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Evening star., 1948-09-09
Mrs. Sarah Nichols
Dies in PurceIIviIIe
SpeeioI Disnuieh 10 The Stor

PURCELLVILLE, Va, Sept. g.
Mrs. Sarah Leach Nichols, 50. prom
inent clubwoman and civic worker
and wife Of Edward E. Nichols, ST.,
died yesterday at her home here
after an illness Of several months.
Mrs. Nichols, the daughter of
John B. Leach and the late Mrs.
Annie Leach, was born in 1nde-
pendence, MO-, and came to LOU
doun County in 1918 after her mar
riage to Mr.. Nichols.
Mrs. Nichols was a member Of
Goose Greek Friends Meeting and
taught Sunday school. She also
was q member of the Woman's
Club Of Loudoun, the Purcellville
Woman's Club, the Garden Study
Club, Home Demonstration Club.
Penn Study Group, Inter-Racial
Committee and other organizations.
She helped to found the Reli-
gious Educational Program Com
mittee of the county and was its
treasurer. She also was treasurer
of the League of Women Voters and
during the war was active In Red
Cross work.
Beside her husband, she Is sur
vived by three sons, Edward E.
Nichols, jr.; Robert Milton Nichols
and Kenneth Nichols, and daugh-
ter, Miss Frances Annie Nichols, all
of Purcellville; two grandsons and
her father.
Funeral services will be held at
2::30 pm. tomorrow at Friends Meet
ing House in Lincoln, with burial in
the adjoining cemetery.
Evening star., 1948-09-09
Owen ". 5tickIey Dies;
RoadbuiIders' EmpIoye

Owen w. stickley, "a, head OF
the mailroom at the American
Roadbuilders Association, died yes
terday at Emergency Hospital after
en- illness of seven weeks. He lived
at 25O2 North Fourth street, Ar
lineton, Va.
A native of Washington, Mr.
Stickley attended Central High
School. He had been working at
the roadbuilders' association, 1919
F. street NV, for the last year.
He was a member Of the Luther
Place Memorial Church.
Mr.. Stickley's father, Richard G.
Stickley, died in 1880. He is sur
vived by his mother, Mrs. Mary
Stickley Ring, wife of Sergt. Schley
S. Ring, stationed at Walter Reed
Hospital, and three brothers, Will
liam K. Stickley and Malcolm K
Stickley, both of Washington. and
Richard G. Stickley, a Navy seaman
stationed in Memphis, Tenn.
Funeral services will be held at
2 pm. Saturday in the Mount Zion
Lutheran Church, Woodstock, Va.
with burial in the church cemetery
The name Of camel coal, which
burns with q bright smokeless
fame, is believed to be corruption
of the word candle.
Evening star., 1948-09-09
Polish Secret Police
Jail Catholic Editor
sy the Associated Press

WARSAW, Sept. 9.-An suthori-
tative source said today security 20
lice have arrested the Rev. Or. Ro-
man Mielinski, chief editor of the
Catholic newspaper Clos KatolicN
The charge was not made known.
Reports of this arrest, coming soon
after the seizure of other prominent
Catholic editors, caused postpone
ment until the end of the month OF
a conference of Catholic bishops OF
Poland, which was to have opened
today in Czestochows.
Msgr. zygmunt Kaczynski, chief
press spokesman for the Catholic
hierarchy of Poland and eonf1dante
of the primate, August Cardinal
Hlond, was arrested August 81. He
still is under the watch of security
police pending investigation of
charges he was involved in anti
state activities"
Kaczynski was released within u
hours after his arrest. But the War
saw newspaper he edited, Tygodnik
Warszawski, Is sealed by security po-
lice who are searching the files.
Three members Of the papers staff
still are in jail
The editor of the Catholic weekly,
Tydognik PoWszechny, in Krakow,
also is imprisoned, but his newspa-
Der still Is appearing there.
Evening star., 1948-09-09
Funeral Rites Tomorrow
For William \. McNeeIy

Funeral services for william H.
McNeely, 80. retired bank guard who
died Monday at Glenn Dale Sans-
torium, will be held ct 2:30 pm.
tomorrow in Chambers funeral
home, SIT Eleventh street Sc.
Burial will be in washington Ma
tional Cemetery.
Mr.. McNeely, who lived at at =
street NV, came here from his
native Pittsburgh to live with his
son, George r. McNeely, 10 years
ago, after his retirement as an
armed money carrier at a Pitts
bursh bank. He had been in i'll
health for the last year.
Besides his son, he is survived by
two sisters, Mrs. Ida Thomas and
Mrs. Anna Gildersleeve, both of
Cleveland,
Evening star., 1948-09-09
Police Seek 10 Link
Second Moose kiIIino
10 HaeberIe Murder

New York police were checking
today to determine whether there
Is any connection between the un-
solved Staying last February Of
Harvey Haeberle u Falls Church,
Va, and / sinifar nocse killing in
Albany, N. r., this week.
Mr.. AAeb(rle, Z 35.year-old Navy
training fllm expert then employed
at the Naval Air station, Anacostia,
was tfussed In what was called q
|'iChinese moose" In a New York
hotel room while on = business trip
there last February Is.
A loop around his throat was tied
to his hands, which In turn were tied
BY strips Of bed clothing to his feet
In such 4 manner that, lying on his
face, the moose frightened around his
throat Is he struggled to free him.
self. He was clad only in shorts.
Mr.. Haeberle died Of snifocation
rather than stransulation, the New
York coroner ruled, however.
In the Albany case, according to
the Associated Press, the nude body
Of 4 s1-year.old State Commerce
Department employe, Theodore r.
Allen, was found early Sunday in =
hotel room.s A twisted bedsheet had
been looped around his neck and
tied behind him to his hands and
ankles in what police this time
called q Japanese iloose." 1t was
SO contrived, they said, that any
movement by the victim frightened
the moose.
After . four-day investigation, 8
soldier, Howard Smith Of Glovers-
ville, N. Y, was brought to Albany
to face arraignment on charge of
first -degree murder. He was arrest
ed at Fort Dix, N. j.
Louis A. Pagnucco, assistant New
York district attorney, told The Star
today we're watching the Albany
case and trying to get full informa-
ton on it," including, he said, q
record of Smiths Whereabouts last
February Is.
But, he added. 'it doesn't seem to
be the same man as far as We can
tell now"
At the time of the Haeberle slay-
ing, police reported at least one man
had visited MI. Haeberle In his New
York hotel room on the night he
died. The visitor was described as
between IS and 26 years old. Mr..
Pagnucco said today the descrip-
/ tions he thus far has obtained Of
Smith do not fit those Of the visitor
in the Hseberle case.
Evening star., 1948-09-09
Neqro Pupils Denied Entry to White School

ginia counties, has applied for loans
from the State Department of Edu-
cation. One of these requests was
for $4,000 for the Negro training
school, Mr.. Gale said.
He said the money was to be used
for q $4,000 central heating system
to replace the individual classroom
stoves; $4,000 for drilling deep
well and installation of inside flush
toilets to replace the outside dry
toilets now located about 200 feet
from the school buildings, and the
balance for building additions to
house the toilets, additional class
room space and an assembly hall.
Mr.. Gale charged that the
sources outside the State" had
singled out King George County
TO make an issue of the racial
question "to create an impossible
economic situation"
King George is one of the poor
est counties in the State" he said.
Its total assessed valuation is only
81, ,20O0 900. Compare this with one
small Illinois school district I Wis
lted recently. There, the school
population was about the same as
this country, but the assessed valu-
stion was $80,O00,000. We have no
public service corporations (which
may be taxed by localities} except
powes lines.
Main Revenue Is Farming.
"Our main source OF revenue is
farming and some comes from en-
ployes OF the Dahlgren Proving
Ground but many of those are
exempt. The proving ground "a
naval establishment also took over
much Of our more valuable farm
land and removed that from the
county's revenue source"
The school superintendent ad-
mitted that the county does not
have equal facilities for white and
Negro students. but added that I'VE
have done everything that could be
! done in the time allowed
That the facilities at the train
ling school are not equal and, in
| fact, are below standard, was con-
firmed when reporters inspected
the premises yesterday. Although
the Negro students do not enjoy
equal facilities in this coenty, the
training school was an improve
ment over some white schools that
can be seen elsewhere in the State,
particularly in the remote noun
tain regions of the Southwest.
Principal Is Cordial.
E. B. Webb, colored, is mild
hammered, pleasant man who has
been principal of the training
school since 1886. He was graduated
from the Virginia State College for
Negroes, Petersburg, and lives in
neat house near the school.
Mr.. Webb was cordial to reporters
and assured himself that the in
spection had been sanctioned by the
school superintendent. He made no
attempt to gloss over the few i'm
Evening star., 1948-09-09
-Four F-47s Missing
lin, Philippine Flight
by the Assseiassd Press

MANILA, Sept. s.-Fosr FAT
fighter planes which teok of from
Clark Field yesterday morning for
routine training were unaccounted
for today, the 18th Air Force an.
nounced.
At least 16 planes were reported
in the night which encountered bad
weather OF the northwest coast Of
Luzon. All except four were ac-
counted for, the announcement
said. -
The missing planes belong to the
18th Fighter Group. A search was
ordered until Ill possibility Of To-
eating them is exhausted.
It was urioficially reported that
i've Of the FATS had landed in
Fcrmosa, but there was no immedi-
ate confirmation.
Evening star., 1948-09-09

proVementS Wnlcn the Scnooi QoeS
possess.
The five frame buildings are stu
ated along a paved highway about
four miles out of King George Court
House. There is no playground
equipment for the children from the
first through the eleventh grades.
The tin-poofed structures could
stand coat Of paint but, on the
other hand, could be lot worse of.
There are 13 teachers, including
Mr.. Webb, for about 385 students.
The exact enrolment could not be
given by Mr.. Webb because he did
not know how many parents followed
Mr.. Martins advice and refrained
from registering. There are IL class
rooms.
Improvements Listed.
Among improvements installed as
result OF the Federal court order
was running water for the wash
basin in the science laboratory.
Earlier, two buckets of water sat
on a box beside the basin. A new
cabinet has been built for storing
the chemicals-consisting of three
Or four bottles of acid, few jars
and a small number of test tubes,
but more has been promised.
Classroom desks are old and
cramped. None has q smooth sur
face and sll bear deep cuts where
small boys have whitfield away
through the years. Rooms are well
lighted, however, since walls on the
outside are made up entirely OF
windows. There seemed to be ample
lighting fixtures, too.
A visit to the library" brought a
wry smile to Mr.. Webb's face. Be
cause the number of books at a
white school had been cited in the
Federal court suit, 1000 volumes
were brought to the Negro school to
"equalize" the situation.
Here are some of the volumes that
were picked of the top of the huge
pile OF musty, torn books dumped
helter-skelter on the floor of the
principals Office:
Elements Of Analytical Geom-
etry," dated 1852; Debates of the
Constitutional Convention, 1901
1902" about 1000 pages of fine
print; "Boswell's Life of Samuel
Johnson" published in London, 1885;
THE Wits and Beaux OF Society"
another English tome dated 1867,
and Development of Great Falls
for Water Power and Increase of
Water Supply for the District of
Columbia" Government Printing
once technical book profusely il
lustrated with graphs, charts and
engineers diagrams.
Evening star., 1948-09-09

ne was preparing sharp rejoindel
to Gen. Kotikov's letter, which, as
customary, was published in the
Russian n-controlled newspaper be-
fore it was delivered to Col. Howley
Later, however, Col. Howley said
he had been ordered not to engage
in further verbal controversy with
Gen. Kotikov. He said the whole
matter has been referred to his su-
perior. Gen. Lucius D. Clay.
Pledge Violations Charged.
Brig. Gen. Jean Ganeval, the
French commandant in Berlin, &C.
cused Gen. Kotikov Of being un-
truthful and of breaking pledges.
In strong language, Gen. Ganeval
took the Russians to task fol- break
ing the guarantee of free passage
they had given the Western sector
police.
In a letter to Gen. Kotikov, Gen.
Ganeyal said:
"You assured me that you would
give this agreement (of safe conduct)
your personal guarantee. I at no
time doubted your word and I gave
the consequent order. In order
to avoid any misunderstanding, ]
gave instructions to my officers to
accompany the Germans. While
crossing the Soviet sector Of the
city they were arrested by Soviet
officers and turned over to the
Communist-controlledl German po-
lice. ~
The new blasts from Gen. Ko-
tikov and the Communist press cast
even heavier shadows on the
chances for success of the Big
-Four negotiations toward settle
lnent of the blockade. The Berlin
conferences of the four military
governors are in recess, apparently
because Of a deadlock on a prac-
ticsl solution to Berlin's problems
Diplomatic informants in London
said a progress report on the Ber-
lin talks received by the British
Foreign Office recorded little head
Way. A Foreign ONCE spokesman
said there would be a pause in the
negotiations while the reports are
studied by the four home govern
ments.
Evening star., 1948-09-09

not seeming TO be an anti-Com-
munist."
The UEW president then told the
convention that "for the benefit of
that committee, let it be shown on
the record that I am no kind of
Communist, anti or otherwise"
Delegates representing Westing-
house locals in Jersey City, N. j..
and Essington, Pa and the RCA-
Victor local in Camden, N. j., came
forward to support MI. Fitzgerald's
denial that the union is conniving
with employers to get rid of right
Wineers.
Evening star., 1948-09-09
Rookie With Bazooka Dud
Blamed for Soldiers Deaths
sy The Associated Press

BY me AssoctdJed FfesS
FORT JACKSON, 8. c.. Sept. o.
A recruit who stepped out of ranks
to pick up q bazooka rocket has
oeen blamed for an explosion that
killed three soldiers and injured %
others.
A three man Army investigation
board made the report yesterday. 1t
identified the soldier rs Pvt. James
M. Mathis of Eufaula, Ala, post
public relations officer Capt. A. P.
Nicely said.
Mathis himself WAS critically in
juted in the explosion here Au-
gust 81,
The boards report said Mathis,
in military formation, broke ranks
TO examine the rocket, q dud, and
tossed it to the ground.
1.-THE preliminary cause Of this
accident" the report said, was the
action of recruit James Mathis, who
demonstrated disregard for previous
instructions as to the handling of
duds."
A complete report on the case is
expected within q few days. Col.
Bernard j. Drew, board president.
said.
Evening star., 1948-09-09
; Top UEW Officers,
Opposed 10 Non-Red
Oath, Are Reelected
BY the tssoeiotsd Press

NEW YORK, Sept. s.-The three
top-ranking officers of the CIO
Omitted Electrical Workers Union,
all OF whom oppose signing nom
Communist af1idayits under the
Taft-Hartley law, have been re-
elected.
They won by top-heavy votes yes
terday at the unions convention
over supporters Of James B. Carey,
former UEW president and now the
rdght-wing secretary-treasurer Of
the national CIO.
The convention, which continues
today, adopted a resolution de-
nouncing Mr.. Carey for sllegedIy
"defaming" the union on the Com
munist issue.
Albert ]. Fitzgerald of Lynn,
Mass, was reelected president over
Harry Block, secretary-treasurer of
the Pennsylvania Industrial Union
Council, by 1852 to 71S.
Emspak Retained.
julius Emspak of Schenectady,
n. Y, was retained as secretary
treasurer over Anthony Cimino Of
Springfield, Mass, and James j..
Matles of New York City was re-
elected director of organization
over John M. Duffy of Pittsburgh,
both by big margins.
Mr.. Fitzgerald succeeded MIR.
Carey as President in 1941.
The 1000 delegates to the 18th
international convention of the
United Electrical, Radio and Ma
chine Workers OF America instructed
the union officers to fight for 30
hour work week with no cut in take
home pay, and for guaranteed
annual wage.
The vote was approximately eight
10 one to condemn Mr.. Carey Tor
his recent testimony concerning the
union before a House labor sub
committee investigating Communist
influence in labor unions.
Mr.. Carey told the subcommittee
that the UEW has operated as
Communist front" on many issues.
Carey Renews Charges.
Mr.. Carey, defending himself
against the accusations in the reso-
luton, told the convention that
under the unions constitution the
charges should be brought in his
own local, No. 101, Philco unit in
Philadelphia.
He said, however. he was pre-
pared to let Mr.. Fitzgeralds own
local, No. 2O1, General Electric
unit in Lynn, Mass, try the case.
Mr.. Fitzgerald rejected the offer,
sewing he does not want his local
TO be contaminated" by MI. Careys
presence.
Facing certain passage OF the res
olution Of condemnation, Mr.. Carey
renewed his charges that the Com
munist Party exerts undue influence
on the union.
Mr.. Fitzgerald counter charged
that MIR. Carey was guilty of 'dellb-
crate, downright collusion" with
Two members of the House Commit
Tee v'to smear our organization be-
fore this convention" The conven-
tions resolution charged that the
subcommittee consisted OF two
Congressmen who are personal po-
litical enemies of this union as well
as reactionary enemies Of all work
ing people"
mo Kind Of a Communist
THE subcommittee members are
Representative Kersten, Republican,
of Wisconsin and kearns, Repub-
1ican, OF Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Fitzgerald quoted the subcom-
mittee as saying In statement that
"Fitzgerald has the reputation OF
Evening star., 1948-09-09
,continued From First Page

that IL Negroes were denied the
privilege of registering at the White
schools he would petition the Fed
ersl court for writ of contempt.
At the conclusion of the confer
.nce MIR. Gale said:
Concerning your request, must
refuse on the grounds that In my
opinion to do otherwise would be
in violation of the laws and Con-
stitution of the State OF Virginia
under which I hold Office. Until
those laws are changed, or are ruled
void by the courts, I feel bound
10 abide by them
Gloucester Move Planned.
Mr.. Martin and the children left
the grounds to return to the train
ing school, where the children reg
istered. Mr.. Martin departed tor
Richmond.
In Gloucester County, mean
while attorneys for a group OF
Negroes also failed to register
Negro students at the white Bote-
tourt High School.
Negro Attorney Oliver w. Hill, g
member OF the Richmond City
Council, announced that the in
spection party which toured the
Gloucester County Training School
for Negroes this morning did not
see any substantial change in IA
cilities there"
Board Officials Concerned.
King George School Board officials
had expressed confidence there
would De no need for police
protection" They expressed con-
Germ, however, over what they
believe to be a movement from
sources outside this State" te
aggravate a racial relations issue.
MIR. Martin, along with j. Rupert
Picott. executive secretary OF the
virginia Teachers Association, ant
Mr.. Banks, made a two-hour lnspec.
tion of the training school yester.
day. After the visit they announced
that in their opinion sufficient i'm.
provements had not been made tt
carry out the court order which
specified that substantially equa
school facilities for the two races
should be provided in King George
and Gloucester counties.
Before the group arrived at the
white high school this morning
Mr.. Gale declared:
The county has done everything
IL can do to meet the problem. Ths
colored people have much to hopt
for when they use the proper ap'
proach.
But when they take advice IRON
sources outside of this State, theI
are being misled in direction tina
is not in their best interests.
Retirement Fund Release Denied.
Almost at the same time th'
Negro group here decided that tn
training school facilities were no
which such loans normally ar
equal to those in the white school
county education officials received
another blow. This was decision
bv the State Supreme Court o
Appeals denying the release o
State teacher retirement funds fo
loans to localities for school con
struction.
The State Literary fund, from
made. has been exhausted and At
1orney General j. Lindsay Almond
IT., had entered a friendly suit il
an attempt to make the retiretnen
funds available to the localities.
King GeorgeAike many other Vir
Evening star., 1948-09-09
Chemical Union Delegates
From Canada Barred

NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario, Sept.
9 (P.-Canadian members of the
AFL international Chemical Work
ers Union planning to attend the
international convention in Long
Beach, Calf, have been refused
entry to the United States.
Union officials said last night
those barred include six Toronto
men and delegates from Quebec
and here.
Union protests have been filed
with the Canadian and United
States Governments and N. A.
Bradley, president of the union in
Long Beach.
Evening star., 1948-09-09
Canadian Union Chief
To Ask Ottawa Protest
On Detention in u. ).
gy The Associated Press

NEW YORK, Sept. "a Cana
dian labor leader who was seized by
immigratioh authorities as he ar
rived here to attend a CIO union
convention says he will ask his gov
ernment to support him in q pro-
test against his detention.
The excluded Canadian, Clarence
s. Jackson Of Toronto, was put
aboard q Canada -bound plane last
night by two agents of the Immigra-
ton and Naturalization Service.
Jackson, who came to attend the
international convention Of the CIO
United Electrical workers Union,
told newsmen:
II don't like the hospitality Of
the Immigration Service or Its wilful
interference with the rights OF Or
ganized unionists. In the
future, when we hold our meetings,
We will have to hold them on the
border line, which is supposedly
imaginary"
Held at Ellis Island.
The Canadian, a vice president of
the Electrical workers International
Union, had been held at Ellis
Island since his arrival ct La
Guardia Field Tuesday. He was
one of several Canadian delegates
to the convention who were refused
entry to the United States as Eek
cludable persons"
This category, an immigration
Service spokesman said. includes
persons affiliated with the Com
munist Party.
Jackson yesterday dropped habeas
corpus proceedings, which the union
had instituted in an effort to win
his freedom, after United States
District Judge Simon H. Rifkind
refused TO release him pending
further immigration Service action
in the case.
Product Of His Own Delay"
Judge Rifkind, noting that Jack
sons chief complaint was that his
detention prevented his attending
the unions convention now in ses-
sion here, said:
His inability to attend, however,
is q product of his own delay in
selecting the date for his arrival
In the United States. He Is not
free to arrive in the United States
ON the eve of a union convention
and complain because the ordinary
routine for the inspection and ex-
animation OF aliens interferes with
his attendance"
Jackson Withdrew his immigra-
tion after the court hearing.
The Canadians lawyer said he
had attended union meetings in the
United States since 1887 and there
was not ''the shadow OF doubt
ever cast upon his right to be here" ;"