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Columbia Federal BOwlers
HOnOred in Two Leagues

The bowling team OF Columbis
Federal Savings a. Loan Associa
ton has been presented with
trophies for the second year in 8
row from both the District Saw.
tngs e. Loan Bowling League anc
the Washington Real Estate
Board Bowling League.
The Columbia Federal team
not only won the savings anc
loan trophy for two seasons, bul
also the championship playon.
for both leagues.
Members Of the championship
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This is 1.6 million under 1855.
1t would be the third highest
sales total. exceeded in 1850 and
1855.
Mr.. Curtice, under questioning,
said General Motors now has
$4,000 fewer hourly employees
than it did last June. GIN had
some $4,000 hourly rated en-
Iployes at peak production periods
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team and their years averages
follow: Joseph Berry, l0l: Ro-
land Brown, jr., 104: William
bearing, l0l; George B. Hughes,
l07; John Hughes. 107.
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'' n BUSINESS
American Stores Buys
Food Barn Markets Here
By DONALD B. HADLEY

American Stores Co has completed
chase of Food Barn. which the
Washington area it learned today.
While details of the transaction have completed it
understood purchased assets
cash assuming lease liabilities and taking
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Auto SoIes Estimate
Reduced by GIN Head

DETROIT May l6 QHarlow Curce president of General
Motors who last accurately forecast
scaled down his 1856 prediction for the industry.
Mr. Curtice had said the would be the
dustrys second best with retail sales of SIS million
night at conference Curtce cut the figure
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-16
Underwriters Announced
For New PEPCO Stock

Dillon, Read & Co. of New
York and Johnston, Lemon g. Co
of Washington will head an
investment banking group to
underwrite the proposed common
stock offering of Potomac Elec-
trio Power Co.
Other members of the group
will include Alex. Brown & Son
Folger, Nolan, Fleming w. B.
Hibbs & Co.. Merrill Lynch
Pierce. Fenner & Beane, Auchin-
Gloss, Parker & Redpath, Ferris
& Co., Jones, Kreeger g. Hewitt
Goodwin & Odds, Mackall 81 Coe
Robinson & Lukens, Rohrbaugh
g. Co., and Rouse, Brewer &
Becker.
The underwriters will market
unSubScribed shares offered to
present PEPCO holders at the
rate of one new share for each
20 held The company also will
sell $40 million of first mortgage
bonds at competitive bidding, the
registration at the Securities and
Exchange pointed out.
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MUTUAL FUNDS

NEW YORK, May Is Gp.-(NationalI
association Securities Dealers, inc.J:
Moon 0uOtationsl
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ganization. The price was moi
disclosed.
Carl Van Lowe, Food Barn
president, also will join the
American Stores organization
Mr.. Van Lowe started the Food
Barn business just after World
War II with the Sheridan Mar
ket in Northwest Washington
near Walter Reed Hospital.
A, second store was opened in
Washington in 1850 and a large
market was added in Langley
Park, Md. The fourth market
opened in 1854 in Silver Spring
Md. where headquarters and the
warehouse of the chain is To-
Gated. A fifth market is To-
Gated in Southeast Washington
Sales volume in 1855 exceeded
SIS million.
1t is understood that opera
tons of Food Barn markets will
continue as as present, with the
exception that beer and wine
now sold in the markets will be
discontinued in accordance with
Acme policy.
Company Ranks as Fourth
Largest Food Chain
Ranking as the Nations
fourth largest food chain, Amer
lean Stores Co. operates in seven
States and the District of Co
lurnbia and employees more than
10000 persons. 1t already oper-
ates q Acme food markets in
this area.
Five competing grocery chains
merged in 1917 to form the
American Stores Co. The COM
panies included the S. C. Childs
Co., Acme Tea Co., George M
Dunlop Co., Bell Co. and Robin
son & Crawford.
Large self-service Supermar-
ketS have taken the place OF
small stores in recent years and
in addition to food products
toiletries and household items
have been added to the shelves
In addition to the stores in this
area, stores are in New York
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Del
aware, Maryland, Virginia and
West Virginia.
The company operates can
neries in Hurlock, Md, and
Fairwater, Wis, and meat-pack-
ing plants at Lincoln, Nebr., and
Pueblo. Colo. Butter is churned
in Minnesota and Wisconsin and
buying Offices are maintained in
st. Paul and San Francisco. A
coffee processing plant is oper-
ated in Colombia, South America
William Park, who became
president of American Stores Co.
in 1887, was elected board chair
man last June and Paul j. Cupp
was elected president.
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THE EVENING STAR Washington D. C. A-S9
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Husky Son Held in Death
.OfMother After Cuffinq

Prince Georges County police
last night held a 31-year-old
service station manager for the
death of his mother after he told
"a story Of cutting her in a NOV
ing car.
The dead woman was Mrs.
Edith v. Dawson, so. Of Irving
ton. Va. Her son. William c.
christopher, who lived with his
mother and stepfather in Irving
ton. was charged with man.
slaughter.
After performing an autopsy
last night. DR.. John T. Maloney,
Prince Georges County medical
examiner, said Mrs. Dawson died
of natural causes. He said death
was due to a cerebral hemor-
rhage as a result of the areu-
'ment in the car. He reported
finding no cuts. bruises or other
evidence Of foul play.
The autopsy was performed
after Christopher was charged.
There was no immediate indica-
ton what effect. the finding Of
natural death would have on the
charge Of manslaughter.
1t. Earl j. Huber Of the Prince
Georges force said Christopher,
a muscular man six feet six
inches tall and weighing over
$50 pounds, volunteered this
story to police:
Christopher. his mother and
stepfather, B. /. Dawson. left
Irvington about 2 I'M. yesterday
to drive to Baltimore where
Christopher's brother is in a
hospital.
There had been some drinking
before the trip started and there
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-05
PARKING SECTIONS
ASKED ON CIRCLE

LID FOR THE UNDERPAsS--con-
neetieut avenue meFehonts around
Dupont Circle wont the city 10 cover
open sections OF the circles underposs
for customer parking. See Poss All
for their plan.
LATIN AMERICA by ARA
rupwoy less than 900 feet long is Just
one Of the adventures two Yole un-
dergroduotes foes os they fly through
Control ond South America. The first
Of o series Of weekly dispatches from
the young pilots appears on Psss AS.
STYLED FOR scHooL-Thouch
FolI semesies ore more than o month
ovoy us time 10 sior thinking Of
school ioshions for college vomea.
Fashion Editor Elem ond other
Women's Section writer's teom up in
Section b with the Ioiest style news
for the eompus crowd.
Complete Index, Pose Az
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was more at a pause for break
fast just before crossing into
Maryland. Christopher. who was
driving. had one or two drinks.
His passengers had more.
AS the trip resumed, the Daw-
sons in. the back seat started
arguing. Then both Of them told
Christopher to slow down. He
was then going between so and
SIS miles an hour, the legal rate
When he didn't slow down, his
mother grabbed him by the hair
and wouldn't let go. Still driving,
he swung his arm backward to
cuff his mother but hit his STEP
father instead. Mr.. Dawson
slumped to the floor and Mrs.
Dawson continued to tug at his
hair
Christopher swung again, this
time hitting his mother. She too
slumped to the floor.
When he looked back a few
minutes later and noticed both
Of them lying on the floor. he
figured something was wrong
He pulled into a gas station and
asked directions to a hospital.
Mrs. Dawson was pronounced
dead on arrival at Prince Georges
Hospital.
1t. Huber said Mr.. Dawson.
a carpenter. was too intoxicated
10 talk coherently and didn't
know what had happened. 1t.
Huber said Christopher was not
intoxicated.
Christopher was freed under
81 900 bond pending a hearing
next Friday and his stepfather
was freed under 500 bond as q
States witness.
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City Urged to Clean Up
I xxi, Tour Businesses
Study by Criminal Justice Association
Notes Complaints, Asks 81 Changes

A report containing "a recon-
to curb malpractices
and general shortcomings in the
taxicab and sightseeing indus
tries here we're released yester-
day by the Washington Criminal
Justice Association.
The study has been in the
hands of the District Commits
sioners for several days. The
city heads have been asked to
take action to put the changes
into effect.
Brig. Gen. Thomas A. Lane,
Engineer Commissioner, has no.
titled the two affected groups of
the suggested changes and has
asked their views. Gen. Lane in
Dictated a public hearing may be
held on the subject.
The association undertook the
study after learning of numerous
citizen complaints. On checking
more closely. investigators de-
cided the situation is "even more
serious than expected"
Written complaints against
hackers totaled 297 last year.
For the first six months of 1856
the number reached $50. In 1855
taxicabs were reported involved
in 2,713 accidents in which eight
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persons were killed and 100 in
jured.
Chiefly to blame, according to
the association, are inadequate
requirements of cab companies.
fleets and drivers to keep full
and available records of the cab
bies' background and activities.
Hacker qualification standards
also are too slack, the associa-
ton found.
These deficiencies have led to
such conditions as:
Two hackers. each of whom
has only one eye, and both of
whom have killed pedestrians
while driving their cabs, escaped
traffic charges and are still
driving cabs.
A woman cabbie who charged
a party of seven girls a total of
$28 for a 50-minute sightseeing
tour that got no farther away
than the Two Jima Memorial.
Hackers frequently fail to pro-
duce their trip records on -uch
flimsy excuses as "the children
destroyed them"
The principal complaint
against sightseeing guides is a
too lenient" set Of qualifications
Continued on Page Ale, Col. /
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to retreat without losing his job
So they conclude he will fight
This reporter went from pub
to pub in London, striking up
conversations about Suez with
men Of all ages and economic
circumstances. The poll was
continued in the seaside resort
of Brighton. where people from
all over England are making the
best of this traditional holiday
months additionally bad wea-
ther.
II necessary, steered the con-
versatlon to Suez-but often it
wasn't necessary.
asked how serious the Egyp-
tan crisis was: whether they
thought force should be used
against Egypt: whether they
would support their government
in war there: whether they
thought the United States would
fight for the Canal.
Every one thought that inter-
national control of the canal is
vital to Britain's economic life.
Half of Factories Will Close"
If the canal closes, half the
factories in England will close
down." one man said.
THE Arabs will throw us out
Continued on Page A-3, Col. A
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Similar confidential surveys
are conducted periodically in
other cities where servicemen
congregate. The findings are
turned over to the armed forces
and local and Federal health
officers.
The local report, it was
learned. drew letters of COM
mendations to the police from
two of the recipients of the sur
vey - District Health Officer
Daniel L. Seckinger and Col.
Leonard A. Olson, president of
the Armed Forces Disciplinary
Control Board, Military District
of Washington.
Col. Olson wrote Police Chief
Robert V. Murray that the efforts
of Washington police in control
ing prostitution has greatly less
ened the problems which would
otherwise confront the armed
forces disciplinary group.
Prostitutes Hard to Find
DR.. Seckinger, in his letter to
Chief Murray. quoted from the
investigators report:
"Flagrantly conducted COM
Imercialized prostitution has been
virtually eliminated in the Ma
TONS Capital. Servicemen and
civilians testified to that fact
Time and again they disclosed
that a diligent search was re-
Iquired to find hustlers; and they
insist that if a prospective Gus
toner looks like the law he Is
quickly by-passed by the prosti-
itute."
The Investigator. in his survey
backed up his conclusions with
reports OF conversations he had
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orator in Hyde Park, turned to
his companion and said, II expect
I'll get my Gallup papers in a
fortnight"
And an elderly man with a
tightly rolled umbrella said
earnestly to this reporter in a
hotel lobby, "You Americans
must back us all the wagon this.
The Suez Canal is just as vital
to you. you know"
These snatches of conversation
are typical of the talk going on
in England now whenever Egypt's
President Canal Abdel Nasser or
the Suez Canal is mentioned. The
subject is a persistent one
Usually reserved Englishmen join
enthusiastically in conversation
with strangers whenever the
word "Suez" is heard.
And to a man. all persons his
reporter has spoken with in the
past two days have insisted that
Britain must use force if neces-
sary to keep control Of the Suez
Canal out of the hands of Egypt
There is some optimism hat
President Nasser will back down
when he sees Britain, France and
the United States are serious. But
many Englishmen believe, on the
other hand, that the Egyptian
President has gone too far now
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Acc Attacked
For Plant 0kdY
Utilities to Finance
Michigan Project

The Atomic Energy Commits
sion yesterday authorized con-
struction of a big private nuclear
power plant in Michigan. But
the Acc withheld an operating
license until it is thoroughly
satisfied" that the reactor can
be run safely.
The commissions action ran
into swift criticism from two
Democratic members of Con-
greSS.
Chairman Anderson of the
Senate House Atomic Energy
Committee said grave questions
have been raised about the
safety of the proposed $40.5
million plant near Monroe, Mich.
He issued a statement saying
his group plans to get "the full
facts involved in this precipi-
tate action" by the Acc.
Representative Holifield of
California. also a member of the
Joint Committee. announced ne
lis wiring President Eisenhower
asking him to rescind the con-
struction permit until assur-
ances are given that the plant
will be safe.
Governor Gets Protest
He also said he is wiring Gov
Mennen Williams of Michigan
urging him Ito take such steps as
he deems necessary to protect
life and property i'm his State.
He suggested the Governor take
Illegal measures to block any reac-
tor which has not been declared
free of hazard"
In addition to attaching safety
conditions. the Acc ordered the
Sponsors group of rs firms
most of them utilities-to prove
that they have adequate A.
nancial resources"
One of the participating firms
is the Potomac Electric Power
Co. of Washington. The Michi-
gan plant is expected to blaze
the trail for the construction OF
atomic plants in Washington and
elsewhere.
Robert w. Wilson, PEPCO vice
president. said that If the devel-
opment company's plant proves
successful, it should push for
ward the time for other COM
panies to construct plants in
their own areas. He made II
clear that the statement in
cludes PEPCO.
Earlier, PEPCO officials said
they were hopeful that electric
power generated with atomic en-
ergy would be an actually here
within 10 years.
Output Of 100000 KiIOwatts
The proposed plant is a fast
neutron breeder" type and will
be designed TO produce 100000
kilowatts of electric power. This
power Will be distributed by the
Detroit Edison Co.. one Of the
members Of the industrial group
ORGANIZED as the Power Reactor
Development Co.
In granting the permit, the
ACC specified the plant must be
completed no sooner than Dec
Ii5. 1853. and not later than a
year from that date.
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with prostitutes, cab drivers, ho-
tel bell boys and patrons of bars.
He dealt mainly with the
downtown bars patronized by
servicemen. He apparently re-
presented himself at all times as
wanting Company"
Police Tough on Racket
His conversations revealed the
elaborate precautions which the
prostitutes and their procurers
take to avoid detection by the
police. He repeatedly had to as
sure them that he was not 1.-THE
law"
He said he was told that WASH
ington is not the town sit used
to be" and that the police are
real rough" on the racket.
He managed through chance
encounters in bars to get himself
vouched for. He was told that il
he was not vouched for by a
known customer, he would be un-
able to make an arrangement
On one such occasion, a wo-
man to whom he was introduced
in a bar explained she makes the
bar her headquarters from 6 pm
to 2 am. She said she carefully
selects the customers to be es-
corted to a nearby house where
two girls live. She said the girls
had been instructed never to an
Swer the door while she was out
She said even if the man had
been at the house before, he
could not gain admittance I'M
less she took him there.
( One prostitute. whose tele-
phone number he got through a
par conversation, agreed to let
See VICE. Page A-IC
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McKeon Gets Prison.
Bad Conduct Custer
Case Goes
To Pentugon
For Review
By CECIL HOLLAND
star stan Correspondent

PARIS ISLAND. S. c., Aug. 4
s. Sergt. Matthew c. McKeons
hopes for long Marine career
were dashed here today.
The 31-year old former drill
instructor received this sentence
for the April 8 night disciplinary
march into Tidal Ribbon Creek
in which six recruits were
drowned
A bad conduct discharge from
the Marine Corps.
Forfeiture of $50 a month in
pay for nine months.
Confinement at hard labor nine
months.
Reduction in rank to private.
Courtroom Is Stilled
The sentence was melted out
in a stilled courtroom by Col.
Edward l.. Hutchinson OF Wood
bury, N. j., commanding officer
of the Sixth Marine Regiment at
Camp Lejeune, N. c., the presi-
dent of the seven member court.
The court spent four hours
celebrating the sentence after
finding the sergeant guilty yes
terday of negligent homicide and
of violation of a general order by
possessing and using liquor.
Sergt. McKeon. who had
prayed that the courts sentence
would permit him to remain a
Marine. stood straight at at
tention, with no flicker of emo
ton on his face, as penalty was
reeled of.
The sentencing proceedings
took no more than 10 minutes
after the court reconvened at
1855 pm.
Chaplain With Wife
The sergeant walked back to
the defense counsel's room where
his wife. Betty. whose third child
is expected soon, was waiting.
Mrs. McKeon, who broke into
tears when the verdict was an
nounced yesterday, seemed not
ito realize the seriousness of the
sentence. She had sat through
lout the sentencing beside Navy
Comdr. Cook, the Catholic chap
lain here, and q little later she
was saying:
II didn't hear q word"
Sergt. McKeon at first declined
any comment on the advice Of
chief defense counsel Emile lola
Berman who also refused to say
Anything.
Lets get out Of here" he said
to his brother-in-law, Thomas
i, Costello, a New York attorney
: who served as one of the battery
Of lawyers defending him.
/ Sergeant's Eyes Moist
: AS they walked out of a side
!. door mist of tears filled the
sergeant's eyes. They we're Joined
: by Father Cook and walked about
slowly.
D Asked by newsmen what he
thought about the verdict, the
] sergeant said:
Il thought it was all right.
$ They (the COURT had a job to
] do and they did. It's Just one
] Of those things"
Talking to Mr.. Costello, the
] sergeant recalled the Ribbon
I Greek drownings in these words:
3 "I1l never forget those six
y kids"
He looked down for a moment
: and continued:
, "I'll be free physically in nine
. months. But I'll never be free
mentally"
The immediate reaction Of nom
commissioned officers and other
$ enlisted personnel was one Of bit
See MARINE. Page AS
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in 80s
Predicted Today

Weather more BETTING August
is forecast for today with tens
peratures rising to the middle
80s Considerable cloudiness with
a chance Of thundershowers is in
the offing. too. the Weather Bu-
reau reported.
Despite the expected rise, no
real hot spell is seen for the inn
mediate future.
The recent cool weather re-
suited yesterday in the temporary
closing of a number of commu.
nifty swimming pools when the
water temperature dropped be-
low ~ degrees.
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day, August 10, its Committee
Ion Platforms and Resolutions
will hold hearings beginning at
10 am, with House Majority
Leader John w. Mccormack of
Massachusetts as chairman.
The resolutions committee has
been asked to meet a whole week
in advance in the hope that it
will be possible to whip into
shape a national platform which
the convention will accept. Most
ticklish of all the subjects and
issues with which the committee
must deal is the plank on civil
rights.
Party leaders from the South
as well as from the North are
saying they are confident that
a plank will be written reason
ably satisfactory to all, thus
avoiding a bad split in the party
In view of the intense feeling
which has been aroused in the
South over tine public school de-
segregation edict of the Supreme
Court. and the many demands
from the North that it be put
into effect without delay. the
resolutions committee will be
working over a volcano.
To Be Party's Largest
The coming Democratic Ma
tional Convention will be the
largest in the party's history
A total of 4,327 delegates and
alternates have been elected
many of them with half a vote
each. The delegates number
PAT and the alternates, 1850.
The total convention vote, how
ever, is 1872.
| A week before the convention
gets underway. the odds favor
the nomination of Adlai Stew
enson. former governor Of ILL.,
nois and party standard bearer
in 1852. for President. While
Gov. Averell Hartman of New
York is working day and night to
head of an early ballot nomina-
ton of Mr.. Stevenson. his
chances appear slim. The with
drawal of Senator Estes Kefau-
ver of Tennessee and his an
nounced support of Mr.. Steven
son in the presidential nominal
ton race seems to have made
more certain than ever a Steven
son nomination.
i The only avowed candidate foi
the presidential nomination
outside of Mr.. Stevenson anc
Gov. Hartman, is Gov. a. 3
Happy" Chandler of Kentucky
las distinguished from the
"favorite-son" candidates. Tit
last class includes Senator Lyn.
don johnson of Texas, Gov
| lMennen Williams of Michigan
, Representative John McCormacI
of Massachusetts. Senator Stuar
I Symington of Missouri. Gov
: Frank B. Lausche of Ohio anC
, Gov. George Bell Zimmerman O
South Carolina. The oplnion o
most Democratic leaders is tina
voting strength of these candi'
dates is not sufficient to pre-
vent a quick nomination OF Mr.
Stevenson.
If Gov. Hartman fails, thu
only other possible threat to Ste
venson would lie in an attempted
draft of former President Harr!
J See DEMOCRATS, Page ALI
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Little Prostitution Here,
Secret Survey Indicates
By MIRIAM GUTENBERG

secret survey of vice here shows that aganty
Quoted commerciazed prostitution has been virtually elm
mated in the Nations Capital"
The investigation, made without knowledge of Wash
ington police, was conducted here recently by specially
trained staff member of the American Social Hygiene Assoca