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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-11-20
SATURDAY BRIDE
HoNoRED AT SHOWER

Mrs. Twynan Todd Oh Louis
vile, Kentucky and Mrs. Albert
Wade of Galloway, Wednesday
evening honored Miss Mary Lou
ise LoEey. who was married to
Edward Slyh Saturday in st.
PatricI's Church, at miscellane-
GUS shower at the home of the
formers mother, Mrs. Homer Ply
NELL, West Fifth Street.
Gifts were displayed on a table
over which a large yellow and
green umbrella was suspended.
Yellow chrysantheumums were US
ed as floral decoration of the
house.
Invited were, Mrs. Edward
Loney, Miss LoEey. Mrs. Russell
Ridenour, Mrs. Frank Cornwell,
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-11-20

have some knives to cut the meat
and some wooden spoons.
The Indians joined them in
races and jumping contests. And
the redmen had archery contests
in which they showed off their
skill. The white men banged
away with their guns and played
tunes on bugles, to the amaze
ment of their red friends. Miles
Standish got an ovation when he
marched his little group of sol
diers up and down The clearing.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-11-20

One feature Of the celebration
was a big hit with the children.
That was the popcorn the Indians
brought along. They popped it in
a big pan and then poured maple
syrup over it. 1t was messy, but
good and the children chewed on
it for three days.
Easy Table Manners
In those days the children did
not have 50 many table manners
to watch. They had no napkins,
forks or even plates. They did
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-11-20

You'll relish the complete stock
OF cookware found mere al
HUME HARDWARE especi-
ally when you desire a LARGE
ROASTER for that THANKS
GIVING TURKEY and speak
ing Of THANKSGIVING. we re
thankful for fhe opportunity to
serve you and extend compIi-
ments of the day to each and
every one.
Peters High Velocity Super X
Shells.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-11-20

Edward Flanagan, Mrs. Roscoe
Sanders ST., and daughters, Nell
and Patty, Misses Ruth Lambert,
Joan Brady, Margaret Wakeman,
Janice Morris and Mabel john
son.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-11-20
VISITS FRIENDS HERE

Arthur Ashenfelter of rear Cen
terburg, a former Madison county
resident. was q guest at the Wiz
liam Cawley home near London,
Thursday.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-11-20

Carolina, and Lincoln Memorial
University in Tennessee.
Mrs. G. o. Thompson and Mrs.
Jesse Chance were hostesses for
the meeting.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-11-20
ASSOCIATION MEETING


The Wonen's Association Of the
Presbyterian Church had a dinner
meeting at the church Wednesday
evening with Guild 3 as hostess
group.
Mrs. r. X. Shaw. president,
after a brief business session,
presented Mrs. Richard Meade,
program chairman, who introduc-
ed Mrs. Wilbur Fl. Hume. For the
pleasure Of the Association, Mrs.
Hume chose to read Americans
an" story of a child's problem
with race distinction. She ceaclud-
ed with another reading appro-
PIRATE for the Thanksgiving sea-
son, with acappella accomPani-
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-11-20

ment by trio, Mrs. Richard
Meade, Mrs. Kenneth Fichner and
Mrs. Donald White. who sang
America the Beautiful Both
Mrs. Hume and her assistants
were given an appreciatiVe APP
plause for their presentation.
Mrs. Robert Buck based her de-
votionals on two great blessings,
Religious Freedom and Toleration
~ .s
DEERcREEK CLUB
The program of the Deercreek
Community club in the music
room at the school. Friday Nov.
9, included a most entertaining
skit in black face, Backyard
Neighbors. Mrs. Mary Rector
ard Mrs. Va Cunningham, teach
ers at the Pleasantview school.
took the parts of the two charac-
ters. Mrs. Myrta Tway accomp-
anied and directed the ensemble
singing of Thanksgiving songs.
At the business session in charge
of Mrs. Elmer Flannery, presi-
dent, the club voted to give the
children of the school a turkey
dinner On December 90. The child
zen in turn will present a Christ
mas program in the afternoon.
The club win furnish turkeys.
dressing and potatoes. the school
cafeteria will furnish cranberry
jelly and ice cream and club
members will he solicited for the
remainder Of the menu
Miss Mary Connor is chairman
Of dinner, soliciting and arrange
ments and MRS. Eva Baker. chair
man of the kitchen.
A short business session will
precede the program.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-11-20
~
MARY LOUISE LoNEY
i0MORED AT cH0,ayE


Miss Mary Louise Loney North
Oak Street, bride-elect of Ed
Ward sIyh, Liberty Street. was
shenored at two shower the last
week.
Mrs. Charles Worthington.
Cilrlsman Ave, was assisted bv
Miss Thelma Witbeck, Washing
ton Ave, at the linen shower last
Tuesday evening.
For the table centerpIece where
gifts were heaped, the hostesss
usd a bridal doll, with gilt we'd
ding bands on either side studded
with yellow pompons Stimulating
diamonds. Fall floral arrange
ments were used throughout the
house with pink rosebuds as
favors for the guests. The honor
guest and her mother, Mrs. Ed
ward Loneys We're each presented
with rosebud corsages.
Attending were, mrs. Loney
Miss Loney, Mrs. Anthony Mala-
tok, Mrs. Laura Koen, Mrs.
William Powers, Mrs. Lloyd Will
man, Mrs. Robert Updyke, Mrs.
Leo Smith, Mrs. Deane Roberts.
Mrs. William Daily, Mrs. Edward
Flynn, Mrs. George Swyers, Jr.,
Mrs. Harold Pendleton, Misses
Catherine Powers, Mabel johnson
and Betty Lou Flanagan, all Of
London; Miss Lita Lemaster, Co
lumbus. Mrs. Albert Wade, Call
oway, Mrs. Gordin Knisley, Sc
dalia, Mrs. Robert Daniels, South
Scion and Mrs. Clarence Corbitt.
West Jefferson.
A number of gifts were also
received by the honor guest from
eo-Workers at the Ohio Bell Tele-
phone company and other friends
VISIT IN DAYTON
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Rowe and
daughter Sandy, Lincolon Avenue.
with Mr. and Mrs. John Emnons
and their daughter Patty Of Fair
born, attended a wrestling show
IN paslea Saturday night.
Evening star., 1951-07-07
Bi-RocioI Fairgrounds Plan
Backed by Recreation Board

ton on its request for a recreation
analyst to make studies of popula-
ton and racial composition of
areas.
Groups Approving Changes.
Approval of the racial transition
of the three Fairgrounds was ex-
pressed yesterday by Miss Cora
Roy of the Citizens Forum of Co
lumbia Heights, the only white or
ganization to appear at the hear
ing. Others who indorsed the ac-
ton were M. E. Carpenter of the
Armstrong High School PTA. Mrs
Leroy Outlaw of the Northwest
Boundary Civic Association. Mrs
Portia l.. Ware, representing the
PTAs of the Cook School and
Dunbar High School; Robert ?
Brooks of the Terrell Junior High
School PTA and William T. Thorn
as of the East Central Civic AS
Isociation. A statement from the
Raymond School Mothers Asso-
citation also indorsed, the recon-
tmendations.
Mr.. Christensen has pointed out
that all the Fairgrounds in ques-
tion serve areas where Negro resi-
dents are increasing in number
Thus, it was pointed out, the boaro
merely is giving its approval to a
transition that already has taker
place.
Evening star., 1951-07-07
18th Voting Today
On Opening Rolls to
Korea Veterans

World War II Veterans of the
25th Infantry Division were TO
act today at their Hotel Statler
convention to admit Korea vet
erans to the division association
Action to amend the aSsocia-
tion's bylaws was at the top of
the agenda. Although the 25th
Division was the second division
to reach Korea, its association still
restricts membership to World
War II soldiers. Passage of the
amendment was considered cer-
tain.
Mai. Gen. w. B. Kean, former
commander of the 25th in Korea
will address a banquet at the
Statler at 8:15 o'clock tonight
Army Chief of Staff j. Lawtor
Collins, who commanded the 25tl
at Guadalcanal, is expected to be
present.
The session opened last. night
with a party at the Hotel Statler
After the business session this
morning, members will leave or
the S. S. Bear Mountain at
O'Clock for a boat ride A cocktail
party is scheduled at the hotel al
7::30 o'clock.
The three-day session will con
clude Sunday with a short bust
ness meeting and a memoria
service at A am,
Evening star., 1951-07-07
Capitol Heights Crowd
BaIks Negro Cafe Opening

A new lunch room for Negroes
in a predominantly white Capitol
Heights, Md, business district
failed to open last night as ar
estimated 1900 white residents
Iof the town gathered around the
establishment.
Police from HyattSville ano
Marlboro joined Capitol Heights
officers to keep order. Mai. F
Allen Richards. Prince Georges
County police chief. talked with
/ the crowd. Police said stones
were thrown and at least one
window was broken.
The lunch room is near Fifty
seventh avenue and Central ave.
nue.. 1t formerly was bar fol
white people. but changed hand
recently when the place was sole
to settle an estate.
Evening star., 1951-07-07
Ten District Area Men
Reach U. s. From Korea

Six District men were listed
among 2,439 troops which arrived
in Seattle WASH. yesterday aboard
the Navy transport Marine Lynx.
The men are being returned from
Korea under the Army's rotation
plan.
From here are Pfc. Richard E
Burgess, 5018 Sherrier place NV;
Capt. Pat w. Crizer, 3705 Abe
marie street NV; Maj. Claudius
M. Easley. jr., 1901 Connecticut
avenue NV; Pfc. Henry John
son, jr., 418 Elm street NV; Sergt
Thomas Malone, jr., is D street
Sc. and Sergt. Earl K. Robin
son, 80 Myrtle street NE.
Four from nearby Virginia alsc
were on the passenger list. They
are Corpl. Solomon E. Bruce, jr.
INray; Corpl. William G. Gauble
r. F. D. 3, Alexandria; Corpl
Malferd F. Davis, Dumfries. anc
Second 1t. Herzhal A. Milligan
r. F. D. /, Lorton.
Evening star., 1951-07-07

him to a room in the hotel where
they had planted a wallet with S35
in marked money.
Detectives waited downstairs for
Bendit and found $40 of the
marked money on him. police said.
They questioned him but released
Bendit after he admitted nothing.
Detective Pitts reported.
Bendit's roommate. Joseph C.
Galluchat. 80. a bellhop at the
hotel, told police he had noticed
the former valet bringing jewelry
to their Seventeenth street room.
Mr.. Galluchat. who police said is
not involved in the thefts. was
held as a Government witness in
the case, but was released today.
The roommate'S information
caused Bendit to confess to the
various thefts when he was picked
up a second time for questioning,
police said.
According to detectives Bendit
has a petty larceny record in
Chicago.
Evening star., 1951-07-07
House Committee Opposes
Gun Factory improvements

The House Armed Service:
Committee has turned down 8
| l$1,018,400 request for improve
Iments at the Naval Gun Factory
here.
Reviewing the Navy's shore
based construction plans yester-
day, the group authorized 1855 SOC
to finish one building already un-
der construction at the Gun Fac
tory.
The committee also has tenta-
lively approved a $2,330,000 build
ing program at the Naval Powder
Factory, Indian Head, Md.
Evening star., 1951-07-07
MekeIdin Proposes
Fisheries Farley
By the As.oelo,ed Pres.

RICHMOND, Va, July Gov
McKeldin of Maryland has pro-
posed a conference between Mary
land and Virginia officials to seek
a settlement of fisheries disputes
Gov. McKeldin. stopping off here
yesterday on his way to Camp
Pickett to review Maryland Ma
tional Guard units, put it this
way:
81 think we can and will work
out something for the best in.
terests of both Maryland and Vir-
ginia."
The two States have claSheC
frequently over fishing and oyster.
ing laws and practices governing
the Potomac River and Chesa.
Ipeake Bay. The Potomac Rivel
belongs to Maryland but under
the compact of 1785 Virginia ha!
equal fishing rights and a voics
in fisheries legislation.
Gov. McKeldin said he planned
to ask Gov. Battle for meeting
and also to arrange conference:
between fisheries officials in botl
States.
An advisory commission, ap.
pointed by Gov. McKeldin, il
working on seafood problems
When it completes it's study i
will outline specific recommenda.
tions to the Governor.
Il think it will have a program
of interest to Virginia." said Gov
McKeldin. 1T should be ;cady
very shortly"
Evening star., 1951-07-07
B&0 Indicted on 1884 Law
In Crash Case Fatal 10 ;
By the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, July THE Bal
ltimore & Ohio Railroad was in
ldicted yesterday under 67-year-
old law on charges of failure to
lprovide safety gates at a crossing
where three persons were killed
last month.
The railroads Capitol Limited
hit an automobile at the gable
crossing in Lansdowne on June 8.
Killed were Mrs. Winnie G. Giles,
65; her daughter, Mrs. Marie
Davis, 81, and her granddaughter,
Betty Davis, S.
An 1884 Baltimore City law re-
quiring safety gates at each grade
crossing provides a $50 fine for
each violation. Failure to do so
is a misdemeanor and as such
prosecutions for offenses are lin
ited to one year.
The grand jury indicted the rail-
road for violating the law one day
in each month Of the past year,
making IL charges.
At the time of the accident, the
crossing was marked by cross-arm
warnings on wooden poles. The
railroad installed automatic elec-
trio warning signals on June 20.
Manslaughter charges against
the train engineer are pending.
Evening star., 1951-07-07
Louis 0rgera, Director
|0fMontgomerYChest,
Found Dead in Car

Louis Orgera, so, director of the
Montgomery County Community
Chest, was found dead today in
his car in the rear of the Com
munity Chest and Council Build
ing at 811 Pershing drive. Silver
Spring.
A hose leading into the rear
window of the car was connected
to the exhaust pipe, police said.
Montgomery County police said
Mr.. Orgera was found about 9:45
am. by v. j. Nostadt, a county
road employe. The car was in a
partly opened garage.
Mr.. Orgera lived at 8421 Piney
Branch court, Silver Spring. Po-
lice said no notes were found.
Came From Asheville.
Mr.. Orgera was named Chest
director in 1949, coming to Mont
gomery from Asheville, N. C.
At ASheVille, Mr.. Orgera was di-
rector of the Community Chest
and Council of Asheville and Bum
combe County.
A native of New York, he held
degrees in social studies from New
York University and Notre Dame,
Iand took advanced study at CO.
Ilumbia University's School of So
Icial Work.
According to Fred L. Lutes,
treasurer of the Chest, Mr.. Orgera
had notified the organizations Ex-
ecutive Committee June % that he
wanted to resign.
Failed to Appear.
/ Mr.. Lutes, who is president of
the Suburban Trust Co., said a
letter written by Mr.. Orgera and
Tread at the Executive Committee Is
injecting asked the committee to
Egive consideration to the termina-
Ition of his contract as director
Mr.. Orgera gave no reason for his
action.
The executive committee ther
appointed special committee tt
meet with Mr.. Orgera last night
Ito discuss the matter with him
The director failed to appear, how
ever, and the special committee
then instructed Mr.. Lutes to take
Iup the question with Mr.. Ogera al
some future date. Mr.. Lutes saio
Mr. Ogera had seven weeks o1
accumulated annual leave due him
The Chest treasurer emphasized
there were no irregularities in the
|. organization'S accounts.
Evening star., 1951-07-07

wheelchair when taken from the
plane and greeted her sister, Mrs.
Earl Slye of 3341 Runnymede
place NV, like a healthy woman.
She is able to walk with the as
sistance of braces and crutches.
She has been told her job is
waiting for her at Golden &
Small, investment brokers in the
Woodward Building. The doctors
tell her she should not go back to
work until January, but she is
hoping to make that sooner. Mean
while, she will live with her sister
and brother-in-law and take 2
regular course of treatments al
the polio clinic at Providence
Hospital.
Evening star., 1951-07-07
Man Held in 81, 500 Bond
In $50 Robbery Here

Joseph A. Acs, 80, of the TOO
block of F street S.W. was held for
the grand jury under $4,000 bond
yesterday, charged with assaulting
and robbing a 37-year-old ac-
Iquaintance of $50 Thursday night.
Acs was held by United States
Commissioner Cyril S. Lawrence,
after Richard A. Jacobs of the
800 block of Eighth street S.W
Isaid Acs slugged him and took his
money when the two men stepped
out of a car at Buzzards Point,
the foot of Second street S.W
Mr.. Jacobs said an unidentified
soldier also was riding in the car
| Mr.. Jacobs told police he was in
a restaurant in the 600 block OF
Seventh street S.W. when Acs
came up to him and suggested
they go for ride.
Evening star., 1951-07-07
Congressional Secretory's Son
Charged With Robbing Senator
Police Soy He Took
81, 500 Bracelet From
Georges Hotel Suite

A former hotel valet. described
by police as the son of a congress
Isional secretary, today faced Mu-
nicipal Court Judge Frank H
Myers on charge of taking @
So 500 bracelet from the Mayf1owel
Hotel room of Senator George Of
Georgia.
Robert E. Bendit, 20, listed as
the son of Salig l.. Bendit, secre-
tary to Representative Rodino,
Democrat. of New Jersey, was ar
rested yesterday in the 1900 block
Iof Seventeenth street NV. where
he rooms. He was charged with
grand larceny.
Bendit's case was continued
until July II. Bond was set al
$1,500.
Police said after questioning
IBendit, he admitted taking $500
or $4O0 cash from the George
apartment over a four or five
month period, as well as $4,000 to
SIS 900 worth of jewelry from 10
Ior Is other rooms at the May
flower.
None of the jewelry has been re-
covered. Police said it had been
sent to an out-of town 'fence"
for disposal. The missing loot
included a platinum and diamond
bracelet given to Mrs. George by
the Sun Shipbuilding Co. for
christening ship in September
I1941. at Chester, Pa.
Precinct Detective Mahlon E.
Pitts of the third precinct said
Bendit admitted taking Mrs
Georges $4,000 bracelet when he
went to her apartment to pick up
some clothes to be cleaned Ben
dit was a valet at. the Mayflower
until Tuesday. On that day police
set a trap for Bendit by calling
Evening star., 1951-07-07

A victim of last summers polio
epidemic arrived back from Warm
Springs, Ga, yesterday with some
of the damage overcome.
She is Mrs. Helen Wade, A. Of
2724 Twenty-ninth street NV
She was stricken last August. The
crippling effects of the disease left
her unable even to sit up.
She was sent to Warm Springs
Ga, last December ny the National
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis
which has spent more than $4,000
on her case so far.
At that time she had to be
carried.
Yesterday she got into hel
Evening star., 1951-07-07

The District Recreation Board
yesterday took action to open three
Fairgrounds for a bi-racial pro-
gram.
The board heard recommended
Itions favoring the changes from It's
special committee on transition
areas, composed of all board men,
bers. Statements from one white
citizens group and six Negro or
|ganizations at a hearing yester-
day were unanimous in approving
the changes. Final action will be
taken at the boards next meeting
at 2::30 pm. Tuesday.
The areas to be affected are
the Raymond Playground, at
Tenth street and Spring road
NV, adjacent to the white Ray
Imond Elementary School; the
New York Avenue Playground, at
First street and New York avenue
INV, near the colored Terrell
Junior High School, and the
INoyes School Playground, al
Tenth and Franklin streets NE
School Board Must Act.
Board Chairman Harry S
Wender emphasized the change al
the Noyes Playground is subject
to approval by the Board of Edu-
cation. Mr.. Wender called a briel
special session of the Recreation
Board yesterday during the tran
lsition committee meeting to ap-
prove sending the request foi
INoyes Playground to the schoo
board.
/ This was done to speed the re-
quest, since the Board of Educa'
/ ton will not meet again thi'
simmer, and it's action on ths
Noyes request probably will hav'
Ito be reached by a poll of boare
members.
4 Representatives of the Raymont
School PTA inadvertently wer'
not invited to yesterdays publil
hearing on the playground
!, changes. AS a result, supple
mentary motion was tackled OF
!. Ito the committees approval o
the change. inviting the Ray
. Imond PTA to appear at Tues
| days board meeting.
Approval of the boards re
quest for use of the NoyeS Play
ground during July and Angus
as summer operation will meal
that one recreation leader eacl
from Lucy Diggs Slowe an,
Langley Fairgrounds will have t
be reassigned to run the pro
gram there.
Under the transition commit
4 tees proposal, the bi-racial pro
4 gram at New York Avenue Play
j iIground will be conducted b
Negroes. The "open area" at Ray
inond Playground will be run b
e white personnel.
Il Other Fairgrounds to be stud
: led by the Recreation Depart
!, ment staff, under Supt. Milo I
Christensen, for possible bi
r racial operation are TurEe
j, Thicket, Edgewood, Hoover, Rose
dale, Sherwood and Trinida
r Fairgrounds.
: The board also asked the Dis
}. trict Commissioners to speed az
Evening star., 1951-07-07
Man Believes Slain Woman
May Be Missing Daughter
By the Associated Press
HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Jul

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, July Z
"A river man made inquiries yes
terday to determine whether q
missing daughter may have beer
the unidentified woman founc
slain near Berkeley Springs, w
Va, May 10, 1850.
Otto Taylor of Pittsburgh, mate
fon a Crucible Steel Co. towboat
said he last heard from his daugh.
ter, Mrs. Jannette Litton, %
more than three years ago.
He said her last letter gave hel
address as Route /, st. Adams
w. Va.
Mr.. Taylor examined newspaper
files and consulted with State po.
lice on the Berkeley Springs case
Evening star., 1951-07-07
Smafhers Recovering
After Pneumonia Relapse

Official aides of Senator Smath-
Iers, Democrat, Of Florida reported
today thai :. =. recovering from
virus pneumonia after a relapse
last week.
The Senator has been i'll for
three weeks and returned this
week fromsa hospital to his home
here.
George C. Young, administrative
assistant, said the Senator had
been ordered by his doctor not to
resume office duties for a week OF
10 days.