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The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-04-14
Expect Large Turnout
AT Stassen Meet

Harold Stassen, n of the more
formidable Republican candidates
for president, will be here next
Tuesday, April 81. Arrangements
for his appearance at Memorial
hall are just about set.
Stassen's Dayton talk will be
one of the most important of his
Ohio campaign. He will be intro
duced by Anthony Haswell, presi-
dent of the board of directors of
the Community Chest and Of the
Dayton Malleable Iron company.
Following Stassen's talk the meet
ing will be thrown open for ques-
tions from the floor. Presiding at
the meeting will be William P.
Patterson, vice president of the
local Stassen-for-Presiden COM
mittee. Patterson will introduce
delegates and alternates for Sta
sen. They are: Robert f. Corwin,
Dayton; Harold Jones, Middle
town, delegates, and j. Thomas
Patterson and Dan Beckett of
Hamilton, alternates. Brief re
marks will be made by Howard
Young, president of the Mont
gomery county Stassen for presi-
dentc ommittee.
Before speaking here in Day
ton, Stassen will talk in Middle
town and Hamilton. Hot on Sta
sens heels, we have learned, will
be Taft. He is expected here
Continued on page A.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-04-14
Leader to Sponsor
Youth Legislature

BIRMINGHAM, April IA. CA
MP : More than so religious,
educational and civic leaders have
placed their names on the grow
ing list of sponsors for the South
ern Youth legislature of the
Southern Negro Youth congress
to be held in Birmingham, April
80 to May 2.
Among the sponsors are two
college presidents, H.. l.. McCrorey
of Johnson S. Smith university
and John Long of Southern Chris
tan college; Joseph Gladden., presi-
dent of the Civil Rights congress;
Miss Ollie Butler Moore, dean of
women, Florida A. & M; Mrs.
Georgia Jones, regional director
of the National Bar association.
The Rev. Jack McMichael of
the Methodist Federation for So
cial service; Joseph J. Rhoads,
president of the Texas Council of
Negro organizations; George B.
Murphy, Jr., national commander,
United Negro and Allied Veterans
of America; Bernhard ]. Stern,
professor, Columbia university.
James Dombrowski, director,
Southern conference educational
fund; Mrs. Andrew w. Simpkins,
secretary, Southern Carolina con-
ference of Branches, NAACP, and
many other personalities.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-04-14
Joe Louis Endorses
Campaign Against
Jim Grow Draft

WASHINGTON, April IA. "a
NP) = Joe Louis, heavyweight
champion of the world, Saturday
urged united action by Negro vet
Grams against the enactment of a
Jim crow selective service of uni
versal military training program.
In a cablegrom from London,
released by the Committee Against
Jim crow in military service and
training, Louis criticized the
army's "rigid determination to
maintain it's jim crow policies"
The statement was sent to the SEN
ate armed services committee
which has been holding hearings
on revival of selective service and
Universal Military training.
cit is time that we veterans
who suffered while in uniform
the humiliations of jim crow army
barracks, and even jim % tele-
phone booths, to rise up in every
corner of the land and say, in one
massive voice This shall not hap
pen to our younger brothers. This
is more than men with spines will
endure Louis wrote the senate
Continued on page Al
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-04-14
Designer Presents
Fashion Revue

MONTCLLAIR, N. j., April Ia.
(ANP) Elsie-Marie Miller,
famed stylist and designer who
has a shop in the heart of the
village in downtown New York
as we'll as in Washington, is be-
ing sponsored in a stupendous
show of her own creations by the
Women's league of Montclair.
The affair by the graduate of
Howard university is set to offer
Jerseyites an opportunity to see
the handiwork of Miss Miller who
stresses individuality in her smart
but novel garments and Gees
series.
The hats, bags, gloves, shawls,
and other personalized items which
will be shown in the "For You
Milady Show" at the WV prom
Use something startling in the
mode of the moment. 1t will give
additional impetus to import of
color blending with the skin as
well as the need of being figure
conscious, in wearing garments
that suit the personality Of the
Wearer.
Models from New Jersey and
New York will participate in the
.interracial show.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-04-14
Omega Formal
Thursday Night

The Omega fraternity will hold
it's annual formal affair this
Thursday night at the Palace
ballroom. One of the older and
more active local fraternities, it
promises invited guests an eve
ming of unusual entertainment
and enjoyment.
In the fraternity are some of
Dayton's we'll known luminaries.
Foremost among these are More
land Fort and Edward Digger,
two athletes of national renown.
AS well as local Omega brothers
and their guests, a stable con-
tingent from Wherefore, are ex-
pected over for the affair. If we
may borrow a cliche, it promises
to be one of the brighter affairs
of the spring social season.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-04-14
Carver's Contribution
To National Welfare

CHICAGO, April IA. (ANP)-
CDR. George Washington Carver's
contribution to the National We'll
fare" is the subject of this years
essay contest sponsored by Phi
Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. The
contest, open to all high school
seniors, began March Is and will
close April 80.
Cash prizes amounting to ST.
200 will be given 48 state winners
and 10 regional winners. Rules of
the contest are:
Essays must not be less than
1900 words nor more than 5000.
Essays must be written legibly,
or type written wherever posi-
BILE, and only one side of the
paper used. If type written, the
essay must be double spaced.
Neaness is important.
Contestants must be high school
seniors. They must write their
names, age, grade, address and
school on a separate sheet and
attach it to the essay.
All essays become the property
of the fraternity. Manuscript
must be post marked not later
than midnight April 80, to Hor-
ace F. Johnson, II, National d.
rector of education, Phi Beta Sig
ma fraternity, Inc, 1906 Evans
avenue, Chicago Is.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-04-14
Seek Information

Lavina Bailey is being sought
so that she could be questioned
about her plans and intentions to-
ward her son, James, a boy of
eight, who has recovered from
tuberculosis, but because Of her
failure to keep in touch with him
and arrange for "a place for him
to stay, has become the ward Of
a public institution. Lavinia Bailey
has not been heard from since De-
cember of 1916 and her present
whereabouts are unknown. She VISA
born March 5, 1921, in Young's
Island, South Carolina, is a Neg
ress-medium brown skinned, is
slight in stature. Anyone knowing
of her present location is re-
quested to communicate with the
National Desertion Bureau, 1O5
Nassau street, New York Z, N. Y.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-04-14
.Beauficians 10
Meet April 25-28

BIRMINGHAM, April Ia. CAN
P) = The Southern Beauty con-
gress will hold it's third annual
convention in Masonic Temple au-
ditorium April 1928, it was an
nounced herel asst week.
The program for the convention
includes a Congressional Tea"
scheduled for opening day, with
Atty. Oscar w. Adams, Jr., as
principal speaker; an official ban
quet at Bob's Savoy cafe, at which
Dave "Bud Billiken" Kellum of
the hCicago Defender will be the
POSTMASTER; and a giant ball at
the Grand Terrace, bringing to a
close the "Miss Southern Beauty
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-04-14
Hygiene Group Starts
Drive Against vD

CHICAGO, April IA. (ANP)-
The fight on venereal disease
must continue, the American So
cial Hygiene association said, as
it began it's annual campaign for
funds. More than 100000 men,
women and children in the Uni
ted States have syphilis, and 10,-
100000 have %gonorrhea, accord
ing to an estimate of the U. S.
Public Health service.
New methods of fighting VD
have reduced the mortality rate
of social diseases. So have pre-
marital and prenatal blood test
laws in most O fthe 48 states. Edu-
cation on the subject, however,
has been too little. The associa-
ton plans to help educate the
American people under its "Stamp
Out Veneral Disease, program.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-04-14
Starts Insurance
- -
For Fighters

HARRISBURG, Pa, April IA.
(ANP)-Answering the problem
of recent fatalities in the ring,
the Pennsylvania Athletic COM
mission announced the first group
insurance plan to provide hospi-
talization, medical attention in
Guiding surgery, and even death
benefits for all fighters who met
in contest within the common
wealth. They do not have to be
Pennsylvanians.
The announcement was made by
Chairman Leon Rains and Com
missioners George Jones, Jr., and
John Montgomery. The policy
should be in operation in six
weeks, they said.
Payments to fighters will be
determined by the extent of in
juries on a scale to be made by
the athletic commission physicians.
Death benefits will range from
$500 to 500.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-04-14
Council in Miami
Starts CLEANUP

MIAMI, April IA. CAMP :
The annual cleanup program of
the Goodwill and Youth Council
of the Southland here was opened
last week with an ice cream party
and goodwill forum and an Easter
hunt.
The Rev. w. r. Farley, known
to the young people Of the city
as "Mr. Goodwill" told more than
$50 young people of his clean
block campaign. He will give a
Goodwill prize Of $50 each week
to the one who keeps his or her
block the cleanest.
Details Of "Mr. Goodwill's"
campaign are given weekly on
Sunday morning radio broadcast
from station WWPB, 9:15 to 9:45.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-04-14
Jersey Joe Gives
$4,000 in Y Drive

CAMDEN, N. j., April "A. "a
NP)-Jersey Joe Walcott answer
ed the call for a proposed new
YMCA for Negroes in Camden
by handing owe $4,000 to the
100000 drive. Joe explained that
as a kid he never had the chance
to join the Boy Scouts or the Y
and now that he's in the gravy,
he'd like to give today's children
in the same fix, a chance. The
gift from the leading heavyweight
contender will go to the erection
Of the new Hunton YMCA.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-04-14
National Commentator To
Speak Here Thursday

The Dayton division of General
Motors is sponsoring a talk here
Thursday by Henry j. Taylor at
Memorial hall. Admission will be
free to the public. He will speak
twice, in the early afternoon at l
p. m. for those on "second shifts"
and in the evening at 8 p. m. His
talks will be on Looking Ahead
Here and Abroad" From 8:15 p.
m. he will give his regular broad
cast from the stage of Memorial
hall. Mr.. Taylor is the national
commentator who broadcasts twice
weekly for the General Motors
corporation.
Mr.. Taylor is not famous for
his right thinking, nor any brand
of liberalism. He is generally on
the wrong side of controversial
subjects. Nevertheless, he should
be heard, and questions which his
talk will certainly arouse should
be asked of him in the question
period. In this way the forum will
be of benefit to the community.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-04-14
Always Appoints
African Manager

TAKORADI, Gold Coast, April
IA. (ANP)-The British Overseas
Always corporation has appoint
ed J. A. D, Ruhl, who was the
senior African member of the or
ganization's' staff here, station
superintendent. This is the first
time an African has headed a
station in Gold Coast. E: ]. Bruno
Claston who formerly headed an
office in Freetown is now station
manager in Benin City, Nigeria.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-04-14

Culture contest"
Among other participants will
be James billboard" Jackson of
New York. The congress will be-
stow "meritious awards" upon
outstanding southern leaders dur
ing the meeting.
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Landlord Must Maintain
Electric Wiring, Court Holds

The United States Court of Ap-
peals held yesterday that it is
landlords duty to keep an electrical
system in repair.
BY the split decision, the appellate
court sent a damage suit back to
Municipal Court for retrial The
lowers court had awarded Mr. and
Mrs. Richardson S. GLADDEN., 100
Nineteenth street Sc, $1,750 dam
age for injuries suffered by Mrs.
GLADDEN. on May IL, 1914.
Mrs. GLADDEN. testified she received
a shock when she leaned against
an electrical fixture and, in falling
to the floor sprained an ankle. The
defendants, Walker & Dunlop, Inc,
appealed to the Municipal Court
Of Appeals which also ordered
retrial. Thence the case went to
the Federal Appeals Court.
Justice Henry w. Edgertons
opinion said the, tenant who uses
plumbing and electrical fixtures sis
usually not expected to maintain
them, but merely to notify the
landlord when they appear to be
out of order"
The opinion added that 'the land
lord is not an insurer of the safety
of the system, but is liable for action
or inaction that is negligent in view
of what he or his representative
knows"
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Theft Suspect Arrested
.iffer Perfect Description

A pickpocket victims description
of the man who jostled him on a
treetcar was so perfect" accord
ing to police, that the suspect today
taces Municipal Court action on a
theft charge.
Charged with the theft was Rob-
crt Earl Williams, 62, colored, of the
100 block of New Jersey avenue
Sc. Police said Williams had a
record Of arrests and convictions for
similar offenses.
According to police, Lacey T.
Adams, 55, of 1146 Seventeenth
street NE, reported he was jostled
in streetcar on his way to the
baseball game at Griffith Stadium
last Tuesday, The iostling cost him
a wallet and s57. he reported.
Mr. Adams gave police a detailed
description Of his fellow rider. De-
foctive Sergts. f. P. jefferson and
w. R. Cofey said the description
was so perfect that it fitted a
"well-knoWn pickpocket" in detail,
The detectives telephoned Will
liams and asked him to pay them a
call at headquarters. Last night,
Williams was put into a line-up
with four other men. Sergt. Jeffer-
son said Adams promptly identified
him. Williams denied taking the
wallet
Evening star., 1948-04-24
100000 Union Funds:
Stolen Due 10 Laxity,
Conspiracy Trial Told

Lax money practices enabled con-
spirators to steal 100000 from
locals of the International Hod
Carriers Union tAFL), the Govern
ment contends.
The District Court trial of six
men charged with the conspiracy is
in recess today.
Clyde B. Stovall, certified public
accountant, employed by the union
but being used as a Government
witness, is scheduled to return to-
the witness stand Monday.
Leo A. Rover, special assistant to-
the Attorney General, placed in
evidence yesterday testimony to-
show missing financial records Of the
Building Committee and Local "a
of the union here. The evidence
showed bank checks and stubs were
missing as we'll as other records of
the Building Committee.
Holds Records Not Approved.
Mr.. Stovall said there is no evi-
dence that all Executive Board
meeting minutes were read and ap-
proved by the union membership
The Government contends $4,000,
listed on the records as going to buy
additional union property, actually
was used for a party to celebrate
mortgage burning.
Larry Kelly, missing defendant,
bought six War Bonds for the union
for $4,000 in September, 1912, but
when Mr.. Stovall examined the rec-i
ords, only three were accounted for,
it was testified. The accountant
said that in April, 1943, the de-
fendant George Morgan, former
financial treasurer of Local "a,
brought in three bonds, dated April
l, 1943.
Defense Counsel Austin F. Can
field said, after court adjourned, the
defense will try to show that Kelly
used the three missing bonds for his
own use but that, on being con-
fronted by the international repre-
sentative, Herbert Rivers, took funds
from the City Bank to buy three new
JULIUS. 1llcSc WeIe Ldhell ny MOlSdll
to Mr.. Stovall, the lawyer said
Mr.. Rover also introduced testi-
mony to show Kelly used $500 to
make up a shortage in the unions
civilian defense account here.
Say Fund Misuse Permitted.
While Kelly's name is most fire.
quently linked with finances, Mr..
Rover said the Governments posi-
ton is Kelly, Morgan and the de-
PENDANTS Joseph Speed. Evans H.
Hamilton and George w. Plummer
were all members of the Building
Committee and permitted the money
to be stolen.
With Mr.. Garfield for the defense
are Attorneys Charles E. Ford and
Kenneth D. Wood. Mr.. Rover is
being assisted by Attorneys John B.
OBrien, jr., and Frank Cunningham.
Also on trial are Faust MoreSchi,
former treasurer OF the
District Council and now interna-
tional representative. and Isaac
Weiner of LeonardtoWn, Md, real
estate, insurance man and movie
theater operator and one-time men,
Der of Local 1872 of Southern Mary
land.
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Body Recovering From Burns

Kathleen Marie Szwed, 2-month-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph D. Szwed, 1884 Blaine street
NE, was reported in fair condition
at Providence Hospital after being
burned on the face and right arm
yesterday at her home. The child,
police said, was burned by va
porizer.
Evening star., 1948-04-24
Tennessee Society to Elect

The Tennessee State Society will
elect officers at $50 o'clock tonight
in the Wardman Park Hotel. A
dance will follow the meeting.
Evening star., 1948-03-25

Rees of the House Civil Service
Committee, said postal expenses are
exceeding revenues at an ever
increasing pace" But Mr.. Rees
showed little enthusiasm over the
proposed increase
Mr.. Donaldson said his depart
ment expects to lose $345, 900, 900 on
this fiscal years operations. The
suggested increase. he said, would
add about $243,970,000 a year to
the Post Offices income. These are
the proposed rate raises:
The price of post cards-now one
cent-would 60 to two cents.
Newspapers and magazines dis
tributed outside the county they
are published in would cost from
one cent to one and one-half cents
per pound more to mail-except for
Evening star., 1948-03-25

publication Of raonprofit religious,
educational, scientific, philanthropic
agricultural, labor or fraternal
groups.
Third-class mail, which includes
circulars, books and catalogs-in-
creases ranging from one-half cent
to cents.
Parcel post-a scale of charges
ranging from is to Is cents per
pound to take the place of the pres
ent scale ranging from 8 to 16
cents per pound
Special delivery-Fees of Is to 40
cents instead of the present 13 to
Is cents on flrst-class mail and fees
of IS to so cents instead of the
present II to IS cents on other than
f1rst-class mail.
Postal notes-Eight cents per note
instead of the present cents.
Money orders-a fee range of 10
Evening star., 1948-03-25

to IS cents instead of the present
range of 6 to 20 cents.
Registry fees-A scale of IS cents
to $1.65 to replace the present scale
OF 20 cents to $1.35.
Postal insurance-A scale of 6 to
IS cents instead of the present 3
to Is cents.
GOD. service-A scale of 20 cents
to 81 in place of the present is to
go cent fees.
Mr.. Rees noted that his committee
already has recommended postal
rate increases which would boost
revenues about $l10.000,O0o. He said
he believed this bill lis still a fair
solution to the postal rate increase
question"
Evening star., 1948-03-25

type, they are made Of gold, silver,
bronze, crystal, ivory and wood.
Several are enameled and set with
jewels.
The collection, which went, on
display yesterday, will be open to
the public from 8 am. to pm.
daily through Sunday.
Evening star., 1948-03-25
Postal Rate Increase
Proposal Put Before
House Committee
BY the Assoeiated Press

A Government-proposed increase
IN most postal rates went before a
House committee today.
Postmaster General Donaldson
recommended an increase in all
rates except those on first-class
mail, airmail and publications dis
trihuted in the same county where
they are issued.
The proposal, sent to Chairman
Evening star., 1948-03-25
Collection Of Crosses
Displayed at Cathedral

A collection of more than so
religious crosses, bequeathed to the
Washington Cathedral by the late
Mrs. James T. Leavitt in 1929, are
on display in the curator's Office at
the Cathedral.
Ranging in size from several
inches to the large professional
Evening star., 1948-03-25

Scientists have established that
silver eels travel across the Atlantic
Ocean to breed at point near Ber-
muda.
Evening star., 1948-03-25
Sheer IoveIiness
Blue Haze"
Gotham Cold Stripe
Ny|ons-'250

"The Easter stocking" Gothom's great
Gold Stripe, 81 and 81 gauge, IS
denier sheer nyIons in shades that lend
their snoke-shimmerng beauty to all
Of Casters sparkling new coIors.
AmberIite for rich browns, beige.
E1oIftone for grey ereige, black.
Blue Haze exquisite with Navy!
Jellef's-Erclusiue Gold Stripe Section, Street
Floor, also at Bethesda, Shtrlington and all
other Jellef Branch Stores
Evening star., 1948-01-08
Hollywood:
Ginger Is Sure
She Will Find
Film for Glenn
By SheiIoh Grohom

When Ginger Rogers and Enter.
prise studio tore up their deal fol
Ginger to star In wild Calendar,
it left Ginger with Glenn Ford or
her hands. When Ginger made "I1
Had to Be You" at Columbia, she
was paid OF with 100000 plus
Glenn Ford for wild Calendar.
Don't worry" says Ginger, "I1l find
another picture for Glenn and my
self. I won't lose him"
Ella Raines and Donald O'Connor
are the stars for Patent Applied
For" at Universal-In international
Don had been hoping to have his
wife, Gwenn, in the lead with him
but they apparently needed someone
more movie-wise.
Dorothy Malone is in trouble with
her studio. After promising not to
leave town, Dotty was called by
her fiance in Texas, and she flew
off to him without getting leave.
Now there Is talk that Warmers will
break their contract with her.
Well, once again Greta Garbo is
determined" to make a movie.
hope she means it this time. Any
way, she is having daily consulta-
tions with George Cukor and Salka
Viertel for what I am told is a ro-
mantle story with a Vienna and
Paris background in the 10th CEN
tury. Miss Viertel is writing the
script.
Evening star., 1948-01-08

platonic nights In deserted settler
shacks, and even moments Of doubt
that survival is worth all the
trouble.
While the camera Is focused prin-
cipally upon Cooper, Miss Goddard
and Da Silva, audiences are never
unaware of De Mile in the i'm
mediate background. He is almost
visibly present in each incident Of
the narrative, building it to a spec
tacular climax worthy Of his creative
impulse. Miss Goddard's public bath
in a blacksmith shop Is relatively
small among these. Far bigger are
the Kings birthday ball at Fort Pitt,
Cooper's meeting with the Seneca
tribe in which his white magic frees
the girl already tied to the stake, a
dash down the rapids Of the. Allie
gheny, and finally the terrific strug-
gle to save Fort Pitt from the COM
bined tribes.
These scenes represent De Mile
at his best which, whatever else 1t
Is, Is designed to bulge the audiences
eyes right out Of their sockets.
n + X \
When he sets them against his
overpowering landscapes, De Mile
makes 1t clear to his actors that
there is no such thing as over
acting. The biggest they have is all
that he asks of them and, in one
way or another, he has again made
sure Of getting 1t in "Unconquered."
This makes it pure De Mile.