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Newspaper Page TextCOTTON vel. €XX, No. 75. Truman's Remarks Sets off World-Wide Rebuke Press Secretary Clarifies Issue gy ERNEST B. VACCARO ASHINGTON, April 25—(AP) president Truman's off-the-cuff 4scertion that he forced the Rus <ians out of Iran by a personal ltimatum to Premier Stalin led ¢ some unhappy tongue-clucking o high quarters today. A press office “clarification” of rruman’s extemporaneous state ment at a news conference yester day pointed up the embarrassment occasioned by this and other off hand remarks that have raised evebrows around the world. nritish newspapers splashed the .ultimatum” story under such Leadlines as “Sensation at Truman Talk,” and “Blunders by Mr. Tru man.” In diplomatic language an ‘“ulti matum” ie regarded as a step just shart of war. Roger Tubby, As cistant Presidential Press Secre tary who formerly worked at ihe State Department, told report ers afterward tnat Truman had Lsed the word in a “non-technical, l]ayman sense.” The note in question, he said, was not one frmo the President to Stalin, but a note from this gov ernment to the Russian %)vem ment on March 4, 1946, pu lished ihe next day, stating this country’s position against Russia’s continued occupation of Iran. “As you gobably recall,” Tubby said, “The Russians witdrew their iroops from Iran in May, 1946.” Truman cited the Iran matter in outlining some of the actions he and other presidents have taken to meet national emergencies. He was talking about his seizure of the steel industry to prevent a strike. Important Thing The important thing the Pre <ident wanted to emphasize, Tubby <id, was that Russia listened to strong America, and that he had to seize the steel industry to keep up the production necessary to building up this country’s strength. 1t wasn't the first time the White House press office had been moved to clarify presidential remarks. Newsmen recalled the firing of Henry A. Wallace as Secretary of Commerce on Sept. 20, 1946 after 4 mixup over a news conference ctatement by President Truman that he had read and approved a speech by Wallace attacking what Wallace ca{lled the “get tough with Russia” poli e e o They rec:ﬁf eruman’s statement at & news mtorence on Nov. 20, 1950 about possibility of using the atomic bombs in Ko rea—later “clarified” as implying no change in policy. Last October there was a “clari fication” of Truman’s news confer ence remarks about his order di recting eivilian as well as military agencies to withhold information from the public which they thought might endanger the na tion's security. Cochran Funeral To Be Sunday Mrs. Mollie Cochran, widow of W. M. Cochran, died in a local hospital this morning at 10:15 o’clock. Mrs. Cochran was 81 years old and had been ill for the past month. Services will be held Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock from An tioch Christian Church with the pastor, Rev. W. G. Smedley, offi ciating. Buriat will be in ‘Antioch Church cemetery, Bridges Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers will be great-nephews of Mrs, Cochran, Lt. W. O. Hardi ree, jr., James Jennings, Jack Fambrough, James Walker, Albert Westmoreland and Johnny Mitch- She is survived by a sister, Miss Burnie Fambrough, Athens; bro ther, E. L. Fambrough, Athens, several nieces and nephews. \ native of Oconee county, Mrs. Cochran had been a resident of Athens for thirty-five years. Her nusband, a well-known business man, preceded her in death thirty lve years ago. She was the daugh ter of Lumpkin and Mary Wil oughby Fambrough and was a member of Antioch Christian pite of her advanced age, \ Cochran remained active un- Ul about a month before her death. She was a great lover of povers and devoted much time to the body will lie in state in the church from 2:30 o’clock until the hour for the services. WEATHER ATHENS AND VICINITY Vartly cloudy and mild this alternoon. Fair and a little cocler tonight, Saturday, fair and somewhat warmer. Low to night 52, and high tomorrow 75. :l;l. sels at 7:12 and rises at 2:49, GEORGIA — Partly cloudy and mild temperatures this aft frnoen, tonight and Saturday; Scatiered showers and thunder storms over south portion this afternoon, . TEMPERATURE fl'ghest s B iR oWy T Mean . ... sine siiiies oy o 8 Norma] . » seguiiies Lo W RAINFALL Inches last 24 hours .. ... .02 lotal sinee April 1 ~ . .. 2.07 ADe\fxclt since April 1 . ‘i' lgg Viérage ?ﬂl rainfall /) .. 395 Total since January 1 .. .. 20.45 Deficit since January 1 ... 2.35 ATHENS BANNER-HERALD Associated Press Service Newspaper Faces Contempt Case ROME, Ga., April 25—(AP)— The Editor and Managing Editor of the Atlanta Constitution have been threatened with contempt of court by Superior Judge H. E. Nichols of the Rome circuit. The matter is an outgrowth of the Constitution’s handling of three stories dealing with enforce ment of traffic law violations. In a telegram to Editor Ralph McGill and Managing Editor W, H. Fields yesterday, Judge Nichols accused the newspaper of present ing a “misleading and dishonest” story and suppressing true facts. He said unless the Constitution published a photograph of records in a traffic case in Floyd county, “I have no alternative but to con= clude that you are acting in con tempt of this court.” In a story Monday the Constitu tion said state troopers were un able to find disposition of a case they made in February, 1950, in Floyd county. The newspaper carried a story Wednesday morning quoting Judge Nichols as threatening to cite a reporter for contempt on the basis -of the Monday story. * Later Wednesday three Con stitution reporters were shown records in the Floyd County Sher iff’s office and on the docket of city court showing bonds had been made in the case. S The paper was asked to publish these bond records with equal prominence given a picture pub lished Wednesday showing the state trooper’s traffic ticket in the case. The ticket, furnished by the state patrol, had “no record” written across it. The Constitution Thursday printed a story which said Judge Nichols denied he had threatened to cite a Constitution reporter for contempt. The story also said the judge had produced records which he said showed the f{raffic case booked by the patrol in 1950 still is undisposed. The paper’s managing editor said the Constitution would reply to Judge Nichols, ‘“respectfully taking the position it has fairly reported the facts, including his ‘,ﬁritten statement published “Thirsday, morting"™ =~y o Wilkes Services Set Saturday Hugar F. Wilkes, well known resident of 410 King avenue, died Thursday at the home of his daughter on Sunset Terrace. Mr. Wilkes was 61 years old and had been ill for several months. Services will be cond®ucted Sat urday morning at 11 o’clock from First Methodist Church with Dr. J. W. O. McKibben, former pastor of the church and now superin=- tendent of the West Atlanta Dis trict of the Methodist Church, and Rev. Brunson Wallace of the Wes= ley Foundation, officiating. The bedy will lie in state in the church from 10:30 until the hour for the services. Burial will follow in Oconee Hill Cemetery, Bridges Funeral Home in charge ofgrrarngem_ents. Pall-bearers will be James Daniel, W. F. Pittard, Kenneth Eberhart, Lamar Lewis, sr., Alton Flanagan and W. W, Deßeaggring. Surviving Mr. Wilkes is his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Kenney Wilkes, Athens; two daughters, Mrs. Drew L. Thompson, Athens, and Mrs. Irby Exley, Jacksonville, Fla.; son, Major F. M. Wilkes, Boise, Idaho; two sisters, Mrs. J. L. Thornton, Winterville, and Mrs. Ralph Hardigree, Watkinsville; five brothers, B. M. Wilkes and Harold Wilkes, both of Athens, E. B. Wilkes, Hull, D. H. Wilkes, El berton, and Clarence Wilkes, Farmington, and six grandchil dren. A native of Jackson County, Mr. Wilkes was the son of the late B. A. and Josephine Stone Wilkes. He had been a resident of Athens and Clarke County for the past thirty-four years. He was in the gas and oil business, operating the Wilkes Service Station on Washington Street. He had been a member of First Methodist Church since moving to Athens and took an active interest in the church and work of the Sunday School. Mr. Wilkes was a lover of ath letics and followed the University and Athens High teams with much interest. In fact his first illness came on his return from Chapel Hill, N. C., where he had gone to see the Georgia-North Carolina football game in 1950. Bishop Resident Escapes Death J. O. Snalnaker, Bishop, had & date with death or serious injury yesterday but by some miracle he esgaped unharmed. h?. Staﬁa’xé’r was driving a huge trailer truck, operated by Cosby-Hodges Milling Company when the heavily loaded vehicle crashed through the bridge at Hodges Mill in Oconee County be {ween Watkinsville and Bogart. The bridge is of steel with wooden flooring and the big cab trailer plunged through the floor=- ing and down into the creek. The tr;agier was still in the creek late in t glaftqmwn and. it ‘q% peared a major ‘operation wou be necessary to recover it. SERVING ATHENS AND NORTHEAST GCEORGCIA OVER A CENTURY, Mlies Suggest Full-Dress Meet By ROBERT B. TUCKMAN MUNSAN, Korea, April 25— (AP)~—The U. N. command to night proposed a full-dress meet ing Sunday of Allied and Com munist armistice delegations. The surprise move came six hours aft er the Communists broke off se cret negotiations on how to ex change prisoners of war. The U. N. gave no reason for suggesting a plenary session. The Communists called off the secret prisoner negotiations after the U. N, command announced it would return less than half the Reds captured in Korea. The effect of the Red action was to remove the veil of secrecy from negotiations. The prisoner talks were recess ed at the request of Col. George Hickman, who said the U. N. com mand wanted to reassess its posi tion in the light of developments. The Communists did not reply immediately to the request for -a full-dress session. The five-man truce teams of admirals and generals have not met since mid-February. Big Hurdles They still face three big hurdles t. an armistice: U. N. demands for voluntary repatriation of prison ers and a ban on airfield construc tion, and Communist nomination of Russia as a neutral inspector, The Reds ended the secrecy on prisoner talks six days after being told that only 70,000 of 159,000 prisoners of war and civilian in ternees wanted to return to the Communists. Chinese Col. Tsai Wen angrily told U. N. negotiators there “has never been anything like the so called wvoluntary repatriation throughout history. “It is a direct violation of the Geneva convention from which your side has been quoting so readily and frequently.” Communist newsmen distributed a press statement on behalf of the Red armistice delegation ac cusing the Allies of using the se cret negotiations “to deceive the world” on what was happening at the talks. Wanted Secrecy The Communists said the Allies wanted secrecy to carry out “their aim of forcibly retaining captured personnel of this side.” PR, (% eepeis. gt oo eo W S G i SRI “Hickman said interviews with prisoners during a two-week re cess which ended April 19 showed that only 70,000 wanted to go home. Earlier, Allied officers had said most U. N.—held captives would want to be repatriated, Power Company Holds Luncheon The Georgia Power Company was host on Thursday to thirty five guests from the Northeast Georgia section of the state. The guests were entertained at a luncheon at the Athens Counfry Club and afterwards plans were discussed for the organization of committees for the Better Home Town Contest, which is sponsored each year by the Power Company. Mr. Mcßae introduced Ted Kan dle, of the Atlanta cffice, who is in charge of publicily and ad vertising, and he gave a short talk on the steps to follow as the people in the communities make progress in their Better Home Town Con test, he explained the making of the record that will be turned in at the close of the contest. Attending the planning meeting were Mrs. John D. Braselton, Mrs. Lewis Braselton, and Mrs. Maude Weatherly, of Braselton; Mrs. W, H, Strickland, and Mrs. J. R. Find ley, of Comer; Sam Hood, Hes~ Dell Williams, and Mrs. Kathryn Houston, of Commerce; J. Allen Huff, and Tom Johnson, of Craw ford; Mrs. P. M. Wise, Mrs. Pat Hill, W. H. Pool, and D. S. Hill of Winder; Mrs. Roy Norris, Mrs. Frank Downs, and Mrs. W. G. Zuber, of Bogart. Mayme Thompson, Emma M. Flint, E. C. Martin, and Mrs. H. G. Bannister, of Ila; Fray Elrod, Frank Cranford, Jack Davison, and James Early, of Jefferson; W. B. White, Mrs. Roy Gunter, Mrs. Addison Starnes, Lawrenceville; Mrs. Roy Sikes, and Mrs. T. P. Jenkins, of Grayson; Mrs. H. G. Clark, Mrs. L. T. Hodges, and Mrs. H, J. Barrett, of Loganville; C. W. Sherlock, Mrs. Frank Elder, and Miss Dorothy Parker, Mon roe. Also present were members of the Georgia Power Company personnel. Shadgett Speaks L. M. Shadgett, vice-president and division manager of the Geor gia Power Company, welcomed the guests and gave a brief talk on the Better Home Town Con test, which the Power Company has sponsored for the past seven or eight years. The contest runs from October to October each year. G : Parker Mcßae, the development representative of the Power Com pany, conducted the meeting and Q_(plgineq the ifg}es’q to the guests. Mr. Mcßae introduced Frank Hood, of the Atlanta of fice, who gave to the people present & manual which outlined the steps of the contest. Mr. Hood held an open forum and the mem bers discussed the manual and the record to be kept by each community entering the contest. Some of the records from: towns were on display, showing the progress made by towns that en~ ‘tered the- contest and won_ the prizes offered by the Pewer Com pany, ATHENS, GA,, FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1952, Steel Industry Presses Court Fight Against “lllegal>> Seizure; Congress Studying Case School tditors Given Awards Today; Braswell Receives Special Citation Thumb Tack Is Among Winners Superior work in Georgia high school journalism during the pre sent school year was recognized at the silver anniversary conven tion of the Georgia Scholastic Press Association at the Universi ty of Georgia's Henry W. Grady School of Journalism here Friday, April 25. " Several hundred high school editors and their faculty advisers crowded the Universify’s historic chapel as trophies provided by leading Georgia newspapers and School of Journalism certificates were presented to individuals and publications. The announcement of the win-] ners was preceeded by a program during which the speakers were Angus Perkerson, Sunday Maga zine Editor, Atlanta Journal- Constitution; Eldon R. Lindsey, Correspondent, Christian Science Monitor; Cliff H. (“Baldy”) Bal dowski, Cartoonist, Atlanta Con stitution; Joe Parham, Editor, Ma con News; Hubert Dyar, Editor, Royston Record; Louis T. Griffith, assistant professor, Grady School; A special certificate of distinc tion and appreciation was pre sented to the Athens Banner-Her~ ald and its editor and publisher, Earl B. Braswell, “in recognition of the fact that they were the first to establish G. 8. P. A, Awards; in appreciation of their interest in and support of the work of this Association through out its first quarter century; in | acknowledgement of their contin uous concern in all matters af fecting the welfare of the Grady School and the University as a whole; and in tribute te their splendid example of how Journal- ligations and opportunity to sup ply light, knowledge, and power in all areas looking to human bet terment and progress.” Awards as presented in the Chapel were: High School Awards Athens Banner-Herald Cups for General Excellence: Southerner, Henry Grady High School, Atlan ta, for larger schools; Thumb Tack Tribune, Athens High School, for medium-sized schools; and Flash, St. Vincent’s Academy, Savannah, for smaller schools. School of Journalism Trophy for General Excellence in Junior High School Publications: Lanier Junior High School (for boys) Journal, Macon, School of ‘Journalism Trophy for General Excellence in School Sections of Local Newspapers:. La~ Grange High School Headlines. Henry Grady Cup, given by the Mimeograph Company, Atlanta, for the Best Mimeographed School Newspaper: The Live Wire, Sa cred Heart School, Atlanta. - John Coffee Braswell Memorial Trophy in Advertising: Pitchfork, Marietta High School. Laura Dorough Dyar Trophy for Campus Community Service: Lanier Junior High School (for boys) Journal, Macon. | Atlanta Journal - Constitution Sunday Magazine Trophy for Ex cellence in Features: Blue Streak, Columbus High School. Atlanta Coqstitution Trophy for Excellence in'Editorials and Edi torial Features: The Spotlight, Druid Hills High School. Macon Telegraph-News Trophy for Excellence in News Writing: The Thumb Tack Tribune, Athens High School. Cobb County Times Trophy for Excellence in Sports Coverage: Poet Leader, Lanier High School, Macon. : Distinction Awards In addition to the foregoing, the following publications won School of Journalism Certificates of Dis~ tinction; Round the Mount, Mount St. Joseph Academy, Augusta; Bulldog Barker, Trion High School; the Spotlight, Druid Hills High School; Lion’s Roar, Baker High School, Columbus. Certificates of Distinction like wise were awarded the following individual winners: Larry Custer, Pitchfork, Marietta High School, and Bill Callaway, Thumb Tack Tribune, Athens High School, for best news story; Ellen Marx, the Spotlight, Druid Hills High School, Atlanta, for best editorial; Roch~= elle Moore, Flash, St. Vincent's Academy, Savannah, for best book review: Mary Alice Peacfck, San Hill Scraps, Sandersville High School, for best feature story; Odell Hamilton, Pitchfork, Mariet ta High; and Ernest Cook, Lion’s Roar, Baker High School, Colum bus, for best sportis story. . Fono_rage#eptl_qg Certificates of Honorable Men tion were won by the following publications: News Reel, A. L. Miller Junior High School for Girls, Macon; Tubman Times, Tub= man High School, Augusta; Sore=- ven Siren, Screven High School; The Green and White, Buford High School; The Purple and White, Royston High School; Adairsville High Times, Adairs vil],c(al }ggh, s,chog,‘l); hP’urpl;i _ang Gold:« ¢ y chran 1 Sﬁool; gé?:gn Hi-Voltage, Eﬁi (Continued On Page Two) Ex-Bookie To Testify Against 18 Policemen Decides Behind Prison’s Bars NEW YORK, April 25—(AP)— Ex-bookie Harry Gross, whose silence wrecked the conspiracy trial of 18 policemen last year, has agreed to talk at a police depart ment hearing. Police Commissioner George P. Monaghan announced " yesterday that the plump bookie had de cided behind prison bars to testify against 18 officers accused in the ?rotection of Gross' 20 millien dol ars a year gambling ring, They have been tried at one de partmental hearing and acquitted of disciplinary charges. Monaghan said they wduld be re-tried on the basis of what Gross has told of ficials. Some of them were among 18 officers on trial in Kings County court last September when Gross, the state’'s key witness, suddenly refused to testify, The defendants were freed. The court trial also involved police protection of Gross’ book making empire. The- officers were accused of conspiring to pro tect it for money. State’s Case The state’s case, built in two years of probing, went sour solely on Gross’ actions. While in protective police cus tody, he fled the city for a day at the Atlantie City, N. J., racetragk, SRR L hours®;-_ Then, &fter he returned, he tfurned into a hostile witness for the state. In a dramatic courtroom scene, he angrily refused to testi fy. The state has claimed he was tutored for his actions and paid off. In the departmental phase of the case, Monaghan said the forth coming hearing will rot constitute jeopardy for the men because no criminal proceedings are involved, For 10 days the dapper bookie, now serving a 12-year prison sen tence for bookmaking and conspi racy, has ben talking to police officials. It seemed obvious Gross was making a bid to get his prison term reduced. But, shortly before Monaghan’s announcement, Kings County Judge. Samuel Leibowitz said the gambler would not “get one iota of consideration from this court” un til he tells his whole story in a court, South’s Leaders To Hear Russell ATLANTA, April 25.—(AP)— Southern political bigwigs rallied today for the campaign kick-off speech of Senator Richard B. Rus= sell, Georgia’s first serious presi= dential candidate since the War Between the States. Georgia’s junior Senator tonight will address a dinner-rally de scribed by Governor Herman Tal madge as the largest ever held in Dixie. Space limitation held the paying diners to 2,700. At SSO a plate, that’'s $135,000, minus expenses, for Russell’s campaign fund. The Senator’s speech will be carried over a nationwide hookup by the National Broadcasting Company, originating from Atlan ta radio station WSB. Other At lanta stations carrying the speech will be WGST, WAGA and WXQL WATL plans a re-broadcast later. The Russell dinner commrittee said the foliowing stations over the state plan to carry the address —WWGA, Tifton; WGOV, Valdos ta; WGAU, Athens; WDUN, Gain esville; WJAT, Swainsboro; WTOC and WFRP, Savannah; WGBA, Columbus, and WNEX, Macon., The committee also said about 100 Florida stations will carry the speech. Thousands who can't be at the dinner can watch proceedings over Atlanta television stations WSB-TV and WAGA-TV. - Extensive Coverage ‘ Newsreels and newspapers also have lined 'ug extensive coverage. Doors to the dining room open at 6 p. m. and the dinner will be served at 7. Speaking starts at 9 p. m. James V. Carmichael, state dinner committee chairman, will introduce Governor Talmadge, who will present Senator Russell. The Senator’s itinerary took him by Winder te visit his mother before coming to Atlanta in time for a big parade scheduled to start at 4 p. m. The gaude will include more than 200 vehicles and six bands. Fifteen Flanes of the Georgia (Continued On Page Two) Michigan Prison Begins Cleanup As Riot Ceases By F. Glenn Engle JACKSON, MICH., April 25— ({AP)—Officials of riot-wracked Southern Michigan prison moved today to tighten their ccntrol over the overflow inmate population and guard against any future mutiny in the ranks. A convict rebellion ended yes terday only after the mutineers won their demands for 11 speci fic prison reforms. However, state officials empha=- sized that the rioters still face prosecution for crimes committed during the rebellion. Gov. G. Mennen Williams point-~ ed out that as far as punishment went, the mutineers were promised only that there would be no re prisals by members of the State Dexartment of Corrections. nd prison authorities said mo reprisals were needed to restore law and order in the world’s lar gest walled prison. As a condition of surrender, leaders of the five-day mutiny vol untarﬂ)&‘::itpumed to cellbloc: 15 —the i y-.center where e e as hostages to pre "Zi"’"l ir de mands for changes and held eight of them to the end. In this block all but & few of the privileges which normally go with prison life are taken away anyhow. Precautions taken And, from sad experience, pre cautions were ordered against any slipups such as the one which led to the revolt by some 170 of the prison’s 6,500 occupants. A rookie guard was seized Sunday night by Jack (Crazy Jack) Hyatt, a psy= chopathic long term robber, to touch off the mutiny. R From then until 4 p. m. (EST) yvesterday ,these desperadoes were holed-up in block 15. On Monday, They commandeer= ed enough food in prison-wide rioting to last them for weeks if necessary. This rioting cost the life of one convict—victim of a state trooper’s bullet—and injuries to 11 other prisoners and four po licemen. It also resulted in an estimated $2,000,000 damage from fire, van dalism and plunder—largely to prison utilities from which prison~ ers normally get the most pleasure. Gov, Williams said the “no re prisal” promise did not in any way tie the hands of Attorney General Frank C. Millard, who or dered an immediate investigation of the riot to determine what charges might be brought against the prisoners. Warden Julian Frisbie said he hoped to restore the prison to, somewhat normal operations by Monday. But it will take months to rebuild the prison library, gym=- nasium, hobby shop, and other fa cilities ruined by the maurauding | rioters, ; Opfimists Hear District Leader “Optimists believe in the build ing of good citizens,” Lt. Gov. John Whatley cited as the most important part of the Optimist Club Creed at the weekly meet ing Tuesday. Whatley, lieutenant governor of the 21st district, northern zone of the Optimist Club, was the fea tured speaker at the Athens club’s meet. He claimed it was one of the 150 Optimist meetings he at tends each year, and claimed, “I do it cause I love it.” : The progress of the Athens club is phenomenal, said Gov. Whatley. 1t is kngwn to every club in the district because of its numerous accomplishments in its relatively short life, he added. “The Athens Club is one of the best in the state, and the most active too,” said the governor, s Whatley continued by stating there is very little character iln the world, and, “there is an ex treme lack of it in the federal ad ministration.” He declared char acter as essential for our govern mept, and urged everyone to ey~ ercfsé a grea? deal o?nyOugxt k the character of the people run ning for political office this year. “How we can depart so far from the Declaration of Independence is unbelievable,” he admitted. “We are in a dangerous spot as a na tion, and it is cqusing us to ge? traitors in high * official offices,” (Continued Op Page Twa) Read Daily by 35,000 People In Athens T!l‘; Area Paper Praised For GSPA Work By The Associated Press The Athens Banner-Herald was honored with a special certificate of distinction and appreciation today as the Georgia Scholastic Press Association held its silver anniversary convention, The award to the paper and its Editor and Publisher, Earl B. Braswell, was presented “in rec= ognition of the fact they were the first to establish GSPA awards; in appreciation of their interest and support of the work of this asso ciation throughout its first quar ter century.” 2 This honor, the first and only such award ever made, was phrased as follows: “Certificate of Distinction, awarded by the Henry W. Grady School of Journalism, the Univer sity of Georgia, to the Athens Banner-Herald and its editor and publisher, Earl B. Braswell, in recognition of the fact that they were the first to establish G. 8. P. A. awards; in appreciation of their interest in and suf)port of the work of this Association through=- out its first quarter century; in acknowledgement of their contin uous concern in all matters affect ing tha welfare of the Grady School and the University as a whole; and in tribute to their splendid example of how journal=- ism can and should fulfill its ob ligation and opportunity to luppl}{ light, knowledge, and power in al areas looking to hunran betterment and progress, Presented at the twenty-~fifth annual convention of ’the Georgia Schclastic Press As 'sociation in Athens on April 25, 1952.” Hear Candidafes Can for the State Pri mary . t%'be held on May 14 were | spyesterday at the luncheon meetiffg of Clarke Coun~ | ty Women Voters. These included Chappelle Matthews, Grady Pit tard, jr., Rogert G. Stephens and C. O. (Fat) Baker. Mr. Baker was called away by telephone he fore he had a chance to address the meeting. Mr, Pittard declared, “The chief duty of your representativeg ig to follow the wishes of those they represent \ Pointed to Record ' “What I have done in the past,” he continued, “is a measure of what you may expect in the fu ture, and I ask you to endorse me as a candidate if you think that my record is consistent with your wishes.” He declared that he has several bills which he will have to pre sent, one of which is to take voca tional training out of the Univer sity, making a two year course for students. Another is to set up a school of law enforcement in the University for those who wish to become law enforcement officers. A third bill he has in mind will help with traffic inspection laws and taxes on automrobiles, Responding to a questionnaire presented by the Women Voters, Mr, Pittard said he is not in favor of increasing the salary of any person while he is in office. “Al though I voted against raising the salary of the General Assembly,” he said, “the pay is still low enough to invite graft and cor ruption whén campaign expenses are high.” He closed by calling at tention to the cost of hotel rooms in Atlanta and the high expenses which the representatives have to meet while in session there, | Election System Mr., Stephens used the Women Voters’ questionnaire in his talk, taking up each question as he went along. He seemed to think the tax structure and election system, while not perfect, are bet ter than they were Before the Tax Legislative Committee was form ed. “I voted for the sales tax,” he said, “to help our schools, as it was a new method of letting all share in the taxes, and I do not agree with any change in the sales tax.” In reply to the Georgia election (Continued On Page Two) School Board Is - Radio Feature Members of the City Board es Education, High School Pringipal Guy Driver and Mayor Jack R. Wells, will be heard over Radlo Sta(t)ion WRFC tonight frfm 7 to 7:30 ¢’clock forym discussion of scgoof coxiait%ons fo‘rc. H. Randolph Holder, news di rector of the station, will ask ques tions of the various board mem bers, Mr, Driver and Mayoy Wells. A similar discussion will be heard over Station WGAU Mon day morning at 9:45 o'clock, J., Smiley Wolfe, a president of the Board of Educstion said today. HOME EDITION Action Centered On Judge Pine By ROWLAND EVANS, JR. - WASHINGTON, Aprili 26 — (AP)—The steel industry, fight ing what it calls President True man’'s “wholly illegal and whelly unconstitutional” seizure orden, returns to federal court today im quest of an order forbidding 3 government-imposed wage bo for the CIO steelworkers. The nation’s capital was filled | with steel seizure talk, but aciiom centered on the Federal District Court where J ud’: David A. Pine awaited answers from government lawyers to questions he asked yes- . terday. Pine ugain and again questioned the chief government lawyer's as~ . sertion that President Truman had ample authority under the eomsti=' tution for his April 9 selzwure or der. The jurist agpomd totally unconvineed by the answers he got. Finally, showing signs es impa tience, he told Assistant Ahm:4 General Hoimes Bal&\l? ] search the record for a single case | in which a federal court -ﬁ found a presidential seizure legal which had not been issaed undé* a specifie law passed by Congress. _ Baldridge, chief government at torney in the case, asked for a week's delay to give him more time to prepare his lrgunﬂh. But Pine denied the request, saying the ease “requires almost’ fmmediate action. The parties are entitled to very prompt action.” Ask Illegal Rule Along with their request for a temporary injunction, all but one of the six companies meking the bid have asked Pine to go another step and rule the seizure itself il legal. Pine said he would work “night and day” on the cese, discarding all other busimess in order te bring out the fastest possible decision. Technically, a temporary in junction would forbid Secretary of Commeree Sawyer from taking any steps uader the seizure erder. The government already is work ing on a wage boost for Philip Murray's 650,000 steel workers; but if Pine :nntod the Injunction this would be forbidden. In New York, Roger L. Putnam, government economic stabilizew, said in a :foooh that the steel ine dustry could not be granted spe cial price congessions without' pulling the stabilization program “down in a rubble.” Me said the steel industry cam gtand a wage incresse without a commensurate price inerease. Other Views On ltlho h:tihot llgtc, Adm. m Moreell, chairman e ’Jones and Laughlin mp, 4 ’sald in a Pittsburgh stetemens’ ‘that Price Stabilizer Ellis Arnall 'had glven the errom impres sion that the indultr.yﬂ:-d asked for 2 sl2 a ton price increase whereas it had merely pointed out that sl2 “is the added eost of do ing business” that would result if the Wage Board’s recommenda tions were imposed. Government seizure of the steel mills was critlclad ina b;o.dcm speech (MBS) New York by Irving 8. Olds, board tﬂxm of U. 8. Steel Corp. e said America’s foreign enemies eceould not have devised an economie pel icy more disastrous than that “forced upon us by our Washing ton witch doctors.” TWIN ELEPHANTS Al?ly)l LOS ANGELES, April’ 2§ — (AP)—A scientific ngMY.v twin elephants, arrived here ;{e_s('e;day. The 1-year-old girl tWins were brought here by the Tfreighter President Grant from Thailand, where they were recorded as the first elephant twins since 1894.§‘ ——_ﬂ PLEASE . MR. AND MRS. SUBSCRIBER If your regular carrier fails to deliver your Sunday Banner-Herald by 10 a. m. kindly call 75 before 11 o'clock and we will cheerfully send you a paper. The office remains open for that specific purpose until lro’clock. After that hour, the office ie closed. —The Management. = |ﬁz 1A 00 k “‘s ‘ f). U™ R - ;:v‘;., % X oﬂsm‘m{::awmwg;‘

Georgia Historic Newspapers

Athens banner-herald. (Athens, Ga.) 1933-current, April 25, 1952, Home Edition, Image 1