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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-07

West Point is 2,496 plus qualified
sons of Medal Of Honor winners.
Congressional nominations for
the first class must be received
by the Air Force by 5 pm. Feb
ruary Is. Applicants must be at
least II years Of age and must
not have reached 90 by July /.
They must be citizens of the
United States and never have
been married. They must pass
three examinations:
/. The Air Force medical ex-
animation for flying training.
2. The Air Force pilot aptitude
and officer quality test.
8, The college entrance exam
nation board test. the same as 10
given for academic colleges.
Graduates of the academy viii
be commissioned second lieuten-
ants and viii be rated as aircraft
observers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-07
Public Gets a Look at Plans
For West Point Of the Air

new classes entering each year
until q full four-year student
body Is enrolled in 1858. Not
until then, according to an Air
Force announcement. viii the
Academy meet West Point, AN
napolis or civilian schools in
varsity level athletic events.
Sources of Admissions.
Admissions will be through
competition among men nomi-
mated BY members Of Congress
and from other sources such as
the regular Air Force and sons
Of Medal Of Honor winners. The
total authorized student body at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-07
Just a Dry SPELL

TYLER. Tex. Jan. Z R.
To many Texas editors. q long
dry spell is a d-r-o-u-t-h, not
a d-r-o-u-g-h-t.
In Austin Monday, the Texas
Society Of Professional Engineers
presented a comprehensive plan
on water conservation to Gov.
Allan Shivers. The society pres
ident is Frank T. Drought of
San Antonio. In the Tyler Morn
ing Telegraph. it came out mfr.
Drouth.H Editor Bill Dozier ex-
planned the nnixup in his page
one column.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-07
'Toxiinq' the Airliner

DENVER, Jan. z R.-Cab
Driver Jack Hirsch, AZ, was
penalized yesterday for plotting
his hack into a parked DC3 air.
liner on December 16. causing
$4,000 damage.
City Aviation Director David
@. Davis barred Mr.. Hirsch from
driving on the municipal air
field for 80 days. The cabbie
won dismissal of q Traffic Court
case earlier because there was
no ordinance to cover the sit
uation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-07
Weddings Dissolved

CHICAGO, Jan. Z {Rl.-Mrs.
Elizabeth Wedding. SO. sued
Ralph Wedding. 80, for divorce
yesterday, alleging desertion.
Their wedding took place June
16. 1912. in Mount Vernon. Ind
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-07
Swinging Into Action

NEW YORK, Jan. Z R.--
Army Capt. Victor L. Wegard is
q man of action. For that win-
dow washer Andrew Jaworiw can
be thankful.
On Fifty-seventh street yes
terday, the Bronx Army officer
saw a group Of New workers.
gawking and pointing upward.
There. i've floors up, MIR. Jaworiw
dangled by one Of his two safety
straps. The other had slipped.
Capt. Wegard ran into the
building. Communicated an
empty elevator. got OF at the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-07
Sufety First Needed

CHICAGO, Jan. Z @-A
taxicab struck and injured Paul
Jones Wednesday night. Mr..
Jones is director of public tn
formation for the National
Safety Council.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-07

nth floor. and pulled MIR. Jaw
oriw to safety.
mo one seemed to be doing
anything. . said Capt. Wegard.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-08-02
Anti-Litterbug Council To Launch
Program T0 Prevent 'Litterburgs'

The Lynchburg Insfriet Anti
LdttcfonR Couhe1 last "ee
launched pfoElaia aes'Rhed %
prevent ii'tefouFS from Turn
ing It's communities into litter
nurfS
some, ~ of more representa-
yves from thr dis'iiet which ~
GUIDES Lyhchbllg lanYille and
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-08-02
Pickle CuCumbcrs
On the Vine,

A untque method of growing
cucpm5ers was shown To the
Herald Staff today q II On
liam n Prospect brought In two
cucumbers That completely filled
a pickle bottle The way he does
the trick Is 10 place the cucum-
bers m bottle while they are
Stl}l on the Yne lIe reports that
last Year He but cucunDer III
square bottle and ended lib with
square cucumber
Mr. Gillian also brought ia six
tomatoes that weighed a total of
SIX pounds
7 Just wanted IL prueo n Ri
Harvey that could rroN toma
toss AZ DIV IN Ills potatoes re-
ported Mt Gillian Harvey prev
iouslr brought In four Irish po-
ta.oes weighing los II ozs.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-08-02
Defenders Plan Meet
Pamplin Wednesday

Defenders Of State Sovereignty
and Individual Liberties have
scheduled public meeting at
Pamplln school auditorium OH
Wednesday evening August 3 at
90 o'clock Members OF the
organization from Charlotte,
Prince Edward and AppOmattoS
are urged % attend and invite
friends Interested IN the organs
cation
Robert II Crawford and Sendv
tor Charles Moses spoke to a
group At Red House on Friday
evening V y en- representatives
from Campbell Charlotte and
AppnnattpA we're present
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-08-02

Edward, and Buckingham coun-
ties are 10 be appointed later
since neither Of the two counties
We're represented at the meeting
In Cumberland however State
Trooper Emory { Harrison has
been named to direct tho cans
palgn there
speakers Comment
The speakers panel included
Mrs. j w Wiltshire. Jr., first
wee president of the Virginia
Federation Of Womans Clubs who
said the Womens groups al over
the state are solidly IN support
Of the move to clean up the state \
highways.
Lawrence II. McWane Of the
Lynchburg Chamber of Commerce.
explained that a clean communl-
ty attracts industry When a firm
is considering d city as an INDUS
trial site, he said It's representa-
tlYes want 70 know In what kind
Of community its employees Will
live A clean physical appearance
viii do much to entice desirable
industry he added
Other speakers noted the ire
mendouS expense involved iii
kcrDlnn tnp states Etpbua,+g
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-08-02
ScottsviIlc Man Wins
Conserve alton Prize

L Bradley Jr II Gcottspllie
9as 4 first place winner IN a na-
tionai annual soil conservation
competition ponsored hy IL.
Goodyear Tire and Rubber o.
Bradley was selected BY the
Thomas jefferson District which
was named outstanding BY the
judges Bradley and The other
state winners will De guests Of
tie aporgor or 4 vacation out.ns
= = .-za3a .z.e! tn yezr.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-08-02

they are Ia be good decisions
Ills FIRST lob he believes is to
ind otu where We are and 10 get
acquainted with the administra-
tlvc officers the faculty thu trus-
tees. alumni stidcnts and All the
friends of Tie college
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early education in Tho n,,hIic
schoofs nj SfarknyiIle Ns3es and
then entered FIrman rIni.crsi,v
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cum laude nj 1927 ~ received
h.s Master Of Arts degree from
Duke University IN 1929 and at
tended Harvard University the
following year as Wautauga
ftiloN IN 1888, hc obtained his
IN - from DUKE University where
A' vas University Fellow from
1850 to 1881.
Fflof 10 umlng the presi-
deiicy OF Coz College III 1882,
his teaching career included sum
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-08-02
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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-08-02
10 Club Members
Earn New York Trip

Nine.ren membcr. M +hc troraId
New W.T. 1ntr. C-l,t p,.,.. ..,,.,,
the IYe-day trlp 10 Nv York be-
ginning August - Nra William
Chapman and John Rnbpr+s OF
Farmvl.c Al Miss B&ttv Jane
willis. DR. Trenholm haye lolna4
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Evening star., 1955-06-07
Trade Bourd Backs
Housing Code Plan

The directors board of the
Washington Board OF Trade has
recommended that the Commits
sioners adopt the housing code
proposals approved recently by
a special housing code review
committee made up of prominent
local citizens.
The directors only reservation
was to suggest that the code pro-
visions do not cover lodging.
rooming and boarding houses.
They decided that a separate
set of provisions should be draft
led to cover those categories Of
dwellings.
The Corporation Counsel's of
flee is engaged now in whipping
the committees draft into final
workable shape for presentation
to the Commissioners who are
expected to take final action on
"a housing code later this month.
Evening star., 1955-06-07
rk-It-Yourse|f Device
"opens Lot for Posscord

pulls in and parks the car him
self and the gate drops shut
behind him.
No attendants are needed at
the lot. If the lot is full, a
light flashes on and the ma
chine refuses to admit any
more cars. Whenver a car leaves,
the electrical brain subtracts one
from its total and is ready to
let another Car in.
At the George Washington lot,
one kind of card. containing the
hidden metal shims that actuate
the device, will admit full-time
faculty any time of day or
night. Another kind of card. is
sued to evening faculty, will
work only after 3 pm.
John Einbinder, university
acting business manager. figures
the new machine, which cost
81. .295 to install, will pay for it.
self in a matter of months in
saved attendants fees.
The machine is manufactured
by the Parking Corp. of Amer
lea. One of the firms Wash
ington representatives is Leslie
L. Biffle, former Secretary Of the
Senate.
Evening star., 1955-06-07
Mot in Church,
Wife Is Divorced

BALTIMORE, June 7 P.-
Raymond Mundell won an abso-
lutte divorce here yesterday be-
cause his wife didn't go to
church as she said.
The 28-year-old Army camp
clerk from Severn, Md, testi-
fed: "She left on Sunday night
! to go to church. Before she hao
time to get out of church. / came
there and she was not in church
She was in a car with another
man."
Mrs. Grace Mundell. "a, o1
Bay Ridge Farms, Annapolis
was awarded custody of two
children and $50 a month a.
support payments by Judge Her.
man M. Moser.
Evening star., 1955-06-07
Jones Makes Personal Plea
For Reversal of Trial Board

Earlier, in the hearing, Mr..
Lyman had charged that police
officials have "tree-boxed" his
client. He pointed out that Pvt.
Jones' previous record as a po-
liceman has been excellent. as
even his superior officers have
said. He declared that police
annals show a legion of cases
where policemen who have been
drunk on and off duty remained
on the force.
Father Christopher Twohig,
assistant of Holy Name Church,
of which Pvt. Jones is a mem
ber, also pleaded on behalf of
the suspended officer.
Police Chief Robert v. Murray
has told the Commissioners that
he does not want any man with
a record of drunkenness on the
force. The city heads took Pvt.
Jones appeal under advisement.
Evening star., 1955-06-07
Crisis
Ado. General
Laid 10 Officials
Stoff at ChiIdren's
RoDs 'Short-Siohted
Policy in District

The "Short-sighted policy OF
the District Health Department"
in refusing to certify reason-
able number of INDECENT patients
to voluntary hospitals has caused
the crisis at District General
Hospital, the medical staff Of
Children's Hospital told the
Commissioners today.
In a letter released today the
Children's staff states:
"If a greater number of adj
missions to Children's Hospital
and the other voluntary hospi.
tails had been made possible by
the District Health Department,
this crisis would not have arisen
and. even now, could be easily
solved"
The staff of District General.
in a 38-page report to then Com-
missioner Renah F. Camalier.
criticized lack of facilities and
staff at the city institution.
The Hospital Council of the
National Capital Area. of which
Chiidren's is a member. stated
June 3 that sending all nom
emergency patients to District
General is causing dangerous
and unnecessary delay in the
treatment of cases." That state
ment attacked the policy as an
undermining" of the voluntary
hospitals, but did not 60 into the
difficulties the extra patients
have caused District General.
The letter from the Children's
staff to the Commissioners says:
"It is with some reluctance
that we emphasize that the
short-sighted policy of the Dis
trict Health Department has
brought about much of the pres-
ent difficulty. If an increased
number of patients can be certi-
fed for admission to the volun-
tary hospitals. no capital ex-
penditure will be necessary and
only reasonable diversion Of
current funds for patient care
will be necessary.
1--WE are most anxious to CO.
operate in the solving of this
problem and would confer with
you at any time"
The letter was signed by Will
liam F. Burdick, M. D., medical
staff chairman; Frank D. Cos
tenbaderm, M. D., vice chairman.
and William S. Anderson, M. D.,
secretary.
Evening star., 1955-06-07
Four Pools to Open
In City Tmorrow.

Four of the six National Capt.
tai Parks public swimming pools
in Washington open for the sum-
mer tomorrow.
They are Banneker, Anacostia,
East Potomac and Takoma. They
will open at 1890 am.
Free instruction, given by en-
ployes of the District Recreation
Department and the American
Red Cross, will be held each
weekday beginning June 20. Free
swim periods will also be held at
the various pools in the morning.
Francis and Mckinley pools
will open June 20.
Evening star., 1955-06-07

The "do-it-yourself" craze
reached out in new direction
today with the opening of two
new automatic parking lots.
The park -it-yourself" lots are
lat George Washington Univer-
sity on Twenty-second street be-
tween G and H streets NV. and
lat Children's Hospital on W
street between Twelfth and
Thirteenth streets NV.
The heart of both installa-
tions is an ingenious new elec-
trical device that opens the LOT
only to qualified persons-fac-
ulty members at the university
and doctors and staff at the hos
pital.
The device is the size anc
shape of a gasoline pump with
a semaphore-type gate swinging
from it across the entrance tc
the lot. A driver pulls up at the
gate, reaches out the car window
and sticks a little plastic care
into the control box.
The box "reads" an invisible
code on the card and-if the
combination is right-opens the
gate automatically. The driver
Evening star., 1955-06-07
District Urged to Skip
Request for Revenue Bill

through March. 1856, without
additional revenue"
Basis of Proposal
The reasoning behind their
recommendation. it was learned,
are these factors:
Pay raise legislation is likely
to cost the city about SIS million
i'm the coming fiscal year. Loss
Iof 81 million of the anticipated
$50 million Federal payment by
House action, threw the budget
proposal out of balance. But
this payment is likely to be re-
stored, either in full or in part
by the Senate. At the same
time income from present taxes
lis showing a slight gain and
may result in an additional s.
million in revenue.
The additional funds. through
heavier income and a partially
or fully restored Federal pay
Iment, would enable the city tC
meet its obligations, at least
Through March. Meanwhile
Congress would have convened ir
January and the fiscal plight al
that time could be presented
with a plea for additional funds
However, Mr.. Spencer's con-
Icern stems from the possibility
that the final agreement on thu
Federal payment may result ir
the SIG million figure. If it il
partially or fully restored to the
$40 million figure. some of the
money undoubtedly will be offset
by restorations of spending items
previously deleted.
Besides, there would be no as
Isurance that Congress would de.
eide on new revenue requests
early next year. Even if this
were accomplished by March
there would be a lengthy delay
before funds from the new ta1
sources we're collected.
The end result of the course
proposed by the Trade Boarc
could be sharply curtailed serv-
ices through layoffs or postpone
Iment of segments of the capita
Ioutlay program.
Evening star., 1955-06-07

Suspended Washington Police
Pvt. Harold E. Jones today made
"a personal appeal to the Com
missioners to restore him to duty.
The former 9th Precinct scout
car patrolman Of six years
service on the force has been
under suspension for several
weeks since Police Trial Board
in a split decision recommended
his dismissal for being drunk
while off duty.
With his attorney. Josiah
Lyman, Pvt. Jones told the city
heads that if they rejected the
Trial Board decision he would
trod the straight and narrow.
81 have been a good policeman
though I've made a mistake and
i can be a good policeman again
If only you restore me and
transfer me from No. g." Pvt
Jones declared.
Evening star., 1955-06-07
Pay Accord Averts
Enqineers' Strike

A strike authorized for today
by the AFL Operating Engineers
Union here has been averted by
agreement with area contractors
on wage demands.
The settlement, subject to
ratification later this week by
the 780-member union, was an
Inounced last night by Federal
Mediator James Holden.
The settlement, Mr.. Holden
said, is a two-year agreement,
providing a 10-cent an hour
wage increase this year and a
1922 cent raise next year.
Evening star., 1955-06-07
Pact Averts
|DaiiryStrike

The threat of a milk drivers
and dairy workers strike here
was averted last night as union
members approved an agreement
reached with employers in a day
long negotiating session yester-
day.
The agreement provides for g
one-year contract with a FIVE
cent-an-hour severance pay con-
tribution, four cent increase in
the health and welfare fund con-
tribution by employers and three
weeks vacation after 10 years OF
employment.
Between 1900 and 1,7O0 mem
bers of Local 246 of the AFL
ITeamsters Union met at Tur.
ner's Arena to ratify the pact
The union has a membership OF
nearly 1000, Eugene R. Hubbard
lsecretary-treasurer and business
Iagent, said.
| Eight dairies, Chestnut Farms
Embassy, Harvey, Lucerne, Alex
andria, Thompson's, Wakefield
and Richfield, are included ir
the agreement.
The union members had au.
thorized a strike if agreement or
a new contract to replace ont
which expired at midnight las
night could not be reached.
AS representatives of the unioE
and employers began bargain
ing session at 10 am. yesterda.
Icity officials began to discus
Emergency measures which coult
be invoked to prevent blacl
marketing of milk and impos'
lrationing of available supple
lin the event of a strike. Al
Emergency plan along these line
was invoked by the city in al
Ieight-day strike of milk driver
and dairy workers in 1850.
The accord yesterday wa
reached during meeting spon
|sored by the Federal Mediation
and Cancellation Service. Media
tor Gilbert McCutcheon caiiet
the session, one of several he hat
called since last Thursday.
Evening star., 1955-06-07
SEND A KID TO CAMP
Camp for Boy Can Aid
Fomi|y's Hard Times

Last October 26, Louise, age
9, lit a candle and crawled under
her bed in the three-room Alex
andria shanty which she shared
with her widowed mother and
her six brothers and sisters.
They had no electricity and
she was looking for the present
for which she'd saved up for
months in anticipation OF her
mothers birthday the next day.
The candle caught the bed
clothes on fire, and before the
blaze was brought under con-
troll, her mother had been
burned and most of the family's
belongings destroyed.
The fire was only one in a
series of misfortunes that have
beset the family since the death
of their father of pneumonia
while in the service at Fort Ben
ming, Ga, in 1948.
Seven Children to Support
With seven children to sup
port, the mother did her best
to work wherever she could find
employment. But the strain of
working plus raising a family
proved too much, and the fol-
lowing year brought the first
of a series of illnesses that were
to recur more or less regularly
until her doctor forbade her to
work any more.
The City Welfare Department
did what it could. The mother
was granted $165 a month to
support her children, and an
effort was made to find adequate
housing for the family.
| The best that could be done
was a three-room apartment
no hot water, no bath and an
outside toilet-for $50 a month.
Human kindness helped to
fill the gap the agencies left in
the family's life. The welfare
worker herself, according to the
mother, outfitted her three boys
with clothes from the welfare
workers nephew. Generous
neighbors contributed enough
clothes to take care of the foul
girls.
The three older girls. who fell
between the ages of 8 and IL
spent two weeks at Camp Pleas
ant, the first real holiday"
they'd ever had.
"It was fun" said Georgia, the
eldest. I'VE swan and looked al
poison ivy and made baskets"
Evening star., 1955-06-07

The District Commissioners are
studying a recommendation of
the Board of Trade that the city
mot seek new revenue legisla-
ton until the next session OF
Congress.
The unexpected proposal was
Submitted yesterday in~the midst
of a confused fiscal picture which
finds the Commissioners prepar-
ing a fight for restoration of q
81 million House-approved cut
in the Federal contribution to the
city.
The Board of Trades directors
based their recommendation or
grounds of uncertainty concern
ing the Federal payment and pay
increase legislation.
1t would be "unwise to pro-
ceed with new revenue legisla-
ton until the current proposed
pay increases have been finalized
and the uncertainty arising from
/ the House-approved reduction of
! $4 million in the Federal pay
ment have been resolved" they
said.
Financial Risk Feared
| Samuel Spencer, president OF
the Board of Commissioners. ex-
pressed concern that such
course might involve consider
able financial risk. But he add
ed that the timing of new rev.
enue proposals which have been
under study. for many months
has not yet been decided.
The Commissioners are pre-
pairing their recommendations
for Senate hearings on the budg-
ct which begin tomorrow. Ther
requests are expected to include
restoration of some spending and
Federal payment cuts voted by
the House.
The Trade Board directors saio
they felt the Districts cash po-
sition will permit it to meet all
known obligations, plus the cost
of anticipated pay raises, at least