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Evening star., 1949-02-05

tional Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People, was asked
in Richmond about the charge that
outside interests are string up a
controversy to abolish segregation
in schools.
There is absolutely no truth to
it," he said. Il can only echo what
my associate, Mr.. Hill (Oliver w.
Hill, attorney and Richmonds only
colored city councilman, had to
say when the plaintiffs brought
this up: 1T is only a red herring
brought out to confuse the issue. :"
Last September, however, Mr.. Hill
had asserted:
What actually needs to be done
is to abolish segregation. The time
has come for responsible individ-
uals to begin preparing the people
emotionally for it. The situation
will never be solved otherwise"
Evening star., 1949-02-05
DR.. Wexberg 10 Direct
Alcoholic Clinic and
Retain Present Post

DR.. Leopold E. Wexberg. director
of the Health Department Bureau
of Mental Hygiene. is expected to
be named temporary director of the
Alcoholic Clinic in a few days. He
also will retain the mental hygiene
post.
The announcement followed a
conference Thursday between Com
missioner Guy Mason and Health
Officer George c. Rutland in the
District Building.
The naming of DR.. Wexberg will
end long controversy over the
head of the new clinic, which will
be supported by 10 per cent tax
on liquor licenses. The bill was
passed by Congress nearly two years
ago, and the Commissioners ap-
pointed a committee in October,
1947, to set up the clinic and obtain
director. The committee has held
many meetings but was never able
to come up with a plan satisfactory
to both the Commissioners and the
Health Department.
About a month ago, the Commits
sioners finally agreed to appoint DR..
WeXberg to the Alcoholic Clinic,
with the understanding that he
would relinquish the post of director
of mental hygiene. DR.. Wexberg
declined the post on those terms
saying that the Alcoholic Clinic is
too narrow a field and he preferred
to keep his mental hygiene position.
Since the alcoholic clinic commit
tee was appointed, several attempts
have been made to obtain a director,
but the salary of $1,000 a year was
not sufficient to attract physicians in
this field
DR.. Rutland said an attempt
would be made at this session of
Congress to amend the Hebert bill,
which created the clinic, to permit
the clinics incorporation into the
Health Department.
Evening star., 1949-02-05
Ex-Porotrooper Held
In Room-Mute's SIushino

Stokes B. Bell, 26-year-old former
paratrooper, today was under S.
900 bond, awaiting grand jury ac-
ton on a charge that he slashed
his roommate.
He was held after hearing be-
fore Judge George D. Nelson in
Municipal Court, where Walter
Bayne. %, testified he was seriously
cut several times about the body in
dispute which took place January
% in the rooms he shares with the
defendant in the 500 block of Sew
ard square Sc.
Evidence indicated that Bell had
been drinking at the time.
Evening star., 1949-02-05
Norfolk Lines Steamer
To Be Put Up for Sole
By the Associoted Press

NORFOLK, Va, Feb. 5.-The
Norfolk & Washington Steamboat
Co.'S passenger steamer District of
Columbia has been offered for sale
Libel liens filed against the 298-
foot vessel as a result of her COLI
sion in Hampton Roads october 81
will not prevent transfer of the
steamer, it was reported here.
Bids on the vessel are sought be-
tween February l and February Is
by the steamboat company, now in
process of winding up its affairs
Result of the bidding, if any, will
be announced in Washington Feb
ruary 2e, IA company spokesman
said.
Evening star., 1949-02-05
WMAL Off Air 5 Hours
Because of Breakdown

Station WMAL was unable to take
the air today until four hours and
SIS minutes after its usual am.
sign-on time because of technical
difficulties.
Station WMAL-FM, which dupli-
Gates the WMAL programs on the
frequency modulation band, also re-
manned off the air while engineers
searched for the trouble in the
transmitter at Bethesda.
General Manager Kenneth H
Berkeley said the difficulty finally
was traced to bank of four con-
densers in the amplifying unit, an
area in which failure is rare.
Evening star., 1949-02-05
Marshall, Feeling Fine,
Considers Return to U. S.
BY the Associated Press

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Feb S.
Gen. George c. Marshall. convalesc-
ing from a recent operation, said
yesterday he is feeling fine and is
considering an early return to the
United States.
The former Secretary of State
refused comment on international
affairs. He said he considers him.
self "free" since his retirement from
Office.
Evening star., 1949-02-05
Cos Light Co. Reports
SIiqht Earnings Drop

Stockholders of the Washington
Gas Light Co. were informed today
that net earnings for the full year
1948 were equal to $1.69 per share on
the common stock against $1.88 a
share in 1947, a drop of 10 cents.
Net income for the company and
subsidiaries amounted to $1,035, $50,
an increase over the previous year
Of $231 900.
December net income totaled
$513, ,79s, a gain of $40,344 over De-
cember, 1947.
Evening star., 1949-02-05

High School PTA asked inclusion
of an appropriation to begin con-
struction of the new Armstrong
High School.
Money for a start on the projected
new Hine Junior High School was
sought by Mrs. Sam Hogan of the
Hine PTA and Michael j. Lane, rep
resenting the Southeast Business
mems Association and the South
east Lions Club.
Howard Woodson of the Far
Northeast Boundary Civic Associa-
ton asked funds for a projected
storm sewer system to end the flash
flood hazard in the neighborhood,
to build a M street bridge to re-
lieve. the load on the Benning road
bridge and for paving and street
lighting work.
Frank r. Jelleff, president of
United Community Services, said
inadequate funds for public as
sistance have placed undue bur-
dens" on Community Chest agencies.
Welfare Funds Insufficient.
THE funds requested by the Pub
lie Welfare Department for the
coming year are insufficient to meet
the problems of family welfare and
relief as they exist in the District
of Columbia" Mr.. Jelleff said.
Other witnesses during the after
noon included Mrs. Florence WEIGH,
president of the Association for the
Education of Physically Handi-
capped Children, who asked funds
for more teachers to extend the
weekly hours of instruction; Mrs.
Ann Windsor, 1929 Ashby place
NV, who sought funds to renovate
the old Georgetown School and old
Chain Bridge School as recreation
and cultural centers, and DR.. Ellis
HaWorth, who requested money for
pay increases to certain faculty
members at Wilson Teachers Col
lege.
Mrs. B. G. McIlwee, SIT Peabody
street NV. testifying as a private
citizen, urged more funds for the
Health Department.
Earlier, Paul Cooke, president of
Local q, American Federation of
Teachers, asked the subcommittee
to give special consideration to
teacher salary increases, school con-
struction to end overcrowding and
provision Of salary for an associate
superintendent and chief examiner
for colored schools.
Evening star., 1949-02-05
Two Flyers Who Fled Russia
Get Wishl Begin Virqinia Tour

| At press conference later, some
one asked what would happen to ar
American flyer who landed ir
Russia.
1t. Pirogov. through the trans
lator, said the flyer would find him.
self well treated. Everything would
be wonderful, and a great prop
aganda noise" would be created
around him,
The Russians, through their in
terpreter, told reporters there Is no
organized underground IN Russia
except in the Ukraine.
Asked why there is no resistance
rumored in Russia proper, 1t. PRO-
gov said:
1T is impossible. Everybody is
spying on everybody else, and you
must spy yourself to save your own
skin"
Tuck Greets Flyers.
Gov. Tuck greeted the flyers
after their arrival in Richmond,
where they went later last night.
He said America would always wei
ccme converts" He said he eX-
tended them welcome as a citizen
of the Commonwealth.
Today the Russians will see the
sights of Richmond. go to the Nat
ural Bridge. see their first college
basket ball game at Lexington,
where Washington and Lee Uni
versity plays the University of
Maryland, and spend the night in
Roanoke.
Tomorrow's schedule includes
sightseeing in Lynchburg, lunch at
Sweet Briar College and the night
at Virginia Beach. During the rest
of next week they will tour most of
the State, seeing Norfolk, Newport
News, Williamsburg, Charlottes-
vile, Monticello, Staunton, Har-
risonburg, Luray. the Skyline Drive,
Warrenton and Fredericksburg.
They then Will return to Washing
~,
Evening star., 1949-02-05
Washington Air Cadet
Dies in JET Plane Crash
BY the Associated Press

WILLIAMS AIR FORCE BASE,
Ariz., Feb. 5.-Aviation Cadet Rich
ard M. Graham. jr. %, of Washing
ton, D. c., was killed yesterday when
his F-80 jet plane crashed near Pay
son, about 80 miles northeast of here.
Cadet Graham was on a routine
training flight when he crashed.
His father is the Rev. Richard M.
Graham, ST., Air Force chaplain at
Albrook Field. Panama Canal Zone.
Evening star., 1949-02-05

1t. Peter AfanaSevich Pirigov and
1t. Anatole Porferevich Barsov, once
of the Russian Air Force, were
on their tour of Virginia today.
Some so photographers, reporters
and newsreel cameramen-plus Vir-
ginia Chamber of Commerce off,
cials-Were on hand to greet the
nervous flyers, when the military
air transport Constellation, which
carried them from Germany, landed
at National Airport.
The Russians fled their country in
borrowed" plane, landing in the
American zone in Germany. They
expressed a wish to see Virginia,
after hearing a description of the
State on Voice of America
program.
When the Virginia State Chamber
heard about this. natural it got
busy.
Startled by Reception.
So, Its. Pirogov and Barsov got
their trip to America. They landed
first at the Westover Air Force
Base in Massachusetts,, then flew
on down to Washington yesterday
1t. Pirogov, who is 27 and a former
professor of Russian literature, did
most of thc talking al. press con-
ference which followed their arrival
here He made the same speech
made at Westover, in Russian, which
his translator paraphased as fol-
lows:
The American Communist, in
stead of making noise here, should
SO to Soviet Russia for a month.
When he returns we are sure he will
leave the Communist Party or stop
the noise"
In English, 1t. Pirogov concluded:
Now I am very glad to arrive in
America"
1t. Barsov, 81, automotive en-
gineer, said he wants to settle on a
farm here some day.
Evening star., 1949-02-05
Opposes 200 Setup.

Substantial savings to the District
also could be made by requiring
the Federal Government to main
tain the District National Guard,
the Zoo and most of the activities of
the Office of National Capital
Parks, Mr.. Lusk added.
Horace Wilson of the Armstrong
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-24

MRS. FLENNER.
Before becoming the bride
yesterday OF Mr.. Robert H.
Flenner, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Flenner of Altoona,
Pa, she pas Miss Yuonne
Boyer Sturteuant, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin J.
Sturtepant of Bethlehem, Pa.
The ceremony took place tn
Bruton Parish Church, WA-
liamsburg, Va, the Req. Fran
els II. CrdighiH Officiating.
The ne,plyireds toill reside
In this city,. A. Metsger
Photo fAllento,Dn, Pal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-24

Miss Gladys Elsie Saba, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Saba.
was married yesterday to Mr.. Ed
gar Allen Roell, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Theodore @. Roel. The Rev.
Roy Reese Brasher ofdciated at
the ceremony in the home Of the
brides parents.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father and attended by
Mrs. Herbert A. Rudd. Mr.. Rudd
served as best man and Mr.. Percy
r. Refer, jr., Of Hilton Village,
Va, and Mr.. Richard F. CASTOR.
jr.. of Hampton. served as ushers.
The couple are travelling south
on their wedding trip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-24
MRS. McKEOWN.
-Bro1rn -SuoYez Photo.

The Lutheran Church Of the
Reformation was the scene Of the
wedding Friday evening Of Miss
Barbara Ann Sheltz and Mr..
Robert Lee McKeown. Jr.. the Rev.
Arnold Keller officiating. The
bride Is the daughter Of Mrs. Lor-
raine Weitzel Sheltz and Mr..
McKeown's parents also live in
Washington.
Mr.. william c.. Thrift, jr..
escorted his cousin and gave her
in marriage and her attendants
were the Misses Jean Carol as
maid of honor and Barbara z.
McKeown. sister of the BRIDE
groom: Betty J. Fiel and Mickey
Van Vert and Mrs. Lillian beavers.
The senior Mr.. McKeown was
best man for his son and the
ushers included the Messrs. John
A. Schaeffer, William r. and Wal
ker L. Roach and Rudolph Vozzola
The reception was held in the
Admiral Club after which Mr.. and
Mrs. McKeown, jr., left on their
wedding trip. On their return
they will live at 482 F street S.W.
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Continued from Page y
Joseph Barrow. Jr, is months.
Joe and Marva were first mar
ried in New York City in 1886.
Rurnors Of second divorce
were started last week when Mrs.
Louis, accompanied by Aaron
Payne, prominent Chicago law
yer, boarded a plane for Mexico.
And the rumors were not stilled
by the widely-known fact that
Mrs. Louis has spent a winter va
cation in Mexico for the past two
years. On the previous vacations
she always took along her daugh-
ter Jacqueline. But this time both
children were left at home.
Splicing the Joe-Marva gossip
is the traditional inference, COM
monty voiced also in legal circles,
that in divorce case there is US
ually third party hidden or in
view. The busy gossipers here
and elsewhere have come up with
romance in which a beautiful
New York model is said to have
won the affections of the Champ.
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W. MEDFORD

Pastor Daniel Wynn based his
sermon last Sunday on the spirit
of sacrifice. The Trustee Board
will sponsor concert next
March for current expenses. The
DR.. William Rhodes Opera Soci-
ETY. will be presented here March
n, at $3.50 pm. in one of the fin
est programs ever featured at
Shiloh. Mrs. Florence Lovelace
has tickets now on sale. Among
recent visitors was Mrs. Helen
Williams, nee Robinson, a long
tim president.
The W. Medford Girls Chorus
participated in the special Sun
day night program recently at
Unioan Baptist Church, Cam
bridge, u nder Mrs. Singleton.
There were feature solos by Pat
ty Evans, cello; and Shirley
Jones, piano. Speaking of music,
did you read last weeks common
dation of baritone Fred Wright
by GUARDIAN music e ditor,
OBanyoun? The Center Junior
Cavaliers and the Center Senior
Cavaliers are both undefeated in
their respective divisions of the
Medford Boys City Basketball
League. The Seniors play Chel-
sea this week. Two of the Jun
iors, Rodney Chisholm and Babe
Evans, aare members Of the Mis-
freshman second team. Center
headcoach Walter Isaacs and for
mer Rambler coach, Roger Light
foot and Leo Barros along with
their assistants, are to be credited
with instilling the basketball
game in the community over the
past decade. The famous Ramb-
lers, of course, were undisputed
senior City champs for three
years, and the boys enlisted in
the army during the last war,
(the entire team, still champions
of Medford. All of the boys be-
came officers OF non-coms. The
Rambler record will long remain
The younger senior Cavaliers
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seen here as the leading singer
in Billy Roses Carmen Jones"
Miss Rain, received with genuine
pleasure and excitement by the
audience, gave an admirable per-
Torrance, vocally, as well as his
ironically. Small and slight
though she is, in contrast to many
Of the buxom Ethiopian princess
es seen here, she has an excellent
voice with plenty Of power for
the exacting emotional and dra-
matte climaxes, admirable shad-
ing and expression, and a warmth
of feeling that makes the I'M
happy girls dilemma unusually
moving. She has been well
coached in the stage business of
the role and is most attractive to
watch. Altogether it was an au-
spicious debut, and the San
Carlo is to be congratulated for
having her with them"
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-02-12
United
EvangeIisticaI
Meeting. Feb. IL

The Roxbury Minister'S Asso-
citation will promote an Evangel-
istic, interracial meeting, Tues
day night, February 18th at the
Advent Christian Church, 16l
Warren ST., Roxb,iry at 8 o'clock,
Rev. R. w. Bowden, pastor. AL
the Protestant churches of the
area will participate. The prin-
cipal speaker will be Rev, B. A,
Galloway, BID, pastor Of st. Paul
A. M. E. Church of Cambridge
Mass The soloist will be Victor
Mascoll. DR.. Charles Keith 0.
Eliot Congregational Church will
preside and other distinguished
pastors will have parts on the
program.
All the churches in Roxbury
viii participate and send dele
cations to form q real fellowship
of all the elements of the popula-
ton. This is the fourth meeting
of this nature promoted by the
Evangelistic Committee Of the
Association and promises to be
one of great helpfulness.
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MAIDEN
RAPTIsT cHURcH

EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH
Req. Earl w. Ldi0so11, Pastor
''Thriftness-A Great Virtue
was the subject of the pastors
morning message. Communion
followed and the hand OF fellow
snip was extended to one new
member, Miss Sallie E. Tilford.
Miss Amanda A. Kemp, guest
soloiSt, McHenry Boatwright, ac-
companiSt. A number of En-
n1anualiteS were present at the
Race History program at Old
South Meeting House, Boston,
sponsored by Aristo Club. MIR.
Ralph Johnson, executive sec
rotary Of the Governors Council,
will be the guest speaker at the
Brotherhood Breakfast, February
20, $50 m, In the afternoon the
usherS will have their anniver-
Sary sermon, Rev. Robert Moody,
guest speaker. Mr.. Frank Han
kins of Roanoke, Va, was among
the visitors Sunday morning. A
Bible Stole was given by MRS.
Alberta C. Valentine in loving
memory of her mother, Mrs. Fan
ME L. Darlington, who passed
away February 10, 1871. The
Reapers Club is presenting Am
anda A. Kemp, Soprano and Nc
Henry Boatwright, Pianoforte, In
q Joint recital on March IT.
February 10, Race Relation Sun
day, the guest speaker at the
morning services will be Rev.
Everett C. Cummings, pastor Of
Glendale Baptist Church, Everett
in exchange with Rev. Lawson.
Night Service: Town Meeting d.
rected by Youth Fellowship, with
representatives from five nation
alities. Theme: How and Why
Do We Segregate Our Own. The
Nazarene Church lost to the In
termediate BaSkt Ball tam by a
score Of Is to IL. The Seniors
won from the Robinson Metho-
dist by a score OF "a to H..
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+.
have a great record to shoot at.
The team members include Bub-
Der Smith, Terry Elliot, Wally
Kountze, William Brothers, Bud
,dy Clayton, and Warren Furey.
The Junior squad includes Au-
brey Barnett, Babe Evans, Cecil
Furey, Rodney Chisholm, Charlie
Lambert, William Merriman, and
Charlie Clark. In these two
squads there are some very good
prospects.
The Veterans Annual Memorial
exercises at Shiloh, Sunday, Feb.
20, will include representatives
from various military organiza-
tons and we will have more de-
tails as we approach the date.
Master Sgt. Charles Anderson of
the US, Marine Corps left this
week for new assignment in du-
ty. He is the husband of Mrs.
Barbara Anderson, nee Digger.
Among the local lads now in
the army is Ashland Lee, former
star pitcher for the Cavalier
team. Before leaving for duty,
Marine M-Sgt Anderson address,
ed the best winter turnout of
Boys Cadets this year and has
given the boys a much needed
lift. The Community Center will
observe Race History Week this
Friday night and the great an
nual Exhibit sponsored by Anna
Bobitt-Gardner will be presented
at Horticultural hall this Satur-
day and Sunday. The great Am
erican poet, Langston Hughes,
will be a feature of the Sunday
program and will autograph his
most recent book, Zone Way
Ticket" which will be on sale at
the Authors Booth. AS usual,
the Medford contingent is ex-
pected to be on hand. Medford
was on hand aplenty at the Goth
annual B.A.A. indoor track meet
last Saturday at Boston Garden.
The locals cheered former ma
tional champion Eddie. Digger
to his best Boston race in the As
yd hurdles in Eddie's entire car
eer, as he pushed king Harrison
billiard to a new Boston record
and equalled the old one himself
in blanket finish. And Medford
cheered Armand army Furey
Of Tufts, to his two finest indoor
track relay races which found
Furey and Ted Vogel leading the
Jumbos to victory in the mile and
two miles events. Rarely has any
city boosted of such a fine group
Of local boys in one major track
meet and it'll be a long time be-
fore another such blue ribbon
event comes along. Eddie says
he will retire after this year.
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AHsopp-ByarS.
NubtiaLs

matching shoulder length wells
and carrying bouquets Of jon
quils and purple stephanotis.
Mrs. Byars wore a gown OF
powder blue crepe with lace yoke
and long sleeves, black velvet
half-hat caught at each side with
gold clips, and q corsage of red
and yellow roses. Mrs. AllSop was
gowned in wine velvet with a
corsage of yellow and tea roses.
and headdress Of gold and wine
net.
Stanley ByarS, ST., brother Of
the bride, was best man. UsherS
we're George Byars. brother;
Louis Thomas, brother-in-law Of
the bride; and Walter Byars, her
twin brother. Soloist was Orm-
ond Blackmarl; twenty-five
month old Stanley Byars Jr., in
full evening attire, was the ring
bearer and little Patricia Holmes
in pale green net and taffeta was
flower girl. A reception followed
in the parish house Of the chur-
CHI. After a wedding trip to st.
Adams, N. Y, as guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. Adolph Starks at the
palatial residence Of famous
Lena Horne. the couple will re-
side in Cambridge.
Among out Of : town guests
were Mrs. Dolores Thomas. sister
of the bride and formerly of New
York, who wore a gorgeous ankle
length light blue crepe with mat
ching hood with attached stole,
and corsage Of ionquils; Mr..
and Mrs. Walter L. Goodridge Of
Riverhead, Long Island and Miss
Mary Bronen Of Providence, r. I.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-02-12

Miss Juanita Byers, daughter
or Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Byars
Of Boston became the bride OF
Curtis A. Allsop, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Alexander M. Allsop of
Cambridge, at impressive cere-
monies in st. Bartholomew
Church, Cambridge, last satur-
day evening, with the pastor Rev.
Kenneth Dep. Hughes officiating.
Given in marriage by her
father, the bride wore a gown of
Skinner satin with an illusion
and net bodice. Heirloom lace
gave a delicate air of elegance TO
the dropped shoulders Of the
gown and the draped lace-trim-
med peplum gave just the sug-
gestion Of a hustle in the back.
She carried a white orchid on a
prayer book from which hung
streamers of lilies-of -the-valley.
She wore a scalloped coronet of
dainty seed pearls from which
fell a two-yard lace-edged train.
The brides sister, Miss Doris
ByarS, was maid Of honor. She
wore a white net over Alice blue
taffeta gown, blue elbow-leng-
tn mite and a blue net scalloped
picture hat tied with matching
streamers. Her blue shirred muff
adorned with a shower OF yellow
roses caught with a deep blue
and wine satin bow, a matching
rose clipping the ribbons ends,
Bridesmaids were Miss Gloria
Allsopp and Miss Earline Yates,
gowned in diaphanouS net over
yellow taffeta with taffeta bod
ices and bustles and wearing
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Continued from Pare y

Continued from Page u
make others realize the worth Of
democracy
The Book Review Contest win
ners were announced for the best
essays ON an outstanding colored
woman. First prize went to Shir-
ley Price of Worcester for her
prize.winning essay on Why /
Admire Harriet Tubman." Shir-
ley Coles Of Boston won second
prize for her paper on 'Why ]
Admire Mary Mcleod Bethune."
Judges in the contest were: Mrs.