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Methodists Complet
Conference Sessions
Administrative And Ministerial
Appointments Disclosed Saturday
ATLANTA, June 30.—(AP)—“My plea to the church
iy America is to consecrate itself anew to the proclamation
of the gospel,” Bishop Arthur J. Moore told the closing
session of the North Georgia Methodist Conference today.
Unit d Airline |
Plane Crashes;
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50 Beli ed Lost
FORT COLLINS, Colo., June 30.
— (AP)—A United Airlines plane
with 50 persons aboard smashed
nto the side of Hague’s Peak in
ihe Rocky Mountains early today.
'he air line said there are “ap
arently no survivors.”
An air lines spokesmran con
tsirmed identification of the DC-6
reckage as that of its missing
(licht, 610, which had been hunt
¢d for nearly 11 hours.
It will be many hours, because
of the rugged trails, before ground
arties can reach the scene of the
crash 25 miles west of here.
The wreckage was first sighted
~ Ralph Johnson, Wyoming Di
cctor of Aeronautics and a for
mer United Airlines test pilot. !
“Apparently no one suffered, it,
happened so fast,” Johnson said.
The plane, one of the first to |
take to the air after the United |
Pilots’ strike ended yesterday, was
st heard from at 1:46 a, m.
(Mountain Standard Time) over
Cheyenne. ‘
Piane Report "
At that time the plane, enroute '
from San Francisco to Chicago by
way of Salt Lake City and Den- ‘
ver, reported conditions normal l
and that it would land in Denver
in 24 minutes.
The plane debris was scattered
over 150 yards at an altitude of
around 8,600 feet, Johnson report
ed by radio to the Civil Aeronau
tics Administration at Cheyenne,
Wyo.
Two ground rescue parties set
out immmediately on the trip over
the steep and rough mountains.
It may be necessary to make the
last 7 or 8 miles of the trip in the
Hague’s Peak vicinity by horse
back.
Coroner Harold Warren of Lari
mer county headed a rescue party
from Fort Collins, which is 65
miles north of Denver,
Officials Aboard
Six aboard the liner were offi- l
cials of the Rural Electrification
Administration, including George
W. Haggard of Washington, D. C.,
REA Deputy Administrator. |
The men had been attending a
staff conference in Salt Lake City
and were enroute to Denver for
another meeting. |
Four of the passengers were on i
their way to funerals. |
George W. Harkness, 40, and his
wife, Bernice, 35, of Berkeley,
were, going to Fort Lupton, Colo.,
to attend the funeral of her father, |
John Bright. |
N. S. Turner of Oakland, Calif,,
was enroute to Missouri and Mrs.
A. S. Holmes, El Cerrito, Calif,,
was enroute to Kansas City. They
were going to attend funerals of
their mothers.
Captain Richard J. Appleby, 32,
a UAL pilot for 11 years, was in
charge of the crew of five. -
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BANGKOK, Thailand, June 30
—(AP) Rebel sailors and marines
fought a bloody and apparently
lnsmg_ battle with artiliery and
machine guns in Bangkok’s streets
today against soldiers, police and
airmen loyal to their kidnapped
strong man, Premier, Pibulsong
gram. 3
The battle apparently was part
of an old army-navy feud and had
nothing to do with east-west ten
sion over gcommunism.
It started Friday with the fan
tastic daylight capture of the
Anti-Communist premiere by a
raiding party of sailors who car
ried him off from the U. S. Dred
ger Manhattan just after it had
been presented to the government
and annointed by BuddGhist priests.
[he kidnapping was accomplished
hefore dazed diplomats, Army of
ficers and police could lift a fin-
BCL,
In the ensuing battie four shells
ripped through the U. S. Embassy,
which was in a no man’s land. A
bullet lodged in the wall just over
the head of U. S. Charge D’Affairs
William T. Turner, as he tele
phoned the Associated Press cor
respondents here.
BIG STATE SURPLUS
ATLANTA, June 30 — (AP) —
Georgia elosed the fiscal year to
day with the greatest surplus in
the state’s histery—and thus was
assured funds for the first month
of the huge new state spending
program which goes into effect
Sunday.
State Auditor B. E. Thrasher, jr.,
figpolrltedd revenue for the year
dched a record total of $153,-
338,788. ’
As a result, the state had a year
end aurplus of $18,488,202, nearly
three times greater than the larz
est previous surplus, *
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Associated Press Service
“The hour calls for Christian
witness, both at home and
abroad."”
The bishop’s address and read
ing of 61 ministeral and special
appointments concluded the five
day mid-century jubilee confer
ence. About one-third of the ap
pointments were transfers. July
5 and 6 were designated as official
moving days for pastors.
Seven of the 10 North Georgia
District superintendents were re
turned to their post. The three
changes:
The Rev. J. W. O. McKibben,
transfers from the Athens First
Methodist Church to superinten
dent of the Atlanta-West District,
He succeeds Dr. Lester Rumble,
who becomes pastor of the St.
John Methodist Church in Augus
ta.
The Georgia Conference of
the Methodist Church has re
turned Rev. G. M. Spivey to the
pastorate of Young Harris Me
morial Church here where he
has served for the past four
years.
Young Harris Church has un
dergone remarkable growth un
der the leadership of Rev. Spi
vey, and & spckesman for the
Church said Saturday that the
Church feels that it will con
tinue to develop and expand
during the coming year,
A special service will be held
at the Church teday in honor
of Rev. Spivey and dinner will
be served on the grounds im
mediately following the morn
ing worship hour. Visitors are
especially invited to attend, and
everyone is requested to bring a
basket lunch.
The Rev. E. D. Rudisall, moves
from the Rome. First - Methodist
Church to Superintendent of the
Augusta district. He succeeds the |
Rev. George L. King, who becomes
pastor of the Monroe First Meth-‘
odist Churech. |
Transfer
The Rev. H. C. Stratton, trans-,
fers from ,tihe Gainesville- First
Methodist Church to superinten
dent of the Dalton district. He
succeeds the Rev. Peter Manning,
who becomes pastor of the Park
Street Methodist Church in,K At
lanta. |
Dr. Nat G. Slaughter of Athens
was re-elected conference lay
leader and Smiley Wolfe of Ath
ens, conference lay treasurer.
Bishop Moore reported inform
ally on the work of Georgia Meth~
odist Information, a news service
for the church begun during the
conference year. He said the pub
lic needs to be kept informed on
church affairs at all times, and
praised the reception given this
work by the press and radio of
the state.
In his address, the bishop de
clared:
“The church now faces as brac
ing and emancipating a challenge
4s any century ever offered it.
This may be a day of divine
judgment but it is also a day of
divince deliverance, Our task is
to confront the sin and synicism
of the world and smash it with
the Cross of Christ, and shame it
with the splendor of the resur
rection. 2
“The church needs many things,
but above all else it needs men
and women who will set the trum
pet of the everlasting gospel to
their lips and proclaim the sov
ereignty of God and the all-suf
ficiency of Christ.”
Lay Leaders
The conference named the fol
lowing district lay leaders:
Athens—Elberton district—S. C.
Coogler of Elberton, J. T. Hope of
Commerce, Louie L. Morris of
Hartwell, Smiley Wolfe of Athens
and Charles Candler of Madison.
Augusta district — J. F. Fiske
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—Photo by Tom Brown,
YOUR RED CROSS SERVING ATHENS—-—chtured above are the Volunteer Red
Cross junior and senior lifesavers who are giving their free time at the American
Legion Pool during the Morning Swim Pre gram. Those on the back row, from left to
right, are: Barbara Carter, Jackie Harrison, Gail Garner, Carter Langford, Bootsy
Mayer, Ed Greenway, Keaton Jones and Tommy Langley. Front row, left to ri%ht,:
Irma Cooper, Barbara Beussee, BoblLy Proctor, Heidi Mayer and Roger Bell. Not
shown are: Joan Alewine, George Upchurch, Bobby Satterfield, Joyce Clark, Joyce
Turner, Danny Huff, Janie Mae Cooley, Carol Quillian, Penny Garner, Melvin
Dioane, Annelle Williams, Anne Holliday, Ann Finney and Jean Fulcher.
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AUGUSTA, Ga., June 30.—(AP)
—John B. Kennedy, who directed
affairs of the Cracker political
party .here for many years, was
shot and woundéd tonight by his
wife, police reported.
Chief of Police F. B. Green said
Kennedy was shot with a .22 cal-‘
iber long barrel target pistol.
Green said Mrs. Kennedy was
charged with assault with intent
to murder.
There was no immediate infor
mation available concerrl‘?g a mo
tive for the shooting. Mrs. Ken
nedy was taken to University Hos
pital in a highly nervous condi
tion, under doctor’s orders.
Background
Kennedy, 52 years old, retired
as Public Safety Commissioner in
1946. He has not held office since.
He announced as a candidate for
County Commissioner last year
but withdrew before the election.
The Cracker party controlled
politics in Augusta and Richmond
county for many years until it was
overthrown in 1946 by the Inde
pendent party. The Crackers made
a comeback In the 1948 election
and now hoid most of the elective
offices.
During Kennedy’s active con
nection with politics, opponents of
the party charged he put friends in
office,. tnen accepted ‘voluntary
contributions” of one per cent of
their salaries to the party’s cam
paign fund.
The novel “Coionel Effingham’s
Raid,” authored by Berry Flem
ming and made into a movie, has
been described here as a satire on
the Cracker party. The novel
dealt with the fatalistic attitude of
citizens who do nothing against a
political machine.
Former Fireman
Kennedy started as a city, fire
‘ man more than a quarter of a cen
tury ago and rose to fire chief.
'As public safety commissioner he
'was in cnarge of both police and
fire departments.
- After his retirement, court ac
‘tion was instituted to set aside a
' $4,000 yearly pension voted him
by the city council. William §.
‘Morris, publisher of the Augusta
Chronicle and other taxpayers,
filed the court suit.
_ They charged the council raised
:g,‘galuyx from $5,000 to
,000 and retired him at half pay
on the same day. The Georgia
Sppreme Court upheld the pen=-
sion.
HST Signs Curb
Extension Bill
WASHINGTON, June 30—(AP)
President Truman today signed a
31-day extension of his powers to
control prices, wages, rents and
credits. He acted eight hours be
fore the present law was due to
expire at midnight.
The President had the choice of
signing the extension measure
with a clause he disliked or letting
his emergency powers over the
nation’s eccnomy lapse at least for
a month.
The provision, put in by the
Senate, bans for the month of
July any price rollbacks or addi
tional price ceilings. It has the
effect of blocking new price curbs
that were to be applied next Mon
day on machinery, cotton: textiles,
and other manufactured goods.
The President however, issued
no statement in connection with
his action.
EMERGENCY MONEY BILL
WASHINGTON, June 30.—(AP)
—Congreds tonight passed and
sent to President Truman an
emergency money bill permitting
the federal government to go on
operating in July.
The usual Saturday night action
was necessary because none of the
big appropriation measures for the
fiscal year beginning at midnight
tonight had yet been approved.
ATHENS, GA., SUNDAY, JULY 1, 1951,
Peace*rospects ‘Hazy; Reds
Silent On Truce Talk Offer
UN Terms Said To Include
Creation Of Buffer Zone
BY JOHN M. HIGHTOWER
WASHINGTON, June 30, — (AP) — Armistice terms
which the United States, in consultation with its U. N.
Allies, would like to see established in Korea are under
stood to have been communicated to General Matthew B.
Ridgway for use if and when the Communists accept his
offer of truce talks.
Local Swimmi
Program Aided
By TOM BROWN
The Athens Recreation and
Parks Department has in its morn
ing swim program 27 volunteer
Red Cross lifesavers who help
to teach 500 children the funda
mentals of water safety.
The Water Safety Committee
of the local Red Cross Chapter
compensates three Red Crosss in
structors for the time spent on
this program. In addition, the Red
Cross helps the department secute
sufficient senior and junior Red
Cross lifesavers to staff the morn
ing swim program adequately. All
of these volunteevs are issued a
complimentary season pass for ef
forts put forth during the morning.
If these volunteers became unde
pendable their season pass is
revoked.
Two-thirds of your contributions
to the Red Cross remain in this
community to help with such
things as this type of program.
Your contributions are well spent
because they help these 500 chil
dren learn the fundamentals of
water safety.
Gidley Satement
Gardner Gidley, field represen
tative of the American Red Cross,
said that to his knowledge no com=
munity is surpassing or appreech -
ing Athens in teaching methods
and operating a well regulated
program. Upon being named head
of the local swim program last
year, Mr. Gidley was immediately
empioyed by the American Red
Cross and is now assigned to the
state of North Carolina.
The Athens Recreation and
Parks Department, official spon
sors for the swim program, re
ports as a result of the excellent
cooperation between their agency
in Athens and the Red Cross, some
200 communities throughout the
state have adopted the recreation
department’s same plan of opera
tions. Some of those communities
are Jefferson, Toccoa, Decatur,
Fulton County, Gainesville, and
Augusta.
The American Legion Pool,
which is operated by the reerea
tion department, is now open ai
night with two special nights for
swimming, announced Royce
Brewer, pool director.
Family Night
Beginning Wednesday night
will be held every Wednesday
night during the summer. An en
tire family will be admitted for
60 cents.
Friday Night has been named
Date Night, at which time a boy
and his date will be admitted for
the price of one—3o cents.
Also on Friday night Teen-age
Club members will be admitted
free of charge upon showing their
membership cards.
This practice of special nights is
also being observed at Riverside
Pool.
Night swimming is from 6-9 p.
m., on Monday through Saturday.
The pools are open in the after
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Following substantially the pro
visions of an eight point cease fire
plan laid down by a United Na
tions Committee last December,
the terms are understood to call
for creation of a buffer zone. This
would be roughly along the line of
the present battle positions, in the
general avea of the 38th parallel,
but cutting across rather than pre
cicely following it.
Beyond this, reliable informants
WINDER, Ga., June 30— (AP)
The chairman of the powerful
Senate Armed Forces Commit
tee “is almost persuaded” that
Russia is offering a bona fide
peace proposal in Korea.
Sen. Richard B. Russell (D.-
Ga.) said here today that his
first impression when Russia
made the peace feeler was “that
Russia was trying so offer us a
peace that we could net accept.
We would be forced to turn it
down, and they would paint us
as opponents of peace.”
But he changed his mind, he
said, when Russia suggested that
negotiations be carried on by
the North Korean general,
said the United states would like
to get agreement with the com
munists to: (1) Halt all fighting
throughout the Peninsula. ,
(2) Stop reinforcements on
both sides,
(3) Get access to all Korea for
a commision to Prevent truce
violations.
(4) Exchange prisoners of war
one for one.
~ (3) Make provision for admin
istration of the Buffer zone.
(6) provide for the security of
forces and care of refugees as
et s o
Terms Talked
The terms are still under con
sultation between the . United
States Government, which exer
cises. the UN command in Korea
with Gen. Ridgway as its agent,
and the 15 other governments
which also have forc esfighting
there. Thus they are regarded by
officials here as tentative propos
as subject to revision. Changes
might also be desirable, it was
said, depending on what response
the communists might make to
Ridgway’s offer.
Nevertheless, informants said
the conditions had been out
lined for Ridgway by this govern
ment because it was necessary to
act promptly.
On the nature of communist re
action, official opinion here halds
that while a quick response is
possible, the Reds may take sev
eral days to make their position
known.
Authorities here appear con
vinced that the communists can~
not ignore Ridgway’s offer and
that in recognizing it they can
not reject it without risking col
lapse of their long time campaign
to persuade the world that they
favor peace.
Hence the belief is that the Reds
wil leather accept or respond by
asking more information about
Ridgeway’s offer. But the qualifi
cations they may impose on an ac
ceptance could make it difficult to
negotiate an actual end to the
fighting.
India Pessimistic
Reports from New Delhi said
today that the Indian government,
which has an embassy at the head
quarters of the chinese commun
ists at Peiping, was pessimistic
about the chances of a suceessful
cease fire negotiations.
The Ridgway offer has clearly
put Red China on the spot. More
over, American Propaganda agen
cies were seeking to make full use
of the offer. The voice of America
put it on the airways in 45 lan
guages, with heaviest emphasis on
broadcasts to Korea and China.
In Washington there was for the
mobent an air of calm waiting.
State Department officials pro
fessed as much skepticism as ever
over the sincerity of the commun- |
ists.
One suspicion very much in ev=- ;
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ATHENS AND VICINITY
Considerable cloudiness, warm
and humid with scaitered show
ers or thundershowers today.
High today 85. Sun rises 5:27
and sets 7:48.
G E O R G I A — Consider
able cloudiness, warm and hu
mid with scattered showers and
thundershowers this afternoon
and tonight.
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Total since January 1 .. ..21.51
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WHERE THE KOREAN WAR STARTED AND MAY END — A lone U. 8. soldier
stands guard near a sign on the 38th parallel in Korea which calls attention te |
where the war started a year and five days ago. Across this imaginary line, North |/
Korean Communists swept into South Korea June 25, 1950. If the current Soviet
proposal for a cease-fire armistice is accepted, both sides in the confliet would retire
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from the 38th parallel.— (AP Wirephoto.) |
Ridgway Bid For Armistice Talks
Ignored; Battle Lull Continues
Hospital Ship In Readiness For =
Proposed Confab At Wonsan Port
BY DON HUTH
TOKYO, Sunday, July I.—(AP)—The Reds near mid
day today still ignored the United Nations offer for armis
tice talks in the Korean war — an offer extended more
than 24 hours ago.
Broadcasts from Peiping and Pyongyang, the Chinese
and Korean Communist capitals, carried only the usual
propaganda. The Pyongyang radio became inaudible at
8:15 a. m. Sunday (5:13 p. m,, EST, Saturday).
And, by 11 a. m. (8 p. m., EST, Saturday) no reply had
been heard from Peiping.
Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway’s
message to the Red field eom
mand proposing armistice talks
was being repeated in Korea, Chi
nese and other languages. He in
vited the Reds to a meeting aboard
the Danish hospital ship, the Jut
landia, in Wonsan harbor on Ko
rea’s northeast coast.
The battlefront lull lengthened.
Two Red platoons made explora
tory jabs at Allied lines on the
east-central front, northeast of
Inje, but withdrew under brisk
small arms fire. A minor action
continued at one outpost at day
break Sunday.
Both sides exchanged mortar
and artillery fire, but it was rela
tively light. Allied air attacks
continued. One bombing raid was
aimed at Pyongyang’s air field.
Allied air pafrols spotted an
estimated 1,900 vehicles moving
in various directions behind Com
munist lines in North Korea. More
than 900 were moving south tow
ard the front and about 400 were
moving north a field dispatch said.
In the South Korean port of
Pusan, the 8,457-ton Jutlandia was
ready to leave on two-hour notice
for Wonsan, 80 miles north of the
38th parallel.
Commodore Kaihammeric, com
manding the ship, had it emptied
of patients and prepared quar
ters for possible conferences.
Patlence Urged &
Counseling patience, a high Al
lied officer in Tokyo said, “folks
ought to calm down a little. It's
my guess that not a thing will
happen for hours at least.”
An informed staff officer said
negotiations probably would be
conducted on a chief -of - staff
July 4 Festivities
All - Day Celebration
Is Planned At Comer
COMER, Ga., June 30— Comer
Lions Club will sponsor a gala all
day celebration at Comer Fair
Grounds Wednesday, July 4, with
a barbecue highlighting the festiv
ities from 12 (noon) till 1:30 p. m.
This full day of entertainment
for young and old will begin at 10 ’
a. m. mule racing, climbing a]
greased pole, catching a greased |
pig and sack races being scheduled |
during the morning. |
Following the big barbecue at |
noon a double header baseball
game will be the center of attrac
tion, the Tirst game being, the in
itial one between Comer and Col-:
oy g |
Carnival, Rides
A carnival and many rides have |
beenn engaged for the entertain-!
ment of the children, young and |
old. Activities will continue into!
the evening following the featured |
baseball double-header, and offi-,
cials of the Comer Lions Club’
have expressed their belief that )
this fourth of July will be the'
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level, as was done in the German
and Ja%anese surrenders ending
World War 11.
This would mean that Lt. Gen.
Doyle O. Hickey, chief of staff for
Ridgway, would represent the
United Nations commander. How
ever, the staff officer said the
identity of a Communist repre
sentative would have some be;r
ing on this and added that he felt
certain Ridgway himseif would
take some part in negotiatlons
“pefore this thing is over.”
If custom is followed, it was
explained, there would be no ex
changes of prisoners during an ar
mistice or cease-fire., If no per=
manent agreement i reached, the
war would be resumed.
200,000 POWs
The Allies hold almost 200,000
Chinese and North Korean prison
ers; the enemy is believed to have
up to 10,000 Allied prisoners, per
haps fewer, since no accounting
has ever been made.
General Ridgway calmly went
about his military and social du~
ties in Tokyo as usual.
There was high hope in Tokyo
for a cease-fire, but AP Corre
spondent John Randolph reported
from Korsa that frontiine soldiers
showed “a fifty-fifty mixture of
interest and skepticism.” Many
held to an “I’ll believe it when it
happens” attitude.
The South Korean government,
which has long opposed any set
tlement short of complete unifica=~
tion of Korea, announced cabineét
adoption of “five minimum re
quirements” for a cease-fire.
These included withdrawal 6f Chi~
nese Red troops from Kores, dis
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biggest ever observed in this sec
tion. :
Many in this section of the state
are beginning to take note of the
“program of progress” that is tak
ing shape in Comer and neigh
boring towns. Numerous Athen
ians have noted the growth of
Comer and the outstanding civic
spirit of Comer citizens.
This July fourth celebration is
in itself an indication of the ex
pansion and growth of the com
munity and it indicates a coopera
tive citizenry who have joined
forces to further the growth and
progress of Comer.
Everyone is invited to attend
the celebration. Comer is only a
short distance from Athens, on
the Elberton road. It has been
pointed out that Athenians may
attend the festivities without un
necessary worry about traffic dan
gers as the traveling distance is
minimum, thus 2liminatirg the ne-
cessity of a lona.rdvons tr.p for
a day’s entertai~m "+
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EDITION
Banner-Herald
Employe Refires
By RANDALL COUCH
After 45 years of faithful serv
ice to newspapérs, includinfln 88
an employe of the Banner-Herald,
Jewel Bhort retired after coraplet
ln%a full day’s work Friday.
ntil dfinyem ago, when he
became a linotypist, Mr, Short was
an advertising eomgc;:ltor. Since
t:hcndfi; has been at “machine”
stea and, like ali linotypists,
has turned out miles of type.
Native of Commerce
“Once a printer, always a print
er” would be a very appropriate
phrase to describe Mr. 8 for
he began his career on the
merce News. A native of
merce, he dame to Athens in 1918
as ad setter for The Athens Ben
ner after a number of years en
the same job on several other pa
g v o
the Ro n Reco ’
the Mngumlan in Madison and in
various towns in South Carclina
and other parts of Georgia.
Mr. Short, who will be 658 next
month, is well-known here, where
he has made hundreds of friends
with the aid of hiz unusual sense
of humor and wonderful zest for
Itfe.
Family
Mr. Short is married to the for
mer Miss Clara Pruitt of Banks
eounty and they have four ehil
dren, J. A. and Woodrow Short,
and Mrs. Sam Deavours, all es
Athens, and Mrs. Perry Morgan of
Savannah,
Asked what he plans to do now
that he has retired and doesn’t
have to “get the paper out,” Mr.
Short just grinned and drawled,
“Enjoy living that’s all. Don’t you
think that’s a nice plan?”
1 do.
Local Civifan
Hoyt Robertson will be install
ed as president of Athens Civitan
Club at ceremonies in Homan Ho
tel tomorrow night at 7#6w
Other new officers include R.
B. Brown, vice-president; and W.
H. (Bill) Duncan, secretary-treas
urer. Serving on the Beard of Di
rectors are Hoyt Robertsen, R.
B. Brown, W, H. Duncan, John R.
Carreker, Garland Hulme, J. P.
Gaines and Albert M. Lord.
Serving as installation officer
will be Grady Pittard, jr., gev
ernor-elect of Georgia Civitans.
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British Frigate
.
At Iranian Port
TERHAN, Iran, June 30-—(AF)
Britain headed at least one meore
frigate toward the Persian gulf to
day and sent a tank landing ship
to join the cruiser Mauritivs off
the refinery port of Abadan.
An Iranian spokesman fmtuhd
bitterly that Britain is bu lmup
her land and air power as in
bases threatening Iran from the
west.
This was denied at the de
fense minisiry In London. A brit
ish spokesman said “therc have
been no recent movements.”
The Iranian spokesman, Hus
sein Maki, tuld newsmen at *
dan that if the Britislintry te
nossession of a single inch of
ian territory in the quarel OW
ver Iran’s oil Wadonalization