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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-24
Contractors toMeet
On Strike Threat
Firms Study
Action in Face
OF Shutdown

Contractors representing most
Of the construction industry
in the Washington area will
meet at 1880 pm. Monday to
decide whether to accept a
strike that would shut down
most building work on May l.
Harold Nightlinger, execu-
tive secretary of the ConStruc-
ton Contractors Council. said
representatives of the approx
imately $50 member firms will
convene at the Ambassador
Hotel to decide what to do
about the strike threat.
The council warned the
members in a bulletin yester-
day that most Of the industry
may be shut down by April 80
when contracts with five unions
expire.
Mr.. Nightlinger said there is
little hope of reaching new
agreements.
Pay Demands Hit
This 35 and As cents an
hour these unions are asking is
clear out of sight. 1t is sheer
madness" Mr.. Nightlinger said.
Frank Haines, council presi-
dent, told the builders the
unions have warned they will
not work without a contract
and suggested that the mem
Der firms prepare to shut down
operations next week.
The bulletin pointed out that
expiring contracts cover 10000
of the industry's $4,000 en-
ployes. Mr.. Haines estimated
that rs per cent of the remain
ing workers would be furloughed
in event Of strikes.
The bulletin blamed the dead
locks on "extravagant" union
demands. The unions involved
represent carpenters, operating
engineers, teamsters, cement
maSons and laborers.
Union spokesman accused the
employers Of refusing to nego-
tate seriously. ]. C. Turner,
president of the Washington
Central Labor Council and
spokesman for the operating
engineers. said the industry
appears to be awaiting the out
come of the steel negotiations.
mo Hurry" Charged
B. B. Blackburn, secretary
treasurer of the Carpenters
District Council, said some
employers were in no hurry to
settle because they expect to
be shut down by the week-old
strike of iron workers against
firms erecting structural steel
on building sites.
| Mr. Nightlinger said these
are the union groups involved:
Carpenters. The 1890 union
carpenters are seeking a 35-
cent-an-hour increase over the
$3.50 an hour they now earn.
The employers are offering 10
cents over two years.
Operating engineers. The
$50 operating engineers are
seeking Is cents an hour for
each year of a two-year con-
tract and employer contribu-
tons of 1914 cents an hour to
a pension fund. They now
earn from $2,6l to 1910.
Transfers Demands
Transfers. The 400 team
sters want paid holidays and a
50-cents-an-hour wage increase
over two years. They now re-
ceive from 50 to $40 an hour.
Cement masonS. The $50
cement masons want so cents
an hour more and a 10-cent
contribution to the health and
welfare fund. They are new
earning $3.4212 an hour.
Laborers. The 5000 laborers
want an increase of IS cents
an hour on a one-year contract.
They now average about $3.50
an hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-24
The
Rambler
Finds
Ship ChundIery
By GEORGE KENNEDY

For more than two years
the Rambler has been park
ing his car on Columbia Is
land in the fringe parking
lot" and taking a bus into
town.
Even taxi drivers are won't
to ask on the way home,
where is Columbia Island?"
It is on the Virginia side
Of the river; still it is part
Of the District Of Columbia.
The western end Of the
Memorial Bridge is on Co
lumbia Island. The remains
of the original Alexandria
Canal separate it from Vir-
GINA proper.
The parking lot is near
the memorial for soldiers
and sailors lost at sea, a
bronze crest of a wave
topped by gulls in flight
(also bronco.
Behind 1t is the Pentagon
Lagoon "a sizable body of
water where naval and air
officers arrive in motor
launches from the Anacostia
station and Boiling Field
across the river to walk up
the wide staircase of, the
Pentagon's river entrance
with brief cases in hand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-24
Perrow Plan Passage
Victory for Almond
School Abandonment Measure
Killed by Senate Committee
BY ALEX r. PRESTON
Star stan Writer

RICHMOND, April 24-Adjournment of the special ses-
sion of the General Assembly set for today after enactment
of the Perow Commissions freedom Of choice program for
dealing with public school integraton
Approval of the final bill in the plan yesterday marked
victory for Gov Almond massive resistance minded
lawmakers.
climax came yesterday in the Senate which voted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-24

Az Az A0NCA Va AaboAN AcS0A 80
signment Of pupils in those
counties and cities that choose
to withdraw from the present
State pupil placement law. Only
minor legislative business was
scheduled for today and a quick
adjournment was expected.
The last remaining contro-
versial bill. a HouSe-pasSed
measure calling for a Novem-
Der advisory referendum on
whether the State should aban-
don public education. was
killed by the Senate Privileges
and Elections Committee today.
The referendum proposition
had been introduced by Gov.
Almonds hackers to counter
act strong move by massive
resistance legislators to amend
the State Constitution to elm
mate the requirement that
Virginia m a intain public
schools. Now that it has served
its purpose, no serious effort
was made to dislodge the refer
endum bill from committee.
Both the Perrow Commission
and Gov. Almond reported to
the Legislature that constitu-
tional amendments were not
necessary "at this time" i'm
plying that such a course may
be necessary in the future if
circumstances dictate.
Almond Pleased
When the last Perrow Com
mission bill had cleared the
Senate, Gov. Almond expressed
qualification" over the AS
sembly'S work.
The Perrow plan, he said,
represents the best next step
toward a rational solution to
the problem confronting Vir-
ginia.
Il have the utmost respect
for those who differed. I trust
that all of US may unite as we
deal with this great issue and
other matters of vital impor-
lance to the State"
Throughout the special seS-
Sion's debates, the die-hard
Segregationists severely casti-
gated Gov. Almond for abandon
ing a massive resistance pro-
gram which already has showed
it could not preserve segre-
cation. Negroes have been adj
mitted to white schools in
Arlington, Alexandria, Norfolk
and Front Royal.
The Southside Virginians,
holding out in opposing the
key provisions of the Perrow
program. refused to accept the
offer of Gov. Almonds hackers
to give them a local pupil place.
ment bill effective this year.
Votes Lacking
The Perrow forces were UNI
able to muster a four-f1fthS
vote to make the assignment
bill effective this year. Con-
sequently, the Senate amended
the bill to become operative
next March l in time to come
into play for the opening of
schools in September, 1860.
For a similar reason, Perrow
forces changed the bill to make
appeals from local school board
assignments to the State Board
of Education instead of a new
Placement Board Of Appeals.
AS it turned out, they had the
.21 Senate votes required to
put this plan across but they
didn't know that in advance
because all previous test votes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-24

~-0NJ @AN@D A@NSA NA@AAN
Better to turn it quickly just
before retiring, resigned to the
loss of an hours sleep.
Conversion to fast" time
doesn't cause quite the commo-
ton it did in these parts when
Congress annually debated
whether the District should
join in the fun. But there still
are some things to remember
between now and October Is,
when normalcy sets in again.
First, it should be known that
the District, all Of Maryland
except Garrett County and sub
urban Virginia will fall under
the daylight spell. Virginians
who will go on the new schedule
include Arlington and Fairfax
Counties, Alexandria and Falls
Church.
TV Troubles
There will be no worry about
your favorite television and
radio shows. Proram times will
be adjusted to remain the same
as they appear on resent Sched-
uleS.
OF course there is always
the mix-up over transportation,
even though the facilities try
to keep it simple as possible.
Commuters on the Pennsyl-
vania and Baltimore & Ohio
Railroads will find their trains
departing at the customary
times. For thought the rail-
roads still operate on stand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-24
DAYLIGHT TINE STARTS
Turn Clocks Ahead
An Hour on Sunday

Comes that time of year. welcomed by and la
mented by Others when tries to ouwt by setting
his clock ahead an hour
Daylight Saving Time officially begins at am Sunday
but the who gets twist the dial that
hour obviously has time his hands than needs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-24

THE PARKING LOT al
ways contains several small
boats on trailers. There is
also a sign, Coffee Shop"
with an arrow pointing
south. 1t had often occurred
to him that this was a
strange place for a coffee
shop-there is no sidewalk
traffic.
But yesterday, after a day
of touring the area, the
Rambler found some time on
his hands and investigated.
The coffee shop is in a
new modern brick-and-glass
building that is also a store
for mariners who berth their
boats in the Pentagon La
COON or the Columbia Yacht
Basin. There are spools of
nylon line up to two inches
thick. There are also water
skis priced at $27 to $45 a
pair. And there is an aqua
plane, the sort of toboggan
that adventures stand upon
while cresting the waves
behind a speeding motor
launch.
The coffee shop, or marine
store, is about three years
old and is the property of
National Capital Parks. The
concessionaire is the M. j.
Styron Co., which also has
a sales agency for small
boats at Jefferson Davis
highway and South Glebe
road, Arlington. The man
ager in charge, who was very
busy both on the telephone
and on the sales counter,
was Kenneth Cardell.
He excused himself to run
out and operate the launch
ing ramp. That is an electro
cally operated piece of equip
ment that will take a small
boat Cup to 80 feet) and
gently launch it in the water
as it slides down an incline.
A sign alongside gives the
rates, which range from So
up, depending on the size of
the boat. For a small boat
the So charge. is for the
round trip, in and out of the
water.
There are $50 berths for
boats up to 80 feet in length.
The charge is based on the
length of the boat and is so
cents a foot a month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-31
Patti Seuright
Is Elected
President

Miss Patti Starlight, pro-
gram director of radio sta
ton WTOP since 1852, has
been elected president of the
Women's Advertising Club.
Previously she has served as
member OF the public affairs
committee, corresponding sec
rotary and second vice presi-
dent of the group.
Miss Searight. is also presi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-31

She has been to Russia twice,
more recently last year, and
observed that the Soviet
Union appears to have more
astronomers of both sexes
than we do.
Recently asked by a young
ster to explain the differ
ence between stars and plan
cts, DR.. Roman said, STARS
shine by their own light.
Planets are smaller heavenly
bodies whose glow reflects the
light of nearby stars a
kind of reflected glory"
By her own definition.
pretty DR.. Nancy Roman is
a star" in her own right.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-31
Culinary Specially

would be proud to claim them
as his creations.
Culinary Speciality
DR.. Romans speciality in
the culinary field is casserole
cooking. II like casserole
dishes, preferably foreign
recipes with which / enjoy
experimenting whenever I
have time on my hands"
She added laughingly, Its
been a long time since I've
had that kind Of time"
She prefers to entertain in
small groups where one can
really talk and listen and
share opinions in a relaxed
and easy environment"
Whenever she can, DR..
Roman enjoys good theater.
Apart from the heavenly
music Of the spheres at which
she is uniquely adept. DR..
Roman enjoys the down-to-
earth variety :. both good
jazz and symphonic music.
Her other interests include
reading and photography.
She is an extremely fine anna
teur photographer.
Her soft voice and accent
betray her Southern back
ground. She was born in
Nashville, Tenn. Early in her
childhood her family moved
to Baltimore, where they still
live and which is "home" to
DR.. Roman.
DR.. Roman is evidence that
''looks and books" do go to-
gether. She is a well-built
5'5". with fine, regular fea-
lures. Her flawless complex
ion is accented by eyes Of a
color that defies description.
They are chameleon in that
they change Shadings ac-
cording to the color of her
dress. This unusual charac-
teristic presented an anus
ing problem when she first
applied for a passport to at
tend an astronomical meet
ing abroad. After much de-
liberation, the examiner A.
nally settled on gray-green
for eye color.
DR.. Roman has been to
Europe four times in the
course Of her work, visiting
England, Ireland, Sweden,
Norway, Denmark, Finland,
France, Germany and Hol-
land. She speaks French and
German and understands a
very few words in Russian.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-31
By LILLIAN LEVY
contrlbuting writer

Astronomy is more than
mere star-gazing to career
girl DR.. Nancy Roman.
It Is q way Of life and q
means Of dedicated service to
the attractive brownette
who heads the National
Aeronautics and Space Adj
ministration's once of Space
Science observational as
tronomy Program.
The young astronomer is
the only woman member of
the space agency's working
Committee on Orbitings AS
Economical Observatories and
also serves as its chairman.
Under the direction of this
committee astronomical tele-
scopes on stabilized
platforms soon will be put
into orbit 500 miles above the
earth. Through these orbit
ing observatories. DR.. Roman
and her colleagues expect to
learn more about the chem
ical properties Of X-ray,
ultraviolet and infra-red re-
gions Of the electromagnetic
spectrum Of the sun, stars
and nebulae. More informal
ton about these particles Of
star-dust will expand our
present knowledge Of how
they affect light and radio
transmission.
Practicable"
This is the "predictable"
information expected from
this space project, but the
llnpredictable possibilities are
what most excite the mag
nation Of the true research
ef. In the long rum" said
DR.. Roman, "the discoveries
we cannot, at this moment,
anticipate will be the most
interesting and may be the
most important"
1.-THE astronomical satel-
liteS will not be manned. Nor
will they be 'womanned.'" All
our present thinking is on
purely mechanical satellites"
DR.. Roman declared.
NASA's brilliant stellar ex-
pert admits to a personal
lack Of enthusiasm for space
travel, IT have no desire to
be launched" she said. Il
am quite content to do scien-
tific pioneering into outer
space from a comfortably
earthbound position"
The very feminine scientist
came to NASA this year from
the Naval Research Labora-
tory. Her undergraduate
work in mathematics and
physics was completed at
Swarthmore College in Penn
sylvania. She received her
Phi. D. in astronomy at the
University of Chicago where
her outstanding work at
Yerkes Observatory earned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-31
Police Wives
To Elect Officers

The Washington Police
Wives Club will elect officers
at its final meeting Of the
year at 8:15 pm. tomorrow
at st. Martins Club House,
1912 North Capitol street.
The group will hold its
annual picnic June 10 at the
Wheaton Recreation Center,
starting at 8 pm. rain or
shine. Members and their
families are invited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-31

dent Of the Washington
Chapter of American Travel
Writers, a member of the So
roptimist international and
the Business and Professional
Women's Club. She is also an
active member of the Radio
TV committee of the Council
of Churches of this area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-31
CAREER On
1859
"A SPACE CAREER
She Doesn't Want
To Be Launched

ner q position on the Faculty.
Her view Of campus life
was. by choice. limited to the
sight Of the marvellous tele-
scope at Yerkes. It was only
after DR.. Roman had been ON
the faculty for a year that
she visited the university
campusl AS she puts it. her
college experience at Chicago
was heavenly. literally
wrapped up in the stars "
DR.. Romans interest in
astronomy stems from child
hood. Most children go
through a period Of interest
in stars in their earlier pre-
teens. ! Just never outgrew
it."
Her favorite field Of re-
search in astronomy is on
stellar populations which she
describes as q kind OF socto-
logical study Of stars.
I'VE know that stars differ
in chemical composition. age.
location or environment. ac-
tons or movements DR..
Roman explained. Stellar
population studies are aimed
at finding out why these diff
ferences exist, what caused
them, what they may mean,
and how they may be
related"
A Coming Field :.
With the present focus on
outer space exploration. DR..
Roman believes that astron-
omy is the coming field for
men and women with a SCI
entific bent.
Up until the Space Age.
how ever, discrimination
against women astronomers
was greater in the United
States than in any other
country. There still are rela-
lively few women employed
either in research or as
teachers in astronomy in this
country; yet on a worldwide
basis astronomy has more
women in It than in any of
the other physical sciences.
DR.. Roman believes that
any prejudice against women
astronomers here will inevi-
tally end as the need for
trained personnel in this field
becomes more acute. In the
past year, the demand for
able astronomers has in
creased sharply.
Tt takes as many years to
make an astronomer as it
does to make a doctor of med
icine," DR.. Roman noted.
Those who may be at
tracted to this demanding
science by the present CLAM
our surrounding all space
work should understand that
star-gazing Is a very small
part Of astronomy.
IAN aspiring astronomer
should enjoy both math and
physics or seek a career else
where" according to DR..
Roman.
DR.. Roman has a small
apartment which she has fur
nished simply and tastefully.
She enjoys domesticity, and
is exceedingly proficient both
in cooking and sewing. De-
spite her long working day
she finds the time to make
most Of her clothes. Her
suits are SO expertly tailored
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-31

that any professional tailor
would be proud to claim them
as his creations.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1959-05-07

he has managed to get himself
into a box in a way that does not
do much for his reputation as a
master politician. At the begin
ming of this session the House
liberal Democrats, led by Reps.
Frank Thompson of New Jersey
and Chef Holifield of California,
tried 10 persuade Rayburn to
broaden the membership of the
House Rules Committee. The
Northern and Western Democrats
said they were fed up with the
way the 76-year-old Rep. How
ard w. Smith, the Byrd Demo-
crat from Virginia, was tying up
legislation.
Rayburn, who sometimes acts
as if he thinks Smith is just
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1959-05-07
Watch On
The Potomac

or not done-by the present
Congress dominated By Messrs.
Lyndon Johnson and Sam Ray
burn, the gentlemen from Texas
It is now almost five months
since Congress has been In ses-
sion. Hundreds of minor bills
have been disposed of, but even
the writers most sympathetic to
johnson are hard pressed to think
of anything important that has
been achieved thus far IN the
Senate.
So far as Rayburn is concerned,
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1959-05-07
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF FORREST
SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEES NOTICE
OF SALE

WHEREAS on August 18th, 1852, Ma
than Price and wife Dorothy Price exc
cuted their Deed of Trust 10 the original
trustee in the Deed of Trust. Recorded in
Book l55 page $50 554, of the Land Deed
of Trust Records of Forrest County.
WHEREAS default having been made
in the payment thereof. and having been
substituted by the beneficiary in the place
and stead of the original Trustee by an
instrument spread at large on the margin
of the Record of said Deed of Trust. and
I having been called upon by the bene-
ficiary to foreclose the same.
THEREFORE. I will on May goth. 1883
within legal hours, sell TO the highese
bidder for cash, the land described:
A parcel of land lying and being
Immediately North of Lot 8 in Block
of the yellow Pine Park Survey OF
the City of Hattiesburg said parcel OF
land being bounded on the West Side
by Whitney Street, and on the North
Side by Tenth Street and more par
ticularly described as follows: Begin
ming at the North West corner of Lot
in Block of the yellow Pine Park
Survey; thence run North along Whit
ney Street to the Southeasterly June
ton point of Whitney Street with
Tenth Street thence run East 100 feet
along the Southern line of Tenth
Street; thence run South to the North
east corner of Lot in Block , of the
Yellow Pine Park Survey. thence run
100 feet West along the Northern line
of Lot in Block of the yellow Pine
Park Survey to point OF beginning.
WITNESS my signature on this the ST.
day of May. 1859.
At ST, Ia, 81, q
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1959-05-07

bad kid, refused to curb his au-
thority by adding new members
to the committee. He did pledge,
however, that if any important
legislation were tied up by
Smiths coalition with conserva-
tive Republicans he (Rayburn)
would personally intervene to
break the deadlock.
Sure enough Smith has now
bottled up the public housing
bill, which is opposed by the real
estate lobby. Rayburn thus far
has done nothing publicly.
X X X
THE JOHNSON RAYBURN
PATTERN - Johnson and Ray
burn both think of themselves as
fairly enlightened, even, liberal
Democrats. Their critics now ask:
Wherein does their liberality lie?
A few weeks ago Johnson got
himself IN a jam from which he
has not yet extricated himself.
The Senate had passed by SUBJ
stantial vote bill liberalizing
unemployment compensation. The
House had passed a more re-
strictive bill. What happened
then?
Johnson let Sen. Harry F. Byrd,
the right wing Virginian, head up
the Senate team which met with
a House committee to iron out
differences between the two bills.
Byrd was opposed to the legisla-
ton his own house had passed,
so he proceeded Immediately to
surrender to the House conferees.
The result was just what you
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1959-05-07
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OP FORREST
SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEES NOTICE
OF SALE


OF SALE
WHEREAS. on February 9Th. 1883 Car
RE Miller. a Widow and Walter Miller
Jr. executed their Deed Of Trust 70 ths
original trustee IN the Deed OF Trust.
Recorded In Book zoo, page 3si. OF ths
Land Deed Of Trust Records Of Forrest
County.
WHEREAS. default having been mads
in the payment thereof. and I having
been substituted by the beneficiary In
the place and stead Of the original Trus-
tee by an instrument spread az large on
the margin Of the Record of said Deed
of Trust. and I having been called upon
by the beneficiary 20 foreclose the same.
THEREFORE,. 1 viii on May goth, 1859.
at the front door Of the Courthouse. with
in legal hours sell TO the highest bidder
for cash. the land described:
Lots and and the South "a OF 7
the South "a of Lot / all in Block Four T
3 OF the T. j. Nixon Survey of the
City Of Hattiesburg. together with i'm !
provements. less and except one par /
eel sold above by Deed which appears !
Of record.
WITNESS my signature on this the SCI,
day of May, 1859.
RALPH SMITH, Substituted Trustees
At ST, Ia, 81, "a