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Texas were unable to find the
flames until they were upon
them.
The wind blew q man from
an oil rig near Ada. Okla. kill.
ing him. Visibility was blottec
oul by the dust and traffic
virtually stalled.
The storm churned eastward
and shortly after midnight Fri
day became laced with tornadoes
Illinois Town Hit
Millstadt, a small st. Clail
County town along the Missis'
sippi River just south Of st
Louis, was the FIRST town hit
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Freese were
killed in the rubble of their home
Willard Holloway. jr,. 4, wal
killed in the East st. Louis sub
Iurb Of Centerville.
Victims in the hard-hit town
of Summarized were Darrell
Butler, l6-year-old high school
student: August CAM. 64-year'
old bartender. and Miss Eliza
beth Krumley. SO.
Eastward in Indiana. lorna
does cut across the center oil
IShelbyville. hit corner Of Mar.
Itinsville and struck near Frank
lin in the south central part o,
the State. Strong winds pounded
other communities. Six person:
suffered minor injuries and
damage was estimated in exces:
Iof $4,000.
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ILeqoI Moves Fail to End
|Alobomo Bus Boycott

MONTGOMERY. Ala. Feb. Is
R.-An historic week Of racial
unrest in the cradle Of the Con-
federacy found bus boycottine
Negroes undismayed today. de-
spite the onset Of legal reprisals
But there was still an atmos-
|phere of tension which led ar
Investigating grand jury to warn
Iof violence unless race relations
lin Montgomery take a more IA
Ivorable course.
White and Negro leaders alike
have appealed to both races to
Iscorn the use of force and seek
instead q law-abiding, peaceful
settlement Of their differences.
Negro ministers. "a Of then
own number charged with vio-
llating the States antiboycott
law, answered the mass of grand
Jury indictments with prayers
for chose who hate us" aIlc
with urgent pleas for a con-
tinuing campaign Of passive re-
lsistance" without violence.
The protest brought promise
Iof support from Negro leaders
elsewhere in the United States
IA group of clergymen in New
York called for a nationwide one
hour work stoppage of al
Negroes March 20.
A spokesman said there might
be other, prolonged work stop
pages and mass fasting by thu
Nations Negroes unless the crisi!
lin Alabama Is ended.
The grand jury, which callet
the 1l-week-old protest agains
segregated facilities on Mont
lgomery City Lines buses an illega
boycott, returned Indictment
against 100 Negroes last Tues
| day.
! In each indictments, the bu
boycott leaders and participant
were charged with violating .
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PLAN
FANTASTIC SAYS
d. C.. NEGRO LEADER

The head Of the District
branch Of the National As
ISOLATION for the Advance
ment Of Colored People said
yesterday he favored q ma
tional protest against the
Alabama actions but he
doubted the practicability OF
a one-hour work stoppage by
all Negroes.
Eugene Davidson described
the call for a work Stoppage
by the Negroes March 20 as
slightly fantastic at this
time"
He said IT. would take a
tremendous amount Of Or
ganizing over a period of
months to be effective. He
cited Washington where
many Negroes are employed
by the Government. Each
Of these Government en-
ployes, he said. probably
would have to take a two
hour leave because the Gov
eminent would not permit
strikes" against 1t.
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now lives. when all that egg
throwing took place"
Fathers Advice Told
u told her." he said, I'D pre-
fer you going somewhere else
and not going through all the
danger of staying up there. If il
can't come to be agreeable, ii
won't come to anything.
"The Lord is a man that be.
Ilieves in things being peaceful
He says in the Bible to .shun the
very presence of evil If An
Itherine's going to school up there
lis going to bring confusion, il
will be displeasings in the Lords
sight,"
/ Mr.. Lucy said he tried every
way ] know how" to discuss the
problem with Autherine when hi
was in Birmingham. but that
she seemed to be in a deer
study. About all ! could get out
of her was that as long as she
has been admitted, she wants tt
go through with it.
/ Autherine's mother was asked
how she feels about her daugh.
ter's action,
;
! Mother Tells Feelings
Il can't sleep and ! can't hall
eat. I'm so worried" she said
Every time a car drives up, anc
! a stranger gets out, I'm afraic
he's come to tell us something
bad has happened. That's what
u thought about you.
II wish Autherine would come
on home to live with us, or else
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sity of Alabama at Tuscaloosa
February l by Federal Court
order. She now is asking Athe
same court to give her another
order forcing the school to take
her back following her exclusion
February 8 by the universit,
trustees as a safety measure.
Riots Protested Entrance
Demonstrations broke out Feb.
ruary 8 and continued February
4 and February 6. in protes1
against her presence.
/ A picture OF Autherine, theil
youngest child, sat on q dresser
lof the Negro couple as they
talked with this reporter.
i've been studying and study
ing over all of 1t" MIR. Lucy said
I"And ! can't figure how or VIII,
she did this thing"
Violent demonstrations at the
university were In protest against
the end of segregation. She wa,
the first Negro student in the
schools l25-year history.
she was born and raised
right down here in these woods.
Mr. Lucy continued, land it look;
to me she ought to be the las,
one to get in a mess like that
why. I keep asking myself
out OF all the colored folks In
Alabama, did this have to fall
! to my baby daughters lot?"
Mr.. Lucy said he was in Biz.
mingham, about 100 miles north
Iof the Shiloh Community where
he lives. and where Autherine
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! 5-year-old law originally enacted
as a brake on labor disturbances
and rarely If ever used except in
union-management strife.
The maximum penalty for each
defendant Is six months In jail
and a $1,000 fine. The trials will
start March 10.
Nothing Has Changed"
Until then. Negro leaders have
vowed to carry on the bus protest
as though no legal action had
been taken, because, as the Rev.
Ralph D. Alternately said. Our
actions have not been found to
be illegal as Of this day. The
courts will decide that"
Mr.. Abernathy was one of the
ia Negro clergymen indicted.
Nothing has changed" in the
boycott. Mr.. Alternately declared,
meaning the Negroes win con-
tinue to find other means of
transportation and motor pools
win operate as they have since
the protest began last December
5. Some Of the car pool drivers
were among those indicted.
But for "a hours Friday. to
demonstrate their determination
TO 60 on foot If need be. the
Negroes In uncounted numbers
Joined in a waik-to-work pill
grimage.
| Although City Police Commits
sioner Clyde Sellers said It didn't
appear that many more Negroes
walked than usual, Mr.. Aber-
nathy said at the close of the
day that I'VE are very much
pleased. 1t was quite successful. I"
| Negroes have refused to ride
! City Lines buses since one of
their race. Mrs. Rosa Parks. was
convicted of violating the city
segregation laws by refusing to
move to the colored section of
ia bus. She has appealed to
higher courts.
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go to some school that's all right
for colored folks"
She added that the last time
her youngest daughter twas
home. she talked like her mind
was way off somewhere else"
The couple said they knew
nothing of Autherine attending
classes at the university until
they read it in the paper.
Mr.. Lucy said before all this
came up. ! had plenty of white
friends that / could go to their
house and knock on their door
any hour of the night / needed
help. but l wouldn't do it now.
of there was something !
could do to correct all this twixt
now and shutdown. I'd sure
do it."
Mr.. Lucy. asked if he knew Of
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People.
said he's read about it," and
then asked what it was.
His daughters suit is one of
a series sponsored by the
iNAACP in its fight to end seq
Iregation,
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and Maurice ]. Vetter. =. Three
Federal Power Commission EN-
ployes have been given outstand-
ing performance ratings and
have received letters Of common
dalton from FPC Chairman Je-
rome K. Kuykendall praisins
them for distinguished service.
They are Joseph H. Gutride,
Henry E. Kobayashi and Allan
n Meadowcroft.
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.BIust in AtIunto
Aimed at Negro

ATLANTA, Feb. Is R.-An
explosion blasted q small hole In
the ground tonight In front OF a
Negroes newly purchased home
lin a white neighborhood.
Police said Jewell Stewart. jr..
moved into the house only q few
hours before the explosion shook
windows in the northwest sec
Ition Of Atlanta.
Patrolmen Lamar Harris and
IP. r. Bennett reported they
found a small hole in the ground
but we're unable to determine
the cause of the blast. No one
was reported injured.
About zoo white persons. at
itracted by the noise. dispersed
quietly after police reached the
scene.
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Europe's Cold Easing,
But Flood Threats Rise

LONDON. Feb. IS R.-S
FIRST real promise Of q break In
With hopes Of Q thaw. however,
NATO headquarters In Par
ready for any new disaster area,
SHOWS might overload rivers al
Deaths in the continent!
worst freezeup in so years
reached 851. Holland, Belgium
and parts of Germany still shiv.
cred in bitter cold. New blizzards
hit Spain and Portugal. But
elsewhere things looked brighter
Springiike sunshine sent Lon.
don temperatures above freezing
for the first time in 1853 hours
France was warming up though
stiIi far from normal. Herlin's
weather bureau claimed the cold
spell was finally broken.
Train Still showed In
Army trucks tried to reach q
snowed-in passenger train II
northern Portugal. Giant drift.
forced them back.
A 13-ton stone, undermined b!
the weather. crashed down from
the battlements Of q castle init
the streets at Leiria, Portugal
People evacuated houses undel
the castle walls. fearing more
masonry might fall.
Hundreds Of Portuguese vii
lagos and farmsteads were iso'
lated and unable to get food
Three snowcovered houses col
lapsed in Rebordoes.
A blizzard ragged over SPANS
Guadarrama mountains. wher'
Spanish and American planes
searched for q United States All
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26

District and vicinity-Mostly
sunny today with high near 45
Low tonight about 80. Fair and
slightly warmer tomorrow.
Maryland--Sunny today. high
1886 with snow f1urries in the
mountains, in the upper Dos and
4Os in east. Fair and a little
warmer tomorrow.
Virginia--Mostly sunny ano
colder today with high 36-4f
In west and north but near 81
along the coast. Fair tomorrow
and a little warmer in the
interior.
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Force transport with six men
aboard.
Spanish officials called the crop
losses O national disaster" and
said this was the worst winter
in Spanish history" Trains from
Northern Spain reaching Madrid
had taken 20 hours for trips tina,
usually take 8.
Rome. Just over one of the
worst snowstorms in memory
was hit by o l0-minute hail
storm. Fog covered Venice
bringing about Q collision be.
tween q tanker and a l20-tor
fishing boat. The fishing boat
sank but the crew was saved.
The CARE" mission to Yugo.
slavia made available to colo
wave victims there more thar
81, 900 food packages. The pack
ages were distributed by thu
Yugoslav Red Cross.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26

yates to take Federal jobs. even
though the pay wasn't quite as
high. Now, however. industry
is Offering fringe benefits as
attractive as the Governments
and in many cases industry's
fringe benefits for employees are
more liberal than those offered
by Government.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP - The
Naval Personnel Research Field
Activity needs three occupational
analysts. grades 5 to IL. Apply
to temporary building ct" room
273S. Fourteenth street and Con-
stitution avenue NV. The
National Institutes Of Health at
Bethesda needs q mechanical
engineer. grade IL. :. Mrs.
Frances Rousseau Of the Post
Office Departments telephone
staff has been given q superior
performance award by Postmas-
ter General Summerfield for out
standing service. :. The Inter-
state Commerce Commission has
reorganized its personnel ONCE,
Curtis r. Adams Is director OF
the personnel ofhce: Mrs. Lillian
L. Cooley heads the employment
program development branch:
Milton F. Sadler. operations
branch: Arnold r. Roe, employe
relations. and Mrs. Bessie @,
Bruce. health branch. Meri-
torious suggestion awards were
presented to these National Blu
Ireau of Standards employees:
John ]. Lantz. Matthew Ellis,
jr., Roy A. Keyes and Marie A,
Jenkins. Superior work perform
ance awards were presented to
Marie Cannon. Wilbern O. Rose
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26
.TV to Check Traffic

/ NEW YORK. Feb. Is (P). -
New York will use television for
the first time to check traffic ar
rangements at Columbus Circle.
Cameras will be mounted on mo-
bile towers and feed into a mon
itoring station that can cover all
the angles by remote control.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26
Negro Coed Disregorded
Parents Soy
Ry ARTHUR CAPELL

SELMA Ala Feb. rs tE1.-Aiilton Minnie Lucy. 90
Negro told this reporter the fight Of their
daughter Auherne to attend the University of Alabama vo
lated principle Of her 10 training at home
I'VE raised 10 head Of children nine of them still living.
Milton said land Of them taught to stay their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26

distance from white folks. but To
give them all their respect. If
Autherine has changed from this,
she didn't get her new ideas
from home"
Autherine, %, was admitted to
the previously all-white Univer-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26

WEATHER BUREAU FORECAST-Snow Is due today for
the area from the Eastern Ohio Valley through Nortnern
eu ENGLAND Rain is expectde in the Northwest and
in Nevada Utah. Idaho and the mountain area from Mon
tana to Northern Arizona Temperatures will be colder
over the Eastern third of the Nation and mder IN the
Southern interior of the country with little change else
vhere-AP Wirephoto Map.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26
THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
Scientist Pay Scale
Poses Major Problem
BY JOSEPH YOUNG

again giving its attention to the possibility
of fixing methods of for the Governments scientific and
technical personnel.
being fully discussed by members Of the House
Civil Service Committee who concerned the serious prob
lens faced by the Defense Department and the Governments
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26

Wind-Small craft warnings.
West or northwest winds 2o-30
miles per hour today. Good
visibility.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26

This story was written for the ASCOT
oted Press by Arthur CopeIl OF the
Selma Times Journal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26

River Report
From U. 8. EnsineerO
Potomac River clear at Harpers ferrl
and clear at Great Falls; SHENANDOAH
clear at HarperS Ferry
TemperatuFes for YESTERDAY
tReadings washington National Airport!
Midriisht - IS Noon 9:
4 am .b2 pm. ----- n
Sam. 30 pm. $3.50 n
Record Temperatures This Year
Highest. 81 on February 20.
Lowest, 30 on January "a, 70 ant
February 22.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26
TODAY,S WEATHER REPORT

Hish and Lew Up 70 7;3o PM.
High, ia, At 4 pm.
Low. 10 1T l2:01 am,
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nshine today brought Europe's
the 26-day disastrous cold wave
came fears Of foods.
] had troops and relief supplies
The big danger was that melting
eady piled high with pack ice
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-26
Brand New Piano
By Gulbransen
$ !: :: 1895 ...,... .....,

Here is piano you can afford, made by
Gulbransen, one of the finest names in the
industry, beautifully toned, beautifully
styled, ideal for the family with children
ready to start lessons.
You must hear the tone of this all-new
instrument by Gulbransen. must see its
attractive modern finish, to truly appreciate
the quality now available at this new low
price We believe you will agree that is the
piano buy of this decade.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1956-10-01

plans for meeting and the mother
of one Of the boys helping with the
harvest came to tell him not to come
home for dinner. Then the Indian hay
hauling crew brought in their last load
Of hay and insisted that we settle up
Immediately so they could get into town
to buy groceries for their hungry FAM
lilies.
Final Flat Tire
After all of these Interruptions we
were back in the field chopping corn at
full speed by pm. and counted a
good day until the climax came when
one of the tires on the dump truck
went flat as we were finishing the last
load.
My 19-year-old son, who operates the
chopper, repaired the pump, changed
the tire on the truck and supplied the
punch as well as the humor for the
day, felt that he had not put in enough
hours, so he showered, changed
clothes and went dancing with his lady
love- Anyone who thinks farm in the
country is a nice quiet place to cure
ulcers should try it sometime.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1956-10-01
l;Sln lseATER VEN

A woman was driving along country
road practicing for her drivers license
test. Her husband was seated beside
her giving instructions. Ahead she
noticed telephone lineman climbing
a pole. ''What do you suppose he is
going to do up there?" she asked.
''He's just getting out of the way"
her husband muttered
Maisie: Ibid you know I'm going
to be married."
Daisie: ''NO! Why, I thought you
hated men -
Maisie: 81 do, but this one asked
me to marry him.
He was a tourist who liked to brag
about how many miles he could cover
in one day. AS the evening wore on
they passed motel after motel with the
mo Vacancy sign out. Finally his
wife remarked, 81 know We'll find one
soon, dear. People are starting to
get up"
''But why" demanded the puz-
EIed judge, ''did you break into the
same store three nights running?"
''Well, judge, you see, picked out
a dress for my wife, and had to
change it twice."
Sergeant: Private Jones, what's the
first thing you do in cleaning rifle?"
Rookie: "Check the serial number"
Sergeant: what in blazes has that
got to do with cleaning it?''
Rookie: ''Makes sure I'm cleaning
my own rifle"
Nero was talking finances with one
of his officers in the amphitheater in
Rome. eve aren't making much money
from this building" Nero said. "Any
idea why?"
''Yes, I know" replied the officer.
''The lions are eating up all the
prophets"
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Thomas E. Ware,
Sales Agent for
Ice .Creum Firms !.

Thomas English Ware, 81, sales
representative of the Brimer Ice
Cream Co. and the Good Humol
Co., of Washington, died al
Mount Alto Hospital yesterday
after an illness of several
months.
Mr. Ware, who served in the
Army in France during World
War /, came to Washington in
1889. Before that he was with
the Borden Co. in Tampa, Fla.
for many years.
A native of Mount Pleasant
Ala. he moved to Ocala, Fla, a;
a child and went to school there
He is survived by his widow
Mrs. Nora N. Ware, 1341 Sara
toga avenue NE; two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. C. E. Costin and Mrs
William Ware, both Of Ocala,
Fla, and his mother, Mrs. o. H
Ware of Ocala.
Three sisters. a brother and
four grandchildren also survive
The body will be at the S. H
Hines funeral home, Fourteenth
and Harvard streets NV, until
l pm. today. Funeral services
will be held at 2 pm. in Trinity
Episcopal Church, Piney Branch
road and Dahlia street NV.
Burial will be in the family plot
in Myrtle Hill Cemetery. Tampa,
on Tuesday.
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DPaths
VvHITAIIRE

FRANK J. There will be
!: S. S.
V Park Funeral Home, 254
tional Guard Of Honor will officiate
All members OF Police and Fire Post
No. 20 are requested to be present
j; a; SHALLCROSS, Jr., Comdr.
EUGENE BRANNON, Adiutant. 20
VOL; MYER on T Thu Au;
1913 Emerson ave, Dayton. Ohio,
beloved brother q solomon II. and
Max Wolberg. Funeral SERVICES at
Home. 1901 l4th St NV, on Monday,
August ~. at l0:30 AIN. Interment
Adas israel Cemetery. In lieu OF
the Hebrew Home for the Aged %
gust e5. is5e, at poc aourSq Hospital tau
EDITH L. WOOD of 1852 K st Sc,
beloved, mother Of osmer, j.. Donald
and Harvey E. Wood and Mrs
q. jr.: John and osmer Wood. ir.;.
Frederick Smith, jr, and Jean Fox.
Home 4th St and Mass. ave ne.
c cafus' Hill Cemetery e. an in'er@ ss
LILLIAN X. On Wednesday
August 22. 1856. LILLIAN K WOODS
Of 1885 3lst I'd South. Arlington. va,
beloved wife Of N Keith Woods. daueh-
ter. of Thomas S S. Kerr, NJ D. of
Chicago. III, and sister Of Miss Carol
Bernice. Kerr and Thomas J. Kerr.
call at Gawler's Chapel 1856 Pa. ave.
NV. courtesy parking oppositel. where
services will be held on Monday, Au-
gust q, at 1915 am, Interment Ar:
lington National Cemetery. In lieu OF
MOVERS. contributions may be sent to
the Damon Runyan Cancer Fund 26
ETHEL W. Departed his life
on "Wednesday. August. 90. 1856, Mrs
ETHEL w, WORLDS of 6l2. st. NV,
devoted xdaughter OF Mrs Lena Ware.
She Is sazyiyea BY one. son, Mr.. CLYDE
Ware: three grandchildren one uncle,
TWO aunts Other relatives and many
friends, ReInsins may be viewed at
the Hall Brothers Funeral Home. 02f
Florida ave. NV. on Sunday August
rs. after 4 pm Funeral service on
Monday, August % At 7:30 p m. from
the Salem Baptist Church, OH N st.
NV. The Rev. Herbert N. Travis ON
ciating Interment Lincoln Memorial
cemetery