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Evening star., 1955-10-17
|4O, ,loo Observe
Scenic Display
On Skyline Drive

Thousands Of motorists fiocked
Ito the Skyline Drive In Shenan-
Idoah National Park Of Virginis
yesterday to catch their annual
look at the changing color fash.
ions Of Mother Nature.
Traffic was bumper to bumper
at times but flowed smoothly
No accidents were reported.
The National Park Service
Ranger ONCE said a total Of 40
1879 visitors riding In 1l.548 cars
visited Skyline Drive over the
|tWo-day week end. more thar
|two-thirds Of them yesterday
The total was some 56 per cent
more than the corresponding
week end last year and thu
largest this season. The count Il
based on "first-entry" only. The
Front Royal entrance. with 6.17f
visitors Saturday and 1926
yesterday. had the most OF any
entrances.
AS for the scenery. 1t continued
TO be fine. although the peak il
mot expected until later this
week. The weather was mostly
sunny and cool and gisabilit,
was good. the rangers reported.
Meanwhile. Virginia State
police said that while 'trafiic
along Skyline Drive was smooth
|it was something else again or
the way home. Cars were backec
|up for about 10 miles alone
Route I'll from Route 20 al
IWarrenton. they reported.
Evening star., 1955-10-17
Church Thief Gets
|$33 During Rites

A thief raided the parish house
basement of st. Adams Episcopal
Church. Massachusetts, and Wis
Iconsin avenues NV. yesterday
during services and took 10
choir members purses containing
$33.75.
The thief also took a $25
savings bond. a check for $44
and a woman's hat.
The Rev. Robert S. Trenbath,
rector, said the purses, coats
and other choir clothing were
locked in the vesting room. He
said three years ago $50 had
been taken in a similar robbery
and he had warned choir MEM
bers against leaving money in
the room.
|. Access to the room yesterday
was apparently gained by the
thief taking a piece Of metal
from.a table nearby and jimmy.
ing the lock.
Evening star., 1955-10-17

Ross Ecker Howard Grieves
assistant director IN charge 81
economic statistics. Harvey Kai-
lin. chief d the business division
and John Heiser, chief Of the
upivac system. explained it.
The bureau mailed detailed
|Questionnaires to business men
throughout the country during
the first two months Of 1854. II
took about five months for the
replies to come in and then q
year for the results to be
|processed for univac.
Four Months Saved
Now. the bureau says, the
bureau win be able to distribute
the results BY March, over foui
months sooner than under the
old methods Of computing.
The preliminary survey win bt
completed by January. including
statistics on II major types oi
business. The final survey viii
include statistics on 140 types
of businesses.
One machine, the bureau says
does the work OF about 100 con-
yentionai tabuiating machine
operators. Hitherto the bureau
had to hire large numbers Of
temporary employees with each
census.
But Robert m. Burgess. Gem
e,ls Bureau, director; says the use
Is tilp IlntxneS does not mean
8 rediIction 81 Jobs merely i
shiftilaE of Hofk from one field
Evening star., 1955-10-17
Cathedral Fund
Drive Reaches
70 Pct. Of Cool

Over 10 per bent Of TIE $50
900 goal Of the sustaining fund
drive for the washington Ca
thedral has been reached. Bow
doin craishill. IL. general CAM
paign chairman. announced to-
day.
The $35. 900 collected Is part oi
money needed to match funds
collected throughout the coun-
try each year to administer the
Cathedral.
BENJAMIN M. McKelway, edi-
tor Of The Star. was scheduled
to speak at the final report
luncheon Of the campaign al
1890 o'clock this afternoon al
the Burlington Hotel.
The Cathedral, called by ths
Right Rev. Angus Dun, Bisll0T
of Washington. the House o.
Prayer for All the People, wa
built under a charter granted II
1893 by Congress to the Protes.
tant Episcopal Cathedral Foun,
dation for the promotion Of re.
ligion. education and charity.
Since the cornerstone wal
laid on September 30. 1907. thu
Cathedral has been more thar
half completed and is open te
visitors daily.
Some 100000 persons were
conducted through the Cathe-
dral last year by q corps Of
Pilgrim Aides.
Evening star., 1955-10-17
College Head Cites
|Coexistence Peril

"A college president declared
yesterday that only harm can
come from any intellectual CO.
existence with communism.
The Very Rev. Msgr William
A. Donaghy. president Of Holy
Cross College, said the reason
for this is that communism Is
"a denial of all that our country
represents. s
But he observed that political
coexistence with communism
may be q necessary evil at this
time"
Father Donaghy addressed a
communion breakfast of the
John Carroll Society at the May
flower Hotel. More than 800
members attended after first re-
ceiying holy communion Of st.
Matthews Cathedral.
William E. Leahy, president of
the society, introduced the
speaker.
Evening star., 1955-10-17
CONVENTIONS
TO-DAY

The American Trucking
Associations, with more
than $500 delegates on
hand, In the second OF q six
day conference at the May
flower and Statler Hotels.
National Institute Of Gov
ernmental Purchasing opens
q three-day session at the
Shoreham Hotel with about
1000 persons expected.
American Hospital Asso-
citation will begin a six-day
hospital safety institute at
the Sheraton Park Hotel
with about $50 persons at
tending.
National Rural Electrical
Co Operative Association.
region number |. will hold
the second Of a three-day
conference at the Washing
ton Hotel with about 800
delegates on hand.
National Trucking Road
ESQ win end fiye-day meet
ing at the willard Hotel,
about 100 persons attending.
Evening star., 1955-10-17
Transit Cut Asked
On Georgia Avenue

The Capital Transit Co. ha.
asked authority from the Public
Utilities Commission to reduce
service on It's Georgia avenue.
Seventh streetcar line effective
November 20.
The company proposes to re-
duce service on the line. which
starts at Georgia and Alaska
avenues at the Maryland line,
~ per cent during week days ai
non-rush periods. II per cent
on Saturday and 10 per cent
on Sunday.
The application was based on
traffic counts made by the COM
pany after the transit strike,
The PUG engineering bureau has
not submitted Its traffic count
as yet.
E. G. Giddings, Capital Tran
sit vice president. said the pro-
posed cutback in nonrush- hour
service would mean that pas
Isengers would have to wait nc
more than one minute longer
between streetcars and that only
on some Of the runs.
Evening star., 1955-10-17
100 Tropped ii Capitol
BY Burglar Alarm Test

The Capitol and all House and
Senate Office buildings were sud-
denly closed to the public yes
Iterday in a test Of the emergency
alarm system on Capitol Hill.
Designed to acquaint the police
and guard force with the pro-
Itective system. the surprise test
caught visitors at about 3::15 pm
IAt the rotunda door of the
Capitol there were about 10C
people inside the building who
couldn't get out. and 100 more
outside the building who couldn't
get in, much to their surprise
In about 20 minutes the sigma
was given to open the door
again and the buildings. agar
were available TO visitors.
The test was requested by tn
Evening star., 1955-10-17
4 Star Snapshot Entries
Shore in National Awards

Judges for the contest were
lRichard Beattie we'll knowT
srhotographic illustrator; Harolt
|Blulnenfieid, Executive News.
pictures editor 0f the unitet
Press: Ray Mackland, plcturl
editor Of Life Magazine, Andrew
IPoggenpolaI. senior illustration.
editor OF the National Geogra-
Ephic magazine. and X. w. VIII
lliams. manager Of the photo
graphic illustrations division oi
the Eastman Kodak Co. They
Judged finalists in snapshot con-
tests held by 30 newspapers in
the United States and Canada,
Mr.. Wheelehan. whose picture
won q $25 grand prize in the
Class B division Of The Stars
1855 amateur snapshot contest,
took his winning photo last sum
mer. He was returning to his
cottage at Woodland Beach, near
Annapolis. after a day on crab
bing on South River, when he
spotted the l4-year-old twins.
Joan and June Tash. daughters
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph D. Tash,
27l2 Military road NV. who
have a beach cottage next to
Mr.. Wheelehan.s.
He yelled for them to stay in
the water while he ran to his
cottage for q camera. He re-
turned to snap the pretty twins,
smiling as they fioated on an
innertube near shore.
Miss Val Durnond Of Arlnap-
oils. Mr.. Wheelehar's tiance, was
at Explorers Hall today with Mr..
Wheelehan to see him accept his
award.
Evening star., 1955-10-17

American District Telegraph Co.,
which recently installed a
burgular alarm system Ia a dis
bursting Office in the Capitol.
The test was considered sue
cessful use Of the so-called con-
ference telephone installation,
set up for the use OF police only
on Capitol Hill after a group Of
Puerto Ricans shot UP the House
chamber. BY the interlockiue
new system of telephone wires
connecting Capitol Police with
80 different police stations in
four different buildings on the
Hill. the officer In charge oi
headquarters can call all 80 sta
stions instantly. This system
was tested yesterday both In
sounding the alarm and calling
Iit of.
Evening star., 1955-10-17
|72o Dogs Parade
lAt Area Show

The Rock Creek Kennel Club
held its annual dog show yester-
day In the Montgomery County
|Co-operatiye Agricultural Center
Gaithersbure, with q record mum.
Der Of entries on hand.
The 729 dogs paraded III sis
groupings were the largest num-
Der since the club was organized
in 1912.
A boxer, Champion Bang
Away Sirrah Crest owned by Dr.
and Mrs. r. G. Harris. Santa Ana,
Calf. was judged best In show.
The transporting group title
was won by a miniature poodle
Champion Blakeen Van Aseltine
owned BY Mrs. George Tyson
Sheraton Park Hotel. 4;
Evening star., 1955-10-17

Fred j. Wheelehan. il. nf An
|napolis, won q special merit
award OF $50 In the nth annual
newspaper national snapsho1
awards colites finais tcdag ir
Explorers Hall spf the National
Geographic Society, Sixteenth
and M streets NV,
Three other Star snapshot con-
test winners won $25 honorable
mentions.
Mr.. WheeIehan's picture en-
titled Double Take" was Of
twins floating together on an
inner tube on the South River.
His picture survived the prelim-
mary judging but did not re-
ceive one of the top three prizes.
The other Star contest win
nerS were William S. Purcell,
2l2I New York avenue NE: Mrs.
Helen Tobin. Silver Spring, and
Aifinar nc Byers r. Bachman
of Culpeper, va.
MIR. Plrcelrs picture was Of a
monkey looking through the
bars at the Zoo. Mrs. Tobin's
entry was q shot OF the Cl1esa-
peake Bay Bridge. Airn1an Bach
mans snapshot was Of q young
girl with hairbrlsh.
The grand $1,000 prize win-
ners were Andrew T. Cunning.
OF Denver, Colo. ii Class A.;
Mrs. Johan Schjonning Of At
lanta, Ga. in Glass b; Tavern
Frost, Crystal, Mich. in Class c.
and Samuel D. Green Of Salt
Lake City, Utah. in Glass D.
Last year Martin II, Miller. Of
Silver Spring, won q $1,000
grand prize.
Evening star., 1955-10-17
3Lost, | Saved
Caipsi1ing
In Chesapeake
Two Bodies Still
Missing in Boy;
Vicinity Dragged

One body was recovered. two
were swept away and q fourth
Washipgtonian was rescued yes
Iterday when their small boat
lcapsized in Chesapeake Bay at
the mouth of South River.
Coast Guardsmen resumed
dragging the vicinity today for
the missing pair.
The lone survivor was Mrs.
Hannah w. Francis. .28. of 2148
10 street NV. She was released
latter treatment at Anne Arun-
del County Hospital for exposure
and shock.
Her husband Myron, 43, &
Navy Department auditor. was
pronounced dead on arrival at
the hospital. His body was found
i'm the choppy bay waters near
The overturned l6-foot outboard
|runabOlIt.
Missing were Vernie n. Bal
lance. 81. Of the Gelmarc Towers
Apartments. 1880 Columbia road
NV. and Miss Marchetta C.
IStrang, 21. OF the Stratford
Apartments. 201O Kolorama road
NV. Nh. Balance was manager
lof the Columbian Restaurant,
I2440 Eighteenth street NV. Miss
lStrang. q beauty shop efnploye.
also tap-danced in clubs here
under the stage name Of Debbie
iO'Brien.
Wellner c. Streets, 81. OF 1885
Merrimack street. Hyattsyille.
and his wife. Doris. saved Mrs.
Francis.
MFR. Streets, q Washington
Daily News photographer. said
he was scanning hte bay with
binoculars. searching for ash
breaking the surface. and spotted
the capsized boat about half q
mile away. The nd-tossed
water was so rough he had two
anchors out on his 40-foot Ash
ing boat. he said,
Mr.. Streets said he radioed the
Coast Guard and reached the
distressed boat as soon as the
heavy waves would permit.
Three persons were clinging
to the runabout. he said. Mr..
Streets said he and his wife
pulled Mrs. Francis into their
boat, then he went overheard In
Ia life preserver to aid the others.
But when he next looked at the
overturned boat, no one was
hanging to 1t, he said.
Miss Strang Is survived by her
parents III Redwood. w. Va,
said her roommate, Miss Aioma
Gamble.
Mr.. Balance Is survived BY hts
widow and q son. Vernie, S.
Evening star., 1955-10-17
Catholics Urged
To Spread Foith

A prominent Catholic mission
Iary declared American Catho-
lies must help others to the
Catholic faith, especially in mis-
sion territories" at a rally yes
|terday in st. Matthew's Cathe-
|dral.
The Very Rev. Alfred j. Heff,
superior of Holy Cross Foreign
Mission Seminary, Catholic Uni
|versity, told 800 students that
very few Catholics in America
today would be Catholics were
Iit not for mission-minded Cath
lolics in Europe in decades past. "
He said additional funds were
needed to support 100000 Cath.
Iolic missionaries in the 655 mis-.
sion territories of the world.
They conduct schools, hospitals.
Idispensaries. leprosariurns, or.
Iphanages and other charitable
institutions in these areas, he
added.
The Most Rev. Patrick A.
IoBoyle, Archbishop of Washing
ton, presided at the rally. It was
sponsored by the Catholic Stu
dents Mission Crusade Of the
Washington Archdiocese.
Evening star., 1955-10-17
Doctors to See System,
ITO Collect More Bills

Doctors have been invited to
j demonstration Of a system said
Ito ease their bill-collecting
troubles today, tomorrow and
wednesday at 1915 L street NV,
The system. which utilizes
Remington Rand punch card
machines. would centralize bill
collecting facilities for doctors
who would own and operate the
system.
Evening star., 1955-10-17
Policy Making
Laid 10 Utilities

| People un the pauoIls nf pri'
Ivate power companies are writinf
Federal power policies. Clyde q
Ellis, general MANAGER Of tlis
National Rural Electric Co
operative Association. charged
to-day.
He addressed the associationi
regional meeting at the Wash.
Iington Hotel. Delegates from Il
states, including Maryland anc
Virginia, are attending.
Mr.. Ellis said rural electric
directors and managers are COM
Iplaining they are being forced
into shotgun weddings" with
private power companies. He said
lit had been disclosed that 9
lobbyist Of the Pacific Gas &
Electric Co. wrote many OF the
new policies that have been
adopted by the Interior Depart
lment.
aNeyer before have we had
people who are ON the payroll O
the private companies sitting II
ION conferences with our Govern.
lment and determining and writ.
ling the policies that we must live
by" Mr.. Ellis asserted. II Y
the most brazen thing that W.
could possibly imagine"
Booklet Mentioned
He said Undersecretary Of the
interior Clarence A. Davis anc
Assistant Secretary Fred G. Aan.
dahl are following the line lait
down by the private power COM
lpanies. He cited booklet issued
Iby the private companies which
lhe said the most effective way tt
Iattack the electric co-cperatiyes
lis to brand them as socialistic
/ He continued:
so ali along the line tInte-
rior) Secretary Mckay. Under
secretary Davis and Assistant
Secretary Aandahl are either
directly Or in effect calling the
millions Of farm people engaged
lin the rural electrification pro-
gram socialists and saying what
we are doing is SocialiStic.
I'VE are IN trouble Mr.. Ellis
said. He added that the CO.
operatives must take thought
land then take action"
I'VE grew up with the blessings
Iof Congress and the executive
agencies" he declared. Now the
new Congress. though better
than the last, is hesitant. and
the executive agencies are being
stacked against us with people
who are opposed to the laws that
they are to administer. The time
for concern Is now
Turns To Dixon Yates
Mr.. Ellis turned to p discussion
|of the Dixon Yates power
project.
1T was simply a matter Of
big business greed that led the
power company investor -control
groups to the Dixon-Yates down.
fall" he said. "They were SC
determined to lay a pipeline
from Memphis to West Memphis
and thence to Wall Street that
any means seemed justified
even If it involved the President
and the White House staff"
He said the organization must
insist that Congress provide
funds for perhaps 10 Federal
atomic energy generating plants
to be "yardsticks" for the in
dustry. He charged power COM
panies and their friends in the
ACC" (Atpmic Energy Commits
sion) are not interested in push.
ing atomic development beyond
the point necessary 10 tie It W
In private hands.
Evening star., 1955-10-17
'EIectronic Broins Sitting
Business G Census Doto

The worlds largest eiectrOnii
computing system was tslrnef
loose this morning on the Bu.
lreau Of the Census 1854 censul
lof business.
For the first time in the bu.
treau's history. the tabuiations oI
THE results OF a full-scale ma
ltional census are being done en-.
EtireIy automatically on the bu,
Ireauis two Univac machines
which tobulate. check. edit anc
correct the statistics,
The giant machines, which cos
well over $l.6 million. have beer
fused before for various smaller
projects. but never for y full.
scale census.
Ofiicials at the bureau say tl1G
machines have already made pos
lsible reductions Of from Is Il
rs per cent In costs Of the smaller
q
projects.
Demonstration Given
The first project involves the
retail trade section Of the cen.
|sus and the machines started
Itabulating results from North
Carolina figures regarding thu
entire State, each county and
each town Of $500 persons oi
more. These complex figures In
Iyolve the number OF stores. mum.
Der of eEpployes. the amount d
'ils srld tbtal sai1s
a REORGANIZATION n i,s tA6.
|ii)atinn was given thu {ofntng,
The hnfEaiia deputy an t6f. 4
Evening star., 1955-10-17
Talk on Reading Set

L. H. Van Ness. planning man
ager Of Acacia Mutual Life In
surance Co.. will speak on
l"Speed Reading" at the October
dinner meeting Of the local
chapter Of the National ONCE
MANAGEMENT Association at the
Burlington Hotel at $3.50 pm.
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1955-10-17
Record Prosperity in y. S.
Predicted For Next Year
$4OO Billion
Mark Seen by
Steel Leader

A record economy Of almost
$400 billion, 10 per cent higher
than the peak year Of 1858. was
envisioned for the Nation next
year in a speech today by Benz
nett s. Chapple. jr.. assistant
executive vice president OF United
States Steel Corp.
Mr.. Chapple told the 10th an
nual conference Of the National
Institute of Governmental Pur-
chasing that the steel industry.
now running at peak production,
somehow will find the means to
provide the expansion necessary
to assure adequate long-term
availability for its customers.
The four-days conference and
products exhibit at the Shore
ham Hotel got into its first bnsi-
ness sessions today with a mes
sage of welcome from Vice Pres-
ident Nixon on behalf Of Presi-
dent Eisenhower.
The message congratulated the
institute for its 10-year effort
to improve the supply functions
Iof Government and emphasized
the Importance of a sustained
drive to eliminate waste and give
the taxpayer full value for his
dollar.
Will Reverse Proceedings
Customarily. President Eisen-
hover has sent greetings to the
conference. This year the In
lstitute will reverse the proceed
Iure. and on its final day Wednes-
day, send greetings to the Presi-
dents bedside in Denver.
In his economic forecast. Mr..
lChapple said the prospects were
for "a continuation Of this years
upsurge in production and de-
mand in most segments OF the
American economy"
| However, this increase will
come at a slower rate during the
next six months than it has
during the last year, and there
is q strong possibility that the
upward curve will fiatten out
completely during the second
Ihalf Of 1856" he said.
Mr.. Chapple said the outlook
was not for uniform expansion
Iot all segments of the economy.
Production OF consumer durables
land residential construction.
leaders in the current boom.
WIN decline somewhat. he said.
4 Larger Savings Forecast
4 He predicted that consumers
.llwill buy more soft goods and
services with incomes growinp
Iso fast that savings also win be
Increased slightly over current
levels. He said businessmen gen
orally win spend more on new
plant and equipment and in
lventories to keep UP with de-
Imands.
/ Mr.. Chapple said the optimis-
tic outlook must be conditioned
on three areas in which adverse
circumstances might revise the
forecasts. Most important. he
said was the proper balance. in
the credit system. Other prob
lens are those of the fiuctuating
inventory cycle and the mainten-
ance OF a confident attitude on
the part Of the public and busi-
nessmen. he said.
! Today's opening session Of the
conference, which more than
l,500 were expected to attend,
was presided over by B. L. Gill,
city purchasing agent, OF Madi-
son, Wis, who outlined the pro-
gress made by the Institute. in
the past 10 years.
Evening star., 1955-10-17
Three isoiniu Artists
Il ) BE ii Museum Show

RICHMOND, Va. Oct iT az
Representatiye works Of three
native artists win be shown Il
the Virginia Museum Of Fine
Arts, starting October n.
The display. which will include
both ceramics and paintings. viii
feature the work Of Jenny Lynn
Franklin of fredericksburg
Maurice Bonds OF Richmond and
Theodore Turner of Charlottes.
vile,
Evening star., 1955-10-17
6. o. P. Dance, RoIly

Fairfax County and Falls
Church Republicans viii hold a
Ipre-election dance and rally
from o pm. to 2 am. November
3 at the Nightingale. three miles
south Of Alexandria, Va. on
Route !.
Evening star., 1955-10-17

The Writers League Of Wash.
ington win meet at s'pin. Thurs
day at its headquarters, 1851
columbia road NV.
Evening star., 1955-10-17

WILLIAM B. HOOPER
To Head MIX Co-operatiye
Adams studio.
methods while maintaining theil
reputation as producers Of thu
worlds highest quality milk,
the announcement said.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-12-15
MUSKINGUM
VALLEY LEAGUE
TUESDAYS RESULTS

Caldwell 81, Philo 54
Dresden 62, NJ & NJ 43
New Lex SO, Crooksville 40
New Concord SIS, Glouster SO
So. GAINESVILLE SO, Roseville So
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-12-15
Redskins Trim
Bio Reds $40

The Caldwell Redskins won
their third game in four starts
by whipping McConnelsville's
Big Reds 52-40 on the local court
last Friday night.
Caldwell led at every quarter,
forging ahead 1911 at the end
of the first period and staying
on top the rest of the way.
Fifteen points was the largest
margin as the Big Reds rallied
repeatedly to narrow the gap,
but couldn't quite catch up.
Leon Bates led both teams in
scoring with Is points although
each members of the Redskins
contributed valuable points. The
defensive floor work of guards
Gary Davis and Sam Bates was
outstanding in the game, giving
the Big Reds little chance to set
up their plays.
Lewis, NJ & Ms leading scorer
who was averaging % points per
game, was held to six points
until the closing minutes when
he tipped in two foul-shot
rebounds for total Of 10 points.
Caldwell reserves won the pre-
liminary 1888.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-12-15
Redskins Defeat phiIo EIettrits 64-54
For Fourth MvL Win In Five Games

The Caldwell Redskins defeated Pho 6454 the local
Tuesday night to hold their second place the Mugun
Valley league 1t CadwelFs fourth five while
the Eectrcs have of four in MV competition besides
a