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Evening star., 1954-10-17
Virginia Mother and Four
Children Killed in Crash

NEWSCOMERSTOWN, Ohio,
Oct. 16.-A youthful driver try
ing to beat a freight train at a
crossing crashed into 1t tonight,
police said, killing five of his
passengers, including a mother
and her four young children.
Police identified the dead as
Mrs. Helen Mullins Duty, q. and
her children, from three months
to 10 years old. Their names
were not available Immediately.
Mrs. Duty's address was given as
Route /, Cedar Bluff, Va.
Driver of the car, Raymond
Duty. 10, of North Tazwell, Va,
and a 3-year-old girl were
injured.
Evening star., 1954-10-17
| Eisenhower Creates Unit
10 Screen Pullman Strike
BY the Assneiassd Pres.

President Eisenhower yester-
day created an emergency board
to head of a threatened strike
of 1.6O0 Pullman conductors.
Roy o. Hughes. president Of
the Order of Railway Conduct
ors, promptly called of the
strike which had been set for Z
am. (EST) next Tuesday.
The White House said names
Of the board members will be
announced later.
The board will investigate a
wage dispute between the Pull
man Co. and conductors repre-
sented by the order of Railway
Conductors and Brakemen.
The President signed an order
saying the dispute threatens to
interrupt interstate commerce
to a degree that might deprive a
section of the country of essen
tial transportation service.
The three-man board has 80
Evening star., 1954-10-17
Hazel Pulls .Neighbors Closer;
Ice and Heat Reserves Pooled

For all it's anti-social violence,
Hurricane Hazel promoted a
spirit of neighborliness among
many Washington area house.
holders.
Some citizens blessed with
electricity while houses across
the street remained dark, invited
their neighbors in last night for
television parties or hot meal.
Fireplaces hitherto considered
strictly ornamental were fired
up with scrap lumber to heat
some houses where electrically
controlled furnaces were on the
blink.
Some neighborhood drug
stores and groceries volunteered
to keep food for customers whose
iceboXes were dead.
Ice companies who couldn't
fill requests for dry ice were
recommending that homeowners
Evening star., 1954-10-17
Power
Continued From First Page.)

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plants were received at Pepco's
two trouble desks by yesterday
afternoon.
The communications center is
in constant radio touch with
field crews, he said. and assign
ments are flashed to workers as
soon as they finish one job.
1900 Pepco Lines Cut.
The storm cut 1900 wires in
the Pepco area, he said. The
previous record was $50 breaks.
Last June 26. a storm snapped
about 200 wires. It cost $35, 200
alone in labor. he said. adding
he had no way of telling how
much this project will cost. More
than 400 men have been on duty
in the field.
Mr.. Wilson and Mr.. Hopkins
agreed on the causes of trouble
wind and trees.
Falling trees cut the lines, and
the wind blows cables against
other cables, causing short cir
cults.
If the cable serves only one
house or one street or one neigh
brohood, its failure affects only
q few persons.
But if it is a main line serv-
ing, for instance. an entire COM
munity. the whole town goes
black.
And if it is a line serving a sub
station, q break can cut power
of in an entire section including
more than one community.
Both Mr.. Hopkins and Mr..
Wilson said trouble was so gen.
eral and widespread they could
hardly elect one area as the
hardest hit. THE crews are
everywhere" Mr.. Wilson said.
He said a special complaint
department was set up in Pepco's
main Office at Tenth and E
streets NV, in addition to one
at the service building at Tenth
street and Florida avenue NV.
Pepco has extra repairmen In
from North Carolina, he said.
1--WE were in pretty good shape
in the District mainly because of
the high percentage Of under
ground wiring" he said. The
underground installations are
mostly in the old part Of the
city.
He was asked why all wires are
not laid underground, to prevent
such emergencies as this one.
''It costs 10 times as much" to
bury wires as 1t does to string
them above ground. he said
Power rates would skyrocket, to
pay for the costlier planting, he
said.
Disruption of telephone service
was the worst in many years, the
Chesapeake & Potomac Tele-
phone Co. said.
The company expected to have
all lines working again by this
evening. Some 500 linemen
worked yesterday and the same
humber was to work today.
Evening star., 1954-10-17

that the films contain statements
by the son of the Democratic
President on the need for a Re-
publican Congress to support
President Eisenhower and his
legislative program.
The sound strip of films can be
adapted for radio use.
Mr.. Roosevelt. who recently
was appointed vice chairman of
the National Citizens for Eisen-
hover Congressional Committee,
is making a series of speeches in
connection with the congress
sional campaigns.
Evening star., 1954-10-17
Ohio River Towns
Braeing for Flood;
Wheeling in Peril
by the Asseeia.sd Press

PITTSBURGH. Oct. 16.-The
Ohio River, overfiowing with tor
rental rains, spilled flood waters
over a small area Of Pittsburgh
today then rushed on toward
Wheeling, w. Va. where heavy
damage Is expected tomorrow.
The backlash of Hurricane Ha-
Eel poured heavy rains into
streams and tributaries feeding
the Allegheny and Monongahela
rivers all Of yesterday. The two
rivers merge in Pittsburgh to
form the Ohio.
Above Pittsburgh. along the
route Of the Allegheny and Mon
ongahela, damage has been esti-
mated in the millions Of dollars.
At least five persons are dead
from drowning, two are missing
and an undetermined number
are victims Of heart attacks.
IA Feet Above Flood Stage.
The Weather Bureau said the
Ohio River crested at Pittsburgh
around 8 pm. at 32.4 feet-7.4
feet above flood stage. Previous
ly, the bureau said that even at
71a feet above flood stage the
Pittsburgh district wouldn't be
hit hard. A few dwellings along
the river bank and a huge park
ing area are all that would be
flooded.
The Bureau said the Ohio's
crest will move downstream dur
ing the night and reach Wheel
ing about noon tomorrow. The
Bureau expects the river to crest
at Al feet in Wheeling. That
would be II feet above flood
stage.
Flood preparations went ahead
at full speed in Wheeling and in
other towns along the Ohio be-
tween Wheeling and Pittsburgh.
The Weather Bureau said it ex-
poets damage to be extensive in
wheeling.
Hundreds of Families Flee.
At East Liverpool, flood observ-
ers expected a 40 to 41-foot crest
late tonight.
Disaster agencies began evacu-
ating hundreds of families lying
in the path of the Ohio's swirling
waters.
About 35 miles north of Pitts
burgh, the town of Butler worked
to remove debris from its entire
eastern district. Much Of the
town was inundated under eight
feet of water last night.
Communities in at least five
Western Pennsylvania counties
felt the wrath of high waters.
Evening star., 1954-10-17
By John w. Stepp

Meet Double-E johnson, Big
Head Martin, Joe Drury and
SWanee Swami.
Every one of them needs a
shave, a wash, a square meal and
a good nights sleep.
Buns? No, just the crewmen
who are exhausting themselves
so the areas electric lights will
light, the refrigerators will hum
and the quivering lines on the
TV sets will Jump to life once
more.
This quartet is typical Of the
dozens of crews that Potomac
Electric Power Co. has had out
since Friday repairing the un-
precedented 1900 mage d
power lines that Hurricane Hazel
left behind here.
Work IS Hours.
Double E, Big Head and Joe
could use such little things as
food and sleep. Up to $50 last
night they had been fixing lines
for a solid IS hours.
Swanee is fresh on the job. He
didn't start to work until 2 pm.
Friday.
How do they feel. with the re-
pairs still anything but finished? ?
GAS long as you keep going,
it's not bad," said James Martin,
a burly red-faced lineman first
class. Anyway, taxes are due
soon. This overtime will help"
Mr.. Martin t"They've always
called me Big Head ~ is "a
has been with the company nine
years, and lives in Manassas, Va.
E. E. Johnson, 42, with Pepco
"a years and fastened with belt
and pole-climbing spikes to a
pole at Riggs road and First
place NE. for three consecutive
hours, dropped down for a word.
Three Hours on Pole.
"Three hours on a pole? It's
just like anything else" he said
as SO pounds Of equipment
sagged from a belt around his
waist. "You get used to it,
especially after "a years." Mr..
Johnson lives at 2007 Oglethorpe
street, Hyattsville. The only time
he ever quit pole-climbing was
during the last war. II got tired
of it and joined the artillery
he said. He is a leading -man"
lineman.
Joseph Drury, 48, truck driver
helper, Of 1860 Missouri avenue
NV, a Pepco veteran of %
years, observed that the Riggs
road job was only IL blocks from
home. ''The lights are of there,
too," he said.
Robert "Swanee" Swami, 40,
and Pepco troubleshooter for
18 years, lives in Alexandria. He
said he calls home every few
hours to let his wife and 14-year-
old son know he's all right
"They give me the mischief, any
way" But he added with a shrug
nothing can be done about it
This jobs gotta be DONE"
The job of the afternoon was
restoring service to several hun
Evening star., 1954-10-17
Gina Lo|Iobrigida, Italian
Film Star, Meets President
By The Associated Press


Gina Lollobrigida, lovely Ital-
ian film star, was introduced to
President Eisenhower yesterday
and said afterward IL was a
great honor and thrill.
The brunette actress went to
the White House with her hus-
band, DR.. Milko Skofie of Italy:
Spyros Skouras, president Of goth
Century Fox Film Corporation;
Renato Gualion, president OF
Italian Film Export, and Italian
Motion Picture Producer Dino
De I,aurentiS.
Evening star., 1954-10-17
Overworked LinemenHon On
In Wake of High Strung Hazel

dred families and businesses in
the vicinity Of Keene School.
Hazel the Hurricane sent a
huge old locust crashing across
the power lines just west of First
place on Riggs road NE. At the
first report to Pepco, this Sc
quence of action took place:
The trouble desk at company
headquarters classified the re-
port with others in the area. A
troubleshooter was dispatched to
determine the nature of the
damage. Repair crews assigned
to the area were notified.
The tree in landing on the
wires had snapped not only the
power pole at First and Riggs.
but the nearby pole that braced
it with a guy wire.
New poles were ordered out
from the Pepco plant at Ben
ming. A crane pulled the broken
pole-stubs from the ground. New
holes were dug and the replace
ment poles planted.
City tree trimmers, mean
while, had to be sent to the
scene. The Juice turned off $4,000
volts in three lines. ITO and 220
volts in two others, the trim
mers removed the fallen tree
from street and sidewalk.
Came then. the repair crew.
Needing plenty of arm room,
the rugged gentlemen spread
their equipment half way across
Riggs road; alligator wrenches,
copper cutters, come-along
clamps. Johnny-ball insulators,
hawkbills (wire-skinning knives)
and others, large, small and
mysterious.
Shout Brings Tools.
Shouted Double-E johnson
from atop the power pole:
"Lemme have a number 2 bug,
number 4 bug, tape and a
number 4 misery nut" Big Head
Martin went right to the truck
and brought out three insig-
nif1cant looking screw-like af-
fairs. They're service connec-
tors" said Mr.. Martin. They're
important"
One Of the crew remarked he
was hungry. He surprised no
one. All the men had gone IA
hours straight without food over
one stretch. and the rest of the
time, had subsisted on coffee,
doughnuts and cold sandwiches.
At that point, Mr.. Martin
asked Swami: What did you do
with the tape, eat it?"
Evening star., 1954-10-17

keep food chilled by using a
block or regular ice and sailing
it heavily to make it melt faster
and give off more cold.
In Arlington County, the
County Board instructed it's
manager, A. T. Lundberg, to buy
up a supply of dry ice to sell at
cost to beleaguered citizens. Mr..
Lundberg contacted plants as
far, south as Norfolk, Va, with
out success, but planned to con-
tinue the quest today.
A grocer in Maryland Park
purchased enough dry ice in
Washington to keep his boxes
cold overnight, but was unable
to buy more. If the power was
still out today. he said he would
transport all his perishables by
truck to a second store he owns
in Glenn Dale, Md, where the
power was on.
Evening star., 1954-10-17
John Roosevelt Makes
6. 0. P. Campaign Films

John Roosevelt. youngest son
OF the late President. has pre-
pared IL film "spots" to be used
in congressional campaigns of
candidates backed by the Ma
tional Citizens for Eisenhower
Committee.
The committee has announced
Evening star., 1954-10-17
Hurricane Deaths
Placed at III in
II. S. and Canada
BY The Assoeioted Press

sy The Assoeiotsd Press
Hurricane Hazel left q toll Of
at least lit dead in the United
States and Canada. The figures
follow:
New York-19.
North Cardinals.
Pennsylvania-11.
Maryland-8.
Virginia-8.
New jersey.
Delaware-4.
Washington. D. C.-3.
Massachusetts,.
Connecticut.
West Virginia..
Canada-36.
Evening star., 1954-10-17

days in which to file q report.
and for an additional 80 days
after that there can be no change
in existing working conditions.
Evening star., 1954-11-04
sy ihe Assoeiossd Press

NEW YORK. Nov. 4.The
better-t h q n-hoped-for showing
Of the Republicans in the cleo
tions sent the stock market
ahead yesterday in its greatest
advance in is years.
Wall Street last week had
pretty much resigned itself to
substantial Democratic gains.
The market, in fact, staged its
greatest weekly decline in "a
months.
Many minds were changed on
Monday. and the market ad-
vanced moderately. BY the time
Wall Street had assessed the
election returns Wednesday
morning, buying enthusiasm was
hot.
The market opened higher and
active. It continued to advance
steadily throughout the day.
Each new evaluation Of the elec-
ton seemed to arouse new buy
ing. Republicans had done much
better than Wall Street expect
ed.
Gains Run From 81 to S..
Business and the stock market
have Jared well under the pres
ent Republican administration.
That Is shown by the generally
advancing stock market prices Of
the last two years. Wall Street
likes the current setup. Election
returns available during the time
the stock market was open for
business indicated that the Re-
publicans had not been swept
aside as many in Wall Street
feared they would be.
From start to finish it was a
rising market. Gains ran from
81 to around SIS a share in many
instances, and some went higher.
Every major division had a
hand in the riSe-steels, motors,
rubber. aircrafts, farm imple-
ments. radio-television, utilities.
coppers. chemicals, railroads,
oils, airlines and the rest.
The Associated Press average
of so stocks advanced $3.50, the
largest rise for the average in a
single day since September 5,
1939-the start of World War II
in Europe.
Closes Near '54 High.
The average closed at $137.30.
At that level it was only 10 cents
under the 1854 high, which was
peak since october Is, 1929.
Wall Street was not alone with
the urge to buy. Brokerage
houses with branches Nation
wide said their wires hummed
with orders from all sections of
the country.
Other reports said buying was
heavy from Canada and Europe.
Evening star., 1954-11-04
.SchWeifzer Accepts
Peace Prize, lalrlenis
Man 5 InIlumaniiy
By ihs Asseeiaisd Pres.


OSLO. Norway, Nov. l.Dr.
Albert Echweitzer. who renounced
a successful European career to
become q medical missionary in
Africa. said today mans super
human" scientific conquests have
made him more and more in
human.
In a lecture belatedly accept
ing the 1852 Nobel peace prize.
the famed philosopher. musician
and humanitarian appealed for
an effort "to attain, In fresh
spirit. the superior reason which
will turn us from putting the
power at our disposal to any
destructive use.
Dr.. Schweitzer. 10, was award
ed the 1852 prize last year but
was unable to come to Oslo for
the annual Nobel prize ceremony
last December. His acceptance
lecture. in French, was prepared
for delivery tonight in Oslo,s
Evening star., 1954-11-04
Voters Follow
Editors Advice
With Exception
By The Assoeioted Press


PENNINGTON, Mo-. Nov. A.
Voters followed Jess Stewards
editorial advice-withs one ex-
ception. The exception was Jess
Stewart.
Mr.. Stewart, editor Of the
weekly Pennington Press, was
reelected st. Francois County
circuit clerk Tuesday despite his
editorial campaign for his own
defeat.
Voters, however. needed his
advice to oust all other ,fincum-
bents In the county--10 Repub-
licans and ! Democrat went out
of Office,
Evening star., 1954-11-04
Scientist Seriously Hurt
By Auto, Driver Held

Ray S. Bassler. rs, retired head
curator of the Smithsonian In
stitution's geology department,
was seriously injured last night
when a car struck him at Fifth
and Aspen streets NV.
Mr.. Bassler. 6704 Fifth street
NV, was admitted to Casualty
Hospital suffering q broken leg
and cuts on the chest, arms and
scalp.
The motorist was booked as
Jack Goren. 40. of the 1900
block Of Fourth street NV. on
charges Of unreasonable speed
and failing to yield the right
of way to a pedestrian.
Evening star., 1954-11-04
ZAP wirephoto.

Carolina for Representative Nc
Connell Of Pennsylvania,
Foreign Affairs ~ Representa-
tive Richards of South Carolina
for Representative Chiperfield of
Illinois.
Government Operations ~
Representative Dawson of Illi-
nois for Representative Hoffman
of Michigan.
Judiciary Representative
Celler Of New York for Repre-
sentative Reed of Illinois.
Post Office and Civil Service -
Representative Murray of Ten
nessee for Representative Rees
of Kansas.
Public Works - Representa-
tive Buckley of New York for
Representative Dondero of Mich
igan.
Veterans Representative
league Of Texas for Representa-
tive Rogers of Massachusetts,.
Evening star., 1954-11-04

and Reece of Tennessee probably
will be dropped to- make room for
four Democrats.
The tax-Writing Ways and
Means Committee, now headed
by Representative Reed, Repub-
lican, Of New York, will have
Representative Cooper, Demo-
crat. of Tennessee, as chairman.
Mr.. Cooper became top ranking
Democrat when the late Repre-
sentative Robert Z. Doughton of
North Carolina retired. from
Congress two years ago.
Representative Priest, Demo-
crat, of Tennessee, who moved
up on the Interstate Commerce
Committee because of the de-
feat of Representative Crosser of
Ohio in a Democratic primary
this year, is slated for chairman
of that committee. The present
chairman is Representative VOL
verton, Republican, of New
Jersey.
The Interior and Insular AZ
fairs Committee will have Rep
resentative Engle, Democrat, Of
California, as chairman to re-
place Representative Miller. Re-
publican, of Nebraska. The
Democratic chairman in the 82d
Congress was former Represen-
tative Murdock Of Arizona.
Burleson Moves Up.
Representative Burleson,
Democrat. of Texas. will succeed
Representative LeCompte. Re-
publican, of Iowa, as chairman
of the House Administration
Committee. In the 82d Congress
that committees chairman was
former& Representative Thomas
b Stanley. now Governor Of
Virginia.
Representative Bonner, North
Carolina Democrat, is in line for
Craftsmanship Of Merchant Ma
rine and Fisheries Committee,
taking over from Representative
,Weichel, Ohio Republican, who
did not run for reelection.
4 Otherwise. the following Dem
ocrats who formerly headed
committees are expected to re-
turn as chairmen:
Appropriations -- Representa-
tive Cannon of Missouri for
Representative Taber Of New
York.
Agriculture - Representative
Cooley of North Carolina for
Representative Hope of Kansas.
Armed Services - Representa-
tive Vinson of Georgia for Rep
resentative Short of Missouri.
Banking Representative
Spence Of Kentucky for Repre-
sentative Wolcott of Michigan.
District of Columbia - Rep
resentative Mcmillan Of South
olina for Representative
Simpson Of Illinois.
Education and Labor - Rep
resentative Barden Of North
Evening star., 1954-11-04

University festival hall before
q glittering throng headed by
Norway's King Haako1 VII.
Appealing for an end 70 war
and q revival Of the ethical
spirit, DR.. Schweitzer said that
man, with the aid Of science and
technology. has become q super
man.
But the superman has
not raised himself TO the level
Of superhuman reason which
should correspond to the posses
sion of superhuman strength. "
DR.. Schweitzer declared.
''The essential fact which must
stir our conscience and Of which
we should have been aware for
q long time is that the more
we become ,supermen. the more
we become inhunan." !"
DR.. Schweitzer said man needs
TO use his superhurnan strength
Evening star., 1954-11-04
Democrat Asks Recount
In New Hampshire Race
By the Asseeiased Press

CONCORD. N. H., Nov. A.
Democrat Thomas j. Mcintyre,
who lost New Hampshire's 1st
district congressional contest to
incumbent Representative Ches-
ter E. Morrow, Republican, asked
a recount today. j.
Mr.. Mcintyre wrote Secretary
of State Enoch D. Fuller:
Unofficial returns indicate a
difference in favor of Chester
Morrow Of some 767 votes. This
difference is less than / per cent
Of some 100000 votes cast"
Mr.. Fuller said he will set a
recount date in a few days.
Unofficial totals gave Mr.. Mer-
row 54,450 votes. Mr.. Mcintyre,
53,683.
Evening star., 1954-11-04
Europe Views Election
AS Eisenhower Setback
By The AssoeIosed Press

LONDON. Nov. 4.-Western
Europe today regarded the OUT
come Of the United States con-
gressional election as q setback
for President Eisenhower but
foresaw no change in Americas
foreign policy.
Newspapers were slow to react
with editorials. Headlines mainly
indicated the first trend OF
thought. Europeans generally
were puzzled by the American
political setup and just what
significance to attach to the re-
suits.
Evening star., 1954-11-04
GO. P. Showing Sends Stocks
ToLorgest Gains in Is Years

Many large institutions, which
had been out Of the market for
many days because Of pre-elec-
ton uncertainties. put their
money into stocks with a right
good will.
Evening star., 1954-11-04

"for ends that are reasonable
and useful and not destructive
and murderous."
Evening star., 1954-12-12

into the room Dr. Jonas, the proprietor Of the
corner pharmacy and soda fountain the stu
dents knew so well.
For one whole period DR.. Jonas talked
about the deadly serious errors he could make,
were he careless or ill-informed. He cited the
case of doctor who prescribed Is capsules of
extract of belladonna all to be made from one
grain - and an incompetent pharmacist in
stead put one grain into each capsule thereby
endangering the patients life.
He also talked of how easy it was to cheat
on brands, to cheat on amounts - to cheat
customers out of life itself.
By the time the bell had rung the students
saw Thou must not cheat not just as one of
the scores of school commandments that had
to be men1orized mouthed and forgotten, but
Evening star., 1954-12-12

rather as realistic law Of life that had better
be respected.
tell this story as an example Of how, with
little imagination, we can teach not just
preach good character to our youngsters
Too many Of us these days both teachers
and parents talk about the problem Of
juvenile delinquency. Too few Of NJ seem
TO know how 60 do anything about II,
although there are challenging oppor-
tunities ON every hand.
Twenty years ago, when first began to
teach. we believed, perhaps innocently. that
good character could be taught through the
memorizing Of long adult-made codes of honor
(which children mumbled in monotone. then
quickly forgot; or through the learning Of
Continued on next page
Evening star., 1954-12-12

Surveys show that cheating is often first step to
delinquency - and hence Of the greatest worries
parents. In this article teacher
gives striking illustrations of ways dishonesty and
rresponsbility can be combatted home and school
Evening star., 1954-12-12

Next day, the teacher began by asking the
class. How would you like to be served by
your neighborhood pharmacist if you knew
that he had gotten his license by cheating?"
Then, amid scattered mumblings of,
What that got to do with me?" he ushered
Evening star., 1954-12-12

TN THE school where teach, there is a
IL chemistry instructor who, when he caught
an entire class cheating its head off. quietly
destroyed all their papers, dismissed the class
and arranged session in ethics for the next
lesson.