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Evening star., 1956-03-20
lntegrotion Fight
Eused, Byrd Says

RICHMOND, Mar. 20 pr
Senator Byrd. Democrat of Wiz.
ginia, says he has noted a grow-
ing feeling of moderation on
the part Of those who have been
attempting to bring about en-
forced integration."
Senator Byrd told the Rich
mond News Leader the Southern
manifesto read to Congress last
week had made a profound i'm
preston on the country because
Of its sincerity of statement"
He said most of the northern
newspapers had treated it fairly,
Nineteen Senators and 81
members of the House of Repre-.
Isentatives last week issued a
manifesto pledging to resist by
"all lawful means the United
States Supreme Courts decree
outlawing segregated schools.
The manifesto, read to both
houses of Congress. termed the
Supreme Court decision "a clear
abuse of judicial power" and
said the court had encroached
upon 1.-The reserved rights of the
States.
Senator Byrd observed yester.
day one reason for the manifes-
to's impact is that it carried the
names Of nine Senate committee
chairmen, eight chairmen OF
House committees, and nearly q
majority of the Democrats in
the House.
Evening star., 1956-03-20
Educator Pleased
BY lntegrotion

NEW ORLEANS, Mar. 20 (P).
"A Maryland educator says he
doesn't think "our white chill
dren have suffered" as a result
Iof school integration.
Thomas A. Van SAINT, director
Iof the division of adult educa-
ton in Baltimore, said yester.
day. There is no record OF
lowering the education level, nor
any indication we have more
health problems than before"
He added that desegregation
has been tremendous boost
to the Negro children" and that
he feels the move may have in
stilled a motivation to strive q
little harder"
Desegregation in Baltimore
schools, he said. may be i'm
portant in helping to remove
the social and economic bar
Iriers" to Negro participation in
other fields.
1T probably has eased the
racial problem" he said.
AS to intermarriage between
white persons and Negroes in
Baltimore, They just don't do
it," he added.
Evening star., 1956-03-20
Parents Of Buby
Attacked by Pet
Get Court Delay

A Hyattsville Magistrate Court
hearing for Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
T. Perry on charges that they
kept a wild animal at their home
was continued today until
April 2.
The charges were placed
against the couple last week by
Prince Georges County Police
after pet margay chewed of
part of the left foot of theil
6-year-old baby, Thomas.
The injuries were discovered
by Winslow Prescott, a handy.
man in the Perry home at 1896
Gun Powder road, Beltsville
when he heard the baby crying
in his crib on March 13.
Mr.. Prescott is charged with
neglecting Thomas by permitting
the animal to injure him. At the
time of the incident. Mr.. Pres
colt was baby sitting for the
Perrys who were in New York.
Mr.. Prescott's case also was
continued at the request of De-
fense Attorney Ralph w. Powers
The Perrys yesterday regained
custody of their other child, l.
year-old Pamela, who was re-
moved from the home by court
order after the biting incident
and placed in custody of the
Welfare Department. Thomas is
reported in good condition in
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Balti-
more.
The hearing will be before
Judge Grover Lee Small of the
Hyattsville Trial Magistrate
Court.
Evening star., 1956-03-20
Twin-Jet Crash
In Virginia Kills
Two AT Flyers

BREMO BLUFF, Va. Mar. 20
R.-Two young Air Force flyers
died near here yesterday when
their twin-jet B-57B tactical
bomber crashed on the Bucking-
ham County bank of the James
River.
The pilot, Second 1t. Jerry K
Lynch. "a. of Independence, Mo-,
and his 23-year-old navigator
observer. First 1t. Vincent F.
Chiappetta of Novato, Calf.
were on a routine navigational
mission out of Langley Air Force
Base.
That the plane, which sudden
ly swooped out from under low
hanging clouds, was in distress
was first noticed by a group of
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway sec
ton hands working on tracks
running along the rivers edge.
]. E. Stennett, assistant super
cisor Of track for the c. & O.'s
Rivanna district, said he and his
men first saw the jet flying over
the river at a height Of about
300 feet. The plane, he said,
suddenly went into a dive and
exploded just above tree-top
level with a burst of flames "as
large as q house."
Evening star., 1956-03-20

The Harris subcommittee of
the House Commerce Committee
met today to consider again the
District transit problem.
Chairman Harris, Democrat OF
Arkansas. said his group will go
into several phases of the sit
uation. including latest reaction
to the proposal to restore the
Capital Transit Co. franchise,
which expires on August IA.
The subcommittee hopes to
have before it a written memoir
andum from the District Com
missionerS on this proposal. Such
| a report was requested yesterday
by Mr.. Harris, during a discus
sion with Commissioner Samuel
Spencer.
Already the Harris group has
received a report from CTC
President j. A. B. Broadwater on
1.-THE terms under which the COM
pany would continue operation
here after August IA.
Evening star., 1956-03-20
Chesterbrook Gardens
To Get Bus Service

RICHMOND, Va, Mar. 20 (P)
The State Corporation Com.
mission has approved an appli.
cation of the Washington, Vir.
ginia g. Maryland Coach Co.
Inc. to extend it's passenger
bus service to the Chesterbrool
Gardens section OF Fairfax
County.
Approval came at a hearing
yesterday at which no opposition
appeared.
The application was made ir
response to petitions by 512 Fair.
fax County residents. The new
service is to begin April 2.
Evening star., 1956-03-20
Airmon Critically Hurt
As Car HurtIes Into ! rees

A young airman was critically
injured today when his car
crashed into a clump of trees
about five hours after he had
been picked up for driving while
intoxicated.
He is Airman Franklin D,
Barnes, 20, of Oldtown, Me-, an
clerk assigned to the
1401st Motor Vehicle Squadron
lat Andrews Air Force Base. Md
He Is unconscious in Walter
Reed Hospital with possible
skull fracture, conclusion. 9
broken ankle and cuts to his face
and hands.
Airman Barnes was uilcon.
scious when found in the wreck.
age of his car at 3::37 am. BY
a Prince Georges County police
car cruising along Marlboro
pike, near the airfield.
Went Through Dead End
Police Pvts. L. r. Wheeler anc
L. E. Hill said the car had beer
going east on Suitland parkway
at an apparent high rate o1
speed, went through the park.
Evening star., 1956-03-20

the park at precisely that mo-
Iment saw the statue.
Il thought it was very odd.'
said Johnston Mccall, jr., Is. o1
4307 Curtic road, Chevy Chase
Md, vacuum cleaner salesman
on his way home from work.
II was curious and went back
for another look. I thought
somebody might have discarded
it,"
Mr.. Mccall took the statue
home, he said, and set 1t on his
porch. The next day a neighbol
noticed piece on the missing
statue in the paper giving Mrs
IParavati's address.
Search Begins
Mr.. Mccall began a search fol
Mrs. Paravati. Three nights
running. he said, he went to the
Connecticut avenue address. Mrs
Paravati, however. had not YET
moved in. Finally, on Sunday
he went to the old address where
the new tenant put him in touch
with her son. Joseph William
Paravati.
Arrangements were made fol
the statue to be picked up al
the old address. A police scout
car took it first to No. 9 Precinct
Station then to headquarters
where Mr.. Paravat collected II
yesterday.
Evening star., 1956-03-20
CANCER GROUP PRESENTS CHECK
ID. c. May Give Views
Today on CTC Extension

Mr.. Broadwater recently teSti-
fled before the subcommittee in
executive session.
His report. it was understood,
lis almost directly in line with
pending legislation for the pur-
pose. introduced by Chairman
Mcmillan of the House District
Committee and Representative
Broyhill, Republican of Virginia
The bills went to the House Dis
Itrict Committee.
The Harris subcommittee has
devoted many hours of public
hearings and closed-door ses-
sions to a study of the Districts
transit mess.
The Harris subcommittee
jurisdiction emerges from the
Commissioners bill to set up q
Metropolitan Transit Authority
here. It was introduced by Mr.
Harris and referred to his SUBJ
committee.
Evening star., 1956-03-20

ways dead end at Marlboro pike,
and hit the trees.
The car was demolished, po-
lice said. and Airman Barnes
was dangling from it with his
foot caught between the seat
and the door post.
ReScuers had to use jacks to
get the airman from the car,
then rushed him to Boiling Air
Force Base Hospital before
transferring him to Walter Reed
Picked Up Earlier
Checking with Andrews au-
thorities, the policemen learned
that Airman Barnes was picked
up by Air Force police on the
base shortly after 10 pm. fol
driving while under the influ-
ence Of alcohol.
An Andrews spokesman sale
the Air Force police took Airmar
Barnes to the base hospital fol
la sobriety test. then turned him
over to his unit with instructions
that he report to his first ser.
Igeant this morning. The airman
the spokesman said, was put tt
bed, but later left the base with.
!out authorities knowing it.
Evening star., 1956-03-20
Emergency Plan Asked
To Curb roffic Deaths

citizens to discuss means of in
tensifying public safety educa-
ton. q.
Phases for Discussion
Among the subjects to be dis
cussed at the proposed meetings
will be the need of revising
present traffic regu lations S
especially those governing jay
walking and pedestrian right-of
way.
Other subjects will be the pos
sibility of setting up a night
traffic court, establishing cross
walks and traffic lights for pc
|destrians in the middle of busy
downtown blocks, issuing warn
ing tickets" during a one-montt
campaign, and establishment oi
"a "vigilante" corps Of citizer
traffic observers In unmarked
cars.
Would Report Violators
These "vigilantes" would note
license numbers Of cars violating
regulations and turn the num-
berS over to a central bureau
which would, in turn, write a
letter of admonition to the car
owner. There would be no Off
cial record kept of the violation
Several Of the proposals found
reactions among board members
The most controversial are the
"vigilante" proposal, the ques-
ton Of new reckless walking
ordinance and the need for mid
block crosswalks.
Evening star., 1956-03-20
Menus Finds New Home
After Park Escopode

Venus the Sorceress," a f.
foot-high bronze statue stranded
in Rock Creek Park last week
was back home today after al
most a weeks absence.
Her rescuer, who made daily
attempts to return the statue he
found at Beach drive and Mill
tary road NV. finally succeeded
in getting it to Mrs. Angela Par
await. its owner, yesterday. Po-
lice said the 75-pound statue
was valued at $500.
Detective SergtS. Marvin j
Sears and Daniel ]. Slattery oi
the general assignment squad
investigated the case after the
thinly yelled statue of a nude
woman was reported lost. Movers
were taking Mrs. Paravati's pos
sessions in two trucks from hel
old address at 112 Seventeenth
street NV. to a new one at 1921
Connecticut avenue NV. around
4 pm. Wednesday when one oi
the trucks broke down.
Left on Curb
One of the men was holding
the statue on his lap and SET
it down on the curb. In the con-
fusion that ensued the statue
apparently was left alone briefly
When the movers returned to
look for it it was gone.
A young man driving through
Evening star., 1956-03-20
IHyuttsviIIe Hearing
Set on Reroutinq
of Bus Via Schools

The Hyattsville City Council
has scheduled an April 16 hear
ing on the rerouting of a Cap.
Iital Transit bus past the Hyatts.
vile Elementary School.
Earlier this month the council
had the Queens Chapel-Agel
road bus from Jefferson to Gal.
latin streets routed via the
school. The city fathers last
night scheduled the hearing, tt
be held at 8 pm, after the new
route was opposed by the Moth.
Iers and Teachers Club of the
school, represented by Mrs. Ed.
gar c. Hilley.
In other action the council
announced that beginning April
2 one-way traffic will be in effect
on Forty-third avenue south
from Jefferson to Gallatir
streets. Also on the same date
parking will be prohibited or
the east side of Forty-third ave.
Inue between Gallatin and Oliver
streets and on the west side o1
Forty-second avenue between
Gallatin and Hamilton streets.
Evening star., 1956-03-20
INAACP in Fuirfux
Seeks Members

The Fairfax County branch OF
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
has opened a membership drive,
under the leadership of E. B.
Henderson, chairman of the
branch's executive committee.
Mortimer Marshall of Culpep-
er, Va, served as keynote speak
er for a rally Sunday in the
Second Baptist Church of Falls
Church, urging that NAACP
membership be broadened in
order to gain support for ma
'tional moves against segregation.
Evening star., 1956-03-20
Boy Held in Theft
From Church Box

A 15-year-old boy who twice
stole money from a collection
box in st. Charles Church in
Clarendon is in custody of Ar
lington juvenile authorities.
Two 13-year-olds who were
with the older boy were released
in custodyof their parents, Po-
lice Sergt. George Coppage said.
The older boy is in the Ar
lington Juvenile Shelter pending
a hearing April 81 on charges of
breaking and entering and petty
larceny. Officer Gilbert Stream
said the trio stole a total of
about $21.
Evening star., 1956-03-20
NAACP Seeks Data
On Integration Plans
Prince Edword
County forget
Of Court Move

RICHMOND. Va. Mar. 20 lR.
The National Association for
the Advancement Of Colored
People sought to focus a strong
legal spotlight today on the fail.
ure Of Prince Edward County TO
begin immediate racial integra-
ton in its public schools. e.
Spottswood w. Robinson III.
local NAACP counsel, asked
Richmond Federal District Court
yesterday to order school officials
lin Prince Edward to produce all
their records pertaining to efforts
to break down the, color line.
Specifically. Mr.. Robinson Pc
titioned the court for permission
to subpoena the six members Of
the county School Board and its
superintendent, T. j. McIlwaine,
to testify under oath in Federal
District Court here April 4.
Should the NAACP attorney
be successful in his move, the
School Board members would be
required to produce all minutes
Of theil meetings which pertain
to the segregation issue from
May II. 1854. through April 8,
1856.
A motion, which would require
the Prince Edward School offi-
cials to give the requested testi-
mony under oath, has been
scheduled to be heard at noon,
next Monday, in Federal Court
here.
The six Prince Edward School
Board members who would be
affected are L. E. Andrews Of
Farmville. w. L. Boswell Of
Burkeville, T. C. Hix of Pros.
pect, George D. Shorter of Darl-
ington Heights, F. w. Spindler
of Hampden-Sydney and B. c.
Bass of Rice.
Mr.. Robinson has asked per.
mission to examine and copy the
School Board minutes along with
other letters and documents
which may have bearing on the
issue.
Evening star., 1956-03-20
Group TO Study
Bridge Plan

The House District Committee
yesterday scheduled a meeting
flor 1890 am. tomorrow to act
on bills already approved by
subcommittee.
One of the measures relating
Ito Jones Point Bridge has beer
the cause of delay in appropri.
ating money to construct the
span.
The measure would transfer
from the Interior Department
to the Commerce Department.
Bureau of Public Roads the jur-
lisdiction for building the bridge
Furthermore this measure, al.
ready approved by a subcommit-
tee. would authorize certain
changes in the design and spell
out an approach route in Alex.
andria to meet objections o1
Alexandrians to a previously des-
ignated route.
Funds for the construction hao
been requested by the President
as an estimate for the Interior
Department appropriations bill
for the next fiscal year. But the
$13.8 million estimate was
stricken by the House when il
passed the funds measure ano
sent it to the Senate.
Restoration of that sum by
the Senate has been requested by
the Interior Department with the
understanding that If the bill
transferring jurisdiction becomes
law, the money could be switched
from the Interior to the Com
merce Department.
Another bill ready for the
House District Committee action
tomorrow would increase the
Metropolitan Police force tc
$500 officers and men.
Evening star., 1956-03-20
|kendrick Given
Additional Term

John A. Kendrick, So, convict
ed gunman. yesterday, pleaded
guilty and was sentenced imme-
Ediately for fleeing Washington
Ito avoid prosecution for assault
with dangerous weapon, for
which he recently was convicted
Federal Judge Alexander
Holtzoff gave Kendrick from 20
months to S years on the fleeing
charge. But in view of the de-
fendant's age he ordered it tc
run concurrently with long pris.
on sentences given Kendrick
last month by another Judge.
Kendrick was sentenced ir
February by Judge Edward M
Curran to serve prison term:
totaling from S to II years fol
assault with a dangerous weap.
on in the shooting and wound.
ing Of George A. Clainos, 80. ir
December, 1854, and for carrying
Ia pistol. Kendrick was convicted
on the latter two charges by q
District Court jury, after being
ARRESTED in Chicago and re-
turned to Washington several
months ago.
Kendrick also has an addition
al prison term of more than
three years to serve for a 1947
assault conviction. A conditional
release had been given Kendrick
in the 1947 case for good be-
havior, was revoked and last
month the assault and weap-
Ion-carrying sentence was Or
dered to run consecutively to
additional time he has to serve
on the 9-year-old case.
Clainos was shot and wound
ed in 1854 while on the second
floor of a building at Sixth and
G streets NV.
Kendrick skipped a $4,000
bond. His whereabouts remained
unknown until he was arrested
in Chicago and returned here.
Clainos is almost totally para
lyzed as the result of, the shoot
ing.
Evening star., 1956-03-20

The District Commissioners
will be asked to declare a "state
of emergency" on city streets
because of increasing traffic
fatalities.
The Executive Committee oi
the Commissioners Traffic Ad-
visory Board voted yesterday tc
request the proclamation. They
acted at special meeting, called
to discuss an alarming" up.
swing in traffic deaths.
So far this year. % person.
have died in accidents, IA oi
them pedestrians. At the same
date last year. Is had died. II
Of them pedestrians. And last
year was considered a bad
year.
Program Of Action
The committee, representing
the full 150-member board, laie
out a program Of action fol
which they will ask the Com.
rnissioners:
l. Urging passage of Senate
bill to allow chemical test result:
as prima facie evidence of in.
toxication in drunk driving
cases.
2. Holding a conference with
Municipal Court judges to dis.
cuss stiffening sentences fol
traffic violators, especially ir
fatality cases.
3. Conferring with Police
Chief Robert v. Murray on ar
enforcement drive.
4. Holding a mass meeting oi
Evening star., 1956-03-20
Stable Hand Held
lin Rope Attempt

LEESBURG. Va, Mar. 20
(SpeciaD Wilmer Payne, a., q
colored groom employed at Hunt
lands Farm near Middleburg. is
being held in the Loudoun Coun-
ty Jail here on $25,000 bail on a
charge Of attempted rape of a
26-year old Middleburg mother.
State Trooper G. w. Thomas
said the attack occurred early
Sunday near Middleburg. He
said he and Trooper s F. Sc
crist arrested Payne as he was
leaving Middleburg in an auto
mobile.
A hearing is scheduled March
~ in Trial Justice Court.
Evening star., 1956-03-20
IreIon and Smith
To Speak at Forum

Charles Irelan, Montgomery
County attorney, and Lathrop E.
Smith, County School Board
member and former member
of the County Council, will
speak at a forum at 8:15 pm,
Thursday in the Chevy Chase
Woman's Club.
The forum, sponsored by the
Unitarian Church Of Montgom-
lery County, will discuss the ques-
ton, How Well Does Our Pres
Ient Form of County Government
Work?"
Evening star., 1956-03-20
Nurses Fee Raised

The visiting nurses fee in Ar
lington has been raised from $3.50
to SO a visit, the board of di-
rectors of the Visiting Nurse As
sociation of Arlington announced
today. The increase, effective at
once, affects new patients only.
Evening star., 1956-03-20
Nicholson to Speak

The Four Corners Democratic
Club will meet at 9 pm. Friday
at the Four Corners Recreation
Center, Silver Spring, Md. The
speaker will be Jesse Nicholson,
Maryland National Capita
Park and Planning Commission
official.
Evening star., 1956-03-20

TODAY

The American Academy Of
General Practice continues its
meetings at the National Guard
Armory and the Statler Hotel,
The National Rifle Associa-
ton goes into its fourth day of
meetings at the Sheraton-Park
Hotel.
The American Congress on
Surveying and Mapping and
American Society on Photo
grammetry meet at the Shore
ham Hotel.
Evening star., 1956-03-20

eat. 1t was found that all the
food available was five barley
loaves and two fish.
His disciples suggested send
ing the people back home, but
Christ had them seated "by hun
dreds and by fifties" and blessed
and brake" the loaves and had
them distributed. He also in
voked a blessing on the fish, and
had them given out.
Now these scanty provisions
fed some 5000 men, and when the
disciples, at Christ's direction,
picked up the fragments left over
Evening star., 1956-03-20
|kcKeIdin Veto
Kills Bill 10 Bar
Allen Brewery
Governor Charges
Glass Legislation
Would Harm State

k1INIVA1 SAxO, MdAs az Va -
The Maryland Legislatures "beer
bill" to keep foreign = owned
breweries from the State was
vetoed yesterday by Gov. Nickel
din.
The Governor termed it ell
logical legislation" harmful to
Maryland's efforts to bring new
business to the State and con-
trary to the Federal Govern
ment's attempts to build good
will through international trade. ''
The bill, passed overwhelming
lily by both houses Of the 1856
General Assembly. had the i'm
mediate object of keeping the
CARING Brewing Co.. a subsidi-
lary Of Canadian Brewers. Ltd.
from building $12 million plant
in Halethorpe. near Baltimore.
Whether Carling would pro-
coed with its announced plans
flor the brewery was another
question, however. In Cleveland
President Ian r. Dowie said the
veto was a wonderful piece Of
news" But he added he could
not say Immediately about fu-
ture plans. =
"ClasS Legislation"
The bill cleared the Senate 81
4, three votes more than would
be necessary to override a veto
and passed the House by 1894
nine votes more than needed tc
override. The Assembly is ex.
lpected to act on the veto at its
next session in January. 1857.
| Sponsored by Senate President
Louis L. Goldstein, the bill would
require that 81 per cent of the
stock of any brewery in Mary
land be owned by United States
citizens. One Of the hottest is
sues in the Legislature in re.
cent years, the bill brought pro-
TESTS from Maryland trade groups
and the United States State De.
partment as well as Canadian
Interests.
| Gov. McKeldin said the bill
would have all the attributes
of class legislation plus the
improperly of prejudgment
against a company whose prac.
ltices of business have not yet
had the privilege Of trial ir
Maryland"
State Dept. Objections
He cited a letter from thu
Department Of State which
said the billswould have an ''un.
fortunate impact" on this courl-
try's foreign relations in ex.
planning his decision. He alsc
said the United States Chamber
of Commerce and various trade
magazines had taken notice of it
The Governor said he hao
read the report of a Canadian
government agency concerning
price wars to eliminate brewery
competitors. This was used by
opponents of the bill in theil
arguments against CARING.
while I do not condone some
of the practices attributed there
in to Canadian Breweries, Ltd, .
he said, II have taken cog
nizance of the fact that many
of the circumstances stressed in
the report are dated score OF
years ago and more; also that
they occurred under Canadian
laws and not under those of the
United States or Maryland"
IF there is any danger of
unfair practices" he continued
|. the remedy should lie in
the strengthening of existing
laws to deal with such practices
If and when they make their
appearances-not in the barring
lof an enterprise because of its
record OF success in competition. -
Evening star., 1956-03-20
A Thnught fnr Unhay
Lenten Reflections on Fovorite Stories
From the Bible by People You Know
By HARRY KOPEL
Supervisor, Hammers Restaurant

As restaurateur like to reflect the story of the
miracle of the loaves and fishes as told in Mark
Christ, you will remember, was followed by multi
tude into desert where there was nothing for them