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, 1951-11-17
Jury Disugrees Over
Crime Of "Lookinq"

N. c.,
sharecropper will stand trial
sault charge growing out of
that she looked at me funny
A new trial for Max Ingram,
"a, was ordered yesterday by
Judge J. A. Rousseau Of Yancey-
vile after a Superior Court jury
reported a deadlock at 10 to 2
for conviction.
Foreman c.. J. Long said two Of
the four Negro jurors had held
out for acquittal.
Ingram's 17-year-old accuser,
now Mrs. Edward B. Webster,
never claimed he touched her. She
testified that she leered at me"
and also pursued her a short dis
lance in a tobacco patch.
Ingram, who was defended by a
, 1951-11-17

500 and cost. All but five nights
of a thirty day workhouse sentence
was supended in his case.
Too many sweaters without pay
ing for them cost Samuel Jeter,
225 Norwood av., 500 and costs
and thirty days in the workhouse,
when he was found guilty of shop
lifting six sweaters from the
counter >of the jefferson Street
Store.
Alonzo Jones, 4271 German
town St., was fined $50 and costs
for hitting his wife following an
argument over a phone call to her
friends. The Court suspended $25
ofthe fine and a six months Jail
sentence on condition Of future
good behavior.
James S. Godfrey, %, 2452
Lakeview av., was sentenced to a
year and a day, by Federal Judge
Nevin, and fined $50 for illegal
possession Of heroin.
y Donald A. Christian, rs, 800
Tripoli pl. and his brother La
fayette, 20, SOC Blanche st. were
sentenced to 90 days in Jail, on a
charge Of obtaining G.. I. unem-
ployment benefits by fraud.
, 1951-11-17

A special Women's Course will
render the music for this occasion.
From 81 P. NJ. there will be a
Fellowship Hour at the church. At
7:30 P. M. the Dramatic Worship
Service "Let Mary Do It" will be
presented under the direction Of
Miss. Hazel Carter. Public is in,
vited.
, 1951-11-17
C0URT
REPORT
Jimmie N. Jones

Driving while drunk, assault
and battery, and petty larceny
charges brought heavy fines and
workhouse sentences in Municipal
Court, Friday when the accused
suspects faced Acting Judge
Joseph Freemas.
Among the drunk offenders
fined 500 and costs were. Roy
Richardson, 1915 S. Broadway ST.;
Elmer Meurst, 1927 Home av., Or,
ren H. Bostick, 4406 Oakridge
dr.. Raymond Walter Greigler, g.
Is Connors St. and Harold Daniels
218 Washington st.
Richardson lost his driving rights
for two years. Meurst received a
one year suspension except in the
line of employment. Bostick had
five days in the workhouse sus-
pended. Daniels had $50 of his
fine suspended and his right to
drive revoked for one year.
Others fined $50 and costs for
the same offense we're: Edward
Fultz, 436 E. 9Th St. William Noe,
329 Pontiac st. and Howard R.
Carper, 628 Corwin.
Fined for having actual physi-
cal control of a motor vehicle
while under the influence of H.
quor, was James Hendricks, 416
Homestead av., who was given
, 1951-11-17
Mrs. Frances Crutcher

Mrs. Frances Crutcher, 80, of
756 Manitoba place died lat 1920
am. Thursday at St. Elizabeth
hospital. She was born in Hunts
vile, Ala, and lived here FL years.
Survivors include her husband,
William; a son, Pvt. Clifford
Crutcher of Camp Breckenridge,
KY; her father, Willie Taylor;
two sisters, Mrs. Betty. Crutcher
and Mrs. Gertrude Blackburn,
both Of Chattanooga, Tenn; a
brother, Richard Taylor of Buff
falo, N. Y. Funeral services will
Continued On Page 4
, 1951-11-17

Reggie Brown, himself, the lat
est victim of police attacks, told
the hushed audience of how he was
beaten and kicked by six police
men, until five of his ribs were
broken and one lung collapsed.
Brown had earlier yesterday fill
ed assault and battery charges
against the accused officers. Po-
lice inturn issued a warrant for
arrest of Brown, based onthe same
act for which he was originally ar
rested on October %. Brown had
previously been discharged by the
police without charge after his
earlier arrest, when they failed
to obtain a confession from him
despite the vicious attack upon
him.
Principle speakers at the meet
ing includedRev. WallaceM. Wright
Wayman AME Chapel, Rev. James
I. Davis, United Trinity Presby,
terrain church, C. J. McLin, Jr.,
businessman, M. A. Pollack, Al
, 1951-11-17

Ray "Sugar" Robinson $4,000 to
meet Ronnie Delaney. in a non
title bout in Akron Dec. 6.
Heath said the offer was con-
tingent on the outcome Of the De-
laney-Bobbie Lee middleweight
fight at the Akron Armory tomor-
row night.
Delaney, Through his manager
Bill Daily, has agreed to give his
entire share of the purse from a
bout with Robinson to the Damon
Runyan Cancer Fund.
Delaney has been beaten but
once in so pro starts.
, 1951-11-17
LATE
By International News Service

By International News Service
MUNSAN- ALLIED NEGOTIAToRs HAVE agreed o a Com
munist proposal for a provisical cease-fire line in Korea but st-
pulated that it Will so into force only if a armistice is signed
within 80 days.
TOKYO GENERAL RIDGVhAY HAS supported the report a-
cusing the Reds of killing IS thousand Allied val prisoners but
regrets the method in which it was made public.
EIGHTH ARMY HEADQUARE ERS- THREE RED ATTACKS
were repulsed by Allied troops but u. N. forces were forced to
abandon three other battlefront positions under Communist fire.
WASHINGTON GENERAL LEMAY, Chief of the Air Force
atomic bombing fleet, says enemy bomber bases will be the first
targets in case of atomic attack o the Z. S.
DENVER-RAYMOND YOUNG, m of the FBTs 40 most want.
ed' criminals, was seized without a battle in Denver today.
, 1951-11-17

len AME Church, Rev. Geo. w.
Lucas, Bethel Baptist church, Rev.
J.. Inman Dixon, Mckinley Metho-
dist church, and Rev. E. A. Ward
lowe, Phillips Temple church.
Attorney James Fl. MCGEE pre-
sided at the meeting, and Attorney
Morris H. Simmons, Chairman Of
the Legal Redress Committee Of
the association, gave a short re-
sumo ofthe happenings in the case
to date.
The six police officers involved
are Sergeants Basil Creek, R. L.
Berger and L. E. Simonton, and
Patrolmen William Fealy, G. II.
Ryan and R. B. Lucas. Fealy has
already resigned from the force.
At a hearing before the City Man.
ager, Creek and Simonton were ex,
onerated. Sgt. Berger and PATROL
men Ryan and Lucas were found
guilty by the City Manager, but
were punished a mere ten day sus-
pensions from the force.
, 1951-11-17
Weather Forecast

Cloudy, windy and cold with
snow ~flurries today =. Highest
in middle sos. Mostly cloudy
with a few snow fluries to-
night and Sunday. Colder to-
night. Lowest Is to "a.
, 1951-11-17

Nov. II (INS) "A Negro
for the third time on an as
a white girls accusations
, from a distance of IS feet.
battery of lawyers from the Natl
onal Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People, said he
had gone up the same path as the
girl because he wanted to borrow
a trailer from her father.
, 1951-11-17
Meeting
Hits Police Brutality

At a meeting held at Phillips Temple CINE. church
by the Dayton Branch, NAACP, over 800 persons took is
sue against alleged mistreatment of prisoners by police.
, 1951-11-17
Ray Robinson
Offered Cancer
Fund Fight

AKRON, O., Nov. ~ (INS)-
Promoter Bob Heath of the Cent
ury Boxing Club today offered
Evening star., 1951-01-24
Mrs. Pogue
TOEntertuin

A breakfast is being planned for
Friday morning by Mrs. Welch
Pogue-area chairman of Somer-
set, Kenwood and Friendship
Heights in the Suburban Hospi-
tails 1851 Sustaining Fund Drive
for her captains.
Among the guests will be Mrs.
Henry w. Fisher, jr.. Mrs. William
G. Talbot, Mrs. Benjamin Gerig.
Mrs. Kenneth Newton, Mrs. Ed
ward o. Shaner, Mr.. and Mrs.
Milton Boyd, Mrs. Francis j..
O'Hara, Mrs. John Reid, Mrs. Ed
win E. Woods and Mrs. William
Carrigan.
Another hostess for her captains
was Mrs. Thurston Hughes. chair
man of the Edgemoor, Battery
Park and Greenwich Forest sec
ton of Bethesda, who entertained
at tea.
She has as her guests Mrs.
DePue Falck. Mrs. Don E. Cassity.
Mrs. Richard p. Stifel, Mrs. F. H.
Walker, Mrs. Theodore j. Downey,
Mrs. William M. Gafafer. Mrs.
Jury p. Boone. Mrs. Robert
Gutheim, Mrs. Wilfrid M. Blunt
and Mrs. John West.
Evening star., 1951-01-24
Canadian Girl
ToWedSonof
Hamilton Fish

Mr.. and Mrs. Ellice Mackenzie
of Montreal, Canada, announce
the engagement of their daughter,
Julia, to Mr.. Hamilton Fish, jr.,
son of former Representative and
Mrs. Fish of New York. The we'd
ding will take place in the near
future.
Miss Mackenzie is a graduate Of
the Montreal General Hospital
School Of Nursing. She is the
granddaughter of Mrs. Harold
Kennedy Of Montreal.
Mr.. Fish, native of Washing
ton, attended st. Adams and Kent
School, Kent, Conn. He was
graduated from Harvard in 1949
after serving in the Navy for two
years, and did graduate work at
the Littauer Center of Public Ad-
ministration in Cambridge. He
Is presently studying for foreign
service exams.
Evening star., 1951-01-24
Exclusively Yours
New Yorks William Po|eys Live in Washington Part Ti7e
JOCK Whnneys Coming Here for CA Officials Wedding

February for the talented Ernst
Bacons, are newcomers to Wash
ington. At least they moved here
late last summer when John was
switched to the State Department
from his post as public affairs
officer at our embassy in Havana.
They have been here long enough.
however, to know a goodly number
who would like to meet the
dynamic composer and Pulitzer
prize winner who will perform at
the keyboard at the National GAL
lery of Art concert that evening.
Mr.. Bacon will play some of his
own compositions accompanied by
his glamorous wife, Analee Camp,
who is distinguished cellist. A
willowy blond in her middle
30s who dresses extremely well,
Mrs. Bacon would seem to add
considerable interest to the cello.
Afterwards the musicians will
whip ever to Reservoir road to
the post-concert party the Hamil-
tons are giving. The two couples
met years ago when John Hamil-
ton was teaching Spanish and
French in little college in
Arkansas and they felt far re-
moved from the rest of the world.
The Bacons came through on q
concert tour for the Association of
American Colleges and their
friendship blossomed so fast
that within a week John got
an offer to teach at Converse Col
lege. Spartanburg, s. c.. where
the Bacons were already installed,
Betty Hamilton, incidentally, is
the daughter of Elizabeth O'Neill
Werner of Charleston. the famous
etcher. The Library Of Congress
has a complete collection of her
works as does the Metropolitan
Museum.
Evening star., 1951-01-24

When the honeymoon is over
the Jacksons will set up house
keeping in the house formerly oc-
cupied by the Robert Gordon Nc
Kays on Thomas jefferson street
in Georgetown, one of those fas-
cinating little streets under which
flows the Chesapeake & Ohio
Canal.
The final papers were signed
yesterday that transferred the title
of Mrs. Joseph E. Davies 173-acre
estate at Brookville. Long Island
to Long Island University. The
estate was put up for sale
soon after the marriage there
of Mrs. DIS daughter, Deenie
Hutton, to Stanley Rumbough,
jr., in 1916 and L. I. U. has
been neg otiating for it for about
four years. The furnishings taken
out of Hillwood's 59-room house
have long since been disposed Of.
Mrs. Davies gave some of the
things to her daughters, some to
friends and sold some. The most
beautiful plants and shrubs in the
gardens and greenhouses of Hill
wood were transferred to the
gardens and greenhouses of the
Davies gorgeous place here,
Tregaron.
X X n
The John Andrew Hamiltons,
who will entertain the night of
Evening star., 1951-01-24
Emily Post

Mother thinks it's too soon for
such display. My sister. the
bride to-be, says that it would be
all right particularly since none
of us are wearing mourning for
him anyway. Does this alter
Mothers opinion?
Answer: Yes think that it very
definitely does In fact, under
the circumstances, typical we'd
ding preparations six months
hence will be entirely proper.
(This does not mean a conspic-
uously elaborate display that
would receive unusual press no
tices.)
Drinking Toast
Dear Mrs. Post. When two peo-
pie drink a toast to no one in
particular, may both properly
drink? For example, one will
often lift the glass and say, To
happiness" or ITO good luck"
Answer: Drinking the toast
merely means that one person
raises his glass in the direction
of the Other pei son and then the
other raising his, they beth take
a sip.
Evening star., 1951-01-24
Society News
Birthday of Grand Duchess Charlotte
OF Luxembourg Celebrated at LEGATION

was here once before to conduct
the National Symphony Orchestra
and Nine. Ansermet has been en-
tertained extensively on both
visits. They will leave Washing
ton before the end of the week
for Canada and. after conducting
concerts in the Dominion will re-
turn to Switzerland.
The Minister and Nine. Brugg-
mann have invited officers of the
National Symphony Orchestra
Association, the orchestra's con-
ductor, DR.. Howard Mitchell a
number of music lovers in society
here as we'll as members of the
legation staff. Among the latter
will be the new Counselor, Mr..
Fernando Bernoulli, and Nine.
Bernoulli who arrived in the Capt.
tai Saturday. They are staying
temporarily at Wardman Park
Hotel. The other two newer men,
bers of the staff are the Military
Attache, Col. Ludovic de Fremont,
and Nine. de Fremont and the
Press Counselor, Mr.. Roy H. Hun
sicker, and Nine. Hunsicker. All
OF the three newcomers are your g
and attractive. Col. and Nine.
de Bermont and Mr.. and Nine.
Hunsicker came over aboard the
lie de France arriving early in
December. Col and Nine. de
Bermont and their three children
are occupying the house on the
west side of Wisconsin avenue at
Bradley lane and Mr.. and Nine.
Hunsicker have purchased the
house at 1926 Elliott street.
Evening star., 1951-01-24

A curious in-law problem is de-
scribed: 1--WE called my mother
in-law Nom for several months.
I know it has irked my sister-in-
law that I call her mother what
the family does. But it.expresses
my affection for her and satisfies
my own wish not to call anyone
but my own parent Mother Over
the holidays when the family was
all together my sister in-laW
really spoke her mind to me in
private. She feels that I've no
right to call her mother by their
name. Id like your opinion
Although I have never heard
of a mother -in-iaw who was not
especially happy to have her
daughter-in-law show her asfec-
ton, I think this obvious case of
jealousy could become a very real
problem If I were you I would
ask my husband to discuss it with
his mother and then do what
ever they together decide. Per-
haps there is another name that
she would like you to call her. If
so you will, of course, follow her
advice
The Mourning Period
Dear Mrs. Post: How long is
period of mourning for father?
My sister wishes TO have large
wedding in June of this year and
as my father passed on just be-
fore the Christmas holidays,
Evening star., 1951-01-24
| Mrs. Truman
|EntertOinS

Mrs. Truman gave another IN
her series Of teas for convalescert
servicemen entertaining a group
OF SO or 60 at Blair House yes
terday afternoon. Arrangements
for the party followed closely
those for others in the series end,
as is his custom, the President
Joined the group while they had
tea.
Mrs. James M. Helm presided
at the tea table which was CEN
tered with cluster of spring
blossoms. Similar bouquets were
in other rooms at the Blair and
the Blair Lee Houses.
Evening star., 1951-01-24
Pfifer-Cunud0
CerenonyHeId

Mr.. and Mrs. Willis H. Canada,
ST., announce the marriage of
their daughter, Frances Bernice
TO Mr.. John Francis Pflfer, jr
The ceremony took place January
20 in St. Anthony's Roman Cath
olic Church.
Miss Patricia Canada was her
sisters only attendant and serv-
ing as the best man was Mr.
George Bassett, jr. After a two
week honeymoon in Florida, the
couple will reside in this city.
Evening star., 1951-01-24
By Betty BeoIe

The Presidents appointment
of William S. Paley, chairman of
CHS, to head a Raw Materials
Policy Commission, will result in
considerable added interest to the
social scene. Mr.. Paley and his
wife are going to move%to Wash
lngton in a couple of weeks on a
part-time basis. They expect to
spend the weekdays here, week
ends in New York.
Mrs. Paley, of course, is the
former Barbara Gushing, one of
the three famous, beautiful and
chic sisters who are all wives of
nationally known millionaires.
Mary is Mrs. Vincent Astor and
Betsy, who back in the 1930s was
the wife of Jimmy Roosevelt, is
Mrs. Jock Whitney.
Another member of the new
commission who has already &C
Quired an apartment here is Arthur
Bunker of New York, former dep
uty chief of W.P.B. who had a
house in Georgetown from 1943 to
As. This time, however, he doesn't
expect to live in Washington, has
taken an apartment so he'll have
some place to stay whenever he
has to breeze in from the Big
City.
The Jock Whitneys, incidentally,
will come down from New York to
see Jocks former investment bank
ing partner lose his single status.
Amusing Bill jackson, deputy di-
rector Of c. I. A. and his pretty,
brown-haired flancee, Mary Pit
cairn. have decided to be married
on February 10, in hunt country
setting. They will say II will" at
noon that Saturday at Glen-Ora
Farm in Middleburg, the beautiful
estate of Nine. Raymond Tartiere
Gladys has offered her dreamy
house for the ceremony, which will
be witnessed by about 100 friends
and the reception will be staged
in the playhouse on the far sioe
of the swimming pool. Bills
cousin, Howell Jackson, Is near
by Middleburg resident.
Evening star., 1951-01-24
Miss Stoughton Wed

The First Congregational Church
in the city was the scene of the
recent marriage of Miss Ards
Lorraine Stoughton, daughter Of
Mrs. e. A. Stoughton of Tucson,
Ariz.. to Mr.. Ralph F. Foster, son
of Mrs. Clarence Joringdal of this
city and the late Mr. Ralph F.
Foster Of st. Paul. MINI. The
Rev. Robert Mace ofhciated.
Mrs. Robert l.. Taylor was ma
tron Of honor and Mr.. Taylor
served as best man. The couple
now make their home here.
Evening star., 1951-01-24
February Weddinq

DR.. and Mrs. Theodore Carroll
Byerly of the Research Center.
Beltsville, Md, announce the en-
gagement and approaching mai
liage of their daughter. Theodore
Carroll, to Mr. Norman Holcomb,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Hol-
comb of Little Rock, Ark. The
wedding will take place February
3 in st. Jonr's Church, Beltsville.
Miss Byelly will graduate in
June from Barnard College ana
Mr.. Holcomb is a graduate Of
Columbia University.
Evening star., 1951-01-24
Adiunq Bride

Miss Mildred Dolores Adlung
became the bride January II Of
Mr. Arthur Edmund Knowles, jr,,
in Takoma Park, the Rev. r. Paul
Schearrer officiating.
The bride is the daughter of DR.
and Mrs. George Alfred Adiung
of this city and the bridegroom's
parents resice in Takoma Park,
Md
Evening star., 1951-01-24

-Glogau Phcto.
MISS PATRICIA MCCORMICK.
Mr.. and Mrs. James H. Nc
Cormick of Washington and
Springfield. ILL.,, announce the en-
gagement of their daughter, Mary
Patricia. to Mr.. Walter Francis
Dooley, jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dooley of this city.
Miss Mccormick is the grand
daughter of Mrs. John j. .keenan
and the late Judge keenan,. She
was graduated from the George
town Visitation Convent Prepara-
tory School and Junior College.
Mr.. Dooley, who is now a stu
dent at George Washington Uni
versity, served overseas with the
Army Air Forces during World
War II.
Evening star., 1951-11-09
Henry N. Parker, 73,
Retired D. T.. Worker

Henry Matthews Parker, 73, re-
tired District government employe,
died Wednesday after a long ILL
ness at his home, 1907 Washington
circle NV.
Born at Osterville. Mass, on the
south shore of Cape Cod, he at
tended Harvard University. He
was the son of the late Charles
F. and Emma M. Parker. His
father was town clerk in Oster-
vile for 40 years.
On his fathers death, Mr.. Park
er, at the age Of %, was elected
town clerk, the youngest man ever
to hold the position.
Mr.. Parker came to Washington
in 1925. He was employed as an
inspector in the engineer depart
ment of the District government
for 16 years before retiring in
1912.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs
Belle Cutler Parker; two sons
Maj. Stanton Parker. U. S.. A.,
now stationed in Korea, and Henry
M. Parker. jr., of the Coast Guard
Air Station, Floyd Bennett Field,
Brooklyn. N. Y: two daughters,
Mrs. Carl F. Riedell Of Osterville
and Mrs. Howard j. Shelton of
La Grange. ILL.,; a brother, Lowell
H. Parker. 1901 Connecticut ave-
nue. NV, and Is grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at IL
am. tomorrow at the S. H. Hines
funeral home, 2901 Fourteenth
street NV. Burial will be in
Osterville.
Evening star., 1951-11-09
j. Darlington Denit,
Formerly Accounting
Division Chief in GAO

j. Darlington Denit, So. retired
chief of the Accounting and Book
keeping Division OF the Genera,
Accounting Office. died yesterday
after a brief illness at Sibley
Memorial Hospital.
Mr.. Denit was chief of the
division from 1885 until his retire
ment last December 81. He in
stituted many of the modern ac-
counting practices and policies
now used by the Federal Govern
ment.
A native Of Washington, he
lived at 4218 Reno road NV.
Mr.. Denit attended public high
schools here. He also was a stu
dent at the Pace School of Ac-
counting and was a graduate OF
the National University Law
School and the National Com
merce School.
Mr.. Denit entered Government
service in 1910 as an employe OF
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. He Joined the GAO in 1926.
He is survived by his widow
Mrs. Mary E. Denit; a daughter
Mrs. Mary D. Sherburn of Falls
Church. Va; two sons, Louis M
OF Atlanta, Ca, and w. Darlington
OF Washington, and two brothers
and two sisters.
Funeral services will be at 8
pm. tomorrow in St. Marks Epis-
copal Church, Third and A streets
Sc. Burial will be at National
Memorial Park, Falls Church.
Evening star., 1951-11-09

turned here last Spring.
Born in Cedar Falls. Iowa. he
was graduate of the University
of Pennsylvania's Wharton School
of Finance and of the University
of Chicago. For many years he
was a college professor and taught
at the State College of Washing
ton, the Pennsylvania Military
College. the University of Della
ware and the University Of Rich
mond.
At Richmond. Mr.. Harris estab-
lished the Department of Business
and the T. c. Will
liams Evening School of Busi-
ness. '-
Mr.. Harris came to Washington
lin 1885 after being named to the
Committee of Economic Security.
which later became the Social Sc
|curity Board. He later went with
the War Production Board.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. L. Margaret Harris; a daugh-
ter, Mrs. G. w. Holmes of Water
loo, Iowa: son, Ralph B. Harris,
jr.. of Washington; a sister, a
brother and grandson.
Evening star., 1951-11-09
Fort Myer Sergeant Dies
AS Jeep Crashes Tree

A sergeant in the Fort Myer
Army Band was killed early to-
day. when his jeep crashed into a
tree on Ohio drive near the Inlet
Bridge.
The victim was Sergt. William
Cook Walker. 33, of I'LL Wayne
road, Falls Church. Va. Police
said Sergt. Walker apparently lost
control of the jeep on a turn as
he approached the bridge at 1:3o
am.
He was pronounced dead at 2:l0
I'm. in Emergency Hospital. His
death was the 58th in traffic this
year. compared with Sc at the
same time last year.
Among survivors is his wife
Helen who works at the Penta-
gon, neighbors said.
Sergt. Walker had been in the
Army nearly II years. He re-
enlisted last December for an un-
specified period. He is a native
of Gaithersburg, Md. and was
graduated from high school in
Washington.
He joined the Army Band at
Fort Myer in December, 1945.
Sergt. Walker spent 18 months in
the Caribbean theater during
World War II.