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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-04
Chief CoveII Found
Guilty Of Speeding

= Deputy Metropolitan Police
Chief Howard Covell yesterday
was found guilty Of an old
speeding charge by a United
!. States commissioner in Mary
land and was given q suspend
ed sentence.
Chief Covell told reporters
the case was heard by
United States Commissioner
Samuel w. H. Meloy, although
park police had dropped the
charge. Chief Covell said he
and the two arresting officers
went to upper Marlboro yes
. terday morning.
Chief Covell said he pleaded
not guilty to the charge Of ex-
ceeding the speed limit on Suit
i, land parkway on March Is. The
commissioner found him guilty
= and suspended the sentence.
Commissioner Meloy was
:. asked yesterday why the case
. was tried after park police
. dropped the charge on the
grounds their police cruisers
speedometer was faulty.
4. He told a reporter the case
had never been closed.
The case was presented to
me this morning." he said,
land I found him guilty because
the evidence tended to point
that way. 1t was a relatively
minor violation and. after con-
.sidering all the evidence. sus-
pended the sentence"
Chief Covell was given the
ticket by Pvts. Walter e Dyer
and A. C. Thomas while he wa:
on his way to a wedding. He
said his car and two others
were stopped where the speed
limit is IS miles per hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-04
Foirfox High
Graduating 200

Diplomas win be presented to
about 200 Fairfax High School
graduates at commencement
exercises at 8 pm. today in the
school auditorium.
Senior Glass President Barry
Grove will preside, with SEN
Tors Ken Kowalski, Cynthia
Moore, Warren Underwood and
Judith Welles also taking part
In the program. Miss Pat
Fisher. a member Of the gradu-
ating class, win sing.
The Rev. Herman j. Veger OF
st. Leo's Catholic Church will
deliver the invocation and the
Rev. C. r. Davenport Of Vienna
Baptist Church is to give the
benediction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-04

tionality Of the ordinance but
ruled that circumstances In
the case under question showed
that Mr.. Jenkins was not guilty
Iof violating the ordinance.
Judge Hulvey ruled that q
huckster may make a chance
sale from his vehicle. but can
not park along the street for
a prolonged time to sell his
wares.
In Mr.. Jenkins case 1t was
shown that q customer had
come up to- his vehicle and
asked to buy something while
one of Mr.. jenkins employees
was going from door to door
selling produce.
The judge ruled that since
the sale was not solicited, Mr..
jenkins was not guilty.
Since his client was found
not guilty. Mr.. Woolls said he
could not appeal the case to
test the constitutionality Of
the law in q higher court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-04

IT was satisfied In my own
mind that ] did not violate the
law" Chief Covell declared al
the time. The ticket ordered
him to appear in Maryland
court but within two days he
received a call from a park po-
lice official who told him 10 mai
the ticket back to their head
quarters.
The office of Park Police
Chief Harold Stewart said park
police did not instigate re-
opening Of the case. Chief Co.
veil said he doesn't know why II
was reopened either.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-04
Workshop Tonight

The Prince Georges County
Council Of Cooperative Kin
dergartens and Nursery Schools
O'Clock tonight at the First
o'colck tonight at the First
Methodist Church. $500 Balti-
more avenue. Hyattsville. The
meeting will discuss aspects Of
pre-school education.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-04

for segregated private schools.
The First Baptist Church's
congregation repudiated the
statement. Segregated private
schools were opened in three
Front Royal church buildings,
including the First Baptist.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stagg sent their
youngest daughter. Jane. Is to
Philippi, w. Va, where she at
tended a desegregated school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-04
Methodist
Rolls in Area
Set Record
By q star stan Writer

WESTMINSTER. Md, June
4.-Churches in the Baltimore
Annual Methodist Conference
today reported a record men,
bership Of 1921. This repre-
sents an increase of 1852 over
last years figures.
The report was released To-
day as nearly 1000 Methodist
ministers and laymen repre-
senting SAB churches in Mary
land, the District Of Columbia
and three counties In West
Virginia gathered for the OPEN
ing session at Western Mary
land College here.
The annual conference meet
ing will continue through Sum-
day. when ministerial appoint
rnents for the coming year will
be announced.
At the invitation Of Bishop @.
Bromley Oman Of Washington,
Bishop John Wesley Lord Of
Boston Is presiding at the
sessions.
Sunday Schools Report
The annual report noted that
Sunday school enrolment Of
the churches in the conference
increased by 5S8 over the previ-
Gus year to bring the present
total to l42, 420 students.
The statement further noted
that the value Of church build
ings in the conference today
comes to $5S.855,ll8. The value
Of parsonages and similar struc-
lures was placed at $6,439. 1888.
Other property was estimated
as coming to 1866. 655.
Six lay delegates to the gen.
eral conference Of the Meth
odist Church TO be held next
April at Denver, Colo. were
elected today.
They are w. Carroll Beatty,
University Methodist Church;
d. Stewart Patterson, Chevy
Chase Methodist Church: Mrs.
Wallace N. Streeter, Lewis
Memorial Church: Mrs. Stella
Werner, Bethesda Methodist
Church: DR.. Hurst Anderson.
president Of American Univer-
sity, and Harry w. Schulz,
Grace Methodist Church, Bal
Itimore.
Ministerial Delegates
Four Of the six ministerial
delegates were also elected to-
day. Balloting on the two
vacancies Is still being held.
Those elected are DR.. Asbury
Smith. superintendent Of the
Washington West district; DR..
Paul Warner. superintendent Of
the Hagerstown MD district;
DR.. Norman Trott. president Of
Wesley Theological Seminary.
and Dr.NRobert Parker, super
intendent Of the Baltimore
South district.
Gov. Tawes Of Maryland Is
scheduled to address the con-
! ference at 1880 tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-04
Foirfox Rejects Plan
Of Budget Commission

finished work on next years
budget after lengthy public
hearings and work sessions.
A statement from the County
Chamber Of Commerce favor
ing the proposal was presented
by Mai. Gen. Robert w. Grow.
The statement asserted that
the county budget has be-
come too large and too COM
plicated for proper analysis by
the county board in the short
time available to it,"
"A budget committee" the
chamber said, will serve to
analyze and recommend the
relative weight and timing to
be given projects which have
merit. as well as to assure
economy In providing services. 4"
Review Time Asked
The chamber recommends
that all administrative depart
ments, including schools, be re-
quired to submit estimates by
December / for the following
fiscal year to give ample time
for review and justification"
The chamber proposed the
budget commission be made up
of seven persons, one member
to be appointed by each SUPER
visor.
This committee would review
and analyze the tax structure,
budget estimates and the capt.
tai improvement program every
year.
Mr.. Gray, in suggesting such
a commission, asserted he had
mo thought or desire to inter-
fere with departmental work. /"
The commission was opposed
by Supervisor James Keith. Mr.
Keith noted that "nine- tenths
Of the policy decisions Of the
board are reflected in the
budget"
Supervisor Richard p. Oven
shine asserted that I'VE gel
paid" to work on the budget
and a commission would be q
tremendous milestone"
Defeated 4 to 3
The proposal was turned
down on @ 4-to-3 vote. Super.
visors Ovenshine, Keith, Anne
wilkins and A. Claiborne Leigh
opposed 1t.
The board agreed 1t should
have proposed budgets ready
for examination earlier In the
year. County Executive C. C.
Massey said he would give the
board the budget on February
/ from now on instead Of March
II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-04

he said present radiation haz-
ards unnecessarily. Sets already
are banned in many areas.
Increase Feared
Or. H. Bentley Glass, profess
sor Of biology at Johns Hop
kins. said an average dose Of
10 to IL roetgens of radiation
for the country's population
would double the present 1885,
900 babies q year born with
Tgenetic defects.
And. he explained, some
microscopes in physicians
ofnces put out 80 roetgens in
q one-mintue exposure. He
added that radiation. unseen
and unfelt. is cumulative and
irreversible during a persons
life.
DR.. Wolman told the Legis-
lative Council Judiciary Com
mittee that the most publicized
radiation-that from fallout--
was actually the least signif.
icant radiation hazard to
public health.
Enactment of State laws,
the committee was told, is part
Of q plan to decentralize con-
troll being promoted by the
Atomic Energy Commission.
The commission itself does not
have personnel even to visit
all Of the establishments it
licenses for the use Of radio
active. materials.
The Legislative Council yes
terday decided to postpone,
action this year on several
bills referred to it by the 1859
General Assembly. Among
them were: Revision Of Mary
lands laws on criminal in
sanity; review Of death SEN
tenjces; revising and tight
ening Maryland's Sunday blue
laws. and revamping Of the
States grand jury system.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-04

A strong plea for a special
commission to consider all
Fairfax County budget propos-
ais has been turned down by
the Board Of County Super
visors.
The commission was proposed
yesterday by Supervisor Thomas
s. Gray. who said such a COM
mission would put a buffer
between the county budget Of
ficer and the department heads
and Board Of Supervisors.
The supervisors only recently
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-04
YOUNG SCIENTISTS AT WORK
Antietom battle-ground
Shifted to Senate

Todays Battle Of Antietam has shifted TO the Senate
wing Of the Capitol after preliminary sebacks in the House
Senator Butler Republican Of Maryland urged Senate
Interior Committee Chairman Murray Democrat Of Montana
to consider Immediately bill to preserve the Civil War battle
field.
Visitors the Antetam field rightly will consider them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-04
Boy, 5, Burned
By SpurkIers

A 5-year-old boy was burned
critically today while playing
with Fourth Of July sparklers.
Police said Ellsworth Brooks
Of 513 Thirteenth street NE.
was playing with the sparklers
in front Of his home about
1850 am. when his clothes
caught fire.
He was taken to District
General Hospital in the Fire
Department ambulance. His
condition was described as crit
ical, with second and third
degree burns over his upper
body.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-04

meeting within the next 10
days to talk over the situation,
Beyond that. the Rev. Mr.,
Grimm said. I'VE haven't de-
cided anything and don't have
any particular plan. We're just
waiting for the due process Of
law"
One Negro teacher told q re-
porter yesterday the colleagues
he had talked with were
shocked and concerned" by
news Of the supervisors de-
cision not to appropriate funds
for public schools. "but not
many Of them are thinking
about leaving"
Three high schools and ia
elementary schools would be
shut down by the supervisors
action. Among them is the new
Robert r. Motion High School
for Negroes. built at q cost OF
almost 81 million.
What will become Of the
school buildings and other
physical property? No one can
say at this point.
A new State law provides
the mechanics for q referen-
dunn to determine II specified
school property is needed for
public purposes. II the voters
decide 1t is not. the school
board could dispose Of this
property. The Circuit Court or
Corporation Court Judge hav-
ing jurisdiction over the To-
cality would exercise veto
power over such property dis
posal.
J. @. Blount. jr.. fiscal d.
rector for the State Education
Department, said State officials
do not know what Prince Ed
ward plans to do with its
school buildings. He said the
department had no comment
at the present time about the
situation in the Southside
county.
Mr.. Blount noted 1t is a mat
ter for the local school board
and that certain legal ques-
tons" have to be settled "be-
fore we come into it."
]. Segar Gravatt Of Black
stone. special counsel for the
Prince Edward supervisors, said
he expects the 81 county school
buildings win just sit on the
hillside and rest"
Pledges Solicited
In Prince Edward County to-
day. q small army Of volunteers
began seeking new pledges to-
ward an all : white private
school.
Even before the Supervisors
acted to abandon public edu-
cation, the Prince Edward
School Foundation was moving
to assure the county's 1858
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-04

Is an, adviser 70 the Atomic
Energy Commission.
He was one Of several expert
witnesses in the fields OF
radiology and public health
urging Maryland's Legislative
Council to sponsor q bill to give
the State Health Department
control over the uses Of RADIO
active materials In the State.
DR.. Wolman said the use Of
X-rays and microscopes. for
example. can be extremely
hazardous to the operators and
yet many physicians are not
aware Of 1t.
Plane Problem Cited
In urging adoption of radia-
ton control legislation on q
general basis, he noted that
plans already are being made
for an atomic reactor power
plant on the Susquehanna River
which is q major source Of
water supply for Baltimore
City.
Another problem to be faced,
he said. Is the handling Of the
washings In the decontamina-
ton of high-fiying airplanes
which land at airports such as
Friendship international near
here.
DR.. Perry p. Prather. State
health director. said regula-
tons the department would in
itiate would include the regis
tration Of all sources Of ionizing
radiation such as natural and
man made isotopes, fiuoro-
scopes, X-ray units and the like.
He also said the regulations
would cover the reporting Of
routes used for transporting
radioactive matter in case Of
accident. accidents themselves,
thefts and waste disposal Of
radioactive material.
DR.. Prather was particularly
critical Of the use Of fiuoro-
scopic shoe fitting devices which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-04

the amendment Just adopted"
Senator Butler maintained
that the Importance of the bat
tie at Antietam Greek on Sep
TENDER II. 1862. could not be
disputed.
at was there that the rude
awakening came to both the
Army Of the Confederacy and
the Army Of the Potomac that
all the confidence in easy VIC
tory, all hope Of arrnistice. had
given way to the realization
the war was to be both long
and savage" he wrote to Sena-
tor Murray.
Lincoln Encouraged
President Lincoln was en-
couraged enough by the results
of the battle that. he issued
shortly afterwards his Emanci-
patton Proclamation freeing the
slaves. Gen. Robert E. Lee was
credited by historians with SUI
perior tactics through the bat
tie. although Southern troops
were forced to retreat.
Senator Butler said that the
land should be protected for
the tremendous upsurge Of In
terest" expected at the centen-
NAL celebration Of the battle In
1862. Commercial developments
on roads leading to Sharps-
burg threaten the spread Of
commercialism into the battle
field site sure to damage the
memorial by 1862. without con-
gressional action. he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-04
Key Questions Unanswered
On Prince Edward Schools

white pupils q segregated edu-
cation In private facilities.
The foundation has some
si2. 900 in cash and 100000 in
pledges toward operation Of its
school. obtained In 1856 when
Indignation first appeared Inn
minent. Today II had an esti-
mated 200 volunteer solicitors
working to get pledges renewed
and to ask for new ones.
Act with Regret"
The county supervisors said
in approving q $2lo.654 budget
minus school funds yesterday
that they did so with profound
regret" and did not consider
they were acting ''in defiance
Of any law or any court"
above all we do not act
with hostility toward the Negro
people Of Prince Edward Coun-
ty." q statement by the board
said.
ION the contrary, 1t is the
fervent hope Of this board that
the friendly and peaceful rela-
tons between the white and
Negro people Of the county will
not be further impaired, and
that We may in due time re-
sumo the operation Of public
schools upon q basis ac-
ceptable to all the people -
The supervisors said they
did not want to bring about
conditions which might result
In violence Of q nature which
would be deeply deplored by all
our people and would destroy
all hope Of restoring the peace
full and happy relations Of the
races in this county"
Taxes 10 Drop
Under the new budget 1t was
estimated unofficially that
property taxes In Prince Ed
ward would drop from $40
per 500 assessed valuation to
$1.40.
The supervisors set June %
for a public hearing on the
budget.
The supervisors expressed
hope that operation Of public
schools might be resumed Gin
due time" was echoed by q
spokesman for the Prince Ed
ward School Foundation.
NAACP attorney Oliver w.
Hill didn't disclose what spe-
cific plans he had in mind but
commented:
I'VE believe that public edu-
cation is the cornerstone Of
American democracy and we
propose to pursue every legal
and constitutional means to
preserve 1t in Prince Edward
and everywhere in Virginia"
w. Lester Banks. secretary
of the Virginia NAACP Confer
ence. said:
THE people Of Prince Ed
ward win not be abandoned by
this organization in their quest
for their constitutional and
human rights"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-04

selves betrayed II Congress per-
sists in its disconcern," Senator
Butler wrote to the chairman
He warned speedy action was
needed to head OF commercial
encroachment on Antietam.
The Butler proposal would
permit the Federal Government
to use appropriated funds t.
buy about 1900 acres Of the
Original battle field neal
Sharpsburg. Md. Current Law
bans acquisition except with
donated funds.
A sister bill has been rest.
ing In the House Interior Com
mittee since 1t ran afoul OF
technicalities In April. The
strategy Of the Maryland dele
cation. pressed by the Interior
Department. now is to concen-
trate on Senate action.
Holding Operation
Representative Foley. Demo-
crat Of Maryland, won q hear
ing on the Antietam measure
in the House. But committee
men amended the bill so that
the Park Service could either
buy land outright or simply
obtain restrictive covenants
limiting land use but leaving
title with present owners.
Promptly on adoption Of this
amendment. Interior Commit
tee Chairman Aspinall. Demo-
crat Of Colorado. sent the Foley
proposal back to subcommittee
ito determine the meaning of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-04
Rodiooctivity Controls
Stressed for Maryland
BY CHARLES L. HOFFMAN
star stan Writer

BALTIMORE June 4-Eeryday use Of x-rays and RADIO
active material in the fields Of medicine research and industry
serious threat to public health in Maryland according
to DR.. Abel wolman ~ IL =
Dr. Wclman professor Of sanitary engineering at Johns
Hopkins University and internationally known water expert
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-04

RICHMOND, June 4 (AP)-
A maze Of uncertainties sur
rounds the subject Of education
for Prince Edward County
children.
Two days after the Board Of
Supervisors decided to halt all
public education at the end Of
this term, q move TO avoid in
tegration this fall, there are
q host of questions and few
answers.
Neither Gov. Almond nor
Attorney General Albertis s.
Harrison, jr., had immediate
comment on what the States
role might be In the Prince Ed
ward situation, particularly as
TO whether Virginia's constitu-
ton requires the State to try
to operate some sort Of public
education program in the
county.
Though the State Supreme
Court seems to have indicated
the State must do so. further
rulings from this court appar-
sently are needed to clarity the
nature and extent Of the States
responsibility.
NAACP to Act
Officials Of the National As
ISOLATION for the Advancement
of Colored People have pledged
to pursue every legal and con-
stitutional means to preserve"
public education in Prince Ed
ward and everywhere else In
Virginia. The NAACP appears
likely to seek recourse in the
+. Federal courts.
:. The Prince Edward School
I. Foundation. which has stated
for years its readiness to edu-
cate white children in the
event Of indignation or closed
schools. hopes to employ almost
all the county's rs white public
school teachers.
= Sixty-seven Negro teachers
now in the county school
system stand to be without jobs
when the current school year
ends. There are no reports of
private schools for the 1900
; Negro pupils in the planning
stage.
= The Prince Edward School
Foundation said today that If
requested it will help Negroes
set UP their own private
!. schools.
:, President B. Blanton Han
bury said the foundation would
be glad to render any assist
ance we can in helping them
set up their own private school
Ii they ask for help"
= The Rev. L. F. Griffin, CO.
.ordinator Of the National As
ISOLATION for the Advancement
of Colored People branches in
the county, said his group ex-
poets to call q membership
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-10-22
Halloween Affair

Continued From Page One)
will be available. They include a
free oil change, Christmas cards
juice and beverage pitcher, games,
ant-freeze, money banks, waste
basket, cigaret lighter, motor oil
candy and popcorn, flashlight, mix
ing bowl set, leather cigaret case
two dinners, 5-lb pork roast, case
Coca-Cola, wax, dog food, hunting
cap, tie rack, bracelet, cuff links,
lamp and clock set child'S hooded
sweater, cupboard motor oil, cash,
baby blanket, child's dress, hair
oil, billfold, cowboy holster and
guns, model 1860 Ford, auto polish,
hair tonic, set of towels, car bag,
and a number of other items.
The costumes for which prizes
will be given:
Ugliest person, child and adult,
funniest clown, child adult; best
comboy, best Mother Goose, best
devil, Mickey Mouse, Mountaineer,
Aunt Jemima, largest baby in car
riage, decorated bicycle, decorated
wagon, costumed child with
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-10-22
Bowling Leaders Named

Placings in three bowling leagues
we're listed this week. In the Lions
club league, where there are six
teams, the Tigers and Lynx were
leading with To records. Trailing
them were the Pumas, Wildcats
Panthers and Cubs.
In the independent league the
Recappers were leading with II
points. Trailing them were the
Alley Cats. Bumper Specials. Dood-
lers. Sticky Valves, and Dates Res
taurant.
In the Skirts league the Odd
Balls were leading with IL points
Trailing them were the Small Frys
Beatniks, LunaticS, Sputnicks and
Spitfires.
For the Mt Toppers league Ro-
tary held first place with IL points
while following il were the HIP
stores, Teets Ladies, American Lee
gion, Rights Insurance and Ameri-
can Legion No. 2.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-10-22

smallest dog, with largest dog;
cowboy on horse, spaceman, fun
niest Negro, spookiest skeleton,
funniest fat man, fat woman best
old fashioned lady, best gypsy,
elaborate child costume, elaborate
adult costume, largest costumed
organization in parade, hula hula
girl, Lii Abner. Daisy Mae, bride
and groom, Robin Hood, maiorette,
child and teenager, funniest coal
miner, bathing beauty. Pop Eye,
Dagmar, funniest farmer, best
fairy, smallest costumed child in
parade, smallest tramp, largest
Uncle Sam, best pirate, smallest
ghost best decorated float, best
teddy bear, best decorated auto,
best pony and rider, best deco
rated tractor, best witch, child and
adult, best Jack O. lantern, funniest
soldier and best decorated horse
and wagon