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Evening star., 1945-12-29
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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-16
Hit With Baseball Bat,
Federal Prisoner Dies

ATLANTA - tANPl - Struck
over the head with a base hall bat
nv another prisoner. william
DOYLE ElGn. an inmate Of the
Atlanta Federal penitentiary.
died Monday in the institutions
hospital Of head injuries. Warden
Joseph w. Sanford announced
Tuesday.
The bat was welded by Will
liam Evans after Elgin. serving
as a referee In a holly contested
baseball game on the prison rec
reation field. called Evans "Out"
IL was disclosed.
There IL some indication that
the quarrel between the two priS-
oners was Of about two weeks
duration. eliminating In the fierce
argument which resulted In the
death Of Elgin." Mr.. Sanford said.
Evans has been placed in SoIi-
tary confinement. awaiting action
Of the federal grand jury on
murder charges, he said.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-16
Skull Eractured. Fined S27

ATLANTA AMP - Police brg-
talIty and injustice fared again IN
the Atlanta courts WEDNESDAY when
1s-year-old James AIkens. just re-
covering from a fractured skull IN
flcted by hostile policemen. was
fined S27 50 on d!sorderly conduct
charges growing out Of bus IncI-
dent
Atty. A T. Walden. appearing
as counsel for Aiken. informed the
court that Aiken had later been
rejected for army duty because Of
the injuries he received ~ the
hands ~ the policemen Test
mony vac offered oy other bus
passengers Who denied that Aiken
had cursed IN ms conversation with
Driver Niece.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-16
2 U. S. Senators Fight
Army Jim Grow Setup

NEW YORK Two Democratic
l S senators this week came out
aga.ust the War departments in
ian Gus policy VI discrimination
against Negro soldiers
The senator's. Denis Chavez NJ
Nov Mexico and Buon VI Ndhou
~ Connecticut gave full endorse
mcn' n = declaration ~ armed
forces policy on Negro servicemen
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-16

being circulated BY the National
Negro congress
Another l.. s. legislator 20 board
the military auti-bIas bandwagon
vas Cong Els f. Patterson ID.
CalifD Patterson Informed the
Congress that one % his greatest
hopes is to be able ~ assist in
passing log station While in Con-
sreSs, which will assure equal eco
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-16

Barre. Pa: James c. Fulton tR,
Pittsburgh. Pa: b ". Kearney oR.
Gloversville. N. Y; Edward o. Nc
Cowen tR). WhcelerSburg, o.:
J. Harry McGregor tR, West La
fayette O.
Also Ray J. Madden Cd. Gary,
Ind: Thomas f. Morgan d., Fred
ericktown. Pa; George + Outland
Cd. Santa Barbara. Calf: Melvin
Price ID. East ST. Louis. ILL.,; BEN
jamln J. Rabln Cd. Bronx, N. y;
Leo +. Rayfiel Cd, Brooklyn. N.
Y. and John II. Tolan ID, Oak
land. Calf
The statement. with = coTpletc
LIST y. endorScrS. will shortly be
presented to President Truman and
War Secretary Sumson Since IFS
purpose is 10 urge that the Ad-
ministruton extend further this
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-16

monte rights TO all peoples, re-
gardlesS OF creed or color. sex or
age. religion, race, or national orr
gin. We cannot call ourselves a
democracy until such time as this
is enforced law. and until that
tune when the people OF the United
States realize and understand the
basic oneness of all men
Many Others Sign
Fifteen other state congressman,
eight Democrats and seven Rcpub-
Leans. have given the Statement
on Armed Forces Policy their en-
dorsemcnt bringing the total num-
Der ~ Representatives Signature (
10 tWenty-nlnc. They are August is
w Bonnct RI. Newburgh. N. Y;
Everett VI Drkscn cRl, Pekin. Ill;
Charles n EiSion n Cincinnati.
o., Daniel ). Flood Cd. Wilkes
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-16
Buckeyes Drop
Second Game
To Cincy Club

BUFFALO n. Y.-The Cncin-
natI-lndianapolls club proved to
local fans that they haze plenty
on the bail despite the number OF
oue-run iosses they have suffered
M, Sedson
They hunted and ran all over
ne !ea4ue-!eadng CLEVELAND
Buckeyes n Oferman stadium
last Sunday 20 post a I 10 VIC
tory The C!nc,nna,idrs also pre-
seutcd a routine OF entertaining
comedy antics mat KEEP, the large
crowd ~ an uproar, Throughout
the game
The game Itself Vas A pitching
duel all the Nay. Little Lazarus
Medina VINO Just arrived from
Venezuela fashioned q three nit
ter IS ne oeSted CoSsrove Of the
Buckeyes IN . classic mound bat
tie THIS IS the second victory
that the Cincinnati club has scored
over me Buckeyes this year The
league pace settlers have lost only
four games 50 feL during the pres
ent season.
RHE
Cincinnati Ol0 co. COL - /
Cleveland O20 100 OOO 5 u
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-16
Blaze Damages
Savannah Funeral Home

SAVANNAH. Ga. 49, AMP 49,
About 100 CaSketS. an automobile
and other equipment and two
storage rooms were destroyed IN
an early SUNDAY FIRE al the Sidney
A. Jones funeral home here
Damage has been estimated as
between $4,000 and $1,000 The
origin Of The fire WAS traced 20 =
lighted cIEsret lef' NJ toilet IN
nc rear II Inc building
Jones IS ne father ~ Sidney a
Jones Jr, widely known Chicago
.avyer,
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-16

W o m a n paid
$40 for three
fow Is
Former Sena-
tor Charles c.
Digs had At
torney Harold
f. Bledsoe as
counsel in his
case last Au-
gust . At
torney j a m e S
Golden OF Bat
tie Creek rep
resented him in
the recent case
and At
torney o S c a r
Baker Jr., will
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-16

policy as rapidly as possible so
as to guarantee the rights for all
men To- serve their country UNI
hampered by restrictions OF race,
color. or creed" it is anticipated
that the discussions around il viii
center upon application OF the pol
icy To the Pacific Theatre. and viii
deal with General Joseph StilwelrS
recent disclosure Of the presence
Of Negro combat troops IN that
area.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-16

y "ANN ~
SirSnEie-hoid ~
held ugon thus
country by a
littlc group ot
I? mon T he
veto y n "a or
nov exercise
Over tho ~ 81
the majority Is
moro absolute
than YOU could
imagine ,
These - non
arc \ q O J y n
Sahath ~ CHI
r,@o Z = Gov
Il D,-.,.-.-I. q.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-16

the
7 O " n
By RUSS !. coWANs

A chicken amt nothing but
bird but try and get one at
a reasonable price / know
one chap who had TO pay SIS for
his Sunday dinner and
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-16
UN-C0vERING
WASHINGTON

white Rouse Correspondent
(RsIesxed Through the Atlanta
Daiiy WorId bv GNNPA)

After 10 wears in Washington. az
fordins me- = close study Of gov
ornamental procedures !; was not
until last week that lreshzed fully
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-16
COAST NEWSPAPERS MEET

LOS ANGELES AMP Fifty
Negro newspaper publishers OF
the state Of California held a
thrcc-day convention at San Bcr-
nardino last week
The Nome nugget., 1945-12-07

American newsmen admitted free ly to countries receiving aid. Rep. Herter, Republican of Massachu- setts, said he sponsored the amendment because White Russia in the Ukraine, will soon be re- ceiving aid from UNRRA and whether American reporters will be permitted there presents "a serious problem"
The Nome nugget., 1945-12-07

The commercial importance of hydrofluoric acid depends upon the fact that it attacks glass free ly, and hence is much used for etching upon glass.
The Nome nugget., 1945-12-07
Forecast And Weather Report Nome and Vicinity
Compiled by .ne United States Weather Bureau, Nome, Alaska.
Friday, December 2, 1945

Friday, December 2, 1945
 Forecast Nome: Partly cloudy today and Saturday with few very light snow flurries Saturday morn ing. Lowest temperature Saturday morning 20. Highest 5.
 Nome data as of 7:3O am. today: Precipitation last "A hours, trace. Total precipitation this month, trace.
 Total snow fall this month, trace.
 Temperatures last 24 hours: highest ., lowest -16.
 Sunrise at 9:44 a.m., sunset at 2:O5 pm.
 Comparative data: Tempera- lures one year ago today: highest 3, lowest IA.
 Extreme temperatures on this day since 1907: lowest -26 in 1916, highest 38 in 1887.
 Data for other selected stations as of 7:30 am. today:
The Nome nugget., 1945-12-07
US. Gives UNRRA Over Billion

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7-(P)- The House approved another one billion, three hundred fifty million for UNRRA, with the provision that President Truman try to get
Evening star., 1945-06-15
Grand Jury 10 Hear
Gas Coupon Charges

Carl M. Bartender, 49, OF 1916
Geranium street NV, operator of
two filling stations, awaits grand
jury action today after a hearing
before United States Commissioner
Needham C. Turnage yesterday on a
charge of receiving stolen gas cou-
pons worth approximately 5000 gal
Ions about May 3. His bond was
continued at $1,000.
| Carl w. Beruffy, chief District
OPA enforcement officer, said the
coupons allegedly purchased were
part of a number stolen from a
Frederick Md bank.
Government witnesses included
Pvt. William Caniford of Camp
DERRICK, Frederick, Md, who is un-
der indictment in Maryland for gas
coupon conspiracy charges in the
bank cases, and who told of selling
coupons to the defendant twice. In
May, he said, he received 81 400 for
5000 gallons worth of coupons and
in June he received $1,000 for an
other sale.
At one point in the testimony
Caniford remarked that stolen gas
/ tickets are good business, but you've
Evening star., 1945-06-15
Pro-Nuzi PIucurds
Posted in Wiesbuden
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WIESBADEN, Germany, June
15.-Typewritten sheets calling on
the Hitler Youth to continue to
fight have appeared on the walls of
buildings in the United States 5th
Infantry Division sector near Rot
tenburg.
Long Live the Fuerher" and
Young Nazis, Awaken" the placards
said.
Twelfth Army Group headquar-
ters also reported the death of
three American enlisted men of the
Tooth Infantry Division south of
Halzhousen when their jeep ran
into an extensive minefield from
which the warning tape and mark
ers had been removed surreptitious-
ly by German civilians. An investi-
CATION is being made.
Evening star., 1945-06-15
Hurbor Police Relax Restriction
On Cunoeists at Water Gate

bus service direct to the Water Gate.
Mr.. Mutch pointed out that R-4
line buses leave Sixteenth and X
streets NV. every 10 minutes, run
to Sixteenth and I streets, along
street to Nineteenth street, on Nine
teenth street to c street, west on G
street to Twenty-third street and
south to the Lincoln Memorial.
The regular streetcar service on
routes 80 and 80 to Nineteenth and
Evening star., 1945-06-15

All restrictions on canoeists at thu
Water Gate concerts by the Nationa
Symphony Orchestra have beer
lifted, Lt.>Otha Sanders of the har.
Dor police has informed the or.
chestra.
Canoeists and operators of small
craft now may park on both sides
of the orchestra shell while concerts
are in progress, Last summer, ca
noes were limited to the north side
of the barge.
The only remaining restriction
1t. Sanders reported, is that oper-
ators of motor boats will not be per-
mitted to start their engines while
the concerts are in progress.
Meanwhile, j. E. Mutch, manager
of the orchestra, said concertgoers
will be able to take advantage of a
Evening star., 1945-06-15
sot to watch who you're workine

got to watch who you're working
with"
Bartender, who operates stations
at 18th and California streets NV.
and at Second street and Constitu-
ton avenue NV, was arrested at
the first address on June 4 by De,
tective James M. Powell OF No.
precinct, after he had allegedly
made the second purchase from
Caniford.
Evening star., 1945-06-15

G streets NV. also will bring con-
certgoers to within a few blocks of
the Water Gate.
The first of the summer concerts
at $3.50 pm. Sunday will feature
Carl Sandburg as narrator for the
Aaron COPELAND musical poem, "A
Lincoln Portrait" Dr. Hans Kinder
will conduct the orchestra.
Regular bond buying through pay
roll savings let's our fighting forces
know the home front is behind them.
Evening star., 1945-06-15

For over 40 years Mexsana, the soothing
medicated powder has eased itch Of
minor skin irritations, chafe, sting of
simple rashes, baby's diaper rash-all
more annoying as weather gets warmer.
Contains ingredients specialists use for
these miseries. Costs little. Get Mexsana.
Evening star., 1945-06-15

ADVERTISEMENT.
Evening star., 1945-02-14
Mrs. RooseveIt's Views
Evoke Legion Protest

American Legion members in Seal
Pleasant, Md, have protested Mrs
Roseyelt's statements early this
week that she believes some returned
servicemen will prefer q new vet
erans' organization to the old Le-
gion which still might be talking
about the first World War
The My Maryland Post No. 126
American Legion, of Seat Pleasant
has familiarized its members with
every phase OF this war, the protest
declared.
The statement of the members
efforts to study the CT Bill OF Rights
and to entertain veterans OF the
present war and to discover Their
viewpoint was forwarded today te
John Jennings, commander OF the
State post. by Preston Tate, Seat
Pleasant commander. The members
protested they are not living in the
past"
Evening star., 1945-02-14
-lsiNRstioniinq
&Reminder6a

Meats, Fats, Etc. - Book I, red
stamps Q-5 through SIS good
+. through March 81; stamps T-5
+ through KS good through April
%; stamps Y-5, Z-5, Az through
D-2 good through June 2. Each
stamp worth 10 points. Next series
to be validated about March 4.
Canned Goods, Esc.-Book 4, blue
stamps KS through Us, Az and
ElEB-2 good through March 81:
ai stamps CO through Ga good
through April %; stamps H-2
through M-2 good through june
82. Each stamp worth 10 points
Next series to be validated about
March /.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
HI will pay two ration points for
H each pound of waste kitchen fats
llyou turn In.
Sugar-Book 4, sugar stamp "a gooo
II for S pounds through February 28
il Stamp IS valid for 5 pounds
III through June 2.
Gasoline-A-14 coupons valid for 4
4 gallons each through March a.
B-5, C-5, BIS and C-6 coupons
4 good for 5 gallons each.
Ehoes-Airplane stamps /, 2 and !
in Book No. 8 good indefinitely for
III one pair Of shoes each.
Fuel Oil-Periods one, two. three
and four coupons good for 10 gal
/ Ions per unit through heating
iiii year. Period five coupons become
I valid March /. Old period -four
I and five coupons from last win.
Ii ter good through year. Consum-
Hs in this area should not have
used more than 10 per cent OF
their ration as OF today.
Evening star., 1945-02-14
Tract in Arlington Proposed
For legislators Apartments

Apartment houses for members Of
Congress in Arlington were proposed
today before the House Public Build
ings and Grounds Committee. Yer
non Lowrey, attorney for Lee Gar
dens, Inc, suggested that an l1-acre
site on Lee boulevard opposite Fort
Myer be utilized for the purpose.
! The site is AZ miles from the
Capitol as measured by an automo-
bile speedometer, Mr.. Lowrey said.
He was the first witness today on
hearings on bill introduced by Rep
resentative SABBATH, Democrat, Of
Illinois. to appropriate $4,000, 900 for
construction Of apartment dwellings
for members Of Congress.
Mr.. Lowrey said the corporation
would finance construction Of $50
Evening star., 1945-02-14

Jack Breeden, veteran of X
months overseas, patted the wheeI
of his big blue truck and figured he
was al set to start being a civilian
again.
I'll never need anything else
from the Government" grinned the
ex-torpedoman.
The Veterans Administration be-
lieves the 26-year-old veteran, who
lives in Falls Church, Va, is the
first in the country to get a busi-
ness loan under the GI Bill oi
Rights. The refrigerated truck is
his start in the wholesale meat de-
livery business.
The Hamilton National Bank
which is lending Jack 81, ,400-half Of
which is guaranteed by the Govern
ment-said, of course, the loan was
well secured with the truck as col
lateral, but what impressed the bank
was the thoroughness with which
Jack had checked every angle of his
prospective business, even to lining
up his customers.
Jack and boyhood friend, Roger
e. Taylor, started making their plans
the day Jack got out of the service
on disability discharge last De-
cember. Roger. who is two years
younger than Jack, also was at loose
ends. Roger had been managing the
Falls Church Market, which his
Evening star., 1945-02-14
Montgomery Group Votes
Toniqht on Supervisor

Final action on a proposal for
appointment of $10,000-a-year
Montgomery County supervisor is
expected to be taken at d meeting
of the County Postwar Planning
Committee at 8. o'clock tonight at
the Woodside School.
The proposal, adopted last week
by the County Government Com
mittee of the postwar planning
group, provides that the supervisor
be appointed by the County Com
missioners to conduct only those
administrative duties which come
under the commissioners.
The Postwar Planning Committee
also is expected to act on proposal
requesting Congress to repeal the
Hatch Act insofar as 1t applies
to Montgomery County to enable
Federal employees living In the
county to participate In local
elections.
Evening star., 1945-02-14
Man Fined $500 for Theft
AT Airport Restaurant

Hubert S. Masters of New York,
former employe of the National Air
port Restaurant, was fined 1900 and
placed on probation for three years
by Judge Sterling Hutcheson in
Federal Court at Alexandria yester-
day on charges of theft of funds
from the restaurant safe. Masters
was given seven months to pay his
fine and to return the stolen funds
In another case, Harold McKin-
ney, who escaped from Lorton Re-
formatory, was sentenced to serve
six sonths in addition to his present
term. Joseph Satterwhite, another
escaped prisoner, also charged with
the theft of . car, was sentenced te
serve year and a day on each
count at the expiration of his term
the sentences to run concurrently
A charge against Walter Lewis
Bayliss Of Alexandria involving theft
of Government truck was nolle
pressed. Several other cases were
continued.
Evening star., 1945-02-14
Editor 0usted, Students
Vote 10 Suspend Paper
BY the Associated Press.

by pue ASSOClAteu TTSoS.
WILLIAMSBURG, Va, Feb. a.
The student editor who wrote that
Negroes should be admitted at some
future date to the College of VIII
liam and Mary and pin the same
classmates and marry among u.s.
was dismissed from the staff of the
college paper today, and a short
time later the student body voted
against publication Of the paper
under faculty supervision.
DR.. John E. Pomfret, college pres
ident, announced that Miss Marilyn
Kaemmerle of jackson, Mich, au-
thor of the controversial editorial
cannot continue as editor" Of the
Flat Hat.
The college president added that
faculty committee would be ap-
pointed to advise" with under
graduate publications regarding
news and views" that might be
considered damaging to the college.
The students, after considerable
discussion, voted to have no Flat
Hat published under faculty super
vision.
DR.. Pomfret in his announcement
answered students demands for
freedom of the press" with the as
sertion that no censorship" was
proposed.
Evening star., 1945-02-14

apartment units for members Of
Congress and that suitable plans are
ready to begin work on. He unrolled
the plans on the committee table.
Several members Of Congress are
now on our waiting list. he said
1--WE would like to be able to take
care Of them"
"Al you want are priorities to get
your materials?" asked Chairman
Lanham.
That is right" replied Mr.
Lowrey.
He introduced to the committee
his client, Melvin H. Schlosberg
president OF the corporation. Mr.
L.owrey said rent would run from
$50 to $50 and that the corporation
would Be willing to enter into an OBJ
ligation not to increase them.
Evening star., 1945-02-14

! family owned, when he got his draft
notice and was given two months
to "windup his affairs" He sold
the business, went to Richmond fol-
induction--and was rejected.
Roger had some capital and years
of experience in the meat business
Jack had his credit" with the Gov
ernment so the young men started
making the rounds. They went to
the bank, to the Veterans Admins
tration, to the RFC, to the Office OF
Defense Transportation and to the
OPA.
They say everybody passes the
buck in Government, but here II
seemed everybody wanted to help
u.s." Jack recalled. "Of course, it's
got to be a sound business. They
wanted to know what we were going
to earn down to the last penny ano
that was little tough when We
hadn't started yet, but when you
think of all the red tape connected
with this. they handled 1t very
efficiently"
While they waited for the loan te
be approved, Roger started teaching
his old friend the meat business
Jack said the partners realized that
meats are hard to get now, but we
have some connections and we figure
if we do as much for people now as
we can, they'll stick with us after
the war" @
Evening star., 1945-02-14
Arlington {. Of {.
Raps 1945 Program

The Arlington County Chamber of
Commerce was on record today as
favoring a 14-point work program
for 1945 which emphasizes the en-
couragement of industries to locate
In the county.
The program, offered at q direc-
tors meeting last night by z. G.
Baldwin, chairman Of the chambers Z
Budget, Finance and Program Com
mittee, also favors an increase In
industrially zoned areas in the
county; development of an ade-
quate paid fire department; q mod
ern storm sewer system, and de-
yelopment Of a system of parks
and Fairgrounds by acquiring land
and providing at least 10 centers fol
organized athletics throughout the
Other points in the program in
clude further development ol
cross county bus transportation ia.
cilities; provision of modern Jail ia.
cilities and enlargement of the
county court house; the addition OF
more paid trained library personnel
librarian expansion program back.
ing a central and branch library
system; bridge across the Potomac
River from the vicinity of New
Hampshire avenue NV, to Airing.
ton, and enlargement of the Arling-
ton Post Once.
w. Morrell Stone was elected by
the chambers directors as national
councillor to the United States
Chamber Of Commerce, with E. B
Coxen as substitute councillor. Mr.
Grow was elected delegate to the
national chamber with w. S. Hoge
jr., as alternate.
Evening star., 1945-02-14
Survey Indicates Taverns
Will Obey Liquor Curfew

A majority of the liquor dealers ir
Prince Georges County will close
their establishments at midnight
when they are asked to do SO to-
morrow by the county liquor board,
a sample survey Of the taverns indi-
Gates.
Six of the nine dealers questioned
said they would "go along" with
the liquor board. Two said they
would not close at midnight unles.
forced to do so and one dealer would
not comment.
The two dealers who said they
would refuse to close explained
that they do most Of their business
between midnight and 2 am.-the
present closing hour in the county
The liquor dealer who declined to
comment blamed the trouble arising
from liquor law violations on lack
of enforcement by police. particu-
larly police in incorporated towns
Liquor dealers will be asked to
institute the midnight closing at a
meeting with the county liquor board
at 10 am. tomorrow in the Upper
Marlboro Courthouse.