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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-06
.Pepco Granted
.6.5% Rise in
Electric Rates
Cost to Consumers
Up to $3.8 Million
A Year in Boost
BY HECTOR MCLEAN

The District Public Utilities
Commission today approved o
6.5 per cent rate increase for the
Potomac Electric Power CO.
It ordered the company to
submit a set of rate schedules
designed to cost the company's
customers $3.s million a year.
This was slightly more than 65
per cent of the amount sought
by the company last autumn
when it asked for an increase Of
SIS. 785 DOL.
The commission also wiped
out the modified sliding scale
plan" under which Pepco rates
have been calculated for several
years.
Explaining its decision, the
commission said. 1.-THE uncon-
troverted evidence submitted by
Pepco makes it clear that it has
been and will be compelled to
make extensive additions to its
facilities to keep pace with the
constantly growing demand for
power within its service area.
Cites Rate of Return
In it's 22-page, mimeographed
decision. the commission ruled
that the company is entitled to a
rate of return on its investment
falling within a range of SIS
per cent to 4.85 per cent.
The rate of return previously
allowed was SIS per cent and the
company had asked for a rate of
625 per cent, although arguing
that SIS per cent would be justi-
fled.
The commission said. "Pepco
is faced with a necessity of OBJ
tanning large amounts of new
capital IN the near future. 1t
contends that to meet this prob
lem successfully it is imperative
that its earnings position be SUBJ
stantially improved.
Regard for Future
Appropriate regard for its flu
ture financial stability and
credit requires that a consider
able portion Of the new capital
be derived from the sale Of COM
mon stock whose market ability
is directly dependent upon It's
present and prospective earn
ings."
The commission noted that,
mo issue has been raised with
respect to these general justifi-
cations offered by Pepco, and
the necessity for some increase
in rates has not been chal.
lenged."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-06
Eden Is Hailed
By Eisenhower
Dulles Describes .
Him as q Trusted
Friend Of U. S.

President Eisenhower today
hailed Sir Anthony Eden as "a
great successor" to Sir Winston
Churchill as British Prime MIN
lister.
His statement welcoming Sir
Anthony's appointment today
followed an assertion yesterday
that the Free World still has
much to gain" from the wise
counsel of Sir Winston despite
the 80-year-old statesman's re-
tirement.
Peace Efforts Praised
OF the new head Of the British
government. Mr.. Eisenhower
said:
"Sir Anthony Eden, my good
and longtime friend. has been
named the new Prime Minister
of her Majestys' government in
the United Kingdom. He is a
great successor to a great Prime
Minister.
I'm war and in peace, Sir An
thony has been an outstanding
spokesman of the Free World.
know that he will continue un-
ceasingly to serve the cause of
world peace and freedom.
81 join with my fellow Ameri-
cans in felicitating him, a
statesman of world stature, as
he undertakes his new respon-
sibilities."
Dulles Extends Greetings.
Secretary of State Dulles said
the American people can take
satisfaction in Sir Anthonys ap-
pointment because he is known
and trusted friend. Mr.. Dulles
issued this statement:
! II am happy to extend greet
/ ings to Sir Anthony Eden as the
Prime Minister. He is a great
believer in close Anglo-American
relations.
"As Secretary of State for For
eign Affairs in the p>asent and
in preceding governments, he
has used his great talents in de-
| tense of freedom. He was a large
contributor to the concept of
Western European Union which
is now in process Of realization.
/ "Our Nation can feel a sense
Of satisfaction that. even though
Sir Winston Churchill has de-
cided to lay down official Office,
his task will be carried on by a
friend whom we know and trust"
President Eisenhower said yes
See COMMENT, Page AS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-06
Lenten Reflections
By the Rev. Scott

ToDAY's THoUGHT-The Rev.
DeLoss N. Scott. postor Of the No
tionor Tabernacle reedlIs thot
through hospitoI experience Of over
two yeors plus the prayers Of his
fomiIy he was converted. Page AIS.
MATINEE iDoL--Louis G. Wolf
sons burning ambition is to seize
control Of the sIont Montgomery
Ward Co, Yesterday he made
o big pitch for proxy votes before
"seIiout" Washington crowd. The
story OF the big show appears on
Pose A-6.
NIGHTMARE TRAIN - John n.
Noble. IN the fourth Of O series on
his experiences as o slove Ioborer in
Russ,o tells Of being shipped TO the
northern reaches Of Siberia on Poss
A-20.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-06
1wiining Warns
.0f Red Planes

Gen. Nathan F. Twining to-
day told Congress the Russian
stockpile Of nuclear weapons is
growing, their ability to deliver
them is improving and that
Communist air power is the
number one threat to our
security"
The Air Force chief OF staff
cited Russia's development of a
long-range Jet bomber capable
of attacking the United States,
an improved jet fighter and So
Wet work on an intercontinental
ballistic missile with sufficient
range to destroy targets in the
United States"
Gen. Twining testified before
a Senate Appropriations Sub
committee studying the admin
istration's $35 billion defense
budget. The budget calls for a
continued buildup of the coun-
try's air power and work at the
highest priority on an inter-
continental ballistic missile
carrying an atomic warhead.
Reports Good Progress
Gen. Twining reported good
progress" on developing missiles
that could be launched in this
country against targets in any
part of Europe. He said that
three such missiles are under de-
velopment-the Navajo, the
Snork and the Atlas.
1.-THE most important Of these
is the Atlas" the general said.
ut will be powered by rocket
motors and develop speeds of
several thousand miles an hour. ("
Gen. Twining said the Rus
slams new heavy bomber is COM
parable in size to this country's
newest long range bomber. the
B-52.
1.-THE addition Of the heavy jet
See MILITARY. Page A-3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-06
BY MARTIN S. HAYDEN.

Secretary of State Dulles is
prepared to tell Congress that
his own top public relations adj
viser-Assistant Secretary Carl
w. McCardle-was the man who
gave the Yalta papers to the
New York Times.
Secretary Dulles has agreed to
testify April Is.
The plan to leak" the contro-
.versial documents to a single
paper was a considered decision
based on State Department de-
sire to insure publication Of the
full 834-page Yalta text and thus
minimize opportunities to twist.
for political purposes, the story
Of the l945 big Three" meeting
in the Soviet Crimea.
At the last minute, the New
York papers scoop" was short
circuited by White House Press
Secretary James c. Hagerty and
several Republican Senators who
insisted on a simultaneous re-
lease to all news media on the
afternoon Of March 16, Just Q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-06
Mass Exodus
Unlikely Here
New Dispersal FIons
Coll for No Big Shift
Officials Declare
BY GEORGE BEvERIDGE

Top administration officials.
shaping new Federal dispersal
policies. foresee no mass exodus
Of Government from Washing
ton because of the dangers Of
atomic war.
There is no objection, in fact,
to the construction Of new
buildings here by most Federal
agencies, top-level officials told
The Star today.
Some agencies, when new
building programs for them
come UP, viii move to dispersed
locations either through their
own desire or at ONCE Of De-
Tense Mobilization insistence. A
current example is the Atomic
Energy Commission, which re-
portedly is seeking a Maryland
site miles from Washington.
Certain small. key activities
Of agencies here also will oper-
ate on q continuing basis at
emergency relocation sites"
now set up for each agency
away from Washington.
No Master Plan
But officials emphasized there
is no master plan in the desk of
any administration policymaker
that proposes the progressive re-
moval Of entire agencies. And
the feeling is that Washington's
economy will not suffer because
Of the moves which do take
place.
ODM Director Arthur s. Flem-
ming. in an address here this
week. said dispersal cannot be
looked upon as an end in itself,
but must be considered within
the practical limits Of a properly
functioning urban economy"
For Washington" one admin
istration leader. said. dispersal
as we now see it need not be an
either -. Or situation. Over
the years, other. agencies will
move out as the Acc is now.
But ! see no reason why the
Capital should not continue to
develop new Government build
ings, probably replacing old
tempos."
The devastation of the H
bono. plus the prospect of even
more destructive weapons, has
swept away the Federal Govern
mems old ideas OF dispersal.
Standards Being Drafted
In theil place the ODM has
now set the stage for a new
three-pronged effort to help
major target areas plan for the
future:
/. A set of dispersal stand
ards" for Washington and other
target cities-patterned indi-
vidually to At the peculiar eco
nomic and geographical needs Of
each-is being put into final
form. Within a few weeks, this
data will be available through a
Commerce Department unit to
city and business leaders.
There will be no element of
compulsion in this program. The
Government will be saying to
cities: Here are some basic
facts as to how far your city
might want to dispense some OF
its activities" How the cities use
the data will be their own bust
ness.
2. A determination, for the
See DISPERSAL, Page A-12
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-06
Cat and Lemur
Greeted at Zoo

The Zoo announced two addi-
tons to its small mammal house
today, a Serval (wildcat) and
a Galago Qemur) both natives
Of South Africa.
The animals were shipped to
DR.. William Mann, Zoo director.
by an old friend, j. D. Handle
mann Of Port Harold. South
Africa.
1--WE haven't had either of
these two types for a good many
years." DR.. Mann said.
The serval is a tawny, black
spotted. big-eared cat. with long
legs. DR.. Mann said.
The galago has nocturnal
habits and leaps with great agil-
lty because Of It's long hind legs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-06
Canada Cuts
.IncorneT Taxi 1917

OTTAWA, April 6 P.-Cana-
dams get an income tax cut av-
eraging 10 per cent effective
July /. The levy on big corpo-
ration incomes also will be re-
duced. Excise taxes on some
items will be trimmed and
others Cancelled.
These were among the high
points Of a Federal budget mes
sage presented to Parliament
last night by Finance Minister
Walter Harris. It called for no
major tax increases.
In the message. Mr.. Harris
calculated government revenue
during the current fiscal year
ending next March 80 at $4,202.-
600 900. Expenses, he estimated,
would run s4,362, 900, o0e. leav-
ing deficit of $3.50 million. This
would be Canada's second
straight deficit year, after nine
years of surpluses.
The finance minister said he
was cutting taxes because he ex-
pected the gross national prod
uct-the value of all goods and
services produced in the nation
to hit $26 billion in 1856.
Half Benefit This Year
Asserting that under the pre-
vious tax schedule such a total
would mean a substantial SUR
plus for the government. Mr..
Harris said.
81 think in these circumstances
it is good sense to anticipate
this situation and make some
moderate tax reductions now"
The income tax cuts would
total about $128 million in a full
year. Since they do not go into
effect until July /. taxpayers will
get only half the benefit this
year.
On a full year basis, the re-
auctions range from 1873 per
cent for Canadians in the lower
pay brackets to 2.8 per cent for
those with higher incomes. Mr..
Harris estimated that IS per
See CANADA, Page AS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-06
Lute News
Bulletin
LII AIx:x.J~ A Rl~.x

LAC VEGAS, New, (P.-The
highest atomic test in any
Nevada series--a blast de-
signed to destroy plane forma-
tions-flashed six miles above
the Yucca Flat site at 10 am.
II pm. EST today. The size
of the cloud and fash indicates
ore Of the smallest explosions
In the 1855 series.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-06
Showers to End
By NiqhtfuII

Showers today brought the
first rainfall to the Washington
area in IL days. but they were
expected to end by nightfall.
Accumulated precipitation in
the area SO far this year toJals
TIA inches. 2.07 inches less than
normal.
A high near SO is expected
this afternoon and the tempern-
ture viii slip to about so degrees
during the night. Tomorrow
will be clear with q high In the
mid-e0s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-06
Bank Robbed
OF S350,OO0
In New York
Four HoIdup Men
Escape by Cor With
Biggest Gosh Haul


bank today of $3.50, 000-believeo
the largest cash haul ever taken
from a bank.
The loot earlier had been re-
ported at 100000 and $500, 900
The denominations of the bills
were not announced. Apparent
ly they were small, because they
were intended for routine trans
actions at the teller's windows.
The four gunner, one carry
ing machine gun, herded II
employees of the Chase Manhat-
tan Banks Woodside branch
into the rear and made a clean
getaway by car.
Was Involved in Merger
The branch is about five miles
east of Times Square, across the
East River on largely residential
Long Island. 1t is within the
New York City limits.
1t was one of the branches
involved in a merger last week of
the Chase National Bank of
Manhattan Co. The Chase Man
haitian is the Nations second
largest bank with assets of
81, 96,575,718.
The money has been removed
from a vault before the banks
and was to be distributed
in the teller's cages.
It was too heavy for an en-
ploye to carry and was resting
on a carriage. or dolly" for
transportation to the tellers.
Teller Is Waylaid
The carefully planned job
started with the gunner way
laying a teller outside his apart
ment.
Henery Bardenhagen. "a. was
Just entering his automobile at
about 8:35 am. when a stranger.
who obviously knew his identity,
stepped up to him with a gun
and said:
"okav Henry Get in the
hacl.n
Three other men then Joined
the first and ali niled into the
cor
"Don,t Iook at anv of rs" said
tba first o,,nman
THE o,,nman Drove hv q cir
c,,itous route tn the hank with
one confederate beside him and
another beside Mr. Barden-
ha ger II, the rear
arJenry 1ook out the window "
the o,,nman sold en- route
"Dor,t 40 anvthino foolish "
FORCED 10 Unlock Door
49,, oiS 80, siip,ps 49, an ae oar drova ~, -
Thev had entered with their own
kevs to nrenare the Q a m OPEN
inc and had left the door locked
behind them
The robbers forced MIR Bar
denhapen at gunpoint to un-
lock the door They strobe into
the hank behind him
Mr. Bardenhaeen and the
other EMPLOYEES were ordered to
the rear AS additional en-
Moves arrived they too were
herded to the rear by two of the
men while the other two lugged
ont the money
All four climbed into Mr.. Bar
:denhapen's car and abandoned
If a short time later apparently
Transferring to another car.
the hOldup.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-06
T-shIrt Dress

The T-shirt dress is one Of the best
fashions for this transition period be-
tween small heat waves and cold spells.
See Fashion Notebook by Elem, The
Stars fashion editor on
Page BIZ.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-06
Weather Forecast

Showers ending early tonight, low near So.
Tomorrow, some cloudiness, high in mid
COS. Gull report on Page A-2)
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-06-16
Dexter Billiard, Jr.
Gets M. ID. Degree

Dexter M. Billiard, Jr., of Falls
Rd., Rockville, was awarded
Doctor of Medicine degree by the
University of Pennsylvania, Phil
adelphia, at commencement exer-
cises yesterday.
Mary A. SchWeinhaut, of Chevy
Chase, received a Bachelor of
Arts degree from the same. Uni
verSity.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-06-16
Plenty of Baltimore
Bin Room for Wheat

There should be no great diff
ficulty in obtaining storage space
for 1855 Maryland wheat in Bal
timore terminal elevators, accord.
ing to DR. Paul E. Nystrom,
chairman of the Maryland wheat
storage advisory committee. This
problem has been a serious diff
ficulty in other years.
All of the government-oWned
wheat from this section of the
country in the Baltimore eleva-
tors has been sold and is moving
into export in good volume. Gov
ernment-oWned wheat from other
parts of the United States in Bal
timore is heavy but is expected
to move out before the new wheat
crop is harvested.
II is indicated that a minimum
of 2l2 million bushels of storage
space, with possibilities of an adj
ditional 100000 will be available
for Maryland wheat for storage
in Baltimore under government
loan.
This is the same amount of
storage space as available last
year, Dr.. Nystrom pointed out
Because of a cutback in acreage,
Maryland's wheat crop is down
20 per cent from last year, de
clining from $4,000 to 3,7S4,000
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-06-16

bushels, according to current pre-
dictions of the Maryland-Dela-
ware crop reporting service at
the University of Maryland, Col
lege Park.
This combination of circum-
stances adds up TO plenty of room
for this years wheat unless there
is an exceptionally wet harvest,
DR.. Nystrom pointed out. He
cautioned farmers that wheat will
not be accepted in Baltimore with
more than Is percent moisture.
If moisture of the new crop
exceeds 13 per cent, every effort
should be made to have wheat
dried at county elevators so as
not to delay movement into stor-
age in Baltimore elevators, DR..
NyStrom said.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-06-16

ry this great overload for a short
time. The ordinary fuse will not
carry the overload and will melt
unless it is large enough to car
ry the overload. Then it is much
too large to protect the motor
from damage
A special delayed action fuse
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-06-16
DickersOn Guernsey
Completes Test

A registered Guernsey cow, Oh
lasSeS p Coraletta Coronet, own.
ed by Francis CHM, Dickerson,
has completed an official Advanc.
ed Registry record of 10.22S
pounds of milk and 5S3 pounds of
fat on two times daily milking
for 365 days. She started her
record as a senior two year-old.
This production represents appro.
Ximately 1888 quarts of high
quality milk.
"Coronet" is the daughter of
the registered Guernsey sire,
Bryn Du Maxim's Proctor. that
has one tested daughter in the
Performance Register of the
American Guernsey Cattle Club.
This record was supervised by
University of Maryland and was
reported to the American Guern-
sey Cattle Club for approval and
publication.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-06-16
Leave Suckers Alone,
Gardeners Are Told

Often times skillful gardeners
mistakenly remove some or all
of the vigorous shoots that grow
from the base of corn plants or
along the stems of other plants.
The reason expressed by these
gardeners is that by removing the
suckers" they are throwing the
strength back to the plants"
This sort of midsummer prun-
ing of vegetable crops is not a
good idea. Not only does it stunt
the plants but it reduces their
Vigor and makes them more suS-
ceptible to disease as well.
Leaves are the factories for
plants. 1t is in the leaves that
air and water are made into sug-
arS, prOteinS, starch, hormoneS,
vitamins and engines. Plant
foods taken up from the soil by
the roots are used in the leaves
to help with the manufacture of
these foods which are essential
for our good health as well as
the Vigor of the plants. Healthy
leaf and shoot growth is almost a
guarantee of high yield of top
quality vegetables.
If your vegetable plants are be-
ginning to look tired and run
down you can help them most by
making a light application of
complete fertilizer in the middle
of each row. Work the fertilizer
in gently so as not to damage
any roots and then soak the gar
den thoroughly.
Protect new growth by spray
ing or busting with insecticides
and funigicides. 1t is too late to
spray after the leaves are infect
ed, so make it a practice to pro-
teCt new leaves as they grow.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-06-16

Greatest strip-mine coal produc-
ing county in Ohio in 1854 was
Harrison County.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-06-16

gineer at the University Of Mary
land. Mr.. KreWatch is often ask
ed about the protection for mo
tors connected to these lines.
An ordinary fuse consists of
a soft metal strip which melts
when the safe carrying capacity
is exceeded. The fuse is so en-
closed that it meltS or burns out.
No damage is done, but the flow
of electricity is interrupted until
the fuse is replaced, he explains.
The agricultural engineer
warns that such fuses protect the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-06-16

or a understanding switch equip
ped with a proper size thermal
cut-out is needed to protect any
motor Since motors are expen-
sive and overload protection is
cheap, it is sound practice to
safeguard every motor.
Motor controllers with over
load protection, says Krewatch,
are preferred to special delayed
action fuses since it is easily pos
sible TO replace motor fuses (fus-
trons) with ordinary fuses of
large size which might give no
real protection.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-06-16
OUGtion for Skoke the Great
Bull of State Breeding Coop
Designated Gold Medal Sire
ODGtiOR for SkOkie the Great

Skokie Great Ovation. a Hol
stein bull who has been in thu
Maryland Artificial Breeding Co
operative stud for the past three
years has been designated a
Gold Medal sire by the Holstein-
Friesian Association of America.
SireS must meet high breed
association requirements for
both production and type in or
der TO earn the Gold Medal
award, according to DR.. Edwin
j. Weatherby, manager of the
Maryland Artificial Breeding Co
operative.
DR.. Weatherby explains that
sires meeting production require
ments are certified as Silver
Medal Production sires, and that
sires meeting type requirements
are certified as Silver Medal
Type sires. The award of both
of these certificates automatic
ally makes a bull a Gold Medal
sire.
Great Ovation was named a
Silver Medal Production sire
in September, 1854. His daugh.
ters had TO produce at least
1885 pounds of butterfat Una
ture basis, 3O5-day location on
twice daily miIking) for him
to qualify.
The actual comparison of I2
daughters and dams which
qualified Great Ovation for
the production award shows
that the daughters produced
1896 pounds of milk and $40
pounds of fat, and the dams
produced 1898 pounds of
milk and All pounds of fat.
The daughters milk tested
40 percent fat, compared with
a test of 1854 percent for the
dams.
DR.. Weatherby just received
notification last week that Great
Ovation has qualified as a Silver
Medal Type sire. This award is
made on the basis of an aver
age classification score of a
sire'S daughters.
A total of sc Great Ovation
daughters were rated to deter
mine his eligibility as a Silver
Medal Type sire. These daugh-
ters received an average classifi-
cation score of 1873, which was
well above the required average
score of 81. Ten daughters claS-
sified Very Good, q Good Plus
and 5 Good.
Both of Great Ovation's silver
medals were awarded for daugh-
tiers he sired before he came into
the artificial breeding cooperative
stud. He was purchased from
j. o. Candy of Langhorne, Pa.
DIR. Weatherby points out
that this great Sire's services
are available to dairymen i'm the
State because "a farmers pro-
vided the money for his pur-
chase i'm May, 1852. Each of
these farmers put up $780," he
says, land Great OvatiOn's rec
ord proves that they made
good choice in buying a bull
capable of generally improving
the HOlstein breed i'm Maryland"
Some of Great OvatiOn's first
artificially sired daughters are