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Virginia Plan to Delay
School Inteqrotion | Hailed

and the Board of Education de-
clare the States policy to operate
segregated schools during the
coming school year was made be-
cause of the necessity for school
authorities to formulate and an
Inounce school programs for
1886.
The statement issued by the
commission noted that adjust
.ment of the States school system
at this time to an integrated
basis would not be practical or
feasible from an administrative
standpoint or otherwise"
1t was added:
Time and exhaustive study
are required for the formulation
and enactment of legislation if
the interest and welfare of the
pupils of both races, the protec-
ition of the status of the teach
Eers, and the financial problems
involved are to receive construc-
tive attention"
Experience Vital
Commenting on the commits
lsion's belief that a special legiS-
Ilative session is unnecessary at
this time, Gov. Stanley said
"the best legislation we can
enact will come from experience
and we haven't had any expert
ence yet" in operating under the
Supreme Courts ruling.
/ He added, however, "if there
is reason for it. I'll call a special
session.
| Asked what effect the COM
missions recommendation might
have on Prince Edward and Not
Itoway Counties, which have de.
'iclined to appropriate operating
funds for their schools in 1866
Gov. Stanley said: II woulc
think that would be a lega'
question and I'd prefer not tt
pass on it,"
I Meanwhile Archibald Robert
son of Richmond, an attorney
for the Prince Edward Schoo
Board, said he was certainly
glad" the commission had rec.
commended the continuance ot
segregated schools next year.
Il have always thought they
prince Edward school officials,
are safe to try to operate next
year"
/ In Complete Agreement
And in Nottoway County c. H
Beyell, chairman of the county
school board, said: I'm in com
pIate agreement. I have felt all
along that we could operate oui
schools for the next year just as
we have in the past"
Agreement, in part, to the
commissions recommendations
came from Collins Denny, jr.
counsel for the Defenders OF
State Sovereignty and Individual
Liberties.
Officials Of the National Asso.
citation for the Advancement ol
Colored People declined to com.
ment on the commissions recon-.
mendations.
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Ministers Elect

HAGERSTOWN, June IL. -
The Rev, Robert S. Delp. pastor
of Zion Reformed Church, has
been elected president of the
Washington County Ministerial
Association. succeeding the Rev.
De Witt r. Miller, pastor of the
Church Of the Brethren.
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RICHMOND, June II R.-
Initial scattered reaction was
generally favorable today to rec
concentrations of the Virginia
Public Education Commission
that public schools be operated
on the present segregated basis
during the next school year.
At the conclusion of three days
of study the commission here
yesterday submitted an interim
report to Gov. Stanley in which
it urged him to join with the
State Board of Education in
declaring such policy.
The commission, composed o1
80 members of the Legislature
also said it felt a special session
of the Legislature should not be
called at this time.
Gov. Stanley said later that
he was requesting the State
Board of Education to meet with
him June % to consider a dec.
Ilaration of policy pursuant tc
the commissions recommends.
Ition.
Emphasis on Time
The Governor said the commits.
sion apparently had found thai
proper consideration to these
matters requires time and care
full preparations"
II am convinced that the rec
ommendation -. is in tht
best interest of the public schoo
teachers, the pupils and th'
parents, of both races" he added
The commission, headed b.
State Senator Garland Gray O
Waverly, told the Governor /
would continue its work "ant
submit a further report at it
conclusion"
This report, the commission
said. would contain specific rec
concentrations as to- change
necessary in the State laws deal
ing with the State Board of Edu
cation, local school boards, ap
preparations by local tax levyinl
bodies. employment of teachers
their tenure in Office and retire
ment. distribution of State schoo
funds and related matters.
The commission said no dat,
has been set for another session
and presumably the drawing III
Iof more inclusive program o.
recommendations will be lef
largely to the commissions at,
torneys.
Meeting Started Wednesday
Study by the commission o.
the segregation problems raisec
by the Supreme Courts desegre.
cation ruling began Wednesday
might and continued through
midafternoon Friday. The re-
port issued at the conclusion o.
the meeting was apparently tht
work of a three-man subcom.
mittee and unanimously ap.
proved by the commission itself
The commission said it's rec,
ommendation that the Governol
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Interfuith Proqrum

BALTIMORE, June II (P.-
Gov. McKeldin will be honored
at Interfaith Night ceremonies
at Memorial Stadium here next
Tuesday night sponsored by
B'nai Birth, Boumi Temple
Shrine and the knights of Co.
lumbus,
Evening star., 1955-06-11
7 2De|egatesH Hit.
Local AidCuts
Municipal League
Told Help Is Vital
BY WILLIAM TALBOT
Star STAFF Correspondent

OCEAN CITY, Md, June IL.
Two legislators told the Mary
Land Municipal League yester-
day that cuts in assistance to
localities would be an impracti-
cal approach to a reduction of
the States anticipated $50 mil
lion deficit next year.
Their assurances were voiced
after fears were expressed by
officials attending the annual
league meeting here that the
General Assembly might place a
ceiling on money which sub
divisions receive from the State.
Delegates Carlton R. Sickles
of Prince Georges County and
Blair Lee, III of Montgomery
agreed nothing would be ac-
complished" by cutting the
funds. Localities then would be
forced to seek other revenus
sources. they said.
Must Have Assistance
1--WE recognize that the mu-
inequalities must have assistance
from the State" Mr.. Lee told
the lit local officials attending
the leagues seventh annual june
conference, land I cannot fore
see any great savings in cutting
either State aid or shared rev.
enueS."
| He suggested, however, that
some savings could be made
through a redistribution of the
funds in accordance with the
services provided by the local
tiles.
Mr.. Lee, member of a specia
legislative committee studyine
the States taxation and fisca.
problems, said the bulk of tht
deficit will have to be met BY
new taxes levied at next years
Legislative session and collected
by the State.
| Ask Charter Revision
! State Senator Stanford Hoh
of Carroll County reviewed pro-
visions of the home rule bill i'm
!plemented by the last General
Assembly and advised towns
with antiquated charters to re-
wise them in accordance with
Senate bill 6, a model town
charter.
The home rule bill grants mu-
inequalities powers to change
| charters, annex territory and
borrow money.
Mr.. Sickels said that true home
rule as he understands it would
go even further than the pres
Eent bill and grant towns powers
that could not be taken away
by the Legislature. The present
bill merely prevents the Legis-
Ilature from passing a law fol
Iany one municipality.
| He said municipal officials
should be "ludicious and eau
Itious" in exercising their powers
under annexation provisions OF
1.-THE bill.
Services Key Factor
| Whether an unincorpated area
can best obtain municipal serv-
ices from a town by annexation
or county government by be-
ing left alone should be that
deciding factor in moves to an
mex new territory. Mr.. Sickles
said.
William B. Predergast, assist.
ant director of research for the
Commission on Intergovern.
mental Relations, said changes
should be made in Federal Gov.
ernment policies for payments tt
localities in lieu of taxes.
Present inequities, he said
could be corrected through the
application of a general property
tax to federally owned rea
estate.
In some cases payments should
he made to reimburse localities
for heavy expenditures necessary
by Federal installations anc
activities.
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Jewish Group to Dine

The central Jewish Commun-
ity Center of Prince Georges
County will have it's first donor
dinner at 1880 pm. tomorrow at
the Casino Royal.
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2 Are Seized
In Opium Plot

BALTIMORE, April Z (P.-
Federal agents yesterday cracked
an opium ring and arrested two
merchant mariners accused Of
smuggling the narcotic into the
Port of Baltimore by carefully
Welding it in paint cans with
false bottoms.
Ten-and-a-half pounds of Opt
UNI, which agents said would
have brought an ultimate price
of $4,000, was seized.
Undercover work on the ring
has been going on for five
months and included work py
the Baltimore police narcotics
squad and customs officials, in
addition to the Federal narcotics
officers.
The two men arrested, both
officers in the merchant marine
serving aboard the SIS. Andrew
Jackson. were identified as John
j. Stauble. q, of Bridgeport,
Conn, a radio operator, and Carl
d. Adamire. SO, of Hatfield, Pa,
first mate.
United States Commissioner
Ernest Volkart released Stauble
in $1,000 bail after he waived
preliminary hearing, Adamne
was held in default of $4,000
bail. Both were charged with il
legal possession of narcotics.
Agents said they were search
ing for more of the opium in at
least three other cities.
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Charles D. Arlington, 81,
Ornamental Iron Worker

Since the church's merger with
McKendree Methodist Church
he had been an usher:
Survivors are his widow, Bessie:
four sons. Bonner, sat Crossant
place Sc. a carpenter at the
White House: Howard. Edge
water. Nd. a plumber at the
White House: Harold, 1903 Har-
ward street NV; Garland. Will
low Grove. Pa; two daughters.
Mrs. Loretta Jackson. Landover
Hills. Md: Mrs. Betty Porter.
1903 Adams street NE, and IL
grandchildren.
Another son, Charles, jr., re-
ceived the Silver Star postum
mously for World War II bravery
during the Sicilian campaign.
Mr.. Arlington received the award
for his son In 1914.
Service and burial will be held
at 2 pm. Saturday in Covington.
Va. His body is at the Del flu
neral home, 1912 Georgia ave-
nue. NV.
President and Mrs. Eisenhower
sent their sympathy in the form
Of flowers.
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.W.D. Simmons,
.GP0 Printer

William Dewitt Simmons, 70.
retired proofreader at the Gov
eminent Printing Office, died
yesterday in Providence Hos
pital. He lived at 2028 Douglas
street NE.
Mr.. Simmons had been in the
printing business for 81 years
before he retired from the GPO
last June. For many years he
was a monotype foreman with
a printing firm in his native
Slingerlands, N. Y, and was a
member of the International
Typographical Union.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs.
Emma Bradley Simmons: two
daughters and three sons. Mrs.
Lauretta Simmons and Miss
Elma Simmons, both Of the
home address; William, jr., 206
Douglas street NE; John B..
Schenectady, N. Y; Robert.
Rockville, Md. and four grand
children.
Services will be held at 2 pm.
Saturday in Valleys funeral
home, Rhode Island and Eastern
avenue NE. Burial will be in
Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
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Icardi Seized
In Witness Case

PITTSBURGH, April Z tP.-
Former Army 1t. Aldo Icardi,
accused by the Italian govern
ment of the wartime Staying Of
an OSS major, was arrested by
the FBI today on a charge Of
attempting to influence a court
witness.
Fred Hallford, agent in
charge of the Pittsburgh FBI
Office, said the FBI acted on a
complaint fled by the United
States attorney. The defendant
in the trial is Louis A. Balber,
A, of Pittsburgh.
Balber is one of % contractors
and statesmen who were indicted
last month on charges of trying
to defraud the Federal Housing
Administration.
Mr.. Hallford said the COM
plant charges that Icardi on
or about March 80. did offer a
thing of value and promised a
certain performance to a person
who is about to be a witness in
the trial of the United States
against Balber."
Hallford declined to identify
the witness, but added that the
complaint charges Icardi tried
to persuade the witness not to
testify against Balber and prom
Used that Balber, in return,
would make certain repairs to
the witness home.
The 34-year-old Icardi and
Sergt. Carl Lodolce of Rochester,
N. Y, were tried in absentia
for the Staying of Mai. William
Holahan of New York. He was
shot to death behind enemy lines
in Northern Italy in 1914 and
his body tossed into a lake. It
was recovered after the war.
The Italian courts sentenced
Icardi to life imprisonment and
Lodolce to II years in Jail.
United States courts, however,
refused to extradite them to
italy. Both Icardi and Lodolce
denied the Staying. Icardi now is
an investigator for a Pittsburgh
law firm. =
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British Honor
2 Americans
BY the Associated Press

The British Embassy has an
nounced an honorary knight
hood in the Most Excellent
Order of the British Empire will
be awarded next Tuesday to
DR.. Grayson Kirk, president of
Columbia University, and an
honorary commanders rank in
the same order to Mrs. Kermit
Roosevelt.
On behalf of Columbia Uni
versity, DR.. Kirk conferred the
degree of doctor of laws on
Queen Mother Elizabeth last
October.
Mrs. Roosevelt's late husband
was a son of President Theodore
Roosevelt and fought in the
British Army in World Wars
/ and II, dying on active service
in 1943. In 1947 Mrs. Roose-
welt established and financed
In his memory system of ex-
change lectures between the
British and United States Armies.
DR.. Kirk and Mrs. Roosevelt
will receive their decorations
from the British Ambassador,
Sir Roger Makins. at an Embassy
ceremony next Tuesday.
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Col. ]. K. Tu|Iy,
On GA Staff

Col. James Kivas Tully, 81,
USA, retired, who has been
with the Central Intelligence
Agency here for the last two
years. died yesterday at Mount
Alto Hospital. He lived at 913
South Washington street. Alex
andria, Va.
Col. Tully was born in st.
Louis, Mo. He was graduated
from the Military Academy in
1917 and served in World War I.
He joined the Pullman Co. in
Evanston. ILL.,, in 1928. serving
with them as assistant to the ex-
ecutive vice president. He was
on leave from the company dur
ing World War II and while with
CHA.
Col. Tully spent, three years
overseas and two years at the
Pentagon during World War II.
He was chief of staff for military
railway service in Africa, Italy
and France. He was member
of the Army Navy Club.
Survivors are his widow, Emily
c.; son, James. jr., Evanston;
a daughter. Mrs. Thomas L. An
glin, AIT North Washington
street, Alexandria, and six grand
daughters.
GraveSide services will be held
at 2 pm. tomorrow at Arlington
Cemetery.
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J. E. O'Connor,
Ex-Cushier

jeremiah E. O'Connor, 30,
former bookkeeper and cashier
for the District government and
a real estate construction firm
here, died yesterday at his home,
1857 Valley place Sc.
Born and educated in Ireland,
Mr.. O'Connor came to Washing
ton SIS years ago. For many
years he raised and showed prize
chickens. His White Leghorns
won many prizes at fairs.
Survivors are four sons, John
F.. Bethesda, patent examiner:
Bernard r. of the home. an
Agriculture Department en-
ploye; Wilbur p, Suitland ter
race. a General Accounting Of
flee employe; Joseph E., Ire
land, and two grandchildren. His
wife, Ellen NJ. died in 1949.
Services will be held at 9 am.
Monday at st. Teresa's Catholic
Church, Thirteenth and v
streets Sc, where he was a
member of the Holy Name So
ciety. Burial will be in Mount
Olivet Cemetery,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-07

a test machine operator at the
Homestead Works of Carnegie
Steel in Munhall, Pa. For two
years he was in the metallurgical
department of Carnegie Steel in
Pittsburgh.
He was a clerk salesman for
Carnegie in the rail bureau in
Pittsburgh for IL years, trans
ferring to Baltimore as a sales
man in 1881.
Other Activities
Mr.. Snow was a member of
Columbia Country Club. the
Steel Club of Baltimore and the
Rotary and Masons. He was on
the board of the Community
Chest and the budget committee.
Besides his widow, he Is sur
vived by two daughters. Mrs.
Barbara Snow Miles, Indianapo-
lis; Mrs. Ruth Show Mckinney,
Fairfield. Conn; a son, Andrew,
jr., Waterbury, Conn; a brother,
l.. Blaine Snow, Pittsburgh, and
five grandchildren.
The family requests that any
tokens of sympathy be con-
tributed to the Heart Associa-
ton.
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Walker D. Howard, 50,
Cleaning Firm Founder

Walker D. Howard. ST., 63,
founder of Towards Dry Clean
ers. died yesterday in st. Peters,
burg, Fla. where he had been
living for the last 10 years. He
formerly lived at Four Corners,
Md.
Mr.. Howard was born in Bir-
mingham, Ala, He started his
dry cleaning business In Norfolk
in 1918 and the enterprise spread
to So cities. He opened his
Washington plant in 1928. When
he died he was co-owner of the
business with Michael Steinberg.
Mr.. Howard was a Mason.
Survivors are his widow, Grace
L.: two daughters, Mrs. Leon
Tatelman. Hillcrest Heights, Md;
Mrs. William Shelby. Atlantic
City. N. j.; a son, Walker. jr., St.
Petersburg, and a brother,
Charles. Birmingham.
Services and burial will be held
Saturday in st. Petersburg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-07
Dewey Hopes
President Runs
BY the Associated Press

Thomas E. Dewey, former gov
ernor Of New York, says he still
hopes .'prayerfully" that Presi-
dent Eisenhower will run for re-
election.
Mr.. Dewey and several other
members of q commission PLAN
ming the celebration of the 200th
anniversary of the birth of John
Marshall. an early Chief Justice
of the United States, had lunch
with the President at the White
House yesterday.
A reporter asked Mr.. Dewey
whether 1t still looks to him as
though the Republican ticket
next year will be Eisenhower and
Nixon again.
Nothing has happened to
change the opinion I expressed
before" Mr.. Dewey replied. "As
I remember it, I said ! prayer
fully hoped the President will
run again"
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Admiral Hooper
Dies al 10;
Radio Pioneer

Rear Admiral Stanford C.
Hooper, 10, the Nays first fleet
wireless officer and q pioneer
in developing radio for the Navy,
died yesterday at his winter
home in Miami Beach, Fla. He
maintained a home at 4425
Garfield street NV.
Admiral Hooper began his Ca
reer in communications as a
boy He learned to telegraph
on the railroads during summer
vacations. In 1905 he was grad
uated from Annapolis and served
on the old Yorktown. After sew
eral years Of fleet duty he re-
turned to the Academy as an
instructor in electrical engineer
ing.
First Fleet Radio Officer
Admiral Hooper became the
first fleet radio officer in 1912.
His duties were to organize
wireless operations and work
out a plan of battle radio in
stallations.
He became known as the
Nays top engineering special
list on radio communications
from before World War / until
World War II. From 1915 to
1927 he was chairman of the
radio division of the Navy. Dur
ing that time he directed con-
struction and installation of the
Nays first radio-direction find
erS.
During part of World War I
he was a radio observer in Eu-
rope and won the Navy Cross
as a destroyer skipper.
Admiral Hooper was chief en-
gineer for the Federal Radio
Commission until 1928 when he
became director of naval COM
munications. He held that po-
sition for six years.
In 1884 he was chosen chair
man of the Naval Research
Committee and director of the
technical division, Naval Oper-
atoms.
At International Conferences
Admiral Hooper looked after
the Nays wave lengths for
some time in an interdepart-
mental committee in interna-
tional conferences. He repre-
sented the United States at The
Hague, Lisbon, Bucharest and
Cairo.
He was director of the Navy's
radio liaison division from 1910
until he retired in 1914. Since
then he had been a consultant
for several leading manufac-
turers of electronics equipment.
Admiral Hooper. a native of
Cotton, Calf. was one Of the
few persons awarded the Mar
conf Medal of Merit. In 1945
he received the Elliott Cresson
Gold Medal from the Franklin
Institute, Philadelphia. He was
cited for his pioneering leader
ship and practical utilization of
discovery in the field of radio
for the United States Navy"
Survivors are his widow, the
former Margaret Nye, whom he
married in 1915. and a daughter,
Miss Elizabeth Hooper.
Services will be held at l pm.
Monday at Fort Myer Chapel.
Burial will be in Arlington Gene
terry.
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Forest Fire
Probe Pushed

RALEIGH, N. c.. April 7 (P.-
State forestry enforcement Off
GERS pushed an inquiry today into
a giant forest fire which swept
over some 203 900 acres.
There is mo question" but that
the fire was deliberately set, As
sistant State Forester Paul w.
Tillman said. The fire, which
ranged into three Eastern North
Carolina counties, Is within
backf1re lines land we think we
can hold it under control" Mr..
Tillman added.
Earlier estimates had placed
the burned-over land at $50, 900
acres. This was scaled down by
Mr.. Tillman to 203 900 acres.
Aided by light rain, firefighters
brought the fire under control
yesterday. The fire broke out on
the border Of Lake Phelps Ia
Tyrrell County the night DIT
March 80. 1t ragged a distance
of 20 miles into Tyrfeil, Hyde
and Washington Counties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-07

Charles D. Arlington, 81, a
former ornamental iron worker
who helped design and worked
on the fence around the White
House, died Tuesday at District
General Hospital.
He lived at 1928 Bryant street
NE. Two Of his sons work at
the White House.
Mr.. Arlington was with the
Atlas Iron Works for many
years until he was hurt in an
accident. He had done iron
work at the District Jail and
Fourteenth Street Bridge. Since
the accident he had been a
ticketnan at the Trans-Lux
Theater and a guard at the
Washington Loan q Trust Co.
Born in Covington. Va. Mr..
Arlington was an iron worker in
Roanoke before he came to
Washington 20 years ago. He
served in the Navy prior to
World War I.
He was president of the Mems
Bible Glass at the former Lin
coin Road Methodist Church.
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Miss Hurriette STRIPPING

WELLESLEY, Mass, April z
(R.--Miss Harriette Stripping.
80. an assistant professor Of
French at Wellesley College, died
yesterday at Newton-W WELLESLEY
Hospital of injuries suffered in
an automobile accident. She
was graduated from Alabama
College in 1886 and received her
masters degree from Duke Uni
versity and her doctorate from
the University Of Paris.
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Mrs. Chodbourne, 100,
Cured Cancer Potent

BRIDGTON, Me-. April Z m.
Mrs. Julia M. Chadbourne,
believed to be the Nations old
est cured cancer patient, died
yesterday. She was 100.
The American Cancer Society
listed her as Thought to be the
Nations Oldest cured cancer pa
tient." She underwent a sue
cuessful operation for cancer
when well past 80,
Relatives said she died Of old
age, not cancer.
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Andrew Snow,
Sales Official
Al u. 5. Steel

Andrew Jack Snow, So, WASH
ington salesmanager for q. s.
Steel and well known in musical
circles. died today at his home.
1922 Q street NV. of a heart
condition.
His wife. Constance Snow, is
owner and manager of the Snow
Concert Bureau.
Mr.. Snow came to Washing
ton in 1882 as assistant manager
of Washington sales for Carnegie
Steel, later changed to Carnegie
Illinois Steel Corp. Since 1889
he had been with U. S. Steel's
Washington division.
Native of Pittsburgh
Mr.. Snow was born in Pitts
burgh. He was educated at
Shadyside Academy there and
at Carnegie Institute Of Tech
nology.
He began his career in 1910 as