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affecting it and the pupil place.
ment law. the spokesman said.
Thus far the pupil placement
board has processed about no.
600 placement forms. It ex-
poets upwards Of 100000 before
it is through. Meanwhile. local
school boards have authority to
place the pupils temporarily,
except in Arlington County
where the State board was an
office to process forms. This
is because Arlington is under
court order to integrate.
It was not clear to Richmond
school ofiicials just how many
of the more than 100 colore6
pupils whose placement forms
were not signed are deliberate
holdouts. At least 50 coloreS
children stayed home from,
school yesterday and about SO
more were sent home yesterday
afternoon with a formal notice
that they would not be adj
mitted until the forms were
signed.
Supt. H. I. Willett received
his first ofhcial report yester-
day on the number Of pupils
turned away because of parent
refusal to sign placement
forms. This is just the third
day Of school and the majority
Of these people have is days to
sign" said Mr.. Willett. I'VE
really won't know anything
until then"
Most Richmond principals
are granting q l5-day grace
period, established by the pupil
placement board to allow for
extenuating circumstances. This
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-11
.Churchwomen
Ask for Pruyer

LITTLE ROCK. Ark. Sept. II
R.-A group of church women
here has called on the Chris
tian citizens Of our communities
and Of our State" to join in
prayer for guidance and wis
dom" in the present Little Rock
indignation controversy.
The Council of Church
Women Of Little Rock and
North Little Rock said they
were shocked" at Gov. Fau-
bus action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-11

relations at least on . peaceful
basis.
mot = Striking Image"
The liberal Paris newspaper
Combat puts 1t this way today:
The United States doesn't
offer at the present time q very
striking image Of political ma
turity. The Incidence of Eisen-
hover is surprising. 1t is grand
to have a pretention Of world
leadership but leadership must
rest on some firm ground. To
appear as q professor of
democracy to lecture alleged
colonialists. TO pose as the
champion of the right OF self
government, one must start
sweeping ones own porch"
European papers have been
carrying pictures and long
stories from the South in the
last week. Most are calm re-
citals of facts. Few papers
have gone in for sensationalism
like the London Daily Mail,
which said in a dispatch from
New York that Little Rock
might be the wrecking Of the
South and the situation is al
most as tragic as the Civil
War"
Segregation in North
Several papers incidentally
point out that there also is
segregation Of many kinds in
the North.
Europeans tend to put the
blame for recent troubles on
President Eisenhower. The in
fluential Paris paper lie Monde
says ''it is the entire optimistic
and conciliatory philosophy Of
the President which is at stake.
The conservative paper Figaro
says the American Govern
ment is morally obliged to force
the Governor to capitulate."
Papers here do not overlook
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-11

the good side Of American race
relations. The liberal Man.
chester Guardian says "a real
test is going forward in the
minds Of parents. teachers and
local of1cials-all those who 60
to make UP public opinion in
Little Rock and the real lesson
is to be drawn from what has
now happened at Clinton.
There Negro children are sit
ting in the same classroom as
white and there has been no
trouble. This is true also of a
number of Southern towns
that do not break into head
lines"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-11

stand how a Governor can OPP
pose Federal authority with a
State army. The people say.
frankly, they are shocked.
From an American viewpoint.
the opinion here is not incon-
seQuential. For instance.
Frenchmen in private CONVEX
sation say the American treat
ment of Negroes iustif1es
French opposition to American
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-11

But we do not agree with Mr.. Willis that this
increase must necessarily be passed on to the
families Of Virginia and their children-with
the incidental increases in profits to the milk
distributors, which are evidently part of the
deal" In view of the Commissions we'll
known record of arbitrary rulings against
the public interest, the decision is foregone
conclusion long before the sham public hear
ing scheduled for September IL,
We want the farmers to have price increase,
if it is necessary because of the drought but
we still maintain the position of being eager
and willing to sell milk in Virginia at price
much less than the present fixed price, even
after giving the farmer the proposed increase
Virginia families are already paying too
much for milk in Virginia. The farmers are
already losing too much of their fluid milk
market as the net result of Virginia's uneco-
nomical and artificially high retail prices
Every time the retail price of milk is in
creased to the point where it is economically
burdensome to the consumer, fewer gallons
of milk are bought and consumed. Instead
of benefitting the farmer suffers in the long
run. The public suffers. The only people who
benefit are the vested milk interests who are
trading sop to the farmer for a nice fat
profit increase for themselves.
Highs is selling millions and millions of gal
Ions of milk year in Washington and Balti-
more at prices II percent below the price arbi-
trarily fixed by the State Milk Commission
Highs would gladly pass on savings inherent
in our method of gallon jug milk distribution
direct to consumers without all the frills and
luxury charges, if the milk situation in Vir-
ginia were not rugged against u.s. and freedom
OF enterprise were permitted to operate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-11
Dispute in Little Rock
Shocking to Europeans
BY The stars European Correspondent

PARIS Sept. ll-Europeans watching closely the
events in Little Rock and elsewhere the American South and
they find 1t hard to understand such defiance Of Federal
thority.
People here understand the historical sociological
for antNegro feeling the South under
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-11
Milk Commission Member
Again Ignores Procedure
Required by Virginia Law

Newspapers have quoted statement by Mr.
A. Gordon Willis member of the Virginia
Milk Commission, which indicates that the
legal procedures prescribed by the laws of
Virginia are again being flagrantly violated
In commenting on the drought losses suf-
fered by farmers, and proposal to give dairy
farmers an increase in their milk prices to
compensate them for such losses, Mr.. Willis
stated that "the consumer would have to pay
the increase"
1t looks like the family pOcketbook of Vir-
ginians is about to be raided again by the
Milk Commission
AS prescribed by law, the Commission has
set hearing for Thursday September r.
having in mind, we presume, actions by judges
of our courts in throwing out some of the
Commissions earlier rulings because the
Commission did not follow the procedure of
holding public hearings as prescribed in the
law. This time the Commission is not going
to be caught off the legal base, but this state
ment by prominent member of the Com
mission indicates that at least one-third of
the decision has already been made.
We cite this most recent arbitrary prejudg-
ment as more proof, in long series of actions,
that such Commission does not serve'the
public, and that its decisions are not in the
public interest. 1t is one more proof that the
Commission aids and abets price fixing which
is illegal and has been ruled illegal by our
highest court
Like other people closely connected with dairy
farming in Virginia, we are concerned about
the serious effects of the Summer drought.
We feel that these farmers must have some
temporary assistance due to drought losses,
which have increased their costs of producing
milk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-11

Richmond school officials re-
ported no refusals by white
parents to sign placement
forms.
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grace period is not being given
to pupils whose parents failed
to sign placement forms last
semester. 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-20
From the BIeochers

Misery loves company, and
now that the all-star baseball
game is approaching, why not
stage a game between our own
cellar contenders and their OPP
posite number, the Chicago
Cubs. the low team In the Ma
tional League?
Perhaps we would realize
then that our boys can hold
their own when they compete
in their class. Properly adj
vertised. such a contest should
draw record crowd. Let the
all-stars battle, one with an
other; let them engage in fish
cuffs, night club brawls. or
what not. We could sit in COM
fort and comparative peace in
Griffith Stadium, and watch
equally matched teams from
the leagues battle through an
exhibition OF baseball as It
should be.
This would be a wonderful
way to celebrate all-star day in
Washington. d. C. It could be
made an annual affair. with
the two tail-enders meeting
year after year; our team
against the Cubs again. in all
probability.
Muse deSweng,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-20
New Men for the Acc

Thomas E. Murray has done an ex-
cenent Job for the Nation during his
seven years Of service as q member Of
the Atomic Energy Commission. So 1t
Is regrettable that the President has seen
At not to reappoint him. But this is the
Presidents right, and some partisans have
gone to ridiculous extremes in attacking
his exercise of that right as a sort of
Machiavellian maneuver engineered by
Acc Chairman Strauss to get rid of a
dissenter and make himself nuclear die
tator Of America.
The man named to succeed Mr.. Muir
ray Is John s. Graham, Democrat who
served as Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury under President Truman. Judg-
Ing from all reports, he is an able indi-
vidual Of interchangeable integrity. And
the same holds true for John F. Floberg,
Z political independent who was assistant
Secretary Of the Navy in the Truman
administration, and who has now been
chosen by Mr.. Eisenhower to fill the I'M
expired term of the late DR.. John Won
Neumann. Certainly to suggest, as some
Of Mr.. Strauss inveterate critics have
suggested, that either of these men is
likely to be mere stooge amounts to
presumption and prejudgment of the
worst kind.
Actually, 1t could be that both Mr..
Graham and Mr.. Floberg are we'll
equipped to render ndependent-minded
service quite as distinguished as Mr..
Murray's has been. In any case, they
will not be confirmed in Office until after
the Joint Congressional Atomic Com
mittee thoroughly scrutinizes their quail
fications. Accordingly, despite the poll
ticking calamity-howler the Acc still
seems pretty safe from one-man
dictatorship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-20
Only at Times

This long. Ddrm afternoon our
apple trees
WIN make a welcome shadow
in the sun.
The IedDes are undiSturbed bv
any breeze.
And zoe can must upon a ,Dork
tDeH done
The far OF pruning and each
early spray.
The 0rowtno fruit hangs
hedUy on the Dough,
The busy harvest still Is far
dWdu,
Let us enjoy this lazy. lovely
non.
Only at times, seeing anothers
loss,
We think OF our oiUn trees.
oroUn bleak and bare.
OF railing minds that cruelty
tUiSt and toss
Their helpless branches in the
leu air.
And stinOin0 SnoiU, that speeps
relentless bv
Their supplidnt fingers, thrust
into the sky.
Mary Thro Routh
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-20
Girord RuIinq

The constitutional issue in the case
of CT William Girard, as summed up by
Judge McGarraghy, is this: THE queS-
ton which this court must decide is
whether the petitioner has right under
the Constitution of the United States
to be tried for the alleged offenSe in an
appropriate American tribunal, and would
that constitutional right be violated If
ment for trial"
Having concluded that both queS-
tons must be answered in the Affirmative,
Judge McGarraghy decreed that Girard
must not be turned over to the Japanese
authorities for trial. This ruling, of
course, is subject to appeal, and the
Government presumably will appeal it,
since 1t attaches much importance to
the case. But Judge McGarraghy, in the
light of his findings, took the only course
open to him.
The essential question Of fact was
whether Girard, when he shot and killed
q Japanese woman on a firing range,
was acting in the performance of official
duty. His military superiors had certified
that he was, and Government counsel
conceded this to be correct at the hear
ing. So this question was foreclosed, as
far as Judge McGarraghy was concerned.
This does not mean that the United
States must exercise jurisdiction over
all offenseS committed by American SOL
dierS abroad, or that they have no right
to waive jurisdiction in any case. If
Girard's act had not been in the per-
Torrance of official duty there would
be no doubt about the right of the United
States to waive jurisdiction. But If the
act was committed in the performance
of official duty, as has been conceded, he
is entitled to the full protection of all
rights guaranteed to him by the Consti-
tuition of the United States. For our
part, we do not see how any considera-
tions of diplomacy or expediency can alter
this fundamental fact.
We do not mean to suggest that
Girard would be unfairly tried in the
courts Of Japan or that he would receive
more lenient treatment in an American
military court We are confident that
neither of these is the case. But If on
the facts he has constitutional right
to trial in an American tribunal, and
If he wants to exercise that right, 1t
cannot and should not be taken away
from him in order to appease public
opinion in japan, or for any other reason.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-20

ton Is "a mesS"-due, Of course, to the
policies and management of Republican
administration. The Republicans think
the situation is pretty much all right
also due to the policies and management
Of Republican administration.
Democratic Senator Humphrey of
Minnesota kicked off his party's reaction
to the first day of the inquiry in speech
attacking administration "bungling" and
describing things as little short of being
ScandalouS." Democratic Senator Kerr
of Oklahoma accused Treasury Secre-
tary Humphrey of "evaSions and avoid
ances" before the committee and Demo-
cratic Senator Gore of Tennessee COM
planned that the Secretary's opening
statement was more like a political
speech than a serious analysis" Not
surprisingly, Republican Senator Bush Of
Connecticut described the same state
ment as magnificent q. in clarifying
the issues" And Republican Senator
Carlson of Kansas verified his own earlier
prediction that Secretary Humphreys
statement would be wonderful"
All of this is strictly according to
form, but it still leaves question as
to how genuinely effective and informa-
tive the inquiry will be. The need exists,
and is generally acknowledged, for a
searching study of the Nations financial
system, its burdens and its performance
The Senate committee wrote its own
authorization in terms broad enough to
do the job, but all the initial emphasis
at least has been on attack VS.. defense
of Republican administration policies. 1t
would be helpful if some of the partisan
fervor could be cooled off long enough
to permit more evidence to precede the
conclusions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-20
Mockery of Justice

Testimony before a House District
subcommittee proved overwhelmingly the
urgent need for a second judge on the
Juvenile Court bench. We hope Chairman
Abernethy's forecast that the additional
Judge will be provided at this session
comes true. For the situation at the court
today is disgrace to the cause Of justice.
To say that the situation is disgrace
full implies no reflection on the courts
Woodworking new Judge, Orm Ketcham.
He is handling cases as fast as 1t is pos
sible for any jurist to handle them-too
fast, in fact. to permit of proper attention
to the difficult cases which come before
him. No person is more aware Of the
inadequacy of such quick justice than
Judge Ketcham himself. Yet 1t is only by
working long hours each day and limiting
himself to few minutes per case that
he has been able to keep reasonably
abreast of the tide of new juvenile and
domestic problems which sweeps into his
courtroom, day after day.
Chief Judge Leonard Walsh of the
Municipal Court was strong witness for
the cause Of q second Juvenile Court
Judge. He told the subcommittee that
Municipal Court judges who have been
assigned from time to time to sit on the
Juvenile Court bench in the absence of
the regular Judge have deplored the rush
Of cases there. All who have so served,
Judge Walsh testified, agree that second
judge is necessary to keep up with the
work. And George L. Hart jr chairman
OF the District Law Enforcement Council,
declared: II don't believe that Solomon
himself could render justice while giving
six to eight minutes to each case" In
short, present conditions at the Juvenile
Court amount to mockery Of justice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-20
Hopeful Signs

The long -deadlocked disarmament
talks now appear to be entering stage
where there is some real promise Of
progress toward agreement between Rus
STA and the West. Despite the ambiguity
of certain of his ws-conference remarks
yesterday, the President has left little
room for doubt about that, and so the
rest of us, here and abroad, have reason
to feel at least a slight measure Of OPP
timism even though we must still keep
our fingers crossed.
At any rate, as Mr.. Eisenhower sees
them, the Soviet propoSals-specif1cal
as they bear upon banning nuclear tests
for two or three yearS-conStitute "hope-
full signs" and they accordingly deserve
the most earnest and sympathetic study"
For If they can be reconciled with our
Western disarmament ideas, If some sort
of adequately safeguarded preliminary
compromise can be agreed upon, then 1t
should be possible for all the powers
together to take an important first step
toward slowing down and eventually end
ing their present supremely deadly race
in the field of A and H weapons.
That is why the President has de-
clared that he would be perfectly de-
lighted" to have the United States accept
a temporary suspension of nuclear expert
ments under conditions inSuring against
bad faith. AS for the nature of those
conditions, he has been purposely vague.
But he has nevertheless made clear that
they would have to involve, as the Soviet
Union itself seems to have proposed, sat-
isfactory "inSpectional" arrangements
guaranteeing that both sides would know
exactly what each was doing. Such a
setup, as he has indicated, would be
sort of initial move designed to test the
feasibility of negotiating a much larger
and much more sweeping agreement on
arms something in which we
could have real confidence"
Thus, in his own words, what the
President has in mind is the attainment
Of an understanding with Russia that
would cover certain opening phases to
a disarmament program that would have
to proceed for many years and in many
small steps," Certainly, looked at in any
light, this is a realistic approach to the
deadliest Of the problems now before us
the problem Of limiting, controlling and
ultimately stopping the nuclear arms race.
The Soviet leaders, of course, may not be
sincere in their offers Of cooperation, but
we must test them to see whether they
really are or not. To do less would be to
condemn the world to the prospect Of an
everlasting atomic-hydrogen contest that
could lead, willy nilly, to an all-engulfng
catastrophe ending the life Of mankind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-20
THE POLITICAL MILL
Disarmament Gain Is Eisenhower Hope
By GOULD LINCOLN

these diplomatic negotiations
are frequently difficult; that
he does this and the Secre-
tary of State does that, and it
is necessary to get the people
engaged in actual negotiations
back for consultations some
times.
The President went further.
He said he did not believe that
Stassen's usefulness had been
destroyed; that he does his
homework" effectively. Al
most it seems that someone
or some people believe it is
more important to get Stas-
sen" than it is to get some
kind of disarmament accord.
Clearly, the President is not
of that belief. His outspoken
defense of Stassen comes at an
important time. For, what
could be worse from the point
of view of the interests of this
country than to tear StaSsen
down and weaken his position
in these important interna-
tional conferences?
Caused by Political Activity
1t has, however, become a
habit in some quarters to dis
parage the former Governor
Of Minnesota and to hold him
up to public view as inept.
Largely, this has arisen from
his political activity in the
past. when he was candidate
for the Republican presidential
nomination, five and nine years
ago. And more recently, many
of his fellow Republicans de-
nounced him because of his
efforts last year to prevent the
denomination of Vice Presi-
dent Nixon, and to replace him
on the party's national ticket
with the then Governor of
Massachusetts, Christian Her.
ter. who is now Undersecre-
tary of State. 1t was a futile
and impolitic thing to do.
Stassen, however. has proved
his worth in the field of inter-
national negotiations. AS a
member of the American dele
cation to the San Francisco
Conference where the United
Nations Charter was written in
1915, he was outstanding. He
did much to bring about adj
justments that were essential
If the Charter was to be sue
cessfully negotiated.
Stassen has announced he
will be a candidate for the
Republican nomination for
Governor of Pennsylvania next
year. When he made the an
nouncement, he was again de-
rided. Stassen, however, is not
easily pushed aside from a
path he has chosen. Indeed,
he insists he will have far more
support in the Keystone State
than his opponents accord him.
And if the present negotiations
for disarmament lead to some
agreement which gives hope Of
eventual arms limitation and
which will at least postpone
continued nuclear weapon
tests. Stassen may be given
some of the credit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-20
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES {. TRACEWELL

individuality, we all today have
a sneaking impression that the
day of the individual is about
over.
They know it better, per-
haps. in more outspoken ma
tons. places which seem to
have, at least to our way of
thinking, very curious political
beliefs.
Over there, the individual
counts for nothing. 1t is the
hive. alone. that counts. or SO
they say.
The honest American. as he
likes to think of himself. feels
that it is really not so much the
hive with them. it really is the
people at the top who count
very much, the rest as work
people for them. This is the
danger of all governments. We,
who have built up a vast bu-
reaucracy which we support on
the plea that 1t is working
for us. should not cast the
first stone, lest we be taxed
some more Gas no doubt we will
be-.
Lack Of belief in the indi-
vidual is shown first. one may
think. in the simple act of fail
ing to speak or speaking only
to those who count, as some
say.
Speak up. those Of us who
believe in the individual as
the very basis of home and
country.
Speak, for heavens sake.
when you meet those you
know.
Then when you hit them for
a loan or contribution. they
will be more likely to give 1t
to you, maybe. This business
of demanding contributions is
another American custom that
is being overdone, says Tenn
pleton Jones.