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The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-05-13
BIRMINGHAM POLICE KILL FOURTH NEGRO

BIRMINGHAM, May 13. GAN
P)-Police bullets snuffed out the
life of 19-year-old Marion Frank
lin Noble last week to bring the
number of police homicides up to
four in the past 80 days. All the
victims were Negroes.
Police claim that all four were
resisting arrest"
Local cop violence has become
so severe and frequent that the
Birmingham NAACP has called
a conference Of city leaders to
plan the curb of this terrorism in
this community.
Negroes killed during the past
month by patrolmen are: Ike Mad
den, 27, March 27; John Johnson,
SO, March 20; Almas Shaw, AZ,
April 10, and Noble.
Daily press reports as given
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-05-13
Three Men Arrested
For Burglary

Yesterday the police got a call
to come to M & M Market at 1919
Germantown street. Upon arrival
they found Howard T. Murphy,
of 1906 West Fifth, Porter Clark,
35, who lives somewhere on Lake
view avenue, Richard Long, 40, of
905 Banner avenue. At the time
of arrest Murphy was guarding a
quantity of meat in a lot west of
1919 Germantown street.
Murphy stated he and another
man by the name of Andrew And
erson, address unknown, had met
at Hymes bar and Anderson prop
ositioned him in the burglary at
1919 Germantown.
Anderson was not arrested be-
cause he had left to get his car
to pick up the meat.
They yer unable to determine
the amount of meat taken.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-05-13
Democracy Means
Jim Grow 10 Ala.
Candidates

BIRMINGHAM, May IS. GAN
PHO most Alabama politicians,
democracy" is synonymous with
"jim crow" They fear "commun-
ISM" because it would destroy
what they call democracy"
This was the platform on which
a slate of candidates was elected
last week to represent Alabama
at the National Democratic con-
vention in June. Among those who
won on a program of opposition
to Truman's civil rights program
was PolicUe Commissioner Eugene
Bull" Conner who was response
BILE for arresting and roughing up
Sen. Glen Taylor, campaigning
for the third party on a platform
of equal rights for all.
Another successful candidate
was Sen. John Sparkman who
sought reelection under the fol-
lowing slogans:
For southern race segregation
in all it's forms. For world peace
and world trade. For U. S. Mill
tary strength and preparedness.
For free enterprise and collective
bargaining. For Democratic party
unity and success"
With that anti-civil rights plat
form the senator added in his
campaign that he has fought
against Russian efforts to de-
stroy democratic governments"
Other examples of what these
advocates of democracy think
about equal rights for all citizens
are such campaign slogans as:
"Vote for these delegates and
electors who WON'T vote for Tru-
man or anyone who favors civil
rights for Negroes before or af-
ter the Philadelphia convention"
And Defeat Truman's civil
rights program. Safeguard segre-
CATION"
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-05-13
A
World
By Nellie c. Jones
Women in Real Estate

The best time for a newcomer
to entr any old established field
is during one of it's periods of
flux and change.
This is especially true of real
estate. For this reason, there
probably never was a better time
to enter this exciting business
than now. There are two logical
beginning places for women in
this field. One of them is the
stenographic position in an active
real estate brokerage office, pre-
ferably one that specializes in
rentals and sales of suburban fam
lily dwellings.
The stengrapher in such an Of
flee will write letters for her
broker employer to clients about
properties listed with him, learn
to draw up leases, copy deeds,
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The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-05-13
GRANTED
STAY

Clifford Gayles of Xenia, con-
victed last summer of a robbery
murder near Middletown, was
granted an execution stay by the
Ohio Supreme court yesterday.
Gayles was to die in the chair
June 2.
The stay was granted pending
a hearing and a decision by the
court on an application for a mo-
ton for permission to appeal his
conviction. He was convicted for
killing Mrs. Edna Atkins during a
robbery on a highway not far
from Middletown.
Gayles was apprehended in New
Orleans after leaving a trail Of
crime from Xenia through Day.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-05-13
Taft Tells Negroes
Republican Program

CLEVELAND, May 13. (ANP)
An idea of what Negroes may
expect from the Republican party
was given last week by Sen. Rob-
ert A. Taft during his battle with
Harold Stassen for delegates to
the Republican convention during
the Ohio primary.
Sen. Taft made several person
al appearances before Negroes
here in Clevland during the pri-
mary campaign. 1t is believed that
he speaks for his party because
he is considered the head of the
COP.
He told his colored audiences
that his party offered better hous-
ing, better education and better
protection for Negroes through
anti-poll tax, anti-lynch and FEPC
legislation. He also emphasized the
point that it was through his par
tvs efforts that the late Sen. Bill
DO of Mississippi was kept from
taking his seat.
He spoke at the Western Re-
serve club before only 81 persons
in the 18th ward, before $50 at
the Paradise bar, and before a
full house and a radio audience
at the st. James Methodist church
in a literary forum.
At the latter program he an
swered questions from the audi
ence.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-05-13

ton, Middletown, Cincinnati and
Kentucky. He also killed a Negro
woman in Xenia. When he was
brought back to Ohio the prosecu-
tors of Greene and Butler coun-
ties were faced with the problem
of where to put him on trial. 1t
was decided in favor of Butler
county.
Sadie Parker, 20, of $40 South
Summit street, was given a parole
from the woman's reformatory at
Marysville, the Ohio pardon and
parole commission announced
Tuesday. The parole becomes eff
fective August 4. The Woman has
been serving a 3 to 80 years sent
ence for manning.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-05-13
White EXCL Lawyer Trio Seek High Court
AppeaI for Man Convicted Of Murder

local and state police in intermit-
tent sessions held in a small room
over a four-day period.
One officer testified at the trial
that he had struck Harris with an
open hand during the questioning.
Harris had said he finally signed
the confession when Aiken County
Sheriff Price Fallaw threatened
to arrest his mother. Fallaw denied
this charge.
AS the defense moved for a
mistrial, a spectator in the court
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The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-05-13

AIKEN, S. c., May 13. (ANP)
Though L. D. Harris faces death
by electrocution for a murder he
is alleged to have committed April
%, 1916, his three white lawyers
announced herel asst week that the
case would be appealed to the U.
S. Supreme court. The lawyers,
all ex-GIs, have borne the expense
of two years of legal fights in de-
Tending Harris, but being unable
to defray costs Of U. S. Supreme
court hearings, they will ask that
the case be taken Sin forms
peuperis."
Harris was arrested in Nash
vile July IL, 1916, and returned
here for questioning in connec-
ton with the murder of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward L. Bennett, white, at
their roadside grocery store in an
isloated section of Aiken county.
According to testimony given at
the trial by both state and defense
witnesses, the accused man was
held incommunicado until he sign
ed a confession, and that interro-
cation was carried on in relays by
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-05-13
Permit Holders Cited
For Violations

Two West Side liquor permit
holders are among the three sum-
moned to appear before the state
board of liquor control May 27,
on charges of liquor violations.
The holders are the Elks Lodge
No. 76, 311 South Summit street,
and the American Legion Post
1928, 1924 South Broadway. Both
permit holders are charged with
sales to non-members and with
selling on Sunday.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-05-13

out by police do not agree with
statements of eye witnesses and
people who have known Noble.
Police say he was shot while re-
sisting arrest by Officer C. l..
Borders. The officer said he was
"drunk and d~isorderly."
On the other side, Noble is
supposed to have been "picked
up" rather than arrested. He was
already in the custody of the Of
ficer when he was shot.
The dead youths high school
principal, r. C. Johnson of Parker
high, called him one of the finest
boys he had ever known. Johnson
was also Mobiles principal at
Thomas elementary school.
Both the victims foster moth
err, Mrs. Alice Hunter, and his
employer, Mrs. Ophelia Walker,
cried when they heard of his
death.
Noble was born January s,
1929. He is survived by his fos-
ter mother and two sisters, Bessie
Mae Noble, 9, and Reesa Noble Z.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-05-13

a little over tire per cent on each
income dollar. The mayor, in the
meantime, claimed that Ratchford
was not accurate in his accusa-
ton, and that when a request for
a fare rise is made, all parties
will be given due consideration.
A fare rise and a municipal in
come tax would cut so deep into
the living standard O fthe worker,
that he would find it just as con-
venient to quit work and go on
relief.
The city commission also drop
ped consideration of the proposed
ordinance to fence in all pits and
excavations on city and private
property. The ordinance was pro-
posed after a survey to determine
whether the project was feasible.
Last spring a young boy drowned
in an old quarry behind the De
Soto Bass courts and last month
an 8-year-old girl narrowly es-
capped with her life in another de-
serted quarry. Any future trag-
edies will fall on the hands of
the city commission for not erect
ing safeguards against these ever
present hazards.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-07-29

A resident of Keanewick for 43
wears. Mrs. Arthur ". McReynolds,
70, died Tuesday night at Our
Lady of Lourdes hospital in PAS
CO. She had been in failing health
for several years.
Born in Plattville, Wisconsin
in June 1869 as Sarah c. Voss, she
came to Kennewick in 1905 to
marry her childhood schoolmate,
Arthur v. McReynolds. Mr.. NC
Reynolds was q builder and con-
structed many of the landmarks
of Kennewick and the surrounding
country.
Among the building erected BY
Mr.. McReynolds were the old Ken.
newick Hotel, the Methodist
church and the old school build.
ing n Richland. He died in April
1884.
Mrs. McReynolds saw Kenne.
wick grow. She often remarked
how little there was In 1905 wher
she came. They lived In q shacl
back of their house on what !.
now Kennewick Avenue until thu
house was ready for. occupancy.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-07-29
Firm Offers Bid
On $25o. 90 d
Kenneyviick Bond.

A. S. Ellsworth, executive vice
president OF the bond buying Arm
Of William p. Harder & Son Of
Seattle, appeared Tuesday evening
at the city council meeting pre-
pared to buy city sewer revenue
bonds up to $3.50. 900 and bind the
transaction with q certified check
in the amount Of 5000.
His disappointment was EVIL
dent, when councilmen informed
him that an agreement has been
reached to sell $50, 900 worth Of
bonds to a Portland firm to finance
building OF the Beech street and
Tenth Avenue sewer extension.
The Portland arm Of Trip and
Fordyce has been active. said Ma
yor J. G. Pratt, In preparing cost
estimates and rate schedules for
the city without charge. He point
ed out, also, that the firm pur-
chased the sewer revenue bonds
issued by the city some three years
ago.
However city officials told Ellis
worth that the complete sewer de-
velopment win require the sale Of
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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-07-29
Co,,erats!
Star IS Born

She arrived Tuesday evening
It sos o'clock, weighing 20
pounds. the cutest baby you ev-
er did see. With her mother, she
is getting the best Of care at the
Hiland stable hospital.
She's been expected for some
time. Now that shes here, she
viii be shown to visitors about
the first Of the week, her con-
dition and weather permitting.
She might even be in the pony
ring at the Hiland Drive In the.
atre.
Unnamed as yet, she's the favo.
rite daughter Of Queen, one Of
the most sought after ponies Of
the Shetland pony string at ths
drive In theatre.
# cigars are passed out, they'll
probably be rolled Of hay. Well
what Of It, that's the brand we've
been smoking.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-07-29
Mrs. Arthur Y. Nc Reynolds, Long
Time Resident, Dies Tuesday Night

She was the oldest of seven
children and survived all Of them.
When she was II, her mother died
and she raised the younger child
rem herself.
Mrs. McReynolds was an active
member Of the First Methodist
church during her years at Kenne-
wick. She was member Of the
Kennewick Needle work club,
which she enjoyed because she
liked working with her hands.
Among her friends she was not
ed for her love Of flowers and
birds. She spent hours working
in her garden and could make
anything grow. Perhaps her most
notable trait was her everlasting
activity about her home.
She is survived by her, children
Arthur c., and Ethel McReynolds
Of Los Angeles and stepson, Rec
o. McReynolds, Of Kennewick.
Funeral services will be held to.
morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock il,
the Methodist church with the
Rev. ]. b. Coan officiating. In
terment viii be In Riverview
Heights cemetery.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-07-29
Council Declares
oIaioJil O
Bulding Permits

The Kennewick city council
Tuesday night declared . mora
torium on building permits for IN
structures except residential un-
til coming regulations can be pre-
pared for sections OF the city that
have not o yet been zoned.
The action arose out Of the
presentation Of . protest from
Is residents Of West Kennewick
against the building Of double
quonset type skating rink on
Wuth road facing the new Vista
Homes development.
The rink, owned by Louis Cas-
parry, proprietor Of the West Side
Grocery and Motel, Is to be built
at IN estimated cost Of SIS. 600.
Commenting on the protest,
Mayor J. c. Pratt said that he IS
not opposed to skating Kinks. On
the contrary. he added, he be-
leves the city needs q properly
located rink. Unless buildings
are found to be In violation Of the
fire code or coming restrictions,
or are in the class Of public
nuisances, the city can exert no
control, he said.
Councilman at large Richard
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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-07-29

Kennewick swimmers viii get
a chance at free instruction In the
Pasco pool for two weeks in Aug
ust under the Red Cross, E. c..
Smith, chairman Of the Kenne-
wick branch announced today.
Everyone between the ages Of s
and 90 and all slkills Of swimmers
are included. There win be no
cost to the swimmers, Smith stress
ed. Transportation TO and from
Kennewick win be provided. The
use Of q school bus has been oder-
ed by E. S. Black, superintendent
Of schools. The salary Of the driv-
er win be paid by the Kennewick
Recreation commission.
The instruction periods will be
80 minutes long and will run from
8 am. until noon every day ex-
cept Sunday, August Is through q.
Mrs. Elliott F. Duffy, co-chair-
man of Water Safety service, Will
arrange for women to supervise
the swimmers when they are not
in class. The children win be un-
der supervision from the time they
leave Kennewick until they re-
turn. Instructors will guard the
children while they are in the pool
"Classes ranging all the way
from beginners to senior hfe-sav-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-07-29
Swimmers From s 10 50 10 Get Free
Lessons Thru Kennewick Red Cross

ing will be offered" Mrs. Duffy
said. This win offer instruction
to all siills Of swimmers. We win
also make an effort TO include fam
lilies in the same hour 50 brothers
and sisters can make the trip to-
gether."
The generous offer Of pool time
was made by the Pasco city coun-
Gil In cooperation with the Frank
lin county chapter Of Red Cross.
In Kennewick the project is spon-
sored jointly by the Benton coun-
ty chapter, the Junior Red Cross,
which Is paying the instructors
salaries, and the Recreation COM
mission.
Those desiring 10 take advan-
tage Of this opportunity should
register at the Red Cross once II
Room z, J. c. Penney building
Persons should register either b,
telephone by calling 42l1, or II
person, but not by mail.
"In order TO make plans for ev
eryone, il is essential that swim
mers register as early as possible,
Mrs. Duffy said. There may no
Ibe sufficient room in the pool To-
all"
Bus schedules to the pool ans
back to Kennewick win be an
nounced later.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-07-29

skin raid was brought about by
the avidity with which buyers
clamoured for the blankets worn
by the losing sales team from the
]. c. Penney store. where a July
blanket sale is still in progress.
Al Kissler, assistant store man.
ager, related.
Standing amid piles Of lay
away blankets. held for their
purchasers, Kissler told the tale
Of the Indians trials.
II probably shouldn't have put
that ad In the Kennewick Courier
Reporter" he said, ''but I did"
The merchandisins mumbo-
jumbo Of freezing . blanket IN Q
100 pound cake Of ice only serv-
ed to make the attack Of custo-
mers more determined. Singly
and in groups they fen upon the
sales forces, divided for purposes
Of tribal composition into the
"red" and the ''blues", siezed the
blankets and departed, leaving
only the white mans wampum In
exchange.
Checking an incipient tear, Kis-
sler told how, In the first two
weeks Of the encounter, more
than 5000 Of the wampum was
thus exchange for the blankets
Of the Indians.
Adding to his woe was the
perfidy Of the paleface, Gene
Spaulding, who Che Is morally
certain experimental with a
ice cube In his west Ken
newick home until, by mathmat-
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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-07-29
STRAUS TO VISIT kE|VE WICK
Mosquitoes Scarce
After Kiwanians
Wind Campaign

KenneWick insect life suffered
a severe setback last week when
the city was completely sprayed
and logged by Kiwanis men, in
cooperation with the street de-
partment and the Benton-Franklin
county health district.
Spraying began in Green Homes
Wednesday afternoon and was
completed by Saturday. The spray
equipment was manned by XII
wanians who had volunteered
their services after the health dis
trict offered the equipment. The
truck and driver were furnished
by the city.
Saturday and Sunday nights the
health district went over the city
with a fog that is designed to
catch any of the adult insects the
spray might miss.
The spray is long-lasting APP
plication," Col. E. r. Hopkins, u.
S. Public Health Service, said.
ut will last for six or eight months
and keep the insects down. The
fog is temporary and Is quicker
to put on. We haven't heard of
any mosquitoes in Kennewick since
we sprayed, but If anyone sees one
we want to hear about - Well
fog the town again If necessary"
Every section of Kennewick
was covered by both spray and
fog, Col. Hopkins said.
The Kiwanians worked in shifts
with three or four working every
afternoon until the job was COM
pleted.
4 Those volunteering help at the
Mwanis meeting wsre Walter
Woeh16r, Walter Hanson, Ral9hI
Jeide. George Cloud, Willard Camp
ben, Francis Ludlow, Bob Crunen,
Frank Maupin, Slim Meverden,
e. A. Silliman, Marvin Ross, Glen
Lee, Charles Fox, John Neuman,
Urban Keolker, Bob Matheson,
Role Tuve, Odes Sloan and Bob
Jones.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-07-29
Hearing Held on
Kennewiek Valley
Ielephone Sale

The director and examiner of
the Washington State Department
of Public Utilities Friday heard
testimony depicting community
growth outstripping the capacity
Of an independently owned tele-
phone company to keep pace with
the demands.
Witnesses testifying ct q pub
lie hearing on the proposed sale
Of the Kennewick Valley Tele-
phone company to the Interstate
company outlined the necessity
for increasing the present 1000
phone system by another 1000
phones within the year.
Interstate stock valued in the
amount Of $247,50o Is to be given
by Interstate In exchange for
puoperttes Of the Kennowick VAL
ley Tel6hone company. In adIh-
ton, Interstate has agreed 10 re-
imburse the Kennewick company
for all capital expenditures made
since the first Of IL year.
Appearing for Inter3tate, I. +.
Ike" Krehbiel testified that the
Kennewick system could not be
reproduced without the ekpendi-
ture Of between $4oo. 900 and
$3.50, 900.
Testimony was heard by d.
rector a. J. Zimmerman and .ex-
aminer Harold Olsen Of the de-
partment Of public utiHtie& W.
J. Lawrence. assistant state At
torney general. appeared as
for the department, and
Ben Kixer and Clifford o. Moe,
Of the Spokane firm Of Graves,
Kizer and Graves, represented
-
Appearing as witnesses At the
hearing were Mayor J. c. Pratt,
A. c. Anon. chairman of the
Mayors Housing committee, and
Frank Maupin, secretary Of the
Kennewiclk project committee.
A. F. Brown and Burns Brown
Of the Kennewick Valley Tele-
phone company also gave their
testimony.
No objection was voiced to the
proposed sale Of Interests.
Officials were unable to say
when q decision might be rem
dered by the department Of pub
lie utilities, but Il Is expected to
be a mater Of weeks.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-07-29

ton is that clubs and civ
ic organizations in the
three adjoining cities will
back the premieres to the
limit.
On evening of Tuesday, Aug
ust 10, Kennewick movie goers
will see "Tap Roots, q epic Of
American history; Richland au-
diences viii see the memorable
musical, "Give My Regards TO
Broadway, and Pasco viii screen
"Fort Apache. one of the years
outstanding productions.
From the White House today
came regrets, signed by Charles
G. Ross, secretary to the Prea-
dent, that President Harry S.
Truman win not be able to give
his personal endorsement to the
Tri-C City event.
Regret II would violate>a long
standing White House policy"
Ross wired, "for president to en-
dorse local benefit. II he did this,
he would have to make count
less endorsements. He has had
to confine his messages Of this
sort TO appeals of national scopa,
like those Of Red Cross and COM
munity cneGf.~
The message, although it fall
ed to extend the unqualified ap-
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