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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-03
Racial Seating
.ToBeArgued
Court Will Hear
Libruriun Case

STAUNTON. Va, Sept. 3 up.
Constitutionality Of Virginia's
law requiring racially segreeat-
ed seating at public assemblies
win be argued before the State
Supreme Court Of Appeals here
tomorrow
The seating case Is the first
on the brief docket for the
courts September session.
Miss Faith Bissell. 4s-year-old
white librarian who lives in
Arlington County. has chal-
lenged constitutionality Of the
law which provides for separa-
ton Of whites and Negroes at
public meetings.
She appealed q SIS fine i'm
posed by the Arlington County
Circuit Court, which upheld
the State law after Miss Bis
sell had appealed q lower
court conviction.
Sat Beside Negro
The librarian was arrested
after taking q seat beside q
Negro at a political meeting
last November at the Thomas
Jefferson Junior High School
In Arlington.
In q written brief filed with
the State appeals court, Ed
mund D. Campbell, counsel for
Miss Bissell. contended the
challenged law violates the
right Of peaceable assembly
guaranteed in the First Amend
ment 10 the United States Con-
stitution and the 18th Amend
ment ban against depriving &
persons liberty without due
process Of law.
Mr.. Campbell said the Fed
eral Constitution as interpreted
by the United States Supreme
Court lis the supreme law OF
the land" and the Virginia ap-
peals court ''is bound thereby
The question. he said. lis NOT
whether we like the decisions
Of the Supreme Court Of the
United States. but only whether
under the supremacy clause Of
| the Federal Constitution they
now constitute the law Of the
land.
State Law Defended
In asking confirmation Of the
| Arlington Circuit Court judy
ment, the Commonwealth In
its brief contends the State Law
lis not unconstitutional on ia
face: and that no other OF
broader question is presented
in this case"
In UNFOLDING the trial courts
SIS fine, Circuit Judge Emery
IN. Hosmer ruled the State hal
the right, under the iOtt
Amendment, to enforce thu
segregated seating law. HI
took occasion In his ruling x
note that he recognized thu
Federal Constitution. as inter
preted by the United States
Supreme Court, is as binding
on q State Judge aS on q Fed
eral judge.
However, he said the Su'
lpreme Court has given no de-
cision indicating that separa'
ton Of races in q public meet
ling is unconstitutional 50 lonl
as equal facilities are available
l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-03
.SibIey Bill Stirring
Water Supply Issue
President Is Due to Act on Site ]
Reserved for DuIecorIiu Plant !.
BY JOHN w. sTEPP

For controversial legislation the Sbey Hospital land
transfer bill resting President Esenhowers ranks
as one Of the most swiftly passed congressional in
District history.
bill which the President will probably act upon this
week would enable Sbey the small downtown tract
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-03
300 Pound Safe Stolen

STEVENSVILLE, Nd, Sept,
3 R.-Burglars broke q wine
dow in q liquor store Of the
Kent Island shopping center
yesterday and carted OF q 500
pound safe containing $1,000 in
cash.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-03
Perjury Count Hits Man
In Marriage to Girl, "A

2Syear-od bal-umper indicted by Federal grand
jury today charges of inducing lyearod Badensbug
Junior High School girl to marry him and live with him
than They separated shortly before she
birth to q girl months old
CHARGED with carnal knowledge perjury Roy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-03

perjury was Row Zee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-02
Legislator Loses
One of Foster Sons

TAZEWELL. Va, June / R.-
One Of the Is foster sons Of Dr..
Jack w. Witten met accidental
death today while the veteran
legislator was attending the
Tazewell County Democratic
convention here.
The victim, William Chandler,
"A, had been on @ swimming
party with DR.. Wittene other
foster sons in the Clinch River
just outside Tazewell when the
fatal accident occurred. Wit
lnesses said the boy dived into the
river and either drowned or died
Of injuries received in the dive.
The Chandler boy, son Of Mr.
and Mrs. JEFF Chandler Of Wy
theville, last night had graduated
from elementary school.
DR.. Witten received the news
while the Democratic county
convention was in session. The
convention defeated DR.. Witten
for denomination to the House
Of Delegates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-02
Dalton to Address
Republican Rally
In Loudoun County

LEES BURG, Va, June /
Especially Ted Dalton. Virginia
Republican leader. will be the
principal speaker at a Loudoun
County @. o. P. rally June is.
Other speakers win include I.
Lee Potter. Virginia's Republic
can State chairman, and Senator
Dirksen. Republican Of Illinois.
The meeting viii begin at 4
pm. at the home Of Clarence
Ahalt on Route Z northwest Of
Leesburg.
State Senator Dalton. who
lives at Radford. Va, polled IS
per cent Of the popular vote as
Virginia's q. o. P. candidate for
the governorship in 1853.
r. In announcing the meeting.
William Mcdonald, chairman OF
the Loudoun County Republican
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-02
Virginia Requests
New NAACP Doto

RICHMOND, June l tR.-The
State has asked attorneys for the
National Association for the Adj
vancement Of coIored People for
more specific information on
complaints that virginiais So
called ''NAACP laws" are un-
constitutional.
Interrogatories containing 100
questions aimed at the Virginia
Chapter Of the NAACP and It's
allied organization, the NAACr
Legal Defense and Educational
Fund. Inc. were filed In Federal
District Court here yesterday,
NAACP attorneys have Is days
In which to answer the questions
contained In the two interroga-
tories.
A special three-judge court
viii hear arguments mere June
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-02
Dr.. Witten Beaten
For denomination
TO Virginia House

TAzEWELL. Va, June Up.
DR.. Jack w. witten. veteran
Tazewell County legislator. was
defeated for denomination to
the House Of Delegates today at
the Tazewell County Democratic
convention.
Grady w. Dalton, Richlands
banker. won the nomination for
the House seat, receiving 113
votes to only 81 for Or. Witten.
. DR.. Witten has been a mem
Der Of the General Assembly as
delegate and State senator, for
Is years. He first was elected to
the House in 1924 and served
there through 1894. He served
in the State Senate from 1886
to 1888. He was elected to the
House again in 1914 and has
served there continuously since.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-02
Fairfax Sewage
Ruling Issued

The Virginia Water Control
Board has ruled that it will con-
slider individual merits Of any
future requests for connections
to the Fairfax Town sewage
treatment plant.
County officials and some resi-
dents near the town plant Mon
day asked the control board to
prohibit any more connections
until an addition is completed
at the plant. The addition is not
expected to be finished until next
summer.
Town officials asked that the
present policy of considering APP
plications for connection on
their merits be continued.
The hearing was asked by the
Board Of County Supervisors
when 1870 additional connections
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-02

the last session Of the General
Assembly. Sentiment in the area
strongly favored the move.
Mr.. LOTUS. an active Demo-
crat. is on the staff Of Official
Reporters Of Debates Of the
United States Senate. For the
past five years he also worked
on transcripts Of hearings con-
Quoted by the M-NCPPC and the
National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission.
Mrs. Hash, If selected, would
be the first woman on the COM
mission. She has been chairman
of the Recreation Board for the
past two years and is a member
Of committee co-ordinating work
Of various agencies in the county.
Strong Contender
Another strong contender in
the metropolitan area is Mr..
Woods Of Chillum. A marine
engineer. he has served on the
Board Of Zoning Appeals for two
years.
Mr.. Griffin is chairman Of the
Citizens Democratic Club which
draws its membership largely
from those who supported Rep
rensentative Landlord in oppo-
sition to L. Harold Sothoron,
chairman Of the Democratic
State Central Committee, in last
years congressional primary
campaign. Mr.. Griffin is presi-
dent Of the Packaged Liquor
Dealers Association and a past
State commander Of the Veterans
Of Foreign Wars.
Still others repeatedly under
consideration are Paul M. Nuss-
baum. president of the Carole
Highlands Citizens Association
and State treasurer of the Young
Democrats; Mrs. Betty 1ayman
of Cheverly, vice president Of the
Citizens Democratic Club: Frank
L. Anderson. former Orphans
Court judge: Emanuel zalesak,
College Park restaurant owner.
and Mrs. Shirley Dresbach of
Lanham, active Democratic work.
er in recent political campaigns,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-02
Watchers Probe
.PuzzIinq Bird Toll

/ ANNAPOLIS. June / Re
The Avid Avists. a local group
|of bird watchers. today reported
10 mysterious" toll Of deaths
among birds in the Annapolis
area.
Mrs. Martina Luff said md B
than 30 birds, mostly cardinal
and robins. have been found
dead within the last three Or
four days, and the number Is
increasing.
The society is awaiting q re-
port from the Wildlife Center at
Laurel. where some Of the dead
birds were taken for examina-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-02

were authorized for the plant.
Before that. the control board
had banned connections for a
time because the plant was over
loaded.
The board also said it would
consider several points raised
by Fairfax Supervisor Anne VIII
kins at the hearing. One of them
was q request that the county
public health and public works
departments be designated as
agents Of the control board to
inspect private treatment plants
and make reports on enforce
ment actions necessary to assure
proper operation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-02
MRS. Manner Elected
By COLLEGE AIumnue

Mrs. John H. Wanner of 21O
West Alexandria avenue. Alex
andria, has been elected a ma
tional director Of the Wilson
College Alumnae Association.
Mrs. Warmer was president Of
her class at the ChambersburC
(Pa.) college. Two Of her daugh-
tiers are students there now.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-02

blpuerS 1or the uVe Prince
Georges seats on the reorganized
planning commission scheduled
to take effect June is.
The two other Prince Georges
members Of the present commits
sion are still on the list, how
ever, and are understood to be
IN line for reappointment.
They are Herbert w. Wells OF
College Park. a Democrat who
has been on the commission
since l947, and Alva H. Bender
College Park Republican and Q
commissioner for three years
Post Carries $500 Salary
Mr.. Pyles, AZ, an auto agency
executive and real estate devel-
oper who lives in Temple Hills,
win receive q salary of $500 o
year on the new appeals board
created by act Of. the 1857 Legis.
lature.
Mr.. Pyles has been chairman
Of the planning commission for
three years.
The all-Democratic Prince
Georges County Commissioners,
under terms Of q new law local.
king control Of the Park and
Flaming Commission and in
creasing 1t from six to 10 menu
bers, can't name more than
three Democrats in their five
appointments.
It Is understood that the
names Of Mr.. Wells and IL other
Democrats have been submitted
to the Democratic State Central
Committee, whose recommended
tons win in all likelihood be
followed by the commissioners.
Besides Mr.. Wells, the other
Democratic contenders for the
$3.600-a-year posts apparently
receiving the strongest support
are John A. Scheibel, who re-
Gently was elected president Of
the county's Chamber Of Com
merce; Mrs. Vera Hash Of Ia
koma Park. a pioneer in the
county's recreation programs;
Richard B. Woods, member Of
the Board of Zoning Appeals;
and W. Earl, Griffin. liquor dealer
who led q successful splinter
movement within the county's
Democratic forces last year in
support Of Representative Lenk-
ford, Democrat Of Maryland.
Walter r. Mulligan, longtime
president of the Prince Georges
County Civic Federation, also
has been prominently men,
toned.
Location to Play Part
Geographical location in the
county Of those available for the
two posts repeatedly viii play an
important part in the selection.
Many committee members be-
lieve. all areas of the county
should be represented on the new
agency.
In this regard. supporters of
Mr.. 9cheibel or r. Thomas Lof-
tus Of NARROW Heights. still
another contender, would have a
strong talking point.
A resident of Camp Springs.
Mr.. Seheibel is a builder who
heads q corporation which has
constructed more than ITO gas
stations in the metropolitan area
since the firm was formed in
1913.
Mr.. LOTUS lives in the area
taken into the M-NCPPC's plan
ming jurisdiction nv an act 0f
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-02

Committee, said "All Republic
cans and any others interested
in the Republican Party pro-
gram for Virginia win be well
comed."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-02
CIV Group Elects

David Steinman has been
elected president Of the B'nai
Birth Foundation Of George
Washington University. Other
officers are Marty Zipern, vice
president; Judy Jaffee. secre-
tary. and Becky Leeds. treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-02
PyIes to Quit Planners
For New Stote Agency
W. LAWSON KING

Carlton E. Pyles said yesterday he will resign as chairman
% the Capital Park and Planning
g accept Gov McKdn appointment the appeals board
the new State Department Of Employment Security
Mr. Pyles Republican thus removed himself from the list
IL persons reportedy being considered county
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-02

/ 6 on the merits Of the NAACP
complaints. The laws were
passed BY the 1856 special sesI
sion Of the General Assembly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-02
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The National Conference
on Weights and Measures
opens at the Sheraton Park
Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-15
Eostmun of VPI
PIoyer-of-Week.
Edeino CIV Pair

RICHMOND. Va. Oct. Is (E1.
Sophomore Frank Eastman.
who started and finished Vir-
ginia Techs Ss-yard drive for
the winning touchdown Satur-
day against Villanova. has
been named Southern Confer
ence football player Of the
week.
Eastman. getting his first
starting assignment at full
back. intercepted a Villanova
pass on the Tech 5-yard line
in the final period. A dozen
plays later he took a 6-yard
pass for the winning touch
down.
The l0e-pounder from Rich
mond gained 40 yards in eight
carries. was a key blocker in
Techs ground attack and
played a fine defensive game.
Also highly recommended
for their play we're Quarter
back Charlie Benson Of David.
son. Halfbacks Mike Sommer
and Ted COMA Of George
Washington, Tackle Elliot
Schaubach and Guard Lloyd
Hicks Of william & Mary.
Quarterback Bobby Ross Of
VMI and Quarterback Dick
Lonsfellow of West Virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-15
Lawsuit Is Settled
BY Allie Reynolds

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. IS up.
Allie Reynolds and the Phila-
delphia Transportation Co.
have settled the former Yankee
pitchers s23S.OO0 damage suit
out Of court.
Joseph s. Lord. Reynolds at
torney. said the settlement was
reached late yesterday after
Reynolds had testified a back
injury sustained in a bus acci-
dent shortened his playing
career.
The amount Of the settle
ment was not announced, but
Lord said the PIC agreed to
pay "a considerable amount"
Reynolds. a resident Of Okla
homa City. Okla. was hurt July
Z. 1858. when a chartered Pic
bus carrying the Yankee team
crashed into a metal elevated
train structure.
Lord said the injury forced
Reynolds-who hurled two no.
hit games in his major league
career-to retire at the end OF
the 1854 season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-15
Texas League Acts
To Bor Moves by
Houston, DoIIus

DALLAS. oct. is R.-The
Texas League has refused
Houston and Dallas permission
10 seek places in higher COM
pany and probably will operate
next season with the present
membership.
League directors indicated
yesterday they would go along
under the present alignment,
although one or more clubs
may be involved in a draft and
there is a possibility OF a shift
OF the Oklahoma City fran
chiSe to Amarillo.
Houston and Dallas have
hopes Of entering the American
Association. Both cities could
be drafted by the Pacific Coast
League. but they can enter the
American Association only II
that league negotiates with the
Texas League and has the APP
proval Of three-fourths OF the
Executive Committee 4 the
minor leagu
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-15
Ben Powell Killed:
Cherokee PIoyed
With Jim Thorpe

CHEROKEE. N. c.. Oct. as
R.-Ben s. Powell. IS. a team
mate Of the late Jim Thorpe at
Carlisle Institute. was killed
near this Indian reservation
yesterday In an automobile
accident
Powell. who was born on the
Cherokee reservation, was a
205-pound fullback and was
nicknamed The Steamroller''
at Carlisle because Of the way
he carried the ball and led in
reference for Thorpe. consid-
cred one of the all-time greats
Of athletics.
Powell later played profess
sional football at Canton, Ohio,
and then returned to the res
ervation. For many years he
was employed by a craft shop
here TO sit by the side Of the
highway in full Indian dress 10
attract tourists.
Powell was killed when a
taxicab in which he was riding
sideswiped another vehicle and
overturned down q l00-foot
embankment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-15
Bell to Lecture
Browns, Eagles
About Fighting

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. is up.
Commissioner Bert Bell Of
the National Football League
plans to lecture players of the
Cleveland Browns and Phila-
delphia Eagles about the fight
ing in Sundays game at Cleve-
land.
THE fights are on Monday
and Wednesday nights" the
commissioner said. Those
fellows are paid to play foot
ball. not to ilght.
IN talk to the Eagles today
and the Browns when they
come in here Saturday. I'm
going to tell them that we
can't break records at the gate
playing the kind Of football
they played Sunday.
I'm not interested in who
Is to blame. I don't care who
started it or who retaliated. I
don't want fights. ! want foot
ball"
Bell said "there will be fines,
you can count on that" just as
soon as the full reports come in.
The fight started in the
fourth quarter and resulted in
four Eagles, Bill Barnes. Frank
Wydo. Bob Gaona and Menil
MavEaides. and three Browns,
Wat Michaels. Bill Quinlan
- Paul Wiggin. being tossed
out Of the game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-15
|Army's Eye Test
Killed Enrolment
Of Monty StickIes

SOUTH BEND. Ind. Oct. is
R.-Monty Stickles. whose 2s-
yard field goal boosted Notre
Dame to q 1921 victory over
Army Saturday, flunked the
rigid eye test given at West
Point two years ago because he
is nearsighted.
Scouts from Army and some
20 major colleges soug h t
Stickles after the 6-foot-t end
sparkled at Poughkeepsie IN.
YD High School. The son Of q
brewery truck driver said. Just
like all other kids in the neigh
borhood. / wanted 10 go to
West Point"
Stickles received an appoint
ment and went to West Point
to take the entrance examina-
tons but was turned down be-
cause Of his eye trouble. After
that disappointment he Just
about settled on Colgate. but
finally decided to enter Notre
Dame.
His field goal against Army
was the first Stckles had ever
tried.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-15
NOvy's Cage Hopes
HINGE on SophomoEes

ANNAPOLIS. Oct. is R.-
A Navy basketball squad with
q lot Of new faces holds its
first practice in the Naval
Academy'S new heldhouse to-
day.
Missing by graduation will
be four starters from last sea-
son. including the Middies' top
two scorers-Dave Smalley and
George Bouvet.
But Coach Ben Carnevale is
hoping some of the gaps will
be filled by sophomores moving
up from last seasons undefeat-
ed plebe team.
THE season viii depend al
most entirely on Q group Of
INFESTED youngsters" CaFne-
vale said. IF the newcomers
can get. seasoned in short or
der. it could be a highly sue
ceSSful year.
Others lost by graduation
from q team which won is
games and lost eight were
starters Andy Dulik and Bob
Albertson and Substitute John
Worrell.
Capt. Al Swanson. who was
Nays third best scorer with
an liz average last season. will
be unavailable to the team I'M
til after football season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-15
Planning Put Off
BY SoIIy League

PONTE VEDRA BEACH.
Fla, Oct. IS R.-The South
Atlantic League yesterday post
poned most Of its planning for
1858. A general realignment Of
the minor leagues is expected TO
result from the California move
OF the New York Giants and
Brooklyn Dodgers.
Bill Terry. Sally president.
said: For US or any Of the
smaller leagues to make any
definite move at this time is al
most an impossibility. We must
wait TO see what the reaction is
once the higher circuits make
their move"
One change was made in the
Sally. Charleston. S. c.. was
voted q franchise. replacing
Columbia. s. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-15
RICHIE OUT WITH BROKEN THUMB
Loss of Guerin to Knicks
Blamed on CeItics' Attitude

NEW YORK. oct. IS M.--
Coach Vince Boryla Of the New
York Knickerhockers is blam-
ing the general attitude Of the
Boston celtics for the broken
right thumb that will sideline
Richie Gueiin. the Knieks' ace
backcourt operative. for two or
three months.
Ouerin's injury came In an
exhibition game against the
Boston Celties Sunday at New
Haven. Conn. eventually won
by the Celtics. 102-l00.
Guerin said Bill Sharman of
the Celtics was getting on his
nerves and also banging him
around. So. with about flve
minutes left in the game,
0uefin hauled OF. and clouted
Sharman.
The Celtic ace was shaken up
by the blow. but when DR.. Vim
cent Nardlello looked over
Ouerins hand. he found a
break near the base of the
thumb. That is possibly the
slowest healing area on the
hand.
.Boryla was bitter ct the turn
of events.
"This Is the worst possible
break we could have had" he
said mournfully. II was count
ing on Ouerin 70 play IS or 20
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-15
3 Miumi Cugers
Pull Out Of School

MIAMI. Fla. Oct. is R.-
The University Of Miami's
hopes of a winning basketball
season were jolted today when
Dick Berghod. 7-foot sopho-
more center. and two other
outstanding prospects jumped
the team.
Berghoff. who said he had
decided Miami lis not a good
basketball school," left by car
FOR Santa Maria. Calf. where
he planned TO enroll in Allen
Hancock Junior College.
Berghoff took with him
Freshman Henry Lee Hoskins.
a flashy forward from Brook
haven, Miss. and Guard Art
Hickory, who played at Allen
Hancock last year.
Coach Bruce Hale said he
was trying to reach the players
by telephone and hoped to talk
them into returning. Berghoff
established a freshman scoring
record Of SOC points at Miami
last season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-15
Crowley to Speak
At Annual Dinner
Of Arlington Club

jim Crowley. one Of the -Four
Horsemen at Notre Dame in
1924 and now chairman Of
the Pennsylvania Boxing Com
mission, will speak at the an
nual banquet Of the Better
Sports Club Of Arlington at 7
pm. Thursday. November IA,
IN the Terrace Room Of the
Arlington Towers.
Tommy Richardson, presi-
dent Of the Eastern League. will
be postmaster at the affair,
which will honor 10 sports per-
sonalitieS Of Arlington.
Crowley, who also has a radio
program at Scranton, was head
coach at Michigan State and
Fordham after leaving Notre
Dame.
Roy Sievers Of the Senators.
home run and runs-batted-in
leader in the American League,
and Robin Roberts Of the Phil
lies viii be on hand. Capt.
Slade Cutter. athletic director
at the Naval Academy. will
attend.
Tickets are on sale at Nc
Quinn's sporting goods store,
l041 North Highland street,
Arlington. and Bancroft Clean
eTs, 47l0 Columbia pike.