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The Detroit tribune., 1949-03-05
Carholic X q
Bottle Found
Outside Room

A we'll known public ac-
countant and real estate
dealer "who registered to
get a little rest" at the Kirby
Manor hotel early last Tues
day morning was found dead
several hours later by the
land lady. apparently the
victim Of a dose of carbolic
acid.
George Sawyer. SO, was
found in bed. clad in under
clothes by Lily Mae MCGOWAN
about 10 a. m. The landlsdy told
police that he had registered at
the hotel about l:l0 a. m.. and
had investigated after falling to
see or hear him.
An ashtray with a powdery So
luton was found on the radiator,
and an empty carbolic acid bottle
was in wastepaper basket in
the hallway near entrance 10 the
room, according TO Foster Kno-
bloch, Coroner's investigator.
Mrs. MCGOWAN reported that
she had known the victim for
about five years and he had been
employed several times to work
on the hotel books.
An autopsy held late Tuesday
revealed that there were burns
in the stomach indicating that
there was possibility of strong
solution having been consumed.
Knobloch stated that the con-
tent of the bottle were not
known af the time. and would
have TO be analysed in the lab
oratorY before his office could
give a statement.
Two years ago prior to his mar
riage to his present wife. Georgia.
he repeatedly attempted TO com
nit suicide over another love af-
fair. Shortly afterwards, he mar
ried Mrs. Sawyer. They were real
estate partners.
The body was released TO the
Fritz Funeral Home. but at press
time no funeral arrangements had
been announced.
The Detroit tribune., 1949-03-05
Alec DarneII
Wednesday

Alec Darnell, 81, postal
truck driver, was arralgned
on information before Re-
corder's Judge John j. Ma
her Wednesday morning and
released on $500 personal
bond on a not guilty plea Of
felonious assault with a gun
against a motor traffic pa
trolman.
The patrJlman, Charles Van,
claimed Darnell pointed his re-
volver directly at him when
asked to get out of the mail
truck on Jan. 10 about 1880 pm.
The driver was placed under
arrest upon leaving Roosevelt
Park Garage Annex by two 18th
precinct detectives later the
same night
- "Mr-~v rHhSE"
Van stated in his complaint
fha "a .n gave ann merry
chase" after attempt to overtake
the truck TO return a package
that fell from the vehicle at
Iohn r. and Alexandrine.
(See DONNELL, Page 81
The Detroit tribune., 1949-03-05
DIR. Bulllche Succeeds
I'm Arab. Israel Peace
Truman Halls
Detroit Born
.UN Mediator

White supremacy got a
terrific slap in the face while
young Negro Americans re-
ceived an inspirational shot
in the arm last week by the
successful negotiating of
peace between the Israel
and Arab states By Detroit
born Dr.. Ralph Bunche.
The white supremacy sdvo-
Gates got red faces when the
only Negro member of the
United Nations proved 10 the
world that the international
peace council was more Than
n name.
Young colored Americans, in
the meanwhile. got reinsurance
in his accomplishment Of an ar
duous task and the honors be-
tSee TRUMAN. Page 81
The Detroit tribune., 1949-03-05
Wife Leaves:
Husband Tries
To End 1t All

Perplexity as well as dispon-
dency sould have been the rea-
sons why a 39-year-old husband
attempted 10 take his life last
Wednesday
Charles Churley. 1859 Gala
CHER. told police that he attempt
ed to take his life after his wife
left 80 days ago with another
man. and their three minor chill
dren in his care.
Perhaps. his life was saved by
being perplexed, for the bullet
entered his left shoulder instead
Of his head as he lay on q dlvan
He had written two suicide
noteA
The Detroit tribune., 1949-03-05
CIVIL RIGHTS VI0LATOR FINED $3.50
Offered TO
Serve Food
In Kitchen
To Colored Woman
And White Friends

A Birmingham Grill ow-
ner who offered to serve a
colored member of a party
of four, the others being
white, in the kitchen of his
restaurant. this week was
found guilty and ordeIed to
pay his victim $3.50 cash for
damages.
Mrs. EVE Jeffers Of 80 Deland
Court. Pontiac. Mich, vas award
ed $3.50 damages last week by
Municipal Judge Maurice (. Fin
negan after jury Of five women
and four men found James Ath-
anasoff. owner Of the Birming
ham Grill. Birmingham. Mich,
guilty OF violating the Civil
Rights Law Of Michigan.
e4-YEAR- OLD LAW
According to Atty. Leon Hub.
bard. Mrs. Jeffers' attorney. the
Civil Rights Law. which Ath,
anasoff violated dates back u
1885. Judge Finnegsn told th'
court and jury that the damage
could not exceed $500
Mrs. Jeffers testified that sh'
was accompanied by three white
lady friends when the inciden
occurred last Dec. "a. Two o
the women. Mrs Anna Wake
and Mrs. Mary Todd. appeared
in court as two disinterestet
witnesses for Mrs Jeffers.
WORKED TOGETHER
The three white ladies. sc-
(See CIVIL RIGHTS. Page 81
The Detroit tribune., 1949-03-05
CoIorfuI Era
Ends Shortly
After Divorce
Held Title Longest
In Boxing Annals

Heavyweight Champion
Joe Louis retired from the
ring last Monday but not
from the hearts Of millions
of people all over the world
who believe in fair play and
upright craftsmanship.
Yes, Louis is still a cham
pion in the books of many
Americans.
His record over the past
sixteen years is one that any
American could be proud Of.
Probably the greatest person to
rejoice at his quitting the ring 10
his mother. Mrs. Lily BROOKS.
who shouted with glee last June
when he declared after knocking
The Detroit tribune., 1949-03-05
Great Lakes Insurance Company
Celebrating 21st Anniversary

two decades. From the out
set il was a pretty hard task
to dissipate the idea that firms
manned by Negroes were
hardly deserving Of public
trust. Needless 10 say that II
was the Negro himself who
fostered this idea of distrust
through an antagonistic atti-
tude.
In spite OF what almost
amounted TO public indiffer-
ence. in June Of 1927. the
Great Lakes Agency Company
OF Detroit was organized by a
group Of visionary local cit
izens who saw the need Of
developing Negro business IN
the realm Of life insurance.
The group was headed by Col
lContinued on Page lel
The Detroit tribune., 1949-03-05

firm. The first weeks aetiv-
tiles were dedicated to Thomp-
SON who lives in Ypsllanu
and works out Of the River
Rouge district
He was awarded . beauii'
fuI trophy for "iweniy-ons
years Of loyal service and
dillaoni support In making
Great Lakes one Of me
eountrY's leading Insurance
companiSs." The presenfs'
lion was made By LoYs =,
Blouni. secretary gFelA
MANAGER. on bthrik aoi ine
board Of dirsStors OF ths
firm.
% MILLION IN FORCE
From q rather humble e- pc
ginning dating back TO lszI
when the organizing group
The Detroit tribune., 1949-03-05

s their tournaments.
william II. Oliver, execu,
hive secretary of National
Committee for Fair Play in
Rowling and co-director,
|Fair Practices and Anti-dis-
Elimination department, an
hounced this week that a
tommittee comprised of Miss
Betty Hicks, co-chairman of
<the National Committee for
'Fair Play in Bowling, Will
niam H. Oliver. and Senator
Hubert H. Humphrey, will
appear before a special COM
nittee Of the American Bowl
fng Congress at the Tray
pore hotel in Atlantic City,
Kew Jersey, March 7.
ORGANIZED IN ls47
The committee will attempt
b persuade the American Bowl
* ng Congress 10 delete from It's
Constitution the membership eli
ibllliy clause which prevents
he PARTICIPATION in sanctioned
fague and tournament bowling
groups other than Caucasian.
The National Committee for
far Play in Bow ling. which
IS under the eo.directorship of
Betty Hicks. professional golfer.
and Senator Hubert II. Humph-
feY, was organized In Chicago
IN lsi7 for the purpose Of
mohiliIing other community
organizations in an effort TO
abolish discriminatory practices
Of the American Bowling Con-
sress against Negroes. Filipinos.
hawaiians. Chinese and Japa-
nese.
CONGRESS BoYcoTTED
The UAw-Clo Education. Rec
sauon, and Fan Practice De-
aT'menis are responsible for the
ganizlng Of tnlS National Com
ll'ee, and have been actively
nsased IN this campaign since
5 inception
The UAW.cIo in ls47 called
upon all Of its local union
aihllaies 10 discontinue their
oWlns activities with the
American Bowling Congress
vnhl such time as the mem
S'rshlp eligibility clause" was
rnoved.
walter ?. Reuiher, president
NE uAW-ClO, and director of
y unions FAIR Parctices and
wy, Wy, la,,DlSerlmlnation Department,
auiied before the American
owing Congress Executive
oalu IN Detorit last year. Reu-
~ urged the Congress officials
recommend to the conven-
IuS delegates the abolition oil
membership eligibility
.pHEsENTATIvE GROUP
,ne National Committee is
p,sseh'atlve Of large group
Immunity and civic organi-
rsE.g oJ.ls across the nation which
s. ".e' 'uue' Ihe American Veterans
'1llI'ee' c. Y. O.. UAW-CIO
japanese American Citizen.
4 Y r league the American Jew.
Committee. the Jewish Labor
A lllIee MV the National CIO
o,,iN ,iNallonal NAACP. the Ma
De,sm. ,S,ooperatives, the Anti
osshnaton League and others
h. u'sTs sp,, who will appear before
Fs,b.' aSe = on March 7th are.
sb,y s, Charles T. Carowe. on
!, L ~ Of the CYo: Mr.. Bustard
g,irn'e, re New New Jersey Commission
Iss IS, ~ Discrimination. and Mis-.
NJ, nNaoar uAW-CIO Recre.
department., and others.
The Detroit tribune., 1949-03-05

Negrse.o aus biggest business run bv
Of SaVes sS" III IN Michigan became
c,aass ,.'s' was the dav wben
sSs sl'su.L Lakes Mutual LIE Tn.
msSoC a,,ce Company began com
snni,oratlon Of its twentvsfirst
csSio. csSii,versary month. The oc' :.
al =" es,.' was marked by inform.
ssph = F'Tenles Tenles honoring Jo-
sVen, / - Thompson, 7s-year.oid
eSsaO,Nw.h ssu, who has been with The The
yssT' ysV'ay y through ali its m ai
MoNsr99iI.i q insurance activi,v
This cELEBRATfoN
Lass.. s..0ushout March. Gres,
Iarv 'i WI wi, celebrate Annivserr'.
proyrs..o'n Month with a stepped",,n ,ks
nIis'aIIs designed 10 o'1pPse-Hp maze w
n'.,..y % year Of msnhnod sse ,hs ~
N The history Of he
The Detroit tribune., 1949-03-05

committee Of the Negro News
paper Publishers Association.
meeting here of resolution
which praised Mr.. Truman's
fortnight fight" for civil rights
and endorsed his general pro-
gram for the health and welfare
Of the common people Of our
land"
we recognize the jeopardy
10 which this civil rights pro-
gram is being put by opponents
both within and without Con-
tSee NEWSPAPER. Page 81
The Detroit tribune., 1949-03-05
Thugs Who Robbed
Killed Victim, Are
Sought By Police

An intense search was launched
this week by Detroit police auth
critics 70 apprehend the two men
who robbed held and brutally
beat to death John Campbell
35. 274 Watson, early Sunday
morning.
Ora Kelso. 80, 306 Erskine. told
police that she witnessed two
men slug and rob a man about
? am. at Edmund Place and
Brush.
The victim died several hours
later in Receiving hospital from
possible skull fracture.
The Detroit tribune., 1949-03-05

Sgt. Harry Van Nortwick wal
scheduled for arraignment for in
formation before Recorders
Judge John J. Maher on Thurs
day TO answer an aggravated
assault charge made by a dis
abled veteran.
The Trumbull Station desk
sergeant waviered examination
on Feb. 3. after pleading not
guilty earlier and being released
on $500 personal bond
Complainant is Rufus Horne,
%. 269 Tennessee. sixty per
cent disabled veteran
BLOW BREAKS NOSE
The weight-throwing champion
Of the police department was
charged with breaking the vets
nose with blackjack IN the
station on New Years Dav He
was suspended three weeks ago.
pending an investigation by the
Prosecuting Attorneys office.
Horne in his statement charged
that the desk sergeant came
around his desk and hit him
with a blackjack. The blow
slIeqedlY broke his nose, and
knocked him 70 the floor in .
dared condition.
GETS TRAFFIC TICKET
The disabled veteran came in
tho station with his brother who
wae siven a traffic ticket for ex-
The Detroit tribune., 1949-03-05
Man Loses Girl
Friend, $50, Hat,
Shoes In HOIdup

.'wo stick men really rub
bed il in for William b. Giles,
38. 935 f. Warren early Sunday
morning.
Giles told police officers that
he left a bar on Leland about
2:25 a. m. with a girl called Ann.
As they neared Hastings and st.
Antoine. two men came up be-
hind, and one placed a knife at
his neck
The girl fled along with the
bandits after they had taken
$40. his size IL AAA shoes, and
his hat.
The Detroit tribune., 1949-03-05
Policeman Who Beat
Vet, Goes To Court

ceeding the speed Law. The clash.
Horne reported. came az result
OF his questioning Of a proposed
charge Of his disturbing the
peace while in Trumbull station
Police Trial Board action
against the ~ year old police
man awaits trial Of the criminal
case.
The Detroit tribune., 1949-03-05

pion as he always has.
Champion for eleven years and
eight months, the Brown Bomber
defended his title rs times with
out q defeat: not once did Louis
refuse to fight anyone He gave
every fighter who deserved shot
at the title a chance,
He set more than a score of
new records. Some OF his title
fights have been the shortest on
(See LOUIS, PAGE 81
The Detroit tribune., 1949-03-05

out Joe Walcott
that this is my
last fight"
Although for 3
a while il looked
as il the cham
pion would allow
money makers
70 out-tslk him,
and have him
fight for the title
! again. he has
| come through as
great cham
The Detroit tribune., 1949-03-05

"The struggle for human free
dom has many forms. and II
never ends" he added. AHEAD
OF us lies the goal Of full and
equal participation by all Amerf-
cans in both the responsibilities
and the rewards Of our national
life"
TRUMAN PRAISED
Announced simultaneously was
the passage by the executive
The Detroit tribune., 1949-03-05
President Truman
Lauds Negro Press
By Ernest E. johnson

WASHINGTON. DC. President Truman last week
hailed the seventh annual observance of National Negro
Newspaper Week ch opened on Sunday and continues
through March 5.
Recalling the founding of the first Negro newspaper
in 1927 the Chief Executive noted that I'VE are just
much concerned with the liberation of the human spirit
as the pioneers of the past century"
The Detroit tribune., 1949-03-05
WeIker Named s ec'y
Of Midwest Pub. Co.

The Midwest Publishing Company INC. this week
announced the election of Leo Weker secretary Of
the Board of Directors.
Welker. of the late Dr. Leo F. Welker and Mrs
Francis Weker retired social worker Joined the staff Of
the Detroit Tribune less than two months ago office
manager.
The Detroit tribune., 1949-03-05
Louis Retires As Heavyweight Champ
Senator Humphrey
oliver, Betty Hicks
|Comprise Commit ee
American Bowling Congress Discriminates
Against Negroes, Chinese, and Japanese

group of liberal Americans sp~ 81. the UAW-
|c,o will appear before the Amerc. II Congress
|net week air the discriminatory pl Congress
,cairs minorities who barred froh o Y ting in
orrna p,entS
The Detroit tribune., 1949-03-05
IT'S TRAFFIC TICKET

The disabled veteran came in
the station with his brother who
was given a traffic ticket for ex-
Evening star., 1949-03-12
Charles Gibbons Dies;
Was CAA Official

Charles Henry Gibbons, IS, chief
of the docketS and files section,
Office of airports in the Civil Aero
nautics Administration. died yes
terday in Doctors Hospital after
suffering a heart attack Thursday.
Mr.. Gibbons had been in Gov
ernment service for 10 years.
Born in Richmond. he attended
John Marshall High School and
Smithdeal Business College there
He was employe of the Chesapeake
& Ohio Railroad for a short time
but spent a large part of his
career in hotel business. Before
his entry into the Government, he
was publicity manager for the
Homestead Hotel in Hot Springs
Va. He was with the Gates Con-
tracing Co. here before entering
the Marketing Division of the
Agriculture Department in 1888.
Mr.. Gibbons Joined the Mari
time Commission in l945 and
served there until joining the CAA
in January of last year.
Graveside services will be held
at 2 pm. Monday in Blandford
Cemetery. Richmond. with burial
there in the family plot.
Evening star., 1949-03-12
Eagles Qualify Eight
In Md. Swim Meet
Special Dispofeh 10 The Stor

BALTIMORE. Mar. 12.-Amer-
lean University had eight qualif1ers
in individual events and two in
relays, but Defending Champion
Loyola University was the team to
beat as the Mason-Dixon Confer.
ence swimming meet went into
the final round here today.
Loyola established six Of the
seven league records set yesterday
and qualified 13 individual and 2
relay entries. Jake Fisher and
Jack Blondell set two records each,
Fisher in the SO and 100 yard free
style, and Blondell in the 440 re-
lay and 300 individual medley.
Bill Marriott of Johns Hopkins
was the only non-Loyola man
breaking a conference record. He
did it in the 220-yard free style.
Johns Hopkins had five indi-
vidual and one relay entry in to-
days final, while Catholic Univer-
sity had three and two; Roanoke,
three individual: Randolph Macon,
one and one, and Baltimore, one
individual.
Evening star., 1949-03-12
Top BowIers of Area Compete
In St. Potrick|s Mixed Doubles

Other local duos will be Betty
Hummer and Paul Perkins. Bing
Moen and Stottt, Jessie Sacrey
and Leon Fleisher. Frances john
son and Russ Spilman, Mildred
Stadtler and Don Cost. Ann Carl
son and Tom Mock, Lucy Rose
and Billy Stalcup. Evelyn Nickel
and AL Wright, Boots Petit and
Fred Murphy, Marion Hamilton
and Paul James, Olga Kazemersky
and John Mandes and Irene
Green and George Schmid.
In warmup for the st. Pat at
Brookland Recreation last night.
Maxine Allen, No. 2 ranking
woman duckpinner, Ruth Gould
and Watts Lea of North Carolina
and Jimmy Wallace of Norfolk.
nosed out by one pin the District
four-man team of Karl Goche-,
nour, Al Terry, Lois Gladding and
Lillian Carleton, 1879 to 1878.
Miss Allen also won a singles
match from Miss Carleton. 398
! tn 342
Evening star., 1949-03-12

and F streets NV. Mr.. Moses left
his fathers furniture business in
1912 to take over the ownership
Of, the Burlington Hotel-then
known as the Burlington Apart
ment House Co.-and was it's head
until his death.
President of the Board of Trade
in 1912, Mr.. Moses was also pio-
neer in such organizations here as
the Community Chest, Boy Scouts
and Travellers Aid Society.
In the early 1920s he became a
member of the Planning Commit
tee for the organization of the
Community Chest. established in
1923, and was influential in it's
first campaign the following year.
Helped Organize Scouts.
Interested in Boy Scout work,
he was on the committee which
organized scouting here in 1910.
He was the first president of the
District Council of the Boy Scouts
of America that year.
He was a present director OF
the local branch of the Travellers
Aid Society, one of it's founders
and first president in 1923. He
served continuously in this capa-
city until 1885, when Mrs. Har-
Ian Fiske Stone, wife of the late
Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court, took over the presidency.
Mr.. Moses was president and
treasurer of the A. C. Moses Con-
struction Co. from 1910 to 1925
and president of the Marmon
Motors, Inc, in the 1920s.
33d Degree Mason.
Active in Masonry, he had risen
to the rank of 33d degree Mason
and was a member of the Colum-
bia Country Club.
Mr.. Moses had a summer home
near Gloucester, Mass, and spent
many winters in Miami, Fla.
Survivors are his widow, the for
mer Lillian L. Howenstein; two
sons, Hudson S. Moses, genera
manager of the Burlington Hotel
and William B. Moses, cafe man
ager of the hotel, and two daugh-
tiers. Mrs. Patricia L. Richards
Princeton. N. j., and Mrs. Mary.
wade Rodier. Richf1eld, Conn.
The funeral services were to be
held at 2 pm. today in the Scot
tish Rite Temple, $500 Sixteenth
street NV. Burial rites will be
private.
Evening star., 1949-03-12
France Mourns for Gen. Giroud, A. e. Moses, 7, Dies
Who Escaped Germans Times Hotel Owner slonu In

With Elizabeth Barger, No. l
woman duckpinner of the country,
and Nova Hamilton, No. 7 in the
national mems list, defending
their title, approximately 40 lead
ing couples of the Central and
South Atlantic areas will see action
in the 18th annual st. Patrick's
mixed doubles this afternoon and
tonight at Clarendon Bowling
Center.
The Barger- Hamilton combina-
ton established a record score of
2,646 for the 10-game event last
year at Silver Spring.
The first squad was to start at
noon with three other shifts
scheduled at 2:30, S and Z pm.
Among the Capitals early start
ers will be Lorraine GULL and Bob
Miciotto, 1916 champions. and
Mary Brown and Moe Meade, :947
winners. Miss GULL won with
Lindsay Stott in 1912 and with
Bill Krauss in 1893.
Evening star., 1949-03-12
Food Poisoning Fatal
To 70-Yeor-OId Hero
Of Two World Wars
BY the Associated Press

PARIS, Mar. 12.-France today
mourned the death of Gen. Henri
Honore Giraud. a fighting hero of
two world wars who died last
night at the age of 10.
Gen. Giraud made a dramatic
escape from the Nazis in 1912
his sixth breakout from German
prisons in two wars-to help Or
ganize Free French resistance in
Africa.
The day before he died he was
awarded his nations highest mill
tary decoration-the Medaille Mil
itaire. This is usually given only
to enlisted men and it is unusual
distinction for an officer to re-
ceive it.
The general died at a military
hospital in Dion after an attack
of food poisoning.
Trained at St. Cyr.
A distinguished military career
that started at Frances famed st.
Cyr Military Academy in 1893
ended when Gen. Charles de
Gaulle forced Gen. Giraud's re-
tirement in 1914. There was bit
ter rivalry between the two then
exiled leaders.
Gen. Giraud was taken prisoner
in the front lines in the rapid
German advance in the 1910 bat
tie of France.
Commanding the Frenc h
armies in Northern France at the
time, he fought to the last in a
fruitleSs attempt to stem the Ger
man tide.
At Sedan when the French 9th
Army collapsed, he sent a historic
last message: "Headquarters sur
rounded by 100 tanks Am de-
stroying them"
He was captured and held in
the grim fortress of Koenigstein
in Saxony. Later France fell.
Escape Electrifies French
Gen. Eisenhower announced in
November, 1912. that Gen. Giraud
had escaped and arrived in Africa
to organize a new French army.
The news electrified French
men. So did the story of his
escape.
The most generally accepted
story is that Gen. GiTaud. over a
period OF eight months. wove a
65-foot rope from small strands
of thread sent him in letters by
his wife.
Using this to slip down a wall
he encountered a sentry.
In perfect German. Gen. Giraud
said, pretty cold tonight. isn't it
my boy?" and walked away
whistling,
The Germans later were re-
ported to have offered to free
10000 French war prisoners If
Gen. Giraud would give him.
self up.
Co-operated with De Gaulle.
In North Africa, he commanded
the French forces in the 1942-43
Allied invasion and campaign. He