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Evening star., 1961-04-12

The Negroes are challenging
the use of public funds to sup
port a private school for white
children in Prince Edward.
They also are attempting tc
force the county to reopen its
public schools.
At the conclusion of a three
hour hearing. Judge Lewis
formerly of Arlington, allowed
the plaintiffs to amend their
original complaint after he
limited bluntly that some of the
new issues raised by them
should first be passed on by
State courts.
Funds Shut Off
Prince Edward, one of the
five principals in the original
Supreme Court desegregation
decision of May II, 1854, shut
off funds for the operation of
public schools two years ago.
Since then. the 1900 white
children have been attending
the private schools of the
Prince Edward School Foun-
dation, while the 1900 Negro
children have been without
schools.
These acts, Mr.. Tucker
pointed out, followed an order
by the District Court on April
%. 1860, prohibiting TIL e
school board from denying at
tendance at county schools
because of q child'S race.
In reviewing the situation,
Mr.. Tucker asserted:
Cites Supporting Cases
IF this is not Illustration
Of the courts order. then the
word does not have meaning
I don't think this court should
be allowed to be made a
mockery Of"
1t was at this point that he
added, THE courts can force
governing bodies to levy taxes
to pay off debts. There have
Evening star., 1961-04-12

OF the issues raised in the re-
cent primary about the stand
ards and qualifications. II
might be well if the council
deferred action until the new
council took office"
Support for the unusual moye
came from Councilmen John j
Ewald, James T. Luckett, jr.
and Josiah S. Everly, who is
not up for reelection.
The terms of School Boare
Members Leonard M. Knight
and Mrs. Dan E. Kerbel viii
expire July l.
Mr.. Knight, a member of the
board for 27 years, said yes
terday he will not seek reap
pointment.
Mrs. Kerbel Puzzled
Mrs. Kerbel, a member for
nearly 13 years. said she will
be available for reappoint-
ment.
Mrs. Kerbel said of the coun-
Gil action, it was "the first time
this has happened" She
added: Il do not understand
it."
On the same ground, the
council also deferred action or
three upcoming vacancies or
the city's Board of Architec-
tural Review.
In other action, the council
approved joining the Federal
Government in notifications
to the George Washington
Memorial parkway between the
city and the airport.
The council set aside $4,000
for the city's share of the job
which will eliminate the pres
Evening star., 1961-04-12

can presidential candidates
land Virginia was in the
G. o. P. column for the last
three elections) can still quail
ify as Democratic candidates.
Early Kennedy Backer
There is no question Of Mr..
Thomson's loyalty to the ma
tional Democratic Party in the
last election, however. He was
one OF the first public officials
in Virginia to announce his
support Of Senator Kennedy
for President while Senator
Byrd remained silent and some
other Democrats openly sup
ported Republican Richard M.
Nixon.
Why, then, did Mr.. Thomson
refuse to sign a party pledge
when he had been loyal" in
the last election?
IF they can do things like
this" MIR. Thomson said. they
can put other restrictions in 1t
directed at me to prevent me
from filing"
Mr.. Thomson said there was
nothing in the notice signed
by Mr.. Hunt that Ne disagreed
with. but he objects to the ad-
ditional restrictions. The COM
mittee. he observed, "is in un-
friendly hands"
Opponent Files
An opponent for Mr.. Thom-
son. Denis K. Lane, filed today.
Today's developments started
on the sidewalk in front of
Mr.. Thomson's office at 1O2
North Fairfax street. There
by chance he met William
Jernigan. who had been des-
ignated by the committee as
one with whom papers could
be filed because Chairman
Hunt, with law offices in Wash
ington, would be unavailable
during the day.
Mr.. Jernigan received the
papers and by the time he en-
countered Mr.. Hunt in another
chance meeting on the side
walk in the 100 block of South
Fairfax street. he noticed the
party pledge lacked the local
interpretive section.
Mr.. Hunt tooA the papers
back to Mr.. Thomson and said
he could not accept them in
that form. Mr.. Thomson re-
1uSeQ 10 cnange MS SCand ana
Mr.. Hunt left.
Mr.. Thomson then took his
papers, including a declaration
Of candidacy, a petition of vot-
ers and a receipt for his filing
fee. to City Sergt. j. Frank
Moriarity, who served them on
Mr.. Jernigan.
Mr.. Thomson said he did this
so he would have evidence his
papers were placed In the
proper hands.
Late today Mr.. Thomson was
certified by Mr.. Hunt as a
candidate.
Evening star., 1961-04-12
FuIleson Shifted

RICHMOND, April IL (AP)-
The State Department OF
Education announced yesterday
the appointment Of Gordon H.
Falleson as assistant supervisor
of teaching materials.
Evening star., 1961-04-12
Alexandra Won'tAct
On School Posts Now

The Alexandria City Council night deferred action
on forthcoming school board vacancies until after the
city election.
The unanimous decision in the Of criticism,
eveled during the primary campaign of lack Of
criteria for appointed boards.
Mayor Leroy S. Bendhem called the deferal "n view
Evening star., 1961-04-12

Negroes Assert Courts
Can Force School Tax
BY ALEX r. PRESTON
star Staff Writer

RICHMOND, April 12.-An attorney for Prince Edward
County Negroes has told Federal court that It's desegre
cation order has been crcmvented the Judge compel the
local governing body to levy taxes to operate public schools
This contention made yesterday by S. W. Tucker Of
Empora in arguments before District Judge R
Evening star., 1961-04-12

the Commercial Department at
Hammond High School.
Mr.. Wagner is being opposed
for the nomination by Stanley
7. Bregman.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-04-01
Egan Criticizes Grab Ban
 Death As .NegatiUe Reasoning

Governor William !. Egan today criticized reasons given by federal officials for lifting of the ban against imports of Rus sian erabneat as being nega- tive reasoning for such 2 posi- tive action.
 h separate letters to seere- tarv of the Treasury Douglas Dillon and Richard H Davis deputy assistant Secretary of State fa- European Affairs. Egan said he was once again
 compelled to register xigor= GUS disagreement with the ac- ti2n-
 Noting nat the reason given for the action vas the lack of evidence that prison or forced labor zs being used by the Rus sians in production of the crab meat. the Alaska Governor de clared
 It would appear to ne that TKfIS GS EEzaL*E AE1sgs8115 -0A such . positive action Rather than having 10 evidence Of such 2 condition. I should think the United States should in . matter of this importance require posi- tive. fully documented evidence that 10 such condition exists n Russia today. I feel that accept ance of no evidence indicates no effort to collect such evi- dence
 Egan also differed with views expressed DassIs that he could see no reason to expect that Alaskan canned crabmeat. taking into account the tariff and market situation. should not be able to maintain fully competitive position with Soviet crabmeat.
 The Governor. however. said he could only assume that the initiative for lifting of the ban came from the Russians and that the action was made sas 3
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-04-01

gesture of goodwill.
 T hardly think" he added. that the Russians would seek an empty gesture of goodwill, So this action must have some meaning for them. For this req son I cannot be satisfied with the statement that Alaska crab meat will be fully competitive with Russian erabmeat because of existing import duties.
 However, Sen. Ernest Gruen- ing has been informed that the impact on king crab sales from Alaska may not be as great as originally expected because Of the high tariff Is percent on frozen crabmeat and 225 per cent on preparedl. and because crabmeat IS in short supply.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-04-01
Report From Fort Riley

Harold Fuller graduate iron EenzI High School last year and nox with the U s. Army at Fo-t RzleF. kas-. writes A1feF being raised around an Army r.5st all n1y life you would tnInk l would be used to It. Well. 1 can tell you that it iS q lot d11- ferent being in the service. But ., far il has been good to ne. although ! will be glad to gel out when my hitch Is up.
 T got my first real big pro motion on t1e 18th Of February when I was promoted 10 the rank of Private First Class ] hare been selected to attend 4f1e Army Information School. located at Fort Slocum, which ss located on 2 small island oil Long Island. New York
 Harold has been working in he Public Information Office
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-04-01
To See Film

The Big Hunt and Alaskan film will be shown by the Kaknu Rifle and Pistol Club at their next meeting al 7.30. April 3rd. at the CAP hut in Kenai.
 The club has reactivated and has plans underway to build is rifle range close to Big Eddy in Ridgeway. They have cut the logs and are ready to construct q 12x20 fl. meeting hut with an additional 12x50 fl. covered shooting range.
 New officers for the coming wear are. Jim Gibson, president; Gene Smith, vice president: Dorothy Enzler, sec.-treas:i + C. Van Sickle, instructor Cal stilwell, executive officer. and Glen Kipp and Warren EnzleF. members at large
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-04-01
Seward Seeks Pow. Release

The city of Seward has filed an application with the Federal Power Commission for surrend- CT of Its license for 3 proposed 1ate-=poWer project which was to have been located on CreS- cent and Carter lakes on the Kenai Peninsula. Petitions to intervene or protests may be fled with the FPC until April foz
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-04-01

handling tso ten-ninute shows
 sax entitled Report From R5zsy aad articles on home sgsY.- releases since his arrival q Fort EIIeS 11SE NSz0oSE
 Harold WaS sports reporter fe- tsse Cheeehaka News before saIns inte the service
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-04-01
Recent 4 rituals

Mir and Mrs ". T AIdrich. Kenai. a boy, weighing 9 lbs, fl oz. born at Seward General hospital
 Mir. and Mrs. Lee McF arIand, Soldotna, girl Marquita Ann, born March 18th at Seward.
 Mir. and Mrs. Dewey Hess of Kenai, a girl born March 10th at Seward.
 Mfr. and Mrs. Harold Law renee of Soldotna, boy, born March 24 at Seward
 Mir. and Mrs. Ted Grainge of Soldotna, boy. Ted Van, weighing I0iz lbs. at Seward.
 Alaska has the lowest per centage of population of persons 65 years of age or older of any other state. The morethan-65- years-old population comprises only 1 | per cent of the total.
Evening star., 1961-03-19

accordingly ready; I have
pressed as many Cabinet pa
pers into trunks as to fill my
carriage; our private prop
erty must be sacrificed as it
is impossible to procure wag-
ons for its transportation"
At 2 O'Clock of the next
afternoon, the Presidents
messenger arrived to warn
Mrs. Madison to leave i'm
mediately, which she did.
writing this hasty note to
her sister before departing.
Washington, oath Of Au-
gust, 1914, 3 O'Clock.
Dear Sister: At this late
hour a wagon has been pro-
cured and I have filled 1t with
plate and the most valuable
portable articles belonging to
the house. Whether it will
reach its destination, the
Bank Of Maryland or fall into
the hands of British soldiery,
events must determine.
Our kind friend, Mr.. Car
roll, has come to hasten my
departure, and is in a very bad
humor with me because I in
siSt on waiting until the large
picture of General Washing
ton is secured, and 1t requires
to be unScrewed from the wall.
This process was found too
tedious for these perilous
moments. I have ordered the
frame to be broken, and the
canvas taken out; it is done,
and the precious portrait
placed in the hands Of two
gentlemen from New York
for safe keeping. And now.
dear sister, I must leave this
house, or the retreating army
will make me a prisoner in
it, by filling up the road I
am directed to take. When I
Evening star., 1961-03-19
THE PRESIDENTS HOUSE-THE EARLY YEARS
The Search for Americana Reaches
Back to the Time of Washinqton

undoubtedly were handed
down from the Presidents
House in Philadelphia.
For that reason, 1t Is In
teresting, in the course Of
setting the picture Of White
House furnishings around
1902, to return to the Wash
ingtons.
George and Martha Wash
ington occupied three Presi-
dents homes before the pres
ent executive mansion was
built, but never in the city
bearing his name.
Three Homes
In those three homes, two
in New York and one in Phil
adelphiA Cthey rented an
other on two occasions fully
furnishe6 the tastes Of the
Virginia gentleman and his
wife from the York River
area of the Old Dominion
State were uppermost in the
selection of the Governments
first presidential home fur
niShings.
Some Of those same fur
nishings, selected by the
Washingtons and owned by
the United States Govern
ment, eventually found their
way into the new Presidents
House, as it was called, in the
new Federal City Of Wash
ington.
President John Adams and
his First Lady. Abigail, were
the first Presidents House
occupants, both fully aware
Of the historic import Of their
taking up residence there in
November Of 1900 before the
dwelling was completely fin
iShed.
They lived in the barn
like mansion for only four
months. however. before Ad-
ans left office, making way
for the new administration Of
Thomas Jefferson. who be-
came President on March 4,
1901. Mrs. jefferson had
died some 20 years before
and Mr.. jefferson never re-
married.
President jefferson, there
fore, may rightfully be said
to be the first to have truly
influenced the complete fur
nishings Of the Presidents
House, as he continued to
live there for the next eight
years.
In tracing the furnishings
and the influence of those
five persons on their selec-
ton, it is necessary, return
ing to the source, to examine
the custom of living Of the
country's very First Family.
In New York
In New York, the Wash
ingtons occupied the Samuel
Osgood home on Cherry
Street where Franklin Square
is now located. They later
moved to the McComb Man
sion on Broadway, a short
distance below Trinity
Church.
When Philadelphia became
the Nations Capital in 1890,
the Washingtons packed up
again and moved into the
Robert Morris home there,
at 100 High street, now Mar
ket street. That house was
torn down about 1882. The
Washingtons continued to
occupy the Morris Mansion
during his remaining years
in office, turning it over as
the Presidents House to John
and Abigail Adams in 1877.
Meanwhile, in Philadelphia,
the building Of q notable
house for the President was
undertaken by the Govern
ment. Located on the west
side Of Ninth street between
Market and Chestnut, it was
begun in 1892. The house
was not finished until 1897
and neither President Wash
ington nor Adams ever lived
in 1t.
Tomorrow: President Washington
leaves an inventory Of the PreSi,
dents House furnishings.
Evening star., 1961-03-19

they would most likely have
been something stored or
sold at the end of the JEFF
ferson administration Q809)
when Dolley and James
Madison moved into the
dwelling.
Among Mr.. Jefferson's
personal furnishings there
may have been many favor
ite pieces that graced the
Presidents House while he
was in Observation-Disclosures
that he took with him upon
leaving.
Everything else appears to
have been destroyed in the
War Of 1912 when the Brit
ish set fire to the Presidents
House on Wednesday, Au-
gust "a, 1914. A wagonload
of furnishings may have
been saved, however, and
small relics were probably
carried off by the looters.
Historic Letter
On Tuesday, the day be-
fore the burning, Mrs. Mad
ison wrote the following &C
count of those historic mo-
mentS in a letter to her
sister:
August %, 1914.
Dear Sister: My husband
left me yesterday to join
Gen1 Winder. He enquired
anxiously whether I had the
courage or firmness to re-
main in the Presidents
house until his return, on
the morrow, or succeeding
day, and on my assurance
that I had no fear but for
him and the success of our
army, he left me, beseech-
ing me to take care of my
self and the Cabinet papers,
public and private I am
Evening star., 1961-03-19
By MARY L. VAUGHAN
Star HomefurnishinEs Editor

The search for authentic White House furnishings 1902
thin trail back to the Nations first President George Washington who
lived in the Presidents
There but original object of Americana
House today that the administrations
Jefferson flength
known the
there
Evening star., 1961-03-19

shall again write to you, or
where I shall be tomorrow,
I cannot tell!
D. P. Madison"
During this period, Mrs.
Thornton, wife of DR.. Will
liam Thornton. kept q diary
of events. The Thorntons
were intimates Of Washing
ton, Thomas jefferson and
the Madisons, and leading
citizens Of the Federal City.
Their home was located at
1881 F Street, between the
Presidents House and the
Capitol Building.
A Memorable Day
Mrs. Thornton wrote, in
part, Of that memorable day:
mo accounts at ten this
morning Of the course Of the
Enemy. Almost all our ac-
quaintance gone out of town.
Nearly all the movable
property taken away-offices
shut up & all business at a
stand.
I'VE heard rumours that the
armies had engaged, & ex-
pected to hear the cannon &c
but heard nothing-at last
saw a man riding as hard as
possible toward the Presi-
dents houSe-we went up
soon after and found that
Mrs. Madison-was gone-We
sat down to dinner but I
cou'd eat nothing and we dilly
dally'd till we saw our re-
treating army come up the
avenue-We then haStened
away, and were escorted out
of town by our Defeated
troops. GenI Washington'S
picture and a cart load of
goods from the Presidents
House in Company"
Mrs. Thornton spent the
night at Mrs. Peters, pre-
sumed to be Mrs. Thomas
Peter, granddaughter of Mrs.
Washington who lived at
Tudor place, Thirty-first and
@ streets. There they
watched the burning of the
city.
Storm Follows
The next day, Thursday,
Mrs. Thornton noted in her
diary the great storm that
struck the city and again
commented on the executive
mansion: 1--WE had a dread
full storm g. gust but for
tunately accompanied with
rain-the weather during all
the fires fortunately was very
calm, but it appears almost
miraculous that the whole
place was not consumed
But great pains were taken
by the English not to injure
private property-It is feared
that very little property had
been saved out of the Presi-
dents House"
In the records Of the Co.
lumbia Historical Society is
a further account of the fate
Of White House furnishings
in the 1914 fire. 1t appears
in a paper presented by Mr..
John H. Mccormick, MD,
read to the society on May
IL, 1903, as follows:
(F'rom the recollection of
the colored coachman, Paul
Jennings, who with the aid of
Jean Sioussant, the French
man who was master of cere-
monies for the Presidents
House, was responsible for
the final rescue of the paint
ing).
1T has often been stated
in print that when Mrs. Mad
ison escaped from the White
House she cut out from the
frame the large portrait OF
Evening star., 1961-03-19

washington, now In one OF
the parlours there, and car
ried it off. This is totally
false. She had no time for
doing it. 1t would have re-
quired a ladder to get it
down. All she carried off was
the silver in her reticule led.
note-a small bag) as the
British were thought to be
but a few squares off, and
were expected every moment.
John Suse led. note-mis-
spelled Sioussant), a French
man, then doorkeeper and
still living, and Magraw, the
Presidents gardner, took it
down and sent it off on a
wagon with some large silver
urns and such other valuables
as could be hastily got to-
gether."
Personal Accounts
In any event, these per-
sonal accounts by Mrs. Madi-
son, Mrs. Thornton and the
coachman, would seem to in
dicate that very few furnish
ings from the Presidents
home survived the fire of
1914.
The Washington painting
that was saved, however,
dates back to the Jefferson
administration and to the
year, 1902, announced in a
recent White House release as
the period fixed upon by the
Fine Arts Commission for
the White House in locating
authentic furniture to be
placed in the present execu-
tive mansion.
1t was mentioned, in fact,
in 1900, again in Mrs. Thorn
tons diary.
On Tuesday, September 16,
1900, just two months before
Abigail and John Adams took
up residence in the Presi-
dents Home. Mrs. Thornton
wrote:
3 After dinner we went to
the Executive Office to look
at a picture Of GenT Wash
ington painted by Stewart
(misspelled) and to be put in
the Presidents House"
Individualist Mrs. Thorn
ton, who had been an art
student Of Gilbert Stuarts
at one time, commented in
her diary on the painting
do not think it a good like
ness"
President Thomas Jeffer-
son, in an inventory made
in 1909 as he left office, lists
among the furnishings only
one painting or picture in
the general inventory.
That painting, located then
in the Presidents drawing
room, now the oval Blue
Room, was recorded as "a
full length picture Gen.
Washington gilt frame"
Research reveals that even
during Jefferson's occupancy
of the White House, there
were furnishings left from the
Adams stay there, some that
Evening star., 1961-03-19

The announcement Of the formo-
tion Of a Committee on the Fine
Arts Commission for the White House
wos made by Mrs. Kennedy last
month. The purpose Of the COM
mittee is to Iocote furniture Of the
dote Of the building Of the White
House 1902 ond the roisins Of
the funds to purchase this furniture
os gifts to the White House." sold
the announcement.
Whot wos the furniture Of the
late port Of the 18Th century, the
beginning Of me l9th1 Whot we're
the designs in vogue them What
Wos the furniture Of our first, second
ono third presidents? Is there any
furniture IN the White House thot
dates book to George Washington?
For the onSwers 70 these questions,
Stor HomefurnishinsS Editor Mary
/. Vouehon did Feseorch at the
LibruY Of Congress, ths Smithsonian
Institution and through privote
sources. This is the first Of series
Of orticles on the Presidents House
The Eorb IeorS. In II, Miss
Voushon goes back 70 the yeos Of
our first Presidents and their woy
Of life.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-07-21
Halls Move To
Amelia County

GREEN BAY. July 20 Mr.,
and Mrs. f. NJ. Hall moved to
Amelia Monday.
Eli Patterson and Vonnie, of
Richmond. visited Mr. and Mrs
John 7. Barton, Jr.. Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bruce
Barton and children. and George
NeWcomb visited MIR. anu Mrs.
Herman Childre s during the
week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rennie Barton
spent the week end with her
parents, MIR. and Mrs. Herman
Childress.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Hall and
family and some friends. Of
Amelia, were guests Thursday
night Of MIR. and Mrs. Clyde
Camp.
Mr.. and Mrs f. M. Hall and
son were also visitors in the
George Barton spent Friday
night with Mr.. and Mrs. Rennie
Barton.
Mrs. John T. Barton, Jr.. and
children are spending this week
in Richmond with her family.