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Milford chronicle., 1957-04-05

Word comes from Mrs. Nor
timer Browning that her con-
valescence is going along we'll
and she is adapting herself to
crutches at the Good Shepherd
Convalescent Hospital in San
ia Monica, California. Soon she
will go to the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Browning in Los
Angeles and in time will return
to Milford. 1t will be remem-
bered by her friends that she
sustained a broken hip during
the early winter while shopping
in Los Angeles.
Milford chronicle., 1957-04-05
WESLEY PLAYERS :

WESLEY PLAYERS = The Wes-
ley Players of Wesley Junior Col
lege, Dover, will present the dra-
ma, "a Man Called Peter, on We'd
nesday evening, April IT, in the
high school auditorium, Milford.
The play is being sponsored by the
First Presbyterian Church, Mil
ford, and the Methodist churches
in This area
Milford chronicle., 1957-04-05
OBITUARY
CANNON

CANNON
James Claudel Cannon, native
of Sussex County, Delaware, died
suddenly Monday morning at the
Greiser Convalescent Home in
Philadelphia, Penna., where he had
been employed for the past two
years. He was AZ years old.
He is survived by his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Edward Cannon of
Atlanta, Delaware, and a sister,
Mrs. Claude Adams of Cambridge,
Maryland.
Funeral Services we're held at
the Frampton Funeral Home in
fredericksburg, Md, on Thursday
morning at 10:30 a. l. with tn
Rev. Robert E. Green of the Ave
nue. Methodist Church of Milford
and the Rev. Gerald M. Hender-
son of Cannon, Delaware, officia-
ting. Intermnt in Bridgeville
Cemetery. Bridgeville, Delaware.
LYNCH
Mrs. Myrtle A. Lynch, Sc, died
March 81 in Milford Memorial Hos
pital after a long illness. She was
the wife of Harry Lynch and a
daughter of the late Amos and
Anna Morris r 1ason.
In addition to her husband she
is survived by two sons, Orville
Hudson, Dagsboro; Carlton Hud-
son, Philadelphia, with the Mer-
chant Marine; two grandchildren
two sisters, Mrs Gertrude Hudson
and Mrs. Ethel f. o. Lynch, both
of Selbyville; a brother, Amos
Hudson, Bishopville, Md.
Services were held Wednesday
at 1870 p. m. in the Watson and
Gray Funeral Chapel, Frankford
The Rev. w. M. Lowrie, pastor OF
the Church of the Open Door
Clarksville. officiated. Interment in
Odd Fellows Cemetery, Bishopville
Milford chronicle., 1957-04-05
MILFORD NECK W.s.C.s-Th

MILFORD NECK W.S.C.S-The
regular monthly meeting of the
W.S.C.S. of Milford Neck Church
will be held in the Church, Fri
day evening, April 18th, at 7:30
p. m. There will be a study period
conducted by Mr.. Harvey Thomp-
son. Hostesses for the evening will
be Mrs. Charles Leary and Mrs.
Lois Legates.
Milford chronicle., 1957-04-05

On Saturday from three un-
til five O'Clock Mrs. Thomas B.
Derrickson entertained at her
home on Hall Place in honor of
her mother, Mrs. Lena Owens,
who makes her home with her
daughter. Today Mrs. Owens
is eighty-four, and it was q
pre-celebration that Mrs. Der
rickson arranged for her mo-
ther, having old friends of for
mer years from Sharptown,
Maryland, which was her form
er home, visit her. About thir-
ty guests were present to do
this lovely lady honor on her
natal day. Mrs. r. Arthur Der
rickson poured with Mrs. Per-
cy Pusey of Sharptown, Mrs.
Bayard V. Wharton and Miss
Dorothy Derrickson assisting.
Milford chronicle., 1957-04-05
LEGION AUXILIARY

LEUIUN AU AIIIAhI - I lie
regular meeting of Milford unit
No. 8, American Legion Auxiliary,
will be held Monday mite, April s,
in the Post Home. Mrs. Elwood
Short, Department President, and
all department officers and chair
men will be entertained at this
meeting. Members are urged to at
tend.
Milford chronicle., 1957-04-05

STYLE SHOW - Circle May 9
on your calendar at once and save
that date for the style show in
Milford Theater for the event. The
Woman's Auxiliary of Memorial
Hospital in cooperation with Coop
ersmith's and Derrickson's are
planned a big showing of summer
wear for all members of the family
at that time. Remember May 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-30

there may be some more
racial violence in the South,
but that no other Governor
will call out the National Guard
to prevent interrogation as Gov.
Orval Faubus did at Central
High School in Little Rock.
Mr.. Marshall blamed Gov,
Faubus for the violence in Little
Rock. and said:
Little Rock is a completely
integrated town. Negroes live
in the same neighborhoods with
other people. There never has
been any racial friction in that
town at any time"
Commenting President Eli
senhower's procedure in the
Little Rock crisis. Mr.. Marshall
cOnLlnueo:
Il firmly believe that the de-
lay that the President made,
the efforts he made to have
this peaceable settled, have
given him the necessary back
ground so that now his air.
NATIVE action cannot be at
tackled by any one except some
rabid rabble-rouser. I would
say that, as we look back, he
acted as rapidly as he could
have"
Asked about the political
effect of the Little Rock crisis.
Mr.. Marshall said. ANY Negro
in Arkansas who supports the
Democratic Party should have
his head examined"
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Welfare Director
Quits in Houston
Over Bios Dispute

HOUSTON. Tex. Sept. 90
R.-wlfrid M. calnan has
resigned as director Of the
Harris County Welfare De-
partment because he was or
dered to stop putting Negro
and white patients in the same
county convalescent ward
rooms.
Mr.. Calnan, 80. was called
to County Judge Bob Casey's
office Friday and told the pol
icy was to segregate the races.
Mr.. Calnan said he replied he
believed in migration.
Judge Casey said If Mr.. CAL
nan had not resigned he would
have been fired. He said Mr..
Calnan would leave the post
tomorrow.
Mr.. Calnan, who received
1882 q year. had been with
the department since 1852. He
said Saturday there we're SO
white and 6 Negro patients in
the 44-bed wards. He said he
placed them in rooms accord
ing to their ailments. not race.
II don't think of those sick
folks as black and white.
think Of them as people need
ing help. I can't in good con-
science follow orders that are
against my ethics and princi-
pies" he said.
Mr.. Calnan, a United States
citizen, was born in Canada.
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session. This would be the
worst possible time to call q
special session." he was quoted
as saying. This is a time to
sit down. cool of. and act like
human beings"
The problem remains to form
some plan for getting the Fed
eral troops withdrawn. Two
possible courses have been
suggested.
One is for the Army to with
draw its troops and hold them
nearby to see If the State and
local authorities. having failed
a week ago. can now maintain
order. Those suggesting this say
the outcome then would be up
to Faubus."
Others suggest that Federal
action against agitators either
by contempt or conspiracy in
dictments would break the back
Of resistance to migration at
the school.
This may be the next de-
velopment. FBI agents have
been pressing an investigation
of last Mondays riot. Executive
Editor Harry Ashmore Of the
Arkansas Gazette told q tele-
vision audience yesterday he
thought some Federal action
against anti-integration readers
was in the offing.
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AACP Counsel Sees
Negro Shift to COP.

NEW YORK. Sept. 30 tR,.-
A national switch Of Negro
voters from the Democratic q
the Republican Party is pre-
dicted by Thurgood Marshall,
chief counsel Of the National
Association for the Advance
ment Of Colored People.
Il don't see anything that
the Democrats have done in the
field Of civil rights that will 60
to their credit" he adds.
Mr. Marshall expressed his
views yesterday in a tran
scribed radio interview on the
CHS program Let's Find Out. "
He said a Negro swing to the
Republicans started after TIRE
last election"
Mr.. Marshall also said:
Nationally the action of
the Senator's Of the Democratic
Party on the civil rights bill.
when only nine voted against
the Jury trial amendment, and
the action now going on Tin
Little Rock. Ark. where all of
the Southern Governors are
coming to the aid and comfort
Of Gov. Faubus. will certainly
react in the detriment Of the
party insofar as Negro votes
All concerned on a national
bats"
Mr.. Marshall added. however,
that Negroes will continue to
support some Democrats ION a
Local basis"
The NAACP counsel predicted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-30

whenever pupils live beyond
maximum distances from their
schools.
In no case. DR.. Jansen said.
is a child being transported
more than two miles because
of the reEoning.
The coming changes. DR.. jan
sen said. affected many times"
the 5000 pupils actually trans
ferred.
Because Of the transfers. he
said, some previously over
crowded schools were able to
abandon part-time schedules
and go on full programs.
This has meant better edu-
cation for many more thou
sands of our pupils" the
superintendent commented.
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Arkansas Leaders Study
SpecioI Sessions Value

the school districts could not
be deprived Of funds.
One. other suggestion has been
to withhold State aid for inte-
grated schools. This would
hurt but would not necessarily
close Central High School, it
was said. for only about 20 per
cent of the support Of the Little
Rock schools comes from the
State.
There also has been specula-
ton that the school might be
closed and later reopened by
a private institution.
A survey by the Arkansas
Democrat here revealed that
members of the Legislature are
taking a cautious approach on
the idea Of a special session.
They said they would want to
see a definite plan before ex-
pressing an opinion on whether
a special session could accom-
plish anything.
One legislator, Senator c. z.
Yingling of Searcy. was any,
thing but favorable to a special
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-30
D. 8 Sac sac correspondent

NTTLE ROCK. Ark, Sept.
3d. hat, if anything. a spe-
cial Sea- a of the Arkansas
Legislature tight do in the
migration en- = was a much
debated subject ere today.
And there was no answer on
what could be done.
Gov. Orval E. Faubus has
suggested that one matter a
special session might consider
if it is called. is the closing of
Central High School until it
could be opened without Fed
eral control.
But qualified lawyers doubt
ed this could be done consti-
tutionally. One Of them who
asked that his name not be
used said he doubted this
could be done because of the
independent nature of the
school districts.
The basis. for this position is
written into the, State Constitu-
ton. and unless there was a
change in the fundamental law
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-30
New York Zonine Seen
Speeding Integrotion

NEW YORK, Sept. 80 (R.-
Zoning changes in the last year
have served ito improve the
student population from an In
tegration standpoint" in more
than so New York City public
schools. says School Supt. VIII
liam Jansen.
More than 5000 pupils from
Negro and Puerto Rican neigh
borhood schools have been
transferred to what were for
merly all-white schools as a re-
suit Of the coming changes, DR..
Jansen said in q report issued
yesterday.
About $500 Of these young
sters are being transported by
bus up to two miles so they can
attend mixed schools. In q few
instances. white children have
been transferred to largely
Negro and Puerto Rican schools.
The 23-page report was seen
as the school systems answer to
critics who said 1t was not doing
enough to further indignation
in the city schools. DR.. Jansen
had been attacked by some r.
dragging his feet" on integra-
ton.
Illegal in New York
School segregation has long
been illegal in New York City.
One-race neighborhoods. how
ever, had created segregated
schools in many parts Of the
city.
AS outlined by DR.. Jansen,
some Of the machinery for
effecting integrated schools is
Just getting started.
The mere shifting of one or
two Negroes into formerly all
white schools. or vice versa,
does not fulfill the indignation
objectives, DR.. Jansen said.
DR.. Jansen said the student
transfers were accomplished
with "a minimum of protest
because Of careful planning"
and with no difnculties.
Part Of Machinery
Teacher assignments to So
called "dificult" schools are
part Of the migration ma
chinery. DR.. Jansen conceded
that progress in this respect
had mot been as rapid as some
are demanding"
The superintendent said the
school system still was depend
fer Of teachers, although COM
fer Of teachers, although COM
pulsory transfer is authorized.
Teacher organizations have
strongly protested the com
pulsory transfer" plan.
If the campaign to obtain
volunteers fails. DR.. Jansen said,
compulsory steps will go into
effect.
There are TBS. 235 children In
the city's elementary and jun
ior high schools. OF these. 1872
403, or 1873 per cent are Negroes
and l0l.67l. or IL per cent. are
Puerto Ricans.
Full Effect
Mr.. Jansen said the school
board program. including a
comprehensive coming plan
ready to 90 into full effect in
the fall Of 1858. had been de-
signed to further q goal Of
Hcially mixed enrollments.
Concerning one Of the most
controversial issues in the re-
coming plan-the transportation
Of pupils by bus from one area
to another in order to geCl
mixed schools--the plan states: |
Pupils should not be trans
ported by bus from one school |
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to another solely for the purpose
Of integration.
However. when it becomes
necessary to transport pupils by
bus to relieve overcrowding and
for better utilization of the
school plant. indignation of
racial groups should be one of
the considerations in determin-
ing which pupils shall be moved
and to which school,"
Bus Transportation
Bus transportation is pro-
vided. depending on grade level,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-30

THE EVENING STAR. Washington, D. C. - A
MONDAY. sEPIEMBER 90
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-17
Shot Into Air.,
Says

Joe @. Metoyer. jr.. testified
yesterday at his first-degret
murder trial that he fired a shot
in the air to brighten a COM
panion and that he never in.
tended to shoot anyone.
Metoyer, 26, of the 210O block
of Nineteenth street NV, is or
trial before a Federal Court jury
on a charge of fatally shooting
John A. Ref, 20-year-old Gal.
laudet student, last December q
Taking the stand yesterday
Metoyer said he was trying Il
get his companion, Charlie w
Harris, 81. of the $500 block Of
Fourteenth street NV. to re.
turn to an automobile occupied
by the defendant. Harris and 9
third man. near Sixth street ane
Florida avenue NE.
Metoyer said Harris beat Ref
and then chased him.
II fired the shot to scare
Charlie" Metoyer said. Il wa,
so sure I had fired in the air
I fired the shot in the air MOI
thinking I was going to hit any
body"
Metoyer said he did not know
until he read a newspaper tina
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-17
Historians Hail ,
.NEA Centennial

The Columbia Historical So
ciety last night celebrated tn,
centennial Of the National Edu.
cation Association in a program
Of historical highlights of Wash
ington's contributions to schoo
groups.
DR.. william G.. Carr, executiv.
secretary Of NEA. was greeted a,
"a guest of honor by Gen. U. S
Grant III, president of the So
ciety. Outlining the nationa
work Of the organization, Dr.
Carr explained the two-fold pur'
pose are to improve the statuI
4 of teachers and the quality O
service given by schools.
! DR.. George w. Hodgkins, his.
torian of the District Education
Association, related that {
Washington educator, Zalmor
Richards, was among a small
group that met in Philadelphia
in 1857 to organize what wa
then called the National Teach
ers' Association.
i Mr.. Richards later became tn
organizations first president. A
the time. he was principal o
Washington's old Union Acad
envy. Earlier, he had been on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-17
One Protests Whistles,
But He Is Persistent

BAKERSFIELD. Calf, Dr.
"A one-man campaign against
train whistles on the Santa Fe
railroad spanked a spirited de-
bate in the Bakersfield City
Council.
Every other night" said one
councilman, II get called out of
bed with a complaint about the
train whistles. How am going
to get any rest?"
"Just how many people have
been calling you?" asked a skep-
teal member.
We'll" was the response, Its
only one. but he sure calls a lot"
The problem Of the whistling
complaints was dismissed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-17
Mon, II, COMPLETES
First COLLEGE Course

GLENDALE. Calf. tR.--Wil-
liam Jonathan Waters, twice
retired. has completed his first
formal schooling since high
school. Mr.. Waters got out OF
high school in 1897.
He's now n. He retired first
as a vaudeville dancer, later as
"a contractor. The course he
completed recently at Glendale
College was in chemistry.
Mr.. Waters is looking now for
IA tutor to help him with more
advanced chemistry and higher
mathematics. Its not the
sheepskin I'm after" he ex-
plains. TITS the knowledge" He
adds:
Chemistry is interesting-but
Inuclear physics Is enchanting. y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-17

weapons is added to the division
for anti-tank and close support
work.
Reconnaissance Expanded
The reconnaissance company
is beefed up to a complete divi-
sion reconnaissance battalion
for both ground and helicopter
missions. A light helicoptel
group from Marine Air will sup.
port this battalion.
The infantry battalion is in
creased to four rifle companies
instead of the present three to
increase fire ana shock power
Instead of two companies forward
and one back, the setup now will
be two UP and two back on 9
front sector but the attacking
power is greatly increased.
Battalion weapons companies
ARE eliminated and the recoilless
rifles. .81-mm. mortars and
Iflame-throwers will be part Of
the battalion headquarters ant
service company. along will
lgiht machine guns and 3.5-mm
Irocket-launchers.
Rife companies will be smalle
but will contain a weapons pla
toon with 3.5 rockets. light ma
Chine guns and .106-mm. HEAPS
Engineer Unit Dropped
The engineer battalion i
eliminated in favor of a pionee
battalion. The old shore part.
battalion goes into the new serv.
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ice battalion which replaces
service regiment.
The motor transport battalion
becomes one company smaller.
The Marines say the new set
up will have these effects: Better
capability for command CONT
nuity in case Of atomic attack !;
less dependence on land lines of
communication; overall mobility
increase without sacrificing fire.
power; infantry strength in
crease: antitank capability in
crease despite loss Of the often
sive value of tanks: greater re-
connaissance capability: overall
personnel reduction of 10 pei
cent and heavy equipment is sc
reduced that assault elements are
entirely helicopter transportablt
while the entire division is ali
! transportable.
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ing machine gun Is eliminated.
The Marines will rely on the 80
caliber light air-cooled weapon
of the same manufacture in flu
ture campaigns.
The tank battalion Is no long
er part of the division. Tanks
will be available as part Of corps
or force organizations but the
division will have to call for tanks
from higher up II they are re-
quired.
The .60-millimeter mortar is
replaced in the infantry bat
talions by the LOG HEAP (high
explosive. anti-personnel recoil-
less rife.
The .l55-millimeter howitzer
drops out of the division artillery
battalion and the artillerymen
viii be equipped with .l20-milli-
meter mortars for the first time,
! A battalion Of Ontos recoillesS
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IRieff had been shot. A buffet
struck Ref in the head.
A grand jury ignored q homi-
eide charge against Harris. thus
generating him In connection
with the Staying. Harris. how
ever. later was charged with
simple assault and awaits trial
on the assault charge.
Metoyer is being prosecuted BY
Assistant United States Attorney
Carl w. Belcher. The defendant
is represented by Attorneys Bel
ford v. Lawson. jr.. and Mar
Ijorie Mckenzie. Judge Burnita
Shelton Matthews is presiding
lat the trial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-17

of the founders of the Column
bian Association of Teachers
here.
Other Washingtonians who
served as officials of NEA in its
early days included School Supt.
j. Ormond Wilson, president,
and Otis c. Wight, principal OF
Rittenhouse Academy. who was
NEA secretary and treasurer.
DR.. Hodgkins noted that dur
ing one early convention of NEA
here. President Buchanan per-
sonally welcomed the teachers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-17


concept does away with regi-
mental echelons. The new Ma
rine Division of 1870 men will
be much bigger than its Army
counterpart. Present Marine
divisions have 1858 men.
The changes were worked out
by an Organization and Compo-
sition Board which met at
Quantico, Va, from June to
December last year under Mai,
Gen. Robert E. Hogaboom.
The announcement of the pro.
posed changes was made earlier
this year but full details were
disclosed today in the latest is
sue of the Marine Corps Gazette
quasi official publication edited
at Quantico.
Major Changes Listed
Here are some Of the major
changes:
The .30-caliber heavy Brown
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Budee Saves Policeman
Shot in Accident

SEATTLE. Wash. (R.-Patrol-
man Gil Mullen thanked his
lucky star for a narrow escape
A pistol was discharged acct
Identally in the police locker room
during a change Of shifts. The
slug hit the badge on Officer
Mullen's chest. 1t staggered him
but he escaped injury.
1T felt" he said, like I was
his in the chest with a baseball
bat"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-17
Marine lnfontry Revised
For Airborne Operations

The Marine Corps today disclosed details of major changes
in its infantry division setup under make its divisions
completely abone and its rifle regiments entirely hcopter
The changeover already started the LIST Marine Division
Pendeton Calf retains the socad Triangle
three infantry REGIMENTS whereas the Army
Smyrna times., 1957-11-21
kentOn

The Rev. c. E. Wilkins, pastor
of Kenton Methodist Church, an
nounces the following services
for Sunday: Church School, 10
am; Ernest Smith, superintend-
ent; Miss Marlyn Attix, pianist.
More adults, including parents,
will help to improve the church
school. Divine Worship. IL am.
The pastors message, "Gifts from
An Empty Purse" Special Thanks
giving service Wednesday evening,
Nov. 27, 7:30 o'clock.
The Sunday School is sponsor
ing a skating party to be held at
the Dover Skating Rink on Mon
day, Nov. %.
Over $50 was netted from the
lunch served by the ladies' of the
church at the sale of Mr.. Howard
Clifton.
The Young Adult Glass will
meet in the church. on Tuesday
evening, Nov. 26.
The Rev. and Mrs. wilkins at
tended the district conference held
at New Castle on last Wednesday.
The Rev. and Mrs. Edward
Wilkins and family Of Dover
were visitors with his parents on
last Thursday.
The 3aracca and Phileathea
Glasses celebrated the 31st ami
versary of the class on Wednes-
day night with turkey dinner.
Twenty-three persons attended.
Guests included Mrs. Agnes Cross
ley, Mrs. John Anderson and Mr..
Harry Clough. After the dinner
short business meeting was
held with Mrs. Helen Rowlinson
presiding. Plans were made to
join with the W.S.C.S. for a
Christmas party to be held in the
church on Wednesday, Dec. IL.
The social hour was spent with
group singing and games. Every
one had a very enjoyable even
ing.