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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-22
By JAMES LEE
Representing The Combined
American Press)

, American PreSS)
GANDER, Mild, Sept. 21.-
@-A pretty blonde flight
stewardess was the first surviv-
or rescued by helicopter today
from the desolate wildness in
which a Belgian airliner crash
ed last Wednesday killing rs.
Miss Jean Roocki, rs, of
Brussels was the first Of Is
survivors brought out of the
rugged country where the liv-
ing have been marooned with
the dead for four terrifying
days.
A u. S. Coast Guard hell
copter flown by Air Transport
Command from Floyd Bennett
field, New York, to Gander for
the rescue mission landed in a
small clearing 1000 yards from
the wreck.
The helicopter was piloted
by 1t. August Kleisch of Gin
cinnati. Miss ROocki with the
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-22
WEATHER

North Carolina Clear to partly
cloudy and continued moderately warm
sunday.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1946-01-15

liamsburg to the UNO as perma.
nent headquarters, said he was told
that $50 long as Virginia has Jim
crow law, it could not be consid-
ered."
Bottom, Newport News pub
Usher, made the statement after he
and Ashton Dovell of Williamsburg,
Va, were received informally by
UNO interim committee members.
They arrived in London too late to
state their case at the formal hear
ings on the site question.
Referring to the Jim crow law,
Bottom said:
If under any circumstances Vir-
ginia could assure the UNO COM
mittee that the impediment would
be removed, then the (interim)
committee would recommend that
the Williamsburg site be considered.
The same holds true for any state
below the Mason and Dixon line"
He explained that the preamble
of the UNO Charter specifically
bans any discrimination based on
race, creed or color.
Bottom said there was a grow
ing sentiment" against the jim crow
law in Virginia and added that he
believed it probably will be re-
pealed in due time, but we have no
reason to presume that the present
will hasten the action"
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1946-01-15
KNIGHTS OF pYTHIA5'
GRAND CHANCELLOR dies

NEW ORLEANS, La, Jan. Is,
(ANP) - S. w. Green, Supreme
Grand chancellor of the Knights OF
Pythias, died here after a brief i'll
ness. Green became i'll Immediately
after his arrival here from Chicago.
A member of the Knights of Pyth-
las for number of years, he has
served as grand chancellor several
years. He is credited with success
fully guiding the organization thru
these years and is remembered for
his organizing and leadership abili-
ty.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1946-01-15

ters as having one of the most bril-
liant legal minds in the nation re-
gardless of race. A Phi Beta Kappa
man at Amherst, he was one of the
youngest persons ever to receive the
doctor of Jurisprudence degree
from Harvard university at the age
of 20.
He has served as assistant solici-
tor of the United States Department
of Interior. Following serving as a
solicitor that took him to the Virgin
islands, where he initiated a pro-
gressive movement among the ma
tives towards seeking freedom of
speech and breaking the bondage
of exploitation by the plantation
owners, he was appointed to a
judgeship there.
While in the post of judge, Hastie
made several rulings which gave the
inhabitants of the Virgin islands
more freedom than ever before.
Hastie's Interpretation of the Dan
ish laws, which governed the islands
as the islands were purchased from
Denmark in 1917, broke the hold
over the islanders by exploiting
plantation owners.
The Virgin islands have long been
a sore spot of contention, as the ma
tives have for years expressed dis
satisfaction of the administration
of the governors. In HASTE, Presi-
dent Truman believes they will
have an administrator, who is SYM
pathetic to their problems and will
give them an efficient government.
AS he was one of the founders of
'The Progressive Guide" a civic or
yanization, which has been fighting
for the rights of the Virgin Island
ers, he takes the job, if nominated
by congress, with their blessings.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1946-01-15
Rep. DAWSON NOT CONSULTED
ON JUDGE HASTE
APPOINTMENT
BY AL SWEENEY

WASHINGTON, Jan. Is (ANP)
When President Harry S. Tru-
man nominated Judge William S.
Hastie to the governorship of the
Virgin Islands, he caused politicians
and laymen alike to keep the ma
tons capitol buzzing with COM
ments.
One of the angles causing the
politicians to speculate was that the
nomination of Hastie was made
through Charles Ross, the Presi-
dents press secretary. Heretofore,
the top Negro appointments had
come through Congressman Daw-
sons office.
Hence, it is believed that Dawson,
who is considered as being the most
influential Negro in the Democrat
ic party at present, wasn't in on
the Hastie appointment.
When HASTE was prominently
mentioned for a federal judgeship,
reports had it that his appointment
was blocked by Dawson in favor of
a party man from district that
had vote. AS Washingtonians do
not have the right of franchise,
Dawson didn't feet so it is said, that
is was practical politics to name
HASTE.
However, when r. O'Hara Lanier
was named as an envoy to Liberia,
an appointment that was revealed
to the press through DaWson's of
flee, the President appointed man
who had never been affiliated with
party politics.
The Lanier appointment has
caused considerable dissension in
Democratic ranks, incidentally.
But even those souls who would
like the spoils of government to go
to the working party, members
have to admit that Judge Hastie's
qualifications for the governorship
of the Virgin Islands are many and
that President Truman didn't err
in his judgment.
He is recognized in many quar-
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1946-01-15
jim CROW Law ELIMINATES
VIRGINIA As WORLD CAPITAL

LONDON, Jan. 15 (ANP).-An
invitation from Virginia to be host
to the United Nations organization
was rejected here last week because
of that states Jim crow law.
1t. Comdr. Raymond B. Bottom,
one of two delegates who came here
to offer a 10000 acre site at Will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-31
Two Plead Not Guilty
In Theft Of Whisky
From Parked Truck

Two men arrested by police yes
terday in connection with theft of a
truckload of whisky Monday night
pleaded not guilty on arraignment
today before United States Com
missioner Needham c. Turnage.
The commissioner ordered Will
liam Craver, 38, of the 1900 block of
Morse street NE, held for the grand
jury on a charge of receiving stolen
property and he was released in
81 500 bond. He was represented by
Attorney Joseph M. Bonuso.
The second man, John P. Wellen-
reiter, 81, Of the first block of Seven
teenth street Sc. charged with
grand larceny in the amount of S19,-
9l3 in liquors, received a continual
ton of his case until August 9 to
allow him to retain counsel. The
value Of the whisky previously had
been fixed by police at $4,000.
The liquor was stolen from a
parked trailer truck in the 1900
block OF New York avenue NE.
police said Pvt. w. r. Greer ield,
a plain clothes policeman attached
to the ninth precinct. was cred
tied with breaking the case by De-
tective 1t. Aubrey NJ Tolson. who
said Greenfield discovered the whis-
ky stacked in a garage in the rear
Of the Morse street address late
Monday night. The empty truck was
found abandoned at Seventh and K
streets NE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-31
CoIored WomentoSee
Truman on Lynchings

A delegation from National As
ISOLATION of Colored Women will
visit President Truman at II am
tomorrow to demand Federal action
against iynchings in the South.
The association today sent a mes
sage to the President deeply de-
ploring the brutal and atrocious
lynchings of four Negroes in
Georgia last week and protesting
other acts of terrorism in Tennessee
and Mississippi.
The colored women's group told
the President he should see to it,
that Attorney General Clark uses
all available resources to bring the
criminals to justice.
A delegation was sent this morn
ing to meet Carroll Reece. National
Republican Committee chairman
to seek Republican support for anti
lynching legislation. Other dele
cations will see Chairman Hannegan
of the Democratic National Com
mittee and Attorney General Clark
tomorrow on the same subject.
The association today voted 5000
to the National Committee to abol-
ish the poll tax.
They also heart, Mrs. Helen Phil
lips outline work of the Congress
of American Women with which
the association is affiliated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-31
School Car Accident
Hurts Child, Shakes IS

One child was injured and IS
others were shaken in an traffic
accident at Fourteenth street and
Spring road NV. today involving
an automobile, parked car and a
Parsons Countryside School sta
ton wagon in which the 16 children
were riding, police reported.
The injured child, Liza Hilliard.
10, who police said lives on boat
at Eighth street and Maine avenue
S.W., suffered a possible fractured
nose and was taken to Garfield
Hospital for treatment.
The accident occurred at 9 am.
police said, when an automobile
driven by James S. Giffen, "a. 1850
Spring road NV, was in a collision
with the station wagon in the mid
ole of the intersection. Mr.. Citizens
car went out of control in the crash
and was DETECTED into the third car
parked at the curb.
This car was owned by Lawrence
F. Schneider, 1912 Chillum Gate
road. Hvattsyille, Md, according to
police.
Police said the driver of the sta
ton wagon was Frank E. Ward, Is.
of 1880 Bryant street NE. The in
tersection is equipped with traffic
lights, police said, but they are not
working during the summer school
vacation.
Damage to the three vehicles was
reDortnd SLIGHT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-31
House D. {. Unit
ApprovesB Bill TO
Add3Judges
Burst of Speed Also
Gives Hope for
New Fireboot

A majority of the House Dis
trict Committee today ordered a
favorable report on the Senate
passed bill to increase the num-
Der of judges at Municipal Court
from 10 to 13.
This measure, which last night
appeared dead for this session of
Congress, was rescued this morn
ing when William N. Mcleod, clerk
OF the committee, neared the end
OF poll of committee members and
found he had majority in favor
of the bill This gives the House
another chance to complete action
on the bill before adjournment Fri
day.
At the same time committee
members sought to make the most
of slim chances for action on
other municipal measures remain
ing on the House calendar.
Clears Last Hurdle.
The communicable disease con-
troll bill finally cleared its last
legislative hurdle late yesterday
and is on its way to the White
House for signature. Action on
this was completed when the House
accepted Senate amendment ex-
empting Christian Scientists from
having to submit to medical treat
ment.
Meanwhile, by a sudden burst of
speed downtown and on Capitol Hill,
the District 'haS a chance to gain
free of charge one of the Nays
1l4-foot diesel-powered craft, the
Maquinna, to replace the city'S old
fire boat. The Masquinna, built
about two years ago, is said to be at
Norfolk.
Navy officials notified the Commits
sioners of their willingness to trans
fer the vessel to the District, and
the city heads speedily drafted
proposed bill to authorize the
change. This was dispatched to
Chairman Bilbo of the Senate Dis
trict Committee in midafternoon,
and within about an hour he had
introduced the bill. carried it around
the Senate to poll his committee
and won Senate passage.
House Move Mapped.
On the House side. Acting Chair
man Healy of the District Commit
tee said he would plan today what
action could be taken there.
The Senate also passed and sent
to the White House the bill author
izing payment of the salaries of
some 70 employees of the child day
care centers from June 80 to July
Is. when they stayed on the job
while waiting passage Of legislation
for continuation of the centers.
The Senate late yesterday also
passed and sent to the House a bill
by Senator Thomas, Democrat, of
Utah amending the Civil Service
Retirement Act to make it applic-
able to officers and employees of the
Columbia Institution for the Deaf.
Efforts were being made on the
House side to iron out difficulties
encountered by two Senate-passed
measures-to allow the use of the
flash" method of pasteurization
of milk and to permit members of
the District Jury Commission to be
reappointed without a three-year
gap between terms Mr.. Healy said
there might be a chance for pas
sage of these bills
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-31

SeVen-year-old sister in custody
fight of more than five years with
her estranged husband. The boy
disappeared when his mother stop
ped at a hamburger stand near
Richmond. Va,
Attorneys Bernard MargoliuS and
Stanley Fischer, representing Maj
Boone, and Attorney A Leckie Cox
representing Mrs. Boone, appeared
at District Court shortly before noon
to discuss possible future legal steps
and to hold a conference with
Justice Alexander Holtzoff.
Mr.. Margolius said the boy is
i'll suffering from a digestive all
ment
Immediately after a conference
with Justice HoltZoff, counsel an
nounced that the justice would
name a physician to examine the
boy to determine the extent of his
illness before issuing any other
order in the case. Mr.. Cox said Mrs.
Boone would not try to remove the
boy if he is found to be too i'll to
! travel
Mr. Margolius and Mr.. Fischer
revealed following the conference
with Justice Holtzoff that the boy
had returned to the Washington
Metropolitan Area by bus. He
boarded a bus, MI Margolius said
after unSuccessfully trying to thumt
a ride When young Daniel first
left his mother, he hid temporarily
in a woods. MI Margolius said. The
attorney said he did not know
whom the boy had stayed with be-
tween the time he disappeared last
week and the time he caught the
bus.
Daniels former governess at his
fathers apartment said she received
a telephone call from the boy Friday
night during which he assured hel
he was safe and with friends.
Daniel had lived with his father
for the last three years until the
court ordered him turned over to hi,
mother.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-31
Charge in Abandoning
Of Baby Dismissed

Charges against Carlos Chevre-
mont, 81, in connection with the
abandonment here July 16 of a
3-week-old baby, were dismissed
yesterday after Sarah Jones. Is,
said to be the child's mother, teSti-
fed she was married last Friday at
Rockville, Md, to Chevremont.
United States Commissioner Need
ham c. Turnage ruled she could not,
therefore, be compelled to testify
against Chevremont and that with
out her testimony there were insuffl-
clent grounds on which to hold him.
Assistant United States ATTORNEY
Arthur ]. Mclaughlin challenged
the claim of marriage and objected
to introduction by defense attorneys
OF what purported to be a marriage
certificate and license, contending
they were not official.
The woman had refused to testify
against Chevremont at an earlier
hearing on grounds she was his
common-laW wife. The commits
sioner continued that hearing for
further proof of legal common law
marriage
Meanwhile, public assistance
official reported the baby. found in
an alley behind the Governor Shep-
herd Apartments, is i'll in Gallinger
Hospital. Any action to turn the
child over to the couple is being held
III allegiance at present, he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-31

Pastor of the church, Earl L. Har-
rison, colored, 1928 Irving street NE,
and members protested the nearness
OF the store and stated the neigh
borhood is already becoming blight
ed by persons drinking in the area -
John S. Branom, colored, chair
man of the Board of Deacons. stated
that In view of the church now be-
ing surrounded by liquor stores, an
other would only add to almost
nightly carousing.
Clinton N. Howard, executive SUI
perintendent of the International
Reform Federation, spoke in behalf
of members of the church opposing
any additional sale of beer or wine
In the neighborhood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-31
Commissioners GET Appeal
For Star TeIevision Tower

The Board of zoning Adjustment
today forwarded to the Commission
ers for action the appeal of Amer
lean University on behalf of The
Evening Star Broadcasting Co. fol
erection of 400-foot television and
frequency meditation transn liter
tower on university property al
Massachusetts and Nebraska ave-
nues NV.
The city heads, who must approve
the height specifications of the
tower. probably will act on the mat
ter at this board meeting at 10 m
tomorrow. The project was ap-
proved by the Zoning Board as tt
height and location last week, II
also has been cleared by the Civil
Aeronautics Administration.
Although the tower height sought
is few feet above the minimum
standards set by the Federal Com
munications Commission, the com.
mission has issued a construction
permit indicating that construction
must be completed by December
26. Favorable action by the Com
missioners would clear the way fol
the project.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-31
Army Finds Wayto Gel
70-Ton German Tank
To Monument Grounds

The lotion German Tiger tank
which the Army yesterday tried
unsuccessfully to get into Washing
ton for display at the Monument
Grounds will be able to enter the
city after all, Brig. Gen. Claude D
Fernbaugh, commanding general OF
the Military District of Washington
announced today.
The tank, brought from Aberdeen
Md, was in both Rosslyn and Eek
ington yards Of the B. & o. Railroad
yesterday as the Army tried shift
ing it from the Pennsylvania to
the B. & O. Railroad to get it into
the city
In both cases police objected to
the use of city streets on account
of the tanks weight.
The present plan. according to
Gen. Fernbaughs aides, is to load
it back on fiat cars at IL am. to-
morrow, at Rosslyn, with the aid
of heavy cranes and 100 Army car
penterS, and take it to the marshall
ling yards near the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing and unload it
there with more cranes and Army
workmen onto Acton tank trans
porter.
Then it is to come up Fourteenth
street under heavy police escort to
the Monument Grounds and be I'M
loaded for the exhibit which is
being staged by the Army o. d.
nance Department.
Secretary of War Patterson will
formally open the show at 4:30 pm.
tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-31
Eisenhower Trip TO Brazil,
Mexico Begins Tomorrow

Accompanied by his wife, Gen.
Eisenhower will take off from Ma
tional Airport at 7 am. tomorrow
on his previously announced trip
to Brazil and Mexico.
In addition to Mrs. Eisenhower
the War Department announced
other members of the official party
will include 1t. Gen. Hoyt S. VAN
denberg, Mai. Gen. A. D. Surles
Maj. Gen. Howard McC. Snyder
Maj. Gen. Wilton B. Persons, 1t
Col. Gregerio Marquee, Maj. Robert
L. Schulz, Capt. John B. Hull
M /Sergt. William Murray and
M Sergt. Leonard Dry.
A severe cold will prevent the
departure Of Lit. Col. James Stack
Gen. Eisenhower's aide, who was
to accompany the party.
Gen. Eisenhower will be guest OF
the Brazilian and Mexican govern
ments and will inspect military in
fstallations in Panama and the
Caribbean Defense Command. He
is expected to return here about
August 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-31
Clio Union AffiIiution
Voted by Bank EMPLOYEES

Employees of the Industrial Bank
of Washington have voted for Local
~ of the United Office and Profess
sional Workers of America, CLIO. to
represent them in dealing with their
employer, the union announced to-
day.
The announcement said 20 of the
eligible employees took part in the
balloting and that 10 of them voted
for the CLIO union. The union said
1T has asked bank officials to meet
with it August to negotiate a con-
tract covering salaries and working
conditions. The salary scale has been
$50 to $3.50 a month. according to
the union announcement. However.
at the bank it was said most en-
ployes had received raises since this
scale was in effect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-31
Montgomery Board
Approves New Lights

Installation of additional street
lighting facilities for Bethesda
Westmoreland Hills and Kenwood
was authorized yesterday by the
Montgomery County Commissioners
at their meeting in Rockville.
The board authorized the Potomac
Electric Power Co. to install II street
lights in Bethesda, three in West
moreland Hills, and II in KenWood
at a total annual cost of S462 Is
Those in the first two communities
will be 100-candlepower each while
the KenWood lights will be 250-can-
dlepower each.
The electric company notified the
commissioners, however, that install
lation of the lights is contingent
on ability to get materials and that
it could give no promise when it
would be able to furnish the service
The Bethesda lights will be located
on the following streets:
Five on Mckinley street, two on
Hemstead avenue north of Mckinley
street, two on Brite drive south of
Bradley boulevard, one on Green
vale parkway at Greenvale street
and two on Irvington street north
of Mckinley street.
The three Westmoreland Hills
street lights will be placed on
Worthington drive east of Newport
avenue.
In Kenwood. five lights will be
installed on Highland avenue and
six on KenWood avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-31
Stanley Gewirtz Appointed
Assistant 10 Lands Of CAB

Stanley GewirtZ has been appoint
ed executive assistant to James M.
Lands, chairman of the Civil Aero
nautics Board, and Mrs. Dorothy P.
Brown has been named confden-
tial assistant to Mr. Lands, it was
announced today.
MI. Gewirtz, a native of New York,
was graduated from Harvard Law
School in 1910 and then was en-
ployed in the Office of Undersecre-
tary of War. In 1912 he served as
assistant to MIR. Lands, who then
was director of the Office OF CIVILIAN
Defense, and the next year enlisted
in the Army Air Transport Com
mand. He was discharged in Febru-
airy, 1945, with the rank of chief
warrant officer.
Mrs. Brown was assistant to Mr..
Lands when he was dean of the
Harvard Law School in l940-42, and
came to Washington with him as his
confidential assistant during the
time he was director of the OCD.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-31
D. {. Ruling 0uashine
Tax Charges Against
z Teachers Reversed

The Municipal Court of Appeals
today reversed a Municipal Court
ruling quashing charges against
two District Junior high school
teachers accused of filing fraudu-
lent District income tax returns.
The teachers, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
c. Rick, 1885 Massachusetts avenue
Sc, were freed of the charges last
April on grounds that the United
States attorney had no jurisdiction
TO prosecute
Defense attorneys had commended
the charges should have been
brought by the Corporation Coun-
sells Office under a subsection of
the District Income Tax Act OF
1889 entitled Negligence which
was amended in 1912 to include any
persons who make a false or fraud
ulent return" The maximum pen
atty provided under that subsection
is a $500 fine for each offense.
Assistant United States Attorney
John D. Lane argued it was not the
lilbC4Ab VI SOllE1 Iii lllt
statute to take away from the
United States attorney the right
TO prosecute under another sub
section headed "Willful Violation,
carrying a fine of not more thar
$4,000 or a years Imprisonment OF
both
The appellate court. in an opinion
written by Associate Judge Andrew
M. Hood, declared, In one instance
the ofense is the filing of a fraudu-
lent return. In the other it is the
willful attempt to evade Or defeat
the tax. In the latter the gist Of
the offense is not the filing of The
fraudulent return: the gravamer
of the charge is the intent to evadt
the tax"
The opinion held that to adopt
the ruling of the trial court would
be an "unWarranted invasion of the
legislative field"
Tax officials accused the Kicks
of filing returns wrongfully claim
ing exemption from taxation or
nearly $4,000 of income from 1898
through 1914 They allegedly claimed
six children as dependents in one
instance, although they were child
less.