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Clearance of Ready
Made SIipeovers
1875

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-18
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Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-05-15

plus a Navy admiral, native OF
the honor state.
Special attractions for visitors
include demonstrations by skill
ed Navy technicianS. Shipboard
firefighting, deep sea diving
underwater demolition, air de-
monstrationS featuring the Blue
Angels, helicopter and amphlbi-
Gus demonstrations head the list.
The story of development and
progress in ships from coal TO
atom power, the history of naval
aviation from its beginning to
the foreSeeable future and the
life of men at sea will be inclui-
ed in an exhibit hall prepared
especially for the Homecoming
Navy missiles from the small
Sparrow to the target-SeekiEg
TO the icthal Regulus
II will be on display. Latest
Navy carrier aircraft Will be
rugged to permit visitors 10 walk
up over the wings and look into
tn" ,OCkpl'S
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-05-15
Navy Training Base Invites
Old Trainees To Homecoming

Great Lakes naval training
center. Navy alma mater for al
most one-third of the men and
women who have entered the
Navy in the past 46 years, is in
wiling its nearly two million a
lumni back to what is probabl y
the worlds biggest Homecoming
According to training center
commander. Captain A. c. Bur
rows."Old sailors. new sailors
and non-sailors are equally well
come to visit Great Lakes and
get reacquainted with the Navy
any time during the summer
long open house.
The program will focus atten-
ton on different midweStern
or southern state each week
during the summer. States being
Saluted are those which furnish
the major share of manpowcr
trained at Great Lakes.
Each Saturday morning viii
see the climax of the salute III a
mass graduation review of re-
cruitS completinE training Fea'-
ured will be company of mel
recruited especially for the event
from the state being honored
Bearing their own state flag a.
longSide the stars and stripes
the company will parade past
the reviewing party composed Of
the governor and other high civ
ilian dignitdricS from the state
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1957-05-15
Neil .FO1Uier Circle
Holds Meeting

The Nell Fowler Circle of the
Tdboor City Baptist W. NJ. U
me- At the hoomy of Mrs. June
Prime, on Tuesday evening May
:. with Mrs Margaret Fowler
serving As program chairman
She WAS assisted by Mrs. Fral-
cyS Sugg, Mrs. Caroline Rogers
Mrs Maxine Fowler. and Mrs
Pearl Hooks
Mrs Peggy Prince was asS0-
cIate hostess for the occasion.
A sweet course was served
during the evening.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-31
Symphony Put Through Fast Pace
AtFirst Recording Session in 3 Years

unconciously. still trying to ap-
ply more body english to the
already recorded music. Mr..
Pfeiffer busted himself making
pencil notes and directing the
orchestra under the table with
his extra pencil.
Mr.. Mitchell craned his
neck experimentally at the fln-
ish of one composition and
WINGED.
Back To Work
"Oh. my neck I don't
know whether I'll be able to
get through tonight's concert
or not" But 1t was time to get
back to work. Plans called for
the recording Of Morton Gould's
"Jekyll and Hyde Variations"
Gould's ID claration." and
ShoStakovitch'S 5th Symphony.
A buzzer sounded to summon
the orchestra members to their
places, and the musicians be-
gan tuning UP. Technicians
darted about the darkened hall.
making last-minute adjust
ments to the five microphones
and three track tape machines.
Mr.. Mitchell clapped his
hands for silence. Mr.. PfeifferS
voice cracked take one" as
the imperious red light glowed
on and the National symphony
Orchestra began recording.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-31
.Stors to Appear
At UGF Meeting

Singers Iona Massey and
Dick Haynes will be guests OF
honor at the United Givers
Fund first all-unit report meet
ing tomorrow.
The luncheon will be held at
1918 pm. In the Hall Of Ma
tons at the Washington Hotel
UGF officials hope tomor-
rows returns will put the 1867
campaign over the three
quarters mark. To date. APP
proximately two-thirds Of the
81 million goal has beer
pledged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-31
10 Join
Morals Squad
BY J. THEODORE CROWN

Capt John B. Layton. known
as a trouble-shooter in the
Metropolitan Police Depart
ment. will be transferred to-
morrow to the morals division.
He is expected to succeed
Deputy Chief Clarence H. Lutz
as commanding ofiicer Of the
division when Chief Lutz re-
tires April !. Until then. he
viii have no particular assign
ment except to prepare for
the expected command.
Capt. Layton. as, has been on
the force 81 years. He was
promoted to captain in 1851
and has served as commanding
lofiicer Of the first precinct
since March, 1856.
He is a former head Of the
gambling squad and has served
In other posts in the morals
division TO which he returns
tomorrow.
He is considered a business
like and somewhat strait-laced
policeman who has been handed
q series Of ticklish jobs by
Police Chief Robert v. Murray.
Among special investigations
he has headed have been sew
eral requested by Congress or
the District Commissioners and
one involving gambler payoffs
to policemen.
Capt. Layton's new assign
ment will no doubt involve his
promotion to inspector before
April l and possibly make him
q deputy chief soon after.
Among Capt. Layton's outside
interests is a newly acquired
enthusiasm for flying. He re-
Gently became a licensed pilot.
Succeeding Capt. Layton in
command of the LIST precinct
will be 1t. John E. Hughes. who
has been serving in the de-
partment's executive offices and
will be sworn in as q captain
tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-31

investigation. said he would
favor the move.
Chairman Mcmillan said
he would discuss with other
committeeman an inquiry into
the NAACP charges against the
chief.
Now in their seventh day,
the NAACP hearings have dis
rupted law enforcement. dam
aged morale and given law
breakers q "heydey." said Mr..
Mcmillan. Democrat Of South
Carolina.
Seek 70 Halt Activities
NAACP charges that Chief
Murray tolerated discrimina-
ton within the force should
have been dismissed imme-
diately after the FBI completed
its study Of the charges. Mr.
Mcmillan said in a letter To
Representative Broyhill.
Mr.. Broyhill recently asked
Chairman Mcmillan II a sub
committee headed by Repre-.
sentative Davis. Democrat Of
Georgia, shouldn't go into thu
NAACP Murray controversy
Representative Davis already
has been assigned to probe
health. building and finance
problems Of the District.
Mr.. Mcmillan said he hac
discussed this with Mr.. Davis
He said he hoped several othel
members Of the committee
including Mr.. Broyhill. coulc
meet with him and Mr.. Davis
soon "in an effort to see thai
activities Of the NAACP are dis.
continued Immediately"
! Recalling recent Legislation
improving police retirement anC
salaries, Mr.. MCMILLAN noteC
both moves were aimed at i'm
proving morale.
Diverted From Duties
'Now we have a private
Organization completely killinl
the morale of the department.
he said. "As proof OF the fac
l have just read In the news
papers that a colored man driv
ing a stolen streetcar wrecked
several automobiles and .coult
have killed hundreds Of person.
during his wild chase. Also
II have just read that tw'
colored men held UP anothe
streetcar.
you can see that lawbreak'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-31
BY MICHAEL MoK

There wasn't a single white
tie on the stage yesterday when
the National Symphony Orches-
ira met In Constitution Hall for
its first recording date in al
most three years.
Only the stage Of the vast
auditorium was illuminated by
overhead lighting and the col
orful shirts Of some Of the
musicians.
There was q kaleidoscope va
ration in dress. ranging from
gay plaid shirts to the simple
garb Of one bass player. who
sported q T-shirt above his
Stacks.
The master Of all these revels
was Maestro Howard Mitchell,
who stood on his podium in the
shadow Of three towering re-
cording booms.
Suddenly a disembodied voice
commanded: Stand by--take
onel"
Red Light Signals
A red light glowed in front
of Director Mitchell, and che
orchestra commenced to make
music.
But not TO the maestro's
liking. Apparently far from
pleased. the conductor slammed
his palms TO his forehead
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-31
Citizens Unit Wires
Support to Murray

The Police and Fire Protec-
ton Committee OF the Fedora
ton OF Citizens Associations
last night expressed confidence
In Police Chief Murray and the
men Of the Metropolitan Police
Department.
The committee sent Chief
Murray a telegram saying they
are behind him and the depart
ment "l0e per cent"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-31
Principals Veto
Resolutions on
School Closing
Advisers Rebuffed
On Virginia Massive
Resistance Lows

RICHMOND, Va. oct. 81 UP.
The elementary school prin-
dipals department Of the Vir-
ginia Education Association to-
day voted down resolutions OPP
posing the States program for
cutting of the funds and clos
ing public schools II integration
takes place.
Defeated the two resolutions
came by q vote Of 40 70 20 and
reversed the recommendation
made yesterday by the depart
ment's advisory board. The
board had Endorsed the res0-
lutions and sent them to the
full department for con-
sideration.
The two laws which the res
olutions oppose are key fea-
lures Of Virginia's massive re-
sistance" machinery TO prevent
integration. and figure pronii-
nently in the current guberna-
torial campaign. The Demo-
cratic candidate. j. Lindsay
Almond. jr.. stands for mas
Fsive resistance, The Republic
can nominee. Ted Dalton. has
criticized the school-closing
and fund cutoff laws and
warned that they win result ~
closed schools or mass integra-
ton.
The board Of the elementary
principals said the resolutions
did not comprise a stand on the
integration issue.
Were within our rights not
TO take sides with any political
ISSUE" said j. Harr Carmine.
principal OF Ocean View CVa.)
School. But we're also within
our rights to oppose the cutting
OF of any school funds"
Mrs. Corinne 2. Jeffries.
principal Of Abingdon School.
said. I'VE actually have an OBJ
legation TO state that we want
the schools to remain open.
Otherwise we'd be going against
our profession"
Under Virginia anti-integra-
ton laws. q school closes when
ever indignation occurs. The
locality may reopen the school.
but will lose State funds for
all the elementary or secondary
schools Il operates II races are
mixed In any one Of them.
Former Gov. Colgate w.
DaFdon. president Of the uni
yersity Of Virginia. addressed
one Of the opening YEA ses-
slons. and repeated his plea FOR
amendment Of the States COM
lpulsory attendance law so
THAT those who have neither
the disposition nor the capacity
TO stand the pace can be
dropped"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-31

TODAY

The professional group
on electronic devices Of
the Institute Of Radio En-
gineers opens a two-day
meeting in the Shoreham
Hotel.
The Industrial Union De-
partment Of the AFL-CIO
begins a two-day conclave
in the Statler Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-31
Murray Says CoIorHos Nothing to Do
With Police Hiring ond Assignments

ers in the District are having Q
heydey at this time. while thu
many police captains are being
taken away from their duties u
answer silly inquiries made By
the NAACP organization" hi
said.
In his letter to Mr.. Broyhill
he voiced surprise that the
Commissioners had ordered
police files opened 70 the
NAACP. This could be q prec.
edent. he said. arguing thai
such groups as the American
Legion. the White Citizens
. Councils and the District Citi-
zens Associations had as much
right to the files as the NAACP
In South Boston, Va. SEN
ator Harry r. Byrd told q
Democratic rally that thu
NAACP has grown 50 powerful
under sponsorship Of the Fed.
eral Government that II hAl
been granted the privilege 81
questioning individual police
men as 10 how they obtained
their evidence.
This" Senator Byrd said
would give the NAAcP q priv.
ilege that q United State;
Senator does not have. It 1:
the equivalent Of permitting
the private questioning of FBl
agents without the authority
Of ]. Edgar Hoover"
Beatings Discussed
Two alleged beatings-one Of
Bernard Ayres. "a year : old
waiter. and Blanche o. Price
30-year-old prisoner at the Oc-
coQuan Workhouse-were dis
cussed fully yesterday.
Mr.. Ayres. who appeared first
on Tuesday as q surprise wit.
ness. still was wearing patches
on his cheek. There were IL
stitches in q shaved portion OF
his head.
The wounds were inflicted By
Police Pvt. Martin J. Harmon
who broke his nightstick ovel
Mr.. Ayres' head about dusk last
Monday in the 1900 block, o.
Fourteenth street NV.
Eyes sir. I certainly did hi
him." Officer Harmon testified
And I did 1t TO prevent injur,
TO myself. ! don't appreciate
anybody twisting my heac
around"
He maintained that Mr.
Ayres was Staggering drunk
at the time and had whirlec
around like a crazy man.
After Ofiicer Harmon arrested
Mr.. Ayres for drunkenness, the
prisoner closed his right fist
twirled around the officer anc
topped his arm around his neck
Pvt. Harmon said.
Testimony of Ofhcer Hannor
was substantiated by three
other officers on the scene, al
colored-Pvts. Aaron q. Archer
Alphonso H. Lyons and VIII
liam z. Hudson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-31
Rambler
Joins khe Yoles
20 Inspect she Rolls
ny GEORGE KENNEDY
Boola. boolal

ny un0sN0G AAsktG
Boola, boolal
The Yale Club OF Washing
ton, with traditional Ell
vigor. devoted It's october
luncheon meeting yesterday
to an inspection Of the po-
tomac Yards, The Rambler
went with them.
More than 100 crossed the
river. most Of them in two
chartered buses, which left
twelfth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV. at noon.
He found himself seated
next to a young man named
Jim Comfort fncm the patent
departments Of international
Business Machine Corp.
~ guess I'll be the most
recent graduate on this
trip" he said. MY class was
1856"
He was.
On the other side was
Arthur Hahn. - Of the
Hahn Shoe Stores.
ats q local chain" he
said. In answer to questions.
Mine stores here and one
in Baltimore. II was started
by my grandfather with .
store on Pennsylvania ave-
nue. near the Capitol"
An Air Force colonel
boarded. beautiful in his
hlue-gray uniform. He was
wearing q large badge which
identified him as Tom
Crystal, Bus Commandant.
Bewarel Princeton Spy"
sam Hill. who Is running
today's outing, and I are on
the faculty Of the Industrial
War College al Fort Lesley
J. McNair," he said by way
Of explanation. Sam thought
It would be impressive to
have q uniformed staff"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-31
continued Prom FIrst PAGE

Continued From First Page
less chance Of tensions and
troubles when we have colored
officers working in q heavily
populated colored precinct.
Rewards Ability
I'm not trying 10 change the
social setup." he said. Il am
trying to do the best job pos
sihle."
The chief said that he has
always based promotion rec
concentrations on demon
strated aptitude and ability"
He said he had never limited
to the Civil Service Commis-
sion. which conducts for police
promotions. rur anyone else We
wanted . fixed policy Of 10 per
cent" Negroes In the depart
ment. NAACP attorneys have
sought 70 show that the colored
proportion has stayed at about
no per cent for the last several
years, apparently as . matter Of
policy.
Regarding any such policy.
the chief said:
i've never heard Of It before
lin my hfe."
The chief testified that
whenever any complaint Of al
legged police brutality occurs.
Iit Is automatically investigated
by high police officials, with q
report direct 10 him.
Seven NAACP cases Of alleged
police brutality we're subse-
quentIy investigated by the
Federal Bureau Of Investi-
CATION with police depart
Iment cooperation. he said.
The Justice Department sub
sequently announced that the
FBI investigation had disclosed
no basis for prosecution Of any
civil rights violations In the
cases.
Nothing TO Conceal
you had nothing whatever
to conceal?" asked Chief MUIR
rays attorney. /
Nothing whatever" Chief
Murray replied.
Mr.. Robb said NAACP spokes-
men had testified In the cur
rent hearings that the police
department ought to refer all
brutality complaints against
policemen to q police trial
board even II there were only
one or two afiidavits from wit
nesses and without an investi-
cation by the police depart
ment.
That would be ridiculous.
Chief Murray said. adding that
1t would be unfair to both the
public and policemen II the de-
partment made no attempt to
check the truth Of brutality
allegations before taking dis
culinary action against the
police involved.
Complaint Procedure
The chief said that when a
complaint Of alleged brutality
by a policeman is made 1t is
automatically referred to the
inspector in charge Of the dis
trict to which the policeman
is assigned. Then the captain
supervising the oficer. he said.
makes a thorough investigation.
and the results are reported
back to Chief Murray himself.
The investigation. the Chief
said, includes interviewing all
witnesses. taking typewriter
statements, an effort TO locate
any other witnesses available.
and a resulting report with
recommendations FOR action.
The complaint review board,
Chief Murray explained, is q
group OF three outstanding
citizens-not Police Department
employes--which hears cases,
takes testimony and makes
recommendations as to whether
or not the cases merit trial
board action.
Move for NAACP Probe
Meanwhile. the possibility OF
a congressional inquiry into
/ NAACP interference" with the
Police Department was growing
stronger. Chairman Mcmillan
of the House District Commit
tee. replying TO a suggestion by
Representative Broyhill. Re-
publican Of Virginia. that a
subcommittee take UP such an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-31
Enrolment Now
7l.2% CoIored,
Corning Notes
BY JOHN M. McKELwAY

negro enrolment In the Dis
trict public school system has
now reached 79,l11. or an in
crease Of $3.50 more coIored
students than last year.
White enrolment, mean
while. has decreased by 2.755
pupils for a total of $4,000.
These figures we're revealed
today as School Supt. Hobart
M. Corning released the sys-
TENS annual racial count.
The survey showed that 71.2
per cent Of the system is coll
ored and 80 per cent is white.
The Negro proportion a year
ago was SO per cent.
Dr.. Corning said the count
reveals an alarming change Of
balance in the population Of
the school system. He added it
is not in the best interest edu-
cationally for the system to be-
come predominately Of one
race.
Continues l0-Year Trend
The change in the proportion
Of white and Negro pupils con-
tinues a trend that began about
10 years ago and has accel-
Grated in the last several years.
Still. the school system seems
TO be exhibiting some holding
power on white students. Last
year. there were 4,0l0 fewer
white students.
Total enrolment has reached
an all-time high, 111,ll4. COM
pared to 108 43l last year.
More mixing of the white and
Negro races is also evident
throughout elementary. junior
and senior high schools.
All senior high schools, ex-
cept Spingarn, have students Of
both races. In some instances,
Of course. there Is only a small
number of Negro or white
pupils. In several cases integra-
ton consists in the presence Of
q single pupil.
In the city's network Of %
junior high schools all but two
are mixed racially.
Elementary Rundown
Among the l22 elementary
schools, six are all white and 10
are all colored. Last year there
were five additional elementary
schools with students Of only
one race.
Another disclosure in the
racial count was the total num-
Der Of pupils assigned to spe-
cial classes because of retarda.
ton in their work or other
learning problems. The ma
jority of these children are Of
low learning ability. But the
special category includes other
groups with sight. hearing or
physical handicaps. and some
children of normal ability but
who are average and in need Of
special acceleration.
In 1850 the public schools
had 46,736 white pupils and
1880 Negro pupils. That was
the first year in which Negro
school children were in the ma
jority. In the fall of 1858 the
white total was about $4,000.
In the fall of 1854 it was about
4l.000. And in 1855 about
68.S77.
The Negro proportion Of the
clty'S total population is not in
any way similar to the public
school ratio. The present Negro
total Of all ages has been I'M
officially estimated by research
experts at roughly Is per cent.