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The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1957-04-18

Once in long, long while car comes
along that people remember and talk
about for years after its introduction.
The first model "A" Ford tDas such car.
The first Ford VS. tuas such a car.
The first Ford Thunderbrd ,Uds such car
Today Ford Division is proud to an
nounce still another car that many say
is destined to become the most famous
Ford of all: The Skyliner-world's only
hide-away hardtop.
If you plan to buy new Ford, or al
ready own one, the fact that Ford Gre
ated this car is important to you. For
all the exhaustive research, planning
and testing that went into the Skyliner
is evidence of the engineering skill you
get in euery Ford model.
The Ford SKYLINER, the only all-steel
hide-away hardtop, is a car for history.
This is an old dream of Detroit,
dream of two generations of motorists.
And today Ford has made that dream
come true-in steel.
But the story behind this dream is
story of men who refused to accept no
for an answer. In the Ford tradition they
kept striving toward the goal long after
others had given up the chase.
To understand this Ford spirit you
must go back to 1908. That was the year
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1957-04-18

The first Of this week opened
with an abundance of sunshine,
more so than for many days. Not
only that, the postoffices
throughout the nation opened on
usual schedule after tWo-day
layoff.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1957-04-18

Touch a button-in less than minute
the steel top disappears magically into
the runk-and you re in supremacy
elegant convertible. It's two cars in one!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-21
LOAN MANAGER
ATTENTION
WE HAVE AM

WE HAVE AN
OPENING FOR WHICH
WE WILL PAY THE
TOP SALARY WITH
UNLIMITED CHANCES
FOR ADVANCEMENT
FOR this position we are
seeking q man expert.
eneed as Q small loan
manager. or q quail
fled assistant manager
who Is seeking ad-
vancement to q better
paying position, but Is
stymied BY his present
company's salary limi-
tations. This Is the OPP
portunity Of q lifetime
for Q brilliant future in
the automotive finance
field. All replies win
be held strictly conf
Dental. If you qualify,
please call Miss Ellen
Conner, Elk. 3-e0eo.
This Is q .private phone.
Appointments will be
made with my prin-
eipal away from our
office day or night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-21
SALES $1,000

SALES yI,UUO
WASHINGTON, D. c.
AREA)
SELL BY Apt. ONLY.
MARKET UNLIMITED
WITH PROSPECTS WANT
ING SAME DAY. CINCH
FOR CLOSES ON TODAY
BASIS. SOME OF OUR
MEN EARN UP TO 5000
MO. COMMISSION. EVEN
A BEGINNER CAN MAKE
$3.50 EACH WEEK. $40O
PER MO. GUARANTEED
TO START. PHONE RE. Z
44OS, FOR Apt. FOR m
TERVIEW.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-21
STENO.

TEACHERS. nursery and KiidsF1SF.
ten, for pvt. school. STATE Quai.
and salsfy expected. Boz 1000.
star.
TEAcHRRe, white, s3f5-S660 Nc.
is1ipeoSss b. N NV. 49, ssss
TELEPHONE SOLICITORS = We
sssyssssrs. 'cc eli III. s.7si sa
TYRIsT, full time: exper. fBM,
PBM leKeeutivel machines. must
Be fast and accurate. HU. 1883.
TYPIsT, part-time employment, in
well-known local insurance com
pany; 5-day week. Call MRS.
GARDNER, MA. e-0165.
TYPIsT. 1886. knoWiedes 81 book
keeping helpful. excel. permanent
s soiniS1 NOD aIir .S, osYt4% ss:
&lss 1AE VA ss4.L AiRSssg , co sohI sis
WOODWARD Bldg 18th ana II nv.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-21

ADM. SECY. $3.50
rector y ipublie re rsiaiioS on = ana
Advertising. Must be able. TO- han
die Administrative end Of AL ID.
Iertieing. Good ekills REQUIRED.
Degree preferred. 5 days. Under
SECRETARY $500
70 deputy director q interms-
Tied duties, ) days.
JR. SECRETARY S325
wan eensider brisht beginner, S.
hf. VIZ no overtime.
Telephone RECEIPT. 1888
Per manutaetaring company.
experience, some typine. and
niine, 3b-hF. VIZ.
ICLERK-TYPIST SITS
~ dietsphone, varied duties. 5
CLERK $3.50
No typine. 10 york IN insurance
neld. some college, ) DAYS.
Secy. Embassy, No Slid.
IN once q Press Aitashe. Inter
Of eclleee REQUIRED. above averase
Appearanee. 5 days. some typine.
CLERK-TYPIST, $3.50
Typs 20 v.p.m- eenerai clearicai
work. 5 days
Fields Agcy., EX. 3-2508
7e5 sheraton BIDS. I'll 18th NV.
Admin. Secys., to $6, 900
ss a5tHSS sG saElSSs ILL., a Eu IS%
coSs1HRSiAL oFricfs ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-21
TYPIsT

Full time, permanent. white; speed
Of so W.p.ra. and some recent work
experiences; mostly letter typfpe.
but machine tFanscribine II you Ike.
New building. ideal conditions.
In this once, Cal IN. s-p700.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-21
NELP-MEH
YOUNG MEN

We hays intsrsstine ,psgmsnsnl
e, CSUc S a.. s0m
pany benefits, Apply Personnel o..
nee. 30 a.. sic i4th ". nv.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-21

0klVCk 0DLAAAk- 1tOChNtAiC
EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
8413 GEORGIA AVE.
SILVER SPRING, ND. ~ a-4446
CLERK-TYPIsT
Experienced office worker;
ability to handle busy
phones. Good salary per-
'manent position with ex-
cellent opportunity for adj
yancement. Age, s. so:
references. Report MR..
IKRESsIN,
IDOL It'll st. NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-21
nlLp WcMlM
OFFICE WORK

Ase gB-lb. no family ties or
small children; knoglese Of sen.
iast-movins LIQUOR hfmi ambitious
|Iive.wife, Excel. salary bonus,
Sss S osag r: SgDYRsz sS eI
PANTRY MAID, e5-4b, white,
Io9d ai hanslIp szgssiens nee, Neat ,at
BEE p.o sniit' f,ts.4Faaia sz p;nna pffRPPIy
PIT. nECEFT. .CAsHfER. 3 am :
~ noon 70 80 yrs. rental ofe. !:
attract. no eneuInhlenees, pefm..
s55s T%sIRl sSa rDsiT TSa zrl she IL.
hEcErII0NIsI. ssga dr:,s e.ss,.
Blvd. al. "a. $4,000 80
RENTAL CLERK
YOUNG woman. pleasing personal
bde.. Apply in person weekdays, D
ss ri e 4edi M k.si s wan 6T In'
RESIDENT MANAGER
.,ss .I ps. q. a. b EsDtsEo s Itfr ssa
sALEgGIkL, for gift shop. $50:
rapid adyancement. VANITY
HA! " 1893 con9ss.lsg. ave: Nv
. ~..f 6 81 sisss person; Z sa;day
store closed sunday afternoon and
H0nabs 10 eApeIlsnet nese.sa.f.
ARPS ~ Refsgn, nCavrre bhA-
~ - - ~ = = Z Ssa.. :
1870 ,snes ss,i,ns sTnor pyes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-21
sAIEsMEN

I'VE GOT WHAT YOU ARE
LOOKING FOR. CALL Mr..
ANDERSON pl. T-7s6S.
s ..s... ..I.s.n ,''i .. sE ,.sS
sSnin. CLERKS: ho.,l pcs. : 50 's spsi
daily; $50 WI, 70 10000 VI.
vIslt BOYD RMPL. cENTKR, cor.
18th and Q Is hooFsI, RI. f.as9a.
SERVICE STATION NAN, Gulf
ssn. '' fSson,ss e Hd 6l g l. EYE
sEnVIcR STATION ATTENDANT
2 men. part time: Il hun time a.
pegleneed only. .LAvKzzo AMQco
thesda, Nd.
sERyIcE STATION ATTkNDANf.
must Be sxpeflsnesd II inbricailci
f Sssasaais ElSasIs y. : Y. csI1M. 11ss
egRv1cE STATION ATTENDANTS
Capable men 70 handle read
service. minor repairs: complete
service station work. Ref req.
ave-. 70. s-e4oo. Harry diieknii.
sEnvlcE STATION ATTENDANT.
luhrication man with minor repair
expef. Apply KEN6INoToN AMo-
CO. 800 University blvd. KEN
slngton. Nd 10. $4,000.
s cssSSii: c csnT IM 81 7iS1,sss roman
s 20 sauI ;slsEE scs lPSg " u.
Vernon ave, Alex. We.
SHOE SALESMAN
s asR n ', ss.. ~'s o,A sS%ss l anf
store tor Sc SEQ sci. Win ssnsiiss. Inter-
views CONFIDENTIAL Apply n peflen
oRTHOPEDlc SHOE SERVICE.
Columbia Medical Bldr.. 1883 xys
q. nv.
SHOE Statesmen
ni aaSsI so a:s s .ss..D 'o ap sS1-
JOSEPH D. YOUNG
18th and ? o.. NV.
SHORT Order COOK. expsriencsd;
night work only. Apply IN person.
WEIGHS restaurant. 5S69 Ala.
bama ave. sc.
STOCK SURVIVORS; white: 20
IS yrs.: some exper. nee, h.G
Grads. OF better, secs up. ".
WOOD PERSONNEL, SEE MISS
wooD, c3s SOUTHERN BLDG.
sos 18Th ST. NV. At H. d.
TEACHERs, white, s376-s500 mo
1axi q n. s14kNSs'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-21

HILLlN0 elk. lNCNl, Sc. 81 tcu
EDITORIAL ASST. rusty short
MANY OTHERS
Annette D. Tatelman
235 woodward Bldg, RE. 7-44i4
733 18th 81. NV. At u
BEAUTIcIAN. operators and booths
renter, 800 Eye st.. nv. shop,
tx, $780,: res, II. 0-4le5. 2ls
bEAUTICIAN for our Bethesda
salon: excel. opportunity for GOOD
all around operator. Apply EMILE,
1903 Old 0eorgetovn rd.. Bethesda
or 1921 Conn. ave.
REAUTY OPERATOn-~SS5-sl00
per week, guarantee plus commits
sim: b-day VA. no mAnienIlngi
istssiiSSbRSESsEssrRsE. 9YS Sc Gst q ~.
BILLING CLERK, Fails church,
snoEi. bkkpE.. start seS: PoTo-
r. c., JE 2.727g.
bO0KKkEPkRI retail store; ex-
perieneed: igll sharse salary open
Desaies 81. NV. NE. s-lasl.
BEAUTICIAN, expert ali around;
excel. working eond salary open.
Hrs; Q 70 q. EN-. 2-ll1l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-21
ENGINEERS

ENGINEERS
Interested in the design.
development or applica-
ton Of Diesel Engines,
Transmissions. Control
systems and other COM
ponents Of Heavy Earth
moving Equipment.
Experienced In the APP
plication or develop
ment Of Research IN
struments.
Qualified to program en-
cheering problems for
digital and analog
computors.
Metallurgists for deyel-
opment Of physical
properties. processes or
application Of ferrous
and nonferrous metals.
Establish new test meth
DDS and assist In pur-
chasing decisions.
Chemical Engineers to
solve problems dealing
with fuels. lubricants.
plastics. rubber and oth-
or nonmetallic products.
Architect experienced In
industrial plant design
for Company expansion
program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-21

GkffhfkSsuRo siivER sSkiN0
Applications are now be-
ing accepted for employ
ment In the GROCERY DE-
|PARTMENT Of our new
ROCKVILLE, ND. (Viers
Mill RdJ STORE.
No experience neces-
sary. You are trained on
the job while earning. .
minimum Of 500 q week.
Permanent employment
and the opportunity for adj
vancement are offered to
men who have q good past
record, q sincere interest In
learning. and who enjoy
customer service work.
Many additional employe
benefits are available to
those who qualify.
Applicants with q high
school education, who are
81 70 IS years Of age are
preferred.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-21
SALESLADY

SALESLADY
In shoe department. Ex-
cellent opportunity for
advancement. Free sur
gical and other hospital
benefits. Apply 10 am.
to noon, or 8 p.m.-5 pm.
RICH'S SHOE STORE
1901 F ST. NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-21

B0YS Under az

r,ssS s,1n S s,sse. ms,., ~ s,,,...
... AZ sr; Ss,,na nI e earn MIA Tssn,s
81 Nns JAMES Commodore Be- hSs'l'
-. en,. ~ o1sest,pn kosp 80 lqs ~.
sfy' can Mr. nRkkN, III. 3.oiX
mul.sis en salardays; torch Is.
ksYa ,,. ,nns 4x W. 1O9P,
xgoN Yniteta,ss, elsev. west VIVA
NAN hlFnlluFs rslnIlhini, sx.
y supsrvlss shop Salalgh ~ /. g 9
sov psr ,el Apkn 1y.n
~, l.Ng WYnaty tntoufn FfleM
" IN, 70 ~ noon. NO phone sells,
MAN lWhltel 10 work IN and around
s sSs s:n9s ~ n Sssn sns III, y 9s
ehilafenl start q once ol
montgi mal ~. oteI ~, Va 2htn
ueMnsxs aEWs . ,estmi. hLrAW
nnnhLs nAlv ~" h'eA-
ehetaei -. TN. essee.e.
MAN WITH CAR
9oed yeteisncs excel income.
rn4l4-41A-9-1lAV.------------------
.sAN v,,rry rAp
=. ...... - ..,
70 sspsstisnes nSessssp sAc,si .
i 4 man ev y "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-21
TYPISTS
TO TRAIN AS
TRANSCRIBERS

If you are a fast and ac-
Icurate typist with some
business experience or busi-
ness school we would like
to consider you for our
transcriber training pro-
gram. SIS minimum start.
ing salary, we pay more for
experience. Excellent work.
ing conditions, 5-day week,
3 to 4:30.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-21
Salesman
LET'S FACE IT

|Y YOUR FAMILY had eyerythins
they wanted. you would not b.
reading this. ad II you can travel
lVlreinta and are between IS and
IS, ] know can double your pres
eEt income, II yoq are tnst look:
|l i for : ios. don't bother Hs. y
nancial Cooperation. Personal IN
terviews Monday and Tuesday. 10
to I. 309 Eie Building, o641 Colep-
vile rd.. Silver eprihg. Nd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-21
MlLA MoMEM
CLERKS
$50 AM. TO $3.50 PM.
Monday Through Friday

hioh school afaouatf; 70 compute
time cards, learn cashier work and
act a. head cashier. Some knowl.
ledee 81. typine required. Annual
avs with pay, Ass ~ 70 sb.
oovII isss II. sssffylISss., NC
CLEhK-sIEN0GnAP8En, peFma.
nee. Of natl. arm. b-dny Wk.. vac.
Tree life and DISQUALIFICATION incl,
Salary. sos per VIZ, GAS CON-
s az ~. Il stE s.JfSo. 1863 h'nn'n'
c s5|; ;;.rsRg r 81 ,lgod r t,IsBeSPs
tNrLa 1884 wilson blvd Aria
CLkhk.fYPtB1, aut0motive; Inn
med. position avail. for woman
with exper. In hnndlipe contracts.
records, etc., related 10 auto sales.
Top salary, pleas. working eondf. !.
many emplgye benefits. Apply, IN
e esisEsnrfR nlym 34okk f. COP sort Psi
Florida ave, NV.
cLLhk.fxIIsT. ssnsIai cilse
sidf16IkiEss.' 1909 ~ nv n j. IDs ave-. nv Nv
:i.:s 4 l; AZ s A, ss.4s
.l s:,I. II. V & enc. .'% @oHs
must be good typist and familiar
york. usual dement's plus profit Y
efkTRAE AuTo PAhTs 1890 ,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-21

- sos iStk 81. wv. AT i
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-21
INSPECTORS
Electro-Mechanical

for inspee.ion q leesEe.neenan.
ess sIsSs'0e enS sSS Is sss sSssS
Vlrins dilsfans Fssaired.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-21
MAN WITH CAR

lent eafninss. AopiT 10 Am. n
IL noon.
s7O7 GEORGIA AVE. NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-21
SALESMAN

In shoe department.
Excellent opportunity
for advancement. Free
surgical and other hos
pital benefits. Apply 10
am. to noon, or 5 p.m.-
5 pm.
RICH'S SHOE STORE
1901 F ST. NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-21

RocKvuLs BETHEspA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-21
TECHNICIANS
ELECTRONIC

S Requires previous military ssrv-
1amentais Of eisclronics. Positions
involve eonstrpetton Of experi-
mental eleetronie equipment. work
ina from sehematie diaefAma. TX
eellent opportunity TO advance 70
sntineerine position.
Evening star., 1957-12-11
FIvE-DAY FORECAST
For Washington and Vicinity
December 1916

WEATHER FORECAST-Snow flurries are expected
tonight In the Great Lakes area, most Of the Ohio
Valley and inland New England, New York and
Pennsylvania II will be mostly fair elsewhere. 1t
will be colder from Texas to the Great Lakes and
eastward 10 the Atlantic Coast. IL will be warmer
in the Northe Plains area.-AP Wirephoto Mp
Evening star., 1957-12-11

slippery In spots. snow aecumulat ton
expected 20 reach ! to } inches U. s
80 west 10 Ohio, icy spots hazardous
driving. chains advised In the noun
famous regions. y. s so west to Ohio,
slippery and hazardous. chains ad-
seuth--U. s. to Richmond. clear.
shirley highway 20. s. 3s0i. clear:
Richmond south, clear, District OF
Columbia TO Charlottesville, clear
North and east District OF Co
iuinbia TO Delaware Memorial bridge,
vet. New Jersey turnpike. clear. New
Englaud, slippery In the south, clear
elsewhere. District OF Columbia TO
HarrlAburg, Pa. clear
River Report
prom u, g. Engineersl
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers
FeFty aud cloudy at Great Falls Shen-
andnah cloudy at HaFpeTs Ferry
Temps fatuFea for Yesterday
Reading Washington National Airport
hidnight rs Noon ~
sm a5 spm ----- s9
Record TemperaluIes This Year
Hiehest. l0l on July 81 20
Lowest, =, on January iS
lIigh and Low Of last 20 HOurs
High, 80, at 9 pm.
Low. 35. at 1915 am.
Tide fables
FURNISHED BY the United states Coast
Evening star., 1957-12-11

who is resigning to become o
partner In the Washington law
firm Of Cummings. Sellers,
Reeves and Connor. Six
employees OF walter Reed Army
Institute Of Research have been
presented a special service
group award. They are DR.. Jo-
|seph Lowenthal, DR.. Raymond
Lochenour, DR.. Sanford Ber-
man. DR., Marion Webster. Mrs.
Patricia Altieri and Albert
Groflnger. The National
Bureau Of Standards has given
incentive awards for top serv-
ice to Ernest Amber. William
Cahill. William Hall. Ralph
Jessup. Melville Jones. Hans
Roder. Ruth Fucker, Ruth Cap
uano. Bertha Walter, Mary Orr
and Elizabeth Godefroy. Bene-
fetal suggestion award recip-
tents we're John Beyer, Ethel
Brown. Mary Crone. Harry
Davis. Mary Halter. Leota JEFF
ferson. Josephine Krantz. Rob-
ert Lamberson. William Moore,
Louise Neri. Nathan Newman.
William Payne. Edith Quinn,
George Reynolds, Luis Rodre-
guez. Anne Rumfelt. Dwight
Shaw. Ruth Smelser. Frederick
Thompson, Waymond Williams
and Anna Wright.
Evening star., 1957-12-11

John A. Waters. jr.. 40 years
Federal service: Admiral Paul
Foster, Francis Foster. H. Mon
roe Radley. DR.. Charles Shill-
ing. Kenner Hertford, 80 years
service. The Maritime Ad-
ministration Commerce De-
partment) has presented sus-
tained superior performance
awards to Eugene Ackerson,
Sarah Bass. Stanley Beale,
Edna (Tiliman Bee, Hewlett
Bishop, Arthur Boone. Vernon
Cross, Maude Curry. Marguerite
Dannaker, Ruth Flickinger.
Donald Gregory. Sarah Hanson,
Marjorie Hicklin, Joseph Hook,
Cathleen Horning, Leona Hunt.
James jackson. Rudyard john
son, Lottie King, Rose Laven-
der, Ruth Lewis. Sylvia Mana
tos. Gertrude McKennedy, Ada
Mackley. Sally Mum. Mortimer
O'Sullivan, Elsa Peacock. Lem
uel Smith. Marion Stemleski.
Harry Slower. John Tankard,
Frances Thaden. Lillian Thom-
as, Helen Walker, James Wal
lace. Olive Walter. Joseph West
and Edgar White. The Alex
.ander Hamilton Award for dis
tinguished leadership has been
presented to David Kendall, As
siStant Secretary OF Treasury
Evening star., 1957-12-11

District and vicinity-Windy
ard turning colder this after
noon with snow fiurries. One
to three inches Of snow accumu-
lation in the suburbs. Cloudy
much colder tonight, low l8.
Mostly sunny and cold tomor-
row. high 80. Winds, ! pm. to-
day, north-northeast at II miles
per hour.
Virginia - Windy. turning
colder tonight with some light
snow or snow furries. mostly
in the interior. Much colder
tonight with a few snow fur
ries in the mountains. low 30
as near the coast, 1920 in
the interior and 8-l2 in the
mountains. Mostly sunny and
quite cold Thursday. but
chance Of snow hurries in the
mountains.
Maryland-Cloudy and cold
er with snow fiurries in the
vest today and tonight. Cold
er with snow ending in the east
late this afternoon or evening.
Low in the 20s in the south,
1920 in the north and 5-l0
in the mountains. Cloudy. cold
tomorrow with snow fiurries in
Evening star., 1957-12-11
what every wife
should know about
her husband:

Men think women are imprac-
tical. high-strung--and neces-
Sary. VIM. E. Miller wouldn't
dream OF arguing about the
latter. but We are challenging
the former with our first
Christmas Sale Of prized,
treasured furniture gifts.
Frankly. dear lady. we need
your help to get thru to the
man in your life. Won't you
hint. nudge. cajol and other
wise let him know how much
you'd love lush carpeting or
new tables or what-will-you-
have for Christmas? We guar
antee to save him money. Wen
make 1t easier still with bud
get terms. And our lights
burn bright every weekday til
Q pm. Saturday til 5 pm.
VIM. E. MILLER, Pennsyl-
vania Ave. at 9Th st. Sc.
Evening star., 1957-12-11

cut service on the underground
lines one-half to two-thirds.
From around the city during
the 7 am. to 9 am. rush hour
came fresh reports of packed
subway station platforms. swell
tering riders jammed into the
last inch Of space on every
train and melees at every sta
ton between people trying TO
get on and of.
Bus and commuter railroad
lines. trying 70 take up the
slack. found themselves
swamped again also. while
main thoroughfares leading
into Manhattan experienced
paralyzing trafic Jams for the
third day.
Stores Are Hard Hit
The toll in tardy and absent
workers, business losses and the
effect on schools were sharply
felt.
Manhattan department store
operators we're moaning over
Christmas shopping losses.
Evening star., 1957-12-11

Santa Claus Is dying" de-
clared one gloomy executive.
Trade associations estimated
that sales were 20 TO 40 per
cent below the same period last
year, and put the overall drop
in millions OF dollars. They
gave no precise figure. however
But while Manhattan stores
were hard hit, suburban stores
reported they were reaping a
huge harvest on purchases from
customers unable to get into the
heart Of the city.
AS for schools. DR.. Jacob
Greenberg. deputy superin-
tendent. said the subway dis
ruption was "interrupting or
affecting in some way the edu-
cation OF nearly one million
children.ps
Schools were opening later
and closing earlier each day.
Many students travel TO their
studies by subway. and others
use buses. Overcrowding de-
veloped because many classes
were doubled up.
Some Men Return
Meanwhile. the Transit Au-
thority, an independent agency
which runs the subways and
many bus lines, reported that
its work-or be fired ultimatum
to striking motormen yesterday
had brought 3S men back. The
striking union, the Motormen's
Benevolent Association. claims
$500 OF the subway systems
5000 motormen.
Haggard but ingenious trav-
elers. wiser from experiences
during the previous two days.
devised numerous schemes to
try 10 outSmart the hordes try
ing to battle their way into
Manhattan.
Many arose far earlier than
usual TO get a quick headstart.
Some succeeded-but many also
found that a lot Of others had
the same idea and were throng-
ing station platforms much
earlier than before.
Others took outbound, and
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nearly empty trains. to the end
Of the line so they could squeeze
in there for the return trip.
The first case Of violence
was reported when a lead pipe
was thrown through a subway
train window. striking a pas
senger's elbow.
Another unusual development
brought the arrest of the wife
of an official OF one Of several
small subway unions in SYM
pathy with the motormen's
strike. She was charged with
disorderly conduct in picketing
a terminal Of one Of the SUBJ
way lines.
Police were riding all trains
to provide protection for non-
striking motormen.
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the absence OF effective griev-
ance procedures.
The employe leaders would
prefer Congress TO enact sub
stantive law on the subject.
But the chances are slim that
Congress viii enact such legis-
lation next year. Therefore.
employe leaders are still con-
ferring with administration
ofiicials in hopes that a stronger
executive order can be issued
on the subject.
AT LONG LAST-The Gov
ernment's $4,000 engineers
and scientists In grades 6 to
II were handed a long de
layed but nevertheless well
come Christmas present by the
Civil Service Commission yes
terday. The cSC's action in
approving top /. Of the grade
salary increases for these en-
ployes will go into effect later
this month and provide in
creases ranging from $l36 to
81 .080 a year.
Employees in grade Z already
are paid at the top Of the
grade In engineering and scien-
tific jobs and consequently
won't benefit from the raises.
Neither viii the comparatively
few employees at the top Of
the grade in all other grades
involved. But approximately
$4,000 employees in these posi-
tions will get increases. in
cluding those in grades Q and
IL who previously were boosted
TO the sixth and fourth step
levels Of their respective grades
by csc action.
ts&
CAPITAL ROUNDUP - The
Atomic Energy Commission has
honored the following employees
in its second annual honor
awards ceremony: DR.. Charles
Durham. Samuel Sapirie. dis
tinguished service; Woodford
McCool. Louis Roddis. jr.. DR..
Thomas johnson. c. Arthur
Rolander. outstanding service:
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Drives Lesson Home

TOKYO. Dec. IL P.-Hiro-
shi Matsumoto. a 4i-year-old
school teacher. hanged himself
Police said he left a note say
ing he was committing suicide
because his first grade students
would not obey him.
Evening star., 1957-12-11
THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
Merit Promotion Plan
Getting Final Touches
BY JOSEPH YOUNG

Acting Chairman Christopher Phillips Of the Civil Service
Commission the csc put Government
merit promotion program into effect by the month";
Mr.. Phillips acting csc chief In the absence this week
OF Chairman Ellsworth who town. said the commits
Evening star., 1957-12-11
Gripping SubwoySt
Goes Into Its Third Day

NEW YORK. Dec IL LP-Frantic commuters resorted to
al kinds Of tricks today effort beat the Of mil
lions struggling to get TO Manhattan Jobs amid the cys
transit strike.
But for most the third day Of the maddenng
illustration caused by walkout of subway which