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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1955-09-02

Dear Editor.
MY earliest school days were
marked By disappointment be
causeI did not find stories about
little Negro boys ana girls i'm
eluded in our textbooks And as
I grew older and advanced in my
education, 7 became more dis
turbed when absoltteIxlHo recae-
milton was given the achievements
and contributions Of the Amer,-
can Negroes, except for the fact
that they had served as slaves
were emaneipated, and later were
to be considered as the Great
National Problem"
But thanks to my parents and
teachers, interest was focused up
on this void, to the end that
avail literature was placed at my
disposal to help in this deficiency.
Although ii was not a require
ment, many of my teachers would
steal" time from the regular class
schedules for study of Negro
history and related subjects,
| can think OF no greater in
spiration of a lifetime than was
mine when | learned that, from
the voyages Of Columbus to
America, to the current time, Ne
groes had played a dynamic role
in the total development Of our
country.
One writer has said: Accurate
knowledge is the basis of cor
rect opinions; the want of it
makes the opinions of most peo-
pie of little value" And still an
other has stated: Ignorance gives
a sort of eternity to prejudice and
perpetuity to error" think all
of us agree that these are in
truths, and we would
not dare TO challenge them. In
asmuch as Negro history and lit
erature, have not been included
in an appreciate number Of our
school curriculum, it is no Won
der there is such gross misun-
Outstanding of our history, hopes,
and aspirations.
With the coming of integrated
schools, as there surely will be,
if the prestige Of our government
is to be upheld this deficiency
should be rectified. 1t is my opin-
ion that "a Negro scholars and
authors should take immediate
steps to collaborate with others
of similar category for the pur-
pose of presenting true picture
Of American life; Co local. state
and national educational organi-
cations should appoint study
groups to cvaluate the available
literature and make recommended
tons accordingly, and 81 State
Textbook commissions should en-
ploy the services of these and 9th
or groups to enrich school cur
ricula.
NJ. S. johnson, Pine Bluff
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1955-09-02
Crossett
Ronald Watson

Ronald Watson
Mrs. Mary Moore ATTENDED H'
38th bi-annual session K Of + a'
Court of Colanthe in WInsa
Salem, North Carolina, Angus =
10 Mrs. w. M. Wood h&N
turned home from a shor' VaF
ton Mrs, Moore OF Los ~
geles is visiting her aunt al,
Ford The Freedom fI'
drive program was held ounu"
at the New Bethel Baptist cllal''
and the music was furnished y
the choir and the Tucker Ss",N
Rev. F. c. Reed, Rev. Briseo ''N
son, John Baker, James hds y,
Hugh Freeman, Ellis Moore, NJ,
B. M. Wimberly and hO'@ :.
johnson were participants
the program.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1955-09-02
Black


Continued from page one
of Negro models, sales personnel,
and point-of-sale merchandising
Born in Lake City, Fla, he was
resident of Hastings On Hudson
N. Y, and held a Second Lieu
tenants commission in the New
York State Guard. Mr.. Black
served with the Fifteenth Infantry
Regiment during World War II.
He is survived by his widow,
Lois, son, Elliott, daughter. Laurel,
3, and his mother, Mrs. Annie
Thigpen, Washington, D. c.
Funeral services will be held
in Washington, D, c.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1955-09-02

Each Saturday Sis p, m, pro
gram is broadcast thru the courte-
sy of the station This organiza-
ton has the largest educational
and recreational program for Ne
groes of any in the city, and is
not a Community chest agency.
Mrs Edna Mays is sponsor and
co-founder.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1955-09-02

operation of a Day Care center
for children of working mothers.
She was Arkansas Woman Of
The Year In 1854
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1955-09-02
5. 5. Taylor Says:
AIRPORT CONTRACT MEANT NOTHING

Segregation Indian Ambassador Gagan Wharf Laub-
hal his secretary Houston Texas airport dln
shows the weakness of national government whch
customary public respect and facilities Tor
traffic ousons airport contract with the gov
ban against discrimination it is reported
But that didn't help Ambassador Mehta
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1955-09-02
MORE PAY FOR MORE POLICEMEN

like teachers large part underpaid and under
eoupped The Negro much interested Wepaid po-
lice any other citizen perhaps You can
have first policemen second class and II takes
handle relations well Then, too, we
need few colored policemen
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1955-09-02
With The Churches
FIRST BAPTIST, Higginswitch
Rev. c. ii. Hill, pastor

NeF' q II. Hill, pastor
Installation services for Rev. c.
H. Hill, were held at First Bap-
fist church, Sunday. Services were
interesting, Rev. F. T. Evans, de-
Ivered the sermon, the charge
was given by Rev. N. x. Curry
Money raised was SOS. The pas
tor was presented suit of clothes
and shoes and many other gifts
were given him and his wife
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1955-09-02
BEGINNING WHERE 1T is HARDEST

School enrolment begins. Two years from now II nj
school has been completed in white residential and
another Negro residential thus nsuring limited ne
cessy for mixing, 18th grade pupils MAY be ntegraed
But for tiny who know prejudice there will be
nothing for years to
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1955-09-02
DEMOCRACY PREVAILS IN TEXAS

The ruling of District Judge Charlie Sullivan In Texas
school districts negrate shows that payment
state nonsegated schools be stopped FIN
ally bag of tricks will have to give way to the
cats lone trick appeal to democracy.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1955-09-02
Visits

Continued from page one)
composed OF 5 civic youth clubs
and has more than 700 members.
Evening star., 1955-07-29
Area CD Chief Pinpoints
= Evacuation Bottlenecks

In the event of attack from
the air and the accompanying
evacuation of Washington, fee
ing District residents would be
delayed by seven road bottle
necks in nearby Montgomery
County.
Rear Admiral G. Roy Hartwig
(USN. ret.). the county's top
civil defense planner. today said
he hopes for aid from Maryland
and Federal authorities in break
ling the bottlenecks. He identi-
fed the seven potential road-jam
locations as:
The intersection of Glen road
South Glen road and Glen Milk
road, where the thoroughfare
Icrosses a single-lane bridge
miles north of Potomac, Md.
I Kendale road from Bradley
boulevard in the Bethesda ares
to Falls road-described as {
county road in poor condition
that is impossible in bat
weather.
) The intersection of Washing
, ton National Pike (New Vi
240) and Falls road and Sever
) Locks road; although the pix
! is not yet opened at the inter
section, the highway could b
used in an emergency.
Evening star., 1955-07-29

The Rockville intersection Of
Rockville pike, Viers Mill road
and the cutoff to old Route 240.
Route 90 tColesville road near
White Oaks; listed as needing
enlargement to four lanes at the
intersections Of Routes $40 and
1876.
Route 30, from Colesville
north to Good Hope road. a one
mile stretch needing widening.
Georgia avenue at Glenmont,
a two-tenths-mile stretch Routes
Il83 and 1872, listed in need OF
widening to four lanes.
The bottlenecks were dis
cussed yesterday at a meeting
ATTENDED by civil defense Of
lficials and road planners from
the District and Montgomery
land Prince Georges Counties.
1 Admiral Hartwig said Mary
.Iland State Roads Commission
spokesman, C. S. Linville, tolc
the civil defense planners ths
State roads agency would pro-
vide civil authorities with com
. plete information on road plans
The Montgomery Civil De
!, lfense chief said the planner
; visualize the possibility of Fed
: Ieral aid" in highway construc
: ton to remedy to bottleneck
along evacuation routes.
Evening star., 1955-07-29
Area Youth :
Dies In BIust

A Silver Spring youth was one
Of three paratroopers killed yes
terday in a training accident al
Camp A. P. Hill. Va.
He was Pvt. Cary P. Spencer
jr., 10, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Cary
P. Spencer of 10114 Greeley ave.
nue.
A I'd Army spokesman at For
Meade. Md. said a 60-millimetel
mortar shell exploded about II
feet from the mortar tube after
firing. The firing was part of {
field training exercise in which
Il 900 ROTC cadets are partici'
Ipating, the Associated Press re-
ported.
Young Spencer enlisted in tn,
Army just before his 17th birth
day. He was a member of tn,
I82d Airborne Division.
Killed with him were Pfc
Manuel Furgerson of Fort Worth
Tex, and Pfc. Prentiss L. Mar
tin of Wesson, Miss.
Two other paratroopers wer,
! injured.
Pvt. Spencer was a graduate
of Montgomery Junior Higl
School and entered the service
before completing high school.
His father is an employe O
Grady Motors, Bethesda. Beside
his parents he is survived by ,
brother, Robert w., 8.
Evening star., 1955-07-29
Bridge Collapse
|On u. S. Route |

SOUTH HILL, We, Js1s,2 90 P)
"A pillar supporting a bridge on
heavily travelled U. s. Route
collapsed 10 miles south Of here
last night, causing a detour o1
traffic to secondary roads.
M. F. Dawson, South Hill po-
lice officer, said the concrete sur
face of the bridge sank about
feet when the pillar gave way
about midnight. AS far as was
known, there were no cars on the
bridge at the time.
The bridge spans the Roanoke
River about 6 miles north of the
Virginia Carolina border. Mr.
Dawson said traffic was being
detoured through an area ad.
Ijacent to the John H. Kerr Dam
with cars being routed back or
~. S. / after a detour of more
than 10 miles.
Evening star., 1955-07-29
Alexandra Mayor Offers
Four-Point Growth Plan

with a plan to lop of nonessen-
tial spending.
People are burdened with
Federal, State and city taxes.
he said.
Mr.. Bendheim served on the
school board from 1884 to 1913
He was chairman for five OF
those years. His work on the
School Committee of City Coun-
Gil has been a favorite task, he
said.
Senior Partner In Firm
A practicing attorney sine,
1929, Mr.. Bendheim is senior
partner in the firm II Bendheim
Fagelson, Bragg and Clam
mittorio. whose Offices are a
1875 South Royal street. He ais.
has an Office in the WOODWARD
Building in Washington.
Mr.. Bendheim and his wife
the former Ethel CONAN O.
Washington, live at 800 Mansion
drive.
The new Mayor is active il
many fraterna1 and religious or
yanizations and is president o
Temple Beth FL. A veteran o
World War II, he is a past com
mander of the Virginia Veteran
i of Foreign Wars.
Evening star., 1955-07-29
SmoII-Lot Subdivision
Near WoodIown Halted

ION the site across from Wood.
lawn.
The application was backed by
representatives Of the Future
Farmers of America. who said
they also plan to ask for business
coming on a 30-acre adjacent
tract. The FLA plans to build q
national headquarters on It's
tract.
In other business. the board
reafirmed its opposition to the
construction of the proposed
Burke airport. The board had
been requested by airport pro-
ponents. earlier this month, to
change its position. The pro-
iponents said the facility would
bring increased tax revenues to
the county.
Rezonings Granted
Other rezoning applications
granted included:
Five acres on the south side
lof Blunt'S lane at Huntington
from suburban residence to ur-
ban residence on the application
of Martin F. and Mary v. Duff
fey; two lots on the northeast
corner of Route / and Boswell
drive from rural residence to
rural business on the applica-
ton of Frank I. Platt. q
Also eight acres on Route l
lat Pole road from rural resi-
dence to rural business on the
application of Milton and Jo-
Iseph Fagelson: and two acres
on Route l at Pole road from
rural business to general busi-
ness on application of Joe
iDeRubis.
Evening star., 1955-07-29
Demand Heavy
For Polio Shots

Fairfax County Health De-
.partment officials said today
more gamma globulin probably
will have to be sought to meet the
demand for the anti-polio shots.
They administered 1856 shots
over 1000 more than expected
at yesterdays first clinic in the
drive to prevent a polio epidemic
this summer.
Children from 6 months to 6
years lined up this morning at
Herndon High and Vienna Ele-
mentary Schools to receive the
injections in the second day OF
1.-THE clinics.
Additional clinics are sched-
Iuled daily through August Z in
various sections of the county.
Mrs. Donald Quarton, secre'
ltary to DR.. Harold Kennedy
county health officer, said tht
public sis turning out in suci
great numbers that it's almos
certain we will need more gamms
Iglobulin." :
She said the county will asl
flor additional supplies from tn
National Foundation for Infan
title Paralysis which has sen
enough for approximately $500
shots.
About 1000 children were ex
pected to be given the shots to
day at Herndon and 1900 a
Vienna. Some of the bigges
clinics are still on the schedule
Fairfax County has recorde'
l22 polio cases compared with on
at this time last year. Mrs
Quarton said health officials wer
!, Every pleased" at the respons
to the first clinic.
The national foundation
which has established a recruit
:. ing office at the Fairfax Count
! Health Department, said NOR
volunteers are needed to help q
: the clinics.
A representative said tha
citizens who can work all day.
$3.50 am. to 4:30 p.m.-ar
. needed. Volunteers for half-da
). work will be accepted, howeve,
'. A total Of As persons are require
> at each clinic to line up children
register them, hold them Will
,slthey get the shots, wash syringe
and otherwise help the doctor
= and nurses
Volunteers may call the Healt
',IDepartment.
Evening star., 1955-07-29
Sixth Polio Victim
Listed by Arlington

Arlington health authorities
yesterday reported that the
county has had its sixth polio
victim.
Admitted to Childrens Hos
pital was a 5-year-old girl from
the 1000 block of North Wood
stock street. A spokesman said
the girl, who had not had Salk
vaccine, was stricken Monday
He described the case as non
paralytic.
Evening star., 1955-07-29
Lyons Elected
By Democrats

Ernest L. Lyons, acting chair
man of the Arlington Demo-
cratic Executive Committee, was
elected chairman last night. de-
feating a former head OF the
group, Lee Urbanske, by vote
of "a to %.
Mr.. Urbanske had resigned as
chairman about two months ago
when he sought unsuccessfully
one of the nominations for the
County Board. He Is q member
of Arlingtonians for a Better
County.
Mr.. Lyons, manager of service
operations for General Electric
Co. in Washington, lives at lit
North Edison street. He has
generally been associated with
the conservative wing of the
committee but is a member OF
ABC, o liberal group.
Mr.. Urbanske, a telephone
union official, was elected first
vice chairman, defeating Wade
Pearson. Mr.. Pearson, who
sought nomination this year by
Arlington Independent Move
ment for the County Board, was
not nominated by that group and
now is an independent candidate
for the board.
A second vice chairman is tc
be selected by Mr.. Lyons.
Mrs. Maude Dove was re-
elected to a sixth term as secre-
tary and Joseph Cole was re.
elected treasurer.
The new committee, elected ir
the July IL primary, organizes
last night at the Lyon Parh
Community House. Among thu
new members was Thomas Mon
roe, first Negro elected to th'
committee.
Evening star., 1955-07-29
Manor Club to Offer
IAU Water Ballet

The American University
Aquiana will present its water
ballet "Oo-La-La" at $3.50 pm.
tomorrow at Manor Country
Club.
The water show is being staged
by the Manor Club Community
Association for Manor improve
ments. Mrs. ]. Thurman Diggs is
chairman.
Evening star., 1955-07-29
TriuI Justice Corboy
Announces Resignation

John G. Corboy, senior Fair
fax County Trial Justice. yester-
day announced his resignation
from the bench. =
Mr.. Corboy, 38-year-old Vi
emma lawyer, who was appointed
a year ago, said he wished to
devote full time to his private
law practice. He said his resig-
natien will be effective on the
appointment of a successor.
Circuit Court Judge Paul e.
Brown said he will appoint q
successor as soon as a recon-
mendation is received from the
County Bar Association. The as
sociation was to meet today.
John Rothrpck is Junior trial
/ justice. 17
Evening star., 1955-07-29
Carrier ForrestuI
To Get Trial Soon

NEWPORT NEWS. Va, July
% up. - Capt. Elliott D. Ed
wards of Hampton. Va. will take
out the 59,900-ton carrier For
restal August 1917 as captain
and trial master.
H. T. Bent, vice president and
works manager of the Newport
News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock
CO., will serve with Capt. Ed
wards in putting the worlds
Largest warship through its
builders PAGES, the shipyard
said Yesterday.
Evening star., 1955-07-29

Protesting residents Of the
Mount Vernon Woodlawn area
lof Fairfax County yesterday
halted, at least temporarily. the
encroachment of small-lot sub
division development in their
Ineighborhood.
The group was unsuccessful,
however, in preventing the re-
zoning for business use Of q
two-acre tract across Route
from historic Woodlawn Plan
tation.
Hearings were scheduled or
four applications for suburban
residence coming on a total ol
l226 acres. now zoned rural resi-
Idence. Rural residence zoning
requires lots of half an acre
while suburban residence re.
Iquires quarter-acre lots.
Two of the applicants with
drew their requests In the face
Iof opposition from nearly l0e
residents and petitions signed
by more than 800 protesting
home-owners. A third applica.
tion was deferred, and tht
fourth application, involving
nine acres, was denied.
Withdrawals Protested
/ The opponents protested thu
boards decision to permit with.
Idrawal of the applications sine,
1.-THE proposed zoning changes hae
Ibeen advertised for public hear
Iings. They drew a policy deci'
sion from the board which statet
that applicants, in the future
must file notice at least 10 day.
before a proposed zoning hearing
If they wish to withdraw.
:. The land involved lies gener
ally between Mount Vernon Es
tate and Woodlawn Plantation
Residents protested that de-
, velopment on small lots woult
/ mar the beauty of the ap
; lproaches to the historic land
marks. depreciate home value
{ in the area, and overload schools
water and sewer facilities an,
roads.
The residents. led by Mrs
Mary Small. argued that tn
granting of rezoning request
would open the whole area t.
similar rezoning.
Restaurant Planned
Over the protests of the citi
Y zens and the National Trust TO
Historic Preservation, the super
visors rezoned for business
Y two-acre tract on Route / at tn
: intersection of Route 235. TIL
5 applicant, M. Oliver Perry, sal
he wanted to build a restaurar
Evening star., 1955-07-29
BY PAUL HOPE

Alexandria's new Mayor is a
man with a plan.
Leroy s. Bendheim, who out
distanced all his fellow city
councilmen in vote-getting at
the June elections, has a four
point program for the develop
ment of Alexandria:
l. Development Of the port
area.
2. Solution of the street
parking problem, particularly in
the downtown business area.
8. General modernization OF
the city through a proper urban
renewal plan in which the city
could obtain Federal funds.
4. Establishment of modern
housing and building code and
completion Of land use survey.
Preserve Landmarks
MIR. Bendheim stresses that
modernization of the city should
not take away the historic at
mosphere of the city. He said
all historic landmarks should be
preserved.
The new Mayor, a fourth gen.
Grafton Alexandrian, sees a
bright future for his city. He
said: 1--WE have all the potentials
for business growth and gracious
living. We have potential ship
ping facilities, one of the largest
railroad yards in the country
plenty of available area fol
growth and the lowest tax rate
in Northern Virginia. We have
all this plus the charm of an ole
and historic city"
Mr.. Bendheim, a second gen.
Grafton councilman-his fathel
was a councilman as wen as
State Delegate-says the city
has a selling job.
Zone of the reasons we hav'
not developed as we should ha
been the lack Of a positive public
relations and selling program
We've had too much criticism il
the past and not enough point
ing out of the good qualities,
he says.
The 48-year-old attorney say
he is guided by two philosophie
in life and government-th
basic principles of the goldel
rule, and that a governments
agency is created only for tn
purpose of serving the people.
Citizen Interest
MIR. Bendheim said Alexandra
sis fortunate in having a citi
zenry which is interested in it
city government"
The Mayor has been q bus
councilman since first elected il
1948. Some of his more i'm
portant actions were sponsorshi
of legislation to create a cen
tral purchasing agency and civ
service system; a resolution t
create the first off-street park
ing facilities in the downtow
area; support of the council
manager form Of government
support of annexation proceed
ings which gave the city an add
tional rs square miles Of terri
tory in 1852. and service
chairman of q Charter Commit
tee two years ago.
MIR. Bendheim has the repu
tation of being a financial wiz
ard when budget time rol
around. He invariably comes u
Evening star., 1955-07-29
Gets Druggists Post

RICHMOND, July % up.
James G. Hubbard, Of Falls
Church, has been appointed ex-
ecutive secretary of the Virginia
Pharmaceutical Association, sue
ceeding j. Curtis Nottingham,
lit was announced yesterday.
Evening star., 1955-07-29
G. O. P. Plans Drive

Fairfax County Republicans
have launched a drive for vol
unteer workers to canvass po-
Itential voters in the November
election, Dan Neviaser, precinct
Organization chairman, said to-
lday,
The frontiersman., 1955-12-29
MANY ATTEND CITY OPEN HOUSE

A number of interested city residents visited the new city hall, fire hall, and city jail dur ing open house held last Friday. For some it was the first time they had seen just where their sales tax money has gone and several expressed their surprise at the fine office section; fire hall and jail facilities.
 The larger section of the first floor is devoted to storage space for fire fighting equipment and other pieces of city equipment, as well as the community ambul- ance. On the west side of the first floor are located the offices of the city clerk and police department. The police office is used jointly by city and territorial police. A two-way territorial police radio is located in this office.
 Jail facilities are located in the basement. Two single-type cells and a large 'rbull pen" provide ample room for those requiring overnight lodging.
 Anyone interested in seeing the city property who was unable to attend the open house, is welcome to visit city hall anytime during office hours.
 Refreshments of coffee and cookies were served during the afternoon. The coffee was fur nished by Koslosky's Depart ment store and the cookies by the Palmer Baking company.
The frontiersman., 1955-12-29
Explorers Tree Sale Crosses Sl3l

We wish to express our thanks 'to the public who helped make our Christmas tree sales a success, members of Explorer Troop 754 said this week. The local Scouts sold $131 worth of trees during their sale and the money will be used for a plan ned program of Explorer scout ing throughout the year.
 The trees were sold at Ketchi- kan Spruce Mills in Palmer and the Scouts added their thanks to the management for the assis- tance and space given them for their project.
 Explorers are reminded of meeting which will be held in the United Protestant Church as- sembly hall on Monday evening, January 2, at pm. Bill Adams, Explorer advisor, has urged all members to attend the meeting.