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Evening star., 1955-06-13
Democracy Ills
Cited by Wilson
THE EVENING STAR
Washington, D. C.
MONDAY, JUNE Is, 1855

LoRToN, Va. June Is R-
Democracy in action is Eat times
astonishing and a bit disillusion-
ling" says Secretary Of Defense
Wilson. "and at times even
Frightening"
Despite this, says Mr.. Wilson.
1--WE seem to muddle through
land ultimately accomplish q
great deal as long as we have
Ia few weighty members to take
1.-THE lead"
Mr.. Wilson spokes here yes
terday in a ceremony honoring
George Mason, author of the
Virginia Bill of Rights and Q
friend Of George Washington.
The ceremony marked the 200th
anniversary of the building Of
lGunston Hall, Mason's home ON
the Potomac River, where VIII
lson spoke.
Recalling Mason had written
washington about the "vexa-
Ition" he felt over "babblers" at
the TITS Virginia convention, Mr..
Wilson remarked:
"That was how he felt about
political bodies in action ITS
years ago. I wonder what he
would think about them today"
Mr.. Wilson said he has diff
ficulty keeping "the Defense De-
Ipartment team filled with COM
Ipetent men" About all he has
to offer men who take official
positions in the department, he
said, sis substandard compensa-
tion. the probability that the in
dividual will be roundly and
unfairly criticized by columnists
and some politicians and the
chance to develop ulcers"
But he said the opportunity
to be of service to our Govern
ment is very great and serving
under these conditions will have
its compensations."
Gunston Hall is in the care
of the Colonial Danes, an or
ganization of descendants of the
citizens of the original 13 coll
onies. 1t is located about 10
miles below Alexandria and is
cited by historians as one Of
the few remaining examples Of
the Colonial Potomac plantation
houses.
Evening star., 1955-06-13
JUVENILES ROB
IOXON HILL HIGH
SAFE OF $3.50

Burglars, believed by
Prince Georges County po-
lice to be juveniles. stole
$3.50 from the Office safe at
Oxon Hill High School over
the week end.
Detective Sergt. Ralph E.
Bond said the thieves en-
tered the buildings by stand
ing on a large metal barrel
and climbing into a gym
nasium window.
They forced the doors to
the principals Office and
moved a 300-pound safe
from a nearby Office into
the hallway. Then they
turned the safe upside down
and battered out the bottom,
Sergt. Bond said.
A robbery at the school
was attempted about two
weeks ago when thieves tried
to pry open a cabinet safe
with a pair Of scissors.
Evening star., 1955-06-13
Probe Into Death
OF Sentry Opens
AT Putuxent Base

PATUXENT, Md, June 13 (P)
The Navy has launched an in.
vestigation into the fatal shoot
ing of a Marine sentry at Pa
tuxent Naval Air Station.
The victim, 19-year-old Pvt
James G. Miller, jr., Of Glen
moore, Pa, was shot early yes
terday when a pistol held BY
another sentry accidentally free
during a change of watch.
The Navy said Miller died ir
a station hospital about five
minutes after the 1905 ED1
shooting. The name of the
sentry who held the pistol wa:
not disclosed.
Miller enlisted in the Marines
April. 1854, and came to Patux.
ent in last March after a tour
of duty aboard the transport
USS Camberia in the Mediter-
ranean area.
Evening star., 1955-06-13
'JuIy4Fete
Plans Made
lin HyottsviIIe

Howard Kingdom of Conneaut.
Ohio, national vice commander
Of the American Legion, will be
the principal speaker at the In
dependence Day celebration for
Prince Georges County July 4 in
Hyattsville's Magruder Park.
officials also announced yes
terday that DIR. Harry c. Byrd,
president emeritus of the Uni
versity of Maryland, has been
named chairman of the financial
committee to raise money
through public solicitations to
Idefray costs of the event.
A celebration highlight will be
the presentation of Miss Inde-
pendence" who will reign over
the affair.
Competing for the tile will be
seven high school graduates
chosen by their schoolmates.
They are Linda Woods of Suit
land High School, Adina Via Of
Gwynn Park, Fay Harman of
Frederick Sasscer, Nancy Ny
strom of Northwestern, Faye
Dough Of Bladensburg, Betty
Jean Thompson of Laurel, and
Janet Padgett OF Oxon Hill.
The girl swill draw lots for the
title during Art Lambs televi-
sion show over W1TG Thursday
from 5 to 6 pm. Unsuccessful
candidates will attend Miss In
dependence" as maids of honor
The days events will include
athletic contests in the park
throughout the day, a parade at
S pm, a patriotic program at
8 pm. and fireworks display at
$3.50 pm.
Leland Worthington, general
chairman, said yesterday that
more than 10000 persons at
tended the program last year
and that an effort is being made
to exceed that number this year.
Evening star., 1955-06-13

next year. Mr.. Robinson said
only that nothing about the re-
port changes our plans"
Mr.. Hill, former member Of
the Richmond City Council ano
candidate this year for the House
of Delegates, strongly indicated
the education commissions pol
icy didn't meet his idea of 9
prompt and reasonable start
toward desegregation. He de-
clared:
There is no truly complicated
school system in Virginia. As
a matter of fact, there is not
Ia school division in this COM
Imonwealth which could not, il
lit had the will to do so. deseg-
regate its schools by the opening
of the next school term"
School integraticn was sched-
uled to be discussed today at a
closed meeting of the board OF
supervisors and the school board
of Chesterfield County. Irwin G
Homer, chairman of the board
of supervisors, said the session
would not be open to the public
Evening star., 1955-06-13
Gambler Fined
$500 in Fairfax
Lottery Raid

Fines totaling $500 and Is
months in suspended jail terms
today were imposed in Fairfax
Trial Justice Court on one men,
ber of a trio arrested in a raid
two weeks ago on a gambling
house where police estimate a So
million a year business was op-
Grated.
Today's sentences were i'm
posed on Franklin r. Nails, "a,
of the 100 block of Potomac
avenue. New Alexandria. after
he pleaded guilty to three gam
bling charges before Judge John
Corboy.
The cases of Lester e. Scott,
A, of Key West, Fla. and Hen
rietta E. Lebau, IS, of the 400
block Of Thirty-seventh place
Sc. were continued until June
~. ..
All three were charged with
accepting horse bets, accepting
horse bets on out-of-state races
and operating a lottery. Malls
was fined 5000 on each of the
charges, given 80 days on each
of the horse bet charges and one
year on the lottery count. AS
sistant Commemorative Attorney
Marcus Beckner said Nails jail
terms were suspended because he
had no previous arrest record.
Fairfax County police saic
they caught the three busily TAX
ing horse and numbers bets wher
they raided a quiet looking sub
urban house just off Mount Ver-
non boulevard at wellington. Po-
lice said they answered telephone
calls for about one hour after
the raid and estimated the bet.
ting for that day at $4,000.
Evening star., 1955-06-13
Chevy Chase Girl D. c. Man
Win Potomac Festival Titles

COLONIAL BEACH, Va, June
13 (SpeciaD The fourth an
nual Potomac River Festival here
wound up yesterday with a IT.
year-old Chevy Chase (MdD girl
being crowned as beauty queen
and a Washington man named
as winner of the fishing contest
A crowd estimated at between
10000 and $4,000 were on hand
as the weather cleared for the
first time over the three-day fes-
tival program.
Winner among % contestants
for the beauty queen title was
Miss Tina S. Fragale of Chevy
Chase. Runnerup was Nancy
Richardson, 10, of Front Royal
Va. Patsy Salenger. Is, of Co
lonial Beach, finished third.
Miss Fragale was awarded q
trophy by Miss Julie Ann Bruen-
ing, queen of the festival, who
also was Miss Virginia of 1854
Miss Fragale was crowned by
last years contest winner, Miss
Mary Taylor of Dahlgren, Va.
In the fishing contest, Jeffery
Hyatt of Washington won for hi
catch Of a 3-pound, 13-ounce
rock fish in the Potomac of
Swami Point. He was awarded
a rod and reel.
An hour long water carniva
by local water skiing club also
was presented, followed by 6
yacht parade, including a num-
ber of craft from the Corinthiar
Yacht Club in Washington.
The day was near-perfect
weatherwise. James D. Kern
executive secretary of the
Evening star., 1955-06-13
|NAACP 10 Ask
Fast |nfegration
For Virginia

PETERSBURG, Va. June 13
! IR.-The National Association
for the Advancement of Colored
People has authorized its local
branches in Virginia to petition
local school boards to send segre-
cation with all deliberate speed"
and confidently" expects some
results on desegregation" by Sep
tember.
At the same time, the NAACP
proposes to indulge" commu-
mites which face administrative
difficulties in desegregation "for
a reasona BILE time-but only for
a reasonable time"
This declaration of policy was
handed out here yesterday after
a closed session of NAACAP Off
icials. The chief spokesman for
the officials was SpottSwood w
Robinson, III, of Richmond, who
represented Prince Edward Coun-
Ity Negroes in their successful
suit against segregation.
| The NAACP made it plain, too
that not all school boards in the
State would receive desegrega-
ton petitions by this fall. At
Itorneys said they would wait un-
til they are asked by parents OF
school-age children to file the
desegregation petitions - which
they explained would take some
time.
1000 Attend
More than 1000 persons were
present for the mass meeting
that followed the closed session
of the NAACP officials. Oliver
lW. Hill of Richmond, who aided
IMr. Robinson in the Prince Ed
ward case, told the meeting
court action would be necessary
Iif localities can't be persuaded
to integrate schools.
The NAACP adopted no writ
! ten resolutions yesterday but in
stead indorsed a declaration
made by Southern regional rep
resentatives in Atlanta. This
called for petitions for desegre-
CATION and court action when
!; necessary in the opinion of the
local branch involved.
Mr.. Robinson explained the
May 81 Supreme Court deci-
sion-which ordered school off,
; cials to make a prompt and rea-
. Sonable start toward desegrega-
ton and turned over jurisdic-
ton to local Federal courts-of-
fered administrative Difficult
ties" as the only valid reason
for delay.
Attorneys and their clients will
be the judges in determining
whether school boards are act
ing Gin good faith" said another
member of the legal staff, S. w.
Tucker of Emporia. He said
some cases may be taken to State
as well as Federal courts and ex-
Iplained:
There is no reason to assume
that State courts will disregard
the law as laid down by the Su-
preme Court"
Silent on Report
Attorneys and other officials
avoided discussion of the recon-
mendation of the State Commits
sion of Public Education that the
State continue segregated schools
Evening star., 1955-06-13

Attorneys and other officials
avoided discussion of the recon-
of the State Commits
sion of Public Education that the
State continue segregated schools
Evening star., 1955-06-13
$50 Poll Time
In Alexandra

Alexandria polls will be open
for the general election from $50
am. to 7:30 pm. tomorrow at
the following locations:
washington School District. Washing.
Gadsby's Tavern District, Gadsby'.
Tavern.
Barrett School District, Barrett School
Beverley Hills District, Beverley Hill;
Community Center.
George Mason School District, George
Jefferson School District, Jefferson
Powhatan District, Powhatan Shop
MACARTHUR School District. Macarthur
Old Lee School District, Old Lee
Fairlington District, Blessed sacra-
George WASHINGTON High School Dis.
trict, George Washington High School
Maury School District, Maury School,
Mount Vernon School District, Mount
No. . FiTehouss District, No. 2 Fire
:. L. Lee Jackson Jackson School District Lee
Groves Garage District. Groves Ga
rage. O
Falls Church polls will be open
for the general election from
7:30 am. to $50 pm. tomorrow
at the following locations:
Ward No. 9, Madison School.
Ward No. 8. Broad Street Motors,
Evening star., 1955-06-13
Model Plane Fan Killed

HOLT, Mich, June 13 R.-
Gary Higbie, %, of Holt was elec-
trocuted yesterday. when a CO.
foot metal control cable attached
to a gas-powered model airplane
he was flying struck a high ten
sion wire.
Evening star., 1955-06-13

Chamber of Commerce. said the
crowd was as large as any Sun
day crowd in festival history
On Saturday, a big parade and
other festivities were presented
but had to be sandwiched be-
tween showers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-02
Georgetown Pleu
On Purkers Fails

A plea 10 let only Georgetown
residents park their cars all day
on Georgetown streets was turned
down yesterday By the District
Commissioners. on the advice Of
Corporation Counsel Vernon E.
West.
Neither the Commissioners nor
Congress. he said. would appear
to have authority to comply with
thu request Of the Progressive
Citisens' Association Of George.
town."
The request was made by Ray
mond M. Wilmotte. president Of
the association and Curtis C
Shears, who complained. about
the problem Of all-day parking
Ia 0eorgetown hy absentee non.
resident car owners every week.
day"
Quoting Q court decision. the
opinion said, "1he streets OF the
city Of Washington are for the
equal use Of al the public, and
It is violation Of the fundamental
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-02

principle Of equality to attempt
to give an exclusive privilege IN
them. or in any part Of them: to
anyone person. company or Or
|ganization whatsoever, to the ex-
clusion Of others equally en-
titled"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-02
Ease That
Night Cough!
Rasf 1Anishf!

neU lOnt HI
You can have rest tonight.
Coughs caused from colds need
not keep you and your family
disturbed at night HALLS
EXPECTORANT Q pleasant
soothing liquid serves TO quickly
relieve irritated membranes and
tickling help. expel mucous and
warns THROAT and chest. You
should feel better promptly.
Keep Q bottle at your bedside
tonight and notice how much
better you rest. Ask your drug.
gist Tor HALLS EXPECrO.
RANT, Convenient size bottle
only 4Oc. Large size for home
Use.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-02

|nual reunion on Sunday, begin
ming with q mass at Q am. in
the oonzasa High School chapel.
10 I street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-02
Points for Purents >, ta,'' ns".' w.'' 4'p

Mother ~ I've been watching
the clock for you too much. You
are old enough now to see to II
that you get to school on time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-02

eon-Quit telling me to hurry!I
! won't be late!
Mother---n I stopped push
ing you. you would be late for|
Sehcol every day.
Arizona sun., 1955-05-06

the enfranchisement of the Negro
race.
Arizona sun., 1955-05-06
ATLANTA UNIVERSITY.
Atlanta, Georgia:

Dr. Hylan C. Lewis, associate
professor of sociology at Atlanta
University has been awarded a
Ford Fellowship by the Fund for
the Advancement of Education for
post-doctoral study during the
coming academic year. He will en-
gage IN study and research at three
major educational centers in this
country. His interests will concern
contemporary behavioral sciences
and community development and
research. Part of DR.. Lewis con-
centration will center around the
labor and sociological aspects of
Arizona sun., 1955-05-06

with a brief historical survey of
the Negro Press, Enoc Waters. Ex~
ecutive Editor of the Chicago De-
fender stated at the Southern Uni
Versity Digest Press Conference
that Negro newspapers remain, de-
spite adverse criticism, crusaders
for Negro civil rights.
Nearly one hundred student
Journalists meeting for the news
paper workshop heard the expert
enced journalist define and illus
trate the role of the Negro Press
IN America: That of lending a
voice to racial minorities; of ar
the desires and aSpira-
tions of the Negro people. Waters,
who was present on that historic
occasion when the Japanese sur
render was signed on the U.S.S.
Missouri in August, 1915, pointed
out that the various ways in which
the Negro Press has worked for
Arizona sun., 1955-05-06
BENNETT COLLEGE,
greensboro, NC:

Opportunity for creative express
sion is the right of every person,
but the right should not aim to
make professional artists of them.
Mrs. Eva H. Miller told Bennett
oSiege students in the opening
lecture OF Creative Arts Week. last
Monday. Mrs. Miller, former art
instructor at Bennett and known
for her work in painting and GER
amlcs, pointed out that while few
people become artists as producers.
every person is a potential artist
Us consumer.
ITO those of you who are shv
about-your creative capacities" she
said, ''let me urge you to give your
impulses try. There are. poten-
TALLY millions of artists in the
world Who,s given sufficient time
and a minimum of training. would
produce work in all or any of the
arts.
A number of paintings and GER
annie pieces made by Mrs. Miller
were: on exhibit during the week in
Holgate Library. Also, number of
original paintings by Claude Clark,
Philadelphia artist, were on dis
play in the gallery of the Steele
Fine Arts Building. Other fea-
lures of the Creative Arts Week
program were original compost
tons for voice and piano, pre-
sented during the Wednesday
morning chapel hour. Student
composers included Misses Jean
Renwick, eBtty East, Jacquelyn
McAllister, 10 Ann Evans, Shirley
Reamey, Ellen Perry, and Chris
Arizona sun., 1955-05-06

national development in the Gold
Coast, a country in which he spent
three and a half months in 1854
as cOnsultant on the labor and So
Geological aspects of a multi-mil-
lion dollar hydro-electric scheme
jointly sponsored by the Gold Coast
Government, the United Kingdoms.
and aluminium Limited of Canada.
DR.. Lewis is author of a new
book, "Blackways of Kent" which
is due off the University of North
Carolina Press in May. The book
presents an analysis of Negro
community in Kent, a typical town
of the Piedmont region of the
South.
Arizona sun., 1955-05-06
Education Notes

tine Oliver. Miss Faye Rice con-
iucted a 16-voice choir in "All The
World composed by Miss Oliver;
Behold, The Savior" by Miss
Renwick, Betty East, Jacquelyn
McAllister. SOloists. included Misses
Grace Atkinson, Yvonne Wynn, and
Misses East, Evans and McAlliSter.
The Little Theatre presentation
turing the week featured excerpts
from original plays written by
Misses Connie Vance and Vera
Kernodle.
Arizona sun., 1955-05-06

MADAME BUTTERFLY '5S -
Sans kimono, sans fan, lovely
Minako Yamada shows she's no
Cio-Cio San, Puccini's tragic
heroine, but an up and coming
young actress in Tokyo. She's
symbol Of Japan's modern young
.womanhood.
Arizona sun., 1955-05-06


SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY,
Baton Rouge, La:
Launching his talk last week
Evening star., 1955-06-30
AII-CIeor Causes SnorIs
In South Bend CD Test

port the city's ll5.ooo residents
to the country. Instead. the
exercise was confined to q pie
shaped part of town with . nor
NAL population Of 50,000-fami-
lies, industrial workers, ofiice and
shop employees, shoppers.
The clearly marked boundary
lines of the test area often meant
that spectators on one side OF
the street gathered by the hun
dreds to watch as the affected
segment became a ghost town.
At it's beginning, Operation
Exit had the earmarks of q flop
Most persons in business parts
of the area apparently hadn't
returned to their Offices after
lunch. and there were few peo-
pie in the downtown section
when the sirens went of at
pm.
Consequently. many of the 81
buses left the downtown ares
half empty and 1t wasn't unit
the caravan reached the residen'
tial areas and passed the Stude'
baker-Packard Co. plant that i
became impressive.
Some auto drivers shared tn,
ride with pedestrians. Other
didn't,
Evening star., 1955-06-30
D. Wins Top Award
In Pedestrian Sofety

George e. Kenelpp and Deputy
Chief John J. Agnew Of the po-
lice Traffic Division. on behalf
of Commissioner Samuel Spen-
Ger, who was not able to attend
the ceremony. The award was
made in the Mayflower Hotel.
Glenn T. Lashley, traffic safety
analyst for the AAA. commended
the District for a well organized
plan of attack" in its traffic
safety program. The District
has received IL awards or spe-
cial citations in the Is years IL
has participated in the contest
Mr.. Lashley pointed out.
Alexandria received honorable
mention among cities in the
$4,000 to 100000 population
group. A special citation went
to Riverdale, Md.
Plaques for communities hav-
ing no pedestrian deaths during
1854 were awarded to College
Park, Greenbelt, Hyattsville
Mount Rainier. Rockville and
Takoma Park. Md. and to Falls
| Church and Front Royal, Va.
Evening star., 1955-06-30
Execution Of 30
Asked in Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria, June 81
(R.-The military investigator
office has asked death sentences
for 80 persons charged with
completely in the assassination
Of Col. Adnan Malki, deputy
army chief Of staff.
The Investigators charges, re-
leased last night. said the plot.
ters planned a coup to over
throw the government and had
approached United States au-
thorities.
The 30 for whom the death
penalty was asked included 2t
leaders of the Syrian Socialist
Nationalist Party and four jun.
ior army officers. The investi-
gators Office also demanded thai
nine other army officers be sen.
fenced to life Imprisonment al
hard labor.
Malki, who had an important
role in deposing dictator Col
Adib Shishekly last year, was
shot in the back April % at 9
soccer game in Damascus. The
assassin, a military police ser.
geant named Abdul Rahim
killed himself after the shoot.
ing. He was identified as 9
member of the SSNP.
The government announced
on April 26 that rs civilians ant
80 army officers and enlisted
men had been arrested for ques.
tioning in connection with tht
assassination. Authorities alsC
closed all SSNP Offices through.
out the country.
Evening star., 1955-06-30

Washington yesterday was
awarded first place in the Amer
lean Automobile Associations
annual pedestrian protection
contest for the best safety pro-
gram and greatest reduction In
pedestrian accidents among cities
Of comparable size.
The District was among II
metropolitan area communities
to receive awards.
The award cited Washington's
trafiic record as compared to II
other cities having between 500.-
900 and / million population
During 1854 the city reduced its
pedestrian death rate by % pei
cent and lowered the total in
juries BY s per cent, according
to the AAA. The death rate
here was 4.3 per cent per 100000
residents while the national rate
rose to 6.2 per cent.
The plaque was accepted by
Arthur ]. Sunderland, chairman
of the Commissioners Traffic
Advisory Board; Traffic Director
Evening star., 1955-06-30
Company Sues
Trucking Union

BOSTON, June 80 (P.-The
Mclean Trucking Co. of VIM
ston-Salem, N. c., says 1t has
filed two damage suits totaling
$3.50, 900 in connection with the
big East Coast truck tieup.
Herbert Burstein. counsel for
Mclean. said In New York last
night that one suit for 81 mil
lion is against the AFL Inter-
national Brotherhood Of Team
sters' Union.
He said the suit accuses the
international of irresponsible
and malicious inducement of a
breach Of collective bargaining
agreement with local teamsters'
unions and Mclean"
The other suit-for $250. .000-
Is against the unions New York
Local 707. alleging breach of q
contract containing a no-strike,
no-lockout clause. effective un-
til August 81. 1856, Mr.. Burn
stein said.
Mclean Is one of the biggest
truckers in the country and one
of hundreds affected by a labor
dispute which has tied up trucks
along the Eastern seaboard from
the Canadian border to Atlanta,
Ca. and as far inland as Gin
cinnati.
Mr.. Burstein said the union
had picketed McLean's New York
terminals and that drivers had
refused to work even before
that.
Most Of the truckers involved
in the dispute are in Massa-
chusettS, Connecticut and Rhode
Island. The union called q strike
against seven trucking Arms in
those States two and o half weeks
ago to press demands for q wage
increase.
There was q rumor yesterday
that the strike was over, but
both sides quickly quashed the
report.