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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-12
GoIdwoter 'ReoIist'

1t is disappointing that
The Star on September 7
chose editorially to regard
Senator GoldWater's propos-
ais that important conces-
Sions in Cuba be linked to
ratification of the nuclear
test ban treaty as shallow
and frivolous.
Rather it is our current
foreign policy that is shallow
"a policy which failed at
the time Of primary negotia-
tons in Moscow to capitalize
upon Khrushchev's need"
for such a pact by insisting
on concessions tactically
more favorable to the United
States. a sign perhaps Of
better faith.
Senator Goldwater, like
most conservatives, is a real
list and is doubtless cognizant
that the ban will function as
KhruShchev'S umbrella for
conducting the psychological
paramilitary, and limite d
warfare operations that have
been such convenient means
for effecting the erosion of
Western power, while lower
ing the sense Of urgency in
American public opinion re-
quired to sustain an expen-
Sive, long-range armament
program.
AS to your inference that
the Senator's stand on this
issue will constitute perhaps
a political liability in July,
1864, The Star may we'll be
correct. However, one Of the
virtues of this man is his
consistent a adherence to
sound principles, even If I'M
popular. rather than their
sacrifice for political expe-
diency.
George III. Porter, MD.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-12
Good Day

The article by Arthur
Hoppe. Into the Brine Vat
at State" appearing Septem-
Der 5, was great humor, a
welcome variation from the
general run Of dire disserta-
tons on our problems.
Also. the cartoon by Croc-
kett appearing in the same
issue You're at the Wrong
End Of the Avenue" was es-
pecially good. r. L. Olson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-12
PARIS

PARIS
While the attention of most
Americans has been concen-
trated on affairs at home.
this has been a summer of
change for the rest of the
free world.
One returns to Europe to
a new atmosphere and new
attitudes. The old currency
Of the inter-allied exchange
seems to have undergone a
subtle devaluation.
A good many of the as
sumptions that have formed
the basis Of American for
eign policy in this part of the
world are being questioned
as never before.
One hears startling things
about the state of the At
lantic alliance. France, one
American official confides,
could we'll be out of NATO
within the next eight months.
It is a private opinion,
and perhaps not very sig
nificant. What is significant
is the widely expressed
thought that, If France
should, indeed, with dra W
from NATO, it would not
make any terrible difference
Whether or not one agrees
with this Judgment, it is
fairly typical. The fall fash
ion is distinctly o-hummish
when 1t comes to problems
that beset or threaten to be-
set the Atlantic community.
And it is certainly not
all the result Of summer
borne apathy.
1t is not simply the result
of strains and irritations
within the alliance.
The sense of Illustration
among American officialdom
in Europe is understandable
enough. Starting two years
ago, when Washington set out
to sell the idea of massive
conventional ornaments to
our European allies, and con-
tinuing through the Skybolt
fiasco to the proposal for
mixed-manned nuclear forces
in NATO, the major Ameri-
can initiatives have been
exercises in futility.
Result, Not Cause
But these failures were con-
sequences rather than the
cause Of attitudes prevailing
in Europe today.
These attitudes, in all
probability, would have de-
veloped whatever the policy
of the United States might
have been. They cannot be
blamed on any single factor
on the peculiarities Of Gen,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-12

relevance to a situation here
which he does not identify.
Charles ]. v. Murphy
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Eoston Drops Bors

Easton, county seat Of Tai
bot County, is another place
where many racial bars have
dropped without fanfare or dis
turbance.
Easton's Tidewater Inn, one
OF the Shores most fashionable
hostelries, began admitting Me-
groes more than q year ago
On July 8 almost all Of the
other lodging and eating places
began serving Negroes.
Mayor Sherwood Hubbard
said 1t had never made sense
TO me" that business places
would take q Negroes money on
one side and not let him in
the other.
God created all OF US and
we've got TO learn TO live to-
gether." he said. Since the BIZ
racial commission he appointed
announced the voluntary de-
segregation, Mayor Hubbard
said business Is better and
there is a better feeling al
the way around"
He said one restaurant own.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-05

cial commission, who operates
a beauty shop. II don't think
we need any outside pressure. I"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-05
Two KILLED, 70 Injured
In Pennsylvania Storm

standards at the Glassport
High School stadium were
turned around and torn apart
like toothpicks."
Mayor Robert Shaw Of Glass
port declared a state Of emer-
gency.
Troops from nearby install
lations we're called in and the
town was sealed off.
The main building and other
structures of the United States
Glass Co. we're severely dam
aged. Robert Keleher, executive
vice president, said damages
exceeded 81 million. Some 200
employees were thrown out OF
work indefinitely.
The nearby Allegheny Coun-
ty Airport received damage es-
timated at 81 million. Clarion
and Carnegie had an estimated
81 million damages each. A
Copperweld Steel Co. building
was demolished. Damage was
set at 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-05

GLASsPoRT. Pa. Aug. 5
(AP).-Hundreds of workers to-
day dug into piles Of debris left
by a storm that struck Glass
port and nearby Western
Pennsylvania communities.
Two we're killed and some 10
others were injured by the fur
ious assault Of rain and wind
Saturday night. Damage ran
into millions Of dollars.
Winds clicked at 90 miles an
hour rocked Glassport for as
minutes and roared into near
by Carnegie. Clarion, McKees-
port and Dravosburg. all heav-
lily populated industrial towns.
"All reports indicate II was
q tornado, but we can't call II
that officially" said Chief
Forecaster Henry lockwood Of
the United States Weather
Bureau In Pittsburgh.
The dead we're William Pet
rosky. Al, owner Of the Petro-
sky Hotel, and Robert Marion,
"a. They we're in the three
story frame hotel which was
flattened. The roof Of a roller
rink collapsed but those inside.
about 20 teen-agers. escaped
serious injury.
A Glassport policeman. Lloyd
dreinert, said: THE light
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er who was most reluctant to
admit Negroes reported to the
chairman Of the biracial COM
mission that Negroes had eat
en- In his place, there was no
disturbance and that business
was increasing.
Four restaurants In the town
Of st. Michaels In Talbot Coun-
ty followed Easton's lead.
In Centreville in Queen
Anne's County, the president
Of the town commissioners APP
pointed a biracial commission
June az. Within two weeks 1t
had secured agreement of all
restaurants and the movie
house to desegregate.
The Queen AIMS County
commissioners followed the
lead Of the county seat and ap-
pointed q biracial commission
Clarence w. Miles, former pres
ident Of the Baltimore Orioles
was elected chairman Of the
commission two days ago.
s. Grayson Chance, ST., pres
ident Of the county commits
sioners, said most restaurant
owners in Queen Anne's have
agreed to serve Negroes. He
said construction Of a $2.5 mil
lion consolidated high school
for all Negro and white stu
dents in the county will be
started next year.
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County, in which Pocomoke is
located. can apply to any
school, but like most counties
Of the Shore not many Negroes
have applied for transfer to
white schools.
II think progress here has
been extremely good for a town
so close to the Virginia bor-
der" said the Rev. j. Gordon
Stapleton, chairman Of the BIZ
racial commission.
Snow Hill, county seat Of
Worcester County, hasn't ap-
pointed q biracial commission,
but Mayor James T. Sturgis
saic progress has been made In
desegregating facilities.
The city park is open to Ne
groes, signs designating, white
and colored rest rooms in pub
lie places have been removed
the one white restaurant In
town will serve Negroes al
though none has tried to get
service, and most businesses
hire Negroes, the mayor said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-05
.C0mbridge's Lesson

Despite Cambridge, the rapid
desegregation Of places Of pub
10 accommodation in recent
weeks lends some support to
Senator Hughes assertion that
the Eastern Shore is not as
stiffnecked on the racial issue
a. 1t usually is pictured.
The desire to avoid another
Cambridge, though, seems to be
the major reason for the new
wave Of deSegregation.
Cambridge died for the rest
Of us" was the way one chair
man Of q biracial commission
put 1t.
Actually Cambridge had made
q good deal of progress in
Dropping racial bias before
things got out Of hand. It
was q case Of emotions build
ing up on both sides. primarily
over the issue Of restaurant
desegregation, until 1t was
virtually impossible to reach
accord.
None Of the other towns and
cities wants the violence, the
racial bitterness, the militia
law. Nor do they want the
slump in business that Cam
bridge has suffered.
Merchants were seriously
hurt by loss of income. The
adverse effect on future bust
ness and industrial develop
ment Is difficult to assess but
many believe it will be consid-
cradle.
But Cambridge has not been
the only motivating force in
the move toward deSegregation,
many leaders say. They claim
that Cambridge overshadowed
progress that has been made
up and down the Shore in ra-
cial relations.
In Salisbury, the leader Of
the city's biracial commission,
John w. T.. Webb, said there
has been q "metamorphosis In
the attitude" Of white citizens.
He said there has been "a gen.
uine spirit Of cooperation be-
tween the races" .---.
The feeling In Salisbury
today Is In stark contrast to
the lynch fever that pervaded
the southern section Of the
Maryland Shore in the early
sos. Salisbury was the site Of
the first Of two lynchings to
occur in less than a two-year
period during 1873. The Sec
ond was In Princess Anne, IA
miles away.
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Expansion Foreseen

Mr.. williams foresees the
day when Maryland State
which already has IS million
worth Of buildings and SOC
acres for expansion, will be q
center Of learning for whites
and Negroes alike in Maryland
counties of the lower Shore.
Gov. Tawes' hometown Of
Crisfield reactivated its BIZ
racial commission two months
ago. The commission was ap-
pointed after one Of the first
Freedom Ride demonstration
but it was inactive until the
Cambridge situation reached
its fever pitch.
The Rev. George Moore, new
chairman Of the commission
said 8 Of 10 eating places ir
town have agreed to serve Ne
groes, a theater which closed
when the demonstrators came
to town is scheduled to be re-
opened on an integrated basis
the city is working on plans
for a low-cost housing project
and the churches are open to
all races.
II guess 1t really was the
Cambridge situation which
made us move" said Mr.. Moore.
A Negro leader said progress
is being made but he doesn't
ascribe 1t to q change Of heart
on the part of whites.
They're interested In not
hurting the prestige Of the
Governor. They're more inter-
ted in keeping the Governor
looking good than helping US, !"
he said.
In Pocomoke, the biracial
commission organized a month
ago announced last week that
all eating places with sit dowr
service have opened their doors
to Negroes. The theaters anc
the churches are open to all
and the local golf course anC
its facilities have been open tt
Negroes for two years, the an
nouncement said.
The announced object of the
commission, which was ap'
pointed by the mayor anC
council, is the complete In.
tegration of this community II
the areas of public accommo'
dations, employment, housing
and educational opportunities. "
! Negro children in Worcester
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-05
Princess Anne Acts

In Princess Anne. the chair
man Of the biracial commits
sion, Alexander G. Jones, a
young lawyer, announced June
26 that the five largest
churches, eight Of the nine
restaurants and the movie
theater have eliminated racial
discrimination. He said three
local chain stores had agreed
to hire Negroes and that the
Somerset County board Of ed
ucation had adopted a policy
Of nom discrimination In school
assignments.
This announcement" said
Mr.. Jones represents q con-
siderable change in the pattern
Of life in this area and II also
reflects a great deal Of respon-
sible leadership, in some cases
personal courage, on the part
of our local businessmen,
clergy and public officials"
Another significant develop
ment at Princess Anne is the
beginning Of a change Of atti-
tude by white citizens toward
Maryland State College, a Ne
gro institution operated there
by the University Of Maryland
Over the years there has been
little communication between
the white citizens and the col
lege. 1t was an attitude Of toll
erance, but not support, for the
college.
mo one around here uses the
library. No one goes to hear the
national figures who lecture
and perform there. It's not a
cultural center for the commu-
nifty as most colleges are" said
Mr.. Jones.
But with the possibility Of a
university branch being built
further up the shore, Princess
Anne has suddenly discovered
1t has q valuable asset with one
Of the biggest payrolls In the
county.
Maryland State will wither
on the vine If they build an
other branch" Mr.. Jones said.
There's no reason why this
shouldn't be the Eastern Shore
branch. 1t has a good plant and
low tuition"
For the first time, two white
students from Somerset County
will attend the college this fall.
There have been a few white
students before but none from
the county, College President
John T. Williams said.
Students from Maryland
State were among the first to
begin the drive for desegrega-
ton on the Eastern Shore.
Mr.. williams considers that
an admirable spirit" has beer
displayed by white officials and
citizens In recent months.
Like most local Negro lead
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-05
U. S. and nigeria
Swap News via
SYncom Satellite

NEW YORK. Aug. s (AP).-
The new Syncom-2 communal
cations satellite has shown its
capability for sending news
copy and pictures from the
United States to Africa and
vice versa.
A transmission from the Ma
tional Aeronautics and Space
Administration station at Lake.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-05
Not Satisfied

The Rev. George T. Jackson
former president of the Wor-
cester NAACP, said he Is not
satisfied with the progress in
the Snow Hill area so far but
I don't want to be too critical
because we haven't asked fol
much"
Negro leaders are scheduled
to meet next week with the
mayor and city council OF
Berlin to discuss desegregation
and appointment Of a biracial
commission.
Berlin Mayor John Burbage
said talks with restaurant and
theater owners indicate that
all these facilities will be de-
segregated. He said Negroes
have been hired by some bust
nesses which wouldn't take
them before.
DR.. Ivory Sully, jr., a Negro
physician, said racial relations
in Berlin have been livery am
icable" and that the problems
can be worked out by negoti-
alton.
zone Of the big problems Is
keeping down wild rumors,
said Mayor Burbage. He said
that last week the town was
buzzing with rumor that OUT
side demonstrators were COM
ing on Saturday. They never
came and there was no indi-
cation that any demonstrations
were even planned.
"Dr. Sully came to my Of
flee a few days ago and we
had a very friendly discussion, y
said Mayor Burbage. Later q
rumor was circulating that
had thrown him out Of my Of
flee"
Ocean City, the seashore
playground for hundreds OF
thousands of Washington and
Baltimore area residents, has
dropped some Of its restriction;
on Negroes.
Negroes are admitted to the
beach and most eating places
A few hotels and motels re.
portedly have agreed to ad.
NIT Negroes.
Ocean City Mayor Hugh
Chopper appointed a biracia
commission about a month ago
The head Of the commission
Marcus j. Williams, an attor.
ney, said he is happy with
the results we are getting"
Mr.. williams declined to dis.
cuss the work Of his commits.
sion with a declaration that
I'VE don't want any publicity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-05
Lynchinqs Recalled

Most people on the Shore re-
call the lynchings with revul-
sion.
They're not things we're
proud Of but they happened, +"
said Salisbury editor Morris.
Mr.. Morris was one Of the
white leaders responsible for
the peaceful way Salisbury has
handled its racial relations re-
Gently.
Ten years ago he started
putting Negro church news in
with white.
I'VE received q few COM
plants at first" he said. Now
the papers policy Is to mention
race only when it is pertinent
to the story. -.
THE people know integra-
ton Is coming" he said. He
believes acceptance of it has q
'lot to do with exposure"
1.-THE first time q Negro cou-
pie Is seen at q restaurant, 1t
is the main topic Of converse
ton at the bridge table for o
few days. The next time they
say so what! ne said.
Mr.. Webb, one Of the most
serious thinkers on the racial
issue on the Eastern Shore.
believes the South will emerge
from the conflict with fewer
scars than the North.
"In the South, the whites
and Negroes have lived cheek
10 jowl," said Mr.. Webb. "The
white man In the South gen.
orally has developed q real af-
lection for the Negro. The
North doesn't really know the
Negro and expects more from
him. In the South, the white
man recognizes the shortcom-
ings Of the Negro and the Negro
knows the white mans foibles
and has a tolerance for them"
Mr.. Webb was among a small
group Of Salisbury leaders who
saw trouble coming several
years ago and decided to do
something about 1t.
A biracial commission was
appointed by the mayor and
council in 1860. It was COM
posed OF top community lead
ers. people who would be lis
tened to and whose opinions
would be respected by almost
anyone in the city.
Restaurants, hotels and mo-
tells, churches and movies In
Salisbury have been desegre-
gated. Negroes are being hired
in some Jobs that were closed
to them before. The city, county
seat OF wicomico County, Il
studying whether TO undertake
q Federal low-cost housing
project. The county says Il
doesn't discriminate in schoo
assignments. ....'
Mr.. Webb thinks racia,
problems facing the country
would be solved easier II poll
ticians stayed out Of II.
This is a social and moral
revolution" he said. He claims
too many politicians - North
and South-use the racial Is
sue to further their own am
billions.
Mr.. Webb doesn't claim that
Salisbury is out Of the woods
He said the city has It's share
Of "hotheads" on both sides
but II left alone. the city will
work out It's problems.
I'VE don't have everything
we want but ! can see things
getting better daily" said Mrs,
Kathleen Purnell, q Negro
member Of the Salisbury bira-
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ers on the shore, Mr.. Williams
said he would rather negotiate
than demonstrate. But nearly
all Of them contend that DEM
onstrations are necessary when
the Negro can't communicate
with the white community.
For the first time in his 16
years at the college, Mr.. VIII
liams was invited last year to
speak to a local white civic
group. Not long afterward the
Junior Chamber Of Commerce
was plugging for more funds
in the Legislature for Maryland
State.
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Racial Turmoil Over

ElguVSCn mOuLLlS hBO OL1eS@
tertown in Kent County was
the scene of racial turmoil.
Freedom Riders picketed res
taurants and the Governor had
to send in scores Of State
, troopers with police dogs to
keep the peace.
A biracial commission APP
pointed by Mayor Philip G.
Wilmer in June announced re-
Gently that all restaurants and
motels in Chestertown have
agreed to serve Negroes. Sew
eral Negroes have been en-
ployed in downtown stores and
the city is working on plans
for q Federal housing project
for Negroes. The bowling alley
and roller rink is open to Me-
groes.
At q meeting last Tuesday,
the county commissioners APP
pointed a biracial commission
for Kent County.
I'VE expect everything to be
worked out peacefully" said
Edgar Lusby, president of the
county commissioners.
No one can say that Mary
lands Eastern Shore won't see
further outbreaks Of violence,
but the progress of recent
weeks indicates 1t may be over
the hump.
Cambridge has Gained down
under a truce worked out by
Negro and white leaders at the
prodding of State and Federal
officials. If a proposed town
charter amendment prohibit
ing racial discrimination in
places Of public accommoda-
ton isn't upset by referendum,
chances are that permanent
racial peace will come to that
city.
One Of the biggest problems
on the Shore Is unemployment.
Farming and fishing, with
their seasonal ups and downs,
are the mainstays of the econ
omy. With the opening Of the
Chesapeake Bay Bridge in 1852
tourism, also seasonal. has be-
come increasingly important.
The opening of the 17-mile-
long bridge tunnel from Nor
folk to the southern end of the
Shore in Virginia will further
open up the area next year.
The State and the localities
are making q major effort to
attract new industry but the
development hasn't kept pace
with the need for jobs. Three
counties on the Shore have un-
employment rates higher than
8 per cent.
In this primarily rural econ
omy the Negro finds 1t hard to
get q job and when he does 1t
usually is at the bottom Of the
scale. Even there he has to
compete with whites who also
are looking for work.
Mrs. Purnell, the Salisbury
Negro beauty shop operator,
said the main needs Of the Me-
gro are better Jobs and better
housing.
EFF we get these Wen get the
rest" she said.
She said the Negroes them
selves have a big job to do In
getting their people qualified
for better jobs.
"All we're looking for" she
said "is access to a better life
for the qualified. We want to
be able to buy something be-
sides butterbeans and corn. I
love steak. I want my CUSTOM
ers to be able to pay me as
much as the white shops get. I
want to take a trip to the Holy
Land some day"
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pm. (EDT), the satellite how
cred over Western Africa. a.
s2s miles high. The TRANSMITS
sion was Wis Syncom-2 to the
communications ship Kings
port in Lagos harbor.
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Reserves to Meet

Branch No. 4 Of the Fleet
Reserve Association will meet
at Q O'Clock tonight at the
Kenna-Main American Legion
Club, 1901 Nichols avenue Sc.
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EASTERN SHORE
IEKTN SnOKE - n n
] Desegregation Negotiated Without Fanfare
As Restaurants, Hotels Drop Restrictions

Continued from Page AL
stIred by outsiders into doing
anything. Negro leaders de-
clared that demonstrations
would continue until racial
barriers fell.
The Republican., 1963-05-16
Republican Hay Goes
To Robert Kennedy

1t took Garrett County Re-
publican to furnish a quantity of
hay for Attorney General Robert
Il. Kennedy. Whether or not it
will make a difference with the
thinking of his horses is not known
at present. Time will tell.
w. H. Fratz, Inc, of Accident,
headed by Donald Fratz, had an
order through a broker the other
day for seven tons of No. timothy
hay. He finally found this at the
farm of Walter Schlossnagle, rock
ribbed Republican at Gortner, and
delivered that quantity to Ken
nedy's farm, five miles north of
Arlington, Va.
Wayne Mosser, Accident, de-
livered the hay and there was too
much to go into the barn so some
OF it had to be parked outside.
Ordinarily top run hay brings
$50 to S35 a ton, but it is higher
now because hay is pretty scarce
at this time, particularly No. 1
timothy.