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TWO WEST POINT CADETS ADMIT OUSTER — Cadets Harrison Travis (left) of
Atlantic Highlands, N. J., and Ronald L. Clough (right) of Waukesha, Wis., two
cadets who said they.were among the 90 dismissed from the United States Military
Academy for academic cheating, listen to some words from Harrison G. Travis, a
retired lieutenant colonel, father of Cadet Travis and a former engineering instructor
at West Point. The elder Travis said he thought the boys got a “raw deal” and
plans to provide legal aid for as many of the dismissed cadets possible. They are
shown at West Point, N. Y.— (AP Wireph oto.)
WEST POINT, N. Y., Aug. 6.— (AP) —Several cadets
say they admitted cheating at examinations after Military
Academy officials threatened them with loss of citizen
ship, perjury citations and prison terms.
A “stool pigeon” was used to obtain information on the
alleged cribbing, say a number of the cadets facing dis
missal from West Point for violating the school’s honor
system.
Spalding County
Centennial
Underway Today
GRIFFIN, Ga., Aug. 6—(AP)—
Spalding eounty rolled the pages
of history back 100 years today.
The streets of Griffin, the coun=
ty seat, were dotted with men in
full beards and black derby hats,
women in sunbonnets and ecallico
dresses. A holiday air prevailed
as Spalding county celebrated its
100th birthday.
The Spalding County centennial
opened yesterday with a union
church service and will continue
through Thursday.
Tonight Angie Mankin will be
crowned Miss Centennial and Wy~
ona Madaris Miss Cotton Queen by
Gov. Herman Talmadge. The two
attractive young women were
chosen by vote of the county’s ci
tizens,
Also tonight, “The Spalding
Story,” a historic pageant, will
present its premier performance
with a cast of over 700.
The men in derby hats and full
beards are members of the Broth
ers of the Brush, an oragnization
formed to publicize the centennial
by growing whiskers. The wo
men in'sunbonnets are sisters of
the Swish, a similar organization
for women,
Tuesday will be one of the big
gest days of the celebration and
has been designated “Qur Ameri
ca Day.” American Legion Com
mander Erle Cocke, jr., of Dawson,
Ga., will speak after a big parade.
Wednesday will be “farm-in
dustry day” with an old fashioned
basket picnte and Channing Cope,
Georgia agriculture leader, as the
speaker. The centennial will end
Thursday with street dancing fol
lowing the final performance of
the pageant, to be presented each
night at 8:30.
Athens Dentist
In Fafal Mishap
_Dr. Evang Taylor, Athens den
tist, was crushed to death early
Sunday by a tractor he was riding
over his farm near Cleveland, Ga.,
Dr. Taylor was 45 years old.
Services will be conducted Tues
day morning at 11 o'clock at
Cleveland,
Dr. Taylor is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Taylor, Athens; a son,
George Taylor,, Cleveland; mother,
Mrs. Alice Taylor, Miami, Fla.;
brother, Dr. F. F. Taylor, Miami,
Fla.; sister, Mrs. Eva Poteat, Chi
cago, Ili; nephew, Dr. L. L. Lund,
Miami, Fia., and a niece, Mrs. Reu
ben Johnson, Minneapolis, Minn.
Dr. Taylor graduated from At
lanta Southern Dental College in
1930 and had practiced in Atlanta,
Augusta and Athens, having been
here for a number of years.
. The Athenian had béeén spend
ng some time at his large farm
near Cleveland and leit early Sun
day morning on a tractor to in
spect the property. He did not re
turn for breakfast and t§ shearch
revealed hig body under the heavy
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ATHENS BANNER-HERALD
- These allegations, immediately
denied by an academy spokesman,
were made yesterday as a special
screening board started final ex
amination of each cadet’s case.
Ninety cadets were accused Fri
day of classrom cheating. Their
identities were withheld, but slow
ly they and their parents were be
ginning to speak up in bitter cri
ticism of the Army’s action.
In Washington, senators and
congressmen debated the need for
an investigation into the dismis~
sales and discussed the possibility
of de-emphasizing sports, particu
larly football, at the Agademy.
There were reports that 44 play«
ers on the vaunted Army football
team were involved in the scandal.
The captain-elect of the 1951 team,
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 —
(AP)—Senator Edwin C. John
son (D.-Colo.) said today more
than $2,000,000 would be wasted
through the mass dismissal of
90 West Point cadets for cheat
ing on examinations. “But,” he
added, “It is worth it.”
“Y think the Army is so be
congratulated for stepping in
and cleaning up their own
house, and there is no need for
a congressional investigation,”
Johnson, a former chairman of
the Senate Military Affairs
Committee, told a reporter.
Johnson said it costs an aver
age of more than $30,000 for
each young man appointed to
the West Point Military Acade
my and so, he said, the mass
dismissal could waste as much
as $2,700,000.
Harold J. Loehlein, told newsmen
yesterday that he was one of those
dismissed.
Cadet’s Statement
Loehlein, who also was presi
dent-elect of the senior class, said
that “many cadets involved have
not yet admitted their guilt.” The
Kimball, Minn., cadet added:
“We are not culprits, not in
competents, and have not corrupt
ed the nation’s morals. We are 90
individuals apparently unfit for
the Academy, although fit for the
Army itself.”
This latter statement referred to
the fact tnat dismissed cadets will
be eligible for the draft.
A trio of accused cadets, whose
nrames were withheld, met with
three newsmen in a private room.
They denied that there had been
classroom cheating, and explained:
“The cribbing consisted in tell
ing a friend what the examination
questions were. The corps is split
into sections for exams, with one
sectiors taking the exam on Mon
day, one on Tuesday, and s 0 on.”
Such exchanges of information,
they emphasized, were entirely on
a basis of friendship, with no other
considerations.
Football Coach Col. Earl Blaik,
the three cadets said, had heard
of the cribbing investigation and
told the squad to “tell the board”
if any “of you boys have commit
ted a wrong.”
Many Confessed
As a result, the trio said, many
football players confessed and
were placed on the dismissal list.
Blaik himself has been ru
mored planning to resign from the
Point’s coaching staff, but so far
h? g_g.fused to comment on the
situation,
The three cadets said that when
they first came before the special
board “they threatened us with
charges of perjury and possible
imprisonment in Fort ILeaven
worth. They also threatened that
movies would be shown depicting
cadets exc_hanging information.”
One of the three said the board
obtained much of its informa{iqn
from a hospitalized cadet, called
from his bed for three straight
days. The cadet spokesman con
tinued to newsmen:
“When they were through (with
the hospitalized cadet), a member
of the board said, ‘sorry we had
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DESCRIBES FIRINGS — Bob
Blaik (above), star Army quar
terback and son of West Point’s
head football coach, bitterly
criticized the United States Mil
itary Academy for the manner
in which it ousted 90 cadets for
“cribbing” in examinations,
Young Blaik declined to say
whether he was one of the oust
ed cadets although he used the
pronoun “we” when discussing
the ousted group. — (AP Wire
phote.)
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Week-End Traffic
Accidents Leave
5 Georgians Dead
By The Associated Press
Georgia’s week-end ftraffic toll
rose to five with the deaths early
today of a 29-year-old salesman
and a six-year~old girl from ac~
cident injuries.
Previously, a hit-and-run car, a
loaded fuel truck and a conver
tible had carried three persons to
their deaths.
The salesman was James Roy
Carey and the girl was Gloria
Beth Windham, both of Atlanta.
Carey was injured in the wreck of
a car he was driving and Gloria
Beth by a speeding car at her
home.
These death’s brought Atlanta’s
total for the year so far to 18, five
ahead of last year.
Killed by the hit-and-run car
was Henry Layfield, 44, of Hous
ton county. He was struck on
Georgia Route 26 Saturday near
Henderson, Ga.
The victimm of the convertible
was Second Lt. Mark McKimmins,
jr., of Berkeley, Calif., assigned to
the Ranger Training Coramand at
Fort Benning. He was crushed to
death yesterday when his car
failed to make a curve near Co
lumbus and overturned.
The fuel truck plunged out of
control and spilled 1,000 gallons of
kerosene when the driver applied
the brakes on a steep hill near
Atlanta Saturday. Thomas Alvin
Hensley, 47, the driver, was crush
ed underneath the cab.
Tuckston Methodists
To Sponsor Barbecue
The barbecue season is really in
full swing and those who enjoy
attending these delightful events
will be glad to know they will
have an opportunity Wednesday
afternoon, August 8, when the
Tuckston Methodist &hurch stages
one of its famous ’cues. Prices are
$1.50 for adults and 75 cents for
children.
Hours for the barbecue will be
from 5 to 8 p. m. and several hun
dred are expected. In fact, with
the usual Wednesday closing hours
in effect in Athens, sponsors of the
‘cue are preparing to serve 400
peop]e.
The Athens firemen will cook
the ’cue and their reputation is
widely known and highly respect
ed.
A. G. Barton is general chair
man for the barbecue given by the
church, of which Rev. H. A. King
is -pastor.
' ‘\Wesley Whitehead, Sunday
SERVING ATHENS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA OVER A CENTURY.
Commies Agree To Ridgway Terms
On Troop Violations At Kaesong
House Approves
Top Peacefime
Military Budget
By WILLIAM F. ARBOGAST
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6—(AP).
A record $56,062,405,890 peace
time military budget was approved
today by the House Appropriation
Committee,
It is $1,542,608,500 less than the
President requested and does not
include $4,500,000 for public works
construction to be considered later
this year. Neither does it include
financing of the fighting in Korea
since June 30, the bill for that to
be footed in a later measure.
With that one exception, the
present measure is to finance the
defense adepartment for the fiscal
year ending next June 30.
Accompanying the big money
bill to the House for debate start
ing Wednesday was a statement
by Rep. Mahon (D-Tex). It sharp
ly rebuked the military for waste~
ful manpower and procurement
practices. Mahon is chairman of
a subcommittee that wrote the bill
after several months of hearings.
Half For Arms
More than half the bill's total
is for buying military “hardware”
—tanks, planes, guns, rockets,
weapons and other supplies for a
military manpower force of 3,-
500,000.
About $15,000,000,000 is for air
craft and component parts to give
this country what the committee
called “the most powerful striking
force ever placed in the hands of
any nation.”
The overall objective of the huge
outlay of funds, the committee
said, is:
“To build sufficient forces as
soon as practicable to act as a de
terent to further aggression; to
create sufficient power to prevent
disaster in the event war is forced
upon il;:t’ tgoz pro‘:rlié!ke ‘::;d immediate
capability -and strong re
taliation ln‘cn;oi‘ an attack aipon
us; and to produce a firm base up
on which to build, as quickly as
possible, that power necessary to
assure victory should be forced to
engage in all-out conflict.”
Allotment Breakdown
Here’s how the money would be
allotted, by services:
Army: $20,125,574.665, a cut of
$685,321,500 from what it wanted.
Navy: $15,552,143,225, a cut of
$194,272,000.
Air Force: $19,854,128,000, a cut
of $647,015,000.
National Security Council:
$160,000, no cut.
National Security Resources
Board: $1,600,000, no cut.
Secretary of Defense: $528,800,~
000, a cut of $16,000,000; out of
this allotment comes retirement
pay of $345,000,000.
Deep cuts were made in funds
requested for civilian personnel
and procurement. The aggregate
$145,180,500 chopped off civilian
personnel funds is designed to cut
planned white-collar and blue
collar working forces by close to
80,000, This still would leave the
miitary forces tens of thousands
more civilian employes than they
had during the last fiscal year.
The committee said procurement
fund cuts would not interfere
with the military build-up but
were made because of changes in
production schedules and material
deliveries. |
The committee’s criticism was
not reserved for the Defense De—‘
partment alone. It noted that the
President didn’t submit the bud
get until late in April, more than
three months later than the le
gally-prescribed time, and said it
wants the budget sent to Congress
“on time” hereafter. That is dur
ing the first 15 days of the ses
sion. :
The group also complained of
“inadequate” detailed justifica
tions of the amounts asked and
said it had difficulty getting “clear
information” from military
spokesmen,
School Superintendent and chair
man of the publicity committee,
said today proceeds from the ’cue
will be used to pay for painting
and remodelling the church, which
is located on the Lexington Road,
The church, located in a large
grove of shade frees, gfiive 2 bar
becue last ;_xmmer that drew a
capacity crowd &nd left barbecue
lovers talking for days and anx
iously awaiting announcement of
another one,
The menu for Wednesday in
cludes barbecued meats, expertly
seasoned hash, potato salad, sliced
tomatoes, cole slaw, pickles, iced
tea, and pies baked by the ladies
of the church,
Remember to set aside Wednes
day, August 8, to attend one of the
best barbecues you have ever en
joyed. The place is the Tuckston
Methodist Church on the Lexing
ton Road, the hours from 5 to 8 p.
m. and the price is $1.50 for adult
tickets and 75 cents for children.
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AREA OF TRUCE CONTROVERSY — Boxes mark the
present Allied battle line in Korea and the point of far
thest penetration by United Nations froces when they
reached the Yalu River dividing line between North
Korea and Manchuria last November. Red negotiators
said they would insist on a cease-fire buffer zone drawn
along the 38th parallel (broken line). Unconfirmed To--
kyo reports indicated the United Nations wanted the
buffer zone somewhere between the Yalu River on the
Manchurian border and the present battle line. — (AP
Wirphoto.)
Navy Builds Up Fleet
in Mediterranean Sea
BY ELTON C. FAY
Associated Press Military Affairs Reporter
.+ WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.—(AP) —The Navy is building
up its fleet strength in the Mediterranean. This may be one
of the reasons why the U. 8. is moving now for an arrange
ment with Spain to use Naval and air bases in that countr}f l
Bloodmobile
To Be Here
-OnWednesday
The Red Cross Blood Bank,
Mobile Unit will be in Athens
on Wednesday, August 8, at the
Elks Club on South Milledge
avenue.
Athens’ quota is 200 pints and
it will be necessary to have 300
donors to meet the quota. The
Red Cross Blodmobile, with its
efficient staff will be present
and all blood collected will be
sent to Korea. The Red Cross
Blood Bank is being sponsored
by the Benevolent Protective
Order of Elks, lodge number 790.
The Red Cross staff will be pre
sent in the sir conditioned club
lodge room,
Call 416 for appoiniments or
2180 (Mrs. Craig Orr) after
hours.
The Blood Mobile will remain
in Atheng from 1 to 6 p. m.,
Wednesday.
Royal Romance
Is Indicated
LONDON, Aug. 6—(AP)—Prin
cess Margaret was linked romanti
cally by London newspapers yes
terday with the 24-year old step
son of an American newspaper
man.
The princess touched off news
paper reports of a romance by pro
longing her stay at the country
home of Herbert Agar, former edi
tor of the Louisville Courier Jour
nal, until Wednesday. She had
been scheduled to leave today to
join the king and queen at Balmo
ral Castle in Scotland.
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ATHENS AND VICINITY N
Fair with little change in
temperature this afternoon and
tonight. Tuesday, fair and
slightly warmer. Wednesday
outlook, partly cloudy and
warm. Low tfonight 70; high
tomorrow 90. Sun sets 7:29, and
rises tomorrow 5:48.
GEORGIA — Fair with little
femperature change today and
tonight, Tuesday fair and slight
ly warmer.
TEMPERATURE
LT S B N
T L ala i sa o
DR . i A iTR
RAINFALL
Inches last 24 hours ~ ... .00
Total since August' 1., .. .02
Deficit since August 1.. .. .83
'| Since it began operating in the
Mediterranean after World * War
II the 6th fleet has relied on & me
thod of service and supply like
that used in the pacific ecampaigns.
All of its fuel, food and other sup
plies are from 2‘ “train” of aux
iliary wvessels ing with the
fleet—tankers, cargo vessels, ré
frigerator ships, repsair craft.
Because the train must get its
supplies back in home ports of the
East coast United States, this
means a “pipeline” of 1,500 miles
must be maintained.
Except for occassional courtesy
calls at friendly Mediterranean
ports, ships of the fleet keep to
sea.
The late Admiral Forrest Sher
man, Chief of Naval operations,
told a House Appropriations Sub=
committee, in one of the last ap
pearances on Capitol Hill, that “we
have increased the strength of our
fleet” in the Mediterranean.
Public Record
The Public record of his testi
mony did not show whether he had
indicated the size of the expanded
fleet.
However, information available
now shows that more than 30
ships, the majority of them com=-
batant vessels, now constitute the
6th fleet.
It includes a 45,000-to car- l
rier, 27,000 ton Essex class flattop, |
three heavy cruisers, at least 20
! destroyers, a submarine and the
i support and supply ships. Flag
ship of the fleet is the amphibi
tious command ship Mt. Olympus.
Aboard the ships are a total of
about 23,000 men, including a re
inforced battalion of Marines.
In his testimony, made a few
weeks before he left on the mis~
sion to Spain and other Western
European countries and on which
he died of a heart attack, Sherman
also told the committee:
“We must be prepared to play a
larger part in the defense of trans
| Atlantic commiunications, control
' of the Mediterranean, control of
areas around Northern Europe,
than we ever did before.”
Sherman’s mission to Spain
caused some officlal reaction at
political and government levels in !
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Local Kiwanians
.
To Hear Engineer
Kiwanians will hear an educa
tional lecture and demonstration
on “Electronics in the Home, In
Industry, and In War” by Claude
P. Philpot, head of the Tennessee
Polytechnic Institute Department
of Electrical Engineering, at their
regular luncheon meeting in N and
N Civic Room tomorrow at one
o’clock.
The program was arranged by
L. M. Shadgett.
The Kiwanis meeting scheduled
for August 14 will feature an Agri
cultural tour. Members are to
meet on that day at the Piedmont
Experimental Farm at 4:30 p. m,
to begin the tour. A barbecue
will be served at Harris Shoals at
6:30 p. m., after the completion of
the tour, it was announced today.
Read Daily by 35,000 People In Athens Trade Area
UN Commander, Peace Delegafes
Confer On Resumption Of Talks
BY JIM BECKER
TOKYO, Aug. 6.—(AP)—General Matthew B. Rl?way
and four Allied cease-fire delegates conferred in Teokyo
tonight on stalled truce talks at Kaesong.
Out of that conference may come a message to the Reéds
which will lead to resumption of negotiations.
A Ridgway aide said the Supereme Commander was pre
paring such a message. It will reply to the Red apology for
the presence of armed Chinese soldiers near the U, N, staff
houes in Kaesong Saturday.
The supreme commander called
off the talks Sunday morning., He |
charged the Reds with “flagrant‘
violation” of Kaesong's neutrality.
Late Monday afternoon Vice
Adm, C, Turner Joy, senior U. N.
delegate, and three other Allied
negotiators flew to Tokyo from
Korea,
They immediately went into
conference with Ridgway at his
headquarters.
The conference ended several
hours later when Ridgway return
ed to his home.
In breaking off the talks Sun
day morning, Ridgway demanded
assurances that armed Red troops
would not again violate Kaesong's
neutrality.
Armed Reds
About 150 Chinese soldiers
marched within a few hundred
yards of the U. N, staff house dur
ing the luncheon recess Saturday.
They carried rifles, machine guns
and hand grenades.
The Reds apologized over Peip
ing radio Monday, and asked that
talks be resumed immediately.
They said it was an “accident,”
and that steps were being taken
to insure the incident wouldn’t be
repeated,
They also replied directly to
Ridgway, but the text of that
I message was not disclosed.
If the talks resume Tuesday, the
Reds and Allies will again come
to grips on the problem of a cease
fire buffer zone.
The Reds want it along the 38th
parallel, pre-war political rder
botwp-nnglorth and South EKorea.
l The U, N. wants it “in* effect
the line now generally held by
the U. S. forces,” much of which
is in North Korea,
UN Demand Outlined
Ridgway’s headquarters outlined
the Allied demand Monday in a
statement issued “to set at rest
speculation.”
The statement nullified a press
release issued by the civil infor
mation and education division of
Supreme Allied headquarters Sat
urday, The release said the Allies
were g:manding a buffer zone
somewhere between the present
battle line and the Yalu river on
the Manchurian border,
Joy was accompanied to Tokyo
by Maj. Gen. L. C, Craigie, Maj.
Gen. H. 1. Hodes, and rear Adm.
Arleigh Burke, Maj. Paik Sun
Yup, South Korean representative
on the five-man Allied tear%m
sumably stayed behind in Korea.
AP Correspondent Robert B.
Tuckman at the advance base said
the opinion there was that the
Tokyo conference would consider
whether the Red reply was ac
ceptable, or whether Ridgway
should demand fron-clad guaran
tees that KXaesong's neutrality
would not be viplated.
There was some sgpeculation
Ridgway may have seized upon
the incident to bring to & head the
deadlock over where the buffer
zone should be established.
Joy himself did not formally
protest the troop incident at Sat
urday’s meeting. He merely noted
it for the record. !
Red Broadcast
Peiping radio, propaganda
mouthpiece for the Red Chinese
government, explained that the
soldiers were Communist guards
on their way to a discussion meet
ing.” It admitted the soldiers had
carried “improper weapons,” and
said they entered the conference
area “by mistake.”
The broadcast said Lt. Gen. Nam
11, chief Communist delegate at
Kaesong, ordered a full report on
the incident. He then ordered s
liaison officer to notity the U. N.
truce team strict orders had been
issued to guarantee that such in
cidents would not be repeated.
While they appeared anxious
that the talks be resumed, the
Reds said. the United Nations
would suffer if negotiations break
down,
Gen. Peng Teh-Hual, comman
der of Chinese forces in XKorea,
said in an article in Moscow’s
Pravda that if the talks fail China
will throw artillery and air forces
of “great size” into the battle.
Communist broadcasts have
said repeatedly that U. N. demands
for a buffer zone were “unrealis
tic.” The Red radio has insisted
the U. N. was asking a ceug-fite
line north of where the tighting is
now,
Some observers speculated the
Reds claimed the Allies want the
truce line deep in Red Korea to
pave the way for a face-saving ac
ceptance of the U, N. demand.
From the tone of the headquar
ters statement Monday, it appears
the Allies are prepared to hold
fast to their demands.
NO CIVITAN MEET
PRegular meéting of the Civitan
Club will not be held tonight, It
was announced this morning. Next
meeting will be on August 20, ,
HOME
EDITION
Vinson Hinfed
As Possible
1952 Candidate
; B JACK BELL
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 — (AP)
New talk of Chief Justice Fred
Vinson as a possible presidential
candidate has cropped up ameng
Capitol Hill Democrats.
Vinson, as a Supreme Court
Justice, isn’t in a position to say
anything one way or the other,
but some who profess to be his
friends say the Chief Justice ecould
be persuaded to leave the ecourt
and make the race even if Demo
cratic changes don’t look tee good
next year,
The Chief Justice is regarded as
one of those who might be picked
by President Truman to take his
place as the nominee if Mr. Tru=
man decides he won’t run again.
A Kentuckian and a former
member of Congress, Vinson
would be calculated to coel the
Southern revolt that threatens teo
be more serious next year than it
was in 1948 when President Trus~
man lost four states to the States
Rights ticket.
KeFauver Views
Senator XKefauver (D.-Tenn.)
said yesterday at Portland, Ore.
that he theught Mr. Truman Quki
get the Democratic nomination
and be elected in 1952 if he wante
.ed the job. But, Kefauver said,
he was not eampaigning for Mr.
Truman.,
While Vinson is looked upon as
something of a conservative, he
probably would be acceptable to
most of the “Fair Deal” wing of
the party because of his record of
support for the Truman domestie
and foreign policies,
Mr. Truman continues .m
his best friends guessing
what he Intends to do.
As an example, his cryptie
ments about Gen, lefi:‘lrg
senhower last week been
subject to about as many inter
pretations as there are politicians
to talkk about them.
Truman Statement
Mr. Truman told a White House
news conference he doesn’t believe
Eisenhower's dutiw intexfere
with any interest hower may
have in political matters in 1952
The general has been mentioned
as a possible candidate for both
the Republican and Demoeratic
nominations, |
To many this presidential state- |
ment seéemed to clear the road for
Eisenhower backers to boest their
man’s chances.
On the other hand, Mr. Truman !
said he is sure Eisenhower will '
place duty to his country ahead of
everything else and that he hopes
the general will continue the mag~
nificent job he is doing in Burepe !
as long ag necessary, i
Tlids seemed to indicate to some
there is doubt in the presidential
mind that the European defense
task can be completed in time for |
a 1952 political campalign. [
Open Store Here
John Jarrell, Inc, mews ap- }
parel store of Atlanta and New
York has opened a store in Athens :
at 157 College Avenue. This is the
former location of Richardson-
Hodgson Company which was pur
chased by Jarrell's. The Athens
store will be operated by Frank
Cody and Nolan Richardsom.
Jarrell’s of Atlanta has beem
called one of the natiom’s most
unusual stores for men. It's chief
characteristic is a easual, w—;
ly, town and countsy atmesphere.
Apparel, accessories and gifts from
America’s better sources and im~
ports of Scotland, England and
Continent are featured. ;
According to John Jarrell, the'
Athens store will carry similar’
merchandise, but with a stronger
emphasis than Atlanta on clothing'
for university men and young exé-.
cutives. For the initial qum
however, he added that mfi
will be devoted to disposal of the
predecessor’s stocks and merchan~
dise transferred from the b
store.
Mr. Jarrell at one time
the University of Georgia. :
that his opening of the store ‘
would enable them to better
the large numher of trw.‘ A
Atlanta store has had In Area