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The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-01-01

i
noke. 1t was almost a half
century ago that DR.. Roberts
played on the varsity team
of Howard U. and yet here,
in Sd, we find him, still the
athlete at heart, journeying
to Washington to attend the
"Pigskin Club" banquet this
week. He is one of it's oldest
members. The members, who
are from all walks of life,
will celebrate their seven
teenth anniversary with a
banquet at Willard Hotel in
Washington. The club is COM
posed of lettered football
men from all over the world.
Ollie Matson, the popular
star of the Chicago Cardin-
ais, will be their special
guest. Athletes, newsmen,
and civic leaders will receive
citations and awards.
Among those receiving ath-
letic awards are such not
ables as Lenny Moore, of
Penn. State; Eddie Jackson,
Delaware State; Gin Free
man, Va. State; Leo Lewis,
l. in C o n University; Tom
McLuckie, U. of Maryland |
Sylvester Hall, Cardoza and
Rudolph McGoins, outstand-
ing sandlot player.
Bill VIM Jr., of the
Courier will receive an
award as the best sports
columist of a weekly paper,
and Bob Addie, for Wash.
Post and Times Herald, will
be cited as the sports column
MIST of the year, of a metro
politan daily newspaper.
President Eisenhower was
the principal speaker at the
dinner. The guest list in
,luded such notables as Chief
Justice Earl Warren; Ralph
Of UN; Archie Alex
governor of Virgin
sic; William L. Dawson,
Congressman; William LIZ
Dawson, Bishop Edgar A.
love of Meth. Episcopal
Church; Most Reverend Pat
lex O'Boyle, Arch Bishop
# the Archdiocese of Wash.
ernest Wilkins, Asst Sect.
If Labor; Leonard p. Walsh,
Chief Judge of MYiicipal
Court of Dist. of Col. Judge
Youndahl, Of the United
States District Court for the
District of Columbia and
Brig. Gen. Benz, Sr. of
Davis.
DIR. Roberts, can boast of
in many activities.
Affectionately called doc"
by his many admirers, he is
the oldest active and living |
physician here in both points |
of service and age. He is a
graduate of Howard Uni
versity, where next to his
study of medicine came his
interest in football.
During his college years
there the doctor played on
the varsity team for 3 years
and served as a member of
the coaching staff during his
first year in Medical School.
AS a member of the team,
the DR.. played almost every
position except Guard, Cent
er and Quarterback. He re-
calls that the game was not
divided into quarters, but
just half hour periods of
playing, and a player usually
played throughout the game,
unless ne was injured. He
believes that the play" of
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The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-01-01

Peace, guide and bless you
and yours, during the Yule
Tide Season. ~ III ! 49,
Fraternally yours,
H. +. PENN, D. D. S.,
Former Grand Basileus
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
Evening star., 1955-09-26

materials were two big reasons
for lumber people. to want to
keep their prices as low as pos
sible. But not all agree that the
higher labor cost won't eyentu-
Ially be passed on to the con-
sumner.
It is conceded that this in
Idustry, along with others. rode
through the transition period
without too much trouble In pre-
vious years. when the wage was
Ihiked from 80 to 40 cents hour
Ily, and then from 20 to rs cents,
despite the fact that there was
some moanin' low.
But as spokesmen have pointed
out, wartime demands eased
their plight then, and they are
neither expecting-or wanting
Ito be bailed out that way again.
Evening star., 1955-09-26

Twas under study in Congress
Witness after witness told the
Senate and House Labor Com
|mitt es that the peckerwoods, as
Ia q is. couldn't survive under
the higher wage scale.
A Labor Department study In
IcorpOrated in the hearings
showed that southern lumber
would be the industry affected
principally by the new rates,
with 81 per cent Of 1000 pro-
Iductipn workers due increases to
bring them to the 81 level. This,
lit was estimated. would add iS
per cent to the industry's wage
bill.
The lumber industry as q
whole opposed the pay hike. en-
|phasizing that foreign competi-
ton and substitute building
Evening star., 1955-09-26
DILEMMA IN DIXIE
By JOSEPH A. FOX
star stan Reporter

CRAWFORDVITLE, Ga.--The
peckerwoods are in trouble and
the people are unhappy In this
pleasant Georgia village. famed
in the South as the home OF
Alexander H. Stephens. Vice
President of the Confederacy.
The "peckerwood" mills - as
the trade knows them--are the
backwoods suppliers for much
of the Southern lumber indus
try. Thousands Of these small
outfits hop from place to place
cutting timber, sometimes under
contract for some big operator.
sometimes for direct sales. Irdi-
vidually they may not throw
much weight. but in the aggre-
gate they are an imposing seq
ment Of the economy. When
they have difficulties, the COM
munities nourished by their pay
rolls feel the pinch.
Their present headache is the
upcoming boost Of the Federal
minimum wage level from rs
cents 10 81 hourly. The pecker-
woods work on a narrow profit
margin, and that 'two-bits''
hourly increase. effective March
I. looms mountainously In their
calculations.
Typical Trade Center
Crawfordville. typical Of hum
dreds Of crossroads trade centers
which depend on the pecker-
woods 10 keep going. is begin
ming to squirm In anticipation
Of the wage hike.
II Just don't see O way for
the sawmills to get by" COM
ments Frank q. Mitchell, jr.,
who followed his father into the
lumber business and has been
working in the Georgia pinelands
for almost Q quarter Of a GEN.
tury.
They say right now that we
don't have to pay that wage
back In the woods. but the men
won't 90 In for less. and I don't
know that ! blame them"
Market Softening
That dire picture doesn't seem
to be oyerdrawn when 1t is rea-
lized that Crawfordville. with q
population Of around 1000. gets
Its principal support from 400
odd lumber workers, including
the force employed at the planer
mill which is the principle chan
mel for lumber trade with the
outside.
The trouble is. as both Mr..
Mitchell and Mr.. Bedgood ex-
plain 1t. the lumber market has
been softening. They see no
chance to pass the higher labor
costs up the line.
Common labor now is getting
Evening star., 1955-09-26
Money Is Tight

MFR. Bedgood says that the un-
certainty caused by the new law
already Is hurting the Crawford
vile merchants. because people
don't know what will happen SO
they don't want to spend any
thing"
His business has been hit, he
explains, and other tradespeople
are complaining. too. Merchants
are shaving their prices in an
effort to attract buyers, but
they can't come down very far
when everything they buy is
going up all the time"
"You know says the soft
spoken. weather-beaten Mr..
Mitchell, 1--WE got q lot Of respect
for this pine land. It's been fur
|nishing q good living around
here for more than 40 years.
The land is no good for farming
because 1t is too hilly for ma
chimes. but there is some cattle
and dairying. Our life here, how
ever, has been the pine.
Saving for delivery. now. !
|get from $40 TO $62 q thousand
feet. The planer has to have
about $40 more q thousand for
his profit and TO take care Of
wastage. I actually couldn't raise
prices enough TO stay In business.
81 hate to quit sawmilling, be-
cause I love IL. But I don't know.
We don't know what Is ahead
of US"
Negroes comprise most Of the
lumber labor, and Mr.. Mitchell
was asked what would become
of the displaced workers. If
things got as bad as he fears.
II don't know" he responded.
sGo up North. I guess. That's
what some have been doing"
The troubles that the little
lumber people are running into
bear out predictions made when
the new wage-hour legislation
Evening star., 1955-09-26
DILEMMA IN DIXIE
Minimum Wage Boost
Hits Lumber Industry

1.-THE 75-cent minimum and the
top men. sawyers. $l.25 an hour
Once the common labor wage
goes up by law. the peckerwood
operators have to raise the
sawyers' figure correspondingly
TO maintain the differential
Social Security taxes also will 60
up. it was pointed out,
Cant you charge the planning
mill more to make up for the
|increase?" MIR. Mitchell was
asked.
You don't tell him what you
want: he tells you what he'll
pay" scoffed Mr.. Bedgood. .And
right now, he says that demand
lis or" Most Of the lumber, In
|cidentally. goes into the Northern
market.
Evening star., 1955-09-26

Wheotcn
yiers Mill and Kensins ston- Wheaton Roads
. Greenwoy Shopping Center
8. Capitol and Minneseea Ave.
. 74ot Annapolis Rood
lensley Shopping Center
New Hampshirs Ave. and University Lane
4
The Arizona post., 1955-12-16
I.1dI.IE al !. llIs,
Pei $ |, ! !, |, $;

Arrivals a few weeks ago
from LA and originally from
New York are Mr.. and Mrs.
Irving Trebicoff and children,
Myra 13, Alan 10. He is at
Hughes and they live on E.
18th. They are friends of Mrs.
Adeline Ede1berg Ritz, form
er Tucsonian.
Here until May is Mrs. Anna
Balls, Chicago. A houseguest
of the Morris Rogins she is an
old friend of the Philip Bran
son family.
DevOra POliakOff is due in
this weekend from San Fran
cisco to spend the school vaca-
ton with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Matthew Poliakoff. Com
ing in at the same time is her
sister, Mrs. Sanford (Nick)
Gelman and son, of Denver.
She is motoring in with Bruce
and Syde1le Green, visiting
their parents too. Mrs. Gel
man will stay several weeks.
Major Louis Irving has just
completed a 15-day furlough
visit with his mother, Mrs. Re
becca Irving. He is executive
officer with the Chemical Sec
ton, Fifth Army, and station
ed in Chicago.
MIR. and Mrs. Paul PeWOWar
are back for the next few
months, their annual stay, and
will again be active in Work
men Circle.
The Arizona post., 1955-12-16

Gone since April for a visit
with their children in Akron
and Cleveland, Mr.. and Mrs.
Rofsky are back in town at
their N. 1st Ave. home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin b. Dick
stein have moved to their new
home at 4417 La Jolla Circle.
In town on an indefinite
stay are Mr.. and Mrs. Morris
Cohen, Pittsburgh. They are
guests of her uncle, H AIRY
Schlanger, who incidently
though still in the hospital, is
feeling better.
This weekend Jack LevkO-
witt arrives for a winter vaca-
ton with his mother, Clara
Levkowitz and the family. He
is a dental student at the u. of
Pittsburgh. He'll tay until
Jan. 2. Also expected are DR..
and Mrs. Leon Brown and
son. They'll remain several
days, coming from LA.
Their 33rd wedding ami
versary is b Elm g celebrated
this Saturday by Rev. and
Mrs. Elmer Appel They have
just received happy news of
the engagement of their niece,
Marion Freilich, Philadelphia,
who visited here two sum-
mers ago.
Happy are Mr.. and Mrs.
Philip Roth, E. 9th, with the
visit of her father, Rubin Ora
noff, a retired furrier from
Beth Page, Ii. He'll stay in
definitely.
Several local women active
in golf circles played in the
state tournament at Ell Rio.
ualifying were Mines.
Arthur Greene, Nathan Muir,
Rosenbaum, Mac
Waldman. There is a promis-
ing group of golfers on the
links. Among them are Mines.
Jos. Kinds, Ed S m o t k n,
Harold Simon, AL Gelb, Morris
and Janet Hedeman.
Mrs. Waldman would like to-
see a group of them organized
for tournament play.
The Arizona post., 1955-12-16
Recently MIR. and Mrs. Irv-

Recently Mr.. and Mrs. Irv'
ing Schacter moved into their
new home at STAB E. Holmes.
Credit for its beauty and SUI
perb decorating taste goes TO
Mrs. Schacter.
Here for the holidays are
Mrs. Lou Sander and children,
San Diego as que S is OF her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Max
Schapira. The Sanders form
erly lived here, moving to the
coast last spring.
Right after the first OF the
year Mr.. and Mrs. Ike Ruben,
N. Plumer, leave for Kansas
City for the Bar Mitzvah of a
grandson, Dick Klein. T h ey
will be gone several weeks.
In the spring the Leon Bit
zers 60 to the coast during a
Is months Sabbatical DR.. Bit
zer will take from the Uni
versity Physics Dept. He will
be engaged in special work.
In the VA law 8 chOOl Is
Morton Freilich, NorristoWn,
Pa. He is the nephew of Rev.
and Mrs. Elmer Appel and liv-
ing in the George Rosenbaum
home.
Those who knew Joyce
fairfield of LA when she at
tended the University will be
pleased to hear of her engage
ment there to Lee Freedman,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Mark
Freedman, formerly of De-
troit. She graduates use in
February.
Mrs. Ann Rifkin, Brooklyn,
is spending the school holl-
days with her sister and broth
er-inlaw, Mr.. and Mrs. Abner
Roberts. She teaches in the
New York school system.
This weekend G harl enc
Paul arrives for a visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Paul. She'll stay
New Years, return
ing to UCLA where she is TAX
ing graduate work in educa-
ton Miss Paul is the sister of |
Aaron Paul. !
The Arizona post., 1955-12-16

New arrival is Sandy Liv
ingston, a bachelor who was
stationed at Ft. Huachuca in
1851 and returned to m a k
Tues his home. He's EN-
ployed with a downtown store
is already active in Youn G
Adults and is in the cast fo1
Kadimah's "Snafu." He lives
on E. Baker.
After being i'm New York
some three months, Mrs. j
Levy has r e t urn e d to her
apartment at the Santa Rita
Gary Lemel, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Mark Lemel, has just fin
i S h e d some recordings for
Decca, soon to be released.
He's a talented musician and
singer.
Planning to remain in Chi
cago until after the first of
the year, Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan
Feinstein flew east last week
to attend the engagement par
ty for their grandson and his
fiance.
Somewhat suddenly DIR. and
Mrs. Max Costin flew to
Louisville to attend the Bar
Mitzvah of a nephew and for
a family reunion. They were
gone some four days.
Abe Birenbaum was sudden
ly called to Philadelphia by
the death of his brother. Due
back this weekend he was
gone two weeks.
The past three months visit
ing relatives and friends in
Chicago were delightful ones
for Mrs. Morris Woke and
she left just in time to escape
the bad weather. Mr.. Woke
will remain east until Febru-
ary or March.
MIR. and Mrs. Eugene GOldin
are happy in their new home
at 6326 E. Malvern. The Ed
ward Bradys are now at 5738
E. 9Th. The A. A. Kalishes
have bought a home at 1917
E. Hawthorne.
Dorothy Hellman Cough
ner, Santa Barbara, spent a
few days with her father, Bar
net Resnick and will be back
again in about a month.
Sadden e d are the many
friends of Max Glaser to learn
that he is critically i'll at the
County Hospital. Many good
wishes for his h e a ! t n have
been expressed.
The Arizona post., 1955-12-16
"Seevrity is q
Wonderful Feeling

That's why we opened our
SAVINGS ACCOUNT at the
Southern Arizona Bank. And
by making regular deposits
every pay day, our balance
has grown steadily. We get
unsurpassed safety too, ac-
counts are fully insured up to
$4,000"
The Arizona post., 1955-12-16

Arizona Post, Dec. 16. 1865
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-17
THIS SUNDAYS BEST READING IS IN THE STAR
Being q Marine Tops Money
Says TV Jackpot Winner

THE FIRST WINNER TO LAND television's $4,000
prize tells you why he turned down fortune in
commercial offers why he'd rather be Marine
than millionaire. For the full story read Capt.
Richard s. McCutchen's feature in This Week
Magazine.
THE MAKING OF A CARRIER PILOT = It's "Sky
Anchors Aweigh" through five full pages in The
Star Magazine as Meredith s. Buel brings you the
story OF naval aviation cadet at Pensacola in
quest OF those coveted wings of old"-Photos by
Elwood Baker.
ALL ABOUT DEBS-The Sunday Society Section is
special debutante issue. You'll enjoy this story of
one Of the most glittering facets Of Washington
society complete with articles and photographs Of
debuts. past and present.
ALL THE BEST WISHES-A critics fellowmen can
help make his year happy, or otherwise dramatic.
Jay Carmody summons multitude of these for
the seasons best wishes in his annual Christmas
column in the Drama Section
GOING TO RUSSIA?-What lies in store for the Ameri
can tourist who wishes to visit the Soviet Union?
noted travel authority went there few months
ago to see. His report what the tourist is likely
to see and experience appears in the Editorial
Section.
THE SLEEPING BEAUTY" seen by record ballet
audience Of 80 million, is reviewed on the Radio-TV
Page by The Stars Bernie Harrison-some after
thoughts on the Saders Wells dancer groups tele
vised performance Of this great al-time classical
ballet.
Choose The Star Sunday When You Haue Choice
Phone Sterling $4,000 for Home Delivery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-17
Arlington Boy, 5, Saves Sister in Fire
BY Dousing Her Dress With Water

A 5-year-old Arlington boy is
credited with rushing his younger
sister into the kitchen of their
home when her dress caught fire.
climbing on the sink and dousing
the flames with glassfuls of
water.
The family said the boy, Err
nest L. Quade, jr.. then called
his mother, who was dressing in
Ia bedroom of the home at $50
North Thomas street.
The girl. Nancy Jean, 4. was
admitted to Arlington Hospital
yesterday in critical condition.
Police ofiicer r. g. Lokey said
the child apparently set fire to
her dress while trying to light
some candles.
The father. Ernest L. Quade.
ST.. who had left for work at the
Hecht Co. store in Parkington
when the accident occurred. said
the two children had been watch
ing television in the living room.
Nancy, according to Mr.. Quade,
managed to get some matches
and tried to light some candles
left over from her birthday Sep
TENDER 10.
When young Ernest saw the
flames, the father said, he took
his sister into the kitchen and
climbed up on the sink. From
there he managed to reach a
glass and hurled water on Nancy
until the fire was out.
Pvt. Lokey had reported, soon
after the accident. that Nancy
apparently had been using a
cigarette lighter. Mr.. Quade.
however, said he was certain she
had used matches because he
makes q point Of seeing that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-17
Suburb Fare
Hearing Reset

BALTIMORE. Dec. II R.
iMaryland's Public Service Com
mission has reset for January II
la hearing into proposed fare in
lcreases on Suburban Transit Co
lines in Montgomery and Prince
Georges Counties.
The hearing originally was
scheduled for yesterday. Thomas
IParran, Jr., head OF the transit
firm. asked for the delay because
his counsel had to make pre-.
lviously scheduled court appear.
ance in another State.
Mr.. ParTan flied the notice oil
fare increases on October 81 and
hoped to make them effective
November 80. The Public Serv-
ice Commission directed its &C
counting staff to make an audit
of the coinpany's books. ordered
the hearing, and suspended the
fare increase.
Generally. the company asked
for scent increases in the fares
it charges from the District oil
Columbia line to Gaithersbure
via Georgia avenue and Viers
Mill road. 1t asked 10-cent in
lcreases for points on another
line from the District line te
Rockville via Kenwood. Cohes-
set and Potomac. Five-cent in
|creases also were proposed fol-
some stops on the line from
lColesville road-East West high
way to College Park.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-17
Baltimore Blaze
Confined TO Loft

BALTIMORE. Dec. II (P). -
Firemen working In subfreezine
weather confined a fire to the
loft OF the pathology building on
the University of Maryland's
downtown Baltimore campus
early yesterday.
For a time. the two-alarm
blaze threatened to sweep
through the old three-story med
lical school building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-17
GROUPS TO DISCUSS
REFERENDUM AT
FALLS CHURCH HIGH

The January 8 referendum
on the Gray Commissions
tuition plan is to be dis
cussed at 8 pm. tomorrow at
Falls Church High School.
Hillwood avenue and Cherry
street. at a meeting jointly
sponsored by:
The PTAs Of Falls Church
and George Mason High
Schools, and Madison, Oak
Street. Mount Daniel, Bal
ley's Crossroads, Graham
Road. Sleepy Hollow, WILL
ston, Pine Spring. Timber
Lane and West-La W n
Schools; Falls Church Min
isterial Association; League
of Women Voters Of Falls
Church; Tyler Park. Broad
mont and Greenway Downs
Citizens Associations.
Speakers will include Sem
ator John A. X. Donovan,
Senator Charles r. Fenwick.
Delegate Omer L. Hirst, and
Mrs. Elizabeth Campbell Of
the Arlington School Board.
Donald l.. wilkins, president
of the Falls Church High
PTA, will be moderator.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-17
New Staying
'Triul Denied

Part-time Preacher Meriwethel
Smith. who was denied permits.
sion to sing in Alexandria al
the funeral of the wife he wa.
later convicted of numbering, ha:
been refused a new trial In
Florida.
The Associated Press yesterday
reported that Circuit Judge
George w. jackson denied q
motion for a new, trial. Smith
81. accused Of strangling hi.
wife iona, was convicted of first
degree murder on November /
In August. Smith was not al.
lowed to sing at a funeral serv.
ice conducted by the Rev. Obie
Harrup Of the Full Gospel Taber-
nacle in Alexandria.
Ralph Clayton, attorney fol
Smith. a land-grading contrac-
tor and part-time preacher. said
he would appeal the first degree
murder verdict to the Florida
Supreme Court. The jury recon-
mercy. automatically in
voking a life sentence.
Smith testified at an inquest
that he grappled with two in
truders in the night and then
found his wife slain. His 18-year-
old son. Samuel, said his father
attacked him and he fed. He
also told of disagreements be-
tween his parents for several
years.
The killing occurred in the
Smiths home in Doland. where
they lived for more than %
years after moving from Fairfax
County.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-17

feature of the Zeckendorf plan
which is embroiled directly in
THE air museum issue.
The key feature is a broad
South MALI along Tenth street
S.W., which the Zeckendorf firm
of Webb g. Knapp insists must
be kept open as an attractive
entrance to the new area. Smith
sonian officials have proposed
their air museum be built astride
the mall just south Of Independ-
ence avenue.
Rest Cleared
In consecutive actions yester-
day, the NCPC:
/. Approved a preliminary land
use plan for the zeckendorf prof.
ect, but specifically exempted
from the approval the upper end
lof the South Mall, where the air
museum has been proposed.
/ 2. Asked Smithsonian to find
la site outside the Southwest
The action followed complaints
about the size Of the big museum
designed to hold about loo
planes.
1 3. Informed Smithsonian that
| in any case. an alternate all
museum site suggested by
| Smithsonian, between Inde-
| pendence avenue and Fourth
Seventh and C streets S.W.
would not be Completely avail
able because its use would
force the closing of Maryland
avenue.
Adds up to Progress
Together, the actions represent
several elements of progress fol-
the Zeckendorf redevelopment
scheme.
Approval of the land use plan,
for example. permits continuance
of q maze of further detailed
planning. necessary under Law
before final approval can be
given. Officials hope that. by
| the planners next meeting in
February. these details will be in
such form that final approval
can be given, and the plan sent
1 to the District Commissioners
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-17
Two Are Sentenced
In Shotgun Deaths

Judge Stedman Prescott Of
Montgomery County Circuit
Court imposed sentence on two
persons yesterday. both of whom
had been convicted in separate
shotgun Sayings earlier in the
year.
Dora Jane Hopkins. A, col
ored. Of Sandy Spring, Md, con-
Iyicted of second-degree murder
in the killing on September IL of
William r. Burnley, IS. was
sentenced to II years in the
Maryland Refor m atory for
Women.
Arthur H. Dorsey. IS, colored,
Iof Martinsburg, Md. found
guilty last week of manslaughter
lin the shooting Of Thomas j.
Harper, SO, was sentenced to
eight years In the penitentiary.