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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-20
2 Children Die
In 4-Car Crash

Two narby Maryland children
were killed in four-car wreck
yesterday on the Washington
Baltimore parkway near. Chew
erly. Three persons, including
the mothers Of the children,
were injured.
Park police investigators said
the collision occurred at 4:45
pm when two southbound autos
sideswiped near the parkway's
Cheverly access road, sending
one of the cars into the north
bound lanes where it was struck
by two other cars.
Dead Listed
The dead were Steven L. Fiis-
sell, 5, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry ]. Frissell of 3-H Re-
search road. Greenbelt, and
Kathleen Windon. 8, daughter
Iof Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas j
Windon of 1919 Forest road
Kent Village. They died of head
and chest injuries.
Police said the sideswiping in
volved cars driven by Mrs. Win
don and Mrs. Evelyn H. Fitz-
gerald, colored, of the 5000 block
Iof Illinois avenue NV. The
IWinGon car then crossed the
parkway center line and collidec
in turn with cars driven by Met.
ropolitan Police Pvt. David 70.
vich of 1909 Fifty-sixth avenue
Bladensburg, and Mrs. Frissell.
Mrs. Windon was reported ii
serious condition at Prince
Georges Hospital with interna
injuries.
/ Pvt. Yovich was admitted II
the hospital with chest injurie.
and Mrs. Frissell was treated TO,
chest and elbow bruises and re-
LEASED.
Witnessed by Father
| The accident was witnessed
police said. by Mrs. Frisselli
husband who was following hi
wife in another car after TIL
family had been on a shopping
"trip in the District.
Mrs. Fitzgerald, 40. who wa
not injured, was charged will
RECKLESS driving and drivin!
without due cautioon. Her Don,
was set at $500 by United State
Commissioner Samuel w. II
Meloy of Upper Marlboro ant
the case was continued to Octo
Der IL
Il Further investigation of tn
crash was under way by Parl
Police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-20
Gambling Raid
On Home Nets !

Two men repeatedly operating
a $1,000-a- day gambling setup
were arrested by Prince Georges
County police yesterday after
they broke through the rear door
of an Adelphi home.
Seized and charged with book
making, possession of lottery slips
and maintaining a gambling op-
Grafton are:
Raymond c. German. SO, of
the 41O0 block of Jennifer street
NV. and Jack I. Grove, As, OF
the 1900 block of Kirklyn avenue
ITakoma Park, police said. They
were released under $500 bond
each and face a preliminary
hearing on October 5 in Upper
Marlboro Police Court.
Arresting officers worked close
lily with Montgomery County po-
lice for several weeks before
raiding the home in the 1900
block of Eighteenth avenue, &C
cording to Prince George Po-
lice Chief George L. Panagoulis
Five telephones, an adding ma
chine, a bundle of numbers slips
and other gambling equipment
were confiscated by Detective 1t
Earl j. Huber, Detective Sergts
George E. Clements and Emmett
F. G Gray and Detective Johr
Wilding, it was reported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-20
ID. c. Man Draws
20 Years for Part
In HoIdup-Beuting

A Washington man drew a 20
year penitentiary sentence last
might for his part in a $4,000
holdup- beating of an Arlington
couple last April.
A key prosecution witness was
the defendants l4-year-old for
mer girl friend.
James w. Branch. colored, %.
of the 1900 block of Sims place
NE, was found guilty after a
jury trial in Arlington Circuit
Court. The sentence breaks
down to y years for armed rob-
berry and four years each on two
felonious assault counts.
The victims, Mr., and Mrs.
Kermit Summers. colored. were
beaten and robbed at gunpoint
at their home, 5007 North
Twen.y-second street. by three
masked men. Police also ar
rested a fourth man whom, po-
lice said. acted as a lookout.
The former girl friend. who
is now married. had been picked
up in Washington as a runaway.
The three other suspects are
yet to be tried.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-20
HOW YOUR DOLLARS HELP
Family Service Agency
Soved This Marriage

After seven years of marriage
Mrs. Smith couldn't fight it any
longer.
Her husband was cold to her
unkind to their children. The
marriage was going on the rocks
and he was to blame.
/ She went to the Family Service
of Northern Virginia and told a
caseworker, My husband is a
good man, he brings home his
pay. he doesn't drink too much
or play around. But ne doesn't
seem to love me anymore anc
he's too hard on the children"
| Talked to Husband
The caseworker talked to Mr.
Smith. who said he was confused
that he didn't know what hi.
wife wanted. He said he was tbs
same man he had always been
but his wife had changed.
The couple went back fol
counseling every week for II
months.
/ The caseworker discovered thai
Mrs. Smiths resentment wher
her husband disciplined then
+ older daughter went back Il
Mrs. Smiths own girlhood. Shs
had felt her own parents treated
her badly and that she WASH
loved Nov she saw herself II
her little girl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-20
STUDY OF VIRGINIA EDUCATION
BY RADIO AND TV ASKED
By a Star stan Correspondent

RICHMOND Sept. 2o--A commission to study the
feasibility Of using radio and televon public school
system education been proposed By Fair
fax Delegate John c. Webb
The group Of &c members Of the General Assembly
State educators would report findings the next session
of the Legislature.
Mr.. Webb said the proposal is completely separated"
from the public school segregation question the
special session Of the General Assembly.
In Chicago he said you get the first two years
Of college TV Credits allowed from
veriy Of Chicago You register the
examinations"
In Pittsburgh. he said. 1t is possible obtain high
school diploma from offered televson
resolution calling for creation Of the study
sion introduced b. Webb the House yesterday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-20
Prior Doto on Retarded
Sought by Mrs. Spencer

Mrs. Spencer said there has
been reported evidence that the
white schools, as well as the
colored, are slightly below the
national norm and that there is
a great amount of retardation
Suspects Long Decline
There must have been con-
tinuous retardation," she said,
Sin both divisions. However, all
reference since indignation to
retardation in educational per-
Torrance and achievement has
been in terms of Division II (the
colored schools.
How many schools and the
of the figure to total
number of schools in former
Division as well as II were be-
low the median, and what was
their range of retardation for
all city-wide standardized tests
given for those same three
|years?"
Commenting on newspaper re-
ports that said some school en-
iployes had kept confidential
racial records, Mrs. Spencer re-
queSted DR.. Corning to remind
all pertinent employees 'immedi-
ately that the Board of Educa-
ton policy forbids the keeping
of records on achievement by
races.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-20
Louisville School Head
Sees Indignation Certain

CHARIOT TESVILLE. Va,
Sept. 20 (P.-An audience in
this city, faced with a Federal
court desegregation order, was
told last night that "desegrega-
ton is an inevitable as anything
can be-"
DR.. Omer Carmichael, former
Lynchburg school superintend-
ent and now superintendent of
schools in Louisville. KY, said
those who oppose indignation
know 'ull well their actions are
only delaying actions"
He addressed a meeting spon-
.sored jointly by the departments
of sociology and anthropology of
the University of Virginia and
the Charlottesville Albemarle
CHAPTER of the Virginia Council
Of Human Relations.
DR.. Carmichael said the Su-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-20
Delegate Webb Scorns
Resignation Suggestion

vent indignation. The measure,
sponsored by House Speaker E.
Blackburn Moore, passed the
House yesterday by a vote of
Sc to %.
Fears for Local Control
Mr.. Hirst said the bill would
wreck local control of our
schools by taking away an es-
Isential function of our school
board-pupil assignment"
I'm the process" Mr.. Hirst
said. "it will enlarge the bureauc-
racy in Richmond and make il
hard to reach. / am convinced
that the school boards of Fair
fax County and the city of Falls
Church know more about oui
school problems, including what
child should go to what school
than the Governor does.
I'VE have spent too many years
building up a good school sys-
tenn in our area to have it jeop-
ardized by legislation like this.
Winston Comments
! Arlington Delegate William
Winston also commented on his
vote in opposition to the Gov
ernor's school segregation pro-
gram.
( "1'he BILL" he said, "passec
yesterday deprived the localitie:
of their voice in school admin
stration and placed the authority
in the Governors Office. / OPP
posed these measures because
they can only have the effect Of
wrecking the good school sys.
tens that exist in Northern Vir.
lginia.
Under the tuition grant bill
that passed, no standards ar
prescribed and under its term,
one student could get only Sl4(
for his education and another
could get any amount that hi,
education cost. This bill wa,
quite different from the Gray
Commission report. which con.
templated the use Of an assign.
ment plan to minimize the use o.
tuition grants"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-20

That revelation was the key to
further understanding.
Husband and wife gradually
saw themselves to be living side
by side, each wanting to be loved
but neither making the first
move.
Little by little, they came to
realize that who made the first
move wasn't important.
Really a Nice Guy"
Three months after their last
visit to Family Service. the wife
returned. She told the case
worker:
IF you think your husband is
crazy. go to Family Service and
you'll find he's really a nice,
normal guy. A woman who
comes here for help may find she
is helping her whole family.
did. ! have a home and family
again"
The Smith family-as we call
them-zis one of 400 served By
this United Givers Fund agency
in one year.
Most. like the Smiths. are able
to pay a fee based on their
income.
But the agency itself exists
only because Of your dollars
Your contribution to the United
Givers Fund may save q family
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-20
Sandy Spring Firemen
Elect Brown Chief

The Sandy Spring (Md)
Volunteer Fire Department
elected Spencer Brown, jr., as
chief last night during its 32d
annual meeting in the firehouse
Also elected were Albert Tor
beck, captain of the rescue
squad; William j. Thomas, III
president; Francis Snowden, vice
president; Douglas Cashell, Sec
Rotary; John Clark. recording
secretary, and Josiah Gilpin
sergeant-at-arms.
{ The volunteer group made
plans to lay the cornerstone fol
an addition to its present build
ing on October 81. The annual
banquet will follow the cere-
monies at the Peter Pan Inn
Urbana, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-20
Virginia House to Debate
Curb on RocioI Groups

ty asked Mr.. Thomson II the
Virginia Council Of Churches,
which has department of
interracial relations, would
come within the scope of the
Legislative Investigation Com
mittee.
Mr.. Thomson replied; 1.-THE
bill is broad and it is hard to
exclude any groups. Yes, sir, it
would make them subject to
being summoned"
The commission, of 10 men,
bers Of the General Assembly
would have power to go into any
area of the State and subpoena
witnesses in its inquiry into
racial matters.
Entitled to Counsel
Delegate James W.. Roberts OF
Norfolk, wanted to know if the
commissions work would aid
the State in the defense OF
school segregation suits.
Not necessarily" Mr.. Thorn
son replied. But it might dis
courage the filing Of suits"
Mi. Webb inquired whether a
witness summoned to testify
would be entitled to counsel.
HE is entitled to counsel but
not to have counsel testify fol
him." Mi. Thomson answered
Hes entitled to have counse
advise him on his constitutional
rights"
Mr.. Webb said: Many fine
outstanding organizations woulc
be subjected to investigation anC
harrassment.
If we're going to do this w
ought to protect their rights. W.
ought to at least give them thu
fright of counsel and cross ex'
animation. Unless we do, w
may be striking a serious blow
at personal liberty"
Nobody on Trial"
Then the Fairfax Legislator
asked: Isn't it true that tn,
purpose is to develop a cas-
against an organization that yol
think is violating State law?'
You are absolutely right" MI
Thomson replied. 1T can bull,
'Iup a case. Nobody would be Oh
trial, 1t would be like a gram
jury"
In a reference to Congressiona
investigating committees. Dele
gate Roy Smith of Petersburg
said: I'VE should have little fea
that one investigating committe
in Virginia is going to hurt any
: thing when we have hundreds c
: them north of the Potoma
. River
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-20

Ipreme Court was wise in placing
responsibility for carrying out
it's decision in the hands of local
school boards.
"Since no two communities are
alike, no one plan will work in
all communities" he said.
School Groups Aided
In Louisville, he added, the
groundwork for ultimate de-
segregation in the schools was
laid shortly after the Supreme
Courts edict by enlisting the aid
of teachers, school principals
supervisors. preachers of all
faiths. parent-teacher organiza-
lions and civic clubs.
While principals and teachers
hated" the idea of desegrega-
ton. DR.. Carmichael said, they
are cooperating and making
the program work"
Following a survey of 10000
parents, he said, only 2,700 re.
Iquested their children be trans.
lferred. At present, he noted, S:
Iof the city's IA schools have
mixed student bodies, with int.
grafton varying from one Negro
Student in one school to 80 pei
cent Negroes in schools of 1000
students.
Answering a question from the
floor as to the operational cost.
lof integrated schools. DR.. Car.
michael said there is no substan.
Itial difference in the costs Of
operating segregated or desegre-
gated schools in Louisville.
superintendent Role Aired
DR.. Carmichael termed deseg-
regation lust one facet of human
relations and said 'it is the obi.
cation of school superintendent
to take the responsibilities OF
leadership in desegregation."
The Charlottesville school,
board was ordered late this sum-
.mer by Federal District Judge
John Paul to begin desegregatior
in the city's public schools at the
opening Of the fall term.
Judge Paul stayed his order
pending an appeal to the United
States Fourth Circuit Court of
Appeals. The case has been
docketed for the courts Novem-
Der session in Baltimore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-20

A search for the evidence of
retardation in both white and
colored schools before integra-
ton was requested yesterday by
Mrs. Ruth Spencer. new colored
member of the Board of Educa-
ton.
With an eye on the current
investigation of the school sys-
tenn by a House subcommittee,
Mrs. Spencer said she was max
ing the request because:
/. I'VE who may testify need
it for background purposes
2. Valid conclusions cannot
be drawn unless full details are
made available in terms of in
Idividual schools and the school,
situation prior to Indignation"
Request Granted
Mrs. Spencer. whose request
was granted. asked specifically
for a comparison by number Of
the special educational classes
such as atypical classes-in the
former white and colored schoo
divisions.
She also requested the per
Icentage of enrolment in thesl
special classes in each division
in relation to the total enroll
ment of each division in tn
years 1851 through 1854.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-20
Iy Star stan Correspondent


RICHMOND, Sept. 20.-Dele-
gate John C. Webb of Fairfax
has turned aside a request that
he resign from the General AS
sembly with a declaration that
he will continue to speak out on
issues as he sees fit.
If my position" he said
threads on the toes of those who
would be happy to see our school
system destroyed, it is a con-
sequence they will have - en-
dure."
The Fairfax chapter of the
Defenders of State Sovereignty
and Individual Liberties an
Inounced Tuesday night it was
circulating petitions asking Mr.
Webb to resign. The group
criticized Mi. Webb for "intem-
Iperate remarks" concerning Gov
lStanley's program to withhold
State funds from integrateC
schools.
In opposing the plan, Mr.
Webb accused the Governor OF
political chicanery of the low
est order
No Surprise
! 1T is not surprising to me tc
hear that certain citizens oil
Fairfax County object to the
strenuous manner in which
have been opposing the Cover.
nor's plan" Mr.. Webb said in 6
prepared statement yesterday.
Il am greatly opposed to thu
Governors plan because it couIC
destroy our public schools.
AS long as l have the honor tx
represent my people in the Gen.
eral Assembly. propose to speal
out in plain, strong and bolt
language to resist that which
is detrimental, Objectionable anC
destructive to the rights of loca
people to operate the schoo
systems"
In another statement, One
Hirst also of Fairfax, explained
why he voted against a bill tt
give the Governor power to as
sign students to schools TO pre-.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-20
The
Rambler
Nice USO Ludy
Spices Nicely
By JACK JONAS


When little girls start giving
tea parties for their dolls,
they are dreaming, no doubt,
of a nice wedding for them
selves.
They see a church filed
with flowers, a handsome
groom, ushers and brides
maids galore and, afterwards,
a big cake and champagne at
the reception.
This is the story Of a girl
who always wanted a nice
wedding, Of a USO volunteer
with a warm heart, and how it
came about that the girl had
her nice wedding when the
prospect was dimmest.
The story, which had its
high point nearly IL months
ago, came up, quite frankly,
because of the United Givers
Fund campaign. 1t concerns
one off, the UGF-supported
agencies, the USO-Travelers
Aid lounge at Union Station.
In the course of a year, the
lounge steers many servicemen
and their prospective brides
through the red tape of Dis
trict law concerning marriage.
1t explains the District reg
ulations, gives information
about this and that, handles
the necessary papers, points
the way, in general, to the
altar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-20
Police Boil Tomorrow

The annual ball of the Airing
ton County Police Beneficiary
Association viii be held at 9 pm
at the Army Navy Country Club.
Tickets can be bought from
any county police officer. No
tickets viii be sold at the door.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-20

SHE WENT to the tele-
phone and called her min
lister. Why certainly, he said,
he'd be glad to perform the
ceremony. Just bring the
young couple right on out.
Mrs. Jones finished the
paper work, and then went
out looking for flowers. There
was a church now, and
naturally there had to be
flowers.
When the flowers had been
gathered, and all of the red
tape had been untangled, the
three of them-Mrs. Jones
and the boy and girl-went to
the church.
While the ceremony was
peIlg performed, Mrs. Jones
sat at the organ and played
appropriate music.
After the ceremony, they
all went to Mrs. Jones home.
She looked around for what
she could find suitable for
light refreshments. There was
some cake in the house, and
some coffee. Who cares about
champagne
1t wasn't exactly meant for
a wedding cake, but for the
bride it was the finest we'd
ding cake of all time.
When the young couple had
eaten their cake and had their
coffee, Mrs. Jones sent them
on their happy way.
She still hears from them
occasionally. Just recently,
they told her in a letter
they'd named their first child
for her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-20
By a star star Correspondent

RICHMOND, Sept. 20.-House
debate was set for this afternoon
on a package Of bills to create a
Legislative com m ission that
would investigate groups inter-
ested in racial issues and plac-
ing those organizations under
State regulation.
Delegate John C. Webb of
Fairfax saw in the investigating
commission 1.-The creation of a
little Gestapo to run around the
State and subpoena witnesses
simply to build up a case against
organizations interested in racial
litigation"
Called 'NAACP Bills"
The package of seven meas
ures, by Delegates Harrison
Mann of Arlington and James M.
Thomson of Alexandria, have
been commonly referred to as
1.-The NAACP bills" That is be-
cause their prime target is the
National Association for the Ad-
Ivancement of Colored People
which has brought a number OF
public schools indignation suits
in the State.
But the legislation would affect
all groups sponsoring racial
suits or legislation. including
such pro-segregation organiza-
tions as the Defenders of State
Sovereignty and In dividua,
Liberties
The legislative commission bill
by Mr.. Thomson was reported
out of the House Appropriation
Committee yesterday by a vot'
of II to /, with Mr.. Webb al
the dissenter. He said the bill
lis entirely unnecessary in Vir
ginia."
The six other bills, with MI
Mann as chief patron. require
. racial groups to give a strict &C
counting of their members
their financial contributions ant
expenditures.
To Discourage Suits
Mr.. Mann insists that his pro
gram does not imposeany testric
, lions not already in effect bu
! that it would, through detailed
registration requirements, brinI
organizations ''out into tn
OPEN" Also it would dis
courage the filing of racial suit
by individuals and groups no
having a direct interest in tn
/. issues involved.
: At the Appropriations Com
mittee meeting. Delegate Bald
r win Locher of Rockbridge Coun
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-20
Florida Alumni Elect

Frank J. Wideman, jr.. Wash
ingEon attorney. has been elee 4
president Of the University 4
Florida Alumni Club for le
District. Other officers Ell d
we're James O. Sharon. ir.. 1cs
president. and Robert L. Wea-
dock. secretary -tTeasureT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-20

AT THE TIME this partic-
ular couple came into the
lounge seeking information, a
woman volunteer, who is going
to be called Mrs. JONES'"
was on duty.
Mrs, Jones is a fictitious
name, of course, because the
volunteer didn't think what
she had done was SO much.
So she didn't think her name
ought to be connected with it.
The young couple was
among Washington'S many
transientS. He is an Army
man and she was here work
ing.
They had been planning
marriage for some time, they
said, but now it had to be a
sudden affair. The groom
to-be was being transferred,
and he wanted to take his
bride along.
Mrs. Jones got out the
necessary papers and began
asking the necessary ques-
tions.
AS she worked, she noticed
that the bride-to-be looked
not at all as happy as a BRIDE
to-be ought to look. To the
contrary, she seemed sad
about something.
I've always wanted q nice
wedding" she murmured, as
though speaking to herself.
Mrs. Jones overheard. Her
mind strayed from the legal
forms in front of her. She
was thinking, perhaps, of a
nice wedding in which she
figured some time ago, and
how much it had meant, and
how girls dream for a long
time of having a nice we'd
ding.
You wait right here" she
said.