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Evening star., 1960-08-23
Skilled Men
Quitting !:
Navy Plant

Skilled workers at the Naval
Weapons Plant have been quit
ting at the rate of about 100
a month since the Navy an
nounced it would close the plant
at the end of 1861. Capt
Charles E. Briner, plant super
Iintendent. said today.
I'VE lost 209 employees be-
tween May 10 and July IL
and 1873 between July l3 and
today" Capt. Briner said.
The number of skilled men
quitting this past month has
accelerated moderately but the
situation here still looks fairly
good" he said.
However. if it accelerated
much more it could cause us
trouble because skilled machin-
lists are not readily available
in this area"
His chief concern is keeping
enough skilled workers to full
NIL current contracts, the CAP
tain said.
He pointed out that the
skilled workers have been be-
sieged with job offers since
the Navy announced it was
going to close the plant. How
ever. a number of the old
timers. he said, are staying on
instead of jumping at these
offers.
Capt. Briner said he felt
that none of the skilled workers
would have difficulty finding
Jobs in this area when the
plant finally closes. But he an
tlclpateS some problems in
nndlng positions for the 300 to
400 unskilled workers.
Evening star., 1960-08-23
Gunmen Get
$4,000 at
Seat Pleasant

Three armed holdup men
took on estimated $4,000 from
drug store safe in Seat
Pleasant last night after fore
ing an employe to open the
safe, Prince Georges police re-
port.
The holdup occurred at
Peoples drug store. 6872 George
Palmer highway. as two en-
ployes and the wife of one were
closing the store for the night.
according to Detective Sergt.
John F.. Wilding.
The unmasked thieves stuffed
their loot in paper bag and
used adhesive tape to bind the
hands of James Babbington,
"a. of Edgewater. the assistant
manager; Howard Cusick. "a.
of 1914 Terrace drive, Silver
Hill. a part-t time clerk. and his
wife, Sharon, 81. police said.
The three were leaving
through the front door when
the gunmen approached and
forced them back inside, Mr..
Cusick said.
One thief, holding a As
caliber automatic to Mr.. Bab-
bington's head, ordered him to
open the safe behind the pre-
Scription counter, police said.
Forcing all three to lie on the
floor behind the counter, the
three men left by the front
door. locking it behind them
and taking the keys.
The victims quickly freed
themselves, phoned police. and
another employe. who had a
front door key, Mr.. Cusick
said.
The loot included checks and
cash.
The thieves may have been
three men seen running with a
paper bag across the grounds
of the Seat Pleasant Elemen-
tary School shortly after the
holdup. police said.
Police described the holdup
men in a lookout as Negroes,
between 25 and 80 years old, of
medium build. One was 5 feet
7inches tall and had a NOUS
tache.
Evening star., 1960-08-23

street was deferred until Sep
tember II.
The council unanimously
agreed to try voting machines
in the November 8 election. If
the city council decides after
the election to keep the nine
machines, they may be bought
at $l53.lO per machine per year
for 10 years.
Water Price Agreed Upon
In other action, City Manager
Lewis 2. Johnston reported
that the year-long Fairfax
County Falls Church water
price dispute has been settled.
with Falls Church agreeing to
sell water to the county for
9lII'oU per mllllOn gallons.
The council also:
l. Agreed to a 3G-year fran
chiSe for the Washington Gas
Light Co. to service Falls
Church.
2. Reappointed Mrs. Harry
Myers and Robert Moore to
three-year terms on the library
board.
3. Authorized the city man.
ager to acquire the right-of-
way for a. one-block extension
of Maple avenue from Great
Falls street to Park avenue.
Evening star., 1960-08-23
Kurrick Leaves
Estate to Wife,
Two Children

The late David B. Karrick
left his entire estate to his wife
and their two children, accord
ing to a will filed in District
Court.
Mr.. Karrick was District
Commissioner from February,
1856, until this summer, when
he resigned to become Ambas-
sador to Ecuador. He died of a
heart attack August 6 in his
home.
Mr.. Karrick's will, an ll-page
document. was dated March 5,
1855. 1t lists his widow. Mrs.
Elizabeth de Blassis Karrick;
their son. David, il, Is. and
their daughter, Elizabeth, IS, as
sole heirs.
Evening star., 1960-08-23

zine 4 and caused casualties
among workmen in a building
1000 feet away.
Material Usually stable"
Although the formal investi-
cation of that explosion is not
yet complete, officials were
reasonably certain they had
found the cause.
They said the suspected ma
terial is normally stable. "
However. if defective, it tends
to break down" and can reach
a stage where it will blow up
without being triggered.
The plant is 25 miles south
of Washington, on a peninsula
in the Potomac River. 1t oc-
cupies about 10 square miles
at Indian Head, in Charles
County.
Evening star., 1960-08-23

posal is scheduled for Septem-
Der II. If it is then approved
by the required two-thirds ma
jority of the council it will ap-
pear on the November 8 general
election ballot.
OF the total $l.2 million.
$750.000 will be spent to enlarge
George Mason High School,
$l25.000 to remodel Madison
Elementary School, $217,000 for
street Improvements, and $1O8, =
600 for storm drainage projects.
Lewis Urges Action
school Board Chairman
Thomas H. Lewis urged favor
able council action on the bond
question. He pointed out that
George Mason was built with a
720-pupil capacity but that be-
tween $50 and 1000 students
will attend the school this fall.
If the bond issue gets final
approval of the council and
the voters. Falls Church will
be within $840,000 of its legal
debt limit. The city may bor-
row up to l8 per cent Of it's
total real estate assessment.
currently standing at over
$29 million.
A resolution to amend The
clty'S land use map to allow
a hlgh-rise apartment devel-
opment off North Roosevelt
Evening star., 1960-08-23
County Manager Post
Goes to M. A. Butcher

The Montgomery County
Council today named Mason A.
Butcher as county manager at
an annual salary of $4,000.
Mr.. Butcher. acting manager
since March. had been asked
by the council several weeks
ago if he would take the job.
After several private meetings
with the council, he agreed.
After receiving an affirma-
tive answer, the council de-
layed action on the appoint
ment while it went through
the motions of considering
about 81 other applications.
The 46-year-old acting man.
ager. who was public works di-
rector for 10 years, has headed
the county government since
former manager M. L. Reese
resigned to become city man
ager of Miami.
In appointing Mr.. Butcher,
William F. Hickey, acting
county council president, said:
He has gained wide respect
and has displayed the ability,
integrity and temperament
which the county council re-
quires of the county manager"
THE taxpayers of Montgom-
cry County are getting the best
man for the job"
Mr.. Butcher was appointed
by a unanimous vote of the
council. He starts his new job
Immediately, Mr.. Hickey said.
In accepting the post, Mr..
Butcher said he appreciated
the confidence" Of the council
and will try to do, the job l
kI%cw you want DONE
Evening star., 1960-08-23

cials said they didn't think this
was fair.
They said that the company
earlier had been in touch with
school officials in charge of
the county's language training
program.
We find it very difficult to
encounter what appears to
be a blatant overlooking of
our existence" said John E
Medaris, a company official
and cousin of the former mis-
Sile chief.
School officials said bid in
vttations had been mailed to
IA firms, selected because they
were listed in the telephone
book as being in the language
laboratory business.
The Medaris company, which
school officials said was listed
as a recorder manufacturer
Evening star., 1960-08-23
BOUND FOR PREDOMINANT
Medoris Firm Overlooked on Bids,
Montgomery School Board Told

A Rockville electronics firm
headed by Maj. Gen. j.. B.
Medaris, former Army missile
boss last night blasted Mont
gomery County school officials
for overlooking the company's
existence.
Electronic Teaching Labora-
tories, Inc. has a plant about
three-quarters of mile from
Board of Education headquar-
ters in Rockville. The company
sells language training equip
ment.
Last night the board pur-
chased $62,152 in language
training equipment-from four
other companies. The Medaris
firm claimed it wasn't asked to
bid on the job although others
were.
In a heated discussion with
board members. company Off
Evening star., 1960-08-23

He said yesterdays venture
grew out of an incident earlier
in the day when a baseball had
been retrieved from the tunnel.
Thinking further exploration
would be good idea, Mr.. Gillen
said, the boys obtained candles
and entered the tunnel.
ITS a shame they didn't
have flashlights" he said.
Evening star., 1960-08-23
Sees Naval Academy
ANNAPOLIS. Aug. %

ANNAPOLIS, Aug. % (AP) =.
The secretary of national de-
fense for the Philippines toured
the United States Naval Acad-
emy yesterday as part of two
week visit to this country. Sec
retary Alejo S. Santos received
a 19-gun salute, lunched with
the superintendent, Rear Ad-
miral John F. Davidson. and
toured various departments. of
the Academy.
Evening star., 1960-08-23

explosion last wednesday which
killed one workman and in
jured 20 others.
Plant officials said they be-
lieved the cause of both acci-
dents was due to "insta oility"
of chemical Ingredient used
in the manufacture of rocket
fuels.
Authorities would not i'm
mediately identify the sub
stance. but, said that the plant
has disposed of all but labora-
tory samples of the ingredient.
Other Plants Cautioned
Oficials also warned all
other plants using the sub
stance of its danger.
Today's blast demolished a
small holding magazine and
damaged windows and doors in
at least two adjacent build
ings. Three men working in a
building about $50 feet away
were unhurt.
The magazine. about IL feet
square, was made of reinforced
concrete and covered with
earth. Only a small crater re-
mains. The blast was heard
as far as the Potomac River
Bridge, some 20 miles from the
plant.
Last weeks blast demolished
a much larger storage maga-
Evening star., 1960-08-23

AS public works director, Mr..
Butcher received $16,646. Since
taking the Job of acting man
ager, his salary has been in
creased by $500 per year. The
managers post paid $4,000 a
year when Mr.. Reese left.
In addition to serving as act
ing manager for the last five
months, Mr.. Butcher has filled
the post during earlier absences
OF the regular county manager.
In all he has served II
months as acting manager.
Mr.. and Mrs. Butcher and
their son John, IA, live at 4609
Franklin street, KMsington.
Evening star., 1960-08-23
I'd Blast in 6 Days Rocks
Indian Head Navy Plant

The second explosion in six days Navy Pro-
pellent Plant at Indian Head, Md early today No one
was injured and officials said they had traced the
of both explosions
The blast at S:4l m. much smaller than the
Evening star., 1960-08-23
Falls Church Bond Issue
Gets Preliminary OK

The Falls Church City Council last night preliminary
approval to $2 million bond issue of which $87500O slated
for school construction.
Mayor Charles M HALEY and Councilman Charles Sey-
mour absent from the meeting.
public hearing and final council action the pro-
Evening star., 1960-08-23

Brew two to eight cups of perfect coffee with this
eosy-to-cIeon coffee maker. Adjustable brew dial
for fovor selection, coffee is kept OF serving tenn
peroture automatically
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1960-07-16
Drift Toward Disaster?

The countries of Africa that are achieving indie
Pendence this year SO rapidly that it almost imposs
BILE to keep track of them are virtually without ex
cepon countries where the landed white population is
mnimal and where the racial problem therefore, is al
most non-exlstent Even in the formerly Belgon Con-
CO. with its 100000 Europeans the basic difficulties are
now intertrba rather than interracal and the very
real danger of augmentation of this vast country
from tribal regional and personal rvaries among the
Africans themselves 'e ~
In the emerging countries of East and East Central
Arca however, the situation is fundamentally differ
ent Ior there-especlally in Northern and Southern
Khodesa-many of the European settlers have indeed
settled, in the sense that they are permanent resi-
dents, and though vastly outnumbered by the Afri-
cans are local landowners who know no other home
This is the great difference between the political stua
uon on the eastern and the western sides of At
Eea ana IS the main reason why the emergence has
Deen so much more rapid along the West Coast
But the desire of articulate Africans in the Fast
Is no less great than that of their counterpars in the
west Tor political control of their governments,
however lll.prepared they may be. The sudden indie
pendence of the Republic of the Congo is sure to
nave an effectit already visibe-on the Africans
across the borders in Northern Rhodesa and even =;
the excessively backward neighboring Portuguese col
ony OF Angola. In Northern Rhodesia and in Southern
hhodesla too, political tension between the races will
listened to. ~ ~ 10
o. The most prominent of them in Northern Rhodesa
or Jonn Moffatt respected leader of the opposition Cen
uai African party, has recently issued warning that
must be taken seriously. eve are Drifting toward
major conflict between the African and European com
munltles ne says "A major explosion is inevitable un
prompI acton Is TAKEN To prevent the drift into
violence that he foresees he proposes basic constit
onai changes that would give far greater voting
70 tne African majority than the minmal representa-
ton t now mas and would accompany this with bill of
rights outlawng racial discrimination: "the african
peoples require this now; the Europeans will need Il
% Dir Jonn frankly recognizes the nevitabity of
ultlmate AFRICAN control of the Legislature but he
would pave the way for it peacefully as the alternative
TO violence and disaster for Africans and E,,ronoar
anke his voice should be needed before another Arer
Ian, or another South African, situation develops
The New York Times.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1960-07-16
in a program of this type"

in a program Of this type"
Bennett is a charter member Of
the United Negro College Fund
founded by DR.. Patterson in 1914
as Americas first educational
community chest.
Like many of the Funds SO
member colleges, Bennett has been
an integral part Of Americas sys-
tenn of higher education for nearly
a century," DR.. Patterson said
"The great public universities and
the small private colleges have
existed side-by-side over the years.
They must continuer to do so for
the educational health of the coun-
try.
"Th small private colleges, orig
inally founded for Negro youth
will play an increasingly vital role
in providing sensitized, dedicated
leadership in America. The whole
process of Indignation must rest
squarely on the shoulders Of COM
petence.
"The alumni Of Bennett believe
their alma mater will have q great
share in creating that competence.
The program they are undertaking
today demonstrates their faith in
the future"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1960-07-16
10 JOS Jottings

The Church Women are talking
about that passe custom of put
ting DINNER ON THE GROUND
and I'm here 10 stand up and be
counted as one of those who agrees
heartily that this farce should ba
stopped. A long time ago IL was
practical to carry something to
eat to a church because transpor.
tation was slow and services were
long. IL a person didn't feed his
face" well before he left home,
he would starve to death before he
returned, but, that day has passed
and the old customs should go
with out with the past.
| had the misfortune to attend
one of these ''last days of the
Tracted meeting, where the good
sisters had worked so hard pre-
pairing these huge boxes, until they
were too tired to pass the stuff
out to the hungry mob that came
to the Church just for that pur-
pose. l could hear yells and
screams from all directions; isis
ter Jones, you promised me some
of that plain cake" and SISTER
Smith, shore want some of that
goat" The Sisters with the boxes
lose a lot of friends on these oc-
casions, cause you just can't
please everybody and you just
can't save a piece of goat when
everybody is grabbing like they
are drowning in the deep deep sea.
Some of the good sisters make
the mistake of carrying their good
plates to these gatherings and
never see them again. Very few
people can tell you what the
preachers Text was, or even if
he arose to say anything at all.
They go for the sole purpose Of
EATING and MEETING, when
this is finished, they are looking
for the next Church that will serve
them DIN NER ON THE
GROUND"
| was not surprised to see cars
and trucks loaded down with
stacks of plates, piled high with
the food that these tired, pres
piring Sisters had passed out.
Some of the hord didn't even want
the stuff and merely took it be-
cause it was there for the taking.
| think it's waste of money, time,
energy and common sense. The
average Church is only twenty
minutes from most homes by auto
mobile and surely don't see how
a person could get that hungry
in such a length of time. The
services are shorter than in the
old days. The average service in
a Protestant Church is one and
cne-half hours and starvation sure
ly could hold off it's miseries that
long. The Sister who have to
stand over the hot stoves are re-
belling and / certainly will Sec
ond the motion. STAND UP FOR
YOUR FIGHTS GIRLS, DON'T
BEND OVER AND PASS THEM
OUT.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1960-07-16
Migrant Labor Panorama
THE NEW YORK TIMES

The often sordid working and living conditions of
the itinerant workers who up and down the
country harvesting the nations crops has become a
national issue in the past few years This has happened
as the facts have become increasingly known-through
newspaper and magazine articles and spot nvestiga-
tons by public and private agencies And the pub
hes knowledge and concern to the migrant labor
problems have grown, legislative action both Federal
and State has made start in giving the migrants the
protection they urgently needprotection which in
dustral workers have long since enjoyed.
But an overall picture of the use, and abuse of
migratory workers, how it all happened and what is
being done to improve their lot has until now been
lacking. Fortunately, the subcommittee on Migratory
Labor of the Senate Committee Labor and Public
Welfare, of which Senator Harrison A. Williams is chair
man, has provided just such panorama in the report
prepared for it entitled 'The Migrant Farm Worker in
America 1t summarizes, with useful tables and charts
the essential information needed for intelligent appras
al and action.
The most important beneficiary of this study will
be the subcommittee itself, for as Senator Williams
states in the foreword it is preparing legislation that
will we believe, help of the basic diff
culties now facing the forgotten people," But the
report will also be, he has sad working tool" for
all citizens who feel they have stake in ending in
Justice wherever it may be found That goes especial
ly for those in positions of political power who can do
something about this particular injustice
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1960-07-16
Jackson College
Workshop One Of
highIights Of
Summer Session

The Principals Workshop al
Jackson State College eliminated
its activities recently. The three
week Workshop has been one of the
highlights of the institutions 1860
Summer Session.
Under the direction of DIR. Jane
E. McAllister, Professor of Educa-
ton at Jackson State College, the
Workshop was organized into a
general group and five special in
terest groups. The interest groups
were organized on the basis OF
similarity of problems and inter-
ests of the workshoppers.
Principals and teachers repre-
sent % schools were enrolled in the
Workshop. The extent of the pos
sible influence Of this group may
be seen in the fact that these men
ard women represent 281 commu-
nifies and some in daily contact
WITH approximately twenty-five
thousand children. One enrollee's
school serves Is district communi-
t;es-a direct result of the States
progressive school consolidation
program. a. - So H.
In addition to their regular pro-
gram which has provided many
rich and worthwhile experiences,
the Workshop has sponsored a gen.
eral chapel program, free movies
for the summer school community,
two social events, and intervisita-
ton of principals to schools in the
area.
Visitors to the Workshop, which
had as it's primary purpose "The
Improvement of Schools and the
Communities They Serve" have in
cluded DR.. ]. c. Dixon, DR.. Lamar
Fortenberry, Mr.. A. A. Alexander,
Miss F. o. Alexander, and Dean H.
T. Sampson. Workshop partici-
pants included Herbert L. King,
Moor High School, Crawford; Fred
Alexander, Jr., Parrish School,
Hazlehurst; Lawrence Jones, Car
ter High School, Brandon; Joe w.
Clark, Madison Rosenwald School,
Madison; Charles H. Ball, Lula
Junior High School, Lula; Mrs.
Robbie Rankins, Jeanes Supervisor,
Marshall County, Mississippi In
dustrial College, Holly Springs;
Thomas Todd, Lumberton Elemen-
tary School, Lumberton; William
Golden, Ludlow Consolidated Ele-
mentary School, Ludlow; P. B.
Wells, Mccullough High School,
Monticello; Mrs. Pearl Crawford,
Shirley-Owens Vocational, Quit
man; Mrs. Susie Marshall, Lafay-
cite County Schools (Jeanes Super
visor) Oxford; Clifton de Marks,
M. F. Nichols High School, Biloxi;
j. d. Montgomery, Dublin Junior
High, Dublin; H. A. Gordon, Noxa-
pater High, Noxapater; Fred Red
field and Floyd Harris, Rose Hill
Elementary School, Magnolia; L.
C. Eiland, Louisville High, Louis
vile; Arthur Dampier, Mccullough,
Monticello; Mrs. Eva Harris, Eva
Harris Elementary-High School,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1960-07-16

The decision was announced by
the Supreme Court along with de-
cisions in two other tax cases in
volving gifts"
The court held, 8-to-1, that a
businessman's gift" of Cadillac
car to another businessman for
"leads" on prospective customers
was taxable income to the bust
nessman who got the car.
1t reversed a lower court ruling
that a $4,000 "gift" by New
York's Trinity Church to a former
church official was free from tax
claims. The case was sent back
to a trial judge for further find
ings on the facts.
All three cases involved q gov
eminent request that the Supreme
Court lay down specific rules re-
garding taxes on gifts" The high
court declined and said, in effect,
that each such case must be de-
cided on its merits.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1960-07-16
Ladies' Garment
Workers Hailed On
60th Anniversary

New York-The sixtieth birthday
of the Ladies' Garment Workers
was marked by display ads in daily
newspapers June %, and an edi-
torial salute from the New York
times.
The Times said ILGWU "as
distinctive . New York landmark
as the Empire State Building i.
has brought economic uplift to its
members and stability to its indus
try, the largest and most
fiercely competitive in the city"
THE ILGWU said, in almost
tull-page ads; ION this day, 60
years ago, the American Fedora
tion Of Labor issued . charter Of
affiliation to the II workers who,
only 20 days earlier, founded the
union.