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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-11-07
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We have changed farming operations and will sell at
farm the Dennis Road southeast Mt. Sterling
northeast of Five Points south of Derby and of
Darbyville, / mi. off state route 316
Evening star., 1952-08-20
100 Seeding Trees
Lined Up for Japan
Forest of Peace

Washington has 100 seeding
trees lined up for delivery to
Tokyo's projected Forest of
Peace" but the city has not yet
found any one who will deliver
them free.
Commissioner F. Joseph Dono-
hue told his colleagues about it
yesterday. He reported that ef-
forts to get the Air Force to
transport the trees have failed.
The city heads agreed to try to
find a private airline to do the
job.
The District Trees and Park
ing Division said, meanwhile, that
there is no great rush about the
arrangements, since the trees can
not be dug up until about Octo-
ber. when they become dormant
for the winter.
Acting Division Chief John J.
Bailer said that the. city, with
expected help of private nurseries
and Maryland authorities, expects
to send such typical area trees
as red maple, tulip poplar, syca-
more. oak and possibly pine.
No elm trees will be sent,
though, in view of the possibility
of spreading Dutch elm disease
to the Tokyo forest"
Evening star., 1952-08-20
TwoGovernment Units
Seen as New Tenants
For Old Courthouse

Selective Service Headquarters
and a unit of the Air Force are
very likely to be the new tenants
of the old District Court Building,
the General Services Administra-
ton said today.
The two Government units now
occupy leased space at 1712 G
street NV.
The new United States Court
house at Third street and Con-
stitution avenue NV. has been
completed. The moving process
is underway as the cramped local
judiciary system gradually shifts
into the building.
GSA said it must move Govern
ment units out of leased space
wherever possible. because rental
funds have been cut drasticaliy.
! The GSA also said the United
States Court of Appeals Building
will be occupied by the Court of
Military Appeals. The Court of
Appeals will move into the new
courthouse. The Court of Mill
tary Appeals has been in the Bu-
reau of Internal Revenue Build
ing.
The National Science Founda-
tino, now in leased space at the
Potomac School, 2144 California
street NV, will move into the old
Cosmos Club Building at Madison
place and H street NV.
Evening star., 1952-08-20
The Great American Public
Mattresses Lead q Hard Life,
But Customers Are Mostly Nice

in the last two years." the walters
in one place mourned. "People
are keeping an eye on the budget.
It's that way with the meals they
order, too. You don't get anybody
now like you used to, who'd go
down the menu picking out the
most expensive things"
Contrary to popular belief, con-
vention delegates are not big tip
pers. Not there, anyway, the wait
ers and mattresses say.
The best tippers are from the
East and Middle West, according
to the experts. The worst are from
the South.
"Southerners don't know how
to tip" a waitress said, land I'm
a Southerner."
Women Are Poor Tippers.
And women, all respondents
agreed, are terrible tippers.
Chances are every one knows
that walters and mattresses have
Evening star., 1952-08-20

tered more than $1,000 out Of a
potential $4,000. or almost so per
cent.
Thousands more win register
between now and the October 4
deadline for registering. The per-
centages thus far are several points
ahead Of what they were four
years ago. That Is good as far
as it goes, and it goes farther than
it did at this time in some recent
presidential election years.
That is only part Of the promise
and the problems. How many
will vote November 4?
The number who voted in the
nearby counties four years ago,
while fairly close to the number
registered in some instances, was
far enough off to justify concern
The main concern at this moment
lis to have people register.
Moves proposed or planned to
step-up the registration. qualify
the greatest possible number OF
potential voters, and then have
them vote as they think best VIII
be discussed in the last article il
this series.
Evening star., 1952-08-20
Brushes, Worth $1,000
Stolen From Painter

John H. Davis, painting con-
tractor, was short 278 paint
brushes today.
Police said thieves entered the
firms Offices at 1919 G street Sc.
and made off with the brushes, all
new and valued at more than
$4,000.
A lookout was broadcast for any
one trying to dispose of an un-
usually large number of new paint
brushes.
Police also reported that two
visitors to the Greek Order OF
Ahepa convention were relieved OF
their money last night at the Hotel
Statler.
John Pappas of Springfield
Ohio, said some one took $3.50 from
his pants pocket. The pants were
hanging over a chair in his room
Peter Hassiotis, also of Springfield
said $40 was removed from his
coat which was also on a chair ir
his room.
Evening star., 1952-08-20
Free Star Movies
Playground Film
Program for Tonight

Programs presented through the
cooperation of the District and
Montgomery County Recreation
Departments and the Film Center
|of Washington:
Washington, at Dusk.
Gallinger, F and Twenty second
streets NV.
Takoma, Fourth and Whittier
streets NV.
Edgewood, Third and Evarts
streets NE.
Rosedale, Seventeenth and Gales
streets NE.
Thomson, Twelfth and L streets
NV.
Congress Heights. Savannah
street and Randle place Sc.
Howard, Fourth and w streets
NV.
Shaw, Seventh street and Rhode
Island avenue NV.
Thomas. 600 block Of Anacostis
road NE.
Lincoln, Sixth and L streets Sc
Montgomery County, at Dusk.
Takoma Park Recreation Cen.
ter, Grant avenue. Takoma Park
| North Four Corners Recreation
lCenter. Old Bladensburg road
-Four Corners.
Evening star., 1952-08-20
Co|ored Pupils
10 Top
Whites by 5000
Corning Sees Margin
Widening, With Rolls
To Be Record 101,712
By jones 6. Deone

Colored children will outnum-
ber whites by more than 5000 in
the Districts public schools this
fall, school officials predicted to-
day. Last year the difference was
1854.
The schools also expect a new
record enrolment of 101,712-
nearly 5000 more than last year.
School Supt. Hobart M. Cor
ming announced the estimates.
Schools open September 8.
Both Groups Increase.
A slight increase in white en-
rollment is expected, but most of
the increase will be Negro, DIR.
Corning said. Colored pupils took
the lead two years ago, and the
margin was widened last year.
The new colored enrolment Is
expected to be 1923. That in the
white divisions will total 46,784,
DR.. Corning predicted.
Last years totals were 50,763
colored and 46,109 white, for a
school population of 96,872-the
biggest up to now.
Enrolment predictions in the
past sometimes have exceeded the
actual count.
Will Aggravate Problems.
The Negro increase will aggra-
vate an already serious classroom
and teacher shortage. Most white
schools have a teacher and class
room surplus.
Here are the predicted white
enrollments: Elementary, 28,852;
Junior high, 9,785; senior high
6.757; vocational, 900; Capitol
Page School, IS; teachers college.
ATS.
Here are the predicted colored
enrollments: Elementary, 34,939;
Junior high. 1905; senior high
STA: vocational, 825: veterans
center, 800: teachers college, SIS
Evening star., 1952-08-20

this group of employees says it has
to put up with:
"You take that punk who used
to come in here for breakfast ~
said a goddess who dishes them
off the arm in the coffeeshop Of a
swank hotel here.
"He was kid. about 20. Every
morning he'd come in and flop
down at a table and holler for
quick service. All the time, quick
service. Never tipped, either. We
stood it until the day he ordered
three-minute eggs and told the
waitress to hurry it UP because he
had to leave for work. in two min
Iutes."
What did the girl say?" a ques-
toner asked.
"Well," the waitress said, II
won't say, but that guy never
comes in here any more"
Breakfast is Delicate.
Relations across the restaurant
counter are more delicate at
breakfast than any other meal,
the mattresses agree. The Gus
toners arrive gray-faced. sour on
the universe, and in no mood for
banter. Some of them are bur-
dened with hangovers.
"When I spot a man hung over,
I try to get that java to him fast" ]"
"a veteran waiter said. II been
Evening star., 1952-08-20
Absentee Voting in
ALABAMA

As a seruice to the Districts
absentee uoters The Star is pub
fishing Uoting regulations in
each State for pert NoUember's
election. One State uill be pub
lshed each day. Watch for
yours. Today's installment is for
residents Dho 1Oish to Uote in
Alabama:
Officers to Be Elected: Nine
Representatives to Congress, State
judges and county commissioners
Residence Requirement: State,
2 years; county, ! year; precinct,
3 months.
Poll Tax: $3.50 annual tax must
have been paid to tax collector
of county by February l. 1852
(Tax cumulative with interest
from 21st to 45th year Of age
while resident in State). Veterans
of all wars including Korea
exempt from payment.
Registration: In person only
before County Board Of Regis.
trars. Dates vary with countie:
but is Statewide on first and thire
Mondays of each month. Regis.
tration is permanent. Citizens o.
Jefferson, Mobile, Montgomer!
and Tuscaloosa Counties shoult
check for additional dates.
The new registration law doe
not interfere with present vote
lists but new applicants for regis
tration must satisfy the Count,
Board of Registrars that:
/. They are of good characte
and embrace the duties and oh
legations of citizenship"
q. Answer satisfactorily tn
QUESTIONABLE prepared by Stat
Supreme Court.
8. Have poll tax paid.
4. Sign an anti Communist oati
II 5. Be able to read and write an
article Of the Constitution of tn
United States.
Absentee Voting: None frol
outside Of State. Electors who wi
be absent from home county o
election day may vote by pei
sonally appearing before the reg
istrar in chancery of county frol
the 30th to the 5th day prior
the election.
For further information, cal
Fl Mrs. Clarence Fisher, chairman
of the Doters' serDice, District
League OF Women Voters, Taylor
O056.
TOMORROW: Arkansas.
Evening star., 1952-08-20
Woman Stays Home
To Watch Savings
After Two Thefts

Mrs. Marie Morsella wants to
get a good look at the thief who's
been pilfering her miniature cash
register bank.
So Mrs. Morsella. who lives at
ISIS Ogden street NV, stayed
home today and sat watching the
bank.
Monday. she told police. some
one broke into the bank and took
$50. Yesterday, another SO was
taken. That left $35.
IF some one comes in today" "
she said. "I'l get a good look at
| him. Then I'll tell police what
Ihe looks like"
Mrs. Morsella works for the
italian Embassy.
Evening star., 1952-08-20

an abiding hatred for the Gus
toner who orders a steak and
specifies that it be just so-and
then slops ketchup or chilli sauce
all over it and kills the taste en-
tirely.
Chefs have had to be restrained
when they learn a man has
treated their product so.
There is another type-or may
be it's the same type-who pulls
a similar stunt with a cocktail.
"This guyll say Now be sure
it's cold. 1t has to be cold. just
gotta have it cold,'" an outraged
waiter said. $50 I bring it to him
cold, but really cold. So what hap
pens? So he leaves the drink on
the table 10 minutes while he
jabbers to the dame who's with
him, and then he gives me hell
because when he gets around to
drinking it, it amt cold"
Trouble i'm Kitchen.
A walters, or waitress's, trials
are not confined to the dining
rooms. There's trouble in the
kitchen, too.
These chefs. they're tempera-
mental" a waiter said, signing.
"Gets hot over those stoves, so
maybe they got reason to get mad.
Brother, you take a mad chef,
there's a man who's really mad.
They make things tough for U.s."
What do they do. come after
you with cleavers?"
well, it doesn't get that bad
very often. But they do things
like" (and he looked at his fin
gers ruefully-) "like not giving
you a warning when they hand
you a hot plate"
This is the second of series.
Next: The public clashes with
sales personnel and adjusters.)
Evening star., 1952-08-20
|GunIllan Enters Car,
Robs Driver Of S7OO

A man who forced his way into
an automobile which had stopped
for a traffic signal robbed the
driver of $500, the driver told
police yesterday.
David Milloff of 1918 Seventh
street NV. said he was waiting
for a traffic light to change at
Ninth street and Rhode Island
avenue NV.
A man stepped into the car and
pointed a gun at him, he said.
He was forced to drive to the
500 block Of Lamont street NV.
where the bandit took the money
and the keys to Mr.. Milloff's car
and walked away.
Evening star., 1952-08-20
Miniature Train Engineer
Exonerated in Boys Death
By The Associoted Press

PASADENA, Md. Aug. 90
Curtis King. 32-year -old engineer
of an amusement park train, was
found not guilty of manslaughter
charges here last night in the
death of 3-year- -old boy who was
killed by the train.
The victim was Gregory Robin
son Of 1718 Fifth street NV.
Washington.
Patrolman William STREET. tes-
titled another child pushed the
little colored boy, and he fell
across the tracks in the path, of
the oncoming miniature train.
Magistrate H. M. Sandrock Or
dered operators of Beachwood
Park to erect guards about the
train, or he would close the con-
lcession.
Evening star., 1952-08-20
Pepco's 's1951 Earning!
.S590,272 Less Than
Ceiling Set by PUG

Earnings Of the Potomac Elec-
trio Power Co. for 1851 were $780,
272 less than the figure allowed
by the Public Utilities Commission
in last years rate increase.
j. w. Falk, executive accountant
of PUG made the report today in
the annual examination of the
sliding scale arrangement under
which Pepco rates are established.
Mr.. Faulk emphasized in his re-
port, however. that the SIS per cent
rate Of return now allowed Pepco
dates only from April, 1851. He
said that the fact that this earn
ing rate will apply for the entire
current year holds reasonable
prospects" for Pepco having no de-
ficiency in 1862.
At the same time the accountant
Injected a word of warning con-
lcerning the power company's
l1952 earning prospects. He referred
to the appeal OF the CaplCal iran
sit Co. to the United States Court
of Appeals to disallow the ST.
$500 in rate increase granted
IPepco in April, 1851
| Should the transit firm win its
case, this, according to Mr.. Faulk,
l"would have the effect of reduc-
ling Pepco's net annual operating
revenue by an amount exceeding
the 1851 increase" He added
that it would probably have a
serious effect" on the ability OF
lPepco to raise enough money for
Its continuing expansion program
to meet the needs of the city.
A District Court ruling several
months ago upheld the 1851 grant
lof $1.3 million and the fixing Of
la SIS per cent rate of return for
IPepco.
Today's routine proceedings in
Ino way concerned the lowering or
raising Of existing power rates.
Evening star., 1952-08-20
Po|iceSeize FouI
In Raids on Biq
Numbers Rinq
Largest Gambling
Operation in District
Believed Smashed

Four suspected leaders of big
numbers ring, including a con-
victed gangster and the wife of a
retired racketeer, were held in
$500 bond each today for a
hearing September II before
United States Commissioner Cyril
S. Lawrence.
Gambling Squad Capt. John
Monroe led two fast raids late
yesterday that netted the four SuS-
poets, all charged with operating
a lottery and possession of num-
ber slips. He identified them as:
Elmer (Bulldog) Sweeney. 40. of
the $500 block of Thirty second
street Sc, who has served time
for robbery and once killed a
small-tlme gangster but got off on
a self-defense plea.
Mrs. Clara L. Osborn, 81, of the
Thirty second street address, wife
of William (Juice) Osborn. The
husband has a police erecord dat
ing back Is years.
Ellsworth Lee Harris, AZ, COL
ored, of the 100 block of D street
Sc. and his wife, Pearl E. Harris,
20.
Biggest in District.
Capt. Monroe said Sweeney and
Mrs. Osborn headed one of the
biggest operating in the District
now. He would not estimate the
yearly take but said taking them
out of circulation would cut gam
bling 10 per cent here.
Sweeney and Mrs. Osborn were
arrested in separate automobiles
as they kept a rendezvous yester-
day on a parking lot in the 600
block of Pennsylvania avenue
NV. More than 1000 numbers
slips were seized. Capt. Monroe
said.
Fifteen minutes later the Harris
couple was arrested at their home.
Capt. Monroe said the Harris
home was used as drop by
numbers runners where they left
their daily play.
Capt. Monroe said Sweeney once
worked for Emmitt Warning,
Georgetown gambler. The police
man said Warning apparently is
not operating at present and that
his old gang has split up into
several units.
Large Operation. .
Although he described the
Sweeney operation as large, Capt.
Monroe said the daily take appar-
emily was nothing like that of large
numbers rings that have operated
here in the past.
All arrests were made on war;
rants and climaxed several weeks
of investigation, Capt. Monroe
said.
Mrs. Osborn's husband was in
the news this summer when he
told police some one had taken
$55, 900 in cash which he had hid
den in a friends house. A used
car salesman was arrested but
later released for lack of evidence
in this case.
Osborn, whose police record
adds up to AZ arrests in IS years,
apparently is in retirement, Capt.
Monroe said.
Sweeney shot and killed man
named Talley Day in speakeasy
brawl in the 1900 block of l. street
NV, in 1881, police records show
He pleaded self-defense and was
released. Later he served time for
the holdup of a gas station.
Evening star., 1952-08-20
Let's Get Out the Vote
Maryland and Virginia Figures
Point to Election 'Stoy-Homes'

where fewer than 5000 Of $4,000
potentials voted. Alexandria city
had some 10000 potential voters
that year but little more than
5000 voted.
It is true that Maryland did
much better in the 1850 off-year
election of Governor and Senator.
It set a record Of go per cent for
an off-year. Even that voting total
of approximately $4,000 of a
potential 927 900, however, did not
break the all-time record of &c.,
600 votes cast in the 1910 presi-
Dental election.
Situation Better Today.
The situation today is some
what better. According to registra-
ton officials and political organ
ization observers, new registration
and voting records may be set this
year. In Maryland, for example,
more than 945, 600 were registered
for the primaries last May, al
though fewer than $50. 900 voted.
Analysis of the trends in nearby
Maryland and Virginia counties
indicates that a lot of work re-
mains to be done to surpass any
thing except the 1948 showing.
Virginia, according to 1850
Census Bureau reports, plus a two
per cent allowance for population
growth, now has about 2.225, 200
residents of voting age. Maryland
has about 1,70O, 900. Some of those
may not be eligible to vote in any
ievent.
But the important thing, on the
basis of unofficial reports, is that
the registration in general is not
yet running much more than SO
per cent of the total potential in
either State.
Registrars in the nearby coun-
! ties and in Alexandria say that
registration averages about three
times what it was four years ago
at this time. Even in the dull Au-
gust season it has averaged about
100 a week in Alexandria. The
present daily average Of about 25
in Montgomery is described as the
best in more than a dozen years.
Far From Ideal Goal.
But q closer look at latest avail
able registration figures. in round
numbers. shows that the progress
/ in nearby areas Is still far from
! the ideal goal.
Montgomery County, with an
Iestimated log, 900 potential voters
has registered about $4,000. OF
10 per cent. Prince Georges Coun-
lty, with a 10, 900 potential, has
registered some $4,000, or Sc pei
cent.
Arlington County has registered
] |41, 900, or about 43 per cent Of it!
les, 900 potential. Fairfax County
Ihas registered about $4,000 out o.
,ta $4,000 potential, or about q
.Iper cent. Alexandria has regis
Evening star., 1952-08-20
.Birney School 10 Get
Fire Alarm Systen1;
Citizen Action Studied

A flre-alarm system soon will
be installed in the old Birney
School, branded a firetrap by citi-
Izens.
Assistant School Supt. John M.
Riecke said today the step had
been urged by the fire department.
Inspectors visited the school last
week after citizen complaints.
| Birney is the center of a cur
rent school controversy. A citizen
group is opposing use Of the ST.
year-old two-story structure for
361 elementary pupils this fall.
Stair rails also are being in
stalled at the urging of fire in
spectors, and other renovations
also are in progress, Mr.. Riecks
disclosed. s.......y-
Renovated and Reopened.
The 16-room building, on Mich
OILS avenue near Talbert street
Sc. was closed down when new
Birney opened in February, 1850.
But it was renovated and re-
opened later that year as a tenn
porary annex to Douglass Junior
High School.
A new Douglass is opening this
fall, and the Douglass pupils are
moving out. All the schools are
for Negroes.
Threats of possible school
strike and court action have been
voiced by citizens opposing the old
buildings use.
Citizens have demanded trans
fer of the white Stanton Annex,
Alabama avenue and Naylor road
Sc, to Negro pupils instead.
Board of Education President
c. Melvin Sharpe participated in
the inspection last week, and he
said the buildings appeared sound.
The school board has shown no
inclination to heed the citizen
demands.
! Alarm System Planned.
Mr.. Riecks said the fire-alarm
installation already was planned
as part of a 1ong-range program
to modernize older schools, but
wouldn't have taken place for al
least two more years under that
program.
j The system will consist Of in
terror corridor alarm boxes and
bells. It prboably will be in by
November, provided materials
are available. Mr.. Riecks said. The
cost will be about $500. The
schools present alarm is a single
bell. pulled by a rope.
i Plaster is being patched and
Irepainted in places, and broken
skylight also is to be altered, the
assistant superintendent said. This
work, as well as the stair rails
will be finished before school
opening September 8, he added
4 Other Schools Modernized.
i Eighteen other old schools now
are having alarm systems in
stalled, and 80 others have had
such modernization since 1850
!Thirty-tEyee other old buildings
lremain to be equipped. The en-
tire program is costing over 81
million.
i Mr.. Riecks emphasized that in
|spectors had pronounced the
building safe.
Meanwhile, the protesting citi-
zens are seeking copy of the
complete inspection report. They
will meet tomorrow to consider
further action. according to Mrs.
Dovey J. Roundtree, chairman.