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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26
By JOHN WHEELER

NEW YORK, Feb. IS tNANA)
1t was before the United States
entered World War !, that Henry
l.. Mencken went to Germany as
a correspondent for the old New
York World and the Bell Syn
dicate, of which ] was then the
head. As this is written, / am
hanging on and still am the
boss.
James w. Gerard was the
american Ambassador in Berlin
and soon our rovjng reporter be-
gan to send back caustic dis
patches about the conduct Of
United States affairs in the Ger
man Capital. AS usual. he did
| fine job, and his stories were
widely and prominently publish
ed. Finally to hightail it out
Of Germany for home. He left
lin a hurry. Mr.. Mencken filed q
detailed report Of his departure
which was anything but favor
able. AS ! recall one passage
lit read:
United States Ambassador
James w. Gerard left hastily
from this city today. He didn't
take a backward glance. How
ever, the embassy is now in good
hands. for it is in charge of the
colored janitor who will prob
ably do a better job than the
departing diplomat did"
That was typical Of Mr.
Mencken and had enough truth
lin it to make it sting.
wouldn't Go On Deutschland
The Germans were short Of
many vital materials during the
early days Of the war. A com.
mercial U-boat. the Deutschland
was under the command Of Cap
tain Koenig. a quiet man whe
had previously been on the
bridge of a North German Lloyc
Liner. Much to the surprise Of
the British Navy, he arrived ir
Baltimore unarmed and delivered
his cargo. He announced what
he wanted to load for his re-
turn voyage In the meantime
II rushed to Baltimore to try. tc
get him to take a well-knowr
marine artist and writer. Henry
Reuterdahl. back with him as
our correspondent.
NO" he replied, Il haven't
room for any passengers.
"Is there anyone you would
have room for?" ! asked.
He thought q moment and
then replied:
yes. Henry Mencken."
went to see Mr.. Mencken and
told him about this golden op-
lportunity.
Look" he answered. First OF
all, because I am Of German
descent, have been accused OF
being pro- German. am not
afraid Of that. but this would
only emphasize 1t. Also I don't
think ] would care for life on
ia submarine. The beer might
not be cold"
As matter Of fact, we later
managed to get Capt. Koenig's
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26
u. 5. Ships Get
Powerful Arms

CHARLESTON, S. c.. Feb. rs
tP. - Admiral Arleigh Burke
Chief of Naval Operations. said
today: THE most powerful
most destructive weapons OF the
age are being installed on board
ships in increasing numbers"
The Navy sis hard at work on
new developments" he said,
adapting nuclear power to ship
propulsion and creating both
carrier based aircraft and sea-
planes which he said are "mov-
ing rapidly into the supersonic
era"
In an address prepared for
The Citadel. Southern military
Admiral Burke did not
spell out in detail his reference
to the powerful weapons. Pre-
he was referring both
to aircraft capable Of carrying
nuclear bombs and to missiles
fred from surface ships and SUBJ
marines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26

here Spanish ski troopers also
were en- route to the scene.
The Inflated transport was
piloted by 1t. Col. A. P. Dufie.
SO. whose wife and four children
are In Madrid, and whose mother
Mrs. Katherine C. Bosworth,
lives at Central Point. Ore.
Three Others Named
Earlier, the Air Force an
nounced the names Of three 9TH
ers aboard whose families are in
Madrid. They are:
Mai. Shelton Branner. jr., "a,
whose mother, Mrs. Alice Bran
men. lives in Stilson. Ga.
Mai. John r. Francis. 81,
whose brother, Earl, lives in
Smyrna, Del.
Ale Walter G. Schroeder, IT..
%. whose mother, Mrs. Florence
Schroeder, lives in Omaha, Nebr.
The names of the other two
men were not announced be-
cause their next of kin live in
the United States and had not
yet been notified.
The crash was the FIRST serious
accident involving the American
military aid mission to Spain
The plane was last heard from
at s pm. yesterday when 1t ac-
knowledged landing instructions
from the control tower here. 1t
was then over Somosierra pass
in the rugged Guadarramas,
about 10 miles north and a bit
east Of where it crashed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26
THE SUNDAY STAR, Washington, D. c. ... A-21
. SUNDAY.

eye at some homely girl"
The last letter received from
him. dated September Is. 1855,
after his birthday, and signed
by his secretary. read:
Dear Mr.. Wheeler:
1T was a great pleasure for
Mr.. Mencken to receive your
letter. He thinks of you with the
greatest pleasure and he regards
you as one of his oldest and
good friends. He asks me to tell
you that he is in q hell of a
mess; he can't read at all and
he can't write a letter. Never
theless. he is still alive and so
III may be that he will live a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26
|Mencken Was Coustic
On Gerard as Envoy

own story. When he returned a
second time to New London
being young and foolish, ! offered
to 60 back with him. He turned
me down. After the Deutschland
started on its voyage. 1t collided
with a tug of Fishers Island
and had to turn back. II had
been on board. that is when
would have quit.
Most Famous Quotation
Probably the most famous Mr.
Mencken quotation, which was
published in many of the obitu-
aries. goes as follows:
'If after I depart this vale,
you ever remember me and have
thought to please my ghost. for
give some sinner and wink your
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26
Travelled in Far East

He then trveled extensively in
Japan and China, studying. col
lecting, and seeing the finest
collections available In those
countries. He lived in Paris sew
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26
By HARRIET GRIFFITHs

The Freer Gallery of Art yes
terday observed the Tooth birth
anniversary of its founder,
Charles Lang Freer, by awarding
his honor to an internationally
known scholar of Far Eastern
Art.
The first Charles Lang Freer
Medal "for distinguished countri-
button to the knowledge and un-
derstanding of Oriental civiliza-
tons as reflected In their arts"
went TO Professor Oswald Siren
OF Stockholm, Sweden.
The gallery also is showing a
centennial exhibition composed
Of a representative selection from
all its departments, between sew
en- and eight per cent of its H.
000-object collection.
American Art Included
Besides Far and Near Eastern
art, the exhibition includes part
of the gallery's collection of
American art. among it some
items from it's famous Whistler
collection.
The Freer Gallery is considered
the greatest center of research
in the West on Far Eastern art,
The 76-year-old Prof. Siren.
who came here with his wife to
receive the award, is a native
OF Helsinki. Finland. He received
his doctorate in 1900 from the
University of Helsingors, and in
1901 became an assistant in the
National Museum at Stockholm.
In 1908, he was appointed pro-
lessor of the History of Fine
Arts in Stockholm University.
He became a noetd authority
on Italian painting, and his at
tention apparently turned to
Far Eastern art during trips to
the United States in 1916 and
1917, when he lectured at Yale
and Harvard Universities. Here,
he had access to such we'll
known collections as those at
Boston. Cleveland, Philadelphia
IN addition to the Freer collec-
tions.
Travelled in Far East
He then trveled extensively in
Japan and China, studying. col
lecting, and seeing the finest
collections available In those
countries. He lived in Paris sew
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26

little while longer. He hopes that
II you get down in this vicinity
that you'll drop in to see him.
Nothing would give him more
pleasure. Meanwhile. he sends
his very best wishes. and his
thanks for the clippings
Finally he wrote. Death is
the unacceptable last act"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26
Schneider Elected
Odd Fellows Master

Sam L. Schneider, 6137 First
place NE, has been elected
grand master of the Grand
Lodge, Independent Order Of
Odd Fellows.
Other officers elected at the
groups recent annual meeting
are Earl G. Moffat. deputy grand
master; Oliver w. Youngblood.
grand warden; Milton Wells,
grand secretary; Salmeron F.
Dildine, grand treasurer, and
William F. Becker and F. F.
Hunter. grand representatives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26
Heart Sunday
Support Urged
ByDr. White

DR.. Paul Dudley White. past
president and one of the found.
ers of the American Heart Asso.
citation. called on Washingto-
ntans to observe Heart Sunday
today.
DR.. White, one Of President
Eisenhower's heart specialists. 1;
here to attend meetings Of the
National Heart Council being
held at the National Institute.
Of Health in Bethesda.
Forty collection centers will be
in operation this afternoon a.
5000 volunteers visit more thar
$4,000 District homes to collect
money as the climax to the
month-long Heart Fund drive.
The American Security &.
Trust Co. win open at S O'Clock
this afternoon to receive contri.
buttons collected at the centers
Kenneth Birgfeld. assistant vice
president of the bank. is treas
urer of the Washington Heart
Association and also is Heart
Sunday treasurer here.
This Afternoon
While urging Washington &c
welcomes Heart Sunday volun.
teers scheduled to visit homes
between and 4 O'Clock this aft
ernoon. DR.. White declared thai
I'm this struggle we need tn.
support of all private citizen.
for we must attack this formi.
ldable enemy of the health Of
our people from every side"
| Top religious leaders here alst
Endorsed the drive.
| DR.. Albert P. Shirley. presi.
dent Of the Washington Fedora,
Ition Of Churches. called on al
Icitizens to give whole hearted
support to combat the diseas.
THAT causes the injured heart.
He pointed out that "heart dis.
lease is a dreaded disease
striking the rich and poor alike.
Il Urgency Stressed
| The Most Rev. Patrick A
iO'Boyle, Catholic Archbishop O,
Washington. observed that "sincs
the urgency Of a charity de.
ponds upon the urgency anc
scope Of the need. the work Of
the Heart Association is scarcely
lparalleled in this country"
/ Rabbi Norman Gerstenfeld Of
the Washington Hebrew Con.
gregation declared "the Heart
fund is deserving of our warm.
est response as a religious ex.
preston Of true citizenship. II
is a lovely symbol of the strength
of human brotherhood, reaching
out to help each other in facing
the ills of life"
| The Washington Heart Func
drive goal is $780, 900 this year
and 1t is expected that this
afternoons house-to-house col
lection will bring in about $65 .00C
some $4,000 more than last
year.
Committee Listed
J Proceeds from the drive will be
used to support the program OF
the Heart Association, locally
an dnationslly. The program In
cludes the support Of research
by grants and fellowships. pub
lie and professional education,
and community services designed
to assist child and adult cardiac
patients.
Members OF the local Heart
Sunday sponsoring COMMITTEES
include: Mrs. Herbert Brownell
and Mrs. Wiley T. Buchanan
Icochairmen; Mrs. Earl Warren
Mrs. Nicholas Longsworth. Mrs
/ Warren Delano Robinson, Mrs
George Humphrey, Mrs. Fred.
erick Brooke. Mrs. John Foster
Dulles and Mrs. Walter Bedel
Smith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26
Ad Club Meeting

The Advertising Club Of Wash
.ington will meet at 1890 pm.
Tuesday in the grand ballroom
of the Willard Hotel. Bruce
Barton. chairman of the board
of Batten. Barton. Durstine and
Osborn, will be guest speaker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26
.OkIuhomuns Meet

Oklahoma University Alumni
will meet at 7 pm. Friday at
the Carlyle Hotel, 500 North
Capitol street. Alice Ghostley,
Oklahoma graduate and now q
Broadway musical performer
will entertain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26

only minutes from a landing at
Getafe Airbase here. 1t was fly
ing from Chateauroux. France.
The other three men aboard
persisted in the crash, an Air
Force spokesman said. Neither
the survivors nor the dead were
identified by name.
Announcement of the finding
OF three survivors was made by
the Air Force after the wreckage
had been spotted in the snow.
covered Guadarrama mountains
by another CAT transport piloted
by Capt. Robert l.. Hess of the
United States Air Force in Spain.
Ten Spanish and American
planes had searched for the
wreckage since dawn.
Hits At 5000 Feet
The plane crashed at 5000
feet. halfway between Santillana
reservoir. which supplies water to
Madrid, and the village Of Quad
ak.
Doctors and medical corpsmen
were dropped by parachute at
the scene, but they landed 1000
feet below the wreckage. A hell
copter flown from its base at
Sidi Slimane, French Morocco.
then lifted them to the spot with
long ropes.
The medical corpsmen carried
means of communication with
the helicopter which lowered
overhead and radioed the news
to a rescue headquarters set up
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26
Douqhters of the Nile

Samla Temple, Daughters Of
the Nile. will meet at 8 pm.
Tuesday at Joppa Lodge Hall.
1900 Ninth street NV,
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1956-04-21
Jim Noel Announces
Platform for
School Board

James M. (Jim) Noel, real es-
tate operator and former Dade
School Board member, announced
this week the seven planks In his
platform In his campaign for
school superintendent.
Definitely certain reforms are
needed in our school system" said
he. There is today entirely too
much waste of money and there
are too many complaints about
Johnny and Mary not knowing
how to read, write and spell. II
elected, I promise to correct these
and other evils in our system"
Noel's seven planks:
1. A-Improve educational SER
vice to our children.
B-Remove school politics
from our school system.
C-Improve school physical
facilities.
D-Better qualified and salts
fled personnel.
2+Teach Our children how to
read, write and spell.
3-Select competent, profession
ally trained principals by the
merit system and invest each
principal with adequate
authority for successful adj
ministration of their schools.
4EReturn to the salary schedule,
giving all employees, includ-
ing janitorial, maintenance,
transportation, secretarial,
teaching and administrative
personnel fair and equal con-
Sideration.
5-More complete, economical and
satisfactory bus services, par
ticularly for elementary grade
children.
6-Support and work for an
amendment to the constitu-
ton for elimination of school
trustees.
factions speak louder than
words. ! will reveal other
points of my program when
elected.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1956-04-21
DAUGHTER ELKS
TO WORSHIP AT
BETHEL CHURCH
BY DIT. EsTELLE BROWN

All members Of Greater Miami
Temple No. 100 are requested 10
assemble In the vestibule OF
Bethel Anne Church promptly al
l0:45 am. on Sunday, April %,
and listen TO a sermon by Rev.
j. b. Blackwell. All daughters are
required to attire In the full re-
gala Of the Order. The daughters
from Antlers' Temple and all
visiting daughters are invited to
worship with us on this occasion.
The daughters have returned
from the State Temple Of Elks
and will make their report in the
next meeting. They seem to be
greatly inspired and will be Off
to Orlando next year. DIT. Alta
Screen has purchased a very nice
home in Edison Center. The
daughters Of the Temple wish to
extend congratulations. DIT. Ida
Mae Fuller is the manager OF
"O'kell for Senator Campaign.
headquarters, 1912 NV Bird ave.
Slips have been sent to 80
daughters for the beautiful para
sol to be given away on Wednes-
day, April Is. DIT. Olivia Rogers
gave a party in the last meeting
for all daughters whose birthdays
fell already in 1856. 1t was well
planned and very elaborate. A
wonderful vacation to Silver
Springs for a number of daugh-
tiers is now in the making. DIT.
Marie White will be the chaperon,
also DIT. Myrtle Davis. A happy
time is planned for the entire
week, with Greater Miami Temple
paying the expense. The daugh-
tiers have pledged to rally to this
cause and the money will be
raised. Let us not forget May 8.
Let us go to the polls. We have
been taught the value of the bal
lot. l will like to tell you that
our deputy will have a new adj
dress after this week and can be
contacted any evening after 500
o'clock over phone FIR 3-9712.
Until l see you Sunday at
Bethel, SO long.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1956-04-21
OkeII Says School
Rooms and Teachers
Needed

The most important problem
facing the 1857 Legislature Is that
OF providing much needed facili-
ties in the way of additional
school rooms and more school
teachers TO meet the growing
school population in our public
schools, said State Representative
George S. Okell, candidate for
the State Senator from Dade
County, at a meeting this week.
MIR. Okelq said this year our
school boards have had to employ
over 400 teachers who are not
professionally qualified for the
position they are employed to fill;
and Of this number, $40 hold sub
standrd certificates for any teach
ing, and in addition Florida Is
still short 1,4O0 teachers needed
to Terminate ovepcrowding.
Mr.. Okell pledged support for
appropriations and measures to
adequately support the minimum
school foundation program so as
to provide schools equal to the
average in the nation. He said:
I'VE must offer salaries to school
teachers, which will compete with
salaries paid by industry to people
with similar training. Overcrowd-
ing can only be met by supply
ing the school boards with suf-
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1956-04-21
| MacVicar Runs
On Record

1. D. MacVicar, a candidate for
reelection to the County Com
mission in District Three, said,
''The aviation industry in Dade
County employed 10000 people
last year and contributed $130,00O,-
600 to our economy"
MacVicar, who is using his
record of service as his platform,
is chairman of the Port Authority.
He explained, "For the past ten
years I have worked hard to build
up our aviation industry, and ]
ann proud of the fact that Miami
International Airport is rated one
of the top three airports in the
country"
MacVicar concluded, "I have
worked diligently and unselfish-
ly to improve and expand our
civic facilities, and if the people
reflect me to the county COM
mission / will continue to serve
the best interests of the people Oh
Dade county"
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1956-04-21
War Photographer
Repeats Eploits

One of World War IFS most
famous combat photographers,
Bob Landry, has just finished
filming the war all over again.
On Army Firing Grounds near
Yakima, Washington, L n d r y
photographed Americas most
decorated soldier, Audie Murphy,
as the actor-hero re-enacted for
Technicolor CinemaScope cam
eras his wartime adventures in
UNIVERSAL nternational,s 'Tc
Hell and Back" opening Sunday
at the Ritz Theatre.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1956-04-21
State Baptists Close 18th Meet

The 77th annual session of the
General Baptist State >Conven-
ton of Florida, Inc, was held at
the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church,
Gainesville, Rev. A. Howell,
pastor, April 4-8. The Senior
Women's Dept. assembled at
Friendship Baptist Church; the
Sunday School and Training
Union at Greater New Bethel
AME Church; the Young Matrons
at Zion Temple and the lay
mems Department at Mt. Pleas
ant.
The sessions were held three
times a day and each was filed
with inspiration and information.
Great sermons and addresses were
delivered and the delegation,
coming from all over the state,
was very large.
The princely DR.. J. A. F. Fin
layson, the affable president, as
sisted by vice presidents A. B.
Coleman, w. M. Burns, j. Z. Nc
Creary and M. S. Young, presid-
ed over the parent body. Mrs.
Susie j. Holly, who was elected
last year as head of the women's
department, did the job with the
finesse BETTING her Office.
Some of the highlights of the
convention were, the address
given by DR.. Mamie H. Bur-
roughs, national president OF
Women's Convention, on Friday
afternoon in the Lincoln High
School auditorium; a resolution
passed by the body favoring de-
segregation in schools; Echoes
From the World Baptist Alliance
and the Holy Land'-with pic
lures. The participants of this
feature were the Revs. E. T.
Graham, T. Johnson, and j. N.
Byrd of Miami; Revs. j. E. Nc
Creary and 0. V. Pinkston of
Ocala; p. L. Harvey of West Palm
Beach and r. H. Lee of Fort
Lauderdale.
The name of the Sunday School
and BTU Convention was chang
ed to Congress to be headed 10y
one group of officers; the panel. in
which four students of Florida
Memorial Industrial College told
of the needs of their school.
A committee was appointed to
study the presidents recommen-
dation that the convention will
underwrite an annual budget of
100000, and that the churches
will contribute through one
agency to the various detectives
of the convention.
More than $4,000 was contri-
buted to Florida Industrial Me
mortal College.
The 1857 session will convene
in the city of st. Petersburg.
Miami was well represented at
the convention. Rev. j. N. Byrd Of
Mt. Tabor delivered one of the
most impressive messages and 50
did Rev. E. T. Graham, during the
social service commission hour
when Rev. s. A. Thomas presid-
ed. Along with others at the
meeting were: Rev. Alex Allen,
Deacon d. Luces, Dean d. John
son, Mrs. Elizabeth Brown, Mrs.
Elizabeth Frazier, Mrs. Evelina
Brooks, Mrs. Virginia franklin,
Mt. Zion; Rev. and Mrs. I. c.
Mickins, Mrs. I. G. Pratt, Mrs. p.
Wilkerson, Mt Olivette; Mrs.
Augusta Newbold, Mrs. Rosa
Taylor, Rev. L. A. Thompson,
Temple; Mrs. M. Johnson, St.
James; Rev. P. w. Williams, St.
Luke; Rev. I. L. Wilcox, the con-
vention photographer; Rev. S. r.
McKeever, st. Mark; Mrs. L. A.
Moran, Mt. Sinai.
Rev. c. J. Burney and choir of
Friendship were in charge of the
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1956-04-21

ficient funds 10. employ enOzgh
teachers to reduce the class size
10 a minimum OF. 30 pupils, to-
gether with additional. cAssnooms
and buildings"
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1956-04-21

THE MIAMI TIMES-The Peoples Newspaper
PAGE SATURDAY, APRIL II, 1856
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-10-16
London Boosters
In Drive For New
Members For Year

London High Schools Booster
Club, composed of people support
ting the schools athletic teams,
will view the Observation-Disclosures
films at the meeting Tuesday
night, according to an announce
ment made this week.
The Boosters Club is also in a
membership drive soliciting mem
bers to keep the club active and
growing. Coach Jim BowluS has
given the Club credit for keeping
the team in good morale, and for
keeping interest in the activities
high.
In pointing out some of the work
done by the Boosters, and through
their efforts, Coach Bowlus listed;
/. Dressing rooms at the stadium
for both home team and the visit
ing squad, an investment of sever
al thousand dollars;
2. Feeding both teams after
home games;
8. Providing additional trans
portation when necessary;
a. Purchase of telescope lens
for the camera which provides the
training film used each week, and
5. Support which has added con-
siderably to the general Interest
and enthusiasm and morale of the
Red Raiders.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-10-16
William Mcdonald
Passes Suddenly

William Mcdonald, 68, died sud-
denly early Monday morning at
his residence on School Street. He
was retired tile manufacturing
worker, and came to London from
Ireland several years ago.
He had been in i'll health for
some time.
His only survivor is a brother
in-law, Roland Baker, London.
Funeral services will be at St.
Patrick's Church at 9 a. m. Wed
nesday with interment in Paint
Township Cemetery by Schlechty-
Fichner Funeral Service. Friends
may call at the funeral home after
six o'clock Monday The Rosary
will be said at the funeral home
Tuesday evening at $50 p. m.