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The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-11-23

Dixon and Sgt Garvin Of the
Public Relations office (PRO).
They took us to e artillery action
by the 18th Armored division, in
Guiding tank maintenance, tank
driver training, and demolitions.
At the rifle n ge we saw
machine gun practice, pistolmarks-
manship, and mathematical opera
ton of 60 NM. and 81 nm. NOR
tars. Next came flame throwers
and chemical smoke training.
Following that, the PRO men
led III to a mock but arduous in
vasion of a beachhead. W. saw
landing craft boats crowded with
armed GI's speed to shore. The
men ran down the ramps and
dashed through bursting under
water mines and shore batteries.
Officers communicated with walk
ie-talkies men.
After this action we civilians
were ready for the tour of the
portable baking units where we
sampled hot biscuits. After that
we wound up with a turkey and
ham dinner, and stopped at the
bar for highballs.
An encouraging feature o. the
center on the interracial integra-
ton front is the planned new Of
ficers club. This building, now n
der construction, will contain. a
swimming pool, miniature golf
general manager, Raymond Con-
crete Pile company of New York,
builders of the new edifice.
The new administrative build
ing was completed last year un-
der terms of an American lend
lease pact with Liberia.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-11-23
600 Natives Riot
JOHANNESBURG, South AZ
RIGA (ANP)- A lone detective
sought to pull a raid on a liquor

course, ball room, dining rooms,
cards rooms, ladies lounge, and
a 6O-foot lounge. There will be
no discrimination in this club, the
PRO men reported.
Only unusual feature of this
trip was that nobody from the
weekly Negro press attended the
tour. w h h representatives
were invited or not, this report
er does not know.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-11-23

L EA
party here Friday night, but sue
ceeded only in touching off q
mass demonstration and rioting
of about 600 natives. The detect
i've, in his attempt, was stripped
and stoned by natives. I
Randfontein police were i'm
mediately rushed into the district
to- quell the disturbance. During
the ensuing melee, police opened
fire on the crowd, killing one
native and injuring two.
PHONE YOUR NEWS TIPS to
the Daily Express. 1907 German
town ST., by calling HEmlock 1915.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-11-23
Reporter Tours
Army Camp
During Training

LOS ANGELES (ANP)- Ex-
amples of Indignation and racial
cooperation were found at Fl.
McArthus last week as this re-
porter and reporters and photo
graphers from Los Angeles and
Hollywood dailies toured the
camp.
The occasion was the training
of reserve officers under battle
conditions. One of the first facts
greeting the newsmen was that
Negroes, veterans of World War
II, were going about their duties
without any discrimination.
These officers included Capt.
N. C. Dennis, Capt. Rufus Deane,
and 1t. E. ]. Collyer.
Conducting the tour were Capt.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-17

FOR SALE N-A-Jiffy Lunch,
Building and fixtures, Beer and
Wine license. Inquire at 1857
w. Third st. 1-t-f
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-17
"Smart Affairs
of 1850" Coming
To Palace

Another stellar stage show is
scheduled for the Palace Theater
on Fifth Street this coming Thurs
day and Friday, October 20 and
21st. It is the 1860 version Of a
show which played here last
Thanksgiving day, Larry Steele's
"Smart Affairs of $780,"
Not an ordinary travelling road
show, Steele's revue is packed with
talent Of high quality. Such es-
tablished stars as Milt Buckner,
Rosebud and Hortense Allen per-
form in his show. And he always
has a line Of lovely chorines.
Milt, most Daytonians will re-
member as the pianist who rocked
with Lionel Hampton's band for
many years.
Larry opens up his new show
each summer inthe famed Little
Harlem" night club in Atlantic
City, New Jersey, the playground
Of America. His is the one show
which generally gets rave notices
from all those who witness it.
Those who saw "Smart Affairs
of 1919" will, of course, not miss
this years edition. Those who
didn't see it last year had better
get in line early this year so they
can get a seat, for a full house
is expected at all shows.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-17

FOR RENT Large room for
girls. Twin beds. Fu-2822. t-2O1
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-17
CLASSIFIED ADS

FOR RENT - Rooms, day or
weekly rates. Skyline Hotel,
1850 Germantown st. Flu OAOl.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-17

concluded from page ~
and his nephew to a dinner in
Riverside, California, a spot famed
for it's scenic beauty.
Among the other places of in
terest seen by the Daytonians were
the Shriner's Auditorium where
the convention was held, Eddie
Rochester" Anderson's apartment
in Hollywood, and they saw the
Beulah show which is broadcast
from Hollywood.
Mr.. Ware declared that the
road travelling was almost sup
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-17

accepted fact among the critics.
A film like the one mentioned
above can contribute much to the
life or moviegoers. Tho foreign,
they have English titles, which
means that what is being said by
the characters is written in En-
glish on the bottom of the screen.
1t will constitute a most inter-
esting experience to anyone who
takes a few hours from Holly
wood films to go see one of the
films in the theater on Wayne
Avenue.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-17

erb. It required about 3h days
to make the 2297 mile trip. Total
milage was 1910 miles from start
to finish. The party was parti-
cularly impressed with the hospi-
tally at the white hotel in which
they stayed in Needles, Califor-
mia. They were also duly impress
ed at the large number Of Negro
police in Tulsa and the grand
hotels and Negro fire department
in that famed oil center.
The emphatic statement of all
those who made the trip was that
ANYONE who fails to visit Cali
fornia is missing one of the big
gest treats imaginable"
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-17
Another First
For Negro Women
In Education

NEW YORK (ANP)-- The fist
assignment as principal tc be held
by a Negro woman in a Queens
school was given to Mrs. Mabel
H. Billiard last week.
Mrs. Billiard was appointed to
the post of acting principal Of
Public School 90 in Corona.
A graduate of Atlanta univer-
sity, and has a Masters degree in
vocational guidance. She has
taught at North Carolina College,
inthe Brooklyn public schools, and
was a teacher for two years at
the school where she has been as
signed a principal.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-17
Alabama Man
Shot At
Request

DOTHAN, Ala. (ANP)- The
request Of a 65-year-old-man was
granted this week when a IA year
old girl shot him to death, accord
ing to Corner A. A. Parker.
Leslie Mae Morland, IA, adj
mitted that she killed Richard Nc
Miller with a shotgun after he
loaded and cooked the gun, and
told her that there was nothing
to it, just pull the trigger.
Parker said an investigation
was being made, but no charges
have been placed against the girl,
who says that she doesn't know
why McMiller wanted to be shot.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-17
Cheaper Housing
In Indianapolis
Next Spring

INDIANAPOLIS CAMP A
$1,5OO,OOO housing project for 80
Negro families will be built next
summer in southeastern Indiana
polls by Leo and Maurice Lipp-
man, builders of Windsor village
and other large housing develop
ments. Rents will approximate $50
per month for two bedrooms a
living room-kitchen-bath and stor-
age room with oil heat and modern
construction through t the
houses. Darlington Heights, the
new project, will fill some of the
urgent need for low cost housing
in Indianapolis, Ind.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-17
AS I'sEE IT.

ccucfu1ed from page "
are head and shoulders above
American counterparts. This is
not a personal opinion, but an
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-17

FOR RENT Room to share for
girls. Me-8043 1000
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-17

FOR RENT Rooms for 2 single
girls. Me-9118 after $3.50 pm.
2O16 Lakeview t-2O1
Evening star., 1949-02-18
2-Hour General Strike
Called Today in Rome
Sy the Associated Press

ROME. Feb. 1S.-Rome's Com
munist-led Chamber Of Labor
called a two-hour general strike
in the capital today in protest
against bloody fighting between
police and strikers yesterday.
A chamber spokesman said the
strike-scheduled from 4 to 6 pm
would be preceded by a 80
minute streetcar stoppage.
About 80 persons were wounded
in yesterdays clash between po-
lice and paper mill workers at
Isola Liri, so miles south Of Rome
The Communist dominated gen.
eral Confederation Of Labor
(CGIL) has called a national "a
hour strike of typographical work
ers to begin tonight. The stop
page would prevent printing OF
tomorrow's newspapers.
The CGIL has also called q
12-hour general strike in Sicily
February II to protest collapse OF
negotiations in q 45-day-old
miners strike.
Police used tanks and armored
cars to drive out about 1,00C
workers and supporters who
seized the paper plant in protest
against the dismissal OF so en-
ployes.
It was the bloodiest demonstra-
ton since disorders set off by the
unsuccessful attempt on the life
of Palmiro Togliatti, Communist
chief, last July II.
Evening star., 1949-02-18
Trail Left by Cane
Traps Army Fugitives
From Fort Meade
Speeiol oispeieh 10 The Stes

FORT MEADE, Md. Feb. is
Two Army prisoners who escaped
from the cell block here Wednes-
day night were recaptured yes
terday by military police who
followed a trail left by a cane the
prisoners used In making their
escape.
The fugitives were found hiding
in woods on the post about 2:30
pm. yesterday. Searching what
was believed the most likely area
for the pair to be hiding, First
1t. Louis Giuf1rida of the Mill.
tary Police noticed holes in the
grounds at regular intervals
which could have been made by
a cane.
One Of the escaped prisoners.
Robert Nelson, %, Of Rome, Ca.
a convicted black marketeer.
walked with aid Of q cane.
He had used it to strike D jail
guard over the head In escaping.
The other man was Donald j.
Nye. 81, OF Syracuse, N. Y, who
Is serving a term for the murder
Of German girl.
Following the more or less
evenly spaced holes in the ground.
1t. Giuffrida and his men noticed
the end Of q cane protruding
from a clump Of bushes. Army
authorities said the lieutenant
fired q warning shot in the air
and then rushed into the brush
with his pistol in his hand. En-
circled by IS military police, both
men surrendered.
Nye was sitting on the .45-cali-
Der automatic he had taken from
a jail guard and which he had
used to shoot his way to freedom.
the Army reported. There were
four cartridges in the gun.
Witnesses in Army Trial.
The former Army prisoners at
Wurzburg. Germany. were brought
to Fort Meade to testify in the
court-martial Of 1t. Col. George
E. Pinard. one of four officers
charged with mistreating Ameri-
can soldiers at Wurzburg dis
ciplinary barracks two years ago.
Two OF the officers already have
been acquitted.
Sergt. Walton Morris Of Groset,
Va. who was shot accidentally by
police several hours after
the jailbreak. when he was mis-
taken for one of the prisoners,
has been transferred to Walter
Reed Hospital in Washington for
plastic surgery. The bullet en-
tered his jaw and came out of
his neck. His condition was de-
scribed as serious.
Evening star., 1949-02-18
Alexandra Reluctantly yAgrees
To Ruzing of Civil War Building

said architects had declared the
old building was in bad shape and
probably would collapse If an ad-
joining building. also to be razed
for the store, is torn down. The
board could not prohibit destruc-
ton of the adjoining building
which is less than 100 years old
The design for the new building
approved last night is simple and
dignified," one board member said
Two previous designs have been
turned down.
Mrs. Robert M. Reese. a men,
Der of the board, said the building
was used in 1861 as headquarters
for the Restored Government OF
Virginia. which governed the area
of the State controlled by Federal
troops and recognized by the
Union.
Evening star., 1949-02-18
Congress in Brief
BY the Asseciafsd Press

senate:
In recess until Monday.
Labor Committee continues
hearings on administration labor
bill.
Finance Committee continues
hearings on reciprocal trade bill.
Banking Subcommittee hears
witnesses on administration hous-
ing bills.
Foreign Relations Committee
holds closed session on ECA pro-
gram. Talks over Atlantic de-
fense pact with Secretary of State
Acheson.
Agriculture Committee may ap-
prove crops storage bill after closed
session.
Senate House Economic Com
mittee continues round table dis
cussion on Presidents program.
House:
Adjourned until Monday.
Banking Committee continues
public hearings on extension of
rent control.
Evening star., 1949-02-18
1t. Casimir |. Bigos
Reburied in ARLINGTON

Reburial services were held this
afternoon in Arlington Cemetery
for 1t. Casimir L. Bigos. an Les
commander, who was killed at
Okinawa May II. 1945, when
enemy planes attacked his craft.
1t. Bigos. who was 81 at the
time. was the husband of Mrs
Christine Buysmann Bigos, q Sec
retary for the law firm Of Coving-
ton, Burling. Rublee, Acheson &
Shorb. They were married in 1912
She now lives at 14l5 Oak street
NV.
| 1t. Bigos was a native Of Chi
cago and lived there until he en-
tered the Navy in May, 1941. He
participated in the North Africa
Sicily and Italy landings before
being sent to the Pacific in De-
cember. 1914. He was postum
mously awarded the Silver Star for
gallantry.
Besides his widow. he is sur
vived by his mother, Mrs. Victoria
Bigos of Chicago.
Evening star., 1949-02-18

the IVA as it's model agency
IVA is allowed to do its own job
placements and promotions, bound
only to the Congressional proviso
that subjects iva officials to dis
missal from their jobs If any per-
sonal or political patronage is al
lowed to exist.
The Hoover groups proposals
wouldn't give Federal agencies
quite such freedom. because the
Civil Service Commission would
post-audit and check up on
agency activities. But the gen.
eral theory of IVA personnel
practices would be followed.
Because this column. during the
past week, has devoted consider
able space to those persons and
groups opposing the Hoover
groups proposals, Mr.. Case's S
views are presented here to give
our readers both sides Of the con-
troversy.
PATRONAGE-Mr. Case makes
the fiat statement that no po-
Ilitical consideration has ever ef-
fected the appointment, promo
ton, or retention Of a IVA en-
ploye."
The iva personnel chief de-
clares that Congress did not sur
round IVA with the customary
checks and balance. but rather
placed full administrative respon-
sibility in the IVA Board and
correspondingly held it responsible
for results"
ADVANTAGES-Mr. Case says
the IVA has adopted and consis-
tently carried out a policy of
administrative delegation. under
which responsibility is delegated
all along down the line from top
TO bottom.
THE result is that IVA en-
ployes carry an unusually broad
lCSHO1lSlOlllUy Ill UlICH hSSiSilCu
work areas. In this general en-
vironment Of delegation. IVA en-
ployes feel that they personally
count for something in IVA
that their own ideas have some
influence in the total IVA pro-
gram. They feel that they are a
part Of the IVA team"
Mr.. Case then adds: Then.
too, in this administrative en-
Ivironment, employees with poten-
tiality for advancement can grow
and learn to assume increasing
responsibility, in contrast with an
environment of distrust and of
checks and balances, where, red
tape and tight bureaucracy even
tually drive out those with i'm
agination and talent"
OPPORTUNITIES - "TVA is
guided by the objective Of getting
q man or woman who will At in
Evening star., 1949-02-18
Andrew ". Lukei, Native
Of D. C., Buried on Coast

Burial services were held in Los
Angeles Monday for Andrew w
Lukei. rs. Georgetown native and
former businessman here, who
died in Los Angeles Saturday
friends here revealed today.
Mr.. Lukei. q former Washington
real estate man and custom tailor
moved to California about 20
years ago. He had been an active
member Of Waugh Methodist
Church and Of q number of civic
organiza tions here.
He Is survived by q son, Philip
of RedlandS, Calf. and four sis
ters. Mrs. Sophie Searight of Los
Angeles. Mrs. Belle Harding OF
Norfolk. Va; Mrs. Debbie Gibson
Of Alexandria and Mrs. Marsaret
Fox 5H " street NV
Evening star., 1949-02-18
Hazel Scott, Powell Charge
Race Bias in $50, 900 Suit
by the Associotsd Press

SPOKANE, Wash, Feb. 18.-
Racial discrimination was charged
in a suit filed yesterday by Hazel
Scott, the pianist. and her hus-
band, a member of Congress.
A restaurant operator Of Pasco.
Wash, and his wife were named
defendants.
Miss Scott and her husband,
Representative Powell of New
York, ask $50,000 damages in the
complaint filed in Federal Court.
The defendants are Harry and
Blanche Utz of Pasco.
The complaint alleges Miss Scott
was denied service in the restau-
rant without any reason what
soever except that she was a
Negro"
Mr.. Powell was not with his wife
at the time of the alleged incident.
He joins his wife as a plaintiff
under the provisions of statutes
governing married persons in q
community property State. Mrs.
Utz also appears as a defendant
for that reason.
About 1900, 900 persons are in
iured each year in nonfatal acci-
dents on United States farms.
Evening star., 1949-02-18
Charges Against -Four Niceto A|ca|a zamora
In Quiz Of Shelton Pal First President Of
In Peoria Are Dropped Spain, Dies at II
BY the Associated Press

PEORIA, Ill. Feb. ia Circuit
Court judge today dismissed in.
dictments against five person!
which developed from a gambling
investigation prompted by thu
Staying of Bernie Shelton, the
gangSter.
Judge John T. CMbertson dis.
missed kidnapping. intimidation
and conspiracy indictments against
Theodore c. Link, a st. Louis
Post-Dispatch reporter; Earl Shell.
ton, Bernie's brother; Jack Ashby
4 and Ray Walker, two Shelton
associates.
He also dismissed perjury in
dictment against Sheriff Ear
Spainhower.
/ An indictment which charged
Roy Hull. former States attorney
with attempted bribery Of Bernie
Shelton, remains on the records
Michael A. Shore, new States at
torney, said the case probably
would be set for trial in March.
Post Dispatch Was Criticized.
/ Mr.. Shore asked dismissal of the
indictments against the other
five. He told the court:
1T is my firm and conscientious
belief that convictions could not be
had or sustained in these cases"
The grand jury Investigations
last fall followed the fatal shoot
ing of Bernie Shelton from am
bush July 26. Bernie. a gambling
overlord of Peoria County, was
shot down by a rifle bullet as he
strolled outside his tavern hang
out in a heavily wooded section
near the city.
The September grand jury which
indicted Mr.. Link and three
others criticized the Post Dispatch
for publishing allegations that
political corruption and gambling
existed in Peoria.
Hull Expects Vindication.
The indictments against Mr..
Link, Ashby, Walker and Earl
Shelton charged the four assaulted
and questioned Peter Petrakos. a
Bernie Shelton intimate. while
holding him prisoner in a hotel
room July 80. four days after the
Staying. Petrakos alleged they in
terrogated him about possible con-
nections with the killing.
Hull is accused OF attempting to
solicit a $25 900 bribe from Bernie
Shelton to effect dismissal Of as
sault indictments against Shelton
and two associates. Hull has said
he is certain he will be vindicated.
Evening star., 1949-02-18

The Alexandria Board OF Archl-
tectural Review last night re
luctantly" granted permission for
destruction Of a building more
than 100 years old which housed
the Restored Government of Vir-
ginia during the Civil War.
The building is on the southeast
corner of King and Washington
street, and at present is operated
as a restaurant. 1t will be torn
down. together with an adjoining
building on King street, to make
way for construction of q Lerner
dress shop.
Permission of the Architectural
Board is required before any build
ing 100 years old in the historic
belt" of the city can be torn down.
Reporting that the boards de-
cision was reluctant, a spokesman
Evening star., 1949-02-18
North ireland Premier
Hits Fire Bon on Poet
BY The A,secieted Prese

BELFAST. Northern Ireland,
Feb. 1S.-North Ireland's Prime
Minister Sir Basil Brooke accused
Fire today Of trying to exploit
the international situation for
selfish and aggressive ends"
Brooke said he referred to Fires
announced refusal to join in an
Atlantic defense pact while Ireland
remains partitioned.
THE use Of this unclean weapon
dehases the standard of interns-
tional behavior" he said In
statement.
Evening star., 1949-02-18
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

/ BUENOS AIRES. Feb. 18.-
Niceto Alcala Zamora. father OF
the Spanish Republic and its first
President, died here last night.
He had been living here for
several years. contributing to
newspapers and magazines, hav-
ing been sentenced to Is years
exile in 1941. after Generalissimo
Franco came to power.
Mr.. Alcala Zamora was elected
President Of Spain for a six-year
term December 10, 1881, after
having served as provisional Pres
ident Of the regime which over
threw King Alfonso XIII and
forced him to flee to France.
The former President, a lawyer.
always was known as q middle
of-the -roader.
He was ousted as first President
of the republic by q combination
of former political allies. That
was on April Z. 1896, only a short
time before civil war broke out.
Born in the little town of Priego
in the Province of Cordova July
Z, 1877. Mr.. Alcala Zamora. whose
father was a lawyer. was destined
for the army by his family, al
though he was not inclined in
that direction.
He chose law and finished his
courses in Madrid, becoming q
lawyer at IT and obtaining his
doctorste in law at 20. He be-
came q specialist in adm,nistra-
tive law and became known as
q brilliant and forceful orator.
He turned to politics as a lib
eral and was political secretary
to the Count of Romanones, q
liberal monarchist. He was elect
ed deputy from his native town
and received his first ministerial
post in 1917 at 40, becoming Min
lister of Public Works in the cab
met of the Marques de Alhu-
cemaS.
Four months later, that cabinet
fell and it was not until 1922 that
he was returned to a cabinet post,
this time as Minister of War in a
liberal concentration government.
Ten months after taking the
position Of War Minister. the cab
met was forced out by the coup
d'etat of Gen. Primo de Rivera.