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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-07-05

"THere neuer 7ucs a good t0ar
or a bad peace.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
RADIO BROADCAST Of the
NAACP closing of the 38th an
nual convention from Lincoln
Memorial, Washington, was
among ths "highhghts" Of BOS-
TON stations, WCOP, WNAC,
WEEP. WNIEX, and WHDH. This
Is to commend all the networks
involved
TINE WILL CONE when radio
sive programs and less Amos
networks feature more progress
nd Andy type Of programs as
to the aims and aspirations Of
Colored Americans, The over
worked radio roles CT slave ma
mys, clowns, uncle Toms etc,
will be tossed into the ash can.
LILLIAN SMITH, the Georgia
born lady author Of Strange
Fruit contributed a great mes
sage to the press last week in
her brave stand in support of
a deral ANTI-LYNCH law,
which a few people think is not
needed. These few citizens are
not facing REALITIES,
THE MOB GOES on TRIAL,
is the caption of a recent Life
magazine picture pr Gention of
the new INFAMOUS Greenville,
NC. lynching bee in which THE
drama" sket es centred
around the families and rela-
tives of the 90 alleged lynchers,
Nothing about the poor colored
parents.
PROVIDING GUNS to a pack
of wild eyed DRINKS and TIRE
Sponsible kids and then setting
them loose to hunt down q man
not even convicted OF crime
Is worse than crime; it is Civ
ing the green-ligtt for mobsters
and hate-mongers to topple the
nation
TT is POSSIBLE, as the fed
eral government is beginning TO
realize. for another EUEY LONG
or another Hitler 10 come along
amcag US. He can dish out guns.
bombs, and hate literature and
stage a large scale lyllching bee
purge, unless Uncle Sam stsps
In now
THE LYNCHING BEE in North
Carolina (and elseWh sre) is on
ly a replica Of what happened in
EUROPE, and especially Ger
many, under Hitler The victims
then were tried" and also freed.
The masses Of people thought
Hitler was harmless, lust as
some say the underground xxx
IS harmless.
ALL EUROPE is watching and
commenting upon lynchings and
other disorders among our peo-
pie It is damaging when th,y
read OF the dictator speeches VI
men like Bilb0. Ellander Rank
in, Loomis and Gerald K Smith
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-07-05

Well, the Pops Concert has
come and gone, and Buckner
Candy took the show heme in
his pocket Ena de la Rosa did
a nice pob; H. Jack Thomas put
q whole lot in his conducting
Ulysses Kay's prize composition,
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-07-05

ALL EUROPE is watching and
commenting upon lynchings and
other disorders among our peo-
pie 1t is damaging when thsy
read OF the dictator speeches VI
men like Bilbo. Ellander Rank
in, Loomis and Gerald K Smith.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-07-05

THE RED sOX could use
Jackie Robinson today; they
could use his speed and his abil-
ity to I'll any role in the in1eld
They could use his ability to get
ON base. steal second and third
rack 1tp runs. ana draw fan7 in
at the gate But the Red Sox
had first chance to get Jackie
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-07-05
Boston Baked

It makes them wonder where we
are headed.
Evening star., 1947-07-03
Poor Children and Veterans
To See Junior Police Show

Sale of tickets for the Junior Po-
lice benefit show Sunday afternoon
at the Sylvan Theater gained i'm
petus today with announcement that
underprivileged children and wound
ed veterans would attend as guests
of Washington civic groups.
Organizations are purch 81 n z
blocks of tickets at 80 cents each to
be turned over to the following in
stitutiens: Baptist Home for Chill
dren, Church Orphans Association,
Episcopal Home, German Orphan
Home, Hillcrest Children's Village;
Jewish Foster Home, Masonic and
Eastern Star Home, St. Joseph S
Home, st. vincent,s Home, Swartzell
Methodist Home, National Training
School, Walter Reed Hospital, Be-
thesda Naval Hospital and Forest
Glen Hospital.
Price of regular tickets is 81 with
all proceeds to 60 to the $25 900
drive now being staged by the Junior
Police and Citizens Corps under Po-
liceman Oliver A. Cowan, director.
The benefit show will open at
1890 pm. Sunday with an amateur
hour broadcast from Sylvan Theater
by Radio Station WWDC. A two
hour variety show will follow.
Evening star., 1947-07-03
Canadian Official Rules 0ui
Probe Of Paper Combine
BY the kssoeiafsd Press

OTTAWA, July 3.-A report re-
ceived from the combines investiga-
ton commissioner, F. A. McGregor
on a reported combine" in the
newsprint industry said that allega-
tions made did not appear to be
suf1icient to warrant an inquiry, JUS
tice Minister j. L. Ilsley said yes
terday in the Canadian Commons
The report, in the form Of men,
orandum commenting on a letter
Mr.. usley had received from Percy
Bengough, president of the Trades
and Labor Congress of Canada, had
drawn attention to the fact world
wide shortage existed in newsprint.
Mr.. Ilsley made the statement in
clarifying his disclosure to the Com
mons Tuesday night that he had
received q "confidential" report from
the commissioner but that mo pro-
!ceedings" had been taken.
Evening star., 1947-07-03
1Non.Exp|osive Bombs !;
Fell on Test Flight, !:
Martin Co. Reveals !:
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

BALTIMORE, July 3.-The Glenn !
L. Martin Co. said today two bombs.
which fell yesterday on Wittmans1 {.
Md. were nonexplosive ballast mis-
siles which broke loose from twin
engine amphibian plane the comes
pany Is testing for the Navy. -.
-Four men were stunned and
scratched by debris when one of
the bombs hit the end Of boat
repair sheds.
The aircraft company said In a
statement that the missiles were
loaded only with sand and water
and weighed about 1000 pounds
each.
The company said the amphibian
was operating at $500 feet when Z
the bombs broke loose and the z
Martin pilots thought they fell intos
the water off Kent Island, 40 miles,.
southeast of Baltimore across Ches-ss
apeake Bay. A further investigat ton +,
Is being made. -
j. Walter Jones, his two sons and =
another workman were in the boat,
house when one of the bombs shat
tered it.
They were stunned and showered
with debris, but escaped with only
scratches, when one bomb shattered
an end of the building. The other
tore deep crater in nearby field.
Evening star., 1947-07-03
-Four Nations Land in Middle
OF Eost-West Economic Fiqht

gram the United States would sup
port it so far as possible.
Gen. Marshall denied at a news
conference yesterday that this or
anything else he said meant that
he was offering Europe a blank
check. The fact remains that only
Congress can make the final de-
termination of whether and to what
extent the United States will put
additional billions of dollars into
European recovery.
Challenge to U. s. Leadership.
In this connection, there was
speculation that Mr.. Molotov's latest
maneuver would ease Gen. Marshall's
task of winning congressional sup
port for whatever recommendations
he finally sends to Capitol Hill.
The reasoning here Is that despite
his own efforts to keep the program
on a purely economic basis, Mr.
Molotov seems now to have injected
an element of political conflict
which raises challenge to Ameri-
can prestige and leadership not only
in Europe but throughout the
world.
What authorities here now expect
is that Britain and France will go
forward Immediately with plans to
invite participation in some sort Of
European conference to determine
first European self-help program
and second how much aid Europe
will need from the United States to
make the program work.
Gen. Marshall declared in his
Harvard speech that the program
should be joined by number If
not all" of the countries of Europe.
His language is now interpreted as
evidence that the State Department
expected all along that some coun-
tries would not participate. Thus
Russia's rejection of the whole idea
at Paris does not require any imme-
diate change in American policy.
Evening star., 1947-07-03
Middle West Flood
Damage Estimated
At $5O0,o0o,oOo
By the A.,ocioisd Pres.

GRAND TOWER, ILL.,, June s.
The fight between man and river
continued unabated south of St.
Louis today in an effort to save re-
manning levees while Army engineers
and soil conservators estimated flood
damage along the raging Mississippi
and its overf1owing tributaries in
Missouri, Iowa and Illinois to be at
least $500. 0.000, 900.
r. H. Musser, regional conserva-
tor for the United States Soil Con-
servtion Service. said at Milwaukee
that a survey compiled from field
Office reports and aerial reconnais-
sance showed that enough soil had
been washed downriver to cover
325, 900 acres inches deep.
Meanwhile, at st. Louis, the river
fluctuated between the 1o3-year
high of 40.3 and one-tenth of
foot less. Harry F. Wahlgren,
United States meteorologist, said a
gradual decline was expected in the
next 4s hours. High water from
the Missouri and Illinois Rivers was
keeping the Mississippi high, he
added.
Grand Tower Isolated.
Grand Tower was cut of from
land following breaks in the De-
sognia levee and several other COM
munities we're partially inundated.
A small section of the Chester, ILL.,,
business district was under water.
Food supplies were being brought
here by boat and most of the 1000
residents expected to remain since
most of the town was located on
high enough ground to escape the
river.
Residents of Dupo, ILL.,, 8 miles
southeast of st. Louis, apparently
had won their fight to save the town
from the flood water. Army en-
gineers ordered the 2,300 residents
out Of town Tuesday but many per-
sons returned, threw up temporary
sandbag embankment on the term
inal railroad tracks and then erected
q stronger earth wall.
Several small streams south OF st.
Louis which were filled by heavy
rains Sunday and Monday and pre-
vented by backwater from flowing
into the Mississippi have gone out
OF their banks, sending more fam
lilies from their homes and flooding
some highways and railroads.
Thousands Homeless.
The Red Cross reported 10,940 per-
sons homeless in Missouri and 2,972
In Illinois. About $4,000 were affect
ed In Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri and
Illinois by the floods.
Army engineers said most Of the
remaining levees between st. Louis
and Cairo, ILL.,, would hold if there
was no more rain. All dikes were in
critical condition, they emphasized,
because of prolonged high water.
At Omaha, representatives of 10
Missouri River Basin States decided
to appear in person at a Senate sub
committee hearing in Washington to
appeal for restoration of Develop
ment funds for the basin which were
eliminated by the House of Repre-
sentatives.
A five Governor committee, head
ed by Chairman Sam c. Ford of
Montana, will represent the group.
The action was taken after Army
engineers told the meeting that
damage in the basin alone was esti-
mated at $111 900 900.
Evening star., 1947-07-03
Fiscal AT Tax Refunds Hit
Record High Of ; Billion
By the Assocjoted Press

Federal tax refunds for the year
just ended hit a record high of more
than 5000, ,000,0 600.
That sum is more than half as
much money as the Government
ever collected In any year before the
1910 defense program got into high
gear. Collections last year, however,
were in the neighborhood of $42,-
500, ,000, 600.
Refunds to individual income tax
payers scored records both in num-
Der and amount, with more than
80, $3.50, 900 persons sharing a total of
81, ,487 100000.
Thus about three out of every four
taxpayers got back a check aver
aging slightly over $48.
One big reason for the heavy re-
funds to individuals was the large
amount of shifting, partly con-
nected with reconversion, and the
re-entry of former soldiers into the
civilian working force.
Evening star., 1947-07-03
Conodion Ship Unionists
Asked for Loyalty Pledge
BY the Associated Press

MONTREAL, July 3.-Canadian
Great Lakes ship owners said yes
terday that in the future union OFF,
cials boarding their vessel must sign
an afidavit that they are not men,
bers of the Communist Party and
will not attempt to force Communist
teachings on members Of crews.
Company officials said the new
clause governing movements OF
union officials aboard their ships
reads: II swear that I am not a
Communist or Communist agent
and while on the company's prop
erty or aboard its vessels I will not
advocate, preach, support or dis
seminate verbally or otherwise Com
munist ideas and principles"
Evening star., 1947-07-03
Senators Hit Use Of Judges
In Non-JudiciaI Jobs
BY ths Associated Press

The Senate Judiciary Committee
issued policy statement late yes
terday declaring that "the practice
of using Federal judges for nom
judicial activities Is undesirable
The statement was issued in con-
nection with favorable recommends
tions from the committee on the
nominations of Marvin Jones of
Texas to be chief justice OF the
United States Court of Claims and
of John Caskie Collet of Missouri
as a Federal circuit judge. Each
had stepped down from the bench
to take assignments in the executive
branch.
Although the committee declared
that "the practice holds great dam
ger of working a diminution of the
prestige of the judiciary" it recon-
mended no legislative action to bar
such appointments. The commit
tee said it believes "the remedy lies
in the first instance, in the good
sense and discretion of the Chief
Executive"
His Is the prime initiative in the
matter of these appointments and
that Is the point where the in
dependence of the judges and the
prestige Of the judiciary may best
be preserved the statement said.
Evening star., 1947-07-03
Widow, Ex.GuerriIIaI,,
Heroine Of Convict
Terror on Mindoro
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

MANILA, July 3.-An intrepid
little Mexican widow, who fought
with a guerrilla band during the
war, and a husky Filipino Bataan
veteran were heroes today of the Is
hour reign of terror by 80 escaped
convicts who seized Calapan, capital
of Mindoro Island.
1t. Col. Florencio Selga, military
police zone commander, returned to
Manila at noon today to report to
President Roxas that law and order
were restored primarily by these two,
and that 26 of the convicts already
had been recaptured. Two others
are dead.
Forty military police reinforce
ments from Batangas are pursuing
the four fugitives.
Officer Escaped From Convicts.
Col. Selga gave this report:
1t. Antonio Banta of the mill
tary police escaped from the con-
victs as they seized Calapan Tues
day night and early Wednesday.
1t. Banta found three enlisted men
and a few civilians, including Mrs.
Mary Aceveda, Mexican widow, long
a resident of Mindoro.
Mrs. Aceveda boldly approached
the convict sentries guarding the
entrances of the town to cut it off
from outside help. They heard her
appeal, and one by one they sur
rendered on her promise of safe
reatment.
The convict leader, former Mill
tary Police 1t. Nestor Romero
meanwhile, had established head
quarters in the military police bar
racks near the Calapan Airf1eld,
miles from the center of town. He
refused to surrender, and the posse
opened fire.
One Hostage Killed.
Romero, another convict and a
military police sergeant held as a
hostage were killed. Four other mil
itary police held as hostages were
wounded. No civilians we're hit.
The gun fight ended with 1t
Banta's posse in complete control.
Romero's first act was to destroy
radio and communications facilities,
but he forgot that Calapan's post
Office also had a transmitter. 1t was
this station which sent the first call
for help.
But Bantas fast thinking and
the heroism of Mrs. Aceveda un-
doubtedly saved Calapan from a
bloody battle" spokesman at mill
tary police headquarters in Manila
tdeclared.
IF reinforcements had arrived
when Romero was in control, we
would still be fighting"
1t. Banta is being recommended
for promotion and a medal.
Evening star., 1947-07-03
Congress in Brief
hY the Associofad Prasa

Senate:
Considerss-bilI, to" extend certain
export controls
Foreign Relations Subcommittee
hears State Department witnesses
OF Voice of America bill.
Commerce Subcommittee cons!d-
ers nomination of, Robert F. Jones
to Federal Communications Com
mission.
Public Welfare Subcommittee
continues hearing on health aid bill.
House:
Routine business.
Ways and Means Committee con-
siders income tax reduction bill.
Evening star., 1947-07-03
Federal Action Asked
Against Six Agencies
For Aiding Health Bill
BY the Assoeiofed Press

The Justice Department was re-
quested yesterday/to proceed against
six Federal agencies accused by the
House Expenditures Committee OF
illegal propaganda activities" in be-
half of compulsory health insur-
ance.
The committee, in a report ap-
proved unanimously, said it found
key personnel of the agencies
planned to establish health work.
shops" in strategic areas, for 'propa-
gandizing farm and labor leaders to
build up an artificial, Federally
stimulated health bill"
This development came shortly
after representatives of four organi-
cations urged the Senate Public
Welfare Committee to approve the
Wagner -Murray-Dingell bill provid-
ing compulsory health insurance te
be financed with a 3 per cent pay.
roll tax.
President Truman has asked Con-
gress for health insurance legisla.
ton.
The four organizations-Ameri-
cans for Democratic Action, Com
mittee of Physicians for the I'M
provement of Medical Care, Inc
the Methodist Federation for So
cial Action, and the Progressive Cit
liens of America-criticiZed the So
called Taft health bill which would
authorize expenditure of 5000 900,
coo a year to aid the States In set
ting up medical care programs fol
low income groups.
Citing a law against the use oi
Federal money in any effort to in
f1uence legislation, the Expendi-
lures Committee said the Govern
ment agencies known to have par
ticipated in the propaganda cam
paign fer health insurance legisla
tion aare the United States" Public
Health Service, the Children's Bu-
reau, the Ofice of Education, the
United States Employment Service,
Agriculture Department and the
Bureau of Research and Statistics
of the Social Security Board.
Evening star., 1947-07-03
Mrs. Elsie P. Leonard
Files Divorce Suit

Mrs. Elsie Patricia Leonard, 244O
Sixteenth street NV, yesterday
asked District Court for a divorce,
on grounds of two years desertion,
from John Demerse Leonard, news
paperman, now in London, accord
ing to the suit.
The suit, filed through Attorney
Monroe Oppenheimer, said the
Leonards were married in 1898 at
Minneapolis, MINI. The alleged
desertion occurred April 8, 1945, 1t
was charged.
Mrs. Leonard asked custody of an
8-year-old daughter.
Evening star., 1947-07-03
Bridge Tourney, PIonnteds

ANNAPOLIS, July (SpeciaD =
The tenth annual contract bridge
tournament Of Annapolis will be
held at Carvel Hall beginning to-
morrow afternoon and continuing
through Sunday. Mrs. William
Cheeks of Washington will be
tournament manager.
Old truck tires are made into
tennis nets for sale, by prisoners
in the Accra region of the African
Gold Coast.
Evening star., 1947-07-03
Hitchhike Rups Drivers

An ex-serviceman with an artifi-
cial leg, who won bet by hitch
hiking from johannesburg to Dur
ban, South Africa, and back, on his
annual vacation, reports: Durham
drivers seldom stop"
Evening star., 1947-07-03
Senate Confirms Briqqs

The Senate yesterday confirmed
the nomination OF Ellis o. Briggs of
Maine as Ambassador to Uruguay
The action was by unanimous con-
ent.
Evening star., 1947-07-03
MARYLAND Bonk Call

BALTIMORE, July 3 (P.-State
and Federal bank examiners called
Yesterday for a statement OF con-
dition of Maryland banks as of the
close of business Monday, June 80.
Evening star., 1947-07-03
Weather Report

District Of Columbia-Sunny and
continued dry this afternoon, with
highest temperature about 50 de-
grees. Clear and cool tonight, with
lowest about so. Continued fine
weather tomorrow and Saturday
Virginia and Maryland-Clear
and cool again tonight. Continued
fine weather tomorrow and Sat-
ur6ay.
Wind velocity, 16 miles per hour;
direction, north-northwest.
River Report.
(From United States Ensineers)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferr,
and At Great Falls: Shenandoah clear al
Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1947-07-03
Four-Yeur Drought Ends

Children saw rain for the first
time when q storm broke a four
year drought at Manville, Australia
Evening star., 1947-07-03

Monthly precipitation in inches In INT
CAPITAL (current month to date):
Evening star., 1947-07-03

(ReadinEs At Washington National Airport
Evening star., 1947-07-03

The Sun and Moon.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-11-13
POOlesville Unit
Red Cross Lauded

Over third of the sewing and
knitting done this year by Mont
gomery County Red Cross produc-
ton corps volunteers has already
been shipped overseas for the for
eign relief program, Mrs. George
Hartman, Montgomery County pro-
duction chairman, announced this
week. The balance of the articles
made have been earmarked for
home use.
Mrs. Byron D. White is chair
man of the Poolesville production
unit which has tackled some excep-
tionally large assignments in sew
ing and knitting. montgomery
County Red Cross owes many
thanks to these Poolesville women
who have been meeting weekly in
Mrs. Whites home," declared Mrs.
Hartman.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-11-13
Farm Bureau ms. Names
BOland Rockville Agent

The Farm Bureau tnSurdnce
Companies announce the appoint
ment of Joseph M. Boland, agent
for their newly-opened Office in
Rockville. Located in the Fire De-
partmcnt Building, Mr.. Boland
viii occupy space where the Town
Council was formerly situated be-
lore moving to their new location.
Painting and redecorating has been
done there.
Mr.! Boland is a graduate of
Gaithersburg High School and
spent six years as a, Navy fighter
pilot in the Philippines, China Sea,
Okinawa and Tokyo! His wife is
the former, Sally White, of ,Pooles.
vile, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Benjamin White, NJ,
c. Willard Harvey, local district
manager, says the FARM Bureau
has operated extensively in this
area since 1928.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-11-13
Pentalpha Lodge
Visits Keedysville

On Tuesday evening, November
4th, twenty-one members of Pent-
alpha Lodge, 1914 A. F. & M. made
a visit to Antietam Lodge, No.
1877, at Keedysville, to observe the
fiftieth anniversary of Brother
Past Master Frederick H. Grimm
being raised to the sublime degree
Of Master Mason in Antietam
Lodge, November 2, 1897. This
was very delightful occasion for
the visiting brethren as we'll as
the members of Antietam Lodge
and Brother Grimm was presented
with a gold button given by the
Grand Lodge of Masons in Mary
land. The presentation was made
by Brother Past Master John A.
Miller, aged SO years., of Antietam
Lodge, who in a jovial manner re-
marked that he had known Broth
er Grimm ever since he was a
little "tacker" and wore dresses.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-11-13
Fellowship Supper
In Gaithersburg

A fellowship supper will be held
at the Grace Methodist Church,
Gaithersburg, on Thursday eve-
ming, November 20, at which time
members and friends will turn in
pledges for the rebuilding of the
church's Moller pipe organ. It is
hoped the entire $4,000 required
will be pledged that evening.
Judge Charles w. Woodward,
Rockville, will be the speaker. The
pastor, Rev. Karl, G. Newell, will
serve as POSTMASTER. There will
be a selection by the choir and a
reading by Mrs. w. N. Hurley.
Mrs. Lewis Reed heads the COM
nittee in charge of serving the
supper. Norman Belt is treasurer
of the organ fund. The rebuilt
organ is expected to be installed
by the middle of February.