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We stand with the People, by the People and for the No one is safe until we all are saved. VOLUME 23, NUMBER 32 D.C. Board Divided On Racial Issues WASHINGTON-(ANP)- Members of the Washington District board of education are beginning to line up racially on any question concerning the racial issue or segregation. Most recent flareup between the white members and the three Negro members came last week when the colored members sought a new study of the recent jimcrow order for the schools in the nation's capitol. White members outvoted the colored members and ruled that their action in the recent Anacostia case stands.

After this incident in which a mixed group of aotors was barred from the stage of Anacostia high, the board declared that it was going to carry out segregation to the letter and in the spirit. Whites voted for and Negroes voted against the board decision. Dr. Phillip T. Johnson, a Negro member, moved to have the board take action on a request by three organizations asking for reconsideration.

These groups were the Third Baptist Church, the D. C. Branch NAACP. and the Washington Fellowship. Woolsey Hall and Mrs.

James W. members suported WilWilliams, Negro otherm. liams theorized: "Dr. Corning is superintendent of schools. He is a white He is paid to administer the and manite the colored schools.

But, has he the right to put foot in a colored school under the rules? C. Melvin Sharpe, president of the board, commented on this idea: "That's 3 most unfortunate thought. I would defy anyone to stop me from entering any of the schools." After the meeting Hall told reporters that Negro board members probably will not take the issue any further, but added that there might be court action on this issue later. U. N.

Forces In New Offensive Offensive gest and longest air engagement in the Korean War. The S. fifth Air Force said American Planes were damaged. All of the enemy Jets escaped over the border just before 16 American F-80 Jets arrived on the scene. American and British commonwealth troops, moving to expand bridgehead North of the Chongchon River in the SinanjuAnju 41 miles North of Pyongyang, gained a mile at some Arena points.

At the extreme right of the new defense line stretching inland a- long the Korean Peninsula's "waist" republican of Korea eighth Division troops retook the key midland Hub of Tokchon. They pushed North of the city in an advance of 2,000 (slightly more than a mile) heavy fighting. yards, Tokchon is 38 miles northeast of Sinanju. Fourteen miles Southeast of Tokchon, the U. S.

Second Infantry Division was engaged in heavy fighting with Chinese and Korean Communist troops. The Red forces, which ously broke contact and along the Chongchon river line, had apparently shifted their main pressure inland in an effort to turn the allied East flank. Such a successful Red maneuver would cut the lifelines from the former Red Capital of Pyongyang to the Chongchon bridgehead, 41 miles to the North. Infiltrating Red units, which tried to block movement of U. S.

25th Division units to the front, were repulsed in a brief but furious fight between Pyongang and Sunchon, 27 miles Northetas of the allied-held Red Cauital. U. S. First Calvary Division troops, North of Kunuri on the East wing of the Chongchon were reported in "light contact" with enemy forces Tuesday afternoon. International news service war correspondent John Rich reported from U.

S. Tenth Corps headquarters that the Marine Artillery Batalion was encircled Tuesday near Yonghung. Yonghung lies 28 miles North of the East Coast Port on Wonsan and about midway on the main road to Hamhung. It was first brought under attack early Tuesday. A second communist assault at Mojonni, 15 miles west of Wonsan, was successfully repulsed by a marine battalion with heavy losses to the enemy.

Marine Corsair fighters laid down a heavy air strike to aid seventh regiment marines meeting ing resistance in their drive stiffener chosen (Changjin) reserver, 34 miles North of Hamhung. The marines, less than 10 miles below the reservoir's Southern tip, were able to make only little progress. Perry W. Howard Nephew Appointed Judge By Truman WASHINGTON, D. -(NNPA) -The nephew of Perry W.

Howard, Republican National Committeeman, was appointed, last Friday by President be the thirteenth judge of the District of Columbia Municipal Court. Andrew J. Howard, an Assistant United States Attorney, will fill the vacancy caused by the death of Judge Emory B. Smith after thirteen days in office. The appointment of Howard, a prosecutor for seven years here, met with general approval around the courts.

Lawyers, both white and colored, congratulated him upon his appointment shortly after the White House had announced his selection. Presumably the appointment was made upon the recommendation of Representative L. Dawson, Democrat, of Illit who had been responsible for the appointment of Judge Smith. There were a number of candidates for the office, including Hubert B. Pair, an assistant corporation counsel, who had the backjing of the District of Columbia De- TODA Alabama CLEAN CONSTRUCTIVE MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, FRIDAY, "MISS PRESS PHOTOGRAPHER OF 1950" CROWNED- -Miss Juanita Hardy, 20, of 62 West 125th Street, New York City, left, is congratulated by Chick Solomon, center, founder of the Association of Negro Press Photographers, after the shapely miss was chosen from among 24 contestants to rule as "Miss Press Photographer of 1950" at Monday night's Fifth Annual Ball of the Photogs before the largest crowd in the history of the organization.

Miss Mary Ward, 22, of Philadelphia, right, clutches the cup emblematic of runnerup by Rufus Merritt.) TELEPHONE CO. HAS FIRST NEGRO LINEMAN ST. PAUL, The North West Telephone company last week utilized its first Negro as a lineman. He is Elmer Childress, 33, who has worked for the company nine years. Childress was promoted from the accounting department where he was a shipping clerk to the lineman's position.

He started out with the company as a messenger, then was upgraded to a shipping clerk before gaining his present position. On leaving his old department Childress was feated to a party by his fellow workers. They gave him a jacket, gloves, coat, sweater, socks, and other gifts, and a card signed by 90 persons. A veteran of World War II with three years service in the China, Burma, India theater, Childress is married and the father of three children. The children are Elmer 10, Margaret Anne, 6, and Marla, 1.

Officer Among Eight Who Survived Enemy Torture PYONGYANG A Tan officer of Ohio is one of eight United Nations soldiers who returned safely here after surviving Korean "death march" and more than sixty days of torture while held by Reds as prisoners of war. Officer is First Lieutenant James B. Smith, 33, of 205 Kent Street, Columbus Ohio. He was interviewed by press Saturday along with seven other prisoners of war. Mean while a UN tank moved north rapid ly to thwart Reds in their attempt to transport at least 100 other UN prisoners of war by train reportedly to Manpogion near Manchurian border.

Train was last seen by pilots near Kujang. Since air observers could not locate train October 22, it is believed train hidden by communists in tunnel. Some of escaped prisoners interviewed indicated number of Negroes may be among men held by North Koreans. Saturday, sixty dead UN prisoners of war descovered in Suchon. Some were Americans, others Korean civilians.

Names of GIS withheld. Lt. Smith said he was captured United College Fund To Hold Symposium NEW YORK-(ANP)- "America from my Vantage Point," be the topic for the annual symposium under the auspices of the United Negro College fund which will be held at Hunter College assembly hall, November 14 Speakers will include John son Brown, drama critic, radio commentator and an associate of the Saturday Review of Literature; Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, Indian ambassador to the U. S. and sister of Jawaharlal Nehru, premier of Indian and Judge William H.

Hastie of Philadelphia. On the accompanying panel will be William Trent, Jr. speak ing on education, Mrs. Dorothy Ferebee, president of the National Council of Negra Women, on medicine, William J. Knox, research chemist with the Eastman Kodak on industrial research and Miss Nell M.

Cochrane, first colored president of the student council at Smith college. Tribune LIKE COVERS ALABAMA DEW THE CONSERVATIVE NOVEMBER 10, 1950 PRICE SEVEN CENTS Production Rate Set At 300 Billion WASHINGTON -(INS)-- President Truman's top economic adviser said Tuesday that production of goods and services at annual rate of 300 billion dollars by the end of 1951 to spur rearmament, curb inflation, and provide essential civilian items. Leon H. Keyserling, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors, further stated that prospects are favorable for attainment of a 350 billion dollar, national output by 1955 on which the administration has set its sights. The production rate forecast by Keyserling for late 1951 would be a substantial increase over 1950.

The national output rate in the July-September quarter was running at 282 billions a year. Keyserling pointed out that, if the national attains a 300 billion dollar, it production will rate two by years the ahead end be of the schedule he set a year and a half ago. The rearmament program is a major factor in the acceleration of peace. In January, 1949, President Truman adopted Keyserling's suggestion that the national output should attain 300 billion a year by 1954. Now, with the rearmament program under way, Keyserling has set administration's sights on then a 350-billion national output by 1955.

Neighbors Utter Prayers At Bier Of Bernard Shaw AYOT ST. LAWRENCE-(I S) -The God-fearing village neighbors of George Bernard Shaw walk- ed through a depressing rain on Thursday uttered prayers at the bier of their old friend, a professed atheist. Shaw, 94, died at 4:59 a m. (10. 59 p.

CST Wednesday) after enriching many his blend of literary genius, and penetrating wit. The brief religious service attended by the villagers of Ayot St. Lawrence in Shaw's home was led by the Rev. R. G.

Davies, local church of England Vicar, who said later: "Some called Shaw an atheist, but he paid a great deal toward: the church roof repairs and subscribed to the church funds. "No, he was not an atheist. I would call him rather an Irishman." But no minister will attend Shaw's funeral services next Monday at 4 p. when the body is cremated at London's Golders Green Crematorium. SIX PERISH, THREE HURT IN FARM FIRE By ROBERT JOHNSON ATLANTA.

Ga. (SNS) Tragedy, lurking with malice a forethought in an oil stove, interrupted a friendly family fireside chat in a remote section of Glen Haven's (DeKalb County) woodland early Monday morning and claimed the lives of six persons, three others suffered burns in a miraculous escape that could have only been engineered by dramatic intervention of a divine power. DeKalb officials and police officers answering the call shortly after midnight said they recovered bodies of the victims amid smouldering embers and the charred debris of the small (33 feet long 12 feet wide) plot of scorched earth where formerly stood a wood frame tenement. In mocratic Central Committee. Although his uncle is a lifelong Republican, Mr.

Howard is a Devoteless District of Columbia. He mocrat as Democrats go in the did some campaign work for President Roosevelt, which led to his appointment as an Assistant United States Attorney here. Mr. Howard was born in Alcorn, Mississippi, while his father was teaching at Alcorn College, a state institution. He attended elementary schools in Ebenezer, Mississippi, after his father left Alcorn to become a farmer, and received his high school education at Jackson (Mississippi) Baptist College.

Howard first came to Washington in 1916 and attended Howard University for two years. The appointment, which must be confirmed by the Senate, is for a term of ten years and pays a salary of $13,000 a year. "I am, of course, delighted with the confidence which the President and the Attorney General have in me, as evidenced by my being chosen for the judgeship," Howard said, The dead, all members of the same immediate family, were identified as: Willie Meadows, 25-year-old laborer employed by a construction company. Mrs. Mamie Meadows, 25 yearold housewife.

Robert Meadows, 4 -old son. Norris and Doris Meadows, boy and girl twins, age 2. Diana Meadows, five years old daughter. At Grady hospital attendants listed the survivors as little Mary Meadows, age 1, lone member of the family saved, Miss Nettie Sims, 20 year-old sister of Mrs. Mamie Meadows, and Wiley Martin, 21 year old, a visitor.

By IRVING R. LEVINE SEOUL--(INS)- A bitter arieal dog fight raged for 85 minutes over the frozen Korean battlefields Tuesday between 16 of the latest type Russian-made Jet Planes and 16 propeller-driven American mustangs. The spectacular dog fight, in which three of the jets --soviettype Mig-15S were damaged, oc-curred while United Nations troops in Northwest Korea launched twin ground drives which punched out gains of more than a mile. But in Northeast Korea, a marine artillery battalion was surrounded by Chinese and North Korean troops who stalled other marine and drives in that area. The spectacular aerial dogfight over the area was the big- Old Citizen Passes Away For many years a faithful work er of railroad companies in and out Montgomery, proved to be of great benefit to a man, who took a great yoke upon his shoulder.

The first road was The AtlanCoast Line, where he worked his time as a cook; then the Mobile and Ohio Railroads. He worked there as a Mechanic Wheel Setter, this job he held until a few years ago. When he received his pay for his long faithful services, this pay came in the form of retirement. He was put on the retirement pay roll until Tuesday, Nov. 7, 1950.

He was claimed by death. The deceased was a member of the First CME church and filled level office in the church every, number of years. He is also a member of the Knights and Daughters, of Tabor He leaves to mourn their loss, his wife, Mary Golston, one step son, James Brown, one step daughter, Wilola Brown, one sis-. ter Mrs. Lillie Tally, three broers, nieces, nephews and other relatives.

He will be laid to rest in West cott Cemetery by Lee's Funeral Home Sunday, Nov. 12, 1950. WANT TO BUY A TOWN? PHOENIX, you want to buy a town, the village of Bumble Bee, population about 50, is up for sale again. Two years ago, Mr. and Mrs.

Don H. Robinson, of New York City, bougnt the village. Now they will sell it for about $60,000. Included in the sale are 225 acres of land and fourteen -including the post office, liquior store, grocery store, cafe, trailer camp and water system. The condition of all three was reported "fair" by the hospital atteaches who said Mary suffered burns about the body, Martin, a service station employe, received body burns of the chest and Miss Sims was treated for burns about the upper portions of her body.

J. L. Austin and C. J. Bruce, patrolmen of DeKalb County assigned to investigate the fire, interviewed Martin at Grady to get an account of the tragic occurrence.

By his own admission, the filling station worker narrowly averted losing his life by dragging little Mary and Miss Sims out of the dwelling seconds after an oil stove exploded and turned the structure into a flaming inferno with six persons trapped inside. Martin said they were seated around the room when the stove suddenly "blew up." He said he he quickly grabbed two of the survivors and bolted out of of the flaming tenement house. fire fighters from Avondale Estates and Glenwood fire stations arrived at the Austin Circle address, 13 miles from the City of Atlanta and near the Covington state highway, the blaze had subsided and six persons perished. By the the final ember had been extinguished, the scene began taking on a ghostly appearance. Towering( twisting branches of pine, popular and oak trees rustled as unconcerned chilled winds whistled overhead.

A single-blade axe stood sentry against a giant oak two pair trousers bent slightly over a plank on a triangular-shaped woodshed, and a clay dirt, single wagon trail turned sharply from the remains of the structure, dart(Continued On Page Eight) Passed Two Years Ago Nov. 14, 1948 Mr. Ward, formerly of 416 So. Ripley Street, passed in the Navy November 14, 1948. He served' more than five years, after being cal.ed to the colors of his country.

He went into the service on April 8, 1943 and received his training in Norfolk, where he was made S. T. 2nd Class. After the war was over Mr. Ward was stationed in San Franci.co, California.

He died three miles west of El Centro, California, and was "MISS TEXAS STATE Miss LaVonne Taylor of 4603 Sharon Avenue, Houston, was named Miss TSU in a popular vote election on the campus last week. She is the daughter of Mrs. Earnestine Taylor of Grande Prairie, Texus and a senior in physical Hastie, Madam Pandit On Hunter College Program near Sangju about August 1. He was riding in Jeep with South Korean interpreter and high ranking officer. Later was killed when jeep ran off bombed out bridge during withdrawal that night.

Later he said 373 United Nations soldiers what is described as "death march" of 100 miles from Seoul to Pyongyang. "Many of them fell out of line from exhaustion and malnutrition. Very soon after line of march passed we could hear shot, we wouuld know soldier were killed," said Lt. Smith. The eight escaped prisoners won freedom by daring to drop out of line one night.

When they were captured, each man had good warm clothes. These were taken by Reds and soldiers were forced to wear castoff lice-filled rags. North Koreans even took their blankets, they had to huddle together when resting at night to keep warm. Many of men made long trek nearly with barefeet. Their food was meager portion of filthy North Korean soup with hardtack crackers so rough they bruised and blistered their mouths.

Big break for eight prisoners came when UN forces smashed way into this city. Men had been befriended by North Korean civilians. "I thank God I have been able to return alive," said Smith. Among other seven prisoners, all white, were: Capt. William D.

Locke, of Enfield, North Carolina, Sergeant William Jones of 740 Edmund Street, Flint, and Edward Holcomb, of 1847 Parkamo Avenue, Emerson, Ohio. TV Causes Box Office Dip At Movie Houses NEW YORK- -A survey made last week in metropolitan New York showed television is only one of many factors that help make the box office gate dip at movie houses. Of the number interviewed by a New York paper, only 23.6 per cent said poor quality and uninteresting pictures made them stay away. Staying home with the kids and high admission prices kept other movie fans at home. One thousand door to door interviews in widely-scattered areas gave the results.

Democrats list $1,705,570 in cam paign expenditures. NEW YORK, N. Y. Federal, Judge William H. Hastie of the Third District United States Circuit Court of Appeals and Madame Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, Indian Ambassador to the United States, will speak in New York, Tuesday, November 14 at 8:30 p.

m. in Hunter College Assembly Hall, at an educational symposium entitled "America from My Vantage Point." John Mason Brown will preside at the meeting which is being COsponsored by the United Negro lege Fund with the New York College Clubs of Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke, Radcliffe, Smith, Wednesday, and the American Association of University Women, New York City Branch. Judge Hastie, the first Negro to as Governor of the Virgin Islands (1937-39) 'and to be appointed as a federal judge, will speak on the need for broadening the opportunities for fuller participation by Negroes in the main current of our national life, and Madame Pandit will discuss its international significance. As chairman of the symposium, John Mason Brown will act as moderator of a panel discussion participated in by Dr. Dorothy B.

Ferebee, a practicing physician in Washington, D. C. and successor to Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune as president of the National Council for Negro Women; William I. Trent, executive director of the United Negro College Fund; Dr William J.

Knox, former atomic bomb scientist, now a research chemist for Eastman-Kodax Company, Rochester, New York; and Miss Nell Cochrane, senior and president of the Student Council at Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts. The program is the second in a series of such public information events planned by the Fund in the interest of educational opportunities for Negroes. Mrs. Richard O. Loengard, who served as chairman of the executive committee of the 1949 symposium entitled, Stake in the Educated Negro," at which General George C.

Marshall spoke, is serving in the same capacity this year. Gold Coast Students Say Africans Immune To Reds CHICAGO (ANP)- According to Jacob Botchway and Emmanuel Addy, African students attending Lewis college at Lockport, "Africa is immune to Communism and Communism can never hope to make inroads." Both men are natives of Accra, the seacoast capitol of the British West African Gold Coast colony. They flew here on last September to enter Lewis under the sponsorship of Bishop Sheil, the school's founder, after taking competitive examinations for the scholarships at Accra. The CYO paid their transportation, tuition, and living expenses. Addy believes, "Communism is not compatible with our way of life.

Africans, whether Christian or pagan, deeply believe in some form of deity and never could accept any form of Communism." No mention was made of the violent activities of Kwame Nkrumah, fellow countryman and Lincoln university (Pa.) graduate, who leads the extreme and oftlabelled "radical" group known as the Convention Peoples party. Nkrumah, who was set down as secretary of the United Gold Coast convention party, a national movement, to achieve selfgovernment the Gold Coast in the shortest possible time, formed his own group in June, 1949. After engineering a series of strikes, and boycotts, he was arrested by the British colonial government on charges of civic disobedience. It is said that when searched, a Communist party mem bership card was found in his possession. Addy is taking a four-year degree course in electrical engineer ing, and plans to enter the engieering field when he returns Accra.

He served in India duriri World War II as a radio operate with an African division in th British army. Botchway, 39, the father of children, is taking a two yea course in. electronics and ma, take an additional two years of advanced work. He plans to teach the subject in the new technical school being constructed by missionaries in the Gold Coast. He has been a teacher since 1935.

MR. W. T. WARD escorted home by Mr. John J.

Farris, ST.2C. It will be remembered that Mr. Ward attended Booker T. Washington High School of this city, and was graduated with the cla's of the early 40's. He leaves a wife, Mrs.

Frances Russell Ward, a daughter Diane, of 422 So. Ripley a mother, Mrs. Susie Ward and several sisters and a host of friends His father, Mr. Walter T. Ward, at one time the organizer of the A.

F. and A. M. Mason also passed a few months ago. UNSUSPECTED FIRE RISK HOLTWOOD, Farmer Ro bert McKinley set a bottle of tu pentine on a box on his porch The rays of the sun, falling on th bottle, heated it to flaming point and the box caught fire.

The rural mail carrier, Charles Miller, spotted the fire and threw 8 bucket of water on the bottle cracking the bottle and the flam ing turpentine set fire to the porch. Light company workers down the porch and reaching the rest of the house..