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Evening star., 1954-10-04

the answers but there must be
some answers"
DIR. Corning'S Statement.
The text of DR.. Corning's
statement follows:
THE public schools of the Dis
trict of Columbia have for the
last three weeks been operating
on an integrated basis in COM
pliance with the decisions of the
Supreme Court of the United
States that segregated schools
are unconstitutional.
THE students have accepted
the program adopted by the
Board of Education and have
been continuing their school
work in compliance with the de-
cision of established authority.
Some, however, today have un-
wisely followed the pattern of
the incidents in another school
system and have remained out
of classes and have tried to urge
their classmates to do likewise.
"As superintendent of schools,
I wish to state that the schools
are continuing to operate in &C
cordance with the action of the
Board of Education and the Su-
preme Court decision. I have
confidence in the judgment and
citizenship of Washington STU
dents and that they will not en-
danger their educational pro-
gram by demonstrations of this
sort.
''The school year is only 18O
days long and no student par
ticularly when in high school
can afford to be absent unneces-
sarily. The students who are
absent from school today should
evaluate this experience in terms
of loss in school work.
"The parents of these children
should realize their responsible
ity to the students and to the
community to see that their chill
dren are in school and are not
part of such demonstrations"
Evening star., 1954-10-04

the answers but there must be
some answers"
Evening star., 1954-10-04

abiding citizens and that you
will cooperate with the school
authorities in carrying out the
law of the land as laid down
by the Supreme Court
DR.. Hobart M. Corning, super
intendent of schools, issued a
statement calling on parents to
see that their children do not
take part in demonstrations.
Watched by Justice Department.
A Justice Department official
said the department was watch
ing the situation very closely" :"
If Government action becomes
advisable, it would be through
the Civil Rights Section of the
Criminal Division.
Police intervened in an ap-
parent student attempt to eX-
tend the walkout to Eastern
High School. Capt. William T..
Murphy, commander of the
Ninth Precinct, intercepted a
body of students marching to-
ward Sousa Bridge en- route to
Eastern and told them to go
back to Anacostia. The students
obeyed.
1t could not be learned from
students whether the demonstra-
tions at Anacostia and Mckinley
were planned jointly. Many stu
dents reported to both schools
with books in hand and appar-
emily Joined in spontaneously:
The atmosphere was generally
bantering and not too different
from a football rally.
NewSreel cameramen appeared
at Anacostia, and students pa
raded back and forth on the
street for their benefit. Some i'm
provised placards. Typical pla-
cards read Let us choose our
own friends" I'VE want Segre-
CATION" and Down with Corn
ing"
Advance Tip Given.
At Anacostia students reported
school officials heard advance
rumors OF the strike Friday and
asked student leaders to head it
off. Some students reported par
ents also told them to report to
classes as usual this morning, but
others said the strike had paren-
tai encouragement.
Eugene Griffith, Anacostia'S s
acting principal, tried but failed
to persuade the students to drop
the walkout soon after it started
this morning.
At about 9:15 Mr.. Griffith
walked out into the crowd and
was surrounded. He said:
81 came out as your friend and
I am simple enough to believe
you are my friends"
His words were met with jeers
and boos. But Mr.. Griffith con-
tinued:
1--we got a big job to do inside
the building and I believe that
is where you feel you really ought
to be-"
Once again the crowd shouted
down the principal.
Please believe me am asking
Evening star., 1954-10-04

District and vicinity-Scat-
tered thundershowers likely this
afternoon and tonight with low
about So. Tomorrow cloudy and
turning cooler with chance OF
showers.
Maryland-Scattered thunder
showers this afternoon and to-
night, with low 60-65 in west and
$50 in east portions. Tomor-
row rather cloudy and becoming
cooler with chance of showers.
Virginia - Increasing cloudi-
ness with scattered thunder
showers tonight and beginning
Evening star., 1954-10-04
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

over the north portion this after
noon. Low tonight 62-68 in west
and 66-72 in east portions. To-
morrow rather cloudy and turn
ing cooler with chance of
showers.
Wind-Mostly southwest 1920
miles per hour tonight. shifting
to northwest tomorrow.
Pollen count-Six grains per
cubic yard of air for "a hours
ending 8 am. today.
Skyline Drive-Rather cloudy
and windy tomorrow with show
ers likely, becoming cooler by
night.
Evening star., 1954-10-04
Students at Anacostia
And Mckinley Stage
Protest on |ntegration

Several hundred students at
Anacostia and Mckinley High
Schools staged demonstrations
today against racial integration
in the two schools.
At AnacoStia a SiZable propor-
ton of the schools 1,271 white
students def1ed a plea by the
principal to report for classes
and remained outside the build
ing. Some went home.
At Mckinley smaller group
about 200-also refused to at
tend classes. Principal Charles
E. Bish persuaded the group to
enter the auditorium, but after
long session there only a few
went to classrooms while the
others again went outside.
Anacostia has 43 Negro stu
dents. Mckinley has Alt colored
students, the largest contingent
of any formerly white high
school. The school has 596 white
students.
Enrolment Change Denied.
At Anacostia some students
said the walkout was planned
after reports that the school
would receive 10 more colored
youngsters tomorrow. School off,
cials denied there was any truth
to the reports, however. A total
of As transfers of colored stu
dents to the school has been ap-
proved and all but two have al
ready enrolled, one official said.
The demonstrations at both
schools - the first under the
hool systems desegregation
program begun two weeks ago
started before opening time. Stu
dents congregated outside the
two buildings and jeered at those
who entered.
The groups also sang school
songs. Both boys and girls took
part in the demonstrations.
The Metropolitan Police De-
partment kept a close eye on the
two buildings.
Other city Offices were kept
advised.
Commissioner Samuel Spen-
Ger issued the following state
ment:
"The students of our schools
and the adult citizens of our city
have given a fine example of
responsible American citizenship
by the successful manner in
which they have been carrying
out the integration program in
our schools during the past three
weeks.
THE Commissioners have ev-
cry confidence that both stu
dents and adults will continue
to do so. that you will meet your
responsibilities as peaceful, law
Evening star., 1954-10-04

September / and on September
IL all employees in this category
automatically received perma-
nent status.
The other phase OF the CSC's
program-granting of permanent
status to indefinite employees
will go into effect about De-
cember Is. President Eisenhower
is expectd to sign an executive
order around October Is setting
up the program and it's expected
to take about so additional days
to put the program into effect.
Under the program, indefinite
employees who were selected from
civil service registers and who
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be used in filling these new posi-
tions. 1t probably will be several
months before any of them are
filled.
It will be three or four months
before the csc puts into opera
ton the new law empowering 1t
to authorize Federal hiring at
rates above the minimum step Of
the salary grade in hard-to-flll
jobs. The csc currently is con-
Quoting wage surveys in private
industry to determine which
Federal jobs lag behind industry
in pay.
An increase in Federal hiring
rates also will mean salary in
creases for present employees in
these type of jobs whose pay is
now is in the lowest step of the
grade.
Abolishing of the CPC Crafts,
Protective and CustodiaD Sched-
ule won't take effect for many
months. Congress gave the COM
mission until September /, 1855,
to complete the program of
transferring these employees to
wage boards and until March /,
1855, to transfer them to classi-
fication act coverage.
\ X
AREER CONDITIONAL
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of the
Whitten rider already has caused
one part of the CSC's program to
be adopted.
Career employees who were pro-
noted or reassigned since 1850
have been given permanent
status in their present jobs.
President Eisenhower signed an
executive order to this effect on
Evening star., 1954-10-04
Veteran U. S. Employees
Reflect Kenneth Lyons
By the Associoted Press

or HS S<Ssoct0tSo ttesS
NEW YORK, Oct. 4.-Kenneth
T. Lyons was reelected yester-
day as national commander OF
the Federal Employees Veterans
Association at the close of the
groups three-day annual con-
vention. y
Mr.. Lyons, employed by the
Navy Department at the Boston
Naval Yard, lives in Watertown.
Mass. He is SO, married, and the
father of three children.
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you to report to classes"
The crowd once again broke
into boo.
Mr.. Griffith worked through
the crowd and walked back to
the school building. No students
followed.
"Well, I gave it try anyway"
he said.
Strikers Ranks Dwindle.
Some students were still loiter-
ing outside at midday. and they
jered others coming and going
for lunch. The number of the
strikers had dwindled to around
$50 or 200. however, and there
was no parading.
Police were also tipped off on
Friday about the intended walk
out, but Deputy Chief. George R.
Wallrodt said he didn't know the
source of the tip. A parent also
telephoned The Star this morn
ing about the strike plan.
Students said the strike plans
were discussed widely on Friday.
None would identify the strike
leadership. but students indi-
Gated publicity about out-of-
town integration troubles had
something to do with the situa-
ton.
They got away with it in Mil
ford CDeL). so we decided we'd
try it here" one youth said, re-
felring to a recent walkout
which forced temporary aban-
donment of integration in a
Delaware high school.
Form Special Committee.
At Mckinley DR.. Bish prevailed
on students to form a special
committee to deal with the Sit
uation. This committee is to
meet at the start of school to-
morrow.
DR.. Bish persuaded the ap-
proximately 200 strikers to move
to the auditorium, where he
asked them what complaints they
had.
A number of the students
spoke out. Some said Negro boys
had been carrying knives and
ostentatiously whiting pencils
with them, and others COM
planned the newcomers had been
using rough language.
One youngster rose and told
the students to go home and
stay out at least a week "if you
want the rest to follow you"
Dozens of youngsters streamed
out on that invitation.
Student Leader Jeered.
Richard Caulk, president OF
the student council, pleaded with
the students to call off their
demonstration.
Frequently interrupted by
hoots and cat calls, young Caulk
said:
I'm for integration. Think of
the opportunity for all of us to
get practical lesson in
democracy. The thing for us
to do now is to make it work"
He said that in three States
"This thing has failed. Do you
want it to fail here?"
This was greeted with louo
shout Of "yes."
DR.. Bish said he thought the
situation would be ironed out
in the meeting with the student
committee.
Addressing the meeting, DIR
Bish said, u want to be a good
principal and I want to serve
your interests but I need your
help. Let's appoint this COM
mittee to sit down with me anc
talk things over.
This is a new road for me
as we'll as for you. I don't know
Evening star., 1954-10-04

Der OF super
G r a d e Jobs
paying $4,000
to $14.800 a
year will be
allotted by the
csc as soon
as it estab-
fishes require
m e n is for
h e S e Jobs.
T he various
agencies are
being asked to
S u b m i t sug-
geStionS for
L.
Evening star., 1954-10-04
The Federal Spotlight
When New Fringe Benefits
Take Effect for II. S. Employees
By Joseph Young

Here timetable when the various Federal empoye fringe
benefits signed law President Eisenhower will take effect
The law covering unemployment compensation benefits for
Government workers begins January The Department
Labor will be responsible for operation of the program
Labor Department officials being aided by the Civil
drafting
Evening star., 1954-10-04

ulations to carry out the pro-
gram
The $50 increase in the num-
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-06-29
SOftbaIl Results

Betsy Ross 5 to l win over the
National Guards, Thursday night.
was the BIG game of the week
VIII Chapman and Houston
Hatcher hooked up in a tight
mound duel. with the fomer VIM
ming He allowed only three hits.
Hatcher was almost as effective
and allowed but four
Ralph Collins and Claude Plit-
chard divided tWirlinc chores
Monday night as the Jaycees
copied their first win of the
Campaign downing Cumbeland u
to 6
In the last game Of the week.
the National Guards dubbed
Cumberland II to 8.
This week only game TO be
played will be the Thursday night
contest between the Jaycees and
Betsy Ross The game originally
scheduled tonight Monday was
moved up to last Friday night to
permit the FarmviIle High team
to play tonight After this week
the regular Monday Thursday
night schedule will be resumed
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-06-29
SideIine Views
BY JOHN STECK

Coach Bob Gilmer Farmville
High mentor, will join other
coaches from District for ses
sions Of the 9Th annual Virginia
High School League coaching
clinic this week at Blacksburg
and what he'll hear and see prom
iseS to be strictly top drawer.
No less a football authority
than Jim Tatum, who guided his
Maryland Terps to the national
gridiron No. ! spot last season
will lead the football sessions.
The acknowledged leader of
COLLEGIATE basketball mastermind-
ing Adolph Rupp of Kentucky
Will take charge of court discus
sions during the clinic Thursday
Fr.day and Saturday.
Other we'll known coaches as
sisting in the clinic classrooms
sessions on football and basket
ball viii be Paul McBraver. who
coaches the nationally rated East
ern Kentucky giants in the hard
wood game. and Carrie Leslie.
who helps build forward walls for
hrn1y's gridiron teams.
All Sports Covered
Clinic emphasis will be on these
two sports, but coaches will also
find session devoted to baseball
lied by VPIs Red Laird, track.
swimming, wrestling and condi-
tioning and injury protection.
Virginia High School League
officials seem quite justified in
their belief that the 1854 clinic
will be the stand-out in the SER
les Of conferences held each year
t. benefit the states high school
coaches.
SOFTBALL INTEREST this
season. has been given a big shot
in the arm by the appearance of
new team - the Cumberland
PreSbyterians The squad is young.
eager and always brings a faith
FIJI and vocal cheering section.
Additional interest was provid-
ed last week when Betsy Ross
tumbled Company Gs National
Guard squad to keep the early
gong on an even keel
While the old time bic crowd
interest in softball here is a thing
Of the past Softban League Of
ficers now arc glad that the league
has been kept going Watch
came OF two and you'll see how
much enthusiasm the players gem
crate and how much benefit they
derive from the exercise and com
petitiye outlet for the cares and
worries Of the work a -day-world. /
HERE AND THERE A-FIELD.
N c State Colleges Deans List
for the spring quarter, carrying
the names Of students who dis
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-06-29
Top I. s.. Racers To Gun Boats At Buggs Island

hand are: Carl Kidenhouse Of
Concord, N c., who will pilot his
famous 266 GU. in. Slow Poke"
Bill RItner OF Camden, N. j.,
with his famous 266 Gu in. boats.
Waa Waa I and" Waa Waa II"
Billy Brown OF Richmond in his
1856 Gu in: Curtis Marion, Hamp-
ton in his 266 Gu in. the Gold
Cup Winner at Hopewen on June
20.
Also is the cupboard class are:
Doug Creech, Charlotte N c
who holds National, Divisional
and REGIONAL champion honors
H. l. Walker, Portsmouth, Va.
who is defending Region A
Stock Hydro Champion; Ralph
Davenport, Richmond. famous
BIZ Drivers, who Just won top
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-06-29

tinguished themselves in the class
room. bear the name of c. M
Price, Jr, Of Prospect, who grad
uated at Farmville High School
in 1851 and now plugs up big
hole on the football forward wall
for the Wolfpack.
Frank Doodle Hoffman. form
er Hampden Sydney College
tWirler is working on the mound
regularly for the Charlotte c. H.
GreyS. of the Patrick Henry
League. He is one of the reasons
the Greys are in a battle With
Brookneal for top spot
All-Stater Hoffman is best re-
membered for his shut-out of
Randolph Macon College two
years ago when the yellow Jack
cts were burning up the state
college race. Hoffman was featur-
ed last week in the interesting
series Meet the Greys' the Char
lotte Gazette is currently run
ming.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-06-29

Top racing drivers throughout
the country will compete for
prize money and trophies in the
top inboard races on beautiful
Bugs Island Lake. ClarkSville,
Va. July 10 and II. The first
four winners in each race will re-
ceive cash prizes. Trophies will
also be awarded all first place
winners in the Buggs Island Lake
Regatta.
American Power Boat AsSocia-
ton Chairman z. M. Peatross has
predicted that this race will be
one Of the biggest events in the
racing field in this region. Al
Bauer. nationally known referee
for top boat races in the United
States, will be on hand to re-
fierce this event and to see that
all participant gives their top
performance He promise that all
spectators will see plenty Of
thrills and spills
Among the drivers to be on
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-06-29

scattered except in the 5th and
7th innings when all the runs
we're scored
The home nine scored three in
The NTH as Bo Fowlkes walked
Billy Newman dashed double
into center. followed by singles
by Billy Franklin n Jackie
Newman, who was the games top
batsman with three safe blows.
The Hay club tailed its final
two runs in the eight on singles
by Rudy Johnston and Billy
Franklin and an overthrow into
center by the F'U catcher.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-06-29
High School Lea que
Northern Division

Randolph Lafoons two hit
wirlina and Left ri der Bathee
Hamersley eight-nnIng triple
with two mates on base brought
Coach GLmer's Farmyille High
squad its third win of the sum
mer league 4 10 | over Blackstone
in the Nottoway County stadium
Friday night
Lafoon Whitfield nine and allow
ed only a double to Davis in the
second inning and a single to ADJ
ernathy in the sixth in picking UP
the win to keep FarmVille on top
Of the Northern Division with a
81 record
Falmyille picked UP 4 run oft
of DAVIS, losing pitcher. III the
third when Phil Cook drew a base
on balls and scored a moment lat
er on Lacy Cumbey's single.
Blackstone sent the game into
an extra inning with a single UNI
earned tally in the 9th when Alb
ernathy singled home Brugos. who
got aboard on an error
Hammersly three base blow
broke up the III tie in the eighth
George Hickman single after two
outs. Lacy Cumbey sent Hickman
to third with his second single ot
the night and both came home on
Hamerslys triple HameYsley scor-
cd 4 moment later On ali over
throw To score the third run Of
the inning
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-06-29
The Weeks Calendar


Baseball
Monday Farmvlle High versus
Victoria.
Tuesday FaAmville High versus
Blackstone
ADMINISTRATIONS Team YER
sus Fork Union.
Saturday Town Team versus
Pamplin.
Softball
Thursday r. Jaycees VS.. Betsy
Ross.
Note Farmville High and Vic
toria originally were scheduled
to play Friday, but the game was
moved up to Monday to permit
the high school coaches to attend
the Virginia High School o~o''o
coaching clinic Thursday, Friday
and Saturday at VpI
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-06-29

Virsinia's first tax Oh gasoline
was three cents per gallon To
day it is 60 cents ON ten gallons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-09
Joseph p. TumuIty

Washingtonians who knew Joseph p. Tu-
multy we'll found him delightful person. He
was Irish almost by profession, and the tradi-
tional Hibernian interest in politics gave him
his start in life. The tough fifth ward of Jersey
City was his training ground. To survive there,
let alone prosper, a lad had to be willing to
fight. The future presidential secretary never
avoided a scrap but as the years passed he
learned that soft answers really do turn away
wrath Eventually Mr.. Tumulty was as famous
for his suave, tactful, diplomatic manner as he
ever had been for his belligerency
He met Woodrow Wilson originally as a
critic, but he soon became devoted friend. For
two years he served him in the Governors Office
at Trenton, then for eight years in the White
House. Mr.. Tumulty's impressions Of his chief
are recorded in book which still is readable.
The association Of the two men naturally was
resented by some of their contemporaries, but.
generally speaking, it was useful asset to the
United States while it lasted Mr.. Wilson needed
such right bower" and Mr. Tumulty met the
need satisfactorily. They parted over minor
incident and were reunited only on the eve of
Mr.. Wilson's DEATH
Now both are gone and the age with which
they were identified is finished. Mr.. Tumulty
spent his sunset days practicing law and taking
little active part in politics. But he never lost
his interest in the art and science Of govern
ment. Neither did he surrender his Irish gifts
Of humor and generous friendliness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-09

It would be mistake to assume that the
decline in numbers of executions reported for
1858 means that there was a corresponding
decrease in capital crimes. Although the Fed
eral Prisons Bureau has announced that the
81 death sentences carried out last year were
the lowest number of record, latest published
figures show that murder and rape, the prin-
cipal. crimes for which death may be imposed,
were on the upgrade during that period. It is
hard to see how those who contend that capital
punishment is not deterrent of crime can
find any support for their theory in the two
sets Of statistics.
While the annual summary Of national
crime trends for 1858 has not been issued as yet
by the Federal Bureau of Investigation figures
on murder and rape for the first half of last
year represented an increase over the first half
of 1882 The 1852 totals for the full year were
7,21O homicides and 1920 rapes. Even if the
1858 figures are no higher than those of the
preceding year, 1t is apparent that an exceed
ingly small number of those who committed
capital offenses paid for them with their lives.
It would be mistake, furthermore, to
believe that those who were given life sentences
for major crimes will remain behind bars for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-09

the remainder Of their lives. A Federal study
several years ago revealed the astonishing fact
that the average "lifer" Is walking the streets
again in los years. This loW average Of
punishment has been brought about by such
sentence shortening procedures and policies
as parole and pardon.
If the consideration too often given those
who kill Nand rape were paying dividends in
the form of fewer crimes Of violence, the argu-
ments for judicial and penal leniency would
be far more persuasive than they are today.
However. the comparative statistics are all on
the side of those who adhere to the old
fashioned belief that stern punishment is the
best possible crime deterrent