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The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1955-12-31
DRIVE SAFELY AND
SANELY THROUGHOUT
THE COMING YEAR

Hundreds of homes were sad
dened this holiday season by los
dened this holiday season by
losing loved ones in traf-
ing by losing loved ones in traf-
tinued the useless slaughter on
its highways. More than 900 lost
their lives ovevr the three day
Christmas holiday.
Each year the National Safe
ty Council, civic, police, and
church officials lost their fight
to prevent traffice deaths. Re-
peated warnings, ghostly stats
tics, and urgent pleadings not
to- drink if you drive and not
to drive if you drink go UNI
needed by the American public
who seem bent on destroying
themselves every holiday. Care
less, reckless, speed demons con-
tribute, too, to the mounting
toll.
Perhaps it would be better if
icy streets would cover all the
USA; more people would posi-
bly, stay home. But then we
doubt if even that would help.
There are always those who will
not respect the rights of others
on the highways.
Some experts and men in the
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1955-12-31
The Ell<s
PLAY SANTA TO NEEDY

In keeping with the Yuletide
season, Pride of Robbins Tenn
pie No. OILS, |. B. p. o. Z. of w
visited the convlesence of Nc
Gavock, address, Dec. 22nd,
1855 with gifts for all given by
members of the organization
which was distributed with pray
er by Mrs. Evelyn Washington
and the voice of Miss Dolores
Washington sang out melod1ous
Xmas carols to those therein.
Heart felt remarks on the origin
and the effects of Xmas came
from Past G.. d. Ruler Julia Mar
tin assisted by Daughter Ruler
Carlene Harvey. Presentation
Comm. P. G.. d. Ruler Lula Mar
tin, Chrm. - -
DIT. Catherine Matthews
DIT. Carrie Overton
DIT. Ruler, Carlena Harvey.
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1955-12-31
THE ROBBINS EAGLE
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Published Weekly

published weekly
1876 Spaulding Avenue Telephone: Fulton s. 1923
Published Robbins for the citizens of Robbins
and help them the beement of community stimulate
pride and cultivate neighborly welfare
"el-beng of every citizen of this village
Our Platform
buy and spend where help community.
1.-The Employment of Colored people in Public utilities
3An up-to-dae sanitary lights gas, side walks
better streets and drainage.
"A we'll planned village.
5.-A public park playground for children
6.-Modern equipment and facilities h1emen
Better business enterprises.
8-A more modern and more spacious village hall.
The Robbins Eagle Staff
Blocker Publisher
Joel Fisher Associate Editor
Albert Johnson .. Reporter
W'lhan George " Staff Photographer
Advertising Rates upon Request
Subscription Rates So year
Make All Checks Payable to The Robbins Eagle
Volume Ill Saturday, December 81, 1854 No4o
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1955-12-31
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THE ROBBINS EAGLE
Saturday, December 81, 1855
THANK YOU!

To the many churches, clubs,
and different organizations, that
participated in helping us all
through my sickness, and also
for Xmas. [ felt that in some
way I should try to express my
thanks. ! am SO happy until
there are no words to express my
sincere appreciation for all the
kindness and help you all gave
me. So to each of you, all I can
say is thanks from the bottom
of my heart. May God bless each
of you.
Sincerely yours
(Mrs.) Ernestine Williams
1924 Ridgeway Ave.
Evening star., 1955-06-21
.Anucostiu Lions

The Anacostia Lions Club will
meet at $3.50 pm. tomorrow at
the Bradbury Heights Methodist
Church, Alabama avenue and
Bowen road Sc.
Evening star., 1955-06-21
Ruling Given
In King Death

The Districts coroner'S office
has reported a heart attack
caused the death of Thomas ".
King, jr., 20. operator of a beauty
salon, who died April % in his
apartment at 1907 H street NV.
The coroner's report listed the
cause of death as chronic myo-
carditis.
Mr.. King, whose beauty shop
was at 1909 H street NV, was
found dead, lying face down on
the floor of the apartment. In
vestigating police said an empty
prescription bottle, a partly filled
bottle and several notes-one ad-
dressed to his wife-Were found
near the body.
The coroner's Office, however
said the autopsy showed no signs
of barbtiurates in the victim.
Mr.. King, according to his
father, Thomas King. sr., 431O
Thirty-seventh street, Brentwood,
Md, had suffered from rheu-
matte heart disease throughout
his life.
Mrs. Viola King, the victim S
wife, 5505 First street NE, said
she received a telephone call
from her husband early in the
morning of April %, according
to police. At that time, accord
ing to Detective Sergt. Robert E.
Talbot. Mrs. King said her hus-
band told her he had taken some
sleeping pills.
Evening star., 1955-06-21

10th grade at Northwestern
High School next fall.
Next Friday she was to have
served as bridesmaid for his
sister, Corlee. IS, in a marriage
at Ager Road Methodist church
in Hyattsville. She is the daugh-
ter of Carl B. and Dorothy Davis,
Her father is a route salesman
for the Holmes Baking Co.
The shooting occurred in the
Savannah apartment project. As
police were leaving the building
they caused a quick stir by run
ming across an 8-year-old neigh
Dor boy with a box full of ex-
pended 20 caliber shells.
Minds of police Immediately
flashed to the unsolved murder
of two Lane Manor (Md.) girls.
shot last Wednesday by a salvo
of 20 bullets in a park. The boy
led police to a nearby apartment
and showed them the rifle owned
by an older brother. That lead
melted when the gun was found
Ito be a single action weapon.
Evening star., 1955-06-21
ItoIy AIerted to Suspects
In $305 ,000U.S S.HoIdup

declined to confirm or deny re-
ports that Italian police had been
asked to establish a nationwide
dragnet.
Police also said they have the
license number of the chauffeur
driven car in which the four
men crossed the French border
near Ventimiglia on June is.
They spent that night at the
luxurious Italian Riviera resort
city of San Reno.
A North italian police officer
that the tipoff came
when Di Tacco sent a cable to
New York June II asking a man
under surveillance there to help
him reach an Italian contact.
Last night Naples police were
told to be on the lookout. Today
the order was broadened.
But police emphasized there
were no charges against the
group and that they had nc
arrest order.
The Queens robbery was skill
fully staged by four men. Their
haul was mostly in IS, $40 ano
$40 bills.
Three of the men first picked
up Teller Henry Bardenhager
at gunpoint on his way to work
They arrived at the bank just
IN time to meet Manager Viii.
liam Downing. Covering the
two men with their guns. the
trio followed them into the bank
The bandits carried the money
outside, where a fourth mar
was waiting and drove off.
The slick operation showed q
detailed knowledge of the banks
routine and the men called q
number of employees by name
The bank later figured the
robbers had gotten away with
$305, ,243l7, the largest single
cash robbery in United States
banking history.
Evening star., 1955-06-21
Conont Fovors PASSPORT
For Clark Not to Berlin

a German passport should be
denied so long as the United
States was occupying Germany
because of his Judge Clark's)
irresponsible conduct" which
embarrassed the Government.
Says He 'Libeled' Judges
Mr.. Conant suggested that
Judge Clark be given a passport
to the Federal Republic of Ger
many but not to Berlin, which
is still occupied.
The ambassador declared that
if Judge Clark ''libels German
judges as he did in the past" the
German government can act to
expel him. But this procedure
lis not possible in occupied terri
tory, the ambassador pointed
Iout.
II have no doubt that Clark
will make himself very objection
able to me as ambassador . >
Mr.. Conant wrote, adding, how
ever, that this is not a reason
to deny him travel to the Ger.
man Republic.
Judge Clark is a former mem.
ber of the bench of the Thirc
Circuit Court of Appeals in thil
country.
Evening star., 1955-06-21

ROME June 81 (P.-An or
der was flashed to police
throughout Italy today to keep
a close watch for four men and
a pretty girl, suspected Of COM
plicity IN New York's daring
-$305, 900 record bank robbery last
April,
There was no arrest order,
but the word went out to find
the suspects and trail them until
further orders.
Interpol, the little-publicized
international police organization
which acts as a United Nations
against crime, gave the word.
The Woodside (Queens)
branch OF the Chase Manhattan
Bank was held up by machine
gunners in a bold and carefully
planned robbery April 6. The
Queens district attorney said in
New York the men sought in
italy had been under surveil-
lance because Of suspicious ac-
tions
Police said the leader of the
group is believed to be Giuseppe
di Taco. also known as John
Michael di Tacco, a 37-year-old
New Yorker.
They gave the names OF those
with him as John Timothy
O'Connell, 35; Daniel William
Macguire, %; Peter Jerome
Kirdam, "a, of Manchester, Eng
land, and jeanette Forest, 27, ol
Montreal, Canada.
United States Embassy source:
Evening star., 1955-06-21
Lone Pullman Occupant
May Leave by Plane

Arthur r. Guedel, who re-
ceived the Pennsylvania Rail-
roads super-deluxe, your-wish-
is our command treatment. is
leaving for Indiana late today
via New York.
Maybe I'll train. maybe I'll
plane" he said.
Mr.. Guedel, 43-year-old sales
manager of an Indianapolis con-
struction equipment firm, was
the only person on Pullman Car
301 when it arrived in Washing
ton Sunday, simply because he
declined to change trains. Il
bought a through ticket for
Washington and I just didn't
want to change cars"
It's like this:
Mr.. Guedel boarded 1.-THE
Spirit of st. Louis" with his first
class, through ticket to Washing
ton on Saturday afternoon. En-
route to Harrisburg, Pa. the en-
gine developed trouble and the
train arrived there three hours
late at about 8 am.
II was asleep and they woke
me up." he said.
BY that time, the connecting
train which should have taken
his Pullman into Washington
had departed.
A railroad official said they
explained the situation to other
passengers and promised to take
them on to Philadelphia and
give them free transportation to
Washington.
Everyone agreed except this
Evening star., 1955-06-21
Laborers Win
Ending
AreaWideSt

A strike settlement, reached
last night. paved the way for
g. 500 construction laborers to
return to work today. with an
immediate 10-cent hourly. raise
and an additional dime increase
effective next May /.
The Construction Contractors
Council. at q special meeting at
the Chamber of Commerce Of
the United States. ratified the
new contract, according to Mrs.
In. Frederica Booth, the councils
executive secretary.
Meeting to BE Held.
Leo Nazdin, president of the
Laborers' District Council (AFL),
explained a meeting Of his eoun-
ell will be held in a few
days to ratify the agreement.
But he pointed out no difficulty
is anticipated. inasmuch as IA
of the 20 members of the coun-
Gil were on the labor negotiat-
ing committee that ratified the
new contract.
st have no doubt at all that
it will be ratified" said Mr.,
Nazdin.
He laid particular stress on
a provision in the new contract,
which he said eliminates the
I"dual company" set UP, whereby
a construction firm here could
have one company adhering to
the provisions of the contract
But at the same time it would
have a phony organization. en-
abling it to work nonunion peo-
pie at substandard wages, he
said, thus avoiding the contract
New Rules Set
To meet this, Mr.. Nazdir
pointed out, the new contract
contains this language:
ANY contractor who is a party
to this agreement either as 8
member of the Construction
Contractors Council or as ar
individual Signer and who at.
ltempts to evade or circumvent
the obligations of this agree.
ment, operating in the area GOV.
|ered hereby in construction worl
under the name of a different
firm which does not abide BY
the terms of this agreement
shall be in breach of this agree.
Iment, and shall cease to be 6
party hereto. And the contrac
shall be considered as termi'
mated after 48 hours written no
tice to that effect by the unior
to the contractor
Evening star., 1955-06-21

from SIS to g. years the age at
which women could qualify for
old-age insurance benefits. pro-
vide disability insurance benefits
to persons working in covered oc-
cupations and provide for the
payment of disability benefits as
soon as a determination of dis
ability has been made in a par
ticular case. Under present law
a person who is disabled does not
lose his social security benefit
rights, but in most instances
must wait until he is 65 years old,
Present plans do not provide
for any increase in the social
security tax. but may be altered
after social security officials tes-
tify this week. Democrats con-
cede that a boost in payroll taxes
would be inevitable. They now
are 2 per cent each by the en-
ployer and worker on the first
"a, 200 earned yearly.
Evening star., 1955-06-21
Glenn Nee Corthy
Sees Third Fortune

HOUSTON, June 81 lP).-oil-
man Glenn Mccarthy, still try
ing after losing most Of two
fortunes, believes the third is
just about in the bag.
Speaking of his Bolivian oil
Explorations yesterday. Mr.. Nc
Carthy said. "In two years we
will have enough production to
make up for anything ! ever had
i'm the States"
His United States production.
Ihe added. at one time amounted
Ito $4,000 barrels daily, but at
present he owns "only several
Oklahoma wells"
Mr.. Mccarthy made his op-
Itimistic predictions yesterday in
announcing that a New York
and Denver syndicate had in
vested $4,160.000 in the Boliv-
ian venture. The money, for
which the syndicate gets a so
per cent operating interest in
the Bolivian concession. viii be
used to buy drilling and produc-
ton equipment.
Evening star., 1955-06-21
Cir, IS, Wounded by AS
GI Was Showing Her

A 15-year-old Hyattsville
tMd.) schoolgirl was wounded
in the abdomen with a .45-cal-
iber revolver yesterday in
what was called an accidental
shooting involving an Army
paratrooper.
Bette L. Davis Of 2022 Ravens
wood street. was taken to Dis
trict General Hospital. Doctors
said the heavy slug entered just
below the right ribs, about four
inches to the right of center,
and may have penetrated the
liver area, lodging in the spine.
Questioned by police was her
acquaintance of about 10
months, 17-year-old Pvt. James
p. Ritch, a former Marine who
had been dismissed from that
service when it was learned he
was under age.
Detective Sergt. Patrick A.
Deenihan Of the homicide squad
said the soldier and girl told
identical stories about the shoot
ing at las o'clock.
They said they were alone in!
the apartment Of Pvt. Ritch'si
parents at 1885 Twenty-third
street Sc, Just before going on
a picnic. Pvt. Ritch had told
Betty about a .45-caliber revolver
owned by his father, and she
had expressed interest in see
ing it.
While the girl combed her
hair, Pvt. Ritch produced the
weapon, examined it and was
replacing it in its holster when
it discharged, police quoted both
the boy and girl.
When the girl fell. the young
soldier summoned aid and police
found him in the apartment. He
told his story at the 11th pre-.
cinct. Pvt. Ritch has just COM
pleted basic training and was
on leave awaiting re-asSignment.
Bette was recently graduated
from Hyattsville junior High
School preparatory to entering
Evening star., 1955-06-21

gentleman" the official said.
So the Spirit of St. Louis"
went on to New York with Mr..
Guedel the only passenger
aboard. He politely. but firmly,
declined a drawing room on an
other train leaving for Washing
ton at 1885 pm. Sunday.
ITO stop the argument and
because the car (30D had to be
transferred to Washington any,
way" the official explained. I'VE
left him aboard and attached it
to the 1885 train"
He arrived at 4::30 pm. Sun
day.
Evening star., 1955-06-21

James B. Conant, Ambassador
to West Germany. believes Judge
William Clark should be given
a passport to the German re-
public. but barred from Berlin.
Ambassador Conant's views
came to light in passport pro-
ceedings today in the U. S. Dis
trict Court for the District of
Columbia.
Judge Clark was ousted by the
State Department in 1858 as
chief judge of the U. s. Appeals
Court in occupied Germany.
The custer followed q feud
with Mr.. Conant. then U. S.
High Commissioner, over certain
United States policies in Ger
many. Judge Clark had charged
that Mr.. Conant had consist
emily interfered with the inde-
pendence of American courts in
Germany. The Judge has brought
court action to force the State
Department to issue him a Ger
man passport for re-entry into
that country.
Hearing Ordered
Several weeks ago Federal
Judge Henry A. Schweinhaut
ordered the State Department to
give Judge Clark a hearing as
to why a passport had been de-
MED him,
Today. Assistant United States
Attorney Frank H. Strickler told
the court the State Department
had granted Judge Clark a linn
tied passport for travel to the
German Republic excluding Ber-
lin. Mr.. Strickler then asked that
the hearing order be stayed.
But Attorney Jack Wasser-
man, representing Judge Clark
rejected the proffered limited
passport and demanded a hear.
ing on the Berlin entry issue
Judge Schweinhaut then decreec
that such hearing be held.
Earlier. Mr.. Stricken had pre-.
sented a statement from Ambas.
sador Conant to State Secretary
Dulles written last month.
In the statement Mr.. Conan
said he was of the opinion tina
Evening star., 1955-06-21
Merrick Boys Comp
PhysiciuI Tests Set

Volunteers headed by DR.. Jo-
seph v. Kennedy will give ply
sical examinations to $50 under
privileged Washington area boys
who will attend the first two
week session of the Merrick
Boys Camp near Nanjemoy. Md.
The examinations will be
given at 6 pm. tomorrow at st.
Aloysius Parochial School, North
Capitol and K streets NV.
Evening star., 1955-06-21
Society PIuns Cruise

The Catholic Police and Fire
mems Society will sponsor its
annual moonlight cruise at 8
pm. tomorrow aboard the S. S.
Mount Vernon. The cruise is
open to the public.
Evening star., 1955-01-02

UNITED NATIONS. N. =.
Jan. 1.Aase AIM pronounced
Oy-Zeh Uhlml used to work for
q travel agency in Norway but
didn't set 70 travel very much.
Miss Aim Is on q trips that
win take her nearly $4,000
miles BY air to Peiping on
j flight unique In diplomatic
history-that 0f the United Ma
lions mission going to dicker for
release Of United States airmen
and other personnel held by Red
China.
She IS the only woman IN the
mission to reiping. Il Is headed
By United Nations Secretary
General Dag Izammarskiold and
his new Undersecretazy Ahmed
S. Bokhari.
Miss Aim IS Mr.. Hammar-
sljold's secretary as she had
been for his predecessor. Trygve
Lie. since 1850.
Winner n Two Contests.
She Is 80. serious BY nature
but with q. warm smile for every
body around the United Nations
secretariat skyscraper and won
her job here strictly on merit.
She was . typing contest winner
In the Oslo Aftenpost contest In
l947 and . transcript tipping con-
test winner in le40.
Her employer then was Berg
Hansen. operator Of the Norwe-
giaH Travel Bureau. He heard
that Mr., Lie needed q secretary
Evening star., 1955-01-02
Lone Woman Going to Peiping
AS Secret0r for q. N. Mission

and told che b II. about Aase.
She was advised to apply for the
post and got n
she has been kept s. busy that
she finds little time Tor her IA
Torife sports and occupations:
Sewing her own dresses, skiing.
bridge. dancing. reading and the
theater.
Miss Aim has kept up her Ian
Iguage study. however. and has
lately been adding Dutch to the
Morse. English. French and Ger
imam she learned Ii recent years.
ESfe slbztttutes hiking ii New
York State on week ends for the
skiing. 8
Lived Ii N0rWegiaa Colony.
Her background was described
BY other ScandinkF kFians here ai
ltypicaIly that Of d Morse career
| girl. She has 3 complete general
arts education at Stabekk Col.
leee near Oslo. where her parent;
live. Then she went 10 work FOL
an insurance company In Oslo
and from 1945 70 1913 worked
I'm the oflires Of the Norwegian
attorney general and : supreme
court attorney.
When she came to the United
States she went. as most Nor
wegians do. TO live ii . Nor
wegiap colony in Brooklyn where
everybody is either q relative or
q friend from the ''old country.
Now she and an American girl
friend have 8 nat in the jackson
Heights section Of Long Island.
Evening star., 1955-01-02
|Nehru Sees Outlook
AS Mostly Peaceful
sy,hs Assoeiaisd Press s

NEW DELHI, India. JAN L..
Prime Minister Jawaharlai Neh-
|ru says there Is absolutely no
chance Of India coming into
conflict with any other country
on q war basis with the excep-
tions Of Palistan. Portugal and
South Africa.
with Gil other countries we
are completely friendly whether
they like our policies or not,
whether it is che East bloc or
west bloc. Mr.. Nehri said in
i speech before . closed meet
ing Of the Congress parlia-
mentary party on December ~.
The speech was published today
In the official, party periodical.
Mr.. Nehrl said India and
Pakistan still must resolve
..basic problems" between them
but that their relations are mot
under any great strain at the
present. n
BE indicated the point In con-
telltion with Portugal was Goa.
Id bon's settle neIt on the In
Evening star., 1955-01-02

OF Moral Rearmament, and the
movement were credited by q
French editor with bringing to-
gefher the Nationalist govern
ment In Tinisia and the
Mendes France goyernment IN
France last fall The agreement
resulted In France granting
Tunisia Internal autonomy
Paris Editor speaks.
Jean Rous OF Paris. political
editor OF Franc Tiretr. . said
the minister of state Tor Fu-
nisia. Mahmoud Masmoudi. had
asked him to thank DR.. Buchanan
and Moral Rearmament .for the
magnificent part Moral Rearnla-
n1ents played IN bringing France
and Tunista together.n
Mr. Rous explained that when
he brought Mr.. Mfaslnoudi To
Caux, France IN 1864 sthe Tu-
nigian was filled with hatred Of
the French. Here the statesman
met Or. Bucnman. The editor
then said Mr.. MasrAoudi's
change helped the. positive ele-
mentss Of the French and lTu-
nisian Nationalists to work. out
Az = = X : Il 4s5g
Evening star., 1955-01-02
es6 Bonors Sent
50 oEdoy
Gil x CARE

Washington area people sent
more than 50, 900 food packages
around the world during CARES
holiday food Crusade, Mrs.
Raymond Clapper. director of
the washington CARE ONCE.
said last night.
Under the holiday plan, which
lasted from November Is to FRI
day, 1t was possible to send two
packages. or 2S pounds, Of surplus
food to persons in any, Of 81
countries. The food was made
available by the Foreign Opera
tions Administration, which also
contributed part Of the distrihu-
ton costs.
"The response In Washington
and In the country has been. and
continues to be, so tremendous =
Mrs. Clapper said. that 1t has
been necessary for CARE to OBJ
tain additional supplies to take
care Of the orders which are still
pouring In"
She said success Of the crusade
has brought q decision to con-
tinue It this year.