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Evening star., 1960-01-05
Whites Plan
Campaign
ForVoters

FARMVILLE, Va, Jan. S
(AP).-A campaign to increase
the number of qualified white
voters in Prince Edward County
will be launched within two
weeks by an informal group of
citizens.
John c. Steck, Farmville dis
trict representative on the
board of supervisors, said one
purpose Of the drive is to Offset
a campaign by the National
Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People to in
crease the number of Negro
voters. Checking Of voter lists
and canvassing of individual
homes is planned by the white
citizens.
Mr.. Steck said the white citi-
zenry Of the county has been
"lethargic" about exercising its
right to vote.
The informal group was Or
ganized in mid-December and
includes several officeholders
besides Mr.. Steck.
Mr.. Steck said that through
December 26 there were 1929
white and 1920 Negroes regis
tered to vote in the county's
six magisterial districts.
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Tuwes Appoints
Labor Row Bourd

ANNAPOLIS. Jan. S tAP).-
Gov. Tawes has acted under a
Federal act granting States the
power to intervene in certain
labor disputes by naming a
commission to advise on man
agement-labor legislation.
The commission arises out Of
the Landum- Griffith Act.
This act ended what was
formerly a noman's land in
Federal-State jurisdiction by
permitting States to handle
under their own laws-dis-
putes that the National Labor
Relations Board does not settle.
In announcing the appoint
ments yesterday. Gov. Tawes
named Roger Howell, dean OF
the University Of Maryland
Law School, to head the COM
mission.
The commissions findings
will be available for Febtuary's
General Assembly session, Gov.
Tawes said.
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Jones Heads
Plans Board

Thomas r. Jones was re-
elected to his third one-year
term as chairman Of the Falls
Church Planning Commission
last night.
Samuel Epstein, consulting
engineer, was renamed vice
chairman.
Since Mr.. Jones has held the
craftsmanship, the planning
commission has concentrated on
a blueprint of the city's master
plan. adopted last spring by the
city council.
Looking ahead, Mr.. Jones
said, lone Of our main jobs in
the coming year will be the
attempted revitalization Of the
city'S downtown area"
other plans for 1860 include
the further development Of an
official design area" around
City Hall and outlining of a
l0-year long-range capital i'm
provements program.
Mr.. Jones is librarian of the
Engineering School Library at
Fort Belvoir.
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Squud Reflects
Cremins Chief

Robert w. Cremins was re-
elected without opposition last
night as chief of the Bethesda
Chevy Chase Rescue Squad.
Mr.. Cremins. 36. has been the
squads chief since 1854 except
for a 10-month period in 1858
when he resigned under pres
sure because he failed to ap-
pear in court in answer to a
disorderly conduct charge.
Others elected include Rob-
ert B. Morris, president of the
squads board Of directors:
Donald Fitzgerald, vice presi-
dent; Davis Atkinson, treasurer,
and Robert Ford. secretary.
Also, Joseph Gordon, deputy
chief; John Hartley. assistant
chief, and Donald Carpenter,
jr., second assistant chief.
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Plane Seurchers
Find Oil Slick

SALISBURY, Jan. 5 CAP).-
State police at Salisbury were
advised today that searching
crews had spotted an oil slick
in Chesapeake Bay off Bloods-
worth Island, indicating a
plane may have gone down in
the area.
The searchers have been
looking for a light plane in
which J. Harold Sharpe, a feed
and poultry company execu-
tive. disappeared last Tuesday
while on a flight from Burling-
ton, N. c.. to Salisbury.
Two planes and a helicopter
were in the search today, be-
ing sent up by State police and
L. L. Blackwell, owner of the
plane.
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43 Corners Losing Stop Signs
As Test in Bethesda Subdivision

A test program has been
started in a Bethesda sub
division aimed at abolishing
stop signs at many intersec-
tions.
Signs are being removed at
43 intersections on the theory
that it's safer without them.
Affected are streets in the
Wyngate community of Old
Georgetown road that aren't
considered arterial streets.
The sign-removal program
will be given comprehensive
study by traffic engineers Of
the Montgomery County De-
partment of Public Works. If
found successful, it will be ex-
tended throughout the county.
Traffic Engineer Earl Will
liams reported that studies by
his department have shown
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what had been considered
through streets no longer are,
Mr.. Williams said. When this
feeling is put across, the signs
ultimately will be removed al
together from these intersec-
tions. he added.
Stop signs at major thor
oughfares like Old Georgetown
road will remain, although at
some State highways yield
Right Of Way" signs have re-
placed stop signs. the traffic
engineer reported.
Most signs considered for re-
were put there bacause
neighborhood residents an d
civic groups asked for them.
Evening star., 1960-01-05
Suspect Is Shot in Hunt
For Rape, HoIdup Trio

then duck back in when he
saw the officers.
With the detectives at his
heels, the suspect ran up the
stairs and then leaped from
a rear second-floor window
Detective Blancato fired one
shot as the fugitive jumped a
fence.
Three More Shots Fired
AS the suspect continued to
flee. Detective Edward Para
lati. who was covering the rear
Of the house, fired three more
shots at him.
More than so plainclothes-
men and uniformed police
swarmed into the area to
search. About 1870 pm, De-
tective Sergt. Mitchell David
and Detective Paul Meyerhoeffer
spotted Blakeney crossing New
Jersey avenue NV, in the
1000 block, and arrested him
without struggle.
The woman told police that
three gunmen invaded her bed
room about 9 am. yesterday.
They demanded she give them
a strong box, and then one of
them bound and raped her.
The men took $500 from a
shoe bag and several diamond
rings and watches, a mink COL
lar, a television set. and a tape
recorder. she said. Her 3-year-
old son was in the bedroom al
the time, she added.
Capt. Bonaccorsy said police
will obtain a United States Com
missioner's warrant to search
the Third street house in the
belief that a considerable
amount Of stolen goods may be
cached there.
The captain said the suspects
both charged with robbery, will
be viewed in a lineup by other
recent robbery victims.
Blankeney, limping from hi
injury. and Hair were arraignec
later before United States Com.
missioner James F. Splain
They waived a preliminary
hearing and were ordered helc
on $25, 900 bond each for granc
jury action.
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be remembered that to add
provisions to the draft without
consideration of the Estate and
FederaD courts edicts may re-
suit in voiding the entire
statute"
In renewing earlier recon-
mendations to take away the
legal rights of notarieS public
to carry concealed weapons,
the commission said it felt
many a notary public would
not be the type Of person" who
could safely be trusted with
lethal guns and knives.
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Support in Maryland
Sought for Kennedy

BALTIMORE, Jan. 5 (AP).-
Maryland's Democratic leaders
have received a request for sup
port of the presidential cam
didacy of Senator Kennedy,
Democrat Of Massachusetts, but
have no definite word that
Kennedy will run in the States
primary May II.
The request for support came
last night from Robert Ken
nedy, brother of the candidate.
He told a meeting Of about
go leading Maryland Democrats
that the party must select a
candidate who can win.
II have a candidate who can
best do that" he said. II will
be grateful for any assistance
you can give him." He was
warmly applauded.
Gov. Tawes has repeatedly
expressed hope that no nation
ally-known candidate will en-
ter Maryland's primary. The
Governor. firmly in control of
the State party organization,
wants an uncommitted Mary
land delegation sent to the
nominating convention.
But he has made it clear he
would not run against Ken
nedy as a favorite son in the
primary. The winner of the
primary gets Maryland's "a
votes on at least the first bal
lot at the convention.
Gov. Tawes and Senator
Kennedy are expected to meet
privately before the latter an
nounces his plans about the
primary.
Moments before Robert Ken
nedy's remarks, Gov. Tawes
had emphasized his hopes for
avoiding a damaging primary
fight and holding a harmoni-
Gus State convention.
Some observers took the
Governors remarks to imply
that anyone who becomes in
volved in a primary fight over
seats to the State convention
where delegates for the ma
tional convention are picked
needn't expect any patronage
! In other business, Davic
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that too many stop signs in
residential areas get scant at
tention and frequently result
in accidents.
He explained that they give
motorists illusions they are
protected" because they are
on through streets, and en-
courage others to ignore the
signs because of comparatively
little traffic at the intersec-
tions.
without the signs, Mr.. Will
liams noted. the State law Civ
ing right-of-way to the vehi-
Gle on the right is applicable.
I'VE feel that is safer" he
said.
In some cases. the stop signs
are being switched from one
corner to the other to serve
as a warning to motorists that
Evening star., 1960-01-05

Hume, party treasurer, an
nounced the financial quotas
party officials have recon-
mended for each county and
Baltimore City to help support
the party's new year-around
headquarters.
The amounts range from
$500 a year for Cecil County
to $4,000 each for Montgomery,
Prince Georges and Baltimore
counties. The six city districts
will pay $1,000 each, except the
populous Third which will pay
81, 300.
Evening star., 1960-01-05
Whisky Prices
Cut in Virginia

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 5
(AP). - Customers of State
ABC stores were informed to-
day that a revised price list
for the first quarter of the year
dropped prices on eight items
and raised them on only four.
Decreases ranged from 80
cents on a fifth of straight
bourbon and so cents on one
brand of scotch to 10 and Is
cent decreases.
Evening star., 1960-01-05
Pot Left on Stove
Sturts $4,000 Fire

A fire caused an estimated
$4,000 damage yesterday to the
home of a Prince Georges
County detective in Clinton, Md.
The blaze in the home of
Detective r. C. Carter appar-
emily started when a pot Of
food left on an electric stove
became overheated, according
to County Fire Marshal Law
renee r. WoltZ.
No one was home at the
time. Flames destroyed the
kitchen. and the remainder OF
the two-bedroom brick bunga-
low received smoke damage,
Mr.. Woltz said.
Evening star., 1960-01-05
Suit Contests
Catholic Plan
For Hospital

The birth control issue has
been raised in a suit challenging
plans to build a Catholic hos
pital on publicly owned land
in Silver Spring.
The suit filed yesterday in
Montgomery County Circuit
Court seeks to bar the transfer
Of public land and public funds
for the institution. 1t charges
that the proposed 300-bed facil-
ity on Forest Glen road would
not be subject to public control.
Five county taxpayers filed
the suit, and Protestants and
Other Americans United for
Separation of Church and State
announced it was backing the
litigation.
1--WE are not motivated by an
nti-Catholic bias" said STAN
ley M. Levy, one of the five
plaintiffs. 1--WE are interested
only in the legal and constitu-
tional issues involved"
Birth Control Issue
Glenn L. Archer, executive
director of POAU and another
one Of the five complainants,
said the chief moral issue in
the case involves birth control.
The suit, he said, is part of
IA national pattern of suits
backed by POAU which, we
hope, will reach the Supreme
Court and end public tax sup
port for any medical institution
which excludes birth control
for religious reasons"
The hospital originally was
planned to be a community
institution. Frequent efforts to
finance it failed, however, even
though the county govern
ment did provide money to buy
a 25-acre site, and some of
Ibis land was subsequently
bought for 100000 by the
State Roads Commission.
Agreement Reached
Last July the Silver Spring
Hospital Association and the
Sisters Of the Holy Cross came
to an agreement about the IA
cility. The religious order
would operate it and provide
more than half of the needed
81 million.
Mr.. Archer noted that the
Supreme Court has indirectly
ruled sectarian hospitals may
receive Federal and local pub
lie funds. But it has never de-
cided, he said, whether such
hospitals may discriminate
against non-Catholic physi-
clans and patients in respect
to birth control or other con-
troversial practices.
He said the amount of pub:
lie land and money involved
in the Silver Spring hospital
case is about $250,000.
Other plaintiffs in the suit,
which seeks to stop the agree
ment between the hospital as
sociation and the Sisters OF
the Holy Gross, are ]. B. Blay-
lock, Charles H. Myers and
Roger E. Needham.
Another suit protesting the
coming variance needed for
construction of the hospital is
pending before the Circuit
Court.
Evening star., 1960-01-05

Detectives working around
the clock early today captured
the second Of three men want
ed in the rape and robbery
yesterday Of a Northeast WASH
ington woman.
During a night of intense
police activity the first suspect
was caught two hours after he
was wounded while fleeing from
detectives in the 900 clock Of
Third street NV.
Capt. Nunzio Bonaccorsy of
the robbery squad said both
men have admitted taking part
in the robbery of the 38-year-
old woman-wife of a paroled
gambler-in her home in the
1000 block of Blaine street
NE. yesterday morning. The
woman and her assailantS are
colored. police said.
Both suspects and the wom-
an told police that the third
gunman, still at large, was the
one who raped her in her bed
room.
The wounded man was
identified as Reese Blakeney,
81, Of the 1900 block of Eighth
street NV. He was admitted
to District General Hospital
with leg wound.
Car Traced to Suspect
The other prisoner, identified
as Frank Hair, "a, of the 90C
block Of Third street NV, was
arrested about 4::30 am. al
the home of his girl friend ir
the 400 block of Sixth street
NE, Capt. Bonaccorsy said.
The roundup began when de-
tectives traced a car, believed
to be the one used in the rob.
berry. to Blakeney, and dis.
covered he had a police record
The woman identified Blakeney
from a picture, and then sin.
gled out the other two suspect:
from pictures of Blakeney'.
known companions.
About 9:15 pm, Capt. Bon.
accorsy said. robbery squad de-
tectives spotted Blakeney's cal
outside Hairs home.
Detectives George Wilson
and Louis Blancato saw a mar
walk out the back door, anc
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which would modernize the
States criminal code by:
Stripping notaries public of
their rights to pack a pistol.
Repeating Virginia's old anti
duelling laws.
Making it legal to buy, sell
and store seed cotton in the
nighttime.
'Deleting other antiquated Sec
tions Of law dating from the
distant past.
Overhaul on Crime
The commissions report, filed
with Gov. Almond, would do
a complete overhaul job on
Titles IS and 19 Of the Virginia
Code. =
Title 18 defines and sets pen
alties for crimes. Title 10 deals
with procedures of criminal law
enforcement.
Among changes in punish
ment the commission proposed
the increase of the maximum
fine for misdemeanors, or petty
crimes, from $500 to $1,000.
1t also would up from 10
to 20 years Imprisonment the
maximum penalty for conspir-
acy to commit murder, rape,
robbery. burglary, kidnapping
and arson.
Other Terms Stiffened
Another revision would raise
the maximum sentence for
grand larceny from 10 to 20
years and the top fine for petit
larceny from 500 to $1,000.
Where a criminal offense is
punishable by death. the maxi
mum alternate sentence gen.
orally would be made life i'm
prisonment and not limited to
20 years.
The commission noted that
imitation has made fines
established by law prior to 1910
unrealistically Iowa
The revised criminal code
would include new sections
aimed at obscenity and pornog-
raphy.
The obScenity statute pro-
posed may not be as far
reaching or contain proposals
that some deem essential" the
report said. However it must
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pected to tackle a proposal for
a new parking ordinance, said
by some to be too tough, and
a planned development law that
would enable the board to tight
en- building standards.
On the school front, court
desegregation cases, teacher
salaries. school building, kin
dergartens, foreign language
training in elementary schools
and merit pay proposals may
provide the top 1860 stories.
Arlington School Board At
torney James H. Simmonds
said 10 requests by Negroes
for admission to previously all
white schools are awaiting
hearings on appeal in the
United States Fourth Circuit
Court Of Appeals.
Nine other requests have yet
to be heard by Judge Albert v,
Bryan in Alexandria's United
States District Court.
In all, % Negro students
have been ordered admitted to
previously all-white schools,
Mr.. Simmonds said.
Howard Bovee, administrative
assistant to School Supt. Ray
Reid. said school officials will
report to the school board
January 81 on space require
ments for a proposed kinder
garten program.
He said a committee is study
ing merit pay proposals, which
were dampened recently when
teachers voted overwhelmingly
against the suggested plan.
Longer School Days
Longer school days, foreign
language training in elemen-
tary schools and higher teacher
salaries also are being studied
he said.
The County Council Of Par
ent NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and
the Arlington Education AS
sociation have recommended
increasing the minimum salary
from the present $4,000 to
$4,500.
Mr.. Bovee said the new York
town High School, designed to
accommodate l,400 students,
will open in September. The
school will relieve present con-
gestion at Washington-Lee and
Wakefield.
An architect has started work
on plans for a new elementary
school to ease crowding at the
Drew-Kemper School, he said.
Mr.. Bovee said the school
administration is also mapping
a general program for improve
ment of school facilities that
may cost 81 million during the
next few years.
On the political front, Lucas
Blevins said he doesn't plan to
run for reelection to the
county board when his term ex-
pires next year unless some
thing radical happens"
NOn-ABC
Elected by the now inactive
Arlington Independent Move
ment, he is the only one on the
governing body who is not 9
member of the Arlingtonian!
for a Better County.
ABC leaders, Democratic
Chairman Lawson Wimberly
and Republican Chairma a T
David Gordon, have all said
they hope to field a candidate
for the county board seat.
In addition, Arlington Demo.
Gratis and Republicans re.
portedly are eyeing chances tc
obtain seats at the 1860 ma.
tional conventions.
Evening star., 1960-01-05
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Evening star., 1960-01-05
1860 IN ARLINGTON
Master Plan, Brood
Projects on Agendo
By DANA BULLEN
Star Stan Writar

Completion Of master plan, building programs lingering
school deseegaon and probable hree-way race for
q county board seat will occupy Arlington this year.
Top priority viii be given completion of awaited
master pan promised by county candidates in two cleo
Evening star., 1960-01-05
Virginia Drafts
Stiff Penal Code

RICHMOND Jan. (AP).-Many lawbreakers will pay a
higher price for their crimes the 1860 Assembly adopts
recommendations made yesterday by the Virginia
mission.
= Among other things commission proposed revsons
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CONVENTIONS
TODAY

Closing a three day
meeting, the National
Women's Party adjourns
today at the Willard.
This information supplied by
the Conventions and Visitors
Bureau Of the Washington Board
Of Trade.
Evening star., 1960-01-05
On Parking Problem

The proposed rezoning. which
will be considered by the board
February 2. would reduce a
present rs foot height limit to
IS feet.
. The county board also is ex-
Evening star., 1960-12-07

was reaching the point where
1t could with maximum effec-
tiveness meet the challenges OF
our times.
BIRTH NOTICE-Bill Ra-
gan. the Civil Service Commits
sion's very able and popular
assistant information chief, is
the father Of a baby boy. Our
congratulations to Bill and Mrs.
Ragan.
SAFETY AWARD-The Post
Office Department has received
its fourth consecutive annual
award from the Auto Industry
Highway Safety Committee for
its safety check program in the
operation of postal motor We
hicles. There are IS, 900 postal
vehicles driven by more than
115.000 postal employees.
Since Postmaster General
Summerf1eld started his all-out
campaign to reduce motor We
hicle accidents, the rate of ac-
cidents has been reduced from
13 to 2 per 100000 miles trav-
eled by postal trucks and cars.
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letter contained a mans picture
with an inscription saying the
man was out to get the min
lister. Repeated heckling out
side his church-owned house
some days ago forced Mr.. Fore
man and his family to move to
a friends house.
Teen-Agers Show Up
Lessening of demonstrations,
fastened by police action in
moving blockading pickets back
a block from William Frantz
School, appeared to be nothing
more than an uneasy and tenn
porary period of half-calm.
Twenty five teen ayers
showed up this morning at
bl0 kade lines and police scat
teri d them without trouble.
The youths did nothing but
show up.
Still. one police officer COM
mented: That's what we've
got to watch for. Those kids
could really cause trouble"
.4.s Negro Girls Booed
/, Newsinen counted 20 white
children and one Negro girl
entering william FrantS this
morning by 9 am. And this
figure was later officially con-
firmed. Twenty-three pupils
attended the school yesterday
1.-The biggest boycott break
Since integration began there
last November IA.
At the city's other integrated
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school, McDdriogh No. 10, three
Negro girls entered under escort
Of United States marshals to a
single, brief chorus of boos.
Traffic along busy st. Claude
avenue screened most of the
entry scene from the estimated
two dozen hecklers.
No white children appeared
to run the boycott.
Newsmen outnumbered the
handful of demonstrators at
William Frantz. once the teen
ayers had scattered. even
though 10 women and three
men congregated on a private
yard directly across from the
side entrance into which boy
cott-breaking white students
have been going.
Breaking a three-week GUS
tom. the group did not jeer.
Evening star., 1960-12-07

the general situation" sur.
rounding the Rev. Lloyd Fore
man, who reported receiving a
threatening letter. Mr.. Fore
mans house was the target of
nighttime vandals earlier in
the week.
Mr.. Foreman and the Gabri-
elles have refused to honor a
segregation boycott Of the Will
liam Frantz School and have
faced daily insults from angry
pickets in taking their small
daughters to school.
Won't Quit, She Says
The Gabrielles hung bed
spreads across all outside win
dows In their apartment to
prevent stOnes from crashing
through.
But. despite the stones and
the march of 80 women to her
apartment yesterday, Mrs.
Gabrielle said she planned to
continue taking her daughter,
Yolanda, to school.
III feeling over attendance
Of Yolanda at the Frantz
School promptll j her father to
give up his job at the city sew
erage and water department.
He said he was quitting Decem-
Der Is because fellow workers
heckled him.
FBI agents would say only
this about the letter to Mr..
Foreman:
We've conducted certain in
quiries at the request Of the
Justice Department"
There were reports that the