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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1959
Page
1
Front Royal AP reports talks between Warren County officials and NAACP representatives look unlikely to restart. American Viscose Corp. has not indicated it will continue as crisis arbitrator as Warren County High School remains at the center of a tense school desegregation dispute.
Washington AP conferees entered the final delicate stage of reconciling the House labor control bill with the Senate measure. They focused on the seventh section and discussed Taft Hartley amendments on no mans land cases and prehire agreements in construction. The group had earlier scaled back penalties and agreed to bring small unions under certain requirements.
A member of Company K recounts discussing a meeting site at a National Cemetery prompting protests about using the graveyard. The meeting occurred in the cemetery despite objections, highlighting tensions within the reactivated Confederate group and its morale.
Mid morning reports show 25 to 30 pupils signed up for private classes at Union Hall as part of Warren County Educational Foundation efforts. Registration closed at 1 p m today.
The Warren County school board explores phased desegregation starting with the 12th grade in 1960 61 and potentially admitting Negro students to lower grades later if 18 Negro pupils withdraw from public schooling. Private foundation enrollment grows while public high school opens with 336 white pupils plus 18 Negroes. NAACP attorney Oliver W Hill says talks may occur but none scheduled.
The Virginia Oak Tannery said it reached a union agreement on its Luray plant strike after a session with union officials and federal mediator Gilbert McCutcheon. A new two year contract is to be signed after further talks Monday with details to follow. About 180 workers were on strike and the firm offered wage increases to fund a wage equalization plan and extra paid holidays. The company also proposed a six day week without overtime and retains discretion over reinstating workers tied to on site violence.
President Eisenhower’s two day Paris trip includes private talks with Charles de Gaulle plus a state dinner a tomb ceremony and a city hall reception. He lands at Le Bourget at 11 a.m. September 2 and plans talks at the Elysee Palace with Spaak involvement and a Nip news conference before departing September 4.
President Eisenhower plans to end his work rest holiday in Gettysburg on Sunday and return to Washington by either helicopter or car. Press Secretary Hagerty said the decision hinges on Mrs. Eisenhower’s travel and noted Ike will likely be back at the White House desk Monday. Ike, partnered with George E. Allen, played 18 holes at Gettysburg Country Club amid heat and humidity.
Peter Gluckman 33 the flying watchmaker began a solo around the world flight in a single engine plane. He aimed to set a world record and departed San Francisco for the first nonstop leg to Mexico City amid a small crowd of newsmen and friends.
Two masked robbers struck the Community Savings Bank in Yorkville near Steubenville, taking about $39,000 after warding off staff and customers. The pair, described in blue seersucker and Tyrolean hats, forced employees into a vault and fled as the door balked on the first theft.
Announcement from Washington Garage noting a closed for vacation period from August 22 to August 31. George F. Hoover Jr. listed as contact. Includes make lines Mercury Edse Lincoln Ford Geo in Washington area.
New York AP reports Steelworkers Union President David J. McDonald argues the record cost of living index shows steel employers asking workers to accept wage cuts by freezing wages. He notes no wage gains for steelworkers over a year while prices rose, as talks stagnate 39 days into the strike.
Six Marines stationed at Camp Lejeune were injured around 3 15 this morning on Rt 522 north of Winchester at Back Creek Bridge. Thomas Chaboudy and Wayne Rose were admitted to Memorial Hospital in satisfactory condition. Rose had multiple facial injuries. Others treated and released included Duane Granger Thomas Cox Larry Noga and Richard Druckenbrod.
The region endures heat with 90 degrees or higher in 10 of 11 days. Forecasters expect cooler air to arrive in northern and eastern areas tomorrow along with considerable cloudiness and scattered showers. The Winchester Laboratory logged 92 degrees at midday after a 74 degree night, while residents report ongoing high humidity and near record highs.
Colgate W. Darden Jr. resigns after 12 years as University of Virginia president and will retire to Norfolk. Edgar F. Shannon, 40, former English professor, succeeds him as president of the university.
The Rev Frank S Crim of Winchester has been named Dean of Men at Randolph Macon College effective Sept 1 1957. He succeeds Dr H Burnell Pannill who will stay as philosophy professor. Crim a 1948 Handley High grad and Phi Beta Kappa member has been director of Conference Relations at the college and held prior chaplain roles at Duke University Hospital and Texas Medical Center.
Frederick County teachers and principals have several meetings planned before the August 31 start of Frederick County Schools. A principals’ session runs Monday and Tuesday at James Wood High School, with teachers meeting Wednesday and Thursday in their schools. An all-day joint session is scheduled at James Wood next Friday, followed by the school opening the following Monday at regular hours.
Anne Marie Rasmussen wed Steven Rockefeller in Sogne Norway a 45 minute Lutheran ceremony witnessed by Gov. Nelson Rockefeller and family. The bride, once a parlor maid, wore duchesse silk in a white gown with a pearl studded veil, and they exchanged vows before about 170 guests. The service followed Wagner’s wedding march in a country church on a knoll near the bride’s family home.
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