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PRESS INSTITUTE LEADERS—The 24th annual session of the
Georgia Press Institute at the Henry W. Grady School of Journal
ism, University of Georgia, Feb. 20-23, will include these speakers
and leaders: (top row) James Saxon Childers, associate editor,
Atlanta Journal; Ed Barrett, Assistant Secretary of State, Wash~
ington, D. C.; Max Ways, senior editor, Time Magazine, New York;
Frank A. Daniels, general manager, Raleigh (N. C.) News and
Observer, and president, Southern Newspaper Publishers Associa
tion; (second row) Ed Dodd, creator of “Mark Trail”; “Baldy”
(Clif¢ H. Baldowski), cartoonist, The Atlanta Constitution; Hugh
G. Grant, formerly U. S. Minister to Albania and Siam; V., M.
Newton Jr., managing editor, Tampa (Fla.) Morning Tribune, and
chajrman, Associated Press Managing Editors Association’s Con
tinuing Study Ptofiam; (third row) Miss Emily Woodward, Vienna,
institute foih;der; orse Salisbury, director, Division of Information
Services, U.'S. Atomic Energy Commisston; Washington, D, C.;
Norman Strouse, J. Walter Thompson Co., Detroit, Mich.; Roxane
Cotsakis, author of “The Wing and the Thorn” and advertising
copy writer, Davison’s, Atlanta; (fourth row) Henry M. Allen,
Minnesota Editorial Association, Minneapolis; Bob Pendergast,
Readex Reader Interest Reports, St. Paul, Minn.; Alexander Nunn,
editor, Progressive Farmer, Birmingham; Ed M. Anderson, North
Carolina newspaper publisher, formerly president, North Carolina
Press Association, and director, National Editorial Association and
Weekly Newspaper Bureau; (fifth row) W. Hugh McWhorter,
editor and publisher, DeKalb New Era, Decatur, and president,
Georgia Press Association; Stanley Parkman, editor and publisher,
Carroll County Georgian, Carrollton, Institute chairman; Joe
Parham, editor, Macon News, and Leodel Coleman, _edxtor and
publisher, Bulloch Herald, Statesboro, Institute committee mem
bers; (sixth row) Dr. O. C. Aderhold, president, University of
Georgia; Stanford Smith, secretary-manager, Georgia Press Asso=
tiation; George Anderson, training director, Americanism Infor=-
mation Association, Columbus, a .d Honorable Jack Wells, mayor
of Athens. The Press Institute is sponsored jointly by the Grady
School and the Georgia Press Association.
Georgia Authors Take
Press Meet Spotlight
Georgia’s authors will be hon
ored at the 24th annual Press In
stitute.
Scheduled at the Institute again
this year is “An Evening With
Georgia Authors,” sponsored by
the Augusta Chronicle. A dinner
will be given by the Chronicle
Feb, 21.
Late in the afternoon, Georgia]
authors will be guests at a tea
given by the University of Georgia
Press and the Georgia Review.
Special guests at the tea will be
Univex’slf;'l of Georgia faculty
authors for 1951.
Special guests for the Chronicle
dinner will be non-University
authorg listed in Bonner’s Biblio
graphy of Georgia Authors who
published kooks during 1951.
Guest List
Those who have acce;;ted invi
tations to the Chronicle dinner
are Lillian Barker, “The Dionne
[ egend”; William R, Cannon, “The
Redeemer”; Enid Day, “Adven
tures of a Nurse’s Aide”; Daniel
Whitehead Hicky, “Never the
Nightingale”; Edison Marshall,
“The Viking”; Howard W. Odum,
“American Sociology”; Dr. Ander
son M. Seruggs, “What Shall the
Heart Remember?”; Ruth Elgin
Suddeth and George L. Hutche
son, ‘Empire Builders of Georgia”
(with Isa Lloyd Osterhout). Mrs.
Paymond Massey, president,
(‘ecorgia Writers Association, and
Mrs. Marel Brown, president, At
‘anta branch, National League of
American Penwomen ard Au
;;“Jrs, have aiso accepted invita
lons,
University authors, special
fuests for the tea, include E. M.
Coulter, A. E. Cullison, William
W. Davidson, John E. Drewry,
John O. Eidson, Edwin M. Everett,
Louis T, Griffith, L. L. Hendren,
Walter Martin, John C. Mea- |
ows, Edd W. Parks, Merritt B.i
Pound, Willard R. Range, Albert |
Saye, William H. Sears, John
. Talmadge, William Tate.
The University authors wrote
fie: for The Georgia Review eor
re published by the University
SS.
Georgia newspaper editors will
p editing for elowning here at
‘ue annual costnme party held as
ATHENS BANNER-HERALD
part of the Press Institute.
Traditional Event
The party is a traditional bill
of-fare for the Institute held every
winter on the University campus.
Host for the party again this year
will be the Savannah Morning
News-Evening Press newspapers.
Editors will be in style if they
show up at the party looking like
any of the circus personnel from
the barker and trapeze artist to
the lion famer and the sword
swallower.
Advance reports have indicated
that the Institute’s cireus will
poast of at least two clowns com
pleted to large false feet and one
tatooed lady who says that she
will paint on her costume. *
Circus Party
The circlus party, held on Fri
day night before the Institute
closes on Saturday, will be one
of the highlights of the four-day
program. Miss Emily Woodward,
founder of the Georgia Press In
stitute and long-time mistress of
ceremonies at this event, will be
on hand again this year to preside
over the festivities.
Several hundred editors and
their wives are expected to attend
the Institute, held for the 24th
time on the campus this year.
During their stay they will hear
lectures by a dozen or more men,
prominent in journalistic circles,
and will attend shop-talk sessions
during which the grass-roots
problems of editing will be dis=
cussed.
The Institute is sponsored joint=
ly by the Georgia Press Associa=
tion and the University's Henry
W: Grady School of J ournalism..
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SERVING ATHENS AND NORTHEAST GCEORCIA OVER A CENTURY
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Rejection Of Proposal
BY WILLIAM JORDEN
MUNSAN, Korea, Feb. 18.— (AP) —The Communists to
day challenged Allied rejection of Russia’s nomination to
a neutral inspection commission which would help police
a Korean truce. The Reds declared that by every standard
the Soviet Union qualifies as a neutral.
Minutes earlier the Communists called off a full dress
meeting of truce negotiators—just as Allied delegates pre
pared to leave for Panmunjom to learn whether the Reds
had accepted U. N. terms for a Korean peace conference,
Kills Fath
IS rainer,
LAGRANGE, Ga., Feb, 18 —
(AP) — A drink-crazed textile
worker killed his father and
brother with a shotgun last night,
barricaded himself and shot it out
with police until routed with tear
gas.
Assistant Police Chief R. E.
Hawkins identified the killer as
Ralph Patridge, jr., about 27. Dead
were his father, Ralph, about 57,
and his brother Frank, 24.
Ralph, jr. was shot in the stom
ach in the gunfight. He was taken
to the city-county hospital for an
operation while Sheriff E. V. Hil
yer prepared to swear out a mur«
der warrant.
A 12-gauge shotgun blast in the
face killed the father as he stood
in the street outside his home in
the hillside textile village.
Frank Patridge was felled with
a charge in the chest as he ran
toward the house where Ralph,
jr., had barricaded himself. He
‘died instantly on the front porch
steps.
The police had been summoned
to the home on a drunk call, The
elder Patridge met them and was
shot down as he turned to go into
the house to persuade his son to
surrender.
When Ralph, jr., laid down a
shotgun barrage on the officers,
they withdrew, obtained tear gas
and subdued him after an hour
and a half battle. None of them
was badly hurt, although Sgt. J.
C. Allen had a nick in the ear that
could ‘have beey inflicted by a
stray shot. .
%wm ins said he had determ=
ined no motive for the deadly af
fray except that “Ralph, jr., was
crazy drunk.”
Crowe Servi
Ira Francis Crowe, resident of
Athens for 25 years, died at his
home at 185 Hiawassee Avenue,
Sunday morning at 8:20 o‘clock.
Mr. Crowe was 81 years old and
had been ill for eight days.
Services are to conducted Tues
day morning at 11 o’clock from
West End Baptist Church with the
pastor, Rev. W. S. Pruitt, and Rev.
G. M. Spivey, pastor of Young
Harris Methodist Church and Rev,
Dayton Logan, pastor of Shiloh
Baptist Church, officiating.
Burial will follow in Shiloh
Cemetery in Madison County, Ber
nstein Funeral Home in charge of
arrangements, Pall-bearers will be
Fulton Bridges, George Paul, J. B.
Burroughs, Roscoe Long, Luther
Holcomb and W. A. Adams.
Surviving Mr. Crowe is his wife,
Mrs.- Sallie Crowe; six daughters,
Mrs. Olin White, Warrenville, S.
Ga. Mrs. A. C. Bennett, Chicopee,
Ga., and Misses Rosa Nell, Sue,
Betty and Blondine Crowe, all of
Athens; four sons, Ira W. Crowe,
T. L. Crowe and C. H. Crowe, all
of Athens, and Rev. Henry Crowe,
Atlanta; four grandchildren, Mrs.
Henry Cape, Mrs, J. W, Pittman,
both of Athens. Miss Virginia
Bennet Chicopee and .Heneritta
Crowe, Atlanta.
A native of Franklin County,
Ga., Mr. Crowe had been in Ath
ens 25 years, being a member of
West End Baptist Church.
The body will lie in state in the
church from ten o’clock until the
hour for the services.
Legislators To
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Address Kiwanis
Athens Kiwanians will have an
opportunity to hear Georgia Leg
islators, Senator R. G. Stephens
and Representatives Chapelle
Matthews and Grady Pittard at
their regular luncheon meeting at
the Georgian Hotel, Tuesday, Feb.
19. Meeting time is 1 o’clock.
The program that has been
planned is entitled, “A Report To
the Voters—Why They Did and
Why They Did Not.” The legisla
tors will give a full report on the
happenings of the 1952 Legisla
ture meetings and will answer
questions of Kiwanians present.
BRITISH LINER CRASHES
BURGIO, Sicily, Feb. 18.—(AP)
—Police reached the wreckage of
a British airliner on the side of
Sicilian Mt. Rose near here today
and reported all 34 aboard were
dead.
Although the airline operating
the chartered craft said it was
carrying 81 — 26 passengers and
a crew of five, a police captain
with the search party said he
counted 34 bodies — 17 men, 14
women and three children. A po
lice communique from Siacca, at
the foot of the mountain where
the erash occurred, said 25 of the
34 bodies had been identified and
attributed the disaster to icing' of
the ’ngs.
ATHENS, CA.,, MONDAY, FERRUARY 18, 1952,
There was no explanation. But
‘the Communists asked for another
‘plenary session at 10 a. m. Tuesday
(8 p. m. EST Monday). |
~ Red staff officers demanded that
the U. N. command explain its
objection to Russia’s nomination,
The neutral nation commission
would make behind-the-lines in
spections during an armistice.
The Communists argued that
Soviet combat forces have not
fought In Korea and that if Rus
sia cannot be considered a neutral
i “there would be no neutral nation
‘at all existing in the world.” |
An Allied staff officer replied
only: “I note your statement.”
Soviet experts trained the North
Korean Army before the outbreak
of war and the Reds are using |
Russian-type planes and other war
materiel.
Saturday an official U. N.
spokesman, Grig. Gen. William P.
Nnckols, said both sides agreed
that each must approve all nations 1
nominated to the neutral commis
sion and there is nothing to compel
the U. N. to say why it opposes
Russia. >
He added, however, that this
did not mean the Allies would
'refuse to give their reason or rea- |
sons. 3 J
‘ U. N. Nominations e
The U. N. has nominated Swit
zerland, Norway and Sweeden as
tts representatives on the inspec
ion commission. The Red named
Poland and Czechoslovakia in ad
dition to Russia.
“Apparently they still are look
ing for thie Giimmick in our quick
acceptance (of the Reds’ peace
conference proposal) which is not
there,” said Brig Gen. William P.
Nuckols, official U. N. spokesman,
Vice Adm. C. Turner Joy Sun
day accepted a revised Communist
proposal for a post-armistice peace
conference subject to three con
ditions:
(1) That a discussion of with-~
drawing foreign troops from Korea
include all non-Korean troops,
Chinese as well as U. N, command
forces. e K gt i I
(2) That peaceful setitement of
the Korean question be restrieted
to Korean problems and not em
brace sweeping Asiatic issues.
(3) That final recommendations
be forwarded to the U. N. General
Assembly and to the Republic of
Korea, which is not a member of
the U. N.
Red acceptance of the U. N, sti
pulations would virtually clear the
way for approval of the final item
on the truce talks agenda— re
commendations -to governments
i concerned.
= Red Amendments
The Reds offered several am=
mendments to their proposal for
exchanging prisoners in the other
staff officers’ meeting. But Col.
George W. Hickman said all the
points were minor.
The Communists agreed to allow
the Red Cross to carry relief sup
plies to prisoners of war after an
armistice is signed, to permit Red
Cross teams to accompany pri
soners en route to exchange points
and to a change in the draft per~
amble regarding civilian problems.
Both groups of staff officers
will meet Tuesday after the pen
ary session adjourns.
Stewart Rites
Are Held Today
William J. Stewart, well known
resident of near Comer, died at his
home Sunday morning at 9 o’clock.
Mr. Stewart was 53 years old and
had been ill for several months.
Services were conducted this
afternoon at 3 o’clock from Vine
yard Creek Baptist Church with
Rev. Mr. Burke officiating. Burial
followed in Colbert Cemetery,
Clyde McDorman Funeral Home
in charge of arrangements. Nep
hews of Mr. Stewart served as
pall-bearers.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs,
Lauta I. Stewart; two daughters,
Mrs. J. G. Harwell, Comer, and
Mrs. William Smith, Kannapolis,
N. C.; two sons, Carl Stewart,
Comer, and Howard Stewart, Kan
napolis; two sisters w;. J_'Xn Le
fiplfllt ‘liull, and rs. Aubrey
1c ofs, akemont, Ga.; four bro
thers, Stanley Steward, Lakenwont,
Henry Stewart, Atlanta, Jim Stew
art, Colbert, and Charles Stewart,
Toccoa; father, James R. Stewar!,
Hull, and one grandchild.
A native of Stephens County,
Ga., Mr. Stewart Had resided in
Madison County for the past twen
ty-five years, where he had been
successful as a farmer.
A veteran of World War One,
Mr. Stewart was active in the
affairs of his community until
forced to curtail his efforts due
to failing health.
ATHENS AND VICINITY
Fair and not quite so cool to
day. Rather cold again fonight.
Tuesday, probably cloudy and
warmer. Low tonight 32; high
tomorrow 56. Sun sets today
6:19, rises fomorrow 7:14.
GEORGIA - Fair today and
tonight, not much change in
temperature except a little war
mer in north portion, low to
night 32 to 38, Tuesday partly
cloudy and warmer.
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ANOTHER TAX FIX
Lawrence P. Bardin, former
general manager of the Indian
apolis Brewery Company, men
tioned this week in connection
with internal revenue scandals,
sips coffee as he tells a reporter
how he made & deal to settle a
$436,000 tax lien for $100,000.—
(NEA Telephoto.)
Tax Organization
Finds Opposition
By JOE HALL
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18—(AP),
President Truman‘s plan to re
organize the much-investigated
Internal Revenue Bureau today
faced growing opposition—and
possibly defeat—in the Senate.
Chairman MecClellan (D.-Ark.)
of the Senate Expenditures Com
mittee considering the plan, told
a reporter “I am not satisfied with
the testimony presented for it.”
It was learned, too, that op
ponents of the proposal expect
veteran Senator George (D.-Ga.)
so .come out against it.. He is
chaiman of the tax-writing Fi
nance Committee.
George is to testify before the
Expenditures Committee on the
plan Feb. 26. He told a reporter
he preferred not to comment on
his position until then.
Mr. Truman sent the plan to the
Capitol last month as his first 1952
proposal on the corruption-in-gov
ernment issue, The tax collecting
bureau has been subjected to a
searching probe by a House sub
committee in recent months.
Misconduct Charges
Many charges of misconduct
have been heard. Seven of the
Hation’s 64 regional tax collectors
have left office in less than a year
and in all 166 employes were fired
or ousted last year, 60 for alleged
dishonesty.
The Senate will have to act ad
versely on the Truman proposal
by March 14 or it will go into ef
fect automatioally. The House
has approved it by a big vote.
‘George and some other Finance
Commmittee members reportedly
‘are concerned that the plan would
end the right of taxpayers to get
a jury trial in a tax case in their
own local Federal district court.
At present suits may be filed
against the collectors. But Mc~
Clellan said some senators feared
that this ri'flht no longer would
exist with the office abolished.
Right To Sue
The right to sue the Secretary
of the Treasury would remain, the
Arkansas_senator said, but this
would be expensive for a taxpayer
living a long distance from Wash
ington.
The Treasury is understood to
feel that under the reorganization
suits could be filed against the
Deputy District Commissioners
who would replace the collectors.
Thus, it contends, the right to a
local trial would not be impaired.
Secretary of the Treasury John
W. Snyder has conferred private
ly with George on the plan.
The President’s proposal would
abolish the 64 collectors of in
ternal revenue who now are
norx,inateéi by the President and
c¢onfirmed by the Senate,
It would substitute 25 district
commissioners and 64 deputy dis
trict commissioners, the latter
serving in the areas now cocvered
bv collectors. But all officials in
the bureau would be under Civil
Service except the Commissioner
of Internal Revenue, the top man.
J. A. Caldwell
Succumbs Today
J. A. Caldwell, 65 year old resi
dent of Arden, N. C. and father
of Mrs. Dyar Massey of this city,
died early this morning in a
Knoxville, Tenn. hospital follow
ing a short fllness.
Mr. Caldwell is survived by his
wife and two daughters. Born in
Asheville, N, C., Mr. Caldwell was
employed by the Southern Rail
way for a périod of 52 years.
He retired from that company
about a year and a half ago and
had made his residence in Arden
for the past six years.
Funeral services will be held
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
from Mann Mortuary in Knoxville,
with burial following in Green
awood Cemetery in Knoxville.
Germany Denied Complete
Membership With N.A.T.O.
Allied Planes Get
MIGs; Guns Half
Red Offensives
SEOUL, Korea, Feb, 18—(AP)—
Sabre jet pilots, outnumbered
more than two to one, damaged
two Communist MIG jets in a
battle high over North Korea to
day, the Fifth Air Force said.
On the ground, an Allied tank
infantry task force penetrated
deep into the Communists’ old
iron triangle in Central Korea,
drove Chinese Reds off a high hill,
then pulled back.
Another U. N. raiding party
broke out of a Communist trap
east of the Pukhan river in Cen
tra) Korea Sunday night and re
turned safely to Allied lines. The
party was pinned down six hours
by machinegun fire and grenades.
Alr Battle
The air battle matched 19 Sabre
Jets against 40 Communist MIG
15s. The MIGs tried unsuccess
fully to break through a screen of
Sabres protecting fighter bombers
attacking North Xorean supply
lines. Lt. Kenneth G. Gieser of
Sherburne, Minn., was credited
with damaging two MIGs.
All told 250 MIGs in four groups
were sighted over North Korea
during the day, but no other bat
tles developed. The MIG total
was above average but not a
record.
The Fifth Air Force flew 552
sorties up to 6 p. m. as operation
strangle—the campaign to cut
Communist supply lines—entered
its seventh month,
Swine Growers
Meet Tuesday
At The University
Approximately two hundred
farmers and agricultural leaders
are expected for the first annual
Swine Growers Day scheduled for
Tuesday on the Agricultural cam-~
pus.
The short course is sponsored
by the Animal Husbandry De
partment and Dr. I. A. Dyer is
the chairman for the arrange
ments, The program will include
discussions on breeding, feeding
and management of hogs. Also a
tour of the University Hog Farm:
has been planned.
Dean and -Director, C. C. C.
Murray, of the College of Agri
culture, will welcome the zrour
and begin the program which will
feature several outstanding speak=
ers in this field.
CRACK-DOWN ON SPEEDERS
Chief of Police Clarence O.
Roberts, today announced that the
City Police Department is begin
ning a crack-down on speeders
within the city limits. This action,
he said, is due to the numerous
complaints that the Department
has been receiving in the past
weeks about speeders “endanger
ing lives by fast driving.”
“All of the police cars and mo=
torcycles will be on the lookout
for violators of the traffic speed
laws,” he added. According to the
Chief, the highways that run
through Athens will be especially
closely patrolled and speeders will
be stopped at all hours of the day
and night.
Visitor Extends Warm Greetings
From His Athens To Sister City
By LEON DRISKELL
Athens was host Saturday to
Andre Michalopoulos, resident of
Athens, Greece and advisor to the
Greek Embassy in this country,
who brought greetings to Ath
enians ‘rom his home—*‘‘the birth
place of Democracy”.
Mr. Michalopoulos, former pres
ident of the Anglo-Helenic league
and a member of the Greek Cab
inet in exile during the last war,
paid a visit to the Banner-Herald
office and asked that his greetings
and the greetings of his country
men be extended to the citizens
of “our sister-city, Athens, Geor~
gia”,
Enroute to Birmingham, Ala
bama, to meet a speaking engage
ment for the Council of Foreign
Relations, Mr, Michalopoulos im
mediately recognized the name of
Athens ag being the home of the
University of Georgia of which he
had heard much in his homeland
and in this country. He stated that
he and his fellow countrymen felt
extremely grateful to the United
States for the aid that this country
has offered them in the “difficult
task of rehabilitation”.
Lands Eisenhower
In a special Banner-Herald in
terview Mr. Michalopoulos paid
Read Daily by 35,000 People In Athens Trade Area
Big Three Ministers Will Permit
Participation In European Army
BY ARTHUR GAVSHON
LONDON, Feb. 18.— (AP) —The Big Three Foreign
Ministers met with Chancellor Konrad Adenauer today te
tell him that West Germany so far can share in Atlentie
Pact planning and strategy only as a member of the EBuro«
ean Army, not as a full member of the North Atlantie
‘l)‘reaty Organization (NATO).
The British, French and American diplomats :hd
Adenauer at Britain’s Foreign Office to tell him the um
wer to the West German Parliament’s demand for an v
voice in NATO in exchange for German troops for West
ern defense. o e
Brifain Reporfs
Plans To St Off
Atomic Weapons
LONDON, Feb. 18 — (AP) —
Britian announced today she will
detonate an atontic weapon for the
first time this year. Her experts
reportedly believe it is more ef
ficient than any yet produced in
the United States.
The test, a government announ
cement said, will be held in Aus
tralia—presumably on the Woom
ear Rocket Range in the isolated
central desert, where guided mis
silers already have been treid out.
Qualified sources reported scien
tists who worked on development
’of the atom weapon are convinced
it Is the best yet constructed —
though not necessarily more pow=-
erful--and that tests will prove
they are right.
It will be detonated by an en
tirely new mechanism, the same
sources said. The goverment an
nouncement early today referred
‘only to the forthcoming tests, at
an unspecified date, on an “atomic
weapon.” All other information
was withheld.
| Increases Prestige
) If the test in Australia is suc=
cessful Britain will take her place
lalong with the United States and
the Soviet Union, both of which
already have discharged atomie
explosions, as one of the atomie
powers of thie world, a place that
Churchill has Tong thought Britain
should rightfully have,
Nothing was said in Sunday’s
announcements about the nature
of the weapon Britain is building
—or has built. It is assumed that
it will be a bomb, but it may well
be one with a controlled range de=
signed for tactical use in close
proximity to friendly troops.
" There has been speculation in
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Brotherhood Is
Banquet Theme
Members of the First Christian
Church, their friends, and foreign
students at the University will
participate in the annual Brother
hood dinner, Wednesday night,
February 20, in the Church base
ment. Supper is scheduled to be
gin at 7 o'clock and food will be
provided by ladies of the church
who will bring basket and covered
dish lunches.
Special guests of the evening
will be foreign students at the
University who will deliver a
special program at the end of
supper. Announcement of the
Brotherhood dinner is made
jointly by Rev. Paul C. Howle,
pastor of First Christian Church,
and Mrs. Richard Harris, pub
licity director for the event.
The Dinner is in conjunction
with Brotherhood Week activities
that are being held across the na=
tion this week.
According to Dr. W. W. Wasson,
Dean of the Christian College and
advisor to the disciples Student
Fellowship, the members of that
organizaiion are io meet Wednes
day with the local church instead
of holding their regularly sche
duled meeting. B
highest tribute to General Eisen
hower whom: he termed “one of
the greatest figure of all times”.
On being questioned about current
political movements for “Ike for
President,” Mr. Michalopoulos
opined that the general would “do
well in whatever he choses to do”,
He continued, “If he is called to
the presidency of this country, I
am sure that he will not forget
Europe and the army there which
he is organizing.”
Mr. Michalopoulos was gratified
to learn that there are Greek stu
dents studying at the University
of Georgia and said that exchange
of students is especiaily good in
that “two peoples whose in
terests, I hope, are permanently
intertwined should understand
each other as well as possible.”
Of American tax payers’ money
being spent in Greece, he said,
“The money and other aid given
to my country has paid off divi
dends in terms of security for the
United States. It has saved us; if
it had not been for United States
aid in 1947 we would be behind
the iron curtain of Mescow now
like Czechoslovakia and other un
fortunate democratic countries.”
Athens’ distinquished visitor
from Greecé continued to state
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An official statement after the
meeting said “some progress” was
r.ade in solving &roblcm that
have arisen, the four ministers
planned to resume their talks at
4:30 p. m. (11:30 a. m,, EF%.
Meeting here yesterday, U. 8.
Secretary of State Dean Acheson,
British Foreign Secretary Anthony
Eden and French Foreign Minis
ter Robert Schuman approved a
plan outlining relations between
the six-nation European Defense
Community (ED) and NATO.
Today the big three meet here
with Adenauer to tell him about
the plan and get his reactions.
Eventual Membership
Though the peace contract mow
being negotiated promises Ger
many eventual NATO member
ship, the plan approved y..’%
would let her participate in NA'
decisions for the time being only
as a member of the proposed
EDC, which will be the eontrolling
body for the projected six-nation
European Army.
The plan approved by the three
foreign ministers was drafted by
the NATO council's deputies for
consideration at the Lisbon meet
ing. By giving Germany a Vvoice
in NATO decisions, they hope to
get her troops for the European
army. By keeping the voice par
tial, they hope to quiet French '
fears of a rearmed Germany. '
Other candidates for the six
nation EDC are France, Bd{um,
The Netherlands, Italy and Lux
embourg, : i
Check On Germany
On the important issue of con
trolling German production, the |
Fig Three was understood to have
agreed that, under the pr
European army tresty, there wil
be enough restrictions on materials |
and allocation funds to keep a
check on the Germans. .
| The foreign ministers agreed |
also on how to deal with Ger
many’s demand for a voice In the
North Atlantie Treaty Orxaniza-'
tion. It was understood that
Schuman consented to a Dutch
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Radio And P
acio And Press
Tonight has been designated as
radio and press appreciation night
by local Jaycees. Certificates of
merit will be presented at the reg
ular meeting of the organization
to representatives of the Banner-
Herald and the two local radio
stations. Meeting time has been set
for 7 o'clock in the Georgian Ho
tel.
Bob Maupin will present the
certificates and the speaker of the
evening will be Dr. Dow Kirk
patrick, pastor of the First Meth
odist Church. Mr. Maupin this
morning stated that the ecertif
icates to be given to the radio and
press are given in appreciation
of “the excellent support given
our civic activities by the institu
tions which we will honor fo
night.”
The certificates are issued ue
National Junior Chamber of -
merce and will be presented loeal
ly by the Jaycees of Athens.
Members of the crganization are
being urged to attend the meeting
tonight which will be & supper
and program gathering with neo
business to be transacted.
that such an event would not have
been the fault of the Greek peo
ple who “had struggled for ecen
turies to preserve their freedvms.”
He added, “It would have been
the result of complete destruction
of our country wrought by the
Nazis four years of occupation.”
Nazi Destruction
Concerning the destruction of
Greece by the Nazis, he related
that 111% percent of the popula
tions was killed off by starvation,
859% of the industrial eqiipment
was destroyed, agriculture was
totally ruined due to confiseation
of livestock by the Nazis and the
fact that remaining animals were
eaten during the starvation period.
He added that “every single
bridge, highway and railroad, wes
blown up and there was ne rail
way facility left.”
Mr. Michalopoulos further re
lated that the four harbors serv
ing Greek ocean going trade were
smashed with all installations be
ing virtually destroyed.
Of the immediate post war
period, he said, “When the W™
ended the government that re
turned from exile found a sheil
of a country and a shadow eof
people, That goverriment ; ‘
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