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fd Downs Named
Defense Director
Further Orders Awaited Here
Before Forming Civilian Unit
Ed Downs has been appointed Civilian Defense Direc
(or for Athens by Mayor Jack R. Wells. Mr. Downs
sccepted the.position yesterday.
Awaiting further orders and instructions from the state
jirector before setting up a formal organization, Mr.
Downs said he would do all in his power to rhake the local
ivilian- defense as effective as possible.
He;aid when a directive with
rull instructions is received he
will begin setting up the local or
sanization and make necessary ap
sointments to put the defense set
,p into function immediately.
Scientific Phase
One or more scientists will be
sppointed- to- assist Mr. Downs in
+he scientific phases of the work.
Other sssistants will direct addi
:ional parts of the program. The
ccientistts will attend a training
~ourse at Georgia Tech in Atlanta
“00n.
Programs in the wvarious cities
ill be coordinatea on state-wide
nasis by Gen Ernest Vandiver,
.tate director of civilian defense.
Athens’ director is a Lieuten
-nt Colonel in the reserve tank
rorps, having served four and half
ears in World War 11.
Baitle Record :
He fought with the Sixth Ar
mored Division of the Third Army
n France, Germany, Belgium and
.uxenburg. He also was stationed
in England. Mr. Downs received
‘he Silver Star, the Bronze Star
nd a Oak Leaf Cluster from the
United States and a Croix de
Guerre from Luxenburg. .Also, he
oot a commendation (U. S. Army
Certificate of Merit) for action in
the European Theater of Opera
tions. Mr. Downs has five battle
stars.
He is president of Downs Mo
tors, Inc., past president of Athens
logehdown Club, past president of
Athens Automobile Dealers Asso
iation and a member of Athens
Lions Club.
The defense director resides
with his wife and three children—
iinda, Carol and Charm—at 250
Cloverhurst avenue.
Elizabeth Stiil
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Awaiting Stork
LLONDON, Aug.- 12— (AP) —
Growing erowds were attracted to
Clarence House tonight by the
ews Princess Elizabeth may give
nirth to her second child this
veek-end. They were kept mov
ng by a reinforced detail of Lon
on bobbies and special consta-
Dles.
About 3,000 persons an hour
assed along the stable yard gate,
ust outside Clarance House, for a
ook at Princess Elizabeth’s bed
oom window.,
Small parties of tourists loitered
on the greensward of Lancaster
House, just across the mall.
But so far there had been no
hasty activities of the physicians
which might indicate a birth was
mminent.
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Gardner Kisses
Cabre Goodbye
LONDON, Aug. 12—(AP)—
Hollywood Movie. Actress Ava
Gardner paused long enough to
vestow five kisses on Spanish
Bullfighter Mario Cabre before
taking off for New York tonight.
Despite all the attention from
Vario, Ava insisted:
“There’s still no romance in.my
life——no romance at all. There’s
o news yet.”
Weather Against
Formosa Attacks
TAIPEI, Pormusa, Aug. 12 —
AP)—China’s Communist arnries
izve missed the best period for an
nvasion of Formosa-—from: &
weatherman’s point of view. .
It they don’t try to take this
Vationalist island by mid-October,
they will have to wa?i\; until' next
pring says a young forecaéter,
ppropriately named John Kain
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ATHENS BANNER-HERALD
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Trace Missing
Atlanta Youth
ATLANTA, Aug., 12— (AP) —
A police search for a 11-year-old
Columbus boy lost some of its ten
seness today when the youngster
was reported to have calmly
breakfasted in' the city’s outskirts.
- Officers launched an intensive
search after Mrs. W. H. Ward re-~
ported that her son, William C.,
disappeared yesterday while ac
companying her on a shopping
trip. Mrs. Ward said her husband
‘i)s in the candy business in Colum
us.
As the search spread, J. L. Ber
ry, owner of a steak house on Mc-
Donough Boulevard, told two de
tectives the freckled-faced lad had
breakfast at his place.
Detectives Pinson Hammond
and J. W. Smith quoted Berry as
reporting the lad seemed “perfect
ly happy” and composed and said
nothini about being lost. Berry
said the boy admitted he was
“Sonny” Ward. -
FIRE CALL
Firemen answered a call last
night about 7:30 p. m. to the cor
ner of Broad and Foundry St.
where contents of a trash can were
on fire. No damage was reported.
——— DIRECTOR OF CIVIC Acnvmzs——————l
Dr. Hill Finds Unique Position :
Full Of Need For Human Touch
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One the the busiest men in Athens is Dr. E. L. Hill, the city’s direetor of Civic
Activities, Who each day gives to Athens the benefit of his knowledge of human affairs.
His rather unique office was a year old Thursday, August 10. Mayor and City
council elected Dr. Hill to this position when he retired after 43 years as minister of
Athens’ First Presbyterian Church. He is now pastor emeritus of the c‘})urch. o
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AAViLAC A 0 R Al L T
As chaplain for Athens he opens
each regular meeting of council
with prayer. This duty is part of
his work as Civie Activities di
rector, and Dr, Hill believes Ath
ens may be the only town in the
U. S. which follows such a pro
cedure.
Advisory Capacity
Dr. Hill serves as adviser taq the
city recorder and the police de
parfinent in cases involving juve
nile delinquents and alcoholics.
Since there is no proper home in
Athens to place young boys and
girls found on the streets, Dr. Hill's
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Ex-Convict Story
ATLANTA, Aug. 12— (AP) —
A lie detector test today failed to
break the persistent denials of an
ex-convict charged with the shot
gun murder of a Walhalla, S C,
GI student.
Meanwhile, searchers continued
to probe the mountains around
Clayton, Ga., for the slain man’s
two young daughters, eight and
14 years old, whe disappeared Aug.
3, the same day as their father.
The body of the slain map,
John Boyter, 38, was found Wed
nesday in some underbrush bor
dering a side road just inside the
Georgia line near Clayton,
Georgla Bureau of Investigation
Agent Woody Wilson said the
man charged with the crime, Cur=
tis, Shedd, 30, was brought to At
lanta yesterday for the lie detector
tests.
Wilson declined to- disclose re=
sults of the test but he said She(id
stuck to his denial of any knwol=
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(above), who probably nev
er dressed like this on the
islands, got on a surfboard
at Waikiki Beach and end
ed up in Hollywood. A mo
vie studio executive spotted
her on the surfboard,
brought her to Hollywood
by more conventional
transportation and has
signed her to a long term
contract at ¥niversal Inter
national studio. (AP Wire
photo).
task is to try to find their parents |
and see that they are returned to
their own homes. Recently he
| helped police locate the families |
lof four young girls who were ‘
! wandering around the city. They
| were sent back to their homes in
ihope that they may work out &
! more secure future, i
l In his work with alcoholics, Dr. !
Hill takes the view that such weak ‘
| people may be helped if they are |
| allowed to retain a vestige of self- l
l respect. |
l One man has been placed in the
| stockade as many as 32 separatel
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ATHENS B-26
PILOT GOES ON
RAID IN KOREA
Captain Joe Stein, an Athen
fan in the U. 8. Air Force, re=
cently took part in the probable
destruction of an ammunition
dump as American aireraft blas«
tod Korean Red communication
and supply lines behind the
Communist front line.
The attack was made by light
bombers and fighters in support
of ground action. Bombs, rockets
and machine guns were used.
Captain Stein, a B-26 pilof,
is the son of Mrs. H. H. Harris, of
Athens, and the late Herman
Stein, a former member of the
local police force.
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SERVING ATHENS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA OVER A CENTURY /
ATHENS, CA., SUNDAY, AUGUST 13, 1950,
60, 000 Reds Begin
Attack On River Line
Local Building Boom
Breaks 7-Month Mark
Over Million Dollars Already
Invested In 1950 Permits Here
By BILL FOREMAN
More than $1,000,000 is being invested in construction
in Athens, according to building permits issued during the
first seven months of 1950. This represents a gain of more
than $400,000 over the same period of 1949.
There were 84 more permits issued for new buildings
and repairs during this periodrthan for the same period
last year. The total number for 1950 to July 31 was 239,
At the same time last year only 155 permits had been
issued.
Records show that of the sl,=
111,577 estimated for total con
struction, $1,002,846 was for new
buildings, which is $468,000 more
than was recorded for a similar
period in 1949. .
Healthy Gain
Estimated costs of business
buildings also showed a healthy
gain. There was an increase of
$201,615 over the same period of
1949.
These gains as announced by
by City Engineer J. G. Beacham,
“are due primarily to the con
struction of more large buildings
times on a drunk charge. Dr. Hill
works with such men and helps
get them jobs if possible.
They need the feeling of be
longing to society as a whole and
locking them up will not furnish
a solution to their problem. Dr.
Hill tries to integrate such people
into the everyday world and help
them adjust to the realities of life.
As director of Civic Activities,
he also investigates and recom
mends to the Welfare Department
or the Red Cross charitable cases
which deserve attention. Dr. Hill
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CAP Actions
Are Qutlined
Activities to be carried out by
the Civil Air Patrol Unit formed
in Athens recently were outlined
briefly in a meeting at the unit
held in the Athens Military Sub
district Armory Friday night.
James F. Logan, temporary unit
commander, presided at the meet
ing. Kenneth Guestt, who served
with C. P. A. during the first phas
es of World War 11, led a dis
cussion of some of the wartime
duties of the patrol.
Major C. W. Johnson, jr., unit
commander of the Athens Military
Sub-district, spoke to the group
and explaned some of the facili
ties which will be available to the
C. P. A. unit.
He also expressed the congratu
lations of Brig. Gieneral George
Weems, chief of the Georgia Mili
tary District, to the people of Ath~
ens for the initiative and inferest
in forming a C. A. P. unit here.
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: By WADE JONES
NEA Special Correspondent W
: WASHINGTON—(NEA)—A plan of action for the first second after an atom
bomb explodes near you could save your life, A blinding light will signal the explosi
03. But don’t look toward it. It could de-stroy your sight, if only for a few hours or
ays. :
If you are in the open, drop to the ground. Curl up and try to shield the exposed
parts of vour body such as hands, neck and face. Lie with your back to the blast, pull
your coat collar up around your neck, and fold your hands over your stomach. All
this will heip reduce flash buens and injury from the blast.
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Stay in your curled-up position |
for at least 10 seconds. By then |
the immediate danger is over and i
it’s safe to stand up. |
If you are outside and within |
a step or two of some protection’
such as a doorway, a tree or the |
corner of a building, get behind}
it quick. If the shelter is more
than a few steps away don’t try
to make it. Just drop and curl up
as described above, facing away
from the brignt light. '
After 10 seconds, stand up and
fry to get under something which
will give protection from flying
glass and falling objects. ‘
1f you are at home or in your |
office, drop to the floor, back to
lrndovgi ‘Better }et, get under
‘a'table, desk or counter. The safest
such as the Medical Center Build
ing, and to the construction of
more than thirty Negro houses by
the Knox Georgia Homes com
p&nyn.
The one-story brick Medical
Center Building is now near com=-
pletion. It is located on the north
west corner of Chase street and
Prince Avenue. The estimated cost
is $185,935.
Only Deocrease
Only one decrease was noted in
the comparison of the first seven
months of 1949 and 1950. This was
in the estimated cost of repairs
which amounted to $63,711; how
ever, Beacham explained, “this
does not mean that Athenians are
neglecting their property. It just
seems to be part of a trend toward
a settled economy in the building
world. After years of shortages
people are finally catching up with
their repairs. So far the Korean
situation has mnot affected this
trend”.
The number and estimated cost
of permits for both new and repair
dropped from June to July:s Bea
cham stated the reason; “This is
‘the usual pattern followed by con
struetion each™ year.#@ue mainly
to the coming of winter months,
and those permits issued now will
be for construction which would
continue past the end of the pre
sent building season. There will
probably be few permits issued for
large buildings during the remain
der of the year”. The drop from
June was $73,571, however this
was $18.695 more than for July
1949.
Athens’ present building boom is
in line with the trend throughout
the country. Beacham said “the
construction industry has witness
ed one of its best seasons due to
a mild winter followed by favor
able weather conditions, a lack
of material shortages, and the in
crease in F.H.A. insured: building
loans.
Building permits were issued
during July for construction in
vestments as follows: Ward one,-
$2,800, repairs-none; Ward two,
new-$13,000, repairs-none; Ward
three, new-$45,500, repairs
s6,ooo; Ward four, new-$2,500, re
pairs-$900; and Ward five, new
s7,soo, repairs none.
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Atomic’ Thief
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Slashes Wrists
LONDON, Aug. 12—(AP)—
William Ralph Wakeham, 35, has
delayed a preliminary hearing on
a charge of stealing a briefcase
full of British atomic secrets by
slashing his wrists in his jail cell.
The hearing, scheduled for to
day, was postponed. Hospital au
thorities said, however, Wake
man’s condition was not serious,
The atomic data and a suitcase
were stolen Monday from the train
compartment of Frank M. Green
lees, an official of the British Sup
ply Ministry’s Atomic Energy
Production Division at Risley,
Lancashire, when he left the com~
partment for three minutes at Eus
ton Station,
places inside a building are along
iside interior partitions.
} Remember, do what you're go
ing to' do fast. You'll only have
one or two seconds.
' The most destructive and dead
ly forces of an atomic explosion
}are flash burn, blast effect and
nuclear radiation. The latter is
caused by gamma rays and neu
trons. 5
Direet blast injuries are caused
'by the shock wave of air injuring
the lungs, stomach, intestines and
eardrums, and causing internal
hemerrhage. More important than
‘direet blast injuries in the Japa-
Inese bombings were the indirect
effects. The laiter were caused by
collapsing buildings, flying timber
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Start Of Giant
Red Offensive
Communists Thrusts
Hit Cavalry Flanks;
Taegu Main Objective
TOKYO, Sunday, Aug. 13 —
(AP) — Red forerunners of an
enemy force possibly 60,000 strong
crashed across the Naktong river
near Taegu today in what may be
the start of a massive offensive.
The new Communist thrusts hit
both flanks of the U. S. First Cal
vary Division front holding the
United Nations line west of the
key communication center. The
big blow 1s expected from the
Waegwan area 12 miles northwest
of Taegu.
The Reds already had cut the
main supply route 25 miles south
west of Taegu. They had road
blocks at two points on this road.
Taegu is 55 air miles northwest of
the major port of Pusan,
An intelligence officer at Gen
eral MacArthur’s headquarters
said if the long-awaited all-out
Red drive hasn’t already begun,
“it will any minute now.”
This was the most critical of
three points of flanking action in
South Korea. .
No-Man’s Land
On the northeast anchor burn
ing Pohang was a No-Man’s Land,
with Americans holding firmly to
the wvaluable airstrip six miles
southeast of the town. A release by
General MacArthur's headquar
ters early today (Sunday) said
the situation there was believed
to be “much improved.”
In the south, scene of a limited
American offensive, now six days
old, U. S. forces shoved the Reds
back in the Chinju area, but a
late telephoned dispatch aid the
enemy force that is trapped be
tween the 35th and Fifth Regi
mental combat teams had “solid
ly blocked” the road. There were
no details.
The chief immediate Red threat
to the United Nations beachhead
in Korea was 1n the center along:-
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“DON'T CRY, MOMMY ;"
War Widow And Child
Start Trip Back Home
By RELMAN MORIN
TOKYO, Aug. 12— (AP)—The little girl stood in the
waiting room at the airport, wide-eyed with the excite
ment of airplanes, loud-speakers, soldiers coming and
going, and all the other little children. ‘
She was about seven. She wore a pink playsuit, and her
eyes sparkled behind spectacles with blonde rims the color
of her hair.
Suddenly, half dancing, she
skipped across the room so a
woman sitting in one of the big
leather chairs.
“When do we go, mommy?” She
asked “and where's daddy? isn’t
da%dy coming with us?”
or a moment the woman sim
ply sat there, unmoving, with
stony eyes staring out through the
great curving glass front, ‘
Then suddenly she buried her
face in her hands and her should
ers quivered.
A Red Cross worker hurried to
the woman’s side. A second work
er took the little girl by the hand.
They persuaded the woman to go
into the room with the sign ‘“de
pendent’s lounge.”
No Suffering
Through her tears she was say
ing: “I heard from his ccmmand
‘ In Japan people received evts
{and bruises a little more than two
| miles from the explosion center.
| The Japanese explosions indi=
| cate that more or less serious skin
| & .
Iburns weould result if people were
decectly exposed to flash burn up
l to 10,000 feet, or just under two
imiles, from the explosion.
Flgsh rays travel in a straight
line and so only direct exposure,
iin the open or through windows,
would lead to trouble. Sheller be
lhind almost any kind of object
such as a tree or the wall of a
'houso would be effective. Cloth
‘ing, particularly that which is
Jight in eelor, is a great protection.
| An unusual , feature of flash
| burns is that they sre limited a 11...
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U. N. Reinforcements °
Building Up Quietly -
Malik Filibuster Fails To Halt
Aid Offers From Other Nations
By A. 1. GOLDBERG
LAKE SUCCESS, Aug. 12 — (AP) — The moves &
United Nations members to reinforce U. N. ground !flax
troops in Korea are going on quietly but effectively, aU. N -
source said today.
The Security Couneil procedural deadlock that opene€ |
when Russian Delegate Jacob A. Malik assumed the pres
idency Aug. 1 has neither halted the military measures ,
and relief steps taken by the Council in June and Jul; nep
slowed the pace of nations that have since offered fighting .
men, ships, planes, food and medical supplies. ;
Fifty-three of the 59 U. N. mem
bers are supporting the U. N.
campaign to throw back the North
Korean invaders.
The big problem now is to get
the offers collected and put on
the Korean front. Transport and
supply difficuities figure in this.
The U. N. informant said the
first news that the men of other
nations are fighting alongside
American Gls and South Koreans
under Gen, Douglas MacArthur’s
U. N. flag may be a brief an
nouncement that “the troops of
(x) country today did such and
such.” The next day, he said, there
may be a similar announcement
of troops of (Y) country, and so
on.
He would not say how soon that
will be.
The military situation was des
eribed as “serious but not critical”
by Col. Alfred G. Katzin, personal
representative of U. N, Secretary-
General Trygve Lie in Korea.
Katzin, a South African, talked
with Lie’'s executive assistant, An
drew Cordier, by telephone from
Tokyo this morning.
“The morale of the 7], N. troops
is high,” Katzin said. “I have only
the highest admiration for the way
the Gls and the troops of the South
Korean republic have fought.”
Tour of Front
Katzin has been in close contact
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ing officer. He said he was killed
instantly. He didn’t suffer. I hope
they buried him. They will know
where to find his grave, won't
they?”
She was a war widow, Only a
week aro she had been a soldier’s
wife living in Japan with their lit
tle girl, Now she was waiting for
a plane to take them home.
Two and sometimes three planes
a day are leaving Haneda airport
now, taking women and children
back from the orient under special
Army orders. Not all of them are
“casualty evacs” as the nurses say.
The majority are simply families
being sent home by their husbands
in the services.
Little Baggage |
They can ohly take a little bag
gi ge. They seldom come equipped‘
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Senate Leaders Say ‘
Present Price Hikes
Hamper Preparedness
By MARVIN L. ARROWSMITH
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12—(AP)
—Senator Lyndon Johnson (D= ,
TEX) called tonight for immedw
iate contral of prices as a “milie
tary necessity.”
Such action is imperative, Johne
son added, because price inerease
es on military goods within the
last six weeks “have reduced the
purchasing power of our defense
dollar as much as 50 percent iw
some instances.”
The Texas Senator quoted the
| secretaries of the Army, Navy and
| Air Force as saying the reeent
' sudden price increases “are one of
the major problems complicating
our preparedness planning at this
time.”
Johnson spoke out as twg Rew
publican leaders joined with Sen
ate Democratic Chiefs in prediet
ing passage next week on a heme
front mobilization bill giving Pre=
sident Truman broad powers over
the Nation’s economy.
The Senate measure—like the
bill already overwhelmingly ap
proved by the House—would le%,
Mr. Truman invoke wage-prices
rationing controls whenever he
saw fit.
“I think the Senate will pass
its bill by next Thursday in sube
stantially the same as the House .
bill,” said Senator Wherry
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WEATHER
ATHENS AND VICINITY
Partly cloudy, warm and
humid through glmday. Chanee
of afternocon thundershowers
High today 88. Sunrises 5:53 and
sets 7:22. 5
GEORGIA — Partly cleuds
warm and humid Sunday, seats
tered thundershowers south per=
tion Sunday afternoon and Men
day.
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TEMPERATURRE
Highest dsiisivinsasioves 3 B
Lowest sovi sbiciiniiinin P
MEBA i i, i
Normal 7 isiiein. i -0
RAINFALL
Inches last 24 hours ...... .04
Total since August 1....,.., .04
Deficit since August 1 ..... 1.83
Average August rainfall ~. 462
Total since January 1 ..., .23.7%
Deficit since January 1 .... 999