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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-10-26

floor is much easier to clean and
cheaper to maintain, wears longer.
looks better, and requires no wax
ing. Glazed tile walls were accept
ed in areas that receive hard wear
since they are easy to clean and do
not require frequent painting. "A
storage room % feet wide and 72
feet long on the rear of the build
ing was an alternate that could
be had at less than half what it
would have cost at future date.
The front driveway, rear drive
way, the curbing, flagpole, canopy.
and front walks were all included
in one alternate that could not
have been added at a later date
for twice the money they cost at
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-10-26

bond issue will make S79, for
equipment and site development.
Representatives said. present
day prices make this amount nee
eSsary to do the job the way the
people of the district would de-
sire it done. The Board of Educa-
tion urges the people of the dist
rict to give the issue careful study.
learn the facts. and exercise the
right to vote. Visit your schools
talk to the principals, see the need
for renovation. You are also urg-
ed TO visit the new high school,
see its construction. The people Of
this district can be proud of their
modern high school building"
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-10-26
Officers Recover Two Cars
This Week; Two Girls In
Stolen Car Apprehended
RAIDERS PLAY AT
MARYSvlLLE FRIDAY

Coach Jim Bowlus will take
the London High School Red
Raiders to Marysville Friday
night where they will play the
last of their Mid-Six League
games this year.
After the Marysville game the
Raiders will meet Greenfield at
London, and will conclude the
season with a game at Della
ware.
Hundreds of London fans are
expected to attend the Marys-
vile game as London tries to
keep a one loss record in the
league.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-10-26

Der of the First Methodist Church
at Catawba, a very active member
of the Twentieth Century Literary
Club and a member of the Way
side Garden Club of Catawba.
She likes antiques and has her
share of them around the house,
but she is not fanatical about
them. She enjoys modern conven-
fences and tries to live abreast of
the times. But she doesn't leave
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-10-26

behind the past in its entirlty, nor
does she accept the present without
consideration.
Those who know Mrs. Davisson
have nothing but praise for her,
and a few minutes conversation
will prove that they are right. Her
kindness and pleasant attitude
makes her most casual acquain-
tance something to be remember
ed.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-10-26
Two Accidents In
County Reported
By State Patrol

State Patrolmen reported two
non-injury accidents Thurs d a y
afternoon on roads in the county.
And each accident was a case in
which only one vehicle figured.
In one accident 1855 Chevrolet
truck careened into the guard
rail on Route 29 between 40 and
AZ when the rear wheel assembly
repeatedly broke loose from the
chassis.
The truck was driven by Joseph
E. Haymon, 81 Mary Street, West
Jefferson. Haymon, %, was not
injured, but the truck was dam
aged to a great extent In the
process of the wreck nearly 80
feet of metal guardrail was torn
from the mountings.
In another accident, this one on
U. S. 40 about A miles west of
West Jefferson, Springfield
driver veered off the road and
struck another guardrail breaking
a rail bracket and doing extensive
damage to the front end of the
car. The driver was not injured.
POWERS GIRL ARRIVES
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Powers are
announcing the birth of a girl
weighing eight pounds and five
ounces. The little miss, named
Kathleen Marie, was born at Mt
Carmel Hospital on October "a
Mrs. Powers is the former Mary
Alice Sullivan.
BOX SUPPER SET
The Science Hill Grange has
scheduled an old fashioned Box
Supper at the Grange Hall on No
vember 3 at 800 pm.
The boxes will be sold at Auc-
ton, and proceeds will go to the
treasury of the Grange for their
benefits.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-10-26
Sheriff Thinks
Curfew Is Right
Answer For Area

London police and the Madison
County Sheriff Department have
recovered two stolen automobiles
this week, one just a few hours
after it was stolen, and another
just more than a day after it was
reported missing.
On Monday afternoon police re-
covered the car stolen from gar
age at the rear of the Robert Dix
OH residence on Washington. The
vehicle was found on Graham Ave-
nue. where it had run out of gas
and had been parked. The keys
were missing from the car when
officers found it, and the doors
were locked. The car had been
slightly damaged during the time
it was missing
Officers have removed prints
from the Dixon car and are COM
pairing them in an attempt to ap-
prehend the thief, or the thieves.
Late Wednesday night Sheriff's
Deputy Bob Henry noticed 1853
Buick being driven by teen age
girl accompanied by another teen
ager, and stopped them because
he knew both and knew that nei-
ther of them had lawful access to
an automobile. Investigation rev.
ealed that the car had been taken
from Earl Caldwell's garage on
East High Street, near where the
Dixon car was taken Sunday
morning.
TWO London juveniles have
been charged with the thefts
of two automobiles and one
breaking and entering this
week.
Police Chief German Clark
said a purse. identified as prop
erty of Margie Hall, lone of
two girls apprehended Wednes-
day night with stolen carr,
OOH1diHCu LHC NCJS W q Ndi StS
len Sunday morning. Chief
Clark identified the other girl
charged as Sally Hammond.
The purse was found when
officers were investigating the
breaking and entering of the un-
occupied building, according to
Chief Clark,
In commenting on the thefts of
the two cars, both obviously by
amateurs, Sheriff Herb Markley
said it is impossible to keep down
an increase in juvenile delinquen-
cy until a curfew ordinance, with
teeth, is effective in London.
Markley indicated that major ju-
venile delinquency is increasing
here, and pointed to several 9TH
er towns which are using strong
curfew ordinances to aid police of
ficers and sheriff's deputies in
keeping order.
CONTINUED On Page Two
AxEEY vain ~~UDECpnMnE
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-10-26

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NEWSPAPER
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3 Judges to Hear
Test of Virginio's
.NAACP Laws

RICHMOND, Dec. % (R.-
Federal Judges Sterling Hutche-
son, Walter E. Hoffman and
Morris A. Soper have been desig-
mated as a special three Judge
court to hear suit challenging
Virginia's "anti-NAACP" laws.
The three have been deslg-
mated by Judge John j. Parker,
chief judge of the United States
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Judge Hutchinson of the Fed
eral District Court here said
no date has been set for the
hearing.
Judge Hoffman is on the Nor
folk Federal District Court
bench and Judge Soper Of Bal
timore has retired from the
appeals court but still sits
with it.
The National Association for
the Advancement of Colored
People and its legal arm, the
NAACP Legal Defense and Edu-
cational Fund. Inc, filed the
suits. The organizations said
Virginia's new laws abridge
their freedom of speech and
deny them their constitutional
rights.
The Virginia General AS
sembly passed the bills in an
attempt to block the NAACP's
participation in racial segrega-
ton suits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-28
II. G. Hopkins Honored
1As Alexandra Leader

| One Of Alexandria's hardest
working community leaders was
Ihonored yesterday at a luncheon
attended by Representatives of
nearly every city organization.
The fete was held for Ray C.
Hopkins, 60-year-old northern
Virginia district manager for the
Virginia Electric and Power Co.
He leaves Alexandria Tuesday
for Charlottesville where he will
take on new duties as vice presi-
dent of vEPCO'S western di-
vision.
Among the speakers were DR.
Clarence H. Pals, chairman of
the Alexandra Boy Scout Dis
trict. and Glenn U. Richard,
vice president Of the Alexandria
Hospital board Of directors.
Mr.. Hopkins. who lives at 3507
Old Dominion boulevard, now is
president of the hospital board
and the Rotary Club. Among
other community activities, he
has served as president of the
Alexandria Community Chest
and first vice president OF the
national capital area chest, dis
Itrict commissioner for the Boy
Scouts. first vice president of the
Alexandria tuberculosis Asso-
citation and was a leader in Alex
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-28
Roberts Resigning
Assessments Post,
Austin Appointed

Carlton Roberts is resigning a.
director of .Arlington's Depart.
ment of Real Estate Assessments
to accept an overseas Govern
ment post.
County Manager A. T. Lund.
berg said the new director will
be Francis Austin, now an ap.
praiser in the department.
Mr.. Roberts came to Arlington
in January. 1854, to become the
I first director Of the department
He is resigning. effective January
4, to become city planning ad.
wiser in Iran with the Interna
tional Cooperation Administra.
ton.
The new department head. Mr.
Austin, has been employed fol
the past 10 years as a real estate
appraiser From 1916 until jan
uary, 1851, he was with the Vir-
Iginia Research Department Of
Taxation.
In October. 1851. Mr.. Austin
was named deputy commissioner
of revenue in Arlington anc
transferred to the assessments
department when it was set ur
in 1854.
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THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. C. !,
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 81 1855 -
Pupil I ronsfersAwoit
Assignment Board Action

Nearby Virginia school author
tiles today were awaiting an
announcement from the new
State Pupil Assignment Board
so they will know how to handle
pupil transfers and assignments
for the reopening Of schools
January 2. The new board was
meeting today in Richmond.
School authorities have been
holding of action on some re-
quested transfers until the board
prescribes a procedure. 1t is
expected that assignment au-
thority will be returned as a
routine matter to the local
school administrations. with only
special cases-which could re-
suit in racial integration-being
referred to the State board.
Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax
County and Falls Church school
officials have conferred and have
agreed to make only tentative
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assignments, and these only in
emergency cases, until a new
policy is announced.
Fairfax Supt. w. T. Woodson
said that If a child's family
moves from one part of the
county to another, this is con-
sidered an emergency situation
warranting a tentative assign
ment. He said action has to be
taken in cases where children
arrive in the county because I'VE
can't keep them out of school,"
The assignment board was
created by the General Assembly
as part of its plan to preserve
segregation in public schools.
Support for establishment Of
such a board stemmed in part
from announcement by the Ar
lington School Board of a tenta-
tive plan of assignments which
would have been the start of in
tegration in the county.
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interviewer Company
Treasurer Resigns

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, Dec
"a (Special John P. Redwood
jr., secretary-treasurer and con-
troller for the interviewer Stock
ing Co.. has resigned. effective
Tuesday.
Mr.. Redwood, who has beer
with the company about five
years is returning to his field Of
public accounting with a New
York firm said the announce.
Iment by James A.. Powers, vice
president.
william E. Stark, who has
been assistant treasurer and as
sistant controller. is being ad-
vanced to fill the vacancy as
treasurer and controller. Bennett
Taylor, long associated with the
company here. will take over
the secretaryship in addition to
his present duties as personnel
chief, director of labor relations
and public relations and super
visor Of purchasing.
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budget limit which binders the
groups work. A change would
require the approval of the gov
erning bodies of each Of the five
member jurisdictions.
Would Jog Legislature
Mr.. Shaw recommended an
approach be made to the Mary
land Legislature when it con-
venes next week. noting that the
lawmakers "are very conscious
of Potomac River pollution. y
But committee members agreed
there would be a great deal of
opposition to any move for
more funds.
Congress has never had any
streak Of generosity as far as
the District is concerned" said
David v. Aud, chairman of the
Compact Revision Committee
and director of sanitary engi-
Ineering for the District.
In other business yesterday,
the sanitary commission off,
cially adopted q 1857 budget Of
$32.7 million. The budget in
cludes no rate increases but
raises from 10 to II cents the ad
valorem tax in Prince Georges
County The extra / cent will
be used for the Anacostls flood
control project. Eliminated in
the budget is the position of
public relations director, whose
work Is scheduled to be carried
ion by the commissions secre-
tary. John T. Bonifant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-28
Rubid Fox Found
In Montgomery,
First in Years

For the first time in years, a
rabid fox has been found in
Montgomery County.
The health department re-
ported yesterday a fox that was
killed December 20 near Lay
louisville was examined at the
Livestock Sanitary Service Lab
oratory in College Park and
found to have rabies.
"A child Mad been playing with
the fox before it was killed but
apparently was not bitten. The
animal had not become wild, as
often happens.
John Jones. mammal control
supervisor for the United States
Fish and Wildlife Service. said
it was the first case of a rabid
fox he could recall in Mont
gomery County. He said one case
usually means there are more.
The MONTGOMERY County
Health Department said dog
owners whose pets have, not re-
ceived rabies shots should get
them imrnunized.
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Ross Porter's
Body Found

The body of Ross G. Porter, ar
attorney of Hillcrest Heights
Md, who had been missing since
November 81, was found yester-
day in the Chesapeake Bay of
Kent Island.
Fountain Davidson of Stevens
vile found the body floating in
an island harbor and towed il
ashore. the Associated Press re-
ported.
The body was identified by Mr.
Porter's law partner, Woodrow
Schriver, who shared an Office
with him in District Heights.
Mr.. Porter was last seen when
he left Annapolis alone in his
power boat. the Shaula, en- route
to Solomons Island to store it for
the winter. His wife Esther re-
ported him missing after he
failed to meet her at Solomons.
Pieces of his boat were found
afterWard on Kent Island.
Graveside services were to be
held today in Arlington National
Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-28
Fairfax Officials to Discuss
Pay Scales With ConsuItunt

Fairfax County department
heads. faced with a serious per-
sonnet problem, will meet to-
morrow with a consultant to
discuss salary scales for county
employees.
The meeting with James o.
Yarger, a private business con-
Isultant who helped set up Fair
fax County's pay classification
system. was requested by the
Personnel Advisory Committee,
composed Of department heads.
A county official said the Fair
fax pay scales. especially for
clerical personnel. are lower than
most surrounding Jurisdictions
and the Federal Government.
Losing Employees
The county is losing an esti-
mated 10 per cent or more of
its approximately 1000 employees
each year. the official said.
The problem is two-fold: Re-
cruitment of new persons for
the expanding county govern
ment and a turnover among
older employees.
Last year the advisory COM
mittee recommended an 8 per
cent across-the-board hike in
salaries. The old county board.
most Of whom left Office Janu-
airy l, approved a per cent in
crease.
Later in the year the recruit
ing problem in the planning and
engineering departments became
acute and the supervisors ap-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-28
Attorney Is Named
In Lye-Attuck Case

Arlington Circuit Court Judge
Walter T. Mccarthy today ap-
pointed Attorney j. Carl Hill to
defend Lemuel H. Kelly, ac-
cused of the lye-throwing attack
on an Arlington housewife.
Kelly, 81, Negro, is being held
in lieu of $4,000 bond after
pleading guilty to mayhem and
waving a preliminary hearing
in County Court.
The case will be considered by
a grand Jury on January IA.
The victim, Mrs. Ralph c.
Boyd, of % South Old Glebe
road, suffered partial blindness,
speech impairment and other
injuries from the November 3
attack. Mrs. Boyd is still being
treated at Arlington Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-28
JeweIry Thieves Get
SIS, 900 at Murtinsburo

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, Dec
I28 Especially .-Jewelry valued at
about $4,000 was stolen from the
downtown store OF Royal Jewel
ers here either Monday or Tues
day night. police reported. Man.
ager Charles Foreman discovered
the theft when he opened the
store on Wednesday for the first
time since Christmas eve.
The robbery represents the
largest single haul Of its kind
from standpoint of value in this
city in some years.
It is the second time within
recent months the store has beer
robbed. Police caught the other
thieves within less than two
hours, and recovered the stolen
articles. They are now serving
terms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-28
Sligo Park Neighbors
Win YuIe LIGHT Honors

Next door neighbors today
were announced as winners of a
Christmas lighting contest spon-
sored by the Sligo Park Hills
Garden Club.
Mr.. and Mrs. William r.
Thorn. jr., of LOG Parkside road,
won the outside decoration con-
test with a Santa Claus theme
Mr.. and Mrs. Earle G. Flohr OF
104 Parkside road were first
place winners in the window
lighting contest with a Christ
mas tree In a picture window
framed with blue lights.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-28


commissions Compact Revision
Committee by the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission
Representatives of the two COM
missions met yesterday In the
Hyattsville Office of the bicountS
utility.
The interstate commission, ar
MISREPRESENTATION group, last
September appointed the COM
mittee to ascertain how it could
best help the five members Of
the ommission-Maryland, Vir-
ginia. West Virginia. Pennsyl-
vania and the District. The
findings are expected to be pre-
sented at a commission meeting
January 80 and 81 in the Hotel
Washington here.
Study Points Recommended
Harry B. Shaw, chief engineer
Of the sanitary commission
urged the interstate commission
to include water supply sources
and uses, conservation, irriga-
ton and recreation uses in its
studies Of the Potomac River
Basin.
water is the greatest resource
In the entire BASIN" Mr. Shaw
emphasized.
He complimented the inter-
state commission for engaging
DR.. Abel Wolman and Associates
of Baltimore, last month to pre-
pare comprehensive pollution
control plan for the Washington
Metropolitan Area. A $4,000 sum
for the 6-to-9-month study was
obtained from the Federal Gov
eminent under the Water Pollu-
ton Contract Act.
Mr.. Shaw predicted "a lot OF
political trouble" for any at
tempt at regulatory powers made
by the river basin group.
Cited States Rights
II just can't subscribe to thai
kind of doctrine States
rights are very important" he
said.
The committees query on reg.
ulatory powers was prompted by
a mandate given by the recent
Governors conference on the
Potomac water problems.
The possibility Of enforcement
authority received lukewarm ap-
proval from the Pennsylvania
Sanitation Water Board last
week. Members there indicated
they would go along with the
idea If strong enough need
could be shown.
Mr.. Shaw noted that, as fal
as the Jurisdiction of his utility
is concerned, State department
Of health laws provide adequate
protection.
He further advised the COM
mittee to work Immediately for
legislation to erase the $780, ZOO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-28
Fire Damages Home

Fire caused by a short circuit
to a basement refrigerator re-
suited in an estimated $500
damage to a house at 4305 Glen
Rose street, Parkwood, Md. last
night. The Kensington Volun-
teer Fire Department said the
house was that Of Mr.. and Mrs
Ray Schenck but no one was
home at the time.
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andria and the Washington area
is setting up the United Givers
Fund.
Before coming to northern
Virginia, Mr.. Hopkins was dis
trict manager for VEPCO at
Fredericksburg where he also
was active in community affairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-28
Two Ships Purchased
For Ferry Service

NORFOLK, Va, Dec. % (P1.-
Two ships will be bought by the
Chesapeake Bay Ferry Commits.
sion for conversion to ferries fol
the establishment of service be.
tween the Eastern Shore and the
Lower Peninsula.
The commission decided to buy
the ships at its meeting here yes
terday.
Several weeks ago the commits
sion invited bids on construction
of a new ferry. Each of two bids
was more than SIS million above
the architects ESTIMATE Of $3.6
million.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-28
Stanley Asked to Spore
Condemned Rupist

RICHMOND, Dec. % (R.-The
family of a man scheduled to die
next week for raping a Roanoke
child asked Gov. Stanley yester-
day to commute the sentence to
life imprisonment.
An attorney for Frank j.
Snider of Gadsden. Ala, said it
was purely an appeal for mercy"
and the petition did not involve
any new evidence.
Snider was sentenced June 81
in Roanoke's Hastings Court for
the rape Of a 10-year-old girl.
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proved another S per cent hike
for those employees.
Below Private Industries
Department heads in the
planning and engineering Sec
lions say the salaries are still
far below those offered by pri-
vate industries.
The advisory committee some
time ago asked County Execu-
tive Carlton C.. Massey for a re-
view of the classification. and
pay scales by Mr.. Yarger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-28
Prince Georges Death
Is Ruled Accidental

Prince Geroges County police
have ruled as accidental the
death of a Glenn Dale md
man whose body was found in
his home December 10.
Walter r. Wollard, SO, Of
Northern avenue, died of as
phyxiation from carbon monox-
lide, according to DR.. John T.
Maloney, county medical ex-
aminer. Police Pvt. George Meier
said the fumes apparently came
from a gas tank connected to a
stove in Mr.. Wollard's home
The victim died about Deem
Der 5, police said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-28
ALI Agent Elected

BLACKSBURG. Va, Dec. 20
CIV. E. SHELTON, State All
Club agent in Virginia, has been
elected to the extension SUBJ
committee on All Club work Of
the American Association Of
Land Grant Colleges and Uni
IVerSities.
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81 Dorchester BUDGET

CAMBRIDGE, Md, Dec. %
R.-Dorchester County COM
missioners yesterday approved
a record $1.412,829 budget for
1857. The tax rate of 81 70
per $500 of evaluation will re-
main the same.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-28
Wider Planning Studies
OF Potomac Bosin Uroed

The Interstate Commission the Basin has
been advised to expand its planning studies possible
authority t #/
Expansion OF the commissions educational
attempt to obtain more than its budget
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-24

ents Mr.. and Mrs Leslie Meador
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Floyd, of
Washington. spent several days last
week with Mr.. and Mrs. VeSter
jenkins. Saturday night, Mr. and
Mrs. Rodger Burton, OF MorVen,
called in the Jenkins home
Mrs Mary Glenn and Bob Bolun
are visiting relatives in Tennessee
Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer Oliver. oi
Arvonia. spent last Monday with
MIR. and Mrs. Henry Oliver
Miss Agnes Nash, of Richmond
spent Friday night with Mr. anl
| Mrs. Henry Nash