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Evening star., 1954-10-08
Cleveland School Pupils
Reassured in Race Scare
By the Associated Press

CLEVELAND, Oct. 8. Some
80 pupils who told their principal
they were frightened by Negro
classmates had to be assured OF
their safety by police today be-
fore they entered Patrick Henry
Junior High School.
Principal o. j. Deck said the
trouble arose out of mutual
distrust and fear between
Negroes and white" but declared
that no child had any reason to
"fear for his safety by virtue of
attending this school,"
There have been several minor
incidents at the school since the
Nation started hearing about the
end of segregation in some
schools, Mr.. Deck said. Cleve-
land schools are not segregated.
The 80 pupils, all whites, gath
cred in Forest Hills Park across
the street from the school this
morning and refused to answer
the school bell. Police talked to
the group and most of them went
to classes.
Slightly more than half the
,450 students at the school are
Negroes, Mr.. Deck said.
Evening star., 1954-10-08
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District and vicinity - Mostly
cloudy and not as cool tonight
with low near 48. Tomorrow
considerable cloudiness and
warmer.
Maryland-Mostly cloudy and
warmer tonight and tomorrow
with low tonight 1880.
Virginia - Partly cloudy and
not as cool tonight with low
40-45 in west and $3.50 in east
portion. Tomorrow considerable
cloudiness and warmer.
Wind Gentle southeasterly
Evening star., 1954-10-08
Arkansas Democrats Add
; Negroes 10 Committee
By the Associo.ed Press

LITTLE ROCK, Oct. 8.-The
Arkansas Democratic State Com
mittee yesterday added three
Negroes to its membership and
committed itself to add three
more soon.
The precedent-settin action
was taken without discussion
and without dissent. 1t con-
formed with a resolution adopted
by the biennial State Democrat
ic Convention here last month.
A subcommittee resolution said
that members of the group
agreed unanimously that all
six newly created positions on
the full committee should be
filled by Negro Democrats.
Evening star., 1954-10-08

tion-in-force procedures, the de-
velopment of an orderly promo
ton program on the basis Of
merit, an effective performance
rating system, training and
recruitment programs and CO.
ordination of Wage Board activi-
ties.
BE sure to listen to the
Federal Spotlight radio pro-
gram at GAS pm. tomorrow
ouer WMAL.J
Evening star., 1954-10-08

Government salary scales. He
indicated the administration is
sticking to its position that re-
classification, rather than a fiat
pay raise. is necessary.
Mr.. Young said the salary
range between lower-grade and
top-grade job is too compressed,
with the result that employe in
centive suffers and a true career
system is threatened. The COM
mission chief said Congress also
will be urged to raise the salaries
of it's own members so the
present $14,800 year civil
service pay ceiling can be raised
and salaries adjusted upward.
Other administration projects
now under way, Mr.. Young said,
include simplification of reduc-
Evening star., 1954-10-08

winds tonight and southeast to
south 1913 miles per hour to-
morrow.
Skyline Drive - Considerable
cloudiness and somewhat warm
er tomorrow but continued
rather cool. -
5-Day Forecast for Washington
and Vicinity, October 9-13.
Temperatures will be 8 to 5
degrees above the normal high
of 50 and low of so. Rising tenn
peratures over the week end,
Evening star., 1954-10-08
Marian Anderson
Siqned for Role al
Metropolitan Opera
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 8.-Marian
Anderson, famed American Ne
gro contralto, will be the first
of her race to sing with the
Metropolitan Opera.
Rudolf Bing, the Nets gen.
eral manager, said yesterday
Miss Anderson will sing the role
of "Ulrica," a Negro fortune
teller, in Verdi's "The Masked
Ball" early in January.
It will be the first operate
role for Miss Anderson, whose
voice has been acclaimed in con-
cert halls throughout the United
States and Europe.
Suggested Part.
Mr.. Bing said he suggested
the part to Miss Anderson last
month when they were at a dim
ner together.
Mr.. Bing said he happened to
be sitting next to Miss Ander-
son" at a dinner given by S. HUI
rok. her manager. .
1T occurred to me-" he said,
that Miss Anderson would be
wonderful for Ulrica. I sug-
gested it was time she sang at
the Metropolitan. She said
said she'd love to-"
Miss Anderson, who seldom
uses the pronoun 81" for fear it
would sound boastful, told news
men:
Ever since one was in high
school in Philadelphia and one
wanted to sing opera-at the
Metropolitan, if that could be.
Now one is speechless."
Like Jackie Robinson"
A newsman suggested that her
place in Metropolitan Opera his
tory would be like that of Jackie
Robinson in baseball.
"One hopes So" she said. ut
would be a matter of pride.
Mr.. Bing was asked whether
his action meant that other
Negro singers would be well
coined into the company. He
said it would depend on whether
a singer suited the role.
Il wouldn't hire any one be-
cause he is a Negro and I would
MT refuse to hire any one because
he is Negro" Mr.. Bing said.
Hired Dancer in 1851.
Mr.. Bing, in 1851, hired Janet
Collins, a Negro dancer, as a
prima ballerina at the Metropol-
itan. She was the first Negro
to occupy any artistic capacity
in the Metropolitan. She re-
Evening star., 1954-10-08

oping Federal personnel poll
cieS.
In his speech, Mr.. Young
stressed the lone basic ap-
proach which underlies all OF our
discussion"
THAT is" he continued. "the
need for responsible leadership.
In my opinion it is vital for the
President to assume the respon-
sibility-as President Eisenhower
has done-for developing an
overall Federal personnel policy
and, in conjunction with the
heads of departments and agen-
cies and the Congress, to carry
it out as quickly and as ef-
fectively as possible.
"The Civil Service Commis-
sion, because of the way in
which it is constituted and its
position in the Government hier-
archy, cannot be effective in
this respect.
1.-The formulation and direc-
ton of personnel policy should
emanate from the White House
and carry the same force and
effect as the formation and
establishment of fiscal and
budget policy. Only in this way
can an overall policy which will
transcend system lines be estab-
lished and the cooperation of
all the departments and agencies
be assured The need for sharply
focusing leadership responsible
ity at a central point for CO.
ordinated direction is para
mount. Any attempt to estab-
lish a true career system without
taking this into account can,
at best, be only a piecemeal
operation.
CRITICISM-Fe employe
leaders and agency personnel
people are asking what the COM
MISSIONS function is if it isn't
concerned with formulation of
Federal personnel policies. They
wonder if the trend is to restrict
the CSC's functions solely to
civil service job examinations
and enforcement activities.
They declare that one of the
commissions prime responsible
ties is to provide leadership in
formulating personnel policies
for the Government and to have
a strong voice in all matters in
volving the merit system. Trans
ferring these duties, to the White
House puts civil service matters
in a political atmosphere, they
say.
Some officials declare the
CSC's authority has been gradu-
ally weakened ever since the
Eisenhower administration came
into power. They date this trend
to the presidential reorganiza-
ton plan which made the CON-
mission chairman the personal
representative of the President
Evening star., 1954-10-08

manned with the company three
years.
Miss Anderson's career has
been marked by her struggle
against discrimination. Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt resigned
from the Daughters of the Amer
ican Revolution in 1889 in pro-
test when the OAR barred
the singer from Constitution
Hall in Washington, D. c.
She won a vocal contest in
1925 but could find few if any
singing engagements in this
country. She went to Europe,
where she won recognition. She
was acclaimed as an artist on
her return here in 1885.
Evening star., 1954-10-08

responsibility.
Mr.. Young's
S t a t e m e n t
both puzzled
and surprised
Federal en-
ploye leaders
and personnel
officials, who
wonder what
role the chair
man has in
mind for the
commission if
it is not to
play a leading
role in devel-
>~s~~ T4Ln4,a
Evening star., 1954-10-08
D. T.. School Strikes
Apparently al End;
Ho|douts Returninq

The Districts school integra-
ton. walkout today appeared to
be at an end.
Most students were reported
back in classes this morning at
the three high schools where
many walked out earlier in the
week.
At Mckinley High School.
Principal Charles E. Bish said
the last 10 or Is holdouts re-
turned this morning. The stu
dents are being required to
bring notes from home to be
officially excused for their alb
sence, he said.
AnacoStia and Eastern Highs
also were back on what seemed to
be a normal routine Students
reported to the two schools at
opening time without demon
strations. and the atmosphere
was quiet.
Football Game Focal Point.
Attention at Mckinley was
centered on a football game
scheduled this afternoon in the
schools stadium with Roosevelt.
A pep assembly was held this
morning IL TIE auditorium.
During the assembly members
of the football squad--including
some Negro players-were in
troduced individually and ap-
plauded by the students. DR..
Bish also gave a brief report on
the work of a new student COM
mittee set Up to deal with inte-
grafton problems.
DR.. Bisb met with the COM
mittee just before the assembly.
He said the committee is work.
ing out well.
At Eastern, Principal John P.
Collins said a similar committee
is being put into operation to
deal with integration matters
there.
Meanwhile, School Supt. Ho-
bart NJ. Corning has served no.
tice that most integration pupil
shifts-which helped to set off
the pupil walkouts-are over un-
til next February.
Result of Parents Visit.
DR.. Corning yesterday after
noon received a delegation of
parents from Anacostia High
School who questioned him about
plans for future pupil shifts.
After the meeting. the super
intendent issued the following
statement:
'It has come to my attention
that some parents are disturbed
because they believe that the
process of moving groups of
children from school to school
according to new boundaries is
to be continuing process
throughout the year.
mo such additional movement
to conform to new boundaries
will be proposed or made for the
remainder of this semester. In
February. 1855. junior high
school graduates will be assigned
to the senior high schools on the
basis of new boundaries.
otherwise changes in assign
ments will be limited to occa-
sional cases of individual stu
dents. Transfers as a result Of
the filing of options have been
completed in the secondary level.
Some. however, are still beng
processed in the elementary
schools"
Evening star., 1954-10-08
Church Dinner Tomorrow

The annual fried chicken and
baked ham dinner and bazaar
of the Mount Calvary Catholic
Church, $500 Marlboro pike,
Forestville, Md. will be held
from 3 to Z pm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1954-10-08
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Young Mould Shift Personnel
Policy Leadership to President
By Joseph Young

Civil Service Commission Chairman Philip Young feels that
unable provide effective leadership in developing
carrying overall Federal personnel policies.
Young this statement speech last night in
Hartman, Y, Columbia Universys American assembly
the federal civil service. - = .----------
Evening star., 1954-10-08


expected tonight along the northern half Of
the Coast in Southern Florida while rain is
indicated for the Upper Lakes Fair weather expected
where except scattered hundersOrms in Southern
Rockies Warm southery winds expected to
bring higher temperatures the quarter Of the
Nation with important temperature changes expected
elsewhere.
Evening star., 1954-10-08

He said only the President
should be intrusted with this
Evening star., 1954-10-08
turning cooler about Wednesda,
Little or no precipitation.
The Sun and Moo
PTeclpItatlOn.
Monthly PRECIPITATION in inches

M0OH, To-Day 3.T1 PIN. ID
Automobile lights must be turned
one-half hour after sunset.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-22

MORA SHEARER start
ed the trend i'm England.
Her 'sRed Shoes was
proof that a ballerina is
a nat,lral-b0rn actress.
Hollywood has been after
her ever since. She ssas
busy with ballet and baby
but is ready 10 act again
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-22
N EW STARS

yEA1gHGAlRE ..subbed''
for another dancer, MORA
Shearer, in Coldwyn's
Hans Christian Ander-
sem" She captivated
Hollywood and starred
ON Broadway as dancer,
comedienne. Now she
can write her own ticket
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-22

fAMGA M0. an untried
newcomer, is marked for
stardom. The only one of
the newly signed balleri-
mas with a command of
English, she'll be starred
in 1.-THE Prodigal.' - For
another view of her, turn
hack to the front cover
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-11
Norfolk Firm Offers
a More VpI Scholarships
BY the Assoeietsd Press

BLACKSBURG, Mar. H.
-Four more $1,000 scholarships
for students Of agriculture at
VPI will be made available for
the academic year 1954-55. by
the Smith Douglass Co.. Inc.
Norfolk, according to an an
nouncement by Dean Of Agricul-
ture L. B. Dietrich.
The scholarships, two to Fu-
ture Farmers Of America chapter
members and two to All Club
members. are apportioned as fol-
lows: $500 for the freshman year.
$500 for the sophomore year, 5000
for the junior year and 500 for
the senior year.
To keep the scholarship, a stu
dent must remain in the upper
half Of his class and SHOW evil
dence Of personal development, !"
Dean Dietrich said.
Applications should be routed
through county agents or voca-
tional agriculture teachers. They
are due in Dean Dietrick's Office
at VPI by July /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-11
Farm Worker Pact
Signed City
To End Border Tiff
BY the Assoeiossd Press

The United States and Mex
leo have q new agreement on
recruitment Of Mexican farm
workers. designed to settle the
differences that briefly threat
ened good neighborly relations.
The State Department said
the diplomatic formalitieS were
concluded last night in Mexico
City and the new agreement
will run until December 81.
1855.
For a time early this year
Mexico oficially closed its bor-
ders to its citizens who wanted
to contract for jobs on United
States farms. That was after the
former labor agreement expired
and negotiations to renew 1t
broke down. The United States
briefly conducted its own re-
cruitment program at the bor-
der, but gave up that plan and
returned to negotiations.
misunderstanding Settled.
The State Department said
the new agreement clears up
what it termed an earlier mis-
understanding on wageS-the
Mexican government has insist
ed the United States Secretary
of Labor Ak wages paid Mexican
farm laborers, while the United
States held out for payment at
the prevailing rate for the given
area. The new document speci-
fies the wages win not be less
than those paid domestic labor
ers "as determined by the United
States Secretary Of Labor"
Mexico also is guaranteed the
right to make q case II 1t thinks
the wage determination is
wrong.
Similarly, subsistence allow
ances are to be adequate to meet
the cost of diets approved by
the United States Agriculture
Department for persons doing
heavy work-and Mexico has .
right to question these deter
limitations.
Contracting May Go On.
In case Of protests in either
case. however. the agreement
specifies that labor contracting
is to go on while the differences
are being discussed. Formerly.
the United States contended,
Mexican consuls stopped con-
tracing after filing complaints.
Mexico also obtained a provi-
sion for compulsory nom
occupational, as well as the
previously agreed occupational
insurance protection to be taken
out by American employers for
Mexican workers.
BlackliSting of areas for Mexi-
can workers because of diScrimi-
nation against the Mexicans is
regulated under the agreement.
Entire counties may not be
blacklisted Communities. spe-
cific areas and individual en-
ployers may be blacklisted where
discrimination has been deter
mined jointly by the two gov
ernments to exist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-14
Ossi Bucci

A shank of veal is cut that
may look useless at first glance
but there's plenty of good eating
on it. Buy it at an Italian butch
er - it's not expensive - and
make Italian-style ossi bucci of
it.
Have the butcher saw two
shanks for four, into three Inch
pieces-and be sure he saws it.
so that the marrow is not dis
turbed. Brown the pieces well in
oil in a dutch oven or heavy pot.
then fish them out again. Add
an onion. carrot and a stalk of
celery, all chopped. to the pan
and saute till tender. Stir in 2
tablespoons of flour to thicken,
then add a can of beef broth, 2
tablespoons of tomato paste and
"a cup of white wine. Simmer,
with an herb bouquet, until veal
is tender. or about an hour. If
liquid diminiShes too much, add
water. Serve with plain buttered
spaghetti. a green salad and
crisp, hot italian bread.
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Arizona sun., 1954-03-05
GETTING
ALONG

NEW YORK (GiobaD-If Japan
should suddenly embrace Commu-
nism, w hat effect would it have
on civil rights in the United States?
We know that Negroes have made
greater strides toward gaining
their rights when Americas exist
ence has been threatened. During
World War I when manpower was
scarce and German hordes were
overrunning Europe and threaten
ing the United States, the lot Of
Negroes improved. Preservation
took precedence over prejudice in
American life.
Between World War I and World
War II, the situation changed and
in some areas Negroes lost ground.
Once again Negroes were the last
hired and the first fired, and con-
tinually relegated to the hardest
jobs with the lowest pay. The
plight of the Negro was so bad
that it was a long time after
World War II started before Ne
groes were accepted in the armed
forces. We have heard of cases
where Negroes tried to enlist in
the army as soon as World War
II started and were told bluntly
that they were not taking Negroes.
Some of the best informed
sources in A merica feel that Japan
is about ready to embrace Commu-
nism; that Japan is definitely
ready to- do business with Red
China not only for the sake of
trade itself, but also as a sort of
bargaining tool with, which to pry
better economic treatment out Of.
the West.
Arizona sun., 1954-03-05

ability and not color determines
American policy in selection OF
public officials"
The communication was signed
by Walter White, NAACP execu-
tive secretary. Mr.. White also sent
a telegram of congratulations to
Mr.. Alexander.
Mr.. Alexander, senior partner
in the interracial engineering firm
of Alexander and Repass in Des
Moines, Iowa, is a chapter member
and former president of the Des
Moines branch NAACP.
Arizona sun., 1954-03-05
New Governor Of Virqin
islands L-auded By Group

NEW YORK, NY. - The Ma
tional Association for the Advance
nIent of Colored People has con-
graduated u. S. Secretary of Inter-
ior Douglas Mckay for his excel
lent choice" of Archie Alexander
as governor of the Virgin Islands.
A telegram sent to Mr.. Mckay
by the NAACP this week affirmed
Mr.. AleXander'S brilliant expert
ence" and declared that the new
governor should "do a magnificent
job in demonstrating the strategi-
cally important Caribbean that