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Evening star., 1955-02-28
Police Arrest Il
In Series Of Liquor
And Gambling Raids

Police arrested 81 persons in q
series of gambling and liquor
raids over the week end.
Arrested in a raid in the $500
block of Central avenue Sc,
and charged with operating a
lottery and possession of num-
bers slips were Clarence M. CASH
well, 80, of the 5400 block of B
street Sc, and William L.
Christian, "A, of the $500 block
of Central avenue Sc. Both are
colored and gave their occupa-
ton as BARRIERS.
Next door. police. arrested
Mary E. Cowan. SO, colored, and
Elizabeth Lewis, 36, colored. They
were charged with operating a
lottery and possession of num-
bers slips.
Raid i'm NE.
In another gambling raid in
the 800 block Lowrie place NE.
police arrested George w. john
son. 45, and his wife Wanda, As:
Mrs. Martha Kent, 81, of the
800 block Of Fifty-first street
NE; Eugene c. Compton. jr..
38. of the 4500 block of Kane
place NE. and Ulysses Cheaves,
81. of the 500 block of Forty
ninth street NE. All are colored.
Charged with keeping and
selling whisky without a license
in other crackdowns were Mrs.
Francina Rogers, SO, of the TOO
block of Kenilworth terrace NE;
Mrs. Nellie r.. Hawkins, %, Of
the 3700 block Of Grant street
NE: Carrie e. Sinms, Al, Of
the 700 block Of Fiftieth street
NE; Louise Parker, ST. of the
300 block of Forty seventh street
NE, and Mamie Murray, 43, of
the 700 block of Kenilworth ter
race NE, all colored.
Police also arrested a man who
recently finished a seven-year
sentence on a robbery convic-
ton. He is Charles w. Allen,
A. of the 100 block Of Forty
ninth street Sc. Allen is
charged with keeping and selling
whisky without a license. opera
ting a lottery, possession of
numbers slips and possessing a
pistal after a felony conviction.
Charged with possession of un-
taxed whisky and sale and
possession without a license were
Arthur Smallwood, 81, of the
HOO block of Sixth street NE;
Frank Mason. 80, of the 600 block
of Fiftieth street NE. and Earl
Montgomery. 80. Of the 200 block
of G street S.W.
The raids were carried out
by l4th precinct policemen and
morals division undercovermen.
Raids Net Three.
Three persons also were ar
rested by 18th precinct police
Evening star., 1955-02-28
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

morrow. Chance of scattered
showers tonight with low 1855.
Wind-Southwest 10-15 miles
per hour tonight and tomorrow.
Road Conditions (AAA).
Southern New England, roads
wet and some fog.
West via Pennsylvania Turn
pike. roads wet. fog in eastern
portion.
River Report.
(F.rm U. 8. Engineers.)
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and Shenandoah clear at Harpers Ferry
Evening star., 1955-02-28
'Mummified' Body Of Man
Is Buried After 38 Years
By the Assoeioied Press

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Feb. 28.-
They buried Ed Cochran yes
terday-38 years after he died Of
exposure one night in Missouri
a long way from home.
The funeral home was crowded.
But not many were relatives or
friends. They came partly out
of curiosity. partly SO Ed Coch-
ram could go to his grave in
style, just as his brother wanted
2, It had taken long time, Ed
Cochran, a Memphis Negro, died
Evening star., 1955-02-28

. IlClai reCOSnl-
ton in Government and require
agencies to deal with them on
personnel policy matters and
employe grievances. officials who
failed to deal with the unions
or discouraged employees from
joining them would face custer
from their jobs.
The measure would also au-
thorize union representatives to
collect dues and perform other
union business in Federal
buildings.
The Administration recently
has been working on a proposed
White House executive order to
give some form of official recog-
milton to Federal employe unions.
However, the unions would pre-
fer a law enacted by Congress
because it would be more far
reaching and have more bind
ing effect on the agencies.
Such law would aid employe
unions tremendously, both from
the standpoint Of attracting
more sizable memberships and
welding a much greater infiu-
ence in Federal agencies. Many
bureaus now have satisfactory
unofficial working relationships
with unions. The Navy Depart
ment has long had an official
working agreement with the
unions.
However, employe leaders feel
that some agencies do not have
any satisfactory system with
dealing with them. Employe Or
ganizations generally have had
better working relationships with
committees of Congress than in
q number of Government
agencies.
PAY-Both the House and
Senate Civil Service Committees
meet in executive sessions to-
morrow on Federal pay raise
legislation.
3 The Senate committee is ex-
pected to approve an average 10
per cent pay raise for classified
employees, and fiat 10 per cent
pay boost for postal workers,
with a S430 minimum boost for
postal workers in the lower sal
airy grades.
The House committee is ex-
peeted to approve a postal SAL
sary reclassification plan along
the principles generally advo-
Gated by Postmaster General
tSummerfield. but with many
changes to protect postal work.
ers against downgrading and
other adverse personnel actions.
The House groups pay raise
for postal workers is expected
Evening star., 1955-02-28

District and vicinity-Partly
cloudy and continued mild to-
night and tomorrow. Chance Of
scattered showers tonight with
low around SO.
Maryland-Partly cloudy and
mild tonight and tomorrow with
q few scattered showers and
thundershowers in west. Low to-
night 1855.
Virginia-Partly cloudy and
continued mild tonight and to-
Evening star., 1955-02-28

to be more than the S per cent
advocated by Mr.. Summerf1eld
but less than the 10 per cent
approved by the Senate COM
mittee. The Senate unit, Incl
dentally. did not approve any
of the postal salary reclassif1ca-
ton which was asked by Mr.
Summerfleld. .
Whatever pay raise the House
committee decides to vote for
postal workers, 1t will probably
approve the same for classified
employees.
CPC EMPLOYES - The Civil
Service Commission has an
nounced that the conversion Of
35,431 employees in the Crafts,
Protective and Custodial pay
schedule to the Classification
Act schedule will be completed
at the start Of the first pay
period beginning after tomor-
row. The conversion was or
dered by Congress last year as
part Of the Fringe Benefits Law.
These employees are largely
guards. messengers and fire
fighters, although Is specific
groups are included. Their pay
under the new General Schedule
(GS) will be the same or larger
than they were getting under the
old schedule.
The $4,000 remaining CPC
employees will be placed under
wage board schedules by the first
pay period after September l.
In this regard, the CSC will meet
with 90 interested Federal agen-
cies on March 8 to discuss plans
for converting these employees by
the September l deadline.
SENATE APPOINTMENT
Hubert H. Finzel has been ap-
pointed a staff member of the
Senate Civil Service Committee.
Mr.. Finzel is former Justice
Department attorney and special
FBI agent.
X \ \
CAPITAL ROUNDUP - The
Civil Service Commission has
distributed to agencies a new
pamphlet, "Evaluating Your
Personnel Management It con-
tains chapters on management
control and direction of the per-
sonnel program, formulation of
policy, position classification and
pay administration, stating, en-
ploye relations and services. and
employe recognition and incen-
tiveS.
Representative Morrison, Dem
ocrat. Of Louisiana, is the latest
member Of Congress to sponsor
a 30-year optional retirement
bill for Federal employees, re-
gardless of age, at full annuities.
The Civil Service Commission
has listed exams for training in
structors in education, supply,
administration and skilled trades
and mechanical fields. The jobs
are at Fort Belvoir, Va: They
pay S4.205 to IS, ,060 a year. Apply
to Executive Secretary, Board
of United States Civil Service
Examiners. Fort Belvoir, Va.
The Organization Of Profess
sional Employees Of the Depart
ment of Agriculture is the latest
employe group to oppose the CO.
ordination of social security
with the civil service retirement
cucf
Evening star., 1955-02-28
Woman Car SIosher
SOUGHT in Wheaton

Montgomery County police to-
day were searching for a woman,
about 35 years old, who walked
up and down the 1900 block of
Elmont street, Wheaton. Satur-
day night slashing at the sides
of cars with a hugh, butcher
knife.
Residents who saw her said
they were reluctant to stop the
woman because Of the size of the
knife. Police said she caused
about $26 damage to each Of
IL cars she knitted.
Evening star., 1955-02-28
Injured, CruwIs From Pit

Despite a broken ankle, Bill
Donolly managed to crawl from
the bottom of a 50-foot abandon
ed mine shaft into which he had
fallen near Eganstown, Austria
1io
Evening star., 1955-02-28

cnle1 support
er in t h e
House is Rep
re Se n t a tive
r n o d e S,
Democrat, of
P e n n S y l.
yania. one of
the top mem
bers of the
House Civ il
Service Com
mittee.
The legis-
lation would
give union Of
Evening star., 1955-02-28
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
EmpIoye Groups Plan to Ask
For Union Recognition Law
BY Joseph Young

AS Federal raise legislation is cleared the AFL
Government eploye will make strong effort to have
Congress union recognition this
The unions regard enactment of such law Of their
top 1855 legislative goals next to the raise measure
Evening star., 1955-02-28
-AP wirepnoto Map


Showers expected tonight from the Western and Cen
trail Gulf States Great Lakes and the North
Pacific coast Rain forecast from Virginia and North Caro-
lima west through Ohio The Northern Great Lakes and the
western mountain will have It will be colder In
the North and Middle Atlantic states and in the Missouri
Valley.
Evening star., 1955-02-28

sored by a number of Rep
reSentativeS and Senators. Its
Evening star., 1955-10-23

PEBBLE knew meant she was about to come forth with
an irrational request.
"Yes?' he said. looking up from the baseball stand
ings.
Mary AIMS eyes avoided his as she spoke. We're
tpledating with Jenn and Sarah and their boy friends
MIR. PEBBLE smiled aimlessly and waited He was not
too fond Of Jenn and Sarah They basically nice
kids, Mr.. PEBBLE felt. but little wild. Their parents
frequently away trips to Paris Miami and the
children had things pretty much their own way.
We're going to stay out all night" Mary Ann went
on, hesitanty. Then she added hastily Its traditional
at the fall PROM
MIR. PEBBLE swallowed hard. Stay out all night?
Even don't stay out all night. You must be joking"
WBary Ann bit her lip Her eyes filled with
tears. ITS just traditional, that's ALL she said.
Burning witches traditional, too, until someone
put a stop to it,
MIR. PEBBLE wished he had not spoken sharply.
Whenever he confiicted with Mary AIMS wishes, he
always felt sad uneasiness For a moment he was
tempted to say, Oh, the hell with it; 60 ahead" But
sterner voice inside him reminded him he had promised
himself long ago to try to win Mary AIMS love
with bribery.
That's different" Mary Ann said. "You see, what
the seniors do is they home and change from their
formal clothes and oh dash off somewhere"
That nice. Thatsounds realcozy. MIR. Peeblelooked
Evening star., 1955-10-23
BY ROBERT FoNTAlNE

svur. PEBBLE had had little trouble balancing his Due
from Banks and Bankers" account at the Third Trust
Company, and when he came home he Topped happily
into his favorite chair, the old chartreuse
Mary Ann sat opposite him, curled up with fashion
magazine. Hi she said brightly. She got up and
kissed Mr. PEBBLE gently and went back to her magazine
MIR. PEBBLE relaxed and stretched out in the chair. 1t
used to stand in the living of the small apartment
he and his wife had lived in the first year they were mar
red and made him think of the first time he had seen
his stepdaughter Mary Ann.
She eight-year- old child then, chubby, bew-
dered crying do have to call him Daddy?"
He looked across at the lovely, slim, gay creature
she was now and smiled con,entedly
What's new? he asked casually. Mary Ann smiled
and brushed imaginary lint from her Bermudas. WELL
George finally asked to take to the big PROM. This
was Mary AIMS last year at the Schofeld High School,
and the schools fall prom big event in the senior
year.
Mr. PEBBLE sorted out Mary AIMS collection of beaux
in his mind and finally said, That's the fellow goes to
Harvard?''
Yep
Mr. PEBBLE smiled and picked up the evening paper.
well, I'm glad that's settled
Mary Ann did not speak for a while and MIR. PEBBLE
examined the relative standings of the New York
Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. Then Mary Ann
said "Daddy? in the forlorn, wistful tone that MIR.
Evening star., 1955-10-23

hard at Mary Ann. Dash off where, for example?'
Mary AIMS eyes flashed She threw her lovely head
back deanty and said Last year gang Of the seniors
had a really great time They just drove to New York.
to Harlem, to night club"
Drove one hundred and twenty miles after dancer
Its just traditional"
The answer is No, Mary Ann We starting
new tradition of sanity and common sense"
Mary Ann clenched her slim fingers into small fists
You're making different from the othersi You're
spelling the greatest night Of my life!'
Mr.. PEBBLE sighed. He did not feel up to delivering
long dissertation on the need for temperance and
restraint in life. He did not have the strength to point
out that gay young boys driving high powered cars after
long night of giddy excitement not too reliable
All he said was, I'm trying to you from trouble"
You're not!' Mary Ann cried loudly. 'You just
don't want 10 have fun. Just because you had to
work when you went high school and never got to go
to any dances anything, you don't want to-! She
rushed out of the room in tears. Mr. PEBBLE smiled
sadly, close to tears himself.
After while he went up to his den in the attic He
stared out the window for time and presently he sat
down at his desk and wrote out check for the white
evening dress Mary Ann planned TO wear TO the PROM
He was filling in the stub when Mrs PEBBLE came into
the room. II hear you WON'T let Mary Ann go with the
crowd"
NO." MIR. PEBBLE said quietly.
Evening star., 1955-10-23

THIS WEEK M.s.u,n. October q. 1855
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1955-02-01
Heidelberg News

Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Strong, of
Shreveport, La, Mr.. w. L. Beatty,
Misses Othree and May Little Beatty
of Southern University, Baton Rouge
La, are visiting in the home of their
Mother, Mrs. Henry Beatty.
We are glad to know that Mrs.
Callie Mcdonald and Mrs. Eunice
are back again and do
ing nicely, after spending some time
in the hospital
Mr.. E. D. Pickens, of Lima, Ohio,
is the guest in the home of his Sis
'er, Mrs.Wm. Caraway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Doss Newell have re-
turned after spending some time in
Conn. They together with Mr.. Cug-
zone Newell, motored through the
country. Mr.. Newell is back home
with his family after being away
three years.
Mrs. VIM. Caraway, reporter
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1955-02-01

1854 is now history ana we want
to tha1A you kindly for helping to
make it a fine year IN the Associa-
ton.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1955-02-01

Continued On Page ThH,sl
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1955-02-01
Daleville News

Dear Miss Larkin:
This comes to let you know that
lodge Ne. 1876 lost ole Of Ncr faithful
members, Sister Adler McWilliams
She departed this life January 6,
1855. Sister McWilliams was al
ways at her post Of duty ard had
been an H B. A. large lumber of
years. 1t wa5 our loss but Heavens
gain.
Bro. Adie Criffi7. rca-r'ar PRO
MarshsU 's's }.-2.ia~rt
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1955-02-01
To l.o Loses Member

This comes to let you and the
many readers of the Echo know
hat Lodge No. 1913 has lost one o.
It's faithful members in the person
Of Sister Annie Williams. She de
parted this lie January i. 1850. We
hall all miss her but our Loss is
heavens gain.
Rev. E. d. Williams, President
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1955-02-01
Macon News

Dear Miss LarlIin:
This comes 10 tell you that l am
working on my pledge and l am
Expecting to reach me 5 members by
he Convention. I have already add
ed some and that tells you that ]
I'M with yen 100ft.
Mrs Julian Andrews, Pres
No. 1874.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1955-02-01

Dear'Miss Larkin:
/ installed the following officers
for lodge No 4ed: President, Lorene
Brown, Vice Pres, LEO Hinton, Sec,
Armetta Everett, Asst. Sec. Edna
Fields, Treasurer, Argitha Mcdonald,
Chaplain, II. p p'alney.
Yogr Agent,
". NJ. 81, lcw.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1955-02-01
Ne!y A-~,-ta 7-ev-s

Mr. Joe Sellers, president of lodge
No. 745 and Mrs. Bertha Sellers
Secretary of lodge No. PAS spent
three weeks during the Christmas
Holidays in 0orch Ter, Mass, visit
ing heir daughters, relatives ane
fria'fs. They have returned home
o''1 t-n1rt q very lovely trip.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1955-02-01
some PRESIDtnT$ COMPLETE NUMBER
POLIO NEWS

project in which billions of human
cells each week or grown, fed and
shipped by air to a score Of research
laboratories from coast to coast, is
helping find out whether the Salk
polio vaccine works.
The cell factory is at the George
Washington Carver Foundation, Tus-
kegee Institute, Alabama. The cells
It produces are all descendants of a
single cell from a woman who bied
in Baltimore in 1851. Scientists
have the means to keep her cells
alive and multiplying as long as they
are useful.
The need for living human cells
springs from the National Founda-
ton for Infantile Paralysis program
to evaluate the polio vaccine devel-
oped by DR.. Jonas E. Salk at the
University of Pittsburgh. One part
of that program is to test blood SAM
Piles from youngsters who participant
ed in the vaccine field trials last year
to determine the level of polio-fight-
ing antibodies. 1t is hoped that the
Salk vaccine will stimulate the hui
man body to produce enough anti
bodies to prevent the polio virus
from causing paralysis.
Some years ago, scientists at the
University of Minnesota discovered
that particular type of malignant
human cell, known as Strain HeLa
was extraordinarily susceptible to
polio, Put some polio virus into a
tube containing HeLa cells and il
kills them The cells tend to grow
on the tube walls, making a pattern
ike a tapestry. When the polo
virus goes to work it seems to tear
luge holes in the tapestry, as the
cells shrivel and die.
II is these cells that are being Gull
.ivated at Tuskegee. They are call
cd HeLa after the first two letters of
the first and second names of the
young woman from whom they were
first isolated in Baltimore in 1851
Studies OF their use in polio research,
were made at the University Of Mir-
1cscta By Drs. Jerome 7. Syverto,
and William F. Scherer.
The first HeI4a cell TO arrive e.
Tusi,egee came from DR.. Syve..ton !
laboratory in the personal suitcase
of Or. Russell ". Brown director OF
The George Washington Carve r
Foundation. From this original cul-
ture Of ye'7.ively few growing cells
II II
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1955-02-01
An Open Letter TO
Presidents
Pr Corral President

Dear Miss Larkin:
This comes 20 let tAe many presi-
denls hAoW what q fine cooperative
spirit we have throughout the Asso-
citation. This fine spir-. naa existed
ever since I have been your general
president.
1854 is now history ana we want
to THANK you kindly for helping to
make it fine year an the Associa-
ton.
If we presidents viii watch our
selves and will let the Constitution
be our guide, we cannot 20 wrong.
Presidents, read the Constitution on
page 81 under Section 80. If you
violate this law you will have to
pay the penalty. Remember, l am
watching every move that you make.
You are working hard in your
city, town and community to make
the H.BA. grow. Since you are the
leader of your particular lodge l
think you should make new start
and work harder as presidents.
A president said to me, "H the H
3. A. goes down it will go down on
my hand or under my administra
ton" The good Book says if you
will serve the Lord anything that
you put your hands to will prosper"
So, say let's step another mile stone
and let's all get our number of menu
bers pledged. AS presidents and
members you are considered the
selected group and you should be
the better class Of people in your
communities. You should not only
be the leader in the H. B. A, but the
leader in your church.
You should let the world know
that so far as the group is concern
ed, we can stand together, because
divided we will certainly fall. Be-
hold how good and pleasant for
brethren to dwell together in unity.
Hello, there! you don't really need
to tie a string around your finger
but please remember that you are to
meet the requirement and that is to
make round report in the March
Board. Let's step this mile stone.
l believe you are going to do 1t.
Thanks.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1955-02-01
Laurel News
Bear Miss Larkin:

Dear Miss Larkin:
Enclosed you viii find three ap
plicatlons for new members.
pledged s and have added 6, but
can't stop here. l must 60 on up
higher. There is plenty Of room at
the top for more. If all the local
presidents VII a. a. vol ns lodge
No. ZOOS. we will go over the lcE
yuy "" ',2 nc ,.'','.. .--ol2 =
~ Pc. ire3ida.G.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1955-02-01


sisting of laboratories in two build
ings, capable of shipping out $4,000
tubes and 200 bottles of human cells
Growing living human cells IS
lob that makes most laboratory work
seem crude. The room in which
the HeLa cells are cultivated IS
miracle of cleanliness. Special air
conditioning equipment Whines away
removing from the air the last VeS-
tige of dust-for one particle Of con-
tamination could ruin coultures that
have taken weeks to prepare. Should
such contamination be shipped to
the Laboratories helping il the polio
vaccine evaluarion progr n, WORK
would have to wait until new and
pure cultures could be Obtained
The skilled laboratory te 2haicians
il the 1eI,a ~ rUesn war a'Ieeia
white clothing and white hats and
hoods to avoid CONTEMPLATING any OK
their precious "babieS," as the solnr-
times cali the cells. When TIRE 1ivr
ing human cells are distributed frolA
bottles to the slim glass tubes IN
which most are sh pped, the iabora-
tory works at nigh speed, 81 that
there will b. scant chance c. any.
thing dropping INTO tula, fo- even
c,ssSA~.Iy was,l U may saV'c INV
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-12-09
Mrs. Edyfhe Clark
Pioneer Resident Dies

Mrs. Edythe Clark. S7i Rondo
Av., a resident of Minnesota since
1929 died on Tuesday, December
8 following a long illness. She had
lived In Minneapolis until about
20 years ago.
Once a member of the choir at
Camphor Methodist church, she
was active in church and social
groups. She was at one time n
member Of the S.M.T.
Mrs. Clark was hospitalized at
Fairview hospital for Is days and
returned home on October 81.
Surviving Mrs. Clark is her sis
ter, Mrs. Effie King; her daughter
and son-in-law. Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
old X, Richardson; three grand
children, Harold Jra Joan and
Michael. an aunt, Mrs. Saphor-
ina Coulter of Pittsburgh, Pa:
uncle, Theron Coward of Long
Island. N. Y; cousins. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hullet Henry and Perle Bib
OF Seattle and other relatives.
Funeral services for Mrs. Clark
were held on Thursday, December
s at 1890 a. m, with Thomas
Peterson. CSB OF the Christian
Science reading Pianist was
Mrs. Harriet Bell Smith and Mrs,
Roberta Davis was soloist.
Burial was in Oakland GENE
terry.