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Vol. CXIX, No. 105.
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Subscription
(rain Elevator
A minimum of $75,000 from
farmers by June 1, to construct a
grain elevator here, is the goal set
at a recent meeting of the direc~
tors of Georgia Grain Growers As
§o( 'n'lLlOl‘.' Ine.
Already, grain producers in this
ccction have made pledges totaling
more than $45,000, Goals have
been set in all counties in the as
sociation, ranging from five to ten
thousand dollars. The goals in
clude the pledges anticipated from
farmers, not business men in" the
counties.
Three counties have gone over
the quotas. Jackson county leads
with $10,950 reported. More than
SIO,OOO of the amount was raised
py Ernest Brock, active member
of the association,
Greene county has gone over its
voal of $5,000 by more than S4OO.
A director, R. L. Boswell, headed
the work in that eounty.
Oconee county, under the lead
ership of County Agent Frank
Staneil, has reached its quota of
$5,000.
A complete list of subscriptions
and association director repre
senting the countg follows:
Jackson, $10,950, Victor Rickey.
Clarke, $7,850, M. C. Gay.
Barrow, $6,000, J. M. Turner,
Greene, $5,400, R. C. Boswell.
Oconee, $5,000, A. R. Saxon.
Oglethorpe, $3,830, Lloyd Smith.
Walton, $2,500, B. G. Thompson.
Franklin, $1,860 (incomplete),
George Beasley.
Morgan, $1,200, (representative
to be appointed).
Madison, $675, A. F. Seagraves,
Elbert, $250, Ralph Bulchin.
Mr. Gay, association president,
said it is contemplated that. the
$75,000 mark for pledges from
producers will be topped. He said
a large amount of subscriptions is
expected from businessmen later.
Construction of the elevator is
expected to begin in mid-summer.
A building committee of A. P.
Winston, Athens (Clarke county);
R. L. Boswell, Greensboro( Greene
county); Ernest Brock, Jefferson
(Jackson county); B. G. Thomp
gon, Good Hope (Walton county);
and George Beasley, Lavonia
(Franklin county), has been ap
pointed,
Mr. Gay said he was pleased and
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Joseph A. Epps
[aken By Death
Joseph A. Epps, well known
resident of Comer, died Tuesday
morning at 1:45 o’clock after an
illness of six months. Mr. Epps
was 88 vears old.
Services are to be conducted
Wednesday afternoon at 3 o’clock
from Meadow Baptist Church with
Rev. J. O. West and Rev. William
Crow officiating.
Interment will follow in Mea
dow cemetery, Bernstein Funeral
Home in charge of arrangements.
Pall-bearers will be Willie D.
Bornett, Hollis Carrington, Tom
Sorrow, Relford Lord, Billie Sea
graves and Tal Compton.
An honorary escort will include
Hoke Smith, Weldon Poss, J. M.
Walls, Dalton Carrington,«G. B.
Scarbrough and Neal Barnett.
[r. Epps is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Ida Mae Dillard Epps;
nine daughters, Mrs. W. O. Wilks
and Mrs. Tommy Thompson, both
of Athens, Mrs. Claudie Parks, At
lanta, Mrs, J. M. _Clodfelter,
Greenville, 8. C., Mrs. A. M. Ed
wards, Hull, and Mrs. G. E. Gun
ells, Mrs. F. R.. Clodfelter and
Mrs. D. C. Carithers, all of Comer;
three sons, D. N. Epps, Comer, and
J. W. Epps, and J. D. Epps, both
of Danielsville, brother, W. P.
Enps, Nicholson: sister, Mrs. Tom
Gillespie, Plainsville; forty-five
erandchildren, forty great grand
children and one great-great
grandchild,
Mr. Epps was a native of Ogle
thorpe County and had been a
resident of Comer for the past
thirty years. He was a member
of Meadow Baptist Church and
had been a Deacon in that church
for thirty years. Me was one of
Vladéson county’s most highly re
pected eitizens.
Eoxer Is Champ
In Dog Show Here
Hi-Pines Touchdown, a black
tocker spaniel owned by J. F.
Mullen, carried off top honors as
best local dog in show at yes
terday’s all-day dog show spon
cored by the Athens Kennel Club.
The winning dog is the son of Ch.
Mr. Noel of Hi-Pines.
Prizes were also awarded to
many local dog owners for out
standing entries in the show.
Local toy group winner was a
miniature pinscher, owned by Miss
Lila Warren, and working group
winner was a collie, owned by
Miss Joyce Wheeler. Mr. Mullen,
Miss Warren, and Miss Wheeler
are all members of the Athens
Kennel Club.
Top prize for best dog in the
show was eaptured by Ch. Zach’s
Appeal, a memale boxer, from
among the northern entries in the
show. ’
Attendance at the show yester
day was estimated at better than
700 during the day of judging. The
show is the third largest of its
kind in the South, and a total of
348 dogs competed for the array
of _B!rlm.
e show was superintended by
#"E’ and Muldey of Greenshoro,
.¥embers of the local Kenng com
XL their ‘ths to .all. who
hém %flfl?fik&ow a,yery
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PREXY FIRED — Dr. Paul A.
Wagner (above), president of
Rollins College at Winter Park,
Fla., has been fired by college
trustees—but he says he’s still
the prexy. Te insists the trus
tees’ meeting to vote him out of
office was illegal. The contro
versy began when Wagner fired
19 members of the faculty.—
(AP Wirephoto.)
Bids Rife In Congress
BY JACK BELL
WASHINGTON, May 15.— (AP) —Unconfirmed talk of
possible enemy peace feelers in Korea spread among law
makers today as General Omar N, Bradley carried on the
administration’s military reply to General Douglas Mac-
Arthur,
Before Bradley’s scheduled appearance in the Senate
inquiry into MacArthur's ouster, Senator Sparkman (D.-
Ala.) told a reporter the feeling is growing among senators
that the Red Chinese may give some early sign of willing
ness to negotiate.
Secretary of Defense Marshall,
who completed yesterday about 28
hours of testimony spread over
seven days, declined to discuss
peace probabilities. But other
senators who heard his testimony
have indicated they think Mar
shall must have some reason for
what they regarded as relative op
timism on his part.
Marshall’s marathon testimony
apparently left members: of the
WASHINGTON, May 15 —
(AP)—Gen. Omar N. Bradley
testified today the United States
is not ready for a “showdown”
with Russia and should not risk
world conflict by adopting Gen.
Douglas MacArthur’'s Korean
war proposals.
Bradley, chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff, told senators he
knows some critics are “impa
tient” with the administration’s
plan to fight a limited war in
Korea and are calling for a
“showdown” with the Soviet
Union. Bradley then added
“From a purely military view
point, this is not desirable. We
are not in the best military posi
tion to seek a showdown, even if
it were the nation’s desire to
forfeit the chances for peace by
precipitating a total war.”
Senate Armed Services and For
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ATLANTA, May 15—(AP)—
Georgia’s Supreme Court has re
fused to upset the death penalty of
a 66-year-old Athens man convic
ted of beating his sister to death
with a golf club and a hatchet.
The defense case says William L.
Walker was insane when he killed
Mrs. Mary Kesler, 75, in Septem
ber, 1950, and injured another sis
ter, Mrs. Fannie Thomas, 77, at
their home near Winder.
Testimony in the case brought
out these points:
Walker was greatly depressed
by passing troop trains after th e
Korean was started. He once ran
into the house shouting, “it’s all
over.”
At one time he offered the army
a slingshot he invented to toss
hand grenades at the enemy.
He also was depressed over his
business ventures and had become
convicted he would never be a
success, and because his wife had
become an invalid.
The Supreme Court held yester
day that proof of insantiy lay
with the defense and that a jury
had found the proof insufficient.
ATHENS AND VICINITY
Fair, with little temperature
change this afternoon, tonight
and Wednesday.
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temperature change this after
noon, tonight and Wednesday.
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RIVAL PREXY — Dr. Hugh F.
McKean (above) was named
acting president of Rollins Col
lege at Winter Park, Fla., by
the school’s trustees after they
had fired President Paul Wag
now. And now the college ap
pears to have two antagonistic
presidents, Wagner refused to
step down. He claimed the ac
tion of the trustees was illegal
since it was taken at a meeting
held in New York instead of in
Florida.— (AP Wirephoto.)
Funeral Services
For Major Stei
Funeral services for Major Jo
seph H. Stein, veteran of World
War Two, who was killed in an
air demonstration in Japan on
March 30, were conducted Monday
afternoon at 4 o’clock from Cen
tral Presbyterian Church with the
pastor, Rev. C. C. Shafe, officiat
ing.
Interment was in Oconee Hill
Cemetery, Bridges Funeral Home
in charge of arrangements. Pall
bearers were Dean William Tate,
Comer Owens, Robert Collins,
Charles Collins, Alex Wright and
Wilbur McDuffie. An honorary
escort included Dr. G. Q. Whel
chel, Col. R. B. Trimble, Bolling S.
Dußose sr., Dr. Henry Reid, Billy
Daniel and E. B. Mell.
The body was escorted from its
California arrival point to Athens
by Col. Guy Nichols and at the
cemetery an alr salute was given
the heroic young Athenian who
gave his life for his country.
Planes from Keesler Field, Miss.,
Dobbing Air Base, Marietta, Ga.,
and Warner-Robins, Ga., passed
over the ceremonies at the grave
three times, the last time coming
in very low in tribute to Major
Stein. A close friend of Major
Stein flew in from Puerto Rica for
the services.
The United States flag was re
moved from the casket by Major
Roger E. Kindig and Major James
W. Boddie, attached to the Uni~
versity of Georgia ROTC unit. It
will be presented Major Stein’s
wife. Members of the Organized
Air Reserve Corps attended the
services in uniform,
Native Athenian
A native of Athens, Major Stein
was the son of Mrs. H. H. Harris
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Knights Templar Meet
To Be Held In Athens
Some 300 to 350 visitors will
attend the ninetieth Annual Con
clave of the Grand Commandery
of Georgia, Knights Templar, at
which Godfrey De Bouillon Com
mandery No. 14 will be host on
May 18 and 19.
Headguarters for the conclave
will be the Georgian Hotel and
registration will be held Thurs
day, May 17. An informal enter
tainment for the laries attending
with their husbands, will be held
Thursday night from 8 to 10
o’clock.
Friday morning at 10:30 o’clock
a parade will be held from the
Georgian Hotel to the First Pres
byterian Church where the us
ual Templar service will be held
under direction of Reverend and
Sir Knight William V. Dibble,
Eminent Grand Prelate, of Blake
ly. ghe parade gfll be reviewed
by R. B. Grand Commander Wil
| liam 8. Ra¥ and his staff,
| Speaker for the occasion will be
Reverend and Sits Knight Warren
fiemonal Methodist Church in
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ATHENS, CA., TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1951.
Action On Grain
To India Bill
BY EDWIN B. HAAKINSON
WASHINGTON, May 15—(AP)
—Senators hoped to take action
today on the controversial graine
for-India proposal by passing a
compromise bill for 2,000,000 tons
of food on a straight loan basis.
President Truman asked Con=
gress to send relief grains estima=
ted at $190,000,000 to India as &
gift.
The food, largely wheat, is
needed to meet famine and starvas
tion reported in some parts of
India. ;
Action on the bill comes in the
midst of skillful Soviet propagan=~
da credited with exaggerating the
importance of a May 10 Russia-
India wheat deal whereby Indl?
gets 50,000 tons of Russian wheat,
Barter Pay
India has announced she will
pay in barter — not cash—for
that grain.
Actually, this country has been
selling India about 100,000 tons of
wheat a month for some time.
Last Saturday Rep. Cox (D-Ga)
accused India of Playing Russia
off against the United States in an
effort to “balckmail” Congress
into a free gift of the 2,000,000
tons.
House leaders also put the re
lief proposal on their agenda to
day, but final action was not ex
pected before lter in the week. -
Senator H, Alexander Smith
(R-NJ), who with a bipartisan
group began pressing. for the In
dian famine relief last December,
told a reporter:
“Everything has been worked
out and I expect the bill to pass
today with little if any opposi
tion.”
Revision of an amendment by
Senators McCarren (D-Nev),
Bridges (R-NH) and Ferguson (R~
Mich), appeared to be the only re
maining Senate obstacle.
Methods
The Senate foreign relations
committee recommended grains be
su%plied India on a half grant,
half loan basis. The first $95,000,~
000 would have come out unspent
Economic Cooperation Adm.fim’ -‘
tration (ECA; funds. |
Since then a bill recommended
to the House calls for a loan, rath
er than all or part grant, and
the McCarran-Bridges ~ Ferguson
amendment would also make that
chance. ; “a
Smith and Senator Gillette (D-
Ia), floor manager for the bill,
led off with speeches for its quick
passage in the Senate yesterday.
Both conceded that the govern
‘ment of India was open to criti
cism but added that is no reason
for allowing millions of people to
starve, when the U. S. has food
available. Some opposition to the
bill has been based on India’s |
hands-off attitude on Korea. I
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Wednesday Rites
For Mrs. Bullock !
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Mrs. Cumi England Bullock, 83, |
well known Hull citizen, died at |
her home Tuesday morning at 21’
o’clock. Mrs. Bullock was 83 years |
old and had been ill for the past |
month. |
Services will be held Wednesday |
afternoon at 3 o’clock from Hull;
Baptist Church with the pastor, |
Rev. A. E. Logan, officiating. |
Burial will be in Winterville |
Cemetery, Clyde McDorman Fun- |
eral Home in charge of arrange- |
ments. Pall-bearers will be Dewey
Patton, Paul Mann, Coile B‘rown,‘
Pete Flanagan, Hugh Daniel and |
Truman Bullock. I
Surviving Mrs. Bullock are five |
nieces, Mrs. Pete Flanagan, Hull,
Mrs. Bob Garrison, Athens, Mrs.
Kate Anthony Bone, Decatur, Mrs. |
Louise Dozer, Blythe, Ga., and |
Mrs. Flora Anthony Davison, |
Memphis, Tenn.; one nephew, |
Truman Bullock, Hull; sister-in- |
law, Mrs. Nellie Bullock, Hull. |
Mrs. Bullock was a native of |
Oxford, Ga., where her father, |
John T. England was a member }
of the faculty of old Emory Col- |
lege. She had many friends ?
throughout this section who were
saddened by her death.
Barbecue Friday
Friday at 12:30 p. m. the visi
tors will be guests at a barbecue
at the Legion Park on Lumpkin
street and at 2 p. m. the Grand
Conclave will be held in Fine
Arts Auditorium. Wives of the
visitors will be taken on a tour
of the interesting places in Ath
ens while the conclave is in ses
sion.
Friday night a banquet will be
held in Snelling Hall, with Robert
M., Strong, Eminent Department
Commander and Past Grand Com
mander of the Grand Comnrandery
of Alabama, the official represen
tative of Most Eminent Grand
Master Robert B. Gaylord, as the
main speaker. Also attending will
be Llewellyn L. Hillyer, Grand
Commander of the Grapd "Com
mandery of Alabama, -
5’11!181 session of the conclave
will be held §a%yrday morning in
the Fine Arts Auditorium with
election of officers and other bus
ness scheduled.
Palph Saye is Commander of
Godfrey De Bouillon Commmandery
and Dr.. M. T. Summerlin is gen
eral ;q};ai&man of preparations for
the conclave.
Allied Officers Predict
Speedup Of Red Offensive
V.M. 1. Honors :
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LEXINGTON, Va, May 15
(AP)—TFive-star General George
C. Marshall—‘'Good, Old George"
to the classmates of 1801 who
gereted him — stepped out of the
great debate today to accept the
homeage of Virginia Military In
stitute.
The Defense Secretary’s alma
mater was observing Marshall Day
and with full-dress military hon=
ors dedicated a barracks entrance
as the George Catlett Marshall
Arch,
Good Company
Marshall’s name on the archway
was in good company. Two older
arches are named for George
Washington and Stonewall Jack=
son.
Virginia’s government, too, paid
honor to the 70-year-old Marshall.
Governor John S, Battle was on
hand to present him with the
state’s Distinguished Service Med~
al in parade ground ceremonies
before the full corps of cadets.
Elder statesman Bernard M. Ba
ruch also was here to make the
arch dedication address honoring
his close friend.
And a far older May 15 signifi~
cance was observed in the tradi
tional fashion,
New Market Day
This was the New Market Day
ceremony honoring the ten cadets
who lost their lives in the Civil
War battle of New Market when
the V. M. I. student body fought
‘as @& pmit on this day in 1864.
‘ Every year at parade formation,
the names of the ten are called.
One by one, a cadet steps forward
to answer the roll with the words,
“Died on the field of honor, sir.”
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Phi Befa K
Twenty-eight University of
Georgia students have been nam
ed to membership in Phi Beta
Kappa, one of the nation’s highest
honorary societies.
Initiation ceremones for the new
members will be held on the cam
pus June 1, three days before
graduation.
New members by degree groups
are:
Bachelor of Arts: Suzanne Ault
mann, Macon; Celeste T. Barnett,
Washington; George Frank Boney,
Milan; Edward P. Ellis, Atlanta;
Alice G. Edwin, Athens Irving
Foladaro, New York City; Jane
Gwynn, Ft. Gaines; Welcome Ann
Lancaster, Shady Dale; Frank S.
MacDonell, Gainesville; Lucy
Nickerson, Athens; Katherine D.
Parker, Brunswick; Homer 8.
Price, jr., Valdosta; Robert Lee
Rhyne, Americus; Beverly Seigler,
Savanna; Charlotte Joyce Thom=
as, Atlanta; Jo Anne Terry, Gain
esville; and Alice Mae Zingler
Whitaker, Augusta. 1
Bachelor of Science: Hubert An- ‘
thony, Danielsville, and Jimmy
Morris, Surrency. |
Bachelor of Fine Irts: Beitie
Bollinger, Coral Gables, Fla.; Mart
Newton Caldwell, East Point, Jac=
queline Foster, Canton; Charles C.
Knox, 111, Atlanta; and Ann
Charlton Shaw, Decatur.
. .Bachelor of Science in Chemis
try: Teckla Ellen Stelling, Augus
ta
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. |
Etheldra Nolls Davis, Tournapull,
and Eva M. Whetstone, Atlanta. |
Bachelor of Laws: John Ellis
Owens, Medford, Mass. |
On Liberal Aris
“The Place of the Liberal Arts
In the Land Grant Institution” will
be the subject of a Sesquicenten
nial address at the University of
Georgia tomorrow morning at 10
o’clock in the Chapel. Dr. M. M.
White, dean of the College of Arts
and Sciences at the University of
Kentucky, will deliver the address.
A native of Texas, Dr. White is
a graduate of the University of
Texas and the University of Chie
cago. Before going to the Uni
versity 0{ Kentuycky to teach psy
ehology 1 fiffi% he taught at the
U=iversities of Texas, Chicago, and
Oklahoma,
Dr. White began as an assistant
professor at Kentucky and rose to
the position of dean of the College
of Arts and Sciences in 1947. He
is a member of several national
organizations including the Ameri
can Psychological Association and
Phi Beta Kappa. Dr. White is
president of the Kentucky Psy
chological Association and is co
author of “A Lab Manual for Bes
ginning Psychology.”
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NAVY SHIP AND COLLIER COLLIDE — The U. 8.
Navy seaplane tender Valcour (center) gets help from
a Navy tug (left) and a Coast Guard tug (right? after
she and the ¢ollier Thomas Tracy collided off Cago
Henry, Va., Monday. Both ships caufiht fire after the
vllision. One man was known to have been killed on the
alcour, Crews of the Valcour and the rescue ships wer;
{{,fll fiihting the fire when this pleture was made.—(A
irephoto.)
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2 Dead, Seven Missing,
19 Hurt In Ship Wreck
NORFOLK, Va., May 15, = (AP) — The Nav&today
postponed attempts to ent{}' four eompartments of the fire
ravaged seaplane tender Valeour, It revised downward
the number of known dead In yesterday’s eollision between
the vsesel and a collier (coal earrier). :
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« + » Optometric Prexy
Optomefrists
Dr. Walker H. Matthews, of
Athens, was re-elected president
of the Georgia Optometric Asso
clation at the sroup’s 46th annual
convention held in Columbus dur
ing the week-end.
Resolutions adopted by the dele=~
gates termed Dr. Matthews’ ad
ministration as a “golden year” in |
the advancement of professiopal
optometry for the benefit of the
public.” |
Elected to serve again with Dr,
Matthews were: l
Dr. Charles H. Little, Waycross, |
president-elect; Dr, Jack Run
ninger, Rome, vice-president; Dr.i
Jack A. Wheeler, Elberton, secre
tary-treasurer; and Dr. Willis L.
Webb, Fort Valley, registrar, i
Resclutions were adopted at the
convention praising the work of
the National Society for the Pre
vention of Blindness, the Georgia
Safety Council and offering full
backing to the newly-formed Bet
ter Health Council of Georgia.
Among the Athenians and |
northeast Georgians, besides Mat
thews, in attendance were:
Dr. A. J. Dennan, Athens; Drs,
g. A. and g W. Meaders afids
armen 3urns, Toccoa; Dr.
Wheelér, Elberton; Dr. M. C. Grif
fin, Covington; Dr. L. R. Blackwell,
Monroe; Dr. W. C. Branan, Wash- ‘
ington, and Dr. Elias S. Salibe,
Hartwell.
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
SCHOOL
ROME, Ga., May 16—(AP) -l
Delegates from five northwest
Georgia counties will go before
the State Board of Education to
morrow to plead for an area voca
tional training school in Rome. Ed
ucational, industrial and political
leaders of Floyd, Polk, Chattooga,
Gordon and Bartow counties de
cided .on .this .action at a meeting
here yesterday.
Read Daily by 85,000 People '"ifi'fl?“’ Trade Area
- Atlantic Fleet headquarters an
nounced today the following offl~
coial figures: & known dead, 7 miss~
ing and presumed deaq, and 10
hospitalized,
The headquarters announcement
'said 148 enlisted men and 14 offi
cers—a total of 190 men—had been
accounted for. It explained that
last night’s announcement of 11
known dead was based on “an.
estimate” that mine bodies were
in the engine room. |
_\Thus far, the engineroom has
not been entered and a spokesman
said the bodies of erewmen ae
tually had not been seen there.
Two bodles have been recov
ered,
It had been planned to send sal
vage experts into the four spaces
early today, but it was deolded, a
spokesman gald, %o postpone such
action wntil after the ship had
offloaded her gasoline and am
munition. ;
Attempts to get into the engine
‘room anld three other spaces prob
ably wil}be made late today, Sale
vage workers have been kept out
of these eompartments because of
the presence of high octane gaso
line fumes,
Before the spaces eem bhe em
tered the ship first will go to the
Craney Island Naval fuel storage
installation to discharge the re
malning gasoline of the more than
70,000 gallons aboard when the
Valcour and the 88 Thomas Tracy
collided some five miles east of
Cape Henry.
A factor making %’ difficult to
get a firm flfuu on the numbg gs
dead and missing {s that the Val
cour’s personnel records were put
aboard the Coast guard qutter
Cherokee yesterday. PThe Cherokee
was one of the first rescue ships to
reach the Valcour after the colli=
sion, Atlantie Fleet headquarters
said these récords have not been
received from the Cherokee,
The Valcour was towed o
Hampton Roads last night.
A court of inquiry composed of
three aireraft carrler skippers was
named to investigate the collision.
. . .
Accident Victim
-
Dies Here Today
_ D. 8. Berryman, jr., of Route 2,
jefferson, died in General Hospi
tal this morning at 10:02 from in
juries received whem his ear ran
off the road and overturned sev
eral times near Attica on the Jer
ferson highway on the morning of
May §.
Arrangements have not yet
been completed for the funeral
services, but will be announced
later.
Four of Mr. Berryman's chil
dren, who were also injured in
the accident, were hospitalized,
but only one was hurt seriously,
reeeiving, a- broken- leg:- ‘All have
been dismissed from the hospital.
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Enemy Buildup
BY OLEN CLEMENTS ..
TOKYO, May 15— (AP)
—Rain - drenched Chinese
troops plodded soath
through central Korean mud
today in their buildup for a
new offensive,
Spearheads of a growing
Red force facing the center
6f the 100-mile United Na
tions line were reported 12
miles south of the 38th par
allel.
United Nations patrols spotted
Communists in units of 500 or 600
slogging through the hills east of
Kapyong. The U, S. Eighth Army
did not indicate how close they
were to U, N. lines.
But no fighting was reported
from this area., Clashes elsewhere
on the rainswept battle line were
between groups of 100 or 200.
The Eighth Army said the Reds
east of Ka'fyong were south of the
Pukhan river. This would put
them 88 to 40 miles mortheast of
Seoul and roughly 15 miles north
west of Hongchon, U. N. base en
the central front.
An Am# o!fic&r gaid well pro
tected V., N. positions and restless
patrols g-oabubly would insure
Ebout 24 hours warning before the
hinese hit in strength,
Bad Weather
A central front briefing officer
sald the weather probaebly would
up the expected Red offen
gvo about tw;”d'?l The strike
ucpudb“umu tx}’xt week.
“This one officer
uomnanhd. mhmm ecan do
a lotommovlns under these “:.lczl
with seen from A
They mbmoubmny taking ad
vant%: of it.”
B-29s were w&h.'rwdny despite
mvy weather. &bombd the
'won supply eenter, above the
wz:‘rn : radar,
the western front 10 Allied
soldiers-—eight Americans and two
Turks—returned to their own lines
after being released by Chinese.
They were taken prisoner April
25 in the Reds’ first spring offen
sive. AP Correspondent John Ran
dolph said all told of comparative
'lfl‘good treatment by their captors.
ey: laig they were tcld newver
again so fight the Chinese, and re
leased.
Heavy artillery was directed en
Red forces of undetermined size
16 miles east of Chunchon. The
Reds apparently had widened their
bridgehead south of the Choyang.
river in this area. .... .... ....
| Tank Led Patrol
But & tank led patrol entered
Chunchon again without finding
trace of the Reds. Chunchon is
about five miles northeast of the
Kapyong penetration.
The stubborn manner in which
Reds held their dug-in positions
supported the U. N, theory that a
second Chinese spring offensive is
imminent, Some Allied officers
speculated it might come in a
week.
Some officers held that when
the blow comes it will be an all
out offensive intended to drive
the U, N. Army into the sea.
i A i
Jaycee Pageant
Here Tomorrow
The “Miss Athens” beauty pa
geant ‘will be held in Fine Arts
\auditorium tomorrow at 8 p. m.
with 12 beauties participating.
Judging will be on talent, %erson
ality, and ?ofse as well as beauty.
The event Is lponiored by Athens
Jaycees. There will be no admis~
slon charge.
Clothes for the sports wear re
vue will be furnished by Michael’s.
The clothes were selected by Mrs.
Zola Duhs, buyer for the sports
department.
Personal sketches of two ‘“Miss
Athens” contestants are published
in the Banner-Herald daily. To
day’s sketches are about Misses
Naney Neill and Kay Stribling.
The 18-year-old Miss Neill grad
uated from Columbus High in
1949, attended Mary Washingion
College for one year, and is now &
sophomore at 'Xw Ifniversity of
Georgla.
She i g the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J. D. Neill 6f Columbus, and
Miss Neill has had specig training
in plano and delnckfi er talent
presentation will a comedy
reading.
Favorite dish of Miss Neill is
strawbetry short oa]fe, Tnd her
tavorite sport {8 swimming. lln
the pageant she will be presented
by Di Gamma XKappa radio fra
ternity and sponsored by Heyward
Allen Motor Co.
Miss Stribunfii 18, is the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. 8. G. Stribling
of Atlanta. She graduated from
Miller High in Macon last year
and is a freshman at Georgla.
She will give the @harleston
dance as her talent presentation.
Her favorites sre &ish—sirawber
ry short cake; mwm
AllVl}:iss TStriléling is r&rm v
pha Tau Omega
Enonsored by Mathis aamerm T
0.