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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-03
PRICED RIGHT
PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY

ADELPHI-tt long last we found z
Sedrooms. f Ssd IL baths. de
luxe Kitchen, large basement, expen-
sive appliances. PLUS a detached
garage. All for only Sl6.sb0, but
seeing e believing. BOWERS
ADELPHIAt h Ions last sh we've i iSSns
bedrms.. firepi., Ia baths. de luxe
kit, Ice. bsmt. expensive april
aneAs. PLUS a detached garage.
belieyins. Bowers BROS, AP,
cxfIToL HEIGHTS, 1919 High
y Tm f bIsS Bri ss'As so@s; ' nsS.
house condition; features include
equipped kit. LIST fr powder rm..
fenced I'd; patio and many extras;
FLOYD Z. DAVIS CO.. 1888 K St.
NV Ma. s-o352: ewes. LII. .
CRHHESViERLY-see. 50 to Vet viii buy
this large 6-room home Just OF
Cheveriy avenues. fitepl. in iiv. rm;.
full din. rm., bright bsn1t, AL cond.
Real value n, $i3,eSo. b down sno 70
CHEvERLY AREA, 4s15 87th ave,
Parkway Estates - 3-bedrm. ram
bier: Anchor-fenced level lot: gas
heat; convenient to schools and
bus: only $ll,b00, OF approved
5000 per month, including taxes
fs P'f r. S6A fs''f Resitor gS
coLLaGE PARK-Dont pass UP
this sparkling 3-bedrm. rambler,
extra-large equipped kit. with, din.
area, spacious liv. .rm,.. tile bath.
full bsmt,,. with walk-out entrance;
level sodded lGt; shade tres 4
MUNpY. UN. 4-5G00.
10 vet. Almost new brick rambler
on huge corner lot in Beltsville
area; large bedrms,. tiled base.
ment; gas Dashboard heat. Out-of-
town owner must mus, sell Good terms IN
seaSSSSOo.. y soBE faP s. bRvF R% 4 e. e.
GREEN MEADOWS, e525 10th pl.
= story. 3 bedrms.: on corner lot;
priced a. $4,000 TO close estate,
Elton 0 g. g. s'n ssslSsTsziNo ff e MT
Nx. s-6S7I: ewes. CO. b-sa62.
tached Coll nial.. bedrms;
screened porch, fully insulated
session. Near schools. park, trans
portation. shopping. FILA COM
mitment, 50, 700; payable S56.76
mo. Price. SI1,50b, HARRY L.
ISIKoFF. ME. $4,000; ewes. 10.
IHYATTsvlLLE, near everything
Real large 6-room home. full bsmt.
owner leaving these parts, sacri-
nce. Sl0.950. Small down payment.
balance like rent. LOUIS MILLER,
fealtor, UN 4-2723; ewes. WA.
HhY iSgIT MD. AREA. 42oa
3Sth St.-Brick home OF . bed
rooms. bath, living rm. with flre-
place. mod. kit. -dinette, utility rm,.
basement. hot.wateI heat. excel
cond.; bargain price and good
terms. Offered by LOUIS A.
STARRING 72l 10th st. NV"
B EE HLLs-rhi. lovely
brick rambler Is selling 5000 below
OIL appraisal, ct $4,000. 3 large
bedrrns.. 2 baths. daylight base
ment, gas heat. near all schools,
shopping and TRANSPORTATION. must
be seen, THE PERRY BOSWELL
Co. WA. 7.4bo0 III 8 pm. q
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RIGGS RID. AND AoER RID.
$4,000 OF APPROVED
4 M SGkRE R pE5ASHd Gas B HAT
HUGH r PECK He. 4-04OO
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CONTEMPORARY - 2 BEDROOMS
DESIGNED By GOODMAN

Floor to ceiling window walls and
exposed pianked cathedral ceilings
create. clean design and the feel
ine OF space. brick fireplace with
loE bin, de luxe aii-elec. kitchen
and sun oriented exposure makes
this tomorrow's home TODAY. MRS.
HART, cox a CO. JU. b-0775.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-03

.OW DOWN PAYMENT - 81. 900
down .non-GI buys this solidly con.
structed 2-bedrm; home, on fenced
trees: iiv, rm. i2x26. separate din.
rm., kit with breakfast space. fun
bsmt. with finished rec. rm.: gar-
den space, cow. to bus. schools
and shoppins. and for driving 70
Washinston and Va. work points
Total price only Sl4,500. C. M.
HALEY. JE 2-7p44, S
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-03

ulate brick Colonial; living room
with fireplace, large porch. 3 bed
rooms, 6uilt-in garage, level lot;
many extras included. Priced in
low eos. Ewes. WO. $4,000. Daily,
til g. EN-, 2-740o. MErzLER.
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HOUSES FOR sALE-Mp.

HYATTSvILLE--3 bedrms.. full
bsmt.; fenced I'd; Oh: SIl.9o0; Act
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RE. 5-8612
$3.50

S9,95U
9-yr. -old 3-bedrm. Cape Cod. bed
rm. Is 20 IT. long. Lge. fenced lot,
90x200 very reas. downpayment.
$11,950
Lovely masonry rambler. with hot
water Dashboard heat. 8 bedrms.,
sep. din. rm., fun hsmt. with rec
rm, Anchor fenced lot. Aluminium
storm Windows 5000 On. and $40
per mo,
$12,350
Brk rambler 3 bedrms., full bsmt..
yrs. old 2 blkS. TO school. 40 LIST
mtge. $1,000 dn. to non-yets.
$16,950
3 blks. To Catholic church and school
3-bedrm. brk. lot l00x200. firepl.
90 It. din. rm. lse. kit. 2 baths:
den or bedrm. on lat q. BSmt.,
oil h.-w.h.. lse. oak trees. vets or
BURCH REALTY co.
TO. 9-59g2 Til z Pm.
After 7 PM, WA. 7-b841, IA. 2-Ss9I
"A
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Wl,jOODSIDE PARK
S13 Q50 RAMBLER

$13,950 RAMBLER
wheaton brick with
bsmt., fenced corner lot. nearby
schools and bus. Approx. $1,000
down. Call Lo. S-s947. 70
HICKMAN-CUSHMAN
CLARKsBURo. RT. 240---owner
transferred; brick. Ia story, !
acre. high setting: bedrms.. 2
baths, lots OF closets, liv. rm. and
fireplace, TV rm., din. Im,, full
bsnit,. oil heat: q real family home
S24g $50, with $1,000 down; will
carry balance.
ROCKVILLE "A 4-bedrm. home
with all convenience: liv. rm.. din.
nm, full bsmt., oil h.-w.h.; 2
story frame: 1 blk. from court
house; $4,000, with S3 900 down .
will carry balance at 500 per mo.
oLNEY ARFA---3h acres on black
tor I'd: 2-story frame. all con-
yeniences. . bedrms.. liv. rrn, din
rm., part bsmt. garase; sl4'ooo'
AREA--iN acres with
modern home. poultry house.
30xi50 IT,: electricity and vateI'
$4,000. with Si,bOO down 20
2-p442.
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n, MADISON MANOR

N, MADISON MANOR,
1913 N. Powhatan st.--Center-
hall. .3-bedrm., lIa-bath brick Co
loniali nIepl. in liv: rm., sep; din;
ser. porch. tiled a. in bsmt.; shaded
fenced yard: mr.. Mckinley Sch. I'M
der $4,000, fin, avail. JE. 2-453n.
Open Sat. and Sun. NO AGENTS.
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a little do-it- your,
self ability, and $500 down 81
YOU need TO purchase this "homs
with a futureH Owner transferred
unable TO complete the . rooms hi
was adding to this 2-bedrm. con.
temporary rambler, Payments SSh
HART. JU. 5-O77b. cox a. co. .
BRICK SPLIT LEVEL, s13,4b0--3
twin-size bedrms.. huge family
room, suitable for 4th bedrm., COW,
10 schools. Reduced 81 900 for fast
sale. Submit OF or FLA contracts.
WooDMooR AGENCY, INC. ~
1856. OFFICE OPEN % TO y
asss saIMsGES' LARGE CT LOAN on thi.
charming brick rambler-3 larEe
irg brick fireplace. and large cor
rer lot; $4,000. GRAHAM & CO.,
JU. 5-85b0, 0 till q.
A LOT FOR A LITTLE---3-bedrm
brick home, IN immaculate condi-
ton: full bsmt,. sep. dining rm.
fenced yard. Only $4,000 VIII buy
this outstanding semidetached home
A. J. KEs5INoER a. CO.. JU. "
ANA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-26

I"objets dart" meaning articles
of artistic value. Mrs. H.
Answer: The ITS" of "objets'
and the IT" Of dart" are silent
The "a Of dart is approx
mately as fiat as the "a" in car.
rot. Say: awb-zheh OAR.
Syracuse: A headline reads
I"Gremlins Are Suspicioned.'
Can't you do something's
Reader.
Answer: Suspicion" should
not be used as a verb. though il
lis common in colloquial speech
Correct: Gremlins Are Sus.
pected. Use suspicion" as a
noun only. as Gremlins Are
Under Suspicion.
Oklahoma City The words
depositary and depository con.
fuse me. Are the words the
same?-MrS. j H.
Answer. Broadly speaking. the
words are synonymous But 1t is
better to preserve this distinc-
ton Use depositaly In the
meaning of "a person who re-
ceives deposit Use depository
for "a place where deposits are
received and safeguarded."
Distributed BY MeNAuEht Syndicate. Inc j
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-26
A WORD
TO THE WISE
BEETLE BAILEY
MUTT AND JEFF
BY MRS. FRANK COLBY
Flint; What is meant by a

Flint; What is meant by q
"tradewind?"--Mrs. o. N. M.
Answer: 1t is a wind that
blows regularly from the same
direction, usually from the east
toward the equator. The orr
einal meaning of trade" was "a
track or course"
Austin: Is it correct TO omit
the sound Of "h" in pronouncing
such words as when, where
what, why'd. d.
Answer. The words should b.
pronounced as if they were
spelled "hwen. hwere, hwat
hwy Indeed, the original SPELL
ing was "hwaenne, hwaer, hwaet
hwy" but the "h" and W. later
became transposed.
Sacramento: Please pro-
nouncs the French phrase
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-26
Answers TO Our Presidents

although this phrase is fire.
quently associated with Presi-
dent Grover Cleveland. this quo
tation is taken from President
Eisenhower'S State-of the Union
message in January, 1856.
2-The first locomotive crossed
the bridge over the Mississippi
from Rock Island. ILL.,, to Daven-
port, Iowa. on April 81. 1855.
Franklin Pierce was President at
that time.
George Washington and
Abraham Lincoln.
Questions on Previous Page.D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-26
avn and Garden Needs


. Not dug until completely dormont instead Of
ortitiolo defoiotion which is necessary in growing
oreos where the elinncte demands eory foil digging
before the plant has lost its leaves and gone to
sleep for the winter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-26

Grown by "Howcrds Of Helmet" on plateau in the
Son Joento mountains Of Southern California where
the cool nights and moderate days give the ideoI
cIlnoote for the best development Of healthy hardy
bushes "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-26

. Lifetime ll.steel vnbrSokohls housing.
. 1885 model sefsty clutch on blade.
. Side eshoun OF clippings directs them
owoy from operators feet ond sproy,
them evenly. thus simino'ns hcnd
rokins.
. Trims RAZOR close on both sides. thus
eliminotine tedious hond.trimu,inq otter
moving. Come within Va OF trees,
wolls. fences. etc.
. Exhu Jorge 8" Fsor wheels With eSl.75
semi.pneUm1ie. pvne'uts. proof rubber
tires moke II cosy 10 push and turn the
mower.
. SWeamlinsd tubvlor hondls specially de
signed so os NOT 10 become snoFlso in
fences or shrUbbery,
. Automatic governor gives you proper
engine speed.
. -Four cutting heights odivsiobls from ~"
10 g..
. Sober steel blods sharpsnsd on tour
edges, thus making II reversible and
doubling ih life.
. 9o.ooy Free warenty AsoinH Manu-.
featuring Defects.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1956-08-31

bers to develop a wide variety Of
activities that will enrich their
knowledge of Jews IN other coun-
tries and will help them develop
an awareness of their Jewish kim
ship. Among the planned activi-
lies are dramatics. arts and crafts.
hobbies. music. story telling and
discussion. Arrangements are be-
ing made to establish contacts
with overseas Jews through the
exchange of correspondence. pub
locations. photographs. stamps
and similar means. Members of
American Centers will be encour-
aged to give various forms of CO.
operation TO Centers overseas.
either through the World Fedora
ton of YMI1As and Jewish Com
munitY Centers or directly.
Specific suggestions for putting
the World Fellowship Program
into operation have already been
provided to Jewish Community
Centers in this country by JWB.
"a Jewish Community Center
World Fellowship Program Man
ual" and a companion volume
called Bound in Fellowship, are
now available. The Guide pro-
vides minimum basic information
about each Jewish community a.
broad and gives cues and leads
for obtaining further and more
detailed information.
This latest effort on the part of
American JewrY TO strengthen
the ties binding Jews in all coun-
tries is a reaffirmation of belief
in the future of JewrY and Juda-
ism. That il begins on the thresh-
hold of the year 57l7 reempha-
sizes the validity of the slogan of
the Jewish Community Center
World Fellowship programmed
Yisrael Haverim." all Jews are
friends.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1956-08-31
The Jewish Community
Center World Fellowship

programs aimed at promoting
understanding of Jewish life and
Jewish communities in other
countries of the world.
The Jewish Community Center
World Fellowship program Is an
international and educational
project which fits naturally into
the existing programs of the Gen.
ters in the United States and
Canada. II will provide an oppor-
tunitY for individuals and groups
large or small-in the Centers
to participate in a Jewish pro-
gram of worldwide scope. The
World Fellowship program will
seek TO encourage Center men,
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1956-08-31
CONTINUED from Page l3l

in each member of the more than
$50 Jewish Community Centers
and YM-YWHAs in the United
States a consciousness of his or
her kinship with and response
bility to fellow-Jews in other
lands; to stimulate each Center
to an awareness of its role in the
world movement of Jewish Com
munity Centers; and to develop
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1956-08-31

AS Mayor Of the City Of J0ekSoR-
vile, it gives me greet pleasure to
extend my best wishes to oil our cit
liens Of the Jewish fGith on the &C.
eosion Of the Jewish New Year Holt
days.
w. HoydOn Burns
Mayor Of Jacksonville
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-05
8.95 Taylor Barometer
Forecasts Weather
$50

Brass instrument with silyered
metal dial popular for home use.
Provides complete and continuous
record for accurate weather fore
casts. Easy 10 read.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-05

Cuts work time and
prevents scorching,
shine or lint. Works
equally well on miracle
or natural fiberS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-05

Really an elegant carving set--one
you'll be glad 10 have 10 carve the
Thanksgiving turkey. FORCED
blade carver. fork and steel sharp
ener In gift box.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-05

Quick-drying hot or cold air At
the flip Of q switch. Use on base,
detached or hang it on the wall.
Handle Of polished walnut. Attrac-
tive chrome.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-05

Light wood hand-lacquered and
hand-decorated canister set.
Besides their usefulness they
impart a decorative touch to
your kitchen. Alright dove
tailed corners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-05

Large salad mixing bowl, wood
fork and spoonserver and 4 indi-
vidual salad bowls. So handsomely
finished youn use them even at
your incest table.
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Mirrored Sliding Door
Tsrim Medicine Cabinet
$50

Two sliding mirror doors. 2 fun
width interior shelves with ~
open bottom shalt. Over al width
Il "a inches. White enamel finish.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-05

With see-thru heat-proof glass
LID. 2-quart size capacity. Pop
corn snAcks more often At your
house and how the kids win
love It.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-19
SCHOOLS
Louisionn, Virginia
Hear Bad News on
Segregation Lows

Two doubly damaging blows
were directed last week at the
system Of segregated schools
In the South when three Fed
eral judges and the Attorney
General Of Virginia took
swipes at legal maneuvering
designed to stave of integra-
ton.
The effect was doubly dam
aging because all four officials
are native Southerners.
In Louisiana. q Federal
judge ordered New Orleans to
integrate Its schools with all
deliberate speed" and the
same Judge and two colleagues.
sitting en- banc. ruled that all
Of the States segregation laws
which were re-enacted and
strengthened In 1854 are UNI
constitutional. In Virginia. an
advisory opinion by Attorney
General j. Lindsay Almond.
jr., held that the Legislatures
interposition resolution does
not suspend enforcement Of
the Supreme Courts desegre-
cation directive In virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-19
New England Boom for Herter
Has Considerable Substance

into the State legislature. and
rose to the speakership Of the
House. And in 1912. after .
brief stint In . pre-Pearl Har-
Dor mobilization agency here.
he ran for Congress. where
his legislative record over .
l0-year period prompted Re-
publican Leader Joseph w.
Martin. jr.. Sinclair Weeks
and Senator Leverett Salton-
stall to urge him to run for
Governor.
On Beacon Hill he has
gained a recommendation for
progressive but economical
administration and impressed
his State by his leadership last
August in using common
wealth resources for disaster
relief, after the devastation
wrought by floods.
Herter hackers. Of course.
are realistic enough to know
that Vice President Nixon is
separated from the presidency
by q mere heart beat between
now and next January 20.
They also recognize that any
extravagant promotion Of their
favorite sons virtues would
have the effect Of disparaging
Mr.. Nixon. to the detriment Of
G. o. p. unity and the ad-
vantage Of the Democrats.
Hence the reticence here Of
the Herter forces In proclaim
ing their mans attractiveRess
at this particular time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-19
BY GENE GOODWIN
star Stan Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS. - A Federal
legislator named Fallon inter-
posed himself into the Mary
land legislative scene last week
and killed off the already ailing
plan for financing a proposed
Maryland port authority with
q gasoline tax increase.
Democratic Representative
George H. Fallon blew, the
whistle on the State gas tax
increase by pointing out that
such q move would substan-
TALLY reduce the amount OF
money Maryland would get
under his Federal road build
ing bill now before Congress.
And what Maryland is
scheduled to get under that
bill is something more than
hay. 1t totals over $408 mil
lion for a 13-year period.
That's almost as much as the
1868 million the State is now
spending in its 12-year roads
program.
Mr.. Fallon. who comes from
Baltimore, said he put the
penalty provision in the bill
because he felt ut Is time
diversion Of these funds from
highways is stopped" About
half the States have constitu-
tional bans on using motor
vehicle and gasoline revenues
for purposes other than high
way construction and improve
ment, but the Maryland Leg
islature has turned down such
q constitutional amendment
in the past.
Until the Fallon "interposi-
ton" Baltimore City hackers
Of the port authority bill had
refused to bulge from the origi-
nal financing plan put forth
by the port study commission
and backed by Gov. McKeldin
namely. q three-tenths Of a
cent increase in the gasoline
tax.
After Mr.. Fallon's words
had been well absorbed here.
port hackers started looking
around for another financing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-19
REVIEW OF THE WEEK

Mr.. Almond noted that he
himself is opposed to the prin-
ciple Of indignation. But he
added that interposition can
not be used by the State in
carrying on the fight in the
Prince Edward County school
case, which was one Of five
decided by the Supreme Court
in May. 1854. Mr.. Almonds
opinion was clear-cut: THE
District Court Is bound by the
mandate which was issued (by
the Supreme Court on May
81, 1855. The decision OF the
Supreme Court and its man
date is the law Of the case. 80"
Louisiana Rulings
The Louisiana judges ruling
against the States 1854 omni-
bus segregation statute upset
the State Legislatures act
which had made the problem
of racial segregation q police"
matter for public safety.
In his opinion. which took
note also Of "the problem OF
changing a peoples mores."
Federal District Judge j. Skel-
ly Wright concluded: But the
magnitude Of the problem may
not nullify the principle. And
that principle is that we are.
all of us. free-born Americans
with a right to make our way
unfettered by sanctions i'm
posed by man because OF the
work OF God" (Skin color, in
Judge Wright's view. is Gods
work: segregation laws are
mans invention)
Meanwhile, a critical fight
was brewing In louisiana be-
tween the Roman Catholic
Church and segregation
leaders in the legislature.
-Four members OF the Legisla-
ture from New orleans. where
more than half the students
attend Catholic parochial
schools. asked for an amend
ment To- the 1854 segregation
laws which would cover pri-
vate schools as well as public
schools. Catholic Church Of
ficials had announced recently
q plan for migrating church
schools next September.
The controversy was certain
to revolve around the issue OF
separation Of church and
state. 1t also would directly
affect the consciences Of many
Louisianans who are both
Catholic and segregationist.
In Alabama, officials Of the
University Of Alabama an
nounced that the order open
ing the institution to Negroes
would be appealed to the
United States Supreme Court.
The university last month
admitted its first Negro stu
dent, q Birmingham coed,
but then excluded her from
the campus after three days
of violent demonstrations.
And In Washington, the
Sidwell Friends School. a pri-
vate institution, announced
that it will begin migrating
its classes next year. In
Guided in the student body at
Sidwell are the three children
of Senator James o. Eastland,
Democrat of Mississippi. Con-
gress' most vociferous and
outspoken enemy Of racial
migration ct any lsvel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-19
VIRGINIA
VIRGINIA
The Ladies,
Bless EN-
Sometimes
BY ALEX R. PRESTON


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
we love EN-.
Sometimes we do, and some
times we don't.
The gentlemen Of the Cen
eral Assembly respect their
women. sub. But some Of the
shenanigans going on here
have been both to the detri-
ment and to the advantage Of
the so-called tender sex.
Take for instance:
The cosmetology bill was
killed again. That means that
all you ladies who 60 down to
the beauty parlor for a facial"
or q permanent wave, will be
trusting your fate land your
good looks) to the hands of
some one who isn't required
to meet certain standards.
Virginia. 1t is said. is alone
among the 40 States in not re-
curing some sort of standards
for cosmetologists.
A lot of od-looking women
descend upon Richmond every
year the cosmetology bill
comes up. It has been a IA
vorite bit of legislation of Fair
fax State Senator John A. X.
Donovan. He has tried fruit
lessly for several years to get
the cosmetologists under State
control.
A Senate committee killed
this bill last week.
But the ladies can harken
to another bill that cleared the
legislature last week.
1t revises the principle Of
"intestate succession" That's
a gobbledygook phrase that
doesn't mean much to any
body except q lawyer. It means
somebody dies without leaving
q will.
Under the present law, If a
man dies without leaving q
will, this is what would hap
pen:
His house and all other real
estate would be inherited by
his children. II there were
no children. then the prop
erty would go to his brothers
and sisters, and II none to
his nieces and nephews. II
there were no nieces and
nephews. then the property
would go to the mans father
and mother.
Finally, the widow would in
herit the property.
That's a law that was writ
ten by Thomas Jefferson. It's
been hard to change 1t. The
theory was that . mans
estate should remain In his
family.
Delegate George A. Cochran
Of Staunton had q hard time
changing the Legislatures
mind. Last week he did.
The General Assembly passed
Mr.. Cochran's bill that would
sntitle the widow to the prop
eTty altar heY ehildren's clAtm.