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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-03
Virginia Referendum
Discussions Listed

and Charles C. Mccall. former
Alabama attorney general. Spon-
Isored by the Country Club Hills
Civic Association.
Panel discussion sponsored by
the BRENNAN Park Civic Asso-
citation, 8 pm, at the home of
Thomas Pearson, 6700 Edsal
road. BRENNAN Park.
Tomorrow
Wakefield High School in
Arlington: 8 PM. speakers, Del
Iegate Kathryn Stone or Airing
ton and DR.. Vivian T. Thayer,
educator and author, against the
referendum; Mrs. Louise Gal
|legher, member of the State
Board Of Education, and Mr..
Winston, for the referendum.
Sponsored by the Wakefield
IPTA; Claremont PTA; Clare
mont Citizens Association: Clare
mont Apartment Civic 'Associa-
Ition; Thomas JEFF erson
Harrington. Abingdon. Patrick
Henry and Peyton Randolph
IPTA's and the Arlington Forest
Citizens Association.
Centreville Fire House in Fair
fax County, s pm, speakers,
ILytton Gibson. former Falls
Church city attorney. and Norris
IPritchard. president of the Fair
fax Elementary Parent-Teacher
Association. sponsored by the
ICentreville Citizens Association.
George Washington High
School, Alexandria. 8 pm: speak
IerS, 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. Spon-
sors. the Fairfax County Fed
Grafton Of Civic Associations and
the Lincolnia Park Civic Asso.
citation,
Gadsby's Tavern. Alexandria,
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Jail Term Set

A Silver Spring man began a
six-month Jail term today in
Arlington for failure to support
his wife and two children.
He is Paul A. Drumheller. "a.
of the 100 block of Manchester
place, Silver Spring, found
guilty of contempt of a court
order requiring support pay
ments Of S25 week.
Arlington Circuit Court Judge
Walter T. Mccarthy ordered the
jail term after a brief hearing
in which Drumheller admitted
he was more than $4,000 behind
lin his payments. He also ad-
mitted he has been living with
Ia 19-year-old girl in Silver
Spring who has borne him two
children since the temporary
support order was issued in Sep
TENDER, 1858.
A divorce action is still pend
ing in the Arlington court,
brought by Drumheller's wife,
Rosemary. IS. who lives with her
parents at 1912 North Ohio
street, Arlington.
Drumheller told the court he
works as a member of a survey
crew for an engineering firm.
Mrs. Drumheller's attorney.
Paul G. Varoutsos, told the court
the best way to insure that some
payments would be made would
be to. sentence Drumheller to
the State road gang. He said
the money he would earn while
serving his sentence could be
attached for support payments.
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100 in different directions as the
youth got out Of the car.
The boys mother, Mrs. Rheba
Fischbach. heard her son call
ing after he stumbled inside the
house. She found him bleeding
from a deep chest wound at
about 2::10 am.
He died before he could 1e
rushed to st. Agnes Hospital in
an ambulance.
"A boy stabbed me-" he told
her before he lost consciousness.
why did they do it?" asked
the elder Fischbach. He said
he did not want his sons killer
to hang. Il don't believe in
capital punishment" he said.
The father was at work at the
time of the killing.
Young Orem was arrested
yesterday afternoon at his home,
and young Westcott was ar
rested at Southwestern police
station where he went to in
|quire about young Orem.
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Officer Faces
Bride Charge

A District man who has been
working as a sergeant on the
Glenarden Md police force
faces a hearing Friday on a
charge of soliciting a bride from
a motorist stopped for an al
legged traffic violation.
Prince Georges County police
yesterday placed the charge
against Sergt. Joseph D. Davis,
so. colored, of the 400 block of
K street NE.
Sergt. Davis. member of the
colored community's municipal
police force for the past seven
months. also was suspended by
Glenarden's Mayor James r,
Cousins to await outcome of the
hearing scheduled for Upper
Marlboro Police Court at 10 am
Meanwhile. he is free under
$1,000 bond.
County Detective Sergt. James
P. Kearns reported that a 49,
year-old colored girl was stopped
about am. by Glenarden's Po-
lice Chief Charlie s. Burney fol
alleged driving without a permit
The police chief at the time
however, was taking a relative
to Union Station and called
Sergt. Davis to take the girl to
the county police station in Seat
Pleasant, Detective Kearns said
Instead, passengers in the car
told Detective Kearns, Sergt
Davis said it would cost them
SIS. When they said they had
no money he took the girls
mother to get the money. the
detective said. He added that q
county police car arrived while
they were gone and the other
four still in the car reported
what happened.
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The Virginia referendum next
Monday on the tuition grant
proposal Of the Gray Commission
will be discussed at these events:
Today
Swanson Junior High School
Arlington, 8 pm; speakers, Mrs
William Bozman. Mrs. Peter
Henle and Mrs. Roger Marshall
of the Arlington League Of
Women Voters; sponsors. PTAs
lof Swanson, Washington-Lee
High, Walter Reed and Stone.
wall Jackson.
Pimmit Hills School, 8 pm;
speakers. Lytton H. Gibson. at
torney, and Delegate John C
Webb. sponsor Pimmit Hills
Citizens Association.
Mclean High School, 8:1s
pm; speakers. Delegate Harri-
son Mann and Delegate-elect
William Winston Of Arlington
in favor Of the amendment, and
Fairfax Delegate Omer L. Hirst
and Warren D. Quenstedt. chair
man of the Fairfax County Save
Our Schools Committee, in op-
position. Sponsors, Mclean
Citizens Association and PTAs
of Mclean High. Chesterbrook
Dunn Loring, Franklin Sherman
and Haycock road.
Garfield School, Springfield,
pm: speakers. Delegate J. May
nard Magruder of Arlington. fol-
the amendment. and Mrs. Eliza
beth Campbell, former chairman
Arlington School Board, against
Sponsor, Garfield PTA.
Television Station WTTG
Channel S. at 10:45 pm. Mrs
Louise Galleher. member Vir-
lginia State Board of Education,
on why the board adopted a
resolution favoring constitution
al amendment. Introduction by
Mr.. 'Magruder.
Fairfax Elementary School,
Fairfax. $3.50 pm; speakers,
State Senator John A. K. Don
lovan Of Fairfax-Falls Church,
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1915 pm: speakers, Alberf
ISmoot, Alexandria businessman
against the referendum, anc
David J. Mays. a Gray Commits.
sion counsel, for the plan. Spon.
sored by the Old Town Ciciv AS.
ISOLATION.
Gunston Elementary School
Fairfax Count. 8 pm; speak.
ers, Charles Pickett, an attorney
for the referendum. and Doug
lass Hunt. an attorney. against
Sponsor, the Gunston Schoo
PTA.
116 Brookhaven drive, Mclean
$3.50 pm; panel discussion
sponsored by the Brookhaver
Civic Association.
Pine Spring School, 8 pm.
speakers. Donald L. wilkins
against the amendment, Charles
C. Mccall in favor.
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result in a 20 to so per cent in
crease in State income taxes.
Mr.. Boothe appeared on a
television panel discussion of
the Gray program. sponsored by
the Save Our Schools Commit
tee.
IF section 141 of the consti-
tuition is amended, the lid is
off," declared Mr.. Boothe.
Plan Seen Unconstitutional
Tuition grants will 60 to any
parent who wants his children
to attend a private school
There would be no ceiling on
the grant. with constant pres
sure on the Legislature to raise
them"
In Henrico County. near
Richmond. Mrs. Elsie B. Tate,
said LOO new voters
have registered since the cleo
ton. She said this is the heavi-
est registration in the county's
history. the Associated Press
reported.
In Charles City County, cleo
ton officials reported the num-
be rof qualified Negro voters is
forging ahead Of the number OF
white voters. Heavy Negro reg
istrations previously had been
reported elsewhere in Virginia.
In Charlottesville, officials re-
ported about 1000 more voters
had registered. In Frederisks-
burg, Negroes constitute about
rs out of the approximately zoo
new voters who have registered
since November.
Episcopal Comment
Bishop william H. Marmior
of the Episcopal Diocese Of
Southwestern Virginia. in a "pas-
toral letter." is critical of the
Gray Commission approach
but refrains from advising Epis.
copalians how 70 vote in thu
referendum.
He urges Episcopalians to "reac
and think about what able mind,
have said" about the Gray Com.
mission program and the Su.
ipreme Courts decision in thu
school segregation cases "in thu
light of the democratic anc
Christian principles that under.
line them" and to draw their owl
conclusions.
Bishop Marmion's "pastora
letter" is published in the Jan
uary issue of the Southwestern
'Episcopalian. which is mailed II
church members in his diocese
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MARYLAND VIRGINIA NEWS
Teen Killing Called Case
OF Grapes and Square

BALTIMORE. Jan. 3 R.-
Two teen-agers were arrested
here yesterday in the knife slay.
ing of Gather Lee Fischbach
Ijr., a young Western Maryland
college honor student whit
planned to become a Methods
minister.
Arrested and jailed were 16.
year-old Richard P. Westcott. 9
store mail clerk, and 17-year.
old Charles Orem, a store clerk
Both affected the extreme style
of dress and long hair worn BY
Grapes"
Police described the murder
as case of Grapes getting even
with a square" but did not give
details of any revenge motive
they might have had in mind
Young Westcott and young Orem
are scheduled to appear in Gen.
trail police court today for q
hearing.
Anyone who does not follow
the customs of the Grapes" Is
regarded as a square.
The murder victim, a 19-year-
old freshman at Western Mary
land. was home for the holidays
A high school honor graduate
he was attending college on a
scholarship.
The youth was stabbed to
death early Sunday near his
home after attending a family
New Years eve party. Eemuel
S. Eichner. who drove young
Fischback home and let him of
about 200 feet from his house,
told police he saw three boys
on the corner who appeared to
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Foirmont Heights Child
Dies of Burns

A 4:year-old Fairmont Heights
MD girl, critically burned In
her home two days before Christ
mas, died yesterday in District
General Hospital.
She was Sally Mae Settles
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Settles Of 624 Sixtieth place.
The child ignited her dress
after sticking a piece of paper
into a lighted gas oven, accord
ing to Prince Georges County
police. The flames were extin-
guished by her 16-year-old BROTH
er, Charles Thomas.
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Cos Gun Wounds
Six in Baltimore

BALTIMORE, Jan. 3 (P.-Po-
lice searched today for the occu-
pants of a car which cruised Bal
timort streets the past two days
firing lead pellets from a COM
Ipression-type weapon they called
IA gas gun"
At least 81 xpersons. all Ne
groes. were hit, although none
was seriously injured.
Witnesses described the occu-
pants of the sedan as white men.
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Fairfax Counties and also were
reported in other population
centers around Richmond. Roa-
noke and Norfolk.
In the month of December
alone, Arlington signed up 1852
voters and Fairfax, 1880. In
Arlington, where there is only
one central registrars office. $50
were recorded yesterday. despite
the fact that 1t was q holiday.
Fairfax Figures Unavailable
In Fairfax. the figures were
not available until the various
precinct registrars handed in
their returns to the central reg
istrar's Office.
Mondays special referendum
will be on the question Of au-
thorizing a constitutional con-
vention. This would be to amend
Section 141 to permit State
funds to be used for educating
children in private schools, one
of the prime recommended lions
of the GRAY Commission pro-
gram for avoiding compulsory
attendance at integrated public
schools.
Mrs. Gladys Isdell. Fairfax
registrar, said that 295 new
voters had signed UP since the
November 8 election. This plus
the December total brings the
number to 1856 new voters for
the year 1855.
The previous high for any one
year was 1854 when 1881 new
voters signed up, she said.
Arlington Figures Incomplete
Arlington had not tabulated
the totals for the year. There
were, however, nearly $500 reg
istered prior to the general cleo
ton and 1876 registered for the
balance of November since the
election. These figures. plus the
1852 tabulated in December and
the number who registered yes
terday probably will push the
figure above 10000.
Meanwhile, State Attorney
General j. Lindsay Almond. jr
was expected to rule today or
the deadline for applying fol
absentee ballots by those whC
expect to be out of the State or
Monday. In Richmond there
was some confusion about
whether the deadline was yes.
terday or will be Friday.
Alexandria State Senator
Armistead Boothe warned last
night that the tuition grant
feature Of the Gray plan woulc
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Gray Debuters to Air Views
In Two Places at Same Time

Speakers with an overflow
schedule in the Virginia refer
endum debate will be in two
places at the same time tomor-
row night.
While Give" speakers are ad-
dressing an audience at AMMAN
dale High School, the Pine
Spring PTA will hear record
ings.
Donald L. wilkins, who was
moderator of q Falls Church
High School meeting on Deem
Der 10, had permission Of the
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Fuirfux Police Nab
SO More Speeders
With Aid of Rudur

Fairfax County police con-
tinued their radar war on speed
ing motorists in the early days
of the New Year.
Capt. James M. Mahoney said
the county's mobile radar unit
was being used almost full time
He said So new speeding arrests
were made Sunday and yester-
day with the machine.
We're going to try to stop
these accidents If we can since
most Of the accidents are caused
by speed" Capt. Mahoney said.
He said the radar machine is
being used mostly on Route
between Woodbridge and Alex
andria and on Route 236 between
IAnnandale and Alexandria.
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speakers to record their state
ments. The speakers are State
Senator Charles r. Fenwick Of
Arlington, Mrs. Elizabeth Camp
bell, former chairman Of the
Arlington School Board: State
Senator John A. K. Donovan,
and Delegate Omer L. Hirst Of
Fairfax-Falls Church.
John Everhard of the PTA
announced that in addition to
the recordings, there will be an
address by Charles c. Mccall.
former Alabama attorney gen.
eral.
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Soil Experts to Meet

FREDERICKSBURG, Jan. 3
lR.-About 200 persons are ex-
lpected to attend the annual con-
ference of supervisors Of the Vir-
Iginia Soil Conservation Service
here January Gil.
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Referendum Registration
Sets Virginia Records

Vgnans qualified to in record numbers with the
passing deadne for Mondays referendum
on tuition grants for private education.
The deane counties cities of less than $4,000 popua
ton yesterday The dane for larger cities passed
week earlier
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Square Dance Saturday

Chuck Wilhilde will be caller
at a square dance at 8 pm.
Saturday at the Happy Acres
School, Cheverly, Md. The dance
is open to the public.
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Waivers Asked
On Abe Gibron

CLEVELAND, Nov. Is (P).-
The Cleveland Browns today
asked waivers on Abe Gibron, a
veteran guard, to make room on
the roster for Don Goss, a tackle
who played college football at
Southern Methodist.
Coach Paul Brown said the
change was in line with the
youth movement of the National
Football League defending cham
pions. Gibron is 80, Goss %.
Gibron, a member of the
Browns offensive unit, is now in
his seventh season with Cleve-
land. He entered pro football
with the Buffalo Bills OF the old
All-American Conference in 1949
after graduation from Purdue.
His home is in Michigan City,
Ind.
Goss, whose home is in Dallas,
stands 6-feet-5 and weighs $50
pounds. He was with Cleveland
the early part of the season and
became a free agent as no other
team claimed him when the
Browns asked waivers on him.
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Dempsey Attends
Funeral of Gilman,
+ former Spurmute

TYLER, Tex, Nov, 10 (P).-
An overflow crowd filled the
Immaculate Conception Church
here yesterday for funeral serv-
ices for Bobby Manziel, fabulous
East Texas Gilman who once was
a sparring partner of Jact
Dempsey.
Manziel died in a hospital here
last Friday at the age of 81.
Dempsey, former heavyweight
boxing champion, and State At
torney General John Ben Shep-
perd were among the pallbearers
The church, with a seating
capacity of 700, was packed, with
several persons forced to stand
during the l u hour service.
Manziel and Dempsey were
partners in million-dollar
sportatorium. Manziel Coliseum
now being completed in this East
Texas oil town. Dempsey, who
helped stake Manziel to his first
successful wildcat oil well ven-
ture, also shared with him in
several oil UNDERTAKINGS.
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INTERNATIONAL CHART
t, 1855, BY Triangle Publications, Inc.

Copyright 1855 by Triangle Publications,
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IGIESE'S GAMECOCKS NEXT
Terp Rivals Also Out
To Salvage Seasons

lone game in two years. and lost
last week to N. c. State.
So South Carolina is So and
must at least break even against
Maryland and Wake Forest tc
give Giese more than a so-sc
record in his freshman year.
North Carolina States OPEN
ing-game rout of North Carolina
long since has worn off. The
Wolfpack lost to VPI, Clemson
and Florida State, beat Dayton
and was shut out by Duke ano
Wake Forest before coming back
last week to beat South Carolina
N c States collapse is one
lof the big disappointments OF
an of year in the Atlantic Coast
Conference. The defense ap-
pears to have let down the Wolf
pack. although South Carolina
made only one touchdown last
week.
N. c. State plays Penn State
this week. which could be a
break for Maryland. The Wolf
pack figures to be pretty well
battered after that one, and five
days later plays Maryland.
NOTES-Florida, late con-
tender for the Southeast Con-
ference title, or at least the run
nerup spot. is among the teams
making Maryland look good. The
Gators, who have won five
straight and six in all, have
beaten everybody on their sched-
ule except Kentucky and Glenn
son. Guard John Grdijan
OF Clemson remained here after
the Maryland game to be with
See MARYLAND, Page ca
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By the Associated Press

I
Tennessee and Oklahoma come
down to the wire in a photo
finish in this weeks Associated
Press football poll but the fina
closeup showed Tennessee tbs
No. team by two points.
Tennessee drew such strone
runnerup support that the
bundle of second place votes
overcame Oklahoma's wide edge
in first place ballots. The fina
count gave Tennessee 1.446 anc
Oklahoma 1,444 points.
Sports writer's and sportscast.
erS who participate in the weekly
poll of major college teams rate
their top 10 selections in order
A first place vote earns II
points, second gets nine anc
so on down the line to tenth
place and one point. The point
total determined the ratings
oklahoma led Tennessee in frs
place votes, 92-5S. but Johnny
Majors and the Vols has wider
second place edge. 1884.
Face Rugged Opposition.
Although Oklahoma has wor
81 straight and led the poll every
week except one, when Michigan
State took over in october, the
second place votes did it fol-
Tennessee. a 60 winner over
Georgia Tech in a battle of the
unbeaten. Oklahoma had rompec
over Iowa State, 44-0.
The one-two teams face rug
ged opposition Saturday. Ten.
nesSee entertains Mississippi
Nov. 19), a rugged club thai
has won the Southeastern Conf
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Late Sturt DuIIs
Fons' Enthusiasm
At International
BY LEWIS F. ATCHIsON

| In the wake of the fifth and
( by far the most successful run
ming Of the Washington, D. c.,
international at Laurel yester-
day, track officials are discover
ing that the colorful grass event
still has some shortcomings. On
day when BOUQUETS were in or
der, verbal brickbats also were
flying.
Some complaints were Of the
usual type, such as those about
the inevitable traffic jam caused
by a record turnout of 33,6l5
fans. But the late start of the
International. next to the last Of
eight races, was indefensible as
well as Objectionable. 1t was 4:23
pm. when the field of 10 horses
were sent away. In the gloom
heightened by gray skies and a
drenching rain, it was almost
impossible for the average fan to
follow the progress of his ia
yorite.
Frances Master Boing legged
ut home. a five-length winner
over Llangollen Farms willing
Mister Gus, who was fifth last
year, tor his country's second
triumph in the mile and one
half grind. 1t was another seven
lengths back to Prince Cortauld,
a New Zealand-bred horse repre-
senting Australia and now owned
by Forest G. Smith, jr., of Cali
fornia. The time was a slow
2:39 over soft" course.
Americans Buy Winner
Not long after the winning
number was posted for the In
ternational it was announced
that Master Boing, owned by
Andre Lombard of Paris. had
been sold to two Americans,
Nicholas B. Hunt, Dallas, Tex,
oilman. and Edward L. Stephrn-
son of Warrenton, Va, for a re.
ported $4,000.
/ Master Boing may be shipped
back to France to complete the
deal for him, depending on Gus
toms payments. He will be point
ed for the 100000 San Juan
Capistrano at Santa Anita next
March 9, and of yesterdays per-
Torrance he should be a strong
lcon>-.ider in the mile and three
quarters event on the West
Coast.
/ The floodlighted finish was
like a beacon to a m-tossed
ship as the remainder of the
field trailed the leaders under
] Continued on Page C-3, Col. 1
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BY MERRELL WHITTLEsEY

! =
Maryland and it's two fina,
opponents, South Carolina ano
North Carolina State, all have
the same thing in mind, to sal.
wage a respectable finish to theil
seasons.
The TerpS and N. c. State
Thanksgiving Day opponents ir
Raleigh. both are trying to come
back. South Carolina, which
won four Of its first five and hac
Warren Giese headed for At
Ilantic Coast Conference coach
of-the-year honors, will be at
tempting to pull out of a tail
spin.
Maryland goes to Columbia
S. c., Saturday to meet this
Gamecocks, with South Caroline
a 6-point favorite. They've played
three common opponents. Both
lost to unbeaten Miami by a
touchdown. Maryland is a touch
down better on comparative
scores against Clemson. but the
Gamecocks show a wide edge in
the North Carolina game.
After five games Giese, the
new coach, with sensational
antics from his sophomore half
backs, King Dixon and Ralph
Hawkins. had won four. The
IGamecocks had beaten Woford
upset Duke. and won over North
Carolina and Virginia.
But they were shut out against
Clemson, barely STAYED of Fur
man. a team that has won only