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The Nome nugget., 1949-07-27
Shanghai Suffers Worst Storm In
 Over Thirty Years

Continued from Page One) damaged military installations on Okinawa Island.
 Weather observers said it was Shanghai'S worst storm since July 28. 1915. Two hundred were killed in that one and 26 ships were wrecked on the WhangpoO and the Yangtze.
 More than half of the small huts in the lower residential dis trict of this city of 6,OOO,OOO were destroyed Monday night.
 Meanwhile, Japan was alerted for a new 75 mile an hour typhoon
The Nome nugget., 1949-07-27
Grounded Ship Floats Free In Tide

SEATTLE, (P)-The motor yes sel Lucidor, which ran aground in Wrangell Narrows late Monday, floated free yesterday and was en route to Ketchikan under her own power.
 A message from the coast guard cutter Hemlock said the Lucidor apparently floated free at high tide. The 3,8O9-ton vessel was not taking water, the message said, but asked that the Hemlock escort her into Ketchikan.
 The Lucidor ran aground late Monday on Spike Rock. It was en route to Seattle, under charter to
The Nome nugget., 1949-07-27

ment to the jail conditions before more tragedies take place.
 Mrs. Joe Wallace urged all those who were present to get be- hind the council and attend coun- cil meetings. City officials, she stated, get little or no thanks for their services and should be given all the support possible.
 Mrs. Nay was appointed to be chairman of a committee to draw up the following petitions to be presented to the council at the next regular meeting:
 1. Divorcing the fire and po- lice departments.
 2. Re-employing full time city attorney at adequate salary.
 8. Publishing annually the fi- nancial statement of the City, and also the delinquent tax rolls.
The Nome nugget., 1949-07-27
DRIVER NOT COP WAS CRAZY

A civilian in a jeep was ramb- ling down the road, and about ev- cry 100 feet it would hop into the air several feet and then dash on. A cop followed in bewilderment for a mile or two, stopped the driver and growled, Say, you're not exceeding the speed limit, but I wanta know what makes that puddle jumper jump-or am l crazy?"
 "You're not crazy, officer, apol- ogized the driver. "Pve got the hic-cups"
The Nome nugget., 1949-07-27

the Alaska Steamship company. The vessel carries a crew of 38.
The Nome nugget., 1949-07-27

which missed Okinawa and passed over or near Two Jima and was due 45O miles south of Kobe by 4 am.
The Nome nugget., 1949-07-27
Girl Scout News

Mrs. John Hudert has been named on the Girl Scout Council of Nome, replacing Mrs. Lester Bronson who resigned from the council before leaving for the States where she is visiting with her father Dave Gray.
 Mrs. Bronson, will be missed on the board, stated the Girl Scout leader, Mrs. M. Staudenmeyer, as she was very active and co-opera- tive and did a great deal toward the success and growth of the or ganiZation here.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-01-28
St. Petersburg, Florida

that cannot be met any other
way. I have been a regular adj
vertiser for a number of years,
and have had exceptional re-
suits.
Trusting you will have twenty
five more years of progress and
continued publication of your
paper.
Yours very truly,
JACK SMITH, Realtor
JMS: GML
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-25

Councilman Stanley Issacs with
being prof. Communist, and before
the verbal clash could be quelled
three council members, including
a woman, had expressed them
selves.
Davis has been elected to the
council for two straight terms. In
1916 he received more than 3d.
900 votes, second highest any
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-25
Supreme Court to Decide Correct
Action Of Neqro Railroad Firemen

sure the adequate representation
of the entire class Of membership
of the respondent brotherhood"
3. Whether the respondent
brother hoods were properly SER
we'd with legal papers.
4. Whether the Norris-LaGuar-
dia act prevented the district
court from issuing a preliminary
injunction restraining any ad-
ditional discriminatory conduct by
brotherhood during the tendency
of action.
5. Whether the district court
abused it's discretion in granting
the preliminary injunction.
The argument was heard by only
seven justices as Justice Douglas
is still absent because of his re-
cent accident and judge Minton
had not been sworn when the
court first convened.
The cases of Albert Lee and
Willie MCGEE against the State of
Mississippi were dismissed because
of lack of jurisdiction.
McGee's case was appealed to
the Supreme court on Aug. g., 49,
40, from the Mississippi Supreme
court which convicted him for
rape and sentenced him to death.
His cas- was appealed to the high
est court on the ground that he
was denied equal protection of law
through the systematic exclusion
Of Negroes from jury service.
Lee was sentenced to 10 years
in prison for attempt rape on June
23, 1949. His case was appealed
tothe Supreme court onthe grounds
that his confession had been OBJ
tanned by coercion, duress, fear,
threats, and physical violence.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-25

very first argument brought be-
fore the United States Supreme
Court in this session was the
question of whether a group of
Negro railroad firemen had the
right to bring a suit in the Dis
trict of Columbia against several
southern railroads and the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen and
Engine-men to prevent alleged
discrimination.
This case started back in 1947
when FL Negro firemen Of the
three major southern railroads
brought a suit to vindicate their
rights under the Railway Labor
act and the Constitution of the
United States.
The case is an attempt by Ne
gro firemen to require the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen and
Engine-men andthe main Southern
Railroad to obey the ruling of the
Supreme court four years ago
that it was unlawful for the
brotherhood, acting as representa-
tive for the craft of firemen to
enter into and enforce agreements
discriminating against Negro mem
bers of the craft.
The complaint alleges that the
brotherhood and the railroads
have combined t~oenforce the very
agreement held unlawful in those
cases and that as a result of the
discrimination Negro firemen con-
tinued to be unlawfully displaced.
The temporary injunction grant
ed by the District court on Dec.
8, 1947, against further discrimin-
alton was stayed by the Court Of
Appeals of the District of Column
bia on Dec. 9, 1947.
On Oct. &c, 1913, on the ground
of improper venue, the court or
dered the case transferred to the
Northern District of Ohio. The
complaint claims that this hardly
seems to be an appropriate forum
for a controversy involving the
discriminatory practice against
employees of the Southern Rail
road under agreement made in
the District of Columbia.
The questions before the Su-
preme court are:
Whether the District court of
the District of Columbia has the
dual jurisdiction of both a federal
and state court so that the local
venue statutes ofthe District of
Columbia may be applied to suit
brought under the Railway Labor
act.
2. Whether the District of Col
umbia lodges of the respondent
Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men and Enginemen and the secre-
taries of these lodges fairly in
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-25
Block Move
To Gust Ben
Davis


NEW YORK (ANP)- A move
to GUST New York City's only Ne
gro representative from the City
Council was blocked last week,
when a resolution to impeach Ben
jamin J. Davis, Jr., one of II
convicted American Communist
leaders, failed to get a unanimous
vote.
The custer resolution, introduce
ed by Councilman Hugh Quinn,
also set off a name-calling between
Republicans and Democrats. One
Democrat charged Republican
Pershing Hotel CORP, operators of
the Pershing hotel. It has been al
legged that a movement by How
ard to GUST Cole led to the quarrel
that resulted in the fatal shoot
ing.
On the advice of his attory,
Euclid L. Taylor, Cole declined to
testify at the inquest.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-25
Marva Louis
On Stand at Hotel
Mans Inquest

CHICAGO (ANP)- Poised and
smartly-tailored Marva Louis Bar
row, ex-wife of Joe Louis, last
week took the witness stand in
the cornor's inquest into the slay-
ing of policy baron Winston How
ard. Howard was fatally shot by
Charles Cole, a business partner,
in the Pershing lounge Sept. 80.
However, the divorced wife of
the retired heavyweight champion
threw little light on the shooting
affray. She told Corner AL Brodie
she could give no reason why the
occurrence took place." Mrs. Bar
row was excused from the stand
at this point.
Earlier, in private questioning,
she denied rumors that she had
invested $4,000 with Howard,
Corner Brobie revealed. Howard
and Cole were partners in the
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-25
Manhattan candidate.

Manhattan candidate.
Meanwhile, in Washington, D.
c., Attorney General Howard Nc
grath declared Friday that the
conviction of "these II men, for
conspiring to advocate the over
throw of the government by force
and violence.
McGrath said the Communist
Continued on page 81
Evening star., 1949-05-06
Maryland 5 May Queen
To Be Named tuesday

The University of Maryland
May Queen viii be named from
among 81 candidates at the an
nuaI May day celebration Tues
day.
The candidates have been nomi-
mated by soforities. dormitories
and Independent student groups.
The queen In selected by vote of
junior women
The theme for fiae pageant win
be the Greek myth. Paris and
the Golden Apple The pageant
win begin after crownins OF the
queen at 4 pm
May Queen candidates are:
Mary crapster. Nsimo Miller.
Jean Lindemass. Rita widmeyer.
Jeralee Miller. Mary Patricia
Smith, Bonita 6ingieterry. Jean
Regus. Louise Anderson. Wilma
lcrowder. 0ermatne MargOlis.
Mariiyn Bashore. june Doolan.
Bertie Fleet. Martha Lkens. Ma
iorie skull Dow. Eva Stein. Pa
tricsa Murray. Eleanor Hi~gons.
Eleanor Hoppe and Amy Cant
ueli.
Evening star., 1949-05-06
Special Registration Slated
For Landover Hills Voters

A special registration of new
voters desiring to participate in
the L.andover Hills municipal elec-
tions next Wednesday will be
held tomorrow from 10 am. until
S pm. at the home of the town
treasurer. Mrs. Dorothy Schwartz,
4210 Seventy first avenue. Land
over Hills.
Four councilmen win be Sc
lected during voting from 2 to
8 pm. at the Landover Hills Ele-
mentary School.
Colwell E. Beers Is the unop-
posed candidate for a four-year
council term from the first ward
to succeed Earl Shifiett. who Is moi
running again. In the second
ward, Councilman r. J. Mealy
and James J. Conway are can
didates for o four-year term also
In the third ward. Charles
Kline has been nominated for a
four-year term to succeed VII
liam Elliot. who has decided
against running. and Frank
Chinn. a councilman by appoint-
ment in the same ward. has been
nominated for the two-year un-
expired term Of former Council
man w. j. r. Spahr.
Holdovers for another two
years are Mayor william Zundel
and Councilmen John II. Kruger
In the first ward. and Brendan
ODwyer in the second ward.
Evening star., 1949-05-06
Mrs. Harold Benjamin Picked
To Get Stars County Trophy
Prince Georges Civic
Federation Selects
Wife of College Deem

Mrs. Harold Benjamin. wife OF
the dean of the University Of
Maryland's College Of Education.
will be the next recipient Of The
Evening Star Trophy for Prince
Georges County.
Her nomination TO receive the
annual award of the County Civic
Federation was approved last
night. The cup. presented by The
Star since 1899 for award by the
federation to Its COMMITTEES or
delegate rendering outstanding
public service for Prince Georges
County," win be awarded at the
June meeting
Promoted Health Study.
Mrs. Benjamin win receive the
award for helping to promote q
health study in Prince Georges
County. She Is lay member OF
the County Medical Advisory
Committee.
A native of Peru. Ind. she win
be the second woman and the ilth
member OF the federation to re-
ceive the award. Present holder
of the cup is Mrs. Betty Tayman
of Cheverly.
Active I'm Cwic Affairs.
Since coming TO Maryland IN
1889. Mrs. BENJAMIN has been
active In civic affairs. She has
been q member Of the federation
for three years. serving as chair
man Of its Citizenship COMMITTEES.
She also is q charter n1eraber and
former president Of the county
League OF Women Voters and has
had various positions In the Amer
lean Association Of University
Women.
She and her husband. Or. Ben
jamin. reside MT 39l5 Calvert drive,
College Heights Estates.
A 1919 graduate Of the Univer-
atty OF Oregon. where she OBJ
Evening star., 1949-05-06
Attorney and Driver Huri
In Chevy Chase Cab Crash

Frederic b. Warder. 50. WASH
ington attorney. and the driver OF
q cab in which he was q passenger.
were injured today when the
vehicle struck a tree at Connecti-
cut avenue and West Kirk street.
Chevy Chase.
Mr. Warder. who lives at 1909
De Russey parkway, Bethesda. and
the driver. Anthony j. Polifka. So
of 1743, Church street. NV. were
taken to Suburban Hospital by the
Chevy Chase Rescue Squad. and
later were transferred to Emer-
gency Hospital.
Both men were reported In sat
isfactory condition. Mr.. Warcier
suffered face cuts and q dislocated
hip. Mr.. Polifka had q possible
fractured right foot and multiple
cuts.
Montgomery County police said
the cab crossed a grass plot In
the center Of the avenue and
crashed into q tree.
Evening star., 1949-05-06

Marshall street, Falls Church.
said Claude Jumped of the back
o5 a rowboat and swan to a small
island.
The boys In the rowboat went
home" Chester said. but Claude
remained behind to swim with me
and several other boys"
Chester said he and IoRan
Smith, 100 block West Cameron
street, and Buddy Reeves. 100
block Nasnkin walk, both OF Falls
Church. we're swimming tosether
when they realized Claude had
disappeared. Chester recalled
| that he last saw Claude near the
island. and began calling his
| friend
AL first. Chester said. they
thought Claude vas hiding. but
when he failed to answer their
calls. they decided to dive for
him. Chester said he saw Claude 8
lifeiess form. and the others
helped him TO bring the body
out.
While several OF the boys ad-
ministered artificial respiration.
others called the Penn Daw rescue
squad. Attempts to revive him
failed and Claude was pronounced
dead on arrival st Alexandria
Hospital.
Fairfax County police said the
gravel pit Ia owned by the North
ern Virginia Construction Co
Claude's body was found In about
10 feet Of water.
Claude was the son OF Mrs, Ann
McCasland. 302s Manning drive.
Alexandria. but he lived with his
grandfather. Harry Lusby. near
Falls Church.
Mrs. McCasland said Claude
narrowly escaped death In ies7
when he was injured in n football
game. As a result of the injury.
Claude had hts spleen removed.
Since then he had played baseball
and was q good swimmer.
Besides his mother and grand
father. Claude 10 survived by .
brother. Lee. n.
Evening star., 1949-05-06

Prospects OF completins the
Baltimore Washington Parkway
appeared brighter today.
President Truman has promised
Representative Fallon. Democrat.
of Maryland. he will try TO flnd a
way to get sil .00o. 900 In Federal
funds to complete an i8-mile sec
ton between the District line and
Fort Meade.
Mr.. Failon conferred with the
President yesterday and reported.
after the White House meeting,
that Mr.. Truman expressed deep
interest" In the project.
Route l Accident Cited.
They went over details OF the
parkway and discussed methods of
completing the project in time for
the Sesquicentennial celebration
here next year.
Mr.. Fallon released a report of
Maryland State police on accidents
on Route / for an l8-month period.
ended last January. 1t revealed
the following:
Total day and night accidents.
/ .097: fatal accidents. 80; persons
killed. So: personal injury ac-
Icidents. Sal: persons injured. sos;
property damage accidents. 76s.
Route !. Mr.. Fallon reminded,
has been described by experts as
one Of the most crowded and
dangerous roads In the country
and wholly inadequate to stand
the estimated 10000 cars q day
that travel IL.
State Building Miles.
Mr.. Failon noted that very few
OF the sccidents on Route ] In
volve Maryland motorists. indicat-
ing that out-of-town drivers are
unaware that "it's very danger
Gus highway"
Maryland is well on the way To
completing It's part OF the park
way, Mr.. Fallon said. The State
has II miles TO build. between the
Baltimore City line to Jessup
road at Fort Meade. Seven miles
of this are now under construc-
tion.
The parkway was initiated by
President Roosevelt In le42,
when an executive order allocated
So, 200, 900 to the Public Roads
Administrator for acquisition OF
rights of way on the iS-mile
stretch.
The money has been spent.
rights OF way acquired and about
six miles OF the dual road have
been graded. The remainder OF
the job will require about sii .oo0.-
nm
Evening star., 1949-05-06
Falls Church May Rule
Candidates Ineligible

Two Fails Church candidates for
City Council IN the June election
may be ineilEible. according 70
City Attorney La Rue Van Meter.
The city attorney aaId two candi-
dates had not paid thu poll tar
for isss. Under virginia Law ell
candidates must have paid their
poll taxes for ths past three
years cf residence in Virginia.
Thomas n. Graham. 21A South
Lee street. and Robert cuilum.
3o3 West Cameron read. both Kasd
they failed 20 pay poll taxss
for is4s.
walter L. Mess, chairman of Lee
city Electrical Board. aald tias
Board viii meet tnnovTow and
may declare the two candidates
out Of the race. re satd he would
talk stth Nj. Van Meter and
Thomas r. Chapman. clerk ~
ite Fsirfas County Circuit Court.
Mr.. Graham. wi1o h an scono-
mist for the RAeonstrncsson
Finance Corp. said he had lived
In Arlington before moving 20
Fails Church In iss7. hfF. cniisna
moved 70 Fails Church In irss.
The desdisne for payment of
ts1 poll Tar 10 bs eliEIhis %
participate In tsAs Jhne i&
elections was December 10. Iess.
Evening star., 1949-05-06
Registrars S Office to 0per
In Alexandra Tomorrow

The city registrars office In
Alexandria win remain open to-
morrow and the following Satur-
day from 8 am. TO pm. TO reg
lister new voters for the June cleo
tions.
The Alexandra Democratic
Committee reminded voters that
1tay IA is deadline for registra-
ton to vote June II, when seven
members of City Council win be
elected.
A record vote is sought by the
srmmittee, which is campaigning
for feven Democratic candidates
named in the recent primary
Franklin P. Backus, Leroy s
Eendheim. Marshall Beverly. Roy
@. Bragg, James M. Duncan. IT.;
n. Samuel Luckett and Albert A
Smoot u-.-
Evening star., 1949-05-06
4ti Former Pupils Sought
|By Washingion-Lee High

Washington-Lee High School
would like 10 make contact with
All former pupils specifically the
3li who were graduated from the
Arlington institution In 1899 and
the 100 who quit that year with
out finishing.
The search Is part Of q survey
of the Virginia State Board OF Ed
ucation which is attempting to de-
termine the practical value Of the
high school curriculum. The sur
vey Is Statewide.
Only IS replies have been re-
ceiyed from the ouestionnaires
sent out and Principal Claude NJ
Richmond would like any one
knowing the address Of any Of the
All 70 communicate with him or
Miss Kathryn Cook. guidance d.
rector.
Evening star., 1949-05-06
Arlington license Tax
Yields Extra $4,000

Receipts from the Arlington
business license tax already are
$5o. 900 more than anticipated. ac-
cordine 70 Harry x. Green. CON-
missioner OF revenue.
Mr.. Green said today that re-
ceipts Of $500 900 had been esti-
mated and $3.50 900 has been col
lected. Before the year Is over. he
predicted. the amount win be more
than $500 600.
MFR. Green urged those who have
failed 10 Ret their licenses 70 apply
To the license department. Airing
ton Court HOUSE.
Evening star., 1949-05-06
| Poll Tax Deodline
Is Tomorrow for
| Virqinio Voters

Tomorrow is the deadline for
payment Of the Virginia poll tax
TO qualify for voting In the No
vember general election.
Taxes must be paid on the num-
Der Of years up TO three that Q
person has lived In Virginia since
January !, 1916.
Deadline for registering TO vote
in municipal elections June II In
Alexandra, Fails Church and
Herndon is Saturday. May II. To
be able to vote In the August pri-
mary voters must be registered BY
July 2. For the general election,
the registration books close
October ..
Evening star., 1949-05-06
Estate Left to School Children
May Buy Books, Not Bubble Gum

WOI htu lUuS tiUu1s diio SnNtA AtAS
money except for his habit 'oi
keeping plenty of loose change tc
I stand between the small fry OF
the neighborhood and major dis
asters like penniless circus davs.
| Mr.. Henry was quite a conver-
sationalist and story teller. The
boys and girls Of the neighborhood
never lacked for an apple or
orange while Mr.. Henry was In
business.
! Grandmothers still remember
racing after his huckster's wagon
back in the horse land buggy days
/ to catch a banana or Juicy plum
on the fly.
/ Lived Mile From School.
! Mr.. Henry lived about a mile
/ from John Kerr School. He had
gone there himself as a child and
1t was the only school he ever
knew. During all his years the
school remained an intimate part
of his life.
He knew all the teachers and
even the youngest and newest
first graders. and kept in touch
with who had the measles. or
If anybody was playing hockey
/ Mr.. Henry drew up his will
three days before he died. The
law firm OF Harrison. Benham 81
Thomas prepared the document,
and 1t was witnessed by Harold
10. Brown OF the Shenandoah
Valley National Bank. Robert ID.
Glaize and Howard A. Holland
Cousins May Contest VIII.
There were rumors In Winches-
| ter today that Mr.. Henry's nexi
of kin, three elderly cousins
might contest the will. Attorneys
say the win apparently is legally
sound.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Henry had only
one child. a daughter who died.
| Most OF the estate he left In
the will, which was probated In
Corporation Court here Wednes-
day, is in personal property-Gov-
ernment bonds and other securi-
ties estimated to total more than
$780, 900.
It was believed the estate will
earn about $4,000 annually. to be
divided among the children.
While most of the children were
trying to decide whether they
would spend their money for the
movies, toys or candy, a small
first grader named Harry r. Byrd
Sd, proved he was sympathetic
grandson of the economy minded
Democratic Senator from Viz
ginia.
I'm going to put my money in
the bank and save 1t until grow
up. Then III buy the things /
want" ne said.