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Evening star., 1955-01-28

state New York some years ago.
The story Of her experiences in
the market-is true. But it is not
reported here in order to con-
vince you either way.
It is simply one example Of q
big. dynamic, exciting. and SUI
premely enigmatic situation in
America at this moment con-
.dition that goes beyond Wall
Street and Washington, right
into your living room.
Miss x, the teacher, unexpect-
edly received $1,000 from the
sale Of a family farm in Cali
fornia. At that time, she was
approaching retirement. Natu-
rally, she had been thinking
about it, and planning her liy-
ing expenses for it.
II knew what my income would
be from my pension and some
insurance that was about to ma
ture," she said. land ! had some
savings In the bank. ALI told, ]
expected to be reasonably COM
Portable after I retired"
Chance To Invest.
Now. the $4,000 windfall pre-
sented an opportunity to bolster
this fixed income. She considered
Q number of investment posi-
bilities. Finally. she decided to
put the money in stocks, and
this was her reasoning
Since ! never expected that
money, twas an extra. My budg-
ct had been calculated without
it. So I thought, If lose it in
the stock market. I'll just forget
! ever had 1t. If / make some
money on it, so much the bet
ter"
Unfortunately, like so many
before her, she took the advice
of "a friend of a friend" in her
FIRST buys. Some four years later,
her portfolio showed a net loss
Of $1,10O.
She then sought the advice Of
. broker. And she was greatly
surprised when the branch mana
ger in her town called personally
to discuss her problems. She
discovered that brokers are anx-
ious for new accounts, big or
small
Holdings Are Analysed.
First. he asked her a number
OF questions about her financial
position. income. savings. insur-
arlce and so on.
He examined her stocks. Four
Of the seven she held, he said,
were very dubious-very specu-
lative." She said she was irlter-
ested in security. not specula-
ton.
After an analysis, the broker
returned with a recommended
list OF stocks. She accepted all
but one, insisted II want to have
scme fun with the other. (P. S.
She has done well with it,
That was in 1850.
During the next four years,
Miss X received some dividends.
and put them in the same
stocks, Thanks to a "split" in
her biggest holding, the total
value rose steeply. She esti-
mates today her holdings total
nearly $4,000 at current prices.
II hope to begin taking out
about 500 a month in divi-
dends." she said.
This happens to be q success,
story. In a different market at
another time. the ending might
have been radically different.
Key Points Illustrated.
But 1t illustrates q number Of
points:
/. Miss x Is one Of the thou
sands of new investors In the
market. Some analysts estimate
more than 100000 persons are
coming in every year.
2. They are by no means all
big investors. Many have an
nual incomes under $1,000.
3. Miss X had some savings.
Americans are putting $40 bill
lion a year into savings today.
4. Miss x has q pension and
other sure income. Hence, she
could look at the $4,000 as sfsur-
Evening star., 1955-01-28
The Stock Marker Story
By ReImon MORN
Asseeizsed PEesa saaff Wfi..r

NEW YORK. Jan. 2s.Be-
tween 8 and Q million Americans.
according to the best estimates.
IRE 'in" the stock market today.
Should you be among them?
or do you feel the market Is no
place for your money?
This same question presented
itself to q school teacher in up
Evening star., 1955-01-28

|Nhafs The story Of the stock market
Are prices too high? Are shey going
TO continue high, OF ore they going
down? Here is one Of q series Of
articles BY M. NORM. one Of the
Associated Press top rsporters. telling
what experts think.
Evening star., 1955-10-23
Boyes Gets Five Years
AS Red Collaboration
SAN FRANCISCO. oct. % (AD

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. % (R
Corpl. Thomas Bayes, jr., oi
Flat Lick, KY, was convicted
today of collaborating with the
Chinese Communists while q
prisoner of war in Korea.
He was sentenced to five years
lat hard labor, a dishonorable
discharge and forfeiture of all
pay and allowances.
well. I guess the Chinks
scored another victory" he re-
marked bitterly.
Bayes was acquitted of con-
duct prejudicial to the Army.
The beribboned 32-year-old
Army physical education in
.structor and his wife, Fondel,
burst into tears as they EN-
braced.
Bayes wore the three rows OF
service ribbons. including the
prized combat infantryman's
badge. as he stood before the
Evening star., 1955-10-23

Juvenile Court Judge Edith
Cockrill win serve as moderator
Of . panel discussion on "The
Responsibilities Of Parents In thu
Home, School and Community
at 8 pm. tomorrow in the Pet
worth School Auditorium. Eighth
and Shepherd streets NV.
Members Of the panel will be
Rabbi Harry ]. kaufman. min
lister Of the Beth Sholem Con-
gregation; Police Inspector John
Winters: DR.. w. Warrick Car
doza, pediatrician, and Mrs
Juanita L. Smith. parent. The
discussion will highlight the first
general meeting Of the Petworth
School PTA.
Other PTA meetings through
out the week. all scheduled to
begin OF 8 pm. unless otherwise
indicated. are as follows:
Tomorrow
Orr School PTA-open house
ut the school at Twenty-second
and Trout streets Sc.
Wakefield High School PTA--
Associate Principal w. r. Kier
will discuss plans for the senior
prom. Discussion of college prep
aration by Guidance Director r.
Evening star., 1955-10-23

seven-ofiicer court-martial boars
at the 9Th Army's Preside.
Bayes could have received 3
life sentence at hard labor but
his counsel argued for leniency
saying any appearance Of col.
laboration was done merely to
gain less harsh treatment for
Bayes' fellow prisoners.
The court-martial board de.
liberated two hours before re.
turning its verdict finding Bayes
guilty on two counts Of aiding
and abetting his Communist
captors.
The court ruled. however, that
Bayes was not guilty on other
counts Of promoting disloyalty
among other prisoners during his
40 months Of captivity.
Bayes and his 32-year-old
blond wife were given several
minutes together before he was
Evening star., 1955-10-23
PTA EVENTS CALENDAR

I'M. Campbell at the school, 1901
South Chesterfield road. Arling-
ton. Va.
Thursday
District Congress Of Parents
and Teachers-A tea for life
members from $3.50 to $40 pm.
at the home Of the president,
Miss Elsie E. Green. 315l Tenny-
son street NV.
Saturday
Agar Road School Mothers,
Fathers and Teachers Club-An-
Inual Halloween Carnival ba-
lzaar from 10 am. to 5 pm. at
the school in West Hyattsville.
Md,
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Delegates to Report

The District Association Of
Medical Record Librarians will
hear reports from delegates on
the national convention at its
lmonthly meeting at T:30 pm.
Wednesday In the D. C. Medical
Society Building. l71s NJ street
NV.
Evening star., 1955-10-23
Preside stock court Of military appeals.

Iled away to the Preside stock
ade.
He probably win be taken to
the disciplinary barracks at
Lompoc. Calf, pending review
BY the Judge advocate Of the 9Th
Army here: Then IN Army
board Of review at Washington,
d. c., and finally by O three-man
Evening star., 1955-10-23

court Of military appeals.
Bayes was captured in April,
1851. He denied he had collabo-
rated with the enemy. but many
WITNESSES testified be made
speeches ct prison camps. particle
|pated In . Communist movie.
and was given special privileges
from Chinese guards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-09
SAVES SISTERS, BROTHER
Girl, Is, Calmly Rescues
Four Youngsters in Fire

cries for help and held out his
arms and caught the baby as
Rosemary dropped her out the
window. Then Rosemary lowered
herself out the window and
jumped to the sidewalk below.
suffering a minor injury to her
foot.
Firemen arrived and extin-
guished the fire, which had
broken out around an oil stove.
The occupants of the f1rst-floor
fiat, Mrs. Edward Gallegos and
her two children, fed to the
street minutes before the stove
exploded.
Battalion Fire Chief Richard
J. Brennan lauded Rosemary:
THAT little girl did a wonderful
thing. She showed presence Of
mind far beyond her years. Under
no circumstances could she have
done a better job"
Rosemary was caring for the
younger children while their
parents were shopping.
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2 Teen-Agers Recovering
After 80 Hours in River

BRISTOL. N. H.. April 9 (P).
Two teen-agers. rescued from
a car trapped in the raging
Smith River for 80 hours, were
recovering today at Franklin
Hospital.
Nancy Willis, IA, and Albert
Paine jr., 16. suffered shock and
exposure during their ordeal.
They were described as in
good condition.
The narrowing experience be-
gan Wednesday night when
Nancy, learning how to drive,
lost control of young Paine's
automobile on Route ga.
Caught on Rock
The Car plunged down a So
foot embankment and was
swept 400 feet down the swift
river before 1t came to rest on
a rock under bridge.
Hundreds of men and boys
from Bristol and surrounding
communities searched for the
two but were unable to see
them because the car was OBJ
scured by the bridge. The roar
of the current drowned their
cries for help.
Water seeped into the car and
rose as high as the seat. The
hood of the car was sprung when
it hit the rock and the hood
kept the water from flooding the
interior.
Clad only in light clothing,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-09
Reds Report Solution
To Muyun Riddle

LONDON, April 9 (P.-The
Russians say they've deciphered
the writings of the extinct Magyar
Indians whose hieroglyphics have
baffled generations of students.
Moscow Radio said Yuri Kno-
rozov, 32-year-old scholar at the
Leningrad branch of the USSR
Academy of Sciences, found that
Magyar writings have the same
grammatical structure as those
of the Egyptians and Chinese.
Mr.. Knorozov discovered the
Central American tribes Ian
guage had 270 alphabetical char
acters and has managed to
translate whole sentences into
Russian, it added.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-09

Nancy and Albert spent Wednes-
day night huddled under a
blanket in the car. They kept
their spirits up with light banter
and by reading an old joke
book.
But most of the time they
prayed.
Decided Against Swim
At dawn Thursday when the
swirling current threatened to
dislodge the vehicle into deeper
water Albert wanted to try to
swim to shore. but Nancy dis
suaded him. Both also feared
tine car might capsize if they
opened the door.
A classmate of Albert. Mason
Westfall, Is, was the first to
sight the half-submerged car,
He summoned other searchers
and rescue apparatus was called
from the fire department.
Firemen. using block and
tackle. lowered 55-foot ladder
across the river to the car.
Fire Chief William B. Tucker
crawled over the spray-swept
span to the car, tied a rope
around Nancy's waist and aided
her. inch by inch, back to shore.
Albert was rescued in the
same manner by Franklin Fire
man Louis March.
At Franklin Hospital Nancy's
biggest worry was, Il wonder if
he's sore because I wrecked his
carr"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-09
FIREMAN AND RESCUED BOY
POLICE DROP IN ON NEIGHBORS:
BRING FOUR BACK AS GUESTS

Officers at police headquarters yesterday went outside
to arrest four suspects in numbers operations they had
been watching for weeks
They didn't have far to walk-half block away and
in plain sight of headquarters.
Capt. Thomas Rasmussen of No precinct, which is
located in the headquarters building 800 Indiana
NV, took six men with him the raid.
Arrested house in the 200 block of street NV
which Capt Rasmussen described drop" for the
numbers operation, Margaret Gray 49, of the HOO
block of Ninth street NV. Raymond Reed, SIS, of the
$500 block of Champain street NV Blondine Reeder TO-
of another house in the 200 block of street NV and
Aene Wallace 49, of the 200 block of street NV. All
colored
Capt Rasmussen said the Gray woman was the king
PIN of an operation which took in about 5000 day. The
suspects charged with operating a lottery and
possession of numbers slips.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-09

would be against the best inter-
ests of the college :"
DR.. Combs wrangle with the
board dates back to December,
1858. when complaints were
made he had brooked no criti-
cism Of his administration, was
unjust in melting out discipline
to students, threatened reprisals
for any deviation from his
orders, exhibited a violent tenn
per reprimanding students, and
on occasions was profane.
The next month the board,
after an investigation. stripped
DR.. Combs of most of his admin
istrative duties but allowed him
to retain the title of president.
The board had just concluded
an investigation of substantial
complaints" against his admin
istration. A dispute over refusal
Of some students to wear aprons
while serving as mattresses in
the college dining hall and the
controversial discharge of a
housemother led to that inquiry.
Then in December. 1854. DR..
Combs charged in a letter to the
board that five members of the
Mary Washington faculty were
in a conspiracy against him.
These charges are completely
unfounded," said the board in
its statement.
The board also referred to
recent circulation of petition
entitled THE Whole Story at
Mary Washington College" which
contained a request to Gov.
Stanley to investigate the action
Of the board in cutting down DR..
Combs authority. The board
said the petition was "a sour
rilous document" Of which DR..
Combs had been aware and
which he had urged at least
one person to sign.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-09
BIoodGiftsF Fail.
ToSuve

Funeral arrangements were
expected to be completed today
for Pvt. James Sharpe of HON.
my, N. c.. who died yesterday
in Walter Reed Hospital after
hundreds of persons answered
a Red Cross emergency blood
appeal for him.
Pvt. Sharpe, who was VIC
tim of hemophilia, lapsed into
critical condition Thursday and
needed O-positive blood. More
than 800 persons offered it to
him. Before being hospitalized
here on March IA, Pvt. Sharpe
had received $50 pints of blood.
Many people went directly to
the hospital. while others gave
their blood at the Blood Center,
2025 E street NV. In addition
rs policemen responded to the
call when it was anticipated
only IS off-duty men would.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-09

The Daughters of the Ameri-
can Colonists will open their
34th General Assembly at $3.50
am. on Tuesday at the May
flower Hotel.
Mrs. Nathan r, Patterson of
Tulsa, Okla, national presi-
dent. will preside at the two
day meeting.
A highlight of the assembly
will be the dinner Tuesday
night when Maj. Gen. Norris
B. Harbold, air staff director
of personnel. procurement and
training will speak on Train
ing in the Air Force" The
music will be provided by the
Air Force Orchestra, under the
direction of Capt. John
Yesulaitis.
Nine awards are made an
nually by the Daughters to
the top honor graduates of
the Air Force Training Schools
under the craftsmanship OF
Mrs. Frank Garland Trau.
Among the national presidents
of other patriotic societies
who will attend the dinner are
Miss Gertrude Carraway, presi-
dent general of the Daughters
of the American Revolution:
Mrs. Frederick G. Bauer, ma
tional president of the Daughters
OF 1872; and Mrs. Joseph B
Paul, national president of the
Society of Colonial Wars.
Miss Fosdick to Speak
On Wednesday at the lunch
con the speaker will be Miss
Dorothy Fosdick whose subject
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-09
Ousted President of College
In Virginia Fights Back

CHARLOTT ESVLLE, Va,
April 9 (Pl.-Dr Morgan Lafay-
cite Combs yesterday was fired
from the presidency of Mary
Washington College.
The governing body of the par
ent University OF Virginia Or
dered the immediate dismissal of
the 62-year-old president from
the cost he has held for Is years
at the women's board of the uni
versity in Fredericksburg.
The university Board of WISH
tors took its action in a three
hour secret session. It then
withheld the official announce
ment for two hours more while a
faculty courier carried the word
to DR.. Combs at Fredericksburg.
In an 812-page statement the
board said it had exhausted its
patience trying to keep DR..
Combs in line with a policy it
thought he had agreed to more
than a year ago.
Not Worried, He Says
Shortly after he received the
board statement from James A.
Bear, jr. a member of the library
staff. DR.. Combs said:
I'm not going to take this
lying down.
I'm no discouraged or the
slightest bit worried. / still have
faith enough in the people of
Virginia that they will listen to
the facts and not be carried
away"
The unanimously approved
board statement said lit now APP
pears that the board has been
overly patient with DR.. Combs
and mistaken in its reliance on
his promises
Some slight sting was taken
out of the summary dismissal.
however. The board said DR..
Combs would continue to receive
his $9.800-a-year salary until
June IL, 1856, when he will be
eligible for State retirement. The
announcement said money in the
interim would come from "pri-
vate funds" of the university.
Darden Interim Head
The administration of Mary
Washington was turned over en-
tirely to Colgate w. Darden, jr.,
president of the University of
Virginia, until such time as a
new president of Mary Wash
ington is elected. Mr.. Darden
said he thought it likely the
board would not name new
president until next school term
at the earliest.
The board said today 1T is
clear that continued reten-
ton of DR.. Combs in any capacity
at Mary Washington College
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-09

CHICAGO. April 9 pa 13-
year-old girl was hailed as
heroine yesterday for her calm
ness in saving her three younger
sisters and a brother from suf-
location from fire and smoke in
their home.
She is Rosemary Pacheco, who
was caring for her sisters and
brothers in their second-f floor
apartment when fire broke out
in a flrst-floor fiat.
Rosemary led Mary, II, and
Dolores, 9. and her brother, Sam
uel. jr., 6, down a smoke-filled
front stairway to the street.
Then she returned to the
apartment and started down
with her baby sister, Theresa, IL
months. who had been asleep.
But the smoke was too thick
and Rosemary returned to the
apartment. opened a window and
shouted for help.
An unidentified man heard her
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-09
SOCIETY AND CLUB NEWS
Daughters OF Colonists
Convention on Tuesday

is 1.-THE Citizen and Foreign
Policy"
Mrs. William M. Carrigan.
district regent. will welcome
the delegates Tuesday morn
ing.
Mrs. Robert M. DeShazo is
general chairman of the as
sembly. assisted by Mrs. Louise
j. OMAR. Chairmen of the
various assembly committees
include: Mrs. William L. Aims
worth. resolutions: Miss Caro-
lima v. Sudler, entertainment
and flowers; Mrs. Harry C.
Grove. program and printing:
Mrs. Perry F. Haines. creden-
tials; Mrs. Floyd K. Marotte.
registration; Mrs. Robert H.
McNeill, badges; Miss Ruth
Bennett. dinner ald luncheon
reservations; Mrs. Maurice NJ.
Smiley, house; Mrs. Fred l..
Volland, lineage books; Mrs.
William P. Davis, jr.. pages;
Miss Ruth Seibert. music: Mrs.
Herbert P. Leeman, tellers:
Mrs. G. T. Watterson. MARSHALL
and Mrs. William M. Carrigan,
reception.
Reports
Reports on national defense.
genealogical records, lineage
books, microfilm, the marking
of historic spots and service to
veterans will be made by ma
tional chairmen.
On Monday evening. preced-
ing the opening of the assem-
bly,. the annual dinner OF the
National Officers Club will be
held at the Washington Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-09
Mrs. Eisenhower's
Edster Outfit Secret
BY the Associated Pres
Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower

Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower
apparently has put top Sc
cret" on her Easter outfit.
The first lady may be trying
to avoid such a situation as
she encountered recently. She
went wearing a new frock and
saw another woman there in
the same green-and-blue
print.
Not a hint will the White
House give oh what Mrs. Els
enhower will be wearing Sun
day. She has spent the week
at. the Eisenhower's Gettys-
burg, Pa. farm.
Even for formal dinners at
the White House she has
waited until almost the last
minute to decide which gown
to wear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-09
Mrs. Frozier Honored

A luncheon is being held to-
day in honor of Mrs. r. G.
Frazier of Salt Lake City and
Everglades, Fla. at the La
Sale Du Bots Restaurant. 1t
is being given in her honor by
her daughter, Mrs. w. M. Rob-
son of Arlington.
Mrs. Frazier is the wife of
DR.. R. G. Frazier who was the
Chief Surgeon on the Antarc-
tic Expedition to the South
Pole between 1889 and 194l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-09
Teen-Age Sorority
Sets Dance Date

Members Of Sigma Kappa
Sigma will hold their annual
Festival of Roses" dance on
Saturday. April Is. at the Ra-
leigh Hotel from 8 to IL
midnight. The dance will be
semiformal.
Proceeds will go to the Mus
cular NDystrophy group. The
teen-age girls club is very ac-
tive with the Junior Village
and members devote much
time to entertaining and play
ing with the children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-09
Wedding Announced

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank j.
Stryker announce the mar
riage of their daughter, Mrs.
Sarah Stryker Proctor, to Mr..
Samuel Tilden Ansell. jr.. on
April 6.
The ceremony took place at
the Metropolitan Memorial
Methodist Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-09
Holiday Party Is Set

Auxiliary Chapter 1856 of the
Alexander Goode Post of the
Jewish War Veterans is Spon-
Soring a Passover Holiday
party tomorrow at the District
Training School for Retarded
Children at Laurel, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-09
Venezuelan Envoy
Is Host at Dinner

The Venezuelan Ambassador
and Sonora de Gonzalez enter.
tanned at dinner last night in
honor of DR.. and Mrs. Horacio
Cardenas. DR.. Cardenas, who
is Dean of Philosophy and Let
tiers at the University of Ca
racas in Venezuela, is in the
United States to visit Column
bia University. Dean Acker-
man of Columbia was one of
the guests at the dinner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-09
Dinner Honors Three

Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey v.
Highly entertained at dinner at
Normandy Farm Thursday in
honor of their house guests,
Mrs. Elmer Critchfield, Mrs.
Walter Ballou of New York,
and Mrs. Higby's sister, Mrs.
Owen Mink.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-09
Nusser in Pukistun

KARACHI, Pakistan. April 8
P).-Egyptian Premier Camel
Abdel Nasser. accompanied by
Guidance Minister Maj. Salem
and other officials. arrived here
by air today on a three-day state
visit to 'PakiStan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-09
Alphu Omeqo Meetino

A meeting Of the Women's
Auxiliary of the Alpha Omega
Fraternity will be held at the
home of Dr. and Mrs. Stanley
Clayman on Monday at l pm.
Nomination of officers is on
the agenda.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-09
Uranium Hunters

Scores of people in New Zea-
land. where the government
offers a reward for finding
uranium, are asking the Geo.
logical Survey in Wellington
how to 60 about the search.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-09
Eorly Spring Vocation

Spending an early Spring
vacation at the Homestead,
Virginia Hot Springs. are Rep
resentative and Mrs. William
E. Miller and their daughters.
Elizabeth Ann and Mary
Karen,