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Evening star., 1945-04-08
Sam O'Neal Says He'll
A1waysBe a aReporter

intended to be a newspaperman. In
his Office in the 25-room Democratic
National Committee headquarters in the
Mayf1ower Hotel here, he explained he
wanted to be a lawyer but got side
tracked.
II thappened this way: A young fellow
just out of the University of Missouri
came to Boonville, Mo-, and bought the
Boonville Advertiser, weekly. His name
was Houston Harte, and today he owns
a string of more than 10 papers in
Texas. Sam started to work for the
AdvertiserSpart-t time in his junior year
in high school. BY the time he got his
diploma he wanted to be a newspaper
man. He enrolled at the University of
Missouri School of Journalism in 1918
Four years later Benjamin H. Reese,
now managing editor Of the st. Louis
Post-Dispatch, spoke at Missouri and
took Sam back with him as a Post
Dispatch cub reporter. Three months
later Ben Reese gave him his first by
line
Managing editor of the newspaper for
% years was the almost Legendary O. K.
Bovard one of the commanding fig
ures of American journalism. It was
his admonition. Always be a reporter" I"
that Sam never forgot.
A Tough Boss.
In serving under O. K. Bovard, Sam
had an imaginative and tough minded
boss who turned out many outstanding
writer's and reporters. Stories of his
toughness are recalled wherever report
ers get together. Fairly typical is the
one about the tramp reporter in the
old days who asked for job. Mr. Bo-
ward never looked up from his desk
In desperation, the applicant finally
exclaimed:
Mr.. Bovard, I've got to live!"
Then the managing editor glanced
his way.
Not necessarily" he said The inter-
view was over
In five years at the Post-Dispatch,
Sam learned his trade. He first covered
East st. Louis and remembers 1t as a
good training ground. kidnapping,
gang wars, anti-Klan battles provided
front page news in those days. And
the heart Of much of the excitement
was Southern Illinois, in which Sam
next became specialist.
There was "a killing" almost every
week end for a time as the Birger-
Shelton gangs battled for control. In
close touch with the leaders as part
of his job, Sam wrote the inside story
of the gang wars as one high light Of
this period.
Evening star., 1945-04-08

ground, as was also the triangular block
to the east and Immediately in front
of the Garfield Memorial Hospital, ex-
cept for a squatter's shanty. Here lived
Harry White, an old darky of the
Uncle Tom" type; head whitened with
age and shoulders bent with years of
work in the service of his masters,
friendly and kindly. waiting for the
greatest of all Masters to call him
home.
During the writer's mothers child
hood days she had taken dancing les
sons at Carusis salon, which then bore
a high reputation, and which stood
Evening star., 1945-04-08
ety Club Has Proud Record of Welfare Work Here
BV Joseph H. Baird.

Some l6 years ago the manager of a
moving picture theater in Pittsburgh
vas amazed to find in the house nursery
after the closing hour one night q
month-old baby. seemingly abandoneC
Looking closely, he found pinned to the
childs dress a note which read:
Il can not afford to keep this child
Her name is Catherine. I have six
others. She was born October "a, and
am leaving her in this theater because
of what l have heard of the charity of
show people, and with prayer that
you will take care of her.
The note was signed only, "A broken
hearted mother"
Bewildered about what to do with the
child, the unmarried house manager
called in some of his friends in the show
business. They decided to band to-
gether, assume responsibility for the
chlldS financial support and see tina,
she was given a good home
\ Million Year in Benefits
Today this 16-year-old girl, happ
with foster parents and we'll cared for
is quite unaware that she is the rea.
founder of the Variety Clubs which
have now spread to 26 cities and spend
more than sl,O0oOoO yearly in medical,
social and otherg welfare work
Here in Washington the Variety Club
has just celebrated its 18th year,
and the roster of its good deeds is a
long one, although the work is carried
on SO unostentatiously that few citizens
know it's extent or value to the commu-
nifty.
Evening star., 1945-04-08

Garfield Memorial Hospital.
across the street, where the county COM
menced, all such animals could be kept
at the pleasure of the tenants, some of
whom had moved there from o Street
alley, now Neale place, located between
N and o and Fourth and Fifth streets
N. w. and from what is now Ridge
street, in the block to the south, be-
cause of the restrictions referred to.
Driving through downtown these streets
recently disclosed several old houses
which might have been occupied by
some of those who afterward moved
farther out.
At this time the adjacent territory
was, indeed, suburban and in block 1853,
between V and w, Florida avenue and
Tenth street. there were but three other
houses, one on Tenth street between V
and w streets, occupied by John w.
Rightstine, one on V street between
Vermont avenue and Tenth, occupied by
a colored man named William H. Will
son, who kept an eating stand in the
Northern Liberty Market and later con-
Quoted a lunch table in the Treasury
Building for the clerks. He was an un-
usually good cook and sold many of
where he also resided. He made Won
derful mincemeat and pumpkin pies
which the writer's mother bought of
him on New Year Day and Christmas.
The other house stood at the north
west corner of Vermont avenue and V
street. and here lived colored woman
named Copeland with her son Howard
During heavy storm few years later
the upper part of this house was blown
about 200 feet to the far side of Florida
avenue, and the building was never
replaced.
Colored Baseball Team
The block between U and V, Vermont
avenue and Tenth street, where now
stands the Garnet-Patterson Junior
High School for colored children, was
then vacant ground, and here the Doug
lass baseball team used to play. 1t was
composed of the best colored men of
that section, and as no rowdies were
permitted on the nine the games were
always conducted in an orderly fashion.
Washington Braxton Alexander Smoot,
Sam and Clinton Lincoln were among
the players. When Sam Lincoln died
some twenty years ago he was then prob
ably the oldest route carrier of The
Star.
The triangular squere to the east of
the school, and just to the north of the
U street police station, is where the
white boys held their ball games before
the block was built up. Later, it was in
this block, on the Florida avenue side,
that Bob Odlum, who killed himself in
jumping of the Brooklyn Bridge, lived
with his sisters.
Were the car barn stands, at Eleventh
and Florida avenue, was then vacant
Evening star., 1945-04-08

at the northeast
corner of Eleventh
and c streets NV,
where now stands
the Bureau of Inter-
nal Revenue. One
day she recognized
this old colored man
as having been the
one who played the
fiddle for Prof.
Carusi's pupils, and
upon telling him
t h t she remem-
bered him. he be-
c a m e m NC n de-
lighted, and for the
Evening star., 1945-04-08
This Was Washington in the Seventies

ber OF slaughterhouses which supplied
much of the city's beef, pork and lamb.
Old Residents
But CoWtown. as such, has long since
practically disappeared, nearly all of
the old homes and outhouseS having
been removed for what is now the Ban
neker Recreation Center. But still the
old-timer can in fancy feel he can al
most see standing in their doorways
such familiar residents of this neigh
borhood as Mrs. Keefe, Mrs. Dunn, Mrs.
left descendants some of whom became
a great credit to the city.
The Garfield Memorial Hospital prop
erty occupies the tract to the west of
CoWtown, and here the writer often
romped over its field with Ferd Schnei-
der, with whom he went to school,
Ferd, who is now a member of the As
sOciation of the Oldest Inhabitants, was
the youngest son of Louis H. Schneider,
who kept the hardware store at 1910
and 1912 Pennsylvania avenue for many
years and who made some of the earliest
parts for the Morse telegraph. Mr.
Schneider's gardener, whom he also
used as his coachman. was William
L. Courtney. When we first moved into
the neighborhood Mr.. Courtney lived in
a little brick house in the extreme
southeastern corner of the hospital
grounds. Mr.. Schneider had this house
removed and built another house for his
gardener at the extreme north end of
the grounds, facing Sherman avenue.
1t is still standing and is a small, two
story frame.
The Schneider Family
Adjoining L. H Schneider's property
lived his brother, Christian G. Schne-
der. and his family in large frame
cottage. This family then included, be-
sides Mr.. and Mrs Schneider. their chill
dren, Louis H.. Julius M, Carrie A, Ella
George A. and Walter E. OF these
Carrie A. is probably the only member
of this family now living. Christian
G.. Schneider the father for many
Stdl y IdlI leu OIl d Dcli-lldliSllls DuSlIItSS
on F. street, being later succeeded by
three of his sons. Louis H. Schneider,
sr., who was the first to sell his prop
erty for hospital purposes, had several
daughters and two sons, Harry, who
was in business with his father for many
years, and Ferd T, successful archi-
tect before mentioned
The original Schneider mansion was
added to from time to time. and in
1912 the Henry A. Willard Memorial
Building was dedicated 1t is a worthy
monument to worthy man who loved
his adopted city and all there was in it
but most of all he loved humanity.
An earlier owner of this property was
Dr. James C. Hall, who as far back as
l843, at least had his medical Office on
the north side of Pennsylvania avenue.
between Ninth and Tenth streets NV.
DR.. Hall, in addition to being a fore
most physician of his day, was also
public-spirited citizen. During his period
of practice he was the physician to
every President of the United States
from Jackson to Lincoln and the fam
lily physician to every justice of the
Supreme Court. His philanthropies in
cluded large bequests to the Washington
City Orphan Asylum and the Childrens
Hospital.
Evening star., 1945-04-08

Eleven seems to be mystic number
in the story of Washington's Variety
Club. It's original charter was applied
for in 1884 by II men. 1t is celebrating
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-11-24

Mrs. Della Tolson. secretary ~
the Lucy Thurman Y.w.cA. 10
critically i'll at the Receiving hos
pitsl. She Is wished Q speedy 70.
covery by her many friends.
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Sandra PoWeII'S
Bso~Y
@MaHus,
8O.r

SINpRA POWELL. CeI.b,eied
Renuf, Consulianf, riH regularly
discu" problem, on cha,w end
beauty IN ihts column.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-11-24
We Fall Short
Of Our GooI,' Says
Dr.. n. 0. Winterer

ST. LOUIS-We fall short
of our goal on equal opportu-
mites for all people. bun we
are ION our way declared
DR.. Herbert o. Winterer,
president Of the Board OF Ednca-
ton. in address al the Sumner high
evening school. last Wednesday
night.
DR.. Winterer spoke as part OF
the American Education week cele-
orsuon and made rs his topic. Inn
proving the Economic Well Being"
The newly elected president
stated that there was not a person
who would want to turn the CAL
endars back for even four or Ave
years" He asserted that we must
reject those false prophets who
would lead US into some contempt
!ole form Of faScism
DR.. W!nterer pointed out al the
beginning OF his talk tina; 100 men
and women are served by the
Board of Education and he could
'orSee An expansion caused by the
influx OF returning veterans. He
said that according 10 report by
TIE United States Chamber Of
Commerce that the higher wage
and salary incomes are paid 10
those Of higher education. DR.
Nin,crcr said we could learn by
mat. tina; education pays
In introducing the speaker. Har-
old VI. Gray. principal. said ne was
presenting q man who had gained
wide reputation for being most lib
eral and most democratic
Appearing on the rostrum as
guests were George d. Brsntly.
principal Of the Sumner high
chool: ! s Nants. assistant SUI
1erintendcnt ~ schools and Rev.
George II Prm;t Of the Pleasant
Green Baptist church, who gave the
vocation
Choral nun bcrS were presented
oy the Sumner day school A Cap
>C.la choir under Writ n. Walton
and the ST. Louis Ladies Octette.
Under the direction ~ Clarence
Hayden Wilson
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-11-24
EnIistee Given
farewell Party

Mr. and Mrs Abraham Timer OF
5i-1 Crane avenue gave farewell
party Saturday for their son. Aora-
nam Jr.. who enlisted in the army.
Abraham is graduate OF North
eastern high school where he was
captain Of the track team and made
all-city. Because OF his track rec
ord he was offered a scholarship
10 Ypsilanti State college. buts re-
fused because he wanted 10 finish
his military training first.
THOSE WHO gave him a send
off were: Emily Weeks. Jean
Ward. Bernice Edwards. Harold
Stewart. Mary Grace Golden. Jill
Miller. Ruby Jean Mason. Paul
Franklin. Raymond Caldwell. Will
liam Jackson. John Edmonson.
Lynwood Avsnt. Clyde Turner.
Willie Floyd. Marie Atkins. Le-
Claire Hayden. Bobby Orse. Rob-
ert Jordan. Ernest King. Webster
Terrell. Herman Hall, Clarica Wes-
ley. Lowell Rogers. Margaret Ter
rell. DORIS Afford. Sylvia Dove,
Joseph Stewart. Harold Vincent.
Evelyn Timer. Herbert Afford.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-11-24
Hear City Plan
Commissioners
AT Della Brunch
BY VIVIENNE

Wilfred Winholtz' and Paul Lutz-
erer OF the City planning COM
mission were the principal speak
ers Sunday at the Delta Sigma
Theta sororitys fourth annual
Brunch. The affair held at Lucy
Thurman YWCA, was chairmaned
by Helen Thomas.
MR.. wINHOLTZ, the narrator.
told OF the development OF Detroit
and Mr.. Lutzerer showed a series
OF photographs dealing with the
citys blighted areas. crowded con-
ditions. schools, and libraries.
He outlined the commissions
plans for better and larger play
grounds, modern schools and Ii
oraries Continuing the speaker
told the audience OF the proposed
Civic center which will house the
various city, state and federal
agencies IN one building.
Also. the commissions plan for
development of neighborhood COM
munities and subcommunities was
outlined for the group.
However. the speaker warned.
the audience that these plans could
not be developed overnight but
would require a number OF years
A fifteen minute question period
followed the talks. This was the
first time that a private group had
seen the unwilling OF the maps Of
a generapzed land use plan
PRIOR TO THE address, Mrs.
Howard Gresham. and Mrs. Paul
Alexander poured coffee
A partial list OF the vast audi
ence included; Mrs. Charles Fish
er, Mrs. J. n. Wills. Mrs. Elizabeth
Sherman Rhea Lucas. Mesdames
Mary Helen Loving. William How
ard. Ramon Scruggs, Andrew Ton
dee. Sidney Barthwell. Esther
Price, Radford Morris, Katherine
Wells. Jearo!ean Sneed. Percival
Piper. Prsther Hauser, Loretta
Terhune, Fred Aston. Frances
Burton. DR. Marjorie PEBBLES, Mrs
Theodore Owen. Mrs. Helen Gar
win. Miss Roberta Mcguire, Mrs.
Arthur Williams. Mrs. F. z Whit
taker, Mrs F. E. Dawson and
scores OF others.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-11-24
Kentucky Couple Observes
Silver Anniversary

LOUISVILLE-Mr and Mrs billiard Whales of 3. 3oh
celebrated their 25h wedding anniversary Saturday night With
turkey dinner for their friends their home.
huge cake white with glowing red and bright
leaves the "A Happy Anniversary"
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-11-24

Mohamed Muthleb. Robert Brad.
by, Jr. Alfred Pelham, Remus
Robinson and Thomas Love.
SOCIAL NOTES, Mr.. and Mrs
Clarence Jackson had a Cleveland
visitor recently. She was Miss
Mary Lou Morris.
They tell me that talented Gwen.
dolyn Harkless' studio Is the last
word. Perhaps you know Gwen is
one OF the outstanding artists in
the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Binford
Smith are parents OF a baby girl
born Thursday morning at Park
side hospital.
Mrs. Thomas Love plans 10 20
on concert tour, probably early
in 1916.
The younger set will 20 TO Gen.
trail YWCA Friday night at 3 pm.
The frolic will be an old fash
Toned barn dance and Matte
Camp. student advisor. promises
an evening OF fun. Come out you
gals and guys.
ATTORNEY AND MRS. Ralph
Osburne have added another little
one to the Household as a play
mate for Judy. We hear it's a
boy.
1t. Wendell Cox is home and
Iris is besming.
The Clarence Camps have rea-
son for A double celebration. NJ.
Camp is able 10 resume his work
again after an illness and they ex-
pect their son home from over
seas
ADD NOTES:
There is rumor circulating that
an iratc wife. now separated from
her mate. went 10 his business es-
Enlistment and literally tore up
the place.
Who were the persons involved
in that fracas recently?
PRATHER HAUsER (St An
tome executive> knows how to get
results. Anticipating slowing
down OF some OF the workers dur
ing the last days Of the campai IN.
ne sent special deliveries to each
member with a challenge so d.
rect, that said members got busy
and produced p. s.: The campaign
went over the top
TOO BAD ABOUT the tragic
suicide OF Eunice Fleets. vie OF
Issue Fleets in Conan, Gardens.
Il is reported that she had not
oeen very well.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-11-24

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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-11-24
R2IlI|[|I'zZ|g|''2'a
ZVzZIZ2

The Delta Sigma Theta sororitv..
fourth annual brunch held Sun.
day at Lucy Thurman YWCA was
in the form OF a civic program
Helen Thomas, chairman of thl,
years affair, introduced Messrs
Wilfred Winholtz and Paul Lutz.
erer from the City Planning com.
mission. They outlined some plans
for revitalizing the city and w,
were hopeful until they stated tina,
Il will probably be about 50 wears
before the plans can be put com.
pletely into effect. Mrs. Loretta
Terhune's former pupils. Herbert
Pickard and Hulah Dunklin. en-.
tertained the large audience with
musical selections. Herbert played
a medley OF moon songs with
"White Christmas" as an encore
Miss Dunklin sang ave Maria
and The Lords Prayer very credi-
tably.
THE ALPHA KAPPA sorority
presented witty Thomasina john
son Friday night at the Rackham
Memorial. An interested audience
heard Mrs. johnson elaborate on
the topic The Negro in the Atomic
Age" The speaker, who is the
legislative representative OF the
National Partisan Council on Pub.
lie Affairs Washin yton. was well
versed and thoroughly familiar
with the material she presented.
A reception at the residence OF
Dr.. and Mrs F.. A. Carter on
Holbrook was held following the
program.
SOCIAL NOTES: Sunday after.
noon Doris Rathff Parker was the
honoree at a stork shower given
BY Iris Bell Cox and Birnev Wat
knS The Parker heir will GER
tainly be one OF the best dressed
babies on record from the scores
o. things received.
SUNDAY THE Fisk club tea a,
the Kappa Kastle was attended in
lag numbers
Saturday night Helen Brown en-.
tertained her club at her home on
Horton. She asked Mrs. Charlotte
Howard as guest Members on
hand were: Mesdames Jesse Ow-
ems. Bussel Brown. Charles Bugs.
Alva Carol. John r. Williams.
Wednesday mothers OF the Jack
and Jills met with AuxVasse
Dixon and planned the calendar
for the coming season. Mothers
OF hand were: Mesdames Edward
Swan. Lowell Baker. Fred Aston
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-11-24

ST. LOUIS I'm interest
ing exhibit by the Turner
school for handicapped chill
dren was presented here re-
Gently during the converting
~ the Missouri STAKE Association
q. Teachers
Gong step fir.hc~ 'asn most
school exhibitions. ,Hr Toner
.chnol had rcGu'ir classes 10 SeS-
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-11-24

Or you HAVE A TANNED. DARK sklN. BLACK
HEADS AND EXTERNALLY CAUSED PiMPtES,
LEARN TINE JOY OF LOVE, SUCCESS AND
POPULARITY WIN A L0vElIER
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-11-24
Tobias Confers
With flanagan

WASHINGTON - Dr. Claiming
Tobias. member Of the National
YMCA board, paid National Demo-
crate Chairman Robert Hannegan
visit last week He withheld
comment ON whatever discussions
took place between the two Of
tnen.
On occasions Or Tobias has been
iumorcd IN line for several top
spots in government Although re-
ported nearing the age Of retire
wcnt from the YMCA, there is no
indication that the visit had any
thing 10 de- with the possible ac-
rcptancc of any Federal position.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-11-24

II was the gift Of the couples
oldest daughter. Mrs. Mary Eta
Childs, who, that night. an
nounced her marriage which oc-
Cured a year ago.
The Whaleses received many
appropriate gifts. some OF them
silver. Much amusement was af-
forded by the singing Of the bar
Der shop" chorus led by Mr.
Whales, who furnished such num-
bers as Silver Threads Among
the Gold" In the Evening by the
Moonlight" and MY Old Ken
lucky Home"
Mr.. and Mrs. Whales have two
other daughters. Catherine and
Gloria.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-11-24
Visitors See Turner In
Action During Exhibit

SION with students carrying oUt
.,gular duties as IN a regular class
room day.
Everett II Colbert. principal,
stated that this was the first time
such a system had been used by a
school He estimated that most Of
the approximately 200 students en-
rolled We're present as volunteer
students The day being a holi-
day granted 10 all public schoo,
students during ,hs convention ScS-
IONS. Colbert, WHY'S also principal
Of the Wheatlcy Elementary school.
said one teacher reported only one
..HSent on that day.
Members Of the school Parent
Teachers ASSOCIATION We're present
curing the exhibit and mem bers NJ
ijr alumni served as uSherS
Programs were distributed which
scrved as a guide for visitors Such
,opIcs as Health Conservation. IN
cldding reading and social studies.
Crthopcdic. Sight Conservation. In
duStrial Arts gave a direct picture
OF the activity IN every room Of the
building \ most interesting cN-
h,bl, was a testing device used -
test the degree OF deafness OF the
students
The Turner school. a rultl-typcd
school for the physically haHdIcdp-
ped. was erected by the Board of
Education IN 1925 II was named IN
honor ~ Or Charles Henry Tur-
ner. eminent scientist and human
ltarnn ct 81 Louis While physical
rehabilitation might be said to be
the chief aim Of the school. an en-
riChcd program enables a special
social adaptation and emotional
adjustment 10 take place.
The Turner special class. one
room un.. for mental dcNatCS. is
housed iN The building