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Evening star., 1954-09-28
More Data Sought
For Charges Against
Accused BaiIif

Detectives and Municipal
Court clerks today are search
ing for further evidence to send
to the grand Jury five more
charges Of breach of prison
against Delma johnson, suspend
ed court bailiff.
johnson, 81, colored, already
has waived his right to a prelim-
mary hearing in Municipal Court
and is under $4,000 bond, await
ing grand jury action on two
charges of accepting money to
release prisoners.
The five new cases came to
light during a six-hour question
ing at headquarters last week by
detectives and Municipal Court
Clerk Walter F. Bramhall.
Johnson's activities were dis
closed when a prisoner. sem
fenced to 80 days in jail on a
traffic charge, was arrested
again the day after his SEN
fencing on a similar charge.
Court officials began an jnvesti-
cation and obtained Johnson's
admission that he accepted $50
from Ernest Toller, 81, colored,
of the 1900 block of Delaware
avenue S.W. and released the
prisoner before he could be sent
to jail.
Toller identified the bailiff
employed at the court for more
than 10 years, and johnson ad-
mitted the offense to assistant
United States Attorney Kenneth
D. Wood.
When Mr.. Bramhall ordered
his staff to search court records
to see If johnson had released
other prisoners, deputies discov-
cred the case of Burton G. An.
derson, %, colored, of 2121 K
street NV, who had been fined
$50 on August "a for a traffic VIC.
lation.
Mr.. Anderson, when ques.
toned, told detectives that John.
son heard him call his sister fol
the money and then drove hin
to her home after telling hin
that the fine was taken care of
Mr.. Anderson said he gave
Johnson the $50. Court officials
said that in both cases the COM
mitment papers were destroyed
SO that the jail did not expect
the prisoners but that the court
listed the prisoners as jailed.
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Made Area Supervisor

Darrell Robinson has joined
the staff of the Prince Georges
Recreation Department as area
supervisor in the southern part
of the county. Mr.. Robinson,
who lives in Kent Village, re-
places Joseph Halper. who re-
Gently went into the armed
services
Evening star., 1954-09-28
z More Boards
|AreSetUpto
Act on SIun1s
D. c. Heads Form /,
Insonitory Building
And Review Units

Pushing their drive to wipe
out slums and to destroy or re-
habilitate rundown buildings,
the District Commissioners have
set up two more boards to carry
on the battle.
They acted at an afternoon
meeting yesterday, formally re-
constituting the Board for the
Condemnation of Insanitary
Buildings and establishing the
new Condemnation and Review
Board to hear appeals from the
former groups decisions.
They named three members
to the Review Board and an
alternate for each. In order to
stagger what are to be six-month
terms the first appointments are
for 6, 8 and 10 months, all start
ing Friday.
To 1O-Month Term.
Named to the 10-month term
was William S. Harps, 1914 Alli-
son street NV, whose alternate
is Horace D. Pach, 529 Fourth
street S.W.
The eight-nonth term went to
E. L. Klavans, 1925 v street NV.
His alternate is George c. Mar
tin, 6213 Thirty-f1rst street NV.
The six-month term went to
DR.. Edgar E. Quayle, 1925 Hamp-
den lane, Bethesda, whose alter
nate is DR.. Stewart j. Johnson.
1409 Hamlin street NE. DR..
Quayle owns property in the Dis
trict.
All were nominated by the Dis
trict Slum Prevention and Re-
habilitation Committee, except
DR.. Johnson, who was suggested
by the Medico- Chirurgical So
ciety.
New Powers.
The Board for the Condemna-
ton Of Insanitary Buildings was
re-established with new powers.
under which it can tear down
or repair dilapidated buildings
If the owners will not obey orders
to do so. The cost would be
charged to the owners tax bills.
The board, which formerly
could only condemn buildings
and have them boarded up, was
granted the new powers by an
act of Congress last month.
It's members are Col. Giles L.
Evans, jr., Assistant Engineer
Commissioner, chairman; Will
liam H. Cary. jr., of the Health
Department, and j. j. Ilgenfritz
of the Department of Licenses
and Inspections.
Broker Heads Review Board.
The review board members will
receive $25 a day when they
work. None is a District en-
ploye.
MIR. Harps, 38. is president Of
the Washington Real Estate
Brokers Association. He has
been a real estate broker and
appraiser here for nearly IA
years.
MIR. Klavens, 38, contractor
with Offices in the Victor Build
ing at Nineh street and G place
NV, is a member of the Build
ing Owners and Managers AS
Sociation.
DR.. Quayle, Sc, is physician
with offices at 1922 Biltmore
street NV. He has practiced
in Washington since 1927.
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Responsibility Sought

Legislation to make parents re-
sponsible for their children's ac-
tions was urged last night by
Judge Alfred Noyes of the Mont
gomery County (Md) Juvenile
Court. He told the Allied Civic
Group of Silver Spring that au-
tomobiles and comic books are
two factors contributing to ju-
.venile delinquency Of teen ayers.
He urged parents to look at the
comic book literature newsstands
offer our children"
\ 4 y II
Tokomo Fireman Appointed
Stephen J. La Scola was ap-
pointed q lieutenant In the Ia
koma Park (Md.) Fire Depart
ment at q meeting Of the City
Council last night.
A member Of the department
for II years, he will be paid $4,-
200 annually. His was one of sew
eral police and fire department
appointments approved.
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Arlington Woman Burned
When Grease Ignites

An Arlington woman was
burned this morning when a
pan Of grease ignited in the
kitchen of her apartment at
1888 North Scott street.
Mrs. Lionel s. Settler, 20. was
taken to the Fort Myer Dis
pensary for treatment of arm
and neck burns and released.
Her 20-month-old daughter
Judy, in the apartment with her,
was not burned.
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Practice on Piano
Or You'll Grow Up to
Be Vice President
By The Assoeicisd Press

BY me Assoeiofeo Press
When Vice President Nix
on returned. several days
ago from q political speak.
ing tour, he found his elder
daughter had begun to take
piano lessons.
The Vice President, him
self an amateur pianist. ex-
pressed interest and gave
some fatherly advice. Pa
tricia. who is 8. replied:
IF you had gone on prac-
ticing like you tell me, you
might have gone to Holly
wood. Then when you die
you'd be buried In an Inn
portant place."
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Highway Threatens School

Construction Of a 25-class-
room high school in Prince
Georges County. Md. may be
blocked by the inter-county belt
highway around the District.
School Board members re-
ported last night they were SO
advised In q letter from Wesson
Cook, an engineer Of the Mary
land-National Capital Park and
Planning Commission. School
Supt. w. s. Schmidt reported
the letter said the highway, as
now planned, would cut through
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Maryland and Virginia
News in Brief

a 23-acre site for the John Han
son High School. The board
agreed to continue with it's plans
to build, pending further devel-
opments.
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Rotary to Hear Arctic

Clarence A. Arata. executive
director of the Greater National
Capital Committee, will be guest
speaker at the Rotary Club of
Washington meeting at 1915 to-
morrow at the Mayflower Hotel.
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Falls Church Sets Vote
On 1921 900 School Bonds

Falls Church (Va.) residents
will vote November 2 on a $991,- :
600 school construction bond
issue.
The School Board proposal
won unanimous approval Of the
City Council last night although
Mayor Charles E. Kellogg said
he would have preferred q figure
100000 lower. The proposal
drew little opposition from about
$50 persons present.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-03-13
Memorial Half
Dollars Go On
Sale For 6Oc

The Carver Washington
Memorial Half Dollars which
have sold for $500 nation
wide will go on sale Satur-
day morning at 7:30 for
their face value at 6Oc each.
The McClellan's Store has
acquired $50 of these his
toric half dollars by paying
the premium and will make
them available to the first
$50 customers at SOC each.
In order to get yours, you
had better hurry, S. J. PHIL
lips, president of the Memo
rial said these half dollars
are ideal gifts, rewards,
work incentives, good will
builders, treasured souve-
niers and keepsakes. He
further said that the Roam
oke Nehi Bottling Company
had purchased enough of
these coins to be given in ex-
change for a regular half
dollars to each of the dealers
handling Royal Crown Cola
and Nehi Beverages in his
franchise territory. Phillips
said if other firms would do
likewise the program would
be a success and they would
have very little trouble in
disposing of the 100000
Carver Washington Half
Dollars.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-03-13
Open House Held at New Business
School In Charlottesville March LIST

Charlottesville, Va.-Open
House was held at Morris
Handley College for parents
of it's students and their
friends on Monday night,
March LIST.
The only business college
for Negroes in this area,
Morris-Handley opened for
business on January 4th of
this year. 1t is a branch of
the locally famed Jefferson
School of Commerce, which
for many years, has turned
out white graduates with
college-level business train
ing.
Like it's parent school,
Morris-Handley is providing
college-level business train
ing for colored students. 1t
IS fully approved by the
Virginia State Board of Ed
ucation to provide college
level training in stenogra-
ply, secretaryship, and &C
countancy, business admin
stration. Also, it has been
approved for the training
of Korean veterans. It's &C
counting graduates are eli
gible for the Virginia Ger
titled Public Accountant
Examination.
Although at present, the
school offers only business
training, according to Prof.
E. Lee Armentrout, direc-
tor of both the Jefferson
School of Commerce and
Morris Hanley, it expects
to increase it's curricula in
the near future to include
several courses in the field
of graphic arts. Among the
courses will be commercial
photography, lithographing
and advertising layout.
The jefferson School of
Commerce also has branches
similar to Morris Handley
located in Clifton Forge,
Waynesboro and Radford
where it is training Negroes
in business education and
aiding it graduates in OBJ
tanning positions in the same
manner it does for white
graduates.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-03-13

Commenting on some of
the aims of Moris-Handley,
Mr.. Armentrout said, eve
hope Moris-Handley College
may become the symbol of
vocational opportunity for
the colored citizens of Vir-
ginia in the years to come.
An interested two-mem-
Der faculty is presently Civ
ing instructions at Morris
Handley. A. H. Hayden,
white, instructs in Account
ing and General Business
subjects. He is a business
administration graduate of
the University of Virginia,
and completed his training
in Finance at the Harvard
University Graduate School
of Business. Mr.. Hayden
has to his credit nine years
of office accounting and Of
flee management expert
ence.
Mrs. Ophelia F. Salisbury.
colored of Waynesboro,
teaches Stenographic and
Secretarial subjects. She is
a graduate of Bedford Hills
High School, Bedford Hills,
n Y; Storer College, Harp
FRS Ferry, Maryland and
the Jeffershon School of
commerce, Extension Divis-
;on at Waynesboro.
Thirty-three local and
county residents are cur
rently enrolled here.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-03-13
Little League
Baseball Planned
In Charlottesville

Charlottesville, Va.-At a
meeting called by Booker T.
Reaves, principal of Jeffer-
son Elementary School, in
the schools auditorium last
Tuesday night, officers were
elected to promote a Little
League Baseball" organiza-
ton for the colored youths
of Charlottesville.
Mr.. Reeves advised the
group that there are already
three Little League Base
ball organizations in the
Charlottesville area for
white youth. These he said
are under the direction of
Mr.. Booton Herndon. Com
missioner of Little League
Baseball for this area. Rea-
YES explained that he had
conferred with Herndon on
the matter of organizing
similar leagues for Negro
youth and had been advised
of the necessary steps to
take in detail.
The principal requisite,
according to Reaves, is find
ing sponsors who will put
up the $4,000 necessary to
equip each one of the four
teams required to form one
league-a total of 100000.
Robert S. Smith, Athletic
Director of the Jackson P.
Burley High School, recalled
that while there were sew
eral youth baseball teams in
existence in the city last
summer, they were not Or
gained as a league and were
sponsored only by a few in
dividuals and clubs who
interested in improving the
lot of the Charlottesville
colored youth. He said he
envisioned great possibili-
ties for the youngsters of
this area if they are given
a real chance to participate
in clean wholesome outdoor
sport activities. This chance,
Smith said, could be afford
ed through organized effort.
Officers elected to pro-
mote the project were: Is
Continued on Page Four
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-03-13
Ne'D Department
Store Opens On
GiInner Auenrse

A new and attractive de-
partment store has opened
on Gilmer avenue at Park
Street, N. w. The store is
known as Family Depart
ment Store. The store will
carry a large stock of mems
and women's wearing APP
parels. All merchandise is
nationally advertised and of
the best quality. Prices are
reasonable and they have a
large variety of articles to
pick from.
This is the only store of
Continued on Page Four
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-03-13
SOCIAL EVENT

There will be a grand
Social Entertainment given
Thursday, March 18, 1854,
at the American Legion
Hall, 21112 Park Street, N.
w. Time from 8 p. m. un-
til? Social games and re-
freshments. The public is
most cordially invited to at
tend. Sponsored by the
Minute Mems Club,
Mr., Paul Scott, President
N. A. Melvin, Bus. Mgr.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-03-13
Ne'O York Singers
wiz GiUe Concert
Here Saturday

The ia Gus Esther
Vaughn and her Gospel
Singers of New York City
will render several selec-
tons of good singing, Sat
urday, March 13 at 800 P.
NJ, at the Holy Church of
God in Christ, 1016 Loudon
Avenue, N. w. Elder L. G..
Coles, ST., is pastor of the
church.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-03-13

Running through many of
the clemency statements
have been two ideas-One,
the essential immortality of
the proposed execution and,
two, the feeling that were
Wells not a Negro, he would
noC be in this present fix.
Given great weight also
is the opinion of venerable
prison psychiatrist, DIR.
Burt F. Howard that, at
the time he threw the cuspi-
dor, his unjust treatment
by prison authorities had
put Wells in state of alb
normal fear for his person.
al safety.
1t is increasingly clear
that the tide of public opin-
ion is running strongly
against a hard core of pris-
on officials who say that
Wells is a wild animal and
a dangerous man and there
fore should die. Governor
knight is vertically deluged
with mail, kilograms, phone
calls and requests for meet
ings with delegations from
al over the state on Wells
behalf.
Just off the press is a
booklet in which the Relig-
lous Committee gathers to-
gether the most important
statements for clemency. In
Guided in it is Wells own
1000 word statement to the
Governor. In this extraor-
binary document Wells re-
traces his prison experiences
from the time he entered
prison 25 years ago at the
age of 10. He itemizes his
charges of Jim Grow which
are somewhat reminiscent
of Haywood Patterson's
"Scottsboro Boy. He shows
his personal development
from the tough, instructive
fighter against injustice to
the present philosophic.
chess-playing, sensitive man
whose dignity dominates
every situation in which he
appears.
Wells speaks candidly
and causitically of his pris-
on keepers, past and pres
ent, but mostly past, as he
comedies progress in the hui
manlzation of CALIFORNIA;
prison system. He names
names and dates, and chal-
lenges denial. His state
ment summarizes the often
Sc for which he is scheduled
to be executed in these hard
hitting words:
death for throwing and
hitting a guard with a. Gus
pidor, death for reacting
normally to years of alb
normal, brutal and inhuman
treatment at the hands Of
my keepers after they.
on various occasions, had
caused my blood to flow
like wine. Such a para
doxp
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-03-13
"Heaven Bound"
Will Be Presented
AT Auditorium
Sunday, March Il

ne CcleDTdIeu religious
pageant, "Heavenbound,"
has become the talk of all
Southwest Virginia. This
play wildly portrays the
sins and evils as we'll as the
virtues and Christian fer
vor encountered upon the
highway of life. 1t was writ
ten and is presented under
the personal direction o f
Mrs. Florence Fields-Wood
and a mamouth local cast
with the hope that all who
know not the love of God
will be moved to come in
haste saying, "Men an d
brethren, what shall / do to
be saved?"
There will be twelve
heart-touching scenes dra-
matiZed by some of Roam
oke's best talent. These
scenes will be strongly sup
ported by some of Roam
oke's best soloists and a
mamouth chorus represent
ing the heavenly host.
Harrassing every living
creature who travels t h e
road of life is the persistent
Devil who tempts and taunts
from the beginning of life
to the end of the journey.
B ut with every traveller,
whether good or bad, there
is the heavenly angel per-
suading the acceptance of
the road which leads to the
gates of heaven.
Featured in these scenes
are t h e "Cross Bearer"
"Good Samaritan" "Wicked
Woman" "Wayworn Trav-
eler," christian Soldier"
Drunken Girl" "Blind
Girl" Dancers" and other
realistic portrayals of life.
The stage will represent
the heavenly gate with St.
Peter as the keeper, guard
ed by angels with flaming
swords. There will be the
trumpeters and harpists in
celestial array. AS is true to
life, some of the travellers
will enter the Golden Gate %
while others will succumb
to the wiles of the Devil.
A more realistic pageant
has never been presented on
the stages of Roanoke be-
fore. "Heavenbound" was
voted the "wholehearted en-
dorsement" of the Roanoke
Pastors Conference. All the
participating churches will
share in the proceeds derived
from the play.
"Heavenbound" will be
presented in the American
Legion Auditorium, Sunday
afternoon, March Fl, at 200.
The admission will be SIPS
including taxes.
Tickets are now on sale
by many members of the
various churches. Get your
ticket early and avoid the
rush. You will be mighty
glad that you did.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-03-13
Wells Appeal
In California
Basis of M any'
GroupP Protests

The Religious Committee
for the Defense Of Wesley
Robert Wells recently an
nounced the filing with Gov
ernor Goodwin ]. Knight of
various appeals on behalf
of the 44-year old Negro
scheduled to die April 9th.
Never in the history of
California, according to the
Committee, has a condemn
ed man received such a
strong, and even fervent,
support from such diverse
sections of the population.
Much attention is given
to the fact that Wells ex-
execution is based on throw
ing a cuspidor at a guard
who was not seriously hurt.
No one has ever been execu-
ted in California for an of
Tense not involving the TAX
ing of human life.
Leading off the appeals
was a statement Of 129 re.
ligious leaders from North.
ern California and anothe,
statement containing the
signatures of 141 Southern
California religious leaders
Presented to Governor
Knight was a special appea
from Northern California
doctors. The physicians
statement had $50 signer.
including many Of the tor
names in the profession
such as DR.. John w. Green
President, California Med
ical Association.
Governor Knight also re
ceived many communica
tons from organized labor
Most prominent was the Sar
Francisco Building Trade:
Council. More than 25 loca
unions, AFL, CIO and in
dependent, have joined the
clemency campaign.
Thirty five Los Angeles
Negro lawyers pointed out
Governor Knight that Wells
had been Unanswered into
a position where he could be
executed" and that, if he is
executed, large numbers OF
people will believe that il
happened to him because he
was a Negro.
All the prominent citi-
zens who have joined in the
campaign for clemency are
too numerous to be listed
Among them, however. are
Walter Winchell, Superior
Judge A. A. Scott of Los
Angeles, George Christoph.
err, president, San Francisco
Board of Supervisors, Dan.
jel Del Carlo, Secretary
S a n Francisco Building
Trades Council, j. A. Rog,
ers, Pittsburgh Courier, col.
umnist, Leslie Claypool, DO,
litical editor of the Los An.
gsles Daily News, Assembly.
iran Richard McCollister
and DR.. Marcel Fryn, noted
criminologist.
Evening star., 1954-11-18

Your Hothowoy shirt gift is more
than just giving something fine. 1t
odds to the art Of giving in much.
the same way Hothowoy has added
to the skill of fine shirtmokino
Briefly Hathaway gives lot Of
extra for little more. You see it
in the longer wear and greater COM
fort that each Hathaway brings with
it. Shown are just q few shirts from
The Mems Stores Ioree selection of
Hathaway shirts.
WGl-The Mems Store, End Floor
selection also at Chevy Chose
! -.
Evening star., 1954-12-19
PLUMP, tender
GRADE A BIRDS
THAT Are READY
FOR THE OVEN!

These are selected birds that
have been thoroughly and
completely cleaned then
quick-frozen to seal in fresh,
sweet flavor.
Evening star., 1954-12-19
HERE'S SAFEWAY'S
FAMOUS GUARANTEE:

Cook and serve any Safeway
Turkey the way you prefer.
Eat 1t all up :. judge the
tenderness, juiciness and
flavor. II you don't like it
for any reason whatsoever
we will give all your money
back without fuss or
quibble.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-28
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william Graves.
CHOIR OF THE v LTTHEE 44nN CHURCH ISSl!
"a 9ss.waa.h 1 eon saFAH and b.r tone
soloist: PegEy Zabawa, soprano
soloist. At the church 8 pm: Two
Schut1: Kleine oeistIiche Konsert.
Schultz. Two solo cantatas: Q Frohliche
Stunden, o Gottes Stadt, Buxtehude:
Three Greek Hymns OF the second to
18th centuries. ARRANGED BY Schim-
merling.
THE CHAMBER CHORUS OF WASH
INGTON, Paul CallawAy, conductor.
WASHINGTON Cathedral. pm. The
Great Service of William Byrd.
CHOIR OF ST PAUL'S PARISH, f..
DouElas Birchby. conductor. st. Paurs
Church. pm. Kyrie and Agpus
Del from Mass in the Dorian
Mode. Antonio Lott; Deliver Us. .
Lord Our God, and Q Praise the
Lord, Adrian Batten 15S0- 1897.
Reium Creator Omnium. William
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-28
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-28
Singer Returns
To Friday Group

Madeline Chambers, winner
in 1852 Of the Friday Morning
Music Club Foundation Schol-
arship. returns this week to
sing for the organization
which has assisted her so
greatly in her young but
promising career.
Miss Chambers, o soprano,
is also the recipient of a Full
bright Award for study in
Italy. She has sung not only
in Italian opera. but has ap-
peared in musical comedy and
on television. She makes her
American debut March q as
Micaela in Carmen with the
New York City Center Opera.