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New England bulletin., 1949-04-23
By Alexander B. Jackson, Sr

NEW HAVEN The Junior Com munity League of this city pre- sented ''The Sinister House," a three act melodrama based on mur- der, intrigue, and insanity. The Dixwell House auditorium was filled beyond capacity, and at the end of the play the large gather ing showed their appreciation of the casts performance by offering thunderous applause for their semi professional efforts.
 Miss Winifred Virtue who was cast in the leading role of a spin ster played her part, which was especially lengthy and difficult with dexterity, and smoothness, de- void absolutely of any tinge of amateurism.
 Mrs. Helene Grant was perfect ly cast as the retired opera star. I liked very much her handling of a foreign tongue, and her viva cious, temperamental, dldoes.
 Excellent Job
 Mrs. Lucinda Sampson who played the part of Miss Jennie Lacey, who was proven to be 1n- sane, did an excellent job of act ing. Near the end of the play when she confronted her sister with a revolver with the threat to Kill her was done very, very, real, ana I would like to commend her TOT unusually good performance. For It is far from simple to play the part of a demented person.
 Mrs. Inez Flamer, who was cast as the Lacey housekeeper played her part with a great deal of strength. So much so that 1 was renninded of that unforgettable character, the house keeper in the movie "Rebecca."
 Mrs. Vivienne Atkins who was cast as a Negro maid called "Blos- som'' was especially good. She kept the audience in stitches with her maid-like complaints, and her ability to swear expertly.
 Mrs. Florence Mitchell was pr. Maude Garrett a neurologist. Her constant fear of detection was done very well.
 Other members of the cast in- cluded Mrs. Orelia Ledbetter, who was cast as a newspaper woman. And like all true, newspaper peo- pie she was out for a sensational story for her paper. Edith Burke was played by Mrs. Natalie Doug las, a poor relative of the wealthy Lacey family played her part ex- cellent She was the root of the evil in the story. Ruth Lacey, a niece of the two Lacey sisters, end played by Mrs. Eunice Meyers. Mrs. Meyers part was played very well. Along with Mrs. Douglas she too was the root of the evil for by proper eliminations she would have been the sole heir of the Lacey millions.
 Midge Towers, played by Miss Emma Taylor. Miss Taylor was very funny with her wisecracks,
New England bulletin., 1949-04-23
TOO MANY FIGHTS FOR VIOLENT RAY?

This was the explanation offered by Elmer Ray, heavyweight, who is suffering from a slight brain concussion following an exhibition with Joe Louis.
 The former Hastings, Fla, farm boy, visited this town for medical attention. Although his physician declared the condition was clearing up and advised only three-month layoff, the fighter declared:
 "l ain't gonna fight no more as long as I've got that concussion. I've just fought too many fights too often recently"
New England bulletin., 1949-04-23

Horatia Johnson gives the lat est of talk in the happenings in the citr of Norwalk.
New England bulletin., 1949-04-23

It is imDossible for one person to cover all of the news in a city of this type. Therefore, l am ask ing the people who have interest ing news 10 offer. to leave it at 263 Dixwell Ave. Thank you.
Evening star., 1949-03-02
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. "' A
T. 1ss
It a visa to come to the United

get a visa to come to the United
States.
The present law allows 100000
DPS to come to this country in
two years. 1t charges the number
of those admitted to the future
immigration quotas of their ma
tive countries.
The Cellar bill would let in
100000 in four years without
counting them against quotas.
Religious Quotas a Possibility.
Representative Walter, Repub-
lican, of Pennsylvania. head OF
the subcommittee running the
hearings, says that perhaps" the
following might happen:
l. The total might be left where
it is because the need to admit
DPS has become less pressing.
2. Religious quotas might be
set up-a certain portion of the
DPS would be Catholics or Jews
for instance.
8. 1t may be necessary to ease
some provisions of the present
law that require guarantee that
the DIP coming to this country
will have a place to live and
won't become a public charge.
4. The cutoff date might be
set at January /, 1949.
Evening star., 1949-03-02
Dr.. Pollock Asks Prompt
Action on Hoover Report

DR.. James K. Pollock, Hoover
Commission member, has called on
Congress and the President for
positive and prompt action" in
carrying out the commissions rec
ommendation for reorganization
of the Government.
"This may well be our last
chance to establish efficient and
economical government at the
Federal level" he said. Unless we
do it now, it seems more than
likely that the Government will
continue to wallow along in its
present state"
DR.. Pollock, head of the political
science department of the Uni
versity of Michigan, addressed the
Advertising Club yesterday in the
Hotel Statler. Other commission
members present were former
Representative Manasco. Demo-
crat, of Alabama; George H. Mead
and James H. Rowe, jr.
Ben Strouse is president of the
club.
Evening star., 1949-03-02
Reds Accuse Sweden
OF Prosecuting Ba|ts
BY the Associated Press

| STOCKHOLM, Mar. O. The
Swedish Foreign Office said last
night that it had received note
from the Soviet Union charging
Sweden with prosecuting Soviet
citizens of Esthonian, Latvian and
Lithuanian nationality.
Those three Baltic nations have
been incorporated into the Soviet
Union.
The Soviet note accused Swedish
authorities of prosecuting Balts
who have expressed wish to re-
turn to their homeland. The note
said Swedish police subjected them
to illegal examinations and in
vestigated their homes in Sweden.
MANY Balts have fled from
Esthonia, Latavia and Lithuania
in order to escape from Com
munist rule. Some have come
to the United States, which has
not recognized the Russian
action in anneXing the three
countries.)
The Russians said the Swedish
action was intended to hinder the
legal steps of the Soviet Embassy
in Sweden toward reparation of
Soviet citizens:
The note asserted that Swedish
authorities terroriZed these citizens
in order to prevent their return to
Russia. and demanded that such
action be halted
Evening star., 1949-03-02
Daughter Of Census Aide
StranqIes on Baby Rattle

Deborah Grieves, infant daugh-
ter of an assistant director of the
Census Bureau, died at her Bethes-
da home yesterday from suffoca-
ton caused by Strangling on a
baby rattle.
The 6-month-old baby was the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
c. Grieves, 1905 Middlesex lane.
A certificate of accidental death
was issued by DR.. Frank J. Bros
chart, Montgomery County medi-
cal examiner, who said the child
fell forward while playing in her
playpen, forcing the rattle down
her throat.
The baby was found unconscious
about $3.50 pm. by Mrs Eliza
beth Key, colored, of 1923 Twenty
third street NV, the Grieves'
maid, who took her to Suburban
Hospital, Bethesda. Deborah died
shortly before pm.
The Grieves have two other
children, Robert, II, and Bar
bara, 8.
Evening star., 1949-03-02

dent in charge of personnel re-
lations for the four C. & P. COM
panies operating in Washington
Maryland, Virginia and West Vir-
ginia.
/. G. Rector, auditor of receipts
for the Chesapeake & Potomac
Telephone Co. of West Virginia
was appointed to succeed Mr.
johnson as auditor of the Wash
ington company.
Mr.. johnson, the new manager
native of Maine and graduate OF
Bowdoin College in 1923, Joined
the telephone company here the
same year, starting as a student
accountant. He became auditor
in 1e45, after assignments in Rich
mond and Baltimore.
He has been active in Com
munity Chest and Red Cross work,
is a member of the Washington
Board of Trade, United States
Chamber of Commerce, Armed
Forces Communications Associa-
ton and the Rollingwood Citi-
zens' Association.
Mr.. Macarow Joined the Ameri-
can Telephone & Telegraph Co. in
1920, and came to Washington
nine years later as traffic man
ager. He was general personnel
manager of all four companies for
five years and was named vice
president and general manager
here in MAY, 1948.
Evening star., 1949-03-02
Airline Employees Allowed
To Intervene in Sale
Nv the Associated Press

The Civil Aeronautics Boaro
Yesterday authorized group OF
employees of American Overseas
Airlines to intervene in the pro
posed sale of the company to Pan
American AirwayS.
However, the board refused tnelr
request to delay hearings on 1ne
proposed transfer for at least toul
months so the employees might
work out a plan for buying Amer
ican Overseas themselves. The
employe group will, however pc
entitled to participate in the hear
ings. =
The board announced that IN
considering the proposed SALE II
will conduct general review OF
American flag service over the
North Atlantic to determine II
there should be an overall re-
organization of the service.
The North Atlantic routes are
now flown by Pan American
American Overseas and Trans
continental and Western Air.
Evening star., 1949-03-02
Hearings Start Today
On Bills 10 LiberaIize
Present DIP Entry Law
BY the Associated Press

Legislation to let more of Eu-
ropes homeless people find a
haven in America was called up
for House hearings today.
The measure Is intended to
liberalize the present law, passed
by the Republican-controlled 80th
Congress, which President Truman
attacked all through the 1948
political campaign. He said it dis
eliminates against Jews and Cath
olics and doesn't let enough dis
placed persons into the country.
Hearings on bills to change the
law were assigned to a House
Judiciary Subcommittee First wit
nesses called were Ugo Carusi,
chairman of the Federal Displaced
Persons Commission, and Rep
resentative Celler, Democrat, of
New York.
Would Double Number.
Mr.. Celler is chairman of the
full Judiciary Committee and au-
thor of a bill that would double
the number of DPS who can come
here. 1t would change the con-
troversial cutoff" date from
December %, 1945, to April 81, 1947.
That is the date on which DPS
must have been living in Italy or
an allied occupation zone in
Austria or Germany in order to
Evening star., 1949-03-02
Amputee Takes Stand
AGAINST Ex-CoIoneI
By the Assecioted Press

FORT MEADE, Md, Mar. O.
An amputee-veteran testified ir
the court martial of a retired
Army colonel yesterday that his
feet were so swollen from the cold
after a week in an Army prison
cell he couldn't get his shoes on.
The amputee, Pvt. Joseph Suggs
colored, testified from his wheel
chair in the trial of Col. Harold
H. NcClune. Col. McClune is
charged with cruelty to soldiers
confined to the disciplinary camp
at Wursburg, Germany, while he
was commanding officer there.
Col. Mcclure, who lives in San
Antonio, Tex, is the fourth officer
to be tried on the charges here.
The other three. all of whom
served under him at Wurzburg
when the alleged mistreatment
took place in January, 1947, have
been acquitted.
Pvt. Suggs, who is learning to
walk again at Walter Reed Hos
pital in Washington, was ques-
toned in detail by the court con-
cerning trench foot he contacted
in combat in the winter of 19A5.
Pvt. Suggs said he suffered no i'll
effects from the trench foot until
he was put in a solitary cell at
Wurzburg without stockings or
shoes.
Pvt. Suggs has been the prose-
cution's chief witness in the trials
of the four officers.
Evening star., 1949-03-02
Sorority House. Fire
Routs 30 in Kansas
BY the Asseeiated Press

BALDWIN, Kans., Mar. 2.-Firo
destroyed three STORY frame and
stucco sorority house at Baker
University today and forced about
80 co-eds out into freezing
weather.
None of the girls suffered in.
juries, but four men students
helping in a bucket brigade suf-
fered burns.
The fire started in the attic. u
was discovered about las am. by
Phyllis Taylor, a sophomore stu
dent from Alexandria. La.
An hour later the structure,
housing the Alpha Chi omess
Sorority. was a ruin.
Evening star., 1949-03-02
ADVERTISEMENT.
CENTER
! CITY
With Pat Parker

" II" q u2 ""eF
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE to
taste F. D. RS favorite soup
prepared by his official house.
keeper?
You can tomorrow. Mrs. Hem
rietta Nesbitt, author of the best
seller, White House Diary" will
be at Center Market City to auto
graph copies of her book. She
will also cook a pot of Crab Soup,
the late Presidents favorite.
Come by and have taste!
YOU CAN NEVER TELL
WHAT you might find at the
Market. We got quite surprise
yesterday when we walked down
the aisles.
At the end of the aisleS, atop
the balcony, is reviewing stand,
draped with flags of all nations.
And two photographs, life-size, OF
President Truman and Vice
President Barkley. We found,
after inquiry, that the stand is
the original reviewing stand that
stood in front of the White
House on Inauguration Day. And
since it was obviously impossible
to get Mr.. Truman and Mr..
Barkley to come down and re-
view Center Market customers,
management did the next best
thing. They used the life-size
photographs of the two.
ON OUR SHOPPING TOUR
YESTERDAY, we noticed little
white cards in some OF the
stands. Closer inspection gave
us quite lift. Seems these cards
are your guarantee of satisfac-
ton with products you buy at
said stands. Should any pur-
chase fail to meet with your
approval, bring it back-pronto
and the management will
CHEERFULLY refund your
money. They mean it too . .
that's how sure they are of the
quality of produce sold in Center
Market City.
EVERY NOW AND THEN, we
see customers hunting around
for parking places in the front
of the market. No need to do
that. There are TWO FREE
PARKING LOTS. One of them
is located on the East side, next
to the market. The other is on
New York Avenue, north of the
market. Just drive in, tell the
attendant you want to shop at
Center Market City. That's all
there is to it.
THE L. S. HUMPHREY fruit
and vegetable stands are sights
for sore eyes these days. Rows
and rows of pretty, fresh fruit
stand like soldiers on parade.
Everything looks so crisp and
fresh that you can't resist the
thought of a spring, salad, or a
fruit compete. Here's the latest
information on fruit and veg
cables from these stands: The
D'Anjou pear season is about
over, but Bartletts will be coming
in this month Escarole,
chickory, Chinese cabbage and
French endive add new zest to
salads like Vichyssoise?
There are plenty of leeks avail
able Delicious apples are
scarce Fresh mushrooms are
getting cheaper Florida
grapefruit is plentiful, and Flor
ida new potatoes are coming in
now Watercress has been or
the scarce list, as have beets..
CARROTS are selling at average
prices -. peppers are cheaper
but cucumbers are higher.
CENTER MARKET CITY
5th and K, NV.
Evening star., 1949-03-02
S8l 500 in Gold Seized,
Couple Held in Mexico
w tha Assoeiafad Press

MEXICO CITY, Mar. 2.-Mex-
ican customs authorities seized
S81,500 In gold coins Monday in
the baggage of an Argentina
bound French couple at the air.
port here.
The Frenchman and his wife
we're held for questioning. No
charges have been filed against
them.
Gold may be shipped from Mex
leo only under a permit from the
Bank of Mexico. The bank has
not issued any such permits to
the public for some time.
Evening star., 1949-03-02
Capital Tronsit Plans
New 10. L-8 Schedules

Capital Transit announced
today that a new schedule will
begin Saturday on Connecticut
avenue routes L-6 and L-8. ex-
tending the service to Rock Greek
Forest. 1t now ends at Rolling
wood.
An improved service between
Chevy Chase Circle and Connecti-
cut avenue and Leland street
also will be provided. At the same
time, schedules route Y-2, Ken
sington-Silver Spring line. will
be adjusted to make connections
with the extended route.
Evening star., 1949-03-02
Reds Actual Trial Due
Monday After Judge
Cuts Off Jury Fight
Ry the Associated Press


NEW YORK, Mar. 2.-Federal
Judge Harold r. Medina has
ended the defense attack on
the jury selection system here in
the conspiracy trial of II top Com
munist leaders.
Times up, the case is closed, -
he ruled late yesterday.
Cutting off protests by defense
lawyers. he told them that "if
you had your way. we would never
be finished with this challenge. y
The defense lawyers had been
informed last Friday that yester-
days session-the 9TH court day
in the pre-trial proceedings
would be the deadline for them to
complete their case.
Judge Medina denied a defense
motion to dismiss the indictmen,
and indicated he would reject the
jury challange by saying he "an-
ticipated" that the actual trial
will start next Monday.
Decision Due Friday.
His formal decision on the jury
attack is due Friday.
Judge Medina directed counsel
for the defense and prosecution to
give him by Friday lists Of ques-
tions they want asked of prospec-
tive jurors. He said he would con-
duct the questioning himself, a
common Federal court practice.
Court was adjourned until
Monday in the midst of defense
questioning of George j. H.
Follmer, Federal court clerk.
A new panel of prospective
Jurors was summoned yesterday
for the trial of the Communist
leaders on charges of conspiracy
to advocate forcible overthrow Of
the Government.
The defense called as witness
yesterday Judge John c. Knox,
senior judge of the Federal
southern district of New York,
who put the current jury system
into effect 10 years ago.
Judge Knox testified that he
revamped the system to obtain
"a better class of juror" but de-
clared he has sought to have
"every economic and social group
in the community" represented
on juries.
He defended the jury system
and said he never had ordered
any one excluded on the ground
of race, color. religion, sex or
political, economic or social rea-
son.
Under questioning by the de-
fense, Judge Knox said Federal
Jurors in the New York district
are "handpicked."
The "handpicked' method, he
said, involves use of names from
such sources as the Social Reg
lister, Who's Who in New York,
lists of college alumni and lists
submitted by large business firms.
Interrupted by Medina.
Judge Medina several times in
terrupted defense examination OF
the senior jurist based on Judge
Knox's speeches and public state7
ments about the revised jury
system.
The presiding Judge asked the
defense lawyers to direct their
questions to what Judge Knox had
observed about the jury system
rather than what he said, and
finally asserted: -,
II rule now that you should
address yourself to the witness
knowledge and what he observed
and that matters pertaining to
speeches are incompetent and In
admissible" .oo
Shortly afterwards, the defense
ended its examination, contendlng
that Judge Medina's rulings mao
"made it impossible to continue.
Under cross-examination by the
prosecution, Judge Knox tnen
stated that in revamping the
method of jury selection ne mao
IN mind that every economic ana
social group in the community
=, - ~aoroconfod "
Evening star., 1949-03-02
.OHMS Dyinq in Indio

NEW DELHI (P1.-The phrase
"On His Majesty's Service" will
soon disappear from Indian gov
ernment letters. Deputy Prime
Minister Patel said in legislative
assembly that when present stocks
of envelopes marked OHMS are
exhausted they will be replaced
with envelopes marked aOIGS-On
Indian Government Service.
Evening star., 1949-03-02
Not Yet Drowned

Recalling that Fires Minister
of Agriculture, upon the signing
of a new Anglo-Irish trade pact
early in 1948, had promised Eng.
land. We'll drown you in eggs. .
British commentators recently
noted that Britons still had their
heads we'll above yolk.
Evening star., 1949-03-02
T.. H. Johnson Named
Manager Of {. & P.

Clarence H. Johnson, auditor Of
the Chesapeak & Potomac Tele-
phone Co., has been named vice
president and general manager.
He succeeds Frederick G. Ma
carow, who was elected vice presi-
Evening star., 1949-02-25
Guilty Plea Opens Trial of Bulgarian Churchmen

the defendants, represent the
defense.
A special box has been reserved
for foreign correspondents. Tick
cts have been issued for official
observers of the United States and
Britain, who have indicated they
are looking into the question of
whether Bulgaria is keeping the
pledge in her peace treaty to re-
spect religious freedom.
Correspondents not normally
stationed in Sofia who have been
assigned to the trial include
Richard Kasischke of the Associ-
ated Press, Irving r. Levine of
International News Service, Ed
ward Korry of the United Press,
Mark Gayn of the St. Louis Post
Dispatch, Meyer Handler of the
New York Times, Peter Burchett
of the London Daily Express and
Peter FurSt of Reuters.
Mr.. KasiSchke was delayed in
/ his arrival from Berlin until
after the start of the trial when
Russian guards took him off the
train at Vienna on the grounds
his papers were not in order. The
action delayed him for six hours,
until after his train had left,
Evening star., 1949-02-25

loot amounted to about $4,000 in
cash and $4,000 in jewelry.
Last Wednesday he asked Dis
trict Court to restrain two of the
three defendants from disposing
of a Cadillac and a motor cycle
he charged they purchased with
part of the loot. In the suit he
raised the amount of his losses to
about 100000 cash and $4,000 to
$4,000 in jewelry.
$4,000 Reported Recovered.
Police reported that about S. 900
of the loot was recovered. They
said it was recovered from Oliver
w. James, 35, of the 1900 block of
A street Sc, who is free under
$500 bond, charged with house
breaking. Also charged in the
case is his brother, Stance w.
James, 20, of the 1900 block of
Ninth street NV.
They were arrested February
20. A third man, Lewis Singleton,
900 block of Westminster street
NV, was surrendered this week
by his attorney. He was released
in 5000 bond. The three defend
ants, all colored, will appear for
preliminary hearing March 10.
Maj. Barrett's spokesman said
the name of the accused police
man would not be released while
the Investigation is under way.
Evening star., 1949-02-25

ers but because they plotted
against the government.
There is a difference in the two
trials. however. Cardinal Minds
zenty was the highest Roman
Catholic prelate in a country 78
per cent Catholic.
In Bulgaria Protestants are a
small minority. The Bulgarian
government says the four princi-
pal denominations involved-Con-
gregational. Methodist, Baptist
and Pentecost-have 1890 men,
bers. The Greek Orthodox Church
has about 100000.
Foreign Minister Vassil Kolarov
has introduced in Parliament a
bill to make the orthodox the only
peoples church" and establish
strict control over international
connections by church officers.
Some Arrested January 6.
The government indictment,
announced February 10 after
some of the defendants had been
under arrest at least since jan
uary 6, charged that the defend
ants had been in contact with IL
British and American church
leaders, welfare workers and dip
lomatS.
Most of these foreign officials
and churchmen named in the in
dictment have denied the charges.
Among those named were the Rev.
y. Hutchison Cockburn, director
of reconstruction and inter- church
aid of the World Council OF
Churches; Methodist Bishop Paul
CARRIER of Geneva, Switzerland;
John Evarts Horner, former
American acting political repre-
sentative in Sofia; Louis Beck,
present American commercial
representative; Mellony Turner,
principal of the Methodist-spon-
sored Lovech College for Girls in
Sofia, and Robert Tobias Of the
World Council of Churches.
Asked last night why these for
eigners had not been called as
witnesses, Timev said, "They are
not defendants. They are abroad.
But let them come. Tell them to
come. If they wish to enlighten
the truth they have time to come" "
Court Seats 800.
Scene of the trial is the Sofia
district court, in a room seat
ing 300.
The Judge is a jurist Of Is years
experience.
Sixteen lawyers, IA of them said
by Timev to have been chosen by