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Marine DeathMarch
Trial Set for May IA
Paris Island
Sergeant Faces
Court-MurtiuI
BY JOHN A. GILES

Navy Secretary Thomas today
ordered the court of Ma
line S/Sergt. Matthew c. McKeon
at Paris Island, S. c., May IA
on charges including manslaugh-
ter growing out of a night march
there that cost the lives of six
recruits.
A court of inquiry had found
that the April 8 discipline"
march into a tidal creek near the
big Marine recruit base was
ordered and led by Sergt. Nc
Keen while under the influence
of alcohol" The courts findings
were the equivalent. in military
law of a grand jury indictment.
Specifications in Charge
The specifications forwarded
to the sergeant yesterday are
slightly different from those
recommended by the inquiry
board. The charges and the
articles of the Uniform Code of
Military Justice involved are:
Violation of a general order
prohibiting drinking alcoholic
beverages in a barracks building,
Article 90.
Oppression of recruits by lead
ing them into Ribbon Creek,
Article SO.
ManSlaughter, Article 119.
Drinking intoxicating liquor
while on duty and in the pres
Ience of a recruit, Article 1914.
If convicted. the 31-year-old
drill sergeant could receive q
maximum sentence of ten years.
10 Officers Chosen
Mr.. Thomas selected ten officers
to the general court-martial
board. However, he will not make
their names public prior to the
Iconvening of the court. This is
so no one may talk with them in
advance. thus assuring fair trial.
Sergt. McKeon is entitled to
request that third of the men,
bers be enlisted men. If he so
requests, these will be added to
the board.
Capt. Irving N. Klein, USN,
Sd Naval District legal officer
in New York, will be the law
officer Of the court, position
which corresponds to judge in
a civil court.
Mr.. Thomas did not specify
that the court-martial be closed.
Thus. under the military code.
lit automatically will be open to
the public unless Sergt. McKeon
requests that the proceedings
be closed. His reasons for such a
request would have to be pre-
scented to the court for a decision
by that body.
Offers Legal Counsel
The Secretary also offered to
furnish an officer to act as legal
counsel for Sergt. McKeon. 1t
has been indicated that he also
will employ civilian attorneys,
which he is entitled to do.
1t was necessary for Secretary
Thomas to convene the court
because civilian counsel for the
sergeant had challenged the
qualifications of both Maj. Gen.
Joseph c. Burger, Paris Island
commander who has been trans
ferred as a result of the tragedy,
and Gen. Randolph Mccall Pate,
Marine commandment, to take the
action. The challenges were
based on assertions that both
officers had disqualified them
selves by issuing statements say
ing that Sergt. McKeon was
guilty soon after the tragic ac-
cident occurred.
Defense counsel may request
postponement of the court mar
tial. In that event, Mr.. Thomas
ordered that it start as soon after
May IA "as possible"
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Portugal BIust Kills Is

LISBON, Portugal, May S up,
AN explosion ripped the mill
tary powder factory at Corroios
10 miles from Lisbon today. First
reports said l6 workers were
Killed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-05

Lulu" fresher thon tomorrow's eggs,
fuller OF vitomins thon new rhuborb,
with more bounce thon q busted
otom os fuII Of tricks os q cord.
shorp's sleeve.
Look for this modeop half. pint Of
hllority stortIno Monday in the comic
poses Of The Evening Stor. You'll
reolly delight in her zony onties.
Phone Sterling $500 for home de.
livery.
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See Students
March in Sofety Parade
Turnout in Sparkling Weather Record
AS Patrols Move Down Constitution

More than $4,000 spectators lined Constitution
under sparkling skies today to watch the School Safety Patrol
parade.
Park and District police said the turnout of the
largest in the 20-year history of the event.
Weather ideal both spectators and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-05
Bow Who Killed eocher
endsQuietNightinJo Jail
Asks Whether He Con Get Out Today;
Wounded Victim Fighting for Life

Billy Ray Prevatte H. charged with numbering teacher
wounding two others yesterday in wild shooting
school, asked his aers last night if he could get
out today.
He asked the question during quiet" night spent in
solitary confinement in crowded Marlboro Jail
One of surviving victims fought for life today in
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BEATING THE DRUM
FOR SALVATION

RHYTHM AT S3-Mrs. Louro Eost.
wood, who pounds the big bass drum
ct Salvation Army Horbor Light Corps
meetings hos been drumming for
three quarters Of o century. Reed
the story on pose AS in Church
Section todoy.
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Backed by Associates
STOCKS
IN THE SPOTLIGHT

NEW YORK Ng.--Followine are the
sales tadd 0O) high. low, closing price
and net change OF the 20 most active
stocks for the week:
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NEW COMIC STRIP
BEGINS MONDAY

Beginning Mondoy
Little Lulu" thot low
cble little bundle Of
mischief, will oppeor in
the comic pages Of The
Evening Stor.
You will find Little
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SterS marching in Washington'S
biggest and longest annual pa
rade. The school students began
down Constitution ave-
nue. from Ninth street to Sew
enteenth street NV. at 9 am.
Officials of the American Auto
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WEATHER FORECAST

Increasing cloudiness tonight, low near
So Cloudy tomorrow with showers likely.
Gull report on Page A-2)
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Temperatures Today
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-11
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THE DEADLY CHAIN

A Senate judiciary subcommittee has
recommended a breakdown on violators Of
federal narcotics laws. In bill submitted
after thorough study of dope peddling and
addiction in the United States, the subcom-
mittee asks for much sitter penalties than
the law now provides.
The measure would permit juries to mete
out life prison terms or the death sentence
for third conviction of selling heroin or
smuggling it into the country. 1t would make
the death sentence possible for those con-
victed of selling dope to children. The sub
committee also wants to broaden the inves-
tigative powers of the federal Customs Bu-
reau to make apprehension of dope peddlers
more certain.
The need for tougher laws and stricter
enforcement against the devilish crime that
leads to dope addiction has been apparent
for long time. The subcommittee recon-
mendations, based on evidence gathered in
extensive hearings, merit the most serious
consideration.
Strong laws and vigorous enforcement
are not the whole answer to the dope prob
len however. There is a deadly chain-from
the smuggler to the peddler to the often in
nOcent victim who may in turn become
thief or peddler - that must be broken.
Homes, schools and churches can do much
to help break the chain. They can do their
part by showing children and young people
the terrible consequences of addiction
Meanwhile, the Senate judiciary subcom-
mittee bill, or one much like it, should be
quickly passed.
IN MANY TONGUES
There are some signs that the trend
away from the study of foreign languages
in American schools may be reversed. That
is good. For knowledge of languages
makes communication easier and easier
communication improves the chances of mu-
tual understanding Ready understanding
among peoples becomes more and more es-
sential as the world shrinks
One of the nations major universities
recently took a significant action. By fac
ulty vote, it decided to require foreign lang
uage training for all students. Heretofore,
language study was a matter of choice. Stu
dents could, if they chose, elect to avoid it
by taking more work in social studies and
the humanities.
Those subjects are important. But edu-
Gators are swinging more and more to the
belief that knowledge of one or two lang
uages besides English is basic need. That
belief is soundly based on the realities of
world in which Paris and Madrid are as
close as the capitals of neighboring states
@were a generation ago.
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-11
Washington Letter : BY Robert Nelson ToYlo,

a recent TV interview, should not
be converted into. world govern
ment. 1t is not a sovereignty-it
is a useful contrivance to prevent
war, and that's all it is". We agree
with the former statement-an
wish the other delegates knew
about the latter
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-11
I'm THE AIR FORCE"
BY Elaine Townsend Dickerson

bottles, etc. Just eleven years ago
he began his automobile business
in Lewes with partner He now
is not only a millionaire. and the
head of IL successful businesses,
but is Lieutenant Governor of our
state.
An interesting part of the inter-
view | thought was when Mr.. Rol-
Inns told the audience that he stu
died second hand correspondence
courses to complete his eduoation.
His friends would order the Courses
and become disinterested AMI Lieu
tenant Rollins would buy them at
a cheaper price.
I hope you'll all get to read the
article by Katherine and Francis
Drake in the May issue of the
Readers Digest. The story lis
about saw and the Air Forces fail
ure to keep its trained personnel
in the service. Low pay, high rents
for sub-par quarters, high prices
at base post exchange and commits
sary, and lack of medical care-ali
have been studied and analyzed.
Then in the article it also explains
how the Soviet Air Force has no
trouble keeping its trained men
because they possess gilt edged
benefits.
You surely are reading lots of
articles each day now about our
Air Force and how it will fall be-
hind If something isn't done now.
My husband couldn't be pried loose
from his Air Force job with crow
bar, but there are others who are
not as devoted to service life and
need better pay. better housing. de-
pendent medical care to compen-
safe for the inconvenience in the
Air Force; such as being away
from ones family. moving from one
assignment to another, TDYs, etc.
The money that is spent annually
to train new personnel to take the
place of men who can not be in
duced to re-enlist is an enormous
sum. Read this Readers Digest
article and see what can be done.
Just think next week | shall
write to you from MILFORDi See
you then.
Always,
! Elaine Townsend Dickerson
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-11

York, Pa, to solve the Kelvin rid
die in wintry climes.
AS the nations pioneers in the
field of mechanical cooling it is
appropriate that the York people
should come up with this double
barrelled equipment that requires
only electric power for the COM
r-cssors to make comfort automatic
abound the calendar In this start
ling new achievement, together
with worldwide development of
unlimited, economical kilowatts
from atoms in the foreseeable flu
ture, the peoples of the earth may
in our time-have their first chance
to be comfortable.
If we can lick hunger, it is said,
we can hope for stable peace. And
if we can also do away with chill
blains, goose-pimp1es and heat
prostration, brotherIy love should
indeed be attainable. Somehow, we
can't seem to visualize a potentate
with a runny nose or sweaty brow
signing a treaty of everlasting
amity.
WHILE THIGH ADMINISTRA-
TION OFFICIALS" indicated that
Secretary of State Dulles would be
largely a listener at the Paris NATC
conference, and warned against
expecting too much, the Secretary
and British Foreign Minister Sci
wyn Lloyd were already cooking
up the idea of an 'sinner cabinet
fof Western foreign ministers to beei
up NATO for new responsibilities
Obviously, this foreshadows new
involvements. for the u. S.-s6
maybe we should expect too much
More Gl0bal0ney?
1.-THE UNI, declared Henry Cabo
Lodge, our chief UN delegate, il
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-11

personal misunderstanding arose
with some relative, or friend, or
business man. Two things | have
learned to avoid-worry and liquor
one often leads to the other.
Debt To My Wife
Furthermore, do not give any
credit to physchiatrists, or to pills,
or to reading books. l give the
credit to my Religion and TO Mrs.
Babson who, until her recent pass
ing was my companion and coun-
selor for half century. 1 feel that
those readers who worry are ig-
noring Jesus teachings. They,
moreover, must realize that worry
is a vice which will harm them like
any other vice or drug.
Mrs. Babson, more than anyone
else, helped me to avoid worry by
never talking grief to me after
our evening meals Neither of us
ever carried our troubles upstairs"
so TO speak. We never discussed
anything after going to bed. If
ever we had trouble getting to
sleep, instead counting sheep" we
counted our blessings and the many
'hings for which we have to be
thankful. Moreover, we have both
tried to live naturally, pray sensi-
bly,, avoid keeping up with Joneses,
and have kept ont of debt!
Importance OF Correct Decisions
Let me guess as to why Jesus
believed that worry is so danger
ous believe it was because worry
prevents person from making
correct decisions. Our health, our
jobs, our income and our happi-
ness all depend primarily upon
making correct decisions saying
NO, or yes, at the right times.
Our present and our future depend
upcr making correct decisions, and
we cannot make them unless we
are free from. worry.
One final thought: ] make my
important decisions only when |
am alone with Gid. may be alone
in an "Open Church; / may be
quietly in my home garden; or in
the N. H. woods: or by the sea-
shore at Gloucester. But to get the
cobwebs of worry from my brain,
I surely must be away from a tele-
phone and from other peoplei For
give these personal words of con-
fession and warning. I would not
give my column this week to such
a subject except for the real possi-
biIifv that HfOn much worry couIf1
be the cause of the next business
depression.
Women Can Be "Horatio Ayers
Grace K Babson, wife of Roger
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-11

W Babson, passed away last week
at her home in Wellesley Hills
from a cerebral hemorrhage. They
were married in 1900 and started
in a little house, which served as
home and Office, at combined rem
tai of s22 per month. Shortly after
their marriage. Mr.. Babson was
taken i'll with tuberculosis and was
''given up for dead. He was really
pulled through by the untiring
efforts of Mrs. Babson, who after
her studies at at Holyoke College,
had taken up nursing.
Besides being faithful mother
and housewife, Mrs. Babson be-
came an expert on Sir Isaac New
tons writings and studies. She col
lected the third largest Library of
Newtonia in the world: ard, in fact.
brought a portion of Newton's Lon
don house to Wellesley. Here one
can turn the actual door knobs and
open and shut the actual shutters
having Newton's finger prints.
Sir Isaac Newton's Law of Action
and Reaction, as applicable to
business and investments, is often
referred to by Mr.. Babson.
With thrift, patience, and cour-
age, without any gifts. from him,
or ever having borrowed a penny,
she developed her own savings of
$500 into several millions. Most of
this money has been given by her
to economic, educational, and re-
Iigious institutions. Among these
are the Babson Institute, Webber
College and Midwest Institute.
She gave large funds for the
Worlds Greatest Revolving Globe,
in which this newspaper had
part. Through combined study
of this Great Globe and of Rare
Metals believed to be inside our
Earth, she has hoped to help sci
entists discover why the world re-
wolves and apply this same power
to giving every reader a certain
amount of free power. To aid in
accomplishing this the Babsons
have founded the Gravity Research
Foundation of New Boston, N. Fl.
Mrs. Babson's father was the Rev.
Richard Knight of Holyoke. Mass,
who died many years ago. He was
real pioneer-very active in get
ting his anti-slavery friends to
settle in Kansas during the great
Kansas-Nebraska struggles of Civil
War days. Yet, in all these things,
she has been ''modesty personi-
fed" as well as showing what
poor and frail girl can accomplish.
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-11
BY Jane Eads

(
WASHINGTON - up II Mrs.
Casey Jones. widow of the Legend
airy character who most Americans
believe exists only in a songwrit-
er's imagination, is still alive and
keeping green the memories of the
hero of the iron horse in Jackson,
Tenn.
Mrs. Helen Duprey Bullock, his
torian of the National Trust for
historic Preservation, says:
Though now &c, Mrs. Jones is
still alert and one can still see.
traces of the beauty of the spright-
ly, red-haired Irish lass who in
1886 at the age of is married the
brave Casey, then 22."
f The town of Jackson and the
Association for Preservation of
Tennessee Antiquities, which is a
member of tine National Trust,
have taken over and furnished
their early 18th Century frame
house, for a national museum of
railroading.
In it will be copy of the famous
whistle which Jones used and
whose handling set him apart from
the common run of engineers of
his day. The sound he made has
been variously described by old
timers as a sort of ''whippoorwill'
call and like the war cry of a
Viking" a mournful wall, start
ing low and working up to a tear
full crescendo."
In those days the whistle was
the personal property of the en-
gineer. The real whistle is owned
by the St Francois Railroad Club
of Bonne Terre, Mo.
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-11
1881 Mayo
Topeka, Kansas
May 7, 1856

Mdg ~ 1000
Dear Friends:
One week from today this little
Air Force family VIII be taking Il
leave and heading toward Del-a-
warei We're certainly looking for
ward to our visit. Dad Dickerson
hasn't been well this year and is
currently in Philadelphia for treat
ment "a. D. Dickerson, Pennsylva-
MIA Hospital, 9th and Pine, Room
SCI and we are hoping by the
time we arrive at their farm Hayes
father will be back home and much
improved.
; Do you know anything about May
Baskets? May the first while the
children were taking their nightly
bath some one knocked on our
front door and a little girl handed
my six foot husband this dainty
little crepe paper basket filled with
miniature candies. He turned
around and looked at me rather
dismayed and | had to laugh. ]
knew this May Basket business
was new to him, too. Here, on the
first day of May, one delivers bas-
kets filled with flowers, usually, or
candy, to ones friends, frequently
these are delivered surreptitiously
At noon on Wednesday of this
week Robert @. Lewis introduced
Delawarean to his television
viewers. Almost weekly any more
| find some one on my TV screen
from home Mr.. Lewis wanted to
impress upon the people that they
should never be discouraged in life
by adversities. Lieutenant Cover
nor John w. Rollins stressed that
most people are so and so per cen
ters and il they would just keep
trying and trying for that extra
push they'd realize what they had
strived for all their lives. Robert
@. devoted about Is minutes to
Lieutenant Governor Rollins early
life during which he had to quit
school in the 8th grade because OF
his fathers illness. One business
adventure after another failed to
be fruitful-he sold salve door tC
door, bedsgreads, worked as z
stone crEsher's helper, washed mill
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-11
Heat BY Refrigeration

Pretty soon now, perhaps as
early as next year, the air condi-
tioning system will heat the home:
No furnace, no coal bin, no oil tank
no fuel bills!
Down in Roanoke, Va, the new
Hieronimus Department Store
which opens this month-will be
heated (as well as cooled by its
refrigeration compressors. Phila-
delphia's new Ballinger Building,
home of the nations oldest archi-
tectural and engineering firm, will
provide a second example of fire.
less heating, and more commercial
building installations are on the
way.
To maintain an even, year-round
temperature, the same refriger-
alton equipment that takes the heat
out of the inside air in summer
will remove it from the sub-freez-
ing outside air in winter BY what
the engineers call compound com
preston" enough heat can be taken
out of the air on a zero day to
provide hot circulating water or hot
air to keep the, Christmas shoppers
in Roanoke, or the architects and
engineers in Philadelphia, cozy ard
happy
This newest technique for keep
ing warm without burning any
thing is known as the "heat pump
method. No doubt you've heard the
name before. Britain's Lord KeI-
win, the father of mechanical re-
frigeration, dreamed up the prin-
ciple 104 years ago, and other sci
entists have been trying to make II
work ever since. And while heat
pumps have worked pretty we'll in
warmer climates, it remained for
Robert G. Werden, engineering ex.
ecutive of the York Corporation
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-11
BABSON DISCUSSES BUSINESS and WORRY"


Babson Park, Mass, say 10. Con-
tinually | am asked: what could
cause the next Business Depres-
sion2'' 1t could be overbuilding. too
much installment buying, stock
market speculation, or the un-
reasonable demands of union la
bor; but forecast the next depres-
sion, with its unemployment, may
come from worry, fear and ex-
haustion.
Real Causes OF Unemployment
Already worry is causing execu-
tives to have heart attacks, caus-
ing wagewoThers TO demand pen
sion security, causing housewives
to get divorces, and causing al
most everyone to seek more en-
tertainment in order to forget their
troubles. If too many people get
scared and stop buying, this will
surely bring on bad business and
unemployment.
Most of us hesitate to discuss
our personal religion for fear of
being called "hypocrites." But at
the risk of being so-called myself,
will this week make a confession ::
My education as a statician taught
me to seek the truth. Hence, when
/ became a Church Member, /
naturally sought to learn what
Jesus taught. Among other things.
| found that He taught US not to
worry. One of His most emphatic
teachings was to avoid "being
anxious about tomorrow" |, there
fore, have never allowed myself to
worry.
What The Birds reach Us
When Jesus held up the birds as
an example for us to follow MAT
thew, 9Th Chapter, Verses 26 to
29), He realized that the birds are
Obliged to hunt their own food.
God does not throw food in their
nests for them. God even compels
the birds to build their own nests.
Unlike most young people today,
the birds build their houses and
pay for them before getting mar
ried" and raising little birdsi Jesus
never told us not to THINK about
tomorrow, or not to PREPARE for
tomorrow. Read His parable of the
Ten Virgins in the 25th Chapter
of Matthew. Verses 1 to 13 1t was
WORRY which Jesus condemned.
Therefore. I have constantly
fought worry and conquered il
when it faced me: First. when
had an attack of tuberculosis and
was "aiven I'D for dead: then.
during the Great Depression when
NV many clients got scared and
left me: and always when some