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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-25
Prince Georges to Get
More Home Projects

Recent building permits issued
in Prince Georges County in
clude:
Orren ]. Rought. Church lane. Bowie
owner and builder, dwelling at 9302
Sheridan street Lanham; cost, $4,000,
Sc, owner and builder; dwelling on
Cadet avenue. Camp Springs; cost,
James I, Mundy. s415 Perry street
builder; dwelling at Ssoi Sheridan street
Lanham cost S13.5O0.
Hiser Construction Co., Inc. 91O
b KaTlsOn road chtllum owner and
2 SSal e cSsf s sSeHs each
Namon and Mary. Rose. 2316 Second
street NE. WASHINGTON, owner and
s sSiafF H dsel Cost 81 SI1eand drive
Georgetowner Homes, Inc. 42S Maury
avenue. Oxon Hill. owners and builders;
six dwellings an Glassmanor. oxon Hill;
Robert W. and Anna E. Scott. 1901
owner; Hubert z. Weaver. builder; dwell
ing at $500 Ninety;sixt noo avenue, Sea-
Charles q, and Henrietta = Trailer
2S0a Nicholson street. Hvattsville. owner;
John A. Stewart. builder: dwelling at
5s09 Skyline drive. Morningside: cost
Sowell Construction Co, Accokeek,
owner and builder; dwelling on Bryan
Point road. Accokeek; cost, $4,000
Phillips c. Rogers. 5464 Annapolis
road, Bladensburg, owner and builder;
dwelling on Woodlawn drive, Woodlawn;
cost, S11 900.
Phillips C. Rogers. 5464 Annapolis
road, Bladensburg. owner and builder;
dwelling at 1922 Lake avenue, Cheverly;
cost $4,000.
Hass and Carson. 3420 Hamilton
street. Hyattsville, owner and builder;
six dwellings in Miller Estates, HyattS-
Vile: cost. $4,000 each.
Glenn R. smith 1888 Garrison road.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-25

location Better than new with many luxury exos. bed
rooms, boths Full basement with recreation room ono
ooched ooroee Charming ondscoped garden and poo Con-
venent financing ovoobe Priced OF 900 for quick sole
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-25

dwelling on Spring avenue. Lanham;
cost. S13.500.
Clarence D. Heavener. 4103 Fairfax
dwelling at 6107 Main street. Lanham;
cost. Sl1 900.
Anthony Natoli 620l New York place.
Riverdale. owner; r. c Shifilett, builder;
dwelling at $50 Forty-ninth place, COL
lege Park: cost. S10.500.
Lester Homes. Inc, 500 Riggs road,
Chillum. owner and builder; dwelling at
S24 Fairoak avenue. Hyattsville: cost.
! j. Richardson. 64Oo Lunar drive,
owner and builder: dwelling on Ninety
sixth avenue. Seabrook Acres; cost.
/ Sl1 300.
/ s. & T. Construction Corp, 6e1l
Emerson street. Hyattsville. owner and
builder: 10 dwellings in Woodlawn: cost.
S13, 600 each.
Joseph Tenaglia. 1910 S street Sc.
washington, owner. Francis Deremer,
builder; dwelling at 2009 Heating street.
Hillcrest Heights: cost, S2S.000.
! Newman and Elmore 4sAn st. BarnaG
baS road. owner and builder: four dwellS
ings on Joyce drive, Camp Springs; cost,
S12 900 each.
Henry schaefer. 2o16 Q street Sc.
| Washington. owner and builder: two
DWELLINGS on Park boulevard. Silver Hill;
cost, 50 900 each
A. Preston Perrie. 5414 Manchester
drive. Camp Springs. owner and builder;
dwelling at 1912 Brentley road. Camp
Springs: cost. $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-25
APARTM ENT FORUM
By NORMA and DON

not be as hard as it might al
first appear. The top can be cut
from wood or plywood, anc
should overhang the sides BY
about a half inch.
The sides can be constructed
like window screens, using q
decorative molding to cover the
raw edges of the screen.
If the angle of the corners is
too much for a beginner, he
might try a square table with
the top cut larger, and set or
the base in a diagonal fashion
Blending nicely with either
modern or traditional, this table
has the additional advantage Of
always having a clear, disable top
SWISS APARTMENTS - Per.
haps you think modern build
ings, especially apartments, al
look pretty much alike. Yet. il
you compare apartment build
ings in different countries, you
see they reflect national styles
and preferences to a remarkable
degree.
Take Switzerland, for example
New apartment buildings built
since the war all have the
straight, clean lines of the best
contemporary architecture. YET
they suggest a Swiss chalet with
their rows and rows of flower
lined balconies. The Swiss love
| flowers, and since most apart
Iments have sunny balconies, they
find apartment living no him
drance to their hobby.
The forms and shapes of the
new Swiss apartments also sug-
Igest a more traditional building
style whose strong and massive
walls were built to last hundreds
of years. Indeed, most of the
Swiss still live in these old.
sturdy houses and apartments.
Judging from the appearances of
the new apartments, which blend
pleasantly with the older ones,
they, too, will last for hundreds
of years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-25
WHAT'S IN A DIVIDER-N

WHAT'S IN A DIVIDER-Wl
recently heard of a couple whit
built an attractive room dividel
that has been finished for 81,
weeks now. and still stands emp.
ty, because they can't agree or
what should be stored in it.
1t seems that the wife planned
to use it for additional china
glass and linen storage. The
husband thought it was ideal fol-
his hobby equipment and goli
trophies.
This unusual situation not only
points out the obvious, that g
room divider should be built with
specific storage in mind, but also
that there is tremendous va.
riety of storage functions divi-
der may serve. Z
To name a few of these, you
might use a room divider as 9
library, bar, a music and recorc
center. a storage area for athletic
and sports gear, a place to con-
ceal light workshop equipment
a place for extra canned goods
or almost anything you can men,
ton.
If you are thinking of buying
or building a room divider, de-
eide first what is your biggest
storage problem, then select OF
make a divider to serve a speci-
fic. agreed-upon purpose.
Once you get together all the
things you expect to store in
the divider. you may find what
you need is a long, thin cabinet
with closet-like doors - for
storing clothing. for instance. If
you want to display art items,
and trophies, open shelves will
be best.
If you plan carefully, your
room divider will meet every
requirement you make of it.
Damage-prOOf display-There
are some people who say that
nothing in an apartment is
damage-proof. Yet we recently
saw a coffee table which pro-
vides a nearly damage proof way
to display family treasure or
an exquisite flower arrangement.
Basicaliy. the coffee table was
a hexagonal box. The six sides
had been built SO that each one
had a large, open rectangle.
The open area was covered
with screening The display
sitting on the floor under the
table, was protected from chill
dren and at the same time was
visible throughout the room.
The table top was hinged SO
that the display could be reached
easily.
To build such a table would
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-25
OPEN EVERY DAY OF THE
WEEK TIL DARK

From Washington: chuin Bridge Rd.
10 Tyson's cornsr--or west on Rte.
2ll lice Highway 10 EoIIs Church.
Right turn on Rte. , tleesbvrs Piks)
TO Tyson's Corner. left turn Rte. l23
tchain Bridge Rd.l 10 Vienna. Va.
East on Court House Rd. Va mile 10
right turn on Glen Ave. After ! block,
turn left on Johnson 81. TO Homes.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-12-13
Coop Baby Sitting Saves Money

In many neighborhoods all over
the country parents are discover
ing that they can save money
and have more 'time out''-sim-
ply by forming systematic coop
eratives to exchange baby-sitting
time.
Here's how this business-like
baby sitting plan works: First,
round up Is to 80 parents; then
choose a secretary. The secretary
ship roatates, and each member
serves month. When a member
needs sitter, she phones the sec
rotary, who then calls the mother
most sin debt" to the cooperative
for sitting hours. If that mother
can't sit, the secretary calls the
next in debt. And so on down the
line.
The secretary acts as a clearing
house, keeps track of the sits,
and notes the hours in carefully
audited books. It's quite a job, so
each member gives the secretary
two hours sitting" credit for do
ing it.
Individual groups have their
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-12-13
Gov. Coleman To Discuss Origins
Of 1890 Constitution AT Natchez
Meeting, Miss. Historical Society

Mississippi's Governor ]. P.
Coleman will be the featured
luncheon speaker on Saturday,
Feb. Is, when the Mississippi His
torical Society holds its 10th an
nual meeting in Natchez.
Governor Coleman's subject is
''The Origins of the Constitution
of 1907.
Other distinguished speakers at
the two-day meeting, which will
open on Friday, Feb. Is, include
Professor Walter B. Posey of Ag-
mes Scott College and Emory Uni
versity, Professor Frank .Friedel,
Mr.. Edwin Bearss and a number
! of other well-known figures in
historical circles.
On Friday afternoon a short
trip up the newly-paved section of
the Trace to Mt. Locust Inn, con-
structed about 1880 and said to
be the oldest frame building in
the state, has been planned for
those attending the Society meet
ling. Mt. Locust Inn is being re-
stored and refurbished in period
furniture. 1t will be dedicated that
day. A large Indian Mound ada
cent to the Inn will also be Wis
tied.
| Another interesting feature vii.
be an exhibit Of original paintings
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-12-13

own refinements of rules. One
group, in Palo Alto, Calf, chalks
up double time for daytime sits
or for sits on Saturdays, holidays
and hours after midnight. When
several members want to go out
the same night, two couples send
their children to, say, the Smith
home, if the Smiths have agreed
to sit that night. Mr.. Smith sits
with them along with his own
children. Then Mrs. Smith goes to
home where two other families
have pooled their children. Re-
suit: four families can go out, and
the Smiths get credit from each.
Since fees for regular baby-sit-
tiers are generally high, the saving
is very real.
Even better than the money
you save, though, is knowing your
youngsters are with friends-not
strangers - competent practicing
paents who know how to cope
with emergencies and child be-
havior problems.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-12-13
AT Clinton. Tenn. :

Attorney General Herbert Brownell has
wired the Anderson County Tenn) School
Board that the Department of Justice will
prosecute any and all deemed guilty of try
ing to block the court-ordered desperation
of the high school at Clinton. Federal mar
shals have now arrested Is suspects. This is
front-page news. But it is not the most sig
nificant news coming out of this troubled
town.
A knowledgeable and not pressimistic
southern observer of this issue brought to
head by the Supreme Courts rulings against
racial segregation in public facilities said re-
Gently that Things are going to have to get
worse before they can get better. People who
may not welcome desegregation will have to
come to the realization that the working out
of this problem cannot be left to those who
oppose desegregation by violence, intimida-
ton, or even by economic blackmail. Such
methods erode the very foundations of Soc
ety - for white and Negro alike.
One of the worse things has happened:
Three Clinton citizens lawyer, an &C
countant and the pastor of the First Baptist
Church, the Rev Paul w. Turner - escorted
six Negro pupils to the high school through
a crowd of adults and youngsters.
We don't know whether these three men
favor racial desegregation or not. They pro-
badly haven't welcomed it. Few people break
gladly with customs and taboos that have
been part of their lives from childhood But
these men undoubtedly believed the Negro
children had right to go to anonsegregated
school since the law said they could. And,
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-12-13
We've Said 1t Too
Education Is The Remedy

most difficult of the problems which confront
laW-enforcement at the state level Basicly,
it is a situation created by fanaticism and ig-
norance.
KASPER fits the description of fanatic.
His demonstrated zeal for incubating resist
ance to United States Supreme Court de-
cision in small town is certainly fanatical.
The people who follow him Historically
are driven to do SO by blind ignorance. Some
of his Clinton supporters who said they lived
in rural sections put their case this way:
He is an educated man who thinks like we
do and is able to give our side better than
we who are not well educated.
AS long as so many people can be made to
believe that they can flout the courts merely
because they do not like the decisions the
courts render we will have chaos.
AS long as fanatic. like KASPER can
keep out of jail because Of the slow processing
of Federal appeals, and the Discrimination OF
State courts to convict, we will have anarchy
in places where the people are uneducated.
journal and Guide)
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-12-13

A STATE court in Clinton, Tenn, which
tried JOHN KASPER on charges of melting
violence and sedition failed to get convict
ion.
Kasper, is the former Washington book
store employee, who went to Clinton follow
ing Federal District Court order de-segre-
eating the towns high school, and after
identifying himself as an officer of "The Sea-
board White Citizens Council, proceeded to
organize resistance to the court order.
The Federal Court ordered him to cease
his activities. He defied the court order and
was sentenced to II months in jail for con-
tempt. He appealed and was released on bail
He was then indicted by a local grand jury
on the charges for which he has now been
acquitted.
Following his release on bail pending his
appeal from the penalty imposed by the
Federal District Judge, he became martyr
and an idol of the local segrationists, and
when he was acquitted, $50 of his supporters
lat the trial screamed, shouted, and howled."
The KASPER case points up one Of the
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-12-13
Into Their Own Nets

whether the law was wise or not that they
had right to go unmolested.
The crowd hooted and threatened And af-
ter the clergyman left the school he thought
it wise to go to the police station and request
an escort But the officers were all on duty
back at the school So he departed alone
Whereupon he was set upon by seven men
and two women, who beat him SEVERITY
Then better things began to happen
Thirteen leading citizens drove to Knoxville
for conference with the federal Judge hav-
ing jurisdiction over the Clinton situation and
with the federal district attorney.
On this day, too, Clinton elected a Mavor
One candidate was backed by the local White
Citizens Council The other had refused to
commit himself to a prosegregation stand
The citizens repudiated the council-backed
candidate by a majority of four to one
Again, we cannot know whether the at
tack on the Rev. Mr.. Turner brought on the
landslide. Good Clinton citizens probably had
already sensed the miasma which spawned
the attack. And they would have no more of
it.
Nor would we predict that henceforth this
East Tennessee county will accept new
social pattern docilely and no longer protest
or seek to find ways of delaying it. But re-
CARELESS of the outcome, victory for human
dignity and the democratic way has been
won. And the dupes of passion and intoler-
ance have confounded themselves with an
especial diligence.
christian Science Monitor)
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-12-13
And Two Plus Two Plus - 444 qr
00 9& Tinkering With The Counters

Einstein's theory of time-space. relatively
is simple, said Ed Wynn the comedian years
ago. You just get on train headed west, and
then it waits until Denver whizzes by
Some such facetious observation is likely
to be the rejoinder Of the average layman
to theory which has been going the rounds
in pseudo and some serious scientific circles:
That by undertaking space travel, free from
the rotation and the revolution of the earth,
one might grow younger. For "time" would
thus be left behind.
Such a layman might ask whether people
born on February % stay only one-fourth as
old as those born on the 18th = whether by
continually flying westward around the earth
across the international date line one might
lengthen the human span of life as well as
confound the calendar
Now the intuitive common-sense mo" of
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-12-13

the laynan is supported by team of Har-
ward scholars Their answer has to do with
the behavior of the human mechanism"
But one wonders whether this quite points
to the basic fallacy in such speculations
Men have chosen the apparent rising and
setting of the sun and modern men the sue
cessicn of the seasons by which to measure
the time factor. They have divided up the
circumference of the earth and taken the
average human pace by which to measure the
space factor These are human inventions for
humanity's convenience = reference points
for calculations. aats
But does legislature control the actual
duration of its sessions by moving the hands
of the clock? Or could Chicago be brought
nearer to New York by removing every other
milepost?
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-12-13

of historic Mississippi water mills
painted by Miss Virginia Robin
son of MSCW, who will bring
them to Natchez.
Professor Robert H. Spiro, Jr.,
of Mississippi College, Clinton,
has been appointed chairman of
the Program Committee. Serving
with Professor Spiro on this COM
mittee are Miss Pearl Guyton,
Natchez; Claude Gentry, Bald
wyn; Professor Hoss H. Moore,
Millsaps College; Professor James
H. McLendon, Mississippi State
College; Dean Porter Fortune,
Mississippi Southern College; DR..
Dawson A. Phelps, Tupelo; Will
liam Winter, Jackson; Professor
Harris G. Warren, University of
Mississippi.
All convention sessions are open
to the public Those desiring
membership in the Society may
send annual dues ($4.00) to Miss
Charlotte Capers, Department of
Archives and History, jackson,
Miss. Members receive the quar-
terly Journal of Mississippi His
tory.
| Maxwell Bramlette, prominent
Woodville attorney, is president
of the Society.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-12-13
You Can Get Hell
On The I telephone

A rather startling news article
appeared recently in "The New
York Times" sit read in part that
you can now get He'll on the
telephone" The article went on
to say however, that the place in
question is small isolated vii
lage in a sparsley settled area of
the Union of South Africa.
1t seems telephones are being
installed in the village and can be
reached by long distance Wit the
overseas operator. In the past the
villages only contact with the
outside world had been a rough
donkey trail, but now, at last, you
can get HELP on the telephone.
CThe above item is not news to
this paper. We've been getting
hell locally for over three wears
now.-The Editor.)
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-12-13
Farris Found
MOT Guilt"

Ike Farris, civic worker ano
blood donor of Beat Four, Jones
County, Mississippi, was found
mot Guilty" by a jury Of the JUS
tice of the Peace Court on Satur-
day, December LIST.
Mr.. Farris, defendant, was
charged with the possession OF
beer, was his own legal counsel
Reports are that quite an audi
ence attended the trial.
The honorable Leonard B. Mil
vim, Jr. county prosecuting attor-
ney for Jones County, Misissippi
handled the prosecution in the
case against Mr.. Farris.
Reports are not available as to
whether or not Mr.. Farris was
returned his two cases of cold
beer by the County of Jones and
the State of Mississippi.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-12-13
Farmers Warned
Of Dangerous
Silo Gases

Farmers are warned of the dan
ger of serious and potentially
fatal respiratory disorder which
may result from entering newly
filled silo.
The disease, only recently iden-
titled, is called silo-filler's disease
and results from breathing the
gas of fermenting silage.
Farmers have long known that
it was dangerous to enter a new
ly filled silo, but few realize the
full extent of the danger, accord
ing to H. L. Caughan of the In
dustrial Hygiene Division, State
Board of Health.
The newly identified disease is
described as any bronchial or pull
monary condition produced by the
inhalation Of oxides of nitrogen
derived from fresh silage. Because
it resembles other lung condi-
Continued on Page .
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-12-13
Christmas Comes
For Children's Parties

Lively parties rate high, with
children and adults, during the
Christmas season.
From Town Journal Magazine,
here are few Christmas games
seasonal variations of old favor
ltes-that will lend a holiday aid
to your youngsters parties.
Act-a-ToY: Each guest in turn
chooses an ornament from the
Christmas tree, and gets his in
structions C'You're a Christmas
stocking" or "a doll carriage" or
the star on top of the tree'') from
a slip of paper tucked into the
ornaments hanger. Each guest
must act out his part" while the
others guess what it is.
Dart Throw: Draw a Christmas
tree on large piece of stiff card
board and decorate the tree with
small balloons. Players in turn
get three darts-and aim for bal
looms from a distance of Is feet.
SNOWFALL Throw: Line a large
mixing bowl with cotton and hand
out snoWballs made of cotton.
Each person tries to hit the white
bowl, at Is feet, with the feather
weight balls.
Pin the Beard on Santa: All you
need is a big cardboard drawing
of Santa minus his beard, rein
forced chuck of cotton (for tn e
beard) and blindfold.
String the Necklace: Divide the
group into two teams-''Camels"
and "Reindeer"-and pin identi-
flying camels or reindeer on team
mates sleeves. Teams race to
make the longest necklace of pop
corn. Each child has one minute
for stringing, then a whistle
blows and the needle, thread and
growing popcorn chain go on to
the next child. Prizes go to mem
berS of the winning team.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1956-12-13

the 25th. This year we have al
ready received and sent hundreds
of Christmas cards, letters and
packages, and the real heavy rush
is just starting"
She reports that the flow of
Christmas cards is running about
the same as last year, but mailing
of gifts by Parcel Post is definite
ly behind schedule, and she urged
that all out-of-state parcels be
sent by Air Parcel Post from now
on.
Most people realize that the
early arrival of a Christmas card
or gift is always welcomed" the
Postmaster pointed out. 'But
there are still some who have the
mistaken idea that a gift or card
arriving on Christmas Eve has a
special significance. Actually, it
is the thought behind the gift or
card and not the time of arrival
that is the important considera-
ton"
Every facility of the Post Office
is being pressed into maximum
service, extra trucks and person
mel have been added with the goal
Of clearing all Christmas mail
well before Christmas Day.
In summing up the present sit
uation, the Postmaster said, ''Try
to bring your parcels and Christ
mas cards to the Postal windows
before 1000 am, or between 100
and $3.50 pm, to avoid the peak
hour rushes.
The Postmaster reminded again
that all gifts should be wrapped
securely with heavy paper, or en-
closed in sturdy corrugated car
tons and tied with strong cord.
Write legibly, or better yet, print
the recipients full name, street
address,, zone number, city and
state, on all Christmas cards and
mailing labels. Send all cards by
First Class mail, and be sure to
include your name and address, on
the Christmas card envelopes.
In conclusion, the Postmaster
said, eve can make it a merrier
Christmas for everybody if you
will just follow these three SIM
pie rules: wrap your Christmas
gifts securelY-address your gifts
and cards correctly. and mail
now!