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Caribbean Isles
Report Squalls

MIAMI, Fla, Aug. % (P.-
Weathermen kept watch today
while a long line Of squally
weather moved westward over
the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic
The disturbance. called an
easterly wave. stretched from the
Southern Bahama Islands SOUTH
e3st 70 Jamaica.
Storm forecasters. receiving re-
ports from many ground weather
stations on the Caribbean islands,
said the easterly wave has failed
to show any signs of developing
into a tropical storm. The wave
weather is moving westward at
about 400 miles a day.
Cuban weather stations re-
ported winds of IS miles an hour
yesterday. Turks islands in the
Bahamas received 30-mile winds
Showers and blustery weather
were found in the area by COM
mercial airline pilots.
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Flood crippIes
Roll Service

/ NEW YORK. Aug. % Rl
Huge washouts. caved-in bridges
and sunken tracks today gravely
crippled Eastern railroad service
at many points. 1t will take
weeks to restore the food
wrecked lines.
The Lackawanna Railroad said
one 51-mile stretch between
Scranton and Stroudsburg, Pa,
was preached at los points by
landslides, ruined bridges and
washouts up to $50 feet deep.
Three weeks will be needed to
restore the line.
The Erie Railroad said its main
line between Port Jervis and
Narrowsburg. N. Y, was wrecked
at four major points by 60-f0ot-
deep craters that will require
the building of temporary
bridges.
To maintain traffic between
Chicago and Jersey City. the
Erie was using the tracks of
other railroads.
The Pennsylvania Railroad re-
ported it expects to restore serv-
ice within two days along a ST.
mile run between Trenton, N. j.,
and Phillipsburg, N. J.
The New York Central, by
various detours and switches, had
most Of its schedules operating,
including its busy Eastern COM
|muter runs. But it said a month
of repair work will be needed to
make tracks between Pittsfield
and Worcester, Mass, disable.
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New Jersey Governor
Acts to Speed Mop-Up

TRENTON, N. j.. Aug. % (P).
"A gigantic mop-up was the
order of the day today as the
Delaware River receded and Gov
Robert B. Meyner's cabinet met
in emergency session tn cope
with Catastrophe" flood prob
lens.
Thousands of residents here
and elsewhere along the river
were moving back to their bat
tered and waterlogged homes
while civil defense officials could
estimate flood damage to the
State only as lin the millions"
The rampaging flood. de-
scribed as the worst in New
Jersey history" by Gov. Meyner,
took al least six lives while II
wrecked houses. knocked down
bridges and inundated farms.
Showers Hit State
To add to the difficulties, scat
tered thundershowers hit the
State last night, but authorities
indicated the additional rain was
unlikely to tax the swollen
streams.
In calling the special cabinet
meeting last night, Gov. Meynei
said its purpose was to mobilize
the States resources to handle
the food problems.
| Flooded sections of the State
declared disaster areas by
President Eisenhower-will be
inspected today by Army Sec
|retary Wilbur M. Brucker and
1t. Gen. Thomas w. Herrer
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100 More Red Police
Flee TO West Berlin

BERLIN, Aug. % (P.-Another
100 members of East Germany's
| Communist police force fed to
West Berlin last week. raising
the total number of deserters
from the peoples police to 2 $40
this year. 81
1t was the second largest
weekly group of deserters this
year. West Berlin police said.
Six officers were among those
who came over.
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Eisenhower in Sc.
M'KeIdinC Confident

CARVER. Mass. Aug. % Up
Gov. McKeldin of Maryland
yesterday described the COP as
10 party of confidence" and
went on to say he himself is
completely confident that
Dwight Eisenhower will accept
again the nomination of our
party in convention next Au-
gust"
What's more. said the Repub-
lican Governor, Mr.. Eisenhower
will be reelected by a more
overwhelming majority than
that with which he was elected
in 1852 :"
Gov. McKeldin spoke at the
annual clambake of the Repub-
Ilican Club of Plymouth County
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Virginia Turnpike
Report Due Today

RICHMOND. Aug. % R).-
FUN engineering and cost de-
tails of the proposed Richmond
Petersburg Turnpike were to be
disclosed to the turnpike author
Iity today when. two engineering
firms make final reports of their
studies.
The final cost estimate is now
believed to be in excess of the
previous estimate of SGT million
The presumption is based on the
indication that the throughway
will have more six-lane construc-
ton inside Richmond than was
anticipated originally.
Information on recommended
tolls also will be disclosed today.
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the hurricane and food destruc-
ton.
He will fly on to Washington
after the Hartford conference
arriving there about noon and
will keep his Philadelphia speak
ing engagement Wednesday.
He plans to fly over stricken
areas of Pennsylvania, New Jer-
sey, Massachusetts. Rhode Is
land, Connecticut and the Port
Jervis area of New York before
reaching Hartford.
Even before he arranged the
flood damage trip, the President
faced a busy week as he came
back to work in his summer
White House Office at 1880 am.
today, refreshed by five rela-
lively carefree days besides a
Rocky Mountain trout stream.
His plans include an airborne
conference with Admiral Lewis
Strauss, chairman of the Atomic
Energy Commission. as part of
his flying trip back East. This
will take place either on the
flight to Hartford tonight or on
the flight from Hartford to
Washington tomorrow.
Admiral Strauss, flying back
from Geneva where he headed
the American delegation to the
United Nations-sponsoEed Atoms
for-Peace conference, was due
here late today.
viii Confer With Dulles
AS soon as he gets to Wash
ington, Mr.. Eisenhower plans to
confer at the White House with
Secretary Of State Dulles on in
ternational affaires. Mr.. Hagerty
gave no indication OF what Spe-
cific problems may be involved
in that meeting.
The President intends to fly
from Washington to Philadelphia
Wednesday morning then back
to Washington that afternoon to
pick up Mrs. Eisenhower and
bring her back to Denver with
him. He is due to return here
Wednesday evening for several
more weeks of vacation.
Flying here with the Essen
howers will be Winthrop w.
Aldrich, American Ambassador
to Great Britain. Mr.. Hagerty
said Mr.. Aldrich will stay in Dem
yer a day or two to make a full
report to the President on his
work in London.
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commanding general Of the I'd
Army.
Delaware River Falling
At the height Of the food, the
Delaware rose to 20.53 feet here
Saturday. But by last night it
went down to Z feet, or s feet
below flood stage. and was still
falling.
State civil defense of1icials
said 10000 workers helped
evacuate almost 1000 persons
from homes and performed other
emergency work. Other thou
sands Of residents managed to
reach safety without aid as the
waters rose.
Many roads were hard hit by
the food waters, but most rail-
roads in the State reported little
disruption In service.
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Floods Recede,
Damage
In New England

BOSTON, Aug. % R.-Fed-
eral, State and local agencies
combined today to form a gigan-
tic mop-up work force as flood
waters continued to recede and
EXPOSE more fully the foods
destructive effects.
Col. John N. Maginnis, Massa-
chusetts director of civil defense.
toured the States disaster areas
yesterday and later asserted that
the foods destruction exceeded
that wrought by three hurricanes
last year.
Damage in Massachusetts,
alone was placed unofficially at
more than 81 billion.
At least IS died in the Mas
sachusetts floods, hundreds were
left homeless and thousands
were made at least temporarily
jobless,
Hundreds Fed, Sheltered
More than SO persons were re-
ported separated from their
families. Some communities
listed persons In that group as
missing.
Hundreds of evacuees are being
fed and sheltered in public
buildings by the Red Cross and
local communities.
Worst hit in Massachusetts,
was the southern sector of Berk-
shire County and central Mas
lsachusetts. particularly South
bridge. Charlton. Monson, Web
ster and Oxford.
Charlton and Southbridge were
isolated from early Friday until
late last night. Roads were
Opened to both towns last night
but only for emergency vehicles
Southbridge today was still with
out power, gas and telephone
service.
Many communities had nc
drinking water, except what was
brought to them in tank trucks
from more fortunate cities and
towns.
AS roads were opened to iso-
lated areas. authorities moved
in with Army Bailey tfloating)
bridges, emergency food and
medical supplies. blankets, cots
and water publication units.
Children's Camp Isolated
The Wamsutta children's
camp at oxford was still ma
rooned early today, but its d.
rector reported all was well and
the morale of children high.
Many roads were still closed
to through traffic, especially
west OF Worcester. Traffic from
Boston to New York City was
possible today only through
Providence and thence through
Connecticut or through a north
ern Massachusetts, route into
New York State.
Many industrial plants were
expected to remain closed for
periods UP to a month because
of flood damage. One of them
was the American Optical Co.,
which employs 5000 persons in
Southbridge. A town official
placed damage to that plant
alone at $40 million.
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EISENHOWER
q Continued From First Page

Continued From First Page
New England governors were ex-
pected to be there.
In the meantime, Mr.. Eisen-
hover gave FCDA Administrator
Peterson what amounts to a
@blank check" Mr.. Hagerty said,
In spending Federal disaster re-
lief funds to aid the devastated
areas. He authorized Mr.. Peter
son to draw on the $12 million
fund "as necessary"
The President read reporters
excerpts from a telegram to him
from Roland Hartman. assuring
him that the Red Cross entire
resources are being fully
utilized to bring assistance to all
those who are in need"
MIR. Hartman added. however.
that the cost of caring for the
many thousands of families af-
fected will amound to many mil
lions of dollars"
Asks Emergency Drive
Pointing out that Federal dis
aster relief funds are primarily
for reconstruction rather than
for direct assistance to indi-
vidual sufferers. Mr.. Hartman
urged the President to appeal
for support of an emergency Red
Cross drive to raise a special
disaster fund "earmarked en-
tirely for food sufferers"
MY reaction Is" Mr.. Eisen-
hover said, "'of course we will
pitch in and help I sincerely
hope that before tomorrow night
has been reached that Mr.. Har-
riman . will be assured of all
the funds he needs to carry out
this work with all the help he
Is getting from the Federal
service and from the States af-
fected.
1.-The heart Of America is not
going to stand still while other
Americans are in distress and in
need OF help"
The President had planned to
leave Denver tomorrow morning
for Washington. He is returning
East to address the American Bar
Association convention in Phila-
delphia Wednesday.
Flood Changes Plan
The food damage situation
caused him to change his plans,
however, and advance his depar-
ture time to this evening so he
can take a look from the air at
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Gen. F. c. HoIbrook
VIII Retire This Yeor

FORT LEE, Va. Aug. 20 R.-
Maj. Gen. F. C. Holbrook, COM
handing general of the Quarter
master Training School here, has
requested voluntary retirement
effective December 81. Quarter
master Training Command
Headquarters announced today.
Gen. Holbrook will relinquish
his command at that time to
Mai. Gen. Ira K. Evans, at pres
Ient chief quartermaster of the
United States armed forces in
the Far East, with headquarters
in Yokohama, Japan.
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insurance program for Federal
employees. an employee training
and executive development pro-
gram, and increased retirement
and family survivorship benefits
through coordination of the
CIVIL service retirement system
with social security.
y 4 Il
AIR .CONDITIONERS--Gen-
eral Services Administration off,
Gals say it is a lack of appro-
plaations that prevents the Gov
eminent from installing air con-
ditioners in all non-air condi-
toned Federal buildings.
GSA has come in for some
criticism over its policy that
employees have to pay for any
air-conditioners that are in
stalled. But GSA officials say
the agency has no other choice
there is no money on hand
for the Government to purchase
the all cooling units.
The final say so In the matter
rests with Congress. which hasn't
seen At to appropriate funds fol
this purpose
u 4
INVESTIGATION - Henry
Domers. executive officer Of the
Federal Power Commission. Is
taking a leave Of absence to join
the investigation staff Of the
House Civil Service subcommittee
investigating civilian manpower
utilization in the Government
w. T. Ellis. on leave from the
Air Force, heads the STAFF.
ASSESSMENT MOVE DE-
FEATED-The move by the AFI
National Federation of Post
Once Clerks to assess each OF
It's 100000 members 81 extra
this year to pay for the cost OF
its pay raise drive was blocked
this week in District court.
The court granted a temporary
Injunction asked by the NFPOC
Brooklyn local to prevent the
assessment from being carried
out. This means that any extra
assessments before the union
convention next year appears
very unlikely. The NFPOC spent
thousands of dollars In kilograms
and letters to members Of Con-
gress and other expenses during
the postal pay raise drive and
sought to replenish its treasury
by assessing each member an
extra 20
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IpealS rights on ADVERSE agency
actions.
The Hoover group declared
that long time non-veteran ca
.reer employees deserve more ade-
quate job protection rights in
Ireductions-in force than they
ARE now receiving as a result Of
the veterans preference law.
The bill objected to by the
IDAV would give veterans auto
matte job retention rights over
mon with less than 10
years OF service. but non-veteran
IcareeristS with more than 10
years of service would compete
lon equal terms with veterans
lin job layoff programs.
Also objected to is a meas
lure to limit a veterans right Of
appeal to the Civil Service Com
mission to the first Ave years OF
la veterans service in the Gov
Iernment.
John w Burris. DAV national
director of employment. told the
convention: I'VE must warn you
that we must be forever on our
guard to preserve, protect. de-
fend and strengthen veterans
preference in Federal employ
ment." Mr.. Burris added that
powerful groups" are out to
weaken veterans preference.
~
UNIONS AID ASKED-Chair-
man Philip Young of the Civil
Service Commission has written
to Federal employee union leaders
asking for their advice and sug-
gestions on Government en-
ploye legislative proposals which
the administration will send up
to Congress next year.
Saying the administration
during the past two years has
submitted many benecial en-
.ploye legislative proposals which
were approved by Congress, Mr.
Young added that the admins
|tration plans to submit recon-
|mendations for still further i'm
provements.
IT believe the participation Of
Government employe organiza-
tons is essential If the admins
tration is to achieve the most
efficient personnel management
and improved employment con-
ditions in the Federal service"
Mr.. Young wrote.
Among proposals the admin
istration is asking Congress to
approve next year are COM
prehensive health and medical
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Legion Shrimp Feast

American Legion Post 217,
College Park. Md, will hold a
shrimp feast from to 10 pm
Saturday at the post building
i92l8 Baltimore boulevard.
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Room for One More

COLUMBIA, S. c.. Aug. %,
P).-The sheriff's Office said a
sedan stopped by a deputy for
speeding, contained the driver
and IS passengers. 16 Of them
children.
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THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
DAV Protests Proposed
Preference Law Change
BY JOSEPH YOUNG

Disabled American Veterans at its annual convention
registered opposition to legislation pending in Con-
modify veterans preference in Federal employment
Most follow the recommendations Of the Hoover
Commission to modify retention rights non-vet-
Grams in programs limit veterans
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Record Temperatures This Year
Highest. 9s. on July %
Lowest 10. on February y
High and Low Of Last "a Hours
High, 81 at 4:40 pm.
Low. 10 at sos am.
Tide Tables
Enrntshed hr Ilnited gtates Cnasf ar
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MONDAYS WEATHER-Scattered showers and thunder
storms expected tonight in the Lower Ohio Valley the
Florida peninsula the mountainous the Northwest
States Western Texas and Arizona 1t will be cooler
the Northeast and in of the Ohio Valley Warmer
weather expected in Northern NebraskaAP Wirephoto
map
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Rises Sets
Sun, today 627 7:54
Sun. tomorrow SEQ 7;54
Moon. today il .36 am 1910 . m.
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-half hour after sunset.
Precipitation
Monthly precipitation In inches In the
Capital current month to dateb:
Month 1885 1854 Avg Record
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River Report
From q. s. Engineers
Potomac River muddy AZ Harpers Ferry
and muddy at Great Falls: Shenandoah
muddy at Harpers Ferry
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hours ending 9 am. today
the District Medical Society re-
ports.
Evening star., 1955-09-11
VANISHING AMERICANA
The Hond- -Cronk WoII Telephone

good news or . disaster in
which immediate help was
needed, or for q ,roundtable
on general farm problems.
Sometimes the party line
served as q general fire-alarm
system.
The telephone man called
them magnetic" sets.
Each was equipped with q
small magnetic generator.
That was the reason for the
crank. A turn of the crank
stirred enough electricity from
the generator to ring the bell
Of the party called. Once the
other person answered, the
power to carry the voices came
from dry cells in each tele-
phone unit. On the earlier
models, the 'mouthpiece" was
for both listening and talking.
They were complicated gad-
gets needing constant atten-
tion. Repair crews had regular
routes, and on these routes,
regular stopover farms for.
lunch-25 cents per man and
Is cents each for horses.
Technical improvements and
the growing American zeal for
privacy speeded the decline Of
the hand-crank telephone.
Evening star., 1955-09-11
zone Of a Series)
By lack Jonas

In antique shops, for display
in themselves or for use as
lamp bases. An advertisement
In The Star last summer Of
fered a quantity Of them, sug-
gesting the latter use.
But In the early days Of the
telephone they got q lot Of
the use for which they were
intended. The set place for
the wall telephone was the
dining room-handy for an
swering when the family was
at meals. It was c0mmonest
In the country. on the famous
party line, connecting farm
to farm and spreading the
news.
No matter whose ring was
given, 1t was common practice
for all on the line to an
swer. Whatever was said
''Bill Smith, checking on the
price Of feed at the store" or
"Jim Martins sons home"
was relayed to others in the
room.
Each family had its own
ring, and there was a special
ring, too, which summoned
everybody at once, to report
Evening star., 1955-09-11

HvrIE HAND CRANK wall
telephone would have
been the wiretapper's delight.
But he wouldn't have learned
anything that wasn't already
known by everybody In the
neighborhood.
The box on the dining room
wa.l--now q rarity except in
some rural areas-was the
family's means Of keeping
abreast Of community hap
penings. It was daily news
paper and radio program.
1t was not considered a
sneaky habit TO pick up the
telephone and listen every
time 1t rang, even though 1t
was not the listeners ring.
Everybody listened and every
body else expected 1t.
The hand-crank telephone
was standard in the early
days, but today, the instru-
ments have become 50 scarce
that the Chesapeake d Po-
tomac Telephone Co. recently
had to send to New York for
one Of the old phones for use
on a local television show
about early telephone instru-
mentS.
Sometimes, they are found
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1955-03-19
Advertising Notes.
Continued from Back Page)

Continued from Back Page)
Hence, the stomach ailments Of non-honeo-Cod Chris
tan Scientists
The deviI-animal ma gne m!-materia ism!-bom-
bards their THINKING with much that ia false and
only relatively that the poor human consciousness
almost perpetually state Of confusion relative
the important facts OF God and the Le!-he spirit
ual-which is eternay harmonious!
And the mortal. MYTHICAL counterfeit--the
devils Adam and Eve psycholosy-whch Furnishes ito
victims until awakened to repentance and Christike hui
mility-they 'our Father-Mother God alhsr-
monous the Prodisal Son returned to his father and
proclaimed his unworthness!
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1955-03-19
" Reformer Surrenders "

Continued from Back Psge)
The vsusyvolubls member OF the Civic Action League,
which captured key positions in the Montreal government in
last Novsmbers municipal election made the statement In
a iight.pped interview
There's not word say" ArnoH declared u have
sismiy to think Of"
Has somebody been in touch with your" he asked
What do you think7"
Was il q thrsaf7"
The best thing for to do 10 shut up. You'd be
surprised you knew what found out ysssrdsy never
knew who in II and how big until Yesterday Let
me tell you. this thing beyond There's nothing we can
DO
N had money I'd get ovt Of the country for about
three months"
One reporter reminded ArnoH that city councillor
was ever killed for reform activities.
Y don't sxssssrsts. my life isn't worth two cents.
ArOoH replied
Has your life been thrsstsnsdf" he was asked.
Yes" he answered.
Councillor ArnoH is representative OF Monfrssrs d"tr'e'
NO. on the city council The district has figured prominently
'hsksvp Of Montreal police in progress since the Civic
League captured 70 Of IS elective posts on city council
Last November
The election Of Mayor Drspssv and his Civic Action
''ssvs supporters the heels OF long report ny M"
'oes Francois Caron accusing top members OF monrss
police force Of tolsrstns organized vice.
One Of the first acts Of Mayor Drspssu was TO push
through order by Mr. Justice con for The suspension OF
'0'ss Director j. A. LsnsIos
Since then number Of officers high in the etys police
apartment have resigned been suspended Last Monday
s city suspended six special eonssbss and two veteran
police captains who alleged 10 have permitted ngh'e'vb'
stay open after hours.
Some Of the establishments were alleged to have PAID
SzO weekly for protection in their sftsrhevrs operation
Recently II was reported United States racket organizers
had tried up elaborate gambling operations In Montreal
since The ksfsuvsr inquiry made things too hot tor them o"
"s home grounds
Vesbvssr Pss,qvs Pisnis. now assistant police aTse
e under Mayor Drspssvs standardization said the " ,
sst organizers driven out OF Montreal proper oo
were trying TO operate from Montreal suburbs