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Evening star., 1952-02-13
Virginia Bill Asks
Heavier Penalties for
kidnapping Of Women
By Staff eerresponden, Of The Star

RICHMOND, Feb. 1s.-The kid
nap-rape Of o young Navy bride
from her Arlington apartment last
June has led to a bill before the
General Assembly to impose
heavier penalties for the charge Of
abduction with intent to defile.
Senator John A. K. Donovan
of Fairfax. q Falls Church attor-
ney, said he plans to introduce
this afternoon a bill which would
cover a situation called to his at
tention by Circuit Judges Walter
T. Mccarthy of Arlington and
Paul E. Brown of Fairfax. +
The bride. wife of a Navy en-
sign. was kidnapped frmo her first
floor apartment in. Colonial VIII
lage by John Robert Polk, 40, and
William Robert Payne. IS. She
was driven to q secluded spot near
Great Falls in Fairfax County
and was criminally assaulted sew
eral times. =
Both Men Convicted.
Inasmuch as the sex offense
took place in Fairfax County the
two men were tried and convicted
there on charges OF rape.
Polk was sentenced to 35 years
for rape and Payne was sentenced
to II years on the same charge in
Fairfax Circuit Court.
An Arlington jury found Polk
guilty of kidnapping and added 20
years to his Fairfax sentence.
Payne, however, pleaded guilty
In Arlington to the lesser offense
of abduction with intent to defi.e
and was sentenced to- 10 additional
years, the maximum for the crime
under present law.
Provides Higher Penalties.
The Donovan bin would have
the effect Of making abduction
with intent to defile equally as
serious as kidnapping with intent
to extort.
It provides higher penalties fo1
amy one who takes away or detains
against her will any female with
intent to marry or deflle her OF
causes such acts by others. Il
would be punishable by death ol
by life impriSonmeYit or bv con.
finement to q prison from i've te
20 years.
It also would be % felony to aid
in abduction for these purpose.
land the penalty would be from
! to 40 years imprisonment. A,
present the penalty for this i
from two to i've years. The bill
also is designed to cover threats
to kidaap for defilement or abduci
with intent to extort.
Evening star., 1952-02-13
Youth Orchestra PIuns
| sConcert in Montgomery

The Montgomery Youth Orches-
tra, under the direction of Chester
-. Petranek. viii present its second
.annual Valentines Day concert al
IS:15 pm. tomorrow ct the Mont.
gomery Hills Junior High School
The orchestra is made up oi
80 high school and junior high
school students selected from all
sthe schools In Montgomery County
Evening star., 1952-02-13
Girls New Racket
Leaves Gis Minus
|Dote, Magazines
Servicemen are the victims OF
a new racket in Alexandria.

Servicemen are the victims OF
a new racket in Alexandria.
Councilman Marshall j. Bev-
Ierley reported, at a meeting OF
the city Council last night, that
the soldiers are besieged by young
|girls pretending to sell magazine
subscriptions. To clinch their
sales, the girls promise to date the
|unsuspecting soldiers.
But when time for the date ar
rives, the girls don't appear.
What's more, the magazines never
arrive either.
Mr.. Beverley asked that the
commissioner Of revenue investi-
gate the practice. because he said
tit appeared to be a violation Of
business license regulations.
Evening star., 1952-02-13
Reserve Officers Plan
'MiIitury Ball Friday

Reserve Officers' Associations Of
the Greater Washington Area
will sponsor a military ball at o
pm. Friday at the Alexandra
Roller Skating Arena.
Capt. Harry j. Marx. U. S. ". R.,
lis general chairman Of the event,
which Is planned as a first annual
dance in comnaemoration Of Ma
Itional Defense Week. Capt. Marx
said no tickets would be sold at
the door. The ticket chairman ID
It. joseph Mecf1am.
Evening star., 1952-02-13
|McKeldin Backs BeoH
For Senate Nomination

CUMBERLAND. Md, Feb. i3
R.-Gov. McKeldin, titular head
OF the Republican Party in the
State, has thrown his backing
publicly to Representative Beall.
He made the Endorsement Sat-
urday night at q Lincoln Day
dinner here.
II. Grady Cores camp decried
Gov. McKeidin's Endorsement of
Mr.. Beall. John H. McFaul. man
ager Of Mr.. Cores Baltimore
headquarters. declared it was
contrary to good government for
. person in high ofice, whomever
he may be, to assume the role Of
dictator in the Manipulating Of
candidates for elective ofdce."
Evening star., 1952-02-13
Workers Of Arlington
To Elect Council

More than 1.100 Arlington
County workers are eligible te
vote today in the election Of the
first Employees Advisory Council
Creation Of the 30-membel
council is provided for in the new
merit system ordinance adopted
by the County Board last year.
Arlington County Personnel Di-
rector Jack II. Foster said the
council viii provide o medium for
expression Of employe opinion on
matters of personnel management
Evening star., 1952-02-13
Teacher Pay Raise
|Backers Looking Hard
For Anti-veto Votes
by the Assoeiaied Press

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. l3.-Advo-
Gates OF more State money for
school teachers struggled des-
perately today to bolster their
forces for a decisive test of
strength with Gov. McKeldin.
Senators and supporters from
outside maneuvered last night and
this morning for votes by which
to override Gov. McKeldin's veto
|of a State-paid increase in teacher
|minimumS.
The outcome hinged on a Sen
ate vote scheduled for this after
noon. At issue is the Governors
veto Of a 1851 act that would have
added $500 to the teacher salary
brackets requiring State support.
Gov. McKeldin rejected it be-
cause he said he thought the
counties should shoulder the
burden Of higher salaries. All
counties now allow more than the
Statewide scale.
Opposes Corporation Tax.
The Governor also opposed q
Is per cent increase in the cor
poration tax to finance for the
pay raises.
Thirteen Senators, two more
than necessary, voted last week to
uphold Gov. McKeldin. The dis
senting majority of 16 was insult
ficient to put the salary measure
across. But it had enough strength
to call up the question again.
Today's balloting will decide.
School system partisans, work
ing against Gov. McKeldin, con-
centrated their climatic drive on
three Senators who originally
voted to sustain the veto.
They cornered Senator Fletcher,
Republican, of Prince Georges, a
5th District Congressional candi-
date; Senator Bailey, Republican,
of st. Marys and Senator Dippel,
Democrat. Of Baltimore.
And in Prince Georges yester-
day, the County Board of Educa-
ton voted to send a telegram to
Mr.. Fletcher demanding a rever-
sal Of his previous vote against
the bill.
I'VE are counting on you to
vote in favor of overriding the
Governors veto," the telegram
said in part.
Unions Back Raise.
Philip H. Dorsey, jr., former
peoples counsel to the Public
Service Commission and a Demo-
cratic candidate for Congress in
the 5th. was active at the State
House. He is from Senator Bailey's
home county.
Also arguing vigorously were Of
ficers of the State CIO, Brother
hood Of Railroad Trainmen and
International Association of Ma
chiniSts.
Word circulated that Senator
Melnicove, Democrat, of Baltimore
was ready to transfer his vote to
the Governor. He was one of the
Is who wanted to override the veto
before.
Should he switch, the veto would
be sustained unless three were
persuaded to turn about.
Senator Hyde, Republican, Of
Montgomery made it plain he was
not susceptible. He said some
members of the Montgomery
County Council and voter groups
frequently a source of hostility to
the veto. had complimented him
for siding with Gov. McKeldin.
Evening star., 1952-02-13
|Michigon Y. Graduates
|Heur McNuYr Feb. Il

4 Montgomery County Manager
Irving G. SMcNayr will address
graduate students Of the Institute
OF Public Administration at the
University Of Michigan. In Ann
Arbor. on February u.
Mr.. McNayr will speak ON @Or-
ganixing County Government for
Evening star., 1952-02-13
PTA PIons Proarum

The Fairmount Heights Elemen-
ltary School PTA viii meet at
8 pm. tomorrow In the school
After the meeting. two sixth grade
classes will present Q program on
Living IN q Democracy"
Evening star., 1952-02-13
EnoIeside PTA Dinner

A spaghetti dinner for benefit
lot the Woodlawn School PTA vii.
be held in the school in Engle-
sidee Ya freznr stNE5 5i3o Pm. or
InOrsQa9. - !.
Evening star., 1952-02-13
County 6. 0. P. Holds
Harmonious Meeting
In Prince Georges

Prince Georges County Repub-
hcans and . sprinkling Of Demo-
Gratis crowded the ICE Club at
Morningside last night to hear
g. O. P. candidates extol Abraham
Lincoln and. lash the 20-year- -old
national Democratic regime.
Representative Beall of the 9Th
district and H. Grady Gore of
Montgomery County, both con-
tenders for the senatorial nomina-
ton, drew equal applause from
the crowd. Neither mentioned the
Monday night incident in Mont
somery County where Gore back
ers claimed their candidate was
kept on the floor by Beall STRAIT
egists.
Holds 'No Rensentment."
Privately. Mr.. Gore said he held
no resentment on his own ac-
count. Il don't mind being pushed
around q Bit" he said, but I am
displeased when my supporters
receive that kind of treatment"
Publicly, he told the audience
IT know the people of Prince
Georges County are fair and
square" Then he raked the
Truman administration for spend
ing so heavily that "the national
solvency is endangered"
In a brief address preceding his
reduction Of Representative
Paul Cunningham Of Iowa, Mr.
Beall recalled his long disagree
ment with New Deal ideas and re.
iterated his opposition to social.
|tstic" policies.
Organization Stressed.
Mr.. Cunningham interspersed
eulogies Of Lincoln with a call 70,
strong party organization and
united support Of primary win.
|ners..
Robert e. Ennis, . Capitol
Heights attorney and one Of the
large field Of House contenders
read Q resolution asking President
Truman for information about
the country's gold.
Other House aspirants who
spoke included: State Senator
John r. Fletcher, Frank Small, jr.
Lawrence J. Burns. Gordon Louk
and John w. Staggers. Edwin A.
Glenn presided.
Evening star., 1952-02-13

1Vh 4aA 0CpC0l StVUlCUs
The House Committee on Privi.
lleges and Elections referred twt
proposed poll tax repeal resolu.
ltions to . subcommittee for study
after . public hearing.
Among the witnesses were Mrs
Charles Planck Of Arlington, rep.
lresenting the League of Womer
Voters. She said a league surve,
Of key citizens in the State shovel
overwhelming sentiment for re.
peal.
The survey. she said, favored
keeping registration Of voters cur.
rent by providing that any person
who votes once in two or foul
years will remain registered. The
league already has supported .
Senate resolution with the four
year provision.
The league. she said. also wants
registration books kept open ur
to 80 days before election and the
use Of printed registration forms
authorized.
Evening star., 1952-02-13

: TIOHOlltdl dlCd ID d44 AAoNSA aVCS
! community now and needed &
regional approach to mutua
problems.
He said he did not think th'
plan would succeed easily, how
lever. He said it was a miracle
that Alexandria, Arlington, Fall
Church and Fairfax had been abll
s.to get together to sponsor (
regional survey Of sewage disposa
! problems. A report of that surve.
lis being studied now.
S Mr.. Backus thought the variou
communities might have too man.
I sproblems Of their own to permi
adequate attention to such ,
regional council.
s@ Marshall j. Beverley, Alexandra
COUNCILMAN, said It was a "won
. derful idea" and he was eonfiden
sAlexandria, would participate.
II Termed Wise Move.
Il Robert w. Cox, chairman of tn,
sArlington County Board, termed
! ahe proposal for regional council
Ia wise move and said he hopet
darlington would participate.
II Arlington is q separate politica
Jurisdiction and should remail
iso," MIR. Cox said. "But we car
lnaintain our separate identit!
/ land at the same time co-operat'
In planning to meet mutual prob
lens. We've got to have join
,planning."
ID Charles E. Kellogg, Mayor o
Falls Church. said he believed /
swould be "very desirable to worl
together" He added, ~Fhe prob
Slems of the area are interrelate,
sand working together is the cheap
Jest and best way to settle them.
, 1952-08-30
WHEN JUSTICE FAILED

H EDITOR of the St. Thomas Daily News was one of
two press representatives present at the recent hearings held
in Frederiksted when Patroman Leopold Citizens was charged
with mansIaughter. The other, of course, was the editor of
the AVIS which, up to this time, made no editorial comment
but reported the case in detail We here reprint the following
from the St. Thomas Daily News of Monday, August Is, 1852.
"The charging of manslaughter against Patrolman Citizens
who in the proper discharge Of duty shot Gabriel Jackson in
Frederiksted on June / may have serious repercussion in the
enforcement of law in st. Croix. According to the testimony
presented in a preliminary hearing, Patrolman Citizens with
out malice and after proper warning felled Jackson with a
bullet after Jackson had threatened to do him bodily harm
with a sword-like cutlass. Following the coroners inquest per
sons with peculiar interests clamored for the scalp of the new
police officer. They branded the shooting cold blooded muir
der and from platform and in the press declared that the
witnesses t~estifying on behalf of the policeman had perjured
themselves. Through discreet handling the agitation against
the police officer was carefully confined to st. Croix.
"After the preliminary hearing the police officer was held
on a manslaughter charge for the District Court. This move
was obviously to appease demagogues who have been demand
ing that the case goes to court for trial. From the facts at
the preliminary hearing is was clear that the police officer did
execute his duty with an aWareness OF responsibility that IS
commendable. Instead of the Police Judge taking the trend to
appease the demagogues he could more properly and with
better justification have praised the young police officer for
fine conduct in a most dangerous and difficult circumstance
and thus Strengthened and strengthened the lines OF law en-
forcement in that community. But his decision gives AID and
comfort to an element of society that presents constant
threat to law abiding citizens. It is indeed a shame that a
public servant who risks his life to protect the general vel
fare in the proper discharge of duty should be thus humili-
ated. Patrolman Citizens carried out the law. The people OF
st. Croix should stand four squares behind him. It will be
recalled that when Warden Sarauw was faced with q similar
situation at Richmond, he ran away and was discharged. In
this case Patrolman Citizens stood his ground and protected
the dignity of the people of the municipality. Is that a crime?
IF Patrolman Citizens is not justified in shooting Gabriel
jackson then the charge, it seems to US, should pc murder ana
, 1952-08-30

not involuntary manslaughter, as he deliberately shot his
assalant as a last resort.
I'VE do hope that this case will not place a premium on
demagoguery and that the much needed weight of justice
to strengthen the hands Of law enforcement will be forth
coming from the District Court"
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1952-09-27

The Allied Civic and Po-
litical Council of Roanoke is
planning ia "n bipartisan
voters convention" for Tues
day night, September 80, to
select a candidate for City
Council next year and Whip
up interest in the presiden-
tial election.
Headquarters of both the
Democratic and Republican
Parties are sending speak
ers to address the meeting
in the interest of their pres
idential candidate.
DR.. Marshall Shepard, Sr.,
pastor of Mt. Olivet Baptist
Church a nd recorder of
deeds in Philadelphia, will
speak for Stevenson and
Sparkman. Henry Lincoln
johnson, Jr., son of the ia
nous Republican leader, a
Washington attorney w h o
was active in the 1913 cam
paign for Dewey, will speak
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1952-09-27
Notes
on -
The
News
By T. J. Sellers
WHY | AM AGAINST SEGREGATION
By T. J. Sellers

EDITORS NOTE: This column first
appeared on january IL, 1852, under
the head, Russia And Race Relations"
is being reprinted this week by re-
quest.)
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1952-09-27
Charlottesville Teachers
Hold Priesthood Conference

The Allbemarle County
and Jackson P. Burnley tea
cheers held a pre-school con
terence in the Jackson p
Burley High School August
POPS.
The following workshops
were conducted with the
respective chairmen.
Guidance, Mrs. Thelma Nc.
Creary; Classroom Organi.
zation and Curriculum
Miss Lydia Murray; Read
ing, Phonics and Speech I'M.
provement, Mrs. Margaret
Smith; Teachers Function
IN Public Relations, Mrs
Ethel p. Nicholas; Science
Mrs. Commora Snowden
Art, Mrs. Asalie Preston
Mathematics, Mrs. Lille
Mae Brown.
Mr.. Leander j. Shaw
Principal of Jackson P
Burley High, introduced the
Continued to Page Three)
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1952-09-27

cgates or smok e. filled
rooms"
Crowd OF 1000 Expected
This meeting will be held
at the Star City Auditorium,
corner Henry st. and Wells
Ave-, N. w. A crowd of
1000 is anticipated--many
from neighboring towns in
Western Virginia.
A number of things have
been planned to give t he
meeting the air of q major
political convention--includ-
ing a ramp from the stage
to the speakers nostrum,
similar to the one used al
Chicago. Music for the oc
caSlon Will be rendered by
the Addison High School
Band and Mrs. Letitia Penn
at the Hammond organ. Sc.
lections will also be rem.
dered by the renound bari.
tone, Ralph Thomas.
The two speakers for the
presidential candidates, DR.
Shepard and Attorney John.
son, were secured through
the speakers bureau of the
Democratic and Republican
Parties, stated DIR. Penn.
Participation in the nomi.
nation of the Negro candi.
date for City Council will be
open to any citizen of Roa
noke, 81 years of age and
over.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1952-09-27
Top Politicians To Address Giant
Non-Partician Convention In
Roanoke, Tuesday Night, Sept. 30
Henry Lincoln Johnson Of Washington,
D. C.,To Speak for Eisenhower and Nixon;
DR.. Marshall SHEPPARD Of Philadelphia
10 Speak for Stevenson and Sparkrnan

for General Eisenhower and
Nixon.
Among the prominent Re.
pubicans and Democrats in.
vited to attend are Con.
gresham Clarence G.. Bur.
ton of Lynchburg; Richard
Poff, Republican Candidate
of Radford; Stuart B. Car
ter, 9Th Congressional char
man of ? Fincastle; Bentiy
Hite, S t a t e Republican
chairman of Christiansburg
William l.. Martin, Local
Democratic campaign man
ager; II. L. Lawson, local
Republican campaign man
ager; Linwood Holton, To-
cal Republican C h a r man
and R. P. Elliot, local Dem
ocratic chairman.
DR.. Penn said the speech
es are aimed at getting out
the maximum Negro vote in
E h presidential election
possibly as many as 1000.
But the main purpose is to
get ready for next years
councilmanic election with
the avwed purpose of elect
ing a Negro member chosen
by the September meeting.
Hope To Rally Groups
The purpose of nominat-
ing a Negro candidate this
month, DR.. Penn said, is to
rally all Negro organiza-
tons in the city behind an
intensive campaign to quail
ify non-voters by the De-
cember deadline for paying
poll taxes in order to vote
in next years councilmanic
election. Two seats are open
in the special election start
ing Roanoke's first seven
man City Council.
The goal is 5000 regis
tered Negro voters. DR.. Penn
stated that the meeting will
be like a. national political
convention except there
will be no jockeying for del
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1952-09-27
Rev. {. |. Green
To Be Installed
AT Mt. Zion Bapt.

The Reverend Emmett L.
Green, minister-elect of the
Mt. Zion Baptist Church of
Charlottesville, will be in
stalled as pastor on Sunday,
Sept. %, at $3.50 pm. Sew
eral guest ministers and
laymen will participate IN
the installation service. The
sermon will be delivered by
the minister's father, the
Reverend E.. L. Green, of
the First Baptist Church,
Steelton, Pa. The minister
elect was called to Mt. Zion
from First Baptist Church,
Lexington, Va. He is a grad
uate of Virginia Union Uni
versity and Andover New
ton Theological s. C h O O l.,
Newton Center, Mass.
Rev. Green, son of Rev.
and Mrs. E. l.. Green, is a
native of Lynchburg, Va.
He was reared in Sewick-
ley, Pa, and was gradual
ed from the public schools
there.
His services have been
saught by many religious,
e d Ii C a t ional and civic
groups. In Lexington he
served on the Executive
Board of the American Red
Cross and as secretary-treas-
urer of the Interracial and
Mathematician Minis
terial Association.
His wife, Mrs. Marjorie
Claiborne Green, is a. for
mer teacher of Danville, Va.
His children are Cynthia
and Paula Green.
Pastors taking part in the
service through the week
were Rev. e. D. McCreary,
Rev. |. A. j. Kennedy, Rev.
B.F. Bum, Rev. E.. T. Torn
ton and Rev. Robert Smith.
Special music was rem
dered by the neighboring
C h IRIS of Charlottesville
and selections by Mrs. Fran
ces Coleman and Mrs. Eve
lyn Johnson. Others appear
ing on program were Mr.. j.
j. Truehart, Mr.. Frank
Woodley, Rev. A. L. Up
shaw, Rev. William Hodge
DR.. ]. M. Ellison and Rev.
G.. L. Evans.
The installation committee
responsible for the plan
ming of the service, includ-
ed Mrs. Virginia Edwards,
Mr.. J. J. Truehart, Mr.. Will
lard Robinson, Mrs. Matte.
Carter and Mrs. Ethel Mich
olas.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1952-09-27
Mems Day In Buchanan
A Great Success

Beautiful flowers, friendly ushers wear
ing white uniforms, and the senior and
junior choirs wearing white robes all set
perfect stage last Sunday morning for
the first Mems Day program at First Bap-
fist Church under the pastorate of Rev.
F. T.. Alexander
Speaker for the morning service was
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