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The Columbus Ledger from Columbus, Georgia • 1

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4 A I BfiCK'NIIGHTt To Jackie Coogan 5EEH0 INISH 1 NEW TAXES HINTED IN RADIO ADDRESS PT I fe I Tie Bengal in Upset LIBJPHBME fiSGOiDMB i A recession and election conscious cotJribufon to tlh coal or Jh other donation Saturday in Dec I WEATHER OR CVORGIA ANU ALAWtA CHlRCa rlr 14 Committee Machinery Set Into Non Stop Operation to Speed Up Work CONGRESS MAY GET if? PRICE 10 CENTS 3r Associated Press most Qf me wce Yt it all produced no detinue idea of whet to do or when to do It" to bolster fslwing business An admittedly twerwlclming con gressional senliiwut to overhaul new deal tax polcw ran heatton Sir budget balancing duficuitie That i ne the IhtieM ic phwh Congress te xla Jur moves to aid Bus res irdzh'S fmmd no other of reTvnue to fill pw yovcrnmcit pur'ft tney votna tnu create It is confronted warp fmm Senator JTnnsmu crmt man anate ffmmce com See RECOVERY l'ae 1 1 a A of the Cause? contributed £0 io the ger Enquirer Coal und Salim a day wUL send fuel io many homes of the city whei suffering' has bemx reported due io the frerp HcpresentUivcs of the Pub He Nurse association' distrib utora of the fund reported real rieJIveferf to scores of hzwrms Saturday' and efforts were made to take earn of rlf i of the most dUtif'ing cases gs numerous "tnpluils earner to that organization! In addition tot the' cr 1 1 rr4 nv JUAA'IA recovery rot rctonn ns goau in where responsible parti' in uus strove to urge some' part of Uc president's legislative program through parlinmontary snarls It featured off stage cnnfcicncr' tween Jrch ranking While Housr sides and conercssionnl It doubtless reflected in such indirect contactsm PrendmtP scvelt himself had with legislative captain decile tb tooth ailment I A There were scores of top flight movie actors and actresses in the little church torw the ceremony and speed the couple away on the briefest of honeymoons at Palm nnnrhv reSOXt Jackie and B' ity must be back on a movie lot next Monday to resume work in picture (College Swing) Conn Grable retired St Lovis stock broker accompanied his 'daughter to the altar Mrs LH Han Grable Uc mother and Mr' and Mrs 2 irinur oem stein mother and stepfather the bridegroom occupied iron 1 Ik 11 fcl CJ See BEITY 5 Shivering Crowd of 16000 Plainsmen Miss our Scoring Chances GEORGIA DEENSE IS OUTSTANDING Governor Rivers Among Assembly to Meet Monday to Hear Chief Executive Message at 11:30 BLUEIELD Va Nov Two passengers today were killed and injured score of In the wreck of a Norfolk mid Western passenger train near here One cbach bearing women and children roiled over and oyer down an embankment coming io rest at the edge of the tiver Another'' i ftirenger coach of tne all steel tnon and two bag ems sprawled topsy turvy ficioss the tracks' of the wtcck was not determined Three of the were critically injur'd and their recov ery was doubtful te cuers battled snow and stiuggh d' up and down icy embankmentSf for two hours to extricate the injured Locking hand? sdictchrr bear rrs toiled icy inciiri' carry ing tlieir burdens to ambulancesl and volunteer pnst erger carp the neaiby highway The train No 24 en route from Columbus Qi to Norfolk Va had rt the Bluestone powerhouse of II Norfolk and Weslnn 10 miles gee 2 DEAD rae 5 Governor Sees Georgia Tie Auburn for an of htg views on Georgia products oh the eve Of the observance ot Georgia Products Week Mr Roberts Issued a writ ten statement which follows: 'Tn orWr Enauirer is to be in commenaeo ivr i iirvinc Georgians has been said that there' is produced in Georgia every article of food needed with the possible exception of sugar arid coffee mid See UVIkAT agc 5 aclr on lion Monday Speed on Mnnfvmoon A A LOS ANGELES Nov (AP) Jackie Coogan who starred with is wren Cnarue vaapim 3r urchin in th silent screen hit The' 18 years go and Bet tyGraoie uionae iuveu who has been his sweetheart for three years were married today in St Brendan's Catholic church cr farm produce from out of the tate declared Columbus Roberts state commissioner of agriculture yesterday as ho appealed to people of the state to become tnore'Geor gia food produced" cofuoous nd 1 patrciuzs their own fanners to SXkodCXbyjhe Ledger Enquirer rtahf Governor Ed of 4 ai top icrRIature from Georgi i iuvo1 oni membvr lf he Hdoc Ttaer bat tle' here' Harry Mehrs Cwdi conch hw in the foreWnri nb he Mlkd over to speak the governo Lk" Go fta campaign In km and Mrs Rivers The to use Mr Smith whose guests wmc here STI ANG A ov 2 China moved her 'capital from Nanking 750 miles farther inland to Chungking today as Japanese captured Soochow polnt Of China's line Japan's legions poured through three gaps In the mam Chimc defense line pushing Chinese troops back toward about 125 miles west 50 miles west of 1 See CHUNGKING are 5 (An Editorial) erected hep sonic months hRO at considcr aBle expense' to taxpayers for the purpose of regtuaun am! maintaining' an "even flow of traific wcre uot Riven a chance to function when yesterday Georgia Aubuin tout bail crowd converged upon Colmnbti 'I he old barricades were erected at the intersections alone Broadway from Thirteenth street to Tenth Street well before the crowd reached its peak and wcre mamtained Jo place until long after the throng had' oisperscd las night The weie' stilb up at 10 clock MotAoi the i isitors left the citybeforc' MX Thcdirhls were ignored and not gtyen a chance Lhcy have piovoii satisfactory a real asset ni icgnUting tr ffm at life height of other busy periods here suice being Into vnicc and had they been used yesterday it' is qmte probable they would have also functioned'saUsiactonlvBut those in authority weie evidenlly skeptical ahop "the effectiveness of the signal and' hence they were ot emploj cd' to handle or attempt to' haimk the crow om with ami lhe unMghtly Mid convenient barn cades going up' instead Jr We iaci hoped when lheTity went to Bthe ecnQ of using uumev install the lights they would be Ucd hanll UK traffic in lieu of le hnrrinicsand Uk ave at least been given a ehanceTeiorc other means ol eliminating emgcstion h'k tlm I'nrAs matters turned out 'the ligb ts werenieie but uiiih paid for them as Mncomcrfcnccd and an nosed just the same 'by having trwlravcl several Joi OUt iui'their way fn cross Broadway frnrnastto west and inc 'crsaiJust why therubl'ic omvcmcncc was ignmed nijhis is 'not understood Sa In tbcfutiie it hoped those in authority wilhsec the vis iom of giving the signal a triai ing to the Tted system ol lie mrse 3ndimgg )y 'hnri' for directing traffic ami mmm'iizing congestion Gimm the' piinJpd business street i' 1 A tsr DKDICA1EH TO GKOW'TK AND ECONOMIC KfXJRES MEASURES TUESDAY Internal Strife Retards Work of Those Charged With to Lhe people tnat a Tirvsrnt tax burden must be eUmi Mrrcurv 1 umbles to Zo ana nated or shifted if too heavy The Rev William Mullane of 2 It must be definitely detor5 Remams in Low Bracket Ihrough JJay ana ntgm ''X Columbus got a real taste of winter weather Saturday as the mercury dropped to 23 degrees earlv in lhe morning and could rise' no higher than 38 degrees during the mid day 'It took another nose dive after sundown and at JI ociock ir naa fallen to 27 degrees and prospeca were thot it would slump to 27 degrees and were that It would slump to around 23 before morning to give the city its coldest weather of the year The weather however failed to ti gff th 4 CHIU MIC IHUMA MMW annual Georgia Auburn game Grable wore a which attracted the largest crowd in history' ntreeus now were cleared of pedestrian early in the night Automobile ac'cestory establish ments and filling stations enjoyed'iek rftiriftff 1atX! exit the emoon and night as motorhts wsivhirrc purcuau for their radiator Some suffering was reported from the cold but Public Health Nurse association officials and other agencies 'attempted to alle viate it through the Coal und and dthcr sources Relief from the cold wave is promised in the forecast for Georgia today and tomorrow CHOP DAMAGE SEEN ATLANTA' Nov' Sub freezing temperatures brought See CITY ace 5 4 u' 1 Coal und or Poor Given Substantial Boost Saturday Albrecht Bridges and Mi zell to Contest for Two Commission Seats Entries for city commission candidates Tn the Democratic white primary to be held next Saturday November 27 closed at noon yesterday With three candi dates having qualified There aie'two places to be filled oji the city commission 'the fis st Monday in Januaty Crailcs Mizell and AS yG incumbent cuinnnssion ers' evling Albrecht were the three who qualified by pay )L aI i ii ll 1 i) two candidates receiving lhe high new deal tong range number of votes in next Sat and cronomic onjcctivrs nnmary Wiil be declared disclo ed in its first week of con the nominees ami their names wul iiuioa an urgent desire ma i i i A a 4 fM vw lie rf A I i a w4 nn it i 1 1 i i i ur pimuu vu wk 9 general election tpbe held Jt popped up second Mituruay The terms are for two years Alvan Davis member bf tne city democratic executive com mittee quihfi' rs a candidate for ehaii man of the commiUce for next two years and bis name will so mu iheballiw for next 'election be un nposcii William IL Tming lice THREE age 5 it 4 a IN TRAIN WRECK Norfolk anti Western Ex press I Derailed Near Bluefield' Va Akfai ncHTkR th'? 4 which loaders have decided to set ing legislation The ttto wm ntmef too rapid Chairman Smith (D said the senate committed had been ble to agree only ss far as page HX of the 121 page bilk' He add cd however that committee aiL feences very terfous nd tO keep SOW all day and all night jrUh feedstuffs end oib 1 fj a ctracKte va i can go in nu Ing until 3 o'clock in the morn ing this committee can certainly put in as much 'time working tor the Disagreements Cited Senator Norris (Ind Neb) doubted lhe measure would be re ported out by Monday although he expected some report to be mode to the senate on the status it Qi SLUG ltrs at liidfc kuv 4AH members of the commute are working hard! he said' "but no Iwo of therrtaagreeT Jones Tex made no forecast lor the house committee which is no less dis tracted "It looks like ihcr'H bcah for eoi ton and control for complained Representative Coffee in eluded: Attaway $5 Cash S3 riend S2 Mr Bessie Williams $2 A ncnd "$5 IL Hunter $10: Claude Scarbrough AJO Cash A Norrh' $5 A riend Mr Lucy Grimes lot ofWood TT Tit The' cold weather condi tinns of the uek nd result cd in many pleas for fuel and welfare workers found it dif ficult to meet the KThe indication are Lt con Unucd and fm the con needed Ch' eks inav be sent to Ky treasurer of the fund I Le'ORcr mi'iuj4t i By ILL BLAKE Ledger Enquirer Sports Editor battling linemen rose 5 a After noon at Memorial stadium when they were most needed and the Bulldogs accorded little chance I any held a snarling but helpless Auburn Tiger to a 0 0 tie in th 42nd annual renewal of their Southern gridiron classic 1 Some 16000 or more fans brav ing freezing weather who came expecting to see Georgia lose in stead saw the Auburas batter their way into scoring territory four times only to have three ofu1 nut on attcniDt ed field goals and another stooped by an alert Georgia pass defense At no timq was Georgia in im mediate danger of scoring for die offensive could gam no consistent headwevayainKt the gocfcful Aubum 'XoreWkWt the Wensej led by a pair of ace guards" in i Troutman and Tinsley was aH that was needed to give the Ball dors at least a moral victory The Georgia line did give at' times and the speedy Auburn backs crashed through lor lofig gains in lhe 'Second quarter but when the ball reached pay off territory it seldom gave an meh Onlv once did it break down com pletely but a bad break prevented the Auburns from scoring and tho pQSSIUljr VW game right there This big chance culminated in a drive that began from the Gecr fK gia 29 the result of the only A of the game Jim ofdhr Georgia full started throughtfir own left guard "but fumbled end Bo Russell the great tackle fell on it for Auburn just as the quarter ended A the final period began enton lost a yard and Whatley end barely missed Ken pass on the goal line But on the next enton took the ball on a reverse around left end and scampered 19 yards for a first down on the Georgia 12 rtay Called Back On tlie first play George Ken more sophomore back shot off right tackle turned and twisted his way through' a succession of tacklers and "finally fell over th a goal line a bare foot The of ficial rai' hi hand in sign of a totichdowni but another called die play back stellar guard Happy SiveD apparently overt anxious had been caught holding and Auburn" was penalized 15 yards back to the Georgia 27 But enton recovered the pen alty and one more yard on the next play when pulled the reverse aryuna jo yards hne smashes by Kelly nettea six yarns wiu pu the ball on the five on fourth down At this point Garth Thorpe was called out from the line uo trv for a field and standing on the 15 he did try with Walker holding' the ball Hut it' was slow "and wide and Georgia rooters relcawd their suspense in a mighty roar The first threat came in secr ud period and was occa Sec BULLDOGS Page 7 jciwiD i Capital (Ji Mima nllll IfV Move of Government Seat I fl II I Made a Japanese Capture italtv Grable and JacJ te Coogan 'ere nurrkd A I tmrpkc DfMOre tSjk i tlW' measure was "coming along alii i (V 1 0 1 LR to I II HUI ik II Progress of CcmndtLe Stow LiUU UEU on plaMTafihandUw Ah Al 1 11 Ic'idcrs hnve to set I fill I I Rnll tun bLUnb Hlid I' ComDlete A service Columbus Robert Urge Greater Use of Products Georgians buy too much' flour WkSlUNGTON Nov (A) arm bill tenders anxious to get a measure before congress on Tuesday 'set 'committee machin ery Into non stop operation to Joining In almost dented maneuver senate and house agriculture committees un tdertook cecutive sessions which some members said would vir tually continuous until Monday The strategy lapparcmUy gaw Secretary Wallace confidence the one item was rounding into jshapo lie toit reporters after a eonircnce with Che River avor Abolition of Ad Valorem Levy If Sub ititute Provided ATLANTA 2B Goreraor Rivers said he Is calling the legislature into iflH I extra session Monday for revision 'of the state tax system and par I ticularly to make effective home stead and household goods ex 5 fr emptions and to classify' intanl hies for taxation' He called attention to approval I IK ft by the people of constitutional It amendment making the exemp 1 fjons on homes S2 000 and $300 B9 on nouseooid ana juurucn uw I tuteu The legislature is empow ft lamorous uno viawh auu erro wi xeauos vg Yrrda Su Breads Catholic church in Los emotions to 51250 ton fiisht movie actor IKe neulyvcd are "The people tftus expressed? ke nl en their mwo ur first bnknj in lit from the nr esent fast system romance I Should be' the Exemptions Mown i IT nir 1 'W iC gUWHiWi 1 He described the present sys 7 tern as and inade and said it would not 1' mc the $10000000 yearly required for educational health and social security pro grams tYL I Two ReqniremenU llsua The governor set forth two re 1 quirements of the proposed revi sion 1 There must be a guarantee a L' I AL A jS A 1 io wie jrivvfrMR natejd or shifted if too mined what governmental serrate will be rendered with the tax money produced by revisions The governor asserted that one 'of the fundamental problems to be solved changing our sys tem of taxation so as to reach classes of property other than land and chattels" I He favored abolition of toe ad valorem tax on real estate and other visible nroperty if adequate substitutes can be provided This i' Ux is now five mills for state mirposeSe He aM the details are some "thing for the legislators to work out and ho is willing to go along E' with them on any thing they de vise XO issue vail I Rivers set forth these and other I statements in a speech tonignt I over stations WSB and I WAG A H's 1 fofntal call will be made public Monday K' i wfv meets at 10 i nitnrt)v anti i 11 1 1 VSKJr i governor wHI deliver his message I 4 is no limit to the length of the 1 that tax issues wilt occupy the major par of the tim the governor vml make his call broad enough to 1 include local bills pud general bills' of docal application The lawmakers can consider only such matters as are set forth in the governor's call He promised details of the EK ternatives for tax revision in bus L'y See GOVERNOR Page 5 I GEORGIA AUBURN DEADLOCKED TO 0 Rivers Says Tax Revision Chief WorkJy Sp Recovery Not Reforms Apparent Congress Goal WASHINGTON' Nov 20 (API that kept hint away from his dofik i i 1 i Jf "'V sivciaf of congress called to ex hfth 1 lrr rnnc' 'N 4 TIOER MH I fig 1 8 tt I A HI jf Xs7 I 4 louo iuww 1 RdlBJBWaHu J88HB88RB8t IjL ttf I 9 i md BI HH i i ta Traffic Lights Should I At Least HaVe A jr.

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