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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11
Museum Urged
AT College Park

Representative Thompson
Democrat, of New Jersey, yes
terday suggested that the his
toric College Park Airport near
the University of Maryland be
considered as site for the
Smithsonian Institution pro-
posed National Air Museum.
Mr.. Thompson has taken the
leadership on Capitol Hill in
criticizing proposed downtown
sites for the museum because
of its vast size.
He said he thought splendid
case" for the College Park site
had been made by Frank T. Nc
Hugh, aviation director of the
Baltimore Association of Com
merce.
Mr.. McHugh said interest in
the Air Museum has been gener-
ated among numerous aviation
enthusiasts and officials in Mary
land because of their desire to
preserve the old field.
Boasts Many FirstS
At the same time, he said, 1T
should provide an excellent loca-
ton near the university for the
museum.
In line with the museums
concern with the history of avn
alton, he said, the College Park
Airport represents many "firsts."
Used continuously since 1907.
Wilbur Wright instructed at the
field and Gen. H. H. (Hap) Ar
mold learned to fly there. Henry
and Emile Berliner also worked
there on early helicopter devel-
opmentS.
1.-THE field is now privately
owned and is therefore subject
to real estate development-the
way so many other of our private
airports have been lost" Mr..
McHugh said. He urged the Air
Museum possibility be considered
before the field lis lost forever"
Mr.. Thompson urged support
for the College Park site in let
tiers to Senator Beall, Republican
of Maryland. and Senator Sy-
imington, Democrat of Missouri,
and chairman of Senate Pub
lie Buildings subcommittee.
Smithsonian officials, however,
have taken the position that the
air museum would lose it's eff
fectiveness unless it is located
near existing museums on and
near the mall.
A Planning Commission Com
mittee will resume meetings
Tuesday on downtown sites
under study. One location pro-
posed by Smithsonian conflicts
directly With the southwest re-
development program. The COM
mittee was directed to report on
a n-conflicting alternate down
town site.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11
Army Couple Flat Broke
After Purse Is Stolen

her." the husband explained
she stood up for minute to
get a closer look at a layette the
saleslady had. and when shC
turned around again to the
lounge. the pocketbook was gone
She wasn't away from it more
than a minute, either"
In the purse were Mrs. Ault-
mans birth certificate, the cou-
pies marriange license, all bu
one of their wedding photo
graphs, the wife's visa and pass
port and their commiSsary card
II guess she shouldn't have
mad all that in one pocketbook. :
the husband said.
The Aultmans were able tc
borrow some money. and nov
they have about $40. not much
for a Christmas spree.
They placed a classified sdver-
tisement in The Star yesterday,
asking that their papers be re-
turned.
Yesterday the soldier asked
the newspaper to emphasize that
whoever has the documents and
photographs doesn't have to dc
anything except put them in q
plain enevlope and mail then
to us. 1t would help to have the
money back. of course, but what
we're hoping for most is to gel
the papers"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11
Ship|ey Will Head Drive
For Notiono' Symphony

Carl L. Shipley, Washington
attorney, was named YESTERDAY
to head the National Symptom.
Orchestra's 25th anniversary SUI
tanning fund drive.
The appointment was az
nounced by Carson G. Fraile,
president of the National Sym
phony Orchestra Association,
! Mr.. Shipley has held position
in several Community Chest an
Red Cross drives here. He is !;
graduate Of the Georgetown Uni
versity foreign service school ano
Harvard Law School. He is q
lecturer at American University
and a Special Assistant to the
Attorney General of the United
States. His Offices are in the
National Press Building.
! He is married and has g.
year-old son. They live at 1888
Worthington drive NV.
. In accepting the position. Mr..
Shipley announced the 1856 goal
of the sustaining fund will be
$250.000. and called upon all
Washingtonians to help make
this 25th year the most special
in the history of our orchestra
by helping the sustaining fund
drive go over the top"
Mr.. Shipley said the size of
the contribution which each in
dividual will make is not as i'm
portant as the fact that he will
express interest in the continu-
ance of this most important,
vital. cultural force in the Ma
tons Capital
Every man. woman and child
who has ever thrilled to great
music as performed by DR..
Howard Mitchell and the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra" he
said, has a stake In the future
of the orchestra"
Mr.. Shipley said that each
school boy or girl will be asked
to give "25 pennies-one for
each year in which the National
Symphony has presented special
concerts for them"
!. He asked that anyone inter-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11
Ho9erstown Faces
Increased Budget

HAGERSTOWN, Dec. 10 tSpe-
ciaD --Hagerstown city depart
ments have submitted a gross
budget of $3.7 million for 1856.
which acting budget director
John K. Baker, Ill. said would
require a tax rate of $1.16 to
handle unless the Mayor and
Council make reductions or use
surplus funds.
MI. Baker said the budget rep
resents an increase of 10000
over 1866. He said the city has
approximately 100000 in sur
plus and unappropriated funds.
He said the budget requests do
not include funds for general
wage increases as requested by
some city departments including
the police department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11
Embassies Join
In Christmas
Tree Pageant
Presley d. Bowen

i The Christmas Pageant OF
Peace Committee yesterday an
nounced a daily schedule of pro-
grams to be presented by foreign
embassies during the two-week
spectacle on the Ellipse.
! The second annual pageant
will be opened at 5 pm. on De-
cember Is as President Eisen-
hover broadcasts message
from his Gettysburg home and
pushes a button to light the giant
community Christmas tree in
the center of the pageant
grounds south of the White
House.
The embassies, together with
many other groups. viii put or
daily programs on the pageant
stage. In addition. States and
embassies are preparing indivi-
, dual Christmas trees or other
, displays to line the Pathway
of Peace" which will run north
and south through the center
of the park.
Embassies which have already
arranged for such displays in
clude those of Argentina. Austria
Burma, Cambodia. Ceylon. China
Costa Rica. Cuba. Ecuador
Egypt. Ethiopia. Estonia. Greece
, Haiti. Iceland, India. Indonesia
Iran, Iraq. Italy. Japan. Jordan
Laos, Lebanon, Liberia. Libya
Lithuania, Mexico. Pakistan
Panama. Peru. Philippines, Saudi
Arabia. Thailand. Turkey. Vene-
zuela, Wet Nam, Yemen. the
Free Ukrainians, other Ukainiar
organizations, the Free Poles ano
the Free Romanians.
The complete daily program
for presentations on the pageant
stage has not yet been an
nounced. But the following
schedule shows those which var
ious embassies and other foreign
groups will sponsor:
December 10: 8 pm.-Prayel
service by the Holy Family
jUkrainian Catholic Church.
December 20: 1915 pm.-Out-
door mass sponsored by Latin
American ambassadors and then
stats. European and Asian Ro-
man Catholic ambassadors. stats
; and families invited.
! 8 pm.-International night
program.
/ 8 pm. Latin American
dances. music. songs.
December %: $50 p.m.-In-
ternational night-European folk
dances and Christmas music
from Estonia, Lithuania. Poland
Ukraine.
4, December Is: p.m.-Christ-
mas vespers for Eastern Ortho-
dox Church congregations.
/ December OF: 7:45 p.m.-In-
ternational niGht-Asian- African
entertainm e mt from Ceylon
Egypt. India. Tndonesia. Iran
Iraq. Jordan. Korea. Lebanan
Liberia. Libya. Pakistan, Philip
pines. Saudia Arabia, Syria
Thailand. Lemen.
/ December %: $50 p.m.-1n-
Iternational night-European en-
tertainment from Greece. Tur-
key. St. Andrews Society of
WASHINGTON. Italy and France
I December 81: pm.--Embassy
children broadcast New Year
greetings to the world.
January !: 3 p.m.-More en-
bassv greetings broadcast to the
world
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11

Yesterdays bumper downtown
department store and parking
lot business presages an all-time
record Christmas season. II the
weather holds good.
The Police Department said
traffic was heavy, but not ex-
captionally so and everything
ran smoothly. There were nc
bad tieups and no trouble on the
streets, police officials declared
Leonard B. Doggett, jr.. presi-
dent of the Washington Parking
Association. said he checked
with his fellow operators. who
agreed that downtown yesterday
things we're lawfully busy" He
added that 1t was even better
than the Saturday before. Mr..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11
Fellowship Elects

The Mems Fellowship of the
Bethesda Presbyterian Church
has elected Alfred l.. johnson
president for the coming year
Other officers elected are 1t. Col
Donald H. HUMPHREYS. first vice
president: DR.. j. Spencer Driven
second vice president; Ray o
Zimmerman, secretary, and DR.
Joseph H. Watson, treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11
.Tydings Transit Group
Boosts Wealthy Leaders

wide variety of business inter-
Iests. including coal. oil. fuel
yards. a brewery, an ice plant.
cold storage warehouses, apart
ment houses and downtown Of
flee buildings.
! Active Democrat
! Mr.. Hoffberger has been active
in a movement to preserve and
protect downtown Baltimore
from damage by the flight to
the suburbs" He has worked
for Stun clearance for years.
/ An active Democrat, he was
chairman of the campaign OF
Lansdale G. Sasccer for Senate
in 1852.
/ Mr.. Wharton was brought to
the Glenn L. Martin Co. from
Trailmobile, Inc. in 1852 and
made vice president in charge
Iof finance. Later he gave uI
this post because of illness, but
he remains a member of the
board of directors and has re-
stunned many Of his business in.
lterests.
! 1t is reported that MIR. Whar.
ton. together with George M
Bunker, president of Martin
and two other associates contro
the largest single block of stool
lin the aircraft manufacturing
/ company.
! Others Are Named
] Among other persons associ.
ated with these three leaders Of
the "Tydings group" are;
Presley D. Bowen, Baltimore
insurance man and treasurer Of
many Democratic campaigns ir
1.-The State.
! Ollie Clark. Baltimore reaI
estate man connected with the
William Martien & Co.
). George M. Englar, Baltimore
real estate man and investor.
I Fred P. Close of Baltimore
member of the Tidewater Fish
Ieries Commission.
William F. Hilgenberg, whole
sale seafood dealer and presi-
dent of the Baltimore Fire
Board
! Raymond Machen, president
of the Baltimore Steel Co.
/ Louis e. Schecter, partner in
a large Baltimore advertising
! firm.
! Leslie Biff1e. Washington pub
| lie relations counsel and for
merly Secretary of the Senate
during Democratic administra-
tons.
Abraham NJ. Schewel, retail
furniture dealer and civic leader
lin Lynchburg, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11
National Study
OF Delinquency
IsaPossibiIity
Local Investigation
OF Job-Crime Rutio
Spurs Labor Move

The Labor Department is in
vestigating the feasibility of a
national study along the lines OF
one made by the District
Apprenticeship Council, which
showed a low incidence of de-
Ilinquency among registered APP
Iprentices.
A review of the records OF
I7.177 apprentices registered by
approved employers under the
program here through June 80
indicated the rate of delinquency
and crime was "far below" that
Iof any other segment of the
areas population, including pro-
Ifessional managerial workers.
The report interested Labor
Department officials. who believe
there is "a corollary between
Wholesome and rewarding en-
Iployment and good citizenship"
They will look into the cost and
lmanpower requirements involved
lin projecting the local study to
a national survey.
Few Crimes Reported
The executive committee of
the District Apprenticeship
Council reported that among
2,642 individual apprenticeship
agreements terminated through
the end of the fiscal year, not
more than a dozen instances
were found where cancellations
resulted from crimes serious
enough to involve jail sentences.
! Since the employer must sub
nit the reason for cancellation,
the council had fairly accurate
records on the delinquency at
least among apprentices who
have been dropped.
The committee also found that
of 2.508 apprentices who success
fully completed their registered
apprenticeship and were issued
completion certificates, none had
been reported as having COM
mitted a serious crime.
I 1t found this a remarkable
record" when it was considered
} that 80 per cent of the appren-
tees are between the ages of
| is and 90, the age period of
!, greatest crime frequency.
School Attendance Studied
The Labor Department has
found, a spokesma nreported,
that the problem of delinquency
among Is and II year olds is 10
times more prevalent in youths
who have dropped out of school
land are not working than in
: those who are working.
This indicates the value Of
keeping the youngsters in school,
or. failing that. providing them
with suitable employment, he
noted.
A departmental committee
f headed by Paul E. Gurske, di-
rector of the Bureau of Labor
:, Standards. has as part of its
t job dealing with youth employ
, ment problems.
/ w c. Christensen. deputy d.
| rector of operations in the Labor
, Department Bureau of Appren-
ticeship, said he did not know of
, any studies on a national scale
along the lines of the local re-
port. and that the feasibility of
making one is being studied.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11
George NJ. Englar
BY JOHN v. HORNER
Star STAFF Correspondent

BALTIMORE, Dec. 10.-The
men associated with Willard E
Tydings in negotiations for the
franchise of Washington's transit
system are a wealthy and SUBJ
stantial lot.
Most of them are Baltimoreans
with established regulations as
industrialists, financiers. bust
ness and professional men. Many
of them are we'll known in
Washington, and some can claim
to know Washington well.
The key man of the group is
Paul L. Holland, a 68-year-old
engineer with a Naval Academy
education and long career both
in public Office and in private
industry.
Other Associates Named
His top associates include
Samuel H. Hoffberger, attorney
and one of Baltimore's most sue.
cessful investors, and j. Bradford
Wharton. jr., brilliant young
financier who was vice president
of the Glenn L. Martin Co. al
the age of SO.
Mr.. Holland, slated for TIL
presidency of the company if i
gets the Washington franchise
is a native of Keyser. N c. HI
was graduated from the Nava
Academy in 1908 and went OF
active duty but he retired il
1919 with the rank of lieutenan
commander.
He went to the Georgia Ala
bama Power Co, as general SUI
perintendent Subsequently HI
was with the Carolina Power &
Light Co. at Raleigh. and thu
Blue Ridge Power Co. at Spar
tanburg. S. c. He Joined a firm
Of consulting engineers at Char
lotte and he is credited with
establishing the first auto matte
hydro-electric plant, al Lake
Lure. N. c.
Expert on Utilities
From 1881 to 1948 he was chic
engineer of the MARYLAND Pub
lie Service Commission. special
lzing in rate studies. deprecia.
ton. operating methods, econom.
les of public utility engineering
and safety methods.
From l948 until 1854 he wa:
Baltimore director of public
works. supervising the construc.
ton of about $500 million oil
projects. Last year he became
regional manager for John Nc
Shaiu. Inc. the big contracting
company.
The Hoffberger family has a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11

the eight meetings which indi-
Gated approval of the half-acre
coming for the rural areas.
1T is easy to get people to
raise their hands," Mr.. Root said
referring to the voting.
You mean to lnsinuate their
opinions mean nothing to your
Chairman Griffith retorted. u
think these upper county people
have got to be respected"
Wiley Griffith said he hac
been informed that Mr.. Root
had gone to the meetings with
a closed mind.
Mr.. Griffith added that he fell
Mr.. Root was "downgrading u;
countymen."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11
GU Professor to Speak

DR.. Ernest H. Feilchenfeld,
professor of international law
and organization chairman of
the Institute of World Politv at
Georgetown University. will
speak at pm. tomorrow at the
st. Peter Claver Center. 8l4
Seventh street S.W.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11
BIudensburg Alumni

The Bladensburg High School
Alumni Association will meet at
g pm. tomorrow in the cafeteria
Of the school in Bladensburg, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11

A young Army couple. facing
Christmas all but fiat broke ano
expecting a baby next month
appealed yesterday for the re-
turn of valuable papers in the
wife'S pocketbook which was
taken IN a downtown store Fri
day
Also in the purse was about
$3.50. their total bankroll.
But Specialist &c John Ault-
man said he and his wife Garcia
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Piekpoekets Prey on Christmas Shop.
ping Crowds. Poee A-34
don't expect the money back
They do hope to reclaim the
papers. however. since the docu-
ments are worthless to anyone
else
The soldier. %, and his Ger
man wife, 18, returned to the
United States from Berlin last
August. They were married last
March. He has been stationed at
Fort Belvoir since late October
They live at 1913 Timber Branch
drive, Alexandria.
Friday they went shopping for
clot h in g for the approaching
birth.
Garcia was sitting on lounge
they have in the store. and hel
pocketbook was right alongside
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11

ested in giving any kind of help
during the campaign call cam
paign headquarters at Hudson
3-41ll.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11
3 Firms 10 Join
lin Study Of DC.
Cultural Center
Groups Agree to Act
As Advisory Board
On Voluntary Bosis

Eight of the Nations most
prominent architectural. engin-
eering and planning groups have
agreed to help plan Washing
tons proposed cultural center
and civic auditorium project.
The eight groups, participating
On "a voluntary basis" because of
the national nature of the prof.
ect, will serve as an advisory
planning board to the member
Federal commission set up by
Congress to promote the center.
Mrs. Agnes E. Meyer. chairman
of the commission, announced
the acceptance of these firms:
! Pereira & Luckman, archi-
ItectS, planners and engineers Of
Los Angeles and New York;
Shepley, Bultinch, Richardson g.
Abbott, architects. Boston;
Giffels g. Wallet. engineers. De-
itroit; Faulkner. Kingsbury g.
Stenhouse, architects, Washing
ton; Holabird. Root 81 Burgee,
architects. Chicago; Stanford
Research Institute. Patio Alto
Calf and Washington; Rey-
nolds. Smith 81 Hills. engineers.
Jacksonville. Fla, and MacKie g.
Klamath, architects, Houston.
Bennett Executive Director
| Pereira and Luckman will
serve as the "coordinating firm"
on the board.
/ Charles B. Bennett, a member
of Pereira and Luckman. will act
Jas executive director of the
planning board, heading a work.
ing staff to be made up of rep
resentatives from each firm.
Mr.. Bennett and the staff are
to begin work Immediately. with
headquarters in Washington.
| Their lob will be to analyze
possibilities for the size. location
and makeup Of the center. Con-
igress, in authorizing the study,
stipulated that the center in
clude an auditorium. Hall of
Presidents" and music. fine arts
and mass communications facil-
tiles.
But Congress left the difficult
decisions of site. financing and
specific composition entirely up
to the commission. In addition.
Congress ordered a report by
next February !.
New Board Meets
Barney Balahan, president OF
Paramount Pictures Corp, and
chairman of the commission S
Site Committee. proposed the
national planning board as the
speediest and most feasible way
to get the Nations top talents
into the picture.
Members OF the new BOARD met
informally last week in Mr. Bal
ADAMS New York Office to set
up the organization. Also present
we're Mrs. Meyer. wife of the
board chairman of the Washing
ton Post and Times Herald. Her
bert w. Bowling, president of
| the City Investing Co. OF New
/ York, and commission vice chair
man, and George L. williams, %
Washington. commission secye-
tary.
! Various sites in downtown
Washington repeatedly were dis
cused at the New York meeting.
/ but no decision was reached.
I Mr.. Balaban stressed that the
first decisions to be reached
should be on the makeup of the
center.
! A report on preliminary studies
by the board. Mrs. Meyer said in
a statement, will be made to the
full commission at a meeting
early in January.
Milford chronicle., 1955-12-30
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STORE HOURS
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Wed. and fri $50 4 n 70 900 ?. NJ
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sLEEP soFAs

Plenty of Free Parking Fsf yan
seIysr's Customers IN RaFFIsou's
Parking Lot on French 81. Near slh
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Step Tublss End Tables Lamp TobIes Tea
Wagons Corner Tubles : Uphotisrsd Chairs
Sofus : seeionaIs : Reduced
Milford chronicle., 1955-12-30
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Ninth AND KING SITS.
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