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The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-10-25
Nurses Group
To Disbond
Next

NEW YORK The National
association of Colored Graduate
Nurses will be dissolved in Janu-
Try because its mission has all
but been accomplished, it was an
nounced here Sunday. The an
nouncement was made by Mrs.
Mabel K. Staupers, president Of
the group lat a meeting held to
explain why a separate organiza-
ton for Negro nurses is no long
er considered necessary.
The association was founded in
1908 to help colored nurses gain
admittance to graduate schools,
find jobs and give them assistance
with various professional prob
lens.
""The situation has changed a
lot" Mrs. Staupers said, adding
that Negro girls are admitted to
$50 schools and are being accept
ed more and more in hospitals.
She noted that since 1913 Negro
nurses in the few remaining areas,
where state affiliates of the Am
erican Nurses Association would
not admit them, have been able
to gain membership in the national
body.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-10-25
Mrs. Winnie
Harris Dies

Services for Mrs. Winnie Har-
ris, 35, of 241 Hartford street,
who died Sunday, will be tomor-
row in Rockford, Ga. Burial will be
there also. Friends may call at
the Hawkins funeral home, 1901
Germantown street, until 2:30 p.
m. today. She was a native of
Rockford, Ca, and had been a
Dayton resident six years. She is
survived by her husband, Willie;
her mother, Mrs. Lena Talbert OF
Rockford; three daughtrs, Annie
G., Eunice Mari and Rose E.; one
son Willie Jr.; n sister, Mrs.
Rose Ella Walker of Plainfield,
N. j., and two brothers, Sam Bra
dy and Robert Pop.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-10-25
From Police R|0tter
BY Jimmie N. Jones

Nellie Lovejoy, 81, of Cincin-
natl, who gave her address as 23O
Dunbar ave., was held to the grand
jury on a bond of $1,000 follow
ing a preliminary hearing Tues
day morning before Common Pleas
Judge Calvin Crawford on the
charge of manning and ~disfigur-
ing another person. According to
bet. Sgt. James B. Hogan, Mrs.
Lovejoy, mother of two children,
came to Dayton last summer and
took up residence at the Dunbar
ave address and became involved
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-10-25
Negro Publishers
Praise Macarthur

CHICAGO (ANP)- Meeting in
Chicago last week at the Palmer,
House, the Negro Newspaper Pub
fishers association board of direct
T praised Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur for Indignation of Negro
troops, and denounced the use of
%"racial epithets" in motion pict-
res and on the stage.
Lauding Gen. Macarthur, COM
mander Of the U.N. forces in the
Korean battle front, the publishers
said they will deliver a scroll to.
the general. They sent a telegram,
signed by Dodal H. Davis, presi-
dent of the group and publisher of
the Kansas City Call, to the COM
mander which said in part:
at is heartening to minorities
all over the world that this has
been accomplished by the fullest
utilization of available manpower
a characterization of military per-
sonnet particularly evident in the
elements from the United States.
"The Negro Newspaper Publish-
ers association heartily commends
Gen. Macarthur for his fortnight
and inspiring leadership"
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-10-25
The %Inquiring
Reporter
By Rex Coston
Question:: Do we need a FEPC
law in Dayton?

JAMES SPEARS, 1907 w. 5th
St., Florist: eyes, l think VIC do.
I was a visitor to the recent meet
ing spearheading FEPC in Column
bus and I think some of the ideas
they had would be very good and
should be used. At the meeting it
was brought out that one vote
kept us from getting the proper
majority and winning a FEPC in
Ohio. In the coming election we
should make sure this does not
happen again." 49,
RUTH DAVIS, 1901 Germantown
ST., Salad Girl. "We certainly do.
Lots of times Negroes are not
given the chance to do good when
they would probably prove more
capable than others hired in their
place. Even if it would stop en-
ployers from saying, eve don't
hire Negroes" the law would be
good"
TODD STONE, 312 So. Western,
unemployed: 81 think we do.
Colored workers do not need all
the experience employers are in
sisting on. We can do better jobs
than most of the men they hire
but we don't get the chances. If
we should get a city FEPC let's
CONTINUED on Page AZ
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-10-25

in an argument with one Callie
M. Jackson, now of POP Norwood
ave., and threw a wash basin Of
water mixed with I've into Mrs.
Jackson's face while she was tax
ing a bath. Some of the contents
splashed on Mrs. Lovejoy and
both women were ho~spitalized,
with Mrs. Jackson the most
seriously injured.
Mrs. Lovejoy, testified that the
contents of the basin was not I've,
but soap flakes and chloride which
she claimed she used for "bath-
ing' purposes she denied trying to
MAIN her neighbor.
After four hours of delibera-
ton, a jury was dismissed by Com
mon Pleas Judge Calvin Craw-
ford in the case Of w. B. Montgo-
merry SO, of 223e Kohler ave.,
charged with cutting to wound his
partner Wilbur Achor, 38. Accord
ing to Assistant Prosecutor Rus
sell Carter, an argument over a
bid on a paint job was the reason
for the alleged assault by Mont
gomery who pleaded not guilty,
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-10-25
SUGAR RAY TO
DEFEND TITLE

PHILADELPHIA, Pa Ray
(Sugar) Robinson will defent his
Pennsylvania middleweight title
against Carl (Bobo) Olson here
Thursday night. Robinson is
scheduled to meet Jake LaMotta
for the middleweight crown in
Chicago on Feb. IA.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-10-25
Emergency Appeal
Sent By NAACP

NEW YORK, N. Y An emer-
gency appeal for funds to assist
the national office of the Nation
al Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People in
weathering it's present financial
crisis was made this week in a
letter sent to all NAACP branches
by Walter White, the Associa-
TONS executive secretary.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-10-25
DIES IN HOSPITAL

Prophet Elder, So, of 1S43
Germantown street died in Good
Samaritan Hospital Tuesday, four
hours after walking into the hos
pital and complaining of pains in
the back. Survivors include a
wife, Louise.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-10-25
CHORUS TO


The Fifth Street YMCA Mixed
Chorus, under the direction of
Eugene B. Robinson, will rehearse
at The Y Wednesday evening at
8 o'clock. All young adults in
terested in, singing as a hobby
are urged to attend.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-10-25
SEQUEL TO MURDER:
Repentunt Killer Wants
To" earn About God

and Huber A. Berry, the Chicago
gambler was asked if he had any
thing to say before sentence was
passed.
Nattily attired in a gray suit,
Continued on Page ~
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-10-25
BRIDGE PARTY
FRIDAY

A bridge party, sponsored by
the Mothers Council and Boys
Work Committee will be held at
Fifth Street YMCA Friday, be-
ginning at 7:3O pm. Mrs. Eva J.
Barnes is chairman.
Evening star., 1950-03-30
First Ga||inger Report
Made in Drug Study

Health Officer Daniel L. Seek
niger has received the first part
of a report on Gallinger Hospi-
tails supply system. but will not
know "for several days. whether
the hospital is unable to account
for large amounts of drugs.
DR.. Seckinger ordered the study
last week, after a hospital Of
fetal declared records could not
account for several thousand walls
Iof streptomycin. The statement
was made in testimony at the
District Court trial Of James w.
Kinard. IS, colored, pharmacy
aide who was convicted of steal
ing a small amount Of another
drug, chloromycetin.
The health officer said Henry S.
Gavens, Health Department
budget officer, has submitted a
report on procedures of the sup
ply system. Audits of hospital
records to determine whether
amounts of drugs are missing
will require several more days, he
said.
DR.. Seckinger said he intended
to wait until audits are completed
before sending the report to the
Commissioners.
Evening star., 1950-03-30
9OO-Apartment Project
Proposed for Bethesda

A Washington construction CON-
pany plans to build 900 apart
ment units adjacent to the Ma
tional Institutes of Health, Be-
thesda, If 42-acre tract is re-
zoned to apartment house use.
A petition for the reclassifica-
ton of the tract, at the north
west corner of Cedar lane and the
Rockville pike, is pending before
the Montgomery County Council.
A hearing is scheduled for 9 am.
April Is in the Bethesda County
Building.
The application was filed by
John r. Reeves and Clarence c.
Keiser, agents for Mrs. B. w.
Parker and the Congress Con-
struction Corp, 1913 Vermont ave-
nue. NV.
MIR. Reeves said Mrs. Parker,
whose husband formerly was
chairman of the board of Wood
ward 81 Lothrop's, has contracted
to sell the property to the con-
struction firm. He added the COM
pany plans to erect a garden
type apartment development at a
cost Of $3.5 million.
The property is about half a
mile south Of the Pooks Hill tract,
on which a large elevator-type
apartment project is under con-
struction.
Evening star., 1950-03-30

making the rounds Saturday, they
will be Joined by several hun
dred especially trained rural cen
sus takers, carrying agricultural
schedules in their kits.
These enumerators do double
duty, since they get the popula-
ton and housing data at the same
time. In most cases, they were
chosen because they have expe-
rience in farming and can help
out farmers with some of the
tougher questions. The rural op-
Grafton is supposed to take three
weeks-one week longer than the
city job.
For the whole country, the Gen.
sus Bureau has prepared Al kinds
Of schedules, rejecting the differ
ent kinds Of products grown in the
various sections. For this area,
farmers are asked so major ques-
tions on field crops. fruits, vege-
tables and live stock.
Farmers, Of course, constantly
Evening star., 1950-03-30
Collision Delays Traffic
On BIodensburq Road

Traffic was delayed at the busy
intersection Of New York avenue
and Bladensburg road NE. yes
terday afternoon by a collision be-
tween a trailer truck and an au-
tomobile in which two persons
were injured.
Police said Saul o. Lewis. 20.
colored, Of 1909 Rhode Island
avenue. Brentwood. Md, was driv-
ing the automobile. Miss Ruth
Johnson. 20, colored, Of 1880 Foote
street NE. was a passenger. Both
were admitted to Casualty Hos
pital for hip injuries.
Police said the driver Of the
truck. James w. Ferguson. 23. of
SOB Allies road, Morningside, Nd,
was unhurt.
The automobile suffered 5000
damages, the truck SIS. Police
had traffic moving normally with
in 80 minutes.
Evening star., 1950-03-30
D. {. Asked 70 t Pay
Wafer Leak Repairs

The Burroughs Citizens Asso-
ciation wants the District to mend
its own leaky water pipes.
According to existing regula-
tiorls, members pointed out last
night, property owners are forced
to pay the repair bill on pipe
lines connecting their own water
systems with the main line lead
ing down the middle of the street.
Mrs. Henry A. Bartlett said this
requirement. which dates back to
an 1859 statute. is unfair. since
the leaks usually are caused by
traffic, over which the property
owner has no control. The cost
of breaking into the pavement
and mending the plumbing can
exceed $3.50, she added.
The association voted to ask
the District Commissioners to
study the regulations with a view
to relieving the burden on prop
erty owners.
The group also will ask the
Zoning Board and the Police De-
partment to ease restrictions on
the parking of trucks in the
downtown area to facilitate de-
liveries.
On another action, the associa-
ton indorsed a 40-hour work
week for policemen. It also asked
the Highway Department to re-
surface Monroe street between
Eighteenth and Twenty-second
streets NE.
The meeting. conducted by DR..
Robert N. Burrows, president,
was held in the Taft Junior High
School, Eighteenth and Perry
streets NE. -
-'5',f-
Evening star., 1950-03-30

are conducting their own private
censuses in the course of business.
So most Of the questions Of the
enumerators shouldn't cause much
trouble. But there are some spe-
cial cases. For instance, breeders
of certain types of animals (such
as rabbits) are asked to make a
quick population check on April /.
The same applies to cattle rails.
ers. They must make a special
record of all calves born between
January l and April /.
Other questions will go into the
crops raised last year, compared
to those raised in 1899. Crops not
usually raised in the area will be
listed separately.
The year in which the farmer
started operating the farm and
the uses to which the available
land has been put will be re-
corded.
Suburbanites who farm in their
spare time and also have q Job
in the city will have to answer
Evening star., 1950-03-30
Navy Officers Told 10 Wear
Metal INSIGNIA on Raincoats

The Navy announced today that
it's officers would wear metal rank
insignia on their raincoats in the
future.
Heretofore the blue and khaki
raincoats and tan aviation winter
working overcoats have carried no
rank insignia. The insignia will
be attached to shoulder straps
similar to those on Army and Air
Force uniforms. The ruling Is
effective Immediately but will not
become compulsory until July /,
1852. "
The insignia will be the size now
worn on coats by the Marine
Corps and Air Force.
Evening star., 1950-03-30
Drugstore EmpIoye
Charged With Faking
Ho|dup, Stealing $305

A 23-year-old drugstore handy
man with financial worries was
charged by police today with max
ing a false report that he was
robbed Of $305 in store receipts on
his way to a bank Monday.
Skepticism on the part Of three
plainclothesmen led to the arrest
early today Of Harold c. McDear-
mon. colored, %. in his apartment
in the 1400 block of Newton street
NV.
Police said McDearmon4 told
them he graduated from Howard
University in 1947. He worked at
Simpsons Drugstore, Seventh and
R streets NV.
He originally told police he was
yoked by two colored men at
Seventh and @ streets NV. as he
took store receipts to the nearby
Hamilton National Bank branch.
But detectives said they won
dered why there were no wit
nesses to a robbery on a we'll
Travelled street at about II am.
This led Precinct Detective John
T. Bailey Of the robbery squad
and l.. E. Hayes of the second
precinct and Pvt. v. M. Reynolds,
also of the second precinct, to
question McDearmon further.
Detective Bailey said he found
the money In shoe box in Nc
Dearmon's apartment. He said
McDearmon had scratched his
own face with a ring from his
finger to lend weight to the origi-
nal report.
McDearmorl forfeited $25 at
police headquarters on the false
report charge and was ordered to
face the grand jury on a grand
larceny charge by United States
Commissioner Cyril S. Lawrence.
Bond was set at $1,000.
Evening star., 1950-03-30

That picture for the local area
is expected to follow the pattern
that has been established for the
country as whole since 1920.
The major trend that has been
established shows fewer farms and
fewer farmers cultivating more
land each year.
This trend is the result of a
process of mechanization, to-.
gether with a general migration
of one-time farming population
to the cities.
The biggest casualties in this
process. possibly, have been the
horses and mules, of which there
were rs million on American
farms in 1920. In 1945, that tig-
ure had been cut to II million.
while the number OF tractors had
risen from 246,000 to. 2.422, 900.
This years count is expected to
confirm the notion that the ma
chine age Is here to ktay.
Evening star., 1950-03-30
Neighborhood Concerts
Tickets Are Available
For Woodrow Wilson

The final Neighborhood Con-
cert in the current series by
the National Symphony Or
chestra under the sponsorship
Of The Evening Star will be
held Monday, April 5. at
Woodrow Wilson High School,
Nebraska avenue and Chesa-
,peake street NV, starting at
8 pm.
Invitations for the concert,
which will be conducted by
Howard Mitchell, are available
without charge at Woodrow
Wilson, Alice Deal Junior High
School, Janney School, Friends
School, st. Anne's School,
Lafayette hool, Hearst
School, Murch School, Eaton
School, the Recreation Depart
ment at Sixteenth and Lamont
streets NV, and at the busi-
ness counter in the lobby Of
The Star Building.
The concert will be broad
cast by Station WMAL. The
Evening Star Station.
Evening star., 1950-03-30
By Crosby S. Noyes

Washington area farmers soon
will be busy counting their chick
ems, and just about everything
else, at the request Of Uncle Sam.
According to the Census Bu-
reau, it takes q heap OF chickens
at least 100-to make q home a
farm. Or 1t takes more than 300
dozen eggs a year. Or enough
bees to fill three hives.
Other specifications for what
makes a farm include the oper-
alton of a greenhouse or nursery,
or simply the owning or renting
of three or more acres Of land.
The Metropolitan Area has a
lot more farms that. meet these
specifications than some city
slickers might think. Five years
ago. the census people counted
just 6,014 Of them. Even inside
the limits Of the District itself,
40 die-hard farmers" were hold
ing out.
Evening star., 1950-03-30
Dr.. Pruden 10 Aid Drive
For japanese University

DR.. Edward Hughes Pruden,
pastor of the First Baptist
Church. has been appointed as
sociate chairman for a $40 mil
lion fund drive for the Japan
International Christian Univer-
sity.
Ministers representing IL Prot
estant denominations yesterday
attended a luncheon at the Brook
ings Institution. where plans for
a fund drive were outlined. The
ministers will make appeals for
donations in their churches from
April 80 to May IA. Gen. Mac
Arthur. Allied commander In Ja-
pan, is honorary chairman Of the
drive.
Evening star., 1950-03-30
Racial Equality Laws
Face Test Tomorrow

Validity Of anti-discrimination
laws adopted in Washington in
1872 and 1878 will be tested in
Municipal Court tomorrow when
the Thompson restaurant chain is
arraigned on charges of refusing
to serve colored persons.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Clark King will prosecute the COM
pany on charges filed by Mrs.
Mary Church. former member Of
the Board of Education; the Rev.
Arthur F. Elmes. pastor of the
Peoples Congregational Church,
and Miss Essie Thompson of the
United Cafeteria and Restaurant
Workers Union.
They contend the company vio-
lated the anti-discrimination stat
ues by refusing to serve them in
the Thompson cafeteria at 725
Fourteenth street NV. on Feb
ruary %.
The Co. -ordinating Committee
for the Enforcement Of the D. C.
Anti Discrimination laws will file
brief in the case as a friend of
the court.
The District Branch Of the Ma
tional Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People will
file brief as q friend of the court
If the Thompson case is appealed
to q higher court, Frank Reeves,
chairman OF the associations le-
gal Redress Committee, an
nounced.
Andrew L. Lindsay, chairman
of the NAACP membership cam
paign, urged volunteer workers to
enroll $4,000 new members ito
combat the growing tide of oppo-
sition to civil rights in the Dis
trict."
Evening star., 1950-03-30
Bark|eys Will Attend
Front Royal Dedication
Of Crosby Stadium
Special Dispatch 10 Ths Stnr

FRONT ROYAL, Va. Mar. 80.
Vice President and Mrs. Barley
have accepted an invitation to at
tend the dedication OF the Bing
Crosby Stadium here Saturday.
They will join leading State Of
f1cials, including Gov. Battle and
Senator Robertson. Democrat, in
Ia gala day-long program.
The Barkleys will be among the
guests of State Senator Raymond
Guest, who also will be host to
the radio and screen star being
honored.
Thousands OF visitors are ex-
pected for the Bing Crosby Day
festivities. Many are expected to
drive the 10 miles from Washing
ton.
IL Major Events Scheduled.
Senator Guest, who is general
chairman of the program, said
there will be IL major events dur
ing the day. Bing will make per-
sonal appearances at six. The
program, as announced by sena-
tor Guest, is as follows:
8:30-10:30 am. Registration
and preliminary judging. cake
contest; Warren County High
School.
1890 an.-Judging Of displays
of Front Royal business houses.
II a.m.-Parade.
pm. Dedication Of Bing
Crosby Stadium, named for the
singer because he gave the first
81 900 toward its construction; he
also specified that all proceeds Of
Saturdays events be used to help
pay for the project.
1-6 pm-Open house at the
famed Skyline Caverns, free of ad-
mission charge.
2:15 p.m.-Exhibition Of trained
horses, at stadium.
2:30 p.m.-Final judging in cake
contest; high school.
Preview Of Crosby Film.
p.m-Specia1 preview OF the
latest Crosby film, Riding High"
for $50 of the most deserving
school children in the valley and
Northern Virginia, and for men,
bers of bands in the parade; at
Park Theater; admission by ticket
only.
3:15 pm. Baseball game be-
tween the University of Virginia
and the Front Royal Baseball
Club. stadium.
7:30-11:30 PIN Bing's Barn
Evening star., 1950-03-30
The Copitors Most GIomorous Job

Red-haired Betty Mackenzie,
%, is convinced she has the most
glamorous job in Washington.
She's Capitol guide.
All day she trudges from one
end of the Capitol to the other
over hard marble floors, up and
down four long flights of steps,
followed by crowd of wide-eyed,
open-mouthed tourists.
And she loves her job because
she meets the most interesting
people you can imagine"
Miss Mackenzie. who was a
model before she became a guide.
is one of thes II women and IL
men who escort tourists through
the Capitol. explaining points of
interest, for a fee of Is cents per
head.
Representative Scrivener. Re-
publican, of Kansas focused at
tention on the Capitol guides dur
ing recent appropriation bill hear
ings by demanding that their fee
system be abolished. He wants
the guides placed on the public
payroll so tourists can be escorted
through the Capitol without
charge.
Youngest Guide.
Miss Mackenzie. who became a
guide year ago, is the youngest
in age and length of service. Har-
ry Nash. with 35 years of service,
is the oldest.
James Connell, captain Of Cap
ltol Guards, with 20 years of serv-
ice, Is a staunch advocate Of the
current system.
"All the fees we take in 60 into
a common pool and are divided
up each week on the basis Of the
number of trips each guide made" :"
he explained. This is the fairest
system we could have. In the
spring we are as busy as We can
be. but in the winter we do not
have as much to do. Consequently
each guide gets paid for the work
he actually does. and we average
about $4,000 a year"
Like Miss Mackenzie, Mr.. Con-
nell is in love with his job.
you grow to love the old build
ing, and you are always meeting
new and interesting people. who
are seeing it for the first time"
he explained.
Guide Becomes Bride.
The sergeants at arms Of the
Senate and the House appoint the
guides. Each is allotted IL ap-
pointments. One job is open now.
Mr.. Connell thinks it is just hap
penstance that the guide force is
almost evenly divided between
men and women.
The present vacancy was Gre
ated when one OF the girl guides
Evening star., 1950-03-30

bers Of the family and they ned
in nightclothes.
Rodney Lesser. Al, 4 member of
the Branchville Volunteer Fire
Department, rushed to the fire.
house about a half mile away and
brought the first fire truck to the
scene.
Meanwhile, the alarm was
sounded elsewhere and Rodney's
brother Carl, Is, who lives in
Branchville, responded to the call
as captain Of the Branchville de-
partment.
A third member Of the family,
Frank Lesser. jr., also is a fireman,
but was driving a bus.
Fleecie, a pet cat, was burned
to death in the basement.
Assisting the Branchville fire.
men were volunteers from College
Park and Berwyn Heights.
Evening star., 1950-03-30

Two Branchville flremen today
helped fight . blaze that did
$4,000 damage to their parents
home in Berwyn.
One OF the fighters was among
five persons routed by the 6 am.
blaze and forced to flee from the
burning house at 9036 Baltimore
boulevard.
The six-room frame house is
owned by Frank Lesser, who is
employed. in the District by a
wholesale candy concern. Mr..
and Mrs. Lesser and three OF their
children, Rodney and William and
Miss Maybelle Lesser. we're asleep
when the fire broke out.
Mrs. Lesser said she smelled
smoke just after daybreak and
saw flames creeping up an out
side wall at the rear OF the struc-
ture. She aroused other men,