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The southern news., 1944-03-18
By c. L. MOORE. Director

/. Continued Little Theatre
Group.
a. Presented three One-Act plays
in Stephens Lee High school audi
torlum.
b. Gave Harvest Party and In
troductory. Dance.
:. Organized and managed City
Baseball Team.
J. sponsored Elementary school
basketball tournament.
"a. Awarded trophy to South
ASnevlIIe school.
4. Supervised Hill Street. South
side, west ASneVIIe, ana RlVer-
y4ew PARKS.
5. Secured three play grouno
readers from city ana TWO voIun-
teer leaders.
s. Attended Recreation Confer
ence sponsored by National Recre-
alton Association in Atlanta, Ga.
Z. Sponsored intersection Soft
ball games throughout the city.
8. Operated Recreation Center
in Hill Street Gym during summei
months.
9. Arranged regular meeting
places at the Valley Street Recre-
alton Center for the following or
ganizations: American Legion, La
dies Auxiliary to the American
Legion, Mems Bridge Club, Mems
Social Club. Ladies Bible Class
Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Ashe-
yille's Beauticians.
10. Taught Standard First AiC
Course to Asheville's Beauticians.
IL. Sponsored Weekly Communt!
Dances.
IL. Served as Director for al
Negro Junior Commands in the
city.
IS. Served as District leader fol
section during Scrap and Paper
drive.
IA. Distributed tickets to S0C
needy persons for Christmas bas'
kets and toys.
is. Worked with Salvation Army
when the Negro population wa!
involved.
16. Secured Federal Aid fol
Nursery School held at the Valley
Street Center.
IT. Secured services of a lady
to take charge of girls activities
IS. Beginning in October-Kep
regular attendance.
19. Increased attendance: Av'
erage weekly attendance from Oc'
tober through January was 4S9.
20. Bought piano and secured
Juke Box for the Center.
81. Supervised Physical Fitness
program at Hill Street Schoo
The southern news., 1944-03-18
. ABBE WALLACE SERVICE


NJ. T. O.-I am going with a
married man and he is about 40
years old. His wife Is only %.
1 am 80. He tells me not to quit
going with him for a while, that
he will make things nice my way.
He also tells me that he loves
me better than he does his wife,
but 1 am living in rooming
house and he bought her a nice
home of her own. What must l
do?
Ans: You were defeated before
you began this affair he
loves his wife and he intends to
keep her. He makes big promises
but you can plainly see where his
money goes. You are only play
thing someone to amuse him
don't waste another day on
this man. Go back to your people
and search for a mate who will
take you as his legal wife.
w. Al am planning to have
my eyes operated on, one at a
time. I want to do little farm
ing this year and don't know
whether to go ahead with the
farming and have the operation
until after the crop is finished.
If I cant farm, l can do public
work.
Ans: Your health should be Civ
en- first consideration. Talk to
YOUR doctor and If he assures you
that 1t is safe for you to postpone
the operation until your crop is
gathered. then it is all right for
you TO do so. But if the operation
is urgent don't put it off.
r. Nj have been a constant
reader of your column for num-
Der of years and l can truthfully
say you give excellent advice in
personal matters. have two boy
friends. One is in service now
and the other was discharged a
few months ago. i have grown
very fond of the one which was
discharged and 1 tell myself that
I am in love with him. Now how
can I tell which one means the
most to me and which one l am
really in love with and which one
is the most suitable.
Ans: Father Time has a way
of solving problems of this kind
If one has the patience to wait.
Both are fine young men and
have excellent traits, but you,
young lady, will have to decide
for yourself, which one to give
YOUR heart to. It's usually the
fellow on hand who gets the
breaks but don't let this happen
IN YOUR case. Weigh both boys
honestly and fairly and yive both
eonal consideration before making
your choice. Neither should you
feel that a decision has to be made
The southern news., 1944-03-18

the future.
New methods of planting, cult
vation, and crop rotation are
necessary on many farms to con-
serve soil and improve its mois-
ture holding capacity. Unit and
area test demonstrations have
been established to show improved
farming practices. County agents
of the Extension Service have en-
couraged farmers to follow the
proven practices.
Surveys have shown that timber
cutting has been too heavy. Fires
have repeatedly destroyed timber
The southern news., 1944-03-18
Dams And LeveeS
Planned AS Post
War Development

Plans for the control Of floods
on the Upper French Broad River,
some OF which are to be put into
effect after the war. have been
further strengthened by a recently
signed agreement between officials
OF tn T. v. A. and the N. c. State
College Extension Service.
The agreement between Director
J. o. Schaub Of State College and
The southern news., 1944-03-18
PLANS ALREADY INITIATED
FOR CONTROL OF WATER BY
REDUCING SOIL EROSION

WINS M. Baker, director Of the
IVA Department of Forestry Re-
lations, specifies a joint develop
ment of improved forestry prac-
tees with emphasis on protection,
utilization, marketing, reforesta-
ton, and erosion control.
The plan calls for two methods
of alta King the flood con-
troll problem,-water control In
the river channels and water con-
troll on the land. Construction OF
dams and levees will come after
the war but. water control on land
can be put into effect by all land
owners now and continued into
The southern news., 1944-03-18

Immediately wait a year or
more if necessary.
L. T. T.-Every year since 1910
1 have sent for The Able Wallace
Guide. They have been a great
help to me. Everything in life
is better for me now and 1 am
more able to face each problem
as it comes up. l have more
faith, better understanding and my
daubts and fears have vanished.
have learned to meet people
with a smile and 1 feel better
physically. 1 have learned that it
takes time for everything and you
must be patient. When the way
is hard 1 turn to The Able Wal
lace Service. 1 read my Guide and
can bear everything that comes
about better. 1t has shown me
that there is good in all bad, as
we'll as bad in all good. Signed
L. T. T.
C. C.-I am writing to YOU for
some advice, Please tell me what
to do about my wife. 1 don't love
her any more but would like to
get the baby from her. She got
it by law, and 1 want to know
whether or not there is any
chance for me to get it. and enjoy
life with the girl that l care for.
Ans: You forfeited all rights to
the child when you divorced its
mother. She is now its legal
guardian and she will never con-
sent to giving it up. Naturally
you love your child and are in
terested in it's welfare if you
really want to be able to see your
child occasionally and enjoy it.,
contribute to its support and
avoid antagonizing the mother. AS
for the girl you are going with -.
if you feel she can make you
happy, go ahead with your plans.
The southern news., 1944-03-18
Hen Gives Neighbor
Egg Every Day

MONTROSE, S. D. - Here's a
chicken that is never shooed out
of the neighbor's garden. Mrs.
c. De Vries of Montrose says that
hen from a neighbor's flock
enters the De Vries hen house
every afternoon, lays an egg and
then returns to her own home a
block away.
The southern news., 1944-03-18
CARD OF THANKS

Mrs. Albred j. P. Taylor wishes
to thank the many friends for
their kindness during the illness
and death of her husband, Mr.. AL
fred j. p. Taylor.
81 Burton Street
w. Asheville, N. C.
The southern news., 1944-03-18

Improved 0 SUNDAY
Uniform o0roor
-:-LESSON = =
By HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST. D. D.
OF The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.
Released by Western Newspaper Union.
Lesson for March 19

Lesson subjects and Scripture texts Sc
lected and copyrighted by International
Council of Religious Education; used by
permission.
The southern news., 1944-03-18
DEATHS
LIST OF DEATHS FOR
FEBRUARY AND MARCH

FEBRUARY AND MARCH
Mr.. George Griffie, February 3rd
Mr.. Victor Richie, February 9Th
Mrs. Annie Payne, February 18th
Mr.. John Stanley. February 10th
Mr.. Theodore Johnson, February
18th
Mrs. Cora Derumple, February
29th
Mr.. Alfred j. P. Taylor, March
4th
Mrs. Emma Field. March 9Th
Mr.. Sam O'Neal, March 14th
The southern news., 1944-03-18

1, Allie K. Johnson of SO Adams
street, had irritation of the skin.
Three doctors had doctored on me
ten years off and on but they
couldn't heal me. | heard of Mrs.
Shelton of 2S0 Southside avenue
and l went to her in August. She
gave me some medicine and some
salve. She healed my legs in five
weeks. 1 surely am thankful l
found Mrs. Shelton.
The southern news., 1944-03-18
To. Mrs. Sallie Shelton:

To. Mrs. Sallie Shelton:
My grandchild is now years
old. He has had eXzema since he
was three months old. We tried
doctors and specialists for one
year and nine months. We found
out about the Herb Doctor, Mrs.
Sallie Shelton. She has treated
him now two months. He has i'm
proved a great deal and has start
ed to walk. She is a wonderful
doctor.
Mrs. Bertha Owens
For number of years | suf-
fered from a stomach disorder
and most everything 1 ate caused
gastric pains, nothing seemed to
give me any relief. l lost weight
and could not gain it back. Fin
ally, 1 started taking Aunt Sally
Shelton's herb tonic, which she
herself makes, as she has a Ii
cense to make it, and after taking
a few bottles | felt better and
could eat most anything l wanted
and gained several pounds. l can
recommend it for stomach dis
orders such as mine.
H. w. Creasman
Asheville, North Carolina
Route
The southern news., 1944-03-18
JESUS CRUCIFIED

LESSON TEXT: Mark 15:22-27. 29-39.
GOLDEN TEXT: He was wounded
for our transgressions. he was bruised
for our iniquities; the chastisement of
our peace was upon him; and with his
stripes we are healed.-Isaiah 53:5.
Evening star., 1944-05-02
|Stimson Advocates
Price Act Renewal
To Uphold Morale

Secretary of War Stimson told
Congress today, I'VE are approach
ing the crisis in the war effort" but
at the same time admonished
against expectations of a short
war"
ut seems to me to be essential" )"
he said, that we should avoid doing
anything at this time which will
either create false hopes about the
early termination of the war or
which will in any way tend to dis
turb the morale of the soldier in
the field or of his family at home
This is particularly vital just now
when we are approaching the crisis
of the war effort"
Mr.. Stimson appeared before the
House Banking Committee in sup
port of legislation to extend the ad-
ministration's price control program
for one year beyond its June 80 ex-
piration date.
Strongly advising against any
material" modification of the pro-
gram, he recommended, too, that
price controls be enforced not only
during wartime but in the con-
version period as well.
II can we'll remember that rs
years ago it was the period after
the war was over during which the
country suffered most from the in
f1ation of prices" he declared. "And
it will be that postwar period with
which the returning soldier will be
most concerned"
The War Secretary pointed to
the development OF black markets
and said "if they can be eliminated
or minirnized, or If troublesome
and unnecessary nuisances can be
Evening star., 1944-05-02
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case Of each of the seven women
separately and to reach their ver-
diets accordingly.
A motion to withdraw the jury be-
cause of statements made by As
sistant United State Attorney John
w. Fihelly to the effect that the
jury would be derelict in its duty to
society If 1t acquitted the defendants
was oyerruled by the court. The
motion was made by Defense Coun-
sci T. Emmett Mckenzie.
Justice Il Lederle adjouyned court
late yesterday after attorneys for
both sides had completed their final
arguments. He asked the jury to
return at 1890 a m. today, although
he said he wanted the lawyers to be
on hand at 10 am. to discuss the
final instructions.
Earlier Justice Lederle denied a
motion by Attorney Levi David, rep
resenting some of the seven women
in the case, asking that a mistrial
be called because of statements
made by Mr.. Fihelly in his argu-
ment.
Fihelly Charges Trick.
The Government attorney hac
said that one of the witnesses "coule
have identified" Florence (Billie,
White, one Of the defendants, bu,
that she hadn't been asked to dc
so either by the Government or by
the defense. Justice Lederle alst
refused to strike the remark from
the court record
Later in his argument Mr.. FINELY
told the jury that it was an "ole
trick of counsel, we'll known to any
lawyer, that when you can't NEE
the issues you fall back on vilifica
ton"
That's damnable trick" he said
his voice rising, land when it come.
from Mr.. Buckley can only say q.
Caesar said, 'Et tu, Brute!'"
Lets agree" Justice Lederle in
terrupted, that Caesar isn't on tria
here
Defense Attorney M. Edward
| Buckley, jr.. charged that Mr.
Evening star., 1944-05-02
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ment has in the garage on c street
NV. an ambulance donated by the
Variety Club, but 1t is unused for
lack of attendants.
Two Physicians Needed.
In the plans for expanding the
ambulance service of the Health
Department there also is the need
for two full time physicians to
strengthen the service. one to be
stationed at the District Building
and one at the Municipal Center
Building.
The committee also considered a
$178,800 expenditure for improving
the physical plant at Gallinger,
most of which would be needed for
remodeling the old kitchen quarters
into new laundry. Under the
Lanham Act plan for financing, the
District now has project for the
construction of a new kitchen. The
present kitchen was built for the
service of about 300 patients,
whereas the patient population now
is more than 1000
Mortality Rates Reduced.
Health Ofi1cer George C. Rutland
and Deputy Health Officer Daniel l.
Seckinger also explained that ma
terial progress has been made In
recent years in reducing the infant
mortality rate and the mortality
rates for various diseases.
Mr.. Coffee said health officials had
reported that the quality of milk
sold in Washington was among the
highest in the Nation and he added
the committee wanted present high
standards maintained.
Committee members expressed be-
lief that the 10000 medical iAspec-
tions, now made annually of some
$500 food handlers in restaurants
and hotels, were too low" in num-
ber, but health officials explained
that veneral disease ordinarily is
not transmitted through food.
Explain Non INDECENT Fees.
The subcommittee went into the
~AoOAA ASe PhO\CAuA CD W dSSuIC lila Z
non-indigent persons are not given
free care at Ga1linger Hospital.
City officials explained there Is q
screening" procedure and a graded
scale OF charges according to the
financial ability Of the patients. Mr..
Coffee said there were suggestions
this financial screening process
might be made even more effective.
District officials are seeking funds
which would permit employment Of
several additional administrative
officials for Gallinser, including a
chief medical officer and assistant
superintendent. These proposals
were developed after the manage
ment of Gallinger was sharply criti-
cized last summer by the Holman
subcommittee of the Senate District
Committee.
Evening star., 1944-05-02
Tool Engineers TO Meet

G. B. De vlieg. president OF this
De vlieg Tool Co., Detroit, will be
the guest speaker at the monthly
meeting of the Potomac Chapter,
American Society Of Tool Engineers,
at $50 pm. Thursday in the May
flower Hotel. Mr.. De Vlieg will
discuss the New Milling Art"
Evening star., 1944-05-02
Weather Report

District Of Columbia. Maryland
and virginia-Considerable cloudi-
ness and not quite so warm to-
night. Tomorrow rather warm with
some cloudiness but little or no
rain.
River Report.
Potomac River cloudy and Shen-
andoah River clear at Harpers Fer
ry. Potomac clear at Great Falls.
Evening star., 1944-05-02
Wounded servicemen at the Forest
Glen Annex of Walter Reed Hospital

Wounded servicemen at the Forest
Glen Annex of Walter Reed Hospital
last night felt closer to home as
they met persons from their home
States at the first all-State party
at the annex. The party was given
by the Red Cross in cooperation
with the Washington Welcomes You
project, sponsored by The Star and
State societies.
Guests from As States made up a
capacity audience in the huge as
sembly room of the recreation hall,
while the soldier patients, from 35
States, were entertained.
A variety program, under the
of Mrs. Mary Davis. was
presented by the Volunteer Camp
Shows of the District Recreation
The program Included Fred
Johanssen, yeoman second class,
Bob E. Adams. tap
Evening star., 1944-05-02
Flooded Mississippi
Rips Preston Dixie,
Covers $1,000 Acres
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Ripping open another major levee,
the flooding Mississippi River spread
today over $1,000 acres behind the
preached dixie at Preston, Ill, while
its rampant tributary, the Illinois,
continued a destructive course be-
low Beardstown.
The Preston break was described
by the Army district engineers Of
flee at st. Louis as like an explo-
sion-the river tore the levee clear
through from the bottom up"
/. The major break in the current
food, which reached its highest
crest in 100 years, the breach at
Preston will give some temporary
relief from the rivers pressure
against weakened levees down.
stream.
Although the river crested at ST.
Louis Sunday, the slowly receding
waters were still threatening levees
upstream in the Choteau, Nameoka
and Venice districts on the Illinois
side.
The Meredosia levee on the Illi-
nois River below Beardstown was
listed as critical by the engineers.
The Coast Guard cutter Oleander
and eight smaller boats were dis
PATCHED to the area for evacuation
work.
Losses on the Mississippi have
been held to minimum by various
agencies applying previous flood ex-
perience, Maj. Gen. Eugene Rey-
nolds, Washington, chief of the
Army engineers, reported after a
tour Of the area.
Evening star., 1944-05-02
Congress Asked to Provide
Flood Damage Funds

Congress was asked yesterday to
make funds available to alleviate
damage done by floods now raging
in the Mississippi and other rivers
Representative Cannon, Demo-
crat, Of Missouri, proposed that
farmers who suffered loss or dam
age Of their property be made elig-
ible for loans from the SIS, 900 900
Congress appropriated for aid to
farmers In q similar situation last
year. -
Representative Simpson, Repub-
lican, of Illinois, In another resoIu-
ton asked 81 SOC, 900 for emergency
flood control work in areas most
severely hit by the present flood on
the Mississippi and its tributaries.
Evening star., 1944-05-02

Fihelly has failed and failed miser-
ably to prove beyond a reasonable
doubt that any conspiracy ever
existed, except between George
Whitehead and Mildred Powell Car
ter" Whitehead pleaded guilty to
the conspiracy and Is serving SEN
tence of one to four years. Mrs.
Carter pleaded guilty last week and
testified as Government witness.
Saul Lichtenberg, another defense
attorney, said his clients were "vic-
Tins" He pointed out that some OF
the Government witnesses had 'lied
about their names
How can you believe them on
anything else?" he asked.
James K. Hughes, also on the de-
fense stan, asked the jury to re-
member that Mrs. Carter was q
confessed prostitute, had pleaded
guilty to conspiracy and another
white slave indictment and had also
admitted taking money intended for
her employer, Whitehead.
Evening star., 1944-05-02

Patients at the Forest Glen Annex of Walter Reed Hospital
shown two girls of the Volunteer Camp Shows give them
to last nights program at the Red Washington
Welcomes You and State Society party. They Cleft
right) Staff Serg Henry Markowask BALTIMORE Margaret
Curry and Pvt Paul Wituck both of Pittsburgh
Evening star., 1944-05-02
THE EVENING STAR, warrington, ,. c... A.

avoided without weakening the con-
troll. every one but the racketeer
and the profiteer will applaud"
Il think" he asserted. ut would
be impossible to measure the effect
on the soldier of a sudden or drastic
relaxation Of the restraints which
have been imposed to protect the
national economy for his family as
well as for himself on his return
from military service.
"Demoralizing confusion might
we'll result from any general price
rise or, more particularly, from a
maladjustment Of prices which
might follow If our controls are
substantially loosened at this time"
Evening star., 1944-05-02
Raids
9Continued From First Page. ).

Allied aymadas yesterday included
1000 Flying Fortresses and LIBERIA
tors, lighter bombers, fighters and
fighter -bombers. A United States
Army conmunique said three Amer
ican bombers and three fighters
failed to return, while five German
planes were shot down.
Two attacks were made during
the day by American heavy bomb
ers. In the morning the Fortresses
and Liberators under an escort of
Mustangs and Thunderbolts ham
mered German anti-invasion de-
lenses on the Calais coast. No en-
enay air opposition was encountered
and all the planes returned safely.
In the late afternoon heavy
bombers blasted railway yards at
Brussels and Liege in Belgium and
four other important rail targets in
France: Reims, 80 miles northeast
OF Paris; Troyes, IS miles southeast
of Paris; Metz, l85 miles east of
Paris, and Sarreguemines, on the
German border 40 miles east of
Metz.
Thunderbolts and Mustangs of the
United States 9Th and 9Th Air
Forces provided escort and support
for the afternoon operation. The
Germans offered only weak air op-
position and sent up only q mod
crate amount of fax, returning
crewmen reported.
In all, the Allied daylight aerial
fleets dropped probably 5000 tons of
explosives on Naz communication
lines in France and Belgium. Bos-
tons and Mitchells of the Raj I'd
Tactical Air Force attacked freight
yards at Hirson in France. United
States Thunderbolts hit the yards at
the Belgium junction of Haine-
Saint-Pierre, and American Mus
tsngs hit the Namur yards In Bel
giurn.
No Fighters Encountered.
American Marauder and Havoc
Notwithstanding to their targets
without meeting a single enemy
fighter-smashed at the rail CEN
ters of Douai, in Northern France
near the Belgian border; at Nantes
Gassicourt on the Seine River q
miles northwest of Paris. and VAL
encinnes and Blanc Misseron in
Northern France. In Belgium they
hit rail tarkets at Charleroi- Mon
tignies, Monceau-S u-Sur-Sambre and
Louvain. Mitchells and Bostons
Evening star., 1944-05-02

dancer; Margaret Curry, singer;
Hazel Morton, accordionist, and
Caroline Lean, whistler. Mrs. Ruth
Adler served as accompanist.
w. j. Fleming, president of the
New Jersey State Society, introduced
three members of Congress to the
group. They were Representative
Gilchrist, Republican, of Iowa: Rep
resentative LIE Compte. Republican,
of Iowa, and Representative Bishop,
Republican, of Illinois.
The patients greatly enjoyed the
opportunity Of meeting people from
their home States, the hospital re-
ported today. While the servicemen
have been entertained before by
parties of individual States, hos
pital officials said this was the first
party to include guests from almost
every State.
Refreshments were served at the
informal party, which was held from
7 to 8 pm
Evening star., 1944-05-02
Miss Luuro AnnesIey
Dies Here at 81

Miss Laura Annesley, 90, died
yesterday at her residence in the
Fairfax Hotel after brief illness.
A native OF Albany, N. Y, she was
the daughter of the late Lawson and
Laura Jones Annesley of that city
Miss Annesley had been a resident
of the District for about IL years.
Funeral services will be held at
$3.50 pm. tomorrow at Gawler's
chapel, 1855 Pennsylvania avenue
INV. Burial will be private.
Evening star., 1944-05-02
Three Die as Windstorm
Rips Central Texas Area

AUSTIN, Tex, May 2 tP.-A ter
rife windstorm that swept through
a Central Texas area killed three
persons in Travis and Williamson
Counties yesterday.
The windstorm injured four other
persons, two seriously.
Dead were: James v. Alexander,
jr., 8, of Hutto community in Will
hanson County.
Betty May Wood, II, New Sweden
community, northern part of Travis
County.
Bertha Jean Wood, 5, New Sweden
community.
Three communities were isolated
by flash floods caused by torrential
rains. Greeks, swollen to raging
torrents poured across low bridges
and communication lines were down