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East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1950-06-22
With The
CO~eds

Frederick T. Suppes, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Frederick Suppes, 106s
Nela View rd., and Shaw High
School graduate two years ago, has
been awarded the Jacquays Prize
in biology at Baldwin Wallace Col
lege, Berea.
Recognizing not only achieve
ments in biology, but personality,
initiative and general promise, the
Jacquays Prize is given annually,
and is valued at $50, applicable
toward tuition and fees at Bald
win Wallace.
Suppes is a member Of Lambda
Chi Alpha fraternity, was president
of his class during his freshman
year and is taking a pre-medicine
course at B-W. He was president
of the Shaw student council dur
ing his senior year in high school.
Graduated cum laude June ID
from Cleveland College of Western
Reserve University was Ralph M.
Harlan who received the degree Of
Bachelor of Business Administra-
ton.
Mr.. Harlan, a January, 1884
graduate of Shaw high school, the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. C. r. Harlan,
14122 Orinocco ave-, was editor-in-
chief of the Shaw Observer and
member Of the National Honor So
ciety.
He entered Cleveland in 1885 for
full time and part time until 1889.
From 1912 to 1916 he served in
the Army as confidential secretary
to the Chief of Staff, 18th Armored
Division, in the United States and
Europe, with rank of staff serge
ant. He reentered college in 1948
to complete his degree requirements
by evening study.
Employed over ten years by the
Cleveland Universal Jig Company,
Mr.. Harlan since last fall has been
as an assistant to the
general secretary treasurer of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers.
Married to the former Doris
Shivel of Minerva, Ohio, he has
two daughters, Mary Elaine, 5, and
Genevieve Elinor, born May 21 in
Painesville where the family re-
sides at % Linden Drive.
Nine East Clevelanders were
among the 900 students to be gra-
duated from Ohio University, Sun
day, June 18th, the exercises TAX
ing place under the historic Nc
Guffey Elms. 1t is the largest class
to be graduated from Ohio U and
it was addressed by Robert A. Taft,
senior United States senator from
Ohio.
Receiving degrees were: John
David Hostutler, BSJ, 14303 Euclid
ave.; Jack Wayne Jacobsen, BIS,
1876 Shaw ave.; Robert N. John
son, BFA, 1928 Ardenall ave-;
Joan Rae Specht, BSEd 1870 E.
l44th ST.; Evelyn Forbush Vond-
riska, MA, 1845 Wymore; Roland
Lee Wilder, BSCE, 1862 Fifth
ave.; Donald Norman Mareen,
BSEE, 1884 Bryn Mawr; Jeanne
Frances Oberer, Associate Arts,
14629 Orinoco ave-; Lillian Jose
phine Ruppe, BA, 1866 Roxford
ID; Richard Walter Davidson, BSA,
1894 Shaw ave.
Fourteen men from East Cleve-
and received degrees from Adel-
pert College of Western Reserve
University, June 14th.
Bachelor of Art degrees went to
Iirard d. Bond, jr., 14117 Terrace
ID; George Robert Cooper, 1744
Doan ave-; Donald NJ. Kalish, 1858
Coventry rd.; Robert Bruce Pres
on, jr., 1917 Holyoke; David c.
Roads, 1928 Terrace; Harlan
Hayes Todd, jr., 1871 Belmore I'd.
Other degrees were: Donald J.
1erstenberger, 1906 Vassar, Bache-
or Business Administration; Har-
Evening star., 1950-06-03

David K. E. Bruce. Raymond
Guest, Paul Mellon, D. Tenant
Bryan and E. Randolph Williams.
Purchased by Board.
The board purchased the pic
ture for it's permanent collection,
using funds left by the late Judge
John Barton Payne. It was one
Of the more expensive pictures in
the show. for 56-year-old Stuart
Davis is one of the most successful
Of American painters. The
Downtown Gallery of New York
had a price tag on it of $4,000,
but museums seldom pay list
prices.
The day after the opening the
Richmond Times-Dispatch blast
ed it with an editorial entitled
"Mr. Sweeney Macabre HUI
morist?" and illustrated with the
Hyman Bloom painting.
The following Tuesday Ross
Valentine, the tbs columnist,
who had written the editorial,
returned to his editorial page
column to fire another blast. Mr..
Evening star., 1950-06-03
A. B. & W. Fare Raise
Suspended by ice

A proposed scent fare increase
on routes Of the Alexandra, Bar.
croft & Washington Transit Co.
between Washington and Virginia
points was temporarily blocked
yesterday by the Interstate Com
merce Commission. The increase
was scheduled to take effect TO.
morrow.
The ICC suspended the increase
on protests by the Arlington
County Board and various sub
urban rider groups. pending en-
investigation Of the projected
changes.
The proposed increase would
have put A.. B. g. w. bus service
on the same cash basis as the
Arnold Bus Lines. also serving
Arlington County. which recently
boosted fares by 5 cents . zone.
Both companies have announced
plans to increase the fare between
Washington and the Pentagon
area from 10 to Is cents. but this
change was not involved
in today's action.
On Thursday the Virginia State
Corporation Commission author
lied the A.. B. g. w. TO raise its
fares within the State BY 5 cents
a zone. effective tomorrow. and TO
make adjustments In It's rate
In q metropolitan zone
including South Arlington ana
Evening star., 1950-06-03

Valentine Is against James Joyce
and Gertrude Stein, but they are
both dead. He welcomed the ad-
vent Of Mr.. Sweeney.
Goes Into Art History.
He gave his readers q bit Of
the history Of the Paris school
of modern art. telling them how
"the lisping exquisites of the sa-
Ions were the missionaries Of this
depravity."
The following Thursday the
Times Dispatch began printing
letters to the editor on the exhibi-
ton. With professional sense
of the value Of a good controversy
the editor (probably Mr.. Valen-
tine) played up letters taking issue
with the editorial and the column
Louis D. Rubin. jr., wrote that
the exhibit represented living,
dynamic art by sensitive, intelli-
gent. artists" Elizabeth Noting
ham Day of Staunton wrote that
she had driven 200 miles to see
the show and that it was well
worth it. Jewett Campbell asked:
Because Mrs. Grundy cannot
understand the Beethoven C
Minor Quartet. is the string quar-
tet a thing for ridicule?"
Mrs. Aline r. Louchheim. as
sistant art critic Of The New York
Times. visited the show during the
week and on the following Sunday,
that paper devoted much of its
art page to the Richmond show.
Wholly praiseworthy." wrote
Mrs, Louchheirn. "One of the
very best Of its kind I've ever
seen."
The corpse didn't bother Mrs.
Louchheim. She wrote about "its
miraculously painted iridescence
of decay"
Shots for New York.
The dragons teeth had now
been sown. The tbs letter-to-
the writers were attacking
not the editorial. nor Mr.. Valen-
tine. but each other.
There were also some shots at
the New York critics. One letter
called Mrs. Louchheim "a one
femme claque Of the smarty arty
page Of The New York Times"
The exhibit, which closes to-
morrow, has had the biggest at
tendance in the history Of the
Evening star., 1950-06-03

Most of the j. Paul Duke fam
lily will feel right at home next
Saturday when they see nom get
her diploma from the University
of Maryland.
For Mrs. Florence l.. Duke OF
Clinton, Md, saw to it that five OF
her children preceded her to the
College Park. institution, and she
is primnig three others for the
university.
How Mrs. Duke found time to
complete a four-year College Of
Education course in three years,
while keeping her family going. Is
amazing to outsiders.
But it was no surprise to those
who knew the former school
teacher as a woman Of boundless
energy. who looks much younger
than her years. Mrs. Duke saw
nothing unusual about committing
from home to school each day.
sometimes attending classes from
8 am. to 8 pm.
Mrs. Duke believes In setting a
good example for her. children.
Not only is she graduating with
honors. but she also has made her
mark as first editor of the new
La Tortue Franeaise. the univer-
sity's only foreign language news
paper; vice president Of the
French Club and a member Of
Phi Alpha Theta and Kappa Phi,
honorary societies,
In addition. mrs. Duke man
aged to squeeze in enough time
for teaching piano TO help pay
her tuition. And on Sundays, she
plays the organ in church. Some
times she plays for weddings and
other events.
Mrs. Duke found school de-
lightful.
Evening star., 1950-06-03
sfabbing Victim Reported
Improving al Hospital

Harvey France, II, victim Of q
stab wound was reported In i'm
proved condition in Prince Georges
General Hospital today.
Police said the man was stab
bed Thursday night at 44o6
Twenty ninth street. Mount
Rainier, when he interyened In
an argument between his step
father. Leonard De Lucia, 50. and
his mother, Mrs. Belva De Lucia.
43. over money. AL live at the
Mount Rainier address.
De Lucia had been charged with
assault with intent TO kin and
released under $500 bond pending
a hearing June Is. De Lucia
operates a valet shop at 2320 Wis
consin avenue NV. where Mr..
France works as q handyman.
police said.
Evening star., 1950-06-03
7 Dismissed for Allowing
Jail Break in Alexandra

Alexandria City Sergt. Frank
Moriarity has dismissed two jail
employees who were guarding
Rowlee Browley when he escaped
from Alexandria Hospital early
Wednesday.
The guards, charged with negli-
gence in the confessed robbers
breakaway, are John A. Virengo
and John Simpson. the city SER
geant announced. Virengo was on
duty outside Browley's room at
the time Of his escape. but was
unarmed.
Simpson told authorities he had
locked the pistol used by the two
guards in the hospital safe be-
cause ...it was too heavy" He had
been relieved by Virengo shortly
before the break.
Browley, colored. AZ, was await
ing sentence for the robbery of
Raymond B. Dodson last Novem-
Der. Dodson, an ice plant en-
ploye, died as q result of beat
ing suffered in the robbery.
Evening star., 1950-06-03
Top Cadet Officers
Presented With Sabers
AT Washington-Lee

Sabers were awarded yesterday
to the outstanding officers of the
Washington-Lee High School
Cadet Corps in Founders Day
ceremonies.
The presentations were made
to two seniors. Cadet Capts. Henry
Hume and Joyce Snyder. The
ceremonies marked the 23d an
niversary Of the school drill unit.
The corps, under the jurisdiction
Of the Military District of Wash
ington. includes two companies Of
boys and three Of girls.
Visiting drill teams from Marine
Barracks. Western High School
and other units joined regular
Army and Marine Corps officers in
the observance.
Capt. Hudgins r. Smith, u. S.
M. C. R., announced appointment
Of officers for next year. The
selections were made by this years
student officers.
Regimental commander will be
1t. Col. Marland Gets. Other
officers named. were Maj. Allen
Pratt, Maj. Yvonne Wentz and
Capts. Jim Hutchinson, George
Blair, Ann Petit and Peggy
Klein.
The awards to this years out
standing officers were presented
by John Lyon Post of the Vet
Grams Of Foreign Wars and the
auxiliary Of American Legion
Post No. 139.
The Lyon Post auxiliary pre-
sented a special trophy to Capt.
Kate Palmer. whose Company
was the winner Thursday in drill
with the girls cadet corps of
George Washington High School,
Alexandria.
Evening star., 1950-06-03
Maryland Farmer Found
Guilty on 7 Assault Counts

A Mitchellville (Md.) farmer
was found guilty of two charges OF
intent to kill in Upper Marlboro
Police Court yesterday.
William Sweeney. So, also was
held for grand jury action on q
third charge.
He was sentenced to q total Of
18 months in the House of Correc-
tion on the two charges. He had
pleaded not guilty before Trial
Magistrate Alan Bowie.
Police testified Sweeney sat on
his front porch Monday and pep
pered the home Of a neighbor
pered the home of a neighbor with
shots from a 40 calibre rifle.
The occupants Of the house. VIII
liam L. Deall and his family, fled
to the woods and hid until Swee-
ney was taken into custody.
Evening star., 1950-06-03
Two Arlington Churches
To Broadcast Services

Two Arlington churches will
broadcast their II am. services
tomorrow. United Baptist Church,
the Rev. Elmer Lucas in charge.
will broadcast over Station WARL
and Arlington Forest Methodist
Church, the Rev. Harry G. Balthis
In charge, over Station WEAM.
Daily devotions will be broadcast
by the Rev. George Riley Of Evan
eelical United Brethren Church at
e:45 am. Monday through Friday
over WARL and the Rev. Ralph
Freed of Christian and Missionary
Alliance at 10:15 am. the same
daSs over WEAM.
Evening star., 1950-06-03
Modern Art DeIuqe Exctes Richmond
By George Kennedy
Ssor ssoff cerrsseondsnt

RICHMOND. June 3.-A delugeI
of modern art here has caused O.
great deal Of excitement.
Virginians take q proprietary
interest in the Virginia Museum
of Fine Arts. It is the only Amer
ican art gallery of any size owned
by g State.
The museum has put on biennial
exhibits Of contemporary Amer
lean art since 1898. The exhibits
have contained many paintings Of
the modern school. Gallery-goers|
here are quite used 10 Charles
Burchfield and Edward Hopper
and to immigrant artists such as
George Grosz and Salvador Dali.
But this year Leslie Cheek. jr.,|
the new director Of the museum.
asked one Of the foremost cham
pions of American modern art.
James johnson Sweeney Of New
York. to make the selections as o
one-man jury.
Two Restrictions.
The only restrictions were that
the pictures must have been
painted since the war by artists
living in America.
Mr.. Sweeney arrived with his
selections. He had been author
lied to bring 100 paintings. but
he brought only n (by n different
artists. None was a Virginian.
Mr.. Cheek was an interested
spectator at the unpacking.
The first picture" he said,
was by a Boston artist named
Hyman Bloom. It was about 8
feet wide and s feet high. It was
entitled female Corpse, Back
View It was painted with mar
yelous technique. but the body
was decomposed. knew we were
in for trouble.
Sweeney was enthusiastic
about it. This Is it, he said.
Well give this prominent posi-
ton
Sweeney had agreed to come
back for the opening and explain
his selections, also to give illus
trated lectures about the State on
the exhibit. He had been given
carte blanche. It was Sweeney's
show. and we had to back up
Sweeney"
Attention Falls Elsewhere.
The show opened Saturday,
April %. It was not the corpse
that attracted most attention. It
WIS a painting by Stuart Davis
in bright fiat colors that merely
spelled the word Champions" In
capital letters across the canvas.
It was about as conspicuous as an
8-foot yale" or "Notre Dame"
banner would be In the perma-
nent collection of the Corcoran.
One Richmond woman. Mrs. j.
B. Jackson, jr., who never had
seen the picture before, took up a
position beside it to champion it.
"I like it," she saida TT has a
carnival spirit. It's like the little
shows that used to come up in the
country on a hot summer day. +
can feel the big banners, the bal
looms, the painted wagons. the
bright poster colors and giant
letters that built up each per-
formance as the biggest and best"
It was also liked by the trustees
of the museum. among whom are
Henry w. Anderson. Mrs. Alfred
I. du Pont, Mrs. Carl Melchers,
Evening star., 1950-06-03
Silver Spring Company
Placed in Bankruptcy
BY the ksseeicied Press

BALTIMORE. June 3.-The Re-
public Engineering Corp. Silver
Spring, yesterday was placed in
involuntary bankruptcy by Fed
eral Judge William C. Coleman.
The proceedings were filed by
three creditors: Arban d Carosi.
with a $l2,l64 claim; Theodore
w. Lindahl. with q claim Of $6 6.047.
and Flooring Contractors, Inc,
with q CLAIM OF $5,i44.
Evening star., 1950-06-03
Citizens Group Set Up
At Gregory Estates

A citizens association has been
foMned by residents Of Gregory
Estates in Seat Pleasant, Md. it
was announced today.
Acting president of the group,
pending the drafting Of a consti-
tuition, is r. Hal Silvers. national
membership secretary of the
American Veterans Committee.
Kenneth Donaldson Is acting
recording secretary.
Evening star., 1950-06-03
Methodists Report
Advance in Training
Educational Workers
By Cospor Nonnes
Sior Sfoff Correspondent

WESTMINSTER. Md. June s.
A striking advance in leadership
training in the church was record
ed last year in Washington and
Baltimore. the Board of Education
of the Methodist Baltimore Annual
Conference reported today.
The report. made at the meeting
of the conference now being held
at Western Maryland College,
noted that 548 persons attended
leadership schools in Washington
last year. This was more than
200 more than the previous year.
District directors for the board
for 1950-51 were named today. For
the Washington East District they
are Mrs. Howard Knox. College
Park, children's: Mrs. John Hicks,
Takoma Park, youth; Miss Vir-
ginia Haigler, 756 Eleventh street
Sc. young adult, and James
Payne, Arlington, Va, church
school work.
T. West District Choices.
Washington West District ap-
pointments are Mrs. Meta r. Lind-
say, 1905 Euclid street NV, chill
dren's; Miss Jean Evans, 38l1 T
street NV. intermediate; Donald
King, Gaithersburg, Md, youth,
and Mrs. Harry Morgan, Silver
Spring, church school work.
Announcement Of the pastoral
assignments for the coming year
will be made tomorrow.
A proposal that the Baltimore
Annual Conference merge with the
Maryland section Of the Peninsula
Conference, on the Delaware
Maryland Virginia peninsula, was
turned down yesterday. The reso-
luton was present by the Rev. j.
Turnball Sticknall, superintendent
of the Baltimore West District.
and the Rev. William F. Wright,
superintendent of the Hagerstown
District.
D. Stewart Patterson of WASH
ington was reelected conference
lay leader yesterday.
District Group Choices.
Members of the District organi-
cations also were elected. Those
for the Washington east district
are w. Harold Beatty. chairman;
Marvin Hummer, Thomas Owen
and Mervell Dean. For the WASH
ington west district, Judge C. w.
Woodward, chairman; L. I. Nc
Doogle, Alden Hoage and James
Ewin.
A call for closer cooperation
by Baltimore Annual Conference
congregations with Negro Meth
odist congregations was made yes
terday at the meeting. It urged
that white pastors and congrega-
tions help to improve the leader
ship in Negro churches through
helping leadership training schools
and by informal meetings with
teachers and leaders of the col
ored churches.
Evening star., 1950-06-03

"When enrolled, I was afraic
the students might treat me a.
a grandmother" she said. "But
happily. they treated me in q
spirit Of camaraderie as though
I were only Is or 20"
Mrs. Duke sent her eldest, Paul
jr., to Maryland. He was the first
graduate in the family. A para
troop lieutenant. he died in action
in the war. The second son, r
Nelson Duke, who attended the
university in 1943 and 1914. en-
rolled in the Navy Air Corps and
remained in the service.
Daughter Catherine graduated
in 1949. Richard, 20, and David
%, are now attending the uni
versity; Florence, 10, will matricu-
late next fall, and Joan. IA, and
Teddy, 13. are preparing for col
lege at Surrattsville High School.
Mrs. Duke once taught five
grades in little red school house,
riding horseback four miles each
way from home.
Her early schooling was in a
convent in her native Louisiana.
where her mother died when she
was 2. and her father when she
was 7. 1t was here that she got
her early instruction In French.
She married Mr.. Duke, now an
auditor for the Reconstruction
Finance Corp, In 1921.
Now that school is about over
Mrs. Duke has two ambitions. She
wants TO teach In q country high
school and to write a book about
how nice young people are"
And perhaps when she gets the
job. Papa Duke will make it
unanimous for the Dukes at the
University Of Maryland. At least,
he's thinking seriously along those
lines.
Evening star., 1950-06-03

RICHMOND. Va, June 8 R.-
Phillip N. Stern, chairman of the
State Art Commission. has sub
mitted his resignation to Gov.
Battle, effective June 80. Mr..
Stern, q Fredericksburg architect,
said his action was "due to Q Sc
we're illness.
Evening star., 1950-06-03
Dr.. EngIe to Preoch

DR.. j. A. Engle. superintendent
|of the Richmond District Of the
Virginia Annual Conference, the
Methodist Church. win be guest
preacher at the $50 and IL am.
services tomorrow in Arlington
Methodist Church. Glebe road and
South Eighth street.
Evening star., 1950-06-03
Man Charged With Murder
As Wife Dies Of Wounds
ey the Asseeioted Pres.

WAYNESBORO, Va. June 8 up.
Ernest C. Winner, 46, Waynes-
boro laundry worker, was charged
with murder yesterday after his
estranged wife died of bullet
wounds.
Winner was arrested shortly
after the pistol shooting of his
wife in her home here Thursday
night. Mrs. Winner, 46, died early
yesterday in local hospital.
The Winners had separated and
Mrs. Winner had instituted divorce
proceedings. according to Police
Chief Wade, C. Drumheller.
Evening star., 1950-06-03
D. c. Pastor to Preach
Sermon at Sweet Briur
speeioI pl.pa.sh b Ihe s,ar

SWEET BRIAR. Va. June a.
The Rev. DR.. A. Powell Davies.
minister Of All Souls Unitarian
Church. Washington. D. c., win
preach the baccalaureate sermon
tomorrow morning at Sweet Briar
College.
Martha B. Lucas, president Of
Sweet Briar College, win deliver
the commencement address Mon.
day. There are 10 seniors who win
graduate this year.
Evening star., 1950-06-03

S0AA4A4s ysEot~
ern is among Comdr. O.. c. Western.
so men and women who will re-
ceive associate in arts degrees at
graduation exercises beginning at
$3.50 pm. in Leland Junior High
School, Chevy Chase.
Thomas w. Pyle, a supervisor
of secondary education for Mont
gomery County schools and for
mer principal of Bethesda Chevy
Chase High School, will be the
principal speaker. The degrees
will be conferred on the gradu-
ates by Mrs. Herman M. Wilson,
president of the county Board
of Education.
The Rev. James s. Albertson,
pastor of the Bethesda Presby-
terian Church. will give the invo-
cation and the Rev. Monroe Bush,
jr., president of the Loudoun
Community College, LeeSburg, Va,
will give the benediction.
Joined Navy 20 Years Ago.
/ Comdr. Western joined the Navy
l23 years ago as an apprentice sea-
man at San Diego. He became in
terested in chemistry in 1881 and
took a correspondence course in
the subject. Since that time. he
has taken several chemistry courses
in the Navy and was appointed
chief of the Department of Chem
istry and Toxicology at the Naval
Medical Center in March. 1912.
In 1914. he received a commend
alton from the Navy for synthe-
sizing dihydroquinine. an anti
malaria drug.
Two years ago. he decided to get
a degree in chemistry and enrolled
at the Junior college. He hopes
eventually to get bachelors, mas
ter's and doctor of philosophy de-
grees.
He is married and has three
children.
Rev. Creighton to Preach.
Commencement week activities
at the college will begin with a
baccalaureate service at $3.50 pm.
tomorrow in st. Johns Episcopal
Church, Bethesda. The Rev. Will
liam F. Creighton, rector, will de-
liver the sermon.
Kenneth Sheelor, a member of
the graduating class, will play the
organ and another graduate, Ed
mund Russell. will sing. %
The college faculty will give a
dinner for the graduates at z pm.
Wednesday in the Silver Spring
Hot Shoppe. Prof. Allen Jones, of
the English Department, will act
as POSTMASTER.
At 8 o'clock the following night,
the students will hold their annual
senior prom in the Shoreham
Hotel.
Evening star., 1950-06-03

had sc q p e d
from the In
iustrial II m e
School here.
Trial Magis-
trate Alan
B o " ie ruled
after q hearing
in Upper Marl-
boro p olice
Court yesterday
that there was
insufficient evi-
dence 10 hold
Pvt. William
Walters, 80. for
uropd i1frv ar.