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Evening star., 1956-08-16
Civitun President
ToAttend Council

Luther r. Medlin Of Green's
boro. N. c.. international presi-
dent Of Civitan, will visit the
Washington area this week end
for the quarterly council meeting
Of the Civitan Chesapeake Dis
trict.
The meeting viii be held
Saturday and Sunday at the
Kenwood Golf and Country Club.
Mr.. Medlin win be welcomed
on his arrival here at Z am.
Saturday at Union Station by
district Governor John s. Rich
ardson OF Arlington. seven
lieutenant governors and other
district officers from Washing
ton. Maryland and Virginia.
The two-day session will be
devoted 70 forums on admini-
stration. extension. club MEMBER
ship expansion. public relations,
speeches and entertainment.
Evening star., 1956-08-16

cause Of unfavorableV market
conditions.
City Manager E. G. Heatwole
said the bonds already au-
thorized probably will be sold in
January. This money will be
used to pay back some $700. 900
borrowed by the School Board
last year for construction prof.
ects and to finance construction
of a new colored elementary
school to replace Lyles-Crouch
School in the downtown area.
Addition Approved
In a closed session two weeks
ago with the School Board. the
Council also agreed to finance
an addition to the Charles
Houston Elementary School for
colored pupils in the downtown
area.
Mrs. Heatwole said the bonded
indebtedness Of the city now
stands at about SIG million. The
school bonds. plus bonds for
public works projects to be sold
in January. will bring the total
to $19 million. The city then
will be just $5.5 million under
the bonded debt limit set by
State law.
I'VE can't ignore the students
in the annexed area" Mr.. VIII
liamS said. I'VE annexed it
and the people swarmed in there.
We have to do something
about IL -
Evening star., 1956-08-16
Concert Will SuIute
.Hunquriun Victory

A carlton concert commem-
Grating a Hungarian military
victory 500 years ago will be
played at 8 pm. tomorrow in
West Potomac Park.
DR.. Kamiel Lefevere. caril-
loneur Of Riverside Church. New
York. will include several Hun
garian pieces in the concert.
marks the 5o0th anniversary OF
the victory at Fort Nandor under
the leadership Of John Hunyadi.
Evening star., 1956-08-16
Agency Hits Consu|tont's S
Downtown Parking Code

The Motor Vehicle Parking
Agency yesterday recommended
that the District Commissioners
impose no requirements upon
business establishments in the
heart Of the Capital to provide
special ff-street parking spaces.
The agency thus rejected q
proposal submitted by Harold
Lewis. the Districts consultant
on zoning.'
The members agreed, however,
there is merit in some of the
consultant's proposals for off,
street parking in other areas of
Washington. They said, in
general, that Mr.. Lewis's pro-
posals are excessive but deserved
consideration.
More Data Sought
Accordingly, the agency in
structed its executive director.
Lewis r. Watson, jr., to obtain
additional information on park
ing needs and parking practices
of persons who occupy apartment
houses. hotels. Office buildings
and other structures.
Chairman Edward c. Baltz
presided at the agency meeting
in the board room Of the Per-
petual Building Association. The
meeting was devoted largely to a
Evening star., 1956-08-16

discussion of the Lewis proposals
by George Cater, assistant to
the conSultant, and Thornton w.
Owen.
Mr.. Lewis and Mr.. Cater con-
tend most new buildings should
provide for much parking space.
Agency members conceded this
would be desirable but said the
formula outlined by the con-
sultants is, in many cases, i'm
practical.
Keneipp Heard
In the course Of the discussion,
Traffic Director George Keneipp
expressed the opinion that the
demands Of traffic fright now
show that parking on Massachu-
sets avenue NV, in the stretch
west of Wisconsin avenue toward
Ward circle, should be restricted.
Mr.. Keneipp said, however,
that any major changes in park
ing regulations are a matter Of
timing"
Several operators of parking
lots and garages. who also are
members Of the agency, objected
to the Lewis and Cater recon-
mendations on the ground that
oh-street parking facilities al
ready are available in many
parts Of the city, for a charge.
Evening star., 1956-08-16
Stanley Would Tie
Funds to Segregation
Reuppropriution
Is Urged for
School Money

! Gov. Stanley plans to ask the
forthcoming Virginia General
Assembly session to reappropri-
ate State school funds and ear
m ark tn I'm for segregated
schools only.
+. He made this known to IS
State legislators attending the
Democratic National Convention
in Chicago. it was learned in
Virginia today.
The development was in line
with the Governors earlier
promises to withhold funds from
integrated schools, but it was the
first indication exactly how he
proposes to accomplish the q.
nancial breakdown.
Encouraged by Reaction
Gov. Stanley said after the
conference with the is legislators
that he was encouraged" by
their reaction.
Others who attended the con-
ference said the Governors plan
would throw the fund-withhold-
ing power in the hands Of the
Assembly.
Earlier, the Governor had sug-
gested that he would ask for
authority to withhold the funds
himself from any community
that integrates its schools.
Davis Balks at Plan
The Governor wouldn't 60 into
further details about his Chicago
conference with the legislators.
He's saving specific proposals for
his message to the special AS
sembly session August 81.
1t was reported that one dele
gate, Delemater Davis of Nor.
folk. told the Governor that his
city probably would operate is
school system without State
funds. if necessary. rather than
close them down to avoid limited
Indignation. :
Norfolk has a school budget Of
$9.2 million of which SAG mil
lion comes from the State.
Evening star., 1956-08-16

A victory this year would have
given him permanent possession
of a $500 trophy Of a knight on
a horse.
His sister won in 1858. She's
a classification supervisor at the
Maryland State Reformatory for
Women at JesSup.
One Of the big problems is be-
coming a successful jouster is to
train the mount to run with a
gait that's practically bounceless.
The rider must keep his lance on
an even keel once he lines it up
with the rings. A horse with too
much rock, roll and buck could
mean disaster for the contestant.
"Jousting," explained one OF
the 5000 spectators. "is like run
ming across the living room floor
with a crocheting needle and
trying to spear of a wintergreen
mint suspended from the chan
delier."
Evening star., 1956-08-16

Four pedestrians - three Of
them children-were injured in
accidents in the District late
yesterday and early today.
Samuel Stern. 81, Of 934 New
York avenue N. W., suffered a
broken neck when struck by an
automobile in front Of his home
about / o'clock this morning. He
was in good condition at Emer-
Igency Hospital.
Police Privates Paul B. Kelly
and Francis L. Buckler later
picked up Ernest j. Althammer,
26, Of the 1900 block Of Buchanan
street N. w. and charged him
with leaving after colliding and
colliding. They traced him by his
license number.
Other Accidents.
In the other accidents:
James Minnix, 8, colored. OF
1885 Fifth street N. w. was
struck by a truck driven by Her.
man Edwards. 80. colored. Of
1922 Twelfth street N. w. about
5 pm. yesterday at Franklin and
Fifth streets N. w. Police said
the child had been climbing on
a parked truck and fell OF into
the wheel Of the moving truck.
Evening star., 1956-08-16
'Lindu Diane Hall,
Virginia Girl, 3,
Dies of Leukeniu

Linda Diane Hall, 3-year-old
leukemia victim, died last night
at her Jefferson Village (Va.)
home.
Linda. daughter Of Army lst
Lieut.. and Mrs. Charles F. Hall,
of 905 Arlington boulevard. had
been suffering from the disease
since last December.
The young victim had been
under treatment at Walter Reed
Hospital. The couple has one
other child. a 10-month-old girl
Lieut.. Hall is stationed at Fort
Myer. Va.
Evening star., 1956-08-16
School Funds Put
On Monthly Bosis

RICHMOND. Aug. 16 (R-
Seventeen Virginia counties have
appropriated school funds on q
month-to-month basis for the
coming year, State Department
of Education records showed yes
terday.
Under such an arrangement,
funds could be withheld and
schools closed in localities where
the races are integrated N the
public schools.
The counties are: Amelia,
B uckingha q m. Cumberland.
Dinwiddie, Essex, GreensviIle.
Hanover, Lancaster, Madison,
Middlesex. Northumberland, Not
toway, Prince Edward. Rich
mond, Surry, Sussex and
Wegtmoreland,
Evening star., 1956-08-16

ScnOOl IN the vicinity
of the Broyhill development
west of Shirley highway and a
new $450,000 building at the
StonewaIl jackson Elementary
School on Duke street.
Homes Being Built
Several thousand new homes
are under construction or
planned for the near future in
the rs square miles annexed
from Fairfax County in 1852.
The city already has built two
elementary schools and a high
school in the new area, but the
school population continues to
outdiStance classroom construc-
ton. The new high school on
Seminary road will open this
September.
The big need now is for ele-
mentary schools in the rapidly
developing area. School officials
figure they will need at least
three more elementary schools
in the next five years.
Another Bond Issue
To finance the two projects
contemplated in the coming year
the school board would have to
ask the council for another bond
issue Of about SIS million.
The council approved a school
bond issue Of Sis million last
fall for other projects, but these
bonds have not been sold be-
Evening star., 1956-08-16
Almond Scores
LocoI Option Plan

ROANOKE. Aug. is R.--A
local option plan for school seq
regation would lead to a break.
down Of the public school system
in Virginia. Attorney General
y. Lindsay Almond, jr., said here
yesterday.
Such a plan had been sug.
gested Tuesday by the Virginia
Council on Human Relations. Il
would permit localities to decide
whether to integrate their
schools.
The attorney general. who
calls the council "integrationist,"
put himself on record in opposi-
ton to the plan. He said the
council accepts the Supreme
Court decision outlawing segre-
gated schools.
I'VE do not" he declared. I'VE
feel the decision is q violation
OF the Constitution"
1t Is the aim Of the States
leaders, the attorney general
said, ito preserve the sovereignty
of the State and the efficiency Of
the public schools" Public school
efficiency cannot be preserved II
schools are integrated. he added.
His comments appeared to
contradict somewhat statements
he made in Alexandria Federal
Court last month in arguing the
Arlington County segregation
case He told the court that he
agreed the factor of race must
be eliminated as q basis for as
signing students to schools, but
some other way must be worked
out to preserve segregation.
Mr.. Almond was in Roanoke
yesterday to address q banquet
of the Virginia State Sheriffs
and City Sergeants Association.
Evening star., 1956-08-16
Detective Receives
$500 From Club

Detective David Eike of the
Fairfax Juvenile Bureau last
night was presented $500 by the
Mount Vernon Kiwanis Club to
help him attend the juvenile
control institute at the Univer-
sity of Southern California.
The presentation was made by
Eugene Olmi, jr.. president of
the Mount Vernon Kiwanis. at
a dinner meeting at the Penn
Daw Hotel.
The $500 will help pay Detec-
tive Eike's living expenses while
he is attending the course from
September 10 to December /.
The county has agreed to pay
his transportation costs.
Evening star., 1956-08-16
135th Renewal Set
In Joustinq Contest

MT. SOLON, Va, Aug. 16.-
Unarmored knights astride gal
loping chargers will vie here
Saturday in a jousting tourna-
ment that's 135 years old.
The Enthusiastically will be
participating in the annual
Natural Chimneys Jousting
Tournament. But instead Of
trying to knock each other OF
horses, the knights will be aim
ing lances at small rings after
riding their horses down a rs
yard course.
Miss Donna Elizabeth Hicks
18, Of Front Royal will preside
over the festivities.
Evening star., 1956-08-16
New York Man Dies
In Virqiniu Wreck

A Woodside IN. y man was
killed yesterday in an automo-
bile accident on Route 20, two
miles south Of Ruckersville, Va.
State police said A. M. Rodgers,
40. was killed instantly in a
three-car crash. The other
drivers were identified as Russell
w. Terrell and June Faye Melone,
both Of Ruckersville.
Evening star., 1956-08-16
Recounts
FataI Robbery
Signs Admission
In StrungIing Case

A self-styled Washington
heavyweight boxer has signed a
statement admitting taking part
lin a robbery in which Roscoe w.
Harris, 65, was choked to death
lin his real estate Office, Inspector
Aubrey M. TolSon said today.
The statement was obtained
latter Jackie James Floyd, rs,
colored, who says he is known
lin boxing circles as Tony Reno,
was brought back from New
York, where he was arrested
Tuesday. He and two others,
Lindsay McDaniels, 26. and
Thomas williams, 81, both col
Iored, are charged with homicide
Inspector Tolson said Floyd,
claims II victories in 10 ring
encounters and said a bout with
Hurricane Jackson was in the
talking stage. Boxing records dc
mot list him.
He had put the finger on Will
Iliams as the instigator of the
robbery. Inspector Tolson quoted
Floyd on these details:
Williams, a janitor at an
apartment house where Mr.
Harris collected rent, told how
the well-to-do real estate mar
usually deposited his collections
on Saturday. It first was planned
to rob him last Saturday, but
Mr.. Harris left the Office early
that day. Williams said the joE
should be good for about $4,000
Punches Victim
The robbery then was planned
for Monday. Since Mr.. Harris
knew both Williams and Nc.
Daniels and not Floyd, the lattel
was to go into the Office first
bind the victims eyes with
toweling. and then summon
Williams.
Floyd followed the plan, but
when he pulled a pistol, Mr.
Harris grabbed at his arm, anC
the boxer punched him in thu
abdomen. Then he turned Mr.
Harris to the wall and put tn,
toweling over his eyes anC
loosely in his mouth.
Williams went into the Nintl
street Office to help with tn,
robbery. When they had diff
f1culty getting into the casl
drawer, Mr.. Harris was askeC
for instructions and told tn
men how to proceed.
Loot TOtaled S12O
McDaniels was lookout on tn
job. but later went to the offic
to ransack it. The loot totaleI
$120. which Floyd said yielde,
$50 for him and $36 for eacl
of the others.
Floyd denied strangling MI
Harris, and did not accus
either Of the others.
In New York, Floyd was ar
rested trying to buy clothes
using checks and identification
papers Of Mr.. Harris. Nervously
he spoiled both Of the two per
sonalized checks he had takel
from the office. and finally use'
a check furnished by the store
BY then, the store management
was suspicious, and a call t
washington caused a trap to b
set for Floyd.
In q hearing before Unite
States Commissioner Joseph J
Splain. Floyd's case was contin
lued to August % and the pris
loner was held without bond.
Evening star., 1956-08-16
Epidemic Hits Horses

BLACKSBURG. Va. Aug. Is.
R-An outbreak Of sleeping
sickness in horses has been re-
ported in King County. Preven-
tive vaccine is being used in the
area.
Evening star., 1956-08-16

A FEW SECONDS later, l
noticed the driver looking
around on the floor and
cropping with his fingers.
Ibid you lose something?'
/ asked.
YEAH he said, "a quar-
ter
"The boy in the back began
yelling, I got it, driver! I got
it, He ran up and handed
the quarter to the driver.
But wait. It's not over yet.
When it came time for
Mabel to get of, we were talk
ing about some problem or
other, and when she got up,
I said:
so long, Senator. Don't
forget to tell Butler about it
In the morning. And I wasn't
talking about Senator Butler.
Another fellow was watt
ing at the door to get. OF at
the same stop.
"'Do you know Senator
Butler? he asked her.
ss"Of course, she'd met the
Senator, so she had to say
she did know him. She said
later he kept her there at the
bus stop for five minutes,
talking about Senator Butler.
'Forty-five minutes of sum-
mer Madness" Mr.. Purcell re-
peated. Il was glad to get
home"
Evening star., 1956-08-16
Street Scenes 4.

Two dogs, one on each end
Of the same leash, walking one
another in the 1000 block of
Eighteenth street NV. -.
"A man on his knees on the
curb on Seventeenth street
Just above Massachusetts,
avenue NV, using a paper
cup to dip water from the
gntter onto a tiny grass plot
around a small tree. :.
Evening star., 1956-08-16
The
Rambler
Summer Madness
For As Minutes
By JACK JONAS

Jack Purcell and Mrs. Mabel
Corbet, who live a bus stop
apart in Arlington, headed
out Of the National Press
Building to catch the 4::27
pm. express for home.
1--WE ran into As minutes of
summer madness in Wash
ington," he said.
"As we rounded the corner
at Fourteenth and Pennsyl-
-vania, I was saying that,
while there are a lot of nice
people in Washington, there
are lot Of phonies, too.
walking up Pennsylvania
avenue toward us was a little
guy about S feet S, strutting
along, wearing one of those
1U-gallon mats.
.e :" Look I said to Mabel,
I'll show you what I mean
when we got up to the lit
tie guy, I said, Hello, Sen
ator.' His shoulders went back,
his eyes lit up, his chest
puffed out, and he rushed
right up to us.
"'Glad to see you both
again. he said effusively,
shaking our hands. Now that
guy was no more a Senator
than you or 1, but he'll prob
ably go back to Iowa, or
wherever he's from, and tell
his wife and friends for days
the story of how he got mis-
taken for a Senator in Wash
ington.
%
Evening star., 1956-08-16
Alexandra Seeks Funds
For Schools in New Area
Bond Issue Of SIS Million to Be Asked
To Meet Classroom Need in Development
By PAUL HOPE

The Alexandra City Council probably Win be asked soon 70
authorize school construction bond issue to meet the need
for classrooms in a recently annexed
Supt c. Williams said he hopes the school board get
projects totang nearly SIS million underway this winter in the
new
Mr. williams said the board hopes to build 100000
Evening star., 1956-08-16

WHEN WE WERE crossing
Pennsylvania at Twelfth
street, Mabel nudged me,
pointed to the fellow crossing
the street ahead of us, and
said:
- Look
II looked, and so help me,
the fellow had a wad of chew
ing gum stuck behind his ear.
I'VE ran across Twelfth
street the Senator had
made us a little late - to
catch the express, and when
we got on, Mabel said, Did
you see the girl on the plat
form?'
''I looked out again, and
there was this teen-age girl
she was about 16 or II, I
suppose - dressed in slackS
and a blouse, but barefoot.
When I took my seat on
the bus, a boy was getting on.
AS he stopped beside the
driver, a quarter dropped and
rolled across the floor and
against my shoe.
Il reached down and picked
it up. When the boy passed
me, I held it out to him and
said:
is this yours?'
He took it, thanked me,
put it in his pocket, and
moved on back toward the
rear of the bus.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-04
Green Boy News Events

The ESQ service station and
store owned by A. Bruce Hayden
was destroyed by fire early Monday
night The store house was owned
by L. T. Nunnally
Mr.. and Mrs. F.. l. Hammer. OF
Keysville. were Sunday afternoon
visitors of their niece. Mrs j. R
Nunnally
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Nunnally re
turned Sunday from Michigan after
stopping over with DR.. and Mrs
Vermilya at Clifton Forge
Miss Pearle ~Shelburne was q
week end guest of Mrs. R. B Will
son. Jr.
Mrs and Mrs. G. w Palmer
Mrs. Leila Love. Mrs. John A. Love
and l.. T. Nunnally were guests at
tea with Mrs. H. L. Stricken at
Meherrin Sunday.
r. H. Morgan returned from Nc
CURE Hospital Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Ryland Yeats are
announcing the birth of daughter
at Southside Hospital, Tuesday, May
/.
Il. A. Love and Mr. and Mrs
Charles Owen spent Sunday in Rich
mond. Mrs. Love, who was visiting
there. returned home with them.
Mr.. and Mrs c. P. Kaufman and
children were overnight guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. O. c. Kaufman Sun
day.
Mrs. G. L. Grim, Max Berry and
Mr.. and Mrs Goode and daughters,
of Richmond. visited W R. Berry
at Meherrin Sunday and stopped
over here.
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. M. Shinault were their grandson
and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Jones.
Jr., of Macon. Ga. their grand
daughter and her husband, Mr.. and
Mrs. Nell Chambers. of Richmond
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Jones; Mr.. and
Mrs. David Hamilton and Mr. and
Mrs. w. L. Coin. of Burkevllle, Mr.
and Mrs. T. E Trear and Barbara
Jean: Mr.. and Mrs Charlie DoWdy
and children, of Framville. Mrs
Shinault is convalescing after an
illness.
Mrs. l.. T. Nunnally came
home Tuesday after spending ten
days with Dr. and Mrs. Walter Yer
milya at Clifton Forge.
Mrs. F. F. Mitchell, Mrs. Kermit
Wheary and Hal Hardaway visited
Miss Lily Hardaway Tuesday,
Mr.. and Mrs G. c. Looney and
Mr.. and MIS- G. w Palmer st
tended the convention of the Dis
ciples of Christ in Richmond this
week
Mr.. and Mrs. John A Craddock
and son, John Albert missionaries
to Costa Rica. arrived here Tues
day to spend some time with his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John Grad
dock
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-04
Green Bay

Mr.. and Mrs Douglas McGmnS
of Wise, N. C, spent several DAYS
recently with his mother. Mrs. 0
McGinnis
Byron Blankenship, son of Nj.
and Mrs F. L. Blankenship re-
turned home recently after having
completed two years service i'll the
armed forces.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Stephenson and
children. of IvOr. we're recent guests
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T f
HudgenS.
Mrs. Mary Taylor. who spent the
past two weeks here with her
daughter. Mrs. Earnie Atkins has
returned to her home at Grema
w. M. Cunningham. of Black
stone, was a business visitor here
last week
Mrs Clyde Newell visited her par
cnts. Mr.. and Mrs L. E Layne.
recently
MIR. and Mrs Billy S. Smith and
children visited relatives in Rich
mond last week end
Mr.. and Mrs Charlie Simon. 'of
Meherrin, were week end guests of
their son-in-law and daughter. Mr.
and Mrs. Bobby Atkins
Mr. and Mrs William Monk and
son. of Richmond. were recent vlsi-
tors of her parents, Mr. and Mrs
W. A. Robertson
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin briggs, of
near Victoria. visited her sister,
Mrs. Clyde Newell. recently.
Mr. and Mrs. j. w Pulley at
tended tea given by Mrs. H. l..
Stricken. Sunday afternoon, honor
ing her house guests, Mrs. Lula
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-04
Mchcrriin

Glenn Jennings is in Memorial
Hospital Lynchburg. after under
going an operation.
Mrs E L. French has returned
home from Richmond after spend
ing few months with her daughter
Mrs. l.. B. Clark
Buck Herzig. of New Jersey
spent the week end here with rela-
ives
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard NeWcomt
and family, Of Manaquin. visited
Mrs. Daisy Flowers and Miss Ber
'ha Nunnally Saturday.
Harris Gee and Mr.. and Mrs. Jul
ian Price visited P. L Fowler a.
Mcclure Hospital Sunday.
Vernon Priddy. of Portsmouth
was a week end guest of Mr. ano
Mrs F. O. Priddy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Haley. O
WatertoWn, Conn, and Mr.. ant
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-05-04
Green Boy News Events
A. B. Hayden Store, Service Station Is
Destroyed by Fire Early Monday Night

Castle and Mrs Eva Marshall. of
Washington, D. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. Buster CrenshaW
Il Chicago, are spending several
weeks here with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs G. L. Hall and Mss
Olivia Valencourt, of Richmond
we're week end guests of their par
rnts, Mr., and Mrs. w. M Valen-
court,
Mr.. and Ms. A M Bottom visited
heir son, Albert Bottom and Ms
Bottom. at brakes Branch last week
M. and Mrs. Newton Robertson
and children. of Bmkeville, were re-
cent guests of his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs George Robertson
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Faris and
son, Of Richmond. were recent WISH
tors of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs
D. A. Gaulding ~,
Mr.. and Mrs. w M Valencourt
and daughter. Ardella. visited re-
'atiVes in Richmond recently.
Mr. and Mrs Earl V. Atkins visi
ted his sister in Victoria last week
Mr. and Mrs Elwood Hamlet, OF
Richmond, We're week end guests
of her sister Mrs. Billy S. Smith
and Mr.. Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Faris anc
daughter. of Richmond. were re
cent guests of her parents. Mr.. anC
Mrs. F.. l.. Blankenship.