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Evening star., 1954-11-07

in the air. Police led him de-
jectedly toward the terminal.
Complaints about missed con-
nections are frequent. But the
biggest howls of all probably
come over delays that have run
UP to. an hour on baggage de-
livery.
The reason is simple: There
Is only one baggage delivery
point. on the airport's street
level. There are only two eleva-
tors-capacity one baggage cart
each-to get the goods UP from
the field. Terminal officials are
begging for a second booth, but
so far Congress hasn't coughed
up the money.
| When National was built in
1888, the CAA felt it had a model
of modern airport design. It was
figured then to handle all the air
traffic forecast for the "foresee-
able future" What wasn't fore-
seen, obviously, was the stagger-
ing growth of air travel.
Even so. officials feel they have
done about all they can to make
the most of what they have. y
The field was the first in the
country to get a full-scale radar
setup. Special bypass routes
have been set UP to keep through
| planes out Of the National area.
A beacon is in operation at Riv-
erdale. Md, to "hold" planes
during heavy congestion. Com
munications between pilots and
the tower have been stepped up.
Every. inch Of, field space Is be-
ing used for some purpose.
And recently. CAA desig-
mated the National area as
the first "high density air trafIic
zone" In the country. CAA said
the zone" hasn't been finally
defined, because proposals are
still under study. But the pos
sibilities include regulated speed,
two-way radio oh all ships and
the filing Of detailed fight data
by all planes.
The designation itself. at any
/ rate. was a good indication Of
the seriousness of Nationals
| problem.
Exactly what happens II
Washington doesn't get another
airport is anybody's guess.
Safety Standards Maintained.
| Mr.. Vivari, despite q healthy
respect for his tower crew. In
| sists National .'has had IT. as
| far O. manageable trafic vol.
Evening star., 1954-11-07

towers load by 35 per cent
under instrument conditions.
This heavy use means Ma
tional wouldn't gain much ir
bad weather even if 1t could use
the military fields for civil
traffic.
But not all the National con-
/ gestion --by a long shots ir
the air.
The most serious defect o1
all might be the inadequate gate
space for loading and unload
ing. Only 18 gate spaces are
available for all airline traffic
although an additional six gates
at the south end will be ready In
January.
! In addition, the gate spaces
are on 120-foot centers which
don't give big new planes
enough room to turn around
. Every 10 days or so. the naaneu-
vering planes actually crack
into others.
Several times each day, con-
gestion causes Is to 30 minute
delays for planes waiting on the
ground to unload at gates
/ Frustrating Delays.
An official OF one airline said
he recently saw Is of his planes
lined UP. waiting for gate space
Waiting time for the passengers,
cooped up in the grounded
planes. was about two hours
and there's no more frustrating
| wait in the world.
Z But the height Of Illustration
comes-and this often happens
when passengers can't get of a
plane to make a connection until
the second plane they want to
board vacates the gate and takes
on.
That happened recently, with
results that still have towermer
chuckling.
The victim was a man who
spotted the plane he wanted tc
board while he fidgeted aboard
a ship waiting for gate space
When the plane he wanted tc
board pulled out and TAXED to-
ward a runway. the ship he wa,
on moved in and began to un-
load.
Missed Connections Frequent.
The man, his. coattails stream
ling in the wind, literally ran
after the taxing plane. his tickei
held high. Before he covered
lhalf the distance. the ship wa
Evening star., 1954-11-07
HeIieopter Service
To Link Big Fields
Held Impractical

Helicopter service, often sug-
gested as a means Of linking
downtown Washington with sub
urban airports, isn't too practi-
cal at the moment, according
to Robert Cummings, president
OF the only passenger-carrying
helicopter service in the coun-
try.
Mr.. Cummings New York
Airways operates a five-helicop-
ter service within a 60-mile
radius of New York City. 1t also
links the New York areas three
big airports on a 'round-the-
clock basis with flights between
them every hour and 20 minutes.
. he said.
|, At present, he declared, the
operation requires Government
subsidies because Of high mairl-
tenance costs, the need to con-
vert. helicopters-a1l designed
For military atIse 10 meet ci-
william comfort standards, and
limited PASSENGER capacity.
Hopes to Land Downtown.
Nevertheless, Mr.. Cummings
said, he's convinced that ss'in the
future f1elicopters will be a tre-
mendous asset" He Is hoping
to arrange landing points in
downtown New York within a
couple of months.
This. he said, will generate
a lot of business between down.
town and the airports-we
think"
At present, New York Airways
helicopters carry five passengers
a flight at a cost of $3.50 a mile.
They carried 1000 of them this
month. he said.
They make the trip from La
Guardia Airport to Newark Air
port in 16 minutes, Mr.. Cum
mings said. while automobiles
take from one hour to two hours
and 20 minutes over the same
distance. The charge, he said.
is $3.50, including tax. and COM
pares with taxicab fares.
/ Milton w. Arnold, vice presi-
dent Of the Air Transport As
sociation in charge of operations
and engineering, recently wrote
a word Of warning.
Until more knowledge is OBJ
tanned on the performance and
airworthiness of flelicopters for
commercial use." he said. ''the
design and location of a hell
port and the determination Of
criteria for this type of facility
should be deferred"
Los Angeles Service Set.
Commenting on other cities,
Mr.. Cummings said passenger
service is scheduled to start next
month between the Los Angeles
(Calif.) Airport and Long Beach.
Fielicopter service IN Chicago.
he said, is limited by the size
of the craft there to mail trans
portation only.
Expressing hope for future
design of helicopters. Mr.. Cum.
mings said a 14-passenger Sikor-
sky is expected to be in produc-
tion in a couple Of years.
Downtown landing sites. he
said, might be either, on the
ground or on the tops Of build
ings-"the lower the better be-
cause of low ceilings
Ideally, he declared. the best
site might be the top Of a five
to 10 story building so that in-
come from the building could
support the roof -heliport at low
cost to the operator.
Evening star., 1954-11-07
miles visibility. instrument

3 miles visibility, instrument
control takes over completely.
The only exception to the
one-runway use was an occa-
sional Stratocruiser or Super
Constellation that requested the
fields main 6,74o-foot north
south strip because Of It's greater
length. ~
There was very little delay last
Friday, when an American Air
lines Conyair circled the airport
for two hours and made q dra-
matte landing with crippled
landing gear-but the only rea-
sons were good visual conditions
and virtually no wind.
The Convair, which noSed over
on the northwest runway in use
that morning, wasn't removed
for nearly an hour. During the
hour mild winds permitted
another strip to be used for
takeoffs and landings.
BUT If the wind had been 10
miles an hour stronger" one
official said, "the other strip
couldn't have been used. Wash
ington would have been without
an airport, literally. for an hour"
When the day Of the big,
long-range Jet transports comes,
not even the north-south run
way will be long enough. But
ofncials don't think National
ever will outlive its usefulness.
There are too many "short-haul"
trips that will continue to use
otor-driven planes. Today, for
example, more than "a per cent
Of all the flights out Of National
are heading for New York.
Crossings Are Problem.
There were two reasons only
the northwest runway was in use
during The Stars visit. One
was the wind. coming out of the
northwest. The other was that
the main north-south strip is
crossed diagonally by the north
west runway and one extending
from the northeast.
All three are used widely at
different times. But the cross
ings make National virtually q
"one-runway" field.
Most other cities that ap-
proach Nationals business and
a certainty for any new WASH
ington airport-have dual" run
ways parallel strips which
double the traffic the field can
handle. And most have at least
two airports.
But still another factor, more
than anything else. gives Ma
tional the unenviable distinction
of having the most complex con-
gestion situation in the country.
Flight Patterns Restricted.
| It is that two other airports.
Boiling Air Force Base and An
acostia Naval Air Station, are
directly across the narrow Po-
tomac from Gravelly Point.
This virtually restricts Nation
ais flight patternS-even when
planes must be held" for land
ing clearance--to q limited area
west Of the river. And In other
directions, It's planes must stay
away from Cd downtown Wash-
ington to the north. co a Dahl
gren (Va.) danger area" to the
south, and Cd the Quantico Ma
rine Base to the southwest.
The trouble starts, however.
when the weather closes in. On
instrument control, the final ap-
proachs line from the south is
identical for National and both
the military fields. And Nation
al actually directs the military
landings in bad weather.
| Congestion on Ground Too.
/ Joseph Vivari, chief Of the
| control tower, estimated the
military trafnc increases the
Evening star., 1954-11-07
Three Busy Men.

While Mr.. Rudich waved
planes on and OF the single run
way, another towerman co-ordi-
rated takeoff data with q CAA
control center at the field. The
third man directed taxing, both
incoming and outgoing, and
guided planes to standby ramps.
Under d huge black canvas in
another part of the tower, three
radar men kept In constant radio
touch with arriving and depart
ing pilots flying by instrument.
Even on clear days. when the
tower control is by vision, q
good number Of planes fly by
instrument. When the weather
closes In either to Q 1000
foot ceiling or less than
, 1954-08-28
PVTE. HENRY

dical corpsman and combat
aidmen. The medical Training
Center offers intensive instruc
ton in field medical care and
hospital ward management,
and trainees make practical
application Of their instruc-
ton during a field problem
conducted for five days under
simulated combat conditions.
, 1954-08-28
JOSEPH

A photograph of Christie
pher standing with Fernando
Corneiro was printed in the
newspapers there. The former
was signed by the Pittsburgh
Pirates and will be sent to
their farm team.
, 1954-08-28
MISS sANDIN

The entire setting wasbdilt
on a round mirror.
First indication Of Mrs. Pa
raliticci's artistry in cake-mak
ing was seen when guests adj
mired q birthday cake made
in the form Of a sleigh with
the RENDERS; also a horseshoe
for the Silver Anniversary of.
DR.. and Mrs. Moore, an omen
Of good luck.
Mrs. Paraliticci's only COM
plant is that her husband, q
Civil Engineer, IS always find
ing that some measurement is
not quite correct or that some
part is out Of alignment; other
wise she delights in this work.
Evening star., 1954-05-23
lSeNice Officers Wives Clubs
MonyLuncheons Will Write
Finis to Successful Season

with an election Of officers. Mrs.
William d. Jackson has charge
Of the luncheon with Mrs. Rob-
ert Dennison in charge of deco
rationS.
During luncheon a string
quartet from the Army Band
will provide background music.
Hostess Association
A newcomers brunch party is
being planned for Thursday,
June 10. at 10:3O. O'Clock at the
Off1cers' Club. Boiling Air Force
Base. All armed forces officers
wives are invited.
Mrs. Harold A. Fravel, presi-
dent, and Navy member, will
receive with Mrs. Milton D.
Willis, Air Force, and Mrs.
Wayne L. Hunter, Army, assist
ing. Any one who has not re-
ceived an invitation and is a
newcomer to the officers wives
ranks in Washington should call
the association Office.
Fort Myer
When the Fort Myer Women's
Club meets on Thursday at
Patton Hall. Fort Myer, it will
be for the last time this season.
The main business will be the
election of officers. Luncheon
will follow.
HoStesses for the day will be
Mrs. Robert L. Fair, Mrs. John l..
Mohl, Mrs. Hilton Geohagen,
Mrs. Joseph B. Love, Mrs. Joffre
H. Boston, Mrs. James L. Atkins
and Mrs. Freeman v. Horner.
Air Force Officers
At their final meeting on
Thursday the Air Force Oficers
Wives Club elected Mrs. Millard
c. Young, wife of Brig. Gen.
Young, president; Mrs. Thomas
B. Mcdonald and Mrs. William
T. DAILY first and second vice
presidents. respectively; Mrs.
Thomas H. Holbrook secretary
and Mrs. Elbridge c. Bates
treasurer.
Finonce Officers
The May meeting Of the FL
nance Oficers Wives Club will
Evening star., 1954-05-23
Morine Officers

Mrs. Charles s. Thomas, wife
Of the Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Robert B. Carney, wife OF
the Chief Of Naval Operations,
Admiral Carney, will be the
guests Of honor at luncheon on
Wednesday at 1890 at the Army
Navy Country Club when the
Marine Officers Wives Club meet
on that day for their final
luncheon of this season.
Mrs. Reginald H. Ridgely, jr.,
club president, will preside at a
short business meeting and read
the annual report. The election
Of officers for the next year will
also take place. Mrs. Kenneth
Chapel, chairman of the Nomi-
mating Committee. will present
a double slate of prospective Of
ficerS.
Mrs. John c. Mcqueen, pro-
gram chairman, has arranged q
fashion show by Garfinkel, with
q talk on fashion trends by Mrs.
Ives Messenger. Mrs. James K.
Short, luncheon chairman, an
nounces a veritable spring
shower of prizes.
Wives of officers of Ga Logis-
tics. at Marine Corps Headquar-
tiers. with Mrs. Arthur H. Butler
as chairman, will be hostesses
for the day. Mrs. Frank P. Hager
has charge of arrangements;
Mrs. Thomas F. Riley, social
hour preceding the luncheon;
Mrs. John Barreiro, decorations
and Mrs. John w. Bowman.
prizes. Decorations will feature
the maypole theme.
The old and new executive
boards will meet on Thursday
at 1890 in the morning at the
home of Mrs. Ridgely, 2425
South Inge street, Arlington, Va.
The general membership will not
convene again until October.
Quortermoster Women
The final meeting of this
season for the wives of officers
Of the Quartermaster Corps will
be on Thursday at the Fort
Lesley j. McNair Officers Club.
There will be a brief meeting
Evening star., 1954-05-23

Elizabeth Challice. assistant COR
responding secretary; MRS. r. II.
Lyle Seaton. treasurer: Mrs. Ed
ward A. Rule, assistant treasurer;
Mrs. Henry j. Robb, organizing
secretary; Mrs. George w. Nave.
registrar, and Miss Helen p.
Mulliken. historian.
Mrs. Giroux viii entertain the
club at q tea from 2:30 to $50
pm. Thursday at her home, 1924
Blagden terrace.
Mrs. Giroux and the clubs
founder, Mrs. Frank s. Ray. will
be honored at q luncheon to be
held on June 2 at the Kenesaw.
Evening star., 1954-05-23

take place at Fort Lesley J. Nc
Nair on Thursday at the Oficers'
Club.
Hostess chairman viii be Mrs
Vernon M. Bulge: assisting her
viii be Mrs. c. A. Mcintosh and
Mrs. G. E. Brenneman. The elec-
ton results will be announced
and the new officers for the next
season will be named.-E. M. D,
Evening star., 1954-05-23
Memory Club
Elects Officers

Mrs. Andrew j. KresS has been
elected president of the National
Mothers Memory Club. sue
ceeding Mrs. Carl Giroux.
Other new officers are Mrs.
w. A. Bennett, first vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Ronald r. Reutlinger
second vice president: Mrs. Clar-
ence F. Fisher, chaplain; Miss
Helen Winter, recording secre-
tary; Mrs. Thomas j. Gattis, cor
responding secretary; Miss C..
Evening star., 1954-05-23

Trip to Hawaii
DR.. and Mrs. B. F. Prendergast
are on a trip to Hawaii, where
they are staying at the Royal
Hawaiian Hotel.
Evening star., 1954-06-10
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Evening star., 1954-06-10
Old Masters Paintings
Returning to Germany

st. Anne's Museum In Leuheck.
Germany. is getting back 253
paintings by old masters which
had been taken TO Austria during
the war.
After several years. negotia-
tions between the Foreign Once
In Bonn and the Austrian gov
ernment, the works Of art, which
had been temporarily confiscated
by the Russians in Austria. now
are to be returned. They origi-
nate from the Lukas Cranach
School Of Art.
Evening star., 1954-06-10
ROBES, BRUNCH COATS

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ines. Both solid coIors and assorted
prints in the group. Sizes 10 to l8.
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Evening star., 1954-06-10
Admiral Clark Denies
Striking Mrs. Dewey;
TiaI in Recess

Trial Of Q damage suit In
which Admiral Joseph J. (Jocko)
Clark Is accused Of striking q
woman In October. ls4e. while
trying to keep her from visiting
an apartment in a building at
$500 Massachusetts avenue NV.
has been recessed until tofnor-
row.
Admiral Clark yesterday de-
MED he ever struck the plaintiff,
Mrs. Selma Sinclair Dewey.
when she sought to visit the
Dewey apartment at the Mass
achusetts avenue address. At the
time. Mrs. Dewey was Miss
Selma Sinclair. In March, 1850.
she was married to Edward B.
Dewey, granddaughter Of Ad-
miral George Dewey Of Spanish
American War fame.
She accuses Admiral Clark Of
striking her when she sought
to visit Mr.. Dewey and his
father.
Tired to Keep Her Out.
The admiral testified he was
seeking to keep Miss Sinclair
from entering the building,
owned by his wife. Mrs. Shannon
Clark.
Admiral Clark testified Miss
Sinclair was noisy and objec-
tionable. He said his attorney,
Roger j. Whiteford, told him he
believed the admiral had the
right to keep Miss Sinclair from
entering the building.
Admiral Clark testified he ex-
tended his arms to prevent Miss
Sinclair from entering. At one
point he said he pushed her
gently. On another occasion the
same day. he said. he took her
arm and escorted her to the door.
after she had rushed toward him.
He said he never struck her.
Employe Testifies.
Another defense witness. Mrs.
Louise Thomas. an .employe at
the building. testified she wit
messed complainant. Mrs. Dewey,
trying to enter the building
through the lobby. She testified
that at no time did the admiral
strike Mrs. Dewey.
Mrs. Dewey'S suit asks $780,
900 damages from the admiral
and another $250.000 from his
wife. Mrs. Shannon Clark. Mrs.
Clark was sued as owner of the
building, the suit contending the
admiral acted in his wife's be-
half.
Evening star., 1954-06-10

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Evening star., 1954-06-10
Contest for Youths

The Catholic Youth Organiza-
tion Of Washington will sponsor
q boys and girls space suit,
cowboy and costume contest from
4 to 6 pm. tomorrow at the
Nativity School, Thirteenth and
Peabody streets NV.
Evening star., 1954-06-10
Forest Group to Meet

The Carolinas-C Chesapeake Sec
ton Of the Forest Products Re-
search Society win meet at Q
am. tomorrow in the research
laboratory Of the Timber Engi-
neering CO., 1919 Eighteenth
street NV.
Evening star., 1954-06-10
Bill Would Authorize
Plcns by Smithsonian

Preparation Of plans and
drawings for q new Smithsonian
Institution Museum Of History
and Technology on Constitution
avenue between Twelfth and
Fourteenth streets NV. would
be authorized under q bill intro
duced yesterday by Chairman
Dondero Of the House Public
Works Committee.
A spokesman said the building
is one Of several planned by the
institution.
Evening star., 1954-06-10
College President to Speak

Athens c. Pullias, president Of
Lipscomb College, Nashville.
Tenn, will speak at z pm.
tomorrow at an alumni dinner
meeting at the Church Of Christ,
Sixteenth and Decatur streets
NV.
Evening star., 1954-06-10
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Evening star., 1954-06-10
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The frontiersman., 1954-02-04
ST. PAUL POLIO
 OUTBREAK BATTLES FEDERAL OFFICIALS

Federal officials who manage the fur-seal rookeries on St. Paul Island reported this week that they are baffled on the question of where the outbreak of polio myelitis on the tiny island orig mated. Sixteen cases of the dis ease have occurred among the 300 residents since January 2. Two of those afflicted have died; ten of the 16 cases did not require disqualification. The patients have been cared for by Dr. Henry Bel cher of the Public Health Service, with the assistance of nurse, in the islands tiny five-bed hospital. Stringent methods have been ad- opted to prevent spread of the disease to the 190 residents of St. George Island, 40 miles away.
The frontiersman., 1954-02-04
CONSERVATION
 NOTES
By Lew Hanks

Our wood chipper demonstra- tion was well attended. About sixty people, more than half of whom were farm operators, saw the machine working. The chips look like they will make fine bedding-ask Slim Dunlap what he thinks of them. There's an up and coming cow farmer. There was no grass growing under his feet when the chips started com ing. He had a pickup right there to catch them. I predict he'll make a success in this Valley yet.
 Arrangements for the use of the chipper can be made through the Soil Conservation District of- flee at Palmer. The Supervisors of the Palmer Soil Conservation Sub-district have set tentative rate of 5000 per day for it's use, with $20.00 deposit required to insure against breakage and for prompt return.
 We have been lucky on the matter of wind erosion so far this winter. Our recent Matanuska blow was of too short a duration to move any appreciable amount of soil. There was a little cutting on some exposed hillsides, but none in measurable quantities.
 One thing was again borne out this year. For the last, several years have observed that winter winds seem to remove little soil from fertile fields-those fairly high in humus formed from crop residues. Take look next time it blows. It's those bald spots with 3 structureless soil that looks like flour that are .wind-cut. The way to build up a soil is with green manures, grass crops and fertiliz- CTS. The Extension Service has a new bulletin out on 1854 fertilizer recommendations for Alaska. MT. Blue has it for you-get it!
The frontiersman., 1954-02-04
WOODS TO SHOW ECUADOR SLIDES FOR LAST TIME SUNDAY

All interested persons are invit- ed to hear Roger Woods, EYE delegate speak on his trip to Ecuador during public meeting to be held at Grange Hall on Sunday afternoon, February 2 from 2-4 pm. Woods will illus trate his talk with the showing of colored slides.
 The meeting is being sponsored by members of the Homemakers' Council. This will probably be the last opportunity to hear Woods and see his interesting slides for he expects to go into the Army very soon.
 Cookies and coffee will be serv- ed at the close of the program by Council members.