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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-22

Among yesterdays debu-
tantes was Miss Janet Eileen
Alcorn, daughter of Republic
can National Committee
Chairman and Mrs. Meade
Alcorn, who made her bow at
a ball at the Sheraton
Carlton Hotel.
The petite strawberry blond
debutante. who goes by her
middle name of Eileen, stood
in the receiving line with her
parents.
Miss Alcorn wore a white
peau de sole gown fashioned
with a bouffant skirt and
tucked bodice, with tiny
straps over the shoulder.
Long white kid gloves COM
pleted her costume, and she
carried a white lace fan
covered with sweetheart
roses.
Attractive dark haired
Mrs. Alcorn wore a yellow
peau de sole and chiffon ball
gown, designed along princess
lines and featuring a flying
panel in the back. She, TOO,
wore long white kid gloves,
and she carried a corsage Of
cymbidium orchids.
Miss Alcorn was graduated
from Macduffie School in
Springfield. Mass. this
month, and will enter Colby
Junior College in the fall.
The debutante will spend the
summer at the family's sum-
mer home in Suf1eld, Conn,
where she will swim and do
some summer stock work.
The debutante's assistants
at last nights ball we're Miss
Mary Pope and Miss Nancy
Wells. Somers of Suffield,
Conn, and Miss Ellen john
son of Wilbraham, Mass. All
three were houseguests of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-22
Mrs. Blackburn Goes
To Convention

Mrs. william b. Blackburn.
president Of the Washing
ton Alumnae Chapter Of
Kappa Alpha Theta, and
heads Of local college chap
tiers. viii attend the 4sd
grand convention OF the
sorority 10 be held in Wer-
nersville. Pa. June 20 TO 20.
Mrs. E. d. Vosbury Of Falls
Church viii receive an award
at the convention ceremony
honoring 50-year members.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-29

form was nowhere in sight. Then q distant swell
revealed inStants glimpse Of the yellow and red dot
He sat again and ammed the throttIe over to lis full
est. The motor responded with q roar and the boat
tipped into its fastest angie stern down. bottom slap
ping the waves into foamy wake.
Twice more half-standing he spotted the little bright
blob Of color that Kathy. Lights began TO blink on
in the houses the rocky point several hundred yards
to his right. The only balanced on the rim Of
the shore behind him. lis rays barely holding back the
gathering darkness.
Kathy waved when she saw him "a wave half greet
ing half reaching out for help.
Jerry cut the motor and the boat gided silently across
the few remaining yards until be could grip Kathy BY
the and haul her, rubber ring and ALL over the side
She was trembling violently and her lips were purple
as she stared silently up into her brothers eyes. Fear
had finally reached her and she chung TO him and cried
for her mother.
"Shut up" Jerry commanded, and stroked her hair
as he held her tightly. YOU'RE little jerk he said,
gently. "A little, stupid jerk"
Kathy shiveTed violently and Jery put her
down on the middle seat. Quickly he stripped of his
T-sht and khakis. He - Confined on next page
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-29

DAVID SAVAGE Is Kentucky
born, New EEgland-bred. For
years he's speHf SUMMERS with
his family on The oOasf Of Maine
= which explains fde dramatic
seffiag Of fhis srory. He's NOT
the only writer ia fde family.
His wife recently wrote and
sold her first magazine story.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-29

stood for a moment undecided, then raced into the
house for the phone.
He forced himself to dial the Yacht Club number
slowly and carefully then waited for the sound Of the
ring An eternity Of seconds passed and then came only
the monotonous buzzing Of the busy signal.
His first reaction was halfchoked sob. then
sudden anger he slammed down the receiver and
blindly from the room.
He worked then in fear-driven fury, almost falling
down the steps in his rush the boat He dragged and
hauled the breakwater the loose rocks that
edged the beach and down to the waters edge.
Racing back to the porch. he stripped the canvas
cover from the forbidden cupboard and with heayng,
gasping sobs carried it down to the boat. He struggled
into position and frightened the wing nuts against the
stern.
Hewas crying by the time he finally secured the motor
and began dragging the boat into the water crying
from the knowledge that Kathy wouldn't last minute
if she slipped from the ring.
The icy cold numbed his ankles as he tueeed
and wreSed the boat into the shadows, and at knee
depth he flung himself the side and scrambled to
the stern seat In a matter Of moments, the wind had
pushed the light craft several yards from shore.
He made himself slow down. The starting rope had
to be wound around the fywheel just so the
choke adjusted carefully to the same degree he'd seen
his father do so often.
"PIeaseI" he mumbled, and yanked-
The motor sputtered couehed and caught and Jerry
swung the bow out to sea with quick push on the
steering handle.
Half rising from his seat, he scanned the endless
expanse Of water buegreen now under the lowslantng
rays of the sum- and very big much too big for
Kathy all alone From his lower angie the tiny bobbne
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-29

In the living room he checked the televsion programs
in the newspaper discovered he had twenty minutes
before anything came that he wanted to see, and
stroled into the kitchen Sitting at the kitchen tabe he
ate leisurely then carved of huge slice Of chocolate
cake and wandered dreamly back to the living room
and switched on the TV set.
He kept the volume low as the ancient Western rolled
the screen and the first break turned all the
way down. heaved himself out of the chair and tiptoed
down the hall to listen at Kafhys door, Silently, he
turned the knob and pushed it open a crack
The bed was empty, the light cotton nighteown in
crumped heap on the floor.
Oery dashed to the bathroom. II was empty.
He turned and raced through every room in the house
calling her In the living ROOM he looked wildly
around, then yanked open the front door and stared
frantcally up and down the beach.
The narrow strip Of sand between and breakwater
stretched barren and lonely for half mile either
side, quite empty but for the tiny figures Of elderly
couple StroIng far out of earshot down toward the
point at his right.
As he spun back to the door, a tiny bright object on
the rolling surface Of the caught his eye and ro1e
him to stiffness. Gripping the porch rail, he squnted
his eyes against the glare, fear already choking lump
In his throat He stared only moment before dashing
into the house and yanEing the binoculars from the
manfelpiece. Then the object the came sharply
closer and Jerry's stomach knotted in panic. II was
Kathy.
She wore her bright red bathing suit and padded
serenely in her yellow rubber ring. totally unaware Of
her danger that the strong west wind was carrying
her further from shore with every passing minute.
Once again came the numbing spasm Of ciutching
terror Dazedly he put the binoculars down on the rail-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-21

Iexrl ing the nuclear age and
won the 1851 Nobel Prize in
chemistry for two Of DR.. Law
rence's associates. DR.. Edwin
Mcmillan and DR.. Glenn T.
Seaborg received this award
for discovering and identifying
pIutonium.
The California laboratory
also isolated tritium. or triple
weight hydrogen, a step in pro-
ducing the hydrogen bomb.
: Studied at South Dakota
DR.. Lawrence was born Au-
gust 8. 1901. His parents were
Carl Gustayus Lawrence, a
teacher. and Gunda Jacobson
Lawrence, daughter o.. a pio-
neer Norwegian immigrant. He
received his bachelors degree
at the University of South Da-
kota In 1922 and took a mas
tiers degree at the University
of Minnesota.
He was married to Mary
Blumer, daughter Of DR.. George
Blumer Of the Yale Medical
School. in 1882. They have
four daughters and two sons.
Erick. %, the eldest son. mas
graduated from California and
is an ensign in the Navy. Marg-
aret, 81, is at Stanford. Mary,
10, is in Geneva, Switzerland,
after studying at Reed College,
Portland, Greg. Robert, II, is a
Berkeley High School senior.
Barbara, 10, and Susan. 8. are
in Berkeley Grammary School.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-21
Satellite Moy Stoy
|AIoft 80 Years

NEW YORK. Mar. II B.-
The little Vanguard moon may
be up in space for as long as 80
years. a consultant to the Navy
project says.
DR.. Paul Herget also pre-
dicted last night the life Of
Explorer /. the Army satellite,
would be about f1ve to 10 years.
1t originally had been predicted
1t would be UP from two to four
years.
The actual life of the Van
guard moon can not be pre-
dicted with any certainty until
it has been observed for at
least a month and the passage
times recorded. he said.
DR.. Herget. also director Of
the Cincinnati Observatory,
met with newsmen and other
scientists attending a SYM
postum on celestial mechanics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-21
Police Breok Path to 800
In Turnpike Restaurant

MoRGANToWN. Pa, Mar
81 R.-State police broke
through 4 feet Of wet. SOL
idly packed snow today to
reach the more than 800 people
+marooned all night in a res
taurant on the snowbound
Pennsylvania turnpike.
One lane was cleared early
today and several State police
cars reached the group of mo-
florists. truckers. entertainers,
babies and others stranded in
the darkened, heatless restau-
rant.
State police said, however. II
would be several hours before
the road could be widened to
bring out the trapped people
More than 500 persons had
made their way to the Brandy
wine restaurant. 8 mile s
from Reading in Southeastern
Pennsylvania. since Wednesday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-21
Stranger Fig Chokes
And Surrounds Tree

ST. PETERSBURG. Fla.-An
oddity Of the tree world is the
stranger flg, which grows here.
Dropped by birds onto brances
Of trees, strangler-fig seeds grow
into air plants that send
threadlike roots to the ground.
Eventually these roots choke
the tree to death and form an
outer trunk that completely
covers IL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-21

night. from cars. buses and
trucks stranded on the turn
pike.
Some were ferried in by ar
Air Force helicopter which also
brought food and medical sup
plies for 10 persons repeatedly
suffering from shock and
frostbite. One man. George L
Bliss, 81, of Rocky River. Ohio
collapsed and died in the
crowded restaurant.
Others. too frightened to leav.
their cars, were led in by trucl
drivers who formed search
parties.
Dan Freeman. SO, from Z
suburb of Philadelphia, said II
a telephone interview. "It''
hot in here. we're depressed and
very uncomfortable" he said
"but there's no panic. We're
sleeping in shifts in the boiler
room. storage rooms. on chairs
tables and counters"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-21

part Of the fight against Rebel
Fidel Castro's guerrillas. The
action prevents candidates from
holding campaign meetings.
Castro has threatened 70 open
"a fight to the finish" If the Ba-
tista regime stays in power
through April 5.
There are three opposition
candidates for the presidency.
They are former President
Ramon Grau San Martin of
the Autentico Party, Carlos
Marquee Sterling Of the Free
Peoples Party and Alberto
Salas Of the Union Party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-21
|Cubu Puts Of
June | Vote

HAVANA. Cuba. Mar. II (P1
With the suspension Of con.
stitutional guarantees limiting
campaigning. the supreme cleo.
toral tribunal last night post
poned Cuba's presidential elec-
ton from June / to November
3.
President Fulgencio Batista
who Is backing former Premier
Andres Rivero Aguero to sue
coed him next February "a
has promised repeatedly to hold
the elections. The small Legal
opposition parties favored q
delay in balloting because Of
the suspension.
Constitutional guarantees
we're suspended last week a;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-21

States entry into World War
II, DR.. Lawrence had won the
1899 Nobel Prize in physics for
his cyclotron discovery. He
had conceived the .cyclotron
idea in 1929. q year after
coming to California as an
assistant professor from Yale
where he took his decorate.
First Small Machine
IN another year he built the
first small machine. using a
kitchen chair for its struc-
tural frame. The overall cost
was about $25.
In the next 20 years DR..
Lawrence built four cyclotrons
at Berkeley. each more power
full than the previous.
The instruments pioneered in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-21
Long in Hospital
AfterHeurt Attack

Representative George S
Long, "a, Democrat of Louisi-
ana, was in Bethesda Naval
Hospital today after suffering
a heart attack at his home yes
terday.
His Office reported his prog
resS appeared to be satisfactory
Mr.. Long is an uncle of Sen
ator Russell Long. Democrat Of
Louisiana. and a brother Of the
late Huey P. Long. His brother
Earl, is Governor of Louisiana.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-21
FutuI Lost Words

LAFOLLETTE, Tenn. Mar
81 R.-Walter D. Coins. 81
arose at a church service We'd
nesday night and declared:
ANY time the Lord is ready for
me, ] am ready to CO." Then
he collapsed from a heart at
tack and died.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-21
Indies Anvil Beetle
|Mimics Blacksmith

KINGSTON, Jamaica. =
Among the curiosities Of insect
life to be found in the West
Indies is the anvil beetle" 9
cricket that makes a sound re-
sembling that Of a blacksmith
hitting an anvil lightly.
The cricket has a fairly large
body, about 1l2 inches long
and antennae more than
inches long. It's anvil pounding
can be heard a great distance
through the Indies jungles
throughout the night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-21
PERSONALITY
u. S. Bet 500 Million
y. i On Lowrence's Idea

usBERKELEY, Calf. Mar. 81
sRs-Dr. Ernest o. Lawrence,
nuclear fission pioneer. who Is
being honored at West Point
today, is q South Dakota born
son Of Norwegian descended
parents.
a Asa boy in Canton, s. OAK, he
grew extremely interested in a
crystal set radio. That interest
steered him into, q study of
physics and invention of the
cyclotron. mans first effective
, atom. smashing instrument.
,ss West Point is giving DR.. Law
/. renee its Association Of Gradu-
ates' first Sylvanus Thayer
Award for service to the Nation.
. Director since 1886 of the
University of California radia-
ton laboratory built around
/, his. early cyclotrons. he played
key role IN developing the
Hrst nuclear bomb.
Shapes Oak Ridge Pattern
A process he discovered on
the Berkeley cyclotron for sep
.arating self-exploding Uranium
235 shaped the pattern of the
giant Oak Ridge installation
Tor the mass production Of nu-
clear bomb material. DR.. Law
renee directed setting up the
Oak Ridge instruments.
= In awarding the medal of
merit to DR.. Lawrence in 1916,
Maj. Gen. Leslie r. Groves
said 500 million had been bet
on DR.. Lawrence's idea.
Gen. Groves, who headed the
: highly secret Manhattan Pro-
, ject producing the first
, A-bomb, said mo one will ever
3 fully realize the Importance
- -. Of the part played by
Or. Lawrence"
= Two years before United
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-21
Port Sets Record

NARVIK, Norway.-Iron
shipments from Narvik, In
Northern Norway, set q new
record in 1957-10,4 27 900 tons
compared with 100000 IN
1856.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-21
Instunt-Coffee SuIes
Score Bio Increase

NEW YORK The nations
grocery stores sold $40 million
worth Of instant coffee in 1885,
compared with about $40 mil.
lion in 1945.
Instant coffee now account,
for about one-fifth Of grocery.
store coffee sales.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-21
AirmuiI Started in 'iS

LONDON.-The first regular
airmail service in the world was
started early in 1918 when the
Royal Air Force began to carry
military mail between London
and Paris.
Arkansas State press., 1958-02-07

the Chicago schools, is published
in the February issue of The
Crisis, official journal of the Ma
tional Association for tht Ad-
vancement of Colored People.
The article is a condensation of
a statement made to members
of the Board of Education by the
Chicago NAACP branch in 1857.
Entitled, DE Faeto Segregation in
the Chicago Public Schools it
indicates that the trend is toward
segregation, not indignation.
Arkansas State press., 1958-02-07
NOT IN LITTLE ROCK
Invites
Local NAACP to
)Oin Commission

ST PAUL, Minn.-It has been
announced that the st. Paul
Branch of NAACP will be repre-
sented on the Mayors Citizens
Commission to study Solutions
Tor Discrimination in st. Paul
housing. Mayor Joseph E. Dillon
invited Leonard H. Carter, presi-
dent of the NAACP, to serve on
fhe Commission or designate
representative from the NAACP.
b. outlining his reason for organiz-
big the % organization commits
sion, Mayor Dillon stated, THE
need for citizens commission
10 study this problem has be-
come particularly acute because
of the dislocation of thousands of
Families by urban renewal, urban
redevelopment, and the interstate
redevelopmente and the Interstate
highway program In reply to
Mayor Dillon'a invitation, Carter
Stated, THE st. Paul Branch, Ma
tional Association for the Adj
|Vancement of Colored People is
Nitally concerned with the entire
housing problem of our commune
~ and I wish to advise you that
j will be happy to serve as a
member of this important COM
mission"
Arkansas State press., 1958-02-07
ceremonies.
BRANCH III SCHOOL

The PTA is making a survey Of
children of through Il years
Founders day will be observed
February 26. A program will be
rendered in the afternoon. Mrs.
Joe Ann Wilson is program chair
man.
The senior Pirates and senior
Pirates defeated Augusta Satur-
day. This makes 30 games for the
Pirates. The juniors lost by a
small margin.
The coronation of the Athletic
Queen will be held Thursday in
the eafetorium followed by a pep
rally. The parade will begin at
p. m.
The Pirates will play Osceola
at D. m. and the dance will be-
Arkansas State press., 1958-02-07
UNCF DISTRIBUTES s535,529
THIRD 1857 ALLEGATION

The United Negro College Fund
has distributed a third appro-
priation Of $535.529 to 81 member
colleges from the proceeds of its
1857 campaign. Announcement of
the ALLEGATIONS was made by DR..
+. D. Patterson, UNCF president
and director of the Phelps-Stokes
Fund.
Since the College Fund was
chartered in 1914. it has raised
approximately 10 per cent of the
combined operating budgets of its
member colleges each year. ac-
cording to DR.. Patterson, founder
of the organization.
Arkansas State press., 1958-02-07
PSC Recipient
|Of UNCF
-

Philander Smith college has re-
Eceived $14,32066 from the United
& Negro College Fund, representing
the third and final ALLEGATION from
proceeds Of the 1857 UNCF ma
tion-wide campaign, President M.
Lafayette Harris announced Mon
day. This amount brings the total
received by Philander Smith col
lege from the 1857 national appeal
to $35, 96761.
THE financial aid received each
year from UNCF by Philander
Smith represents approximately
10 per cent of its budget, or that
amount not met by income from
endowment, tuition and recurring
grants" President Harris said.
During the current year. UNCF
allocationa have been used princi-
Apally to provide scholarship and
work aid for exceptional students
who otherwise would not be able
ito continue their education; to
3 purchase laboratory and class
room equipment; and especially to
Implement the Special Services
program as a measure of improv-
ing the quality of educa-
tion. Philander Smith contin-
uea its emphasis upon quality
education, independent study by
students, and wisest possible
use of teacher and teaching re-
Sources.
The Little Rock college is one
of the 33 private, accredited MEM
Der institutions of the United Ne
gro College Fund, the first of
Americas education chests.
Arkansas State press., 1958-02-07

Joe Ann Wilson is a patient at
Harris hospital The Branch
HI alumni club officers are: Presi-
dent, Mrs, Doris Borders; vice
president, Norman Kelly; secre-
tary, Mrs. Rosie Tuberville; trea-
surer, Mrs. Gene Ann Davidson.
chaplain, VIII Clark Mrs.
Berniee Croal is at the bedside of
her sister at Liberty, Mississippi.
Mrs. Jimmy Irving shopped in
Little Rock on Saturday. Foun-
ders Day will be observed at st.
Paul AME church Sunday. A
special sermon will be delivered
by the pastor, Rev. L. r. Will
liams, with special music by the
choir. Dinners will be rived in
the first unit of the church. The
evening program will be at 7:30.
The AME church in the Past,
Present, and Future will be the
theme of the program. Mrs. w. B.
Black will aarve as master of
Arkansas State press., 1958-02-07
MAJORITY OF CHICAGO
SCHOOLS, SEGREGATED
DE FACTO - NAACP

A detailed analysis Of the ra-
cial proportions in the elemen-
tary and high schools Of one
large nortern city disclosed that
a majority of all pupils attend
schools in which the percentage
of white or Negro students is so
great that the environment is one
of segregation.
The analysis, which deals with
Arkansas State press., 1958-02-07
New port
Bernice CrOaI

A2C Baston Cowan is home on
furlough with his family. He is
enroute to Greenland. :. The Mo-
theirs March on Polio was a sue
cess. Mrs. Willie Lewis served
as Section Lieutenant. Mrs.
Arkansas State press., 1958-02-07

gin at 9. Johnny London and his
orchestra will play.
Arkansas State press., 1958-02-07

500 LEADERS ATTEND ANTLBIAs CONFERENCE.-The
hundred leaders of Business civic aterna professional and
organizations in Washington recently when the
presidents Committee Government Contracts held one
day meeting to mobilize community support the nauona
Equal Job Opportunity program
In the top photo Under Secretary of Labor Ernest WIZ
ns, center points out to attorney William thompson pesF
dent of the National Association and Kansas City civic
and busnesswoman Harold E. Robbins of the eXbs
on display at the Willard Hotel session Mr. Wilkins for
er member of the Presidents Committee and recently was
Arkansas State press., 1958-02-07

HObsOn Reynolds President Richard Nixon
member of the newycreaed Civil Rights Commission
He is also member Presidents Committee Gov
eminent Employment Policy.
In bottom photo right, Vice President Richard Nixon,
chairman Presidents Committee Government Con-
tracts who presided at the sessions gree Hobson Reynolds
Philadelphia civic official of the Eks frateal
group .
Secretary Labor James p Mitchell vice chairman of the
Committee discusses of the issues of the conference with
Dr. Villa Player president of Bennett college, Greensboro N
c. dover left).
Arkansas State press., 1958-02-07
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