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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-13
JuVits Cites
Little Rock,
Prods Senate
BY the Associated Press

Senator Javits. Republican of
New York, called today for
prompt action on civil rights
legislation to strengthen the
hand Of local officials enforc-
ing school desegregation in
Little Rock and elsewhere.
"As the world watched Little
Rock yesterday" he told the
Senate. 80 it watches the
United States Senate today"
Senator Javits said the Little
Rock disorders emphasized
"the vital Importance of DEM
onstrating with fnmness,
though with tact, that the laws
of the United States are para
mount in respect to the equal
opportunities guaranteed by the
Constitution and that we do
not propose to see them nulli-
fed in any State"
With civil rights legislation
stuck in the Senate judiciary
Committee, headed by Senator
Eastland. Democrat of Missis-
sippi, Senator Javits said the
responsibility for getting a bill
before the Senate for action
rests with the leadership of the
Democratic majority.
The Judiciary Committee is
to meet tomorrow in what may
prove to be a turning point in
the battle over civil rights
legislation.
Civil rights advocates have
served notice that if no prospect
of action develops at the meet
ing they may resort to parlia-
mentary devices to bypass the
committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-13

gan of Toledo, Ohio, to inter-
view him.
officials remained silent
about Mai. Morgan's where
abouts and his role in the con-
spiracy. Various reports had
him as dead, under arrest or
an undercover agent who ex-
posed the plotters. He is one
of two foreigners who holds
the highest rank in the Castro
army.
A group of Americans-in-
Guiding two embassy officials
complained that they were held
for nearly seven hours after
arriving on the auto ferry from
Key West, Fla. They said they
were questioned at Camp Liber-
tad near Havana.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-13

regationists as the main target
OF integration-while rich"
Hall would escape.
For the last few months.
segregationist lead ers have
claimed residents of the FASH
ionable Pulaski Heights area.
In which Hall is situated, have
avoided integration while
pushing for it at Central.
Until recently, Hall was not
affected by the token integra-
ton plan, and even If full in
tegration were effected, only a
few Negroes who lived in the
area would attend.
Boundaries Switched
Then the School Board
switched boundaries of the at
tendance areas putting more
Negroes in Halls territory. For
a change, this was a board
action which the segregation
lists applauded. but they re-
manned skeptical.
The Chamber of Commerce
and other merchants associa-
tons have backed the School
Boards moderate stand. In re-
taliation, the segrationist Cap
ltal Citizens Council called for
a boycott of Main street stores.
Effects of this buyers strike
have not been evident. the
merchants say.
Although it appears most
Little Rock people still want
segregation, many appear will
ing to accept token desegrega-
ton, or perhaps full integra-
ton. rather than face further
strife or school closings.
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a block of Central. Police Chief
Gene Smith shouted for them
to .disperse.
When they didn't the police
moved in on them with clubs
Several men we're struck over
the head. A fire truck stood
by and Chief Smith ordered a
hose turned on the crowd. The
crowd broke and reformed
later. but this time it only
jeered and held back.
The three teen-age boys
arrested at the rally were
picked up after Chief Smith
said he found nine tear gas
bombs in their car. Since they
were on State property, they
we're turned over to State po-
lice. ...
1t. Paul Mcdonald of the
State police said no charges
had been filed and the youths
we're turned over to their par
ents. He said an investigation
is continuing.
Released on Bail
The 81 arrested near Central
vera released on bail after
being charged with offenses
including lettering, disturbing
the. peace, resisting arrest and
assaulting an officer. All were
ordered to appear in Municipal
Court next Wednesday.
The school board said six
identity cards-issued to stu
dents and faculty members so
they can pass police lines
were taken up from pupils.
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some Republicans on the COM
mittee to support a plan for
transfer of excise tax revenue
to the Highway Trust Fund.
Most Democratic members on
the committee had previously
opposed any increase in the gas
tax, and had favored a plan to
issue revenue bonds up to 81
billion. Such a device was
fatty opposed by the admins
tration and by all Republicans
on the committee.
Investigation Due
Committee Chairman Mills
announced that a subcommittee
soon will start an intensive
study of the Highway Trust
Fund financing. He indicated
that the committees hearings
and closed sessions discussions
Of the highway program fiscal
problem showed a clear need
for a thorough investigation to
determine whether the present
financing system is the best
available method.
The Ways and Means Com
mittee decision today is still
subject to review by the House
Public Works Committee. APP
proval by that committee is
expected, however, because
several of its members sat in
at today's Ways and Means
Committee meeting and appar-
emily were satisfied by today's
compromise.
Committee members said the
future Federal ALLEGATIONS to
States, beginning with the pro-
posed $1.8 billion that would
be apportioned this year for
fiscal 1861, would be subject to
the Byrd amendment which re-
quires the program operate on
a pay-as-you-go basis. Congress
last year suspended the amend
ment for the current fiscal
year.
The program is financed 80
per cent by the Federal Gov
eminent and 10 per cent by
the States. Many State officials
have felt a Federal gas tax
increase, especially as great as
the administration recon- =
mended to meet the highway
program emergency, would hurt
State efforts to obtain addi-
tional tax revenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-13
BY DIR. BENJAMIN FINE


LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Aug
13.-The Negro students who
went to the white schools yes
terday found a friendly at
mosphere in the classroom
They were not molested in any
way.
An interview with the -four
girls and one boy who broke
the segregation barrier here
disclosed that all went smooth
ly and quietly. Three girls
were admitted to the formerly
all-white Hall High School
There are Elsie Robinson. l6,
a sophomore; Estella Thomp-
son, 16. a junior, and Effie
Jones, a senior.
Jefferson Thomas. Is, a Sc
Nor. entered Central High
School. In a surprise, last
minute development, Elizabeth
Eckford, II, walked into the
school with Jefferson. However
Elizabeth went to visit the
guidance counselor to find out
whether she has enough cred
its to enter college. If so. she
will not enroll at Central.
Normal Day, They Say
1T was a normal day." the
students all agreed. Nothing
exciting happened"
Two white girls were very
friendly to me-" said Fife
Jones. They helped me with
my program card and talked
to me-"
Estella, whose father is a
lumber worker and who wants
to be a social worker, found
that the white students were
pleasant enough. mo one
jeered at us or said anything
unkind," she said. I'VE weren't
scared a Bit"
The three girls arrived at
1928 am, just two minutes
before the bell rang. They
walked slowly up the winding
path and climbed the steps to
the ranch type sprawling
school built two years ago,
I'll have to learn my way
around" Fife said. She plans
to attend college. although she
is not sure what she'll do later.
Everything seemed so strange,
I'm sure I'll make many
nice friends at school," Elsie,
who plans to be either a nurse
or a recreational worker, add
ed. I've never been treated
better any place"
Teachers Were Nice
The teachers were very
nice" the Negro students
agreed. II didn't have much
to do with them, since it's the
first day, but they acted real
friendly" all three of the Hall
students said happily.
A similar story came from
the two Negroes who went to
Central High. Elizabeth had
gone through the toughest days
two years ago. She was hooted
at, insulted and made miser-
able in many ways. But she
stuck it out on a matter of
principle"
1T wasn't like that at all
today" she said. Every one
was nice to me. The guidance
counselor gave some friendly
advice and good help. I'm not
sure whether I have to continue
this term. After I pass my
exams in my correspondence
courses I may have enough
credits to enter college this
fall. But wanted to come to-
day. I didn't want jeff to go
into the school all alone. He
needed company"
And as for jefferson: I'm
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under heavy attack from GER
tain Democratic Senators to
try to pass a stronger housing
bill.
Senator Neuberger said he
does not always agree with
Senator johnson, but his critics
were proven wrong yesterday,
when the Senate failed to over
ride the veto of a bill which
was more moderate than Sena-
tor johnson originally favored.
While Senator johnson men,
toned no names, Senators
Douglas of Illinois and Clark
of Pennsylvania, Democrats,
both from States having big
cities, have led the fight for a
stronger housing bill and ia
vored trying to override the
veto.
Eisenhower PLEASED"
In Gettysburg. Pa, Mr.. Eli
senhoWer was described as say
ing he would like to see a
sound" housing bill passed.
The President was said to be
quite pleased" over the Sem
ate vote sustaining his veto.
Ten Democrats Joined 80
Republicans in standing by
Mr.. Eisenhower. The 10 Demo-
Gratis were Harry F. Byrd of
Virginia, Eastland of MiSsis-
sippi, Holland of Florida.
Lausche of Ohio, Mcclellan of
Arkansas. Robertson of Vir-
ginia, Russell of Georgia,
Stennis of Mississippi, Tai
madge of Georgia and Thur
mond of South Carolina.
The substitute approved to-
day was still Objectionable to
the administration as it came
from the housing subcommittee
last week.
Two days ago, when the
committee decided suddenly to
recommend a try at overriding
the veto before acting on the
substitute, Senator Capehart
was disturbed by rumors that
the administration was reluct-
ant to accept the substitute.
There were rumors the substi-
tute might also be vetoed.
Senator Bush, Republican of
Connecticut, told the Senate
yesterday he knew of no basis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-13
Powell Asks CenSure

Representative Cederberg, Re-
publican of Michigan, started
torefer to Mr.. Powell "and his
leftrwing friends" but revised
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-13
Negroes at Little Rock
Find Students Friendly

The author, o Pulitzer Prize winner
won wide oeeIoim for his reports
from Little Rock during the 1887
crisis. Deem Of the Groduote School
Of Education Of Yeshiva University.
New York, he is regarded as one oi
Americas outstanding authorities on
educotion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-13

for the rumors of a second veto
and urged the committee to
work out a bill acceptable to
the administration.
Evening star., 1959-12-05

this coastal town and the dam
at 30 billion francs ($60,700,-
0O0).
Aid in the form Of food,
clothing, supplies and money
poured into the area from all
over France and many foreign
countries. The Interior Minis
try said more than 81 million
have been contributed so far.
At the mass funeral yesterday
135 identified victims of the
food were buried. Other iden-
titled victims we're given pri-
vate burial.
Thirty-two unidentified vic
Tins may be buried today in
another mass funeral if the
bodies lying in collins at tenn
porary morgues in the hospital
and school are not claimed.
AnOre COyne- Jhe engineer
whose firm designed the NAL
passet Dam. arrived yesterday
to conduct a personal investi-
cation.
At the time it was built in
1928 the dam was the thin
nest in the world, measuring
only % feet at its base and
tapering to let than six feet at
its crest 1875 feet above the
valley floor.
Since construction Of the
Malpasset Dam, several vaulted
type dams have been built in
various parts of the world.
Evening star., 1959-12-05

sociation to the Sisters Of the
Holy Cross.
Mr.. Macpherson said a mem
Der Of the order told him that,
il the hospital is constructed.
1t will be operated on a non-
segregated. non-sectarian basis.
He said the order member
told him. however. that Ro-
man Catholic moral theology
will be applied in the treatment
of patients"
Tax Use Challenged
Mr.. Macpherson asked: rs
it correct for the county to
give public tax money to a
private corporation?"
He sal dthat since the Sis
ters of the Holy Cross will
administer the hospital. no
practices may take place which
are IN opposition to Roman
Catholic morality"
officials of the order declined
to comment on Mr.. McPher-
sons statement.
The minister said, Il do not
object to a person of a differing
faith operating a private hos
pital-that is his business en-
tirely-but I do not have to
support it, nor should my tax
funds be used to help develop
it."
The sermon was prepared
for delivery at the temporary
location of the church in the
Hillandale Elementary School,
l050l New Hampshire avenue.
Evening star., 1959-12-05
County Aid Protested
For Catholic Hospital

A Silver Spring minister yes
terday criticized use of Mont
gomery County funds for a
hospital to be owned and oper-
ated by a Roman Catholic order.
The Rev. David Hicks Mac
Pherson, minister of the Uni
verSalist Church of Silver
Spring, said in a sermon pre-
pared for delivery tomorrow:
Il cannot support any medical
institution where my right to
have the kind of medical care
I want for myself and my
family is negated by another
persons religious code"
The Sisters of the Holy Cross
plan to build and operate the
Holy Cross Hospital of Silver
Spring on a tract on Forest
Glen road.
Mr.. Macpherson questioned
tIle use OF about $40, 900 in
State and county funds for the
institution.
$4,000 Grant Reported
He said $4,000 was granted
by the county government to
the Silver Spring Hospital As
'sociation. which has promoted
the project. for purchase of a
25-acre site.
The Maryland State Roads
Commission. he said, recently
purchased about IA acres of
the hospital site for 100000,
and the remaining acreage plus
$4,000 in assets is to be
turned over by the hospital as
Evening star., 1959-12-05
Hiqh French Officials
Probe Dam Collapse

FREJUS, France, Dec. S
(AP).-Five government min
listers today inspected the
flood-stricken Reyran river
valley and stood silently at
the cemetery where open
graves await more victims of
the Malpasset Dam disaster.
The helicopters bringing in
the top-level investigators from
Paris landed shortly after
weary rescue workers began
their third day of probing in
silt and debris for those still
missing.
Official figures list 221 dead
and 80 to 80 missing.
The governmental delegation
was hardly noticed by the
stricken populace of Frejus
and the Reyran Valley. Only
district officials, newsmen -
and a military honor guard
greeted the ministers as they
landed.
Regional police headquarters
said 300 buildings and 1877 ve-
hicles were destroyed or
damaged when 49 million cubic
meters of water burst through
the 185-foot high dam and
swept in minutes four miles to
the Mediterranean Sea.
Rene Laurin, National As
sembly deputy for the Var dis
trict where the tragedy oc-
Cured, estimated damages to
Frejus and the valley between
Evening star., 1959-12-05
c. E. Moore, Jr.,
Wartime Serqeunt

Charles E. Moore, jr., a car
penter and a District resident
for the last 10 years, died
Thursday of a heart attack in
an automobile in front of his
house at 1903 Minnesota ave-
nue. Sc.
Mr.. Moore was born in New
Orleans. He was a veteran of
World War II. AS an army ser
geant, he saw service in North
Africa and Italy.
He leaves his wife. Alice, of
the home address; a son,
Charles E. Moore II of New
Orleans; his father, Charles E.
Moore. Sr., also of New Orleans,
and three brothers and three
sisters.
Services will be held at 2::30
pm. Monday in the Chambers
funeral home, SIT Eleventh
street Sc, with burial at Co.
lumbia Gardens Cemetery, Ar
.lington.
Evening star., 1959-12-05

cattle, won national recogni-
ton. One of his fox hound
champions, Royal Tramp, was
pictured in the Encyclopedia
Britannica.
Wife Among Survivors
Mr.. Rolfe was vice president
and treasurer of the paving
firm at the time of his death.
He leaves his wife. Mrs.
Bertha G. Rolfe; three sons,
Harold J. Rolfe of Lexington
Park. Md, A. G. Rolfe, jr., of
Silver Spring. and John A.
Rolfe of Ocean City, Md; four
daughters, Mrs. Howard M.
Baggett of Alexandria, Mrs.
John O'Neill of Richmond,
Mrs. Hazel McClung of Pooles-
vile. and Mrs. George Rady,
jr., of Bethesda; Is grandchil-
dren, and four great-grandchil-
dren.
Requiem mass will be said at
$3.50 am. Monday in st. Mary's
Catholic Church in Barnesville,
Md. Burial will be in Mount
Calvary Cemetery, Richmond.
Evening star., 1959-12-05
Leo l. TuIIy,
Publisher

BRONXVILLE, N. Y, Dec. 5
(AP).-Leo L. Tully, book pub
Usher Of BronxvilIe and Miami
Beach. Fla, died here yesterday
after a long illness.
Mr.. Tully. So, a native Of
Kankakee, H., founded in 1917
the firm of Educators Associa-
ton of New York City, pub
fishers of encyclopedias for
school children.
He leaves his widow,
Margaret Gildea Tully; a
daughter. Mrs. Marie T. Muir
ray of New Rochelle. N. Y, and
three sons, Leo jr., Of New
Rochelle, Paul c. of Washing
ton, and William j., Yonkers,
N. Y.
Evening star., 1959-12-05
Mrs. c. R. Wilson,
District Native

Mrs. Elizabeth Ashton Will
son, 81, widow of Clarence R.
Wilson. a former partner of
the law firm of Wilson. Huide-
koper and Lesh, died Friday in
New York.
Mrs. Wilson was born in
Washington. She was the
daughter of J. Hubley Wake
man Ashton, a prominent Dis
trict attorney. She was a
District resident until 1949,
when she moved to New York
to be near her daughter. She
was active in several charity
groups.
She leaves one daughter. Mrs.
Bethuel M. Webster. jr., of
New York; thre grand-daugh-
ters and four greatgrandchil-
dren.
Services will be at IL am
Monday at St. Johns Church
Lafayette square NV, with
burial at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Evening star., 1959-12-05
A. @. RoIfe, Contractor
And CottIemon, Dies

A. G. Rolfe, II, co-founder
of the MCGUIRE and Rolfe paw
ing contracting firm in Lexing-
ton Park, Nd, and a leading
cattle breeder, died yesterday
after a heart attack at his
Spring Valley Hereford Farm
near PooleSville, Md. He had
been suffering from heart
trouble for several months.
A poor Illinois farm boy,
who left high school to fight
in the Spanish American War,
Mr.. Rolfe died a wealthy man.
Besides his contracting and
cattle businesses, he was a
director of the Maryland State
Bank of Montgomery County
and president of the Upper
Montgomery County Farmers
Club at the time of his death.
Mr.. Rolfe established his
contracting firm here in 1924
and moved to Washington from
Richmond three years later.
He moved to his 750-acre farm
in Poolesville l8 years ago.
Pioneer Hereford Breeder
He was one of the pioneer
breeders of polled (hornless)
Hereford cattle. His cattle we're
shipped from the Poolesville
farm to half the States in the
Nation and to five foreign
countries.
His contribution to the de-
velopment of polled Herefords
was formally recognized by the
University of Maryland in 1857,
when the Board of Regents
awarded him a certificate for
his work. Mr.. Rolfe also was
past president and a director
of the American Polled Here
ford Association, past president
of the Maryland Breeders AS
Sociation. a director of the At
lantic Rural Exposition of
Richmond and a former direc-
tor of the Eastern National
Livestock Show.
In earlier years, Mr.. Rolfe
rode in Maryland fox hunts.
His hounds, like the Hereford
Evening star., 1959-12-05
John W. Thompson, 81,
Former Aide in Agencies

Lafayette College. He was the
son of Ross and Wena De-
Bruler T h ompson and the
grandson of John w. Thomp-
son. president of the National
Metropolitan Bank here.
During World War I, Mr..
Thompson was a captain in the
10th Field Artillery Regiment
in Europe. After the war, he
entered the real estate business
and later became an agent for
the Permutit water softener
company.
Subsequently. he was an in
dustrial specialist with the De-
fense Plants Corp. of the Re-
construction Finance Corp. and
later was a real property classi-
fer in the War Assets Admin
istration. More recently. he
was an industrial specialist with
the National Production Au-
thority's Building Materials Di-
vision.
Mr.. Thompson is survived by
his wife, Mrs. Imogen Hostetler
Thompson, and three children
by an earlier marriage. John w
Thompson. jr., of 4605 Lang
drum lane, Chevy Chase, Nd,
associate editor of The Star
and president of the Evening
Star Broadcasting Co.; Mrs
Garfield Swift, now residing in
The Netherlands, and Mrs. c.
G.. Sexton III of Washington.
Funeral services will be held
at 10 am. Tuesday in Fort
Myer Chapel, with burial in Ar
lington Cemetery. The family
requests that tokens of sym.
pathy be in the form of contri.
buttons to Sidwell Friends
School.
Evening star., 1959-12-05
Murder Victim
Alive in Mexico

MEXICO CITY, Dec. S CAP)
- An American. previously
identified as the victim OF a
torch murder, was found alive
yesterday after a search, police
said.
A Mexican woman friend had
Identified a burned body as
that of an American merchant
sailor, James A. Markey. Not
satisfied, police set out to look
for the American.
Officers said they found him
in another hotel. This left the
murder victim still unidentified,
The body, with clothes af1ame.
was found by a boy Thursday
in a vacant lot on the outskirts
of the city.
Evening star., 1959-12-05

his appointment as instructor
at the university in 1941.
He also worked for the War
Department Sand for transpor-
While in the Army, he
learned to speak japanese
and after the war was assigned
to Gen. MacArthur's head
quarters with the Allied Trans
lation and Interpretation Sec.
ton, supervising the transla-
ton Of Japanese documents.
Besides his wife, Mr.. Lamb
leaves an 18-month-old son
Richard, jr.
Friends may call at the
Adams Funeral Home, 474S
Wisconsin avenue NV, be-
tween 3 and 6 pm. tomorrow
Services will be at the funeral
home at 2 pm. Tuesday. Burial
will be in Arlington Cemetery,
Evening star., 1959-12-05
Herbert Kuntz, II,
46 Years With IRIS

Herbert o. Kuntz, II, a ma
tive of Washington. died yester-
day in st. Joseph, Mich, after
a short illness.
He retired from the Internal
Revenue Service in 1856 after
46 years with that agency. He
lived at 81l Ingraham street,
NV.
Mr.. Kuntz leaves his wife.
two daughters, Mrs. Mary Lou
Use Toenges of San Francisco
and Mrs. Margaret Karsen of
st. Joseph; a son. Robert Kuntz
OF Allentown, Pa, and five
grandchildren.
Evening star., 1959-12-05

John w. Thompson, 81, of
4918 Sedgwick st. NV, former
Washington real estate man
and Government official, died
yesterday in Kensington Gar
dens Sanitarium after a long,
illness.
Mr.. Thompson was a native
Of Washington and a graduate
Of Sidwell Friends School, Hill
School in Pottstown, Pa, and
Evening star., 1959-12-05
Gustuvo Buroso Dies,
BruziI Historian

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 4
(AP) .-Gustavo Dodt Baroso, II,
noted Brazilian historian, jurist
and director of the Historical
Museum, died yesterday. He
was the author of more than
$50 books and wrote extensively
for newspapers under the pseu-
donym Joao del Norte.
He was secretary of the Bra
lillian delegation to the Ver-
Sallles Pace Conference, secre-
tary-general to the Interna-
tional Commission of Jurists in
1927, and representative to
various other International
conferences.
Evening star., 1959-12-05
Rites at Waldorf
For T. R. Goldsmith

Funeral services for Thomas
R. Goldsmith, pilot of the AL
legheny AirlineS plane that
crashed near Williamsport, Pa,
on Tuesday were to be held in
Waldorf, Md, today.
The Star incorrectly an
nounced yesterday that funeral
services would be held this
morning for Jack K. Svitzer
director of sales for Allegheny,
who was killed in the same
crash.
Funeral services for Mr.
Svitzer will be announced later