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exhausted. Afterwards it seemed
evident that much of the time
and work spent hearing the
cases could have been saved.
Seventy-five per cent Of the
boys. all colored except one. were
dismissed with warnings.
After the day was over, Judge
Cockrill said she had no COM
ment, except one, on the UNI
Iprecedented calendar: II will talk
to Chief Stewart" thead Of the
Park Police).
The grind at court resulted
from Chief Stewards order April
I27 that completely changed his
departments handling of juve-
nile cases.
Arrest Cases Screened
The new order directed that
all juveniles arrested by Park
Police were to be turned over to
Juvenile Court for action unless
lin special cases, a superior officer
ordered otherwise.
Formerly. Park Police had a
screening operation much like
that of the Metropolitan Police.
Ia Juvenile was arrested, brought
Ito headquarters with his parents
and interviewed. If he had no
record and if the offense was
minor, the boy often was re-
LEASED with warning. Conse-
quently, many hundreds Of jul
venile cases were handled at the
first level and were not sent to
the already-overtaxed juvenile
court.
But because of "a furry of
publicity" arising from a Juve-
nile Court Advisory Committee
meeting, Chief Stewart said he
'reconsidered" his activities.
1T was apparent to me that
the Juvenile Court wanted to
have an opportunity to make up
Its mind about our handling OF
these cases." he asserted. lover
the years the responsibility in
our department for determining
whether cases should go to court
has drifted, sometimes to one
lperson and then to some one else
Our boys are not trained to dc
this determining" the police Of.
fetal said.
Kelly to Investigate
Chief Stewart assured The
Star he had no quarrel with
Juvenile Court. Edward j. Kelly
superintendent of the National
Capital Parks. commented: 81
knew nothing about this. III
look into it Monday. If there is
a lack of cooperation between
Park Police and the Juvenile
Court. we ought to get together
The situation came about wher
"a boys were brought to court
on charges of disorderly conduct
April rs and % at the Strate's
Carnival. then encamped at Ok.
llahoma avenue and Bennine
road NE. This is Park Police
territory. More than a score OF
Park Police were on hand fol-
trouble because there had beer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-19
BY MARY LOU WERNER
Star STAFF Correspondent

RICHMOND, Va, May 10
Northern Virginia will receive
more than Sc million for primary
highway construction during
1867 under a $43.8 million
budget approved here yesterday
by the Virginia State Depart
ment Of Highways.
The Sc million figure for the
Culpeper district, which en-
braces Northern Virginia. was
left unchanged from tentative
budget proposals announced two
months ago. Final approval was
given after a sparsely attended
public hearing at which only a
few spokesman appeared from
Northern Virginia jurisdictions
James A. Anderson. highway
commissioner, said he hoped this
meant Northern Virginia realized
the problem the State has
spreading its highway money
In the past Northern Virginia
has been the source Of bitter
complaints over traffic condi-
tons.
Hirst Speaks Up
The few representatives who
did appear from areas neal
Washington included Delegate
Omer Hirst Of Fairfax County
former Delegate Edwin C. Lynch
Of Fairfax County. a delegation
Of businessmen from Vienna
Arlington County Highway En-.
sineer Clifton G. Stoneburnei
and Arlington Director Of Pub.
lie Services r. NJ. Writ.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-19
Bill Would Roze Nine Old
Botanic Greenhouses

rites owned in the District by
minors. Under present Law
minors. to get their securities
traded in. would have to have q
guardian appointed and be
supervised by the court.
Provide penalties and a time
limit for the collection of taxes
by the District Assessor for the
Board Of Condemnation Of In.
sanitary Buildings.
Set up a revolving fund in the
District government for the cost
OF several different kinds OF
District publications.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-19

previous outbreaks Of juvenil,
vandalism there.
According to. police, gangs O.
youths roamed the carniva
grounds demanding rides which
they hadn't paid for, stealing
tickets and generally behaving
boisterously.
A few admitted carousing blu
more denied it. Denying it didn'
help eight who already were pro
bationers to the court. Thei
cases were referred to the pro
baton department for a repor
next week.
Lack Of Evidence
But denial or not, most Of tn,
boys were dismissed because o
an almost total lack of evidenc,
presented by the arresting Of
f1cers.
Judge Cockrill repeatedly asket
ofiicerS If they had brought an.
witnesses to the alleged viola
lions. The answer invariably wa
mo"
Over and over Judge Cockril
asked the officers If they hac
asked the children any question!
or if they had made any investi'
cation after the arrests. Tit
answer each time was NO"
A sample exchange between
one of the officers and Judg,
Cockrill went like this:
Officer. did you ask this boy
why he was acting the way vol
said he WASP"
mo, your honor"
well, did you bring here an,
Of the persons the boy alleged!
pushed or cursed?"
mo, your honor"
well. what made you ares
him. officer?"
Il observed the boy running
Through the crowd in a bolster
GUS manner"
Arrests on Speculation
/ One of the officers said h
ARRESTED a boy because he eth
policeman was trying to pre-
vent what the boy APPARENT,
was going to do"
"And what was that, ofiicer?
Judge Cockrill asked.
Start trouble" the policeman
said,
"Officer," Judge Cockrill said
I'VE don't make arrests on spec
ulation."
Another officer who arreste,
eight boys because they had beef
swimming in the Mellon Ar
Gallery fountain at Sixth stree
and Constitution avenue NV
said he did so because their ar
rests would act as a psychologi
cal deterrent" to other boys VIII
learned their friends had beel
sent away"
Incredulously. Judge Cockril
asked: do you mean you wan
to use these boys as an exampl
that If others swim in the foun
tain, they'll be sent away?" Tn
officer replied. Yes" The boy
were dismissed with a warning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-19
Salvation Army Fete

The central branch OF the SAL
walton Army here will celebrate
its 44th anniversary at 3 pm.
tomorrow at the Second Baptist
church, sl6 Third street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-19
"A Park Police Cases
Swamp Juvenile Court
Judge CockriII and Stoff Busy All Day
After Department Ends Screenings
By STEED EVANS

difference in the park police and the Metropolitan
handle juvenile offenders revealed yesterday Juvenile
Court when Edith H. Coc and her staff swamped
involving charged with dsordery conduct
Judge Cockrill the bench from $3.50 until
pm with 2O-mnute break before the calendar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-19
New Probation
Power Urged
Laws Wants Court
Under Federal Act

Chief Justice Bolitha j. Laws
yesterday urged legislation to
widen opportunities for proba-
ton here by putting his court
under the Federal Probation Act.
District Court defendants can
get probation now. but it is pro-
vided under the District Code
probation provisions which were
written in 1910 and are more re-
Ttricted than the Federal act.
Under the District Code, it was
explained, persons convicted of
q prior felony are barred from
probation. This bar does not
exist in the Federal Probation
Act.
Five Crimes Barred
Under the Federal act. only
crimes punishable by death or
life Imprisonment are excluded
from consideration for probation.
Under the District Code. five
specific crimes are now barred
from probation. Three of these
would continue to be barred be-
cause the punishment is death
or life Imprisonment. but two
Observation-Disclosures and ar
Son-would be considered for
probation under the Federal act.
Testifying before a House Ju-
dietary subcommittee. Judge
Laws said the District Court here
is the only Federal District Court
in the country excepted from
the Federal Probation Act.
If the bill were passed, he said
1t would permit the judges of his
court to suspend the imposition
or execution of sentence and
place the defendant on probation
for such period and upon such
terms and conditions as the court
deems best"
Held Great Help
Declaring the bill would place
In effect here a more enlight-
ened view" he said this would
be very great help to U.S."
Furthermore, he said. the Fed
eral act if applied here would
enable the judges to transfer de-
PENDANTS to other jurisdictions
where they might have a job,
place them on probation and
transfer the supervision of such
probation to the place where they
were transferred.
The bill would leave the Mu-
nicipal Court and the Juvenile
Court here under the same Dis
trict code under which they now
have the right to suspend either
the imposition or execution OF
sentence.
Judge Laws said he knew of
no opposition to the bill. He
said it had been approved by
Judges of the local Eleventh Cir
cult here, by the judicial Confer
eice of the United States. the
Department Of Justice. the Dis
trict Commissioners and the Mu-
nicipal Court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-19
BY HAROLD B. ROGERS

/ Nine old greenhouses used by
the Botanic Garden would be de-
molished along Independence
avenue S.W. to make way for a
park in that section, under a
bill introduced yesterday in the
Senate.
| The measure was sponsored by
Senator Green. Democrat of
Rhode Island. and referred to
the Senate Committee on Rules
and Administration.
The old greenhouses have been
considered an eyesore for some
time and would be completely re-
moved. New greenhouses to han
die the same kind of work for
the Botanic Gardens would be
built in the so-called Botanic
Garden Nursery along the Po-
tomac River in Anacostia near
the District Government Tree
Nursery.
Other Buildings Stay
The rest Of the Botanic Gar
den buildings at the foot Of Capt.
toll Hill, including the big con-
servatory housing many interest,"
ing plants. would remain where
they are.
The bill would authorize $751;
900 for demolition of the old
greenhouses and building new
ones. The old greenhouses are on
a site bounded by Maryland ave-
niue, Second street, Independence
avenue and Third street S.W.
The work would be handled by
y. George Stewart, the architect
of the Capitol, under the direc-
ton Of the Congressional Joint
Committee on the Libary headed
by Senator Green.
The greenhouse measure was
one Of six bills introduced yes
terday in the Senate.
Trailefs Affected
These other five bills would:
Make three changes in D. c.
regulations on two-wheel trail
ers. The bill would remove the
present prohibition on operation
of trailers which are registered
outside the District, reduce the
annual license fee on antique
vehicles to IS and reduce the
amount Of fees on most trailers
placing them on a sliding scale
depending on the weight Of the
trailer.
Make taxicab owners carry
Insurance in the same amount
as that required Of operators
OF private vehicles To cover in
juries and property damage.
Permit so-called free trading
lon stock exchanges and secu-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-11

Easter Special For
Mature Figures

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Sunday. The jacket gives it a covered-up
look, while the dress - worn alone -
is perfect for social activities later in the
day. BY Ed Gerrick, it is cut to flatter
larger women. The v neckline on the
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darts are repeated on the sloped slit
pockets to help imply a slim waistline.
The dress has f1ared skirt, simple
bodice and an inserted yoke of contrast
ing fabric. LOAN RATHER
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Negro Maid So.
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sheriff did not identify admitted
intimacy but claimed the girl gave
consent.
The Negro woman said that she
was on a downtown street corner
Monday morning when the man
drove up and asked her to work
for him at his home south Of Jack
son. She agreed to work, and said,
in her statement, that he PROPOSE
toned her, she refused and he
then criminally assaulted her in his
bedroom.
The woman signed the affidavit
charging criminal assault in Judge
j. B. Bells office Monday, and she
said the assault occurred some
where around II o'clock" Monday
The arrested man denied the
criminal assault when confronted
with the Negroes accusation Mon
day afternoon. He win be held in
Kinds county Jail until prelimi-
nary hearing can be set, and until
investigation is complete.
Deputy Bonner said the man was
married and the father of a small
child.
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US. Communities
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throughout the country.
There was no estimate of the
number taking part.
A crowd of 5000 turned out in
New York City to hear Mr. Powell
suggest that clergymen hold their
own conference on racial issues If
President Eisenhower does not call
! one.
In Boston, Episcopal Bishop Nor
man B. Nash told about 800 wor-
shippers, about third of them
Negroes :
1.-THE guilty are not only they
but also we
Right here in Boston, in matters
of housing, education, employment,
and church membership, and in
many other ways, there is re-
sponsibility for each of us to ac-
knowledge
In Montgomery there were no
special meetings. However, Ne
gro churches kept their doors open
throughout the day for anyone
wishing to offer prayers.
At Chino, Calf, an aircraft-re-
nair plant Pacific Airmotive Cor
roration) fired nine Negro workers
for stopping work for an hour OF
rraver. A plant spokesman said
the nine were discharged for in
subordination.
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-04-07
THIS IS HIS LIFE

This is a brief story of the life
and achievements of DR.. John Wes-
ley Hair, BID, DID,, LID, one
of the loyal and outstanding min
listers of the Church of Allen, who
has rendered herculean services as
a minister, presiding elder, teach
err and helper in the development
of the religious, educational and
civil affairs of our people. For
several years he served as pre-
siding elder over the Jackson Dis
trict of the East Mississippi Con-
ference, and Mt present serves eff
fectively as presiding elder of the
Meridian District of said Confer
ence.
Many of our large churches as
we'll as smaller ones, are consider
ing DR.. Hair MS formidable and
most worthy candidate for t h e
Bishopric at the forthcoming Cen
eral Conference to convene in Mi
ami, Fla, May, 1856. Men and
women of high repute who are
supporting DR.. Hairs candidacy
for Episcopal honors aver that he
has done a class of work compar-
able with that of any minister
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-04-07

ever to wear the mantle of the
immortal Allen, founder Of the
great African Methodist Episcopal
church.
DIR. Hairs Fitness
At the age of 7 years he was
converted Christian, and became
Il member of the New Hope A. NJ.
f. Church; licensed to preach at
the age Of IL; and admitted to the
conference at the age of ID. DR..
Hairs early spiritual embodiment
has gained for him the attention
of many progressive thinkers, who
maintain that such early spiritual
urge is indicative of being pro-
rhetically and divinely imposed:
analogous to the early spiritual
experience of Jesus, called the
Child of the Temple, as recorded
in Luke's gospel, chapter 2:46-49;
And it came to pass that after
three days, they found him in the
Temple, sitting in the midst Of
the doctors. both hearing and ask
ing them questions, and all that
heard him were astonished at his
understanding and answers, and
when they saw him they were
amazed; and his mother said unto
him: Why has thou dealt thus with
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Woman sIays....

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of George Jeffries, 40.
Officers said the Negro woman
told them she had been living with
Jefferies for the past three months,
but had ordered him to leave a
week ago after he again refused to
legally marry her.
She told officers that she was in
bed with her two-year-old son when
Jefferies came home Monday night
at 1880 pm. and announced that
she would have to kill" him to get
him to leave.
The woman told officers that
Jefferes struck at her with the
butcher knife but she took it away
and stabbed him under the left arm.
He fled into the kitchen, she
said, and struck at her again with
a chair.
She told officers she stabbed him
again with the knife and he died
instantly.
In another incident of violence
Saturday night two men, George
Anderson and BLACK Buddy" Nit
chell fought a bloody knife duel in
front Of the Blue Light Cafe on
North Parish street.
Both are reported lingering be-
tween life and death in local Hos
pital.
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-04-07
Ala. Governor Hits
Interposition

ELBA, Ala. - Gov. James E.
Folsom brought his report to the
people" here last night, striking
cut again at the interposition res
olution.
Folsom told some $50 persons
that you'll beat the interposition
act five to one if they let you vote
on it,"
The Legislature passed the in
terposition measure this year in
an attempt to nullify the U. S.
Supreme Court segregation deci-
sions. A statewide vote will be
held on it Aug. %.
The governor told the audience
II have handled the segregation is
sue peacefully and without going
wild about it."
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Negro General -.
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force.
Peter Kalischer, writing in the
current Golfers points out that
Davis is the second Negro general
in U. S. history; his father, now
retired, was the first.
ut was only seven years ago
that 'integration' had a very per-
sonal meaning for Davis and all
Negroes in uniform. President
Harry S. Truman ordered the end
of segregation in the armed forces
and the integration Of Negro and
white units" Kalicher says.
A trail blazer for his race in
the Air Force (as his father had
been in the Army, Davis crossed
the "Great Divide" with an i'm
pressive war record, a command
presence" and a charming wife,
according to the Golfers article.
During World War II, Davis
commanded the all-Negro 332nd
Fighter Group which flew long
range bomber escort duty for the
18th Air Force bombers deep into
the Balkans, Poland, Romania,
and Germany.
Davis received a Silver Star,
a Legion Of Merit, Distinguished
Flying Cross and the Air Medal
with four Oak Leaf Clusters.
He came to Taiwan after duty
in Korea and Japan and was or
dered to get his new command, U.
S. Task Force IS, operational in a
month, Kalischer says in Golfers.
"In my % years in the Air
Force" comments a frosty-eyed
colonel in Davis command, 81
never saw anybody do so much in
so little time with what was on
hand. ATF Is was in business on
schedule"
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Eisenhower.
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rights division Of the Justice De-
partment under an assistant at
torney general. This would give
more power and prestige to the
Justice official handling civil rights
matters.
3. Legislation to open federal
courts to civil suits against per-
sons or organizations that deny or
attempt to deny voting rights in
any state.
Most observers have not given
Rep. Roosevelt's plan much Of a
chance to succeed. However, they
point out that in this election year,
Republicans might rally around the
Presidents plan, which would be
expected to get support from the
northern liberal democratic bloc.
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-04-07

He belongs to the Masonic Order
in all Branches. He is a member
of the Elks, Odd Fellows, X. of P.'s
and its Supreme Lodge and many
other worthy and minor orders.
He has been delegate to the
National Republican Convention
since 1912. He is a member Of the
n. A. A. c. P, and a champion of
human rights; member Of inter-
racial agancies Of the community
and State for the welfare of our
group. And now the final pleas
of DIR. Hair of the Great General
Conference of the Church he has
served nearly half a century; and
Litany to all the Bishops, General
Officers and Members who shall
convene in the city of Miami, Fla.
May. 1856:
Rev. Fathers in God, and all the
members of the conference: do
hereby submit my Candidacy for
your prayerful consideration, upon
my record of as years of ltenerant
service in the Great Church of Al
len, as to my efficiency, my record
in the Church, which is an open
book. And if you find sufficient
virtue and worth therein, ! shall be
deeply grateful to you, for your
prayers, your vote and influence.
In the event l am elected, | pledge
you to make the Church good
servant and brother to all, God be-
ing my helper.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-04-07
State NAACP
Sets Annual
Membership Drive

Mississippi division Of the Ma
tional Association for the Advance
ment Of Colored People held a
meeting Of workers in Jackson last
night preparing for its annual
membership drive.
DR.. A. H. Mccoy, former officer
and life member of the n. A. A.
c. P, said the workers are organ
lied much like those Of the Polio
drive" or other membership cam
paigns.
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be called 'Southerner.'" He called
Southern tradition "a backward
looking and odious attitude appro-
priately attributed only to the
United Daughters Of the Confed-
eracy."
He called southern governors
and legislators "the embarrassing
sound trucks (of) the South 5. ID.
They speak with weighty, obstrep-
erous and irrational voices. Never
could they speak for those who
feel as we do :"
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was soon lifted when Bishop Jean
mard said he had learned the two
women had repented their act
beating of a woman who taught
an integrated church class.
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Milford chronicle., 1956-02-24
LEGAL NOTICE
LEWES SPECIAL SCHOOL
DISTRICT
SCHOOL BUILDING BONDS

In accordance with the provis-
ions of Code Section 2121, Title IA,
Delaware Code, 1853, and the Acts
amendatory and supplementary
hereto, the State Board of Educay
ton hereby gives notice that it has
canvassed the vote Of the Lewes
Special School District special
election for the issuance Of Lewes
Special School District School
Building Bonds held in the Lewes
Special School and Lewes Junior
High School in the Lewes Special
School District, on Saturday, Feb
ruaTy II, 1856, between the hours
of one o'clock and eight O'Clock,
p. m. Eastern Standard Time, and
hereby declares the result of said
special election to be as follows:
FOR THE BOND ISSUE 594
votes were cast
AGAINST THE BOND ISSUE IL
votes were cast
In Witness Whereof the State
Board of Education has caused this
certificate to be executed by its
President and its Secretary. this
10th day of February, A. ID. 1856.
BY: MADELINE 2. BUCHANAN
(SeaD President
Attest:
George r. Miller, Jr, Secretary
2-24-1t