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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-08-31
School Oath
Enforcement
Is Doubted
By a Star Staff Writer

BALTIMORE, Aug. 81. - 1t
seems unlikely that Maryland
teachers will have to declare
their belief in God despite a
request from the State Senate
that they do so.
Supt. Thomas G. Pullen, jr.,
brought before the State Board
of Education Yesterday the
resolution passed by the Senate
at the 1861 session of the Gen
eral Assembly which asked that
the oath for a public school
teacher should include an af-
firmation of belief in The exist
ence of a Supreme Being. of
respect for the United States
and Maryland flags, and the
teacher should affirm to teach
by preCept or example, and to
respect law and order
The resolution was intro
duced by Senator Louis N.
Phipps, Democrat of Anne
Arundel County.
I'VE certainly aren't going to
fly in the face of the Supreme
Court" said Mrs. Elizabeth
Cole, board member from
Montgomery County. She noted
that the Supreme Court has
held that an 9th of belief
in God could not be required
of a Montgomery notary public
who protested it was a violation
of religious freedom.
Richard Schifter, another
board member from Montgom-
cry, noted that teachers already
have to pledge to obey school
laws and regulations and to
perform their duties diligently
and without Partially, and in
addition must declare they do
not belong to any SubverSive
organizations.
1T seems to me that every
thing is pretty we'll covered and
1 don't see why teachers should
be singled out" said Mrs. Cole.
Pointing out the phrases about
flags and law and order, Mrs.
Cole said it lis rather insulting
to ask teachers to take an oath
in this regard"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-08-31

Death of a Washington Su-
burban Sanitary Commission
employee in a manhole near
Bethesda yesterday has been
attributed to drowning, Mont
gomery County police reported
today. He died trying to help
another fallen worker.
The dead man and two other
WSSC employees were overcome
while attempting to read an
underground water meter at
Massachusetts avenue opposite
Fort Sumner drive.
An autopsy later at Suburban
Hospital in Bethesda disclosed
that Roy Eugene Walter, 30,
of TOT Ritchie avenue, Silver
Spring, died from drowning
after being overcome and fall
ing face down in a foot Of
water at the bottom of the
manhole.
The other two workers, James
D. WEIGH, 81, of 8O1 Brigg-
CLANCY road, Silver Spring,
and Frank B. Smith, 25, of 1925
Lawrence street NE, were res
cued.
Mr.. WEIGH was admitted to
Hospital afterward in
serious condition. Mr.. Smith
was reported in satisfactory
condition at Suburban Hospital.
A WSSC official, John J.
Bonifant, said the men were
overcome by a lack of oxygen
in the manhole.
Mr.. Smith was the first one
to enter the manhole, but
climbed Nut without reading the
meter after smelling what he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-08-31

III oJuOCllOo Will DGlOM -dNGl
age grades in high school.
Of the $50 freshmen enrolled
in the course, 176 passed and
will be six credits ahead of
their classmates when the
university begins it's fall term
September 18. Of the others,
l44 failed to make the grade
and SO dropped out.
The students were those the
university felt might fail dur
ing the fall term and were
asked to start their university
work in the summer session
where they could receive more
individual instruction and
counSeling.
Pleaded for Chance
Under previous procedures.
these borderline students would
have been admitted in the fall
with the regular freshman
class when individual help over
a long period is not as readily
available. In this summer
group were high school grad
yates whose grades indicated
they were not ready for COL
lege but who pleaded with ad-
mission officials to give them
a chance in the summer school.
Students this summer were
required to take English, plus
either sociology or government.
A few engineering freshmen
were allowed to take a math
course.
Each student had to pass
both courses and make a C in
at least one. The grades go on
the students regular university
academic record.
Program Successful"
The session, to be held an
nually, was open only to Mary
land residents. Prospective stu
dents from out-of-State must
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-08-31
Arlington
OKs Negroes
On Teams

{. Negroes at integrated schools
lin Arlington will be allowed to
play on varsity athletic teams.
= School Board member L. Lee
. Bean reported today that the
q board next month probably will
. formally announce removal of
the last prohibition against in
: tegrated sports.
, Coaches already have been
advised that they can use any
gro student whose athletic
. talents qualify him for mem
. berShlp on a school squad.
If we have a colored boy
who makes the team we will
proceed to play other teams
who let him play" MI. Bean
said.
The board simply is estab-
fishing a policy in light of the
circumstances around us. l, for
one, am prepared formally to
enunCiate the change"
A General Assembly reSolu-
ton passed in 1859 forbids Joint
participation of Negroes and
whites in school athletic con-
tests in Virginia.
o. However, Fairfax County has
decided to disregard the ban
against integrated athletics.
Arlington has permitted a
Negro to compete in a State
track meet conducted at Wake
field High School and agreed
to rent stadium for use by
parochial school teams with
Negro members.
The question of whether COL
ored pupils would be permitted
to compete for berthS on varsity
teams was presented to the
school board in a closed meet
ing last week by coaches pre-
pairing for the coming football
season.
They reported that one Negro
. boy has asked to try out for the
football team at Washington
Lee High School.
Although the board issued no
official ruling, Mr.. Bean said 1t
was his impression that all five
members agreed that the boy
should not be kept out of ath-
letics on the basis of race and
that bans against other colored
pupils similarly should be lifted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-08-31

lab more teachers than the
then available.
Under the program, admin
istered by the State Depart
of Education, students in
Virginia colleges are eligible
for a maximum annual sChol-
arship of $3.50. Recipients may
retire the loan by teaching, or
by paying the money in cash.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-08-31
4 New Mayors

LEESBURG, Va, Aug. 30
Four new mayors will be among
the town officials in Loudoun
County taking office on Sep
TENDER l.
In LeeSburg, Frank Ratio will
be sworn in as the new mayor.
Hamilton will have for it's new
Otto w. Noll. In PURGE
vile, J. Derry T"ihby is the
new mayor and 0ieorge E.
Throckmorton is the new mayor
of Round Hill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-08-31

have a C average to gain ad-
mission.
The program was termed
very successful" by DR.. R. Lee
Hornbake, university vice presi-
dent for academic affairs.
English classes, comprised of
Is or more students during the
school year, were limited to Is
students. There was one coun-
Selor for every 81 students.
whereas the start of the new
term will find each counselor
with more than double this
number.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-08-31

which will be used to study the
shelter program.
G.. Roy Hartwig, deputy di-
rector of civil defense for the
county, said that the project
would be valuable "in showing
us how these shelters should
be built, what they will cost,
and how effective they will be
as classrooms, when in nom
emergency use"
Each underground classroom
would seat about 35 students,
but the four could handle about
500 persons in an emergency.
The addition will have an
emergency generator and a
separate we'll for water.
Would Pay Difference
Mr.. Hartwig said that the
grant would pay the difference
between the cost of building
four regular classrooms and
the added expense of putting
them underground and
strengthening them as shelters.
The local grant was part of a
S946.868 appropriation made
by OCDM to schools around
the Nation for fallout shelters.
Under another aspect of the
program, 440 schools were
given grants of $3.50 each to
pay for materials to be used
by manual arts classes in
building small shelters. None
of these grants was received by
Montgomery County, but Mr..
Hartwig said the county may
apply for this type of aid later.
Site Advantageous
The civil defense office said
that the Rockville school had
been chosen because parents
groups in the area had re-
acted favorably to the idea.
Other reasons for its selection
was that the shelter program
would fit into the school sys-
TENS regular construction
timetable at the school. A
school spokesman said that
bids will be awarded this Oc-
tober for an eight-classroom
addition to Rocking Horse, in
Guiding the four underground
claSsroomS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-08-31

thought was sewer gas, police
reported.
Then Mr.. WEIGH went down,
saying he could hold his breath
long enough to read the meter.
But he was overcome before he
could get out.
Mr.. Smith went down to help
him, but was unsuccessful and
had to climb out again. Then
Mr.. Walter went down and was
overcome, police said.
Meanwhile, the plight of the
three men was noticed by a
group of men standing at the
nearby entrance to the Sumner
subdivision, and they tried to
assist them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-08-31

I however. it was beaten back.
! And the bill, carrying an au-
sfhorization for $50 million for
! the next three years-money
, which will be spent, if appro-
.priated next year, on various
; programs aimed at reducing
/ Electromagnetic sent to the
Senate.
Mr.. Griffin's idea was that
the $50 million would be wasted
by spending it in isolated spots
throughout the country. Let's
snot spread it," he said. Con
feentrate it in the District of
{ Columbia"
All Causes Here
Representative Hiestand, Re
! publican of California, and
Representative XVI, Republican
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-08-31
BOY, 8, HAMMERS ON GRENADE,
KILLS SELF, INJURIES SISTER, 5

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP).-An 8-year-old Norfolk
County boy is dead a result of the explosion of
hand grenade which he hit with hammer in an effort
to open it.
The victim George Alexander Cuffee, jr who
with his 5year-od sister Irene found grenades Mon
day under the Cuffee home near Deep Creek.
Police said the five Cuffee children were in the yard
yesterday when the boy hit the grenade with hammer
after trying to open it with knife. was hit by
shrapne but released after five stitches were taken
in her side. The other children escaped injury.
Naval ordnance experts are searching for the second
grenade, which thrown into some bushes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-08-31
$50 Million Grant
For Youths Here
Voted , Then Killed
BY JOHN McKELWAY
Star Staff Writer

The District almost found itself within reach of $50
million yesterday.
Unexpectedly in the House during on juvenile
delinquency BILL Representative Griffin Republican
gan offered amendment which would turned
hill into purely local matter
Unexpectedly amendment passed Eventually
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-08-31
Pollen Count

The D. C. Medical Society re-
ports a pollen count for the "a
hours ending at 9 am. today of
60 grains per SO centimeters
square slide area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-08-31
$4,000 Given County
For School A-SheIter

Montgomery County received Federal grant of 100000
today for the construction of prototype faout shelter
Rocking Horse Road Elementary School, Rockville.
The grant of nine throughout the country made
by the Office of Civil Defense and Mobilization 1t will be
construct four underground carooms ROCKING Horse
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-08-31
Mann Proposes Added
Teacher Scholarships

RICHMOND. Va, Aug. 81 (AP)-Delegate Harrison Mann
of Arlington has asked Almond additional
meet unprecedented demand for State teacher scholarships
Mr.. Mann made public yesterday letter he the
which he said the funds for scholarships
exhausted than students
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-08-31
U. of Md. Lifts Criterio,
Screens State Students

The University of Maryland, moving to lift academic
standards has for the first time some below
Maryland high school enrolling
in the fall term.
Nearly half of the borderlne freshmen successfully
completed the schools first sxweek special summer course
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-08-31

For high and low tides at the fol-
lowing points subtract times indicated
from the above:
Annapolis, 3A hours; Bloody Point
Light, IA hours; Colonial Beach,
. hours; Deale, 41a hours: Solomon S
Island, ga hours; Point Lookout,
va hours
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-08-31

Of Iowa, agreed. Mr.. Hiestand
said the amendment had a legal
basis and made sense. Mr.. XVI
said all the basic causes of
delinquency could be found
right in the back yard of Con-
greSS.
The amendment carried by
voice vote, by a division vote
102 to 95-and eventually by a
teller vote-l06 to SO.
Representative Roosevelt,
Democrat of California, had no
luck with a point of order after
Mr.. Griffin'S temporary victory,
by claiming the bill would have
to be transferred to the House
District Committee. He said the
amendment completely chang
ed the character of the bill"
Rural Phase Brought Up
Representative Green, Demo-
crat of Oregon, the bills floor
manager, then took the floor
and, irritated, said a similar
amendment had lost twice in
the Education and Labor Com
mittee.
She added that delinquency
was not just a problem in the
District and ratified off StatiS-
tics which showed the condition
is more of a problem in rural
areas. She said it was a national
problem and tossed in the fact
that only two days ago the
House passed a bill to control
hog cholera without any at
tempt to confine the aims of
the bill to one area.
Then, attempting to offer
conforming" amendments. Mr..
Griffin lost and the bill stood
fairly we'll botched up-apply-
ing exclusively to the District
in one section, and nationally
in another.
Finally, Mrs. Green had time
to gather enough votes and the
Griffin amendment on
the District went down by a
roll call vote of 1877 to 217.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-08-31
River Report
The Sun and the Moon

Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and slightly muddy at Great Falls
clear at Harpers Ferry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-08-31
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THE EVENING STAR

D. C., TVeSdoy, July Is, 1861
St. Paul recorder., 1961-07-21
Golf Club Under Fire For
Barring Negroes; Muy Lose
RIGHTS To MunicipuI Links

New Britain, Conn. (ANP) -
A private golf club using the fac
ilities of a municipal golf course
here last week was given an ulti-
matum to lift it's ban on Negro
membership or lose its privileges
at the links after a mayoral COM
mittee recommended such action.
Mayor Julius ]. Kremsli whose
three-man committee made the
recommendation, said he would
follow it "to the letter" The COM
mittee unanimously recommended
that the members of the Stanley
Golf Club "be given until July Is
to decide whether they wish to
change their present policy of ad-
mitting new members"
The Stanley Club, oragnized 81
years ago. received special permi-
ton from the city to use municipal
facilities.
St. Paul recorder., 1961-07-21
DRUNK AND DISoRDERLY,
SENTENCED TO & DAYS

On July 10, st. Paul police Of
ficer Gerald Schaal arrested
Charles N. Wells, "a, Of 1910
Washington, Av. s., Minneapolis
on a charge of drunkenness and
disorderly conduct.
Louis DAWSON, 442 Carroll, stat
ed that Wells came to his home
about 10 pm. in a drunken condi,
ton and attacked him and Freddie
H. Smith, 615 Fuller who was a
visitor at Davison's home.
Wells took Davison's cane and
struck Dawson and then broke
the cane when he struck Smith on
the forearm.
In St. Paul municipal court on
July II Wells was given a $5C
fine or five days on the assault
and battery charge and ten dollars
or one day on the drunkenness
charge.
He did not pay the fine and was
committed to the workhouse.
St. Paul recorder., 1961-07-21
LittIe League
Baseball Rapidly
Expanding Ranks

Los Angeles (ANP) - Walter
F. OMalley, president of the Los
Angeles Dodgers and a national
trustee of Little League, conducted
a recent survey with the coopera-
ton of Commissioner Ford c.
Frick's office, which shows an en-
couraging look for baseball of the
future.
"A study of organized junior
baseball programs throughout the
United States' Mr.. OMalley
states, indicates that the game is
enjoying excellent public accept
ance."
The growth of Little League,
Babe Ruth League, Pony League
and American Legion baseball over
the last two decades has been
tremendous"
In addition, many towns and
cities throughout the country, con-
scious of the excellent results of
programs for baseball and other
sports, have provided playing
fields, appointed recreation direc-
tors and hired coaching personnel
to carry on extensive efforts in the
field of sports"
1T is safe to say there never
have been as many youngsters
playing baseball as there is today.
Our survey reveals that approx
mately 100000 American boys,
between the ages of eight and
twenty years, are playing regular
ly scheduled games under organ
lied auspices with proper super
vision and coaching and using
standard uniforms"
The interest in baseball has
never been greater"
Supporting the Dodger presi'
dents view are some interesting
figures. In 1910, just before Worlt
War II, there were four Little
League teams, all in Williamsport
Pa; birthplace of the organization
Today, there are $4,000 team!
throughout the United States anc
10000 Babe Ruth League teams
Pony League has grown to 1921
There were 1925 Americ al
League teams in 1910. In 1856,
10000 American Legion teams ar,
playing full schedule.
St. Paul recorder., 1961-07-21
"Mueh Ado About NothinaI,.

New York City (ANP) - After
all the excitement was over last
week at the garage of James Izzo,
police chuckled as they recalled
Shakespeare's famous tome Much
Ado About Nothing" Here's what
happened:
Burglars entered Izzo's auto re-
pair shop late at night, armed with
an acetylene torch and a bag of
sandwiches. For ten hours they
blazed away with the torch on the
front, back and sides of the big
garage safe, sending up volumes
of smoke and fumes-until one of
the yeggs was overcome and fell
unconscious to the floor. Then the
torch set the building on fire and
the mauraders fled, dragging their
unconscious companion with them.
After firemen put out the blaze,
Izzo remarked dryly that all the
burglars got was exercise-there
was absolutely nothing in the safe!
St. Paul recorder., 1961-07-21
Omoho Workers To
Suffer When Packinq
Firm Aufomufes

Omaha, Nebr. (ANP) - Inc
economic backbone of the Negro
community is expected to be brok-
en- when the Cudahy packing COM
pany, biggest employer of Negro
labor here switches to automation,
according to an Urban League
survey.
The study made by George H.
Robinson and Sandy Perry points
out that the layoffs have disaster
Gus economic repercussions be-
cause opportunities for re-employ-
ment in other industries are prac-
tically non-existent here.
Generally speaking, the pack
inghouse workers have the in
comes which provide the economic
backbone of the Omaha Negro
community. The impending lay
offs due to automation at the
Cudahy company will have a sew
ere effect on the total community
as well as the Negro neighbor-
hoods.
1t is estimated that 50% of the
Negro packinghouse workers in
Omaha are employed at the Cud-
ahy company. 1t is estimated that
2O% of the Negro families depend
upon the income from packing
house jobs which pay much higher
than those jobs ordinarily avail
able to Omaha Negroes.
OF the 675 people scheduled to
be terminated 500 or two-thirds
are expected to be Negro.
At the crux of the employment
difficulties experienced by Negro
workers in Omaha is the impos-
sibility of their getting on-the-job
experience and training in skilled
employment. The survey disclosed
II skilled job-titles are closed to
Negroes, Indians, and Mexicans.
Since these II jobs are where
most people start work we must
assume that non-whites are shut
out of all but 49, of the jobs
in Omaha. That 49, which is
available to them consists of the
lowest paying, dead-end type OF
employment which white workers
have rejected. Because of this fact
Negroes in Omaha earn from
81, 900 to $4,000 less annually thar
white workers"
A recent survey Of unemploy.
ment among Negro workers re,
vealed that this is a year-rounc
critical problem for them. In Feb,
ruary the area unemployment rate
was 5.1% while the Negro rate
was 14So. Although Negroes made
up only about 7.5% of the popula
ton Of the metropolitan area they
represent 21% of the unemployed
St. Paul recorder., 1961-07-21
DisorderIy Conduct Charged;
To Serve ForfY-Five Doys

On July II, about 1885 pm, St.
Paul police officers George Karel
and Anthony LaNasa arrested
Eugene Smith, Jr., "a, of 1876
jerks on a disorderly conduct
charge.
The officers were informed that
Smith was attempting to enter
some parked cars at Kellogg and
Rosabel and also approached an
elderly lady and asked her for
money. When she refused he be-
came abusive and called her some
vile names.
1t is also believed that Smith
is the person that has been abu-
sive to the night watchman at the
Great Northern Building at IT'S
E. 4th ST., for which the officers
had four or five calls.
In st. Paul municipal court
Smith received a As day work.
house sentence.
St. Paul recorder., 1961-07-21
ST. Paul Man
Robbery Charge
In Minneapolis

st. Paul police officers Paul
Paulos and Donald Smith appre-
hended Harvelteao C. Davis, 38, of
40 Iglehart about 5:45 pm. on
July 13 on a charge of robbery.
Davis had been wanted by the
Minneapolis police in connection
with a robbery which occurred
there and the st. Paul police Of
ficers arrested Davis as he left
his place of employment, Armour
and Company.
At the time of the arrest the
officers found Davis gun, a .38
caliber colt under a pillow in his
auto.
On July 13 Davis was turned
over to the Minneapolis police.