text: ' fW I ifc ••* ; : s>'<: ka/ftto * I jV ; i^a *L, W :"*' If ,|§ m* <1 ,j I, f 11 . / j y ;. f Im.v ,jE» L jHK j« Bk> '"b Hi Pi |jk jJpylH . f aMBr Jfp ||k Bh ’ Hf 'jHffifl • .-<! FRANCK RECEIVES AWARD—lsaac Franck (left), executive direc tor of the Jewish Community Council, receives a plaque at ceremonies yesterday marking; the 20th anniversary of the group. The award was presented by Rabbi Isadore Breslau (right) with the assistance of Albert E. Arent, council president.—Star Staff Photo. Almond's Policies Hit By Unitarian Minister St the Auoctated Preu A Unitarian minister said yesterday any acts of violence which accompany the scheduled, desegregation of Stratford Jun ior High School in Arlington would be the responsibility of Virginia’s Gov. Almond. The accusation was made in a sermon in the form of an open letter to the Virginia Gov ernor by the Rev. Ross Allen Weston of the Unitarian Church of Arlington. Urging Gov. Almond to make “a drastic change in your pol icy of open defiance of State and Federal law," Mr. Weston said he felt certain the vast ; majority of Arlington residents would accept with calmness the scheduled desegregation of the school next Monday. *T think it is important that! you should know of this sup post before acts of violence oc cur. if they do occur, and not afterwards,’* he said. “For if; COMING SPECIAL ASSEMBLY TO BE FIFTH ON SEGREGATION RICHMOND, Va. CAP).—The special session of the General Assembly called last night by Gov. Almond will be the fifth session to deal with school segregation prob lems since the United States Supreme Court’s 1954 deci sion which declared such segregation unconstitutional. An extra session in November, 1955, recommended a constitutional amendment to permit tuition grants for students attending private schools. The 1956 regular session passed over the Gray Commission’s assignment plan and adopted a resolution of interposition. In August and September, 1956, an extra session passed the “Massive Resistance” laws which crumbled last Monday in the courts. These included fund cutoff, school closure, tuition grants and pupil placement. The 1958 regular session amended the Pupil Place amendment in an effort to make it acceptable to the Federal courts. It also passed laws enabling the Governor to close schools patrolled by Federal troops. Virginia Negro Attorney Outlines Views on Policy PETERSBURG, Va., Jan. 26 (AP).—A Negro attorney and State officer of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People asserted yesterday that Virginia’s Negroes stand ready as ever to “work co-operatively toward the solution of the problems of segregation.” The comment came from Oliver W. Hill, chairman of the legal committee for the Virginia State conference of Negroes, in a television speech here. The talk was in reply to Gov. Almond’s special message on the school crisis last week. Mr. Hill, who had a leading role in much of the recent Virginia school litigation, charged that the report that “all lines of communication between the races are broken” was received by the State Department of Education. RECEIVES CITATION— Alfred W. Knowles, manager of the Sherwin-Williams Paint Co. store in Silver Spring and active in community affairs, has received the Distinguished Service. award of the Sil- Spring Jaycees. There is any act of violence it will be caused by the segre-. Gationists who have been whipped into fury by your vitriolic words of Tuesday night.” Weston said the Tuesday speech, in which the Governor vowed to continue to fight, against school desegregation in Virginia, had prompted “disappointment, disillusionment and outright disgust” among many Virginians. He placed the Virginia Governor among those whom he said “are loudly pursuing all suicidal course.” “Regardless of how anxiously you wave the State flag and brag about Virginia's superior way of life,” Weston said, “when you defy your own supreme court which upholds the law of the land, you are doing a grave disservice to your state, to your country and to the future of mankind upon this earth.” "Down" as a result of the school dispute is "one other half-truth; currently being circulated in Virginia." "The only severance," Mr. Hill said, "exists among the white people of this State and can easily be reunited once the white people of this State decide to work constructively upon the problems, real and fancied, incident to the elimination of racial segregation." Mr. Hill said "racial segregation is crumbling... not because the Negro wants it eliminated, but because it is incompatible with the fundamental concept of the right of the individual to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, Mentioning Gov. Almond just twice during his 15-minute talk, Mr. Hill went on to say the only question now "is whether or not you (Virginians) will repudiate the actions of your politicians and work cooperatively to bring the transition to pass with a minimum of emotional impact, whether you continue to follow the false doctrine of evasion, resistance, and defiance of the law and the principles of American democracy..." Clark to Take Post As Youth Leader PURCELLVILLE, Va., Jan. 26 (Special). The Rev. E. T. Clark, who has served as pastor of Purcellville Baptist Church for five years, has resigned effective March 1. Mr. Clark is giving up the pastorate to accept a position as associate director of the American Youth Foundation of St. Louis. In his new position, he will be director of Camp Merrvista near Tuf tenboro, in. Notables Observe Jewish Council's 20th Year Here The Jewish Community Council of Greater Washington celebrated its twentieth anniversary and honored one of its long-time leaders last night at a dinner in the Willard Hotel. Some 800 persons heard civic and religious leaders from all segments of the community praise the work of the council; and its executive director, Isaac Franck. President Eisenhower sent his congratulations to the council by telegram. Among the speakers who lauded the organization were Israel Ambassador Abba Eban, Robert E. McLaughlin, president of the Board of District Commissioners; Dr. Carl F. Hansen, District school superintendent, and Barrington D. Parker, president of the Federation of Civic Associations. Other speakers were Dr. Frederick E. Reissig, executive secretary of the National Capital Area Council of Churches; Bishop Philip M. Hannan, chancellor of the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington; I. S. Turover, acting president of the United Jewish Appeal of Greater Washington, and David L. Ullman, chairman of the National Community Relations Advisory Council. Mr. Franck, a faculty member of American University’s psychology and philosophy departments, was presented with a plaque in recognition of his 10 years' service. The council is an association of 111 Washington organizations, both Jewish and non-sectarian, devoted to the causes of racial tolerance, education, culture, and community activities. Woman Hit By Robber, Purse Taken A 36-year-old Woman was admitted to Washington Hospital yesterday after a robber struck her in the lobby of her apartment building and stole her purse. Miss Irene V. Trussell, a Navy Department employee, told police a man, whom she could only describe as a Negro wearing a skull cap, hit her in the face and ran from 1620 Fuller street N.W., taking her pocketbook with $1.25. Another purse-snatching victim, Mrs. Jean Dement, 41, of 315 Eleventh street S.E., reported being robbed yesterday while telephoning in a public booth. Mrs. Dement said two boys pushed open the door of the booth at Eleventh and C streets S.E., and fled with her wallet containing $19. She described them as colored, 10 to 12 years old, one wearing a gray park and the other dungarees, brown jacket and gym shoes. A third report of robbery and violence was discounted when James O. Ball, 25, of the 1800 block of Fifth street N.W., admitted spinning a yarn, police report. Ball, a night attendant at a gas station at 1739 New Jersey avenue N.W., originally told police he had been robbed at gunpoint of $70, but later conceded he had taken the money from the cash register himself to gamble, detectives said. He was charged with petit larceny and making a false report. Alumnae Plan Party The Katherine Gibbs Washington Alumnae Association will hold a dinner and theater party tomorrow. The group will meet for dinner at the 823 Restaurant, then attend a performance of “The Devil’s Disciple” at Arena Stage. Navy As King to Open Its Own Norfolk School Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare Fleming said today he has been advised that the Navy Department expects to apply for funds to conduct school on the base at Norfolk for children of servicemen living there. Dr. Fleming said he assumes the application may be made within a week or two, before the scheduled opening of the second semester. Should the application be made, he said, funds could be cleared within 24 hours. Thousands of Navy children are among students locked out of classes in the integration dispute at Norfolk. Problem Called Acute At the same time, Dr. Fleming recalled that HEW is drafting legislation to enable the department also to provide education for the children of military personnel living off the base. This legislation, if passed, would not have an impact this spring, however, but would go into effect by the fall term, he said. Dr. Fleming noted that of the four communities in which schools are closed because of the segregation issue, Norfolk presents the most acute problem. He pointed out that of some 16,000 elementary and high school students who are dependents of both civilian and military Federal personnel, some 5,500 are children of military personnel. Of these, about 5,000 reside off Federal property. He said that there are about 300 children of military personnel in Little Rock, nearly all of whom live off Federal property. Broad Question Raised Dr. Fleming noted that civilian employees of the Federal Government working in communities where schools are closed “are likewise confronted with an intolerable situation.” But, he added, “these employees are not under military orders; to remain in these communities, and the Federal Government leaves out all these seats to give you first-class leg room on coach flights! National gives you 3 feet 4 inches of seat spacing so can really stretch out in your comfort-cushioned chair. With National, it does this by eliminating many coach seats and re-spacing the remaining ones to give you first-class leg room. On National's Club Coaches you also enjoy: complement your coach soot at check-in time or flights... courteous stewardess service... first-class baggage allowance of 40 lbs and many other features, including airborne radar for smooth flying. ORLANDO $34.20. For reservations anywhere, see your Travel Agent. 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Dr. Fleming said that HEW is not getting into that matter at the present time. Legislation to provide Federal-financed schools for children of civilian workers and servicemen has been introduced in the House. It is not the measure, however, which HEW is drafting. The HEW bill will cover off-base service personnel only. Family Finance Talk Attorney James Fitzgerald will speak on how legislation affects family finances at 8 p.m. tomorrow at Montgomery Blair High School. The talk is the second of 11 lectures on family financial planning sponsored by the adult education program of Montgomery County. AWARD WINNER-Nor mart duarott, 32, has been awarded the annual Dis. distinguished Service Award of the Alexandria Junior Chamber of Commerce as the city’s outstanding young man of 1958. One of his major achievements was leadership in the Youth Employment Program which found summer jobs for teen-agents. Wheatley to Talk State senator winship Wheatly, of PHijee Geargos County, will address the Eastover Democratic Club at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 2nd, at Mrs. A. Virgil Frey's home, 225 Sachem Lane, Forest Heights, Md. I must say that the University of Virginia College of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute will meet at 8 p.m. tomorrow at the George Mason Hotel in Alexandria. The speaker will be Dr. R. Carson Dalgell, assistant to the director of the Atomic Energy Commission’s division of reactor development. THE EVENING STAR Washington, D.C., Monday, January 11, 1934 TROUBLE getting to class Mass Starts Drive For Road to School There’s a school in Fairfax County that has everything—except a bona-fide road. The Springfield Estates Elementary School opened last March 10. Since that time, residents in the area have been trying to set an adequate access road. At present, there is no public road into the big $500,000 school. The narrow private road that serves it consists of a half mile of mud, holes, and ruts in the winter and dust, holes, and ruts in the summer. County Supervisor William H. Moss, who represents the district where the school is located, has started a drive to alleviate the troublesome situation. “I’m going to do everything I can to get the present road widened and improved immediately,” he said, “and then next summer I hope we can get that road into the school paved.” The matter has been placed on the February 4 agenda of the Fairfax Board of County Supervisors for a report on the situation by County Executive Carlton C. Massey and a discussion by residents of the area. The school was built op a 13-acre site donated by the developer of Springfield Es tates. A proposed subdivision road was supposed to go by the door. But the subdivision de velopment came to a halt when it was only about one third completed. The road by the school was never built by the developers. . * 1 Mr. Moss’ plan is to bgve the county widen ahd iniprove the .present dirt road as a tempo irary measure, snd, then to try :,to work out an arrangement • with the developers the county would build a paved road to the school this summer . and the developers would pay , fpr It wheq they are ready to i put houses on surrounding ■ land. The 20-room school Is lo ■ cated just east of Franconia • road and south ol Shirley hlgh ) way. The private road to It— ' which the county uses legally I as a landowner served by it— , leads off Franconia road. Cars bringing the students 1 to school have bogged down 1 j down in the mud and sllde-01l 1 to the sides, creating a traffic •‘jam. One of the school’s three 1 buses was unable to get to the school recently. ~ ' l Glenn Dale Dinner 1 The Suburban Club of Glenn ; Dale. 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