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Evening star., 1955-06-29
Pentogon Still in Virginia,
Arlington Judge Decides

claimed however, that an agree.
ment between the Federal gov.
ernment and Virginia gave the
U. S. exclusive jurisdiction ovel
the Pentagon.
Well, now, Judge Thomas has
been around these parts for 9
good many years and he knew a.
well as the next man that every
thing on the sunny side of the
Potomac has been part and par.
Gel of the Commonwealth oi
Virginia since 1916 when Uncle
Sam handed back the land south
of the river which had been re-
served for the District of Co.
lumbia. Still. if Mr.. Bray wanted
to claim that the Pentagon was
not in Virginia, he had a right
to do so and it was UP to Judge
Thomas to study the problem
He continued the case.
Yesterday Judge Thomas ruled
that because Virginia retained
the right to tax businessmen
operating concessions in the
Pentagon, the Commonwealth
right to control taxicabs could
not be denied.
The decision once more estab-
lished the Pentagon firmly in Vir-
ginia, cost Mr.. Jones $50. and
led Mr.. Jones undaunted attor-
ney to file notice that he would
appeal the ruling to the Circuit
Court.
Evening star., 1955-06-29
BY SMITH HEMPSTONE


There's no need to hoist the
Stars and Bars.
The Pentagon. it seems, is still
in Virginia.
The status of the five-sided
mass of masonry and brass was
questioned June z when Airing
ton Attorney Miles Spence Bray
stood before Arlington Court
Judge Homer r. Thomas and in
sisted that the Pentagon was not
lin Virginia.
Mr.. Bray made the statement
calculated to set every loyal son
|of the Gray whirling In his grave
at this seeming high-minded at
tempt to infringe on the terri
torial domain of Virginia, in de-
Tense Of a taxi-driver.
It seems that Henry M. Jones,
jr., 81. colored. Of 314 North
Payne street, Alexandria on May
27 picked up q passenger at the
Pentagon and delivered him to
an Arlington address. Mr.. Jones
was collared by Arlington Police
Ofiicer Joseph T. Kane and
charged with operating an Alex
andria cab without a valid Ar
lington certificate and license.
Mr.. Bray never got around to
saying in so many words where
he thought the any-corridored
labyrinth actually was. He
Evening star., 1955-06-29
Union Chiefs Map
Maryland Drive
To Speed CAV

CUMBERLAND. June 20 (R.--
Maryland AFL and CIO leaders
met here yesterday and adopted
a Joint legislative program, in
Guiding proposed legislation to
implement labor's guaranteed
annual wage goal.
Meeting were the Executive
Boards of the Maryland-Di District
Iof Columbia Federation of Labor
and the Maryland Industrial
Union Council.
Ralph C. Beard, vice president
lof the Maryland CIO. said pro-
visions of Maryland's unemploy-
ment compensation law would
inullify the guaranteed annual
wage gains workers have won at
the bargaining table"
The union officials named a
committee of four to work on
the joint legislative program to
be presented to the 1856 Gen.
eral Assembly.
Members are Harry Cohen of
Baltimore, president of the
Maryland District of Columbia
federation; j. c. Turner oS
Washington, secretary of the
|federation's Executive Board, and
Robert Martin and Charles Della,
both of Baltimore. president and
secretary. respectively, of the
State CIO group.
Evening star., 1955-06-29
Starlight Movies
Playground Film
Program for Tonight

Here are the programs spon-
sored by the Evening Star, in CO.
operation with the Film Center
of Washington and the recrea-
ton departments of the District
and Alexandria and Prince
Georges, Montgomery and Ar
lington Counties.
In addition to the movie pro-
gram. the Black Phantom
WMAL-TV star will make a per-
sonal appearance at the Hillcrest
Playground, Thirty and
Denver streets S. E. at 7::30 pm
Washington, at Dusk
~ F, Palisades, Dana and sherrier place
Takoma. Fourth and whittier streets
Edsewood. Third and Ewarts streets
Happy Hollow, Eighteenth street and
Thompson. Twelfth and L streets NV
Logan, Third and @ streets NE.
Kelly Miller, Forty-ninth street and
Jefferson. Eishth and H streets s.w.
Barry Farms. 1880 Sumner road Sc
Arlington County, $50 PM.
Patrick Henry, ZOO South Fillmore
street
Carver Center, South Queen and South
Thirteenth street.
Montsomery County. $50 Pm.
Pleasant View. College View and Nor
rts Drives. Wheaton.
Scotland Community Building. sDt-
Prince Georges County, $50 PM
Fairmont Heights Playground. 61Oa
Jost street, Fairmont Heights.
Muirkirk Playground. Muirkirk road.
Evening star., 1955-06-29
Reelection Bid
By yM'Pherson

Colin c. Macpherson, Arling-
ton County treasurer. today an
nounced he will seek the Repub-
lican nomination for reelection
at G. o. P. mass meeting at 8
pm. July 7.
Mr.. Macpherson, who lives at
6201 North Eighteenth road, is
in the last year of his first term
He was elected as a Republican
in 1851, defeating the incumbent,
John Locke Green. who also was
a Republican at that time.
The mass meeting at which
Mr.. Macpherson will submit his
name will be held at the Lyon
Village Community House.
nj Before his election as treas
urer, Mr.. MACPHERSON was
named in 1947 to Arlington's fi.-.
elected School Board. He served
as chairman one year. Earlier
he had served on the Arlington
County Charter Commission and
in 1946 was a member of the
County Real Estate Reassess-
ment Board.
Mr.. Macpherson has been a
resident of Arlington since 1910.
He was educated in Arlington
schools and graduated from the
University of Virginia. He is a
member Of the Arlington (HoSt)
Lions Club and a member of
the Williamsburg Junior High
School PTA.
In announcing his candidacy,
Mr.. Macpherson said he intends
to call the celebrates attention
to what his administration has
done Ito ease the tax burden" /"
He said this has been accom-
plished by obtaining for the first
time interest on idle bond money,
by reducing the cost of collecting
a tax dollar and by raising the
rate of tax collections to the
highest in Arlington's history.
Evening star., 1955-06-29
Montgomery Employees
Must Take Another Oath

Montgomery County employe
have a new oath to take in ad
dition to the Ober anti-Com
munist pledge to which all gov
ernmental employees in Mary
land must subscribe.
The council adopted a resolu
ton yesterday to require al
oath of support for the Fedora
and State Constitutions, Mary
land laws and the County Char,
ter and laws, plus faithful per
formance of duties.
County Manager M. L. Reese
in submitting the resolution fol
council action, said when HI
came into Office you just walked
in-period."
County Attorney Charles M
1relan said all Jurisdictions o.
which he knew required such ar
oath. He described it as "jus
a nicely. a formality."
Since Mr.. Reese and Mr.. Ire
Ian have been in Office, regula
tions have been adopted to re-
quire employees to be finge
printed and photographed. MI
Reese said this was needed s,
that they could be checked will
the Federal Bureau of Investiga
ton.
The council during its Ma,
legislative session also enacted {
law that will make it a crimina
'offense for a county employe t.
accept a favor or gift from an,
Evening star., 1955-06-29
Rockville OKs
Curb on Dogs

Rockville dog owners were or
notice today that q dogs life
win be less carefree there next
year.
During a public budget hear.
ing last night, city council men,
bers agreed to make provision
in the operating budget for the
Icity's first full-time dog catcher
The city has licensed dogs for
many years. but dogs have been
picked up by municipal police
only on complaint.
Although no votes were taken
on the budget at last night's
session, council m EN- be r
reached agreement on a number
|of items during their linc-by-
line survey of city Manager
John H. Markland's proposed
IS812,305 budget for next fiscal
year.
The mayor and council viii,
meet again tonight to review
the remainder of the proposals
and will adopt their budget and
set the tax rate tomorrow night.
The council. sitting as a tax
appeals court, also adopted a
resolution to assess businesses at
rs per cent Of inventory valua-
tion during the coming fiscal
year and a go per cent of vaiua-
tion in 1956-57.
The action was taken to bring
Rockville inventory assessments
into line with those Of Mont
|gomery County.
Evening star., 1955-06-29
Davis Reported in Line
For McCoin's Road Job

BALTIMORE, June 20 (P).--
Russell S. Davis, State commits
sioner Of personnel, is slated to
replace Russell H. Mccain as
chairman of the State Roads
Commission within the next
few weeks" the Baltimore Sun
said today.
The Sun said present plans
call for MIR. Mccain to become
an associate member Of the
Ithree-man road commission.
Again, under present plans, "
the story said. Edgar Bennett,
the Eastern Shore member Of
the commission, will be dropped
Ito make room for Mr.. Davis.
However, it Is understood Gov.
IMcKeldin will keep Mr.. Bennett
i'm his official family by appoint
Iment to another State post"
Asked to comment on the re-
port. Mr.. Mccain said:
That's the first I've heard
of It,"
There was no immediate COM
ment from any of the other
principals.
The Craftsmanship Of the COM
mission pays $4,000 a year. The
two associate members receive
So, 500.
Mr.. Davis. Democrat. was re-
appointed last month to his Sec
ond six-year term as commits
sioner of personnel, a position
which makes him head of the
State Merit System. Prior to his
original appointment, he was an
administrator of Maryland's un-
employment laws for 13 years.
"a reshufiing Of the member
Evening star., 1955-06-29
SEND A KID TO CAMP
Someone Can Answer
This Boys Prayer
Listen to a child's prayer:

Take care of mommie and
please, God. let me go down
there where I can swim every
day!"
He means summer camp.
Tommy and his brother Johnnie,
IL. went to camp last year. and
since school let out three weeks
ago they have been praying hard
that they can go again this year.
| Their mother and her five
children know the meaning of
prayer. 1t has helped them over
some pretty rough spots since
the father walked out on them
three years ago. taking most of
the furniture with him.
She has done the best she can
to furnish the three-room home
on the $62-a-month welfare
check and an occasional $40
from her husband. The court
ordered him to pay that much
every week. but he is $500 behind
in the payments. The mother.
who has had pneumonia three
times. bought beds for the chill
dren and finally got one for
herself after the doctor warned
her not to sleep on the floor.
The children have had to grow
up fast to cope with the prob
lens that come up in q home
without a father. When the
family reads from the prayer
book at night. Johnnie reads
the Prayers for the Head of
the Family" IF anything hap
pens to you, I'll take over" he
told his mother.
At 10, Tommy has given up
ideas of being a fireman or cow
boy. He wants to be a minister.
even though the other kids laugh
when he climbs up on top of the
house to give a sermon.
When the two older boys 60
on to camp. the job of cleaning
up the yard and hauling water
"a mile from the creek will fall
to Bobby. He is only 8, but al
ready he knows that he will
have to make sure nobody hurts
mommie" and that he will have
to take care of his little brother
and sister when his brothers go
away.
His reward will be q bed all
Evening star., 1955-06-29
BroyhiII Park Unit
Seeks Water Link
With Falls Church

The Broyhill Park Civic Asso-
citation yesterday asked the Vir-
ginia State Corporation Com
mission to tranfser the franchise
of the Annandale Water Co. in
their area to the Falls Church
municipal water system.
The request said that the
Annandale company is not able
to furnish adequate water sup
plies to the>area.
Water rationing has been in
effect since April in Broyhill
Park, which lies on both sides
of Annandale road in Fairfax
County.
Even with rationing, there is
inadequate water during hot
weather for normal usage and
inadequate pressure in the fire
hydrants." a resolution adopted
by the association said.
Discussions have been held
between the Annandale firm and
Fairfax County on possible pur-
chase of the system by the
county.
Evening star., 1955-06-29

ship Of the State Roads Conn
mission has been in the works
for several months" the Sun
added.
I'm fact, it was reported in
March--as unsuccessful efforts
were being made in the General
Assembly to force a $4,000 In
vestigation Of the affairs Of the
commission charged with the ad-
ministration Of $500 million
roads program--that Mr.. Mccain
was on his way out.
From then on, Mr.. Davis
name has been cropping up with
increasing frequency as his prob.
able successor"
Evening star., 1955-06-29
Clerk Fined, jailed
lin Numbers Case

Frank A. Newton. 38. of the
1900 block of North Pitt street,
Alexandria, was fined $500 and
given a one-year jail sentence
yesterday in Alexandria Corpo-
ration Court on a charge OF
operating a numbers game.
Judge Franklin P. Backus
suspended all except As days OF
the Jail sentence. Newton
pleaded guilty to the charge.
Newton has a suit pending to
recover $424 which was confis-
Gated by police when the former
grocery clerk was arrested April
26 in an Alexandria store. New
ton claims the confiscation was
illegal.
Evening star., 1955-06-29

person doing business with the
county.
The council yesterday also saw
a split between the Bethesda
Chamber of Commerce and a new
organization of Woodmont Tri-
angle businessmen erupt into the
open.
Roger w. Eisinger, jr., of the
chamber, urged the council to
delay proposed purchase of an
$4,000 lot in the Triangle for
parking.
Supporting the purchase was
Benjamin B. Newton, jr.. organ
izer of the Woodmont Triangle
Business Association.
Evening star., 1955-06-29

This all took place about 9:3o
pm. wkile the trucks driver
George M. Turner, IS. of Bos-
ton. was inside a store north
of East-West highway seeking
directions. police said. The
driver, they added, was unaware
that his truck had taken of
until after it crashed. Police
theorized that the brakes weren't
tightly set.
The truck was owned by the
Shawmut Van Lines of Boston.
1t caused about $500 damage to
the utility pole, 500 to the light
pole and 500 to the truck. po-
lice estimated.
Evening star., 1955-06-29
Automobile Skaters
Hardware Window

A hardware store at Flower
avenue and Piney Branch road
Silver Spring, had an unex.
pected visitor last night-ar
automobile which crashed
through its plate glass display
window.
Montgomery County police
said a car driven by Clara H
Curtis, 55, a nurse, of 1917
Greenwood avenue, Takoma
Park, ran halfway in the store
in the shopping center about
$50 pm.
The driver, police said. lost
control while backing the car
out of the parking lot. The
crash caused damage estimated
at about $50. No one was hurt.
Evening star., 1955-06-29
By ALEX R. PRESTON
star staf Correspondent


RICHMOND, June 29.-Attor-
Ineys for Prince Edward County
Negroes took the first step today
ito force early compliance with
! a Supreme Court mandate. Off
lcially received here by the Fed
Ieral District Court directing pub
lie school integration with all
deliberate speed"
| Oliver w. Hill, counsel for the
National Association for the Ad.
vancement of Colored People anc
one of the attorneys in the ia.
nous Virginia case. filed the pa
pers today before Federal Judge
Sterling Hutcheson.
This follows yesterdays receipt
of the mandate carrying out the
Supreme Courts antisegregatior
ruling of last year and final order
of May 81 for Virginia, the Dis.
Itrict of Columbia and three
other States.
Virginia's official policy ot
attempting to operate segregated
schools for another year re-
manned unchanged, despite re-
Iceipt of the final order by tht
District Court.
] Its still in the hands of thu
courts, Gov. Stanley told {
press conference.
| He said he would not predic
what attitude the courts woult
take over this States previousl,
announced policy that schools
would remain segregated through
the 1866 term.
d Less Than Confident
Asked if he was confiden
Virginia could carry out such {
policy. the Governor replied:
Il believe-but wouldn't say
I'm conf1dent-that we can.
wouldn't want to predict what
the courts would do"
| In another development. Cir.
Icuit Judge Leon Bazile, ir
nearby Hanover County. late
yesterday officially filed hi.
lorder prohibiting. the issuance
Iof a 81 million school construc.
tion bond issue. The loan hac
been approved in a referendum
lin the summer of 1858.
| Both sides now have 60 day!
lin which to appeal to the Statt
Supreme Court. but no sucf
action has been indicated.
Judge Bazile's decision re.
suited recently in the Page
County School Boards with.
Idrawal of its request for a $780,.
1000 bond referendum. Othel
school boards have taken sinilal
action or have been left in doubt
about the legality of bond issues
Funds Withheld
Judge Bazile permanently re.
strained Hanover officials from
spending the money in the light
Iof the Supreme Court decision
which followed the bond refer.
Iendum. He said that. as a result
lof the segregation decision, tht
money will now be for a pur'
pose other than that authorized
by the voters of this county"
There still was no indication
Evening star., 1955-06-29
Driver Gone, Big Van Rolls
Two Blocks Through Bethesda

A big, driverless moving van
Travelled two blocks through the
heart of the Bethesda business
district last night before stop
ping at o service station across
from the Bethesda police station.
The truck, according to Mont
gomery County police, made its
way south on Wisconsin avenue
across two busy intersections
East-West highway and Mont
gomery lane-without hitting
any cars. Both intersections are
controlled by traffic lights.
Police said the truck finally
halted after striking a utility
pole and then a neon light pole
at g service station at 7340 Wis
consin avenue.
Evening star., 1955-06-29
|ToIent Search Show
Slated Three Niohts

The Mount Vernon-Lee Cham
ber of Commerce will hold an
other Search for Talent" show
at 8 o'clock tonight in the Mount
Vernon Amusement Park, 4600
Richmond highway. 7 miles
south of Alexandria.
Other shows will be held at 8
pm. Thursday and Friday.
Evening star., 1955-06-29
Acts
ToSpeed Major
Traffic Projects
Susquehonno Spon,
Toll Rouds to North
May Be Built by ST

BALTIMORE, June 30 (R -.
A prospect for the simultaneous
construction and opening Of
three major traffic improvement
projects in Maryland has devel.
oped, Chairman Russell H. Nc.
cain of the State Roads Commis.
sion said last night.
| Mr.. Mccain said q new $14.
million Susquehanna River
bridge may be built far ahead
Iof the date originally scheduled
,I-l962-if legal obstacles can be
overcome.
| The new bridge would be con-
structed as part of the projected
Northeastern toll highway from
Baltimore to the Pennsylvania
and Delaware lines if these OBJ
stacles are successfully passed.
The toll read's completion is
planned to coincide with the
finish of work on the $130-mil-
lion Baltimore harbor tunnel in
December, 1857.
By-Passing Baltimore
1 If all three projects are nm
Iished at once. motorists would
have. in a year and a half. q
long sweep of limited access
highway by-passing most of Ball
timore all the way from Wash-
ington to the Pennsylvania and
Delaware lines. tieing in to the
New Jersey Turnpike.
I Mr.. Mccain said the change
in planning results from very
favorable traffic estimates for the
toll highway reported last week
by Coverdale g. Colpitts, trafiic
analysts. Commission attorneys
and bond counsel have been PIT
to work studying legal COMPLEX.
tions which could block early
construction of the bridge. w
Fear Bridge Congestion
Earlier this year Roads Com.
mission estimates before the
General Assembly were that con.
istruction of the new bridge
might not be feasible until 1862.
| Under such planning, traffio
from the new toll road would
have to merge with U. S. 40
traffic to cross the Susquehaniia
over the existing bridge.
Mr.. Mccain said this arrange.
ment might result in bridge traf.
f1c congestion and these other
difficulties:
/. The new toll highway would
have to be built closer to U. s.
40 that might be desirable.
/ 2. Roads leading from the toll
highway to the u. s. 40 bridSe
would not be needed after a few
years when the new bridge would
be built.
/ 8. Many motorists might use
the tollway from Baltimore as
far as the Susquehanna, then
switch to free roads.
Bonds Offer Problem
Chief among the legal difi-
culties is the bond arrangement
under which tolls from the pres
ent Susquehanna River Bridge,
the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel,
the Chesapeake Bay and Potorn-
&C River Bridges would be
Jumped together to retire the
bonds on all four structures.
Under this agreement no COM
lpeting bridge may be built over
the Susquehanna until trafIlo
reaches a certain level. BY pres
ent estimates, this would be in
1862.
To bypass the delay, officials
have proposed that the toll from
each vehicle be used to pay OF
bonds against the existing bridge
until traffic on the old bridge
reaches the specified level.
Evening star., 1955-06-29
CAMP FUND FACTS

How to send q kid to
camp:
Make out check or money
order to The Evening Star
Summer Camp Fund. Mail
to The Evening Star. Wash
ington 4, D. c.
Or bring cash to The Star
cashier.
The cost: $17.86 for six
days, $35.72 for IL days.
Any size contributions, how
ever, are acceptable.
Evening star., 1955-06-29
|NAACP Sues to Speed
|Integrotion in Virginia

that the General Assembly will
be called into special session to
deal with the problem. But three
counties, beside Prince Edward,
already have withheld school
operating funds for next wear.
rather than face possible court
orders to integrate their schools.
The counties are Nottoway. Sus-
sex and James City.
/ Gov. Stanley said he has not
concluded that a special session
would be necessary and that his
Commission on Public Education
has not made such suggestion
to him.
IF and when I call a special
session." Gov. Stanley said, Il
will have specific recommenda-
tions."
He appointed the 32-member
commission to study problems
created by the Supreme Court
decision. and both the commits
sion and the Governor since have
declared it their policy to pre-
serve segregation by all legal
means. State Senator Garland
Gray. commission chairman, has
called the Executive Committee
of that group to meet next Tues
day and Wednesday.
Superintendent Notified
Yesterday, Dowell j. Howard,
State superintendent of public
instruction. sent out to all divl-
sion school superintendents no.
itices of the policy adopted by the
Governor and the State Board
OF Education. 1t says schools
Should open and operate
through the coming school ses-
sion as heretofore"
Receipt of the Supreme Court
mandate by the District Court
was generally regarded here as
fairly routine, in itself. The
lower tribunal is directed "to
take such proceedings and enter
such orders and DEGREES consis-
tent with the opinions of the
(Supreme) court as are neces-
sary anG proper to admit to pub
lie schools on a racially non
discriminatory basis, with all
deliberate speed, the parties in
this case"
Concerned Parties Graduated
Actually, the last parties in
this case" three Negro girls,
were graduated from the Motion
High School for Negroes at
Farmville earlier this month.
But Prince Edward County is
specifically affected by the court
decision and the steps taken to-
day by the Negroes attorneys.
1t is presumed by those con-
cerned with the situation chat
the court now will call for pro-
posed orders to be submitted by
State Attorney General j. Lind
say Almond, jr., and other at
torneys who fought segregation
Mr.. Almond, however. COM
menting on the final order of the
Supreme Court on May 81 has
said, Counsel has reached the
enc Of tie legal rope. The time
as now for executive leadership
and action"
Evening star., 1955-06-29
Episcopal Service

LEESBURG. Va, June 20
(SpeciaD The Rev. Temple
Wheeler, who recently moved his
Children's Haven from Charles
Town. w. Va. to the Paxton
Memorial Home in Leesburg. will
conduct the morning service and
administer Holy Communion at
st. James Episcopal Church at
III am. Sunday.
Evening star., 1955-06-29

Ito himself. And that means he
will be able to move over and
not get wet when the rain comes
in through the board walls.
These children put a lot OF
stock III prayers. You can help
answer them by contributing to
the Evening Star Summer Camp
Fund.
The following contributions are
a nlrr, r,ovuIadoad fodov.