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The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-09-28

ceeds in getting her to give Alfred
up to avoid bringing social stigma
to the Germont family name. But
Alfred, learning that Violetta is in
the throes of consumption, returns
to her. 1t is, of course, too late and
she dies. The whole plot is merely
re-hashing of the younger Dumas
famous novel Camille"
Violetta was very well sung and
acted by Bertha Baker, a new-com-
er in this field. Gayla Glenn, as Ger
mont, made a fine father. With
much singing of this role there will
come less of a tendency to overdo
the acting. Alberta Jackson, as
Flora, discovered quite an agree
able dramatic voice as did Mabel
Alexander as Annina, Violetta's
maid. Gerald Soaring as Baron
Douphol, Wilson Woodbeck as the
Marquis, Wilson Hardy as CASTOR,
Alfred's friend; Robert Wheeler as
the doctor, Robert Dinkins as Jo-
seph, James Fox and John and Earl
ston Sober as the messenger, each
approached their individual tasks
with sincerity. The scenery, light
ing and costumes were modest, and
the well-trained chorus and SYM
phony orchestra were quite effec-
tive. The text was in English.
Too much credit cannot be truth
fully given the Vajda's for the gil
gantic effort that they put into this
venture. But in the matter Of opera
giving, to paraphrase well-known
Negro newspaper, we, as Negroes
simply "ain't ready yeti" But the
fault does not entirely lie with the
Negro, because for years the white
people of this country, many who
deliberately wanted to retard his
musical progress while others fol-
lowed this leadership blindly, sim
ply refused to listen to operate arias
sung by Negroes.
The Negro consequently lost
much valuable time. Now the oppor-
tunity has come and we find him
woefully deficient in pitch and time,
two Of the most fundamentally i'm
portant factors in the art of music.
So let US hope in the immediate fu-
ture Negro singers will start wag-
ing war on these and other defici-
encies. If they do, Negro opera COM
panies are going to be numbered
among the leading opera companies
Of the world, barring none. How
ever, the American Negro company
has made one advance beyond all
other Negro companies and that is
in the matter Of unionizing the or
ganiZation.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-04-01
HOSPITAL ATTENDANTS

Worthwhile work with postwar
security. Private hospital near
New York City, pleasant sur
rounciings. S55-S65 monthly.
plus room. excellent meals. and
laundry. Present high cost OF
living makes this valuable Of
fer. Couples accommodated. En-
pcrience not essential. Summer
opening available for teachers.
Write Box 10. Am.tyvillc, Long
Island. New York. liz
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-04-01

Whatever. asks reader. became
OF Onkel Choe Gocbbels' plan for
a German Good Humor" month?
That, too, probably went up in smoke.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-04-01
WANT ADS
Get Results

BABY CHICKENS FOR SALE
AAA grade. blood tested and very
or,i. SAT" and live delivery guar
anircd. Price $500. ST.Ou, sin on
ana Sl2."O per hundred. Place
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-04-01

WANTED DIAMOND TWO OR
three carats. Unless you have
perfect stone in size indicated.
don't answer. VIII pay cash. Nd
dress Diamond. care Dispatch.
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-04-01

SOY BEAN SEED-"Black Wilson"
Determination 90G Parity 9G.;.
Watkins Hardware Go. l-3i
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-04-01
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
North Carolina:
Vance County:
G.. II. Parrish.
vs..
Emma T. Parrish. Mary o. Parrish.
Elby J.. Parrish and wife. Cora l..
Parrish. Fcnncr Parrish CrOckcr
and husband Johnnie Crockcr.
Ollie Parrish Bcddingficld and
husband y. ID. Bcddingficld.
The defendants. Mary q. Parrish.
FCnncr Parrish CrOCkCr. Johnnie
CroCkcr. Ollie Parrish BCddinrficld.
ana !. y. Bcdiingfi"ld. Will take
notice that an action entitled a.
above has been commenced in the
Superior Court Of Vance County.
North Carolina. against them for the
partition and sale OF the property
known as the PARRISH TIN SHOP.
And the said defendants will fur
thcr take notice that they arc re-
uuirCd to appear al the office of the
ClCrl, OF the Superior Court Of said
County. AZ thc courthouse in Hen
dCrSon. n. &. on the 10th day OF
March. l0ii. and answer or dcmur
to the complaint of plaintiff in said
action. or plaintiff will apply to tho
court for the relief demanded i'm said
complaint
This llth day Of February. 1914.
T.. O. FALKNER,
&. S. {. Vance County.
A. a. Bum,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-04-01

RtASON-TupIfra'ior n. tI,c Cow
.rH.. li'cF "."''"" book ancld %.
'h" f"r'"'1u~ nnoE ncra.ip.Cd some
comment 'ud "a, sod the natural
quest ~ ~. wny the EAringnars vol
nm" 'Hd not HCcu produced Thcrr
"rr' $50 reasons. uu' acfualIv .rcy.
az" combined into u.r. rh~, Gn,-
trH". thrrrLh1uS ~"'Ird from cf'icc
Hc "r- happier than hc had been
any GHE SuCy be- wa i"argIirafcd ne
governor. he srid then he yas
through with politics. Subgcn,icrf
d''iNi'y has proved hc meant II. Ic
hHSn been interested crogch 4,
i"li"T up the production Of his r,-
..cIH letter book. The reason most
commonly gwen for doiuy i'm purli-
cation rs net the particular person
Governor Ehrnghaus wanted Ia
writ" the Geographic sketch h1er',
gotten around to II.
tNFORTUNA1F-That is rcp,rh =
cd as unfortunate by most Cant Il
square Observers. Those who i;nu,,
"nat bhrin2hauS was up against
took upon his administration as ono
oi the best the state has had Those
were trying times from 1888 70 1897
There had tr bc cuts in public sal
arciS. there had 10 be pressure 80,
tax collections. there had 20 bc Other
! unpleasant Jobs done. and the GOV.
crnor was the fall guy who had Ia
do them. II spite of all that, the
States credit was maintained. every
school teacher and every state cm-
ployce was paid in spcndablc money
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-04-01

GLEN ROGERS E.;.QUETS, POCA.
hontaS washed nu:, New River
Egg, Vcsta Red Ash and high quail
ny Slukcr and Splint Goals. can
BOB FalNner at Fl. o. Falkner &.
Son. phone 26O. Ie-t,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-04-01

DIVERSE CULTIVATORS AND
Adjustable S'uCES FIVE tooth
spring ,ypc. Pr"-war model. Wat
E,T- Hardware Go. Ia,
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Parents Of Seven Fighters
Are Presented Medal

Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Fincham, 8814
Second avenue, Silver Spring, were
presented citizenship medal by the
Veterans Of Foreign Wars on the
Montgomery County Hour program
over Station WMAL yesterday ir
honor Of their seven sons in thu
service.
Their oldest son, Lewis NJ, is q
warrant ofncer with the 10Th Divi.
sion In France. He has been in the
Army nearly two years.
In October, 1912, five of the boys
entered the service together. Elec-
trician's Mate Second Glass; Alvir
Is stationed at Long Island, N. Y;
Chief Petty Omcer (Second Class
Weldon, a gunner's mate, is on sea
duty; Electricians Mate (seconc
Glass; Edwin is stationed In George.
town, s. c.; Electricians Mate (Sec.
ond Glass; Leonard is at Aransa.
Pass, Tex, and Electricians Mate
(Third class william, is at Smyrna
Beach, Fla.
In May, their seventh son, Seaman
Second Class Lester r. Fincham
entered the service. He Is a printer
at Norfolk, Va.
The Finchams have two other sons
Aubrey, employed in the War De-
partment, and Charles, who will
graduate from Montgomery Blail
High School next year.
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Crowdine, Shortage
Of Help Reported by
Prominent Women
By HAROLD B. ROGERS.

"Inhuman" conditions discovered
In some Washington hospitals by
two prominent women working as
nurses aides inspired the movement
which has led to legislation for
setting up a great new hospital
center here, it was revealed yester-
day.
Overcrowding, "pitiful" shortage of
, nurses, presence of rats, reaches, OBJ
solete buildings, and many other
faults were what spurred the two
to action, according to Mrs. w. War
rem Barbour, widow of the Senator
from New Jersey. She and Mrs.
Millard E. Tydings, wife of the Mary
land Senator, worked for weeks last
wear as nurses aides, and learned
of the deficiencies first-hand
How they co-operated with Mrs.
Reginald S. Huidekoper and the
presidents of Washington hospitals
towards a solution of the problem
was related by Mrs. Barbour. She
was the only one of the three women
in Washington yesterday.
Mrs. Barbour Explains Conditions.
Mrs. Barbour, who had been
highly praised by several men who
are heading the movement for set
ting up the new Washington Hos
pital Corporation" was asked what
she had found in the local hospitals
and why she thought big change
was necessary. She was found at
Health Security Administration
studying the problem.
The condition she branded as
"inhuman' was the severe short
age of nurses found in one hospital
whre there were only two nurses
for 40 patients in four different
wards. Each of the nurses, she said
was working II hours each day and
lived in room not only inadequate
but in bad repair. She praised the
fine spirit Of both the patients and
the nurses for enduring the situa-
ton.
Such conditions were blamed by
Mrs. Barbour for the unusual
shortage of nurses in Washington,
which she said proportionately was
worse than in other large cities.
Praising hospital arrangements
for cooperating with her and Mrs.
Tydings, Mrs Barbour said they
were anxious to improve hospitaliza-
ton for the Capital.
Raps "Ancient" Buildings.
Working in separate institutions
she and Mrs. Tydings found most
OF the hospital plants ancient, OBJ
solescent, dated back 30 to so
years.
I'VE found reaches and rats In
the old buildings, so bad that moth
ing permanent could be done to
eradicate them. Exterminators were
constantly being called in to drive
out the pests.
Some facilities for sterilizing
were found SO inadequate as to be
a real danger. The same was true
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Fitzpatrick Named Virginia
Democratic Director
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Aug. Estate
Democratic Chairman Horace H
Edwards today named Earl A. Fitz.
patrick, member of the House oi
Delegates from Roanoke, to direct
the Democratic campaign in Vir.
ginia this fall.
Mr.. Edwards said headquarters
will be opened here in the HoteI
John Marshall September 4. A
woman State manager will be named
next week.
THE experience, knowledge and
enthusiasm of Mr.. Fitzpatrick, to.
gether with his capacity for organ
izing, guarantees a vigorous and
hard-punching campaign" Mr.. Ed
wards said.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick predicted the
State weuld vote overwhelmingly
Democratic.
Democratic nominees are opposed
in every Virginia district except the
3rd and 4th, where Representatives
Satterfield and Drewry have clear
fields. The other seven nominees
are faced with opposition from q
resurgent Republican party as well
as several independents and So
cialists.
The campaign director, an attor-
ney, has been a member of the
House Of Delegates since 1888.
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Arlington Tax Collections
Well Above Year Aoo

Arlington County Treasurer John
Locke Green yesterday reported
that only TAI per cent of the coun-
tvs l943 tax bills, amounting tc
$l49, ,19408, remain uncollected. The
total assessment was s2,0l3,567.17.
This years figure compares with
S.17 per cent uncollected last year
said Mr.. Green, when the assess
ment was $1,827,91415.
The report listed 1852 per cent
or $93, ,140.52, uncollected out of the
1896 1888 assessed for 1943 State
taxes. The 1912 assessment was
s466, ,984.38, with s71,416.43 uncol-
lected. This was 1929 per cent.
County funds deposited in county
bank accounts at this time in 1943
was s1,245,9l0.33, compared with ST.
1886, ,900.46 as of June 30, 1914.
Mr.. Green said the 1914 real estate
tax bill are now ready and that To-
cal taxpayers can call and pay them
at the treasurer's ONCE. They will
be mailed out later. They are due
on or before December S. A S per
cent penalty is imposed after that
date
All deposits in the eight banks in
which the county has accounts are
secured by Government bonds
which are deposited in escrow with
the Treasurer of Virginia, Mr.
Green said.
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Rival Groups May Direct
virginia's s COP Campaiun

Two Virginia State Republican
Campaign and Finance Committee.
to direct the efforts to elect Thomas
E. Dewey President was in pros.
pect last night with the announce
ment by John Locke Green, Arling-
ton County treasurer, that I. r
Dovel. State party chairman. woulo
appoint committee shortly.
Mr.. Dovel, who refused an in.
formal request by the State Execu.
tive Committee to resign as chair.
man, had indicated previously hi
would support a campaign com.
mittee appointed by the Executive
Committee and headed by Clarence
A. Ahalt, Arlington.
Mr.. Green pointed out that Mr.
Dovel was elected Republican State
chairman for four-year term al
the convention in Roanoke April Il
and still is in active charge of the
campaign.
mo formal action has been taken
by the State Executive Committee
to oust Mr.. Dovel from his post,
Mr.. Green said.
In refusing to resign Mr.. Dovel
said he intends to remain as State
chairman and continue my fight to
build up the Republican party in
Virginia"
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Alexandria Gets $4,000
For War Nursery

Maj. Gen. Philip B. Fleming
Federal Works Agency admins.
traitor, last night announced the
allotment of $4,000 to the Alex
andria School Board for purchase
and construction of a prefabricat-
ed demountable building 10 house
children of working mothers. The
building will be constructed on the
Jefferson School grounds, West and
Princess streets.
The FWA said the building will,
accommodate 35 children of moth
ers who are now employed in es-
sential jobs. 1t will be the second
OF its type approved for Alexan-
dria within the last few weeks.
Gen. Fleming also announced the
formal grant of $450O0 to the Ar
lington County Board for the con-
struction of a 100000 gallon waite,
storage standpipe along with nec-
essary mains and appurtenances to
connect with existing mains sup
plying water to the darlington
housing development. The grant
was accepted last week at a special
session of the County Board.
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Iverson Slated as Clerk
OF Silver Spring Rationinc

Martin F. Iverson of Takoma
Park, Nd, is slated to succeed Lau-
man T. Faulconer as chief clerk of
the Silver Spring Ration Board, it
was announced last night by Charles
M. Irelan, chief of the board.
Mr.. Irelan said the board would
send its recommendation to the
Maryland Office of Price Admins
tration tomorrow, Mr.. Iverson has
been member of the board since its
inception. He is building inspector
for the eastern suburban area of
Montgomery and is commander OF
the Takoma Park post of the Amer
lean Legion.
Mr.. Faulconer, chief clerk of the
board for the last two years, yes
terday submitted his resignation
effective September 8, to enter pri-
vate business,
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Fugitive From State Prison
Captured by Fairfax Police

Luther W. Brookman, q, who
escaped March q from the Virginia
State Penitentiary, where he was
serving a 10-year sentence for at
tempted murder, was being held
last night for State authorities after
his capture by Fairfax County
police
Detective 1t. Henry Magarity said
Brookman was captured Friday in
a house near Kings highway, south
|of Alexandria, after police had re-
ceived a tip the fugitive was hiding
there.
Police said the convict was
sentenced for attempted murder by
the Orange County Circuit Court,
and was given an additional one
year sentence for attempting to
escape from a road gang near
Richmond.
Policemen assisting in the arrest,
in addition to 1t. Magarity, in
cluded Sergts. Lewis Finks and Jim
Dodson, and Policeman Cecil Brown,
Pierce Lysinger and Thomas Denty
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Blood Donor Unit 10 Visit
Bethesda and Silver Sprinq

A plea for volunteer blood donors
for the visit Of the Red Cross mo-
bile unit to the Bethesda area this
week was made yesterday by Mrs.
Linton H. Smith, chairman of the
Blood Donor Committee of the Be-
thesda branch of the Montgomery
County Red Cross Chapter.
Mrs. Smith said hay fever and
summer vacations have prevented
the Bethesda committee from filling
its quota of donors. She said the
mobile unit will visit Christ Luther
an Church, Georgetown road, from
9 am. to 1:30 pm. Thursday. Res
ervations may be made by calling
Oliver 5477, Oliver 0708 or Wiscon-
sin 1898.
Residents Of the Silver Spring vi
cinity were urged to make appoint
ments for a visit of the donor unit
to the Woodside Methodist Church
from 9 am. to 1:30 pm. Friday.
Arrangements will be made to
take care of children of mothers who
wish to be donors, Mrs. E. M. Whit
comb, blood donor chairman, has
announced. For an appointment call
Mrs. r. E. Campbell, vice chair
man. Shepherd 1903 or branch head
quarters, Silver Spring O383.
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Mrs. Barbour and Mrs. Tydings, Nurses Aides,
Inspired Movement for q. c. Hospital Center

move IN more beds Into small spaces
This was so bad that convalescence
was delayed for many patients. They
were crowded 50 close together that
some patient in pain would groan
at night, worry the patient in the
next bed, KEEP him awake, delay his
recovery and keep him there SC
long that he cluttered up the ward
when he should have ben able to
go home, making room desperately
needed for another"
Majority U. S. Workers.
Pointing to what the two women
considered vital point in their
investigation, Mrs. Barbour said, "We
found that the majority Of patients
were Government employees. This
led us to feel very strongly that the
responsibility for this condition be-
longs directly with Congress.
These patients are able to pay
what they can afford, but they can.
not make gifts large enough to builc
a new hospital. All the money ir
the world would not make those ole
hospitals modern. Washington need.
q new modern up-to-date hospita
center"
Mrs. Barbour also said some cor.
porals of the Army medical corp
were housed six in q small room de.
signed for only two. Many living
quarters in some Of the old hos.
pitals, she said, had windows open.
ing only on air shafts.
Their findings led both Mrs. Tyd.
ings and herself to conclude some.
thing should be done, Mrs. Barbour
said. It was Mrs. Huidekoper who
then came into the picture ane
called meeting at her home about
last Christmas, when the situation
was laid before group of hospita
presidents. This led to many Other
gatherings, conferences with pub
lic-spirited citizens and members Of
Congress.
I'VE are exceedingly grateful
said Mrs. Barbour, for the start
made, after months of seriou.
thought and conferences, to give
Washington much-needed, modern
disqualification, co-ordinating what
facilities we already have so as te
minimize waste and expense"
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Arlington Plans
Student Delivery
Of Mail Papers

Unless the Arlington County
Post Offlce can find 40 carriers in q
month many county residents will
have their mail as we'll as their
newspapers delivered after school
hours by students. Postmaster c. F..
Simpson said yesterday.
The post Offices acute manpower
shortage was solved temporarily last
spring by the closing of schools and
the hiring of about IS high school
boys. On September S they will
return to school and If no replace
ments can be found they will be
retained on a part-time basis.
Even now, he added, each carrier
services a normal route and about
half of another. There are los
routes and 40 regular carriers in ad-
dltion to the students.
The volume of mail has increased
l37 per cent in the last two years,
while SO per cent of the regular force
has been lost to the armed forces
Carriers earn $40 to $3.50 per month
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Foirfox County Seeks
Names for Honor Roll

Cecil Brown, chairman of the
Fairfax County Honor Roll Com
mittee, last night requested all
county residents who have sons or
daughters in the armed services to
send their names to the committee
for inclusion on the honor roll To-
Gated on the courthouse lawn.
Mr.. Brown said the honor roll is
rapidly being brought up to date
but added that the cooperation of
all persons with relatives in the
services is needed In order to make
the list complete.
Names should be sent to Mr.
Brown at the Fairfax County Police
Station.
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Maryland Red Cross Corps
10 Drive Police AmbuIances
Py the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 11.-3ecause
Of q manpower shortage in the State
police force, ofncials said plans were
being made today to employ the
Red Cross Motor Corps in four
Maryland cities for non-emergency
abulance cases.
DR.. H. M. Bubert, head of the po-
lice departments medical bureau,
said approximately 20 women from
the Baltimore area had been trained
in driving ambulances and in op-
Grating the radio communications
system.
He said plans called for extension
OF the service to include chapters
IN Frederick, Hyattsville, Cumber-
land and Elkton.
The Red Cross will handle day.
light cases only, DR.. Bubert added,
and will handle mental cases only
II an attendant or member of the
family accompanies the ambulance.
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Italian Units at Fort Meade
Offer Blood for Yunk Troops
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special DlSpatch TO The Star.
FORT MEADE, Md, Aug. 12.-
One hundred and twenty nine for
mer prisoners of war. now serving
with Italian service units at Fort
Meade, have offered their blood for
American fighting men.
The offer was made by enlisted
and officer personnel of the three
Italian service companies stationed
here.
I'VE would consider it a privilege
to be permitted to give our blood
for the Yanks," the spokesman for
the volunteers said
The Italians sought permission to
call for volunteer blood donors from
among their groups after they
learned that American troop out
fits were donating blood to an Amer
Evening star., 1944-08-13

lean Red Cross donor unit which
opened 10 days ago at the regional
hospital here. The stand closed yes
terday after netting more than 200
pints of blood from soldier donors.
The contributions of the Italians
have been postponed until a future
date when Red Cross officials can
include this post on the itinerary
of mobile unit. During the last
stand the unit was booked solid with
appointments made by American
soldiers, and arrangements to &C
commodate the Italian volunteers
could not be made.
Red Cross officials also explained
that many of the Italians might
have had malaria, and for that
reason medical examinations would
have to be given before any of the
group could be accepted as donors
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Clarendon Health Center
To Issue Canning Sugar

Canning sugar will be issued al
the Clarendon Health Center, Ills
North Hudson street, starting to-
morrow, it was announced by Ar
lington Ration Board officials yes
terday. 1t will be issued from s
a m. to 5 pm. on Mondays and Fri
days and 3 pm. to pm. on We'd
nesdays.
Due to the shortage of automobile
tires, the board also announced, ap.
plicants who have four usable tires
and are applying for spare pas
senger tire may be issued only 9
Grade III tvpe.
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Couple Under Arrest
Dies at Petersburg
BY the Associated Press.

PETERSBURG, Va, Aug. l2.-
A coroner's inquest has been or
dered in the death early today of
Mrs. Oracle S. Wood, As, and the
death later of her husband, Ver-
non B. Wood, IS, of Petersburg.
City Sergt. w. G. Andrews said
Mrs. Wood died in the Petersburg
Hospital shortly after midnight
after she was removed from the
city Jail by the Jail physician who
treated her when she became sud-
denly i'll.
Sergt. Andrews said Wood be.
came i'll after breakfast. The man
was taken to the Jail Office where
"a physician was called. He died
about 20 minutes later.
The police sergeant said the
couple had been committed to the
Petersburg Jail yesterday for fall
ure to pay fines of $40 each, i'm
posed on them in Police Court YES
terday on charges of being intoxi-
Gated.