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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-02-23
ospcl Choral Union News

Other important events IN
clude the Soleist Bureau for which
we are campaigning for at least
SO special soloists. Enroll now by
calling President Hutchins at WO
-2893 for full information.
All choas, choruses and smaller
singing aggregations are asked TO
meet each Wednesday and Sat
urday in our regular midweek
song fest. Come and let song
lift your soul
Singers are looking forward 20
the National Board Meeting in
Milwaukee. Wis, in April.
All singers and members are cx-
pected Saturday, Feb. % al 7.3O
pm. al Headquarters.
The Youth and Young Adult
Department Is requested 10 be
on hand for the Wednesday night
meeting at New Salem Church
along with the ladies in white.
the Usher Department, the pl-
anist guild. the mother sponsors,
and the II. NJ Organization.
Don't fail 90 read this paper
and know the movements OF Cho-
al Union for the next eight very
busy weeks. and listen in Satur-
lay over Station WJLB at 9:l5
pm.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-02-23
Christian Science
Hutrhes

That there is one infinite Mind
and that this Mind is God IS the
teaching OF Christian Science.
T he Lesson Sermon entitled
Mind which VIII be read in
all Christian Science Churches
Sunday. Feb. "a VIII reveal the
reason Tor this teaching.
The Golden Text is fsom
Romans tl2:2): BE not con-
formed TO this world: but be
Ye transformed by the renew
ing of your mind. that we may
prove what is that good. and
acceptable. and perfect. will of
God"
Among the Bible citations is
this passage, Fps. l33:D. Behold
how good and how plea ant il is
for brethren 10 dwell together
n unity"
correlafive passages from
Science and Health with Key
10 the Scriptures" by Mary
Baker Eddy include:
When We realize that there is
me Mind. the divine law of low
ing our ncighbor as ourselves is
unfolded Up 2O5)
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-02-23
|urvey Airs Need
For Race Churches

a little less than half a farm.
The training OF new type
Ut Negro minister who viii aid
his people not only in church
services but in their needs on the
Farm. IN education, in home life
and IN their every day work. is
one Of the biggest tasks before
the American churches TODAY
Prof FELTON, concludes.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-02-23
per year.

In the Southern states, both
state and federal governments
provide 2.l43 county agricultural
agents for whites and only 357
Negro agents. ratio OF six TO
one The farm of the Negro own
er is only two-thirds the size of
the average farm in the South.
the Negro sharecropper culiivatcs
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-02-23
PRESIDENT HUTcHINs

De cunpaign for new choirs.
USES and smaller groups 10
the Choral Group of Singers
gaining momentum for this
determination. international
into scial organization is
'lne great role in the deep
ng az the religious life of our
plc ann helping 10 prepare the
ior mighty revival OF
kion
e Prayer Tower" program
I'd each Saturday over
b al 9:ls pm. is becoming
and more in demand.
- IN Musical Education
he'd each Wednesday and
aN evenings al Headquar-
Pr % 8, preceding the
meeting Of the Union. are
Q q encourage a greater
- Judy and use the bet
eieas music in the home
Is the church.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-02-23

LD1SoN " in connection
/ RICE Relations Sunday
\ vas observed in many
ps,ant churches throughout
rountiy last Sunday, Prot n
\ a FELTON,, Of Drew The
I'll seminary, made public
Z startling facts from a re-
's,nycv he and his students
r,,.de of Negro churches OF
Nominations in al parts OF
countiv
y survey showed. says Prof.
H. that more Negro church
Are decreasing in member
. than are increasing. 1913
cent are increasing: lis
cent are stationary. and
per cent are decreasing.
|, 81 the 1898 Negro fam
interviewed, +73 per cent
no call from a minister dur
the past II months, he re-
pd OF the $40 churches stud
there More seven churches
county without hymnalS or
books ~ any kind.
saslv half of the pastors Of
10 ch4thcs. 433 per cent,
j haa gotten beyond the
u grade. and 58.2 per cent
newer gone above high school.
average is a 9th grader.
|ver three -fourihs of the
listers. 1875 per cent. had TO
age in some occupation other
n preaching 10 support their
niles. Their average salary
m their churches were S766
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-02-23

churches.
All persons interested IN dra-
MATES IN Christian Education are
urged 20 register Call the Coun-
oil Of Churches, WO 2-4737 for
further information.
Evening star., 1952-04-20
Mayor and SIM Council
Are Opposed in Laurel
Election Tomorrow

Mayor Merrill L. Harrison and
five incumbent councilmen all
face opposition tomorrow in the
election at Laurel, Md.
Polls will be open from 8 am.
to 7 pm. in the Masonic Hall on
Baltimore boulevard for the first
precinct, and in the flrehouse at
Ninth and Montgomery streets for
the second precinct.
The contestants have been
campaigning on two states, with
Mayor Harrison and the incum-
bent councilmen on one side
against a group of challengers,
headed by former Councilman
Thomas B. Israel.
The incumbent councilmen
seeking reelection are: Norris C.
Beall and Maynard L. Ward,
councilmen at large; James B.
Turney, first ward; j. Gilbert
White. second. ward, and w. Le-
Roy Armstrong, third ward.
Mr.. Israel IS seeking the may
or's post. Others on his slate are
Hiram j. Soper and Harry Hard
ingham, candidates for the seats
at large: Carlisle F. Cook, first
ward; c. Philip Nichols, second
ward. and Mrs. Ruth Sussman,
third ward. Mr.. Soper is a former
councilman.
Mayor Harrison is completing
his second two-year term. Before
that he was clerk for II years.
Evening star., 1952-04-20
Arlington Board Calls
For Cleanup Along
Streets and Roads

The Arlington Board would like
to see some spring cleaning along
the county's streets and high
ways.
Board Member Alfred E. Frisbie
yesterday deplored Tobacco
Road" conditions along some
highways. Daniel A. Dugan said
piles of beer cans and other junk
are found even along side streets.
County Manager A. T. Lund-
berg was asked to draw up a pro-
posed cleanup campaign. It was
suggested that he write to the
State Department of Highways
and the Bureau of Public Roads,
asking their cooperation.
Sets Final Budget Session.
In other business, the board de-
cided to meet at 8 pm. April %
to begin final consideration of the
1928 budget. Board Chairman
Robert w. Cox said that the
meeting may be continued to April
80, the deadline for setting the
tax rate.
County Manager A. T. Lund-
berg recommended that the health
inspection service remain in the
county's inspections department,
The County Civic Federation had
asked the board to transfer the
sanitation inspection to the health
department.
Supervisory Course.
The board agreed to participate
in a course for supervisory en-
ployes being presented by the
Bureau of Public Administration
of the University of Virginia. Fair
fax County, Alexandria and Falls
Church have also been invited to
send top-level employees to the
course, which is to be presented
in this area.
The subjects include "The Art
OF Unwinding Red Tape"
The total cost of the course.
$3.50. is to be divided among the
four jurisdictions. Twenty-four
night sessions will be held.
Mr.. Lundberg was asked to study
a proposal that dogs be vaccinated
for rabies before licenses are
issued. The recommendation came
from the Arlington Medical So
ciety.
Evening star., 1952-04-20
New Officers Elected
By Three Churches
In Nearby Maryland

Three chul ches in nearby Mary
land yesterday reported the re-
suits Of elections held last week.
st. Johns Episcopal Church,
Bethesda, Md. elected j. Fran
els Moore, senior warden; Charles
C. Latin, Junior warden; James
L. Martin, treasurer; Robert w.
Carroll, assistant treasurer, and
R. Hanson Weightman, register.
Vestrymen chosen were Richard
H. Akers. Edgar H. Baker, Charles
Carr. Harry A. Dawson, H. G.
Hamlet. Joseph S. HARRISON,
Thomas H. Semple and Lewellyn
C. Thomas and Charles S. EN-
brey. Mr.. Akers and Rodger D.
Gessford were elected delegates to
the Diocesan convention and Mr..
Moore and Mr.. HARRISON as al
ternates.
Old Durham Episcopal Church,
Ironsides. Md, reported the fol-
lowing were elected as vestrymen:
George c. Dyeon, Sylvis L. Golden,
Mary M. Harrison, w. A. Lewis,
Aubrey Linton, S. c. Linton, Law
renee Monroe and Col. Karl
Standish.
st. Johns Parish, Accokeek, Md,
elected the following as vestry-
men: Douglas Davis, Lewis Adell,
Harry Ritter, jr., Elmer Ward, E.
D. Warren. Karl Smith, Mrs. Mar
garet Bealle, Mrs. Walter Peter
son, Miss Gilmore Warren and
John w. Bealle,
Evening star., 1952-04-20
Roanoke G. O. P. Committee
Removed as IIIeqoI
By the Associofed Press

ROANOKE, April 10. - The
9Th District Republican Committee
today removed the Roanoke city
G. o. P. committee on the grounds
1t was not legally elected at a
recent mass meeting.
With the committee were ousted
the slate of delegates to the dis
trict and State Republican con-
ventions to be held here next
month.
In 40-minute executive session
that followed an open meeting,
the district committee directed
that a letter be sent to Otto N.
Whitaker, city committee chair
man. and to the committee elected
at 1850 mass meeting.
1t directed that another mass
meeting be called to name dele
gates and alternates to the two
conventions and to choose a City
committee and a chairman for the
next two years.
Mr.. Whitaker has held the
Craftsmanship for about six years.
James I. Meyer, attorney rep
resenting Mr.. Whitaker, notified
the district committee that to-
days ruling would be appealed to
the State Central Committee,
Evening star., 1952-04-20
Virginia State Chamber
Elects Faulkner President
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, April 10
The Virginia State Chamber Of
Commerce will be headed next
year by a former president of the
Virginia Manufacturers Associa-
ton.
Vert Faulkner. 50-year-old
Glasgow businessman, was elected
today as the Chambers annual
meeting came to an end here.
Five vice presidents were chosen.
They include P. Winfree Fore Of
Culpeper for the Piedmont Dis
trict and Thomas E. Hassett, jr..
of Staunton, vice president of the
Croydon Manufacturing Co., for
the Valley District.
H. V. Schenck of Richmond, vice
president of the Life Insurance Co.
of Virginia. was chosen treasurer.
Vernon E. Kemp was reelected
executive secretary.
Evening star., 1952-04-20
Mrs. Werner 10 Manage
County Campaign Of MuIieri

Mrs. Martha D. Werner of Col
lege Park has been named Prince
Georges County campaign man
ager for B. c. F. (Joe) Mulieri,
Republican candidate for Con-
gress from Maryland's 5th Dis
trict.
Mrs. Werner sponsored an open
forum for all Republican candi-
dates at the HyattSville Armory
last month. Mrs. Werner said she
had been a neighbor of Mr.. Mu-
lieri 19 years ago in Chapel Hill,
N. c., when the candidate was
attending the University of North
Carolina.
Meanwhile, at Sykesville, Will
liam Pindell, chairman of the
Howard County Republican State
Central Committee. said a ma
jority of the G. o. P. leaders in
that county have pledged their
support to Mr. Mulieri. Mr.. Pin
dell said, however, that the CEN
trail committee had not indorsed
any of the 10 candidates for the
nomination but that the leaders
expressed their support at meet
ing Friday night.
Evening star., 1952-04-20

ington a chance to hear her voice
after other doors were closed to
her.
She will be featured soloist at
the memorial service for Harold
L. Ickes. President Truman and
many thousands of others will
join her in honoring the doughty
former Secretary of The Interior.
These services, said Secretary of
the Interior Chapman, will sig
nalize the progress in human
freedom and civic tolerance since
Mr.. Ickes made 1t possible for
Miss Anderson to sing in Wash
ington.
$4,000 Heard Her Sing.
That was on Easter Sunday.
1899. Standing in the shadow of
the memorial-at the same spot
from which she will sing today
Miss Anderson sang to the great
est audience of her career. An
estimated $4,000 persons heard
her.
Mr.. Ickes introduced the great
Negro contralto that day. I'm this
great auditorium under the sky"
he said, "all of us are free"
Just as she did then, Miss An
derson will sing Schubert's Ave
Maria" today. Her other songs
will include Bach's Come, Sweet
Death" Gospel Train. He's Got
the Whole World in His Hands" :"
"The Crucifixion" and "My Souls
Been Anchored in the Lord" With
the audience joining her, Miss
Anderson will conclude with
America"
Mr.. Chapman will preside and
give brief memorial address be-
tween Miss Anderson's song groups.
The Rev. Frederick E. Reissig,
executive secretary of the WASH
ington Federation of Churches,
will offer the invocation.
Autos Banned from Circle.
The memorial service will be-
gin at 4 pm. Starting at / pm,
the Lincoln Memorial Circle will
be closed to auto traffic, which will
be routed over Memorial Bridge
via Twenty-third street.
President and Mrs. Truman and
prominent citizens composing the
sponsoring committee will be
seated on the platform. Other
invited guests will occupy a small
reserved section of chairs at the
foot of the steps.
About 1000 chairs will be pro-
vided for the public on a first
come, first served basis. The
other expected thousands will
stand for the half -hour program.
The service will be broadcast
by Stations WTOP and WGMS
and re-broadcast at 7:3O pm. by
Station WMAL and at 9 pm. by
Station VOL. There will be no
direct telecast.
In case of heavy rain. the
services will be moved to the De-
partmental Auditorium on Consti-
tuition avenue between Twelfth
and Fourteenth streets NV.
Evening star., 1952-04-20
w. 81. Professor Finishes
38-Foof Fresco in Library
Sneeinl pisnnteh 10 The Stnr

LEXINGTON, Va, April 49,
DR.. Marion Junkin, professor of
art at Washington and Lee Uni
versity, has finished a 38-foot long
fresco in the basement of the uni
versity's Mccormick library.
The work took nearly a year to
complete. The painting. covering
$40 square feet. depicts mans
struggle for intellectual freedom
The pigments were applied on
fresh plaster. BY penetration as
the plaster hardened. the mural
became a part Of the wall itself.
DR.. Junkin. a graduate of W&L,
came to the university from VAN
derbilt University, where he estab-
lished a department of art. He has
also taught at the Richmond
School Of Art.
Evening star., 1952-04-20
State Bar Urged 10 Guard
Civil Rights in Probes
BY ihs Associated Press

ROANOKE, April 19.-Stuart T.
Saunders, retiring president of the
Virginia Bar Association, today
urged lawyers to take the lead in
safeguarding civil rights in con-
nection with congressional inves-
legations.
These frequently indiscriminate
Investigations, he said, are fraught
with danger to civil liberties.
B. Drummond AyreS of Accomac
was elected association president.
Mr.. Saunders, general counsel
of the Norfolk & Western Rail-
way, said it is an essential part of
justice in our democracy to give
legal aid to those unable to afford
it.
A committee headed by Oren r.
Lewis of Arlington recommended
that system be devised to let the
public know it can get adequate
legal aid without cost if any In
herent rights are threatened.
Evening star., 1952-04-20
Charles ! Execution Order
Discovered in Fairfax Barn

the year 1881. It contained the
accounts of merchant, and hun
dreds of items of general mer-
chandise that had been sold. The
name "Brentsville" was at the tor
Iof each page. That is the name
Iof a nearby community which
once was the Prince William
County seat. Other books in the
loft of the old barn were dime
novels. All had been damaged
because of the leaky condition of
the roof.
The boys said they used the barn
as a hiding place.
Il was the one who found the
paper" said Charles Ray Fox
the younger brother. IT was lock-
ing through the books while the
other guys were lighting flares
The paper fell out when I opened
the book. thought it must have
been page from a Bible because
iof all the names written on it. We
decided we better keep it and show
it to Nom because it looked i'm
'portant.
Their mother, Mrs. Kathryn
Fox, who owns and operates the
Little Hilltop Inn on Route 211,
between Fairfax and Warrenton,
thought the document might be
valuable and put it away. She still
has it.
Asks Lawyer to Check It.
She lust didn't get around to
doing anything about it until re-
Gently" she said.
Then she asked lawyer, whose
name she withheld, to look into
the matter. He brought it to the
Fairfax Court House to have
photostats made.
When Luther Evans, Librarian
of Congress, saw one of the photo
stats. he said:
ut is probably a facsimile, not
intended as a forgery, but a copy
for historical or souvenir pur-
poses."
Francis Dwyer, acting head of
the library's Law Division, looked
through catalogues of English
State documents but could find no
reference to this order of execu-
ton signed by Charles judges
This, he said, makes it possible
that the document is an original
whose whereabouts has been un-
known.
Representatives of the British
Embassy could not recall that any
such document is on exhibit in
London's many historical collec-
ItionS.
Evening star., 1952-04-20
Woods Says Virginia
Will Elect Broyhi|I and
Wamp|er 10 Congress
By The Associated Press
Inert II WnQdS of Pea riShllrc

Robert H. Woods, of Pearisburg,
Virginia State COP. chairman,
today predicted. "As sure as the
sun shines. the Virginia Republi-
cans are going to elect two Con-
gressmen" in the coming elections.
He said he was confident his
party would cop the congressional
races in the Ninth and Tenth Dis
tricts and that they had a good
chance of winning in the Sixth.
Another race was guaranteed in
the State today when Richmond
Republicans said an opponent to
Representative Gary of the Third
District would be named in a
G. o. P. district convention May
13 in Richmond. They said three
or four persons are considering
running, but were not, ready to
announce themselves publicly.
Mr.. Woods was particularly op-
timistic on the prospects of Will
liam c. Wampler. young Bristol
newspaperman, the G.. o. P. nomi-
nee in the Ninth District.
"I've never seen such enthusi-
asm as has been shown for Bill
Wampler," said Mr.. Woods.
The 26-year-old Wampler will
oppose State Senator M. M. Long,
of st. Paul. the Democrats stand
ard bearer.
In the Tenth District, Joel T.
Broyhill, an Arlington contractor,
will be given the congressional
nomination when the district con-
vention is held April "a in Arling-
ton, said Mr.. Woods.
Mr.. Broyhill's Democratic op-
ponent will be the winner in the
four-way Democratic primary
July Is. Mr.. Woods said a Sixth
district G. o. P. nominee would
probably be named at the dis
trict convention May II in Roa-
noke,
Evening star., 1952-04-20
SeorchEghts Give
Riders of B&O
View in the Night

Searchlights have been added to
two Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
trains to enable passengers to look
at the countryside at night.
The lights are mounted just for
ward of the "strata-dome" on the
two trains. They light up the
countryside as the trains speed
along. The "strata-dome" cars
with f1oodlights operate on the
Capitol Limited and the New Co.
lumbian between Washington and
Chicago.
Evening star., 1952-04-20
Page Board to Open Bids
For County Building Job
Special Dispatch 10 The Stor

LURAY, Va, April 19.-Bids
will be opened May 2 by the Page
County Board of Supervisors for
the letting of a contract to repair
and remodel the county Office
building in Luray. The building
was damaged by fire several
months ago.
The board has approved the
plans for remodeling as presented
by J. Raymond Minis, Arlington
architect.
The remodeled building will
have a fiat roof. and the white
Colonial columns will be removed.
The columns are for sale now by
the board.
Evening star., 1952-04-20

historical documents are moth
ing unusual at the Fairfax Coun-
ty Courthouse.
George Washington's will was
probated there and historians fire.
quently stop in to see it.
But the other day a county
lawyer came in to have a photo
stat made of a document that
made everyone give it a double
then a triple take.
It was old, cracked and a cor
ner was missing. But it was leg
ible. It was clearly the order
of the judges directing the execu-
tion of Charles I.
Below the text were some two
score names. all signed with the
boldness of the Hancock" on
the Declaration of independence.
Beside the names were as many
seals.
The first names were "Jo Brad
shaw" Tho Grey" and 20 Crom-
we'll"
Brothers Find Paper.
Above the signatures the 18th
century script reads
"At the high court of Justice
for the trying and indying of
Charles Steuart King of England
January 20 Ammo DIN 1648
Whereas Charles Steuart King
Of England standeth convicted,
attaynted and condemned of
Hygh Treason and other crymes.
And sentence upon Saturday last
was pronounced against him by
this court to be put to death by
severing of his head from his
body-sentence-yet remains to
be done these are therefore to
and require you to see the said
sentence executed in the open
street before Whitehall upon the
Thirtieth day of this instant
month of January between tho
hours of ten in the morning al {
five in the afternoon of the same
day.
Given under our hands and
SEALS"
Inquiry revealed that the docu-
ment was found three years age
La an abandoned barn near the
Baldwin Elementary School in
Manassas. The finders were
brothers, Carl Fox, 13, and Charles
Ray Fox, II, both students at the
Linton Hall Military Academy
near Manassas.
Dime Novels Damaged.
The document was found in an
old ledger book dating back tc
Evening star., 1952-04-20
Falls Church High PTA

The Fairfax County 1853 budget
will be discussed by a member of
the Board of Supervisors and of
the school board at a meeting of
the Falls Church High School PTA
at 8 pm. tomorrow. The schools
home economics department will
present q style show.
Evening star., 1952-04-20
Scent Tax Ruise Voted
BY Shenandoah Boord
SpecioI Dispofch to The Sfor

WOODSTOCK, Va, April 19.-
An increase of five cents in the
general county levy, and no
change in the school budget were
approved this week by the
Shenandoah County Board of
Supervisors, who adopted both
general and school budgets as ad-
vertiSed.
The total levy in the county is
set at $1.65. $1.40 for schools, and
Is cents for the county.
Evening star., 1952-04-20
Maryland Hospital
Group Meets Tuesday

The Maryland Association of
Hospital Auxiliaries will hold its
spring conference Tuesday at Car
vel Hall. Annapolis.
Principal business will be plan
ming for celebration of American
Hospital Day, May IL. Discussion
of programs planned throughout
the State will be held following
a luncheon at which DR.. Jacob E.
Finesinger. of the University of
Maryland Medical School. will
be principal speaker.
Evening star., 1952-04-20
Union District Head Urges
Miners to Back Gore

BALTIMORE. April 10 (P.-
The president of District 16 of the
United States Mine Workers of
America today called Representa-
tive Beall "the fair-haired boy of
the vested interests"
He urged miners to back H.
Grady Gore in the Republican
senatorial primary.
Mr.. Gore is a major opponent
of Representative Beall in the
race for the Republican nomina-
ton to the Senate.
John T. Jones issued his blast
at Mr.. Beall and his call for
union support of Mr.. Gore from
Johns Hopkins Hospital, where
he has had major surgery.
The union chief said Mr.. Beall
has congressional voting record
of "24 wrongs" in four issues vital
to labor. He said Mr.. Beall's
record showed he voted for IL of
13 bills advocated by the Ma
tional Chamber of Commerce.
Evening star., 1952-04-20
Daylight Time Voted

BERKELEY SPRINGS, w. Va,
April 10 (SpeciaD This city has
Joined Martinsburg and Charles
Town, the other two principal
cities in this Panhandle, in adopt
ing daylight saving time officially
for it's workers and inviting indus
try in the towns to conform.
Evening star., 1952-04-20
NEA Official to Speak

"The Effect of National Pres
sure Groups on Our Educational
Systems" will be discussed by DR..
Robert Skaife of the National
Educational Association, at 10 am
Tuesday in the Silver Spring Pub
lie Library. The talk is being
sponsored by the Eastern Sub
urban Study Group.