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Newspaper Page TextCOTTON Vol. €XX, No. 147, Federal Cue Launches New Steel Peace Talks Home Port Gi Superliner USS Warm Recepi NEW YORK, July 15 — (AP)— The superliner United States, new queen of the seas, came home: to day to a roaring reception with another jewel in her crown, Droning planes zoomed over head and vessels in the harbor sent up a thunderous chorus of welcoming whistles as the big ship docked at the end of her dou ble speed conquest of the Atlantic. Historic Homecoming In marine annals, it was an his #ric homecoming. Twice, on her maiden voyage, the sleek, 53,000- ton liner had far outstripped past ocean-crossing records, both east bound and westbound. As the new record-holder tied up at her Hudson River pier, she was given a noisy demonstration of homage that echoded up and down the waterfront and across e big harbor. Fireboats spewed sunlit arches of water. Bands blared on deck and ashore. Passengers jammed the decks, waving and shouting. In setting the new east — west record, the trim, black — hulled United States had covered the 3,000 miles in three days, 12 hours and 12 minutes—nine hours and 26 minutes quicker than ever be fore. After lying at anchor overnight in the outer harbor, the new ship began her leisurely glide into port about dawn. Herd Of Tugboats A herd of tugboats scooted about her, and harbor ferry boats tooted lusty greetings as the ship passed the Statue of Liberty and rounded the Battery, Manhattan’s southern tip. The Yrevious westward record was held by the British Cunard liner Queen Mary for the last 14 years. The United States beat the Queen Mary’s eastward record by 10 hours and two minutes. An average of 3451 knots was maintained by the United States on her homeward trip. This was below the 85.59-knot average on the reecord eastward trip of three days, 10 hours and 4 minutes. Explosion Ruins Shelton Buildi FAIRFIELD, 111, July 15 —(AP) -—A violent explosion in a two story brick building owned by the notorious Earl Shelton early to day wrecked the structure and damaged several other buildings in the public square. Most of the city’s 6,000 residents were awakened by the blast, which occurred at 1.25 a. m. Hundreds rushed to the square. Police were without elues in a hunt #6r persons who set off the blast, which was another in a Geries of reprisals against the fad ing Shelton clan. Gang Leader No one was injured. The Shelton building, housing a restaurant on the first floor, was the last piece of property owned in Fairfield by the one-time Southern Illinois gang leader, The second floor — formerly Earl’s gambling head quarters— as vacant. Windows in buildings a block away were broken. Included were scores of windows in the city’s Brown Hotel, a 30-room two-story structure. Wayne county Sheriff Elmer Brown, who estimated damage to property at $50,000, said officials had not determined what type of explosive was used. Terrorized Illinois The potorious Shelton gang ter rorized Southern Illinois in the prohibition era. Earl, who is 58, left Fairfield more than 18 months ago and is, believed living somewhere in Indi ana. On May 24, 1949, he was shot and seriously wounded as he play ed poker in his gambling club on the second floor of the building bomhed today. Thre¢ of Earl's brothers were !;]‘;Lin in gang style—from 1947 to 950. Bogart Physician Is Honored By Townspeople Atter Giving Faithful Service For 40 Years By HORACE THAM BOGART, Ga—Dr. L. H. Elder, practicing physiclan here for nearly forty years, was honored Monday night with a picnic sup per attended by over 200 friends. The dual purpose gathering to express the community’s apprecia tion for hig faithful service and to celebrate his 66th birthday— was held in the high school gym ;:mum and sponsored by the P. s R. W. Btephens, principal of the school, opened the gathering by introdueing special guests, which included lgr. ... gluiddlebrooks. Dr. Elder and Dr. Middiebrooks started their praectices at-the same time, but luﬁlttc has retired and resides im Ahens. In & few introductory remarks abO“t the w of honor, Mr. tepheng stated that Dl;, ]}hdu' had always answered ‘calls flm "B . expressed hix appre ATHENS BANNER-HERALD Associated Press Service Plea Fer Price Increase Nixed PITTSBURGH July 15— (AP) —The CIO Udited Steelworkers and six major producers began new peace talks today under gov erment prodding to find a way to end the 44-day-old paralyzing steel strike. Two-man teams are carrying the ball for each side. President Philip Murray of beth the CIO and the striking USW and union general counsel Arthur Goldberg are bargaining with Vice Presid ent Joseph M. Larkin of Bethle hem Steel Corp. and John H. Morse, Bethlehem general counsel. Murray declined to speculate on the outcome of the new negota tions. He brushed by reporters saying only: “I don’t have anything to say now.” Represents Big Six Larkin paused on the way to the conference room only long enough to tell newsmen he was represent ing six of the nation’s largest steel producing companies. Presidential assistant John R. Steelman arranged the talks. He acted after a round of week-end discussions raised hope — then failed—in settling the dispute. Steelman telephoned both union and industry representatives from Washington yesterday and insisted on a new try for peace in the strike that has idled about a mil lion and a half of the nation’s breadwinners. Coincidental with setting up the geace talks, the Office of Price tabilization tossed a minor bomb by rejecting appeals of three steel companies for price boosts ranging from $5.50 to $6 a ton. But the OPS ruling against ap- Beals from Weirton, Armco and ittsburgh Steel—all operating under new contracts—was quickly shrugged off by the industry. Steelman spent Saturday talking ]S)rices with officials of United tates Steel Corp., bellwether of the industry, and reportedly gave assurance of an increase in steel prices. The industry pinned its hope for Frice relief on a promise of an ncrease averaging $5.65 a ton. A government official said Price Stabilizer Ellis Arnall could do nothritr:,g but repect tgepat;zspgal ;t Weirton, Armco an: i gh, because of the G%B'-‘narromggui“ lations. If an increase is given, the three companies would also qualify for the higher prices along with the rest of the industry. Arnali declined comment on the report that his bosses have agreed to increase steel prices. Graham Services Set Wednesday Mrs. Flonia P. Graham, Winter ville, died unexpectedly at her home this morning at 7 o’clock. Mrs. Graham was 83 years old. Services will e conducted Wed nesday afternoon at 3 o’clock from Winterville Baptist Church and burial will follow in Mill Shoals Cemetery in Madison County, Ber nstein Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. s She is survived by two daugh ters, Mrs. H. E. Porterfield, Win terville, and Mrs. E. S. Sims, Win ter Park, Fla.; five sons, C. W. Graham, Washington, J. R. Gra ham, Ocilla, T. J. Graham, Sylves ter, E. W. Graham, Millen, and H. C. Graham, Rochelle, Ga.; two brothers, Bub Cape, Atlanta, and Sim Cape, Royston. A native of Madison County, Ga., Mrs. Graham had been a re sident of Winterville for the past eight years. MIRACULOUSLY SAVED DUNSMUIR, Caly July 15 — (AP) — A San Francisco moun tain clinber fell nearly a mile d the almost vertical, snowy side of 14,165-foot Mt. Shasta yester day and escaped with only bruis es and abrasions. Dan O'Neill, 34, said the only thing that saved his life was his use of swimming techniques to avoid rocks and other obstacles in his 40-mile an hour, head-first glide on his stomach. A ciation to the P. T. A. for his “pirthday party” and everyone for attending. He added that he was “passing my 66th marker, and ac= cording to the good Lord, there aren’t too many mcre left.” De« spite his years, there was a youth= ful brightness on his face and a sharp twinkle in his eyes. Birthday Gifts B. C. Hogan presented the glfts to Dr. Elder, which were a lounge chair, doctor’s bag, and Dblood pressure instrument. The audience joined in a chorus of “Happy Birthday” as the doctor opened the presents. He brushed a tear from his eyes as he looked at the giftl, and expressed his deep, eartfelt graitude, Several other presents were given him,and he recorgnized each with an indivi dual and personal “thank you.” In & few olosing remarks Dr. Elder said that he-eouldn’t find words to tell how much he ap preciated everything. The doctor said in eonclusion and to the pes News In Brief 1 , INSURANCE GROUP MEETS The Life Agency Cashiers Association will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday night, July 15 at Athens Memorial Park. This is to be a picnic supper and all members are urged to attend. SERVICE GUILD PLANS 'CUE Oconee Street Wesleyan Service Guild is sponsoring & barbecue hash sale on Thursday, July 17, 6 to 7 p. m. at the church. The barbecue hash will be cooked by Charlie Bridges, who is a well known barbecuer in this area. Orders may be placed by phonin Mrs. Cliff Denney, 1837; or the parsonage, 507; or any member os the Guild. Prices, quart $1.25 and pint %5 cents. ~ “MISS MILLIE” TO BE HONORED Mls§ Jackie Woods, president of the Ellen A. Crawford chapter of Children of Confederacy, and Miss Dorothy Ritchie, chaplain, will present a program over WRFC, Wednesday, July 16, 9:45 a. m., telling of “The Accomplishments of Miss Mildred Rutherford.” This date marks the 101st birthday anniversary of “Miss Millie.” RECKLESS KISS SAN JOSE, Calif., July 15—(AP)—A 23-year-old motorist took his girl out for a ride yesterday and police said this is what hap=- pened when he tried to kiss her: . The car skidded 321 feet, jumped a curb, plowed over a lawn, hurdled a retaining wall, smashed through a 2-foot brick pillar and came to rest against the wall of a brick house. No one was injured. Jesus Medrano Romo, a laborer, was cited for reckless driving. BOATNER AUTHORITY INCREASED EIGHTH ARMY HEADQUARTERS, Korea, July 15 — (AP) — Brig. Gen. Haydon L. Boatner, who broke the mutinous resistance of fanatic Communist prisoners on Koje Island last month, today was named commander of all U, N. prisoner of war camps in Korea. The new job does not—at least for the moment—carry a higher ranlg, but it gives the hard boiled infantry general broader su= thority and a far bigger say in U. N. prisoner of war affairs. PRETTY LIVELY HEARSE o LOS ANGELES, July 15 — (AP) — A gaily colored hearse with five bodies in it, all very much alive, was prowling Los Angeles today after a cross-country trip from Charlotte, N. C. The five college boys who drove the hearse out here were look ing for work to tide them over until they start the return trip. They pulled into town yeserday with sl.lß among them. The hearse, of 1939 vintage, has such vibrant expressions as “hi It- babe,” painted on its body. The fenders feature a plaid design. It was bought for $250. The youths are Dave Wells, Harry Pearson and Bill Neal, all 19, of Charlotte, Dan Brown of Norfolk, Va., and John Kepley of Ro anoke, Va., both 18. HOPE TO REPAY DEBTS . SAN FRANCISCO, July 15— (AP)—Juichi Tsushima, Japanese ambassador-at-large, and six associates arrived yesterday from Tokyo and said: “We have come not to borrow, but to pay.” ~ Tsushima said his mission is to repay 400 million dollars Japan borrowed before World War II from private banking and insur ance k;ﬂ;r%. in New York, London and Paris. s b e endrsked how financially-pressed Japan hoped to pa make. My proposals are up my sleeve and will stay there until . ¢onferences begin. SEWER PIPE TRAPS CONVICT SALEM, Ore., July 15—~(AP)—A convict suffocated in a 15-inch sewer pipe yesterday in a daring but futile escape attempt from the Oregon State Prison. He was 20-year-old Harold Allen Hayes. Another convict, Franklin Clingenteel, 17, also was involved in the attempt. His calls that he was stuck in the narrow pipe, five feet underground, brought guards to the prison yard manhole which the two convicts had hoped was the way to freedom. They had planned to worm their way through the pipe to an other manhole outside the prison walls. CIVIL WAR VET IS 111 ROCHESTER, N. Y., July 15—(AP)—James A. Hard, the na=- tion’s oldest Civil War veteran, turned 111 today, still in compara= tively good health despite failing eyesight and hearing. : Hard expected many well-wishers to visit hiny at the nursing home where he lives. SOVIET TROUBLE SHOOTER VIENNA, July 15—(AP)—Radio Bucharest announced that Ane atoly I. Lavrentiev, the Soviet Union’s former ambassador to Czecholovakia, arrived in Buchiarest yesterday to take over as am= bassador to Romania. Lavrentiev is a trouble-shooter for the Soviet Union in satgl}itc eountries, He went into Czechoslovakia after a purge of “pphtlcal unreliables” and enters tense Romania under similar ecircume stances. TRUMAN HAS VIRUS WASHINGTON, July 15 —(AP)— President Truman ;emained away from his desk at the White House again today. He is suffer= ing from a mild virus infection. The President became indisposed Sunday and cancelled his list of appointments yesterday. . AMERICA’S ACTIVE YOUTH WASHINGTON, July 15—(AP)—The younger genex.*ation fsn't as lazy as some claim. The Census Bureau says five times more high school youngsters hold jobs now than in 1940. The bureau reported yesterday that an October survey showed 98 of each 100 boys and 17 of each 100 girls in ‘the 14 to 17 year old age bracket both go to school and hold down out§lde jobs. They totaled 1,600,000 compared with only 300,000 in 1940. The peak, however, was during the war when 2,300,000 held jobs in 1944. ple present, “to have you people as my friends is the greatest hap piness of my life.” Dr. Elder has been practicing here since September 1013, after his graduation from the Georgia College of Eclectic Medicine and Surgery in Atlanta. The school closed in 1918, but the knowledge that Dr. Elder acquired there has lived on. As for the special occasion cel ebrating his birthday, it was a usual day for the doctor, as he de= livered three little boys during the day. When asked to venture a gu_eu of the total number of irths he has attended, Dr. El der hesifatod & mc;ment and then gave a “gonservativ timate %tvgcn 18&8 and I‘foo’.% ‘ﬁ‘e adg at he had never delivered under four babies a month, and §ometimes as high as 30 in one month. There were 886 people in the audience who admitted they SERVING ATHENS AND NORTHEAST GCEORGIA OVER A CENTURY, ATHENS, GA., TUESDAY, JULY 15, 1952, were Dr. Elder’s “children” and posed with him for a picture. “Medical Advancement In reference to the general trend of medicine over the past 80 years, Dr. Elder sald that many changes and advancements have been made in the practice of medicine. He stated that when he started practicing, there were none of the modern discoveries to make pos sible such efficient work as there are now. The doctor said that great strides have definitely been made, in medicine as well as sur gery. . Dr. Elder was unable to single out one particular incident in his medical career that gave him the most pleasure. He said there were too many to name cne. - "When questioned about social ized medicine, he sald that he was not in favor of it as the bill ‘has been presented to Congress, but he would like to see some sort of government insurance. Top CIO Official Comments On lke Status In Civil Government Field Russell Expects To Be Nominated On Fifth Ballot NEW YORK, July 15.~(AP)— Senator Richard B. Russell of Georgia says he expects the Dem ocratic party to write a civil rights plank which “won’t please some of the folks in my part of the country.” But the Georgia aspirant for the Democratic presidential nomina tion adds that the plank also “won’t please what you might call the extreme liberals.” Expects Compromise “I think we're going to get a platform at Chicago that we can all stand on,” Russell said here yesterday at a news conference. He also reiterated previous statements that he expected no Dixie revolt similar to that of 1948. Russell commented on the Dem~ ocratic presidential nomination battle at his news meetimi, and later last night on the Columbia Broadcasting System’s “Chrono scope” television show, These were some of his com~- ments on the various eandidates: Himself—He will get the Demo cratic nomination by the fifth bal lot and will be “the man to beat General Eisenhower.” Kefauver Will Falter Senakﬁ Estes Kefauver of Ten nessee—He will lead on the first ballot but will falter afterwards. Vice President Alben Barkley— His age (74) s against him, but if he were 10 or 12 years younger he undoubtedly would be nominated. Mutual Security Director Aver=- ell Harriman—He is the only can didate for the full eivil rights program and wants “a double dose” of the New Deal and Fair Deal. “Red Dean"” Still Topic Of Dispute ~ LONDON July 15,—(AP)— Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons today that the Red Dean of Cantebury had to be tolerated as part of the price of free speech. “Free speech carries with it the evil of all the foolish, unpleasant, ‘'venomus things that are said but on the whole we would rather lump them than do away with them,” Churchill said. “ Lump It” To “lump it” is British slang for “suffering” it, Churchill was replying to de mands for the establishment of & tribunal to investigate Dr, Hew lett Johnson, the 78-year-old dean whose Communist sympathies have been getting him into con tinual hot water in Britain. “The establishment of such a #4ribunal,” Churchill replied, “would in the opinion of the gov ernment invest the activities of (Continued On Page Two) oo B | R, © AR i g S R R S g B e e e BSR Rley LR S e 3 g e K" g e £ G, W esße G . 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Giovanna Mazzotti (left) who entered the iﬁs Universe” contest as “Miss Italy”’ told news men in Rome that the contest was rigied in favor of Finland’s entry, Armi Kussela (rght), who was chosen “Miss Universe” as an Olympic Games publicity stunt. The 19-year-old Italian movie starlet thought that she, herself, deserved no better than last place, but added that several of the runners-up were picked in the name of diplomatic relations rather than for beauty.— (NEA Telephoto.) : Predicts GOP Candidate Will Be Prisoner Of Staff Of Advisors BY ROWLAND EVANS, JR. WASHINGTON, July 16.— (AP)—A top CIO leader to day termed Dwight D. Eisenhow, Republican presidential candidate, a “rank amateur’ in the field of civil govern ment and said that on major domestic issues he would be a “prigoner of his own advisers.” G “Wonderful response” is the term that Paul \gilliams, chair=- man of the Clarke County Rus sell Appreciation Dinner, used to day to describe the way Athenians and people of Clarke have pitched* it to hol]p out on the é&lans for the affair, glated for the Country Club tonight at 7 o'clock. Ticket sales have reached two hundred and seventy-fiye and in dications are that most of the tick et holders will be on hand promﬁ tly at the appointed hour for the barbecued chicken dinner at which Jimmy Carmichael will be the speaker. | Tidy Sum Mr. Williams announced this morning that the bulk of the pro ceeds gun the dinner have al ready been sent to Georgia's Jun jor Senator by treasurer R. C, Gilmer. Tickets sold for $25 each —which -makes Clarke Count?r'l contribution to Senator Russell’s campaign a tidy sum. In addition to the legion citizens who contributed time and effort to seil tickets and those who bought the ducats, three local business firms donated the food for the affair. D. W. Terry donated the chick ens for the meal, Talmadge Bro thers provided seasoning and other requirements, and Bensons Bakery provided the bread. Jones Flower Shop donated a decora tive bowl of flowers. Mr. Williams will serve as Mas~ ter of Ceremonies at groceedingr _tonight. Rev. Howard P, Giddens, o fContinued On Page Two) s . v HST Signs Bill For Navy School WASHINGTON July 18—(AP) —Military construction in Georgia amounting to $38,805,000 wag in cluded in a multi-billion dollars bill signed yesterday by President Truman. A Marine Coxgs supply depot at Albany topped the list with a $13,~ 687,000 appropriation. b.l'fhese projects were also in the ill: Army—Fort Benning, Columbus, $5,193,000; Camp Gordon, Augusta, $125,000; Fort McPherson, Atlanta, $42,000; Camp Stewart, Hinesville, $512,000. Navy—Supply center, Byron, $9,102,000; supply school, Athens, $2,030,000. Air Foree—Hunter AFB, Savan nah, $5,185,000; Moody A¥B, Val dosta, $1,846,000; Dobbins AFB, Marietta, $1,083,000. Read Datly by 85,000 People fn Athens Trade hres Joseph A. Beirne, a CIO vice president and head of 300,000 CIO communications workers, sald in an interview before leaving for Chicago and the Democratic presi dential convention: | Domestic Issues “Eisenhower has unquestionably been a great military leader but if he ig elected President he will be helpless on the great domestic issues facing the country such as the Taft-Hartley Labor Law, civil rights legislation, federal aid to the states and others. “He will have to depend com pletely on his advisers in making domestic policy decisions, rather than making up his own mind.” Beirne is a member of the Plat form Committee at the Democratic National Convention. One of the ClO’s newer and younger leaders, he is sometimes regarded as a goo sible successor to CIQO President Philip Murray. Supports Democrats Some segments of crganized labor have been criticizing Eisen hower for months. The CIO, stau nch supporter of Democratic na tional candidates ever since its formation in 1986, recently said editorially in one of its publicia tions that Eisenhower’s campaign was “out-Tasting Taft.” CIO opposition to Eisenhower was first evident last November at the ClO’s convention in Atlantic City. Emil Mazey, a member of the ClO’s Political Action Com mittee and secretary-treasurer of the United Auto Workers, said that supporting Ike for President would by buying a “pig in a poke.” “I have carefully examined the record of Gen. Eisenhower,” Ma zey said, “and I want to say that I find mothing in his record which would indicate that he is an ac ceptable candidate for President so far organized labor is eon cerned.” ATHENS AND VICINITY Partly cloudy and net much temperature change today and tonight, Slight chance of after noon thundershowers today, Wednesday, partly cloudy and not quite so warm, with scat tered afternoon thundershowers. Low tonight 72, high tomorrow 88. The sun sets this evening at 7:45 and rises tomorrow at 5:32. GEORGIA -~ Partly cloudy and continned hot this after noon, tonight and Wednesday, widely scattered afternoon or evening thundershowers, TEMPERATURE 10T OIS e TROWORE i ivo it bris ovi IR MORN i neas sndn none veanßY MOVIORY o rudi iRt e RAINFALL Inches last 24 hours ~ ... 00 Total sinoe July 1 .4 .56 oa OB Deficit since July 1 .. «... 2.07 Average July rainfall ~ .. 5.01 Total since January 1 .. ..26.77 Deficit since January 1 .. 2.23 Summer Chorus To Give Benet Classic Thursday BY LEON DRISKELL A portion of Americanna will be presented in University Chapel at 8:30 on Thursday night when the well-known folk opera, “The Devil and Duniel Webster” is per formed by .members of the Uni versity Summer Chorus and voice students of the music department. The opera is produced and pre sented by Byron H. Warner, mem-= ber of the music faculty of the University. Pianist for the groduc tion will be Ernest Edwards and Miss Nolee Mae Dunaway will be at the organ, Written in 1938 by Douglas Moore, descendant of one of this country’s cldest families, the work is termed a folk opera because of its legendary basis and because the music is “of the people.” One of the most' outstanding imrpres sions received from a first hear ing of the opera is the fact that the music and background effects do not overpower the story. Benet’s Classic The story, of course, was writ ten by Stephen Vincent Benet and deals with the sad plight of Jabez Stone who sold his soul to the devil (and all for a woman, too). The Devil (Old Scratch, ag he is called in the opera) shows up at the nuptials as a wedding guest to collect his payment. Jabez is aghast and realizes the extent of his foolishness in making the bar gain, The story is laid in Cross Corn ers, Massachusetts and it is in the home of Jabez and Mary Stone that the famous trial is held in which Daniel Webster, famed ora tor, defends Jabez against the Devil. A ghostly erew of scoun drels are summoned up from the nether regions to serve as jurors and things look bad for the de fendant. Sl The eloquence of Webster pre ¥ HOME . EDITION NPA Is Denied Hiring Privilege By Civil Service WASHINGTON, July Xm The Civil Service Com today took away from the Na tional Production Authority the right to hire its own wbrkers be cause of irregularities in selecting employes last year. 1t called for “corrective actien” —meaning dismissal or new as signments—for possibly more than 100 NPA employes. In some u: the commission said, vetes preference in hiring was ignored. Must Get Approval The commission ruled that all future NPA hiring must be re ferred for prior approval to the Department of Commerce, the parent organization of the emer gency production ageney, Commerce Department and NPA officials, questioned on the charges, sald they will carry out the commission’s orders complete~ ly and will cooperate fully in mat ters of hiring. They did not deny that abuses had occurred, but sald they were in 1951 when NPA was ltrim to build a staff quickly to with a mushrooming load of werk in administering priority and al location controls. Many of the improper appoint ments, they said, were of gay-—to day consultants or commodity spe cialists in the “WAE" categery— meaninf, paid enly “when actual ly employed.” Appointments Expired In many of the latter cases the one-year term of appointment has expired, officials said, and the appointees have left the ageney. The unusual announcement by the Clvil Service Commission ssid that 11 per ¢ent of NPA's ap pointees above the salary level of $3,410 a year were ineligible for their jobs at the time they were hh:g'pooﬁ of NPA' 1 I on ¢ s personne ‘actions, the commission said, showed that the defense -.mx took on workers who were not the civil serviee registers, while at the same time rejactlné all names on the official lists of civil service eligibes. Hired Non-Veterans “The commission also feund NPA had in its files applications of veterans qualified for positions to which non-veterans were ap pointed,” the resort continued. The eommission studled 1,761 appointments, nearly half of them in the class of commodlt{-hdus (Continued On Paze Twe) @ de” j ‘i‘@;/tf L "::' e ' :vf !@2)}’; \. - SRA | \ @ 1= ~" | } , Ry k v ! B’ iorA go%rrmfg'i:s',’bw jus:nf?\emﬂgg . age for rich people. @nea vails over the wiles of Scratch and Jabez wins the case. Although the proceedings of the case and the earlier action of Be net's story are cut down to one act for the opera, attendants at Music Appreciation will see -and hear Carlton English portray Scratch in all his malignant pro ceedings against poor Jabez Stone, played by Paul Kea. | Opera Cast Louis Griffith will sing the part of Daniel Webster and Ethel Skel ton will take the part of Mary Stone. Popular W. C. Owen will take s double role, fiddling as energeti cally as any square dance musi cian at Jabez Stone's wedding and serving as clerk during the trial proceedings. Bob Flanders will be the Justice and Bertram Kelso, who will be remembered for his sterling performance at last Thursday’s operatic Music Appre ciation, will sing the role of Miser Stevens. Nat Frazer will play the part of Walter Butler, Savier Lenoir will be the old man, and Juanita Tuck er will be the old woman, Other characters will include the jury men and the men and women of Cross Corners, Mass. “The Devil and Daniel Web ster” is as American as any mu sie to be found and should strike a reﬁmﬂve note with =ll listen~ ers. those who object to op era on.the basis that “it's all in French or Italian”—here’s the chance to understand every” word and "enjoy it, too. Townspeople and students 0 have an unusual opportw hear an outstanding exa the work of Douglas Moo::m the regular Music App Hour starts at 8:30 Thursday m‘hto 4 " T

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Athens banner-herald. (Athens, Ga.) 1933-current, July 15, 1952, Home Edition, Image 1