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Evening star., 1954-10-30
Zoos Bushmoster IS SurIy Character
By Richard Rodgers

Big, bad and begging for battle,
q bushmaster came to the Zoo
yesterday.
One of the rarest snakes in
captivity, this surly character is
about Z feet long and so tough
he scares even other snakes.
He was in a shipment from
Trinidad that included a pair OF
giant tree frogs. which have sue
ton cups on their feet so they
can climb trees.
They're about four times as
big as the three ordinary green
tree frogs also in the cargo.
Giants have not been displayed
here before.
Other items in the Trinidad
shipment included:
A Cookies tree boa, q rainbow
boa, four lizards talso suction
footed), four marbled or many
colored lizards, a vine snake and
q spider.
Yesterday was q busy day at
the Zoo
A shipment sof two ciyets ar
rived from Africa, the gift Of
DR.. Lawrence Kilharn. q United
States Public Health Service
physician doing research there.
Also received was q donation
from the Tropical Bird and Rep
tile Farm at Newmarket, Va. It
included:
Thirteen cottonmouth naocca-
sins, two Of them babies: q
peach : faced lovebird, four rice
birds. a carnivorous lizard and
Is other snakes.
Also put on display yesterday
were nine birds that have been
in quarantine.
They arrived a month ago
with a shipment from Australia,
their home. One is a black
cockatoo, to be a mate for one
already at the Zoo.
DR.. Mann said the bushmaster
"is the biggest one I've ever seen,
and in the finest condition" !" &
Zoos have had little luck keep
ing bushrnasters alive. The ami
NAL park here has never before
been able even to get one.
The things are extremely ven
omous. And they are one of
the two types-a cobra is the
other-that will charge q man.
Evening star., 1954-10-30
University Of Maryland
Enrolment Is 14,8S4

Total enrolment at the Uni
versity of Maryland for both
the College Park and Baltimore
campuses is 14,884 for the first
semester of this year, an increase
gilmore than 5000 over the same
period last year. the university
has announced.
Men outnumber the women
about 3 to l.. the report said.
Enrolment in the Baltimore
schools totals 3,116 with the
College of Special and Continue
tion Studies leading all other
types Of study groups.
Evening star., 1954-10-30
Insanity Plea
Clears Youth in.
Housebreakinq
Acquitted Comes in
First Trial for
Series of Crimes

A 19-year-old youth, who has
been indicted for several crimes,
was acquitted late yesterday by
"a jury of a housebreaking
charge on the ground he was Of
unsound mind at the time of the
soffense, in December. 1851.
The defendant is Maurice
Jones, colored, OF the 900 block
Of French street NV. who has
spent the greater part Of his
time In st. Elizabeths Hospital
since being indicted in 1852.
The trial just ended was on a
charge of breaking into the
church on the Rock Of the Apos-
tolic Faith of New England in
the 900 block of M street NV.
Actually, it was contended by
the prosecution, Jones was serv-
ing as a lookout" for two men
who escaped.
Jones was only 16 at the time.
Juvenile Court waived jurisdic-
ton. permitting his indictment
on several offenses.
To BE Committed Again.
Judge Henry A. Schweinhaut
Of the U. S. District Court for
the District of Columbia in
structed the prosecutor, Assist
ant United States Attorney
Thomas A. Flannery, to prepare
an order for the judge to sign
so Jones can be committed
again to st. Elizabeths. This will
be to determine the defendants
mental condition now.
Jones, according to court rec
ords, was adjudged of unsound
mind in June, 1852, but was re-
ported by psychiatrists to have
recovered in March, 1858. How
ever, he was again found of un-
sound mind in June, 1858. He
was again found of sound mind
at a court hearing last August
IL.
Defense Attorney James K.
Hughes contended throughout
the trial just ended that Jones
was insane at the time of the
housebreaking.
Psychiatrists testified at the
trial that Jones is of sound mind
but that he has the mentality
Of an 8-year-old.
Prosecution Undecided.
Mr.. Flannery said late yester-
day he had not yet decided
whether to prosecute Jones on
other indictments which accuse
the defendant of housebreaking,
larceny and robbery.
One OF the remaining indict-
ments accuses Jones of breaking
into the home of William T.
Whitehead, in the 5000 block of
East Capitol street, in December,
1851. and taking a safe contain
ing $1,000.
A second indictment charges
him with a $2,317 robbery from
the nome of Roger (Whitetop)
Simpkins., in. the 1900 block of
Twelfth street NE. in February,
1852. Simpkins recently was
named a defendant in q bribery
conspiracy indictment in connec-
ton with gambling.
A third indictment accuses
Jones of robbing a woman of
her billfold. containing $40, in
September, 1851,
Evening star., 1954-10-30
Plant to Move Soon

NEW YORK. Oct. 80 R.-
The American Safety Razor
Corp. plans to start moving to
Staunton, Va, next week. a
spokesman said yesterday.
He said the company plant
in Brooklyn is now being dis
mantled, and shipment of ma
chinery to Staunton will begin
in few days.
The company manufactures
razors, lighters and surgical in
StrumentS.
Evening star., 1954-10-30
No man
is an island

The really important moments Of life
time are moments shared with your
family. They linger longest in the mem.
ory Of your children.
One Of the greatest gifts you can give
4 child is your belief in God. The natu.
raj way to do it is by worshiping with
your family each week. Az they find
God, 90 will your own faith grow. You
will find link with the future 4
point upon which you and your family
can build a better world.
He restoreth your soul =.
Worship together this week
Published as D public service il CO.
operation with The AdpertisinS Council
Evening star., 1954-10-30
Young Democrats to Dunce

The National Capital Young
Democratic Club will hold its an
rlual Halloween dance at 8 o'clock
tonight in the Woodner Hotel,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-05-27
Pleasant View

Edgar Jones of CleIeland is much
improved from a reclht heatr attack
and expects to be noved from the
Van Vert hospital | TO the home of a
brother near Van Vert sometime this
week. Mr.. Jones' lis a son-in-law of
Mr.. and Mrs. rdnk Alspach.
Mrs. Howard Howell is recovering
fro ma recent ey9 operation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Harris and
family spent the weekend in Detroit,
Michigan.
The following com bnittees have
been appointed to max / plans for the
annual Patterson Bahquet: Program
Rev. Walter Purdg Robert McVey,
Wayne Westall. Del forating-Mr. and
Mrs. Myron Reich Enbach, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lester Habesger Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Howell, Nr. and Mrs. Stanley
Newton. Menu Mrs. J. W. Harris,
Mrs. Leland Fras stz, Mrs. David Carr,
Mrs. Oren DotyI Tcket-Rev. Earl
Leist, Ronald Hetzenberger, Waldo
Hanna, Wilbur Neill.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-05-27
rUvTTTYsTT'iTf.fNl,'T'' FOR Brps~~

Scaled proposals will be- received at the
Office of the Clerk of the Board of Education
of the Beaverdam kOca School District Allen
County, Ohio (postk kofTico address. Beaverdam.
OhO) until IL 4ock noon. June II, 1854.
for building bus garage at the back of the
school ground and according to the plans and
specifications on hile in the clerks office.
Copies of which Van be taken out upon de-
post of $1,000 Money to he returned when
plans are returned to the office.
Each bid shall contain the name of every
person interested z in the Same, and all bids
must be acconpaDsed by a bcRd or certified
check payable tosthe> Board of Education equal
TO at least ~ of~Lhe COZ of the bus
garage upon ebndftion that tthe bid is ac-
cepted a eonnact swi b. enUred into. and
the performabce of # be ptbperly secured.
When both labor and u1Rteriak are embraced
in the work bid for. each mt kt be separately
stated in the bid, with the pr Be thereof.
The bus garage must be qhmpleted accord
ing to specifications or Before September
/, 1854, if at all possible.
None but the lowest resp& &hsible bid will be
accepted, and the board re# #rves the right to
reject all the bids, or acceh any bid for both
labor and material which AL the lowest in the
aggregate.
BY order of the boardAf education.
LEDAMiRATZ.
Clerk Al Beaverdam Board
of EdlM.uion. Beaverdam Lo-
cal $1,000 District, Allen
COUNTY Ohio
May p. June 3, 10, II
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-05-27

Peterson, Rosed1ary Preston, Ronnie
Ream, Ruth Maty Smith, Harold Won
Stein, Mary Ann Walter, Oren Wat
kins, Jerry Weidman, Marcy Spaeth,
Jim Wells, Marlepe Wilkins, Betty
Williams, Richarh Wise, Don
Yoakam, Carl Ambtutz, Grace Augs-
burger, Charlottef fBadcrtscher, Mary
10 Basinger, Imklda Bracy Ronald
Cramer, Eldon Erawfs, Don Craw-
ford, Dave Creighton, Ronnie Del
fendeifer, Mario Eek, Bob Edinger,
Carol Ernest, barbara Grose, Betty
Hamilton, MildFed Hanna, Ivadean
Hicks, Normans Hassan and carol
Hause.
Bible School stbrtcd Monday of this
week with a large enrolment, at the
Rawson Methodist church. The school
will continue through this week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-05-27
REAL ESTATE DEALS

The following re j estate transac~
tions were reported during the past
week by the off Dc of the Allen
County recorder:
BlufFton-Elmer IL. and Edith
Burkholder to Franklin w. and Doro-
thy M. Steiner, lot 673, Reichenbach
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-05-27

Section II, tax 55c. IMyron s. and
Edith Motter to Wbodrow W. and
Kathryn Z. LittIe,f parcel Of land,
Section II, tax 55cI
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-05-27

subdivision, ta1I $40.
Richland Toy tnship-Myron S. and
Edith Motter TO Paul William and
Evelyn Gratz stauffer parcel of land,
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-06-05

pledge? Then, too your honor and integrity YOUR
sense OF community responsibility and your duty
as citizen and Pledge cannot fail to alert you to the
seriousness OF your moral obligation Neither will your
conscience permit you to forget it.
Roanoke is city. The Hospital Plan is part of
citys planning and for will be source
OF civic PRIDE You cannot afford to neglect such OBJ
legation.
Statistics show that out of every eight persons
will need hospital during the next year No
where illness will strike next but it could strike
And what then, will be most urgent need?
Yes undeniably well equipped well stated efficiently
run, modern hospital. We 70 percent of the way.
We cannot afford to fail
There may be who feel that delay in their
payment will not matter because their pledges small
is the accumulation of these unpaid small pledges that
causing the problem in financing the which is
now being done.
You may pay yours in part, or the whole payments
may be made to the Hospital Development Inc, P. o.
Box 1851; Room 101, Appalachian Office Bldg Roa
noke For your convenience and evidence of their
civic PRIDE you may pay your funds at the following
places First National Bank Colonial American Bank
Mountain Trust Bank, and The Bank of Virginia Do it
today, won't you?
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-06-05
CHURCH SCHOOL TO RUN
PICNIC EXCURSION TO
WlNSTON-SALEM

All plans have been per-
fected by the High Street
Church school to run a train
excursion to Winston-Salem,
N. c., for their annual pic
mic, Saturday, June 10. The
train will leave Roanoke at
100 am. and will return
the same day at 500 pm.
The round-trip fare will be
$4.75 (advance tickets)..
The recreation center in
Winston-Salem offers ten
mis-, swimming, sof t-ball,
baseball, swings and many
other attractions. There is
plenty of cool water and
shelter in case of rain.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-06-05
TRIBUNE CARRIES
IN LYNCHBURC

The Tribune is pleased
to present its list of carriers
to you for Lynchburg. Be-
come one of their regular
customers and help them to
win a prize.
Danny Mccain, 1913 Flor
ida Ave., 2-2654.
Ronald Tinsley, 1903
Wire. 3-2354.
Jack Bradley, 1920 Tay-
lor, 1852.
Rudolph Lee, 1901 Mon
roe, 2-7689.
Donald Megginson, 1107
18th, 2-2107.
Willie Hill 3O8 Polk,
3-O112.
Charlie Preston, 901 Mon
roe.
Stanley Robinson, 1920
Fourth, 7-2436.
Martin Smith, 1857 Park
Ave. 2-2673
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
West of Philadelphia, Pa.
visited their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry West of
Garfield Avenue over the
weekend.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-06-05
BACCALAuREATE SERVICE
AT Burnley SCHOOL

Baccalaureate services for
the more than 100 Jackson
P. Burley seniors were held
Sunday afternoon at 8 100 in
the school auditorium.
Mr.. E. G. Mobley, prin-
cipal of the school intro
duced the. speaker, Rev. G..
w. Fox, Jr., of the Trinity
Episcopal Church. His text
was from John 1926 =
"And We shall know the
truth, and the truth shall
make you free" Others on
program were Rev. w. w.
Ward of Esmont, who gave
the invocation and benedic-
ton, and the Burley Chorus
which rendered two selec-
tons. A near capacity au-
dience was in attendance.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-06-05
GARDEN CLUB
VERY ACTIVE

The Darlington Blue
Ridge Garden Club is active
ly participating in local af-
fairs. The members have
beautified their church yard
and planted evergreens in
the front yard. Such ges-
lures as furnishing flowers
for P.T.A. meetings are a
part of their ritual. The
group meets twice a month
and at alternate meetings,
studies flower arrange
Mrs. Margaret Pat
terson is pres; Mrs. Eliza
beth Haynes is secretary and
Mrs. Vivian Little is treas
urer.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-06-05
PULASKI NOTES

The United Holiness
Church is doing a great
work under the leadership
of their pastor, Rev. Mrs.
S. A. Mayo Of Roanoke.
Sunday, May 80 was mis-
slonary day with Wesley
Poole a S speaker at the
morning service. Mrs. Lii
liam Crockett of BIuefie1d.
w. Va, was guest speaker
for the evening service.
Cottage prayer meeting
was held at the home of Mrs.
Gamble on James Hill, We'd
nesday night.
Mrs. William Bryson will
be in charge of the Sunday
School June 6.
The regular church SER
vices will be held at 100
am. and 7:30 pm.
The Loyalty Bible Glass
met in the home of Rev.
and Mrs. w. r. Frazier on
Maple Street last Monday
night. The next meeting will
be held in the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Albert McClan-
han on James Hill Monday
night, June z.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-06-05
Small Hospital Pledges Causing
Administrators Big Problem!

In 1850 the citizens of this city responded to the
magnificent appeal made to them and pledged $23800 900
for the Hospital Development Fund of Roanoke Inc To
date 78 per cent of that amount has been paid This has
enabled those upon whom have placed the RESPONSE
bity of administration to ahead with the construction
of the much needed plants We at the stage where
each of point with pride to the buildings which
are now going up for Memorial and Crippled Chill
drens and Burrel Memorial Hospitals The paid pledges
have made it possible to go that far, but must
farther. In reality, we must go all the way.
When the plan simply dream, pledged. On
the faith of those promises selected and responsible
pie have placed at the head of this fund to out
our plans Ours is a greater responsibility We
not now, afford to fail those whom have asked to
accept the job of carrying out wishes They must
not be embarrassed, but it is to We have done
we'll but we have not finished The 22 percent must come
in and complete what has already begun Collections OF
long overdue pledges for providing funds
to meet present obligations We cannot afford to fall and
vet how can we succeed unless you individual
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-06-05
ANNIVERSARIES.

Continued from Page one
closed the week in a tri-
umphant manner.
Sunday morning service
was in charge of the Meth
odists of Buchanan and Ii.
dian Rock. Rev. Dogan Will
llams, pastor, having been
otherwise engaged, was SUBJ
stituted by his assistant.
Rev. Walter Blake. Music
was furnished by the Twi-
light Gospel Singers of Buc-
hanan. This service was
well attended and highly en-
joyed by all.
The series of services
closed at 800 pm. with
Rev. William Gilbert, pas
tor Sweet Union Baptist
Church, Roanoke, delivering
n e anniversary message.
Rev. Gilbert was accompan-
led by a large bus loaded
with his choir members and
other members of his con-
gregation. There were also
many private cars in the
procession. Supported by
several of his church offic-
ers and the excellent music
furnished by a choir which
over-ran the choir stand,
Rev. Gilbert proved to be
the logical person to close
the series of meetings. He
was truly at his best. Many
said they had never heard
him preach so we'll.
At the close of this serv.
ice the church presented
their minister, Rev. Alexan-
der, with a large basket OF
flowers and a purse of 500
as a token of their appreci-
alton of his tireless and
| fruitful service.
All of the auxiliaries of
the church cooperated in
making these services sue
cessful. Mrs. Elizabeth VIII
liams gave the history OF
the church and Deacon B.
H. Jones reviewed the min
ister's accomplishments dur
ing his three years of pas
torate there.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-06-05
DIAMOND HILL ;.

Continued from Page One
Mems Chorus. Annually they
have a Sunday School Insti-
tute which meets for eight
w e e k s, and a Christian
Family Clinic which always
convenes for the entire week
prior to Mothers Day. 1t is
their yearly objective to in
crease their donation to Vir-
ginia Seminary. The Church
is a member of the Nation
al Baptist Convention.
Mrs. Marian Hodge, the
wife of Rev. Hodge, is a
professional in her own
right. She is a graduate of
State Teachers College in
Pittsburg, Kansas, and is
presently engaged as "Y"
Teen director of the Phyllis
Wheatly Branch Y.W.C.A.
open House" will follow
the afternoon service. The
public is cordially invited to
attend.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-06-05
GRADUATION.
Continued from PAGE one

Continued from Page One
Prospective 1854 Graduates
Boys: James Akers, Rich
ard Banks, William Barnes,
Rudolph Bolden, Thomas
Bonds, Marvin Broadly. Ed
gar Brown, William Cham
bers, Richard Chubb, Frank
Clayton, David Cobbs, Win
ston Coles.
Reginald Davis, Fred Di-
vers, w alter Fitzgerald,
Melvin Franklin, Edward
Catch, William Gilbert, Earl
Gravely, James Hale, Don
aid Horton, John H u n t,
Jackie Hunter, Milton Jones
and Aldean Johnson.
Also Maynard Law, Rob-
ert Law, Royal Leftwich,
James D. Long, Benjamin
Luck, Willie Mack, James
Polk, Donald Powell. Au-
brey Pullen, James Royal,
Ralph Roger, Jack Scruggs,
Ralph Spencer, JAS. Swee-
ney, Spencer Taborn, Err
nest T h o m a s, Alphonso
Irvine, Lee Wade, Willie
Walker, John Watkins, Ray
mond Williams.
Girls: Constance Aston,
Jack Barlow, Esther Boil
d e n, Josephine Brandon,
Lucille Broadly, S a ndr a
Brooks, Lucy Cabbler, Shir-
lene Carter, Inez Clark, Lo-
retha Coles, Phyllis Coles,
Margaret Cooper, Barbara
Davis, Shirley Davis, Ruby
Davis, Phyllis Dent, Jean
billiard, Ruth Dodd, Mary
Flippen, Helen Glover and
Thelma Griffin.
Also Sheila Hamilton, Ce-
celia Harris, Ethel Harris,
Sylvia Harris, Hazel Hayes,
Sa a h Hodges, Barbara
Hubbard, Shirley Hunt, Ma
ry Johnson, Lorene Jones,
Geneva Law, Dolores Left
witch, Mary Martin, Loves
ia Miller, Stella Miller, De-
lores Norman, Reva Moore,
Rebecca. Patrick, Frances
Patterson, Jean Powell.
Maggie Quarles, Sandra
Scruggs, Betty Waller, Mel
va Webb, Helen Williams,
Barbara Woody, Almarie
Wright.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1954-06-05
Has The NAACP Leaders Errored?

Who to question the master-minds of the
hgh command of the National Association For the Ad
vancement of Colored People? We are frank to admit
that there may be circumstances unknown tn s which
dictated the course decided upon at the Atlanta meeting
namely nsructng the State organizations to order the
local chapters to proceed at petition school boards
to ntegrate now but such action has certainly been con-
fusing to many of u.s.
Not having seen the card in the hole (f there ia
one) many sympathetic friends of the NAACP feel that
the which the State
have been instructed to is premature
mas sald we prepare for war in the time of peace :"
That is quite true, but that to eploy anv
means of forcing Indignation into public schools be-
fore the Supreme Court has completed it's work on this
subject would be colossal blunder.
While the Supreme Court has said segregation in
the public schools is unconstitutional that same court
has set October for hearing how and when this vi
olation should be terminated
Laboring under the opinion that dual school sys-
tenn operating under the theory Separate but equal"
States the Southern States have encouced their State
Constitutions laws to that effect These State officials
within their rights to enforce the of their
spective States until these laws have been revised or
repealed How much time the Supreme Court is going to
allow the States to revamp their constitutions and
ply with the law is anybodys guess.
Since know that segregation in the public schools
is its out it might be permissible for schools
communities to conduct voluntary ntegra-
ton school programs feeers of public sentiment But
to be technical, that would be unlawful until
State laws changed.
We admit that the unfair un- American and I'M
Christian practice of segregation has too long occupied
upper seat in national life. But also admit
that it has gained strangehold upon both the Negro
and white citizens which not be broken by the wave
of magic wand
We admit the decision of the Supreme Court nvali-
dated the segregation laws upon the statute books
Southern States But would it not be prudent to
have patience and wait the decree of that Court which
has deported itself becomngly and fairly before the
eyes of the world?
Uuless the high command of the NAACP soon justi-
fies it's Atlanta meeting instructions to State organza
tions fear dsservice has been rendered their
thy
Both races confronted with momentous task
that must be with camness and yet with sufficient
stamina and Christian character to enable to do the
thing that will be pleasing to God 1t can be done! 1t
must be done !! 1t will be done!
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-25
SERVICES

DITCHING - let us dig your
ditches septic tanks. etc. by ma
chine. especially designed for that
purpose. Rural work solicited.
Putney Plumbing and Heating
Phone 1873, Farmville. Va. 4-2l-tf
CONTRACT HAULING - r. H.
Kidwell. Burkeville. Va. Phone
1902. 5-l8-l lot
HEALTH SERVICE CENTER:
Light and heat baths for tired
aching joints. and muscles. Com
plete course of treatments such
as you receive at Hot Springs and
other health resorts. Phone 1853
for appointment. Night phone
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