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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-18
Flaming Truck Runs Wild;
Driver Crushed 10 Death
BY The Associated Press

WEVERTON, Md, Sept. 49,
A truck, its gasoline tank afire,
reared down a hill yesterday
and crashed into a ditch, crush
ing the driver to death.
State police said Christian r..
Stouffer, 66, of near Hagerstown,
was pinned behind the steering
wheel when the tank of his water
truck was driven forward by the
impact.
Trooper B. L. Duilmino said
Stouffer was going downhill on
State route 81 when his brakes
overheated and the emergency
brake drum came apart causing
the gasoline tank to explode.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-18
PinboH Pays off,
But the Police !"
Pocket the Cash

A Prince Georges County I'M
dercover man yesterday scored a
payotf after several days of feed
ing nickels to a pinball machine.
County police said their agent,
a police private whom they would
not identify. ran up a score of
so free games on, the machine,
received a payoff in cash and
charged a tavern employe with
maintaining a gambling table.
Charged was Charles w. Strippy,
20, a bartender at Richard &
Ellen's Tavern in the $500 block
of Marlboro pike. '.,,sa
Police, who released Strippy
under bond. said the owner of
the tavern has not been charged
as yet but that six pinball ma
chimes in the establishment were
confiScated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-18

greater service in the children's
program 80 that recipients may
be helped more rapidly to be-
come self sufficient"
The council also approved a
letter to the Commissioners re-
questing a concerted drive by
law enforcement agencies to
round up fathers who are behind
in court-ordered support pay
ments for their children. The
department has the names and
addresses of many fathers it is
unable to reach with its own
workers, Mr.. Shea said.
The council also approved a
recommendation that commit
tee be set up to study revision
of the commitment procedure
for District National Training
School. The terms Of the Dis
trict Code, written when the
training school was established
in 1926, require a District Court
hearing. ceftification by two psy-
chiatrists and the presence of
the patient even though he is a
minor, and parents who are vol
UNFAIRLY requesting commitment,
The department wants to
adopt the procedure in effect
for the commitment of the in
sane. If not voluntary, such COM
mitments are made by the Men,
tai Hygiene Commission without
a court hearing, unless they are
contested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-18

a full annuity after 80 years of
service, regardless of age.
In addition, the convention
asked that the following retire.
ment schedule be approved by
Congress: At age 81 and five
years of service, on a full an
nuity; at age so and 10 years of
service. on full annuity; at age SIS
and Is years of service on re-
duced annuity. if involuntarily
separated.
rs Days a Year.
The convention asked Congress
to give rs days of annual leave a
year to all Federal workers again.
In addition, Congress was asked
to allow employees to again &C
cumulate up to so days of an
nual leave.
The NFFE convention took no
action on the proposal of the
American Federation of Gov
eminent Employees that the two
groups consider a merger. The
sentiment among the delegates
was overwhelmingly against such
move.
Mr.. Steward and Miss Mentally,
in addition to winning re-elec-
ton, also saw their entire slate
OF vice presidents elected to the
executive council.
Henry G. Nolda of the Vet
Grams Administration in Wash
lngton was reelected a vice
president. Another vice president
reelected was Joseph P. Leary
of Annapolis, Md.
Others Elected. --.a
lOther vice presidents elected
were 'Vaux Owen, Of Atlanta,
Ga; John u. Royle. of Water
town, Mass; S. c. Elliott, of
Cleveland; John j. Boyle of Los
Angeles; Lawrence H. Kramer,
of San Antonio, Tex; S. N. Nc
klnsey, OF Billings, Mont, and
Anne c. Pierce, of Rock Island
Ill. Joseph E. Webb of the Trea-
sury Department in Washington
was elected a member of the
National Auditing Committee.
The 600 delegates here voted
the Dallas convention one of the
best in NFFE history. Much al
the credit was given George
Marion of Dallas, the conven-
ton chairman. Mr.. Marion is
an employe of the Small Bust.
ness Administration.
I The delegates chose Louisville
KY, as the site of the NFFE
1856 convention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-18
Parents Protest
Savage Initiation
OF Eighth Graders
By the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Sept. 18.-Five
Highland Springs parents have
protested to the Henrico County
School Board on what they called
savage" and "inhumane" initia-
ton of eighth graders at High
land Springs High School.
The parents urged the board
to take action to prevent in the
future what they described as
"acts of juvenile delinquency" at
the schools opening September 8.
The complaints concerned the
use Of rotten eggs, ink and grease
on the head of one boy, students
forced to walk on their knees in
school corridor, and enforced
"push-ups" with those who stop
ped being kicked by older stu
dents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-18
Hearing Set Monday
In Bethesda Bombinq

Two 18-year-old Bethesda
youths face preliminary hear
ings Monday on charges OF at
tempted arson and destruction
OF private property growing out
of series of bombings in the
Bethesda area last May and
June.
The youths are James P. Sc
ward Of the $500 block OF Lam
beth road and James L. Fieser
of the 5000 block of Edgemore
lane.
The youths will appear in Be-
thesda Police Court on the
charges in connection with a
homemade bomb dropped into
the mail slot of a house at Sis
Wessling lane last May %,
The Seward boy alsois charged
with operating an ice cream
truck without a huckster's liz
cense on June 20 and with tam
pering with a motor vehicle on
July 9. He earlier forfeited $l6.45
collateral on a speeding charge
July 5. The latter three charges
were placed against him after he
had been freed under $4,000 bond
in connection with the bombing
cases.
Three other youths, all under
Is, were given hearings in Juve-
nile Court early this summer.
Two were committed to private
hospitals for correctional treat
ment and the third was given
an indeterminate sentence to
the Maryland Training School
for Boys.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-18
ate-Wide Bi-Racia|
Study Of Integration
By PTA 10 Be Asked

The Co-ordinating Committee
OF the Alexandria PTA Council
has decided to request State
wide study of school indignation
problems by bi-racial commits
sion of members from Virginia's
white and Negro parent-teacher
congresses.
At q non-segregated meeting
in the city's Maury School
Thursday night, the committee
recommended that members of
the proposed study commission
be appointed by the two State
wide PTA organizations at their
annual meetings in November.
Executive Secret.
The 30-member Co-ordinating
Committee. one Of 10 workshop
groups" which met on a nom
segregated basis, said it would
keep its study request an "execu-
tive secret" until it's next meet
ing october Z, but did not bar
reporters from the session. The
workshop meeting had been
announced as a public meeting.
Spokesman from the Fort Bel
voir Elementary School, inte-
grated under a Presidential Or
der this fall. and the nom
segregated Virginia Theological
Seminary and Burgundy Farms
Country Day School, told the
committee indignation is ham
pered not by the students, but
by their parents.
Signals Crossed.
| Herman S. Southworth, head
of committee of the Stonewall
jackson School PTA, which is
studying indignation problems,
told the group that churches and
PTA groups should serve as
channels of information in form.
ulating school policies.
Afterwards. PTA Council off,
Gals admitted that I'VE got our
signals crossed" on public dis
closure of their plans. Pat H.
Butler. jr., council president, de-
clined to discuss the meeting
with reporter.
I'm not going to talk about
what our committees did before
they have told me-" he said.
This was not supposed to get
into the newspapers"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-18
Regatta
Continued From First Page.)

man Earl Hildebrand began run
ming them off in qualifying heats.
The first away were the sporty
little AU outboards. Heats fol-
lowed at Commute intervals
throughout the day for BUS,
Gus, DUs and A, B and D stock
hydroplanes.
COlOrful Start.
The regatta week end was off
to a colorful start last night
with the aquapageant that fea-
tured the browning of Miss Joan
BroWnell, daughter of Attorney
General Brownell, as 1854 re-
gatta queen. The program in
cluded an illuminated yacht
parade, water ski exhibition and
concert by the Navy Band and
the Justin Lowrie Singers.
The program resumes tomor-
row at 1910 with a day of in
board racing. Second and third
heats of the feature race are at
2:20 and 4:40 pm.
Next week end. nine classes OF
sailboats race for The Evening
Star Trophies. winding up the
regatta for the year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-18
Awards Given to 8
VA Medical EMPLOYEES

Eight medical employees of the
Veterans Administration have
received superior accomplish
ment awards.
They are Rudolph L. Cole,
. Anna w. Francis, Harold Jaffery,
Natalie Neviaser, Delbert D.
Ruch, George w. Schwager
Virginia L. Thiebolt and Robert
w. Wise.
A. j. Van Groll and Hilbert
o. Kurth won awards for sug-
gestions improving the Depart
ment of Medicine and Surgery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-18

District and vicinity - Partly
cloudy with chance of scattered
thundershowers tonight and to-
morrow. Low tonight about IS.
Maryland-Partly cloudy with
scattered thundershowers and
little change in temperature to-
night and tomorrow. Low to-
night 60-65.
Virginia-Partly cloudy. chance
of scattered thundershoWers
mostly in north and extreme east
portions tonight and tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-18
Arab States Ask u. n. Aid
To End Israel Aggression
By the Associated Press

LONDON, Sept. 18.-The eight
Arab League states have APP
pealed to the United Nations
and inividual world powers for
immediate military and eco
nomic aid ''to deter Israel from
further aggression.
Ambassadors of Iraq. Egypt.
Syria, Lebanon, Jordan. Saudi
Arabia, Yemen and Libya hand
ed Britain's Minister of State
Selwyn Lloyd the recommends
tions, which also were addressed
to the United Nations, United
States and other powers.
The ENJOYS also released a
statement accusing the ISraelis
of trying to spark a full-scale
war in the Middle East.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-18
Dulles
Continued From First Page.)

HAS been jealous to find ways
whereby German rearmament
would be so integrated into a
single European force that it
could never again serve German
militarism."
Mr.. Dulles added:
However, he feels that 1t is
no longer possible to withhold
sovereignty from Germany un-
til European unity is achieved;
also that there can no longer be
deferred the preliminary steps
which will permit Germany to
exercise the inherent right of
individual and collective de-
Tense.
II informed the Chancellor
that his views in these respects
were fully. shared by not only
President Eisenhower, but by the
Congress, and, I believe, by the
American people generally"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-18
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

Low tonight 60-65 and rather
warm tomorrow.
Wind-Gentle and variable to-
night.
Pollen count-97 grains per
cubic yard of air for "a hours
ending 8 am. yesterday.
River Report.
(From s Engineers.)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls: Shenandoah clear
at Harpers Ferry.
Humidity.
,Readings Washington National Airport.l
Yesterday Pct To-day Pct.
Noon L. ga Midnight IS
pm. - 50 s am, 80 95
pm. 1880 63 10 am. e 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-18
Fire Damages Motor
At Municipal Center

A huge electric motor which
makes up one-third of the air.
conditioning power in the Mu-
nicipal Center building was
heavily damaged by a short cir
cult and fire last night
Otto G. Volt, chief engineer,
said fire broke, out in the 400
horsepower motor before it could
be shut off after the short de-
veloped.
The building houses Metro
politan Police headquarters.
Firemen used fire extinguish-
ers and one small hose line.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-18

tW o We a r S,
said no time
will be wasted
in prepar i n 6
t h e program
to be present.
ed to the Saith
Congress next
January.
Mr.. Steward
and Miss Nc
N a lily, W h o
h a We headed
the NFFE for
So years, won
r e-e e c tion
ga Silv dnSrite
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-18
so Children to Graduate

The Cradle Roll Department
of Calvary Baptist Church will
graduate so children at 10 am.
tomorrow. Teacher of the class
of 4-year-olds is Mrs. Fred G..
Kline.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-18

the fact that they were opposed
by a. well-organized and we'll
financed group within the union.
The convention voted to make
Federal pay raise early next
year its No. ! legislative goal.
Other Detectives.
Other top Legislative goals to
be sought from the new Con-
gress. include liberalization of re-
tirement and family survivorship
benefits, the lowering of the re-
tirement age, health insurance
for Federal workers, and resto-
ration Of previous annual leave
rights.
The convention also voted to
seek modification of veterans
preference to give greater job
protection rights to non-veteran
career employees. -.--
One of the. conventions most
important actions was, tSunan-
imous Opposition to the Kaplan
Committee report to Congress
which proposed coordination on
the civil service retirement 'sys-
tenn with social security. In
stead, the NFFE delegates voted
to seek increased retirement and
family survivorship benefits
through liberalization of the
civil service retirement system
Higher Formula Presented.
The convention asked tina
Federal annuities be increased
by being computed on the bash
of 2 per cent of salary for thu
five highest consecutive years
multiplied by the number O
years an employe has been IL
the service.
Also. the convention asked
that employees be permitted thu
| choice of 0ptiona1 retirement, 0r
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-18
Red Chino Opens Port
To japanese Trading

TOKYO, Sept. 18.-Red China
has opened the port of Dairen
Manchuria. to japanese ships
and trading interests here hope
four more Communist ports soon
will be opened, Kyodo News Serv-
ice said today.
Kyodo said shippers have asked
the Japan-China Trade Promo
ton Council to ask Red China S
Export and Import Corp. to open
Tsingtao. Canton, Hwang Poo
and Hainan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-18
Ace Minimum Raised
For Indion Nuptiols
BY the Associofed FTeSs

NEW DELHI, India, Sept. 10
Parliament's lower house has
voted that Indian girls can't
marry before they are Is and
boys must wait until they're 81.
The bill which now goes before
the upper house, would change
the present law which forbids
wedlock for boys under Is and
girls less than IA. Before that
law went into effect many In
dian unions were > arranged in
infancy under the old Hindu ira
iition of child marriage. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-18
Korean Envoy to Talk

Pyo Wook Han, Minister of
the Embassy of Korea, will speak
informally at the opening of a
new exhibition at the Silver
Spring Art Gallery, 9216 Flower
avenue, at 4 pm. tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-18
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
NF:FE Leaders Begin Plans
To Achieve Legislative Goals
By Joseph YOUNG

DALLAS Tex Sept 1SWith large vote of confidence
them by their membership the leaders of the National Federation
Federal Employees today began plans the legislative
mandate for Government workers handed them by the biennial
convention just concluded here.
Luther Steward NFFE president reelected for another
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-18

Nally, the unions secretary treas
urer. also chosen for another
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-18

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 1903. on July 81.
Lowest. IL. on January 20
High and Low of, Last "a Hours.
High. SO. at 4:55 pm.
Low "a, at 7:05 an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-18

FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Suryey.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-18

PFeCIpUAtI0n.
Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital current month to date)
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-06-24

Mr.. and Mrs. William Mccoy
of Akron, visited over the week
end with local relatives and
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Nichol-
son and daughter, Beverly and
son, Clark of GAINESVILLE, were
Sunday guests of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Iril Nicholson.
Clark remained for longer visit
with his grandparents.
A number of local grange
members were guests of the
Madison grange Thursday even
ing at which time they put on the
first degree to group of can
didates.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-06-24

home, Thursday. Swedish en-
broidery was the discussion for
the day.
At noon a covered dish lunch
con was enjoyed by the following
members present, Mesdames
Zelma Williams, Jean Crow and
sons, Edna Johnson, Sue John
son and daughter, Helen Secrest,
Florence Larrick, Ava Groves,
Ida Bailey, Clara Cunningham,
Fern Williams, Harriet Riggle
and daughter and hostess.
Personals
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Miley
and daughter, Betty visited Sun
day afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Powell and daughters,
Evelyn and Janet, Mt. Ephraim.
Mrs Susie Secrest and Fred
Masters had as recent guests,
Mrs Eta Richardson of Topeka,
Kansas and Mr. and Mrs Myron
AmWeg Of Kenton.
A large crowd from here at
tended the homecoming festival
at Senecaville the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irvil Groves were
Sunday dinner guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. T E. Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Secrest
have returned home after at
tending a grange insurance con-
vention at Lakeside.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Secrest
and son, John called on her
uncle, Samuel Murphy, Saturday
evening, who IS seriously i'll at
his home in Chaseville.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-06-24

The Fredericksdale community
was visited by one of the worst
floods ever witnessed here The
road from the store leading to
state route lat was closed for
more than two hours and as the
water receded many logs and
debris was left.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Ander-
son, newiyweds and their party
visited at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Orion Shack
lee, Saturday.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-06-24
ERECKSDALE NEWS

FREDERICKSDALE - Chill
dren's Day service will be held
at the church Sunday evening,
June 9th. Everyone IS extended
an invitation.
Visitors at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Wiley VanDyne and
daughter, Winnifred Sunday
were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sim
mons of GAINESVILLE, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank VanFleet of Green Val
ley and Hayes Carter and Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Davis and
daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Bowers and
Jack Teach of Byesville, Mr..
and Mrs. John Wickham and
children and Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn
Wheeler visited at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Henry and
family Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. William Shaw
and family of st. Clairsville, Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis David
son and Earl Shaw one day last
week.
Misses Joyce and Carol Carter,
Countess Henry and Mr.. and
Mrs. Forrest Archer visited Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Davis and fam
lily, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Robinson
of Sarahsville, called on Mr.. and
Mrs. John Wentworth, Sunday
evening
Mrs. Rachael Robinson of East
Union, visited her son, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Robinson and family
Sunday,
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-06-24
PLEASANT CITY NEWS

PLEASANT CITY - The
Builders M. S. Sunday school
class held their regular monthly
meeting Thursday evening in the
social room of the church.
Miss Moina Teel was in charge
OF the meeting in the absence of
the president and vice president.
She also lead the devotionals and
offered prayer.
Contests were enjoyed with
Mrs. Beulah GaHder and Mrs.
Inez Oliver winning the prizes
and Mrs. Charlotte Secrest re-
ceived the door prize.
A lunch was served at one long
table decorated with bowls of
roses and lighted candles by the
hostesses, Mrs Vera Hops, Mrs.
Eileen Williams, Mrs. Peggy
Ellison and Mrs. Rena Buckley
to the following class members
and guest: Mrs. Gail Kovntz,
Mesdames, Jewell Patton, Beulah
Gander, Maude Finnegan, Fern
Williams, Margaret Beebe, Fran
ces Buckley, Inez Oliver, Mary
Lou Secrest, Sue Taught, Moina
Teel, Charlotte Secrest, Marie
Hannum, Doris Stranathan,
Helen Miley and Miss Betty
Miley. Hostesses for the July
meeting will be Mrs. Lois Gress,
Mrs. Inez Oliver and Mrs. Fran
ces Buckley.
HOmemakerS Club
Mrs. Cora Nicholson was host
esS to twelve members of the Mt.
Zion HomemakerS club at her
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-06-24
Caldwell First Methodist Church

Rev. Floyd Gaugler, Minister.
Sunday school, $50 a. m.
Worship service, 1890 a. m.
Junior Fellowship, 600 p. m.
intermediate MYF, $50 p. m.
Evening service, 700 p. M.
Senior MYF, Sunday at 700
p. m.
Wednesday evening, 200 p. m.
Prayer service and Bible study.
Wednesday evening, 500 p. m.
Choir practice.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-06-24
First Church of Christ

ira ]. Brandon, Minister
Bible school, 9:30 a. m.
Worship service, 1890 a. M,
Carl Behnlein of Columbus, rep
resenting the Gideon Bible, will
be the guest speaker. The pastor
and his family are in Barberton
for a two weeks vacation.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-06-24
Caldwell First Baptist Church

hoy WlKanuer, PaStOr
Sunday school, $50 a. m.
Worship service 1890 a. m.
''The Person of Christ His Pre-
existence"
Evening service at 500 p. m.
''The Text That Gave William
Carey A World Vision"
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-06-24
Caldwell st. Philomena Cburct

Rev. S. j. Pekalla, Pastor
Sunday Masses: ZOO a, m, and
S'45 a. m.
Confessions every Saturday at
1880 and 1880 p. IN.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-06-24
Summerfield Free Methodist

Albert F. Randolph, Pastor
Sunday school, 9:30 a. m.
Oleta Triplett, Supt.
Class meeting, 1890 a. m.
Leader, Frank Greer.
Preaching, 7:30 p. m.
Special revival services be-
ginning June 6, each evening at
1880 p. m.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-06-24
Caldwell First Presbyterfan

Sunday school, $3.50 a. m.
Worship service, 1870 a. m.
Rev. Harris of Wisconsin will
be the guest speaker. Rev. Harris
will be giving a trial sermon.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-06-24
Summerfield Church of Christ

Mckinley R. Bates, Pastor
Bible study, 1000 a. m.
Worship service, 1890 a. m.
Evening service, 7::30.
Wednesday, 1880 p. m, Bible
study.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-06-24
Ogle's Ridge Church
T. Barnes, Pastor

j. I. Barnes, Pastor
Sunday school, 1000 a. m.
Irene Schneeberger, Supt.
Worship services, HOO a. m.
Bible Study Wednesday night
at 1880 p. m.