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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-03

II you are interested in sure
things, put your money on Sen
ator John Marshall Butler to be
renominated in the Republican
primary in Maryland next Mon
day.
Mr. Butler has primary oppo-
sition, but only from two minor
challengers who are even less
we'll known than he was six years
ago when he made political his
tory by unseating Democrat Mil
lard E. Tydings.
His opponents are:
Earl E. (Skip) Knepper
Washington County novelty shop
owner who got into the race fol
laughs and publicity.
Henry j. Laque. jr., Anne
Arundel County junk dealer who
filed because he was angry with
Democratic county officials who
cracked down on his yard on
charges of violating the coming
ordinance,
There was a time last winter
when Senator Butler had reasons
to feel uncomfortable about his
denomination prospects.
Accident Forces Withdrawal
For one thing, Mai. Gen. D
John Marley of Frederick had
filed against him. Gen. Markey
polled 1000 more popular votes
than Mr.. Butler in the 1850
senatorial primary but lost out
because the Senator had the ma
jority of decisive unit votes.
In addition. there were reports
that Gov. McKeldin, who has
had various disagreements with
Senator Butler. was trying to
get either Representative Deve-
reux or Representative Miller to
oppose the Senator in the pri-
mary.
But, as it turned out. the t.
year-old Gen. Marley withdrew
from the race after he was in
jured in an automobile accident
and the two Republican Con-
greSsmen decided to seek re-
election to the House.
Now, virtually all elements of
the Republican party, including
the Governor, are united behind
Mr.. Butler. He also has earned
the support of Baltimore COM
mercial interests during his five
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-03
Public ours to Reveal
General Hospital Flaws

The medical staff, however,
promised to show each interested
person any of the hospital ia
cilitieS he wishes to see, within
the bounds of respecting patient
privacy.
Unchanged Over Decade
For example, the public is not
scheduled to see the dilapidated
emergency room facilities which
have not been changed in the
last 10 years. according to DR..
Lawrence Phillips. in charge of
admissions. He added, however,
that the emergency room patient
load has doubled in the last three
years.
The tour of the hospital showed
that the emergency room had
only four examining rooms. one
treatment room with only one
bed-table. and one stretcher
room with six stretchers in space
suitable for only four.
It is, said DR.. Phillips, impos-
sible to have sterile procedures
there because of the height of
the ceilings, which collect dirt.
1t is, he added; too noisy to lis
ten in on chests through stetho-
scopes.
The tour showed, in general, a
large hospital with inadequate
personnel and facilities. One
floor in the medical building had
no nurses yesterday because its
complement Of two were sick,
another doctor said. So one had
to be borrowed from another
floor.
Sometimes, persons die in the
emergency room before doctors
can get to them. DR.. Phillips
said he is doing a study on some
so cases recently in which death
came while awaiting help.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-03

II YOU are interested anda half the Senate
things nut your money The 53yearod Senator dis
ator John Marshall Butler continued his private law prac-
renominated in the Republican ce IN MS nauve 6aitnore
primary Maryland next Mon when ne entered ne senate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-03

w. Prescott Lane; Baltimore's
Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro and
former United States Solicitor
General Philip B. Perlman would
join in an election eve television
appeal for support for Mr..
Tydings.
While Mr.. Tydings campaigned
in Baltimore yesterday his wife
went to Observation-Disclosures
territory-to drum up votes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-03
1855 Graduate to Be
School Concert Soloist

Miss Julia Watson, 18-year-
old violinist, will be soloist at
the annual orchestra concert at
Washington-Lee High School.
Arlington. at $50 pm. tomor-
row.
Miss Watson, daughter of Mr.,
and Mrs. Nelson A. Watson, GAS
North Illinois street. Arlington.
was voted the most talented
senior girl in the class of 1855
at Westinghouse. She is now
studying violin in New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-03
Planners Back
Improved Roads
ToCIA Site

A program Of road and bridge
improvements, to be built in
conjunction with the proposed
construction of Central In
telligence Agency headquarters
at Langley. Va, was Endorsed in
principle yesterday by the Ma
Itional Capital Regional Planning
Council.
Among the top priority prof.
ectS are extension of George
Washington Memorial Parkway
widening of the Glebe road
Route 1913 complex in the vi
cinity of Chain Bridge and the
CHA site and construction of a
Maryland Virginia bridge link
over the Potomac River at Cabin
John.
The preliminary Acommen-
dations, submitted by a special
committee. headed by Donald
E. Gingery, will be put into
final form soon by the council,
The purpose of the action,
Mr.. Gingery said, is to alert
Congress, local governments and
agencies to the demands that
the CHA installation will place
on public utilities and highways,
Pre-dated Choice
Many of the projects were
planned long before the CHA
site entered the picture, Mr..
Gingery pointed out. The choice
of Langley for that purpose
should speed the launching of
the recommended new construc-
ton, he added.
In addition to the high priority
highway Improvements, these
others were listed by the council:
Links in the circumferential
route around Washington in
Maryland and Virginia all the
way from U. S. Route 240 and
Ia Cabin John Bridge to a Jones
Point river crossing back into
Maryland near Alexandria
widening Chain Bridge. Canal
road and Weaver street In the
District to improve the Chain
Bridge connection between Wash
lington and Virginia.
Other actions by the group in
cluded:
/. Assigning a committee tt
study the proposed construction
of a water-supply dam on Goose
Creek to benefit large areas Of
Fairfax County. Members ex.
pressed disappointment that the
dam proposal was made before
the Army Engineer Corps coulo
complete its exhaustive survey
lof water resources of the entire
Potomac River basin.
2. Informal authorization OF
members to try to prevail on the
owner of a big motel under con-
Istruction at the Virginia end OF
the Highway Bridge to install
atop the building a less preten-
tious sign than that now con-
templated. Max Wehrley, coun-
ell chairman, said he is ZAP
palled and personally embar-
Irassed" as an Arlingtonian that
county authorities are permit
ting installation on the ap-
proaches TO one Of Washington
finer monumental vistas.
Joint Meeting Today
3. Approval in principle of a
congressional proposal whereby
local Jurisdictions would receive
Federal payments in lieu of taxes
for land occupied by Govern
ment agencies.
The regional council is tc
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-27
For a Full Life

show of gratitude. his rewards should be
great indeed.-Christian Science Monitor.
= The Christian Science Monitor could
have gone one step further. To some en-
gineer, chemist, or diplomat, who retires
at age 65 we believe it would be reward
ing experience to become a college profess
sor. For the smaller Independent liberal
arts colleges such as Hampden Sydney,
Randolph Macon, Emory and Henry, a
practical, experienced, retired specialist
could become a real asset and the expert
ence would be satisfying to him.
An example at Hampden-Sydney cur
rently is DR.. Ben R. Lacy. retired president
of Union Theological Seminary. who, we
understand. is doing a valuable work at the
College and in his ministry to the people of
the College Church congregation.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-27
Letters To Editor

where our maternal grandparents.
the late Tom and Kate Dowdy
worshipped so many years ago
We. too. joined them there in
years gone by.
They now are resting in the
cemetery nearby along with SO
many friends we knew Amous
them we're DR. and Mrs. Gar
land. Mr.. and Mrs q cker Shep
ard, Mr.. and Mrs, Berl Shepard,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Spencer.
both Mrs. Spencers. also Kish
Spencer, hose sad death at such
tender age stirred the hart Of
tire writer so much, and many
others we knew
| think kish was the first one
to be buried in that cemetery W.
also went in the church where we
found the door unlocked. There
we had song service Mrs, VEGA
Garter played the organ. and Mai
Dowdy led us in sweet. lmpre--
sive prayer as we knelt around
the altar.
How sacred the hour! It seemed
We almost felt the presence OF
our loved ones and friends Of
long ago.
Our family circle would have
been complete if Mrs, Ruth Arndt,
of Akron. Ohio. and Jim DowdJ. of
Philadelphia. Pa, had been pre-
sent. W. are seven in numucr,
but live in SIX states. only two
in Virginia.
May there be many more such
meetings here on earth. ard
final one in. Heaven is the prayer
of the writer.
Mrs. Lottie Carter
Route |
Buckner. Va
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-27
Double Check

There Just amt nothin as
harmonious as Virginia Republi-
cans this time no tiff" like
50 They got that new look
streamlined fully packed and 500
easy on the draw. They have com
pleted their three year cleanup in
control. no Democrats in Wash
ington few small farmers and
business men in the country. They
have done away with their biggest
competitors. Ringland Brothers
Barnum and Bailey Circus King
and many more M my Clown you
see will be in the COP ring Unity
solid everywhere.
They have what is known to be
the only ready made ticket that
could possible be produced this
fall. I. Lee Potter, OF Arlington.
State Party Chairman. he wa the
only one they could find that
wasn't liked in his own town ..
mighty important in times like
these. no favorltlsm They are
all liberals; give it away. it amt
our money we're giving take
every body in, they arc not going
home with US
They even skipped Hamltonian
principals and come over anG
took from the Democrats SAID
they believed in States Rights.
They should read the party plan.
They arc making a drive for
TIE Youth Of Virginia." Thems
about the only ones they can
fool, B. S H, Born Since Hoover
Every once in a while the health
of Ike" pops up but they haven't
taken him to Oral Roberts. so [
guess he will hold. They never say
word about Brother Milton.
Thanks for the praise and
thanks for reading,
Yours,
j. MARVIN BROWN
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-27

The National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People, ag-
gressively pressing for mixing OF
the races in the public schools, has
turned thumbs down on the volun-
tary Indignation plan worked out by
Hopkins County Board of Education
and has filed suit in United States
District Court at Owensboro.
Under the Hopkins county board S
plan. announced last March 2, vol
untary mixing of the races was to
begin next September in the first
grade of all grammar schools under
the boards control. This meant all
the grade schools in Hopkins county
with the exception of those in Earl
ington and Dawson Springs. which
are independent school districts and
hence not involved in the present
court action.
Under the plan worked out by the
county school authorities. the inte-
grafton or mixing of the races which
was set for next September would
have produced indignation in all the
grades within twelve years. This
approach to a problem posed by the
Crited States Supreme Courts inte
grafton decision of May II, 1854,
clarified by the same court on May
81. 1855 does not meet with the ap
prevail of the National Association
for the Advancement Of Colored
People. its professionals and its at
to,neys, and it local members who
Instructed Negro Attorney James
A. Crumhn. of Louisville. to file the
action in U. S. District Court
We Of The Messenger have been
proud over the years. of the man
ner in which White and Negro citi-
zens of Hopkins county have lived
and worked and got along in har
mony, and we view with regret and
some measure Of apprehension the
gradual dissipation of this harmony
and this apparent desire for show
down, evident in this federal court
action brought by what might be
called the professional advocates Of
the Negro race. as contrasted with
the moderate rank and file Of our
Negro population and those leaders
who take the view that the pro-
fesSionals in their race are pressing
their demands too rapidly and too
insistently to point where long
time wellwishers for the Negro
race and advocates of square deal
for these minority citizens are los
ing patience and being alienated
Earl Warren. chief justice of the
nations highest court, and his eight
associates on the bench tossed into
the lap Of Hopkins countians and
their fellow Americans in most Of
the nations other communities
tough prcblem-and a revolutionary
one when they handed down their
May II, 1854. decision on public edu
clrion without racial discrimina-
ton They made it tougher a year
late--on May 81. 1955-when they
clarified the application of the 1854
decision. the clarifying decision do
ing the following things:
|, Reaffirmed the principle and
said "all provisions Of federal,
srate or local law requiring or
permitting discrimination must
yield 70 this principle
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-27
TWO PREACHERS

Two preachers preaching the other doy,
And both their heard;
One preached like preacher the same old woy
But the other preached like bird
'You must join my church or be Iost--ost-lost"
The in the pull pit did soy
But he in the trees his little heed tossd
An kept on singing owoy.
An my creed is this on my creed is that"
Sold he Of the pu pit thot doy
But he Of the trees stood firm ond pot
An song in his sweet little woy.
Then he Of the pulpit he spoke Of fire
An spoke Of O wrath obove,s
But the song from the trees higher ond higher
An the soul Of thot song wos love
An it lifted me up the wing Of the song,
Up--up to my Maker above,
TIL my heart is repcnted Of every wrong
An my soul is Jus dubbed with love-
Two preachers preoching-Yes, thot is the rule
An those the sermons heard
An the in the p1 pit-he Q fool
But the in the tree wos bird
John Trotwood
poet A. liked and
t 0 WHITAKER
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-27
No Compromise on Principla

THERE CAN BE NO COMPROMISE on
principle without completely sacrificing
the principle.
Published elsewhere on this page is an
editorial from the jacksonville (Ky.) Mes.
senger. 1t is worth reading and rereadng
1t is case history of the theory of gradu-
alism. 1t outlines the procedure in use by
the NAACP and the results of forced in
tegration Of public schools. 1t is an excel
lent example of what happens when
principle is compromised.
Kentucky is one of the so-called border
states in which the people and the officials,
either not conscious of the constitutional
principle involved, or hoping to ease the
shock caused by upsetting State policy of
long duration and social relations for
generations, attempted the expediency o.
graduaism. The same might have happened
to Virginia, had not some students of con-
stitutional law: some lawyers, fearless
enough to disagree with the L. S. Supreme
Court; some newspaper editors who have
brought the real facts to the people; some
Virginia statesmen both on the local level
and the national level who have deter
mined to resist the usurpation of power by
the Court; and bands of patriotic citizens
in the "grass-roots' under the leadership
of the Defenders of State Sovereignty and
Individual Liberties, who have aroused
the public by giving them the facts and
leadership to> resist. In fact, gradualism
might have been Nirginia's program save
for the determination of the people of
Prince Edward County the firmness of the
members of the Board of Supervisors the
support of other counties and citizens in
Virginia.
The opponents of indignation in public
schools have used reason and logic entire
lv. Fortunately. interracial differences of
opinion on the subject have produced no
untoward Incidents Tensions have been
kept to a minimum. SO long as the discus
sion of the problem remains on this high
plane, there may be hope for solution
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-27

RETIREMENT has become enough part
of the American pattern of life TO give
the authorities a good deal of experience
to be authoritative about. One thing they
seem to agree on is that one retiring should
not merely stop doing what he has been
doing He should start doing something
else.
Doing what? That depends on the in
dividual. If he, consciously or intuitively,
will start doing something that fills some
lack of experience thus far, he is likely to
find satisfaction-provided he has thought
his course through with reasonable clear
headedness.
Some years ago man who had gained
some reputation and wealth as retail
jeweler decided to retire at IS and to I'M
dertake the study and practice of law.
Why? He didn't say publicly. But we have
an idea his business success-whch was
not inconsderable-had never sufficiently
challenged the intellectual capabilities he
felt to be within him He did as he planned,
and made another modest success-a pro-
fesSional one
respected record in his profession behind
him decided to retire. enter theological
school. and become a minister of the Cos
pei Then. modestly comfortable living
assured through an annuity he had built up
he proposes to ask his church to place him
with the poorest congregation within its
fold. Why has he chosen thus? Perhaps
because the technical and abstract charac-
ter of his particular work has not fulfill
ed his wearing for warm. helpful associa-
ton with his fellow men
An appealing ambition that ought to
succeed because of its very selflessness-
provided. Provided this engineer-clercv-
man arms himself for the peculiarly diff
cult test to which he will be putting him
self and his future congregation-th test
of giving gracefully and receiving CRATE
fully where no tangible, commensurate
quid pro quo enters in If he is prepared
20 give without dependence upon outward
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-27
An Old Friend

WE met our friend of long standing, J.
S. Pullen of Richmond on the street
last week. Uncle Joe has a way of saving
things in few words which pack wallop
Our conversation got around to present
conditions and he said this:
I'VE want our wealth without work; we
want our leisure without labor; we want
our freedom without responsibilities and
we want our religion without love There
just amt no such thing"
How true! How true,
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-27

and the salvation of the public schools on
a basis much like the present. Any compro-
mise in the principle of segregation will
result in changed public school system
and establishment, concern and appre-
henson as its now the case in Hopkins
County, KY.
The assignment program, proposed by
the Virginia School Study Commission.
would legalize intcgrated schools. 1t would
add nothing to the present powers of the
education administrators. Under present
Virginia law the school boards have the
power to assign pupils and to assign teach
ers They assign pupils to such schools as
they believe best and employ teachers to
be assigned to certain schools and certain
grades. The teachers even assign the pupils
to certain seats in the schoolroom What
more assignment is necessary?
Virginia has interposed its sovereignty
and by resolution of the General Assembly
has questioned the authority of the u. s.
Supreme Courts decision. Virginia has
called upon her sister states to resolve the
dispute of this contested power. Five sister
states have followed this lead. Two more,
North Carolina and Florida have similar
resolutions before legislatures now in ses-
sion. Virginia represents that the decision
of the Court is illegal because the power
to control state public schools was not
granted by the Constitution. The decision
in effect amends the Constitution by Judi
cial fiat. Therefore, until the Constitution
is amended. as provided by the Constitu
ton itself, Virginia does not recognize the
decree and will maintain her public school
system according to the Virginia constitu-
ton. which forbids Indignation of races in
public schools
Let there be no compromise in these
principles. Upon them Governor Thomas
B. Stanley has taken stand. He deserves
and, we believe will receive the full, whole
hearted support of all clear thinking Vir-
ginians. I
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-27

! March %, 1855 its plan for volun-
'arT interration in the first grade
OF schools under its control. We
nave no idea what the nature of
Hopkins County Board of Educa-
| flHn S defense will be when the
NAACP's suit comes up for trial in
U. S. District Court. but it is obvi-
Gus even to non-lawyers that the de-
'cnse will center around a conten-
ton that the county board is max
ing the prompt and reasonable"
start toward mixing the races in
hopkins county's public schools as
required by the nine justices of the
United States Supreme Court.
II is our considered opinion that.
were il not for a handful of ex-
tremists In the ranks of the Negro
race III Madisonville. and we're it
not tor the professional agitators of
the National Association for the Ad-
varcement of Colored People. like
Attorney Crnmlin in Louisville and
Jack Greenberg in New York. the
suit against Hopkins County Board
| Of Education would never have been
fled
l. IS impossible to view. without
deep concern and without meas
IRE Of apprehension, the extremes
to which the more militant men,
he'S Of the NAACP are willing to go
in applying the pressure which they
have been building up since Mr..
Warren and his associates handed
down the decisions of May II. 1854,
and May 81. 1855. Moderation. for
which a lot Of people had hoped,
is being tossed out of the window.
and legal and political pressure is
being applied. The Ninety-Six Con-
gresham in the March IL. 1856.
declaration referred to the Supreme
/ Courts action. in part, as follows.
| II is destroying the amicablc
\ relations between the White and
Negro races that have been ere
ated through ninety years Of
patient effort BY the good peo-
/ pie Of both races. II has plant
ed hatred and suspicion where
there has been heretofore friend
ship and understanding.
Without the consent Of the
: governed outside agitators are
threatening immediate and rev.
elutionary changes in our pub
lie school systems.
The words of the Ninety-Six Con-
gressmen sound prophetic. viewed
| in the light of what has { n
brought about in Hopkins county
1t might be interesting to note
how little school tax-or any other
tax-is paid into the Hopkins coun-
ty school system by the parents of
the twenty one petitioners involved
in this federal court action which
has been filed against our county
board of education.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-07-27
Editorial FROM adisonville Messenger
Shall The NAACP or Our Board
of Education Run Our Schools?

.. Gave local authorities the
task of migrating the schools
and gave the federal district
courts the task of seeing it
done ~
8 Instructed the courts to re
quire "a prompt and reason
able start toward desegrega-
ton. with the provision that they
may allow additional time" for
adjustments. such as providing
adequate personnel, transporta-
ton. buildings and other neces-
sites ....
No doubt it was in an effort tc
,untply with point No above that
Hopkins County Board of Educa
ION worked out and announced