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Evening star., 1954-10-15
Myrtle Beach, Wilmington Hit;
Schools and Offices Close Here
Damage Mounts,
But Storm Center
Will Miss Capital

The Washington area felt the
advance threat of Hurricane
Hazel today as wires and tree
limbs tumbled and b0Eh Govern
ment employees and school chill
dren were dismissed in antici-
patton of a blow expected to
reach go miles an hour by 8
pm.
Beginning early this morning,
the storm built up steadily as
the big hurricane advanced at
about 80 miles an hour. The
Weather Bureau said its center
would pass from 10 to so miles
west of Washington.
While much of the winds fury
will have been spent on its north
ern journey, early damage indi-
Gated the area was in for a rough
period before the hurricane
moves on. Gales of up to so
miles an hour we're reported
early this afternoon.
Small Plane Flips Over.
Despite all precautions. a small
private plane ripped from it's
moorings and tipped over on its
back at National Airport,
About II o'clock, with TIE wind
steadily rising. reports of fallen
wires began mounting. Wires
were down in the Bethesda
Chevy Chase area, as well as at
Silver Spring.
Live wires were down in the
2400 block of North Fillmore
street and at Washington boule-
ward and North Quantico street,
in Arlington, and power lines
were down at several other points
in the county.
Part of a roof Of a house at
1926 Seventeenth street NV.
Evening star., 1954-10-15
Hurricane Roaring Through Caro|inas
Urged
To Loop1o|e
On Insanity
Appeals Court Asks
Committing Of More
Cleared in Crimes

The United States Court Of
Appeals for the District yester-
day strongly urged District
judges to use their discretionary
power to commit to mental in
stitutions defendants who have
been found not guilty by reason
Of insanity.
The appellate courts recon-
mendation was made in an
amendment to its opinion in
the Monte Durham case. In that
opinion the court broadened the
tests by which a defendant in
a criminal case may be found
innocent through an insanity
plea.
Viewed as Easy Escape.
The opinion had been criti-
cized by prosecutors as increas-
ing the chances of criminals
walking the streets as free men
after having been acquitted on
insanity grounds.
Under the law, judges are
given discretionary power to
commit such defendants to men,
tai institutions until they are
determined to be no longer a
social menace. This commitment
power has not always been in
voked.
The courts amendment was
incorporated in a footnote to
the opinion. The footnote cited
cases and the District code as
holding that IAN accused per-
son who is acquitted by reason
of insanity is presumed to be
insane" (there followed citations
from different cases) "and may
be committed for an indefinite
period to a hospital for the in
sane"
The amendment Immediately
following read:
We think that even where
there has been a specific f1nd-
ing that the accused was COM
petent to stand trial and to
assist in his own defense. the
court would be well advised to
invoke this code provision so
that the accused may be con-
fined as long as "the public
safety and (hiS) welfare
require.
The court did not elaborate on
the reason for the amendment.
Amendments to opinions are
occasionally made.
Seek to Close Loophole.
The appellate court amend
ment was issued by Judges David
L. Bazelon, Henry w. Edgerton
and George Thomas Washing
ton, who wrote the Durham
opinion.
In effect, the amendment re-
flutes this frequently reported
argument:
That If an accused has been
sent to st. Elizabeths Hospital
as mentally incompetent to
stand trial and is later reported
now fit for trial by the hospital.
the psychiatriSts are on record
that the man is now of sound
mind.
Therefore, if he is later found
not guilty by reason of insanity
at the time of the crime, he can
point out that the latest finding
is of sound mind and he can ar
que that he should not be COM
mitted.
In view OF this argument, DR..
Winfred Overholser, superin-
tendent of st. Elizabeth's, has
urged that the District seek a law
similar to one long on the books
Of Massachusetts,. This law re-
quires that any man found not
guilty OF a capital crime py rea-
son of insanity must be COM
mitted to mental hospital Tor
his natural life. He can then
be released only by the Governor
after the State director of men,
tai health finds that the man Is
no longer a danger to the COM
munity.
Evening star., 1954-10-15

ROME, Italy, Oct. IS P.-
Rome's Oldest woman, Mrs. An.
tonia di Pasquale, died yester-
day. She figured her age at 110
years more or less" Her birth
records were lost in a town nall
fire. Her oldest son, still living.
is "a
Evening star., 1954-10-15
Churchill Summons
Cabinet Again 10 Try
For Strike Solution
Labor Minister Confers
With Both Sides in
BIG Port WuIkout
By the Associoted Press

LONDON. Oct. Is. - Prime
Minister Churchill today called
his cabinet into meeting for the
second time in "a hours in an
effort to find a solution to Lon
don's worsening strike troubles.
Sir Walter Monckton, Minister
of Labor, conferred during the
day with labor and management
seeking some solution to the dock
strike which has crippled the
great port of London.
It was understood Sir Walter
was not able to get to this after
Moons cabinet session.
The stoppage by $4,000 dockers
and a walkout by more than 49,
600 London bus drivers and con-
ductors presented Britain with
its worst potential labor crisis
since the general strike of 1926.
Another 5000 ship repairnen
also were idle in a separate un-
official stoppage.
The Communist Daily Worker
cheered all the walkouts, calling
for "the unity and solidarity of
the working class"
Emergency Plan Drafted.
Sir Walter set up the dock
talks after an emergency meet
ing of the cabinet yesterday.
It was believed the ministers
approved an action plan should
the strike affect essential food
supplies and services. One dras-
tic step the government could
take would be to declare an
emergency and order troops to
the dock to unload perishable
cargoes.
Ignoring pleas by union Off
cials that the men return to
work to permit negotiation of
grievances, defient strike lead
ers declared the stoppage would
become national next week un-
less the employers made peace.
They called a Sunday mass
meeting of $1,000 dockers in
Liverpool and Birkenhead to
back up the threat.
Food Supplies Affected.
The port of London tie-up,
now in its 18th day, already is
affecting food supplies. I'M
ported eggs, butter and bacon
are fast vanishing from stores In
the metropolitan area. Indus
trial experts estimate between q
fourth and a third of Britain's
overseas trade is at a standstill,
The strikers say they will stay
out until employers accept their
main demand-that overtime
work should be on a voluntary
basis. The employers so far have
refused to negotiate until the
stevedores withdraw their ban
on overtime, imposed at the
start Of the year.
The city's bus strike, mean
while, entered its third day
with 1916 Of the systems 49,
900 drivers and conductors idle
and 3,263 Of its 1900 buses laid
up.
The busmen, who lack the
backing of union leaders, quit
work when the state-owned
transport system introduced
new schedules to spread man
power. The system Is short
2.200 drivers and conductors.
Evening star., 1954-10-15
Highest Wind Ever
Recorded Here Was
81 Miles an Hour

The highest wind ever
recorded in Washington
spun the weather machine
at 81 miles an hour, the
Weather Bureau said today.
The date was September,
1896. The records show
peak gusts of so miles an
hour in March, 1881, and in
November, 1852.
Evening star., 1954-10-15
rn-Pickinq Contests Open

GAINESVILLE, Wis. Oct. Is up.
"A crowd Of $4,000, If the
weather permits. is expected to
attend the two-day State and
national corn-picking contest
which opened today.
Evening star., 1954-10-15


Haiti Pushes Hurricane Relief, Deoth
Toll Reported Over 100. Pase AS
tore up coastal installations,
washed away houses and snarled
communications. Heaviest dam
age was caused by towering
waves generated by the wind
storm.
There were no immediate re-
ports of serious casualties among
the well-warned residents of the
coast. Most of them sought safer
quarters. A few minor injuries
were reported from falling debris
The storm was moving north
at about 81 miles an hour and
the Weather Bureau said it grad
ually would lose force as 1t moved
over the land across North Car
olina, Virginia and into the
North Atlantic States.
Heavy Rain Heralds Advance.
Hurricane and gale force
winds will continue for some
time, especially to the north and
east of the center, the Bureau
warned. Rains will be heavy
over all the States in advance of
the storm. Gales extend about
$50 miles east and 80 miles west
of the center.
The hurricane crashed first
into the beach area between
Myrtle Beach, S. c.. and VIII
mington, N. c., washing away
thousands of beach homes and
tossing boats high on the ground.
Nelson Calhoun, Wilmington
Star-News photographer, report
ed seeing the 40-room, four-story
Breakers Hotel near Carolina
Beach, south of Wilmington, col
lapse after winds had ripped off
it's roof. Nobody was reported
hurt.
Reports received at the Star
News said all eight fishing piers
in the Wrightsville Beach and
Carolina Beach areas had been
either washed away or badly
damaged.
People Routed From Beds.
Not until about 2 am. did
South Carolinians learn the
storms path had swung in their
direction. Despite the early hour.
officials began routing people
from their beds and hustling
them to places of safety At
Myrtle Beach, brick school
buildings were thrown open and
Continued on Page "A, Col. -
Evening star., 1954-10-15

called a pretty impressive pic
ture" of work done by President
Eisenhower during his work-and-
play vacation here.
It showed that since he left
Washington August 21-just a
day less than eight weeks ago
the President has:
Worked part Of 81 days in his
Office at Lowry Air Force Base,
with most Of the afternoons de-
voted to golf.
Conferred with 225 ONCE call
ers-an average OF six o day
Evening star., 1954-10-15
Homes Washed
Awoy, Troops
Are Called Out
BULLETIN

NORFOLK (P.-Hurricane
Hazel will pass so to 70 miles
west of Norfolk about $50
pm. (E. S. To, whipping the
entire eastern half of Virginia
with winds up to rs m PHI, the
Norfolk Weather Bureau pre-
dicted today. Early tonight it
will leave Virginia and cross
the central part of Chesapeake
Bay into Maryland, forecasters
said.
Evening star., 1954-10-15
Here's How to Tell
If You Can Vote

CAN YOU voTE3-Thousonds Of
persons in the Washington oreo ore
eligible to cost votes November z in
their home Stotes. Some pertinent
information on registration and ob-
sentee voting will be found on poss
40.
MEET THE cANDlDATEs-Ths
two ospironts for Stote's attorney Of
neishborins Montgomery County have
faced eoeh other many times in the
courtroom. Now they ore on the
election boIIots esoinst eoeh other.
For the election preview see poes
AS.
RUGGED soccER-onIy six school,
ploy soccer in the Washington oreo.
It's o tough game. dotins book
thousands Of years when human skulls
were kicked about the fields in Greet
Britain. See Teen Scene on pose B-s.
Evening star., 1954-10-15
Guide for Readers

Amuse 'nts A-32-33ILost, Found ---A-3
Classified --c-6-l7I Obituary -. Az
Comics ---A-36-37 Rodio- A-34-35
Editoriol ----A-lSISp .-----c-l-4
EditI Articles A. l9I Womcn's
Finaneicl -----c-5 Section ---B-l-S
Have The Star Delivered to Your
Home Daily and Sunday
Dial Sterling 5000
Evening star., 1954-10-15
BY a ssor Staff Correspondent

DENVER, Oct. 15.-The Den
yer White House" closed up shop
today with a memorandum show
Ing what Murray Snyder, acting
presidential press secretary,
Evening star., 1954-10-15
BY ihs>Asseeiated Press

WILMINGTON, N. c.. Oct. IS.
Hurricane Hazel. it's winds
roaring at 100 miles an hour,
smashed its way northward
through Eastern North Carolina
today after wreaking havoc
along 120 miles of the Carolinas
coastline.
Property damage ran into mil
lions of dollars as the storm
Haiti Pushes Hurricane Relief, Deoth
Toll Reported Over 100. Pase AS
Evening star., 1954-10-15

Eisenhower to Deliver Major Farm Speech
in indiana Tonight. Pase A-3
Evening star., 1954-10-15

Continued on Page "A, Col. -
Evening star., 1954-10-15
Rome Womun, ITO, Dies

(See LINCOLN, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1954-10-15

Heavy rain, gales up to SO miles per hour.
High tides, some flooding In river areas.
additional information on Page A-2o
Temperatures Today.
Evening star., 1954-10-15

(See HAZEL, Page A-4.)
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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-05-21
What Kind Of School Will They Attend

Population is constantly changing, and the
present figures may be slightly different from
those quoted. But the difference will not be
big enough to change the picture. Then too,
there is chance that the writer's finger may
have slid across to the wrong line when he
was looking up those figures. You had better
check on them yourself They are hard to be-
lieve, aren't they? And they do complicate
this educational problem considerably, don't
they?
Even in the larger places with grade A
elementary schools and North Central accred-
tied high schools, the Negro schools seems to
the writer to have inadequate business, techni-
cal, and scientific facilities In general labo-
ratores do make generous provision for ex-
perimentation by the students. Equipment in
the business department is often limited to
typewriterS. It's going to take lot of money
and an unlimited amount of understanding to
solve our educational problem satisfactorily
AT the junior college level, the difference
between Negro facilities and white facilities
is stunning, in the opinion of the writer
The present world situation intensifies the
drama of the situation. The Russian nation,
long the nightmare of Eurasia, proceeding with
its misleading slogans of communism, has
most effective propaganda weapon in racial
differences of public treatment. Inasmuch as
most of Asia and Africa is non-white, the
charges of COlonialiSm and race prejudice is
peculiarly effective in consolidating these ma
lions against us. More equitable public treat
ment Of the Negro is essential if We are not
to stand with our backs to the wall and hope
Iessy outnumbered by legions equipped with
Russian arms.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-05-21
BY S. S..TayIor

Six of the counties of this state have
more Negroes than white people in their pop
ulation. Do they have more facilities for ele-
mentary and high school education?
Twenty-Five countless according to the 10
SO census have fewer than thousand Ne
groes each. Satisfactory schools cannot be built
for such small groups except at unreasonable
expense, We wonder if these Negroes go out
side of the county for school trainng-if they
get any.
Four counties each in 1850, had between
one and two thousand Negroes. 1t is difficult
for these counties to provide high schools for
their colored population. We wonder what their
Negroes do for high school training.
There probably is hard problem even
for the elementary schools for Negroes in
these last two classes of counties The popula-
ton is so small that representative primary
schools, much less intermediate and hi schools,
cannot be built for the Negroes duplicating all
the facilities available in the white schools
Even where the Negro population is consider
ably larger, the provision of suitable hi schools
is a big problem.
If education is provided in all of these
places for Negroes equal to whites but sepa-
rate, an intoerable burden is placed upon the
taxed public. If equal education is not pro-
vided, heavy loss is suffered by the Negroes.
Even where consolidated schools are establish
ed serving two or more counties, a heavy
burden of unnecessary travel hours and traffic
dangers are imposed upon those Negroes who
want to get at least high school education.
There is one county which does not have
much of problem. Marion county has full
and complete solution. You will hear no COM
plants from its Negroes. 1t has no Negroes
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Shorter

Continued from page one
Thursday morning at 10. The ad,
dress will be given by Dr.
Archibald J. Carey jr.. pastor Of
Quinn Chapel AME church. Chi
cago, son of the late Bishop
Carey. DR.. Cary is city alder
man, and the first alternate
delegate to the United States
delegation to the Eighth General
assembly Of the United Nations.
Bishop William Reid Wilkes
presiding Bishop of the Twelfth
Episcopal district of the AMF
church will give remarks at b tn
baccalaureate services and com
meneement exercises.
The presiding elders cou~ Gil. ~
the call OF Bishop Wilkes. viii
meet Monday, II a. m. through
Tuesday at Bethel AME church.
North Little Rock. The trrs' C
board will meet at Bethel We'd
nesday at which time. Bishop
Wilkes. will preside.
An oratorical contest will be
held Monday. in the COLLEGE audi
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-05-21

forum at 7.3O p. m, under the
direction of Professor David A..
Talbot, English department head
Members Of the faculties of other
colleges in the city will serve
as judges, Wednesday night at g..
the college choir directed by
Miss Alice M. Herudon, will
render a musical.
Bishop and Mrs William r id
Wilkes and the Shorter college
family will honor Ri hop and
Mrs, Eugene c Hatcher recent
ly returned from Wet hf.ct
during commencement week A
banquet in their honor is scha-
duled to be held in the caf tari1
Of Dunbar High school Wrie t
avenue and Ringa. Tuesday 7.2O
p. m. The banquet project Is de-
signed to assist Bishop and Mrs
Hatcher in continuing tho chal-
longing work assigned to their
care in West Africa. Mrs. J V
Jordan, chairman Of tn project.
has tickets for the occasion
Jackson Thcol0pica1 s-m ma.
will confer the honorary degree
Of Doctor Of Divinity upon BIS
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-05-21
After The Courts Decision Now What?

southerner relinqushing his claim on his
phony luxury that he has cherished turnout
the years without further fighting. However,
there is one thing that makes the Courts
opinion a little encouraging, and that is that
the younger generation of the white south
erner is more receptive to reasoning than the
older generation But irrespective of that,
the pattern is set and the die is cast The
south is going to have integration in public
schools.
We feel that the proper approach would
be for the leaders among the Negro race
leaders, not elabber mouths, Uncle Toms, or
grnnng appeasers--to get together and coun-
sci with the school heads and try to get re-
lief from the school ills. This might work
in some instances. If it does, it will save
time money. and lot of emotionalism. Let
the school officials understand that We are
going to get a square deal in education. We
want it peaeeably if possible,
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-05-21

Now that the Supreme Court has passed
down the long anticipated opinion, outlaw
ing segregation in dixie schools, just where
do we go from here?
Yes, we like most of the people, are
pleased because we have seen the ruling on
something that we have felt was Illegal all
along But when we said it we were branded
a radical, trouble-maker, and in many in
stances, a Communist. So it is natural that
the Courts opinion is pleasing to us, because
it gives us the opportunity to say something
that every one every now and then gets
kick out Of II told you So" But following
this opinion, things are going to be too serious
for any getting back" at any person. This
is no time to invent preteXt for inflamatory
arguments. 1t is time that calls for calm
ness, and an unhystereal appraisal of our new
venture into hitherto undiscovered democracy.
We are sorry that we cannot take the
Courts opinion as optimistically as many.
BY no stretch of imagination can we see the
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-05-21

disc, Andra Massie, Youree Kay Martin Myr, "
Swain, Florsteen Jenkins, Veda Lee, Man.
Moorehead, Ester Moseley. Cynthia Blatbers ~.
Rose Marie Smith.
Gloria Bradley Irene Nichols. Catherine w.
rick, Angela Sutton, Collette Caraway .enn;,
Cyrus, Margaret Flakes, Bonnie Kav Fo..
Mary Louis Martin, Constance Claybone
Jacquelyn Emmerson, Brenda Morton B.v..
~ Grant Rose Worthy, Ellen Saville MARY Hs
SON. Donna Marie Dean, Ruthie Fay Harreu ~
tie Lou Stanmore, Naplelean Holmon
The stage was beautifully decorated with cha.
bery' palms and ivy, depicting an out-doo, ,.s
which was the setting for the operetta
The costumes were Of all colors and material, NJ
characters were dressed in the tfaditiona, co.t's
of the character they We're representing T
dancers wore ballet style dresses
The committees responsible for tbs aft.r No..
as follows:
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hop Hatcher during the COM
mencement exercises. Also Rev.
Alfred Leon Harris, pastor Of
Bethel AME church, Gurdon, will
receive the honorary Doctor Of
Divinity degree. He received his
baccalaureate degree from Wiley
college, Marshall Texas and full
filled the requirements for the
masters degree at the Univers .ty
Of Arkansas.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-05-21
AA44N- =.

Continued from page onc)
governor. Francis S Cherry de-
liver the commencement address.
at 1000 a. m. Degrees will be Il
wardcd by President Lawrence
A Davis. Scholarships, priz and
awards will be gwen 10 out.
Standing stud nts is scholarship.
citizenship. sports, participation
and trades by Dean John Wilson
DR. Hill mas been president Of
WilberfCrce since le47. He ia
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Father George Gilbert Walker

Everybody in Little Rock who knew any
body knew the Reverend George G. Walker,
("Father' Walker).
"Father" Walker was generous. thought
full, considerable He was loyal to his friends
and tolerant of opponents. He was valued for
his counsel. He was a scholar! In addition
to excellent general training, he had all the
special training a minister should have, and
he had studied law extensively
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yates will be held in the col
lege gymnasium, Monday, at 1000
a. m,
Sunday afternoon from 600 to
800 DR.. and Mrs. Lawrence A.
Davis will hold their annual re-
ception for the senior class. The
Alumni dance is scheduled for
Saturday night, in the student
union.