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Vol. CXIX, No. 126.
HST Praises Acheson Defense
0f Administration Policies
NY Legislature
Investigates
Big Price War
NEW YORK, June B—(AP)—
The city-wide sagging price war
has touched off- a lengthy New
vork state legislative investiga
tion into the trade secrets of the
111 merchandising business.
As the bargain-buying rush
-ed to a walk, the legislature’s
fair trade practices committee
¢ld a day-long hearing yesterday
. complaints leveled chiefly at
lacy’s, which started hacking at
ir-trade price tags more than a
reck ago.
Macy's was met price-for-price
v Gimbel's, and the war spread
rough the city and to many other
mmunities across the nation.
The New York State Committee
headed by assembly democratic
nority leader Irwin Steingut.
(Closed Session
After hearing some two dozen
tnesces, the committee held a
losed session last night.
Later, it announced that the
earings probably would last six
onths or until the legislature
eets next January. Steingut said
the committee will meet next in
Buffalo, N. Y., but that no date
id been sefs
Most of the hearing witnesses
riticized Macy's as having staged
1 “phony price war” as a “pub
licity stunt.” Macy’s made no com-
A U. S. Supreme Court decision
oiding a section of the fair-trade
it led the big store to start its
price reduetions on price-fixed
brand-name merchandise,
Yesterday in Washington, Rep.
Tom Curtis (R-Mo.) introduced
lecislation to repeal the price-fix
ing fair-trade law—known as the
Miller-Tvdings act. Curtis told the
House that the act sanctioned
price-fixing agreements which led
to “excessive prices.”
Probe Ordered
Also in the nation’s capital, Sen.
John Sparkman (D-Ala.), chair
man of the Senate Small Business
Committee, ordered a probe into
the effect of the price battle on
small business,
Although most “war-torn” items
were listed as cut of stock yester
day, there were some sharp re
ductions on other former ' price
fixed merchandise. Dormeyer mix
ers dropped frows $46.50 to $28.19.
Universal coffematic percolators
dipped from $29.95 to SIB.BB.
A new entry in the cut-price
struggle, the S. Klein store, par
tially revived the bargain-buying
rush vesterday by selling Bulova,
Benrus and other set-price watches
at 50 per cent off.
After about 500 watches were
i during the morning, Klein's
offer was halted by a témporary
curt restraining order obtained
by the Benrus and Bulova firms.
Grandma, Young
Hu
wsband Happy
CAT HQLLOW‘ Ky., June 8 —
(AP)—lnflation and the Sprouse
wedding anniversary arrived in
Tat Hollow on the same day today.
After five years of married lifg,
Delbert (Shorty) Sprouse, 23, is
doing sawmill work at $3 a day.
His wife, 84-year-old Grandma
Sprouse, gave her consent for him
so “work out,” since farming con
ditions are bad. But she wonders.
“Know places where they’s get
tin’ four dollars,” she mused. ‘
Otherwise, the fifth wedding an
niversary of the Shorty Sprouses‘
vas just another day in their sim
le life, s
“We ain’t makin’ no more fuss
tbout it than we ever did,” said
grandma,
When they were married five
vears ago, Mrs, Sprouse was 79
ind Shorty was 18. .
As a result of the publicity their
wedding got, much has happened
to the Cat Hollow couple. A trip to
New York, for example. Other
things that would change a lot of
people, .
But grandma and Shorty haven’t
changed. They go on living the
llves they would have lived if
the world hadn’t found out about
their marriage,
Shorty is working away from
the farm because farming has been
made next to impossible by the
hard winter,
- “Ground been so hard, can't
bust it.” Grandma said.
_The winter left its mark on
Grandma, too. The old hewn log
¢abin was drafty and she “caught
a chil”»
“Can’t get 1d of it,” she said.
But Grandma’s still up and
dround. And she still enjoys a
chew” from her plug of tobacco.
She takes care of the chickens and |
does some cooking, too. |
~ She reckons the sixth year won't
'{J]P any different than the first‘!
five,
APRIL SALES TAX
ATLANTA, June 8 — (AP) —
April sales tax eollections still are
coming in and Revenue Commis
sloner Charles Redwine estimates
the month’s total will reach
$3,000,000—a million dollars more
than firgt expected. Redwine said
yesterday % thinks y&’” collec
tions wnl h sc.m_ E
ATHENS BANNER-HERALD
Associated Press Service
MACARTHUR INQUIRY
WASHINGTON, June B—(AP).
Primed by a new presidential
well-done, Secretary of State
Acheson goes back today for a
seventh wearing day of question
ing about far eastern policies and
Gen. Douglas MacArthur's dis
missal.
The cabinet member had Presi
dent Truman’s public assurance,
made at a White House news con
ference yesterday, that he doesn’t
intend to let Acheson leave the
cabinet, ’
Mr. Truman said his Secretary
of State has done an excellent job
WASHINGTON, June B.—
(AP)—Secretary of State Ache
son told the Senate MacArthur
inquiry today he did not know
Secretary of Defense Marshall
was going to Korea. This touch
ed off Republican demands to
know whether the two cabinet
officers are working together as
they should.
Senator Wiley (R.-Wis.) said:
“Maybe that is what is wreng
with this mix-up with General
MacArthur, that the military
and the diplomatic were not
playing ball on this.”
Acheson protested that he had
“been up here continuously day
after day.” He said there was
“no reason in the world why
Marshall should have telephoned
me at these hearings and told me
that he was going to take a trip
as Secretary of Defense.”
Wiley said there had been a
“lot of talk about pending ar
mistice and agreements, and we
are seeking to find out just what
the sitvation is on a glebal pic
ture.”
in defending administration for
eign policies. The President said
Acheson had told the truth that
needs to be told, adding it was sel
dom done these days—particularly
by the opposition.
Acheson added up about 320,000
words of testimony vesterday and
there were democratic suggestions
that he had been questioned
enough.
Senator Green (R-RI.) said he
for one wasn’'t going to make any
more inquiries of the cabinet mem=-
ber but Senators Morse (R-Ore.),
Wiley (R-Wis.) and others indi
cated their snpply hadn’t run out.
; Committees Ta Meet
Chairman Russell (D-Ga.) an
nounced the combined Foreign Re~
lations and Armed Services Com
mittees will meet tomorrow, and
indications are that Acheson still
will be on the stand then.
However, Senator Aiken (R-Vt.),
not a member of the Inquiry Com
mittee, told a reporter he thinks
the people generally are ‘“getting
tired” of the investigation.
“It will take a mighty big sen
sation to make them pay attention
to it again,” he said.
Acheson told the ccmmittees
yesterday he doesn’t believe Iran,
having difficulties with the Brit
ish over oil, is drifting toward the
Russian orbit, -
Senator Hickenlooper (R.-Iowa)
said there were reports that with=-
in the past few hours Russia may
have offered Iran and cther Mos
lem countries “a 20-year non-ag
gression treaty in exchange fpr
existing oil rights and scme other
concessions.” i
Acheson disclaimed any knowl
edge of this. He said the Soviets
had ‘“very active proposals” to
Iran some time ago, “all of which
were rejected by Iran.”
Hickenlooper Query
“Hasn’t Iran been moving more |
and more into the Russian orbit|
in the last few months?” Hicken
looper asked. |
“No, sir, I do not think so,” the
cabinet member replied. “The dif
ficulties in Iran are very acute
and very serious indeed and may !
lead to very great trouble, but I
do not think that the movement in
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Mysterious Notes Fail To Reveal
Whereabouts Of Missing Officials
By CHARLES E. WHITING
LONDON, June B—-(AP)—-Thel
Foreign Office said today messa
ges bearing the names of two
missing British diplomats — and
sent from Paris by a mysterious
third person—fail to give a single
clue as to their present wherea
bouts.
William Ridsdale, head of the
Foreign Office news department,
said three messages to relatives
here appeared to have been com- |
posed by the vanished Britons, but
were not in their handwriting.
In Paris, the newspaper France
Soir said the missing pair—Donald 1
Duart Mac Lean, head of the
American Department of the For-‘
eign Office, and Guy Burgess, un- |
ti] recently at the British Embassy
in Washington—may now be in .
Warsaw. The paper said French‘
army intelligence officers hold this |
theory. French police said they did
not know where the men are, but}
expressed belief they had not left
France. ‘
«“1f all our theories about their
disappearance were laid end %
end they’d take up a lot of space,*
said Ridsdale.
But: e |
No Foul Play =% |
“I think I can justifiably s
there is nothing in the telegra:z
to indicate foul play.”
There is fear, both in Yondee
and in Washington, tha/e ‘the, tvew
may have taken lop-’;«él" defenge
Boxer Goes On
A Spree,
Creates Havoc
KANSAS CITY, June 8—
(AP) — When Mr. and Mrs.
Barney Mahoney returned home
Wednesday night they found
vases overturned and signs of
disorder.
In the kitchen they found the
culprit, a tipsy dog, their pet
boxer, usually well-mannered,
had knocked a bottle of wine
off a table, lapped* it up and
gone on the spree.
Irar Delegation
Arriygg e
\ir riegofiations
TEHRAN, Iran, June B—(AP)— |
Tehran radio said large crowds
greeted the Iranian government’s
delegation arriving in Khuzistan
today to take over the rich hold
ings of the British-owned Anglo-
Iranian Oil Company and cheered
them like conquering heroes. i
The Governor of Khuzistan pro- i
vince, Shamseddin Amir Alaie,
who is Premier Mohammed Mos
sadegh’s personal deputy in the
supervision of the seizure, said
“the arrival of this board of direc-!
tors is the first step of the Iranian
people toward prosperity.”
“With nationalization, a black
page in Iranian history is closed
and a golden page is opened,” the
governor said.
But the nationalization program
still seemed to be marking time.
The Iranian government’s delega
tign will go on tp Abadan, the oil
port 150 fifiu away from Ahwaz,
the Khuzistan capital, by Sunday.
However, the British company’s
four-men delegation is not- due
there until Monday or Tuesday,
and thus negotiations are not like
ly to get under way before mid
week. 2 :
. Nobdy expects the British sim
ply to obey orders and leave forth
with. Thus the result of the trip
may be anti-British demonstra
tions and a possible stoppage of
production at the world’s largest
refinery.
The most optimisté¢ Western ob
servers say they believe the gov
ernment now is just going through
the motions and probably will de
lay decisive action pending the
arrival of the company’s delega
tion.
In Tehran there was no sign of
alarm among the public over sen
sational press reports of Soviet
troop movements on the northern
border. :
In fact, the departure of Iran’s
newly married young shah, Mo
hammed Reza Pahlevi, swith his
queen for a sojourn on the Caspian
shore indicated the ruler himself
was not particularly worried by
the reports. The Caspian Sea is
on the northern border area.
High Western sources in Tehran
repeated their previous statements
that there appears to be nothing
unusual going on near Iran’s
northern border. If there were
unusually menacing Soviet man
euvers, these sources insist, there
;Nould be intelligence reports on
$.
secrets behind the iron curtain,
straining British-American rela
tions. Mac Lean had access to such
information, Both men speak
Russian, are students of Commun
ist theory and have reputations for
getting aiong well with Communist
diplomats.
Ridsdale said the nature of the
messages from Parig: provides
“every reason to believe that they
did originate from the two offi
cials.”
One of the three messages was
received early yesterday, the other
two later in the day. One was
sent to Mac Lean’s wife, the former
Melinda Marting, a former Ameri
can girl, who is expecting her third
child. Another went to Mac Lean’s
mother, Lady Mac Lean, widow of
Sir Donald Mac Lean, a former
Liberal cabinet minister. The third !
was addressed to Burgess’ mother,
Mrs. J. R. Bassett.
“There is no indication as to who
handed thf: messages in,” said
Ridsdale. “T supposé you could as
sume that someone else is involved
because the messages were not in
the handwriting of either of the
two mgg‘" .
After & pause, Ridsdale added:
“We just don’t know.”
The messages from Paris were
described as purely personal and
there is no intention now to pub
lish them, Ridsdale said. The Unit
ed States is being kept advised of
developments in the hunt for the
SERVING ATHENS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA OVER A CENTURY.
Personnel Cuf
In Non-Defense
Agencies Asked
WASHINGTON, June B—(AP)
~—A Republican move designed to
bring about a ten per cent cut in
the personnel of the government’s
non-defense agencies comes up for
a Senate test today.
The key vote will come on an
amendment offered by Senator
Ferguson (R-Mich) to the $2,338,-
000 appropriation bill for the labor
department and the federal securi
ty agency for the year starting
July 1.
This is the first 1952 fiscal year
money bill to come before the
Senate. Action on it probably swill
set the pattern for all the other
dozen appropriations measures.
The Senate appropriations com
mittee accepted an amendment by
Senator Cordon (R-Ore) to make
a five per cent cut in funds for
federal workers in the labor de
partment and federal - security
agency.
Ferguson thought the reduction
should be doubled. He has a floor
amendment which would up the
cut to ten per cent.
Federal Job Cuts
All but one of the appropria
tions bills so far passed by the
House contain a provision aimed
at 20 per cent cut in federal jobs.
It would be accomplished by a
prohibition against filling more
than one out of four vacancies as
they develop. The Senate Appro
priations committee threw out that
plan. g
Adoption of the Ferguson ten
per cent cut. proposal would save
about $19,000,000. This is because
to total amount for federal salaries
in the bill is $188,000,000.
Another test may come on the
issue of whether several thousand
federal officials with government
owned automobiles at their dispo
sal should be provided with chauf-+
feurs.
For a half-hour yesterday at a
closed session of the appropria
tions committee, the chauffeurs
were written off. Later, it was
learned, the committee reconsid
ered and reinstated the chauffeurs
by a one-vote margin. it
~ But Senator Bridges (R-NH)
said he may raise the issue again
on the Senate floor. LN
“There are too many of these
government bureaucrats riding
around in government cars with
government - paid “chauffeurs,”
Pridges told a reporter.
Gov't-Paid Drivers - 5
' He said the comptroller general
had informed him there now are
7,052 full and part-time chauf
feurs in non-defense agencies.
“If the government buys the
cars, pays for the gasoline and
upkeep, these bureaucrats at least
should be able to drive . them,”
Bridges said. 2 :
Bridges said the amendment re
jected by the ampropriations com
mittee would have eliminated all
chauffers except those for the
President and vice president. It
was offered by Senator Fugerson.
The labor-federal security bill
before the Senate carries $112,-
867,000 less than was voted by the
House, which already had cut it
$103,047,000 under the amount
asked by President Truman.
About half the money in the
bill is for federal grants to the
states for old age benefits, aid to
dependent children, to the blind
and to the disabled.
Margaret Truman
Tours England
LONDON, June B—(AP)—Mar
garet Truman left the glittering
social whirl and palace parties of
London today for the pastoral
tranquillity of England’s world
famous Shakespeare country.
Rising early after a dance in her
honor at U. S. Ambassador Walter
Gifford’s home last night, the
President’s daughter planned a
day-long trip to Stratford-on-
Avon—mecca of countless theater
loving tourists.
men. There is no warrant out for
their arrest. d
Mac Lean is 38 years old, Bur
gess, 40.
The rumor that Mac Lean and
Burgess might be in flight was
published yesterday by Lord Beav
erbrook’s mass circulation Daily
Express, which quoted a friend of
the two men as saying their desti
nation probably was Moscow.
The Foreign Office gave no of
ficial credence to this report, but
admitted it was mystified by the
sudden disappearance of two trust
ed diplomats. .
It posted them as missing with
out leave and said they wvanished
from their homes May 25 and went
to France “a few days ago.”
High British officials privately
expressed fears that British-Amer
ican relations might suffer if the
two men are not found quickly and
their actions explained.
Secretary of State Dean Ache
son said ¥n Washington that it
would be "a very serious matter”
if the missing diplomats have de
camped to Russia with vital state
" Brith
- Briflsh authorities last night
asked the help of all friendly
countries in Europe in'their search.
Mac Lean’s work as head of the
Foreign Office’s American Depart
ment gave him access to top draw
er British-American exchanges on
‘such subjects as North Atlantic
Pact defenses and the Korean War.
ATHENS, GA., FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1951.
Big Artillery Duel Rages;
Marshall Visits War Front
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ulars to search for target, Corporal Paul Harness of Carthage, Tenn., readies his 75
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units are encountering strengthening ene my resistance in their drive on the North
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the war.—~(NEA Telephoto.)
Uncle Indicfed
'n Murder Of
Augusta Child
AUGUSTA, Ga., June B—(AP)
—A second member of little Lois
Janes’ family has been indicted
for murder in the mysterious
death of the seven-year-old girl.
A grand jury returned a murder
indictment yesterday against El=
mer H. Price of Macon, the child’s
uncle. He was arrested in Maeon
and railed in Augusta,
Mrs. Mamie Price, 54, mother
of Elmer and grandmother of
‘Lois, and Lovey Ivey, 57, itiner
ant fisherman, were indicted for
murder early last week. Price was
visiting his mother here the night
the child disappeared.
The child was reported missing
from her home in the textile sec
tion of Augusta April 21. For five
days police, volunteers and units
from nearby Camp Gordon
searched for her without success.
Then on April 27 Ivey reported
he found her body in Augusta's
industrial canal. "5
Deputy Sheriff J. S. Wilson said
Ivey had admitted Mrs. Price gave
him $75 to.conceal the body on
the night the child disappeared.
His subsequent discovery of the
body apparently put him in line
for a SSOO reward. i i
Wilson said he knew of “possi
bly $4,000 in insurance on the life
of Lois Janes.” He said the case
still is under investigation but
gave no indication whether any
more indictments could be ex
pected.
Tuition Fees
Are Dropped
ATLANTA, June 8 —(AP) —
Dr. M. D. Collins, Superintendent
of Schools, said today that tuition
fees at the State Trade School at
Clarkesville and Americus will be
eliminated on July 1.
He said the step is being taken
to encourage enrollment at the
schools on the theory that many
eligible students cannot afford to
pay the tuiticn.
The charge of about $26 a
month for boarding students will
continue. ’
Dr. Collins also said the Vete
rans Administration will continue
to pay sls a month tuition for GI
trainees.
The two schools offer a wide
variety of vocational courses. Dt,
Collins said the training period
varies from six weeks to twe
years, depending on the student
and the course.
WEATHER
ATHENS AND VICINITY
Partly cloudy and continued
warm with widely scattered
afternoon and evening thunder
showers today and again Satur
day. Low tonight 68 and high
tomorrow 90. Sun sets today
7:43 and rises tomorrow 5:21.
1.12 inches of rain fell here
yesterday and last night,
GEORGIA — Partly cloudy
and continued warm through
Saturday, scattered thunder
showers in north portion this
afternoon and evening and again
Saturday afternoon, widely scat
tered thundershowers in south
portion this afternoon and Sat
urday afternoon,
EXTENDED FORECAST
GEORGIA — Clear to parfly
cloudy weather throughout per
iod with scattered afternoon or
evening thundershowers, pre
cipitation will average one-half
to cne inch except less than one
half inch in south portions of
Georgia and South Carolina,
these showers being widely scat
tered. Temperatures will run
slightly above normal, with no
important daily changes,
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this map show the approximate positions of Allied forces
driving against the Reds’ “Iron Triangle” in the Chor
won-Kumhwa-Pyonggang area of North Korea, U. N.
troops captured Mt. Kodae Thursday and came within
four miles of Chorwon, western anchor of the triangle.
Other Allied forces were smashing against Red defenses
south of the triangle (sawtooth line) .— (AP Wirephoto
Map.)
CONTROLS EFFORTS
Deadline For Renewal
Of Curbs Is June 30
By BARNEY LIVINGSTONE
WASHINGTON, June 8 — (AP)
Administration forces in Congress,
prodded by President Truman,
stepped up lagging efforts today to
beat the June 30 deadline for re
newal of the Economic Controls
program.
With barely three weeks left be
fore expiration of the Defense Pro=
duction Act which covers the con=
trols, Senate and House commit«
tees planned to get down to busi~
ness next week on drafting legisla~
tion to extend the law another
VoA o b iy
President Truman yesterday
warned that before the year is out
inflationary pressures may be ex=
pected to %Tow rapidly under the
pressure of $20,000,000,000 a year
increase in defense spending.
In a statement issued at his
weekly news conference, the Pres
ident sald the nation must meet
this issue head on as well as hit
at efforts by special Interests to
kill all wage and price controls.
~ Hearings End .
The Senate Banking Committee
yesterday wound up five weeks of
hearings on the administration
proposal to extend the controls
law. The group planned to go into
a huddle on the control Issue next
week. Some members indicated
there was little doubt the controls
would be extended but probably
without new powers asked by Mr.
Truman,
Some lawmakers, taking into
consideration the nearness of the
present defense act’s expiration
date, predicted that Congress
would resort to a 60 or 90-day
interim extension of the law pend
ing a longer-term decision on the
administration proposal. Mr. Tru~
man ssked a two-year extension,
It appeared unlikely the House
would approve more than a one
year extension of the law. Also
there wag little indication that the
present scope of rent controls
would be enlarged. @
President Truman in his state
ment urged that “ the Defense
Production Act be extended and
strengthened if we are to keep
heavy pressures of the next few
months from becoming an unman
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Read Dally by 85,000 People In Athens Trade Area
Local Surgeon
Receives Honor
Dr. John McPherson, jr., has
been certified by the American
Board of Surgery, ranking surgical
organization, it has been an
nounced here.
Dr. McPherson recelvegc his
training at Harvard Medical School
and the Boston City Hospital.
During World War II he spent
three eyars as an Army surgeon
in England, France and Germany.
He has been practicing in Athens
since 1948, and is currently presi
dent of the staff of Athens General
Hospital.
Other Athens doctors previously
recognized by the American Board
of Surgery are Dr. Bam Talmadge
and Dr, James Green.
V. S. CHECKS SALBS TAX
ATLANTA, June 8-— (AP) —
The federal government is keeping
an eye on Georgla sales tax col
lection to see that merchants don’t
violate an U, S. Statutes.
The Office of Price Stabilization
concerned with merchants who
collect more than the three per
cent levy but turn over to the
state only three per cent.
Such merchants illegally raise
the cost of their products in viola
tion of price control regulations,
said Maurice Culp, OPS counseler.
Details Of Lyons
Opening To Be
Given On Sunday
Details for the formal open
ing of The Lyons, the new
seven-story apartment building
on South Lumpkin street, will
be published in next Sunday’s
issue of The Banner-Herald.
The building has been com
pleted by the W. A. Mathis Con
struction Company and is the
tallest apartment building this
side of Atlanta.
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Any Peace Bids
BY OLEN CLEMENTS
TOKYO, June B.—(AP) —
U. S. Defense Secretary
George C. Marshall paid a
surprise visit to the Keorean
war front today while big
Allied guns fought a leng
range artillery duel with
Chinese batteries in front of
Chorwon.
Marshall told war cerres
pondents any peace meoves
would have to come from
Red China. He is seeking
more United Nations troops
to support the Allied drive.
The Korean campaign is net a
stalemate, he said. It's a “military
classic,” .
* The war “is going along fine ”
added General Matthew B. Ridg
way, U. N. Supreme Commander.
The Defense Secretary toured
the front with Ridgway amd Lt.
General James A. Van Fleet,
commander of U. N. greund
forces. He conferred with ecom
manders of every American div
ision and every other U. N, unit
committed to action,
Marshall found “a great spirit
of enthusiasm everywhere” among
the troops.
Marshall’s arrival in Korea was
a surprise to everyone,
He said he considered the Ko
rean war no more of a stalemate
than the situation in Berlin during
the days of the airlift.
“I came to Korea,” Marshali
said, “to congratulate our Army
leaders on their achievements.”
To extend those congratulations,
Marshall flew from Japan—where
he stopped only long enowygh to
change fronr his trans-Pacific
plane to another aircraft - to a
forward airfield in Korea.
He then changed to a light
l;:lenne and visited all three ecorps
' headquarters under the REighth
Army command. ;
He talked with each of the U.
8. commanders as well as the
commanders of all the United
Nations that have been committed
in action in Korea.
- Marshall was accompanied by
General Matthew B. Ridgway, Su
preme Allied Commander.
He wa} joined in Korea by Li.
General James A. Van Fleet, conr
mander of the U. S. Eighth Army.
During his press conferemce—
with Allied jets taking off im the
background to hit Red targets—
Marshall was asked if he knew &f
any new peace efforts.
“You better ask Mao Tze Tung
(Red China’s premier) about
that,” he smiled.
Marshall was asked if he eon
sidered the Korean war a military
stalemate.
“They called Greece a stale
mate,” he said. “Van Fleet ans
wered that question in Greece.
Maybe he can answer it here, toc.
They said the Berlin airlift was a
stalemate, also. 1 have my ewn
ideas about whether it is a stale
mate or not.” z
U. N. forces hammered Friday
at suddenly stiffened resistance
before Chorwon, gateway io the
Reds’ vital ‘“iron triangle” on
which their whole positior in
Korea depends.
5 ‘Bth Army Gains .
The Eighth Army reported
gains of up to a mile, and slightly
over that in drives up the cen
tral front. Tanks rammed up one
road for three miles without trou
ble. These blows were aimed at
Kumhwa, eastern anchor of the
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Eberhardt Rises
Sunday, 3 P. M.
Funeral services for Luther E.
Eberhardt, 54, who died in an au
tomobile accident in Osxlando,
Florida, Wednesday, will be eon-<
ducted from Sandy Cross Baptish
Church Sunday afternoon at 3§
o’clock, Rev. Virgil Edwards, of
Calvary Baptist Church, and Rev
Hugh Eberhart, Baptist minister,
officiating. g
Interment will be in Burkhalter -
cemetery near Carlton, Bridges
Funeral Home in charge of all ar
rangements. Pall-bearers will be
announced at a later date.
Surviving Mr. Eberhardt arve his
wife, Mrs. Lillie Eberhardt, Or
lando; step-daughter, Miss Grace
Eller and Mrs. June M. Blodgett,
Orlando; two step-sons, J. Denald
and H. Vernon Eller, both of Or
lando; two sisters, Mrs. J. B. Car
ter, and Mrs. Hugh Eberhart, both
of Athens; and two brothers, G.
W., Detroit, Mich., and J. H., Jack
sonville, Florida.
A native of Oglethorpe county,
Mr. Eberhardt had resided im Or
lando for the past six years. An
active member of the Onlrgdo
Baptist Church, he was ways
interested in Church activities.» A .
veteran of both World Wars, M.
Eberhardt had a host of friends
here and in Florida who wilf be
3”"%‘," saddened by, news of bis .
eatn. § ¥