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The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-07-05
By Jimmy N. Jones

Two shootings found their place
on the police blotter during the
holiday period. One was the shoot
ing of Riley Young, 90, of 26
Hawthorn street., by Fletcher
Moss, 8, of "a Barnett ST., identi-
fled as the owner Of the 3S cali
Der revolver said to have been pur-
chased thirty minutes prior to the
wounding of the victim.
According to the account re-
leased by the investigating offic-
ers, a drinking party at IL Bar
nett street following another
party at another address on Bar
nett st. Young was shot in the
back, the gun weilder went to the
second home and shot Ralph Mont
creif, 10, of 16 Barnett street in
the right shoulder. He is in fairly
good condition at the st. Eliza
beth hospital. Young is in the
same hospital where attendants
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-07-05
Memphis Slim
At Farm Dell

Dropped out to catch Memphis
Slim at the Farm Dell Night Club,
1000 Ruth Avenue, the other eve
ming. The five-piece CONDO :
called Memphis Slim and his
House Rockers : gave a very Gre
ditable performance Of the blues
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-07-05
Polio Lecture At Miulni
Valley Hospital

Health Commissioner will preside
at the opening meeting on Tues
day morning. Among the speakers
and demonstrators will be DR..
Bert Wiley, director of Physical
Medicine at Miami Valley Hospi-
tai, Mr.. Gordon Allen, Executive
Secretary of the Metropolitan
Health Council, Miss Miriam
Crouch, consultant with the Joint
Orthopedic Advisory Service Of
New York and Mrs. Mary Smith
Chaser, Physical Therapist, with
experience at Miami View Hospi-
tai.
Officials of the American Red
Cross will preside at Wednesday
mornings sessions. DR.. Mason
Jones will be the speaker. Presi-
ing in the afternoon will be DR..
Robert Vail, chairman of the
Medical Advisory Committee of the
local chapter of the National
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
Registered nurses who have not
attained Their Red Cross status as
nurse may do so by attending the
full day of the polio nursing ses-
sions or by attending the full even
ing session.
According to Mrs. Swigart, the
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The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-07-05
From Police BIotter
BY Jimmie N. Jones

Among the unfinished Busin-
ess" on the books Of the detective
bureau at. police headquarters are
some of the items yet to be clear
ed up by the "Boys in the plain
clothes" department.
In one case, assigned to bet.
Sgt. James B. Hogan and Lucious
Gleaton was the complaint of Mrs.
Sylvia Schleier, 1907 Cory Drive
on June Is, who reported the
theft Of her Swiss diamond writs
watch from her home between. the
hours of 1 and 3 pm. of that
date.
The Diets. Sgts, went to work
on the case assigned to them only
to find they had nothing to work
on Why? Well here's the
reason.
The officers contacted Max
Schleier, husband Of the complain
ant who stated his wife had left
for New York, Saturday, June II
and that he knew nothing of the
charges nor the employees men
toned. On the same date, Max
Schleiera called the Detective
bureau and informed them that
the watch had been found at the
church, where Mrs. Schleier ahd
attended on June Ia, the day be-
fore she had discovered the loss
by the church secretary and re-
turned to him on June 10 Sch
leier signed a recovery card and
the charge of grand larceny
against innocent domestic work
ers was written into the records
as "unfounded".
Another item on the "unfinish-
ed"roster is the finding of an al
legged rapists charged with an at
tempted rape on a 9 year old girl
on June 10 at 1893 w. Second
street bet. Sgts. James B.
Hogan and Lucious Gleaton in
charge of the case are looking for
Thomas Byron Shields, 40 years
old who calls him self Brother
Michael" who's residence is list
ed as the Fifth Street Y. M. G. A.
at the time Of the charge. :. Ac-
cording to Mrs. Cynthia Jones,
mother of the child, Brother Mi
chael' was visiting the land lady,
Mrs. Willie Lee Hoy, said to be
his "girl friend" and called the
little girl into another room, shut
the door, and began playing"
with the child who later told the
mother "He tried to undress
me-. When I ran from him. . He
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-07-05

went to the door and locked it" E.
l screamed and he jumped out the
window and ran away" The
mother took the child to the hos
pital for examination which ac-
cording to the attendants she had
not been attacked +. . Brother
Michael" has been seen in various
parts ofthe city, but has been able
to elude the police each time, ac-
cording to witnesses. He is des-
cribed as being a "councilor on
married life advisor of love
affaires Religion and give
charcter readings all by appoint
ments Officials at the Fifth
St. "Y" have been instructed to
hold his belongings and call the
police if and when he calls for
them.
Mrs. Laura Taylor, of 108 Calm
street., told Pits. HI. L. Bolander
and R. E. Frazier, how her hus-
band William, %, employed at
Culp's CAFETERIA had beaten their
daughter about the face and
mouth on June %, at 10 am.
while under the influence of liq-
uor because she had told one of
her next door playmates to go
home after playing on the front
porch of their home Accord
ing to the mother, the children
we're playing and when the father
heard the daughter tell the other
girl to go home he called her into
the house and beat her on the face
causing decorations onthe face and
cutting her lip Mrs. Zipporah
Taylor Buckner, of the same ad-
dress and the grandmother of the
child told of hearing the screams
ofthe child and finding her on the
floor told officers that this attack
on the child had accured on pre-
vious occasions.
Carried Cunningham, of 1928
w. Fifth street., told police some
one stole a suit of clothes and
S25 out of his car while he was
asleep in front of his residence.
Laurel outlook., 1950-10-11
MALIK TELLS SOME FABLES

HTELL US some more STORIES -
1 the kiddies asked Papa Malik.
Never had they listened to such a
tale teller before. "Tell us about
g Little Miss Muffet.'
Laurel outlook., 1950-10-11
News Notes

Mrs. C. ]. Whitfield was hostess
to "a ladies when she entertained
Friday evening at her new home
at Cos Elm Avenue.
Charles Shay arrived Saturday
from Seattle to visit his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Shay, and
his little daughter, Sandra.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Freeman
ard daughter Cecilia returned re-
Gently from several days vacation
spent at the GOwen caoin, the j.
M. Freeman cabin and with rela-
tives and friends in Red Lodge.
Entertaining at dinner Sunday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Parker and
FAMILY had as guests Mr.. and Mrs.
Lloyd Huss and Mrs. Pauline Huss,
all of Billings. Mr.. Parker had
just returned Sunday from a week
in Burley, Ida.
Mrs. E. l.. Eastwood is in Bill
llngs Deaconess hospital where she
bad an operation Wednesday.
Mrs. Russell Lane and Jimmy
left last week to join Mr.. Lane in
Kalispell where they will make
their home.
Mrs. Gene Ferguson and her
mother, Mrs. Mary Hooper, left
Monday for their home in Tacoma,
Wash, after spending a week at
the Gordon Allan home.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. C. Brown re-
turned to Laurel last week to
spend the winter after being at
Valley, Wyo., the past summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Tower of
Mcleod were overnight guests
Saturday of Mr.. and Mrs. A. w.
Richardson.
Entertaining for her bridge club
Wednesday afternoon, Mrs. Joe
Larson had Mrs. w. X. Simmons
and Mrs. Charles Duncan as addi-
tional guests. Winning prizes were
Mrs. Simmons, Mrs. R. E. Bate
man and Mrs. Edward Bender.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Shay and
family returned last week to their
home just west of Laurel. They
had recently made their home in
Billings.
Laurel outlook., 1950-10-11

The Secret Service wants % more
men to guard President Truman,
who il already guarded by around
60 sucn agents. Extra efforts, we
take it, must be taken to keep him
from contact with writing materials
and typeWriters.
Laurel outlook., 1950-10-11
TWO FROM LAUREL PLEDGED

Bozeman, Oct. 11.-At the close
of the initial rushing period at
Montana State college, SO women
students had become pledges of
six sororities. Among them were
Donna Sheets and Lauretta Tub
man of Laurel.
Laurel outlook., 1950-10-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Cady
drove to Pompeys Pillar Sunday
and were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Ritter.
Laurel outlook., 1950-10-11

PLAN RED HEART TAG SALE
Women of the Moose will con-
duct a Red Heart tag sale Satur-
day, Oct. IA, according to an an
nouncement this week. The funds
are for a hospital for cripples.
Laurel outlook., 1950-10-11

You and winter can bury the
hatchet! With Carriers Ready-for-
Winter Service, you can laugh at
the war cry of cold weather
drive in peace and comfort through
all the frigid months ahead.
Thorough winter conditioning
makes your car ready to 60 when
the temperatures low . assures
Laurel outlook., 1950-10-11
Make Faace With Winter!

you the quick starts, the smooth
performance and the safe opera
ton that mean Happy Winter
Motoring.
So have a powwow with your
Carter dealer today. His Ready.
for-Winter Service takes only a
short time :. . and lets you greet
cold weather with no car worries.
Laurel outlook., 1950-10-11

USE OUTLOOK WANT ADS.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-03-09
AS | See IT,.
By Arnold Braithwaite

The April issue of the Ebony
magazine just out on the news
stands features a story on Ezzard
Charles. In several of the pictures
accompanying the picture a form
er Daytonian is shown. He is Ben
ny Jones former University of
Dayton basketball player. Benny
is the husband, of Jean Jones
daughter of Mrs. Biggs and the
late DR.. Biggs of Dayton.
Benny has been associated with
Charles since the Cincinnati heavy
weight won the heavyweight
crown. He acts as secretary to the
champ. Jones' home is in Cincin-
natl and he is a longtime acquain-
lance of Charles. He is the only
Negro in recent years to be per-
mitted a place on the first team
of a University Of Dayton athletic
team. He was involved in several
"situations" while at U. of D. The
question of playing Jones against
southern teams in the south was
always decided by university
authorities by leaving him home.
While on the subject of Jones,
U. Of D. and sports we might ex-
plain that another incident re-
ported yesterday drew us along
this trend of thinking = and writ
ling. This a the withdrawing
from Baltimore of the Catholic
! basketball tournament because
hotels there refuse to accommo-
date Negro players with white
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The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-03-09

observe it's National Vocational
Opportunity Campaign Week with
a Career Clinic" to be conducted
at the Tabernacle Baptist Church,
Sunday at 7:15 P. M. An infor-
native and inspirational program
has been arranged for all age
groups. Main speaker for the oc-
cassion is Mr.. C. C. Busy, Di-
rector of Personnel and Guidance
at Sinclair College and also presi-
dent of Miami Valley Vocational
Guidance Association.
The very best talent available
has been secured to serve as con-
sultants inthe various vocational
areas that will be discussed. Mr..
J.. P. WINFIELD ofthe Dayton Ur-
ban League and Mr.. w. V. Qui-
senberry Jr., Of the Boys Work
Dept. of Tabernacle Church are
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The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-03-09
Correspondent Breaks Li|y-White
tradition in D. {. S Carlton Hotel

WASHINGTON (ANP)- The
long tradition of lily-white-ism was
laid aside by the exclusive Carl
ton hotel last Wednesday when a
Negro newspaperwoman was adj
mitted, without any objection, to
the dinner sponsored by the un-
dersecretary of the Navy, Dan A.
Kimball, in honor of the "under-
privileged newspaperwomen of
Washington.
Considering the news gals Gun
derprivileged" because they are
barred from the annual stag af-
fairs given by the White House
Correspondents association, was
among the 50-odd women who
showered their host with a BRILL
ant array Of neckties.
Referring to Mr.. Kimball as a
"proctective male", a spokesman
forthe group said the ties were
presented to show Pentagon Of
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-03-09

ficials that Kimball is surrounded
by a host Of "doting women.
In sending out the invitations
to the women ofthe fourth-estate
Mr.. Kimball said "The merits or
dement's, the complexities or diff
ference of opinion which attach
to their debarrment from the an
nual dinner of the white House"
Correspondents association are
subjects for wiser Cor more fool
ish) heads than mine.
"All the cables, tackle, winches,
tugs, salvage vessels and beach
gear used in re-floating the You
Know-What could not draw me in
to this econtroversary."
"My concern is that these la
dies r underpriviledged to the
extent of one dinner.
Remembering that the Carlton
cancelled dinner reservations made
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The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-03-09

the request ofthe Ohio Committee
for Fair Employment Practices.
1t included most of Ohio's ten
larger cities where over 80 per-
cent of Ohio's Negro population
lives. 80 wards in the following
cities contained most of the Ne
gro population of these commune
ties: Cleveland, Cincinnati, Col
umbus, Toledo, Dayton, Spring
field, Youngstown, Canton, Steu-
benville and Hamilton. Akron was
excluded because the Negro popul-
alton is scattered.
The 7th ward of Dayton had
about the lowest percent of eligi-
BILE voters participating in the last
presidential election of all the
cities surveyed. j.
Tho the survey does not include
every voter or area in Ohio, it's
broad enough, Sherer said, to
''prove that the situation is dan
gerous and appalling"
eve are faced with a grave
challenge. We must achieve these
goals (FEPC, Civil Rights, etc. }.
1t now behooves every liberal or
ganization and person to leave no
Continued on page A.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-03-09

removed. Peterson was neatly
dressed in a steel gray suit, tan
shoes, and a sport shirt, he kept
his eyes on the Prosecutor as he
concluded his address tothe three
Judges sitting in judgement on
the case, and asked for a verdict
Of first degree murder.
Defense attorney, Robert Sch
roder, made his opening address
by telling the Court, Peterson had
pryor to the alleged killing, drank
no less than nine double WHISTLES
in a Fifth street bar before get
ting a Service Cab at PA Dun
bar ave., driven by Raymond
Woodbridge, and that the admitting
of the killing was done while I'M
der the influence of intoxicating
liquor, and that he was not in his
normal frame of mind, therefore
he asked the Court to consider the
mental condition of the defendant
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The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-03-09

Council yesterday.
The report by Sherer, who is
remembered as C. J. McLin's
campaign manager inthe last Nc
Lin city commission campaign,
stated that approximately 500 of
the residents Of Negro ghettos in
Ohio did not vote in the last cru-
cial presidential election.
This is an appalling situation
Sherer said. "Ohio's Negro citi-
zens are the one segment of our
population which most desperately
needs liberal laws"
The Columbus labor official ex-
planned how the lack Of full voter
participation greatly endangered
the passage Of legislation neces-
sary to the progress of Negroes
inthe state of Ohio as well as in
the nation. He pointed out how
nobody is interested in the opin-
ions of non-registered citizens be-
cause they have no vote. Politici-
ians keep their finger on the pulse
ofthe Negro body polite and when
they find it weak, as they do in
Dayton and other Ohio cities, they
simply refuse to consider civil
rights legislation.
The study was undertaken at
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-03-09
Tabernacle
Baptist Church
AT 7
Jews ..ee

A joint meeting of the Execu-
tive Board and the Chautauqua
Commission of the Western Union
District Association was held last
Thursday at the Tabernacle Bapt.
Church. The yearly program for
the district was arranged.
Departmental Directors of the
Chautauqua presented plans for
the Annual Chautauqua to be held
in July at Wherefore. Rev. Will
bur A. Page Of Cincinnati presid-
ed and Rev. J. Welby Broaddus,
District Moderator, acted as coun-
sellor for the group. Dinner was
served in the social room.
The Dayton Urban League will
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-03-09


The trial opened at $3.50 in the
court room Of Common Pleas
Judge Lester L. Cecil, but not pre-
sided over by him. Due to previ-
Gus arraignment to have a group
Of school children to witness an
other trial, the Judges decider to
other trial, the Judges decided to
trade jury rooms. In the exchange
of the rooms, the Peterson trial
got under way with a capacity
crowd on hand before eight
o'clock.
Through the defense attorneys,
Anthony Mccartney and Robert
Schroeder, Peterson waived the
right of a jury trial and chose a
"threeman" judge Jury" to de-
eide the fate of his case. Open
ing the case was the introduction
ofthe State Of Ohio, by Lloyd o.
Hara, Assistant Prosecutor who
addressed the Judges, Robert U.
Martin, Presiding Judge, Don R.
Thomas and Hubar A. Berry, of
Miami County Common Pleas
Court.
In his opening address to the
Court, O.'Hara pointed to the MUIR
der asthe most brutal in the his
tory ofthe County. O'Hara, des-
cribed how Peterson, after telling
several persons including the
friends of Miss Thorp, of his in
tentions, did brutaly slash her
throat to the extent that her head
was BARELY hanging onto h e r
shoulders" He described how he
Dragged to the cab drivers and
police officers "How glad he was
that he killed her.. Those as.
| sembled in the court room looked
at Peterson, as the prosecutor
pointed him out as the RUTHLESS
cold blooded murder of the wild
ow and mother of two small chill.
dren, who's blood was sputterec
all over the stairway of the Kill.
mer street address. They kept
their eyes on the Killer who was
lead into the room under thu
watchful guarding of a deputy
sheriff and the handouts were
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-03-09
" I'm Glad Killed Her"
Peterson IS Quoted As
Telling Cab Driver
By Jimmie N. Jones

Never in history has such an audience gathered in the Mont
gomery County Court house to witness a murder trial as was on
hand Wednesday morning before the trial Of John E. Peterson, 26,
of 23 Washington st, charged with the brutal murder of his girl
friend, Esie Lee Thorp, "a, of 411a S. Kilmer street, January 18th.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-03-09
Dayton Negroes Near
Bottom in Voting
Percentage

"n Dayton only 1914 Of the 10000 residents (45%) of it's
7h Ward Black Belt participated in the presidentia-year ballot
ing" This was part of the findings of Paul Sherer, Ohio C. l. O.
Political Action n Committee leader, in a report o n "The Voting
Habits of Ohio Negroes" The report was issued thru the Ohio CLIO
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-16
Production High
In Dodge Plants

Detroit-Dodge assembly plants
are producing more passenger cars
than ever before in Dodge history
to enable dealers to offer early
deliveries to customers, Z. c.
QUINN. Dodge general sales man.
ager, said today.
Recently we have been building
and shipping even more cars than
in our record breaking days last
fall" Quinn said. with this high
volume. our dealers can offer early
delivery from one of the widest
selection of body styles that Dou.
has ever built"
Quinn disclosed that in order
to meet the demand for Dodge
cars two assembly lines are op-
Grating On two shifts at Dodge
Main in Detroit. The Dodge as
sembiy plant at San Leandro.
Calf. has attained high volume
production and additional Dodge
cars are being assembled in Los
Angeles.
Dodge is building ten body
styles four-door sedan, club
coupe, convertible, station wagon
eight-passenger sedan and the
convertible styled, steel-roofed
Diplomat in the Coronet series;
the Meadowbrook four-door sedan
and a two-door sedan, business
coupe and sports roadster in the
low-priced Wayfarer series.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-16
PICK YOUNG ROOSTERc
NOW FOR 1851 FLocks

II you want top-notch roosters
in your farm flock next year, now
is good time to pick out and
mark the young cockerels you will
want to kesp
d. D. Meyer, extension poultry
specialist at Ohio State University,
says it's the best to start choosing
the breeding cockerels early,
sometimes during the first two
weeks.
When you start picking, Meyer
suggests to look for chicks that
grow rapidly, are well-proportion-
ed, sturdy, vigorous, we'll feather
ed. and have good breast develop
ment. Birds that meet these stand
ards can be marked with a color
ed leg band.
He also recommends selecting
about three times as many cock
erels as you eventually want to
keep. This way you can watch
them throughout the season and
Gull those in which undesirable
characteristics appear.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-16
SAYS ABILITY TO LIVE
is INHERITED ny YOUNG

Ability to live is no accident,
says DR.. L. O. Gilmore, of the
department of dairy husbandry at
Ohio State University.
He states that this ability is
the most important trait transmit
ted by dairy cattle as we'll as in
all other livestock, humans and
crops.
Some bulls sire more dead
calves than Others" he points out.
This is an indication that bad
Inheritance is at work"
DR.. Gilmore explains that a calf
may get from its sire and dam
the inheritance that causes death
suddenly. In other cases, the in
heritance may be lack of vigor.
Scientists are working on these
factors, but DR.. Gilmore reports
they have not yet learned as much
about these vigor and ability
to-live traits as those responsible
for color or type.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-16
State Youth Join
|4-H Safety And
Health Programs

Conservation OF human resour-
ces, a prime objective of All Club
work, is being achieved nationally
by members sharing in the respon-
sibility for improving industrial,
family and community health, and
safeguarding lives against ac-
cident.
Rural youth throughout the
State are joining in. the campaign
by enrolling in the 1850 National
4-H Safety and Health program.
Both programs offer special
award for superior records to in
dividual members and groups.
In the All Safety program,
sterling silver medals are pro-
vided by General Motors for five
winning members in each county.
Also, the county reporting the
most outstanding All safety pro-
gram this year will receive a
plaque of merit, appropriately en-
bossed. The State champion will
get an all-expense trip to the Ma
tional All Club Congress in Chic
ago next November. Eight national
winners selected from the State
champions will be awarded $500
college scholarship each.
In the All Health activity, at
tractive two-color certificates
symbolizing health will be given
to a maximum of four clubs in
each county conducting the best
health improvement program. In
addition, $50 cash awards to be
used for health education will be
awarded to the ten All Clubs
in the State which carry on the
best program. The member making
the greatest progress in health
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-16

Improvement will receive an all
expense trip to the National All
Club Congress. The national
awards, also provided by Kellogg
Company, Battle Creek, mlch. in
clude a 500 U. S. Savings Bond
and a blue ribbonvto each member
of the Blue Award group. The
bond is to be used by the MEM
bers to start fund for protecting
and maintaining their personal
health.
Both of these programs are con-
Quoted under the direction of the
Cooperative. Extension Service.
Complete information may be OBJ
tanned from County Extension
agent. a -
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-16
Public Assistance
Cost Increasing

Cost of public assistance, includ-
ing poor relief and aid for the
aged. increased Sic, 300, 900 in Ohio
in 1949. State Welfare Director
John Fl. Lamneck said Tuesday.
Speaking at the concluding ses-
sion of the Central States Regional
meeting of the American Public
Welfare Association, the director
said assistance expenditures-state
and local-totaled $11, 100000 IN
1949 as against S96, 500, 900 in 1948.