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Evening star., 1955-09-17
Hoover to Make
Tour of Far East

The State Department said
yesterday Undersecrtary of State
Herbert Hoover. jr., will leave
September 20 to study United
States diplomatic and economic
missions in the Far East.
Travelling with him on the
month>long trip, the announce
ment said, will be John B. Holli-
ster, director of the International
Co operation Administration,
which handles foreign economic
aid.
, The announcement said Mr..
Hoover and Mr.. Hollister will
visit Hawaii. Japan, South Ko-
rea, the Philippines. Formosa,
Indo- China. Thailand, Indonesia
and Singapore.
Originally, Walter S. Robert
son, Assistant Secretary of State
for the Far East. was due to
make the tour with Mr.. Hollister.
There was no explanation for the
change of plans.
Evening star., 1955-09-17
Grim Anniversary

The Polish American Con-
gress, as spokesman for six
million Americans of Polish
descent, reminds Americans
that it was 16 years ago-on
September II, 1939-that the
Soviets. in criminal alliance
with the Nazis, stabbed Poland
in the back.
Later, when Hitler attacked
Russia. America saved it from
Nazi conquest: but Poland. our
ally in war, became a slave in
peace. Lithuania, Latvia. Es-
tonia, the Balkan countries,
Czechoslovakia, Indo- China.
North Korea and China with
its 900 million people, all met
the same fate-Red enslave-
ment.
May the tragic plight Of the
Iron Curtain countries that
have tried to live in peaceful
coexiStence with Russia serve
as a stern warning to those
who cling to the dangerous
illusion that coexistence is the
gateway to peace!
At time when the Reds are
counting America with decep-
Evening star., 1955-09-17
Broderick Crawford
Must Still Poy Wife

SANTA MONICA. Calf, Sept.
II tP.-Broderick Crawford and
his estranged wife Katherine
met face to face in Superior
Court yesterday when the actor
was ordered to continue paying
her $4,000 a month pending a
further hearing October T..
Mrs. Crawford. 36. the former
singer Kay Griffin, has a sepa-
rate maintenance suit pending
in which she asked that amount
as support for herself and two
children, Kim. 8. and Kelly, 4.
She charged Mr.. Crawford. 40.
with extreme mental cruelty.
The Crawfords were married
in 1910 and separated last Sep
Itember 6.
Evening star., 1955-09-17
This and That

Charles E. Tracewell in his
recent article on bats, ants
and bees says: THE (carpen-
teri ants get into wooden back
porches because they like to
eat wood, and enjoy cutting
their way through it. :" Also:
Sometimes ants build mud
tunnels up to the place or step
they intend to invade"
AS a matter of fact, carpen-
ter ants DO not eat wood. they
merely make galleries in it.
in which the brood is raised.
Termites do eat wood and build
tunnels, but they do not re-
semble various flying ants"
My authority: Metcalf and
Flint's Destructive and Useful
Insects"
w. II. w. X.
Evening star., 1955-09-17
Alexandra Project

It has been brought to my
attention that should the city
of Alexandria gain control of
the Chinquapin Housing Gen.
ter from the Federal Govern
ment Department Of the
Navy, for which the city is
now agitating. it proposes to
transfer the residents of the
John Roberts Home low-cost
public housing project to
Chinquapin and turn the for
mer into a "colored" project.
It has been said that this is
being done because the John
Roberts Home neighborhood is
becoming predominantly "a
colored neighborhood."
The view has been expressed
further that the city of Alex
andria is mainly interested
in obtaining the Chinquapin
Housing Center in order to
prevent it from becoming an
integrated community. 1t has
been said the city fears that
if the Navy continues to OPP
crate the center, it will permit
colored families of personnel
to live there.
1t would seeA~ 10 me that II
the above is true. and it ap-
pears to be, the city of Alex
andria and Its Redevelopment
and Housing Authority would
be using Federal funds, OPP
Grating in the name of the
Federal Government, and yet
violating Federal regulations
and executive orders regulat-
ing Federally-supported public
housing and forbidding any
type of discrimination.
AS an Alexandrian, I am op-
posed to transfer of the Chin
quapin Housing Center to the
city Of Alexandria if it is to
perpetuate racial segregation
and discrimination. and con-
sequently, racially seq
mented community.
Leonard Brown, Jr.,
Student, Howard University.
Evening star., 1955-09-17

Surely, If the Humane So
ciety is the fine institution it
is supposed to be it will see to
it that the unfortunate ocelot.
that escaped from its cage in
Georgetown and later had its
leg amputated. is put hui
namely to sleep Immediately.
Suppose some ''kind person"
did adopt the animal, what
would its life be-? Kept in a
cage or, worse still. on a chain
and crippled. What kind of life
is that for a wild animal? The
frightened creature should be
put out of its misery. and ]
will be relieved to hear 1t has
been done.
I have worked with animals
for years. having been one Of
the founders of the Arlington
Animal Welfare League. and
am certain that thousands of
people will agree with me that
the place for q wild animal is
in the wilds. and not in a cage.
Kathleen Funkhouser.
Evening star., 1955-09-17

| NEW YORK, Sept. II tPl.-
The New York Post now has the
backing of the American Society
of Newspaper Editors and two
other New York newspapers in
a suit to have the transcript OF
a judges charge to a jury made
public.
The society yesterday filed a
motion to be heard as friend
of the court in connection with
the Posts appeal of its suit in
the appellate division of the New
York State Supreme Court.
Similar motions were filed in
dividually by the New York
Herald Tribune and the New
York Daily News.
The action started when Kings
County Judge Samuel S. Lei
bowitz refused to let the Post
have a transcript of his charge
| in the manslaughter trial of
Policeman Robert Surrey.
Held in Youth Staying
Mr.. Surrey. a probationary
patrolman, was tried after
shooting and killing l5-year-old
John F. Sterling.
| The policeman had chased the
Sterling boy and another youth
after a nighttime disturbance.
He said he ordered them to stop
and fired a warning shot over
their heads. When they kept
ion running, he fired the shot
that killed young Sterling.
After hearing Judge Leibowitz's S
Icharge, a jury deliberated 10
minutes and then acquitted Mr.
Surrey.
| Judge Leibowitz's refusal to
release the transcript Of his
charge was upheld by the State
Supreme Court, which ruled that
only itigants in a case have 6
right to the transcript. Tht
Posts appeal from this decision
lis now before the Appellate Divi'
sion.
Public's Right Upheld
The ASNE's concern about tn,
Evening star., 1955-09-17
School Rejects
Alabama Boy,6,
Under New Law

ANDALUSIA. Ala, Sept. II
R R.-Alabama's new placement
law, enacted to preserve segre-
gated schools, was used for the
first time yesterday to disqualify
Ia 6-year-old boy from attending
Ia white school.
The Covington County Board
of Education quoted the recently
adopted act to exclude the son
Iof a white farmwife from the
grammar school at nearby
CAN'T, Ala, where the mother
tried three times to enroll him.
There was no immediate COM
|ment from the mother. Mrs. Ruth
Wheeler of FED Level, Ala. But
before the boards decision was
announced she had said she
would appeal to higher authori-
ties" if necessary to, get the boy
Troy Ammons, admitted to the
white school.
Parents Boycott School
The child's race was unmen.
tioned by the board in a state
ment announcing its decision
Neither was it discussed at 9
stormy public hearing before
the school board Tuesday,
Other parents had boycotteo
the CAN'T school since the issu,
arose September 2, the first day
of school. Only four of the IS
pupils registered at the school at.
tended class yesterday, the boaro
said.
The boards statement said thu
Ammons child was offered en-.
rollment in "another school ir
CAN'T"
Board Has Broad Power
The law was enacted by the
State Legislature last month a.
a means of preserving separate
schools for white and Negro stu.
dents despite the Supreme
Courts anti-segregation ruling
1t gives local school boards dis.
cretionary powers to determine
where each pupil must attenc
school. Although the act make:
no mention of race or color, it,
sponsor. Senator Sam Engel.
hardt, repeatedly spelled out it,
purpose as the preservation oi
segregated schools.
The act gives dissatisfied par.
entS the right to appeal to court
But the trial judge can empane
a jury to try the case, and mos
Jurors in Alabama are white
men.
Evening star., 1955-09-17


tive smiles in an effort to
throw her off guard, the Presi-'
dents assertion that he will
not abandon captive nations
is heartening. Actions will
speak louder than words. AS
the first step toward the full
fillment of this promise. Amer
lea must revise her policy OF
restraining Rhee and Chang
from driving the Red invaders
out of their respective coun-
tries.
Just how did America gain
her freedom? Wasn't it by
fighting for it?
If the Soviets can conduct
wars of aggression without
sacrificing Russian soldiers.
why cannot America spearhead
a crusade for freedom and do
1t without the loss of American
soldiers?
The Nationalist Chinese and
the South Koreans. with the
second largest army in Asia.
want to free their homelands.
Let them do it! 1t would make
our own future more secure.
Is it not far better to supply
them with arms than to have
our own boys slaughtered later
in the battle for America,
which is bound to take place
if we do not take a firm stand
against slavery now?
Charles ROzmarek,
President, Polish American
Congress.
Evening star., 1955-09-17
POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

Harry Truman Democrats win by telling the
truth Republican prosperity for instance What good
there's nothing to drive to Wash
ington to complain about?
Another against Peron in Argentina. That's the
with the system Sooner later the guests
get tired of laughing at the hosts jokes.
Adai Stevenson he's bewildered" by the publics
attitude toward Russia Stevenson and the pub
lie have lot Neither it quite under
stands the other.
Democrats hail Leader of Pennsylvania bold and
courageous compared Dwight Eisenhower George Wash
ington-and dared to give George the best OF it,
Moscow announces Premier Buganin is sick Times
have changed old by the time they said the boss
they'd already been drinking his successors health
for months.
Air generals ordered to take some time of and
relax how the other half ives-out on the
golf with the admirals.
Gov. Leader of Pennsylvania calls Ike political freak
Democrats may games but this is time they
follow the Leader.
Evening star., 1955-09-17

AUSTIN, Tex, Sept. II R1.-
The Texas State Supreme Court
sought today its own answers to
'the South's problem of segregated
public schools, outlawed last year
by United States Supreme Court
decision.
The high Texas tribunal
listened to opposing arguments
on the question for two hours
yesterday.
In another court test Of segre-
cation yesterday. this one in
Dallas, Federal District Judge
William H. Atwell ruled that
Dallas schools may remain segre-
gated for the present.
But Judge Atwell ruled that
white and Negro students some
day must attend classes together
because all Texas laws requiring
school segregation are unconsti-
ttutional.
The 86-year-old jurists ruling
followed a, 30-minute hearing on
the National Association for the
Advancement of colored Peoples
court effort to have Dallas public
schools integrated Immediately
Question Of Finance
The big question on which the
nine State Supreme Court JUS
jtices will render a decision was
Can schools now integrating
white and Negro students legally
receive State financial support?
! A District Court has said the
Big Spring (Tex.) school district
where grade schools have beer
integrated, is entitled to such
funds.
Dallas Attorney Ross Carlton
Iof the Texas Citizens Council
an anti-integration group, tolc
the State Supreme Court yester-
day the United States Supreme
Court has never considered OF
acted upon the Texas law which
provides for ALLEGATION of State
Evening star., 1955-09-17
Longer School Hours

While interest is centered on
the school system because of
the snafu involving element
ary-school teachers, may I
make a suggestion about pub
lie schools which Il think is
sense?
Years ago, when this was
largely an agricultural country
and vacation in the. summer
time was convenient, children
were necessary help on the
farms. Times have changed.
and there is no longer need for
that arrangement. / think
the school term should be ex-
tended to 10 months and va
cation should take place in
February ard March. These
are the months during which
most infectious diseases are
contracted in heated school,
rooms with the windows closed.
Two months vacation is ade-
quate for public-school stu
dents and the extra months of
instruction would be in line
with the Presidents suggestion
for prolonging educational
training.
Pupils may protest, families
may require some readjust-
ment of plans and teachers
will probably frown. but the
benefits are obvious. Teach
ers are paid only during the
school term and the new ar
rangement will give them a
check for an extra month. The
doctors, I think, would be the
only losers. There will not be
so many colds, so much impe-
Evening star., 1955-09-17
Eisenhower and His Golf Cabinet

were back again for golf and
bridge this week end with the
President, being listed along
with a number of others from
business and finance that in
cluded Albert Bradley, New
York, General Motors Corpora
ton; Gen. Lucius Clay. chair
man of board, Continental
Can: Leonard K. FireStone,
Los Angeles, president. Fire
stone Tire and Rubber Co, of
California; Jay Gould. New
York. vice president, Frank
fort Distilleries: Amory Hough-
ton, chairman of board, Corn
ing Glass Works, Corning,
N. Y. and Frank A. Willard,
New York investment banker.
After a week end of golf and
bridge with his guests. the
President will go to his favorite
fishing spot near Fraser. Colo,
on the ranch of his Denver
banker friend. Aksel Nielsen.
where he will spend most of
next week. According to news
dispatches from Denver, the
President has golfed or fished
every day. except Sundays, in
the nearly five weeks he has
been on his vacation in
Colorado.
His success in working out
such a pleasant schedule for
his tour of duty in the White
House. including his arrange
ment when in Washington for
golf during the week at Burn
ing Tree Club and week ends
either at Gettysburg or Camp
David, has encouraged party
leaders in their belief that he
will run again for four years
more of the same.
Evening star., 1955-09-17
THOMAS L. STOKES

AS President Theodore
Roosevelt had his tennis cab
met" and President Hoover
had his medicine ball cabi-
net" so President Eisenhower
has his golf cabinet" which
is in session again this week
end at Denver as it was two
weeks ago on Labor Day week
end.
The makeup of the Eisen-
hover golf cabinet" however.
is somewhat different from
the Roosevelt and Hoover
groups.
1t is drawn exclusively from
business, industry and finance.
1t includes representatives Of
that upper moneyed strata for
which "gotrox" is the COM
monty accepted slang descrip-
ton. incidentally, Teddy"
Roosevelt loved to chastise
from the stump their earlier
counterparts.
In a way, Teddy was of
them, and so understood them,
But for his companions he
chose less staid, sedate char
acters, and his tennis cabi-
net" consisted of men in gov
ernment, diplomacy, arts. let
ters and science with whom
he discussed and argued gov
ernment, public affairs, art,
literature and science on
horseback rides and hikes as
well as on the court, for their
outdoor activities ranged far
beyond tennis. Theodore
Roosevelt, the apostle of the
strenuous life, was only AZ
when he became President and
was boiling over with physical
energy and intellectual
curiosity.
Herbert Hoover's medicine
ball cabinet" which could be
seen early of a morning toss
ing the ball at one another on
the White House back lawn
for these were not exactly
youngsters eager for the stren-
uous life-embraced members
Of the cabinet and White House
staff. Supreme Court justice
Harlan Fiske Stone-who
later was Chief Justice, and
two well-known Journalists
Frank Kent and the late Mark
Sullivan.
Both these former Republic
can Presidents drew upon their
Evening star., 1955-09-17
Phone Company to Fete
25-Yeur EmpIoye

The American Telephone q
Telegraph Co. will honor Mrs,
Susan B. Haines. 3505 North
Military road. Arlington, for Is
years of service.
Mrs. Haines. clerical super
visor for the company. is men,
ber of the Telephone Pioneers.
who include employees with the
Bell System longer than 81
years. She is a regent in the
District chapter of the Daughters
of the American Revolution.
Evening star., 1955-09-17
Teocher Shortage

The shortage Of teachers in
District elementary schools for
financial reasons" is serious
indeed.
I have two sons in grade
school. One, aged 6, will be
beginning second grade, but
his brother, aged 8. who should
be beginning third, now has no
third-grade teacher. So, he
will either have to repeat Sec
ond grade with his younger
brother, or move into fourth.
Pity the poor fourth-grade
teacher with a class Of so or
more children of widely varying
ability!
I feel strongly that If funds
are really insufficient to pro-
vide teachers for both grade
and high-school levels, it Is
logical and necessary that
grade schools get priority. A
third-grader is still acquiring
elementary skills. A high
school student should be able
to work independently, guided
by a planned program Of work.
It is catastrophe that the
schools of the Nations Capital
should be left suddenly in such
a plight, at the beginning of
the school year. 1t seems that
there must be inefficiency or
indifference among the high
officials of an administration
which allows such a situation
to exist.
Katharine Henry.
Evening star., 1955-09-17

I am taking this opportunity
to thank The Star for its fine
coverage Of the emergency sit
uation that has developed in
the elementary schools in the
District.
AS the mother of a child who
is in one of the schools con-
cerned, the problem is very
acute and personal. Such a
situation would have been diff
cult enough to cope with had
we been given a reasonable
time, but to have such a prob
lem presented three days be-
fore school starts poses an
impossible hurdle.
Suzanne p. Ulman.
Evening star., 1955-09-17
CD Official Named

James T. Cumiskey. former
National Red Cross official at
Alexandria. has been named
welfare advisor in Region 4 of
the Federal Civil Defense Ad-
at Battle Creek, Mich.
Arizona sun., 1955-03-18
STRAIGHT AHEAD
By OLIVE A.. ADAMS

great pains to mention a young
"Neggra" lad in particular. That
did it. He was proclaimed a man of
great coruage for having said to all
those people that he shared a cup
of coffee with Negro CT in a
foXhole. Well, me-I've got no illu-
sions. A foxhole is hardly spot
where you would insist on observ-
ing the social amenities, especially
when the enemy is somewhere
near, and you've got no gun. Our
friend had to stick close for pro-
lection and he was hardly going to
be fussy about color of skin when
his own hide was in danger. What
I was waiting to hear was whether
or not the dear old gentleman had
had cup of coffee with any Negro
CPS in this country--in his home
town, for instance. That would
take real courage.
It takes no fortitude whatever
to talk. It's the cheapest trick in
the deck. You sound off on a pop
ular subject, swear you're for the
underdog and bingo you're the
man of the hour. We've heard
people come out and say some
beautiful things about the Negroes
civil rights and then, out Of the
other side of their mouths, assure
the Southerners that equality
would never happen-not while
they lived and breathed.
1t would be rather nice if we
could cut off the sound around
here for just a spell, and watch
these people operate. They would
have. to communicate their feelings
by their actions. Then, maybe we'd
really find out who our friends are.
The incest part of it all would be
that we wouldn't have to listen to
lame excuses, or hear someone
else blamed for. their failures.
Arizona sun., 1955-03-18
| Nuke Choice Friday
For UN Pilgrimage

A boy or girl to be. sponsored
by the annual United Nation pill
grimage by Rebekah lodges No. 80
and No. and Odd Fellows lodge
No. 2 viii be selected at a meeting
at the I:O,O,F. hall, 14th and Viii
letta SITS, Friday evening at NS
O'Clock. 49,
Two Rebekah. events will follow
the following weeks Bee Hive club
Of Capital City Rebekah lodge No.
80 will hold games party March
% at the 18th and Willetta Sts
hall with table and door prizes.
Mrs. Robert L. Brown and Mrs.
Armour will be hostesseS.
Lodge 80 will celebrate the birth
day of the lodge at q pot luck sup
per on the oath, at $50 pm. "A
business meeting will follow. Mrs.
Claudia Croft and Mrs. Cora Her
bein will be hosteSseS.
Arizona sun., 1955-03-18

NEW YORK, (GlobaD - Won
der what would happen if, for just
one day, everyone should be strick-
en- speechless. It's an arresting
thought with many pleasant possi-
bilities.
We are a nation of yammerers.
We yakaty-yak endlessly and often
meaninglessly; lin fact, we have
become most verbal" Certainly,
the founding fathers meant for US
to have freedom Of speech, but it is
doubtful whether they contem-
plated the present situation in
which just about any pipsqueak
can grab mike and sound off. The
lecture platform used to be hall
lowed ground and those who
mounted it usually had something
to say, and approached the whole
procedure in an attitude of rever-
ence.
But these days, any public gath
ering is chance for some minor
politician to call attention to his
great courage in speaking out
against this or that. The pathetic
part of it is, he usually brings the
house down. Whatever he says he
believes in so sincerely, he hasn't
but he's a hero just cause he
said it.
Everybody knows talk is cheap"
- factions speak louder than
words" deeds not words shall
conquer" and all that. But people
pay that no mind these days. To
get yourself firmly enshrined in the
nitWit hall of fame all. you gotta
do is talk it up. A venerable old
Southern gentleman made touch
ing speech on TV couple of years
back. He told a very warm and
human story about going out on
the battlefield and having chow
with some Of the CPS and he took
Arizona sun., 1955-03-18

GIRL OF THE YEAR" WITH
SCROLL AND PEN
Patricia Brown, named Girl of
the eYar" by eta Phi Beta Sorority,
ha dthe distinction of being a guest
of New oYrk's Governor Averell
Hartman. Left to right are Pa
tricia's mother, Mrs. Jacqueline
Whitted, and Assemblynlan Bert
ram Baker. To Patricia's left is
Rev. NJ. Dempsey. The Girl of
Arizona sun., 1955-03-18

the Year" is selected each year as
a feature of Zeta Phi Beta's Fin
er Womanhood" observance. Miss
Brown was so chosen last year by
Omicron Beta Chapter of Brook
lyn, New York, and this year, i'm
mediately following her visit to
the Governors Mansion, she pre-
sented the Zeta Award to the 1855
"Gilr of the Year." Miss Shirley
Clark. All are of Brooklyn, New
, 1955-07-27
DEPARTMENT OF A

Unclassified Employees:
/ Head, Treasury Division 100 1879
i Head, Accounting Division 1900 1879
/ Head, Tax Division 1900 1879
Classified Employees; Range
Administ1 alive Assistant q $500 Il 1,4OO
Deputy Discussing Officer a 5,O4O 10 1850
. Accountant / a 5000 10 $3.50
Secretary II a $4,000 LIS
Cashier "a $500 1,125
2 Audit Clerks II a $4,000 9 2,25O
Trade Tax Insp. & Dep Sheriff $500 l,l25
8 Principal Account Clerks a $4,000 8 5000
2Dep. Collectors, Income Tax q $500 Z 1900
/ Account Clerk III q $500 goo
5 Account Clerk II q 2400 3 5000
8 Clerk Typist III q 2400 3 l,0oo
/ Clerk Typist II q 200 4 525
2 Clerk-Stenographer H@ Zoo 4 l,o5O
CLERK a Zoo 525
5 Account Clerk @ 2100 4 2,625
, 1955-07-27

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, 1955-07-27
Regular Session 1855
BE II ENACTED BY the Legislature Of the Virgin Islands
in session assembled:

SECTION /. The following sums for salaries and ex-
penses, or SO much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
appropriated for the Department Of Finance out OF any funds
in the Internal Revenue Matching Fund of the Treasury OF
the Virgin Islands not otherwise appropriated for expenditure
for the period April /, 1855 to June 80, 1855, for the purposes
hereinafter expressly named: