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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1954-03-20

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element Win almost ne .ei up
each one fighting almost aes.
peratolY for has bis chance
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1954-03-20

The fans expect Bette, irar
q far Performance an1 estr
contest becomes an cNhihiiirn
Of boxing skin with not TOO
many ups and down. On NE
way except n rare casfs
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1954-03-20

As think back over these
days remember the contests
we're skillful but rough. In
some instances approaching the
rouqhness OF football in body
checking and other techniques
used in guarding our opPon
sni.
Today II Us pWcly game OF
%,l md coordination with the
0.gh element eliminated.
l'havc played ~ rooms with
? or rights. areas that were ar.
macd by four walls and a net
cs,toad SO the hall could never
b ou; Of PLAY. ON courts with
CO rs supports extending to the
have even played on well
waxed dance floor.
Wn pleasure I, would have
hon a beginner ~ play on
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threatens to touch oft quite
rubarb IN The boxing world.
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balance of has porr ot 81 $1,000
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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1954-03-20

When Leonard slnans Nos Face. OF 1852 Opened at Cas-
Theatre IA, three weeks Tu'sdaS Detroit was thrilled with
f,e.b nco original ,i riotously musical revue
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-05
Plumbing Code Violation
CHARGE Is Dropped

A charge Of violating the Dis
trict plumbing Code against
Norman N. zipkin, construc-
ton superintendent for Master
Builders, Inc. was dropped in
Municipal Court yesterday.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Clark F, King said he was sat-
isfied there had been no intent
to violate the regulations by
either Mr.. Zipkin or the COM
pany.
Mr.. Zipkin, IS. of the $500
block Of Davenport street NV,
was charged with allowing his
firm to do plumbing work with
out a license.
Charged along with Mr.. Zipkin
was Edward La Covey. So. of the
3100 block of Newton street NV.
who was charged for not extend
ing his plumbers license.
La Covey arranged to install
some bathrooms in a building in
the 1000 block of Waller place
Sc. for Master Builders. The
firm was charged after it placed
La Covey's assistants on the
company payroll.
La Covey faces trial in Munic-
ipal Court on February IL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-05
increase in Red Propaganda Burdens Puzzles Post Office

first to be sent to the House floor
by the Appropriations Commit
tee this month. Last year the
first departmental appropriation
bill was not reported out until
mid-April.
Hearings Preceded Budget.
Subcommittee hearings were
held before President Eisen-
hover submitted the 1855 fiscal
year budget to Congress last
month. The itemized amounts
sought for the Post Office De-
partment were made public at
that time. At the hearings.
Postmaster General Summer
field estimated that the depart
ment's operating deficit will be
approximately 1929 million. The
deficit for the current fiscal year
ending June 80 will be about
$437 million. as compared with
1868 million in the previous
fiscal period.
Another topic discussed by
Mr.. Summerfield at the hearings
but subsequently made public
elsewhere dealt with dismissal
Of employees for security rea-
sons. Mr.. Summarized told the
subcommittee the total was 166
since he took Office. He did not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-05

provide q breakdown OF rea-
sons for the dismissals but said
none involved high officials in
the department.
Interpreters Needed.
Ross Ridley. department soli-
citor. discussed the problem of
Communist propaganda from
abroad.
I'm talking about magazines.
periodicals. papers and so forth
that are printed in foreign Ian
ugages coming in from foreign
countries" he informed the SUBJ
committee. 1T has increased
over $500 per cent. We are not
properly stated as far as inter-
prefers are concerned. What we
are trying to work out now with
the State and Justice Depart
ments and Customs is to have
one single clearing agency. What
we might think is propaganda,
the other departments might
not"
Chairman Garfield, Republic
can. of New York. assured Mr..
Ridley that the subcommittee
was intensely interested be-
cause of the dangerous poten-
tialities" Of the propaganda. He
suggested that the department
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-05

NETT Waters said the killer
sprayed the house with shots
from a .32-caliber automatic. A
weapon of that description was
taken from Fieldings' car when
he was captured on a description
broadcast by Washington police.
At least seven expended cart
ridges were found in the house.
Sergt. Waters reconstructed
the shootings this way:
Fieldings and his wife sep
arated several months ago and
the wife. Cora, has been en-
ployed as a domestic in a Silver
Spring home. Even before Field
ings was captured, police had
picked up the wife for her own
protection, lodging her in the
Women's Bureau.
Fieldings drove here yesterday
from New Jersey and for a time
sat in his car in front of his
uncle's home, When the uncle
arrived home from work, Field
ings followed him into the house,
demanding to know the where
abouts of Mrs. F'ieldings
He began shooting downstairs,
Sergt. Waters said. A short time
later neighbors said they heard
Mrs. Feelings screaming and
pleading with some one not to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-05
Man Shot 10 Death,
Woman Is Wounded;
Police Seize Nephew

A shooting which capped their
nephew's marital troubles left a
Washington Terminal Co. en-
ploye dead today. his wife critic
ally wounded and the nephew's
wife in protective custody.
The nephew. James Fieldings.
IS, a Western Electric Co.. en-
ploye of Jersey City. N. j.. was
captured by State Police on the
Jersey turnpike a few hours
later and accused of the shoot
ings. All the principals are COL
ored.
The victims were:
Johnny Feelings. Sc. of 1641
Rosedale street NE. who appar-
emily died instantly of a bullet
wound in the head.
Mrs. Mary Feelings. so. his
wife. who is in critical condition
at Casualty Hospital with a
wound in the neck.
Homicide Detective Sergt. En-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-05
provide further statements If It
requires additional help.

provide further statements If 1t
requires additional help.
Other Points Discussed.
Other points or proposals dis
cussed at the hearings indicated
that.
/. The Department is not re-
ceiving as many complaints con-
corning obscene literature as it
did year ago.
2. There are fewer protests
against the day postal de-
livery service.
3. A study is under way for
modernization and recodiflcation
of all the postal laws.
4. Mr.. Summarized likes his
job. Queried on that subject. he
said to the subcommittee: II am
delighted with the opportunity
and happy and grateful for the
privilege of being the Postmaster
General"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-05
By Robert K. Welsh

A huge increase In Communist
propaganda mailed to the United
States from Iron Curtain coun-
tries and Red China burdens and
sometimes puzzles the Post Office
Department. a House Appropria-
tions subcommittee disclosed to-
day.
The transcript of the subcom-
mittee's recent closed sessions on
the departments budget for the
fiscal year beginning July ! con-
tanned report that such propa-
ganda increased $500 per cent
during 1858.
A department official testified
that the curtailed postal staff
has difficulty coping with the
problem. He suggested a single
clearing agency" to screen such
material for the Post Office.
State and Justice departments
and the Customs Service.
The Post Office Departments
requested supply bill for about
$27 billion is scheduled to be the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-05
Coffee for The Road Plea
Cut Holiday Traffic Deaths
BY the Assoeioied Press

BALTIMORE, Feb 5.-The
Maryland Traffic Safety Com
mission said yesterday its cam
paign over the Christmas-New
Year holidays urging drivers to
take coffee as that lone for the
road" was success.
The commission said the cam
paign "indisputably" contributed
to the decline in highway deaths
from 81 for the 1952-1953 holi-
days to 13 for the holidays just
passed.
The commission also noted
that highway injuries were down
from 384 the previous year to
286. a decline of Is per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-05
Aleerio's Top Products

ALGIERS.-Algeria's most i'm
portant product, wine. accounts
for nearly half the value of all
the country's exports. Algeria
produces 1.3 million tons of wine
a year. The second most i'm
portant product is iron ore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-05

shoot her. One shot struck her
in the back of the neck shortly
after she got out of bed in an
upstairs room.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-05

How So savings nationally famous wallets genuine leather?
Simply the maker land his practically synonymous with
mems leather goo changed the styling his future line So snapped
up $500 them All perfect all genuine leahbac brown
roccopus novelty eahes Some godtooed with pads
all individually boxed! THINK OF VALENTINE GIFTS!
Wahmgto Suuer and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-05
From the Same
Great Maker!
Mems De Luxe
6.95-IO.95 Pajamas
40

Tell your secretary you'll be late
this can't be missed Limited quantity
OF multifiliment rayons, rayon sateens,
cotton clips, woven cottons, nylons
(crepes, plisses, tricots) rayon JAG
guards every pair gorgeous Sizes
A, B, c, D-even longs!
The Hecht Co, Mems Furnishings. Street Floor.
Washington, Sitter Spring. PARKington
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-05

Why is it possible to save so handsomely
on luxurious pajamas from one of
Americas top makers? Simply this
Getting ready for their spring line, they
took inventory Found they had hun
dreds and hundreds of fine paiamas
left-but not enough to divide among
lot of stores The Hecht Co. took all
it could get for this huge 299 sale!
They're the self-same pajamas you buy
day in, day out, at 395 to sos With
the same premium construction, firmly
anchored buttons, non-fray buttonholes.
Best news of all next to the big savings)
are the fabrics silken-smooth and fine
as costly shirtings!
, 1954-02-27

To: Corporal and Mrs. Felix
Winters and Miss Rose Ster+
ling, They accompanied DR..
DR. .Phifer here on Thursday.
Corporal Winters is station
ed in Puerto Rico, Temporal
lily. Mrs. Winters was former
~ a student of<Dr. Phifer at
Williamantic College in Con-
necticut.
Miss Sterling is Assistant
Professor of Education at vii
liamantic, where she has been
associated with DR.. Phifer.
They are greatly impressed
with the island and plan to
visit whenever vacation time
rolls around again.
, 1954-02-27
Governor Suggests
ST. Thos. Council
Review Auto Toriff

Gov. de Castro has written
to the Chairman Of the NUM-
cipal Committee Of st. Tho
mas & St.John pointing out
that the motor vehicle ordi-
nance Of that municipality re-.
quires that rates to be collect
ed for the service Of motor We
hicles for hire shall be fixed
by the Municipal Committee
and three owners Of motor We
hicles for hire appointed by
said Committee subject to the
approval Of the rates by the
Municipal Council. The
The Governor pointed out
that the present tariff of auto
mobiles for hire have been in
effect since April 1852 and
that since that time there
have been considerable chang
es in the community with
many additional routes being
established to new hotels,
boarding houses and other
places for which no rates have
been provided.
He further suggested that
the Municipal Committee pro
coed IN accordance with law
to review the present tariff of
automobiles for hire for the
purpose of revising and bring
up to date.
, 1954-02-27
Hon. Henry Rohlsen
Will Speak Over
WIVI MonddY Night

The Honorable Henry E.
Roh1sen, Member-at-Large of
the Municipal Council, will
deliver an address over radio
station WIN on Monday
night, February, Monday,
March /, at $50 pm.
His address will be primar-
lily of interest to small farm
ers.
, 1954-02-27
DR.. Phifer. Prof. Vim.
Robinson Here for
Teucher-Ed. Review

DR.. Juliette Phifer and Prof
William Robinson arrived in
St .Croix on Thursday Of this
week for the purpose of carry
ing out ."follow-up' pro-
gram in connection with
the Ford Foundation Teacher
Education classes.
They return to St. Thomas
next week to continue the re-
gular classes started there re-
Gently.
, 1954-02-27
Rolund Adurns. v. /.
Youth, Signed up 70
Yunks Form Tenn
MOST U PLAYER
ON SAN JUAN E A

Roland Adams, a local high
school student who signed up
with the San Juan ball team
several months ago has be-
come the property Of the New
York Yankees farm system.
Last week he signed up with
the ST. Joseph Pacific Coast
team.
Harry Kraft, manager Of the
Kansas City Baseball Team,
the champion of the Interna=
tional League said that he
was quite satisfied with the
progress that Roland Adams
is making in the game and
commended him for his fine
department and manners.
Kraft is now managing the
San Juan Team.
, 1954-02-27

" brought about an end to the
war between the Arab states
and Israel, was awarded the
1850 Nobel Peace Prize. He is
the first colored person to be
, 1954-02-27
fVicorp 10 Assist Smell
Growers IN TrGnsp.
Of Sugurcune to Mill

lot ~Sugurcune to Mil.
The management of the Vir-
gin Islands Corporation and
the Hon. Henry E. Rohlsen,
representing private sugar
cane growers, conferred re-
Gently on the transportation
problems Of the present sugar
cane harvest. It is the inten-
ton of VICORP to see that all
growers cane is ground this
season as early as possible.
Vicorp wishes to cooperate
in every way possible to in
sure an efficient and economi-
cal operation. In order to in
sure fresh delivery Of cane
which will be Of benefit to the
grower it is requested that all
growers cooperate in carrying
out the following Instructions:
|. Small growers who can
provide their own transporta-
ton may deliver cane openly
to the mill as soon as announ=
cement is given.
2. Growers who cannot pro-
vide or arrange for transpor-
tation of their cane by private
means will be assisted by
Vicorp on an organized basis.
l(a)Arrangements must be
made with Vicorp for hauling
and transportation before any
cane should be cut.
b) Vicorp trucks will pick
up cane in fields wherever
cane is accessible.
(c) If the condition Of the
field and cane are such that
equipment and leaders can
not operate efficiently, the
Continued on page A.
, 1954-02-27
Roland Adams who left the

Charlotte AmaIeHlghS School
to play with the San Juan
team is a very popular mem
Der and receives more fan
mail than other players, espe-
cially from the younger folks
in the Virgin Islands.
, 1954-02-27
Dr.. Rulph Bunche 10
Heed UN Committee
for Jordun Survey

DR.. Ralph Bunche has been
named to head a committee to
appraise the conflicting plans
that have been proposed for
developing the water resour-
ces of the Middle East, it was
announced by Dag Hammar-
skiold, Secretary General Of.
the United Nations. !.
, 1954-02-27

The Committee will be made
up Of staff members drawn
from the Political, Economic
& Legal Affairs Departments
Of the United Nations. It's pur-
pose will be to examine such
plans as the 600 900 pro-
ject for development of the
Jordan River that was drawn
up last year by the Tennessee
Valley Authority. This is the
plan that Eric Johnston took
to the Middle East in October
as President Eisenhower's per
sonal envoy, in the hopes Of
getting Arab states and Israel
to agree to the program.
The committee will also take
into account the canal-build-
ing project that Israel started
on the Jordan as a part Of a
big seven-year plan to deve-
lop the country's resources.
Israel halted work after Syria
protested to the Security
Council against diversion Of
Jordan River waters /.
Evening star., 1954-04-25

Use Tide in your automatic washer!
Follow the example of millions of
women. Take the word of the manu-
facturers who recommend Tide for
their automatic washing machines.
Remember! No matter whether you
own one of their up-to-the-minute
automatics, or a popular wringer-
type machine nothing else will
wash as clean as Tide, yet is SO mild.
No washday soap, no other deter
Evening star., 1954-04-25

gent known-including the new low
sudsing products nothing else can
match Tide!
You see, Tide-with its full-acton
suds-is actually designed to deliver
the greatest possible cleaning power
in all of these washers. Naturally, you
want the cleanest, whitest washes
possible i. e. so, no matter which of
these machines you own, use Tide
and nothing but Tide.
Evening star., 1954-04-25

TW4-25-54
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-02
DR.. Edwin H. Cooper
Formerly Of VA

DR.. Edwin II. Cooper, rs, re-
tired physician on the Veterans
Administration Appeals Board,
died yesterday at Garfield Hos
pital. He lived at Ala South
Clifton Terrace Apartments, 1900
Clifton street NV.
DR.. Cooper got his medical de-
gree from the University of Chi
cago and practiced in his native
Findlay, Ohio. During World
War I he was the first doctor
from Hancock County, Ohio
called to serve in the Army
Medical Corps. After the war he
joined the Veterans Administra-
ton in Cincinnati.
He was in Seattle, Wash. and
later for six years he was head
medical officer in Boise, Idaho for
the VA. He was on the Appeals
Board in New Orleans and an in
spector in Florida and North
Carolina before coming to Wash
ington 81 years ago on the APP
peals Board here. He retired in
1948.
DR.. Cooper was a former men,
Der of Kenwood Country Club
where he played in golf tourna-
ments.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs.
Ethel L. Doolittle Cooper, and a
brother. DR.. Clarence Cooper q
physician in Bellevue, Ohio.
Services will be held at 7::3O
pm. today at Hines funeral home
2901 Fourteenth street NV
Burial will be in Findlay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-02
Industry, Labor Officials
Confer on Reserve Jobs

Thirty-three industry and la
Dor officials conferred with mo-
bilization officials here yesterday
preliminary to the forming of a
voluntary executive reserve" OF
men who could be called to Gov
eminent service in wartime.
Mobilization Director Arthur
S. Flemming told the group,
mostly corporation executives
with wartime experience here,
that each "reServist" will be at
tached to the Office of Defense
Mobilization as an unpaid con-
Sultant
In event of full mobilization,
each will be prepared to step into
an executive post in a specified
phase of emergency activity,
such as price control. wage sta
bilization, rationing or alloca-
tons.
1.-THE existence of a body of
trained men and women on
which we can draw to man the
key jobs will mean the saving
of so, 80 or even 1870 days in
time of crisis" Mr.. Flemming
told the group.
When the ODM civilian re-
serve is on a firm footing, he
said, President Eisenhower will
ask Congress to give it legal
status; then the President could
establish a similar reserve for
all other federal agencies which
would have urgent wartime as
SignmentS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-02
Dwight |. Rogers,
Representative From
Florida, Dies al 66

Representative Dwight L.
Rogers, Democrat. Of Florida,
died of a heart attack last night
after speaking at a Junior
Chamber of Commerce meeting
in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He was
|68.
He became i'll on the stage
and was rushed to North Brow
ard General Hospital, where he
died at 1880 pm.
Mr.. Rogers had represented
Broward and Palm Beach Coun-
ties In Congress since he was
elected from Florida's sixth dis
trict in 1914. He was reelected
to his sixth term last month
without opposition.
His death leaves 23l Democrats
in the House opposed to 203 Re-
publicans.
Lauded by Senators.
The censure debate was tenn
porarily pat aside today while
Senators paid their respects to
Representative Rogers.
Senator Holland, Democrat, Of
Florida informed the Senate of
the lawmakers death and said
Mr.. Rogers served with very
great distinction" and was zone
of my warmest and most beloved
friends"
Mr.. Hollands resolution of sor-
row on Mr.. Rogers death was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-02
Mrs. Abraham Resented,
Resident for 10 Years

Mrs. Abraham William Rosen-
field, u, widow of Baltimore
grocer, died today at her home,
5408 Fifth street NV.
The former Lena Lott, Mrs.
Rosenfeld was born in Norfolk,
Va, and came to Washington
from Baltimore 10 years ago with
her husband. Mr.. Rosenfeld died
in 1949.
Survivors are two sons and two
daughters, Sol B., 1886 Missouri
avenue NV; Mrs. Flora, Silver
man, 5317 First street NV; DR..
David Rosenfeld, 1928 Eastern
avenue NV: Miss Reva Rosen-
field of the Fifth street address;
four grandchildren and one
great-grandd daughter.
Services will be held at noon
tomorrow at Goldberg's funeral
| home, AIT Ninth street NV.
Burial will be in B'nai Israel
Cemetery, Baltimore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-02
Mrs. Rufus Weaver,
Widow Of District
Baptist Leader

Mrs. Rufus Washington
Weaver. widow of a prominent
Baptist leader here, died Tues
day night at her home in the
Tilden Gardens Apartments.
She had been i'll for several
months.
Mrs. Weaver, the former Miss
Charlotte Mason, was born in
Orange County. Va. a daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Mason.
Her family went to Kentucky to
live when she was a young girl,
but she returned to Virginia to
school and was graduated from
the Stuart Hall School in Staun-
ton.
In 1897 she married John d.
Payne of Warrenton, Va. and
they went West to live. Mr..
Payne died in 1901.
In 1910 she was married to
DR.. Weaver, who held Baptist
pastorates in Baltimore and
North Carolina and Tennessee,
In 1918 he went to Macon, Ca,
and served as president of Mer-
Ger University for 10 years.
DR.. and Mrs. Weaver came to
Washington in 1928 upon his
resignation from Mercer. He
served here as pastor of the First
Baptist Church and later as ex-
ecutive secretary Of the District
Baptist Convention and as chair.
man of the public relations COM
mission of the National Baptist
conventions. He also was the
author of several books of the.
ology. DR.. Weaver died several
years ago.
Mrs. Weaver was member OF
the Washington Club, the Cos
mos Club and the. National So
ciety of Colonial Danes.
She is survived by a son, II. P
Mason Payne, of Frankfurt, KY;
a sister and brother in Frank.
furt, Mrs. Percy E. Hoge anc
Sam A. Mason; and brother
Charles E. Mason of Hampton
Va.
Funeral services will be hele
at 3 pm. tomorrow in the Hine:
funeral home, 2901 Fourteenth
street NV, with burial in Frank
furt on Saturday.