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Evening star., 1956-08-31
S Negroes Rejected
By White School

BRYSON CITY, N. c.. Aug.
81 tPl.-Five Negro students
were turned away from the
Swain County High School when
they applied for admission here
yesterday. They left without in
cident.
1t was the first time Negroes
had applied for admission in a
white public school in this State
this school year and the first
such effort since the recent en-
actment by the Legislature of a
plan empowering schools to close
rather than integrate.
A constitutional amendment
putting the plan into effect will
be voted on September 8.
The application and rejection
took place before a crowd of
about 35 adults and 100 white
students.
Four of the Negro pupils have
been attending the Negro school
at Sylvia. One recently returned
here from Ohio.
Swain County Negro students
moved into a new school at Sylvia
this year, erected at a cost of
$100, 900 in State and local funds.
Evening star., 1956-08-31
Miss America
Judges Named

ATLANTIC CITY. Aug. 81 (H).
I-Television personalities, a Hol-
lywood director. a famous song
writing team and a college >presi-
dent are among the II judges to
select6Miss America 1857.
Starting Wednesday night, the
so Miss America hopefuls will
be judged on the basis of beauty,
talent, poise and personality by
the 11-member panel.
And on Saturday night, Sep
tember 8, the judges will pick
the new queen who succeeds
Sharon Kay Ritchie of Denver,
Colo, on the throne.
The eight men and three
women listed by Miss America
pageant officials as judges are
Dave Garroway of TV fame;
Ted Mack of TVS Original
Amateur Hour; Hollywood Di-
rector Raoul Walsh; Songsmiths
Hugh Martin and Ralph Blame;
DR.. Val H, Wilson, president OF
Colorado Won ems College
which was attended by the cur
rent Miss America.
Also, Mrs. Jacque Mercer Cur
ran, Miss America l949; Mrs
Robert Byars, outgoing chairman
of the National Panhellenic Con-
ference; Mildred Miller, mezzo-
soprano from the Metropolitan
Opera; Wendell H. Ford. presi-
dent of the United States Junior
Chamber of Commerce, and Dean
Cornwell, noted illustrator and
muralist.
Evening star., 1956-08-31
As Endorsed by UNIV
In Senote-House Races

Illinois-House: Melvin Price
ID and Kenneth j. Gray Cd.
Indiana - House. william O.
Bray tR) and Winfield X. Dem
ton CD.
Kansas = House: Myron v.
George (R).
Kentucky - Senate: Earle c.
Clements ID and (X) Lawrence
w. Wetherby ID. Two seats at
stake. House: William II. Hatch-
er CD, Carl d. Perkins Cd, Eu-
gene Siler tR).
Missouri-Senate: Thomas c.
Hennings jr. ID. House: George
II. Christopher ID and Nor
gan NJ. Moulder ID.
Montana--House: txl Leroy Anderson
Esy Msxico--Houss John ). pemp.
Nor,b Dskots--Hovss Usher L. Bur.
oEiShoms@Houssi "a Edmahason
Id CAR Albert ID and Tom
. pennsylvsnia--,ssnats; txl Joseph s,
CLARK, Jr ID House Daniel u Fiood
ID. Francis p Walter lDJ Auaustine
y Kelley I'D. John Y. Bayior fR), Prank
y. Clark fpt,.. Thomas = Aorgan ID,
and Elmer J Holland lDj.
Tennessss---Houat Howard II. Baker
fRB
virginia--Houss W. Pat jennings ID.
WashinEton---Bs Warren q Mas.
Buson ID House, Thor {. Toilefton
fHl, Don Magn9ton (Dl
West VifGlnia--Senate fNJ william
e Mariana ID House. * C. Lee
s2iileT ID. Marley . 8laRzeft fDis
Cleveland n Bailey ID VI q Bufns
side ID, Elizaosih Kse ID. Robert G.
BYRD ID.
Evening star., 1956-08-31
ADVENTIST DOCTOR
CALLS OUTDOORS
BIG AID IN CURE

READING, Pa. (P.-Get
out of doors, live it up and
put the doctors out of busi-
ness.
That's the advice of DIR.
Raymond West of 1862 Car
roll avenue, Takoma Park,
Md. a physician. DR.. West
told a church meeting yes
terday that if "the mex
haustible potentials in mex
pensive outdoor activities
for the cure of most func-
tional and organic diseases"
were fully utilized, 10000
United States doctors would
60 into retirement and never
be missed"
"The therapeutic effects
of nature in the cure of i'll
ness cannot be overempha-
sized" DR.. West told the
annual convention Of the
Association of f-Support-
ing Institutions of the Gen
eral Conference of Seventh
day Adventists.
Evening star., 1956-08-31

Lne OullQlng Dy a SlQe QO0r
White pupils watched them
enter but there was no heckling.
There also were no pickets for
the first time this week.
The whites then went into the
building, leaving only two police
men and handful of newsmen
outside
Contempt Hearing On
School officials said one
Negro was absent today due to
illness and the 18th Negro pupil
was in nearby Knoxville to
testify at a contempt citation
hearing in Federal court against
John Kasper, a White Citizens
Council official accused by police
of stirring up disorders here.
Glasses were dismissed at noon
yesterday. topping off a cay of
stening, tomato throwing and
the arrest of three youthful white
demonstrators. City and county
police braced for a likely repe-
tition today.
The Washington, d. c., segre-
gationist was arrested yesterday
on a writ of attachment issued
BY Judge Taylor and jailed over
night in default of $4,000 bond.
The contempt citation came
after Kasper. 26. led an anti
integration rally here Wednes-
day night. just hours after Judge
Taylor had issued a temporary
restraining order directing him
to refrain from any activity
tending to interfere with peace
ful integration of the school.
Despite his arrest, police said,
some 300 persons gathered out
side the courthouse here last
night and cheered repeatedly as
several speakers called for con-
tinued segregation. The crowd
Evening star., 1956-08-31

was orderly. off1cers said, and
only one man was arrested-for
public drunkenness.
About $50 white students
skipped classes yesterday and
some Joined the disorderly crowd
OF about 100 persons milling in
front of the school, The DEM
onstrators marched to the Jail
when three of their number were
arrested. A jail window was
broken before order was restored.
The Negro population is sparse
i'm this East Tennessee county
and little public opposition de-
Iveloped to the desegregation or
der prior to the arrival of Kas-
per. executive secretary of the
Seaboard White Citizens Coun-
Gil. The high school at nearby
Oak Ridge, which is Federally
financed, integrated last year
without incident.
A five-year-old integration
suit by group of Clinton Ne
Igroes was climaxed last spring
when Judge Taylor ordered the
school board to integrate this
fall. Prior to that the Ander-
son County School Board had
sent its Negro high school stu
dents to Knoxville, 20 miles
away, by bus.
D. j. Britain, jr., the high
school principal, called parents
of the IL Negro students to-
Igether a couple of weeks before
school opened and told them
what to expect.
Kasper Conducts Meetings
Then last Sunday Kasper ar
rived. He conducted nightly
meetings on the Anderson Court
house lawn, speaking against
Iintegration and against local
school and law enforcement
officials.
Over and over, he has re-
peated: I'VE must keep the Ne
groes out"
Anderson school officials We'd
nesday got a temporary restrain
ing order against Kasper and
five of his followers. The order
prohibited acts interfering with
peaceful integration.
Kasper was jailed yesterday
after another mass meeting
Wednesday night, and held in
lieu of $4,000 bond pending the
contempt hearing today.
Joe Violet, assistant manager
Iof the Clinton Hotel where Kas-
per is staying, said. Il most re-
sented his coming in. l really
don't think we'd have had any
trouble if he hadn't appeared"
Il think that's the opinion of
everyone" said Acting Police
Chief Joe Wilson. IF he'd have
stayed where he belonged.
everything would have been all
right"
Evening star., 1956-08-31
.WeIch Schools Open
On Inteqruted Busis

WEIGH. w. Va, Aug. 81 (P).
Mcdowell County schools
opened on an integrated basis
yesterday without incident. Supt.
George Bryson said some pupils
have transferred to schools other
than those they attended last
year, but he could not estimate
the number of transfers.
He added that public school
enrolment in the county is ex-
pected to total about 24,500
pupils this year. OF that number
about $500 are Negroes.
Evening star., 1956-08-31
BY the Associated Press

The United Mine Workers Of
America announced yesterday it
has indorsed As candidates for
the Senate and House, 38 Demo-
Gratis and u Republicans in II
states.
All except 5 are incumbents.
Here is the list. with tX) de-
noting candidates not now in
Congress;
Alabama-For Senate: Lister
Hill Cd. For House: Carl Elliott
Cd and George Huddleston jr.
Cd.
Colorado - House: Byron q.
Rogers Id and Wayne N. AS
pinall Cd.
Evening star., 1956-08-31
Clinton RocioI Tension
Eases off as Week Ends

CLINTON. Tenn Aug. 81 H9-Racial tension eased here
today Clinton High ended its first ntegrated classes
In contrast to the when unruy throngs med
outside the school building erpted violence the
peaceful and quiet
Ten colored pupils today entered
Evening star., 1956-08-31

Fruit Of the Loom" cotton onkIets,
turned down cuffs in white and pos
tells. Long wearing, comfortable,
fine fitting. Packages Of four in cell
lophone wrap. Sizes 8 to loKz.
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MARYLAND-VIRGINIA NEWS
Victory Dinner Surplus
Redistribution Proposed

]. Newton Brewer, jr.. proposed
today that the S42 900 still re-
manning from last years Mary
land Democratic Victory dinner
be re-distributed to local State
central committees in Baltimore
City and the counties.
Mr.. Brewers suggestion is the
latest development in a tug-of-
war between the Old and New
Guards Of the Democratic Party
over the question of how the
money is to be spent.
Mr.. Brewer, Washington in
vestment banker who was treas
Iurer of the dinner held last No
|vember. said he feels it would
be a violation of his public trust"
To turn the money over to State
Party Chairman T. Barton Har-
rington for use in establishing
permanent party headquarters.
A resolution approved by the
State Democratic Convention last
May called for the money to be
turned over to the Democratic
State Central Committee. of
which Mr.. Harrington is chair
man, for use in setting up such
Ia headquarters.
At that convention. forces
allied with George P. Mahoney
took control of the State Demo-
cratic Party from a group of
Democratic elders loosely as
ISOLATED in what is often called
the Old Guard.
Resolution Challenged
Mr.. Brewer, who has been
active in the recent campaigns
of Old Guard backed candidates
H. c. Byrd and Willard E. Tyd-
Iings, said he does not consider
the convention resolution Ito
be binding on the dinner COM
mittee." The committee con-
sists of MIR. Brewer as treasurer
and r. Bruce Live and Michael
j. Birmingham as co-chairmen.
At least two of them must sign
any checks for withdrawal of the
! $4,000 now resting in a Balti-
more bank.
Mr.. Brewer said the dinner
committee was appointed by
Mayor DAlesandro of Balti-
more as Democratic National
committeeman land concurred
in by group of interested
Democrats who met at Mr..
Birmingham'S Ocean City sum-
mer home about a year ago."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-01
Women Kills Self
1920 Rifle

A Langley Park housewife, who
was expecting her third child in
November, shot and killed her
self yesterday in her apartment.
Prince Georges County Police
said Mrs. Edna Estelle Iceland.
rs, of the l40O block of Uniyer-
sity lane, was found dead by her
husband, Eugene, 26, when he
returned home from work.
Pvt. Carroll E. Bond said Mrs.
Iceland purchased a 1890 cal
iber rifle from a Langley Park
store yesterday and. shot herself
in the head at about noon. She
left a note indicating despond-
ency, according to Pvt. Bond.
who listed the case as a suicide.
Her two sons, ages 4 and S,
were at the home of a relative
at the time of the shooting,
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Virginian Jailed
For Contempt

A Berryville (Va.) man, one
of two men accused by Alex
andria police of contributing tt
the delinquency of two teen-age
school girls, today was sentenced
to 80 days in Jail and fined $50
for making rude and offensive
remarks in Alexandria Juvenile
Court.
The fine and Jail term were
imposed on Kenneth 1. Wines
I23, by Juvenile Judge Irene
Pancoast during a hearing on
the original charges.
Wines and J. D. Meredith, 81,
Eof Woodstock, Va, were charged
after admitting they picked UP
the two girls. aged Is and Is
Saturday night, and drove them
laround until early Sunday morn
ing.
The two girls. who were to &c
to a vacation Bible camp this
week turned up in New York
Monday.
According to Alexandria Com
lmonwealth's Attorney Earl F.
Wagner. Wines was held in con-
tempt of court after he pleaded
guilty to the contributing charge
and began acting smart" and
making rude and offensive" re-
marks to the judge. Mrs. Pan
coast deferred sentencing on the
Ioriginal charge against Wines
but suspended a six months SEN
Itence on the charge against Mer-
edith.
Police said Wines told them he
had served time for robbery and
assault.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-01
Further Study Fovored
On Friendship Airport

Airlines to Friendship in % min
utes and returned by limousine
in what they agreed was 40
minutes. including nine stops
for tafflc lights.
The Civil Aeronautics Board
has announced it will conduct
public hearings to investigate
whether Washington is receiving
adequate service from National
Airport and whether public con-
venience and necessity requires
the use of Friendship.
Date Not Yet Set
No date has been set for the
hearing.
Friendship has figured in the
Washington airport situation as
an argument against construc-
ton Of a second airport at
nearby Burke, Va. The Mary
land congressional delegation
has long been a solid bloc agains;
Burke in favor Of Friendship.
A million dollars had been
spent for land acquisition at
Burke by the Government. but
the Senate Appropriations Com
mittee deferred action on a re-
quest for more funds to get the
project under way.
Both Representatives Friedel
and Harris told the luncheon
session that the Baltimore
facility should be looked into
further and the Maryland Repre-
sentative pledged he would in
troduce legislation at the next
session Of Congress asking that II
De named a coterminal with
Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-01

THE dinner was never under
the auspices of the Democratic
State Central Committee, and
the committee had nothing to do
with its organization or its sue
cess" Mr.. Brewer added.
He recalled that the $l0O
tickets to the dinner were sold
on the premise that the money
would go to pay the Maryland
party's assessments to the ma
tional committee. and the debts
of the 1854 gubernatorial cam
paign, with the remainder to be
held as war chest for the 1856
general election campaign.
$4,000 Raised
A total of $4,000 was raised
by the dinner, he said.
Maryland Democrats too fire.
quently have been criticized be-
cause they have not always
spent such funds in accordance
with the purposes for which they
were raised" Mr.. Brewer stated
He said that at the first meet
ing of the dinner committee
after the national convention,
he intends to propose that the
$42, 900 be redistributed to the
local central committees in
proportion to the number OF
dinner tickets sold in each OF
the various counties and Balti-
more City legislative districts.
Mr.. Brewer said that the din
ner committee recently decided
ito pay a disputed debt hanging
since the 1854 Byrd campaign
and that explains why there is
now only about $4,000 remain
ing in the fund instead of q
previously reported 900.
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ing for Senator Kefauver even
on the first ballot.
GOldstein Fills Seat
The State delegation was
brought back to full strength
yesterday when T. Barton Har-
,rington, chairman of the State
Central Committee, appointed
Senate President Louis L. Gold
stem to the seat vacated by Mil
lard f. Tydings. the party's can
didate for the United States
Senate.
Mr.. Tydings, who defeated MIR
Mahoney in the primary anc
then saw Mr.. Mahoney gain con-
troll of the party organization al
the State convention, had re-
signed as a delegate because OF
illness.
Senator Goldstein was a Tyd-
ings supporter in the primary
and accepted the post after
Philip B. Perlman, former United
States solicitor general, turned
lit down.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-01
Council Orders
Upper County
Master Plan

Preparation Of a land-use sur
lvey and a master plan for some
$4,000 acres in the Germantown
Gaithersburg area of Upper
Montgomery County has been
ordered by the County Council.
The council adopted a resolu-
ton yesterday authorizing Coun-
ty Manager NJ. l.. Reese to hire
a planning consultant to do the
job.
! The master plan will be pre-
pared to encompass both the
Atomic Energy Commission site
near Germantown and the Ma
tional Bureau of Standards site
on the outskirts of Gaithersburg.
The study will include an area
within a two-mile radius of each
site. The boundaries, however,
will follow existing roads and
the planning will include land
on both sides of the road.
| Mr.. Reese said the consultant
will be asked to concentrate first
on the Germantown area since
construction of the Aces new
$40 million Office building is slat-
ed for completion by late 1857.
Deadline Plea Rejected
! The council directed Mr.. Reese
to have the job done as quickly
as possible. but rejected a plea
by Councilman Charles H. Jami-
son to set a deadline for its sub
mission.
In the meantime the council
has indicated 1t will hold off ON
rezoning land within the study
area. The council is fearful of a
haphazard boom development
along the new National pike un-
less a master plan is prepared.
Land prices have skyrocketed in
the area because of speculation.
The council approved the pur.
chase for s32,765 of three lots
along King street for expansion
of an unimproved parking lot
ALREADY owned by the county.
The $500 square feet will permit
development of the lot to handle
SO cars instead of the AZ the orig
inal tract between Eastern and
Georgia avenues would permit.
Wheaton Triangle Hearing
The council set a public hear
ing for $3.50 pm. September 4
in Rockville on a $17,300 i'm
provement of Ennalls avenue in
the Wheaton Triangle. Under
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taking Of the project will leave
only one unimproved street in
the commercial area and plans
for 1t already are on the drawing
boards. according to Public
Works Director Mason Butcher
Because of present problems
involving county roads which
iabut or go through incorporated
towns and villages, the council
is considering asking its legisla-
tive delegation at Annapolis for
assistance.
The county at present is I'M
able to assess AUDITING property
owners for road improvements
If they live in the incorporated
areas. The county is faced with
IA number Of improvement prof.
IectS that come in this category.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-01

Five members of a House Com
merce Subcommittee looked over
Baltimore's Friendship Airport
yesterday and agreed it merits
further investigation in Wash
ington's air traffic problems.
The FIVE, three of whom were
seeing the facility for the first
time, were guests of the Greater
Baltimore Committee for the
tour and a luncheon.
Referring to proposals that
Friendship be used as an over
flow point for National Airport.
Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro Of
Baltimore told the group, I'VE
don't want to take over your
overflow. We want to be a CO.
terminal.
Trips Are Timed
This is a great airport, he
declared. 1T is built and we
want action. We want business.
Congress helped put us in busi-
ness with a 81 million airport
grant, plus $l4 million from Bal
timorel and We want Congress TO
help keep US IN business.
The FIVE members OF the SUBJ
committee were Representatives
Fnedel, Democrat of Maryland;
Mack. Democrat OF Illinois
Chairman Harris, Democrat OF
Arkansas; Rogers. Democrat OF
Texas. and Schenek. Repuoli-
can OF Ohio.
They were whiSked by limou-
sine from the New House Office
Building to National Airport ir
Is minutes. They few Capita
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-01
Parks Unit to Open
Community BuiIdino

The Maryland National Cap
ital Park and Planning Com
mission will dedicate it's new
.Parklawn Community Building
'at 10 am. Saturday.
The $4,000 structure is To-
Gated at the rear of the Safeway
store at Ager and Riggs roads
in West HyattSville. It is the
fourth community building to be
completed by the commission
this year. Construction of a
fifth is expected to start
soon in Anacostia River Park
near the Riverdale Elementary
School.
Highighting Saturdays pro-
gram will be a concert by the
United States Army Field Band
under the direction Of Mai.
Chester E. Whiting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-01
Numbers Runner
Gets 10 Duys in Jail

A convicted numbers runner
was given 10 days in Jail ant
a $25 fine in Arlington County
Court yesterday.
George ]. Parks, IS, colored
of the 900 block of North
Randolph street. Arlington. was
arrested July IA while carrying
about $500 worth of numbers
slips. according to Arlington
police. Judge Charles N. HUI
vey, jr.. sentenced Parks who
police said, was a runner in a
$4,000 a week operation. Parks
pleaded not guilty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-01
Mory|ond's Delegation
Now Is Uncommitted

The Maryland delegation to
the Democratic National Con-
vention has declined immedi-
ately to follow Estes Kefauver
into the camp of Adlai Steven
son.
Senator Kefauver's withdrawal
announcement yesterday released
the Maryland delegation from
its obligation to cast its 18 votes
for him on the first ballot.
But leaders of the party's new
guard. who control the delega-
ton. announced they will go to
the Chicago conclave uncom-
mitted to any presidential as
pirant.
The matter will be discussed at
a caucus of the Maryland dele
gates on August IL. the eve of the
convention. at the La Sale Hotel
in Chicago, according to State
Controller j. Willard Tawes, del
egation chairman.
Mr.. TaweS said he would not
indicate his preference for the
presidential nominee until then.
Neither would the two other top
leaders of the New Guard. George
p Mahoney and Michael j.
Birmingham.
Majority Favored Stevenson
However, an informal poll of
the delegation last month showed
a majority leaned toward Mr..
Stevenson. in whose favor Sem
ator Kefauver withdrew.
Senator Kefauver had drawn
1858 votes in Maryland's
presidential primary last May /.
No one else ran for the Demo-
cratic nomination. but 58,542
Democrats voted to send the
delegation to Chicago uncom-
mitted.
This legally bound the dele
cation to support Senator Ke-
fauver as long as. in their con-
scientious judgment" he had a
chance to win the nomination.
Norman P. Ramsey, Maryland
deputy attorney general. said
last night the Tennessee Sen-
ator's withdrawal made II I'M
necessary for the Marylanders
70 observe the formality Of TOT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-01
Aspen Hill Citizens
Oppose Pool Permit

The recently-organized Aspen
Hill Citizens Association opposes
the action Of the Montgomery
County Board OF Appeals in
granting special use permit tc
the Wheaton Woods Swimming
Pool Corp. for construction OF a
community pool on a 4-acre trac;
IN the Aspen Knobs subdivision.
An article in yesterdays Star
enormously stated that the
Wheaton Woods Citizens ASso.
citation had opposed the permit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-01

a presidential nominee from a
convention they said was domi-
mated by liberals.
Sixteen held out for "favorite
sons" of the South, and most of
them declined to speculate on
their individual courses until
they see what forces are present
in the nominating convention
starting August Is in Chicago.
Three were undecided and
seven could not be reached for
comment.
Vote for johnson Seen
The poll of the delegation was
taken by the Lynchburg Advance,
the Norfolk Ledger Dispatch, the
Richmond News Leader. the
Roanoke World-News, the Pc
terSburg Progress-Index, the
Bristol Virginian Tennessean,
and The Washington Star.
Nearly everyone interviewed
agreed that the withdrawal of
Senator Kefauver "sews it up"
for Mr.. Stevenson, perhaps on
the first ballot.
Some of Mr.. Stevenson's top
supporters said they thought the
Virginia delegation-which will
go to the convention uninstructed
and cast its 80 votes as a bloc