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Evening star., 1948-01-14
Rand|e Highlands Unit
|Tiuhtens Rules 10 Bar
Control by Radicals

To prevent "disloyal" or radical
groups from controlling their organ
ization, members of the Randle
Highlands Citizens Association last
night made several changes in their
constitution.
Under the new rules, member
may be expelled from the association
by majority vote if he is suspected
of Communistic or un-American
inclinations.
"Certifiration by the Membership
Committee is a prerequisite for vot-
ing" the constitution now specifies.
This rule was passed to prevent a
group from entering an association
meeting, having themselves made
members, and gaining control of the
vote all in the same night, it was
explained.
Expenditures Authorized.
All members will pledge their
allegiance to the flag before the
meeting formally begins.
To cover emergency expenditures
the Executive Committee is au-
thorized in the new constitution tc
spend maximum of $25 between
regular meetings.
A resolution was passed to re.
quest the joint committee of the
Public Utilities Commission and the
District Commissioners, which is at.
tempting to solve the traffic prob
lem at Barney Circle, to report or
the progress it has made. If nc
final solution to the problem has
been determined, the committee will
be asked to draw up an immediate
temporary remedy.
Leeman Urged for Bench.
The association supported Her
bert P. Leeman for the vacancy on
the Municipal Court bench.
A motion was also passed to write
to Chairman Dirksen' of the House
District Committee, thanking him
for his beneficial services to the
District. Mr.. Dirksen has announced
he does not intend to run for re-
election.
At least Is new members were
voted into the organization.
The meeting conducted by Hugh
c. De Fabio, president, was held In
the Randle Highlands School, Thir-
tieth and r streets Sc.
Evening star., 1948-01-14
Junitor Awoits Sentence
For Indecent Exposure

Charles E. Diggs, 81, Birney School
janitor,. convicted of three charges
of indecent exposure involving three
11-year- old girls In the school base
ment, today was under $500 bond
awaiting sentence next Tuesday:
Diggs, colored, OF the first block
of @ street NE, was found guilty
after a four-hour trial and 20 min
utes' deliberation by a Municipal
Court jury. Judge Almond w. Scott
presided.
Diggs faces q maximum sentence
of $3.50 fine or 30 days In Jail on
each charge. He has 40 previous
sex ofense record. 4
Evening star., 1948-01-14
Red Cross Center Answers
First Call for Rare Blood

The first emergency call for a
rare type of blood was answered by
the new Red Cross Blood Center
yesterday.
Red Cross headquarters said six
pints of the blood were delivered by
the District chapter after a call
from the Prince Georges County
chapter.
The patient, a 42-year-old man
now in Providence Hospital, who
was described as in an extremely
weakened condition, required a
hard-to-get blood type-a comblna-
ton of Group o and Rh negative
DR.. John B. Ross, medical con-
sultant for the center, said the blood
is so rare that only about six IN
every 100 persons nave the type.
The patient, resident OF Hyatts-
Vile and an employe Of the Wash
ineton Gas Light Co. OF Maryland,
is the father Of nine schildren.
Evening star., 1948-01-14
6-Month Sentence Imposed
lin Theft Of SIC From Altar

The theft of SIS in coins from an
altar box in ST. Patrick's Church
led to a six-month Jail term for
Michael Carter Nolan, 66, in Munic-
ipal Court today.
Nolan, who has no fixed address,
denied the larceny charge before
Judge George D. Nelson. He merely
shrugged when the judge pointed to
his previous record, which includes
16 convictions here on crimes rang
ing from larceny to indecent ex-
poSure.
Mrs. Helen r. Longdale, 1000 block
of Newton street NE, testified she
was praying in the church when
she heard a suspicious noise at the
altar and looked up to see Nolan
Ihurriedly leaving holding his hat
like basket"
The witness said she and another
woman detained him outside until
police arrived.
Pvt. Samuel B. Asch of No. l
precinct added that when he made
the arrest Nolan threw his hat into
the street, where it bounced OF q
car and scattered coins.
Evening star., 1948-01-14
DR.. Abernethy Tells
Christian School Of
Substandard Livinq

Washington Is a beautiful city
outwardly, but behind its beauty are
conditions Of crime and disease
which no city ought to tolerate, DR..
william s. Abernethy, pastor emer-
titus of Calvary Baptist Church, last
night told about 1,100 persons at
tending the first session of the fifth
annual Christian school here.
DR.. Abernethy pointed out that
100000 District residents in $4,000
dwellings lack inside water faucets
and sanitary facilities, and at least
another 10000 have substandard
facilities. He said these substandard
areas produce half of those arrested
here.
Cites tuberculosis Rate.
In addition he pointed out that
such conditions make for unhealth-
full areas where 81 per cent Of tlber-
culosis cases originate and that they
fproduce n per cent of cases ad-
mitted to st. Elizabeths Hospital.
Venereal disease, DR.. Abernethy
said,. results in an annual bill OF
81 600 900 to the city, and Washing
ton is third highest in the Nation
with illegitimate births.
Concerning the liquor situation VI
he said, I'VE find sorry situation
indeed, for in per capita consump-
ton of liquors, Washington leads all
the cities of the Nation"
DR.. Abernethy stressed that the
agencies which we may look to in
combating these alarming condi-
tions" are the public press, police
authorities, schools and the church.
He termed the church "our main
reliance" in connection with allevi-
ating the situation.
Combined Effort Needed.
"The church has the workers, the
equipment, and the motive" the
speaker declared. There are more
than 1926, 900 Protestant members in
our city, of IL years of age and above
No one church can begin to handle
the situation that exists here nor
can any one denomination. 1t needs
the combined effort of all"
The school will be held on five
more successive Tuesdays at 7:30
pm, in Calvary Baptist Church
Eighth and H streets NV. The
schedule consists of an opening
worship and lecture period, 7:30 pm
to 8:35 pm, and of q class period,
8:45 to 9:35 pm.
Eleven courses are being offered
by the school. Advance registration
is being held at the Washington
Federation of Churches Office, 1751
N street NV, Decatur 1882.
Evening star., 1948-01-14
District Seeks 10 Sell
Tax Delinquent Realty

Authorization to dispose of large
number of pieces of real estate on
which taxes are delinquent will be
sought from District Court through
the corporation counsel's office, Dis
Tax Collector Guy w. Pearson an
nounced today.
Mr.. Pearson said he plans to IN
woke the Phipps Act which permits
sale of tax-delinquent property at
less than the amount of the taxes
due ...
This announcement followed COM
nletion of the Districts annual sale
of tax-delinquent real estate, at
which $3.50 pieces of property were
offered. Mr.. Pearson estimated
about half of the properties were
not bid on, because the tax bills
exceed their market value.
MIR. Pearson had estimated value
of the property involved in yester-
days sale at about SOS, 900, but the
receipts have not yet been totaled.
Evening star., 1948-01-14
Judge Roedy Returns
To Bench After Wedding

Judge Ellen K. Raedy has re-
turned to the bench in the Munich
pal Court civil division following
her wedding trip. She was married
last month in Florida to Johnston
Zimmerman, retired gasoline station
owner here.
She did not disclose whether she
plans to use her new name in her
official position. Judge George P.
Barse said that 50 far as be knew
she ''is< still Judge Raedy.N
Evening star., 1948-01-14

John Russell Young and Edgar Nor
ris, general chairman Of the District
March of Dimes" Committee. The
three will make short talks which
will be broadcast over all Washing
ton radio stations.
After the program at the Capitol
the group will make a second ap-
pearance at a Mile of Dimes" booth
in front of the Lincoln Theater on
u street.
Earlier today, Terry Tull2s was
taken to the White House where
he was introduced to President Tru-
man. The boy presented the Pres
ident with a letter Of Introduction
from Gov. F. l.. Wright of Mlssls-
sippi,
Evening star., 1948-01-14
Nursing Office Moves
Temporarily to D St.

The nursing Office of the Health
Department, formerly located at
462 Indiana avenue NV, has moved
temporarily to 16 D street NV, II
was announced yesterday.
The nursing Office was slated to
be moved to the Gale School, but
the change was delayed pending
renovations to the school building
1t is planned to house the nursing
office in the school as soon as an
appropriation has been granted by
Congress.
The Hospital Permit Bureau also
will move soon from 462 Indiana
avenue NV. to the space originally
planned for it in the Municipal
Center.
Evening star., 1948-01-14

Miss Margaret Truman was to
appear with 3-year-old Terry Tullos
of Laurel, Miss, to open the 1948
March of Dimes" drive early this
afternoon at the collection booth on
front of the Capitol Theater.
Known as the "$30,00O,0o0 kid"
young Terry is the living symbol OF
the campaign to raise that amount
for the National Foundation for
Infantile Paralysis this year. The
boy, who posed for the 1948 cam
paign poster, was crippled by polio
before his first birthday and wears
braces on both legs.
Accompanying the Presidents
daughter to the opening ceremonies
were to be District Commissioner
Evening star., 1948-01-14

Ia 4SkA SAASS
w. era n t or d,
pastor Of Calvary
C h urch a n d
president of the
District Conven-
ton, made the
a W ard at a
meeting of the
District Baptist
Bro t h e r h o o d
Council at Ma
tional Memorial
Baptist Church,
Sixteenth street
and Columbia
road NV.
Evening star., 1948-01-14
le Days Adrift SpoiIs
D. c. Mons Urge for SEQ
By the Assoeiofsd Press

William B. Hopkins, one of three
men who spent 19 days adrift in
the Pacific aboard a powerless
minesweeper, is back in his home
at 2I8 Eleventh street S.W. today,
looking for a job on solid ground.
Strictly a landlubber from now
on, Mr.. Hopkins has quit his job as
a radioman with the merchant ma
rine.
Mr.. Hopkins, who spent eight
years in the Navy as a radio tech
nician, probably owes his life to the
fact that he knows radio. It was
the faint distress signals, coaxed
out of an emergency Navy set, that
Ned a Navy patrol boat to the rescue
after the minesweeper became sep
arated from tug which was tow
ing it from Charleston to Manila.
Evening star., 1948-01-14

an official of the Judd & Detwiler
printing firm. Others who have re-
ceived the honor are George E
Fraser of Chevy Chase Baptist
Church and Herbert w. Ludwig OF
Petworth Baptist Church.
Mr.. Cooke is retiring District Bap-
tist Convention president.
John A. Patterson, jr., vice presi-
dent of the brotherhood, presided at
the dinner. Representative Davis
Democrat, Of Tennessee was speaker
The meeting took up the subjects OF
boys work and the relief program.
Evening star., 1948-01-14
Reserves to Heor Gen. Gay

Brig. Gen. Hobart r. Gay. COM
manoing the Military District Of
Washington, will address members
of the Organized Reserve Corps in
Building 106-B, Fort Myer, at 8 pm.
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1948-01-14

Emmett Mckenzie, who is assisting
MIR. Laughlin's defense, she put DR..
Peckham's visit as on March 20.
Later she indicated 1t might have
been March II.
Evening star., 1948-01-14
{. H. Cooke Named
Outstanding Baptist

Charles H. Cooke of Calvary Bap-
tist Church last night was presented
scroll honoring him. as the city's
outstanding Baptist layman of 1947.
Evening star., 1948-01-14

2s, 1916.
Tells Of Meeting Laughlin.
She met Mr.. Laughlin in Sep
tember, 1s45, she testified, but she
did not begin to see him often until
February, 1916. She said she lived
at 2o70 Belmont road NV, but only
q month after she met Mr.. Laughlin
she moved to 1714 Nineteenth street
NV.
The dates set forth in the in
dictment were the subject Of con-
siderable confusion yesterday, as
defense attorneys cross-examined
Miss Gertrude Lillian Ford, q nurse,
but not graduate nurse. who also
lives in the Petrain home
! Mrs. Hobbs slept in the same
room occupied by Miss Ford. the
nurse said She testified DR.. Peck
ham called on Mrs. Hobbs there.
On cross-examination by Mr..
Welch, she said DR.. Peckham came
to the house on March %. and put
her first meeting with Mrs. Hobbs
and Mr.. Laughlin on March 90
Later, she said March 23 was the
second time DIR. Peckham was there
B Under cross-examination by Z
The Valley settler., 1948-07-09
SNCOGRA5S COMPLIES DAi ON PRODUCERS "
DATA

Nj. D. s. od c1s ss has been doing great deal Of tabul at ing of facts concerning the Val- Icy ro gently. Of interest to our readers may be this information in regard to tho number of milk producers and egg producers. Thoro arc Al members of tho Assoc fat ion Vho arc Egg Producers and an addit iona1 4 rho arc not members. Thoro arc 3e Dairynen of which 1e arc also on tho Egg Producers list This is tho list of Egg produc CTS listed according to produc tion volume. In tho frs list arc thoso rho producodand sold through tho Assoc iation moro than hundred dozon oggs dur ing tho month of Juno.
 F.A. Blom, G.R. Brock, Paul Nelson ,Tarron Rico, Al Brooks, Harold Stephan, Horace Dufour, 1sM. DoPriost, Henry Jensen. Anita McGibonoy, Oscar Boylmd, Darrell Frank, T7mas Lopak, Carl Rnsznsson, B.A. Rvan, Honning B"nson, Ralph Waro, AR. Mcffitt, V1rsi1 Ec'1crt, Gust Schc ibl, John Church. Of course this list changes during tho year Some Of tho above TOTO not selling any ogga last uintor vhilo others uoro selling more. {.
 Cont. on pp.
The Valley settler., 1948-07-09
MRS. co. HUNTLEY PASSES
 AWAY

Friends of Mrs. co. Hunt1ey uere shocked and saddened to learn of her sudden death which occurred at SoIdt Ste. liar ie ,liich iCar last S. turday evening.
 lc's. H'- t1ey had had major surgery on the prec ing Tuesday and vas getting along fine according to word rec ived here by her daughter, Mrs. Bill Rcrpe1. It -as learned after tolophoning to A'. co. E'ntley and also to lt'. Funtley's sistor that she had died as result of blood clot mich reached the heart.
 Mrs. Bill Rorno1 (Do-othyl aud snall son, Mir. and Ms. Jim Pcffers (deuaher Vera lard Ralph Euntloy all flew out the first part Of tho ueok to attend the funeral and be Cith their father. Ni,s. Nrt1oy is survived by her husband; throo daughters, Lois, Vera and Dorothy; and tuo sons, Charles and Rclph; and sever al grandchildren.
The Valley settler., 1948-07-09
COOP GETS POTATO C0nTRACT JUI1H ARGY

As result of the bid offered by the Coop, the us. Army has accepted con- tract for t.e1ve hundred sevonty-fivo tons of spuds to bo dol ivorod ovor a period of nine months to Fort Richardson and Uhitt ier Alaska. Delivery will start in September and extend through until Juho lst, next year.
 An average Of about tuo hundred seventy tons will be required each month. Tho prico will be $@3.6o DOT ton, which seems to be good price when tho us. Government est taatos of prices and supply arc consid- cred for this coming yoar.
 Dai1o the floods in Washington and Oregon have done some damage to the potato crop, it has not be extensive in tho ma in potato growing region in either Washington or Idaho.
 Tho Mt anuska Valley crop seems to be good so far and nsorvative est imato show that moro than double the amount of spuds re- quirod by tho Army will bo raised in tho Valley this yoar.
 Nou that the Coop has this contract, it soors reasonable to believe that sub- stantial advance be given to growers who store thoir spuds in tho potato root cellar, and to other growers rho have col- lars that approved by tho Coop lIanag- omont.
 All othor bids for produce Uoro TO jccted by tho Amy and special mooting was called Tuesday morn ing to consider nogo- tiated prices items that uoro not coptod in the original bid. T:o bidders uoro present. The Coop bid on throo items; namely, Cabbage, Lettuce, Turn ips and Rutabagas. The Co-op's bid vas the + samo on all throe items as the other btd- dor, and so drawing took place. Tho Co., op won all throo awards and contract has boen igned for those itoms ri tn tho ETV Contracting offico.
 Sovonty-fivo tons Of Cabbage will bo re- quirod at prico of $lAo. ton. Approx inatoly a thou sand cratos of lottuce and a much smallor amount Of turn ips and ruta- bagas arc required to fill tho bid. All togothor both contracts will pay tho Mata- .nuska Valley Farmers ovor one hundred twenty thou sand dollars.
 Just how much tho Anchorage market will
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The Nome nugget., 1948-07-23
Alaska Line Ships Fly Alaska Flag

SEATTLE, - (P) The flag of Alaska is flying on the Alaska Steamship Company passenger Baranof this trip.
 Other passenger ships of the Alaska line will follow suit in the good will gesture, Adm. F. A. Zeusler, executive assistant to the president of the company, said to- day.
 The Territorial flag will be flown from a special halyard, just aft the foremast.
 In case you're not familiar with the Alaska flag, it is eight gold stars Comprising the "dipper" and North Star) on field of blue.
 It was designed in 1926 by an Alaskan schoolboy, Benny Benson, then 13, and adopted in May, 1927, by the Territorial Legislature as Alaska's official flag.
The Nome nugget., 1948-07-23
ANARROW ESCAPE

THE STEADFAST insistence of Senate conferees alone saved the country from disastrous un workable drdft measure which would have given us nothing but the illusion of ndtiondl m orY strength Isolotionst leaders of the House reduced the term of service to year when the bill reached them. Thot would have been absolutely unwork oble. In conference the term rdised to 2 months which is long enough to trdin soldier and make some use of him in q tactical unit.
 The compromise finally agreed upon also elimi notes the unsound House provision for on indefinite deldY in starting the induction of men. The final clause makes the measure effective in 90 days rom possoge and eoves the President ds is proper the actual decision to begin culling up trdinees.
 Enactment of the new draft makes good the very
The Nome nugget., 1948-07-23
WOMEN,,S MONEY
Washington Post)
\ AFRICANS HAVE BECOME sc

MEHlCANS HAVE BECOME accustomed to
 wives handling not only their own money but also their fdmilies finances thot it will surprise many to learn thdt women's financial rights are relative recent development. The Women's Bureau of the Department of Ldbor in q review of State uws uf- fecting rights of murried women have made marked progress in gaining legal protection of their posses sions and earnings Many of these reforms in Stute lows have developed with the trend of married wo- men to work-und eorn-outsde the home More wives thun single are now in the labor force It is often assumed thot the Seneca Falls Conven- ton thdt met 100 years ago was principally con- cerned with getting the ballot for women Yet in it's Declaration of Sentiments it listed first umonq it's complaints and disabilities of married women par. ticulorY in property holding At tht time husbands in most States had absolute control of their wives property and could collect and spend wages earned by them. Today in 36 States q married womun's personul earnings ore her separate property by luw. and other States offer her deqrees of control In almost oll States wife cdn monuge and control separate property.
 Another result of changed economy is wo- mems widespread control of fomily expenditure. and their ownership. in at leust of the greuter port of privdte weulth. Yet rule they euve con- trol over this invested wealth to men It may be thut their next findncd expansion will be to assert their share of management in the factories ruilrouds and other industries in which they have such heavy in- vestments
The Nome nugget., 1948-07-23

large appropriations already made for the armed forces It helps to give meaning and strength to the European Recovery Program. It wds the final neces- sarY step in building solid foreign and defense pol icy thdt will commend the respect of the world.
 But it wds narrow escape. To look back oyer the checkered parliamentary history of the draft bill is to see how frnsY has been Congressional support for realistic defense policy. To check thdt record is to realize thdt we have been skating on thin ice. with the type of leadership we have had in the lower House of Congress.
The Nome nugget., 1948-07-23
Third Avenue West Pastor "A. E.. Capener
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Corner of Third and Division
 Rev. Lewis I. Hudgins. Pastor

Someone has said that Paul and Silas turned the world upside down and right side up for God. l0:00 am. Singspiration and Sum-
 day School Glasses. 11:00 am. Morning message. 7:30 pm. Singspiration and spe-
 cial music. 800 pm. Evening message. Wednesday: 7:3O p.m Melody and
 Prayer. Come and bring your Bible.
 You are ever welcome to attend these services.
The Nome nugget., 1948-07-23
COMMUNISTS IN UNIFORM
Washington Post)

THE RIGHT of the armed forces to protect them
 selves against subversives in their ranks cannotl be challenged. The instrumentuities of nutionul secutitY among the most sensitive of all uqen- cies. and it is surprise thdt defense heads are reported to be planning loyalty check for all men called up under the new druft uw. This is merely an umplificoon of the procedure followed during the war. when actual and suspected sub- versives were. for the most port. segregated into nonsensitive units
 There is good reason why Communists ,who are the principal category of subversives now in ques- tion. should not be exempted from the draft In the first place. os American citizens they subject to the same obligations for national service us are other Americans. Secondly. permitting deferment of members of the Communist Pory would encour- age evasion of the draft. Nevertheless, Communists III uniform will bear watching. During the some Communists magnificent soldiers: but they were only good soldiers long it suited the party purpose. It would be folly to attribute such moves the lover the hill in October" campaigns of l94l or the premature demobilizdtion cldmor of l945-46 solely to the Communists But certainly they were quick to capitalize soldier demordlizdtion and twist it to their ends.
 But while the necessity for keeping tab on po- tentidl subversves is recognized. the armed forces have obligation to set thdt the loyal checks are administered fairly. In the past such attempts oc- cdsiondlY have gone to ridiculous extremes because of the lack of personnel qualified to pass ques lions of such delicate ndture. loyalty program in the military establishment will be of particularly vide the essential safeguards pertain in the Federdl Government. The premium must be judgement and facts rather thdn hedrsdY.
The Nome nugget., 1948-07-23
FEDERATED CHURCH

Sunday
 No morning services at the Fed erated Church, except the Sunday School as usual at 1000 am.
The Nome nugget., 1948-07-23
NOME GOSPEL MISSION
 of Alaska Evangelization Society Pav Warn Rivp1inn Dac+or

Rev. Vern Rimling. Pastor Sunday:
 200 pm. Sunday School.
 7:30 pm. Gospel Service. Tuesday:
 7:30 pm. Prayer and Testimony Thursday: Sabbath School Il am. Saturday.
 200 to 400 pm. Bible Club for Boys and Girls. Friday: 7:30 pm. Bible Study.
The Nome nugget., 1948-07-23
CHURCHES
CATHOLIC CHURCH

CATHOLIC CHURCH Saturday l:30 pm. Catechism
 Class. Sunday:
 Masses at 500 and 1000 am. At Base 4:30 pm. LAVINIA WALLACE YOUNG
 MISSION Pastors Rev. H. R. Amundsen and Rev. Theran McGrew Sunday:
 HOO am. Sunday School. 7:30 pm. Evening Service. Wednesday 3:30 pm. Chil- dren's Miracle Book Club. Thursday 7:30 pm. Prayer Meeting.