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Evening star., 1949-04-22

Time is going to slip right
through your fingers Sunday
an hour of it at least.
At 2 am. officially, or on re-
tlrement preferably. the WASH
ington area will flick a fast hour
off the face of the clock by mov-
ing the hand up 60 minutes to
conform with daylight saving.
Actual mechanics Of the situa-
ton are varied, depending on the
clock. The Government. for
instance has more than 10000
clocks. The Capitol has TOO,
not counting the private ones.
They'll all be changed to con-
form.
The one notable exception In
all the furry will be the country s
No. timepiece-the Naval OBJ
servatoIy's quartz crystal clock.
1t will go blithely on. its chunk
of quartz oscillating 100000 times
q second as usual. An electric
circuit will divide these pulsa-
tions by 100. as usual. and before
it comes out on the face Of a
clock, it will have exactly so
seconds to the minute-par for
the course. .t IS
Observatory employees will
watch the common man cloc. C.l
the wall and report on daylight
time.
The largest clock in town-atop
the Old Post ONCE Building at
Eleventh street and Pennsylvania
avenue N.W.-gets the treatment
merely by adjusting of the
master mechanism.
Old Time In Terminals.
Clocks at National Airport, 30
or more Of them from the control
tower to the baggage rooms in the
basement, will remain on Stand
ard Time. but employees will be on
daylight savings. ..
The same is true at Union
Station. although some train
schedules are being altered to
coincide with the changed clock.
Terminal officials say the best
Evening star., 1949-04-22
Am American Day.
To Be Marked May IS

"I Am An American Day" will
be celebrated here at 2 pm. May
Is on the east steps of the Capitol
it was announced late yesterday
by the committee handling the
event.
Representatives of 35 organiza-
tions comprising the Washington
area committee for the observ-
ance. met yesterday in the Dis
trict Building Board Room to plan
the event. Waldron E. Leonard
director Of the Veterans Service
Center and general chairman oi
the observance. said high Govern
ment officials and representatives
of the armed forces will partic-
ipate.
He said the committee will seek
the services of top motion picture
radio and television stars for the
occasion. About $4,000 persons
are expected to attend.
Mr.. Leonard said this will be
the first II Am An American Day
program to be held at the Capitol
Previously. the programs have
been conducted at the Sylvan
Theater, south of the Washington
Monument.
Attorney General Clark ano
the District Commissioners were
named honorary chairmen OF the
observance. Also named as chair.
men of their respective areas were
the following representatives from
nearby Maryland and Virginia
Dan Dugan. Arlington County;
Jack Tulloch. Alexandria; Judge
Harry I. Carico. Fairfax County;
Brooke Johns. Montgomery Coun-
ty. and Col. c. I. Aiello, Prince
Georges County
Evening star., 1949-04-22

advice is to check schedules before
travelling. Bus terminals gener-
ally will remain on Standard
Time.
For Representative Wadsworth.
Republican, of New York. mem
Der of the House District Com
mittee, the fleeting hour Is a bane
of existence. Unlike the late
Senator Overton. who placarded
his ofice door announcing his
office was remaining on Standard
Time when the rest Of the area
went to daylight, Mr.. Wadsworth
Evening star., 1949-04-22
Barrisfers' Wives Honor
Mrs. Hunter al Dinner

Mrs. Alice Hunter. secretary OF
the District Recreation Board. viii
be honored at a testimonial din
ner given by the Barristers' Wives
tonight at 7 pm. In the dining
room Of the Commerce Building.
Mrs. Hunter. who is active In
many civic organizations here. VIII
be given the Woman OF Achieve
ment" award.
Evening star., 1949-04-22
Accused Woman JoywoIker Taken to Scene to See Light

started north across New York
avenue. she said.
Pvt. Oale said Mrs. Swearinaen
was running. not walking. against
the light. and that two cars ap-
piled brakes TO avoid hitting her.
Il was trying TO get TO the
Trans-Lux before the prices went
up." Mrs. Swearingen admitted.
Pvt. Ogle said he took Mrs
swearingen by the wrist. all right
but only because she had wrapped
her arms tightly around . light
pole and refused to let 90.
Both women insisted that Pvt
Ogle turned . deaf ear TO theil
request TO ride TO the station In
q cab, instead Of the patrol wagon
Evening star., 1949-04-22

violators Of health regulations OF
the city.
A shortage Of personnel to en-
force the code was offered yester-
day by DR.. John r. Pate. director
of the Southwest Health Center,
as reason for lax enforcement,
Furthermore. he pointed out it
would be tragic" to evict slum
dwellers. before they had some
other place to live, where rents
were within their means.
"Half q loaf for these people,
he declared, "is better than none.
Evening star., 1949-04-22
Place Sunday Classified
Ads EcrIy!

CLASSIFIED "a customers de-
s1rsng 70 place ads In The
Sunday star are urged 70 call
them In early In the week
This wili eliminate the Last
minute rush 70 place ads ana
win assure every oae prorrpt
and ssSicient servies. Your
cooperation VIII be appss-
eiated.
Remember The Stars
Nov Teiephsne Nnmess b
0resiing soo9
Evening star., 1949-04-22

she refused TO give her age. and
then bruised her wrist pusning
her into the patrol wagon.
She saw no trafic light at oil
on the northwest sorner. but she
heard ths pclicsman's whistle and
Evening star., 1949-04-22
Airline Seeks Stote Permit

RICHMOND. April n tP.--
American Airiines has applied 70
the state Corporation Commission
for q certificate of public con
yenience for the intrastats opera
ton of its planes In Virginia.
Evening star., 1949-04-22
District Democrats Advise
Truman on New City Head

District Democratic leaders. who
saw President Truman today.
urged him TO appoint . District
Commissioner who would back up
the Chief Executive "on his civil
rights and other programs.
Mrs. J. Borden Hartman. Demo-
cratic national committeewoman
for the District. and A. L. Wheeler.
chairman of the Democratic Gen.
tral Committee. urged this view
point on Mr.. Truman at . co.,
ference that dealt generally" with
District matters. according 10 Mrs..
Hartman.
There we're quite q good many
things that I wanted 10 bring 10
his attention. said Mrs. Harri-
man She would not amplify this
remark.
The Democratic Central Com
mittee has tndorsed Thomas p.
Morgan Of the Boxing Board for
appointment to the place nov held
by John Russell Young. whose
term expires May III. -
Evening star., 1949-04-22

IF YOU think the change to daylight saving time conus-
ing look 1t is the Nations No. clock quartz
crystal timeteler at the Naval Observatory with Anour
face telling Greenwich time When the change
comes this st will tell Greenwich time At left Comd
Long deputy superintendent OF the Observatory ana T.
whitaker assistant head of the division
' Star STAFF Photo
Evening star., 1949-04-22
manhandled like q criminal.
said Mrs. Swearingen.

Mrs. Ewearingen said the rookie
policeman called her Carrie,
she insisted she would have TO
10 70 police headquarters when
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-23
Levi Jackson
honored

Stamford, -(Atlas)-Levi
Jackson, captain of the 1949 Yale
football team, was guest of honor
at Yale and Towne's Christmas
party for children and grandchil-
dren of employees in the Palace
Theatre last Saturday morning
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-23
Senator Lucas To
Address Civil
Rights Conference

New York-Senator Scott w. Lu-
cas- Of Illinois. majority leader, on
whose shoulders rests the response
bility for breaking an anticipated
Dixiecrat filibuster against civil
rights, will address the Washing
ton conference of the National
Emergency Civil Rights Mobiliza-
ton, Roy wilkins. chairman of
the mobilization and acting NAAC
p secretary, announced today.
The mobilization. sponsored by
SO national civic, church. labor,
professional and fraternal organi-
cations. will eliminate in three
day conference and lobby in WASH
ington, January i5-i7.
Minority leader. Senator Ken.
meth S. Wherry of Nebraska. hal
been invited 10 share the platform
with Senator Lucas Also invite,
to address the delegates are tn,
majority and minority leaders il
the House of Representatives
Other speakers will include spon
sors of various civil rights bill.
and. perhaps, national chairman oil
the major parties.
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-23
TCN0 To Enter Brief In Sweat Case
On Behalf Of Million Texas Neqroes

Marshall-The Texas Council Of
Negro Organizations, comprising "a
affiliated state organizations whose
combined membership totals close
to 100000, nearly half of all the
Negroes in the State, is filing
brief amicus curiae in the Sweat
Case to be heard by the U. S. Su-
preme Court January 80, it was
announced here by the office of
the TCNO president, DR.. J. J.
Rhoads of Bishop College.
Exactly what points expected to
be raised in the brief, which will
ask the High Court to strike down
segregation in the area OF educa-
ton, is not known at the present
time. Employed to formulate the
friend of the Court pleadings is
the law firm of Mullinax, Wells &
Ball, Dallas attorneys prominent
in labor and civil rights fields.
In commenting on this action.
DIR. Rhoads stated that I'VE want
to make it Enthusiastically clear by
the very filingof this brief that tn e
one million Negroes of Texas want
the things for which Heman Mar
ion Sweat is fighting and are
standing in solid ranks behind this
young man who is in the forefront
f, as our symbol. Moreover, we want
TO indicate to the Justices of the
Supreme Court that if they do
strike down segregation they will
not thereby plunge our section of
the country into turmoil and strife
This brief will direct attention to
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Arkansas State press., 1949-12-23
GoodfeIIow's Christmas Cheer Fund
Reported Tagging In last Minutes

Registration of needy families Saturday
persons being turned because
Additional funds received during the
M Robinson $500 Mr. Community Grocery
store $500 Peck Furniture Pfiefer $1,000 Mrs
u o. Gray, $lOO c Brown S00 Mrs Rufus Mrs
L. Stephens $500 Runarrett Funeral Home Hubble Bros
$500 d j. Dubbson $500 O. T Smith, $3.50 Rev P D Peawav
%'o a H. a. sorority $500 Miss Copeland $lOO Poviden
relief Club $1,000 L. Simpson $500 Chapter $500
Pan Hellenic $500 Mt Pleasant Church McCnon
Fhys Wheatey Charity Club $500 Rosa Club $500
Frances Harper $500 Sunshine Charity $500 Mrs Fannie
sl2525
hiS VIII oe received throughout the week Phyllis Wheat
ley Branch YWCA You to share in this worthy
cause and help bring little into the lives of vor
friends ana heghoors who happen be
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-23

certain areas where segregation
has already been removed with
none of the dire consequences that
adherents of segregation perdict.
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-23
Stay Alive II You
Want To Have 4
Merry Christmas

ago-tAtlasl-For a merry
Christmas, you have to stay alive.
That is the advice of the National
Safety Council, 1t laid down four
rules to prevent accidents during
the holiday season--usually the
most hazardous period Of the year.
They are as follows:
Start Christmas automobile trips
early to avoid rushing and conges-
ton. "Danger-nroof' your Christ
mas tree, Stand it in water in a
place from fire--including cigarett
ashes. Periodically check electrical
connections. Watch out for falls
second only to traffic as an acci-
dent killer, and above all, drink
moderately.
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-23
Evening Class To
Begin January 9Th
At Philander Smit|,

The evening division of PHI
lander Smith college will COM
menee its regular classes on jan
uary 3, 1850 Registration for clas-
ses will be held January 5th
through January 7th, and on
January 9th.
Interested people are asked to
request the desired courses they
wish to take. Courses to be offered
VIII depend upon the courses re-
quested. Requests may be made of
any of the regular classes being Of
fered for the day students, and
may be made Of and department
in the school.
Inquiries concerning the evening
school may be made directly to the
Director of the evening division.
j. ID. Scott, or to Dean w. H. Pipes
of Philander Smith college.
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-23
Pre.Christmas
Celebration By
Conway Co. {. Club

The Conway County Council
Club held a pre-Christmas celebra-
ton Saturday, al the Morrilton
Negro high school in the Home
economics building Due too the
bad weather the group was small.
the program got underway at 100
am. with the president presiding.
Mrs. Vetta Brewer A brief story
about Christmas was given by
Mrs. Everlene Cross, also The ORR
gin Of the Christmas tree was CIV
en- by Mrs. G Newson. Each mem
Der Of theg roup expressed them
of them they plan to attend church
selves as TO what they plan to do
Christmas day, for the most part
of them they plan to attend church
services, visit the sick, serve big
dinners and give gifts to the I'M
fortunate ones The group was SER
we'd hot coca, candies, nuts and
open-faced sandwiches, and then
The exchanging of gifts took place.
While the group was enjoying
their refreshments the county a
gent T. F.. Wheeler gave a few
remarks on a Better Live at
Home Program for the year Of
1880 Then a few expressions from
the president The ladies were real
proud t. have in their mist Fred
Bvers. and Miss Helen Williams,
Morrlton Negro home economies
Instructor
The ladies seemed to have enjoy
Cd themselves singing Christmas
carols and discussing the birth Of
Christ. The program adjourned at
l2.45
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-23

BREAKS THE RECORD AGAIN
Salesman T. II. Matthews breaks
the record again in selling the
REXAIR machine. Here are a few
of the proud people who bought
last week: Mrs. Dora King. 1920
Ringo, Mrs. Ike Dean, jr.. 2002
Howard, Mrs. +. NJ. Jeffrey, 5lS y.
10th; Mrs. Francis Watson. 618 w.
18th; Mrs. r. l.. Bailey, A17 Ring0;
Mrs. Beatrice Jones, 2lI7 Cross; and
Mrs. T.. Fountaine, X. N, 1901 Ring0
REXAIR. proclaimed in Popular
Science magazine as the Greatest
invention for the home since ra-
do"
This marvellous unit eliminates
the use Of a dust cloth. dust mops.
brooms and vacuum cleaners from
the hGme forever. Yes. II even
scrubs and waxes floors, clean
venetian blinds, shampoOs rugs
and upholstered furniture. u even
washes the air Won breath. yo-
have 10 see II 10 believe the many
things II will do.
Phone 1920 for free demon
stration in yorr home.
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-23
Rutgers Students
Seek End To
Discrimination

Newark. NJ j. ---(Atlas)--By q
vote of Is to IA, the student coun-
Gil of Rutgers University Law
School, meeting last week, adopted
resolution asking the president
and trustees Of the University,
the seat Of which is in New Bruns-
wick, N. j., to place a ban on dis
elimination in the membership Of
all fraternities in the institution.
Twenty-nine of the fifty-six
delegates to the student council
attended the meeting, and the pre-
vailing opinion among them is the
reaffrmation Of further attacks on
discrimination in college fraterni-
ties throughout the nation.
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-23
PSC Professor
In FuIlbrIghfs
| Scholarship Meet

Professor John R. Ewbank chair
man of the Division of Social
Science, attended a special meet
ing of the Fullbright Scholarship
Committee at the University Of
Arkansas last week Meeting was
called by Professor Hostetler, the
School of Education, through spec
| ial invitation to number of Sc
leet Institutions of Higher Learn
ing in Arkansas. The meeting was
presided over by DIR. Woodlinger
who made the trip from Washing
ton to discuss the availability of
Fullbright International Scholar
ships for students graduating from
aecreditated colleges in the state
of Arkansas. These scholarships
are available for use In the Brit
ish Isles, New Iceland, Australia,
the Netherlands, France, Norway.
and Belgium. They provide for
round trip transportation to the
Foreign University, complete main
Ienance while there. and all tut
lion and fees. Persons of senior
are eligible for con-
sideraton. Such scholarships pro-
vide for periods Of study from one
year, upward. Mr.. Ewbank Is local
OF the Committee.
and the Committee at Philander
Smith has begun process OF SCREEN
ing candidates from among recon-
for these scholarships.
Persons who apply must possess
scholastic achievQmpNt
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-23
Dr.. o. n. Henry
Heads Little Rock
Branch NAACP

AT a call meeting of the NAACP
Sunday afternoon, the following
officers were elected: Rev. o. d.
Henry, president; J. " Elston,
first vice president; Fl l.. Moore.
second vice president; Bobby
Hawkins, secretary; Ozell Sutton,
assistant secretary; I. T. Gillian, sr.,
treasurer.
The officers will be installed at
the regular meeting on the second
Sunday in January. This will be
January 3 at 4 p. m. at the Phyllis
Wheatley YWCA.
Arkansas State press., 1949-12-23
Racial zoninq
In Birmingham,
Ruled Illegal

Birmingham, Ala-(Atlasl The
u. S. District Court last week rul-
ed that the racial zoning laws are
unconstitutional
Judge Clarence Mullins enjoined
the city from enforcing its coming
ordinances. He said the U. S. Sup
RENE Court has repeatedly reaf-
firmed its 1917 decision on the H.
legality of a coming ordinance that
is based on race or color.
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Evening star., 1949-04-22
Thomas Dudley Dies;
Banker in Loudoun
se.eieI p;,pe,eh 70 III. s,er

MIDDLEBURG, Va. April "a
Thomas Underwood Dudley. 7e
banker. churchman and civic lead
er, died at pm. yesterday at his
home. Exning. near Middleburg.
after an illness of several months.
He was a native of Baltimore. Md,
and later went with his family TO
Kentucky where his father. the
late Thomas U. Dudley. was Epis-
copal bishop of that State.
Mr.. Dudley had been a resident
of Loudoun County since 1906.
For a number of years he was
senior warden of Emmanuel Epis-
copal Church at Middleburg. He
was a former president OF the
Middleburg National Bank. for
mer president of the board Of the
Loudoun Hospital. a director Of
the Fauquier National Bank Of
Warrenton. a director of the Mu-
tual Fire Insurance Co. Of
Loudoun, and last January was
made an honorary director OF the
Middleburg National Bank.
He Is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Anne Haxall Dudley: one daugh-
ter, Mrs. John L. Newell. jr,. Of
Brookline. Mass. and a son. John
r. Dudley of Middleburg.
Funeral services will be held
at 2 pm. Saturday at Emmanuel
Church with burial in Sharon
Cemetery, Middleburg.
Evening star., 1949-04-22

try TO tae farmers 70 improbable
land.
! After the Taf. motion was re
jeced. the Senase turned IN ihs
other direction by adopting a
Langer propose! doubling the si2.-
SOC. 600.
/ Senators Bricker. Republican.
Of Ohio and Cain. Republican. OF
Washington failed in several at
+ tempts 70 modify the program. IN
cluding their effort 10 bar racial
segregation in public housing
Other moves on which these two
Senator's were beaten were:
/. To let the citizens Of ln6l-
vidual communities decide at the
polls whether they wanted hous-
ing in their areas. The vote
IS TO 81.
? To bar locSb State and Fed
eral employees from occupancy OF
public housing. The vote: So
20 81.
3. To strip the bill of the public
housing and farm housing pro-
grams. The vote: So TO ls.
Amendments Approved.
The Senate approved these
amendments:
BY Senators Bricker and Cain
to require public hearing before
land could be acquired for hous-
ing project. The vote: 43 TO IS.
BY Senator Taft to limit the
construction Of public housing 10
200, 900 units in one year. instead
Of 25o,o0o as provided in the bill
as drafted. 1t was adopted by
voice vote.
BY Senator Mccarthy, Repub-
! lican. of Wisconsin. on voice
vote. TO authorize appointment of
a director of the housing research
program.
BY Senator Sparkman. Demo
crat. of Alabama. on a voice vote.
to give veterans an unlimited
preference on occupancy OF all
public housing. The bill as drafted
would have limited the preference
to five years.
Racial Amendments Debated.
The Bricker- Cain racial equality
amendments stirred up a political
debate over which OF the major
parties Is most interested in civil
rights. Liberal Democrats from
the North and a haEdful of Re-
publicsns, however. Joined with
the Southern Democrats to beat
the move. urging that 1t would
kill the whole bill
The first racial amendment
would have prohibited either dis
elimination or segregation. 1t
failed. 49 to 81.
Senator Bricker then struck out
the ban on segregation and offered
it again as a move to prevent dis
elimination. This failed. As to 81.
Evening star., 1949-04-22
Foreign Broadcast Division
To Be Headed by KohIer

The State Department today
announced appointment of Foy
D. Kohler, now Charge d'Affaires
of the American Embassy in Mos
COW, as chief of its international
Broadcasting Division which oper-
ates the Voice of America.
Mr.. Kohler will take over his
new duties following the arrival
in Moscow of Vice Admiral Allen
G. Kirk. named by President Tru-
man this week as the new Amer
ican Ambassador to Russia.
Charles w. Thayer. present chief
of the International Broadcasting
Division, has been assigned to
the American Embassy at Athens
Greece, as First Secretary.
Walworth Barbour, now chief OF
the State Departments SDivision
of Southern European Affairs, is
expected to be sent to Moscow as
No. 2 man to Ambassador Kirk.
Evening star., 1949-04-22
JUN. Expected 10 Della,
Action on Mindszenty
by the Assoeioisd Press

LAKE SUCCESS, April GA
United Nations decision to reserve
judgment at present on the trials
of clergymen In Hungary and
Bulgaria is expected some time TO-
day.
The General Assembly's 55-na-
ton Special Committee seemed
near a vote on the question late
yesterday. The debate was kept
open when several delegations
said they wanted to make addi-
tional statements.
The committee is expected to
approve a Bolivian resolution stip-
ulating that disputes over the
trials of Josef Cardinal Mindszen-
ty in Hungary and Protestant
.churchmen in Bulgaria be settled
through the peace treaties with
those nations. The treaties con-
tain clauses designed to provide
freedom of religion.
The Bolivian plan would keep
the cases before the U. N. through
the September meeting Of the
Assembly and allow for possible
u. N. action If an attempted set
tlement through treaty machinery
fails.
Evening star., 1949-04-22
Rites 10 Be Held Tomorrow
For Mrs. Marie Speckmann

Funeral services will be held at
IL am. tomorrow for Mrs. Marie
Lederer Speckmann, IS, a Wash
ington resident for more than IS
years, who died Wednesday at the
home of her daughter in Detroit,
Mich. The services will be in the
Hanlon funeral home. 1881 Geor-
gia avenue NV. and burial will
be in Glenwood Cemetery.
A native of Germany, Mrs.
Speekmann came to Washington
at the age of Is and lived here
until 1947. She was the widow OF
william F. Speckmann, who died
in 1926.
She was active in the affairs Of
Trinity Lutheran Church in
Mount Rainier.
Besides her daughter in De-
troit, Mrs. Harry Lannen. she
is survived by a son. George W.
Speckmann of 4025 Thirty-sixth
street. Mount Rainier. with whom
she lived before moving to Detroit
Also surviving are sister. Mrs
Martha Keller of Washing ten, and
brother, John Led1fer sof
P&terSon, N. j.