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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-17

of raping a 16-year-old Michigan
schoolgirl. Authorities at Guam.
tico, Va, said they would MOI
release him without a Commits.
Sioner's warrant.
The warrant was obtained anc
two policemen and deputy
marshal went to Quantico. Pc.
lice waited to question the &C.
cused before his arraignment
but the marshal insisted on ar
immediate arraignment on The
ground that when a Commits.
sioner's warrant was executed
the marshal had to take the
prisoner before the nearest avail
able Commissioner.
Request by Police
After Horan's arraignment
police asked if a deputy marshal
could take the prisoner to head
quarters for fingerprinting. pho
tographing, giving a written
statement and being confronted
with the accuser. Police said il
might be necessary to take the
prisoner to the hospital where
the girl was still a patient.
Mr.. Beall consulted with the
United States attorneys office
and was advised not to agree tc
the police request without q
court order.
District Court Judge David A
Pine declined to sign the order
without a full hearing to deter
mine if he had the authority to
sign it.
The United States attorneys
Office decided to abandon the
request for a court order.
Refused to Take Chance
I'VE didn't feel in this case
that we wanted to take a chance
on having the Court of Appeal:
reverse us later on the ground Of
illegal custody by the police after
arraignment," Mr.. Gasch said
I'm some cases, we will have tt
take a chance in order to allow
police to complete their investi-
cation, but we didn't have to dc
lit here. There was enough
without it"
In another court today, an
order was signed allowing the
marshal to take a District pris-
|oner to Prince Georges County
where authorities want him to
re-enact a crime.
In the Koran case here, the
girl was finally brought to the
marshalS cellblock to stare at
the accused through bars. Koran
still hasn't been fingerprinted or
photographed by police and has
not given a statement - even
when stating his side of the case.
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pOllce want q prisoner returned
to police headquarters after his
arraignment, the marshal will
consult with the prosecutor tc
determine what action to take.
Alternatives Told
The alternatives, it was ex-
planned, would be for the marshal
to agree to cooperate, or to ask
for a court order. Previously, the
marshal has co-operated to some
extent with police, on an in
formal basis.
Police lose custody of a prison
er. as soon as he is arraigned.
On occasion in the past, how
ever, the marshal has allowed a
deputy marshal to accompany a
prisoner back to headquarters
long enough for the accused to
be flngerprinted, photographed
and give a statement.
Hereafter, both Mr.. Gasch and
Marshal Beal said, every police
request will be considered on the
possibility that it might lead to
a reversal in the Court of APP
peals.
Mr.. Gasch explained his rea-
scning this way:
In the case of Clarence Wat
son. convicted slayer of Miss
Alyce o. Taggart, the Court of
Appeals held that it was i'm
proper for police to complete
their normal procedures after 9
am, when Watson could have
been arraigned. He was not ar
raigned until after 2 pm.
Events Detailed
IF it was improper to COM
plete these procedures after the
prisoner could have been, but
wasn't. arraigned," Mr.. Gasch
said, there is a serious question
whether the Court of Appeals
would approve of police COM
pleting their procedures after ar
raignment."
This is what happened yes
terday, according to police. the
marshal and the prosecutor:
Police wanted to arrest Pfc
George Koran, 20, on a charge
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-17
Two Hurt Slightly
As Train Hits Car

A diesel engine hit a car at a
railroad crossing on Route %
near Manassas early today but
two passengers in the car es-
capped serious injury.
State Trooper Harry Splitting
said the car was knocked 20 feet
and demolished. The driver,
James Hamilton, 80. colored, Of
Brandy Station. received only
bruises, the trooper said. His
brother. Frank Hamilton. %.
also Of Brandy Station. was un-
injured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-17
NAACP Arlington Suit
Hits Schools Segregation

The National Association fol-
the Advancement of Colored
People filed its fifth Virginia de-
segregation suit today in Alex
andria Federal Court against the
Arlington School Board to pre-
vent it from continuing segrega-
ton.
The suit was filed on behalf OF
% children and IA parents. II
says some of the plaintiffs are
Negro and some are white. This
is the first time any white per-
sons have entered an integra-
ton suit in Virginia.
The suit is almost identical
to those filed earlier against the
Charlottesville School Board in
Harrisonburg Federal Court, and
against the Norfolk and Newport
News School Boards in Norfolk
Federal Court.
showdown Probable
The other pending NAACP ac-
ton in Virginia is a motion filed
in Richmond Federal Court ask
ing prompt enforcement of the
Court desegregation de-
cision in Prince Edward County.
The suit filed today is signif-
icant in that it is the first
brought against a school board
in Virginia that has expressed
its willingness to go ahead with
indignation. It is likely to result
in a showdown on whether the
State or localities will decide
what course to follow.
The Arlington County Board
announced tentative plans in
January to begin indignation
next fall. provided it was in
keeping with State policy.
The Arlington School Board
said 1t thought its tentative
plans were in keeping with rec
concentrations of the Gray Com
mission appointed by Gov. STAN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-17
Festival at Church

The annual Spring Festival of
st. Hugh's Catholic Church,
Greenbelt, Md. is being held
through tonight on the church
grounds. The evening activities
will include a parade Of major
cites, professional entertainment
and a talent show, boxing
matches and q jitterbug contest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-17

TOBACCO MADE George
town a major port, too, and
later it was flour. At times,
so much shad and herring was
piled up for shipment that
there weren't enough buyers.
GeorgetoWn'S merchant ma
rine was a large one-more
than so ships with such names
as the Villorious, the Hope and
Polly, the Traveller, the Rubi-
con, and even the Rambler.
Alexandria was built on
shipping. When the town was
incorporated in 1779, it's seal
showed "a ship in full sail
with a balance equally poised
above the ship" When the
Library Company of Alex
andria was organizeE, its
m e m b ers hip was literally
sprinkled with sea captains,
who took books along on their
voyages.
The Eastern Branch began
to fill up early in the 10Th
century. The big ships could.
no longer navigate as far as
Bladsnsburg. The railroads
had come along, too, taking
away much of the trade.
The men. grown rich on
shipping. moved into WASH
ington. 1t wouldn't be profit
able, they said, to dredge the
river.
The railroads played a part
in Alexandria'S decline as a
major seaport, too. Baltimore,
on the direct line from the
west, took away much of
Alexandria'S trade. Balti-
more'S famed clipper ships
finished the job.
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LeqoI SnorI in Attack Case
Laid to Watson Decision
Speedy Arroignment Of Marine
Suspect Bors Getting Statement
BY MIRIAM GUTENBERG

The Court Of Appeals decision the
today given the why police barred
teday from fngerpntng photograpng and getting written
statement from Marine after his aagnment rape charges
yesterday
United States Attorney Oliver Marshal Carlton
Be both said today that yesterday hereafter every
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-17
Rambling

A lady We know reports she
called a friend the other day
and a wee voice answered. rs
your mother thereP" the lady
asked. mo, but the baby
sitter is" the small voice re-
piled politely. would you like
to speak to her?" !.
One man to another, cross
ing Twelfth street: Its too
bad we don't have about IL
days in each week.
A suburban reader says he's
been hearing for years about
people who build boats in the
basement, then can't get them
through the doors. With lawn
chairs, he thought, it would
be different. He discovered 1t
wasn't when he tried to get
his newly built lawn chairs
UP out Of the basement. 1.
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ROCK CREEK began filling
in, too. despite laws passed to
preserve its navigability. One
law provided stiff penalties
for anyone who built dams or
weirs across the stream, and
anybody at all was given per-
mission to tear such obstruc-
tions down.
One of the most ambitious
plans for a port in the Wash
ington area came to naught.
That was the dream for jack
son City.
1t was to be an industrial
and shipping center on the
long-gone Alexanders Island,
just across the Potomac from
Washington where the Four
tenth street bridge now
stands. Elaborate plans were
drawn for the city. The Lii
brary of Congress has one of
the remaining copies.
On January IL, 1886, a COR
nerstone for the city was laid
by President Jackson, for
whom it was named.
But the plan failed, and
IL years later, the island
land was up for auction, and
the auctioneer's announce
ment contained this reveal
ing statement:
THE Improvements consist
of a comfortable dwelling
house, with stables and other
outbuildings, and a we'll of
good water next the door. ;"
Plans for an expanded Port
of Washington, it's hoped, will
do better.
Smyrna times., 1956-06-28
STATE C. OF C.
SEEK MEMBERS
Forward Delaware" Drive
Conducted This Week For
1000 New Members
PROGRAM EXPANDED

William K. Patton, Of Dover, and
James E. Goslee, Jr., of George
town, will serve as co-chairman
for Kent and Sussex Counties in
the Forward Delaware" cam
paign of the Delaware State
Chamber of Commerce. The
Chamber will conduct an intensive
statewide campaign for 1000
members during the week of June
25. President Lloyd r. Leslie, in
announcing the campaign early
this week, said, The Delaware
State Chamber of Commerce is
interested in doing more work in
Kent and Sussex Counties on be-
half of industry, business and ag-
riculture. Toward this end, the
Chamber anticipates that with a
successful campaign it could, for
the first time, establish a down.
state Office" Leslie added. The
president explained that there is
also need for many additional
services which the people of Della
ware have requested the Chamber
to perform. 'They are all i'm
portant to the state economy"
said Leslie, "but it has been i'm
possible, because of lack of
funds, to include these added SER
vices in our work program. With
successful campaign, the Cham
Der hopes to set up a legislative
and research bureau and pub
licity and public relations depart
ment, expand its industrial devel-
opment program, form an agri-
cultural department, and add to
the operating and building reserve
funds" according to the president.
Patton is president and chairman
of the board of the Farmers Bank
of the State of Delaware. A ma
tive of Paterson, N. J., he began
his banking career as a messenger
with the Guaranty Trust Com
pany in New York in 1915. He
was manager of the bond depart
ment of a Philadelphia company,
manager Of the Newark Office of
the Guaranty company, vice presi-
dent and director of the Pater-
son Savings Institution, a special
representative of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad and manager
of the bond department of a New
York company before joining the
Smyrna times., 1956-06-28

Dover bank in 1941. Patton has
served on many business and civic
groups, including the Delaware
State Bank Advisory Board, the
Legislative committee of the Della
ware Bankers Association, the
Red Cross and the Federal Depos-
it Insurance Committee of the
American Bankers Association.
Goslee has also been active in
many organizations. In the gener-
al insurance business, he current
ly is Sussex County director at
large to the board of directors of
the Delaware State Chamber.
Some 450 Chamber members are
being enlisted to work in the cam
paign. They will make personal
facts with non-members
throughout the state this week
inviting them to join with the
more than 5000 business and pro-
fessional men who are now on the
Chambers membership roster.
Chairman of the drive is ]. Cor
man Walsh, president of John Gill
bert Craig Advertising, Inc, Will
mington. Vice chairmen are Hen
ry T. Claus, chairman of the board
of the News-Journal Company;
Charles C. Gammons, head of the
legal department and a director
of Atlas Powder Company, and
Charles H. Cant, president of the
Desco Corn
Smyrna times., 1956-06-28
.DOWD TO COACH
KS ALL-STARS
SeafOrd "COach of Year" To
Pilot Kent-Sussex Team In
State All-Star Game
SATURDAY. AUGUST 25

Robert F. Bobby Dowd,
Coach of the Year" in the state
for 1855, today was elected coach
of the Kent-Sussex Counties team
for the first annual Delaware all
star high school football game,
to be played Saturday afternoon,
August 25, at the University of
Delaware Stadium. The clash
against the New Castle County
All-Stars will be played for the
benefit of the Delaware Founda-
ton for Retarded Children, Inc.
Dowd, who never has had a los
ing season since he took the Sea-
ford High reins in 1916, was
chosen by vote Of downstate
members of the Delaware Inter
scholastic Football Coaches Asso-
citation. In the all-star game, he'll
be matched against Billy Cole of
William Penn High, the upstaters'
all-star coach.
Dowd won the coaches vote as
Coach of the Year" last season
after his Seaford Eagles won nine
straight games for his first unde-
feated and united record. The
team led the state in scoring,
with 243 points, to wrest that
honor away from William Penn.
The 36-year-old Dowd has pro-
duced five All-State players since
the selection was started in 1949.
Two of his products, Bobby Mon
eymaker and Tom Thomas, are
being counted on as University of
Delaware keys for the 1856 sea-
son.
Dowds coaching at Seaford
was interrupted in 1852, when he
was recalled to active duty by the
Army. During that season, he
Smyrna times., 1956-06-28

was head coach of the Fort Knox
Tankers. In World War II, Dowd
has an outstanding record. He
rose from private to second lieu
tenant in eight months, partici-
pated in 19 frst-wave landings
with the Marine Corps and receiv-
ed the Silver Star, the Army's
third highest award, for gallantry
at Saipan. At Saipan, he was
to first lieutenant on the
field.
Dowd, native of Wilkes-Barre,
Smyrna times., 1956-06-28

Out of the "A men that fired the
carbine, five were expert with a
score of $50 or better; IA were
sharpshooters with a score Of 14O
or better; and so were marksmen
with a score of 12O or better. This
is an outstanding record consid-
ering that the majority of the
men mad never before fired this
weapon. At the present time there
are numerous openings available
to anyone between the ages of II
and 35. All who are interested
Smyrna times., 1956-06-28

in becoming a member of this
growing organization are invited
to visit the Allen McLane Arm
ory, Smyrna, on any weekday be-
tween the hours of am. and
4:30 pm. or any Monday evening
between the hours of 1880 and
10 pm. For further information
call Smyrna 2751.
Smyrna times., 1956-06-28

Pa, is a graduate of Mansfield
State Teachers College.
Smyrna times., 1956-06-28

This country has far too many
laws, especially those that are not
enforced.
Smyrna times., 1956-06-28
ON RIFLE RANGE
Local Guard Unit Fire Carbine
On State Rifle Range

Recently personnel of Head
quarters and Headquarters Bat
terry, 197th AAA Bn. (AW) (SP),
Delaware National Guard, Smyr-
ma, fired the carbine calibre 80 at
the State Rifle Range, New Castle.
Smyrna times., 1956-06-28

Small wonder more and more young
moderns are going for Oldsmobile in
such big way! Most folks naturally
prefer prestige car especially
when it's such value. Just look =
-. price that fits your budget better
than many models Of the smaller, low
powered cars!
-. resale ualue so high it tradition
ally tops the field at trade
-. /. reputation for lively perform
ance that's known and envied = every
aUhere!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-30
Crash Kills Boby,
Hurts D. c. Bows

STANFORD, Conn.,, July 80
R.-A car driven by a West
Haven youth went out of control
today on the Merritt Parkway,
hitting a tree and killing his
7-month-old daughter. Four per-
sons were injured.
State police reported that
Robin Barber was dead when
they reached the scene.
Taken to Stamford Hospital
were James S. Barber, 10, iden-
titled by police as the driver,
fractured jaw; his wife, Doris,
broken left leg, and Robert and
Reginald Aiken, 9 and Z years
old, of Washington, D. C. (The
two boys are the sons of Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Aiken of 16 Bryant
street Me-
The boys, brothers of Mrs.
Barber, were bruised and shaken
up.
Investigating officers reported
that young Barber may have
fallen asleep at the wheel.
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like the kind in the atomic
bomb pictures"
The fireball was also sighted
at Amarillo, 40 miles to the
south.
The Shamrock plant is located
Is miles northeast Of Dumas.
Mr.. Bower estimated the dam
age at a half million dollars.
Lowell Berry, maintenance
foreman, said the plant would
be back in operation within
eight hours after the fire burned
out.
Reporter Hamilton said the
heat from the blast was unbear-
able at 200 yards away. He
added:
"A whirring sound was heard
for about two minutes and then
lit hit. The resulting inferno
looked like tons of TINT going
of. Orange flames turned to
black.
Own Hair was Hot
"As I started to cross the
highway an unidentified man ran
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-30
Ohio Plane Crash
Kills 8, Injuries l

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio, July
80 lP1.-Three OhioanS were
killed and a fourth injured yes
terday when a four place Beech
craft private plane crashed
during a landing attempt al
Wynkoop airport here.
The dead were identified as
Robert L. Lawrence, the pilot, OF
Crooksville; Ned Warner OF
Fredericktown and Mr.. Warmers
son Larry, 9.
Another of Mr.. Warmers sons
Freddie, Z, is in fair condition at
Mercy Hospital in Mount Vernon
Mr.. Lawrence was line coach
at Muskingum College.
The State highway patrol said
the plane apparently lost speed
as it approached the landing
field and fell into a cornf1eld a
short distance from the end of
the runway. (The patrol said
Mr.. Lawrence was visiting the
Warmers and had taken the
three others with him on a
pleasure spin around the Mount
Vernon area.
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CondidoteAdmitsP Iedoes
Ia 40of Top Hostess Job

LITTLE ROCK, July 80 Up
s. K. (Stew) Prosser, an Arkan-
sas gubernatorial candidate who
says he will "outpromise" the
other four candidates, admits
that some of his promises have
gotten him into a trap"
Mr.. Prosser, 30-year old
bachelor and ex-Marine, says:
1--WE promised 40 different
ladies a job as head hostess at
the Governors mansion"
He has been one of two "in-
active" candidates in a five-man
race for the Democratic nominal
ton, but he has provided most
Of the humor.
One Of his recent ads stated:
Il am against sin.
II stand for shorter hours.
Il stand for shorter shorts.
Il stand for pot in every
kitchen.
Il stand for stew in every pot
Il stand with my friends ON
segregation.
II have some friends for
segregation.
II have some friends against
segregation"
However, he didn't seem to
be joking when he predicted that
he would get 100000 votes out
Of a total of about $4,000.
IF Cow Orval Faubus and
Jim Snoddy continue to go on
TV. I might make the runoff
primary" he said. OF Jim John
son, the third major candidate,
Mr.. Prosser said: He has fooled
all the people he's going to fool"
One of Mr.. Prosser's political
cards has this statement:
THE candidate who will out
promise any other candidate for
Governor +. and after elected
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-30

by me with smoke billowing from
his hair. Instinctively. I reached
to feel my own hair and it was
hot"
Editor Lask told this story:
THE conclusion hit me, bang
ing my eardrums. Out of the
billowing smoke ! saw figures
of men racing in all directions.
Some were human torches.
But other men did not run.
I saw them fall and I saw them
later, burned beyond recognition,
their bodies in rows at the Dumas
Armory. Survivors stumbled
by me. Some were sobbing
with the pain of burns"
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tanks were caught in the first
explosion at $3.50 am.
Greater loss of'life was averted
because many Of the men had
backed away from the tank be-
cause of the intense heat.
The other tanks, ranging from
10000 to 10000 barrels in ca
pacity. quickly caught fire from
the initial blast. They contained
crude oil or its byproducts.
Most of the dead were taken to
the Dumas National Guard Ar
Imory, where their blackened and
mutilated bodies were identified
One by a safety deposit key.
The injured were taken to the
40-bed Moore County Memorial
Hospital in this Texas Panhandle
town of 5000.
Nine of the dead were Sham
rock employees and the other vol
Iunteer firemen from nearby
towns.
For a time the burned sat in
corridors at the hospital, some
moaning and crying, others quiet.
Some got only morphine injec-
tons at first.
The small hospital staff soon
was Joined by doctors and nurses
from nearby towns.
List of Victims
Those killed were:
Billie 10 Dunn, Fire Chief Ray
Biles Of Sunray; D. c. Lilly, Alvin
Freeman, James L. Rivers, Gayle
-. Wier, night foreman at the
tank farm; Virgil Wayne
Thomas, Don Thompson, Claude
Emmitt. Oliver Mulligan, Charlie
Lummus, safety man for the
plant; Clifford Corse, Lewis A..
BroxSon, Joe West, Wayne
Slagle, Sam Gibson, Paschal
Pool, Rupert S. (Cotton) Weir
and o. S. Cleveland.
Flames from the burning
tanks were shooting at midnight
as high as they were at noon,
but winds that earlier had blown
the flames away from the farm
of so to rs tanks subsidized and
further danger was believed
past.
DR.. James L. johnson, of
Amarillo, who was flying his
light plane near Dumas when
the tank exploded, saw the first
f1reball. He landed at Dumas
and rushed to the hospital.
Mushroom Of Smoke
II was watching the fire,
which was about 20 miles away
he said. 1T was followed by a.
big mushroom of smoke-just
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Oil Tank Blast
And FireFataI
To 19 in Texas

DUMAS, Tex, July 80 (P).-A
burning petroleum tank exploded
into a towering mass of white
hot flames that scared Is men
to death in an instant yesterday
Four others died later from hor-
rible burns.
At least 81 others were burned
by the blast that shot an orange
flreball thousands of feet high
and scorched a quarter-mile
radius.
Flames still flickered early
today, but the wind had WED
and firemen said the blaze would
burn itself out.
Earlier. winds had whipped the
high flames and it was feared
that other tanks would ignite
Clothing Set Afre
Mortified spectators saw friends
and relatives stumble moaning
and crying. their clothing afire
from the smoke and flames al
the Shamrock Oil g. Gas Corp
tank farm. Ensuing explosions
burned and shattered three other
big storage tanks and blackened
others nearby.
"The fiery blast snuffed out
their lives and they crumpled in
their tracks," Editor Bill Lask
of the Moore County News said
Bob Hamilton, a News report
Ier, said his hair almost caught
fire 200 yards from the explosion
A Shirtless boy stumbled out with
his naked back in flames. He
said the dead were caught in a
pool of fire."
Some of the burning bodies
set fire to blankets used to wrap
them. Other bodies exploded
from internal steam pressure. A
railroad bridge burned a quarter
mile away.
Were Fighting Ground Fire
Bob Bower, Shamrock public
relations official, said the men
were fighting a small ground fire
when the 20,000-barrel tank con-
tanning pentane, a butane-like
fuel, caught fire. Firemen who
were attempting to cool other