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Evening star., 1953-09-30
RolIerRinkMonoger Sentenced
In Obscene Literature Trial
Morals Charges
Involving Teen-Agers
Filed Against Him

Ralph Henry Canary, manager
of the Alexandria Roller Rink,
today was sent to jail for six
months for possessing obscene
literature and also was charged
with subjecting a 17-year-old
girl and a 14-year-old boy to
vicious and immoral influence.
The obscene literature charge
was tried before Alexandria
Police Court Judge James r.
Duncan shortly after police
formally placed the three
charges against Canary. The
other two charges will be heard
in Alexandria Juvenile Court.
The 33-year-old sports figures
arrest was announced by Maj.
Russell Hawes, superintendent of
police.
Maj. Hawes said he believes
a great number of teenagers had
been involved in similar esca-
pades over a period of time, and
said police still were investigat-
ing.
The Alexandria Roller Rink is
probably the largest center of
teenage recreation in the city,
said Maj. HaweS. He declared
that Alexandria police had heard
rumors of improper conduct by
the manager several months ago.
The investigation was accel-
Grated last month when an an
noymous parent" wrote Gov.
Battle to complain of the "im-
moral" atmosphere at the rink.
Maj. Hawes said Gov. Battle
sent the letter to Commonwealth
Attorney Howard w. Smith, jr.,
who brought it to the attention
Of the police department.
Teenagers Questioned.
A number of teen-agers who
frequented the roller rink were
questioned.
A picture, plus the evidence
obtained from youngsters ques-
toned, furnished police with the
Evening star., 1953-09-30
French Aid
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send nine more battalions of
her regular troops. plus support
ing engineer, artillery and spe-
clalist units. to Indo- China this
fall, bringing the French force
there up to a total of about
ESQ, 900 men.
The plans call for raising more
than $4,000 additional native
forces in Indo-China this year
plus another 70-odd thousand
next year, to bring the total ma
tive fighting force to more than
100000 by the end of 1854.
The joint announcement here
and in Paris today emphasized
that the French government is
determined to make every effort
to break up and destroy the regu-
lar enemy forces in Indo-C China"
1t added that the extra American
aid lis designed to help make it
| possible to achieve these objec-
tives with maximum speed and
effectiveness"
Sees Promise of Success.
Officials said two DEVELOPMENTS
OF recent months have created a
new situation in Indo-C China that
for the first time holds a real
promise for success in the fight
against communism there.
The French and loyal forces in
Indo-China have been fighting
the Communist rebels for eight
years with the war becoming por-
greSSlvely more unpopular in
France as there appeared to be no
end to it.
'One of the difficulties until re-
| Gently has been that larger num-
bers of Indo-Chinese were dis
/ satisfied with the 1949 agreement
with France supposed to grant
independence to the Associated
States of Indo-China. There
was a lack of the spirit that
comes from fighting for ones
own independence.
This situation was changed by
a French declaration July 3, Of
fering the three Indo-ChineSe
states complete independence
and inviting them virtually to
write their own ticket.
On the military side American
officials feel that a static defense
concept followed by the French
command until recently held
little hope of success. But the
appointment of Gen. Henri Ma
varre to head the French COM
mand in Indo- China has changed
that situation. He has, de-
veloped plans for aggressive
action to carry the fight to the
enemy.
1t was in view of the brighter
outlook and the French desire to
push forward with Gen. Ma
varre's victory plan that per-
Suaded the United States to put
up the extra $685. million to help
finance it.
Evening star., 1953-09-30

telephone calls during the day
from crankS who say they have
the child. I talk to the persons
making the calls and ask them
questions about the appearance
of the boy or what he was
wearing.
THAT ends the conversation
because they don't know the
answers. On several occasions
the telephone rang and there
would be nobody at the other end
when we answered"
MI Ledterman and Mr.. Green
lease, saying it appeared the kid
napers were trying to make con-
tact, left the Greenlease home in
suburban Mission Hills. Kans.,
for a brief period yesterday.
When they returned, however,
they said no contact had been
made.
The FBI indicated it was
closely watching developments
in the case, but otherwise has
remained silent.
Evening star., 1953-09-30
Mrs. Patton
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in a collision between his jeep
and another vehicle while he
was serving in Europe.
Their daughter Beatrice, wife
of Brig. Gen. John K. Waters,
post commander at Fort Knox,
KY. died unexpectedly last year
Her mother at that time was
at sea in the Patton yacht,
when and If" which had
been so named by the gen.
eral because he hoped when
and if" he retired to go on a
world cruise.
Mrs. Waters, 40, died in her
sleep at her home in Highland
Falls, N. Y. October %, 1852. A
doctor said she had suffered a
fatal heart attack.
The Coast Guard interrupted
Mrs. Patton's West Indies trip at
that time to notify her of her
daughters death. An ardent
yachtsWoman, Mrs. Patton spent
much of her time aboard the
yacht. She sailed as recently as
Sunday, out of Manchester, the
yachts home mooring. She had
been planning another West
Indies cruise this winter.
Another death in the family
II years ago paralleled the cir
cumstances of today's. Mrs.
Patton's niece. Mrs. Gilbert
Steward, was killed in October,
1851, in a fall from a horse while
riding out of the same Myopia
Hunt Club, where Mrs. Patton
died. She was a daughter of
Charles Aver, Mrs. Patton's
brother.
Evening star., 1953-09-30
81 Held in Womun's Death

STUTTGART, Germany, Sept.
30 (P.-United States Army
authorities said today they are
holding Pfc. Loran Richard Pat
terson, 20, of Denver. Colo. in
connection with the fatal stab
bing of Anna Simovieka. a "a
year-old Czech woman. Her
body was found in the woods
near Boeblingen several days
ago.
Evening star., 1953-09-30
Mrs. Luce Sees West
On Brink to Unity
eY the Assoeloted Press

BOLOGNA, Italy, Sept. 30
United States Ambassador Glare
Roothe Luce said last night that
perhaps at last the peoples of
the West are on the brink of
achieving political and economic
unity. She spoke at the opening
of a new United States Informa-
tion Service library and reading
room. y
That nation is civilized in
deed" she said. (which opens
its doors to the books and to the
ideas of other nations. Today.
unhappily, not all nations. do So"
Evening star., 1953-09-30
Juvenile
Continued From First Page.)

as Juvenile Court in safeguarding
records.
Judge Cockrill was asked about
giving police the disposition of
juvenile cases after The Star
learned that the Childrens Bu-
reau favorS it.
The CIildren's Bureau, in its
forthcoming report on police
services to juveniles, is expected
to state that methods should
be worked out for a Juvenile
Court to inform the police of
how it disposes of cases initiated
by police.
This report is being prepared
by the bureau in consultation
with Juvenile Court judges and
police.
William H. Sheridan, Chill
dren'S Bureau consultant on
juvenile delinquency and men,
Der of a group which studied
Juvenile Court here, added that
1T is equally important that
police be informed when young
Sters are returned to the COM
munity legally after commitment
to an institution.
To Extend Request.
Capt. Ryan said that if Judge
CocKr1ll grants the police re-
quest he will make a similar one
to the Welfare Department and
the National Training School for
Boys so police will be informed
when boys leave the training in
stitutionS.
At present police information
halts at the point where the
complaint is filed in Juvenile
Court. A boy may be put on
probation, sent to an Industrial
Home School or to the National
training School. Or the case
against him may be dismissed
by the judge or never reach the
judge.
A typical case involves a 49,
year-old arrested for IA different
oHenSes since he was 7. With
one exception, police have not
known what happened to him
after he was taken into Juvenile
Court for any of his offenses.
Inc one exception was when
police arrested him for petty
larceny. released him to his
parents and filed papers in Juve-
nile Court. Over a week later,
police were notified by the Board
OF Public Welfare that he was
a ward of the board and had
violated his probation. The board
asked police to pick up the
youth. That's how police knew
he shouldn't have been taken
home in the first place.
Record of Larcenies.
The boy was arrested in April.
1948. at the age of 7, for break
Ing into a home, breaking into a
school and petty larceny He
was arrested in August, 1949, for
petty larceny. housebreaking and
destroying private property. He
was arrested in November, 1949,
for houSebfeaking and petty
larceny. He was arrested in
January, 1851, for attempted
larceny. That's the time the
police were asked to pick him up
again for the welfare board.
He was arrested again for
housebreaking in October, 1851.
He was arrested on May IL. 1858,
for an April houSebreaking. a
May grand larceny and a May
case of destroying Government
property. On May %. he was
caught in the kitchen of home
in the act of stealing a pocket
book.
At this point. police haven't
the renoteSt idea whether he is
slipping into other places, is in
an institution or is behaving
himself at home. All they know
is that he hasn't been caught
since May.
Evening star., 1953-09-30
Born in Massachusetts.

Mrs. Patton was born on her
fathers estate, Avalon, at Beverly
Farms. Mass. Her father, Fred
Aver. still lives there. The Aver
family owns the American
Woolen Co.
Mrs. Patton and Gen. Patton
were married May 26, 1910, the
year after his graduation from
West Point.
Mrs. Patton spent several years
in Washington when her huS-
band was stationed here for
Army duty. She lived at one
time on Woodland drive NV, in
Evening star., 1953-09-30
Sweet Reminder

Notice in a parish magazine
IN Sussex. England: THE verger
requests that his friends who
must eat sweets in church will
kindly eat the paper as we'll.
Evening star., 1953-09-30
Twelve CumeIs Stolen

Twelve camels were stolen in
a border raid at Poba Mundiar,
a village in the Bikaner district
of India. for which four Pakis-
tans were blamed by police.
Arkansas State press., 1953-05-08
State President to
Address Pine Bluff
NAACP Meeting

Mrs r.. c. Bates. state NAACP
president, Little Rock, will be the
principal speaker at a mass meet
ing at the Merrill high school
auditorium Sunday afternoon at
3 o'clock. Rev. J. r. Lowery, local
president, will preside at the
meeting. Other speakers on pro-
gram include Attorney Wiley
Branton and DR.. W. M. Freeman,
both Of Pine Bluff. Prof. r. N.
Chanay will introduce the speak
err.
A large crowd Is expected to
attend this meeting, and Rev
Lowery is asking each member to
bring five new members, A prize
will be given for the highest
number above five
Music for the occasion will be
furnished by the Merrill high
school chorus. Amos Chapel Junior
choir, First Baptist choir and st.
John choir. Also programmed for
the afternoon is the installation
of officers.
Arkansas State press., 1953-05-08
Delegates TO
Naacp Meeting

Mrs. l.. c. Bates, state presi-
dent, and Mrs. l.. o. Crofton,
state secretary, were elected del
egates to the National NAACP
meeting to be held in st. Louis
in June. The board members also
elected the following attorneys to
the Legal Redress committee, Wi
ley Branton, E, V. Trimble and
Harold Flowers of Pine Bluff,
Thad D. williams, J. r. Booker
and Jackie Shropshire Of Little
Rock and Stephenson Wilburn
of Helena. Members Of the board
attending were Mrs. L. c. Bates.
Prof. r. N. CLANCY, Rev. J. r.
Lowery of Pine Bluff, Austin
Wilson of Brinkley, Mrs. L. o.
Crofton of Nashville, Mrs. e. Mil
Ter Of Malvern, Jasper Lee OF
Cotton Plant and w, L. Jarrett
of Little Rock
The State NAACp meeting will
be held at Newport, Friday and
Saturday, July 81 and August i.
See HoUSING-page eight
Arkansas State press., 1953-05-08
W Star and Doctor
Fight Over Mink
Stole Star Wins

New York - fCNS1 - With
the ownership of one mink stole
valued at $4,000 at stake. a TV
Star white, and a prominent Ne
gro doctor took to court last week
what had the earmarks of a Jul
cy" case.
TV star, Mrs Eleanor Ohms.
Shapely and 81 and mother Of a
10 year old daughter, accused d..
Charles f. Baker, 40 and father Of
child, and friend Of Mrs. Ohms.
OF snatcfling a mink stole from
her shoulders after a Saturday
night argument and wouldn't give
it back.
Charging grand larceny, Mrs
Ohms complained in her first out
burst: He was jealous of how
beautiful I looked in that mink
stole" DR.. Baker came back with
the intimation that he owned the
mink stole and thereby had not
stolen it. The court took pos
See DOCTOR--page eight
Arkansas State press., 1953-05-08
Bethel TO Observe
Woman's Day

Mrs. Gwendolyn Floyd, princi-
pal of Booker T Washington
school and director Of Region w,
National Council of Negro Wom-
en-. will be the speaker at the
II o'clock hour in the Women's
Day services to be conducted all
day Sunday at Bethel AME
church. 9Th and Locust streets
North Little Rock, Special music
will be furnished by the all
women's choir. Miss Edythe Hun
ter will sing a solo.
Mrs. Jessie r. Turner Will serve
as Sunday school superintendent
At the evening service, Mrs. D
]. Byrd. sr.. will give the inspi-
rational address Readings Will be
given by Callie Mae Fowler, MISS
Jacuuelyn Smith and Miss Thel-
ma U. Gipson. Music will be
rendered by the female choir ana
by Shorter college.
Rev. A. M. Roberts, jr, Is the
minister Of the church.
Arkansas State press., 1953-05-08

vide us to the extent that we
have set up what is known as the
jurisdictional system. Six in num-
Der. five of which are composed
mostly of whites and one which
is known as the Central juris-
riction, composed of all of the
II Negro conferences of the
Methodist church. It is rather
pathetic that a church which
fought against slavery should
compromise in this enlightened
day and let that section of the
church that seeded from tn e
church on the slavery question
come back after having been sepa-
rated for 95 years to merge their
forces with our church and the
Protestant Methodist church and
dictate to large degree the pol
icies of the Methodist church
which fought so CALAMITY to free
more than 100000 people Of col
or from slavery.
Rev. Nelson, VINO is president
See RACISM-page eight
Arkansas State press., 1953-05-08
Nashville Hotel
Breaks Precedent
Lowers Race Bars

Nashville, Tenn. Because
white disc jockey of local radio
station stood pat on a racial de
cision last week. Negroes were
guests at one of the City's largest
hotels for the first time.
The event developed when disc
jockey. Hugh Cherry. insisted that
Bill Fields program manager and
Bill Powell, announcer at the Ne
gro radio station WSOK be in
vited to the hotel to a cocktail
party at which the -Four Aces"
were attending
A Negro waiter insisted on set
ting up a special table for the
Negroes, but Cherry would have
no part of that, and the special
table idea was dropped, and the
Negroes were accepted as any
other guests.
Arkansas State press., 1953-05-08
Pine Bluff MAKING
Plans for Fifth
Annual Contest

Many Pine Bluff stores and
business establishments have an
nounced plans to sponsor contest
ants in the fifth annual Miss
Bronze Arkansas bathing beauty
contest, slated to be held in Pine
Bluff at Townsend park on the
4th of July. The chairman, NAL
vern F. Moore, ST, stated that %
girls competed last year, and IT
expected that there will be many
more vieing for the honor Of
Miss Bronze Arkansas this year.
Arkansas State press., 1953-05-08


Bishop Stephen Bill Spottswood.
prelate of the Tenth Episcopal
district of the AME Zion church.
will deliver the eleven o'clock
sermon at Fayne Chapel AME
Zion church Sunday morning The
service will open drive for
payment of the churchs newly
installed organ.
The event will be historical for
the AME Zion denomination in
this region, for this will be the
first organ to be installed in one
of its Arkansas churches.
Bishop Spottswood, widely
known as a forceful and dynamic
speaker, has pastored many of
lions largest churches, including
those in Buffalo, New York. In
dianapols, Indiana, and Washing
ton, D. c. He was formerly pres
ident OF the Washington, D. c.
branch of the NAACP.
Julius A. Lee, formerly of
Brooklyn, New York, is the new
minister at Payne chapel. During
his eight-month pastorate tn e
church has paid off its mortage,
purchased new pews, installed the
organ, paid for new light fixtures
which will be installed shortly
and redecorated the parsonage.
Visitors and friends OF the
church are cordially invited to
attend this service.
Arkansas State press., 1953-05-08
Vanderbilt Univ. to
0pen Doors 10
Negro Student

Nashville, Tenn. Vanderbilt
university trustee board voted
Saturday to admit a Negro stu
dent to the school of religion.
In announcing the acceptance of
the Negro, the trustee board
said, Christianity is not the ex-
elusive possession OF any one ma
ton or race. The board added,
that IL did not feel that Wander
bilt, a privately endowed institu-
ton should admit Negroes to
courses OF study which are al
ready available to them in this
vicinity by institutions Of strong
resources and established reputa-
tions.
The student accepted to enter
the school Is Rev Joseph A
johnson Of Jackson, Tennessee.
Arkansas State press., 1953-05-08

been patented by the L. S Pat
ent Office in Washington. The
corporation now plans to sell
stock in order to manufacture the
machine in Pine Bluff.
The contractor. E. M. Moore,
who resides in Pine Bluff asserts
that his machine will cut the
present cost of moving earth by
more than two-thirds. It will con-
serve man-poWer and expense
The machine, being self-propelled.
has the travelling speed Of APP
proXimateIy 30 miles per hour,
can be operated by enc man, and
It is designed 70 pass highway in
spectians, a fault found in most
similar machines
Mr.. Moore, who soys he ms
worked on Mississippi river levecs
from Mounds Illinois to Baton
RoI.e Louisiana. has been think
ing about his invention since 10
IS BY 1919 he had designed a
machine that would dig more dirt
and convey it into hauling units
such as dump trucks or other
hauling equipment. His plans
have been examined by Lewis
Diesel Engineers, Memphis, and
the Martin Machinery company Of
Pine Bluff. Both say my ma
chine is practical and can be
manufactured in Pine Bluff, Mr.
Arkansas State press., 1953-05-08
Minister Scores RaCiSrn In Church
LESS Discrimination In.
Sports Than Church" Says
Cleveland, Ohio, Pastor

DETROIT - There less discrimination in baseball
football and most of the sports than there the church.
according to the Rev Merrill E. Nelson pastor the Mount
Pleasant Methodist church. Cleveland Ohio while addressing
the National Fraternal Council of Churches USA Inc
its annual meeting last week in the Bethel ANE
The oupoken and youthful Cleveland cleric had this
say about his denomination he spoke Wednesday
on the subject "Of One Blood I'm my church. the
Methodist church. ashamed that have maured
RELATIONSHIP That allow church To
Arkansas State press., 1953-05-08
Segregation Case
On Washington
Batteries Resumes

Washington, D, c. - (CNSD -
Hearings on the Thompson restau-
rant case, which will determine
whether or not segregation in
Washington restaurants is legal,
were resumed last week before
the Supreme Court.
Justice Department lawyers are
pursuing the line of argument
that laws passed in Washington in
1872 and 1873 make discrimina-
ton in eating places illegal and
since these laws are still on the
books, they are therefore enforce
.tb1o
Arkansas State press., 1953-05-08
Eiee! Indignation
rs Students
lkPsychiatrist

n 'Ork - Dr.. Frederic wer-
\ head Of New Works La.
In clinic, this week asserted
ne regular weekly radio
\. s. conducted by Walter
r. executive secretary of the
r. association for the Ad-
IT.. "s9t Of Colored People. that
H. N'es revealed that Negro
I 81 transferred from segre-
f., . migrated schools have
~ case made better aca-
e.. nogress. The program was
, ,,,,,, over station wLrB here
! I .i4l stations in eight
oal facilities cannot exist
put any group IN serar rat,
r. VI "ertham said. "Their
Pr, progress Is not due to
H. O.. They get an
y, 20 learn which they pre-
"'u 10 a much less ex-
Arkansas State press., 1953-05-08

spirit" VISITS - Miss Rose Murray, 1858 Spirit of the
Cotton-Makers Jubilee welcomed by large delegation
when she arrived Adams field She presented beau
ful bouquet of by Med Cuns Approximately fifteen
carloads present greet the Spirit After brief
of the city, Dr. and Mrs G. P Freeman entertained
the Spirit of the Coton-Makers Jubilee" their home at
1908 West Twenty-eghh street She guest of the
Phlander Smith college graduation and the Turner Davy
wedding and reception The Wives club acted official
hostess the Spirit Miss Murray also the guest
Mr. and Mrs Edward and Earl Moore their beautiful club
Wright Seen the left right
Mrs Ethel Venson the official tour director for the Spirit
the Spirit, and Med Culns, the Spirits" escort
Arkansas State press., 1953-05-08
Restoration OF
Housing Funds
Urued by NAACP

More than go per cent Of the
families who will be displaced by
current Stun clearance programs
in SO community redevelopment
projects are Negro, Clarence
Arkansas State press., 1953-05-08
Surprise Speaker Tells Baptist How Bias
Hurts United States Reputation Abroad

Houston, Texas - DR. Hugh A.
Brimm of Louisville Kentucky,
an unscheduled speaker before the
Woman's Missionary union, to d
Arkansas State press., 1953-05-08

Moore has told reporters.
Mr. Moore, a native of Jack
son, Mississippi, attended school
at Utica institute, Utica, Mississip-
pi, He came to Pine Bluff u
years ago His wife teaches at
Merrill high school.
Arkansas State press., 1953-05-08
Pine Bluff Contractor
Gets Patent for Machine

l. M Moore oil Pine Bluff has received article
corporation Tor the f. NJ Moore Inc that will manufacture
SInpied earth-moVing machine designed by Mr.
Inc new-type earth-moving machine designed to level
stouu ug aitcheS and at the time deliver the soil
WHICH mas been Scraped dug truck or wagon has
Arkansas State press., 1953-05-08

the union Monday that church
mission programs in foreign coun-
tries are being hindered by ra-
See SPEAKER--page five
Arizona sun., 1953-02-06
MRS. Marshall
Rites Tomorrow

Funeral services will be held to-
morrow afternoon for Mrs. Lou
Marshall, so, who died February 2
at her residence, 1887 South 18th
Avenue. The Revs. w. M. Hardi-
son and E. D. Hankins will cffici-
ate at the services which will be
held at 2 o'clock at Mt. Calvary
Baptist Church. Interment will be
in Greenwood Memorial Park.
Ragsdale Mortuary is in charge of
the arrangements.
Mrs. Marshall had been a resi-
dent of Phoenix for the past 26
years. She was the church Mother
at Mt. Calvary.
She is survived by son, James
Mccoy, of Phoenix.
Arizona sun., 1953-02-06
Community Council To
Sponsor Brotherhood
Week Program

The Phoenix Community Council
will hold a Brotherhood Week
forum Monday, February 9, at 7:45
pm. in the new public library
auditorium Con the first floor.
The subject of the panel discus
sion will be Brotherhood in Ac-
tion," and is sponsored by the
Phoenix Community Council and
the National Conference of Chris
tians and Jews. Members of the
panel are Father Dunno, Rabbi
Schektman, and DR.. Dutton of the
District Baptist Churches of Phoe-
nix.
This will be a meeting of great
Importance and people of all races
are urged to be present.
Arizona sun., 1953-02-06
Church Mother
Passes

Mrs. Alberta Archer passed
away at her residence, 1910 South
9Th Avenue, Wednesday, Febru-
ary 4. Funeral arrangements are
pending.
Mrs. Archer was a member Of
Mt Calvary Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband
Perry; two daughters, Nancy Flem-
rnings Of New York City, and Clara
Long, Phoenix; one son. James
Mayfield, Los Angeles; four sis
ters, Eta Davis, Phoenix, Maude
Island and Millie Reed OF Berkeley
Calf, and Samantha Ray Of Okla
homa.