Air Forees, in
a communique, indicated new
tanks may require some time get
ting to the Taejon area. It said
a 500 ton B-25 bombing of Seoul
Sunday had damaged rail yard
and lines so heavily as to “prevent
rail movements to the southern
battle lines for some time.” .
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'One Injured In
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'Collision Here.
l One person was Injured sightiy
early last night in a car-truck eol
. lision at the intersection of John
- son Drive and U. S. Highway 78.
‘ Investigating County Officer
- Jimmy Williams said the secident
occurred when. a bakery truck,
driven by Charles Hamby crashed
into the back of & car drivem by
Ralph Arnold. He said the Arnoid
car was being pushed along by
Arnold and Emanuel Freeman
without lights.
Arnold was charged with viela
tion of the state motor vehicle act.
He was treated for minor injuries
and released by the General hos
pital.
Health Dept.
Defense Ordered
ATLANTA, July 21 — (AP) —
Governor Herman Talmadge has
ordered the State Department afi‘
Public Health to set up state
ili%n d%fenrs'e health servi%
r. T. F. Sellers, head of
State Health DW;“‘l‘:
tailed planning begén today. :