davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-11

fore the flames engulfed the
building.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Peters.
who lost a new Hammond organ
in the fire with their other
possessions. said the smoke and
flames appeared to spread
throughout the building in a
very few minutes. Mrs. Peters
also is a daughter Of the
Medvees.
Residents said the fire spread
up the wooden porches to the
three floors.
Calls First Alarm
Takoma Park Police Corpl.
william w. Dalrymple. who
lives across the street. Asaw
the smoke and flames and cal
led the first alarm. Five Mont
gomery County fire companies
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-11
5-l8- Year Term Given
West Virginia Slayer

MARTINSBURG. w. Va.
Mar. IL (AP). - Charles An
drew Gregory today suddenly
pleaded guilty to second degree
murder In the Staying Of a
father Of four children.
Circuit Judge d. H. Rodgers
sentenced Gregory. 81. TO 5 TO
10 years In the State Peninten-
tiary at Moundsville.
The change Of plea came at
the start Of the second day Of
Gregory's trial after Judge
Rodgers denied motions by De-
Tense Attorney Morgan v,
Martin to exclude a confession
from evidence and then To ex-
clude a portion Of the con-
fession.
The confession told Of how
Gregory, who weighs only lis
pounds. hacked up and buried
the remains Of the victim.
Otis Poole, AZ. of Berkeley
Springs.
The State had asked thu
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-11
BOY SCIENTISTS
LETHAL SOLUTION
BRINGS IN ARMY

: RICHMOND (AP). - A
high school sophomore who
dabbles in rocket fuels had
something in his home lab
yesterday that might have
given him a good start to-
ward the moon. Q
James E. Justerer. jr.. Is.
whose rockets have gone UP
as high as TOO feet. thought
he had mixed a solution for
making cellophane.
He asked his chemistry
instructor what he would
get il he combined the
chemicals he already had
put in the mixture. The
instructor told James it
sounded like nitroglycerine.
A demolition squad from
Fort Lee removed a quart
of the stuff from the boys
laboratory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-11

juries-one on the underground
storage rights and the other on
total acquisition of his prop
erty--and then ne could take
his choice.
The company would have 70
get a permit from the, Depart
ment Of Geology. Mines and
Natural Resources with the APP
proval of the Water Pollution
Control Board, the Bureau Of
Mines and the Department Of
Health before proceeding with
the storage plans
Approval also would have To
be obtained from the Public
Sci vice Commission.
The delegation last Wednes-
day night agreed to introduce
the measures which are much
more restrictive than those
proposed by the gas company
Delegate Lansdale O. Sasscer
jr., Democrat of Prince Geor-
ges. yesterday introduced bill
that would permit findings of
property review boards to be
introduced In evidence at the
property owners option in
road right-of-way condemna-
ton cases.
Curbs Speculation
The property review board
system was established several
years ago to help curb specu-
lation in road right Of ways.
It's creation was prompted by
"a series of road scandals in
Montgomery County.
Under present law the State
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-11
Printers
Picketing at
Virginia Sun

Typographical Union mem
bers today began picketing the
Offices of the Northern Virginia
Sun at gang Wilson boulevard
In Arlington.
Oficials of the newspaper
said the composing room work.
ers went on strike. but union
leaders said their members were
locked out. Picketers wore signs
saying they were locked out.
The newspaper said it would
publish today with a "substi-
tute" composing room crew.
In an editorial prepared for
today's paper. Sun officials
charged that the union, Column
bia Typographical Union Local
101, wants a contract which
would compel a closed shop OPP
Grafton, require the foreman OF
the composing room to be a
union member and give the
union power to veto the in
PRODUCTION and efficient use OF
modern equipment"
Union officials said they have
asked only that provisions OF
the contract which expired
February % be retained gov
erning membership and jurts-
dict!on over mechanical equip
ment. They said management
wants to eliminate claus~s
which give the union jurisdic-
ton over such equipment as
automatic typesetters, an d
which would enable the COM
penyl to hire and fire al will
without regard to seniority"
The company said the union
is demanding a $l3-a-week pay
increase (which would have
placed our scale $40 above that
paid by the Washington metro
politan papers.
The current rate at the Sun
Cor a 35-hour week is $120.50,
which is SO below the Wash
. ington scale, union members
said.
Overtime pay. holidays. va
cation, sick leave and a pension
plan also are involved in the
dispute.
The Transfers Union, which
has tried to organize the cir
culation men at the Sun. main
tanned one picket at the plant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-11

Roads Commission files in court
a notice Of land taking with
funds for purchase for the
right Of way. The lands value
is frozen as Of that !tim4 II
the property owner Is not tatis-
fed with the money offered BY
the commission, the matter
goes to the Board Of Property
Review and eventually 10 q
condemnation Jury II necessary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-11
Monteomery-Bloir''
Wins Three Contests

The Key Club Of Mont-
gomery-Blair High School. ST.
yer Spring. took first place in
three out Of four contests DIR
ing the 10th annual convention
of the ORGANIZATIONS Capital
District in Baltimore.
First-placs winners were the
clubs band led by John AIdock.
scrapbook prepared by Bob
Brimacombe and achievement
report prepared by Donald n.
Hadley. James Bundy placed
third in the oratorical contest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-11

death penalty for the defend
ant.
Mr.. Poole, a widower who
worked at the Newto D. Baker
Veterans Center here. had been
missing four months when his
dismembered body was dug
up from three shallow graves.
Gregory led police TO the graves
on his mothers farm near the
Martinsburg Airport.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-11

The County ONCE Building
in Rockville has announced it
will not accept checks for alto
license tags after March 'l8.
Tags bought after that date
must be paid for In moneyAor-
der or cash. The license plates
must be displayed by midnight
March 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-11
q Flee Tokomo Park
Apartment House Fire

Twenty-three residents of apartment house in Ia
forced flee to the street early today
when fire swept the three-story frame building and prac
tically destroyed it.
The Montgomery County fire marshals office is inveSt
eating possibility in the blaze which swept the
Evening star., 1959-12-15
Johnson AssuiIs
Tight Money

AUSTIN. Tex, Dec. Is (AP)
Senator johnson. Democrat
Of Texas. says holding back ma
tional growth is economic mad
ness. not soundness,
The Senate majority leader
spoke last night at the State
meeting here of the Associated
General contractors.
1T is not soundness-it is
madness-when we hack away
at the pillars Of the future in
the name Of a Short-sighted
fiscal policy" he said. Tight
money can only mean a tight
grip Of stagnation about the
windpipe Of our future"
Senator Johnson said America
is not at the edge of bank
ruptcy. But If we draw back
from the edge Of the future we
shall plunge down the cliffs of
inner stagnation."
Evening star., 1959-12-15
DeIdyinPa
OF Americas
SeenAccepted
BY JOHN V. HORNER
Star Stan Writer

Diplomats in Washington ap-
peared resigned today to post
ponement of the llth Inter-
American Conference, originally
scheduled for February at
Quito, Ecuador.
The Ambassador of Ecuador
to the Organization of Amer
lcan States, Gonzalo EScudero,
told reporters he had received
no instructions on the question
from his government. But For
eign Minister Carlos Tobar has
been quoted as favoring a. delay
in the meeting.
The conference, which is the
supreme authority of the 81
American States comprising
OAS, has been scheduled for
flve years.
However, domestic political
issues, lack of facilities and
the prolonged quarrel between
Ecuador and Peru over their
common border make it incon-
venient for Ecuador to be host.
Virtually all diplomats here
assume that a poStponement
Evening star., 1959-12-15
B&O Tank Car
Containing LethoI
Liquid DeruiIed

PARKERSBURG, W. Va,
Dec. is (AP).- Baltimore e.
Ohio Railway emergency crew
was called to remove a tank
car containing a highly lethal
chemical which derailed here
early today.
A dangerous situations de-
veloped when two tank cars
one loaded with the dangerous
liquid. acrylonitrile, and an
empty one-were derailed.
The SD and 64th cars of a
long train came to rest on a
high bank overlooking a four
room house and the Ohio River.
The four-room house was
evacuated Immediately. Au-
thorities rushed to the scene
and directed evacuation of five
or six other houses in the area.
c. L. Hines, an expert from
the Federal Bureau Of Explo-
sives office at Pittsburgh, came
here to take charge Of the
salvage operation.
Evening star., 1959-12-15
Simpson Called
In Good Shape
After Operation
BY the ..ssociated Press

Representative Richard M.
Simpson. Republican of Penn
sylvania, was reported in salts
factory condition today follow
ing exploratory brain surgery
at Bethesda Naval Hospital.
Mr.. Simpson. chairman of
the G. o. P. Congressional
Campaign Committee and
ranking G. o. P. member on
the Ways and Means Commit
tee, is in good shape this
morning." his Office said.
The operation was performed
yesterday to determine the pos
sibility of a brain tumor, one
of Mr.. Simpsons congressional
aides said, but results won't be
known until later in the week.
Miss Helen Simpson, the
Representatives. sister and Sec
retary. said her brother entered
the hospital in mid-November
for a rest. She added it was
several weeks before he became
i'll and surgery was advised.
Evening star., 1959-12-15

Plans New
Bid toCourt

SAN QUENTIN. Calf. Dec.
IS (AP).-"It would seem that
I'm as close to the gas chamber
as I can get" said Caryl Chess
man. but I've been there be-
fore"
ChoSsman. a resident of San
Quentin Prisons death row for
11i2 of his SO years, appeared
emotionless as he received word
that the Supreme Court had
rejected his latest appeal.
1t was the 18th time the high
court has considered one of
CHEESEMAN'S attempts to escape
execution since he was SEN
fenced to die in 1948 as Los
Angeles "redlight" bandit.
Chessman said he was getting
ready for another petition but
offered no inkling to a new
basis for further pleas.
Evening star., 1959-12-15

will be requested and that ii
will be granted. One source pre-
dicted that the meeting will
not be held before the end
of 1860.
The move for a postpone
ment comes after preparations
had been completed for a AZ
point agenda. The conference
Evening star., 1959-12-15

was expected to consider judi
cial, political. social and eco
nomic matters of concern to
countries throughout the hemi-
sphere.
The OAS Council met here
today and it was expected that
Ecuador would request a post
ponement Of the meeting. But
Evening star., 1959-12-15

bus of Arkansas from the rul-
ings that forced reopening of
Little Rocks four high schools
was rejected by the Supreme
Court.
Nashville began desegregat-
ing its public schools at the
first grade level and is inte-
grating one additional grade
each year. Now that the plan
has the implied approval of
the Supreme Court, it is ex-
pected to be copied more wide
ly by other Southern COM
munities.
CheSsman Plea Rejected
The high court agreed in a
brief. unsigned opinion that
two Arkansas laws giving the
governor the power to close
down public schools if he finds
integration would provoke vio-
lence are unconstitutional.
Gov. Faubus shut down the
four Little Rock high schools,
including once beleaguered
Central High. during the 1853
SO school year under the two
statutes. The schools were re-
opened last August after a
Judge Federal court held
the laws unconstitutional.
In other actions yesterday
the Supreme Court:
|. Rejected an appeal by
Caryl Chessman. the Los An
geles red light bandit" who
has been in San Quentin'S
death row for II years. Chess
mans scheduled execution last
month was stayed pending his
18th appeal to the high court.
2. Agreed to look into the
question of when business
gifts" are tax-free. 1t will re-
view Two cases which may re-
suit in new rules for taxation
Of "pavola" as we'll as employe
bonls"s. pensions, "kickbackS"
and Christmas gifts by busl-
ness firms.
3. Agreed to review a decl-
sion that a miner and manu-
facturer Of clay sewer pipe pro-
ductions may compute their
tax deductible depletion al
lowance on the basis of total
sales Of finished products. The
Justice Department said the
principle, if allowed to stand,
could cost the Federal Govern
ment nearly $500 million in
this and future tax years.
Evening star., 1959-12-15

Ambassador Escudero made have nothing say until he
statement the subject Later formal instructions
he told newsmen that he would from Quito. -.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-05-08
Letters To Editor
News Coverage
BY British Media

Editor, The Farmville Herald.
One Of your recent editorials
commented Oh the decline in read
ing by the public = generally
speaking, all of us.
Other newspapers, here and in
Canada had news items on the sub
Ject. This seems to convey the idea
that we are not as well informed
as we should be, because of what
The Newspaper Editors complained
Of at their recent meeting. too
much censorship by the govern
ment.
The British Broadcasting Com
pany send out editorials from the
English newspapers most of which
pertain to happenings in the United
States and Canada which l never
see in our newspapers.
Mathew Kenny
Gainesville, Va.
May 4
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-05-08

towards the little" that won't stay
little unless disciplined, will always
get bigger and bigger.
The all-or nothing people, happily
small in numbers, who actually
think to have this country live with
out a little socialism, a little divi-
sion of freedom, a little initiation,
are not really in the main stream
Of modern argument.
The issue is between those who
know a little needs eternal watch
against turning into more and
those who don't know or don't
care.
The most exciting, uncertain and
decisive Presidential election cam
paign in exactly hundred years
may be touched off with Republi-
can primary contest in New Hamp-
shire early next year between Mel
son Rockefeller and Richard Nixon.
In that same primary in 1852 Eisen-
hover won his first political vic
tory and contracted the friend
ship with Gov. Sherman Adams
W h c h, like that with Herbert
BroWnell, was to cost him SO much
more than it was ever worth.
California, which is to be of such
Importance in this 1860 campaign.
may actually make some sense in
it as she SO often doesn't. The
nonsenslcal cross-filing system.
which lets YOU run as both Demo
crat and a republican, has been
abolished
Walter Reuther vows he isn't in
terested in any public office, dis
owning reported campaign to pro-
mote him for the Presidency. Mr..
Reuther isn't runner, he is a
rider. He wants to be the man on
Horseback when his dream of
government over all, union labor.
over government. and himself over
union labor. comes true
Nov ! know why they use silver
dollars out west. they are for con
venience in the roulette. blackjack
and crap games at the casinos. The
management can rake in your
money so much more easily. A dol
lar bill is harder to get grip on
with the rake.
Y. Gray gubler, president of the
Nevada Bar Association. at the
speakers table BY me in Las Vegas
dates the beginning Of the ST.
preme Courts integratlon spree
with it's decision against restrictive
covenants but many more date
i from the courts first pro-New
Deal decision in 1886
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-05-08
IChoose To Run

CIR Winston Churchill recently told his
- constituents he is offering again as a
candidate for Parliament Although he will
be eighty-five years old in November. Sir
Winston carries on, and his announcement
brought cheers from an assembled group in
Woodford, who had gathered to hear his
speech.
Reporters who covered the speech seemed
to agree that the senior statesman of the
western world is being overhauled by time
Sir Winston's movements they say, are now
painfully deliberate, and his once-defiant
voice has lost some Of its power
On the other had. it would be mistake to
conclude Sir Winston is through for even
in his recent speech his analysis Of the in
ternational scene was of great value to the
West. He called upon the Allies, for in
stance, to be more sympathetic with each
others problems, and advised them to
achieve greater unity, since strength and
unity were needed in the Forthcoming talks
over Berlin. And Sir Winston warned the
Russians, in unmistakable tones, that the
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-05-08
For All, / Thank Thee

Dear God, ! give my thanks to Thee
For all that THOU hast done for me,
For loving hearts meet each day,
For guidance when I'm prone to stroy.
For each new dawn that ereets my sight,
For sunsets fading into night,
For strength have, for love and friends,
For everything Thy goodness sends.
For flowers sweet il gardens fair,
For perfumes borne upon the dir,
For music made BY birds for me,
For all things fair hear or see
For tints thot paint q sunset sky,
For twilight time when night drows nigh,
For loneliness Of blooming trees,
Tor senses to enjoy all these
For Thy loved Son Who died for NE,
For blood He shed On Calvary,
For promise Of q life to be,
For foith, dear God, have in Thee.
-L D. WHITAKER
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-05-08
British Elections

The United States position is simple If
we bow to the Soviet demand that we keep
all aircraft below 10000 feet, an airlift to
Berlin, should this be necessary, would
prove more difficult Moreover, the United
States position is that the Soviet Union is
creating the crisis and not the United
States. 1t is feared that if we allow the
Russians to limit us in the corridor, in this
case, this will only be the first of many and
more restricted limitations in the future,
which could finally snuff out our aerial
supply line to Berlin
\ major principle is involved here. and
Labor leaders seeking to win national
election are doing the cause Of Allied
unity disservice In addition, the British
press has once again fallen to a regrettable
level in its attacks on Washington. Presi-
dent Eisenhower and L. S. policy in general
Unhappily, combination of electoneer-
ing. demagoguery and appeasement and
tlmdlty, at this time. is being used, some
what mschievously. to mislead many Bri-
tlsh citizens concerning the ultimate wis
dom Of the foreign policy Of the United
States
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-05-08

efficient school system for the white and
Negro races Of Prince Edward County.
(2) The white people of the county have
made certain their position, both as mat
ter of practically and on the high ground
of constitutional principle.
Proceeding from these general truths,
there appears to be little choice of action.
The administration and the legislature (by
inconclusive majority have embraced
program Of containment, having left the
high constitutional ground for the low
ground Of expediency. The State shifted its
responsibility for operating schools to the
shoulders of the school divisions in each
locality.
To maintain firm position, under pres
ent Virginia laws, there appears to be but
one choice, and that is distastefully, I'M
fortunate choice to be forced to make Ger
tainy it is not BY volition, but forced first
by the federal courts and second by legis-
lation recently passed in Virginia. That
choice is for private white schools, with or
without scholarship grants from state and
local sources. In view of recently enacted
legislation study is being made by county
officials, and civic leaders to determine the
purport and extent Of existing state laws
SO far as we are able to determine the
people Of Prince Edward are equally, if not
more, determined to meet the challenge
than at any time since 1855 There will be
schools for the white children in Prince Ed
ward in l956-60. They will be efficient
schools, and education will not be inter
rupted. Plans have been perfected for tenn
porary housing, and long-range plans are
in the making.
May We again commend the people Of
Prince Edward for their past department
and urge sane, carefully considered deci-
sions, free from animosities in the future.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-05-08
Double Check

Even the worms have gone into
the pulp wood business down here
in Cumberland, you'd think twas
raining. Each fly has four wings
ana they cut a cash, lay an egg
that's more n some comedians
do on TVl along comes the worm
and cleans up the brush indus
trlous fellers. Never did have a
good thing that something didn't
come along and take it away.
One teller said Hoover made Mon
keys out Of US. Roosevelt planted
trees for US to climb, and Ike brung
in the saWflies SO we are right
back on the ground where we
started
Come to think Of it, even with
all the advertising, there are still
more people going down in the
Oceans than up to the Moon
It's an old habit. And after all the
fixlns, Rock an Roll amt nothin'
but Rag time gone crazy
coffee breaks were just plain loaf
ing on the job.
While Senator Morse fD-Ore.} and
Glare Booth Luce are being
weighed in the balance and found
wanting. the Gallop poll shows the
COP voting strength at the very
lowest ebb. 1t beat the stock mar
ket crash Of 20. In other words the
Republicans have lost prestige
a most unpopular popularity in
American politics. They are on the
gang plank going out and no boats.
The Democrats have the boat but
no gang plank, a most battling po-
lltlcal paradox
Last reports of Cumberland poll
tics BY Ambassador Mr.. Andrew
Godsey it's in the bag. The
gentleman handles predestination
loosely
Thanks for reading.
Yours,
j. Marvin Brown
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-05-08
Second Round

THE DECISION Of the Fourth District
Court reversing Judge Sterling Hutche-
sons decision in the Prince Edward School
case on Tuesday was not as surprising as
amazing. The second round begins in Prince
Edward County.
Fortunately Prince Edward has never
surrendered the high ground Of constitu
tionality. The people pitched their defense
on this plane in June 1865, six days after
the implementing decision. The Board OF
Supervisors withheld school funds from the
budget, and began the month to month APP
preparations. The Prince Edward Educa-
tional Corporation was formed and a fund
of more than 100000 was made available
by negotiable pledge notes to carry on pri-
vate school education. Plans were made in
detail for transition from public to private
schools
In April 1856, more than 1880 white
adult citizens signed an affirmation stat
ing, "We have found the conviction that the
separation Of the races in the public schools
in the county is absolutely necessary and
do affirm that we prefer to abandon public
schools and educate our children in some
other way if that be necessary to have sepa-
rate schools This paper was presented to
the Board Of Supervisors and filed with its
records.
Since its formation the Prince Edward
Educational Corporation has made an ex-
haustive and detailed study for continual
ton of education in the county.
Prince Edward County again becomes the
focal point of the attack on Nirginias SOY
eregn rights, the basic principles Of consti-
tutional government, and Prince Edwards
school system.
Two facts stand out as the second phase
begins
W Separate schools are essential for an