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Evening star., 1947-08-06
Baltimore Is Prepared
For 10000 Expected
AT Legion Convention
By the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Aug. 6.-Baltimore
was ready today for upward of TO-
600 American Legionnaires for the
first postwar convention of the
Maryland department.
There were 2420 delegates and
alternates officially designated for
the convention, but Chairman John
w. Jennings, a former department
commander, is expecting ub to 10
times that number.
One reason is that of the 10000
Legionnaires in Maryland, about
half live in Baltimore or its suburbs.
Hotels began to feel the crush Mon
day when they reported a scarcity
of rooms.
HagerstOwn Delegation Largest.
The Morris Frock Post of Hagers-
town will have the largest official
delegation-37-at the sessions
starting tonight with a war memo
rial service.
In all, there will be representa-
tives from 1872 Maryland posts, in
Guiding the womens auxiliaries,
which will hold separate sessions.
Tonight's session will be devoted
to welcome addresses from Balti-
more and State officials. The dele
gates will swing into business meet
ings tomorrow and tomorrow eve
ming the first organized fun-making
starts.
40 and 8 Will Parade.
The Forty-and- Eight, official fun
organization and honor society of
the Legion, will stage a parade and
initiate new members Earlier in the
evening, drum and bugle corps
competition will be held in the
municipal stadium.
The parade of the entire Legion
is slated Friday evening. The
legionnaires will be joined by Army,
Navy, Marine, civic and fraternal
units.
The annual banquet will be held
Saturday night and the election of
officers will close the convention
Sunday morning. Three candidates,
Samuel J. Cohen of Hagerstown,
Harry S. Allen of Laurel, and H.
Winship Wheatley, jr., of Hyatts-
vile, are seeking to succeed John F.
Bosohen of Baltimore, as depart
ment commander.
Evening star., 1947-08-06
-Four Maryland Cities
Cut From CAA Aid
By the Associated Press

The Civil Aeronautics Admins
tration announced yesterday it was
forced to eliminate four of 10 Mary
land cities from its air program for
the construction or improvement of
airports.
The CAA said it could not grant
the requests of Westernport for
$4,000, Denton $50 1000, Westminster
SOL $50, and Centerville $4,000.
The agency attributed it's inability
to meet the requests to so per cent
reduction in congressional appro-
priations.
Baltimore's request for $500, 900
for it's Friendship Church Airport
was cut to 100000. On the other
hand, Frederick will receive $126, $50
instead of the $5l 500 asked orig
inally.
Four other cities will receive aid
as follows: Cambridge, $55,000;
Cumberland, $4,000; Salisbury
$4,000, and Crisfield, $39, 300.
Evening star., 1947-08-06
W. {. KidweH Funeral
To Be Held in Virqinia

Funeral services for Willard Con-
rad Kidwell, 10, retired furniture
dealer, were to be held this afternoon
at the HillSboro (Va0 Methodist
Church with burial in the church
cemetery. \
Mr.. Kidwell died Monday at his
home, 1919 Kansas avenue NV, of
a heart ailment after a six-week
illness. A native of Hillsboro, be had
been a resident of the District for
nearly 40 years, Is of which were
spent at the Kansas avenue address.
For is years Mr.. Kidwell was a
partner on the Crubb g. Kidwell
furniture stores in Purcellville and
Middleburg, Va. He retired four
years ago, but later took salesman's S
job at Woodward & Lothrop, where
he was employed until last October.
Before entering the furniture busi-
ness he worked as clerk in the
Post Office Department.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Dora
Kidwell, and granddaughter. Mrs.
Andrew J. Dzubak, of Takoma Park,
Md.
Evening star., 1947-08-06
Winchester Fire Destroys
a Buildings; Loss Is $50, 900

structure by railroad track and a
fire wall. Five Winchester COM
panies and volunteer fire COM
panies from Front Royal, Berryville
Stephens City, Clear Brook and
from Martinsburg. w. Va, fought
the blaze for several hours.
Four flremen were taken to Me-
mortal Hospital for treatment of in
juries. They included Clyde Wise
Of Stephens City, who was overcome
by smoke; Christian Duke, Front
Royal, who suffered a fractured
ankle; Donald Jones, winchester
who received superficial burns, and
Steve Spanos, Winchester, who suf-
fered burns. All were discharged
except Mr.. Duke.
Several Houses Damaged.
The Robinson Building had beer
sold to the Arrow Wrecking Co.
Washington, D. C. E. j. Rother
representing the contractors, said
the fire probably started in the ele-
vator shaft. He said his men were
eating lunch when some one re-
ported smoke coming out of the
front OF the building.
Several houses in the vicinity were
damaged by the fire.
The Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad
whose yards adjoin the Robinson
plant, removed a large number Of
cars to safer tracks.
A number of families living ir
the vicinity of the Robinson. Gather
and Glaize Buildings had their
effects moved to places of safety but
later returned to their dwellings.
Chief Engineer j. r. Bernd OF
the Robinson company said the fire
did not reach the firms main plant
and food stored in lockers there was
undamaged.
Evening star., 1947-08-06
Charles County Sends
Largest Contingent
To All Convention
BY the Assoeioied Press

Registrars completed count yes
terday on delegates to the annual
All Club convention at the Uni
versity of Maryland and found they
had 1922 youths on hand-the
largest contingent coming from
Charles County.
Next to Charles County with 81
delegates here was Frederick County
with Is and Baltimore and Mont
gomery Counties with rs delegates
each.
Activities for girls opened with an
exhibition of baked and canned
goods and clothing and household
effects at the College of Home
Economics.
Meantime, the boys engaged in
group discussions of variety OF
farm subjects.
For the older ones in the group
there was a discussion on teen-age
etiquette. This was led by Miss
Elizabeth Reid of Washington, q
former All Club member and now q
State Department employe.
The first general assembly of the
convention was held this morning
The delegates were greeted by Presi-
dent H. c. Byrd of the university
and other officials.
The following All Club members
from nearby counties are registered
for the College Park conference:
Evening star., 1947-08-06
Winchester Man, II, Dies
In Truck in Silver Sprinq

A man identified as Russell Wise
carver, n, Of Winchester, Va, died
Of heart attack early today while
driving on Old Bladensburg road in
Silver Spring.
He was pronounced dead by DR..
De Witt E. De Lawter of Chevy
Chase, acting Montgomery County
deputy medical examiner, shortly
after county police at Silver Spring
found him slumped at the wheel OF
his truck about 2:45 am. in front
Of 11120 Old Bladensburg road.
Dr. De Lawter ruled death was
due to the heart attack and not as
a result of the truck crashing into
a concrete abutment. 2plice report
led. The truck was cargsins brick.
Evening star., 1947-08-06
Freedom Of Enterprise
Night Set at PIuy
BY the Assoeioted Press

WILLIAMSBURG, Va, Aug. O.
Presentation of THE Common
Glory" on August 26 has been desie-
mated as Freedom of Enterprise"
night and Wilfred A. Roper of Rich
mond, president of the Virginia
State Chamber of Commerce has
been named chairman of a commit
tee to head arrangements for the
night.
Special guests will be Earl Shrede,
president of the Chamber of Com
merce of the United States, and
executives of the various State
chambers of commerce throughout
Virginia and the Nation.
Since opening on July IL "The
Common Glory" has played to more
than 10000 spectators.
Evening star., 1947-08-06
Nelson Will Leave Job
In Alexandra Auq. IS

The next city official of Alexan-
dria to resign, Assistant Electrical
Inspector Thomas o. Nelson, win
leave that position August Is.
But unlike other Alexandria of :
ficeholders who resigned during the
past few weeks, Mr.. Nelson is no.
quitting because of city difficulties.
His purpose, he said, is to accept a
better job with a private firm.
Mr.. Nelson, who lives at II West
Walnut street, has been assistant
to City Electrical Inspector w. Ed
ward Dunn since the depa tment
was formed in September, Eb9.
Evening star., 1947-08-06
Che|tenham School
Gets New Director
BY the Asseeiofed Press

BALTIMORE, Aug. 6.-The Board
of Managers of the Cheltenham
School for Boys approved yesterday
the appointment OF Calvin l.. Kiah,
Cambridge, as superintendent of the
correctional institution for colored
boys.
Mr.. Kiah held first place on the
merit system eligibility list. His
selection was delayed, however, be-
cause he lacked experience with
correctional institutions.
State Employment Commissioner
Walter D. Owens informed the board
on submitting the ilst of candidates
that Mr.. Kiah, because he was a
veteran, could not be passed over
in favor of any Of the other four
applicants.
The new superintendent has been
the principal of a high school.
In approving Mr.. Kiah for the
post. the Cheltenham board voted
to ask the General Assembly to re-
move the position of Cheltenham
superintendent from the merit
system.
The board pointed out that the
heads of all correctional and penal
institutions of the State-with the
exception of Cheltenham and the
Maryland Training School for Col
ored Girls-now are out of the merit
system. '....
The institution at Cheltenham
recently was the object of critical
report from the Board of Managers
citing "unspeakably filthy" condi-
tions and whipping of prisoners.
Those conditions were corrected
temporarily and more extensive
improvements we're promised. More
recently one of the inmates was
quoted by authorities as having
admitted setting a fire which de-
Stroyed a barn,
Evening star., 1947-08-06
Ocean City Voters
Back Bond Issue
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

OCEAN CITY, Md, Aug. GA
handful of this ocean resorts voters
went to the polls Monday for spe-
cial bond election but they ba1loted
58 to 49 in favor Of a $100,000 bond
issue to expand the water system.
A majority of those voting was
needed to approve the issue. The
1910 population of Ocean City was
1,052.
Evening star., 1947-08-06
Baltimore Leader
Leaves Five Houses
To His Tenants
By the Assoeioted Press

TOWSON, Md, Aug. g.
Thomas r. Brannan, Baltimore
County Democratic leader who
died a week ago Sunday, left
five houses to his tenants.
Mr.. Brannan's will, filed for
probate yesterday, described the
recipients as his faithful ten
ants and friends"
Mr.. Brannan, who was 50, left
small legacies to a sister, three
nephews, a niece and in-laws.
His wife died three years ago
and they had no childresA
Evening star., 1947-08-06
Arlington 6. O. p. ToIks Set

Mrs. Wilma B. MACPHERSON, vice
chairman of the Arlington County
Republican Committee, and Edgar
w. Humphrey. chairman, will speak
at 6:45 pm. today over Radio Star
ton WARL,
Evening star., 1947-08-06
Jupun to Get U. S. Cotton

The Agriculture Department yes
terday announced an offer to buy
10000 bales of cotton for export to
Japan. It will be bought on CON-
petitiye bids to meet requirements
Of the War Department
Evening star., 1947-08-06
Beetles Seen at Worst

ANNAPOLIS, Aug. 6 lP.-Stan-
ley E. Day, Anne Arundel County
farm agent, said yesterday the Japa-
nese beetle invasion in Annapolis
and Anne Arundel County was the
heaviest in years.
Evening star., 1947-08-06

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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-09
CHARGES HURLED
AT HIGHWAY UNIT
wo Organizations Con.
END That Eastern N. E.
Roads Neglected

Charges that e a e North
drollna is being neglected by the
late Highway commission were
--urled at the department yester-
Gay by two organizations, both OF
whom went on record favoring. inn
mediate action to rectify bad road
conditions in the area.
The Wilmington Board of Real.
tors and the Ogden Civic Il u b
both initiated drives to force the
to take some action to pro-
vide better roads in the area.
A letter was dispatched by the
Ogden club to James A. Bridger
OF Bladenboro, state highway com.
mission member demanding that
commission members be replaced
by someone who will take an in
tereSt in rural roads.
The realty group at the same
time appointed a three-man COM
mittee to contact the board OF
county commissioners in reference
to the matter.
At a meeting called by the real
tors, various complaints ranging
from the lack of bitches to lack
OF passable roads were aired.
Frank Harris, who was appointed
a member of the three-man group,
said there wer bitches in the
area which had not been cleaned
out in years.
One reason offered for the bad
road condition was the lack of
representation for eastern North
Carolina on the highway commits
sion.
Named to the board by the real
tors, in addition to Harriss, were
Willie James and Jack Baldwin.
Copies Of the letter sent to
Bridger by the Ogden club were
mailed to Gov. R. Gregg Cherry
and officials Of the highway com.
mission in Raleigh.
E. w. johnson, club secretary
and treasurer, said tn e average
width of highway II near Whining.
ton was from II to Is feet and
pointed out that wide vehicles
such as school busses use the road
travelling" to and from schools.
The condition of the road was
brought to the attention Of high.
way officials last year but thai
thus far nothing has been done to
alleviate the bad situation, he said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-09
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hrd and William Campbell were
named to the board OF directors
Of the club.
Dudley Humphrey was indicted
into membership in the or2aniza-
ton in a ceremony conducted by
William Henderson, past presi-
dent. Henderson also made a short
address On the meaning of Lion
ism.
A tentative report on the Lions
club fashion show and dance which
was held in April was given by L.
c. Robertson. The proceeds from
the event were previously ear
marked for the clubs work in aid
ing the blind.
. Their work with the blind dur
ing the past year includes the fol
lowing: 60 pairs of glasses donat-
ed to needy children, 65 Christ
mas baskets packed and deliver
ed, $50 to supplement blind case
workers salaries, one years
subscription to the braille edition
Of the Readers Digest for circula-
ton among the blind, one Banks
pocket brailIe writer furnished to
case workers for instruction
among the blind, one icebox do.
mated to blind person, $3.50 to
Greenville Preconditioning Center
Tor the blind, $500 for the eye
clinic al James Walker Memorial
hospital, aid directing the check.
Ing Of lighting conditions in
schools over New Hanover county
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-09
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was at present, a big one for
them.
] P. Smith, Greenville, s d
that the proposed routes would be
of great benefit to him and his
family and "if it helps me it'll
help the community"
Guy Elliot, mayor of Kinston;
Sam Bundy, secretary of tn
Farmville Chamber Of Commerce;
J. R. Taylor mayor Of A Y d e n
gave similar testimony and othe1
representatives of Greenvl1e.
Jacksonville, Murfreesboro, ane
Ayden were present in the court
room.
Yesterday morning. W. G.
Humphreys, traffic manager o.
Carolina Coach, testified that his
company was entering agreement
with the Sateway Transit company
to provide direct connections tc
the beach, provided they were
awarded the new coastal route.
H. E. Boyd, secretary of the
Wilmington Port = Traffic associ-
alton, appeared as a voluntary
witness and said that Wilmington
faces a deplorable, or desperate,
transportation situation. There is
no passenger service between
Wilmington and Kinston via the
ACL, he said, and it is reasonable
to state that the Carolina Coach
company should be granted a
franchise to operate into Whining
ton.
He pointed out that Wilmington
is North Cardinals major sea
port, and that the five seashore
beaches in this area attract
thousands of tourists and vacation
lists annually.
Wilmington and the other cities
and towns involved in this
proceeding cannot hope to ad'
vance without adequate transpor'
tation, he said.
Boyd also offered three ex-
hibits which were accepted as evil
dence; a statement showing pre-
sent bus schedules to and from
Wilmington and a few represent
alive points in North Carolina with
the number of transfers in route;
another showing the passenger
railroad schedules between TIT
same points,. and the third show
ing the population OF cities ane
town on present Seashort
company and Norfolk Southern
Bus corporation route as com
pared with proposed route anf
service in connection with Caro-
lin. Coach route and service II
| the State.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-09
THREE DARTMOUTH
STUDENTS K lLLED
OF Car Decapitated
| When Vehicle Crashes
Into Furniture Truck

NORTH HARTLAND, VT, May
8+W.H-Three Dartmouth college
seniors were killed today, one Of
them being decapitated, wher
their automobile skidded on a
curve and crashed into a 10-tor
truck while they we're enroute tx
New Jersey to get their weekend
prom dates.
Killed were Charles X. Long, q
of Camden, N. j., John Lopez, q
of Lodi, N. j., and Frederic T
Sillars, "a, of Pittsfield, Mass. Sill
lars, the driver, was decapitatee
in the collision.
The trio, all fraternity brothers
and war veterans, were driving t
New Jersey where they were te
meet three girls who. would &C
company them to the Green Key
prom which will be held this
weekend at Dartmouth.
The north-bound trailer truck
loaded with furniture, was driver
by Gene M. Elmore, IS, OF Hart
ford, Conn. He was treated Ton
scalp cuts and h~ospitalized a
White River Junction when ne
complained of back injuries.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-09
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treated to a picnic before staging
the circus.
Firms donating to the picnic are
Swift, Armour. j. w. jackson of
Pepsi-Cola. Coca-Cola company,
Royal bokery, and inertia bakery.
J. Jackson of the Dixie Pig will
serve the picnic to the scouts.
Between $50 and $50 Cubs, Boy
and Senior Scouts, including mem.
bers of the Order OF the Arrow
will participate in the Circus.
Events to be staged include:
History of signaling by the Order
of the Ars.w, troop 96, 81, "a, and
IA; Whip cracking, troop SO; sea
scouting, sea scout ship 5024; Fire
building, troop 112; barrel fitting,
troops SO, q, IA, and 81; bicycle
drill, troop 10; chariot race, troops
10 and "a; Indian ceremony, Or
der Of the Arrow; camping, troop
10; chariot racing, troops SO, 81,
and IA; pioneering, troop ia;
chariot racing, finals.
ALI units present will join to-
gether in singing the finale, and
the entire troop So will act as
clowns throughout the circus.
No admission will be charged.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-09
WILLIE
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them to know what they ere do
ing. But the court ruled 6 to 2
that this charge could not be
brought in al original appeal to
the Supreme Court.
Willie was unmoved by the re-
lection. Instead, he was proud
that the court had even consider
ed his case. '
Who would think" he mum :
bled, that one Negro boy could
get all those big men to talk a.
bou. him."
The chair in which Willie will
sit tomorrow is the same one
| which failed to work on May 3,
1916. That was when the state Of
Louisiana first tried to execute
him for the Staying of a white
druggist at St. Martinsville~ in
1914.
It was a miracle, God wanted
to save him, Willie said at that
time.
But prison officials attributed
the execution blunder to faulty
wiring which kept the full current
rom passing through Willie's
body.
TT just tickled me-" Willie said.
Willie, his cell Uttered with re-
ligious literature, believes that the
Lord let him live through his first
trip to the chair because He
wanted me to get my hell on
earth"
Nov I'm. ready to de-" Willie
said. 1.-THE sooner the better. ]
have been in this jail sweating it
out for q year."
Prior to his first trip to the
electric chair Willie used to read
comic magazines. But he took to
religion when the miracle" say
ed him. He has confided in the
Rev. Charles Hannigan OF st. Ed
ward.
Father Hannigan described the
doomed youth as a religious per-
son. Most of Willie's thoughts, the
clergyman said, had been aboW
the church since his first execu-
ton"
Braced by his faith in God, Will
lie said he wasn't afraid to die.
"Tn do my best" he said.
" Cause I want to get to heaven
as 5000 as / can"
Willie will be transferred back
to the tiny st. Martinville jail for
the execution. The jail is in the
heart of Longfellow Evaageline
state park, scene Of Wiilie's
crime.
Then only IS years of age, Will
lie said robbery was the motive
for the murder. He got 81 and a
watch.
Willie has been held in the New
Iberia Jail chiefly. because St:
Martinville couldn't board and
handle a full-time prisoner.
Tonight material things didn't
interest him. He didn't even ask
for cray fish, which are getting
Eat now in this bayou country. His
only interest was in religion.
Willie will have to walk about
II feet from a cell to the electric
chair at St. Martinville. Father
Hannigan said he would walk the
distance like a man because OF
his faith"
The portable chair functioned
perfectly yesterday when the state
executed Alonzo "Blackie" Jones,
hitchhike slayer OF two. Jones was
pronounced dead nine minutes at.
ter the current was applied.
Neither New iberia nor st. Mar
%tinville showed any anxiety over
the case. Some residents did feel
tina. Willie shouldn't have to make
a second trip to. the death cham
Der.
The Negro, although penailess
has received legal counse
through h National, Association
for tn Advancement Of. Coloree
People and other Negro groups.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-09
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ment relations, and that the
great bulk of employers are
overwhelmingly for them.
Taft said that most existing
funds "already comply with pro
visions of the amendment, bu'
Senator Murray Il. -Mont.) argu
ed it would strike a Gripping
olow' to many. Taft said its pur'
pose is to prevent abuses"
Morse commended that tina
amendment would outlaw a vaca
ton fund operated by the Inter
national Ladies Garment Work
ers union. He said employer:
contribute to this but have NJ
right to influence it's administra
ton.
Union First
Senator Ball n. MIMI, wht
sponsored the amendment along
with Senators Byrd D.-Va.)
Smith (R.-N.J.) and George
D.-Ga.), told the Senate that wher
a union is in complete control o:
a welfare fund, the union ane
its leadership will always come
first in its administration and EN-
ployers will come second"
The provision banning the in
voluntary check-off system of col
lecting union dues escaped the
sharp criticism levelled at the
welfare fund action. So did pro
visions prohibiting extortion OF
union attempt to shake down
employers.
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esteemed as pure and wholesome.
which had been kept in one OF
the reserve tanks for more than
twenty years.
THE SHIP was built at the head
of the canal that Mc1lhenny cut,
at right angles with the river and
parallel with Queen street.
In launching the ship, she was
stuck in the mud, and Colonel Nc
Ilhenny remembers as a boy, see
ing his father fume' most vlgorl-
ousiy about it.
They later used boats along the
Cape Fear for towing rice flats
up and down the river to the vari-
GUS plantations.
H. W. Berry built some schoon-
ers and pilot boats, and afterwards
Cassidy, then a local builder.
established the ship-ya ard formerly
operated by Captain S. W. Skinner,
and at that time the only ship
yard in Wilmington.