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Evening star., 1950-04-07
Gov. Dever Believes
Soopbox Race Entront
Stole His Auto Plates
BY the Assoeioted Press

- N~sSN'S'So 'f~sS
BOSTON, April Gov.
Paul A. Dever suspects young
soap-box racer enthusiasts OF
stealing his ISL" automobile
registration plates.
The plates disappeared from
his official car at Orleans
Wednesday night.
If the plates are found"
he said. they had better be
attached to a soap box"
The Governor will use card
board copies Of the plates
until duplicates are issued by
the registry Of motor vehicles.
Evening star., 1950-04-07
India. Pokiston Pact Near

Offlcial sources in New Delhi,
India. said last night that only
drafting problems delay an agree
ment between the Prime Ministers
of India and Pakistan to deal with
the Hindu -Moslem minorities
problem. The main points have
been settled.
The plan is designed to protect
minorities in India and Pakistan
and prevent q recurrence Of COM
munal rioting such as recent flare
ups in East and West Bengal,
where hundreds have been killed.
Prime Ministers Jawaharlal
Nehru OF India and Liaquat Ali
Khan of Pakistan met for the
NTH time yesterday to work on
the final draft of the pact. 1t will
provide for commissions on both
sides to inquire into and advise on
communal disturbances and for
special courts to try rioters. They
will meet again today.-AP.
Evening star., 1950-04-07
(Fitth OF a Holy Week SeriesJ

By AP kswsfsotvsss
And there were also two other
malfactors, led with him to be
put to death. And when they
were come to the place, which
is called Calvary. there they
crucif1ed Him, and the malefac-
tors, one on the right hand and
the other on the left. Then
said Jesus. Father, forgive
them; for they know not what
they do. And they parted His
raiment and cast lots. And the
people stood beholding. And
the rulers also with them de-
rided Him, saying. He saved
others; let Him save Himself,
if He be Christ, the chosen of
God. And the soldiers also
Knocked Him, coming to Him,
and offering Him vinegar, And
saying. II Thou be the king of
the Jews, save Thyself. And a
superscription also was written
Evening star., 1950-04-07
Around
the
World
News in Brief
Chang Leads Good Friday
Fast Of Formoso Chinese

Fast Of Formoso Chinese
Chang Kai-shek led Chinese
Christians In Good Friday fast
today for the starving millions in
Communist China.
The Nationalist President, q
Methodist, began a six = hour
prayer starting at noon. He asked
Gods blessing on the Republic
of China"
Chang in a broadcast from
Taipei, Formosa, affirmed his faith
in "the fight against the Russian
aggressors and Chinese Commun-
lists and Satan, the devil"
During the time OF Christ" he
said, the people of his country
were placed under the iron heel
of the enemy, their territory was
lost, humanity disregarded and
their freedom stripped"
Chang compared this with the
plight of the people in Red China.
Chang declared tens of mil
lions" of Chinese mainland Chris
tians face "the tortures and per-
secution of the Russian aggressors
and the Communist bandits"
But he urged faith and patience.
saying: Il strongly believe that
visible future darkness will be re-
placed by light. ."-AP.
Evening star., 1950-04-07

Finland awaits arrival Of 1900
United States-made cars early
this year.
Evening star., 1950-04-07

Alabama is said to have chosen
the yellowhammer as State bird
because its coloring is similar to
that Of the Confederate cavalry
uniform,
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-10-26
FLIER
HAVOC ON COMBAT
MISSION

TOKYO, Japan (ANP)- To
Ensign Jesse L. Brown, Friday,
Oct. IS, was a lucky day.
Brown, the first Negro naval
aviator. to fly a combat mission
against a foe of the United States,
made a big splash on his first
outing. He destroyed five rail-
way cars and damaged Is others
near Chongjim on North Korea's
east coast, strafed two warehouses
and damaged a vehicle.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-10-26
'" Lack Of Room Reason For Short
Prison Terms, Court Officials Say

parole board in their releases, the
answers we're as follows: Accord
ing to the laws of Ohio, the re-
lease of an inmate of any penal
institution is based on the sent
ence imposed by the Court, and
when the minimum sentence has
been served, the convict with no
record of violation of prison rules
has the right to apply for parole.
If given the green light" he is
placed on parole regardless of the
maximum sentence For ex-
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-10-26
Mrs. Lille Mae Cox
Funeral Tomorrow

Services for Mrs. Lille Mae
Cox, 6S, of sgt South Broadway,
who died Monday at her residence,
will be at 1 pm. tomorrow at the
Mount Enon Baptist church with
Rev David MacFarland and Rev.
R. R. Hagans officiating. Burial
in Greencastle cemetery. Friends
may call at the residence after
6 pm. today. A native of La
Grange, Ca, Mrs Cox had lived
in Dayton % years, She is sur
vived by six daughters, Mrs. Lulu
Wilburn of Tennessee, Mrs. Mary
Camp, Fannie Cox, Mrs. Annie
Terry, Christine Cox and Mrs.
Naomi Rutledge, all Of Dayton;
two sons, Lloyd and Mack of Day
ton, and II grandchildren.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-10-26
Services Monday For
Mrs. Arzo|u Brown

Funeral services will be held at
80 pm. Monday at Mt. Enon
Baptist Church for Mrs. Arzola
Brown, A, of 331 Parker ST., who
died Wednesday enroute to st.
Elizabeth hospital. Burial will be
at Greencastle cemetery.
Coroner A. p. Mcdonald said
Mrs. Browns death was due to
natural causes. She is survived by
her husband, Henry; two daught-
ers, Mrs. Lillian Johnson and Mrs.
Gladys Porter; one sister, Mrs.
Bertha Tasker and her mother,
Mrs. Ida Watts. Friends may call
at Jones Brothers funeral home
after 4 pm. Saturday.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-10-26
Arthur D. Fisher
Joins Firm Of
Walters &Curter

4-ttorney Arthur 0. (Art) Fish
-, mas joined the law firm of Gill
a4. Walters and Russell L. Cart
er, with offices at 38 E. Fifth
it was announced Wednesday.
attorney Fisher attended Ala
.4ma State College before enter
n@ the services during World War
II. He served as navigator-bomb-
ardier with the 477th Bombard-
lnent Squadron.
Upon leaving the service, he
enrolled at the University of Day
ton where he received his A. B.
legree. He is also a graduate of
The University of Cincinnati law
school, where he contributed to
he Cincinnati Law Review and
iater served on the board of
editors of that publication. While
n Cincinnati he was also appoint
ed to the Legal Aid Clinic. At
torney Fisher is married and re-
sides at 1905 Home ave.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-10-26
TO
DR.. BUNCHE

PHILADELPHIA (ANP)- The
city of Philadelphia will honor DR..
Ralph J.. Bunche, winner of the
1850 Nobel Peace Prize, Dec. 20,
with the annual Philadelphia
Citizens award.
The presentation will be made
at the annual Christmas cotillion
in Convention hall, according to
Judge Herbert E. Millen, general
chairman of the Philadelphia Cot
illion society.
DR.. Bunche has already accept
ed the invitation Judge William
H. HASTE Of the Circuit Court of
Appeals will present the award to
DR.. Bunche.
Designed for this event, the a.
ward will be called the Diamond
Cross of Malta.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-10-26

ample; A person serving a sent
ence of one to twenty years, can
be let out after serving seven to
nine months for good behavior,
however, if he or she violates the
conditions of said parole, the re-
turn to prison without trial is
mandatory. In many cases our
penal institutions are so crowded
that room must be made for new
prisoners.
With larger penal facilities,
there would be less reason for
early paroles and probations and
would discourage much of the
state wide crime wave.
The state pardon and parole
board granted paroles to the fol-
lowing inmates from the Ohio
state reformatory at Mansfield:
Carl,36, and Clifford,2 6, De Hart,
formerly of % Douglas serving
sentences of ten to twenty five
years for the brutal beating of
their 70 year old great-uncle. Wal
ter Bockner from whom they stole
$1,000 in 1947 will be paroled
January 3rd. The beating caused
doctors to take more than so
stitches to close scalp wounds.
Robert Hanshaw, %, formerly
They have served only four years.
of 544 w. Third ST., charged with
burglary will be released Nov. 20.
He was sentenced to a term of
one to Is years. Ralph w. Arnold
20, formerly Of 1924 Home ave.,
was placed on a five year proba-
ton in March 1949 for burglary
Continued on Page ~
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-10-26
@ NAVAL CADET

PENSACOLA, Fla Naval
Aviation Cadet Dave Campbell Jr.
%, of Augusta, Ga, was named
the top cadet of the Naval Air
Stations preflight graduation
class here. Navy officials said it
was the first time in U. S. naval
history that a Negro has been SO
honored.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-10-26
By Jimmie N. Jones

Taking time from the routine
duties of a rowing reporter and
checking the many paroles issued
to inmates of the Ohio State re-
formatory from Montgomery
County We found that a large
number of inmates had been re-
leased. Questioning high court Of
ficials regarding the action of the
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-10-26
Mintz Holds Up
Ezz Title Bids In
Frisco, Honolulu

PITTSBURGH, Pa No bids
from Honolulu and California for
a title fight with heavyweight
champion Ezzard Charles will be
considered until after the Cincin-
natl Cobra meets Nick Barone in
Cincinnati next month.
This statement was issued We'd
nesday by Jake Mintz, the cham
pion's manager. Mintz revealed
that William P. Kyne has offered
100000 to bring Charles into
Kezar Stadium in San Francisco
for a title defense against joey
Maxim.
Mintz said he also has an offer
from Leo LevAnt for a title
match against Tony Bosnich in
Honolulu. Neither match a be
considered until after the Charles
Barone bout, Mintz declared.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-10-26
Judge Orders
Child Returned
To It's Mother

"Children are not given away
like stray cats" Common Pleas
Judge Calvin Crawford told Mrs.
Bulia Wright, of 232 S. Euclid
ave-, when she tried to make the
mother of a two-year-old child
give her the baby in exchange for
the cost Of it's keep while the
mother was recovering from an
illness in the hospital.
According to Attorney John
Cummings, an arrangement was
made or Mrs. Wright to care for
the child last February while the
mother was in the hospital. When
she came out Of the hospital, and
asked for the return of the baby
she was told she would have to
pay the full amount of expenses
for the care of the child or leave
the child in pawn" until the bill
was paid.
Judge Crawford told Mrs.
Wright, "you just can't give
children away like stray cats, and
since there have been no legal
proceedings for adoption Of the
child, you must return it to the
mother"
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-10-26

while drunk and another $3.50
for of the drivers
license laws, and Edward w. Bel
ton, 1885, w. Riverview ave-, $50
and cost.
Juvenile Judge Frank Nicholas
sent two youths to the Boys In
dustiral School at Lancaster for
indeterminate periods. They were
charged with taking part in vari-
Gus burglaries in the city of Day
ton and lakewood. An adult, Vir-
gil Fink, %, of 1922 Hayens ST.,
was held to the grand jury after
being charged with completely in
the $4,000 burglary of the Mel
son S. Talbot jr, lockwood home.
According to Logan Hiddy, of
the Juvenile Court, the two youths
are a pair of "the most sophisticat-
ed" Juvenile burglars in the his
tory of the Court. They are
charged with two city jobs and
one county burglary. Both have
records, according to authorities.
Police 7 holding an employee
Of a Give and Dime" store for
the theft of 1920 from a bag con-
tanning $500 intended for bank
ing. According to Diets. Elvin F.
Hafer, and w. H. Knight, the
suspect was sent to the bank with
$500, but when he left and the
invoice Of the entry was made by
bank officials it was discovered
1920 was missing. The suspect is
being held for questioning in the
central police station. He denied
the charge.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-10-26
From Police BIOtter
By Jimmie N. Jones

Four persons were fined in Num-
cipal Court Wednesday for driv-
ing while intoxicated. They were:
Jack Seifert, II Ashley ST., 500
and cost and his right to drive
suspended for a period of two
years; John Roberts, 400 Valley
ST., $50 and cost and a suspended
sentence of 60 days on condition
that damages to another car be
paid; Thomas Shirley, 603 Spring
field ST., $50 and cost for driving
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1950-05-12

tniOB Methodist Church
i@"fenee H. Wiwi8On. pasi0y
kBnAay. Nng $50

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ly y o. Win elatsss lb f1e usual
Dlaees Jhe JODes property aofOss
thf sifsff viii b. renovated 8UJ
used iot sunday sebOOi purposes ~
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ass hayf solsifed fHplF goOBJs, aBd
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WI af9l WIN @Ibo Christian
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1950-05-12

returned A. hrB YOfk CHv aftot
fitenGlnE teu days VITA hls parents
Af and Mia y Hudson
Ilie Mnt mesfluR " fhs Amer
lehb l<KlDu Auxiliary. Cnif 80 ".
az Indian River Post, NlllsbOfO.
haf AeiG = ueedat ulrhf IA fhe port
hDinf viii Boz a Wayn4 Burton
lp eiafff ,iaut bsff made fOf fae
tirinb'it ~ attend ibs banQuef 0t
"Wednesday ~ DOytt in honor ~
ilf national president Mrs hOf
tian H. f.hheilF SOD fOt party ~
o. flsFh SUNDAY May ~ "a fhf a..
bfisfHnF Administration If0s
Diim Perry Point Maryland
@embsff ~ flt Indian River
foa abd huMllafy VIII ailend fhe
Church aefyles OD SUNDAY. Nag N.
az bfaef Methodist Chufcb
5anfs J0aeDb Weller fbFee
inoufhs OiG 500 ~ 30 William n
Weller Hnq Mtf iieien Miller Wei
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brother william = Wellfr. 81 fDn
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1950-05-12

visited relatives in town on sun
Day.
Nrs. TED Blanchard and daught-
y. Joyce, Of Pittsburg Pa. arrived
On Wednesday 20 spend the rest Of
tie week with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey Short. Mr. Blanchard
vii spend the weekend with them
1rs. Ernest Cool and daughter.
Dotty Lou. u Camden spent Sun
DAY with MF. and alrs. =. K. HOch
Miss Betty Allen and Miss Doris
Moore " Win. spent the weekend
WITH Miss Aliens parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Allen.
The first three grades Of the
Bfldsegille school will hold their
music festival ~ 2 p. 70. May yGth
Parents and friends are cordially
invited
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1950-05-12

yloe ~ honor al mothers. Let no
iblDE eEesDt illness lbfspfer. This
az marks fbe snd u National
faUlly Won"
Miss jal6ella LeW1s vii De ln
fbayEe ~ ibs program. There win
~ sDeelal music, AlsO = discussion
WI ~ bed ln Wbleh TIE "DeslF-
mr. aUHjliies" lD = MOfhey Will BE-
listed The yefyioe viii be held ln
ile spDlaI room aDa tie blackboard
WI De D9sd ~ b0ys and glrls
aDDYe u ye3gs afe invited.
me kry h. u. Wlubr0w attend
~ q DOeHiors 0eetlDY ~ the Sd.
DslY EOuBoB n Churches and
CbHsil3u EdUeafl0D lB Baltimore
}3a DbursGaY Dr WlubY0w Is
aJsD . Dusier " This organization.
There VIII b. aeryloes held a the
tUlOU 0eibOdlsi church OD Confer
bDoe 6DD03y. Nay H. ~ The Fegu-
lar bours Dbe '1JeaNber" for the
UOrDloH WOrsblD VIII Dr. aBn0unc-
~ b"hi Sunday. md lB the next is-
tue " IBIS DaDeF,
iNlNF"ih5 atN DfUjbHft repre-
eoDil0Y the CBlOD Dethodlst
church IT fbo peDiDsula Annual
t9DtoteDee ~ Win, Nay ~ ~ n.
WI Dot DastOp, iAy Member r.
my y JrUlit Alternate: Paul A.
LyDDb YODfb membprf; Tommy
Bakog md Japk Ray
BlslOD tDAd = G0r8OD II phila..
VII Dreslde ~ al 8essl0Bs and
We3ob "a lbe SUBday morning ser
we - ibe oODterrHoo bOsi church
1ib md Washington 81. Win, May
ZJHf
~ 9Dd Mrs C0Ultey passwaterg
ago tseelyjDg congratulations on
~" MN u . glrl ~ i8e Milford
@tWDl1aJ it0sDlt9j Nay Gfb.
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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1950-05-12
CHAPLAIN'S CHAPEL

The ". S. q. s. viii hold a bake
~ 6eaford IN front Of Mrs. Culver'g
store On High street. May -. start
lbg ~ . q. 10. Chickens. cakes and
)Des will BE- for sale. Please come
and buy and help. Benefit for the
CbaDlaln's Methodist Church.
Evening star., 1950-05-26
Mrs. Mary Alexander
Dies in Tuxedo Park

Mrs. Mary Emily Hamilton
Alexander, 48. member of one OF
Washington's prominent families
died this morning at her home ir
Tuxedo Park. N. Y, friends re-
ported.
She was the wife of Nelson Alex.
ander of the Campbell Textile Co.
New York City. and the daughte,
of George E. Hamilton. who died
in 1916 at the age of 90 after q
long career in educational, legaI
and business circles. Mr.. Hamil-
ton was dean emeritus of George
town University Law School and
the oldest living alumnus of the
university at the time Of his death
Besides her husband, she is sur
vived by a daughter, Miss Mary
Emily Alexander, and two brothers
and three sisters.
They are George E. Hamilton
jr., Washington attorney: Richard
M. Hamilton of New York, Mrs
Elizabeth H. Tompkins, the wife
of Maj. Gen. William F. Tomp-
kins; Mother Louise F. Hamilton
of the Order of the Sacred Heart
and Mrs. Mamie Hamilton Ben
Ziger of Tuxedo Park,
Funeral services will be held at
II am. tomorrow at Tuxedo Park,
Evening star., 1950-05-26
Frederick Curtis Dies;
Retired R. F. &P. Worker

Frederick Merton Curtis, II, re-
tired Richmond, Fredericksburg
& Potomac employe, died We'd
nesday at his home. 2935 King
street, Alexandria, after an illness
of three months.
Born in Prince William County,
Va, Mr.. Curtis lived on farm be-
fore coming to Alexandria 80 years
ago. He then worked for the
r. F. & P. as a machinist, retiring
IL years ago.
Mr.. Curtis was a member of the
Brotherhood Of Railroad Train
men.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Nellie B. Curtis and a daughter,
Mrs. Mildred Lucille Hefner,
314 Buchanan street. Alexandria
A sister, Miss Lennie Curtis, and
a brother, John Claude Curtis,
both Of 635 D street Sc, also
survive.
Funeral services were to be held
this afternoon in the Wheatley
funeral home, Alexandria. Burial
was to be at Greenwich, Prince
William County.
Evening star., 1950-05-26
John Owens, Union Leader
Dies in New York al 81
BY the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, May 26.-John
Owens. 81. secretary-treasurer Of
the AFL International Longshore-
mems Association, died Wednes-
day in Doctors Hospital.
He suffered a heart attack in
Jacksonville. Fla. while attending
convention of the Longshore-
mems South Coast District, and
was brought to New York by train.
Joseph P. Ryan. lila president.
announced no longshore work will
be performed in the Port of New
York from midnight Monday until
midnight Tuesday. The stoppage
will be memorial to Mr.. Owens
and the "a LILA members killed in
last Fridays South Amboy NUM-
tions explosion.
Mr.. Owens is survived by his
widow Sadie of Forest Hills,
Queens, and two sons. John of
Forest Hills and George of WASH
ington, D. c,
Evening star., 1950-05-26
A. Thompson Dies;
Lived Here II Years

William A. Thompson. II. a for
mer electrical inspector for the
District and a member of an
old Washington family. died of a
heart condition yesterday at Doc
tors Hospital. He lived at 1907
Irving street NV.
A lifelong resident of Washing
ton. Mr.. Thompson was the son
Of the late William A. Thompson
former section chief in the Coast
and Geodetic Survey, and Susan
Lee Thompson, whose family was
connected with the Lee funeral
home.
Mr.. Thompson attended the
Jefferson. Central High and Bliss
Electrical Schools. He was an in
spector in the Districts Electrical
Department from April. 1918, until
illness forced his resignation in
October, 1925. Formerly, he was
associated with E. c. Ernst, Inc,
electrical contractors, here.
He was life member of Daw-
son Masonic Lodge and the Sixth
Presbyterian Church, which his
grandfather helped to organize.
He also belonged to the Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Josephine Buckley Thompson; a
sister. Mrs. Henry Disney, 421
Hamilton street NV, and a
brother. Millard F. Thompson,
Bethesda.
Funeral services will be held
at the Lee funeral home, Fourth
street and Massachusetts, avenue
NE. Burial will be in Congress
sional Cemetery.
Evening star., 1950-05-26

She never did know exactly how
old she was. but she always said
she had Lived through five wars.
At any rate. Mrs. Elizabeth Dyer
was ''over the century mark
when she died Wednesday in her
home. ASA Forty-first avenue,
Brentwood, Md. Some of her many
descendants say she was as old
as lis.
That's what her oldest living
son. John Dyer. n. figures. Three
of her children were older than
he, but all have died.
Mrs. Dyer. who said she remem-
bered being sold as a slave two or
three times" before the Civil War.
outlived all but three of her dozen
children.
During that war. when she was
a slave in South Carolina. she
remembered seeing Confederate
money all over the streets. and
1t was no good"
But Of all the wars she prided
herself on having lived through.
Evening star., 1950-05-26
DR.. WV. Yen, Former
Chinese Premier, Dies
BY the Assoeioied Press


HONG KONG. May 26.-Dr. w
w. Yen. former Premier of China
and a veteran diplomat, died this
week in Communist Shanghai
Hong Kong newspapers reported
today.
The 73-year-old retired official
died of heart disease.
Yen was graduated in 1900 from
the University of Virginia with
a B. A. degree. He rose to the
premiership in 1922. He had been
Minister to the United States,
Sweden, Germany and Denmark
and Ambassador to Russia.
His last appointment cane early
last year. Marking named him
as a member of the Nationalist
delegation to go to Peiping to seek
peace with the Communists. The
delegation never returned to Nam
king.
Later he was listed as chairman
of the Shanghai branch of the
Sino-Soviet Friendship Associa-
tion. This was after the Com
munists took over Shanghai.