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Evening star., 1950-01-31
Hunt for Lost District
Anti ti-Segregation Law
Opened by Court
By Wallace CIoyton

The Corporation Counsel's
Office in Municipal Court is con-
ducting it's own investigation Of
the Districts so-called "lost" anti
segregation law, it was learned
today.
This separate investigation.
similar to one ordered by the
Commissioners last May, was
launched yesterday, when four
persons appealed for action un-
der 10Th Century civil rights"
law, which. they contend. never
was repealed.
The Commissioners investiga-
tion Is being made by Daniel B.
Maher, special assistant corpora
ton counsel. No report has yet
been made, however. Mr.. Maher
said last night he has been busy
on something else for several
weeks and expected to be similarly
occupied for some time to come.
Ordered by Prosecutor.
The new investigation was or
dered by Clark F. King, chief
prosecutor for the District at
Municipal Court.
"We have to do something"
Mr.. King said. IF there is
valid law, it is our duty to up
hold it. If there isn't there will
be no more argument"
Latest demand for action under
the law came from a group headed
by Mrs. Mary Church Terrell, a
former member of the District
Board of Education. This group
asked Mr.. King for a warrant for
the arrest of the manager OF a
Thompson's Cafeteria at 725
Fourteenth street NV. The group.
three of whom are colored, said
they were refused service there
last Friday.
They cited an opinion prepared
last year by the District chapter
of the National Lawyers Guild to
the effect that the law prohibit
ing segregation in public places
was part of early District police
regulations that have never been
appealed.
Awaits City Directive.
Mr.. King told them of the
Commissioners action last spring
and said he was unable to do
anything until the city heads is
sued directive. He suggested
they talk with Mr.. Maher.
He said, however, if the matter
had come to Municipal Court in
the first place, he would have
made an investigation and prob
ably referred the matter to the
courts for decision. Under the
anti-segregation act, owners of
restaurants, hotels and bars would
be liable to a $100 fine and loss
of license, if they refused to sell
to any well-behaved person, re-
gardless of race. No provision
was made for civil suits against
merchants practicing segregation.
Evening star., 1950-01-31
Thieves Cart OFF
,75O-Pound Safe;
Net S750-S2O0

Safe thieves last night carted
off a strongbox weighing 1850
pounds from the Rosalia Theater,
218 F street S.W. The newly
created police safe squad Is inter-
ested in just how it was done.
1t. Michael Mehaney theorized
that someone must have stayed
for the late show and then let
himself be locked in. There was
no evidence of doors or windows
being forced.
For the heavy duty task OF
moving the 1,15o pounds, they got
between $3.50 and 5000.
Evening star., 1950-01-31

traordinary qualifications for the
place which he now holds. I con-
slider myself most fortunate in
having him with me-"
"It is a matter of common
knowledge that Mr.. Ginsburg is a
lawyer of surprising ability" the
Senator said.
He termed Mr.. Ginsburg's Off
cial service "as rare as day in
June"
He described his rise in Govern
ment, his advancements in the
Army to the rank of captain, his
awards of the Bronze Star and
the Legion of Merit and his serv-
ice in Germany under Gen. Lucius
D. Clay.
The Senator's eulogy closed with
these words:
Gentle reader. if you know of
any one who is more perfectly
qualified than Mr.. Ginsburg to
render indispensable service as an
administrative assistant to a
United States Senator, please name
the man without delay"
Evening star., 1950-01-31
Father Not Bitter

Howard Lehman was with
out bitterness today when he
recalled that he wrote authori-
ties year ago that the lack of
traffic light on Lee boulevard
at Park road in Arlington might
cost a life.
Mr.. Lehman's I2-year-
SON Fred, was killed by an au-
tomobile Friday while crossing
the intersection. Yet the father,
who lives at III South Aber-
deem street, Arlington Forest,
does not want to blame any one
in the highway department. He
is mindful, he said, of the prob
lens of traffic engineers.
Mr.. Lehman said the Virginia
Highway Department replied
that a safety island was to be
installed, but there were no i'm
mediate plans for a light.
Evening star., 1950-01-31
4 VA Employees 10 Retire;
80 Years in u. 5. Service

Four Veterans Administration
employees. each with more than 80
years of Government service, are
retiring today at the close of busi-
ness. They are:
Mrs. Minerva M. Smell, benefit
payroll supervisor in the Payees
Accounts Service; Mrs. Maytie w.
WardleS, adjudicator in the De-
pendents and Beneficiaries Claims
Service: DR.. Marshall NJ. MacLain,
medical member in the Claims
Service, and Mrs. Janet G. Lynn,
mail and file clerk in the Payees
Accounts Service.
Belgians were the first to use
tanker ships, carrying oil from the
United States to Europe in 1869.
Evening star., 1950-01-31
AFL Leaders Declare
Denham Is Unfit as
NLRB General Counsel
BY the Assoeioted Press

MIAMI BEACH. Fla. Jan. 81
The high command of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, irked at
the latest speech of Robert N.
Denham, has called. him unfit"
for his Government job.
The AFL leadership said Mr..
Denham. general counsel of the
National Labor Relations Board,
is seeking to apply the anti trust
laws to labor unions.
What drew the ire of the AFL's
Executive Council was Mr.. Dem
hams speech in Washington yes
terday saying the AFL Transfers
Union has potential power to
cripple most industries.
MIR. Denham said the million
man union of truck drivers exer-
cises control over delivery of ma
terials touching nearly every in
dustry in the country.
Council Blasts Denham.
This brought a blast against
him from the AFL Council and
hot words from several council
members, including President
William Green and Dan Tobin,
Teamsters' Union chief.
Still another member said pri-
vately:
Its bad enough having to live
with the Taft-Hartley law with
out Denham running around the
country telling employers they
ought to get even tougher laws on
labor"
The council noted that only
few weeks ago Mr.. Denham made
a speech accusing the NLRB of
pro-laber bias and suggesting that
employers appeal board rulings to
the courts.
The AFL's statement said that
Mr.. Denham is supposed to defend
the boards decisions as its prin-
cipal attorney and the counsel's
job requires "impartiality in deal
ing with labor and management"
Brands Denham Unfit"
While branding Mr.. Denham as
unfit" to continue in his job,
none of the AFL leaders went so
far as to suggest his removal from
Office as CIO President Philip
Murray has done several times.
Actually, Mr.. Denham was ap-
pointed by President Truman for a
four-year term, expiring in the
fall of 1951-a year and a half
from now. His job is made inde-
pendent of the five-man NLRB.
Many lawyers think there is
no way for President Truman to
remove him if he wanted to-no
matter how much the labor or
ganizations dislike the NLRB
counsel.
Mr.. Green and MIR. Tobin said
there was no basis for the ex-
pressed fear of Mr.. Denham about
the teamsters' unions potential
power. They said the union never
has called any Nation wide strikes,
and, in fact. has had no serious
WalkoutS for several wears.
Evening star., 1950-01-31
Medley Asked to Serve
On Virqinio Bench

Former State Senator William
D. Medley of Arlington has been
asked to serve on the bench if the
Virginia General Assembly ap-
proves a bill offered yesterday for
creation of two additional judges
for circuit courts nearest Wash
ington.
Mr.. Medley, who has practiced
law in Arlington and the District
since 1880, would be added to the
court of Judge Walter T. Nc
Carthy of Arlington circuit. The
second judge would be added to
the bench of Judge Paul F. Brown,
who presides in Alexandria, Fair
fax and Prince William Counties.
Evening star., 1950-01-31
u. of Md. Asks $13,876,O2o

Requests for $13,876,O29 worth
OF new buildings for the Univer-
sity of Maryland will be submitted
to the General Assembly, which
convenes tomorrow.
Main expenditures in the So
items are for College Park-a to-
tai of sS.125.664, including gen.
eral library, three mems dormi-
tories. an airport, an engineering
Evening star., 1950-01-31

Patent Office, 80 years service;
Mrs. Shirley Maus, deputy Sec
ton chief. Civil Aeronautics Ad-
ministration. and Miss Evelyn
Hearn, statistical clerk, Office of
Business Economics, 30 years
service each. Miss Scott lives at
3018 South Dakota avenue NE,
Mrs. Maus at 6400 Madawski road,
Glen Echo Heights. Md, and Miss
Hearn at 1740 Euclid street NV.
Evening star., 1950-01-31
Sex Study Sought

Modernization of laws dealing
with sex offenses Is proposed in a
resolution before the Virginia
General Assembly.
A commission of 10 members
associated with widespread fields
related to the problem would be
appointed to study the need for
improvements.
Evening star., 1950-01-31
German Ship Goes Down
Near Island of Borkum
BY the Associoted Press

ROTTERDAM, the Neither
lands, Jan. 31.-The 743-ton Ger
man ship S. S. Fidamus has sunk
near the German island of Bor-
KUN, the British tug Rumania re-
ported by radio today.
The radio message picked up
here, said the Rumania rescued
eight survivors and that a search
for eight other missing crew men,
bers was continuing.
Evening star., 1950-01-31
; jailed Trying to Enter
u. S. Consulate in MiIun
BY the Associated Press

MILAN, Italy, Jan. 31.-Police
disclosed today that three youths
were arrested Monday when they
tried to enter the American con-
sulate here to protest the arrival
OF the American arms aid CO.
ordinator, Joseph N. Jacobs.
Police said the trio. who were
released after questioning, were
from the pro-Communist suburb
of Sesto San Giovanni.
Evening star., 1950-01-31
Heads Liquor Board

James F. Erwin has been ap-
pointed general manager and as
sistant secretary of the Mont
gomery County Liquor Control
Board. succeeding Charles B.
Buscher, whose resignation has
been accepted by the board. Mr..
Erwin. As, a lifelong resident of
Montgomery County, had been
serving as treasurer and assistant
manager for the board,
Evening star., 1950-01-31
Rent Hearing Tomorrow

A bill to exclude Virginia from
the Federal Rent Control Act will
have a public hearing at 3 pm.
tomorrow in the capitol at Rich
mond.
The largest available meeting
place has been selected to accom-
modate a big crowd. The dele
gates chamber will be turned over
to the House General Laws Com
mittee to hear the proposal spon-
sored by Delegate John B. Boat
wright of Buckingham County.
Evening star., 1950-01-31
Brannan Seeking Help
On Way 10 Dispose Of
Bumper Potato Crop
BY Robert K. Walsh

Secretary of Agriculture Bran
nan tossed a hot potato to the
Senate Agriculture Committee to-
day In asking how far Congress
wants to support a sudden splurge
In the potato market.
He was scheduled to meet the
committee in closed session at 10
am. ito lay his cards on the ia
ble," department officials said.
The main question is what to
do about more than 100000
bushels of late season potatoes
that have to be given away, de-
stroyed or otherwise disposed of
to maintain the Governments
price support program.
Weather Forces Revision.
Unusually good weather in re-
cent months in Maine and similar
potato growing areas forced de-
partment experts to increase esti-
mates in late December to a 1949
production of 402, 200, 900 bushels.
That was 100000 bushels more
than the experts estimated last
September.
Under the price support pro-
gram laid down by Congress, the
Commodity Credit Corp. will have
to buy and dispose of those 39,-
100000 bushels, as we'll as several
additional million. This is neces-
sary, department officials explain,
because the law provides that the
price of potatoes must be sup
ported at so per cent of parity.
On the basis of the earlier esti-
mated potato production of about
363,000,000 bushels last fall, the
cost of the price support program
had been figured at approximately
$50, 100000 for the 1949 crop.
CCC May Spend 100 Million.
Now. however, confronted with
a 402. 900, ,000-bushel crop, CCC
may move to spend at least $780,
100000 and perhaps as high as
$120. 100000. it was indicated.
That is still belo wthe S225, ,0o0,-
900 spent by CCC to keep the
domestic price up for the 194S
crop but it would greatly exceed
the previous estimates for the 1949
crop price support cost.
The Agriculture Department re-
fused to disclose in advance the
potato production data that Sec
retary Brannan might give to the
committee, or to say whether he
would urge some revision in the
price support plan or disposal
methods.
Situation Called Paradox"
But officials declared the "situa-
tion Is serious" and that it is
something of a paradox"
A main difficulty, they noted,
was that the CCC is having trouble
making dent in the pile by giving
potatoes free to the school lunch
program and charitable institu-
tions.
A>CPHA t1liC1lU oPOhCSiI4Cu WUulQ
not say how much of the 1949
crop might have to be destroyed.
They indicated it might exceed
40 900 600 bushels and go as high
rs 5o,ooo,ooo. |
A department official explained
that sit costs a lot, even to give
them away" and also to prepare
them for sale to commercial con-
Germs for export. :.
In any event, department off,
cials said, today's conference be-
tween Secretary Brannan and the
Senate committee might result not
only in an appraisal of the potato
crisis, but also in a showdown. /"
They believe the session also would
lead to moves to revise the price
support plant or give the depart
ment tighter authority over potato
Evening star., 1950-01-31
Holy Lund Crafts Pushed

To revive the manufacture of
religious articles of mother of
pearl and olive wood, the Arab
Chamber of Commerce in Jeru-
salem has established a Commit
tee for Promoting the Arts and
Crafts of the Holy Land"
Evening star., 1950-01-31
Would Test Drivers

Drivers are more in need of
inspection than their automo-
biles, according to the Automo-
bile Club of Maryland.
Emphasis on the human
rather than the mechanical fac
tors of safety was urged in a
letter to Arthur III. Brice, COM
missioner of motor vehicles.
Mr.. Brice's recommendation
for legislation to compel me-
chanical inspection of cars re-
Gently was approved by the
Legislative Council.
More important than safe
automobiles, the club believes,
are safe drivers of proven judg-
.ment, vision, steadiness and
quick reaction time.-AP.
Evening star., 1950-01-31
Weather Report

District of Columbia - Cloudy
and cool with occasional rain this
afternoon and highest tempera-
ture near 40 degrees. Cloudy to-
night with lowest near 80 degrees.
Tomorrow cloudy and cool with
rain in the afternoon.
Maryfand-Cloudy with rain in
east portion early tonight. Low
est temperature from Is to 80 de-
grees in central and west portions
and from 80 to IS degrees on the
coast tonight. Tomorrow cloudy
followed by rain in afternoon and
little change in temperature.
Virglnia-Cloudy with rain in
east and south portions tonight.
Lowest temperature from Is to 80
degrees in northwest and about 35
degrees in southeast. Tomorrow
cloudy with occasional rain and
little change in temperature.
Wind velocity, 13 miles per
hour: direction, south southwest.
Five Day Forecast for Washington
and Vicinity, Jan. 31-Feb. 5.
The temperature will average
slightly above normal for the per-
iod. Moderately cold today and to-
morrow. Milder Friday but colder
by the end of the week. Normal
maximum for the Washington
area is Al degrees, normal mini
mum, rs degrees. More rain due
Friday totaling about one half
inch.
River Report
(From U. S. Engineersl
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls. Shenandoah clear
at Harpers Ferry
Evening star., 1950-01-31
Maryland and Virginia
News in Rrief
in Brief

library and a hospital and other
buildings.
Other items are divided among
the Maryland State College at
Princess Anne and the profess
sional schools in Baltimore.-AP.
Evening star., 1950-01-31
The Sun and Moon.

AuLOmODiIe NBhJS must be turned on
ene-half hour after sunset.
Precipitation,
Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital Current month to date):
Evening star., 1950-01-31

Furnished by United States Coast and
Gendefic Survey
Evening star., 1950-01-31

(From u s. Engineers1
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls. Shenandoah clear
at Harpers Ferry
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-05-18
Jerry Bird Lands
Veterans House

Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Bird, who
now reside in Dexter City, have
been given the nod for the vet
eran's house on Belford street,
which was recently vacated by
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Lorenz and
family.
Renting of this home comes
under the jurisdiction of the
Noble county commissioners. II
was purchased several years ago
with federal funds for this pur-
pose.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lorenz are now
residing in the o. j. Lorenz
property on North street.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. J. Lorenz
have moved to the apartment
over the Lorenz hardware store
on Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lorenz
moved to their country home
near Caldwell, on what is known
as Gorby's Ford, south of the
Playground.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-05-18
Willard Hickman
Top Republican
Clark Atherton To
Lead Central Com.

Willard Hickman, of Caldwell,
was selected as chairman of the
Noble county Republican eXecu-
tive committee, Tuesday evening,
when their organizational meet
ing was held in the Gibson build
ing, West street.
Ed. LeaSure, jr., of Berne,
will serve as secretary and treas
urer of the executive committee,
as well as the central committee.
Clark Atherton of Macksburg
was named chairman of the cen
trail committee. Walter Estadt of
the Dexter City community will
serve as vice chairman.
Members of the executive COM
mittee include: Andrew Crum,
Terrence Rohrig, c. L. Atherton,
Walter Estadt, Dan Warren, Don
aid Smith, James Palmer, r. D.
Buckley, Carroll Rossiter, Ever
ett Rayner, Earl Leasure, Nc
Kinley Johnson, Laurel Smith,
Kyle Wheeler, Dwight Wiley,
Virgil Poulton, Kenneth Cutler,
Earl Leasure, jr., and Willard
Hickman.
The meeting was a harmonious
one and there is every indica-
ton that the intra-party differ
ences is now a thing of the past
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-05-18
Herman Starr To
Head Democrats
Executive Committee
Perfects Organization

Herman Starr, of Caldwell,
former Noble county clerk of
courts, was named chairman of
the Noble County Democratic
Executive Committee at their
organizational meeting, Monday
evening.
Starr will succeed Ray Neu-I
hart, of BateSville, who served
the past year in this capacity
Glenn Dutton, of South Olive
was named secretary. c. A. He's
son, of Caldwell, will serve as
treasurer. Clyde Teeters is vice
chairman of this committee.
Other members of the execu-
tive committee include: Ed
Schell, Henry Kinnen, Herman
Harper, Okey Caldwell, Owen
McCune, Clarence Noll, Ray
Neuhart, Ernest Butler and Fred
Yontz.
Ray Neuhart was named chair
man of the central committee
organization. This job was for
merly held by c. A. Hesson. Fred
Yontz will serve as secretary for
the central committeeman.
At the Monday meeting held
in the basement of the /. O. o. f.
building, plans were also dis
cussed for the coming campaign
in November.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-05-18

AS a gridder, Caldwell's new
football coach, Danny S. Hamill
is "the kind of linesman who
always seemed to be the one on
the bottom of the pileups-a
really scrappy fellow" accord
ing to Dan McGrew, director of
athletic publicity at Marietta
College, where Hamill will
graduate this June.
A native of near Washington,
Pa, Hamill is an ideal athlete
from a coaches viewpoint, the
scrappy type who never lets up,
ahead or behind. As coach, it
is expected that he will follow
along these same lines.
Hamill has received the fol-
lowing letters from Marietta
College: baseball, 1948, 1949 and
1850, playing as catcher all
three seasons; football, 1916,
1947, 1948 and 1949, playing as
guard and center.
Off the field, Hamill has been
president of the Gold Key, cam
pus honorary society for men.
His late father was a Presbyter-
ian minister in Williamstown,
w. Va.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-05-18
Music Students
Win Top Honors
In State Contest
Marvin Orr Wins
First With Bass
Vocal Rendition

Marvin L. Orr, senior in the
Summerfield high school, again
brought top honors to Noble
county Saturday when he took
first place in the state with his
rendition of the bass solo "Sing
Me a Chanty With Ho Heave
Ho" by Wellesley.
Orr and three other Noble
county music students competed
in the state contest held last
Saturday at Otterbein college in
Westerville. They returned with
first, second and third ratings.
which is considered unusually
good for such small schools.
Other competing students
from Noble county schools
were Dale Garrett, also of Sum-
merfield, who received a third
rating; Miss Eleanor Brown, of
Forest Grove, who received Sec
ond, and Arthur Wharff, Jr., of
Dexter City, who also received
a second rating.
1t will be remembered that
Orr won first in the state last
year when he competed in the
finals as junior in high school.
He is the son of Rev. and Mrs.
o. L. Orr, of Cambridge.
Garrett, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilford Garrett, sang the bass
solo Asleep in the Deep" by
Petrie.
Miss Brown, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Wilbur Brown, of
Sharon, sang the soprano solo,
MY Garden" by Firestone. She
competed with Al other So
pranos.
Arthur Wharff, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Wharff, Sr., of Dex-
ter City, sang the bass solo "Old
Man River" by Kern.
Robert Sill and Merl Davis
were the judges in the state vo-
cal contests.
The four Noble county stud
ents won the right to compete in
the state contest when they took
first honors in the district al
Delaware.
Orr and Garrett are students
of Mrs. Ruth Day and Brown
and Wharff received their in
Struction from James Carter.
Two years ago, Robert Have
ner, of Summerfield, won a first
rating, these three ratings being
the only first or superior ratings
earned by any Noble county
students. Others have earned
second or excellent ratings.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-05-18
C2oyd Engle Decotates Graves For 80 Years.

ried, said the biggest change
in the cemetery over the 80
year span was the manner in
which it is now being main
tanned.
In years past, the cemetery
would often be neglected and
no care taken of the graves.
But this has all been changed
and the Hoskinsville cemetery
is now live wire, headed by
Clyde Still.
Thanks to the efforts of Mr..
Engle, every veterans grave
in this cemetery will be prop
erly marked again this year,
and as the tiny flags unfurl to
the breezes, it will be an indi-
cation of a job we'll done, un-
selfish in its motive and car
ried on down through the
years.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-05-18

and there were several occa-
sionS when he could have
passed up the noble act for
want of flags.
On these two particular oc-
casions, Cloyd Engle, who
doesn't have transportation,
walked to Caldwell from Hos
kinsville, a distance of 13 miles
to get the flags from the court
house, making the return trip
on foot.
We doubt seriously if any,
other resident of the county
would go so far to honor the
memory of those who gave
their lives in past wars to
make this country safe for
Democracy.
According to Mr.. Engle, who
was in Thursday for the flags
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-05-18
Caldwell Schools
To Close Friday

The Caldwell high and grade
school system will be closed for
the summer months, Friday eve
ming, according to an announce
ment made today by Supt. Dwain
Dyer.
Supt. Dyer was acting on
orders from the board of educa-
ton, who deemed it advisable,
due to a spreading epidemic of
measles.
A check Wednesday noon re-
vealed that 140 pupils were alb
sent from the first six grades on
the hill. The number absent in
each room is as follows: first
grade, 81; second grade, 20; third
grade, %; fourth grade, l9; fifth
grade 25, and sixth grade, l8.
In addition to the above, there
were approximately As absent
from the high school with the
measles.
Supt. Dyer said the time lost
would not have to be made up.
All senior activities will continue
as scheduled, including the bac-
calaureate and commencement.