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Evening star., 1949-11-29

EuRASCO III Oily DCtCAAS "a sAAC
restaurant and that he had no
knowledge of any Of his walters
taking any bets. He said the res
taurant serves from 800 to 1,100
meals a day and has IS employees.
Asked about instructions to his
walters, he said they were told
to do walters work"
Says Numbers Were Serial.
He said he had never had any
complaints about gambling in his
place.
His attorney produced a slip OF
white paper also taken from
Kopel by the marshals when they
searched him at the time Of the
March raids. On the slip were
three numbers of three digits
each. Mr.. Newmyers read the
numbers.
What do these numbers repre-
sent" he asked.
They are the overseas serial
numbers Of my son who served in
the South Pacific" Kopel replied.
Asked about yesterdays testi-
mony of Wilfred D. Barrett, a
clerk in the United States At
torney's Office, who said he had
made bets with Plummer. Kopel
denied he was in the restaurant
on one of the occasions.
He said that on March %, he
had an appointment with a
United States Commissioner of
Cancellation. a labor attorney he
had retained, and representatives
of the employees union to adjust
the contract for the restaurant.
He said the appointment was at
3 pm. in the Cancellation Service
Office.
Doors Never Locked.
AS to Mr.. Barretts observations
from the second-story Offices OF
the Panama Canal Commission, in
the old gas company building
across the street. Kopel said there
were always people going in and
out of his RESTAURANT between 2:30
and pm, although the restau-
rant was closed to the public at
that time. He said the door was
never locked and that cooks.
walters and dishwashers use it
as an exit.
The prosecution closed its
case yesterday with the presenta-
ton Of four witnesses.
Tell of Placing Bets.
His primary witnesses. Mr..
Barrett and Miss Edith Wildrick.
who is employed in the United
States attorneys Office. told of
placing horse race wagers with
Plummer. Plummer, they said,
then handed the money over to
people identified only as DOC, "
Douglas" and IF. B." who carried
the bets to a place across the
street called 'Jimmy's.'
At least one bet paid of. the
witnesses testified. On at least a
couple of occasions. Kopel was in
view in the restaurant while all
this was going on.
Mr.. McLaughlin's final witness
yesterday was Edgar McCloy.
United States deputy marshal.
who joined in the March Is raid.
Mr.. Mccoy told Of finding race
scratch sheets on a counter in
the restaurant and of finding
torn slips of paper bearing names
of horses. in a kitchen trash can
there.
He. also testified he found one
slip bearing numbers In Kopel's
vest pocket. The deputy's seizures
were introduced in evidence.
Another deputy marshal. Pas
quale Sanducci, told Of visiting
Hammel's on one occasion with
Barrett. He said he saw walters
taking money and bets" from
patrons.
Evening star., 1949-11-29

prosecution on the question OF the
signatures.
Soon afterward Mr.. Fitzpatrick
stipulated for Miss Campbell thai
she agreed with the Government
that some so congressional pay
roll checks made out to Miss Mid
kiff and three to Miss Minor bore
her Endorsement and had been
deposited to her personal account
at the East Capitol street office OF
the City Bank.
Files Introduced.
This occurred while the prose-
cution was preparing to deal with
the checks individually by using
ledger sheets and deposit slips
subpoenaed in possession Of a
Government witness. Arthur M
Atkinson, assistant cashier Of the
branch bank.
Raymond Billingsley, chief o1
the inactive files of the Bureau OF
Internal Revenue, was called to
the stand to identify photostatic
copies of income tax returns filed
in behalf Of Miss Midkiff for the
years 1914 and 1945. The witness
explained that the original re-
turns had been destroyed as a
matter of Office routine.
District Attorney George Nor
ris Fay told the court he would
present a witness later to connect
the income tax records. He pre-
viously had told the jury in his
opening statement that the Gov
ernment would attempt to show
that Mr.. Thomas had the income
tax returns made in an effort to
cover up the alleged kickback.
Attorney John Fitzpatrick told
the jury yesterday that Miss
Campbell was only acting under
instructions Of her superior
and had voluntarily gone to The
Justice Department in September,
1948. to tell the Government ali
it knew" about the transactions.
There was nothing in Mr.. Fay's
statement to the jury to indicate
that Miss Campbell had kept any
Of the money.
Mr.. Fay said the checks were
issued in Miss Midkiff's name over
q period of several years at the
rate Of 500 a month. while Miss
Minors name was entered on the
payroll only for two and a half
months during the latter stages
Of the alleged conspiracy.
Tax Payments Charged.
The prosecutor said the Gov
ernment will show Mr.. Thomas
made out and paid income tax re-
turns for his ONCE employees" in
an effort to conceal the conspir-
acy.
The jury of six men and six wo-
men hearing the case Is COM
posed Of:
Florence M. Aikman. housewife; !;
Charles E. McAleer, jr.. machinist.
Naval Gun Factory: Charlie B.
Raigns, clerk. Navy Department:
Harold K. Maffett. clerk, Capital
Transit Co.; Florence M. Ford,
secretary. Naval Gun Factory;
Florence G. Gamble. housewife; !;
David Gibson, janitor: Arthur l..
Gross, mail handler, Post ONCE
Department: Evelyn Welland, as
sistant chief operator, Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Co.: Miss
Maurice Howell. unemployed; !;
Morris Wattenberg, filter and
tailor, woodward and Lothrop
Department Store, and Emma-Lee
NJ. Kinnear. treasurer, the Uni
form Shop.
The two alternate jurors are
George w. Thompson. clerk. Gen.
eral Accounting Once, and Mrs.
E. w. johnson, beautician.
Evening star., 1949-11-29

New Zealand, with 32,483. 900
sheep, hopes to increase It's sheep
population substantially.
Evening star., 1949-11-29
Cominform
Continued From First Page)

Pravda, voice Of the Russian Com
munist Party (Bolshevik), said
representatives from the Commu-
mist Parties of eight countries
attended the meeting to exchange
views on a number of important
subjects. The countries repre-
sented were Russia, Poland, Hun
gary, Romania, Czechoslovakia,
Bulgaria, France and Italy.
With Yugoslavia. these were the
original parties making up the
Cominform when it was organized
at a secret meeting in Poland in
September, 1947.
AS a warning against "Titoism"
In other Communist Parties the
communique declared:
Agents of the Tito clique are
today acting as the hitterest split
tiers in the ranks Of the working
class and the democratic move
ments and are carrying out the
will of the American imperlallsts.
For this reason" 1t added. a
decisive struggle is necessary
against the intrigues Of these
agents of the inperialists where
ever they try to work in the work
ers and democratic organizations.
The keynote of the meeting, the
communicate said. was given by
Mikhail Antirevich Suslov (propa-
ganda chief Of the Soviet Cons
munist Party. He gave q report
on "the defense Of peace and the
struggle against the warmonsers." !"
New War Groundwork Laid.
Another resolution charged the
Western powers with preparing
for 4 new world war.
1.-THE whole policy" it said. "of
the Anglo-American imperialist
bloc serves in the preparation OF
q new war"
It said this policy was shown in
the Transformation OF Western
Germany and Japan into hot
beds of Fascism" and the Vests
disruption of q peace settlement
with Germany and Japan"
This policy also finds its ex-
preston" said the resolution, in
the refusal Of the Anglo-Amer-
ican bloc to prohibit atomic
weapons despite the collapse OF
the legend Of American atomic
monopoly, and in the tanning OF
war hysteria by all possible
xaoops1
Evening star., 1949-11-29

CLEARED IN SLAYING-Miss
Theresa Koenig, 18-year-
old Navy Department employe,
leaving the Clarke County
Courthouse at Berryville, Va,
where she was cleared yes
terday of manslaughter in the
Staying of a 22-year-old man
who had threatened her with
rape or death by a dynamite
blast. Miss Koenig shot
Charles Kenneth Ellyet with
his own gun after he forced
her to accompany him to Ber-
ryville from her home in Ar
lington. Star Staff Photo.
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Roy Wilkins
Named Active
NAACP Head

New York. Roy Wilkins. for
mer ST. Paul boy, d now active
heed Of tho NAAcP, NEST potent
interraoial organisation n TIE
world wilkins, assistant secretary
Of the organiEatiou since 1881.
was named acting SECRETARY by the
board Of directors on June IA
Mr. Wilkins win replace Execu-
tive Secretary walter white. who
was granted a years leave 81
absence following the Boards r..
fusal 70 accept his resignation.
Mr.. wfIldns waa managing edl-
tor Of the Kansas city Can from
1S2a 70 1891. when be Joined tie
NAACP staff. and In 1884 he gic-
ceaded DR. W. y. B. DuBoih a.
editor Of The Crisis and e Act
Ing Secretary n the absence o.
AR. WHITE,
Mr.. wilkins was born August
so 1901, IN St. Louis. Mo-, reared
and educated IN Sc. Paul. Nina.
and was graduated from the uni
verslty Of Nrinnesota n 1925 he
resides IN New York with hia
wife. the former Afisa Minnie pa
deau Of St Louis, whom he mar
ried Ia 1920.
He has travelled and iectured
extensively and performed most
effective service N the neid of
race relations and minority prob
lsns-
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-06-24

Washington - lamp ~ com-
plete Indignation Of Negroes IN the
Armed Forces Of the United
States Is q long ways OF. secre-
tary Of the Army Gordon Gray
from North Caroline has just been
elevated to the top post in the
army SO that Il ls difficult 70 say
what his reaction win 10 10 Mr..
Truman's equal opportunity pro-
gram.
Some Warrington leaders who
claim 70 be in ON the know, doubt
Secretary Gray win fan IA line
with the non-segregation and nom
discrimination program which
Secretary OF Defense Louis john
son Is demanding of me units az
our defense organization. There
are those who say that former
Secretary Kenneth Royall also
from North Carolina stood IN the
way.
Southern congressman are ex-
srting their influence not only
against civil rights legialation but
they are strongly opposing the
abolition Of segregation and dis
elimination Ia the armed forces.
Their bitter fight against such de-
velopments In favor Of Negroes IN
civilian or military life win open
up a new and dangerous era IN
NegrO-white relations n the Unit
Cd states.
In 1855 Il was q fight almost
entirely within the nation, but
this time II would be a fight from
within and an attack from with
out at the same time. the South,
Of course, would not fight against
the union while the United States
IL at war with a foreign power,
but q foreign enemy OF the United
States might take advantage Of
strife within the nation TO plan
It's attack.
ANY dissatisfaction within the
United States would most likely
be welcomed by Soviet Russia
which Is already spreading pro-
paganda against the United States
abroad and in America on the
treatment accorded Negro citizens
in the United States. That propa-
ganda Is embarrassing 10 our dip
lomats in the UN session and At
Paris, in London and elsewhere. It
IL also weakening America's posi-r
ton In world affairs.
Events are swiftly heading
America toward q dilemma. When
the showdown comes the decision
the nation makes might determine
the destiny Of the American
people and the life or death OF
democracy in the world.
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MRS. SIPUEL WINS
FIGHT TO ENTER
OKLAHOMA "U''


NORMAN, OKLA. - Another
important step was made in the
fight for educational equality for
Negroes in Oklahoma and the
United States recently when Mrs.
Ada Lois sipuel Fisher won her
three year fight to enter the law
school Of the University Of okla
homa as a student.
Mrs. Fisher was enrolled for
classes in torts contracts IN tho
summer session Of the school. She
was interviewed and registered
by DR.. Maurice Merrill, professor
OF constitutional law who is In
charge Of the summer school law
term.
She started her fight to enter
the University in 1916, when she
was refused admission because Of
the Oklahoma state segregation
law The NAACP took up her case
on the grounds that she was being
denied her constitutional rights
on equal educational opportunity.
The state attempted TO head off
this case through VARIOUS means,
the strongest was the setting up
Of n law achool AZ T.angnton state
school for Negroes in Oklahoma.
The separate law school, which
was set up in the state capitol,
win be closed permanently on
June 80,
Negro students may now be adj
mitted to the graduate school Of
the University of Oklahoma where
such courses are not offered at
Langston.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-06-24

FIRST cTY COURT Judo {

ST. Louis. = Frank s. Bledsoe.
attorney Of the law firm, Grant
and Biedsoe. II N. Jefferson Ave.
st. Louis. was sworn IN last week
as Provisional Judge IN CITY
Court No. 1
This marks the first time q
Negro has held that post
Judge Bledsoe, whose tenure be-
gan Monday. June 20. win Servo
one week. Appointed ~ Demo
cratic Mayor. Joseph Darst Atty.
Bledsoe's conaidsration for ne
post met the unanimous approval
Of Democratic Issdsrs from Ell
over the city.
n hts posltion. Judge Blsasos
Win have iurisdlotian q cases
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!. Myrtle cGrden
Given Six Months
Leave With Pay

Miss /. Myrtle Garden, director,
Halle Q. Brown Community
house, who has been Ill for sever
al weeks, left by plane for her
home in Philadelphia Friday
morning, June II.
Miss Garden has been given q
six month leave with pay, and
will be gone for about seven
months. Recently, she resigned
from her position as director Of
the House, but, according to re-
ports, the board win not consider
her resignation until she is able
to return to work.
According to Miss Eva Light
foot, secretary, Halle, it is the
hope Of the board that Miss Car
den, after her seven months rest,
will be able to return to her job
at the House.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-06-24
TheIma Thursfon
GOrham, Lincoln
instructor, Here

MrA Thelma Thurston Gorham.
instructor in journalism, Lincoln
University, jefferson city, NO, b
attending the University Of Min
nesota this summer. working to-
ward her masters degree In Jour-
nalism.
Mrs. Gorham has had consider
able experience in the Newspaper
field. For one year she was edi-
tor Of Ivy Leaf, official publica-
ton Of the Alpha Kappa Alpha
sorority, Of which she Il q mem
Der.
She is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank ThurSton, and the
sister Of Helen and Pauline Thur
ston Of TO2 Igiehart Ave. She is
the wife Of Richard Gorham Of
jefferson city.
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dalton It has no care" Stril1ingly,
the prelate went on. Il would in
all public gatherings, and in all
public resorts, in halls and hotels,
treat the black man as I treat
the white. / might shun the vul-
gar man, whatever his color, but
the gentleman, whatever his coll
or, I would not dare push away
from me-"
That same year Frederick L
McGhee won q case in which al
the defendants were white and at
the same time distinguished him
self before the Minnesota bar. A
Civil Rights Committee was or
ganized to protest the passing Of
Tennessee's separate car" law.
The committee held q public mass
meeting in st. Paul at which
Archbishop Ireland was asked TO
speak. HIS address was printed In
the Appeal. In it he hopes that
the st. Paul movement would be-
come a national cause and that
the laws would be declared UNI
constitutional Mr.. Samuel Har-
dy's recent experience in being
thrown out" Of q Tennessee rail-
road car was to be the hrSt test
case. the Archbishop announced
CONTINUED next week.
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tween the years Of 1854 to 1881.
In this paper she tied up the
Negro with the Minnesota Terri
torial celebration. She also cited
many Of the Negro families IN st.
Paul who had been here for 90
years or more.
Also on the program was James
Murray, who sang q solo; Mrs.
Birdie Jones and Mrs. Willie Mae
Barber, who sang a duet, and Mrs.
India Allen who gave a recitation.
Mrs. Jones IL the sister Of the late
Charles Miller, the only male
member Of the club.
After the formal part Of the
DYWYK's celebration, a style
show was held, showing models
depicting styles worn IN the early
days and those worn now.
Models In the show were the
Mines Ida Hanna, Ida Mae Muir
ply. Dolly Crushon, Lydia Pillow,
Pearl johnson, Mamie Green.
Pearl Brown, Theodosia Martin.
Alma X. Sims, Lula King, Jennie
Kelly, william England. Clemtine
Sydes; the Misses Helen Smith,
Connie Brown, Pat Mallory, Anna
belle Jones, Joan Perfect, Beverly
Kirk, Patty Brown, Ina Sanders
and Dorothea IrI
The old-fashioned furniture on
the stage came from the home of
Mrs. Ida Combs. At the end of
the program, members Of the
DYWYK club appeared on the
stage with their years Of achieve
ment.
Club members who came to the
celebration in sunbonnets were the
Mines. Ida NJ. Murphy, Cornelia
Smith, charter members, Floss
Johnson, Ida Hanna, Birdie How
ell, Cora Moore, Mamie Green, H.
Hickman, Minnie Raymond, Ethel
williams, Lula King, Lucille
shivers, Margaret Moore and Biz
da Ridley.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-06-24

citizens under the ahairmanahlp 81
York Langton clairmon u ths
Annnopoth unlte1 NatIonn r5oup.
met Tuesday a. the Motal DycS.
man 20 complete plans fof Dr.
Bunche's visit . alinnaaoia
Resermtlonn Tor - naner wiii
be accepted e ne ofHcc1 Il ne
Minneapolis sPoIEantAg. I'M
$3.50 Or Midway $50 uaiii aaf-
urday. June Is, AZ noon nelorva-
lions may also be secured ~
phonlng Main aeoo Tickets ars
g22s per plate.
partcspnHhe Ia ruesdaya
plnnnin9 meetings were raw. III h.
Moore, pastor II ST. james Amin
church. 81. Paul; 3. v. owen1, e-
ecative secretary. 81 Paul Urban
League. and Cecil Newman. naan-
boP Of the state board 81 tle y. ~.
Association.
An estimated crowd Of roo por-
sons are expected 70 hear pk
Bunche.
Johnny Baker Post No. 29t.
American Legion and Twin star
Post Of Veterans Of Foreign Wars.
plan 70 jointly present pr. Buncho
= PLAGUE IN honor Of bis service
10 his natior and world peace,
during his stay IN Minneapolis
DR.. Bunchs has three cousins In
Sc Paul They are AEra. N. W.
Coins. 81. Of North 81. raui: ".
walter 0sins, Jr.. 1Ol7 y. Rose
Ave. and Ms, Doris shannon of
on Fuller Ava. AIRS. Bunchs, wlo
IL expected 70 accompany him. e
the sister Of Mrs. Gale P. HElyor.
wife Of the former Minneapolis e.
torney.
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SENIOR CHOIR At
ST. JAMES 81. PAUL
M ANNUAL CONCERT

The Senior choir Of 81 Janea
A.M.E. church, under the direction
Of Mrs. Cora =. Moore, win pre-
sent their annual concert Thurs
day, June 80 at Sis p. m. at the
church.
The program conaists Of favorite
spiritual and classical songs. The
choir win be supported by the
Halle @. Brown 0lee club, under
the direction Of John Whitaker,
and special piano selections BY
Brewer Clark.
Mrs. Mae Lark Il the general
chairman Of this program. she q
assisted BY Jean Pierre ouilmant
and Mrs. Jean Waters.
Donation Is 90 cents,--adv.
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from one half Of TIE city.
A native Of Tenneases, Judge
Bledsoe came 70 st. Louis y re
fan Of Is22. He began praelicing
law A 1s2s and IN les2 heuaran
Idenuned With ire Democrulic
party,
IN 1884 Atty. Bladade served g
Justice q ne Peace A. 20 "a
Court FIouss Of the city. "a ac
Judge Bledsoo served b l1s ro
court Ia whlch wan HANDED deqn
tie Supreme Court decision p 80
famous Drcd ecolf cam
A graduate q Ho0alt uatsl-
~ law achocI 1ulr. rel.1s =
married. "a rs iaiaf lla
NrlhaIin en0r,r q Ior "a
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d. OF PENN. GIVES
%. RuNeNE pEoRaa

Phlladslphia - CAMP - Dr.
Ralph johnson Bunche, UNI med
iator 70 Palestine was awarded
the honorary degree Of doctor o.
laws a. tie 1899 commeneement
exercises Of TIE University o. Psn-
nslyvania az Convention han last
week,
Tha award was mada BY pr.
George Winiam AEccleIland mi
versity chairman. and was read BY
DR.. Harold Il. stassen. president
Of me university.
Approximately 20 Negro sur
dents out Of the class % 2,8o0 NJ
eenved degrees in the college q
the graduate schools. John Labon
Lane, was the only Negro student
out Of 70 graduates who received
q comm ION IN th6 q. 5. Army
Air forca.
Miss Jane Hinton Of Boston and
Canton, Mass. resolved q degrees
in veterinary medicine. thus be-
coming the fIrst Negro wohan 70
get ne degree from the Univar-
sity.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-06-24

the number Of colored girls en-
ployed by Northwestern Bell TeIe-
phone Co. in Minneapolis as OPP
orators to four.
The two young women are Wv
ian Patterson, June North high
graduate and daughter Of Mrs.
Pansy Patterson, and Shirley Kyle
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Earle r.
Kyle, 1897 Fourth Ave. So. Miss
Kyle has been attending the Uni
versity Of Minnesota. At Central
High School she was editor Of the
Centralian, school paper.
The first Negro girls employed
as operators went to work July 8,
1916. They were Jewel Beck, S705
Fourth Ave. So, and Carmen
Allen Davis, 1921 Third Ave. So.
The 1947 placements and the
new openings were arranged by
the telephone personnel depart
ment in consultation with the
Minneapolis Urban League indus
trial relations section.
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YoUNCsTER CONTRACTS
UpIDETERIAISED MALADY

Little Thomas Miller, son OF
Mrs. William Miller, Of Madison,
Wis. the former Arlene (Babe)
williams Of this city, was stricken
recently with a sickness that caus-
ed his foot to turn inward. The
cause or the name Of the disease
has not yet been determined. At
present, he Il in an isolated ward.
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JOANNA CLARK 0RApuAYRs
WITH HioH lloNoRs

Joanna Clark, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. William Clark, oi5 w.
Central Ave, was graduated with
honors this june from the jackson
eIomentafy school She was one q
two pupils 10 receive the award
Of certificates o. merit from
Scholastic magazine, given each
year to students with the highest
averages.
Joanna also received an award
from her home room for being the
brightest pupil IN the room.
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Talmage B. Carey, 3704 Fifth
Ave. &c. president Of the Lustra-
silk Corp, was among the hold
overs on the law enforcement COM
mittee named by former mayor
Hubert H. Humphrey, who have
been asked to serve by Mayor
elect Eric H0yer on q committee
which viii recommend TO him q
man for the chief Of police job.
Carey, secretary Of the Asso-
ciated Negro Credit Union. has q
long record Of public service in
Minnesota.
Bradshaw NLintener Of Pillsbury
Mills Il also one Of the committee
named BY Humphrey which has
been asked 10 serve under the
chairmanship Of Sheriff I'd Ryan
to advise HOyer on law enforce
ment.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-06-24

TIE Minnesota unlkad Natio0a
Association has piahnea . dinner
honoring the distinguished staloa-
man for Thursday June 90. AZ g
p. 81 at coffnnu Memorial unlcn
grand ballroom. Ticket sale md
reservations Indicate a capacity
audience wiii hear ne notea world
figure.
A cofnnittec composed 81 state
board meraheEs o. no Minnesota
United Ne-issa ena insarssisa