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Evening star., 1950-12-21

More than so Hyattsville neigh
bors gathered in the county
building yesterday to battle over
the seven unfinished apartments
that the late Charles Nichols had
started to build in his big brick
and frame home at 3119 Varnum
street.
The Prince Georges Board of
County Commissioners, sitting as
the District Council of the Mary
land-Washington Regional Dis
trict, refused to rezone the single
family dwelling for apartment use,
but did zone it for two-family oc-
cupancy.
About half of the residents of
the area expressed outrage over
the apartments, which Mr.. Nichols
built in the house himself over a
period of 13 years before falling
to his death from a neighbor's
roof two years ago. They said he
told them he was fixing a home
for his sisters.
Others Cite Hardship.
The other half thought Mrs.
Florence A. Newell, a sister, who
had inherited the property, should
be allowed to finish the apart
ment remodeling and avoid the
financial hardship of having a
"derelict mansion on her hands.
They said they were aware of the
purpose of Mr.. Nichols building,
although the opponents said they
did not know he was constructing
apartments.
The opponents said they had
not noticed the fire escape and
the seven bath tubs on the lawn
that, Attorney Blair Smith said,
made the apartment building OBJ
vious. Mr.. Smith accused many
of Mrs. Newell's opponents of il
legally renting out apartments in
their homes.
Despite Mr.. Smiths testimony
that the construction was nearly
Evening star., 1950-12-21
Government Limits
Color Choices in
Federal Decorutino

The Governments decorators
must hew to the line of 1877 hues-
instead of 500. the General Serv-
ices Administration has ruled.
It has issued specifications for
paint which reduces the various
colors which Federal agencies may
use henceforth for all Government
paint jobs, from battleships to the
walls of offices.
The Government purchases
about $100 million worth of paint
a year. Jess Larson, General
Services administrator, said a new
rule will reduce paint costs and
inventories.
Evening star., 1950-12-21
Man, 81, Badly Burned
At GunpoWder Factory

Clarence Henderson, 81, of the
$500 block of Gateway boulevard,
District Heights, Md. today was
in serious condition at Providence
Hospital with burns suffered yes
terday at the Naval Gun Powder
Factory. Indian Head, Md.
The hospital said his right arm
and left hand were burned.
Evening star., 1950-12-21
Alexandra Court Acquits
D. {. Man Of Girls CHARGE

Virgil Shipes. 38. Of the 1900
block of Meridian place NV, was
acquitted of a rape charge involv-
ing a i3-year-old girl in Alexan-
dria Corporation Court yesterday
The jury deliberated about 10
minutes before returning it's ver-
dict. Shipes did not take the
stand.
Shipes was accused of raping
the Falls Church girl in a parked
car in Alexandria in May. 1949.
It was his second trial on the
same charge. The jury in the
first trial about a month ago was
unable to agree.
Evening star., 1950-12-21
Bill Offered to Pay
Baltimore for 1868
Breostworks Job

In 1868, Union Army major
ordered the City of Baltimore to
build breastworks as a defense
against a possible Confederate at
tack.
The city did as directed-and
has been trying to collect for the
job periodically since.
Senator Tydings. Democrat, Of
Maryland. introduced another bill
in Congress yesterday. It would
authorize a $171,034.31 payment
to the city to cancel the old debt.
It is one of a series of similar
measures instigated by the city.
The others all failed of passage.
Evening star., 1950-12-21
West HyattsyiIIe Plans
Saturday Christmas Party

A Christmas party will be held
by the West Hyattsville Citizens
Association at 7 pm. Saturday at
the corner of Queens Chapel road
and Hamilton street.
In addition to an address by
Mayor Caesar Aiello and the
presence of the town council,
Santa Claus will distribute gifts
to the kiddies and there1l be
music and other entertainment
for grown-upS.
The large Christmas tree will
be dedicated by the Rev. Charles
Wallace, pastor of the Ager Road
Methodist Church.
Evening star., 1950-12-21
Is Roanoke Atom Turqet?

ROANOKE, Va. Dec. 81 (P.-
Latest puzzler for City Manager
Arthur S. Owens was a query from
a Philadelphia woman planning
to move to Roanoke and wanting
to know If the city is safe from
atomic bombing. Mr.. Owens told
her Roanoke is as safe as any
where else.
Evening star., 1950-12-21
Troffie-Lieht Installed
At Alexandria CROSSING

Alexandria yesterday installed a
traffic light at the intersection
Of Mount Vernon boulevard and
Skaters lane where two women
pedestrians were struck and killed
December /.
Residents of the area petitioned
the city for a light after the
accident. Kenneth z. Smith, of
the Traffic Control Division, said
installation was started as soon
as the necessary permission was
obtained from the office of
National Capital Parks, which
controls the boulevard.
Evening star., 1950-12-21

thought there should be no great
cry over the Brumidi because it
is not a first-class painting. He
went further:
'The Capitol probably holds the
greatest collection of third-class
Evening star., 1950-12-21
Arlington Seeks
Federal Aid for
School System
Survey Shows Half
Of Pupils Come From
Civil Service Homes

Parents of nearly half of all
Ellington school students have
owed into the county since 1899
work for the Federal Govern
Ent, school department survey
S revealed.
he survey disclosed that out of
ptal of 1880 students, 1871
parents who came here to
for the Government since the
lning of the defense program
Ire World War II.
10 count was made of pupils
lose parents were working for
he Federal Government before
June 80, 1899.
1 Seeks Share of Funds.
Results of the survey are being
forwarded to the State Board of
Education as part of the county's
application for share in a Fed
eral fund of $46.5 million set up
Tor school construction in areas
where Federal activity has in
creased school attendance.
Another fund of $23 million has
been appropriated by Congress to
help pay for operation of schools
In areas crowded with Federal
employees. Arlington also is max
ing application for a share in this
money.
1t is not known how much Ar
lington may receive from the
Federal grants. The sum will be
divided among war-crowded COM
muntties from coast to coast.
Other Statistics.
Other statistics compiled for
the application show that Arling-
ton has good classrooms for 1l,217
pupils, based on the Federal stand
ard of 80 pupils per classroom.
Nearly 1000 other students are at
tending halliday sessions; !, ,181 are
in classrooms rented in churches
and in housing units; 812 are in
converted playrooms or other tenn
porary or substandard rooms in
school buildings. and 972 are
crowded into standard facilities in
excess of the normal capacity.
Fairfax County also has ap-
piled for Federal aid.
Meanwhile, a committee of the
Arlington Democratic Council has
urged immediate consideration of
a new school bond issue before
scarcity of materials threatens
construction of permanent build
ings.
Bond Issue Defeated.
The committee said that the
county's school needs should be
determined by the School Board
"the only proper legal body"-with
"due consideration for public
opinion"
A proposed bond issue of ap-
proximately SIS million was de-
feated by the voters November Z.
The County Republican Com
mittee has recommended a bond
issue of $3.515.000.
The Democratic Council, formed
last March. is the policy making
body of the Democratic Party in
the county. Included in the men,
bership are representatives of the
Democratic Executive Committee
and one member for each 200 vot-
ers in each precinct.
The council offered its services
to the school board in considering
a new bond issue. Chairman of
the committee is Joseph j. Ma
honey, jr. Members are Mrs.
Marian Sumner, Howard Massey,
Leo Urbanske and Harrison Mann.
School Supt. William A. Early
said he was "gratified" at the
committees report.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-04-22
States First
CONTINUED from Page One)

According to reports, in refus-
ing their right to register the
Circuit Clerk used the old tech.
nique of asking the Negro citizens
questions on which he was the sole
judge of the correctness of the
answer, a method long used in
the state to keep Negro citizens
from registering and becoming
qualified to vote.
In Jackson, Percy Greene, Pres
ident of the Mississippi State Ne
gro Democrats Association, state
wide club of Negro Democrats.
said that the facts SURROUNDING
the Hattiesburg and Forest Coun-
~ situation had also been brought
to the attention of the u. S. De-
partment Of Justice in Washing
ton.
Greene said that Forest County
was not by itself in this practice
but that during the recent period
for payment Of poll tax the tax
pro-offered by Negro citizens had
been refused in most of the coun-
ties of the state, and attitude on
the part OF the law enforcement
and responsible official which in
its self stopped Negro citizens in
most of the counties of the state
from even attempting to register
and qualify to vote.
The hearing on the complaint
has been set for the October term
of the court before Federal Judge
S. c. Mize.
The Negro citizens on behalf Of
whom the suit was filed and who
signed the complaint are: DR.. T.
d. Fykes, DR.. C. w. Smith, Rev.
|. c. Teay, Rev. C. D, Payne, Rev.
j. II. Mayes, r. c. Jones, B. F.
Bourn, Milton Barnes, E. H. Smith,
c. S. Kelly, Joe Knox, ST., Joe
Know, Jr., A. NJ. Clarke, r. H.
Howe, B. L. Neal.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-04-22
First SouthWide
Continued from Page One)
education must be destroyed.
BLAST THEORY


BLAST THEORY
Overtones of the current Su-
preme Court segregation cases
rang throughout the conference as
speakers and panel discussants
blasted at the separate but equal"
theory. Fellowship reigned as stu
dents and professors of several
Negro and white universities de-
clared themselves against Jim
Crow in education.
The resolutions committee said
in substance:
Equality of educational oppor-
tunity is a fundamental right in a
democratic society.
"Such undemocratic practices not
only thwart the realization of the
finer qualities of the individual but
want only waste talent and lead
ership that our communities and
nation need.
Negro institutions Of higher
learning, not excluding their libra
RES, have never received fair
share of the vast sums expended
for Observation-Disclosures the funds
have been provided by public taxa
ton or philanthropic foundations.
Democracy in higher education
means, also the employment of
teachers and the appointment of
members to the board of control
without regard to color or creed.
I'VE call upon the citizens
particularly students, faculties and
boards of control-to work for the
removal of all barriers to equality
of educational opportunity. Segre-
cation must be replaced.
Among speakers at the anti-Jim
Crow in Education Conference were
DR.. James M. Nabrit, Jr., Howard
University Professor of Law: DR..
Benjamin E. Mays, President More
house College; John Kenna, Direc-
tor, Kentucky Division National
Conference of Christians and Jews:
DR.. L. D. Reddick, Library Direc-
tor, Atlanta University, DR.. Judd
M. Spivey, President, Florida
Southern College; DR.. Rufus E.
Clement, President, Atlanta Uni
versity; DR.. Rufus B. Atwood,
President, Kentucky State College;
DR.. Hollis Price, President Lee
Moyne College; DR.. A. D. Bethel,
President Tuskegee Institute; DR..
Louis c. Kesselman. Assistant Po-
litical Science Professor University
of Louisville; DR.. Luther Jackson,
Professor of History, Virginia
State College; Walter Chivers,
Sociology professor, Morehouse
College; Lyle Saunders, Sociology
professor, University of New Mexi-
co; DR.. Lambert Molyneaux, Socio-
logy professor, University of Vir-
ginia, and Miss Flola Shepard, sec
rotary, Black Mountain College.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-04-22
State Negro

Continued from Page One)
potash instead of so. Nine steers
grazed here for Is days.
Two stops were made on the
farm Of Harris Swayze. One was
to see plot of crimson clover
and oats fertilized with 5 pounds
of superphosphate TO ? of ammonia
nitrate. The other showed the
value to top dressing oats and
clover with nitrogen and an up-to-
date soil conservation program.
The last stop was on property
Of w. n. Heidel where cattle
grazed on fescue and red clover.
This was seeded at the rate of 10
pounds of fescue per acre and
later clover in the same ratio.
Mr.. Goodwin made explanations
as the tour progressed.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-04-22
Heavy Negro

Continued from Page One)
Smothers has been the favorite.
Republicans have been encouraged
to register as democrats. and vote
for Smothers, a move expected to
bring him between 10000 and Co.,
900 votes.
Since Labor and Negro groups
have concentrated on getting out
the vote, Pepper has become more
and more likely to win. Although
there are many variables in this
election it appears that Peppers
past is the key to the election. If
the voters fall for the mud being
slung about his past he can't win
say veteran political observers.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-04-22
Mrs. Roosevelt
I ed Poston Win
journalism
Awards

NEW YORK, April II - Mrs.
Eleanor Roosevelt and reporter
Ted Poston were among the journ-
alists named last week for awards
by Irving Geist foundation for con-
tributions to interracial and inter-
faith understanding.
Mrs. Roosevelt awarded first
prize Of $500 for "exemplifying the
American Democratic spirit and
temper at their best" in her news
paper column.
Poston, a New York Herald Tri-
bune reporter, shared second prize
Of $400 with Oliver PLAT of the
New York Post. Poston, although
a Negro, volunteered to go to
Groveland, Fla. to report on the
anti-Negro rioting there. PLAT won
his award for his background stor-
les Of the peekskill riots involving
Paul Robson.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1950-04-22

Smothers chances depend on
mud, or how much the mud he is
singing is taken serious by the
voters.
This week the election was rated
as toss-up by veteran political
observers of the state.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-27
THE ANSWERS

l. Just under go cents, as COM
pared with the 1899 dollar.
2. SCI, 100000.
3. $4,000, 100000.
4. SO.
5. United Kingdom. Canada,
Australia, New Zealand,
South Africa, India, Pakistan
and Ceylon, plus protector
ates and colonies.
6. 588, 154,000.
7. The average common salt
(NaCD content of sea water
is 27.2 parts per 1000
8. First u S. postage stamps
went O nsale in July l847.
8. 70, with a student body of
$3.50.
10. 100 schools, with 26,147 stu
dents.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-27
FBI, Police Are
Checking Brink
Bandit Clues

BOSTON. Jan. 27-CR.-Statc
and Boston police and the FBI
sill afe hunting down every pos
sible clue for a trace of the mil
lion. dollar Brink bandits. But,
@ihmitles admit they've actually
found nothing pointing to the
men b. the loot.
One high-ranking official says
niioa pan their hopes on some
mh step yet 10 be made by the
Bandits: a quarrel, a drinking
bout o. some Dragging to a girl
ffiend.
Meanwhile. plainclothesmen
have secured BostOn's little Italy,
= waterfront section. Residents
wprc asked 90 search tenement
cellars ior possible hideaway
spots Pier watchmen were quer-
Nd about the movements of small
hssais. Fish dealers were asked
% look through their freezer
chests.
Police even opened vaults in
ihe Copp hin burial ground
across form Drinks, and enter
al ah unused tunnel from the
cemetery 20 the Old North
Church
Police are ccntering their hunt
~ The men and loot near Drinks.
That's on the theory the bandits
dumped the loot quickly rather
han try a getaway through
crowded streets.
But police have another the
ory. 100: the loot probably was
TO heavy 10 put in the bandits
c1Ndcd black sedan. So maybe
thay drove away. like honest
rKkmen. by using a truck in a
ueafby garage Drinks shares
will uthcf firms.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-27
Withdraw Suit
.ToStoPSa At
State Campuses

TALLAHASSEE, Jan. 27.-(P.
Attorneys for 33 Gainesville
and Tallahassee businessmen to-
day withdrew a suit connected
with State universities.
The suit asked the courts to de-
clare how far state universities
may go in selling commodities
and services to their students.
One of the merchants lawyers
said the suit is being withdrawn
by the request of the plaintiffs af-
ter their ooycotting and picketing
by University of Florida stu
dents
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-27
WHO KNOWS?

/. What is the buying power of
the 1850 dollar?
2, What is the annual cost of
Congress to the nation?
3. How much money did the
u. S. Government spend in
the 1948-49 fiscal year?
4. How many u. S. Senators
must run for office this
year?
5. What countries make up
the Commonwealth of Ma
tons?
6. What is the population of
the Commonwealth of Ma
tionS.
z. What is the salt content of
sea water?
8. When did the u. S. first is
sue postage stamps?
8. How many medical schools
are there in the U. S.?
10. How does this compare with
1905?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-27
Hollywood
Notes
Receives Diploma

Seventeen-yea Elizabeth
Taylor has received her high
school diploma And for her, the
number 10 will hereafter be "a
sign of luck, She took her EXAM
nations on Friday, the 18th.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-27
Legion Post Contributes
SIS To High School Band
To Make Trip To Tampa
Maine Memorial
Service Will Be Held
Al City Cemetery
On February Is

r
At the regular meeting Of Ar
thur Sawyer Post No. %, Ameri-
can Legion. held Wednesday
night, a contribution of SIS was
given to the Key West High
School Band to help defray the
expenses of the group to the Gas
parilla Festival, at Ttmpa, Flori-
da, in February.
1t was announced that the an
nual election of Post Officers will
be held on March %, with nomin-
ations being received on FeDru-
airy % and March 8.
Guests at the meeting included
Charles Lunn, Past Commander,
B. H. McCalla Camp, USWV;
William Bauman, Washington, d.
c.; and Harry Taylor, Past Com
mander Of Post No. 800, Christ
ney, Indiana.
A contribution of $50 was given
TO the March of Dimes Drive.
Lit Burk gave the details of the
Golden Gloves Tournament to be
held at the Key West Sports
Arena.
1t was announced that the
Maine Memorial Service will be
held on February Is, at the Maine
Plot, in City Cemetery. 1t. w. A.
Rennie, Chaplain, USN will be
the principal speaker.
The meeting was presided over
by Harry H. Johnson, First Vice
Commander in the absence of
Post Commander Albert L. Di-
Negro, who is i'll at his residence.
New members received into
membership included Frederick
Nenckeback and Oscar Fabal.
The resignation of j. Y. Porter,
", as Post Advocate was an
bounced due to his being a can
lidate for State Representative.
The vacancy will be filled by an
appointment made by the Post
Commander.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-27
y, s .:
Sun,rneyyW Weather
.Ended'sT
liz SoutIepst. y

ATLANTA Jan. 27.--(A9,-
The weather. like the pro-
verbal worm. always turns
sooner or later.
This morning. summary
weather over the Southeast
is well on IFS way out. In its
place have come showers and
much cooler temperatures.
There were quite a few
fhundershowers : over the
Southeast last night. with
several localities reporting as
much as an inch of rain.
The rain belt this morning
extended over northern Ala
bama, northern Georgia and
the extreme western Caro-
linas: but II moved slowly
soufheastward and is due to
reach the Carolina and
Georgia coast early tonight.
With the rain come stead
lily dropping temperatures-
they'll be dropping to the
low SOS or high 40's in spots
tonight.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-27
BrOward County
\ orr. II
Sentenced Today

MIAMI, Jan. 27.--R.-A for
mer Broward County law en-
forcement officer has been SEN
fenced to 18 months in federal
prison for conspiracy in moon
shine operation.
Judge Alfred Barksdale i'm
posed the sentence on Robert
Quarterman, former Broward
sheriff's special deputy and Fl.
Lauderdale policeman.
An assistant attorney, Ernest
Duhaime, told the court that
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-27

couldn't arrive at a decision I'M
mediately and new hearing wss
set for Monday.
She died Tuesday and her hus-
band, Norman B. Mccoy, was
held on an open charge pending
completion Of the investigation.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-27
Boys Steal Tops
From Gas Tanks

Quite a number of tourists nave
complained to city officials that
the tops have been stolen off the
gasoline tanks of their automo-
biles. TIE thefts are so small that
there is virtually no value placed
on the tops. but visitors are much
annoyed with the stealing.
Police Chief Joseph Kemp to-
day instructed the patrolmen to
be on the watch for the thieves,
who are believed to be boys.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-27

Quarterman wa some of seven
men arrested in what he called
the biggest moonshine operation
ever smashed in South Florida"
Five Negroes and two white
men were arrested. Three Negroes
were sent to prison and two were
placed on probation.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-27
vANDALS DESTROY
R) Wirephoto
CONTINUED From Page Onl

N, lContinued From Page Unej
that Several Of them have been
wrecked.
IF the vandalism continues we
will be forced to close the beach
every day at 6 p. m.," said Com
missioner Joe Allen today.
Someone has built fires to roast
weiners out of the benches.
There is no need for that sort of
vandalism"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-27
Parks Have Son

Parks Have Son
Actress Betty Garrett has given
birth to a seven-ponud, l4-ounce
son. 1t is the first child for Miss
Garrett and her husband, Larry
Parks.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-27
Continue Inquest
Into Death OF St.
Augustine Woman

ST. AUGUSTINE, Jan. 27.-tH9.
"A coroner's inquest into the
death of Mrs. Esther Mary Nc
Coy of Ponte Vedra Beach viii
be continued on Monday.
Sheriff L. o. Davis. Jr. says
MRS. Mccoy was shot in her
home, but that a coroner's jury
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-27
CHICAGO BOAT

fContinued From Page one)
osshing the water up and rock
ma the boats"
TIE Askoy was headed for Ha-
vana. where she will remain for
a lea days Then il leaves for the
Panama Canal. and passing thru
or locks will enter the Pacific.
fiedges viii gather material for
a. lerture tour he plans to make
"a about q year.
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i
Evening star., 1950-03-29
Farm Supports Boost
OF 81 Billion Asked
BY the Associoted Press

A 81 billion increase in Govern
ment funds for farm price sup
ports today was recommended for
second time to the Senate by it's
Agricultural Committee.
The House already has approved
the measure boosting funds for
the Commodity Credit Corp. The
Senate committee approved the
House bill but tackled on an
amendment concerned with for
eign agricultural imports.
Senator Ellender, Democrat, Of
Louisiana, said the committee Gid
this:
/. It voted down a so-called
grain trade amendment by Sena-
tor Thye, Republican, of Minne-
sofa. This would have required
the Government to use private
trade facilities in handling the
millions of bushels of grain
acquired under the program.
2. The 10 Senators present voted
unanimously to retain an amend
ment by Senator Magnuson, DEM
ocrat, of Washington, aimed at
keeping out foreign agricultural
imports whenever they competa
with domestic farm crops that
are under price supports.