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The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-04-07
New Drive-In Church

SARASOTA, FLA. Americas
3trst drive-in church, with the lay
1ng. of its cornerstone this week. en-
tered the final phase of construction
or what is the first church building
eyer specifically designed to serve
both as normal auditorium and
as drive-in sanctuary.
t---s-~
THE 10-acre site Of Whitfield
Estates Presbyterian Church, located
on the Tamiarni Trail just outside
Sarasota, was covered with cars as
more than 1900 tow1lspeople and tour
ists gathered to take part. in a Spe-
cfa1 service marking tive corner
stone laying. Chief speaker was the
Moderator of the General y SSembly
Of the Presbyterian Church. U. S..
On. j. Mcdowell Richards of Deca-
ttr, Ga. and other dignitaries took
PART. Combined choirs from six
nearby churches sang for the tele-
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-04-07
enjoyed by all present.

Mrs. S. T. Keeling, of Han
over Avenue, N. w., Mrs.
Paul w. Jordan, Mrs. j..
Thomas Payne of Eighth
Street, N. w., and her hand
some young son, Tommy" !,
spent the weekend in Middle
town, Ohio, as the guests of
Rev. and Mrs. j. K. Jordan.
Mrs. Jordan, as you perhaps
recall, was the recent bride
of Paul Jordan. Aside from
visiting with her husband, the
entire group enjoyed i'm
mensely, the festivities and
social affairs given in their
honor.
They also visited in Dayton
and Cincinnati. While there,
Mrs. Paul Jordan (the former
Miss Arnisha Keeling) was
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-04-07
vised service.
FIX DRIVEN Theatre

The Whitfield Estates Church was
organized three years ago in a drive
in theatre, and was the first church
in America TO be organized and de-
signed for drive-in services. The
sanctuary under construction, and
to be finished within three months,
is also first" It is a two-Story
structure, with the shape of shall
low, flat-bottomed "V," and has
auditorium space for an indoor audi
ence in each wing of the "V." The
middle area where pulpit and choir
are located is to be entirely fronted
with glass, SO that people in the
more than 400 cars parked by drive
in type speaker stands, will have a
clear view of the participants in the
service. A huge canti-levered roof
projects over and shades the glaSSed-
in front of the sanctuary.
DR.. B. L. Bowman, pastor of the
church, states that the new church
is expected to cost in excess of
$125 900, and was designed by Bail
Horton Associates of Bradentown,
Fla. The two wings of the air--con-
ditioned auditorium will each seat
$50 persons. With the 1200-150O who
can use the drive-in part of the
church, total of 1000 persons can
81 ttend services. The church has a
pl 'esent membership of $50, with
Wi uter-time Tourist season. congre-
gallon. of more than 1900. A tenn
porary glaSSed-in structure has been
use d to house electronic equipment
and the preacher and choir.
Tive drive-in church was de-
velope,1 especially to serve the
handi c. apped and infirm,' DR.. Bow
man explains. cat every service we
have crippled and paralyzed persons
who could never attend services in
an norman church."
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-04-07

honored with a miscellaneous
shower at which time she re-
ceived many lovely gifts. The
shower was given by her sis
ter-in-law, Mrs. Charma Nc
Farlan and Mrs. Olivia Jor-
dan.
Rev. and Mrs. J. K. Jordan
entertained with a silver tea
last Sunday afternoon, honor
ing their daughter-in-law,
Mrs. Paul Jordan, her mother,
Mrs. S. T. Keeling and Mrs. j,
Thomas Payne.
Well, more next week. I'm
til then Bye.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-04-07

The ground floor of the unique
structure contains Sunday School
rooms, rest rooms, an office, a
kitchen, and large social hall,
which will enable the church to
serve its congregation in a normal
way. A ramp, and eventually an ele-
vator, will permit persons in wheel
chairs to attend services indoors if
they wish.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-04-07
NEWS FOR VETERANS
CONTINUED from page u

continued from page u
Gently was married, and l
want to change my benefici-
airy. Am supposed to notify
the VA?
A-No. Service personnel
should not notify VA of
changes in beneficiary. In
stead, they should notify their
branch of service, since that's
where their records are kept.
VA handles the records of
veterans, and not, generally,
of members of the armed
forces.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-04-07

Clarence Cannon, chairman.
House Appropriations Committee.
"The United States is in the great
est danger it has ever been in 9.
We have the most alarming reports
of military progress Russia is max
ing"
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-04-07

For Thou art with me; Thy
rod and Thy staff they comfort
me. Thou preparest a table be-
fore me in the presence of mine
enemies; Thou anointest my
head with oil; my cup runneth
over.
Surely goodness and mercy
shall follow me all the days Of
my life, and I will dwell in the
house of the Lord for ever
(Twenty-third Psalm.)
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-04-07

Joseph w. Martin, Jr., House Re-
publican leader: II think the call
VIII be made and think Mr.. Eisen-
mower Will respond and he will be
reelected"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-04
Arlington Civic Leaders
Oppose Groy Plan, 63-25

vote when absent from a meet
ing.
The Arlington Democratic
delegation to the General Assem-
bly," they said, was informed
unofflcially in letter dated
November 90 that 43 committee
members. speaking as individ
uals, opposed any move toward
amending the State constitu-
ton
Asked about the difference be-
tween her figure of 43 and Mr.
Lyons claim of 38, Mrs. Zim-
norman said some members must
have changed their position since
the November statement of posi-
ton was issued.
Delegate Harrison Mann had
a comment today on the 43
figure. He said this number has
been reouced at least half a
dozen" by members who have
told him they have withdrawn"
their names from the letter.
Mr.. Mann said the half dozen
told him they were either mis-
led, or didn't understand, or
their names were used without
authority
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-04
Aides Say Lyons
MisIeuds Voters
On Gray Position

The two vice chairmen OF Ar
lington's Democratic Executive
Committee have issued a joint
statement criticizing their chair
man for announcing that a ma
jority of the committee members
favor passage Of Virginia's refer
endum question next Monday.
Leo UrbanSke and Mrs. Flea
nor w. Zimmerman, the vice
chairman. said the announce
ment by Chairman Ernest Lyons
sis an unauthorized action and
could have been done solely to
miSlead the voters"
On December %, the Arlington
Democratic Executive Committee
debated whether to take a for
NAL position and then voted 30
to 20 against a change in the
constitution. Seventeen men,
bers were absent.
Last Monday. Mr.. Lyons said
ii of the absent members had
stated in a communication they
support the amendment. He
added his own support. BY his
figures, total Of 38 of the "a
members favor the private school
tuition grants.
Mrs. Zimmerman and Mr.
Urbanske said the committee by
laws do not permit members tc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-04
MARYL AND-VIRGINIA NEWS
Virginia Referendum
Discussions Listed

Gunston Elementary School
Fairfax County. 8 pm; speak
Iers, Charles Pickett. an attorney
for the referendum. and Doug
lass Hunt, an attorney. against
Sponsor, the Gunston School
PTA.
1l6 Brookhaven drive. Mclean
$3.50 pm; panel discussion
sponsored by the Brookhaven
Civic Association.
Pine Spring School. 8 pm;
speakers, Donald L. wilkins
against the amendment, Charles
C. Mccall in favor.
Mount Salvation Baptist
Church. 1900 block North Gull
pepper street. Arlington. 8:l5
pm: speakers. E. B. Henderson,
president of the Virginia branch
of the NAACP; Robert E. Rey-
nolds of the Arlington Civic
Federation, and Thomas r.
Monroe. president of the Airing
ton chapter of the NAACP:
sponsor, Langston Civic Associa-
ton.
Tomorrow
Virginia Hills Elementary
School, Fairfax County. 8 pm:
speakers. State Senator Charles
r. Fenwick Of Arlington and
Delegate John c. Webb of Fair
fax-FallS Church; moderator
the Rev. John Mcpherson; spon-
sors. PTAs and citizens asSoci-
atoms of Mount Vernon and Lee
districts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-04
.Stote Funds Moy Aid
Baltimore Symphony

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 4 (Pl.-The
Baltimore Symphony, wallowing
in a financial hole many thou
sands OF dollars deep. has been
told it may get $4,000 worth of
help from the State.
Gov. McKeldin announced
yesterday that he will urge that
the 1856 Legislature appropriate
that sum to help the orchestra
through it's financial crisis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-04
Car Crush Victim
Was Not Driver

An Accokeek Md boy killed
Saturday night in a traffic &C
cident in Charles County, Nd,
was a passenger in a car driven
by another Accokeek youth, &C
cording to Maryland State police.
1t earlier had been reported
that the victim. Startling Frank
lin Rickett. IL, had been the
driver of the car and that a girl
injured in the accident, Nancy
L. De Word, 81, of $40 Tenth
street S.W, had been his COM
panion.
State police said the car was
owned and operated by Robert
Earl Richards. 81, of Accokeek,
who escaped injury when the car
overturned on Route 228, south
of Berry, Md. Miss De Word was
riding in the front seat with Mr..
Richards. police said. Another
girl, who suffered only minor in
juries, was with the Rickett
youth. his family reported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-04

abandonment of schools in areas
of Virginia where there are heavy
Negro populations.
Omer L Hirst. Fairfax County
delegate in the General Assembly,
said he opposes the plan because
it endangers the public school
system of Virginia by putting a
premium on the closing of pub
lie schools"
THE plan actually is designed
to reward parents who take their
children out of the public school
system" Mr.. HirSt said.
The meeting was sponsored
Jointly by the Mclean Citizens
Association and PTA's Of Mclean
High, Chesterbrook, Dunn Lor-
ing, Franklin Sherman and Hay.
cock Road Schools.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-04
Sets
Charter Action

A proposal that members OF
the Alexandria School Board be
elected is among 20 proposed
charter changes on which a pub
lie hearing has been scheduled
Friday.
The special City Council hear
ing at 1880 pm. was called today
by City Manager Ira r. Willard
after the proposals were submit
ted by Councilman Joseph NJ.
Pancoast. chairman of the char
ter committee.
Mr.. PancoaSt said the request
for an elective school board was
made by a Negro resident. Sew
eral Negro organizations and the
League of Women Voters urged
appointment Of Negro to the
school board last summer when
two vacancies were filled.
However. two incumbents
were re-appointed by the coun-
Gil which now selects the school
board.
Mr.. Pancoast said the pro-
posed charter changes were sub
lmitted by various organizations.
individuals and councilmen. The
committee discussed them but
did not approve or disapprove
any he said.
The Council will decide after
the hearing which of the pro-
poSals will be submitted to the
.city's representative in the Gen.
Ieral Assembly for action at this
years Assembly session.
Other important proposals
would provide for non-partisan
city elections. separate election
of the mayor and City Council,
combined State and City pri-
maries and general elections,
make Offices of the city attorney
and city collector appointive
rather than elective. and strip
city boards and commissions of
legislative and administrative
functions and make them purely
advisory to the city manager
and department heads.
Another would have possession
of lottery paraphernalia and
parking tickets constitute prima
facie evidence of guilt in court.
This was suggested by City At
torney v. Floyd Williams.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-04

| The Virginia referendum next
Monday on the tuition grant
proposal of the Gray Commission
will be discussed at these events:
Today
Wakefield High School in
Arlington: 8 pm. speakers. Del
egate Kathryn Stone of Airing
ton and DR.. Vivian T. Thayer,
educator and author. against the
referendum; Mrs. Louise Gal
Ileher. member of the State
Board of Education, and Mr..
Winston, for the referendum.
Sponsored by the Wakefield
PTA; Claremont PTA; Clare
mont Citizens Association: Clare
mont Apartment Civic Associa-
ton; Thomas Jefferson
darlington Abingdon. Patrick
Henry and Peyton Randolph
PTA's and the Arlington Forest
Citizens Association.
Centreville Firehouse in Fair
fax County, 8p.m., speakers
iLytton Gibson. former Falls
Church city attorney. and Norris
Prltchard, president of the Fair
fax Elementary Parent-Teacher
Association, sponsored by the
ICentervill Citizens Association.
! George Was hlngton High
School, Alexandria, 8 pm. speak
ers. State Senator Armistead L.
Boothe. for the referendum, and
Delegate James M. Thomson,
against. Sponsored by the CIV
High School PTA.
Annandale High School. Fair
fax County. 8 pm; speakers,
Mr.. Mann. Mr.. Fenwick, Mr.
Webb and Benjamin Muse,
Sponsors, the Fairfax County
Federation of Civic Associations
and the Lincolnia Park Civic
Association.
/ Gadsby's Tavern. Alexandria
BIS pm: speakers. Albert
Smoot. Alexandria businessman
against the referendum. and
David j. Mays. a Gray Commits
sion counsel. for the plan. Spon-
sored by the Old Town Civic AS
ISOLATION.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-04
Man
Held in HoIdup

An Arlington man has been
charged with the $50 holdup of
the Wilson Theater, 1880 Wilson
boulevard, last Friday night.
Booked on the robbery charge
was William M. Craig, 26, unem-
ployed, of the 2100 block of North
Glebe road.
Police were told that a bandit
took the money from the cashier
while holding his hand in his
pocket as II he had a gun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-04
Both Sides in Groy Plan
Use Similar Arguments

Supporters and critics Of Vir-
ginia's Gray plan employed sim
liar arguments against each
other in a debate attended by
nearly 700 Fairfax County resi-
dents at Mclean High School
last night.
The pro-Gray plan speakers
warned that public schools would
be closed in many areas of Vir-
ginia II the constitutional con-
vention call is defeated by voters
next Monday. The result would
be higher State taxes, they said,
which would be forced to move
into communities which abandon
schools.
The anti-Gray plan speakers
said approval Of the convention
call and enactment of the pro-
gram Of tuition grants for private
school attendance would encour-
age communities to close down
public schools. The result, they
argued. would be higher State
taxes for maintenance of free
public schools.
Predicts Much Litigation
Warren D. Quenstedt, chair
man of the Fairfax County Save
Our Schools Committee. urging
opposition to the Gray plan, said
proposed amendment of the
State Constitution to permit tu-
ition payments for private
schooling also would result in
1.-The most fantastic volume of
litigation that has ever occurred
in any State since the founding
of the Union"
He urged voters Don't be
stampeded," into voting for the
plan because the number of
better plans that could be de-
veloped is infinite
Harrison Mann, Arlington del
egate in the Virginia General
Assembly. a proponent. said the
Gray plan offers the best hope
for maintaining segregation in
the States public schools by
community and parental option.
Denies Injury to Schools
He denied the Gray plan would
the public school sys-
TEN and said the State is re-
quired to maintain free public
schools Approval Of the plan,
he said. would minimize the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-04

The Arlington Civic Fedora
ton is on record strongly OPP
posed" to the holding of a con-
vention to amend the State con-
stitution.
Delegates voted 1925 in favor
of such a resolution at a meeting
last night at the Barnes & Klmel
auditorium. Earlier in the meet
ing, a motion to defer action
was defeated, 1925.
At the December meeting, at
the urging of State Senator
Charles r. Fenwick. a vote was
deferred until last night. Sena-
tor Fenwick was member of
the Gray Commission which
prepared the proposal to change
the constitution. The amend
ment would allow State tuition
grants for private education.
Debate was brief last night.
William G. Watt, of Lyon VII
lage, moved to end discussion,
saying, Il doubt if We listen to
so people well change one vote. "
No Vote Urged
The federation, in its reSolu-
ton. resolved to do everything
in its power to influence the citi-
zens to vote No on the January
9 referendum. Voters through
out the State will ballot on
whether to call the convention
as one step in the Gray Com
mission plan to avert compulsory
indignation in public schools.
The federation resolution was
prepared by the schools commit
tee, headed by Robert E. Reyn-
Odds of Lyon Village, and read
by Mrs. Virginia Howard OF the
Stonewall Jackson Citizens AS
ISOLATION.
The resolution charges the
tuition grant plan will weaken
the system of public schools in
some areas of Virginia and will
destroy it in others.
Also, the committee said. it
will result in a substantial de-
terioration in the quality of edu-
cation now provided in the pub
lie schools.
The statement said the system
will be enthusiastically unWieldy
and will throw education in
Virginia into a prolonged period
of litigation.
Lose Fight to Defer Action
Leroy F. Deming of Fort Myer
Heights, Karl Spiess of Lyon
Park and A. B. Leggett OF Ar
lington Ridge tried in vain to
have the delegates again defer
action.
Mrs. Sue Renfro. of the Or
ganized Women Voters, urged
the delegates from acting either
for or against the amendment.
Legislation desired by Airing
ton, such as establishment of a
Northern Virginia branch of the
University of Virginia, might be
"precluded" in the General AS
sembly, Mrs. Renfro said. be-
cause of Arlington resolutions
against the Gray plan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-04
Crush Kills Doctor

PRINCESS ANNE, Va. Jan. 4
tPl.-Dr. David J. K. Cornick.
a Norfolk Negro physician. was
killed yesterday when his auto
mobile Skidded on a small bridge
and crashed through the railing
into creek, Princess Anne
County police reported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-04
Mrs. GulIeher Backs
Gray Plun in Telecost

Mrs. Louise Galleher, member
Of the Virginia State Board of
Education, last night defended
the Gray plan in a teleVision
broadcast. She declared it would
reduce the possibility Of closing
public schools" in many sections
OF the State.
She appeared on one OF a
series of programs sponsored by
The Committee for the Constitu-
tional Convention. Virginia
voters will go to the polls Mon
day in a referendum to decide
whether a constitutional con-
vention shall be held.
The convention would amend
the State constitution to permit
payment of tuition grants from
public funds so children can at
tend private schools instead of
integrated public schools.
Negro Pupils Outnumbered
Mrs. Galleher, who is the
Northern Virginia representa-
tive on the State board, COM
mented that there are $4,000
white children and 5000 Ne
groes enrolled in the public
schools in her district. This
includes Arlington. Fairfax and
Prince William Counties and
the cities Of Alexandria and
Falls Church.
1T may not be a problem up
here" she declared. But we
are part ana parcel Of the State
In "a Virginia counties. Negroes
account for more than so per
cent of the population
She predicted that in such
sections of the State taxpayers
would refuse to put up money
for public schools if they are
integrated, and declared that
Negro children would suffer the
most if This happens. Under
the Gray plan. the State would
step in and operate public
schools in those sections where
they are closed by the local
government
Beverley Sees Victory
In another statement. Marshall
j. Beverley. former Alexandria
Mayor and organizer of a citi-
zens' committee in that city to
support the referendum, pre-
dicted that Alexandria's voters
would give the referendum ma
jority.
A statement earlier this week
by Robert S. Hope. chairman of
the Republican City Committee
of Alexandria, was attacked by
Mrs. Richard c. Turner, vice
chairman. Mr.. Hope expressed
opposition to the Gray plan.
Mrs. Turner said some members
of the committee favor the Gray
plan and smoe do not. Mr.. Hope
is not empowered, she said, to
speak for either group
Dl. James Harold Fox. dean
of the School of Education at
George Washington University,
said today that 1.-The use of public
funds for tuition payments to
private schools will materially
weaken the quality of education
in Virginia.
He emphasized he was speak
ing as a resident of Virginia and
not in any official capacity
Teaching in Virginia, the dean
said, is bound to become less at
tractive because enactment Of
the proposals of the Gray report
will face teachers with so many
uncertainties
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-04
County Seeks
.To0verriide2
State Vetoes

The Montgomery County
Council and the county's dele
CATION to the Maryland General
Assembly are in agreement over
plans to seek to override vetoes
on two bills expected to bring in
additional revenue to the county.
The council and the delega-
ton exuded harmony last night
as they laid plans for the
county's role in the special and
regular sessions of the Assembly.
scheduled to get under way later
this month. The council is en-
tirely Democratic. The county's
legislators are s to Demo-
cratic.
The council asked the deleea-
ton to override Gov. McKeldin's
veto of a bill that would give
Montgomery authority to levy a
tax on cigarettes and other to-
bacco products.
At the same time the council
agreed to the delegations plan
TO vote to override a veto Of
bill that would increase the
States contribution to the in
centive fund for local school con-
Struction.
Vetoed by McKeldin
A 2-cents-a-pack tax on ciga-
rettes would give the county be-
tween 100000 and 100000 a
year in new revenue. The bill
was vetoed. according to the
Governors message, because it
provided no limit on the amount
of tax that could be levied by
the county.
The incentive fund bill would
increase from $40 pupil to $50
per pupil the States contribu-
ton in the formula used in COM
putting the fund payments.
Delegation Chairman Blair
Lee III said the measure would
cost the State about S4.5 million
a year and that Montgomery
County's annual share would be
increased from about 100000 to
S475.000.
Mr.. Lee told the council he
had asked State tax experts TO
prepare a bill that would repeal
the income tax being withheld
now on nonresidentS.
The bill, he said, is aimed at
creating amity between Mary
land and neighboring jurlSdlc-
tons and would affect residents
of adjoining States who offer the
same relief 10 Maryland resi-
dents.
Nets $500. 900 a Year
Mr., Lee said that exclusive of
taxes collected from District Of
Columbia residents. the State
picks up only about 100000 a
year from residents OF other
States.
His proposed bill would affect
District residents who are fac
ing increased income taxes which
in many cases would virtually
wipe out their payments to
Maryland because of sGredtt
given them for payments to the
District.
Council President Robert 7.
Snure told the delegation that
a majority of the council favored
overriding vetoes of bills calling
for reorganization of the Mary
land-National Capital Park and
Planning Commission and extern
sion of its jurisdiction through
out Montgomery County.
Mr.. Lee said that although
the delegation generally favored
overriding the veto. members
were still undecided as to their
course OF action because of a
suit now in the Court of Appeals
that challenges the validity Of
the measure.