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Arkansas State press., 1953-05-15
NAACP Seeks
To Vindicafe
: aIeased P0W's

Permission to interview releas-
Cd Negro prisoners Of war at the
Valley Forge hospital in Pennsyl-
ania has been requested by the
National Association for the Ad-
vancament of Colored People in
q telegram to Secretary of De
tense Charles f Wilson
Upon their return to this coun-
try the men assigned to the
Valley Forge hospital, a m ong
them a number Of Negro soldiers,
we're originally the victims of a
seemingly officially inspired sus-
picion that they had succumbod
to Communist propaganda while
in the custody Of the enemy The
accused men have holly denied
this allegation and have asked
vindication.
Mr. White cited the statement
by Pfc. Roger Herndon that tine
Communists tried to show US that
they had something. but they had
nothing compared to what we
have in the United States" This
statement by Herndon the Naacp
leader said. "is all the moro re-
markable in that in his native
Florida he would be denied many
RIGHTS or citizenship"
The NAACP, Mr. White told
Secretary Wilson. "wishes 70 as-
certain the facts and do what It
ran 10 prevent injustice being
do,e men who fought valiant'y
for their country
Arkansas State press., 1953-05-15

ton met in its eighteenth an
nual meeting for three days.
DR.. E. S. Richards, Texas S u
was elected first vice president;
Or. Helen Edmonds North Caro-
lima college was elected second
vice president, and Dr. Merl
Eppse. Tennessee State university
named secretary treasurer
The keynote address for the
meeting was delivered by DR..
Samuel Warren, Texas Southern
university. DR.. Joseph Taylor OF
North Carolina college, presided.
Representatives from more than
twenty colleges and universities
participated in the meeting
Arkansas State press., 1953-05-15
Woods RhineFlart
Named TO Boys
Ind. School Board

Governor Cherry announced
Monday the names of the re-orga-
nlzed Board of Trustees for the
Boys Industrial school at Wrights-
willie.
Thru the diligent work of Chas.
BuSSey and Senator Max Howell
the 1858 legislature revamped the
board to place the names of two
Negroes for the first time in the
history Of the school. The Negroes
named to the board are DR.. J. B.
Woods, for a five year term, and
DIR. H. H. Rhinehart of Warren
to a one year term.
Arkansas State press., 1953-05-15
Negro Elected As
Class Officer Of
Medical Students

w Hugh Mott, became the first
Negro student to be elected to
the position of class officer at the
University of Arkansas School of
Medicine this week when his
class chose him to be secretary Of
the Junior class for next year
Mr. Mott is now enrolled as
sophomore at the medical school.
He is a member of Alpha Kappa
Mu honor society and the Alpha
Phi Alpha fraternity.
Arkansas State press., 1953-05-15

Mrs. G.. Jack" Bum, regional
director of the National Beauty
Culturist League, Inc, announces
that the regional meeting will be
conducted here May "a Is. The
meetings will be conducted at the
Mt. Zion Baptist church, 908
Cross street,
The region includes five states:
Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Texas, and Tennessee.
Mrs. Elnora Rollings of New
Orleans, regional supervisor, will
address the public meeting at 3
p. m. on the oath.
Mrs. Idella Steele is state pres
ident.
Arkansas State press., 1953-05-15
|ttorney General Studies
wi Rights Proposals

Rights headed by Walter White,
executive secretary of the Ma
tional Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People and
chairman of the conference. More
than so national religious, labor,
civic, veterans and minority group
organizations compose the con-
ference.
The present civil rights section
in the Department of Justice con-
See RIGHTS--page eight
Arkansas State press., 1953-05-15

Shinston-- Attorney General
Pert H. Brownell is studying
FosalS for executive action to
fnahen the civil rights ma
feN in the Department of
pee and eliminate job discrim-
lon by companies holding gov
nent contracts.
pc proposals. were placed be-
the Attorney General on
by a delegation from the
dership Conference on Civil
Arkansas State press., 1953-05-15
National President
Visits Local
Culinary Assn

Food handling and service as
profession is at last receiving rec
ognition. The dignity and culture
Of this profession is also being
magnified. This was exempllfled
last week when the Little Rock
chapter of the National Culinary
See VISITS-page eight
Evening star., 1953-04-04
Ray KiIgore Gains Tie
For Cue TourneyLead
BY the Assoeioted Press

CHICAGO, Apil 4.-Ray Kill
gore, San Francisco veteran who
moved into a tie for the world
three-cuhsion billiards tourney
lead last night, has an excellent
chance for sole possession today.
He plays Mel Lundherg of
Minneapolis, who has lost all
seven Of his matches, in the
opening contest this afternoon.
Meantime, Harold Worst, the
24-year-old Grand Rapids, Mich,
expert who like Kilgore has won
four of five matches, has to play
Miss Masako Katsura of Tokyo,
always a tough competitor.
She lost to Kilgore last night,
50-41, in ~ innings. It was her
fourth defeat in eight matches.
Other results yesterday:
zeke Navarro of Buenos Aires,
Argentina. beat Joe Procita of
Gloversville, N. Y. 50-31, in 80
innings; Joe Chamaco of Mexico
City beat Lundberg. 1929, in So
innings, and Art Rubin of Brook
lyn beat John Fitzpatrick of Hol-
lywood, Calf, 50-35, in 48 in
ningS.
Standings: Worst and Kilgore
four wins. one loss; Jay Boze-
man, Vallejo. Calf, and Cham
AGO, AZ; Kinney Matsuyama,
Tokyo, 80; Navarro and Fitz-
patrick, 3-3; Miss Katsura, a.;
Procita, 3-4; Rubin. 2-5; Lund-
berg, OF.
Evening star., 1953-04-04
Terps Hosts 10 Quantico
In Outdoor Track Start

The University of Maryland
track team will open its outdoor
season at Byrd Stadium today
against the Quantico Marines.
The Terps will be counting
on depth rather than outstand-
ing individual performances to
bring them victory. John Tib-
bets, two-mile champion, is the
Terps' only returning Southern
Conference crown holder.
Maryland will have the edge
in the middle distance and dis
tance races, while the Marines
are expected to be strong in the
weights, sprintS and hurdles. The
two teams will battle it out in
the jumping events.
Evening star., 1953-04-04
9 Pei. Cut Proposed
In Interior Budget
BY the Associated Press

A reduction of nearly 9 per
cent in the Interior Departments
new budget has been proposed
to Congress, Secretary of the
Interior Mckay disclosed yes
terday.
He said he had recommended
appropriation of $3.50, los, 100 for
the IL months beginning July /.
That would compare with the
SCOT ,251 400 proposed by former
President Truman in the budget
he submitted in January.
Ofiicials Of the Interior De-
partment said that in both in
stances the totals were for ap-
preparations from Treasury gen.
eral funds and did not include
expenditures to be made from a
number Of revolving and con-
tinuing funds.
Mr.. Mckay said he could not
break down his proposed budget
at this time to show how the
$54, ,136, 800 reduction would be
spread through the department.
Representative Jensen. Repub-
lican, of Iowa, chairman Of a
House Appropriations Subcom-
mittee handling the Interior
budget, said the reduction will
be spread generally throughout
the agency
He told newsmen there would
be no funds. approved for start
ing new construction projects on
which no money has yet been
spent.
Evening star., 1953-04-04
Bells Of 81. Peters
Ring in Easter Rites
By the Asseeiated Press

VATICAN CITY, April 4.-The
bells of st. Peters Basilica rang
out joyfully today as Lent ended
and the Easter vigil began.
Casters supreme denouement
the resurrection of Christ from
the dead-will be celebrated to-
morrow in Christian churches
throughout the world.
The first glad note was struck
today by st. Peters giant cam
panone" or master bell. It rang
as a papal mass came to an end
at the Basilica's Altar of the
Chair and the choir lifted its
voice in the Gloria-Glory to
God.
Then, one by one, the other
bells of st. Peters and those of
Rome's other nearly 500 churches
Joined in the medley.
Thousands of pilgrims from
many countries of the world
notably the United States, Ger
many, France, England, Belgium,
Holland, Switzerland and Ireland
-thronged the Basilica.
Thousands of pilgrims also
took part in a Way of the Cross
last night.
Some 5000 other Christians
performed the same devotion in
Jerusalem yesterday, following
the Saviour's own path through
the old Walled City.
AS he has on past casters, Pope
Plus will appear tomorrow at the
central loggia of the Basilica to
address thousands of Romans,
pilgrims and tourists.
Evening star., 1953-04-04
Mother Of 5 Accused
OF Hurting 7 10 Death
BY the Assoeiaied Press

NEW YORK, April 4.-"I love
children, I want to have 90 Of
them"
Mrs. Anna Maier, 27-year old
mother of five, made the state
ment yesterday to police after
allegedly hurting two of her small
children to their deaths from a
fourth floor window. Neighbors
snatched another child from her
arms as she stood before the
window. g..
Two homicide charges were
filed against Mrs. Maier and she
was taken to Bellevue Hospital
for observation.
Dead were 3-year-old Robert
and 1-month-old Michael. The
third child, apparently saved by
neighborS, was 16 month old
Bernadette. Sobbing in fear in
the apartment were Kathleen, 6.
and John, 5.
The woman's husband, John,
a machinist, was at work when
the tragedy occurred.
Il can't understand it." Mr..
Maier said. II can't believe 1t.
She loved children. She often
said she wanted more"
A neighbor told police Mrs.
Maier recently had complained
of nervousness.
Evening star., 1953-04-04
Kramer Troupe Switches
To 4-Man Tourney Play
By the Assoeiated Press

NEW YORK, April 4.-The
touring pro tennis troupe, head
ed by Jack Kramer and Frank
Sedgman. returns to New York
tonight, but this time the play
will be in the nature of an ex-
perimental four-man tourna-
ment.
The tournament, with $4,000
Of the proceeds set aside for
prize money, may set the pat
tern for professional series of
the future.
In the. opening singles, Kramer
will meet Ken McGregor, Sedg-
mans Australian teammate, and
Pancho Segura will tangle with
Sedgman. The winners will meet
tomorrow night for first place
while the losers will play for
third money. Kramer is leading
Sedgman, SO to 25, and Segura
has beaten McGregor in 46 of
their 81 matches on their tour
which started in January.
Evening star., 1953-04-04
Hundreds Of Services
To Be Held in Korea
By the Assoeioted Pyess

SEOUL. April An bunkers,
in valleys or mountainsides, or
in quiet chapels. United States
9th Army soldiers observe Easter
Sunday tomorrow.
Hundreds of services, from
sunrise to long after dark. are
scheduled.
Chief chaplains of the Army
and the Air Force both will hold
sunrise devotions.
Maj. Gen. Charles Carpenter
of Washington, chief Air Force
chaplain. will hold service on
a mountainside in Seoul. 1t.
Gen. Maxwell Taylor, 9th Army
commander, will attend.
Maj. Gen. Ivan Bennett, chief
of the Army chaplains, will hold
service for men of a United
States division on the central
front.
Roman Catholics will hold .
solemn high mass at IL am.
Sunday at Immaculate Concep-
'tion Cathedral in Seoul. The
Greek battalion in Korea will
have a Greek Orthodox service.
Bishop MonSigneur Mousset, old
est French missionary in Korea
and a resident of this country
since 1901, will hold Catholic
services with the French bat
talon.
In his Easter message to 9Th
Army troops Gen. Taylor said
the season gives assurance of
the rudiment triumph of Free
dom over slavery. of right over
wrong. of life over death. AS I
extend the greetings of this holy
season it is with the conviction
that the God Who'sent this mes
sage to his children so many
centuries ago gives us today the
same assurance of final victory"
Evening star., 1953-04-04
Cooper Praises GaIIardo
After Stiff Workout

Dave Gallardo, 23-year-old
Mexican contender from Los
Angeles, apparently is in top
shape for his bout with Percy
Bassett, worlds interim feather
weight champion, at Uline Arena
Wednesday night.
Gallardo went two fierce
rounds with Jimmy Cooper, pop
ular District featherweight yes
terday at the Arena gym and
scored impressively with a stiff
left jab and hooks to the body.
Cooper praised Gallardo after
the workout calling him strong
as bull" and predicting he will
make trouble for Bassett, "or
anybody else he fights"
The hard hitting Mexican will
hold another public workout at
Arena gym today at 8.
Evening star., 1953-04-04
Hunt Clubs Offering
Programs Today

A large entry list is expected
for the annual hunter trials of
the Potomac Hunt Club at Po-
tomac, Md. today. The eight
event program will include the
Junior Plate, the ladies hunters,
the Joseph j. Cotton Bowl, the
Montgomery County Plate, the
championship Garcias Trophy,
the Foxcatcher's Plate and the
Potomac Plate.
William II. Brooks Of Marl-
boro. Md, and Augustus Riggs
III Of Cooksville, Md, will be
the judges.
Two other events, the Casa
nova, Va, Hunt and the Blue
Ridge Hunt at Berryville, Va.
also are slated today.
Hunt teams of three horses
will compete for the Masters
Challenge Bowl In the all-day
show at Spring Hill Farm in
Casanova. Black Fox Run and
Big Breeze are expected to go
off the favorites in the Joseph
w. Lewis Memorial open race
in the Blue Ridge point t-to-point
races at Graham Dougherty's
Woodley Farm two miles south
Of Berryville on Route IL.
Evening star., 1953-04-04
Eastern-CoIoniaI
Merger Ban Urged
BY the Associated Press

A Civil Aeronautics Board at
torney has recommended that
the CAB disapprove an agree
ment for the merger of Eastern
and Colonial Airlines.
At the same time, Leslie G..
Donahue. counsel for the boards
Bureau of Air Operations, asked
yesterday that the board ap-
prove the merger of Colonial and
National Airlines as in the public
interest.
Mr.. Donahue said he has con-
cluded that before last July 18,
the date stockholders approved
the merger agreement between
Colonial and Eastern, Eastern
had acquired control of Colonial
in violation of the Civil Aeronau-
tics Act.
Mr.. Donahue said Eastern's
stock exchange proposal go
greatly exceeds the reasonable
Nd4AC VI Vic doOCGS UI1dU ~ 10 11OU
in the public interest that a
transaction based upon such con-
sideration should be approved"
Eastern proposed to deliver to
Colonial in exchange for Colo
Mails assets 343.733 shares of
Eastern common stock.
Mr.. Donahue said that should
the merger take place, Eastern's
competitive position would be so
improved as to create a "com-
petitive unbalance" and a mono
poly.
The bureau counsel said a Ma
tional-C Colonial merger would
create a greater competitive bal
ance" and more efficient and
economical competition. It would
further develop IAN air trans
portation system properly adapted
to the needs Of the nation" he
said.
Evening star., 1953-04-04
Bucceroni Bars None
After TK0 Win Over
Tough Dave Davey
By the Assoeiated Press

NEW YORK, April "A
heavier and better Danny Buc-
ceroni today declared he was
ready to take 'em all on" fol-
lowing his eighth-round tech
nical knockout victory over
Seattle's Dave Davey.
The 6-2 Philadelphia weighed
1882 pounds-the heaviest of
his career-last night when he
battered the husky 24-year-old.
20812-pound West Coaster all
over the st. Nicholas Arena ring
to win the TKO and his second
straight victory over Davey.
DR.. Vincent Nardiello ordered
the bout stopped after the
eighth round.
Davey was too exhausted" "
said DR.. Nardiello. "He was
dazed and couldn't answer my
questions. He's okay now, but
he was on the way out after that
eighth round"
In the seventh, Bucceroni, a
2-to-1 favorite, landed II
straight punches before Davey
was able to connect and in the
eighth the Philadelphian un-
leashed a series of IL consecu-
tive blows against his 6-21a op-
ponent.
Davey won only the first
round with left jabs and short
left-right combinations. It was
the first time he had been
stopped in a pro career Of 26
fights and his third loss.
Bucceroni's next fight will be
with Yves Bascom in Milwaukee
May 4.
Evening star., 1953-04-04
Bolt, Barber and BuIIa
Making 3-Man Race
Of AzaIea Open Golf
By the Associctod Press

WILMINGTON, N. c., April 4.
The three Bs-Bolt, Barber
and Bulla-were in position to
pull away from the field going
into today's third round Of the
$4,000 Azalea Open golf tour
nament.
Tommy Bolt, Maplewood, N. J.,
was on top at the halfway mark
of the 72-hole event which winds
UP tomorrow afternoon. He
tackled a second-round 69-3
under par-onto his f1rSt-day 66
for q 135 and one-stroke lead
over Jerry Barber, the bespec-
tacled little Californian, and
Johnny Bulla, one-time North
Carolina resident who now plays
out Of Verona, Pa.
Barber, who last week at
Greensboro shot himself out Of
contention early with an open
ing-day 80, whizzed around the
6,720 yards of the Cape Fear
Country Club in 33-32-65. the
best round of the tournament,
to deadlock Bulla at 1856, one
shot from the lead. Bulla did
1t in 81.
Four men were locked at 1873.
They were Johnny Palmer, the
Canadian Open champion from
Charlotte: Lew Worsham, Oak
mont, Pa, who recently won the
Jacksonville, Fla, Open; Doug
Ford, Harrison, N. Y, loser Of a
four-man Greensboro playof to
Earl Stewart, and Francis (Bo)
Wininger, Oklahoma City, Okla,
who is just rounding out his first
year as a professional.
Still possibilities at 139 were
Lloyd Mangrum, the years No.
! money winner from Niles, Ill,
and Fred Wampler, Indianapolis.
They led Max Evans, Detroit, and
Wally Ulrich, Austin, Mimi, by
one stroke. Down at 141, six
shots back Of Bolt were Cary
Middleton, Memphis: Al Smith.
Danville, Va, and Mike Sou
chak, Durham, N. c., who tied
Bolt for the first round lead at
66. but was betrayed by his put
ter yesterday to take rs.
Fifty-eight pros and 10 anna
teurs were left Of the original lis
hopefuls who set out two days
Evening star., 1953-04-04
ThaiIand Closes Border
In Chinese Guerrilla Issue
By the A.seeiated Prsss

BANGKOK. April 4.-Thailand
today closed its entire northern
border with Burma until the
issue of Chinese Nationalist
guerillaS in Burma is settled.
Police Gen. Phao Sriyanond,
who issued the order as Deputy
Minister of Interior, said Thai
land took the measure to prevent
reinforcement of the guerrillas
and to prevent guerrillas from
Withdrawing through Thailand.
The order followed a confer
ence between Phao and U Than
Hla, Burmese Charge d'Affaires
here.
Phao told the Burmese envoy
Thailand wishes to remove "sus-
picions" that this country was
involved in supplying Nationalist
troops or allowing them passage
through Thailand to Burma.
The police chief apparently
was referring to charges In Ran
COON that Thailand and the
United States were supplying
the Nationalists in Burma.
Evening star., 1953-04-04
400 Athletes Compete
In CIV Hiqh RELAYS

George Washington Hig h
School Of Alexandria plays host
to 20 scholastic teams and more
than 400 athletes in the annual
George Washington Relays to-
day.
Wilson, Anacostia. Tech, East
ern, Coolidge and Western are
expected from the District;
Washington-Lee, Mount Vernon,
Falls Church and Fairfax from
Northern Virginia, and Mont
gomery Blair, Bethesda Chevy
Chase and Bladensburg from
nearby Maryland.
Evening star., 1953-04-04
Racing Attendance Mark
Is Indicated for This Year
By1hs Assoeiufsd Press

NEW YORK, April 4.-The
Thoroughbred Racing Associa-
'tions. Inc, reported that figures
for the first quarter Of 1853
indicated the sport may be
headed for an attendance record.
with a total attendance
through March 81 Of 3,555, ,291,
the sport is running 8 per cent
ahead of 1852, a record-breaking
year." said Spencer j. Drayton,
IRA executive secretary. The
IRA is made up Of the Nations
major race tracks.
Wagering likewise is up over
1852, a total of $241 ,996,170 hav-
ing passed in and out Of the pari-
mutuel machines for an increase
of 11.3 per cent" the report
said.
Last years racing attendance
hit a record high of 29,117,027.
with a record high purse
distribution and stakes program
scheduled by IRA tracks, the
unbeaten Native Dancer and
other good 3-year-olds to inspire
further interest in the sport, it
seems more than likely that an
attendance record will be set this
year." Drayton said.
Evening star., 1953-04-04
New York Increases Fines
For RACING Law Violations
By the Asseeiotsd Press

ALBANY, N. Y, April 4.-Gov.
Dewey signed a bill today au-
thorizing the New York State
Racing Commission to impose a
$4,000 civil penalty. instead Of a
5000 fine, for violations Of rae
ing law or regulations.
The new law also gives the
commission power to impose the
penalties on track operators. It
formerly had the power to fine
only horse owners, trainers,
jockeys and grooms.
In assessing civil penalties, the
commission may consider each
day that q violation continues as
a separate violation.
The bill was introduced at the
request Of Ashley T. Cole, New
York Racing Commission chair
man. Cole contended the for
mer 5000 fine was inadequate.
Evening star., 1953-04-04
Hoya Trackmen Seek
Titles at Birmingham
spee;oI pispo,eh 10 The ssur

SPectoI OiSpoIcn 10 Inc SIur
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, April 4.
- Georgetown University of
Washington. D. c.; Michigan,
Illinois and Pennsylvania will
battle for the 2-mile relay cham
pionship in the sixth annual
Southern Relays today. Yale,
winner the last three years, will
not defend it's title.
Frank Sevigne. the Hoyas'
coach, will run Ed Kirk, Charley
Capozzoli, Joe LaPierre and Carl
Joyce in the 2-mile event.
Georgetown also will have an
entry in the medley distance
event. Vince Kelly will run the
quarter, Joyce the half, LaPierre
the three-quarters and Capozzoli
the mile.
Michigan is a slight favorite
to defend successfully its unofh-
cial championship from the field
of 80 Eastern, Midwestern and
Southern colleges.
Evening star., 1953-04-04
Lejeune Beats Virginia
On Errors in Ninth
By The Asseciafed Press

CAMP LEJEUNE, N. c., April
Am infield collapse in the
last half of the ninth inning
yesterday cost previously unbeat-
en- Virginia its chance to become
the first college baseball team
to trim Camp Lejeune this
season.
Ahead, 80, going into that
inning and with Dave Northern
tossing air-tight ball. the Cav
alters saw their own bobbles pave
the way for a two-run rally
which saved the day for the
LeatherneckS.