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Evening star., 1947-11-10
Knife WieIders Face
Jail, Scott Warns

Knife wielders today were warned
they face jail terms with no alterna-
tive fines if convicted by Judge
Almond w. Scott.
The Municipal Court judge served
that notice when lawyer asked
that a fine be imposed on his
client in a '1eniency gesture" Re-
fusing the request, Judge Scott de-
clared:
"As long as I'm on the bench
In this court and the facts show
a defendant guilty of sticking OF
cutting another citizen I intend te
give Jail sentences. And there is nc
use for. a lawyer or anyone else te
ask for a fine instead"
Judge Scott then imposed a 120'
day sentence upon Lucille Summer
vile, 38, colored, of the 1900 block
of Third street S.W., who was con-
victed on stabbing woman neigh
Dor with a knife and striking hel
with an ak handle.
Evening star., 1947-11-10
City Presbytery Sees
PeriIs in 'HystericaI'
Fear Of Communism

The Washington City Presbytery
today warned the American people
"to be on their guard lest an hyster-
ical fear of communism shall lead
us to fight that danger with weapons
destructive of the treasures we seek
to guard
The resolution was passed at a
meeting of the presbytery at Chevy
Chase Presbyterian Church. The
Rev. Horace Lukens, pastor of the
Vienna, Va, Presbyterian Church
moderator of the Washington City
Presbytery, presided.
In passing the resolution, the
presbytery supported similar pro-
nouncement recently made by the
Episcopal House of Bishops. Another
part of the resolution said, "for
ourselves, we reject communism as
mistaken in teory and often hurt
full and oppressive in practice"
Pastor Accepts Call.
1t was announced that the Rev.
William H. Kepler, pastor of the
Catonsville (Md0 Presbyterian
Church, has accepted call to the
Northminster Presbyterian Church
of Washington. Mr.. Kepler will as
sumo his new duties on January l.
A special drive by ministers Of
the church here to stimulate the
interest of young men in the min
istry was recommended. The re-
port, submitted by the Rev. Ralph
K. Merker and the Rev. Walter
Wolf, declared there is q grave
shortage of ministers.
The report also recommended an
increase in ministerial salaries be
considered by the church and the
Ministerial Relations Committee.
DIR. La Roe Praised.
The meeting recommended the
appointment of two laymen to the
Committee on Church and Minis
terial Relations. Up until now, the
committee was composed entirely
of ministers.
A resolution was passed praising
DR.. Wilbur La Roe, jr., moderator
of the General Assembly, Presby-
terian Church in the United States
j. Austin Latimer, attorney, was
chosen to represent the Washington
City Presbytery as a delegate at
the National Conference for Pres
byterian Men to be held at Chicago
February 4.
Evening star., 1947-11-10
Montgomery Meeting
Set by Purenthood Group

Mrs. Montgomery Blair will ad-
dress the biennial meeting of the
Montgomery County Planned Par
enthood League at 10:30 am.
Wednesday in the assembly room Of
Suburban Hospital. Bethesda.
Mrs. Blair, who is president of
the Planned Parenthood Association
of the District of Columbia, will
discuss plans for q closer co-opera-
tion of the two organizations.
Other speakers will include Mrs.
Frank r. Garfield, director, Mont
gomery County planning division,
Community Chest and Council, and
Mrs. Evelyn Taylor, Planned Par
euthood'g social worker.
Evening star., 1947-11-10
|Ex-WAC Found Dead
In Suit|and Manor;
7 Notes Discovered

The body of a 26-year -old former
WAC was discovered last night in
her basement apartment at Suit
land Manor, Md.
According to Prince Georges
County police, the dead woman
was identified as Miss Stephanie
de la Tour, a secretary in the Gen.
sus Bureau at Suitland. Her body
was found by a neighbor, r. F.
de Simone, who had gone to the
apartment at 4762 Homer avenue to
deliver package left with him
by mistake, police said.
DR.. James I. Boyd, deputy medical
examiner for the county, today said
it was an apparent case of suicide
and reported he would issue a cer-
tifiicate to that effect. He said the
girl had been dead for three or
four days. DR.. Boyd said he be-
lieved her death was caused by an
overdose of sleeping pills or some
other sedative.
DR.. Boyd said two notes, which
were addressed to a friend of the
dead woman, were found in the
apartment. One said, Don't be un-
happy, it's better this way" the
county coroner reported.
Evening star., 1947-11-10
Express Helper
Is Indicted in
Woman 'sDeath
Phone Operator
Was Found Dead
In Apartment

Nixon Mcclure, 36, former ex-
press handler, today was indicted on
two charges of manslaughter in the
death of Mrs. Theodore Rowell, IS, a
hotel telephone operator, last Sep
tember 10.
Mrs. Rowell was found dead, police
said, In bed in the basement apart
ment, at 1919 I street NV, in which
she lived with MCGUIRE Police had
been summoned to the apartment by
Mcclure, who told them he had
found Mrs. Rowell unconscious when
he returned to their quarters.
At the time, detectives reported
Mrs. Rowell had blackened eye
and swollen face. An autopsy re-
vealed she died of a brain hem
orrhage caused by a blow on the
head.
Two Counts Cited.
One count of the indictment ac-
cused Mcclure of killing Mrs
Rowell with his hands and fists,
while second count charges he
used a "blunt instrument"
Mrs. Rowen was employed at the
shoreham Hotel. MCGUIRE worked
for the Railway Express Agency.
Gogill Hollis, %, colored, was
indicted on a charge of first degree
murder in the Staying of Willie j,
johnson, n, colored. OF the l4OO
block of Underwood street NV
Police reported that johnson was
shot twice. Hollis lives in the 500
block Of Irving street NV.
DR.. Schley Brown, Is, colored,
physician, of the 200 block OF Rhode
s&and avenue NV, who already
h sSder indictment on an abortion
charge, today was indicted on a
similar charge.
Three Men Indicted.
Three men were indicted on
charge of assaulting Policeman John
A. Hemp of the third precinct with
a dangerous weapon and assaulting
an officer engaged in the discharge
of his duties. The assault was SAID
to have taken place when he sought
to question the trio. The trio are
Robert L. Watson, "a, colored, 17O0
block of r street NV; Melvin L.
Smith, %, colored, 1700 block OF
Corcoran street NV, and Otis L.
Miller, 81, colored, of the first block
Of K street NE.
The indictments were among A
returned today by the grand jury be-
fore Justice David A. Pine Of Dis
trict Court.
Raymond Horton, jr., 20, colored,
400 block of I street NV, was
named in two indictments on carnal
knowledge charges. His alleged VIC
tins, both colored, were said to be
sisters, aged IL and Is respectively.
Evening star., 1947-11-10
Nursing School 10 Graduate
Five From District Area

Five Washington area students
will receive diplomas at graduation
exercises at 8 pm, Wednesday, in
the Emergency Hospital Nursing
School. They are members of the
first class to graduate from the in
stitution since 1889.
The students, members of a senior
class of nine, are Frances Crown,
502 Bashford lane, Alexandria: Mrs.
Mary Freeman Estes, 5154 St. Barn
abas road, Temple Hills, Md; Fran
ces Loughran, 100 N. Thomas street,
Arlington; Patricia Murphy, 1918
Ninth street NV, and June Welty,
2535 Thirteenth street NV.
William ]. Flather, jr., chairman
of the Emergency Hospital Nursing
School, will speak at the exercises.
Last night at the Episcopal
Church of the Epiphany, DR..
Charles w. Sheerin told students
and friends attending baccalaureate
exercises the Nation needed these
members of an honored profes-
Sion,"
Evening star., 1947-11-10
GSI Employing ConsuItants
For Survey Of Operations

Government Services, Inc, which
operates Government building cafe
terias and recreational facilities
has employed a firm of management
consultants to study its operations
and make recommendations, Gen.
eral Manager Frank w. Hoover said
today.
The firm is Horwath & Horwath
of New York. GSI cafeterias have
been operating at loss recently but
Capt, Hoover explained the engage
rnent Of the consultants was part Of
"a continuing effort to improve oul
service and increase the efficiency
of our operations.
Evening star., 1947-11-10
National Guard Planes
Battle Over Capital
As Thousands Watch

A simulated attack on Washing
ton by enemy" bombers was met
by National Guard fighter planes
high over the White House yester-
day as thousands of spectators
watched the show from the wind
swept Monument grounds.
1t was the National Guards most
ambitious postwar demonstration OF
its air and antiaircraft arm.
The attacking group also was a
National Guard force of two 12-
plane squadrons of A-26 attack
planes from Cleveland and Birming-
ham. Operating from Andrews Field
they flew in on the city while the
260th Battalion Group, manning q
mobile radar station set up near
the Monument, and three fixed
radar stations, tracked their course
Within five minutes after after
the l13th Fighter Group had been
ordered to scramble" pilots were
out of the Andrews Field ready
room, at the controls of their 81
P-47 fighters and at their posts
1000 feet over the city.
Although the point Of intercept
ton in actual combat would have
been at some distance from the
Capital, the attack was staged for
demonstration purposes over the
heads of the crowd.
The 18th Fighter Group is made
up Of three squadrons-the 149th of
Richmond, the 104th of Baltimore
and the 121st of Washington.
TIE domsntration was staged in
connection with the National
Guards three month recruiting
campaign.
Progress of the demonstration
was described over loudspeakers set
up on the Monument Grounds and
also was tracked on a large map for
the benefit of the audience.
Evening star., 1947-11-10
Montgomery Civic Group
|WiII Hear Zoninq Report

County ordinances dealing with
zoning, roads and storm sewer con-
struction are slated for discussion at
the November meeting of the Mont
gonery County. Civic Federation at
8 o'clock tonight at the Bethesda
Elementary School.
A report on zoning practices will
be made by Royal S. Carlock, chair
man of the Committee on Internal
Improvements. The county ordi-
nance covering road construction by
builders in new and old subdivisions
vii lbe discussed by the Committee
on Roads, Streets and Bridges.
The federation Is composed OF
delegates from 81 member organiza-
tions.
Evening star., 1947-11-10
james J. Davis Condition
Is Described as Grave

Former Senator James j. Davis O
Pennsylvania was reported by doc.
tors today to be in grave condition
at Washington Sanitarium, wher.
he has been a patient since Sep.
tember.
The 74-year-old former Senator
is suffering from a kidney ailment
and a blood condition. DR.. Robert
A. Hare, medical director of the
hospital, said Mr.. Davis spent 6
restless night and lapsed into period.
of Inconsistencies.
Evening star., 1947-11-10
Cos Truck Overturns,
Tying Up Lee Highway

Lee highway just west of Center
vile, Va, was blocked partially early
today when trailer truck loaded
With gasoline overturned, Fairfax
County police reported.
The driver, whose identity could
not be learned Immediately, was not
hurt and the truck did not catch fire
police said.
TRAFFIC was routed In . single lane
around the truck.
Evening star., 1947-11-10
Holy Redeemer Church
Marks 18th Anniversary

A solemn mass of thanksgiving
was celebrated yesterday morning
at Holy Redeemer Church, 2l0 New
York avenue NV, in commemora-
ton of the 25th anniversary of the
Negro parish. More than 1000 per-
sons attended the service.
The Rev. p. j. O'Connor, assist
ant professor Of sacred eloquence
at Catholic University's School Of
Sacred Theology, delivered the SER
mon, and the Most Rev. Amleto
Giovanni Cicognani, apostolic dele
gate to the United States, cele-
brated the mass.
Evening star., 1947-11-10
Boby's Death Believed
Caused by Suffocotion

A baby girl was found unconscious
today by her father and was pro-
nounced dead on arrival at Gal
linger Hospital.
Indications were the child, Marie
Wine, months, had suffocated but
an autopsy was to be performed to-
day, police said.
The father, Leroy Wine, 932 I
street NV, found her unconscious
on a davenport which served as her
bed, according to the report.
Evening star., 1947-11-10
Woman Grand Jurors,
First in Montgomery,
0utnumber Men

Women jurors, called for the first
time to serve in Montgomery County
Circuit Court, constitute a majority
OF the grand jury drawn by lot today
as the November term was opened in
Rockville.
Thirteen of the % grand jurors are
women. Seven other women on the
November panel remained available
for service on petit juries.
Remarking that for the first time
he was addressing the panel as
Ladies and gentlemen of the grand
jury" Judge Stedman Prescott well
coined the women and explained
their duties.
1--WE welcome this OCCASION" said
Judge Prescott. 1--WE believe there
are many well-educated women in
the county, many who are property
owners and many of sound judgment
who will make a distinct contribu-
ton as jurors.
Cites Arlington Probe.
Both Judge (Charles W. Wood
ward and I are very glad too see the
advent Of ladies serving on juries in
this county"
Judge Prescott then charged the
jury panel to conduct it's investiga-
tions into the commission of crime
without fear or favor and in strict
secrecy. He took cognizance of the
recent grand jury investigation of
gambling in Arlington County, Va,
by instructing the Montgomery
panel that it can indict or refuse to
indict for crime, but that it Is not
authorized to bring in reports con-
tanning general recommendations or
criticism of the county government.
In the Virginia county, which he
did not specify by name, he said the
court was unable to accept gen.
eral report by the grand jury be-
cause that matter does not come
within its jurisdiction.
Kessinger Named Foreman.
The court appointed Andrew j.
Kessinger of Silver Spring to serve
as foreman of the grand jury. The
first three jurors selected by lot
were women. In the order selected
they were Mrs. Emma M. j. Morn
ingstar, Miss Mary j. Austin and
Mrs. Mary P. Anderson.
Other grand jurors in the order
chosen are James A. Hyslop, Leslie
M. Mullican, Roger A. Bogley, David
H. Frederick, Miss Edith A. Koiner,
Mrs. Hazel L. Beall, Mrs. Ruth N.
Andrews, Mrs. zada F. Bodmer,
Mrs. Henrietta G. Shearman, Arthur
B. Joseph, Charles Wolfrey, j.
Forest Walker, Edgar G. (S~m Rice,
w. James Widmayer, Mrs. Jane B.
Knox, Miss Ann w. Bullard, Miss
Esther w. Beall, Mrs. Letitia K.
Jones and Mrs. Myrtle M. Rohr-
baugh.
Members of the petit jury are
George E. Iechlider, Charles w
Fawley, jr.; Alton S. Parker, Hugh
o. McKinnie, James F. Burch, Mrs
Helen H. Kerby, Eugene Harris, Mrs,
Grace w. Sims, George E. Dyer
Mrs. Marie B. Abernethy, Mrs. Jewell
G. Nolan, Charles L. Crawford
George w. Price, jr.; William L.
Day, H. Elgan Bryan, Mrs. Eugenia
r. Arnold, Mrs. Mary Alice Perry
Christian Kronenbitter, Dorsey W.
Williams, Mrs. Ethel Allen, Karl K,
Linthicur, Aubrey G. Richmond,
Albert o. Lehman and Oscar c.
Martin.
Evening star., 1947-11-10
McCIintock to Speak

The Advertising Club of Washing
ton will hear Robert Mills McClin-
took Of the State Department on
Where We Stand in the United
Nations" tomorrow at 1890 pm. in
the Statler Hotel. Mr.. Clintock Is
special assistant to the director
Once Of Special Political Afatss
Evening star., 1947-11-10
Meeting on High Prices
Scheduled in Southeast

A town meeting for residents OF
the Southeast area to discuss the
problem of high prices will be held
at $3.50 pm. Wednesday In the Nay
lor Theater Community Room, Ala
bama avenue and Twenty fifth
street Sc.
Sponsored by residents of the
Naylor Gardens, Skyland and Hill
crest areas, the meeting will con-
sist of an open forum after talks
by a doctor, a former OPA official
a veteran and q housewife.
Evening star., 1947-11-10
President to Give Tea
To Gold Star Mothers

A White House tea for members
of the Executive Board of the Gold
Star Mothers of America, Inc, will
be held at pm. today, with Presi-
dent and Mrs. Truman receiving the
guests.
The board, holding its annual
meeting in Washington, will par
ticipate in Armistice Day ceremo-
nies tomorrow by placing a wreath
on the Tomb of the Unknown Sol
dier. Mrs. Anna G. Hagerty of At
lantic City, N. j.. Is president of the
organization.
Evening star., 1947-11-10
Miss BisseIIe Gets PIoy Leud

Shirley A. Bisselle, sophomore at
Smith College and daughter of MIR.
and Mrs. Herbert T. Bisselle, 1922
@ street NV, has been selected
Iby the college Dramatic Association
Ito play the lead in Its production
|of J. B. Priestley's Dangerous
Corner"
The union times., 1947-06-21

WASHINGTON fight to pass fair employment practices legislation before the first session of the Both Congress adjourns was opened with Senators Irving Ives (R, MD, and Dennis Chavez CD, N.M.) and group of witnesses tes- tifying in favor of s. 984 before a Senate labor subcommittee.
 WINSTON-SALEM, N. C. = h. terracial solidarity paid off here when some 10000 Negro and white work CTS, in the second month of their strike, won an average 12-cent hourly wage raise from the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. The workers, organized in Local 22, Food, Tobacco & Agri- cultural Workers (CIO) had walked out when the company rejected their demand for a 15-cent wage increase and countered with an offer of 5H cents.
 WASHINGTON-Social security taxes were frozen at 1 per cent on workers and l per cent on employers through 1o4o by unanimous action of the House ways and means commit tee.
 WASHINGTON-Top leaders of more than 30 national organizations will convene in Washington to try to impress the 80th Congress that the Taft-Ellender- Wagner general housing bill has tremendous local SUD- port and that it must be passed at this session.
The union times., 1947-06-21
Folder Explains
 Equal Pay Plan

WASHINGTON (FP) = Unions interested in pushing legislation to guarantee women workers equal pay with men for comparable work can get a good educational folder on the subject from the Women's Bureau. U. s. Labor Dept, Washington 25. DC.
 Entitled Equal Pay For Women, the folder gives the main outlines of a draft equal pay bill for use in the states, of which the full text is avail able on request.
 The bureau, along with organized labor and women's organizations. worked for passage of a federal equal pay bill in the 7oth Congress. Ap- proved by committees in both House and Senate, the measure never came to the floor for a vote.
The union times., 1947-06-21
Door Open To
 Apprentices
(Continued from Page One)

(Continued from Page One) construction industry. These appren- tices soon will help alleviate the skilled labor shortage existing in some build ing trades and in some areas. While the usual term of apprenticeship is four years, an apprentice becomes a producer soon after he goes on a job," Patterson stated.
 ''The ratio of apprentices to journeymen set by the Greater Bos- ton joint apprenticeship committee for the electrical industry, l to 3, is very liberal," he said. This ratio was set when the joint apprentice ship program was first registered last year with the Division of Ap- prentice Training, Massachusetts Department of Labor and Indus tries.
The union times., 1947-06-21
Covering
 The - American Scene
Federated Press)

LOS ANCELES-A caravan of more than 300 AFL and CIO Min ute Men in 60 automobiles rolled out of this city bound for Wash ington, D. C., to protest enactment of the Taft-Hartley slave labor bill now awaiting Presidential action.
 CINCINNATI-A drastic injunc- ton, issued at the request of 200 scabs who wanted to go back to work, broke the 9-week strike of 800 paper workers at the ardner-Richardson Co. The injunction forbade union pick cts from walking in front of the plants gates.
 MIAMI BEACH, Fla.-Skirting the issue of whether the newly formed Communications Workers of America would tie up with the AFL or CIO, its leader, Joseph A. Beirne, predicted a merger of the two major labor organizations and urged the CWA to affiliate with such a merger.
The union times., 1947-06-21
TeaInster, g Years Old, Is Mayor Of Kent, Wash.

KENT, Wash. (FP)-Believed to be the nations youngest mayor, Dave Mooney, g, took office here. He is a war veteran and a member of the Intl. Bro. of Teamsters (AFL).
The union times., 1947-06-21
4 Million Fewer Women Working

Washington (LPA) = There were 100000 fewer women working 1T January of this year than there were on the job in July 1945, just before VI Day, according to figures made public by the U. s. Census Bureau.
 While 30000O more women were added to the professional and semipro- fessiona1 group during that same pc riod, the number of women operatives and craftsmen together-the group that expanded most during the war declined by nearly 100000.
 Number of clerical workers declined by more that a half-million; service workers other than domestic declined by 100000. There were 100000 fewer salesWomen.
 Despite the closing of war plants and the return of men from the armed forces, the predicted return of women to domestic service jobs did not mate ria1ize. Instead, the number of domes- tic workers in the IS months after VI Day declined by 300,00O.
The union times., 1947-06-21
The Reader Has the Floor
MT. Nathan Sherman The Union Times:

MT. Nathan Sherman The Union Times: Dear Sir:
 The Bishops War Relief Cam paign in the Catholic churches of Connecticut on May II was an in- spring success. A total of $3l l ,OOO was realized, every penny of which will be spent in behalf of suffering victims of war.
 feel this result would not have been possible without the encour- aging editorial support we received from the press of Connecticut. I want to extend my personal appre- citation for whatever you were able to do to help this most worthy cause.
 JOHN J. HAYES, Chancellor, Diocese of Hartford Director, Bishops War Relief
 Campaign
The union times., 1947-06-21
Union Acts On Plane Crashes

Chicago (LPA)-Such plane acci- dents as the two which marred Deco ration Day weekend can be remedied by the enactment of law setting up a federal independent air safety board, according to President David Bencke of the Air Line Pilots Ass'n-AFL, who assigned investigators from the unions engineering and air safety de- partment to study the causes of the crashes, and make the findings public regardless of "whose toes were step ped on"
The union times., 1947-06-21

Ashes to ashes, Dust to dust, If atom bombs don't get you, The microbes must.
The union times., 1947-06-21
ICS Teachers
 Now Unionized

Scranton (LPA) = Union mem bers who work on 300 railroads and take Int'l Correspondence School courses in railroading will now be taught by members of an AFL union, the Int1 Federation of Technical En- gineers, Architects & Craftsmen.
 The union last week signed an agreement with ICS, covering teach CTS in the technical railroad training work. The. teachers won a 259o wage increase retroactive to Aug. 5, 1946.
The union times., 1947-06-21
month for five years, his monthly benefits would be $3l.5O.
 BENEFITS ON DEATH

If man died after earning $lOC month for five years, leaving wid- ow and one child under IS, she would receive $32.82 month until the child reached IS (16 if the child doesn't at tend schoo) If there were more chil- dren, the benefits would be larger.
The union times., 1947-06-21

Mention The Union Times when shopping, and help Labor's Own Paper grow.
The union times., 1947-06-21
Unionists Refuse To
 Sign No-Strike Pledge

SEATTLE-(FP)-AFL building service and typographical union mem bers quit their jobs at the University of Washington here rather than sigr no-strike pledge in violation of theil unions constitutions.
 The pledge was called for in an anti strike provision of the appropriations measure approved by the recent 1egis- Iature.