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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-11

is a widespread phenomenon
, throughout the United States.
From 1854 to 1856, DR.. Han
sen said the white enrolment
decrease was sharply accelerated
! while the rate Of increase in
Negro enrolment remained reas-
, enable steady. That this hap
Ipened offers no defense of Sc
|, gregation. nor does it suggest
an argument against integra-
|; ton. according to DR.. Hansen
;. AS for one of the big prob
lens discipline in District
schools DR.. Hansen admitted
that "desegregation has added
a new dimension to disciplinary
problems and too many cases
both Negro and white, are dis
couragingly severe. The rea'
truth is that on any given schoo
day a visitor in the schools
will find schools being held ir
normal order and in an impress
sively business-like manner"
He stated that the proportion
of serious disciplinary cases tc
the total enrolment is relatively
low.
4 Praises Corning
Viewing the overall picture Of
indignation. DR.. Hansen COM
mented:
Anyone who views the Wash
ington story in its entirety. in.
GLIDING the problems, diSap.
pointments and errors in judg.
ment, will be impressed with the
evidence Of the integrity of most
OF the people in it. and will fee
a glow of pride that in the Ma
tons Capital the ideal of in
dividual dignity and worth, M
longer simply an idle phrase ir
a textbook on American demo
carey. is now to a much larger
extent a living reality in the
lives of its citizens.
THE preparation and plan.
ming. and the successful carry
ing out Of these plans in connecD
ton with the changeover to al
integrated system of schools arr
the product of the leadership o
School Superintendent Hobar
M. Corning.
But behind the man and thu
idea is a staff of professional
teachers and principals who put
plans into action with strength
courage and unshakeable deter
mination. exemplifying the best
in the teaching profession de-
spite. in many instances. per-
Sonal leaning to the contrary.
Students and their parents
civic and citizens organization
almost uniformly supported or
derby processes Of change. some.
! times despite their personal op'
, position to it,"
{. In issuing the pamphlet, Henry
Edward Schultz, ADJ nationa
: chairman. said. "Dr. Hansen''
, authoritative findings SHOULD
serve to balance the one-sidec
! and negative picture presented
recently by opponents of the in
tegration program in Washing
ton" He referred to the recent
DAVIS committee investigation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-11

A mother of Is children. who
said she had been receiving
$3.50 a month from the District
Welfare Department, was ar.
rested early yesterday when po-
lice and Federal agents smashed
two stills in the basement Of
her home and broke up a party
attended by % guests"
The raid was made on the
home of Mrs. Marie Borges. 38
of 2425 Third street NE. She
was booked on nine illegal liquor
charges and one count OF pos
sessing numbers slips.
Also arrested we're Edward I
Wilmington. 40, Of the 1900
block of d street NE, who was
charged on nine illegal liquor
counts. and Amos E. Chriss, 80
of the 200 block Of Cromwell
terrace NE. charged with pos
session OF NUMBERS Slips.
Party in Progress
Internal Revenue agents. who
said they had been watching the
place for some time. were aided
in the raid by police led BY
Sergt. Samuel w. Stickley. The
officers said they found g
Chicken chittlin' potato salac
party" in progress when they
raided the home about I am
Police said all those at the party
we're Negroes.
In the basement Of the house
pey found TWO 60-gallon stills
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-11
ALL AREA SCHOOLS
TO HOLD CLASSES
TOMORROW

All ashington area
schools will be open on Lin
coins birthday tomorrow.
Courts and county Offices
in Prince Georges and Mont
gomery Counties will be
closed. Some Maryland
banks will be closed.
Banks and county and
municipal Offices in Virginia
will be open.
The day is a regular work
day for Federal and District
Government employees. The
next holiday to be observed
throughout the area is
George Washington's birth
day, February %. q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-11
The
Rambler
The Lody Staged
A Corkine Show

The day wine flowed IN the
streets of Washington was
such a fascinating event that
25 years later bar patrons IN
New York and Philadelphia
thought it was still going on.
They planned to march on
the Nations Capital and sam
pie the cutters. But the spirits,
brought up from the fabulous
wine cellars of Henderson's
Castle, had long since ceased
to flow.
The picturesque Meridian
Hill home of the former Sena-
tor and Mrs. John B. Hender-
son became famous for its
entertaining after it was built
in 1889. Four years later, the
parties were just as famous,
but wine and liquor no longer
were served.
Mrs. Henderson had begun
studying physical culture. She
became very definite in her
ideas about what should be
eaten and drunk. She ate no
meat and drank no tea, coffee
or liquor.
She had an intense aversion
to tobacco. While other women
were cavorting in short skirts
during the roaring EOS, all
those at Henderson's Castle
including the servants-kept
their skirts long.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-11
Grudison to Speak

Willis d. Gradison. jr., as
sistant to the secretary OF Health
Education and Welfare, viii
speak to the Metropolitan Wash
ington Chapter Of the Nationa
Association OF Social Workers
at 7 pm. tomorrow at the head
quarters Of the American AS.
sociation Of University Women
1884 ] street. NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-11

their needs and abilities. no chi
, large numbers of pupils are aca-
demically retarded"
He feels that the gifted, the
average and the slow learning
child will learn at the rate OF
which they are capable - if
schools are organized to teach
children of varying backgrounds
!, DR.. Hansen added that District
, schools using a six-point pro-
gram are we'll on their way to
the objective: Maximum devel-
opment of every pupil. regardless
of race. creed, cultural and eco
nomic status. and supposed ca
pacity for learning"
Gives Views in Pamphlet
. DR.. Hansen's remarks are con-
, tanned in report on desegrega-
ton in the Washington schools
published today in the form of
"a pamphlet by the Anti-Defa-
nation League of B'nai Birth.
He takes his title" Miracle of
Social Adjustment"-from his
answer to a question during the
probe of District schools by the
Davis committee.
When asked whether he
thought integration had pro-
ceeded smoothly. he answered
that indignation in the District
had been a miracle of social
adjustment"
DR.. Hansen said it is possible
for the school system to get
down to business now that the
first obstructive stages of de-
segregation have been passed"
I Outlines 6-Point Program
The school systems six-point
program to improve education is
presented by DR.. Hansen in this
fashion:
J. A four-track program for
senior high schools, which pro-
vides for gifted students. regular
college preparatory and general
currtculumS, and basic curricu-
lum for students who need help
in fundamental skills.
2. A re-emphasis upon the
skllls program and a re-examina-
ton Of promotional practices.
3. An increase of emphasis In
certain subjects in those fields
where pupils can be expected tc
meet minimum requirements.
/ 4. An increase in special edu.
cation to provide for the slow
learner.
/ 5. A drive to reduce the size
of classes. The goal for 1876
lis 80 pupils to one teacher in the
elementary schools.
:, 6. An extensive building pro-
gram
i Progress Painfully Slow
But DR.. Hansen warns thai
progress will be painfully SLOW
despite the ambitious detectives
DR.. Hansen wrote:
"Desegregation does not pro.
vide a miraculous solution Il
deprivation. If it is believed that
by mixing faculties and children
the present retardation of many
children will automatically ano
promptly disappear. this false
hope will lead to disappointment
Cultural change is SLOW
process; for some. major i'm.
provement never occurs. I'M
provements will take place.
But the overall average retarda-
ton in skill subjects will persist
in most urban centers because OF
disabling socio-economic condi-
tions."
The author also dipped into
the feeling that indignation
caused something Of a mass
movement by white persons tc
the suburbs.
Migration to Suburbs
ITO what extent indignation
was a causative factor will never
be precisely known he wrote
"Outmigration to suburban areas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-11
.A|nlondAppea|s
'Desegregdted
School Orders
Roises Three Points
On Charlottesville,
Arlington Decisions
Bv the Associated Press


pealed to the Supreme Court
from lower court orders direct
ing public school desegregation
in Charlottesville and Arlington
County. Va.
Mr.. Almond in two separate
appeals said the desegregatior
orders raised these three points
/. May a Federal district
court enjoin local school board
which is an agency of the Com.
monwealth of Virginia. and 9
State officer in his official ca
pacity. when the Commonwealth
has not given its consent to be
sued?
2. Is there any case or contro-
versy presented over which q
Federal district court has juris-
diction?
3. Have Negroes seeking imme.
diate admission to Virginia white
schools exhausted their State adj
ministrative remedies so as tc
entitle them to relief in a Fed
eral district court.
Orders Held in Allegiance
Federal Judge John Paul Or
dered Charlottesville schools de-
segregated as of last September
Judge Albert Bryan ordered Ar
lington's elementary schools de-
segregated January 81 and the
high schools next September.
Both orders have been held in
allegiance pending appeals.
The United States Circuit
Court in Richmond in a deci-
sion last December 81 affirmed
the actions by the district court
Judges.
The Virginia Attorney Gen.
eral in today's appeals said the
two cases presented squarely the
Question whether the local
school boards had specifically
denied any Negro the right
which he or she should prop
erly have" to attend the par
ticular schools.
Mr.. Almond said that NO
court in either case had decided
that any particular Negro child,
or particular group of Negro
children, had been denied the
rights guaranteed to them by
the Supreme Courts decision
that compulsory segregation in
public schools was unconstitu-
tional.
The attorney general said a
Negro students right not to be
Disseminated against exists
and must be recognized when an
individual Negro child shows
that he is fully qualified and
desires to attend a particular
school,"
But Mr.. Almond said a Negro
or a group of Negroes having
affirmatively established the
right to be admitted to or TO
transfer to another school, must
prove the denial of that right
solely because of race"
Hits NAACP Contention
In the Charlottesville and Ar
lington County cases. the attor-
ney general said no Negro stu
dent had attempted TO show
that he is as we'll situated to
attend another school as the one
/ he is now attending. None
of them have sic, even APP
piled for admission in another
school and as far as the record
will disclose they have all volun-
teered to stay in the schools they
are all attending. The fact that
opposing counsel, openly and OBJ
viously representing the National
Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People. may
contend otherwise makes no diff
ference because not one Of the
Negro students has testified that
he seeks or will seek admission
to another school,"
In the case of Charlottesville
the attorney general also pro-
tested that Judge Paul had
abused his discretion by issuing
an order to end segregation by
September. 1856.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-11
Street Scenes

A restaurant on Fourteenth
street NV. displaying a
sign: Welcome Inaugural
Visitors" -.
A big man getting out of an
Austin on Jackson place NV,
noting he was parked too far
from the curb, and lifting the
rear OF the auto closer in. !.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-11

a noted Civil War Senator,
and author of the Thirteenth
Amendment to the Constitu-
ton, which abolished slavery.
Mrs. Henderson had much
to do with the development
of Sixteenth street NV. She
built many buildings there
and rented them to embassies
in an effort to make Sixteenth
street into Embassy Row."
She tried to induce the Gov
eminent to take over one of
the buildings as a home for
Vice Presidents. When that
failed, she let it to an embassy.
She lobbied to have Sixteenth
street changed to the Avenue
of Presidents" but that move,
too, failed.
She also pressed through
Congress the bill creating
Meridian Hill Park. She was
paid S490, 900 for the land.
For a long period after her
death, Henderson's Castle be-
came, ironically, an after
hours club
In 1949, the castles owners
ordered it RACED. The SWIM
ming pool-site of constant
efforts to keep neighborhood
boys from intruding in the
heat of summer-was filled in,
and picturesque Henderson
Castle was gone as a Wash
ington landmark.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-11

THE NIGHT of the wine
pouring was May 16, 1906.
Men and women of the Inde-
pendent Order of Rechabites,
led by High Chief Ruler Wayne
w. Cordell, met at the castle
to smash the bottles. They had
Mrs. Henderson's permission.
Hundreds of cobwebbed bot
ties were hauled up from the
cellar. There were vintage
wines and imported WHISTLES.
brandies. cordials and other
beverages. In those days when
a dollar would buy a lot Of
anything, the supply was
valued at $1,000.
They smashed the bottles in
the cutters, and the wine cas-
caded down the hill into the
sewers. Word of the activity
spread through the neighbour
hood. A throng gathered to
watch.
One elderly gentleman wan
dered up during the middle of
the celebration. When he was
told what was happening, he
dashed away. He came back a
few minutes later carrying an
empty tomato can.
He scooped several drinks
from the gutter, downed them,
and staggered happily away.
Mrs. Henderson died in 1881.
A story went out that her will
ordered the contents of the
wine cellar-containing rare
vintages and whistles worth
almost 81 million at bootleg
prices"-be poured into the
gutter.
Bar patrons in New York
and Philadelphia organized
informal marching clubs to
come to Washington to sample
the gutter. But they were
halted before they got under
way. by the true story of the
1906 destruction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-22

gerOns. That description for you again. folks /"
She walked over and switched off the sound. Then
she switched il on again. tuning il low.
In the living room she slid the bolt the front door,
Al the kitchen door, she drew the long wooden latch
the doorsiI She wished this time urgently that
her father were home.
She heated some milk in pan. The music Of dance
band drted in softly from the bedroom She drank the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-22

JOhnscns escape. A posse being formed now for an
about man hunt"
There was pause. The newscaser's voice picked up
again.
"A brief description of Johnson has just come in over
the we Age, thirtyfour; height, six feet inches;
weight hundred and eighty pounds. He is dressed in
prison garb Of gray denim pants and shirt. He is a
killer. He IS dangerous. To repeat: This man is dan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-22

milk slowly and rnsed the cup Then she started back
for the bedroom
In the hall by the bathroom door, she stopped Fear
pushed at the roots of her hair She had left light on
in the bedroom. The doorway was dark now. The
with light breeze.
Slowly, reluctantly, telling herself it was burned-ou
bulb she moved toward Continued on poee g
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AeoMs RuAMl9Neo-
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GOVT SURPLUS
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AOoMe &UnMiSN EO-MW,


CHEVY CHASE. D, C.-BeautIiul
EN-. 3-se7b. Tu. 2-6lbl'
Evening star., 1957-12-25
Arlington Firemen
Rescue, Revive
BIoze Victim, n

Arlington tiremen carried q
7l-year-old man from a smoke
filled apartment early today
and extinguished q shoulder
ing blaze that was discovered
by an early rising neighbor.
John Seahrook was carried
from his apartment at 3ll
North Thomas street by Capt
A. NJ. Willett. 1t. A. B. Hughes,
jr., and Pvt. j. A. Mariana
Firemen said the victim was
revived with oxygen at the
scene and did not need to be
hospitalized.
1T was just like waking up.
said Mr.. Seabrook. Il was tired
when I went to bed last night.
The next thing l remember.
they had me outside"
The fire was in a sofa in an
other room in the apartment.
A neighbor across the hall saw
smoke coming beneath Mr..
Seabrook's apartment door
around $50 am. and sounded
the alarm. Firemen said they
had to break down the apart
ment door to reach Mr.. Sea-
brook.
Evening star., 1957-12-25
'CenteKuriun
Struck byCur

A pedestrian. believed to be
100 years old, was hit by a car
last night on the Baltimore
Washington parkway, and was
reported to be in satisfactory
condition later at Prince
Georges General Hospital.
Park Police said John
Thompson of Philadelphia was
struck as he crossed the park
way near the Kenilworth inter-
change around ll:20 pm. Po-
lice made the Identification
from papers found on the in
iured man. but said they had
not determined what he was
doing in the area.
Mr.. Thompson was admitted
to Prince Georges General Hos
pital with q fractured right ell
bow and hip bruises. The hos
pital said he was about 100
years Of age. but had not been
abl to determine his exact age.
j. F. McGlothlin. Al, Of law
Ridge road. Greenbelt. identi-
ned as driver Of the car. was
charged with reckless driving
by colliding.
Evening star., 1957-12-25
EXCEPT FOR ToYNBEE,

EXCEPT FOR TOYNBEE.
historians since Gibbon,
vhether Of the nationalistic
or the economic determinist
schools, have been inclined
to minimize the Importance
of religion. But the impor-
tance Of religion Just will not
down. In medieval Europe,
Christian theologians de-
bated the nature of Heaven
and rewrote its history (the
fall of Luciferl.
Europeans became so en-
thusiastic about the here
after that they set out to
convert the world to enable
its population to get to
Heaven. Isabella didn't hook
her jewels for monetary
gain, but to take a leading
part in this movement and
get her reward in Heaven.
Europeans completely colon
lied three continents and
settled populous enclaves in
the other two.
Movable type and the
printing press were devel-
oped to make the gospels
available to the many. When
Calico peered through his
telescope it was IN the mod
ern spirit that Christopher
Fry has characterized In
saying "the enterprise is ex-
ploration into God"
These Europeans, wherever
they are in this world, are
q lighting people. They are
always ready to fight for
what they call the salvation
Of their souls. One thing
they feel they must do to
save their souls Is To resist
the domination Of the god
less whether 1t be the fanati-
cal Nazis or the Communist
proponents Of dialectic ma
terialism. Military leaders
know the Importance Of re-
ligion. There we're more
preachers Of the gospel
Cehaplains) in Elsenhower's
armies than in the original
CruSades.
Evening star., 1957-12-25
Guard Dies in Fall
From Prison Wall

RICHMOND. Dec. IS R.-
I'M. c. Mac Taylor. q State Peni-
tentiary guard for so years. was
killed yesterday when he slipped
Through gap in the prison wall
guard rail and fell 80 feet onto
concrete steps.
Supt. w. Frank Smyth. jr.,
said Taylor's fall-from q spot
near the guard box he had
worked for more than % years
was the first in history from
. wall at the penitentiary.
About three feet Of the guard
rail next to the guard box had
been removed several days ago
los part Of q construction Job.
Evening star., 1957-12-25
800 Workers Receive
Ruise in Combridqe

CAMBRIDGE. Md. (R.-
Coastal Foods Co. and the in
dependent Dorco Workers
Union. Inc. announced yester-
day the signing Of a contract
which provides a 10 cents an
hour raise over a two-year
period for Coastal workers here.
The flrm employs between
800 and 900 workers here. Dur
ing peak summer months the
employe force is 1900 to 1000.
Evening star., 1957-12-25
Phone Rate Boost Foes
Weigh Vireinio Appeal

the opponents would decide
whether to appeal after early
consultation.
CAP was given a S7.228, 900
annual rate increase Monday
in a split decision Of the State
Corporation Commission.
A detailed dissenting opinion
BY Commission Chairman Ralph
T. Catterall said S7.22o. 900 was
unreasonable. Judge Catterall
said $2.770. .00O-$l.5 million in
rate relief and $1.270,000 to
cover the cost of recent CAP
wage hikes-would be SUFFICIENT.
The new rates will be i'm
posed by Cap January /. and
as soon thereafter as the COM
pany can extend toll-free call
ing to some suburban, Norfolk
and Northern Virginia metro
politan areas.
Even if the increase is ap-
pealed. there appeared little
chance imposition Of the new
rates could be stayed. Should
the new rates be overruled by
the Supreme Court. however.
subscribers could expect Q
rebate.
The majority opinion. writ
ten by Commissioner H. Lester
Hooker with Commissioner
Jesse w. Dillon concurring,
said the s7,22S,0O0 would boost
Cap earnings from the present
level Of ABS per cent to 6.3o
per cent.
Those earnings were COM
puted on C&P's intrastate
rate base. which is deprecated
cost of telephone plants in
Virginia. A Virginia Supreme
Court opinion was cited a.
authority for regulating earn
ings at q percentage Of rats
Evening star., 1957-12-25

where he had been during his
Western sojourn.
He said that only he and his
dog. who Is now dead. knew
the secret place. and although
his wife knows the location. he
doubted she could find 1t.
Tells Of Indian Relies
II is unpeopled now. he re-
ported. but it has been in-
habited. as ancient Indian rel-
les testify.
1T isn't quite as romantic as
the term Shangri-La makes it
sound he said. hut 1t Is
something rather wonderful. I"
The sergeant is a member Of
the 2044th Airways and Air
Communications Squadron.
Evening star., 1957-12-25

RICHMOND. Dec. IS R.-
An appeal to the Virginia Su-
preme Court Of Appeals was
under consideration today by
opponents Of the new rate in
crease granted the Chesapeake
q Potomac Telephone Co. of
Virginia.
Henry E. Ketner of Rich
mond. attorney for a group Of
six cities and counties that in
tervened in the rate case. said