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Evening star., 1951-08-12
Faction Which Defied
Legislature Elected
by Tennessee Voters
BY the Associated Press

BENTON, Tenn. Aug. II. -
Embattled Polk County citizens
to-day voted into power a faction
which paralyzed the Government
by defying the State Legislature
last February.
Storekeeper jeff Wilson de-
Ifeated his Baptist preacher broth
er-Clint-by wide margin for
Justice of the Peace from Folks
first district.
The election gave the BIZ
partisan Good Government League
a 5-4 majority over Democrats on
the county court, the non-judi-
cial body of squires which governs
the county.
JEFF Wilson swept all four pre-
cincts. An unofficial tally gave
him 1,436 votes to $50 for Clint
Wilson.
Court Sessions Barred.
L. H. Park, Democratic leader,
said few irregularities in the
balloting were evident, but he
conceded that majority of the
voters favored the league candi-
date.
Last February the legislature
returned the Democrats to con-
troll by giving them a majority on
the county court.
However, when the newly en-
powered court tried to meet,
league e>members seized the court
house and barred four scheduled
sessions.
The crucial position on the
county court is that formerly held
by a Democratic leader who was
killed from ambush three months
ago.
| Voting was brisk but quiet.
Sheriff John Edwards-himself
partisan of the league faction
added 20 extra deputies to his
usual force of four and the State
Highway Patrol was alerted to
stand by in case of trouble.
Says He Saw No Guns.
Many overalled men came over
from the east side of Frog Noun
tain - where the Good Govern
ment League is strongest. The
election was held only in the first
civil district in the west part of
the county.
! Mr.. Park told a newsman he
thought the presence of these men
cut the Democratic vote five per
cent. He said he saw "bulges in
shirts but I haven't seen any
guns"
( The winner will be able to
break a voting tie of 4 to 4 be-
tween the league and the Demo-
Gratis which has existed since the
assassination of w. August Lewis.
leader of the Democrats and
county court chairman, last May
II. 1t is his place today's elec-
ton will fill.
| Three Dead by Violence.
! Even before Mr.. Lewis death
Polk Countys government had
been unable to function. The
Tennessee legislature in February
revived Democratic control of the
county court-a control which
had betn taken away from an
Ientrenched Democratic organiza-
ton by a coalition of Democrats
and Republicans in 1948.
| In was in the election that
year that three persons met
violent deaths becaust of their
politics.
| After the legislative action, on
four different occasions when the
county court, with a new Demo-
cratic majority, tried to meet, the
league group prevented a meet
ing by occupying the courthouse.
/ Mr.. Lewis was killed by a shot
gun blast at his home one night
after putting his car in the
garage. No arrests have been
made.
Evening star., 1951-08-12
Feet Make Strides

British and American feet have
grown bigger since 1900, the Shoe
Research Association revealed ir
London, with English men still.
having the shorter feet (axerage
1913 inches) while those of Ameri.
can and English women are about
the same size, 9.4 inches.
Evening star., 1951-08-12
Hopi indians Paint Chins

ALBUQUERQUE.-The antelope
priests in the snake dance of the
Hopi Indians paint their chins
black. When an Indian of this
tribe is buried, the face below the
mouth is painted in the same hue.
Evening star., 1951-08-12
Soft Drinks the Hard Way

FRESNO, Calf, Aug. IL. (P)-
Officers last night arrested four
youths, aged Is to 18, who had
removed the caps of pop bottles
which were still in a vending ma
&aine, then absorbed the contents
Evening star., 1951-08-12
Nelson
Continued From First Page)

tion and evidence, we'll get Mel
son"
He was particularly vigorous in
his denial of any tip-off Of plans
to stop Mrs. Nelson on the road
The unsuccessful search was
described at the hearing by John
William Lewis, District Building
electrical inspector turned private
investigator, who went to Prince
Georges County police with his
story of watching Mrs. Nelson
and two girls make regular daily
trips from the Nelson farm to
Uncle Billie 's''-the Nelson enter
prise in North Beach, Midland
thence to a resort known as the
Ranch House"
Somebody Knew Something.
Asked if he thought there had
been a tip-otf, Mr.. Lewis replied
that somebody knew something. :"
States Attorney Carlisle Lam
caster OF Prince Georges County
was asked last night if he planned
to take any action. He said Mr..
Lewis response to the tip-off ques-
ton was vague" and if any in
vestigation we're made OF Prince
Georges County police it would be
up to the county commissioners.
MI. Lancaster said, however,
that he was almost positive" he
would ask the committee for any
information it could give him
about Mr.. Nelson.
Ranch House" In Calvert.
But Mr.. Lancaster. Chief Rich
ards and Sheriff Carlton. Beall
all joined in pointing out that the
Ranch House." alleged clearing
house for the numbers business,
was in Calvert and not Prince
Georges County.
Mr.. Lancaster acknowledged
that possession of numbers slips
was crime and that if a Nelson
relative or employe had been
caught with numbers slips in the
county, it would have been a law
violation.
The object of all their attention,
who broke down and sobbed half
way through the interview, said
he spent the day working up a
statement of his net worth as re-
Quested by the committee.
There are quite a few items
here that might be hard for the
American people to understand. "
Mr.. Nelson said, but I've got a
big operation.
You can ask the average per-
son about his net worth and he
can figure out his salary in his
head. My business is more far
reaching and believe me, it's not
all bad.
Hopes for Understanding.
"The good people of America
may not understand but I'm hop
ing they will"
Several times during the inter-
view Mr. Nelson said he had an
alternative to teStifying but chose
to talk. He refused to say what
he meant but when the reporter
suggested that he meant he might
have stood on his Constitutional
rights and declined to answer
questions, he. replied, mo you
don't understand"
This has been awful hard for
me, but I knew it was going to
be hard" he said. Il chose this
path and I would do it again
I hope they ask me some more
questions. I hope to have an op-
portunity of going back. I want
to go back"
He also said that he will with
draw from racing if he is not
absolved. He has produced some
leading race horses on his farm
and now has a four-horse string
campaigning in New Jersey.
He recently sold a yearling fol
$4,000 but wasn't satisfied with
the price and bought it back fol
$25,000-a net loss on that trans,
action of $4,000. The COMMITTEES
has contended that he used hi
losses to wipe out his gains from
gambling as far as his tax returns
were concerned.
Evening star., 1951-08-12
Wanted: One Rope Climber

In Johannesburg, South Africa,
Professor Alexander Assoun adj
vertised for a small boy to help
him perform the Indian rope
trick-a lad would climb up the
rope apparently suspended in
mid-air by the professors hyp-
motto powers.
Evening star., 1951-08-12

daughters last night to ask them
what their decision will be, drew
a blank. Their telephones did not
answer. They apparently were
out Il town.
Evening star., 1951-08-12

The first law school in the
United States was established al
1itShfield. Conn. in 1874.
Evening star., 1951-08-12

The lakes and streams Of New
Mexico contain four varieties OF
trout.
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-06
No Censorship,
Press Is Assured
By Associated Press

WASHINGTON-Two members OF
President Truman's cabinet, in sep-
arate public appearances, have de-
clared against any form of cOmpul-
sorry censorship of newspapers in
the present emergency.
Speaking at the Boston Press
Club last week, Attorney General
McGrath said that however much
the administration may abhor some
publications, it will never ATTEMPT
to curb their freedom of express
sion.
Secretary of Commerce Sawyer
a former publisher, addressed the
Ohio Newspaper Association al
Columbus and suggested a volun-
tary security code among publish
ers to prevent vital defense infor-
nation from reaching our poten-
tial enemies"
Contrasts With Curtain
In a statement of Administration
policy, the attorney general said:
THE most abOminable newspaper
where freedom Of the press pre-.
walls is an enormous improvement
over the best gOvernment-contrOl.
led newspaper in the total state.
Sawyer said, however, that il
this period of military preparation
there is an interlOcking problem
arising from new developments il
the defense field, the desire of the
press to keep the public informed
and the interest of some persons
in Washington "in seeing theil
names in the papers"
Crack At McCarthyiSm
In connection with this desire
to get into the papers," Sawyer
said, there is a strong desire tC
make startling announcements
which must either charge somebody
with something or disclose some in
teTesting and sometimes highly Sc
cret information"
Sawyer said he had been told by
experienced men that SO per cent
of the information useful to oul
potential enemies comes not from
spies but from careful examination
and cOllating Of documents anC
official statements.
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-06
Breyer'S Ice Cream
Company Celebrates
85th Anniversary
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quantities and variety of choice in
gradients needed every year to pro-
duce Breyers ice cream can be
gained from the following figures:
30 million gallons of milk and
cream; 14,500,0OO pounds of gran
ulated sugar; 100000 pounds of
strawberries; 100000 pounds of
peaches; 100000 pounds of ban
anas; 100000 pineapples; 2,2OO, 900
pounds of fine chocolate; 10000
pounds of genuine vanilla beans
100000 pounds of almonds; 4OO.O
pounds of raspberries; 1000 crates
Of oranges.
To insure getting only the choice
fruits for their ice cream, Breyer
operates five cold packing plants.
buying the fruits direct from the
farmer and processing same ready
for use in their ice cream. These
plants are located in Florida, North
Carolina and Tennessee.
Beyond all this, the Brewer for
mula for making ice cream, incor-
porated in the famous Brewers
Pledge of Purity" early became
the nations standard for quality.
Nothing but real cream, real sugar
and natural iavorings are ever used
by Breyers. This rules out all fill
ers, extracts and artificial flavor
ings.
More than $4,000 Breyer dealers
are joining in this Breyers 85th
Anniversary Celebration.
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-06
Cash Prize Offered
For Peace Thesis

OSLO - Up - A $1,4OO cash
prize is being offered by the Instit-
ute for Social Research for the best
paper submitted before April 1,
1852 on the relevance research to
the problems of peace.
The project is intended to open
the eyes of authorities to the Ga
mentally low level of investment
in this field of study, according to
Erik Rinde, chairman of the board
for the institute Contestants are
expected to look into conditions
for establishing a Science of peace
full adjustment" and to outline
ways to integrate such a science
from already existing social scienc-
es Principal aim of the project will
be to muster scientific resources
for research on conditions under
lying a possible lasting peace"
says Rinde.
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-06
Teaching Jobs Enlarged

MEXICO CITY - (F) - Unesco
efforts to train combination teach
ers, county agents and public
health officials for rural areas in
Latin America are about to be full
filled. A UNESCO center for the
project will be opened in April.
The center plans to train teach
ers who will go to small rural
towns as both educators and pub
lie officials to step up education.
improve public health and to ac-
quaint farmers with modern me-
thOds. The center will provide for
MANY Latin American countries. in
GLIDING Bolivia, Peru. Ecuador.
Honduras, Costa Rica. FL Salvador
and Guatemala 1t will supply La
tin American governments with
charts. hooks and teaching aids to
he used in the rural teaching pro-
ject.
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-06
Water Purifier Works

LOS ANGELES - (P) - An
answer to one of the great hazards
of major Observation-Disclosures
of a city's water supply-may be a
portable purifying unit invented by
California Institute of Technol-
Ogy professor.
Dr. Alexander Goetz's 12-pound
"sanitizer" has been tested by
county health officials and proven
capable of turning murky water
from the Los Angeles River into a
clear, drinkable liquid.
The unit sucks up water like a
small pump and filters it through
powdered earth that renders dang
erOus bacteria harmless, DR.. Goetz
says. He estimates it can be pro-
duced for from $50 to so a unit
and can purify so quarts of water
an hour at a cost of only a few
cents per gallon.
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-06
Century Club Ladies
Hear Dir. j. A. MuylrOe
teontInusa gEom nrst 80

Mrs. Phillip R. Jacobs, the pre-.
sident, presided and Mrs. Nora
Russell gave the motion picture re-
port Mrs. Jacobs announced a des-
sert bridge, open to the public on
April 13 at one o'clock. The adj
mission is sixty-five cents. Bridge
and canasta will be played. This
is the activity Of Group three, head
ed by Mrs. John Scott and Mrs.
John ROosa. On Monday Mrs. Will
liam v. Sipple will be chairman
and will present a sound motion
picture of Bermuda, photographed
bg Tom Draper It is Business and
Social Day with Mrs. Paul Monroe
and Mrs Howard Furness in
charge Also on Monday Mrs. Paris
Kirby will have slides of living
rooms one her own, which have
been eIltered in the Kent County
Living Room Contest, a part of the
Home Demonstration clubs pro-
gram
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-06
Jason High School
Starts Adult Work

Delaware's newest educational
institution for NegrOes-the Will
liam G. Jason Comprehensive
High SchOol-located a short dis
tance from the DUPONT Boulevard
on the Georgetown Bridgeville
Highway which started it's first
term last fall already is meeting
the broad aims in academic and
vocational education which the
State and the Wilmington bene-
factor who helped make it possible
had stipulated.
Latest development in the half
million dollar school, towards
which Mrs. H. Fletcher Brown of
Wilmington, widow of the philan-
thrOpist gave $25O,OO, is the begin
ming of night school classes for
adults. There are now more than
so persons registered in three
classes-typing, dressmaking, and
agriculture.
Three Adult Glasses
The typing class which will Oper-
ate eight weeks is under the direc-
ton of w. M. Fowler. Miss ID. Nor
wood is instructor in the class in
dressmaking. G. w. Matthews is
instructor in agriculture. The lat
ter two classes cover a wide range
of special instruction. The dress
making pupils also get instructions
in the techniques of making slip
covers and various articles of
clothing. The Gag" students get in
structiOns in poultry raising. dairy
ing, and maintenance of farm ma
chinery.
Communities represented in these
classes are Laurel, SeafOrd, Lewes,
Bridgeville, Greenwood, Millsboro
Delmar, Dagsboro and Rehoboth
Beach and Georgetown.
Schools Secuted For Pupils
Under James r. Webb, former
principal of the Paul Dunbar
School at Laurel, there is a faculty
of 10 teachers, a fUll-timee school
nurse, two custOdians, and a guild
ance counsellor, the latter very
important factor in the Sussex
program. He is Arthur Jackson,
and one day each week he is as
signed, under the "Orientation pro-
gram" to visit various schools in
the county to present the program
at Jason and to discover the in
terest of the pupils for enrolment
next September. He also tests abil-
tiles of pupils in these schools to
help formulate their educational
and vocational plans.
Buses, Materials Furnished
The state director of the Depart
ment of Child Development and
Guidance, Dr. John S. Charlton, has
helped facilitate this program by
securing necessary funds for trans
pOrtatiOn and materials.
Practically every Negro school
in Sussex County has been visited
and approximately 100. pupils al
ready have been contacted for en-
rOllment next September.
The school building is modern in
every respect and fast drawing pu-
pills from all parts of the county.
They are conveyed to the school by
buses.
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-06
Hope, Maxwell Teamed
On Screen At Last
In Lemon Drop Kid"

Bob Hope and glamOrous Marilyn
Maxwell, who have sung and qulp-
ped together with such pleasing re-
suits on radio programs, in theatre
engagements, personal appearances
and entertainment tours of Pacific
and Korean military installations,
now transfer their joint activities
to the screen. They will be seen il
their first co-starring film wheD
ParamOunt's "The Lemon Trop
Kid" open Sunday for days at
the New Milford Theatre.
The comedy is based on a hilari-
GUS Damon RunyOn story Bob plays
the candy-lOving schemer of the IT,
tie and Marilyn pOrtrays a sultry
night club performer who'll do al
most anything for The Kid. One of
the things she does is join him in
warbling two bright songs-"It
Doesn't Cost A Dime to Dream"
and Silver Bells"
With this on-screen vocal chore,
Miss Maxwell joins a long STAR
studded list of glamour-laden beau
ties who have co-thrushed with
Bob. The roster includes such eye
filling performers as Jane Russell,
Betty Hutton, Lucille Ball, Dor
othy Lamour and RhOnda Fleming
This is fast company, indeed, but
when you see the picture you'll
agree that spectacular Marilyn has
no trouble in keeping up the pace
The brilliant song writing team
Of Jay Livingston and Ray Evans,
who have penned such memorable
tunes as Buttons and Bows" and
ITO Each His Own" wrote the
score for THE Lemon Drop Kid"
The uproarious comedy co-stars
Lloyd Nolan and Jane Darwell,
and big featured cast is headed
by Andrea King, Fred Clark and
Harry Bellaver.
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-06
Trees For Iseland?

REYKJAVIK, Iceland - (P) -
Trees of Brazilian origin may dec
crate gardens and parks in the
capital of treeless Iceland in a
few years. Kaj A. SvanhOlm of Rio
de JaneirO has offered the city
5000 eucalyptus plants from Bra
zil. He visited Iceland last sum
mer and thinks they might grow
we'll
Last fall the Iceland government
sent a special envoy to Alaska to
gather seeds for Iceland's forestry
program.
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-06
Plans Five
Per Cent Tax

CAIRO - up 49, The Egyptian
parliament is considering a govern
ment-spOnsOred bill to levy a fiat
five per cent tax on all salaries.
'The tax is now a graduated one.
varying from two per cent on small
incomes to seven per cent on big
ger ones. Local newspapers quot
ed the finance minister as saying
the new measure would facilitate
calculations in assessing the tax. >"
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-06
Homeless Counted

NEW DELHI - (P - Opera
tion hOmless-cOunting the thou
sands of this and every Indian citvs
pavement dwellers-cOnfronts vol
unteer workers finishing up the
first first national census.
The census taker must enumer-
ate the vast floating population of
5eg@ars. refugees. and day laborers
by torch or Candlelight as thew lie
huddled in tattered blankets along
eaZaars and streets.
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-06

Operators of telephone lines in
Africa have animal troubles. Ele-
plants toss the poles about, baboons
90 gymnastics on them and break
the wires and one giraffe ran
through a telephone line and car
ried the wire 200 yards
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-06

Next time you make a banana
milk shake, try sprinkling the top
with little freshly ground nutmeg
just before serving.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1951-08-11

The Office of Public Informa-
tIon gave a routine report. stat
ing that Robinson was found
hanging by leather belt and
was discovered by another air.
man Sunday afternoon about two
thirty. Nothing like a stool or
chair was found near his feet.
reports said.
Cpl. Robinson's parents. who
1--we at 945 Alicott street, Balti-
more. Md, were notified of his
death. The young flier had been
IN the service year and half
and had been stationed at Sell
ridge for the past six months.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1951-08-11
Most In Jail -

Negro having Drains enough 10
build one?"
Most In Jail -
The correspondence also INSIST
cd that the majority OF The m
mates of 'our prisons today are
n-----s. 1t queries further Who
ae the taxpayers of the CITY If
Detroit? Who keeps these MS
on our welfare rolls? Do y3u
ever read the daily newspape -"
While the written statement
did not alarm the Common Coun-
ell candidate. she felt tssi uch
false notions should be ane4 n
an attempt 10 awaken the m
biased and fairminded voter IF
Detroit to the fact that the ace
baiters would do everything N
their power to smear the Negro
race.
The letter added Well, /
think il is about time the taxpay-
ers of the City of Detroit woke
up, IN other words the white
people of the City of Detroi, IS
Il Is shameful disgrace 10 see
these dirty filthy black creatures
tearing down some OF the finest
homes in the City of Detroit.
Kept Too Long
Again say white pexbre
wake up before it is (too) late
and lets get this black crowd IN
the way out; we have been keep
ing them long enough. And nav
ask again Mrs. Candidate that
YOU get a compass and get these
hopeless disgraceful creatures 90
ing the right direction. and I
am sure you will have plenty OF
cooperation.
The letter was signed: A citi-
zen and taxpayer of the City IL
Detroit.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1951-08-11
Six Witness
lConfinued from PAGE II

stationed. Cooks body lay near
his car. A widespread search
turned-up his wife'S body two
days later in a rock quarry sew
eral miles away.
The guilty verdict came as a
surprise to many, particularly two
race weeklies which had reporters
forecast quick acquittal or a
hung jury" based on the lack of
evidence submitted at the month
old trial
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1951-08-11
se|fridge Cpl. Death
Suicide or Murder?

Robinson, 10, Of the 661st
AC and w. Squadron, who
was found hanging by the
neck in the doorway of his
barracks at Selfridge Air
Base late Sunday.
Officials at Selfridge were
hesifani Tuesday in giving any
information about the death of
Cpl. Robinson. only TO say that
his death was a suicide.
But reports seeping out Of the
busy and integrated flight center
claim his death is still under
heavy investigation of the Office
of Special Investigation.
Foul Play Hinted
Several Of the reports say that
foul play was limited as possible
in the death of the young Negro
airman.
Other reports said the dead
youth had been caught sleeping
on night watch and was sched-
uled TO be court-martialed that
ne had committed suicide over
fear of the outcome of the hear
ing.
The Mt Clemens Monitor car
ried a story in its Monday edi-
ton terming the airman's death
a suicide.
Nothing To Say
In a telephone conversation
with the TRIBUNE, Capt. Varney
Martin. Officer of the Day, stated
There's nothing we can say.
In answer TO the query If II
was true that men of the Col AC
and w Squadron men had been
restricted to their barracks and
instructed TO keep quiet about
the death. Captain Martin said
IL cannot say anything. No
release has been Issued on 1t yet
but as far as We know it was
suicide.
Charles Shaw. head Of the OF
flee Of Special Investigation, told
the TRIBUNE Wednesday that
Our office has nothing TO say.
All Information has TO come from
the Office of Public lnforma-
ton"
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1951-08-11
Sgt. Walker
CONTINUED from page II


when she saw her husband struck
by 1850 dark blue Ford sedan
and dragged more than 90 feet.
Others stated that the hit-run
driver was speeding at more than
50 miles an hour and made no
attempt to stop after striking
Rev. Mr.. Moore, increasing his
speed after the mishap.
Educated in LoganSport, III.
the minister started his profess
sion in Terra Haute, Ind. in 1914
and came TO Detroit in 1919 from
Chicago.
Hibler Funeral Home was il
charge Of arrangements.