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Evening star., 1960-08-01

/ Even as the Negroes were
arrested in this Southside Vir.
ginia city. racial bars were
being lowered in two chain
store lunch counters in Fred
ericksburg. in the north-central
part Of the State.
An estimated seven Negroes
were seated and served Satur-
day at the lunch counters OF
the F. w. Woolworth and w. r
Grant stores, where Sit-ins had
been held as late as the pre-
vious week.
Woolworth and Grant stores
in Norfolk began serving
Negroes at their lunch count
erS on July %.
The demonstrators were ar
rested in Petersburg when they
took seats in a restaurant re-
served for white people at the
Carolina Trailways bus ter
minal in downtown Petersburg
and refused management's re-
quests to leave.
Only four of the Is posted
$lO0 bond for release, the other
l remaining in the lookup over
Sunday. Yesterday afternoon,
some 300 Negroes gathered near
the Jail for a service of prayer
and testimonials in their honor.
The bus terminal here has a
separate restaurant for Negroes
Evening star., 1960-08-01
BOATING NIGHTMARE
Man, Wife Survive
Dunking in River

The tidal flow of the Potomac
River off King George County
Va. was like a nightmare yes
terday for a Washington couple
each OF whom thought the other
had drowned.
Mrs. Dorothy Green, 40. a
non-swimmer who lives at 42l6
Fourth street Sc, spent four
hours clinging to a seat-type
life preserver as it drifted five
miles downstream.
She thought her husband,
Philip S. Green, 43, had
drowned after he let 90 of
the tow rope while water skiing
behind their outboard motor
boat. She jumped into the water
to find him when the boat
stalled.
Mr.. Green, a teacher at
Chamberlain Vocational High
School on summer leave, man.
aged to reach the shore south
Of Shamrock, Va. by alternately
swimming and floating on his
water skis. He organized a
search for his wife.
He and other rescuers finally
gave her up as lost and Coast
GuardSme started dragging
operations for the body.
But Mrs. Green had been
picked up by a passing boat,
four hours and five miles away.
When the mishap occurred,
Evening star., 1960-08-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Green were en-
route from Aqualand on the
Maryland side 0f the Potomac
River Bridge to Shamrock and
the summer home of Mrs
Green's cousin. Forrest Tolsor
Of Halrisonburg. Va.
Mrs. Tolson said the Greens
had driven to Aqualand yes
terday with their three chill
dren and the 16-foot outboard
The parents started back in
the boat while the children
took the car over the Potomac
River Bridge to meet them at
the TolSon home.
On the way up the river
Mrs. Tolson reported. Mr..
Green started to water ski. He
Is an experienced swimmer and
boatman. but became tired and
let go of the tow line without
Mrs. Green knowing it, Mrs.
Tolson said. She didn't realize
it until she was a quarter-mile
away. She halted the boat in
fear of running out of gas,
and then couldn't get it started
again.
Mrs. Green thought her hus-
band was in trouble and jumped
overheard with the preserver
in an attempt to reach him,
Mrs. TolSon said.
They both got a lesson in
boating and the treachery of
the river" Mrs. Tolsop said.
Evening star., 1960-08-01
Abducted Infant
Found by Track

An ll-month-old baby girl
abducted five hours earlier
from home. was found by her
mother lying quietly beside a
railroad track early yesterday.
The girl, Michele Williams,
was unharmed and there was
no apparent motive for the alb
duction, police said.
Her mother. Nellie Williams,
81, told police she was sitting
on her porch at 4646 Minnesota
avenue NE, about / am. yes
terday when she heard a noise
in the baby's room.
Investigating, she found a
window screen cut and the baby
missing from her bed.
Mrs. Williams called police
then she and two friends
searched the area until day.
break. They finally found the
baby lying a safe distance
from the track that runs be-
hind Mrs. Williams home.
Police said a figure wearing
a white blouse, pink skirt and
knee-length rain boots had
been seen carrying an infant
toward the tracks.
Evening star., 1960-08-01
Safe Cracker
Settles for Haul
Of Bros, Clothing

A determined thief, unable
to crack the safe in a Norh-
east Washington womens cloth
ing store over the week end
settled for merchandise instead
and carted out 20 dozen bras
Sieres and other items valued at
more than $1,000.
) The manager of the Kopy Kat
at 7l3 H street NE. said the
truder apparently climbed a
telephone pole behind the store,
jimmied a second-story window
after prying apart the bars,
and clambered in.
After vainly battering the
safe. police said, the burglar
began to do some shopping.
He must have had a car or
truck parked outside, police
theorize, because this is what
he took:
Fifty dozen pair of ladies
hose. 20 dozen brassieres, size
81 to 38 (B cup); Sc pairs of
women'S shoes. half of them
high heels; 81 pair of loafers,
assorted sizes: one dozen size
"A girls summer dresses, 10
girls and 20 boys winter coats.
8 pair of Bermuda socks, 2
dozen white slips. 2 dozen
blouses. an unknown number
of women's panties, 6 snowsuits
and 5 layetteS.
Evening star., 1960-08-01
Warrant Flaw Frees
IS in Petersburg Sit-|n

PETERSBURG. Va. Aug. |
(AP).-Judge H. B. Gillian in
Municipal Court today dis
mi Used, because of a warrant
flaw. trespass charges against
Is Negroes arrested here Satur-
day during a sit-in demonstra :
ton at a bus terminal restau-
rant.
The courts action was taken
without prejudice" apparently
leaving the way clear for new
warrants to be issued.
Judge Gilliam's action came
after counsel for the Negroes
contended the warrants charged
trespass under an old Virginia
law instead of a 1860 law.
The Commonwealth contend
ed. however. the warrants prop
erly cited the old statute "as
amended" and the latter phras-
ing meant the new law.
The courtroom was unable to
accommodate the large number
OF Negroes who turned out for
the brief hearing. The crowd
overflowed onto the sidewalk.
Despite the arrests, leaders
OF the Petersburg Improvement
Association, a Negro organiza-
ton, promised that demonstra-
tions will continue all over
the city, wherever segregation
exists"
Evening star., 1960-08-01
NewAmidon
School Wins
Official OK

The new Amidon Elementary
School in Southwest Washing.
ton was ofiicially completed to.
day.
The million dollar structure
which will house an expert.
mental educational program
starting next month. was in.
spected and approved by the
school boards Buildings anc
Grounds Committee and other
school officials.
Superintendent Carl F. Han.
sen announced last spring that
Amidon would be a city-wide
school where his. own views on
education-including some re.
garded by modern educators as
very old-fashioned ones-could
be tried out.
The two-story structure has
a capacity Of just over 800 stu
dents. The actual enrolment
this fall, however. is not ex-
pected to exceed 500 children.
Youngsters living anywhere
in the city may attend the
school upon application. Their
parents must guarantee to pro-
vide transportation. The school
is at Fourth and streets S.W.
One of the new features of
the building, according to Asst.
Supt. John M. Riecks, is a
combination all-purpose room
to serve as an assembly hall
as well as a lunchroom and
playroom. Formerly the as
sembly hall was a separate
room. The combination is esti-
mated to save $4,000.
Evening star., 1960-08-01
Profanity Charge
Holds Spectator

A 37-year-old musician for
feited $40 here yesterday after
he was arrested on a profanity
charge at a Judiciary Square
rally of the American Nazi
Party.
The arrested man, Mitchell
w. Finkel of 4605 Twenty
ninth street, Mount Rainier,
Md. was among a small group
of spectators who listened as
Frank Hauser, %, of Reading.
Pa, spoke in the absence of
George Lincoln Rockwell,
leader of the local Nazis, Rock
well is now in District General
Hospital for mental observa-
ton stemming from a disor-
derly conduct charge against
him.
Hauser said he represented
the White Citizens Council of
Reading and the National As
sociation for the Preservation
Of Free Speech.
Evening star., 1960-08-01
A|exondrion Describes
Gang Attack at Picnic

John Roberts Homes, and
Douglas c. Beck, 19, of the zoo
block Of East Glendale avenue,
were charged with disorderly
conduct and released on $3.50
bond. A fourth suspect, William
c. Dudley. 20. of the TOO block
Of Manor road, Alexandria, was
charged on warrant with dis
orderly conduct.
Their hearings were sched-
uled for August Is in Fairfax
County Court.
After the fight at the picnic
grounds, a group of men, ap-
parently under misapprehen-
sion that Henderson and Dud-
ley were in Jail. showed up at
the Alexandria police station to
bail them out.
Alexandria police stalled the
youths until Virginia State
Police arrived. After question
ing the group. police placed the
charges against Henderson and
Dudley. The others were ar
rested later.
Evening star., 1960-08-01
Youths Injured
In Car Collision
After Argument

Four youths suffered minor
injuries in a head-on auto COL
liSion yesterday which followed
an argument between two of
them.
Pvt. Charles E. Decker of
the accident investigation unit
said the two drivers had had a
violent argument near their
autos, parked at the curb on
Valley avenue near Fourth
street Sc.
One of the drivers. II, got
into his car after the argument,
drove away, then made a u
turn and headed back to the
scene. The other driver, is,
pulled out from the curb and
the two cars met head-on in
the middle of Valley street, Pvt.
Decker said.
The 17-year-old driver was
uninjured, but a 16-year- -old
passenger suffered cuts on the
forehead and eyelid. The other
driver suffered a possible con-
cuSSion. a 14-year-old passen-
ger suffered cuts on his face
and head. and another passen-
ger. is, suffered cuts on his
legs and forehead.
They were treated at Casual
ty Hospital and released.
Pvt. Decker said the cars
were total wrecks although both
drivers said their speed was
only Is miles an hour.
No charges were filed but
they have been ordered to ap-
pear before the corporation
counsel for a hearing on Au-
gust IL. Pvt. Decker said.
Evening star., 1960-08-01
Airmon, Youth, IS, Die
In 7 roffic Accidents

Two persons died in area
traffic accidents yesterday and
last night.
One was a young airman
killed when his car crashed into
a tree in the 7700 block of
Sixteenth street NV, a few
blocks south of the District
line, about 1:35 am. yesterday.
He was Airman 2/cl. James C.
Kelleher, 81. of Dover Air
Force Base in Delaware, who
had been visiting an uncle in
Silver Spring over the week end.
The other victim was Is
year-old Keith r. Condit, 400
Waterway drive. Falls Church,
killed last night when struck
by a car while crossing Route
Z near Berryville, Va.
The District accident oc-
CURED just north of Jonquil
street as the airman was re-
turning to the home of his
uncle, Edward j. Kelleher, Pip
Lanier drive, Silver Spring,
after a date.
Police said he was alone in
his car which hit a no-parking
sign and then tree. There was
no explanation as to what
caused the accident.
Airman Kelleher, whose home
was in Leominster. Mass, was
pronounced dead on arrival at
washington Hospital Center. He
had been assigned to the l607th
Supply Squadron at the New
Castle air base.
His death was the 48th from
traffic accidents in the District
this year. compared to 81 traf-
nc deaths at this time in 1859.
The Falls Church boy, whose
parents both are teachers. was
killed when he apparently
stepped into the path of a car
driven by Donald E. Seabright,
80. Of Winchester. Va. Virginia
State Trooper Leonard MI
Evening star., 1960-08-01

Bauserman reported. The driver
was not charged.
The Condit boy had accom-
panied a couple from Amman
dale, Va, and their teen-age
son on an outing in the Shen-
andoah River and was attempt
ing to cross the road with the
other boy. The other boy was
not hurt.
Keith was a sophomore at
j. E. B. Stuart High School in
Fairfax County. His mother,
Mrs. Catherine Condit, is q
teacher there. His father is a
teacher at George Mason High
School. Falls Church. Both also
are teaching summer school
classes at Annandale High
School.
Keith also leaves three
brothers. Christopher and Geof-
frey, 12-year-old twins, and
Paul Bruce Condit, 8.
Evening star., 1960-08-01
Youth Held
In Attack
On Picket

A 19-year-old Washington
youth was accused yesterday of
being one of a group which
attacked three pickets who had
been beaten after demonstrat-
ing against segregation at Glen
Echo amusement park.
Montgomery County police
said Ethelbert B. Frey, of the
$500 block of Rittenhouse street
NV. was charged with as
sault and battery after one of
the pickets swore out a war
rant against him.
Robert M. Harris. 81, of 6614
Halan place NV, was one of
three youths set upon in the
Glen Echo Shopping Center
parking lot early yesterday after
they had left the picket line.
The demonstrators said they
were beaten, knocked down
and kicked by six youths in the
darkened lot where they had
parked their cars. All involved
are white.
One Of the pickets. March
w. Coleman. 18, Of 3629 Ord
way street NV. was treated
for a black eye and other
facial injuries at Suburban
Hospital.
The Harris youth and the
third picket, David Karro. l8.
Of Bethesda, were battered but
did not require hospital treat
ment.
Police in a cruiser parked
nearby pursued the attackers
car. The arrest was made after
the fleeing car stopped and
several youths fed into the
woods off Goldsborough road
near Glen Echo.
Police said the Frey youth
gave them the names of three
of his companions. OF them.
police would only say 1.-The case
is still under investigation"
The Frey youth was released
on $500 bond for a hearing Au-
gust % in Rockville Peoples
Court.
The incident was the first |
outbreak of violence since anti
segregation demonstrations be-
gan in Montgomery County a
month ago.
A total of 43 arrests have
been recorded as the protests
spread from Glen Echo to a
Rockville restaurant and then
to the Hiser Theater in Be-
thesda.
Evening star., 1960-08-01
District Asks Bids
For 5 Fire Trucks

The District Fire Department
has ordered four new pumper
trucks and a 100-foot aerial
ladder truck. Bids will be re-
ceived Thursday.
Fire Chief Millard H. SUIT
ton said that purchase of the
vehicles is part of the depart
ment's regular replacement
program.
Evening star., 1960-08-01
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Evening star., 1960-08-01

A young Alexandria house.
wife. one of a group of pic
nickers attacked by 20 young
men near Mount Vernon, today
described how they were sur
rounded and beaten with tire
irons, fists. rocks and bottles.
They came running at us
in a semi-circle and waded
right in, knocking the men
down and hitting and kicking
them" said Mrs. Donald M.
Corbett. Of 406 Center Build
ing. Hunting Towers.
ITS a frightening thing to
see that many men running at
you and to see your husband
being beaten up by a gang"
she added.
The attack took place late
Saturday night while the Cor
belts and IL other friends were
having a picnic in Riverside
Picnic Grove on the George
Washington parkway, north of
Mount Vernon.
I'VE were sitting on our
blankets talking when a car
load Of boys in their late teens
drove up. came over and said
they were going to join the
party" Mrs. Corbett said.
When someone in the group
told them it was a private
party the boys walked away.
But one Of them threw a beer
bottle hitting Mrs. Corbett in
the back.
Several of the guys from
our group walked over to them
and told them they had hit one
of the women" Mrs. Corbett
said. THE boys Immediately
became belligerent and asked
if we were going to be there for
a while"
AS they drove of the boys
yelled, "Well be back"
But we never dreamed they
would come back" Mrs. Cor
bett said. 1T wasn't too long
ago that, we were teen-agers
ourselves and we just thought
they were talking like teen
aged boys sometimes do"
A short time later the boys
with three carloads of REIN
forcementS returned, sur
rounded the plcnickers and
started beating them.
When they came running at
us one of the guys in our group
tried to stop them by asking,
Who's your leader" Mrs.
Corbett said.
But the youths shouted,
We're all leaders" and came
in swinging tire irons, rocks and
bottles.
"One of the girls was scream
ing so loud they hit her to try
to shut her up," Mrs. Corbett
said.
Mrs. Corbett and another
woman in the group ran to
the road and stopped a passing
motorist and asked him to call
police.
so many police came think
someone else in the park must
have heard the screams and
called them too," she said.
The attackers mad fled by
the time United States Park
police and Virginia State
police arrived at the scene. All
involved in the episode are
white.
Mr.. Corbett, and four other
men were treated for cuts and
bruises at Arlington Hospital.
The others are Nicholas r.
Vain. "a, of 2409 Menokin drive,
Alexandria; Roger j. Finch, %, |
same address; Richard L. Muse,
"a. Of 366 North Granada street,
Arlington, and Arthur j. Pugh,
Sis East Building, Hunting
Towers.
Virginia State Police yester-
day arrested three young Alex
andria men as suspects in the
attack. Charles r. Henderson,
%, of the 400 block of Bashford
lane. was jailed under $1,000
bond on a charge of felonious
assault.
James Arthur Roach, 20, of
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-01-15

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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-01-15
Betty Lloyd Irving Attends FILA
Planning Council In Lynchburg

: WORSHAM, Jan. II Miss Betty
Lloyd Irving. vice president OF Vir-
GINA Future HomemaKers Of
A m err c a. attended the second
executive council meeting in the
Virginian Hotel in Lynchburg the
past week end. The officers Of the
association prepared for the FLA
convention June % to July |.
Miss Mary Dupuy attended a
state meeting and luncheon of the
APVA last Wednesday in Rich
mond.
The Kate John Circle of the Bap.
list Church will meet Tuesday
night, Jan. 10 with Mrs. Ere d
PaulSon.
Sunday visitors Of Mr. and Mrs.
Willard Calhoun were Mr.. and Mrs.
R. T. Carwile and family. OF
Lynchburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Mckay. OF
7armville. were supper guests Sun
day of Mrs. Stanley Mckay.
! Visit Wilkes
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Huskey
and family, of Richmond, and Mrs
F. o. McQuarry spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wilkes.
\ R. w. Dupuy was in Richmond
Monday and Tuesday on business
Bernard Mckay. Of Richmond,
spent the week end with Mr.. and
Mrs. R. H. Mckay. Mr.. and Mrs
Curtis Mckay and daughter, Of
Prospect, were their dinner guests
Sunday.
Mrs. c. L. Irving and Miss Betty
Lloyd Irving were overnight guests
SATURDAY. of Mr.. and Mrs. Oar
Gambler in Lynchburg.
Miss Bettye Lou Fore spent the
week end with Mr.. and Mrs. w. C
Fore, Jr.. and Richard Fore.
Garrett Scott, of Woodstock, visit
I'd the Dupuys, recently.
Billy Wright was week enc
guest of Bobby Lane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Calhoun
]. w. and Judy called on her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Coin, il
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-01-15
Miss Martha Rouse
Feted On Birthday

JEFFERSON. Jan. IA = Miss
Inez Windel gave a birthday party
at her home in honor of the 18th
birthday of Miss Martha Rouse.
Saturday night. January 9. There
were about II teenagers who en-
joyed games. dancing and refresh
ments.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Wilson and
daughter. Mrs. Scott Gilmore, of
Richmond, spent Monday with Mr..
and Mrs. Hugh johnson.
Mrs. Dougas Fugate, of Rich
mond, came last Tuesday to spend
a week at "EEoch' with the Miss
es Sadie and Constance johnson.
Mrs. Thomas P. Mathews and
| daughter, Margaret, of Richmond,
were Sunday afternoon guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Hicks. They
| were former residents of Powhatan
county.
There have been several on the
sick list this week with some type
OF cold, includinr S. F.. Piercy. Mrs.
Roy Perkins. Miss Brenda Brad
ley. Ed Tilman, Mrs. H. c. Perkins
and daughter, Linda, and clark
Adams.
New residents of this community
who are occupying an apartment
n the w. l. Adams home are Mr..
ard Mrs. J. B. Dickorson and son.
80 ON Christi nsbrro. but
s now e1nolo~ed at the State
m.
Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Wilscn spent
: sHav in Richmond
Billy Rouse. son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
5ohn Rouse. had an unfortunate
accident at school last week, frac-
turing his ankle, which he now has
IN a cast
The January meeting of the JEFF
ferson Home Demonstration Club
vas held Thursday, January 7 at
the MichauX Community House
Due TO very unlikely afternoon
and lots Of sickness. there were only
= few present to listen to a most
interesting and helpful disc ssion
! and demonstration on Good
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-01-15

daughter called on Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Wise. Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Dunk,nt
we're y <Rjchm Wedqesdag,
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman DowdJ
and daughter visited Mr.. and Mrs
c. L. Duty and family. Sunday
They also visited Mr.. and Mrs. B
G. Wooten and family, of Farm.
vile.
Tomnie Rafferty,. Of Richmond
spent the week end with his par
ents.
/ The Bill Lindsey family visited
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Love. Of Enon-
vile, Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hickman
called on the Lindseys, Sunday eve
ming.
Visits Uncle
Mr.. and Mrs. Jimmie Leap and
daughter visited his uncle, Joe Leap
and family, of Scottsville, Sunday
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wise had as
guests. Sunday, Miss Mayton and
friend. of Farmville.
The Howard Chance family and
the Fred Chance family, of Pigeor
Forge. Tenn, visited Mrs. NJ. M
Julian during the holidays.
Miss Wright. of Buckingham High
School, was week end guest Of
Miss g ,okie" Phaup and attended
services at Smyrna. Sunday.
The Prayer Group, Of Salem. met
with Mrs. M. NJ. Julian. Tuesday
evening. with nine present. It was
John Walton's birthday. Mrs. Clyde
Davis had baked him a cake, and
they all enjoyed it after the meet
ting. especially his son, Johnnie.
Yancy Bailey called in the En-.
nett Dunkum home, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reeves Phaup were
in Buckingham, Monday and called
on Mrs. Wise on their way home.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-01-15
Chunce-Redatee VOaus EXCHANGED

Jones and children and Mrs. Mittie
Moore and children.
HID Club Met
.The Home Demonstration Club. of
Hickory Grove, met with MS. Anne
Jones. Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Griffith
and family. Of Drewrysville, visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Griffith, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Dunkum
were Richmond visitors, Tuesday.
Rev. John Hickman. recently or
dained. and pastor Of Belfast Bap-
list Church. in Crewe, Mr.. and
Mrs. Sweden Allen were recent
visitors OF Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Lind
sey. The Rev. Reynolds of Enon
Church visited in the same home
Mrs. c. r. Wise had as week end
guests. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kappes
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wise and
Tom Grigg. all of Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mittie Moore and
children visited his sister, Miss
Moore. in Baltimore recently.
Mrs. Raymond Phaup, Tommie,
Donald and Bobby visited h r
mother, Mrs. Chandler, and other
relatives in Christiansburg, during
the holidays.
Home From Hospital
Friends are glad to hear that
Jim Phaup, who has been a patient
in the Southside Community Hospi-
tai for few days, has returned
home and getting along nicely
Mr.. and Mrs. c. D. Proffitt and