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Evening star., 1953-03-08
TERROR IN THE SKY
Continued from page tpelOe

den onslaught of 30 pounds of
bolts. He fell to his death.
Harbreadth escapes are not un-
common. Dad" Eder had one.
A structural-iron worker for more
than so years, he was one of the
first tower men. has coached many
others on their first groupings in the
sky. Although he was wearing a
hard" hat, a piece of steel hit him
such a wallop in the back of the
head that he somersaulted into
space. He was unbelievably lucky
when he caught a horizontal beam
on the way down with his left
hand, and hung on until his feet
found truss to stand on.
Every time they have to rear
tower near one that is already
broadcasting, iron workers know
they are in for trouble.
They don't understand why,
but as soon as the new one
grows high enough to cross the
wave length, they have to
spread-eagle. lacing arms and
legs through crisscrossing
steel. They alternately try to hold
on, work and at the same time
avoid pain.
There's no shock, just a slow
burn that comes intermittently.
The heat penetrates even through
special seamless shoes with double
leather at the instep.
"Hot'' Tower
HE COULD quit, but the tower
worker doesn't because he knows
the steel will get hot" on and off
like that until the structure he is
working on grows beyond this par
ticular level.
His sky dance often lasts a full
eight-hour working day before he
has pushed the new tower up past
the broadcasting beam.
While he didn't do any steel
Evening star., 1953-03-08
ERNEST PALINKAS

work up there. Ray Milland i'm
pressed tower men by refusing a
double" for THE Thief" The
movie star crawled for two wind
battered days over the antenna on
New York City's Empire State
Building, the highest in the world.
The International Association of
Bridge and Structural Iron Work
ers, Local 40, gave him an i'm
posing scroll lauding his courage.
Milland said afterward that it was
a good thing the picture was a
"talkless .talkie, for he was swear
ing under his breath in terror the
whole time.
Proud ~ Fathers
WITH all the dangers, tower men
are among the most nonchalant
people have ever seen. They are
fiercely possessive of each tower
they construct, take pictures, brag
about the speed with which "she"
went up. boast about 'her" height,
are proud as a new father when
she's all trimmed out" - that is,
finished and revisit, clambering
all over her high spots, whenever
possible.
There's always work, the field
isn't overcrowded, and we're sent
all over the country and the
world" Hefner points out. Il like
being outdoors" Whitley says,
I'm scared to 60 underground; |
wouldn't work in a coal mine for
anything!" Sure. it's dangerous
work" adds Collins. But you
don't have to watch out for auto
mobiles, and only once in a while. a
smart aleck in private plane
buzzes too close!'
But Ray Corbett seems to have
the real answer. "You feel you are
on top of the world. How many
people can say I change the sky
line! ?" The End
Evening star., 1953-09-11
'Tempos' UpkeepCo Figured
Double That of New BUILDINGS
Rapid Deterioration Makes Maintenance
A Losing Game, General Services Says

Officials pointed out that the
Government is always behind the
proverbial eight ball in attempt
ing to maintain the temporary
buildings. They said they can't
keep pace with the deterioration.
1t is losing game.
With the cut in GSA appro-
priations, it looks as if there will
be even further deterioration in
the temporary buildings, for the
Governments housekeeping or
ganization won't have as much
money to spend.
There are 3,831,114 square feet
of space in the so World War II
temporary buildings and an ad-
ditional 2,O83,198 square feet of
space in the four World War l
temporary buildings that have
survived 35 years. Maintenance
costs on these run up into the
hundreds of thousands of dol
lars.
GSA officials said that during
the current fiscal year, they will
have only $50.7 million to spend
on rent and leasing, compared to
$50 million last year. Under the
law, leases in the District can
be made only for one year, COM
pared with five years in the
field, officials explained.
This fund-Slashing means that
(See TEMPOS, Page A-20O
Evening star., 1953-09-11
Telephone Man Cuts Last Link
Between Durkin and Cabinet
Private Line to White House Removed
As Unionist Is Quietly Amused by Furor

had been led to believe that he
had a commitment from the
President on a series of recon-
mendations for changes in the
Taft-Hartley law.
Then Mr.. Durkin discovered
that he didn't have the commit
ment any more.
So he quit.
tits just a matter of observ-
ing agreements" he says. He re-
fused to be drawn into any
political attack on the Presi-
dent and on the cabinet men,
bers who helped reverse the
White House stand on labor
legislation.
Mr.. Durkin's last function as
a member of the cabinet should
have been a reception for the
Crown Prince of Japan. But he
didn't make it.
"They told me it was white tie
and tails" the resigning Secre-
tary said as he took a last ride
in the cabinet limousine out to
his apartment in the Woodner
Apartments at 1886 Sixteenth
street NV, "but I hadn't grad
uated to white tie and tails yet,
(See LAHEY, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1953-09-11
By William A. MiIIen

Maintenance costs for the
temporary buildings here are
nearly double those for the most
modern Government Office struc-
lures.
This was disclosed today by
the General Services Admins
tration, which revealed exact
costs, following a study of the
subject. The taxpayers get
socked on the "tempos."
Officials declared it costs "a
cents per square foot annually
to maintain a temporary build
ing. But to this must be added
at least 6.3 cents to make a
proper comparison, officials said,
because the temporary buildings
lack elevator service, air con-
ditioning and other advantages
of most modern structures.
The maintenance cost of an
average permanent building is 81
cents per square foot. This fig
ure includes elevator service and
complete air conditioning.
But using the new General
Accounting Office, at Fifth and
G streets NV, as an example
of the "optimum Federal build
ing'-the best and latest-offi-
Gals said the maintenance cost
there has been cut to SO cents per
square foot.
Evening star., 1953-09-11
Autoist Tries
ToRun Down
New Sultan
By the Assoeioted Press

RABAT, Morocco, Sept. Ii
% An unidentified Arab tried to
run down the Sultan of Morocco
with an ancient automobile to-
Gay as the ruler rode his white
horse to the mosque for tradi-
tional Friday prayers. This
would-be assassin was quickly
killed by the guns of the imperial
guard.
Sultan Mouley Mohammed
Ben Arafa escaped injury and
continued to the mosque for the
regular MoSlem sabbath prayers.
The Sultan was approaching
the Touarga Mosque surrounded
by his mounted palace guard
when the car careened down the
road toward the party at high
speed.
The crowd, gathered to see
the Sultan, quickly scattered and
the car broke through the guard
ranks and bumped the Sultan's
horse. An off-duty member of
the guard jumped on the running
board of the car and saw a
butcher knife in the drivers
hand. The guards guns quickly
cut the Arab down.
The Sultan was proclaimed
ruler of Morocco August %
after the French ouSted Sidi
Mohammed Ben YouSsef from
the throne and sent him off to
exile in Corsica with his house.
hold. The new Sultan was for
mally recognized by the United
States this week.
Evening star., 1953-09-11
By Miriom Gutenberg

Commissioner Samuel Spencer
said today he is making thor
ough investigation to find the
best means of developing a pro-
gram to get the attention of the
whole community focused on
combating juvenile delinquency.
He said there was "a good deal
to be said" for a co-ordinated
group to lead the program. This
is the approach urged by The
Star and favored by a number
of individual citizen leaders and
groups.
Mr.. Spencer also saw an i'm
portant role for the new Council
on Law Enforcement, which he
heads. The councils Executive
Committee, headed by United
States Attorney Leo A. Rover,
will hold a session next Wednes-
day at 3 pm.
Mr.. Spencer said he agreed
with Mr.. Rover that the council
should look into Juvenile Court
procedure in the handling of the
Is and 17-year-old habitual Of
tenders who are adults in all but
chronological age.
Uncertain About Methods.
I'm not sure we have been
handling the older boys correct
ly," he said. "It may be that
more of these cases should be
Evening star., 1953-09-11
Fate of S District Area POWs
Still Unknown, Pentogon Says

lives at 21-A Polk street, Presi-
dental Gardens, Alexandria.
The major was captured at Hon.
sun in February of 1851 while
serving as a military adviser to
the South Koreans.
Mai. Elwin I. Whaley, 38. hus-
band of Mrs. E1drey ]. Whaley of
201 Hallman street, Fairfax. Maj.
Whaley, also an adviser to the
Republic of Korea Army, entered
service through the Wisconsin
National Guard and was captured
with Maj. GreiS.
Sergt. Henry Mcintosh, jr.,
whose wife, Gloria, lives at 4414
E street Sc.
Capt. John c. HASTE. 90, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank B. Hastie
of 7107 Poplar avenue, Takoma
Park.
Relatives of another missing
serviceman, Air Force Sergt.
Philip w. Tilch, 81. Of 1880 Liv-
ingston road Sc. say that he
has not been heard from and his
name has not been included in
any Of the official prisoner lists.
Evening star., 1953-09-11
Hurricane Off Florida
Moving Safely 10 Sea
BY the Associoted Press

MIAMI, Fla, Sept. 11.-Trop-
ical hurricane Dolly curved to
the northeast today in the open
Atlantic, whirling its 100-mile-
an-hour winds on a course now
leading away from the United
States mainland.
At 9 am. (EDT) the storm
was more than $50 miles due
east of Melbourne, Fla, about
halfway up Florida's Atlantic
coastline. It was churning
northeast at II miles per hour.
The hurricane was in the path
of regular Atlantic shipping
heading south. Nine vessels ra-
diced the Miami weather bu-
reau they were in or near the
tropical disturbance. Several
were riding out high seas and
gale winds, but no trouble was
reported.
Evening star., 1953-09-11
Spencer Studies Best Methods
OfCurbinq Youth Delinquency

waived so they can be tried in
the adult courts. The council
should look into that"
The council, he said, should
not get into the larger field of
preventive work. On that score,
Mr.. Rover said he believed a
co-ordinated group under official
leadership should carry the re-
SponSibility. Mr.. Spencer said he
agreed that might be the ap-
proach but. he wants to make a
thorough study to develop an
all-out and continuing drive.
He pointed out that Commits
sioner Renah Camalier has di-
rected the new Public Welfare
Advisory Council to make juve-
nile delinquency it's first order
of business when it meets at
1870 pm. today. Commissioner
Spencer said he wants to hear
what the council thinks is the
best approach.
He said he had also arranged
for a conference late today with
Canon Richard Williams, chair
man of the Juvenile Court Ad-
visory Committee and one of the
leading proponents of co-ordi-
mating group appointed by the
Commissioners to direct the
fight on juvenile delinquency.
United Efforts Urged.
Canon Williams proposed that
the co-ordinating group could
work with United Community
Services and its member agen-
cieS in determining where CO.
ordinated effort is needed to
start preventive work.
The Executive Committee of
the UCS Corrections Section has
decided to study the recon-
mendations developed by the
UCS Juvenile Delinquency Com
mittee and other proposals with
a view to pushing for the ones
that appear practicable. The
group this week also gave it's
support to the proposal for a
co-ordinating group under the
Commissioners to work with the
public agencies and the UCS.
Mr.. Spencer said he believed
much could be accomplished by
a campaign of education because
80 much of this problem comes
back to the parents" He said
the schools could play an i'm
portant role in getting to the
parents.
He acknowledged that an all
out juvenile delinquency pro-
gram might mean spending some
money particularly to supply
the agencies with enough workers
to do their job. But he believed
that much could be done by
education and by more CO.
ordination of present facilities
Evening star., 1953-09-11
Sales Wave Hits Stocks;
Average al New Low
By the Asseeiated Press

NEW YORK. Sept. 11.-A
selling wave hit the stock
market today and sent prices
down to new average low for
the year.
The burst of selling spent
itself in less than Is minutes
Just after the start of the third
hour of trading.
Prices then turned up from
their lows. Stocks remained
depressed, however, with losses
of 81 to 81 a share frequent.
Some declines went to as much
as SIS. Railroads, motors and
steels we're the hardest hit, but
all areas of the market were
under selling pressure.
The Associated Press average
of so stocks at noon declined 70
cents to $1o2.1O, a new low mark
for this year.
Evening star., 1953-09-11

Of Prosecution in
a Per Center Deals
BrowneII Announces
Crockdown; FBI to Probe
Stephenson Case
By james E. Roper

Attorney General BroWneu
warned today that he will pros
ecute Immediately" any Gov
ernment employe involved in the
attempted 4 per cent deal of
Warren L. Stephenson, socialite
District Republican.
Mr.. Brownell announced for
mally that he has ordered a full
FBI investigation of the case.
-"I believe it imperative that
we have a full investigation to
determine whether any one in
Government had any possible
connection with these activities, !"
Mr.. Brownell announced. "If it
is determined that any one in
Government was involved, we
would prosecute Immediately"
1t was understood that the
FBI, in addition to trying to find
out who leaked confidential in
formation from the Navy, would
try to determine whether perjury
was committed during a House
Armed Services subcommittee in
vestigation of Mr.. Stephenson'S
activities.
Two Versions Presented.
Mr.. Stephenson said he OBJ
tained from a business tipster,
Stanley Bishop, information
about bids that had been sub
mitted to build rocket launchers
for the Navy. Mr.. Bishop, how
ever, denies that he gave the
figures to Mr.. Stephenson.
Representative Hardy, Demo-
crat, of Virginia says one of
them is lying.
Mr.. Stephenson came to
Washington about eight years
ago and, according to his as
sociates, was "Well sponsored"
and well circumstanced." None
of his associates, however, would
say who helped him gain in
huence in COP circles here, and
how he hoped to win a high
Government job-until he got
involved in attempting to win
per cent commission on extra
rocket launcher work he said he
could get for California
manufacturer. 49,
Mr.. Brownell warned that he
would allow no influence ped
ding by any Government en-
ploye.
President Eisenhower" Mr..
Brownell stated, said upon TAX
ing Office that there would be no
room for influence-peddling in
this administration and that
anyone who attempted to do so
would be prosecuted to the full
limit of the law.
IT intend to make certain there
is none. We will publicly expose
and prosecute within the limit
of the law anyone in Govern
ment who seeks to sell influence
to those doing business with the
Government.
Businessmen are put on no
Continued on Page Alt, Col. H.
Evening star., 1953-09-11

listed by the Reds as prisoners.
but who have not been returned
in the prisoner exchange at
Panmunjom.
The men from this area:
Sergt. Joseph d. Gudger, %,
son of Mrs. Jennie Gudger, IL
Sixteenth street Sc, originally
reported missing February II,
1851. Mrs. Gudger says the De-
fense Department has reported
him as a prisoner several times.
but she has had no word from
her son. He is a native Of
Asheville, N. c.
Mai. Raymond c. GreiS, 36.
whose wife. Mrs. Mary E. Greis,
Evening star., 1953-09-11
Torn Letter Played
Role in Oats Case

A torn letter. dropped on the
floor.
Williom N. ootis thought no more
obout it until the secret police, wise
to iiesow puzzles, confronted him
with it,
Thot wos espionage. the police
soid-und they hod the Lost say in
thot unfriendIy world behind the Iron
Curtoin.
Mr. ootis. the Associated Press cor
respondent who spent two yeors in q
Czech prison, tells about it in his own
words in The ootis Story"
Reed it next week in The Stor,
stortIns Sunday.
Evening star., 1953-09-11
Chevy Chase Club
Manager browns
In Swimming Pool
Harry 6. PestoIozzi
Found Fully Clothed,
Cout Lying Nearby

Harry G. Pestalozzi. So, man
ager of the Chevy Chase Club,
was found drowned today in the
club swimming pool.
The body was recovered at
10:15 am, about five hours after
Mr.. Pestalozzi was last seen at
the club by tie night manager
and auditor, c. Ross Wenrich.
Found in the deep end of the
pool by Noel Carter, colored, the
pools canteen operator, the body
was fully clothed except for a
suit coat. The coat was found
on the ground, about 10 feet
away.
The Bethesda Chevy Chase
Rescue Squad administered oxy-
gen and applied a respirator for
an hour before Mr.. Pestalozzi
was pronounced dead.
Although Mr.. Pestalozzi nomi-
nally opened his Office at $50
am. Mr.. Wenrich said he was
so conscientious about his work
that he often appeared earlier.
Death Termed Suicide.
A certificate of suicide was
issued by DR.. Emil G. Bauers-
field. Montgomery County acting
coroner.
| Mr.. Wenrich said he saw the
manager at 4:30 am. today.
HE seemed quite upset, talked
about some changes he wished
to make at the club and was
generally troubled, but that
wasn't unusual" Mr.. Wenrich
said.
I'VE went over some reports
and talked for about half an
hour and I asked him to go along
with me on my regular morning
| inspection. When he declined,
I asked Mr.. Pestalozzi to wait
for me, but he said he thought
he would go home"
Mr.. Wenrich returned in Is
minutes to find the manager
missing and assumed he had re-
turned to his home. Police
found no one who saw him from
that time until the body was
discovered Is minutes before
time for the swimming pool to
open.
Ill During Summer.
Mr.. Pestalozzi had been under
a physicians care earlier this
summer, but on insistence of club
board members vacationed dur
ing all of August at Rehoboth
Beach. He returned to work
this month apparently in much
improved spirits.
A native of Switzerland, he was
sent to the New York World
Fair by the Swiss government tc
set up and operate a Swiss res
taurant. Deciding to remain in
America, he became a citizen AND
managed number of hotels ano
clubs in New England and Chi
cago before moving to Washing
ton in January, 1851, to manage
the Chevy Chase Club.
Mr.. Pestalozzi is survived by
his widow and three children
William c., %, of Fort Belvoir
Alexandria, Z, and Christopher, 3
He made his home at 112 East
Quincy street, Chevy Chase.
Evening star., 1953-09-11
City Heads Urged
To Speed Addition .
To Receiving Home
Extra s35o,OO0 Sought
In Welfare Budget to
Relieve Overcrowdinq

The Department of Public
Welfare asks the Commissioners
to speed up additions to the in
creasingly overcrowded Receiving
Home for Children in a SILL
955.18 budget estimate for the
next fiscal year.
Completion of the building as
originally designed has been
scheduled in the proposed pub
lie works program for the fiscal
year 1856. This would bring the
designed capacity up from 46 to
100 children.
But with an average daily
population in the past fiscal year
of IA, compared with So the pre-
vious year, and a new peak only
last Wednesday of 118, the de-
partment asks $350,000 to build
the home even larger to a capa-
city of $50 to 200 in fiscal 1855.
The Receiving Home detains
children under 18 years of age
who have been charged by po-
lice with delinquent acts or who
are being held in such other ca
pacitieS as witnesses or fugitives.
Other Budget Requests.
In other budget requests, the
department seeks 100000 for
two inflrmary ward buildings
for the District Training School
for the Mentally Deficient, $70,-
900 to build roads at the Home
for the Aged and Inf1rm, and
$4,000 for roads and renova-
tions to the Junior Village.
The improvements, if granted,
would complete the Children's S
Center as presently planned at
Laurel.
The department also asks an
additional $1,422,242 next fiscal
year to bring its public assistance
grants up to what the former
Board of Public Welfare adopted
as representative of current
costs.
At present the grants are only
78 per cent of the standard. The
proposed increase would bring
the grants to a total of $2,805, ,272
in District money. The grants
are bolstered by about so pei
cent in Federal funds.
A total of 203 new jobs are
contemplated in the estimate,
but about 140 of these will be
needed during the last half OF
this fiscal year in the enlarged
facilities of the Home for the
Aged and the white Industrial
Home School.
Part of Preventive Staff.
The other new jobs are pri-
marily needed for preventive
services in child welfare and pub
lie assistance. The preventive
work is considered by the de-
partment as a means of COM
batting juvenile delinquency.
The overall budget estimate is
$189, 1886 less than this years ap-
preparations, but that is because
this year was big building year
for the department. Also, the
SO, 9,48O,00O appropriated to wei
fare this year for care of mental
patients at St. EliZabethS Hos
pital is absent from next years
estimate since that item has been
transferred to the Health De-
partment.
Overall operating expenses Of
the welfare department would be
/ increased from $8,120.520 this
fiscal year, to $10.525,184 under
the proposed budget.
First priority in the budget
request is given to the need a
the Receiving Home, where the
(See WEI FARE. Page A-7.)
Evening star., 1953-09-11
Injury Fatal 10 Worker
In White House Encourage
BY the Associated Press

DENVER, Sept. 11.-Leonard
Kaplan, SO, a Photographic
technician from Washington,
D. c., died today from injuries
suffered September / in an auto
mobile accident.
Mr.. Kaplan, assigned to the
summer White House press staff.
was injured when his car over
turned near CRANKY, Colo. a
mountainous region near Rocky
Mountain National Park. He
was from New York but had
been living at 2430 Pennsylvania
avenue NV, in Washington.