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Evening star., 1952-07-13

death on July 3, 1910, at her long
time residence, Maple Square,
on North Carolina avenue Sc.
This hospitable home. in whose
book lined library she wrote her
widely circulated accounts Of the
Washington scene, first came into
historical prominence as the resi-
dence Of Francis Scott Key, au-
thor of ''The Star Spangled Ban
ner." Senator John A. Clayton Of
New Jersey, its owner prior to Mrs.
Briggs occupancy. piped gas to it
at his own expense from the
United States Capitol, and built
on q ballroom, which he had deco
rated by Brumidi, the Italian
artist, who painted the frieze in
the rotunda of the Capitol.
Today Maple Square is the
headquarters of Friendship Neigh
borhood House. In this capacity
it is fulfilling a community service
which Emily Edison Briggs would
have liked for her old home. She
herself thought Of it as a possible
educational alma mater for young
women differentiated against for
enrolment in the educational in
|stitutions Of her time-and made
some inquiries as to the likelihood
OF interesting Congress in sustain
ing such an idea through grants.
Once q School Teacher
A school teacher in her native
State Of Ohio before her marriage
to John r. Briggs, a former men,
Der Of the Iowa Legislature and q
newspaper editor, who covered the
debates between Lincoln and
Douglas. she received her news
paper training as d young bride
working beside her husband on
his Gate City newspaper in Keo-
kuk. Iowa. There it was she prob
ably gained her own self imposed
criterion when she came to write
on her own responsibility Tell
the news as wildly as you can in
as few words as possible" Her
journalistic opportunity in her own
right came after they moved to
Evening star., 1952-08-17
First Jew Convicted
By Ex-Nazis Ends Life
BY the Assoeiated Pres,

MUNICH. Germany, Aug. 16.-
Phllipp Auerbach, As, a former
Jewish leader convicted by a
German court Thursday of en-
bezzlement and bribe-taking as
head of the Bavarian restitution
otflce. died in a hospital today of
an overdose of sleeping pills.
His widow, Mrs. Margit Auer-
bach. announced he committed
suicide. She told newsmen that
the prisoner-sentenced to 80
months in jail and fined 2,700
marks ($640) in a case that
stirred Jewish communities
throughout the world-wrote her
yesterday he would never get over
having his honor dragged in the
dirt"
A victim Of Hitler's concentra-
ton camps who lived to control
the flow Of millions of dollars
through the restitution office to
repay Jews for losses they suffered
under the NaziS, Auerbach had
been hospitalized for treatment
Of a kidney ailment.
His conviction ended the first
big postwar trial of a Jew before
a German court-in his case a
five-man court dominated by three
ex-Nazi judges. At the close he
thanked the judges for a fair
trial, but declared his conviction
was "a terror verdict, like those
common in the Russian zone."
Evening star., 1952-08-17

Red Cross workers, with an eye
ahead already have started their
annual job of stimulating the
Christmas spirit.
The spirit is a gift which is
slipped into a red-net Christmas
stocking. BY Christmas. $4,000
stockings will be in the hands Of
GIs. Some will 60 to overseas
hospitals. others will float down
by parachute.
Red Cross officials said their
program for making Christmas
mean something to members of
the Armed Forces is well under
way. Stockings are being rugged
with presents ranging from pen
knives to wallets. Most of the
stockings will be shipped next
month mainly for distribution
to hospitalized servicemen.
Along with the stocking will go
$50 kits Of Christmas decoration
materials which Red Cross field
directors will use in hospital
wards.
In many Red Cross chapters,
volunteers are gift-wrapping do
mated presents. BY fall the
presents will be sent to ports of
Evening star., 1952-08-17
Navy Issues Contract
For New JET Fighters
mas Day.
By the Associoted Press

The Navy yesterday announced
the award Of a contract to Temco
Aircraft Corp, Dallas. to produce
the swept-wing Mcdonnell F3H
Demon. a fast new single-jet, car
rier-based fighter.
Secretary Of the Navy Kimball
recently described the Demon as
one of the new United States Jet
fighters "better than Russia S
MIG-15."
The speed and performance of
the Demon are secret but "far ex-
ceed" those of its predecessors.
the FIG Phantom and the F2H
Banshee, the Navy said.
Temco has signed a licensing
agreement with Mcdonnell Air
craft Corp, st. Louis, Mo-. for its
production.
The dollar value of the Navy
contract, and the number of
planes to be produced, were not
disclosed.
Temco's president, Robert Nc
Culloch. said in a statement
issued from Dallas that the Navy
contract created an immediate
need for the hiring Of 400 addi-
tional people at the Dallas plant
tool designers, tool and die
makers. engineers. planners and
procurement specialists.
Evening star., 1952-08-17
Head Resigns
In King George County
Speciol Dispofch 10 The Sior

KING GEORGE. Va. Aug. 16.-
Miss Eliza Embrey has resigned
as superintendent of public well
fare in King George County to ac-
cept a scholarship.
She will leave here September
l to enter graduate school at Tu-
lane University in New Orleans
The scholarship is given by the
Virginia Department Of Welfare
and Institutions.
Evening star., 1952-08-17
Addicts Call for Opmm

SINGAPORE, Aug. Is R.-The
Governor Of Singapore received
an appeal from 1900 opium ad-
diets today to declare the anti
opium smoking law void and to
issue them opium on a rationed
basis. Opium smoking has been
banned here since 1946 but police
estimated there are 10000 addicts.
Evening star., 1952-08-17
0|eo Heir Loses Plea
For Prompt Hearing on
Call Girl Charges
BY the Assoeiaied Press

NEW YORK. Aug. 16.-Socially-
registered Minot F. Mickey Jelke
lost a fight today for an immedi-
ate hearing on charges he lived
Oh earnings Of high-priced prosti-
tuteS while awaiting an inheri-
tance of millions.
Felony Court put of until Mon
day an airing of the complaint
that the 22-year-old margarine
heir turned his apartment into
a plush house for call girls whose
fees ranged up to $500 a night.
The prosecution contended at
q brief session it wanted more
time to push its investigation into
so-called elite vice in the Nations
largest city.
Party Girls Scatter.
Playboys and party girls. mean
while. were scattering from their
usual cafe society haunts without
waiting the outcome of the probe.
The hasty exodus followed an
nouncement that police search
Ing Mr.. Jelke's apartment found
q gallery OF photographs of nude
beauties along with a black book
containing mems and women's
addresses.
Mr.. Jelke, who has an inheri-
tance estimated at from three to
five million dollars, due in three
years, suffered another setback
today.
Leaving a restaurant he found
a detective sitting in his powder
blue Cadillac convertible. The de-
tective told him police were i'm
pounding it because they found q
revolver in it.
Faces Weapons Charge.
Mr.. Jelke faces charges of DO
sessing weapons without q permit
in addition to the vice accusations.
Police said another revolver was
found IN his apartment when they
arrested him early yesterday.
The young heir is free in $50
600 bail.
Two other persons arrested in
the vice drive faced a lonelier week
end.
Their cases also were postponed
until Monday and they had not
raised bail.
They were red-haired Erica
Steel. 2S. accused of being a ma
dam" In her own $250-a-month
apartment. and Raymond Russell
Davioni. "a. a press agent, also
arrested on a charge of living of
prostitutes income.
Evening star., 1952-08-17
Fairbanks to Produce
N Movies in Britain
BY the Assoeiated Press

LONDON. Aug. 16.-Douglas
Fairbanks announced today he
has negotiated a deal with the
National Broadcasting Co. to pro-
duce 80 Aims here for use by
American television stations. They
will cost 900. 900 pounds ($S40 ,000)
British writer's. actors and tech
nicians will be employed.
1--WE get to work on Monday, !"
the actor said.
Evening star., 1952-08-17
Fire Races Wicomico Home

MARDELA, MD, Aug. 16 (P.-
Herman Bennett, 42-year-old
farmer, and his 18-year-old
daughter. Shirley. managed to es-
cape in their night clothes when
their home near this Wicomico
County town caught fire early to-
day and burned to the ground.
Evening star., 1952-08-17
Christmas Gets a Warm Start
As Red Cross Wraps GIGifts

embarkation. These will be dis
tributed Christmas Day on board
ships at sea.
The District chapter reported
their project will hit high gear
the early part of September.
Fall will also see the American
Junior Red Cross throughout the
country packing gift boxes 10
reach children in foreign lands
during the holiday season.
Evening star., 1952-08-17
AA Pruised in Belfast

Alcoholics Anonymous, cele-
brating the fourth anniversary
of its work in Northern Ireland,
was praised by friends in Belfast
for the miraculous" recoveries
that have resulted.
Evening star., 1952-11-21
Social Security Opinions
|0f Chamber Groups PoIIed
by the Assoeioted Press

The United States Chamber of
Commerce has announced a poll
Of its member organizations on
whether the chamber should sup
port a single social security sys-
tenn for all retired aged.
The outcome of the referendum
among local chambers Of COM
merce and trade associations will
determine chamber policy in thu
future. Ballots are to be mailed
out about December l and there
will be a 45-day voting period.
Members will be asked whether
they approve:
/. Merger of all the present
systems into one which would
cover all gainfully employed per-
sons. The merger would involve
the Federal Old-Age and Sur
vivors' Insurance, Federal-State
old-age assistance. railroad re-
tirement, civil service and others.
2. Paying benefits now to ali
retired aged who are not pro-
tected.
3. Elimination of Federal grants
to States for old-age assistance.
Evening star., 1952-11-21
Putnam Postpones Ruling
In Soft Coal WAGE Dispute

Economic Stabilizer Roger L.
Putnam today postponed until
next week a decision in the soft
coal wage controversy.
Mr.. Putnam is reviewing a rul-
ing of the Wage Sterilization
Board cutting 40 cents from the
$1.90-per-day wage increase re-
Gently negotiated by John L.
Lewis for his 375,000 soft, coal
miners.
Both Mr.. Lewis and Harry M.
Moses, president of the Bituminous
Coal Operators Association. have
asked Mr.. Putnam to reverse the
WSB ruling. The board said
miners under wage control rules
are entitled to no more than a
$1.50-per-day increase.
Evening star., 1952-11-21
Probers Release Data
On Officer S Refusal 10
Say if He Was Red
BY the Associoied Press

Senate investigators released
secret testimony today identifying
1st 1t. Sheppard Carl Thierman
as the Army doctor recently as
signed to treating Communist
prisoners in Korea who refused to
say whether he was a Communist.
The 30-year-old doctor. born
in Philadelphia. told the Senate
Internal Security subcommittee he
also refused to disclose whether
he was a Communist Party men,
ber in filling out his papers for
an Army commission last year.
In most instances. he based his
refusal to answer on his contitu-
tional privilege against possible
self determination. -
But he vigorously denied ever
spying against the United States
and said he has tried to be a good
officer.
1t. Thierman, who testified at
ia closed-door hearing Of the sub
committee on November 13. re-
turned from Korea the middle of
last month. He said he now is
assigned to the 1,170th Army
Service Unit at Fort Devens, Mass.
Commissioning Hit by Senator.
The gist of his testimony had
been disclosed previously by Sen
ator O'Conor. Democrat, of Mary
land, who presided at the hear
ing, but only with the release
of the record today was the off,
GERS identity disclosed officially.
Senator O'Conor said the sub
committee has received testimony
that 1t. Thierman had been a
dues-paying Communist before he
applied for his Army commission.
1t. Thierman testified that from
about October 8 of last year un-
til May 4 or of this year he
served on Koie Island, scene of
bloody uprisings by Communist
Chinese and North Korean pris-
oners of war.
| He said all his duties there were
in connection with treating the
prisoners. He said he kept his
talks with them "non-political."
| He told the subcommittee he
served in the Army as an enlisted
man for A months during World
War II and that before his hon
orable discharge in 1916 part of
Evening star., 1952-11-21

fan Of old locomotives, expressed
his belief that the tall man" was
Lincoln yesterday in a letter on
the editorial page Of The Star.
Two Others i'm Tall Hats.
Meanwhile, Hirst Mulhollen.
curator of photographs at the
Library of Congress, came up with
a picture taken at Hanover juno
ton. on the same day showing at
least two tan-hatted figures who.
he said, could be mistaken for
Lincoln.
ANY tall man in a stove-pipe
hat looked like Lincoln when pho
tographed from distance" was
his theory.
Evening star., 1952-11-21
10 Fans Here Doubt Tall Man
In DISPUTED Photo Is Lincoln

Ten members Of the Lincoln
Group Of the District of Columbia
have signed a statement saying
they do not believe the tall man"
in the disputed picture said to
have been taken at Hanover juno
tion, Pa, the day before the
Gettysburg address is Lincoln.
Their reasons:
The train in the picture has
only two coaches; Mr.. Lincoln's
had four coaches.
The train Is not headed toward
Gettysburg, but toward Baltimore.
The crowd is too small for a
presidential appearance.
Umbrella in Sunshine.
The alleged "Mr. Lincoln" is
carrying an umbrella. although the
sun is shining. Would the Presl-
dent have an umbrella in hand in
|alighting for a few minutes from
his special train on a sunny day?
The statement is signed by Vic
tor M. Birely, Bert Sheldon. Roy
Basler, E. Leo Andes, Ralph G.
Newman, Vincent Eaton. c. Percy
Powell, Capt. Gerald Snyder,
U. S. A.; BENJAMIN P. Thomas and
Francis A. Lord.
The Lincoln Group held a
panel discussion on the picture.
Miss Helen Nicolay, daughter Of
Lincoln's secretary. John G. Nico-
lay, said she could not recognize
her father. But she did believe
that the "tall man" was Lincoln.
The dispute over the picture.
one of the Brady collection ex-
hibited for year at National
Archives, has continued a sur
prisingly long time and the Lin
coin fans are having a lot Of fun
out of it. Robert A. Mullen, a
Evening star., 1952-11-21
1t. Col. Irene Galloway
Heads Fort Lee WAC
BY the Associofed Pres

The Army announced today
that 1t. Col. Irene o. Galloway,
former WAC staff adviser for the
European command. will take
command of the Women's Army
Corps training center at Fort Lee,
Va. on Monday.
She will succeed 1t. Col. Ruby
E. Herman, who has been assigned
to Fort Dix, N. j.
Evening star., 1952-11-21
Reward Offered for Cool

SALT LAKE CITY.-Long be-!
fore Utah was admitted to the
Union, its legislature offered ST.
900 reward for any one locating a
vein of workable coal near the
city.
Evening star., 1952-11-21
Overtime Ban Voted

To enforce demands for a $3.50
a week boost, 38 British unions
in the shipbuilding and engineer
ing fields have voted a ban on
overtime and a showdown.
Evening star., 1952-11-21
his medical education was fl
nanced by the Government.

nanced by the Government.
In subsequently applying for a
commission in the Medical Corps,
he said, he invoked his conStitu-
tional privilege against possible
Standardization on papers ask
ing whether he was or ever had
been a member of the Communist
Party and similar questions.
He said the forms he received
stated that applicants had the
right to do so.
He told the subcommittee that
no investigator or representative of
the Army "ever discussed this
with me-"
Evening star., 1952-11-21
B THE EVENING STAR

- Washington, D. c.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER Fl, 1859
The Miami times., 1952-12-13
State Hi-Y President
Off To Camp

Stafford James Sweeting. son of
Mrs. Lean Thompson, 1924 NV
49th Terrace left for camp Thurs
day. December IL. Mr.. Sweeting
has been a member of the Hi-Y for
more than five years. At the past
conference, Sweeting was elected
as the State Hi-Y President,
Sweeting is also an active member
Of the "Allied Youth Bible Socitey
Boys Counselors" at BTW. He alse
serves as Chaplain of his senior
class and as Lay-Reader of st.
Peters African Orthodox Church.
At the same time he is an active
member of the MCGUIRE Society
of the same. Good luck, Pvt.
Sweeting and may God bless you.
The Miami times., 1952-12-13

Former prexy, Eugenia Williams
was presented beautiful sterling
silver bracelet by the President
elect for her outstanding leader
ship.
The following auxiliary mem
bers and their husbands attended
the banquet: Mrs. John billiard,
Mrs. WILDER Ellison, Mrs. Nathan
iel Evans, Mrs. John w. Faison,
Mrs. Rudolph Ferguson, Mrs. John
Freelain, Mrs. Charles Gweon,
Mrs. Cornelius johnson, Mrs. DAN
iel Johnson, Mrs. George Kilpat-
rick, Mrs. Jethroe Mackey, Mrs.
Calvin Marks, Mrs. John Marks,
Mrs. Frederick Martin, Mrs. Stew
art Matthews, Mrs. William Nc
Brice, Mrs. Howard Rollins, Mrs.
Stanley Sawyer, Mrs. Edward H.
Taylor, Miss Thelma Taylor and
guest, Mrs. Roscoe c. Webb and
Mrs. Carl Williams.
The Miami times., 1952-12-13
VFW AUXILIARY NEWS

The regular meeting of the VFW
Woman's Auxiliary 6021 was held
at the post home November %.
The president, Edna Carey, out
lined the order of business. Our
new members are: Lurline Mingo,
Laverne Stalling and Eva Lassi-
ter.
On Sunday, Nov. 80, the post
and auxiliary held their Memoir
ial service at Newman's M. E.
Church. A short program was rem
dered before the memorial ser
vice. Past Commander Irwin
Carey was acting master of cere-
mony. Commander Lang MILAN
and chaplain Luther Taylor con-
Quoted the memorial service.
At our next meeting the aux
iliary will have their annual hos
pital shower. Admission: Any tot
let article. Members are asked to
bring a friend.
Sister Carey conveyed a special
thanks to the two contestants for
the splendid effort put fort in the
annual Miss V. F. w. Contest. The
two contestants were Sister Fran
ces Briggs and Sister Leoncia Nc
Intosh. Sister Mcintosh won the
title.
The Miami times., 1952-12-13
ENGAGEMENT REVEALED

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph M. Welters
9O3 Thomas ST., announce the en-
gagement of their daughter, Miss
Barbara Fanchon Welters, to Mr.
Bernard Mingo, Jr., son of Mr.
and Mrs. Bernard Mingo, Sr., IF
Fort Village.
The bride-elect was graduated
from st. Frances De Sales High
School, Rock Castle, Va. and she
is a junior at Florida A and M
College.
The groom to be is a graduate
of St. Francis Xavier School and
a veteran of World War II.
The date of the wedding will
be announced later.
The Miami times., 1952-12-13

reported to have brought into the
Bahamas during $50, almost
$3,OOO,OOO in 1850; and more than
81, 100000 thus far this year. With
Inagua as headquarters, the COM
pany operates nine Liberty ships
which touch the U.S.A., Japan
and the Dutch West Indies. The
company shipped almost $4,000
tons of Inagua salt last year.
The Miami times., 1952-12-13

Another Oakes came into the
limelights of Nassau on Novem-
Der 26, when William Pitts Oakes
was taken before the Traffic
Magistrate, charged with negli-
gently causing harm to Constable
Charles Richard Fernandez and
driving under the influence of
booze. Oakes pleaded not guilty,
three prosecution witnesses were
heard, and the case adjourned.
The Miami times., 1952-12-13

Two emergency flights were
made by the Bahamas Airways
on November "a. One to Black
Point, Exuma, brought to the Ba-
hamas General Hospital Mr.. R.
C. Hall who was seriously ill; the
other was to San Salvador to get
an employee of the Mcdonald
Construction Company, who sui
fered broken wrist.
The Miami times., 1952-12-13
A Letter From Bill
Lantaff

Ad1tdII
Dear Neighbor:
A South Florida high school
student inquired if l thought
President Elect Eisenhower should
go to Korea.
Yes, I do. For one thing, he
promised the American people
that if elected he would de just
that and, unquestionably, many
people voted for the General be-
lieving that, with his ability and
experience, he could find some
solution to the Korean War. Even
though this is a dangerous trip
for a President-Elect to make, it
would be a breach of faith with
the American people for the Cen
eral not to carry out his promise.
Just what decision will General
Eisenhower have to make with
reference to Korea? He has stated
we had no alternative other than
to go into Korea to stop the Com
munists. A few days ago, he said
he supported the American prin-
cipals of non-forcible repartri-
alton of Communist prisoners-of-
war. This is the issue which has
stalemated Armistice talks for
months. So, the American pesit-
ion will not be changed by Eisen-
hover.
The General will find we have
been training South Korean divis-
ions since the war started and
that Republic of Korea divisions
are now holding about so percent
of the front. General Mark Clark
estimates it will take two years
more to double the size of the
South Korean force, but that, even
when this is done, American divi-
sions will have to be maintained
in force. You just can't take a
Korean farmer and train him
overnight in the use of trigo-
nometry and higher mathematics
so that he can cope with compli-
Gated and complex artillery fire
control problems today.
Should the General 60 to For
mosa, he might be able to make
decision as to whether or not
the forces of Chang Kai-Chek
are ready and capable of main
tanning an offensive against the
Chinese Communists without di-
rect American aid in manpower
and equipment.
The real decision facing the new
President will be the same that
confronted President Truman 18
months ago. Limit the war to Ko-
rea at the risk of seeing it drag
on indefinitely or carry the air.
war to Communist China and
start an all-out offensive in Ko-
rea. In recent months, we have
bombed every target in sight in
North Korea. North Korean rail-
roads are operating at only 2 per-
cent of normal capacity, industry
is practically at a Standstill and
all vital power installations have
been destroyed. While the civilian
economy is almost at the point of
collapse, there is no prospect of
an immediate collapse of the en-
emies' armed forces.
! Carrying the air-war directly to
Communist China and starting an
all-out offensive in Korea will, of
course, require large ground, air
and naval reinforcements. 1t will
produce heavy casualties. 1t will
involve the risk of general war;
but, undoubtedly, the military
leaders in the field will urge this
course on the General as the only
solution to the Korean dilemma.
+ Whether or not President Elect
Eisenhower makes any changes in
the policies pursued by Mr.. Tru-
man, think it is imperative for
him to go to Korea and report to
the American people so that we
can have confidence in the course
we are pursuing.
Sincerely yours,
The Miami times., 1952-12-13
NV. Miami Junior
Jaycees Women's
Auxiliary Install
Officers

The Northwest Miami Junior
Chamber of Commerce Women's
Auxiliary, held its Candle Light
Installation and Anniversary Ban
quet recently in the beautiful Fla
mingo Room of the Mary Eliza
beth Hotel.
MRS. Ethel Ferguson, presented
the guest speaker Mrs. Louise
B'Taylor, newly appointed Exec
utive Director of the Murrell
Branch YWCA, with corsage of
yellow rose buds. Mrs. B'Taylor
delivered an inspiring address.
Immediately following her ad-
dress, she installed the officers
for the coming year. Mildred
Marks, Juanita Matthews and
Ruby Webb, Board of Directors.
Eugenia Williams, Parliamenta-
rian, Winifred Fitzpatrick, Cor
respondance Secretary, Carolyn
Johnson, Recording Secretary, EN-
ma Mcbride, Treasurer, Ethel Fer
guson, Vice President, Alice Marie
Taylor, President.
The Miami times., 1952-12-13
NEWS FROM THE
BAHAMAS

Seventeen year old Albert Carr
made his escape from a Fox Hill
Prison on November "a, while
working in citrus grove. A native
of Turks Island, Carr was serv-
ing a three years sentence for
breaking and larceny. Prison au-
thorities are searching for him.
The Miami times., 1952-12-13
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