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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-25
BY q star stan Correspondent

RICHMOND, Jan. Estate
Senator Armistead L. Boothe OF
Alexandria, an opponent Of the
Gray Commission program in the
recent referendum campaign, to-
day called for unity in selecting
delegates to a constitutional con-
vention.
Albert v. Bryan Of Alexandris
and Frank l.. Ball Of Arlington
have announced as candidates
for the convention which is ex-
pected to pave the way for q
tuition grants proposal.
Mr.. Bryan Supported the tut
ton grants, plan while Mr.
Boothe conducted a Statewide
campaign against 1t. Asked BY
reporters for his views on the
candidates, Mr.. Boothe said:
Would Bury Bitterness
Is. the action Of the con-
Ivention is a foregone conclusion
Il feel personally that it will
be best for Alexandria for oul
people to bury the bitterness Of
the campaign and to unite tt
accept the decision of the State
and to do all within our power
to protect the public schools.
Both Mr.. Bryan and Mr.
Ball have indicated theil
intentions to vote for the. con.
stitutional amendment III. bui
to see that the amendment Il
limited to section 14t and thai
section 1919 is not tempered with
Section l2g directs that the
General Assembly shall establish
and maintain an efficient system
Of public free schools throughout
the State. IN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-25
Legislation Hits
Arlington Plan
BY a star stan correspondent

RICHMOND, Jan. 25.-Legis-
ilation - specifically aimed al
Arlington - that would deny
State grants to any locality that
Iintegrates its public schools was
placed before the General AS
sembly yesterday.
Delegate John B. Boatwrighi
of Buckingham County. its spon.
jsor, said: Il had Arlington ir
mind. Maybe 1t will cool them
on a little"
Strangely enough. the Boat
wright bill would make a local.
Iity's receipt of State funds con-
Iditional upon compliance with
Section 140 Of the State con.
stitution which the United
States Supreme Court held to be
lin violation Of the Federal Con-
lstitution, under the May II
1884. segregation decision.
Section Bars Indignation
Section l40 says white anc
Negro children shall not, b
taught in the same schools.
About three weeks ago the
Arlington County Board adopted
a policy stating 1t intends to as.
sign pupils to schools on a geo.
graphic basis next fall. Thi:
would mean the indignation Of
about so Negroes in Is county
schools. IN ts@4aas
| Mr.. Boatwright said his bill
would tie up the Arlington
crowd which seems to favor in.
Itegration."
May Conflict With Gray Plan
| One section Of his bill ap'
peared to conflict with the pro-
gram recommended by the Gray
Commission, which would per-
init indignation to take place
The Gray plan emissions a sys'
tenn of tuition grants paid fol
the education of children in pri'
vate schools to avoid compulsory
attendance at integrated public
schools.
| The sponsor admitted his bill
may conflict with the Gray plar
and added, But I think some
thing should be done to hole
back the use of State funds
where Indignation is involved"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-25
Boothe Appeals for Unity
On Convention DELEGATES

las for myself, I shall continue
to devote my energies In the
Legislature toward the erection
of every possible safeguard
around the public schools. For
instance, I am convinced that
III the Gray tuition grant plan Is
enacted into law, then these
grants to localities should be
made contingent upon those
localities keeping their public
schools open to some acceptable
degree"
Deadline for candidates to file
for the convention is next Satur.
day, according to Assistant At.
torney General Kenneth C
Patty. The election is set fol-
February 81 and the convention
will be held March S in Rich
lmond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-25
4 Governors Back
Move
Action Urged
In Conference.
On Segregation

RICHMOND, Jan. IS R.-
Governors of four Southern
States have agreed to ask their
Legislatures to protest-by "in-
terposition United States
Supreme Courts decision that
outlawed segregation in public
schools.
The decree Of protest that
would be incorporated in the
various interposition resolutions
was left to the individual States.
but there we're indications three
States would stop short Of defy.
ling the high court.
/ Gov. George Bell Zimmerman.
ljr., of South Carolina disclosed
the stand Of the chief executives
lin a statement yesterday that fol-
lowed a six-hour conference on
school segregation problems.
I While none of the Governors
would commit himself immedi-
ately to specific program. there
were indications Gov. Thinner
man. Gov. Thomas B. Stanley
of Virginia and Gov. j. p. Cole.
man Of Mississippi would recon-
mend resolutions that do not
contain notification or out
right defiance.
i OF those present, only Gov.
Marvin Griffin of Georgia was
outspokenly in favor tof an all-
out multiplying interposition re.
solution. Also attending the
conference was Gov. Luther
Hodges Of North Carolina, who
sat in as an observer but did
not join in the declaration Of
policy because his States legiss
lature is not in session.
! Under the doctrine of inter-
position, the States interpose
their sovereignty in the face Of
a Federal action they consider
beyond the constitutional au.
thority Of the Federal Govern
, ment. f.
Gov. Timmerman's statement
, said the Governors of the four
. Southern States with Legisla.
lures now in regular session
declare:
THAT the States have not
delegated to the Federal Gov
. eminent or any agency thereof
the power to prohibit the seq.
lregation of the races in the pub.
lie schools and we, therefore.
shall recommend to the Leigsla-
lures Of oslr respective States
that the following action be
taken:
i y. That there be adopted q
resolution Of interposition or
protest In appropriate Language
| against the encroachment Of the
central Government upon the
sovereignty of the several States
and their people.
. q. That a call be made upon
the Congress of the United
States to take such action within.
; the limits Of its constitutional
authority as to protect the States.
! and their people against present
and future encroachment by the
| central Government.
, %. That each State exercise
= its right to enact and utilize
such other appropriate legal
measures as it may deem ad-
: visable to protect its sovereignty
and the rights of its people"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-25
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The National Society Of
Volunteers Of America East
Central Asia concludes ito
sessions In the, Nwoodner
Hotel. -....... -c
The Young Republican
Leadership Conference con-
tinues In the Raleigh Hotel
The American Bakers As
ISOLATION goes into Its second
day Of meetings in the
Mayflower Hotel.
The American Council Of
Learned Societies begins q
three-day session IN the
Mayfiower Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-25
Bill Reopens
|PEpCOFight
BY a star stan Correspondent

RICHMOND, Jan. 25.-Lou-
ldoun County, Va, is not going
Ito give up the $l00-million Po-
Itomac Electric Power Co. plant
to Montgomery County. Md.
without a fight.
Now before the General AS
sembly is a bill to expand the
jurisdiction of the Old Dominion
over the Potomac River. now
controlled by Maryland.
| Unobtrusively. Loudoun's Del
agate Lucas D. Phillips dropped
a bill into the hopper yesterday.
He said 1t wasn't requested by
the folks back home. He said
the States officials had not in
Idorsed it. II was his own idea.
he said.
| His bill would simply revise
the definition of waters Of the
State" under the section of the
law dealing with powers of the
State Corporation Commission.
Maryland Owns River
Maryland owns the Potomac
/ River. That State has used
this fact frequently in enforc-
ing its oyster laws and more re-
Gently in arguments to persuade
PEPCO to build its steam gen.
Ierating plant in Montgomery
County. rather than in Virginia
| MIR. Phillips, In the first bill
he has introduced during the
current session. would, in effect,
give the State Corporation Conn
mission certain veto powers II
IPEPCO proposes to build a dam
at its Maryland site and food
Virginia territory.
Even If PEPCO bought up the
Virginia land to be flooded, it
still would have to obtain per-
mission from the State Corpora
ton Commission before the area
could be inundated, under the
Phillips bill.
Defines Controls
Mr.. Phillips would add this
Language to the definition of Vir-
Iginia waters under control OF
the sec.
! THAT portion Of any river OF
stream flowing between the high
water mark on the Virginia shore
land the low-water mark when
such low-water mark constitute.
the boundary line between Vir-
Eginia and another State"
PEPCO has indicated that, II
ut places its plant on either Of
two Maryland sites, it may have
Ito build a diversion dam Il
supply the water necessary fol
its condensers.
"As matters now stand" Mr.
Phillips said, I'VE couldn't do 9
thing about 1t We ought to have
some way Of protecting ourselve!
III Virginia land is going to bt
flooded"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-25
Tax Agents Providing
Less Adm Filing Forms

room has been set up just to
answer telephone inquiries. II
has IA desks and IA telephones
most Of them in use nearly ali
the time. The number Is Sterling
3-S400, ask for TAX Inforrna-
ton" Like the other office, the
telephone service is open from
1880 am. to 5 pm. Monday
through Friday.
Internal Revenue being the big
business it is-53 million tax
forms mailed out, weighing
nearly l3 million pounds-there
are bound to be some jokers
among the people it deals with.
Business Expense
Like the drape-shaped young
Government clerk. salary $4,000
a year. who put down $3.50 under
miscellaneous business expenses,
whats that for?" inquired
the agent helping him.
Why man, that's for enter
tainment." said the bopster. u
go to a lot Of parties and dances,
you know. In my business. / got
TO have some recreation" Moth
ing doing, he was told.
A woman inquired by tele.
phone about the provision fol
capital gains which says yol
must hold property for 81,
months before you can take ad'
vantage of the half-rate.
wrong Guess
Does that mean have Il
hold the money for six months?
she asked. No. she was told.
Another woman explained sh,
supported her sons wife las
year. land I have 81 ESQ in can
celed checks here to prove 1t.
But I don't want to claim
her as a dependent" she said
MY son is CT. and he want
to claim her. It's a matter O.
pride. I think he's crazy. dom
you?"
And then there was the mar
who telephoned to ask If he coult
claim his dog as a dependent ant
get another exemption.
The answer: Eyes, but only 1
he's related to you"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-25
BY HARRY BACAS

The Internal Revenue Service
helps those who help themselves
| And some 1000 persons a day
are applying to the Washington
office for aid in making out Their
new income tax returns.
! Unless you are blind. crippled
or illiterate. however. the service
won't I'LL out the return for you
You must help yourself first.
/ The local Office is In the big
gray Internal Revenue Service
headquarters building on Con-
stitution avenue between Tenth
and Twelfth streets NV.
| You don't have to look far for
help. Square in the middle OF
the main lobby is an information
stand. Clerks are prepared 10
answer simple questions and
hand out appropriate forms to
taxpayers.
More Help Around Corner
If the question Is at all In
volved. the applicants are sent
down the hall and around the
corner to Room Il44. Entering
there. a person is told by a young
man at the door to ''have a seat,
| fill 1t out as far as you can 60
and when you get stumped. go up
ito the counter"
The young man has pencils
instruction booklets and more
forms for anyone who came
without them.
Behind q counter. along two
walls of the L-shaped room, are
a dozen or more tax agents
pulled of other duties just for
this season-who are prepared
Ito answer any and all questions
! But they won't flll out your
form. You are supposed to dc
that.
| If person is really incapable
of dealing with the form-if, for
example, he does not speak Eng
lish--he is sent to another room,
where agents will make out his
return for him.
The service would prefer to
have taxpayers make their in
quiries by telephone. A special
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-25
By ALEX r. PRESTON
Star stan Correspondent


RICHMOND, Jan. 25.-Pre-
einct registrars in Arlington
would be re-established, under
Legislation introduced in the
General Assembly today.
"It was never the Legislature s
intention that they should be
abolished" said State Senator
Charles r. Fenwick Of Arlington
sponsor Of the bill offered today
Other local legislation fol
Northern Virginia now before
the General Assembly includes:
/. An amendment to the Falls
Church city charter.
2. General legislation thu
would have the local effect Of
Iabolishing the present method OF
electing the Arlington County
Court Judge and the Alexandra
Civil and Police Court judge.
3. A bill to permit Arlington
to pay fiat fees for travel ex-
penses rather than demand q
strict accounting of mileage
from It's public officials.
Cuts Board Powers
The Fenwick bill would remove
from the Arlington County
Board the power to create d
abolish the positions of local
registrars.
Mr.. Fenwick is chairman Of
the Tenth District Democratic
Committee. Republicans gener'
ally disapproye Of the precinct
registrar system.
In 1912. Mr.. Fenwick-ther
IA member of the House of Dele.
gates sponsored legislation Gre
Iating the Once Of Central Reg
listrar. But the system Of loca
registrars common to most Wiz
ginia localities--was continued
for Arlington.
In 1852 the Legislature passed
ia law to permit any locality Il
establish a central registrar
such as Arlington had done II
years earlier.
In doing so, the Legislature
gave the localities the right Il
abandon the precinct registra
system.
In 1854 the Legislature passed
a law requiring Arlington to
maintain its precinct registrar
system. But in March Of tina
year the Arlington County Boare
abolished precinct registrars.
The board took its actor
after the General Assembly hac
acted, but before the law tool
effect.
Courts Upheld Republicans
In the litigation that follow
Democrats commended that tn,
county board acted contrary II
the viii Of the Legislature. Re
Ipublicans argued that the boar'
acted prior to the effective dat
of the new legislation. Tn
courts upheld the Republicans
So the precinct registrar office
were abolished.
1--WE did not intend to deny tn
people the convenience of regis
tering to vote at a place clos
to their homes" Senator Fen
wick said. The precinct regis
trar system encourages people II
register-it makes more peopl
eligible to vote"
The Falls Church charte
amendments include these princi
pal changes:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-25
Roanoke Negro Seeks
Seat in Convention

ROANOKE, Jan. Is (R.-Dr
H. T. Penn. Negro political
leader in Roanoke. has an.
nounced he will be a candidate
for Roanoke's one seat in the
March constitutional conven.
ton.
He had indicated a candidate
In opposition to amending the
State Constitution would bt
forthcoming.
Sydney E. Small. a supporter
Iof the amendment, has filed as
q candidate also.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-25
Bill Restores Precinct
REGISTRARS in Arlington

I Members Of the Council would
serve four. instead Of two-yeal
terms. They would be elected or
a staggered basis-four In one
year and three members two
years later. At present. all seven
are elected every two years.
The city attorney would serve
four, instead OF two years.
| Staggered School Board
Members Of the school board
would be appointed for staggered
terms. instead Of all seven being
named at one time. Two woulc
be named ont year, two the next
year and three the following year
under the proposed change.
1 The bill that would abolish the
system of eiecting judges of the
Arlington County Court and the
Alexandra Civil and Police
Court, was introduced in the
House by Delegate J. ]. Williams
of Henrico County.
1t was recommended by the
State Code Commission headed
Iby Alexandria Senator Armisteac
L. Boothe.
The commission report states
that it wants to make the pro.
cedure q Of courts uniform
Throughout the State. Only Ar.
lington and Alexandria elect the
Judges Of their local civil and po.
lice courts. The rest of Virgins
has the equivalent judges ap.
pointed by the circuit or corpora
'ltion court judges.
In Arlington. Paul Brown wa.
elected last November to thu
County Couit. In Alexandria
James r. Duncan is the judge
Of the Civil and Police Court.
Terms of Six Years
1 The Code Commission bill
would provide that judges Of tn,
lesser courts be appointed by thu
! Circuit Court judges for term
of six years
! Judge Duncan, along will
former trial Justice Harry Car
.Irico of Fairfax, is among thosl
being considered for a new Cir,
! Cult Court judgeship for tina
area. At the moment. Nh. Car
rico seems to have the edgo
among political leaders In thu
Legislature.
! Other new legislation intro.
duced included the following:
BY Delegate Mann-To re-
quire persons filing deeds or
sale of property to specify tht
. street address as well as tn
name Of the purchaser
BY Delegates Winston ant
Mamie permit refunds O.
over-payment Of taxes on retail
and wholesale merchants.
J, BY Delegate Williams - Al
. amendment to the law requiring
abandoned wells to be filled In
He would make operators o
abandoned rock quarries fenc'
=. their properties so as to avoit
danger to the life and propert.
iof others.
; The Senate passed and sen
. to the House a bill creating tw,
: additional Circuit Court judge
: ships in Northern Virginia.
The House passed and sen
, to the Senate two bills by Dele
: gate Francis P. Gouldman O
Fredericksburg making the presi
: dent of the University of Vir
ginia the president Of Mar!
l. A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-25
Greet Books Available

A set Of Great Books Of the
Western World is now available
in the Clarendon branch of Ar
lington County libraries. The
54-volume work was purchased
under a grant from the Old Do
minion Foundation,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-25

411AANG GAAgh SAA4lASAA0N WV
a lot of them-bustling around
in the corridors and hopping
in and out of taxicabs, mostly
going somewhere to do some
thing about or for the Govern
ment. Some say there are too
many clerks, and their bosses
say there aren't enough.
The cocktails flow here
sometimes because someone
wants to peddle something to
a Congressman or q Govern
ment worker in a position to
do something about it. They
don't have much effect, be-
cause at a cocktail party, the
armor is thickeSt. But the
cocktails keep flowing.
There's confusion, too, thank
heaven. There's always con-
fusion when an idea is born,
because some want to make
it live and some want to kill
it of in infancy, and they
shout about it. Eventually, out
of the confusion and the
shouting, there comes a hint
of whether the idea is good or
bad.
And there's coffee. That's
/ like the cocktails. Someone
suggests a cup Of coffee while
they talk things over, or some
times they break away for cof-
foe to get out of the confusion
Aand the corridors that are d
part Of their Government
lives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-25
Registration Extended

Additional registration FOL
night classes at Suitland High
School will be held at 7 pm
JANUARY 80. The subjects offered
are tipping, shorthand. sewing
ceramics and woodshop.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-25
Dr.. Nordberq to TuIk

DR.. Robert B. Nordberg, Cath
Ollie University professor, will ad-
dress the st. James School AS
ISOLATION in Falls Church, Va.
at $3.50 pm. to morrow in the
school cafeteria.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-25
The
Rambler
The Government?
It's Everywhere
By JACK JONAS

Charles M. Dickson Of San
Antonio, Tex, ought to open
his eyes.
He sent a letter to The Star
q few days back. Said he
couldn't find the Government
Of these United States In
Washington for all the cabs.
corridors, clerks, coffee, cock
tails and confusion"
Very alliterative, Mr.. Dick
. son, but take a good look at
those corridors.
That man hurrying along
with a briefcase might have a
sandwich and a small thermoS
Of coffee stashed Inside. But
he also could have a letter or
a legal brief that will be to-
morrow's headlines. He's part
of the Government.
Take a look into those taxi
cabs The people inside aren't
riding around for the Joy OF
riding, or because they have
money burning holes in their
pockets. They're headed for
work, or to a meeting; to a
desk or table piled high with
papers-papers that might af-
feet the citizens Of San An
tonic, along with the rest of us.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-25
Street Scenes

A battered, yellow jeep, its
side curtains drawn against
the chill, and bearing diplo-
matte license plates, going out
Wisconsin avenue during the
evening rush
A girl skipping her way to
school on Florida avenue NV.
and a passerby asking dourly,
where do they get all that
energy at this time of the
morning."
A pedestrian crossin g
against the traffic signal at
Michigan avenue and Fourth
street NE, and waving his
fist at a motorist who narrow
ly missed him.
A man making a right turn
from the middle of Eighteenth
street, explaining to a police
man that he couldn't get into
the right lane in time, and
the policeman, not caring,
waving him on. =.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-25
TAKE A DRIVE around the

. TAKE A DRIVE around the
Capitol at night, or go down
to the Lincoln Memorial. Walk
! around the Ellipse and look
through the fence at the White
House, or get on an elevator
and listen to the people talk,
and see If you can't find the
Government.
Or just walk the streets, and
see what the plaques on the
Office buildings say.
Most important of all, Mr..
Dickson, take a look at the
city. It's a city like San An
tonic. Both have their cabs,
corridors, clerks, coffee, cock
tails and confusion. But it's
more than those things. It's a
place to live and a place to
play and a place to grow up.
It's not all Government
here, by a long shot. That
may be why 1t was a little diff
ficult for you to see the Gov
eminent.
The bartenders and the
hackers and the ministers
along with nearly everyone
else in Washington, talk a lot
about the Government. That's
because they've seen it here
and feel a little closer to it
Look around down there ir
San Antonio. You might FIND
a small part Of the Govern.
ment there-probably the only
small thing in all of Texas.
And come back to visit
Washington. We're eager fol
you to see what you missed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-25

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Arkansas State press., 1956-11-30

First Baptist church at the Bap-
list state convention last week.
Mrs. lola Black. who has been
confined to her bed of pneumonia,
is up and doing fine She was a
patient at Mercy hospital for
more than a week, The
Thanksgiving dinner given by
the OES, was very successful,
Mrs. L. T. Campbell. Worthy
Matron. Mrs Ora Lowe IS
back home from a long stay in
Chicago with her daughter, Mat
tie. who recently underwent sur
gerry. Returning with her was
Floyd Lowe. ir, her grandson.
II you have a bit Of news, call
Jimmy. 589-J. Mrs. F. N.
Burton a a guest Of the Bis
eoe hi faculty party honoring Mrs.
T. Warren last Friday mite.
Arkansas State press., 1956-11-30

is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Penix Mrs.
Mrs. Easter b. Juniel made a
business trip to Fordyee last FRI
day. Misses Brenda Fay and
Sylvia Gibson we're dinner guests
of your reporter last Saturday. g..
Mr.. and Mrs. Ozie cooksey
were hosts to the following
guests. Sid and Jewel cooksey,
Mr.. and Mrs Gus Morton and
son, George all of Fordyce. Mrs.
Lizzie Harrison and son, Rod
ger Of Princeton. Mrs. Roxie
Primm and brother of Ivan. g.
Mrs. Lucy Matthews was a bust
less visitor in Fordyce last week.