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The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-06-10
$40, 900 Winning
In Sweeps Fails
To Impress Presser

BROOKLYN - (ANP) - For the
second time within less than five
months a Brooklyn workman has
hit the one-millionth lucky ticket
and won $4,000 in the Irish Hospit-
, al sweepstakes. Unusual also is the
fact that the reside within seven
blocks of each other.
When Gilbert Johnson, "a, was in
formed of his good fortune on his
pressing job at Sans Cleaners. He
simply clamped his foot down on
the steam pressing machine and
said:
What is there to get excited
about?" And when a photographer
went to his home he was not even
admitted to the house. His wife,
Evelyn, however, sat looking out
Of third floor window with a mil.
lion dollar smile.
1t was learned that the owner Of
the pressing shop had a chance to
buy the lucky ticket from the sales
man, but let Gilbert buy first and
he took the next one which proved
a 'dud.'
The English and American de-
duction from Johnson's ticket for
taxes amount to about $4,000,
which will leave the winner about
$33, 900 in cash.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-06-10
WHITE WIFE HAS
WHITE LOVER
KILL NEGRO
HUSBAND

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - (ANP) -
A 5S-year-old Negro man met his
death here last week because his
pretty young White wife persuaded
her ex-convict lover to kill him.
Mrs. Catherine Harvey, 2s. sign
ed a statement saying that her
White lover, Edward Carlson, 3S. fir
ed a shot into the head of her hus-
band, who was So.
According to the wife, the Har-
veys went to Minneapolis to live six
months ago from Kansas City. She
met Carlson there and fell madly in
love.
Carlson, who already has a prison
record for a bank holdup, was pick
ed up near Minneapolis. where he
was employed at a boat house. He
is in Jail there. Police say he has
refused to waive extradictioL.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-06-10
Judge Watson Takes
Civil Service Post

NEW YORK - (ANP) - With
three years to go before reaching
the statutory age limit for judges
Judge James S. Watson, 81, last
week accepted a job with the Civil
Service commission, filling the term
of another Negro Darwin Telesford
To Judge Watson, this means a
salary reduction of $500 a year
unless he is elected president of the
commission, when he will pick ur
an additional $1,000. Judge Watson
first elected to the municipal bench
in 1880 ends his second 10-year term
on December 81.
He has not been expected to try
for reelection, it is reported on ac-
count of the age limitation. Naming
him to the Civil Service commission
where his term will expire in 1854,
assures him of an adequate pension
on his retirement from civil life.
However, the question is now asked
who will Tammany or Mayor
O'Dwyer accept as a successor to
run in the coming elections for the
seat vacated by Judge Watson?
Watson Is the third Negro to be
named to the Civil Service commits
sion, the first being the late Ferdi-
nand Q. Morton, who retired after
many years on the commission. In
his last years, he served as its pres
ident. Telesford a Harlem politi-
clan, was named to succeed Morton
and served only briefly before scan
dial rocked the commission. Mayor
O'Dwyer then assailed the COM
mission, firing one but giving Mr..
Telesford the opportunity to resign.
He advised the woman Republican
on the commission that she would
not be renamed when her appoint
ment expired on May 81.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-06-10
AGE LOWERED
FOR SCHOOL
BEGINNERS

Dade County school board has
lowered by one month the age re-
quirement for pupils entering the
first grade.
This fall any child who will be
six years old on or before January 1
will be accepted for enrolment.
To be eligible i'll previous years
the sixth birthday had to be cele-
brated on or befJ:e Dec. Q.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-06-10
NV Preface

Many will hate my verses, suppose
For which, I'm most regretful, good.
ness knows;
But he who speaks to lessen human
woes;
Is always bound to tread on some
ones toes.
So, with my pen, I bravely wend
my way,
In search of Truth and in the Light
Of day,
With hate for none and houe for all
say:
"Come muse and let the chips fall
where they may"
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-06-10
Pm What Is Called
A Man

I'm what is called a man.
A brown skin son of Han
And I don't give a damn;
I know I'm in the plan
Gods noble color scheme
Was not an opium dream.
l do the best I can
To help those who are down:
On such I never frown.
/ hate the cynic's ban
I've nerve enough and CUTS
To XII ckthe haughty's butts
And help to crush such clan
I'm what is called a man.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-06-10
Woman Accuses
White Men Of
Assault

McCOMB, Miss. - amp - Police
arrested two White men here last
week on a charge of criminally as
saulting a Negro woman in a cot
ton gin seed shed recently. The
woman said the two men had forced
her to admit to their attentions.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-04-06
J. Norman Fisher

A requiem mass followed fun
eral services held yesterday for ].
Norman Fisher, 1925 Madison St.,
Bethesda, with burial in ST. Mary's
Cemetery, Rockville.
Mr.. Fisher who would have been
AZ years old next Thursday, died
on. Sunday, March 26 at his home
of heart ailment. He was issist-
ant office manager of Suburban
Propane Gas Corp. in Rockville.
A member of an old Montgom-
cry County family, he was the son
of the late Geary A. and Matte M.
Fisher of Halpine and was a grad
uate of Richard Montgomery High
School. He was a member of Mont
gomery Council, Knights of Column
bus, and of the Holy Name Society
of Our Lady of Lourdes Church.
Survived by his wife, Mrs. Anna
M. Fisher, Mr., Fisher also leaves
three young children, Linda A.,
M. Constance and John N. Fisher,
Jr. Four sisters, Mrs. Joseph o.
Matthews, Mrs. Roy Arehart, Mrs.
F. NJ. George and Mrs. Frank N.
Ivert, and five brothers, L. Pre-
scott, A. Geary, J. Milton, P.
Adrian and T. Warren Fisher,
also survive.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-04-06
Mrs. Lucy Alexandria Brown

Mrs. Lucy Alexandria Brown, a
resident of Gaithersburg for near
ly thirty years, died at the home
of her granddaughter, Mrs. Doris
Brown Allnutt in Washington, on
Thursday, March %. Mrs. Brown,
who for the past few years had
made her home with her son-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
George McBain, in Gaithersburg,
had been in failing health for sew
eral years. She was in her nineties.
TIE widow of the late Charles
Brown of Baltimore, Mrs. Brown
moved to Gaithersburg and opened
restaurant on Frederick avenue.
She is survived by her daughter,
Mrs. Lucy Frances McBain and
son, George l.. Brown, presently
of Phoenix, Arizona. Twelve
grandchildren also survive.
Services were held on Monday,
March 81, at Gartner's Funeral
Home with the Rev. Karl Newell
of Grace Church officiating. Inter
ment was in Lorraine Park Gene
terry, Baltimore.
Mrs. Louise Gallagher, Mrs.
Anna Rohr, Mr.. and Mrs. Elvin
Silvius and John Rohr, nieces and
nephew of Mrs. Brown from Lam
caster, Pa. all attended the fun
eral services.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-04-06
Mrs. Sarah Louise Ferguson

Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah
Louise Ferguson, II, formerly OF
Gaithersburg, were held on Friday,
March 81, from the Humphrey Fun
eral Home, Bethesda. Burial was
in National Memorial Park, Falls
Church, Va. Services were con-
Quoted by Rev. Karl G. Newell and
Rev. Claude A. Brubaker. Mrs.
Ferguson died in a Norfolk, Va,
hospital on March 2S. She was the
wife of Arthur G. Ferguson, of
Gaithersburg.
A native of Dinwiddie County,
Va, Mrs. Ferguson had made her
home in Gaithersburg until about
two months ago, where she was a
member of Grace Methodist
Church.
She is survived by four daugh-
ters: Mrs. William F. Jordan, Nor
folk, Va; Mrs. John w. Rivers,
Mckinney, Va; Mrs. Eugene
Walker and Mrs. o. H. Beckman,
both of Arlington; five sons, Albert
P. Ferguson, Takoma Park, James
H. Ferguson, Washington; Arthur
c. Ferguson, Gaithersburg; Will
liam C. Ferguson of Kensington |;
Richard f. Ferguson, Alexandria,
Va. Also surviving are two broth
ers and two sisters, Is grand
children and five great-grandchild-
rem.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-04-06
Obituary
William o. SOper

Funeral services We're held yes
terday in the Clarksburg Meth
odist Church for William o. Sop
er, ", retired farmer of Clarks-
burg, who suffered a celebral
hemorrhage March 20, while driv-
ing his car between Clarksburg
and Cedar Grove. Mr.. SoLer died
Monday night March 27) at
Montgomery County General Hos
pital. He did not regain conscious
ness after suffering the stroke.
Survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary
S. SoIer, Mr.. aSoper also leaves a
son, Sergeant William F. Soper Of
the Montgomery County Police,
stationed at Bethesda; two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Katherine E. Jones,
Dickerson and Mrs. BERTHE Beall
Thompson, Kensington, four
grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs.
Effie Bannow, Washington; Mrs.
Blanche Cecil, Silver Spring; Mrs.
Mamie Reed, Boyds; Mrs. Laura
Watkins, Cedar Grove; and a
brother, Charles w. Soper, Clear
water, Fla.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-04-06
Rockville And Vicinity
Mrs. Nicholas Brewer Rockville 2433
Or call Rockville 1856 2145
Or call Rockville 1856 2145

evening in the Methodist Church
hall was a social as well as fin
ancial success for the ladies of
Montgomery Chapter, O.E.S. who
sponsored the affair.
The Women of the Rockville
Presbyterian Church held their
monthly meeting on Monday eve
ming, at which time the reports of
the past years activities were
read. AS the new year for the
Church begins on April 1, the new
officers for the year were installed
at a beautiful candlelight installa-
ton ceremony at the Church.
Mrs. James Hunter was installed
president; Mrs. Charles Nicewarn-
err, 1st vice-president; Mrs. John
Mcdonald, End vic,-president;
Mrs. Harry Mckenzie, secretary;
Mrs. Theodore Mason, ST., treas
urer and Mrs. H. C. Cobbs, his
torian. Also installed were the
chairmen of the different Causes
and Circles of the Church. Spirit
ual Growth, Mrs. Richard
Schwartz; World Missions, Mrs.
Nelson Evans; Church Extension,
Mrs. Bradford Headley; Annuities
and Relief, Mrs. Walter Nicewarn-
err; Stewardship, Mrs. Clark Nc
Cutcheon; Assemblies Special
Causes, Mrs. John Evan, Pro-
gram, Mrs. Wayne Wetzel; Circle
No. 1, Mrs. Vernon Dahlin; Circle
No. 2, Mrs. Nelson Evans, Circle
No. 3, Lucy Simpson, Mrs. John
Evan, and Education, Mrs. Earl
Richardson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Darlington
of Hyattsville are parents of a
71a lb. baby girl born on Sunday,
March &c at Suburban Hospital.
She will be called Jenifer Susanna.
Mrs. Darlington is the former
Miss Dorothy Duckworth of Spring
Lake Park.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-04-06

(The following nes0s a0as omitted
from last weeks paper due to lack
of Space
Miss Mildred Ward entertained
the Methodist Church Choir on
Wednesday night following The
hbusiness meeting and choir prac-
tice. The social hour in the re-
creation room of the church was
much enjoyed.
Mr.. E. j. Sheppard, former resi-
dent of Rockcrest, who is chief of
the Communications Division in
Frankfort, Germany, is in the
States for a weeks. This evening
he will be the dinner guest of the
Frank Tyler, Jr., family. Other
dinner guests will be Mr.. and Mrs.
J. B. Diamond.
Mrs. Harry Hoskinson had her
family at home over the past week.
end. Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Johnston
and daughters, Brenda and
Edwina of Portsmouth, Va. spent
the weekend. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Williams and daughters of Anna
polls, Mrs. Robert Chalfonte of
Arlington, Va, and Mrs. Dorothea
Porter of Washington were all
there Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sherwood
of White Plains, N. Y. were over
night guests of Mrs. Harry West.
colt this week. The Sherwoods are
old friends of Mrs. Westcott, and
made this town their first stop en-
route to a six weeks vacation in
California.
Mrs. Stafford Bryant of Lynch
burg, Va. has been visiting for
several days this week with DR.
and Mrs. William A. Linthicum.
y Somerville and William Linthi.
Scum and Thomas Anderson, Jr. are
at home for the Spring vacation
from Haverford College.
The supper given last Saturday
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-04-06
SwOOning Time

Elizabeth, N. ]. - Three women
appeared successfully before Sup.
erior Court judge to get divorces
from their husbands. The first
Mrs. Margaret Norman, while testi-
flying, slumped over in dead faint
The second, Mrs. jeanette A Smith
tainted too. By the time Mrs. Hell.
en- Shepherd took the witness stand
the sergeant-at-arm's and the
courthouse nurse were ready fol
anything. Sure enough, Mrs. Shep.
herd swoored too. All three women
got their divorces.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-04-06
ODDS AND ENDS

""ci Pi'
Queer Arthur Klein appeared on
Robert Q. Lewis THE Show Goes
On" program on CHS he displayed
a photostatic copy of Al Jolson's
contract with the Dockstader Min
strel Show for $3.50 per week &.
Stump your friends by telling them
Margaret o'Brien has Just cele-
brated her 85th birthday-and then
explain that you mean Pat o'Brien's
mother All Of the snowballs
used in Warner Bros. pictures. they
say, are made of pineapple sher.
bet.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-04-06
Oldest Newspaper

Worlds oldest newspaper is the
Q London Gazette, which is now in
its 258th year of continuous pub
LEGATION. 1t has a circulation of
only 1,400, but its readers are the
makers of British policy.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-04-06

The United States pays nearly
40 per cent of the United Nations
cost assessments and Russia, who
makes more noise about it than
anyone else, pays less than z per
cent
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-04-06

Jack Smith, Dinah Shore
and Margaret Whiting recently
invited listeners to request old
songs for them to sing on their
five-a-week CHS show. They
promptly got more than 1000
requests for "Old Black Joe"
and "Swanee"-from young
sters.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-04-06

Four of the six Academy Award
nominees for champion" are set
to team again with Stanley Kramer
on "Cyrano de Bergerac," In late
spring or early summer. Kramer
as Jose Ferrer for "Cyrsno.
wants Elizabeth Taylor for "Rox-
anne"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-04-06
It's Been Said

Who discovers a uranium mine
can rest comfortably on his ores =
Pathfinder
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-04-06
Terrible!

She talked in her sleep, so he
sent her home to mutter. - Min
neapoLis star.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-04-06

Rick Jason was CONSIDERS,
for the starring role of "Luis
BellO" in Robert Rossen's
'The Brave Bulls" for Co
lumbia, but lost out because he
was too young. Now appearing
with Frederic March on Broad
way, he got q Columbia con-
tract anyway.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-04-06
BY INEz GERHARD

CALLY FORREST and Keefe
~ Brasselle are so enthusiastic
about Ida Lupino that. they had to
be prodded into talking about
themselves at our interview. Both
got their big breaks in Ida's mot
Wanted" and Never Fear" Eagle
Lion), thanks to her preference
for casting her films without in
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-04-06

James Stewart is really playing
a supporting role in Winchester
49," with the historic Winchester,
often described as the rifle that
won the West" as the star. He
wins it in a shooting match; it's
stolen. lost at poker. stolen again,
with Stewart after it all the way.
Shelly Winters is the girl involved
with Stewart in this super-western.
But the gun is more important.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-04-06

Macdonald Carey stars in THE
Lawless." in which Pine and
Thomas are sticking their necks
out. Famous for making exciting
pictures that all have practically
the same plot and always make
tons Of money, P and T are tackling
something highly controversial in
this one. the story of small-town
editor who battles the intolerance
of the townsfolk for the Mexican
fruit-pickers.
Surplus us. army air forces
breastplateS, made to turn anti
aircraft shrapnel, were convert
ed by Columbia armorers into me-
dieval .breastplates; they're worn
by men-at-arms in the John Derek-
Diana Lynn "Rogues of Sherwood
Forest"
In Director Henry Levin's first
big hit, THE Mating of Millie, :"
Evelyn Keyes removed her shoes
in a key scene. Repeating the eff
fective hit. Levin had Barbara
Hale slip hers off in "Jolson Sings
Again; the picture was a terrific
hit. Now, as "hit insurance" for
The Petty Girl" Levin has had
Joan Caulfield kick off her shoes
before she goes into her Calypso
dance routine.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-04-06

Jane Greer wanted an operate
career until, in her teens, she saw
her twin brother, Dom. play the
lead in little theatre play. She
switched to the movies, and he be-
came a commercial artist. But
either James success or a liking
for acting made him swing over to
her side; he makes his film debut
in RKO's 1.-THE Wall Outzide," in
which she co-stars with Lizabeth
Scott.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-04-06

sisting on big names. Sally, now
20, had three years as assistant
director at Metro. playing small
parts; Keefe had more picture
experience and plenty Of heart
breaks. Following Never Fear"
he was given a supporting role in
Paramount's IAN American Trag-
edy." But Sally and Keefe were
really celebrating in New York
both had been signed to long con.
tracts by M-G-M.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-04-06

(The following netUs 1OGs omitted
from last weeks paper due to lack
of spGce.)
Evening star., 1950-01-31
| Fights
Radio Man at
Open Nike
BY the Associated Press

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Jan. 81
An early morning slugfest between
a radio commentator and a weekly
newspaper publisher went out over
the air yesterday-and it's slated
for a second airing in Municipal
Court today.
The battle took place in Copa
City. a Miami Beach night club,
between Barry Gray, the COM
mentator, and Reuben Clein, the
publisher.
Mr.. Gray charged Mr.. Clein
with assault with a deadly weapon
"a microphone.
"You said you were going to re-
tract some vicious statements you
made about a weekly newspaper, +"
MFR. Clein said as he approached
MIR. Gray near the end of the pro-
gram at am.
| 1--WE changed my mind" Mr.
Gray replied.
Listeners heard a swhomp," and
then scuff1e. Somebody turned
on a hillbilly record.
HE is out cold and he is bleed
ing pretty badly" Mr.. Gray said
when he returned to the mike
THE cops are on the way to take
him away" L.
Later Mr.. Clein said:
Il slapped him a couple of times
when he refused to apologize. ]
didn't want to hurt him. AS ]
walked away. he hit me over the
head with his microphone."
Evening star., 1950-01-31
Nicely Rebukes Critics, Defends
Ginsburg Appointment as Aide

Senator Nicely, Democrat of
West Virginia, today gently re-
buked critics of his new admins
trative assistant, David Ginsburg.
Mr.. Ginsburg is the one-time
general counsel of the Office of
Price Administration, whose draft
deferment kicked up a congress
sional fuss back in 1943.
His draft history, including a
request by Leon Henderson for
occupational deferment, was in
vestigated in Congress after Mr..
Ginsburg notified his local board
he was seeking an Army commits
sion. Mr.. Ginsburg resolved the
issue by volunteering to advance
his induction as an Army private.
His champions of that time in
cluded President Roosevelt, the
then Democratic Leader Barkley
and several other Senators. SEN
ator Nicely joined the ranks of the
Ginsburg defenders today. .
In my judgment" said the Sen
ator, "Mr. Ginsburg possesses ex-
Evening star., 1950-01-31
Six at Commerce Retire
With 200 Years Of Service

Six Commerce Department en-
ployes. who will retire tomorrow
were commended today by Secre-
tary of Commerce Sawyer at a
reception given in their honor at
the Department. The six have an
aggregate of more than 200 years
of Government service.
John S. Combs, file supervisor,
Office of the Secretary, is dean
OF the group. with 42 years of
Government service. He lives at
6707 Forty-f1fth street, Chevy
Chase, Md.
Mrs. Lillian A. Taylor, audit
clerk, Census Bureau, and Grover
c. Lambert, in charge of the Cen
sus Bureau mail room, have SO
years service each. Mrs. Taylor
lives at BIT Thirtieth place NE,
and Mr.. Lambert. at 1908 S street
NV.
The other retiring employees are
Miss Violet F. Scott, docket clerk
Evening star., 1950-01-31
Pupils Plan School

The proposed new 100000
elementary school at Brandy
wine, Md, is going to be built
on one floor if 11-year-old
Roland Early has anything to
say about it-''so the little chill
dren can't fall down the steps
as they do now"
ROland's was one of several
suggestions offered by pupils
called into round table dis
cussion on plans to replace the
outmoded building. They helped
supply ideas from which archi-
tects drew preliminary sketches.
The county Board of Educa-
tion has given the project the
green light. Parents were a bit
startled to learn their children
had participated in the plans.
Other pupil suggestions were
for "lots of drinking foun-
tains," a big auditorium so
we can see the movies" re-
eessed radiators and plenty of
wall space for maps.
Evening star., 1950-01-31
KnowIand Reassures
Naval Officers Who
Testify Frankly

Senator Knowland, Republican
of California, indicated today that
he and other Senators would be
on guard against any punishment
OF naval officers who testify frank
ly before congressional COM
mitteeS.
The Senate Armed Services
Committee wound up it's inquiry
into the removal of Admiral Louis
E. Denfeld as Chief of Naval
Operations last night after quiz
zing Navy Secretary Matthews for
almost five hours.
1t came to the conclusion, an
nounced by Chairman Tydings,
that nothing would prevent any
officer from giving his views open
ly and freely to a congressional
committee without fear of reprisal
or punishment"
But Senator Knowland said each
case of removal in the future
would have to be judged alone.
He added that he and other COM
mittee members would be watch
ing the situation closely.
Admiral Denfeld was removed
last October after his testimony
before a House committee in
which he criticized unification
policies. Mr.. Matthews denied
that the custer was a reprisal.
Senator Tydings said he, be-
lieved that the admiral's custer
resulted from IAN accumulation
of many small conflicts. and not
just one incident.
1t was Senator Knowland who
forced the inquiry. Republicans
had asked for the recall of Mr..
Matthews but Senator Tydings at
first indicated his refusal. Later
he agreed.