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Vol. CXIX, No. 74.
Plane Crashes Into Sea;
Gixteen Believed Killed
BY FRED HAMPSON
HONG KONG, April 9.—(AP)—A two-engined Siam
ese Airlines plane crashed at sea in fog and rain about four
miles off Cape D’Aguilar tonight and the best information
oailable here is that all 16 aboard.perished.
GV R T = TR
F | | Mission
In Fiery Crash
CHARLESTON, W. VA, April 9
__(AP)—The funeral mission of
an air force plane ended in a fiery
crash on a mountaintop. Nineteen
of its 21 occupants, headed for the
funeral of a fellow airman, per
ished.
The twin engine C-47 was just
eioht miles north of Charleston, its
destination, when it struck a tall
tocust tree and plunged to earth
in a burst of flame.
Aboard were nine enlisted men
and 12 officers, an honor guard
enroute from the Godman air
torce base in Kentucky to the fun
oral of Maj. Woodford W. South
erland. The 34-year-old Major
crom nearby St. Albans, W. Va,,
I<t hic life Thursday in a ground
collision of two planes at Eglin
Field, Fla.
19 Victims
lite Sutherland, most of the 19
vietims of vesterday’s crash were
members of the 167th fighter
uadron. Before being called into
Federal service recently, the
couadron was a West Virginia Air
National Guard unit.
In a Charleston hospital, Doc-|
tors save a 50-50 chance of recov- |
orv to the only crash survivors—
Mai. Isaac E. Bonifas of Portland,
Ind.. and Capt. Harry K. Black
hurst of Charleston.
They were found dazed and wan
dering near the burning wreckage
by Mrs. Goldie Seabolt, a farm
wife living nearby, and another
resident, Jack Copen.
“The first thing they said was
«where's he airport??’” Copen re
called “they said they were blind
and couldn’t see.”
Mrs. Seabolt said the men, badly
burned about the head and body,
reneatedly mumbled through |
ccorched lips that a Priest must
be sent to the wreckage.
Pilot Contacted
The communications tower at
Kanawaha airport reported con
tacting the plane’s pilot, Capt.
Keatley Whittington of Charleston,
at 11:55 a. m. A thin mist of rain
ung over the area as the ship
neared the field.
Five minutes later Copen heard
an explosion, looked out his win
dow, and saw “a string of fire
icfoss the top of the hill, and
otors rolling.”
When he arrived he found
mashed, burning parts of the!
plane scattered hundreds of yards |
iround. .
In a pile of ashes which had‘
been the forward section of the
craft lay a dozen or so of the grot- ‘
esouely charred bodies. .
Three hours later, a few miles
vay, the Sutherland funeral took
TEEN-AGER MISSING
MOULTRIE, Ga., April 19 —
(AP)—Authorities today officially
elled as “Missing” a 15 year old
Moultrie girl who disappeared
from near her home Sunday after
noon,
Mrs. Williamson said Betty June
was riding a boy’s bicycle when '
st seen. She is described as
aving blonde hair, grey eyes,
‘:i‘.r complexion, five feet five
inches tall, very stout, wearing a
hite blouse, green skirt, and
hite ballerina shoes.
| M
Rites For Mrs.
Mrs. Bant Olivia Davis Shurlgy,
mother of Mrs, J. L. Garvin, died
il the home of her daughter at
174 Boulevard, Sunday morning
it 8:45 o’clock. Mrs. Shurley was
9 years old and had been in im
paired health for the past eleven
years.
Services were conducted this
tternoon at 3 o’clock from Prince
Avenue Baptist Church with the
pastor, Rev, T. R. Harvill, and
Rev. H. E, Wright, pastor of Bou
levard Baptist Church, officiating.
Interment was in Oconee Hill
Cemetery, Clyde MeDorman Fun
eral Home in charge of arrange
vents. Pall-bearers were Hubert
Dollar, Buddy Barrett, Lanier
Cain, Tommy Drew, Bill Rhodes,
nd Ray Ball.
Mrs. Shurley 8 survived by five
laughters, Mrs, Garvin, Mrs. M. G.
Smith, High Point, N. C., Mrs. C.
£ Bailey, Mrs. J, B. Darden and
Irs. W, C. Heath, all of Winston-
Salem, N, C.; one brother, Sol
Davis, Warrenton, Ga.; niece, Mrs.
I.J. Farr, Athens, nine grandchil
''en and nine great-grandchil-
A native of Warren County, Ga.,
'irs. Shurley had made her home
With her daughter, Mrs. Garvin
for a number of years. During her
fesidence here she had made a
‘a-ze circle of devoted friends who
remained loyal and loving during
her Jong illness. .
Veterans Groups
ATHENS BANNER-HERALD
Associated Press Service
All five members of the crew
were described as Siamese and
the 11 passengers were Siamese
or Chinese. Reports here said no
Europeans were aboard.
Police and Navy search craft
reached the crash scene about an
hour afterward, but the rain and
fog impeded their work. There
was no information that any sur
vivors or bodies had been recov
ered.
Airlines officials said seven of
the passengers were Chinese and
two Thai. Nationalities of the oth
er passengers and the crew mem
| bers was not reported.
BOMBER CRASH
WASHINGTON, Aprii 9—(AP)
A twin-engine bomber, ecrippled
and abandoned by its erew, crash
ed into a suburban cottage y.ster
day and killed two little girls and
their uncle,
The childrens’ father, mother
and aunt were injured.
Dead were Irvin Guyer of Cran
ford, N. J.,, Kay Snyder, 7, and
Rene Denise Snyder,two months.
The injured: Mrs. Guyer, and
Master Sergeant and Mrs, Samuel
Snyder.
The B-25 bomber’s three crew
men had parachuted to safety after
a four-hour struggle with the
crippled plane. They said they
hcaded it toward the Chesapeake
Bay before leaping out.
Air Force officers said any land
ir.g would have resulted in a vio=
lent crash, possibly fatal to the
crew, The plane’s landing gear had
locked with only one wheel down,
PLANE FORCED DOWN
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, April 9
(AP)—A Miami-bound passenger
plane owned by the Gannett News
papers, Inc. of New York was
forced down here Saturday after
noon at Malcolm McKinnon Field.
Seven persons were aboard, |
None of the five passengers or
two crew members was hurt,
Glynn county police reported to
day.
New Wing Dedicated At
Athens General Hospital
A program of improvement in hospital services through
out Georgia was declared by Governor Herman Talmadge
in a speech here yesterday as “the greatest humanitarian
effort ever undertaken in this State in its history.”
He said the construction of new
hospitals, health centers, and addi
tions and improvements to existing
facilities during the seven-year
program will ultimately mean the
expenditure of more than $70,00,-
000. -
Governor Talmadge told Ath
enians this at dedication ceremon
ies for the new wing of Athens
General Hospital.
" Great Service
The new annex is “destined to be
of great service to the people of
this community,” he emphasized.
In speaking of this project as a
part of the hugh overall program
being undertaken in the state,
much of which is being accom
plished through a cooperative pro
gram using local, state, and fed
eral funds, he said, “At times of
danger, when accidents strike,
when diesases develop, the availa
bility of these services often means
the difference between life and
death.” In the program there are
already 87 hospitals and health
centers underway or approved for
construction.
Governor Talmadge told the
large audience attending the ex
ercises held at the hospital that
“the erection of this new wing to
the Athens General Hospital in
creases the efficiency of this in
stitution which has served this
community well for a long period
of years.”
He added that “representing an
expenditure of $552,900 this wing
will bring modernly equipped fa
cilities to the hospital.”
In a listing of new health cen
ters approved one for Athens was
noted.
Other Services
Governor Talmadge said “Aside
from the practical services they
provide, these hospitals are dis=
tinet assets in many other ways.
They add to the great value to
living conditions in communities
in which they are located. They
offer young girls opportunities to
enter the nursing profession in
their home sections. They allow
medical students to return to their
home towns after graduation, with
assurance that they wili have ade
quate hospital services at their
command in private practices.”
He agdded that “close coopera
tion of the federal and state gov
ernments with the local commun
ities is making it possible for us
to provide in the remote parts of
this State, as well as in urban
centers, such fine hospitals as the
Annex” of the Athens General
Hospital.
He also told of how Georgia is
climbing from near the bottom to
near the top in education and how
the state is making comparable
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CUS HIGHLIGHTS
Shows This Afternoon, Tonight
Slated By King Brothers Circus
Postmasters To
Hold Joint Meet
Postmasters of the Ninth and
Tenth Districts will hold a joint
annual meeting here April 14 at
10 a. m. in the Georgian Hotel.
Emory Davis, Rutledge, Tenth
District President, will preside
over the morning session with Joe
Postum, Blue Ridge, Ninth District
President, presiding over the
afternoon session, = .
Major Jack R. Wells, J. F. Carr,
Assistant Postmaster, will give
welcome address and Mrs. Wil
liam R. Cheyney, Stephens, will
respond. Mrs. Norma Hawes, El
berton, will give the invocation.
Chief Inspector M. H. Ackerman
and James Green of the Atlanta
post office, Tenth District In
spector G. W. Mathews, Augusta,
Mrs. Miriam Mallory, Concord,
President of the Georgia Associa
tion of Postmasters, Dan Gibson,
Albany, retiring editor of the Na
tional Postmasters Publication, Al
ton Harvey, past president of the
Georgia Association and many
other outstanding speakers will at
tend the meeting.
Mrs. William H. Maxwell, sr,,
Lexington, publicity chairman, an
nounced that all postmasters at
tending will call by the Georgian
Hotel for guest car stickers before
parking their automobiles,
Rayburn Views
WASHINGTON, April 9—(AP)
Speaker Rayburn said today “We
are in terrible danger” because the
Russians are building up concen
trations “here and there and
everywhere.”
Rayburn, Texas Democrat, told
White House reporters following a
conference with President Tru
man, that Russians are building up
troop concentrations “in lots of
places.”
He added: “Just where this is
being done is a little beyond my
field, but I have it on good au
thority, the best authority.”
Last week, Rayburn came out of
a White House conference and said
not all the troops gathering in
Manchuria were Chinese Com
munists.
MEDICAL INSURANCE
WASHINGTON, April 9—(AP)
—The supreme court today agreed
to step into the goverment’s thus
far unsuccessful effort to outlaw
medical and hospital insurance
‘plans operated exclusively by
doctors’ societics.
Here Suonsor Blood
SERVING ATHENS>. 'O NORTHEAST GEORGIA OVER A CENTURY
ATHH S GA., MONDAY, APRIL 9, 1951. ,
Once again the calliope is play
ing on the circus grounds at Ath
erxgl hAgricult‘ural Fair wa ds,
which is just another way of gay
ing that the cfrctis’,-—-t‘l figfi
King Brothers’ gigantic affair—
one of the largest in America, ar=
rived early this morning and. in
seemingly no time at all a flag
bedecked city of billowing canvas
l began springing up on the circus
grounds in preparation for the
opening pertormance.
A performance is underway this
afternoon,—another, and last show
will be given tonight starting at
8 o’clock. The main gates will open
at 7 o'clock.
Many persons would almost
rather see a circus arrive than
witness one of the performances,
judging by the throng of hundreds
who turned out this morning. The
| crowd completely surrounded the
| grounds as the boss canvasman
{ and his aides shouted their orders
;to the small army of workers
| hoisting the big and little tents
!and the thousand and one other
tasks about the grounds,
Setting Up
Once on the lot, the circus per=
sonnel—amply supplied with
yvouthful volunteer labor—at the
usual fee of obtaining a much
coveted ticket to the big show,
helped the working forces by do
ing odd jobs for them, of which
there are many.
All of the familiar sights were
revealed as ponderous elephants
“spotted” the heavy wagons and
struggled to pull the huge center
poles into position for the giant
big top, and shunt the heavy-load
ed canvas wagons, poles, rigging,
and properties to their assigned
points on the grounds for unload
ing. The big-top pole wagon alone
weighs nearly 35 tons, with sev=-
eral others running close seconds.
Before noontime, the last of the
scores of wagons, tableaux, alie
gorical units, clown carts and
such,—together with the hundreds
of tons of other circus parapher
nalia, was firmly lashed into place,
ready for the performance this
afternoon.
All of the famous King Broth=
ers’ stars and features are here.
Not a single major attraction is
missing from the long list of 1951
things to see,—all are on hand for
the two performances here today.
Christiani Family
The world renowned Cristiani
| Family of bareback riding cham
| pions, with Lucio Cristiani, the
most talked about rider in all cir
cus history; Europe’s famous jug
| gling genius, Truzzi,—the world’s
! greatest marvel skilled in feats of
{ manual dexterity, troupes of high
| perch thrillers, headed as they are
| by the famed Davisos; the aerial
i headliners, La Louisa, and Vicinte
Barragan; the Ortans Troupe of
l acrobats featuring Ortans Cris
tiani, billed as “the greatest lady
acrobat in the world”; the Saba
| tiny Troupe, stars on the high and
i lofty trapeze and many others of
} high repute.
{ Another outstanding feature is
! that of Hugo Zacchini who is shot
! headlong from the mouath of a
‘ giant cannon, considered the most
| thrilling and spectacular feat of
the present day.
] Altogether, there are nearly 200
circus stars and performers in this
/Contmued on Page Two.)
University Slates
Four Addresses
Lectures by four well-known
authorities in as many different
fields are included on a crowded
University of Georgia calendar
this week.
The lectures, all of them sched
uled in the University Chapel, are
part of the University’s Sesqui
centennial celebration. g
Opening the speech series to
night will be a lecture-demonstra
tion on American birds by Dr. A.
A. Allen, Cornell University pro
fessor and nationally-known or
nithologist.
Dr. Allen will speak at 8 p. m.
After his address a kodachrome
movie, “Birds on the Home Front,”
will be shown.
Interest will shift tomorrow
morning to University history and
benefactors when Dr, Louise E.
Ware, author and lecturer, will
speak on “George Foster Peabody
—Banker, Philanthropist, Publi
cist.”
" Peabody is perhaps the best
known University benefactor. The
Peabody School of Forestry is
named for him as are the Peabody
Radio and Television Awards, ad
ministered by the Journalism
School, given annually for out
standing work in this field.
Peabody Biography
Dr. Ware’s address will coincide
with the publication of her biog
raphy of Peabody by the Univer
sity of Georgia Press. She is
scheduled to speak at 11 a. m. Her
address will be preceded by a
short lecture on ‘“Peabody As I
Knew Him,” by Harry Hodgson,
well-known Athenian.
At the end of the week two
other Chapel addresses are sched
uled. Dr. William J. Hutchings,
chancellor of the University of
Chicago, will speak at 11 a. m,
Thursday on “The Contribution of
Religion to Higher Education.”
Dr. Hutchings is an ordained
Presbyterian minister and for
nearly 20 years was president of
Berea College, Kentucky. He will
speak under the auspices of the
University of Georgia Religious
Association. b
In the Chapel at noon Friday
will be Dr. Henry Steel Comnra=
ger, professor of history at Co
lumbia University, who will make
one of the special Sesquicenten
pial lectures on “Fifty Years of
Progress in Social Sciences.”
Dr, Commager is the author of
a number of books on American
history, including a number used
as high school and college texts.
He is now working on a forty vol
ume series on “Rise of the Amer
ican Nation.”
VALDOSTA U.S. 41
ATLANTA, April 9-—(AP)—
Unless Valdosta, Ga., and the U. S.
Bureau of Roads get together on
one-way traffic routing, U. S. 41
may eventually by-pass the city.
Georgia highway Chairman Jim
L. Gillis said today a by-pass on
the west of the city would be the
alternative unless the city can sat
isfy the Bureau on one-way routes.
Collections
Reds Try To Flood
Out Allied Forces
Critics, Backers Of
M’Arthur Badger HST
WASHINGTON, April 9.— (AP) —President Truman
was caught today in a squeeze between home front sup
porters of General Douglas MacArthur, mostly Republi
cans, and U. S. allies who want him to discipline the out
snoken ceneral for his latest policy statement. .
Red Cross Sefs
Second Day Of
Blood Program
Legionnaireg and V. F, W.'s will
march again Tuesday, April 10,
when the Red Cross Bloodmobile
sets up shop at the American leg~
ion Cabin on Lumpkin street.
All blood collected will be ship
ped directly to Korea for use of
our fighting forces, Donations are
not linrited to ex-service men.
300 Pint Goal
Anyone wishing to donate at
this special time are welcome.
Family and friends of AMVET’s
are urged to donate for them, as
most of them are unable to par
ticipate, The hours are from 10
a. m. to 6 p. m. Weaver Bridges
has announced that the goal for
this visit is 300 pints and a full
participation by all groups is
urged. The service groups spon
soring this visit of the Bloodmo~
‘bile are Allen R. Fleming, Junior,
Post 20 and Classic City Post 185
of the American Legion, Frank E.
‘Mitchell, V. F. W.,, and the two
colored veteran's organizations in
the city — Wakefield C. Brunt
Post, V. F. W,, and the Howard
Cheney Post of the American
Legion. : A ¢
Colored citizens, including vet
erans, wishing to donate are re
quested to report this afternoon
to Gilbert Meinorial Infirmary on
the University campus, between §
and 6 p. m. The reason for this is
that the Red Cross is at the In
firmary today to collect blood
from University personnel. The
goal for the Ugflversity is much
smaller than the one on Tuesday
and the Bloodmobile will be able
to save time from teh day’s col
lections for colored donors in the
late afternoon.
All local citizenry, other than
veterans, wishing to donate, are
requested to phone 416 this after
noon and make an appointment.
It is important to know how many
will donate os that nmrore time can
be allotted to the colored group if
necessary.
University Donors
No less important is the visit by
the Bloodmobile to the University
campus today. On past occasions
sponsored by the University the
quota set for them has always
been exceeded. There are many
ex-service men among the stu
dents and they are being given
credit for donating blood for their
fighting buddies. The hours for
the students today began at 11 a.
m. and will end this afternoon at
5 o’clock.
Optometrists
Attend Meeting
ELBERTON—Dr. and Mrs. W,
H. Matthews, Dr. and Mrs, A. J,
Derman, Dr, Gerald M. Thomas
and Noel Eberhart, all of Athens,
were among the 32 persons at
tending the April meeting of the
Northeast Georgia Society of Op=-
tom;:‘trists and its auxiliary last
week.
Dr. Elias S. Saliba, of Hartwell,
was elected vice-chairman to suc
ceed Dr. W. C. Branan, of Wash
ington, who is located in another
zone. The socrety discussed several
publiec service projects and heard
a talk by Woodrow Lavender, of
Elberton. The next meeting will be
held at Gainesville on May 2,
ATHENS AND VICINITY
Fair weather with Ittle change
in temperature tonight and
Tuesday. Wednesday partly
cloudy and mild. Low tonight
42 and high Tuesday 70. Sun
sets 6:59 and rises 6:09.
GEORGIA — Fair with little
change in temeperature this
afternoon, tonight and Tuesday.
TEMPERATURE
R . e s 69
N e s
Biks e b b
Mormal .. i
RAINFALL
Inches last 24 hours ~ ... .00
Total since Apeil 1 ~ .... 125
Excess since April 1 .. .. .02
Average April rainfall ~ .. 3.95
Total since January 1 .. ..11.14
Deficit since January 1 ... 5.24
At Legien
Read Daily by 35,000 People In Athens Trade Area
Capital Hill friends thought that
after a week-end of studying the
situation, Mr, Truman might act
quickly to make known his views
on recent MacArthur statements
which have run counter to mili
tary and State Department poli=
cies,
It was certain that any move so
shear MacArthur of any authority
as supreme commander in Korea
would touch off a storm in Con
gress,
Most lawmakers carefully avoid=
ed predicting the course of Mr.
Truman’s action, although some
speculated privately that a presi
dential reprimand to the five-star
general would be forthcoming.
Drastic Action Seen
Senator Knowland (R.-Calif.), a
persistent critic of administration
foreign policy in the Pacific, fore
saw even more drastic action.
“It now appears that the hatchet
men of the administration have
been turned loose to undermine
the position of General MacArthur
and to force a reprimand or re=
call,” he said.
Knowland said it would be wiser
to keep MacArthur and get rid of‘
Secretary of State Acheson. Sena
tor Ferguson (Mich.) ldvocated‘
the dispatch of a 12-man congress
ional committee — six Democrats
and six Republicans—to econsult
MacArthur and learn his views
on the Korean war and far eastern
policy generally.
MacArthur stirred the world’s
capitals when he sald last week
the critical fight against Com
munism is in Asia. He called also
for use of Chiang Kai-shek’s Na
tionalist troops on Formosa to
open a second front against the
Chinese Reds.
| He added more fuel to the fire
| by aseribing to “basic political de
| cisions beyond my control” the re
| lease of 120,000 South Korean re
servists for farm and other work.
There were reports that Great
Britain may move directly for
steps to curb the United Nations
commander, Informed sources in
London said strong British objec~
tions to the proposal to put Chi
nese Nationalist troops into the
fight will be forcefully but in
formally presented in Washing
| ton, 4 g |
British Opinion
British opinion has been strong=~
1y against any action which might
spread the Korean fighting,
MacArthur’s views on the Chi
nese second front issue have some
vocal supporters in Congress. But
there has been no indication of a
change in the present policy of
neutralizing Formosa and holding
Chiang's army in reserve for a
possible Red attempt to invade
the island.
Given the general’s spectacular
personality and gift for words,
such a controversy as might be
stirred up by disciplinary action
might go a long way toward split
ting the country into two camps
at a critical period. :
Partly because of this, Mr. Tru
man might have difficulty in find
ing any large number of congress=
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Bedgood Made
Jury Foreman
Though Atlanta nas been trou
bled by the “bug” or lottery rac
ket, it will not get a foothold in
Athens, Judge Kcm}' H. West
charged the Grand Jury at the
opening of the regular April term
of Clarke Superior Court, “because
I have a place reserved in the pen
itentiary for anyone convicted on
lottery charges.”
Judge West also called to the
attention of the Grand Jury the
law against carrying weapons
without a license and also placed
emphasis on the law prohibiting
the possession or sale of narcotics
and liquor.
Following the charge the twen
ty-three man Grand Jury retired
to its quarters and elected W. R.
Bedgood sr., foreman and Roy T.
Scoggins, clerk.
In addition to Forerhan Bedgood
and Clerk Scoggins, the person
nel of the jury is as follows:
John F. Burke, Malvin S. Ed
wards sr., J. Frank Bryant, B. C.
Kinney, Elmer D. Smith, Frank
W. Fitch, J. M. Storey, C. Grady
Henson, W. B. Moss, R. H. Mau
pin sr., J. A. Wilfong, J. H. Bagley,
W. K. McGarity, J. Durward Wat
son, L. H. Christian, R. G. Calla
han sr, Robert C. Ray, Robert
Hanna, Eugene Huff, W. Frank
McElreath and Hillyer C. King,
With completion of his charge to
the Grand Jury, Judge West called
the first case, that of Threads, Inc.
vs. Oconee Garment Company.
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HOME
EDITION
UN Troops Are'
Reported Above |
High Water Mark
BY OLEN CLEMENTS
TOKYO, April 9.—(AP)]
~Chinese Communiste
opened the floodgates of the
massive Hwachon reservoir
dam in central Korea today
and sent thousands of tons
of water rushing down on
Allied-held ground. ¢
But the Pikhan river rose ne
more than four and one-half feet,
By Monday night the water,
level was recedin%and there was
no danger to nited Nations
forces.
Nearly all Allied elements had
moved above the expected high=
water mark.
fi U. 8. Eighth Army engineer
said:
“There will be no real strain,
They can't do any worse without
blowing the dam and that's a dam
that will take a hell of a lot of
blowing.”
The Hwachon reservoir, about
seven miles north of the 38th par~
allel, is the main point of the
stoutest Red resistance in North
Korea in several weeks, In bitter
fighting south of the reservoir
Monday the Reds slowed or stop
ped Allied advances at several
points,
The dam s 1,000 feet high. The
Reds opened 10 of its 18 flood
gates. Six gates were reported in
operable,
Red Purposes
The Reds may . have had two
purposes in loosing their man
made flood:
First, to ecut the Chunchon-
Hwachon highway, a main Allied
supply artery, :
Second, to pave the way & »
counter-offensive down the Chu
chon-Wonju highway.
Although fighting near the res
ervoir has been severe, AP Cor
respondent Leif Erickson at U. 8.
Eighth Armry headquarters said
there was no indication the Reds
had started a masg drive.
~ An estimated Communist regi
‘ment was sighted Sunday after
noon between the river and ad
vancing Allied soldiers. Aerial
photographs clearly showed the
floodgates closed them.
The Chinese apparently %p-ned
the floodgates and pulled out
sometime after dark.
U. N. troops of four nations are
deployed around Chunchon, Some
forward elements might be tem
porarily cut off by the rising wa
ter. The high water may extend ag
far down the Pukhan river as
Seoul, some 55 air nriles south
west,
The reservoir is shaped like an
inverted “T” with a .base and
stem each 15 miles long. The city
of Hwachon is on its western tip.
Chorwon, an important Red base
17 miles north of 38 on the west
ern front, was brought under Am
erican artillery fire Monday. Only
light to moderate ground contact
was reported from this sector.
There was little fighting on
other fronts.
Red Resistance
The Communists threw up a
strong line of resistance Monday
from the Hwachon«Chunchon road
east to the Inje-Hangye road, a
distance of nearlg 25 air miles.
Monday’s big battle raged south
and southeast of Hwachon., The
Reds stopped one Allied force
there. They also threw two 200~
man counterattacks against other
American troops trying to reach
the danr. Both Red attacks were
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Griffith Rites
Set For Today
Mrs. Montine Griffith, widow of
the late J. H. Griffith, died at the
home of her sister, Mrs. R. E.
Poss on the Atlanta Highway Sun
day morning at 7:40 o’clock. Mrs.
Griffith had been ill for the past
year.
Services were to be held this
afternoon at 4 o’clock. frem
Bridges Chapel with Rev, G. M.
Spivey, pastor of Young Harris
Methodist Church, officiating.
Burial was to follow in Oco
nee Hill Cemetery, nephews of
Mrs. Griffith serving as pall-bear
ers: Dr, M. W, H. Collins jr,, H.
R. F. Collins, J. T McElheney, S.
J Thomas and Grady McElheney.
Mrs. Griffith is survived by
three sisters, Mrs. R. E. Poss sr.,
and Mrs. Henry Parr, both of
Athens, and Mrs. J. W, McElheney,
Macon; brother, A. G. Thomas,
Athens,
A native of Hall County, Ga.,
Mrs. Griffith had resided in Ath
ens most of her life. She was a
member of Young Harris Metho
dist Church and took a keen in
terest in the women’s atfairs of
that congregation. She had a
wide circle of friends who were
saddened by news of her death.
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