Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-20
Doctor Won't
Return Son 10
.Dea|e School
Cross Set AbIoze
On Lawn; McKeIdin
Reiterutes Stond

old son to any school in this
area after a cross was set
afire last night near his home.
DR.. Harry N. Jones' decision
was made known to Gov. The
odore r. McKeldin and the
county school board which had
promised him full support if
he wanted to return his son to
the one-room school with Is
whites.
DR.. Jones has kept his son
home since Wednesday when a
motorcade drove past his home.
Bricks were thrown through
windows of the school in pro-
test against the presence of DR..
Jones son, Harry. jr.. on Sep
TENDER IL. DR.. Jones and his
wife have received two threat
ening telephone calls, one last
night two hours before the
cross was burned.
McKeldin Speaks Out Again
Gov. McKeldin issued his
second statement in as many
days declaring that violations
Of Maryland law will not be
condoned and there must re-
main no areas Of even minor
or implied rebellion against
the Constitution of the United
States"
He added: ITO permit the
panic that was planted in Ar
kansas to spread into Mary
land would be a betrayal of
our traditions Of calmness,
tolerance and respect for law.
There is nothing to indi-
cate that the burners of last
nights cross in Deale were
more than a few community
insists seeking a moment in
the light Of something-even
the dim light of the symbol of
prejudice and hatred.
There is no evidence of an
active organization or of COM
munity approval or of accept
ance Of the moronic maneuvers
that have occurred in Deale
since the opening Of the school
term.
"Yet the events are extremely
disturbing and dangerous to
the extent that they could in
cite others Of like mentality to
join in the activities-even
birds Of the same feather from
other areas Of the State or
from other States"
Police AIerted
Gov. McKeldin said he had
talked with State Police Supt
Elmer F. Munshower. and they
have agreed "the situation in
Deale must be kept under close
police surveillance until the
vandals and troublemakers are
apprehended and the town re-
turned to the peaceful calm
OF its custom"
Deale is a fishing community
Of about $500 population Is
miles south of Annapolis. DR..
Jones is the only resident ply
stefan and he said about so per
cent of his patients are white.
He said he had received
many telephone calls from
white persons apologizing for
the actions against him. DR..
Jones. AZ, said he would send
his own son to school Monday,
but didn't say where. He also
said he didn't know If he would
continue to practice in Deale.
{ where he set up Office in 1852
after moving from Washington.
"Week to Get Out"
The burning cross was spotted
first by a neighbor. 1t was Z
feet high and 5 feet wide,
soaked in kerosene.
About 20 policemen sped to
the scene. but found nobody to
arrest. County police said one
Of their cruisers had gone past
on routine patrol Is minutes
earlier.
DR.. Jones said his wife was
called two hours earlier and
told Ito buy a one-way ticket
across the Mason-Dixon line
for your family--we'll give you
a week to get out"
While newsmen were inter-
viewing DR.. Jones today. Gov.
McKeldin called on the phone
to express his regrets over the
incident and again reaffirmed
his statement of yesterday Of
fering all the protection avail
able II the boy wishes to return
to the school.
DR.. Jones told the Governor
the situation sis just as shock
ing to me as it is to you. 7
have been in this area 20 years
and up until the last five days
there had been nothing like
this. / can't believe 1t. l keep
pinching myself to make sure
it's me.
ITS just one Of those things
that does happen. Maybe one
Of these days it won't be that
way" DR.. Jones told the Gov
ernor.