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strong to Mckinley. DR.. Corn
ing said that was preliminary
and Q detailed estimate was
being prepared.
Opposes Woodbridge Area Shift.
DR.. Corning recommended
against any shift Of D woodbridge
area school. The board first APP
proved this stand. over Mrs.
Butchers objection. Mrs. Butcher
unsuccessfully tried to have a
public hearing set in 10 days.
Finally, Col. Hamilton proposed
that DR.. Corning make a new
report at the next meeting. Mrs.
Butcher then opposed this. with
Mr.. Williams voting with her.
Mrs. Butcher then produced
a new. 16-page statement. As
sorting DR.. Corning had admitted
the white and colorcd schools
unequal, she said in part:
I'VE should at this point be
willing to admit the obvious
and the inevitable, namely that
equalization is not possible"
Then she moved that the board
state it can not equalize the IA
cilitieS in the two divisions. No
one seconded 1t and the motion
died.
Mrs. Butcher then read a sec
ond two-page statement COM
planning against anonymous
phone callers criticizing her &C
tivities. and stating it was the
obligation Of the board to pro-
tect her by admitting that equal
ization is impossible. Again the
motion failed to get a second.
a. New Questions.
Finally she asked that the
board require DR.. Corning to
answer A new questions regard
ing conditions in the two divi-
sionS.
Col. Hamilton objected, say
ing this would burden DR.. Corn
ing and his staff and would add
nothing constructive to the gen.
eral picture"
1T seems to me we might bet
ter use our time on other matters
than on a scurrilous attack on
the superintendent" he asserted,
adding:
Il. for one. am willing to con-
cede that there are differences
between l and 2. We all know
that 1t would be naive to say
there are not differences. But
this board, since I have been on
here. has been moving in the
general direction of trying to
correct them within the limits OF
the law and within the appro-
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WCTU Official BIames
4 Ds' for Delinquency

Four "Ds"-drink, drugs, de-
linquent parents and divorce
are the major reasons American
teen-agers become dependent or
delinquent according to Miss
Elizabeth A. Smart, legislative
director of the Woman's Chris
tan Temperance Union.
In a statement. Miss Smart
said these things are responsible
for more than three-fourths of
the country's youth problems.
This is borne out by court and
police records generally, as we'll
as by records of homes for neg
lected and dependent girls kept
by WCTU chapters in several
States, she said.
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available. And white pupils
would have to move elsewhere.

available. And white pupils
would have to move elsewhere.
DR.. Corning proposed postpon-
ing discussion Of this report.
Mrs. Butcher accused him of
stalling and proposed Q special
meeting a week later. Col. Ham
ilton disagreed. protesting that
this would be too soon to digest
the report. No one seconded
Mrs. Butcher. and her proposal
was dropped.
Mrs. Frank S. Phillips then
moved approval Of Dr.. Corning's
letter to the Armstrong PTA
which had been attacked by
Mrs. Butcher the week before.
Col. Hamilton seconded Mrs.
Phillips. and Mr.. Williams joined
him. The letter was approved.
with Mrs. Butcher voting no.
Then Mrs. Butcher produced
new written statement. This
attacked conditions. in two
schools for crippled children,
one white, the other colored. But
she spoke most bitterly about
Bowen, the colored school,
where she said conditions were
almost indescribahly shocking. :"
Mr.. Williams, seconded by Col.
Hamilton, this time supported
Mrs. Butcher. moving to refer
the complaint to the Superin-
tendent. The motion carried.
On December 1-between meet
ings - Mrs. Butcher issued a
four-page statement to the press
criticizing the District Of CO.
lumbia's brief in the Supreme
Court race segregation case for
suggesting delay might be needed
in carrying out a court order
to end segregation. She also
criticized the brief for saying
indignation advocates were not
alleging facilities were unequal.
"One need only read Supt.
Corning's latest reports which
in his own words reveal indisput-
able inequalities" said the
Butcher statement.
Attacks Corning's Answer.
On December rs. Mrs. Butcher
handed out a l9-page criticism
of DR.. Corning's answers to her
September questions. She termed
the answers inadequate, but she
said they made it clear the
colored schools were unequal.
Then she read a page-long reso-
luton. 1t began:
whereas. the reports Of the
Superintendent of Schools to
the Board of Education. dated
october FL and November 10,
1858. present conclusive evidence
of differences between Division
l and Division as regards the
facilities and services available
to the pupils in each Of these
WV Va dAASAlC0 VI tLkC RuUlkC
school system. some of the most
striking inequalities being as
follows. :. :"
Mrs. Butcher then listed 10
examples Of alleged inequalities,
in three categories: pupil
teacher ratios. kindergartens and
Armstrong Mckinley. Then the
resolution concluded:
Il move that the superintend-
emf be instructed to end these
inequalities at once. and a date
be set no later than the begin
ming Of the second semester of
the current school year for the
accomplishment of this" (The
date was February -. Mr.. Will
liams seconded it.
Opposed by Hamilton.
Col. Hamilton Immediately
opposed it.
II am in sympathy with the
maker Of the motion and its in
tention." he declared. But I
I'm mt r,rnna rad IN vntA IN dirnet
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By james 6. Deone

Since last fall. Mrs. Margaret
Just Butcher, Howard Univer-
sity professor who was appointed
to the Board Of Education last
July, has been pressing school
officials and her fellow board
members to admit inequalities
between the colored and white
divisions of the District public
schools.
On January 20, this effort
reached a climax. when she
asked the board to vote formally
that it could not make the coll
ored and white schools equal.
None of Mrs. Butchers eight
eolleagues-six white. two Negro
- supported her. Four days
later, Eugene Davidson, presi-
dent of the District branch Of
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People.
said Col. West A. Hamilton and
Wesley S. Williams, Mrs. Butch
er'S Negro colleagues, should ~
sign. He asserted they do not
represent the colored population
of Washington.
Mrs. Butchers campaign be-
gan on September Is, at the first
board meeting Of the school
year. The split with her col
leagues began to be evident in
November. This is how it has
developed:
On September Is, Mrs. Butcher
submitted to the board three
pages Of questions with the mo-
ton that Supt. Hobart M. Corn
ing be called upon to answer
them. Mr.. Williams seconded
her. and the board agreed
unanimously.
Three Major Questions.
The chief questions were on
three topics:
l. To what extent is there a
colored teacher shortage, how
does 1t compare with the white
teacher situation. and what is
your plan for eoualizing the two
teacher stats?
2. How many children are on
kindergarten waiting lists in the
white and colored divisions. and
what is your plan for providing
for all eligible children in five
day kindergartens of no more
than 35 pupils?
3. How do facilities at Arm
strong and Mckinley compare,
and why have no funds been
asked to transfer Armstrong to
Mckinley?
DR.. Corning made q partial
reply at the October meeting.
He submitted II pages of sta
tistics which showed, among
other things. that colored classes
on all levels averaged bigger
than white. that the colored di-
vision was short some special
lied teachers. The number of
pupils per teacher in the colored
schools was greater than in the
white schools. In three cate
HorieS it exceeded official stand
ards. while the white ratio was
below. The superintendent prom
Used a further reply in Novem-
Der.
Charges Equalizing Failure.
Mrs. Butcher. at this same
session, submitted a 12-page
criticism of DR.. Corning's 1882
50 report. She charged school
officialS with violating the SUI
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Air Force Nurse Dies
In Alaska Hospital Fire
BY the Assoeiutsd Press

ANCHORAGE. Alaska, Feb.
Am Air Force nurse died yes
terday in a FIRE that damaged
the OfficerS' Club and nurses
quarters at the 5,005th Air Force
Hospital at Fort Richardson.
Military authorities withheld her
identity.
The fire was confined to the
two sections Of the hospital.
which were damaged badly. Pa.
tientS were evacuated 8 miles to
the Alaska Native Service Hos
pital in Anchorage as o pre-.
caution.
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the superintendent to accomplish
an iinpossibility. ] am aware that
Division ! and Division 2 are
not equal In all respects. That
is conceded. Nobody could claim
that Armstrong is equal to Nc
Kinley, certainly. But /. !
don't know how we can do that
mighty task by the first Of Feb
ruary."
Mr.. Williams then proposed
that Col. Hamilton amend the
motion. He suggested that even
If Dr.. Corning couldn't. carry out
the instructions he could come
back and make a report on it.
Col. Hamilton replied:
Il am not willing to vote q
mandate. an impossible man.
date. to the superintendent and
the administration ] say
1t can't be DONE"
Then Mrs. Butcher rejoined:
There is another motion that
this board can pass. It can 60
on record as saying it is in
capable Of equalizing these facili-
ties. think we owe it to the
community to say one thing or
the other We are certainly
separate. and We are certainly
unequal submit that we
must either accept this motion,
or go on record that we can't
equalize or we won't do it,"
Compromise Carries.
The board finally compro-
missed. Rowland F. Kinks sug-
gested that DR.. Corning be in
structed to equalize the condi-
tons Mrs. Butcher cited, or
explain why he couldn't. This
was approved. Robert r. Faux
ner cast the only negative vote.
He said:
my reason Is that the super,
intendent has come in here
month after month and meet
ing after meeting and reported
to the board of his strenuous
efforts to do these very things
that they are requesting now"
At this same December Is
meeting. the board received two
petitions from Mrs. Hortense
Fitzgerald Of the Armstrong
PTA for transfer of Armstrong
pupils to Mckinley. Mr.. Will
liams proposed that the board
authorize transfer of Armstrong
students to Mckinley for train
ing not available at Armstrong.
Mrs. Butcher backed the idea.
Mr.. Faulkner proposed referring
1t to the Corporation Counsel
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Segregation Debates Provoke
New Splits on School Board

pren1e Court separate but
equal doctrine Of school race
segregation by failing to equal
ize white. and colored teaching
STATS transfer enough build
ings to colored use, and provide
adequate facilities for colored
crippled children. colored slow
learners or for pupils ut Arm
strong.
There was no comment from
other members.
At the next session, a COM
mittee meeting early in Novem-
Der. Mrs. Butcher criticized q
report from DR.. Corning about
Armstrong. The Armstrong PTA
had complained about mad
equacies at the school and asked
for a transfer Of Armstrong
pupils to Mckinley. The re-
port said 100000 had been
spent on improvements at Arm
strong in the past six years but
that it wasn't feasible to recon-
dition the plant completely. II
also pointed out that funds had
been asked. but denied, for q
brand-new building.
Mrs. Butcher said the report
was inadequate and called for
either equalizing Armstrong. or
moving it to Mckinley by Feb
ruary l. They would still have
segregation" she asserted. DR.,
Corning replied that Mckinley
would have to be re-equipped to
house Armstrong; program and
that white students would have
to move out of Mckinley to
some other school. Robert r
Faulkner said combining the
schools would be illegal. Col
Hamilton, differing with Mrs
Butcher for the first time. sup
ported DR.. Corning, and the re-
port won preliminary approval
Corninx's Reply.
A week later-on November
1s-the board got DR.. Corning s
formal reply to Mrs. Butchers
first set of questions. DR.. Corn
ing said this:
/. The colored schools were
short 50 regular classroom
teachers. The white schools hao
a mathematical surplus" OF
1885. But the white surplus was
so scattered throughout the en-
tire system that it would be i'm.
possible to operate the schools
if this paper surplus was elm
mated. The surplus would. how
ever. be cut back as fast as pos
sible. by not filling vacancies. q,
white teachers died. resigned OF
retired. Meanwhile. the white
schools already were operating
with 89.5 fewer teaching posi-
tons than the preceding year.
2. Colored schools had ass
children on kindergarten wait
ing lists, while white schools had
81. Twenty-four colored school;
had four-day kindergartens
while all white kindergarten,
met the full five days a week
But it would be impossible to
provide the full kindergarten
service Mrs. Butcher wished
without more funds for new
teachers and classrooms.
Sailing Charged.
5. Armstrong High Schoo.
could not be moved to Mckinley
without money that was not
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"a pound Of coffee makes more cups Of coffee when
we brew it at the Nescafe' plant than when you
brew it at home.
Nescafe gets this extra flavor from the coffee beans
because with its scientific brewing process none of
the goodness or flavor is lost
. No method of brewing coffee at home could be as
efficient. When you brew coffee yourself from ground
coffee, you end up with feluer cups from the same
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-03-09

WILLIAMS Paint Head
quarters. We have Kem-Glo and
Super * emtone, the most popular
paints in the world today. All
kinds of painting and house clean
ing supplies. Venetian Blinds.
window shades, drapery rods. cur
tain rods. London Appliance 90 g,
Winchester Bldg. 3l-l9
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-03-09
q Articles For Sale IL Help Wa

UPRIGHT PIANO. Phone S-S155
West Jefferson, Ohio. 12-19
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-03-09
Legal Notices
NOTICE OF DRAINING JURORs

NOTICE OF DRAWING JURORS
General Code, Sec. 11419-23
office of commissioners Of Jurors.
Madison County. ohio, March q, 1864.
To All Whom 1t May Concern:
1854, at 1000 o'clock, A, NJ, at the
office of the Commissioners of Jur-
ors of Madison County, ohio, Jurors
will be publicly drawn for the April
Term of the Common Pleas Court OF
said County
Henry +. Beathard
o. J. Ray
Commissioners of Jurors.
March
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-03-09
Services

HOME OWNERS Now
is the time to trim your trees.
Will cut down or trim, also VIII
remove brush. Floyd Sanders, 76
West Main St, Mt. Sterling, Ohio,
Phone sam. 37-20
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Autonobiles-lJsed

at CHRYSLER SEDAN. good tires,
new battery clean, S395.0O. Also
SIX 10000 tires, $4,000; two six
foot work benches, $500 each.
Phone 5SS. Walker. 1874 East Gem
ter street, London. 2--19
AUToM0BtLE. 1889 Pontiac Opera
Coupe. Call Is or 405R, ask for
GhaTleS Gain. 2-lg
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3 Money 10 Loan So True

1871 CHEVROLET, pickup truck, =
ton. Phone 360-J. Ai--l9
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25 Wanted To Buy 23

WE PAY HIGHEST CASH PRICES
for good used furniture. stoves.
dishes, drapes, bedding, clocks,
guns, and miscellaneous OF all
kinds. Call 13S 2S-tf
BEER CARRY OUT PERMIT, C-1,
CO or both. Write Box IL" Mad
ison Press Office. 2S-tf
ENSILAGE. 100 tons. Call Resaca
2209. 28-19
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-03-09

MAN OR WOMAN. Steady income,
make $50 weekly from start Call
on customers for Nationally Ad-
vertised Watkins Products i'm Lon
don, Immediate earnings. Write
G. c. Hunter, Box $50. "a East
Robinson Ave, BarbeFton, Ohio.
25-19
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-03-09
Miscellaneous

REDUCED. PRICES on discontinued
eolors in Pittsburgh Flat, Semi
Gloss and Gloss Wallhide. Head
quarters for Pittsburgh and Du-
Pont Paint, Brushes and other
T. ! n / n g needs. BLACKER'S :
HARDWARE. 31-1S
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Legal Notices 41
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

Estate of Lille Timmons Deceas-
ed John W. Junk, Mt. Sterling, Ohio
has been duly appointed and quail
fled as Administrator of the Es-
tate of Lille Timmons late Of Mad
ison County, Ohio, deceased.
Dated this cath day of February
AID. 1854. Number 12,089 Docket 5
Page 594. Maurice Il. Beathard, Pro-
bate Judge Of said County.
March s Is
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FARMERS LOANS, to purchase
livestock, machinery, seeds and
til operating expenses. Low int" r
est and convenient terms. See
Baldwin Rice, Production Credit
Association, 108 East Market ~,
Washington c. H.. OH" 36-tf
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-03-09

NJ LIZ. COWS for sale. Three youn"
fresh Guernsey cows. Robert Dear
aorrE 2 miles north of Lafayette
on batayctte-Plam City Road.
3-1g
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Lost

INTER- GAUGE for table saw on
Payne Road or Route 665 near
London, Saturday, March 6. Find
er please call 305-M. 32-i9
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-03-09

OPPORTUNITY for
man or woman to call on farmers
in Madison County. Some making
over $50 a day. Full or part time.
Write or wire for free proposition.
McNess Company, Dept. A, Free
port. Illinois. 25-I9
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Help Wanteu

and part-time work Experienced.
Apply in person. London Bargain
House. 25-2O
MAN FOR GENER Al FARM WORK.
House and privileges furnished. J.
=. Fornof and Sons. Mechanics
burg. Ohio Route .. miles south
of Mechanicsburg on State Route
%. 25-21
NEED FIVE year-round farm hands.
See Emil Yerian, salesman at
Ford Garage. 25-19
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Horses Cattle Hogs

REGISTERED HEREFORD BULLS,
big enough for service. Meredith
FARMS attsburg, Phone G4529
south Vienna, Ohio. 3-21
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HOUSES FOR sALE--N.w.

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HOUSES WANTED 70 RENT

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