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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-22
THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
Life Insurance System
Reserve at SAT Million
Nv JOSEPH YOUNG

The Civil Service Commission reported today it has built
contingency fund in the Federal empoye life insurance
system of more than SAT million.
The fund been receiving about 500 million year in
employe and Government contributions and paying out about
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-22
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

Lowest. 90. on January "a. 2s and
February 22.
High and Low Of Last "a Hours
High. 80. At 3:55 pm.
Low. 20. at $50 Am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-22

Furnished by the United States Cosst
and Geodetic Survey
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-22
Hennings Bill Opposed

During the Senate debate yes
terday Senator johnson said OPP
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-09
a Dead, 3 Injured
In EIkton Wreck

ELKTON. Md, July 9 (P.-
Four persons we're killed and
three injured yesterday when
an automobile leaving a drive-in
theater collided with another
car on U. S. Route 40.
Three of the victims were from
a family of five which had just
left the theater. State Police re-
ported. The fourth was a passen-
ger in the other car.
Mrs. Minnie L. Thompson, %,
of Port Deposit, Nd, died at Will
mington. Del. General Hospital
where she was taken after the
crash.
Kathy Lynn. her 8-year-old
daughter. was killed outright and
a l9-month-old son, George, died
at Union Hospital here.
George M. Thompson, 80 the
husband and father. was reported
in critical condition at Union
Hospital. A second daughter,
Gale. S. was being treated for a
fractured leg and conclusion.
The other person killed was
Paul Francis BoyleS, 20. of Elk
ton, passenger in a car driven by
Karl L. Pritt. "a, of Elkton. Mr..
Pritt was reported in serious
condition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-09

ship could be given up for safety.
Mr.. Hyde said the extra few
minutes wouldn't matter much
on transcontinental flights and
that increased use of Friendship
would save the taxpayers
money by doing away with the
need for a new airport.
Near Collisions Discussed
The views were expressed on
Celebrity Parade" over Station
WMAL-TV in a discussion of a
report of "a near-collisions at
National Airport in one recent
month.
Mr.. Broyhill said that while
he was against the Burke prof.
ect at the moment. the plan has
some merit and should not be
discarded.
The Northern Virginia legis-
lator expressed views on another
District problem-school inte-
grafton.
He said he has been unoficially
informed that a lot of hard
ships" have been involved in
desegregation of District schools,
but said he wouldn't elaborate
because he didn't want to pre-
Judge the case" Mr.. Broyhill
lis a member Of the committee
which will inquire into juvenile
delinquency and school condi-
tons in the District.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-09
D. c. Man Is Shot
By uVernkeeper

A District man, wounded to-
day when caught in a closed
Prince Georges County tavern
was arrested two hours later
while seeking treatment at Dis
trict General Hospital, county
police reported.
Harold Cross, 20, colored, OF
the $500 block of Jay street NE,
is charged with breaking into
the Collington Md Tavern by
County Police Corpl. James H
Vincent. Police said the accused
was shot by Leroy Snoden, 80
colored. the tavernkeeper, about
12:45 am.
Cross, with six colored COM
panionS in two cars, was cruis-
ing through the county looking
for an open taven when he ano
his party parked at the Colling-
ton, Corpl. Vincent reported
After entering the building by
breaking two windowpanes, Cross
was blasted in the right arm ano
side by Snoden's shotgun, ac-
cording to police.
The accused jumped into one
Of the cars, police said, and wa,
driven TO the hospital, where his
condition is listed as good. The
six companions were held under
bond as witnesses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-09
.PreVdtte Faces
Quiz Tomorrow

Billy Ray Prevatte, IA. charged
with fatally shooting a Mary
land Park Junior High School
teacher and wounding two
others last May 4, will have q
preliminary hearing tomorrow in
Upper Marlboro Police Court.
Assistant States Attorney
John Mitchell said he will ask
the court to waive juvenile juris-
diction on the two latter charges.
Murder charges against juveniles
automatically are heard in adult
court.
Young Prevatte was returned
to the county jail in Upper
Marlboro last week from Spring
Grove State Hospital. Doctors
there announced a finding last
month that he is sane and able
to stand trial.
Wilmer D. PyleS. the youths
court-appointed attorney, said
the youth asked to return to
the Jail. but reported the youth
as saying he had had enough
of the hospital"
Il recommended to the boys
parents they get him out on
bond but they said they couldn't
raise the money" Mr.. Pyles said.
He added that no request for
bond has been made.
Mr.. Pyles said bond may be
allowed i ma murder case at the
discretion of the court.
Sheriff j. Lee Ball said the
youth now is alone in a cell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-09
Driver Charged
In District FutuIity

Jesse v. johnson, SIS, of 406
Tenth street Sc. was struck
and killed early yesterday by an
automobile ut New Jersey ave-
nue. and H streets NV.
Mr.. johnson, colored, was not
identified until 10 hours later,
when his landlady reported him
missing.
Police said the driver of the
car, Ronald w. Smith, 26, Of los
Second street NE, a painter,
was going south on New Jersey
avenue when Mr.. johnson
stepped from streetcar load
ing platform into the cars path.
Mr.. Johnson was an unemployed
construction worker.
Mr.. Smith was charged with
colliding and homicide and re-
leased on $500 bond pending a
coroner'S inquest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-09

Swaine's father, John SWaine.
ST., several hundred yards away
from where the son measured
the rainfall. But no serious
damage was reported.
A one hour storm also
drenched other parts of the
Eastern Shore, where near
drought conditions existed last
week.
About 2 inches of rain was
recorded in fredericksburg and
LIS inches in Easton. The area
hit by the downpour ranged from
Island, Talbot County,
on the west, to Waddells Corner
and Hurlock in upper Dorchester
County on the east.
A cloudburst over Unionville
in Frederick County last We'd
nesday produced what may have
been a new world record for
rainfall intensity-l.23 inches in
one minute.
Mr.. Engelbrecht said the
KNOXVILLE recording will eclipse
q previous one-minute measure.
ment Of SO inch during a storm
on July 10. 1855, near Jefferson,
Iowa,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-09
Legislators Say Burke
Mont Solve Air Problem

Three area Congess m n
agreed yesterday that building
a new airport at Burke, Va. will
not solve the problem Of over
crowding at National Airport.
Representatives Landlord,
Democrat of Maryland. and
Hyde. Republican of Maryland
urged use of Friendship Inter-
national Airport at Baltimore
to solve the problem.
Representative Broyhill, Re-
publican of Virginia, said better
distribution of air traffic among
existing Washington facilities
was the solution. He proposed
use of such military facilities as
Boiling and Andrews Air Force
Bases to help cut down traffic
at National.
Sees Better Solution
He said he wasn't fatty
against building a new field at
Burke, but that he did feel
a better solution would be to
use parts of the military fields
and give the Air Force a new
base in return.
Mr.. Landlord and Mr.. Hyde
followed the approach long held
by Maryland legislators.
Mr. Landlord said a new field
at Burke would only add to the
heavy air congestion over Wash
ington and that 10 minutes of
distance to Friend
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-09

arrived to send the Prince Ed
ward case back to a one-judge
court.
Constitutional Question
Sitting with Judge Parker to-
day were Judges Sterling Hutch
eson of Richmond and Albert v.
Bryan of Alexandria. Judge
Hutchinson would get the Prince
Edward case if it is remanded to
a single-judge court.
Judge Parker said it looked
like all constitutional questions
in the Prince Edward case had
been resolved with the Supreme
Court deSegregation decress and
a subsequent decree of the three
judge court last July ordering
Prince Edward to proceed with
deliberate speed" in complying
with the edict.
Three-judge courts are pre-
Scribed for case involving queS-
lions of constitutional law
Prince Edward was one Of five
communities that figured in the
original Supreme Court deseg-
|regation decision.
Prince Edward, which is about
so per cent colored and so per
cent white. has announced it
will chose its schools rather than
operate them on an integrated
ha sis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-09
Crash Kills Mother, Son;
3 Others in Family Hurt

FREDERICKSBURG. Va, July
8 (SpeciaD A Petersburg CVa)
woman and her 6-year-old son
were killed in a three-car acct
dent near here last night in
which her ier-husband was
seriously hurt and two daughters
injured critically.
The collision occurred about
6:45 pm. on U. s. Route l in
Stafford County. three miles
north of Falmouth, Just after a
heavy rainfall, according to Vir-
ginia State police.
Mrs. Edith Moore, 43. was dead
on arrival at Mary Washington
Hospital here. Her son, Gordon
w. Moore, died at 11:05 pm.
from internal injuries and two
broken legs.
The husband and father
Woodrow w. Moore, 40. an Army
sergeant stationed at Fort Bel
voir as a member of Company r,
the Engineer Center Regiment,
was in serious condition at the
hospital with a fractured pelvis
and other injuries. His daugh-
tiers. Edith Virginia. 8. and Patsy,
10. both were in critical condi-
ton with head injuries.
All i've were riding in a car
driven by Mr.. Moore. Trooper
H. L. Powers reported.
Trooper Powers said the other
cars were driven by Julian F..
Grossi, jr.. "a. of the Woodner
Apartments. $685. Sixteenth
street NV. Washington, and
Jack o. Humphrey. %. of Tri-
angle Va
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-09
MARYLAND-V VIRGINIA NEWS
Neor-Record CIoudburst
Hits Maryland County !,

BALTIMORE, July 9 (P).-A
cloudburst dumped 3.6l inches of
rain on the Royal Oak area of
Talbot County in slightly over an
hour yesterday afternoon, the
Weather Bureau reported.
Howard H. Englebrecht. State
climatologist, said there was no
immediate indication whether it
was a record but that rainfall in
tensity curves for the area indi-
Gated such a downpour would
occur not more than once in a
hundred years in that section.
The cloudburst lasted about 70
minutes, from pm. to 2:10 pm.
and was measured by John
Swaine. jr., Weather Bureau OBJ
server who lives 2 miles south
OF Royal Oak.
He reported the storm carried
winds of up to 40 miles an hour
and moved east northeast.
The winds fiattened some corn
fields and caused other crop
damage, but Mr.. Englebrecht
said it probably was confined to
a small area.
During the storm a bolt Of
lightning struck the home of Mr..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-09
Car Jumps Walk,
Pedestrians Hurt

Two pedestrians were injured
at Twelfth and G streets NV.
yesterday when a car jumped the
sidewalk and struck them.
The driver Of the car, Mar
shall N. Edwards. colored, rs,
Of 1243. Irving street NV, a
Howard University student, was
going north on Twelfth street
when he apparently lost control.
The car went up on the side
walk, knocked down a metal
trafic signal pole and struck the
pedestrians.
The injured are Walter Lun-
deem, 45, of eileen Dale Md
Hospital. and Frank Aguirre, 81,
Of Philadelphia. a Bible sales
man. Both were taken to
Emergency Hospital with head
and leg injuries.
The driver was charged with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-09
.Chincoteogue
Set for Annual
Pony Penning

CHINCoTEAGUE. Va, July 9
R.-A bit Of the old Wild West
will be transplanted to this
island in the Atlantic Ocean
July 1926 when the volunteer
firemen once again hold their
annual Chincoteague pony pen
ming.
There'll be cowboys, right
enough. but instead of wearing
hlgh-heeled boots. they'll wear
hip boots. For the roundup here
tends to be a mite damp.
The pony penning is the high
light of the annual Chincoteague
flremen'S carnival, and some
thing which draws spectators
and buyers-from throughout
the country and. sometimes, even
from foreign lands.
For the ponies are sold after
being herded across the 100
yards of water separating Chin
colleague Island from Assateague
Island, where the ponies make
their home the rest of the year
The watermen-turned-cow-
boys round up the ponies on
Assateague the first day of the
two-day penning. Then, at low
tide, the horses are herded into
the surf for the swim to Chin
colleague.
Once here, they are sent GAL
Looping through the main street
of the town to a corral to await
the sale the next day. Approx
imately 100 Of the small. shaggy
beasts are sold each year, at
prices ranging approximately
from SIS TO Sl85.
After the sales. Penning Day
takes on the aspects of a rodeo.
Inere are pony races and wild
pony riding contest. Then boat
races and more pony races.
Origin of the Chincoteague
ponies is uncertain. Actually
they are stunted horses rather
than genuine ponies. Their pres
ent size is probably the result of
their marsh grass diet for many
generations. Where they came
from originally is clouded by
myth.
No one is quite certain Just
when the pony pennings started.
Since 1924, however, the event
has been sponsored-and quite
prof1tably-by the Chincoteague
f1remen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-09
8 in FutuI Crash
Still Are Critical

Three persons remained in
critical condition at Casualty
Hospital today as a result of a
head-on collision near Silver
Hill. Md. yesterday in which one
man was killed.
The dead man was identified
by Prince Georges County police
as Charles L. Craig, 80, of Can
ton, Ohio. Police said he had
been living in the area for a
month after coming to work here
for the Goldsten Brothers Con-
struction Co., 1910 Vermont ave-
nue. NV. The firm said he had
lived at 3l1 Calvert street, Alex
andria.
Those critically hurt were
Harry C. Poole. jr.. 36, of 1914
Gallatin street. Hyattsville:
Charles J. Huppmann, ST., 66. of
20l6 Third street NE, and Mrs.
Florence Beeson, So, of 1905
Kennedy street NV.
Police Pvt. William WEIGH
said the crash occurred about
l20 pm. in the 1900 block of
Branch avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-09

They promised to render a de-
cision promptly. and said they
would set another date for hear
ing the latest motion in the case
before September if the three
judge court retains jurisdiction
If the case is remanded to a
single judge. the court said liti-
gants would be notified and a
hearing time would be scheduled
by the single Judge.
Jurisdiction Is Argued
The action postponed at least
temporarily another round in the
Prince Edward desegration fight
which was expected to be aried
here today.
Arguments over the courts
;jurisdic t i on marked today's
hearing on a new motion by the
National Association for the Ad-
vancement Of Colored People to
require prompt desegration in
the SouthSide Virginia county.
Attorneys for the NAACP urged
that the three-judge court re-
tain jurisdiction. and attorneys
for Prince Edward County and
the State of Virginia said they
believed the case now belonged
TO a single Federal judge.
Judge John Parker of the
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals,
presiding at today's hearing. in
dlcated he thought the time had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-09
3 SuIk Clinics
Slated for Fuirfux

Clinics for the administration
Of Salk vaccine to persons up to
20 years of age. and to pregnant
women. will be held by the Fair
fax County Health Department
next week at the following To-
cations:
July is, 8 to IL am, Falls
Church High School.
July 10. from 9 to 10 am,
Bucknell School.
July Is, from 8 to II am,
Fairfax Elementary School.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-09

unreasonable speed and driving
over the sidewalk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-09
Tunnel Is so Years Old

ZURICH, Switzerland. The
12h2-mile-long Simplon Tunnel,
longest in the Alps, was COM
pleted so years ago. Preparations
for construction began in May,
1898.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-09
Single Judge May Act
In Prince Edward Case
BY MARY LOU WERNER
star stan Correspondent

RICHMOND July "a threeudge Federal court today took
adviSement possible dissolution Of the tribunal the
Prince Edward County. Va, desegregaton case.
The judges said that they considered it grave question
should be dissolved and the
remanded a single Federal Judge for further action.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-03-22
Ohio Power Co.
Sales Promotion
Wins Top Award

Ohio Power Co. has won first place
in national competition for one of the
George A. Hughes awards presented
annually by the Edison Electric Insti-
tute of New York City for outstand-
ing achievement in electric sales pro-
motion work.
Ohio Power received the top 1866
H u g h e award for Outstanding
achievement in electric water heater
activity directly and through deal
ers". The company was in competition
with other electric utilities having ov-
er 100000 meters.
Robert w. Osterholm, of Canton,
manager of the company's commercial
department, will accept the Hughes
cup trophy and 5000 in cash on behalf
of the Ohio Power during the Edison
Electric Institute sales conference in
Chicago on March %. Eel is a trade
association of the nations electric
light and power companies.
All of Ohio Powers five divisions
participated in the prize-winning pro-
motion activity.
Judging was based on plans and
methods companies used in their pro-
motion, results of the sales efforts and
effectiveness and simplicity of the
campaign.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-03-22

Neighbors of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Hilty and family extend their SYM
pathy in the bereavement of their
mother and grandmother, Mrs. Mabel
Hilty who passed away Saturday.
Death was caused by heart attack.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Zimmerman
and daughters spent Sunday after
noon with Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Herr
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Huber and Mr..
and Mrs. Edgar Huber were Sunday
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Halsey
Hutchinson and sons.
Rev. and Mrs. G. w. Whyman were
recent dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. S. Jennings
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Kohl and
family of Findlay were Saturday eve
ming supper guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hiram Reichenbach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Klay visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Stratton and
daughter Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Barnes We're
Monday evening supper guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Leonard Theis and daugh-
ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Bell were
Sunday evening dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd Van Meter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Klingler and
family were Sunday evening visitors
of Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Hauensteir
and family.
Mr.. ard Mrs. J. L. Gratz called OF
Mr.. Ernest Gratz at Findlay Sunday
afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Jennings
spent Sunday evening with Mr.. anc
Mrs. Leonard Gratz.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. NJ. Gleason attend
ed a shower for Nh and Mrs. Bel
Gleason Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Hartman ant
Dorothy arrived home from Florida
last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Hauensteil
and family were Sunday guests o
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. w. Schulze Former
ly Betty Hauenstein) of Columbus.
Recent visitors of Mr.. and Mrs
Leonard Theis were Mr.. and Mrs
Don Brandal, Toledo, Mr.. and Mrs
Roger Theis, Mr.. and Mrs. Georg
Theis and Mr.. and Mrs. George Clap
per and daughter.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-03-22
License Tag Sales
Slow Here; Nine
Days Remaining

With nine days remaining in which
Bluffton residents may purchase the
new green and white license plates
Deputy Registrar Jack Koontz said he
expected the usual last minute rush
by motorists to bring the number of
tags sold here to figure equal that
of last year or even higher.
The number of tags sold as of We'd
nesday morning was 1,468. This fig
ure included passenger cars, trucks,
trailers, house trailers, motorscooters
and motorcycles. That figure is 8O6
below the total number of plates sold
here last year when the new all-time
record was set.
In 1855 a total of 2,050 passenger
licenses were sold. That broke by 236
the previous high set in 1854. The
1875 total of all type tags sold last
year topped the previous high set in
1854 by 153.
Koontz, who replaced Dave Reich
enbach this year as Bluffton's deputy
registrar, said that No. l trailer
sales, those up to 1,049 pounds, would
be issued here throughout the year.
Motorists have until a week from
Saturday to purchase the new plates.
After that time anyone displaying the
1855 tags are subject to arrest.
Fee for the new tags is $40 plus a
25c issuance charge.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-03-22
Work Progressing
At New EX-Cell-O
Corp. Plant Here

Work was progressing at a near
normal pace on the new Bluffton
plant of the Ex-Cello-O Corporation
at the intersection of Jefferson street
and County Line road early this week
despite hard, snow-covered ground
left by the inclement weather last
week.
Workers at the new plant site
started pouring footers for the 3d.
900 square foot steel and masonry
building last Wednesday. If the
weather does not get any worse the
footers were to be completed this
week, workers said.
When the footers have been poured
the concrete walls of the structure
will be started under the general con-
tractor, H. U. Tuttle & Son, Inc, Lii
ma.
The 200 X 240 foot building, which
will house the metal fabrication end
of the corporations operations, will
have two sections equipped with
cranes. The plant is expected to go in
to operation here about July 1.
The operations will include bases
for boring and milling machines, cen
ter tapping machines and dairy pack
aging equipment.
E. H. Jones, operations manager of
the Lima, Fostoria and Elwood, Ind,
plants, will be the plant manager in
Bluffton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-03-22
Infant Schumacher
Rites Held Thurs.

Services were held Thursday of
last week at the Clymer cemetery for
Tommy Lynn Schumacher, infant son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Schumacher,
Route 5, Findlay, who died the pre-
vious day at Blanchard Valley Hos
pital, Findlay. He was born on Tues
day.
Survivors include his parents, a
brother, David, and "a sister, Lola, at
home; grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Beagle, Route /, Bluffton,
and Mrs. Hulda Schumacher, rural
route, Pandora.
The Rev. Robert Bumgarner offici-
ated at the services. Arrangements
were directed by the Basinger Fun
eral Home. gdat
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-03-22
BlufftOn Hospital
MARCH ID


Admitted: Rosine Grow, Pandora;
Paul Walton, Pandora.
Discharged: Mrs. Sidney Burk-
holder, Ada; Felicia 10 Stashwick,
Lefayette; Mrs. Melvin Hilty, Colum-
bus Grove; Mrs. Lee Hursey and ba-
by, Bluffton.
MARCH Is
Admitted: Calixtra Cullen, Otta-
wa.
Discharged: Rosine Grow, Pandora
MARCH 16
Admitted: Randall Wayne 'Clymer
Benton Ridge.
Discharged: David Bower, Jenera.
MARCH II
Admitted: Mrs. Dora f. Long
Rawson.
Discharged: Randall Wayne ely
mer, Benton Ridge; Mrs. Dean
Dearth and baby, Ada; Mrs. Robert
Gratz and baby, Button; Mrs. JUS
tin Gratz, Bluffton; Mrs. Loren Stein
man, Bluffton; Margaret Ann Baker
Bluffton.
MARCH 18
Discharged: Mrs. j. o. Koontz anc
baby, Button; Mrs. VIM. Parkins
and baby, Beaverdam; Mr.. John A
Young, Jr., Lima.