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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-05

come to your knowledge indicat-
ing the violation of United States
law"
Crude oil prices went up 25 to
IS cents a barrel in many parts
Iof the country in January and
this was followed by q one-cent-
a-gallon increase in retail prices
OF gasoline. fuel oil and similar
products.
twenty-five persons have been
subpoenaed SO far to appear be-
fore the grand jury headed by
Herbert w. O'Meara.
Several more witnesses were
called today to testify. Horace
FURRY, Government attorney
named by the Justice Depart
ment to handle the investiga-
ton. said the grand jury prob
ably would finish questioning the
first % witnesses by tomorrow.
After this group is questioned,
the grand jury probably will ad-
journ until another group is
called, an attorney said.
Judge Bryan told the jurors
yesterday that the probe prob.
ably would last several months.
Witnesses called yesterday
were employees in the marketing
divisions of oil companies. They
were:
Paul Brown. special assistant
in the marketing division of Sun
OIL Co.; Miss Ada Louise lay
man, secretary of Dwight T. COL
ley, vice president and general
manager in charge of marketing
for the Atlantic Refining Co.:
Miss Beatrice Endicott, secretary
to Frank r. Markley, vice presi-
dent in charge of marketing for
Sun Oil Co.; Kenneth r. Ham
sen, administrative assistant to
Mr.. Colley and Louis Sporar. for
mer administrative assistant to
the director of product costs and
prices for Continental Oil Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-05
u. 5. Jury Spurs
oil Price Probe

A Federal grand jury in Alex
andria today continued its in
vestigation Of possible violations
of antitrust laws and price fix
ing in the oil industry.
Seven witnesses from oil COM
panies testified yesterday at the
first session.
The 23-member grand jury
was impaneled in Federal Court
at the request of the Justice De-
partment which wants to deter
mine whether there were any
inter-company agreements in re-
cent oil and gasoline price in
'creases.
In his charge to- the grand
jury, Judge Albert v. Bryan told
the grand jurors that their prl-
mary concern was investigation
Of possible violations of the Sher-
man Antitrust Act, which for
bids monopolistic combinations
and the Clayton Act. which pre-
vents price discrimination. He
said, however. that they should
consider any other matters which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-05

A Fairfax County Council on
Human Relations was formed
last night to promote better I'M
derstanding of race problems.
About 100 white and Negro
citizens attended the organiza-
tional meeting at the Annandale
Methodist Church. Those attend
ing came by invitation.
1t is the first Northern Vir-
Iginia group to affiliate with the
Virginia Council on Human Re-
lations. which has become a
leading organization opposed to
.Virginia's position on segrega-
tion.
Douglas Adams, Annandale
attorney. acted as moderator for
the meeting.
Statement of Principles
The. Rev. Hubert Beckwith OF
the Congregational Christian
Church said the Race Relations
Committee of his church had
felt the need for improving race
relations in the county. and after
"a series of meetings decided to
promote organization of a
countrywide group dedicated to
the problem.
The new council adopted a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-05
'Lute Justice Smith
Honored by Jurists

RICHMOND. Mar. 5 tPy.-The
State Supreme Court opened its
March term yesterday and one
of the first items on the docket
was a ceremony honoring the
late Justice Lemuel F.. Smith of
Charlottesville.
Justice Smith died last october
Is and yesterday a delegation Of
attorneys, judges and members
of his family gathered to I'M
veil a portrait of the late jurist.
Former Gov. John S. Battle,
who appointed Mr.. Smith to the
States highest court in 1851,
made the presentation on behalf
of the family. The portrait will
hang with those of other former
Supreme Court justices in the
courtroom or its adjoining foyer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-05
Bank Withdruws
Rezoning Plea as
Residents Protest

A rezoning application to per,
init establishment of bank OF
Route Z opposite the Seven Cor,
ners Shopping Center in Fair,
fax County was withdrawn yes.
terday in the face of opposition
from residents of the area.
The request from the Mount
Vernon Bank 81 Trust Co. fol
commercial coming on an acre
at Route Z and Juniper Lane
was scheduled to be heard last
night by the county planning
commission and today by the
county board.
Residents Of Ravenwood anc
Ravenwood Park opposed the re-
coming because they said il
would be an encroachment or
the residential area. They sale
there was no guarantee that the
property, now residential. would
be used for a bank once it is
zoned commercial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-05
Traffic Injuries
i ataI 10 Woman

The death Of a 65-year-olc
woman early today in Freed
mems Hospital was attributed
to head injuries suffered wher
she was struck by a streetcal
February 18 near Seventeenth
and U streets NV, police re-
ported.
Mrs. Rebecca Jaques OF the
100 block of U street NV. was
listed as the Districts 18th traffic
fatality this year. and the 18th
pedestrian to die in traffic. Al
this time last year there were
II traffic deaths, including 10
pedestrians.
Police said Mrs. jacques was
not crossing at the intersection
when she was struck by a street.
car operated by Richard L. Cal
lender, 25 of the 5000 block of
Essex court, Marlowe Heights,
Md.
A 9-year-old boy who was
skating was injured critically
when he was struck by a car al
Kalorama road and Champlair
street NV. yesterday. according
to another police report.
Steven Nixon. of the 100 block
of V street NV. suffered a skull
fracture and two broken legs in
the accident. police said. The
driver was listed as Robert l.
Addison. "a. Of the 5000 block of
Fourteenth street NV.
No charges were lodged by
police, who said the boy skatec
in front of the car. A corpora
ton counsel's hearing is sched-
uled April Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-05
Ducks, Geese
Put at Highest
Totals in Years

Increasing numbers of ducks
and deer await the hunter as
the Nations conservation meas
ures are paying off, Hatfield
Chilson, Assistant Secretary Of
the Interior, said today.
The numbers of wild ducks
and geese have reached the high
est totals in years. he told the
22d North American Wildlife
Conference today at the Hote
Statler.
I'VE have more buffalo thar
we are prepared to pasture" he
added. THE deer population
is the highest in a long time
Our 81 hatcheries are turning
out millions of fish to stocl
our streams, our lakes and oul
farm ponds"
Mr.. ChilSon, who substituted
on the conference program fol
Secretary of the Interior Seaton
who is i'll, said even these larger
numbers OF game will not take
care OF future needs. This i,
because Of the declining area.
available to Wildlife. He sale
a program is underway to NEE
the demands of a growing Ma.
ton in which a 22l million popu-
lation is expected in 1875.
Ocean Water Converted
Mr.. Chilson also touched or
the country's water shortage anc
the progress made toward con.
vertlng ocean water into fresh
water at a reasonable cost.
The water problem also was
discussed by Mrs. John G. Lee
president of the League of Won
en- Voters Of the United States
which has been studying the
subject. She said a group such
as hers can do three things
Conduct research of its own anc
use the scientific research Of
others, educate the public ano
stimulate the public to action.
In one of a number of tech
meal sessions of the conference
it was brought out that deer ano
wild turkeys can no longer de-
pend on natural food for their
survival and increase. Food pro-
duction for them is a definite
responsibility for land operators
both private and public, it was
said.
/ Mourning Dove Count Sought
Another technical session dis.
cussed practical methods for OBJ
tanning information on the pop
ulation Of mourning doves, whose
plaintive calls are being heard
in the Washington area now. II
is estimated that 10 million were
killed last year. but despite this
fact. the numbers are still huge
Francis H. Fay of the Public
Health Service at Anchorage
Alaska. said that in spite of pro-
tective legislation the herds Of
Pacific walrus have been declin.
ing in numbers. He said recent
estimates place the number OF
animals at about 10000. Inter-
national collaboration and more
stringent controls on Eskimo
hunting practices were recon-
mended.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-05

shared community of ideas.
is not so evident today. There
is a wild divergence of opinion
in America today. But. he added
a lack of surface harmony need
not necessarily mean that CON-
mon values do not underly these
divergences.
AS to the first condition of a
great civilization and a great
drama popular assurance OF
superiority" Mr. Wilder believes
Americans are deficient.
Warns of Menaces
1--WE have all the burdens OF
global Importance" he declared
but none of the satisfaction
none of the comforts of pride. u
He said America is troubled
by the daily new menaces to
peace" which impose a shadow
of anxiety" over its life. But
other Golden Ages have lived
with shadows above their heads
I'D like to see America get
some of that pride, along with
its sense of power and respon-
sibility."
Each Of the honored figures,
Mr.. Wilder and Mr.. Coe, was
presented with two citations,
one from the Commissioners
and people of the District and
one from the Board of Trade.
Jay Carmody. drama critic of
The Star. was POSTMASTER and
introduced the guests.
Mr.. Carmody read letters of
congratulation from several per-
sons, including Senators Gore,
Wiley, Green. Fulbright and
Kefauver. Ambassador to Spain
John Davis Lodge, critics Stark
Young and Tom Donnelly, actors
John Gielgud. Cyril Ritchard,
and Eli Wallach. writer's Pearl
Buck and Oscar Hammerstein.
Among those attending were
the three District Commissioners.
Gen. Omar Bradley. editors of
the Washington newspapers,
Director of the Budget Percival
Brundage, Director of the United
States Information Agency Ar
thur Larson and leading figures
of the business and theater
worlds.
Mr.. Wilder, who is on a busy
schedule in Washington, last
night read three-one-act plays
to an Institute of Contemporary
Arts audience at the National
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-05
Foirfox Group Is Formed
To Study Race Problems

statement of principles as fol.
lows:
l. Study difficulties caused by
discrimination.
2. Consider practical effort:
at solution.
8. Promote public and private
discussion of human relation:
problems.
4. Bring groups together fol
better appreciation Of ethica
principles.
Seeks Understanding
| Edwin Lynch, former Fairfa,
representative in the Virginia
House Of Delegates, said the
council sought to approach the
race problem not with the idea
of promoting indignation, but
OF bringing about a better under
standing of the rights of indi-
vidual citizens.
The Rev. DR.. John H. Marion
executive director of the State
Council, said 1.-The transition tc
good racial relations is not SC
far away as the anti-integratior
laws of the Virginia Legislature
last summer would Indicate"
Besides Mr.. Lynch and Mr.
Beckwith, others elected to q
temporary executive board we're,
Carl Anvil. Sleepy Hollow; Harry
lGertWagen, Weyanoke: Leland
Hayden, WOODBURY.; Mrs. Edith
HuSsey. Wellington: Mrs. Louise
Palmer, Burke; Mrs. Heller
Platt, Chesterbrook: David H
Scull. Annandale: the Rev
Thomas P. Scannell, Annandale
and the Rev. Milton Shepherd
/ Mount Pleasant,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-05
Woman, 46, Found
Dead in Alexandria

A 46-year-old Alexandria
woman was found dead yester-
day hanging from an air duct In
her basement.
Police identified the victim as
Mrs. Jessie Porter Cobb of the
200 block Lynhaven drive.
Police said her husband,
Ralph. discovered the body when
he awoke and found her missing
from the bedroom.
A relative told police Mrs.
Cobb had called yesterday and
said she had nothing to live for.
Her husband told police she had
been depressed since an opera
ton about a year ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-05

History Museaum. Tomorrow
he is to go to the National Ca
thedral School for Girls for a
special student performance of
scenes from his Our Town. "
Thursday. he will receive a deco
ration from the Polish Ambas-
sador. in recognition of the
recent successful performance
of his works in Warsaw.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-05

dI the WllldIQ EOCel CIldL every
golden age in Western civiliza
ton has been marked by q
supreme national drama.
He spoke at luncheon spon-
sored by the Variety Club. the
Washington Board of Trade
and the Hams Club. More thar
500 persons attended to see
citations presented to him and
to Richard L. Coe, drama critic
of the Washington Post anc
Times-Herald.
Leading figures of the Gov
eminent, the theater world, the
clergy and diplomatic circles at
tended the Washington Theater
Week observance.
Would it be possible fol
America to take a place before
too long among those civiliza-
tons we call golden ages
and in all OF which the theater
was important and vital and
memorable" Mr.. Wilder asked
Examples Noted
He cited the civilizations of an,
Gent Greece, Of Philip l and Il
in Spain and of Elizahethar
England. Each was marked by
high dramatic achievement. he
said-the first by the Atheniar
dramatists, the second by the
theater of Lope de Vega, the
third by Shakespeare and hi:
contemporaries.
There are three characteris-
tics of any Golden Age and it;
theater. he said:
/. "A popular assurance that
something remarkable is takine
place, an assurance - without
vulgarity = of the superiority Of
ones own civilization.
2. "A shared community Of
ideas. common assumption oil
values and a body of received
opinion. shared by audiences anc
the dramatist alike
3. "A progressive transition ii
dramaturgy, when the art of tell
ing a story on the stage is under
gong a transformation"
Mr.. Wilder said the third con-
dltion is already evident. He
said the dramatic forms of the
nineteenth century are being
recognized as outworn and in
adequate and "all sorts of new
ways are being tried" not only
on the stage but in movies and
television.
The second condition, he said,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-05
u. S. ATTORNEY Indicted

BALTIMORE. Mar. 5 (P.-
Leon H. A. Pierson of Baltimore,
who had never held public Office
in 80 years of law practice, took
the oath of Office as United
States attorney yesterday in for
NAL court ceremonies. Mr.. Pier
son succeeds Walter E. Black
.Jr., who is returning to private
law practice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-05
Housing Agency Backs
Lynchbure SIum PIon
By the Associated Press

A Lynchburg tVa.D program
for elimination Of its slums anc
blight has been approved by The
Housing and Home Finance
Agency.
The agency announcement to-
day said the city estimates that
about 1000 houses there are SUBJ
standard. Today's action makes
Lynchburg eligible for Federal
aid TO carry out its program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-05
Wilder, Coe Ronored
By Association Here

Americans will have to develop pride in their
wellbeng" before golden civilizations is
possible here of Americas leading paywrh told
ington audience yesterday.
Thornton Wilder. whose fame dramaist is great in
many parts of the world told the gathered in his
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1957-06-22
METHODIST
LAY RETREAT
AT BETHUNE

DR.. Richard v. Moore, Florida
Conference Lay Leader of the
Methodist Church, announced
that the theme of the Lay Retreat
is "How Can We Strengthen The
Local church," Bi,hop ]. w. E.
Bowen, presiding bishop of the
Atlantic Coast Area, will deliver
the challenge to the Florida Lay
men at the 1900 morning session.
The workshop session is scheduled
for 2 pm. with DR.. ]. Herbert
Touchtone, associate secretary of
the General Board of Lay Ac-
tivities, Chicago; DR.. William H.
Higgins. associate Lay Leader Of
the Jacksonville District; Rev.
Frank Cambridge, district super
intendent of the Atlantic Di-trict;
Mrs. E. L. D. Smallwood, presi-
dent of the Florida Conference of
the Woman's Society of Christian
Service; Rev. Rogers P. Fair,
chaplain, Bethune-Cookman Col
lege; Mr.. Bradley G.. Moore, AS
.oociate Lay Leader of the Allan
tic District, and Mrs. Florence L.
Small, chairman, Division of Ed
ucation, Bethune-Cookman Col
lege, serving as consultants. The
discus ants are: Mrs. Hattie L.
Stewart, Albert Williams, Mrs.
Mary Todd Mckenzie, Mrs. ]. L.
Dixon, j. A. Davis, and Mrs. Ada
M. Lee.
The Retreat is open to all per-
sons interested in strengthening
the local church. The following
district Lay Leaders will make
reports at the Business Breakfast
ession scheduled to begin at 8
am. James L. Stewart, Gaines
vile District; T. L. White, Allan
tic District; Nathan Smith, Gulf
District, and Albert Williams,
Jacksonville District. The public
is cordially invited to attend.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1957-06-22
GHANA MAY
CLOSE BRITISH
OWNED PAPER

LONDON - (ANP) - AXE
Adjei, the Ghana Minister Of the
Interior was quoted here last
week as having declared that the
Ghana Government had plans to
close down the newspaper pub
li-hed in Ghana and known as
1.-THE Daily Graphic" The minis
ter said he was speaking author
itatively and that the newspaper
had been given six months to con-
tinue publication during which
time it was to wind UP its af-
fairs.
This report caused something
of a sensation here in London.
"The Daily Graphic while pub
lished in Accra is owned by the
group of newspapers of which the
London Daily Mirror" is the
leader. This is powerful group
and when they established a
paper in Accra several years ago
they ran five of the six dailieS
owned by Africans out of BUSH
ness.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1957-06-22
COMMENCEMENT SPEAK Err BECKONS.
Negroes Told To
Make DUN Wan

LOUISVILLE, KY. - CAMP
"It is not enough for man to be
dependent on jobs made by other
people. The Negro must become
interested in creating jobs and
the source of economic wealth, !"
according to DR.. Vernon Johns,
director of Maryland Baptist CEN
ter in Baltimore, who was COM
mencement speaker at Simmons
University last week.
Speaking to IL graduates of the
18th class at the university, DR..
Johns said Negroes are academ-
ically, literate, but "are socially
illiterate."
1--WE are steak conscious, b u t
not steer conscious; we are bread
con1cious, but not grain con-
scious," he stated.
He added, 81 have a suspicion
that the power and force Of the
Negro is not keeping pace with
his literary and academic achieve
mentS."
The Baptist center director
concluded that Negroes are adj
vancing greatly in civics courses,
but mediocre in citizenship"
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1957-06-22
GRAPHIC INSTALL
MODERN PLANT

1.-THE Daily Graphic" put in an
up to the minute plant with
every mechanical improvement.
The African owned papers were
still setting type by hand. The
paper controlled in London had a
whole battery of linotypes and
Ludlow machines sent down from
England.
They had high speed presses
and could turn out extra editions
daily If need be. They had access
to the big firms advertising in
London. They installed a modern
engraving department and sent
Gold Cosaters to London for
training before putting them TO
work in Accra. They hired the
most competent understandable
! in Gold Coast, and installed the
whole in a modern building con-
structed for newspaper operation.
Cecil H. King, head Of the
"Daily Mirror"empire sent his son
to Ghana to serve as general
manager. The African papers
could not meet the competition.
One by one they folded. An at
tempt was made to merge them
as to get one good paper out of
the Ave but it could not raise the
capital. The only African daily to
| persist in Accra was The Even
ing News, Nkrumah'S paper and
1t was reported to have a hidden
governmental subsidy.
Many Of the leaders in h &
Convention Peoples Party, which
is led by the Prime Minister, have
felt the Daily Graphic was serv-
ing the interests of Great Britain
too fully even though its excel
lent editorial staff was almost en-
tirely African. Editor Coffie is re-
ported enroute to London for q
conference with Daily Mirror
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1957-06-22

If you sick, worried in trouble this Is the
place to Don't stay in the rut push back the
veil of bad luck that to hold i'm your track,
and advance forward by the help of God under the
Leadership of Prof. Hunter who has 80 years Of
perience in sptualist and occult science. Make your
home happy. He will show you how to bypass your
enemies and get the things that life demands for YOU.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1957-06-22
ETA MOTION SPEAKER

4 q =
Miss Eta Motion, well known
radio artist and lecturer, deliver
ed the commencement address and
admitted she was thrilled over
the marvellous new structure, Its
fabulous equipment and most Of
all, she said, the wonderful spirit
of the students who were seeking
to take advantage Of the, oppor-
tunities offered to learn new
trades. Forty percent Of those
receiving certificates were already
placed in jobs, she pointed out.
2,1oo ADULTS REGISTER
The desire of people to learn
was attested to, he said, by the
2,1O0 adults who had paid a reg
istration fee of $1.00 since the
school was first instituted seven
years ago. The new building will
enable instruction to be given to
thousands more, Mr.. Campbell
declared.
The evening school certificates
were awarded to tho-e finishing
courses in automobile mechanics,
blueprint reading for the build
ing trades, cabinet making, book
keeping, coms tometry, coSmetol-
orgy, dres.maling, welding, cleo
tronicr, millinery, mercha ndiSing,
painting and decorating, tipping,
office practice and shorthand.
Miss Moten told the graduating
class that the greatest opportunity
In American history for Negro
advancement in employment Is
begging Negroes to take advantage
of it,. In order to do so she said,
Negroe! must raise their sights in
term Of education, slills and be-
haviour so they make the most Of
their potentialities.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1957-06-22
LARGEST TRADE
SCHOOL HAS
GRADUATION

CHICAGO - (ANP) - Dunbar
Evening Vocational High School
of Chicago held the first gradua-
ton exercises for adult students
in the beautiful auditorium of its
new eight million dollar plant
here Wednesday evening.
The school, said to be one OF
the two finest vocational high
schools in the entire nation and
which will occupy two blocks In
the heart of the colored district
when it's surrounding park and
athletic field are complete, h a S
attracted large following, par
ticularly' Of newcomers to Chi
cago seeking to improve their
Skills.