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Evening star., 1950-04-12
Mrs. Conrad Fuss, Mother
Of Detective, Dies at II

Mrs. Conrad Fuss, IT. the mother
of Police 1t. Otto P. Fuss, second
in command of the robbery squad,
died yesterday in Georgetown
Hospital. She suffered stroke in
January.
Her husband, now retired,
served 80 years as a Government
horticulturist. Their home is at
1923 Twenty-second street NV.
The former Miss Marie Jansen,
she was born in Erfurt, Germany,
and had been a Washington resi-
dent for the last ST years. She
and her husband celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary in
January, 1949.
Besides her husband and 1t.
Fuss, she leaves two other sons,
Charles L. Fuss. 1929 Columbia
road NV, and William E. Fuss,
1889 Fortieth street NV, and
three daughters, Mrs. Julia Hates,
2123 I street NV; Mrs. Elizabeth
Lardner, 1917 Thirtieth street
NV, and Mrs. Eleanor Suther-
land of the Twenty-second street
address.
Funeral services will be held at
9 am. Friday in the Hines funeral
home, 2901 Fourteenth street
NV. Burial will be in Cedar Hill
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1950-04-12

Harry B. Hawes of Missouri and
to his successor Bennett Champ
Clark.
Mr.. Geaslin served with the
Maritime Commission from June,
1887. to May, 1889.
He returned to private practice
of law May l, 1899, and had rep
resented Waterman since July.
1910.
Born in Strawberry. Ark. he
later lived in Harnersville, Mo.
Mr.. Geaslin was a member OF
the American Bar Association and
the District Bar Association and
belonged to the National Press
Club, the Manor Country Club
and the Blue Ridge Rod and Gun
Club.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs,
Bessie Geaslin; four brothers, Paul
E. of Homewood, Ill; Harry P. OF
Osceola, Ark; Jack Geaslin OF
Haywood, Calf. and H. o. Geaslin
of Manila, Ark, and a sister, Mrs
H. B. Hoggard of Miami, Ariz.
Funeral services will be held at
IL am. tomorrow in the Lee fun
eral home, Fourth street and
Massachusetts, avenue NE. Burial
will be private.
Evening star., 1950-04-12
P. {. Baker Rites Today;
Retired GP0 EmpIoye

Funeral services for Philip E.
Baker, 68, retired Government
Printing Office employe and long
a Washington resident, were to be
held this morning in ST. Aloysius
Catholic Church: Burial was to
be in Mount Olivet Cemetary.
Mr.. Baker died Monday in Cal
vert County Hospital, Prince Fred
erick, Md, where he had been a
patient for a month. He had
lived at his summer home at North
Beach. Md. for the last nine years
Born and reared in Georgetown,
Mr.. Baker retired as a timekeeper
from the GPO in 1888 after 80
years service.
A man of musical ability, Mr..
Baker had marched as a drummer
in many parade here. played
for disabled veterans at Walter
Reed Hospital after World War
I and was formerly a member of
the GPO Recreation Orchestra.
He also had been active for more
than 20 years in the musicians
union here.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs
Anastasia Mcmahon Baker; two
sons, AloySius E. Baker, 1916
sherwood street NE. of The
Stars makeup department. and
William A. Baker. 2l33 I street
NV, Post Office Department en-
ploye; three granddaughters, and
a grandson.
Evening star., 1950-04-12
Henry Futrovsky, IS, Dies;
Meat Concern Executive

Henry Futrovsky. 65. vice pres
ident of FutrovSky Bros. Inc. a
wholesale and retail meat concern
here. died yesterday of heart
attack at Doctors Hospital. He
lived at 1922 Fifth street NV.
Mr.. Futrevsky. who was pres
ident of Ezras Israel Congrega-
ton. had been a Washington res
ident for IS years. He was born
in Russia. Since coming here. he
had been in the meat business.
His firm is located at sos Morse
street NE.
Mr.. Futrovsky was member Of
King Solomon's Masonic Lodge.
Surviving are his widow. Mrs.
Jennie Futrovsky; a son. Charles.
of the Fifth street address. and
three daughters. Mrs. Henry
Dunyer and Miss Helen Futrovsky,
both of the Fifth street address.
and Mrs. Arthur Loewy Of 1888
Somerset place NV.
Also a sister. Mrs. Ids OZero-
witz. $40 Fifth street NV. and
a brother. BENJAMIN J. FutrovSky
1905 Morse street NE. and a
granddaughter. Rochelle Dunyer.
Funeral services were held yes
Iterday in the Danzsnsky funeral
home, 1901 Fourteenth street
NV. Burial was in Ezras Israel
Cemetery in Congress Heights.
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Washington Artists IN 1890.
A resident Of Washington for 48
years, she lived at l30 Eleventh
street Sc.
Miss Muhlhofer. born in Balti-
more. was reared and educated in
Warrenton. Va. She had studied
at leading art schools. including
the Cincinnati Academy Of Art
and the Corcoran School Of Art.
She was a member of the Wash
ington Water Color Club. the So
ciety Of Washington Artists, the
Chicago Water Color Club and the
Washington Miniature Painters
and Sculptors. Of which she was
president for seven years.
Miss Muhlhofer is survived by
two sisters. Miss Charlotte G.
Muhlhofer, with whom she lived.
and Mrs. Bertha Shopper. Pelham,
N. Y.
Funeral services will be held at
IL am. Saturday in the Mattingly
funeral home, l3l Eleventh street
Sc. Burial will be in Greenmount
Cemetery. Baltimore.
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Mrs. W. H. Rohrman Dies;
Brokerage Firm Secretary

Mrs. Marie E. Rohrman, Sc,
Office secretary at Auchincloss,
Parker and Redpath, stock bro
kers, died yesterday in George
Washington University Hospital,
after q four-month illness.
She was the wife of William H.
Rohrman, Agriculture Depart
ment section chief.
Mrs. Rohrman. who lived at
4515 Iowa avenue NV, had been
with the brokerage firm. 729
Fifteenth street NV, for the past
IL years. She was a licensed
broker.
A lifelong resident of WASH
ington. She attended the old
Business High School. She for
merly had worked for the Ameri-
can Security g. Trust Co. and had
been associated with various in
vestment brokers, including
G. M. P. Murphy g. Cox here.
Mrs. Rohrman was member
Of Mount Pleasant Chapter, Order
of the Eastern Star. She had
taught Sunday School and was
active in the Ladies Aid Society
of the First Evangelical and Re-
form Church, Thirteenth and
Monroe streets NV.
Besides her husband, whom she
married 80 years ago, she is sur
vived by a brother. Carl F. Ehnin-
ger of Cleveland, and a sister,
Mrs. Elsie E. Loehl, 9028 Fairview
road, Silver Spring.
Funeral services will be held at
q pm. tomorrow in the Deal Fu-
neral home, 4812 Georgia avenue
NV. Burial will be in Rock Creek
Cemetery.
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Martin Manning Klein,
Store Owner, Dies al AZ

Martin Manning Klein, AZ, pro-
prietor of the Martin Manning
mems formal wear shop, at 733
Twelfth street NV, died yester-
day of a heart condition at Sibley
Hospital.
Mr.. Klein, who lived at 5000
Thirty second street NV, had
been i'll for three years.
An enlisted man in the Army
Air Forces in World War II, Mr..
Klein served three-and-a-half
years in the United States and
Guam. Shortly after the end of
the war he established his store,
which outf1tted many Washington
dignitaries.
Mr.. Klein, a Washington resi-
dent since 1889, was born in Hun
gary. He came to this country as
a child and lived in Poughkeepsie,
N. Y, and Albany, N. Y, before
coming here. He was a member
Of the Washington Board Of
Trade.
Surviving are his widow. the
former Miss Eleanor Hanna of
Marion, Iowa, and a 2-year- old
son, Steven. He also leaves his
father, Harry Klein, of Philadal-
phia; a sister, Mrs. Louis Katz,
of Newburgh. N. Y, and a BROTH
er, Sander S. Klein, formerly a
reporter in the Washington bureau
Of the United Press, now manager
OF UPS bureau in Boise, Idaho.
Funeral services will be held at
II am. tomorrow in Gawler's
chapel, 1855 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. NV. Burial will be in Ar
lington Cemetery.
Evening star., 1950-04-12
Roy B. Johnson, So, Dies;
AP Rudio News Editor
BY the A,.eeiatsd Prssa

NEW YORK, April l2.-Ray
Bird johnson. So. q radio news
editor for the Associated Press
until he became i'll a year ago.
died yesterday at the Nassau
County Sanitarium on Ions
Island. where he had been unde,
treatment for tuberculosis since
April. 1949.
A native Of Norwalk. Ohio. Mi.
johnson Joined the AP In New
York in 1927.
He later worked in the New
York Office Of the Havas Agency.
a French news service. then for
eight years was in the TranSradio
Press Office here.
Rejoining the Associated Press
in 1943. he was overnight radio
news editor from 1914 until he
entered the sanitarium.
Evening star., 1950-04-12

provisions concerning mandates
He notified Earl Curzon, British
Foreign Minister, that the United
States could not agree that man
dates should be discussed only in
the League Of Nations.
Refused Sinclair Retainer.
After Mr.. Wilson left the White
House he and Mr.. Colby became
law partners here. Mr.. Colby dis
closed several years later that they
refused a retainer by Harry F.
Sinclair to appear for the defense
In connection with the Teapot
Dome scandal.
Although known mainly for his
governmental service, Mr.. Colby
early became a. successful lawyer
After attending Central High
School in st. Louis, he graduated
from Williams College in 1890
and from Columbia University
Law School two years later.
AS young lawyer he represent
ed Mark Twain, Samuel l.. Clem-
ems. in closing the affairs OF a
publishing business. He was
counsel for a New York legisla-
tive commission that investigated
public utilities in 1916. A year
later he was appointed an assist
ant United States Attorney Cen
eral to investigate the News Print
Paper Association. In 1926 he
was a labor counsel in an action
involving Patterson. N. j.. textile
strikers.
Represented Publishers.
He also represented American
newspaper publishers in their
legal contest against the press
code of the NRA.
After leaving the State Depart
ment he wrote frequently fol-
newspapers and magazines, par
ticularly on foreign policy issues
He opposed cancellation or re-
vision of the war debts. Early in
the rise of the Nazi movement Mr.
Colby attacked anti-Semitism In
Germany.
Mr.. Colby was divorced from his
first wife, Mrs. Nathalie Sedgwick
Colby, in 1929. She died in 1912
His second wife was the former
Mrs. Anna Won Ahlstrand Ely OF
New York. She and his two
daughters, Mrs. Kate Colby Bella
field and Mrs. Francis Rogers,
survive him.
Evening star., 1950-04-12
Miss Loretto McGiI|
Buried in GEORGETOWN

Miss Loretto McGill of Hay
market, Va. who died in the War
renton Hospital Friday, was buried
Monday in Holy Rood Cemetery
in Georgetown.
A native Of Georgetown, Miss
McGill was a member of an old
Washington family. Her two
brothers, the late j. Nota McGill
and Grafton Tyler McGill, at one
time were prominent patent at
torneys here.
Miss McGill had been living
at the guest house of Linton Hall
at Bristow, Va, where she was
stricken.
Funeral services were held at
All Saints Catholic Church in
Manassas,
Evening star., 1950-04-12
Boinbridge Colby, 80, Dies;
Wilson's Secretary of State
'IndividuuIist' in
Politics Often
Swopped Parties

Bainbridge Colby, Secretary of
State in President Wilson's cab
met from March %, 1920. to
March 4. 1921, died last night at
his home in Bemus Point. N. Y.
He was 80 and had been Ill for
two weeks with a heart condition.
AS Secretary of State he was
best known for an historical
statement Of American policy in
refusing to recognize the Soviet
government in Russia. He clung
to that opinion even after the
United States granted recognition
in 1888.
His statement in 1920 declared
that recognition was impossible
because friendly relations could
not be maintained. 1t added that
this conviction has nothing to
do with any particular political or
social structure which the Rus
sian people themselves may see
At to embrace"
Born in st. Louis.
Mr.. Colby, born December %,
1869, in st. Louis, spent most Of
his life in the East. In politics
he described himself as an Gin
dividualist." Starting as a Re-
publican, he served term in the
New York State legislature in
1902, joined the Bull Moose boilers
in nominating Theodore Roosevelt
for President in 1912. but broke
with him in 1915.
Becoming q "Wilsonian Demo-
crat," he campaigned vigorously
for Mr.. Wilson. He filled several
important Government positions
during World War l. He served
on the United States Shipping
Board and later as a member of
the American commission to the
Inter Allied Conference that
strove for more effective CO.
operation among the Allies.
Mr.. Colby's experience with the
Republicans was duplicated with
the Democrats. He made a Ma
tion-wide speaking tour for
Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1892. In
less than year he turned against
the New Deal. He called New
Dealers "the betrayers Of the
country" and proposed an anti
New Deal coalition. In 1895 he
supported Gov. Alfred M. Landon
of Kansas for the presidency.
Protested to Japan.
AS President Wilson's last Sec
retary of State he had an un-
usually active year. One of his
earliest moves was to protest to
Japan against continued occupa-
tion of the northern half of SAX
halin Island off the coast of ST.
IBERIA.
He also inherited the Mexican
problem that had been trouble
some for eight years. He sug-
gested that joint commission be
set up to frame a treaty concern
ing Mexico's right to conserve her
resources with "due respect for
legally vested interests" Later
Republican administrations adopt
ed the plan.
Other problems dealt with in
depreciation of Versailles Treaty
Evening star., 1950-04-12
Mrs. Mabel Green Dies:
Widow of Hetty's Son
By the Associated Press

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, April H.
Mrs. Mabel Green, 70, widow OF
the late Col. E. H. Green. died
yesterday at her home.
Mrs. Green had been a winter
resident here for Is years. For
many years she was active in social
affairs in this city.
A native of New York, she main
tanned a summer home at Water
Hill. Long Island. N. Y. Col.
Green. son Of Hetty Green, the
famous woman financier, died
about IS years ago.
Mrs. Green is survived by a
daughter, Dorothy Nicholson OF
Miami Beach and New York.
The body will be sent to Chicago
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1950-04-12
In m mrmnrtant

HAM, FLosSIE GENEvIEVE. In sad but
loving remembrance OF our beloved moth
s pared s life one year today
IL, 1949. SONS AND DAUGHTER. =
O'BRIEN, JOHN M In memory of our
darling son, JOHN M. OBRIEN, who
died five years ago today, April IL. 1945.
May his soul and all the souls of the
faithful departed rest in peace.
In our hearts we like to stray
Along the road to yesterday,
To live again in memory
The happy days that used to be.
To hear you laugh, to see you smile,
To talk with you little while;
We love to linger on the way
iAS' ''S0S "S DAif Nom M yISiefqss AND DAD.
OFENSTEIN, ALBERT In loving memory
of our dear husband and father, ALBERT
OFENSTE1N. who departed this life i've
mass mass at as st. Aa1 aloysus cha1ch
The love you gave US through the years
Shall never from US depart;
Though you are gone beyond our reach,
4oS aF5 fD'SS WIFE Z an AND heaEii
mother, NoRAH RAMSEY, who passed
away twenty-nine years ago today, April
II, 1921.
When mother breathes her last farewell
The stroke means more than tongue can
The world seems quite another place
Without nHuaHfER "a smf e. p4thsrs Ef4A pfERcE
REDiNGER, s/sERGT. FRANK WAGNER:
In lovins Semembranes of our Son SEs sna
RE who h0r died in ,aas shs service
that believeth in Me, though he were
dead vet shall he lve-Tf TAE !9hn; pHMlhY: hl7sS
SI ATCuTEp InuN m cocred ~ fha
memory Of our devoted father. JOHN II.
SLAUGHTER, who derarted this life ten
years ago today. April IL, 1910.
We cannot say our deeds will rate
But f' Il our loved do ones IS stiii think of us.
HIS SSSSS nSs' ea5EpR2S asHS SssSo 95{AMEs
MABEL HAcKNEY.
SMITH, WILLIAM II. In sad but loving
pf 9Gr dsvossd nssband and and fa
April 12. 1882, at colesville, Md.
Doing little things for others.
Helping where he could;
Never making much pretention,
Always doing good.
Home for him was always living.
Filled his heart with Joy,
And his doors were always open,
Latchstring hung outside.
Made the best Of what God gave him,
Ever toiling. giving. taking,
Kind and provident.
Vain the tribute We would pay him,
Words cannot express
What 1t meant to have him with US
And our thankfulness.
Sweet the memory he has left US,
Though our hearts are sad;
Great the blessing that was given
Just to call him dad.
WIFE AND CHILDREN.
SMOTHERS, JOSEPH T. AND CHARITY A.
A tribute of love and devotion in memory
of our dear parents, JOSEPH T. SMOTH-
ERS, who entered a more beautiful life
twenty-on years ago, March %. 1929.
and CHARITY A. SMOTHERS, who
Joined him one year ago today.
In memorys lovely garden.
Where remembered Joy blooms fair,
Your memories, dear parents,
Are the brightest blossoms there.
AS we loved you. so we miss you.
Loved, remembered. 'longed for always,
YOUR DEVOTED CHILDREN. MAUDE q.
AND ROBERT L. SMoTHERS.
WEBER, ROY D.. In loving memory Of
my devoted husband. ROY D. WEBER,
who fell asleep one year ago today, April
Gone, but not forgotten.
DEVOTED WIFE. CATHLEEN WEBER.
YORK. LAMAR W. In sad and loving
memory of our dearly beloved husband
and father, LAMAR. w. YORK. who was
so suddenly taken from as twenty years
ago today, April ~. 1880.
Loved In life, remembered in death.
HIS WIDOW AND SONS.
Evening star., 1950-04-12

Miss Muhl-
h ofer, out
S I n d ing for
her beautiful
ain ngS Of
flowers and still
life. had re-
ceive two
m e d a Is an d
three honorable
mentions at eX-
hibitionS of the
Corcoran GAL
lery of Art. She
won the pop
ular prize at
the Society of
Evening star., 1950-04-12
Tempo Realty Man Dies

TAMPA, Fla, April II (P.-
Lauriston G. Moore, "a, retired
real estate developer. died at his
home here yesterday. Mr.. Moore
was one of group which de-
veloped Davis Islands. a restricted
Tampa residential section built up
on soil dredged out of Tampa Bay.
Evening star., 1950-04-12

lived at 4454
Reservoir road
NV.
Mr.. Geaslin
was g e n e r a /
counsel of the
Maritime Com
mission before
becoming an
official in 1946
of the Water
Uldu SOIP. dI1u
its subsidiaries
of Mobile, Ala.
He served as
secretary to the
late ma tor
Evening star., 1950-04-12
Bon GeasIin, s., Dies;
Waterman Steamship
Corp. Vice President

Bon Geaslin, SO, vice president
and general counsel of the Water
man Steamship Corp. died yes
terday in Doctors, Hospital. He
Evening star., 1950-04-12
Miss MuhIhofer Dies;
Prominent Artist

Miss Elizabeth Muhlhofer. -.
an accomplished painter. who was
well known in Washington art
circles. died here Monday.
Evening star., 1950-04-12
UarA uf Chunks

CARRIE. We wish to ac-
knowledge and thank all Of our friends
and relatives for the mass cards, horal
tributes, calls and letters received at the
PATRic1A M. WOODLAND AND FAMILY.
Evening star., 1950-04-12
Draths

RoHRMAN. MARIE z. Members. Of the
Reformed Church are requested to be
present at the funeral services for our
Thursday. April IS, 1850. at . pm,
At the w. W. Deal Funeral Home. 4s12
FRANcEs l. KULL, President.
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Aussies Honor Coventry

Sydney, Australia, has new
suburb called New Coventry, in
honor of the British town.
Evening star., 1950-04-12
1n Mpnt nrtam

LUCY. In loving memory of
our dear mother, LUCY ARNETT, who
left US eleven years ago today, April IL,
1899.
It was sad when He took
Dad and you, one by one,
But Saddest Of all. mother,
When He called you.
We cannot clasp each of your loving
hands,
Your sweet smiles we cannot see,
But let this little token show
That we still remember thee
TrJTI npEN
Evening star., 1950-04-12

KUUNN. VIM W. MemDerS OF Henry W.
@ Lawton Camp, No. 4, U. S. w
", are requested to meet at
n .@SS, the Chapel Fort Myer, Va,
on Thursday, April l3, 1850,
49, at 2 Pm, to attend the fu-
neral services for Comrade
WRIT w. YOUNG, who can
swered the last call'' at Miami, Fla, en-
Tuesday. April IL.
REGINALD B. LOCKER, Commander.
ROBERT D. HOLCOMB, Adiutant.
Evening star., 1950-04-12

BAYLOR, WILFORD. In SAD remembrance
OF our dear son and father. WILFORD
BAYLOR, who departed this life April l2,
1946.
Our hearts still ache with sadness,
Our eyes have shed many tears;
Only God knows how much we miss you
At the end of four long years.
HIS LOVING MOTHER AND DAUGHTER.
Evening star., 1950-04-12

GOLDENA WHIII1NGION, sec.
GRIEsEMER. CARRIE SMILEY. On Mon
day, April 10, 1850, at her residence,
304 West Glendale ave, Alexandria. Va.
CARRIE SMILEY GR1EsEMER. wife; of
John Ernie Griesemer, mother of Smiley
B. GrieSemer, Mrs. Ruth Ramey, Mrs.
Evangeline Barrett of Alexandria, Va,
and Mrs. Ann Roberts of Arlington, Va.
Remains resting at her late residence.
Funeral services on Thursday. April 13,
at 1880 am, at the Good Shepherd
Lutheran Church. Alexandria. Va. In
terment Arlington National Cemetery.
HERBERT. RICHARD J. On Thursday
April 9, 1850. in Geneva. N, Y. RICH
ARD j. HERBERT, husband of Malissie
Herbert, father of Nelson Link, grandfa-
ther of Brenda Link and uncle of Thom as
Young. Also surviving are two sisters
in-law, including Mrs. Mary Hargrove
four brothers-in-law. other relatives and
friends. Friends may call at the Carver
Memorial Funeral Home, 29-31 H st. nv,
until Thursday. Funeral services at the
Brooks Memorial Church, Nottingham, Md,
at 1 pm. Interment church cemetery.
HOLMES. Lillian HUNTER. Suddenly.
or Tuesday, April II. 1850, at her home,
5000 18th St NV, Mrs. Lillian HUNTER
HOLMES beloved wife of the late George
Kirby Holmes. Remains resting at the
above residence after 3 pm. Wednesday.
Services at St Stephens and Incarnation
Episcopal Church, 10th and Newton sts.
NV. on Friday, April "A. at 10 am.
Interment private. 13
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MARIE Z. The cf1icers and
members of Mount Pleasant
Chapter, No. "a, o. z. g.. are
hereby notified of the death Of
Sister MARIE z. ROHRMAN,
on Tuesday, April IL, 1850.
Funeral services will be held
at the W. W. Deal Funeral
Evening star., 1950-04-12

FRANCIS LEWIS. In loving
memory Of our father, FRANCIS LEWIS
CARDOZO. who died six years ago today,
April Il, 1914.
HOLMES. MRS. ELIZABETH C. BAR
KER. MRS. EMMITA C. JONES, MRS.
FRANCES G; PAYNE. MRS. CATH
RICK cARDozo. '' ' v" WAN
CARROLL. ROBERT L. A tribute of love
and devotion to the memory Of our be-
loved father. ROBERT L. CARROLL. who
left US twelve years ago today. April 12,
1888.
Take up thy cross and follow Him,
Nor think till death to lay 1t down,
For only he who bears the cross
May hope to wear the glorious crown.
In that light. eternal city.
Where no tears can dim the eye;
In the home of many mansions
' HIS CHILDREN.
SILVIO. In loving remem-
brance of my dear husband. SILVIO
CREscENzI. who passed away two years
ago today. April 12. 194s.
There are griefs that cannot flnd COM
And wounds that cannot be healed;s
There are sorrows so deep in the human
That cannot be half revealed.
They say time heals all sorrow
And helps US to forget.
But time SO far has only proved
How much we miss him yet.
LOVING WIFE AND CHILDREN.
Evening star., 1950-04-12
CEMETERY LOTS.

TORT LINCOLN, Chapel Section; Lot No.
352; five sites, $575. 81. Oll3; II no
answer call SH. 1779. 13s
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TELEvIsIoN, OUR FRIEND

With the coming of television came a key for breaking
down another door of racial prejudice.
Other American attitudes are gradually changing toward
the Negro. Many powerful forces are guiding public opinion
awav from prejudice. Negroes are now shown in movies and on
radio as human beings with the same feelings and emotions as
the audience. But this hasn't yet become general In those media,
and radio and movies do not have the great, repeated impact OF
television, which is already having marked influences on general
attitudes toward minority groups.
MANY persons who have never had an opportunity to under
stand the Negro or to see him as he is are being influenced Tor
the first time by television. They are seeing him side by side with
other stars on television shows, contributing his part to the
show and doing a good job of it. Far more Negroes are appear
ing on television than ever appeared in the movies or on radio.
Thew are gifted entertainers, or the gentle minister on the
religious program televised from one city and watched by many
people who have never had any real idea OF the Negros reaction
to religion. They are the clean and hard-fighting boxers on the
teleyised fights viewed by many who never went to a fight
They are the talented amateurs competing on an equal basis
with other persons on televised amateur shows.
Television is presenting the Negro to its millions of watch
ers as a human being whose sole difference is in the augmentation
of his skin. The phrase that all men are created equal would
seem to be brought to life in televison.