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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-07-16
Miss. Approves Legislation
TO Abandon Public Schools

September, to consider the propCs-
ed constitutional charge.
In another h'ghlight, Chief
Justice Harvey McGehee Of the
Mississippi supreme court re-
signed his committee post today.
The chief justice said the con-
flict between serving on the COM
See SCTTOOLS-nage faur
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-07-16

county option basis
The committee also recon-
mended that a building program
be started to supply better Negr
schools, but only il the coasti u
tional admendmen. is adop ed.
Governor High White said he
would call the legislature into
special session, probably early in
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-07-16

well be that his active interest
will engender support for him in
crusade for democratic govern
ment.
Mr.. Flowers has a full ten-day
schedule of addresses on behalf
of Senator McClellan's reelection.
He interrupted his schedule Tues
day to fly to Washington to keep
an appointment with the u. S.
Attorney General, but returned
Wednesday. and picked up his
See FLOWERS-page four
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-07-16

Whatever Senator John l.. McClellan's at
tude is toward the Negro population of Ar
bnsas there is one thing that is certain he
blds high regard for votes, irrespective of
ho casts them. This fact is evidenced by
Emeramans view of his headquarters in the
FpItal hotel in downtown Little Rock. The
No is a striking evidence of an integrated
Fadquarters, which can definitely be said to
the first of its kind in the capital city of
candidate seeking high office. In the toto
f people registering and seeking informa-
Fn from Mrs. E. r. Blount, seated al the
fk as one of the Senator's campaign work
Whether the rise in popularity turnout
/ nation had any effect on the Senator in
eklng reelection to the highly honored post
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-07-16
Court Order, or No Court Order, Jimcro
Pools 10 Remain In jefferson City, Mo.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo -- De-
spite the Kansas City swimming
pool case, the jefferson City Park
Board is continuing its segreg tel
policy at two swimming pools
here.
A formal announcement 70 this
effect was made by William
Schulten, chairman Of the park
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1954-07-16

board, after Negro soldier got
into the white pool "by mis-
take
The Negro soldier from Fort
Leonard Wood went to the Me-
mortal Park swimming pool (for'
whites with a white soldier. The
white soldier bought two tickets
See JIMCRO-page four
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-06
bolt Yourself Aluminium Is Handy for Shops

the manufacturer set up q COM
plete workshop at its test head
quarters in Louisville. KY. and a
panel of home craftsmen joined
in the program.
Qsbelieving at first that any
metal could be safely used on
tools heretofore reserved for ma
terials in the wood category
workshoppers testing the metal
reported little or no difficulty in
saving. planning or drilling the
material with ordinary wood
working tools. A standard joint
er-planer, for example. was used
with this aluminium product for
many months with no apparent
dulling or damage to its sensi-
tive blade.
Softer Than Steel.
The aluminium is softer than
steel and so all ordinary hand
tools can be applied in the same
manner as to those in the wood
category. An ordinary pair of
household scissors or tin ships
will readily cut sheets or foil.
A pocket knife will cut sheet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-06

proved by leading manufacturers
of hand and power tools such as
Atlas, Delta. Disston, Black &
Decker. De Walt. Stanley, Syn
Gro and Skill Corps. Instruction
books for use of the material
include plans for several home
workshop projects. These books,
as well as detailed instruction
sheets on various projects are
available without charge at re-
tail outlets handling the alumni
mum. .Easi-Bild patterns will be
available for number of specific
items which can be made with
the metal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-06
Wide Masking Tape

Consumer demand for the "
inch-wide masking tape used by
commercial and industrial paint
ers has brought this handy ac-
cessory into the retail market.
The manufacturers, who make
the common cellulose tape, re-
Gently announced that ~ inch
wide masking tape would now
be available in 300-inch rolls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-06

or foil and can be used to re-
move burrs from tube. rod, bar
or angle. Any wood saw is salts
factory for cutting the do-it-
yourself aluminium, but the saw
with the greater number of
teeth per inch will be most eff
fective. The use of paraffin or
oil will lessen friction and in
sure a maximum of accuracy.
Plastic tipped hammers and rub
Der or wood mallets will help
prevent marring or scratching of
the metal. A ballpeen hammer
may be used to emboss or in
dent.
Do 1t Yourself aluminium,
which can be painted, lacquered
or finished in a variety of other
ways, has been tested and APP
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-06
By D. M. Derwin

National distribution of o new
material called do It Yourself
Aluminium" designed primarily
for home workshops, is well
under way following summer
long test marketing.
This do-it-yourself aluminium
can be worked with ordinary
woodworking tools and comes
in a variety of shapes and fin
ishes. including embossed and
plain sheets, rod, bar. angle and
tubing. A variety of aluminium
fasteners are sold with the
metal. In addition. the neces-
sary materials for home-built
aluminium screens and storm
windows is available as part of
the line. Either plastic or glass
can be used in making the storm
windows.
Tested in Kentucky.
Many home and farm applica-
lions Of this light, strong, rust
proof metal make it a valuable
addition to the materials avail
able to the home workshop en-.
thuSiast. To test the material,
Evening star., 1954-06-08
HyaffsviIIe 10 Buy
Another Refuse Truck

The Hyattsville (Md0 City
Council last night authorized the
purchase of another refuse coll
lection truck.
Acquisition of the city's third
truck will not change collection
schedules but provide faster
service.
The Council also ruled that a
man in the 6200 block of Forty
third avenue was violating a city
ordinance by keeping a horse and
two ponies in his backyard. He
has until Thursday to move his
animals.
Thomas E. Arnold, Council
president, conducted the meet
ing in the absence of Mayor
Jesse Baggett, who is in Prince
Georges General Hospital under
going treatment for kidney
stones.
Evening star., 1954-06-08
7 Fined in Gambling
Stamp Tax Case

Fines Of $1,000 were imposed
on two convicted numbers writer's
in Alexandria Federal Court yes
terday on charges of failing to
buy Federal gambling tax stamps.
Theodore Knott, 81. of the 800
block East Del Ray avenue, Alex
andria, and Langhorn Rohrer,
%, of the 1900 block Seventeenth
place. Hyattsville. were given 80
days to pay the fine or go to jail.
They were charged with fail
ing to buy the gamblers stamps
in 1853, although each was con-
victed of numbers operations in
Arlington County that year.
Harvey M. Lyon, Treasury
agent. testified that the two men
were arrested together in a raid
by Russell Runyon and the late
Russell Petty, both Arlington de-
tectiveS. in the 1900 block of
South Glebe road on January 8,
1858. Mr.. Lyon said both men
acknowledged being numbers
hackers. Knott claimed his daily
gross play averaged $3.50 to $3.50
and Rohrer said his daily gross
take was $3.50 to $500. according
to Mr.. Lyon.
Attorney T. Brooke Howard,
who represented both defend
ants, said they were willing to
pay the tax but had not been
permitted to do so until the case
was brought to court. Mr.. Lyon
said Knott would have to pay
$31.2 for the gamblers stamp,
plus $523.61 excise tax imposed
on numbers hackers. He gave
no figures in the Rohrer case.
Evening star., 1954-06-08
Posserby, 81, Injured
At Building Project

A passerby was injured seri-
ously yesterday when a plyboard
partition in front of an Alexan-
dria construction project fell on
him.
The victim. John J. Rasmus-
sen. 80. of 219 South Pitt street.
Alexandria. was admitted to
Alexandria Hospital with a frac-
tured shoulder and possible in
ternal injuries.
The accident happened in
front of the new j. C. Penny
store in the 100 block Of North
Washington street. Alexandria
police said q bulldozer knocked
over a small brick wall which
fell against the plyboard.
Evening star., 1954-06-08
Falls Church Names
Architect, Housewife
To School Board

A housewife and an architect
builder will replace two Falls
Chdrch School Board members
whose terms expire June 80.
Appointed for three-year terms
last night by the City Council
were Mrs. Wayne Dexter. 35, of
1101 Jackson court, and Gene
H. May, 20, of Sis East Broad
street.
They will replace H. P. Stropel,
a Defense Department employe,
and Francis w. Trapp, manager
of the customer service division
for Potomac Electric Power Co.
Both had been nominated for re-
appointment but Mr.. Strople re-
ceived only three votes and Mrs.
Trapp one vote in the council
balloting.
Mrs. Dexter, a graduate of Kan
saS State College and former
high school teacher, is the
mother of two children.
Mr.. May, a graduate of Texas
Tech, served for three years dur
ing World War II with the Army
Engineers. He has one child.
After a heated debate. the
council voted not to appeal a
Fairfax Circuit Court decision
which voided a referendum in
which $500, 900 in school bonds
were voted by the city residents
in February. The court held that
irregularities occurred in the
election process because ballots
of freeholders we're mixed with
those of non-freeholders.
The council instructed City At
torney William Baskin to notify
the city electoral board of the
courts decision and recommend
procedures that might be adopted
to prevent similar irregularities
in future elections.
BY rejecting an appeal. Mr..
Baskin told the council. the city
could proceed to hold another
bond referendum and prevent a
delay of up to Is months in ac-
tual issuance of the bonds.
He, said he felt an appeal
would result in reversal of the
decision but questioned whether
the long delay involved in the
appeal process would be worth
while.
Evening star., 1954-06-08
National Institutes of Health
Honored for Bethesda Service

Institutes. accepted it on behalf
Of DR.. w. H. Sebrell, the direc-
tor, who was out of town.
Howard p. Bailey, assistant
to the managing editor of The
Star, presented the cup.
Mr.. Bailey told the chamber
"a more suitable recipient for
the trophy could hardly have
been selected"
DR.. Shannon expressed graft
fication on the selection of the
National Institutes Of Health to
receive the award.
He also thanked The Star for
its coverage of medical research
and the public health field.
Evening star., 1954-06-08
Endorsement of SIotes Blasted
In Prince Georges Meeting

The unindorsed Democratic
candidates attending the meet
ing were John c. Deck. jr.: H.
Malone Dresbach and Eugene
O'Brien. All three said they
were proud Of their unindorsed
status. ~
j. Frank Lillard. jr.. Repub-
lican incumbent in the House of
Delegates, asked support of in
dorsed House candidate Mrs.
Margaret Conant.
Mrs. Elaine Lady, Andrew
Gemeny and John N. Torvestad,
unindorsed candidates who at
tended. Joined in attacking in
dorsement politics.
Ind0rsed Slate Presented.
Greenbelt Mayor Frank j.
Lastner presented the Demo-
cratic Party's indorsed slate for
seats on the Board of County
Commissioners. It is composed
of Mr.. Lastner, Jesse s. Baggett,
Lansdale G. Clagett, A. Preston
Perrie and Herbert w. Reichelt.
The unindorsed Democratic
candidates for seats on the board
are Mrs. Irma Bogdanoff, Arthur
Brunei. Frederick Coxen, Arthur
E. Mielke and Fred Monaghan.
This group particularly scored
the Endorsement system and said
meetings like this would not be
held if unindorsed candidates
were not legal because the voter
would have no choice but to vote
for those whom the party puts
up"
Board Chairman Thomas Lat
inner, Republican, called for sup
port of five indorsed candidates.
They are Daniel A. Abbott,
Thomas F. Hicks, w. Everett
Marion, Edward j. Waters and
Mr.. Latimer.
County Treasurer Julian Nc
Kay. Republican, said he will
stand on his record. Charles
Callow. Cheverly, is the indorsed
candidate for the Democratic
Party while Lawrence Ooster-
hous is the party's unindorsed
candidate Both challengers pro-
posed some revision of present
fiscal practices. -
Evening star., 1954-06-08
Merriam Is Reelected
As Kensington Mayor

The present Mayor of Ken
sington. Lewis Merriam, was re-
elected last night with 289 votes.
Charles Dawson, q write-in can
didate. received 143 votes.
Chester Page with 290 votes
and Richard Clark with 279 votes
were elected councilmen. Mrs.
Earl Jones received 1873 write-in
votes and Martin Styer 135 write
ins. The winners take Office
July /.
Evening star., 1954-06-08
Girl Hit by Stone -Thrower
May Lose an Eye

An Alexandria girl, hit by a
stone thrown. by a boy, is in
danger of losing vision in one
eye.
Shirley Phillips. 13. of 2O8
Wesmond drive was hit Sunday
but the severity of the injury
did not become apparent until
yesterday, when she was ad-
mitted to Circle Terrace Hos
pital.
Alexandria police reported
that Shirley was struck when
she went into the back yard of
her home to tell two boys to stop
throwing stones at her younger
brothers, aged 10 and IL. One
of the stones hit Shirley in the
left eye.
Police said the boys who threw
the stones we're 13 and II years
old.
Shirley's physician, DR.. Albert
e. Long. an eye specialist. said
there is q possibility she might
lose vision in the injured eye.
Evening star., 1954-06-08
Coughs to ROA Convention

Mr., and Mrs. Edward A. Cough,
36l5 Sixth street south, Arling-
ton. Va. leave Friday for Omaha,
Nebr.. to attend the joint con-
Vention Of the Reserve Officers'
Association and the ROA Ladies'
Club of the United States, to be
held June 1919. Mrs. Cough is
national treasurer of the Ladies'
Club and Mr.. Cough is ROA
delegate from the Department Of
Virginia.
Evening star., 1954-06-08
Fractured Ankle
Takes His Mind
OFF Broken Law

A man charged with passing
bad checks told Judge Albert ".
Bryan in Alexandria Federal
Court yesterday he couldn't
remember whether or not he
wrote the checks because he had
a broken ankle at the time.
Judge Bryan wanted to know
what that had to do with it.
well, the ankle brought more
problems than I already had"
replied the defendant, Richard
Alden Merrell. 81, of Baltimore.
Judge Bryan wasn't convinced.
He revoked a probationary SEN
tence given Merrell in a similar
case two years ago and ordered
him to serve four years in a
Federal penitentiary.
Evening star., 1954-06-08
lCNic Groups Back
Pay Maximum Boost
For County Teachers

Inc proposed Montgomery
County budget was taken up at
separate meetings last night by
both the ,Alleid Civic Groups,
Inc. of Silver Spring and the
County Civic Federation.
In both instances, the money
sought for school use was the
major point of discussion.
Both organizations said teach
er salary nnaximurlas should be
raised from $500 to. $3.50 a year.
But the federation recommended
q $70,800 cut In the proposed
amount for teacher salaries.
i. Full Support Rejected.
=. The action came after fedora
tion members voted down a move
to back in full the County Board
of Education request for an op-
Grating budget totaling 1885, :
474. They did boost the county
managers recommendation of
$1l 1896. .664-reaching a compro-
mise figure of some $11.4 million.
On the same item the Allied
Civic Group added some $3.50, 900
to the county managers pro-
posal-raising 1t to $11 ,606, 900.
The federation's recommended
teacher salary item cut would
result from eliminating some Of
the 200 new teachers to be hired
this fall.
Initially, the federation's pub
lie finance chairman, Kenneth
w. Perry. had urged a $147, 500
cut in the salary Item by elm
mating SIS new teachers.
Both organizations favored
large increases in the amount
for school construction. The fed
Grafton backed the full amount
requested by the Board OF Edu-
cation-$9. .244, ,999-as compared
to the county manager proposal
Of $4,937 ASS.
The Allied Civic Group rec
commended So million for the
same item. Part of this amount,
the group said, should be used
to aid the Wheaton, Eastern
suburban area by erecting a
junior high school between
Georgia avenue and Colesyille
road by September, 1856.
Asks Library Increase.
On the matter of Libraries.
Allied members said the county
managers proposal of $268, SAG
should be increased to $288. los,
This is for operation of libraries,
including salaries, The fedora
ton left the lower figure un-
changed. It, did urge a cut in
the amount proposed for con-
struction of a new Silver Spring
library from $285 90 to $125, 900.
This amount, the federation said,
would provide facilities equal to
those in Bethesda.
The federation also asked an
additional $4,000 for the Upper
Montgomery County Planning
Commission. and recommended
increases for civil defense and
police salary items. It asked
for cuts in the public works,
emergency fund and county EN-
ploye salary adjustment figures.
The Allied Civic Group, on the
other hand, said the public
safety budget should be raised.
1t also urged that the county
managers recommendation Of
$711,653 be raised to $789. .432 to
cover salary adjustments and to
maintain a car replacement pool.
Evening star., 1954-06-08
Services Arranged
For 10 Victims Of
Head-0n Auto Crash

Funeral services have been ar
ranged for the 10 victims of a
head-on auto collision early yes
terday in Calvert County.
Services will be held at II am.
Thursday at the Warner E.
Humphreys funeral home, 8434
Georgia avenue, for Bryan Abel.
jr., Is. of 829 Gist avenue, and
his brother, Robert Edward Abel.
"a, of the same address. Burial
will be at Rock Greek Cemetery.
Three other Silver Spring
youths riding in the car also
were killed: Milton E. Stottle-
myer, Is. of 9315 Sudbury road;
John P. Schweinhaut, "a. and
his brother, Robert Lee Schwein-
haut, 20, both of 803 Gist avenue.
Silver Spring Rites.
Services for the Schweinhaut
brothers will be held at 9: 80 am.
tomorrow at st. Michael's Cath
olic Church, 800 Wayne avenue,
Silver Spring, with burial in
Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Services for Mr.. Stottlemyer
will be held at noon tomorrow
at the Warner Pumphrey funeral
home. Burial will be in Arling-
ton Cemetery.
Bodies of three Calvert Coun-
ty victims of the accident were
taken to a funeral home at Mu-
tual, Md. They were Clarence
Martin Thomas, "a; Earl S. Nc
Cready, Is, and Mrs. Benjamin
Thomas, SIS, mother of Mr..
Thomas. all Of Olivet, Md.
Also killed in the crash were
Norman r. Carey, and Mrs.
Helen P. Carey, his wife. of
Baltimore.
Services for S Victims.
Funeral services for these five
victims were scheduled for IL
am. Thursday at the Olivet
(MdD Methodist Church. The
ThomaSeS and Mr.. McCready
will be, buried in the church
cemetery. The Careys will be
buried in Woodlawn (Md0
Cemetery.
There were no survivors of the
crash.
Cars driven by Robert Abel
and Mr.. Thomas crashed on a
hill curve on Route 416, about 40
miles southeast of Washington.
State police said the car driven
by Mr. Abel was on the wrong
side of the road when the crash
occurred early yesterday.
Evening star., 1954-06-08
Gum Demands McKeIdin
List Speech Earnings
BY the Associated Pres,

BALTIMORE, June 8.-James
Gum, Montgomery County farm
er and lawyer seeking the Re-
publican gubernatorial nomina-
ton. called on Gov. McKeldin
yesterday to give a public and
detailed accounting of the thou
sands and thousands of dollars
he has made on speaking tours. I"
Mr.. Gum issued a statement in
which he said the Governor has
made money on speaking tours
while "neglecting the duties of
Governor"
Il think the Republicans of
Maryland are entitled to know
before they again consider Nc
Keldin for Governor" Mr.. Gum
said.
Evening star., 1954-06-08

Organized politics in Prince
Georges County last night was
attacked as "a series of political
machines denying the voter a
fair choice of candidates" by a
group Of unindorsed Democratic
and Republican hopefuls, seeking
nomination in Maryland's pri-
mary election on June %.
The occasion for the criticism
Of those receiving their party's
blessings came at a Meet the
Candidates" gathering in Blad-
)ensburg Junior High School,
sponsored by the Prince Georges
County League of Women Voters.
A It 100 persons attended.
The issue all but obliterated
party lines. Little time was de-
voted to outlining individual
platforms.
Leroy Pumphrey, an unin-
dorsed Democratic candidate for
the State Senate, joined House
Of Delegates and county COM
missioner candidates of both
parties who lack party backing
in taking to task "the political
bosses and their machines who
indorse a certain slate and
thereby attempt to tell the voter
for whom he can vote"
Serving Third Term.
Mr.. Humphrey, who is serving
his third term on the House of
Delegates, called on voters to
consider seriously" all unat-
tached candidates. H. Winship
Wheatley, Mr.. Humphreys in
dorsed opponent, promised a pro-
gram of Legislation for the bet
terment of the county" if sent
to Annapolis. Republican Sem
ator John R. Fletcher is unop-
posed.
Undaunted by attacks that in
dorsed states prevent a fair
choice of candidates." Perry o.
Wilkinson, Democratic incum-
bent. called for support of five
House candidates. They are
Lansdale G. Sasscer, jr.; Carlton
R. Sickles, C. Philip Nichols,
Hervey G. Machen and Ernest
A. LoveleSS, jr.
Evening star., 1954-06-08
MckeIdin TO Speak
AT Wheaton BuiIdinu

Gov. McKeldin of Maryland
will speak at ceremonies dedi-
eating the newly remodeled
Wheaton Recreation Center off
Claridge road near Viers Mill
road at 2::30 pm. Sunday. They
will be sponsored by the Mary
land-National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, which
spent ! about $4,000 on the
project.
In addition to remodeling the
building, the Commission has
graded the ballfield at the CEN
ter. handicapped the surrounding
grounds, relocated the play
equipment and installed addi-
tional f1replaceS and picnic
tables,
Facilities in the building in
clude a 80 by 36-foot commune
ty room. rest rooms and a
kitchen.
Evening star., 1954-06-08

The National Institutes Of
Health was the recipient last
night of the Oliver Owen Kuhn
Memorial Cup in recognition of
its service to the Bethesda area.
The cup, donated by The Eve
ming Star. is awarded annually
by the Bethesda Chamber of
Commerce. It is named for q
former managing edition Of The
Star. who died in July. 1887.
The presentation was made at
a dinner meeting of the cham
Der in Thompson's Restaurant,
Bethesda. DR.. James A. Shan
non. associate director Of the