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Solons Consider
Extending Gl Bill
Proposed Measures Would Extend
Benefits To Korean War Veterans
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—(AP) —T 2 :
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Korean confliet. its benefits to veterans of the
Chairman Rankin (D.-Miss.) of
A f‘r“airs Committee said today )hearint;: or}xl (s):,m; lVe_temps'
will get ur}xlderway February 6. ¢h legisiation
So far the committee has under st i
ject. Their principal theme: give tshgdll{’oztg;)rlxlt SN oo
the same treatment accorded the men of Worldaé'v‘;itflr 201
!brarians Meet
To Consider
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Ueritace Series
ELwk
American Heritage Program,
chonsored by Athens Regional Li
+ vy, was presented to a group of
county and regional librarians
irem all over the state at a meet
ino in Atlanta Friday. Miss Sarah
17aret, director of Athens Regional
I ihrary, appeared on the program
Friday afternoon, and leaders
fom Clarke, Oconee amd Ocmul
cc counties participated in a
emonstration film discussion
croun Friday night, with Louis
Griffith and Miss Maret leading
the discussion,
Activities in the Athens program
have Increased since: the first of
January, and an initial meeting of
people who wish to join the adult
discussion groups has been set for
Tuesday night, January 22.
Films Shown
Since the first of December,
more than 250 members of various
civie organizations in Clarke,
Oconee and Oglethorpe counties
have viewed films made available
through the American Heritage,
nd have heard plans for the dis
cussion groups outlined. Shortly
before Christmas, the program
was presented to leaders of 'Ath
ens organizations in a special
meeting at Athens Civic Auditori
um, and to community leaders of
Lexington in a meeting at the
American Legion Hall. Since that
time, programs have been pre
sented locally for several civic
organizations.
A special program will be pre
sented Tuesday night at Lucy
Cobb for the A. A. U. W. meeting.
Beginning early next week, ap
plication cards will be available
in all branches of the Athens Re
gional Library for those who wish
to participate in discussion groups.
Cards provide spaces for specific
information concerning the type of
discussion group the individual
would prefer, and the times that
he will find desirable to take part
in the group discussions which
will follow the pattern. of the
Great Book series.
Various Groups
Separate groups will be con
ducted in all branches of the li
brary. Books and films for dis
cussions will be provided by Ath
ens Regional Library on subjects
relating to the American Heritage
and its application in time of cri
sis, with studies relating to the
history of the United States from
the time of its birth to contempo
rary times.
_Full information concerning the
discussion groups and the possibil
ily of using American Heritage
materials for organizational pro
grams may be obtained at the Re
gional Library,
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At a recent meeting of the East
Ceorgia Motor Club, an affiliate
of the American Automobile As
sociation, two Athens men were
chosen to take positions of leader
-110 in the work being done. Clyde
McDorman was elected to serve
¢ vice president of the organiza
tion while W. R. Bedgood was
tPosen to serve on the Board of
Directors,
_ Mr. McDorman at the time of
clection to the office of vice
president was commended for his
é“ivities during the past year on
the Poard of Directors for Clarke
County. Through his efforts, funds
Were obtaned to provide rain
€o%is for 12 members of the school
Sa’~y patrols in Athens.
It was stressed by the American
Auomobile Association that each
: member of the organization
W donate an additional rain
ol for the safety patrols. )
In the field of driver education
"uch work has been done with
@river training installed in nine
Stuools with dual controlled auto
mobiles with A, A, A. trained in
fiructors, Seven new sehools were
¢ ito the list of schools having
Griver training during the past
‘“w schools for which the
Criving program was installed in
ciude: Dublin. (2), Sparta, Swains-
Joro; Graymont-Summit, Louis
‘¢ and Sylvania, New Pontiacs
< cre turnished to the schools in
Sbarta, while new Chevrolets were
‘Urnished to the others.
v.. Driver Training
_ While the Augusta schools have
ari, V6t adopted the program '2l
#? xfer trmp.mlpefim ‘of the
.5t Georgia' Motor Crub are being
‘Urned toward instigating the pro
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Associated Press Service
BY HARRY P. SNYDER
One of the measures—drafted |
by the American Legion—calls for
marked changes, however, in the
educational and training provis
ions of the Servicemen’s Readjust=
ment Act.
And another along this same
line will be introduced soon by
Rep. Teague (D.-Texas) on behalf
of a special committee that has
been investigating the Veterans’
Administration’s handling of GI
education and training.
The Teague Committee, which
uncovered a host of abuses of the
training program, is still analyz
ing results of its nation-wide in
quiry. It wound up hearings late
last month.
Rankin Confident
Rankin told reporters he is con
fident Congress will act on be
half of the Korean veterans. But
he steered clear of predicting what
changes might be made in the act.
The Legion-backed bill, which
will serve as a starting-point for
hearings and committee discus
sion, would provide educational
and training benefits to personnel
who served in the armed forces
after June 27, 1950.
Here are some of its provisions:
Training would be limited to a
period equal to the time a man
actually spent in the armed forces;
Any person who had not passed
his 23rd birthday on June 27,
1950 or the date he entered the
service would be considered to
have had his education interrupt
ed;
If his education had not been
interrupted by the military serv
ice, he would be entitled to only
a maximum of 12 months train
ing;
A trainee would have to begin
his benefit training within two
years of his discharge and com
plete it within 17 years;
Avocational and recreational
courses—such as dancing, bartend
ing, personality - development,
fishing, golf,-etc.—~would be ban
ned:
Tuition and fee payments for
schooling would be limited to one
half the amount the schools regu
larly charge non-veterans, with a
ceiling of $300;
On-Job Training
On-the-job and on-the-farm
training would be provided under
certain conditions;
Subsistence payments during
full-time training would amount
to SBO a month for a veteran with
out dependents, sllO for a veteran
with one dependent and $125 for
one with more than one depen
dent; .
On-the-job and on-the-farm
training would be provided under
certain conditions;
Schools permitted to provide
training or education to veterans
would have to meet certain condi
tions and have the approval of
state agencies; !
Some of these provisions would
meet some of the criticisms raised
by the Teague Committee.
Teague favors limiting educa
tional benefits somewhat, giving
supplemental help to veterans who
are willing to foot part of their
bills instead of giving a lot of aid
to a limited number of them.
Too, he wants to change the
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Public Works Department Report
Reveals Diversified 'sl Program
Annual report of Athens De
partment of Public Works, pre
pared and submitted to Mayor
and Council by department of
ficials, reveals a diversified pro
gram of progress throughout the
past year.’
Expenditures of the various
divisions operating within the De«
partment of Public Works for the
year 1951 are as follow:
Street Lighting—(net) $20,424,-
67, Sewer Department —5754.75,
Street Department— g 5108,724.91,
Stockade —58,334.78, Sanitary De
partment —592,576.51, City Hall,
$14,681.28, Public Property —sl,-
664.49, Water Works Department
— $66,464.99 and Water and Sew
erage Construction Fund expendi
tures $704,723.24.
The following article details the
progress of these departments dur
ing the past year.
Street Department
The projects carried out by the
Street Department during 1951
followed the theme of diversifica
tion. They included city beauti
fication, sidewalk paving, street
paving, sanitary sewer work,
storm sewers and efforts to eradi
cate white winged beetles and rats,
in addition to the general street
repairs and maintenance.
Beautifigation o
In line ‘with the city beautifica
tion project, dogwood trees were
planted ‘on! Prince' avenue and
Cloverhurst .avenue: Additional
trees wre planted around the Ep
iscopal Church, Oconee Street
ATHENS BANNER-HERALD
By CARROLL SCOTT
SERVING ATHENS AND NORTHEAST CEORCIA OVER A CENTURY
191 Is Record
Year For Local
Recorder’s Court
The Athens Recorder’s Court,
which is the Municipal Court of
Athens, had a record year in 1951.
A total of 7,734 cases were dis
posed of, which accounted for
1,801 eriminal cases and 5,933 trat
fic cases.
A total of 1,577 white men were
arrested, 189 white women, 965
colored men and 207 colored wo
men during 1951, Of the total
number of cases, 107 were dis
missed, 198 were suspended and
placed on probation. During the
year 243 persons were sent to the
city stockade, who worked a total
of 6,484 man days. The court col
lected a total of $61,823.60 in fines
and forfeitures during the year, as
compared to $51,910.50 during the
preceeding year of 1950.
Case Divisions
The cases handled were divided
into two divisions, criminal and
traffic. The criminal cases were:
drunks 840, driving under the in
fluence of aleohol 123 as com
pared to 105 in 1950, drunk and
disorderly 156, disorderly conduct
435, deing business without a li
cense 3, driving without brakes 2,
gambling 101, contempt of court
5, violation of rabies ordinance
107, vagrancy 2, resisting arrest 1,
operating a dive 5, violation of
probation 1, interferring with an
officer 5, selling beer after hours
1, overleading a taxicab 1, es
caping from jail 1, frivilous prose
cution 1, idling and Joitering 2,
operating restaurant without per
mit 1, begging 2, public nuisance 1,
occupant of a dive 1, violation of
Poultry ordinance 1, operating
taxi without permit 1, violation of
restaurant health ordinance 1, dis
carding rubbish on sidewalk 1.
Traffic Cases
The traffic cases were: Speeding
-180, reckless rate of speed 46, reck
less driving 260, overrunning stop
signs 51, overrunning traffic lights
165, violation general traffic ordi
nance 14, hit and run 14, operat
ing without driver’s license 34, op
erating with faulty brakes 15,
blocking traffic 11, violation of
auto registration ordinance 210,
parking meter violations 4,872,
parking in driveways 4, parking on
wrong side of street 13, parking in
no parking area 9, parking in bus
zone 1, double parking 1, making
U turn in middle of black 26, ieav=-
ing the scene ofan accident 4, vio
lation of truck route ordinance 1,
cutting corner 1, R
Cases involving the operation of
motor vehicles under the influence
of intoxicants are handled as crim
inal cases instead of traffic cases.
Judge Olin Price, City Recorder
of Athens, presided throughout the
year, and City Attorney James
Barrow prosecuted for the city
when called upon by the Recorder.
EGYPTIAN STRIFE
ISMAILIA, Egypt, Pan. 12.—
(AP)—British troops and tanks
fought a bloody day-long battle
with an organized Egyptian com
manod force today near the big
Tel El Kebir supply base in the
Suez Canal zone.
The British late tonight announ
ced the Egyptians suffered 46 cas
ualties out of their force of 100:
eight killed, 13 wounded, 25 cap
tured.
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Methodist Church, East Athens
Baptist Church and West Endl
Baptist Church. |
Approximately 2,000 smaller
trees were set out at the stock
|ade to be relocated on city streets
| when they become large enough.
Some of the trees planted have
died, but the percentage is small.
| In the cleanup campaign, pro
gress was made in the leveling of
the old dump located on Willow
street. After the cleanup process
the area was poisoned for rat ex
termination.
Extermination
Parkview Homes and Broad Ac
| res have undergone extermination
| processes in a program to rid the
areas of white winged beetles
that have infested the grounds for
the past several years. According
lto the Federal Department of Ag- ,
riculture these beetles are some of |
the most destructive known to |
mankind. This project was under- |
taken by the street forces under!
the direction of the Agriculture
Department, Clarke county paying !
one-half the cost. |
Other projects aimed at beauti
fication of city included work done
at the College Avenue School,
Childs Street School and the new |
| colored school in East Athens. ‘
Sidewalks
A sidewalk program totaling 3,- I
604 feet of paving, at a cost of |
$6,025.72, was completed in 1951, |
This includes walks sewinéaawi
| row School, Chase Street ‘Sehool
rand Oconee Street School. A]soi
|a portion of the sidewalk on
ATHENS, GA., SUNDAY, JANUARY 18, 1952.
Informed Officials Say Truman
Has Decided Against New Taxes
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CARLSEN AND DANCY FACE HEROES’ WELCOME—
Mate Kenneth Daney (left) and Captain Kurt Carlsen
stand at attention upon their arrival at Falmouth, Eng
land, as they face a heroes’ welcome, following the sink
ing of Carlsen’s ship, the Flying Enterprise, a freighter,
Carlsen, who ordered his erew and passengers to aban
don ship when the vessel broke open during a North
Atlantic storm, remained with his stricken ship and its
million dollar cargo in an attempt to salvage it. A tow
was attempted, but the furious sorm broke the tow line
and furthered the damage to the hull. Within sight of
land the Enterprise heeled over and Carlson and Dancy
leaped into the sea and were rescued. — (AP Wire
photo.)
Controversial Issues
Confront Legislature
ATLANTA, Jan. 12.— (AP) —Georgia’s heaviest spend
ing Legislature will assemble Monday to wind up the 1951-
52 session in 30 days of considering mildly controversial
issues. » ; e - &
Civilian Defense
OpenMeefing Set
In connection with the organiza
tion of the Civil Defense cadre of
the city of Athens, Civil Defense
Director Colonel F. W. Whitney
announces an open meeting in the
auditorium of the Chamber of
Commerce Tuesday, January 15,
at 7:30 p. m.
This meeting is sponsored by the
auxiliary of Allen R. Fleming
Post 20 of the American Legion.
Jerry Cauble, Area Director of
Civil Defense, will be the princi
pal speaker and will show and ex
plain a film on the atomic bomb
and the possible results of an atonr
bomb attack. e i
w’.l.‘i;is.r};e—zéfihg is open to the pub
lic, and it is hoped that there will
be a large attendance.
]Springdale street, west of Mille
dge avenue and Chattooga avenue
| was paved. These two walks were
assessed against the abutting pro
perty owners.
Streets
The city’s paving project added
1.87 miles of paving in 1951, an
increase over the 1950 mileage of
1.36 miles. This represents 26,320
square yards of paving on the fol
lowing streets; Nacoochee, Grace,
Belvoir Heights, Strong, Hill, Cas
talia, Peabody, Fortson Drive, O’-
Farrell, Popular, Church, Hull,
Peter and West Lake Drive.
Streets that have been curbed
preparatory to paving in 1952 are
Scott, West Lake Place, Harris,
Hart and Dougherty. No assess
ment has yet been made for these
projects which represent an in
| vestment of $16,971.
i Heavy rains in July of 1851
| caused drainage failure in two old
| storm sewers. One, lying beneath
i the Georgia Railroad near Broad
| street, was made of brick. The
| other, west of Oconee street, and
south of the Hodgson Oil Refining
Co., was of rubble masonry. Due
to the age, size and danger in
i volved, these two lines were aban
'd‘oned and replaced by concrete
pipe. ’
! The expense of the first sewer
| project was borne by the City and
| The Georgia Railroad, and }he ;a:é
ter ‘'was fina by the cityt |
ithé'f%«’\arhandds g uel ’0& ‘(f&mpanj
| as the drainage systems were on
i (Continued on Page Six.)
BY JIM THOMASSON
The body which appropriated
more than $400,000,000 and enact
ed a sales tax in the tumultuous
4¢ days it met last year, has toll
roads, tax reduction and education
reorganization as its weightiest
issues this year.
Slight disagreement between
Governor Talmadge and some of
his legislative leaders on two of
the top issues will center interest
on the Governor's message to a
%Zint legislative session at noon
onday.
Talmadge has said he will ask
the Legislature to pass and sub
mit to the people in the November
general election a constitutional
amendment reducing the state
property tax from five mills to
one fourth mill, He also is expect
ed to urge passage of bills au
thorizing construction of toll
roads, providing an additional gl'-
000,000 annually to finance public
school building, extend welfare
aid to the permanently disabled,
and make permanent the present
voter registration lists.
~ Hand Opposes
House Speaker Fred Hand of
Pelham is an administration sup
porter but he is opposing the Gov
ernor on the property tax reduc
tion proposal.
Action will start early in the
I"ouse on that issue—even before
the Governor speaks in all prob
ability.
Last year, the Senate passed the
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Radio-TV Meet
L. H. Christian of Radio Station
WRFC has been named chairman
of the 1952 Georgia Radio and
Television Institute, which is to be
held at the Henry W. Grady School
of Journalism, University of Geor
gia, later in the spring under the
joint sponsorship of the Georgia
Association of Broadcasters and
the Grady School. |
Mr. Christian was appointed by
Ben Williams, WTOC, Savannah,‘
G. A. B. president, Others named
to the committee are A. D. (Jess)
Willard, jr., WGAC, Augusta; Ed
Kobak, jr., WIWA, Thomson;
John W. Jacobs, jr., ~WDUN,
Gainesville; R. W. Rounsaville,
WQXI, Atlanta; and Frank Crow
ther (“Red Cross”), WMAZ, Ma-'
con. The last named was chairman |
of the 1951 Institute.
The 1952 commitiee will have!
its first meeting in Atlanta, Jan
uary 25, in connection with the'
winter meeting of the Georgia As
sociation of Broadcasters. Present
plans call for a Radio and Tele
vision Institute program which
will bring te the University cam
pus mdny of the outstanding lead+
ers of broadcasting and te!ecast-‘
ing.
A. H. S. Beauty
Review Slated
Wednesday Night
By MARY JANE WHITTLE
Athens High will hold the 1951=
1952 Beauty Review on January
16, in the Fine Arts Auditorium,
at 8 p. m,
The Beauty Review is sponsored
by the annual and the chairman of
the review is Pat Hudson, The
faculty advisers are Mrs, W. P,
Pickett and Miss Frances Nunn.
Forty-five girls have been elect
ed to appear in the Beauty Re
view with 8 contestants from the
ninth, 10 frem the tenth, 12 from
the eleventh, and 15 from the
twelfth grade. The girls will be
judged on naturalness, poise,
grace, and beauty,
15 Seniors Chosen
The seniors are Bobbie Jean
Berryman, Ann Christian, Julia
Ann Coile, Betty Dixon, Joneita
Daniel, Sibyle Fanning, Jane
Floyd, Jean Fulcher, Martha Jean
Hale, Faye Harris, Marion Hop~-
kins, Rita Loyd, Helen Rogers,
Hilda Shackelford, and Joyce Wil~
liams.
Juniors are Mary Jo Adams,
Martha Howe Chandler, Betty
Cook, Janey Mae Cooley, Kay Dil
lard, Anne Hunt, Shirley Loyd,
Rowena Janes, Jane Messer,
Gretchen Parrott, Nan Richard
son, and Olief Wingfield.
10 Sophomores Elected
Sophomores are Freida Bryant,
Eleanor Crane, Ann Hailey, Bev
erly Hammond, Barbara Hunnius,
Jean Messer, Mary Nash, Carey
O’Kelley, Elsa Parrott, and Trixie
Williams. i
Freshmen are Joan Bell, Nancy
Butts, Cissy Corker, Ann Cox,
Rosalind David, Demaris Fowler,
lk:{arion Lumpkin, and Pat Rigs
s 0
The seniors will wear long for=-
mals; juniors, short formals; soph
omores, afternoon dresses; and
freshmen, skirts and sweaters.
Judges for the Beauty Review
will be local people. The mistress
of ceremonies is to be Pat Hudson.
The escorts have been elected as
follows: senior escort, Bill Saye;
junior escort, Larry Jones; sopho
more escort, Jimmy Williams; and
freshman escort, Calvin Winfrey.
Sea Search Is
Slowed By Fog
SEATLE, Jan, 12 — (AP) — The
storm - shrouded North Pacific
dropped a curtain of fog over the
search for the freighter Pennsyl
vania and its 45-man crew today.
The Coast Guard, coordinating
the search, ordered all planes out
of the area as visibility was cut to
nearly 300 feet.
Ships in the area, some 465
miles northwest of Canada’s Van
eouver Island, continued to train
their radar scopes through the
murk in search of the four Penn
sylvania lifeboats which were
ready to put to sea Wednesday at
abandonment of the storm
wracked freighter. |
Hopes had been buoyed late
yesterday by reported sighting of
floating debris 24 to 34 miles south
and southeast of the last reported
position of the disabled vessel.
The floating material included a
hatch cover, lumber and plates,
boxes, drums and an oil slick.
The Coast Guard said it con
sidered the nature of the debris
sighted yesterday as giving no in
dication whether the Pennsylvania
still was afloat.
A spokesman reported finding of
a hatch cover might be considered
ominous, but that the Pennsyl
vania’s captain, George Plover,
had reported before abandoning
ship that the No. 2 hatch was open
and full of water.
BIG BOMB SHELTER
NEW YORK, Jan. 12—(AP)—
Plans to build a $1,000,000 atomic
bomb shelter capable of protecting
12,000 persons in the Wall Street
financial district were announced
today by the New York County
Council of the Veterans of For
eign Wars,
The announcement said the
VFW had acquired & 50,000~
square-foot block, now a parkling
lot, bounded by Maiden Lane, Wa
ters, Pine and Pear Streets, and
that construction would start early
in April.
ATHENS AND VICINITY
Partly cloudy and warm Sun
day. Highest afternoor temper
ature near 606. Sun will rise at
7:40 and will set at 5:44.
GEORGIA — Partly cloudy
and slightly warmer Sunday.
TEMPERATURE
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RAINFALL
Inches last 24 hours ~ 4. .00
Tatal since; January.l... ... 1,30
Deficit since January 1 ... 1.60
Average January rainfail .. 4.84
Read Daily by 35,000 People In Athens Trade Ares
BY CHARLES F. BARRETT
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.
—(AP)—President Truman
has about decided not to ask
this election-year Congress
for new boosts in income or
excise tax rates, informed
officials said today. ~
Rather, they said, the Pres
ident will hit hard for a twin
Program of a() tighter tax
aw enforcement, and (b}
the plugging of what he has
termed loopholes costing the
government several billion
dollars of revenue yearly.
Officials who may not be nam
ed said Mr. Truman'’s political ad
visers cautioned against an all
out drive for an increase in tax
rates. Barring a last-minute
change of mind, they said, the
President apparently has agreed.
The reasoning of Mr., Truman’s
political aides was said to be that
the administration shouldn't stick
its neck out needlessly on behalf
of another tax boost since chances
of enactment are so dim,
Key Congress members of both
parties have said that barring all
out war there will be no general
tax hike this year. ‘
This reported decision by Mr.
Truman would mean abondonment
of his repeatedly proclaimed goal
of pay-as-we-go financing of the
mounting defense effort.
Budget Forecast
Responsible officials said the
President’s budget message, due
to go to Congress Jan. 21, will out
- line & whopping sepnding program
of about 85 billion dollars for the
fiscal year starting next July 1.
Present tax laws are estimated
to bring in about 70 billion dol
lars during the year. That would
indicate a deficit of about 15 bil
lions, an unprecedented red ink
entry except in all-out war years.
The final deficit figure in Mr.
Truman’s projected blueprint will
be reduced to nearer 10 billions,
by the administration’s count, if
Congress approves his tax reforms
and the nation’s economy con
tinues to expand.
For this fiscal year, ending June
30, latest official administration
estimates put spending at 70 bil
lions dollars and revenue at 6215
billions, That would mean a de
fieit of 7 1-2 billions. However,
the deficit figure is belng revised
downward as spending lags and
tax income mounts.
Briefly, here are some major
points in the “loophole” program
which Mr. Truman has proposed
unsuccfssfully in the past, and
may pump harder for this year:
Major Points
I—oil depletion. Oil producers
are permitted now to deduct 271%
per cent of their gross income, up
to 50 per cent of net income, for
the drain on their resources.
further, they can deduct certain |
expenditures for drilling and de
velopment. The administration
wants to cut the depletion allow
ance from 27% per cent to 15 per
cent, and estimates this would
raise up to 500 million dollars an
nually. It says oil profits are taxed
at a much fl)wer rate than other
incomes. Producers contend the
provisions are justified because oil
production is a costly and un
‘ certain undertaking,
2—Capital gains. Profits from
sale of property, including stocks
and bonds, which are held as long
as six months, are taxed now at
an effective rate of -26 per cent,
The administration has asked that
the effective rate be raised to 37-
1%, pr cent, estimating this would
product another 400 mililons in
revenue,
3—Dividends and interest. The
administration has proposed that
taxes be withheld at the source
on income from dividends and in
terest, as is done now fer most
salaries and wages. It estimated
this would raise about 350 million
dollars.
4—Life insurance. The adminis
tration repeatedly has urged a
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KANGAROO GIRL
Australia’s Miss Kangaroo,
the beauteocus Loretta North,
who is visiting the United
States accompanied by two
young kangaroos, has arrived in
Washington where she will give
her traveling mates to the Nat
ional Zoological Gardens. Here
she carries one eof the animals
as she goes to meet zoo officials.
~—(NEA Telepheto.)
HOME
EDITION
Negofiators
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eld Slightly -
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MUNSAN, Korea, Sunday, Ji
13— (AP)—Allied and Con'-na
negotiators a(rpearcd willing Sate
u':dfito yield slightly on the eritie
cal issue of rebuilding North Ko
rean airfields—a major block i
the truce talks.
New sessions were slated 1
Panmunjom today at 11 a, m., (
p. m, E. 8. T, Saturday).
The question of building and
repairing airfields in Red Korea
is the last remaining issue before
the subcommittee considering su
pervision of an armistice,
Freedom of choice in repatriae
tion is a major issue in the cther
subcommittee considering exe
change of prisoners of war.
In this United Nations command
advance camp, the feeling gcw
that both sides might give a litile
on their deadlocked positions ree
garding airfields.
The Reds already have shown
some signs of modifying their
stand. On Dec. 2, their chief del«
egate, North Korean General Nam
11, said emphatically the North
Koreans would rebuild military
airfields during the armistiece,
Red *Come-Down”
Since then, the Communist chief
sub-delegate, Chinese Maj. Gen.
Hsieh Fang, hag toned that down
by saying maybe the Communists
would rebuild their airfields and
maybe not.
Air Force Maj. Gen. Howard M.
Turner, indicated Saturday a clear
statement from the Reds omn the
issue might make way for success
fully terminating the truce talks.
Newsmen felt a statement in the
conference tent that the Commu-~
niss would not rehabilitate milie
tary airfields would be acceptable
to the United Nations command.
Feeling was strong that when
such a statement weas put in ithe
conference record it would not
have to be incorporated in the
armistice agreement. And this
would give both sides a face-sav~
ing way out.
After Baturday’s meeting, Tur
ner pointedly omitted his wsusal
comment of the last two weeks
that “no progress” was made in
the discussions..
Nuckols Statement
Brig. Gen. William P. N
the U. N. briefin otticcr“a:gz
General Turner tol: the Ra& that
the Allies “could only econeclude™
the Communists were *“uncertain
?f their present position” em the
ssue.
In the other sub-delegation tent,
where the fate of thousands of
prisoners of war is hanging fire,
the Allies pressed for an exchange
on a man-for-man basis until all
Red-held U. N. prisoners sre
handed over. The Allles hold
many thousands more prisoners
than do the Communists.
After such an exchange the Al
lies propose voluntary choice of
repatriation for the remaining
prisoners—a return to North Ko
rea, Red China or whatever eoun
try will take them.
The Red Chinese were strongly
opposed. They ecalled it “slave
barter.”
Rear Adm. R, E. Libby, the U.
N. sub-delegate, said after Satur
day’s unsuccessful meeting that
the Chinese would not agree te #
fi they could help it.
Tryouts Slated
For Lions Show
Tryouts for the Athens Lions
Club Amateur Show are being
held on Monday, Wednesday and
Friday nights at the Georgian Ho
tel, it was announced today by J.
W. Matthews, talent chairman for
the Lions Club.
‘Several outstanding talent num-~
bers were auditioned the past
Wednesday and Friday nights,”
Matthews stated today, “and there
are some places still open for Mon
day night, January 14, and
Wednesday night, January 16 ™
Matthews suggests that anyone
desiring to audition for the show
call him at 2141 or see him at the
Athens Bus Station.
Very likely auditions will close
Wednesday or Friday night of this
week.
Approximately 25 acts are to
be selected for the Show which i
to be held in the Fine Arts Audi
torium on the University of Geor
gia campus, January 25. Winners
of the show are to share in some
S3OO in prizes. Three divisions
have been set up: those under 16
years of age, those over 18 years
of age, and University of Georgia
students. First and second prizes
are to be awarded in each division.
The amateur show is held ans,
nually by the Lions Club and pre
fits go to promote sight conserva
tion work in this area, Among the
projects which the elub conauet
are those assisting meedy children:
in obtaining eye examinations and
in being fitted for glasses.