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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-06
Coliseum Site
OF Title Game

The site of the Catholic League
championship basketball game
between Gonzaga' and DeMatha
Friday night will be Maryland 5
Richie Coliseum.
Gonzaga won Division I with
a 40 record and DeMatha took
Division II with I'll. Gonzaga
beat the Stays, 1868, in a non
League encounter a week age
Friday.
! If GonZaga prevails again, this
time for the title, ST. Johns viii,
get shot at DeMatha a week
from tonight to decide Wash
ington's other host team in the
Knights of Columbus tourna.
ment beginning March Is.
If DeMatha wins Friday, il
and Gonzaga will go into the
K of c tournament without St
Johns.
A girls preliminary to the
Gonzaga -DeMatha game Friday
will pit Notre Dame against ar
all-star team composed of play
ers from the other seven schools
in the CYO girls high school
league. Notre Dame is league
champion.
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Portland q. 90 - Linfield 62
Portland state 93 Pacific q. ~
District ) First ROundl
Kicks Udaho) 81 Western Montana 10
Mont. ST. 1O4 Carroll tMontD Col. So
District 10
Pittsburgh Exams IS Bethel Kans.l 81
(Pittsburgh leads final best-of-3
series I-0.l
District II fSenifinalsD
Southern St. tArk) 81 Arkansas ST. SO
Arkansas Tech ~ Arkansas Ann 81
District 10
McNeese ~ Centenary 81
tMcNeese wins final best-of-3 series
200
District % FinaD
KALAMAZOO IS Detroit Tech so
District 20 First Roundi
El0n 81 ErskiDe 50
PRESBYTERIAN LOG East Carolina 81
District - tFinaD
East Tennessee 80 David Lipscomb &c
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81 Green scored 30 points and
set a one-season record of 618
points for the Dukes. All-Amer-
lea Dick Ricketts, set the former
mark with COG in the 1928
season.
In other action last night,
Illinois. sliding from second to
seventh in this weeks poll, lost
its third decision in the last
four as Northwestern won its
first Big Ten game of the sea-
son, 1892. The Illini wound up
with an 1874 record. Northwest
ern is 2-20.
Minnesota defeated Ohio
State, $3.50, as Au-America
Robin Freeman of the Buckeyes
missed a Big Ten one-season
record by five points. Robin
canned 80 for a ass total in IA
games.
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Mickey Wright
Takes Tourney

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Mar. 8
P).-Mickey Wright of San
Diego overcame a three-stroke
deficit in the final round OF
the $4,000 Jacksonville Women's
Open golf tournament yesterday
to win with a 72-hole total Of
294.
She picked up four strokes on
Joyce Ziske to nose out the
Waterford, Wis. girl by one
stroke and take first-place
money of 5000.
It was Miss Wright's first
tournament victory in two years
as a professional.
She shot one over mems
par 70 today on the 6.476-yard
Hyde Park course. Miss Ziske
had a n.
Marlene Bauer Hogge of Ashe-
vile, N. c., closed third with
301. good for. $500. Louise Suggs
of Sea Island, Ga, was next
with 302 for $500.
Witty Smith of st. Clair,
Mich, was the low amateur with
a $40.
The leaders and money VIM
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PRESS CLIPPINGS FORGOTTEN
$50 Candidates Seek
Jobs on Navy Eleven

Forrestal is from Cleveland
and has two older brothers
studying for the priesthood.
Both his parents were born in
ireland. Outside of his imme-
diate family. he'll have only one
other relative. an aunt living in
Cleveland. cheering for him. All
of his other relatives are in
Ireland.
Year at Notre Dame
Flood. son of a doctor, put in
a year at Notre Dame before
switching to Annapolis. Il was
all set to go back" he says, when
Representative Patten of Arizona
told my father he had an ap-
pointment to the Academy still
open. Glasses already were in
session here. 1t seems all the
ones who tried out for the ap-
pointment didn't make it for
various reasons. always wanted
to come here but never consid-
cred it seriously before. I jumped
at the chance"
Another player out for at least
a share of quarterbacking duties
is Bill Dougherty, up from the
junior varsity. Dougherty, who
has height working for him-he
stands 6-foot-3-also is from
Pottsville and played with Pra-
halls on the Pottsville High
School team.
An idea of what it's like hav-
ing 1870 ambitious prospects COM
peting for about 40 berths on the
varsity squad can be appreciated
from this short dialogue over
heard yesterday when the entire
squad turned out for the benefit
of the press:
First player: Gee, I wonder If
I'll make it."
Second player: Not if I can
help it, you won't"
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Lew Luce Of Wilson, who was
to participate in the All-High VS..
!All-Prep basketball game Sunday
for the third year, has withdrawn
because Of academic difficulties.
Luce missed several days Of
school last month because OF ILL
ness and Wilson High officials
suggested he forego preparations
for the all-star game in order
to catch up with his studies. He
agreed.
Meanwhile. Allen Savage, high
scorer for Coolidge this season,
has replaced the Wilson ace on
the All-High squad, bringing the
roster back up to Is players.
The All-High team, coached by
William Rountree Of Spingarn
and Julian Colangelo of Coolidge,
held two practices last week and
another yesterday at Spingarn
High School. The squad will be
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BASKETBALL
SCORES

BY the associated Press
EAST
Duauesne 81 ST. B0naventure Sc
Muhlenberg 81 Gettysburg -
tPa.l s8 Susauehanna ~
SOUTH
Alabama \? Florida is
Florida State 40 GeOrEia IS
MIDWEST
Iowa 81 ..- Indiana 53
Northwestern S3 , Illinois r..
Minnesota 95 ~ Ohio State ~
MichiEan State IS MICHIGAN s5
Missouri ~ Nebraska 80
SOUTHWEST
st. Louis Is Arkansas 66
FAR WEST
Colorado 81 Oklahoma &c
NAIA TORN NAMENr
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Study troubles Force Luce
To Miss High AII-Stor Game

idle today. but a scrimmage with
District Teachers has been sched-
'uled tomorrow. plus workouts
Thursday and Friday.
The All-Preps, on the other
hand, will hold a maximum of
three practice sessions before
Sunday. Co-Coaches Tommy
Nolan of Gonzaga and Joe Gal
lagher of st. Johns called their
first workout yesterday at Jel-
leff's Branch, Boys Club of
Washington, Another is set for
tomorrow and probably third
practice will be called Saturday
morning.
The 10th annual game to bene-
fit the Big Brothers Club Work
Fund is scheduled for 3 pm. Sum-
day at Fort Myer. The ALL
Highs took a 5-4 edge in the
series with Q 1854 victory last
year.
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SAN FRANCISCO NEAR SWEEPS
N. c. Stote Soors to I'd
AS Dons Hold Poll Lead

week end, have ended their regu-
lar-season competition.
The top 10 teams with first
place votes and won-lost records
through Saturday in parentheSeS
points based on 10 for first,
9-8-7, etc.:
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|DeMarco Seeks
Title Shot After
'Battering Smith

BOSTON. Mar. 6 (P).-Power-
punching Tony DeMarco, still
overanxious, looks ahead to a
hoped-for second chance at the
welterweight title he once held
after whaling Wallace BUD
Smith, the lightweight cham
pion, for a technical knockout.
DeMarco. the leading weller
contender, battered Smith in the
eighth round at Boston Garden
last night after forcing the Gin
cinnati fighter to drop his guard
with a smashing left hook to
the stomach.
1t took the Boston better just
As seconds of the ninth round
to continue his barrage at pace
which caused Smiths corner to
throw in the towel and Referee
Jimmy McCarron to call a halt
DeMarco weighed ASP and
Smith 142 for the scheduled
non-title 10 rounder which was
neither televised nor broadcast.
DeMarco recovered from a
first-round knockdown and had
Smith on the canvas in the
third when he couldn't finish
the job.
Between DeMarco's wildness
and Smiths cuteness, Tony
looked rusty and quite unlike
his old self until he began turn
ing his Wanted left hooks to
Smiths midsection in the sew
enth round.
DeMarco wants a shot at the
winner of the next weeks Car
men Basilio Johnny Saxton
bout. In the meantime, he might
make trip to meet Art Aragon
in Los Angeles.
Tony lost his title to Basilio
in Syracuse and failed to regain
it here his last time out Novem-
Der 80 against Carmen.
Smith. who had opened a cut
over Tony's left eye in the fourth
round, was bleeding freely from
his left ear when the end came.
The loss was his. second in a
row in the local ring.
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/. San Francisco (73) t24-0) 1882
.. North Carolina State t5I t24-3 f76
3. Dayton Il 't23-3 143
4 Alabama t24l t20-3D -- 20
). Iowa "a $3.50 -- az
d Louisville t6i $3.50 553
, Illinois IS-3i 49,
s. Southern Methodist 90 t22-2D 31a
g Kentucky 90 $3.50 rs
10. UCLA $3.50 --- 1871
The Second Ten
II. Vanderbilt 19-4l ---- 16S
II. HOLY Cross t3l ella 1890 l3:I
l3 Temple 2l-a) III
IA. West Virginia IL C21-S) 12j
Is. North Carolina IS-5i los
Ii Oklahoma City go $50 - 1n3
u Houston tl9-5l - IL
Is. Wake Forest u9-9) ---- 81
10 Duke 1a-7l - 40
20. Utah ID 21-5l ---- 43
Kentucky Wesleyan received three
frst-place votes.
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Joe HoIup Makes
Look AII-Americu

NEW YORK, Mar. 6 (P.-Joe
Holup Of George Washington
University is one of the 10 play
ers on the All-America basket
ball team selected by Look Mag
azine.
Others are Bill Russell and
K. c. Jones of San Francisco,
Sihugo Green Of Duquesne. Ron
Shavlik of North Carolina State,
Bob Burrow of Kentucky, Robin
Freeman of Ohio State, Tom
Heinsohn of Holy Cross, Willie
Naulls of UCLA and Bill Uhl of
Dayton.
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BASKETBA
Continued From Page CT

Continued From Page C-1
University Athletic Committee
met at 1890 pm. to consider
accepting the final berth in the
March 1924 play in Madison
Square Garden.
st. Louis U. confirmed it had
an invitation in hand last night
after the Billikens defeated Ar
kansas, 68-66, in overtime.
The Bills, always a drawing
card in the Garden, got past
Arkansas, the Southwest Con-
ference runnerup, on 28-foot
field goal by Jim Mclaughlin
with 4 seconds left to wrap up
their regular season with an
1876 record.
Houston Gains Berth
Houston, the Missouri Valley
champion. gained an automatic
berth in the NCAA, which begins
section eliminations March IL
for the championship finale in
Evanston, ILL.,, March %.
Iowa filled one of the reserved
NCAA berthS last night, thump-
ing Indiana, 84-73, for its sec
ond straight Big Ten title. The
Hawkeyes, jumping to No. S in
today's Associated Press poll
after routing Illinois Saturday,
make their opening NCAA ap-
pearance on their home court in
Iowa City March 16 against the
winner of a first -round game be-
tween Marshall and the Ohio
Valley champion.
Kansas State could qualify for
the NCAA by defeating Kansas
tonight for an undisputed Big
Seven Conference title. A loss
would set up possible four-way
Jam among Kansas State, Kan
sas, Missouri and Iowa State
with a few quick flips Of a coin
determining the NCAA entry.
Missouri stayed alive by de-
feating Nebraska, $3.50. last
night in its final conference
game.
The final NCAA berth will be
filled following a three-way play
off for the Ohio Valley Confer
ence title. Tennessee Tech and
Western Kentucky open the
elimination tomorrow night, with
the winner meeting Morehead
(Ky.) for the title Thursday.
AS for the NIT, defending
champion Duquesne, Dayton,
Louisville. Seton Hall, Xavier
Ohio, Niagara. Marquette and
st. Francis brooklyn were
early selections and have only
to mark time until the event
starts.
Duquesne ended Its regular
season with q 1879 record last
night by defeating st. Bona
venture. 64-56, Is Al-Americs
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BY BILL FUCHS
Star Stan CORRESPONDENT

ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 6.-Navy's
losses could be Nays gains. That
Is the philosophy Eddie Erdelatz
Is adapting as he sets about the
task of picking II starting foot
ball players from a staggering
number of 1870 hopeful candi-
dates.
That small army-largest to
answer the football call in Erde-
latz' tenure at the Naval Acad-
emy-began the allotted 20 days
of spring practice today.
Word has circulated around
the academy that all candidates
will have equal opportunity to
fill vacancies.
We've closed the lid on the
trunk filled with last years press
clippings" Erdelatz says. I'VE
start from scratch. These kids
are looking forward to filling
those vacancies and that's good.
Competition will be keen for all
positions. 1t looks like a real
good spring practice"
Quarterbacks Battle
Focal point of interest will be
the battle for the No. / quarter
back spot vacated by George
Welsh. one of Nays all-time
best at the job. Tom Forrestal,
Gus Prahalis and Pat Flood. all
of whom played the position as
Welsh's understudies last season.
are top candidates for the posi-
ton.
Prahalis, the son of a Greek
restaurant owner in Pottsville.
Pa, predicts a real "cut-throat"
battle for the position, although,
off the field. the three candidates
are on the best of terms.
But filling Georges shoes, :"
Prahalis says, lis a tough job for
opybo1y -
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Touchdown Club Plans
St. Putrick's Duy Eetes

The Touchdown Club plans to
observe st. Patricks Day twice
this month.
A luncheon is scheduled Thurs
day. March Is, with a speaker
to be announced, and Saturday
night. March II, will be given
over to the annual St. Patrick's
dance. John j. O'Brien is chair
man of the luncheon and j. Kip
Edwards is in charge Of the
dance.
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Holton Arms Students
Win Art Show Prizes

Mimi Martin. l2th-grade stu
dent. yesterday won the top prize
in the annual Holton Arms
School and Junior College art
exhibition. Miss Martin took the
first prize for a group of paint
ings.
John Gernand, assistant cura-
tor of the Phillips Gallery
Judged the show. 1t will open at
a tea at 4 pm. today and con-
tinue tomorrow and Tuesday in
the school gymnasium.
Other first prizes went to
Sandy Leonard, oils: Diana
Scrivener, pastels; Patti Black
more, drawings; Patty Gordon
crafts and decorative painting;
Nancy Russo, collage, and Bren-
non Rash. textile prints. First
prize for progress during the
year was given to Anne Mitchell.
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Data Show
Marked Traffic Rise Here

Washington's four Potomac
River bridges carried a daily
average of 10000 more vehicles
last year than in 1854, the Dis
trict Highway department dis
closed yesterday.
The traffic increase repre-
sented a percentage jump of 40
per cent, from 2l6,625 river
crossings for each 24-hour day
to 227,155.
The increase over Highway
Bridge was 4 per cent. 60 per
cent over Memorial Bridge. 3.5
per cent over Key Bridge and IA
per cent over Chain Bridge.
During the same time, traffic
over the four Anacostia River
bridges mot counting the East
Capitol street Bridge increased
by a daily average Of 8,735 from
l93.26l to 202,0l4-a percentage
hike OF AS
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Towns Sign
BIumes State
For Bad Road

Seat Pleasant is embarrassed
by the poor condition of the
towns main thoroughfare and
officials want everyone to know
it's not their fault.
Workmen erected a sign on
Roosevelt avenue yesterday with
this brief message:
I'VE apologize for the condi-
ton of this road. 1t is main
tanned by the State"
Roosevelt avenue is in the
middle of the towns shopping
area. 1t connects George Palmer
highway with Eastern and Sixty
third avesues and Dix street
Heavy traffic from East Capitol
street in the District is funneled
through the intersection.
During rush hours, drivers
ease their cars, lined up bumper
to-bumper. into and out of deep
pot holes and ruts. A kink in
the road and a railroad crossing
make for further congestion.
Mayor Ben H. Watkins said
the problem stems from delays
by the State in a program to
straighten and reconstruct Roos-
evelt avenue in conjunction with
a planned improvement OF
George Palmer highway. Even
tually the avenue is to be turned
over to the State.
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Tydings and Muhoney
List Weeks Meetings

Willard E. Tydings and George
p. Mahoney are scheduled to
cross paths this week as they
carry their rival campaigns for
the Maryland Democratic SEN
atorial nomination into the final
four weeks.
Both candidates are due in
Anne Arundel County today
Former Senator and Mrs. Tyd-
ings are scheduled to attend two
oyster roasts-one being put on
by the Lions Club at Galesville
and the other by the First Demo-
cratic Club at Mayo Beach-and
a bull roast at his county head
quarters of Revell highway.
Mr.. Mahoney also expects Ia
attend the two oyster roasts
listed on the Tydings schedule
and a third one besides.
Mr.. Mahoney has the support
Iof the so-called Democratic
organization in Anne Arundel
County this time. but the Tyd-
lngs forces have been intensity
ing their efforts in the past two
weeks. Anne Arundel is one OF
the six counties which have the
maximum Of seven unit votes in
statewide primary elections.
The honorary chairman of the
Anne Arundel County Demo.
cratic Campaign Committee TO,
TydingS is Arthur D. Condor OF
Edgewater. one of Mr.. Tyd.
Iings' Washington law partners
Thomas J. Curley is campaign
manager.
Tomorrow will mark Mr.. Tyd-
lngS' first visit to Anne Arunde,
IN the current campaign.
Mr.. Tydings and MIR. Mahoney
are due to cross paths again to-
morrow night in Cumberland
where both are scheduled to at.
tend a Jefferson-Jackson Da,
dinner.
Mr.. Tydines will deliver what
his headquarters is calling q
major television address on ma.
tional defense at 7;45 pm. Tues.
day. 1t will be carried over
WTTG in Washington. WBAL in
Baltimore and a Salisbury tele-
vision station.
Here are the schedules which
Mr.. Tydings and Mr.. Mahoney
are expected to follow this week
TydlnEs
Today-Anne Arundel County
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in morning
DIFFERENTIATION dinner in Cumberland
at night.
Tuesday--Frederick County. return to
Baltimore for telecast that night,
Observation-Disclosures County.
Thursday-Dorchester County.
Friday-Baltimore County
Saturday-Ameriean Legion meeting
in La Plata Armory, 5 pm
Mahoney
Ioday--Anne Arundel County
Iomorrow--Jeferson jackson dinner
Tuesday-AleEsny County
WedneSday--Oarrett County
Observation-Disclosures County. Ma
honey rally at Hancock in evening
Friday--Day open, Baltimore County
SAturday-ODen
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Largest percentage changes in
the city were registered in a
shift of traffic from U. S. Route
No. /, the old road to Baltimore
to the new Washington Balti-
more Parkway.
According to counts made on
the parkway at the District line,
average daily traffic was 90, 78s
during a two-month period of
1854. This was 3l.8 per cent less
than during a similar period in
1855, when the daily average was
31.348.
On the other hand traffic
counts on BladenSburg road NE,
made north of Earl place. showed
a similar drop of 30.8 per cent
During a l0-month period OF
1854, the average was 34.802 as
compared to the 1855 average OF
24.078,
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Denhum Succeeds
Fuller as Head of
Credit Union Body

George H. Denham, CONNER
cial representative for the Ches-
apeake and Potomac Telephone
Co., last night was elected presi-
dent of the District of Columbia
Credit Union League. He sue
ceeds G. Arthur Fuller.
Mr.. Denham is president of
the Washington Telephone Fed
eral Credit Union. Other officers
elected we're Gerald T. Ober-
hotter, vice president; Thomas
Crossan, treasurer; Virginia
Daw, secretary; Jack Baum
gartner, Betty Stinson, Darnley
Howard. Jimmie Walker, Robert
Holt, Ebert Olney, Hal Denny,
Hamilton Smith and John r.
Young, jr., directors; William p.
Mallard, Paul r. Ashbrook and
Barbara X. Ryan. national di-
rectors.
The District league includes
164 credit unions and l75,000
members. according to Tom Lam
ders, league managing director
The election was held at the
22d annual banquet at the Stat
Ter Hotel, concluding a two-day
meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-08
Two Wounded
lin Gun Battle

BALTIMORE. April 7 (P.-A
wild shooting spree today broke
Iup what police called an appar-
ent attempt by New York gam
blers to invade Baltimore. AT
least two men. one a plain
Iclothes policeman. were wounded
A third participant in the day.
light battle. described by Police
Capt. Millard Horton as men,
Der of a New York gambling ring
seeking to invade Baltimore, was
believed to have been shot be-
fore escaping.
Witnesses said at least 20 shots
were fired as police tried to trap
a carload OF gamblers being
driven by the plainclothes Of
flcer. He had worked his way into
their confidence. but the trap
apparently was sprung prema-
turely.
/ Patrolman Shot in Back
! Shot in the back while he was
at the wheel of the automobile
was Patrolman Lawrence w
Hughes. jr.. colored, 33. Doc
tors at Provident hospital said
he was in fair condition.
Another occupant of the car,
identified by the hospital as Nc
Kinley Richardson of Baltimore,
was shot in the face and hand
His condition was reported as
not serious.
Patrolman Hughes was shot as
he was driving a group of men
away from home near Pennsyl-
wanna avenue and Sanford place,
in the heart of a section heavily
populated by Negroes.
A police car carrying a ser.
geant and two patrolmen easeo
behind the Hughes vehicle as il
pulled of. Patrolman Hughes
passengers spotted the cruiser
behind them, and the shooting
broke out.
Topples From Car
After being wounded, Patrol.
man Hughes toppled out Of TIE
moving car, which crashed into
a parked automobile.
Five men were arrested after
the gunflght. but no charges
were filed Immediately. They
were not identified, but police
said two Of them and the man
being sought we're New Workers
Capt. Horton said police hao
received a tip on a gambling OPP
Ieration and had assigned plain
clothesmen in an attempt tc
break it up. He said New York
ers were believed to have come
to Baltimore with the intention
of starting large dice games ano
then holding them up while they
were in progress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-08

bound to hurt somebody. I'm
sorry for Mr.. Watkins. AS a tax
payer, / feel If we take his LAND
he should be we'll compensated
Our problem is a matter Of
weapons delivery, projectiles
rockets or missiles. In all these
a feeling of air is important. The
midshipmen can study aero.
dynamics and airflow in the
classroom. But the only way II
get the feeling is to fly
I He got out a copy of a tall
by Rear Admiral w. F. Boone
until recently superintendent o.
the Naval Academy From thi.
and from what Capt. Shields
said we learned that:
1t has been difficult to give the
midshipmen much time in the
air. Fourteen hours in their foul
years at the academy has beer
the schedule. The air-mlndec
officers would like to give them
more, which would be possible
with a nearby airfield.
+ Can't Use Patuxent Base
Today over half of the re.
sources OF the Navy in term,
of men and money is devoted tc
naval aviation. But this is moi
true of the academy. The United
States Military Academy at West
Point mas had an airstrip fol-
10 years-eyer since Worlo
War II.
In their second summer (aftei
their first scholastic year at the
academy the midshipmen gel
some hours in the air at the
Patuxent River Naval Air Sta.
ton, but the commander ha;
notified the academy that hi
cannot continue the program
The work of the station. which
is the testing Of equipment anc
advance training of pilots, doe;
not leave room for 1t.
Ir their fourth summer, be.
fore their final year they gel
further flight experience al
Patuxent. There will not b,
room for this either in the neal
future.
AT the academy the only fiigh'
equipment that can be used arr
antiquated N3Ns, single-floa
.hydroalrplaneS which are com,
ing to the end OF their service
life. Wind and low temperatures
frequently make 1t impossible t
use them on scheduled hours
The surface OF the Severn Rive
will never be a satisfactory land,
ling strip for modern planes.