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her home. She and her husband
are expecting an heir soon.
Mrs. Dorothy Dennis, who has
been critically i'll at Fairview hos
pitAl, is able TO sit up. She is, how
ever, still confined TO the hospital.
W. J. W. Club met Thursday
evening, May %, at Phyllis Wheat
ley House. Further plans were
made for pow WOW which was
originally postponed. Mrs. Marion
johnson was made member Of the
club.
Invitations are in the mail for
the reception of Miss Doris Ware,
daughter of Mrs. George w. Jones,
1901 Fifth Ave, whose marriage
to MIR. George Allen Powell Of
Washington, u. c., will take place
Sunday, June l6, at her home.
There will be u discussion of the
Aquatennial float.
ST PAUL
Wedding: Miss Lula X. Wad-
kins, 6l2 W. Central, and MIR.
Thomas II. Killingsworth of Kan
sas City, Mo-, will be united in
marriage on June II at the home
Of the brides mother, Mrs. J. d,
Reeves, 6l2 W. Central. Rev. Lloyd
Massey Jr. will perform the Cere-
mOny and the attendants will be
Miss Watkins brother-in-law, MIR
u. l.. Clark, and the brides mother
The LOaGeT Club met Wednesday
May %, at the home Of Mr.. Frank
Scheme, $40 st. Anthony. Plans
were discussed for decorations t.
be made for dance which will
be held inc Halle =. Brown
gymnasium on June 8. The mex
meeting will be held at the home
Of Moses Wallace, SAT w. Central
Mrs. w. II. Taylor. 756 St, An
thony, was delightfully."- SURPRISED
Friday, May II, when her husband
sister, and brotheT-in-law, MIR. anC
Mrs. II. ID. Hilyard, presented hel
with gifts. Other guests at thu
surprise gathering were Mrs. Ger
aldine Harding and her mother
/ Mrs. Carrie Sleet.
The Auxiliary Of the u. 5. G. 7
entertained at their fourth RnnuA
banquet on Saturday, May rs, il
| the Fellowship Hall Of the Pilgrim
Baptist Church. MIR. o. c. Hall
Jr., was guest speaker. MIR. Hal
spoke on the topic, youth anC
Labor"
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By Robert burr

Can a man legally sign away
his constitutional rights That
is a sixty-four dollar question
to be answered. 1t is very,
very important to millions of
Americans.
A dining car waiter comes TO
this Columnist with a story, which
| asked him TO put in writing in
his own words because believe
you too will view with alarm this
picture Of postwar employment
practice. The waiter-porter writes:
"SOme time ago | sat in civic
meeting and listened to n reply
from Representative Luther Pat
rick stating why he would not sup
port the fair employment practice
bill, which was one Of the most inn
portant measures before Congress
Among the reasons given were that
the schools and railroad brother
hood organizations were bitterly
opposed to the bill and, therefore,
he could not vote for Il.
NOW that the neat II on the Dill,
the Brotherhood Of Railway Train
men on the Frisco railroad began
to show to the world the labor pat
tern the South follows as rule,
there being exceptions.
Years ago when the trRinmen
wanted to get the Negro brake
men of the head end Of freight
trains they obtained a clause In
their contract which in substance
says that TO be a trainmRn one
must be free born, white, and n
years Of age. With this weapon
they ended employment Of Negro
brakemen, and the classification Of
cOlored brakemen was changed TO
teT-bTakemen with a reduction
Of pay about $50 q month.
"The white brakeman did not
want the head end jobs on pas
senger trains because Of the nature
Of the work, but with America go
ing into the war, bringing a boom
in business, new trains were put
on and new men were hired
whites by the thousands and Ne
Rroes by tens TO support Americas
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-05-31
Can a Man Sign Away
His Constitutional Rights?

fight for justice, equality and fair
play. With the end Of the war the
need for trains lessoned, and "A re
duction in force was necessary.
In reducing forces the estab-
lished seniority rule N that the man
with the least service ~ to be the
one cut OFT hrst, but the Brother
hood of Railway lTRinmon tried 10
Cltcumvent thus rule and force the
frisco Railroad 10 live up ~ the
clause in the contract which says
To be n trAinman you must be Tree
born, white and n years Of age.
They demanded that all Negro por-
ter Drakemen be nred anu white
brakemen placed In their places.
The Management of the Frisco
agreed TO discontinue the Negro
porter altogether. Some of them
had n service record of from thirty
five TO forty years. They were
to have been replaced by white
men some with less than a Ave
year service record.
When the pOTters were mott
fed to turn IN their time and
switch keys, the Frisco advertised
their jobs.
The porters decided TO go to
the federal court for an injunction
against the Frisco restraining the
railroad from infringing ON their
right as Americans to work. The
court issued the restraining order
for from one TO three years. The
Negro employees say they will
take their case TO the United States
Supreme Court II necessary TO get
justice.
wherever organizations and
people oppose fair employment
practices or contemplate such un-
fair dealings as the Brotherhood
Of Railway TrRinmen and the
Frisco have carried out, AN emer-
gency is at hand. This case go
ing to the United States Supreme
Court IL a favorable decision Is
made will mean the saving Of
thousands and thousands Of homes
and security for Negro employees
in industries engaged in manu-
featuring goods for interstate com
MERGE"
Your columnist gives 70 you the
full text Of the pOrter-wRitcr state
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-05-31

ment because IL may tend to open
the eyes Of Negroes and Olher
minority groups VINO, IN the post
wax wOriu, may be laced with eli
forts ON the part Of others 10 Gust
them iron every decent form of
employment
One would not want 10 put words
into the mouLh OF the United
States Supreme Court toward
which the portCrS' case Is headed,
but the court may we'll rule that
on the basis of MHat Is rlgnt, re
gar,iICSS Of contract, man can
not sign away his right to justice
in the matter of his right to WORK
ana earn bread and butter for hum
self and his children.
II has been we'll established that
a contract outAlncd under durCsS
or with intent To dvtraud Is not
legal. Ii has been established a.
a matter of right that an under age
female can not consent tn viola
ton of her chastity. A Negro en-
ployce docs not have the right to
bNAA oAAA VI eAAA Wv hANaAAl
out OF tho mouths Of his wife, chll
dren or dependents. And IN the
light Of that which is right, ne
one can get By contract or bargain
that which the party prCsumlng (,
sell has no right to sell.
While We are looking to tn,
Congress of the United States fol
some kind Of fair employment prac
tice legislation 10 protect mon an,
women in their right to be sccur,
in their effort TO earn bread an,
butter, we might join the march o.
the porteTs To the United State
Supreme Court for justice IN tn,
matter Of fair employment.
II has been established that III,
decisions OF the United state
Supreme Court tend to he base
upon what Is right an we'll aS Legal
Tho great issues In the life Of thl
nation should bO RdjudicRted upO
what is right.
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Social and Persona |

Miss Ella Robinson Of Kansas
City, Kans., will be in Minneapolis
soon to visit Mrs. B. S. Smith,
lO9 E. 25th St., who is i'll. Mrs.
Smith, who has been staying at
the Mitchell Rest Home, has been
i'll for the past two or three weeks.
The Twin City Golf Association
will be represented by the Messrs.
Fred Jones and John Williams at
the Des Moines Open Golf tOurna-
ment. Messrs. Jones and Williams
will leave Wednesday, May 20, for
the tournament which will be held
May 80.
4 Baptism: Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard Mann will have their infant son,
Richard John Mann, baptized at
ST. Leonard church this Sunday,
June 2. The baby will be chris
tened by Father Leonard A. Her
man and Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Salt
ers will be god parents.
The Xi Chapter Of the Omega Psi
Phi fraternity will give a semi
formal party in celebration OF the
chapters twenty-fifth anniversary.
The chapter was organized on May
2l, 1921, and the party will have
the Silver Jubilee theme at the
Columbia Chalet where it will be
held.
Mrs. Dorothy Scott was hostess
to the Blue Monday club at the
home Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Alexander, 1920 Fifth Ave.
s., Monday, May q. Cocktails
were served in the afternoon and
cards we're played. Mrs. Star
Shepherd won the prize for cards.
Dinner was served at half past six.
Guests were Mr.. and Mrs. James
Granville and Miss Villa Booker
The next meeting will be at the
home Of Mrs. Marjorie Hayes, S'4S
Fourth Ave. S.
Luther II. Dennis, S. p. (S) who
lust returned home from the navy
has spent the last two years ahu
three months as a member OF the
shore Patrol in Seattle, Wash: Mr.
Dennis, who lives at 7lS Girarc
Ave. NJ, returned home Thursday
The Inter Collegiate club gave
a %Pow Wow" on Wednesday, May
2s, at Thompson Park in st. Paul
The club this year has approx
mately 10 members and has Miss
Dorothy Munson Of st. Paul a
president.
Wedding Invitations have beer
received by friends Of Mr.. and Mrs
Andrew Johnson, 1882 Clinton Ave
s., to attend the wedding of theil
daughter, Vera, to Mr.. Garnet
Jones. The wedding will take plac'
in st. Thomas church on Saturday
June Is, at half past four.
Pvt. Glen Henry of Des Moines
Ia, was the week end guest Of Mr.
and Mrs. William Mcintosh, SO!
Eleventh Ave N. Pvt. Henry re
Gently enlisted in the armed serv
ices.
Mrs. b. s. Smith. 105 Z. 26tl
St., is n patient at the Mitchell
Rest Home.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. E. YOkley o.
Louisville, KY, were dinner guests
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ansaS, was
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We wish peace . We wiAh Il
because we think II IL right and
not because we are Rfraid.--Theo-
dOre Roosevelt.
In legal sense Acts Of God"
are cyclones, hRilstorms, strokes Of
lightning and storms ut sea.
Acetylene welding was first In
trOduced into the United States In
1902.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-05-31

Henry Clay suggested as n solu-
ton Of the slavery question, the
purchase by the United States Of
all slave children at birth.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-05-31

Mr.. and Mrs. o. E. YOkley Of
Louisville, KY, were dinner guests
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-05-31

can Negro
Urn in 1906,
ds in sugar
1 Louisiana
father, who
At "a he
zeal school.
leat IN the
m for col
aiming sue
.eby slaves
another by
Sc used in
'wlands Of
Egyptian
r evapOra-
st through
'enents of
died there
deserves to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-29
Police Push Search
For Girls AssaiIant
By the Asxoeiotad Prssx

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 29-Re-
wards totaling $500 have been
offered for information leading to
the arrest and conviction of the
assailant Of a 22-year-old Vassar
College graduate, daughter of a.
prominent Richmond physician, who
was beaten, stabbed and left for dead
IN lot in the Westhampton section
Tuesday night.
John w. Huffman, city purchasing
agent, announced the offer of the
rewards, and said $500 reward was
offered personally by Mayor william
G. Herbert who has authorized Mr.
Huffman to post the additional 81 900
from city funds.
Gov. Tuck said he would confer
today with Attorney General A. P
Staples on the possibility of the State
matching the city reward.
These developments came a short
while after Alderman James r
Alsop, a resident of the Westhamp-
ton area where the attack occurred
announced that the Hampton Gar
dens Citizens Association plans an
indignation meeting" tonight to
discuss the incident.
Mayor Herbert's action came as an
aroused and angry Richmond police
force pressed a day-long house-to-
mouse search for the attacker of the
young woman, whose condition last
night was reported as improved but
still critical"
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Third Test Oil Well
Planned in MARYLAND

OCEAN CITY, Md, Aug. 2o.-The
third attempt within two years to
find oil on Maryland's Eastern Shore
will be made near here, a repre-
sentative OF the Standard Oil Co.
of New Jersey announced yester-
day.
K. D. White, in charge of the
company's Atlantic Coast develop
ment operations, said drilling was
scheduled to begin about Septem-
Der Is.
Gorge Kemnitz, vice president of
the Noble Drilling Co. of Tulsa,
Okla, inspected the site for an
exploratory well miles north of
Ocean City.
Mr.. Noble has the contract to drill
the test well which Mr.. White de-
scribed as an obligation" in ac-
cordance with terms OF leases of
State-owned land held by Standard
OF New Jersey. The leases stipulate
that an exploratory well be sunk
within Is months of the signing
OF the contracts, he explained.
The leases also require the test
well to reach $4,000 feet in depth,
Mr.. White continued, adding the
project was the Standard of New
Jerseys first exploratory well in
Maryland.
Two other attempts to find oil in
the past two years on the Eastern
Shore proved unsuccessful when
the Ohio Oil Co.'S test well near
here In 1914 and Socony Vacuum S
well near Berlin the following year
struck bedrock without traces of oil.
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Morylunds Prettiest Farm Girl
To Be Named at 1imonium

Miss Patricia Berlage, 10. of olney
and Miss Betty Lou Robinson, II, of
Brandywine will represent Mont
somery and Prince Georges Coun-
ties, respectively, in a beauty con-
test Sunday at Timonium. Md. for
the twin titles of Queen of the
Tlmonium Fair" and the "prettiest
farm girl in Maryland"
They are among 20 rural girls Sc
lected for the competition at local
contests sponsored by county Farm
Bureaus.
Fair officials said the county, rep
resentation in the contest, initiated
in 1899, is greatest this year, with
Dorchester, Somerset and Worces-
ter Counties the only ones not send
ing representatives.
The girls range in age from II to
II years. and each is accredited
with bona fide farm background,
including an ability to milk COWS
and drive tractors.
The girl who wins first place in
Sundays competition will lunch
with Gov. O'Conor Thursday, with
Mayor Theodore r. McKeldin of
Baltimore September 6; with the
Baltimore County Commissioners
September 7, and with Farm Bureau
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6. ". u. Medical Students
10 Study ARLINGTON Work

Ten George Washington Uniyer-
sity senior medical students will
observe public health methods and
procedures in the Arlington Health
Department as a regular monthly
program starting next month, it was
announced today.
County Manager Frank c. Hanra-
han said he had approved the re-
quest made by DR.. Walter A. Bloc
dorm, dean of George Washington
Medical School.
DR.. Bloedorn said it is planned to
send at least 10 senior students each
month for a 30-day observation
period. During this time, he added
they will attend the regular clinic
session and participate In other
phases of the administrative work
OF Or. Ralph G. Beachley, county
health ofiicer.
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Sometime late this afternoon the
first sacred" cattle ever to traverse
this Nations airways will be flown
to Newark, N. j., from Norfolk, Va,
where they arrived by ship from
Guam.
Given to the Agriculture Depart
ment by the government OF India,
the cattle, comprising four COWS
and two bulls. were flown to Guam
five months ago.
you see," Department of Agri-
culture spokesman admitted with
some embarrassment, India is a
country with cattle disease and
we're not supposed to get cattle
direct from there. For technical
purposes, these cattle are from
Guam"
After their long quarantine period
on Guam the cattle were picked up
by the steamer, Charles G.. Coutant, J.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-29

Motorist approaches intersection
and stops when he observes red
light on traffic signal. A police
man appears in the middle of the
intersection and waves the motorist
on. Motorist becomes confused and
does not know what to do. What
should he do?
l. Obey the officer?
2. Obey the light?
3. Call another policeman
4. Pull to the curb and study the
traffic regulations?
Answer l is correct. Section 8,
Article IL. of the traffic and motor
vehicle regulations states:
mo pedestrian. equestrian or
driver Of any vehicle shall disobey
the instructions of any applicable
on1cial trafflc sign or signal unless
to do so by police officer.
Police ofiicers shall have full power
to regulate pedestrian. equestrian
and vehicular trafic."
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Sacred Cattle From India Get
Best of Care on Trip From Guam

from which they were disembarked
yesterday.
Members Of the Coutant's crew
said the sacred" cargo was treated
like first-class passengers and that
every attention was paid them.
"Why, they even piped music down
to their stalls" one seaman ex-
planned.
The reason for bringing them over
is to cross them with American
cattle, possibly at the agriculture
experimental station at Beltsville,
Md.
They are Zebu cattle" another
spokesman at the department
added. "They are supposed to with
stand climatic changes better than
most cows. / think they have sweat
glands. But I don't put much stock
In this sacred business"
From Newark they will be taken
to q quarantine station at Clifton,
N. j.
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Navy 10 Close D. {.
Separation Center

The Nays Oficer Separation
Center, 1880 G street NV, will be
formally "decommissioned" on Sep
TENDER 6, having sent more than
1900 commissioned reservists back
to civilian life when it ended that
work last week, lit was learned to-
day.
Now remaining open for the DUR
pose OF separating commissioned
and enlisted members of its operat-
Ing staff, that job, too, should be
ended by Saturday, according to
IL. Comdr. John r. Butcher. execu-
tive ofi1cer Of the center.
Thus far this week, II reserve
onacers and 120 enlisted men of the
stan have been separated and %
WAVES have been sent to the
WAVE Separation Center at West
Potomac Park, Comdr. Butcher
said. Nine officers remaining on
active service will be transferred
to posts all over the country, and
enlisted personnel remaining in
service will be reassigned to in
stallations within the Potomac River
Naval Command, he added.
The G street building still will
be used after the "decommission-
ing" by three other Navy divisions
the Once of Naval Officer Pro-
curement, the Civil Readjustmen,
Once and the Marine Rehabilita-
ton Ofnce-which are slated t.
close later in September. At thai
time the building can be turned
back to the Public Buildings Ad.
miniStration. a spokesman said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-29
8 Dexter Heights Eviction
Suits 10 Get Jury Trials

Six eviction suits involving ten
ants at Dexter Heights, housing
development in Southeast Wash
ington, were set down for assign
ment OF jury trial dates yesterday
in Municipal Court.
Four evictions from houses in
the development were ordered last
week by Judge Nathan Margold,
but were held in allegiance by stays
OF execution or motions for new
trials. Several other eviction suits
by purchasers of homes in the
project, built in l943 as emergency
housing for war workers and serv-
icemen, are pending.
Named defendants in the suits
scheduled for jury trials yesterday
are Arthur r. Krause, Mildred G..
LIE Trault, Stephen D'Elicio, Joseph
M. Nivert. jr.; Mrs. Rex n. Basin
ger and Comdr. Robert w. Oliver,
U. 8. N. r.
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officials this Sunday. She will pre-
sent awards to fair prize winners.
The Timonium Fair opens Mon
day and will continue through Sep
TENDER II.
Other contestants, their home
towns and the counties they repre-
sent follow:
Lucille Armstrong, 20, Rawlings
Allegany County; Margaret Ann
Gibson. II. Nutwell, Anne Arundel;
Betty Jane Cannaday, 10, Monkton
Baltimore; Shirley Hutchins, IS
Bowens. Calvert; Betty Horn, 10
fredericksburg, Caroline.
Mary Martin Crothers, II. North
East, Cecil; Elizabeth Wilmer. II
Popes Greek, Charles; Myrtle Louise
Wilson, Is, Sykesville, Carroll; Mar
guerite Saylor, II, Thurmont, Fred
erick; Hazel Broadwater, Bittinger
Garrett; Geraldine Troyer, 18
Whitehall, Hartford; Mary Jane
Rippeon, Woodbine, Howard; Doris
Schnorr, Worton, Kent.
Mary Ethel whaley, II, Queens
town, Queen Annes; Elizabeth Rus
sell, 81, Leonardtown, st. Marys:
Catherine Shortahn, IS, Easton, Tai
bot; Margaret Palmer, Hagerstown
Washington, and Aline Mumford
IL, Salisbury, Wicomico.
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Montgomery Orders
Hearings in October
On Three Petitions

The Montgomery County Com
today scheduled hear
ings in October on two applications
for permits to operate boys school
and rest home and a third to
rezone residential A property to
commercial use.
A request by Reese L. Sewell for
permission to operate the Long
fellow School for Boys, 5100 Edge
moor lane, Bethesda, will be heard
at 80 am. October | in the Rock
vile Courthouse and petition by
Mrs. Clara B. Youngerman to use
at 100 Forest avenue,
Rockville, as rest home for the
aged will be heard at HAS am. the
same day.
An application by the Maryland
National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission to rezone Lot 2.
Ffdler subdivision, Silver Spring
will be heard at 2:30 pm. October
2, in the Liquor Control Building
Silver Spring.
Ward w. Caddington, chief clerk
to the Board of Election Super
visors, reported the appointment of
Mrs. Maryette j. Pershing as tenn
porary clerk in the boards office at
a salary Of S. day.
Mr.. Caddington also told the COM
missioners that Mrs. Helen P. Mad
dox, an employee in his office, has
been granted a months leave OF
absence.
The commissioners ordered the
erection Of no parking signs along
the north side of Taylor street, be-
tween Brookyille road and Georgia
street, Chevy Chase.
A request by the North Chevy
Chase Citizens Committee for q
traffic light at the intersection OF
Connecticut avenue, Jones Bridge
road and. Kensington parkway ir
North Kensir1gton was referred te
the County Safety Board.
All county employees will be giver
a holiday Saturday morning and
Monday, Labor Day.
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Ruling Due Today in Death
Of Alexandra Prisoner

DR.. John A. Sims, Alexandria
coroner, said he will issue a verdict
today in the case of Frank Quinn
SO, of 708 King street, Alexandria
who was pronounced dead Mon
day when admitted to Alexandria
Hospital after being found uncon-
scious the night before in the Alex
andria jail
At an inquest yesterday, DR.. Sims
said he was out Of town when Quinn
died and was unable to obtain SUI
ficient information to determine the
cause of death.
Quinn was sentenced Saturday to
pay $40 fine or spend Is days in jail
on an intoxication charge.
Jail inmates testified at the in
quest that Quinn was knocked UNI
conscious when he fell to the floor
of his cell. DR.. John E. Roberts,
acting coroner, said an autopsy
Monday night at the hospital re-
vealed Quinn had suffered a frac-
tured skull.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-29
Two Shenandoah Held
For Transporting LIQUOR

A 24-year-old Shenandoah (Va.)
man and his 17-year-old companion,
also Of Shenandoah, were being held
today in the Arlington Jail in default
of $500 bond each after their arrest
yesterday on charges of transporting
whisky Illegally.
Police identified the older man as
Linwood N. McAlister, but refused
to give the youths name.
They said four cases of whisky
were found In the car occupied by
the man and youth after the au-
tomobile was stopped for speeding
on Lee boulevard.
The youth, according to police,
also is charged with speeding and
failing to have a drivers permit and
a registration card.