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Vol. CXX, No. 3.
Army Rescue Teaz:#Presses
Toward Snow-zound Train
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Brifain, Facing
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Dollar Crisis,
By ERNEST AGNEW .-
[.ONDON, Jan. 15—(AP)—Bri
{2in lays before her Common
wealth partners today a plan for
them, as well as hergelf, to im
pose new and _stxffer import cuts
{o meet her third grave financial
crisis since the war.
The problem again is how to
halt the rapid decline of British
gold and dollar reserves, which
finance the day-to-day trade in
vital eommodities which the coun
trv must have to live,
[t is virtually certain that this
country, at least, is in for a period
of really black austerity.
prime Minister Winston Church
il and his Conservative colleagues
cecided to call the Commonwealth
pinancial Conference soon after
thev came to office on Oect. 25.
¢ mmoned to the London meeting
today with Chancellor of the Ex
chequer Richard Austen Butler
were the finance ministers of Au=
ciralia, New Zealand, Pakistan,
India, Ceylon, South Africa,
Southern Rhodesia and Canada.
All are members of the British~
Jed sterling area -except Canada.
Canada is an important supplier of
Rritish needs, especially wheat
and aluminum, and the British
have difficulty m paying for them.
Bleak Situation
The bleak situation they face is
The trading position of Britainl
| the sterling area—all the em-~
pire and commonwealth except
(anada—is far worse now than it
was in 1949, when looming bank
ruptey forced a 30 per cent cut in
the pound’s value— from $4.03 to
$2.80.
The sterling area then was in
debt to the dollar nations, princi
pally the United States, and
couldn’t sell enough goods to pay
its way., Now it is in debt to
Europe as well. In December, for
instance, Britain bought filom
Western Europe nearly $l5O mil
lion more goods than she sold there
—and paid for only half the dif
fernece.
The gold and dollar reserves, re
built with U. 8. aid after devalua
tion, are falling swiftly. In the
last quarter of 1951, they dropped
at nearly twice the rate that pre
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Brooks Services
Walker W. Brooks, a resident
here for more than forty years,
died in a local hospital Monday
afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. Mr.
Brooks was 74 years old and had
been ill for three months.
Graveside services were to be
conducted this afternoon at 3
o'clock in Danielsville Cemetery
with Rev. Dow Kirkpatrick, pastor
of First Methodist Church, offi
m:xtmg.
Pall-bearers will be members of
“‘}‘ Reed-Tuck Sunday School
Class and an honorary escort will
include members of the same or
ganization. Clyde MeDorman
Funeral Home is in charge of ar
rangements.
Mr. Brooks is survived by a
brother, Roy L. Brooks, Martins
ville, Va.; and two nephews,
Woody H. Brooks, Andrews, S. C.,
and Ralph E. Bullock, Athens.
A native of Madison County, Mr.
Brooks resided at 373 East Dough
"r Street, He was a son of the
tate Police Chief Lloyd Brooks
and was a regular attendant at
meetings of the Reed-Tuck Sun-
School Class. His many
riends will deeply regret: to learn
of his death.
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“ven By Police
‘I a peddler tries to sell you a
.F ¢ity looking sweater at what he
LS 1s a greatly reduced price,
rolice Chief Clarence Roberts
vanis you to let the Police De
be" ment know immediately.
_ Three of those inflammable
;eaters that seem to be blanket
,'s Ihe natisn have been brought
‘0 the department by Athenians
"_} O purchased them from a ped
dier the latter part of last year.
_ Chief Roberts said that if a
“icater has been purchased from
. ‘ocal store the buyer need have
20 . but if it was bought from
@ beddler—that's another matter.
]‘ vy*j'r‘l'peddler-sweat‘ers are high
e ‘»dvmmable and ignite at very
/W heat consequently being very
he €Tous to the owner. They can
- lenited” from the heat of a
;\;;’;;é—‘d cigarette or an open fire
(:hf or almost any kind of heat.
1“”:”Hef Roberts ask that any wha
7ught such sweaters notify him
“"d also that it a peddler comes
:vfi.,.”‘“d in this area offering sweat
-'¢ al reduced prices, the police
@SO be notitied,
8“1}5 a peddler tries to make such
m)‘};‘ldnd Is traveling in an auto
nrne be sure and get the tag
offionel i he leaves ‘before’the
g arri e ”
Chief Robert: esakolfl o
ATHENS BANNER-HERALD
Associated Press Service
Streamliner Marooned By Storm
Which Lashed Entire West Coast
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 15.—(AP)—An Army rescue
team pushes into the blizzard-blasted high Sierra today
hoping to bring out 226 persons stranded on the luxurious
streamliner City of San Francisco.
Three weasel-amphibious jeeps with full caterpillar
tread—two jeeps and four ambulances were in the Army
convoy, which carried food for 2,000 meals. .
At San Queni
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SAN QUENTIN, CALIF., Jan.
15—(AP)—Two San Quentin in
mates, using a 12-inch scissors
blade and a double-edged ax,
killed two guards in an attempted
prison break last night. Two oth
er guards and one of the convicts
was injured.
Warden Harley O. Teets, who
took over only three weeks ago,,
was visibly affected. He succeed
ed veteran Warden Clinton T. Duf
fy, who was appointed to the Cali
fornia adult (parole) authority.
Guard Charles D. Wiget, 31, was
waylaid in the prison library and
stabbed to death. Guard Vern A.
Mackin, 38, was killed in a prison
movie projection room,
Richard M. Sims jr., Marin
county District Attorney, named
Eugene Burwell, Los Angeles rob
ber, and James Alonzo Rogers,
serving a term for attempted mur=
der in San Francisco, as the kill
ers.
Sims said this is what happened:
Burwell and Rogers were plot
ting to escape. They had the scis
sors blade, a double-edged ax and
a six-inch knife, They bound li
brarian inmate Joseph E. Wolf, 22,
Los Angeles Burglar.
Rogers climbed on a library
table and feigned illness. When
Wiget came in Rogers grabbed
him Burwell stabbed him. Bur
well was stabbed in the lung dur
ing the scuffle,
Guards Ralph E. Dascombe and
Virgil F. Stewart stepped in to the
darkened library seeking Wiget,
The: guards’ were"- beaten and
slashed in the face.
Burwell and Rogers ran to the
messhall where a basketball game
was in progress. Tthey told guard
Mackin they wanted some records
from the motion picture projection
booth. Mackin took them to get the
records.
Mackin was stobbed three
times and killed in the booth,
which overhangs the mess hall.
The attack on Mackin attracted
other guards who captured them
in the booth.
Warden Harley O. Teets re
ported Burwell, a negro, said he
“blew his top” and planned to kill
Wiget for “discriminating” against
him.
I. L. Ivester Is
Thomas L. Ivester, well known
resident of Winterville, died at his
home this morning after an ill
ness of several weeks. Mr. Ivester
was 75 years olld.
Funeral arrangements will be
announced later by Bernstein
Funeral Home.
Mr. Ivestér is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Lizzie Gabriel Ivester,
Winterville; six daughters, Mrs.
H. D. LaCount, Athens, Mrs. C. B.
Rogers, Orlando, Fla., Mrs. Mattie
Stewart, Winterville, Mrs. H. D.
Helton, Greenwood, S. C., Mrs. A.
C. Carter, Jacksonville, Fla, and
Mrs. Bill Ewing, Santa Monica,
Calif.; three sons, G. L. Ivester,
Athens; O’Neal Ivester, Hogans
ville; R. B. Ivester, Los Angeles,
Calif.; four sisters, Mrs. Wesberry
Holbrook, Clarkesville, Mrs. Win
nie Shirley, High Point, N. C,
Mrs. Lois Read, Seatile, Wash,,
and Mrs. Dora Holbrook, South
Carolina, and one brother, P. L.
‘ Ivester, Waynesboro, Ga.
Mr. Ivester was a member of
Winterville Methodist Church and
had many friends throughout this
. section.
Superior Court
Clarke Superior Court entered
its second day of the regular Jan
uary term today with the case of
Heyn vs. Heyn slated to be called
first.
After the Heyn case, Shackel
ford vs. Ridling, for which a jury
was stricken yesterday afternoon,
was scheduled, followed by Reid
vs. Stephens. :
In Monday’s session the case of
Burnett vs. Lane ended with a
verdict for the defendant. Jen
nings vs. Addington et al brought
a verdict for the plaintiff. Ray vs.
Battle, a dispossessory action, won
a verdiet for the plaintiff.
The case of Cartey’s Garage vs.
Simpson was passed pending set
tlement.
Uncontested divorce actions are
to be taken up Friday. The first
week of court is devoted to civil
matters with criminal cases com
ing up next week.
Jugge Henry H. Wefi‘c iSS pll;eistid_
ing o th urt an olicitor
qgne‘fi D. fl\gmfi-anv Pollock will
appear for the state in criminal
cases.
The swank westbound train was
a victim of a mighty storm which
lashed the West Coast from Can
ada to Mexico. The howling gales
piled deep snow drifts in the
mountains, dumped flooding rains
on already sodden lowlands and
sent towering waves smashing
against sea walls.
A Southern Pacific spokesman,
Carl Olson, said from 25 to 30 per
sons on the snowbound train need
immediate medical attention. Two
doctors are with the rescue party.
However, the group is not with
out food. A weasel from a wtili
ties company maintenance crew
and a group of skiers reached the
streamliner from Soda Springs,
some 14 miles away. The Weasel
carried 400 pounds of food, blan
kets and medical supplies,
Olson said it was snowing with
winds from 25 to 50 miles at the
train site,
' An Air Force doctor, who re
fused to be named, said many lit
ter caseg were on the train—most
suffering from shock caused by
exposure.
There were reports wood from
the baggage car was being burned.
Hundreds of persons—travelers
and residents — were marooned.
Exactly how many was anybody’s
guess.
Communications were disrupted
in many places. Some communi
ties were ecut off. Avalanches
roared into canyons, killing at
least three persons.
Storm Toll
The storm’s toll—in life and
property damage—could not be
reckoned because of poor com
municdtions. Damage was expect
ed to run into the millions, but
casualties appeared at a minimum.
A Trancher was missing and
feared lost. A parson whose car
Jwas stalled in a snowdrift died of
‘exettion after-making his way'up
a steep grade on foot. .
‘ The Red Cross reported about
120 motorists were stranded by a
blizzard on Highway 395 north
west of Reno. They found shelter
at Stead Air Force Base, now be
ing reactivated. Only a few air
men were there and food was re
ported low. A Greyhound bus
took 42 of the motorists to Reno.
Thirty passengers of a Grey
hound bus, stranded since Friday
at Lake Audrain near Echo Sum
mit on U. S. Highway 50, were re
ported evacuating cabins in which
they had taken shelter. Continu
ing drifts threatened to bury the
cabins.
Only one eastbound Southern
Pacific train was scheduled today.
The California Division of High~
ways reported it temporarily had
given up trying to clear transcon
tinental highways U. S. 40 and 50
over the Sierra except for rescue
operations, Strong winds piled
deep drifts behind the snowplows.
The army convoy, from sixth
Army Headquarters in San Fran
cisco’s Presidio was loaded aboard
flat cars in a relief train at Colfax.
The train included a diner,
coaches and a rotary plow.
Rescue Plan
Railroad officials said the plan
was to take the Weasels as close
as possible to the streamliner, then
send them crunching over the,deep
snow to the train and return the
196 passengers to the relief train.
The streamliner has a crew of 30.
It was estimated the relief train’s
rotary plow could chew its way to
within three miles of the stalled
City of San Francisco.
The train was stalled near Don
ner- summit, some 150 air miles
northeast of San Francisco. That
is the area where, in the winter
of 1846-417, the Donner party of 42
perished on its long, covered-wa
gon trek to California.
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MARRIAGE IN THE MAKING ?—Rumors that precede
marriages are currently flying about Britain as the Scot
tish Earl of Dalkeith and Princess Margaret spend more
and more time together. Vacationing with the Earl, the
fun loving Princess cut her stay short and went to see her
garen';s at Sandringham. Adding fuel to the rumor fire,
alkeith followed Margaret to the -King’s ‘palace.--
(NEA Telephoto.)
SERVING ATHENS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA OVER A CENTURY,
ATHENS, CA., TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1952,
Troutman Wilson
19 Head Local
Exchange Club
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower will
be the next president of the United
States if members of the Exchange
lClub have anythlng to say about
;
At least, members voted him
their overwhelming favorite in a
presidential preference vote at
their weekly luncheon meeting at
the Georgian Hotey yeterday.
In the voting, Eisenhower re
ceived 27 votes, as compared with
three cast for Gov. Earl Warren,
their second choice. President
Truman, Sen Richard B. Russell,
and Harold Stassen each received
two votes each, while William O.
Douglas, Sen. Harry Byrd, and
Gov. Herman Talmadge were giv
en one apiece.
The club voted overwhelmingly
that a Young Republican’s club for
Georgia would be a definite asset.
The vote was 31-2, with two -
sons adding an affimative R‘&g.
Eisenhower were to be the candi
date.
Troutman Wilson was elected
president at a recent meetini,{and
will serve for six months. He is
associated with the University
Chevrolet Company.
Other officers are Robert Kim
brell, who was reelected treasurer,
and John S. “guck" Griffin, re
elected secretary, Under club pro
cedure, James L. Whitaker, the
outgoing president, becomes vice
president. These officers will serve
for six months.
New members elected to the
Board of Control, for the term of
one year are, Lee Jerkins, Sam
Welch, and Dan Greer.
Board members to continue
serving for six months are Hey
ward Allen, Owen M. Roberts, jr.,
and Tyus Butler.
Former Athenian
Wins Promotion
Athens friends of Nat G. Slaug
hter, jr., son of Dr. and Mrs.
Slaughter, will be gratified to
learn he has assumed his duties
as assistant treasurer of the ESEO
Division of Calloway Mills, La-
Grange, Ga. The division com
prises three large mills of the
Calloway operations.
__Mr. Slagghter was employed by
the company ;‘ WWQ}Y@&‘lV
ing his degree in Commerce from
the University of Georgia. He be
gan work in the accounting de
partment and was transferred to
the cost department in the New
York sales office in 1936. In 1940
he became salesman for the Val
way Division and worked in both
the Southern and LaGrange of
fices.
In 1942 Mr. Slaughter entered
the United States Army and
served in the Pacific Theater of
Operations until 1946. He returned
to Unity Plant and was overseer
of Packing, Blending and Ware
house until January of 1947 when
he was transferred to Oakleaf as
overseer in Sewin, Production and
Quality Control.
In November he was transfer
red to USEO Division accounting
department and in 1950 became
general manager of Delta Indust
rial Service, Inc.,, in Mariatta.
Since July, 1951, when the Com
pany sold Delta, he had been As
sistant Manager, USEQO Cotton De
partment.
While at the University he join
ed Sigma Chi social fraternity and
was a member of the varsity golf
team. He is a member of LaGrange
First Methodist Church, the Lions
Club and Highland Country Club.
He was recently elected president
of the latter organization. In 1934
and 1947 he was golf champion of
the Highland Club and runner
up in 1951,
Mr. Slaughter is married and
the father of three sons.
ATLANTA, Jan. 15 — (AP) —
Construction of the new $5,500,~
000 State Docks at Savannah is
moving along on schedule and the
facilities are expected to be open
ed formally next Novermber, This
was announced by James D. Rob
inson, jr., chairman of the Geor
gia Ports Authority.
ON SCHEDULE
Property Tax Cut Bill Is
Passed By House, 168-15
Five Mill Rate
Left On Banks
By Substitufe ‘
ATLANTA, Jan. 15—
(AP)—Carrying out a cam
paign promise of Governor
Herman Talmadge, the
House of Representatives
today adopted a proposed
Constitutioan] Amendment
to reduce the five mill state
property tax to one-quarter
mill.
The vote was 168 to 15.
The Governor set up and the
House quickly accepted a substi
tute measure which leaves the
full five mill rate on all banks be
cause they are not subject to any
other state tax.
The proposal, to be voted on by
the people in November, must go
back to the Senate for concurrence
in the substitution. Prompt Sen
ate concurrence is expected,
Beats Proposal
The House beat down a proposal
by Rep. Bernard Nightingale of
Glynn County to reduce the tax
by law instead of Constitutional
Amendment.
Talmadge has pledged himself to
reduce the tax by executive order
this year pending final action on
the proposed amendment.
The state now receives approxi
mately $7 million a year in pro
perty taxes.
House Speaker Fred Hand of
Mitchell County left the podium to
speak against the Governor's pro
posal. He said, however, that he
and Talmadge are on “the most
friendly terms,” but disagree on
this issue. Hand reiterated his
claim that homestead exemptions
already take care of the small pro
perty owner and that reducing the
tax would benefit only utilities,
big corporations and large land
owners.
More than 100 bills were intro
duced in the House during the
day, including measures to make
exemptions in the state three per
cent sales tax law and to reor
ganize the State Education De
partment.
Rep. Nat Walker of Crawford
County offered bills to exempt
irom sale tax industrial machinery
and repair parts used in manufac
turing articles for resale, fresh
vegetables, bacon, backs and sides
of hogs whether salted, fried or
smoked, flour, meal, loaf bread,
medicines, funeral expenses, Bi
bles and building supplies.
Rep. Gordon Sumner of Worth
County tossed in a bill to exempt
purchases by non-profit hospitals.
Predict Failure
House leaders, however, pre
dicted that none of the exemptions
would win approval.
Rep. John Greer of Lanier
County introduced a proposed
constitutional amendment to spe
cify that the State Board of Edu
cation is merely a policy-making
body and the State Superintendent
of Schools is the administrative
officer of the department.
Rep. Owens Adams of Upson
Couty offered two proposed
amendments. One would provide
for the election of school bhoard
members by the people and the
other abolish the present board al
together and provide that the Sup
erintendent of Schools, the Gov
ernor and the president of the
Georgia Education Association
would select a three-member ad
visory board to werk with the
superintendent,
The Governor’s proposed au
thority to build pay-as-you-ride
super highways encountered
mounting opposition. So he said
he will amend his bill to let the
authority build such a road only
from Cartersville to Chattanooga.
‘That’s about all we could build
in my administration anyhow,” he
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ATHENS AND VICINITY
Continued cloudy and warm
with chance of a light shower
today. Partly cloudy tonight
and Wednesday. Low tonight
50; high tomorrow 60. Sun sets
today 5:46 and rises tomorrow
7:39,
GEORGIA — Consider
able cloudiness and continued
warm this afternoon, tonight
and Wednesday.,
EXTENDED FORECAST
GEORGlA—Continued rather
warm through Friday, cooler
Saturday and Sunday. Temper
atures averaging six to ten de
grees above normal. No precip
itation except some light rain,
generally less than one-fourth
inch occurring about Friday and
Saturday. Normal maximum 54
in north Georgia to 65 in south
Georgia; normal minimums 34
in north Georgia to 44 in south
Georgia.
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LEGISLATORS HEAR TALMADGE—
Governor Herman Talmadge addresses
joint session of legislature on opening
day in Atlanta. At left is House Speaker
Fred Hand of Pelham. The Governor ap
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POWs Checked By Allied Command:
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Beauty Review
Tomorrow Night
Forty-five Athens High School
girls who have been chosen by
their classmates for the annual
beauty review to be held in Fine
Arts Auditorium Wednesday, Jan~
uary 16 at 8 . m. will compete for
the coveted titles of Campus
Queen and class beauties tomor
row night.
Sponsored by the Annual of the
local high school, the Beauty Re
view has come to be a yearly
event which is enjoyed by students
and townspeople alike. Faculty
advisors for the Beauty Review
this year are Mrs. W. P. Pickett
and Miss Frances Nunn.
Eight students have been chosen
to represent the ninth grade, ten
from the tenth, twelve from the
eleventh, and fifteen from the
twelfth grade.
Escort for the Senior contest
ants will be alternate captain of
the AHS football team, Bill Saye,
while junior, sophomore, and
freshman escorts will be Larry
Jones, Jimmy Williams and Calvin
Winfrey, respectively. Mistress of
Ceremonies will be Pat Hudson
who is also chairman of the Beau
ty Review for the Annual.
The girls will be judged by local
people on the bases of naturalness,
poise, grace, and beauty,
Seniors in the Beauty Review
are Bobby Jean Berryman, Ann
Christian, Julia Ann Coile, Betty
Dixon, Joneita Daniel, Sibyle
Fanning, Jane Floyd, Jean Ful
cher, Martha Jean Hale, Faye
Harris, Marion Hopkins, Rita
Loyd, Helen Rogérs, Hilda
Shackleford, and Joyce Williams,
Juniors are Mary Jo Adams,
Martha Howe Chandler, Betty
Cook, Janey Mae Cooley, Kay Dil
lard, Anne Hunt, Shirley Loyd,
Rowena Jones, Jane Messer, Gret
chen Parrott, Nan Richardson, and
Olief Wingfield.
The ten sophomores elected are
Freida Bryant, Eleanor Crane, Ann
Hailey, Beverly Hammond, Bar
bara Hunnius, Jean Messer, Mary
Nash, Carey O’'Kelley, Elsa Par
rott, and Trixie Williams.
Freshmen are Joan Bell, Nancy
Butts, Cissy Corker, Demaris Fow
ler, Ann Cox, Marion Lumpkin,
and Pat Rigsby.
Seniors will wear long formals;
Junior, short formals; sophomores,
afternoon dresses; and freshmen,
sweters and skirts.
Read Daily by 35,000 People In Athens Trade Arvea
pealed for a harmonious 30 days and ap
proval of several proposals including
virtual elimination of state property tax
and creation of a state toll road authority.
— (AP Photo.)
MUNSAN, Korea, Jan, 15 —
(AP)-—The U. N. Command today
began checking a Communist re~
port that Allied bombs killed at
least ten prisoners and wounded
60 in a Red POW eamp.
Red truce negotiators said a U.
N. plane bombed a North Korean
prison eamp at Kangdong Monday
night. The site is 18 miles north
east of Pyongyang, Red Korean
capital. Previously one American
and 1,591 South XKoreans were
listed as prisoners at Kangdong.
An official spokesman for Gen.
Matthew B. Ridgway’s headquar
ters in Tokyo said tactical reports
of air operations were being stu
died “to determine whether there
is anr truth to the Communist al
legations.”
The Reds did not invite the Al
les to come see for themselves, az
they have done in their reports of
air attacks in the truce zone pro
tected areas. .
Red Report
The Red report was made by
North Korean Maj. Gen, Lee Sang
Cho at Tuesday’s fruitless nego
tiations on exchanging prisoners
of war. Lee said three bombs hit
the camp hospital. He said a list
of casualties would be given the
U. N. later.
The only American listed as a
POW at the camp was Sgt. Tada
shi Kaneko of the First Cavalry
Division. There was nothing to
indicate he might have heen a
casualty. ?
Rear Adm. R. E. Libby ac
knowledged Lee’s report but made
no comment,
No progress was reported from
either the prisoner subcommittee
or the subcommittee on super
vision of an armistice. Both sche
duled sessions for 11 a. m, Wednes
day (9 p. m. Tuesday EST).
Libby reported “We have final
ly smoked out the two main Issues
in the prisoner of war dispute:
“Voluntary repatriation of pris
oners of war versus the Commu=~
nist desire for forced repatriation
and, secondly, our insistence that
they have ROK (South Korean)
soldiers in their army who should
have been classified as prisoners
of war.”
Lee said the IJ. N. demand for
reclassifying South - Koreans now
in the Red Army as prisoners of
war was “interference in the in
ternal affairs of the organization
of our army.”
Navy Lt. Walter J. Ellis, U. N.
spokesman, said the prisoner ses
sion was “orderly.” He said that
was in sharp contrast with Mon
day’s session when Lee accused the
U. N. of being deceitful in its pro
posals for exchange of prisoners.
Negotiators discussing super
vision met for only an hour and
35 minutes. They are deadlocked
on whether the Reds shall be al
lowed to repair and construct mil
itary airfieldsd uring an armis
tice.
In Tokyo, the radio “Voice of
the United Nations Command” said
that the Red delegates probably
are stalling the Panmunjom tfalks
until a new Communist policy is
worked out.
RECALL PETITION
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Jan 15 —
(AP) — A petition seeking the re
call of Police Commissioner Eug
ene (Bull) Connor, convicted on
morals charges last week, was
circulated here today. Attorney T.
C. McVea, who said he was hired
by an undisclosed group, began
distributing the petitions in a drive
for 7.500 signature.
HOME
EDITION
Arkansas Farm
NASHVILLE, Ark.,, Jan. 15._.’}
(AP)—A surprised, 38-year-old
farm wife who was expecting !
twing gave birth to quadruplets
last night.
The babies, three boys and &
girl, were born to Mrs. Haggai
Ponder, the mother of eight othes
children, at her smaii farm house
2% miles north of Murfreesboro,
Ark., 20 miles from Nashville.
The first child arrived at 7:10
p. m. {CST). The others followed
at 7:15, 7:30 and 7:45.
Dr. M. D. Duncan, who was with
Mrs. Ponder at the time, said the
mother was doing nieely,
Dr, Duncan said he was gult ae
surprised as the mother, He alseo
was looking for twins.
Mrs. Ponder didn’t have much
to say when she clmfi out from
under the anesthetic. Dr., Duncan
said her only remark when told
she had given birth to four ba
bies, “I was expecting two.”
It was a different story for her
husband, Leonard Ponder, 41.
Accompanied by three women
neighbors, Ponder drove to =a
Nashville hospital with the babies.
He drove the auto; the women
carried the infants.
Ponder reported to the night
nurse on duty with these words:
“T've got four little babies and
they're all mine.”
The infants were placed in in
cubators. They have not been
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Stovall Rite
W. A. Stovall, former resident
of Oconee County, died in a local
hospital Monday after an illness
of several months. Mr. Stovall was
83 years old.
Services will be conducted Wed
nesday afternoon at 1 o’clock from
Antioch Christian Church in Oco
nee County, with the pastor, Rev.
W. G. Smedley, offociating.
Interment will follow in Dur
ham Cemetery, Bridges Funeral
Home in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Stovall is survived by a
daughter, Mrs. W. M, Hale, Mar
ietta; two sons, W. A. Stovall, jr.,
and Otis Stovall, both of Atlanta;
sister, Mrs. Reva Anderson, Ath~
ens: two brothers, C. R. Stovall,
Brimingham, Ala., and P. W. Stov=
all, Farmington, Ga., six grand=
children and two great-grandchil=
dren.
A native of Greene County, Mr,
Stovall lived in Oconee County,
moving to Atlanta about three
years ago, following the death in
1948 of Mrs. Stovall, He was a
well known farmer in Oconee
County until he retired four years
ago. Mr. Stovall was a membel
of the Methodist Church and had
a large circle of friends who will
regret to learn of his death. i
The body will lie in-state in the. o
church from 12:30 o'clock until
the hour for the services.