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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-09

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Febio's two sons from Fairfax
County Schools last April.
Mrs. DeFebio. who drives a
taxicab in Washington, refused
to sign placement applications
for her two sons because she
said the placement law was part
Of a scheme to f1out the Su-
preme Court desegregation de-
cision.
Fairfax school officials
promptly dropped the boys.
Nicky and Teddy. from school.
and the State Placement Board
subsequently said the local
school authorities acted prop
erly.
Three Challenges
This precipitated the suit by
Mrs. DeFebio. in which today's
brief was filed, asking the court
to direct readmission of the
boys and to throw out the
placement law.
The original suit set forth
three principal arguments chal-
longing the placement law: /.
It is contrary to the State con-
stitution, 2. 1t violates the Fed
eral Constitution, and 8, it is
in conflict with the State COM
pulsory attendance law.
Today's brief, filed by At
torneys Albert I. Kassabian and
C. Dougas Adams. jr., stresses
the first two points.
The placement law, which is
under attack in the suit, is part
'of the legislative program Vir-
GINA adopted last fall to pre-
serve segregated schools. There
is no mention of race in the
placement law, but other legis-
latIop adopted at the time
provides for the closing Of any
school where indignation occurs
and the withholding of State
funds from the locality.
Other Laws Cited
The brief cites these other
laws as evidence the placement
law is IAN integral part Of
Virginia's plan to maintain
segregated schools" and there
fore is unconstitutional.
The same line of reasoning
was used by Judge Walter Hoff-
man in the Norfolk and New
port News cases, when he held
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emergency fund, Fairfax Coun-
ty will &c 100000; Loudoun,
$240, 900, and Prince william,
$4,000
Regular Funds insufficient
A commission official said
three counties could not be ex-
pected to take care of their
highway repair needs with
secondary road funds available
under normal scheduling.
A lions share of emergency
fund money was earmarked for
the Bristol construction dis
trict ($l,522,200) which suf-
fered heavy flood damage from
January 20 to February 3.
Other counties sharing in al
locations made yesterday we're:
King william, So, 900; and West
moreland. $4,000; Salem. ST.
600; and Staunton. $4,000.
The three Washington area
counties are in the States Gull
pepper construction district.
In other action yesterday, the
commission agreed to hold a
public hearing September TO
determine whether a Chesa-
peake Bay crossing - already
planned but with no site yet
selected-would adversely affect
any revenue bond project that
has been approved.
A State law bans new prof.
ects that would interfere with
revenue from existing bond
projects.
May Debate Route
The 8 am. hearing also may
cover conflicting proposals for
north-south and east-west Bay
crossings.
The commission also accedeo
10 request from Roanoke Dele.
gates Julian H. Rutherford
and Kossen Gregory to consider
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-09
New Hearing
Set on Well for
Storing Gas
BY CHARLES L. HOFFMAN
star stan Correspondent


BALTIMORE, Aug. 9.-Pro.
posals of the Washington Gas
Light Co. to dig a 400-foot well
in the Brandywine area Of
S outhern Prince Georges
County, preliminary to under
ground gas storage. will be aired
at a public hearing next month
in Upper Marlboro.
Some so area residents turned
out yesterday to fight the plar
at a hearing before the Mary
land Commission Of Geology
Mines and Water Resources
The commission agreed to con-
tinue the hearing next month
IN Prince Georges to give more
people a chance to present theil
views.
The gas company yesterday
halved its request to take water
Senior Vice President Howard
B. Noyes said that by refusing
part Of the water the company
could hold its needs to 2sS,00(
gallons a day.
Mr.. Noyes said the water vii
be needed to cool inert eas be.
fore it is injected some l.30(
feet into the ground to test
proposed underground storage
of gas in the Brandywine area.
Got Permit for Tests
Mr.. Noyes said the company
had received a permit last July
Is from the State to conduct
the tests over q seven-montt
period. The inter gas. mostly
nitrogen, is the flue gas re-
naming when natural gas Il
burned.
Walter F. Mulligan expressed
fear that the gas company'I
taking Of water would further
deplete wells in the area. somt
Of which have been going dowI
because Of the drought.
Fred Shinmann opposed thu
gas company taking Of watel
from under his land which u
In the area of the well.
Mrs. Parthia M. Rae anc
others insisted that the water
commission consider the entire
proposal Of the gas company
which includes Ithe eventual
storage Of is billion cubic feet
Of natural gas in the area.
Water Held Ample
Victor Cushwa. a member Of
the commission however. saic
the groups could consider only
the application Of the gas COM
pany to take water from a 400.
foot we'll.
Joseph T. Singewald. IT,, di-
rector Of the State Department
Of Natural Resources. said thai
there was no connection be.
tween the drought and the un.
derground water supply. HI
said there was plenty of water
in Southern Maryland that car
be taken through artesian wells
If people understood anC
accepted the facts there woulc
be no controversy here" DR.
Singewald said.
State Sena tor Louis N
Phipps. Democrat Of Ann,
Arundel County, appeared h,
oppose the application. H,
said the permit to take waite
should not be considered with
out surveying the entire pro
posal for underground ga
storage.
1T would be just a foot Il
the door. a step in the direc
ton OF doing locally what W
turned them down on State
wide," he said.
The Upper Marlboro hear
ings probably will be held Sep
TENDER IL which is the mex
regular meeting date Of tn
natural resources commission
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w H ! T E s U L P H U r
SPRINGS, w. Va, Aug. 8 up.
The president Of the Virginia
Bar Association last night at
tackled air travel insurance
sales at the opening of the 67th
annual convention Of the bar
group here.
Edwin B. Meade Of Danville
called upon Virginia lawyers to
urge legislation that would do
away with "the pitfalls Of deal
ing with insurance companies
which make use OF mechanical
vending machines in selling air
trip policies.
Mr.. Meade cited examples
where certain insurance com
panies had changed the Ian
guage" in policies in order, he
said, to confuse the purchaser
end escape liability when acci-
dents do occur.
Calls for legislation
Legislation should be enacted
to protect the traveller who may
be lulled into a sense of Sc
curity through implicit con-
fldence in both ticket agent
and underwater, but who may
later find himself confronted
with denial Of liability under
the policy issued him." he said
1T is hoped, Mr.. Mead said,
"these remarks may prompt
the Joint Committee on Legis-
lation and Law Reform Of this
association and the Virginia
State bar to make a thorough
study of this new field Of legis-
lation and make recommended
tons to the Virginia General
Assembly for enactment Of
the proper statutes"
In other convention sessions
Virginia lawyers heard reports
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-09
Big Water User

CH1CAGO.-The Great Lakes
Naval Training Center near
Chicago, the worlds largest,
consumes 2.6 billion gallons of
water a year. That is enough
to float 1879 ships the size Of
the Saratoga, the worlds largest
aircraft carrier.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-09

terrain when making annual.
routine ALLEGATIONS for second
airy roads construction.
The department already con-
siders three factors: area. pop
ulation, and road mileage. High
way Commissioner James An
derson argued that adding ter
rain would pose an impossible
problem for engineers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-09
Arlington Negro Girl
Starts Placement Test
BY MARY LOU WERNER

The application filed by 15yearold Negro girl to attend
Aringtons white WashngonLee High School Step along
spartan route charted by the State to segregated
schools.
Sadie Phillips the first Negro student to seek ad
white school in the State and her application
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|DeFebio Brief Denies
Placement Board Power

Virginas Pupil Placement Board sis powerless" to make
ntegraed student assignments attorneys
T. DeFebo charged in brief filed today with the Virginia
Supreme Court of Appeals.
This Of the set forth by the attorneys
challenging constutionaty of the placement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-09
Road Funds AIIocoted
For Winter Storm Work

RICHMOND Va Aug. (SpeciaD.-Three Northern Vir-
Rina counties have aocaed $8500 Of State Highway
Commission emergency funds winter storm damage
Commission spokesman said heavy rainfall coupled with in
creasing traffic inoerabe normal resources in
Fairfax Loudoun and Prince William Counties.
aside by the department q Statewide
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-09
Historic Foirfox Home
Awaits Wrecker's Ak

A Revolutionary War period house standing hill in
Fairfax County count the days until wrecker tear down
to make way for housing development
The Brstow subdivision Annandae is encroaching
the hill relentlesy flood waters and next will end
the 2sOyear history Of Oan residence Of Dr. David Stuart
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-09

AACAy w 0CCAAC WAAOVAACA VA
ginia's new anti-integration
laws are a bona flde answer to
the Supreme Court desegrega-
ton decision, or q bold effort
to defy the court decree.
The Pupil Placement Act.
under which Sadie has filed
her application for transfer to
Washington-Lee from Hoff-
man-Boston. is part Of the
legislative program Virginia
adopted last fall to maintain
racially-separated schools.
There is no mention Of race
In the Placement Act itself.
and for this reason the State
has argued in court that it does
not bar Negroes from going to
white schools.
There are other considera
tons set forth In the place.
ment law, however, which must
be taken into account when
the three-member State place.
ment board passes on Sadie's
application on August 20.
Standards in Law
Here are the standards the
law says the placement board
must consider in enrolling every
pupil:
IL. The effect Of the enroll
ment on the welfare and best
interests of such child and all
other children In said school
as well as the effect on the
efficiency Of the operation Of
said school.
-. The health Of the child
as compared to other children
In the school.
-. The effect Of any dispar-
ity between the physical and
mental ages Of any child to be
enrolled. especially when con-
trasted with the average phys
ical and mental ages Of the
group with which the child
might be placed.
u. Availability Of facilities.
IS. The aptitude Of the child.
IS. Availability of Transport
tation.
az. The sociological. psyche
logial. and like intangible social
scientific factors as will pre-
vent. as nearly as possible. a
condition of socio-economic
class consciousness among the
pupils.
g. Such other relevant mat
tiers as may be pertinent to
the efficient operation Of the
schools or indicate q clear and
present danger to the public
peace and tranquility affecting
the safety or welfare Of the cit
liens Of such school district. "
Protest Provided For
II the placement board on
August 20 decides to keep Sadie
in Hoffman-BoSton. her par
ents may file a written protest
within Is days. Upon receipt of
a protest, the placement board
must hold a public hearing
within 80 days.
The law provides that par
ents or guardians Of all stu
dents in the affected school
may intervene in the hearing.
About 5000 white parents Of
children attending Washing
ton-Lee would be eligible to
appear.
Within 80 days after the
hearing. the placement board
must file a written opinion. Any
party aggrieved by the decision
may. within another IS days,
apply to the Governor for a
review of the case. This means
II the placement board does
assign Sadie to Washington
Lee. after review. any one of
about 5000 parents with chill
dren in the school may ask the
Governor to review the assign
ment.
The Governor is then re-
quired to hold another hearing
and. within IS days, enroll the
student in whatever school he
deems proper.
May Appeal to Court
The law further provides
that anyone dissatisfied with
the Governors decision may
appeal to the local circuit court
II Sadie goes through the
entire procedure set forth in
the placement law, it will be
well after the opening Of school,
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-13

Vienna Dunkum. Linda. Larry and
Elaine. spent Saturday In Farm
vile shopping.
Wiley Allen. recently called into
the service. is stationed at Fl. Jack
son S. G.
MT. and Mrs. r. B. Harris have
moved into their new house OH
Route Is
Mrs. H. L. Thomas is home from
the hospital and imn~ovir~ sl1v''--
Mr.. and Mrs. Aeie Thomas. Of
Draper n. c.. spent the wees en4
recently with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs H. j. Dunkum and Mr.. and
Mrs. S. E Thomas.
Willard Thomas. Of Richmond
was on vacation last week and was
III the community hunting
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wooten, OF
Farmville. and Harris Dunkum oF
Richmond visited Nj and MIS-. s
E Thomas Sunday.
Mr. and MIS- c. II DunkUn Were
week end guests Of Mt and Mrs.
Maynard Thomas. Of Hampton.
Rocky Mount Methodist church
WsCS win hold It's December meet
'rg At Mrs. C L. Dunkum S. Mrs.
Ed Jones has charge Of the pro
gram.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-13

Mr. and Mrs. J. B. King have
been sick with the fiji.
Frank Derrenbacker accompanied
Charming Moon to Blackstone to the
Puritan annual convention Friday
Of last week. They also enjoyed the
banquet.
We are sorry To hear of Charlie
Moseley being In the hospital and
hope he viii be home soon.
Lem Derrenbacker and his friend
from the University Of Virginia
spent last Saturday hunting at the
Frank Derrenbacker farm. Lem is
studying chemical engineering He
| recently spent week end with his
father in Alexandria.
Mt and Mrs, Alvin Snoddy, and
fsmily visited her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j c. Liehtfoot. recently.
Larry Derrenbacker attended the
FLA banquet with Herbert Maxey
and others from his school held
z. tie Jah,l Ranaolps Scnopl near
1aflnvllle Thursday evening Of last
week
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Muriel Duneyant.
and family. Of Knoxville, were din
ner guests recently Of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Derrenbacker.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-13

Alpho Bits
Rocky Mount, Browns Chapel Plan
Christmas Week Programs, PLAYS
now conduct the glee club

Rev e. B. White preached Sun
day al Browns chapel on the topic
Born for What" Reverend White
impressed upon each person N
study the most neglected book. the
Bible, for the plan o. parpose VI GA
lives this Christmas season.
Julian Thomas returned Sunday
to the Marine base at Paris Island
S. G.. sunday after spending a Isl
day Through visiting friends and
relatives.
1--WE Christmas Programs ar e
planned III the community. Rocky
Mount Methodist church, December
25 at PM. will present two plays.
No Room III the Inn. and Christ
mas ut Grandpa 81
Browns Chapel Methodist church
will. present its program December
~ At Y p.m. Unto the Last. ana
the Nativity scene
Rabbits Don't Get Away
Bang Bang. TIE rabbit got
away" Not so with Aisle Stanley
wilson Dmklm. I'd Jones and w.
Elijah Dunkan1 they brought y
home from a days hunting recently
Mrs Frank Lesueur. w Elijah
Dunkam- Mrs- wilson Dunkum
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-13
Cumberland Supervisors Back Sales
Tax; Oppose State RecOrdatiOn Tax

The Cumberland Board CT Super,
visors. at lis meeting Friday. Dec.
/ Is, adopted several resolutions aimed
at giving the county more income
ttum revenue
The board recommended that the
Virginia legislature impose a state
wide sales tax and Ito away with
the present state personal property
lax.
The supervisors adopted reso-
lutiCn to the effect that the presel t
recordation tax, imposed by the
state ii recording deeds, contracts.
and other writings be discontinued
by the State. II was pointed out
that the cost to the county Of re-
cording deeds etc-. in 1856 was
S2l26.87 while TIE state fee col
lected was sl233l5 None Of this
money was retained by the county
Auto Tags
III regard TO the countrywide auto
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-13
Trents Nell

Although il was a rainy day Sun
DAY. a0 we're ott To SUNDAY schrDl
and To hear Rev I. X Wacaster
preach.
Mrs. John Kiag sss returned
from VISIT With har sste~,
Florence, and her family. who live
in North Carolina.
Mr. ana MIS- Jay Gamble aid
son Of near Petersburg, spent the
week end with MIS-, CANDLES par
ents. NH and Mrs wade Bryan
Mir and MIS-, NJ. ) Jones. Betty
Floyd and Garland we're IN Rich
mond SATURDAY,
Sebron Jones. 0t Richmond, Nd snf
Saturday hunting oil the Jones
farm.
WIZ nave had lot NJ rain and II
keeps ~ muddy That people THAT
ike off the tarred roads can't get
out like they could in horse and
buggy days
Everyone IS preparing FIR Christ
mas.
Wishing All the Herald Staff and
readers very pleasant Christmas.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-13
Arlington Promoted
BY Insurance Firm,
Gets Alexandria Post

James Arlington. OF Farrnyille.
has been promoted TO field train
ing supervisor for Home Benefit
cial Life Insurance Company III
Maryland, District of Columbia
and Northern Virginia, G. II.
Goodwin. JI, manager Of the
Farmyille district office. annouftc-
ed today
The promotion Is effective Jan
uary l. 1858. AIrington's new
headquarters will be at Alexan-
dria, VA.
a brother, A. NJ. Arlington. also
Of this place. will succeed him
here as Fannyille district staff
superintendent.
Both Of these men have been
highly successful in their endea-
Vors With Us. and haze qualified
for numerous sales awards and
trips. We are delighted TO see this
proficiency rewarded, Goodwin
said
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-13

MsS 2 " Boiling lift VIA plane
Friday to spend some time with
her niece and family in West Palm
Raach Fla ana will relatives Hi
Florida
MIS- IA. NJ. Julian attended the
wedding 9f MIS-. Virginia HAIRLESS
Of Farmville. 10 Robert Anderson
II D'llwyn They were married In
fhe FarmvilIe Baptist Church by
Dr. w. Otis Mcclung. and Wilt
make their home in FarnviIle
Mayfield Ownsby. who has been
spendinR several months iii Pigeon
FORGE, Tenn. building house.
winch IS now completed. returned
~ spend the winter with AIRS. and
MS. Willie OWnsby. ana family
They expect to move ID their
Tennessee house IN the spring
Mr. ana MRS Efic Flanagan. 81
Henderson, N C.. spent last week
AZ their Buckingha IN Springs
home
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Ayers. Of
Richmond, spent the week end with
their parents.
Charles Allen visited his cousins
IN Cumberland last week end
Paul Caudell and Ed Alley, OF
Richmond, we're week end hunting
guests Of Mr. and Mrs. Sweden
Allen.
Hunting guests of the Emmett
Dunkuns Saturday were Leonard.
Billy Ross and Bud White and
Mrs. Leonard White, all Of Rich
mond They seemed much pleased
with results. and all came in at
the close OF day with wet feet.
The rainy weather is interfering
with butte herring, and the hog
raisers are getting anxious to see
some clear cold weater. Editors
note. wish fulfille d Thursday
morning
Mr.. and Mrs Guy Norman of
Fafmville visited her father, Nit
chell Jamerson and Reuben Jam
erson. and family. Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank johnson and
son. Keith, Of Maple Shade, N. j.
visited the Alfred Harris family
Mrs. Lucy Bersch and Miss An
ME Phaup We're in Farmville last
week.
Wesley and Wesley Earl Dunkum
were in Lynchburg Monday.
Mr.. and MIS-. Jimmie Leap visit
ed his father, who is a patient in
the Veterans administration Hos
pital, Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Yancy Bailey were
in Farmville last week.
News was received December 8
Ict the sudden passing Of Lynwood
Marks, in Beaverdam. He was the
son Of Mrs Mary Dunkum Marks.
rf Beaverdam. and the late Ernest
Marks. both former residents Of
CuuSvllle He is survived BIZ tbs
widow, one son. mother, ana SUM-
egal sisters and brothers.
Leonard Mis- Whta. T.. Of
te.raaFFtall-d Killed two squirrels
with q rifle Saturday while hunting
with his daddy and others on the
Emmett Dunkum farm. He VIII
not be 8 years old until January
10. 1858.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-13
Amelia c. II.

Miss Belle Burke, Of Charlottes-
vile and Mrs. Alma Cole Of Rich
m9nd spent last FRIDAY With their
biother y H Burke, Aid N.Y.
Burke.
Sister Has Flu
Mrs- E- H Burke and HUI daugh-
ter, Mrs Eugenia Lee. motored u
Petersburg Sunday to see Mrs.
Burke's sister, Mrs. S. ". Wheeler
VINO IL Receiving from tlu.
Mrs. Garland Morris. Mrs
'amas Royal and Ms. Charles
NJ iollan, Iii win be h0stesses
Friday at Christmas party for
the smaller children of members
N me Amelia Golf and Country
Club.
Amelia High School senior class
n having A turkey shoot Saturday
~ ! III MI at the county fair
grounds to raise money for a class
rip. Bring your gun and loin the
-un. Maybe YOU will win turkey
Home Demonstration club meet
mgs next week are Truxillo. Tues
day, Dec IN, $50 p, m.., a Christ
mas supper at the home OF Mrs.
W. NJ. Schrun: Mattoax. Dec. II.
z pm. AT the home OF Mrs. Charles
Dodson, Winterham, Wed. Dec. l3.
2 pm. with Mrs. Irving Morris;
the same day. same time Beaver
Pond-Earls with Mrs. Lily O.
Vaughan Deatonville. Sat, Dec.
IL. 7:30 pm, a Christmas party
at the home Of Mrs. Franklin
Bell Little Patrick, same day At
7 pm. Christmas party at the
home Of Mrs. M. F. Hill.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-13

mobile tag required BIT all residents
u the county Who own motor We
licles. the supervisors said the tags
would have ID b. bought for 1855
7Ad NEST be placed up0n THU cars
~ Aprll Is This is the same re-
auinentant that Ii made for the State
license tags. The county tags Wild
Be sold from January | to AD'll Is
and must be OH all automobiles BY
not later than April Is.
The supervisors discussed the rel
assessment program that the county
will embark upon in January All
property Ill the county will be ap-
praised and a board Of assessors
will place the assessment for the
cal property III the county No for
NAL acton was taken al the meet
ing.
For the operation OF public school
III the c0anty for the month OF De-
I cember. tie supervisors appropri-
ated so 500
Kecordati0n Tax
In the matter Of The rec0rdati5n
az. the supervisors learned that
since 1852 the tax had reached a
total Of, s6.la4 n all Of which went
10 the State and it had cost the
county SO 1878 to record the docu-
ments. The figures are based on IN
annual report Of the comparative
cost Of local government.
/ The State totals TO- the tax col
lected equalled S7.542, 1856 Hi 1856
compared with county cost OF
4 81 1892 $50
I Figures from the same reports
since 1852 relating to area counties
show that Prince Edward county
collected SAB. l06.45 against cost
Of S23 1851 Powhatan. So ,769 -
against cost Of Sl7.4l4l5; Amelia,
SIS. 527 80 against cost Of Sl4. l5l IA;
and Buckingham. $50. 75b.35 against
a cost OF Sl5.233l3
The tax Il collected at rate Of
\ ID cents Der Sl01 of property evalua
ton IN the deed or document, and
is not The same as the fec charged
by the clerk fun recording