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Evening star., 1963-01-12

parachute wings and combat
star for the July 10. l943 jump,
said, Il landed on a rock small
er than half a loaf of bread and
my ankle snapped. I was back
in the States in a month"
Re-enlisted in AZ
While recovering from the
ankle injury in a hospital at
Louisville ,Ky., Sergt Burt met
his future wife, Irma, now 81.
Sergt. Burt's military career
began in 1906 as a horse riding
corporal in an ammunition
train. He served in France
during World War I and left
the service in 1920.
For the next % years he was
a welder in a Rockford machine
shop. Then I got the urge to
re-enlist in 1912" he said.
So, at the age of 54, he moved
into the 82d as a cook. When
he retired yesterday the SER
geant had SO years of active
duty.
And how did Sergt. Burt
manage to stay in the Army
until he was "a?
He says he never applied for
retirement, and the Army is
just now Catching up with him.
Evening star., 1963-01-12
Navy Dropping Stotion,
Use by Stote Proposed

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. IL (AP) .
Senator Edward T. Hall, Re-
publican of Calvert County, has
proposed that the State in
vestigate the possibility of OBJ
tanning a soon to be
abandoned Naval Station.
The 229-acre facility, near
Solomons on the southern tip
lof Calvert County, is the Pa
tuxent Naval Air Station an
mex - across the river from
the main base in st. Marys
County.
In a Joint resolution intro
duced yesterday, Senator Hall
urged the State Board of Pub
lie Works to initiate discussions
with the Navy Department to
determine the status and avail
ability of the property, which
he said will be abandoned in
June, He said most of the per-
sonnel already has been moved
out.
Il hope it will be declared
surplus Immediately and dis
posed of, rather than be allowed
TO remain idle for 10 or IL
years." Senator Hall said. 1.-THE
mine warfare test station at
Dowell was idle for IA years
before it was put up for pri-
vate sale and converted into a
marina. BY that time, the
buildings were delapidated."
IF the navy says the annex
property is SURPLUS" the Re-
publican State Senator said, "I
Evening star., 1963-01-12
Speed T rnDs
FIeeino Pair
After HoIdun

Two bandits. using a toy
pistol, robbed Western Union
office in Riverdale, Md. last
night Of Sl.122 but were cap
tured a few minutes later as
they sped past a police station,
Prince Georges County police
reported.
Police said two men walked
into the Western Union office
at 58ll Baltimore avenue
shortly before 9 pm. One held
a snub-noSed pistol that later
turned out to be a toy.
The clerk. Walter V. Kelk
25, Of Temple Hills, told police
he was ordered 20 90 into the
back room and lie on the floor
The bandits then emptied the
cash drawer and used a key
they found 10 empty the office
safe, Mr. Kelk reported
Minutes after the robbery
two county policemen said thel
saw a car speed past the police
substation IN Hyattsyille.
Ptvs. Paul GrasSo and Damn!
Ballard gave chase, forcing thl
car TO the curb In the 450l
block OF Rhode Island ayenuu
In Brentwood
The two officers arrested IN,
suspects in the car after thei
descriptions were found 10 bl
identical 10 the lookout broad
cast on the police radio To-
the holdup pair.
Police charged Charles /
Bolden. "a. OF the 300 block o.
NJ street NV. with armed rob,
berry. Police said the none,
was recovered.
The second suspect, a II,
year-old youth was also charged
with armed.robbery Both wert
held IN lieu Of $4,000 bond, po.
lice said
Evening star., 1963-01-12

Bragg,
The jaunty native of Rock
ford, ILL.,, who spent the last
two decades as cook with the
famed 82d Airborne Division,
made his only parachute Jump
in North Africa in l943.
When he made his jump he
was attached to the 505th
Parachute Infantry Regiment
commanded by Col James
Gavin, who later became COM
mander of the 82d and United
States Ambassador to France.
Too Old to Jump
The 505th arrived in Casa
blanca in early l943 and had
a month to get ready before
jumping in Sicily.
I'VE needed every man we
could get," Mr.. Gavin recalled
Il asked Sergt. Burt about
coming and he said he was glad
to (but) it turned out he
had surpassed the age autho-
rized for jumpers"
Sergt. Burt was then 54 years
old Mr.. Gavin said, Il ex-
planned to him that l had no
authority to give him Jump
training but if he wanted to
90 with us we would be glad
to have him along"
Sergt. Burt, who got his
Evening star., 1963-01-12
Woman Tied, Gagged
By ProwIer in Home

A housewife was gagged ano
bound in her University Park
home early today by an un-
identified man who tried to
moleSt her, Prince Georges
County police reported.
The man entered the home
on Beechwood road about $3.50
am. by removing a pane of
glass in a door, police said.
They said the man tied his
victim with clothesline, gagged
her with her blouse, and tried
to molest her, but left shortly
before her husband returned.
Evening star., 1963-01-12
Farmer and Wife Die
In Auto roiIer Crash

A Charles County Md
farmer and his wife we're killed
last night when their car and
a tractor trailer collided in the
fog at the intersection OF
Routes 3 and 450 at Bowie,
Prince Georges County police
reported.
The victims were identified
as James @. Hicks, 35, and his
wife Frances, 80, both of Faulk-
ner, Md. They were the par
ents of eight children, aged 8
months TO u years. A third
occupant of the vehicle driven
by Mr.. Hicks, Francis w. Willis,
45. also of Faulkner, was un-
injured.
Police said the Hicks car
was struck as it made a left
turn onto Route 450 from
Route 3 in dense fog about 8
pm. The tractor trailer, driven
by Howard E. Nuckols. As. of
Highland Springs, Va. and
travelling south on Route 8,
struck the front of the auto,
throwing MIR. and Mrs. Hicks
from the front seat of the car
and under the Tank Lines, Inc,
truck. police said.
According to witnesses, the
truck passed over the couple.
killing both instantly. Mr..
Wills, who was seated in the
rear of the car. remained in the
vehicle after the impact and
escaped injury. The truck driver
also was uninjured.
Mr.. Wills later told police
the three were en- route to
Bowie State Teachers College
to pick up his daughter, a
student there.
Mr.. Nuckols was charged with
two counts of manslaughter and
released under $500 bond. A
hearing has been scheduled for
February 26 at Hyattsville Peo-
Piles Court.
Evening star., 1963-01-12
Publishers
Back Editor
In Probe

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. IL
(AP).-City Editor Earl Selby
of the Philadelphia Bulletin,
threatened with contempt cita-
tions for refusing to tell a
grand jury the papers sources
of information, had the support
of the Pennsylvania Newspaper
Publishers Association today.
Assistant District Attorney
Charles H. Rogovin requested
the contempt citation yester-
day after Mr.. Selby, invoking
a 1897 State law, refused either
to produce records or to an
swer questions for a grand jury
investigating alleged corruption
in City Hall.
The Bulletin said the 1887
law provides that newspapers
shall not be required to disclose
sources of information in any
legal proceeding.
Judge Joseph H. Gold, pre-
siding at the grand jury ses-
sions, said there are doubts
about the conStitutionality of
the law.
The hearing yesterday for
Mr.. Selby was recessed until
Monday.
Eugene Simon, publisher of
the Tarentum Valley Daily
News and president of the State
Publishers Association, said
last night:
"The PNPA fully supports the
Bulletin position and has in
structed its attorney to prepare
a brief as a friend of the court
for presentation along with
Bulletin attorneys"
Mr.. Selby, who is president
of the Pennsylvania Society of
Newspaper Editors, said he
would consult with other Off
GERS Ito determine our position
in this matter; that is, whether
the PSNE will consider filing
a brief as a friend of the
court"
Evening star., 1963-01-12
Yates to Receive
U.N. Council Post
BY the Associated Press

President Kennedy said yes
terday he will appoint former
Representative Sidney r. Yates
of Illinois as United States
representative on the United
Nations Trusteeship Council.
Mr.. Yates, who will hold the
rank of Ambassador, would
succeed Jonathan Bingham
who resigned. The position
pays $4,000 a year.
Mr.. Yates, SO, and a native
of Chicago, served in the House
for IA years. Last fall he was
the Democratic candidate for
the United States Senate seat
from Illinois, but was defeated
by Senator Dirksen, Senate Re-
publican leader.
Evening star., 1963-01-12
Tow Trucker
Reform Urged

WaShington's tow truck oper-
ators should be screened by the
police department before being
granted licenses, the Districts
Traffic Co-ordinating Commit
tee urged yesterday.
In recommendations made to
the District Commissioners, the
committee proposed that the
tow truck drivers also be re-
quired to list towing fees clearly
on their vehicles, carry liability
insurance, standardize rates
and maintain adequate car
storage facilities.
The committee also recon-
mended amendment of the
Traffic Act of 1925 to require
the reporting of all property
damage accidents over 500 TO
the police for investigation. The
act now requires that only per-
sonal injury accidents be re-
ported to police.
The proposed amendment
would allow police to investi-
gate the cause OF the accident
to determine If any negligence
| is involved.
The committee acted on a
report by George A. England,
director of motor vehicles, and
Capt. Albert Nicholson Of the
Metropolitan Police Depart
ment's Accident Investigation
Unit.
! According TO the report
motorists had complained TO the
police department and tc
automobile associations that
they were being charged exceS.
siye rates for towing. The re-
port also said that cars were
frequently left IN alleys in.
stead Of storage facility. sucf
as a garage or lot, and coulc
not be located by the owners
Evening star., 1963-01-12

ture, according to Corpl. Joseph
Thornberry.
The truck driver, Joseph L.
Wright. 35, of Lexington, N. c.,
Swerved in an attempt to avoid
hitting the car, jumped the
center island. and crashed into
another service station, top
pling a light pole, police said.
Neither Mr.. Wright, nor his
assistant driver. Freddy Will
liamS, 81, of Lexington, asleep
in bunk behind the cab, were
injured, police said.
Evening star., 1963-01-12
Fire Routs 1000

HONG KONG, Jan. IL (AP)
An estimated TOO squatter
huts were destroyed and 1000
people made homeless in this
refugee-packed British colony
last night in a fire that ragged
for four hours. Several persons
were injured.
Evening star., 1963-01-12

only a sparse knowledge Of for
eign languages, they had tc
spend long hours on research
and get the words approved by
language teachers. Then they
found an artist and persuaded
a publisher to print 100000
copies of the French books.
A half-year later, this book
is in tis second printing. The
books are sold in children's
book departments, grocery
stores and drug stores, and $50
schools have ordered them.
Salinger Enthused
Some of the books were sent
to the White House. The wom-
en- received an enthusiastic re-
ply from Pierre Salinger, who
said, THE idea is great, and
the books would be most help
full in our relations with other
countries"
This gave the women the idea
to come to Washington and
check with the United States
Information Agency about
sending an American book
abroad.
They were very encourag-
ing about the idea," Mrs. Press
man said. ALSO, we are think
ing of sending the foreign
Evening star., 1963-01-12
DISTRICT DRIVER
BADLY INJURED

A District motorist received
critical head injuries early
today when his car was struck
by a tractor trailer on Route
30l south of Route so near
Mitchellville. Prince Georges
County police reported.
Joseph Fielder, So, Of 1913
Maryland avenue NE, had
just pulled out of a service sta
ton onto Route 30l when he
was struck by the southbound
truck loaded with office furni-
Evening star., 1963-01-12
Y Glasses Open

A few openings remain In the
winter adult classes at the
YWCA Of Montgomery County,
400 Norwood drive, Chevy
Chase Information on subjects
offered and schedules OF place
and time can be obtained from
the YWCA offices. 656-3366.
Evening star., 1963-01-12
BOAC Due at Dulles

British Overseas Airways
Corp said today It will start
serving Dulles International
Airport March 8 with two
flights a week and will step II
up next summer 10 daily
flights.
Evening star., 1963-01-12
BY MYRA MACPHERSON
Star Staff Writer

Two housewives who decided
to give coloring books back to
the kids are helping to rid the
bookStands of 'My-Name-Is-
Jack-Kennedy, Color-Me Pa
triotic" books.
/ They are being replaced by
one of the cleverest innovations
in education-for foreign Ian
guage coloring books.
For 80 cents a child can get
a bright, slick book with 40
pages of basic words, numbers
and phrases in French, Span
ish or Hebrew, thanks to crea-
tors Mrs. Annette Weiner and
Mrs. Muriel Pressman of Ches-
ter, Pa.
In Let's Color in French" &"
there is a map of France and
the words, "Voici La France
here is France. On the next
page there is a picture of lie
garcon,' the boy. Under these
words are what Mrs. PreSsman
calls pseudo-phonics.
I'VE tested children with lin
tied ability to read and came
up with letters which formed
sounds they could understand, :"
she said. Therefore, "voici" be-
comes VIVA -See," and "le gar
con" becomes "luh gar-sohn."
The originatorS, both under
80, look more like the chic ca
reer girls they are turning out
to be than the mothers they
have been for several years.
Idea at Beach
One day, after deciding they
could not bear the thought of
another cup of coffee with the
girls and that marching for
peace just may not be the an
swer," Mrs. PreSsman said, I'VE
began our crayon crusade for
communication where language
begins with young children"
I'VE got the thought on the
beach last summer after watch
ing our four kids, aged 4 to 7,
poring over those vacuous COL
oring books" Mrs. Weiner said.
The start was slow. With
Evening star., 1963-01-12
Septic Tank
RuIingFought
ByMother
By a Star Staff Writer

ANNAPOLIS. Jan. l2.-The
mother of a dozen children has
pleaded with the Maryland
Court of Appeals to set legal
precedent by ruling that the
Prince Georges County Board
of Commissioners is liable for
failure to stop faulty septic
tanks.
The mother, Mrs. Flora
Fowler, of 9410 Woodberry
street, Seabrook Acres. asked
Maryland's high court to upset
the April "a decision of Judge
William B. Bowie in Prince
Georges Circuit Court who ruled
the commissioners were immune
from suit in the exercise of
health and police powers.
The Fowler suit and appeal
stems from a faulty septic tank
system in their home, which
Mrs. Fowler contends caused
illness in the whole family. She
holds 1t was the duty of the
commissioners. sitting as the
board Of health, to abate faulty
septic tanks.
Husband Stricken
Before the Court Of Appeals
yesterday. Mrs. Fowler said the
county commissioners orig
mated this nuisance every
single time they signed a septic
tank permit"
Mrs, Fowler said that her
husband Kenneth contracted
amoebic dysentery and "suf-
fered financial loss, medical
expenses, bodily pain and men,
tai anguish as a result of the
defendants negligence.
Delay Conceded
In rebuttal, Lionel NJ. Lock-
hart, representing the commits
sioners, said, I'VE feel that tho
county commissioners have
done all that is possible" HI
said the commissioners have
the same interest as Mrs Fow,
Ter IN preventing health
hazards.
Perhaps they did not move
fast enough &c.. perhaps the,
made a mistake" he said, "bu
we feel that as In the decision
handed down, where local gov
ernment is acting In healtl
! and police powers, they ar
, immune"
Mrs Fowler. who PLEADED
, her own case, brought sui
: against the board in December
) 1861 as a municipal corpora
tion and as individuals, scekinl
T 100000 In damaRes
Evening star., 1963-01-12
Virginia Draft Quote

RICHMOND CAPJ Vir-
ginia's draft quota for the
month Of March has been set
at 282 men
Evening star., 1963-01-12
Army's Jumping Cook
Finally Retires at IA

FORT BRAGG N C.. Jan. IL AP).-M Sergt Charles E.
Pop Burt who when he made his only para
chute jump retiring from the Army He is "a old
Sergt Burt who retired yesterday after 36 in the
Army, will live in Fayetteville, only few miles from Fort
Jackson advocate., 1963-06-15
Federal Judge
Orders Eight
Counties Open
Voters Records
A.

Judge Harold Cox of the Fed.
Jackson advocate., 1963-06-15

the Crisco Trophy, Mrs. Nolan
congratulated Miss Watkins On
the excellence she has shown
in her work and said that she
'felt certain that her achieve
ment in home economics would
be an inspiration to other
students for many years to
GOMEZ.
Miss Watkins, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Watkins
of Route l, Box 58, Port Glib
son, Mississippi, has majored
in home economics at Alcorn
A. & M. College. She plans to
continue her studies in the
near future.
The presentation Of the Crisco
home economics award is to be-
Jackson advocate., 1963-06-15
Arkansas Court
Knock Out Law
Aimed-NAAcP

Little Rock Four state
laws aimed at curbing the ac-
tivities of the NAACP were
ruled unconstitutional June 8
by the Arkansas Supreme Ct.
The laws, passed in 1858, did
not mention the NAACP by
name, but the organizations
state president Atty. George
Howard, Jr. of Pine Bluff, con-
tended they were designed to
suppress its operations.
The nullified acts gave GER
tain powers to county judges
and the Attorney General.
One empowered county judges
to require certain organizations
to furnish information about
their activities involving pub
Jackson advocate., 1963-06-15
State Supreme

Continued From Page One)
ence and then decided to let the
attorneys present the matter to
Justice w. N. Ethridge Jr.
I'VE denied the motion on
grounds the matter is still pend
ing in chancery court" Ethridge
said. "Our jurisdiction is appel
late. They haven't appealed the
case. We wouldn't take jurisdic-
ton until there is an appeal"
The two Negro lawyers con-
tended the court order violated
the constitutional rights of the in
dividuals and groups who were
barred from demonstrations they
called legal.
Bell said. 1--WE feel we present
an emergency matter which re-
quires prompt attention. I'VE feel
in view of The decisions of this
court and the United States Su-
preme Court. fundamental consti-
tutional rights clearly are being
violated.
Chief Justice Harvey McGehee
asked Bell how the Supreme Court
had jurisdiction when the case
had not been appealed.
Bell said he felt it could act as
it did to stay execution of death
sentences pending appeals.
Presiding Justice Percy Lee
asked Bell If he had filed a notice
of appeal and an appeal bond~tn
chancery court and Bell said he
had not, but an appeal was being
Jackson advocate., 1963-06-15

eral District Court Tuesday or
dered voters records in efgh
counties opened for U. S. Jus
tice Department inspection.
Due to technicality in the de-
mand letter by the attorney
general, however. only such rec
ords as the circuit clerk posses
ses in his capacity as clerk
would be inspected in seven of
the counties.
In all of Mississippi's 81 coun-
ties, the circuit clerk is also voter
registrar. Seven of the demand
letters asked to see records of the
circuit clerk only. One letter -
to the circuit clerk of Franklin
County - asked to see records
held by the circuit clerk and
registrar.
Judge Cox ruled that the
Franklin County clerk will have
to show all records, but clerks in
Adams. Jefferson, Lamar Kem-
per. Jones, Wilkinson and Noxu-
bee counties will have to show
only such records as they pos
sess in their capacities as clerks.
The bulk of voter registration
records are held by the clerks in
their capacities as registrars.
Circuit clerks automatically be-
come voter registrars unless the
State Election Commission, COM
posed of the Governor, attorney
general and secretary Of state OBJ
ianfe
Jackson advocate., 1963-06-15
Student Wins
Home Economics
Award

Miss Mary Elminor Watkins,
senior student at Alcorn A. &
M. College who graduated re-
Gently, has been awarded the
Crisco trophy for outstanding
work in home economics.
The coveted gold trophy was
presented to Miss Watkins on
Prize and Award Night, May
IA, 1868, by the Chairman of the
Home Economics Department,
Mrs. L. E. Nolan. In awarding
Jackson advocate., 1963-06-15
Safety Pays
NONRESIDENT SUMMONS

THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
County of Kinds.
To James Paris. whose post Office
address and street address Is. 3658
Cook Avenue. ST. Louis. Missouri.
you are summoned to appear before
the Chancery Court of the First Ju-
dicial District. County of Kinds. In
said state. on the Second Monday
of June. AID. 1868 to defend the suit
No. 63.28l in said Court of Barbara
Jean Paris. Complainant. wherein
YOU are a defendant.
This 18th day Of May. A.D.. 1858
(SEAL)
FRANK T. SCOTT. Chancery Clerk
By CHARLES A. SCOTT. D. c.
r. JESS BROWN. Solicitor.
Jackson advocate., 1963-06-15
NONRESIDENT SUMMONS
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,

THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
County of Kinds.
To Charles Carey, whose post Of
flee address is 524 04 20. A/C Maint.
CHI A/F Division. MAS. Milton.
Florida. street address unknown. you
are summoned to appear before the
Chancery Court of the First Judicial
District. County of Kinds. in said
state. on the Second Monday OF
June. AID. 1868. to defend the suit
No 63.280 In said Court Of Marion
Carey. Complainant. wherein you are
defendant.
This 18th day of May. AID. 1868.
tSEAL)
FRANK T. SCOTT. Chancery Clerk
BY CHARLES A. SCOTT. D. c.
r. JESS BROWN. Solicitor.
Jackson advocate., 1963-06-15

prepared.
The order banning demonstra-
tions was issued by Chancery
Judge j. C. Stennet in jackson
last week -
Meanwhile attorneys for the
NAACP waited Tuesday for a
Federal Judge to decide whether
to dissolve the injunction.
Federal Judge Harold Cox
took the NAACP petition ask
ing dissolution of the injunc-
ton under advisement after
hearing arguments Monday af-
ternoOn.
Jackson advocate., 1963-06-15

come an annual event at AL
corn A. & M. College. Mrs. l..
E. Nolan, head Of the Home
Economics Department at AL
corn, reports that it provides
needed recognition for out
standing work in this impor-
tant field"
Jackson advocate., 1963-06-15

a third made it unlawful to in
stigate lawsuits over school de-
segregation.
The fourth act established
Jackson advocate., 1963-06-15

penalties for assisting anyone
to initiate or maintain legal ac-
tion involving school desegrega-
ton.
Jackson advocate., 1963-06-15

lie schools.
A second authorized the At
torney General to seize records,
files and correspondence, while
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-05

In the form of Double-Safety Brakes that
have separate braking systems front and rear
and are self-adjusting, too.
In the form of Deep-Dip rustproofng that
helps make Ramblers the worlds most thor
oughly rustproofed cars.
In the form of Cushioned Acoustical Cell
ings of nodded fiber glass that cut road noise.
In the form of curved glass side windows
that let doors curve into the roof for astonish-
ingly easy entrance and exit.
In the form of low initial cost and low oper-
ating cost, with traditional Rambler gasoline
economy and high resale value.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-05
Millions for Customer Benefits
MOT a Penny for Racing

Although Rambler builds cars with wide
range of horsepowers- including the Rambler
Ambassador V-8 with an optional 270-hp en-
gine-we will fight the glamorization of raw
horsepower and excessively high speed at
every opportunity, and hope that the rest of
the automobile industry will follow suit.
1t tempts teen-agers to believe high-speed
racing on our public highways is practically
sanctioned by the printed words they read. It
can lead irresponsible drivers to become more
irresponsible. 1t can fool susceptible people
into thinking that car should be bought on
the might of its horsepower, rather than on
the many balanced considerations which make
up true value.
Rambler will not spend the millions of dol
lars it takes to sponsor factory racing teams
but does spend those extra millions to give
you better, safer, longer-lasting and higher
quality cars-with outstanding performance
at lower price than anybody else in the
industry.