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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-19
Front Royal Boycott

On opening day, the "integrated"
Warren County High School in Front
Royal occupied status that is at least
unique.
Some months ago Federal Judge
John Paul ordered the county school
authorities to admit "a Negro students
to the high school. This brought the
closing of the school under a State law
which has since been invalidated. The
Federal judge last week ordered that
the school be reopened on equal terms to
white students and the "a Negroes It's
doors were opened yesterday, but % Of
the "a Negroes were the only children to
enroll. The white children stayed away,
although few may enroll later
Thus, the effect is that this formerly
all-white School-haS been integrated as
a matter of law, but is operating in fact
on segregated basis in the sense that
only colored children are attending.
Why has this novel situation come about
and how long may it be expected to
continue?
When the school was closed last
September there were about 1000 white
children in attendance. More than 700
of these have enrolled in private schools
established by the Warren County Edu-
cational Foundation Some others are
attending high schools outside the coun-
ty. And 100 or more apparently are not
attending any school,
Observers on the scene believe there
are three main reasons for this boycott
of the integrated school, The first is
that many parents are unwilling to take
their children out of the private schools
and thereby disrupt their education for
the second time in a single school year.
The second reason stems from sub
stantial public opposition to school inte-
grafton. The third reason given is that
most of the people of Front Royal have
their backgrounds in the surrounding
mountains. They are hardy breed and
do not like to have anyone telling them
what they must or must not do
AS for the second question, no one
really knows, of course, how long the
boycott will continue. There is rather
widespread belief, however, that many
of the children in private schools will
return to the public high school next
September. BY that time it is expected
that new combination elementary
high school for colored children will have
been completed. This should make pos
sible the adoption of an appropriate
assignment plan, as has been done in
Arlington and other places. And this,
in turn, should ease the problem of
adjusting to deSegregation.
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"12th STREET

lGJ1 - hE6 l.
Dear Sir:
II thought you would be
interested in my experience
with a bird.
"I was in a hospital for
about two weeks, and all the
time was there a certain
bird appeared on a building
across the street.
81 was high up, the 9th
floor, and the bird was down
on the roof of the building
across the street. The build
ing was four stories high.
Nov the bird was not a
cardinal, nor a bluejay, nor
yet a chickadee, or a tit
mouse; it was not a dove,
even, nor yet a pigeon.
But this bird gave me much
needed amusement and even
encouragement and / feel /
might not even be here if it
had not been for his amusing
antics.
X X +
This bird was a startling.
81 had never paid much at
tention to starlings before.
Indeed I had taken a very
dim view of them, listening to
people talk now and then.
This particular startling
was a born comedian, and
the help he gave me at just
the right time made me a
friend of all starlings for
life.
HE never made a move
without seeming to. consult
an invisible audience. l am
sure he knew / was watch
ing him, but if he did it
must have been instinct that
told him, because he could
not see me.
He would walk toward the
parapet of his building, then
bounce into the air. his neck
curved over my way, and his
bright eyes looking as if for
applause.
81 had heard that he was
to be regarded as a nuisance
and a pest, but pretty soon
1 was looking for him every
day, and he never once dis
appointed me.
Il wondered at first why
he came, and the only answer
I could find was that he came
to entertain me, Of all people,
helpless and alone.
Since ! had been able To
leave, much better, thank
you, ! never 90 q day without
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-19
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

thinking of this helpful bird,
and it is needless to say that
I now look at all his cousins
and his aunts with special
favor.
Let no one speak against
starlings to me! l love them,
and I know why.
Sincerely, J. A."
***
This was a case Of a bird
in hand being worth two in
the bush.
Or stitch in time saves
nine, perhaps.
The entertainment value
of starlings is often over
looked.
Yet the starting is a born
comedian, as our correspond
ent says.
If any one doubts this, let
him try an interesting ex-
pertinent.
Nothing but a pan OF
water is needed. The pan
is placed in the middle OF
the yard after one starting
has been seen thereabout.
~ +
We specify one, because ne
is the scout.
This intelligent species
sends out scouts, and they
have some way of COMMUNE
eating with the main band,
though we have never been
able to find out just how.
Well, just put out the pan
of fresh water. cold or luke
warm but not hot, and watch
the fun.
Starlings soon will appear
in numbers, and all Of them
make for the pan Of water.
their bathing beach Of the
moment.
No matter how cold the
day, starlings love to battle,
and such a jostling for place
you will seldom see, in or out
of nature.
The antics of the birds be-
tray a real sense of amuse-
ment. The Joy Of living finds
lively expression among these
glistening birds. II the
watcher happens to think
how many things there are
to take the JOY out Of life,
as the expression has it. he
will value more than ever
the big merry birds that
somehow seem happy in the
cold and in a country so far
away from their native land.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-19

barrassing to the Montana Senator.
Nevertheless, 1t suggests at least pos
sibility that he has outlined basis for
negotiations which might get us out
Of our dangerous and potentially sunten-
able position in West Berlin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-19

Shrinkers out of the cockpit
and put them back into an
area they belong - testing
their screwy theories on
themselves. Also let's get off
the pilots backs and permit
them to go of the defensive
and into the area they know
best-f1ying an airplane in a
manner consistent with the
highest degree of safety.
Paul M. Means.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-19

Can organized labor afford
to kill the Kennedy-Ervin bill
aimed at racketeering and
corruption in labor unions
and labor-management rela-
tions, as its leaders have
threatened. unless their de-
mands for amendment Of the
Taft-Hartley Act are included
in that bill? Or, on the other
hand, can business and in
dustry afford TO kill the re-
form bill unless their demands
for Taft-Hartley amendment,
dealing with mass picketing
and secondary boycotting, are
placed in the measure? It's
a nice question, for a head
on collision over Trait Hart
ley amendments could pre-
vent action on the greatly
needed reform measure.
The situation is filled with
politics. Organized labor is
breathing down the neck Of
Senator John F. Kennedy of
Massachusetts, cosponsor of
the reform bill and regarded
as the front-running candi-
date for the 1860 Demo-
cratic presidential nominal
ton. From the sunny shores
of Puerto Rico, where the
AFL-CIO big bosses are hold
ing am executive committee
meeting, comes a threat that
they will withdraw support
from the Kennedy Erwin bill
unless they get what they
want. On the other hand,
Senator Dirksen of Illinois,
Republican leader of the Sem
ate, has the President. Sec
rotary Of Labor Mitchell and
management breathing down
his neck, demanding that any
reform bill contain the PreSi-
dents Taft Hartley amend
mentS.
Despite these oppoSfn g
forces, there is strong senti-
ment in the Senate for the
passage of the reform bill
as quickly as possible, with
the Taft Hartley amend
ments to come later in a
separate measure. The issue
comes first before the Sem
ate Labor and Public We'll
fare Committee. which is now
whipping the Kennedy Erwin
bill into shape for report to
the Senate, presumably next
week.
For -Racketeering Action
Senator Kennedy is not
opposed to amending the
Taft Hartley Act. Indeed,
amendments to Tsft-Hartley
supported by labor have been
included in his bill. Some of
those amendments, dealing
with the building trades. also
have been included in the
Eisenhower administration la
Dor bill. But Senator Kennedy
is tremendously interested in
getting through at this ses-
sion and as promptly as
possible the misunderstanding
bill. Senator Lyndon B. john
son, powerful Democratic
leader of the Senate, has so
far withheld any pronounce
ment on the proposal to
separate the reform bill and
the Taft-Hartley amend
ments. He is, however, fully
cognizant of the need and
in favor of the passage of a
reform bill. Nor is he likely
to let the Senate be deferred
from putting through such a
measure, either by business
or labor, if he can help it
And he can help it.
The investigation of racket
eering and corruption in labor
unions, particularly in con-
nection with the union well
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-19
LETTERS TO The STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry iDrtters' correct
names and addresses. AL
letters are subject to conden-
sdtion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-19
THE POLITICAL MILL
Labor Reform Bill q Must
BY GOULD LINCOLN

fare funds, has been running
since January. l95T-more
than two years. The Senate
investigating com mittee.
headed by Senator Mcclellan
Of Arkansas, revealed both
racketeering and corruption
in some unions, and in labor
management relations. The
revelations have shocked the
country-including members
Of labor unions themselves
who have been victimized.
Unless reform legislation is
enacted. there is no adequate
way to prevent this racketeer-
ing and corruption. In the
last Congress, the Kennedy
Ives reform bill, over which
this same fight for amending
the Taft-Hartley Act arose.
finally passed the Senate by
an overwhelming vote. AS it
passed that body. 1t contained
none of the amendments de-
manded by labor or manage
ment. With a congressional
election in the ofing, the bill
died in the House. Since that
time. the Mcclellan commit
tee has continued to unveil
shocking corruption and rack
eteering.
Public Reaction Seen
Public opinion cannot safe
ly be ignored too long, either
by labor or business. The
labor leaders should give
thought to the possibility
that an aroused public, in
f1uencing an aroused Con-
gresS, can hand them a pack
age of legislation, far more
drastic than anything now
proposed.
But organized labor, which
went about in the campaign
last fall to elect big Demo-
cratic majorities in Senate
and House. is now demanding
its price. It's leaders want
far more than the Taft
Hartley amendments con-
tanned in the Kennedy Erwin
bill. Further, they expect
their demands to be proposed
in amendments to the reform
bill when it comes before the
Senate itself. It's an arro-
CANT attitude, any way you
look at it, ignoring as it does
the interests of the general
public. Their hope is that,
with a national election to be
held next year, they can
pressure candidates for Pres
ident and for Congress alike.
Senator Kennedy very rea-
sonably has pointed out that
the Senate Labor Committee
has appointed an advisory
panel, composed of experts
on ACKNOWLEDGEMENT rela-
lions and representative Of
both labor and management,
to consider the entire subject
of amending the Federal
labor laws, including Taft
Hartley. This panel, he has
suggested, should be able to
come up with legislative
recommendations to correct
evils on both sides. Its rec
concentrations could spark
plug a general revision of the
labor laws-entirely separate
from the present anti-racket-
eering bills
The action of the Senate
committee and of the Senate
itself will be closely watched.
One thing seems certain: If
Congress lets another year go
by without passing an anti
racketeering bill, it will be a
black eye for both the Demo-
Gratis and organized labor.
The Democrats dominate
Congress. 1t remains to be
seen how far labor dominates
the Democrats.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-02
Stocks Higher,
Range Small;
Trading Heavy

NEW YORK, Mar. 2 (AP).-
Electronies. aircrafts and rocket
fuel issues did we'll as the stock
market made q moderate over
all advance early this after
noon. Trading was heavy.
Gains Of most key stocks
we're fractions to about q point.
A liberal assortment Of losers
moved in the same range.
The uncertain Berlin situa-
ton combined with increasing
publicity about missiles and
rockets continued to keep
stocks representing those indus
tries.
Weekend news was good,
including reports of record con-
struction spending. increasing
new car sales and booming steel
production.
Steels. motors, rails and utili-
ties had a small edge to the up
side. Chemicals. oils. nonferrous
metals. rubbers, building mat
erials and mail order-retails
were mixed.
The market advanced from
the start with the ticker tape
late for IS minutes. It Jagged
for another 10 minutes later
in the morning.
Hoffman Electronics rose
about 4 points. Raytheon and
Sperry Rand gained more than
q point apiece. Philco was
ahead about a point.
Thiokol advanced about 5 as
its run-up continued. Heyden
Newport Chemical was ahead
more than a point. then scored
a fractional net loss as a Dow
Jones news item quoted the
firms president as saying no
merger or acquisition Is being
considered.
GOVERN emit bonds rose
slightly. Corporate bonds
showed a higher tendency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-02
TRADE
WINDS
BY LOU SCHNEIDER

Results Of the annual survey
Of consumer finances, being
prepared by the University Of
Michigan survey research cen.
ter, will be issued by the Fed.
eral Reserve Board soon after
the middle Of March. The
big West German steel and
pipe firm Of Phoenix-Rhein-
rohr placed orders for Ameri-
can equipment to modernize
Its facilities to increase output
!. Interior Secretary Seaton
Is preparing an oil import curb;
February % Is the deadline for
the present voluntary program
Studebaker-Packard is work.
Ing overtime producing It's
smaller car, Lark. and the
company win show q net profit
this year.
Balanced budget push means
closing Of more military bases
/. !. Fresh meat and vegetables
would be regarded as unfit to
eat II people were to believe
all the publicity spread by
frozen foods trade associations
Steel companies are allocat-
Ing shipments via the SCREEN
ing Of orders; industry earn
ings run well ahead Of q year
ago. Dive Wayne has a
bantam school bus designed to
seat u TO Is children.
Talk Of threats Of an attack
on the United States. and OF
an impending hot war will con.
tinue until Congress votes de-
Tense appropriations. Life
insurance companies will pay
higher taxes. and added cost
means higher premiums on
some policies. February un-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-02
Steel Buyers
Rush buiIdup
OF inventories
CLEVELAND, March 2 tAP)

CLEVELAND, March 2 (AP)
The buildup Of steel inven-
tories as a hedge against a
possible United Steelworkers
strike July / is now in high
gear. Steel magazine said
yesterday.
There has been only a mod
est buildup since October, when
inventories bottomed out at
IL million to Is million tons, "
the weekly Journal Of Metal
working said. Prom now until
June 80. users will take in more
steel than they'll use. BY mid
year they'll have II to % mil
lion tons"
Last week steel production
rose another two points to SO
per cent Of capacity. or about
2.4e2. 900 net tons for ingots
and castings. That Is the larg-
est output for any week since
June %. 1857, Steel said.
During March finished steel
shipments will top seven mil
lion tons, the magazine pre-
dicted. and that also will be
the highest since June. 1857.
Sales by steel service centers
particularly in the Midwest
we're up last month, the maya.
zine said. and warehouses are
getting more hurry-up orders
Most mills are fully booked
on flat-rolled products, and
few have open tonnage in oil
country goods. bars. plates OF
structurals," the magazine said
'Chi"sgo steelmakers are al
locating all their products
They're sold out on wide fiange
beams. but still have second
quarter space for standard
shapes"
Any strike lasting beyond
six weeks. Steel said, would
liquidate most stocks Of steel
as a hedge against the walkout
and force producers to dip
into their ordinary working
inventories. taking them down
to rock bottom"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-02
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO. March 2 tAP). - Grain
futures opened on an Easter tone al
the Board OF Trade today. with no
immediate tendency to uush upward
after last weeks general price gains.
strength Of last weeks hish close.
Lack of bullish news developer nts
apparently left traders cautious about
implications Of last Fridays Govern
rnent report Of UNEXPECTEDLY large
amounts OF Erains under loan and II,
implications Of possible scarcity OF
commercially avaiiabie wheat later on
At the. end Of the FIRST hour vhee,
was unchanTed 10 "a lower, March
s2 O4h; corn "a lower to - higher
March old type contract 81 I6ss; oats
,cs to 81 hiss:r ioS March Neg ss r.
soybe:pS "a to a higher; March
Last weeks report by the Asricul-
ture Department kept upward price
pressure on most contracts 10 the
FOR the SEASON. The government said
.hst tie quantity Of wheat under loan
had reached 40 millior bushels
7lthou3h the highest unofiicial est
mates had nut 'hn figure at 60C
mi, D1 nsss..d 1r l :sc:scu,.,,on a. !,
whether enough unencumbered grain
mIght be available TO cover CONNER.
cial contracts until the winter wheat
harvest begins this summer: However
there was awareness that higher fu-
ture prices might bring considerable
wheat out OF government loan storage
and into the market.
The government loan covered 1877
million b-shels OF soyheans accordine
to last Fridays report-13 million
bushels more than on January 81. This
too. provided underpinning Of futures
prices.
Although good export demand wa;
generally expected, early in the dsS
there was no substantial news Of new
deals TO supply foreign needs.
The political situation in Europe
despite Runssia's acceptance Of q meet
ing Of foreign ministers as preli.
minary 70 Its proposed big four con.
ference, remained . puzzle TO market
men.
They were aware that Russia's in
tentions with regard TO turning over
West Berlin communications lines To
the Fast German communists were still
unc2rpged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-02
BUSINESS
BRIEFS

American Airlines received
CAB approval of the sale of
rs DC-7 transports to General
Aircraft a. Leasing Co., Inc, Of
Washington.
National Homes Corp. direc-
tors voted a 2-for-l split in
class A and B stock plus q three
per cent stock dividend on both
classes, subject to approval by
stockholders at an April "a an
nual meeting.
Ryan Aeronautical Co. will
seek stockholder approval of
an increase in authorized COM
mon capital stock to two mil
lion shares from one million
shares at a March II annual
meeting.
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noMnsfie

DOMESTIC ifis
Aldens CIV AVS 10 lisa
Am 4 v p Sc 1850 oA5b
Am Tel q Tel Gas IS 1oos4
Am T 4 7 cv 4izs "a 2o6is
Am Tobacco % 81 80
Allan Rein tias 81 LIZA
Avco MIS- Co CIV So 70 no
Champ pkF cv AIS ell21h
Chi a N W CIV 4iss 90 7oSk
CIT Finance " 90 ioosta
Comb Ems ev saAs o. III
ConsoI Edison CIV Is 73 lis
Cons0l Edison Is 50 oS51
COnsoL Edison Vas ~ esq
consol Nat Gas So 90 Zoe
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Earnings

Food Fair Stores in 40 weeks
ended January 81 earned ST.
905.727 or $l.49 q share vs..
s7.732.309 or $l.46 in 1858 Pc
Rod.
Philc0 Corp. In year ended
December % earned $2.874, 00O
or 81 cents a share VS.. $4.-
0si 900 or 80 cents in 1857.
Atlantic Coast Line in Janu-
airy earned S1,313.000 vs.. 81
07s.0o0 in 1858 period.
Great Northern Paper In
year ended December "a
earned $62S, 467 or IS cents q
share VS.. $2.846.254 or $2.41
in 1857.
Northwest Airlines In Janu-
airy earned $35.042 VS.. a loss
Of $375.790 in 1858 period.
Other earnings included:
zee We. V-Aaa Asw.-.. On
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-02
FOREIGN EXCH'GE


NEW YORK, Mar. 9 (AP) For.
eign exchange rates, Great Britain il
dollars, others in cents. CUnchanged
unless otherwise noted.)
Canadian dollar In New York open
market, 9 23/32 per cent premium Of
102 NV United States cents on 1872
Europe: Great Britain pound
up Il; 66.dsy futures. s.soii; 90-day
lfranc(. os,oo.s Of .OOh; France
tranel. 20 1892 Of cent; German,
Holland (gdilder, 26.49, on .00is
Italy tlirsI. ;ieN q : GENT: Portusa
Ieseudol, 3.b1: Sweden (krona), 1874
Denmark tkrone). 1852.
! .53i Brazil ifres). ~ Of cent
Mexico NJ Ss s.o2; Venezuela fbolivar)
Fsr East: Hong Kong dollar. 17.5s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-02

xEx dividend Books closed. tPlus
extra. or extras Declared or paid %
far this wear.
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N. Y. COTTON

NEW. YORK. Mar. . (AP) Prices
steadied in late morning. current crop
months moved up TO small gains partly
on reports Of better min demand for
spot cotton,
Reports to a leading spot arm said
Of spot cotton prices on most ouall-
ties. Traders felt that the laree vol
ume OF cotton In the Government loan
Is contributing to steadiness at the
primary markets.
New crop months were still under
the previous close
Noon prices were 10 cents Q bale
higher 10 80 cents lower than the
previous close. March 1888, May
d0.oe ana July 34.73.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-02

employment will be above the
Al million Of January. but
won't hit the So million mark
Of last February.
Japan retained her lead last
year as worlds largest ship
builder. with West Germany
second and Britain third.
Gamers are profiting from
full-scale price war among can
makers. Glass container
industry sales last year hit ALL
time high Of more than 20
billion units. Du Pont ofii-
Gals say the food industry, in
GLIDING candy, uses about 80
per cent Of domestic cellophane
tonnage. More and more
corporations are doing more
and more to help the alcoholic
worker.
Wall Streets speculative
element feels sure the Federal
Reserve Board doesn't intend
to tighten the margin trading
rules. In other words, no near
term action to place securities
trading on a cash basis, or
elimination of the substitution
rule in margin accounts. The
substitution rule permits nu-
merous active traders to enjoy
the old margin rates Of so and
rs per cent compared with the
present 80 per cent. But. limited
one close to the FBI, the Wall
Street crowd may get q
surprise.
Consolidated Newsfeatures)
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YaIesTow be- 2s BEE 3l 81

YnGstl Dr. Ms 4 2aIS 22A 22H- N
Zenith Rad , 8217I1 ala 215Ih+2lz
Hourly Sales on the exchange
ll:OOa am $50 700 Noon l75o 600
100 m 2 $50 600 400 N o 600 600
unit OF trading 10 shares OF sales in
full Rates Of dividends 10 the foregoing
table are annual disbursements based on
the last quarterly OF semi-annuaI decla.
ration Unless otherwise noted, special
or extra dividends are not included
plus stock dividend Declared OF paid
In 1853 plus stock dividend Paid last
year Payable IN stock durins 1858,
estimated cash value on ex dividend or
redistribution date Declared OF oaid
so far this. year b Declared OF paid after
stock dividend OF splitup Declared OF
paid this year an accumuiative issue
with dividends IN arrears. p Ped this
year. dividend omitted. deferred u no
action taken at last dividend meeting.
T. Declared OF paid In 1858 plus seOck divi.
dend Payable In stock during 1858.
estimated cash value on ex-diyidend or
redistribution date y Liguidatins divi.
dend, CID Called Ex dividend. .x-dls
out warrants. WV With warrants. wd
When distributed vi When issued. nd
Next day delivery, q In bankruptcy or
receivership or being re0rganized under
the Bankruptcy Act, or securities assumed
bH such companies.