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Arizona sun., 1950-12-14
|Gi|berf's Lawyers
Contemplate Habeas
Corpus Proceeding
WASHINGTON. D.C-(NNPA)

WASHINGTON, D.C.-(NNPA)
- Attorneys for Lieut.. Leon A.
Gilbert, who is under sentence of
twenty years in prison at hard
labor, are weighing the filing of
a petition for a writ of habeas
corpus in a Federal District Court
to test the legality of his detention
by Army authorities.
Gilbert was sentenced to death
by court martial in Korea which
found him guilty of misbehavior
before the enemy, but President
Truman recently commuted his
sentence to twenty years in pris-
on, dismissal from the Army, and
forfeiture of all pay and allow
ances due him.
Judson E. Ruch, an attorney of
York, Pennsylvania, who was re-
tained by Mrs. Gilbert, and Frank
Reeves, an attorney for the Ma
tional Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People, conferred
here last week on the case. Thur
good Marshall, special counsel for
the NAACP, is expected here this
week and a decision as to further
procedure in the case will prob
ably be reached at that time.
Arizona sun., 1950-12-14
Naval Aviotor
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but Commander Cevoli was able
to stop it and have it return to
the field for the necessary rescue
equipment.
In the meantime, Lieut.. Hudner
had packed the fuselage of the
slowly burning plane with snow
to keep the flames away from the
injured pilot. A few minutes later,
the Marine helicopter arrived and
Ensign Brown was removed from
the plane.
He was dead. He had suffered
broken back, broken ribs, and
numerous cuts and bruises 1t was
not determined whether he had
been hit by small arms fire or
anti-aircraft fragments. He was
removed to a field on the east
coast of Korea, where Navy doc
tors pronounced him dead. The
rescue operation took only twenty
minutes.
Aboard the Leyte, pilots of Lieut..
Hudner's squadron, Fighter Squad
ron 80, praised his heroism.
"That was just about the finest
thing have ever seen," said Com
mander Cevoli.
Captain Sisson, of Chevy Chase,
Maryland, the commanding officer
of the Leyte, said he was recon-
mending Lieut.. Hudner for the
highest possible award for hero
ism. "There has been no finer act
of unselfish heroism in military
history" Capt. Sisson said.
Arizona sun., 1950-12-14
FA(T0 GR Ap H 5
For The
Homemuker
For as little as $1.75 or 500

VI DIS llIClc dS p1.tC VI pZ.OI
you can make an interesting tier
tray. It makes an excellent Christ
mas gift especially when odd
pieces of old pieces of china are
used, suggests Grace Ryan, home
management specialist for the Ag-
ricultural Extension Service at the
University of Arizona.
A tier-tray is good servant
It is attractive and not too ex-
pensive when made of pieces OF
your old china, or when you have
odd pieces from broken lots often
found on bargain counters. Beau
.tiful antiques can always be found
at secondhand shops.
Tier-trays made of these inter-
esting pieces of china or pottery
make most enjoyable gifts.
Select two or three plates of
graduated size for the trays. A
two-plate tray may be made of
a bread and butter plate and a
saucer. Three-plate trays can be
made from dinner plate, lunch
con plate, and a bread and butter
plate.
Cost of china or pottery will
vary from nothing, if it consists
of odd pieces left from your set, to
S1.OO or $15O. Plates may cost
much less than new ones when they
are selected from the unusual
supply usually found in second
hand stores.
The assembly, those pieces OF
brass which hold the plates in the
form of a tier-tray, average from
$3.50 to $500 for tier-tray. Pieces
of brass that are needed to as
semble two-tier tray include
from top to bottom: top handle,
connecting screw, top stem, washer,
plate, washer, connecting screw,
bottom stem, washer, plate, and
bottom screw.
Holes in the plates can be drilled
at any building supply store where
mirrors, plate glass, and glass drill
ing is done. The usual cost OF
drilling is 25 cents.
Novelty shops that specialize in
lamp parts frequently carry stand
ard assemblies for trays. Lamp
parts can also be used to make
t;er-trayS.
If you need further informa-
ton call your Home Demonstration
Agent in the County Agricultural
Arizona sun., 1950-12-14
FOOD HANDLER
CLASSES DISCUSSED

POSSibilitieS Of establishing a
class for food handlers was dis
cussed at a recent meeting of the
City Health Director with union
representatives and restaurant
owners. Such classes are regarded
as important in preventing the
spread of diseases through storage,
preparation and serving of food
in public places.
Arizona sun., 1950-12-14
Ball Game Of Life
To Be Heard Sunday

The Eighth Annual Sermon on
the "Ball Game of Life" will be
heard Sunday evening at 8 o'clock
from the pulpit of the First In
stitutional Baptist Church, 5th
and East Jefferson, delivered by
the pastor, Rev. L. B. Nelson.
Arizona sun., 1950-12-14
Movie Actress
Hattie Mcdaniel
Gets Divorce

LOS ANGELES (NNPA) Hat
tie Mcdaniel wiped tears from her
eyes after getting a divorce here
last Tuesday.
On the testimony that her hus-
band left her after a great deal
of "arguing and fussing," she was
granted a divorce decree.
The plump character actress tes-
titled that she and Larry Williams,
an interior decorator, were mar
ried in Yuma, Arizona, June II,
1949, and separated the following
October %.
Miss Mcdaniel broke down in
tears when she testified that her
husband tried to create dissenSion
in the cast of her radio show,
"Beaulah" which is heard daily ex-
cept Sunday over the Columbia
Broadcasting System, and other
wise interfered with her work.
II haven't got over it yet" she
said, 'T got so I couldn't sleep. 1
couldn't concentrate on my lines"
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Arizona sun., 1950-12-14


Keep your Christmas tree in
water to keep it fresh, green and
fire-resistant. This treatment will
also prevent the needles from fall
ing, say the Foresters of the U. S.
Department of Agriculture.
Cut trees are no different than
cut flowers. They need water to
stay moist and fresh. Foresters
suggest buying tree that has
been cut as recently as possible,
putting it in water promptly, and
keepin it in a cool place until it
comes into the living room for
decoration.
AS soon as the tree comes home,
cut off the end of the trunk dag
onally at least an inch above the
original cut, stand it in a con-
tainer of water and keep the wa
ter level above the cut surface as
long as the tree is in use.
Buying a freshly cut tree and
then keeping it in water pays be-
cause if the tree stands and dries
cut after cutting, it gradually
loses ability to draw up water.
To tell if a tree is fresh before
buying, break off a small branch
and see whether the wood under
the bark is moist.
Evening star., 1950-06-15
BIoodmobiIe to Visit
Arlington Monday

The Bloodmobile will visit Ar
lington again from 10 am. to
pm. Monday, the Arlington Red
Cross Chapter announced. It will
be at the Parish house of the st.
Georges Episcopal Church, 9os
North Nelson street, the new per-
manent collection center for Ar
lington.
Red Cross officials reported there
was q heavy drain on the Blood
Bank in this area over the Me-
mortal Day week end. They ex-
pect a similar demand on the
Fourth Of July week end.
Evening star., 1950-06-15
6 to Graduate Tonight
At Leonurdtown Hiqh
Special Disposeh 10 The ssor

LEONARDTOWN, Md, June IS.
Six seniors will be graduated in
exercises at Margaret Brent High
School at 8 o'clock tonight.
Principal speaker will be Miss
May Russell. president of St.
Mary's Seminary Junior College.
Diplomas will be presented by Miss
Lettie M. Dent, County superin-
tendent of schools.
Alys Russell will be valedictor-
ian. Other graduates are Betty FL
lis. Rita Gibson, Warren Thomp-
son, William Wood and Joseph
Pilkerton.
Evening star., 1950-02-20
House Bill Provides
East Capitol Bridge

The District Commissioners
would be directed to build a bridge
over the Anacostia River on the
line OF East Capitol street under
bill introduced in the House
today. 1t was to be referred to
the District committee.
The bill is sponsored by Mary-
land representatives, Beall, Re-
publican. and Sasscer, Democrat
The bill authorizes the bridge
cost to be not over $12,0OO,0O0. 1t
carries provisions also requiring
the Commissioners to cooperate
with the Bureau of Public Roads
OF the Commerce Department. The
city heads also are required to
request recommendations and
suggestions" from the National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission relative to the design.
The Planning Commission, by
official vote, has objected to the
East Capitol street site. 1t has
recommended further studies of
the whole problem of more bridges
over the Anacostia.
The planning commission staff
advocates location of the new
bridge in line with Massachusetts
avenue.
These provisions forecast a dis
pute when the bill comes up for
hearings. probably before a Dis
trict subcommittee
Evening star., 1950-02-20
Virginian's S Condition
Critical After His Car,
Bus Collide Head On

A Triangle CVa. man, injured
in head-on collision between his
automobile and a Greyhound bus
yesterday on Shirley highway
north of Woodbridge, Va, today,
was in critical condition.
Ten passengers in the bus,
bound for Washington from Rich
mond, suffered minor injuries and
were treated on the scene. None
were from the Washington area.
The critically injured man was
identified as William Douglas Reid
"a. He suffered a fractured skull
and internal injuries, doctors at
Mount Alto Hospital reported.
Virginia State Police at the
Groveton substation reported the
accident occurred early yesterday
about 3 miles north of Wood
bridge. about 20 miles south OF
Alexandria. The bus, carrying 40
passengers, did not overturn and
suffered minor damage, police
said. The bus driver was James
A. Breeden, Al, of Richmond.
In the District, Eliza Small, 21,
colored. of 2105 street NE, suf-
fered critical head injuries when
he was struck by an automobile
as he was crossing Benning road
near Twenty-frst street NE. last
night. He was removed to Cas-
ualty Hospital.
Police said the driver of the
automobile was Donald o. Cart
ner, %, of 1920 Ely place Sc,
a carpenter.
Evening star., 1950-02-20
Marshal, Forced 10 Take
Leave, Restored 10 Duty

Donald H. Foster, deputy
United marshal who has been on
an enforced leave of absence be-
cause of his testimony in a gam
bling case, was retinstated to duty
today.
Mr.. Foster was ordered to take
leave on November %, shortly
after his testimony in the Will
liam (Snags) Lewis case con-
ficted with that of a Government
prosecutor.
He fought the leave action in
the courts, sued three Govern
ment officials, including United
States Attorney George Morris
Fay, for total of $4,000, and
sought an Injunction. He was
defeated in each instance.
Justice Department investiga-
tors have cleared Mr.. Foster OF
any implication that he was
linked with gambling elements.
Evening star., 1950-02-20
Second of q SerieS)
By WiIIiom A. MiIIen

An up-to-date version of How
you gonna keep EN- down on the
farm?" is plaguing Maryland and
Virginia farmers who have en-
ployed displaced persons.
A tendency of the recently ar
rived Europeans to move out
without warning was cited by
area farmers as probably their
greatest fault.
L. NJ. Walker, jr., Virginia COM
missioner of agriculture and
State DIP Committee chairman
put it this way:
"The biggest all-round objec-
ton is that the DPS leave sud-
denly, and the farmers are left
high and dry. The farmer pro-
vides a house and some furniture
But he still is worried whether
the DIP will be there next week, OF
will move to the big cities-Chi-
cago, Philadelphia, Baltimore OF
Washington"
He blamed the screening of DIP
applicants in European appar-
ent failure to select farm people
for farm work.
Virginia has about 100 DIP
families now. About 40 per cent
of these originally employed on
farms have switched to other oc-
cupations. More than half the
Virginia DPS are Ukrainians, with
Lithuanians and POLES making up
most of the others.
DR.. T. B. Symons. dean of the
School of Agriculture at the Uni
versity of Maryland, figures
Maryland has between 400 and
500 DPS.
in addition to need fol
screening, Dr.. Symons believes
the DIP program would be i'm
proved by a follow-up check or
performances, a requirement that
DIP farmers remain on farms fol
reasonable time, and that they
be registered for a reasonable pc
riod.
Anne Arundel County's mem
bers resigned recently from the
Governors Committees for the
Resettlement of Displaced Per-
sons. They charged the DIP pro-
gram has been "haphazard."
Anne Arundel County Agent
Stanley E. Day said that often
farmers" turn out to be tailors,
beekeepers or florists.
To illustrate, he told how one
DIP family. given a chicken by 2
farmer, had to ask him to kill it
for them.
Other difficulties arise from the
difference in languages. Some
Evening star., 1950-02-20
Apartment DweIIers Routed
As Fire Consumes Furniture

apparently started from a living
room chair. Before retiring, she
said, her roommate noticed the
chair in which she was sitting was
smouldering. The smouldering,
she said, apparently was caused
by a cigarette ash.
"We tore the chair apart" she
said, land thought it was out. 1t
must not have been, because the
glare from the flames awakened
me later from the other room
In another fire, at about l am,
a first floor stairway and wall
were damaged in the home of
Wallace J. Dyar, 1852 Mckinley
street NV.
Mr.. Dyar said he thought the
fire started in a box of papers
near the stairway. It was under
control by the time firemen ar
rived. .-.
Evening star., 1950-02-20
DPS Are Apt to Leave Suddenly;
Farmers in Nearby States Find

farmers, believing they were more
than generous in wages and liv-
ing quarters, were amazed to find
DPS walking out on them "at a
minutes notice" Mr.. Day said.
At Joyce lane, Md, DR.. Charles
E. lift, Baltimore eye specialist,
invited a young Ukrainian family
to work on his farm last May.
The DPS were given a third floor
apartment in the large farmhouse,
with their own bath, radio and
large fan to keep cool in the
summer.
The Ukrainian woman did not
know how to cook, so Mrs. Tiff
patiently coached her. The immi-
grant often talked about how nice
things were back home and said
that some day, when the Rus
slams left, they would move back.
Almost without warning last
month. the Ukrainians left the
Iliff farm.
On the Arnold CMd.) Angus
cattle farm of Charles B. Lynch,
there's an empty house. 1t was
prepared for another Ukrainian
family last April. Last month the
tenants showed off for parts un-
known.
In Montgomery County, where
some of the first DPS landed,
there has not been a request for
DIP farm family in 10 months.
S. Gilbert Brown, manager of
the Silver Spring Office of the
Maryland Employment Security
Department, said, they went sour
on us and the word spread like
Wildflre."
Now, instead of the IA DIP fam
lilies in the county, there are four
such groups, all Lithuanians, he
said.
| Montgomery County Agent o.
w. Anderson said the DPS showed
they were interested only in get
ting into this country and then
going their own way"
Dissatisfaction also was .eX-
pressed by Agent P. E. Clark OF
Prince Georges County, where 80
foreign families still reside on
farms.
They should be called in many
cases Misplaced Persons instead
of DPS" he said. ''They are chosen
like picking a pig out of a bag.
They land in Baltimore and the
farmer is told to meet them there.
The DPS have pictured to them
that this is a land of milk and
honey, and somebody will take
care of them"
But not all the criticism of DIP
farm families is derogatory. Many
hard working groups have proved
satisfactory, as tomorrows con-
Guiding article will describe.
Evening star., 1950-02-20

A third-floor apartment fire
early today routed large num-
ber of residents of the eight
story Ravenel Apartment. 1910
Sixteenth street NV.
Firemen said alarms we're
sounded by several persons out
side the building, who saw flames
coming from a window of the
apartment occupied by Miss Mary
Lou Hyer and Miss Margaret Fin
egan.
When they arrived, at about
4:45 am, firemen said, large
number of residents were milling
about the building lobby and cor
ridors. The blaze, which destroyed
living room furniture in the two
room apartment, was quickly ex-
tinguished.
Miss Hyer. an Army Depart
ment secretary. said the blaze
Evening star., 1950-02-20
Jessups Fireman, 26,
Dies as Truck Wrecks

A volunteer fireman was killed
yesterday when a Jessups md
fire truck overturned on Olo
Annapolis road en- route to blaze
near Annapolis junction.
Joseph L. Wright, 26, of Jessups
was pronounced dead on arrival
at st. Agnes Hospital, Baltimore
Lawrence Deustch, Sc, of Jessups
who was riding on the back of the
truck with Fireman Wright
suffered minor injuries. Mary
land State police said the driver
Bernard L. Gardner, SO, of Jes-
sups. was unhurt. He was charged
with manslaughter with a motor
vehicle
Maryland State police said the
men were bound for a small fire
near Annapolis Junction.
Evening star., 1950-02-20
Wife Of Life Termer
Who Killed Grocery
Runner Asks Divorce

The wife of Floyd P. Wilson,
convicted slayer of a grocery
money runner. today sued for
divorce. She gave his conviction
OF a felony as grounds.
Wilson, 35, was committed to
the Atlanta Penitentiary for life
after President Truman in l948
commuted his death sentence.
The prisoner told police at the
time of his arrest that he needed
money for his five minor children.
Killed in the unsuccessful hold
up on February 8, 1e47, was Mil
ton E. Lowe, himself the father
of three children. At the time
OF the shooting, outside a Giant
food store in the $500 block of
Minnesota avenue NE, Mr.. Lowe
was carrying more than $4,000
in store receipts. The money was
found untouched in his car after
Wilson had fled the scene.
Wife Asks Childrens Custody
His wife, Mrs. Betsy Ross Will
son. of 2801 Monroe street NE,
filed her suit in District Court
through Attorney Joseph Sitnick.
In the brief application, Mrs.
Wilson also asks custody of the
five Wilson children. They are
Ronald, IL. Daniel, IL, Thomas,
10. Betty Lou, 8. and Sharon Ann,
4.
Attorney Sitnick said Mrs. Will
son, now employed as a waitress
in a Hyattsville, Md, restaurant,
lis unable to take care of the
children" They are being cared
for in foster homes, but she is re-
tanning custody and pays Prince
Georges county $40 per month to-
ward their maintenance, the law
yer said.
Saw Husband 6 Months Ago.
He said he does not know
whether she plans another mar
riage. but added. "She is still a
young woman" She is 80.
Mrs. Wilson last saw her hus-
band about six months ago, Mr..
Sitnick said.
The Wilson's we're married Oc-
tober II, 1886, in Ellicott City,
Md, according to court papers.
Wilson, carpenter who for
merly lived in Riverdale, Md,
said that he was heavily in debt.
On the night of the shooting, he
told police, he left home, taking
his pistol with him, to try to
sell 1t for $40 to buy a ton of
coal.
Evening star., 1950-02-20
KeIeher Testifies
Wife Refusedto
Take Him Back
Countersuit Started;
Court Is Told of
Reconciliation Effort

John B. Keleher, self-admitted
gambler, gave a detailed account
In District Court today of four
days he spent with his wife, Mrs.
Anna T. Keleher, in an attempted
reconciliation.
The 68-year-old former book
maker, was emotional about his
marital difficulties. He pounded
the arm of the witness chair and
his voice broke several times.
Keleher was sworn in as the first
witness in his suit for absolute
divorce. He charges desertion.
Mrs. Keleher's suit for limited
divorce ended Friday. Judge
Charles F. Mclaughlin reserved
decision until the husbands case
is completed. The first divorce
suit brought by Mrs. Keleher was
dismissed a year ago after long
trial.
Mrs. Keleher Takes Notes.
Mrs. Keleher was busy taking
notes at the counsel table as he
testified. Behind her sat Mrs
Dorothy Blake, who was named as
correspondent in Mrs. Kelehers
divorce action.
Keleher told about his return
from Florida in February, 1916.
He said his wife met him at the
station, but told him there was no
need for him to come home. She
had changed the locks, he said.
Keleher said he had difficulty
getting a hotel room and slept
that night in a salesman's display
room in the Hotel Harrington.
The next day he said he went to
his banks and found their two
jointly controlled safety deposit
boxes had been cleaned of every
thing except their wedding ring
and few insurance papers. He
said the cash removed had
amounted to $4,000.
Was Told to Come Home.
He could not get in touch with
Mrs. Keleher for three weeks, he
said, but finally received a tele-
phone call from Charles E. Ford,
who put Mrs. Keleher on the line.
Come on home. I think we can
make an adjustment" he quoted
her as saying.
The ensuing days in their
Woodley Park Towers apartment
were somewhat trying, the hus-
band said. Every time he men
toned the $4,000, "she got little
huffy." he said.
On the fourth day, he said, she
telephoned him and told him not
to come home for dinner-she was
not feeling well. He said he ate
dinner in a restaurant and took
a bowl of hot oyster stew home
for her. He said she had been
drinking and that she threw the
oysters in the sink, saying to him:
You get the hell out of here
and stay out or will get Johnny
the janitor to throw you out
He said he told her. his voice
breaking in recounting it. that:
II haven't been the best hus-
band in the world and I haven't
been the worst. I haven't stayed
out of this house one night in the
II years we've been married when
you didn't know where I was"
Evening star., 1950-02-20
Court Rules LAWYER
Must Pay District Tax
Despite State Address

The United States Court of
Appeals today restated its view
that, unless a District resident
can show a fixed and definite
intent" to resume permanent
residence tn another jurisdiction,
he must pay income taxes here.
The court made this ruling in
supporting the Districts tax
claim on Attorney Henry F. But
ler and his wife, Estelle. The
decision upheld the position of
the Board of Tax Appeals from
whose ruling the case was taken
to the appeals court.
Mr.. Butler argued he was not
liable for District income taxes
for 1942-1945 because his actual
domicile is in Maine.
The court noted that while the
Buffers have kept their house in
Maine and are registered voters
there, they have lived in Wash
ington since 1884. Mr.. Butler
has practiced law here for 16
years.
Appeals Judge E. Barrett Pret-
lyman singled out some of Mr..
Buffers testimony before the tax
board. The lawyer had declared
he found it impossible to say
when he expected to pull up
stakes" from any one place to
settle permanently elsewhere. He
had added that he goes to Maine,
whenever I get a chance, for
business or pleasure.
Judge Prettyman noted a "lack
OF fixed and definite intent" of
the Buffers to. return to Maine.
He quoted from a previous court
decision that a person who does
not have "any intent one way or
another" about his future resi-
dence can be considered a tax
paying resident of the District.
Evening star., 1950-02-20

Name Society and the Capt. Ed
ward A. Duff Post of the Catholic
War Veterans will jointly sponsor
a parade and military mass. The
parade will begin at $50 am. at
the darlington School and wen6
its way through a half mile of
darlington and Alexandria streets,
ending at the church for 10 am.
mass.
At the National Archives exhi-
bition hall this week, a letter writ
ten by George Washington will be
featured in the exhibit for Broth
|erhood Week. The letter, written
to the Hebrew Congregation at
Newport, r. l., states that the
Government "gives to bigotry nc
sanction, to persecution no assist
ance."
Washington's birthday will be
celebrated at the Central Y.M.C.A
with an international Crossroads
forum breakfast scheduled for 9
am. The speaker will be Repre-
sentative Jackson. Republican, of
California, discussing Washing
toms Politics and Character"