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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-17
Arlington School Told
To Admit 4 Negroes

ment board or school board
action"
In weighing the applications,
Judge Bryan said. "the court
cannot say that as to 26 of
the 80 pupil plaintiffs. their
applications for transfer to
white schools were refused
without substantial supporting
evidence"
The rs pupils had been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-17

turned down by the school
board for lack Of academic
achievement. residence in Negro
school districts or overcrowd-
ing at Washington-Lee High
School.
AS to the other four, refusal
of their applications for trans
fer is not justified by the evil
dence," said Judge Bryn.
He said however, that II
would be october before his
decree could take effect re-
quiring their admission al
Stratford Junior High School
Effective in January
I'm the judgement Of the
court, 1t would be unwise tc
make the transfers as late al
that in the term. The decree
therefore will be made effective
at the commencement of the
next semester January, 1859,
said Judge Bryan. This short
deferment will not be hurtful
Indeed, II the basic problem car
be solved by time. the price il
not too dear"
The four whose application,
Judge Bryan granted all hao
been rejected by the school,
board on grounds that they
would have difficulty adapting
to their new Surroundings. A
fifth student, Robert A. Ell.
bridge, III, who was among
those named in last years in
tegration order. also had beer
rejected for that reason.
Difficult TO EvaIuate
This is the most difficult
criterion to evaluate." said
Judge Bryan. 1T is certainly
not frivolous. especially when il
is the opinion of an educator OF
80 years experience. In certain
circumstances undoubtedly the
line of demarcation between II
and racial discrimination can
be so clearly drawn that it can
be the foundation for with
holding a transfer"
The Eldridge boy, said Judge
Bryan, seemed to fit into the
category of students who might
be rejected on adaptability
grounds. Judge Bryan observed
that the achievement level OF
the grade he has been attend
ing is much lower than the
grade he applied for at Patrick
Henry School.
His transition could well be
discouraging, if not disparag-
ing, one from which a student
may be lawfully saved by the
Judgment of the more exper-
fenced" said Judge Bryan.
Notes Qualifications
Regarding the other four
however, whose applications
were denied on the same
grounds by the school board,
the court said:
Each of them stands above
the median achievement score
of Stratford. They have a COM
mon age and they all
would enter the first year
of junior high school. They are
a group formerly attending
Langston Elementary School
together, presumably friends
having common interests.
"In these circumstances, hav-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-17
Education Groups
Official Names Aide

Mrs. Phyllis Reynolds Tedes-
co has been appointed assist
ant executive secretary Of the
Montgomery County Education
Association, Arthur D. Simonds
jru executive secretary OF the
association. announced.
Mrs. Tedesco is a former
teacher and writer. Her duties
will include editing the groups
newsletter and co-ordinating
public relations activities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-17
REACTION

Continued From First Page
sion date set by Judge Bryan
so that no classes will be shut
down in Arlington.
Some members of this citi-
zens organization have been
contemplating legal action if
schools in the county were
closed. Judge Bryan'S ruling
today eliminates any reason for
such a suit in the near future
The committee, Mr.. Campbell
said, is concerned with only
one thing - to keep schools
open in Arlington.
Reds Statement
After being informed of Judge
Bryan's decision, Arlington
School Supt. Ray E. Reid issued
the following statement:
Il know am speaking for
the entire community when 1
say that Arlington is very for
tunate that our children can
continue their education this
semester without interruption.
All of us are deeply grateful.
This decision will mean a
great deal to parents, children,
teachers and to the community
as a whole. I know there has
been concern and uncertainty.
Now we can go ahead with our
main business which is that of
educating our children"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-17

Continued From First Page
both the placement board and
the Arlington County School
Board. Both had rejected all
80 applications.
THE results. the refusals to
grant transfers were in effect
assignments" the Judge said.
There is no reason to decide
now whether this was place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-17
Board Yield Bio

OAKLAND.-More than 49,
900 board feet of lumber can
be sawed out of one big Douglas
fir tree in California.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-17
FreehiIl Thankful

MY first reaction is one of
thankfulness that the schools
in Arlington will remain open
while the controversy is being
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-27
Col. South Retiring
To Head Company

Col. Hamilton D. South, So,
Marine Corps director Of in
formation for the past year. will
retire at his own request next
Monday and will become a
brigadier general on the retired
list.
A naval aviator since 1892,
Col. South and his family live
at 1902 Telegraph road, Alex
andria. Relieving Col. South as
director Of information will be
Col. Donald r. Nugent, now
deputy director. of sol West
Great Falls street. Falls Church,
Va.
Col. South. the son Of q Ma
rine officer, Is the husband of
the former Roslyn M. Walter
Of Harrisburg, Pa. He is q
native Of Philadelphia. He will
move to New York to take a
position as president Of Growth
Industries, Inc, a management
services corporation, on April /.
He is a graduate of Dart
mouth College. In his rs years
Of active duty. Col. South has
won the Bronze Star and the
Purple Heart for combat and
has awards from the Brazilian
and Korean governments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-27
Toronto Stor Is Sold
For $25.5 Million

TORONTO, Mar. 81 (R.-
The Toronto Star, Canada's
largest newspaper, was sold
yesterday for SIS, 555. 021 to the
Hawthorne Publishing Co. of
Toronto. 1t was reported to be
the highest price ever paid for
a newspaper property.
(The Philadelphia Inquirer
was sold in 1880 for $l8
million.)
Justice j. l.. McLennan of
the Ontario Supreme Court APP
proved the sale Of the paper to
Hawthorne on the condition
that If the paper is resold with
in five years all profits shall 90
to the Joseph E. Atkinson es-
tate. Mr.. Atkinson was the
Stars publisher before his
death. The Hawthorne Co. was
formed by trustees Of the estate
and by a grandson Of Mr..
Atkinson.
The Hawthorne offer was
broken down this way: $l5,450,-
465 for the Daily Star and the
Star Weekly Sunday edition.
$4,l04,556 for the realty COM
pany and Sc million for the
past service pension liability
and termination liability under
existing contracts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-27
Guests to Speak
In Congregations

Guest speakers and special
events will feature services to-
morrow In several Jewish con-
gregations of the Washington
area.
Simcha Dinitz, research
analyst at the Israel Embassy,
will speak at the $50 pm.
service in B'nai Israel Synago-
que, Sixteenth and Crittenden
streets NV. The worship will
be dedicated to United Jewish
Appeal Sabbath.
Col. Edward A. Chayes, an
attorney with the Voice of
America. United States In
formation Agency. will speak
at the $3.50 pm. service of the
Young Peoples Synagogue and
Agudath Achim Congregation,
6343 Thirteenth street NV.
Rabbi Norman Gerstenfeld,
spiritual leader of the WASH
ington Hebrew Congregation,
will preach at the $50 pm.
service in the temple, Massa-
chusetts avenue and Macomb
street NV.
Mrs. Arnold Levy, a member
OF the Washington Hebrew
Congregation, will explain the
symbols of the Passover festival
for children on the "Torah
Time" program at 1880 am.
tomorrow on WMAL-TV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-27
DORIS FLEEsoN
The President Meets the Press

hold-everything attitude. He
would not discuss tax pro-
. posals and. he again tried to
encourage consumer buying.
He was, bland once more
when; questioned about wheth-
er he would sign or veto a
bill freezing farm price sup
ports at the present level
for one year. In a surprise
move, II Republicans have
asked him to sign it, with
only IA favoring a veto.
Questions in this field have
often provoked irritation or
anger. apparently a softer
approach is to be tried.
The overriding impression
from the half-hour confer
ence was its fresh proof that
a President determined to
lead has immense advantages
over his congressional critics.
He speaks with one voice
and they with many. He has
immense and often-ill-defined
power to carry through as
well as to initiate policy
If he will use 1t.
1t remains a fact that some
very gifted Democratic poll
ticians in the Congress are
determined to wiring every
ounce of advantage for them
selves and their party out OF
the Presidents second.term
troubles. They were out
distanced temporarily. but
they will be back in a fash
with a flash he must be
prepared to meet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-27
DOROTHY THOMPSON
New York's AdoIescent Gonos

There is much discussion
Of the physical. material
horrors that would accom-
pany a Third World War"
But little attention is paid
to the moral, psychological,
mental and human deterio-
ration resulting from the
Second World War and its
afterma th of continuing
bestial violence.
Whatever atomic radiation
might do to the human genes,
modern war, devoid of every
vestige of chivalry or re-
straint. takes a toll which
these juvenile criminals re-
fleet in their values. They
hold, as it were, "a mirror up
to nature"-the nature Of the
adult world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-27
DORIS FLEEsoN
Eisenhower's Stress on Creative Action
In Nucleor Field Held Fresh and New

President Eisenhower looked
well. spoke vigorously and
offered q program at his
press conference this week.
It was his first meeting with
reporters in three weeks and
probably his most effective
this year.
The legislative results will.
as usual, depend on the fol-
low-through.
What was substantially
fresh and new was his en-
phasis on creative action in
the nuclear field. It came in
three parts: An invitation to
foreign Observation-Disclosures,
he hopes, q Russian-to view
a test Of American progress
in producing "clean bombs"
release Of a report to him
called Introduction to Outer
Space" and his plan for civil
ian control Of outer space.
The first two are within
his own power to achieve.
The Congress will take its
time over the third.
At all points in this dis
cussion the President was
conciliatory. His approach
suggests that he is now much
more aware than he has
sometimes seemed to be that
deep and often emotional
controversy is involved in his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-27
Courage and Political Expediency

is questionable whether the
relatively small amounts in
volved in the excise taxes
alone would induce persons
who feel they don't need or
cannot afford a new auto
mobile to buy one just be-
cause the price is a little
lower.
What will stimulate auto
mobile sales more than any
thing else is a feeling Of con-
f1dence among people who
really need and want to buy q
new auto but who have be-
come uncertain about the flu
ture of their jobs in q recess
sion period. A wave Of opti-
mism concerning this OUT
look: based on belief that
steady work at the same or
higher income is in prospect,
will do more to sell new cars
than q revision Of excise
taxes that is made without
some manifestation of gen.
eral improvement i'm the
economy. No.
To legislate a cut in income
taxes generally would mean q
large loss in revenue to the
Treasury. and this. on top Of
the expected deficit due to
increased defense spending
and other recovery. measures,
could scare the American
people because Of the fear
that more imitation would
bring a further depreciation
in the purchasing power Of
the dollar.
President Eisenhower is
fortunately not being STAN
peded by considerations of
political eXpediency so as to
win q congressional election.
He is giving an example of
sensible leadership in a crisis.
He is concerned with the
maintenance of a sound
economy and hopes there will
be enough voters who will be
able to differentiate between
constructive measures and
artificial stimulants that
give temporary satisfaction
but leave a hangover Of i'll
effects.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-27

When Turkish officials in
timately acquainted with
preSent-day Arab affairs are
asked what may ultimately
happen to that oil-rich area
deeply penetrated by the
Russians in the last few
years, they shrug their shoul-
ders and venture the opinion
that within the next few
years, unless the West shows
more determination and CO.
hesion, the American and
British oil companies will
suffer the fate of the Suez
Canal.
The recent shift in power
in Saudi Arabia whereby the
anti-Nasser absolute mon
arch, King Saud, was COM
PEELED to hard over the power
to his pro-Nasser brother,
Prince Feisal, was expected
at Ankara while this reporter
was there. 1t is the first step
in that direction. Our trou-
bles in the Middle East spring
from the unfortunate stand
we took in 1856 when the
ritish-French- Israeli forces
began their military marches
toward Cairo with the prin-
cipal objective of deposing
President NasSer and plac-
ing in Office the Wafdist
Party which, while nation
alistic in character, was also
strongly pro-Western. 1t is
true that the British high
command muffed the ball by
poor strategy and slow move
ments. But it is equally true
that we compelled British
and French submission by
our threat to cut off all their
oil supplies from the United
States at a time when the
Suez Canal was closed to
Western tankers.
The argument one hears
frequently in the Middle East
is that it was the most seri-
Gus blunder since Yalta. Had
the United States merely
protested and deplored" the
action of the triumvirate,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-27

actions and advisers regard
ing nuclear matters.
Members ofthe Joint Com
mittee on Atomic Energy al
ready had noted that the part
played in Eisenhower policy
by his personal adviser and
Atomic Energy Commission
chairman. Lewis Strauss, was
being played down lately.
The fireworks when Mr..
Strauss and joint committee
Democrats meet are an old
story which has not been
repeated this year.
Belief Is widespread that
Mr.. Strauss is deliberately
staying out Of the line Of fire
in the expectation that his
name will go TO the Senate
for another term when his
present one expires this sum-
mer. Democrats expect the
President will continue to
put his own name exclusively
on any major atomic pro-
posals during the coming
months.
Mr.. Eisenhower could not
avert a fight against re-
appointment Of the chair
man but the present breath
ing space is bound to help.
Regarding the recession,
the President in effect con-
firmed reports that the
White House has veered to a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-27
Looking Ahead in Middle East

revoke concessions given pri-
vate firms without breaking
any international agreements,
particularly if they promise
to indemnify the companies
for their investments when
and If" conditions permit.
Political conditions in Iraq
are such that a movement
toward naturalization is not
actually in the offing. King
Feisal and especially his
string prime minister, Nouri
Said, are too keenly interested
in keeping close to the West
ern powers, especially Turkey.
to indulge in such a rash
measure. But there is much
talk among the opposition
and especially among the
intelligentsia prodded by Mus
covite agents that the Mosul
oilflelds exploited for genera
lions by the British should be
taken over by the state. So
long as King Feisal and
Prime Minister Nouri are in
the saddle this is not likely
to happen. But the position
of pro-Western rulers Is
tenuouS these days in the
Middle East.
InaSfar as Saudi Arabia
is concerned the situation
may develop more rapidly
than our diplomats seem to
think. King Saud has be-
come now mere figurehead.
His brother, Prince Feisal,
is avowedly a strong pro.
NaSser man, not so much be.
cause he admires the presi.
dent of the United Arab Re-
public but because he believes
strongly in pan-Arabism. He
has been less than lukewarm
toward the United States Cbe-
cause he considers us as the
principal promoters and sup
porters of the Israel Repuh-
lic). AS a result of these feel
ings he is suspected of nour-
ishing ideas for the NATIONAL
ization of ARAMCO, the Ara
bian-American Oil Co. which
exploits the Saudian oilfields
that are responsible for the
unprecedented prosperity and
improvements in Saudi Ara
bia. President Nasser is reli-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-27
Juvenile Criminals Are Viewed
As q Mirror of the Adult World

unreliable source) and ques-
tioning friends who grew up
in that environment. / am
inclined to think that juve-
nile gangs. though they
existed then, were neither so
numerous nor so vicious as
Mr.. Salisbury, in the first
article Of seven, describes
them today: Murderous,
drunken, sometimes doped,
sexually perverted, and APP
parently uncomfortable by
police. courts, teachers, So
cial workers or parents.
AS Mr.. Salisbury describes
these gangs, whose members
by police estimates number
5000 or 5000. they are war
organizations. They have
their own "demesnes," areas
Of a limited number of city
blocks. which they rule much
as a british dictator might
command a sovereign" state.
These juvenile gangs APP
pear to this reader as a tragic
parody of modern society.
They all describe themselves
as organized for defense;
they occasionally make UNI
easy alliances with other
gangs; at times the war is
cool" = hostilities are sus-
pended but not settled; they
are highly armed, usually
with ingenious homemade but
lethal or manning weapons;
they wear a distinguishing
dress; they conduct their
own espionage and procure
ment systems, often with the
aid Of girl members, the only
virtue they recognize is
heart" the contemporary
gang word for quits" which
is synonymous with heart
lessnesS.
They describe themselves
as SHOOK up" conscious and
aware of their abnormalities,
but unable to care less.
Their society is brutally
masculine. A girl is for use
or pleasure. II she becomes
pregnant, she takes the rap
or the gang finds a way to
dispose of the unborn child.
They appear to be a genera
ton without mothers, and
without fatherly authority.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-27
CONSTANTINE BROWN
Some Turks Feel, Unless West Changes,
Oil Companies VIII Go Way of Suez

without recourse to actual
forcing tactics such as deny
ing American oil to our al
lies. President Nasser would
have been displaced, the Rus
slams would have been kept
out of the Middle East, and
the overall picture would
have remained favorable to
the free world.
It is true that the British
French-Israeli action was
not in accordance with the
highest standards of inter-
national morality. But, ask
the practical-minded lead
ers in that area, are our
enemies keeping international
golden rules? They discarded
them long ago. when dicta-
torships were established in
Germany and the USSR and
since the end of the last
world war when they were
forced on so many other
countries under the ''guid-
ance" Of the Kremlin.
President Nasser derives
his present enormous prestige
not only from the unrelent-
ing support he gets from the
Soviet Union but also from
the fact that he nationalized
the Suez Canal. an interna-
tional waterway established
by international treaties at
a time when Egypt was still
nominally a Turkish prov
ince. If the Egyptian dicta-
tor has been able to take
over the Suez Canal, in which
all the Western nations were
directly interested, why
should not Saudi Arabia and
possibly later Iraq do the
same with the oil conces-
sions they have granted in
the past to American and
British private firms?
Thus runs the thinking of
many leaders in the Middle
East. Rulers Of those coun-
tries feel that they are on
much more solid ground than
President Nasser. They can
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-27
President Seen Following Sound Policy
In Resisting Calls for Crash Action

lieve to be unwise-prograin
that can hurt us badly in the
future" ae-a
This is a piece of sound
craftsmanship which is all
the more admirable because
so many politicians have be-
come panicky and have begun
demanding all sorts of tax
cuts. irrespective Of the effect
on the Federal treasury. The
President made it clear that
he isn't ruling out a tax cut
Of some kind If the situation
really requires 1t. but he left
no doubt that his decision
is going to be made on the
basis Of the economic facts
and not by succumbing to
political temptation. -
When will these facts be-
come available? If, as the
President says, right now is
the period when the country
is riding along the bottom Of
the slump, there should be
some further indication Of
how much Of a stabilized
trend has been achieved after
the statistics, ready In mid
April. show what actually
happened during the month
of March.
It is apparent that Mr..
Eisenhower is somewhat con-
cerned about the widespread
talk of a repeal of the excise
taxes. This is something
which has been advocated as
a means of boosting automo-
bile sales, which have slowed
down in recent weeks. But
the President would not COM
NIT himself on this issue
beyond saying that people
should buy products on the
basis of what they are worth
and when they believe they
are getting a bargain, rather
than worry about the pos
sibility that later on the
articles might be a little
cheaper. Undoubtedly, any
reduction IN auto prices would
help sales somewhat. but it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-27
DAVID LAWRENCE

It takes courage for a
President Of the United
States to resist the tempta-
tions Of political expediency.
Mr.. Eisenhower could be-
come q hero" overnight to
groups that want him to
slash taxes. fix higher farm
prices. or rush into the SUM
NIT" conference sought by
the Soviet rulers.
But the President refuses
to follow surface opinion. He
prefers to take the sound
course, which involves per-
haps temporary political dis
advantage but saves the
country from financial Or
economic disaster later on
when the full effect of short
range stimulants wears on.
The President has been
urged by. members Of his own
party-who come from dis
tricts where certain types Of
farm legislation are politi-
cally popular-to sign the bill
that freezes price supports.
But a veto is forthcoming,
and 1t takes plenty Of forti-
tude to withstand the pres
sure to sign the measure and
help certain Republican Con-
gressmen get reelected.
Mr.. Eisenhower doesn't just
follow the crowd" with
respect to tax legislation.
either. He told his press
conference Wednesday that
there are many factors that
would imply that the bottom
(of the recession) is GER
tainly close, or possibly even
now reached" and that his
own feeling is that I'VE are
going through the worst Of
it right now" While giving
assurance that I'VE are going
to do those things we think
should be done" on a tax
cut. he emphasized that this
sis not something to be done
lightly" He added that I'VE
are not going into a tax cut
or any other-what we be-