The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-26

looking brother, Phil, very much so Bill Eythe phones Margaret Whiting, transatlantic, every week. end, despite reports of busted betrothal Peggy Knudsen and William S. Paley, rich radioman, lighting two cigarettes on ore match Ella Raines and Rod Cameron John, son of Charles Rogers, film producer. slipped the ring on the proper finger of Joan Lind bergh, daughter of the plastic sur geon Don Costello keen about Jane Keane :. Venus Ramey (Miss America, '44) a steady patron of No Fifth Ave, to hear tenor Tony Craig Bud Ernst, Betty Furness' ex, reciting Browning to Norma Roberts Lili Damita and Ray mond Hakim ooh-la-la Latest brand new entry-Gail Russell and John Shelton.
 On Aug. IA, first anniversary of Jap surrender there will be a char ity benefit celebration in the Jap anese Palace, in Monticello, N. Y., S. s. Kresge, chainstore mag nate donated one of his homes in Miami Beach to the Good Neigh Dor Methodist Church . The Prohibition League has been chartered in N. Y. =. It will battle local option moves, which keep pop ping up perennially throughout the State, above the city boundaries.
 There is bitter controversy raging over the case of Carlton Powell, Negro musician on the Lanny Ross air-shoW, who is under medical care, recovering from the result of a fracas on the sidewalk before the E. 51st St. police sta- ton.
 Many prominent theatrical folk, with DaShiell Hammett the chief spokesman, have complained to Po- lice Comm Wallander that Detec- tive Ed Clancy assaulted Powell, as result of which alleged at tack was taken to Bellevue Hospi- tai with skull injuries.
 The sympathizers say that, early on the morning of June 12 (about 3 A. MD Powell entered the taxi of David Romanick and asked to be driven to an address in Harlem; that Romanick refused; that Powell ordered him to go to the nearest police station; that when Powell got out, to make complaint, Clancy struck him without cause or req son.
 We have looked into the case . Powell has been indicted by the Grand Jury on charges of assault with a deadly weapon. The teSti- mony (by Clancy, Romanlck and Clancy's partner, who was present. was as follows:
 That Powell entered the cab, used abusive language, threatened the driver when he refused to haul him; that Powell kicked out two of the taxi windows; that Romanick, pre- | tending to consent, drove to the police station and ran toward it to ask protection; that Powell fol- lowed him; that Clancy intervened-'
 Now. swore Clancy:
 Powell reached under his coat and drew an eight-inci1 hunting knife, in a harness which he had attached to his suspender, and stabbed me suddenly, upward, at my heart I had a comb in my pocket. The knife cut through two teeth of it. That stopped it partially But the point entered my body and inflicted wound which had me bedridden for week l drew my revolver, but didn't shoot. He still had the knife in his hand so I struck him with my revolver until he dropped the knife.
 The knife and scabbard were shown to the Grand Jury. Clancy $ physician testified to the nature of the wound. The comb was an- other exhibit. The indictment was voted. The department report on the matter paralleled the Grand Jury testimony.
 This case will be an issue in the forthcoming campaigns, always hot in Harlem. Since it will have a bearing on at least two Congres- sional elections, it may become 8 national cause celebre,
 Powell's sympathizers are deter mined not to let it die.
 Deane Carroll, beauteous daugh- ter of a Baltimore (B&O) railroae executive, being held for 10 weeks after a click as star of the Ameri' can Revue, at Hotel International Panama =. Renee De Marco ane Jody Hutchinson discussing divorce doings 7. . But Nick Condos, tt spike Renorumors, will build $50, 900 mansion for his wife, Marths Rave, and their daughter, Melodie.