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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-11-11
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POTOMAC
BY ROBERT O. SPTVAcK

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. HAPPENED TO THE THIRD
PARTIES"-It is only IL years since Henry A. Wallace was
being by the Communists without his knowledge ad
vance the nation that both major parties much alike
the had no choice when he went to the polls.
presidential candidate of the Progressive Party Wallace
left small imprint US politics and then retired to his farm
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-11-11
STT-INS

Business taking lead in Southern
Negro did not tn the South He help
agricultural economy and he is important producer
the contemporary South of increasing urbanzaon
dustry This fact is getting fresh recogniton"NY
Shutdown Of the Capitol cafeteria plain recognition
regarding segregation The fact eating facility
supported building privately
Negro 1t him. Negroes
and whites alike 1t bound ultimately
services offers"-AtIanta CONSTITUTION.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-11-11
Editorial Opinion From The Nations Daily Press

something n Washington-a Negro
electrician work Federal construction project
marking the prejudice racial discrimination
by Local 26 of the International Brotherhood
Workers which kept Negro electricians employment heavy
construction jobs in the District But it significant two counts
members
that working with Negro needn't produce fatal shock
to back a vital principle when it wants to-
congratulate Foee
bidding
Contracts headed by Vice President Nixon for having backed him
Deputy Attorney
Walsh having resoluey effectively
worked out settlement isn't the end Of the but it's
Washington POST.
LUNCH COUNTER NTEGRATIoN
integated
February always
operated ntegated facilities
that action has been taken the 112 cities the
South made jointly the organizations report
able progress the South since the sn demonstrations called ma
onal attention the situation indicates the
swinging to the side of affirmative action their parGay
TRIBUNE.
URGES sITIN END
1t would be dsserce to the Atlanta
uncritcay
Wednesday.
sympathze simple dignity
do the merchants and much Of the white czene
consider ns
mwse and destructive We end to itAlana CoNsTTU
TON.
SEGREGATED TUSKEGEE
interesting Supreme
its term that which group Negroes trying
upset the Alabama law which germandered them
Tusegee By drawing oruous boundary lines which
sides place of its previous four the legislature succeeded
all of the
Tusegee disturbed this ridiculous
Was therefore violation of the Fourteenth
all citizens protection Of the
The raises extremely complex questions
finds that political boundaries purpose
discriminating will egs
ave districts which discriminate against both
residents? The not
constitutional sufficiently suggest
AMBASSADORS AFRICA
The state department according
francay hunting
speak French and maybe an African language.
having
financing the of finding
put diplomatic personnel hadn't budgeted
And is having trouble finding the
ambassadors
Why shortages? explains flock"
African countries which
Nations into being fast they department by
surprise"
If this fine state Of affairs
Africa World War II
they could show the minimum ability themselves
Surely the state department has had years
meet this surprise and should doing something
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-11-11

THE ROSTER In isolated
pockets there are third party can
didates, running for President, but
they are hardly Of the calibre of
Bob LaFollette or Teddy Roosevelt.
There Is: The Beatnik Party
running a man named William
Lloyd Smith who Is said to want
to abolish the government, the
working class and most other
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-11-11

Although, there are those who
believe the minority parties have
made no substantial contribution
to American politics, am inclined
to disagree. Many Of the political
analyses that once were made only
by Socialists, now are accepted by
the major parties without question.
So is much Of the social welfare
legislation.
But it is the absence of a signifi-
cant spirit of rebellion in this cam
paign that gives me pause. What
better proof is there Of public
complacency than the fact that
even the traditional rebels have
grown tired?
Even more than that, the tenor
of politicking by such third parties
as we have casts a grave reflection
on the nations interest in big is
sues.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-11-11

in upstate New York. Lately he
has re-emerged to criticize the
farm program advanced by Sen.
John F. Kennedy. But he quickly
returned to his first love, farming,
and it may be sometime before we
hear from him again.
= The Wallace episode, however,
has made me a little curious as
to what is taking place in Amer
lean politics. Where are our rebels I?
Norman Thomas, whose stature
continues to grow even though he
is not running for anything this
year, was on television recently.
But it was only for brief moment
during which he deplored the de-
magoguery that has crept into the
campaign of the Big Two candid
ates.
Evening star., 1960-01-22
FBI Charges Wife, II,
Sold Saw Blades at Jail

ROANOKE, Va, Jan. %
(AP).-A 17-year-old housewife
who didn't heed her husbands S
warning was held here today
on charges Of smuggling hack
saw blades into the city Jail for
use in an attempted jailbreak.
The FBI said Mrs. Judith Ar
lene Hodges of Route l, Salem,
admitted she used a bag con-
tanning hamburgers to conceal
four blades she passed to
Charles CYank) Stewart and
several other prisoners last
week.
Stewart and three other pris-
oners were surprised early jan
uary 16 trying to saw a COM
mode from a wall of the lail
to gain access to a corridor be-
yond. Five pieces of hacksaw
blade were found in the cell.
The FBI said Mrs. Hodges
told them she was at the Jail
visiting her husband. James
Hodges. when she was ap-
preached by Stewart and some
other inmates and asked to buy
the hacksaw blades.
Her husband advised her not
to do it, but she accepted SIS
from the prisoners, bought the
blades at a hardware store, and
brought them back hidden in
Evening star., 1960-01-22
Almond Budget
lndorsed by Club

Gov. Almonds biennial budg-
ct won the firm approval yes
terday of the Virginia 10th
District Democratic Women's
Club.
The club, acting after panel
discussion on legislative pro-
posals, said it favored increas-
ing tax revenues las equitably
as possible"
The members chose this
verdict after failing to agree
on whether food and drugs
should be exempted from the
Governors proposed sales tax.
Much of the Governors fiscal
program is based on such a tax.
Members also favored adding
more money to the budget for
a mental hospital in Northern
Virginia and for the George
Mason College, the Northern
Virginia branch Of the Uni
verSity of Virginia.
Panel members were Mrs.
Lois Van Valkenburgh, Mrs.
Theda Henle, Mrs. Catherine
Onesty, Mrs. Shirley Hyland
and Mrs. Mary Marshall.
Mrs. Van Valkenburgh sug-
gested the club send a letter
to State Senator Breeden, Dem
ocrat Of Norfolk, backing the
Senator's proposal for a COM
mission to study redistricting
the State.
Evening star., 1960-01-22
Georgetown's
1865 House
Open Sunday

The Old Stone House at 3051
M street NV, recently restored
by the National Park Service,
will be opened to the public at
3 pm. Sunday.
The home, built in 1765, is
believed to be one of the oldest
buildings in Washington. Four
of its eight rooms will go on
display Sunday for the first
time After that, the house will
be open to the public Wednes-
day through Sunday from
pm. to 5 pm. on a regular
basis.
The National Capital Parks
will administer the house. Parks
Supt. Harry T. Thompson said
donations of period furniture
for the house would be welcome.
At present, only a few pieces
of furniture have been placed
in the rooms.
The Federal Government &C
quired the house in 1850
through an act of Congress.
The act directed the National
Park Service to restore and
preserve the historic structure
for the enjoyment and educa-
ton of the public.
The house was built in 1865
by Christopher Layman, a
cabinetmaker. 1t fell into dis
use and appeared in danger Of
being torn down until Congress
acted. The Park Service expects
the house to become a prime
tourist attraction. Park Service
historians will be on hand to
tell the history of the house.
Evening star., 1960-01-22

the bag of food. She was paid
another $23.
Mrs. Hodges was held in lieu
Of $l,500 bail after a hearing
yesterday before United States
Commissioner Charles Fox.
The escape attempt Saturday
was the second involving Stew
art. one of 20 convicts who
escaped from North Cardinals
Ivy Bluff Prison December 8,
since he was recaptured in Vir-
ginia and brought to the city
jail. All but two of the Ivy
Bluff escapes have been re-
captured.
Stewart is being held here
until the Department of Justice
decides whether to prosecute
him in Virginia or North Caro-
lima on charges of Interstate
transportation of a stolen car
and firearms.
Evening star., 1960-01-22

would enable more citizens to
attend.
2. Recommended rejection of
a proposed industrial land-use
master plan for the county
without specific industrial-use
designations.
3. Expressed the opinion that
the Fort Belvoir Reservoir area
be granted to the County Park
Authority as a public park.
Federation members also
heard spirited pleas for their
support of the legislation to
effect provisions of a mass
transportation plan, devised
by the National Capital Plan
ming Commission and the Ma
tional Capital Regional Plan
ming Council.
Proposed legislation would
create a temporary Federal Or
ganization, the National Capital
Transportation Corp. to develop
the plan, and would approve an
Interstate compact for regula-
ton Of transportation.
William Moss, a county
supervisor, said the plan will
not solve everybody's problem,
but it is basicly sound.
Support it with everything
you have. because you may not
get the chance again." he said.
Evening star., 1960-01-22

thought Mr.. Switzer was speak
ing only for himself.
Gov. Almond apparently re-
garded the Switzer letter as
substantially more than a straw
in the wind. He and his ad-
viSerS Immediately made plans
to get for the localities a bigger
sales tax cut than the $45 mil
lion he originally proposed.
Both Houses whipped through
brief routine sessions before
entraining for a tour to Arling-
ton and Fairfax Counties and
Alexandria and Falls Church.
Gov. Almonds sales tax pro-
posal as originally introduced
called for $45 million of the
estimated net revenue of $142.6
million to go to the localities
for general governmental pur-
poses.
The sales tax bill went into
the House Wednesday, with
Delegate Charles K. Hutchens
of Newport News chairman of
the Finance Committee, which
must handle the measure, the
chief patron. The budget bill,
proposing appropriations total
ing more than $555 million
from general fund revenue, is
before the House Appropria-
tionS Committee, which has
agreed to hold the measure in
committee until it is deter
mined what revenue is avail
able for spending. This agree
ment was a compromise be-
tween groups wanting to get
the bill out before or after ac-
tion is taken on the sales tax
bill.
Meanwhile Delegate Sam
Pope Of Southampton said he
and others will introduce next
week a 3 per cent sales tax
bill giving the State and the
localities each a half of the
net proceeds. Mr.. Pope said
his bill would eliminate the first
personal income tax bracket of
2 per cent on the first $4,000 of
taxable income.
Evening star., 1960-01-22
CarDefendant
Jailed, Fined

A nine-month jail term and
$75 in fines were ordered yes
terday for a road construction
laborer who police said used a
stolen car to get to the trial
last Monday in Hyattsville Po-
lice Court.
The defendant, Frank vi
dotto. "a, of the 3400 block of
Brothers place Sc, had his
case continued Monday when
he said he wanted to consult
q lawyer.
Early the next day District
police, after a five-hour stake
out on a stolen car, said they
seized Vidotto near his home
Appearing without an attor-
ney yesterday. Vidotto pleaded
guilty to four counts and could
offer no explanation when
questioned by Judge George j.
O'Hare in Hyattsville Police
Court. The term in the House
of Correction was for unau-
thorized use of a car, and fines
OF $25 each were imposed for
reckless driving. failing to obey
a policeman and driving with
out a permit.
The four counts stem from
an incident December 90 when
Vidotto took a car from the
Langley Park shopping center.
Prince Georges County police
said. When spotted he tried to
flee and crashed the car into
a parked vehicle. He escaped
on foot into a woods and ig-
nored police warning shots and
orders to halt. according to
County Police Pvt. James Ross.
The four charges were pre-
sented him January 4 when he
appeared in Silver Spring Peo-
pies Court to answer another
auto theft charge. The case
there was continued to Janu-
ary 25. Judge O'Hare said he
understood other jurisdictions
will file detainers against vi
dotto.
Evening star., 1960-01-22
2Liquor Places
Given Suspensions
TotoIine So Days

The Prince Georges County
Liquor Board yesterday sus-
pended two alcoholic beverages
licenses total of Sc days and
denied transfer of a permit to
a proposed package store in
Chillum.
A 50-day suspension was Or
dered for the Dixie Pig. 1904
Bladensburg road. Cottage City,
as penalty for an illegal Sun
day sale last November %. The
violation resulted in three men
being fined a total Of $3.50 in
Hyattsville Police Court on De-
cember 90.
William H. Mccullough.
board counsel and spokesman
said 40 days of the suspension
were for the violation itself
and the additional 10 days re-
suited from a stayed" suspen-
sion being invoked.
The shorter suspension was
ordered November l9 after In
ternal Revenue agents testified
the tavern had three bottles of
whiskey Of quality not the
same as reported on the label.
The Today suspension had
been stayed pending no other
violations occur at the Dixie
Pig within a year.
A six-day license suspension
was ordered for the Silver Hill
Market, Inc. The board foun[
the establishment guilty OF not
keeping its liquor cabinet
locked up on a Sunday.
In other business at its all
day meeting in Upper Marl-
boro, the three member board
turned down a request for a
package store license at $3.50
New Hampshire avenue, near
Takoma Park. The board said
the area already is adequately
served with alcoholic beverage
outlets.
The decision was based on
testimony from a number of
area residents who testified in
opposition to the request.
Evening star., 1960-01-22

| /. At least half the yield
should be returned to the cities
and counties.
2. Distribution of the revenue
should be on a current popula-
ton estimate. not 1850 census
figures.
! 3. Medicines and foods should
be exempt.
/ 4. Income tax exemptions for
dependents and the standard
/ eduction" should be sub
stantially increased.
I The federation, which passed
this resolution at an Annandale
meeting last night, also urged
the General Assembly to:
/ l. Refrain from using tax
advantages to attract industry
to the State.
| 2. Grant the counties author
Iity to levy sales taxes or real
estate transfer taxes on their
own.
| 3. Use current population
estimates in any allotment OF
funds to localities.
4. Abolish the capatation
/ tpolD tax as a prerequisite for
voting.
! Taking note Of sewage prob
lens looming with development
Of the Dulles International Air
port at Chantilly. the fedora
ton urged county supervisors
to press for a quick. fair solu-
ton that would provide facn-
tiles not only for the airport
itself but for surrounding areas
as well.
Other resolutions passed by
the federation:
/ /. Called for evening and
Saturday (rather than, or in
addition to. Wednesday, ses-
Sions Of the county board. This
Evening star., 1960-01-22

however, that it planned to con-
tinue to study possible salary
awards for teachers.
In other business, the board
scheduled a closed, two-day
work session on the 196O-6l
school budget January 90 and
80 at Stratford Junior High
School.
Public Sessions Urged
The board rejected a pro-
poSal by Mr.. Stockard that the
budget sessions be opened UP.
"All ! ask for is a public gallery.
This is a privilege it seems to
me every citizen is entitled to-"
he said.
Mrs. Edmund D. Campbell,
one of the board members who
opposed letting the public view
the budget deliberations, said,
Il have the responsibility for
getting all the information I
can, and I can't get it in
public"
I'm afraid it might hamper
some of the staff in giving me
answers, said Robert A. Peck,
board member.
The board scheduled a public
meeting at 8 pm, February 4,
at the board Office, to discuss
klndergartens. In a report to
the board. John L. Palmer, re-
search director, said 80 extra
teachers wiuld be needed to
handle the l,467 pupils eligible
for kindergarten in 1960-6l.
An estimated 671 children
could not be housed at the
schools they would normally
attend and would have to go to
kindergarten classes at churches
or other schools. he said.
The board also approved in
stallation of a $4,875 language
laboratory at Wakefield High
School and set August 29 as the
first day Of school next year.
Evening star., 1960-01-22
Workman Badly Hurt
In Three-Story FuII

A construction worker was
Critically injured yesterday in a
three-story fall from an apart
ment building under construc-
ton in Silver Spring, Mont
gomery County police reported.
The worker, identified as
Henry Miller. about 80, of
l343 Thirteenth street NV.
was taken to Washington Sani-
tarium.
County police said the acci-
dent occurred at an apartment
construction project at Wayne
avenue and Manchester road.
The victim apparently slipped
and fell from a platform, po-
lice said.
Evening star., 1960-01-22
1ODays in Jail
Asked for All
Drunk Drivers

RICHMOND, Jan. % (AP)-
The Virginia General Assembly
has been asked to pass legisla-
ton requiring mandatory blood
tests and To-day jail terms in
drunk-driving cases.
The recommendations were
made yesterday by the Virginia
Advisory Legislative Council in
a report to the full legislative
body.
Mandatory blood tests would
be required by writing the i'm
piled consent" doctrine into
State law. The To-day jail SEN
tences upon conviction of drunk
driving would be subject to sus-
pension by the courts.
Can Request Analysis
Present law allows a motorist
accused Of drunk driving to
request the chemical analysis.
The implied consent idea means
that driving is a privilege con-
trolled by the State and there
fore all drivers automatically
consent to whatever conditions
the State sets down.
The legislation recommended
by the VALC would require any
person operating a motor We
hicle on Virginia roads to agree
to a blood alcohol test if ar
rested for drunk driving, or
risk at least a years revocation
Of his license.
Refusal to take the test would
bring on a court hearing to
determine the validity of his
refusal. An adverse ruling would
cause revocation of his license
regardless of the outcome of
the subsequent criminal trial
on the drunk driving charge.
Urge Higher Speed Limit
On another subject, the
VALC recommended the States
top speed limit on a four lane
divided highway be raised to
go m.p.h. for passenger ve-
hicles and so m.p.h. for trucks
when such speeds "are deemed
advisable by the state High
way Commission"
Another recon m e n dation
concerning drunk driving was
made by the council. It would
empower the State chief medi-
cal examiner to designate ap-
proved laboratories to test
blood samples for alcohol and
fix fees of $5 for taking the
blood and $40 for analysis. The
fees would be paid from the
criminal fund and collected
as costs on conviction.
Evening star., 1960-01-22
Merit Pay Avoided
In eocher Benefits

The Arlington County School
Board, steering clear of merit
pay, last night approved a COM
promise plan to reward de
serving" teachers.
The program called for ex-
panded academic scholarships,
increased sabbatical leaves,
greater attendance at profess
sional meetings. travel scholar
ships, more time for teacher
planning and special summer
employment opportunities.
James G. Stockard, board
member, proposed the plan as
an added incentive for "A-
Iperior" teachers. Other board
members wanted the program
lbroadened to include more
teachers, including some who
might need improving" rather
than rewards"
Mr. Stockard agreed to ex-
tend the plan to include de
serving" teachers and it passed
unanimously. Just so we don't
give it to the marginal people, u
he said.
L. Lee Bean, chairman, said
he hoped way over half of the
teachers" would be able to
qualify for the benefits "or
we're in trouble"
Learn Costs Later
The board, while approving
the new incentive plan, failed
to say how much money should
be spent on it. I'VE could de-
cied a price tag later" Mr..
Stockard said.
The plan approved by the
board was almost identical to
one proposed last month by a
four-man committee of school
principals and supervisors as
an alternative to merit pay,
shelved after teachers over
whelmingly opposed it.
The board said last night,
Evening star., 1960-01-22
Open House Set

The Montgomery County
Mental Health Association will
hold its first open house from
3 to S pm. Sunday in its new
Offices at the Montgomery Gen.
ter, in the Acme Shopping
Center. 10518 Connecticut ave-
nue., KenSington.
Evening star., 1960-01-22

water after the fish are in the
net" he said. Then we put
a large water pump into the
net, and electricity attracts
them to it. All we have to do
is pump them aboard.
I'm not telling you any
story when I say the fish &C
tually get in line, sometimes
two and three deep, waiting to
get sucked aboard.
Could Help Nations
He explained that this elimi-
mated hauling the nets aboard
the fishing vessel or trying to
scoop up the scampering fish.
And it also permits them to
take only the one type of fish.
Only the surface has been
scratched in electric fishing,
Mr.. Smith said. He said that,
fully developed, it could greatly
benefit food = scarce nations
such as India, which have large
schools Of fish off their shores
but no wholesale way to catch
them.
He said the equipment was
going to be tried on the Long
Island oyster beds to attract
star fish, which have virtually
wiped out the oyster industry
there.
And we've got call to give
it a try in the Chilean whale
industry" he said.
Oddly, he added, the larger
the fish, the smaller the cur
rent 1t takes to lull them.
so whales should be easy
to CATCH" he said.
Evening star., 1960-01-22

and cities were given a $3.50
cut of the new revenue.
This conditional Endorsement
by Mr.. Switzer, who is fairly
close to United States Senator
Byrd, head of the State Demo-
cratic organization, was widely
interpreted as a reflection of
the Senator's views. Some op-
ponents of the Governors
program, however, said they
Evening star., 1960-01-22
Johnson Runs Again

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. % (APJ.
Representative johnson has
filed for the Democratic nomi.
nation for reelection from
Maryland's 1st congressional
district on the Eastern Shore.
The Snow Hill attorney de-
feated Republican Edward T.
Miller in 1858.
Evening star., 1960-01-22
Fund for Boonsboro

Boonsboro, Md, yesterday
received a $4,000 Federal grant
to help finance a S155,000 sew
age disposal project. the Public
Health Service announced.
Evening star., 1960-01-22
Fairfax Federation Hits
Sales Tax in Any Form

The Fairfax County Federation of Civic Associations has
fired blast at Gov Almonds proposed sales
tax.
twopart resolution. the federation registered
opposition to sales tax in FORM but added that the
General Assembly passes such levy:
Evening star., 1960-01-22
Almond, Tax Foes
Eye Compromise

RICHMOND jan % AP).-Gov Almond and members
OF the General Assembly UP to prospect
agreement on sales tax legislation.
The sales tax thaw set in yesterday with
cratic National Committeeman G. Fred Swzer of
burg that he would favor the counties