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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-07

Hills Citizens Association last
According to Mr. Lamensdo
came from j. N. Robertson, dir,
Of Highways. Previous estimates
have put the cost of replacing
the WORKOUT croSstown bridge
at 100000.
Mr.. LamenSdorf, chairman of
the inter-association group on
the bridge, quoted the $500. 900
figure in a letter to Representa-
tive Mcmillan, Democrat of
South Carolina, chairman of the
House District Committee. The
letter was part of a report to the
Forest Hills association, Of which
he is q member. given in his
absence by Mrs. Lamensdorf.
In his letter to Mr.. Mcmillan,
Mr.. Lamensdorf took Brig. Gen.
Thomas A Lane, Engineer Com
missioner. to task for saying it
would be uneconomical to replace
the existing bridge on its present
site.
"Mr. Robertson has informed
me that the Park road bridge
could be replaced at Old Pierce
Mill (the next street to the Park
road BRIDGE for the sum Of
$500, 900.
I'VE spend millions of dol
lars" Mr.. Lamensdorf's letter
continued. "for bridge replace
ments. bridge repairs and tun-
nels. but Gen. Lane says, with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-07
Michigan Park Group
Elects New Officers

The Michigan Park Citizens
Association elected officers last
night at their last meeting of the
year.
Leonard H. Pasqual, member
OF special mission to Italy in
1854 as economic observer and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-07
Popular Names

NEW YORK.-The five most
common American surnames are
said to be Smith. johnson,
Brown. williams and Jones.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-07

American representative at the
International Trade Fair In
Palermo. Italy. in 1855, was
elected president.
Other officers are Earnest
Thomas, first vice president and
treasurer: Mrs. Mary Kane, Sec
ond vice president: Mrs. Ann F..
Miller, corresponding and re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-07
Forest Hills Citizens Unit
Hears Park Bridge Plea

substitute for the closed Park bridge Rock
Greek could be built for $300000 ROLAND Lamensdof
chairman of the Park Road Bridge committee
Hills Citizens Association last night.
According Mr. Lamensdorfs report 100000 estimate
from j. N Robertson director of the District Department
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-07

Icording secretary; Richard
ISchlauch. mailing secretary; Ed
ward M. Repetti. ST.. financial
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06

for some time buying grains
for his California firm.
He told his story to Deputy
Sheriff Dave Drage. Police
Chief Thurston Nelson, City
Manager Ray Lundy and Ed
Chittenden, editor Of a Kearney
newspaper.
This is his story:
He entered a field Of Milo
about two miles south and a
mile east of Kearney to inspect
the grain. When ready to leave.
he drove down the side road
seeking a place to turn around.
Car Stopped Suddenly
AS he neared the bank Of the
Platte River he saw what ap-
peared to be a wrecked balloon
resting on the sandy bank.
About so to 70 feet away his
car stopped suddenly. He got
out and started walking toward
the object which now appeared
to be about 100 feet long. 80
feet wide and about IA feet
high.
About 80 feet away from ii
he was stopped short by a beam
of light that shot from the
object and he said. sort OF
froze me. I couldn't move"
Then two men came down
a set Of steps from the machine
and asked If I had any
weapons"
Mr.. Schmidt replied he
didn't. Then, after he was
searched, the men said that as
long as they were going to be
there for a time you might as
wei leone in and see things for
a few minutes"
Mr.. Schmidt said he entered
the silvery looking machine. the
windows of which permitted
one to see out but not see into
Pretty Scared, He Says
Inside, the two women and
the other men were busy work.
ing on wires and instruments.
II was pretty scared. but
noticed when they wanted to
60 from one place to another
they would just step on certain
places on the floor and they
would be pulled to the new To-
cation without so far as I could
see the floor moving. Like mag
netic power.
THE men who greeted me
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told me to tell my people they
were not here to do any harm.
But they told me they could not
say anything about the ma
chine or tell where they came
from. They did say there might
be an announcement in the
near future"
The occupants talked among
themselves in high German"
which, Mr.. Schmidt said, Il
understand to an extent"
Mr.. Schmidt was inside the
machine about 80 minutes to
the best Of his knowledge.
Then he was told to leave
but not to try to start his car
because it wouldn't start any,
way.
Rose and Left, He Says
He left and walked a short
distance away. There was q
flash, the machine rose to a
height of about 100 feet and
then disappeared. blending into
the gray skies and appearing
to be headed southwest.
Schmidt got his car started,
went to the sheriff's Office to
tell his story. then to police
headquarters to tell it again.
Mr.. Drage. Mr.. Nelson, Mr..
Lundy and Mr.. Chittenden re-
turned with Mr.. Schmidt to the
river bank site.
There they found no i'm
prints left by the machine,
which Mr.. Schmidt said APP
peared to stand on four legs
that seemed automatically OPP
Grated. They did find some
greenish looking substance with
the appearance of oil and 1t
was gathered up and taken to
Kearney College for study.
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Shark Luuncher
Study Is Begun

The Defense Department
says New York firm has been
chosen to plan a multi-million-
dollar launching device for the
Shark. a jet-propelled inter-
continental ballistic missile.
The contract to prepare "a
preliminary report" was award
ed by the Strategic Air Com
mand to Gradurbahn & Seelye,
an architectural engineering
firm on october 81.
The money involved in the
study and in the launcher
construction was not an
nounced, nor were any dates
given for completion Of the de-
sign or the launcher.
The department said the
launcher will be built at an
undisclosed point on the East
Coast.
The Shark is actually a pilot
less bomber. with a designed
range of 5000 miles. 1t is cap
able of carrying nuclear war
head. 1t is launched by means
Of a booster rocket and is
equipped with an automatic,
self contained guidance system
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FLYING SAUCER STORY
Went Inside Machine.
Monin Nebraska Soys

KEARNEY. Nebr, Nov. QP.-R o. Schmidt, a. Of
Brawey Calf told police officials and newspapermen last
night he invited visitor inside what appeared to
space ship by four and two who spoke
broken English and perfect German.
Mr. Schmidt a grain buyer who has been in Nebraska
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06

0us Annusf scoop" means SAVINGS FOR
YOU! Again this year we have CLEARED OUT
Q NotionoIIy Fomous Manufacturers overstoek
Of brand new fall skirts. so he could moke room
for his spring merchandise. We've hand picked
the top 100 skirts thot's why we con sell
them at WAY BELOW THE REGULAR PRICE!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-06

Come in and these <irts-Fee the fobc-See how we'll
they're toiored-TY them on-See how you look in the
Styles and flotterne foil colors Then stock up!
This is your opportunity to and BlG Terrific
selection of solids qnd stripes. 22-30
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-17

leaders quite often 90 off the deep end in
theory and wind up in pink cloud. They
lose sight Of the practical aspects Of life,
which can sometimes result in 4 national
tragedy = if the people are blindly obedi-
ent and do not think for themselves.
Fortunately, one Of the great strengths
of this country is that it is not in the grips
Of one powerful Church The Protestants.
while in the majority. are not additionally
blindly, obedient, and have usually proved
wise enough to recognize Church leaders
in pink cloud = detached from reality.
Nevertheless, even with this individual
intellectual independence d safeguard, DR..
Dahlbergs statement, while theoretically
fine and agreeable to ALL is unrealistic in
1857 under conditions which confront us,
and could do great harm
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-17
By JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES

The individual withers and the
world is more and more"
The world can get killed that
way, too.
We of the free lands are begin
ming to begin to snap out Of it,.
But not the National Council Of
Churches. 1t hasn't much time for
individuals.
In Dr.. Edwin T. Dahlberg, Of
St. Louis. the Council has new
president who mixes church, state
and sentimentality with a will AS
a pacifist he goes so far as to
declare it is utterly folly and
futility" to spend billions a year
IN national defense that never IN
the world can defend US That S
not Christian peace-making. It's
the d G d ly sentimentality that
would "enioy without incnrling
On church-and-state Dr.. Dahlberg
says his dream has always been
that the churches might link the
evangelist emphasis with political
and social action
Apparently there's to be little or
no time in top circles of the Coun-
Gil for you and me as individuals,
our need to be served. comforted
and inspired as human beings ex-
cellent and virtuous enough to ar
rive at right political. social and
International decisions OF our own
Happily not all the Council S
member churches have outgroWn
their congregations OF the preach
ing "of Christ and Him Cruel
fled"
SOMEBODY left something out Of
the Braniff Airline ad which boasts
that "l23,243 Braniff passengers
arrived on time in November.
Presumably that's a lot Of pune
tuality. but how can you know I'M
less you know how many pas
sengers set forth?
Another higher mathematical
nuzzler is the contention that high
err and higher wages for union
workers make for prosperity BY
way Of increased purchasing pow
er-When only one worker in four
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-17

local interest rates on account Of
this small reduction by the Central
Federal Reserve.
rvarv raada~ of this column
sho'ld reoli2e that. in the long run.
bank can loan to customers only
-'-Not il receives in deposits. When
next in your local bank, ask for
rs last printed statement You will
quickly see that the banks own
money shown BY CAPITAL and Sr-
.NNsl is rela tivelv small. The
money which you borrow Is not the
banks money, but it is your neigh
bor's money. When too many
"neighbors" reduce their deposits.
then the bank should reduce its
loans.
Banks. therefore. should work
harder for deposits. The simnlas4
way is to increase the interest rate
on deposits Another way is to
spend more on advertising. To
benefit from a higher rate on de-
pcsits or to make extra advertis-
'ng pull. banks should get off their
high horse" Banks need lessons in
public relations, Bank employees
should be more courteous and be
'salesmen" for their banks. They
may need to keep their banks open
longer hours and perhaps Fri
day OF Saturday nights Depositors
remark that the bank
Hharees interest Just the same
whether open for business or not.
Other Sources OF Aid
Lany investors who read this
column noted how the stock market
up when the Federal Re
serve rate was reduced. When. how
ever, people began TO think through
and see that this reduction would
not help their community, the stock /
market fell off again. In other
words, this reduction will not cause
to buy more goods or
manufacturers to employ more
help. Therefore. wise investors are
not buying more stocks now on the
small reduction in interest rates by
The Fed
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-17
Double Check

Ever notice how it just about
freezes everything and after the
ailst up ii Just gets as warm and
pleasant? Well, that's weather. Over
N Russia they come olit, with fair
and warmer tomorrow That's an
,rder Over here We take it as 1t
:omes and thank God for it
hope.
We are raising the top this week
They dropped Adlai off and cranked
D Dullas headed for the summit.
Hes to get the fire hot by the time
hey get President Eisenhower and
lis gang there. This is said to be a
cry important meeting could
MT trust the weep to handle it.
right much money and prestige in
Eolved.
They are trying to keep the Near
East from falling apart. },
whatever that is. has much power
when wrapped up. unwrapped, II
amt nothing.
II we win anything in this confer.
ence il Will be No. on the list
Zach side carried their own liquor
20 1t won't last long.
Thanks for reading.
Yours,
j. Marvin Brown
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-17
John Tempe Graves
Speak Softly And
Carry A Big Stick"

belongs t0 q union
4 agree with you against all
this federal interfering, said q
lady In integrated Corpus Christi,
Texas. Friday evening. but VIII
do you make the race question
your main example it's SO I'M
pleasant and people disagree SO on
it?F
But the South doesn't love states
lights In q vacuum 1t loves them
by reason Of having this most
delicate and difficult race problem
with which any people anywhere
ever had ID deal That problem
isn't Just an example" 81 grew
ances against federal usurpation
It's the main grievance. pleasant
or not.
A Texas-brag story is Of the
Texan and the Arkansan on board
la train III Texas. DO YOU real
We. said the Texan that you
can travel all night on this train,
and then all day tomorrow, ard
then all Of tomorrow night ana
still be In Texas2'
We used to have trains like
that IN Arkansas" said the Ark
ansan
It's back q .hardihoed and hi
utilities" IN education now, it
seems
A paradox ~ that, III some rel
spects. we have been robbing
young people Of hasdihood because
of the fact that OH three rash oc-
casions life has put them th~o"oh
such PAGES Of hardihood World
Wars | and II and Korea.
It Us BAD enough to have devel-
oped a tendency 10 say That be-
cause youth suffered and was all
deserving. youth ~ also all-Wise.
Tf IN even worse to say that be-
cause Of those underprivileges
) oulh must now be privileged.
m Shaw's Back 10 Mesluselah"
tie pictures a time centuries from
now when scientists VIII have
brough. II about that children ma
ture ii their mothers wombs and
are born teen-aged ~ mental ana
~ ~fi~na' caoacities When ana if
that dreadful time comes, teen-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-17

to Schools. He has locked into
whether policeman has the legal
right to enter public school I'M
less invited by. school officials:
whether school authorities can ba,
a policeman sent into a school BY
the police commissioner, and
whether the commissioner can as
sign police to the schools.
II IL a sad day when boys and
girls are so out OF control tina.
all public schools in city must be
pcliced in order to prevent I've
throwing, assault and other
crimes. II points up again that do
coolers up North have plenty
Of homework to do To keep them
busy without meddling into affairs
Of our people in other sections.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-17
Babs0n Discusses Money Rates

The U. S Government could,
however. do three things which
might help the stock market. (ll
Lower the required margin which
brokers are now forced to demand
of spectators, ~ buy more gov
ernments from the banks, giving
them more free money to loan;
end 49, reduce the reserves which
banks are required to carry In an
ene~ gency. one or more of these
could be done. However. no emer-
eency now exists which would
justify these steps. Of course. re-
ducing interest rates has already
caused bonds to 60 up.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-17

Pahson Park. Mss. Dec r.
Dwsinu tha paSt two weeks there
has been mica ii the newspapers
mnlending the Fede~al Reserve
fr redHcing its rediscoant rate
from Three and one half to three
per cent. New you wonder how
much this helps your local bank
What the Reserve Rate Does
Y First. let me explain Just what
This reduction" means. Your local
bank may need temporary extra
funds certain times Of the year to
loan to some local industries. These
aye these which must borrow sea-
Sonally "a buy raw materials OF
merchandise but which are out OF
debt most Of the year. TO secure
such extra funds your local bank
may borrow Of the nearest big city
bank where Il carries lis main
account. d
Upon the same principle. there
are times when this big city bank
may need extra funds. 1t then
either sells government bonds or
uses such government bonds as col
lateral to borrow from its District
Federal Reserve Bank. There are
u Of these. one for each of the
II federal districts into which the
y S. is divided
II one OF the District Federal
Reserve Banks is temporarily short
A. funds. It borrows Of the Central
Feds located at New York and
Chicago II is the Federal Reserve
System which has lowered the rate
from three and one-haif to three
per cent on loans made not to your
bank. or TO you, but to one or
more of The district banks men
toned above.
These district banks. in turn. loan
to the big city banks. which then
may loan to your local bank. s.
you see. IL is 4 long time before this
cne-half per cent reduction filta s
through to your local bank. if any
OF il gets through. Certainly no
reader can expect a reduction III
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-17
Policeman For
Each School

Editorial in Columbia, S. C.. State
Up III Greater New York a spe-
cial grand juSry has recommended
that uniformed policeman be as.
signed to each Of the city's 9l8
public schools as preventative
measure against juvenile delin
Tfency
What al Indictment Of behavior
What an indictment Of school au-
thorlties that they can't control
he pupils!
Officers. If assigned, would pa
tfol school corridors. stairways
and recreation areas.
But objection is being raised
Judge Samuel e Leibowitz has
studied legal questions involving
the assignment OF police officers
agers themselves may be Solo
mons indeed and n 4rtyred saints
all. worth our wanton worships-
put that time Is not vet.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-17
Santa Stops BIZ
Rice Dinner Thursday

Rice Hcmemakers Home Demon
itration club members ana their
husbands had 4 Christmas dinnel
IN tie Rice Elementary School
cafeteria December 10.
Mrs. Calvin Bass. Mrs. James
Gates and Mrs. W. A Oldham we're
Inner chaiimen. Mrs. f. r Bon
durant and Mrs. RAY woodward led
he group IN Christmas carols and
ames. and tie Rev. Thomas o.
Herndon. pastor OF the Rice Bap-
fist church, told 4 Christmas story
Mrs. Calvin Bass read a poem. ana
Santa came with gifts for all.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-17

The cost Of Christmas Seals has not been
affected BY the inflationary trend which
has affected practically everything else in
recent years. They are still only 81 per
sheet Of 100 stamps.
Because science has not vet found spe-
cific vaccine against tuberculosis and be
cause the effort Of the local county tuber-
culosis association must be encouraged and
supported. an effort to educate through our
schools, discover new cases of T. B. and
help provide a cure is Of vital Importance
to every resident. money il still needed.
The current Christmas T. b. Seal sale
will extend through the Christmas season.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-17
Livestock Balances Agriculture

100 often we hear the expression, The
trouble Is -- but seldom is solu
ton offered Here is more logic for your
thinki~p about the livestock situation and
IT II fooa for thought:
Livestock is agriculture's b a an c e
wheel" writes President Charles B. Shu
man IF the American Farm Bureau FEEDER
alton. He explains why
WE feed about 70 ner cent Of our total
agricultural production To lives toc X.
Changes in the numbers of livestock being
fed help make needed adjustments in the
tota production And consumers adjust
their7eating habits to change in the supply
ana nrice of livestock much more rapidly
than III the case Of similar changes in other
farm products.
but" shpman continues, to-day the
smoother operation of this traditional bal
ance wheel has been seriously disrupted be-
cause livestock moves il h free market
hfl9 cola
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-17
Strength For Peace

nR Edwin G. Dahlberg, president Of the
- National Council of Churches, was quot
Cd recently by wire service as saying that
this country's huge expenditures for arma-
ments was utter folly and futility.'
The churchman' words We're uttered at
the Triennial General Assembly Of the Ma
tional Council of Churches in st. Louis.
This view, Of course, is holly opposed by
practically everyone with any practical
knowledge Of the situation confronting the
United States today, and drew quick re
ply from Government officials, especially
military officials
General Maxwell D. Taylor, Z. $. Army
Chief Of Staff. also in st. Louis, replied by
saying that the -billion-dollar defense
budget. while high. was an indispensable
part Of the price of peace"
II is an unfortunate truth that religious
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-17

nID7vou know that tuberculosis last year
- caused $4,000 deaths in the United
States?
Did YOU know that 10000 new cases Of
previously unknown tuberculosis was dis
covered in this country last year?
These are two reasons why we urge those
who can to buy r. B. Christmas Seals, as
people have been doing for over fifty years
now For these many years the money de-
rived from the sale Of Christmas seals has
been used to discover cases Of tuberculosis
through X-ray examination, to deEelop new
and better methods Of treatment and to
provide services for patients.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-24
By JOSEPHINE LOWMAN

Tens Of thousands of women
all over the country ssSnk of
why Grow Odds" nin0-day
reducing diet as a sign that
spring is here. And many of
them have written me to say
that they keep the nine-day
diet as a regular part of their
household equipment and use
it periodically as a part OF their
beauty and health routine.
When their clothes begin to
feel tight and they weigh to
find that they have gained
from 5 to 10 pounds, they i'm
mediately get this diet out and
stick to it until they are back
at their ideal poundage. This
is an excellent idea, because
1t is so easy to lose that first
5 pounds and you can do it
in such a short time. Also, if
you leave them lying around
on you the chances are they
will multiply.
AS you know. I am publish
ing my nine-day reducing diet
at this time.
Here are tomorrow's menus.
THURSDAYS MENUS
Breakfast
One podched egg on toast
Black coffee
Luncheon
One medium hamburger cake
Cooked Without butter and
made OF lean meat
Celery sticks
One glass skinned milk
THO rdD carrots
Dinner
Small lean steak
One-hGlt cup Conditioner
One baked potato mo butter,
medium sized potato has only
about 80 cdlories)
One orange
One glass skinned milk before
bedtime
II you would like to have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-24
Memorial Service
Slated by UDC

Members Of the D. C. Divi-
sion, United Daughters of the
Confederacy, will join in a
memorial service at the Statue
Of Gen. Albert Pike. Third
street and Indiana avenue
NV, beginning at 2::30 pm.
Saturday.
Mrs. Lena Epperly Mac
Donald. president Of the d. C.
Division. will preside and lay
a wreath at the statue base.
Gen, Pike was in command
OF a regiment of Indians in
Arkansas and Oklahoma dur
ing the Civil War. At the
time of his death in 1891, he
was one of the most eminent
Masons in the world.
Guest speaker during the
ceremonies will be Mr.. Ray
Baker Harris. grand-librarian
of the Scottish Rite and Grand
Master of Masons in the Dis
trict.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-24
Garden Tour

The garden section of the
University Park Woman's Club
will hold its annual garden
tour from 2 to 5 pm. Saturday
for club members and their
guests. Tea will be served fol-
lowing the tour, at the home
OF the club president, Mrs. Al
bert p. Wheatley. 4400 Tucker
man street, University Park,
Md.