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pervisory offices also provide
means of checking claims and are
in effect a liaison between local
interests and the adjusting firms.
So far during the current year,
the insurance business has been
engaged in adjusting thousands
Of insurance claims which have
arisen as a result of tornadoes
and hail storms, some of which
have received widespread public
ity. Yet there have been hundreds
of smaller storms which received
only passing notice. These, too.
resulted in claims that required
the same efficient service.
In the feur-state area of Arkan-
sas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Tex
as, there were approximately 121,-
600 insurance losses because of
windstorms, tOrnadoes and hail
storms, with an estimated insur-
ance loss of $23 million However,
in not one did such a great con-
centrati0n of claims result as to
require the establishment of Of
fees and facilities by the National
Board of Fire Underwriters. But
the number of storms in such wide
geographical locations meant that
many additional adjusters had to
be assigned Throughout the entire
fOur-state area in order to meet
the great number of claims which
resulted.
How was it done?
There are three adjusting bur-
eaus maintained by capital stock
companies in addition to their
other claims facilities. In the
Southwest, the General Adjustment
Bureau utilized it's mobile force
of adjusters, which included men
from % other states, to meet the
flood of claims. In the Midwest,
Western Adjustment & Inspection
Co. and Underwriters Adjusting
Company found it necessary at
times to augment the staffs of
their local offices by temporary
transfer of personnel from other
areas in order to supply the prompt
service the public has come to ex-
pect of the stock insurance bus
mess.
In Waco, Texas, wind and
haiIst0rm occurred on three
separate occasions since the
end Of March. Today, almost
$2,00O,00O OF insurance money
has been paid to property own
erS whose losses were adiuS-
ted promptly and equitably.
In Hobbs, n. NJ, where hail
fell on the city May 80, the
the stock insurance companies
set up emergency facilities and
1,l50 claims were adjusted i'm
just over 10 days.
Drought breaking rains also
came to the Midwest and South
west, and the intensity of these
rains brought about severe local
flooding conditions. Here, again,
the stock insurance business, with
the National Board of Fire Under
writer's, was to be of service, Of
fering its engineering services to
meet those emergencies. To the
mayors of st. Louis, Mo-, East st.
Louis, ILL.,, and Belleville, Ill, it
offered the use of it's engineering
SCan TO assist, II needed, in re-
storing their fire protection fac
ilities.
Such, then, is the work of the
insurance companies during times
of stress.
But what OF the men who do the
work-the adjusters themselves?
You'll find that they are truly
representative Of their companies.
They excel in sound judgment, in
finite patience, a sense of humor,
a healthy skepticism, certainly a
liking for people. They are per-
suasiVe yet tactful, cooperative yet
firm, generous but not unwise.
What if their job isn't glamour
Gus?
They don't particularly care
They've earned the policyholders'
heartfelt esteem.
Milford chronicle., 1957-07-12
HOME COOKING

STANTON, KY. -[P)- Mrs. Cal
lie Bowen, SO, found a way to lure
her children home for more fire.
quent visits.
She built a 5-acre lake on her
farm, stocking it with bass. Then
she built a cabin on the shore.
Now so many OF her flock are
returning home at vacation time
she is planning to build another
cabin.
Milford chronicle., 1957-07-12

Some Of the arguments we hear
advanced against crop control have
little weight with individualists
who practice production control.
Milford chronicle., 1957-07-12
LOVE A PARADE

HOPKINSVILLE, KY. - Up -
1t wasn't easy but the Rotarians
managed to stage their parade.
The rains came and sent two
bands and a drill team scurrying
for cover.
others splashed on, led by musi-
clans from another high school
band. Half of them got across the
railroad tracks but the others had
to wait-a train came along.
The stragglers finally caught up
and all went well until two horses,
frightened by the music, reared
and broke their harness. Another
delay.
Spectators said it was the most
parade ever seen.
Advertising has paid in the past
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-04
CHERRY BLOSSOM PROGRAM

1890 pm-Fashon show and luncheon at Hotel Stat
Ter. Sold out.
9pm-State Societies reception and dance for Cherry
Blossom Processes Mayower Hotel Tickets through State
Societies.
9pm.-Cherry Blossom Festival Ball and selection Of
queen. Sheraton Park Hotel Sold out.
Saturday
2pm-Cherry Blossom Pageant and GROWING Of queen.
Jefferson Memorial Open to the public.
8pm-Band concert jefferson Memorial. Open to the
public
Sunday
pm.-Repeat performance Of Cherry Blossom Pag
cant Open to the public.
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Blossom Parade of 7 500 Morchers,
70 Bonds Draws lis, 900 Spectators

A crowd of $4,000 spectators
lined K street NV. last night to
see the annual Cherry Blossom
Parade.
One Of the high lights Of the
six-day Cherry Blossom Festival.
the parade was described as 'one
of the biggest yet" by John H.
w. Roper, who has managed the
Parade Committee for the last
six years.
| Deputy Police Chief Howard
ICovell set the figure at $4,000.
some $4,000 less than last year.
Some 215 units with $500
marchers passed before the re-
viewing stand at Seventeenth
and X streets in the colorful ex-
travaganza. which lasted just
under four hours. 1t began al
8 pm. and ended shortly before
midnight.
There were more than 20
bands. a dozen drill teams.
scores Of floats and hundreds
of majorettes. The princesses.
led by Mango Lucey, Miss WASH
Iington." rode in cars or on floats.
The spectators as we'll as the
parade participants were SILVER
ing in q chilling wind. which at
one point dropped the tempera-
|ture into the high 30s.
In addition to those who lined
the route and watched the pro-
ceedings from the windows OF
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ronsit System to Open
Sightseeing Terminal

The D. c. Transit System, Inc
plans to open a sightseeing ter,
minal next Wednesday in the OLE
bar on the ground floor of tn,
Raleigh Hotel, Twelfth stree
and Pennsylvania avenue NV.
officials of the hotel said they
also understand that o. Roy
Chalk. president and chairman
of the board of the D. c. Transit
System. Inc, intends to have ar
Office of his Trans-Caribbear
Always there. The lease with
Mr.. Chalk runs for five years
Jack Wilder. general manager
of the Raleigh said.
Mr.. Wilder said he plans to
convert the present dining room
at the corner of Twelfth street
and Pennsylvania avenue NV.
on the ground floor. into a
lamp post corner" a Gay Nine
ties atmosphere dining place
similar to that at the Hotel New
Yorker in New York City. which
.MaSsaglia Hotels also owns. Mr.
Wilder said the plans have been
approved by the corporation
They call for a kitchen in the
dining room and seating for l5C
persons.
Construction is expected tc
start soon. In the meantime
Mr.. Wilder said, the hotel will
use the Pail Mall room for bal
and dining facilities. He esti-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-04
Street Scenes

A gentleman carrying the
nfe-size portrait Of a woman
down the street :.
A policeman solicitously
lighting a cigarette for a
vagrant he had arrested on
the Avenue in front OF the
Post Office Departmental
while awaiting the arrival Of
the police patrol to haul him
tns
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-04

Ider in which they placed. are:
Other than official Statt
bands: Napoleon (Ohio) High
School. South Hagerstown md
High School and Morehead CITY
IN. CO. High School.
State floats: Puerto Rico
New York and Montana.
Other than State floats: TIL,
Merchants and Manufacturer
Association of Washington, tn,
Colonial Beach CVa.) Ski CluE
and the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
of Washington.
Marching units: The Purdue
University Drill Team. the Glen.
son College Drill Team and thu
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Pershing Rifles. Last year. Glenn
son finished first and Purdue
third.
Yesterdays festival activitie.
also included the third annual
National Championship High
School Band Contest early in the
day on the Ellipse.
The Proctor (Niinn.) High
School group. winner Of thirc
place a few hours later in the
all-parade's Official State bands
category. was named the "best
all-round band" to compete in
the Ellipse contest. Northwestern
High School. in nearby Hyatts-
vile. Md, won third place in the
marching division.
/ The winners are: Concert
division: Proctor, first place;
Henderson High School of Hen.
derSon, KY, second, and Manue
High Of Peoria. Ill, third
Marching division: Winyat
High School of Georgetown
is. c.. last years best all-rounc
band" first place; Proctor, Sec
lond. and Northwestern, third.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-04

The other two are in the South
west redevelopment area.
At the same time, however, the
commission told the joint House.
Senate subcommittee that it
wanted Congress to make the
selection Of a site, and proposed
that a large study committee
representing various interests in
Washington be formed as a pre-
liminary move. The report also
suggested that the Federal Gov
eminent provide money for the
site.
Acceptance to Be Urged
When the Senate acted last
Friday. there was virtually no
debate on Senator Morse's
amendment to authorize the
commission to select and ac-
quire, by purchase, condemna-
ton. gift, transfer from any
Federal agency. or otherwise, a
suitable site in the District Of
Columbia :"
At today's closed-door Dis
trict Committee session, Repre-
sentative Morrison, Democrat of
Louisiana, and a member of the
Auditorium Commission, report
Iedly said he would move in the
House on Monday for accept
Iance of the Senate-amended
bill.
After the meeting, however.
Committee Chairman Mcmillan
told reporters the move would
be to disagree with the Senate
amendments and send the bill
to House-Senate conference. He
said the committee decided its
auditorium subcommittee should
be named as House conferees.
This subcommittee is headed by
Mr.. Morrison and its other
members are Mr.. Broyhill and
Representative Kearns, Repub-
lican of Pennsylvania: Multer,
Democrat Of New York, and
Granular. Democrat of Penn.
Sylvania.
Meanwhile, it was understood
that Senator Morse has called
meeting of the joint subcom-
mittee for next Tuesday.
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chester, Va. and the Walters
Dance Center Majorettes. OF
Falls Church, Va. in that order
The highest Of all awards. the
Outstanding Parade Unit,
went to the 1l0-piece Plant
High School Band Of Tampa
Fla. The group also won first
place in the Official State
bands" category. The Gallia
Academy Of Gallipolis. Ohio
and Proctor High School OF
Proctor. Mimi, placed second
and third. respectively.
The other winners. in the or
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nearby buildings. thousands
more watched on television.
From the sidewalks or their
living rooms. they saw the eve
ming prove a bonanza for local
and nearby units, which Wed
with their fellow parade entries
from across the Nation for the
mods of the judges in six over
all categories. OF the 10 pos
sible winners, area units turned
up eight. In the majorette cate
CORY they made clean sweep
the Greenbelt Md Majorettes,
the Winchesterettes. of Win
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-04

acquisition. The HouSe-paSSed
bill would simply have extended
the life of the commission.
Representative Broyhill, Re-
publican Of Virginia, contends
the Senate version would dele
gate Legislative powers" to the
commission before it is deter
mined where the money would
come from to pay for the site.
Il read the language to mean
that by giving the commission
powers to acquire by condemna-
ton or other means, it could
obligate the Federal Government
for the money" the Virginian
contended.
The Senate amendments were
proposed by Senator Morse,
Democrat of Oregon, who also
is chairman of a Joint House.
Senate subcommittee considering
the auditorium project. Mr.
Broyhill also complained that
Senator Morse took the action
without consulting the Joint SUBJ
committee.
Foggy Bottom Favored
The site question is a red-hot
issue. with all members Of the
21-member commission except
Mr.. Broyhill repeatedly in favor
of a location in Foggy Bottom
south Of Virginia avenue, be-
tween Twenty second and Twen-
Ity-sixth streets NV.
The proposed Foggy Bottom
site would conflict with present
route proposals of the Districts
Inner loop" expressway. The
matter is more involved since a
move Of the expressway route
might affect big private develop
ment plans in Foggy Bottom
The National Capitai Planning
Commission will discuss the mat
ter late today.
In its report to Congress and
the President several weeks ago
the Auditorium Commission sale
1t felt any one Of three sites
would be acceptable. but made
plain it favored Foggy Bottom
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mates the project will take q
couple of months.
The D. c. Transit System. Inc,
following the lead of its prede-
cessor. the Capital Transit Co.,
has catered to Washington's
sightseeing trade. During the
present pre-Easter rush, it has
numerous buses chartered to
groups of pupils and other sight,
SeerS.
Presumably with the opening
of a new downtown sightseeing
Office. the company intends to
expand in this field.
The company also now rents
air. conditioned limousines with
uniformed chauffeurs.
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Swim Marathon
Slated by YMCA

A 66-day swimming marathon
will begin Monday at the Central
YMCA, 1886 G street NV.
Contestants must swim nine
miles in the allotted time, using
any of the nine swimming strokes.
Sixty-six lengths of the pool equal
one mile.
Awards will be given to all
members finishing the marathon.
and an additional award will be
presented to the entrant SWIM
ming the most miles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-04
Welfare Needs
Include Heat,
Senators Told
Poor Lack Aid
To Live DecentIy,
Witness Says

A Senate subcommittee was
told today that Washington
poor are not getting enough
help, not only with respect to
food but all along the line.
A Salvation Army social work.
er, Capt. Eutha Gibson, told
Senators there are people in
need not only of food but of
lights, gas. heat and furniture
She said people on the city's
relief rolls aren't getting enough
financial help to live decently.
Food Called Not Enough
1t. Col. William Range, divi-
sional commander Of the Saliva
ton Army here. said that giving
people free food, as the city is
now doing under 30-day emer-
gency program. will keep body
and soul together" but that this
is not enough.
II do not need to say to you,''
Col. Range told the legislators
headed by Senator Morse, Dem
ocrat Of Oregon. man does not
live by bread alone" And Mrs
David L. Bazelon. vice chairman
of the Public Welfare Advisory
Council, told the Senators re-
garding the city's Public Welfare
Department:
I'VE lack the tools to operate
an adequate program"
| Mrs. Bazelon, along with the
Salvation Army leaders,, urged
that money be provided for SUBJ
stantial reforms in the city's
public welfare program.
Caseworker Needed
! Senator Morse announced
that he intends to recommend
giving the Welfare Department
more caseworkers. He said there
are homes which are crying Out
for caseworker service" THE
Senator also indicated that he
still is interested in establishing
Ia regular program of free-fooc
distribution and possibly ar
elementary school free-lunct
program.
| But he agreed with witnesses
that free food is not enough helI
for needy Washington families
and that the welfare problem
must be approached on a broader
basis.
Senator Case. Republican o
New Jersey. asserted that Wash
ington's welfare problem is par
of a national problem on which
he said the Federal Government
should launch more far-reachinl
remedial measures. Senate
Clark, Democrat of Pennsyl
vania. called for more publ,
housing. criticising the housini
and home finance agency foI
| planning a cutback in the ma
tional public housing program.
Better Program Urged
/ Col. Range testified that those
connected with the current
emergency food program. which
the Salvation Army is admins
tering. had been surprised al
the magnitude it has developed
He Endorsed the idea of a schoo
lunch program and also a pro-
poSal by Senator Morse to pro-
vide Federal surplus food fol-
distribution to the needy here.
| Phillip Schiff of the National
Association of Social Worker.
urged an eight-point program
for improving the welfare serv.
ices. These were raising public
assistance checks to 100 pei
cent of the current cost of living
junking the present $20t
monthly ceiling on payment;
and the present rule requiring {
years residence, providing f.
nancial help for the unemployed
revamping eligibility rules. re.
viving a 'homemakers' service
to provide family care wher
mothers are hospitalized. pro.
vision Of hot elementary schoo
lunches and provision of NOR
public housing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-04
PorIey Urged to Set
Site for Auditorium
Controversial Bill Scheduled for
Congressional Action Monday
BY GEORGE BEvERIDGE

The House District Committee agreed today press for
House Senate conference to give the
District Auditorium Commission the select
site for its proposed auditorium and cultural here
In surprise last week. the amended House
bill to give the commission the broad and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-04

DAVID LAWRENCE has had
a remarkable career. In 1912
at "a he was the Associated
Press correspondent travelling
on the Woodrow Wilson cam
paign train. Twenty-fo four
seems to be the average age
Of copy boys today.
He had two teen-age years
on the Buffalo Express before
entering Princeton in 1905.
There he became correspond
ent for the Associated Press.
As a correspondent he had
occasional contacts with
Princeton President Woodrow
Wilson. Graduate Lawrence
came to Washington imme-
diately after receiving his
degree. When Wilson was in
augurated on March 4, 1913,
he became the APPS White
House correspondent.
He is surprised that any
one should ever mistake him
for a Republican.
Il have always been a Demo-
crat," he said.
When the 1915 campaign
came around he had left the
APP and was correspondent for
the New York Evening Post.
After a coast -to-coast trip he
predicted on the Saturday be-
fore election that Wilson would
win. Everybody else picked
Hughes. He gave Hughes
New York, considered a must
for Democratic victory, but
assigned Ohio and most of the
States west of the Mississippi,
including California, to Wilson.
ION election midnight" Mr..
Lawrence said, latter all the
New York Democratic papers
had conceded Wilson's defeat,
Joseph Tumulty, Wilson'S
secretary, refused to concede,
referring to my chart. Let's
see how the States west of the
Mississippi 60, he said"
1t was Thursday before the
California vote electing Wilson
was counted. The 1948 cleo
ton followed a somewhat
similar pattern with New York
going for Dewey and Ohio and
California going for Truman
But Mr.. Lawrence did not cal
1t. Few did.
Street Scenes
A gentleman carrying thu
Nfe-size portrait of a woman
down the street =.
A policeman solicitousl!
lighting a cigarette for
vagrant he had arrested OF
the Avenue in front OF tn,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-04
The
Rambler
A Newspopermun's
Success Story
Success Story

Probably many readers Of
his column do not realize that
David Lawrence is one of the
most successful publishers Of
the day.
In a period of rising costs
which have forced one ma
tional weekly to suspend pub
LEGATION and another to be-
come a biweekly, his United
States News g. World Report
Is profitably approaching the
million mark in circulation.
But he doesn't want to be
called a publisher.
Il am the editor" he says,
"and president Of the COM
pany. We have a publisher,
John H. Sweet, who has full
responsibility for publication,
The magazine owns the
entire block bounded by N and
M, Twenty third and Twenty
fourth streets NV. and en-
ploys about 275 persons here
and 100 more elsewhere.
David Lawrence isn't in
terested in making money"
one of his employees told the
Rambler years ago. HE is an
idealist who wants to publish
information that will be of
service"
Ten years ago he sold his
special information service,
the Bureau of National Affairs,
to its employees, allowing them
to pay for 1t out of future
earnings. They own it clear
today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-04

IN 1926 he started the
United States Daily to make
important Government infor-
nation Immediately available.
It published texts of signifi-
cant reports from Congress
and Federal departments as
well as judicial and admins
trative decisions.
The daily idea was dropped
in 1888 when a new company
was formed to publish a week.
ly newspaper, the United
States News. In 1910 this be-
came a weekly magazine. In
1916 it was decided to bring
out a sister magazine special
izing on foreign news, World
Report.
The magazines were merged
In 1913 and the combined
circulation was about $4,000.
Then the big growth began.
1t specialized in giving infor-'
nation by a method long used
in advertising and business,
visual presentation. Pie charts,
maps and comparative col
umns spread themselves
across its pages. 1t also gave
much space to @. and A. inter-
views with persons in the lime
light of the news. The circu-
lation is now over 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-04
The For W1ords rushed to moks the mosie potions.

| potions Of Strength. Courag,
and Wisdom had completed,
dried up.
We must make new batchesl'
groaned Tiggle. And quickly
for the prince Is already T.
hours-old and II we wait pas
9 hours the magic will mo-
work"
oh. dearl oh. dearl" moanec
Livingstone. This rushing make.
me so nervous. II only we hae
known Q prince was on thG
way"
Never mind" said Noodle
I'VE must do the best We can
I'll read the recipe and you
Tiggle. measure the ingredients
and you Livingstone. do the
mixing"
So they worked and the hour.
new BY one. two. three until
the new prince was e-hours-old
Noodles eyes were red from
reading in ancient cook books
Tiggle was cross eyed from
measuring q thousand insredi-
ents. And Livingstone was spat-
tered from head to toes with al
he'd spilled. But ready in three
separate bowls. were the three
potions: Strength. Courage,
Wisdom.
While the others cleaned
themselves Noodle measured
out several drops from the
bowl Of strength. He moved
that bowl to the floor to show
he had used II and then raced
away to the palace.
He Took Several Drops
Tiggle came next and seeing
the bowl on the floor he thought
Noodle had put II there for him
So he. too. took several drop,
from the bowl Of Strength and
raced away to the palace.
Then came Livingstone. "Ah,
he said. They've left the last
bowl on the floor for met Care
fully he measured out several
drops Of Strength before he
too. raced OF to the palace.
Each little man stole into the
palace nursery and sprinklec
his magic potion on the Sleep
Ing prince. Then. their task
done. they met again In the
watermelon house.
What q prince this boy viii
BET" cried Noodle. II gave him
a truly whopping sprinkling Of
Strength"
Strength" shouted T1ggle
Why / myself gave him from
the bowl of strength"
Great heavens" walled Liv-
ingstone. II did the same!"
Finally Noodle whispered
Hell be the strongest boy in
the world"
"A strong boy with no cour-
age" groaned Tisgle.
And no wisdom cried Llv-
ingstone.
And the three little men
broke into sobs Of grief.
Tomorrow:
The Cowardly Prince)
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