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Evening star., 1947-10-05
The Radio Voice Of the Police

IRON AN EYRE ATOP
L the 10th precinct police
station on Park road NV,
one gets a bird's-eye view Of
the mores of the townspeo-
pie. Here, In the inner sane
tum of station WPDW-the
police radio system-robber-
les, shootings, emb b a title d
drunks and other eddies in
the normally placid stream
of Washington life are trans
lated into impersonal lights
which flash onto q map of
the city.
The map portrays the ter
ritories patrolled by each
scout car. A light, controlled
by the radio dispatcher, rep
resents each car. When the
light flashes red, it means
that somewhere there Is trou-
BILE and q scout car Is either
on the scene or headed for it.
sometimes, the board looks
like q Christmas tree" says
Pvt. George r. Walter, one
of the 16 policemen who
operate the station round
the clock.
Oddly enough, the liveliest
night of the week In Wash
ington seems to be Friday,
not Saturday. At least, the
police radio does more busi-
ness that night. On a normal
Friday, some 500 to 600 calls
are sent out over the trans
mitter, including. Of course,
nonemergency calls, notifying
men to call their station, etc.
Evening star., 1947-10-05
By STANLEY BATE

The radiomen suppose it's
because SO many people, not
having to work on Saturday,
feel a sense of release on
Friday evening.
Halloween, however, is the
night when the WPDW an
tenna really throws sparks.
Pranksters, drunken combat
ants and people who like to
see the pretty red wagons run
keep the dispatchers in a
state of frenzy. Last Halo
ween, WPDW logged some
$50 radio messages, including
so false fire alarms. VI night
was another session the ra-
diomen won't easily forget.
WPDW has come a long
way since its swaddling days
of 1881. when the newly in
stalled radio system consisted
of IS receiving sets installed
In as many model A Fords
and a tiny dispatching cubicle
in the old police headquarters
building at Fifth street and
Indiana avenue NV. Today
there are two-way sets In 96
cars and five boats, one-way
sets in IS cars and on 100
motorcycles, plus an inter-
locking aerial network that
connects Washington with
nearby Maryland and Vir-
ginia police. The broadcast
ing room long ago was moved
Evening star., 1947-10-05

here and there to set up an
effective block.
The police of nearby coun-
ties would be ready with sec
ondary support, for WPDW
would already have notified
them to be on the lookout.
Conversely, washington po-
lice would render the same
service If a culprit were fee
ing toward the District from
Virginia or Maryland, since
WPDW monitors the police
broadcasts of nearby areas.
All two-way scout cars ac-
knowledge their calls. This is
a great comfort to the radio
men, who know their call has
been received and acted upon.
Evening star., 1947-10-05

However, before the two-way
radio was installed in 1941,
the best the dispatcher could
do was send out his message
and hope it was received. He
had no way of knowing.
Once in a while, WPDW gets
a little interference from the
police radio out around Boise
and Twin Falls, Idaho, which
is on the same frequency.
When the receiver crackles
with frantic messages dealing
with traffic jams, drunks and
other police problems out In
Idaho, the WPDW men grin
and say it's nice to know that
some one else is having his
troubles, too.
The Valley settler., 1947-08-14
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NJ. Increased and improved air and
coast arti1lory facil tics. Fighter and
boIber plance bases are 1ndiso cn sable.
We must have the best. The latest coast
e-ti11ory equipment must be installed.
us. establishment and development of ade-
naval bases, nap1 omentod by a strong air
arm and undersoe craft.
r6. Naint onance Of advanced chronological
stat ion equipped with powerful radar IA
ci1ities.
M Statehood for Alaska. This is vitalt
needed FOR defense purposes.
FIR. Speaker, this first session on the
Goth Congress is charged with an import
ant roppons ibil1ty. We can stoo comnuni 81
in the -Tostorn Hemisphere by acting coura
6cously, now. Tt took only natter of a
Ior rooks to pass the Grook-Turkish Bill.
Can re do less to protect and defend our
very borders? Time is truly Of the es-
sonce. Let it not be said OF this Con-
cross that it has been doroliet in it's
duty. The line to act is nov."
The Riclraond-4inos Dispatch in comment in
on tt is article said that they thought
2or. Smith had been aold a'bi11 Of goodss
In criticizing the Wisconsin 2oprose sent at il
sute estion that civilians be encouraged i
migrate to Alaska and rail and truck fact-
titles be improved, the Richmond norspaDor
expressed the bo1iof that there was moth
inc FOR civilians to do once they arrived
end that further rail and HI a-rey develop
mont WOULD cost billions OF dollars.
The editor further said hat the uor st
b1undar OF all, was made when Rep. Smith
urCod that statehood ras vitality needed
Tor dofonso purposes. Nothing at this
! inc would muddle the Al aska defense situ-
alton more thoroughly than it's premature
conversion to statehood
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troubles. II they have been chal.
longing you and threatening you
around through the days without
any particular direction or reason.
A cause IN which you firmly bs-
liOVs will do more 10 strengthen
your personality than ell the pref
~ gestures ever taught, But II
must Be added that the pretty Rss.
turOH used wisely will help you
further your cause. The better the
combination Of genuine worth and
feminine wisdom, the greater are
ones chances Of success.
URBAN LRAGUE BOARD
MRETS MKT TUESDAY
The Minneapolis Urban League
beard Of directors will meet Tues.
day, Jan. IL, At the league Offices,
202 Tlmea Annex.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-01-10

when ahe 10 bound up In self
consciousness and othor InfsrioFity
notions or confessions.
How do you know what your
nature IL until you relax your ten.
sions and lot your real self out 7
Do you really know much about
yOursslf-that inner, deeper self 7
This Is the self that must be lib
Grated II you would have the at
fractions Of charm.
You can relax II you will romSm.
Der q few things, First, no one
can take away from you anything
that IL TiRhtfully yours, and any
thing that iant really yours can't
be kept So relax. Second. you
are an Important part Of y great
world and were put here for a
particular purpose, else you would
not be here. Third. there 10 no
need for you 70 explain, Justify, or
argue. even with yourself. about
your Importance. just take Il for
granted and stop trying 10 make
yourself important In artificial
ways.
Keep In mind that you are an
independent being choosing how
you win think. how you win react
to anything that happens 20 you.
Think Of yourself a. being on q
journey Of GENERALIZATION with no
apparent limit 10 your possibilities,
hut whoever or whatever you are,
you have your own set Of obstacles
10 overcome, either inner, or outer,
or both. Your strength Of person.
ality IL enhanced by the way you
carry your particular burden.
Try turning the table on your
with defeat. challenge them and
60 ahead In Rplts Of q handicap,
Never think that II cannot DO .
charming person because Of this
or that"
To give yourself that vital look
get some sort Of goal. Take up .
cause that brings the light Of On.
thualaAm 10 your eye and ANNA.
ton 10 your whole being. In other
words, get q direction. Almost all
liStlsSs, negative people Just trickls
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Carter while In Detroit on her tive
week visit Mrs. Strawdsr was &c.
eompaniSd by MrS. Betty wy
cough.
The Friendly Sixteen club held
It's annual Christmas party at the
home Of Mr.. and Mra. Walter Pot.
tiford and Miss Kathryn Digit,
Gs6 Emerson Ave. No, on Satur.
day. Dec, %. Members exchanged
gifts and 20 guests plus members
enjoyed . complete turkey dinner,
The club will have its next regular
meeting at the Theodore Woodard
home, ll0S Lyndale Ave. No,
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Hawkins
Of Chicago spent Monday, Jan. 9.
In Minneapolis ~ the guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Bowman, Seia
Fourth Ave. So.
Mr.. and MrA. W. X. Gray, G20 n.
STth st., gave q party on Christ
mas Eve At which the guests played
games and enjoyed q tasty rspast.
The guests wOrSi Msasrs. and
Mines. John Cook, l. r. Perkins,
William williams, J. o. Napue,
Henry Williams, Selma PUllum,
William Richardson. Jerry vii.
liams, William johnson and Leon.
ard Martin, MiSs Ora Finnsy and
Mr.. Maceo CArruthsru.
Mrs. Lydia Roberts, mother Of
Mrs. Palmer Jackson, S70S Fourth
Ave. g., In seriously III with pnsu-
monia. Her condition was not known
at prcSs time.
HOnored at Teas Mrs. n. Lake
and Mira. Charles Curry, sr.. SsSe
Fifth Ave. g., honorsd Mira. Eleanor
Foster and daughter. Miss Gloria
Foster, Of Washington, ID. C.. at
q tea on Sunday. Jan. 4. Miss
Foster and Mira. Luke were class.
mates at Howard University. Mas
Foster graduated with honora and
~ president Of the l9t0 class. She
received the University Travel Eel.
lowEhlp TO Haiti this past summes
and 10 now attending the UnIvSr-
sity Of Minnesota 70 obtain q mas.
ter's degree In clinical psychology.
Guests includedi Mines. Paul Curry,
o. L. Alexander, Paul Hsrndon,
Harold Carter, Robert Brown,
Maurice Scott, Charles johnson,
Tom Brown, Carl Wade, Jr.. and
John CrenshAw, Also present were,
Misses Eloiss VaESAr. Mary Edyths
Ice, Jean Curry. Andrea Skinner,
Mae Blackwell, Marie Allen and
Yvonns Curry.
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The Dining Car Employees Local Bs which consistently supports
worthy in both towns and the pnchpsnny
either through again This S26 donation 70 the
winter carnival float Bring out the medals
Of Shee and Paul ThOmASOns pulled
Of those Soree recently In honor Of JET
GAL Connie Hunter from Chicago isn't JS6 party
Comics honor at the ThomaSOn home bOrrysd
hope this SOoths rusd feelings may ORnatsd
the result Of the printed From the Lu
Angeles Tribune the s that w. c. Fields the
stipulated that the bulk Of his left
60 his brothers death 70 found OhanAES FOR WHITE BOYS
tn Los Angeles county" Oh well
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Of the law are depicted as lAme-brain stOOg0s for
super-seuth private Investigators. IN admit there
are members Of metropolitan police forces whose
brains TO be concentrated for the most part In
their feet but that may be due TO the fact that IN
many Of our cities the pay scale for police officers
can't be guaranteed to attract aspiring mental gen
fuses. II we're to believe the radio, the higher up
the official bracket the boys 60, the saner the grey
matter they possess.
The worst offender Is the Boston Blackie" show.
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~NA1 IL ShNCA Vi NOSWCll, NGN
Surprise Birthday Party: Mrs
David Harper Of 96S Rondo Ave.
was pleasantly surprised in Deeem,
Der, when her husband, David, hon,
ored her at q party on her birth,
day. Guests, outside Of the fam,
lily, included: Messrs. and Mines
Z. n. Martin, Alec Wiseman anc
Felix Williams. Mrs. Harper re.
eeived many lovely and useful
gifts.
The Christmas dinner guests Of
the David Harpers, s6S Rondc
Ave, were Rev. and Mrs. C. b
Wheeler.
MIR. and Mrs. John c. Few and
son, Edward A. Montgomery. CAS-
Iglehart Ave-, returned home Jan.
3, from Evanston, Ill, where they
had spent the Christmas holidays
at n family reunion Of Mrs. Few's
relatives.
Dinner: Mr.. and Mrs. J. o,
Stubs, 693 Carroll Ave-, were
hosts at a dinner Sunday, Dec. 20,
at their home, honoring Mr.. and
Mrs. II. S. Brown and family and
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Davis and
family.
The NOn.Pareil club met Friday,
Jan. 3, at the home Of Mrs. c. C.
Hill, 1888 st. Anthony Ave. Guests
Of the club were: Mines. Florence
Cassius, Meredith Howell, Ermine
Hall, Cecil Boswell and Elizabeth
Chiles, who acted as score-keeper.
Guest prizes went TO first, Mere
dith Howell; second, Ermine Hall.
Mrs. Chiles was presented a gift
by the hostess. Club prizes were
won by first, Mrs. Helen Gambol:
second, Verniee Grantham and
third, Alberta Davis. The next
meeting will be Feb. 7. at the home
Of Mrs. Irene Hill, 944 St. An
thony Ave.
Mr.. II. ID. chatham Of Chicago
returned to his home after a holi-
day visit with his nephew and
niece, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A..
Brown, $40 W. Central Ave.
The MatrOns and Patrons COun.
ell, o. e. s., were guests at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Black, 792 W. Central, for the
councils annual Christmas party.
The party was held on Dec. 80 and
the some % who attended spent
the evening playing games.
Mr.. o. Donald Smith, Jr., re-
turned to New York City on Fri
day, Jan. 3, after spending the
Holiday Season with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. o. d. Smith, 66I w.
Central Ave. While In St. Paul
Mr.. Smith was entertained ut q
family dinner given by his aunt and
uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. o. C. DriEzle,
962 st. Anthony Ave. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lionel Allan, 65S W. Central,
were hosts at a breakfast given In
honor Of Mr.. Smith during Christ
mas week.
The Associated Negro Credit
Union will hold their annual meet
ing on Monday, Jan. l3, ut the Pill
grim Baptist church, at 8 p. m.
Officers will be elected for the en-
suing year and q report made 10
the members as to the progress
made In the past year. George w.
Jacobson will be the speaker.
The Gospel chorus Of Pilgrim
Baptist church, under the direction
Of Miss Arlee Harris will render
several musical numbers.
The FIRST meeting Of the New
Year Of the Service Guild Of St.
James A.M.E. church, will be held
Thursday, Jan. l6, at the home
Of Mrs. Emma Lou Light, 66I w.
Central Ave. All members are urR-
ed to be present.
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a vacant candy store IN Boston
was Nc biTthplses of ths Amsrienn
lnstihItioo q vaudeville. when n
y Ksith opened ths ''ualwev Mo-
SsuEn" IN Ioe1. fSsharing o SeafEea
msrmaiS and . enc anA snshalf
pound midget
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MeXleoi MessrS. J. K. Jones, Fran
Branson, Edward Saunders, Jane
Smith and Ernest L. Moore Of De
troit, Michigan. Mrs. Patrick re
ceived many lovely and usefu
gifts.
Theatre Party: Mr.. and Mrs
.. c. Hall, Jr, Of 727 St. Anthem,
Ave-, entertained at a theatre par
ty on Monday, Dec. 80, honorins
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Vincent Owens
MIR. and Mrs. Leon Ponder, Mrs
Ruth Benner and Mr.. Thoma.
Andrew Neal Of New York City
After viewing the movie at IN,
orpheum, a supper party was Civ,
en- by the Halls at their home.
Mrs. Lee Ingram Of Detroit
Michigan, is the house-guest OF
Mrs. Helen Jackson, 37l N. West.
ern Ave. Mrs. Ingram is also visit.
ing her son, Russell Ingram, who
has been working in St. Paul for
the past six weeks. Mrs. Jackson
and Mrs. Ingram will leave this
week for Fergus Falls, Mimi,
where they plan to visit Mr.. and
Mrs. Budd Wagner and Mr.. Budd
Wagner, Jr., who is a patient in
the hospital there.
Baby Boy: Mr.. and Mrs. Turner
Price, Jr., S45 Iglehart Ave, are
receiving congratulations upon the
birth Of baby boy, Dec. 81, 1927
p. M, at st. Joseph's hospital,
weighing 4 lbs, Az OF. The baby,
placed in an incubator at birth,
has been given the name Turner
Price, III. The maternal grand
parents are Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Morris, 305 N. Chatsworth. The
paternal grandparents are Mr.. and
Mrs. Turner Price, FOG Rondo Ave.
The Omega Psi Phi fraternity
has postponed their annual mid
winter party, from Tuesday, Jan.
z, TO an indefinite later date.
Plans will be made Sunday, Jan.
IL, at a meeting to be held.
In Hospital: Mr.. James A. Lee
Of 646 w. Central Ave. has been
a patient in Miller's hospital for
the past three weeks.
Ill at Home: DR.. Lillian Lewis
Of 675 Iglehart Ave. is III at her
home.
The PinOchIe- Breakfast club
held its Christmas party Saturday,
Jan. 4, at the home Of Mrs. Addie
c. Few, 643 Iglehart Ave. The
centerpiece on the handmade table
cloth was Of red American beauty
roses, white NUNS and red candles.
The four guests Of the club were:
Mines. Vernice Grantham, Priscil-
la Kirk, Idell Patton and Elaine
Wilson, who were presented a gift
from the hostess. Guest prizes
were won by, first, Mrs. Wilson;
second, Mrs. Kirk. Club prizes
went to, first, Mrs. Joseph Vassar;
second, Mrs. Earl Brent, and third,
Mrs. o. c. Drizzle. The next meet
ing will be at the home Of Mrs.
ollye Gum, 6Ss St. Anthony Ave.
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Social and Personal
MINNEAPOLIS

Birthday Celebration; Mr.. and Mrs. Marcus Jackson
1887 E. Franklin, celebrated Mrs. Jacksons birthday on
Thursday jan 2 at dinner party. Mira Jackson received
many lovely gifts from relatives and friends from of
town well in Minneapolis. Guests were: MesSrs and
Mines J. E. Watkins, Gene Sublett and Earl L. Sims Mrs
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RsGRarm,
Mofyou
By IhtaGe SoSOcK.

This new year before you hold many bright moments
and unexpected pleasant happenings II you viii but strive
to make Of yourself the most charming Of individuals
Charm cannot be confined in any rule particular set
Of actions lies in being yoursef-your best self Charm
lies In complete nauraness but no woman can be natural
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URBAN LEAGUE BOARD
MEETS MKT TUESDAY


Wash heOktlsS By hand In luke.
warm BUds. Rinse well, blot In q
towel and unroll a once. Cover with
Q cleaR cloth and prpaS with o warm
Iron Use . DC form, n aVailabls.
OF cut one from cardboard 10 alp
made the lie.
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Social and Personal
o ST. PAUL. q

birthday Party: Friday, Dec o. Mrs Gertrude B. Jones
OF 4 81 Anthony Ave- hostess surprise birthday
party honorng Mrs Mary Patrick of Aurora Ave Guests
were: Mines Matte Ellis Carrie Lindsay Matte Haskins
Geneva Murray Ella Alice Jackson Birdie Jones' MARY E.
Miller, Violet B. Sanders Marcela l. Oliver of Roswell New
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The United States. TIE worlds Sse.
ond largest tee importing nation,
consumes on an average Of 10 bsl.
lion cups Of hot tee ana . billion
glasses Of iced tea . year.
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z WAY S53f
~ BY neil D0DSOn RUSSELL.

Seems to me hardhttng srespecing policeman would get
iOWnrght mada the dumb Characterization these radio
rhine thris On Of the awav shows beSmsd
Evening star., 1947-12-14
Hebrew Congregation
To Burn Mortgage

Members and friends Of Agudath
Achim Hebrew Congregation, 909
Quackenbos street NV, will hold a
mortgage burning service at $50
pm. Tuesday, it was announced
yesterday. The service will be held
in Beth Sholom Synagogue at
Eighth and Shepherd streets NV.
Jacob Reifkind, president of the
Agudath Achim Congregation, and
Mrs. Benjamin Pollack, president of
the woman's auxiliary, will welcome
those attending. The history of the
congregation will be told by Joseph
Wiener. David Hornstein, Washing
ton attorney, will act as master Of
ceremonies. Joseph S. Kessler is
chairman OF the Committee on Ar
rangements.
Agudath Achim Congregation was
organized September "a, 1889, with
18 charter members. Services were
first held in Stansbury Masonic
Temple at Georgia and Missouri
Evening star., 1947-12-14
Defense Work Policy
Essential 10 Industry,
Executives Warned

More than $50 industrial execu-
tiveS yesterday concluded a two-day
conference on capital goods eco
nomics during which they were told
bhat failure to work out policies
governing the employment of men
and women for defense in the future
will mean the sacrifice of lives and
time.
The conference, held at the May
flower Hotel, was sponsored by the
Machinery and Allied Products In
stltute, a federation of trade asso-
cations in the industrial field.
Speakers included members of Con-
gress and of the executive branch
of the Government and industrial
leaders.
The addresses, generally, we're off
the record, but one by Arthur NJ.
Hill, chairman of the National Sc
cur1ty Resources Board, on Friday,
was made public.
He said studies on utilization of
manpoWer for future defense were
second only to the calculation of
eAAC 4lo IlOli D k1dLSlld1 ItSOuGCGS,
BY agreement with the Munitions
Board, which is part of the staff
of the Secretary of Defense and
charged with planning military pro-
curement, the Security Resources
Board has taken over the super
vision Of a committee of qualified
experts in the field of labor" he
said
This committee already is meet
ing regularly with members of the
boards staff and is at work on a
basic manpoWer mobilization plan
which could be activated promptly
if needed"
Mr.. Hill said that since any future
emergency is likely Ito provide very
little warning it is essential
that the United States place itself
in state of constant readiness. >
DR.. George Terborgh, the insti-
tute's director of research, presided
at the meetings. The conference,
described as an adult education pro-
ject for executives of capital goods
companies, was originated by Will
liam J. Kelly, Chicago manufacturer
Italy's sugar production still is far
less than Dreuar and at tho h1ar
Evening star., 1947-12-14

avenues NV. The congregation,
now consisting Of $50 members,
moved to its present quarters on
April IA. 1910. Rabbi Herman j.
Waldman Is spiritual leader of the
|congregation.
Evening star., 1947-12-14
Jackson to Speak on Aid

The Young Republican Club will
hear Representative jackson, Re-
publican, of California, speak on
foreign aid at 8 pm. tomorrow in
the Willard Hotel.
Evening star., 1947-12-14

Italy's sugar production still is far
less than preWar and at the black
market prices prevailing, only the
well-to-do classes can afford to eat
much of it.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-30

house told him there was nothing
worth saving, but every minute
might bring Madison nearer, so
dismo4nting, Cliff drew out a note
book and began making a meticu-
lous inventory Of every piece OF
wrecked equipment, while his
guide wandered restlessly along the
river bank. Not until a full hour
later did they start again for
Wade's.
1t was early afternoon when
they reached the clearing, and at
the sound of their approach Wade
and Pablo came to the door of the
shack. Sympathy was written on
the little pilots face as he took
Bogard's arm. $50 once again you
get the brush-off, no?"
Cliff nodded. Il should have
bought a round-trip ticket He
looked down at Wade. DO you
suppose we could get a bite to eat
before we go?"
But Bablo glanced uneasily at
his watch. "Claribel has sent word
1 should get you and the senorita
out pronto, or what happens to me
is plenty"
"Where's Miss Norman"
"On the plane, ready to 60. l
think we should better start"
Cliff picked up his knapsack.
Even without asking, he knew
Madison had not arrived, and sud-
denly he felt unutterably weary: