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Evening star., 1949-12-08

OllVeCCemeCeTy.
Mr.. Hickey, who had lived in
Leonardtown, Md, for the last
three years with his sister. Mrs
Edward j. Waring, died Monday
In st. Mary's Hospital there after
q long illness.
His long career with the insti-
tuition began in 1895 when he
joined the school as q hospital
nurse. In 1902 he married the
former Annette Donaldson Of
Hyattsville. That year he took
his bride to the school, where
through the years they helped
reshape the lives Of countless boys.
Mrs. Hickey died in 1887. She was
supervising matron of the school
ut the time Of his death.
Mr.. Hickey retired In 1888.
A member of an old Southern
Maryland family. Mr.. Hickey was
born in Charles County, Md. The
son of Judge John r. and Mamie
c. Hickey, he came to Hyattsville
in his youth and was educated IN
Washington and Prince Georges
County schools. He lived in Kenil-
worth before moving to his sis
ter's home in Leonardtown.
In addition to his sister. Mr..
Hickey is survived by two brothers,
DR.. w. Hampton Hickey, Hyatts-
vile, and George P. Hickey, 1882
Twenty-eighth street NV.
Evening star., 1949-12-08

d e v ed AZ
years to hun
dreds OF youth
full in m a t e S,
will be held at
$50 tomorrow
In Hyattsville.
The services
will be held in
st. J ON e S
c a t h o l / c
Church, 50 7
ty = third
avenue, Hyatts-
vile. Burial will
be in Mount
Evening star., 1949-12-08

sase aga@as '1se~
Evening star., 1949-12-08
Edmund Hickey Rites
Tomorrow; Headed
Boys Training School
for Edmund

Funeral services for Edmund
Jenkins Hickey, "a, retired super
intendent of the National Train
ing School for Boys where he had
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-31
African Goods
Riot, Burn Home
OF House Mistress

EAST LONDON, Cape Province
(ANP)- Irate African students,
most of them teenage girls, turned
an Anglican mission into a sham
bles late Sunday night, reported
ly because Of long standing gri-
evances. Buildings we're stoned and
a dormitory and an auto were
set ablaze in the melee.
Scene of the riot was st. Mat
thew's college, a combined college
and hospital, near Keiskamahoek
60 miles northwest Of here.
The students severity beat Miss
M. Buckley, girls house mistress
and set fire to her bungalow and
car. Hospital matron Miss P. Man.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-31

unsell was hit on the head and
the house surgeon onthe chin with
stones. The rioters then moved to
the juniors girls hostel and touch
ed off another blaze.
By the time police arrived, the
students had assembled on a sports
field and were calmly singing
hymns. According to the acting
warden, the incident began after
a concert which everyone seemed
to enjoy, although school author
tiles admitted the YoungAfricans
had long been nursing some gri-
evances.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-31
Mehurrv Awards honors

63rd anniversary of the founding
Of the School of Dentistry by DR..
w. H. Morgan, grandfather of
two Meharry trustees, DR.. Hugh
j. Morgan and DR.. Walter Morgan.
The National Medical associa-
ton auxiliary presented the $500
Alma Wells Givens scholarship to
Ramona Vaughn Of the junior med
ical class.
Outstanding students in various
departments during the past year
also were announced at the con-
vocation.
A new award, the Freeman Me-
mortal award Of 500, was declar-
ed open to Meharry students. 1t
will go to the freshman medical
student for the best original con-
tribution in gross anatomy. Two
recent graduates, DR.. Carlton B.
Goblet, San Francisco, Calf, and
DIR. Nolan H. Anderson, Marshal
Tex, donated the award in memory
of DR.. Samuel H. Freeman, for
mer professor of anatomy. DIR
Freeman died recently.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-31

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ANP) -
Awards were given to Bishop
Paul J. Kern of the Methodist
church and numerous honor, stud
ents, last week, at the fall con-
vocation of Meharry Medical col
lege inthe Public Health lecture
hall.
Bishop Kern was awarded a
certificate of service Gin grateful
recognition Of distinguished and
timely service unselfishily render
ed and which stands as a major
contribution to medical education
and public health" DR.. M. c. Da-
wage of the schools board of trust
ees presented the award to the
bishop because of his work in
securing funds for Hubbard hos
pital last year.
Another feature of the convo-
cation was the observation OF the
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-31
Branch Hickey
Gives No Praise
To Negro Baseball

BROOKLYN, N. Y. (ANP) =
Taking exception to the query by
the New York Yankees general
manager, George Weiss, "Where
would Brooklyn have been If it
did not get three players from the
Negro leagues. Branch Hickey,
president of the Dodgers, noted
Wednesday that Jackie Robinson,
Roy Campanella and Don New
combe had served appreticeships
with Dodger farms before joining
the parent club.
"There's as much sense in such
a remark as for me to say. Where
would the Yankees have been with
out their white players" snorted
Hickey, who went on further to
exclaim that the players mention
ed were in the Dodger farm sys-
tenn for one year, three years, and
three years, respectively.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-31
Editor Urges
Negroes to Vote

FLORENCE, S. C. (ANP) =
John H. McCray, editor of the
Lighthouse and Informer and
chairman of the Progressive Dem
ocratic party, in a speech to the
state NAACP convention, en-
phasized the need for organization
and leadership in increasing the
Negro vote at the 1850 pools.
McCray pointed out that the
NAACP worker should prepare
their local voters so that they will
know how to register and vote.
Agoal was set for the state MA
ACP to have at least 100000 reg
istered voters at the polls.
Continuing, McCray urged the
elimination of all Negroes who
"sell their votes from the organi-
cation and from the Progressive
Democratic party.
During. the discussion period
following the speech, representa-
tives from various chapters agreed
to carry out the policies sci
forth.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-31
Check Forgers
Caught

MIAMI, Fla. (ANP)-A Clever
ly organized racket which Melted
four Negro operators more than
$500 in four months, was sudden
w halted here last week when the
quartet of check forgers pleaded
guilty in federal district court.
The accused, residents of the
central Negro district, r Louis
Redmon, Oscar Adderly and his
brother Wavord, and Clayton Ru-
therford.
The men had perfected the art
Of stealing government checks
from home letter boxes. Secret
Service agents and Post Office in
spectors said they had been un-
| able to determine the exact extent
Of the rings operations. They in
dicated forgery charges may be
filed against the men, because the
checks were signed and cashed.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-31
Fined; Forced
Negroes From
Cafe

SPRINGFIELD, LII. (ANP)-
A restaurant operator was fined
5000 here for forcing three Negro
ministers from his cafe at the
point Of a gun.
In the county court this week,
Henry Harmon, white, pleaded
guilty to charges of assault with
a deadly weapon.
The Rev. S. Marion Riley, and
the Rev. T. J. Griffin of Chicago
and the Rev. Charles Golden OF
New York, all Methodist ministers
brought the charges against Har-
mon. The ministers said they stop
ped in the cafe on their way to a
and Harmon ordered them to leave
church convention in st. Louis,
saying, ct don't serve Colored
people,"
Harmon, they said, pulled out a
pistol and forced them to leave
after they refused to leave.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-31
Roland Hayes
Draws 1000

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (ANP)-
Roland Hayes, noted tenor, featur-
ed in a song recital at the Shiloh
Baptist church, last week was
hailed by 1000 persons following
his concert. He was accompanied
by Reginald Boardman.
The exquisite Hayes taste was
everywhere in evidence. The re-
cital, which displayd his art at its
zenith.
Continued on Page A.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-31
Ark. Girl, IA
Leaves Notes,
Kills Self

MENIFEE, Ark. (ANP)- Vel
man Lee Levels, IA, committed
suicide at her home here last week,
but from notes she left, she seem
undecided about why she did it.
The notes all gave varied reasons
for taking her life. 81
According to the coroner,
death was caused by a self-inflict-
ed shotgun wound. Neighbors told
the coroner, they heard screams
and as they approached the girls
house, saw her fall with a shot
gun in her hand. Three small chill
dren were also in the house.
Robinson, the subject of world
series time trading talk, will not
leave the club, according to Rick
ey. "There never was any club
club that talked Robinson to me-"
he added, Except in some play
full or facious fashion.
And, he continued, 81 might add
| that I have never talked Robin
son to anyone. If someone came
along and said 10 million, I'd say
yes, of course, but until then it's
a definite 'no'".
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-08

A mice customer" forced a
Czechslovakian clerk to the floor
of an Alexandria grocery early
today and escaped with 5000 in
an old blue car bearing District
tags.
The young bandit, clad in dirty
sports clothes and a yellow base
ball cap, eluded bridge and road
blocks established by Washington,
Alexandria and Arlington County
police less than five minutes after
the robbery was reported.
Victim Of the robbery was FL
lott Stein, "a, who said he spent
time in a concentration camp
before coming to the United
States two years ago to live with
his brother law, Joseph Schom-
berger. owner of the Peoples Gro
Gerry, 526 East Mount Ida street.
I was outside putting down a
box when I saw this man." Mr..
Stein said. "He said good morn
ing and then held the door open
for me to 60 inside.
Then he put a gun at my back
and told me to go to the cash
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-08


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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-08
''Pleose don't take your
hand uwuy!"


doorway few months ago. CIhe note said: His
name is Pete.)
SOMEBODY took me in, washed me, fed me.
SOMEBODY tucked soft, warm blanket around
me. What with doctors and nurses, SOMEBODY'S
watchin over me all the time.
SOMEBODY does all this (they tell me) because
our Community Chest stands behind them And
YOU, mister, are behind our Chest.
There's an awful lot Of things kids like me have
got to face before we're grow-up citizens. Please,
please, don't take your hand away now!''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-08
5 Of II Top Reds Free
To Leave New York
Without Restriction
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 8.-Five OF
the II top Communists convicted
of conspiracy are free today to
resume all their old activities
but at the risk of a new trial.
In granting the five unrestricted
liberty to visit their homes out
side Manhattan, Federal Judge
William Bondy yesterday refused
the Governments demand to limit
the Communists activities.
He said the Government can
prosecute them again If 1t feels
they have violated the law while
on bail. ~
Convicted October IA.
The II were convicted October
IA Of conspiring to teach and
advocate violent overthrow OF, the
Government. Ten were sentenced
to five years in Jail and one to
three years. All are appealing the
fines and sentences handed down
by Federal Judge Harold r.
Medina and are free on $40, 900 to
$4,000 bail each.
United States Attorney Irving
Saypol argued against the unre-
stricted conditions, saying the five
men might resume the very &C
tivities for which they were tried
Must Return When Ordered.
The court told the five they
must return to New York when
ordered. and must keep the court
informed Of any changes in ad-
dress, but Judge Bondy set nc
other conditions.
The five are John Gates, editor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-08
Of the Daily Worker, and Rober

Of the Daily Worker, and Robert
G. Thompson. New York State
Party chairman, who both live in
Queens-part Of New York City
but outside the judicial district;
Gus Hall, Ohio State chairman;
Carl Winter. Detroit, Michigan
State chairman, and Gilbert
Green. Illinois State chairman.
The six others live within the
courts jurisdiction.
Before the five actually can
leave, however. the whole group
must appear at the Federal court
house Thursday to convince the
Government whether they actually
can pay their fines of $4,000 each
if their sentences are upheld on
appeal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-08
Atist-Ph Photographers
Works Exhibited at GALLERY

Photographs by two outstand-
ing American artist-photograph-
ers are on exhibition at the Phil
lips Gallery and will remain on
view through November 20.
A display of the work Of the
late Alfred Stieglitz, pioneer
modern photographer and patron
Of modern American art. includes
some of his abstract compositions
derived from such natural forms
as clouds, tree and flowers. Clar-
ence J. Laughlin, well known for
his photographs on Louisiana
scenes, also is displaying his
photographs Of Louisiana planta-
tons at the exhibit. Mr.. Laughlin
will lecture at the gallery at
pm. November 20 on 1.-THE
Camera as q Third Eye"
The gallery will sponsor a re-
cital there at $3.50 o'clock tonight
by Hilda Crevenna, mezzo- sopra-
no. Phyllis Kraeuter will give a
cello recital at 5 pm. Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-08
Nice Customer Opens Door
For Clerk, Robs Him of $500

register. ! opened it and he helped
himself. He was a nice customer
Mr.. Stein was then told to lie
down on the floor and was told III
you move I'm going to shoot"
when I heard the door close,
stood up on a chair and saw him
drive away in an old blue car with
District tags. If I had something
I would have hit him with it,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-08
Bar to Hear McGroth

Attorney General McGrath will
address the District Bar Associa-
ton at 8 o'clock tonight in the
Mayf1ower Hotel. The patent law
committee Of the association will
sponsor a discussion. of ethics
and advertising.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-08

from noon to 7 pm. November II
at the church. Mrs. Harvey w.
Goddard. society president, an
nounced today. It was Incorrect
ly listed for tomorrow and Thurs
day in yesterdays Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-08
Buzuur Set for Next Week

The annual bazaar of the Wo-
mems Society OF the First Con-
gregational Church, Tenth and G
streets NV, will be held from 10
am. to 6 pm, November Is. and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-08

RARE FINDLatest residents of reptile
three Meers chameleons from Nyassaland Central
Africa Rare in captivity they nearly long with 6inc
tongues and that work independently each other And
like other chameleons these also change color The pic
tured will brown this Photo
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-04-29

Most good public health plans
designed TO give the poor public q
health break and make this q
healthy nation, unfortunately get
bumped a. "Soctalized Medicine. "
And since we somehow connect
this with socialism" and com
munism." they haNe q hard row
TO hoe.
White doctors a. q group are
bitterly opposed to these public
health programs. they say because
II would thwaTt individual initia-
tive and independence. Actually
they mean II would ruin their
rackets and profits. We shouldn't
have 10 tell you where most Me-
gro doctors stand on this, but we
will. With exception Of Q dozen or
80. they are against Il and the
public be damned.
But the lines are forming and
In . year OF 20 black and white
doctors are going to have 10
choose between being rich and
lazy and serving the sick public
and humanity. We viii have more
to say on this, much more.--ChAr.
ley Cherokee in the Chicago DE
FENDER
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-04-29
PouI Robeson's Propuqondo

Paul RobosonS suggestion Paris Negroes
would fight Russia II tha u.
Soviet considerable space the daily
Walter Whites immediate that HObsons theory
thinking Of thu majority Negroes
curate reply 10 FobcsonS studied but wahfh thinking
Hobes0H wanted shock America another
democratic treatment Of It's racial minority
make propaganda for his
win remain history record which purposes
eedenoe the other.
We do share the that tho
other Negro that matter
the position of the Negro
that the Of ameabc Nsgrohs relations viii suffer
Of what Mr. obeaon other individual public print
too easily alarmed
The real harm will the
which from the lips of the eontra critics The lies
tell about this United states viii lasting
when relate tho world that
the protection Of civil rights Of millions o
what must ths thinkers ~ the country
When Robson said Negroes would fight
Union he telling falsehood doing
propagandxnK world effect lie
that there considerable sympathy for
American people This sympathy does
politicians who presently rule the Negroes
think them they many grown
American politicians o both parties who hold
talk great democracy but vote otherwise
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-04-29

Every Negro Repre-.
senavss and senators their opposition Ethiopian
colonies formerly held by Italy to this World War
allied nations
Tragic will BE- the day when Negroes country
by and permit this International be committed without
testing In uncertain terms
In humble Judgment the Eth0pians living
formerly held Italy,
United Nations viii add giving
these people right be- heard what
Of living under
the Ethiopian
consent To Italy cannot BE- completed without violating Of
pillars
TO suffer for It's bloody world
The nations Of the world
that failure
time seemed small and
aflame with World War II The Ethiopia Italy
country
he without Hence gobblng
smaller and weaker nation became pastme rather than
II hard TO believe that respectable Ethiopian prefer
become subject Of country that
bloodShcd of their nsmen BE that referendum should
held under United Nations
Ethiopian people
the Italian their
In CAROLINA TIMES Durham ~ CT
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-04-29

Minneapolis aldermen WELD power They
virtual detAtora nc
poant for MnhsapotanS attention
Aldermen In Minneapolis elected years
lot 81 both represents
entire city four ny the token,
alderman fine public service rrpressn
the community At large,
Some Of the aldermen
the reelection
ordinary good perfor.
In the public interest
Aldermen public average
citizen Candidates fer Ghond closely
questioned they possible
Job instead Of 10
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-04-29

AFTER hesiAton the New York Legislature
passed ending segregation military
mens placing this state with New Jersey and Connecticut
The originally a
pouA
Indignation of troops
Fortunately the Assembly would
and nnsed fortnight immediate segregation
Assembly
betrayed New Works.
and civil rights legislation The condition progres
the national affairs MasSappi
insult 10 the people of this state
Passage this bill eliminated years ago
former AAaemblyman William r
naturally the support Negro
Legislature Assrmbyman points out
powerful support legiula.
torso Of dstrict,-NEW
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-04-29

In the same state where the trip
at no time creased the state line;
and that the nature Of the trip
was determined by the actual
journey and not by the ticket; %
since the men were actually traV-
ehnE between two points within
the state OF North Carolina and
breaking their journey by q stop.
oevr. the North Carolina tim-crow
law applied. The Court sentenced
them 10 30 days on the road In
segregated camps.
The case was appealed to the
North Carolina Supreme Court
with the men admitted TO bail
pending the decision. When the
North Carolina Supreme Court AT.
firmed the conviction. they packed
their bags and went TO North
Carolina 10 do their time.
They decided not 20 carry the
case 10 the Unlted states So.
prems Court because . better
case had since cropped up In
Virginia; and the men further
thought the very best way 20
drAmAtIEe the fight against Jim.
crow would BE- 20 show the
south that Christian men are
willing 30 60 10 Jail for Chris
tlaRity and democracy, against
the llIn-crOw preIudlces Of the
south.
North Carolina would have been
smart TO have refused TO jail these
men and 10 have sent them back
when they appeared to serve their
time; but North Carolina failed to
see that great movements OF con-
science sweep the imagination
when men are willing to suffer for
what they believe. Jim-crow Is
taking . beating every day these
men serve on the road.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-04-29

Edward Schwartz president
you very Minneapolis you
Schwartz people
in all walks Of life
One Of Edds trademarks pocket full Of printed bright and
person
enough for an introduction or chat He also sends them out in most Of
you
piece HaPpest forth
philosophy well worth reprnting Here II
haPpes $ common everyday chap
who makes his living his bills has little
goes strive output
IS a nor society He
his lowman thinks there like
prefers family anyone
up pouhce
the doctrine encounters one OF
needy PocketbOok plain
happy satisfied and does the
yearnng things four large for him.
Our bOokkeeper recePonst Minneapolis office recorded
average persons day wanting
newspaper
publishing March.
well
think this
comparatively small organization hike could could
fuume person questions
Accommodations average city
except
breVsted fashion
job putting a newspaper
Our policy to do swift job of refea constantly
sending people Phyllis wheatIey House
NAACP (pesdent
but badly needs one the MAYORS Council on Human Relations the
Public Relief county
the YCA sometimes the YwCA Many people
they PennSS Society
they attorneys
number regulations
directory
phone directory
happy people ago assist
each individual but
money all
organizations grew stronger we began to refer dozens Of
them their Jobs some do
there are agencies and resources of which many regular citizens
complaint
had business could do better job
the proper channelS-CEN
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-04-29
GToue Laadov Dies

Rabbi stephen Samuel Wise
who could said
being meunsd The death April 10 Of the 10
moved Of the worlds most useful distinguished
To American Negroes stephen q
helper lie worked with Of the leading Negroes
the social progress
their position thta and tho world
oppressed groups
For century he worked for tho establish.
Achievement
satisfaction
people his country world
history Of worlds great
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-04-29
"FxpIANAuoN''
BY JOHN HENRIK CLARK

BY JOHN HENRIK CLARKE
A smile Of hope
And q frown Of despair,
A hAngman's rope
And q scornfll stare;
This, too, 10 America. you see,
But not what America was meant
10 be.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-04-29
FilibuSeer Compromise

The who the people this compromise"
practically killed Oft DNecrats
without help the could
Democrats They win unhoy
minimum security
lpg,alatleh The blow Negro rights
millions Americana proving
OF democracy unu he hS others
limited not denied altogether The
Of the senate rules provide laws
unt have democracy the United
precious little highways byways
The who stand the accomplishment
moved public etncr-CTtss Magazine,
No community to It's ni opportunity unless
newspaper publication available
carry business Daily
Slrxlala.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-04-29
NO Easy CHAIRS goa ME

I sehiom sit In easy chairs
For fear they1l make me lazy.
I let the others sit In theirs
Evn though they call mo crazy,
I had nc such in early years,
I aat on pancheon benches,
Sometimes 'mid blood and e1n.
tears
A. buys had In the trenches.