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Evening star., 1947-11-21

chairman of committee which will
take the matter under considera-
ton and give Mr.. Root an answer
within few days.
Medal Recommended.
The society instructed its secre-
tary to write the American Medical
Society indorsing DR.. Jacob Bird of
Sandy Spring for a gold medal
which the society will present to a
Maryland doctor next year. DR..
Birds medical record in the county
was described as outstanding.
More than 100 members of the
society heard DR.. H. c. Byrd, presi-
dent of the University of Maryland,
urge a greater familiarity with
American history.
Guests of the society were Sir
Evelyn Wrench and Lady Wrench
of London. who had been visiting
the Grosvenors for several weeks.
Sir Evelyn Is president of the Eng
lish Speaking Union.
Evening star., 1947-11-21
Tavern at Great Falls Offered
AsMuseum to Historical Societv

The Montgomery County Histo.
risal Society last night was Offered
the old tavern house on the Mary.
land side of Great Falls for use as
museum.
The offer, made by Irving c. Root
superintendent of National Capital
Parks, was reported tothe society by
Jack Bentley, member, at meeting
in the home of DR.. and Mrs. Gill
bert Grosvenor, Bethesda.
Mr.. Root proposed that the tav-
ern house. which originally was the
home of the lock-Geeper at Lock 20
on the c. & o. Canal, be restored
as museum for the historical So
ciety and for displaying memen-
toes of the times the canal was in
operation.
Rooms Would Be Furnished.
The society would be expected to
equip two rooms with authentic fur
niture and furnishings from early
Maryland homes. These rooms
could be used for exhibit purposes
and as meeting place for the So
ciety. Mr.. Bentley said.
The National Park Service ex-
poets to reconstruct an Indian Viii
lage on the Maryland side of the
falls, which would draw many tour
lists tothe area, he added.
Mr.. Bentley, former pitcher for
the New York Giants, was made
Evening star., 1947-11-21
Commissioners Studying
Dupont Circle Criticism

The Commissioners are studying
letter from the Citizens Council
for Community Planning opposing
construction Of the Dupont Circle
underpass.
The letter, received yesterday, says
the high cost of construction makes
the building of an underpass unWise
1t adds that if 1t is necessary to
route some traffic under the circle
it would be better to depress Mas
sachusetts avenue than Connecticut
avenue.
The city heads still are studying
bids submitted last week on the
project. The low bid is for $685.
045, which is $152,045 above the Dis
trict's present allotment for the
project.
Evening star., 1947-03-02

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Evening star., 1947-03-02

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Surveys both here and abroad substantiate these
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Evening star., 1947-03-16

eyes were fixed. Again the growl. Hastily
Poirot picked up biscuit and tossed it to
the great beast
cavernous red mouth yawned; then, with
a snap. the powerful jaws closed again
Cerberus had accepted his sop! Poirot moved
on through an open doorway
The room was dotted with little tables,
space of dancing floor in the middle. 1t was
lighted with small red lamps; there were
trescoes on the walls, and at the far end was
vast grill, at which officiated chefs dressed as
devils with tails and horns.
All this Poirot took in before Countess
Vera Rossakoff, resplendent in scarlet eve
ming dress, bore down upon him with out
stretched hands: "Ah, you have come! My
oery dear friend! What joy to see you again!
After 50 many years. But to me it seems but
yesterday. You have not changed - not in
the least
Nor you, ehere anie," Poirot exclaimed.
Nevertheless he was conscious now that
twenty years is twenty years. Countess
Rossakoff might not uncharitably have been
described as ruin. But she was at least a
spectacular ruin. The exuberance, the full
blooded enjoyment of life was still there.
She drew Poirot with her to table at
which two other people were sitting. MY
celebrated friend, NJ Hercule Poirot," she
announced. The terror of evildoers was
once afraid of him myself; but now lead
life of virtuous dullness Is it not so?"
HE TALL elderly. man to whom she spoke
said, 'Never say dull, Countess
Professor Liskeard," she announced, who
knows everything about the past, and who
gave me valuable hints for the decorations"
The archaeologist shuddered slightly. IF
I'D known what you meant to dor he mur-
INJURED. The result is 50 appalling"
Poirot observed the frescoes more closely.
On the wall facing him, Orpheus and his jazz
band played; on the opposite wall, Osiris
and Isis seemed to be throwing an Egyptian
underworld boating party. On the third wall
some bright young people were enjoying
mixed bathing in state of Nature
'The Country of the Young" explained
the Countess. and added, completing her
introduction: And this is my little Alice"
Poirot bowed to the second occupant of
the table, severe looking girl in tweed
suit and horn-rimmed glasses ''She is pery
clever" said the Countess. She is psycholo-
gist, and knows all the reasons why lunatics
are lunatics! 1t is not, as you might think,
because they are mad - there are all sorts of
other reasons. find that very PECULIAR
The girl called Alice smiled kindly, but
little disdainfully She turned to the Profess
CURISTIH
Evening star., 1947-03-16

not deceived him? . . But what had she
meant by it? Had she meant Londons
Underground Railways? Or had she spoken
in religious sense? No, she must have meant
something quite different But what?
What an intriguing, what an unpredictable
woman! A lesser one might have shrieked The
Ritz" or "Cfaridge's." But Vera Rossakoff
had cried poignantly and impossibly: "HeW''
Poirot sighed. But he was not defeated In
his perplexlty he took the simplest and most
straightforward course: On the following
morning he queried his secretary.
Miss Lemon was unbelievably ugly and
incredibly efficient. She gave Poirot excellent
service, but her private dreams centered on
new filing system which she was slowly per-
fecting in the recesses of her mind
Miss Lemon, may ask you question:"
''Of course, NJ Poirot"
IF friend asked you to meet her - or
him - in Hell, what would you do?''
1T would be advisable, think, to ring up
for table," Miss Lemon said.
PolRor stared at her in stupefacton You
- would - ring - for a table,"
Miss Lemon nodded Tonight" she
asked. Taking silence for assent, she dialed
briskly: Temple Bar l4578? Is that HELP.
Will you please reserve table for two?. -.
M. Hercule Poirot Eleven O'clock
She replaced the receiver, and her fingers
lowered over her typewriter There was a
slight impatience on her face. Surely her
employer could now let her get on with what
she was doing? But no. What is it, then, this
Help" Pomot demanded
''Oh, didn't you know? It's night club -
quite new and very much the rage at present
run by some Russian woman, believe"
At eleven that evening Poirot passed
through doorway over which neon sign
discreetly showed one letter at time.
gentleman in red tails took his coat, and
gesture directed him to flight of wide, shall
low stairs leading downwards. On each step
phrase was written. The first one ran: II
meant WeH " The second: "Wipe the slate
clean and start af1esh " The third: II can
give it UP any time like. -
The good intentions that pave the way to
Hell, Poirot thought appreciatively He de-
scended the stairs. At the foot was a tank of
water with scarlet lilies. Spanning it was
bridge shaped like boat Poirot crossed by it.
On his left, in marble grotto sat the
largest, ugliest dog he'd ever seen! At that
moment it turned its ferocious head, and
emitted low, rumbling growl
Then Poirot noticed basket of small
round dog biscuits, labelled "A sop for
CeIberusr' 1t was on them that the dogs
nv AGATH
Evening star., 1947-03-16
A Short Story

A Short Story
HERcULE PoIRoT, swaying to and fro in
IL the tube train, thought to himself -
there are too many people in the world! Ger
tainly too many in the London Underground
at this particular moment of the afternoon.
His elderly soul revolted from the stress
and hurry of the modern world All these
young women who surrounded him - 50
devoid OF charm, 50 lacking in allure! All! to
see femme dn monde, chic, sympathetic,
with ample curves, extravagantly dressed
Once there had been such women But now -
The train stopped at his station - Picca-
dilly Circus - and the tidal wave of people
flowed out onto the platform. Poirot found
himself again jan1ned tightly, on a rising
escalator. Up, up, he thought, up from the
Internal Regions -.
At that moment a voice cried his name.
Startled, he raised his eyes. On the opposite
escalator, descending, was vision from the
past. A woman of famboyant form, her
luxuriant hennaed hair crowned with hat on
which perched platoon of brilliant birds
Exotic furs dripped from her shoulders
Her crimson mouth opened wide, her rich
foreign voice echoed resoundingly: 1T is!
1t is mon cher He1cule Poi,oH We must meet
again! insist!''
But remorselessly, Poirot was borne up
ward, the Countess Vera Rossakoff down.
ward. Twisting backward, Poirot cried
despairingly: "Chere Madame - where can
l find you?"
Her reply came to him family from the
depths: I'm Hell. -
Poirot blinked - then rocked on his feet.
Reaching the top, he'd neglected to step off
properly. A dense crowd was pressing onto
the downward escalator Should he Join
them? Was that what the Countess meant?
Surely travelling in the bowels of the earth
at the rush hour ,pds He'll. Resolutely he
crossed over, sandwiched himself into the
descending crowd and was borne back into
the depths. There he was swept about by
surging crowds boarding or leaving trains,
but nowhere did he espy that exotic figure,
the Countess Vera Rossakoff.
HE REACHED home weary and chagrined, but
in mood of pleasurable excitement.
1t is the misfortune of small, precise men
to banker after large, famboyant women.
Poirot had never been able to rid himself of
the fatal fascination the Countess held for
him. Though it was twenty years since he'd
seen her, the magic still held Granted her
makeup now resembled scene painters
sunset - to Poirot she still represented the
sumptuous and the alluring. And the memory
of the adroit way she stole jewelry reused the
old admiration. He recalled the magnificent
aplomb with which she'd admitted the fact
when taxed with it. A woman in million.
And he d met her again = and lost her!
I'm HeH," she'd said Surely his ears had
Evening star., 1947-03-16
Meet Me In Hell!''

That's what the Countess told Hercule Poirot
in the midst of the subway jam. Their meeting
threw the detective into fantastic adventure
Evening star., 1947-03-16

Watching them waltz, the Countess sighed.
Frankly. cannot understand young people
today. They do not try to please; always, in
my youth, tried - the colors that suited me
- the corset laced tight - the hair perhaps
more interesting shade.
ITO be content with what Nature has given
you - that is stupid! The little Alice writes
pages of long words about sex; but how often,
ask you, does man suggest to her that they
60 to Brighton for the week end? 1t is all
long words and work. and the welfare of the
workers, and the future of the world. 1t is
very worthy, but ask you - is it ray? And
look how drab these young people have made
the world! 1t is all regulations and prohibi-
tons! Not so when was young
That reminds me - how is your son,
Madame?'
The Countesss face lit up. The beloved
angel! So big now, 50 handsome! He is in
America, He builds there - bridges, banks,
hotels. anything the Americans want!'
He is then an engineer? Or an architect?"
WHAT does it matter? He is adorable!
Wrapped up in iron girders, and machinery,
and things called stresses. The kind of things
that l have never understood in the least
But we adore each other And so for his sake
l adore the little Alice. But yes, they are
engaged. They meet on a plane or boat or
train, and they fall in love- all in the midst
of talking about the welfare of the workers.
And when she comes to London, she comes to
see me and / take her to my heart" She
clasped her arms across her vast bosom. And
l say: You and Mkt love each other - so
too love you. But if you love him, why do
you leave him in American She talks about
her job the book she is writing, her career.
Frankly, do not understand; but always
say: One must be tolerant She added all
in one breath, And what do you think, cher
onsi of all this that have imagined here?"
1T is very well imagined; it is chicr'
The place was full. and had about it that
unmistakable air of success. Languid- couples
in evening dress, Bohemians in corduroy
trousers. stout gentlemen in business suits.
The band. dressed as devils, dispensed hot
music. Obviously, "HeV' had caught on.
I'VE have all kinds here" said the Coun-
TESS This is as it should be, is it not? The
gates of Hell are open to ALL"
Except, possibly, to the poor?" Poirot
suggested. The Countess laughed.
The Professor and Alice were returning to
the table. The Countess got up Il must
speak to Aristide, the headwaiter."
lHE Professor, wiping his forehead, re-
marked: "She is a personality, is she not?"
He excused himself as he went over to speak
to someone at another table.
Poirot, left alone with the severe Alice,
felt slightly embarrassed as he met the cold
blue of her eyes. She was quite good looking,
but he found her distinctly alarming. Il do
not yet know your last name" he murmured.
cunningham. Dr. Alice Cunningham.
You have known Vera in past days, under
stand?"
Twenty years ago it must be-
Evrl Ia~
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-08-29
British Evolve New Passenger Plane
Able to Compete With Americas Best

between Il and Consultations
now in use hv British Over
sess AirWays Corporation on
the North Atlantic,
We have got an aircraft far
moge spacious than any British
craft now IN operation, which
appears Ia have no difficulties
Therefore We are making them
available for use on oar routes
as soon as deliveries allow.
Bennett said
SattrgthWaltcsS principal crit
iclSm ut the original Tudor was
that hes - passenger capacity,
gasoline consumption and crUis-
ms spcoa ~ around 205 miles
per hour We're uneconomlc
RoAC, which turned il down.
objected % TIVE technical faults
swinging On takeotf and "tail
hulteung IN the AIR
bennett said both these faults
had been corrected and no
others ~ SERIOUS nature had
been noted, although some
cAaDgcS Wprt found necessary
IN the presentation system
he said the new version, SIX
teet longer than the original
which was "a feet SLY inches,
and completely pedeSigaed IN
side would cruise AZ around
sao mpA. and while is ~. pas
SeNkeg capacity eompared With
a far Constellation a hAd
NAan t0e ANa0 pounds d nelght,
which ne said WAS m0ge than
the AMeueaAaNade crafts "a
nSVfN
Overall weight remains an.
changed At SN0oe pounds ton
takeasG bennett SAiA SddMg
that while he eeNla a0t atSs
elNSo c0St figures that tor the
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-08-29
AZ WILLIAM
al News Featured

London Air View Marshal
Oanala e r. Bennett executive
V.tensesidpnt 81 British South
American AleWaVs has an.
nalneea that British alrerait
builders i0f the first time
saee lhe war, had evolved "A
plane able 81 coMpcte with
American .made Consultations
aad SkNmaNteNs douglas
og00 ii transatlantic service.
THE rev efar an improved
naSseNger version 80 the A.
i Roe CompaNVE Gourenglncd
Nl8o showed anlV minor
Troubles ON a pceent la0Oo.
mtle test ll,eht 10 the Caribbean
aennett said
Ne said q seo0nd plane now
e0lldlNe WeNl9 make a NapeSS
sehNaesal llght h Ruen0s
AIgeS n mia SeptemheN Il be
followed By the pgetoNne and
tAlgd Tudor within a few
WEEKS and that the eNN Scri.
ees pg0elNN rVmalalNe Was -
knegease production
1NatgStaN SNtteGtAWalte.
AmNelesn NVil an attaehe Ia
EQnd0n 0eNellee1 the original
~ naSseNgeg RNlaee a. "a ereAt
disappointment M q fNp0tt ~
Washington last l0lN \ which
eaoSed mAeA comment ia brit
iSh aviation elpoloS
RoN0eN peNre1 the MnlaV
81 NsaW aS an adAattea st0p
SAP RlaNA neNdlNk 0evel0e
WeNt Is lapgW British postwar
M03elS IA the NeNt I'VE az thrive
VeAgN e0t NNl0 ltS p-egiOgMAnve
legt n0l VegV much So VAoNse"
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-08-29

Tudor was "a fraction Of the
CONSULTATIONS because of a
tubular i0selage easier g pre-
duce than the shaped body Of
the other plane and also a mass
produced wing
SattertAwaite is now in the
United States on leave and his
office said he had not vet pre-
pared a report ON the new ru
dor
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-08-29

Monday from Pcrkinston where
ihey spent the weekend with Mr.
eattersonS parents
Miss Vivian Vice. who has been
spending some time with Mrs
Eaniee Booker of Moss Point, re-
turned home Saturday afternoon
Nr and Mrs j G. Cox and
children, LOIS Carol and Evelyn
attended a box supper Friday
night at Three Rivers
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-08-29
NEWS FROM
Helena

Mrs J. II KING Mrs & T. Wee
and Mrs Seth Cox motored e.
McI.ain Tuesday on Business
Mr. ana MrS Han Patterson and
children, Ester Martha Ncll Jan
cite and Patsy, returned home
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-06-28

rounG as ne is. lie is z prod
net If Detroit public schools.
= winner in the Detroit News
spelling bee. a successful do
batter, and runner-up in the
citv-wide high school debat-
my contest representing
Miller hiVh lie graduated
from Miller hioh school ~
prr -id-nt o his elias. with
louors TIE wonthr city ora
torical championships in 1923
.ponsorcd by the 20th Cen
lury Club. and the state ora
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-06-28

rose from private TO lieuten-
ant in the administrative di-
vision Of the air corps in "a
months.
After serving % months
he was honorably discharged
and entered the Wayne Uni
lersity School Of Funeral ri
rectOrs and Embalmer. was
graduated. and took the
state board examination for
funeral directors and passed
with a high average, ard at
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-06-28

'orical contest the same wear
censored b. the Elks
lie attended the Uni,ersi-
~ Of Michigan. whore he
Won the University orator.
cal championship in l94l.
he only Negro iu the contest
He attended Fisk uniNer4t
'v where he obtained con
derable recognition for his
oarticipation in dramatics.
he was indicted into the
armed services in 1913 and
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-06-28
BIBLE SCHOOL

Look Parent, Hero Is an on
portunlty for Christian devcl-
opment You shouldn't allow
vour child 20 miss two weeks
Vacation Bible School begin
nlng June q 20 july 3 al Scott
Methodist Church corner Of
Kirby and ST Antoine Sts un-
der tho direction Of Christian
and Capable teachers All child.
rem from 10 Is wears arc in.
tited This school is being
sponsored by ST. Paul AME
Zion Church and Scott Mctho-
dist Church
summer came in bright and
cheerful after the wors, win
ter and spring We can remem-
Der But Saginaw held hel own
and all seems right with the
world today.
We've several June weddings
coming Up among the tho mar
riaEe N Sarinaws ponuIar
Youngsters, Charles T. Dunn
and Mary J Coonsr on lure
~ ~ 4 p NJ Al Mt Olive
Baptist church Then reception
will be- held immediately fol.
lowing the ceremony al the
home OF Mrs Jesse Townsend
1925 N 7th ST
The Saginaw column OF the
DETROIT TRIBUNE VIII car.
~ full details Of thl. most nn-
poitant socisl event
SAGINAW VISITOR
Mrs Sophie GRAY 2gl4 La.
clcd Ave 81 Louis. Mo. mont
ihc wcck visiting her sister tho
well known Zion Baptist church
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-06-28
LISTEN TO OUR RADIO PROGRAMS EVERY WEEK

in the s Digs helped
promote many II the gong
negro enterprise in Detroit
II is very obvious that
some people Of the other
group do not like Digs. We
believe It's because he has
demanded and accomplished
loo much for the Am-rran
Negroes
- WE ARE BAG NED
UP by the performance ~
e harles e. Diggs. Jr. as
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-06-28

the time the Negro under
takers brought charges
against him he was complet-
ing the last 4 months Of the
: year apprenticeship re-
qulred before his license
could be issued His perfor-
nance as a radio common
tator is Well known To all
Detroiters YES. WE ARE
BACKED UP. AND WE
ARE PROUD OF OUR
BACKING.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-06-28
"HappenStanceS'
-~~~~ BY THELMA BRowN@

Last Thursday evening Mad
am Ruth Tramble of $500 Ri
ward conducted Bless Ser
VICE which consisted OF a Pa
per Demonstration IN her home.
Each week she conducts one
OF these very interesting SER
vices. Among those prese
last Thursday were The Swan
ee Soft Singers and their man
ager, Mrs. c. Jones, Nurse.
Minnie Ogden, Mary Anderson,
Helen Grant, Hilda Evans, Jes-
sic Hixon. Lillian Middlebrooks,
Mother Alden Lewis OF tn c
Star Light Temple of Truth,
the Rev J II. PAYNE and the
Rev John Kerr. The evening
proved TO be inspirational to
all
cttnnDTcE
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-06-28

surprised her apartmop,
with a delightful bm,hd,r~ az
ner last THURSDAY nlrb, gs
honoree, Alamaud Dswk,, M
still glowing over some ~
gifts. " NJ
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-06-28

worker. Mis- Anna 3 pNt
l345 Carlisle She sax.
nav last Thursdo, c,srs
pleasure with her >t
Mr. and Mrs. Chs An
dc,son. formerly az q - ST.
have moved INTO thu erH
purchased. lovely HOOK nN
Southsldc. at 342O DW4g.eS ST.
whore they viii be GW g. .e
their friends. The E3-go he'
gins family who moIeu NRl1
thcm also send greci-
We are very prou e-
Good Neighbor onl''
here IN the zoo bio 0@
avenue Each noighbor se' %
interest IN other io ua@
like folks did years a. Waei
people were friendly acp'
nul We arc like cn4 pen
pie who help maxi hH
vest crops. build hon lene'
es. and sidewalks ~.
care for the sick. distressed q
DYING We arc that "
help each other.
have been so sc hep
less all winter and So oI
my nelghbors have loa>'d +"
ter me. helped with e
den my lawn. and even VIVA
The snow. Rain was ne 'lo5
20 me. since they sent Goo1
things TO cat and thct ne.pe'
me in every way with my pF
mess and with our ncvsoape'
THE TRIBUNE.
To all my good n enoo'ii
land my friends IN SAGINAW
say God Bless You ] ceua
never have made d Ni'n'''
your help. .,orr
BE- sure to read the DEIROl.
TRIBUNE every week Wax
for the Business FcstNsL
BETHEL AME CHURCH
Rosie NJ. Price. RepUlcg
The pastor the Rev "il's.
+ Rice. preached on ouns,
morning from the 25tt tAapW
of ST Matthew The GOV
choir sang. ~
The True Gospel Slneers y
Pontiac will render q p'oR'S.
Sunday afternoon at 3 ?
They are well known raolo"
fists.
The Michigan Conleren'
branch Of the Womens Mission
ary Society is holding Is ',i
vention in LANSING June
IS. II is most inporiani ~
inr. celebrating the 5o'n az
versary ~ tho missiopsrr sfo.f
The final session NJ ihe
" which began on juno y
liquidate the indebiedne%-
the church will be held on sui
day. July 6. We pray 10.
successful conclusion Of y"
drive.
We are urging all member 81
10 pay their conference ,,''"S
10 the secretary on e. tllr '
ei on or before June ~ g
The Masons observer
Johns Day al Bethel
members participated m an
Continued on Psse ~