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Arkansas State press., 1948-10-08
Il Million Negroes
In Danger Says
CP Official

New York--Millions of Ameri-
cans heard Henry Winston, organ
national secretary of the Commu-
mist Party, warn the Federal gov
eminent over New York's station
WQXR that "the rights of four
teen million Negroes are in dan
ger today as never before in our
nations history" Mr.. Winston, a
Negro veteran of World War II,
one of the IL Communist National
Committee members under Feder-
al indictment, said the charge of
"conspiring to overthrow the gov.
ernn ent by force" is "phony" and
See DANGER-page four
Arkansas State press., 1948-10-08
COPS Washington
Charges NAACP
With Aiding Trum n

The Board of Directors of the
National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People has
been requested TO conduct an in
vestigation to determine whether
any of its officers and employees
are engaging in PARTISAN political
activity in violation of the rules
of the Association.
In letter to DR. Louis T.
Wright, of New York City, Chair
man of the NAACP Board, Val j.
Washington, Assistant Republican
See CHARGES--page eight
Arkansas State press., 1948-10-08
Strong Support Of Civil Rights Promised
By Pres. Truman On Cross Country Tour
BY Fletcher Martin

WRITTEN ABOARD TRUMAN
CAMPAIGN T r A ! N-Pres!dent
Truman gave definite reinsurance
of his continued strong support
for the civil rights program he
so forthrightly proposed and de-
Tended as he met and conferred
with Negro groups adj along his
campaign route.
In California, delegation Of
Negro Democratic leaders, along
with Aaron Payne, Chicago al.
torney, representing the National
Citizens Committee for the Re
election of President Truman,
boarded the presidential special
at Sacramento and rode to Oak
land with Mr.. Truman
Payne said the President greet
ed the delegation with a warmth
See TRUMAN--page four
Arkansas State press., 1948-10-08

In Oklahoma City special
three man federal court invalid
ated the states laws prohibiting
,co-education of the races insofar
as it prevented admission of Ne
gro student to the graduate school
Of the University of Oklahoma.
In Atlanta a federal judge ruled
that the Atlanta School Board
could not maintain a discrimina-
tory salary scale based on race.
And in Austin, the Supreme
Court of Texas refused to grant
a writ of error which would have
brought before the highest court
of the state the now famous
Sweat case challenging the seq
regatlon laws of the state.
These cases illustrate the ir-
regular course of our drive a.
gainst Jim Grow in education
Thurgood Marshall NAACP spec
Arkansas State press., 1948-10-08
uNHb and ElIINHI

Houston, Texas-All over Amer
lean Houston is known as "Heav-
emily Houston" and this columnist
has been trying to find something
heavenly about the city. r h G
streets are nasty and filthy in the
Negro neighborhoods n d, to
make them (the streets death
traps, they are narrow with every
one rushing, speeding, and driv-
ing like mad men. Accidents hap
pen hourly; some are killed or
Arkansas State press., 1948-10-08

injured temporarily or perman-
emily.
The crimes here in Heavenly
Houston" are alarming. Youths
and men and women of all ages
are in the crime racket. Cut
Threats taxicab drivers are en-
ployed by cab companies. Many
are ex-convicts, murders, rapists
and from Gansters Incorporated
One is almost afraid to be on the
See HERE AND THERE--paxe a
Arkansas State press., 1948-10-08

- W.T. DIggS Mr.. Smith
Charles William Dggs Sr and Roland A. Smith both grad
uaes OF dunbar Junior College became members Dunbar HI
School faculty Mr. Dggs has experienced service Al
Ter returning he completed his leading to b. s. degree
ruer smith College He is working masters
aegee IN the Colorado College The science department of Dun
par is fortunate to secure his services GRADUATE
ca from Dunbar Junior College Phander Smith College
e working toward an advance degree Atlanta University
Mr. smith Is member Of the Science Department and Il
wen qualified for the job bringing three years army training
and previous teaching experience
Arkansas State press., 1948-10-08

The Terrence Flower Shoppe b
owned and operated by Mr.. and
Mrs. b. l.. Terrence with the as
sistance Of their children. The
shoppe was established June, 1910,
but II was not until Sept, 1910 that
formal opening was held. Approx
imately 900 citizens Of Little Rock
attended the opening as an ex-
preston of their best wishes for
the success of this undertaking.
See WHO'S WHO--page two
Evening star., 1948-12-06
EXECUTIVE, 2Women
Missing on Flight
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

JAMESTOWN, N. Y, Dec. GA
General Motors executive and two
Dayton (Ohio) women in a private
airplane were sought today in foui
States.
The plane vanished after leaving
here late Saturday. 1t was piloteo
by w. j. Blanchard, 48, general
manager Of GINS aero products di-
vision at Dayton. Passengers were
Miss Vivian johnson, 20, and Mis-:
Betty Charles, division employees.
Air Force officials assigned air
rescue planes based at Westover
Field, Mass, and Selfridge Field
Mich, to the search along a path
including parts Of New York, Penn
sylvania, Michigan and Ohio.
The Civil Aeronautics Authority
asked private pilots in the four
States to be on the lookout for Mr.
Blanchard's silver and green four
place Navion.
Dayton was believed the planes
destination. Mr. Blanchard hao
been in Buffalo on business and the
women had been visiting relatives
of Miss johnson here.
Marshall johnson said his sister
and Miss Charles arrived here in Mr.
Blanchard's plane Saturday morn
ing. Mr.. Blanchard few on to Buff
falo, returned here and left without
filing flight plan.
Mrs. Blanchard became alarmed
when her husband did not arrive in
DAYTON.
Evening star., 1948-12-06
Negro Women's S Council
Marks 18Th Anniversary

The Negro is gradually winning
his fight against discrimination,
Federal Security Administrator
Oscar r. Ewing told more than 200
persons at Asbury Methodist Church
yesterday at meeting observing the
18th anniversary Of the founding
Of the National Council of Negro
Women.
Tribute also was paid to Mrs.
Mary Mcleod Bethune, founder Of
the council and its president. Mrs.
Bethune was unable to attend be-
cause of her duties as president at
Bethune- -Cookman College in Day.
tona, Fla.
Other speakers included Dr. Chan
ming Tobias, member of the Presi-
dents Committee on Civil Rights
Mrs. Ailene Ewell, president Of the
Washington branch of the National
Council Of Negro Women; Mrs
Theodore Peyser, president Of the
Washington Chapter, National
Council of Jewish Women, and
Leslie Perry Perry, administrative
assistant of the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored
People. Mrs. Venice Spraggs, head
of the Washington bureau, Chicago
Defender, presided.
Evening star., 1948-12-06

man Communist Party after his
return.
Since the 1s2os, however, he has
been in the Socialist ranks.
Western Allied military govern
ment officers were openly elated
at the election results.
Col. Frank L. Howley, American
commandant in Berlin, said:
Through the election the people
of Western Berlin have decided their
destiny in a free, democratic way
before all the world"
Maj. Gen. z. o. Herbert, British
sector commandant, said Berliners
had given their answer to the
ridiculous claim of the so-called
/, opera government to rule the city
The Communist trump" govern
ment was chosen at q mass meeting
last Tuesday in q former musical
comedy theater.
Despite strongarm tactics and fist
fights during the political campaign,
the election itself took place with
relative calm.
No mass invasions by Red gangs
were made into the western sectors.
Some 10000 German police main
tanned almost complete order.
German stats of the street car
and subway systems held up traffic
for several hours yesterday morning
to give 100000 Western Berliners
time to vote before going to "volun-
tary" work in the Russian sector.
Allied military garrisons followed
a hands of policy during the voting,
but some troops were held in readi-
ness in case riots broke out.
The victorious Socialist Party
based its campaign platform on de-
nunciation of Russia and demands
for freedom for Germans to erect
a peaceful, prosperous Socialist
state. The party also bitterly con-
demned the Soviet blockade Of
Berlin.
All Berliners were keenly aware
Evening star., 1948-12-06
West Calls on Russia
To Disown Communist
Rump Rule in Berlin
by the Asseeiotsd Press

PARIS, Dec. 6.-The Western
powers yesterday made a bid for
Russia to disown the "rump"
Communist government set up
by the Soviets in Berlin and re-
sumo cooperation in a four
power administration.
Otherwise. they said, the chances
for an agreement to end the dead
lock in the blockaded former Ger
man capital will be dimmed con-
siderably.
There was no hint of Russian
agreement.
The Western position was stated
in long memorandum sent by the
United States, Britain and France
to the committee of neutral experts
set up by the United Nations Secur-
ity Council to study the Berlin cur
rency situation.
Grave New Problems Cited.
The three powers said grave new
problems have arisen in Berlin be-
cause of what they said was inter-
ference on the part of the Rus
slams with the normal working Of
Berlin's constitution.
They said these problems could
be set aside even now IF the Soviet
authorities were to disown the un-
constitutional body created in the
Soviet sector November 80, 1948,
and in conformity with the con-
stitution, permit elections to be held
on city-wide basis
The memorandum was handed to
the committee on experts Saturday
night, before the Berlin election in
which the citizens of the Western
sectors trooped to the polls in un-
l. expectedly great numbers to rebuff
Russian and German Communists
Coincidence on Delivery.
Informed sources said it was
merely a coincidence that the men,
oranoum was delivered on the eve
of the elections. These sources said
the purpose of the memorandum
was to bring the neutrals up to date
on Berlin developments.
The committee Of seven experts
one each from Canada, Belgium,
Syria, Argentina, Colombia and
China and one representing U. N.
Secretary-General Trygve Lie-are
considering ways to give Berlin
single currency.
The Western powers said the ex-
| istence of a Communist regime IN
the Soviet sector of Berlin will end
all possibility of legal unified
administration functioning on q
city-wide basis.
General Situation Reviewed.
This is a development the West
ern powers have constantly striven
to avoid" the memorandum said.
TT is obvious that the de facto polit-
ical division of the city makes the
establishment of a single currency
extremely dificult."
The memorandum contained three
pages reviewing the general situa-
ton and seven pages giving a chron-
illogical account Of instances IN
which the Russians were said to
have refused cooperation since
last June.
The General Assembly meanwhile
turned from a long list Of unfinished
business to consider adjournment.
The assembly's l4-nation steering
committee yesterday recommended
that the assembly wind up the Paris
session next week end and finish its
work at another session in New York
in January or February. The dele
gates are striving to adjourn By
Saturday night or early Sunday.
Evening star., 1948-12-06
Record Wheat Crop
For Next Year Seen
In Planting Report

Next years wheat crop may 3set an
time record. Il
The Agriculture Department said
today that . 1949 wheat acreage Of
nearly 10000. 900 is indicated by
State farmer committee reports on
fall sown winter wheat.s
If the crop averages IS bushels an
acre. this would produce . crop of
zoe, 900 900 bushels. But II the
yield should average 1874 bushels
this years yield-the crop would set
a record of about 1,472, ,000, 600
bushels. This years crop was l.
2s3. .000, 900.
May Approach 1887 Mark.
In 1887, there was 4 record OF 3d.
$4,000 acres planted to wheat, a
figure which may be approached
next year, the department said. The
1949 acreage would be about 10 per
cent above the departments recon-
mendation Of 100000 acres.
Wartime price supports. will be
continued for the 1949 crop and
there are no Government quotas on
the amount Of wheat farmer may
sell. These considerations are said
to be helping keep the acreage large
The Government is pushing the
exports of this years crop to avoid
a possible troublesome surplus when
the new crop comes in. Exports
from the 194S crop may top last
years record of 4s0, 900 900 bushels
Despite this, the Agriculture De-
partment said, the wheat reserve
next year may be larger than the
235 ,000, ,000- -bushel pre-war average.
Soil Conditions Favorable.
Whereas a year ago much OF the
winter wheat was planted IN dry
soil, this year the fall-planted crop
appears in satisfactory condition
the Agriculture Department said.
The department also reported IA
yorable conditions for wheat and
rye crops in Europe and the British
Isles. :
While these prospects existed for
q big world supply of wheat, Sen
ator Thomas, Democrat, OF Utah,
has served notice that:
7 He wants fiat and high price
guarantees to farmers for their
products, instead of a flexible sched-
ule.
Opposes Wheat Agreement.
He opposes an international wheat
agreement along the lines OF the
one sought by President Truman IN
the last session Of Congress.
Senator Thomas is slated to be-
come chairman of the Senate Agrl-
culture Committee next month.
He said farmers cannot be ex-
pected to feed and clothe the Nation
under a price support program that
dips as low as go per cent OF parity:
And he added that an international
wheat agreement might force down
grain prices here and result in sub
sidizing exports.
Evening star., 1948-12-06
Ex-FBI Agents Group
To Honor Foy TONIGHT

United States Attorney George
Morris Fay will be guest Of honor
at a dinner at $50 o'clock tonight
at the Touchdown Club by the
Washington Chapter. Society OF
Former Special Agents for the FBI.
John Vincent of New York, ma
tional nresident, will talk and Mike
Hunnicutt Of Radio Station VOL
will entertain. New officers will be
elected. Retiring officers are Downey
Rice, chairman; James r. Sharp
vice chairman, and Daniel L. O'Con.
nor, secretary-treasurer.
Evening star., 1948-12-06
Election
Continued From First Page.)

ened revenge against all who daree
vote.
German leaders of all three anti.
Soviet parties united in calling the
election a plebiscite for freedom
versus Kremlin style dictatorship
The Russians called it an election
for chaos and famine"
The Social Democrats who de-
manded socialization of Germany
along the lines followed by the laboi
parity IN England, scored possibly
the greatest victory in the 80-yeal
history of their party.
They emerged with an absolute
majority which gives them working
control of the next city and bor-
ough governments under Western
Allied auspices.
The Socialists claimed the elec.
ton showed at least half the Ber'
liners who voted Communist in
1946 had gone over to the Socia
Democratic Party.
Press Reflects Chagrin.
The Soviet-controlled press o.
Eastern Berlin reflected Russian
chagrin at the huge election tuxn-
out.
Mass arrests in the west" was
the headline in Communist trade
union newspaper regarding a report
that 10 Communists had been de-
tained by police for attempting te
stir trouble at polling stations.
Shameless election medy-
great election swindle" was another
headline.
Pointing with pride to the fact
that German labor had been called
out for a voluntary work day" ir
the Soviet sector yesterday, pro-
Russian papers jeered at Western
Berliners:
You tear apart-we build up
The Socialist triumph assured the
selection of Ernest Reuter-, out
spoken anti-Red. as Berlin's lord
mayor. Mr.. Reuter- was vetoed fol
mayor by the Russian military
commander in 1947.
Mr.. Reuter- said "the result sur
passes all my hopes and expecta-
tons Berlin has won a great sue
cess for Germany and the world.
The fiery Socialist once was Q
Communist himself. He espousec
Red doctrines while a prisoner in
Russia during World War I and
became a high official in the Ger
Evening star., 1948-12-06
81. Vincent de Paul Society
Hears Archbishop 0'boy|e

More than ITS members of the
st. Vincent de Paul Society attend
ed q meeting yesterday In st. Cyp-
rian's parish hall. Thirteenth and
C streets Sc.
The members, representing "a
parishes, heard how 1894 destitute
persons were helped by the society
in the last year. Colored movies of
the society's camp at Ridge, Nd.
for colored boys were shown by the
Rev. James w. Caulfield, spiritual
director of the society for the arch
diocese Of Washington.
Members at the meeting were
told that more than $4,000 was
spent by the society in the last
fiscal year for the relief of Catholic
and non-Catholic needy. The larg-
Evening star., 1948-12-06

that the safety of the voters hinges
On the ability of the Western pow
ers to remain here against Russian
pressure and protect them from
possible Red revenge.
Thus the heavy turnout repre-
sented q vote of confidence in the
British American airlift to beat the
blockade and in the word of the
Western powers that they will not
forsake Berlin.
Evening star., 1948-12-06
9 Million in African Gold
ARRIVES in Baltimore
By the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 6.-Nearly So
000, 900 worth of gold bullion arrived
in Baltimore last night from South
Africa aboard the s. 8. Robin Sher"
wood.
The $s,7oo,o00 in gold bricks In
headed for the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York and will be un.
loaded after the ship reaches New
York
Evening star., 1948-12-06
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. ~ As
MONDAY. pEeEMDEk lsN

est sources Of the society's income
are poor boxes in churches and
legacies.
The meeting was attended by ths,
Most Rev. Patrick A. O'Boyle, Arch
bishop of Washington. who praised
the members for the charitable work,
and emphasized the need for It's
I continuance,
Evening star., 1948-12-06
LOST.

cab between Madrillon and 10th and U
SITS. Money and credentials sreatly needed.
Evening star., 1948-03-26

composed of the men who run the
trains. Last fall they asked the
Nations railroads for wage in
creases Of 80 per cent, the minimum
money increase to be So day.
Two organizations, the trainmen
and the conductors, finally accepted
an hourly increase of 15k cents,
dating from November /.
In the complicated wage formulas
which apply on the railroads, that
worked out to about one-fifth of
what the 80 per cent demand would
have cost, according to the carriers.
The Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen represents about $4,000
workers and the Order of Railway
Conductors about 10000.
There was a precedent for the
raise Of 1871 cents an hour. Last
Evening star., 1948-03-26

September an arbitration board
awarded that amount to about
100000 incorporating employees,
such as clerks. telegraphers and shop
workers. At that time the railroads
estimated their annual payrolls went
up $438, $40, 900.
But three of the operating broth
erhoods - engineers, firemen and
switchmen-turned down the offer
and kept pressing for 80 per cent.
When negotiations broke down they
set last February / as a strike date
for their 1000 members.
Under railway labor law, a presi-
Dental fact-flnding board took over
their case and conducted hearings.
This emergency board is expected
to report its recommendations to
the White House tomorrow. The
Evening star., 1948-03-26

on the electric line between Mil
waukee and Chicago and intermedi-
ate communities on the skokie VAL
ley and Shore Line routes. The
road operates 224 trains daily to
36 suburban communities and serves
72,000 commuters. It also has some
local bus and trolley lines.
Waukegan's Mayor, Frank G.
Wallin, called a meeting for to-
night, but said there isn't "a
chance in a thousand" of settling
the wage dispute. He called to-
gether representatives of commune
ties on the line to discuss the future
of the road where service has been
interrupted several times by labor
disputes in recent years.
Evening star., 1948-03-26
Senote Approves Bill
To Extend FHA Power
BY the Associated Press

The Senate yesterday passed a
bill authorizing the Government to
insure an additional $400, 900 900
worth Of home loans.
The measure would extend the
authority OF the Federal
Housing Administration for one
month beyond March 81.
The House has passed bill
which would continue FHA's au-
thority one year. That measure
Evening star., 1948-03-26
Two Rail Brotherhoods
Will Meet Monday on
New Pay Demands
by the Assoeiofsd Press

CLEVELAND, Mar. 26.- Execu-
tives Of two railroad brotherhoods
will convene here Monday to talk
about a new wage demand. What
they decide may depend q great
deal on weekend developments in
the wage case of three other BROTH
erhoods.
All five are Operating" unions,
Evening star., 1948-03-26

law provides there shalt be no strike
in the 80 days after submission of
the report.
The trainmen's and conductors
representatives who meet here Mon
day were empowered by their mem
bership to start new wage move
ment" if in their opinion imitation
continued on its reckless orgy"
Chicago North Shore Strike
Is Expected Tomorrow
WAUKEGAN, H., Mar. 26 R.-
Union employees of the Chicago
North Shore & Milwaukee Railway
proceeded today with plans to strike
tomorrow. All hopes of averting
the walkout faded.
The strike would cut off service
Evening star., 1948-03-26
THE EVENING STAR, Washington n e .*A-,,
FRIDAY. 26, - ~

would allow an additional $4,000.
100000 worth of insurance.
Inc Senate plans to consider a
years extension when it gets around
to acting on a general long-ranes
housing program.
Evening star., 1948-03-26
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