The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-08
FINAL RITES FOR
GARDNER PLANNED
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sistant to Max Gardner during the
latter's tenure of the post.
The North Carolina council O.
state, meeting at Raleigh, adopted
a resolution eulogizing the late
ambassador, and announced its
plans to other state officials, includ.
ing Senate and House representa-
tiveS.
Also OH the list of those planning
to attend are: Senator Walter F.
George of Georgia and Mrs.
George; Comptroller General Lind
say Warren, Senator w. B. UNI
stead, undersecretary of War Ken
meth C. Royal, Assistant Attorney
General T. Lamar Caudle, and Rep
resentatives Doughton, Durham,
and Bonner, all of North Carolina.
Others are: Budget Director
James E. Webb, Former Judge N.
A. Townsend and w. F. Rogers,
members of Gardeners law firm,
John Franklin, president of U.
S. Lines, R. w. Woodruff, presi-
dent of the Coca-Cola company,
Thomas A. Morgan, president OF
the Sperry corporation and others.
Besides Mrs. Gardner there were
on the special train her sons,
Ralph and Max, Jr., a daughter,
Mrs. N. c. Burgess of Short Hills,
N. j., Senator Hoey, Stanley Wood
ward, head of protocol for the
state department., Fred Morrison
law partner of Gardner. Ernest
Norris, president OF the Southern
Railway, and John w. Hanes, New
York business man and former I'M
der secretary of the treasury.
Pallbearers will be: Lee B
Weathers, state senator, Holt NC
Pherson, editor of the Shelby Daily
Star, Odus Null, state representa-
tive and longtime business associ'
ate of Gardner, Audie Powell, law
yer, Charles Burrus, lawyer as
ISOLATED with Gardner IN practice
for IA years, George Blanton, presl-
dent of the First National Bank,
Jack Dover, textile executive,
Phil Elliott, president of Gardner
Webb Junior College, and Rush
Hamrick, Sr., and D. W. Royster,
business men.
Secretary of the Treasury Snyder
issued the following statement be-
fore leaving Shelby for Denver ane
San Francisco where he has preVl'
Gus engagements:
81 was never more shocked than
when I received the news of the
heart attack suffered by Ambas-
sador o. Max Gardner and the sub
sequent word of his death has left
me with a very heavy heart.
Ambassador Gardner and I had
been warm friends for many years
during which time I was in
frequent consultation with him
about both private and public af-
fairs. When I came to Washington
to take up my duties under Presi-
dent Truman, I spent the first week
as a guest in the Gardner apart
ment in the Mayflower hotel.
MAX Gardner has been n of
my closest advisors and coumselors
in all capacities in which I have
served tn e Federal Government:
As Federal Loan Administrator, as
Director of War Mobilization and
Reconversion and as Secretary of
the Treasury.
'He was Chairman of the ad-
visory board of h OWMR and
was associated with me as under
secretary of the treasury until his
recent appointment as Ambassador
to the Court of St, James.
81 have never known a finer
friend, a more able statesman OF
q greater exponent of Fundamental.
philosophy. His record of achieve
ment in state and national affairs
has been no less than brilliant ano
he was on the threshold of expand
ing that service into the inter
national field.
1.-THE state of North Carolina has
lost a great citizen: the nation q
great statesman and the world 6
great diplomat.
"Mrs. Snyder, our daughter.
nr11cie and T have cherished ON
warn personal friendship with
Governor and Mrs. Gardner. Tha-
privilege was shared by many arc
particularly by the citizens O.
North Carolina. All of their friend!
wherever located, have been The
beneficiaries of their fellowship fol
they have given freely of hem
selves to bring happiness to others
1T is with deep humility that we
are here to pay homage to the
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