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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-10

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Evening star., 1959-12-25
Fire Kills Patient
At Institute Here

A 35-year-old woman found
early today in a burning bed
room of the Green Manor In
stitute at 3l47 Sixteenth street
NV. died of burns about five
hours later in the Washington
Hospital Center.
Police said Mrs. Evelyn Rut-
ley, 35, patient at the institute
since october, was found or
the floor of the third-story
room about 8 am. by an at
tendant. Mrs. Dorothy Roy
who pulled her from the room
and called for help.
Fire Inspector Kermit Null
Inns said the room was burned
out by the fire. He is investi-
eating to determine the cause.
Mrs. Rutley was severely
burned over more than so per
cent of her body, police said.
A spokesman at Green Manor
said Mrs. Rutley was a native
of Cumberland. Md, and that
all her relatives live in Cum
berland.
Evening star., 1959-12-25
Plane Crash Kills
Colorado Couple

IONA, Mich, Dec. Is (AP)
"A young Colorado couple
apparently en- route for a holi-
day vacation. was killed last
night when their plane crashed
in a farm field.
Police identified the dead
through papers and letters as
Robert Hagstrom, %, the pilot
and his wife, Elizabeth Jane
26, of Denver.
Neither the destination nor
origin of the flight could be
learned Immediately but troop
erS said Christmas presents,
including a teddy bear, were
found in the wreckage.
Sam Detmers, the farmer on
whose property the single en-
gine plane crashed, said he
heard a strange noise last
night but did not investigate.
The wreckage was spotted this
morning by a neighbor.
Evening star., 1959-12-25
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinity-Cloudy
with rain or drizzle tonight and
tomorrow; low near 80; con-
siderably cloudy and warmer
tomorrow.
Virginia - Cloudy tonight
with low in the 30s except 20s
In the mountains; tomorrow
considerably cloudy and warm
er; small craft warnings dis
played.
Lower Potomac. and Chesa-
peake Bay-North to northeast
winds 10 to 20 miles per hour
diminishing and becoming var
liable tonight; variable winds
10 miles per hour or less to-
morrow; visibility 2 to S miles
with haze and fog; small craft
warnings displayed. '-s'
Maryla nd Considerable
cloudinesS and not as cold to-
night and tomorrow; lowest to-
night % to SO; highest tomor-
row ~ to 46.
Five-Day Forecast
Washington and Vicinity
Temperatures will average
near normal. Normals for the
Evening star., 1959-12-25

miles. II think she was in the
last stages Of exhaustion. But
she was determined to finish"
And finish she did, gripping
the low railing at Marble Arch
and bowling over it. Someone
presented her with a bouquet
of red carnations and silver
painted holly, and the tough,
wiry woman Strengthened up,
held her head high and thrust
her jaw forward.
Immediately a police truck
whisked her of to a nearby
police station. From there she
was taken to the hospital and
her first full nights sleep since
she set out from Edinburgh
December II.
Hospital authorities were try
ing today to locate DR.. Moore's &
sculptor husband. Harry Moore
(no relation to Britain's ia
nous sculptor Henry Moore)
He set out for their suburban
home on his motorcycle yester-
day to accompany her into the
city, but no one reported seeing
him since.
DR.. Moore is the most spec
tacular devotee of the walking
craze which has gripped Brit
ain in recent months. No one
quite knows why, but the
standard distance for previous
walk marathonS has been 1lO
miles, the distance from Lon
don to Birmingham. DR.. Moore
made that trip twice.
A vegetarian who says she
Evening star., 1959-12-25

from exhaustion, but ] think
she probably will be able to
leave later today"
The 56-year-old Russian
born dietitian stumbled into
London last night after exactly
seven and a half days on the
road and no more than five
hours Of rest at any one time.
, Welcoming Crowd Grows
. For the last gruelling eight
miles a dozen burly policemen
escorted the indomttable doctor.
The welcoming crowd grew and
grew, bringing traffic to a
itandstill. f)'!. i'"-H'
Automobile horns kept up a
honking symphony as DR.. Moore
limped up to Marble Arch, her
finish line and one of the
British capitals best-known
landmarks.
She wore blue flannel pants,
, sweater ana "a sheepskin
3acket. On her blistered, aching
feet were marching boots
Swathed in layers Of sacking to
cushion the impact of the pave
ment.
/. She covered the last few hun
dred yards at a fast pace but
kept repeating, How much
farther is it? How much
iarther?"
Husband Unheard From
: "She didn't seem to know
where she was" said Peter Nc
Cullough, an Irishman who &C.
companied her for the last 10
Evening star., 1959-12-25
France Sends Cruiser
ToCoIm Martinique

Island Of Guadeloupe and Met
ropolitan France. The number
and their mode Of travel was
not reported. The 9.000-ton
cruiser De Grasse was ordered
to leave Brest shortly for Mar
Unique.
Mr.. Soustelle's Office said
that according to word received
late today. calm had been re-
stored and local authorities had
the situation in hand.
, Martinique Is a department
County, and technically is
part of Metropolitan France.
The island, birthplace Of Ma
poleon's Empress Josephine,
has an area of about 430
square miles and a population
of above a quarter of a. million.
Sugar is the dominant crop.
, No reason has been given for
the disturbances. But the Paris
newspaper LIE Monde suggested
the trouble was political and
that the Communist Party had
something to do with it.
Evening star., 1959-12-25
Russians See
New Findings
= 50 - - @uH
Improving N
sy the Associated Presi

4
The Russians are pictured al
seeing possibilities Of improved
radio, television and telephone
communication as a result OF
advances in knowledge of at
mospherics.
A Russian technical report
was summarized In a publica-
ton prepared periodically by
the Central Intelligence Agency
and containing "unevaluated
information extrS cted from re-
Gently received publications OF
the USSR," The American pub
lication is distributed by the
Commerce Department.
According to the Russian re-
port, the Soviets' findings in
recent years regarding the elec-
trical properties Of the iono-
sphere and the troposphere-
the area Of the atmosphere be-
low the stratosphere-have en-
abled them to formulate meth
ods "for building new systems
Of communications based on
utilization of the scientific data
obtained"
"A modern network of trunk
communications will be built
on the basis Of complex utiliza-
ton of radio-relay and cable
lines of various types" the
Russian article said.
THE principal requirement
presented for the new systems
will be capability of operating
on a wide band, permitting
simultaneous transmission of
television programs and hun
dreds of telephone conversa-
tionS.
"Computer and (automatic)
programming devices also will
Evening star., 1959-12-25

keeps f1t on a diet of fruit juice
and stewed grass, DR.. Moore set
out on the Edinburgh-London
tramp to prove women can be
as tough as men.
All that is needed, she says,
is the right food and right liv-
ing, including mastered SEX
"Of course, I can't completely
ignore SEX" she admits, but
I've mastered it so that there
are no abnormal urges"
DR.. Moore claims she will live
to be 200 years old. One of hel
ambitions is to have a baby
when she is 100.
Evening star., 1959-12-25

PARIS, Dec. IS (AP) The
French government last night
ordered extra police forces and
a navy cruiser to the West In
dies island Of Martinique, where
violent incidents broke out sew
eral days ago.
A high official of the French
national security forces is also
on the way.
A statement by the Office of
Jacques Soustelle, minister in
charge Of overseas areas, gave
these details of the disturb
ances:
Three persons have been
killed and several injured In
Fort-de-France, the capital of
Martinique.
Set OF by Auto Crash
The trouble began last Sun
day following an auto accident
in the center Of the city. A de-
tachment of riot police sta
toned nearby was called to the
scene. A crowd gathered around
the accident scene and attacked
the police. The police threw
teargas grenades and fired into
the air.
That night several dozen per-
sons stoned an automobile and
windows Of several stores. Sew
eral civilians and three police
men were hurt.
On Monday night, groups of
youths, some Of them armed
broke more windows and set
cars af1re.
Attempts were made to set
fire to two police headquarters.
Two civilians were killed that
night and several policemen
were injured.
On Tuesday night, despite
appeals for calm by civil and
religious authorities, new vio-
lence broke out. One person
was killed and several injured.
A curfew was ordered Begin
ming Wednesday, from 8 pm.
to dawn.
Police Ordered Out
About 10 persons were ar
rested.
The extra police were or
dered to Martinique from the
Evening star., 1959-12-25
SLED FLOATS BY,
PULLS SANTA
OUT OF DITCH

At least one Santa Claus
in the area got stuck last
night in the snow.
Walter Lineberg of 53I6
Thomas road. Friendly,
Nd, had Just finished
playing Santa Claus in q
home on the Clinton
PiScataway road when his
car got stuck in the ditch.
where's your reindeer, r
Santa" taunted one of the
Accokeek Md firemen
who : happened by. But
then the f1remen, who had
a float of Santa and his
sled in tow. pulled out
Santa's car.
Seeing Santa's sled pun
up like that really inn
pressed my children" said
Louis Bennett of 520-A
Piscataway road. Mr.. Line
berg had been playing
Santa in the Bennett home
just before he got stuck.
Evening star., 1959-12-25
Dry Los Angeles Gets
Rain for Christmas

Los ANGELES, Dec. 25
(AP).-Cloudy skies dropped a
Christmas present of 81 inch
Of rain on parched Los Angeles
yesterday-the first substantial
moisture here in 10 months.
The rains brought minor
flooding to the city and rocks
cascaded onto mountain high
ways in sections recently de-
nuded by brush fires.
The rainfall brought the
season total to LOG, compared
with a normal of AIT.
Evening star., 1959-12-25

find proper use in the field Of
communications. Several prof.
ects are now in the process o1
development which vii,
utilize devices permitting in
crease in the transmitting ca
pacity of equipment and in la
Dor productivity.
Simplest example Of appli-
cation of these devices is the
equipment for automation OF
short-wave lines of communi-
cations now being developed
Evening star., 1959-12-25
373-MiIe Hike Ends
With Cheers of 10000

LONDON. Dec. Is (AP).-Marathon marcher Barbara
Moore lay exaustedbut with apparent other i'll effects
London hospital today after completing her 373-mile
walk from Edinburgh to the cheers of 10000 Christmas
reveers. - -..
She's resting" said hospital Official "shes suffering
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1959-06-18

stand on the shelves of public
libraries in the South, they might
get read, and everybody knows
that child who reads can grow
up to be a menace.
But it's amazing that the inqui-
sitors haven't gotten around to
Mother Goose. It's never too
early to put a youngster straight
on big questions. Why, if Moth
er Goose can be read freely, it
might happen some day that an
innocent youngster would get his
hands on that equally pernicious
document. The Declaration of In
dependence.
eve hold these truths to be
Self-evident, that all men are Gre
ated equal, that they are en-
dowed by their creator with GER
tain inalienable rights, that
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1959-06-18
their word.

their word.
What they actually mean Is
my way Of life" There is a vast
difference between the two, al
though they would have us think
differently
They would have us believe
they are builders and sole guar
dams of the only proper path
along which Mississippians
should move to the future. That
path, so far, has kept us march
ing in circles.
They are the ones who would
have us believe maintenance Of
segregation is the only issue we
face And that they are the only
ones who can properly handle
the problem for us.
That's poppycock, of course,
Segregation is no issue in Mis-
sissippi-it's a fact. And no man
would be running for public Of
flee in Mississippi, with any hope
of winning, unless he were a seq
regationist. So why make this
issue a straw-stuffed dummy to
be endlessly whipped on polit-
ical platforms across the state?
Why not instead search for
new ideas. new approaches and
new outloolzs that would provide
broader economic opportunities
for the Negro within the frame
work of social separation Of the
races? Inasrnuch as the Negro
comprises approximately half
our total population. increasing
his standard of living and income
would give the state as whole
a heftY lift upwards by its eco
nor1ic bootstraps.
Butgthat would be something
new and therefore suspect by
backward looking politicians.
Anyway. we ongrat u a t e
Lumpkin for saying some things
that badly needed saying.
Perhaps, coming from a veter-
an state politician, they will car
ry some weight with present and
future candidates and the voters
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1959-06-18
Book Banners .

rhyme that reads suspiciously
like a statement of the superior
ity of Negroes, and ought to be
investigated pronto by the Ku
Klux Khan. It goes like this:
"Baa, baa, black sheep, have
you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir. three bags
full:
One for my master and one
for my dame,
And one for the little boy
who lives down the lane"
Utterly shocking! VIVA S
wrong with wool from white
sheep? Aren't there definite sug-
gestions here that y white sheep
don't produce wool fine enough
or in sufficient quantity to sup
ply the wool market and p that
only black wool, in and of it
self, is suitable for gift presenta-
ton to families of the upper mid
die class?
It's all very we'll for the segre-
gationists to take off after the
three little pigs and the pair of
Dummies who fell in love. If ma
terial of that kind is allowed to
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1959-06-18
Word of Wisdom,

changes has kept our government
structure 70 years behind the
goth century.
q Mississippi legislators have
been slaves 10 what IS common
Iy called our way of life"
- Most leadership in govern
mental affairs has tried to preju-
dice the people rather than lead
them toward an intelligent and
enlightened system Of govern
ment.
A. Mississippi politicians should
stop trying to humiliate the Ne
gro, and instead congratulate Ne
gro leadership on helping to
maintain separate and equal IA
cilities.
s. Office seekers should not
wage campaigns Of h a tie and
bitterness because we cannot
"hate ourselves" into better
world.
g. Most needed in our legisla-
ture are young and aggressive
thinkers.
Inasmuch as a states economic
progress is closely tied to its po-
litical leadership, Lumpkin's COM
.ments put the finger on reasons
why our own has been so slow in
comparison with most other
Southern states.
We simply have not had the
quality of legislative leadership
that sound progress requires.
Our legislature for years, be-
cause of gerymandered legisla-
tive apportionment in 1890, has
largely been controlled by a
CLIQUE of status quo" politicians
who view with suspicion any
suggested change in economic or
governmental patterns.
It is this type politician that
]aiches onto the "our way OF Life
sloaan and uses il 10 uuddle the
fhirakirg of. and generally mis-
lead. voters who take them at
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1959-06-18
The Petal ape.

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PUBLISHING CO., Pascagoula, Miss.
Published by East Publications Co., Box
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Act of March 8, 1879
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who elect them.
And it is too bad that Lump
kin chose to use these words as
a swan-song instead of in an
nouncing his intention to stand
again for election.
-(Chronicle-S Starr
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1959-06-18

While southern California indeed beautiful and the people
as charming and friendly as any know is not TO LA that want
to 40 when die think I'd prefer San Francisco for my heaven
ever God smiled on place and made perfect blend of sea and
mountains San Francisco that place. Never in my life have
seen any place so beautiful as that city And while in ST was
fortunate enough to spend time with very dear friends
Oln and Lorraine Alfred and Felix and Sandy Waburg II was
indeed with heavy heart that departed And I've given serious
thouqh to it, and I've decided that after I've made my fortune
from operating this paper III 90 TO San Francisco to retire
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1959-06-18

among these are life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness" Once
child has read that with under~
standing, it will be too late to
clean up Mother Goose.
1.-THE Providence JournaD.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1959-06-18
This is nv fondest wish.

While on the subject of California and my trip out there,
fhee are some friends to whom I'd like express my sincere
and humble thanks In addition TO Paul Coates and his staff
especially Irwin Moskowcz I'm eernaN indebted to Earl and
Mary Myers of Los Angeles for taking me in tow and virtually
turnno themselves into THE Myers Taxi Service was Earl and
MARY who drove me out to see Mr. and Mrs Upton Sncad with
whom had an appointment and with whom spent most
peasant afternoon To Arnold and Mary Larson my thanks for
deIohu lunch and to Samuel Bischoff and David Diamond
for an interesting and pleasant two hour talk over breakfast go
my heartfelt thanks. All of these are lovely people whom III not
forget soon
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1959-06-18
East Side

find hard to understand how people through free or gno
ance could make minority suffer and be SO unhappy
When see beautiful flowers of every color growing
find if hard to pick out flower oveier than another
Cod too could dffeenae between any one flower
else He would only have made white flowers He I'm sure
finds all as lovely.
At Christmas time when the shop windows are brightly
l;obted and the trees abaze with million wnkling lights
and YOU see peace and kindness peoples faces feel
within yourself that one day equality and Justice will
prevail for all.
This is my fondest wish
From 9TH grade student think that sl9hfy WonoarTU
And Cod knows wish some adults know could and would
appreciate the thought expressed by Gayle edand And while
9TH graders in California writing essays like the above at
home the citizens councils sponsoring essay contests among
the schools on how to be bigger and better bgos interest
inc how values vary.
Evening star., 1959-09-28
Johnnies' Rout
0fCaIyert Hall
Impressive
BY DICK SLAY
star stat Writer

st. Johns and Washington
Lee High School resume their
football series Saturday night
at Griffith Stadium. after q
four-year wait.
Coach John Youngblood OF
WI travelled to Baltimore yes
terday to watch st. Johns ruin
Calvert Halls season opener,
34-6, and came away impressed
like the rest Of the 1000 spec
tators who sat in a broiling sun
at Mount st. Joseph.
"But we'll give 'em a good
game" Youngblood promised,
which is more than Calvert
Halls inexperienced club did
yesterday.
After Fullback George Greco
raced around left end for 10
yards and a touchdown on st.
Johns fourth play from scrim-
mage, the issue was not In
doubt. Guard Frank Dubofsky
and Tackle Gene Hayden were
two Of the stars UP front as
the Cadets held Calvert Hall
to minus 2 net yards and no
first downs.
The Cadets drove 10 yards
early in the second quarter and
81 yards after the second-half
kickoff to take a 300 lead.
On the ensuing kickoff. CAL
vert's quarterback, Bob Mott.
returned the ball from his %
to the 35-yard line. where he
lateraled in desperation to
Halfback Parker McCourt who
sped down the sideline un-
touched.
The Cadets completed the
rout with touchdown pushes
covering So and 35 yards. and
wound up with 346 yards
gained rushing and their third
victory Of the young season.
sTtyeRf sIj S1RF'9 RALL g SO Sstt
st. John's-0reco 20, run (run failed
ST. John's-Flynn o. run (Greco rum
st. Johns-Moore /. plunge rur
Calvert Hali--Mccourt e5, kickoff re.
turn (run failed).
st. John's-Roth /. plunge (southcomt
PASS.
st. John's-sealessa 6. (run failed.
Evening star., 1959-09-28
YOU BE THE
QUARTERBACK
Question on Page Ais

4. Outside belly. Good call II
and when we find out the
guards really are wide. But not
now.
3. Counter play. Not much
point to this one. You need to
hit quickly TO gain down the
middle.
2. Fullback down middle.
Sure he's rugged. But the sneak
hits faster.
/. Quarterback sneak. Best
call. You should get past the
guards before they close. II not
chalk It up to experience.
Evening star., 1959-09-28
DODGERS PROVE
TIMING IS VITAL

MILWAUKEE,. Sept. 20
(AP)-It isn't how many
times you're in first place
in q pennant race that
counts. It's when.
The Giants were in FIRST,
either alone or tied. 10 days
this season. Milwaukee was
In first place SO days.
The Dodgers were in FIRST
only l3 days-but they've
been there eight days in
the last nine. forcing q
playoff with the Braves for
the pennant while the
Giants wound UP in third.
Evening star., 1959-09-28
REDSKINS
Continued from Page Al.

q row. Jim Schrader retrieved
the ball the first time. but End
Ed Husman grabbed the second
for the Cardinals.
LeBaron bobbled the ball
again early in the second quar-
ter and Marion Rushing, q
rookie from Southern Illinois
recovered for Chicago. ending
a 66-yard Washington march
on the eight-yard line. Johnny
Olszewski was the culprit in
the third quarter. after the
Redskins had reached Chicago's
38. And on the last play of the
game rookie Dick Haley OF
Pittsburgh miscued on the kick
of, losing the ball on his own
81 to Maury Schleicher, a first
year man from Penn State.
Conrad Scores rs Points
The Redskins worked long
and hard against the Cardinals
varied offense last week but you
wouldn't have known 1t as
Coach Frank (Pop) Ivy's men
ran up more points than any
other cardinal eleven ever
scored on Washington.
Woodley Lewis spectacular
85-yard score on a pass from
M. C. Reynolds for the seventh
touchdown was the crownine
blow. Hill, who completed IA
Of % passes for 229 yards. anc
Reynolds, who hit on three oi
five for 102, picked on the Red
skins wobbly secondary like
sitting ducks, and there wa:
nothing the losers could dc
about it.
Bobby Joe Conrad scored
three touchodwns and kicked
seven extra points for a tota'
Of Is and a new individual
scoring record against the Red
skins. His first two were on
the thrill side. the first coming
of a double-reverse straight
down the middle for 35 yards
The second was a 56-yard run
and the third came on a 5-yard
toss from Reynolds, climax.ng
a 78-yard march.