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The Macon Telegraph from Macon, Georgia • 2

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APE Study Group Here Told of School Needs -FRIDAY MARCn 5 1954 2 ehr fflarmtffrlmraph- Weather Fotocast Map MVNW ISMMHIRIMIAUDaplitCaminmfMfCtSI KMDIKMNG730PM(IT3 5 54 PHONE 5-2801 Bibb County needs another 100 classrooms In addition to what la now provided for school children Dr Mark A Smith supers intendent of Bibb schools said yesterday during a six-member panel discussion on Georgia's long-range education needs Smith spoke on The Challenge SPRING These were providing an adequate number of qualified teachers providing funds for services and supplies improving the quality and scope of research and extension services and providing a safe and functional physical plant aufficient for the educational activities Herschel Simmons Lanier Junior High vocational-agricultural teacher compared the Minimum Foundation Program with its later phase the Adequate Program for Education An optimistic view of what a future teacher sees ahead was presented by Mis Barbara Hamm a senior at Miller Senior High School and president of the Future Teacher's of Bibb County as part of the local meeting one of a state wide series this week for acquainting the people with the Adequate Program for Education The Adequate Foundation Program of Education It was brought out la a second major phase of a foundation program of education for all Gebrgia students elementary secondary and college The Minimum Foundation Program was the first stage extending through 1952-1954 The Minimum Foundation the panel members sold represents what la now being done in the public schools the Adequate Program represents what should be done Speaking on What We Want for Our Children Mrs Dalmai first vice president of the Georgia Congress of Teachers and Parents stressed comfortable healthy facilities and excellent teachers What we want for our children" she said "is the best" Pointing out that high schools are already bulging Dr Daniel McMahon of the Georgia State College for Women said that plans should be started now to take care of expected Increases in college enrolment Dr McMahon reviewed the needs of the university system In general and listed four essentials in providing an adequate program of higher education Since 1908 coraHM tow a wihii an riohii siuivii Weather 'Lunch 11:30 Dinner 5 2:30 10:30 Sturdy Courtly and Palm loach light-tight tuitl 1995 to S397S Sport lackftt $1495 to 2995 Palm leach and Happi ilacki 495 to 1 19S LEN Post Office Alley GEORGIA: Increasing cloudiness and cool Friday followed by rain beginning Friday afternoon or night Not so cold Friday night Saturday mostly cloudy and cool with occasional rain SOUTH CAROLINA: Increasing cloudiness and cool Friday followed by rain Friday night and Saturday Not so cold Friday night Rather cool Saturday WASHINGTON March 4 (API-Weather bureau report of temperature and rainlaU tor Um 14 hour endinf 7:10 Hlfh Law Bata Alpena 20 0 At Anderana 40 AxhevUI 11 Atlanta -a 41 Atlantic City 11 Anxuala 40 Birmtaihnm 44 Boston 11 Cap Ratlerai 41 Charlotte 41 Challannoya 41 rhk-am 39 Cincinnati 20 Columbua 21 Dallaa 40 17 SS 2 20 24 27 20 21 II 11 IS 27 Plaintiffs Ask For $25000 The four children of a pedestrian struck and killed last month by an auto yesterday filed a $25000 damage suit In City Court against the driver and owner of the car that allegedly killed him Daphne Groce Williams Do-mingle Groce Whidby Robert Groce Hunter and Ivey Groce filed the suit against Price Brown and William Brown The suit charges that Arthur Groce father of the four plaintiffs was struck by an auto driven by William Brown a minor and owned by Price Brown The accident occurred Feb 12 on Clinton Street and Groce died eight days later the suit chargei WETV Call Letters Changed to WNEX-TV A1 Lowe vice president of the Macon Television Company and Radio Station WNEX yesterday announced that the call letters of television station WETV have been changed to WNEX-TV The change follows the recent acquisition of controlUng Interest in the television firm by radio station WNEX and was authorized by the Federal Communications Commission Mrs Mary Arnolfl Dies At Residence Mrs Mary Arnold died at the residence of her daughter on Hawkinsvilie Road at 8 am yesterday Mrs Arnold was born In Laurens County and was a member of the Baptist Church Surviving are one daughter Mrs Joiner Macon three sons Herman Kitchens Plant City Fla Lamar Kitchens and Dewey Kitchens both of Helena The body will betaken to Helena for funeral and burial with services at 4 pm today at the Harris-Smlth Funeal Home McRae Hart's Mortuary had charge of arrangements here -tfo two At AT Furniture Auto Real Estate $50 to $1500 FINANCE SERVICE COMPANY "Macon Owned and Operated" 809 Cherry St (2nd Floor) important too "Iraak him in" airly to car the right clothn at the right tima" It will ply in hn tutor buildng iclf-confidnca and prida at rit high ith ho friandt Coma in today and choota from our brand ntw Spring coMcctien of tufa lackttt and tlacki all ttylfd for th young man't taita and priced to favor yoor puna Phone 2-1824 -T 1 11 25 11 11 11 51 22 10 25 27 51 10 20 20 30 IS 30 34 20 44 25 31 11 22 41 27 57 17 44 41 41 Si 20 52 47 52 33 40 31 50 11 40 Ike Appoints Negro Lawyer To Labor Post WASHINGTON March 4 UP President Eisenhower today nominated Ernest Wilkins Chicago Negro attorney assistant secretary of labor in charge of international affairs succeeding Spencer Miller Jr Wilkins 60 a Republican told news conference he considered his appointment not so much a personal honor but one the race I represent" White House Press Secretary James Hagerty said: "This is the first time so far as we know that a Negro has been appointed to a Cabinet or aub-Cabinet post" However Jusliee Department record show that a Massachusetts Negro William Lewis once held a romparable position when he served as an assistant attorney general in 1911-13 under President William Howard Taft "I consider my appointment an eloquent answer to those who say the Amcriran government is not fair to all of its citizens" said Wilkins who will represent this country at international labor conferences Secretary of Labor James Mitchell praised Wilkins' recent work as vire chairman of the Government Contracts Compliance Committee established by Elsenhower to enforce nondiscrimination rules in hiring workers on government projects Mitchell at the same time dis-rlosed that Miller whom Wilkins is replacing had been fired Mitchell said he requested Miller's resignation When asked why Mitchell replied he merely exercised a right to select his own assistants Miller was named assistant secretary when former Secretary Martin Durkin headed the department It was reliably reported that Miller once associated with the AFL and more recently a New Jersey state highway commissioner had annoyed the administration by several speeches abroad In a speech in the Far East Miller was reported to have said that Chinese Nationalist leader Chlang Kai-shek was In a position to gain a foothold on the Communist-held Chinese mainland from Formosa The administration reportedly felt this was a foreign policy subject properly within the province of the State Department Military Event Set At Mcrect' A talk on college Reserve Officers Training a film and a parade by Merrer ROTC members will be part of the program of the Macon Army Advisory Committee at its meeting Monday in the Mercer ROTC building at 10:45 am Col Wiley Tonner professor of military science and tactics Mercer University will dis-russ ROTC training and a film A Letter From the President will be presented The Mercer ROTC Regiment will parade in honor of the committee and a luncheon will be served at the College Shop Mayor JJ Merritt chairman of the committee said Members of the committee include Peyton Anderson Judge Mallory Atkinson Ben Chat-field Braswell Collins Major George Connell Mrs Cousins the Rev Albert Harris Mrs Freeman Hart Mrs Agnes Hatcher Hamilton Holt Horace Lasseter Mrs Walter Lamar Miss Wanda McPherson Wallace Miller Jr Roland If Neel Lt Col Edward Sell Jr Mrs Steve Solo-! mon HI A Swan Thomas Turner Ben Watkins Lewis I Wilson and Williaim Young I-oniville Scouts Given Flag LOUISVILLE March 4 A United Slates flag was presented to Roy Scour Troop No 78 (the liOulsville unit at exerrises here at the Presbyterian Church Tuesday evening The presentation was from the local camp of the Woodmen of the World 1436 and the speech of delivery for the flag was made by Dr Branch of Davis-boro field director for the WOW in Georgia Denver Detroit Grenville Indianapolis Jacksonville Kansas City Kay Wert Knoxville Llllla Bark La Anxelea Louisville Memphis Meridian Miami Milwaukee Mobile Moataomery New Orleana New York Koritolk Philadelphia Savannah Seattle Tampa Waahlnstoa Wilminyioa Dept-Second Floor CHERRY ST Fstiblished 1886 One Price to Everybody Thu hug mau I raM air (hat brouiht a return ta winter weather over moat Uia eaatarn and central portion) af Uia rainin' during th part 94 bourn will ahlft further aartward and nhow liana cf modcratlns an Friday accord-ini to th latart fovernment format! It wUI continue rather raid over Uia ax-trrme north raatera port of tho nation and than will anow flurrla around tha Gnat Lake and In tha mountain nreaa of New inland and New York Mai In th South Atlantic temperature! Ill a how a warming tendency and ikiaa will rantlnua fair A flow up from th tiulf of Mexico will move Into the oouth central refioa eauains cloudy aklea Ham ia aapaeted la tartar Taxa aad rain or mow will occur la Oklahoma Tha wartara tw third of th country will enjoy rurally fair aklea and mild tern-paraluraa lha in act chart for tempera-tun Unra aad th area of cloudlncaai Maximum lamparatura foraearta Include: Miami SSi Loe Anfelea San Franctaeo SO Saaltla and New Orleana SS Atlanta SSi Kanaaa SOi Wnahinslon 40i Boaloa Mi Raw York and Chicago SS Baldwin Man Named Head Of Druggists Bill Lee president of the Georgia Pharmaceutical Association told Sixth District members of the organization here last night that drug costs have only increased 28 per cent since the war while commodities in general have Increased 95 per cent during the same period Officers elected at the session were Butts Jr of Milledge-ville president and John Wadley of Macon secretary-treasurer Butts succeeds II Faile of Macon as head of the district organization Lee a druggist was guest speaker at a meeting of the district members session Some 85 attended the session held at the Macon Elks Club Drug sales he said have increased 270 per cent and volume in prescriptions has increased 500 per cent since 1939 The speaker told the Middle Georgia druggists that the average person now spends three timet is much on tobacco and five times as much on intoxicants as he spends on drugs Goldwyn Buys Rights HOLLYWOOD March 4 Independent movie producer Samuel Goldwyn disclosed today he had outbid major studios with an offer of a million dollars for the Broadway musical and Dolls" Film historians said It was the highest price ever paid for a film property Goldwyn topped the offers of MGM Paramount Columbia and producer William Goetz In addition to the million dollars the owners of "Guys and Dolls" will receive 10 per cent of the film's profits over 10 million dollars Film studios had been bidding for months for the movie rights to the musical version of Damon Runyon's classic of Broadway The bidding tookplac in New York and Goldwyn emerged the winner Unlike most of the other bidding on the property Goldwyn had no stars in mind for the film Goetz had marie eonriitional offers to Jane Russell Clark Gable and Betty Grable to appear in the film If he was able to buy the rights MGM Indicated it wanted the property for Gene Kelly and Ann Miller while Paramount saw it as a vehicle for Danny Kaye and Bing Crosby along with others Carolina Bank Bobbery Leads ft Bcinj: Followed bv Anlborilics COLUMBIA March 4 Highway patrolmen In North and nrr vhi vrat Inad South Carolina Georgia and Horl-Oficcr worked on aeteral leads Wfre aertrd to be on the look- today a a hunt for two middle- fnr a )ate model brown sta- aced whi'e men who made offtlon wagon in which the pair re- ith 21776 from the Dank of portcdly was last seen ajk ImvJ nil KMtWAAMflfl I a The bandits casually walked into Ridgeway yesterday broadened HERE IT IS BIG DANCE VFW CLUB EVERY FRI and SAT 9:90 PM Members and Guests Admitted FREE Featuring RUBY YOPP And the JAZZ MASTERS Sunday Night 8:36 Dinner Music a WEATHFB BUREAU DATA) TODAY Sun riaaa 7 am: sun aata (14 pa MOON March I riaea at 1 11 a aeta at 727 Marrh narS at SM am and arta at 727 pm Marrh riaea at am and art at 1:30 YEKTKRDAY'I TKMFERATIBB 7 1 42: Nonn 44 Maximum 4 Minimum 27 Mean 3- Normal 01 PBECIP1T ATION 24 hour andinx 7 20 pm lairpnrt) Total thi month to data tali parti Normal thia month 1 Total alnre Jan 1 (airport! Ik Normal alnre Jan 1 OH RIVER STAGES AM MARCH 4 Ormutae River at Macon SI ft Ttawkinavllla I Lumber City 71 Ornnee River at Mllteditevtlle Dublin IK Flint River at Mnntenima St Savannah River at AumiaU 104 River Ferecart: Little chant TIDES Savannah River Entrance: Hieti S'42 am74 and SM 2 Low 142 am I and I OS 1 Bninawirk Bhrt River: High 0 IS a SO and 0 pm 00: tow 111 am and 3 50 pm Sweden had 5000 polio cases in 1953 highest since 1913 Out of every great conflict come great motion pictures Big Island" Quiet On The Western Front" From the Korean War comes another fine picture a bold attempt to give you a three-dimensional picture of ACTUAL WAR! STARRING THE HEROES OF THE 7th DIVISION PHOTOGRAPHED ENTIRELY ON THE BATTLEFIELD OF KOREA ITCANNEVER BE EQUALED OR FILMED AGAIN! into four states The State Law Enforcement Division I SLED 1 said "there is nothin) new to report" In a check of possible surpects These were not! Bank President Identified Palmer they tied him and two SLED Lt Strom is heading employes in a bark room then the investigation in whirh Federal Bureau of Investigation agents are assisting locked the front door pulled window shades and dipped the telephone wire HOUSTON THEATIi i ON HOUSTON AYE EDGE Or CITY LIMITS ROUND AND SQUARE DANCE EVERY FRI NIGHT 9 Til 12 NOCAM GROTTO HALL 635 Poplar St (Old YWCA Building) Music by Jimmy Harris and Rhythm Ramblers Heard Daily fiver E-TV 12 to 12:30 PM FIN I OR THE FAMILY GIFTS FOR EVERYONE Never A Story Like This Live It With Them! bilQDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDnCl WEEK-END SPECIAL FRESH CHANNEL CATFISH I $100 PERCH FILLETS $100 FRESH FLORIDA fl MULLET 85c a Eat Til Full Srrvcd in Dining Room Only Above orders Include Iluvhpupplrs French Fries Cole Slaw and Onion CAFE HOME OF COUNTRY IIAM" 2992 VIMVILIF AYE TIION'E 2-9305 We Prepare Anything on Our Menu to Take Out YnnnBBnBHBBHgHnHnnnHBBnT OPEN 6 STARTS 7 PM DOUBLE FEATURE HIT NO 1 Gamblers Cunts OaM Haalera Glided Lriltt! Thrr tiara Tha West A Bsl Kama! Batteries Ultra-Start Guaranteed for Life Kenneth Carswell's Garage I Mulberry Ph 5-6357 Pio inno By-Pass TU- BIG IEAGUH1 HHLIHUJ REAL IT MADE ME SWEAT!" MaJ-Gen William Dean been a soldier for 30 years from private to general and this is the only realistic war picture ever MaJ-Gen Clark Ruffner tribute to the GI fighting man the Infantry footslogger realistic!" Mark Clark is the best three dimensional film ever encountered" New Yorker with excitement! The real thing is a Starr Los Angeles Herald and Express mi i uYin LINOLEUM RUGS Congoleum i CAPITOL NEWS EXTRA CONGRESSIONAL SHOOTING HEAVIEST FINEST QUALITY $2000 Value QC $2500 Valut 12x12 IliWd 12x15 995 GRAND 1795 $1500 Valut 9 12 Ft Valley Native Dies in New Jersey FT VALLEY Marrh 4-Mrs Betty Hazel Lloyd 29 a native of FL Valley died In Salem Wednesday Funeral arrangements have not been completed and will be announced later by Rooks Funeral Home here She Is survived by her husband Harry Lloyd Salem and her parents Mr and Mrs Coley Abbeville a Snis (jirlinlc Named To Ixasc Committee ATLANTA Marrh 4 fPt-Two vacancies were filled today on a Slate Senate committee studying the possibility of granting a new lease on the state-owned Henry Grady Hotel properties In Atlanta Lt Gov Marvin Griffin an-nounerd the appointments of Sens Douglas Carlisle of Martin and Grariy Coker of Canton to the committee Carlisle president pro tern succeeds Ossie Singleton of Buena Vista who resigned from the Senate to become deputy director of the Workmen's Compensation Board Coker replaces the late Sen Tom Clemmons of Rome Students to Deceive Award for Music SANDERSVILLE March Newsom Summerlin Jr secretary and leader of the department of music of the Baptist Church here stated today that G4 music awards would be made to students who took the course at the church StsmmcrUn said the awards will be made during the regular evening srrvire at the church Sunday The music study rourse was Inaugurated to familiarize members particularly youths with the rudiments of piano organ and vocal numbers The Republic of Indonesia Is about 3000 miles long 39 Each GOLD SEAL SCATTER REGS AS LOW AS 9 12 $495 PLASTIC Reinforced Enamel Surface Ru 6 9 295 9 12 695 These and are perfect quality light or standard weight rugs They are NOT seronds or' factory damaged as you usually see advertised at this low price MAVES-mJQUICK TRIGGER FAST WISECRACKSI REG PRICES Plus Coat of Special Viewers 25c OFF Any Quart Finest Quality Valspar Paint $100 OFF any Gallon BUY FOR CASH AND CARRY AT UN FORD'S AND SAVE UP TO 50 INSTALL-UR-OWN FACTORY STORE Phone 3-1112 STARTING TODAY SHOWS AT 12 1:23 3:22 5:19 7:16 9:12 151 Fifth Street Plenty of Parking 4.

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