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Lack Rlank Pnntiac

l9ol 1TVlng 81. NV. AD. 4-b5OO
1850 18th 81. NV. RA. 3-9670
BANK ON JACK BLANK
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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

PONTIAC SO 4-dr. sedan: full
power. sacrtfce for S2,295. Call
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PONTIAC 1857 Catalina hardtop
4-door; distinctive 2-tone finish
immac. interior: equip. incls. power
steering: one-owner car, traded on
new Olds. Today's best buy, 81 ,595,
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THIRD So; black; . tops, Fordo-
9a,is iss5 KE ana H.Ssaa B. or me RF 7STss eons
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OLMSTEAD

oLDs DEALER SINCE 1885
1000 Wilson Blvd, Arl., IA. 7-SfOO
PONTIAC SO Star Chief Custom
wagon; hydro, 7. and h, power
steering and brakes. Wv. tires
1882. FLOOD PONTIAC, 422l
Conn. ave
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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

OLDS. '5S Holiday coupe: green
only Sl.995, Ccc guar.
Capitol Cadillac OldS Co
1929 22nd st, NV. H. 7-2eoO
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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE
TRIUMPH
.BORGWARD
VOLVO
ANNAPOLIS MOTORS

Authorized Dealer
606 N. Y. Ave. NV. EX. 3-4744
Your Downtown Dealer
VALIANT 80 4-door sedan: new,
factory equipped, including freight
and Federal taxes: S1.995, only
S195 down, bank-rate terms; as.
sured quality service.
WHEELER, INC, CHRYSLER CITY
Chrysler-Plymouth- h-Imperial-Valiant
1900 WISCONSIN, NV. EN-. 3-4SOO
YAUXHALL '5S de luxe 4-dr. Sc.
dan. with heater: price only $500
FRIEND RENT-A-CAR, 1921
st. NV
VAUXHALL 80 4-dr.: new, never
used. 81 800: any color FLOOD
PONTIAC. 1921 Conn. ave.
vAUXHALL '5S: heater, black
economical transportation fol
only $3.50.
Jack Blank Pontiac
1887 Irving st. NV. AID. 4-s5OO
1880 l4th st. NV. RA. 3-967O
BANK ON JACK BLANK
V0LKSWAGEN So. sunroof. low
mileage. good cond.: Si.O50 Or
best offer. DU. 5-6512.
VOLKSWAGEN $50 sedan; must
sell immeo.: r., h., one owner:
SSeb. TAX. PIX. JU. 5-4440 aft 6.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-02-26

held at st. Peters AME church,
Tuesday, February 16, Mrs. Nc
gladden. had visited her mother
two weeks before she passed
Returns From New York: Mrs.
Elsie McMoore, 416 E. 25th St., re-
turned home Monday night, Febru-
airy %, from an eight weeks visit
in New York with her daughter
and family Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
Hooper and son Stephen Mrs. Nc
Moore spent the holidays and high
lights of her trip was a tour to
the 1O2nd floor of the Empire State
Building and she saw Harry Bella
fonte and his company at the
Palace Theater. The many sight
seeing tours, shopping and attend
ing the various churches made her
visit an interesting experience.
Guild Hostess: Mrs. Claude Ma
son, 1924 Fifth Av. S, was hostess
to st. Agnes Guild of St. Thomas
Episcopal church on Friday night,
February 10, with the president,
Mrs. Helen Allen, presiding. Flu
ture plans were discussed for
money raising projects.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-02-26
Montgomery Minister
HurIs Charges Al
Marin Luther Kinq

Montgomery, Ala. amp THE
Rev Uriah J. Fields, candidate for
the Cty-County board of educa-
ton and former secretary of Mar
tin Luther Kings Montgomery I'm
provement Association, has &C
cused MIA of Misrepresentation
Of money contributed by Negro
citizens.
In a book he wrote, titled The
Montgomery Story" Rev Fields
charged that MIA could not &C
count for 100000, donated to the
1856 Negro boycott which broke
down racial barriers on city buses.
He also charged MIA with pre-
sumably depositing another $780,
900 in banks of various states, thus
making the group financially
secure" Fields describes Rev.
King as IAN ordinary young man
who by chance was placed in a
position where he could make his
views known.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-02-26
Sorority TO Hear
TheIma Gorhom On
Founders DoV

The Art OF Communication" is
the subject Mrs. Thelma Gorham
has chosen as guest speaker at
Founders Day Observance of Eta
and Delta Phi Omega chapters of
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Sat
urday morning February T. from
1870 am. to l pm.
The program will be held in the
Fine Arts Lounge of Coffman
Memorial Union on the University
of Minnesota campus.
Mrs. Gorham received her Ba-
chelor degree and Masters degree
from the University of Minnesota
and is now working toward a doc
torate at the university. She is here
this year on a Mass Media Fellow
ship from the Fund for Adult
Education (Which is a Ford Found
alton. Subsidy and is on a leave of
absence from the Oklahoma public
school system.
Some members will remember
Mrs. Gorham because she was in
itiated in Eta chapter and served
as it's basileus the following year
Invitations have been mailed to
all sorors in both Minneapolis and
St. Paul. If you have not been
contacted, you may call the presi-
dent Joyce Jackson, telephone
Taylor 7-2412.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-02-26
O.E.S. CABINET VISITS

I'm Oh Il AOA
Mrs. Fern Helm, worthy grand
matron, Clarence Smith, worthy
grand patron Prince Hall Grand
Chapter O.E.S. and her cabinet
made their official visit to St.
Paul Chapter No. l, Princess Oziel
No. 10 and Queen Of Sheba No. 5
in st. Paul on Wednesday evening,
February II, at 8 pm. Queen Of
Sheba chapter was host. Mrs.
Georgia Brayboy, matron and Law
renee Tarver patron, presided.
Encouraging remarks were given
by the past grand matrons and
grand patrons and other members.
Mrs. Helm, worthy grand matron,
gave a very inspiring address and
information on coming events for
the year. Clarence Smith, worthy
grand patron, gave an instructive
message from which all should
benefit, as well as attend meetings.
Following the business session,
refreshments were served by the
joint chapters during the social
hour.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-02-26

St, left Monday by plane for
Miami, Fla, where they will spend
two days and from there will fly
TO Kingston, Jamaica for a brief
visit. From Kingston, they win go
to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where
Rev. and Mrs. Battle have estab-
Ished, the w. l. Battle school and
two churches. Rev. Battle was
given a letter of introduction to
the president Of Haiti by Governor
Orville Freeman and is looking
forward to meeting his excellency.
They will return to Minneapolis on
March II.
Weekend At Home: Mr. William
L. Smith, 1887 Stevens Av., spent
the past weekend at home with his
wife on leave from Glen Lake san
itarium where he is a patient
Two Couples HOnOred: Mr.. and
Mrs. William F. Hill, 1897 Clinton
Av. and Mr.. and Mrs. William N
North, 1922 Fourth Av. S, in cele-
bration Of their wedding anniver-
saries were honored at a dinner
party Saturday evening at the
home of the Hills. Hostessing the
affair were Mr.. and Mrs William
l. Smith of 1887 Stevens Av. It
was the 18th wedding anniversary
for the Hills and the 10th for the
NOrths. A complete dinner course
was served from an attractively
appointed table after which the
group relaxed, sociahzed and ex
tended greetings to the honored
couples They received many lovely
gifts. Extending congratulations
and continued happiness were Mes
srs. and Mines Gus Burns, God
frey Baldez, Glen Harron, Leon
Wallace and Mrs. Edna Shannon
and the hosts, Mr.. and Mrs Smith
Return To Their Home: Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles McCadden of Tus-
keegee, Ala, left by plane Sunday
morning for their home. They came
to the city to attend the funeral
of Mrs. McCadden's mother. the
late Mrs. Lucille Cooke, which was
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-02-26

Elwood Williams, 1922 N. Avon has
returned home from st. Joseph
hospital where she was a patient
for ten days. Mrs. Williams has
been confined to her home due to
illness since December %, and al
though still confined to her home,
she is gradually improving.
To Make Home In California:
Mrs. Eva Carr formerly of 821
Iglehart Av., left by plane Thurs
day for Los Angeles, Calf, where
she plans to make her future home
with her sister and brother-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Hilyard,
also former Twin Citians.
AIM. Club: A combined social
and business meeting of the AIM.
club Of Pilgrim Baptist church was
held in the church parlor Febru-
airy Is, at 8 pm. The club calendar
for the year was planned. The
group is rehearsing for a play to
be given in the near future Hos
tesses were Mines. Odell Galloway,
Quanita Dawson and Loretta Daw-
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-02-26
BEATRICE HALL is
NAMED PRESIDENT OF
BEAUnCIANS CHAPTER 22o

Mrs. Beatrice Hall was elected
president of Unique Cosmetologists
Chapter 22O at it's annual election
held Monday, February %, at the
home of Mrs. Theresa Granger,
1924 Fourth Av. S.
Other officers elected are Mines.
Marion Williams, corresponding
secretary and reporter; Joanna X.
Holbrook, financial secretary;
Helen Allen, treasurer; Genevieve
Jackson, pariamentarian; Adeline
Adams, chaplain and Hattie Nc
Carter, sunshine chairman.
A clinic will be held at Bea's
Beauty Shop, 300 Fourth Av. s.,
and all licensed beauticians are
invited to attend. For further in
formation, Call Ia. 3-9515
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-02-26

son. Interesting games were played
and a door prize awarded.
Club Hostess: Mrs. bessie VIII
liams, E. Broadway Hill, st. Paul
Park will be hostess to the Happy
Birthday Club on Sunday, Febru-
airy %. Members will meet at the
home of the president, Mrs. Dave
Williams, $50 Dayton Av., and go
in a body. Everyone is urged to be
present as there is business of i'm
portance to be transacted. Mrs
Dave Williams was hostess at the
last meeting on February IA, at
her home.
To Suburbs: Mr. and Mrs F. N.
Speese, formerly of 857 Carroll
Av., now reside at 2597 Upper
Road in rural Ramsey county.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-02-26
LAMPMAKER PACKS HIS
LAMPS IN TASTY POPCORN

Chicago (ANP) - A popular
spot at the recent Chicago Gift
Show was the display room of a
lamp maker from Flushing, N. Y,
who packs his lamps in popcorn.
A company official said: We've
reduced breakage about rs percent
since we started using it in our
shipments about three months
ago" He said they recently shipped
HOO lamps to California without a
single casualty.
The firm uses 1000 pounds of
corn-popped at the plant-to pack
about 1000 lamps daily. The corn
is unsalted and unbuttered, but
the customers don't complain, and
II eat It," said the official as he
popped a handful into his mouth.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-02-26
Beouficions Hold
Regional In Chicago;
Plan Resort Here

The Ninth Annual Conference
of the Western Central Regional
Convention of the National Beauty
Culturists League met in Chicago.
February IA, Is and 16, at the
Southmoor Hotel
Delegates attended morning
service at Antioch Baptist church
on Sunday and each state was rec
ognized individually. The conven-
ton opened with an afternoon
session with Mrs. Theresa Granger,
president of Chapter 22O of Min
neapolis, presiding. The Queen
Contest was eliminated with a
banquet on Sunday evening. Mrs.
Flossie Reid of st. Louis was
crowned queen with Mrs. Helen
Allen of chapter 22O, Minneapolis
and Mrs. Julie Rice of Omaha, as
runners-up.
At the Tuesday night session,
the annual election of officers was
held at which time Mrs. Theresa
Granger, Minneapolis, was elected
first assistant regional supervisor
and also chairman of the resort
which will be located in Minnesota
and to be owned and operated by
the Western Central Regional Con-
vehton. Mrs Hattie McCarter
chapter 22O Minneapolis, was on
the nominating committee.
Members in attendance from
Chapter 22O of Minneapolis, were
Mines. Theresa Granger, president
Adeline Adams, Zephyr Turner
Beatrice Hall, Hattie McCarter and
Helen S. Allen.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-02-26
TINTED POTATOES
POPULAR OVERSEAS

Washington, DC. (ANP) - Po-
tatoes Of many hues are grown
abroad and popular colors are blue,
red, yellow and pink, it was re-
vealed here this week in a report
released by the Department of
Agriculture.
White-fleshed potatoes are the
only ones grown in the United
States, because that is the way
Americans like them.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-02-26

was charming in a moonlight blue
chiffon formal, featuring full skirt,
fitted bodice, matching slippers !.
and accumulated with pearl and
rhinestone accessories, while Laura /
Mae Robins, retiring president, was
very attractive in a soft pink
chiffon waltz length formal feat
uring a bodice Of pearls and rhine
stones accessorized with lucite |
shoes and rhinestone jewelry.
Harriet Allen, charter member,
chose a strapless jonquil yellow
nylon chiffon floor length gown
with overskirt draped in apron
fashion held by yellow roses on
each side Yellow slippers and gold
and yellow jewelry complemented
her outfit.
A waltz length formal with lame
cloth bodice trimmed with teal
blue velvet featuring full skirt of
| blue net over blush pink was the
lovely choice of Venora Bradford
with which she wore silver shoes
and rhinestone jewelry. A tomato
red chiffon short formal was the
flattering choice of Rosamond Ban
ham, fashioned by Twi-Lite it feat
ured a fitted bodice with "V" neck
and a full skirt. Clear vinyl shoes
studded with rhinestone and rhine
stone jewelry completed her at
tire.
Arlee H Hollowell chose an iris
blue irridescent taffeta ball gown
with stole, accessorized with ir-
ridescent blue gunmetal sandals
and rhinestone jewelry, while Edith
Watson was very chic in black
brocaded taffeta sheath fashioned
with a "V" cut back and full
flounce at the knees and red crepe
sash at the waist. Matching black
hose, shoes, bag and rhinestone
jewelry added style accents.
Erma Mazingo was striking in
black taffeta floor length gown,
strapless with pink satin in folds
across the top front and continued
around the back forming two pan
els extending to the hemline. Black
shoes with rhinestone trim and
rhinestone jewelry completed her
ensemble.
Presenting a fetching portrait
was Virginia Brown in a short
formal of black silk chiffon featur.
ing a gathered bodice, narrow
rhinestone straps over the shoulder
and full gathered skirt held in by
sculptured belt of black satin. A
six strand choker of pearls and
crystals long black gloves and sill
yer mesh bag accessorized her out
fit.
Harriet Bantam Kelley, social
chairman, chose a green print ball
erina length formal fashioned with
halter neckline, full skirt and fitted
bodice with which she chose beige
accessories; while Edna Latson,
was eye appealing in a strapless
champagne net waltz length formal
adorned with gold leaves and Sc
quins featuring a bouffant skirt
and her accessories champagne
slippers, matching bag and tear
drop pearl necklace.
Ermon Hogan was striking in
plush pink satin T strap gown
accumulated with a soft draped bow
in back. She wore matching satin
shoes and rhinestone jewelry and
accessories.
Members of the sorority who
were unable to attend were Dor
othy Williams 1854, 10 Ann
Yarbrough (1957 and charter
member Bessie Mansfield.
Committee in charge of the
dance acclaimed one of the most
elegant of affairs, was headed by
Mines. Harriet Bantam Kelley,
social chairman, ably assisted by
Ermon Hogan, Edna Watson
Laura Mae Robins and Virginia
Brown.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-02-26
Social and Personal
MINNEAPOLIS K

House Guests Mr. and Mrs Douglas Thompson 1904 Third
had their housegueSts the week end Mr. and Mrs
Rudolph Rhodes Jr mother Mrs Rudolph Rhodes The
their homes in Baltimore Md. from west
coast visit The Rhodes spent the night with Mrs
Mary Smith, 324 f. 37th St
Visiting In Haiti Rev and Mrs W. L. Battle, 22O E. And
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-02-26
O.E.S. OFFICIALS
VISIT IN DULUTH

On Tuesday, February 2, Mrs.
Fern Helm, worthy grand matron
O.E.S., P.H.A., Mrs. Harriet Jones,
grand secretary, both of Mime
apolis, Mrs. Ardelia Allen and Mrs.
Elizabeth Hall of st. Paul, visited
Elizabeth Richey Chapter No. 2,
Order of the Eastern Star, P.H.A.
in Duluth, MINI.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-02-26

Alice Sims Onque, executive di-
rector of Halle Q. Brown House,
st. Paul received her Masters de-
gree of Social Work from the Univ
ersity of Minnesota in 1859.
Jewel Gibbs, 725 Sc. Seventh St.,
is a market field administrator for
Pillsbury Mills, and is in demand
for public addresses.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-02-26

Ruth Floyd, 1922 Fuller Av. is
a supervisor of the licensing sec
ton of the Minnesota State de-
partment of Public Welfare which
deals with child nursery school
approvals.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-02-26
Praemateia SororiY's Annual Formal
Proves To Be Brilliant Success

The captivating charm Of the Grand Ballroom Of Hotel
Lowry St. Paul the perfect setting for Of the
elegant formal parties of the when the Pagmatea Scr
GRITTY that popular aggregation Of business proved their
emnence partygvers during the sorory'S 18th Annual
Dancing Party Friday evening, February 49, from to
attended by approximately 500 guests.
This formal affair also celebrated the sorortyS 18th
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-02-26
Among Twin
City Women

Frances Humbird, Al Marshall
is a supervisor in the Ramsey
county welfare board office.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-02-26

James L. Gibbs, Jr., 725 S. E.
Seventh St., is an associate pro-
fessor in anthropology at the Univ
ersity of Minnesota.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-02-26

Jay w. Tyson, 1854 Fifth Av.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-02-26

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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-02-26

AHCHITECTS IN MINNEAPOLIS
Lorenzo D. Williams, 400 Port
land Av.
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RELP WoMER
tcONTiNUEDl

WAlTRESsEs-5-day wk.; seafooo
exper. preferred; lunch ana dinner
spils shiit, days VIZ: Apply u
e5l Maine ave. s.W.
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EAsTovER = / and ? bedrooms
will dec. to suit, utils.: 500 so
$3.50. 10. 2-440S. CL. 6-2O3S
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RELP DOMESTIC

COUPLE, responsible. reliable. hon.
est. You take care of US and wei
take care Of you. Small family;
uniforms and car furn. pvt. room
and bath: top salary. OIL. 2-74Sa
G.H.W.,. to live in; room and board
no cooking, 51s days, small salary
ref. REQ. La. 6-3437.
G.H.W., 25-4O: live out, s am, tc
Pm, 61a days, no Sun, care foY
; children. $50. Ref. Apply 2343
l7th Sc. NV,
H0UsEKEERER, live out with owr
transportation: s to 5 Mon, Fri :;
starting salary S36; references
CH. S.4162.
HOUsEKEEPER, white; E.h.W., live
In. father and 3 children, priv,
rm, and bath. 8 days. Mr.. REED,
JE. 3-a600; ewes, JE. 3-132s.
MATURE WHITE WOMAN, live in,
Snilo care. g.h.w. Wheaton area.
VIII. 2-706S.
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APIS. FURHIsRED-D. Q.

AIR C0ND.: bedrm.. liv. rm., kit,
dtnette and bath; S125, utils. incl.
MASS. and wis. aves. EN-. 2-2977.
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APIS tuaMI:EIO-u. I!I.'!! O. APIS uGiuEHI:stu- !..l
IccNTlNUEnl
THE CENTURY

1881 18th ST. NV.
Elevator and seeretarial service
bldg, 1 bedrm.. liv. rm.. dinette
Kitchen and bath: S145 per mo
ADULTS ONLY. To inspect cal
PHELPS. Phi Us NC 9oOs NA s-Sso6 81 6o's q
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REPAIRS AND sEAYIeE
icoNIINuEpl

references. furnished. exper. me-
SssS, Snaniesi sd Free ne sstimstss; mates day or
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tcoNrlNUEp,

FURNITURE
FROM SAMPLE HOUSE
Mnst'ssll ;is complete :. including iiyinl
ding. exquisite dinstte furniture
VIII sell for S5e5 compIese. cal
for appt 70 see, Mr.. BERNIE
Warehouse Manager. FE. 2-z749.
Evening star., 1960-10-07
Cunudu Will See
Premier on TV

NEW YORK, Oct. 7 (AP).-
Russian Premier Khrushchev's
Sunday night radio and tele-
vision appearance will be car
ried throughout Canada over
the Canadian Broadcasting Co.
network, it was announced here
today.
1t possibly also will be pre-
sented over an American hook
up of stations affiliated with
the National Telefilm Associates
organization. Ha ding the
broadcast will be Station WNTA
here.
The Khrushchev appearance
Evening star., 1960-10-07
2Lorton Inmates
Lose Suit Over
Religious Bios

A suit by two prisoners at the
Lorton Reformatory charging
discrimination against the
Black Muslims was dismissed
yesterday by District Court
Judge Edward A. Tamm.
The plaintiffs, James A.
ChildS and James C. White,
were told by the judge that they
had not yet exhausted their ad-
ministrative remedies by COM
planning to the District Com
missioners. If the Commits
sioners turned them down they
may again ask for a court hear
ing, the judge directed.
The Black Muslims claim to
be followers of the Prophet Mo-
hammed. They are mostly Ne
groes. Donald C. Clemmer, Dis
Evening star., 1960-10-07
Doormun Linked
To Prostitution

A hotel doorman was ar
raigned here today before
United States Commissioner
James F. Splain on a charge OF
violating the White Slave
Traffic Act.
FBI agents arrested Milton
(Tex) Aldridge, "a, of the 170O
block of Florida avenue NV.
at the Dupont Plaza Hotel.
where he has been employed
for seven years.
Commissioner Splain set bond
at $2,5OO and continued the
case for a preliminary hearing
October 18.
Aldridge, according to the
FBI, transported two Washing
ton women from here to Will
mington, Del, on March 9 for
purposes of prostitution and
received a share of their earn
ings.
The FBI withheld the names
of the women, one of whom is
a professional stripteaser with
a record of arrests for dis
orderly conduct. The other
woman has been arrested before
for prostitution.
The women are white
Aldridge is colored, according
to the FBI.
Evening star., 1960-10-07
Odorion Roby, Sc, Dies;
Held Maryland Posts

Odorion w. -Roby, So, a
former commissioner of Mont
gomery County and active in
Maryland politics for more than
40 years, died yesterday at his
home, 1920 Columbia road,
Fairland, Md.
Mr.. Roby, a Democrat, served
as commissioner from 1914 to
1922. In addition to his local
Office, he served in the Mary
land House of Delegates in the
early New Deal days and
worked in the States early
road building programs as a
maintenance supervisor of the
State Roads Commission.
Mr.. Roby championed Wood
row Wilson in Fairland in the
1912 Democratic presidential
primary. The farmers earnest
manner impressed Montgomery
County Democratic leaders. He
was asked to run for county
commissioner and he won with
ease.
Mr.. Roby retired from the
County Board and moved to the
headquarters of the State
Roads Commission III Balti-
more. He later served as main
tenance supervisor in Mont
gomery and Howard Counties
from 1922 to 1881. He re-
entered competitive politics IN
the fall of 1890 and won a seat
in the House.
In 1885 Mr.. Roby worked in
the County TreaSurer's ONCE
in Rockville. After another
term as a county commissioner
shortly before World War II
he was elected registrar of
wills.
Mr.. Roby retired from public
life in 1946. The Prince Georges
County native was a longtime
member Of the Liberty Grove
Methodist Church in BurtonS-
vile, Md.
Besides his wife, Dena, of
Evening star., 1960-10-07
George Thomas,
In Agriculture
For 18 Years

LEESBURG, Va, Oct. 7 Spe-
ciaD George w. Thomas, So,
an employe of the Department
of Agriculture here for 18 years.
died yesterday at Casualty Hos
pital after being stricken on
the street with a heart attack.
A native of Nelson County,
KY, Mr.. Thomas had lived in
Loudoun County near Leesburg
since 1948. He moved to Lou
doun from Alexandria. where
he lived five years at 20 Byrd
drive. He previously had lived
in Frankfort, KY.
He leaves his wife, Mrs.
Verna Allison Thomas; three
daughters, Mrs. Ann Nora
Keyes, Rockville. Md; Miss
Cynthia Jane Thomas of the
home address and Mrs. Virginia
Thomas Ritter of Santa Cruz,
Calf: a son, Richard L. Thom-
as, Charlottesville, Va; five
grandchildren; a brother, Paul
NJ. Thomas. Frankfort, KY,
and three sisters, Mrs. Dallas
Brightwell, Frankfort; Mrs.
Michael j. Walsh, Cambridge.
Mass. and Mrs. Orville Rogers,
Manchester. N. H.