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Evening star., 1950-05-02
High Court Refuses to Rule on Georgia Vote Test

group Of white men in Mississippi.
Flowers complained there were no
Negroes on the jury that convicted
him of assault with intent to kill.
Justices Black and Douglas fav-
ored a review.
(. Refused to review a District
Court decision awarding full pay
ment of $4,000 in fire insurance
to Mr.. and Mrs. Harry j. Ger
rity whose son. Edward. an Air
Force veteran, was killed in an ex-
plosion in the home they then
occupied at 6109 Nevada avenue
NV. in February. 1916.
The Charter Oak Fire Insurance
Co. and the United States Fire In
Surance Co. of New York had re-
fused to pay the fire insurance be-
cause. they said, the property
losses resulted from an explosion
of the type not covered in the
policies.
The blast occurred when gas
from a basement pipe was ignited
by a furnace or heater pilot light.
Coroner A. Magruder. MacDon-
aid ruled that the 21-year old vet
eran died accidentally of asphyxi-
alton. after removing q core from
the gas connection.
Lawson TrumbO Plea Made.
The court was asked by a group
Of 21 California citizens to recon-
slider its recent refusal to review
the contempt of Congress convic-
tions Of Hollywood writer's John
Evening star., 1950-05-02
Funeral 10 Be Held Today
For Frank {. Barry, IA

Funeral services for Frank
Charles Barry. "a. Government
craftsman for nearly 80 years be-
fore his retirement in 1916. were
to be held at 3 pm. today In
Gawler's chapel, 1856 Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV. followed by
burial in Rock Greek Cemetery.
MIR. Barry made his home with
a daughter. Mrs. Raymond M.
Beall OF 6939 Greenvale street
NV. He died there Saturday Of
a heart condition.
A lifelong resident of Washing
ton. Mr.. Barry was educated in
the District schools. He first
worked as a craftsman for the old
Mum &, Co. patent attorney Arm
here.
He began his Government career
in 1917 with the old War Depart
mer1t and when he retired was
employed by the Army Air Forces.
A son, Kenneth S. Barry. is con-
troller Of the Cafritz Real Estate
Co., l404 X street NV. An H.
year-old grandson. K. Randolph
Barry. also survives. His wife.
Mrs. Emma Alice Barry, died in
1888.
Evening star., 1950-05-02
u. 5. Marking Time
On ranian Plea for
Substantial Loan
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

The administration is reported
to be marking time on pleas fol-
American economic aid for Iran
uneasy neighbor Of Soviet Russia.
Ambassador Hussein Ala de-
clared yesterday. after talking
with President Truman. that help
Is urgently needed. A poor grain
crop has been followed by business
failures, unemployment and a new
outbreak of Communist activity
he said.
The State Department has had
reports that the Iranians want q
United States Government loan o1
between 500 million and $500
million in addition to the military
assistance already in preparation.
Oficials here are dubious that O
substantial loan is the answer al
the moment.
No formal application has beer
received by the Export Import
Bank, the normal channel for q
United States Government loan.
The Iranian situation is due for
a going over by Secretary of State
Acheson, French Foreign Minister
Schuman and British Foreign
Secretary Bevin in their meeting
this month at London.
Meantime the World Bank is
considering an 1ranian loan ap-
plication and has sent a mission
for an on-the spot check.
Evening star., 1950-05-02

Georgia's election methods have
withstood another attack in the
Supreme Court. -a-. -
The tribunal yesterday refused
to rule on a 1949 State law re-
quiring re-registration Of all vo-
ters and banning those who failed
to meet an educational test. The
statute had been protested as q
pet" measure by Gov. Herman
Talmadge to curb Negro voting.
The Supreme Court. on April
II. refused TO review an attack on
the Georgia county unit system
Of elections. It ruled that Federal
courts have no right to interfere
with State apportionment Of vot-
ing strength.
With no written opinions, yes
terday's session of the court was
the shortest since the current
term started last October. No fur
ther oral arguments are sched-
uled for the remainder Of the
term. The court will meet every
Monday to hand down decisions
until the summer recess starts in
mid-June.
Dennis Denied Review.
In brief orders announced yes
terday the court:
I. Refused to reconsider its
March ~ ruling that upheld the
conviction Of Eugene Dennis,
American Communist Party secre-
tary. for contempt Of Congress.
Except for a possible temporary
stay. that was the last court move
open to Dennis to avoid a year in
jail and payment Of a $1,000 fine.
2. Refused to review a California
Federal Court ruling that a union
was not exempt from the Sherman
Antitrust Act when it Con
spired" to fix prices.
The case applied to q CIO fish,
erman's union, which contended
that, as labor group its activi-
ties amounted to "the right of
working fishermen to establish by
contract the prices at which they
! individually sell their catch" The
Justice Department contended
that. so far as prices were con-
cerned, the union was IAN associ-
alton of businessmen" who had no
right to picket or boycott firms
that would not buy at the fixed
price.
Deny Reviewing Shooting.
3. Refused, To, to review the
case Of a Hartness Flowers, a Ne
gro sentenced to seven years i'm
prisonment for shooting into a
Evening star., 1950-05-02

Howard Lawson and Dalton Trum-
DO. The group identified itself as
members of Democratic commit
tees in California.
The court also received similar
requests from a. group of 64 min
siters and rabbis of Southern
California and by the Southland
Jewish Organization.
In a 7-2 decision April 10 the
court denied a hearing to Lawson
and Trumbo who were sentenced
to a year each in Jail and $1,000
fines after their convictions in
District Court here. They were
among 10 Hollywood figures in
dicted for refusing to tell the
House Committee on Un-Amer-
lean Activities whether they were
Communists.
Evening star., 1950-05-02
Pittsburgh Newspaper
Misses Edition Due
To TeIetype Strike
sY the AssoSiofsd Press

I PITTSBURGH, May 2.-The
first edition of the Pittsburgh
Press was not published today be-
cause some employees refused TO
cross picket lines set up by the
AFL Commercial TelegrapherS'
Union in their Nationwide strike
against the United Press, The
| United Press officeS are in the
Press Building.
/ The Press management and offi-
cialS Of AFL unions whose men,
bers are employed by the news
paper went into a meeting in an
effort to settle the matter. Press
employees refusing to cross picket
lines included drivers, mailerS and
mechanical workers.
/ The Press distributed notice
to its employees saying the United
Press is a rent-paying tenant in
the building and the telegrapherS
are not employees OF the Pittsburgh
Press"
In New York a Federal mediator
began efforts TO open new negotia-
tionS between the United Press
and the union. The CTU men,
berS handle the teletype machines
in 35 domestic relay bureaus, in
cluding Washington.
Mediator j. r. Mandelbaum
said he would meet with the UP
management at l;30 pm. tEST
and with the union at pm.
The strike began at midnight
Sunday when bargaining collapsed
with the parties more than 81
apart on weekly wage demands.
One by-product Of the strike
yesterday saw the Labor Depart
ment shutting off its UP printer
in Washington. Like many Gov
ernment agencies. the Labor De-
partment Subscribes to news serv-
ices.
A department Official. explaining
the action. said I'VE respect picket
lines and we regarded continued
use of the printer as crossing q
picket line"
Evening star., 1950-05-02
'5-Percenter' Fisher
Sentencing Set May Il
In Income Tax Case
Rv the Assoejeted Press

BALTIMORE, May III. Cor
don Fisher, Washington "f1ve-per-
center" who called his prosecu-
ton a "f1asco." will be sentenced
May II for failing to file q 1s46
income tax return.
Testimony which led to his con-
viction yesterday showed $97, 900
passed through his bank account
in that year. Fisher said he
actually wound up with $1,000 In
debts at the year end.
His failure to file a return was
result of his being dumb and
careless" he said.
The defendant who lives at the
Roosevelt Hotel. testified most OF
the $4,000 was deposit money
advanced by clients who retained
him to purchase war surplus COM
modities.
Bought Firm as Front.
Fisher called the Governments
case a "fiasco" as a result Of
which MY friends won't speak to
me or do business with me-"
He said he lived on money bor-
rowed from friends and his wife's
income. Fisher described his wife
as the "co-ordinator of education
at Providence Hospital. Washing
ton.
Fisher told the jury he pur-
chased the Commodities and
Equipment Corp, 1917 F street
NV. for $4,000 as a front for his
brokerage business. He said he
had Joined the Indian Spring
Country Club as a window dress
ing" and to make contacts.
To Await Probation Report.
Assistant United States Attor-
ney Norman P. Ramsey produced
evidence indicating Fisher had re-
ceived two checks totaline
| SIS, ,953.40 as commissions for OBJ
tanning IT million pounds of salt
water soap in Hawaii for the
Durite Products Co. of Brent
wood, Md.
Fisher admitted he had gotten
the commissions. but said expenses
of the transaction took a large
part of the earnings.
Federal Judge w. Calvin Ches.
nut deferred sentence until May
II. pending receipt of proba-
ton report on the 52-year-olC
broker and consulting engineer.
Evening star., 1950-05-02
Willard J. Moore, Sc, Dies;
Owned PHILADELPHIA Firm

William j. Moore, 68, roofing
and installation company execu-
tive in Philadelphia who lived his
early life here, died Of a heart
attack Saturday at his home
friends here were informed today
Mr.. Moore was born in Wash
ington and educated in the District
public schools. He was owner OF
the Spencer Roofing 81 Installa-
ton Co., Philadelphia.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs
Mary Moore Of Philadelphia; q
sister, Mrs. Katherine Mills, and
two brothers, James and Thomas
Moore, all of Washington.
Funeral and burial services will
be held Thursday In Philadelphia
Evening star., 1950-05-02
Rites for Mrs. Byington
Held in Shepherdstown

Funeral services for Mrs. Nancy
Osbourn Byington. Sc. widow Of
DR.. Frank D. Byington. commits
sioner Of the old Bureau Of Pen
sions, were held this morning ir
Shepherdstown, w. Va. Buria
was in Charles Town, w. Va,
Mrs. Byington died Sunday II
Shepherdstown, where she wal
making her home with a niece
Mrs. Delvia Templeman.
A son, DR.. S. Berry Byington, /.
chief of the psychiatric section o.
the Veterans Administration!
regional Office here.
Mrs. Byington, born and rearet
near Shepherdstown. lived many
years in Washington.
Evening star., 1950-05-02

Carthy telephoned and asked for
the original drawings. When he
heard about the mail, some of it
extremely abusive, as feelings were
running high on the issue, Sena-
tor Mccarthy asked it be sent to
him so he could answer it.
Mr.. Bergman is At years old,
born in Washington and edu-
Gated at Central High School and
George Washington University.
He studied art at the Corcoran
Gallery school. . CIR
Twenty-three years ago he mar
ried Louise Rhees. They have an
11-year-old son, Rhys Morgan
Bergman.
Thirteen years ago he followed
his father into membership in the
Gridiron Club, the first father and
son among cartoonists to be mem
bers of that organization, just as
they represent the first instance
of father and son Pulitzer prize
winners.
Evening star., 1950-05-02

has succeeded in that tradition
Is illustrated by his experience
with Senator Mccarthy, Republi-
can, of Wisconsin.
Two of his cartoons on Sen
ator McCarthy's campaign against
the State Department brought in
a flood of indignant mail. One
was the March II. st. Patrick's
Day cartoon, entitled. "St. Nc
Carthy." The Senator, with a halo
about his head. was blocked at
the door of the State Department
by Secretary Acheson. The Sen
ator was saying. But I still say
there are snakes in there"
Mccarthy Asks for Both.
The other was entitled "Just a
Couple of Strange Bedfellows
Named Joe" and the occupants of
the bed in the picture were un-
mistakably Joe Stain and Joe
Mccarthy.
In each instance Senator Nc
Evening star., 1950-05-02
Bermun Following Fathers Example, Wins Pulitzer Prize for Cartoon

James T. Bergman, Star car
toonist, has won the Pulitzer prize
in his first entry in that annual
competition.
His drawing. which appeared in
The Star last July %, entitled "All
Set for a Super-Secret Session in
Washington" was the cartoon
winner among the prizes an
nounced late yesterday by Gen.
Eisenhower, president of Colum-
bia University.
In winning, Mr.. Bergman fol-
lowed fast upon the footsteps of
his late father, Clifford K. Berry,
man. Star cartoonist for nearly
half a century, who won the prize
in 1914.
The younger Berryman'S prize
winning cartoon was born on a hot
summers day last year, as the
adjournment of Congress was ap-
preaching. The Nations press
had just been served up a desul-
tory investigation of the Atomic
Energy Commlssion-an investi-
cation that had its share of head
line hunting. leaks, promises of
important development and fizzles.
1t was known that, after the
adjournment, more congressional
committees were going to conduct
Investigations in the spotlight Of
publicity.
Award Came as Surprise.
The idea of the 'super-secret
session" with television and news
reel cameras focused, plus radio
microphones and facilities for the
press, was Mr.. Berryman's. He
wanted to have the seats occupied
by some legislators whose faces |
are well known. When the idea
came up in the daily conference,
an editor suggested that it would
be better if the seats were empty.
The artist accepted the sugges-
tion and drew the picture.
The result was startling. It
was cynical but it traduced the
motive of no individual. It was
reproduced in magazines and
newspapers.
Winning with it surprised Jim
Bergman. OF the cartoons heI
submitted. he thought his best
chance was with one entitled
Northern Hospitality" In that
one Harold McGrath, then chair
man of the Democratic National
Committee, was kicking the Dixie
Gratis out of the party, and the
old Republican elephant, looking
on hopefully. was singing the Bing
Crosby hit. Going My Way?"
1t happened that when the
Pulitzer prize awards were an
nounced yesterday Jim's picture
was in the paper. He was shown
receiving the American Legion's
Distinguished Service Certificate
for outstanding Americanism
from Charles K. Dunn, COM
mander of the District Depart
Iuc1lI VI CLlc 4GSlOIls
Difficult Assignment.
When jim Bergman trans
ferred to the political arena in
1941, after about 10 years as a
sports cartoonist, he had one of
the most difficult assignments ever
given a man in that difficult field.
His father had made The Star
cartoon a tradition of deft lam
pooning, of charity to all and
malice toward none. He never in
truded on the privacy of person.
ality.
Mr.. Bergman is a man of
pointed wit, who does not will
ingly suffer fools, or foolishness,
in public life. When he takes the
pencil his impulse is to let 'em
have it.
One of the traditions made by
his father was that the victim"
of the Bergman cartoon was al
ways the first to ask for the orig
inal. How we'll the younger man
Evening star., 1950-05-02
Autos Rure in ltuIy

ROME R.-There is one auto.
mobile for every $50 Italians, gov.
ernment statistics revealed today
A total Of 270.000 passenger We
hicles were registered on Jan
uary /.
Evening star., 1950-05-02

Deny Reviewing Shooting.
3. Refused, 7-2, to review the
case Of Hartness Flowers, a Ne
gro sentenced to seven years i'm
prisonment for shooting into a
Evening star., 1950-05-02
IRRIGATION in Nebraska

North Platte valley in Nebraska
is one of the largest irrigation Sec
tions in the United States, COM
prising about 100000 irrigable
acres.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-01-19
AS We See 1t

Since l947, when the school
adopted the Nicodemus National
Banks policy for encouraging
boys and girls to save money, the
question has been asked among
our faculty members, How can
we get more people to bankp
Last week, in a discussion with
Mr.. Griffith, we learned a posi-
BILE and probable answer to this
question. Mr.. Griffith believes
that the solution is to get every
one possible to bank the first day,
thus establishing a record. The
desire to keep a good record will
encourage the students to bank
weekly. Otherwise" he added,
they have little interest, in that
they cannot possibly have a per-
feet banking year. He also be-
lieves that people who do bank
might influence the ones who do
not.
Information coming from a
man whose class has held so
many banking honors in the past;
who has 80 out of a 50 enroll
ment banking at the present time,
and who has not gone below 90
per cent thus far this year, ought
to be of some value.
Why not try following his sug-
gestionP
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-01-19
An Interview With
Mr.. Robert Babcock

Among other new teachers at our
school is our industrial arts instruc-
tor, Mr. Robert j. Babcock.
Mr.. Babcock, teaching for his first
year, considers The Washington
School can ideal place to begin my
teaching career"
During the interview it was learn
ed that Mr.. Babcock is from Lyn-
brook, Long Island, New York.
There, he was graduated from Lynn
brook High School in 1915 as an
honor student. After this, Mr.. Bah
cock added that he wanted to fur
Their his education by attending
OsWego State Teachers College,
where he majored, of course, in in
dustrial arts and later received his
Bachelor of Science degree. Mr..
Babcock revealed that now his am
bition is to receive a Masters de-
gree in guidance.
While in college Mr.. Babcock was
an extremely active member of the
Newman Organization. Psi Phi Fra
ternity, of which he was secretary,
and the InterFraternity Council. He
was also treasurer and secretary of
his junior class.
Mr.. Babcock expressed a great
liking for sports. While in college
he was on the wrestling team for two
years, as well as in Intramural
basketball for three. Although he
has been in Hagerstown only a few
months, he is a member of the South
End basketball team and also plays
with the faculty team of The Wash
ington School.
His hobbies include art work and,
of course, sports.
When asked his opinion of teach
ing Mr.. Babcock answered, GAS far
as teaching is concerned, / just love
it and expect to keep on in the pro-
fession."
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-01-19

All home economics classes com
bined to present a Fashion and
Food Assembly on Wednesday af-
ternoon.
The program was presented in the
following order: Bible reading and
the Lords Prayer, June Hewett;
"a Girls Creed" Elsie King; play
let. "Mrs. So and Sew" 90 sec
ton; an original poem, Margretta
McTavish; Dear Hearts and Gentle
People," quartet consisting of Riet-
Ia Kiracofe, Connie Messner, Peggy
Whorten and Loretta Myers.
An exhibition of the Basic Sew
en-" followed, presented by seventh
grade girls, with Joan Harshman,
Lorraine Ebersole, Laurel Harne,
Betty Hasenbeuler, Gladys Ridge,
Karen Shank and Juanita Swadley
participating.
Barbara Baby Sits" a playlet
written by Jacqueline Jennings, Ger
aldine Kirtley and Dorothea Car
baugh, was then dramatized. The
skit revealed practical experience
of a baby sitter. The characters
were. Barbara Jean Cross, Geral-
dine Kirtley; Pam, her friend, Dor
othea Carbaugh; Mrs. Cross, Roberta
Cruickshank; Mrs. Light Wanda
Yetter.
The fashion show, which brought
the program to a close, was present
ed in the form of a two-act play,
with Pauline Kendle as the mother,
and Margie Rummel and Bessie
Faulders as the daughters, and fea-
tured clothing made by members
of the classes and modelled by:
Skirts-Virginia Ambrose, Bernice
Miner, Edith Lum, 10 Ann Myers,
Shirley Negley, jeanne Cross, Bev-
erly Minnich, Jean Wagner, Irene
Wagner, Betty Hawthorne, Joyce
bllCktIlSIdll, OIldIlOJtS CdliJilCl, lOlid
Stoner, Rosa Fernandez, Betty Ga
noe, 10 Ann Smith, 10 Ann Miller,
Beverly Jones, jeanne Montgomery,
Janet Meals, Esther Holmes, Patsy
Reed, Harriet Sweigert, Pearl Trum-
power, Dolores Valentine, Connie
Wright, Shirley Zimmerman, Dottie
Beattie, Kay Johnson, Judith Dew
ers, Nancy Knode, Beverly MulleniX,
Joann Myers, Wilma Nutter, Pa
tricia Thompson, Mary Ridenour and
Shirley Weaver Some of these girls
were also wearing blouses they
made.
Skirts and blouses - Betty Shu-
bert, Georganna Martin, Betty
Knode, Shirley Duffy, Gail Feigley,
Carole Holsinger, Pat Wilson, Mar
garet Walters, Louise Brown, Helen
Beair. Jean Carr, Bernadine Faith,
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-01-19
Elementary Students Receiving Free
Dental Care Through Health Department
Children Of First Three Grades Receiving Fuorne Treatment
BY Dr. Baker OF State Dental Clinic Reduces
Dental Decay

DR.. M. S. Baker, of the State De-
partment of Health dental clinic, is
visiting The Washington School to
give the pupils of the first three
grades the huorine treatment.
Doctor Baker resides in Hagers-
town and is graduate of the Uni
versity of Maryland's Baltimore Col
lege of Dental Surgery He visits
all schools in Washington County
and will be in this school for sew
eral weeks
The huorine treatment, now used
and accepted by the American Den
tai Association and the United States
Public Health Service, is known as
the topical application of huorides
The procedure used is the direct APP
plication of two per cent solution
of sodium huoride to the children's
teeth.
Statistics have shown that chill
dren who receive this treatment av-
erage about 40 per cent less tooth
decay than children Who have not
received it.
Dental studies show that rs per
cent, or more than twenty-one mil
lion of the nations school-age chill
dren, need dental care. On the av-
erage, children beginning school
have six teeth already involved in
the decay process, according to the
American Dental Association. One
Of the factors for the United States
ranking so high in dental decay is
the nations Sweet tooth" Latest
figures show that the nation as a
whole uses eight and one-half mil
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-01-19
Local Sportsnen
Visit Civics Class

For the purpose Of gaining a bet
ter knowledge of the local commun-
ity, Mr. William Pennington's 90
civics class has outlined a varied
program of activities.
The 90 class has been divided in
to five committees.
The sports committee was the first
to function by inviting several
speakers to their class.
Mr. Robert Lewis, president of
the Junior Baseball League for boys
between the ages of IL and Is, spoke
January TO- He brought with him,
as a guest, Gene Crumling, veteran
of the former Hagerstown Owls.
In his talk Mr.. Lewis related some
of the problems of amateur base
ball. Among them is the shortage
of baseball diamonds, umpires and
advisors. He also pointed out the
good features. He said that base
ball provided much recreation, as
well as teaching the boys baseball
fundamentals. This aids them in
playing better sports. He also stat
ed that it builds the boys physically
as well as mentally.
Mr.. Crumling commented that the
Hagerstown clubs chances in the
Interstate League were high this
year.
In further connection with this
study, Mr.. Kenneth Ridenour, spon-
sor of the Cabineers basketball
team, said that he thought the town
would be dead without recreation.
He explained basketball as a form
of recreation for the players as well
as the spectators. He thinks that
the Junior Basketball teams are
very good
Mr. Ridenour stated that one of
the problems of basketball is the
lack of seating capacity. He feels
that the proposed Cleveland Avenue
Arena is a very good step toward
making people more interested in
sports. In conclusion, he invited
the entire class to basketball game
on January ID at the Armory.