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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-28
President 10 Attend
Rites for Gen. Watson
Al Arlington Today

Maj. Gen. Edwin M. Watson, 81,
secretary and military aide to
President Roosevelt, was to be
buried with honors at noon today in
Arlington Cemetery. The White
House revealed last night that Gen.
Watson died February 20 aboard
cruiser returning with his chief from
the Yalta conference.
President Roosevelt planned to at
tend the burial services and also
memorial mass to be said for the
general at 9 am. tomorrow at st.
Matthew'S Cathedral.
The passing of pa" Watson, as
the President called him, leaves
alive only one of the small group of
close associates who entered the
White House with the Chief Execu-
tive in 1888. He is Stephen T. Early,
presidential secretary. The others
Louis McHenry Howe
and Marvin H. Mcintyre, Miss Mar
garet LIE Hand, the Presidents per-
sonal secretary, and Gus Ginnerich,
his bodyguard-all have died.
Stricken Last Day of Farley.
For security reasons, announce
ment of Gen. Watson's death was
held up until the Presidents return
to the United States. 1t is now re-
vealed that he became i'll on the
final day of the Big Three confer
ence at Yalta. He was flown to
Egypt and placed aboard the cruiser,
where he was attended by Vice
Admiral Ross T. McIntire, the
Presidents physician.
AS the cruiser on which the presi-
dental party travelled had to main
tain radio silence as a protection
against submarines, an escorting
destroyer moved away to a safe
distance and radioed new1~ of the
generals death and the Presidents
condolences to Mrs. Watson here.
Press association correspondents
with the party were permitted to
file dispatches about Gen. Watsons
death. but they were released by
the Navy Department; only last
night.
President Roosevelt issued a state
ment saying that the death of his
long time aide was "a great per-
sonal sorrow to me" and saddened
the trip of the entire party re-
turning from Yalta.
His death came very unexpect-
edly," the President said. He was
in excellent spirits on the trip over
and at the Crimean conference, and
was Ill for only a few days. For
tunately he suffered little, if at all
Long Friendship Recalled.
IT shall miss him almost more
than I can express. So will his
host of friends in and out of Wash
ington, for one of Gen. Watson's
outstanding characteristics was his
ability to make close friends, and
to retain their friendship.
There was never cloud between
us in all these years He helped me
greatly. He deserves every tribute
that can be given, both as a close
friend and as an officer of the United
states Army.
Gen. Watson, a West Point man,
field artillery officer with brilliant
World War record, and native of
Eufaula, Ala. became President
Roosevelt's military aide in 1888. Six
years later he also was named presi-
Dental secretary. AS the secretary
in charge of Mr.. Roosevelt's engage
ments, he largely determined who
should see the Chief Executive. In
this demanding job. associates said
he showed unusual tact.
Sources close to the White House
believe that two men will be ap-
pointed to succeed Gen. Watson
one as military aide and the other
as a secretary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-28
Two SiIverSprine PoIicemenU Use
Book Learning to Deliver Buby

Two Silver Spring policemen
whose knowledge. of obstetrics came
from reading books, officiated at the
birth of baby girl to Mrs. Harold
Carr, Colesville, Md, early today.
Police said Mrs. Carr called them
about $3.50 am, explaining that she
was about to give birth and asking
to be taken to the Montgomery
County General Hospital at Sandy
Spring.
Policemen Harry and Colin Tur-
ner, brothers, were dispatched to
the Carr home. AS they were tax
ing Mrs. Carr to the police auto,
however, she stopped and said, 81
don't think can make It," the two
policemen said. They re.faced their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-28

steps into the home, where Harry
served as midwife, aided by Colin
They said DR.. j. w. Bird of Sandy
Spring, who was summoned later
described mother and child as do
ing well" and praised the officers
for their good work" Mr.. Carr
was at work at the time.
The policemen, both of whom are
fathers, said it was their first ex-
perience in that task, but insisted
that they weren't nervous. Harry
80, lives in Colesville; Colin, "a
lives at 7213 Flower avenue, Ia
koma Park.
1T didn't bother me at ALL" said
the older policeman. After all
I've read medical books and I knew
something about IT."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-28
Olcott Deming Is Named
Rollins COLLEGE Trustee

Olcott H. Deming, planning Off
Ger for the Interdepartmental Com
mittee on Cultural and Scientific
Cooperation at the State Depart
ment, has been elected to the board
of trustees of Rollins College. Win
ter Park, Fla, President Hamilton
Holt announced yesterday.
Mr.. Deming, who formerly was at
tached to the Office of American
Republic Affairs, is a resident OF
Rockville, Md. Henry C. Holt, OF
New York City, also was named to
the board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-28
Butcher Is Fined $500
For Meat Overchuroes

Edgar Hughes, a butcher at Pinck-
ney's Market, 1726 Columbia road
NV, was fined 5000 by Municipal
Court Judge Ellen K. Raedy yester-
day on charges of selling meat at
above-ceiling price.
Hughes pleaded guilty to two
counts involving sales of steak, one
OF which was an overcharge of Al
cents and the other, SO cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-28
Gold 4th-Term Medals
Given Churchill, StoIin

BY the Associated Press.
Copies in gold of the Fourth Term
Inaugural Medal were presented by
President Roosevelt to principals at
the Crimea Conference.
He gave them to Prime Minister
Churchill, Premier Stain and the
British and Russian foreign min
listers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-28
kensington Churches
To Hold Lenten Series

Community lenten services will
be held four Wednesday nights in
Kensington, Md, starting at 8
o'clock tonight at the Kensington
Baptist Church. The four Protest.
ant churches of the community have
planned the series.
The Rev. william Lewis of St.
Paul's Methodist Church will preach
at tonigrt's service.
Each church will have It's own
Holy Week services. The ministers
and the churches Will be rotated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-28
Safe Containing $500
Stolen From Market

A 300-pound safe, containing $500
in cash, was stolen from the New
Center Market, Fifth and K streets
NV, early today. The thieves
forced the lock on a door fronting
on an alley.
The safe was in stand operated
by Fred F. Newman, 10 Sixth
street NE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-28
BY the Associated Press.

ANNAPOLIS. Feb. 2s.-Gov.
O'Conor said yesterday he was con-
sidering q parole plea for Clarence
Adams, serving life for murder.
Adams case was one of those lead
ing to formation OF the State po-
lice.
Adams was sentenced in Fred
erick County Circuit Court in 1920
to life Imprisonment for first-de-
gree murder in connection with a
shooting in the Sandy Spring Bank,
Gov. O'Conor said.
The episode was one of the most
sensational in Maryland's crime his
tory" the Governor continued.
Adams and two other Philadelphia
gangsters forced employees of the
bank into the bank vault and shot
and killed one OF the bank directors
who, because Of deafness. failed TO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-28
Scarlet Fever Cases
In Virginia Increase
BY the Associated Press.

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 28.-An
increase of 80 cases of scarlet fever
in Virginia this week over last week
has been reported by the Division
of Communicable Diseases of the
Virginia State Health Department.
officials of the bureau said 1862
cases were reported this week, as
compared with l29 during the pre-
ceding week, the number being far
above the rs cases for the corre-
spending week of last year and the
average Of 43 over a period of five
years, 1940-1945, inclusive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-28

Degree days-Total for month, Til;
total for season to date, $3.50;
normal for season to date, 3,462.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-23

audience music from the classical
to w. c. Handy's blues.
The board Of directors of the De-
troit Festival sponsored a lunch
con last Wednesday in the ball
room of the Fort Shelby hotel. Mr..
Fritz presided.
Mayor Edward J. Jeffries Jr.,
In a short speech. praised the
American Negro Music Festival.
pointing out the fine accomplish
ments In inter-racial goodwill.
WHIPPLE JACOBS. president of
the Belden Manufacturing COM
pany, vice president Of the Chi
cago Chamber of Commerce as
sociationl and chairman of the
board ofgdirectors Of the Chicago
Festival, also spoke Other speak
ers were w. Louis Davis, president
and director OF the American Ne
gro Music Festival; Malcolm c..
Bingay, editorial director Of the
Detroit Free Press. and John c.
Ballenger, police commissioner.
Mayor Jeffries was introduced
by the Rev Francis B. Creamer.
chairman Of the board of direc-
tors of the Detroit Festival
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-23
PUSH COLONIAL
FREEDOM DRIVE

SAN FRANCISCAN last ditch
hsht for freedom OF colonial peoples
was spurred here this week by the
West Indies National council
As the World Security conference
hesred It's end. Richard B. Moore.
VICE president of the council. made
. last appeal 10 the delegates TO
include within the new charter pro.
visions for the independence OF $50
million colonial peoples.
Backing q new drive for colonial
freedom made by the Philippines
General Carlos r. Ronulo, Moore's
petition asked that four provisions
be included to insure security and
peace for ali mankind
The provisions asked that in
dependence" be specified as . goal
'and the inaliensble right of the
people OF all colonial and depend.
ent areas"
In his petition. Moore. who Is
also 81 executive OF the Provision
81 World Council OF Dominated Ma.
tons pointed out that the sacri-
fees made by the colonial peoples
IN the war effort OF the United Ma
tons were inspired by the just pro-
visions OF the Atlantic Charter.
Moore quoted Secretary OF the
Interior lckeS as supporting the
drive for independence OF now-de-
pendent peoples ickes' telegram.
sent 10 the American Delegation
nd
strongly for independence for peo-
pie, under colonial and mandate
administration II this country
failed 10 DO So lckes warned, 1t
might well DO regarded as a re-
verssl ~ our traditional policy"
Earlier during the conference.
Moore told . meeting 81 the Free
India committee that the majority
of the people in the world were
still the forgotten peoples and
nld:
We in the West Indies have .
special interest IN the freedom OF
lndis. We have learned the lesson
that good nstionalism must be
founded upon good international.
ism, that the interests OF q nation
can only be served IL those interests
coincide with the interests OF all
mankind"
Pointing 10 the stand made BY
Philippine patriots. Moore said
Did not the Filipinos demonstrate
rs a result OF the freedom accorded
to them by the United States gov.
eminent the heroic manner in
which they fought with America . !
against japanese militarism? The |
key to the ending Of this war as
well as 10 the blishment OF
peace is freedom and independence
for all the oppressed peoples OF
the earth"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-23
SWINGING WITH
NITELIFERS
By LARRY ChISM

relaxation. . Could be that we'll
hike over TO Columbus, Ohio. ana
hold a chin fest with former cronie
John Wood :. Could be that Wei
oil the old typewriter and do some
chapters on that long-thought-of
novel OF sepis Detroit's nitelife
But then am not so sure asbestos
paper will At the machine) And
Wen need freproof paper cause
the "after-hour" goings on here are
sizzling hot. Could be that we'll
be like postman on his holiday
and continue TO do the same old
stuff in the same old way. Could
be.
SAD STORY: He was a middle
age and gray haired man. His face
was worry creased and his eye
brows were lifting up. then down
as-he heard the witness testify
against him.
Hurt TO his heart other testimony
which had been offered, the priS-
oner shifted in his seat and cast a
longing-for- consolation-look over
his shoulder towards the court
spectators.
His heart bleeding and bruised by
the testimony already on record
against him. the prisoner shrugged
his shoulder in an apparent effort
10 convince himself that he didn't
care what they said about him now.
Again he listened intently as the
witness continued. He said" the
witness spoke loudly. that his wife
-nagged him all the time. =. That
some time he thought she loved
him. In fact. he was sure that
she loved him" The witness paused
for second. He was sure that
she loved him on paydayS."
The spectators laughed. John
wanted 10 laugh too. But he only
swallowed hard and sat still. The
trial went on and on. But John
didn't mind now He was beyond
all caring. He didn't care now what
they said about him.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-23
Charity Club Gives
Party For Official

AUGUSTA. Ga - The Swing
Session Charity club entertained
with = farewell party in honor OF
Us secretary, Miss Elouise Patter-
son. Thursday in the social room OF
Sunset Homes
those present were: Miss
Johnnie Mae Evans Miss Jerry
Matthews Miss Doretho Hampton.
Miss Ruby Butler. Miss Beatrice
Etheredge, Mrs. Louise Brown. Mrs.
Mary Hampton. Mrs. Sarah Burns.
Mrs. Helen Holt. Mrs. Lizzie Mac
Bsiey, Daniel Patterson. Thesdore
johnson, James Houston, James
Anderson, Kenny Hall. Robert
Morgan. James Dunbar. Eddie
Childs. William Moore, Wilson Sui
Ivan, Robert Overton Jr., Harry
James Jr., and James Tate.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-23
Lionel Hampton To Be
Main Festival Feature

Selected As the outstanding
band OF the country" Lionel
Hsmptons orchestra will be the
main feature of the American Ne
gro Music Festival in Olympia
Thursday, July 26 This an
nouncement was made this week
by NJ. Kelly Fritz, director of the
Detroit Festival.
Hampton's orchestra finished
. one-week stand at the Down.
town theatre recently. and dur
ing the stay there playt> 70
capacity houses. The same con-
ditions have prevailed in pre-
vious trips to Detroit.
A GRADUATE of the University
Of Southern California, Hampton
was given his first big chance by
Benny Goodman, king of swing
Goodman was attracted TO Hamp-
ton while Lionel was making a re-
cording with small orchestra. II
was Goodman who introduced
Hampton TO the public as a vibra-
harpist.
In his appearance in the festival
Hampton's orchestra will give the
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-23
WAC Officer Trains
For Personnel Post

LAFAYETTE, Ind.-First 1t
Camille Frances Thomas, of Nat
chez, Miss, commanding officer of
the WAC Detachment at Laurin-
burg, is member of the third
class Of student officers assigned
to the Womens Army Corps
school for personnel administra-
ton at Purdue university. 1t.
Thomas will return to her COM
mand at the conclusion of the two
and one-half week course.
1t. Thomas attended Broomheld
High school, and Louisiana Rural
Normal. She enlisted in the Wom-
ems Army Corps in October, 1912
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-23
NAACP GUSTS
BILBO 'STOOGE'

SAVANNAH, Ga.-tANP) The
local NAACP 1hrsnch has relieved
the Rev. Lewis /Llewelyn Scott.
pastor OF the SECOND Baptist church
here, OF his Official connections
with the NAACP on charges OF
selling out his race.
Rev. Scott, referred 10 as a friend
OF Sen. Theodore G.. Bilbo, was
dismissed from the NAACP staff
for writing a letter to the Missls-
sippi congressman. described as
Americas leading race batter
against the enactment OF federal
FEPC legislation. Bilbo used SCOTS
letter 10 show that southern Ne
groes opposed the establishment OF
a permanent fair employment prac-
tice commission and had II read
into the Congressional Record.
An NAACP letter TO Bilbo, writ
ten by DR.. Ralph Mark Gilbert,
president. read:
I'VE feel that you should not be
permitted TO be under the impress
sion that Rev. SCOTS position rep
resents the thinking and attitude
of the Negroes of the south. May
we say quite frankly and with the
greatest respect for your position,
that we are unalterably opposed to
your whole position and your
whole racial philosophy and the
rank and file of our people whole
heartedly condemn any member Of
our race who would traitorously
lend himself to so f1agrantly sell
out his race to our avowed enemies
as did Rev. Scott.
We trust that this information
will give you a clear picture of just
how our people feel regarding this
whole matter and may state fur.
ther that because OF this action on
the part of Rev. Scott he no LONGER
has any official connection with our
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-23

Lionel Hampton and his or
ehestra will be the main fea-
ture of the American Negro
Music Festival at Olympia.
July rs. according TO an an
nouncement made this week by
M. Kelly Fritz. direcier Of the
Detroit Festival.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-23
Fisk, Lincoln
Co-Eds Winners
MEssayContest

Two coed students from Fisk and
Lincoln university were named as
winners this week in the Negro
d zest $500 College Essay Contest.
Awards of 500 each were given
tn Miss Leila B. Strayhorn -f Kan
sFs City. Kans.. a freshman at Lin
coin university. and Miss Vivian
freeman OF Huntingdon Valley,
Pc, junior at Fisk. They won
the first prizes in the contest or
the subject Should Negro Stu
dents Attend Mixed or Negro COL
kEes."
Miss Strsyhorn. writing in favor
Of mixed colleges. although she is
. student in Negro college in
Missouri, states:
Negro students should attend
mixed colleges even If II were pos
nole 10 obtain an equal education
In Negro college. II Negroes do
not attend in large numbers the
existing mixed colleges, the con-
tribution that higher education can
make 10 the indignation Of the Ne.
gro into American society will be
pushed farther and farther into
the future. As long as Negro stu
dents make demands upon tho
various states for separate but
equal education, Negro colleges
viii be enlarged. AS Negro institu-
tons grow, Jim crow education be-
comes more firmly rooted"
Miss Freeman OF Fisk, in her
essay .svoring Negro colleges. sus-
Resied. In mixed COLLEGE the
Negro student has 10 spend time
breaking down barriers often in
preference 10 his studies without
assurance OF favorable results. A
college education is too serious 10
nke such chances. in the Negro
college students have greater op-
poriunlties for soc al and extra.
cCrriculsr activities"
The judges who selected the win.
ne-s were: Edwin r. Embree. John
Temple Graves, James z. Shepard
Charles S. Johnson, Howard w
OoLr and Langston Hughes. Hon
oracle mention was awarded 10 the
following: For Mixed Colleges:
Kay Crenin. Wheaton college
Norton Mass Obedia Cunninzh
kMoyne college, Memphis. Tenn
Hugh s. Desle. Indiana university
Mercedes L. Rehm. Northwestern
university. For Negro Colleges
Mildred z. Delaney. Tslladega col.
leee. Margaret p. Schwinn. OHIO
State; Dorothy Bernice Jones. Vir.
ginis State college. Maggie =
Klrkendsl, Tennessee A. 81.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-23

Vacations come
But once year,
And when they come
II means good cheer.
So we're of on spree
For a week or two
And we hope that you
Won't feel blue.
For we'll soon be back
In this same old spot.
Telling the unhepped
What nitelife's all about.
$50. it's so long for now)
L. Chism
Az long last land don't think
we're not GRATEFUL the guiding lites
OF this fine weekly sheet say that
it's due time Yours Truly could get
away from this weekly nose grind
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-23

1--WE and take a
brief quit-spell
and trek away
on a two weeks
vacation.
So for the
len 9Th OF "a
brites this old
noggin will no
! on er b e
GRO W ded with
such stuff for
re m e m boring
is n that
about nitelifers
as might All
this coly U m
space.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-23

you treaders) and forget about me
Cause we'll be doing our best to
forget about you. mo harm intend
ed by this remark
Could he that well take a trip
and surprise mother I'm Urbana, ILL.,,
with a brief sit-still spell and take
a gander al what makes for sports
In that University town OF many
unhepped souls.
Could be that we'll mosey over
and lay dead in the City Of Winds
tChicago) for breathing spell OF
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-23

Elmo Roper. fund chairman this
week.
Roper UNDERSIGNED the generous
support given the campaign which
will continue during the summer
by foundations. industrial and busi-
ness corporations, labor unions,
both AL and CIO. and individual
donors who. Roper stated. ARE
convinced that the Leagues pro-
gram Is effective In improving In
dustrial and race relations"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-06-23
Urban League Campaign
Nears 100000 Goal

NEW YORK-The United Urban
League Service fund has raised
Sl94.e28 Of a $1,000 900 mark In the
campaign being carried on to ex-
pand the work of the National Ur-
ban League and the Urban League
of greater New York, announced
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-10

Taking lesson from the protec- tive coloration technique of the chameleon, a mother and son who were partners in crime long escaped capture by the FBI by adopting the plain, ordinary appearance of re- spectable, run of the mill citizens How the pair committed larceney up and down the Eastern seaboard and the painstaking methods by which Uncle Sans ace operatives fi- nally caught up with them will be disclosed during Jerr. Devine's This Is Your FBI, dramatized from the FBI's files over WATR, ABC, to- night at 8:30 p m.
 Choosing from hundreds of cigars and from dozens of boxes, Dunning- CT, the Master Mentalist, will at tempt to locate and Tread" from distance of fifty feet three separate messages --ritten on the inside of the same number of cigar bands during his broadcast tonight, over station WTTC, at 10 p. m. On the afternoon of the broadcast, each of Dunningers guest judges will choose cigar from any of the boxes, re- move the band and write message on the inside of it, put the band back on the cigar, the cigar back into the box. The boxes will then be securely sealed by the judges and kept in their possession until broad cast time. Dunninger, through his amazing power of thought recep- tion, will try to not only select the cigars but also to quote the exact message which the judges have writ- ten and on which they are concen- trating!
 Judy Garland, star of screen and radio, will be the featured guest on the "Jerry Wayne Show" tonight at 7:30 p. n1., over CBS.
 Sharing guest honors with Miss Garland will be Peter Donald, of Gan You Top This?" radio fame. Judy, whose appearance on the pro- gram was postponed to this date be- cause of a minor illness two weeks ago when she was originally to have been heard, is in New York for the opening of her latest MGM techni- color film, 'The Harvey Girls" She will appear in an original comedy sketch, and will offer as her vocal selection If I Had You" and 'Love."
 Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt and J. Raymond Walsh, research direcA tor of the PAC Committee of the CIO will discuss Political Activity on the America United" broadcast, Sunday, August 12, WTIC-NBC, 1:15 p. n1..
 Ben Grauer will be moderator for the forum, presented weekly by NEG and the Congress of Industrial Organizations.
 At 16, Charlie Barnet had found booking his own band on ocean go- ing liners so easy he decided that music would be his hfe's career. He enjoyed "A crossings of the Atlantic with his orchestra. Later, however, a discouraging lack of land engage ments sent him on his way to Holly wood where he was sought after to make some movies. Ironically, he