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Vol. CXX, No. 124, Associated Press Service
New House Move Starts
To Kill Wage Board
Swedes Bitterl
Charges As Lie
STOCKHOLM, June 18.—(AP)
—Angry Swedes bitterly denoun-~
ced as lies today Russian charges
that a Swedish plane shot down
Monday by Soviet jet fighters had
flown over Russian territory and
opened fire on the Reds first.
The Soviet claims were con
tained in a note handed the Swed
ich ambassador in Moscow by
Foreign Minister Andrei Y. Vi
shinsky.
The hote, as broadcast by Radio
Moscow, said that the Swedish
plane flew over the Russian-held
island of Dagoe near the Estonian
coast, opened fire on Soviet fight
ers when ithey ordered it to land,
and flew out over the Baltic Sea
after the Russian planes returned
the fire.
Different Story
The Swedish Air Force had told
¢ vastly different story—that the
piane, a Catalina flying boat
searching. for a Swedish transport
lane missing over the Baltic since
}'.:;rt Friday and also feared a vic
tim of Soviet jets, was unarmed
and was shot down 18 miles out
side Russian territorial waters.
Two of the downed plane’s
seven crewnien were wounded in
the attack but all were rescued by
a German freighter,
Though official comment was
not forthcoming until the text of
the Soviet note was received from
Moscow, one government author
ity denied every major point of
the Russian contention.
The plane, he said, “was a Cat
alina flying boat and absolutely
unarmed. Thus it could not have
opened fire against anybody.
There was not the slightest shade
of doubt that the Catalina was
shot down over international wa
ters. The position has been defi
nitely established by thorough in
vestigation.”
Denounce Soviets
Stockholm’s morning newspa
pers were unanimous- in their
denunciation of the Soviet note.
“Russia’s government is lying,”
the liberal Dagens Nyheter de
clar@d, == R
The conservative Svenska Dag
bladet said the Russian charges
“will not convince any Swedes.
The lies are too obvious, the false
accusations too flagrant.”
The socialist Morgon Tidingen,
mouthpiece of the government,
said the Russian note would be
rejected at once.
Nation's Spud
-By The Associated Press
The nation’s big potato shortage
was over today with plenty of
spuds in markets fromr coast to
coast, :
An Associated Press survey
Tuesday showed that at many
places prices had dropped as
much as one-third from the highs
reached about two weeks ago
at‘{ter potato ceilings were suspend
eq.
Wholesale prices already were
back at or near the old ceilings
in New York, Chicago and several
other cities
There was scme difference of
opinion on prospects for future
price cutting. While some dealers
said prices now are at “a season
ally normal level” and generally
stabilized, there were other re
ports that more reductions may
be expected before the market
levels off,
One nationwide retail food
chain is selling spuds at five
pounds for 25 cents, compared
with 45 ceuts last week-end and
its average ceiling of 33 cents two
weeks ago.
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HER POWDER’S DRY
Linda James, who's 12, shows
how she grabbed her daddy’s
shotgun when she spotted a
couple of prowlers in her bhack
yard in Atlanta, The men told
her they were looking for old
iron and serap mietal, but Linda
knew better. She’d heard her
father warn them away before.
The rascals scrammed when
Linda leveled and drew & bead
on them.—(AP Wirephoto.) :
ATHENS BANNER -HERALD
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Action Expected
To Halt Controls
WASHINGTON, June 18—(AP).
A new move to kill all wage and
price controls shaped up today
around recommendations of the
House Labor Committee for aboli
tion of the Wage Stabilization
Board.
By a top-heavy vote, reported
to be 16 to 5, the committee last
night went on record in a seven
word recommendation to the
House:
“The Wage Stabilization Board
should be abolish' &,
The committee's' "' 4 came as
the House cleae é’ + way for
general debate &* %" on the De
fense Producfh,g . Among oth~
er things, th’ §.s° [extend wage
price cont/ & / another year
starting J* ¥ o
Por 45 Ammunition
The c;:‘ ee’s verdict gave
power? & ,unition to leaders of
the fighv end wage-price con
trols when the bill comes to a vote
later this week. ;
An amendment to abolish the
WSB probably will be offered by
Rep. Kearns (R.-Pa.). Chairman
Barden (D.-N.C.) said if Kearns
did not offer it, he would.
The committee itself almost
went all the way and recommend
ed elimination of wage controls
along the WSB, which fixes gov
ernment policy on pay raises.
After first voting to kill off
wage contrals, it reversed itself
on second thought and left the
matter to the House.
Barden told newsmen commit
tee members concluded the sub
ject of wage controls “was a little
bit out of our field, with price
controls still in effect.”
The WSB has been under fire
from Congress since its controver
sial recommendations in the steel
dispute. L
Urged Union Shop
In addition to a 26.1 cents
hourly wage increase for steel
workers, the board recommended
the union shop in the industry.
Refusal of the operators to accept
the recommendations led to seiz
ure of the mills and the Supreme
Court’s historic decision which de=
clared the seizure illegal.
Backing up its recommendation
to abolish the board, the House
committee accused the WSB of
overstepping its authority and ig
noring national labor policy set
«?y»remgrm in the Taft-Hartley
aw.
It also charged the board with
contributing to inflation by ‘“ex
tremely liberal” wage recommen=
dations, and interfering with fed
eral mediation efforts and collec
tive bargaining.
Its recommendation went far
beyond a ‘proposal already ap
proved by the Senate to strip the
board of authority to enter into
“non - economic” labor - manage
ment disputes.
Famous Brother
0f Dr. Hill Dies
The following story, of interest
to many Athenians, appeared in
the New York Daily News:
MONTGOMERY, Ala., June 16.
—Dr. R. S. Hill, 82, who with his
late brother performed history’s
first successful heart operation
half a century ago, died today. By
the light of a kerosene lamp, he
and Dr. L. L. Hill opened a young
negro stabbing victim’s hears, re
moved clotted blood and sewed up
the organ on September 13, 1902,
in Montgomery. The operation
made medical history and the
young Hill brothers won national
acclaim.
BROTHER HERE
The Drs. Hill mentioned in the
above storv were brothers to Dr.
L. Hily pastor-emeritus of First
Presbyterian Church here.
Rt i T et
Paving Starfed
Homer Nicholson, Clarke Coun=-
ty Engineer, revealed today that
paving activities have been start
ed on the Gum Corner Road, a
cut-off road between the Winter
ville and Whitehall roads. Mr.
Nicholson estimated that the two
mile stretch of road should be
paved in about two weeks. The
grading processes have already
been completed and paving is pro-
| gressing.
| Further evidence of work be
| ing carried on in the county is the
news of the near-completion of
the Barnette's Bridge between the
Oconee and Clarke County lines.
| The old bridge has been replaced
!with a steel structure. Work has
{ been completed with the exception
{of the flooring and painting. The
| bridge should be completed with
| in. another ten days, said Mr,
| Nicholson.
| ST
WEATHER
! ATHENS AND VICINITY
} Partly cloudy and continued
| hot today, tonight and Thursday
| with widely scattered after
| noon and evening thunder-~
5 showers. High today 96, low 70.
The high tomorrow will be 94.
’ GEORGIA — Partly cloudy
| and continued hot with widely
| scattered afternoon and even
ing thundershowers today and
l\ Thursday. X
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AIR ACE REUNITED WITH FAMlLY—Colonel Francis
S. Gabreski, 33-year-old air ace of World War II and
Korea, has a happy reunion at San Francisco with his
wife and daughter, Djoni, 6. Gabreski flew into San
Francisco from Korea a day ahead of schedule and was
met by his family who flew in From Michigan. They will
participate in a civic welcome for the famed flier.— (AP
Wirephoto.)
Athens Suffers Damage
From Tuesday’'s Storm
Dental Semi
By Dr. Doty
Dr. J. Roy Doty, of Chicago,
secretary of the American Deéntal
Association’s Council on Dental
Therapeutics, delivered the open
ing address this morning to mem
bers of the sixth annual dental
seminar, sponsored jointly by the
Georgia Dental Association and
the Georgia Department of Health,
- Pmmdin%flcr the nzornln% ses
ston was Dr. Charles F. Elder,
local dentist and president of the
Eastern District Dental Society.
Dr. Elder gave the welcoming ad
dress and was followed by Dr.
Doty’s speech.
Dr. Doty, biochemist and physi
ologist, talked on the prevention
of tooth decay and the methods
now used for dental care. He
stated that fluoridation of public
water supplies is one of the safest,
simplest and most effective public
health measures yet developed for
the reduction and control of tooth
decay. :
He reported that more than 300
U. S. rommunities are now fluori
dating their water supplies and
that several hundred others have
approved the procedure and are
now installing the necessary
equipment,
Congratuiated Athens
The speaker heartily congratu
lated Athens as being one of the
two cities in Georgia to use the
fluoridation process for prevention
of tooth decay. He added that
dental scientists “safely anticipate
a life-long measure of dental pro
tection for individuals who drink
fluoridated water from birth.”
“The safety of fluoridation of
public water supplies has been
proved beyond any reasonable
doubt,” Dr. Doty said.
He praised Georgia dentists who
have been in the forefront in
bringing the public health mreas
ure to communities within the
state as “a graphic example of a
health profession living up to its
highest responsibility: the preven
tion and control of disease.”
Pointing out that the fluorida
tion procedure is not a cure-all
for dental decay, Dx. Doty empha
gized proper toothbrushing and a
reduced sugar consumption as im
portant preventive measures.
_ “As a final point, Dr. Doty
stressed that serious consideration
be given to discontinuing the
practice of making “sweet” con
fections and beverages available
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Athens Children Enjoy
Cobb Street Playground
“Strike three. You're out!”
,“Out! What’s the matter, Ump?
You blind or somethin'? AB mole
couldn’t have found that ball it
was so low. Give us a break will
ya’!’) v k. :
The preceding was a typical
conversation heard on one of the
hundreds of thousands of sandlot
playing fields throughout the
country. The month of June is
nearing a close, and youngsters
are in the full swing of enjoying
“America’s Favorite Pastime.”
Here in Athens, the activities
of the various playgrounds around
town have already been intro
duced to the public. All except
one—an unheralded lot used by
the young beys and iirls of the
King avenue neighborhood.
The lat, maintained by the Ath
ens Recreation Department, is lo
cated in the back of the home of
Miss Birdie Bondurant, 725 Cobb
street. Miss Bondurant, long-time
Athens civil and recreation leader,
has f:nerouly donated the use of
the lot to the city as a neighbor
ATHENS, GA., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1952.
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Wind Gusts Hit
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80 Mile Speed
BY HORACE THOM ’
The citizens of Athens received
a little more than they had antici
pated yesterday as far &s relief
from the heat is concerned. The
weather shifted abruptly from one
extreme to 'the other in the late
afternoon, 1s wind and rain swept
through the Classic City with such
force that considerable damage
was done.
The rain and wind, which had
estimated gusts up to 80 miles per
hour, tore through this vic
leaving uprooted . trees, }fm
with other damage to mark its
brief stay. £
Five trees were blown down into
the streets, according to City En
gineer Jack Beacham. The de
stroyed trees were at the corners
of Lumpkin and Baxter streets,
Castalia avenue and Springdale
street, Rockspring and Springdale
streets, Barber street and Nanta
hala avenue, and on Madison ave
nue near tiie bridge. Mr. Beacham
added that there were more trees
blown down on private properties.
Other wind-damage included
the fence surrounding the Univer
sity of Georgia football practice
fideld, which was partially destroy
ed.
The local U. 8. Weather Bureau,
located at the Municipal Airport,
reported only twelve-hundredths
of an inch, but the much heavier
rains in town were estimated at
over an inch.
There were only brief interrup
tions of power reported by the
Georgia Power Company, with
practically all damages being lim
ited to the downtown area. A
downed-line in front of Webb-
Crawford Company cut off the
power to the eastern downtown
Athens section” of the city for
about an hour. A brieg hail storm
caused limbs to fall” onto lines,
which resulted in interruption
flashes. A tree fell on some lines
north of Broad on Chase street,
tearing the wires down.
The Athens Fire Department
answered four calls within a 22-
minute period yesterday after
noon, where, in each case, fires
had been caused by lightning
coming- ints houses on electrical
wiring.
The storm, which did not start
until the afternoon, failed to keep
the temperature below 90-degrees,
as the mercury soared above the
irdul!'k for the fifteenth consecutive
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hood playground for the younger
folks. It is equippe?’wnh a small
softball field, a sandbox, and am
ple room for other games.
Athens needs more such Jots:
They require little*maintenance,
and no hired supervision—except
for the watchful eye of nearby
mothers every now and then. The
neighborhood playgrounds keep
our youngsters off the street and
gives them a healthy, vigorous way
in which to occupy their time.
Anyone having an unused space
large enough to be used by the
boys and girls in that vicinity are
urged to get in touch with Royce
Brewer, at the Recreation Depart
ment office in the Lyndon House.
All maintenance of the lot will be
taken care of by the city.
The Recreation Department
urges citizens to help keep the
children off the streets by devol=-
oping more of these neighborhood
play lots and furthering our ex
panding recreation program for
Athens.
Nation Continues To Stagger Under
Weight Of Two-Week Old Steel Strike
NY Rail Strike
Ends, Bringing
Traffic Relief
NEW YORK, June 18.—(AP)—
The Long Island Railroad an
nounced resumption of normal
service today to the relief of
thousands of commuters, forced
by a two-day engineers’ strike
into New York's worst traffic
tieups in years.
Settlement of the strike came
late yesterday just as suddenly as
the start of the walkout. Full
agreement was announced be
tween the road and the striking
members of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers (Independ
ent), Issues involved working
conditions and rules.
The Long Island serves an area
of more than a million residents
in the Loog Island counties of
Nassau and Suffolk and parts of
the New York City boroughs of
Queens and Brooklyn, It handles
some 300,000 passenger fares daily.
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JOHN W. GEIGER
Pictured is the newly elected
president of the Athens Associa
tion of Life Underwriters.
Geiger To Head
Announcement has been made
of the election of officers for 1952-
53 of the Athens Association of
Life Underwriters. John W. Gei~
ger, Gulf Life, succeeding Joe Col
lier, Life of Georgia is the new
President, L. C. Hickman, Frank
lin Life, Vice President, and Bruce
E. Jennings, Life of Virginia, Sec
retary-Treasurer.
The regular June meeting will
be held Thursday at 12:30 at the
Georgian - Hotel. Guest speaker
will be L. E. McCutchin, District
Manager for Gulf Life in Pensa
cola, Florida. He is a past presi
dent of the Florida State of As
sociation of Life Underwriters.
UN FIRES EMPLOYEES
NEW YORK, June 18—(AP)—
The New York Times said today
the United Nations has ousted 15
American employes of its secre
tariat staff who have been sus
pected of “illegal Communist ac
tivities” and plans to dismiss over
30 more.
The newspaper, quoting “highly
reliable sources,” said the firings
have been going on for several
months and probably will continue
until the end of 1952,
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AFTER 20 DAYS IN WELL-—Mary Susan Hansen pets
Lassie, her 8-year-old Collie after the dog was rescued
from 20 days in a dry well at Seattle.” The dog’s eyes
show effects of temporary blindness which afflicted her.
The Collie lost 30 pounds during the ordeal. She toppled
into the well when she tried to run to Mary Susan’s
mother, Mrs, Carl Hansen.— (AP Wirephoto.)
Industry Reports Small Percent
Of Normal Output Of Commodity
By The Associated Press
The nation continued to stagger under the effects of the
two-week old steel strike today, with the industry reported
limping along on 12 percent of the normal output of the
vital commodity. e
Yesterday, leaders in important
munitions plants reported that a
continuation of the strike might
brir,:f a possible curtailment of
munitions manufacture as a re
sult of the low steel production.
More than 100,000 workers in al
lied industries were reported idle
yesterday.
Nearly 25,000 more were re
ported idle in industries depen=-
dent on steel. These include sail
ors on Great Lakes ore boats, ore
miners, coke workers, river boat
crews, oil and gas pipeline work
ers, construction crews and work
ers in other steel related fields.
Meanwhile, a battle ensued on
Capitol Hill on a proposa for the
House to follow the Senate in ask
ing the President to use the Taft-
Hartley Act to re-open the struck
steel mills, The shutdown is now
in its 17th day.”
Hates T-H Law
Truman, who says he hates the
Taft-Hartley law, had made no
move to follow the Senate’s ad
vice. There was no assurance he
would act on a similar request by
the House. He has said Taft-Hart
ley wouldn't sélve the deadlock.
The Senate Labor Committee
late yesterday approved two sep
arate measures to grant the Prési
dent seizure power. One of these
deals only with the steel strike.
Announcement that three com
panies will be forced to stop mok
ing munitions this week came as
the government and the USW
sought to work out a plan to start
enough steel flowing from t he
struck mills to prevent a crippling
halt in the production of weapons.
At Cleveland, Lempco Products,
Inc., said it was forced to halt
making mortar shells today be
cause of steel shortages and to lay
off 500 employes on the shell line.
Lempco had been producing 4,500
mortar shells a day.
Forced Shut-Down
The Oldsmobile Division =of
General Motors said & shortage of
seamless steel tubing will farce
it to shut down its 3.5-inch rocket
plant at Lansing, Mich.,, on June
23. A spokesman said, however,
the company will continue pro
duction of 90-milimeter high-ve
locity tank cannon and tooling up
to produce internal working parts
of the Sapphire jet aircraft en
gine.
In Detroit, it was reported the
Ford Motor Co. may be forced to
close down rocket production be
fore the end of the week because
of the shortage of tubing blamed
on the steel strike.
Officials of General Motors Cor
poration’s Cadillac tank plant at
Cleveland said it has enough steel
for from 10 days to two weeks of
operation.
The government has been as
sured by Philip Murray, presi
dent of the CIO and the USW:
“Count on us to produce the es
sential military products necessary
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REAL ESTATE REPORT
Real estate mortgage records in
the courthouse for the week of
June 13, showed a total of thirty
nine transactions involving a total
of $77,831.12. Of these seventeen
listed only SIO.OO as the amount.
One listed $5.00.
Thirty-five retain title contracts
amounted to $24,996.07, the small
est amount listed being SI.OO and
the largest $2,150.16.
Suits filed in Justice Court to
taled fifty-nine for a total amount
involved of $1,898.79. Smallest
amount listed was $1.36 and the
largest $l4B.
Read Daily by 35,000 People In Athens Trade Area
Harriman Takes
DC Presidential
Preference Vofe
By The Associated Press
Averell Harriman today had
parlayed all-out support of Presi
dent Truman and civil rights to a
runaway victory over Sen. Estes
Kefauver in the District of Colum
bia’s Democratic presidential pre
ference race.
It was Harriman’s debut at the
ballot box. Now mutual security
administrator, he has served in
many appointive government posts
but never before sought election.
Two Prizes
He won two prizes: the District’s
six votes at the July 21 Democratic
convention and the prestige of
beating the vote-getting senator
from Tennessee.
Kefauver has won all but one of
15 previous presidential primaries
—that one being Florida’s on May
6, copped by Georgia Sen. Hichard
Russell.
Harriman claimed President
Truman’s approval—but not for
mal endorsement ~of his cam
paign, The President reportedly is
cool toward Kefauver’s candidacy,
although he has said all the would
be-Democratic nominees are good
men and qualified for the presi
dency. g gl
Com%ete, unofficial returns
from ashington’s 45 precincts
showed Harriman with 14,075
votes, Kefauver with 3,377. Theirs
were the only names on the ballot
but write-ins were permitted and
scattered strength was shown by
Gov. Adlai Stevenson of Illinois,
Sen. Russell and President Tru
man. y
Still Leads
Kefauver still leads the pre
convention race for delegate stren
gth, as tabulated nationwide by the
Associated Press. With 616 needed
for nomination, Kefauver has 246
to Russell’'s 114% and Harriman'’s
new total of 91%%.
There was very little smoke ris
ing from the Republican camps.
The top contenders—Gen. Dwight
Eisenhower and Ohio Sen. Robert
Taft-were in Denver and Washing
ton, respectively.
Eisenhower was meeting with
GOP delegates from Oregan and
Arizona after talking yesterday
with delegates from Colorado,
Utah and Wyoming. His stratefl
in these huddles is the same: ho
the support you have and get
more.
Taft is ahead in the Associated
Press tabulation with 464 to Eisen
hower’s 392.
In Denver, it was learned Eisen
hower may return to active duty
with the Army if his bid for the
Republician presidential nomina
tion falls through. He. reportedly
does not want permanent retire
ment and would - make himself
available for Army service again
if not nominated.
Also from Denver came word
that Eisenhower’'s backstage re
marks are a lot tougher than those
he makes at the footlights. Reports
trickling from his closed-door ses
sions with delegations say Eisen
hower belleves, among other
things, that he is going to win the
GOP nomination and that Taft is
among “isolationists” in the United
States.
Athenians Aid
FFA Camp Work
¥FFA Camp, Lake Jackson, June
18. Four Athens people are on the
staff of the annual Future Farm
er-Future Homemaker summer
camp program which opened its
second week of the season here
Monday night in Mobley Hall with
a gigantic folk game and music
program.
Mrs. J. M. Barber, who has been
state adviser for the Future Home=-
makers during the entire seven
years of their existence, directs
FHA division of the camp each
summer. Mrs. Barber’s state FHA
office is in Peabody Hall on the
University campus. From here she
guides the activities, including the
summer camp program, of Geor
gia’s fifteen thousand Future
Homemakers. .
Mrs. Sarah Frances Yow, well
known Athens musician, is in
charge of the nightly talent shows
put on by the boys and girls, and
acts as pianist for the music and
recreation programs. Both Mrs,
Barber and Mrs. Yow received a
tremendous ovation from the
young people and other camp lead~
ers Monday evening when they
were introduced by Camp Director
T. D. Brown.
Assisting with the camp pro
gram, in charge of athletics for
‘the seconnd summer is Bobby Dun
can of Athens. He has organized
the athletic program so efficiently
that there is some provision for
games and sports for every camp
er in his division.
Miss Jo Ann Land, personable
young Athens girl, is assisting
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EDITION
Hour Testimony
AMERICUS, June 18.—(AP)—
Trial of three white men chawy ¥
with peonage neared the end to
day.
Attorneys’ arguments and the
judge’s charge to the Lurn re
mained to be made before the
case goes to the jury in U, 8. Dis
triect Court.
Sheriff John Fokes of Deely
county was on the witness stand
for more than an hour yesterday
in concluding testimony for the
defense.
He is one of the defendants.
The others are Frank B. Calhoun
of Unadilla, plantation owner, and
Edward T. Chancey, Calhoun’s
son-in-law,
They were charged with illegal
ly arresting two Negroes, Theodis
Blue and A. C. Cross, and foreing
thenr to werk on Calhoun’s farm.
Sheriff Fokes. testified that
Blue’s. arrest in Detroit en a
charge of abandoning his wife
and child in Dooly county was
without his knowledge. -
Chancey swore on the witness
stand that Fokes asked him to g
to Detroit and return Blue
ljoérl‘y'_county._(;‘hég{cey ufl he
carried out Fokes' request as a
“favor” to the sheriff.
Chancey also testified he teok
part in Cross’ arrest as am ac
commodation to Calhoun. B
in the trial, Calhoun tesfified he
had signed Cross’ after the
Negro was arrested on & liqu
charge. Calhoun said he
later to cancel the bond and had
Cross arrested for return to eus
today.
Welfare Plans
New Program
, ccfi ;n b 80 t
’mélo garnlg by ffl - Mary
Collier, Clarke unty
Director, applications may be filed
on county level for permanently
and totally disabled persons, be
ginning on July 1. Miss Collier
stressed the fact that money and
assistance paid te the disabled
persons will not be a crippled
pension, and will be given only in
cases of utmost need.
“All efforts will be made to re
habilttate persons applying for
aid,” she added. The pregrany,
which she termed “strict,” will
not aid persons who are able to
provide for themselves and -will
be administered from Atlanta by
a board of medical doctors and
social workers. JThe county office
will make investigations and sup
ply case facts to the Atlanta beard
which will make final decisions
on the alloiment of aid and assist
ance,
Persons who are in the categery
of permanently and totally dis
abled should tile applications at
the County Welfare office to ob
{Continued On Page Two)
Building Permits
Though total building permits
for the first six months of 882
are just about half the totak fer
the same period in 1851, cem=
cerical building permits are just
about the same, records in the eof
fice of City Engineer J. G. Beach~
am show.
Commercial building permits so
far this year total $102,87@¢ as
compared to $103,950 in the same
period last year. Residential build
ing permits for this year have
reached $425,747, while for the
same period in 1951 they ameunt
ed to $788,054.
A comparison by months, 1952
listed first, followed by the same
month in 1951, follows:
January — residential, $54,000
and $384,472; commercial, $85,~
748 and $55,150.
February — residential, $87,252
and $75,510; commercial, SB,OOO
and nothing,
March — residential, $64,250
and $54,050; commercial, $6,..22
and SIB,OOO.
April — residential, $21,200 and
$151,500; Commercial, $2,50@ and
$23,000.
May — residential, $121.470
and_ $57,082; commercial, $30,000
and nothing. 2
June (through the 14th) — re=
sidential, $17,575 and $77,600;
commercial, nothing and $6.800.
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