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Evening star., 1950-10-24
Woman Critically Sho'
By Husband, m,
Who Then Ends Life

Police today were trying to dis
cover the cause of the argument
which ended in the death of a
middle-aged man yesterday and
left his estranged wife in critical
condition with a bullet wound in
her head.
| Capt. jeremiah Flaherty, head
of the Homicide Squad. said
Charles F. Derrell, Sc, who had
been living at the Gordon Hotel.
shot his wife, Mrs. Viola Derrell,
38, as she stood at the entrance
of her apartment at 1850 Four.
teenth street NV.
AS his wife staggered down the
stairs, bleeding profu$ely, Derrell
went into the living room of the
Second-f1oor apartment and shot
himself in the head, Capt. Flaherty
said.
Dead On Arrival.
He was pronounced dead shortly
after his arrival at Emergency
Hospital. Mrs. Derrell, police said,
was shot just below her left eye.
She was also taken to Emergency.
| Two telephone repairmen were
talking with Mrs. Derrell when
the shooting started. They are
Amos Hefin, %, of 1924 L street
Sc, and Gustayus Gray, q, of
8467 Piney Branch court, Silver
Spring. This is the story they
told:
eve had gone to the apartment
house to install a telephone in a
vacant apartment. We got the
key from Mrs. Derrell, the resi-
dent manager.
When we went to return it,
Mrs. Derrell came to the door.
A man was in the apartment be-
hind her. She said, Take this
man with you. He broke in here.
Drew Gun.
"She started to walk toward us,
and the man, who looked as if
he might have been drinking,
grabbed her. arm and said, "Oh,
no. you don't .
Then he reached into his coat
and pulled out a gun. That gun
looked like a cannon, and we
took off,"
The repairmen said they ran
down the front stairs, and onto
the porch. They leaped over the
porch railing, scattering their
tools on the ground, and ran down
the block to call police.
They said they heard two shots
as they were leaving the house.
When they returned, Mrs. Der
rell was sitting on the steps,
moaning. Derrell was lying on the
living room floor, the gun at his
feet. Police said it was a .38-
caliber revolver.
3 Shots Reported.
Mrs. Kathryn Kelleher. who
lives in an apartment on the
third floor, said she heard a
"commotion" and then three
shots.
Police said an argument pre-
ceded the shooting. They said the
Derrells had been separated for
about four months. Derrell reg
istered at the Gordon Hotel early
in July, officials there said. Neigh
bors said Derrell was unemployed.
Mrs. Derrell, caretaker of the
three-f1oor apartment house for
several years, worked as a cashier
in the Hotel Statler coffee shop
until six months ago. She orig
inally came from Pennsylvania,
police said.
Evening star., 1950-10-24

he was a star. These trips used
to occur about twice a year.
Al was always a jolly fellow, he
recalls, who called on the neigh
bors, both white and colored, and
then went out into the street to
play ball with the kids.
Mrs. Goldie Schneider has been
in the hardware business at No
TIC since 1910. when AL was get
ting started in the big time. In
those days when AL returned to
the neighborhood he drove big
white open sports car which he
parked on a side street. He al
ways walked home, feeling that to
leave the big car in front of No
7l3 would be showing off.
Fathers Attitude Changed.
When AL went into show bust
ness, neighbor recalls, AIS father
washed his hands of him. But
later the father swung completely
the other way.
He died in 1945 at the age of SO.
In his later years his greatest sat-
isfaction was the radio, but only
when Al was on it. He would not
turn it on until AIS program
started. waiting impatiently and
checking the time with his watch
every minute or two. He would
click it on at the program change
and from the minute he heard AIS
voice he would sit beaming at
every one in the parior.
One of the Fourth street neigh
bors remembers the story how AL
| got his first job with Lew Dock
Stader's minstrels.
What can you do?" Dockstader
asked in an informal audition.
AL went right into whistling
and softsi1oe dancing routine.
! You're hired" said Dock
stader.
Evening star., 1950-10-24
Cost Statement
Proposed on All.
Commissioners Call
Hearing for Nov. 13
Suggested New Rule
By Horrist Griffiths


Automobile dealers licensed
here would be required to furnish
their customers with a written
statement showing the complete
charge for the purchase of a car
on a time basis, under new regu-
lations proposed today.
The Commissioners ordered a
public hearing for November 13 on
new rules proposed by the Dis
trict License Committee as a re-
suit of numerous complaints"
from buyers of new and used cars.
Investigation disclosed that a
large percentage of the complaints
stemmed from the fact that the
dealer fails to advise the purchaser
OF the complete charge when he
buys a car on time, the committee
stated.
Provisions of Regulation.
The regulations call for a sep
arate written statement to the
purchaser. including:
l. Description of the motor ve-
hicle sold.
2, Cash sale price of the vehicle
sold.
3. Amount of cash down pay
ment made by the purchaser.
4. Amount credited the pur-
chaser for any motor vehicle he
trades in.
S. Total cash price balance.
6. Reserve or commission or
whatever fee is to be paid the
dealer.
Z. Cost of insurance and sum-
mary of insurance coverage. Ex-
ample: Fire, theft, collision, pub
lie liability and property dam
age)
8. Amount of finance charges.
9. Amount of any other charge
or charges.
/ 10. Total time balance due from
the purchase.
| IL. Terms of the payment Of
such time balance.
Maximum Penalty $500.
The regulations carry a maxi
mum penalty of $500 fine or 30
days imprisonment. In addition.
any violation will be grounds for
revocation of the dealers license.
The written statement must be
made in triplicate. the original
bearing the certificate of the
dealer, acknowledged before a
notary public. that the statement
l is true.
The original would go to the pur.
chaser before he signs any note
or security. One copy would be at
tached to the instrument of secur-
ity at the time it is submitted to
the Recorder of Deeds for record
ing. The remaining copy would
stay with the dealer.
Evening star., 1950-10-24

CIO President Philip Murray and
AL Hayes, president of the Inter-
national Association of Machin-
lists, sent this message to the U. NJ:
please convey to your General
Assembly the heartfelt gratitude
of all working people for the Sue
cess of the United Nations first
effort to outlaw wars of aggression
in the world.
when the bells ring out every
where on U. N. day, October "a.
they will be sounding our fervent
prayer that the United Nations
can continue to grow in strength
and authority so that never again
will any nation dare to resort 70
armed aggression" ..+
Evening star., 1950-10-24
Leaf Season Swomps
|Xunten's 30 Trucks

The leaf season is on in Wash
ington, and William Xanten,
superintendent of the Sanitary
Division, is beginning to receive
complaints from residents about
the slowness in removing them.
Mr.. Xanten said his division
every fall collects about 10000
truckloads of leaves from the city
streets, and he has only 30 trucks
to do the job.
Evening star., 1950-10-24
Mt. Vernon to etRepIicu
OfWoshington Paint Keg

A reproduction of a paint keg
identical to that used by George
Washington will be presented to
the Mount Vernon Ladies Asso-
citation of the Union by the Ma
tional Paint. Varnish and Lacquer
Association at 2:45 pm. tomorrow
at Mount Vernon.
The presentation will be made
by Joseph F. Battley, president of
the trade association. at meeting
of the Council of Regents of the
ladies group. y
Evening star., 1950-10-24
Arlington Civic League
To Discuss School Bonds

The proposed Arlington school
bond issue will be discussed at
a meeting of the Jefferson Civic
League of Arlington at 8 pm. to-
morrow at the fire house, South
Twenty-third and Eads streets,
Arlington.
Jerome Levy, of the county's
Citizens Committee for School
Improvements. will speak for the
bonds and John Locke Green,
Arlington County treasurer, will
speak against them. A question
period will be held afterwards.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-04-14
Pai+ Taking Is
Prohibited In
Lakes OF Ohio

Fishermen who prefer to catch
their own live bait were warned
this week by Lester c. Bailey,
chief of the Wildlife Division law
enforcement section, that bait
taking in state-owned and state
controlled lakes is prohibited at
all times.
In the inland fishing district
seining for minnows is prohibited
from May l to June Ia, both days
included, except in streams, in
which the average width of water
at the time seined, does not ex-
ceed twelve feet for a distance OF
| SO yards above and below the
point Seined. No minnows shall be
taken or caught except with a
minnow sein not exceeding four
feet in depth and eight feet IN
length. No person at any time,
in the inland fishing district, shall
have in possession either alive or
otherwise, more than 100 min
nows: licensed dealers are eA-
cepted.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-04-14
Trout Season To
Open On April IS

The Ohio trout season opens
Saturday, April Is but only the
more optimistic fishermen will
bother to wet a line.
Trout fishing in Ohio is limited
to those streams which maintain
temperatures of around so de-
grees Mad river and Macochee
creek in Logan and Champaign
counties have provided fair sport
for the trout fishermen in past
years.
The daily bag limit is six and
the minimum legal length, seven
inches. The season will remain
open through September 10.
Any Ohio fisherman who fails
to have himself whale of a good
time fishing in Ohio this year,
had better brush up bit on the
art of catching fish" That's the
word this week from E. L. Wick
lift chief of the Division of Wild
life Fish Management Section.
Wickliff stated that there are
about 500 inland lakes in Ohio
with a total water area of some
thing like $4,000 acres. About a
hundred of these lakes are open
to liberalized fishing with no clos
ed seasons, minimum legal lengths
or bag limits. In addition, there
are about 10000 miles of streams
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-04-14
DorInitory Built
BY Wilmington
College Students

Wilmington Colleges new DORM
itory is finished!
That big assignment which stud
ents and faculty at the College
cut out for themselves just twc
years ago-the building of new
85-man dormitory with their owl
hands-has been completed. The
result is one of the largest, and
most modern and attractive ad-
ditions to the campus in the so.
year history of the school.
It all began on April 13, 1945
when DR.. Samuel D. Marble
young president of Wilmington
confronted the college family witt,
plan by which they might be
able to get desperately needed
new mems residence hall which
was otherwise impossible. he
showed them a huge picture ol
the building and asked them il
they would be willing to builc
it themselves with no reward
other than satisfaction for a gooo
job we'll done. They were stun
ned-but soon the answer came
back an overwhelming Eyes
Immediately, they set to work ir
the rain and oozy mud to begir
excavations.
/! In the two years that have ell
! apsed the story of devotion o1
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-04-14

these students to their college has
spread around the world. National
magazines, network radio pro-
grams, editorial writer's in all
parts of the globe have saluted
this Shining example of the true
American life Last year the
students received a national
award for outstanding volunteer
service. Like all good things, the
Wilmington idea is being copied
widely and right now nearly a
dozen other institutions through
out the country are trying pro-
jects similar to the Wilmington
dormitory.
| Prof, Memo Stark, chairman OF
the industrial arts department
supervised the building work in
addition to his full teaching
duties. He contributed the know.
how to weld the labor of the
willing but unframed volunteers
and the construction materials in.
to a fine building, worth more
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-04-14
Ohio's First
Arbor Day

Arbor Day in Ohio is Friday
April IA by proclamation OF Gov
ernor Frank j. LauSche.
While the first Arbor Day OBJ
servance in America is credited
to Nebraska which has annually
proclaimed such commemoratlon
since 1876, Arbor Day was first
celebrated in Ohio at Cincinnati
in 1882, through a suggestion by
the American Forestry Assoclat-
ion, formerly known as the For
estry Congress.
The late G. P. Marsh of Ver-
mont, for many years our repre-
sentative at the Courts of Italy
and Turkey found that in Europe
the forests were regarded as the
most valuable crop which the
ground could produce and every
effort was being made to stimulate
their growth. In 1864 he called
attention of the American people
to the ruthless destruction of our
forests and the resulting effects
on streams, climate, commerce
and wildlife and advocated inn
mediate action for curtailing
waste and consumption.
The influence of the idea has
spread until Arbor Day is cele.
brated in every state and ter
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-04-14

in the state and seven streams
and their tributaries are also open
to liberalized fishing where an
glers may fish any time and keep
all they catch. Fishermen are adj
vised to consult the 1850 law dig
est for the list of lakes and
streams, available at license ag-
encies throughout the state.
The state owned and cotrolled
lakes are open to free public fish
ing and it is not necessary to Sc
cure permission to fish them.
Streams, however, belong to the
owner of the land through which
the streams flow and therefore it
is necessary that fishing permis-
sion be granted. Common courtesy
is usually the only requirement
necessary in securing permission.
For all waters in the inland
fishing district, except those class
flied as liberalized, the closed
season on black bass is from May
/ to June Is, both dates included.
In the Lake Erie Fishing Dis
trict comprising the waters of
Lake Erie, the closed season is
from May 25 to June 80, both
dates included.
During the open season on black
bass the daily bag limit is 6 and
the minimum legal length is 10
inches.
In all waters, including the lib
eralized waters, there is no min
imum legal length or closed sea-
sons on rock bass (goggle-eye)
crappie, sunfish, bluegill, catfish,
yellow perch, and white bass but
there is a daily limit of 20 a day
on each, with a daily limit of Is
of all species, in all waters ex-
cept the liberalized arear. In the
Lake Erie Fishing District there
is no daily bag limit on yellow
perch, white bass and catfish
since there are classified as COM
mercial species.
In the inland district, only gar,
carp, catfish, buffalo-fish, sheep
head, and suckers may be sold.
Catfish may be sold in numbers
not to exceed two days possession
limit. 40, at any time.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-04-14

ritory. While the schools have
been the strongest factor in this
forward movement, due credit
must be given the civic and COM
munity groups and associations
which have contributed annually
to the observance OF Arbor Day
and encouraged the planting OF
trees.
Until a few years ago, Arbor
Day was set by law in Ohio. AT
present the naming of Arbor
Day by the Governor is a volun-
tary proclamation in connection
with the naming of April as Cor
servation Month and one week ol
that month as Conservation Week
in Ohio Schools.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-04-14
Big Car Races
Billed April q

A record turnout of the coun-
tvs leading C.S.R.A. speed
drivers will pour it on in the
seasons opening big car auto races
at Powell Speedway, Sunday
afternoon, April %.
Anxious to pick up the Champ
ionship C.SR.A. points to be
awarded at Powell name chauf-
fers from many states are tun-
ed-up and waiting the starters
green flag. Pee Wee Northern OF
Wabash, Ind, C.S.R.A. champion
driver, is rated the man to beat
for top honorS.
Northern, who recently suffered
minor injuries when he went over
the bank at Bloomington, Ind
Speedway, will have his hands full
with stiff competition from Gene
Aldridge. Bobby Grim, Jackie lie
Van, Jimmy Wilburn and Cliff
Griffith, to mention some, who
are expected to press the champ
ion from post to wire.
Seven events, featuring 20
lap sweepstakes finale, begins
with time trials at II noon. The
first race is slated for 2:30 p. m,
Preceding the main event and fol-
lowing the time trials will be three
elimination sprints, an Australian
pursuit race, and a consolation
race for non-Winners.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-04-14
Raiders Cop Icy
Opener Tuesday
Playing McBurg
BY IYN AND Al

Nothing, not even freezing wind
and snow, could keep the LHS
baseball fans away from the ath
letic field Tuesday night when
the Raiders played their first
game of the season against the
Mechanicsburg Indians and won
1877.
McBurg started out fast in the
first inning, getting six runs on
two walks and five errors. The
Raiders seemed to fall prey to the
cold weather and didn't get start
ed till the top of the fourth. But
in the fourth and the fifth innings,
the London boys exploded" and
came through with ten runs. The
game was called at the end of
the fifth inning permitting he
Raiders to start the season with
victory.
Several positions on the Raider
line up are yet undecided as seen
in this game. Thirteen players
were used by the coach. The start
ing line up Tuesday was: Bob
LeBeau, LF, Sonny Wheeler, SIS,
Bill Hunter, c, Don French, CT,
P, Bill Clifton, 3b, Bob Erwin, RF',
Jack Shoaf, 10, Al Mancini, 2b,
and Ron Kulp, P, 3b.
This Friday at four o'clock the
Worthington Cardinals will meet
the Red Raiders on the local
diamond. This should be hot
contest.
BRRRRR was it cold at
the athletic field Tuesday night.
The mercury dropped way down
to the low thirties, and that chill
ing wind and snow made every
body uncomfortable.
SHORT STOP Ernest Wheeler
looks like one of Coach Keye's S
most promising players. Ernest,
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-04-14
SPORTS

better know as Sonny, did all
right for himself as he snagged a
couple grounders and hit two of
the teams four hits.
GOOD PITCHERS are not
among London's problems. II Ron
Kulp gets tired, Don French oan
take over. Both boys looked rough
Tuesday against McBurg, but it
takes more than pitching, alert
fielders help.
THE LONDON DIAMOND is
beginning to look like a first class
playing field. A lot of work has
been done to it.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-04-14
PRACTICAL NURSES
ELECT OFFICERS

Division IL of the Practical
Nurse Association of Ohio was
formed in Columbus, Monday
April 3 to include the counties
of Franklin, Fairfield, Fayette,
Pickaway and Madison. Officers
were elected as follows: Olive L.
Steele, 1871 Alum Creek Dr., Co.
lumbus z, Ohio as president;
Martha H. Noble, vice president;
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-04-14

than 100000. Too, i'm the final
stages of construction, students in
the industrial arts department
formed the backbone of the labor
force. Valuable experience was
gained in applying the classroom
techniques they had learned in
metal work, wood finishing, cleo
tricity, cabinet work, etc. They
will wind up the job this summer
by building IS desks to complete
the room furnishings.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-04-14
Louise Macioci, secretary and Ber-
nice Miller, treasurer.
GIFTS

GIFTS
I was walking in Boston with
the late author Daniel Michaels
when a beggar put the touch"
on us. Digging in his pocket Mich
aels held out an assortment OF
coins ranging from SOC down.
ward. The astonished beggar hesi.
tated moment, then picked a
quarter, God-blessing him fervent-
ly. Noting my curiosity, Michaels
explained, Il always let them
self-respect to resist taking the
largest piece. And it relieves me
of the responsibility of feeling
mean. You see, I'd really rather
keep the largest for myself!R-tf''
H. Church. Rotarian.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-04-14
LIE DER RSHIP

LEADERSHIP
Leaders are persons with loud
voices, long arms and legs, active
elbows, and a determination to
stay in front. Nuggets, Inn,
BarneS-Ross Co.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-04-14

Extension economists pred.ct
raising sheep will be one of tne
most profitable enterprises IN
Ohio during the next few years.
Evening star., 1950-04-25

Miss Margaret Tenley Brennan,
niece of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Henry Tenley, became the bride of
Mr.. Chester John Block. son of
Mrs. Rose Block of Lonsdale, r. l.,
April Is in st. Gabriel's Church.
The Rev. Joseph B. Coyne offici-
ated.
Evening star., 1950-04-25
onAmericon
.BHthdoyPorty

Miss Carolina Nabuco, sister of
the Brazilian Ambassador and his
official hostess. was the guest of
honor at the gala celebration yes
terday of the birthday anniver-
sary of the former Spanish Study
Group at the Pan American Union.
The party welcomed Brazil into
the membership and the .organiza-
ton now has become the Spanish
Portuguese Cultural Study Group
of the Americas.
Mrs. Cordell Hull acted as
hostess to Miss Nabuco and other
special hostesses and their as
signed guests were Mrs. Paul c.
Daniels and Nine. Accioly, Mrs.
Oscar Chapman and Sonora
Lleras, Mrs. John r. Steelman
and Sonora de Ledon, Mrs. John
s. Graham and Sonora Sevilla
de Sacasa. Mrs. Leslie Biffle and
Sonora de Herbruger. Mrs. Lever
EFT Saltonstall and Sonora de
zuleta-Angel and Mrs. David H.
Stowe and Sonora de Boettner.
Evening star., 1950-04-25
independence
OF Israel Is


The Israeli Ambassador and
Mrs. Eliahu Elath celebrated the
independence Of their country yes
terday at q reception in the late
afternoon. The party was given
at the Carlton Hotel as the EN-
bassy on Massachusetts, avenue Is
far too small for so large q COM
pany as that invited yesterday.
In fact. the number wishing Israel
and its representatives here con-
tinue peace and prosperity strained
the capacity Of the Carlton.
The Ambassador and his very
attractive and charming wife re-
ceived in the north room and
the long buffet table was laid in
the Carlton room. The buffet was
typical of late afternoon parties
in this Capital and the nearly a
thousand guests included many
prominent citizens Of Washington
whose forbears were natives OF
that ancient country. as well as
officials, diplomats and numbers
from the various branches of the
armed forces.
Mrs. Elath wore a very becom-
ing frock of dark blue lace. the
full skirt falling almost to the
ankles and the bodice having ell
bow-length sleeves and starched
bertha effect about the shoulders,
and she wore a white orchid.
The flags Of Israel and the
United States had places of honor
both in the north room and in the
Carlton room.
Evening star., 1950-04-25
Embassy Fete
For Clinic

The. Thailand Ambassador ano
Princess Wan Waithayakon gave
one of their very delightful recep-
tions last evening for the Speech
Clinic Foundation. Mrs. Allen I
Price. president of the organiza-
ton, received with the hosts at
the top of the stairs in their re-
Gently redecorated embassy. Guests
were invited from $50 to $3.50
o'clock and the total proceeds
will be added to the funds Of the
National Speech Clinic Founda-
ton, Inc, as the Ambassador and
the Princess not only loaned their
embassy but also gave the delicious
supper.
Lady Berendsen, Mrs. Eugene
Cox, and Mrs. Donald Dawson
were the ranking hostesses who
assisted Mrs. Arthur Vennell,
chairman of hospitality.
Princess Wirwon, daughter of
the hosts, led a group of children
of members Of the embassy staff
in a traditional dance Of Thai
land. The young Princess is ia
nous for her dancing.
Evening star., 1950-04-25

Miss Evelyn Rutter and Miss
Irene Belaski left Saturday to
spend three months in Europe.