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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-16

base and the great array of ex-
hibits. many Of them in tents.
A base official sod damage
might exceed 100000.
Heaviest hit was the tented ex-
hibit Of the Army Engineer Corps.
Reinforcing metal tubing in the
tents was badly bent and several
tents we're blown over.
Building DICTATED"
One aircraft. a giant C-l23
cargo plane, had minor wing tip
damage. Four new guided mis-
siles, which will be shown to the
public for the first time. were not
damaged.
A Navy infiatable building was
blown down and a Marine Corps
lgeodesic dome was hurled more
than 100 feet across a road.
There were no reports Of
damage elsewhere in the area.
The Andrews weather station
said the thunderhead was $4,000
feet high when first detected in
the west, but lowered TO 10000
feet within 10 minutes as 1t
moved In on the base.
Wind velocity instruments at
the base of the control tower
fluctuated up to readings Of 100
miles an hour and tower person.
mel were given permission to
abandon their positions during
the storm.
The disturbance moved in
ahead of a cold front which
dropped temperatures and hui
nudity for a comfortable night
and prospect Of temperatures
down TO about so tonight.
Big Crowd Expected
Moved from Boiling Air Force
Base for the first time this year.
the Armed Forces Day program
likely will attract record crowds
because Of the larger area and
parking facility at Andrews.
The weapons from which the
secrecy is being removed are:
Nike Hercules. an Army air
defense weapon scheduled to
take over soon from the present
Mixes.
Rascal. an Air Force long
range guided missile carried by
bomber planes.
Bomarc. a pilotless Air Force
interceptor.
La Crosse. an Army missile for
close support Of troops which
eventually will take over from
conventional field artillery.
The new missiles are part of
a gigantic missile display that
will be one Of the features ex-
pected to attract more than
900 900 visitors to Andrews Field.
The hours are 10 am. to $40
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NAVY GUN FACTORY
TO OPEN GATES TO
PUBLIC TOMORROW

The gates OF the Naval
Gun Factory will be open to
the public for the first time
in six years tomorrow from
9 am. to 4 pm. as part Of
the Nations celebration Of
Armed Forces bay.
Special demonstrations OF
industrial strength will be on
display. The gun factory.
originally set w in 1899 to
build wooden warships. is one
Of the oldest establishments
in the city. It was burned in
the War Of 1912 to keep any
thing OF value from falling
into the hands Of the British.
Today the gun factory has
artisans and machinery that
can produce anything from
small plastic parts to NAM
moth electronic and me-
chanical devices.
Visitors can park at the
South Capitol street fringe
parking lot and ride free
shuttle buses to the gun
factory.
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Area Real Estate Brokers
Invited to Star Meetings

Next week the Evening Star will present series OF
three special real estate broker meetings entitled "Your
Advertising and How to Make More Productive All
ngs will be conducted by the noted real estate advertising
authority. Ray Smith.
While tickets for these meetings have already been
mailed to those who have requested them there is still
time 10 call order in II haven't done II
wish TO attend Just call Sterling $4,000 and ask for
classified adtaker giving your name. address and tee
phone number THERE rs NO ADMISSION CHARGE.
Mr.. Smith will make the following appearances next
week in the Washington
Tuesday May 2l-District brokers' meeting. pm;
National Press Club Fourteenth and streets NV.
Wednesday. May 22-Maryiand brokers' meeting, pmr
Montgomery-Bair High School. sol Dale drive, Silver
Spring, Md.
Thursday. May 23-vireinia brokers' meeting amr
Arlington Towers Apartments Oll Arlington boulevard
Arlington. Va
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pm. Saturday and noon to $50
pm. Sunday.
Smaller displays also will be
available for visitors over the
week end at the Naval Gun
Factory. Bethesda Naval Hos
pital. Fort Meade and at the
Maine avenue S.W. docks OF the
Wilson Line. where four Navy
vessels will be open to civilians.
A parade Of $500 troops OF all
the services will march down
Constitution avenue NV. from
Fourth street to a point past the
Sixteenth street reviewing stands
at l0:45 am. Saturday.
Other missiles which can be
seen at Andrews Field Saturday
and Sunday include the Army's
Redstone. Corporal and Dart, q
small anti-tank weapon guided
by wires: the Nays Sidewinder,
Sparrow I, Regulus I and Terrier.
and the Air Forces Taimat. Fall
con and Matador.
Atomic Warhead
The major interest will be in
the newly unveiled weapons.
Nike Hercules has a 27-foot-long
missile with a 14.5-foot booster
and an atomic warhead. It Is
nearly ready to be phased-in To
existing Nike Ajax defenses all
over the Nation and has a much
longer range.
Rascal is a long-range guided
missile developed by Bell Air
craft Corp. It Is q pilotless
rocket-powered weapon about 70
feet long. vaguely resembling q
sunfish. II will be carried Ia
targets by strategic bombers like
the DB-47 and its accuracy Is
measured in terms OF feet. not
yards or miles.
Bomarc Is an Air Force
yround-launched long-range in
terceptor which flies without q
pilot and seeks out enemy air
craft at great distances.
La Crosse Is launched from a
truck. It is a highly accurate
high explosive weapon TO sup
plement and replace field artil-
lery. It was developed by Cor.
nell Aeronautical Laboratorie;
and manufactured by Glenn l.
Martin Co.
High points Of the open house
will be demonstrations of aero.
battles by the daredevil flyers Of
the Air Force team Of Thunder.
birds and the Nays celebrated
Blue Angels.
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Schools 10 Keen
.4-1rack Setup

Continuance in District high
schools of the four-track pro-
gram and the acceptance of an
accident insurance plan for all
students were major steps taken
yesterday by the District Board
of Education.
The four-track program was
offered by school officials on a
permanent basis. But under
Questioning by Mrs. Ruth Spen-
Ger. board member. it was de-
cided to continue the program
next year in the 10th and 18th
grades on q temporary basis
only.
Mrs. Spencer pointed out there
are still a number outstanding
Questions dealing with the pro-
gram that have yet to be
answered. She said the board
should be made more aware OF
some Of the problems of the pro-
gram before giving its approval
to the program as a permanent
part Of the school system.
The four-track system was set
up this year in all schools. II
is designed to provide curriculum
Offerings for honors students
regular college preparatory stu
dents. general students moi
headed for college and slow
learners.
In another move. and despite
the strenuous objection Of Board
Member Wesley williams. the
board decided to offer accident
insurance to students at premium
payments Of $50 with a SIC
Ideductible clause.
Mr. Williams argued that
many holders could not afford
to pay up to $40 If their children
were injured. He asked for-but
did not receive-f1gures on how
much was spent by the insurance
company last year on $40 claims
Charles Zellers. deputy super
intendent. explained that the
policy was drawn up with the
North American Accident Insur-
ance Co. because it offered more
comprehensive coverage. despite
the $40 deductible clause.
In q surprise move, Board
Member Walter Tobriner at
tackled a report by School Supt
Corning dealing with high school
fraternities and sororities.
The report. drawn by high
school principals and DR.. Corning
and his staff, said there should
be no change in the present rule
Of the board. which does moi
Officially recognize" them. Fra.
ternities are not permitted u
hold meetings In school buildings
nor are they allowed to take
part in the life or activities Of
the school.
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big organization holding its
44th national convention in the
Mayflower Hotel.
Committee member Lynn F.
Baldwin, chairman Of the Mich
igan Water Resources Commits
sion. pointed out that primarily
local control is essential since
water resource problems vary so
widely from one locale to an
other all over the country.
Cites State as Example
Mr.. Baldwin said for example
that among the streams in his
State farm irrigation water
supply is placing demands or
Michigan water courses. Many
sparsely inhabited areas of the
Far West. on the other hand he
said are chiefly concerned with
Irecreational uses of streams. In
the heavily industrialized Sec
Itions of the Northeast the water
supply concern stems mainly
from manufacturing need.
Representative Blatnik, Demo-
.crat Of Minnesota. chairman OF
the committee, submitted that
the Army Corps of Engineers
which for decades has been re-
Isponsibie for major flood con-
troll and navigation construc-
ton works should devote more
attention to pollution abatement
Pollution has been virtually
a vacuum as far as past river
basin studies by the engineers
have been concerned" the Min
lnesotan said. Pollution should
be considered along with every
other aspect Of the water
supply problem in these studies.
The committee is gathering
information that will lead Il
general water supply policy rec
concentrations to be made latel
in the three-day meeting.
Other Hearings Held
other committee hearings
we're being held today on indi'
vidual construction projects re-
quested from all over the country
Irrigation and reclamation need.
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Parker Confirmed
For New RIA Term

The Senate today confirmed
the appointment of Andrew
Parker as a member OF the
Districts Redevelopment Land
Agency for a new term Of FIVE
years.
The action had been recon-
mended unanimously by the
Senate District Committee. Mr..
Parker. president Of Woodward
and Lothrop. has been active In
civic affairs and filled out the
unexpired term OF the late Mara
Lansburgh.
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1T is SIGNIFICANT that,
at his press conference yes
terday, President Eisenhower
made his peace with the
memory OF Gen. Lee but made
no mention of Gen. Meade.
But this is not the first time
Gen. Meade has been over
looked by a President. Directly
after his first Inauguration,
President Grant appointed
Sheridan, Meade's junior by
several years, lieutenant gen.
eral. Sherman was a full gen.
eral by that time.
On that day Maj. Gen.
Meade wrote his wife a letter
beginning:
Dear Margaret:
1.-THE blow has been struck
and our worst fears realized"
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also we're being studied by a
separate committee.
The program tomorrow calls
for a day of speech-making by
numerous key members of Con-
gress and administration officials
Vice President Nixon ana Sen
ator Mcclellan, Democrat of
Arkansas. are scheduled among
the peakerS at a luncheon, to-
morrow. The convention will
end Saturday afternoon with
more speeches. reports and rec
concentrations # the committees
and election of national directors
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over when the Army Of the
Potomac was scattered all
over the roads from Virginia
and Maryland to Pennsyl-
vania, looking for Lee and the
rebel host.
AT Gettysburg, Meade filled
every single requirement Of
command. He. correctly esti-
mated the serious nature of
the engagement from the
facts on hand on the very first
day-not many facts. On that
day, he was very badly out
numbered. He disposed his
army admirably. On the sec
ond day, his strength was still
less than that Of the invader.
HE listened to advice,
weighed it and acted prompt
ly, as in the case of Little
Round Top. He rallied at lead
ers who failed to play on the
team, as in the case Of Dan
Sickles. He protecte his
TANKS and saw to his reserve
supports. And he signally
failed to commit the favorite
Union error of the war up to
that time-he did not commit
his forces piecemeal.
Meade won the battle,
against forces greater than
Dixie apologists would have
us believe. Yes, he could have
followed up his victory-he did
have a spare army corps,
which had arrived at the end
OF the battle, fresh and un-
damaged. But the greater part
Of his Army Of the Potomac
was in bloody tatters. There
were regiments in that car
mage that lost 80 per cent OF
their men. His judgment was
TO recover. But there is one
thing you can't take away
from him-he won.
Fred Theroux.
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The
Rambler
Gets Involved
In End Gettysburg
By GEORGE KENNEDY

This letter was written by
a member of The Sunday
Stars staff, whose grand
father fought in the Army of
the Potomac under Gen.
Meade:
"Since Robert E. Lee has
long since been enshrined in
the South's legend of hero
martyrs, mere facts can never
be used against him. Even his
greatest biographer, Douglas
Southall Freeman, wrote of
the saint from a kneeling
position.
But George Gordon Meade
was, and still is, a man of
flesh-and-blood, unhaloed and
uncanonized.
What burns me up about
Ike and Monty's judgment at
Gettysburg Sunday that both
Lee and Meade should have
been sacked is that all the
protests seem to come from
admirers of Lee, who lost, and
no one had a word to say for
Meade, who won.
Meade was a stubborn man,
an excellent quality in a
soldier. As Bret Harte put it:
That tDas in july. Sirty-three
The Dery day that Gen. Lee,
FlotDer OF Southern chiDdlry,
Ba6ied and beaten, back
pGrd reeled
From stubborn Meade and
q barren field.
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The District Dental Assistants
Society will meet at 8 o'clock
tonight in Rothstein's Audito-
rum. 1879 ! street NV.
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Local Control Is Urged
On Water Resources
Federal Financial and Technical Aid
Needed, However, State Official Says

An increasing need for roots" control water
development with adequate technical and financial
the Federal Government stressed today before the
National Rivers Harbors Congress here
The point emphasized by members of the newly formed
Conservation and Pollution Abatement Committee Of the
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CONTEMPORARY civil
War ecords clearly show
Meade was a quiet, unaSsum-
ing, scholarly man. He had the
normal ambition of the pro-
fessional soldier but disdained
always to seek the support of
influential politicians, unlike
many of his fellow officers.
This undemonstrative SOL
dier'S soldier was handed
command of the Army of the
Potomac on the very eve of
Gettysburg. Joe Hooker had
quit in a pique. Meade took
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Armed Forces Restoring
Storm-Bottered DispIoys
By JERRY OLEARY, Jr.

The military its storm-ashed Armed Day
back together at Andrews Air Force Base today with plenty
time before the annual Saturday
Wind gusts OF 100 miles hour roared towering
shortly after yesterday pointing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-23
Generals Gain
League Lead
With 11th Win
BY DICK TIERNEY


The pressure is of Washing
ton-Lee High School today in its
race with Mclean for the North
ern Virginia Group baseball
championship.
The Generals boosted their
league record to IL victories and
two losses and moved into first
place last night as Chuck Davis
pitched a four-hit 80 victory
over Mclean before about $500
fans at Arlington.
Davis struck out Is batters in
seven innings. a personal record.
as he handed the Eagles their
second loss in 10 league games.
He also received credit for wills
4-3 victory over the Eagles
April 10.
The Generals have one league
game remaining, against Ham,
mond Tuesday. Mclean must
still play George Washington,
Annandale. Wakefield and Fair
fax.
In the fourth inning, WI
scored two runs OF Bubby
Talbot when Ronnie Wagner
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Others Below Par

Others who had sub-par
rounds for nine holes were de-
tending champion 30 Wininger
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THE BASEBALL
BE A T
BY BURTON HAWKINS

NEW YORK. May 23.-The
Senators recent regeneration
from q 5-game losing streak and
an earlier recovery from one Of
twice the proportions accents
the formidability Of some un-
desirable records. Babe Ruth's
60-homer record. withstanding
the assaults Of muscle men since
1927. perhaps is the most pub
licized mark on the glory side Of
the ledger. but there are un-
wanted records which have sur
vived sterner tests Of time.
When the Senators dropped 10
games in q row, they merely
reached the halfway point TO-
ward the modern record. Things
were rough for Washington, but
they were twice as rough for the
1906 Red Sox. who lost 20 in a
row. q mark since tied by the
Athletics Of 1916 and 1913.
When Chuck Stobbs confronts
the Yankees tomorrow he'll be
striving to avoid q ninth success
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CHANGE TO MATCH PLAY URGED
Miss DowneyT ooMuch
ForMid-AtIontic RivoIs

Mrs. Maurice Click. Balti-
more's three-time champion. was
|nipped by Mrs. Barry for second
place. Mrs. Click had 43-37-80
for 236. Mrs. Ferriday passed a
bunch Of them with that final
round u to tie for fourth with
Mary Pat Jansen Of Charlottes-
vile.
Gross prizes were awarded by
handicap divisions. Mrs. Frank
Cush of Argyle and Mrs. Richard
Pifer Of Bethesda won the Sec
ond and third divisions. plus
finishing in the first 10 of the
tournament proper.
Dick Essex of Columbia, vice
president Of the Middle Atlantic.
presented the prizes in the abb
sence Of Gen. Floyd Parks, pres
ident. who was out Of town.
Betty CARRIER, Mrs. Robert Berry
and Mrs. Fred Trew made up
the comittee that conducted the
event.
The low 10:
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THE EVENING STAR CO
Washington, D. C. "
THURSDAY, MAY %, 1857

a single to center. scor-
ing Jay Franklin and Don
Mergler, who had walked and
respectively. The third
run came in the sixth inning
after Chick Pierce walked. adj
vanced to second on a passed
ball, stole third and scored on
Weldon Eddins' double to center.
Davis record is now 90 and
Talbot, who struck out 10 and
gave up six hits, is So.
In one other Northern Vir-
ginia League game, Joe Davies
of Annandale struck out 10 in
hurting a 2-hit, 40 shutout
against Hammond.
Eddie Berger of Montgomery
Blair pitched a no-hit. no run
game against Wheaton yesterday
as the Blazers won, 1870. to bring
their Bi-County League record
to GA. good for second place.
Berger struck out six and
walked only two in winning his
seventh game against two de-
feats. He was backed up by II
hits, paced by Tommy Browns
triple and three singles.
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Jersey Dog Show
Hos 2,552 Entries

MADISON. N. j., May % R.
Thousands Of dogs. dog owners
and dog lovers gathered today
for the Morris q Essex Kennel
Club show at the huge lawn Of
Mrs. M. Hartley Dodge's Giralda
Farms.
A total Of 2,552 purebreds will
compete for $4,000 at the show
biggest outdoor dog show in
the woodland thousands of
spectators are expected to Jam
the 300-acre polo field at the
farm.
The biggest class this year is
the dachshunds with lat en-
|trants. Next comes the German
shepherds with ll9 entries and
Ipoodles follow with ll6.
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BY MERRELL wHITTLEsEY

When the Middle Atlantic
women's golf championship was
changed from match play to a
54-hole medal play tournament
this year. it was done with an
eye to attracting more out-of-
town players.
The visitors can make travel
plans together. etc.. when they
know they're going to a tourna-
ment and stay three days. In
match play. you never know
whether you'll be there one day
or i've.
Mary Ann Downey has de-
stroyed that thinking. The COM
mittee had better change 1t back
to match play. or the champion
ship may become a casualty, be-
cause Baltimore's Curtis Cup
player made no contest Of 1t.
Fourth Straight Victory
With rounds of 73-73-76 at
Woodmont. Mary Ann won the
title by Is strokes. In last years
Maryland State Payne Cup play.
another 54-hole medal play
tournament. Mary Ann beat
practically the same field at
Congressional by IL strokes.
She's won the Payne Cup four
straight years.
Mary Ann is Just too good for
the women golfers in this section
She plays a round-the- calendar
tournament schedule, was on
the last Curtis Cup team, and
probably will be on the next.
She won one Of the Florida
tournaments and was semifinal-
list or flnalist in three Of the
major women's amateur events.
At match play. Mary Ann is
more apt to lose q match. Last
year in the Maryland State
championship at Woodholme in
Baltimore. she won the medal
with rs. but Mrs. John Barry
Of Columbia beat her in the
second round.
Yesterday. Mrs. Edward Fer
riday. jr.. Of Chevy Chase, who
had the days low round Of "A,
might have beaten Mary Ann
at match play. But they can't
catch her at three rounds Of
medal.
Mrs. Barry finished Is strokes
back with 75-82-7S for 235. The
defen ding champion (Miss
Downey did not compete las,
year, played some nice golf, but
was UP against tremendous com.
'lpetition.
Il In three rounds at Woodmont
Mary Ann didn't have q double
DOGGY. and in 81 holes had only
Ione six on her card. She started
with q six on the first hole Of the
second round. She made only
one fairly long putt in the thirt
round. q 15-footer for q par or
the 18th.
She pounded steady drive:
from that whiplash backswing
had accurate iron shots. and q
good short game.
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t34I and Arnold Palmer (33)
Palmer also has been mentioned
prominently as O possible winner
He has won $13.469 so far this
year. second only to Ford's
$26. 900.
Also on hand for the tourna-
ment are Dick Mayer, the 1855
winner: Jack Burke, jr.: Gene
Littler. Jack Fleck. Lloyd Man.
grum, Billy Maxwell, Peter
Thomson and Marty Furgol.
Among the missing are Cary
Middlecoff. Sam Snead. Ben
Hogan and Mike Souchak.
Host pro Dutch Stamberger
said recent rains have left the
Hillcrest fairways "a little thin
and a little soft" but pronounced
the course In excellent condition
He predicted q score Of 27l ID
276 will win. Par for the u
holes is 200.
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SCORE

Continued From Page CT
to recuperate at the home Of
his uncle, A. F. Flood.
DR.. Thomas said the vision
tests showed VERY satisfactory
response to treatment"
Saw Nothing at First
Score said that six days ago
when he opened his injured eye
he saw absolutely nothing.
Nov can see the walls and
everything. It's better than see
ing blackness, I tell you"
He was allowed to sit up for
the FIRST time last Sunday after
noon. He is required to sleep on
his back, which he finds uncom-
Portable. and must eat q low-salt
diet.
He said it probably would be
several weeks before he could
have any exercise at all, aside
from walking around.
Asked II he though he would
be gun shy" Score said. Il
don't know. ! can't dive behind
the mound. What wonder Is
how this will affect my hitting. I"
Score said he heard yesterdays
game, which the Indians lost,
Ito. to the Red Sox. who hit
four home runs in one inning,
and commented: Il was glad
was here"
The green window shades in
Scores room were drawn almost
to the sill to dim the light.
Thank all the people who
sent cards and letters and the
ones who prayed for me-" he said
1T has really been great"
Among several visitors waiting
to see Score was al Lopez, man.
ager Of the league-leading Whit,
Sox. who was manager Of the
Indians when Score came VI
from the minors In 1855.
No pictures were allowed.