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The guardian., 1951-03-03

NEW YORK, N. Y. - The
League 1or Democratic Rights
and its twenty afhliates across
Canada have written President
Truman urging him 'to use your
high office to see that demo-
cratic justice and decency pre-
walls in such cases as that of
Willie MCGEE and the Trenton
Six" the Civil Rights Congress
reports.
In the same letter, CRC said,
the Canadian organization con-
demned the recent executions
of the MartinSville Seven. "It
was murderE" the league de-
clared. "In our opinion, every
thing about the case violated
human rights and fundamental
freedom. It was a savage, in
human act of discrimination
against the colored people"
Willie MCGEE, 36-year-old col
ored truck driver and father of
four children, faces death in
The guardian., 1951-03-03
Willie MCGee Case
Conodions Urge Pres.
Truman Act

Mississippi on March 20 for al
legged rape Of a white woman
in November, 1945.
In court, the woman admit
ted that a sick child was in bed
with her at the time of the
alleged attack, that her hus-
band and two other children
were in an adjoining room, and
that she gave no outcry. Nc
Gees attorneys are seeking a
writ of habeaS corpus in the
federal courts on the grounds
that MCGEE was knowingly con-
victed on perjured testimony.
They contend that the woman,
Mrs. Troy Hawkins, had forced
a relationship with the con-
demned man over a long period
prior to her cry of rape.
The Civil Rights Congress,
which four times in the last
five years saved MCGEE from
electrocution, has charged that
Continued on Page Sir)
The guardian., 1951-03-03
LAUD MISS BAKER
FOR MIAMI STAND

NEW YORK Josephine
Bakers preaching of the color
bar at a Miami Beach, Fla,
night club has been commended
by the board of directors of the
The guardian., 1951-03-03
MERRY CROWDS AT
SHRINERS DANCE

The Shriners again proved
popular hosts Wednesday night
of last week when an estimated
fifteen hundred guests attended
the Shriners dance which was
held in the First Corps Cadets
Armory. Columbus Avenue and
Arlington Street
Irresistible music for dancing
was given out by Buddy johnson
and his Fine Brown Frame or
chestra and the merry whirl con-
tinued from 9 P. NJ. until 2 A. NJ,
with vocalizing by Ella johnson
and Arthur Prysock During the
The guardian., 1951-03-03

National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People,
which, at its February meeting
voted unanimously to commend
Miss Baker for the "unequivocal
leNa lle took In refusing to ap-
pear before audiences from
which colored patrons were ex-
cluded or In which they were
segregated.
"Such a stand has done much
already to expose the vicious
nature of segregation based on
race and constitutes a mangni-
ficent example for you'll fellow
artists and for the public in
the board wrote her.
The guardian., 1951-03-03

Mortimer Whitfield Trice,
passed away Feb. %, at City
Hospital of cerebral hemorrhage
after an illness of one day. He
was At years old.
Funeral services were held in
N. Davis Funeral Parlors, at l
P. M. Feb. 27, Rev. A. A. Perry
officiating. Many friends at
tended and many floral tributes
were sent. Interment in Mt.
Hope Cemetery.
The son of the late David and
Martha Trice, Mortimer was born
in Boston, June "a, 1908; he was
a graduate of Abraham Lincoln
School and attended English
High.
He was a member Of John ].
Smith Lodge Of Masons. ''Norty''
was liked by all who knew him.
Surviving are sister, Mrs. Mer-
cedes King; nephew, Leroy Bur
CESS; uncle, Harvey Bowden, of
Nebraska, Nova Scotia; many
cousins, and host of friends.
The guardian., 1951-03-03

Over 500 people filed Butler
Hall Sunday afternoon at a mass
meeting in defense of Willie Nc
Gee, frame-up victim of Laurel,
Miss, courts. The audience, re-
minded of the miscarriage of
justice in the case of the Martins
vile Seven, vowed that "It Shall
Not Happen Again" as Mrs.
Rosalee MCGEE, attractive young
wife of the thrice-condemned
MCGEE pleaded for support in
her fight to save her husband
from electrocution at the hands
of the lynch-minded rulers of
the State of Mississippi. Mrs.
MCGEE, calm, but fearful, and
exceedingly tired from her ex-
hausting journeys across the
country in the fight to build sup
port for the drive to free her
husband, stated her intention 10
continue to fight ''until my Willie
is free" The audience, obviously
moved by Mrs. McGee's courage,
openly expressed their shock and
their anger as Mrs. MCGEE told
how the Laurel, Miss, authori-
ties had refused to cash the
check which the Civil Rights
Congress had sent her for her
transportation expenses. to the
North and had intinlidated her
in many ways when they learned
that "northerners" were support
ing the case of her innocent
husband.
The mass meeting, sponsored
by the Committee for Equal
Justice, voted to send kilograms
to President Truman and to Gov.
Fielding Wright of Mississippi,
asking a pardon for the innocent
victim.
Mrs. Anne Timpson, of the
committee, outlined the facts in
the case. MCGEE had been SEN
fenced to death on the charge of
"rape" on the basis of confess
sion wrung out of a sweat-box
tortured victim. Identification
by the woman alleged to have
been attacked was never made.
The woman, of questionable
reputation, claims that she was
attacked at her home while
The guardian., 1951-03-03
500 Al Butler Hall
For Willie Niece Case

sick child lay in bed with her,
while her husband and other
children slept in an adjoining
room. Although she stated that
it was too dark for her to see
anyone, she identified her
"rapist" as "colored" because she
had "felt his woody hair" On no
basis whatsoever, Willie MCGEE
was charged with the crime and
convicted, with no evidence other
than the confession" wrung
from him by the police, and later
repudiated by MCGEE in court.
Mrs. B. Goodloe, of the Prison
ers' Relief Committee of the
Civil Rights Congress of New
York, told. the women that "it is
the responsibility of the women,
particularly white women, to
fight against this kind of frame
rp.n She pointed to Mrs. Gray
Son, widow Of one Of the Mar
tinsville Martyrs and to Mrs.
McGee, mother of children, and
demanded that the doctrine of
''protection" of womanhood in
clude the many colored women
who are left widows by Southern
rulers. AS she announced plans
for three demonstrations and
delegations to President Truman
and to Gov. Fielding Wright of
Mississippi, she pointed out that
similar delegations in the case of
the Martinsville Seven were
"just not enough. The audience
enthusiastically rallied to her
call for support from Boston for
such a delegation.
Other speakers on the pro-
gram included Rev. Jones, Mrs.
Lillian Williams, Rev. Falcon, of
the Merrimac Valley NAACP;
Mr.. Yates Holmes of the United
Electrical Workers; Arthur Jones
Of the Young Progressives of
America; and George Markham,
representative of the Fur and
Leather Workers Union. The
Chorus offered a
program of songs.
A petition campaign was an
at the meeting. Petitions
may be obtainable from the
Committee for Equal Justice, 405
Massachusetts avenue, Boston.
The guardian., 1951-03-03

JOHN " scTENcF
McCyane
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The guardian., 1951-03-03

on March l, Atty. Laurence
H. Banks filed his brief in the
Office of the clerk of the Supreme
Judicial Court in the case of
Banks VS.. Election Commits
sioners, City of Boston, with
Daniel F. Sullivan, the inter
Ve1or.
On Monday afternoon, March
S, it is expected that this highest
court of the Commonwealth will
hear arguments by the Corpora
tion Council for the City Of
Boston, the intervenor's attorney
and by Attys. Matthew Heaphy
The guardian., 1951-03-03

A. S. Cypran's Church Sun Mar a. Downtown Mon Mar
BANKS CASE GETS TO
SUPREME COURT MARCH 5

and George Fingold, counsel Tor
Attorney Banks.
Final disposition Of this fam
Gus case is expected after the
March term. If the Superior
Court judgement is confirmed by
the high court, after fourteen
months of procrastination, Atty.
Laurence H. Banks will be seated
in the Boston City Council as
the duly elected councillor from
Ward 9 and eligible to collect
his salary for the two-year term
OF office,
Evening star., 1951-04-19
UIine Arena Building Plans
Studied as Hearinq Closes

Joseph J. Ilgenfritz, Deputy Di.
rector Of Inspection. today was
making an examination Of the
original building plans of Uline
Arena. Third and M streets NE.
and all remodeling permits since
issued. to see whether any windows
were bricked In by the manage
ment without a permit.
Mr.. ngenfritZ was asked. to make
the examination at the close Of a
hearing In the board room at the
District building yesterday because
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Robert D. Wise, chairman Of the
District License Board. was unable
to get the information from other
District officials.
The bricking in of the windows
lis responsible for the lack OF proper
ventilation. according to the
Health Department, which re-
quested c. T. Nottingham, super
intendent Of licenses, not to issue
a public hall license to the arena.
It also charged that when a rodeo
or circus occupies the arena, con-
ditions are unhealthy In the sec
ton where animals are stabbed,
and that persons are permitted to
sleep In that area when the big
shows are performing.
At the close Of the hearing yes
terday afternoon. NJ. J. Uline. pro-
prietor Of the arena, said II the
improvements ordered by the
Health Department cost $4,000,
he would not make them, but
would close the arena.
The hearing will be continued
at 10 am. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1951-04-19
'iidshipmen Are Put
'nto Debt by Rise
In Costs, Board Says

The high cost of living is fore
ling graduates Of the Naval Acad-
leny to go In debt.
Reporting to President Truman
yesterday. the board OF visitors
Iof the Annapolis institution said
that because Of the increased cost
Iof clothing and books, midship-
men must incur debts at gradua-
ltion to provide themselves with
the necessary outfits.
The board recommended that
the Government. in addition to
the present pay, give the junior
Iofdcers bedding. text books, draw
ing instruments, slide rules and an
initial uniform allowance similar
Ito that given Naval Reserve
IOmcers Training Corps midship-
Imen.
The board, made up of members
OF Congress, educators and other
distinguished civilians, said also
that the academy needs enlarging.
1t proposed the addition Of a
wing to the present mess hall,
along with renovation of the gal
ley. The group pointed out the
present mess hall was designed
for $500 men and is now seating
in excess of $500 under very
crowded conditions.
The board also proposed mod
ernization Of the academic build
i1gs to furnish additional class
rooms, and the erection Of a new
gymnasium to augment present
facilities.
The board also stressed the i'm
portance Of building and holding
"a competent civilian faculty, add
ing that a study of conditions
should be made to see how al
teaching career at the Naval
Academy could be made more
attractive to civilian instructors.
A higher salary scale also was
urged and an increase in the
civilian instruction staff from 184I
to 213 was suggested.
The board Of visitors, which isl
headed by DR.. James P. Baxter,
president Of Williams College, was
in session at the academy from
April 8 through IL.
Evening star., 1951-04-19
journalism Scholarship
OF $500 Offered

The Washington Chapter Of the
National Society Of Arts and Let
tiers Is offering $500 journalism
scholarship at George Washing
ton University to a Washington
area high school senior.
| The contest will consist OF
writing. two news stories from de-
tailed dates. It will be held at
no am. Saturday in Room 201,
Building 3D." on the university
campus.
Evening star., 1951-04-19
cifzens Group Hits Move To Limit Federation Rolls

The Bradbury Heights Citizens
Association last night opposed a
move that would limit membership
In the Federation of Citizens
Associations to groups that have
90 members attending and par
ticipating in a minimum OF six
meetings a year.
Henry Austin, former delegate
to the federation. said the regula-
ton would throw out half the
member bodies" Of the federation.
The association approved two
other parts Of the resolution which
call for six meeting o year and
Evening star., 1951-04-19
Deaths Reported

Trom the DC. Bureau Of Vital Statistics,
Teresa Doyle. 95. 3465 Mecomb ct. NV.
Cantwell Mckee. o., Lima, Ohio,
Richard 7. Dent. 90 92S x 81. NV.
Mimic 8. Withers. s9. 81 Bryant Ct. NV.
Fohl c. srinley. 10. 7202 Old Chester "a.
MARY M. Randall. n. 4o1e Grant .t ne.
Lynette 2; Rice. 75. 1910 s 81. Sc. - ~
Fred g. Hausman. rs. 1909 Gales Ut. Sc
Lily 4. schaub, 70, sato sao VI VsTnum s. s.. NV NV.
Ray Epstein. .65, 1915 Allison st. NV.
Lustias =. Forbes. SO. 27l4 Kirkwood pl
Anssio araziana. SO. s24 Adams st. ne.
Enzaoeeh c. Brink. 90. 18th and FIorida
Esss IT s. M; &. .KsIasuss. q, 1899 ssth st; NV,
Margaret Murray. 30, sos Allies I'd. Nd.
susan 3. James. 81. 763 Gresham pl /, ~
!. pa Van. "a, 2404 Nichols ave. Sc,
Luther Johnson, So. 1857 HALF st. s.w.
George Morris. 81. 4223 Hayes st, ne,
Clifton Robinson. 45. 1925 T st. NV.
candido I; Paltins. "A. 56os Bursess.
Ella Barnes. 90. 1925 10th st. NV.
Argentine-made films are gain.
ing rapidly In Argentina at the
expense Of American films.
Evening star., 1951-04-19

membership living in the area o.
the particular association.
In an effort to get more play.
ground facilities in the region
the association will petition tht
House and Senate District Com.
mittees to restore to the budget
funds earmarked for the Ridge
and Kimball-Sousa Fairgrounds
Evening star., 1951-04-19

Kingston Hurbor 7th largest
KINGSTON, Jamaica. Kings
ton has the worlds seventh largest
lharbor,
Evening star., 1951-04-19
ADVERTISEMENT.
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Evening star., 1951-04-19

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Evening star., 1951-01-07
Hotel Slams Swimmer

MIAMI, Fla.-Miss Florence
Chadwick, the Channel swimmer,
has been signed by the manage
ment of the Fleetwood Hotel here
as director of water sports.
Evening star., 1951-01-07
I travellers Notebook
Stranded Students Cause Reform Fight
By Jacques FutreIIe, Jr.
The Stars Trovei Editor

such ships had been provided in
1948 and 1949.
Organizations outside the
travel industry, representing
themselves as non-profit outfits,
sought to encourage student
travel abroad by working out
transportation bargains within
the students means Some of
the ventures got tangled up. and
the American Society of Travel
Agents became outspoken in its
criticism.
ASIA made known it has ia
vored the student low-rate idea
for years, but it emphasized
that. whatever the prescribed
cost. "the public is entitled to
reliable and responsible service"
The student situation became
the fighting point. but ASTA's
fight actually goes beyond pro-
lection solely of such groups
from hardships, inconvenience
and sometimes extra cost of
transportation failures, Charg-
ing lack of technical knowl-
edge and operating skill of
tourism, ASTA issued a state
ment which declared, in part:
"We are opposed, as matter
of policy. to any Government
action which makes it possible
for persons OF organizations
lacking experience in the char
tering of vehicles and operating
tours, to offer services to the
public on an irregular or occa-
sional basis, thereby exposing
the public to the possibility of
actual money losses, incon-
veniences caused by failure to
deliver services contracted for
and disillusionment which can
only water public interest in
travel instead of stimulating
Evening star., 1951-01-07
Ski Area Plans
|OId-Foshioned
Fun for All

BOSTON.-New England re-
sorts, better equipped than ever
before to serve ski enthusiasts,
need only a good snowfall to fully
launch their busy winter sports
programs.
According to David Heald, chair
man of the Winter Activities Com
mittee of the New England Coun-
Gil, tow operators are geared for
a rd-breaking season. The
big ski centers have resurfaced
and widened slopes, built new
tows, and cut new trails. Sew
eral have opened entirely new
winter recreational developments.
The results of many of the ski
tournaments scheduled for the
next three months will be used to
determine the men and women
who will compete at the Olympics
in Oslo. Norway. next year.
The resorts have diversified their
programs to stimulate interest
among all types of vacationers,
according to Mr.. Heald. with the
accent on fun for every one-skiei
and non-skier alike.
Old-fashioned good times are
coming back-tobogganing, sleigh
rides, dog-team races. On the
bigger lakes there will be bob
house fishing until thaw-out time
in March. 1ce-skating rinks can
be found everywhere, most of
them flood Lighted at night. Also
regaining in popularity, especially
with cameramen, is the ancient
sport of snoWshoeing. Song-fests
and square dancing add to the
fun.
In general. expenses for travel,
accommodations and equipment
are about the same as last year.
In New Hampshire, for instance,
American plan rates average from
SIS to $40 daily. Trips fit various
budgets because accommodations
range from the ultra a-swank hotels
to the ski dorrns:f
Package" vacations will be Of
fered at a number of resorts. Un-
der this plan guests are given
fixed rates for their week or week.
end trip. usually including ski-lift
facilities, instruction and enter
tainment.
Evening star., 1951-01-07
U-Drive-It Autos
Await Flying Skiers

Colonial Airlines has announced
arrangements with U-Drive-It
services at Burlington Airport,
VT, adjacent to Stowe; at Mon
treal, gateway to the Laurentians,
and at Ottawa, for the Gatineaus.
Skiers may rent new cass at the
Burlington Airport for as little as
$4.75 per person for a party of
five. The cars may be used for
a 48-hour period and the price
includes all gas, oil and insur-
ance for IS miles. Prices at the
Canadian airports are slightly
higher.
Skiers need lose no time head
ing for the slopes. for if proper
notification is given Colonial, they
can be on their way from the
airport in five minutes time.
Evening star., 1951-01-07

Nobody knows as yet how
great the 1851 summer travel
to Europe will be. The situa-
ton is too iffy for forecasts.
But unless the transatlantic
flow drops to a mere trickle, the
problem of low cost student
journeys to the Old World may
come up again.
The general public got an
inkling that things were aniss
last summer, when stories began
appearing in the American press
that college youths were being
stranded by non-appearance of
their transportation at some
point along the line. In one
major case. several hundred
students collected in New York.
only TO learn that the ship
chartered for their crossing was
unfit for the trip.
Preventing the sailing was
the United States Coast Guard.
which is charged with passing
on the seaworthiness and safety
features of such vessels. Their
hopes of touring Europe were
salvaged through President
Truman. The Military Sea
Transport Service offered the
transport General Ballou after
the President was notified of
the students plight.
Later came stories of Ameri-
can youths being stranded in
several European countries
when planes, thought to have
been chartered for the return
passage, failed to carry out the
rendezvous.
Student travel to Europe de-
veloped as a strong issue last
summer. A contributing factor
was inability to arrange for
converted CA troop transports
for educational groups. Several
Evening star., 1951-01-07
Miami Beach Set
For Great Influx
OF OfVucdtioners

MIAMI BEACH, Fla.-The well
come mat has been rolled out to
its fullest extent at Miami Beach
as this resort city is prepared for
its annual greatest influx of visi-
tors, due to start about January
Is. This year, with more facilities
and entertainments than ever,
Miami Beach is expecting record
breaking numbers of vacationers.
Humming with activity all the
year. Miami Beach doings reach a
roaring crescendo from mid-Jan-
uary through mid-March. That
is the period when the greatest
number of persons prefer to spend
their winter vacations at Miami
Beach. Then. more than ever.
this city becomes cosmopolitan on
a large scale. Celebrities can be
seen at almost any street corner
Celebrities. and the less famous
alike, come for the water sports,
golf. racing and other summer
sports, as we'll as the semitropical
sun.
After-dark activities share in
the attractions Excellent restau-
rants offer adventures in dining
and many hotels conduct nightly
dances, often in the open air.
Miami Beach night clubs and
cabarets entertain vacationers
through top performers and out
standing dance bands.
Providing accommodations for
more than 100000 vacationers to
enjoy these activities at the same
time are Miami Beach hotels and
apartments. This city has more
than quarter of all the hotel
rooms in the State, $4,000 being
provided by 370 hotels.
Evening star., 1951-01-07
Arizona Called
Top State for
Dude Ranches

ENIX, Ariz.-No doubt
about it, dude or guest ranches
were first started in Wyoming by
the Eaton Brothers, but they
achieved their highest develop
ment in Arizona That's what a
recognized authority on the busi-
ness, Roma ne Lowdermilk. says.
According to Mr.. Lowdermilk,
guests we're first taken on work.
ing cattle ranches in Arizona by
Harry Kendall of the Bar-O at
Tombstone and by Bill Stewart
of the X-Diamond at Prescott.
Mr.. Lowdermilk started the
Kay-El-B Ranch in Wicken-
burg, which is still operating
Now he is running the Rancho
Manana at Cave Greek, northeast
of Phoenix. He says that Lee
Weaver started the modern guest
ranch trend in Arizona when he
built the first place dedicated
strictly to the business of catering
to tourists--his Circle Flying w
Ranch at Wickenburg.
Here's the lineup of ranches in
the Phoenix area, where one can
go Western" and rough it in
luxury during the winter months:
Wranglers Roost at Black Canyon,
Champie Ranch at Castle Hot
Springs, Sour Cross Ranch and
Rancho Manana at Cave Creek,
Kings Ranch Resort and Sahuaro
Lake Ranch at Mesa, Rancho Wis
ia Donita. T-Dart and Squaw
Peak at Phoenix. Flying E Ranch,
Kay-El-Bar Ranch, Monte Vista
Ranch, Rancho &c Los Caballeros
Remuda Ranch. Slash Bar K
Ranch and Triangle w Ranch, all
at Wickenburg.
Evening star., 1951-01-07
Caribbean Isles Build
More Resort Hotels
Scenic and Sunny Vacation Area
Rivals Other Plush PIoyqrounds

Tourists heading for the Caribbean this winter going to find
hotels offering the of luxury associated
with such plush Fairgrounds Miami Beach.
These resort hotels the elimination OF the
mendous changes gradually taking the lazy lands
during the Although and praised for
by cruise boat the Caribbean attracted little
attention as real vacation spots until 1946.
The Caribbean countries stock trade misty blue
tan lap z water lovely stretches chalk beaches and
picturesque pastetinted houses
Evening star., 1951-01-07
Picnic

HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla
Entertainment of guests at the
Floridan County Club here in
cludes outdoor picnic suppers
every week. All guests may join
in the fun. A huge bonfire is
built on the shores of nearby Lake
Harris. Steaks, ''hush-puppies, .
fish and other delectable dishes
are roasted or fried, and con-
sumed as rapidly as they are pre-
pared.