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Evening star., 1948-03-30
Court Ends Struggle
To Clear Houses Off
Junior School Site

A month-long struggle to clear
houses from the proposed site of
Kelly-M Miller Junior High School was
solved in District Court yesterday.
and work on the project is expected
to start early next week.
Preliminary clearing for the
81 ,800.0 600 school originally was sup
posed to have started in January but
was delayed by squabble among
former property owners on the site,
the District and the J. D. Hedin
Construction Co., which is under
contract to build the school.
Ordered by the courts to vacate
their houses by Marcn II, three of
the former owners had brought a
motion before the court for an in
junction to prevent their eviction.
Sets April Deadline.
District Court Judge Richmond B.
Keech yesterday denied that motion.
He issued a court order allowing
the former owners until April 5 to
have their houses moved off the
land.
The owners who brought the suit
are Mrs Harriette johnson, 213
Forty-ninth street NE; Mrs. Marie
Mills, POI Forty-ninth street NE,
and Mrs. Margaret Julia Taylor, who
is acting in behalf of her foster
mother. Mrs. Sarah Brown, 203
Forty ninth street NE. AL Of the
plaintiffs are colored.
/ In their suit the three contended
they had made an agreement with
the District at the time their prop
erty was bought in 1912 following
condemnation proceedings. T hey
said they had understood they would
be able to buy back their houses
from the District for 500 each.
They rented the houses from the
city until last fall, when they at
tempted to complete the transaction,
the suit said.
At that time they were informed
that they would have to deal with
the j. D. Hedin Construction Co.,
which, meanwhile, had been award
ed the contract for the construction
of the school. The company was
reported to have told the former
owners they had no knowledge OF
any agreement the owners had
with the city. The company set a
higher price on the houses, which,
they said, had been awarded to
them along with the contract.
Price Not Decided.
The price which the former own
ers will have to pay for their houses
was not decided yesterday in court.
A temporary arrangement was
worked out. however. between the
plaintiffs and the construction COM
pany, which would postpone set
tlement of that question for a later
day and permit immediate work on
the school. badly needed by the
District to relieve pressure on other
colored schools in the area.
The construction company offered
to accept $100 as temporary pay
ment for the houses, pending final
adjudication on the suit. Through
their attorney, Leon A. Ransom
the former owners agreed to re-
move their houses to other lots
within the stipulated time. Only
two of the three plaintiffs were in
volved in yesterdays court order
Since the suit was brought, Mrs
Mills had moved her house.
Evening star., 1948-03-30
Youth, Is, Fatally Shot
By Companion, "a, on
Loudoun Farm Visit

Arthur David Savoy, 16, an East
ern High School sophomore, was
fatally shot by a 14-year-old COM
panion last night while on an Easter
vacation outing at Loudoun Coun-
ty farm house. police at Leesburg,
Va, reported today.
Police had not completed their
investigation and were holding the
14-year- -old boy also of Washington
and John Edwin Klopfer, 10, of 1872
Maryland avenue, NE, a third
member of the outing party, for
questioning. No charges have been
placed, however.
According to the Savoy boys
mother, Mrs. Mamie Lavengood, and
stepfather, Theron Lavengood. the
youths left by train yesterday after
noon for the farm home of Morgan
L. Peyton, about 5 miles west OF
Lovettsville. The Peytons live at
31e Maryland avenue NE, Wash
ington.
Held in County Jail.
The Lavengoods said they were
informed by the Loudoun County
sheriff's Office last night that David
had accidentally shot himself, but
officials at Leesburg said today that
the .25-caliber pistol was in the
hands of the 14-year-old boy when
the fatal shot was fired. David pre-
viously had discharged the weapon
police said.
No hearing date has been set fol
the two youths, who were held in
the county Jail, and police said they
wanted to clear up all details of the
case before the two are released.
The boys were described as pals
who had made two previous visits
to the farm. They were to return
from this trip Sunday.
Funeral arrangements had not
been completed. Besides his mother
and stepfather. David also is sur
vived by q sister. Mrs. Lois Montney
3914 Ninth street NE.
Evening star., 1948-03-30

nudge the old sweet tooth in the
proper places.
I'VE have to taste them all to
Judge them fairly, you know" they
explained.
Nine-year-old Catherine Williams
of Richmond, daughter of one Of
the guests walked over to the
table.
Folks" she said in a simple. hon.
est declaration, I'm about to bust.
Get Back at Shane.
The chefs lost no time getting
back at Ted Shane. the magazine
writer who panned Southern cook
ing in a recent article.
When they made him judge
along with Duncan Hines and other
Evening star., 1948-03-30
New System for Patrol Wagons
Brinos 28 Arrests in Two Days

wagon responsible for two or even
three precincts.
His system, he reported, paid these
dividends over the week end:
A total of SO men who previously
manned the wagons started walking
beats. @
On Saturday. the six patrol wag-
ons made % arrests, answered 81
radio calls and hauled 1875 prisoners.
On. Sunday. the wagons made six
arrests, answered eight radio calls
and carried 124 prisoners.
The arrests were attributed to
that part Of the new system which
makes the patrol wagons response
ole for answering police calls when
nearby scout cars are out OF serSice'
Evening star., 1948-03-30
Dr.. Tuckermon to Speak
On Aviution Program

DR.. L. B. Tuckerman. National
Bureau of Standards authority on
faults responsible for airplane acci-
dents, will speak at an aviation pro-
gram at 8 pm. Thursday in Madi-
son School, Falls Church, Va.
A sound movie on the story of
flying will be shown. The program
Is presented by the Balsa Beetles, a
model airplane club for BOYS.
Evening star., 1948-03-30
'Witness~- Back
Postponement
.0f Fire Rules
Hearing Is Told Law
Would Force Ruzinq
Of Many Buildings

A proposal to postpone for an
other nine months the effective date
Of the city's new fire egress regula-
tions for existing buildings was
unanimously Endorsed by witnesses
at a public hearing at the District
Building today.
Charles j. Bauer, secretary of the
Building Owners and Managers As
sociation Of Metropolitan Washing
ton, testified that If the regulations
as presently drawn went into effect
as scheduled next Thursday, many
Washington buildings would have
to be torn down.
Such a policy would be ruinous
to the investor, costly to the tenant
and injurious to the public" Mr.
Bauer told Assistant Engineer Com
missioner Kenneth e. Madsen, who
represented the city heads at the
hearing.
Rules Amended Last Fall.
Ten other witnesses supported Mr.
Bauers view during the 15-minute
session.
The new fire safety regulations
were promulgated March, 8, 1916
and those under discussion applied
to buildings in existence on that
date. Regulations applying to new
buildings have been in effect since
then, but were amended by the
Commissioners last fall after build
ing owners complained of the cost
of compliance.
While a 19-member Citizens Com
mittee has worked on easing up the
regulations as they apply to old
buildings, enforcement of that part
of the regulations had already been
postponed twice.
Col. Madsen said at the end of
today's hearing that he was certain
the Citizens Committee could easily
finish it's work of modifying the reg
ulation by the newly proposed De-
cember 81 deadline.
Others testifying in favor Of post
ponement were: A. Hamilton Will
son, Washington Building Congress
Walter B. Jarvis, Washington Real
Estate Board. A. j. Brylawski. Mo-
ton Picture Theatre Owners, Ring
gold Hart, Merchants ad Manufac-
turers Association and Washington
Restaurant Association, Frank E
Weakly, Hotel Association of Wash
ington, Watson B. Rulon, also ot
the restaurant association. James
C. Rogers, Julius Garfinkel and Co.
James C. Wilkes, District Bankers
Association, John Hamilton, Catho-
lie University, and Ulysses J. Banks
| Barry Farms Civic Association.
Evening star., 1948-03-30
Presbyterions to heur Tolk

John r. Beal, Washington news
paperman recently returned from
China, will address the Mems Fell
lowship of Bethesda Presbyterian
Church at pm. tomorrow at the
church Wilson lane and CLARENDON
road, bethesda. Mr.. Beal will talk
on AN Intimate View Of China OF
Today"
Evening star., 1948-03-30

celebrated gourmets, Mr.. Shane
hardly expected to be Served the
breakfast he had yesterday.
Although herring is running now
in the Potomac and the Rappahan-
mock, those in charge of the tourna-
ment purchased salt herring for the
breakfast-and the chefs forgot to
soak it overnight to get rid OF most
of the salt.
When encountered during the
day, Mr.. Shane was dragging him
self from water cooler to water
cooler.
If he lasts while longer the
critic is going to have his pet hate
served up to him tonight-Southern
fried chicken.
Evening star., 1948-03-30
D. J. Horine Enters Roce
For Sixth District Seat
by the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 30.-Dawson j.
Horine of Myersville, Frederick
County, entered the Democratic con-
test for Maryland's sixth congress
sional district seat yesterday.
He was the second Democrat to
file for nomination to the post now
held by Representative Beall. Re-
publican. Thomas O'Connell of Sill
yer Spring already had forwarded
his certificate of candidacy to the
Secretary of State.
Mr.. HORNE listed his occupation
~ Q sales representative.
Evening star., 1948-03-30

Patrol wagon policemen who
never made an arrest from one
years end to the next are making
up for lost time under their chiefs
new system. Superintendent Robert
j. Barrett reported with some salts
faction today.
Instead of remaining in their
precinct station between calls to
pick up prisoners, the men last
week started cruising in their radio
equipped wagons.
Instead Of assigning one or more
patrol wagons to each precinct,
Mai. Barrett cut the number Of
wagons in half, and made one
Evening star., 1948-03-30

QeSCTlptlOu OA
life under in
creasing Mos
cow pressure as
he sees it in
F r a ce ) and
Italy today.
"A journey
through fear" is
his terSe COM
ment. 10 r
In Washington
to speak at the
National Press
Club tomorrow
night, the au-
thor of Dark
Evening star., 1948-03-30
Mason Wins Council Scot

BALTIMORE. Mar. 80 (P,.-
Charles A. Mason, attorney and
businessman. was elected by the City
Council last night to fill vacancy
caused by the death of Jerome
Sloman,
Evening star., 1948-03-30
Carpenter Hurt in Foil

Charles A. Tarner. 50. a carpenter.
OF 237 Fourteenth street NE. is in
serious condition at Casualty Hos
pital after a fall from a scaffold
yesterday at the Fort Stanton Res
ervoir. Fort place and Pearson place
|SE. He suffered head injuries.
Evening star., 1948-03-30
ARLINGTON Jews to Meet

Mrs. Nat Levy will speak at a
meeting of the B'nai Birth Women
of Arlington at $50 pm. tomorrow
in the Arlington Jewish Center.
Evening star., 1948-03-30

Arthur Koestler, Hungarian-born
author who has startled millions OF
readers into serious thinking about
communism, has characteristic
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-03-17
Joe Louis Visits
House Of Commons

LONDONf, March II, (ANP)
= World heavyweight champion
Joe Louis attended a session of
the house of commons last week
and ate lunch in the members din
ing room. He and his wife, Marva,
were guests of Capt. Stephen
Swingler, labor member for Stat
ford.
Members who recognized him
as he sat in the gallery cheered
him. Joe also was shown some
Of the Houses LOO rooms. "It
was very interesting" the Bomber
said.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-03-17
Atom-ettes Fashion
Sh0w A Success

The Classic Gardens night club
was the scene of Dayton's most
fabulous fashion show in years
this past Monday evening. The
Atom-ettes, a club composed
mainly Of young married women
from Dayton and Cincinnati, spon-
sored this highly successful bene-
fit affair. Officers of the club are
Mrs. Susie Roberts, president;
Mrs. Estella Jones, secretary;
Mrs. Olivia lies, treasurer; Mrs.
Dolores Evans, reporter, and Mrs.
Jean Jones, sergeant-at-arms. The
proceeds went to a local children's
home.
With Leon Roberts as master of
ceremonies, Mrs. Cooper of the
Rike-Kumler department store de-
scribing the styles and Mrs. Cath
crime Reece introducing each act
with her inimitable songs, the
show was a grand success before
an overflow crowd which showed
up despite the inclemental wealth
er. The "New Look" was featured
from nor till night, even at one
juncture, contrasted to the cold
look" Mrs. Juliette Stewart, IA
nous Cincinnati milliner, displayed
her marvellous collection Of wo-
mems hats. "Basic Blue" featured
Mrs. Jones in an assortment of
accessories varied about the basic
blue dress.
Backed by Smoky Young's fine
musical accompaniment, the show
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The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-03-17
SUPPORTS
Permanent FEPC

NEW YORK, March II. CAMP
federal fair employment prac-
tees act was advocated last week
by several leading citizens here
at a dinner for officials Of the
National Council for a Perma-
nent Fair Employment Practice
commission in the Waldorf-Astoria
hotel.
In a message sent to the meet
ing, John Foster Dulles, Repub-
lican foreign expert, wrote that to
maintain it's system of free enter
prise, the United States must and
industry must provide men with
equal opportunity.
His letter advised churches,
schools, the press and educational
media to teach the people the evils
involved in discrimination.
industrial freedom" he said,
"cannot indefinitely survive as IL
cense to discriminate against men
because of their race, color or re-
ligion."
Rep. Jacob K. Jaxits (R., N.
W, Father John LaFarge, editor
of America magazine, and A.
Philip Randolph, president of the
Brotherhood Of Sleeping Car Por-
tiers and chairman Of the National
Council for a Permanent FEPC,
also told why they supported fed
eral FEPC legislation.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-03-17
Take Note Of the
Condition That
Surround You

Spring is in the air. Soon, dor
mant life shall burst forth from
budding trees, and beautiful, fra
grant flowers-all of this signify
ing new life, and growth through
Transformation.
Despite the cold, bleak yester-
days, one, if he takes time to lis
ten, can hear the melodious note
of the song bird,-with joy in its
refrain.
While walking through our
neighborhood yesterday evening I
took special notice of bustling,
hurrying humanity, and I won
dered to myself, "Why the Rush"
"Why the solemn, pinched, and
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The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-03-17
First Report In On
WV Membership Drive

Hubbard, of Cincinnati, was the
guest speaker whose topic was
"Atomic Energy in Reverse
Other team captains are: Mrs.
Naomi Beard, Mrs. Virginia Dill
lard, Mrs. Lucille Ellis, Mrs. Far
rielee Hawkins, Mrs. Eta Hines,
Mrs. Esther Jane Hopkins, Mrs.
Annette Kendrick, Mrs. Hamida
Khatun, Mrs. Girlene Johnson,
Mrs. Elizabeth McAfee, Mrs.
Olivia Martin.
Mrs. Nancy X. Mason, Mrs.
Vashti Owens, Mrs. Louise Ows-
ley, Mrs. Ethel Pullens, Mrs. AS
rael Richardson, Mrs. Evelyn Rob-
inson, Miss Rebecca Shaw, Mrs.
Edna Shufford, Mrs. Lucy Thorn
ton, Mrs. Eli Wilbert, Mrs. Ruth
Wills, and Miss Margaret Wink
field
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-03-17

Leading the West Side YWCA
membership drive toward their
goal of 1000 members is the team
lead by Eli Wilbert and Mrs. Eta
Hines, with 33 per cent of the
quota, according to Mrs. Ada
Fields, campaign chairman, fol-
lowing the first report meeting
held Friday, March IL.
The campaign opened with ap-
proximately 200 team captains
and workers attending a dinner
at the West Side YWCA March 8.
The leaders are Miss Mildred M.
Jackson, branch executive direc-
tor; Mrs. Beatrice Mays, member
ship chairman; Mrs. George w.
Pugh, committee of management
chairman, and Mrs. Ada Fields,
campaign chairman. Mrs. L. L..
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-03-17
Have a Care for
Others in Your
Desire for Haste

1t is said that the greatest thing
in the universe is man, and that
the greatest thing in man is mind
(exsuing, of course, the immortal
soul).
However, great sorrow and suf-
fering often ensue when we allow
our minds to become so be-clouded
with our personal problems and
prescriptions, and in our SEEM
ingly mad desire to reach our
destination, that we lose proper re-
gard for the safety Of some
thoughtless school child who may
wander into the street German
town, South Smmit and West Fifth
streets being cases in point). To-
day, but for the grace Of God,
some home would have been sad
dened because some motorist fail
ed to utilize this greatest gift Of
God to mortal mantle human
mind.
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The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-03-17
Small Chance Of
Winning An Appeal
Hamlet Case

Hamlet Case
We have withheld comment on
the Fred Hamlet VS.. Pennsylvania
Greyhound Bus Lines, Inc, until
we had talked with a couple of
lawyers who were familiar with
the case, the decision, particularly,
and the possibility of an appeal.
AS we all know now, the all-white
jury of six men and six women
warded Hamlet the $500 he sued
for violation of the Ohio Civil
Right law by the bus company.
They denied him the $24,500 he
claimed for injuries in connection
with his election from the COM
pany's bus last year.
After the dismissal of the jury
by Judge Robert r. Nevin, it was
learned that the jury was in unani-
nous agreement at the outset that
Hamlet would not get the money
he asked for injuries. Thus the
time consumed in deliberation was
spent on getting an unanimous
agreement on awarding him the
$500 which is the maximum al
lowed in the state civil rights law.
This law, incidentally, is "a years
old.
Hamlet had contended in his
case that he was eected from the
bus because he was a Negro, and
that he had suffered nervous in
uries which had incapacitated him
mentally. The bus company as
serted that he had been elected
because he was unrly and noisy
and because the front seats Of the
bus were reserved for short haul
passengers.
Hamlet and his attorney, Judge
Mason Douglas, were not the only
ones disappointed at the outcome
of the trial. There were many 9TH
ers who thought that Hamlet
should have received compensa-
ton for the mental nervousness
aggravated by the incident. How
ever, these are some who are
heartened by the verdict, who feel
that winning on the civil rights
issue is encouraging and a step
forward.
Judge Douglass made this state
ment following the verdict: "If
the jury found we were right in
our first cause of action (civil
rights, then it should have
awarded him something on the Sec
ond (in%juries)."
In a case such as this the next
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-03-17
Virginia COP Happy
Over Democrats Split

ROANOKE, March IT. CAMP
The row in Democratic party
in the south over President Tru-
mans civil rights proposals for Ne
groes is most h%eartening to Vir-
ginia Republicans who are plan
ming what they describe as a his
toric session here April 6, the
date for the COP state conven-
ton.
Die hard Negro Republicans like
Thomas c.. Walker, Gloucester
county lawyer, Of the Reconstruct
ton era, are becoming more ac-
tive in the councils of the party
in the state. Walker, a prosperous
farmer, is one of the Gloucester
county delegates to the COP dis
trict convention at Warwick
March2O. Attorney aWlker is also
scheduled to attend the state con-
vention.
The COP district convention at
Bedford will be held April 8.
Plans for the 9Th district conven-
ton were made here February %,
by the 9Th district Republican
committee.
Other sections of the state are
planning re-organizational efforts
to revive interest in the party in
the state. Some Republicans who
are supported b y a handful Of
traditional Negro Republicans be-
lieve the COP has an excellent
chance to win some state offices
during the widespread revolt Of
Virginia Democrats against Presi-
dent Truman. Party leaders hope
to capture some votes from dis
sident Democrats in the state.
Last week National Republican
Chairman Carroll Reese predicted
that Virginia might go Republican
in the Noevmber presidential cleo
ton. State Democratic chairman
Horace Edwards at Richmond
called Recess statement, "wild
Republican speculation"
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-03-17

step is to carry an appeal to the
next highest federal court. This,
we have been informed, is an ex-
pensive procedure involving at
least $1,000 or $4,000. In addi-
ton, any appeal which can be
made must be made on the basis
Of a legal misdemeanor. In other
words, no action can be taken di-
rectly on the jury verdict on his
claims for injuries unless a ques-
ton of law can be brought up on
it. If it is felt that an error of
law was involved in the decision
then an appeal a be made.
We, of course, would ike to see
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The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-03-17

Oren Root, Jr., presided at the
meeting, and read the message
from Dulles.
Evening star., 1948-06-25
Union Faction Orders
Guerrilla Warfare
On Ship Strike Ban
By the kssoeiofed Press

NEW YORK, June 25.-Sea-
men of the CIO National Mari
time Union today were under
orders from one faction of the
union leadership to make "guer-
rilla warfare" against an 80-day
anti-strike injunction.
Instructions concerning the "guer-
rilla" action were issued yesterday
by Ferdinand C. Smith, NMU sec
retary, after meeting Of 18 mem
bers of the unions National Coun-
Gil.
The meeting, termed illegal and
unconStitutional" by Joseph Curran,
NMU president, was Stunned by
seven right-wind council members
The council majority, however, is
sued a statement that it will order
an immediate national strike of sea-
men, Injunction or no injunction" ,"
If any attempt is made by ship
owners to alter union hiring hall
practices.
Can't Order All-Out Strike.
In its statement the council said
the union was mot in position at
this moment to declare an all-out
strike against the injunction"
1t added: Therefore guerrilla
warfare will have to be carried on
against the injunction until the
membership is clear on the injunc-
ton and (the membership despite
sabotage will unite for one all
decisive blow to smash the injunc-
ton and force a contract"
The guerrilla" plan, as outlined
by Mr.. Smith, calls for seamen to
take action ION the job" if any
provision of the union contract
which expired June Is is violated
during the period of the Federal
Court injunction.
Seamen were told to form emer-
gency committees aboard each mer-
chant ship to make sure that sea-
men are allowed to work ID. the
book"-exactly according to the
contract.
First example of the newly pro-
claimed guerrilla" tactics was re-
ported yesterday.
The NMU Council said operators
OF the liner America tried to hire
quartermaster "off the docks" with
out using the union hiring hall, but
backed down" after the crew
warned it would refuse to sail the
ship"
Hiring Hall Is Crux of Dispute.
The hiring hall, union procedure
by which it supplies employers with
seamen to fill job vacancies, has been
the crux of the maritime dispute
which originally threatened Ma
tion-Wide strike June IS.
Restraining orders barring the
strike were extended Wednesday for
10 days on the West Coast and in
the Great Lakes region. A full 30
day injunction was issued on the
East and Gulf coasts.
Seven unions-representing 10000
members-are involved.
The cooling off" injunction, OBJ
tanned here by the Government
under provisions of the Hartley
law, specified that the status QUO
including the union hiring hall
would be maintained.
However, a trial examiner of the
National Labor Relations Board held
yesterday in Washington that the
NMU violated the Taft-Hartley law
in insisting on retaining the hiring
hall