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Newspaper Page TextCOTTON |.INCH MIDDLING .. .. ..40% Vol. €XX, Ne. 70. Vilitary Heads Have Trouble On ke Successor pY JOHN M. HIGHTOWER v ASHINGTON, April 19.—(AP) Top military leaders are find o the decision on a successor to General Dwight D. Eisenhower extraordinarily difficult — even ‘houch they are reported to feel ihat General Matthew B. Ridgway '« the man for the job. Officials said today that one of the complications in making a tinal decision is the fact that Ko rean truce negotiations are in a very critical phase. No one can (ol whether Ridgway a few weeks hence will be conducting a limited war, continuing peace talks or managing tne United Nations’ side of an armistice, Another difficulty is the foot ihat General Eisenhower’s present Chief of Staff in the North Atlan v Alliance Command in Europe, li. General Alfred M. Gruenther, has powerful supporters as Lisen= hower's successor. These support e include Eisenhower himself, mumbers of Congress and men in the Pentagon. "Allies’ Choice \ third factor is that 13 other nations have a voice in the decis~ ion and they have not been offi cinlly heard from yet. They are America’s allies in the North At lantic Treaty Organization, all of whom Bisenhower has served as commander of American and NATO forces in Europe. Fisenhower is due home by june 1, a few weeks before his campaign for the Republican pres idential ncmination reaches its Jimax in that party’s national convention. Presumably, there fore. his successor will be named by June 1 although there is specu~ Jation among some military men here that his place could be filled temporarily by a deputy if it be rame desirable to delay a decis- Ridgway Favored The best information indicates that the Joint Chiefs of Staff con- JJuded & week or more ago that Rideway should be given the NATO assignment when Eisen hower puts it aside. Their deter mination, however, does not stand 25 a final decision because of the uncertain factors which might affect the situation before action could be taken. Anyway, informed officials pointed out that the JCS opinion, it and when mrade formally, would have to go to Secretary of Defense Lovett and, with his okay, to president Truman who would make the final determination. Therefore, either Lovett or Tru man could upset whatever the Joint Chiefs of Staff wanted. The State Department expects {hat the other NATO countries vill be heard from about April 28. There is to be a meeting of NATO representatives in Paris at that time and the organization’s secre tary, Lord Ismay of Britain, is re sponsible for placing before the nations a notice that Eisenhower has resigned and his place must be filled. The council can then, at least theoretically, ask that an Ameri can be named to succeed him, specify a particular American, or call for a national of another country. Cummerlin Head Jummeriin neaas [ 5 {niahts Templar Dr. M. T. Summerlin has been installed Eminent Commander of Godfrey deßouillon Commandery, Knights Templar, succeeding Ralph Saye, Other officers installed with Dr. Summerlin are: W. Henry Hill, Generalissimo; Dr. F. A. Killum, Captain Gen eral; Dr. E. L, Hill, Prelate; Hill ver King, Senior Warden; Jack Rowland, Junior Warden; Spur geon Taylor, Treasurer; E. R. Har ri Recorder; F. H. Williams, Standard Bearer; Jerry Findley, Sword Bearer; Dr. Warren Con ( Warder, and Reese Thomp son, Sentinel, GEORGIAN KILLS FATHER ROSSVILLE, Ga., April 19 — (AP) — Robert Fowler, 39-year old railroad section hand, was shot killed at his home near here 1 sht. Walker County Sheriff W. F. Harmon said Fowler’s son, Way lind F0w1er,.23, told him he fired the fatal shot and said he killed his father in self defense. Harmon quoted the younger Fowler as saying his father began tursing him and advanced on him with a knife,. He shot his father with a .32 taliber gun handed to him by his ?w‘m'r. Harmon said Fowler told in ATHENS AND VICINITY Partly cloudy and continued Warm today with high temper alure of 80. Sun rises at 5:56 and sets at 7:08 p. m. GEORGIA—Fair and contin ued warm Sunday with increas- Ing cloudiness Sunday night. : TEMPERATURE Highest . i iiosar 50 Lowest s, s iisi i ilB Mean .o i oi ia Normal -/ i tiua oo %48 RAINFALL Inches last 24 hours .. ... .00 Total since April 1 ~ .. .. 2.08 Deficit sinee April 1 117 ... .58 Average April rainfall ..-.. 3.95 Total since January 1 .. ..20.40 Excess since January 1 ... 2.75 ATHENS BANNER-HERALD Associated Press Service S SR b e e R Wl fkw Sl el R L S T L iR N R i pCmßlaaie s S T il A AE RN W o S ) R it *éw V‘- -‘,. 8 | ~\“-‘ & R WY o XN TN N r‘.i.‘) \f'\.ﬂ‘ Y . a 3 > R R 7 Yt 4.5 : P i o & ot \ fßets . . PR ?‘Sw et NG el e. 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Athens Reaction Is Favorable To New High School Building Saturday Armed Forces Decide On Service Extension 125,000 Affected By Announcement WASHINGTON, April 19 — (AP)—A nine-month extension of the enlistments of many armed forces volunteers whose regular terms were due to expire in the year starting July 1 was an nounced today by the Defense Department, which said about 125,000 are ‘affected. The extension applies to volun teers in the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines but it does not cover Selective Service regis trants who enlisted for 24 months instead of waiting for induction. Nor does it cover personnel whose enlistments have been previously extended. The department said the exten sion was provided in an execu= tive order which President Tru man signed two days ago. It sald in a statement that the step was taken reluctantly and “that not all (affected) men would be required to serve the full period of extension and that no man would be kept on duty any longer than absolutely neces sary.” Breakdown The 125,000 affected are a small segment of the total armed forces strength of some 3,700,000. The Defense Department gave this es timated breakdown: Army 60,500, Air Force 25,000, Navy 35,000, Marines 4,500. __ The extension -applies to all components of the armed services, including the Aeserves and the National Guard, whether the men are on active duty or not. The extension does not change the authorized active duty tours of reservists and guardsmen, how ever, and there is no change in the existing programs for separating reservists and guardsmen from service. For . example: A guardsman now on active duty and due to be released late this year will still be (Continued On Fagc I'WwWe) Local Doctors Talk On Cancer In conjunction with the 1952 Cancer Crusade of the American Cancer Society of which the Clarke County Unit is a part, WGAU will present this week a series of talks given by local doc tors and workers. ; : Dr. John L. Barner, Dierctor of the Athens Tumor Clinic, will be heard on Sunday at 1:15 p. m. The subject of Dr. Barner’s talk will be “Why Cancer is Falsely Con sidered Incurable.” : Mrs. John L. Barner, Radio Chairman for the Clarke County Unit, will speak on Monday at 9:55 a. m. She will discuss the war that is being waged to control the disease. Mrs. Howard McWhorter, Red Cross Nurse’s Aide in the Tumor Clinic, will speak on Wednesday at 9:55 a. m. Her subject will be “Don’t Gamble With Cancer.” Dr. James Green, attending sur geon at the Athens Tumor Clinic ‘will speak on Friday at 9:55 a, m. Dr. Green will discuss “Lives Saved Today by Cancer Research.” Dr. Bothwell Traylor, attending gynecologist for the Tumor Clinic, will be heard on Sunday, April 97th at 1:15 p. m. His subject will be “Bonus Years.” The American Cancer Society has a three fold program to fight cancer, which we, as individuals could not undertake for ourselves. These are: scientific research to develop new and ‘more effective means of diagnosis, treatment and ultimately to find a means of com plete coritrol; education, both pub lic and professional which is sav ing more lives each day: and the humane service to the cancer pat ient. One of every five people will devlop cancer.lt is important that everzlgne,{:a_vrin_ t}‘).; sgvgnjyda er signals a ity the family pby -sican'i&nrgédiati% should the} ind any indications of the dread disease. g SR SRS /’%{ ' ,‘G-{:ﬁ’t\m:: e T "'»14.41;:;.;5-‘0,4.‘/_.: | S K B g e B g <4 S B CRCT o O ey * 3 S g ST TS e o - s S Beo R % 3 < B e 4 sB e A B fe i R Yo o R R 4 4 853 g BRI i e e o R TR R { PR TeE | e B e R S R R 3 & 2,# R R R B W%é o 3% B g T ! E R R g b s v,;y g, O B R % W R i R RS ’w . ¥ Rt . L. EBi A t & R o R e ﬁ.;;._.;;:;;;;:;:-";~ j DR S R s ] & e i o e - f E. H. (HOOT) GIBSON E. H. Gibson Is Named To Head 'Phone Company E. H. (Hoot) Gibson, Southern Bell Telephone Company Manager in Marietta for nearly three years, will become Athens District Man ager May 1. Gibson succeds W. 0. McDowell, who has been named North Geor gia Manager with headquarter in Atlanta. McDowell in turn re places Jasper N. Dorsey, who has been appointed a District Manager in Miami, Fla. Gibson is a widely experienced telephone man who joined South ern Bell as a switchman is Miss issippi in 1936. He became a Com mercial Representative in Georgia in 1942, and six months later be came Manager in Atlanta. He held a similar post in Rome, Ga., before going to Marietta in June, 1949. He has active in civic and public spirited enterprises in Marietta where he is President of the Chamber of Commerce, Director of the Marietta Country Club, Dir (Continued On Page Two) Winterville PI Minstre! Frid A Negro ministrel entitled, “Gum Corner’s Minstrel” will be presented Friday night, April 25, in the Winterville school gymnas ium by the Winterville High School Glee Club under the spon sorship of the PTA. Admission will be 30 cents for children and 60 cents for adults. Proceeds from the production will be used to defray cost of con structing a stage and curtains in the gymnasium. The Glee Club, organized this year under the leadership of Paul Kea and Mrs. C. S. Coile, consists of 55 mem bers from the Bth through the 11th grades. Many PTA members and friends of the school have contributed time and effort toward the suc cess of the show. Solo spots will be handled by Charlie Thaxton, Wes ley Whitehead, Barbara Duncan, J. W. Whitehead, C. S. Coile, “Slick” Seay, Bobby Jacobs, Clif ton Barrett, Billy Looney, Marion Todd jr., Paul Kea, and Mary Jo Andrews. W e A number of entertaining pre sentations have been planned for the ministrel, including singing, dancing, and jokes. A feature number will be a duet between the two principles of the Univeristy Music Department’s production of the “Mikado”. Music for the production will be strictly Dixieland jazz. Mrs. C. 8. Coile will be at the piano, assisted by Whity Whitehead at the drums and Miss Mary Jo An drews on the trumpet. ; SERVING ATHENS AND NORTHEAST CEORGCIA OVER A CENTURY. ATHENS, GA., SUNDAY, APRIL 20, 1952. Open House Is Held Again Today By LEON DRISKELL Several hundred Athenians paid their first visits to the new Ath ens High School Building off Mill edge Ave. during open house at that institution on Saturday aft ernoon. The building was open for tours by interested citizens from the hours of 2-6 o’clock. Guides were provided for all visitors in order that no points of interest would be overlooked. The building, an impressive brick structure, will again be open for inspection this afternoon dur ing the same hours. Impressions from citizens were varied although nearly all of the parents and friends of the high school and other city schools de clared that they were “thrilled at the wonderful improvements”. There was a great diversity of fea tures which appealed to the var ious visitors. s Mrs, Edith C. Dillard was of the mind that it was going to take the students a long time to get to and from classes but added that “having enough space makes up for that”. She reported that she had attended high school in the old building on Prince Ave. and “can envy the students who will have classes in this building.” Most of the persons who were interviewed at the high school building made some’ comment on the color schemes that have been planned and executed. Several attending the open house were critical of the new high school, the City Schocl System, and the school administration. One termed the open hquse as nothing but a subterfuge to try and get the people to vete for the “Gravel and Grass” bond issue on April 29. However, only a very few of those voicing criticism, were willing to be quoted by‘; name, ¢ Rabbi Samuel Glasner, looking over the set-up for students en rolling in Athens High next fall, stated that although ke could find fiaws in the planning and con struction of the building that “It is a great improvement over any thing we have.” He cited the abscence. of space for a counseling program and an auditorium. ik . Father Donavan and.a group of teachers from the St. Joseph’s Parochial School were also among the visitors in the initial day of open house. Father Donavan ex pressed the feeling that “Athens has certainly gotten its money’s worth in the new building.” Several of the Sisters who teach at St. Joseph’s expressed admira tion of the model kitchen which will be used for the Home Econ omics class. One Sister stated that the size and convenience of the kitchen compared most favorably with one which she had inspected in Evansville, Indiana. While the gymnasium is still not completed, plans are for that portion of the plant to be finished before the students are ready to begin school next fell. Many comments were made on its ade quate size. The most appealing thing about the new gymn was the fact that attendants at bas ketball games will no longer have great trouble getting seats. 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(‘:'\ g '?":, RSy § :5:1:. g R e B NEW HIGH SCHOOL BUILDI{G ; _ Pictured is the newly constructed Ath ens High School building, which citizens of Athens will view at open house again Fighters Down Omaha Floods But Mississippi Poses New Fraternity Men Give Equipment To Playgrounds The Inter-Fraternity Council of the University of Georgia made a lasting contribution to the Recre ation and Parks Department of the city with the presentation of a lifetime Junior Miracle Whirl which will be placed on one of the department's many play grounds this summer. The presen tation of the miniature merry-go round was made in connection with the activities of Greek Week which were conducted by the fra ternity men of the campus last week. In addition to the presentation of the Miracle Whirl the Inter- Fraternity Council entertained 200 children with an ice cream and cake party on Wednesday after noon at 4:30 p. m. Attending the party were children from the East Athens and Lyndon House areas of the cily and several Brownie Scout Troops of the city. Community Aid Greek Week, taking the place of traditional “hell” weeks on the campus, provided a multitude of opportunities for the members of the social fraternities to help the community. The commrunity pro jects which were taken by each of the individual fraternities were planned through cooperation with the various civic clubs of this city. Royce Brewer, head of the Rec reation Department of Athens, an nounced yesterday that members of one of the fraternities had co operated with his staff in clearing areas for three additional picnic grounds at Memorial Park. The picnic areas cleared Saturday will enable Athenians to have ade quate space for out-of-door recre ational activities during the sum mer. " The soeial highlight of - Greek Week came Friday night with an extremely successful dance held in Stegeman Hall with nrusic pro vided by three orchestras. Featur ed during that event was the jazz session at the mid-point of the dance with “hot music” by the Fugitives, University band. Last Activity Last of the activities in connec tion with Greek Week is the con vocation held during church hours (Continued on Page Two.) Wells Proclaims Y.W C A Week Mayor Jack R. Wells has pro claimed April 20 through April 26 as “Y.W.C.A. Week” in Athens. In dedicating the week to honor the organization, Mayor Wells paid high tribute to the local Y. W. C. A. He said, “The Associa tion is an essential asset to our community, providing an oppor tunity for young women to realize their full potentialities; to develop into effective individuals and citi zens; and to work with others for building a better community and a better nation.” g ¥ ’i’ﬁgiéogﬁl’ét’é proclamation fol lows: “In thousands of communities in this country and in 65 lands abroad, the blue triangle of the YWCA is a symbol of fellowship to women and girls, a symbol of an organization which is working for a better community, a better nation and a better world. For a number of years the local YWCA has provided a program to meet the needs of women and girls for personal growth and creative fel lowship in the Christian way of life, The Association is an essential asset to our community, providing an opportunity for young women to realiez their full potentialities; to develop into effective indivi duals and citizens; and to work with others for building a better community and a better nation. Aware of the fine contribution of the YWCA to the city of Ath ens, I am happy to proclaim the week of April 20th to the 26th as YWCA Week for Athens, Geor gia’s participation in the National week. - . JACK WELLS, Mayor of Athens. _éfh}s afternoon from 2 until 6 o’clock. High ‘Sehool students are conducting visitors through the modern building. National Guards On Floor Duty In Regions Of lowa River Valley OMAHA, April 19.— (AP) —Flood fighters squelched a new threat to Omaha today and pressure eased here. But the wild Missouri River—overburdened along 700 of its lowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri miles—still mauled the midwest. As if not to be outdone, the Mississippi provoked new troubles in lowa and Illinois. Major Phase 0f Telephone Strike Ends Saturday NEW YORK, April 19—(AP)— The major phase of a nation-wide telephone workers strike ended today with a compromise wage agreement. Negotiators strove to end two smaller disputes. Agreement was reached be tween the Western Electric Co., manufacturing affiliate of the Bell Telephone System, and 10,000 equipment installers of the CIO Communication Workers of Amer ica. Negotiators were in session here to end a strike of 6,000 Western .Electric salesmen, distributors and warehousemen, members of the same union, The union estimated 8,500 CWA members were on strike separate ly against the Bell affiliate in Northern California and Nevada. Another communications strike, a walkout of 31,000 AFL Com mercial Telegraphers Union mem bers seeking higher wages from the Western Union Telegraph Company, entered its 17th day with no settlement in sight. The new pact between Western Electric and the installers pro vided a basic average wage in crease of 14.1 cents an hour and fringe benefits of 17 cents for an ‘gver-all package of 31.1 eents an hour. The union had asked a 23~ cent-an-hour basic wage increase and unspecified fringe benefits. A. T. Jones, CWA vice presi dent and chief negotiator, said the installers were removing picket lines today. Jones termed the installers’ new contract the “largest” yet nego tiated with Western Eiectrie, C. C. Randolph, Western Elec tric Personnel Director, said the firm was “gratified that a solu tion fair to both the company and the union has been found.” Baldowski Talks At GSPA Meet Cliff H. Baldowski, Atlanta Constitution cartoonist, will be one of the speakers for the silver an niversary meeting of the Georgia Scholastic Press Association at the University of Georgia Friday. The meeting will be attended by at least 700 high school editors and reporters who will come to the University as guests of the Henry W. Grady School of Journ= alism. Baldowski is scheduled to give a “chalk- talk” for the high school journalists. Appearing on the pro gram with him will be Eldon R. Lindsey, Southern regional cor respondent for the Christian Sci ence Monitor. - Highlight of the all-day meet ing will be the awarding of trop hies and plaques to the high school papers which have done the most outstanding jobs during the year. Trophies will be awarded for general excellence and for ach ievement in special fields includ ing news, sports, features, editor ials, and advertising. In addition to the awards made to school papers, the GSPA will also make awards to individual high school journalists for the besit work done in a particular field. The annual conventions of high school editors are sponsored joint ly by the Georgia Scholastic Press Association and the University’s Henry Grady School of Journal ism. Read Daily by 35,000 People In Athens Trade Area For the first time, lowa Na tional Guardsmen went on floor duty in eastern lowa’s Mississippi River Valley, Three units were sent to Muscatine, Wapello and Grandview. The water bearing down on these river towns is the water that last week assaulted St. Paul, Minn,, with its worst flood of record, > The Missouri’s crest, still writ= ing flood history in these mid lands, rolled today along the lowa - Nebraska reaches down=- stream from Omaha and Council Bluffs, la.—the only river cities so far able to straight-jacket the Missouri monster, New Scare The new scare at Omoha de veloped last night just a few hours after the crest had passed. River pressure blew open an un= derground sewer in an industrial railroad riverfront area. Water backed up in the sewer, burst through pavement and gushed up and over an estimated 1,000 acres just upstream from central down town Omaha. Unable to seal off the water welling up a full third of a mile behind the levees, engineers sealed the sewer at its mouth in the river by dumping in huge steel beams, steel plate, 500 tons of rock and thousands of sandbags. The trick was successful. The flow was choked almost completely and pumps today returned much of the backed-up water to the channel. Meanwhile, the river continued to drop slowly and tension built up during the dramatic 10 day river battle began to ease in the twin Jowa-Nebraska cities. From a high of 30.24 Friday, the level dropped today nearly one foot and another two foot drop is expected by tomorrow. Every hour thus brought heightened hope that the almost unbelievable last minute job of (Continued on Page Two.) College Play To Use Arena Stage For the first time in its exis tence, the University Theatre will offer a production staged in arena style from May sth through May 9th at Fine Arts Auditorium. The play will be “The Late George Apley,” by John P. Marquand and George Kaufman and was adapted from Mr. Marquand’s Pulitzer Prize novel of the same name, Arena staging differs from con ventiona] staging in that, the ac tors, instead of being observed from one angle only—over the footlights — are completely sur rounded in circular fashion by the audience, much in the same way that observers are seated in hos pital amphitheatres to watch op erations and medical demonstra tions. The circular acting area and the audience seats will be com pletely contained in the main stage of Fine Arts Auditorium. There will be no use made of the regular seating area. For the last two or threg years the Penthouse Theatre in Atlanta, has utilized arena staging exclus ively with notable success, both |artistically and financially. Throughout the country in uni versity theatres, community thea tres and in experimental off- Broadway groups in New York, arena staging has enjoyed a swing upward in popularity with audi ‘ences, What arena staging achieves in presentation in con trast to the more conventional proscenium type staging, is a feel ing of direct contact between au dience, and actor, a factor of prime importance in drama, plus the feeling of intimacy experi enced by the audience, There is the opportunity to see the actors in constantly rearranged group ings. This rearrangement is an added responsibility of the direc tor’s in arena staging because he must be sure that all members of ‘ the three hundred and sixty de gree circle have an equal chance to see the actors’ faces. Inevitably they will see backs of heads. The director must avoid as much of this as possible. “The Late George Apley” is being staged by Leighton M. Bal lew, head of the Department of Speech and Drama. The cast in cludes James W. Andrews, assis tant professqtg drama, as George Apley; Marge Manderson as Cath erine Apley;«Carol Glassman as Eleanor Apléy and Crayton Rowe as John Apley. Also appearing in leading roles will be Carroll Con roy as Amelia Newcombe; Michael Sinclair as Roger Newcombe; Wil by Coleman as Horatio Willing; Gretchen Eberhardt as Jane Will ing; Ann Phillips as Agnes Will ing and Dawson Teague as How= ard Boulder. Other parts will be played by Byron Eicholz, Tlile‘o Shiell, Peggy Greene, Katherine Soule and Dell Spector. “The Late George Apley” en joyed a successful on Broad way in 1944 a%i“ﬁl!t and later went on tour throughout the coun try. HOME EDITION Threat, Danger Russell Dinner Nears Sellout Point In Atlanta BY JIM THOMASSON »#» ATLANTA, April 19—(AP)— Senator Richard B. Russell will open his campaign for the Demeo cratic presidential nomination here Friday night at one of the most unusual functions of its kind every held in Geoigia. Staged by his friends te raise campaign funds for the first ENDORSES RUSSELL TALLAHASSEE, Fla., April 19— (AP) —Southern Negrees today were urged by & Negre newspaperman to rally behind the presidential candidaey eof Senator Richard B. Russell (D.- Ga.) and help protect the South against outside forces of “ex ploitation and name-calling.” Leon L, Lewis of the Record Dispatch, Negro newspaper here, saild members of His raee “have progressed under Sowth ern mayors and governors and we have found few instimees of regretable support to these ean didates.” Georgian in decades to be a seri ous contender for the presidency, the affair probably will be the biggest . similar money raising event, ever held in the South. At SSO a plate, more than 2,000 diners are expected to gather in the Biltmore Hotel's huge new convention room. After expenses, it is expected to net the Russell campaign fund about $90,000. And with Russell being plugged ac the man to unite the Natienal Democratic Party, the dinner will (Continued on Page Two.) League’s Forum “The Citizens’ View of 1952" is the subject of nation-wide panel arranged by local Leagues of Women Voters in cooperation with the National League and with Life Magazine. The forum in Athens will be Leld Tuesday evening, Aprfl 22 in the University Chapel at 8 o'~ clock. An interest-packed discus sion is expected. The following leaders have agreed to talk brief ly on aspects of important issues before the public today. The Rev, Earl Gilbreathh will speak on policies of cooperation.. with other countries in the effett to achieve a peaceful world and to set up yardsticks for aid to gov ernments which do not measure up to democratic standards. Troutman Wilson will talk on issues connected with federal tax ation, budget and inflation prob lems. Economic Problems Problems relating to the amount of economic and military aid that the U. S. should extend to foreign countries will be discussed by Dr. J. C. Vinson, Professor of U. S. Diplomatic History at the Univer s'ty of Georgia. Robert Flourney, University student and president of the Demosthenian Literary Society, has been asked to discuss the im portance of good government and the is%e of civil rights legislation. Living Costs: Do current gov ernment controls and subsidies in crease or hold down the cost es living will be the topic of Dr. Gre gor Sebba, Professor of Economics at the University. Internal Security Randolph Holder will present the issues of internal security, with its related problems of max imum individual liberty, and military training for pregaredness. Many civic leaders have ex pressed an interest in the forum and the oppeortunity it offers fer citizens to take part in determin ing the most important natienal issues in the presidential election. The League expects good discus sion from the floor. The local ra dio stations plan to make tape re cordings so that porfions es the program: may be broadcast later for those were unable to attend. Ballots stating the preposed issues have been received from the National League and each member of the audience will be asked to indicate those issues he considers most important to be discussed on the national serum on May 1. At least four of the declared candidates — Kefauver, Warren, Stassen and Paul Hoff man, representing Eisenhower— have accepted the invitation te participate in the forum amd to state their stands on the issues proposed. LITTLE LIZX ¥ A& ° ) -~ y e e e X D A \: \JFC‘ o ‘W‘ 2NN b= ) o B i W Sometimes those two X's at the bottom of a letter mean thot the fellow is being double crossed. - .

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