ThE MICHIGAN' iAiiV .-a.aat kat ur ,Y u WEWNESDAT. APRIL Ifi.1944 a :ia ibil 1.7J1DYY { ; Defense Motion I Of Not Guilty Is Denied Padgett Prosecution Rests Case; Defendant May Take Stand Today A defense motion asking a directed verdict of not guilty was denied yes- terday in the two-day old retrial of William H. Padgett, on trial for the niurder of City Policeman Clifford Stang here nine years ago. At the same time the prosecution rested its case after its two chief witnesses, William Conlin and Her- bert-T. Wetherbee, proprietors of the clothing store, in which the murder allegedly took place had "positively" identified the defendant as the man in their store March 21, 1935. In making the "not guilty" mo- tion Nelson pointed out that no testi- mony had been brought out indicat- ing that the defendant actually did the shooting. Although. two shots were fired during the attempted holdup which resulted in Stang's death, he contended, neither Her- bert Weatherbee nor William Conlin proprietors, were eye witnesses even though in the store at the time. Judge Chenot denied the motion on the grounds that the state does not have to show by direct evidence who fired the shot and that there is no evidence of self incrimination or violation of constitutional rights. "I'll charge the jury on the law," he said in making the decision, "but they alone must decide the facts. If they have to speculate, they will." Nelson also pointed out that the prosecution had failed to inform him of the absence of Lt. James Akers, one of the key witnesses in the orig- inal trial. It was through Akers' tes- timony before the Supreme Court last November that the retrial was grant- ed. Special Prosecutor Albert J. Rapp said after yesterday's session that he expected the case to gobefore the jury today after additional evidence had been presented by the. defense. He also indicated that Padgett, who has not appeared before the court as yet, may take the stand today. Catholic Group To Meet Group discussion in Christian doc- trine and devotions will be continued by Catholic students at 7:30 p.m. to- day in the clubrooms of St. Mary Student Chapel. DIRECTORY CLASSIFIED RATES $ .40 per 15-word insertion for one or two days. (In- crease of 10c for each additional 5 words.) Non-Contract $1.00 per 15-word insertin for hree or more days. (In- crease of 25c for each additional 5 words.) Contract Rates on Request HELP WANTED BOYS wanted for work in kitchen for luncheon and dinner. 1501 Washtenaw, phone 23279; Mrs. Rowles. BOY WANTED for dishwashing. Ap- ply in person. Martha Cook Build- ing; between 8 and 1. STUDENT-Men and women. Good pay. Excellent meals. University Grill. 615 East Williams. Phone 9268. MEN to work during mealtime for board. Contact cook or manager. Phone 2-3179. FOR SALE FOR SALE-One indirect lighting student lamp. $4.00. Phone 26085. FOR SALE-Second-hand Keuffel & Esser Mannheim Slide Rule. Ex- cellent condition. Call 463 Jordan after 6:00. REVLON lipsticks and wind-milled face powder, nail enamels and ac- cessories at Marshalls, next to the State Theatre. ELECTRIC IRONS FOR SALE - Good ones, used, reconditioned. While they last, $3.00 up. 713 S. Division Street. MISCELLANEOUS MIMEOGRAPiING: thesis binding. Brumfield and Brumfield, 308 S. State. IjIciitan iten at liat I BACK TO HAVANA: Cuban. Girl Reported 'Well and Happy' in Letter to Nurses Aide Associate professor in the Univer- sity from 1935 to 1942, William P. Halstead of Ann Arbor was promoted to the rank of first lieutenant at the School for Special Service in Lexing- ton, Va., where he is an instructor in the Orientation and Education De- partment. Lt. Halstead, who received a Ph. D. in Speech from the University in 1935, taught acting, directing, radio and public speaking. Entering the Army in June, 1942, as an enlisted man, he was a weather observer at Gowan Field, Boise, Idaho. He was then sent to the quarter- master school where he was commis- sioned July 2, 1943. After serving in the Quartermaster Section at Tinker Field, Okla., he was sent to the School for Special Service as an in- structor. Second Lt. Roosevelt Stiger of Jackson who graduated from the Uni- versity with a B.A. degree in 1942, recently reported for duty at Selfridge Field where he has been assigned to the 553rd Fighter Squadron. Selfridge Field is the first duty as- signment of Lt. Stiger who was com- missioned March 12, 1944, after re- ceiving aviation cadet training at Tuskegee Army Air Field. Tuskegee, Ala. Eight at Maxwell Field Eight former students from the University have reported to the Pre- Flight School at Maxwell Field, Ala., to begin another phase of their train- ing in the Army Air Forces. Here the aviation cadets will receive nine weeks of intensive physical, military and academic instruction. They are Aviation Cadets Frank E. Douglass, who attended the Univer- sity in 1940-42; Robert D. Grossman, 1940-41; Arthur E. Hagen, Jr., 1942- 43; -George A. Male, 1942-43; Mar- shall F. Moser, 1939-43 (B.A. De- gree); Irving W. Oberfelder, 1942-43; John M. Quinn, 1936-37; and William L. Schmidt, Jr., 1940-43. John B. Dalton of Plainfield, N.J., received the silver wings of a Flying Officer and was commissioned a sec- ond lieutenant in the Army Air Forces when he graduated from Columbus Army Air Field near Columbus, Miss., April 15. Twenty-Six Commissioned Former collegians from the cam- puses of more than 125 American col- leges and universities helped to swell the record-breaking total of combat pilots who received their wins this month from the 11 southwestern ad- vanced flying schools of the AAF Training Command, for this month's graduation ceremonies were the larg- est ever held by the Central Flying Training Command. Fifth longest list among American colleges represented on the Central Radio Series To Begin Soon The first in a series of programs on medical subjects to be presented by the University will be given at 11:15 p.m., Thursday, April 27, over [Station WJR, Detroit. Opening the series will be a talk on "Modern Treatment of Arthritis" by Dr. Richard H. Freyberg, assistant professor of internal medicine and head of the Rackham Arthritis Re- search Unit. In following programs, Dr. Ernest H. Watson will speak on "Accidents in Childhood," Dr. Robert A. Rettig will talk on "Post-War Problems Relative to Tropical Diseases," and Dr. Russell DeJong will discuss "Sick Headaches: Their Significance and Treatment." Joint sponsors of the series are the State Medical Society, the University School of Medicine and the Extension Service. Life Union Cards on Sale Union life membership cards are now available at the Union business offices. All civilian students who have attended the University for the equivalent, of eight semesters are entitled to life membership. Flying Training Command gradua- tion roster was that of this Univer- sity which contributed the number of 26 ex-students to the ranks of newly- commissioned bomber and fighter pilots. This month's graduation cer- emonies were the largest ever held by the Central Flying Training Com- mand. Fighter pilots receiving their wings at Eagle Pass, Tex., were Robert J. Farr of St. Clair, who attended the University in 1942; Ralph C. Rfeid of Saginaw, '40-'43; Earl A. Hoag of Ann Arbor, '39-'40; Donald F. M- Ember of Ludington, '41-'43; Donald G. McHenry of Grosse Pointe, '42- '43; John R. Traige of Sault Ste, Ma- rie, '42-'43; and John W. Walcott of Ann Arbor, '39-'43. Bomber Pilots Graduated Bomber pilots graduating from Al- tus Field, Okla., were William J. Wehrly of Farmington, who attend- ed the University from 1940-41; Lu- ther N. Post of White Plains, N.Y., 1940-43; and Clayton L. Henderson of Muskegon, 1940-42. Other fighter pilots receiving their coveted wings from Aloe Field, Tex., were George M. McConkey of Ann Arbor, who was a student here from 1941-42; Allen V. Mundt of Marin- ette, Wis., 1940-43; Austin S. Miller of Mt. Pleasant, '40-'42; and Byron Smith, Jr., of Valparaiso, Ind., 1941- 43, from Foster Flying Field, Tex. Other bomber pilots who gradu- ated from Texas air fields were Edgar B. Gibson of Detroit, who was a student here from 1939-41, from El- lington Field, Paul J. Keenan of Rochester, N.Y., 1940-43; also from Ellington Field, Flight Officer Thom- as Wilson of Saginaw. 1940-42, from Frederick Field. Three Finish Training Graduating from the Lubbock Field, Tex., were John H. Hoppin of Detroit, who attended the University from 1937-40; David W. Peters, Jr., of De- troit, 1942-43; and Cornelius F. Van- derberg of Rochester, N.Y., 1940-43. From Pampa Field, Tex., graduated Richard J. Brashler of Columbus, O., who was a student here from 1941- 43; John P. Davidson of Berlin, N.H., 1937-38; Charles H. Grieve of Wy- andotte, 1941-42; Thomas J. Lotina of Berwyn, 1942-43; and Robert A. Mills of Ann Arbor, 1942-43. Carroll W. McConnell of Detroit and David E. McDuffee of Grand Rapids, who attended the University in 1942, received their wigs from the Blackland Flying Field, Tex. JAG Class of 60 Will Graduate The smallest officer candidate class in the history of the Judge Advocate General's School, the 5th OC class consisting of 60 men, will be commis- sioned as second lieutenants April 28 and will graduate April 29. Th'e men will receive their commis- sions in a review parade in the law quadrangle before Maj. Gen. Myron C. Cramer, the Judge Advocate Gen- eral of the Army and Brig. Gen. John M. Weir, an assistant Judge Advo- cate General. SThe school can recommend that up to fifty percent of the men be pro- moted immediately to first lieuten- ants. It is the only OCS in the coun- try that can do this. The officer candidate course lasts 17 weeks while the course given to of- ficers 'takes eight weeks. The 16th Officer Class will graduate in the middle of May and the 6th OC class, which is the largest officer candidate class in the history of the school, will graduate in about 13 weeks. Organist To Present Last Faculty Concert The last of three faculty concerts under the auspices of the School of Music will be given by Frieda op't Holt Vogan, organist, at 4:15 p.m. Sunday in Hill Auditorium. Her program will include the "Symphony in. G major for Organ" by Leo Sowerby, American composer. Gladys Herrara, two year old Cu- ban girl who was flown from Havana to the University Hospital for a deli- cate brain operation last December, was reported to be "well and happy" in a letter sent recently by her mo- ther to nurses aide, Margery Snow-t den, '44. Flight priorities from two govern- ments made possible the 2000 mile trip by plane for Gladys and Honor MuSic her Sororities To Give Program Spudenf's Composition Will Be Main Feature "Sonata for Violin and Piano," composed by Jeannette Haien, an Ann Arbor student at the University, will highlight the "Victory Musicale" which Sigma Alpha Iota and Mu Phi Epsilon, two honorary musical sorori- ties, will present at 8:30 p.m. Friday in the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. Miss Haien, a pianist, and Eliza- beth Ivanoff, Grad. SM, violinist, will open the musicale to help in the sale of war bonds and stamps with this original number. Project Is National This project originated with the national headquarters of the sorori- ties, and similar musicales have been given in all college towns where chap- ters exist. Anyone who buys a bond from a member of either sorority may apply for a free ticket, since the pur- chase of bonds or stamps is the only means of admission. Tickets to the performance may also be bought at the door. Miss Dorothy James, assistant pro- fessor of musical theory in the Ypsi- lanti Normal, and also at present in the University, is represented by two numbers, "Niobe" and "Recitative and Air," the latter being written especially for this event. Miss James had her training chief- ly at the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago and studied com- position with Howard Hanson, Eric DeLamarter and Ernest Krenek. She has had compositions performed by the Rochester Philharmonic Orches- tra. Two of her numbers, "Paul Bun- yan" and "The Jumblies" have been played at May Festivals here. Chorus Will Be Presented thA chorus, composed of members of the two sororities, will sing a group of three modern American pieces and will assist a string ensemble in the performance of Miss James' "Niobe." Miss Rose Marie Grentzer, instruc- tor in music education in the Univer- sity, also director of vocal music in Ann Arbor High School, will direct' the women's chorus. Carl Eppert's "A Little Symphony" will be performed by a woodwind 1 quintet, comprised of an oboist, flut- ist, French horn, clarinetist and bas- soonist- (Continued from Page 1) 9:15 a.m. in Rackham Auditorium. Robert C. Wallace, Principal and Vice-Chancellor at Queen's Univer- sity in Ontario and one of the lead- ing Canadian educators, will speak on "Looking Ahead in Education" at the same session. Willys R. Peck of the State Depart- ment will address the Club on "The Wartime Cultural Exchange Program with China" at 7:30 p.m. Friday. He is a former United States minister to Thailand. Carl Joachim Hambro will be the featured speaker at the Saturday morning session. Formerly president of the Norwegian Parliament and the League of Nations Assembly in Genle- va, Hambro has played a leading part in Norwegian affairs. Mic hiegaiI parents, Dr. and Mrs. Marcos Her- rara in December, but the return had to be made by train and Mrs. Her- arra wrote "luck was with our child on the journey." "She became very happy when she saw her brother. Now she doesn't want to leave him even for a moment.- She walks all over the house alone," I Mrs. Herrara added. The Cuban senorita's mother ex- pressed her gratitude to all those who made possible the successful opera- tion and said that she was happy to have had the chance to "know the great sentiments which you Ameri- cans have." Dr Max Minor Peet performed the operation last Decemer. An ailment which was at first thought to be'scar tissue proved in subsequent analysis to be a malignant tumor necessitat- ing x-ray treatment. Major Warner Leaves T odayv For New Post Maj. Lawrence P. Warner, who has been the executive officer of the 3651st S.U. since Sept. 20, 1943, will leave Ann Arbor today having been transferred to the 1627th S.U. in Detroit. Maj. Warner was commissioned as a second lieutenant 23 years ago when he was a student of the Uni- versity of Wisconsin. He was on an inactive status until Dec. 1. 1940. 1 He went on duty with an infantry company at Fort Sheridan, Ill., hav- ing been promoted to a major and was then transferred to the Chicago Ordnance District, and made assist- ant to the director of personnel of the Sixth Service Command Head- quarters. After attending the Command and Staff School at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., he reported to the headquar- ters of the Headquarters Communi- cation Zone, Desert Training Center at Banning, Cal. and was in the A.S.F. overseas officers pool there. Maj. Warner was sent to the Po- mona Ordnance Base as chief ord- nance inspector and finally as direc- tor of administration which position he held before coming here. He was promoted to the rank of major July 4, 1942. Before entering the army, Maj. Warner worked as a manufacturer's representative with headquarters in Chicago. Capt. Spence Back From Western Tour Capt George Spence, who has been on temporary duty for the past six weeks on the west coast and in the middle western states, will resume his duties today as commanding offi- cer of Co. A. Capt. Spence has been command- ing officer of the company since its ! formation in January 1943. During Capt. Spence's absence, Lt. HarryI Mead has replaced him as comand- ing officer of the company. Lt. Mead will leave today, having been trans- ferred to another camp. LT. KATHERINE JAMES . . . to leave today WAC Officer Lt. James To Leave Today Lt. Katherine James, the only WAC stationed in Ann Arbor, will leave today for the headquarters of the Fourth Service Command at Montgomery, Ala. and from there will probably be sent overseas. Lt. James came to Ann Arbor Aug. 28, 1943, and has served as assistant adjutant of the 3651st S.U. since that time. Prior to her assignment here she was adjutant of the 4638th S.U., Milwaukee, Wis., and a WAC recruit- ing officer in Wisconsin. After attending East Carolina Teacher's College, Lt. James went to Duke University where she earned her LL.B. She did post-graduate work in civil law at George Washing- ton University. Before entering the army she practiced law with her fa- ther, the late Robert C. James, who was a circuit court judge in North Carolina. to cure Spanish Club To Give Three Act Comedy Angela Pons Takes Lead Role in Romance; Madrid Life Portrayed A three-act romantic comedy, "Su- eno de una Noche de Agosto," will be presented by the La Sociedad His- panica at 8:30 p.m. today in the Lyd- ia Mendelssohn Theatre. The plot involves the life of a Ma- drid family and the romance be- tween the impetuous heroine, Ros- ario, and a suave novelist, El Apar- ecido. Rosario, who spends most of her time reading romantic novels and longing to be a modern, independent woman, is portrayed by Angela Pons; El Aparecido, who meets Rosario by chance when his hat blows in her window, is enacted by Franciscb Vil- legas. An encombrance to the romance is Amalia, a beautiful stage singer and dancer whose familiarity with the novelist completely upsets Ro rio and nearly causes an end to the ro- mance. The part of Amalia wilt be taken by Betsey Hartsuch. Paul Olivera and Armando Travie- so will be seen as Rosario's two broth- ers, Pepe and Emilio, who constantly arouse her envy. Emily Peter in the role of Dona Barbarita, the wise grandmother, advises the heroine from her experiences of three mar- riages and suggests that a woman's task is not to free herself from men but to manage them without their knowing it. The novelist's friend and critic, don Juan, is played by Juan Diaz- Lewis, and his retiring secretary, Irene, by Ann Terbrueggen. Prof. Anthony Pasquariello is the director of the comedy. All seats for the performance will be reserved. II Spring fever... GAY COTTONS for warm spring days that are ahead. Stripes and checks in pastels and' bright colors. Many featured in leading fashion magazines. Priced to fit the coed's purse. FPLOWERS for your hair to meet the coming spring. Every kind and color and even florescent ones. The June 9e £Aop 1113 South University Avenue . _ _ LAST DAY ! MARGARET SULLIVAN "CRY HA VOC"O IT'S RAVISHI In MAGICAL TECHNICOLOR!Ai I! ( 'A. N ~ ~" (~h N \ L J */ for N%~j9 WAR BONDS ISSUED HERE! DAY OR NIGHT Continuous from I P.M. Starts Thursday! rit . ytarrfng RITA ELP *49M GET THAT LONG STANAM T+IROUGH 1'TOtd9INT You can do it by not using Long i tance between 7 and 1.0 P. A. except l he most urgent calls. LOST and FOUND CHAIN of 9 keys. No identification. Between Washtenaw and Couzens Th E ware hours When most Ot service men are off duty and it's tIeir hest f S~., G I