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D. c. Got US Tons Of Rain
On Each Acre Last Week

National Airport recorded only .95
Of an inch.
There are several types Of rain
gauges used by the weatherman.
The simplest, favored by many
amateur observers, consists of a
funnel about inches in diameter
inserted into a calibrated glass or
metal container that collects the
rainfall. Others are specially con-
structed to avoid evaporation. There
is also a radio gauge that broad
casts the amount Of water collected.
The most complicated is the hyeto-
graph. which records the duration
as well as the amount Of fall.
Knowing the amount of water in
an inch of rainfall makes it easier to
understand how a heavy shower
over few minutes, running through
cutters and gullies before the earth
can absorb it, can turn sleepy little
streams into violent torrents eager
to destroy.
On Sunday, the rain gauges at
the airport here recorded a fall of
l.30 inches. This much rain on a
single acre Of ground amounts to
100 tons of water, or about 20. 300
gallons. Thus. Hagerstown's 7-inch
fall dumped some / 400 tons or 317.-
600 gallons of water onto every
block (roughly two acres) in town.
Only the fellow caught without
an umbrella in a thunderstorm is
likely to give any thought to the
size OF a raindrop, which actually
is much smaller than it appears
to be. The heavier drops usually
measure only about two-tenthS of
an inch in diameter, and the drops
In light rain are only half that
size. Their size determines the
speed Of their fall.
Two MPH Mist
Fine, misty drops fall only about
two miles an hour, the rate of a
man taking a leisurely stroll. The
medium-sized drops come down
at about is miles an hour, and
when we say. "it's raining cats and
dogs" the speed of fall is Is miles
an hour or slightly faster.
According to the statistics. july.
with an average of 4.26 inches of
rain is the second wettest month
in Washington, topped only by
August's ATS inches. The tradi-
tionally wet April is comparatively
dry here, with an average of only
3.06 inches.
Already this July has given
Washington 2.56 inches more than
the averages say we should get.
Half Of our allotment fell in the
space Of three days. With the
hurricane season nearing its peak,
the city can expect still wetter
summer days next month. Last
August, a near-record IA inches
was poured on Washington.
But compared to some places on
the globe, Washington is a drought
area. Bombay usually gets about
~ inches Of rain in July. And on
one single July day in 1911, Baguio
in the Philippines, had over AZ
inches. The real "wetbacks," how
ever. will be found living around
Mount Waialeale, Hawaii.
Those folks get more than SOC
? inches OF rainfall year.
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NEARBY VOTES

to provide means Of further secur-
ing and protecting the civil rights
Of persons within the jurisdiction
Of the United States. Rejected,
131-275, July 20.
Fer E.b RrSysi@ a. R M yo smith HS55'S " v1
Against; Hyde tR. Md.
On passage of the civil rights bill.
Passed. 279-l26, July %.
For; Landlord. HYDE
Against: Broyhill, Harrison. Smith.
On motion to recommit a bill to
provided for civilian atomic power
acceleration program. Agreed to,
203-191, July "a.
For: Broyhill, HYDE Smith
AGAINST: Harrison. Landlord
On an amendment to the rule
providing for offering an amend
ment to strike out Title v, author
izing public housing. Rejected, o.
299, July rs.
Fer; Smith. Harrison. HYDE.
Against; Broyhill. Landlord.
On a resolution providing a rule
for the consideration Of and two
hours Of debate on H.R. 412 to
authorize construction Of Frying
pan-Arkansas project, Colorado.
Rejected, l79-194, July 20.
For; Broyhill, HYDE.
AgAinst: Harrison, Lankrodd. Smith.
tconsressionai Quarterly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-29
BY HECTOR Mclean

Like death and taxes, it has come
to seem that we will have with us
always problem Of a second air
port for Washington.
Rushing to adjourn, the Senate
last week guaranteed it will still be
there in January when Congress
comes back.
Although Senator A. s. Mike Mon
roney. Democrat Of Oklahoma, in
sisted, I'VE have made sufficient,
studies so that If the paper work
were laid end to end, it would hard
surface the runways," Senator SPECS
sard Holland, Democrat of Florida,
declared, I'VE are asked to take it in
almost a twinkling of an eye"
And, supported Sc to 80 by roll
call vote of the Senate, he asked
time for still another study-this
one to be made by his special FIVE
man subcommittee of the Senate
Appropriations Committee. Their
report will be due by January Is.
1000 Acres Bought
Once upon a time, back in 1850,
the matter was believed to be set
tied. Then the project was author
lied, and 81 million appropriated.
The Civil Aeronautics Administra-
ton used the money to buy nearly
1000 acres of land near Burke,
Va. That ended it. though.
Further appropriation was blocked
by the Senate Appropriations Com
mittee, largely through the influence
of Senator Harry Flood Byrd, Dem
ocrat Of Virginia.
This held up the project so long
as the Truman administration was
in office, although the CAA con-.
tinued to ask for the authorized
funds.
When Mr.. Eisenhower became
President. Secretary of Commerce
Sinclair Weeks ordered a new look
at the project and its alternatives.
Only in the last few weeks has
executive support for the project
been renewed, under considerable
Congressional prodding.
Now. Senator Holland COM
planned. 1T is proposed to make an
enormous expenditure without TAX
ing survey of the situation. None
was possible. except a cursory one,
during one day of hearings before
the Appropriations Committee"
The Senate upheld him, ignoring
Senator Monroney's insistence that
this subject has been before Con-
gress since 1850. 1t has been in
vestigated by no less than 10
separate committees. Perhaps the
Appropriations Committee does not
believe anyone has sense enough
to understand aviation or to un-
derstand the subject except Sem
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-29
By VIVIAN BROWN

NEW YORK.-Men the world
over like to park with their girl
friends, even on a camel.
But except for that one similarity,
says blond Lotto Wohlbold, men are
as different as they can be.
Lotte qualities as an authority on
men on an international scale be-
cause her airlines job takes her
gadding around the globe. She ex-
plains:
1--WE met all types Of men. and
parking is universal. Nothing stops
them. You spend q long pleasant
evening with any man, and some
how he is biding his time until
those few minutes at the end Of the
evening""
Lotto, who trains air hostesses.
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tories. Even the strikers came out
Of it with only light financial
scratches. Much of the strike time
will be absorbed by vacation time,
and when blast furnaces are again
going full blast, the men can expect
to 60 on premium-pay overtime for
awhile.
The only real suffering as a re-
suit Of lost steel was in the con-
struction and oil-drilling industries,
whose peculiar requirements for
tailor-made steel items made inven-
tory building impractical. Besides
the steel workers. there were more
than 125 5000 employees in allied in
dustries such as railroads and coal
mines, who were laid OF during the
strike.
The steel settlement calls for wage
increases averaging los cents an
hour in the first year Of the con-
tract and 81 cents in the second
and third years. other union gains
included q cost-of-living escalator
provision, an extensive supplement-
airy unemployment benefit plan and
premium pay for Sunday work. Steel
pay now averages SAT an hour.
AS is usual after the steel union
improves its contract, there will be
raise in the price Of steel, prob
ably averaging from So to $3.50
a ton above the present average Of
$3.50. That would be the heftiest
raise since World War II.
In nine years, from 1916 to 1855.
the price Of steel has jumped $46.85
a ton. In the same period, steel
wage increases have totaled SIPS
an hour.
The price increases. as is also
usual, will generally be passed along
to consumers in the form Of higher
prices on items made Of steel.
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REVIEW OF THE WEEK

Continued From Page A-23
since he had spoken as IAN indi-
vidual," declared a cease-fire. He
said he'd keep quiet on the subject
until the results were in on a new
poll to determine the relative
strength Of all the party's potential
vice presidential nominees.
When the smoke had cleared, the
general verdict was situation I'M
changed" Mr.. Nixon will be hard
to bulge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-29
Are Foreign Investments
A Threat to Prosperity?

boarded or circulating abroad and
could constitute an additional de-
mand on our gold stock. Compared
to all this the SIS billion in short
term funds that we hold in foreign
countries is q bagatelle. Moreover,
the chances that we could draw
them out in the form Of gold are
not very good.
Ofilcial Washington seems I'M
ruined by these alarms. Nor IL Wall
Street apprehensive. In New York
the Institute Of international FL
nance. while conceding the theoreti-
cal danger. states that the gold
we might likely lose in any one
year would be only q fraction Of
the net foreign short-term holdings
here. for three reasons: (11 For
eigners need substantial working
balances here to finance trade. (2)
Apart from the United States for
eign aid payments. the net balance
Of our international transactions
currently requires payments to US.
CD If our gold reserves threaten
to shrink. Congress can always
lower the reserve requirements the
law imposes on the Federal Reserve
banks and thereby prevent a de-
fiationary contraction Of bank
credit.
Another Woy Out
Even without the latter step, the
institute notes, required reserves
now are above the present legal
minimum, so the Federal Reserve
Board can, without congressional
action. lower the requirements to
the legal minimum and thereby off,
set a gold outflow Of as much as
$3.50, 100000.
Foreigners send money here not
only to finance current trade. The
relative safety here compared with
unsettled conditions abroad makes
this haven for capital. Our stock
market boom has been an additional
magnet. About Sc billion is in
vested in American shares, mostly
high-grade, DR.. Palyi estimates,
Foreign capital also comes here
to evade the tax collector abroad.
Il-gottef gains of politicians like
those lately revealed to have been
amasSed by Juan Peron in Argen-
tina. by prominent Chinese officials
and their families during and after
World War II. by Middle East po-
tentates and the like have added
millions to the funds brought here
by refugees from Hitler and other
despots.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-29

votes OF the nearby Maryland
and Virginia legislators on major
roll calls in Congress last week.
SENATE
On amendments to reduce defense
support funds for Europe, the Near
East, Africa and Asia by 10 per
cent; to reduce development as
sistance funds from 1898 million to
$278 million. Four amendments
considered en- bloc. Rejected, 1854,
July "a.
Fer; Byrd ID. Val. Robertson Cd. Va.
AEAinst; Beall CR. Md. Butler tR. Md1.
On an amendment to bar use Of
funds to furnish military equipment
to Yugoslavia except for main
tenance Of equipment previously
furnished. Agreed to, SOAP, July "a.
Fer; Butler. BYRD. Robertson.
Agaiust: Beall.
On passage Of the foreign aid
appropriations bill carrying SAL
billion for fiscal year ending June
30. 1857. Passed 5000, July "a.
For; Beali. Butler
AGAINST; Byrd, Robertson.
anAaaaA
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HOUSE

on q motion to rscommit the bill
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says it does q girl good to get a
world picture of men. It's helpful
knowledge for husband seekers to
have at vacation time.
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Helen Hill Miller
Sailing to Visit
Her AlmuMQter

Helen Hill Miller. president
of the Women's National Press
Club, and her husband Col.
Francis Pickens Miller sail
tomorrow for Europe.
They will spend one day
in Holland before going to
oxford. England. There, they
will attend the Encaenia at
oxford University on June 20.
the equivalent of degree-giving
in American universities,
where former President, Harry
Truman, will receive a degree.
They will attend the respec-
tive Gaudy Nights Of their
colleges at oxford University.
Gaudy Nights begin with re-
ligious services in the after
noon followed by garden par
ties for college members and
their husbands or wives.
Later, only members of the
college attend the banquet.
Col. Miller is a member of
Trinity College and received
his Masters from oxford Uni
versity. Mrs. Miller is a mem
Der of st. Anne'S College and
received her diploma in eco
nomic and political science
from Oxford. She will be
called upon to give a toast at
her Gaudy Night.
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MRS. EISENHOWER
LUNCHEON GUEST
ON THE SEQUOIA

It couldn't have been a
better day for a cruise down
the Potomac, as three cab
met wives entertained Mrs.
Eisenhower at luncheon
yesterday aboard the Navy
yacht Sequoia.
The hostesses were Mrs.
George Humphrey. wife of
the Secretary of the Treas
ury: Mrs. Charles E. Wilson,
wife of the Secretary of De-
Tense, and Mrs. Arthur Sum-
merfield, wife of the Post
master General.
Mrs. Nixon and all of the
cabinet wives who are in
town were present, as was
Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby,
who came back to town yes
terday.
Potomac breezes, sunshine
and lots of conversation was
the party shippers order of
the day.
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ENGAGEMENTS


1t. Col. and Mrs. Laurence
A. Stone of Falls Church, Va.
announce the engagement of
their daughter Marjorie Carol
to Midshipman Robert Alan
Rosenberg, USNA, Class of ST.
of Leavenworth. Kans., son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Rosen-
berg. The wedding is planned
for June of next year.
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clRcLINc THE COUNTRYSIDE
Arthur Godfrey Bills
His Dressage Act

John Petitioners entry by Hap
by Buckle, and Gordon and
William Graysons' yearlings
from Blue Ridge Farm in Up
perville.
From All Over
Mrs. Fay Ingalls, is sending
horses up from Hot Springs.
Mrs. Edwin Warheld is van
ming her horses from Wood
bine. Md. the Alvin Rays
from Bethesda, the Ray Nor
tons from Rockville and Mrs.
Parker Poe is sending her
horses all the way from
Harrodsburg, KY.
A horse show ball, almost
as much Of an institution as
the 103-year-old show, follows
tomorrow'S performance at
Buchanan Hall in Upperville
where Chauncey Brown VIII
play until the sun comes up
over the Blue Ridge Noun
tainS.
Many dinner parties are
scheduled before the dance,
including one given by Mrs.
Archie Smith, ST., in Upperville.
The Archie Smiths, j., who
usually have their two chill
dren, Susan and Archie. show
ing in the pony classes at
Upperville, left last week for
a two-year trip abroad. They
plan to make their headquar-
tiers in Geneva where their
children will go to school,
returning to America when
Archie Sd is ready for prep
school.
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De Conick-Biqbie

Mr.. and Mrs. Roger de Con-
lex of Brussels, Belgium, an
nounce the engagement of
their daughter Nadine to Mr..
John Taylor Bigbie, son of Mrs.
George Munro of Lynchburg
and the late Mr.. William B.
Bigbie. A fall wedding is
planned.
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British Awards
Are Announced

A New York lawyer, six
British civilian officials and
two Royal Air Force officers
were to be presented with
decorations here this afternoon
by British Ambassador, Sir
Roger Makins.
The New York lawyer, Mr..
Lawrence Hunt. was to receive
the insignia of an honorary of
ficer of the Order of the Brit
ish Empire for his services as
honorary legal adviser to the
u. K. delegation to the U. IN.
and the British Consulate
General in New York.
The other awards, for official
services are:
Commander of the Order of
the British Empire-Mr. John
Kingston O'Donoghue, British
Consul General in Philadel-
phia.
Members of the Order of the
British Empire Squadron
Leader Maurice Hermiston,
stationed in Dayton. Ohio;
Flight 1t. Alan Mervyn Hum
phreys of Arlington, Va, at
tached to the British Joint
Services Mission; Mrs. Elsie
Kate Spencer Rename, with
the British Embassy here; Miss
Elsie May Turner, pro-Consul,
British Consulate General in
Chicago: Miss Agatha Walsh,
of New York, senior research
assistant, British Information
Services; Miss Margery Elspeth
Alice Ewing, with the Embassy
here, and Mr.. Sidney Ernest
Williams, of Arlington, at
tached to the British Joint
Services Mission, Navy Staff,
Washington.
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UPPERVILLE, Va, June g.
The grounds of the Grafton
show ring. where the Upper
vile Colt and Horse Show
opened this morning for a two
and-a-half day run, have been
groomed to a spit and polish.
The big attraction this year
will be Arthur Godfrey's dress
age performance just before
lunch recess tomorrow.
Arthur is getting to be an
old hand at making Goldie go
through the intricacies of the
highest form of horsemanship
and, although many. many
people had a chance to watch
him at the Loudoun Hunt
Show this year, at the big
Pennsylvania National last
fall, at the three-day Warren
ton Show last summer and at
Madison Square Garden, there
are still enough left to fill the
old grandstands at Grafton to-
morrow.
Luncheon Guest
Arthur and his encourage are
expected to lunch at DR.. and
Mrs. Archibald Cary Ran
dolphs' Grafton after his ex-
hibition. although rumor hath
it that he may be at the Reed
Thomases' Ovoka for lunch.
Reed, who knew Arthur in
the old Fairfax Hunt days
when Arthur owned a small
farm near the A. Smith Bow
mans Sunset Hills. asked Ar
thur to put on his dressage
act for the Upperville Show.
Wherever Arthur lunches, the
crowds can still get a good
meal on the grounds.
After the show tonight, the
James P. Mills are giving a
large dinner at their farm
near Midzleburg and the
Louis Gibbs are giving a din
ner for Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Fletcher. Mrs. Fletcher is
Judging the pony classes which
are scheduled for Sunday aft
ernoon, starting at / pm.
EST.
Sunday afternoon is also the
time for the 5000 Open Ara
bian Stake, new to Upperville
this year. The Forest Mars,
who breed Arabians at Mar
land, near The Plains, have
invited Arabian exhibitors for
dinner tomorrow night.
Some of the best-bred
yearlings from some of the
best-bred exhibitors will be
Judged tomorrow morning and
include entries from Mrs. Isa-
bel Dodge Sloan's Brookmeade
Stables in Upperville; Mrs. C.
McGhee Baxters' youngsters
from 1.-THE Barracks" Char
lottesville; Mrs. Archie Ran
dolph's Black Gang yearlings,
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Catherine Doolin
To Wed Captain

Mrs. Edward Hamilton Doo-
lin of Annapolis. Nd, an
nounces the engagement OF
her daughter Catharine Claude
to Capt. Robert Russell
Dickey III. USMC, son of Mrs.
Newbold Noyes of Washington
and Mr.. Robert Dickey of New
York City.
The bride-elect, daughter OF
the late Comdr. Doolin, USN,
is a graduate of the Hannah
More Academy of Reisters-
town, Nd, and Of Sweet Briar
College. She is a member Of
the Baltimore Junior League.
Capt. Dickey attended Sum-
merfields School, oxford, Eng
land, and was graduated from
st. Georges School. Newport.
r. l., and the United States
Naval Academy, class of
l948-B.
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Heeter-Stokes

Mrs. Colonel c. Heeter of
Butler, Pa. announces the en-
gagement of her daughter
Kathleen to Mr.. Lee Phillips
Stokes, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Maxwell H. Stokes of Wash
ington. The bride-elect is the
daughter of the late Mr..
Heeter. A July 7 wedding is
planned.
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BY BETTY BEALE

All the sweet sense of VIC
tory. From Santa Barbara,
Calf, Adlai Stevenson called
a friend in Washington last
night. STEPPED in the daily
stories of the gruelling CAM
paign, the friend said. "I'll bet
you're tired" Not a Bit" said
Adlai, Maybe because am so
happy"
The Stevenson for President
Club in the District sent their
candidate a telegram after his
California win: "Congratula-
lions on a brilliant victory" it
read. Perhaps you will allow
us to express our fluctuations
in person at the inauguration
here next January.
To celebrate the lift Tues
days primary gave them. there
will be a Women for Stevenson
tea here on the goth at the
home of Mrs. Lawrence Knapp.
Invitations will go out to all
feminine members of the local
Stevenson club.
All this political talk brings
to mind the comment of Re-
publican Senator Carlson Of
Kansas at the Allen Frears'
dinner for Senator and Mrs.
Walter George. The nonpar-
tisan character of the gather
ing reminded him of the pray
er with which a clergyman
opened his campaign talks:
"Oh, Lord, we pray that this
year of all years we may for
get partisan politics and all
vote the Republican ticket"
X 4 x x
PERLE MESTA AND MAR
GUERITE TYSON will give a
shot in the arm to the social
season tomorrow night. Their
dance in honor of Mercedes
Areilza, daughter of the Span
ish Ambassador, has grown
hourly. 1t will now draw about
400 of the best-known figures
on the Capital scene plus such
out-of-towners as Hedda Hop
per, Mrs. Clarence (Anna Case)
Mackay, the Bob Considines
and Verbena Hebbard of Bev-
erly Hills. Supper in the
Sheraton Cartons form e r
Congo Room will be served
continuously from 1890 on to
accommodate any who seek
sustenance at W h a t eve r
The sister hostesses will en-
terrain 48 for dinner at the
1925 F Street Club before the
dance.
Mesdames Mesta and Tyson
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Postlethwoit-Aust

Mr.. and. Mrs. Harry L.
Postlethwait announce the en-
gagement of their daughter
Twyla Ann to Mr.. David B.
Austin, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry G. Austin of Atlanta.
Ga. A June % wedding is
planned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Preis-
man announce the engagement
of their daughter Rita to Mr..
Seymour Glanzer. son of Mrs.
Max Glanzer of New York,
and the late Mr.. Max Glanzer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert C.
Clarke of Scarborough-on-
Hudson, N. Y, announce the
engagement of their daughter
Alice Margaret to Mr.. Robert
w. Bowen. son of Mrs. Percy
Bowen of this city and Mr.. r.
Sidney Bowen. jr., of Concord,
N. H. An october wedding is
planned.
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Observation-Disclosures

Mr.. and Mrs. c. j. Schwal-
enberg announce the engage
ment of their daughter Ger
aldine Ann to Mr.. Charles
Bryant Fletcher. son of Mr..
and Mrs. C. T. Fletcher Of
Bethesda. A September we'd
ding is planned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-08

ing a dinner this evening at
the F Street Club for her
daughter "Prune" Ryan. It's
the latter's birthday. Capt.
and Mrs. Hays Browning have
moved here, bought a house
and are now installed at 3215
Macomb street. Dolly Cor
bin has the most unique hand
bag in town. 1t came from the
West Coast, and is of natural
colored wicker in the shape Of
a sea horse with turquoise
velvet ribbon "coxcomb" Cor
whatever you call the fin on a
sea horses head, turquoise
eyes, etc. 1t has to be carried
under the arm like a pet ami
NAL and is quite fetching.