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Newspaper Page TextCOTTON MARKET CLOSED Vol. CXIX, No. 36. Newspaper Not In Danger From Radio, T:¢ Advance Fire Damage Al i[ H. h Jerierson nieh Fire that started at noon and threatened to sweep the business district of Jefferson was being prought under control shortly after 1 p. m. today. One truck and seven ' men, headed by Assistant Chief Charlie villiams answered the call to Jef ferson, joining with the Jefferson firefighters and firemen and ap paratus from Commerce and Win qel The fire started in the Joy Thea wr ond spread quickly to the ad ioining Joy Soda Shop. The thea ter manager is Nat Hancock an'd the manager of the soda shop is Leonard Brown. Both buildings re owned by O. L. Singletary: The fire burned right-up to the plant of the Jackson Herald, of which Tom Williams is editor and publisher. ‘ Tafal Loss The theater is a total loss, and the soda shop almost a total loss, the managers of those businesses “iitor Williams was loud in his praise of the firemen and especial ly those from Athens. “If it had not been for Assistant Chief Wil liams and his hard working men, mv plant would have burned to the ground and probably the great er part of the business district gone up in flames,” Editor Wil liems said. laking the trip to Jefferson with Assistant Chief Williams were Lt. Albert Cook and Ralph Hansford, Dah Emerick, Daris Wood, Levis Colquitt and Fred Brewer, “ire Chief W. C. Thompson did net make the trip to Jefferson, having been away from work due to illness for several days. The fire started in the theater at noon and is believed to have been caused by a defective stove. The theater does not operate every dav but ohly on week-ends and the stove had been started to heat the theater for the week-end opening. v“wul firemen also answered two other calls today, one a false alarm and :hc other te a grass fire on El- Sigma Delta Chi Banquet Tonight A banquet for Georgia collegiate editors will be held tonight at the Holman Hotel under the sponsor ip of Sigma Delta Chi, profess nal journalistic freaternity, as a part of the annual Georgia Press Institute program, Sigma Delta Chi will initiate rofessional journalists and under sraduates this afternoon. Attending the banquet at 6:15 tonight will be members of Sigma Delta Chi; new initiates of Kappa Tau Alpha, journalism scholar ip fraternity; collegiate editors: a guests. >peaker will be Don Carter, v editor of the Atlanta Journal, nd Luke Greene, city editor of the Atlantd Constitution. A dance in Memorial Hall will f the banquet. B lew Draff Laws Y ’?;'w r a aw - " E ia ' ’wﬁ alv y BY RUTH COWAN VASHINGTON, Feb. 23— (AP) - ¢ House Armed Service Com lée has tentatively approved dslation which would require wmy to accept physically fit Il age men whether or not they read or write. the proposal was included in a promise military manpower committee chairman Vinson '-Ga) introduced yesterday. The mittee spent mearly three 5 in closed session rewriting 'l'urged by the defense depart he Pentagon wanted 18-year brought into the military <hpower program. The commit s compromise calls for induc ‘i at 18 1-2 and requires four onths basic training. .t also proposes return to the dhuary, 1945, minimum physical ' mental acceptance standards “landards that were in effect ‘lien the United States was fight g a global war, Back of the proposal to lower tndards is reluctance of con 'essmen to approve induction of "0 under 19 years of age until her manpower sources are ex ‘austed. Their mail indicates the “@ls not popular with voters. et SR . . Danielsville FFA To Hold Banquet The annua] Father-Son Banquet 'l the Danielsville Chapter of Fu-~ ture Farmers of America will be held tonight in the school lunch room, The affair begins at 7 p. m. Highlight of the meeting will be Presentation of .awards to wing fers in the chapter contests dure ing the year, ° < ATHENS BANNER-HERALD rAssociated Press 'Scrvico PREDICTS EDWARD WEEKS &Y BY GEORGE & .Y, JR., AND CURTIY ~ (SKELL Television ar (;3 do will never take over the ¢, tions of news papers, was ‘us " rediction today of Edward Weeks, editor of one of America’s most prominent literary publications—the Atlantic Month ly. Mr, Weeks’ talk was one of the featured addresses at the 23rd an nual Georgia Press Institute in session here this week., . He said many television shows are good, as are numerous radio programs, but television has no time for details, analysis, and im- IN THE CHAPEL SATURDAY 10 a. m.—Mark F. Ethridge, publisher, Louisviile Courier= Journal and Times. 11 a. m. — Allan B. Kline, president, American Farm Bu reau Federation, Chicago. 12 a. m.—William Lawrence, New York Times correspondent (Russia, Korea). plications of the news. Making the optimistic prediction about the continued success of newspapers, Mr, Weeks said that he believes the best magazines and the most dependable newspapers of tomor row will be more “analytical, more obpective, less intolerant, and less evasive.” Although television coupled with radio has already taken over many of the old-time functions of newspapers they can never com pletely do the newspaper’s job of interpreting the news, he added. T-V Sports In speaking of sports on tele vision, Mr. Weeks stated that T-V cuts down on attendance at ath letic events and cuts the size of sports pages in newspapers. In climax, Mr, Weeks told the Georgia editors and University students that “television will not destroy the power and reach of the newspapers, but it will impose upon them a hardier competition and a sterner sense of respansi bility.” ; Jonathan Daniels, editor of | Raleigh (N. C.) News and Ob ver and author of several b A said the American press has nevyer had greater duty than now in these dangerous times. In speak ing of freedom of the press he said the liberties of the people and press go hand-in-hand. He said he had heard of the proposed news paper control laws in Georgia and how they had disturbed editors. He is glad editors are disturbed, as he likes to see the press stirred about the American way of life and its freedoms. There is no real danger to newspapers from the outside, but there is from the in side, Not Failed The U. S. has not failed as a nation, but has been a model and Idesign of democracy for modern men, a banner for freedom loving people, he added. He said there are better, happier race relations in the South today than ever in history. “Economics is the most neglect ed field in journalism,” said Syl via Porter, syndicated feature writer, in a morning address at the Chapel. She said “we are fighting two wars.” She named them as the front page war in Korea and the back page war of finance and eco nomics. The dollar is in the gravest danger since the early years of our republic, she told the editors. “The people must act quickly and be informed,” she said. At lunch today the editors were entertained by The Atlanta Jour=- nal, Yesterday a luncheon was given by the Columbus Ledger- Enquirer at which time Maynard Ashworth spoke on the dangers of (Confinued On ‘Page Two) ACTION PROMISED Citizens’ Complaints Made To School Board ‘ A delegation of citizens appear ed before the Board of Education at its meeting yesterday afternoon and complained of food conditions in the cafeteria, health hazards in the rest rooms and what they characterized as the “dilapidated” condition of playground equip ment at Barrow Schol. Superintendent Fred Ayers said today the playground equipment in all city schools is being repair ed, work on it having begun some time ago. He also said the Board has authorized President Howard H. McWhorter to appoint a com mittee to take under advisement [the complaints and recommen=- dations made by citizens at yester ‘day's meeting. Sam Hale, Dad’s President of the P. T. A. at Barrow school pre sented a P. T. A. resolution at the Board meeting. This resolution stated that Superintendent Ayers promised two years ‘ago to repair the playground equipment at Bar row but nothing has been done. Mrs. J. W. Henry, spokesman for the committee on the condition of the playgrounds and equipment at the school reported that the equip z:rﬂ’has been = condemned and at it /is unusable, and, its. inade quate in quantity as well as being BIG UNDERGROUND HONG KONG, Feb. 23—(AP)— Communist China, extending the death penalty drastically, today admitted the wunderground had killed thousands of Red militiamen and that open defiance was spread ing. In an astonishing announce ment, Peiping conceded that resis tance had risen with the outbreak of fighting in Korea. Some observers here, however, believed the announcement was intended primarily to justify a widespread purge which they ex pect to increase in intensity. Death Panalties The Reds ordered immediate nation-wide imposition of the death penalty for any and all ac tions which might be construed as “opposition” to government au thority. » Observers said that by giving the penalties highest government sanction, Peiping also appearently was trying to take some of the heat off regional and local gov ernments. Dissatisfaction with local government was reported widespread. . ] The Chinese Communists in the Peiping announcement admitted that peasant opposition to land re form is spreading rapidly, “armed defiance” to the Communist reg ime is getting out of control, and that thousands of Red militia and government officials have been killed by “counter revolutionary” agents. The broadcast said the situation had grown worse ‘“since the launching of the American imper ialist aggression against Korea.” It conceded that roving guer rilla . bands are destroying. rail roads and bridges. Stern Proﬁeram Submitting the slern new pro gram to the central people’s gov ernment Council, highest admin istrative body in Red China, De puty Chairman Peng Cheng of the political and law committee de clared “the government must no longer be magnanimous and len ient.” “1f we do not thoroughly de- stroy the people’s enemy there cannot be a people’s victory,” he said. “If we do not suppress the wolves of America and Chiang Kai-Shek (Nationalist) bandit groups, security and the victory of the people cannot be consoli dated.” Peng asserted open defiance to the regime is rife throughout the country, particularly on the part of “repentant” persons who had been taken back into the party’s good graces. . Hunter Field . . . Airmen Missing SAVANNAH, Ga., Feb. 23— (AP)—Two Hunter Field airmen were missing today after a lark in a light plane in which they swoop ed down at ducks on the Savan nah river. Three other Hunter Air Base men, who were fishing on the river, said that as the men made one pass yésterday, a wing dipped in the water and the plane crash ed and sank. An all day search failed to dis cover the bodies, Hunter Field de clined to release the names of the missing men until next of kin had been notified. Citizens Present Other members of the P. T. A. committee included Mrs. James Akin, Mrs. Charles Rowland and Mrs. J. «C. Richardson, president of Barrow £. T. A. Mrs, Choke Cornelison, Mrs. Allan H. T. Tal madge and L. H. Christian, made the report as parents concerning the food condition in the cafeteria and health conditions at the school. < A g l The Board- adopted a resolution on the death of the late W. H. | Paul, a member of the Board at ; the time of his death. A letter was iread from the League of Women | Voters -asking that if the Board ]p]ans to use the present High School grounds for school pur poses not to turn over any more of the property for other use. The Board has declded not to use the | property for school purposes ex { cept the trade or vocational school. | The City-County Health Depart ment has been allocated some of the land for the proposed new public health building. The Board selected a new face Jbrigk dfor the new High School and adopted a report on plagues or, new school buildings now. bes | (Continued on Fage Two.) SERVING ATHENS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA OVER A CENTURY ATHENS, CA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1951, Boyle Testimony May Be Asked - By RFC Probers WASHINGTON, Feb. 23—(AP) —Senators investigating loans by the Reconstruction Finance Cor poration (RFC) said today they may ask testimony from William M. Boyle, jr., chairman of the Democratic party's national com mittee. “We may have to” call Boyle, Senator Bricker (D.-Chio) told newsmen, because “his name keeps floating through this thing.” Boyle was repeatedly ‘'mentioned in tes timony yesterday before a bank ing sub-committee headed by Sen ator Fulbright (D.-Ark. The sub committee is holding hearings on its charges that outside influence swaed RFC loan policy. The sub committee said in a recent report to the Senate that Boyle seemed to have a voice in RFC affairs. Boyle replied that he only referred callers to the RFC, Hearing Set The group scheduled another hearing today (10 a. m., EST), but did not announce a list of wit nesses. The House Ways and Means Committee (10 a. m., EST) was to hear today from farm, insurance and building and loan groups on the administration’s request for a quick $10,000,000,000 tax increase. The House Foreign Affairs Coms mittee continued its hearings (10:30 a. m,, EST) on the propﬂd grant of 2,000,000 tons of grain to prevent famine in India. Senators Humphrey (D.-Minn.) and Morse (R.-Ore.) said yester day the Senate Labor Committee should ask Presidential Assistant John R. Steelman-to testify in the committee’s hearings on the rail way labor dispute. Charles A, Murray, son and assistant of Sen ator Murray (D.-Mont.), chairman of the committee, told reporters Steelman may be asked to appear next week. W. E, B. Chase, vice president of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, criticized Steelman yesterday before the committee. He objected teo the part Steelman played in attempt ing to mediate a two-year-old dis agreement between the railroads and four operating unions over wages and working rules. The committee’s hearings have been recessed for this week. LN Draft Legislation The House Armed Services Committee has tentatively ap proved legislation which would re quire the Army to accept physi cally fit men of draft age even though they could not read or write. Committee Chairman Vin son (D.-Ga.), yesterday introduced a compromise military manpower bill including the provision. It also called for lowering the draft age to 18% years. Senator Taft (R.-Ohio) joined Senator Douglas (D.-I1l.) today in a possible move aimed at stiffen ing resistance of the Federal Re serve Board to White House policy on open market buying of govern ment bonds. He agreed with a Senate speech yesterday in which Douglas said unlimited reserve board support-buying of govern ment securities feeds “the fires of inflation.” b Reserve Board Douglas said most members of the board would like to get out of the market, but that Mr. Truman and Secretary of the Treasury Snyder forced them to keep buy ing, thereby providing real new credit funds for banks Taft said he would gladly join Douglas in backing a resolution instructing the reserve board to “turn off the spigot.” : State ownership advocates pre dicted today the Senate Interior Committee may reject an admin istration-backed bill, which would give the federal government in terim control of off-shore oil lands, Spokesmen for the states of Cal ifornia, Texas and Louisiana said a bill sponsored by 35 senators to give the states outright ownership of their submerged marginal lands should be adopted instead. Chair man O’Mahoney, a sponsor of the administration bill, said it is “quite possible” the committee will consider the state ownership bill when it meets to vote on the in terim federal ownership proposal. He set no date for the meeting. WEATHER | ATHENS AND VICINITY | Fair and mild today, tonight and tomorrow. Low temperature | tonight 42; high tomorrow 68. | Sun sets today at 6:23 p. m, and ' rises tomorrow at 7:10 a. m. GEORGIA — Fair weather, | mild this afternoon and Satur | day, not quite so cool tonight. | e ; EXTENDED FORECAST ! Extended forecast for Georgia | for the period from 7:30 p. m. | (EST) today to 7:30 p. m., Wed | nesday, February 28: ‘; Average temperatures for | period several degrees above | mormal. No Imporiant daily | changes. Little or no precipita | tion expected. | ‘TEMPERATURE N ok s R ROl i vonid o BEERN . v o v ein vysalE MOV . s s RAINFALL { Inches last 24 hours .. ... .00 | 'Total since February 1 ~ .. 2.15 i Deficit since February 1 ... 1.80 {l.Average February rainfall: . 5.09 \.. Total, since, Januany, 1, . 230 | Deficit since January 1 ... 428 Tank - Led American Forces Take Kev Red Defense Area " Hit-And-Run Battle Tactics BY OLEN CLEMENTS TOKYO, Feb. 28.—(AP) —Tank-led American forces punched swiftly up the mountainous spine of cen tral Korea late today and occupied freshly vacated Red foxholes overlooking Hoengsong, key Communist defense point. The twin U."S. spearheads were setting the pace ror the powerful Allied offensive that shoved ahead virtually unopposed all along the muddy 60-mile front. Brief Red Resistance Brief but bitter Red resistance was met in some sectors earlier to day. This indicated the Com munists are using fight-and-run tactics against the 100,000-man Red-killer drive. AP Correspondent Stan Swin ton reported American farces ad vancing on Hoengsong in the mid dle sector of the front were within a mile and a quarter of the burned-out town. The push carried four miles. “American soldiers occupied foxholes dug by the Communists for themselves while tanks and dive bombers dropped tons of mis siles into the town,” Swinton re ported from outside Hoengsong, “At dusk, the American tanks and troops pulled back slightly to make themselves secure for the night in full possession of the hills ;)verlooking the Hoengsong Val ey.n The advance was on a route lit tered with wrecks of American ve hicles knocked out during the ill fated - Com mlg;ist attack toward Wonju 1 y% ago. Wonju, key to tﬁ@ﬁuﬂeﬁ tralggn'mm&‘;r‘: passes, is 10 milgs sguth of Hoengsong. Swinton said Allied gunfire on Hoengsong was resfrained on the possibility that American prisoners are still being held there. A South Korean major who es caped from the Chinese reported the Reds were concentrated north of the city. Central Front On the eastern flank of the rug ged, twisting central front, Ameri can forces captured rubbled Py ongchang without a fight and pushed four miles beyond to a lateral road leading to Hoengsong. Pyongchang is 25 miles southeast of Hoengsong. On the far western front, Amer fcan and Communist guns roared in an artillery duel across the rain-swollen Han river near Seoul. The Reds tried to push two recon naissance patrols across the stream but they were sent scurrying back. Reds in company strength were battled by Americans advancing six miles north of Chipyong on the west-central front, southeast of Seoul. Action was developing in that sector late Friday after being al ternately lively and then quiet. It was in that sector early Fri day that the second battalion of Canada’s famed Princess Patricia regiment swept easily through Red opposition astride the Seoul-Hong chon road west of Hoengsong. Canadian Action It was the first action of the Ko~ rean war for the Princess Pats and brought to six the nations in the current ground forces drive against the Chinese and Korean Reds. Others are Americans, Bri tish, Australian, New Zealand and (Continued on Page Two.) NAVY WANTS VOLUNTEER PLAN Armed Service Dispute May Force Use Of Draftees By All Branches By ELTON C. FAY AP Military Affairs Reporter WASHINGTON, Feb. 23—(AP) —The Navy hopes it can keep on recruiting long-service volunteers but the trouble kicked up over the Air Force’s alleged ‘‘greed” for manpower may compel all the armed forces to use only draftees. The Navy, as well as the Air Force, now is trying to prepare some common-ground agreement among all the services for an allo cation of new military manpower. What the two services want is something short of the proposal of a Senate armed services subcom mittee that the military establish ment consider abolition of volun teer recruiting. Subcommittee Recommendation The subcomittee made that rec ommendation in its report on overcrowded conditions at the Lackland, Tex., Air Force Basle Training Center. The overcrowd ing, the subcommittee said, was “the direct result of the Air Force’s greed for the best of the nation’s available manpower.” The Army, biggest manpower user of the armed forces, feels the ‘Nrﬁwgd,ﬂ\e Navy are skim ming erenm avd thut X i : e T SR SR £ i B & " 2 AR R g b . ’ B AR Y T i LXN R T ) 3 »: R N fz‘-;é }§7 i e « R G ki o ' . - b o ih)«» 5 e Sl e ‘?‘;‘*: egt , =o'*Rß e R w 8 & TTI T L R W il L e e P e . RTe il S i R eo d eet e o ARERE TR ee B eBl B AR B e AT RS R ”&?’w‘ﬁ iR A R e PTR (3 et b:“ M‘@j oS ?,\"_,\:_;\ TEE o et # i 2 4 m\s R W ) BT R ot S i . 5 ‘ e LR - e " it 3 o oTNe" e ; s e ~ L BREL e . 3 o P ¢ l"( v.q,,.“\,ww o R T R UN TROOPS WAIT TO ATTACK—lnfantry man (top) stands ready to pick off enemy coming from burning building as the Allies attack south of Seoul. (Bottom) Just like in the days of cowboys and India ns these UN tanks form a battle circle awaiting to attack the Chinese Communists during the Allies’ latest drive in Korea. —(NEA Telephoto.) Plan To Send Troops To Europe Gains Strong Support In Senate WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.— (AP) —President Truman’s plan to send more troops to Europé apparently gained strong new support today in the Senate. Chairman Russell (D.-Ga.) of the Senate Armed Serv ices Committee indicated he would back Chairman Con nally (D.-Texas) of the Foreign Relations Committee in a resolution which would endorse in advance any troop com mitments Mr. Truman might make te -North Atlantie de fenses. Russell told reporters he want ed some changes in the resolution but he hinted strongly he thought he and Connally could get togeth er. He said he would wait until they reached a final agreement before making public the changes he proposed. r Connally expressed confidence an agreement would be reached. Bilateral Resolution “It will be a bilateral resolu tion,” he declared when reporters told hinr of Russell’s attitude. Harold Stassen, former Republi can governor of Minnesota and now president of the University of Pennsylvania, was due to testify on the troops to Europe issue to day (2 p. m., EST). The two committees are con sidering a resolution by Senate Republican Leader Wherty of Ne braska. This measure would seek to bar the President from sending troops to Europe until Congress has set a policy on the question. Connally proposes to substitute his resolution for Wherry’s. He has proposed that it state simply that the success of the de fense effort requires the assign ment by North Atlantic Treaty members of troops to the Euro pean force under General Dwight D. Eisenhower but that the Presi dent should consult with congres sional committees before making specific troop commitments., Declaring that America would be in a “desperate positions Western Europe fell to the Com munists, Russell said: Russell Message “The main objective of the res olution is to avoid a war.” Governor Thomas E. Dewey of not getting its fair proportion of quality or quantity, A Navy official, familiar with the personnel situation of that service, but whose name may not be used, outlined the Navy’s policy this way: When the Korean war signaled abandonment of the economy pro gram and institution of a limited mobilization some of the old Navy hands remembered the early days of World War II and the over crowded military training facili ties. Orders went out to schedule the input of recruits and volun teers to fit the capacity of availa ble training facilities. Aside from avoiding a “lackland situation,” the Navy had other rea sons for being deliberate about its induction-training program. Naval Policy Navy policy makers decided that if the expansion pace was too rapid it could be matched only by bringing in short -term enlisters or a high percentage of reservists who would want to stay no longer than the law required. It is on this ground that the Navy feels cool toward the idea of using draftees ¢r, under legisla {om now being cangidered, Uni- Read Daily by 35,000 People In Athens Trade Ares New York, 1948 Republican presi dential candidate, ig scheduled to testify before the committee to morrow. ng _other Republican leaders, Senator Taft of Ohio and Wherry, are scheduled to set out their views next week. Russell told a reporter he would like to see some percentage ratio required for the American-Euro pean divisiong, “but I just don’t think you can write a rigid for mula into legislation.” “We have got to depend upon General Eisenhower,” he said. “He told us if the Europeans didn’t contribute what they said they would, he’d tell us so in six months.” House o Probe Movie Industry WASHINGTON, Feb, 23.—(AP) —The House Comnrittee on Un- American Activities is having an~ other look at the movie industry. Investigators were headed west= ward today with subpoenas re portedly bearing the names of 20 lesser Hollywood figures as tenta= tive witnesses for headings sched« uled here March 21, But committee sources said that whila investigators are armed with subpoenas, they are also un der instructions to determine whether any basis exists for a full-dress investigation like that conducted by the committee in (Continued on Page Two.) versal Military Service trainees. Navy men claim it takes a year to train a recruit to the point where he can become an efficient mem ber of a ship’s company. If his service is only 21 months, there isn’t much time left after his train ing to use him at sea. Senate To Act On Gl Insurance WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.—(AP) —Senate action is expected Mon day on a substitute for a House passed bill to provide all armed services personnel with SIO,OOO cost-free government life insur-‘ ance. Chairman George (D.-Ga.) of the Senate Finance Committee said the Senate bill, offered yesterday, would allow persons who have en tered the services since President Truman announced United States intervention in Korea June 27, 1950, to continue the insurance after they are discharged. They would then have to pay premiums, The House bill would end the insurance program . for veterans after they leave the service. HOME EDITION Navy Enlistment Quota Increases Announced Here The very limited Navy enliste ment quota assigned to the Athenq Naval Recruiting Station for the past several weeks has now been greatly increased, beginning Feba ruary 26 and extending throughl March. This’ was announced today b{ Irest E. Mathis, BTC, USN, Chie in Charge of the Athens Navy Ree cruiting Station, The limited enlistment quota was instituted several weeks ago to prevent overcrowding at_tha training centers by the unpfece« dented number applying for ene listment in the Navy during Jane uary and early February. Expanded training facilities now make it possible to accept a muc greater number for enlistmen Qualified applicants may now ex< pect to be enlisted after only short waiting period. Afpllcant; with a 1-A Selective Service Clas« sificatien must be enlisted prior te receiving their notice to appeaw for a pre-induction physical. Chief Mathis states that formes Navy men may in many cases ba accepted for enlistment in the reg« ular Navy with the rating held a# time of discharge., Recruit ene listments may now have one de= pendent and former service men enlisting as Seaman or above have no restrictions on dependents, Universify Band Concert Lauded } University Symphonic Band, J, Harris Mitchell - conducting, was presented in formal winter con= - cert in University Chapel Thurse day night at 8 o’clock. | The program opened with the | Overture to “Rienzi” by Wagner, ’ followed by the Adagio movement from Concerto for ’Cello by ; Haydn, featuring frombone scloist | Charles Knox of Atlanta. Mr. Knox’ rendition of this work, ;with the able support of the or= chestra, was the highlight of the entire program. ’ Other selections were the first 'movement of Symphony No. 2 in B minor, Borodin; A Manx Over ture, Haydn Wood; Etude No. 30, Rose (played by the entire clari net section of the band):; Canta Surriento, de Curtis; Sleigh Ride, Anderscn; and Overture to Rio Rita, McCarthy-Tierney. A capacity audience enthusiase tically applauded a muchly-im= proved and oatstanding University band. Since Mr. Mitchell arrived at the University several years ago and initiated a gradual build up of the band, continuous pro gress has been noted in the size, technique, and quality of the en semble. The band concert took the place of the regular Music Ap preciation hour given in the cha pel weekly, CLARKE BILL SIGNED ~ ATLANTA, Feb. 23. — (AP ‘ Governor Herman Talmadge * ~day signed House Bill 234 - iting solicitation of veo* polls on eleéti~ = «dates.or @ county,

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Athens banner-herald. (Athens, Ga.) 1933-current, February 23, 1951, Home Edition, Image 1