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HOUSES FOR sALE-S.E.

- eemidet. stucco; 9
rms, 2 baths, / on LIST fr.; for
Or o 2 families: oil h;.w;h.; 50 $50,
, INC. l345 GOOD Hope ,rd. Sc,
ave-; 5-rm. brk.; q incl. porch, rec.
rm., gas h.-w.h., built-in gar; Sill
500. HARTMAN REALTY, INC,
134b Good Hope I'd. Sc. LU. 4-3400,
LU. 4.3062.
ANACOSTIA. near MINI. ave. and
10th ct. Sc. Only $3.50 down. Lovely
icy e S5sF aoSs front = po erss SG a; T
bath and inclosed and heated real
porch. Full bsmt.: OIL h..W.h.; gar
Call Mr.; HAeSsstN. 70 4-eSs23 toda,
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ASHTON

A. complete and charming country
home. IL miles from the District
two 'b Baths oee excei 5s 1l t ssshs,
house renting for $50 per mo.
Situated on 53s acres, with lovely
lawn and good road frontage. Cali
Mrs. Candy, ask operator for Ever.
green 4-j696. j. WESLEY
BUCHANAN, Realtor. Fl
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HOUSES sALE-s.E. Cont,

CAPIToL HILL--Ideal for remod.
PRICE. Si4; $50: down. $s, $50; ya::
cant: A. r. SEELYE, pI. 7-8326; :
semidet. brick with 2 Ice. bsdrns,,
isnesd.ln ios. $li ESQ: AARTMAN
s.e.. LU. 4-34O0, LU. 2-5976.
FORREST HEIGHTS-open 2 to 4
pm. No. ! Blackhawk DIR. Custom
built lge. brk. rambler. 3 bedrms.
aooo do sa5 HsA e dREAIF ~
INC. 1916 Good Hope I'd. Sc, LU.
4-34O0, Lo. 1854.
ASSUME CT L0AN--S63.75 MO-
IT. Dupont Hills. Sc, ia year. old
new neighborhood: brick semidet.
2 bedrn. din. rm.. bsmt. disposal,
freezer; sla,75o. AID. 4-1oso. 1915
6.4 MILWAUKEE, PLACE. arts,
porcS se an yar SaH Sae aTWn nsS
|, $500 to $500 cash: might rent;
3-xPT. HOusE; brick, very conven-
lent location: $40 mo. income, plus
owners apt. LII. 4-7230.
Mr.. ANACoSTIA HIGH SCHOOL; 10
yr.-old brk.: q. rms. tiled baths;
aEHNnscu IOr l OF INmiueS. rec.
44% RS. sf aAR Rim s Rs saAIEfTrYlp Nc Nc,
1345 Good Hope I'd. Sc. LU. 4-34O0.
LII. 4-39S2.
Mr.: CORAL HILLS shopping center,
4614 Southern ave. Diet. brk. Cape
Cod BUNGALOW; 2 bedrms,, expan-
sion attic. full bsmt., built-in gar.
gas heat Open 2 to 4 pm. Out
Penna. ave. left on Alabama ave.
s MSn left nrc cp soath her ay va. HAR sad
N Heps E "a. sle I IHc 1890 stS egg GS
N .sm t5sh ASP Pms sTs 5,dTs tsEn
$1,000 down. HARTMAN REALTY,
Ii. 1900. Ii. s-5Sss. ~ &c.
2. SEMIDET. BRICK. 2-family apis.
In good loc.; gas heat, owner. fur
nishes uttls. One unit: furnished.
o osn s5 s psee mo ss Ss 81 T, Rss'%s rn
ture, other rented for $3.50 I'M
furnished; price. S14. 500. About
"a 600 cash needed on each. no.
1888 18th ST. s.E.-corner lot:
rms. and bath. full bsmt.. gas h,-w.
fence: house in excellent condition;
mr.; everything Terms. MR.. KEN
NEEDY. owner. LU. 10000.
CONGRESS HEIGHTS BUNGALOW
$40 TRENTON ST. Sc.
Three-bedrm. bungalow. located on
" acre Of ground; Ia baths, sep
garage. Could be used as day
nursery. Playground equipment In
MARSHALL j. MAPLE CO.
Realtors l224 14th st. AID. 4-2005
FAIRFAX VILLAGE
OPEN TODAY 2 TILL 8
1879 10th st. s.s.-6-rm. brk. with
rec. rm.; mr.. Penna. ave.: gas heat
semidet: 4ce GI loan; owner will
take moderate down payment
Monthly payments like rent. Your
home. and we will work out q deal,
| MICHAEL NJ. COUGHLIN
3211 Penna Ave Sc LU l-RI75
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BETHESDA
BETHESDA
BURNING TREE ESTATES
. NEW RAMBLERS. /, ACRE EACH
OPEN SUN. AND MON.
9401 SEVEN LOCKS RID

Opposite Bethesda Country Club
Have YOU a view in view? Situated
on cool. comfortable elevation
commanding a picturesque piano.
rama OF beautiful surrounding
homes OF this country club area
AND---PRICED, $39.950 and S3l.-
500 is just one of the important
points about these unusual small
estates. These ramhlers are. 6S It..
having. ga baths. 3 Ice. bedrms..
separate din. rm. with walled pana-
view glass. GE all-elec. kit. with
dishwasher and disposal and its
unique direct kit.-to- din.- rm. sery-
ice with camouflaged wall. New
England type liv. rm. with its brick
walled firepl. and picture window.
screened porch. stone, planting
boxes. car porte, full bsmt. with
firepl. YES. 1t is pleasingly
DIFFERENT and you viii
enjoy browsing through this home,
so come on by sun. or Mon. and
no high-pressure salesman will fol-
low you around You" can ask the
questions. Any further Information.
call Mr.. Frazier. OIL. 2-3441. Di.
rections: Out Conn. or Wis ave. to
Bradley blvd. left on Bradley ap.
prox. 3 miles to Bethesda Country
Club then . blks. further on Brad.
ley to Seven Locks rd.. then left to
our" open sign.
Colonial Investment Co.
1913 18th st. NV. RE. 7-6650
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HOUSES FOR sALE-s.W.
HOUSES FOR sALE--Mp.

SOUTHERN Md. near Indian Head,
several new homes on acreage. Mr.,
E;ikaNF Ssy y. b.. SissSSb 81. %,cA iSo T.
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1-1UUV OOWNI Sc0 EEts MO.
CONN. GARDENS - 2-bedrm. brick
rambler, GE kit, full bsmt. 1882
HIGGINS dr. LO, 4.72f5
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OPEN SUNDAY, 2-5
3647 Highwood DR.. Sc.
Det. brick, lge. bedrms., plus .
I'm. rms. in attic, 2 baths, gar.
rec. rm.. oil h.-wh. Out Penna.
ave. Sc. to Carpenter ST., left to
Highwood dr..
Willoughby Real Estate Co.
500 Mass. Ave. NE IL. 0-7O43
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FOR
A SMALL
FAMILY WITH
A BIG DOWN PAYMENT

White 6-rm. brick between Edgemool
and Bradley blvd, close to every.
thing. $4,000 CT loan ct so pei
mo. may be assumed. Total price
TENcHER-wALKER. INC.
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GLENMONT
Brick rambler bedrms.. din. ell,
down. 500 mo. House is vacant.
Poss. with deposit. Price, $4,000.
RAYMOND j. LYNCH CO.
10. $4,000 10. 5-SS54
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ROCK CREEK FOREST. 2so5 Wash.
ave - ms. incl. chestnut-paneled
library: 3H baths: small cash pay
ment reg ired. OIL. 9-S34S. 81
ROCKCREST-ist time offered. Near
ly new 3-bedrm. rambler on lovely
shrubs; $i,1O0 cash. Ss4.75 mo-.
incl. taxes end insurance. SAMUEL
E BOGLEY. INC. Pc. 2-6I51;
ewes, Mr.. Spencer, OIL. 2-6952.
BUILD ON YOUR LoT-For plans.
finanrinl and building, incl. q trade
in on your present home, call
FURMAN BUILDERS, OIL. 4-325(l
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ON ALABAMA AVE.
NEAR pENNA AVE

Semidet. brk.; 8 hedrms. LIST mr..
rowder rm.. de luxe cleo. kit. with
: dishwagher, disposal, rear porch
bus at door, shops and school nearby
$4,000 down, trade considered. Oul
penn so ave. lsit On Alaba%a aye
INC. 1345 Good Hope I'd. Sc
III A.lA00 TIT C.ROFR
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1865 DOWNING ST. NE.
Very impressive brick home 3 lovely
bedrms., very nice liv.. rm. and din.
rm. and kit; Screened front porch
Owner ready to sell. Call Mr.
Mitchell, LU. 1-0026.
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WESTERN AVE.-Very charming de-
tached home Of rooms. = baths.
heat; lot 70x2I5; lovely neighbour
f aS9d; n nac. bus s.og quick T.. posse E
8-3933. L. T. GRAVxTTE. Realtor.
1918 K st. nv. MA. S-0153.
Warehouses; down; 3-bedrm.. q
bath brick rambler; daylight bsmt.
LEE FREW PLATT, Ju. o-701S.
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Schedules Of College Service and Pro Football Teams for 1854
SAVE THIS PAGE FOR REFERENCE

IT is suggested that readers this Of 1854 football
dates for handy reference during the
And for complete football information Stories and
gossip national local Importance
will Star stan writer's Charles M Egan,
Francis Stann Lewis f. Atchison George Huber. Merrel
Whtlescy Burton Hawkins Bill Fuchs and Dick OBrien In
addition the will the complete
the Associated Press plus special articles by
dcated writers and football experts.
Indicates night game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21
Marine Weds His Bride Twice
Because of License Mixup

Mrs. Lucius P. Yale, it was I'M
thinkable to deprive them of a
church wedding. Invitations had
been sent. all preparations made
for the church wedding.
Unaware of all this travail,
Miss Douglass was as beamingly
happy as a bride-to-be should be-
Getting a District license was
no logical answer. That takes
three days. Soon due to report
at Camp Lejuene. N. c., 1t. Yale
could brook no delays.
Through the. cooperation of
the Rev. w. Paul Ludwig, the
church ceremony went on as
scheduled. Few, if any, of the
guests knew that as soon as the
church wedding was completed,
the couple rushed off to the
Douglass home few blocks
across the District line in Mary
land and had the ceremony re-
peated.
The lieutenant's first respon-
sibility was explaining to his
bride why they should 60
through the second ceremony.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21
India Reported
Seeking Truce
InIndo-Chino
BY the Assoeiassd Press

UNITED NATIONS. N. Y.
Feb. 2O.-India tonight was re-
ported preparing to start move
for a ceaSe-fire between the
French and Communicated Wet
Mimi forces to end the long
war in Indo-China.
midas plan is expected to ne
disclosed in New Delhi Mon
day by Prime Minister JAVA
harlal Nehru.
The move apparently is being
timed to get attention at the
Korean peace conference being
arranged for Geneva, Switzer-
land, late in April at the direc-
ton Of the Big Four conference
in Berlin.
The Geneva conference Is be-
ing held mainly as a Korean
parley with Red China as par
ticipant. but ii also may range
over the Indo-C China situation
as well. Red China Is a chief
source OF supply for the Wet
Mimi forces Of Ho Chi Mini
against the French and Wet
Mimi armies in Indo-C China.
American attention has been
brought to bear sharply on In
do-China recently by President
Eisenhower's decision sending
air technicians TO help service
planes used by the French.
Diplomatic sources here said
w.. K. KriShna Menon. Indian
delegate to the q. N, has quietly
started ,soundings among q num-
Der Of delegates on the question
Of q cease-flre In mdo-C China.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21
Old Washington Home
May Become Shrine

WHERE GEORGE GREW UP
Woshineton's boyhood home, the
Ferry form in Fredericksburg. Va,
has changed honds. Its new owner
wonts to sove it from becoming a
real estote subdivision. His plons
to moke it into q shrine to the first
President ore described by Stoff
Writer George Kennedy on Pose
Az.
NEED AN AMBULANcE?-Most
OF the time. most people don't.
When you do. though, it's importont
to know how to 90 about it. Stoff
Writer Jock Jones' describes the Dis
triet's ambulance service in q story
on Pose Abb.
CARACAS coNFeRENcE-Th The
United Stetes will run heed on into
O host Of problems at the forth
coming Inter American Conference
at Corocos. Among them will be
the three C's"-coftee, coIonioIism.
communism. Four articles in the
Editorial Section give the background
necessary for q full understanding
Of the meeting. They appear on
Pose C-3.
Complete Index. Poge AZ
sodio- Tv. Programs. Pooes E-4-5
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21
Red China Has Stock
OF Soviet A-Bombs,
London Paper Says
Molotov Told Dulles
Of Shurins Supply,
Leftist Journal States
sy the Asseeio,sd Press

LONDON, Sunday, Feb. 21.-
The People, a left wing mass
circulation Sunday paper. re-
ported today that Russia claims
she has given Red China a
stock of atom bombs.
The newspaper said Soviet
Foreign Minister v. M. Molotov
told Secretary of State John
Foster Dulles in a private talk
at the Berlin conference that
the Soviet Union was sharing
its supply Of atomic weapons
with China.
The People gave no indication
in its story as to the source Of
its information. It said Mr..
Molotov's purpose was to prove
China has every right as an
atomic power to take part in
talks on the Eisenhower plan"
In Private Talks.
President Eisenhower's call for
an international pool Of atomic
energy for peaceful purposes was
brought up in private separate
talks between Mr.. Dulles and Mr..
Molotov at the Big Four con-
ference. Their discussions were
on ways Of undertaking negoti-
atoms on the plan.
In the talks Mr.. Molotov was
reported to have demanded q
place for Red China in any such
negotiations. The United States
wants a conference limited to
interested nations. that is, ma
tons able by their development
Of atomic energy to contribute
to a pool of materials.
The people went on to say
that Western military experts
were highly impressed" by the
report that Red China now pos
SesSes atomic bombs. and added:
They regard Russia's gift as
evidence that the Soviet stock
pile of atomic bombs has grown
to sizeable proportions.
Train Chinese Pilots.
"The Soviet Air Force has fol-
the last two years been training
Chinese airmen to fly the latest
Russian bomberS.
Several times Washington has
limited to China that any act OF
aggression in the Far East might
call down atomic bomb reprisals
from American bases.
Nov China may be in a po-
sition to hit back at those bases
with Russian-supplied atomic
bombs.
THE Russian gift to China Is
significant, too, as evidence that
friction between the two Com
munist powers has lessened.
Toward the end Of Stains
reign there were signs Of q rift
Now all private quarrels must
have been settled"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21
Z MaryIanders Overcome
| By Fumes in Boat Saved

Two nearby Maryland men,
overcome by fumes from the
engine of their fishing boat yes
terday were rescued of Point
Lookout. Md.
They are David A. Lundquist,
So. of 8012 Piney Branch road,
Silver Spring. and Perez L. Wolfe
jr., 80. of 2215 Tecumseh street,
Hyattsyille.
According to Mrs. Wolfe, her
husband and Mr.. Lundquist, her
father. were ferrying the boat
from Point Lookout to Deale
Md. when they were overcome
They were discovered lying un-
conscious on the deck by two
Maryland Tidewater Fisheries
inspectors who noticed the boat
was running in circles.
Mrs. Wolfe said her husband
IS an auto salesman in Hyatts-
vile. Her father is a marine
engineer at the David Taylor
ship basin at Carderock. Md. Mr.,
Lundquist had purchased the
boat several weeks ago..
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Navy Pilot Shuns Chute, Dies
To Avoid Crashing Inside City
Frostburg Flyer Praised for Sacrifice;
Many Owe Lives to Him, Reports Mayor

came out Of the overcast, dipped
his wings first to one side and
then to the other to get a better
look at the terrain. When he
saw he couldn't make the land
ing field and might go down in
the city. he changed directions
and headed for a rice field.
He would have made a belly
landing but a 10-foot embank-
ment on an abandoned irriga-
ton canal was too high. His
plane crashed and burst into
flames.
Witnesses pulled the charred
body from the wreckage.
In his message to 1t. Jeffries'
parents, which was addressed to
the father. Mayor Gray said:
IF he had chosen to bail out
as ordered, his plane would most
certainly have fallen into very
thickly populated residential Sec
ton Of our city.
There is no doubt that q
number of men, women and
children are alive today because
your son chose to sacrifice his
life.
81 can only hope that it is
some consolation to you in your
time of sorrow to know that
1t. Jeffries made this most diff
cult choice-and that the $4,000
citizens of this city of Lake
Charles realize his sacrifice and
are most humbly grateful"
1t. Maddox said of 1t. Jeffries:
"He was that kind of guy"
1t. Jeffries was a veteran of
the Korean war, having flown
81 missions there, his family
said. On IL missions his plane
was damaged.
Young Jeffries was graduated
from the Naval Academy at
Annapolis. class Of 1947.<
Other survivors include two
sisters, Mrs. Robert Barnes and
Mrs. Mark FELTON,. both of
Garden City. Long Island.
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Eniwetok Airport Closed
For 36-Hour Period
BY the Associated Press.

HONOLULU. Feb. 20.-A usu-
ally reliable source said today a
message had gone out that "Eni-
wetok Airport closed to all air.
craft" for about SO hours, start
ing tonight. Eniwetok is the ad-
vanced base for H-bomb tests
which the Atomic Energy Com
mission said would take place
this year.
Whether the message signaled
imminence of exploding the
worlds most powerful bomb
could only be specialized.
The message said the airport
would be closed from 3 pm. Feb
ruary 81 Eniwetok time to 10
pm. February "a. the source re-
! ported.
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Little Change Seen
In Business if D. {.
Taxes Are Boosted
Officials Soy Comparison
Of City With Suburbs
Would Be About Same
By George Beveridge

Proposed District tax boosts to
help pay for the $305 million
public works program will affect
the Districts competitive position
with the suburbs, but District
officials are not greatly concerned
by most Of the changes.
The increases, covering a wide
field. would take relatively small
bites. and despite the higher
rates. most Of the taxes would
still be about equal to or lower
than those in nearby States.
Most important of the changes
are tax boosts on cigarettes and
gasoline and extension of the
sales tax to groceries and meals
costing more than SO cents.
City officials yesterday were
not ready with formal opinions
of the, effect of these changes on
District businesses. But privately
they saw little competitive
change.
Bigger Taxpayer Burden
This was no special comfort to
the individual District taxpayer,
however, who stood to see his
per capita tax load-which al
ready exceeds that of the nearby
taxpayer. according to figures
presented to the public works
hearings-Still further increased.
According to the Commission
ers' figures. the District had a
per capita tax rate in 1852 of
$134.14 - $9.67 higher than
Montgomery County for the
same year and $3l.75 above that
of Arlington. With the tax in
creases suggested by the Com
missioners' the District figure
would rise to $144.70. With the
still higher increases suggested
by the joint congressional COM
mittee that handled the public
works program, the gap would
widen still further.
Following is an analysis of the
main subcommittee tax pro-
poSals, as compared with similar
existing taxes n the nearby
areas.
Automobile registration - The
District would scrap its present
registration fee and personal
property levy on cars, substitute
ing fiat fee of $22 for cars
weighing less than $500 pounds
and $50 for cars weighing more.
Maryland's f1at-fee system re-
quires SIS for cars under 300
pounds, and $23 for those
heavier. The rates are slated to
go up to $40 and $50 as of April
/, 1855.
Virginia has fiat $40 registra-
ton fee for passenger cars plus
a personal property tax. To this.
Arlington adds a tax of is cents
per hundred pounds, and Alex
(See WORKS, Page AID
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CIothier Declares
DoubIe-Breosted
Suits Are OIdHot
ey the Assoeioted Press

CHICAGO, Feb. 20.-A Chi
cage clothier thinks 1.-The double
breasted suit is as out of date as
yesterdays newspaper"
Willard Cole of Lytton'S. a re-
tail apparel firm, gave this opin-
ion today at a news conference
heralding the annual convention
of the National Association of
Retail Clothiers and FurnisherS.
The convention begins tomorrow
Time after time" Mr.. Cole
said. "double-breasted suits are
reduced for clearance sales.
further reduced. and then when
the sale is over. the double
breasted suits are still hanging
on the racks"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21
Talbot OutfIies
All u. S. Officials
With $4,000 Miles
BY the Assoeio,ed Pres,

Secretary of the Air Force
Talbot flew $4,000 miles during
1858 to lead all top Government
officials in air travel. the Air
craft Industries Association said
yesterday.
The association placed Harold
E. Stassen. director Of the For
eign Operations Administration
second with 78,100 miles, and
listed these additional long
distance air travellers: Secretary
Of State Dulles, $4,000 miles;
Vice President Nixon. SO, 6O4
miles: Secretary of Defense Will
son. 1880 miles, and President
Eisenhower. 32.143 miles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21
Senator Bridges Cool
To Tax Cut Despite
Some 6. 0. ?. Support
Doesn't Flotly Oppose
George Plan But Worms
Of Budget BELONGING
By Robert K. Welsh

The Democratic drive to re-
duce personal income taxes met
comparatively cool reception
sterday from Chairman
Bridges of the Senate Appropria-
lions Committee. despite signs of
some Republicans support else
where in Congress.
Senator Bridges, who also Is
Senate president pro tenn. did
not fatty oppose a plan spon-
sored by Senator George, of
Georgia, and several other Demo-
Gratis to increase individual in
come tax exceptions from the
present $500, to $500 this year
and to $1,000 thereafter. This
proposal would save taxpayers
and cost the Government-$4.5
billion the first year and $40 bill
lion the second year.
The New Hampshire Republic
can, however. warned that I'VE
can make only limited reduc-
tions lin taxes) and still have
a chance Of balancing the
budget this year."
He told reporters at the Cap
itol he believes it is too early
to determine whether tax cuts
will be necessary to help halt
any economic recession.
In a prepared speech at a
meeting Of the George Washing
ton University Medical Society
last night, he said 1.-THE only
thing preventing an actual bal
ance Of the budget is the tax
reduction program going into
eject this year." This appar-
(See TAXES pooo A-1AN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21

LAKE CHARLES, La, Feb. 20.
- Witnesses today pieced to-
gether a story of how a heroic
Navy flyer elected to go down
with his F6F plane rather than
bail out and hope the craft
would clear this city of $4,000.
The pilot was identified today
as 1t. George Garfield Jeffries,
%, of Frostburg. Md. He was on
a routine flight last night from
Kingsville Naval Air Base, Texas
to the MacDill Base at Tampa.
Fla. when his World War II
fighter plane developed engine
trouble.
Mayor Sidney L. Gray sent a
"humbly grateful" message to 1t.
Jeffries' parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
George G. Jeffries, ST., at Frost
burg. 1t. Jeffries' father is q re-
tired businessman.
From the radio reports. an &C.
companying plane and ground
witnesses. this was the story:
The two planes, with the Sec
ond piloted by 1t. Walter H.
Maddox. circled the area from
7:20 pm. when the engine
trouble developed. until the
crash between 8:12 and 8:l5 pm.
At 10000 feet. 1t. Jeffries
radioed losing altitude fast. I"
At sos pm. he radioed he was
down to 5000 feet with his engine
almost dead.
1t. Maddox told 1t. Jeffries
to bail out at 5000 feet. but 1t.
Jeffries replied that there was
overcast at 3.400 feet and he
wanted to see what was below
and would try to bail out at
$500.
At 8:12 he reported he was at
$500 and approaching a large
city from the west and would
try to make Lake Charles ALB,
east Of the city. When he saw he
couldn't make the landing field,
he said he would try to bail out
at 500 feet.
Witnesses said Ii. Jeffries