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Four people were killed on a foggy right, then skidded down the street. Plane
morning in Los Angeles when a light pri- is in the gutter halfway down the block.
vate plane nipped the house from which The dead were occupants of the plane.—
picture was taken, plowed into house at (AP Wirephoto.)
Covernment Plans Brass-Knuckles
Prche To Break Up Oil Monopoly
His More Plants
WASHIGTON, July 18—(AP)—
Growing alarm expressed over
the creeping effects of the steel
shortage on other industries was
indicated today. Increasing pres
sure was being exerted for a quick
end to the seven weeks-old steel
strik. :
Unconfirmed Rumors
Meanwhile, rumors that a secret
settlement had been reached be
tween the CIO United Steelwork
ers and the mill operators re
mained officially undenied and
unconfirmed.
Steelworkers President Phillip
Murray left Pittsburgh for Chica
go on business for the CIO, which
he also heads, without comment
ing on the report that a steel
agreement would be announced
next Monday. Negotiators broke
off their talks last Monday when
they were unable ‘to reach a set
tlement.
Murray is due back in Pitts
burgh on Monday to address a
steel ynion wage policy commit
iee.
It was learned here that mili
tary authorities are so concerned
cver the growing impact of the
trike on arms production they
lan to urge strongly to industry,
organized labor and the govern
ment that the mills reopen.
Plane Industry .
An-airplane expert said yester
lay that if the strike is not set
tled soon it will bring the air
lane industry to “a grave and
rhaps desperate crisis” between
Aug. 1 and Sept. 15, when jet en
:.!“Plproduction may stop com
pletely.
In Detroit the trade paper Au
tomotive News said by next week
uto unemployment may be great
r than depression levels and Au
ust production totals “may be
virtually nil.”
Olympic Games
Unen Saturday
HELSINKI, July 18 —. (AP) —
Another 24 hours and the greatest
sports show on earth—the 15th
summer Oympic games — will
open on the Kelly green turf of
Helsinki’s modernistic stadium.
Sixty-nine countries, a record,
and almost 8,000 athletes, another
record, will be represented at the
colorful ceremonies tomorrow.
A 70th nation may show up, but
probably not by tomorrow.
The ticklish question of which
China—Communist or Nationalist
—can be the China in the games
was settled temporarily yesterday.
The International Olympic Com
mittee voted to let both take part.
Nationalist China then said it
Cld not care to play with the Com=
munists here or anywhere else.
The Nationalists promptly can
celed any plans to compete. 3
Communist China will be eligi
ble for one sport, swimming. But
its team will have to get here by
2 week from tomorrow when the
I{H‘;T swimming events are sche
duled,
Present whereabouts of the
tquad are unknown, Guesses
range from the Russian 'naval
base 10 miles outside Helsinki, to
Leningrad, Moscow, Siberia and
China,
BETHABARA CHURCH
All childen of Bethabara Bag
‘st Church, on the Monroe High
4ay, are urged to meet at the
church S.Aursuy, July 19, at 4:30
o'clock for Pmuatlon Day, and
on Monday, y 21, at 7 p. m.
when Vagation Bible lohoogwm
begin ynder the direetion of Kath
¢rine §:m., The church bus will
be avatlable for transportation.
ATHENS BANNER-HERALD
Associated Press Service
FOUR KILLED AS PLANE HITS HOUSES
Cases Prepared
On Five Groups
By JACK ADAMS
WASHINGTON, July 18—(AP).
The government today prepared
a brass-knuckle investigation de
signed to break up an alleged in
ternational oil monopoly by seven
giants of the vital industry.
_ Both criminal and civil proceed
ings against five American and
two foreign oil companies are be
ing worked up by the Justice De
partment under anti-trust laws
forbidding monopolistic practices,
trade. R
Atty. Gen. James P. McGranery
told a news conference yesterday
that a federal grand jury, sitting
here, will shortly start probing
into activities of what he called
“the international oil cartel.”
Civil Suit
At the same time, McGranery
said his department will institute
a civil anti-trust suit against the
seven companies in the District
of Columbia courts.
The criminal proceedings are
designed to punish past offenses.
The civil proceedings are designed
to prevent- any repetition of the
same offenss in th future.
McGranery named these firms
as involved in the probe: Stan
dard Oil of New Jersey, Standard
Qil of California, Texas Oil Com=
pany, Socony-Vacuum, Gulf Oil—
all U. S. owned—and two foreign
firms dominated by the British,
Royal Dutch Shell and Anglo-
Iranian Oil Company.
Clear Record
A spokesman for Standard Oil
of California said at San Francis
co last night “our record is clear”
and that the international opera
tions of its affiliated companies
had been “carried on to the best
interests of the United States.”
"Phone Company
Asks Rate Hike
Southern Bell Telephone Com
pany today filed an application
with the State Public Service
Commission for an adjustment in
telephone rates to offset the costs
of a general wage increase nego
tiated between the company and
its employees’ union in June and
approved this week by the Wage
Stabilization Board.
The amount of additional annual
revenue sought is $1,237,700. The
comrpany is asking recovery of
only the specific costs incurred in
connection with the increased
wages, Stale Manager Lane Hub
bard of Southern Bell said.
“Basic residence rates and a
majority cf the basic business
rates will not be effected,” Mr.
Hubbard stated. “To secure the
amount needed we are asking for
increases in certain long distance
rates within the state and in other
miscellaneous charges.”
Filing of the petition at Atlanta
had been expected in view of the
WSB approval and the company’s
statements that the added costs
would force its earnings down to
an inadequate level. The company
had stated that “there is no mar
gin to absorb additional wage
costs.”
“The present telephone rates in
the state were established in Nov
ember, 1951, when the Public
Service Commission authorized
only about one-half of rate in
creases sought by Southern Bell.
In addition to the fact that we did
not obtain authoritg for the rate
increases requested and badly
needed at that time, the added
wage costs now place an addi~
tional squeeze on our financial
operations and give us no alterna
tive, in the interest of the service
the state needs and wants, except
to increase our'rates,’ Mr. Hub
bard declared.
Columbia Killer
Is Inßellevue
For Mental Test
NEW YORK, July 18—(AP)—
Bayard Peakes, confessed slayer
of a girl he had never met, was
sent to Bellevue Hospital for men
tal examination when he was ar
raigned today.
entist, objected to the court ap~
pointing a lawyer to defend him
for the slaying on the Columbia
University campus of Eileen Fa
hey, 18.
“I don’t want this guy. I'm not
nuts,” Peaks said.
The lawyer appointed to de
fend Peakes agreed with the
state’s suggestion that Peakes get
a mental check-up. He was led
away handcuffed to two detec
tives.
Peakes, arrested Wednesday in
Boston, said he killed the blonde
stenographer for the American
Fhysical Society because the sci
entific body had rejected his
theories on how to live forever.
oOdd Statement
During his arraignment in Fel
ony Court on a charge of homi
cide, he muttered: “Wait a min
ute, these fellows in 1949 dropped
the electrons.”
He did not explain his remark
which was apparently connected
with his anger at the Society for
its refusal to publicize hig theory
that electronics and physics
should be divorced.
Peakes’ attorney, Benjamin
Schmier, told Magistrate Thomas
H. Cullen that Peakes was dis
appointed when early stories of
the slaying failed to mention
“electrons.”
Public Recognition
Assistant District Attorney Carl
Grebow told the court that Peakes
“felt that by killing this girl rec
ognition by the public would be
given his belief.”
Grebow referred to Peakes’ pre
vious background of mental in
stability, and suggested Peakes be
sent to Bellevue to determine his
presnt condition,
Schmier told the court that “the
first factor I looked for was pos
sible remorse because I felt it was
the only spark of hope for him
but to my deep sadness and re
gret, he _expressed no remorse.”
In a low tone, Peakes inter
rupted to say: “He never asked
me that question. He said I was a
mental case anyhow.”
When Peakes went to Columbia
University on Monday, he had
marked eight others for death.
But the first person he saw in the
American Physical Society’s office
on the ninth floor of the physics
laboratory was Miss Fahey.
Mayor Closes
Bradley Tavern
Bradley’s Tavern, 375 East
Washington street, was closed to
day after all business licenses is
sued te it had been revoked yes
terday afternoon by Mayor Jack
R. Wells.
The place was ordered closed
and the order was carried out by
city police after Mayor Wells is
sued the following executive
order:
“By the authority vested in me
in Section Bix of the License Or
dinance of the City of Athens, I
hereby revoke all city business
licenses issued to Bradley’s Tav
ern, 3786 East Washington street.—
Signed, Jack R. Wells, Mayor, July
17, 1982 « #
SERVING ATHENS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA OVER A CENTURY,
Vice-President Barkley Gains Votes In Demo
Race By Rumored Support From lllinois Group
Polificos Await
Word From HST
On Demo Choice
WASHINGTON, July 18—(AP).
President Truman’s doctor gave
him the last of a series of medical
tests today while Democratic pol
iticiang waited impatiently for his
dismissal from the hospital.
After nearly a week’s bout with
a virus infection, the President’s
temperature had returned to nor
mal, but Democratic presidential
aspirants could not boast as much
with the Chicago national conven~
tion opening Monday.
Await Truman Word
Truman expects to return to
the White House tomorrow, but
there is no indication that he
prlans to make known his choice
of a successor in advance of the
balloting. Such a move on his part
could be the deciding factor in
selection of the Democratic nom
inee. -
Most of the people around Tru
man profess to be in the dark.
Even cabinet members are but
ton-holing reporters asking them,
“What is the boss going to do?”
And Truman’s own alternate to
the Democratic convention, the
man who will cast his vote, has
been unable to see the President
during a trip to Washington this
week,
Tom J. Gavin of Kansas City
apparently was en route home
without getting an audience with
the President because of Truman’s
illness and his subsequent trip to
the Army’s Walter Reed Hospital
for a complete checkup.
Secretary’s Report
Presidential secretary ‘Joseph
Short told reporters that “to the
best of my knowledge” Gavin did
not talk with the sresident and
that he knew Gavin did not see
Truman personally.
The President was stricken
Sunday. While he . has ;ggwn
(siteady improvement since Mon
ay, according -to the. W;
House, hé was hospitalized for
the first time since he entered the
White House for a checkup on
order of Major General Wallace
H. Graham, his physician.
Truman plans to fly to Chica
go next week to address the clos
ing session of the convention.
Damage Case
Heard In Court
Cases heard in first week’'s ses
sion of the July term of Clarke
Superior Court included a case
for damages involving the instal
lation of natural gas supply lines
in which the plaintiff was award
ed $199,851.93. The case, Siegfried
Trustee vs. Turner, was not con
tested.
Thomas H. Milner of Milner
and Stephens appeared for the
plaintiff and Elliott Goldsmith of
the Atlanta firm, Powell, Gold
smith, Frazer and Murphy appear
ed for the defendant. The defend
ant did not appear in court but
filed an answer.
The ‘j‘u’i'yw,fodnd in favor of the
plaintiff and the damages were
awarded,
The first week’s cases were
rounded up this morning with the
calling of Favors s, Favors and
Shubert vs. Shubert. Uncontested
divorces were also on the slate for
today with next week being de
voted to the criminal docket.
Disposition of other cases during
the first week was as follows:
Paul Implement Company vs. Bul
lock, continued for term; Herring
ton vs. Michael, et al, non suit;
Birmingham Slag Company Vs.
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ENROUTE TO QUESTIONING — Bayard Peaks, 29,
leaves Boston by train for New York where he will be
questioned in the shootmg of Eileen Fahey on the Colum
bia University eampus. Detective Louis Behrens (left),
of the Manhattan homicide squad, accompanies Peaks.
Police Captain Francis Wilson said that Peaks, a meat
packing plant employee, confessed orally to the shoot
ing— (AP Wirephoto.)
ATHENS, GA,, FRIDAY, JULY I§, 1952.
Dixie's Cheers Begin To Subside
For Champion Of Rights Quarrel
BY JACK BELL
CHICAGO, July 18.—(AP)—Vice President Alben W,
Barkley pulled a stride forward today in his race for the
Democratic presidential nomination with reports he will
get some first ballot support from Illinois. @
Georgia Legion
Opens Conclave
In Macon Today
MACON, July 18.—(AP)—The
}Georgia American Legion called
‘upon one of its ploneers to read
‘the preamble to {its constitution
)today at the opening of its 1952
convention.
He is General Walter Harris,
Macon atiorney, who presided
over the first state Legion meet
ing 82 years ago. Other opening
day speakers were Mayor Lewis
B. Wilson and Lt, Governor Mar
vin Griffin,
Business Session
The opening session was devoted
largely to business affairs. Tonight
a memorial service will be held at
Coleman Hill and a dinner will be
given for James E. Powers of Ma
con, state commander, and Mrs.
Charles Morgan of Newnan, pres
ident of the Auxillary.
A total attendance of 7,000 is
expected for the convention,
General Harris, now 78, is the
son of the late former Governor
Nat Harris. He is a veteran of the
Spanish-~-Anierican War and was a
brigadier general in command of
the 61st Infantry Brigade, 31st
Division, in World War I.
Fun-Making
Leadership in convention fun
making fell, as usual, to the So
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ta new mc%ms.
- The 40 & 8 last night named
Paul Brandenburger of Atlanta,
grand chef de fare; Max Sheppard
of Albany, grand ch¢! de train;
Grover Fennell of Marietta, grand
conducteur; Wallace Blackley of
Atlanta, com. intendent; J. J. Mc-
Callum of LaGrange, garde de sa
porte; A. Mack Dodd of Macon,
commis voyageur; the Rev. Father
Dan McCarthy of Savannah,
grand aumonier; Dr. A. W. Davis
of Warrenton, grand medicin, and
A. Lester Henderson, cheminot
nationale.
“KISS WITH CAUTION”
BERLIN, July 18.—(AP)—The
Communists urged unmarried wo
men today to kiss with caution. ~
Anna Welch, leader of the Wo
man’s Committee of the Soviet
zone railway system, told a Com
munist women’s meeting: “Our
unmarried colleagues should make
certain their friends and sweet
hearts are ideologically safe.”
MR. AND MRS.
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—The Management.
While all candidates jockeyed
for position in advance of the
opening of the 31st Democratic
nominating convention Monday,
there were signs that Jacob Arvey,
Illinoig national committeeman, is
ready to take a political flier on
the 74-year-old vice president.
Arvey and Mayor David L, Law
rence of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
national committeeman, conferred
with Barkley strategists.
Big Bloc Votes
There were immediate reports
that Arvey had told the Barkley
leaders he would use his influence
to get as many as possible of
Illinois’ 60 convention votes lined
up for Barkley on the first ballot.
Lawrence was said to have noted
that the 701 vote Pennsylvania de
legation is split up, but to have
indicated that Barkiey might
count on some votes there.
These developments came dur
ing a temporary lull in the seeth
ing pre-convention battle over
civil rights that might explode into
a floor fight.
No less seething were some
Southern delegations over the ac
tion of Sen. Richard B. Russell of
Georgia in denouncing the Taft-
Hartley Act.
Russell added to the controversy
by saying in a televised news con
ference last night that he sees no
reason why he couldn’t support
President Truman for re-election
—in the unlikely event Truman
runs.
Barkley arrives on the scene to
day, aloni with Sen. Robert 8.
Kerr of Oklahoma, who claims he
has more second choice support
for the presidential nomination
than any of his rivals.
Staked Claims
Their arrivals will complete the
roster of major candidates. Sen.
Estes Kefauver of Tennessee, and
Averell Harriman of New &ork,
the mutual security administrator,
already have staked out their
victory elaims here, along with
Russell,
| Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson of Illi
nois, who has shunned the nomi
nation the others are scrambling
for, invited all Democratic gover
nors to breakfast with him here
Monday in advance of a scheduled
welcoming address to the conven=-
tion.
Stevenson hag insisted he is
running for re-election as gover
nor and Arvey's re{)orted‘ switch
to Barkley was in line with the
Illinois committeeman’s publie
pronouncements that he has given
hope of getting the governor Into
the presidential contest.
There remained the possibility,
however, that the Barkley support
might take the form of a holding
action—with an appeal to Steven
son possible if the convention ties.
itself in a knot after seven or eight
ballots. |
Russell’s political pass at the
Truman eamp surprised and
angered Dixie leaders who origi
nally had nudged him into the race
as the anti-Truman candidate of
the South. ‘
Political Violence
Some Southern reaction to Rus
sell’s proposal to “supplant” Taft-
Hartley with another labor law
came close to political violence.
Former Gov. William M. Tuck,
who was ready to laud Russell’s
candidacy before the Virginia
Democratic convention at Roan
ake, cut out of his prepared speech
all reference to Russell’s name.
The Virginia convention, which
had been set to endorse Russell,
significantly voted to leave unin
structed its 28-vote delegation to
the convention here.
Russell insisted, however, he did
not interpret that action as mean
ing he had lost any Virginia votes.
Gov. Allan Shivers of Texas told
reporters he wasn’'t going to let
Russell’s move on the labor front
interfere with his support .of the
Georgia senator, adding: “I would
not expect him to agree with me
in every detail.”
It began to look as though the
anti-Truman elements in the South
had lost their champion.
Certainly if they bolted over the
choice of a nominee who was not
to their liking, or tried a third
party move after a losing con
vention battle over civil rights,
Russell would not be with them.
Russell said emphatically his
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Southern Muiual
Selecis Erwin
After serving as a member of
the Board of Directors of the
Southern Mutual Insurance Com
pany for thirty years, Howell C.
Erwin Sr., today resigned from
that post.
The Board elected his son,
Howell C. Erwin, Jr., to succeed
his father as a director,
Mr. Erwin Sr., until his retire
ment because of the state of his
health, for many years was an
outstanding figure in legal circles
of the state and his son is also an
attorney, being associated with
the firm of Erwin, Nix, Birch
more & Epting.’
He is a graduate of Athens High
School and of the University of
Georgia and is a veteran of World
War Two. Mr. Erwin has taken a
prominent part in civic activities
in Athens. V 4
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GEORGIANS GATHER IN CHICAGO — With Sena\:
Richard B. Russell in Chicafo shortly after his arriv
for the Democratic national convention are Erle Cocks,
Jr. (left), of Dawson, Ga., former national comma
of the American Legion, and David Charney (righ¥),
the senator’s public relations man. second from Iq;&.—
Arthur X. Elrod, a commissioner of Cook County (
cago) .— (AP Wirephoto.)
South’s Demos Ponder
Over Rift With Russell
Byrd Is Opposed -
To T-H Changes
BY JOHN F. DAFFRON
ROANOKE, Va., July 18.—-(AP&
—Virginia Demrocrats wondere
today if their estrangement from
Southern presidential aspirant
gchard Russell of Georgia eotmhd
‘be patched up at Chicago or if the
rift would end in divorce.
Russell and the Virginians were
mutual admirers until the Georgia
senator’s repudiation of the Taft-
Hoartley Law settled as something
of a shock on the state convention
yesterday.
i Then, the states rights Southern
hope for the presidential nomina
tion suddenly found himself:
1. Denied any commitments
from the 28-vote Virginia delega
tion. It was named to go to the
national convention uncomnritted.
Snubbed By Speaker
2. Snubbe- by a state convention
keynote speaker, William M. Tuck,
former governor of Virginia, who
pointedly omitted reading a com
plimentary remark about Russell
that appeared in his prepared
manuscript.
The Virginians at the convention
—for the time being at least—
turned their backs on Russell and
agreed to abide by the unit rule
when the delegation decides final
ly on the candidate it intends to
back for the presidential nomina
tion.
In spite of the sudden turn of
events here yesterday, the Georgia
senator may stil get Virginia’'s
support for the nomination al
though the way was left open for
a bolt of the party if platform and
candidate are unacceptable.
Senator Harry F. Byrd, chief of
Virginia’s Democratic political or
ganization, who differed sharply
with Russe!l’s position that Taft-
Hartley needed a complete over
hauling, said:
“I've always been® for Senator
Russell and it’s my inclination and
desire to continue my support.”
But while he expressed hope that
he would find himself able to
continue ameng Russell’s backers,
Byrd wouldn’t say definitely that
he is behind Russell as of now.
Opposing Views :
The senior Virginia senator is
flying to Chicago tonight and will
discuss the matter with Russell
before the convention opens Mon
day. He took particular issue with
the Georgian’s statement that the
Taft-Hartley Law was “weighted
against labor.”
Byrd said the law was essen
tially fair as written at present
and he was again anything that
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WEATHER
ATHENS AND VICINITY
Partly cloudy and continued
het and humid this afternoon,
tonight and Saturday, with
slight chance of thundershowers
this afternoon and again Satur
day. Low tonight 71, high to
morrow 94. The sun sets today
at 7:44 and rises tomorrow mor
ning at 5:34.
GEORGIA — Partly coludy,
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Dixie Democrats
Strangely Quiel
rangely ,
On Civil Ri
y EDWIN IAAII!:@
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Democrats gingerly pus! “
the explosive e‘vll righu issu
day, hoping it would not
later in & party-shattering 1
Dixie Demoerats — who
deep - seated and firm .
against federal or party actiop in
the delicate field of rnelfil relg
tions—have been generally snd
strangely silent,
They obviously are hopeful
some compromise can €
either from the platform go
tee, already hard at work, or féem
the national convention itself next
week.
Southern Views - K
One of the Southerners, sen.
John J. Sparkman of Alah.:
here in a dual role of delegate
booster of Sen. Richard B. Russel]
of Georgia for the presidency, put
it this way.
“We've got extremists on both
sides. I'm just hopeful we can re
write the whole thing in a suitable
manner.”
Sparkman is a member of the
greliminary platform committee
which listened yesterday to mere
than a score of witnesses urr 8
hard-hitting Democratic stand en
civil rights.
Sen. Warren G. Magnuson of
Washington, another member of
the platform group, agreed with
Sparkman, saying:
“T certainly hope we don’'t have
a floor fight.,” But Magnuson add
ed:
“As far as I'm concerned I
don’t think we Democrats should
back up one inch from a strong
civil rights platform.”
Four years ago at Philadelphia
a convention floor battle produced
a strong civil rights plank and led
to a belt of many Southern dele
gates and eventual loss of four
Southern Democratic states in the
November election,
Ask Tough Plank
There were many references to
this and the eventual Democratic
victory yesterday as Negro, labor,
Jewish and other leaders calied
for an even tougher plank this
time.
Walter White, Negro chairman
of the leadership conference on
civil rights, directed the presenta
tion of a diversified group of wit
nesses.
Saying he was not making a
threat, White claimed that Ne
groes hold the balance of woting
power between Democrats and
Republicans in 17 states that have
281 electoral votes — more than
enough to elect a president.
All of the witnesses belittled the
Repubicans’ civil rights pank, one
of them calling it “pious poitical
fiypaper to attract votes.”
The only semblance of a South
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