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Evening star., 1946-12-02
Changes in DC.
Health Service
Called Vital
Board and Several
New centers Urged
At Howard Meeting

Extensive changes are needed In
the Districts administration o1
health services, DR.. Reginald G.
James, formerly with the United
States Public Health Service, said
today at the second annual Health
Education Institute, being held al
Howard University.
Washington needs "a board OF
health. several health officers, ssev-
eral new health centers, division
|of hospitals in its health depart
ment and more hospital BEDS" DR.
James declared.
Hospitals here are sunderstaffed
|inadequately built and overcrowd-
ed" and 4,500 more beds are needed,
he said.
AS is the case with many other
communities, the Capitals health
improvement efforts are hampered
by "archaic laws and absence OF
an adequate mental hygiene pro-
gram" DR.. James added.
Another. speaker, Miss Jane M
Hoey, president of the District Tu-
berculosis Association, urged clergy
men of the District to keep them
lselves informed concerning health
problems and bring them to the at
tention of their congregations.
Emphasizing Importance OF the
tuberculosis problem here, she said
the annual death rate from the dis
ease was five to six times as high
for colored as among white persons
In 1915, she noted, there were 20C
deaths of white persons In an esti-
mated white population of 670,00C
and 381 colored persons In an esti-
mated population of $4,000.
Heredity plays no part in Great
ing new cases of the disease, DR.
Howard M. Payne of Freedmen s
Hospital told the meeting. 1t can
be transmitted only by personal
contact, he said.
The three-day meeting was open
ed this morning with the Rev. Earl
l.. Harrison, pastor Of Shiloh Bap-
tist Church, giving the invocation
DR.. j. Calvin Keene, acting dean of
the Howard University School OF
Religion, welcomed the institute.
The Rev. John H. Peters, pastor OF
Ebenezer Methodist Church, pre-
sided.
Sessions were to be held this
afternoon starting at las pm
Speakers tomorrow will be DR.. Riley
F. Thomas, DIR. Burke Syphax and
DR.. j. B. Johnson, all members of
the Howard University School OF
Medicine faculty.
Evening star., 1946-12-02
Navel District Chiefs
Begin Conferences Here

Commandants of all naval dis
tricts in the continental United
States started a week of conferences
at the Navy Department today or
their future activities in the light
of possible reductions in their bud
gets.
They will be addressed by Secre-
tary of the Navy Forrestal and Fleet
Admiral Chester w. Nimitz, CHIEF
of naval operations.
Evening star., 1946-12-02
By Corter Brooke Jones

composition. The same reliable,
we'll wearing material can be found
in all sorts of toilet kits and covers
for various uses. During the war
there was not any leather to speak
of-the armed forces needed 1t.
Dishes Are Plentiful.
Silverware is another notable re-
cruit to this postwar Christmas. APP
parently there are plenty Of pitchers,
bowls, dishes, ornaments of all kinds,
jewelry. Flat ware-knives, forks
and other table silver-is nos so
plentiful. Because Of the sca-es+v
of these silver utensils, you have to
buy them in sets Of six or more. 1t
used to be that you could pad out
a set by buying odd numbers of the
same design.
Dinner ware Of china, porcelain or
earthenware still is not to be had
in quantity. 1t is scarce because
not much has got into. production
in this country and very little is
being imported.
Household gifts, however, offer
a wide variety this year. There is
metal ware Of numerous types and
composition in reasonable supply,
though the stores still do not have
much aluminium in the form of
cooking utensils and other gadgets.
Small electric appliances, like waffle
irons and percolators, are available,
but not in prewar quantity.
Sheets Scarce and Expensive.
The stores report plenty of wool
en- blankets. Sheets are scarce and
very expensive. Towels and linens
OF all sorts are on the meager list.
They are hard to find.
"Domestics" in cotton-that is,
shirtwaists, shirts and dreSses-are
still in what the buyers call short
supply
But gifts for both women and
men are in more variety than shop
pers could find for the last i've
years. These VIM be dealt with in
more detail In later article.
As for prices, they are, obviously,
higher than last year In many lines.
Some. however, are about the same.
Merchants Fight High Prices.
The merchants say they are doing
their best to hold down retail prices,
and have raised them only when
they were forced to pay more. The
merchandising director of one big
store remarked:
Here's the proof that we're not
raising prices on general principle.
In instances where We We're selling
Pan article at a certain price and
have to pay more to replace it, We
continue to sell it at the old price
until we run out. raising the price
only when the requirements, which
cost us more, are put on the
counters. In other words, we didn't
raise the retail price when it went
up wholesale until we actually
had to-"
Evening star., 1946-12-02
Part of Duront Trial
Muy Be Held Here
BY the Assoeiofed Press

FRANKFURT, Germany, Dec. q
Col. Jack w. Durant of Chicago was
charged formally today with par
ticipation in the theft of the 81 ,500,-
600 Hesse family jewels and United
States Army officials said he would
be tried by court-martial in about
10 days.
His wife, WAC Capt. Kathleen
Nash Durant of Phoenix, Ariz., and
Maj. David F. Watson of Burlin-
game, Calf, already have been
convicted in the case.
Durant's trial may be held in
part in Washington or Chicago. If
War Department permission is OBJ
tanned, the court of 10 colonels may
60 to either of the cities to receive
testimony, taking the jewls along
as court exhibits, Army sources said.
Evening star., 1946-12-02
Commissioners Call
lon Callahan for Data
On Jail Death Of Scott

The District Commissioners today
instructed Police Supt. Harvey G.
Callahan to furnish them promptly
with a memorandum containing all
facts known concerning the District
Jail death of Charles VI ~<S., "a,
colored.
At the same time, the Commits
sioners emphasized that they had
found no reason to change their
opinion that Coroner A. Magruder
MacDonald's investigation of the
case was completely in order.
Maj. Callahan was called on fol
the memorandum after he had
talked about the Scott death with
the Commissioners at board meet
ing in the District Building. He was
expected to provide the information
later TO-DAY.
First Plea Turned Down.
The Commissioners action fol-
lowed a second request by the Wash
ington Council of the National
Negro Congress that they order an
inquest. The first plea was turned
down by the Commissioners.
Dr.. Macdonald did not hold an
inquest before deciding Scott died
OF shock reaction to anti-tetanus
serum administered at the, jail
The council mailed copies of its
second request to, Maj. Callahan
Or. Macdonald and United States
Attorney George Morris Fay Sat
urday
DR.. Macdonald said today he ha6
not seen the letter yet and woule
have no comment until he did.
@ As q result Of earlier correspond
ence, council representatives have
been promised an appointment this
EeeT BY Mr.. Fay to present results
Of tdeir independent investigation.
Parts of Ear Missing.
In its letter of Saturday. the coun-
ell offered a report on findings of
DR.. Robert S. Jason, head of the
Howard University pathology de-
partment. who made post-mortem
examination of Scott's body after
it was released from the morgue.
DR.. Jason reported parts of the
bony structure of the external, mid
die and internal ears and the upper
mastoid cell were excavated or re-
moved in the official autopsy. He
argued this had been unnecessary
and had not been explained ade-
quately.
DR.. Jason also took issue with
treatment given Scott at the jail
for injuries received in a traffic ac-
cident. Scott was driving a car
listed as stolen which crashed,
fatally injuring Police Detective
Harry E. Hamilton, who was cling
ing to one of the doors. Scott died
November 2, the day after the ac-
cident.
The council announcement stated
DR.. Jason was assisted in his ex-
animation by DR.. Warren S. wilkins,
also of Howard University.
Evening star., 1946-12-02
Leoion Christmas Gift Drive
Indorsed by Commissioners

and provide you with the 10000
Christmas gifts which are needed
to supply all Of our valiant men and
women who will have to spend the
Yuletide in a hospital"
The committee in charge of the
campaign, headed by Mrs. Madge
Fitzgerald, has placed coin boxes
in drugstores and package boxes
in department stores. Cash con-
tributions may be mailed to drive
headquarters at the Legion club
house, 2437 Fifteenth street NV.
Evening star., 1946-12-02
Raj Officer to Address
|St. Andrews Society

Wing Comdr. Stanley Conway oi
Hamilton, Scotland, will talk on his
experiences in World War II as an
Raj officer at O'Clock tonight at
q meeting of the st. Andrews So
ciety fScottisfD at the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church. The
True Glory" a war documentary
film. will be shown.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-06
BIRTH ANNOUNCED

Mr.. and. Mrs. Robert c. Mohy,
announce the birth of a son, Rob.
ert Carl Mohr, Jr., Sept. %. at
Marion Sprunt annex. Mrs. Mohr
was formerly Eloise Kirby Wells
Of Teachey.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-06
Hemenway School
Plans First PTA
Meeting Tuesday

The. Hemenway Parent-Teachel
association will hold the first meet.
ing of the year on Tuesday after
noon at 3o'clock at the school.
Mrs. E. F. Walker, program
chairman of the year, announced
that her speaker for the afternoon
would be DR.. William Grow, who
will address the group on the sub
ject, Laying Firm Foundations,
This is the theme for the PIT. A
programs throughout the year.
There will be a brief business
session before the program and q
social hour will be held following
the meeting at which time all new
teachers and parents will be wei
coined.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-06
SERVICES DISCONTINUED

The Little Chapel-O On Board
walk will discontinue morning
services until further notice, Sun
day school will continue through
out the winter attic o'clock in the
morning.
Rally Day. will be observed today
and all children and young people
in the Wrightsville vicinity are in
vited to come.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-06
Wilmington Debutante

The third Of Wilmington's five
debutantes who made their bows
10 North Carolina Society in the
states capital last month is Caro-
lya Holland. attra ctive daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond H. Hol-
land of Wrightsville Beach and
Wilmington.
Carolyn during the past summer
held fiQ-in-jobs and is now busy
around at the Community Chest
helping III the office with the vari-
GUS tasks that come up in cam
paign headquarters. After Christ
mas Carolyn along with Fannie
Davis of Houston, Texas, Connie
Daniels of Decatur, ILL.,, and Mary
Symmes of Wilmington, will leave
for New York city, where they
have already rented an apartment
together. The four girls will have
positions in the fields of work they
like and Carolyn said she hoped
she would be able to. get a secre-
tdriel position in some a%rchitectu-
al firm. Carolyn was ii New York
recently with her mother and
looked the field over, so they have
made interesting plans for this
winter.
Her chief marshal Tor the Debu-
tante bail was Charles Boney of
Wilmington and her other mar
shals were Bradford Tillery. Steve
Peck, Billy Murchison all of Will
mington a n d Charlie Johnson of
Raleigh. She said the dance was
"just wonderful' and the most fun
during the weekend in Raleigh
was II e n they attended the
smaller parties for the debu-
tantes. A party she said that was
most fun" was one given by
Sibyl Goerch of Raleigh, when she
entertained with an informal par
ty out at the Lassiter Mill before
the Governors tea. Dress was
really informal for tae girls wore
blue-jeans and danced to the
music of a Negro orchestra. While
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-06
Varied Program
Of Activities
Slated AT Hall

The weekly schedule of activi-
ties at the recreation center has
been announced as follows:
Mondays 30-USO Junior hos
tess meeting at Community cen
ter; $50, Bible class at Nesbitt
courts; 8, Ladies Card club at
Ne courts; 7:e3o, Teen-age club
at Maffitt Village.
Tuesday-3:30 = Wood working
class for Junior Boys at Commune
ty center; 7:30, Eastern Carolina
Teachers Alumnae Association
meeting at Community center;
7:30, United Daughters of Con
federacy Program at Community
center; 8, Mems club at Nesbitt
courts; $50. Bridge club at Maj
fit Village; 8, Folk dancing al
Maffitt Village.
Wednesday = 1920 - Women's
Bridge club; II, Social Service
league at Community center: IL,
Community Council at Community
center; 8, Bridge club and class
at Community center (public in
vited); 3, Tap dancing at Maffitt
Village: $50, Square dancing at
Maffitt Village.
Thursday - Social Dance club;
1920, Community Chest meeting
at Community center.
Friday-3 - Teen-Age club at
Community center; After game,
Teen = Age club honors Raleign
football team at Community CEN
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-06
Miss Grace Evans,
Carl Mayors Engaged

Mr.. and Mrs. w H. Evans of
Harrellsville, announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Grace, to
Carl B. Mayors of Richmond,
Calf.
Mr.. Mayors is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John S. Mayors of Richmond,
Calf
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-06
Miss Caudill,
Mr.. Peterson
Engaged To Wed

Mr.. and Mrs. Russell H. Caudill
NJ Wilmington, announce the en-
a.oement of their daughter, Veaita
T,+elle. to Wayne Ashley Peterson
Roseboro. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
colin H. Peterson of Roseboro.
The ~bride-elect is a graduate of
Durham High school and attended
Wake Forest college.
The bridegroom-elect was in the
,rn,v Air Corps. He attended Wake
vorest college and is now taking
an advanced course IN engineering
stN n. C. State college, Raleigh.
The Wedding will take place in
December.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-06
Miss Erma Bryan,
Pvt. Norton Married

The marriage of Miss Erma
Bryon of White Oak, and Pvt,
John C. Norton, Jr., of Wilmington.
took place on September q at
$50 o'clock at the home of the
officiating minister the Rev. c,
C. Myers, 3O8 Wrightsville avenue,
The bride wore a light blue suit
with black accessories and a cor
sage of red roses
The bride is the daughter of H.
J. Bryan of White Oak and Pvt,
Norton is the son of Mr.. an@ Mrs.
j. c. Norton of Wilmington.
Following the wedding they left
for Aberdeen, Md. to reside while
Pvt. Norton is stationed there.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-06

in Raleigh for the gay weekend
Carolyn stopped at the Sir Walter
hotel with her mother.
Carolyn attended the local high
school but went to Raleigh where
she was a student at St. Mary's
junior college from 1943-45 and
after that she attended the Katha-
riAe Gibbs school in New York.
Carolyn made quite a name for
herself while attending Katharine
Gibbs for she won the Merit Ger
tificate, which means h e made
all AS in technical and one B in
academies. You know Carolyn was
the treasurer of the Spinsters clup
here and did a grand JOB. AS for
hobbies she said all sports were
her hobby, she just didn't know
which she liked the best - golf,
tennis, horseback riding or swim.
ming.-B.D.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-06
Business Women's
Club To Sponsor
Bridge Tourney

The Business and professional
Women's club of Wilmington will
sponsor a bridge tournament to be
held at the Recreation center Mon
day evening, October IA, at 8
o'clock.
For reservations call Julia Seig
Ter, LaMode shop, and Mary B.
Conner, telephone 2-8432 (night)
Tickets are 50 per table and play
ers are urged to make reservations
not later than Thursday, October
10. Prizes will be awarded and re
fire shments served. Please bring
cards.
The public is cordially invited to
attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-06
Freshman Y-Teens
Club Holds Meet

The Freshman Y-Teens of the
yWCA held their regular meeting
Wednesday for the purpose OF
manning the program for the
month.
The meeting was opened by the
devotional chairman, Dorothy
Armstrong, who read a portion of
toe scripture and the singing OF
1.-THE Old Rugged Cross followed
by a prayer.
The officers of the club are as
follows: President, Peggy Benson;
Vice President, Joyce Taylor; Sec
rotary, Sarah Fried; Social Chair
man. Barbara Dean; Devotional
Chairman, Dorthy Armstrong;
Program. a nnette Taylor;
~scrapbook, Jean Hemby; Publici-
" Elaine Smith.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-06

ter; 2:30, Tap and ballet dancing
at Nesbitt courts; 8, Teen-Age
club at Nesbitt cou TT S; $3.50,
Square dance at Maffitt Village;
7:3O, Teen-Age party and dance at
Cornelius Harnett.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-06
Miss Elsie Burke
Will Give Report
On Rebekah Meeting

Letitia Rebeksh lodge. No. 8,
1OOF, will meet Thursday evening
at 8 o'clock in the Odd Fellows
hall.
Plans will be made for the
district meeting to be held at
Swanquarter on October 16. A re-
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-06
BIRTH ANNOUNCED

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank S. Diuguid
announce the birth of a son. Will
liam Hesyser, October 3, at Marion
Sprunt annex. Mrs. Diuguid is the
former Blanche Heyser of Washing
ton, D. c.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-06
Trinity Observes
Christian Education
Week With Service;

Christian Education week, Sep
TENDER % through October 6,
brings to a climax Church school
rally month at Trinity Methodist
church. The Methodist church
joins with 80 other Protestant de-
nominations in the 10th annual OBJ
serv:.nce of Christian Education
week. At the II o'clock worship
hour Sunday morning the officers
and teachers will be installed for
the new church school year. As
these p e:r sons. rededicate their
to the task of teaching they will
join with all Christians in the OBJ
servance of World Wide Com
munion Sunday.
There will be a IS minute organ
meditation preceding the 8 o'clock
worship service Sunday evening.
Mrs. Harris Billiard is the organs
ist Of Trinity church. Mr.. Fisher,
the minister, will use the sermon
subject ".The Yoke OF. Christi
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-06

Wedding Announced

MIR. and Mrs. B. B. Brown of
Albemarle, announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Eva
Brown Ellenburg of Wilmington,
to Ernest W. Habenisca, son of
Mrs, Henry Habenisch of this city.
The date for the wedding will
he later
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-06

port of the Association of Rebekah
Assemblies h IL in Columbus,
Ohio last month will be given by
Miss Elsie Burke, delegate, and
past d. junior president of North
Carolina Assembly.
BIRTH ANNOUNCED
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert w. Null
key, of Greenwood, S. c.. an
nounce the birth of twin sons, Sep
TENDER 81, at Greenwood hospital,
was the former Edna Lee. Schulz
ken of Wilmington.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-08-17

tremely active in the BRIT. He
holds the post of publicity agent
for the lodge, and was active in
support of the recent strike.
Mr.. Eden said he was very
much upset" by the treatment
accorded the trainmen and their
president, A. F. Whitney, by
President Truman during the
May strike.
HOBBS Lodge has over 800
members among the switchmen,
brakemen, and conductors of six
of the railroads in the Chicago
switching district. They are the
New York Central, the Illinois
Central, the Nickel Plate, the
Michigan Central, the B. & O.,
and the C. & E. l.
Members of the lodge meet
twice a month, and their bust
ness is conducted on lodge-wide
basis. However, in discussion of
grievances and the grievance re-
ports of the local chairmen from
each road voting is done sep
arately by the men from the
yard involved.
President of Hobbs No. 4 is II.
Udepohl, treasurer is E. r. Roth,
and its secretary is Harry L.
House. Each roads yardmen or
trainmen have their own griev-
ance committee and local chair
man, however, and these local
chairmen in turn meet with other
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-08-17
LOCAL ACTION STARTED
DOWNSTATE IN MOTION

RESOLUTIONS on political action will probably
ter of the stage at the Rockford convention.
In downsate counties signs of grass
root political action movement In Macoupn Sangamon
Illinois counties committees for Political Purposes called
in one place. have been up
In these committees were actvized
mainly around the light against initiation and to hold living
costs ALL afaes in these counties active role
IN these htenown but potentially important developments
This is all being said with the full that we are
witnessing only the beginning of trend beginning
itself is weak potty and in danger of being
mpotent
But one can hardly feel that these signs
for an aggressive independent political can be
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-08-17
RAILROAD WORKERS. SUBSCRIBE NOW!

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problems of the railroad unions in the Chicago They will
be continued in subsequent issues
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SO that you won't miss of these interesting and stmua
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If missed last weeks story Edwin Ufheil
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Look for the next railroad article the developing
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local chairmen in the Chicago
switching district.
C. A. ANDERSON, local chair.
man of the New York Central
yardmen, told the STAR that the
grievance committees throughout
the district are conducting a
militant fight to prosecute griev-
anceS.
THE men ON the Chicago
junction Railway and the In
diana HarbOr Belt Railway are
getting $3.50, 900 i'm back claims
resulting from strike earlier
this year" he pointed out.
"And the current dispute on
grievances with the Illinois Cen
trail has national Importance"
UNITY is the key word on the
within the Brotherhoods. The
roads right now, said Anderson.
This means unity first of all
way this was demonstrated by
the men in the strike last May
shows that it's really in the
works. 1t applies in the fight on
grievances and rule changes as
well.
"But the movement for unity
of the BrOtherhOodS and with tho
labor movement generally is
sweeping the country. I think
that our convention this Septem-
Der is going to be the biggest
good news for united action by
American unions that has come
out in many years." Anderson de.
clared.
ANDERSON said that unity
also applies as far as member
ship is concerned, and that the
lodge was conducting a drive
against mo bills"
mo bills" are non-members,
ana get their name from freight
cars with no bills of lading,
which are sidetracked.
Everyone should pay his
share of the freight" said Ander-
son. when they do, the workers
OF this country will never be
sidetracked."
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-08-17

1T APPEARS that leaders
of the Chicago Federation of
Labor will hew fairly close to
the Executive Council line: %
There will be no official coop
Grafton with CIO-PAC, but; CT
the two houses of labor will of.
ten find themselves i'm agree
ment and pursuing parallel
courses in respect to candidates
and program.
Some delegates to the conven-
ton of the Illinois Federation
of Labor, converting in Rockford
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-08-17

All local, city and state affi-
liates were called upon to or
ganize special" political action
committees with the first OBJ
jective to get every member to
register and vote this year.
The statement winds up with
a strong appeal that is unpre.
cedented considering the con-
sentative top layer of the AFL.
The council declared that ia