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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-05-09
bn Of Prominent
Killed
] Accident

toTe-HeHzy Clay verge n
/ 2l. the son Of Hr and Mrs.
! Ser Il Ycfser enl grandson
SIS Z ]. Yelger ana t. la.e
besor Il c Hergea founder OF
! Yefg school Vas d victim
90 automobile accident aad
At tie Josephine hosp tai
1asa5y hrfiI p IL WIS
|1 here december q 1890 Il
i1a'ed from II c. Yerger
J. sch d and ate ded psi
T Smith college. Little Rock.
|ep he lacked only a few hours
graduating
PIE Is survived by his parents
/ and Mrs Chester Yerger s.;
twin brother, Benjam n
Fes YeTger; his elder brother.
and Mrs. Chester II Yerger,
md their three children Of
|hnond California; his grand
|'ar Mrs Z j. Yerger, and her
\ MCiDENT-page eight
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-05-09
County School
Presents Class
Play May 18th

The senior class of Pulaski
County Training school is present.
ing its farewell three ae. play
Friday night. May 10th at the high
school auditorium. This play pro-
misses TO be the hit OF the sea-
son The title Is The Gate To
Happiness. The following stu
dents are taking an active part:
Walstein Thomas. Harrison Fair
fax. Geneva Surratt. Laverne
Thomas, Willie Bruce, Lor-
eta Winkler and Walter Jones,
Marthel Sampson and Muriel
johnson. The play will begin
promptly at 800 p. m. Mrs. r. X.
Wilbur Is sponsor.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-05-09
SIum Clearance
Gets Approved

Contract for funds for SUM
clearance and redevelopment of 10
city blocks in the Dunbar school
area involving more than So mil
lion, was signed in Washington
Tuesday.
Approval Of a capital grant of
100000 and loan of ST, 1874. 446 for
the program previously had been
granted by the Housing and Home
Finance agency
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-05-09
States Dance Band
Plays Dance For
Teachers College

The AMIN college dance band
furnished music for a dance We'd
nesday mite closing Reddie Day
at Henderson State Teachers col
lcge in Arkadelphia During the
day the college entertained some
$50 visiting high school seniors.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-05-09
Revival Of Confederate Ideals Mars
Rose Festival Officials Aim To Be
Decent During 1852 Festival Parade

As thousands Of Negro citizens for the Rose Festival officials for
from various sections Of Akan the initiative appearance OF Me-
sas lined the route Of the Rose participation
Festival parade Saturday ah The mle-long parade beau
applaud Miss Clara But uul carried
Ter Arkansas first bronze Roc tain extent within keeping of tn
Festival and her beautiful democratic principles today
prncesscs many praises emitted See TESTivAI-pig, eight
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-05-09

heNDs "COTToNATTA"--Mrs Dorothy White, wife of Dr.
White shown at left boarding one of Brann Airline
gas with Mrs DAISY Bates view the "Cotonatta one o.
fashionable preceding the Memphis Cotton Makers
lice which held in Memphis Monday evening The C t.
kta' is and interesting approach the OF cotton
ns for at any time of day any OF the year
herg cotton fabrics during the Cotonaa" includes
wes of materials and enters cotton in competition With the
expensive and ganourous materials Miss Barbara Clla
rpscn Spirit Of Cotton" and Miss Minnie Pearl Henry
Kansas Baptist college student and second place winner
urd in the "C0ttonata. Mrs Bates is tour rector fo
Spirit Of Cotton substituting for Mrs. r G. VERSION ma
al chairman and who will be host to Mrs White durng he
-. PRESS foo by Davy
Evening star., 1952-12-10
One Slip in 100000 Shifts
Costs Phone Company $50

The big job of changing $780,
900 telephone numbers in the
Washington area was accom-
plished almost without a hitch.
Almost, but one little mistake will
cost the Chesapeake g. Potomac
Telephone Co. $50.
Louis Weissberg and his son
Stanley. operating Randy's res
taurant at 1113 Fifteenth street
NV. were told several months
ago their number would change
from Republic 0661 to Republic
7-0661.
So they bought some stationery
with the expected new number
on it. When the change came
they were surprised to learn the
new number really was Adams
4-1456.
The Weissbergs wanted to know
why. The company admitted
there had been mistake and is
sending the restauranteurs the
$50 they spent on the stationery.
Evening star., 1952-12-10
1t. BIdckhoU Killed in Crash
of Thunderjet in Arizona

The brothers majored in agri-
culture at College Park. Both OF
them had scholarships. Their
chief interest in their major field
the teachers said, was in livestock
Since they were 10 years old, they
have been winning prizes for live
stock breeding and judging al
various county and State fairs
Alexander represented the
Maryland All Club at the Ma
tional All Camp in 1949. In ad-
dition to his All work as a youth
he was active in the youth fellow
ship at the La Plata Methodist
Church.
Alexander was known as "San-
Idy" by his friends. most of whom
never learned to tell him and his
brother apart.
Their father, Alexander A
|Blackhall. sr.. also is widely known
in beef cattle circles. So is their
sister, Mary Eleanor Blackhall
who is in her freshman year al
the University Of Maryland.
The flyer also is survived by his
mother and another sister, Mrs
Isabelle Thompson, wife Of Prof
Arthur Thompson of the Univer-
ISity of Maryland.
Evening star., 1952-12-10
Flying Tackle Snares
lusnect in Chase

A policeman used flying tackle
yesterday to down a knife WELD
ing suspect after a chase near
Fourteenth and I streets NV.
Pvt. Fred L. Barber of the Traf-
Ific Division was directing traffic at
Fourteenth street and New York
avenue NV, when Melvin H.
Stonestreet ran from the Colorado
Building and told him this story.
Mr.. Stonestreet was returning to,
his Office at the Dynamic Hearing
Aid Co. He opened the door and
found colored man inside. When
he could get no satisfactory ex-
PLANTATION of the mans presence,
he suggested they go see the
building superintendent.
In the lobby. Mr.. Stonestreet
said, the man pulled knife,
Iiunged at him, then fled into the
street.
| The suspect boarded a north
bound streetcar and Mr.. Stone
street and Pvt. Barber got into a
taxicab and gave chase. The sus-
Ipect left the streetcar at Four
teenth and / streets and fed into
a nearby alley. with Pvt. Barber
chasing him afoot.
Pvt. Barber fired a shot in the
1900 block of I street which failed
to halt the suspect. AS the man
turned into another alley, Pvt.
Barber lunged and brought him
down.
At police headquarters he was
identified as Clarence r. Green,
|28, colored. of the 1900 block Of
Park road NV. He was charged
with assault with a deadly weapon.
Evening star., 1952-12-10
Russia Seen Spending
Vast Propaganda Sum
By the Associated Press

A State Department official
said yesterday the money the
United States spends on it's over
seas Campaign of Truth" is only
la small fraction of Moscow's out
lay for Communist propaganda.
Reed Harris, acting admins
traitor Of the international IN
formation Administration, took
note of suggestions by economy
advocates that the cost of the
American oversea propaganda
campaign might be drastically cut.
Russia and her satellites are
spending SIT billion year on
direct propaganda. plus several
billions on indirect propaganda,
Mr.. Harris told conference of
State school officials, sponsored
by the United States Office of
Education.
BY contrast, Mr.. Harris said,
the Voice of America radio and
other overseas information oper-
lations have an appropriation of
1888 million for this fiscal year.
Evening star., 1952-12-10
New Mercury Lights
Twill Go on Tonight
On Massachusetts

New mercury vapor lighting
units will be switched on at sun
down today along a IA mile
length of Massachusetts, avenue
The Districts Electrical Divi-
sion said the section would then
become the city's best Illuminated
traffic artery.
Herbert A. Friede. city electrical
engineer, reported the lights are
of a design specifically suited to
meet the lighting problems of such
Ithoroughfares. The luminaires
were made by Westinghouse
Electric Corp, he said.
| The IS fixtures, Is feet high
with overhead arms. are installed
between Westmoreland and WARD
Circles, 120 feet apart.
They represent : the first large
installation of the mercury vapol
lighting units here. Mr.. Friede
said the relatively low cost o1
maintenance of the new fixtures
was a large influence in the project
| "The lamp provided twice a.
much light per dollar as an in.
candescent lamp of equal wattage
and has far longer life" hi
reported. He added that thu
blue white light enhances the ap'
Ipearance of such streets as Mas
sachusetts avenue with heavy for.
estation.
In the Spring Valley shopping
center, where pure white illumi'
nation is required, the city has in.
stalled mercury vapor lamps with
the bulbs coated with phosphoru!
to effect a warmer color, Mr.
Friede said.
Evening star., 1952-12-10

1t. Alexander A. Blackhall, jr.,
well known in Charles County and
ian honor graduate of the Uni
Iversity of Maryland, was killed
yesterday when his Thunderjet
crashed in Arizona.
The crash occurred on a routine
training flight Is miles from Luke
Air Force Base, where 1t. Black
hall, %, and his twin brother both
were on duty as Thunderjet pilots,
the Associated Press reported.
The twin brother, William M.
Blackhall. is on his way TO the
family home near La Plata, Md.
Both were honor graduates of
Glasva High School, Charles
| County.
The twins graduated from the
University of Maryland last year
and went directly into the All
Force. They had been in the ad-
vanced Air Force ROTC at Col
lege Park.
Friends and former teachers OF
the brothers described them as
inseperable. Since boyhood, they
have shared the same Interests,
and their achievements in 4-H
work and at the university were
accomplished as team.
Evening star., 1952-12-10
Post Offices Await
New Record Rush Of
|Christmas Mail Here

/ Washington post Offices are
bracing for the biggest Christmas
mailing rush in history.
Based on an 8 to 10 per cent
increase in business so far this
year, Postmaster Roy M. North
believes outgoing Christmas mail
may reach 10 per cent higher than
last years record figure.
Between now and the 18th about
4,5OO extra employees will join the
regular force of 5000 at the City
Post Office and substations. About
three-fourths of them. will clerk
and the rest help the weighted
down carriers.
/ BY the 18th service will be
stepped up to as many deliveries
a day as necessary to get all letters
and packages quickly to the
homes.
Letters and parcels may be
mailed at the City Post Office
Massachusetts, avenue and North
Capitol street, every day, includ-
ing Sunday between 7 am. and
midnight.
j The Benjamin Franklin sta
ton. at Twelfth street and Penn
sylvania avenue NV, will be
open from 8 am. until 10 pm.
Except the 14th and 21st, when
opening time will be noon.
All other substations will OBJ
serve regular $50 pm. closing
time on Saturday as well as
weekdays, and will close Sundays
Last year the Washington sta
tions handled a record 69,217 ,44C
outgoing letters and cards and
about 6 million packages. In re-
ceipts that was nearly 13 per cent
higher than 1851.
The same sort of plans are on
ltap throughout the country. In
all the Post Office Department
will hire about 375,00D extras to
assist the permanent force OF
half a million.
Evening star., 1952-12-10
Francis G. Addison, ir.

Mr.. Addison headed the Citizens
Advisory Committee, which, after
extensive study. last September
proposed details of the 1919 mil
lion city improvement program.
President of the Security Bank,
he has headed and served on nu-
merous committees of the Dis
Itrict Bankers Association. He also
lis a former president of the Board
of Trade and a prime mover of the
boards Greater National Capital
Committee.
In 1851, Mr.. Addison was gen.
eral chairman of the District Can
Ger Society's fund drive and has
been active in the District Motor
Club. the YMCA and the Boys
Club of Washington. He is a grad
uate of Georgetown University Law
School.
Evening star., 1952-12-10
Mosons Spur Bond Drive

An appeal to Prince Hall Masons
of the District to step up then
support of the Defense Bond pro-
gram will be made tonight tc
members of the grand lodge ano
auxiliary attending the 104th an
nual communication at Masonic
Temple. Tenth and U streets NV
Speaker will be Lemuel L. Foster
who will talk on Defense Bonds
and the National Emergency"
Evening star., 1952-12-10

basic causes of international ten
sions. Her interest in interna-
tional affairs also prompted tours
to Europe in 1850 and 1851. spon-
sored by Americans for Demo
cratic Action, to study economic
and social problems.
Her husband. sales engineer
shares Mrs. Luther's civic in
terests. Now president of the
Dupont Circle Citizens Associa-
ton, he is a member Of the Board
of Trade, the Washington Build
ing Congress and the Committee
of 100 on the Federal City.
Evening star., 1952-12-10
October Retail Sales
Advance s Per Cent
By The Associated Press

The Commerce Department esti-
mated today. that retail sales were
6 per cent higher in October this
year than in October year ago
Total sales for the first IL
months of the year were up 3 pei
cent. the report said.
The estimates were not adjusted
for seasonal influences or for price
changes.
The report gave these details:
Estimated retail sales in October
lamounted to Slab billion. That
was 8 per cent more than in Sep
tember.
Gasoline service station sales
showed the biggest increase. COM
ipared with sales in October yeal
lago-20 per cent. Auto dealers
land clothing stores came next
with increases of 13 per cent over
lsales in October, 1851. They were
followed by food stores, 8 per cent
department stores tincluding mai
order houses Z per cent; and fur.
niture and appliance stores, 4 pei
lcent.
Evening star., 1952-12-10

an active worker in Community
Chest activities. A director of the
Riggs National Bank and the
Board of Trade, he headed the
1949 Red Cross campaign in the
Washington area and was named
a member of the Advisory Com
mittee Of the District Savings
Bonds Division the same year.
Evening star., 1952-12-10
Urge
Revised Plans
For Southwest
Rozing on 3 Blocks
District Opposed
In 4th St. Business

The Washington Building Con.
gress proposed today that re-
building of the Fourth street busi-
ness district be excluded from the
first 76-acre slum- clearance prof.
ect of the Southwest redevelop-
lment program.
At the same time, the builders
asked the National Capital Plan
ming Commission to revise plan
for the entire 427-acre Southwest
area. and provide for a more dras-
tic upgrading of it. Plans for
this 427-acre program are only
a tentative guide for the future.
However, detailed plans for the
76-acre tract. designated Area B.
will come before a Commissioners
public hearing next Wednesday.
If the city heads approve the
plan, officials hope to begin work
by early spring in the smaller
area. bounded by E and I streets
and Fourth and South Capitol
streets.
Haines Indorses b Plan.
Frank H. Haines, building con-
gress president, indorsed the B
|plan. provided its Fourth street
boundary is moved $50 feet east
ward. This would have the effect
of killing immediate plans to tear
down three city blocks of busi-
ness establishments.
Mr.. Haines quoted committee
report as objecting to the plans
irregular Fourth street boundary,
which leaves some business prop
erties intact. He added:
THE chief reason for this pro-
posal, however. is that an up-
grading of the plan for the re-
mainder of the survey (427-acre)
area would make it desirable to
provide a different type of shop
ping facilities. Even if it should
be decided later that present plans
should be followed, short delay
in rebuilding Fourth street would
be helpful rather than harmful"
The Congress consistently has
lcontended that the NCPC has
been setting it's sights too low in
planning for the entire Southwest
AREA.
Major Changes Urged.
THE whole purpose of redevel-
opment will be defeated" Mr..
Haines declared. unless major
changes in the character of South
west Washington are made. Only
Ia bold, imaginative plan will in-
Iduce investors to risk their money
lin this tremendous undertaking
which can provide thousands of
Jobs for our people for years to
come"
The issue. Mr.. Haines said, is
whether we are trying to create a
fine new section D.. for all our
people, one which will provide
impressive new tax values, or
whether we are planning only a
worthy slum- elimination project"
Architect Louis Justement and
Chloethiel Smith have led de-
mands for a more drastic change
in plans than the NCPC proposes.
The building congress commit
tee which raised todays proposals
is headed by A. r. Clas. It's MEM
hers include Edwin l.. Davis, E. c.
Baltz, P. Y. K. Howat. Mr.. Juste-
ment, Arthur H. Keyes, ST.; Rus
sell B. Martin. Charles T. Penn,
Homer Phillips. Charles H. Tomp-
kins and A. Hamilton Wilson.
Evening star., 1952-12-10

ton nrm, MI. lOmpKlDS mas
found time to serve as member
of the Board of Trade and as
president of the Washington
Building Congress and the Master
Builders Association and as
chairman of the American Auto
mobile Association Advisory
Board.
He also is a board member of
Woodward & Lothrop's and of
the Riggs National Bank.
Evening star., 1952-12-10
CIV Professor Develops
Liquid Measuring Cell

A simple and easily con-
structed cell for use in measuring
the dielectric non conducting con-
stants of liquids has been de-
veloped by DR.. Reuben e. Wood,
associate professor Of chemistry
at George Washington University.
The cell is made from a radio
tube by drilling two holes in 1t
and soldering in copper tubes.
1T can be used to measure the
|dielectrci constants of fluids intro
duced through the copper tubes.
Evening star., 1952-12-10

longtime busi-
ness manager
of Local 26, In
tern a t 10 nal
brotherhood of
z / e c t r j c a ]
Workers.
In 1916 Mr..
Preller was ap-
Ip OF n tie d en-
Iployes' re pre-
SeNC a I ] V T % IL
the Di S tr / C t
| Unemployment
Compensate o n
Board for a
4 l. - a a " q O r
Evening star., 1952-12-10
School Officials 10 Honor
Savoy at Dinner Toniqht

School officials will honor re-
tired Associate Supt. A. Kiger
Savoy at a dinner tonight at the
Hotel Statler.
Mr.. Savoy, who retired last
month after many years as head
of the colored elementary schools,
was honored at another dinner
last night at the Charles Young
School.
About 300 teachers, school prin-
cipals and others attended, Mr.
Savoy was presented with a lamp.
and his wife also received a gift.
Evening star., 1952-12-10
Public Works Group Has Wide Experience

Broad experience in a wide di-
versity of community interests is
represented in citizen-leaders Sc
lected to spearhead organization of
the campaign for enactment of a
1919 million public works program
for the District. Following is a
rundown on the e-member
Steering Committee named yester-
Evening star., 1952-12-10
Cornell Football Smoker

A Cornell University football
coach, Walter G. Bruska. will show
films of the past season at a
smoker sponsored by the Cornell
Club of Washington at 8 o'clock
tonight in the cabinet room OF
the Willard Hotel. The associate
admissions director at the univer-
sity. Robert M. Storandt. will dis
cuss entrance and scholarship
problems.
Evening star., 1952-12-10
Formal Reception SET
For Inaugural Guests

A formal reception will be given
the afternoon of January ID in
honor of distinguished guests in
Washington for the Eisenhower
inaugural program.
The reception will be at the
Hotel Statler between $3.50 and
6 pm. Guests will include men,
bers of the incoming cabinet,
Governors. members of Congress
and ranking Republicans from
various States.
The Citizens Inaugural Com
mittee said this will be an in
vitation affair, with a limited list
of guests.
Evening star., 1952-12-10
School Bus and Car Collide
After Students Get Off

An auto and a Montgomery
County school bus collided this
morning at Connecticut avenue
and Saul road. No one was in
jured.
The bus driver, Walter G. Bur-
riss. route /. Silver Spring. had
just let off bus load at Kensing-
ton Junior High School.
The other driver, Olin D
Poole, Is, of the 1900 block OF
U place Sc, was charged with
improper passing.
Evening star., 1952-12-10

OF viewpoints TO
be expressed on
the public works
proposals.
A native of
Alexandria, he
obtained h S
law degree from
the G eorg e
w a S h i n G t on
University Law
SchoOl ana en-
tered private
practice in 1928.
In 1916, he be-
came a ! a w
No pf~nN 0f IA
Evening star., 1952-12-10

IN l946. she
has headed that
org aniZa tion
since May, 1851.
A one = time
member of the
league speak
ers' ur e a u =,
Mrs. Lu t h e r
frequently ad-
dressed church,
club and other
groups and. in
I1948, directed
a league work.
shop devoted to
i-AI..:- ~ n
Evening star., 1952-12-10
List Guest Rooms
| With Office Now for
InouquroI Visitors

Arrange your own inaugural
guest list early!
Hundreds of thousands of
people from far and near will
be in Washington for one of
its biggest events in 20 years,
the Eisenhower Inauguration
If you have apartments or
rooms-or dormitory beds
for the accommodation of in
auguration visitors. list them
now with the Inaugural Com
mittee's housing Office. at 1925
I street NV. telephone RE-
public $4,000.
Evening star., 1952-12-10

GkAlC W WILL
tribute a wealth
of professional
experience and
a life = lon G
knowledge of
the District to
his service as
head of the
Addison Com
mittee'S Con-
struction sub
committee.
Active also in
business enter
prises beyond
his conStruc-
Evening star., 1952-12-10

churcn actlVl-
ties in which
he has played
a leading part
for many years.
A form e I
member of the
Board of Edu-
cation and past
pre- ST dent Of
the Federation
Of Civic ASso-
Citations, he was
actively backed
for the job Of
District Com :
Evening star., 1952-12-10

Joseph Donohue, now District
Commissioner. An active worker
for the Districts new reorganiza-
ton pan. Mr.. Kaufman also has
served in civil defense posts and
rs a former president of the Forest
Hills Citizens Association.
Evening star., 1952-12-10
AImonocs Disagree
On Weather Outlook
For Inaugural Day

1t seems to depend on
which almanac you read
whether to expect clear skies
or cloudy for the 1853
inaugural.
The new Hagers-Town
Town and Country Almanack
forecasts a partly cloudy day
for January 20.
Baer's Agricultural Alma
mac, published in Lancaster,
Pa, predicts fair weather,
clear skies and warmer for
that day.
Evening star., 1952-12-10

award. An0tnel
member of the
Addison com
mittee, he led
research on the
public W or k s
program devot-
ed to parking
problems.
Last May, he
W a S n a m e d
managing OIL
rector of the
Hecht Co. stores
in the Wash
ington area.
Evening star., 1952-12-10

194T. His civic activities have in
cluded vice presidency Of the
Washington Federation OF
Churches and membership in the
Central Civic Conference. He
also has taught Bible classes and
served as an elder and trustee of
the Fifteenth Street Presbyterian
Church.
Mr.. Hall was graduated cum
laude from Howard University
Law School and is q native and
lifelong resident Of the District.
Evening star., 1952-12-10

term. He also has served with
the Maryland State and District
of Columbia Federation of Labor
and with the executive council OF
the IBEW, representing an area
of the Atlantic Seaboard from
MARYLAND to Florida.
Evening star., 1952-12-10

a project study
of the Addison
Committee. His
S u b committee
S p e n t several
months on the
r e c omn1enda-
tions for high
way construc-
ton.
A native OF
Princess Anne.
Md. Mr.. Mad
dox was gradu-
ated from Le-
high University,
Evening star., 1952-12-10

on the ground
floor of the
public w or k S
program as FL
nance Subcom-
mittee chair
m a n of the
Addison Com
mittee.
Natl o n ! ! y
pronin e mt in
banking c | T.
cles. he has
been president
of the District
Bankers Asso-
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H. Randolph Maddox

President of the Chesapeake &
Potomac Telephone Co. since 1947
Mr.. Maddox is the fourth Steering
Committee member who headed
Evening star., 1952-12-10
Robert V. FIeminq

Mr.. Fleming. president of the
Riggs National Bank since 1925,
is chairman of the Citizens Ad-
viSory Council. He also was in
Evening star., 1952-12-10
WooIsey W. HuII

Mr. Halls retirement three
years ago as purchasing assistant
of the Treasury Department left
him free to pursue civic and