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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-07-30

Katie Leavell, % w. Lawson.
Out Of town greetlngB 10 Jack La
Crone. Warrington. DC. Aug. 1
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Advertisers in this paper de-
serve your consideration, they're
friends.
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Social and Personal
I MinneonoiiR

House Guests: Mrs Lillian Gavin and granddaughter Car
Chivers 4017 Clinton Ave &c. last week Mrs Gavin who is
the sister of Mrs Chvers formerly of the Twin Cities
They arrived Thursday night July o. and left Tuesday July
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CAN'T KEEP A GOOD MAN Down

No than got through COngrauang Dick Mayes for win
ming week singing engagement at Club Carnival and the
and wins all three Of the Stairway
prizes Saturday the six o'clock broadcast
e the trip to New York. the De Haven Date for another
McGarvey Coffee cash award Richards friendly
with fine natural talent Nothing ventured
thing gained" his motto More Of might pattern after his
Stick -tnif
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At last Minneapolis beauticians have had a
formal introduction to the new Lustrasilk Perma-
nent whose two page story and display in the May
and July Ebony Magazines caused such a national
fervor among Negro Mady.
The Lustrasilk Permanent is not exactly a
new idea. It's been at least nine years ago since
I first heard Of il Because an experienced beauty
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CHATTER -PATTER
BY HELEN SMITH

Many of noticed that last weeks column heading
story beneath nothing I'm glad you're
want explanation Mr Makeup editor
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LOVELIER YOU

LdsI Week IIIIt sIIOu1U nave Dtth Il =
So much for that.
Evening star., 1948-11-13
furniture Row Store
In Richmond Burns
By the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 13.-The
entire stock of Rountree's Furniture
CO. was destroyed or damaged be-
yond repair last night when flames
burned through the building on
Furniture Row" in downtown Rich
mond.
Company officials refused to esti-
mate the loss, pending the return
from Florida of the firms president,
David Eanes, but said it would run
into many thousands Of dollars"
An adjoining building, the Ma
sonic Temple, which houses another
furniture company, was severely
damaged by the flames and water
pumped by scores of flremen, police
and volunteers.
More than 10000 persons gathered
to watch the fire, and traffic was
snarled for hours.
Six firemen were injured or over
come by smoke. Five were hos
pitalized, but none we're believed Sc
riously hurt.
The blaze was discovered about
$50 pm. Forty-foot flames were
squirting through the roof by the
time fremen arrived. They we're
brought under control about 9 pm.
| 1t was the second time in four
years that a building occupied by
Rountree's one of Richmond's larg-
est furniture stores, had been badly
damaged by fire on the same site.
Yesterdays fire was believed to
have started in an elevator shaft on
the fourth floor OF the Rountree
company.
Evening star., 1948-11-13
.Luray Hearing Set
On Unions S Finances
By the Asseeioted Press

LURAY, Va, Nov. 13.-Judgs
Floridus S. Crosby has set Novem.
ber "a as the date he will hold q
hearing in Page County Circuit
Court on the financial responsibility
of the International Fur and Leath-
er Workers Union (C1OD.
He set the date yesterday after
he mad found the union. two inter-
national union officials and % mem-
bers of the unions Lural local guilty
of contempt of court charges in
violation of an anti-mass picketing
injunction.
When he announced the verdict
Thursday, the judge said hearing
would be necessary to determine
the extent of the unions financial
responsibility before penalty could
be pronounced.
Judge Crosby gave the % union
members suspended Jail sentences
and imposed Jail terms of one year
and fines against the two interna-
tional officers, Ike Kastrow Of Phil
adelphia and Bernard Woolis Of
New York. Woolis was fined $3.50
and KastroW $500. Counsel for the
union noted an appeal.
The injunction limited the mum.
ber of pickets outside the Virginia
Oak Tannery here to three and
limited certain otner strike activity.
1t was issued following reports OF
violence during a strike that began
at the plant last June.
Evening star., 1948-11-13
Damascus Youth, II,
Wins Top Farm Prizes

Alfred Freysz, a 17-year-old STU
dent at the Damascus (Md) High
School. is a member of the Future
Farmers of America but his sue
cess in community fair indicated
the future" hardly applies to him.
Young Freysz strode off with IL
first, second, 6 third, and 3 grand
champion ribbons in the third an
nual fair sponsored by the FLA
and Future Homemakers of America
chapters at Damascus High School
His winners were chosen from
among 1000 exhibits, w. w. Miles,
agriculture teacher, announced yes
terday. The fair closed Thursday.
Alfred took top honors in poultry,
with three grand championships
and other prizes in hay, corn, and
vegetables. Other student grand
champions were William Gladhill
hay; Herbert King, potatoes; Mary
Ann Ward, sewing; Marlene Wat
kins, canning, and Lillian Arnold
pickles.
Adults sharing top honors and
$500 in prizes included o. N. Stab
Ter, Spencerville, corn, and Robert
Tabler, Sandy Spring, and Bert
Stabler, Spencerville, poultry. Mrs
Emerson Slacum, wife of the school
principal, won in quilting. and Mrs
Emory Mullinix Of Damascus, in
crocheting.
A golden baboon won grand
championship for Paul Taylor
Mount Airy, in the pet class. Co.
director of the fair with Mr.. Miles
was Mrs. Margaret Thomas, home
economies teacher.
Evening star., 1948-11-13
Temper Believed Sole
Motive for Staying
Glen Burnie Couple

The faring temper Of a man who
said he was crowded off the road
may be the only motive behind the
September II murders of a young
Glen Burnie couple, it was indicated
today
A 23-year-old sugar refinery work.
er. Thomas Alexander Edwards, COL
ored, has confessed the Staying of
John H. Mahlan, Is, Glen Burnie
postal clerk, and his companion,
Mary c. Kline, 1o, police say.
But Edwards has consistently de-
MED that robbery or rape was the
motive. Mr.. Mahlan's wallet and
watch owned by Miss Kline are still
being sought. Medical authorities
say she had not been raped.
Edwards. who lives at Freetown,
colored settlement near Glen Burnie,
is in the Baltimore City Jail after
retracing his route the night Of the
murder and apparently re-enacting
the crime for authorities yesterday
afternoon.
Handcuffed to a policeman, the
husky refinery worker was led to the
spot along a "lover's lane" on the
Marley Neck road where, police say,
he admitted shooting the postal
clerk as he sat in the parked car
with Miss Kline.
One of his questioners said Ed
wards was angered when the Mah-
low oor forooS him pff the road as
it turned into the Marley Neck road.
They quoted him as saying he walked
up to the parked car, tapped on the
window and fired through the glass
when Mr.. Mahlan refused to open
it. He shot and killed Miss Kline
later. Edwards was walking toward
his home about II pm. after spend
ing the evening in a poolroom, po-
lice said.
Evening star., 1948-11-13
Optin1ists Still Are Optimistic
Though Fund Party Is Roided

Many Of the bets were as low ss
so cents, Mr.. Perrin said, and the
average was about IS cents.
Everybody was having a wonderful
time, Mr.. Perrin said, and the op.
timism was not diminished by the
appearance of two Fairfax County
policemen about $50 o'clock. They
talked and joked" and left in about
Is minutes, he said 2,
Then, about 11:30 o'clock while the
sixth race" was being run, ir
walked Fairfax Police Inspector
Henry T. Magarity with two ABC
agents and several county police
men.
They charged c. K. Vance, soc
North Highland street, Arlington
the lodge proprietor. with permit
ting gaming, permitting liquor or
the premises and selling beer after
hours.
William r. Schreck, 2704 Centra,
avenue, Alexandria, chairman of the
Ways ard Means Committee, took
the blame for the horse race game
and was charged with gambling.
Both men we're released under
5000 bond on each charge and g
hearing was scheduled for Wednes.
day in Fairfax Trial Magistrate
Court.
Fairfax officials recalled that sew
eral months ago police raided a
bingo game at a service club carnival
in Herndon and one club member
took the blame and was charged
with gambling. He later. however
was allowed to forfeit $50 collateral
Evening star., 1948-11-13
Arlington Auto Taxes
Hearing Set for Dec. 6

The Arlington County Board last
night decided to hold a public hear
ing at pm, December 6, on pro-
posed business. professional and
automobile license taxes.
The automobile tax would be sc
per cent of the license fee now
charged by the State. This varies
with type and weight of motor vehi-
Gle. but the rate for passenger cars
is 40 cents per each 100 pounds OF
the cars weight.
Under the proposed tax. profes-
sional persons would pay 81 cents
for each 500 of gross receipts; re-
tail merchants, II cents, and places
: of amusement, 81 cents.
Th.e. board recently received drafts
of the proposed tax ordinances and
schedules of rates from University
of Virginia experts who have been
working on the new revenues for
several months.
A special act passed at the last
session of the Virginia General AS
sembly gave Arlington permission
to levy the proposed taxes, a right
usually reserved to cities.
An estimated 100000 would be
raised by the new taxes which would
become effective January l under
present plans. They would be In
addition to State taxes,
Evening star., 1948-11-13
Death Of Mrs. Sterago
In Annapolis Ruled Suicide
By the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Nov. 13.-The
death of Mrs. Dixie Sterago, 80, Wlfe
of Anthony Sterago, freelance news
paper and radio reporter OF west
Annapolis, was listed as suicide yes
terday by police.
DR.. Howard j. Maldeis, chief med
ical examiner said in Baltimore that
Mrs. sterago died of bullet wound
in the head october 80. She was
found by her husband on the floor
of her bedroom october %, crltl-
cally wounded. and taken to Univer-
sity Hospital Baltimore, for brain
surgery. ,,
I'VE found it to be suicide" said
Patrolman Elmer Hagner OF the
Anne Arundel County police, who
investigated the case. Mr.. Hagner
said Mrs. Sterago had "threatened
two or three times to commit sui
eide" He said a .32-caliber revol-
lver was found on the floor nearby
Evening star., 1948-11-13
BY the Associofed Press

W1LLIAMsPORT, Md, Nov. 49,
The appearance of a black-robed,
yelled mystery woman has kindled
vigilante excitement in this small
Washington County town, and its
Mayor appealed to citizens not to
carry firearms.
Some one may get hurt if this
keeps up" Mayor Richard c. Hawken
said, urging residents to cooperate
with police in tracking down the
stranger.
The woman in black. police said
pounced on two women Sunday
night to set off wave Of apprehen-
sion. Since then, she has been re-
ported haunting several lonely
darkened sections of the town.
Police Chief William Shipley said
the sinister-looking figure appeared
only after dark. AS a result, lot OF
residents now stay home after sunset
Mayor HaWken spoke up after
Chief Shipley reported to him that
some Williamsporters had taken te
Evening star., 1948-11-13
Joycees Launch
Cleanup Week
In Silver Spring

Mops, instead of brooms, were in
order today as the Silver Spring
Junior mber of Commerce
launched its cleanup week.
Undaunted by pavements wet from
rain during the night and this
mornings drizzle, the JayceeS went
about making Maryland's second
largest community the States first
in cleanliness. More than 80 men.
assisted by a Montgomery County
road crew, spent several hours
sprucing up the Georgia avenue
business district
The group also will make a study
to determine the main sources OF
trash in residential area streets.
Benjamin P. Elliott, assisted by
Richard McKeever and Byron Sedg-
wick, are in charge OF the drive.
Other members of the Cleanup
Committee include Richard Hewitt,
Thomas Perry, Robert Wood, Ernie
Tannen, Ed Quigley, Robert Wallace
and Don Fugitt.
Evening star., 1948-11-13
7rumun's Order Gets Action
On Widows Insurance Claim

payment on the insurance policy
Monday.
A Veterans Administration spokes-
man said the delay was not all red
tape. He said Mrs. Power had to
wait for her money because she did
not file a claim until six months
after her husbands death and did
not indicate the type of settlement
she wanted. Mrs. Power said some
of the delay resulted because the
certiication of her husbands death
was incorrectly made out by Army
officials.
Mrs. Power said she still is watt
ing for Army reimbursement on her
husbands travel expenses and a
disability benefit because Of war
time injury he incurred.
Declaring that she does not 'like
all this personal publicity she COM
mented that it might help speed up
similar claims. She was grateful to
President Truman, she said. for TAX
ing time out "in all the worlds trou-
bles" to have her case investigated.
Evening star., 1948-11-13
Brownsville Hospital
Acts 10 Halt Escapes
BY the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Nov. 13.-The State
Board of Mental Hygiene announced
yesterday it will ask for survey
to determine what can be done to
stop escapes of patients from the
Brownsville State Hospital for Ne
groes.
This was decided upon after Mr.
and Mrs. Robert c. Adams told the
board about a patient breaking into
their home in the Waterbury Road
community. two miles northwest of
the hospital in Anne Arundel
County.
The middle-aged Negro was found
standing in the doorway between
the kitchen and dining room, at the
head of the cel liar stairs, when Mrs
Adams sister went down to start
breakfast Thursday morning
Mr.. Adams twice called Crowns
vile and in about 80 minutes an
attendant came for the patient. who
is under. treatment for syphillitic
infection of the brain. He went
quietly and remained docile until
the hospital guard arrived.
Residents of the neighborhood
have been urging that strong wire
fence be built around the institu-
ton.
The staff there has discouraged
this idea, saying it would create a
prison atmosphere and hinder their
attempts to cure the patients. They
point out that nearly all the inmates
are harmless mental detectives.
Mr.. Adams said a check at the
hospital showed the patient was
supposed to have his temperature
taken hourly and the records showed
entries for and 6 am. when he
could not possibly have been in his
ward.
Evening star., 1948-11-13

Arlington Optimist Club members
we're trying today to live up to the
organizations name after their first
attempt to raise money for clut
work ended in a police raid on a
party In a Fairfax roadhouse.
Staged by county police and
agents of the Virginia Alcoholic
Beverage Control Board. the raio
resulted in gambling and liquor
| charges against the operator Of
Hunters Lodge on Route 211 and a
gambling charge against the chair.
man of the clubs Ways and Means
Committee. The incident occurred
Wednesday night.
Clifford w. Perrin. who conceded
he had done a good job as chair
man of the Attendance Committee
by getting about 800 persons to the
party, explained:
I'VE decided on the party to have
good time and to raise funds for the
clubs work We had hoped to raise
from $500 to S400
Now we'll be lucky if we clear
$780, he added, optimistically.
| The gambling. according to police
and club members, involved betting
on movies of old horse races. A
picture of the horses first was
shown and then bets we're placed
according to the numbers on the
entrants.
| Of the amount bet on each race
25 per cent was kept for the club
and the remaining rs per cent was
distributed among holders of win
place and show tickets"
Evening star., 1948-11-13
Pilots Sentence Deferred
In Assault on Nurse

Sentencing of a Boiling Air Force
Base pilot for assault and battery on
a 23-year-old Doctors Hospital nurse
was deferred yesterday in Prince
Georges County Circuit Court pend
ing further investigation of the
pilots background.
Judge Charles C. Marbury re-
ferred the case of 1t. William Alger
Dawes, %, to Roy D. Bright, county
probation officer, and set sentencing
for November %.
Information has come to my at
tention," Judge Marbury said,
which indicates need for further
investigation"
Nature of the information was
withheld.
1t Dawes was convicted Thursday
after a jury acquitted him of
charge of rape. He is free on $500
hOnd
Evening star., 1948-11-13
Berwyn Housewife
Assaulted and Robbed
OF Her Automobile

A 41-year-old Berwyn housewife
reported to Prince Georges County
police that she was raped, beaten
and robbed under threat of death
early today by an unidentified man
who later drove off in her automo-
bile.
The woman, wife of an electri-
clan and herself a telephone COM
pany employe, suffered cuts and
bruises on the face and sprained
wrist during struggle with the as
sailant, Detective Earl Huber said
She did not require disqualification
however.
! Detective Huber said no trace had
been found of the assailant. He
described the man as about 80 years
old. 5 feet inches tall and weigh
ing about ITS pounds. He has black
curly hair and was wearing blue
suit. a light blue shirt and red
necktie.
Met at Tavern.
The detective said he was given
this account in the complaint:
The woman met the man while
both were drinking beer and watch
ing fight telecasts at a Riverdale
tavern about 10 pm. When she
started to leave the man asked fol
a ride to his residence in Rlverdale
and she agreed.
On the way they decided to STOP
for more beer at Brentwood ano
College Park. She said that at Col
lege Park she was slugged and the
man gained control of the car. Un-
til then he had made no advances
He drove short distance of
Greenbelt road toward gravel pit
and then ordered her to submit or
be killed. She said she agreed but
suggested that they get out OF the
car. When she was outside, she
said, she tried to run away, but the
man caught up with her and pulled
her back to the automobile, where
he assaulted her.
Assailant Drives OFF.
Eventually she got away when
another car approaches about ! am
While she was enlisting the aid OF
couple in that automobile, the
assailant drove off in hers.
! In her automobile, 194l coupe
we're some clothing and $50 check
from the telephone company. She
also was robbed of a S. bill ane
some change, she reported.
/ The woman said her assailant
was not drunk.
Evening star., 1948-11-13

Mrs. John S. Power, 1882 Baker
street Sc, who was helped by
President Truman in getting Vet
erans' Administration action on her
husbands Army insurance 10
months after his death, said today
she now expects early action on her
other claims against the Army.
Mr.. Power, veteran employed as
a civilian by the Army in Berlin,
was killed in a Paris plane crash
last January. When Mr.. Truman
was informed at Key West. Fla.
that Mrs. Power had not yet re-
ceived payment on her husband s
$4,000 national service life insur-
ance policy, he directed Veterans
Administrator Gray to check on the
case. He also told Administrator
and Defense Secretary Forrestal tc
recommend steps to prevent such
delays
The young widow, who has three
children, said she was notified late
yesterday by the Veterans Admin
istration that she would get first
Evening star., 1948-11-13
Delay Of 10 Months
Asked in King George
School Board Case
BY the Associated Press

KING GEORGE, Va, Nov. 13.-
Federal Judge Sterling Hutcheson
has received a request to continue
until September l of next year the
contempt proceedings pending in
his court against the King George
School Board in its school equaliza-
ton case.
Horace T. Morrison, attorney for
the board, telegraphed the request
to the judge yesterday. Mr.. Nor
rison also outlined the five points
of the agreement reached by him
and attorneys for the Negro plain
t:ffs in the case.
The school board already has
taken steps to comply with the pro-
visions of the agreement by:
Inviting counsel for the plaintiffs
to discuss equalization of salaries
between white and Negro teachers.
Beginning studies for the imme-
diate improvement Of curriculum in
the King George training school
for colored students,
To Acquire Site for School.
Planning immediate action to ac-
quire additional land for the con-
struction of a new Negro school
building, for which the county has
passed a $150,00O bond issue.
Resembling an order which placed
the county's white school principal
commercial teacher and agricultural
teacher in supervisory positions over
corresponding teachers in the Negro
training school.
This action, coupled with a re-
quest that the plaintiffs desist from
school equalization activity until
after completion Of new Negro
school, covers all positions of the
agreement.
Asked Dismissal.
In the suit attorneys for Negro
plaintiffs have filed a petition ask
ing the School Board be held in
contempt of the Federal court order
to equalize school facilities between
Negro and white students in the
county. The School Board has an
sWered the petition. asking it be
dismissed on the grounds the board
has made substantial progress
toward equalization.
Mr.. Morrison has stated the agree
ment approved by the board may
make a continuance of the suit
necessary. He has been joined by
attorneys for Negro plaintiffs in the
hope the equalization problem may
| be solved.
Evening star., 1948-11-13
Maryland Mayor Fears GunpIoy
As Woman Spook Hounts Town
rying arms as self-appointed

carrying arms as sel1-appolnted
vigilartes.
AS police made efforts to solve the
mystery a Girl Scout troop meeting
set for last night was moved up to
afternoon. I'VE don't want inno-
cent children to get hurt" the
Mayor explained.
First report of the menacing
stranger came from Mrs. Kenneth
Shank and her sister-in-law, Hazel
Shank. They told police they were
walking home last Sunday when the
mystery woman darted at them from
behind a parked car.
"She had clawlike hands," Mrs.
Shank said, land tried to grab U.s."
The women's screams brought
neighbors and a policeman to the
scene, but the stranger fled down a
side street and disappeared.
Halloween?
Chief Shipley said Williamsport
has had some scares on the night
customarily set aside for spooks in
the past four or five years, but moth
ing as frightening as this. Besides
Halloween was two weeks ago.
Evening star., 1948-11-13
PouItrymen Will Convene
tuesday in Fredericksburg
BY the Associoted Press

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Nov. 10
An area meeting of poultrymen
from Stafford, King George, Caro-
line and Spottsylvania Counties will
be held here Tuesday.
The program announced by Vir-
ginia Agricultural Extension Service
includes panel discussions on poultry
nutrition, fall Matching eggs ano
Newcastle disease.
Scheduled speakers include DR.. c.
A. Borttoroff of Lederle Laborato-
ries, New. York, and Hollis Shome
of the Virginia division of markets
Richmond. The meeting will be
held in the USO community house