davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1951-01-26

Il don't object to giving the
state school another name" DR..
Hill asserted, 'but l bitterly OBJ
ject to use of the name WILDER
force in connection with any in
stitution except Wherefore Uni
versity."
"Use of the name not only vio-
lates the corporate rights of the
university, but beclouds the issue,
confuses the public and is mis-
leading to students"
DR.. Hill said he could speak
only for himself at present be-
cause he has not conferred with
university trustees since the bill
was introduced in the state senate
Wednesday. But he intimated the
trustees would support his po-
sition.
The Daniels bill proposed com
plete separation OF Wllberforce
University, operated by the Afri-
can Methodist Episcopal Church,
and the state-operated school
known as "The College of Educa-
tional and Industrial Arts of Will
berforce," by denying university
trustees the right to name m OF
nine trustees Of the state college.
Daniels said the university has not
exercised that right since 1947.
The bill also proposes remaining
| the state school estate College at
| Wilberforce." 1t is this phase OF
the proposed legislation with which
the university president is con-
| cerned. He said it would be to the
best interests of both church and
state-operated institutions to"cleal
the issue" by deleting "Wilber-
force" in reference to any schoo.
except the university.
The college of Educational anc
Industrial Arts at Wilberforce'
was established following INTERIM.
CONTINUED on Page ~
, 1951-01-26
Predicts Rev. Wriuht
Will Be Elected Bishop

Ministers and Influential laynen of the Third Episco-
pal District, African Methodist Church, have agreed to
support Rev. Wallace M. Wright, pastor of Wayman A
ME Church for the bishopric in 1852, Rev. H. N. Robin
son, pastor of ST. James Church in Cleveland declared
here last night.
, 1951-01-26
KILLS 1900

CALCUTTA, India. Jan. 25. CA
TLAS)-More than 1000 persons
have died since November in a
smallpox epidemic which continues
to menace the city of Calcutta.
Evening star., 1951-02-15
Alert Deputy Coroner
Causes Thief's Arrest

Deputy Coroner Richard M. Ro-
senberg watched a robbery in
progress yesterday. followed a sus-
pect and then turned him over
to police.
DR.. Rosenberg was looking out
his office window, at 1882 I street
NV. when he saw man open
the door of a parked car, remove
something from the glove COM
partment and walk away.
The deputy coroner left his Of
flee, followed the man to Thir-
teenth and H streets NV, where
he saw two headquarters detec-
tives and turned the suspect over
to them.
The man was listed as Wilbur
Smith. %, colored, of a Logan
Circle address, who was booked
for petty larceny-theft of a pair
of sunglasses. The case was con-
tinued in Municipal Court for, a
week.
The sunglasses were owned by
a woman musician, Miss Flo
Dreyer of Indianapolis, who told
police all the instruments owned
by her musicians were in the back
seat of the car.
Evening star., 1951-02-15
Widow w'sSuit Settled
In Elevator Injuries

Settlement was reached yester-
day in 76-year-old widow S
damage suit against a department
store and an elevator company for
injuries she received when trapped
in a stalled elevator.
The agreement came after two
days Of trial before a District
Court jury and Judge Alexander
Holtzoff Of the claims of Mrs,
Mary E. Mahoney, now of Douglas,
Ariz. Her attorneys, as we'll as
those of the defendants, the Hecht
Co. and Haughton Elevator Co.,
refused to reveal the amount
agreed on. Reliable sources set
the figure at $22.500, however.
Through attorneys David Bress
and Alvin Newmyer, jr.. Mrs. Ma
honey said she was on a shopping
tour with her daughter last July
IL. An elevator in which she
was riding became stalled between
the first and second floors.
Hecht employees dropped a lad
der through the two-foot space
between the dome of the elevator
and the second-fioor level. AS
Mrs. Mahoney was about half
way up it. the elevator unaccount- :
ably dropped a few inches, pin
ming her against the second floor
sill.
She said she suffered permanent
injuries, including seven broken
ribs, a broken wrist and three
broken foot bones, as we'll as cuts,
bruises and internal injuries.
Evening star., 1951-02-15

Maury L. Nee, treasurer and ad-
vertising director of the P. j. Nee
Furniture Co., today was named
winner of the Junior Chamber of
Commerce annual washington
Award"
The award, made each year to
the man between Is and SO who
has contributed most to the well
fare of the community" carries
with it a gold key and certificate.
The presentation was made at a
luncheon at the Burlington Hotel.
Mr. Nee, who lives at 8487 Rock
vile pike. Bethesda, was among
eight nominees for the honr.
Runnerup was Charles Glover,
partner in the law firm of Cox,
Stoddard g. Cutler. He lives at IS
Duvall road NV.
Mr.. Nee, Washington native,
graduate of Georgetown Prep
and Georgetown University, has
been chairman of the Business
Unit of the Community Chest, a
member of the National Confer
Evening star., 1951-02-15
Mysterious Bullet Wound
Causes Police Curiosity

A 40-year-old man. who reported
to Gallinger Hospital for treat
ment of a mysterious" gunsllot
wound in the left shoulder, was
being questioned by police today
as possible suspect in an early
morning alteration with police
man.
The man, who Is colored, told
police he was wounded as he stood
at Eighth and M streets NV, on
his way to work. After getting to
his job, he complained of a pain
in his shoulder and his employer
found a bullet wound. There was
no hole in the shoulder Of his
coveralls, police said.
Earlier this morning, Pvt. Homer
L. Sudduth fired one shot at a
man who threatened. him with q
bottle and a knife as he was ar
resting a colored woman for pros
titution at Tenth and M streets
NV. When the man ran, Pvt.
Sudduth fired five more shots III
the air, he said, but the man fed.
Police are to make ballistics
tests today to determine whether
the slug which wounded the man
came from the policeman's gun.
The suspect denies any knowledge
of the Tenth and M streets Incl
dent.
Evening star., 1951-02-15
Virginia Editorial Writers
To Hear Acheson Aide
BY the Associoted Press

LEXINGTON, Va, Feb. 15.-
Bromley K. Smith of the Depart
ment of State will address Vir-
ginia newspaper editorial writer's
here Sunday.
Mr.. Smith. special assistant to
the Secretary of State. will speak
at the closing session of the Sec
ond annual Virginia Press Asso-
citation editorial writer's seminar,
at Washington and Lee Univer-
sity.
More than 40 daily and weekly
newspaper writer's have regis
tered for the weekend conference
as guests of the Lee Memorial
Journalism Foundation.
E. w. Opie, publisher of the
Leader Newspapers of Staunton
and VPA vice president for daily
newspapers. will direct the SEM
mar for daily editors. Guest
critics will be John H. Cline, asso-
ciate editor of the Washing
ton Evening Star and w. T. Polk,
associate editor of the Green's
boro, N. c. News. - .
Robert Estabrook, editorial
page editor of the Washington
Post and chairman of the Ma
tional Conference of Editorial
Writers, will speak at the Satur-
day dinner meeting on 1.-The Edi-
torial Page"
Evening star., 1951-02-15
First Drop in 5 Years
In VD Cases Here
Reported in 1850

The first drop in five years in
the Districts annaul total of We
nereal diseases cases is reported
for 1850 by the Health Depart
ment.
DR.. S. Ross Taggart told the
Social Hygiene Society yester-
day there were 1890 VD cases
reported last year-about 5000
fewer than in 1949. Cases of gon-
orrhea dropped for the first time
since 1941. he added.
While cases of late syphilis
that present for four years or
more-increased by 20 per cent,
the Health Department official
said this was encouraging be-
cause it indicated more persons
are volunteering for treatment.
DR.. Taggart also reported an
Encouraging decrease" in deaths
from syphilis and in admissions
Of syphilitic patients to st. Eliza
beths Hospital. There were "a
deaths, compared to lis in 1949.
st. Elizabeths admitted SO, while
in 1949 it admitted 90. The hos
pital had 676 neuro-s -syphilitic pa
tients last November-9 per cent
Of its total population, DR.. Tag
CART said.
The speaker warned that in
creased efforts will be needed to
prevent an upswing in infection
among the larger number of
troops and Government workers
brought to the area by the de-
fense effort. He called VD a
major community concern"
DR.. Taggart spoke at the So
cial Hygiene Society's annual
meeting in the YWCA. Ray H.
Everett, director, urged more
careful screening" of young Gov
ernment girls recruited for
emergency work here and better
housing for them.
Gunnar Back, commentator at
The Star Station, WMAL, urged
that radio be employed to "tell
the VD story over and over again" !"
Evening star., 1951-02-15

Calling the establishment of a
All Club center symbol of our
faith in the future" Mr.. McCor-
mick declared, "In the emergency
presSures of our time nothing
must be allowed to interfere with
the continuation and expansion
of the great voluntary youth
movements in our country that
have contributed so greatly to
building strong character, good
citizenship, sound leadership and
firm patriotism among boys and
girls of America"
"The fact that the center is to
be temporarily occupied by mill
tary establishment for defense
purposes increases. not lessons,
the significance Of this dedica-
tion."
Other speakers at the dedica-
tion ceremony included A. G..
Kettunen, chairman of the foun.
dation Board of Trustees: E. w.
Alton. executive director Of the
foundation; M. L. Wilson, director
of extension work. and Miss
Dianne Mathre of De Kalk. ILL.,,
and George Bull of Homer, N. Y,
All Cub members. Music was
furnished by the Air Force Band.
Evening star., 1951-02-15
Air Medal Is Given
Ii. May PosthumousIy

The posthumous award of thu
Air Medal with two clusters wa.
made yesterday at Boiling All
Force Base to the first Washing.
ton Air Force fatality of the Ko.
rean campaign, Second 1t. Irwin
w. May.
The medal was presented by
Col. Roger M. Crow, base COM
mander, to Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
w. May of 4611 Davenport street
NV.
1t. May was killed September
IA, while returning from a rocket
strafing raid in an F-80 jet
fighter. He radioed his flight
leader that he had been hit. His
plane was seen to crash against g
mountain side and explode.
Present at the ceremonies was
his f1ancee, Miss Mary C. Chaplin
of 1920 Seventh street NV. Be-
fore he was called to active serv-
ice, they had planned to marry
last November II.
1t. Mays sister. Mrs. William D.
Warmack of 1924 Twenty-fourth
street Sc, also witnessed the
presentation.
Mr.. May said his son was an
enthusiastic model plane builder
and that while at Woodrow Will
son High School during World
War II he had won a prize for
making a model of a Navy plane
Evening star., 1951-02-15
Michigan Park Citizens
Eaqer 70 Aid Civil Defense

About 200 Michigan Park resi-
dents volunteered for the War
dens' Service last night after
watching films on the atom bomt
and the use of radar and sonar
equipment in defense of Ameri-
can cities.
The mass meeting at the
Bunker Hill School, Fourteenth
street and Michigan avenue NE.
was one of the largest held in
the District under the Warden
Service program.
Mrs. Joyce K. Doyle, 3041 Por-
ter street NV, who participated
in civil defense work in England
during World War II, addressed
the group. Arthur McNerney, as
sistant division warden in Pre-
Icinct No. IL. explained the duties
Of the wardens.
Evening star., 1951-02-15
Suit Attacks Injunction
For School Bond Issue

A new plea to invalidate the
S10.5 million Fairfax school bond
issue was before the court today,
as hearings began on a proposed
Injunction prohibiting further liti-
cation against the bond sale.
John H. King of Great Falls
road in Fairfax County yesterday
in Fairfax Circuit Court filed a
cross bill to the county school
boards Injunction suit. Mr.. King
earlier had notified the court he
was joining Paul E. Rhinehart,
jr.. as a defendant in the injunc-
ton suit.
Mr.. Kings cross bill says the
injunction suit should be dis
missed because it was instituted
without proper authority, and also
because its purpose is to prohibit
the citizens of Fairfax County
from having their day in court -
He alleges that the sos mil
lion in bonds that the county seeks
to sell are not the same bonds that
were approved in a referendum
vote last May. This, according to
Mr. King. is because of the Alex
andria and Falls Church annexa-
ton suits, which are expected to
remove taxable land from the
county.
A similar objection was raised
by Mr.. Rhinehart in his suit to in
validate the bond issue. His suit
was dismissed last month by Judge
j. Jordan Temple. and today's
hearing is on the county's plea
for a permanent injunction pro-
hibiting further suits against the
bonds by Mr.. Rhinehart "or
others similarly situated"
Evening star., 1951-02-15
Wholesale Rise
Hints Boost in
Retail Food Cost
Four-Cent Increase
Sends Index to $7.25;
Near AII-Time Hiqh

Higher food costs to the house.
wife were foreshadowed today by
rising wholesale prices. which the
Dun & Bradstreet wholesale index
showed advanced cents the past
week to $7.25-only ~ per cent
below the mid-July, 1948, record
high. The $7.25 was 21.6 per cent
above the index figure just before
the Korean War.
But one spokesman for a large
Washington grocery chain said "in
an effort by the industry to COM
bat imitation" there were substan-
tial reductions in some lines. He
listed these as pineapples, peaches,
tuna fish, soups. Spanish rice,
peas, macaroni, mayonnaise, sand
wich spreads. catsup and coffee
which dropped ! cent a pound.
Other large chains, however,
reported no marked changes in
retail prices compared with last
week.
Due to the lenten season and
the high prices of meats, eggs
went up about Q cents a dozen
here on most grades. as house.
wives switched their menus.
Meats were selling slower, food
experts said.
Fresh meats are frozen and we
are buying very little" said one
chains spokesman.
He said the Federal Govern
ment's price ceilings, based on the
December 10 to January Is prices
charged by a food seller, "has
everybody confused"
Storms and icy roads reduced
shipments to the markets and the
Irailstrike held up deliveries of
carload lots of foods. Some fresh
fruits and vegetables were lower
in price, as these supplies reached
the markets. following the rail-
road switchmen's tieup. Oranges,
grapes, celery and lettuce were
listed in the cheaper prices.
The Bureau of Agricultural Eco
nomicS expects the civilian food
supply to be somewhat larger this
year than last.
Evening star., 1951-02-15

More than 200 persons witnessed
the dedication yesterday of the
Chevy Chase Junior College as a
National All Club center, then its
transfer to the Army for a secret
defense research project.
Miss Frances r. Brown, presi-
dent of the Junior college, which
was recently sold to the National
All Club Foundation, presented
the college key to Harold Mullinix
| jr.. OF Damascus, Md. All Club
member representing the Nation
wide farm youth organization. The
youth then turned the key over
to Brig. Gen. Gordon E. Textor
assistant chief of Army engineers
! Gen. Textor could tell the gath
ering only that the center was
being leased for a high priority
secret military project" He added
the center would be put to "ex-
tremely valuable use" and would
be returned to the foundation al
the earliest opportunity. He said
the secret project was not of an
industrial nature.
The principal speaker at the
dedication and founders day pro-
gram was Undersecretary of Agri-
culture Clarence j. Mccormick.
Evening star., 1951-02-15
7otoICost to u. S.
OF All Veterans
Put at $65 Billion
By the Assoeiafed Press

Federal expenditures for vet
erans of all United States wars
have reached a total of $65, ,670.-
100000, the Veterans Administra-
ton reported yesterday.
That is the total sum laid out
through June 80. 1850 by VA anc
its predecessors-the former Vet.
Grams Bureau, the National Home
for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers
and the Pension Bureau.
The annual report of Veterans
Administrator Carl R. Gray, jr.
showed the greatest expense
$25 1884. .431 ,631-has been for pen
sions. death compensation, dis
ability allowances and retirement
pay for war veterans and thei,
dependents.
The grand total includes $437,-
109,555 spent for construction oi
veterans hospitals and homes
$426, 6,586,209 for medical and hos
pital services, $5,821,691,549 ir
salaries and expenses, and $14,-
321 ,181, ,277 in World War II re-
adjustment benefits such as edu-
cation and training under the Gl
bill, unemployment allowances anc
loan guarantees.
Evening star., 1951-02-15
Pressman Ends Life
With Revolver al Home

Holloway Furrow, 10, news
paper pressman, shot himself to
death in the basement of his
home at 4407 Thirty seventh
street. Brentwood, yesterday.
His wife, Jessie, found him with
a .38-caliber revolver by his side
police said. She told them she
was preparing her husbands
lunch when she heard a shot. MI.
Furrow had been pressman TO,
the Washington Post since 1916.
He was pronounced dead on ar
rival at PRINCE Georges Hospital.
DR.. John T. Maloney, Prince
Georges County medical examiner
issued certificate of suicide.
DR.. Maloney said Mr.. Furrow
had been suffering from arthritis.
He had not worked since Christ
mas.
Funeral services will be held at
II am. Saturday at the Nalley
funeral home. Rhode Island and
Eastern avenues NE. Burial will
be in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Evening star., 1951-02-15
School in Baltimore
Closes After VACIaims
'$2S5,O0O 0vercharge
BY The Assoeio,ed Press

BALTIMORE. Feb. l5.-A Bal.
timore trade school closed last
night after the Veterans Admin
istration said it had overchargeo
the Government $285,000 since
1947 for training CT students.
Leaders among the schools
student body planned a protest
mass meeting in City Hall Plaza
today and a march on the VAS
regional Office here.
The closed school is the Balti-
more Construction Institute. 1t
has about 1,400 students, most of
them veterans.
William L. Limburg. regional
director of the VA here. said it
also is investigating the operation
of several other trade and tech
MICA. schools receiving payments
from the Government for train
ing GIs.
The VA spokesman said an
audit shows the institute has billed
the Government for instruction
not given and for instruction on
days when the school was closed.
Charles Wendt. director of the
institute, declared: -...
1--WE have never billed the Vet
erans' Administration for anything
not allowed in our contract.
I'VE have each students sigma
ture for every hour of instruction
given him.
Mr.. Wendt said he was advised
yesterday the Government is
sending him a bill for $285 900
and holding up all bills he has
submitted recently.
He contended the Government
owes the institute 100000.
Mr.. Wendt said he had offered
ito arhitrate the matter" Mr..
Limburg said the VA has no power
to arbitrate
Evening star., 1951-02-15
Gas Station Attendant
Robbed Of St09 in Bills

An attendant at the D. c. Serv-
ice Station. 2411 Bladensburg
road NE, told police that a
masked robber last night took
$109 in bills from the station
register.
The attendant, George A. Bran
son, 1882 Douglas street NE, told
police that he was alone in the
station at 1870 pm. when a
masked man entered with his
hand in his pocket and said, Let
me have your money"
Mr.. Branson said the man was
wearing light tan overcoat, dark
jockey;type cap. and a cream
colored scarf over his face. After
he got the money, Mr.. Branson
said the man ran north on
Bladensburg road and jumped
into moving car bearing a
Maryland license plate.
Evening star., 1951-02-15
Old Lady Who Stole
S Papers Years Ago
Eases Conscience

The Star was 25 cents richer
today and the conscience of a
little old lady was much easier
because she had wiped away ar
old debt.
Mrs. Helen Bailey. a Star as
sistant cashier. saw the little old
lady slip an envelope on her desk
recently. She left before Mrs
Bailey could open the envelope.
Inside the envelope Mrs. Bailey
found the Is cents and an un-
signed note explaining that a
number of years ago the writer
had taken five newspapers from a
newsstand without paying for them
and ever since her conscience had
troubled her.
Evening star., 1951-02-15

ence Of Christians and Jews and
| participated in the National SYM
phoEy fund drive. In 1948 he was
named one of the All-America
Furniture Merchants and last
January was elected president OF
the National Retail Furniture
Association.
Mr.. Glover. in 1850. served as
secretary of the United Community
Services and later became it's first
vice president. He also served in
the Special Gifts Section of the
Community Chest and took part
in the National Symphony activ-
tiles.
Judges for the award were
Thomas j. Groom. vice president
of the Board of Trade; Andrew
Parker, president of Woodward
& Lothrop; Leonard Marbury,
vice president of the Washington
Loan & Trust Co.; B. NJ. Nc
Kelway, editor of The Star, and
Philip Graham, president and
publisher of the Post.
Evening star., 1951-02-15
Delinquency
OF Children Up
32% in January
But Officials Soy Rise
Is ExpeetobIe After
December Drop

Juvenile Court cases involving
delinquent children increased 81
per cent in January over the num-
ber in December, Judge Edith
Cockrill reported today.
Complaints on 203 juvenile de-
linquents were received-57 more
than in December, and 80 more
than in November.
Court officials said, however
that a decline is normal in De-
cember because of the Christmas
season, and that the January in
crease therefore Is not regarded
as alarming.
The court also had more cases
involving dependent children in
January than in the preceding
month, but the total in this cate
CORY was higher in November.
These cases involve family diff
culties rather than delinquency
The January report is the third
issued by the court under new
policy of publicizing certain sta
tisticS.
The report showed 229 chill
dren were involved in cases of all
types last month, compared with
1872 in December and 191 in No
vember.
Among delinquents, children in
the 13 to 16 years age group con-
tinued to be the most frequent
offenders. Leading offenses were
tampering with or taking prop
erty, housebreaking, robbery and
assault or attempted assault.
Among Is to 18 year-olds, there
were II traffic violations, two
cases of unauthorized use of an
automobile, and one violation of
the liquor or narcotics law. There
were nine sex offenses.
Parents were the source of 20
of the complaints. and % others
came from school officials con-
cerned with truancy.~
Evening star., 1951-02-15
Autopsy Will Be Held
In Death of Girl, z

Linda Faye Branham, 2, daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Bran
ham, Of 1902 Blue Plains drive
S.W., died last night in Children s
Hospital where she was being
treated for measles complicated by
pneumonia.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
will perform an autopsy at the
District Morgue today to deter
mine the cause of the child's death
Her parents told police they took
the child to Providence Hospital
yesterday morning and few hours
later she was transferred to Chill
dren's Hospital.