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Evening star., 1948-05-06

lllln Wllen henry McLemofe.
ham sandwich was a six-course
dinner, dropped by to see him in
his new Beverly Hills home. He
found him stretched out beside his
swimming pool, lazily summing
himself.
How are things going at the
studio?" asked the friend. who had
known the actor when he used to
worry about whether to use his last
nickel for the subway or the
automat.
The ham looked up. laid down his
tall, cool drink and screamed:
They're crucifying me! Crucifying
me, I tell you"
Got Two-Word Part.
Bill Demarest tells this one, and
It's true: Out of work almost since
the time of Joe Jefferson, this actor
came to Hollywood and, thanks to
the help of friends, got a call from
a studio. A proud man, the actor
almost rebelled when told that his
part called for him to stand in a
room and when Demarest, playing
a police officer, came by and asked,
Did you see the murderer" to an
swer, II did"
The old actor said he had been
on the stage for years, could read
any line ever written, and had trod
the boards with the inmortals of
the theater.
But he took the Job, and during
the rehearsing Of the whole scene
stood in corner perfecting his
line. He tried 1t all ways.
He was determined to get all out
of the line that he possibly could.
Then came the shooting Of the
scene. Everything worked perfect
ly until Demarest entered the room.
turned to our hero and asked, did
you see the murderer?"
Did -" was the reply.
"Quickie" Outfit.
This happened to Grant Withers:
Grant was called by "quickie" out
flt which said it had the best part
for him that he had ever had.
His studio gave him permission to
take a look at the part.
The "quickie" producer was tre-
mendously enthusiastic. He paced
the floor Of his tiny, secretary-less
Office as he outlined it.
'It's all about the North and the
South, see," he said. THE blue and
the gray. Academy stuff, II I ever
saw it. You have the leading part.
1t will make you a star of stars.
You're mad if you don't take It,"
Grant began to share the en-
thusiasm. After all, the way the
producer put it, it sounded better
than Clark Gables part in Gone
With the Wind"
, Grant asked how long he would
be shooting on the picture.
1.-Two days." the producer said.
1.-TWO days!" Grant said in amaze
ment. only two days for the lead
ing part in a picture all about the
blue and the gray?"
That's right" the "quickie" pro-
ducer answered. "But don't let that
bother you. After all, Lincoln is in
for only one day" p
..- Follows Car in Fog.
This one happened to the legend
ary Joe Frisco: Leaving the Lake
side Golf Club on a foggy night,
Joe decided to follow the car in
front of him-let the fellows tail
light be his guide. This worked well
for a few miles and then the fellow
came to a sudden halt and Frisco
banged into him.
Frisco, in his celebrated stutter,
indignantly yelled to ask the fellow
II he didn't know enough about
driving to stick out his hand when
he came to stop.
In my own garage?" the man
yelled back, equally indignant.
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Evening star., 1948-05-06
On the Other Hand
Ohio Primary Is Seen as Revealing
Big Money Battle Within G. O.P.

little like a crusader. The people
Of Ohio and onlookers from outside
got a real understanding of the ma
ture of the preconvention struggle
within the Republican Party. The
closing days of the Ohio contest
revealed it for what it is-a battle
Of the big money. And in Ohio it
came to appear that the bigger
money was back of Mr.. Stassen.
Representative Bender, Repub-
lican chairman in Cuyahoga County,
charged on the eve of the vote that
the Stassen forces were spending
five dollars for every dollar spent
in behalf Of Senator Taft. Mr..
Stassen Immediately denied this,
but any one in Ohio was able to
see for himself that the Stassen
people were not playing with pen
MES. Some weeks ago Mr.. Stassen
admitted that more than $500,OOC
had been raised to back his cam
paign for the nomination, and il
is certain that the Ohio folks saw
some of those dollars. AS for Sen
ator Taft, the Cleveland papers re-
ported that $4,000 was distributed
on Monday to meet the election day
expenses of his precinct workers in
that city.
Opponents More Resolved.
So Mr.. Stassen now has a few
more delegates to add to the 300 odd
he already had claimed. And has
added new degree of grim resolu-
ton to the forces determined to
stop him in Philadelphia. Incl
dentally, he has provided his oppo-
nents with an additional talking
point. Suppose, they can say, Mr.
Stassen should become President
To whom would he have to look for
cooperation in Congress? Mr.. Taft
will still be in the Senate and, pre-
sumably, still the leader there. Will
Mr.. Taft forgive and forget?
Hardly.
We come next to Oregon. What
can Gov. Dewey do? Whatever he
can do, twill be his damnedest. He
has taken three whole weeks away
from the Governors Office in Albany
in an effort to win Oregon's eight
little votes. He is campaigning, as
though his political life depends on
it, and maybe it does' Actually SO
successful has the Stassen blitz been
thus far, even with all that can be
said about Ohio, that Gov. Dewey
will be hero if he wins that West
ern State.
And then we'll be right where we
were, with q Dewey-Stassen- Taft
deadlock in prospect and somebody
else walking off with the nomina-
ton.
Evening star., 1948-05-06

the Stassen in
vasion Of Sen
ator Tait's home
State.
Despite his own
last m in u t e
statement that
he would . be
satisfied with a
dozen of the %
delegates for
which he was
contesting, the
e age er beaver
from Minnesota
needed to do
much better than
that to {1lstifv
Evening star., 1948-05-06

smashing Victory
he hoped for,
Senator Taft, al
ready tagged a
poor vote = get
ter, could not
have remained
in the presiden-
tial race.
Mr.. StaSSen fell
short of even his
p u b ii c predic-
t s. Senator
Taft fell short
of his, too, since
he claimed all
but one. The
tune was called
Evening star., 1948-05-06

HdQ tlITe TO get
his shoes half
soled and his
collars turned,
found himself
headed West on
the Super Chief
with a contract
in his pocket
that called for
more money in
a week than he
had seen in IS
years.
A few months
later a friend,
who had known
him u,hep a
Evening star., 1948-05-06

ullAIdl duIIlOI .
tiles on roa d,
rail and air traf-
fc between Ber-
lin and the west
ern occupation
zones remain in
effect, d e spit e
the efforts of
W e S t ern COM
manders to per-
suade the Rus
slams to rescind
them. After loud
prot t e S is tn e
American an d
B ritis COM
Evening star., 1948-05-06
By LoweU MeHen

The hottest thing in politics
seems to have got a slight cooling
of in Ohio. At least, that's the
way some of us see the result OF
Evening star., 1948-05-06
McLemore-
The Two-Word Part,
Other Film Stories
By Henry McLemore

Heard in Hollywood: An actor
who had been starving to death on
Broadway for years clicked in a
small part and, almost before he
Evening star., 1948-05-06
By Constantine Bro,cn

The present lull in Berlin may be
Of short duration, reports from the
former German capital indicate.
Restrictions imposed by Soviet
Evening star., 1948-05-06
BY Doris FIeeSon

Senator Taft's jugular vein is safe;
the potentially decisive aspect of the
Ohio primary did not materialize.
Had Harold StaSsen gained the
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-03-01

The rate of application is believed by
many of the specialists to be the next most
important consideration after the time ele-
ment. Operators should carefully follow the
manufacturers recommendations as to the
amount to apply.
For the dinitro dusts, application of from
8 to II pounds to the acre of 8 percent dust
is usually recommended. One company rec
ommends that the higher application rate
be reduced one pound for each five degrees
Of temperature above 70 prevailing at the
time of application. Thus, at 80 degrees, the
maximum application would be 10 pounds
to the acre.
Operators are cautioned that overappli-
cation of these contact weed killers may
cause a leaf burn on the grain, ~
especially at the higher o< Nv
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-03-01

Shows no effects up to three weeks
after application. Under fair conditions,
however, FAD willis weed leaves within .
week.
The dinitro chemicals can also be used on
flax, peas and other crops that couldn't be
touched with. 2,4D. On the other hand,
2,4-D will do a job and even give some root
kill on weeds, particularly %perennials, that
can't be killed by the dinitro types.
Any of the different Foundations of
2,4-D seem to be doing a job of weed kill
ing, but there is some evidence that the
esters give better results under adverse
conditions, according to Luebbe. One com
pany, however, definitely advises against
the use of 2,4-D esters on oats and recon-
please turn to page 81
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-03-01

killed with lower applications of either
chemical when all conditions are perfect.
In spraying with 2,4-D, according to
Luebbe, it may be safer to use not less than
10 gallons of water per acre, using from
Is to Y pound of the parent 2,4-D acid. Fol-
low the instructions on the label. Luebbe
adds that satisfactory weed kills have been
obtained with a lower volume of water per
acre when proper equipment is used and
adjusted, but that the 10-gallon rate gives
more leeway for varying conditions.
2.4-D or Dinitro?
The question of whether to use 2,4-D Or
the dinitro type chemicals is highly contro-
v%ersial, and only continued use and expert
mentation will completely clarity the issue.
Both types of chemicals will give good
weed kills, but certain facts are known
about each that may help operators to de-
eide. The dinitro-type chemicals kill on con-
tact with weed leaves, while 2,4-D has to
be absorbed into the plant system for kill
ing action. This point brings up one signifi-
cant difference between the two: the
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-03-01

temperatures. Even in such cases, however,
the grain will recover.
A new dinitro product used experiment
tally last year and available this spring for
large scale use, makes possible the same
low volume spraying now popular with
2,4-D. The recommended rate of applica-
ton is 10 gallons of water per acre at 80 to
40 pounds pressure, using 2 quarts of ID
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-03-01
Montana Farmers Mobilize for
Chemical Warfare on Weeds
BY JERRY LESTER

DROSPECTS are good for a healthy crop
i of weeds in Montana grain again this
spring, but Montana farmers are no longer
accepting the fact with a gamblers shrug.
They are squaring their shoulders and get
ting their equipment ready to face the weed
menace-and beat it-with chemical dust
ers and sprayers.
Last years experiences proved conclu-
sively that annual weeds can be controlled
in a growing grain crop with either 2,4-D
or the dinitro contact weed killers.
Last years experiences also proved that
the cost of this weed chemical treatment
was usually insignificant when compared
with the extra return from a 4 to Is bushel
increase in yield. Not only were greatly
increased yields reported, but there were
also reports of fields thought to be total
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-03-01

weed loss which later
yielded from 20 to 80
bushels 10 the acre after
treatraent. One CONNER
cial operator in Judith
Basin county estimates
that so percent Of the
winter wheat in his To-
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-03-01


that 80 percent OF the IEA4@X8a
winter wheat in his To- NTH III
cality will be treated and RI
is prepared to spray 100000 w H.
acres. Other estimates by V33' <ESNC3i
weed chemical company field ~
men go as high as 95 percent for WN 2
the north central triangle"
winter wheat area. The weed in
festation in the winter wheat belt A3J
is considered generally bad this l42
year. While there is plenty of ex-
Fermentation still to be done in the NkIH&
field of weed chemicals, certain NN
conclusions nave been reached by \
specialists and operators regarding
the when and "hew' at this stage of the
game. Donald ]. Luebbe, former extension
weed specialist, now land use specialist
with the bureau of reclamation, Great
Falls, emphasizes that the first of these,
when" to apply the weed killers, may
often be the most important factor
Time of Application
Best weed kills will be obtained with any
of the chemicals if used on small weeds in
the 4 to s leaf stage. Each grower, however,
will nave to use his Judgment as to when
weeds are most susceptible and when the
grain is in the proper stage of development.
The grain should be stooled out but not in
the boot stage when 2,4-D chemicals are
applied. If applied after the boot stage or
during heading out, the chemicals may
cause some injury to the grain and affect
seed termination. This is not true with the
dinitro chemicals, which can be applied at
any time in the plant growth. Fall applica-
lions are not recommended.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-09-15
ATLANTA POLICE
TELL NEGRO BOYS,
CHURCH OR JAIL

ATLANTA AMP police Of
ficers of Fulton County were ac-
cused of telling Negroes in a door
to-door campaign to go to church
or Jail, A. Guy Smith, an attorney,
complained to County Police Chief
G. Neal Ellis last week.
He noted a particular instance
in which a youth was held IL
days in jail because he chose to
play baseball rather than go to
church. In this instant, accord
ing to Smith, Officers J. D. Rob-
erts and B. L. Thrasher approach
ed a group of five colored boys
and said:
what are you going to do? Go
tc church or go to jail?
Adding that he saw this incl
dent personally. Smith said that
four boys decided to go to church,
but Willie Leo Ruff, 10, said he
would rather play baseball. The
patrolman carted him off to jail.
ut was the rawest thing I ever
saw" he said.
Assistant Solicitor John /. KEEL
ley, who also received copy OF
the complaint, said no charges
were made against Ruff because
of insufficient evidence.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-09-15
10 X-Ray Units
In Downtown Seattle

zone of the most outstanding
demonstration of community part
icipaion in a health project, the
first weeks response to the Seat
tie Area Chest X-ray Program
was termed by DR.. Leroy R. Allen
of Washington, d. c., medical of
ficer in charge of the United
States Public Health Service Per-
sonnet for the program, said last
week.
Nineteen X-ray units began oper.
alton in downtown Seattle and in
five of the smaller cities in the
south end of King County last
week to offer every person Is
years of age and older a free
chest X-ray.
mo other American city has
ever given such send-off to a
tuberculosis control program. The
tremendous response gives me as
surance that Seattle will be able
to carry forward to the goal OF
100000 chest X-rays by December
Is = making it the largest fast
tempo X-ray survey west of Wash
ington, d. c., DR.. Allen said.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-09-15
BUS COMPANIES
IGNORING MISSISSIPPI
SEGREGATION LAWS

JACKSON, Miss. (ANP) = Pub
lie corporations operating passen-
ger service within the state are
winking at Mississippi's segrega-
ton laws by permitting the ming
ling of white and Negro passen-
gers on trains and buses, accord
ing to Howard II. Little, state
public service commissioner, here
last week.
Little said he had received a
number of complaints that bus
operators were overlooking buses
to the extent that the line of
demarcation separating white pas
sengers from colored was obscured
and miny times omitted. He said
the complaints stated that Negroes
were often sitting in white sec
tions or standing in the aisles
along with white passengers as a
result of this violation of state
segregation laws.
The commissioner pointed out
that 1t was the duty of the com
mission to see that laws governing
the handling of white and colored
passengers within the state on
trains, buses and in railway and
bus stations. be strictly observed
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-09-15
Received by the Pope

ROME - (ANP) - Among the
visitors at the Vatican who were
greeted by Pope Plus was Mrs.
Myrtle r. Dabney of Washington,
d. G. Mrs. Dabney, wife of Maj.
Walter Dabney of the 511th Engi-
neers in Germany was on sight
seeing tour which took her to
Verona, Venice, Switzerland, Ba-
varia and Paris.
She flew to the United States
later in the week and will visit
with her parents, DR.. and Mrs. e.
d. Moten of Indianapolis before
returning to Washington.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-09-15
Mrs. Lawrence Harding
Hostess at q Beautiful
High Noon Breakfast

Mrs. Lawrence Harding, 700 goth
entertained at highnoon break
fast honoring out of town guests:
Mrs. Anna Robertson, Mrs. Gladys
Washington, Mrs. Della Clark, Mrs.
10. Holmes and daughter, Atlanta,
Ga. Mrs. Halmes was house guest
of her brother and wife, Clarence
Holmes, who has been i'll for some
time. Many functions have been
given in her honor. Other guests
were N. Robinson, Mrs. Noy Pier
son, Mrs. L. B. Young, Mrs. 2. Cox,
Mrs. G.. Wallace, Mrs. Mamie Nc
Cullough, Mrs. ]. Folling, Mrs.
Julia Higgins, Mrs. H. Benning,
Mrs. M. Taylor, Mrs. D. Smith,
Mrs. c. Hallum, Mrs. c. Duyal,
Mrs. j. White and Mrs. Blanche
Stephen.
Strains of sweet music by Mr..
M. Onria accompanied the elabo-
rate breakfast, causing the charm
| ing hostess to be showered with
praises and compliments, Queen
for a Day.
Mrs. Clarence Mccullough enter
tanned a group of friends with a
snack bar, Saturday night, honor
ing Mrs. Belle Tyler of st. Paul
Mimi, Mrs, Robertson of Memphis,
Tenn, and Mrs. Della Clark OF
Los Angeles, Calf, climaxed with
cocktails and jokes, ending an
evening of pleasure.
Mrs. Jake Hall was dinner guest
of Mrs. L. A. Hardin followed by
theatre party and a review OF
past events.
Mrs. Charles Duvall and Mrs
]. McCraven served a buffet lunch
honoring Mrs. Stephens father
Mr.. Rogers and Mr.. Washington
and wife. Games were mode fol
the evening.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-09-15
HOODED GEORGIA MOB ATTEMPTS TO
ABDUCT MAN WANTING TO BE POLICE
OFFICER; HE ESCAPES, HIDES in WOODS

AUGUSTA, ga. - tANP) =
Livert Jones, 23-year-old worker
at a local plate glass company, got
the scare of his life here recently
when band of black-robed and
masked men entered his home and
sought to abduct him for having
"big ideas" about becoming a
member of the citys police force.
The incident, which happened Sep
TENDER 2, caused Jones to hide
out in the woods for three nights
and two days.
Jones, who lives with his
mother, said he had just come
home from work about 10 o'clock
that night when he heard someone
knocking on the door. In reply
to his question who's there?" he
was told "the police"
When he opened the door, a
group of men, with black masks
and wearing black robes, pushed
their way into the house with
drawn pistols. and said something
about mo Negroes on the police
force"
In the ensuing struggle, the
mob dragged Jones out of the
house and into the rear seat of
one of three automobiles parked
nearby. In the struggle, Jones
managed to drop his billfold
alongside the porch steps. Placed
in the rear of the car, the intend
ed victim bailed out of the car,
leaped over several fences and
kept running until he reached the
country club section where he hid
for two days.
The following Saturday he COM
munieated with his mother, Mrs.
Matte Gardner, by telephone, and
she took some clothes to the home
of relatives elsewhere in the city.
His relatives had not known of
his presence in their back yard
until the next day.
Appearing at police headquar-
ters, Jones was questioned at
length but was unable to furnish
any description of the men who
tried to kidnap him or the license
numbers of the three automobiles
used. He told police that he had
lived in New York City off and on
for seven years prior to returning
last June to Augusta. He said he
had studied for five months a
course offered by the New York
police department, working to-
ward a Job as a patrolman. He
had not completed the course, nor
had he ever served as a police
officer.
A friend suggested that since
Negro policemen had been en-
ployed in Atlanta and Savannah,
he might be able to get on the
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-09-15
PRAISES ATLANTA
NEGRO POLICE

ATLANTA (ANP) - After serv-
ing during July and August, the
retiring Fulton County Grand Jury
praised the work of Atlanta's eight
Negro police officers. These offic-
ers were appointed to the only
a few months ago.
The grand jury said:
I'VE find that for several months
Negro police have been patroline
those areas of Atlanta where Ne
groes congreeate and conclude
that they are effective in creating
greater respect for law and order
in these areas"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-09-15
FBI CHIEF HOOVER URGES NEGRO YOUTH
INTO LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREERS

CHICAGO AMP )-The Ne
gro has proven his worth as a law
enforcement officer FBI Chief
]. Edgar Hoover declares in an
October Negro Digest feature. and
urges young Negroes to enter law
enforcement as a career. saying:
"The Negro has made inyalu-
able contributions to the profess
sion and has an essential place in
the future of this great field of
public service"
In this article written especial
ly for Negro Digest's Future of
Negro Youth" series, Mr.. Hoover
warns:
Before recommending law en-
forcement as a career for any
youth, l would ask him to exam
inc himself carefully and decide
what 1t is he wants out of life.
Ii he is seeking either fame or
fortune. he should not turn to law
enforcement. Few achieve fame
In law enforcement. Fewer still
grow rich
Mr.. Hoover continues:
"The field offers but limited OPP
portunities to those whose sole or
primary objective is wide renown
or great wealth.
None, however," the FBI head
adds, offers more exhilarating
challenge to the young man who
wants a career of service. Law
enforcement is a rewarding occu-
patton for anyone whose principal
ambition is to lead a useful life. "
Among Negroes Mr.. Hoover cites
as distinguished in the field of
law enforcement are:
James E. Amos and Jimmy
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-09-15

Citizens Association. was cam
paigning for a charter change
which provided the city a new
city council. it promised that ev-
cry group would be represented in
the council.
Negroes supported the RCA on
the basis of these promises, and
the change in the form of govern
ment was made. Then the atti-
tudes of the RCA changed.
When time came for recon-
mending a slate of nine candi-
dates, reactionaries had taken
over. These lilly winters" refused
to endorse a Negro candidate and
presented a slate of nine whites.
This was done behind closed
doors in the executive committee
over protest OF Directing men,
bers. This group said the time
had not come to back a colored
candidate at the polls.
Negro members of the executive
committee. however. did not raise
lot of hullabaloo over the incl
dent but quietly and efficiently
began to work for the election of
the man they had intended to
recommend, Hill.
They got the support of colored
and liberal white persons. The
Richmond Civic Council endorsed
Hill, and his campaign was on.
Hill also had some opposition
from his own race. as three other
Negroes had decided to run. Two
were persuaded to drop out for
the sake of harmony, but a third
one, Samuel Kelley, stayed in and
garnered only 61S votes to run
2Sth among 29 candidates.
With the help of 1000 white
votes, all necessary to his election,
Hill won council post. Negro
voters had been advised to Single
shot" their votes by casting their
ballots for Hill and ignoring the
RCA slate. This strategy won him
his position.
Last year Hill missed the Vir-
ginia House of Delegates by only
100 votes to labor candidate.
w. H. C. Murray. This demon
strated his vote-getting ability
and assured his choice as candi-
date for the council.
Hill lives at 512 e. Leigh Street
here within is wife. Mrs. Beresenia
Hill. He is a graduate of Howard
University law school. In Rich
mond he is a member of the law
firm of Hill, Martin and Robinson.