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The Miami times., 1950-12-30
Key West Neus
BY MRS FRANCES BRIGGS
BY MRS. FRANCES BRIGGS

The VFW and American Legion
met with their guest, at their
annual Christmas Party, Satur-
day night at their Post Home on
Whitehead Street. The hall was
filled to its capacity with every
one having an enjoyable time.
There was a sketch of q program
with Vice Commander Charles
Major acting as Master of Cere-
monies, who introduced the Off
GERS of the VFW Post 6021 and
officers of the American Legion
Post 168, also the Past Comman-
der of the VFW Joe Planas who
was home on furlough for the
Christmas holidays.
Sunday night the Honor Guards
and Coolies of the VFW, gave a
Breakfast dance that started a
minute after twelve. 1t was a
great affair with a large crowd at
tending. Everyone present enjoyed
themselves to the highest.
The Guard of Honor" met
Tuesday night. A series of rifle
drills after, brief meeting was
held. Captain Samuel H. Welters
was very pleased at the way the
men paid interest to their organi-
Zation. In behalf of the VFW and
American Legion Posts, they wish
you one and all Happy and
Prosperous New Year.
-
The following officers of Union
Lodge No. AZ F and AM were in
stalled on Sunday, Dec. "a at the
Masonic Temple at $3.50 pm. Mr..
Roosevelt Sands, VIM, Mr..
Charles Sands, S. w., Mr.. Will
Summers, j. W., Mr.. Maxwell
Shavers, secretary, Mr.. George
w. Allen, treasurer, Mr.. George
Dean, S. D., Mr.. Reynard MCGEE,
j. l., Mr.. Nathaniel Wright, S. S.,
Mr.. Cecil Hepburn, j. S., Mr.. VIII
liam Thompson, chaplain, Mr..
Samuel Butler, marshall, Mr..
Samuel w. Sawyer, tyler.
District Deputy Daniel Evans,
installed the officers. The Mason
ic sermon was prepared by Bro.
gorge W Allen, pastor of Trinity
w. M. Church.
The Miami times., 1950-12-30

The Pre- Christmas Party given
by the help of La Concha hotel
was held Dec 20 at the beautiful
cocktail lounge. Music was fur
nished by Mr.. Harry Chipchase
and his orchestra. Refreshments
were served.
The evening was enjoyed in
dancing and everyone had won
derful time.
The Miami times., 1950-12-30

Full size bed spring, mattress,
vanity chest bench and 2 lamps
$50.
The Miami times., 1950-12-30
FOR SALE

Twin beds box springs, chest van
ity bench and lamp-$75.00.
The Miami times., 1950-12-30

Highlands Hammock State Park
Is one Of the three outstanding
natural parks In the United
States.
The Miami times., 1950-12-30

Kitchen Table, 3 chairs, full
size gas stove - $40, Desk 500.
All in good clean condition.
Mrs. w. Balm, 8239 Abbott Ave.
Miami Beach Phone 86-4906
The Miami times., 1950-12-30

Mr.. Leon Kelly spent Christmas
in Miami visiting his mother.
Evening star., 1950-06-20
Dismissal Plea Denied
In Fairfax Annexation

Trial of the Falls Church an
nexation suit against Fairfax
County got under way in earnest
this afternoon after the three
Judge court ruled UNANIMOUSLY
that a county motion to dismiss
the case was premature"
Horace Edwards, former Mayor
OF Richmond and now counsel for
the city Immediately began pres
entation Of evidence asking that
the city be granted 10.75 square
miles Of adjacent Fairfax terri
tory.
The county sought dismissal
because, it maintained, the an
nexation court does not have jur-
lSdiction and because a suit filed
by the city in Circuit Court has
not been settled. The Circuit
Court suit would determine how
much bonded indebtedness the
city must assume for schools as
result Of its change in status
from a town to a second-class city
in 1948.
The county also questioned the
status OF Sanitary (Sewer) Dis
trict No. If part of it should be
annexed, and asserted that the
additional territory and the ac-
companying Indebtedness would
raise the city's obligation beyond
the legal limit.
Mr.. Edwards attacked the
county's arguments as a "filibus-
ter" and said that these matters
Will be dealt with when we pre-
sent our case"
Evening star., 1950-06-20
House Debate Due Today
On Bill for FSA BuiIdinu

Lively debate was expected on
the House floor today over the bill
for construction of a new building
in the Metropolitan Area for the
Federal Security Agency's Bureau
of Old Age and Survivors Insur-
ance.
Some House members from
Maryland planned to fight the
measure because it would take the
bureau. with its 5000 employees,
out of Baltimore.
The bill was reported by the
House Public Works Committee,
after certain Marylanders had at
tempted. in committee, to get
legislation for keeping the bureau
in Baltimore. with a new building
there.
The bill goes to the floor with
rule from the House Rules Com
mittee providing for one hours
general debate. 1t would authorize
construction of a new building or
buildings at cost OF $ll.5 mil
lion. This fund would come from
the trust money of the Social
Security Administration and not
from mex taxation.
The specific site here would
be picked by Federal administra-
tive agencies. including the FSA.
and the General Services Admins
tration.
Evening star., 1950-06-20
S75O,OOO Saving Seen
In New Auto Rates
by the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, June 20.-Mary-
land motorists will save another
$750, 900 a year under new insur-
ance rates announced yesterday
by Claude A. Hanley, State Insur-
ance Commissioner.
The rates. which apply to colli-
sion insurance on private pas
Senger cars, become effective on
new policies Immediately. They
will be adopted on all other poll
cies August /. regardless Of when
those policies were written.
This Is the second such reduc-
ton announced by the State In
Surance Department in the past
seven months. A similar saving
was introduced last November for
the same type of insurance.
Mr.. Hanley indicated the new
rates are further notifications
based on a recently drawn classi-
flcation which takes into consider
alton who drives the car and
whether 1t is driven chiefly for
business or for pleasure.
One class includes cars which
are driven by persons at least Is
years old and are used primarily
for pleasure. The other includes
cars used primarily for business or
driven by any one under Is.
Except in Baltimore the rates
will be lower by 1853 for owners
in the first class and 10.7 per cent
for those in the other.
Evening star., 1950-06-20
Death inHip Pocket,
Worker Tolls Ahead,
Unaware of DANGER
by the Assoeioted Press

CHICAGO. June 20.-Harold
Carlin, 47, carried around a hip
pocket full of sudden death for
three hours yesterday-and didn't
know it.
While working with a subway
construction crew, he picked up q
dozen small, unfamiliar objects
and put them in his pocket. For
three hours he worked in cramped
spaces, brushing against walls.
Then he spotted his foreman and
turned over his find.
The objects were blasting caps.
Sergt. Drew Brown of the police
bomb squad said, Just one of
these would blow off a mans
arm it would have been death
for Carlin if all IL had gone off.
Evening star., 1950-06-20
z Ruled Fit 10 ADOPT
Boy Of 4, Reversing
Earlier Court Verdict

Described only six months age
as unfit" parents in a ruling by
one District Court judge. Mr.. and
Mrs. Floyd Little yesterday were
found by another judge to be ex-
actly the opposite.
The latest appraisal Of the cou-
pie came from Judge Matthew
MCGUIRE. who yesterday ruled
them "fit to adopt" David Greg
ory Hudson. 4.
Last winter, Judge T. Alan
GoldSborough declared Mr.. Little
and his wife. Geraldine. unfit
to have custody of another small
boy. Jonathon Miller. 4. Judge
GoldSborough, at that time
awarded Jonathon's custody to his
natural mother, Mrs. Mary Miller
1t was after that pronounce
ment that the Littles took David
and Jonathon. whom they had
raised since infancy. and Mrs
Little's 16-year-old daughter by
previous marriage, to the Board
of Public Welfare.
Mrs. Little said at the time II
she was unfit to care for one oi
the children, she was unfit to care
for any of them.
Evening star., 1950-06-20
81 Recreation Areas Open
Monday in MONTGOMERY

I Two new Fairgrounds will be
among the 80 recreation centers
opening for the season Monday in
Montgomery County.
The new ones will be located at
the Forest Grove and Oakview
Schools and will serve the Forest
Glen and North Takoma Park
areas.
Official opening hour for all
centers is 8 am, according to the
Recreation Department of the
Maryland-National Capital Park
and Planning Commission.
The planning agency also an
nounced yesterday it will conduct
training classes Thursday and
Friday at the Sligo Park Golf Club
to orient staff personnel In con-
nection with the county's annual
summer recreation program.
Evening star., 1950-06-20
Latin Protests Erase
Coffee Report Sting
BY the Asseeiofsd Press

A Senate subcommittee today
agreed to revise and tone down
its report on coffee price increases
after the State Department joined
Latin American diplomats in a
protest against parts of its rec
concentrations.
Chairman Gillette of the five-
man Agriculture Subcommittee
agreed to redraftrthe report. 1t
had caused a forfHal joint protest
to the Secretary of State by IA
Latin American diplomats.
Edward G. Miller, jr., Assistant
Secretary of State. told the Agri-
culture Committee parts of the
sharply worded report dealing
with soaring coffee prices last
year, were IAN affront" to citizens
Of coffee-producing South and
Central American nations.
Evening star., 1950-06-20
Scout Troop 10 Honor
Founder Beard Toniqht

Boy Scouts Of Jamboree Troop
No. IA will meet at 8 o'clock to-
night at the Chevy Chase Baptist
Church, Connecticut and Western
avenues NV. to honor Dan
Beard, the first national Scout
commissioner, on the eve of the
Tooth anniversary of his birth. |
"Uncle" Dan, who died in 1941
just before his 91st birthday, was
one of the founders of the Boy
Scout movement in the United
States.
w. S. Anderson, commissioner
OF the Western District of the Ma
tional Capital Area Council of the
Boy Scouts of America, will speak
Richard Ellinger, scoutmaster OF
the troop. will be in charge OF
ceremonies. An inspection of the
scouts in their special jamboree
uniforms and packs will follow
the ceremony. More than 47,OOO
Boy Scouts will open their second
national jamboree June 80 at
Valley Forge. Pa.
Evening star., 1950-06-20
81 Per Cent Of Germans
Back West, U.S.. Poll Shows
By the Associoted Press

FRANKFURT. Germany, June
20.-An official American occupa-
ton public opinion poll disclosed
today that 54 per cent of the
Germans questioned want to side
with the West in the cold war and
% per cent want to be neutral.
Less than one-half of per cent
wanted to side with Russia. The
rest had no opinion.
The poll was conducted by the
High Commissions public survey
teams in the American zone,
Brennan and Berlin.
"Antipathy toward Russia and
Communism is the most frequent
ly stated reason of those who
personally want to side with the
West" the High Commission
survey said.
In the American zone, 1,50C
were questioned. $50 in Berlin ane
160 in Bremen.
War WEAKNESS and an attitude
Of a plague on both your houses
lead as reasons for wishing to b.
neutral" the pollsters said.
Evening star., 1950-06-20
Truman Aids Amos
Search for oKingfsh
TOGO Into VShow

Amos came to the White House
today and got some help from
President Truman toward finding
a new Kingf1sh.
Freeman F. Gosden. the plain
tive-voiced member of the cele-
brated radio duo, outlined the
plans which he and his partner.
Charles Correll. have for putting
an all-Negro cast on television
in an expanded Amos and Andy
show.
Explaining the need for a top
man. Mr.. Gosden was advised by
the President to look over Texas
State University for Negroes for
possible material.
The radio star said that the
television show is planned in the
fall and that it is hoped even
tually to build up a cast that can
take over the Amos and Andy
radio program.
Evening star., 1950-06-20
Arlington Gets Hearing
On Potomac Pollution

The Virginia State Water Con-
troll Board today is conducting a
formal hearing on whether Arl-
ington County should be ordered
to enlarge its sewage treatment
facilities to eliminate some rs
million gallons on untreated
sewage dumped into the Potomac
River daily.
The county already has plans
for an estimated $18 million en-
largement of sewage treatment
facilities. The Arlington Civic
Federation, leader In the fight,
has urged bond issue to finance
the measure.
Evening star., 1950-06-20
Montgomery Women
To Attend 6. O. P. Meet

Mrs. Leona M. Rush of CHEVY
Chase. Montgomery County mem
Der of the Maryland House of Del
egates. will be among Republicans
attending a special "shirtsleeve"
conference of COP. officials FRI
day and Saturday in Atlantic City.
The conference is designed to
set the course and methods of the
Republican campaign offensive
from now until the November elec-
tions. About 125 party leaders from
IL Eastern States will attend.
The program will include talks
by several Republican members of
Congress, including Senator Brew
Ster of Maine.
Evening star., 1950-06-20
| South Carolina Editor
Fined $1,000 for
Criminal Libel
BY The Associe,ed Press

NEWBERRY, S. c., June 90
John H. McCray, editor and pub
Usher of Columbia, pleaded guilty
yesterday to a charge of criminal
libel and was fined $4,000.
Circuit Judge Steve Griffith
sentenced McCray who is colored
and publishes a Negro weekly
newspaper. to one year at hard
labor and fined him $1,000. The
Judge suspended the prison SEN
tepce. placing the defendant or
three years probation, and sus-
pended $4,000 of the fine pro-
vided the remainer is paid within
80 days.
McCray was indicted for pub
fishing in his newspaper. the
Lighthouse and Informer, an ar
ticle about a 24-year-old Negro
Willie Tolbert, who was electro
cuted last October % for rapine
the daughter of a prominent white
family of Greenwood.
The indictment charged thai
McCray's story libeled the rape
victim. Her name was not pub.
lished, in accordance with South
Carolina law. The indictment
charged that her identity wa.
known in her home community
where she had testified at the Tol-
bert trial.
McCray said he pleaded guilt,
on the advice of his lawyer, Aubre,
Harley of Newberry.
Deling Booth, Associated Pres.
editor in the Columbia bureau
was indicted on a similar charge
in connection with the Tolber
case. Circuit Judge j. Robert
Martin, jr.. has under advisement
motion to quash the indictment
against Booth.
Evening star., 1950-06-20
Senate 10 Vote Today
'0n Social Security
Expansion Program
BY ne AsssSis.sS Prsn

The Senate begins voting late
this afternoon on q politically
popular plan TO expand the So
cial security program.
There was no doubt expressed
in advance that the Senate would
follow the lead Of the House and
vote increased old age and sur
vivors benefits. and enlarge the
number of workers covered by the
law. The bill would add about
10 million workers to the IS mil
hon now under the law,
The only questions revolved
around amendments, and the Sem
ate Finance Committee called a
closed session in an effort to agree
on committee stand on these.
The idea was 10 hasten action 10
set the final bill approved before
the Senate quits tonight.
The bill would increase monthly
benefits to current beneficiaries
an average of IS to 90 per cent
and would approximately double
the amounts payable to persons
retiring in ths future, The House.
passed bill differs in details,
First to be voted on was 4
largely unoppoSed amendment
providing for Finance Commit
tee study of the possibility Of
eventually having a pay-as-you-
go social security system applying
to everybody. AT present, benefit
payments come from a reserve
built up by employe and employer
contributions.
Other amendments would in
crease the amount of workers an
nual earnings on which social
security taxes are collected. This
basic figure is now $4,000.
The amendments would in
crease the wage base variously to
$500, $4,000 or $4,000. Backers
of the proposed increases said
they would permit higher pensions
to those who contributed more
during their working years.
Evening star., 1950-06-20
Samuel H. Hopkins,
Racing Figure, Dies
By the Assoeioted Press

Samuel Harold Hopkins, one oi
the founders and former presi-
dent of Laurel race track. dice
in a hospital today at 70.
A livestock commission mer.
chant. he became i'll shortly after
his retirement two years ago anc
was admitted to Montgomery
County General Hospital.
For many years Hopkins, who
lived at nearby Brinklow, was ac-
tive in county Republican affairs
A native of Highland, Md, he
attended the Maryland Agricul-
tural College. forerunner of the
University of Maryland.
Survivors include his widow
and three children. Samuel Hop
kinS Of Baltimore, DR.. James E. T.
Hopkins of Butler. Pa. and Mrs.
Frank w. Bailey of Princeton,
N. j. He also leaves a brother
and three sisters.
Evening star., 1950-06-20
Paul Draper Fined SIS
For Rood Rule Violation
by me Asseeiaied Press

LTCHFIELD. Conn, June 90
Dancer Paul Draper paid a $15
fine yesterday after pleading
guilty in Ltchf1eld justice court
to a charge of violating the rules
Of the road.
Mr.. Draper was arrested here
May %, the day after trial Of the
libel suit brought by him and har-
monica player Larry Adler against
Mrs. Hester Mccullough OF Green
wich, ended in a hung jury at
Hartford.
State Trooper Frank Duren ac-
cuSed the dancer of passing an
other car on q curve,
Evening star., 1950-06-20
Edwards Statements
I'm Death House Cited
By State in RetriaI
BY the Associetsd Press

BALTIMORE. June 20.-The
State today used death house
statements made by Thomas Alex
lander Edwards in it's second at
tempt to convict him of the
Mahlan-Kline murders two years
ago.
Edwards was in the death house
at Maryland Penitentiary for a
time after he was sentenced to
hang for the slayings. Maryland's s
Court Of Appeals later ruled he
had been convicted unfairly on
the basis Of confessions improperly
induced. The death sentence was
set aside and a new trial ordered.
Arthur B. Wilson. a death house
guard, took the stand over defense
objections at the second trial
today.
On October 10, 1949, Mr.. Will
son testified, he heard Edwards
tell another condemned murderer:
He was too smart for the "hick
cops Of Anne Arundel County.
They couldn't prove a thing on
thin. He threw the watch over
board.
A watch worn by Mary Kline,
18. and a wallet owned by her date,
25-year-old John Mahlan, have
never been found since the Glen
Burnie couple was slain on Sep
tember II, 1948.
The defense sought to counter
Mr.. Wilson's testimony with a
tseries of questions designed to
to show that a lot of outlandish
conversation passes back and forth
between condemned men in the
death house.
The two judges hearing the case
without a jury agreed earlier that
they should not consider many
sections of the testimony Ed
wards gave when he was on the
stand at the first trial II months
ago,
Evening star., 1950-06-20
Five Men in I Ganqs
Indicted as Bandits

fFrom Yesterdays Last Edition. }
Five men-members of two
gangS-today were indicted by the
grand jury in connection with five
recent robberies.
Wilmer D. Campbell, 81. of De-
tense Heights, Md, and Joseph C
Danner, 26, of the 1900 block of
Evarts street NE. were accused in
two of the robberies.
One indictment charged they
obtained $l,500 from the office of
the Sheet Metal Workers Local
Union at 1017 K street NV, on
March 80. In another indictment
they were charged with the holdup
OF the Fruit Growers Express Co.
on the ninth floor of the Office
building at 110l Vermont avenue
NV. on April IL. The loot In that
robbery was $349,
A third man indicted is Byron
Heslop. %, Of Defense HEIGHTS
Md. The grand jury charged he
participated in the robbery at the
once OF the sheet metal workers
union.
Two others, questioned by no.
lice with Campbell and Danner
nave been cleared of any respon-
Slolllty In connection with the
roooeries. They are Alfred j
Mozzone. 19. and William I.
hughes. lS, who also is known as
William L. Mason. The grand
jury ignored charges against them
Two other men were indicted
IN three robberies, in at least one
OF which they repeatedly sought
to disguise themselves by using
false noses. They are William P
Plumley, 26. of Capitol Heights
Md, and Harris Lovett, q, of
Randall Cliffs, Md.
One indictment charged that
they obtained $2,055 on May IS
in a holdup at the Kenyon Auto
Finance Co.. 14o0 block of Florida
avenue NE.
They were charged in a second
Indictment with the $842 robbery
Iof the manager of the Naylor
Theater in the $500 block of Ala
bama avenue Sc, April %.
Evening star., 1950-06-20

and clarification of what is re-
ouired Of each worker,
And employees would have to be
given a warning of 90 days be-
fore they could be given an "un-
satisfactory" rating. The House
approved measure would retain
Government employees present
impartial appeal rights.
The Senate Civil Service Com
mittee'S delay in acting on the
measure is the result Of Chairman
JohnSton's absence from Wash
ington while he campaigns for
denomination in South Carolina
The primary is on July IL. and
the committee action is hoped foI
might after that. The committee
already has held hearings on eff
ceincy ratings. and House spon.
sors of the bill hope the Senate
group will approve the House :
version.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP TIL,
State Department has announced
an examination for foreign serv.
Ice officers, with starting salarie.
of $3.50 to $4,730 a year. Appl.
cation blanks MAY be obtained
from the Board of Examiners foi
the Foreign Service, DEPARTING
OF State, Washington. IS, D. c
-. Chaplain Dow H. Heard of tn,
Veterans Administrators centra
oftlce here has received the doctor
OF divinity degree from Baylor
University for distinctive serv.
ice" John F. Victory, execu.
tive secretary of the National Ad.
viSory Committee for Aeronau.
tics, was given a party last weel
by his associates on the occasion
OF his 35th anniversary with tn,
agency. Mr.. Victory is one of thu
most outstanding career men IL
Government. Edwin v. John.
son and Mrs. Dora Disc Lovelac,
of the Army Adjutant General.
Office will retire on July l. Mr.
johnson has been with the Gov,
ernment for. 81 years. and Mrs
Lovelace. for 80 years. Tht
Overseas Affairs Branch of the
Army's civilian personnel division
has a number of job vacancie.
in Japan, Germany, Okinawa
Trieste and Guam. Among thu
jobs are those as auditors, fisca
accountants. librarians, steno.
graphers, translators German
Italian, assistant librarians
shorthand reporters, and classifi
cation analysts. Apply to tn,
Overseas Affairs Branch, Office
Secretary of the Army, Civilian
Personnel Division, Washington
Is. D. c. -. The Society for Per
sonnel Administration will holc
its final dinner meeting for tn,
season at 6 pm. Thursday in tn,
Royal Palm Room of the Cairo
Hotel. Owing to a Typographical
error yesterday. we had it incor.
rectly listed for last night.
BE sure to listen at 6::45 pm.
eDery Saturday ouer WMAL,
The Star station, to Joseph
Young'S Federal Spotlight radio
broadcast featuring additional
netOS and uiews OF the Govern
mtent Scene.D
Evening star., 1950-06-20

showers today. high in 80s. Partly
cloudy tonight. a few showers
likely in south portion, low in COS.
Tomorrow some cloudiness and
warm, becoming cooler north por-
ton at night.
Wind velocity at 1880 o'clock
this morning. 8 miles per hour;
direction, east southeast.
Five e-Day Forecast for Washington
and Vicinity, June 20-25.
Temperature will average 2 to 3
degrees below normal. Normal for
Washington is maximum, IS; min
mum, IS. Cooler Thursday,