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Evening star., 1963-05-30
PhiIodeIp phio Violence
Hints Wide Race Drive

Chicago. Cleveland, Boston and
st. Louis.
Negro ministers in Phila-
delphia joined demonstrations
for the first time yesterday.
Two of Is at the school site
were hurt, but not seriously.
During the morning, the
ministers spoke to the crowd
over a loudspeaker and said
that on Sunday they will call
from their pulpits for a demon
stration Monday that will be
the largest this city has ever
seen or that ever has been
staged North of the Mason
Dixon line.
They estimated 10000 to
100000 will turn out.
Man Picketing Planned
Phillip Savage, a local officer
Of the NAACP, said picket lines
probably will be thrown around
all city projects, with State and
Federal projects to follow if
the matter isn't settled soon.
Yesterdays picketing started
with about rs demonstrators on
hand and about 200 police
standing shoulder -to-shoulder
around the block-square site.
Despite a sometimes drench-
ing rain the number of pickets
grew during the day until 500
were there by quitting time. AS
police escorted workers through
the lines, d EN- onstrators
shouted Uncle Tom, Uncle
Tom," at the few Negroes who
are working. Most of them are
laborers.
Evening star., 1963-05-30
PontiH Answers
Kennedy Message
BY the Associated Press

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President Kennedy received
a message from ailing Pope
John XXIII today thanking
him for a message last Mon
day expressing hope for the
Pope's speedy recovery.
The White House did not re-
lease the text Of either message.
A spokesman said the Pope
expressed appreciation for the
Presidents concern over his
Illness"
Mr.. Kennedy sent his Mon
day message 10 the Pope
through the apostolic delega-
ton here.
Evening star., 1963-05-30
Other Racial News

first time that Pope John was
gravely i'll and had undergone
a dangerous ordeal.
The communiques told of
acute moments of crisis" from
the gastric heteroplasia. The
term means an abnormal growth
which could be a cancer or a
benign tumor.
The Vatican said the Pope's
mind was clear and that he
had suffered no "lapses or
bewilderment."
Evening star., 1963-05-30
RIGHTS
Continued Ernn pag,

Continued From Page Al
cial and administrative assist
ance to the schools.
Three Alternatives
The process of orderly de-
segregation as 1t Is now being
visualized would, In effect, give
local school boards these three
possible alternatives:
They could provide an ac-
ceptable plan of their own for
orderly desegregation within a
specified period of time.
They could seek Federal as
Sistance to help them carry
out their desegregation pro-
gram.
Or. If they refused to take
the first step themselves, they
could face court action brought
by the Government to put into
effect q planned program Of
desegregation by Federal au-
thorities.
Thus, the courts role would
be providing judicial review Of
administrative decisions, rather
Evening star., 1963-05-30
PHILADELPHIA, May

EI11bADElIEf f14As WAY oU
(AP) P).-Picket line violence in
Philadelphia prompted by Ne
groes' demands for the right to
join labor unions. may have
spawned a mass assault on
segregation barriers all across
the North.
Demonstrations which started
peacefully two weeks ago with
a sit-in in the Mayors office
erupted into violence for the
second time yesterday.
Ten persons were injured as
.pickets, laborers and police
clashed at the North Phila-
delphia site of a Sc million
school project.
The National Association for
the Advancement of Colored
People, prime mover in the
local demonstrations, has
charged labor unions with fall
ing to hire non-white skilled
workers. The unions have
denied it.
NAACP Pledges Action
After yesterdays outbreak
during which masSed police
faced as many as 500 pickets,
national officers of the NAACP
wired support of local leaders
and promised an all-out effort
to break down labor segregation
barriers in other cities.
Herbert Hill, national NAACP
labor secretary, said in New
York that demonstrations will
begin very soon" in such cities
as New York, Washington,
Evening star., 1963-05-30
Negroes at Jackson, Miss, Plan
To Step Up Racial Demonstrations

JACKSON, Miss, May 81
(AP Negroes planned Il
step I'D demonstrations against
segregation in this Mississippi
1apital city today even though
police promised to continue
their policy of instant arrests
We're not going anywhere
Dut down on Capitol street." a
Mississippi leader of the Ma
:ional Association for the Ad-
vancement Of Colored People
told 500 cheering Negroes last
night at a rally.
Mississippi observes Me-
mortal Day April 26, and stores
will be open today.
Nineteen persons were Jailed
In four demonstrations yester-
day.
Two White Youths Hurt
Two white youths were in
jured last night when Negroes
tossed bricks through the wind
shield Of their car in a Negro
section. But there was no vio-
lence during yesterdays day
time demonstrations.
The previous day a mixed
group which tried to desegre-
gate a lunch counter was at
tackled.
Throngs Of white persons
gathered on Capitol street.-the
main thoroughfare-when the
first six pickets appeared yes
terday. A few white youths
stepped in front Of the pickets
and attempted to halt them.
Otherwise there were no Incl
dents.
Demonstrators arrested for
picketing we're charged with
displaying a placard without a
permit-a new city law. When
Evening star., 1963-05-30

their city court trials began
yesterday afternoon, Jack
Young, a Jackson Negro at
torney. contended the new law
was unconstitutional.
City Judge James Spencer
delayed the trials for one week
and directed Mr.. Young to file
a brief on his claim.
Glasses Are Held
Glasses in non-violent, sit-in
techniques were held yesterday
at the jackson headquarters of
the NAACP by the Congress of
Racial Equality. Students were
briefed on what to expect in
demonstrations. More classes
were planned today.
A variety store closed about
1880 am. because of rumors
its lunch counter was the tar
get of a sit-in demonstration.
Then six pickets. carrying signs
urging a boycott of downtown
stores, were arrested within
minutes after arriving in front
of another variety store.
A half hour later, five more
pickets who showed up in front
of a department store were ar
rested. -Four more pickets ap-
peared at the same store later
and were also taken to Jail.
Carried by TRUSTEES
The last group Of pickets
went limp when police ap-
peared. They were carried to
the paddy wagon by Negro
TRUSTEES who accompanied the
officers.
I'VE used the TRUSTEES to haul
the Negroes to the truck so
that we could not be charged
with police brutality" Chief of
Detectives M. B. Pierce said.
Evening star., 1963-05-30
Reds She'll Quemoy

TAIPEI. Formosa, May 80
(AP). - The Chinese Com
munists fired Ill shells last
night at the Quemoy and Matsu
offshore islands. the Chinese
Nationalist Defense Ministry
reported today.
Evening star., 1963-05-30

FBI agents observed the
demonstrations. Another agent
was in Pierce's office most o.
the day checking arrests rec.
ords.
Other Racial News
Racial developments else.
where included:
Negroes and white persons
lunched together in public din.
ing rooms of five leading hotels
and motels at Charlotte, N. C.
for the first time. DR.. John r
Cunningham, chairman of 8
biracial committee named BY
Mayor Stan Brookshire, sale
eight hotels and inotels are
beginning a program of open.
ing their sleeping accommo-
dations to both races.
A compromise agreement
ended an Alabama Senate fill.
buster over a resolution indors.
ing Gov. George Wallace,
promised defiance of a court
order to integrate the Univer-
sity Of Alabama. The Senate al
Montgomery adopted ar
amendment appealing to citi-
zenS to prevent mob violence
then sent the measure back tc
the House where it originated
The Atlanta Chamber OF
Commerce asked all businesses
in the Georgia capital serving
the public to do so without re-
gard to race. Mayor Ivan Allen
said that Atlanta's IL SWIM
ming polls will open June II
on a desegregated basis in COM
pliance with a Federal court
order.
-Four hundred Negro students
sang and chanted demands fol
ending segregation in the Tall
ahassee, Fla, business district
Evening star., 1963-05-30

Willie OUU WIllC6 p T o II
watched. 1t was the ninth pro.
test in as many days. Police
moved in briefly when severa,
white youths jeered the Ne
groes.
Truce at High Point
Negro and white civic Off
cials reached a two-week truce
agreement in High Point, N. c
Under the truce, Negro leaders
promised to halt demonstra-
tionS and a biracial commit
tee promised it would do every
thing in its power to bring
about integration of downtown
businesses and eating places.
Police arrested IA white ano
Negro college students at Day.
tona Beach, Fla, on charges
Of treSpaSsing when the stu
dents conducted a sit-in at a
restaurant. They were released
without bond. Earlier, the
group had been refused tickets
when they attempted to inte-
crate a theater.
United States District Judge
E. Gordon West said a year.
old Injunction prohibiting mass
demonstrations is still in effect
in Baton Rouge, La, where
Negro leaders warn of new
antisegregation protests. A
threatened massive demonstra-
ton failed to materialize yes
terday.
PicketS paraded briefly out
side four elementary schools in
Englewood, N. j. Inside one
OF the predominantely white
schools, 29 Negro children
completed their third week of
a classroom sit-in. Negroes are
protesting racial imbalance in
the city schools.
Evening star., 1963-05-30

how far the Federal Govern
ment can constitutionally go to
provide this equal access.
Constitutionaly. there are two
choices. One would be legisla-
ton under the Fourteenth
Amendment. The other would
be legislation under the COM
merce clause of the Constitu-
ton, permitting the Govern
ment to regulate interstate
commerce.
The administrations consti-
tutional experts lean toward
using the commerce clause
rather than the Fourteenth
Amendment for this reason:
The Supreme Court in the
last century ruled that the old
civil rights legislation was lin
ited to State rather than pri-
vate action. 1t has not broken
from that line. In the sit-in
cases, the high court made it
clear that the lunch counters
Disseminated against Negroes
because State law required it.
The State laws were ruled un-
constitutional, but the high
court did not reach the issue
OF private discrimination.
On discrimination under the
commerce clause, however, there
is no adverse high court de-
cision on the books. The court
has upheld the Federal gov
ernment in its actions against
discrimination in interstate
transportation.
Question Of Degree
If the Government rests its
constitutional authority, then,
on the commerce clause. the
next question it faces is how
much can be reasonably re-
lated to interstate commerce.
The thinking is that the
INK with interstate commerce
should be clear and direct.
Thus, hotels could be covered
because they are patronized by
interstate travellers. Theaters
would be affected because the
film is shipped into the State.
A five stool independent
lunch counter might not be
covered but a lunch counter in
q department store would be
subject to regulation because
The stores goods are shipped
across State lines.
The final question-and one
subject to the most modifica-
tions-concerns enforcement.
If criminal sanctions are in
the problem of getting
3 Southern jury to convict the
owner of a local theater or res
taurant for refusing to admit
Negro patrons is a considera-
tion. f.
If civil suits are brought, the
question centers on whether
private individuals or the Gov
should bring them.
This involves the real question
Of the extent Of the Justice De-,
partment's manpower as well
as an orderly approach to the
problem.
Present thinking is that pri-
Vate individuals would be free
10 bring individual suits and
that the Government would
sue in the bigger cases involv-
ing a pattern Of discrimination.
In the private suits, consid-
eration is being given to pro-
posing damages and providing
ior injunctive relief.
Evening star., 1963-05-30

his Roman doctor and from a
S special Vatican medical staff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-20
DRIVE SCHEDULED
Bowie Churches Ask
Pledge on Indignation

A drive for signatures to a
Good Neighbor Pledge" will be
conducted next Sunday in the
Somerset section Of the Belair
development in Bowie, Md.
The sponsor of the drive is
the Bowie Interfaith Council, q
co-ordinatins body represent
ing laymen Of various churches
and synagogues serving Bowie.
Its purpose, according to the
council, is not to promote inte-
grafton, but to seek peaceful
acceptance of integratio n
should it occur.
Somerset is the oldest section
of Belair. The first of its nearly
$50 families moved in two
years ago. There now are ap-
proximately $500 families in
Belair, making up about IS pei
cent of the population Of Bow
lie.
The Interfaith Council plans
to solicit pledges in Belair ir
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the near future. Somerset con-
tains three h ouses which the
Presbytery of Washington is
putting up for sale on an open
occupancy basis.
Teams representing each of
at least eight churches and
sysnagogues will go into desig-
mated areas of Somerset next
Sunday in an attempt to cover
every family in the section.
The teams will be instructed
not to debate the merits of Sc
gregation or indignation. They
will merely answer questions
a about the Purpose of the
pledge.
The text of the pledge reads:
Il will accept in my neighbor-
hood any person of good char
acter, r egardless Of race or
creed. Should our community
become integrated I shall no.
nor this pledge and conduct
myself as a responsible citizen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-20

in keeping the incidence of |
fires to a minimum.
But the lack of such winds
has also had an adverse effect.
The autumnal haze that hangs
low over the land at this time
of year is not being blown off,
and its presence cuts the visi-
bility of tower watchers from
the narmal Is to 20 miles to
6 to 10 miles.
AS a result, Maryland is
pressing Civil Air Patrol planes
into service to augment the
tower lookouts.
Montgomery County was
fire-free yesterday, and only
one woods fire was reported in
neighboring Prince Georges
County.
The Maryland burning index
is based on a lis scale and
ranged yesterday from 3 to SIS
in the counties adjacent to
the District.
The highest burning index in
the state was reported in Dor
chester County on the Eastern
Shore. Mr.. johnson said the
largest forest fire in the state
yesterday charred four and one
half acres Of woods in Allie
gheny County.
AT present" Mr.. Johnson
said, I'VE don't feel it necessary
to shut down the parks and
forests. AS long as people are
aware Of the danger and are
careful, we'll keep them open.
THE possibility of closing
the squirrel and turkey hunting
season October SID has been
discussed, but Of the II fires
reported throughout the State
yesterday, only five were attrib-
utable to hunters. So we're
not going to take that step yet"
Mr.. Dean said the greatest
danger In Virginia is west of
the Blue Ridge Mountains,
where the leaves have already
carpeted the ground.
He said the Wrist fire yester-
day was in Southwest Taswell
County, where 500 acres of
woodland were burned.
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Whittier to Seek Bigger Budget
From Montgomery School Unit

omy-pledged embers still
d omina ate both the elected
school board and the county
council. Supt. c. Taylor Whit
tier Is expected TO ask the
board for an increase well over
his bare minimum" S55.5 mil
lion operating request last year.
Payroll Increase Sought
DR.. whittier already has
asked the board for 1914 mil
lion for faculty salaries, an in
crease Of more than "a million.
Always the largest part of
the operating budget. the 1914
million includes salaries for $40
additional personnel and q 2
per cent overall pay hike DR..
Whittier says is needed to keep
Montgomery in q competitive
position for hiring competent
teachers.
Anticipated enrolment in
creases Of nearly 5000 students
annually for the next two years
has led the school staff to ask
for more than 200 additional
classrooms each year.
DR.. whittier's operating re-
quest last winter was cut by
the school board and council to
$53.1 million. The board in
creased its construction budget
by 100000 to SIS million, but
this was cut to SIS million by
the council.
Up for court argument to-
morrow is a school board suit
filed September IS. 1t seeks
more than 81 million in surplus
funds collected over the last
two years by the county council
through the school tax levy.
Boards View on Funds
The board contends this
money cannot be spent for
schools, as directed by law, II 1t
remains in the county treasury.
County officials have explained
that the funds will be applied
to the l964-65 budget, noting
that about 100000 of the pre-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-20
BY JAMES B. ROWLAND
Star staff Writer

The Montgomery Counts
School Board this week will be-
gin evaluating citizen requests
for the 1e64-65 budget while
still fighting for funds cut last
April from this years appro-
priation.
Representatives Of both lib
eral and conservative organi-
cations are expected to make
specific requests at a public
hearing set for 2 pm. Thurs
day in the school board office
In Rockville.
Tomorrow the board will ar
que before the Circuit Court It's
suit contesting county council
cuts which, among other
things, eliminated 200 proposed
teaching positions for 1963-64
Still pending are:
/. A county council suit block
ing a proposed school board
expenditure of $144, 900 for ad-
ditional construction at Rich
ard Montgomery and Albert
Einstein High Schools.
2. A formal complaint by the
County Council Of Parent
Teacher Associations against
both the school board and the
county council, alleging that
budget slashes of nearly 81
million cut personnel so sharp
ly the school system is operat-
ing below State-required stand
ards. The petition is being
studied by the State Board OF
Education and tn e Maryland
attorney generals office.
3. A possible attempt by the
school board to ask the Circuit
Court for a writ reversing the
county councils decision Of Oc-
tober 8 denying a board request
for a $342,160 emergency APP
preparation to hire 80 more
teachers. The personnel is
needed to relieve overcrowded
classrooms resulting from the
earlier elimination of the 200
new positions, school officials
say.
Although mindful that econ
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vious school surplus is being
used in the 1es3-64 budget.
The suit also argues that the
boards duty to set educational
policy was usurped by the
county council when It denied
200 Of 222 requested new
teachers.
In addition, the suit claims
the county council ILLEGALLY
dropped clerical and profess
sional help which. by law, is to
be supplied on request Of the
school superintendent. Salaries
for these positions total
$144, 800.
The boards suit also COM
plains the county council failed
to give detailed written expla-
nations Of other budget cuts,
which one official described as
$27s,941 in carry-over funds
for positions not filled and
other purposes.
The earlier suit filed by the
county council, and still pend
ing, resulted in q Circuit Court
temporary injunction issued
August 5. 1t restraints the
school board from transferring
funds within It's budget to
spend $4,000 for preliminary
work toward Q 24-claSsroom
addition to Albert Einstein, and
$4,000 for an addition at
Richard Montgomery.
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The situation In Maryland is
such that Gov. Tawes yesterday
appealed to residents to "eXer-
else every precaution to pre-
vent" fires.
The National Park Service
already has slapped fire restric-
tons on $4,000 to $4,000 week
end visitors motoring through
Shenandoah National Park
along beautiful Skyline Drive.
Bar Smoking in Cars
Assistant Chief Ranger Rob-
ert Kerr said cigarette smok-
ing in moving vehicles has been
banned, and park visitors have
been prohibited from lighting
fires on hiking trips.
He added that no further
camp fire permits are now
being issued. The restrictions
went into effect yesterday
morning.
Mr.. Kerr said that "if we
don't get more rain soon. we
may be forced to even more
drastic measures. We've already
put our fire control personnel
on extended duty. They're al
working about IA hours a day
six days a week"
He said that there is "a
strong possibility that If rain
doesn't fall by tomorrow, all
fires within the park will be
banned, and a ban will go into
effect on cross-country hik-
ing"
The parks "build-up index"
and indication Of the dryness
Of the woods, is based on a
1-100 scale. 1T hit 81 Satur-
day." said Mr.. Kerr, land it'll
hit 100 tomorrow"
William A. johnson, Mary
land assistant State forester
said yesterday that the posi-
bility of closing the hunting
season there has been dis
cussed." and Virginia State for.
ester George Dean said the pos.
sibility Of invoking that states
highly restrictive forest closure
law has been considered from
day to day."
All forestry officials were
agreed that the lack of high
winds has been a key factor
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chapter of CORE violated an
agreement" to suspend all &C.
ton against Safeway pending
outcome Of the meeting" said
j. Arnold Anderson. vice presi-
dent and Washington division
manager Of the supermarket
chain.
Management is ready to hold
future meetings as soon as 1t
has definite assurance that
he CMr. Hobson) will live up
to his agreement not to picket
our stores" he said.
HobsOn Denies
Mr.. Hobson denied that the
agreement had been broken,
the company told him it could
not get the appropriate person.
mel together for the meeting
and requested the postone-
ment.
I'VE have been dealing with
Safeway for six months" he
said. Since July, there has
been mo really appreciate
change" in their practices.
The main goal Of CORE is to
have the company put Negroes
in positions to be promoted"
he said.
Mr.. Arnold said that Mr..
Hobson agreed to the postpone
ment and gave no indication"
there would be picketing before
the proposed meeting yesterday.
Stores Deny Bias
In reply to Mr.. Hobson's
claims about Negro promotions,
Mr.. Arnold said that of 1927
Negroes in area stores, close to
400 are in the food clerk" posi-
ton from which persons are
promoted up the line to man
ager. Those with ability are
promoted without regard to
race. he said.
Last week Safeway released
figures showing there were three
Negro managers and two Negro
assistant managers in area
stores.
Four stores were picketed-I
l743 Columbia road NV. and
1864 Columbia road NV. in the
District, 9035 Baltimore avenue
in College Park. Md, and 1908
Columbia pike in Arlington.
In addition, handbills urging
a boycott Of Safeway stores
were handed out in front Of six
stores in the District and to
residents in Lanham and Fair
mont Heights, Md.