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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-11
Folsom Allows History
is Full of Race I roubIe
By JAMES Y. NEWTON
Star stafi Correspondent

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Mar
I10.-Gov. James E. Folsom
stretched his long legs. leaned
his 6 foot, 8 inch frame way back
i in chair in his handsome Capt.
toll building Office. and allowed
he had been reading considera-
BILE history lately.
Big JIM" as he is called by
everyone including himself, is
not the student type. His inter-
est in events of yester-year was
kindled by today's racial crisis
facing Alabama and himself, as
the States chief executive.
AS a result of his historical re-
search, Big Jim had concluded
that racial troubles have been
going on for a long time.
Back before the war between
the States, the Governor said
there had been four notable
crises, one attending the Dred
Scott decision, another the Mis-
souri, compromise. The other two
he couldn't recall finland, and
he couldn't find written memo
that was somewhere in the pa
pers on his desk.
Up Every 10 Years
These things" said Mr.. Fol-
som of racial crises of more re-
cent times, come up about
every 10 years. In the 1920s
there was the Ku Klux Khan, the
Negroes and the Catholics. They
were very successful, but along
came the 1930s and we kicked
them XXX out.
along about 1940," he con-
tinued. there was the FEPC and
the Negroes. That didn't get very
far. In the late 1940s it was civil
rights and the Negroes. Now ii
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-11
Police Seize Armed Teen-Age Gang
Out Seeking q Fight With Rivals

REBELS" in a gang fight that
night at Pierce Mill in Rock
Greek Park. The boy said the
Hearts" were seeking a fight
with the Rebels" to avenge a
beating the Rebels" gave a
member of the Heart" gang
earlier in the week.
Police said they received two
anonymous calls Friday after
noon warning of a possible row
One of the calls was from the
father of one of the boys taken
into custody. Other parents
questioned by police while the
Juveniles were In custody yester-
day, said they did not know OF
the formation of the gang.
Juvenile Squad officers said
they learned as many as 16 OF
18 youths were riding on the
convertible earlier in the eve
ming.
District officers said the Rebel
gang may include as many as
$50 teen-agers, both white and
colored.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-11
Runaway Bride, IS, Waits
Weeks in Foirfox Jail

A 15-year-old runaway bride
has spent two weeks locked up in
the Fairfax County Jail awaiting
disposition of a delinquency COM
plant brought by her father
who opposed her marriage.
She is likely to stay in jail
another 10 days until her case
comes up for final hearing March
| 81.
Judge John Rothrock of Fair
fax Juvenile Court said he had
no choice but to commit the
girl to Jail because she would not
go home with her parents. Usu-
ally, Fairfax tries to send juve-
niles to the Arlington Juvenile
Shelter to avoid putting them
in jail-but this time the Airing
ton shelter was filled.
The girl eloped last November
with her 17-year-old sweetheart
to South Carolina. According to
her father. relatives of the bride
groom lied about the couples
ages so they could get married.
The girl was a student at Nc
Lean High School. The boy at
tended Falls Church High.
The day after the wedding, the
o;,.l,e fottnr found her and
brought her back home. She
went back to school and lived at
home until February "a. Then she
disappeared again.
The father said he found out
she had run away with the youth
again, and was staying with his
relatives in Arlington. This time
the father got a delinquency war
rant and had the girl picked up
on February ~. She was taken
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-11
|AII-Bus I ronsit Plan Hit
By Shortage Of Vehicles

Twin Cities Rapid Transit Co.
who is slated to run the District
Transit Co.
Meanwhile, the District Com
missioners and the Public Util.
titles Commission were reconsid-
Iering their recent turn-down Of
the proposal by Mr.. Kampelman
who represents group of Min
Ineapolis investors. at the sug-
lgestion of the Transportation
subcommittee of the House Com
Imerce Committee.
Yesterday. Subcommittee
Chairman Harris. Democrat Of
Arkansas, called his group into
executive session at 10 a m. Tues
day, but said he did not know il
the District officials would be
present.
He said a report that the sub.
committee had exerted pres.
sure" on the city officials to re-
examine the Kampelman plar
was erroneous"
Instead. he said. they volun-
teered to do so when asked by
Representative O'Hara, Republ-
can OF Minnesota. if they did not
Continued on Page Ala, Col.
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10th Police Precinct area, were
arrested by District Pvts. c. R.
Mothershead and Louis A. Fan
tacci, following a call to police
by the custodian of Calvin Cool
idge High School, Fifth and
Tuckerman streets NV.
The custodian called police
about 9 pm. after the boys
walked into a dance at the
school. The custodian said he be-
came suspicious because of the
surly attitude of the boys. The
custodian noted the license num-
Der of the car in which they
were riding and the officers APP
pretended the youths a few min
IuteS later.
Police said at least two of the
boys were from a gang that call
themselves the Hearts" Seven
Iof the boys denied membership
in the gang.
One of the boys told police he
heard Friday morning at Mac
farland Junior High School that
1.-THE Hearts" would engage the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-11
BY HECTOR MCLEAN

Plans of Max M. Kampelmar
to set up a new all-bus company
Ito take over the Capital Transit
Co. franchise suffered a severe
setback last week.
This came when General Mo-
tors Corp. disclosed it could not
produce any new 51-passenge1
coaches by August ID, when the
ICTC franchise expires.
Mr.. Kampelman, whose newly
organized District Transit Co
has based it's plans on use OF
more than 900 new GIN 51-pas-
senger buses, said yesterday that
some 400 buses can be obtained
from the, Mack Manufacturing
Corp. Also, he said, he under
stands enough used buses are or
the market to make up the diff
ference, although 1--WE are not
too happy at that prospect"
Observers recalled that the
possibility of starting service
August Is at so to 70 per cent
of full operation was suggested
at public hearing several weeks
ago by B. M. Larrick, vice presi-
dent and general manager Of the
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to Jail and has been there evel
since.
Judge RothroCk said a prelim.
mary hearing was held as soor
as the girl was arrested. In keep
ing with court procedure, how
ever, final disposition of the CASE
was postponed so welfare
worker could study the case.
The pretty youngster is sepa.
rated from other prisoners anc
has the run of a block with five
cells in it. There is no matror
at the Fairfax Jail. All the guards
are men. and they frankly are
sympathetic to their youthful
charge.
"She's not like the kind we
usually get in here" commented
one. All she did was marry the
boy she loved. Is that crime?'
Judge Rothrock and Miss
Frances Duffey. county welfare
director, said the case pointed UP
Northern Virginia. need for a
juvenile detention home.
All four nearby Virginia juris-
dictions have appropriated
money to build detention
home. but the project has been
stymied by lack of a site. A COM
mittee had picked two sites, but
both were dropped because of
neighborhood opposition.
The Virginia General Assem-
bly, at the session that ended
yesterday passed a bill authoriz-
ing formation of an authority to
build and operate detention
homes, which it has been felt
might speed the Northern Vir-
GINA project.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-11
Police Pull Two
To Safety in Fire

Two District policemen kicked
in a door and pulled two persons
to safety last night when fire
broke out at 612l2 Burke's Court
IS.W.
Hospitalized at Casualty were
George Brisco, SIS. and Margaret
Richardson, 81, both colored.
Pvts. C. F. Hicks and J. j
Steiner, of No. 4 Precinct, said
they kicked in the door of the
fiat and CROPPED their way
through thick smoke to Mr.
Brisco. The man lit match to
show them the way, the police
men reported.
The woman was found un-
conscious on the floor.
The fire apparently started In
la stuffed chair when a lamp
overturned, police said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-11
Democrats Eye
New Hampshire
It's Stevenson or
Kefuuver Tuesday
BY GOULD LINCOLN
Star STAFF CORRESPONDENT

CONCORD, N. H., Mar. 10
New Hampshire voters will go
to the polls Tuesday in the first
presidential primary of the year
to decide whether they want
Senator Estes Kefauver of Ten
nessee or Adlai Stevenson. for
mer Governor Of Illinois, to head
the Democratic national ticket
in November'S election. Any
claim that Mr.. Stevenson is not
really in this race is a fiction.
In the same primary, New
Hampshire voters will joyfully
PUNK for President Eisenhower
to head the Republican ticket.
The Acknowledgement race
since Mr.. Eisenhower settled
everything for the Republicans
by announcing he would run
again-holds the spotlight here
and throughout the Nation.
Although Mr.. Stevenson Is
not entered in the presidential
preference primary and Senator
Kefauver is, both have states of
delegate candidates for the
Democratic national convention
in August. Senator Kefauver's
delegate candidates are pledged"
to the Senator; Mr.. StevenSon's
favor" him-but no less are
they Stevenson candidates.
Kefauver to Win Primary
Senator Kefauver will win the
Democratic preference primary
His is the only name on the
Democratic ballot. Mr.. Steven
son declined to enter.
The battle for the Democratic
delegates, however, is a different
matter. Some of the observers
here say the chances are for a
dog fall, with Senator Kefauver
taking half the delegates and
Mr.. stevenson nall.
If this happens. it will be
something of a political miracle.
Mr.. Stevenson, so far as the con-
test in New Hampshire is con-
cerned, is a "ghost candidate
the man who isn't here. Senator
Kefauver, on the other hand, has
travelled the length and breadth
of the State many times and will
return for the final windup of
the campaign.
For these candidates, the New
Hampshire primary has signif1-
canoe and Importance. Victory
for either of these will have the
psychological effect of landing
the first blow.
1852 Situation Recalled
Both sides recall the part the
1852 New Hampshire primary
played in the pre-convention
races for presidential nomina-
tons. Mr.. Eisenhower won over
the late Senator Robert A. Taft
and Harold E. Stassen. although
he was in Europe. Senator Ke-
Continued on Page AS, Col. 1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-11
By ALEX r. PRESTON
Star staff Correspondent


RICHMOND, Mar. l0-The
segregation issue that lowered
over the Virginia General Assem-
bly, throughout its 60-day ses-
sion hared up in the closing hour
before adjournment at 5:44 pm
A furry of Senate debate
preceded passage of the Pope
resolution declaring the States
policy that white and Negro
children in public schools should
mot compete against one another
i'm athletic contests.
Then both branches quickly
enacted an 1896 million budget
bill which had been tied up in
conference since Friday to re-
concile differences between the
House and Senate.
S35O,O0O Atomic ReactOr
Among House-approved items
restored was $350,000 for an
atomic reactor at the University
of Virginia. Language was
added, however, to require GER
LITIGATION from the Governor and
the Atomic Energy Commission
that the nuclear studies equip
Iment would not be obsolete or
duplicate similar devices avail
able for research.
A last-minute attempt to in
clude in the budget an amend
ment carrying out the public
school segregation policy failed
to be placed before the confer
ence group. however, because 1t
was offered too late.
The Senate Finance Commit
tee earlier turned aside the eff
fort of Senators Garland Gray
lof Waverly and Landon r. wy
att of Danville, to write in an
amendment to withhold State
funds from any locality that in
Itegrated its schools.
Moore Raps Opponents
In declaring the House adj
Ijourned, Speaker E. Blackburn
Moore, by omission. managed to
fire a parting shot at opponents
| of his resolution to continue
school segregation. The resolu-
ton was killed yesterday by a
Senate committee.
Mr.. Moore left sleeping in his
own rules committee a Senate
joint resolution congratulating
the Gray Commission for its
working on a school operation
plan and expressing the view
that the Commissions work
should continue.
Speaker Moore's resolution
would have shelved any quick
action by a later special assem-
bly, session and taken the cal
culated risk of going ahead with
complete school segregation.
The matter of and If and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-11

lis Indignation and the Negroes
and in 1860 it will be something
else and the Negroes"
Big Jim gave the impression
that, on the surface at least. he
regards Alabama's and the
South's troubles as something
that history shows to be newt
able and will pass by without
serious difficulty.
NO." he didn't think there
would be another civil war, this
thing is not very serious"
Firmly Against Indignation
What is the governors per-
.sonal view of integration in the
public schools?
"It just won't work in Ala
Continued on Page AS, Col. 5
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-11
'HERTER'S FUTURE
ENTERS SPOTLIGHT

POSSIBLE CANDIDATE? - Mosso-
chusetts Gov. Christion Herter soys
he is mot responsible" for speeuIo-
tion about his chances for the Re-
publieon vice presidential nomination.
Stor Stoff Writer Mary MeGroy re-
ports on this speculation on Poee "A.
THWARTED AGAlN-soIdier Ben's
eyrotions to get back on bose almost
work, but NOT quite--ond Ben and
Will ore off osoin, this time by troin,
See todoy's instoIIment Of Moe Hy-
mons best seller, mo Time for Ser
gents" on Poee A-l9.
2odio. Tv. Programs. Pages ELS
Complete Index. Page Az
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-11
Navy Ships Collide;
z Missing, a Hurt

HONOLULU. Mar. 10 (P).-
The Navy said here tonight two
men are missing and four
seriously injured in a collision
between the cruiser Columbus
and the destroyer Park in night
maneuvers off the coast Of
Luzon at 4 am. Sunday, Manila
time.
Luzon is the main Philippine
island.
The report said the Park had
so feet sheared off her bow and
was being towed to port.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-11
CATHOLIC REPORT
BEGINS TOMORROW

Beginning tomorrow in the news
section, Cospor Names, The Stors
Religious News Editor will write from
Boston where he is covering the Path
National Cotholic FomiIy Life Con-
ference.
The theme Of the 1856 convention
is: "Sonctity ond Success in Mar
riose." Mr.. Names will bring you his
doy-by -doy report Of the meeting.
The discussions will range from fomiIy
control OF teen ose character through
hidden couses Of divorce.
For the full report on this yeors
proceedings OF the National cothoIic
FomiIy Life Conference be sure to
reod cospor Nonnes with Boston
dateIine beginning tomorrow. Phone
Sterling $4,000 for convenient home
delivery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-11
Mcclellan Gets
Craftsmanship
|0f Lobby Quiz
Senators Break
Deadlock, Agree
On Inquiry Rules
By ROBERT X. WALSH

The Senate committee of four
Democrats and four Republicans
to investigate lobbying and CAM
paign expenditures broke a dead
lock late yesterday by electing
Senator Mcclellan, Democrat Of
Arkansas, as chairman.
1t also agreed unanimously on
basic rules which give both par
ties almost equal authority In
some procedural matters.
Senator Bridges, Republican
of New Hampshire, was elected
vice chairman. Adoption of 1e
rules for hearings, subpoena
moves, selection of a professional
staff and other committee opera
tons came on motion of Senator
Gore, Democrat Of Tennessee.
Gore Rejects Craftsmanship
Senator Cores refusal earlier
this week to be considered as a
prospective chairman climaxed
a Observation-Disclosures dispute
which had threatened to bog
down the investigation before it
could get started.
The eventual meeting of minds
came after the eight Senators
met for more than an hour yes
terday morning and again for
almost two hours late in the
afternoon in the Senate Office
of Vice President Nixon.
Mr.. Nixon told reporters his
only function was to bring the
members together for another
attempt at agreement. He pre-
sided only until they agreed on
a chairman. He then left the
office.
Senator Mcclellan indicated
earlier in the afternoon that
he would accept the chairman
ship only with great reluctance
and only under certain condi-
lions concerning the rules of
procedure. He was urged by all
the other members to become
chairman. they said later.
Must Organize Staff First
Besides Senators Mcclellan,
Bridges and Gore, others on the
committee are Kennedy of
Massachusetts and Anderson of
New Mexico, Democrats, and
Purtell of Connecticut, Thye of
Minnesota and Goldwater of
Republicans.
Senator Mcclellan said the
committee probably would meet
late during the week. He en-
phasized, however, that because
OF the magnitude of it's task and
the scope and completely of the
matters to be investigated, the
committee probably will require
some time to obtain and organ
ize a professional and clerical
staff. He added that he had no
idea when hearings might begin.
The question of issuing sub
poenaS had been a main Stun
bling block to the efforts to or
ganize the committee during the
last two weeks. This was worked
out satisfactorily yesterday by
adopting a rule whereby the
committee chairman can issue
subpoenas for witnesses and for
documents only after prior no.
tice to the vice chairman.
In the event of a disagreement
between the chairman and vice
See LOBBY, Page AS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-11
Picture on Poee A-23

tanned two Shotguns, a 22-caliber
rifle. an air pellet gun, a black
jack, hunting knife, dagger.
straight razor and four wooden
clubs.
District Juvenile Squad officers
said all the nine boys were re-
leased yesterday after question
ing, but that two or three of the
ringleaders would be charged
later.
The nine youths. from the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-11
Virginia Assembly Ends,
Bons Inter-Roce Athletics

WQeQ q special SCIlOOl ScsIeSd'
ton session should be called tx
adopt the Gray plan of State
tuition grants for private school
ing and a pupil assignment sys-
tenn was left entirely to the Gov.
.ernor.
Yesterday the Governor said
he considered the Gray Plan
merely an emergency standby
proposal which he felt should
be enacted only when he re-
garded it necessary.
Interposition Vote
Debate on the resolution OF
Delegate Samuel Pope of South
ampton brought out the point
that while much has been said
about segregation throughout
the 60-day session, very little
had been accomplished.
About the only specific action
taken was adoption of the Stu
art resolution of interposition
This resolution declares the
United States Supreme Courts
school desegregation decree is
an illegal encroachment" on
States rights.
Some lawmakers went home
feeling that the Legislature
should have acted on the pro-
posals of the Gray Commission
which were designed to avoid
forced indignation in the schools.
Gov. Stanley. in d special mes
sage Immediately before ad-
journment, said:
"There are problems which
continue with us and require
constant study and considera-
ton. 1t will be my purpose to
keep the membership of the AS
sembly fully informed on any
developments of mutual concern
and of any decisions on my part
Continued on Page Ala, Col. 3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-11

Police revealed last night they
stopped a gang of teen-age boys
armed with guns and knives and
seeking a fight with a rival gang.
Nine boys, ranging in age from
13 to 16, we're picked up Friday
night by police at Third and
Sheridan streets NV, and held
overnight in the Receiving Home
for Juveniles.
Police said the convertible in
which they were riding con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-11
Lane Proposes
Mass Demotion
Of Slow Pupils
Educator Labels
Commissioners
Plan as 'Funtustic'

Brig. Gen. Thomas A. Lane
District engineer commissioner
yesterday proposed a mass de-
motion next September of Wash
ington school children who are
showing achievement lags.
A school official Immediately
labeled the idea fantastic"
DR.. Carl F. Hansen, assistant
superintendent. declared:
IF it means the physical de-
motion of youngsters-say, from
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the 10th grade into the sixth
fifth, fourth or third-it's fan
tastic."
He also said it would be "just
impossible to carry out" and
would damage the education OF
the city's children.
Gen. Lane. addressing an edu-
cational conference at the Dis
trict building. suggested testing
all the city's 100000 public school
pupils and reassigning them to
classes next September accord
ing to the achievement level as
shown by each child's tests.
Officials to Study Proposal
This reshuff1ling, he said,
would counter wide achievement
gaps, shown up since Indignation,
between many of the city's white
pupils on the one hand and col
ored pupils on the other.
DR.. Rowland F. Kinks, a Board
of Education member who at
tended the conference, said af-
forwards he will discuss the pro-
posal with school officials this
week.
DR. Hansen, who also attended
the session, expressed disbelief
that the proposal could be taken
seriously.
He said he knew of no prece-
dent for it. He predicted that if
it we're tried it would cause many
children to drop out of school
and cause a storm of objections
from parents.
Urges Drastic Action
The school system has been
seeking more teachers as part
of a plan to reduce large-size
classes. which officials have
blamed in part for present lags.
But the Commissioners have OPP
posed this.
Gen. Lane yesterday described
plans to hire more teachers as
"only applying a poultice to a
cancerous condition" He said
drastic action is required by the
achievement problems.
He did not suggest any in
crease in school spending. how
ever. DR.. Hansen predicted the
Lane idea might cost more than
the teachers.
Gen. Lane said his proposal
would treat the cause of the
school crisis here rather than
the symptom which he said Dis
trict school officials would treat
See LANE, Page Ali