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Evening star., 1946-09-21
Booth Held in Death
OF Wife From Car Fall
speciol Di.poteh 10 The Stor

LURAY, Va, Sept. 2l.-Raymond
Booth, 34-year-old Beltsville MD
carpenter, today was being held for
Mondays session of the grand jury
on a charge of numbering his wife,
Frances. who died August as re-
suit of fall from their automobile
in nearby Shenandoah.
At preliminary hearing before
Trial Justice John A. Booton here
yesterday, DR.. George H. Long, Page
County coroner, testified Mrs.
Booths death was due either to
strangulation or a skull fracture.
commemorative Attorney I. r
Dovel called seven prosecution wit
nesses, while A. E. Hackley, defense
counsel. did not offer any testimony
Miss Mary Elizabeth Wood testi-
fed that she and her companion
John HarloWe, both of Shenandoah
went riding with the Booths at
about midnight August 3.
Miss Wood said she and Mr. Har-
lowe left the car, but from a short
distance away she heard Booth
shout, take that and when she
looked she saw Booth striking his
wife. She said he clutched her
about the neck in a tussle for the
car keys. Later the Booths drove
their guests back to Shenandoah
where they got out, Miss Wood said
Booth took his wife to the home
of bpr naraotS Mr. and Mrs Anhray,
Jones of near Shenandoah and told
them she had been injured in q
fall from the car, police said.
Evening star., 1946-09-21
Maryland Crime Rote
Higher, FBI Reports
By the Associated Press

There was an increase in all
categories Of crime in Maryland
during the first half of the year,
and the States rates for murder
robbery and assault were above av-
erage for the Nation.
The Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton. in its semiannual crime report,
said the number of murders in the
State in the first six months of 1946
climbed to 461 for each 100000
population.
This was an increase over the asa
murders for each 100000 persons in
the first half of 1945, and was well
over the national rate of 313.
Evening star., 1946-09-21
Lane Asks Naval Academy
To Review AirfieId Plan
BY the A,soeioied Press

BALTIMORE, Sept. 21.-A query
as to whether construction of the
Naval Academy's proposed Sandy
Point airfield would be advisable
in view of Maryland's intention to
build a Chesapeake Bay bridge in
that area was addressed yesterday
to the academy superintendent by
William Preston Lane, jr., Demo-
cratic gubernatorial nominee.
Recalling previous discussions on
the subject with Navy officials, Mr..
Lane said it had seemed desirable
to make inquiry whether the Navy
Department would regard the pro-
posed location as desirable if the
bridge became reality.
A second point of investigation
had been suggested, Mr.. Lane wrote,
to determine if the department
should object to the construction of
the bridge after it had decided on
the airport.
The candidate said his letter was
prompted by the recent announce
ment of the Navy Department that
it would seek congressional sane
ton for the airport, which will be
used primarily to train midshipmen.
Evening star., 1946-09-21
Silver Spring Store Thief
Awaits Sentence Today

Judge Charles w. Woodward was
to impose sentence today in Mont
gomery County Circuit Court at
Rockville in the case of Robert l..
Kent, 2200 block of Massachusetts,
avenue NV, who pleaded guilty
to charges of housebreaking and
larceny.
Kent, who had waived a grand
jury hearing, admitted breaking
into the FireStone Tire & Rubber
Co. store at 8517 Georgia avenue.
Silver Spring, August 25.
He was discovered by Detective
Corpl. James Anderson, who pur-
sued him for several blocks and
fired three shots. Kent escaped
but was captured a week later in
Washington.
He also admitted breaking into
two other Silver Spring stores in
the last week in August.
Evening star., 1946-09-21
COP Sweep Sure, Woods
Tells ARLINGTON Women

Robert H. Woods. Republican
nominee for the unexpired term of
the late Senator Carter Glass, today
was on record as predicting that the
COP would elect a ma ajority in both
houses of Congress this fall.
Addressing the Arlington Repub-
lican Woman's Council last night,
the Pearisburg Republican declared
the Nation has progressed and
found life good under our competi-
tive system and not by directives and
bureaucratic control"
The New Deal, he said, "has given
us at least two failures for every
benefit" and asserted that the mis-
sion Of the Republicans was to
change this trend"
Evening star., 1946-09-21
Board Completes Bill
To Clean Up Pollution
of Maryland Waters
BY the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS. Md, Sept. 21-Paul
w. Mckee, executive secretary of
the Maryland Anti-pollution Com
mittee, reported yesterday it had
completed work on a proposed bill
aimed at cleaning up State waters.
The bill in its present form would
set up a Maryland Water Pollution
Control Commission to restore, pre-
serve and police the maintenance of
Maryland surface as well as under
ground waters.
The commission would co-ordi-
nate activities of the various State
departments now charged with en-
forcing antl-pollution laws.
In its latest form. the bill calls
for q 'nine-member commission
serving without pay, and a paid
executive secretary and necessary
technical and clerical assistants.
The commission would have as its
members the directors of the De-
partments of Health, Research and
Education and Geology, Mines and
Water Resources. the State game
warden, the Tide&ater Fisheries
Commission chairman and four ap-
pointed by the Governor to repre-
sent, respectively industry, munich
palities, sportsmen and the general
public.
1t would study means of elimi-
mating harmful pollution and en-
courage voluntary cooperation of
citizens. industries and government
bodies in its efforts.
The proposed bill sets penalties
for violating pollution laws at not
less than Sl00 or more than $500 for
each days infraction.
MI. Mckee said the bill would be
presented to the Legislative Council
as soon as possible
Evening star., 1946-09-21
Six Injured in Blaze
At Baltimore Oil Plant
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Sept. 21-Four fire.
men and two workers were hurt
yesterday in a six-alarm fire which
destroyed the main plant of the
Security Oil Co. in North Baltimore
The blaze, believed by firemen to
have started from an explosion in an
oil tank truck, burned for more
than two hours and at it's height
endangered the company's storage
tanks, containing 100000 gallons of
fuel oil.
William Thornton, a co-oWner of
the Oil company, said the fire dam
age amounted to between 100000
and $4,000
Evening star., 1946-09-21
.Wuynesboro Man Withdruws
As Candidate for Conqress

these circumstances he did not wish
to embarrass his friends when
there is no probability nor mathe-
matical possibility of gaining the
nomination He expressed appre-
citation to the many people" who
have expressed interest in his candi-
dacy and said he wanted to assure
them that / have no regret for
having made the announcement nor
being forced to the present con-
clusion.'
The convention will nominate a
candidate to succeed Representa-
tive Robertson of Lexington. who
was nominated for the United States
Senate by the State Democratic
Convention. R Kinckle Allen of
Amherst is the only other an
nounced candidate remaining in the
field
Evening star., 1946-09-21

THESE two motorists have been
confronted by an internationally
flashing red traffic signal lights.
Car B" has slowed before entering
the intersection Car "A" has come
to a stop behind the nearest cross
walk line. To which of the follow
ing questions is the answer Yes?
/. Were both cars operating with
in the law?
2. Was Car "a" only following the
regulations?
3. Was Car "B" only obeying the
rules?
4, Were both cars violating the
regulations?
The answer is "Yes" to question 2.
The traffic and motor vehicle regu-
lations provide that, when a red
lens is Illuminated by rapid inter-
mittent flashes" vehicles shall stop
before entering the nearest crosswals
or crossing q stop line. "and the
right to proceed shall be subject to
the rules applicable after stopping
at a stop sign"
Evening star., 1946-09-21
Trio Accused Of Accepting
JobIess Aid and WORKING
BY the Associoied Press

BALTIMORE, Sept. 81. - Three
men accused of accepting unemploy-
ment compensation payments al
though they were working have
been ordered held for action of the
Baltimore grand jury.
Warrants issued by Magistrate
Elmer j. Hammer listed them as
Clarence A. Cox, so, machinist;
Jesse R. Thompson, 81. laborer, and
Robert E. Morgan, Al, laborer.
They were accused of accepting
illegal payments ranging from 500
to 1881. Thompson and Morgan
pleaded guilty before the magistrate
and Cox pleaded innocent.
Investigators said no charges were
filed against several others who
made restitution.
Evening star., 1946-09-21

more than four years. They were
among the chief winners in the first
county wide fair held last year.
Despite steady rain, which at
times threatened to interfere with
the showing of the dairy classes.
total of Is heifers were paraded be-
fore r. G. Connolly. State extern
sion diaryman. in the competition
for championship ribbons in the
various classes. No beef cattle were
exhibited this year.
Those winning championship rib
bons for the various breeds include
Campbell Hit of jefferson, HolStei.
class; Charles Mills. Culpepe
Guernsey; Betty Lee Curtis, Viev
town, jersey. and Jack K Yancc
Rixeyville, Ayrshire, Campbell Il
is not related to the Roy Hit fami,
In the showing and fitting clas-
first prize went to Mary Button
Brandy in showmaT.Ship, and
Claudette Back of Reva for
best fitted animal in the show
Evening star., 1946-09-21
-Four Cu|peper Sisters
Awarded IS Prizes
At All County Fair
By jones Birchfield
Stor Stoff Correspondent

CULPEPER. Va. Sept. 21.-Four
Culpeper County sisters were the
winners today of 65 prizes-l5 OF
them blue ribbons-awarded yes
terday in the second annual Gull
peper County All Fair,
They are the daughters OF Mr..
and Mrs, Roy Hit, who live on a
small farm near Culpeper, The girls
Lucy Lee. 16; Louise. IA; Julia
Kyle, IL, and Betty Ann, l0-took
first ribbons in almost all classes
including bread, canned fruits and
vegetables, sewing, project books
and dress cleaning.
Mrs. Hit is a leader In All and
home demonstration work in her
community. Her daughters have
been active in the club work for
Evening star., 1946-09-21
BY me Assoeioted Press

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 21--C. G.
Quesenbery, member of the House
of Delegates from Waynesboro, has
asked his friends not to place his
name in nomination for Congress
at the 7th District Democratic
Convention in Staunton next Sat-
urday.
Since announcing his candidacy
for the nomination a week ago, Mr..
Quesenbery said a canvas of the
district convinced him beyond any
question of doubt that the choice
has already been made. and that
candidate who was not yet an
nounced, but who, I understand,
will do so on Saturday, will be
nominated at the convention
His statement added that under
Evening star., 1946-09-21
Clarke County Planning
Welcome for Veterans
Specioi Dispatch to The Stor

BERRYVILLE, Va. Sept. 21.-
Vice Adm. Forrest P. Sherman, dep
uty chief of naval operations, and
Brig. Gen M. A. Edison, USMC, have
accepted invitations to be geusts of
honor at the Clarke County veterans
Welcome Home and remembrance
day program here October 10. it was
announced today by Col Graham
Dougherty, committee chairman.
Gov. Tuck, Senator Byrd and Rep
resentative Robertson already have
accepted invitations to take part in
the program. which will include
memorial services for those who lost
their lives during the war. Certifi-
Gates of merit will be presented to
their next of kin. The list is to be
read by Robert Crawford of Farm
vile, State American Legion COM
mander.
Evening star., 1946-09-21
Izook Walton Delegates
Hold Meeting Tonight
Speeiol Dispoieh TO The Stor

FRONT ROYAL, Va. Sept. 2l.-
Delegates from IA Virginia chapters
of the Izaak Walton League of
America are holding their annual
meeting this afternoon and tonight
here.
Plans will be considered for re-
vision Of the Virginia game warden
system with view to better paid
and better trained State conserva-
tion officers to replace the present
county game wardens, according tc
Cecil F. De Labarre, secretary of ths
State Waltonian Association.
Evening star., 1946-09-21
Virqiniu Home Survey Urqed

SOUTH BOSTON, Va. Sept. 81
R.-Establishment of a Virginia
Housing Authority and a State
wide survey of current housing con-
ditions have been recommended to
Gov. Tuck by the Town Council of
South Boston, which has adopted
resolutions expressing concern as to
abuses in rental conditions"
Evening star., 1946-09-21
Carroll County to Hold Fair

TANEYTOWN, Md, Sept. q up.
The first Carroll County agricul-
tural fair to be held here since 1912
will open Monday. A tournament by
amateur and professional Maryland
and Pennsylvania riders will be
held that evening. Judging of live
stock, harness races, and a horse
pulling contest are on Tuesdays pro-
gram.
Evening star., 1946-09-21
Frederick Democrats Elect

FREDERICK, Md, Sept. 81 lP).-
The newly organized Young Demo-
Gratis Club of Frederick County
elected John M Roddy, jr, OF
Emmitsburg president; Mrs. Agatha
Flock, Frederick, vice president;
Miss Ann Little. Thurmont, secre-
tary, and Arthur Potts, Frederick
treasurer
Evening star., 1946-09-21
Polling to Visit Richmond

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 81 IP.-
Wllfred Paling, British minister of
pensions, will come to Richmond
Friday for an inspection tour of Nc
Guire Hospital, Veterans Admins
tration officials disclosed yesterday.
Evening star., 1946-09-21
Weidemeyer Directs COP

ANNAPOLIS, Sept. 81 PC.
Maurice Weidemeyer OF Edgewater
has assumed active direction of the
county campaign for election of the
Republican ticket in November.
Evening star., 1946-09-21
Thukur Visits Academy

ANNAPOLIS, Sept. 81 (P.-Dr. R.
S. Thakur. scientific officer to the
master general of ordnance in India,
visited the Naval Academy yester-
daY.
Evening star., 1946-09-21
Do You Know That

The wards at Children's Hos
pital are so crowded that five
babies must be put into space
designed for two?
The building fund campaign:
Amount needed ST, 300, 10000
Contributed to date l,036, ,044.44
Received yesterday 1852
To be raised --- 263 ,529 ga
Please send contributions to
the Childrens Hospital Build
ing Fund. Thirteenth and V
streets NV.
Evening star., 1946-09-21
OnIyOne Try

Another in a series OF jogs for
tagging memories regarding Dis
trtct traffic lQ,CS.
The Detroit tribune., 1946-02-02
IEAGrr >T,>nI>GS
BAI.IPJ.AyFRS
ON lISO TOUR

NEW YORK y. Y--Joe Lillard
one ~ tho greatest Negro athletes
~ All tinie will lead an All NEGRO
baseball team on a Pacific tour
under tho auspices of -camn
shows II was announced today
The team will consist of ranking
memcbers or the different clubs
in the Negro National l,eaeue AVID
VIII play games with service teams
in the Central and Southwest Pa
tific areas ~ occupation.
Lizard who was an ou'sttnlina
All.Amcrican from Oregon univer-
sity and star with the Chicago
Cardinals in Tho National Football
League. has assembled an ont
standing collection Of PLAYERS who
are certain To make good showing
against service teams In addi-
tion To Lillard tho group includes
Nick stanley Hack Barker Iohn
nv HAYES Thad Christopher and
Hack Hardy Of tho New York
Rlack Yankees SHOW boat Thomas.
Dave Rarnhll and schoolbov How
srd Of tho New York Cuhans Le-
mel Hooker ~ the Newark Eagles
II Williams " the Puerto Ricau
team Dollic Starks Ace Adams
Edward stone and Norman Robin
son
The team will ne under the man
aeemcnt of Joe Lillard and will he
gone for three months during
which they hope TO play ~ least
thirty games against service mines
This Is the second overseas trip
for Lillard as he was a member
~ n Camp show unit Including
Henry Armstrong. Kenny Wash
incion and Riil Yanoev that made
a three mbnth tour Of the China
India. Burma Theatres Of opera
tions 10 early 1915.
The Detroit tribune., 1946-02-02
Detroitsr Bell
Tackles ziyiic
At Olympi2

F',is 7nic i9 hs ie n,
professional fsAfius ~ a
fisf marvel
Like wine 'h pf-Na-f Rsa
cc'- better ufh ,e
10 promises ia -its 0Neii Bs'
Detroit ri0c ~rnsatrf gs Ola
e1f test ehen fhc to afio II
Vlfmpla Friday rist r NI,
Nii,hmske Nick l.crc- promises
Nh' Nf fhe most itao hrtic
N3sr. in 'bc Grand N,c ppor
pm of swat IN many mnms
Victor over Jake IaNiuua sam
my NrSof' Bob Mon eom ~
llmr Nnms'rone ma F~aa
'n'hran f1c hald paothMs Iir
promises picn'v of opposiaon 10
Bell newest Motor City rms ihrnl
Rel lfapcd % ihs n.pf win his
ie' cni victories over Surar cost
ner ami cMifena letsr Wtlson
tie knpekcd ow cos,p,r 10 Chi
aeo and dea,ionsd wilson AZ
OLYMPIA Roth were frrrcudou.
unset, and made 3 now star oui 81
Bell
Reside. ihc zis BsH uindup
Matchmaker Sick l.onacs Is fea-
turing bin Eddy Michigan state
ieh'wcichi champion III ~
round hort with ACE Nhi'r ~ To-
eda oMo Plus ontsnnd.rs pre-
iim narlcs
"a VIII De ihe hiressi show {
have had in year l.ondcs prom
iscs
Al or UhIeh se,ns 20 assure
Olympia 2 capacity crowd Fridsy
night
The Detroit tribune., 1946-02-02
N. E. Defeated
In Close Game
By 30-25 Score

Miller Hirh school assured IL
self place in ihe playoff~ for
inc city championship when y
defeated Northeastern high school
last Tu' sday hy the scoYe of 80
TO %
II was close game 10 The
very end and for ~ wnile it
looked as though Northeastern
WAS going TO upset the rnde-
feaiel. nrtiod Miller Five North
eastero led st tie half to -.
ard Il seemed that nothing the
,'iller Nd, oia worl ed success
iully
However in The fist three MIN
nfcs Of the sec, nd half Miller
sni rs offensc 70 working and
took the lcsd Is ir "a from This
poiui on Miller stayed in hont
no thereby assured itself or 2
position IN lilo rlayeffs
ON FRIDAY niSht Miller was
l'sfen In q non-leaaue contes.
AZ 4 of y High Tits game had
no hearing on the league stand
ing hein- more In lhe nature OF
n nra,'iec game iicwc,er Fri
da, niem NJ Eastern liich school
the Miller five viii ret charce
io assure itself of tho Division
uilr ~ W nnn- his e,n' Vii.
'cr should win on The hasis of
cooperative figures. Ea>trn has
rol vor a gare However. games
afe never won on papci
The Detroit tribune., 1946-02-02
Frat Hoopers Win

l.cd By Nohley and Moore the
Alnht hi Nph. lrHsnilv turned
hs,A determined Kappa basket
iell team bv M scoi, ol 81 io
aa 10 rocd same ~ The -
An.oine - Ryar keii the kap-
rss IN the samc Wiih thrieon
points hn' The eu GROUND ~ 81
of the ilphas kept them ont in
trout
Sellers cad tho seotcrs for ~.
tishi in The second game between
Na,ie,na and tho Omega Pei Phi
frfernit, SeNars scored fvon'y
poiu's w.ule mis- teamumtc street
,corod fourteen roirts Bivpnt
scored sixteen ro.rfs 70 lead the
losers The final score Natiremr
,n Omcels e
NoN saturday ihe lesrra-lead-
ing mi Eofs Sismas viii nlay at
eight % lcok
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The Detroit tribune., 1946-02-02

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The Detroit tribune., 1946-02-02

pNiNIS l'dN'~ NflN IiiilF iNI Tue
word niciire end of our husut IS
Won ns' l.h 20 be- a paff ~ tho
I san white and colorcd fans wto
Watched tho Renne iusecrnsni rof
un'cronnmorlv OYER lhe isf
ties
noilv King Pusev Hen sddic
Younger Rennv Garrett pear-on
Ron1onnnc Red tCCNYl rhilins
snd company gave ONT win fa1.
zlc-dazzlc brand " the vorll's
fastest same cQnallyins anything
great Rcnny teams OF hvsone votrg
have hccn ahlo 20 produce This
IS one of tho reasons Why cannot
undersf nd Nod Irish Madison
square Garden naharaiah of court
tits IN his stubborn stand AGAINST
Negro teams IN general Vital
statistics VT 70 the minute reveal
Mo si,rtl,e fat' ih-i rer
10 ooo cash-cusfomers watched tho
rs douhlc-hcadcrs IN tho Garden
nm to lar 81 ts'onishnc fig
urcs af'cslinc 70 my contention
that some So million fans watch
basketball during any civcn ton
season The country over
t'nQuesionahlv one " tho came's
finest cxronents and real sports
mon during tho whitehead of ~
minutes ~ binding fast play COLI
ored lads arc made to eli ouf On
tho sidelines while dn a great
many cases, inferior white college
nlavcrs 20 on ~ siardom In mo
headlines ~ Toast Sav Irish what
about putting on pro basketball
Games next December March irvif-
ing the Renaissance five lIprlem
clohctroticrs and the two or three
o,hor star colored onlnts We ran
die IN FOR YOU ON sccond's mo-
nce' We arc ovrcofine Won 20 IN
vito Negro COLLEGE fivcs nexf ycar
or furnish ns with tho real reason
why you steadfastlv refuse so 20 do
In recent letter 10 Don ne-
Lcerhhur aired nv vicwe on
tha euhiecf of w., "a re.-' vd
Ficld National champioushins ~ he
Mold next 1une At San an'onlo
Tex In substance 7 said 'rf our
aihlotes ~ color like Owons Not
ealfe Archie Williams iwm, In
vallo Cornelius Johnson rhn ~
wards Woodruff 81 al liyed 'hru
tho tvpe of mud-sllucine 'dolnh
lrifler nitchcd their wav ihcv
could make tho trcl io tho rohcl
state NJ Tevns and carry ON laior
bringing thcir case before tho !
whole body cf the American nco-
pie"
Ray Robinson young hoxine
enthusiast. told me A. the Norris
Reif-Reau Jack frht had better
steer his course clear of tho Geor-
eia boothlack meaning of
course Bean Jack Would vou
really like 10 know what ! told this
efndlie personace7 Well said
Il like Sidney tBeau lacN Walker
q lot I've cheered for him a.
The Detroit tribune., 1946-02-02
Robinson Is A Graceful Athlete

Be,pft much farther let it he here stated that
sfeMet h these are never settled, and hardly ever
a1o0Htr taken from his own hero. This article is not
erded tnacqurc converts. but is merely 10 keep the dis
.,>at geilg. because it is good one. Therefore We will
.,tas W far as boxing skill is concerned Robinson
! has been the cleverest and SmootheSt pugiliSt
ef, it in the last twenty-five wears We Viii 90
F,'tl ht and admit that Robinson is the Smoothcst
,tr along in the last fifty years. and by this
+ mean he grace and skill that Ray displays
fsr his opponents is pleasure TO the eye. II
n.f f motions closely one the t-work
4 wa .fa voa can catch glmpscs of the speed of the
s he soft step Of cat and the striking power
staaf lo me Robinson in the ring is the picture Of
"a Owens is the picture Of sheer bcautv
acton when this great Sprnter is pulling out
hole and Strdng down the lane in a hun.
t3N Robinson is athletic beauty in action and
tf aHead of he present day field that it is
ny e "a'en him go about his business Of boxing