davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-08-28
HATTIESBURG
news

The Friendship Church honored
their pastor on his goth annivers-
airy. We hope to keep him 20
more. L. B. Fisher, clerk; Rev. E.
L. Jones, pastor.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Murthy are
the proud parents of baby boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton Johnson
are the proud parents of their
first baby, boy that weighs 9
lbs, 3 OF.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark, of Erie, Pa,
are visiting their friend, Mrs. Dor
othy Johnson, of 223 McGrue St.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Griffin, Jr.,
are visiting their parents.
The Ebenezer vocal choir will
attend the Jones County Singing
Convention Saturday and Sunday,
August % and 20. Buses will
leave the church at 8 am. You
are invited to go. The fare will
be rs cents round trip. Where?
To Moss Point, Miss. When? Sun
day, August 20.
There will be fish fry at the
Mt. Oliver Baptist Church Satur-
day, August %, given by the GA
girls. Mrs. Gladys Woods, ma
iron.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-08-28
TAYL0RSvlLLE
NEWS
By MRS. PRETTIE c. DIXON

The Shady Oak Baptist Church
annual meeting will be held Sep
TENDER As, 1854.
Mr.. James Dixan, Mrs. Jettie Nc
Swrine and Miss Rosie Lee Pasy
are gone to Canton, Miss. to visit
their aunt, Mrs. Rosie Burnes.
We hope they have nice trip.
Mr.. Jam Lee Billiard is back
home from the Collins hospital. We
hope he will continue to improve.
Molly Passey is still very i'll in
the Collins Hospital We pray that
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-08-28

Mr.. Essex Lauray, returned to
indianapolis, Ind, Thursday, after
spending IA days in the Magnolia
city with relatives and friends. Mr..
Laurey is the brother of Mr.. Tom
and Charlie Lauray, Mrs. Nettie
NJ. Adams and Mrs. Willie NJ.
Thomas.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-08-28
CAMDEN NEWS

Mrs. Matte Harper, of Camden,
Miss, is visiting her children IN
Chicago, III.
Mrs. Viola Brown and her sis
ter Sallie and their two brothers
from Chicago, ILL.,, have returned
home from spending a week with
their sister, Mrs. L. Kennedy, of
Camden, Miss.
Mr.. Carl A. Dawson of Camden,
Miss, is visiting his brother and
sister in Gary, Indiana.
Mrs. huenice Washington, is very
sick. We wish her a speedy re-
covery.
Mrs. Evelyn Kennedy, of Chi
cago, H., and her children, were
visiting her mother-in-law, Mrs.
Mary L. Kennedy Of Camden, Miss.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-08-28

Mrs. Bessie Hill of Chicago spent
the weekend visiting in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Reynolds.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-08-28

Sunday at 10 o'clock. Rev. }. l..
lamar was the revival minister,
Rev. C. c. Metcalfe, pastor.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-08-28
Correction

Friends are happy to hear that
Mrs. Helen Allen Cooper, Gnstead
of CHM formerly of Jackson, is
enjoying several weeks touring in
South America.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-08-28

Mrs. Mary Arnolds, left the city
recently to spend a two weeks va
cation in Chicago, Illinois, with
relatives and friends.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-08-28

The Shady Grove M. B. Church
has just closed a most successful
revival. Fifteen were baptized
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-08-28

she will soon recover and be back
home again with her husband and
children.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-08-28

Miss Ruby Anderson, Marion
Evans and baby Pete, have return
ed to Detroit, Mich, and Judy
Ann Harris has returned to Mem
phis, Tenn, after several days
visit with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clene Anderson.
Mrs. Susie Howard left last Sat
urday to visit her daughters in St.
Louis, Chicago and Detroit.
Mrs. Peralie Edwards and
nd-daughter, Maud Eva Bush,
of New Orleans, La, spent last
week in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Nose Bush.
Mr.. Eugene Luckett, of Joliet.
ILL.,, was the guest of relatives and
friends here last week.
Mrs. Louise Pittman, of Mem
phis, Tenn, returned home after
a visit with her brother and other
relatives.
Mrs. Daisy Collins, is visiting
her son Willie, and other rela-
tives in st. Louis, Mo.
Miss Lennie Anderson, of st.
Louis, Mo-, returned home last
weekend after several weeks visit
with her sisters. Miss Leila accom-
ranied her back home.
Pfc. Robert Hart, of Fl. Braggs,
n. c., son of Mr.. and Mrs. Allen
Hart and Pfc. Wess Shannon, of
Camp Carson Col, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wess Shannon, were both
home on furlough recently. Par-
ents and friends were proud to
see them.
Miss Ruth B. Robinson, of Chi
cago, returned home last week
after spending several days visit
with Miss c. ]. Polk.
Miss Ida Mae Simpson is visit
ing her aunt Mollie Badly, at Shar-
ron, Miss.
Mr.. and Mrs. Augusta Simpson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Simpson and
families attended the program OF
the Sir Knights of st. Charles
Temple No. 406 Lexington, Miss,
Sunday evening.
Fairview NJ. B. Church closed
very successful revival last week IN
which seven members were added
to the church.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-08-28

On August 18th. Mrs. Nettie
M. Adams, Mrs. Willie M. Thomas,
Mrs. Clara Sammuel and Miss
Mary X. Chess, were the house
guest of their niece and her hus-
band. Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Wash
ington, also brother Mr.. Eddie
Laurv. of Hermanville, Miss. After
a wholesome dinner was served,
thew attended Freedom Hall bap-
fist Chuch and heard wonderful
sermon from the pastor, Rev. I.
p, Curtis. Rev. Curtis is Mrs.
Adams and Mrs. Thomas school
mate.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-08-28

Friends and relatives of Mr.. Will
liam Curtis Jr., who lives in Chi
cago, H., was sorry to hear OF
his illness. He is now in the home
of his sister, Mrs. Kalip Jones
sick. We are wishing him speedy
recovery. Mrs. Jones lives in Her
manville, Miss.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-08-28

as the house guests of Mrs. Beu-
lah Terry.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-08-28

parade began at AZ Broadway and
went to Washington Park where
the picnic began and most of all
king of sports for entertainment.
L. w. Veasey, Reporter.
Zeke, a hired hand on New
Hampshire farm, guessed the
weight of hog exactly right.
"How did you do. it," he was
asked.
"Tain't nuthin," drawled Zeke
modestly. Sometimes kin do bet
tern that"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-08-28

Mrs. Anita Beadle Scott and
Miss Maggie Little are now in
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-08-28
MARKS NEWS

Visiting in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gordon Sunday were Mrs,
Gordon's mother, Mrs. A. Mont
gomery, and children of Clarks-
dale.
The Misses Fannie and Lee Va
trise Carter are back home after
two weeks stay in Helena, Ark.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-08-28
SOCIETY SLAnTS

Memphis, Tennessee, attending the
23rd Annual Boule of Sigma Gam
ma Rho Sorority. Both are dele
gates representing Tan Sigma
Chapter, of this city.
Mrs. Scott, is on the faculty of
Reynolds School and Miss Little
is an instructor at Jackson Col
lege.
Mrs. Henerine Patterson, has
returned home after spending a
few days in New Orleans, La,
visiting her neice, Mrs. Bernard
Wade, who with her children are
spending the summer there.
Mrs. Ruby Newman. of Pasca-
goula Street, is spending her va
cation in Atlanta, Ga, visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Butler in At
lanta, Ga.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-08-28

Mrs. Frances r. Greene, left the
city Tuesday for a visit with her
children, the Wellington Parkers
and Gilbert Kellys in Atlanta, Ga.
Mrs. Daisy Parker Lee left the
city Monday for st. Louis, Mo-, to
attend the funeral of her sister,
Mrs. Linnie Campbell, who died
Sunday after a lengthy illness.
Other sisters in the state are Miss
Nemoni Parker of Indianola, Miss,
Miss Nettie Parker, of Duckhill
and Mrs. Bertha Parker Harris,
of Jackson.
Mrs. Lee had spent a few days
last week visiting with her de-
ceased sister enroute home from
Indiana University where she at
tended summer school.
Mrs. Barbara Beadle Barker, re-
turned home Saturday after study
ing in summer school at North
Western University in Evanston.
Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Blackburn
and children of Pearl Street, are
visiting their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. w. Dobbs, in Atlanta, Ga.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Harris, of
Flint, Michigan, were in the city
visiting relatives and friends re-
Gently. They were the houseguests
of Mr. and Mrs. Amos McMul-
lens, of Factory Street.
Mr.. Lorenza Palmer, returned
to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, after
visiting in the city with relatives
and friends.
Mrs. F. NJ. Roebuck, left the
city for Chicago, H., last Saturday
to attend the National Church
Convention, which is held there
August 22-29, 1854. Before return
ing, she will also visit in Mil
waukee, Wisconsin with her broth
erS.
Mrs. Annie Williams of Ham
mond, Indiana, is in the city visit
ing relatives and friends. She is
accompanied by her sister, Mrs.
Mabie Fletcher, of Hammond, In
diana. They are the guests of Mr.,
and Mrs. Clinton Johnson, 200 Fac
tory Street.
40,
- Mr.. Johney Timms and his
mother Mrs. Ophelia Timms, both
of Peoria, Illinois, are visiting in
the city with relatives and friends.
They are house guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Kelly, of Gallilee
Street.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-08-28

50 Mr.. Johney Timms and his
mother Mrs. Ophelia Timms, both
of Peoria, Illinois, are visiting in
the city with relatives and friends.
They are house guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Kelly, of Gallilee
Street.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-08-28

Fairview NJ. B. Church closed a
very successful revival last week IN
which seven members were added
to the church.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-08-28

Mrs. Barbara Beadle Barker, re
turned home Saturday after study
ing in summer school at Nor h
Western University in Evanston.
III.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-08-28

Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Blackburn
and children of Pearl Street, are
visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. w. Dobbs, in Atlanta, Ga.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-08-28

Mr.. Lorenza Palmer, returned
to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, after
visiting in the city with relatives
and friends.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-08-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Harris, of
Flint, Michigan, were in the city
visiting relatives and friends re-
Gently. They were the houseguests
of Mr. and Mrs. Amos McMul-
lens, of Factory Street.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-08-28

Mrs. Frances R. Greene, left the
city Tuesday for a visit with her
children, the Wellington Parkers
and Gilbert Kellys in Atlanta, Ga.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1954-08-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Augusta Simpson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Simpson and
families attended the program OF
the Sir Knights of st. Charles
Temple No. 406 Lexington, Miss,
Sunday evening.
Evening star., 1954-04-01
Council Plans 10 Restore
ORIGINAL Silver Sprinq

Plans for restoring the spring
which gave Silver Spring, Md.
its name were revealed last
night during a dinner meeting
of the community's Inter Club
Council.
The proposal to completely
renovate the spring, at a cost
estimated at $4,000, won imme-
diate backing from representa-
tives of the 18 member organi-
cations present.
Ernie Tannen, council presi-
dent. said the plan is subject to
approval of the Maryland Ma
tional Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission, which owns
the property, when it meets
next Thursday.
A design for restoring the
spring, located at East West
highway and Newell street, about
midway between Georgia ave-
nue. and Colesville road, was
prepared by Architect Frank
Beatty.
Evening star., 1954-04-01
By the Associoted Press

CHEEKTOWAGA, N. Y, April
Three Investigations were
opened today into a fire which
yesterday took the lives of 10
grade pupils and destroyed
the frame annex of an elemen-
tary school in this Buffalo sub
urb.
The fire, which flashed through
the 100-foot-long building just
before the noon recess yesterday,
caused injury to % other persons
-19 pupils, three teachers and
the school principal. The burns
of four 11-year-olds were con-
sidered critical.
The dead included six girls
and four boys, all sixth graders.
Their bodies were found pressed
against what was left of a win
dow wall. A few feet away were
a doorway and broken windows
exits the youngsters never
found.
Two of the 81 pupils in the
building escaped uninjured.
officials Launch Inquiry.
John Dwyer. Erie County
district attorney, opened an in
vestigation to determine If there
had been any criminal negligence
on the part Of any one con-
cerned.
Other inquiries were launched
by an engineer for the New York
Evening star., 1954-04-01
Senate Likely 10 Pass
Statehood Bill Today;
House Fight Expected
By J. A. o'Leoy

The bill granting statehood to
Hawaii and Alaska may pass the
Senate today, but still faces an
uncertain fate in the House.
Senator Smathers. Democrat.
of Florida. a leader of the opposi-
tion, conceded defeat in the ef-
fort to prevent passage. Pri-
vately, opponents admitted the
bill may win by IL to Is votes.
Senator Smathers clung to q
hope he could put over a last
minute amendment requiring a
referendum on statehood or
commonwealth status in both
territories. He said the people
of the territories have never ex-
pressed themselves on the COM
monwealth proposal.
The opposition also has pend
ing a substitute to grant COM
monwealth status instead of
statehood, but this is expected to
fail. %~
The Smathers amendment
would prevent congressional elec-
tions in Hawaii this fall, by post
poning the effective date Of the
bill for one year. Alaska has no
chance of holding elections this
year because it has not adopted
a state constitution.
If all substitutes fail, the OPP
ponentS may offer a minute
motion to re-commit the bill to
the Interior Committee. But sup
porters are confident they can
beat this motion.
Evening star., 1954-04-01
Lewis Seeks Change
In Venue, Says Fair
Trial Is Impossible
Special oispoteh to The ssor

LEoNARDTOwN, Md, April
Radio commentator Fulton
Lewis, jr., yesterday asked the
st. Marys County Circuit Court
for a change of venue on four
indictments against him. one of
which charges perjury and the
other three criminal libel.
Mr.. Lewis. through Attorneys
Charles B. Murray Of Washing
ton and William M. Loker, jr..
OF Leonardtown. asked that the
cases be transferred out of the
7th judicial circuit on the
grounds he cannot obtain a fair
trial in st. Marys County.
Scheme" Charged.
The motions for removal claim
"that there is reasonable ground
to believe that the indictments
are the result of a plan or
scheme by certain public figures
OF the county to harass, intimi-
date and villify this defendant" I"
Two indictments against Mr..
Lewis were returned in Septem-
Der. The other two were re-
turned early in March.
The motions filed by Mr..
Lewis did not name the certain
public figures" but they appar-
emily referred to the county's
Republican State Senator, Paul
j. Bailey; Joseph D. Wiener, a
member of the state accident
fund and secretary and counsel
to the county liquor board, and
Mr.. Wiener's cousin, Abe Wiener,
a member of the st. Marys
County School Board.
Democrat Mentioned.
Mr.. Lewis motions also are
believed to be directed against
Philip Dorsey, jr., a local attor-
ney who is now a Democratic
candidate for State attorney
general.
Mr.. Lewis motions said there
is reasonable ground to believe
that public discussion by the
figures to whom he refers will
continue. The motions added
that:
"Inasmuch as the aforesaid
public figures in this county
purportedly WELD considerable
power over the opinions of a
large segment of the public of
this and adjoining counties. e.
this defendant has reasonable
grounds to believe that the opin-
ion of large segments of the
public of this and adjoining
counties has been and will be
influenced to the prejudice and
detriment of the defendant !"
Evening star., 1954-04-01
3 Inquiries Open in School Fire
Which Killed 10 Near Buffalo

State Education Department and
by the local Board of Education.
The dead children were in a
music class when the fire start
ed. Three adults in the room
shared credit for leading those
who escaped to safety.
The adults were the regular
teacher, Mrs. Melba Seibold,
Miss June Mahany of Buffalo, a
pretty 20-year-old practice
teacher, and Robert K. Winters
of Syracuse, salesman.
A Loud Noise"
Mr.. Winters escaped with
minor injuries, but Miss
Mahany, who suffered burns OF
the legs and cuts. was in fair
condition today. Mrs. Seibold
also was in fair condition.
Miss Mahany, who was plan
ming to be married next June,
said from her hospital bed there
was a loud noise. very sudden" !"
'I guess it was an explosion
it must have been," she con-
tinued. 1.-THE door from the
classroom to the hall was open
at the time and I suddenly saw
smoke pour down the hail."
She said she and Mrs. Seibold
smashed locked windows with
their hands and pushed the
children out.
II think we got them ALL
Miss Mahany added, II hope so.'
At that point, no one had told
her of the dead children.
Evening star., 1954-04-01
Death Penalty Asked
As Criminal Assault
Case Goes 10 Jury

The death penalty was asked
yesterday for 19-year-old Gil
rardo v. De Lorenzo, accused Of
raping 27-year-old woman in
her apartment last September.
Prosecutor Arthur Mclaughlin
made the demand for death in
summing UP the Governments
case before a jury Of II men
and a woman. The panel re-
ceived the case at IL am. today.
Deliberate Lie Charged.
Defense ATTORNEY Bernard Mar.
golius, in his final argument,
charged that the complaining
witness deliberately lied" when
she said she was raped at knife
point.
Mr.. Margolius asserted that
sometimes "a woman doesn't
mind having an affair with a
man. but she does mind when
she finds out he is married.
that's when they start yelling
rape"
De Lorenzo had admitted hav-
ing relations with the woman,
but he contended she had in
vited him in and had acquiesced.
He was a bridegroom of only a
few weeks at the time.
Jury Decides on Death.
Mr.. Mclaughlin told the jury
"this girl was molested in her
own home and in her own bed.
Under these conditions, I say
the death penalty is not too
severe"
Under the law. in rape cases,
the death penalty may be i'm
posed only on recommendation
of a jury.
Earlier, the complaining wit
ness testified she had contem-
plated dropping the charges at
one time because she felt she,
as well as the realty company
managing her apartment had
been remiss in not seeing that
the doors had adequate locks.
The defendant had testified he
entered the apartment through
a rear door left partly ajar.
The proceedings are being
conducted in the U. S. District
Court for the District Of
Columbia.
Evening star., 1954-04-01
RFC Deputy Named
To Succeed Cravens

President Eisenhower today
nominated Laurence B. Robbins
to succeed Kenton r. Cravens as
administrator of the Reconstruc-
ton Finance Corporation.
Mr.. Robbins, former vice pres
ident of the Northern Trust Co.
of Chicago, has been serving as
deputy administrator of the RFC
since last December 9. The
agency is being liquidated under
a congressional mandate to wind
up it's affairs by June 80.
Gen. Eisenhower reluctantly
accepted Mr.. Cravens' resigna-
ton late yesterday.
Mr.. CravenS wrote the PreSi-
dent that he had already over
stayed the leave obtained from
his bank, the Mercantile Trust
Co., of st. Louis, to serve the
Government. He has headed the
RFC since last May /, directing
a program to liquidate the
agency.
He promised the President a
full report on the progress Of
the liquidation program.
Evening star., 1954-04-01
Justin Miller Honored
At Radio and TX Dinner

Justin Miller, retiring chair
man of the board of the Ma
tional Association of Radio and
TeleviSion Broadcasters, wa S
honored at a dinner at the May
flower Hotel last night.
Vice President Nixon, Su-
preme Court Justice Clark and
more than 500 others attended
the dinner, at which Mr.. Miller
was presented with a scroll
signed by Mr.. Nixon and 40
other graduates of Duke Uni
versity Law School. Mr.. Miller
formerly was dean of the school.
The radio-TV official retired
today after serving as president
and later as chairman of the
NARTB since 1945.
Evening star., 1954-04-01
Shopping Site Threatened

A proposed multimillion- dollar
shopping center at Seven Corners
in Fairfax County. Va. faces
scrapping today because of re-
fusal of the State Highway De-
partment to permit access privi-
legeS there on Arlington boule-
ward when it is rebuilt.
Owners of the 25-acre Foote
tract said yesterday, following
a meeting with State and county
officials, that unless traffic from
the boulevard can be tapped,
construction of the shopping
center would be out of the ques-
ton. Instead, one owner said,
more apartments may be erected
there. ,- f3br
Evening star., 1954-04-01

District - Fair tonight, low
about 80 in city and "a in
suburbs. Tomorrow, fair and
milder.
Maryland-Fair tonight. low
20-25 in west portion, $3.50 east.
Tomorrow, fair and milder.
Virginia-Fair and colder to-
night, low 24-28 in west and
north portion, 1854 in south
Evening star., 1954-04-01

Lottery Promotion Charged.
Nelson, his wife, Mrs. Virginia
Madge Nelson; Robert L. Now
land, his wife, Mrs. Mary c. Now
land, and Blight H. Lee are on
trial on charges of conspiracy
to violate gambling law and of
promoting a lottery. The sixth
defendant, former Police Precinct
Dtective James E. Lowry, is on
trial on a single count of pro-
noting a lottery. On Tuesday,
Judge Morris dismissed the single
charge Of promoting a lottery
contained in an indictment
against five additional defend
ants but did not link them with
the numbers business.
Prosecuting the case with Mr..
Knapp is Justice Department At
torney J. Frank Cunningham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson are repre-
sented by Attorney Edward Ben
nett Williams; Mr.. and Mrs.
Nowland by Attorney Murdaugh
Madden.
Lowry is represented by Attor-
neyS Charles E. Ford and H. Cliff
ford Alder. while Lees attorney
is John London.
Evening star., 1954-04-01
Judges Conference
With Lawyers Slows
80 = &s
RetriaI Of Nelson

The retrial of Charles E. Nell
son, wealthy Maryland farmer,
and five others on gambling
charges moved slowly yesterday.
Additional trial testimony was
not heard until about midafter-
noon. Meanwhile, the jury in
the U. S. District Court for the
District of Columbia was absent
from the courtroom a large part
of the day while prosecutors and
defense counsel conferred with
Judge James w. Morris in his
chambers. The attorneys de-
clined to say what the confer
ence was about.
Two prosecution witnesses,
who said they were former
numbers writer's, testified late
yesterday. One of them was
Mrs. Moody Wilson. colored, of
the 1900 block of c street Sc.
Prosecutor Surprised.
Justice Department Attorney
James w. Knapp asked Mrs.
Wilson, did you ever turn in
your numbers writings. to Mr..
Nowland?" The prosecutor ex-
pressed surprise when she an
swered, mo"
He was referring to Robert l..
Nowland. one of the defendants.
The first trial witness on Tues
day was Charles E. Kendall.
colored, who testified he had
been a numbers pickup man"
and said he turned in numbers
writings to Mr.. Nowlaud. Mrs.
Wilson said she turned over her
writings to "a man on the
street."
The other witness yesterday
identified as a former numbers
Evening star., 1954-04-01
Defense Briefing
Is Called by McKeIdin
BY the Assoeioted Pres.

BALTIMORE. April Gov.
McKeldin yesterday said he is
inviting 244 State executive lead
ers to a defense brief1ng at the
University of Maryland May 7.
Purpose of the aH-day meet
ing is to fully familiarize" the
executive branch of the State
government with Maryland's and
the Nations defense problems.
Federal Civil Defense Admins
traitor Val Peterson and Gen. K.
P. Bergquist, deputy for opera
tions of the Air Defense Com
mand, will be speakers.