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Evening star., 1954-05-17
Record Crowd of 275, 900
Thrill to Air and Military Show

ron of Andrews Air Force Base,
when three small boys ap-
preached. A 5-year-old asked
carefully about the rocket pods,
the gunnery scope and so on.
He was supplied with informa-
tion just as carefully. but Capt.
Smith asked him how he knew
! so much about aviation.
"Oh. my big brother studies
it." said the 5-year-old, pointing
to his 6-year-old brother, who
by this time was posing ques-
tions on space travel.
The Air Force also sent it's
F-89D Scorpions. F-94C STAR
fires. RB-57 Night Intruders, F.
84G Thunderjets with JATO,
F-86D Sabres and other aircraft
roaring through the sky. but the
other services successfully Wed
with this show, with equally
exciting performances.
Marines Demonstrate Attack.
The Marines again repeated a
simulated assault. using helicop-
ters, demolition bombs and
troops. For 20 minutes the pub
lie got an idea of what future
war might be like. The 'copters,
coming in waves. dropped weap-
ons, ammunition and equipment.
Various departments of the
Army, such as the Transporta-
ton, Engineers. Chemical, Med
ical and Quartermaster Corps
went into action with their latest
innovations. Giant artillery weap-
ons, including a self-propelled
155-millimeter job, were fired
with ear-splitting noises. Tanks
rumbled over the grass and one
of them came out of the giant
amphibious BARC, whose four
wheels each weigh one and a half
tons, yet it can wade the water
easily. Military drill teams in
trigued the audience, and the
Coast Guard staged helicopter
reScueS.
The Navy played its role in
the air with simulated carrier
landings carried out by TBM
Avengers. 1t was so realistic that
one of the planes actually was
waved" off by the landing signal
officer when it was evident the
landing was not going to be per-
feet. And the P2V Neptune
roared into the air with JATO.
The Matador, pilotless Martin
bomber, and the Nike, deadly
guided missile, came in for much
attention on the ramp. So did
tremendous aircraft on the
grounds, whose holds were in
Spected by thousands.
Evening star., 1954-05-17
JATO Bottle Falls From Plane
After Show and Damages Car

A 75-pound empty JATO bot
tie Get-assisted take-o ~
dropped from a Navy P2V Nep-
tune bomber into the 5000 block
Of T street Sc, yesterday after
noon and struck and damaged
a parked car. No one was in
jured.
The plane had just finished
a JATO demonstration during
the Armed Forces Day celebra-
ton at Boiling Air Force Base,
and was bound for its home base
at the Naval Air Test Center,
Patuxent, Md, when the Incl
dent occurred.
It was the first aviation acci-
dent in the five-year history of
Armed Forces Day here.
The bottle first tore a six
inch hole in the pavement,
bounced and landed on the car.
denting 1t considerably. accord
ing to Boiling officers. The un-
occupied auto, parked about so
yards from where the botAle first
Evening star., 1954-05-17
Little Flower Church Units
Dedicated by Archbishop

The Most Rev. Patrick A.
O'Boyle, Archbishop of Wash
ington, yesterday dedicated the
new school, auditorium and con-
vent buildings of the Catholic
Church of the Little Flower, To-
Gated on a five-acre site in the
5000 block of Massachusetts, ave-
nue. NV.
Nearly 1000 parishioners wit
messed the ceremonies. which
were combined with the con-
firmation of 144 school children
and 16 adults converts. The
Archbishop blessed each room of
the school with the children
seated at their desks before go
ing on to bless the auditorium
and the convent.
Archbishop O'Boyle praised
the pastor. the Rev. Edward j.
O'Brien; the curate, the Rev.
Richard A. Hughes, and the
parishioners for their hard
work, zeal and contributions
that made this construction
possible"
Evening star., 1954-05-17
By Harry Lever

Perfect weather and hundreds
Of military attractions-plus a
spectacular jet-aerobatics DEM
onStration by the Air Forces
crack Thunderbirds - yesterday
drew 215.0o0 persons to Boiling
Air Force Base for the largest
Armed Forces Day celebration in
local history.
Yesterdays attendance was
announced by Brig. Gen. Stoyte
o. Ross, commanding the Head
quarters Command of the Air
Force at Boiling, and host to the
visitors. It was tabulated by air
police under Capt. Berwin Adler,
with First 1t. Judy Queen keep
ing the score.
Record Traffic Snarl, Too.
For the first time in it's his
tory. Boiling was taxed for
space. however, and lat 3 pm.
the main gate had to be closed
for half an hour when an un-
expected and serious traffic snarl
developed. Parking space was all
gone. Buses and autos were
backed up bumper-to-bumper
from the Portland street gate of
the airbase. and over the South
Capitol Street Bridge, to South
Capitol and M streets.
The same situation prevailed
about pm. when cars were
returning to the city, but was
worsened when both the South
Capitol Street, and the Eleventh
Street Bridges were opened for
an oil tanker and a destroyer
escort.
Perform at 500 M.P.H.
Cancelled out Saturday be-
cause of low ceiling conditions.
the four F-86G ThunderjetS,
from Luke Air Force Base, Ariz.,
started their performance by ap-
pearing in tight string formation
at minimum altitude. Their
speed was more than 500 miles
an hour. They pulled up into a
loop and changed formation into
diamond" while flying upside
down. Then they rolled, looped,
engaged in clover leafs, streaked
earthward, came together head
on and re-entered formation
from four directions at $40 miles
an hour.
A Form of Training.
The pilots were Maj. Richard
c. Catledge, leader; Capt. Rob-
ert c. Mccormick, who was slot
man" of the formation; Capt.
John r. Spaulding. jr., and 1t.
w. L. Creech.
The crowd was in a fine picnic
mood. Many people brought
their lunches, including baby
food for the little ones who ap-
peared in great numbers. It was
a family occasion. The people
mingled with such guests as 1t.
Gen. Emmett ROSY" ODonnell,
chief of Air Force personnel;
Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway. Army
Chief of Staff; Roger Lewis. as
sistant secretary of the Air Force;
Rear Admiral Tom Hill, chief
of the Potomac River Naval
Command, and Maj. Gen. John
H. Stokes. jr.. commanding the
Military District of Washington.
There were humorous incl
dents, too. Capt. Bill Smith, who
lives at 1914 Elmhurst street,
District Heights. Md, was stand
ing beside a North American F.
SGD of the 95th Fighter Squad
Evening star., 1954-05-17
Precinct 10 Investigate
Police Shooting in Chase

Capt. Albert I. Clark of the
Tenth precinct today said he
will make a routine investiga- =
ton Of a shooting chase of a
theft suspect Saturday night in
the 400 block Of Luray place
NV.
Four shots were fired at the
fleeing suspect by Pvts. Gaspare
Colletti and Irving Lupini. The
chase began after two cartons
of cigarettes were reported stolen
from a grocery at COL Morton
street S.W.
Police arrested one man on
the spot. He was booked as
John Marie. 26. colored, of the
400 block of H street NV, and
charged with larceny. The other
escaped pursuing police.
Evening star., 1954-05-17
Suit on Bond Issue
10 Resume THURSDAY

A suit challenging the validity
OF an 100000 bond issue in Falls
Church, Va. today was continued
until Thursday by Judge Rayner
Snead in Fairfax Circuit Court.
Judge Snead asked attorneys
to submit briefs at that time and
to be prepared for arguments.
About 35 prospective witnesses
were excused after six had testi-
fled and attorneys agreed that
further testimony and cross-ex-
animation would not bring out
any new evidence.
A Falls Church School Board
member testified that in the
March 3 school bond election he
was permitted to place his vote
in the ballot box himself, con-
trary to Virginia law. Election
statutes require that an election
official must drop the ballot in
the box.
The witness was H. B. Strople.
A group of citizens is challenging
the $500, 900 bond issue approved
March 3, charging voting irregu-
laritieS. 4.
Evening star., 1954-05-17

landed, was owned by James
Robertson. Of 1925 T street Sc
Damage to the car was estimated
at between 5000 and $500.
The Neptune was piloted by 1t.
Comdr. p. E. Beck. 1t. Comdr.
r. c. Small was co-pilot and the
ship also carried three enlisted
crew members. The JATO bottles
are between four and five feet
long and weigh 225 pounds when
full.
Of1cials said the pilot told
them he jettisoned his bottles
over Chesapeake Bay and didn't
know one had fallen over land.
A superficial examination of the
planes racks showed no broken
parts or damage.
A long-range patrol bomber.
the Neptune can take-of in very
short distance with JATO bot
ties. A few years ago. the P2V
made a flight of more than
1900 without refueling from
Australia to Ohio. a distance
record that still stands. A
Evening star., 1954-05-17
Womon's Condition Is Critical
After Rescue in Arlington Fire
Carried by Husband
From Blazing Room;
Burns Cover Body

An Arlington woman, carried
by her husband from their blaz-
ing living room early today, was
admitted to Arlington Hospital
in critical condition.
She is Mrs. Diane B. Fau-
teux, 81, of 4807 North Twenty
fifth street.
She suffered burns over her
whole body, the hospital said.
Her husband, Louis z, So, a
wholesale drug distributor, was
burned on the hands and arms
as he rescued his wife. He was
admitted to the hospital in fair
condition.
Policeman Roy G.. Lokey said
Mrs. Fauteux apparently fell
asleep while smoking a cigarette
and watching TV.
Fire Chief A. C. Scheffel said
when firemen arrived the TV set
was still on.
The chief quoted Mr.. Fauteux
as saying he was in bed when
he heard his wife scream. He
ran downstairs and carried her
from the living room into the
kitchen.
The living room was ruined by
the fire, which caused several
thousand dollars damage. Fire
men from Cherrydale, Claren-
don and Halls Hill responded to
the call about 1:12 am.
A son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fauteux,
DR.. Louis z. Fauteux, jr., lives
at 3413 Orchard drive, Falls
Church.
A pharmacist with the Drug
Fair Stores, Mr.. Fauteux is the
owner of the Arlco Drug Co.. o
drug wholesale firm
Evening star., 1954-05-17
Sharp Increase
Shown in Fires
Set for Profit
Ohio Marshal Tells
Convention Of Recent
Rise in Arson Cuses

Fires set for profit have in
creased sharply in the last four
months, the National Fire Pro-
lection Association was told to-
day at its 58th annual meeting
in the Statler Hotel.
Addressing the fire marshal's
section. Chief Willis s. Peterson,
Of the Ohio State Fire Marshal's
Arson Bureau. said his Office has
investigated more fraud fires"
in the four months of 1854 than
in the entire year of 1858.
Fraud fires have a direct cor
relation to economic dips and
we are witnessing an increased
number of fraudulent fires" he
declared. He also warned of a
sharp increase in arson COM
mitted by juveniles, paralleling
the national increase in juvenile
crime.
The NFPA meeting was ex-
pected to draw $500 members,
out of a total membership 10
times that size. It is a nom
profit engineering and educa-
tional organization which serves
as clearing house for infor-
nation on all aspects of fire
fighting and fire prevention.
District Fire Chief Millard H.
Sutton and w. Walter Williams,
Under Secretary of Commerce,
were scheduled to speak at the
afternoon general session.
Val Peterson, Federal Civil
Defense Administrator, also ad.
dressed the fire marshals this
morning.
He outlined the doctrine of
mass evacuation Of American
cities on one and two hours no.
tice as a protection against
atomic or hydrogen bomb at
tack.
An aviation seminar of NFPA
this morning heard Gerard J..
Pesman of the National Advisory
Committee for Aeronautics, de-
clare that human beings have
from one to four minutes to get
out of crashed airplanes-if they
survive the crash-before Suf-
fering fatal fire injuries.
Evening star., 1954-05-17
Cancer Fund Crusade
Extended Second Time

The 1854 Cancer Crusade has
been extended a second time-to
May Slit was announced today
by Clayton r. Sanders. general
chairman Of the fund drive.
Mr.. Sanders said 70 per cent
OF the crusade's goal of $278, 900
has been reached to date.
Optimistic that the goal would
be met, Mr.. Sanders said volun-
teerS have redoubled their efforts
to solicit personally every one in
Washington.
i would like to urge all those
who have not yet donated" Mr..
Sanders said, ito send their con-
tributions today to Cancer, Wash
ington 5, d. c."
Evening star., 1954-05-17
Red Cross Meets Call
For Rare Blood Type

An urgent call for four to six
pints of rare blood was met
yesterday by the District Red
Cross Blood Center which
opened its door on a Sunday for
the second time in its history.
Undergoing treatment at
Georgetown Hospital was 40
year. old woman, critically ill
and in need of ABB negative
bloodhound in about one out
of 800 persons. Red Cross
officials called in five donors
with the rare type of blood and
later rushed the supply to
Georgetown Hospital by Red
Cross motor service.
Donors answering the emer.
gency call yesterday were DR..
Verse K. Harvey Of 80 River
road terrace, Alexandria; Davis
S. Wertheim of 1901 Trenton
place Sc; Miss Christine Pitt
man of 1913 Fort Dupont street
Sc. and Miss Mary T. Merchant
of 3213 Wisconsin avenue NV.
Evening star., 1954-05-17
SidWeII Friends School
Marks list Anniversary

Sidwell Friends School stu
dents, alumni and faculty men,
bers today marked the list
anniversary of the schools
founding in ceremonies at the
school.
Among those taking part were
j. Austin Stone. chairman of the
schools trustees; John L. Barr,
jr., alumni president; Miss
Fanny B. Manning, honorary
alumni president; Miss Leila B.
Hardell, former faculty member,
and Thomas L. Kenworth, pres
ident Of the senior class.
Showers forced postponement
of the planting of several trees,
traditional ceremony connected
with the observance.
Evening star., 1954-05-17
Police Pinch Boys
In Squeeze Play
At PooIroom Here

A pair of youngsters who tried
to break into a poolroom wound
up behind the eight ball this
morning.
Pvt. Henry Perkoski and
John Stecko heard a noise as
they cruised past the poolroom
at 1924 North Capitol street and
flashed their spotlight on the
door.
They saw a boy trying to
squeeze through the door. which
was open only 6 inches because
it was held by a chain latch.
Another boy stood nearby. Both
ran. but police quickly caught
them.
Police said the boys told them
the flashlights, candy and $1.70
they had in their pockets were
stolen from a gasoline station
in the 900 block of First street
NV. The boys. 10 and II years
old and both colored, were held
for Juvenile Court actio1
Evening star., 1954-05-17
Mrs. Mildred YeIIott
Dies at Home Here
BY the Associated Press

Mrs. Mildred Nelson Yellott,
T8, widow of an Episcopal clergy
man, died yesterday at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Benton T.
Boogher. on the campus of the
Virginia Theological Seminary,
Alexandria.
She had lived with her daugh-
ter, the wife of the seminary
treasurer, since the death of
her brother, the Rev. Thomas
Kinloch Nelson, in 1910.
Her husband, the Rev. John 1.
Yellott, who died about 20 years
ago, was for many years rector
of a church in Bel Air, Md.
Both her brother and her
father. the late Rev. Kinloch
Nelson, had served as professors
of Old Testament at the semi
nary.
Mrs. Yellott was born in Rich
mond. Her father joined the
seminary faculty when she was
an infant.
Evening star., 1954-05-17
u. ). Market
Snags Called
Red TrddeAid
Tuft Asks Revisions
At Conference Here,
Hits Soviet Fraud

Foreign countries have a ten
dency to look to Russia for trade
when they find it difficult to sell
goods to the United States, q
world trade conference at the
Shoreham Hotel was told today.
But the gestures made by Mos
cow and Red satellites ARE
pretty much of fraud" Charles
p. Taft. president of the Com
mittee for a National Trade Pol
icy, declared.
He said some forest products
and chrome and other metals
are the only items Russia is in
a position to export. Mr.. Taft
was one of three speakers who
reviewed the outlook for in
creased trade between nations at
the conference sponsored by the
Washington Board of Trade.
Would Revise "Red Tape"
Mr.. Taft said there are signs
in Congress indicating a dis
position toward understanding
the need for revision Of Ameri-
can trade policies. He said re-
vision of "red tape" require
ments involving foreign goods
would be more likely to in
fiuence higher imports here
than tariff revision itself.
Another speaker, Assistant
Commerce Secretary Samuel w.
Anderson, reviewed the program
the administration has urged
Congress to enact which he said
would encourage foreign trade.
He said the program embodies a
gradual and selective revision
of our tariffs" It would also
extend for three years the Trade
Agreement Act. which enables
the President to exercise con-
siderable authority in adjusting
rates on a given commodity. His
action in all cases must follow a
report by the Tariff Commis-
sion.
Mr.. Anderson also stressed the
Importance of customs simplifi-
cation because there is no rea-
son why business should be inn
peded by archaic procedures"
Leonard B. Rist, economic de
rector of the International Bank
for Reconstruction and Develop
ment, said the United States and
other great industrial countries
can benefit tremendously by the
development of under developed
countries.
Notes Advances.
"It is to the interest of the
advanced countries that income
| in. the less advanced should
grow further and quickly. {.
Quite aside from social or hui
manitarian considerations" he
said.
He explained that the techni.
cal and industrial advances
made in the underdeveloped
countries will stimulate their
growth as market places in the
world trade community.
The conference was to hear
talks by Indian Ambassador G.
L. Mehta and Netherlands Min
lister A. B. Speekenbrink at ses-
Sions this afternoon.
Evening star., 1954-05-17
'One-ShotScott' 'DescribesHow
He Bogged a Tiger in India

his hindquarters. But he was
failing away with his forepaws.
I dispatched him with a shot in
the head"
The tiger had killed Is domes-
tic buffalo. The owner of the
herd kissed Mr.. Scott's feet.
The tiger measured 10 feet
3 inches from tip to tail and
weighed 511 pounds. 1t was the
biggest tiger ever killed in the
district, except for one shot in
1904 by the maharajah's grand
father, who was known as a
mighty hunter
Evening star., 1954-05-17
Marriage Workshop
Slated Tomorrow

DR.. Edith Weigert, a fellow
Of the Washington School of
Psychiatry. will speak on 1.-The
Personal Factors in Marital Ad-
justments" at am. tomorrow in
the Jewish Community Center,
Bethesda, Md.
This is the second in a series
of clergymen's workshops on
marriage sponsored by the
clergymen's Advisory Committee
of the Planned Parenthood
League of Montgomery County.
Evening star., 1954-05-17
By George Kennedy

Back in 1902 12-year-old boy
was introduced to Theodore
Roosevelt, who had returned
from an African hunting trip
and thrown his hat in the
political ring.
II want to shoot an elephant" 4"
the youngster said.
Bully, my boy" said the Bull
Mooser with a hearty hand
shake. Hold on to that thought" "
The boy, Ralph S. Scott, held
on. After making a modest for
tune in the hotel business here
(Scott's Boarding Houses and
Scott's Hotel for Women, he
was able to act on it. He shot
his elephant in Africa in 1852
and has just returned from
India, where he bagged a record
tiger.
"One- Shot Scott"
II was very lucky he said.
I'm Africa they called me One
Shot Scott There I had tele-
scope sights and I was very care
full. But on this trip I got a
couple of leopardS with shots
that were fantastically lucky"
He was the guest of the
Maharajah of Cooch Behar in
Assam. a province of West
Bengal. The maharajah has a
great herd of hunting elephants.
Some are more than so years
old and were used by his grand
father. The collection of hunt
ing rifles in his arsenal cost
100000.
Mr.. Scott and his wife had
the suite of guest rooms used
by Kaiser Wilhelm II (then the
crown prince, King George v
and Douglas Fairbanks on their
hunting trips.
Mr.. Scott shot his tiger from
a howdah on an elephants back
with a .57-caliber (more than
half an inch) rifle, as the beast
came roaring out of the 10-foot
high grass.
Clawed Elephants.
"It was a dramatic moment" I"
he said. "The tigers head
emerged from the grass. I drew
a bead on it. He turned, and
I shot him in the back. He
turned again and charged the
elephants. He was roaring.
They were trumpeting.
HE clawed the elephants,
making great gashes an inch
deep. He leaped frontally on the
head of my elephant and almost
reached the mahout. The ma
hout struck him a solid blow
with his hooked iron bar. The
tiger fell and could not get up
again. The shot had paralyzed
Evening star., 1954-05-17
AVG Plans Reception

The American Veterans Com
mittee will hold a congressional
reception from $50 to 1880 pm.
on Wednesday. at the ave
House, 1851 New Hampshire ave-
nue. NV. The committee will
be presented with an award from
the United Nations Student Or
ganization for distinguished
service in the field of interna-
tional understanding"
Evening star., 1954-05-17
House Group Drives
To Complete Must
Social Security Bill
BY the Assoeioied Press


House Ways and Means Com
mite members go behind closed
doors this week to hammer out
a must" bill-President Eisen-
howere's plan for a bigger social
security program.
The Congressman already seem
agreed that social security pay
mentS should be hiked and that
they should go to more people.
But they've yet to decide just
how this will be done and paid
for.
They'll have to come up with
the answers fairly quickly: House
leaders have ticketed the meas
ure as must" legislation and
expect it to be ready for a House
vote by the end of the month.
Bill as Now Worded.
AS now worded the bill-em-
bracing President Eisenhower
social security proposals-would
bring under social security an
estimated 1O.5 million persons
not now covered, increase the
wage base on which social Sc
curity taxes are levied from
So, 500 to $4,000, hike monthly
benefits payments, and ease
present retirement requirements.
The committee wound up two
weeks of public hearings last
month on the program which
now covers some 70 Americans.
Most of the Is committee Re-
publicans have since met infor-
mally, but have failed to reach
an agreement on the bills major
provision, which would hike the
wage base fro mss 800 to $4,000
with no change in the prevail
ing 2 per cent tax now paid by
both employers and employees.
The effect of this would be to
add $12 annually to the individ-
ual's tax payment if he earns
$4, 200 or more.
In advance Of their initial
closed session today, committee
members were talking in terms
of a compromise which would
increase the taxable base to
about $4,000.
Disputed Provision.
Another disputed provision
would bring under social security
for the first time an estimated
3.6 million farm operators, %
million farm workers, 3.5 million
State and local government en-
ployes. 100000 self employed
professional people, 100000 do
mestic workers not now covered
and 250,000 ministers. Federal
employees and miscellaneous 9TH
er groups.
The congressman generally have
favored the provisions hiking
benefits Of already retired work.
ers an average of Sc monthly
and making comparable boosts
in benefits for workers who re-
tire in the future or for sur
vivors of workers who die here
after.
There has been support also
for the proposal to ease the
retirement requirements. The
pending bill would continue
social security payments as long
as earnings do not exceed $1,000
annually.
Although Mr.. Eisenhower has
not proposed it. some groups are
fighting to write into the bill
disability benefits and coverage
for persons now over 65 who have
never been under social security
and have not contributed to the
cAAfal