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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1953-12-19
Michigander Passes
Away at los Years

MASON. Mich. tSpeciaD A
son OF former slave passed
away here Monday in lngndm
County hospital at the age of
los years. standing 8 feet. two
inches and weighing 800
pounds.
He IS James Wills. bach
elof who was born Oct, ;. l948.
IN TcchmSeh. Mich. whore his
parents had fled VIA the unocr-
ground railroad from Ken
lucky
Willis lived alone until mo
wears ago when he Was taken
to The hospital He had done
mostly odd jobs and gardening
dong his So years residence
here
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1953-12-19

SICK AND sHuT-INs Georgia
Evening star., 1953-12-10
| Narcotics Ward Set
10 Begin Treatments
IAffer First Of Year

The new narcotics ward at
District General Hospital expects
to be treating patients shortly
after the first of the year.
Doctors and city officials, dur
Ing a tour of the new facilities
yesterday afternoon, expressed
confidence of early passage of a
bill that would set the District S
compulsory disqualification pro-
gram moving.
The ward, remodeled and fur
nished at an estimated cost of
$35, 900. is equipped to house
16 addicts at a time.
The individual rooms and
wards are patterned along the
lines of those at the Federal
hospital for treatment of drug
addicts at Lexington, KY. DR..
Edward L. Ray, who will head
the staff of the new section,
spent a month at Lexington
SCuQylng IaclllCleS Cnefe.
Staff Of 10 Ready.
DR.. Ray will have a staff Of
10, already assigned and ready
to go into action as soon as
the first patients are received.
Miss Beatrice Ritter, superin-
tendent of nurses at the hos
pital. said a nurse and an at
tendant will be on duty at all
times in the ward.
DR.. Gerhart Gordon, the hos
pital's chief medical officer in
psychiatry, stressed that the
ward will be used only for dag
noSis and preliminary treatment.
AddictS, once they are withdrawn
from drugs, will be sent else
where for rehabilitation.
A House-pasSed MT easure,
awaiting Senate action, would
permit the facilities at Lexing-
ton to be used for rehabilitation
of District addictS.
1t is believed no patients will
be committed to the new ward
until that bill is passed. United
States Attorney Leo A. Rover
pointed out last week that he
will be unable to commit ad-
diets until some provision is
made for rehabilitation.
SparSely Furnished.
The ward contains eight in
dividual rooms, and two wards
which will house four patients
each. The rooms are sparsely
furnished, each containing a
high hospital bed, a straight
backed chair and a night table,
Heavy safety screen covers
the windows. and the small OBJ
serving window in each door is
of unbreakable glass.
The ward contains a treat
ment room and two reception
rooms. 1t is split into two Sec
Evening star., 1953-12-10
Canada Assembly
Acts to Let Parrot
Have New Home
BY the Associated Press

QUEBEC, Dec. 10.-A provin-
cial legislative committee today
agreed to take action to enable
Keith Anderson to provide q
more modest home for his 3d.
year-old French and English
speaking parrot.
Mr.. Anderson asked the Pri-
vate Bills COMMITTEE of the
Quebec Legislative Assembly to
change the terms of his aunt's
will to permit moving the parrot
The will provided that Mr.
Anderson be given use of his
aunt's home in luxurious Sec
ton of Montreal, provided he
furnish a comfortable place for
the parrot.
But Jules Dupre, attorney for
Mr.. Anderson, said the proceeds
from the estate can't pay for
the upkeep of the home any more
and Mr.. Anderson wants to sell
it and move to a more modest
dwelling-with the parrot.
Asked Premier Maurice Du-
plessis: Has the. parrot at
tained its majority?"
Replied Mr.. Dupre: "He is 35
and may live, to be 199."
Evening star., 1953-12-10

tions-one to house women pa
tients and the other men. A
diet kitchen is set apart from
the ward.
Paul Keene, deputy superin-
tendent and business manager,
said it is now impossible to esti-
mate the patient cost of treating
addicts at District General. This
can be done, he said, only after
experience with patients. The
charge for priSoner-patients at
Lexington has been $6 a day.
DR.. Philip A. E. Stebbing, hos
pital superintendent. said the
ward is being stated from among
present staff members.
Were spreading the hospital
staff little more" he said.
The section of the building
remodeled as narcotics ward
was used by the pediatrics Sec
ton before the new. Children's
Building was erected. f
Among :, those making the
tour yesterday. were Commits
sioner Camalier, Assistant United
States Attorney Oliver Gasch
and Capt. John B. Layton, for
mer head of the police Narcotics
SQUAD.
Evening star., 1953-12-10
Jewish Congregation Sells
Temple 10 Baptist Group

Washington Hebrew Congre-
cation, 816 Eighth street N. W.,
has announced sale of its 55-
year-old temple to the New Hope
Baptist Church. Terms of sale
were not disclosed.
The Reform congregation
founded in 1852, will hold its
first services next month in its
new $1.5 million temple at
Massachusetts avenue and Ma
comb street NV. Construction
started in June, 1852; but the
large auditorium is still unfin-
ished. Services will be held tenn
porarily in the school assembly
hall.
New Hope Church is located
at 1877 Fifth street NV. 1t was
founded in 1888. Membership
under the 15-year pastorate of
the Rev. Charles H. Hamilton
has grown from go to about 1000
members.
Evening star., 1953-12-10
Three Students Charged
I In Staying Of Coach
BY the Associated Press

ALEDO, ILL.,, Dec. 10. One
high school student was charged
with murder yesterday and two
others were accused of assault
with intent to kill in the fatal
stabbing of an Aledo high school
athletic coach after a classroom
prank.
James Gipson. II, was charged
with the stabbing Tuesday Of
George Marish, 26. Gipson' S
brother, Charles, 10, and John
Lee Hollis II were charged with
assault with intent to kill. All
three students are from nearby
Seaton.
Evening star., 1953-12-10
Conviction Of Turner
And 60ihers Upheld
In Narcotics Case

The narcotics conspiracy con-
viction of Randolph (Catfish)
Turner and six co-defendants
today was upheld by the U. s.
Court of Appeals for the Dis
trict of Columbia.
They had been convicted last
year of conspiring to operate a
million-dollar dope ring here.
During the trial in the U. S.
District Court Judge David A.
Pine granted a Government mo-
ton to drop charges against
Esther Wright, then a defend
ant, so she might appear as
witness for the Government.
Later she did testify in behalf Of
the prosecution.
Heard Some Testimony.
On appeal, counsel for the
other defendants charged that
Judge Pines action prejudiced
their case in that Miss Wright
had heard some defense testi-
.mony before taking the stand as
Government witness.
But the appellate court pointed
out that since Miss Wright
originally was a defendant she
was required to be in the court
room during the period OBJ
jected to.
The appellate court also struck
down an argument that since
chemist did not appear before
the grand jury to testify that
certain powders were narcotics.
the panel did not have sufficient
evidence.
Courts Opinion Cited.
In this connection the court
said:
Guilt need not be demon
Strated to a grand jury beyond
a reasonable doubt and expert
evidence as to the contents Of
capsules is not the only proof
upon which the grand jury
could have relied in accusing
the defendants of traffiicking in
narcotics :"
Turner and his right-hand
man, Leon James. were SEN
fenced to eight to "a years.
Richard Manfredonia, New York
dope wholesaler. was sentenced
to to 18 years. Lawrence
Carrado, accused as an accom-
plice Of Manfredonia, received
5 to IS years. Others sentenced
were Edward (Meathead) At
kinS, S to Is years: Joseph (Peter
Rabbit Smith. 6 to 18 years,
and Allen (Turk) Williams, 6
to 18 years.
Evening star., 1953-04-29
No Plumbing!
No BoIting Down!
Use 1t Anywhere!

Dial your way through washday as easily as dalins
your telephone! The Dalamatc does all the hard work
for you. 1t washes or rinses, drains and damp.drys
clothes :. then shuts itself off-automaticay Your
hands need touch water And there's plumbing
problem with Dalamatc, because no plumbing is
quired Get big trade-n allowance for your old
out washer, all Phillips stores!
Evening star., 1953-04-29

Simply set the dial, add soap and clothes and walk
away! That's the wonderful story of the great new,
low.priced Bendx Economat, at all Phillips
stores. All the work is done in continuous auto.
matte cycle. And the Economat, with the new exclu-
sve Rins.Saver less water than any other auto
matte agtator washer on the market.
Exhaustive tests have proved the Economat's Under
tow rinsng action so thorough, efficient that
rinse is equal to several ordinary rnses. Save II gal
Ions of water-and save time, too. A complete load
can be washed rinsed and damp.dryed automatically
in as little as l9 minutes if you choose! Remember, too,
no boiling down required with the Bendix Economat
Evening star., 1953-03-29
Designer
Plays Up
Soft Lines
BY Eleni

TO Jane Derby. trend-setting
American designer whose collec-
tion is the higl1light Of the tea
being held tomorrow at the Mas-
flower for the benefit Of the
Cancer Society. an air Of Unborn.
natural elegance is the quality
she wishes to capture always
in her designs.
She carefully avoids stiff sill
houettes and studied effects In
clothing. To her the best lire
is the easy, following sil-
houettes made UP in the finest
fabrics in soft and finely tex
tured patterns.
The winner Of the 1851 Amer
ican Fashion Critics Award. Jane
Derby first started in the FASH
ion business when she selected
clothes In Paris for her friends
back home. This so completely
fascinated her that she started
work as an apprentice in the
[ateliers Of three leading French
designers. From them she
learned how to select fabrics.
draft and cut patterns and work
from the muslin" Her own
designing yen was submerged
until after she had worked in q
volume wholesale house to be-
come familiar with American
fashion. designed anonymously
for q wholesale house, and ran a
dress shop in order to learn the
taste and preferences Of the in
dividual woman. Since 1888
her name has been synonymous
with good taste. and clothes
with q custom made look. Call
US at ST. $4,000. Ext. 396. for
shopping information.
Evening star., 1953-03-29
By Bert Bochoroch
PARIS.

~ ~ PARIS.
FASHION: On my flying
trip over here, I've had a good
chance to compare American
and European male attire. The
results are quite striking
Americans are generally more
casual by a long shot. At the
same informal function, for
example. the United States
Clark Gable wore sportSwear,
while Frances Max Blouet.
head Of the Hotel George v,
wore q conventional suit. Both
were well-dressed; the conti-
mental was Just more Sedate.
PEOPLE: Maurice Chevalier
has q deal with his men's-wear
Evening star., 1953-03-29
Wesleyan Students to Be Feted

Mrs. Philip c. Edwards. 1885
Holly street NV.
A brief business meeting at
2:30 pm. will precede the tea.
Miss Geraldine Cooper will
be the guest soloist of the after
noon.
Mrs. Hurst r. Anderson, Mrs.
Howard I. Booher and Mrs. Cecil
j. Wilkinson will assist at the
tea table.
Club officers include: Mrs.
William B. Barton, president;
Mrs. Philip c. Edwards, vice
president: Miss Eleanor Kohn.
recording secretary, Mrs. II.
Stanley Sheridan, corresponding
secretary, and Miss Jeanne
Ewing, treasurer.
Evening star., 1953-03-29
It's q Date!
MONDAY, MARCH 80:

MONDAY, MARCH 80:
w A S H I N G T o N
PARTY, / p.m., Statler
Embassy Room, fashion
show complete with prizes,
celebrities and fun.
LUNCHEON-FASHION ON
SHOW, / PIN. Mayflower
Hotel lounge, fashions
from Jelleff's.
TEA AND FASHION
SHOW. Jane Derby coll
lection presented by Erie
bacher's, 3 to 5, with show
ing at 4 pm. Benefit Of
American Cancer Society.
Mayflower Hotel. On
Tuesday the collection will
be modelled informally at
the store. 1888 Connecti-
cut avenue NV, during
the day.
PERSONAL APPEAR
ANCE of Ann Krenick,
= topfight beauty consult
ant from Dermetics New
York salon. She will be
at Hecht's through April
4. Emphasis will be on
Beauty Through the
Years." yx.~re&
FRIDAY, APRIL 3:
LUNCHEON FASHION
SHOW. Palladian Room.
/ pm. Shoreham Hotel.
styles from Jellef's.
COCKTAIL FASHIONS,
6 p.m.. Mayfiower lounge.
Fashions from Jelleff's.
SATURDAY, APRIL 4:
LUNCHEON FASHION
SHOW, ! PM, Raleigh
Hotel Pail Mall Room,
Mrs. Gladstone Williams
communicating.
Evening star., 1953-03-29
Stag Lines: A Column for Men

shop. When he picks q tie.
they agree not to sell the same
pattern to any one else for
three months! -. Golfer
Jackie Caels invariably wears
a red crocus as a boutonniere.
Entire orchestra at Ele-
phant Blanc wanted to know
whether I could get them
"Tony Martin" tuxedos from
the United States.
INTERESTING PLACES:
The huge cheese store with a
restaurant upstairs = where
only dishes like cheese soups.
soufhes, fondues, etc., are
served. Paris button shop,
where one can get magnificent
buttons, quite reasonably, for
Evening star., 1953-03-29

Present and prospective Wes-
leyan students win be honored at
a spring tea to be given by the
Ohio Wesleyan University Mon
nett Alumnae Club. from 3 to 5
pm. Saturday, at the home of
Evening star., 1953-03-29

cu6 links or earrings! :.
Maurice Chalom's antique
shop, with it's demonstration
Of how to decorate a barn IN
terror!
RECOMMENDED: Shrimp
on-a-spit at Costi's Restaurant.
Steak Poivre at Berkeley.
:. Fish souffle at Tour d'Arg-
ent. :. Lobster bisque at the
Mediteranee. -. Any kind Of
sandwich on those delicious
French bread rolls.
FLUID SITUATION: WhiS-
kies are very expensive here.
Best substitute for q highball
is Fine L'eau (brandy and
Evening star., 1953-03-29

water). "A Bloody Mary"
(tomato Juice and vodka) is
food, drink and also a good
pickup. Most popular cock
tail seems to be a Martini-on-
the-rockS.
ODD ITEMS: Heard at a
sidewalk cafe-"A votre Sante,
as we say in Bridgeport after
the third Martini. When
In Europe, it might be q good
idea to hide your American
soap. It seems to have a lot
Of appeal.
Evening star., 1953-01-27
Handyman Is Sought
In Staying Of Woman
By The Assoelased Press

WESTPORT. Conn, Jan. 27.-
Police today sought a 29-year-old
handyman as the rape-slayer OF
q young mother whose body was
found last night in a house here
she had occupied only two weeks.
State Police Sergt. Louis Mar
chese said that William Davis,
colored, was accused Of the crime
by his wife, Dolly.
Sergt. Marchese said Davis and
his wife did part-time housework
for Mrs. Penny Evans, 80, whose
nearly nude body was found by
two Westport policemen. after
Stamford authorities reported
that Mrs. Davis had telephoned
them saying:
MY husband has Just killed
. woman"
Police said Mrs. Davis and her
husband, Montgomery Davis,
were separated. MIR. Evans, heir
to a Philadelphia fortune, has
backed several Broadway plays
and founded the Fifth Avenue
Playhouse in New York. During
World War II he was an intelli-
gence officer on Gen. George S.
Patton'S staff.
Evening star., 1953-01-27
Remington
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y =
out Of Remington's testimony at
his first perjury trial. two years
ago. at which he was convicted
and sentenced to five years and
a $4,000 fine.
He was found guilty then of
perjury in denying before a Fed
eral grand jury that he ever had
belonged to the Communist
Party. The conviction was up
set on appeal on the ground that
the first trial judge. Gregory F..
Noonan, was vague in instructing
the trial jury on what constitute
ed Communist Party member
ship. The Government pro-
ceeded to obtain the new perjury
indictment instead of going to
trial second time on the first.
The defense contended at both
trials that Remington gave War
production Board data mis-
takenly and innocently to Miss
Bentley. He testified he thought
she wanted the information for
q book or magazine, which he
said he believed would enhance
his reputation and that Of the
War Production Board. Rem
ington later went with the Com
n1erce Department.
Sentencing Date Not Set.
No date for sentencing was set
today after the jury handed up
its verdict after nine hours and
so minutes of deliberation. Rem
ington was continued free in
$1,000 bail pending a hearing
Thursday on defense motions.
The trial ran through eight
court days.
Following the verdict. Liebell
told the jury: Z
'You have done a most con-
ScientiouS job. ! became most
concerned and worried as the
time went on that some of you
might become i'll. I dis
charge you with the thanks of
the court, and you can feel that
you have conscientiously full
filled your duty"
United States Attorney Myles
j. Lane, opposing q defense re-
Evening star., 1953-01-27

quest that Remington be con-
tinued free in his $1,000 bail,
asked that the defendant be
held in custody because of this
serious charge"
Failing in that, Mr.. Lane then
asked for $4,000 bail.
mo. that will not be neces-
sary," the Judge replied. "He
has been around since he was
convicted the first time. If
thought he would not be around
now, 7 might consider such a
request"
Says He'll Appear.
Addressing the defendant, the
! Judge asked: What do you say,
Renaingt ton
I'll be here. your honor"
Remington answered as he rose
shakiiy to his feet supporting
himself partly on q table. -.
II believe it,. the judge said,
y The judge complimented both
the prosecution and defense
counsel for. their conduct Of the
trial.
Mr.. Lane gave neWsmen a
prepared statement which said
in part:
"The American jury has once
again spoken and. by its verdict
Of guilty. has removed any
doubt that he tRemington)
clandestfnely delivered wartime,
secret documents stolen from the
United States Government to an
emissary of the Soviet Union. :. :. p
Evening star., 1953-01-27
Death Of Former Nazi
In Mexico Still UnsoIved
BY the Assoeiassd Press

TAMPICo. Mex, Jan. 81
Police said today they still had
not solved the mysterious death
Of Oswald Frank, former German
Panzer division officer whose
body was found covered with
brush near the sugar mill where
he worked.
The body was found yesterday
He had been missing six days
His employer said the 42-year-
old World War II veteran was a
strict diSciplinarian and had
made many enemies among en-
ployes. Police theorized one OF
these might have done him in.
Mr.. Frank came to Mexico sew
eral years ago to work as an en-
gineer.
Evening star., 1953-01-27
Sabotage Ruled Out
In FuuIty AirIiners
By the AsSoeiuted Pres

LONDON, Jan. 27.-The Brit
ish Overseas Airways Corp. says
its grounded fleet of 10 Strato-
cruisers will be flying again in a
few days.
The company announced d
American aircraft experts, flown
here to inspect the liners Pratt
g. Whitney engines, had deter
mined faulty lubrication caused
the Is engine failures which re-
suited in grounding Of the planes
last Thursday. The lines an
nouncement said suspicious OF
sabotage had been ruled out.
Evening star., 1953-01-27

Continued From First Page.)
lied in August and impaneled
in September. but it has had
nothing to do as a result of a
/. series Of legal maneuvers.
Earlier this month, then Pres
ident Truman said it was in the
national interest not to proceed
with criminal prosecution Of the
oil companies. But he based his
implied offer of dropping any
possible criminal charges on the
contingency that the companies
would submit records for use in
civil proceedings. But the COM
panies rejected the proposal.
The major companies involved
are Standard Oil of New Jersey
Standard Of California, Socony
Vacuum, Gulf Oil and the Texas
Co.
No Victory for Either Side.
In granting the motion for de-
lay until April %. Judge Kirk
land stated:
Il want the public to appre-
ciate that there is no victory at
the present time" for either
side.
He said he was cognizant of
the arduous task facing the new
Attorney General in a matter as
sensitive" as the current case.
"The court takes full re-
SponSibility for putting the
brakes on the current case in
the interest of the public" he
said.
The grand jury investigation
was ordered to find out whether
there were agreements among
oil companies, operating abroad
in the production, transporta-
ton, refining and distribution of
petroleum, which violated anti
trust laws.
Evening star., 1953-01-27
Senator GoIdstein Buys
7 Calvert County Papers
By the Assoeiassd Press

PRINCE FREDERICK, Md,
Jan. 27.-The sale of two Calvert
County weekly newspapers. the
Journal and the Gazette, to State
Senator Louis L. Goldstein,
Democrat, Of Calvert was an
nounced last night.
Magistrate William w. Duke,
editor Of the 90-year-old Jour-
nal, said he and States Attorney
Arthur w. Dowell. editor of the
69-year-old Gazette. would pub
lish their last issues Saturday.
He said Mr.. Goldstein would
begin publishing "in the near
future"
Evening star., 1953-01-27

instance where there is a major
enforcement drive. They pick up
their equipment and go some-
where else. That seems to be
what happened in Baltimore,
where an enforcement drive was
carried out. Many of them
moved into Washington"
Opposes Needle Law"
DR.. Chapman is vigorously op-
posed to the so-called needle
laws" which make it illegal to
possess a hypodermic needle un-
less the holder has a license.
"These laws have been tried
without success in other areas, I"
he said. can addict doesn't need
a hypodermic needle-he can,
and often does, use, a pin and an
eye dropper as WELL" Z
DR.. Chapman believes that. If
the District has a compulsory
commitment law, a careful
screening of those to be COM
mitted would be necessary to
weed out those not addicted un-
der the definition in the Federal
drug laws.
Another important part Of the
law, he said, should be provision
for a follow-up, to keep an eye
on the addict for a while after
he leaves Lexington. This would
help insure against his return
Ito drugs And it would not be
as difficult as many believe. he
said. r. 4
'TelItale Habits.
Although 1t Is almost impos-
sible to determine that a person
is an addict without observing
the withdrawal symptoms" he
said, you could get a pretty good
idea by observing his habits
whether he had gone back to
drugs,
DR.. Chapman believes that a
patient report could be built
up during the follow-up period
that might bring him to reveal
voluntarily that he was in trouble
again.
eff he didn't tell you volun-
tarily. and you had a pretty good
idea that he was back on the
habit, you could call him in and
say,
"Look, Joe. are you taking
the stuff again?'
Mine times out Of ten he
would admit it," DR.. Chapman
said.
Next: The drug addict
comes to LexingtOn.)
Evening star., 1953-01-27
3 Fairfax Convicts:
Are Still al Large

Three of seven convicts who
fled from Virginia's Camp 80
near Fairfax were still at large
today.
Baltimore authorities were
alerted to watch for one Of the
group whose home Is there. He
is George Rahe, 81, who was
serving four years for house,
breaking.
Sergt. M. G. Russell, in charge
of the camp, said Rahe and the
two other men who are still
free were "cronies" and he be-
lieves they may still be together.
Still at large along with Rahe
are Charles Edward Robert, 20,
of Norton. Va, serving four
years for housebreaking, and
William L. Willard. 81. Of Jones'
vile. s. c.. serving 18 months
for the same offense.
Yesterday afternoon, Julian
Burroughs, "a, of Bentmouth,
Va. serving one year for house
breaking. surrendered.
He talked a store owner near
Manassas into taking him to the
State Highway Department ga
rage at Manassas.
The other three were recap
tured yesterday in a barn near
Legato, Va, about 4 miles
from the camp. They were VIII
bur j. Smith. 18. of Danville:
jackson Dobbins, 81, of Nor
folk, and Robert Stephens, 10,
of Philhowie.
Stephens was one of three con-
victs who escaped briefly last
November. Burroughs escaped
January 20 and was picked up
on Shirley highway, Sergt. Rus
sell said.
Evening star., 1953-01-27
Korean Republic 10 Honor
Van Fleet With Parade
BY the Assoeiossd Press

SEOUL, Jan. 27.-The Repub-
lie Of Korea win present a silver
tea pot to the retiring United
States q. 9th Army commander,
Gen. James A. Van Fleet.
The tea pot is inscribed in
Korean with Gen. Van Fleets
name and the words: Friend,
defender, brother in arms"
Gen. Van Fleet yesterday re-
ceived Korea's highest decora-
ton, the Medal of National
Service.
Citizens Of Seoul will parade
at the Capitol grounds Thursday
in a farewell gesture to their
honorary mayor" who has led
United Nations ground forces
since April, 1851.