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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-24
Bigger Building
For Acc Seen

Recent emphasis on the
peaceful uses Of atomic energy
may cause the Atomic Energy
Commission to build a larger
plant at its new Germantown
(MdJ site than it is now plan
ming, a commission official in
dicated in Rockville last night.
John A. Derry, Acc director
of construction, said that as
contracting officer for the new
plant he is concerned" about
the size of the building, now
planned for $500 employees. Mr.
Derry said maybe 1000" en-
ployes would be a more realistic
to plan for, in view Of
heightened interest in the
peaceful uses" program follow
ing the Geneva Conference.
Plant Effect Discussed
Mr.. Derry and three other Acc
representatives met with Rock
vile City officials to discuss the
possible impact Of the operation
on Rockville, which is about is
miles from the new plant site.
A census of present Acc per-
sonnet shows that more than
200 employees would have to
travel more than an hour to reach
Germantown. and might want
TO move into Montgomery
County. Mr.. Derry said. Although
the plant is not scheduled for
completion until November 1884,"
some people are already look
ing" for homes in the area, he
added.
Road Work Urged
The Rockville Mayor and
Council agreed to a request from
the Acc group that they write
the Maryland State Roads Com
mission urging rapid completion
Of the new Washington National
Pike beyond the Route % inter-
change at Rockville.
The new pike is open above
Clarksburg and will soon be
opened to Rockville. Until the
next leg is completed traffic to
from Washington,
and lower Montgomery
County would be funnelled
through Rockville business and
residential areas.
The Acc spokesman assured
Rockville officials that If they
built their own sewage treatment
plant on the site, 1t would not add
to the pollution Of the Potomac.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-24

The United States Park Po-
lice force of 1875 men worked
4,478 hours of overtime during
the 51-day transit strike, Park
Police Chief Harold F. Stewart
today.
Like the Metropolitan Police
force, the men Of the Park Po-
lice were barred from taking
annual leave for the duration Of
the strike except in hardship
cases. Unlike the Metropolitan
force, those already on leave were
not recalled.
The park policemen could have
been paid for lost days off under
the same bill that paid the Met
ropolitan policemen. Chief Stew
art, however, decided against
asking the Secretary of the In
terror to declare an emergency
and the men stayed on a flve-
day week.
Will Get Time on
The overtime hours worked,
he said, will be paid of in COM
pensatory time during the winter
Chief Stewart predicted the force
will be short-handed all winter,
with men taking annual leave
ahead of the cutoff date and
getting their overtime paid off.
To cope with the heavily in.
creased traffic going through the
park highways during the
strike. park police manned q
traffic posts instead Of the nor
NAL IA.
Chief Stewart explained thai
it takes most of the force tt
man the IA posts during the
morning and evening rush hours
He had % manned by keeping
the midnight shift on through
the morning rush and keeping
the day shift on through the
Afternoon rush. That was how
the overtime mounted.
The men. he said, eyed the
open shirts and rolled-bacL
sleeves Of the Metropolitan force
with some envy but he tried tc
keep them comfortable in Other
ways. A system was set up tt
relieve them for a few minute:
every hour during the traf1it
periods so they could get into
the shade, and lemonade anc
salt pills were distributed.
Some Areas Saturated
Among the trafic problems
Chief Stewart particularly cited
Rock Creek and Potomac park
way, which he described as
saturated" from Constitution
avenue to the Shoreham Hotel
hill ~during the rush hours
Throughout the strike.
But the park policemen also
had their hands full at the Me-
mortal Bridge, the circles on
either side of it and the Federal
parkway approaches to the city,
As the park police contribu-
ton to solving the parking
problem during the strike, park
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-24
City's 3 Papers to Honor
Police for Strike Work

to indicate the citizens appre-
citation" Of the job done by the
force during the strike period.
81 know the federation is most
appreciative of the work done
by our police" Mr.. Remon wrote.
Recently I testified in con-
|nectlon with their raise in salary
before the Congress. I, Of course,
think that the raise in pay was
the most tangible thing that
could be done for the police and
flremen, but, / think. without
knowing just what form 1t would
take, that the newspapers OF
Washington might. in some way.
express their appreciation for
the citizens Of the District"
Thanks From Everybody
Edward r. Carr, president Of
the Washington Board Of Trade.
wrote that I'VE get the impress
sion in talking with various civic
leaders that the people Of Wash
|ington would like to show their
appreciation to the police in some
way.
Based on this desire for public
expression" he wrote, I'VE be-
Ilieve that consideration should
be given to some permanent
|commemoration in honor of our
police force. We are not pre-
pared at this time to offer any
specific recommendation, but 1t
would seem that our community
leaders could decide on some
kind of appropriate recognition
Another request came from
the Rev. Vladimir E. Hartman,
director of the Department of
Research and Church Planning.
Washington Federation Of
Churches.
II deeply feel" DR.. Hartman
wrote. "that all of us have been
impressed with the courteous
and efficient manner Of the 90
Ilicemen and traffic officers ii.
meeting the many difficult prob
lens which have been theirs
(during the strike). During these
hot days, at great discomfort,
the work of these men has added
Ito our community morale.
while there has been some
acknowledgment for a job well
done, 1 think our newspapers
should give special recognition
to these men for their excellent
public service"
Joseph H. Schneider. president
|of the Federation of Business
mems Associations, wrote that
Jail the officers on the force de-
served q tribute which should
be extended on a community
wide basis.
c. F. Preller, president of the
Central Labor Union, wrote of
"the appreciation Of all organized
labor in this area to our fine
police force" for its "unstinting
adherence to duty" during the
strike.
1--WE in the District Of Column
bia," Mr.. Preller declared, ARE
very fortunate in the caliber of
men on our force, and the way
they have handled the public
welfare during this trying period
is indeed a tribute to the officers
ard their men,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-24
Boy Seriously Hurt
In Bike Race Spill

A 14-year-old boy is reported
in serious condition at Casalty
Hospital following a bicycle &C.
cident last night, police reported.
Police said the boy, James
Kettner, IA, Of 1918 Potomac
avenue Sc, received a skull
fracture when he was thrown
from his bike during a race with
another boy at Potomac and
Pennsylvania avenues Sc. His
condition was described as
serious" by Casualty Hospital
physicians today.
Police said the boys bike ap-
parently. collided with a bicycle
ridden by Rudolph Moser, IA,
colored of 14O9 Potomac avenue
S. E. Both boys are students
at Hine Junior High Schol.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-24
Doctors Hospital
Names DR.. GER

DR.. Fred A. j. GER, Washing
ton physician, has been appoint
ed head Of the Department Of
Medicine at Doctors Hospital. He
succeeds DR.. Arnold McNitt.
DR.. GER, a Washington ma
tive and graduate Of the George
Washington Medical School, is
a specialist in internal medicine
and gastroenterology.
He Is a fellow Of the Ameri-
can College of Physicians, Fell
low of the New York Academy
of Medicine. past president Of
the International Medical Club,
past president of the George
Washington University Medical
Society, past vice president Of
the Medical Society and member
OF the Chevy Chase Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-24
CIV Troubudours
To Depart for Tour

George Washington Univer-
sity's Travelling Troubadours
were to take off from Andrews
Air Force Base today for their an
nual summer tour Of overseas
bases.
The group Of 16 girls and 10
boys will visit bases in Iceland,
the Azores and Bermuda, return
ing September 9.
Directed by DR.. Robert Har-
mon, and assisted by Mrs. Har-
mon as accompanist and coun-
selor, the troupe has covered
more than 10000 miles since 1856
when the trips began. They have
Travelled as far north as Thule.
Greenland, and have flown over
$4,000 miles in the Pacific area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-24
Two Area Campers Tell
OfF|iqhtin Pocono Flood

Casual as can be, two Wash
ington area boys arrived home
today with an unexcited account
of their flight from q flooded
Pocono Mountains Pa) camp.
Douglas Mooreside, 16, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton Mooreside,
5229 South Eleventh road, Ar
lington, was accompanied on
the return trip by David Best.
Is, son of Mrs. Carol Best, 20l4
Wardman road, Avondale, Md.
David was a camper and
Douglas a counselor at Camp
Miller. It is on the Delaware
River and last Friday night.
when the Delaware crested
there, it was in the river.
The boys related their expert
erce today when they were re-
united with their parents at
Union Station.
Told to Get Out
at was about 6 when we got
up Friday morning" Douglas
said. 1.-THE river was UP con-
siderably then. 1t was beginning
to seep into the canteen area. +"
David said, 1--WE got right to
work moving trunks to higher
ground from the junior area.
About II o'clock they told us we
had to get out right away"
1--WE got the juniors out first, I"
said Douglas. They were in
high spirits, too. Nobody was
panicky. They were all singing
marching down the road toward
Ministeriufn." Camp Minis
terium, about 21a miles from
Camp Miller, was not fiooded)
"Water was over the road"
David said. TT was up to about
here" he put a hand on a hip.
Truck Boys Down
"They were taking the kids
out by truck but 1t got begged
down finally because the water
kept getting higher" the
Mooreside boy said. THE water
finally got up around the roof
Of the truck"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-24

Then, David said, "we went
UP over Dutch Hill" The steep
slope lies directly behind the
riverside camp.
1--WE couldn't carry much stuff
with U.S." Douglas said. He
added he lost several pairs Of
pants and some other gear.
David emerged with even
fewer possessions. The older
boy was carrying a stuffed
duffel bag today but David's lug
gage consisted of a camera and
two small packages.
Bedded down in a mess hall
converted to a dormitory the
boys spent Friday night high
and dry. Meanwhile. their own
camp was going downriver.
1.-THE next day most Of the
cabins at Miller were gone"
Douglas said.
Cabins Go Down River
1--WE had 20 cabins in the
junior area" David said, land
all of them went down the river
except two or three that crashed
on the Arts and Crafts Building
and one that went up to the
building. Number -Four
floated up to the cornpatch."
He said another boy returned
from an inspection of Miller
and said "a lot Of bodies were
around on the beach,"
Most of the cabins were
dragged into the Delaware as
the high water receded. Douglas
said.
Navy. Air Force and Marine
helicopters ran a food airlift
to Camp Ministerium's swollen
population. Some food came in
by truck.
1.-THE State police finally
ordered us out because Of the
health hazard" Douglas said.
The boys went to Philadelphia
in a 13-bus convoy. 1.-The Red
Cross put us up in a hotel"
Douglas said. "They put us on
the train today"
Both boys said there were no
casualties at all among the 200
routed from Camp Miller.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-24
Ailine Congresswomon
Token to Pennsylvania
By the Associated Press

Representative Vera Buchan-
an, Democrat Of Pennsylvania,
who was stricken with pneu-
monia in late June, left by am
bulance today for a hospital in
McKeesport, Pa, her home town.
Mrs. Buchanan, SO, became i'll
while attending q session of the
House and was taken to Be-
thesda Naval Hospital. She has
been at the hospital since then.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-24

A plaque honortng the per-
Torrance Of the Metropolitan
Police Department during the
I52-day transit strike will be pre-
Isented to Chief Robert v. Muir
ray by Washington's three daily
newspapers.
The newspapers will be acting
on behalf of the citizens of the
Nations Capital, who, individ-
ually and by organization, have
been urging some sort Of special
recognition for the men who put
In countless hours on the hot as
phalt to keep traffic moving.
Chief Murray will accept the
15-by-24-inch plaque in cere-
monies sometime in October
The date will be announced
later.
The chief said that the plaque
will be displayed in the recep-
ton room Of the executive Of
fees of the department on the
fifth floor Of Municipal Center
Expressed Gratitude
The figure of a policeman will
be engraved on the face of the
tribute, and, alongside, these
words will appear:
ITO the Metropolitan Police
Department:
With this tablet, the citizens
of Washington express theil
gratitude to the Metropolitan
Police of the District of Colum.
bia. whose patience, courtesy
and cheerful spirit marked Their
exceptional service to the public
and extraordinary performance
of duty during the So difficult
days Of the transit strike. July l.
August 81. 1856"
The three newspapers joined to
arranged the tribute at the re-
quest Of five major groups In
Washington. These organizations
suggested that policemen should
be given an honor in the name
Of all Washingtonians for the
high caliber Of their extra-duty
work.
In addition to the plaque, the
department will be given copies
of resolutions Of thanks adopted
by civic, business, educational
fraternal, trade, church and vet
Grams groups in Washington.
Resolutions Urged
The newspapers urge such
groups to adopt the resolutions
at their first opportunity, and
couch their language preferably
in the same form as the tribute
on the plaque. All the resolu-
tons should be mailed to Chief
Murray, Municipal Center, SOC
Indiana avenue NV.
The newspapers decision te
design and execute the plaque
came after suggestions not only
from the five organizations which
entered formal requests for such
an action, but from hundreds
of citizens who called and wrote
their Offices individually.
One Of the first groups to sug-
gest the honor was the Fedora
ton of Citizens Associations,
whose president, John A. Remon,
wrote that ut would be quite
appropriate If the newspapers OF
Washington would do something
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-24

The following is summary
of the results of reading and
arithmetic tests given to '9-B
students in Washington junior
high schools in March.
One group of 10 schools
Group WAS given one set Of
tests and a second group of Is
schools-Group was given
a different set of tests, but
school officials believe the two
sets Of tests are substantially
comparable.
The figures show the standing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-24
How Schools Compared
In Reading, Moth Tests

of ninth-graders in each school
in terms of school year and
month, compared with the city
and national norms for each
test For example, the rating
9.6 means ninth year. sixth
month or grade 9-B.
Both groups include schools
from both the former white and
colored school divisions. The
schools were picked at random.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-24

Westminster, Md, walked Oh
with the top awards.
In the bull classes, his Wild
Eyes Pathfinder won both the
senior and grand champion
prizes. His Hillcrest Gauntless
III won the junior champion
award. In the female classes. H
Red Lucy won the senior and
grand championships, and his
Hillcrest Bonita ~ won the
Junior championship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-24
Follows Past Pattern

School officials said the March
test results are generally in line
with test results of the past few
years, which also have shown
lags behind national averages.
Past tests also have indicated
a lower achievement average
among the city's Negro pupils
than among white.
School Supt. Hobart M. Corn
ing said today that he feels
there is nothing to be alarmed
about" in the test results, as far
as any reflection of the quality
|of Washington's schools is con-
|cerned.
He said officials have been
aware of the lags and have been
taxing steps to deal with them,
Milford chronicle., 1955-06-10

to a record d-hreaking $4,000 The
following year topped the million
mark and estimates for 1855 run
as high as a million and half.
AS with the automobile, there
are compelling reasons for the
record-breaking acceptance of this
new dimension in living. Today,
the equipment itself is efficient,
economical and dependable. 1t pro-
tects the family health from the
ravages of dust and pollen, and
dangers and nuisances of fumes
and dirt, SCOT and odOrs. 1t has
made housekeeping easier up
holtery, drapes. rugs and clothing
cleaner. 1t is right now in the
course of revolutioniZing the de-
sign and construction of homes
And what room air conditioning
means to the II million Americans
who suffer from hay-fever and
other pollen caused affections can
only be appreciated by those who
formerly looked forward to weeks
of misery every year.
Students who have investigated
the effect of climate on humans and
other animals point out that people
who live near the equator in Cen
trail and South America attain less
Milford chronicle., 1955-06-10

Of the American market. In peace
time this presents no problem to
national defense. However, in time
of war, Switzerland would very
likely be isolated. In World War III
even jeweled bearings had TO be
smuggled out of Switzerland in
diplomatic pouches
The Nike, the control devices OF
modern armament, horoscopes and
countless highly secret and classi-
fled military items are now manu-
factured by delicate precision ma
chimes which make many of the
same parts used in the watch you
wear on your wrist.
What Mr.. Wilson and other mill
tary and government experts are
trying to say is, let's keep an eye
on our watches now and protect
the remaining handful of skilled
workers in this country as part OF
our national defense program.
When you wind your wrist
watch Just give thought TO the
possibility that the tiny mechan-
isms i'm that watch might be du-
plicated in the secret machinery
of the h-bornb.
The Lower House
In what may go down in the
record book as the silliest perfor-
nance in its history. the House
of Representatives voted to re-
store rigid price supports. at 90
percent of parity. for wheat. cotton.
corn, rice and peanuts. I'm so doing.
our public servants. repealed. in
sofar as the House is concerned.
the flexible price supports enacted
last year and which have not yet
had chance To function
since they would become effective
with this wears crops.
Annrt from the Righteousness
nf killing p law before il can gn
10 work. this latest clownine OF
onr snlons could he construed az
on endorsement of spending billions
for the purchase and storage of
artificially induced surpluses.
Milford chronicle., 1955-06-10

stature, die earlier from infectious
disease, and rarely develop the
energy, mental or physical, OF those
who live in cooler climates.
In Illinois, Indiana and Iowa it
takes IL to IA months to bring a
steer up to slaughter weight-about
1000 pounds. In Louisiana and
Florida. it takes two-and-a-half
years or more. In Panama, Cuba
and Columbia. three-and-a-half to
four-and-a-half years are required.
And all on the same rations,
Thus. it seems pretty clear by
now that comfort pays off-in
beefsteaks or in effective living.
Watches And War
Did it ever occur TO you that
you may be wearing the counter
part of highly secret and classi-
fled defense mechanism on your
wrist?
Millions of Americans wear wrist
watches without realizing that the
intricate precision mechanism of
the average wrist watch is almost
duplicate of many of the vital
to-defense military instruments.
AS more or less of a sharp re-
minder OF this, Secretary of Defense
Charles T.. Wilson has just issued
a public letter TO nine Senators.
Mr.. Wilson said:
THE entire horological industry
is essential to the mobilization
base"
The issuance of this important
comment from Americas Secretary
of Defense was concerned with pro-
tecting the dwindling American
watch industry as parl of the ma
tion's mobilization base. Military
experts, many OF them alarmed
at the rapidly declining U. S. watch
making industry, have felt il was
necessary to remind the public
that the manufacture Of a COM
plex timing mechanism is an es-
sentiai part of national defense.
The Swiss now have SO Ier cent
Milford chronicle., 1955-06-10
& Commencement Was
Held At Theatre
On Wednesday Night
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Memorial Award-Robert Emory;
DIR. G. w. Pleasanton aw&rd-May-
nard Grustra; Readers Digest
Award Maynard Grunstra; Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars Award
Maynard Grunstra; Road-E-O, Will
liam Chandler.
The class was presented to re-
ceive diplomas from Mr. Steiner. by
DR.. Ramon c. Cobbs, Supt of Mil
ford Special School District.
The benediction was given by
Rev. John A. Corrigan, pastor of
st. Johns Catholic Church.
The graduates follow:
George Francis Adams, Jr, Pa
tricia May Argo, Alice Marie Beebe,
Irma Elaine Beebe, F'rieda Golden
Beebe, Clara Alice Beideman, Mary
Katherine Beideman, Daniel Robert
Bennett, Diana Tavern Benton,
Edward Nelson Berwick, Ronald
Lee Brengle, Hilba Maradel Bur-
ton. Charles John Cannon, Jr.,
William Asa Chandler, Jr., Elois
Grace Clendaniel. Shelby Conaway.
Edward Henry Daino, Thelma Ray
Daniels, Francis Ray Dill, Clyde
Willis Draper, Robert Nelson
Emory, Donald McNair Evans, John
Townsend Fitzgerald, Jr., *David
Lee Frank, Jeanette Evelyn Free
man, David Owens Garris, Martha
Frances Giltenboth, Carolee Nc
Whorter Green, Carolyn Jarvis
GrOverman, Warren Peter Gorlich,
Maynard Grunstra, Patricia Cleaver
Hall, Mary Alice Hammond, Hattie
Edith Harding, Betty Jane Har-
rington. Ronald Lee Harrington,
Carla~ Mae Jester, George Gilbert
Jester. Herman Rosen Jester, Jr.,
Joan Elaine Kenton, Janet Elaine
Kern, Laureta Lank, Kenneth Leon
Layton, Mary Louellen Lyons,
James RUSSELL Marquisette, Mari
lyn Ann Miller, Janet Eta Mills,
Ralph Emerson Mills, *John Will
liam Neff, Alvin Douglas Neibert,
Pauline Grace Owens, Catherine
Cecilia Peterman, Joyce Aileen
L 4
Charles Powell, Eleanor May
Prettyman. Frank Leslie Reed, Jr.,
Clarence Eugene Rice, III. Eugene
Southard Risler, III, James Vifial
Patricia Ann Roberts Je-
rome Lee Rutt, Ray Merritt Saw
age. Marvin Pierce Schelhouse, AL |
bert George Schmick, Jr., Jesse
Richmond Sharp. Dwight Lester
Short, Joan Elizabeth Slacum, Dale
Smith, Robert Paul Staiger,
Hanah Ann Taylor, John Edward
Theis, Shirley Ann Theis, Fay Vir-
ginia Towers, James Alfred Tingle, |
Jr., Constance Bryan Travers, Dor
cas- Hope Tull, Donald Lee Tyndall.
Coleman Charles Web, Jr, John
Titus Webb, and Susan Wilgus.
Graduate Through the General
Educational Development Tests of
the Armed Forces.