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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1953-02-20
BY Olive A. Adams

In the past few years, we have been made
conscious of persons who have professed great
love for their fellow human beings and we
have somehow come to feel that this enlight-
ened so-called liberal" viewpoint is some
thing rather new. Many writer's have called the
turn on a goodly number Of the "do-gooders"
who are in reality out and out phonies It was
refreshing, therefore, to hear James Fassett,
Music Commentator of CHS Radio, tell a story
that should have made US all conscious of the
fact that for generations many people have
gone along in their own quiet way, practicing
the principles of brotherhood without fanfare
or fuss
Mr. Fassett, during the intermisson Of
the New York Philharmonic Symphony con-
cert, told the story of Amos Fortune, Negro
slave who, in the late 18th Century bought
his freedom and that of a woman who became
bis wife, settled in the little town of Wobun,
Massachusetts, learned TO read, write and ci-
pher, and established himself in a tannery He
later moved to Jaffrey, New Hampshire with
his second wife (hs first having died) and
her young daughter, both OF whom he had
freed by purchase. Amos Fortune became a
highly respected citizen in the town Not only
was he successful in his trade as a tanner but
he taught the trade to others Since he could
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1953-02-20
Negro Minister to
White Church

Toronto, Canada An all-Nhite
congregation has called a Negro
minister to the Baptist church IN
Burk's Falls, 1853 miles north of
here.
The Rev. Wilfred Sheffield
graduate of Queens university.
Kingston, Ontario, and McMastr
university, Hamilton, Ontario, re-
ceived a unanimous call from the
congregation.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1953-02-20
WrinhfeviIle
Wardell Wright

Wardell Wright
On the sick list are Mrs RoSle
Long, Mrs. Rosie McGhee, Mrs, A
r Woods and Tommie Fuller ,.'
The southwest union met at Cos
pei Temple Baptist church sun
day. Money Poe was the teacher
Mrs. Fannie Pennington OF
Woodson was house guest OF AfS.
Motion.
Evening star., 1953-10-25
MISERY ON WHEELS

II ME hero suffering roller skates in the picture
Il above is Italian film star Raj Valone male lead in
Destini," part of which is based Aristophanes COM
edy, "Lysistrata" To enable set to be moved easily
during in which hero is held captive by women
of Athens the director thought up rolerskate trick
Evening star., 1953-08-02
Baptist Pastor Heads
D. {. Leqionnaires

The Rev. William B. Adams,
pastor of Bethesda Baptist
Church, was chosen Department
Commander for the District of
Columbia American Legion in a
hotly contested election last
night at the Shoreham Hotel.
A member of Clark v. Polling
Post No. "a, Mr.. Adams will
serve as president during the
legion convention here next
summer. He succeeds Depart
ment Commander Robert Bunch.
Also elected to posts as vice
commanders were: Stewart
Parker. Stephen McGroarty
Post No. 27; Gilbert Cole, Police
and Fire Department Post No.
70; Elwood E. Jarnigan, Depart
ment of Agriculture Post No. So:
William G. Noland, Department
of Labor Post No. ~ and Louis
zindel, Air Force Post No. 81.
Mr.. Adams defeated Gail T.
Judd of the Henry C. Spengler
Post No. IL by a vote of 222
to 154.
Evening star., 1953-08-02
Canada Mormons Study
Complaints Of PoIYgamY
By the Associoted Press

CRESTON. B. c., Aug. 1.-Top
Canadian Mormon leaders today
are investigating complaints of
polygamous activity in this
mountain town near the Cana
dian-United States border.
The investigations. being held
as private church business, are
directed by r. Scott Zimmerman
of Edmonton, Alta, president of
the Canadian mission of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints.
It is understood that Mr.. Zim-
merman has authority to ex-
communicate any Norm o n
against whom evidence of poly
gamous activity is established.
Polygamy has been outlawed by
the church since 1890.
The investigation started while
reports continued to circulate
here that remnants of colony
OF Mormons accused of poly
gamous activity at Short Creek,
Arizona, intended to try to mi
crate to CreSton.
Arizona State police raided the
Short Creek colony last Monday
and placed several persons under
arrest. Police said some of the
husbands in the colony had five
and six wives.
Canadian immigration officials
in Vancouver said yesterday that
no application has been received
from members of the Arizona
colony for entry into Canada.
Evening star., 1953-08-02
Pair Tried 10 Rob Him,
Hitchhiking Sailor Reports
BY the Associated Press

WATERLOO, Md, Aug. IA
tch-hiking sailor told State Po-
lice today man and a woman
picked him up last night at
Laurel and then tried to rob him
before they had gone two miles.
George F. Harrison, 10, of
South Elgin, Ill.,. said he was try
ing to thumb his way to Harris
burg, Pa. and escaped the pair
by rolling out a door of their
car onto Washington Baltimore
boulevard.
Mr.. Harrison said the man,
about Is, got into the back seat
and he climbed in beside the
woman. about 26. A few min
utes later the man stuck some
thing hard against his neck and
said: This is it, son. hand over
your money"
Mr.. Harrison reported he told
the man his money was in his
suitcase. On the pretext of get
ting it. he bent over and opend
the Car door.
Evening star., 1953-08-02
Void Jewish Congress
To Meet in Switzerland
Rv the As,ocioted Press

GENEVA, Switzerland, Aug. l
Leaders of Jewish communities
all over the world will meet here
next week for the third assembly
of the World Jewish Congress
to define their aims and policies
The first Congress since the
Montreux Assembly of 1948 Is
expected to clarity the exact re-
lation between Israel and world
Jewry.
The situation of Jews in Latin
America, the Soviet Union, Mos
lem countries and Eastern Eu-
rope also will be discussed in the
meetings from August 4 to IL,
The World Jewish Congress
was organized here in 1885 at
the call of the late DR.. Stephen
S. Wise, then president Of the
American Jewish Congress. to
protect the interests of Jews all
over the world and particularly
against Nazism.
DR.. Nahum Goldman of New
York, is acting president of the
congress. Jewish communities
in 65 countries are affiliated with
the world organization.
Evening star., 1953-08-02
U. 5. Fishing Boat FIees
From Mexican Arrest
By the Asseeinted Press

PROGRESO, Mex. Aug. /. -
The North American fishing boat
Miss Thelma" of Tampa, Fla,
being held for sinking Mexican
fishing vessel. today repeatedly
escaped from Mexican guards
at Ciudad del Carmen.
According to reports reaching
here late today the Miss Thel-
ma" escaped while being moved
from a dock to make room for
an incoming craft.
officials said lack of Coast
Guard craft to guard the North
American fishing boat enabled it
to break loose and head for the
deep seas.
The Miss Thelma" collided
with a Mexican craft named
Lolita" July Is off the Yucatan
Peninsula. The Lolita" sank,
and although North American
crewmen helped save Lolita -
crewmen from drowning, the
Miss Thelma" was surrounded
by Mexican craft and herded
into port, where it has been held
since.
Evening star., 1953-08-02
Debate on Race Law
Left Up 10 Stanley
In Governors S Race
By the Associuted Press

RADFORD, Va, Aug. 1.-The
Republican gubernatorial candi-
date has agreed to appear on the
platform or the radio with his
two opponents for a discussion
of Virginia's segregation laws.
State Senator Ted Dalton of
Radford today accepted a chal-
lenge from Howard H. Carwile
of Richmond. an independent
candidate, to take a public stand
on the racial issue.
Mr.. Dalton replied to a Car
vile letter dated yesterday that
he is willing to appear on the
platform or on the radio for a
general discussion of the ques-
ton with Mr.. Carwile and
Thomas B. Stanley of Stanley
town, Democratic nominee.
He specified that the trio
would appear at the same time
and on the same program, and
assured Mr.. Carwile that IF and
when you and Mr.. Stanley can
agree upon a time and place,
please let me know and I will
ho YorocoY,t -
Evening star., 1953-08-02
Award Is Presented
To Dr.. Alvin Knudson
BY the Assoeiated Press

NEW YORK, Aug. DIR. AL
vim B. C. KnudSon of Washing
ton today received the John
EiSele Davis Award of the Asso-
citation for Physical and Mental
Rehabilitation.
DR.. KnudSon, who is chief of
the rehabilitation division of the
Veterans Administration. was
cited by the association for pion-
eering in developing philoso-
phies of rehabilitation in rela-
tionship to advancing concepts
in the fields of science and medi-
cine"
He is a member of the medi-
cal staff of George Washington
University Hospital in Washing
ton.
Evening star., 1953-08-02

ton to the police, Pomeroy had
been released from reform school
with a good conduct record.
Boston police stations were
linked at that time with a new
facsimile pen telegraph. Word
was flashed to pick up young
Pomeroy. The detectives ar
rived in a hack at Station 6 just
as Pomeroy was brought in.
His shoes were broken and
they fitted the plaster molds. His
trousers were mud stained.
Pomeroy was driven to view
Horace Millen's mutilated body.
Told to look, he turned only his
defective eye toward the little
victim. Forced to view it, he
began to shiver.
"You killed him, didn't you?"
the detectives demanded.
YES" Pomeroy whimpered.
Convicted of Murder.
When he went to trial, the de-
fense failed to prove innocence
by reason of insanity. Pomeroy
was convicted of murder in the
first degree ION grounds OF
atrocity," and sentenced to hang.
Months afterward, new occu-
pants moving into the building
where Pomeroy'S parents had
kept their store were cleaning
out accumulated ashes and rub
bish in the cellar.
There, disintegrating, was the
body of Catherine Curran. Pom
eroy confessed that she had come
to his mothers store while he
was tending it. He concocted a
story and lured her to the cellar.
There he attacked and killed her
-slashing her throat. Then he
covered her body with a pile of
ashes.
But even then Pomeroy was
not to die.
Gov. William CASTOR, opposed
to capital punishment, refused in
1875 to sign the death warrant.
When Pomeroy died at 72, in
1882, he had passed SO years OF
his life in CUSTODY. His first 38
prison years were in solitary con-
finement.
All his life he had an obsession
that he had been illegally con-
victed. Five times, with extreme
ingenuity and cunning, he tried
to escape. Once he tapped an
Illuminating gas line, to spark an
explosion which would release
him. He set it off-but injured
himself.
SickIy Childhood.
Psychologists, as early as 1875,
were deeply interested in this
strange and lonely killer. They
found he had a sickly early
childhood. His eyesight had
been marred. At four or five. he
sat abstracted while other chill
dren played. At five, he wounded
a cat with a knife and drowned
it. In school, he was considered
eccentric but not bad. intractable
but hard to understand.
Asked to explain misdeeds, his
stock answer was, Il can't help
it,"
Yet his intelligence was such
that in later years he mastered
a vast body of law, became a
shrewd checker player and sue
cessfully studied five languages.
including Arabic. He wrote ar
ticles and reams of verse under
the name Grandpa"
When he died, he left unan-
swered the question, in one Of
his verses:
What Is Life?
We KnoO not tUhen or tDhence
it came,
We knoW not if it's joy or
shame,
Quite Uaried fateS our life
pdrtGkeS-
Some high in fame. NTH riches
bleSt,
Some cooped in tUGllS as Sor-
roW'S guest;
What is life?
Evening star., 1953-08-02

which the process would have to
be repeated"
Cited Alternative.
Mr.. Grew advised that the al
ternatives confronting Western
nations were to defeat Japan in
war or grant greater economic
opportunities while seeking to
curb and diminish Japanese mil
itarism. He said:
"It will not be an easy task
for the world to find economic
elbow room for a population in
creasing as rapidly as that of
Japan. But on the other hand
it cannot be so strong in the
future as it is in the present.
A rising standard of living will
tend to check the birth rate and
will diminish Japan's power of
economic competition with the
result that Japan's position in
the economic world will event.
ually tend to become stabilized,
or to approximate Western
standards"
Evening star., 1953-08-02
Alexandra SEEKING
Battery Cove Land
Army Is Giving Up

The city of Alexandria and
the National Park Service are
after a fine piece of water front
estate that the Army is aban-
doning.
1t is the 60-acre Battery Cove
Signal Corps installation at the
junction of Potomac River and
Hunting Creek in Alexandria.
It's days as an important
worldwide sending and receiv-
ing station ended two weeks ago
after II years of top secret
service.
The Signal Corps. no longer
considering the installation nee
essary. decided to abandon it in
line with the current policy Of
reducing military costs, an Army
spokesman said.
The property has been placed
in custody of the District En-
gineers Office in Washington
while a check is being made to
see if any other military outfit
might need the facilities.
Alexandria Puts in Its Best.
The Engineers Office reported
that Ga wanted to use it a
short time for storage, but after
that it probably will be turned
over to General Services Admin
iStration to see if any Govern
ment agency outside of the mill
itary wants it.
The National Park Service is
ready to put in its claim for the
land as soon as it goes to GSA
for disposition. Being a Gov
ernment agency. the park serv-
ice has one jump ahead of the
city of Alexandria.
But the city isn't without
hope. 1t has written letter to
the engineers expressing an in
terest in acquiring the property
tor municipal purposes.
Americas oldest inland light
house, the 100-year-old Jones
Point light, is located within the
boundaries of the property. The
Mount Vernon Chapter, Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolu-
ton. owns the lighthouse and a
small plot of ground surround
ing it. The OAR would like
nothing better than a beautiful
park surrounding the lighthouse.
The original District of Colum-
bia cornerstone is under the wall
around the lighthouse, and can
be seen through a hole in the
top of the wall.
Called Ideal Site for Park.
The city of Alexandria also
would like to see a park at Bat
terry Cove, but there are differ
ences over how much of the
property should be reserved for
park use.
Mayor Marshall j. Beverley
said he thought all of the land
would make an ideal park.
Councilman Daniel Fairfax
OFlaherty said the city might
use part of it for a park, part for
a trucking center when the
Jones Point Bridge is con-
structed. and part for a sewage
disposal plant. Current plans
call for construction of the sew
age plant on a city-owned tract
further up Hunting Creek, but it
might be cheaper to put one at
Battery Cove, Mr.. O'Flaherty
said.
City Manager Ira Willard said
the city hasn't made any Official
determination what it would do
with the land,
Evening star., 1953-08-02
August 10 DeadIine
Set for Fair Entries
Al Fredericksburg
spseioI pispaseh TO The stur

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Aug.
1.-The Fredericksburg Agricul-
turaI Fair, which claims to be
the oldest in Virginia, has issued
it's catalogue for the 1853 fair
from August 81 to September 6.
Deadline of August 10 has been
set for entries, except for perish
ables which may be entered un-
til September /. Last year there
were 1892 paying customers
and $500 exhibits.
Exhibitors must be residents
of Fredericksburg or the counties
of Caroline, Culpeper, Essex,
Fauquier, Cling George, Loudon,
Louisa, Madison, Orange, Prince
William, Spotsylvania and Staf-
ford.
Plans for building Fredericks-
burg's first drive-in bank were
announced this week by Charles
A. Kramer, president of the
Farmers & Merchants State
Bank.
He said work will start in
few weeks by razing of the
Virginia Inn and a private home
on ground which the bank re-
Gently purchased.
The 200th anniversary of
George WaShington's acceptance
of the degree of Master Mason
in Fredericksburg Lodge 4 will
be observed here Tuesday night.
Joseph Cameron Dunn, of
New York. past grand COM
mander of New York State
Masons, will be the main speaker.
One member of the Fredericks-
burg lodge will accept the same
degree as Washington's.
The Rev. D. r. Fowler, until
recently pastor of the Cavalry
and Mount Hope Baptist
Churches near Leesburg, will
become pastor of the Goshen
Baptist Church, in Spotsylvania
County. August %.
He will succeed the Rev. Alvin
K. Pitt. minister of the SpotSTE
vania church for two years, who
has taken a pastorate at New
Bern, NC.
Evening star., 1953-08-02
Marcus c. Weimur Dies

CHICAGO, Aug. l (P1.-Mar-
Gus c. Weimar, 73, retired vice
president of Armour & Co., meat
packers, died today in a hospital
at Summit, N. j., a company
spokesman said. Mr.. Weimar
retired February 20 after IS years
with the f1rm, during which time
he also served as head of Arm
our Leather Co.
Evening star., 1953-08-02
james J. Russell Dies;
Revere Bourd Chuirmun
Rx the Assoeiafed Press

NEW YORK, August flames
J. Russell, 67, chairman of the
board of Revere Copper g. Brass,
Inc, died today at st. Clare's
Hospital. He had suffered a
heart attack last night in Grand
Central Terminal.
Mr.. Russell, who was born at
Rome. N. Y, had been with the
firm for many years and pre-
yiously served as it's president.
Evening star., 1953-08-02
Children Get Their Wish

SUMTER. S. c., Aug. l (P.-
For months little Janelle and
Sherrie Jean Dinkins have been
begging their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene Dinkins, for baby
brother. Their wish was full
filled today-in triplicate. Mrs.
Dinkins gave birth to three sons.
Evening star., 1953-08-02
BY the Associated Press

Six years before Pearl Harbor,
Ambassador Joseph C. Grew
fofesaw the possibility of a great
clash in which Japan would be
crushed by the Western powers.
But he predicted she would rise
again in one or two generations.
The alternative to such a clash.
he felt, was for the world to grant
Japan more economic elbow
room"
The views of the then Ameri-
can envoy to Tokyo were made
known yesterday as the State
Department published ILL
once-secret official documents on
American relations with the Far
East in 1885.
Included were documents
showing that President Roosevelt
was receiving urgent advice from
Mr.. Grew, Cordell Hull and
others to speed expansion of the
United States Navy to meet the
threat of Japan's growing sea-
power.
Latest In Series.
The documents were the latest
in a series published periodically
in accordance with policy of
releasing significant records
after the passage of Is or more
years.
Mr.. Crews prediction that
Japan would rise again from a
crushing defeat was made in a
detailed review of Japanese diff
culties dispatched to Secretary
of State Hull February 6, 1885.
The satisfaction of Japanese
needs will require, primarily,
more economic elbow room for
the nation Mr.. Grew reported.
"Manchuria will probably supply
the needed opportunity for some
Is or 20 years. but after that
time it will be necessary for
them to extend their economic
life line
They can, as in the past, do
this by means of military force,
but further japanese military
adventures in the Far East would
very probably result in a ire
mendous clash with the Western
powers, in which, presumably,
Japan would be crushed. 1t is
not likely, however, that such a
vigorous nation as Japan would
remain crushed for more than
one or two generations, after
Evening star., 1953-08-02

NOW IS THE TIME
TO SETTLE THIS
IMPORTANT FAMILY
MATTER
Now, while it can be done
to the entire satisfaction OF
all concerned, select your
family cemetery lot. BY all
means, choose a cemetery
that allows you to follow the
traditional American custom
OF erecting a monument OF
granite or marble to perpetuate
your family hame.
Consult Your Local
Monument Dealer
Cemetery
Memorial
Association
Evening star., 1953-08-02
Grew Saw War With japan
In |35, Rebirth of Nation
Cited Alternative.

which the process would have to
be repeated"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-25
Blue Ridge Hunt Uses Trees
To Improve Timber Course

The compromise solution was
cedar trees. which will flank fen
ces on each side beyond the flags.
Since no brush horses are sup
posed to be in the hunter field,
it is assumed the jumpers viii
know they're meant to stick to
the timber.
Blue Ridges program is set
for 1880 pm. April 4. with a new
race added this season for riders
under 10 years of age.
AS In the past, the card also
will include the Clifton Cup, a
three and one-half mile ladies
race; Kentmere Cup. for heavy
weights at a minimum of 1856
pounds and the Joseph w. Lewis
Memorial. the four-mile 1861
pound race which usually brings
out the toughest competition of
the day.
Entries are to be sent to Mrs.
Jack Presetage, Boyce, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-25
Colts
Continued from Page C-1.)

(Contlnued from Page CID
in the armed forces; Ed Sharkey
offensive guard, who played at
Duke and the University of Ne
vada and was obtained by the
Browns last spring from Dallas
after he had played three years
with the New York Yankees OF
the old All-America Conference;
Art Spinney, former Boston Col
lege end who is getting out of
the service; Vern Nagler, an end
at Santa Clara who was the 14th
draft choice of the Browns this
year: Owen Scheetz, tackle and
co-captain at Penn State drafted
by the Browns two years ago
when he was a junior in college,
and Dick Batten, college of the
Pacific tackle who was the 18th
draft choice this year.
The other three Baltimore
players involved are John Petit
bon, Notre Dame halfback; Her.
schel Forester, guard at South
ern Methodist, and Mike Nc
Cormack, tackle from Kansas.
Petition faces a two-year tour
of military duty. Forester and
Mccormack already are in the
service and have another year
to go.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-25
sp.eiol Dispc,sh 10 m. sto.

NEWPORT, r. l.. Mar. u.s.
st. Johns of Washington. D. c.,
will play De LaSalle Academy OF
Newport at Q pm. tomorrow in
the opening round Of the 10th
annual Eastern States Catholic
Invitation Basketball Tourna-
ment.
The field will be pared to four
teams by tomorrow with the
seimf1nals scheduled for Friday
night and the finals Saturday
night. Other pairings tomorrow
list All Hallows School, New
York City (16-6) VS.. Vincentian
Institute. Albany, N. Y. (17-l);
La Sale Academy, New York
City. $3.50 VS.. Mission High,
Roxbury, Mass, $3.50 and West
Catholic High, Philadelphia, (23-
- VS.. st. Lucy's High, Syracuse,
07-0). st. Johns has a 1873 rec
ord and De LaSalle is 21-6.
st. Johns 10-mar squad ar
rived last night for the Cadets
fourth appearance in the tourna-
ment. The Johnnies finished
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-25
|MutueI Betting at Fair Hill
Proposed in MARYLAND Bill

5000. and many events there
have drawn twice that many
fans. The Cecil County Breeders
Fair is held in connection with
the races, with all profits going
to hospital. This practice would
continue except that four per
cent of the wagering would go
to the State. Six per cent also
would go to the hospital.
If the bill passes, tentative
plans are to stage six races on
each of the two Saturdays, four
over jumps and two on fiat turf.
Behind the proposal is an at
tempt to revive steeplechase rae
ing in Maryland. None of the
Maryland mile tracks promotes
that sport now. although Laurel
and Pimlico in the past have
staged important steeplechase
features.